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If terror remains the most vivid memory from Sept. 11, 2001, then resilience emerged as the most forceful message on the 10th anniversary. In a series of solemn gestures, amid a ceremony steeped in symbolism, community leaders gathered beneath a crystalline sky Sept. 11 to remember the 2,977 people lost in the attacks, and the more than 6,000 military personnel felled in Afghanistan and Iraq since then. “This is a time to remember the victims of Sept. 11, as well as remember those who risk their lives every day to protect ours,” Mayor Ava Frisinger said in a stirring speech to the crowd assembled on the Issaquah Community Center lawn. “My hope — and it’s an ongoing one — is that we as a nation and as communities may live without fear
Learn how the 9/11 attacks changed emergency planning for Issaquah and King County leaders and residents. Meet the Issaquah residents in Manhattan for the attacks’ 10th anniversary.
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Issaquah High School Navy Junior ROTC members participate in the city’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony. and act without fear.” The experience on a sun-
splashed afternoon echoed a vigil from the day of the attacks, when stunned residents gathered on the same spot for a sunset ceremony. The crowd at the 10th anniversary, about 200 people strong, did not match the attendance from then. In the opening prayer, Eastside Fire & Rescue Chaplain Mike Ryan said 9/11 served as the catalyst for “this age of terror and these moments of remembrance” — a
theme repeated throughout the remembrance ceremony. The ceremony, and others in cities from coast to coast, acted as a bookend to calamitous decade stretching from a cloudless September morning. The citizens and leaders gathered outside on the unseasonably warm afternoon focused less on the attacks and more on the unity Americans forged in the restive days afterward. “During such a dark time in our nation’s history, nonetheless we saw signs of hope, resilience and love, both throughout this country and here in Issaquah,” Frisinger said. In the hours after the attacks, as signs pointed to al-Qaida terrorists as the perpetrators and a nation girded for war, local churches hosted services for people to mourn. BY WARREN KAGARISE
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Issaquah police officers, Veterans of Foreign Wars members and city leaders salute the U.S. flag at Issaquah’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony.
EFR firefighters could receive 2 percent raise By Caleb Heeringa Issaquah Press reporter
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Some of the 10 carbon-neutral townhomes of the zHome community glow in the setting sun along Northeast High Street in the Issaquah Highlands.
City plugs in energy-saving zHome Family spends night at zero-energy townhouse to test innovations By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The steeply angled roofs and street-side rain garden attract attention to the townhouses along Northeast High Street. The effect is deliberate, because the 10-townhouse complex, called zHome, is designed to encourage people to explore and rethink notions about “green” living. The project is the first carbon-neutral and zero-energy multifamily community in the United States. “The way I think about it is, people don’t go out and buy a 1920s
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adding machine if they need a computer, they don’t go out and buy a Model T if they need a car,” zHome Project Manager Brad Liljequist said. “They go out and buy a 1920s bungalow, sure, and, partially that’s because they’re not all that different from a new house.” But zHome, from the pebbly floor surface made from recycled tennis balls to the glinting photovoltaic panels on the rooftops, is meant to upend traditional ideas about homebuilding. The homes’ net carbon footprint is meant to be as minimal as possible. The complex is designed to use 60 percent less water than a traditional counterpart. Builders constructed fortressthick walls, a solar array on each See ENERGY, Page A5
Eastside Fire & Rescue staffers would receive a 2 percent raise every year through 2014 under a labor agreement that will go before the agency’s board Sept. 19. Craig Hooper, president of IAFF 2878, the firefighters union that also represents battalion chiefs and office staffers, said the 2 percent wage increase garnered the support of about 70 percent of union members. The EFR board must approve the agreement before it takes effect. EFR Chief Lee Soptich confirmed that the new labor contract — technically an extension of the old contract — contains automatic wage increases, but declined to comment on the specifics until it came before the board. The contract had called for wage increases to be determined by comparing EFR firefighters’ salaries to those of neighboring departments and averaging the numbers out. In past years that has led to wage hikes as large as 3 or 4 percent. With the recession squeezing the budgets of EFR’s partner cities — Issaquah, Sammamish and North Bend — the union agreed to forgo that comparison process the last two years. Wages were frozen in 2010 and tied to the cost of living in 2011, meaning a one-fifth of 1 per-
cent increase. Fire administration officials warned Sammamish representatives earlier this year that the union may seek to “recapture” some of the Lee Soptich wage increases delayed due to the recession. Hooper said the board came to the union to offer the 2 percent increases for the next three years. Though it’s not as big of a wage increase as the union was getting before the recession and likely isn’t as large as it could be if they had used the normal comparison system, Hooper said 2 percent is a good compromise. “If we had done (the comparison system) we probably would have come out a little bit higher,” he said. “But we’re satisfied with (2 percent) based on what’s going on in the economy.” The union also agreed to extend the existing labor agreement, which expires this year, rather than start from scratch on a new document. Hooper had been hopeful that they could renegotiate firefighters’ work schedules as part of
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Robin and Oscar Kelley (left) learn about the energy-efficient radiant floor heating from Brad Liljequist, zHome project manager, as they arrive for an overnight stay in a carbon-neutral townhouse Sept. 9.
After passing their latest district spending plan, Issaquah school officials quickly stated that despite funding cuts and the overall economic downturn, local class sizes had remained the same. “We were able to retain our class sizes from the prior year’s budget cycle,” said Jake Kuper, Issaquah School District chief of finance and operations. That may be true, according to Phyllis Runyon, president of the
Issaquah Education Association, the local teachers union. But Runyon also said teachers still are struggling with oversized classes throughout the district. She added there are at least a few overloaded classes in every building and also talked about class size problems at specific schools and in specific grade levels. For example, there are about 36 science and language arts-social studies classes overloaded at
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Issaquah resident finds New York City City, King County changed disaster preparedeness since 9/11 attacks ‘a little bit quieter’ on anniversary By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter
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On Sept. 11, as families of people killed in the attack on the World Trade Center filed to the memorial site to mark 10 years since the tragedy, Issaquah resident Elizabeth Case emerged from the security cordon and headed uptown. “Everything is a little bit quieter,” she said as Manhattan settled into a strange rhythm early in the afternoon. “I think people who live in New York are hanging out at home or doing family things today or don’t want to be there.” The “there” she referred to is ground zero, a 16-acre site forever changed on a Tuesday morning a decade ago. President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush marked the anniversary at a ground zero memorial to the 2,606 people killed in the World Trade Center towers. Case joined husband Jeremiah on a business trip to Manhattan. The trip dates and the 9/11 anniversary coincided. The accommodations for the trip turned out to be a Marriott in the Financial District across the street from ground zero. Officials increased security in the city as the anniversary approached, and tightened the restrictions further around ground zero on the anniversary. “I’ve never seen so many firefighters or cops in an entire place in my life,” Elizabeth Case said from the line for “The Book of Mormon” — a hot-ticket Broadway show. “I’ve never felt safer.” Even a trip downstairs at the hotel for morning coffee brought the Cases into the massive security net tossed across Lower Manhattan. Manhattan did not seem as bustling as usual, Case said, perhaps due to the date being the anniversary, a Sunday and a nice, late-summer day. “We’re Americans — that’s our connection to any of it. We don’t
The decade since 9/11 has reshaped how Issaquah and King County leaders prepare for disasters and manage the response to emergencies. The attacks also meant increased attention — and dollars — for emergency management efforts, although local officials said the initial focus on counterterrorism sidelined plans about other dangers, such as floods and earthquakes. “All of the sudden there was a big focus on emergency management in general. That was good news from an emergency management perspective,” said Bret Heath, city public works operations and emergency management director. “The bad news is that it shifted from all hazards to almost strictly terrorism immediately following 9/11.” Issaquah planners focused on more common emergencies — floods, snowstorms, windstorms and the like — in the years before the attacks. “We had to really try hard to stay focused on all hazards because of the federal-level push for terrorism,” Heath said. “Fortunately, logic prevailed and they realized that terrorism is one of the hazards. It’s not the only hazard.” The threat from terrorism exists, of course, although officials said a terrorist strike is not a top concern in the city. “If you’re looking at it from a target perspective, we don’t have a lot of high-profile targets in Issaquah,” Heath said. Leaders also participated in
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Lights illuminate the under-construction 1 World Trade Center tower in red, white and blue on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. know anybody personally,” she said. “The best thing we can do is get out of the way and let the folks who need to be there, be there.” Still, the experience offered a singular — if unexpected — perspective on the 10-years anniversary. “We just happen to be here for work and we just happen to be staying across from ground zero,” she added. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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“Emotions were running high that day, and those services gave people a way to place turning their fear and their anger into hope and appreciation for each other,” Frisinger said as jetliner rumbled overhead — a sound unheard in the days after 9/11 as planes sat idle under orders from the Federal Aviation Administration. Bill Lokey, a leading emergency official responsible for managing the long-term recovery from the Nisqually earthquake before the attacks, reached the chaotic scene at ground zero days after the towers crumbled. Lokey — accustomed to grim landscapes in areas impacted by natural and manmade disasters,
EFR extinguishes Klahanie brush fire amid heightened risk Eastside Fire & Rescue responded to a brush fire in the 4200 block of Klahanie Drive Southeast on Sept. 7. Someone working in the area reported the brush fire. The caller then attempted to extinguish the blaze, but the fire grew to a 20-foot-by-20 foot area burning in the trees, dry debris and
elaborate exercises to map out responses to disasters. Mayor Ava Frisinger recalled a scenario meant to test plans to keep local government open if a natural or manmade disaster left top city officials dead. Frisinger “died” in the mock incident. (If the mayor is unable to serve, executive power passes to the City Council president.) Other exercises illustrated the need for closer collaboration among local government agencies. “We found that we needed to have more coordination with communications,” Frisinger said. “It told us that, not only within city government, but that we needed to be able to communicate and coordinate with, for instance, the school district.” Officials also boosted outreach efforts to residents by installing electronic message boards, adding more updates to the municipal radio station and hiring a communications coordinator. “One of the biggest problems during emergencies is informing people about what’s going on, even if it’s something that’s very distressing,” Frisinger said. “The lack of information is frightening to people.” The attacks a decade ago also unleashed a torrent of federal dollars for agencies to purchase emergency equipment and assemble disaster response plans. Issaquah received about $100,000 through the Urban Areas Security Initiative — a Federal Emergency Management Agency program set up to address response needs — to improve security at municipal facilities. Other grants funded communica-
including the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 — faced a scale of destruction unseen before. The rubble pile loomed taller than the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. “One of the things that struck a lot of us was, as a difference from Oklahoma City — where in the rubble there were desks and porcelain sinks and things like that — at 9/11, it was all twisted steel and dust,” he said at the Issaquah ceremony. Boy Scouts in khaki-and-olive uniforms, Veterans of Foreign Wars members in pin-bedecked caps, and firefighters and police officers in dress uniforms — pressed and polished for the ceremony — mingled alongside attendees in ball caps and sunglasses to reflect the glare. Glassblowers from artbyfire created enough multicolored floats
duff located behind a community pool. Firefighters contained and extinguished the fire in less than an hour. EFR called a King County fire investigator to scene to determine the cause. The cause is still under investigation. Every year, EFR reports a hike in brush fires caused by careless smokers, unattended burns, illegal fireworks discharge and children playing with lighters or
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tions equipment for the city and rescue equipment for Eastside Fire & Rescue, plus decontamination equipment at nearby hospitals. “There was kind of a mantra that if you weren’t involved in counterterrorism, you probably weren’t going to get funding,” said Hillman Mitchell, King County Office of Emergency Management director. Communication among emergency response agencies — a concern in the confused days after the 9/11 attacks — also emerged as a focus. “One of the things that we learned from the tragedy of 9/11 is that we had too many isolated means of communication, so many of the first responders that lost their lives that day, that was due in part to a lack of common communication,” Mitchell said. Officials said King County and local agencies emphasized interoperability for communications systems before the attacks. “In King County and across our region, our emergency communication systems are far more interoperable, which means that during an emergency, a police officer in one city can easily talk to a fire chief in another,” Mitchell said. EFR Deputy Chief Bud Backer said disaster response plans encompass the region — Pierce and Snohomish counties, in addition to King County — for a reason. “We recognize that if there’s an attack, then it’s going to take the resources from our entire region to answer it,” he said. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
— etched to include a remembrance message — for every attendee on the community center lawn. The ceremony included gestures made more familiar in the era since 9/11 — a bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace,” Issaquah High School Navy Junior ROTC members firing off a booming 21-gun salute, and a tribute to emergency responders at the attack sites and in Issaquah. “If it weren’t for the courage and the strength and the love that is shown by these people,” Frisinger said as firefighters and police officers sat in folding chairs in the rows closest to the stage, “we would not be able to live without trepidation in our own communities.” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
matches during the summer season. Fire officials ask for residents to take a few precautions through the hot weather season. Build a defensible space around homes and report any suspicious behavior in neighborhoods. Talk with children about the fire danger and how to help community stay safer. Find more tips about wildfire safety at EFR’s website, www.eastsidefire-rescue.org, or Firewise, at www.firewise.org, a national effort to promote fire safety.
Microsoft offers donations This year’s United Way Day of Caring on Sept. 16 will earn local organizations some extra donations thanks to Microsoft. For the first time, Microsoft will contribute $100 for each Microsoft alumnus who participates in the Day of Caring. Up to $50,000 will be distributed to nonprofit organizations supported by Microsoft alumni doing work in King County through the Microsoft Alumni Foundation. Microsoft employees will be working side by side with Microsoft alumni. Learn more about the foundation and its involvement with United Way’s Day of Caring at www.microsoftalumni.org/home. aspx.
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Lake Sammamish State Park shootout influences decision By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter King County leaders bolstered efforts to combat street gangs late last month and directed $1.4 million from a law-enforcement emergency fund to confront a rise in gang violence. The funds aid prosecutors, sheriff’s deputies and community organizations in anti-gang efforts. The county intends to add three deputy prosecutors and a paralegal focused solely on gang-related cases. Plans call for the King County Sheriff’s Office to receive additional equipment and training. County Council members created the law-enforcement emergency fund last year to address unforeseen criminal justice needs. Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, Issaquah’s representative, joined County Executive Dow Constantine, Prosecutor Dan Satterberg and other leaders Aug. 30 to announce the initiative. The council agreed to fund the initiative a week later. “We want King County to be a family-friendly and gang-unfriendly area,” she said after the announcement. “We’re taking this very seriously. We’re not putting up with it.” Lambert said the gang-related shootout at Lake Sammamish State
Park in July 2010 also influenced the decision to confront gang violence. The lethal gun battle left a 33-year-old Kent man and a 30year-old Seattle man dead. “It used to be that gangs had a neighborhood that they lived in and now they go all over the place,” she said. Officials rolled out the initiative a little more than a month after a shooting at a Kent car show wounded 12 people. Police said a retaliatory shooting later injured a 13th person. Satterberg and Sheriff Sue Rahr said crime related to gang activity increased 165 percent since 2005 even as overall crime decreased. The county experienced 29 gangrelated killings and 200 reported gang-related shootings in 2008-09. “This comprehensive proposal to fund dedicated gang prosecutors is a rapid response to an escalating threat to public safety,” Satterberg said in a statement. “It will allow my office to build strong cases against the leaders of violent gangs and at the same time fund programs for at-risk youth, so that we can offer them an alternative to the gang life.” Leaders ‘want to break that cycle’ Officials estimate as many as 10,000 gang members in about 140 gangs reside in King County.
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Lambert and Councilwoman Julia Patterson, a South King County representative, said the nexus for gang activity is along state Route 99. “We were concerned that we were getting a lot of out-of-state gangs, but what we’re finding is that that isn’t so,” Lambert said. “We are getting out-of-state gangs, but that isn’t exclusively where they’re coming from. A lot of them are our own Washingtonians that are second- and third-generation gang members. So, Momma and Grandma and Granddad are all gang members, too. We want to break that cycle.” The anti-gang initiative also provides funding for social services meant to steer at-risk Latino youths in South King County away from gangs. “In the long run we know we cannot arrest our way out of this problem, so this proposal balances gang suppression with investments in tried-and-true solutions that give youth an opportunity for a healthy start, an education and
employment — known factors that reduce crime and gang involvement,” Constantine said in a statement. Eastside residents contacted Lambert’s office to call for action against gang violence before the problem worsened elsewhere in the county. In addition to Issaquah, she represents Redmond, Sammamish and the Snoqualmie Valley. “They want it stopped. They want to make sure that it’s taken seriously,” she said. “I think this really responds to the fact that we are taking it very seriously.” Plan bolsters prosecutor, sheriff The other Issaquah-area representative on the council, Councilman Reagan Dunn, and Councilman Larry Phillips sent a letter to Constantine in early August requesting additional funds for prosecutors to confront gang violence in South King County. “As soon as I heard about the developing gang war, I knew this was something that King County needed to jump on right away,” Dunn said in a statement issued Aug. 30. “This level of violence in our communities cannot be tolerated. I applaud Prosecutor Satterberg for raising this issue quickly and my colleagues for acting decisively.” The allocation to Satterberg’s office represents the largest piece — $456,000 — in the $1.4 million initiative. The plan calls for the sheriff’s office to receive $30,000 for equipment and training, $179,000 to reopen the police storefront in crime-plagued White
Issaquah School Board adopts $287.7 million budget By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter On the last day allowed by state law, the Issaquah School Board on Aug. 31 passed its 2011-2012 budget. The overall plan includes expenditures of $287.7 million, including general fund spending of $161.5 million, according to district Chief of Finance and Operations Jake Kuper. As with most governmental budgets, the general fund pays for the day-to-day operations of the district and includes items like class materials and salaries. Outside of the general fund, the overall budget includes $1.5 million for the purchase of new buses, $68.2 million for capital improvements, $49.5 million for debt service and a $7 million allocation for spending by student groups. During the recent board discus-
sion, board member Chad Magendanz warned that Olympia legislators still could have some surprises in store for the district. Magendanz said he has seen hints that a special session of the Legislature could occur with adjustments to the state budget at the top of the agenda. If that happens, Magendanz fears Issaquah and other districts across the state could see cuts in funding, what he termed “clawbacks.” The district is doing whatever it can not to be surprised by state cuts, Superintendent Steve Rasmussen said. “We are very connected to Olympia,” he said. “We want to be prepared.” In anticipation of possible budget slicing by the state, Kuper said the district has set aside a contingency fund of $1.5 million. He was more fearful of changes in local
levy structure, changes that might prevent the schools from collecting dollars included in the budget. In the past, Kuper and others said the Issaquah schools weathered the current financial storm and the accompanying state cuts better than some other districts. That was largely thanks to voter approval of a levy lid lift, Kuper has said. As announced by the district in late May, while state funding to local schools dropped $4.3 million, Kuper said the lid lift and other cost-cutting measures allowed the district to recall teachers handed layoff notices in the spring. Officials promised class sizes would remain the same, but that still may be a growing issue. Just before they passed the budget, the board was blasted for oversized classes. Issaquah Education Association President Phyllis Runyon asked the board to restore so-called overload dollars
Offer input on plan to redevelop business district Citizens can offer input on a plan to transform Issaquah’s business district in the decades ahead. Longtime Issaquah developer Rowley Properties is proposing to a long-term plan to redevelop about 80 acres along Northwest Gilman Boulevard and state Route 900 from a commercial and lightindustrial district into a mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented neighborhood. The municipal Planning Department issued a draft environmental review for the plan to redevelopment Hyla Crossing and Rowley Center on Aug. 31. The review, or environmental impact statement, illustrates possible impacts on storm water, traffic, views and more. Rowley Properties and city planners embarked on a bold effort in April 2010 to redevelop Hyla Crossing and Rowley Center in
Central Issaquah. The city is in the midst of a parallel effort to define redevelopment in 915-acre Central Issaquah in the coming decades. The agreement to redevelop the Rowley Properties land is seen as critical to the overall redevelopment push. The city is hosting a public open house on the draft environmental impact statement Sept. 21. The meeting is meant to provide information about the review, but the city is not accepting verbal comments at the meeting. Then, to address comments from the public, planners prepare a final environmental impact statement for the City Council. The council then uses the review to make a final decision on the proposed development agreement between the city and Rowley Properties.
GET INVOLVED Rowley Properties draft environmental impact statement open house 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Eagle Room, Issaquah City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way Read the complete statement at www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/ planning. Citizens can submit written comments on the draft to city Environmental Planner Peter Rosen at peterr@ci.issaquah.wa.us until 5 p.m. Sept. 29. Or, citizens can mail comments to Rosen at Issaquah Planning Department, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA 98207.
paid to teachers. The board took no action on the request. While the district officials bragged that no teachers were cut in the current budget, some cuts were made in other areas. Student athletes also saw fee increases. According to Kuper and Sara Niegowski, executive director of communications, Issaquah schools cut the equivalent of five full-time custodial staffers. As for high school athletic fees, players will now pay $150 per sport, up from $120. Students who take part in multiple sports will pay a maximum fee of $300. Middle school athletes will not see any fee increases. Other fee increases were aimed at all-day kindergarten classes. Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Police arrest 1,824 for DUI during recent crackdown Officers from the Issaquah Police Department and other law enforcement agencies in the state arrested more than 1,800 motorists for drunken driving during the Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5. In King County, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 452 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 1,824 drivers for DUI. Officials said more than 40 percent of the DUI traffic deaths occur in Washington during the summer. The funding for extra patrols originated as a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
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BY THE NUMBERS King County leaders committed more than $1.4 million Aug. 30 to criminal justice agencies and social-service programs to combat gang violence: $456,000 to expand the King County prosecutor’s anti-gang unit by supporting three deputy prosecutors and a paralegal focused solely on gang-related cases. $30,000 for equipment for the King County Sheriff’s Office gang unit, including ballistic vests, binoculars, video equipment, training and software for video enhancement, and supplies used to serve arrest and search warrants. $179,000 to reopen a sheriff’s office storefront in White Center, a presence eliminated in the 2011 county budget. $15,000 to continue funding for
Center and $15,000 to fund outreach efforts to the Latino community. “The actions being taken by the executive and the council are a thoughtful approach to an ongoing problem, and we sincerely appreciate their working closely with the King County Sheriff’s Office,” Rahr said in a statement. “This will help our deputies and detectives do their jobs even better.” Officials said agencies and
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Beaver Middle Lake Middle School, Runyon said. She also talked about crowded conditions in secondary music classes. Orchestra classes should have about 36 children each, she said. Instead, she said some classes have between 40 and 56 students. That many students in one room put a real strain on teachers, she continued. “The electives are really taking the brunt of this,” Runyon said. Runyon said district officials have agreed to send help to “hotspots” around the district. “Hopefully, we’ll hear that we’ll have extra orchestra teachers,” she said. According to Kuper, the help being sent consists of paraeducators or teachers when they are available. He did not address any specific problems. There are always a few classes out of whack, Kuper said, adding that, “Students don’t come in perfect ratios.” According to Sara Niegowski, district director of communications, the schools have about the usual number of classes at overload. At a school board meeting earlier this month, Runyon asked the administration to reinstate the
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the sheriff’s office’s Latino education outreach program for young mothers and other family members. The program focuses on gang prevention and keeping young children safe from gang recruitment and activity. $312,500 to add two nurses to the Nurse Family Partnership Program, a Public Health – Seattle & King effort to help high-risk mothers and keep them out of the criminal justice system. $309,000 to restore two case managers for the Back to School and Employment Training Program to provide education and employment training for young offenders in South King County. $137,500 to continue funding for the Avanza project, a training program for Latino youths at risk of dropping out of school or falling into the juvenile justice system.
organizations can quickly implement the efforts outlined in the anti-gang initiative. “The problem is emerging quickly and our actions must be swift,” Constantine said. “We cannot and we will not tolerate the criminal activities of gangs in our communities.” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
benefits that teachers, under certain circumstances, can collect in case of crowded classes. Board members made no comment and took no action on Runyon’s request. Runyon later explained that by contract, potential overload benefits for teachers consist of educational assistance or added pay. She also said the current teachers contract has “horrible” language allowing the district to waive overload benefits under certain circumstances, including the loss of state funds and in case of teacher layoffs. According to Kuper, Issaquah schools have lost a total of about $16 million in state dollars over the last three years. Although they eventually all were called back, the district began its budget process by planning for a worst-case scenario and sliced 36 teacher positions. The district does have studentteacher ratios it tries to maintain. For kindergarten through second grade, there should be 21 students for every one teacher. For grades three to five, the numbers are 25 to 1, and for grades six through eight, 25.5 to 1. The ratios are all plus or minus three students, Kuper said. Once class sizes exceed those numbers, the overload clause in the teachers’ contract could kick in. For secondary students, Kuper said setting class ratios becomes much more difficult. Students have more electives and more choice in their schedules. “We always want lower,” Niegowski said in regard to class sizes. But she added the district administration is proud it was able to maintain class sizes, contending many districts raised student to teacher ratios as a money-saving measure.
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or the second consecutive time, Eastside Fire & Rescue firefighters have stepped up and realized the gravity of the larger economic situation during contract negotiations. This time around, they’ve agreed, with no acrimony, to a three-year contract with 2 percent annual raises. It’s a reasonable pay increase for uncertain economic times. The firefighters also agreed to opt out of the usual practice of factoring in the salaries of other area departments when considering what their raise should be. They were also willing to drop the issue of changing their work schedule from contract talks, realizing the sticking point might hold up the overall contract. We hope the union and EFR board can reach an agreement on this issue, one way or the other, without the motivating factor of the contract. Last time around, it was the firefighters who researched health insurance plans and found a cheaper alternative, saving firefighter jobs and taxpayer money in the process. Locking in a three-year contract also has a side benefit. The agreement that created the multiagency EFR expires in 2014. Without the distraction of labor negotiations, partners can focus on how best to continue forward, either in partnership or separately.
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Wildfire threat is no joke The unusual hot, dry spell of the last two weeks has turned lawns dry and dead leaves and downed branches even drier. The opportunity for wildfires in your own backyard is very real. Until there is a good, soaking rain, the danger will continue. EFR responded last week to a brush fire in Klahanie, just north of Issaquah. The cause is unknown, but the fire would not have spread so quickly nor so far if not for a good fuel supply of dry debris. EFR officials suggest doing a little cautionary cleaning around your home, watch where you dispose of cigarette butts and be wary of overzealous barbecues. Better safe than sorry.
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In New York or here, the lesson is to love
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undits and writers this week have been trying to come up with some profound things to say about the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our country. What are the lessons? What has changed? Here is a lesson I feel I have learned and would like to share, not only from the last 10 years since 9/11, but from my last 15 years of being blessed with this career at The Issaquah Press: Love in the now. Love often. Don’t leave people guessing, make sure they know you love them. One of our obituaries this week is for Lillian Tucker, 81, of Issaquah. “Auntie Lil” or “Mrs. Santa Claus” as I knew her, was one of the first people I met here in 1996. She was famous for her holiday nutcracker collection and her love of the Seattle Mariners. She worked a number of years in the deli at the Front Street Market, serving and smiling for her customers. There have been so many people, some I was able to know and some I wasn’t. There was Ted Cook Jr., who was named Issaquah Citizen of the Year one week and was gone the next in a boating tragedy. There was Linda Ruehle, our town’s legendary city clerk. I got
to meet lifelong Issaquah residents such as Orville “Tiny” Campbell and his wife Geneva, Sunny and Hooker Hailstone, and Greg Leonard Farrar “Chubby” Press photographer Miles. I remember Harold and Myrtle Winslow, who I met working here at The Press. Myrtle was an accountant here for many years. I’m sitting in her vintage green Boeing-surplus office chair right this moment. There have been local people I’ve reported on, with names like Mary Johnsen, Kim Evanger, Rachel Beckwith and Josh Williams, taken from us far too soon. I’ve been privileged to know local teachers, like Ruth Roy and Steve Birdsall, who have passed on along with others. There are also for me the coworkers here at The Press, coming and going, very alive and very dear, but some of them not seen since the day they left. See LOVE, Page A5
Hyla Crossing master site plan
Rowley has made changes that are bad for the future of the creek I have been reading the draft Rowley development agreement and I am totally disheartened. As the letter to the editor said last week, the Rowleys had committed to either move Tibbetts Creek or provide a 100-foot buffer to the creek in the Hyla master site plan. In the new draft development agreement, which allows for enormous density increases, Rowley is now requiring the city to “share” in the cost of moving the creek. In the Hyla master site plan it was on their dime. Further, Rowley has simply redrawn the buffer line down to about 10 feet, a 90-foot reduction in buffer from the prior commitment. They are totally ignoring the 100-foot wetland buffer as if it doesn’t exist. This is a terrible thing. Our poor creeks and wetlands are not going to get through this very well. Remember, what Rowley gets to do, the entire Central Issaquah Area gets to do. I was so hoping for improvement.
Connie Marsh Issaquah
Sustainability
It’s just another attempt to centralize government control over our lives I was appalled after reading in the Issaquah City News about our attempted rights trampling by some city employees and their accomplices using the “sustainability” Trojan horse. The tactic of sustainable communities first surfaced at a conference of watermelons (green on the outside and red on the inside) in Brazil in 1992, then it was promoted by the UN, then it slithered into the federal system at HUD with the first director of sustainable communities being Ron Sims! He’s the same person who destroyed your private property rights with the King County Critical Areas Ordinance. But sustainability is much more dangerous. It’s designed to rezone, downzone and upzone your property in ways that will effectively strip you of your property rights. Without those rights you become a slave. In a “sustainable” Issaquah, city employees would unconstitutionally control your energy consumption, how much food you grow, how much you vote, how many “green” buildings there are, your food consumption, how much you volunteer, how much waste you produce, how much they can increase “open space,” whether you can drive your own car, your home sales price and “social justice.” Go here: www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/Files/SB%20 Final%20Rpt.pdf. Also, Google sustainable communities or Agenda 21.
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Editorial helped clarify a complex negotiation for what worked for all I just wanted to say thank you for your amazing and wonderful editorial on the car tab compromise negotiation. It was a most difficult decision, as we knew people would be angry at having an increased $20 fee and others would be angry in a few months when there were 120,000 less hours of bus service on the Eastside and 15,000 more cars in front of them on the highway. But I believe that the negotiation brought more transparency, cost efficiencies, fairness and service to the Eastside and the overall system. The right-size busing is going to start in February with three routes, and they believe it will save $400,000 already that can be put back into more service. The county is doing so well since Dow Constantine became executive with his management team to work on becoming one King County with all needs being carefully considered. So much has improved. I wish people could see the difference between the county now and the federal government. They would see the county is becoming a role model for the federal government in working together in a collaborative manner. One point about the coupons for the rides — they will be distributed by household rather than by person. The distribution became so much more expensive to do by driver that more rides could be given out if it was done by household. That is a point that needs to be
F ROM THE W EB Seattle Sounders FC restores greenway My kids and I had a wonderful time helping with this event. We will definitely help out with more events in the future. Lori Ross
State changes emission tests It’s amazing how unsafe vehicles are allowed to drive in this state as long as they don’t “pollute” the air. Cracked windshields, bald tires, duct-taped bodies are all right, but don’t dare let your car smoke a little. Dan Kay
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Kathy Lambert, King County Council Issaquah-area representative
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Help support new tribute to American service members For more than 236 years, we Americans have owed our freedoms in part to the men and women of the United States Army. Now, at long last, the American soldier will be honored with the nation’s National Museum of the U.S. Army, near our nation’s Capitol. Many members of our community have proudly worn the uniform of the U.S. Army. As a founding sponsor to the museum, I ask that you help make everyone in our community aware of this long-overdue national project by running a story about plans to build and open this important new museum on June 14, 2015, the Army’s 240th birthday. Learn more about the Army Historical Foundation at www.armyhistory.org.
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The Issaquah Press Citizens can offer input on city’s marijuana proposal Citizens can offer input on the citywide moratorium on medical marijuana collective gardens as meetings on a proposed marijuana ordinance continue. Under direction from the City Council, the municipal Planning Department is developing a measure to determine what — or indeed if — business, safety and zoning restrictions should apply to such gardens. The city is offering opportunities for citizen input on a proposed ordinance in September and October. Citizens can comment at Planning Policy Commission meeting Sept. 22. The commission meets at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way. The measure is expected to return to the council for discussion Oct. 3. Citizens can also address the council about the proposal. Members meet at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers as well. Issaquah is in the midst of a sixmonth moratorium on the collective gardens. The council enacted the ban in June and, per standard procedure, held a public hearing on the issue July 18. The council agreed to uphold the ban, but after hearing from medical marijuana users and advocates, directed planners to formulate a solution as soon as possible.
Firefighters extinguish flames at downtown apartment complex Eastside Fire & Rescue crews snuffed out a blaze at the Chopaka Apartments clubhouse in downtown Issaquah early Aug. 30. Firefighters responded to a report of a natural gas leak in the clubhouse at 145 Newport Way N.W. at 7:28 a.m. The maintenance employee at the apartments said a gas leak occurred in the clubhouse, but firefighters investigated and determined the odor actually emanated from a fire still burning in some furniture. No gas leak existed. Firefighters said smoke and heat damage had spread throughout the structure, but heat did not build enough to cause the flames to spread. The fire, starved for oxygen, had almost burned out. Heat did build, however, to the point of melting plastic items inside the building and vent coverings on the roof. Crews conducted salvage and overhaul operations. Firefighters also ventilated the building to ensure the flames had been extinguished. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the King County Fire Investigation Unit and the Issaquah Police Department. EFR and Bellevue Fire Department units responded to the blaze.
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this agreement, but said the union put the issue aside for now in hopes of simplifying the process. The department uses the socalled Modified Detroit model — one day on, one off, one on, one off, one on and four off — but many in the agency would prefer to switch to a schedule that allows them to work two 24-hour shifts back to back in exchange for four days off more frequently. Hooper and other firefighters have argued that going back and forth from on days to off days creates irregular sleeping patterns, leading to more fatigue than one 48-hour shift with some naps during slow times. Hooper said it became clear during negotiations that getting the board to agree to the schedule change would be an arduous process, possibly stretching the labor talks into next year, involving professional arbitrators and making it difficult for the board to put together a 2012 budget. The union will continue to push for the schedule change outside of the labor agreement, he said. “It sort of convoluted everything else,” Hooper said. “We were trying to keep this agreement simple and save both sides the money and time and meetings.” Caleb Heeringa: 392-6434, ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Bellevue College selects firm in search for president Bellevue College leaders have selected a Florida search firm to find the institution’s next president. The college selected Greenwood/Asher and Associates, a veteran in Washington State University and Western Washington University presidential searches, to find potential successors to longtime President Jean Floten. Bellevue College’s next president is expected to play a large role in the institution’s expansion to Issaquah. Floten announced plans last year to open a satellite campus in the Issaquah Highlands. Construction is expected to start on the campus in the years ahead.
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unit and a heat pump to pull heat from the earth to achieve carbon neutrality and zero net energy use, hence the name zHome. “During the summer, each zHome will be, actually, a net energy generator. It’s going to create way more energy than it uses in the summertime,” Liljequist said. “Then, in the wintertime, which is when most of the energy use happens in our climate because of lighting and heating and everything, it’ll draw from the grid.” The city spearheaded the project and developers shouldered the $5.5 million construction cost. The complex is in the same mold as the house-of-the-future exhibits at past World’s Fairs. Only, unlike the dioramas rooted in science fiction, zHome is ready for occupants. Organizers expect residents to settle in after the open houses conclude. “When people talk as the future, they talk about it in the theoretical sense without being able to attach that theory to practice,” Built Green Executive Director Aaron Adelstein said. “This, I think, gives people a tangible demonstration that it’s been done and this is how you do it.” Built Green, a nonprofit offshoot of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, is a partner in the zHome project. “Part of what we’re trying to do is get the building industry up to speed with the rest of the sectors of the economy,” Liljequist said. “What’s interesting — and it’s
Crews started construction in May on a road to serve the campus. Bellevue College trustees also started selecting a presidential search advisory committee to work alongside the firm to help develop a list of characteristics sought in the next president, review applications, narrow the field and evaluate the top candidates. The committee includes trustees, faculty and staff members, students, and community and business leaders from within the college district. Floten resigned from Bellevue College last month to serve as chancellor of WGU Washington, a nonprofit online university. Laura Saunders, a former Bellevue College administrator, is serving as interim president. part of what we found with the project — is that you can do that.”
Overnight guests discover zHome Before the official opening, Salmon Days Festival Director Robin Kelley, husband Oscar and 18-year-old son Kelley Hailstone spent a night in No. 1739, a unit furnished as a sales center. The city invited the family in part to demonstrate the differences between a more traditional Issaquah home and zHome. The overnight occupants joined Liljequist on a tour and then received a key to the 1,700square-foot home. The smell — or lack thereof — attracted attention early. The zHome team required strict limits on volatile organic compounds — the chemicals responsible for the distinctive smell of paint — and other indoor pollutants. “I keep thinking about how fresh the air smells in here, not having the off-gassing of the newness,” Oscar Kelley said. Robin Kelley admired the black switches in each room to cut power to idle electronics still using energy. “From a consumer point of view, we have so many things at our house — electronics and different things — that are plugged in, that I would love to have that option to have an on-off switch,” she said. Recession imperils ambitious project Mayor Ava Frisinger and other dignitaries gathered to launch zHome’s construction in September 2008, on the same day the stock market imploded. The collapse imperiled zHome, as banks refused to finance construction. “There were numerous banks
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Builders earn national award for Compassion House Constructing the Julia L. Pritt House for homeless families earned the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties a national award for community service. The association joined the Issaquah nonprofit organization Compassion House to build the downtown residence last year. Compassion House offers housing to families transitioning from homelessness. The namesake philanthropist donated land for the house. Teams then built most of the structure using materials donated by HomeAid Master Builders Care, a Master Builders Care Foundation program. and people who would say, ‘Gosh, love it; can’t do it,’” Frisinger said. The fortunes changed last year, after Ichijo USA, a subsidiary of a large Japanese homebuilder, and local developer Matt Howland agreed to build zHome. Crews started construction at the Issaquah Highlands site in April 2010. “It’s been a long and difficult road to finally get the project completed, so it’s part excitement, part relief,” Adelstein said. “We’ve put so much of our hearts into making it happen — not just Built Green but all of the partners.” The project presented dual challenges for zHome architect David Vandervort. The townhouses needed to please the eye and foster a comfortable environment, but zHome also required additional attention to bring it to fruition. “Trying to do any kind of a project that’s out of the box in that sense through the maze of jurisdictions and design review and putting this into a community that’s not used to this kind of a project, I think brought some challenges to the fore that we were able to meet,” he said. Stay nurtures ideas for improvments In the morning, Robin Kelley climbed a ladder to the loft above the master bedroom to proof some festival documents. The family noted the abundant natural light pouring across the open floor plan, and only used lights during daytime in the bathroom. “Before the sun really got hot, we were able to have the southfacing windows and sliding doors open, and we had a nice, little breeze, but when it started getting hot, we closed that side and left
Do you like your SCHOOLS? Why Successful Issaquah BUSINESS Means Successful Issaquah SCHOOLS Elyse Edwards had the privilege of participating in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Team program for her entire high school career at Issaquah High…a program funded in part by the Issaquah Schools Foundation. The ability to design, fabricate and build mechanical systems with professional engineers, as well as organize and lead large robotics projects, was the experience that landed Elyse acceptance to the prestigious Johns Hopkins University’s Mechanical Engineering program-a program she will complete in 2013. Elyse is just one of many success stories coming out of our top-ranked Issaquah schools…and we know our great local school system is one of Issaquah’s most cherished assets. But great schools require additional annual funding and creative involvement from the local business community to support the ever-growing gap in state educational funding. In fact, without a strong business community, our schools, our local education foundations and our students all suffer. A strong business community drives the economic vitality of Issaquah, thereby promoting a healthy community and a prepared local and global workforce. Strong businesses are critical ingredients to a strong school system. As citizens and local businesses, we know that a solid education helps young people become mature adults, successful professionals, and effective citizens. As partners in shaping our community, businesses invest in school programs that will make a difference, and support high learning standards as a means to improving education. We need to do everything we can to create a supportive environment for local businesses because Successful Issaquah Business Means Successful Issaquah Schools. GET INVOLVED! Learn more about how you can get involved in supporting a strong local economy to help support our schools by visiting www.issaquahchamber.com. And....learn more about how Elyse gained such phenomenal experience.
The effort earned the Master Builders Association and the foundation the honor for Best Community Service Project from the National Association of Home Builders, a trade organization, at a mid-August conference in Naples, Fla. The local association also earned awards for Best Print Publication, Best HBA Partnership/Coalition and Best Service to Members. Families settled in to the Julia L. Pritt House last year. Pritt died in April 2010 at age 77. In addition to supporting Compassion House, she donated money to enable the city to purchase downtown Cybil-Madeline Park. The open space along Issaquah Creek is named for Pritt’s granddaughters.
WHAT TO KNOW People curious about zHome — the first carbon-neutral and zeroenergy multifamily community in the United States — can step inside the Issaquah Highlands townhouse complex during free tours from Sept. 17 to Oct. 30. The complex is open for tours any time on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and any time on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The site is located along Northeast High Street, just east of YWCA Family Village at Issaquah and the Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride.
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So while we remember the casualties of 9/11, the first responders and our military service members, better yet, let us love the ones still within our grasp! A disaster with multiple casualties, whether natural or manmade, might lurk in the background but is nearly always the exception to the rule in everyday life. Overwhelmingly, friends and loved ones come and go one at a time through the months and years. And also overwhelmingly, we can’t guess when that last visit will be. So, I want to be ready every time for the last time. For me, it’s OK to hug a man or woman. If it’s all right with a friend, I want to give them a peck on the cheek. I want to remember to text, email or Facebook a smile or a heart, a =D or a <3. Just to repeat, the lesson is this: Love in the now. Love often. Don’t leave people guessing, make sure they know you love them. Greg Farrar: 392-6434, ext. 225, or gfarrar@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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the back side open, and you can feel the airflow,” Oscar Kelley said. Robin Kelley said a flush on the low-flow toilet could use more oomph, but she said she did not notice a difference due to the lowflow showerhead. The zHome units employ filtered rainwater to flush toilets and wash clothes. Throughout the stay, the Kelleys kept notes for possible home-improvement projects at home on Squak Mountain. “We’re having to learn this and shift our consciousness — because all of the things that we’ve done for 20 and 40 and 60 years, all of the chemicals, all of the different things we did that were improvements, or that we thought were improvements — because now we’re finding that some of those things are detrimental,” Robin Kelley said. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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P OLICE B LOTTER Buick busted
A Sammamish woman said her credit card information had been used to make unauthorized purchases Aug. 27 and 28. The estimated loss is $1,700.
A window was damaged on a Buick parked in the 6000 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast before 12:18 p.m. Sept. 1. The estimated loss is unknown.
Roommate rabblerousing
Unwanted calls
Police responded to a residence in the 21800 block of Southeast First Street on Aug. 28 during a dispute between roommates. The argument started after they started yelling about places to park vehicles and place belongings in the garage. Police gave the concerned roommate information about how to have the other roommate evicted and how to obtain a protection order.
Police said a female employee at Radio Shack, 653 228th Ave. N.E., said a man repeatedly called the store and made lewd comments Sept. 1. The man called numerous times and refused to identify himself. He said he had seen the woman before, leading her to believe he came to the store as a customer or as a worker from another store.
Tough love Police responded to a dispute between a teenage boy and his stepfather in Sammamish on Aug. 29. The parties started arguing about whether the parents could drive the teen somewhere. They started to yell and push each other, and one put the other in a headlock. Police said no injuries occurred, and the teenager agreed to leave the home for a bit to cool off.
Driving under the influence Police arrested a 38-year-old Issaquah woman for driving under the influence in the 4400 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road at about 12:40 a.m. Aug. 30.
Pitch a tent A tent and a sleeping bag were stolen from a garage in the 1800 block of 11th Avenue Northeast before 8:11 a.m. Sept. 2. The estimated loss is unknown.
Stopped Police arrested a 27-year-old Everett woman for a traffic offense at Northwest Maple Street and 17th Avenue Northwest at 12:36 p.m. Sept. 2.
Unsafe at any speed A worker at Safeway, 630 228th Ave. N.E., said teenage boys kicked his minivan at about 11:30 p.m. Sept. 1 and left large dents in the sides. The teenagers then piled into a silver Audi and fled along 228th Avenue Northeast. The esti-
mated loss is unknown.
Arrest Police arrested a 22-year-old Issaquah man on a warrant in the 100 block of Front Street South at 1:04 p.m. Sept. 2.
Reboot A window was damaged on, and a laptop computer was stolen from, a Lexus parked in the 6100 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast before 3:14 p.m. Sept. 2. The estimated loss is $2,800.
Rough road A bike was stolen in the 100 block of East Sunset Way before 6:25 p.m. Sept. 2. The estimated loss is $125.
Arrest Police arrested a 29-year-old man on a warrant in the 100 block of East Sunset Way at 7:02 p.m. Sept. 2.
Bike bilked A bike was stolen from in front of Safeway, 630 228th Ave. N.E., before 7:40 p.m. Sept. 2. The estimated loss is unknown.
Oh, deer Police responded to a report of a traffic hazard at Southeast 43rd Way and 228th Avenue Southeast at 5:12 a.m. Sept. 3 and removed a deer carcass from the roadway. The Press publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
Issaquah man faces state, federal charges in ATM skimming scheme By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Prosecutors said a local man arrested in Eastern Washington for collecting card information at a Pasco ATM is connected to a scheme responsible for skimming more than $500,000 at ATMs across the West. Issaquah resident Mihai Elekes, 34, faces state and federal charges because prosecutors said he placed a device on a Chase Bank ATM to read customers’ debit and credit card numbers. The state charge in Franklin County Superior Court is for the unlawful factoring of transactions charge related to the ATM skimming incident. Meanwhile, federal prosecutors said Elekes and a Renton man skimmed account information in Washington, Idaho and Arizona. Prosecutors said the operation has resulted in losses of more than $160,000 so far. The men targeted ATMs at BECU, First Tech Federal and Watermark credit unions, as well as Chase Bank branches, prosecutors said. Investigators said the men sometimes installed the skim-
mer on the access door to the lobby housing the ATM. Elekes and the Renton resident, 55-year-old Ionut Buzbuchi, came to the attention of law enforcement officials for possible skimming activity in 2009. In Pasco, Franklin County prosecutors said Elekes and a 40-yearold accomplice installed a card reader and mirrors attached to metal strips on the ATM. Pasco police officers, Secret Service agents and bank security agents arrested Elekes and Janos Chertes late Aug. 28 in a sting operation at the bank. The suspects placed the card reader on the ATM at about 6 a.m. on a Sunday — a day the bank was closed, authorities said in court documents. Officials then watched the ATM and waited for the suspects to return. Prosecutors said the device had also been placed on the same ATM on several Sundays in July and August. The attorney for Chertes, a Hungarian citizen in the United States on a tourist visa, withdrew after a possible conflict due to representing Elekes as well. If convicted on the seldom-used unlawful factoring of transactions
charge, Elekes could face up to 10 years in prison and up to a $20,000 fine under state law. Elekes pleaded not guilty to the state charges Sept. 6. The penalty for the federal charges is stiffer. If convicted, Elekes and Buzbuchi could face up to 30 years in prison. Elekes appeared in U.S. District Court in Yakima on Sept. 8 — the same day Buzbuchi and another skimming suspect, Beneyam Asrat GSellassie, a 22-year-old Seattle man, appeared in federal court in Seattle. G-Sellassie faces a possession of counterfeit or unauthorized access devices in connection to a June arrest in Seattle. Investigators suspect G-Sellassie is connected to more than 20 skimming incidents in Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Elekes remained in custody at the Yakima County Jail without bail late last week, pending a transfer to Seattle for another appearance in federal court. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Metro bus is refuge for youths in trouble
By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Help for troubled teenagers and children is only a bus stop away. King County, local service agencies and Safe Place — a national nonprofit organization formed to create community safety nets for young people in crisis — combined forces for the effort. Through the program, if a young person in crisis needs help, all he or she has to do is approach a Metro Transit bus driver and say, “I need a safe place.” The driver places a call to trigger contact to a youth service provider. The organization then arranges to meet and transport the youth to safety. Metro Transit and service agencies — including Friends of Youth — joined to create the largest Safe Place partner in Washington. The purpose of the program is to put the necessary community resources in place to aid young people quickly and decrease the potential for harm. “It will provide a way for young people who find themselves in crisis to alert someone right away to the challenges and find help instead of finding themselves without a place to go or on the street,” Friends of Youth CEO Terry Pottmeyer said late last week. “We see it as a way to quickly intervene when a crisis arises for a young person.” Friends of Youth operates a counseling center along Front Street North in downtown Issaquah. YouthCare and Auburn Youth Resources also participate in the program. County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, Issaquah’s representative, helped coordinate the partnership. “Preventing young people from becoming homeless is a big step toward our efforts to solve homelessness and to keep at-risk kids safe,” she said in a statement. “Safe Place expands the reach of our existing youth services by connecting with our network of buses and finding new ways to get help to youth in crisis. Any teen who is scared and alone and confused should know at See REFUGE, Page B3
Churches collect goods for food pantry Last year, the local congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized a program to refill the inventory of this source of food for many families in need. The community responded by providing 5,600 pounds of food that was given to the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank, and more than 30,000 pounds of food to six Eastside food banks. This year, the annual event will be Sept. 17. In charge of the food drive is Robert Johnson, president of the Bellevue South Stake, who oversees 10 congregations in five cities. “We are striving to be members of the community, helping our neighbors, strangers, those our members may not interact with just on Sundays,” Johnson said, adding that his personal goal is to double the amount of donations received. Members of the three Issaquah congregations will leave flyers on doors the week prior to the food drive. Residents can set food out on the doorstep for pick-up, or donate food at any local participating grocery store. All food collected in Issaquah will be given to the Issaquah food bank. “This is one of the many things we are asking our Saints to do in serving their fellow man,” Johnson said.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
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BY SARAH GERDES
Bob Jones has received numerous honors over the years, including a 75year achievement award.
Scout for life Bob Jones celebrates eight decades of mentoring youth By Sarah Gerdes
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Mary Ann Knowles, Colleen Buck, Jo Ann Gazdik and Marilyn Boone (from left), four of the six members of the Fabulous Five, meet for lunch and an afternoon of conversation.
Six — yes, six — ladies form lasting friendships CONTRIBUTED
By Emily Baer Issaquah Press intern In 1994, Marilyn Davis invited to her home four fellow Providence Marianwood nurses who, like herself, were approaching retirement. It was the first meeting of the Fabulous Five. Since then, the group (now comprised of six women) have met regularly to laugh about old times and support each other as they confront the trials of growing older. With only a couple days’ notice, four of the six met at Marilyn Boone’s house in Issaquah for an interview. The only two missing were Davis, who now lives in
Australia, and Diana Millikan, who lives on Guemes Island. To clarify, the Fabulous Five met in the apartment behind the 97-year-old house Boone bought in 1977. “The worst house in town” is what she called it. Boone became a self-taught carpenter and electrician. She fixed up her new home on her own — all the while raising three children and working as a nurse — until she met her husband. “He was a retired engineer and he just loved the fact that I had two very old houses that needed redoing,” she said. Boone was an evening nurse and her “seven-day-on, sevenday-off” schedule allowed her to
Marilyn Davis (left) invited four coworkers to her home in 1994 for the first meeting of the Fabulous Five. She now lives in Australia. Diana Millikan, one of the original Fabulous Five, now lives on Guemes Island in the San Juans and still joins the group. spend time with the love of her life at the Case Inlet beach house she inherited in 1991. “I worked until I was 75,” she said, her eyes glistening with tears. “I quit four years ago, just in time to take care of an old man, my husband, while he died.” Boone had not only her family to lean on as she mourned the loss of her husband, but also the five women who she had supported through similarly painful experiences.
Facing the future together “I think when we’re together we can share what we’re really feeling,” said Colleen Buck, a member of the group. “We can talk about real life things, about dying and disability. We share thoughts about death and what we have to face in the future.” While the women relate to each other on many levels, their simiSee FIVE, Page B3
Couple nurtures wine bar dream to fruition By Sarah Gerdes The passing of a loved one is not often cause for celebration or change. For Issaquah residents Nick and Angela Xavier, it was the inspiration to follow a dream. “Dad gave me some great advice,” Angela said. “He wanted us to be happy, to follow our dream. In a strange way, losing him gave us the motivation to fulfill our life to the fullest.” That dream was to open Reds Wine Bar. (Angela’s nickname has been Red for many years because she wore red shoes.) Located in Kent Station, Reds Wine Bar is the newest hotspot in the bustling commercial space that boasts 93 percent occupancy. According to Sommer Ueda, spokesperson for the station, Reds is exactly what the center needed. “Our customer has really embraced the wine bar concept,” Ueda said, referring to the immediate flow of traffic enjoyed by Reds since it had its soft opening in early January. “It’s not only hitting a niche for shoppers and those that go to the center across the street, but also the evening crowd.” Reds has been equally busy during the day and well in to the evening, Ueda said. Where everybody knows your name Although a broad selection of wines and beer from the Northwest, Argentina, New Zealand, France and Italy lure customers as much as the heaping plate of spring rolls for $7, the biggest draw may be the proprietors themselves. Nick is an outgoing former sales executive who “always loved to host pool par-
IF YOU GO Reds Wine Bar 321 Ramsay Way, Suite 110, Kent 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 38 p.m. Sunday. Reservations are not required. www.redswinebar-kent.com
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Shaun Jones and Sydney Metcalf perform at the newly opened Reds Wine Bar. ties,” and his wife Angela honed her people skills working at a loan company for a decade prior to starting a family. “We cooked and entertained together, one pouring drinks and making appetizers while the other manned the barbecue,” Angela said. “This is an extension of how we live our life.” Ueda said the combination is working, and then some. “Patrons sense the chemistry at Reds, and see it’s a really nice, comfortable place for
people to come and enjoy their wine but not be surrounded by wine snobs,” she said. As owner-operators, the Xaviers are allaround “great, good-hearted people,” she added. With the end of the summer, the Xaviers harvested hay on the farm for the first time without her father. The experience for Angela was bittersweet. “Dad’s birthday is just around the corner, and I’ve been thinking about the advice he gave me over and over,” Angela recalled. “He always said we could do and be anything we wanted to be in life. As long as we worked hard for it, we could achieve success.” Angela takes a look around the deep, brickred paint and the polished metal-finished fireplace with a sigh of satisfaction and remembrance. “We had a dream and brought it to life,” she said. “We just tried to deliver on the vision me and Nick had of a place we’d want to go to and reconnect with friends in a great environment.”
Bob Jones remembers his introduction to Scouting, 75 years ago. It began with a knock at the door of his home, when he was 11 years old. “My dad was making a big pot of coffee and three men from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints were standing at the door,” he recounted. His father wasn’t a member of the church, nor was he interested in Scouting. “The bishop told him that God couldn’t smell the coffee, and neither could he, but the young men needed a Scout leader,” Jones said. A week later, he had his first experience as a Boy Scout. Now 85, Jones has held every position in the Boy Scouts of America, achieving milestones accomplished by only a handful of men, including getting the Silver Beaver Award and the William Spurgeon Exploring Award. His dark-green uniform is adorned with patches, ribbons, recognitions and pins, and the ribbons around his neck attest to his decades of devotion to an institution that has influenced thousands of young men. “He has easily touched more than 30,000 young men,” said Ken Kenyon, of Issaquah, a business owner and local Scouting leader. Kenyon had sons that were mentored to the rank of Eagle Scout by Jones, and many of Kenyon’s 19 grandchildren were influenced by Jones. They are not alone. In the Issaquah area, there have “been dozens of Eagle Scouts who have benefited from Jones’ hands-on leadership,” Kenyon explained. “His work had been passed down for generations.” Kenyon is a great example of many men who are now grandfathers whose grandchildren are in Scouting because of Jones, according to former Alpine District leader Philip Boynton, himself a Boy Scout for 33 years. Jones has “been a mentor, a father, a grandfather, a friend, a leader and a constant to all of us,” Boynton said. “I can’t even think of him being gone.” ‘God, patriotism and family’ Jones didn’t plan on serving the Boy Scouts of America for decades; it just continued when he had a son of his own. After earning his Eagle Scout, Jones earned a management degree, served in World War II and became a general contractor, working his way through the ranks until he ran his own business. As he managed multimillion-dollar projects across the western states of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, California and finally the Northwest, his dedication to the Boy Scouts never wavered. In fact, it increased. “The first thing Dad did in any new area was get involved with the BSA, volunteering, doing anything he could do,” explained his See SCOUT, Page B3
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Time to cheer and cycle Cycle the Wave, an all-women’s cycling event to benefit domestic programs, is Sept. 18 at Tibbetts Valley Park, 965 12th Ave. N.W. There are 10-mile, 25-mile and 42-mile rides. Go to www.cyclethewave.org.
Events The Fraternal Order of Eagles, 175 Front St. N., hosts the following events open to the general public: Steak night: 6-8 p.m. every second Friday Prime rib night: 6-8 p.m. every fourth Friday Poker tourneys: 1:30 p.m. every second Saturday Learn more, including about the Eagles other special holiday and fundraising events, by calling 392-6751. It’s Fall Festival Begins time at the Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., featuring the following events: The Fidgety Feet Jazz Band performs from 9-11 a.m. in the courtyard. B-I-N-G-O in the Barn! Is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hay barn. Quarter Past 8 performs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the courtyard. The public is invited to the meeting of the Bellevue-Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Issaquah Brewhouse, 35 W. Sunset Way. Dave McCoy, a Trout Unlimited member and owner of Emerald Water Anglers, will speak and show photo slides to reveal flyfishing opportunities in Western Washington. It’s Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at The Grange Supply, 145 N.E. Gilman Blvd. There will be a raffle, a band, crafts, face painting, wagon rides, a petting zoo and presentations by local rescue organizations. Call 392-6469. Camp Fire USA hosts an information session for prospective new members from 7-8 p.m. Sept 20 at the Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E. Contact Janelle Kitson at 206-8268910 or janellek@campfireusa.org or go to www.campfireusa.org. “Healthy Brain: Memory Matters,” a presentation and discussion of lifestyle practices that can increase the chances of keeping your brain healthy and reduce your risk of memory loss, is from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Providence Marianwood, 3725 Providence Point Drive S.E. RSVP by calling 391-2895. The nonprofit National Private Duty Association hosts a free consumer education web conference, “Addressing Legal Issues That Impact Seniors,” at 5 p.m. Sept. 22. The live and interactive program will provide advice about elder law matters, including pinpointing when you need to address legal issues, what the implications are and how to ensure that you and your family are protected. Pre-registration is required at www.privatedutyhomecare.org. The Girl Scouts present GirlFest 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5
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p.m. Sept. 24 at CenturyLink Field Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle. There will be creative hands-on activities, celebrity guests, live music, sports challenges and scores of exhibits. Cost is $14 before Sept. 16 and $20 after. Go to www.girlscoutsww.org/girlfest. Author Beverly Hooks will sign her book “Come Walk With Me: A Poetic Journal” from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 24 at Ravens Books, 317 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite 21. Call 657-0278. Vision Woodworks Inc., presents “Re-Creating Your Space: Organize, Design, Build” at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at Sip! Restaurant, 1084 N.E. Park Drive, Issaquah Highlands. Learn practical household tips for maximizing space, style and function from three local experts. RSVP to Jill Burwell at jill@visioncabinetry.com.
Volunteers The Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank is looking for service groups, families or groups of four or five people to help with the Month of Concern Food Drive, which runs Saturdays Sept. 24 through Oct. 15. During the Month of Concern, hand out food bank shopping lists to shoppers at our local grocery stores, collect the goods and deliver them to the food bank. Volunteers can sign up for the entire day, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., or for half shifts. Sign up or get more information by calling Cori at 392-4123. Issaquah Parks & Recreation offers the following volunteering opportunities. Gilders Cross Country coaches: Email Joanne Hartman at issgliders@comcast.net. Districtwide middle school dances: Assist with coat check, entrance process, dance floor patrol and door watching. Dances are from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 23 and Dec. 2. Volunteers arrive at 6:30 p.m. Email Cathy Jones at cathyj@ci.issaqauh.wa.us. Basketball coaches: Volunteers are needed for teams for kindergarten through eighth-grade children. Email Stephanie Shimek at stephanies@ci.issaquah.wa.us or CJ Stanford at curtiss@ci.issaquah.wa.us.
Classes Sign up now for Issaquah Citizen Corps Fall Community Emergency Response Team classes. Sessions are from 6:309:30 p.m. Wednesdays or Thursdays Sept. 21 through Nov. 10, for ages 16 and older, at the Issaquah Public Works Building, 670 First Ave. N.E. Cost is $35. Go to www.issaquahcitizencorps.com/cert/class. Pickering Master Gardener Plant Clinic is from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 8 in the Pickering Barn at the Issaquah Farmers Market, 1730
10th Ave. N.W. 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 “Art for the Soul,” 9:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 23 and every other Friday through Dec. 2 at Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N., $18 per session “Visual Journaling” — Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 14 through Oct. 5, $100 “Beginning Drawing I & II” — Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. Sept. 14 through Oct. 5, and Nov. 16 through Dec. 14, $125 each or $200 for both “The Ponderings Pub” — 6-9 p.m. Sept. 15, $10 donation “Expressive Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting” — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 17, $95 “Mud Pies: Clay Play for Parents & Children” — first and third Wednesday, 1-4 p.m. Sept. 21, Oct. 5 & 19, Nov. 2 and 16, $10 per participant The Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center offers the following programs at 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E. Call 425-4195. Cattail Harvest, ages 12 and up, 1:30-3 p.m. Sept. 18 Naturalist Books Club, for adults 18 and up, discusses “Walden,” by Henry David Thoreau, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 25 “Snitzels (Fabric Collage): A Fiber Arts Class in Creativity and Design,” noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 25, Hailstone Feed Store
Casey Pfeifer and Kelly Fritz Fritz, Pfeifer Kelly Fritz and Casey Pfeifer, both of Spokane, announce their engagement to be married Nov. 5, 2011 at the Glover Mansion in Spokane. The bride-to-be, the daughter of Dr. Christy Nygaard and Rick VanAuken, of Bellevue, and Dr. Mark Fritz, of Issaquah, is a 2006 graduate of Issaquah High School and 2010 graduate of Washington State University. The future groom, the son of Marty Pfeifer of Odessa, Wash., is a 2005 graduate of Odessa High School. He also attended Spokane Community College.
Seniors 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. The following day trips are offered through September: Happy Mountain Farms, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept 14, $20/$22 Ladies’ Breakfast and Outing, 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 21, $8/$10
Meet Chucky! This 3-year old terrier mix is a friendly boy that wiggles with happiness whenever you’re near. Chucky enjoys the company of all people and pets alike. He would make a great addition to any family that enjoys outdoor fun as much as he does.
These pets may already have been adopted by the time you see these photos. If you’re interested in adopting these or other animals, contact the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 6410080, go to www.seattlehumane.org or e-mail humane@seattlehumane.org. All adopted animals go home spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, with 30 days of free pet health insurance and a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian. The Seattle Humane Society is now open from noon - 6 p.m. seven days a week.
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Marv and Lucille Lemke celebrate 68th anniversary
Courtney Wenneborg and Jeffrey Smith Wenneborg, Smith Courtney Y. Wenneborg and Jeffrey R. Smith, both of Seattle, recently announced their engagement to be married Aug. 18, 2012, in Missoula, Mont. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Larry and Lynn Wenneborg, of Sammamish. She attended Eastlake High School, where she played soccer for Issaquah Select, and Academy for Young Scholars at the University of Washington, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in biology. She is a program assistant with International Penguin Project at the University of Washington. The future groom is the son of Dr. Stephen Smith, of Missoula, Mont., and Barbra Smith, of Bellevue. He is a graduate of Big Sky High School, in Missoula. He earned a Bachelor of Science in biology at the UW and a graduate degree in wildlife science. He is a graduate student in the UW’s College of Forestry.
C OLLEGE NEWS Local student earns $3,500 academic scholarship to EWU Amber Eastham, of Renton, has been awarded an academic honors scholarship for $3,500 for the 2011-12 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The award is given to outstanding high school graduates with a 3.7 and above grade point average, an SAT score of 1,000 and higher
Steve, a playful 8-month-old kitty, is an affectionate boy that is looking to be the center of your attention! This silly guy will play hard to get when you first meet him. He’ll hide for a moment and brush himself against your legs when you least expect it!
Lucille and Marv Lemke in 1943
Library The following events take place at the Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way. Call 392-5430. “Play & Learn (Chinese),” for ages newborn to 5 with an adult, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23 and 30 “Stress Management and Relaxation Training (SMART) Teen,” 2 p.m. Sept. 18, call ahead to register Manga Club, for teens, 3 p.m. Sept. 19 Teen Book Club, 3 p.m. Sept. 22 “Cost and College,” for teens, 10 a.m. Sept. 24 “Fighting Cancer with Naturopathic Nutrition Strategies,” for adults, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 “Life After Cancer Treatment Workshop,” for adults, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 “Retirement and Tax Strategies,” for adults, 7 p.m. Sept. 20 “Naturopathic Recovery Plan and Weight Loss After Conventional Cancer Treatment,” for adults, 7 p.m. Sept. 22 “Alien Encounters: Sci-Fi Movies and the Cold War Culture of the 1950s,” for adults, 7 p.m. Sept. 27 Book Discussion Group, for adults, “Cutting For Stone,” by Abraham Verghese, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28
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Marv and Lucille Lemke, of Issaquah, celebrated their 68th anniversary Sept. 2. Marv and Lucille both grew up on dairy farms near Milwaukee, Wis., and met at a friend's wedding reception dance. Marv, smitten by Lucille Lueder, asked if he could drive her home, but she refused. Through a friend, Marv found out where Lucille lived and drove by her family farm the next day, finding her standing at the well pump. He asked her for a Saturday night date, she accepted and they continued seeing each other every Saturday night for the next year. They married in Thiensville, Wis., on Sept 2,1943. Marv served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and set foot in Japan on Sept. 2,1945, right after the USS Missouri battleship was in
Marv and Lucille Lemke in 2011 Tokyo Bay for Japan’s signing of the official instrument of surrender. After his discharge from the Navy in 1945, Marv worked at the Washington State Employment Office, in Seattle, and helped reactivate the Washington National Guard, which was demobilized at the end of the war. He rejoined the Navy in 1948 and worked at Sand Point Naval Air Station until he was transferred in 1966 to the U.S. Navy Reserve Fleet in Bremerton, where he worked for 10 years. Marv then worked at the Safeway Beverage Plant, in Bellevue, until his retirement 14 years later. Marv and Lucille have always been very active in the Lutheran church, both serving in many leadership roles. Over the years, they, along with their son Paul, traveled to every state, camping in all of them with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii. They have lived at Providence Point for 26 years.
B IRTH Henry James Asher Ken and Sabine Asher welcomed son Henry James Asher to their Issaquah home Aug. 29, 2011. Henry was born in Seattle, weighing 7 pounds and 14 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches. He joins siblings Mia, 4, and Audrey, 2. Grandparents are Rick and Cindy Asher, of Renton, and Theo and Irmi Freund, of Traun, Austria. Great grandparents are Margaret Lanata, of Mount Vernon,
and/or 24 or higher on the ACT. Eastham, the daughter of Steve and Sharon Eastham, of Renton, graduated from Liberty High School in 2011. She was involved with the
Henry James Asher and Theresia Freund, of Linz, Austria. Ken is a graduate of Liberty High School.
Future Educators of America, Teaching Academy and varsity tennis. She will attend EWU in the fall and she plans to study elementary education.
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Althena Opdyke Heidler
Althena Opdyke Heidler, of Issaquah, passed away of natural causes on Sept. 2, 2011. Althena was born in Souderton, Pa., on June 28, 1924. Althena Heidler After graduating from Souderton High School, she served as a yeoman in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war, she was employed as a newspaper reporter in Lansdale, Pa. She met Robert Heidler, of East Greenville, Pa., while walking the beach in Atlantic City in search of a rocky coast like the one she loved while serving at the Presidio in San Francisco during the war. She didn’t find the right coastline, but did find Robert, whom she married in 1948. He was by her side 63 years later when she passed. Althena was preceded in death by infant daughter Janice. She is survived by her husband Robert and her two daughters and their families: Patricia and Thomas Schaible, of New Bern, N.C., and Vicki and Edward
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Kostenbauder, of Issaquah; four grandchildren (Tina, Laura, Bob and Eric); two stepgrandchildren (Tim and Tom); three great-grandchildren; and two stepgreatgrandchildren. As an early mom entrepreneur, Althena started the Souderton Shopper in 1953 in which she reported on local merchants, sold advertising and wrote articles about small-town life. In Pied Piper fashion, she always had more than a few neighborhood kids in the back of her ‘51 Ford while picking up news or running errands. She became interested in herbs later in life and decided to share her knowledge by opening The Country Herb Garden in Sellersville, Pa., which she and Bob ran until their retirement in 1999. They moved to Issaquah in 2000. She was always ready to quote a line of poetry or beat her children and their children in a game of pinochle. She was proud of her Dutch heritage and will be remembered by her family and friends as a true original with a quirky sense of humor and an unmatched sense of style. Arrangements are by Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home, 3926444. Please sign the online guest book and leave a memory of Althena at www.flintofts.com.
Oct. 21, 1942 — Sept. 1, 2011 Kurt was born in Fuerth, Germany, and passed peacefully at home surrounded by his lovely wife, two daughters, grandson and two granddaughters. Kurt is survived by extended family in Germany and many friends in Washington and Arizona. Kurt lived in Issaquah since 1969, working as a fur-dressing expert in Seattle. Kurt loved mu-
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sic, camping, fishing, long walks with his faithful dog Buttons on Gilman Boulevard and sharing stories of his worldly travels as a youth. Celebrations Kurt Loch of his life will be announced at a later date.
Lillian Tucker, of Issaquah, loving friend and diehard Mariners fan, passed away Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in Seattle. She was 81. A celebration of her life will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at Flintoft’s Funeral Home, 540 E. Sunset Way, 392-6444. Friends are invited to get directions, view photos and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.
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least one thing — the nearest Metro bus is a safe place to get help.” Sound Transit Express buses serving King County also participate in the program. “Young people in crisis with no place to turn can now seek out a nearby Metro bus and find an operator who is ready to help,” County Executive Dow Constantine said in a statement after officials announced the program Aug. 31. “Our coaches are out at all hours of the day in all parts of the county, and this offer of a Safe Place should bring a little peace of mind to families. I thank our operators for taking this extra step to protect our region’s youth.” Once a young person reaches out to a bus driver, the next step depends on the youth’s needs. Some-
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WHAT TO KNOW In addition to help from King County Metro Transit drivers, young people in trouble can use another option to find help quickly. TXT 4 HELP is a national Safe Place service to offer information about the closest location to access immediate help and safety. By texting the word “SAFE” and a current location to 69866, youths can get help within moments. In King County, the service connects young people to shelters. Learn more about the Safe Place program at www.nationalsafeplace.org and www.youthcare.org.
times, the problem means counseling and providing help to reunite the child and his or her family. Or, in the absence of alternatives, youths can be taken to a safe shelter.
Dr. Christian Arthur Vikari completed his mortal journey on Aug. 31, 2011, after a long and difficult illness. To those of us who knew and loved Art, it seems too soon Christian Vikari to say goodbye, yet, there is comfort in knowing this wonderful, compassionate man is now free of the pain and suffering he endured these last few years. Art leaves behind a great legacy of love for family and friends; caring, compassionate service to others; and an unfailing love of God. All who came within the reach of his smile and warm embrace will long remember how good they felt when they were with him. Art was raised in Washington, yet his life journey truly began the day he married his sweet companion, Valine. They have been devoted partners in life for 27 years and will be companions forever in the eternities. Art and Valine have been blessed with five beautiful and talented children. Dr. Vikari practiced oral surgery in Issaquah, and was loved and ad-
mired by his patients, staff and colleagues. He cared deeply for his patients and they loved and respected him in return. Art found many ways to help others. He regularly shared his time and talents, and gave generously to others in need. As a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he ministered to the members of his congregation. He opened the scriptures to the hearts of those searching for answers; he counseled those with heartache and loss; he visited the sick and weary; and encouraged the youth to live up to the best within them. Art was a true friend to all who came within the sphere of his influence. Art accomplished much in life and enjoyed a variety of interests, however, his greatest joy and satisfaction came from his family. Home was where he most longed to be. Above all else he will be remembered as a devoted husband and father who loved the Lord and did his best to serve those around him. He lived a life of selfless service and optimism for a brighter day. Throughout his life and even when suffering from difficult medical issues, Art would share his life’s motto: “It’s my best day yet!” A memorial service was held for Dr. Vikari on Sept. 6 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bellevue.
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son Dayle Jones. “God, patriotism and family. They are inseparable to Dad.” Dayle earned his Eagle Scout, and had the fortune of working side by side with his father to teach his own six sons leadership skills necessary to achieve their own Eagle awards. “Scouting has been around 100 years,” Boynton said. “Bob has literally shaped the organization, created leadership processes and mentored the mentors across the country.” Zeal, leadership and service Jones’ zeal hasn’t dimmed with old age. At the recent Washjam, a jamboree in Washington state attended by thousands of Scouts, Jones and Boynton engaged in a friendly contest of cooking skills, where the 84-year-old Jones gave seminars on cooking and leadership, and interacted with hundreds of Scouts. Months later, in February, Jones was in the snow at the outdoor Klondike retreat, once again making food in his famous cast-iron pots, and exhibiting more energy than a 12year-old. “His quiet leadership style permeates everything he does,” Boynton said. Brad Allen, former council Scout executive for the Chief Seattle Council in Seattle, served with Jones for three years until he took a position out of state. He recalls Jones as one of the finest men and greatest Scouts he has ever known. “Bob has given a lifetime of service, living the Scout oath and law, all the while keeping the boys’ interest as his paramount
focus,” he explained. “He is the very definition of a servantleader, and he’s not done yet.” Now serving as an area director for the six Boy Scouts’ councils in Utah, Idaho and Western Wyoming, Allen knows first hand how vital volunteers like Jones are to the health of the Scouts’ organization. “Bob is tireless, selfless and single minded in his dedication to helping young boys become leaders,” Allen said. “Thanks to him, we have two generations of leaders now serving the BSA.” On my honor For the hundreds of Eagle Scouts who worked for years on merit badges and service projects, attended campouts and Explorer adventures, no experience was more nerve-wracking than attending the Eagle Scout review board. During the formal process, always led by a senior member of the district, Jones interviewed hundreds of prospective Eagle Scouts. In each one, Jones finished by asking one very simple question — “When we were done, I’d ask the young man to tell me what the words ‘on my honor’ meant to him,” Jones said with a twinkle in his eye. “Not just repeating the words, but truly embodying the principles of a Scout.” Jones said he believes that those who fully embraced the essence of the Scouts are the pillars of society, the leaders at Fortune 500 companies and the fathers who are giving back to the community. “These men are all around us,” he said. “The women, too,” he noted, talking about his deceased wife Elaine, his constant companion for 60 years until her passing. “Scouting is a gift the parents give to their children, and they to their children,” he said. “It lasts for generations.”
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larity in age and shared commitment to nursing is what brought them together. “When we were young, women didn’t have much choice,” group member Mary Ann Knowles said. “Women were teachers, nurses or secretaries. I grew up thinking I was going to become a nurse. Not many people went to college at our age, but we all went.” Originally from New York, she received her nursing degree at the College of Mount St. Vincent’s in 1953 before driving to San Francisco, where she met her husband. In the 1960s, Knowles’ husband, who worked for ITE Circuit Breaker, was transferred to Bellevue. There, the couple added five more children to their clan of two. In 1994, after eight years of working at Providence Marianwood, she retired. A year later, she began taking classes at Seattle University, where she earned a master’s degree in pastoral education. Like Knowles, Buck raised seven children with her husband, the director of finance at The Boeing Co. They married when she was only 18. “I was kind of a late bloomer into nursing, because I didn’t go to college until my youngest was going into kindergarten,” she said. “I eventually got my associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree and geriatric nurse practitioner certificate from the University of Washington in 1981.” Jo Ann Gazdik took quite a different path, yet somehow ended up at Marianwood with the rest of the crew. She grew up in Chicago, but quickly became an experienced traveler. After graduating from Evangelical School of Nursing (located just outside of Chicago) in 1967, she put her nursing degree to work for the Peace Corps in Kenya, and then spent six months travelling the world with friends. She graduated from Seattle University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. She has been teaching nursing at Bellevue College since December 2003. She has been the program coordinator since 2004. ‘We sure did laugh’ While the Fabulous Five (which is what they still call themselves) have encouraged each other through surgeries, retirement, marriages and the deaths of husbands and children, their conversation is not limited to topics of a tragic nature, nor do their meetings consist only of chitchat. They ride bikes to each other’s houses, go to plays together, invite each other to their vacation homes, and coordinate lunches to meet their husbands and kids. Gazdik and Boone and Knowles even visited Davis in Australia. Boone recalled their most recent gathering — a lunch date that turned into an all-day event. “We did nothing but laugh and talk from 11:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.,” she said. “We talked about funny things that happened at Marianwood and I don’t know what else, but we sure did laugh.
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We got served random things because we’re hard of hearing.” In Boone’s apartment, those of the Fabulous Five who were present laughed as they described the way Davis — the woman responsible for all of the fabulousness — met her Australian husband. Davis grew up in Worcestshire, Mass., married and had two children in Tennessee and later was divorced. She moved to California before landing at Providence Marianwood. “She has always been outspoken and had been a single woman for almost 30 years,” Boone said. “She always said, ‘I do not need a man in my life.’” Ten years ago, Davis met an Australian man on an Internet dating website. “When she told us about this nice guy she’d met on the Internet, it scared us all to death,” Boone said. “But he’s a really nice guy.” Davis visited her Internet love and they married in the United States. They then moved to Australia. Overlapping shifts, friendships The ladies described their sixth member, Diana Millikan, as “an absolutely lovely, elegant English lady.” Buck said she was a child living in England during the World War II London bombing and carried horrible memories of the war. “She was sent away to the country to live with relatives,” Buck said. “ She used to carry candy bars in the gas mask she had to carry back and forth to school.” Millikan went to nursing school in England. She had four children with her first husband when she moved to the United States. She is a cancer survivor four times over and is “a great photographer of nature,” according to her friends. Somehow, all six women’s paths serendipitously intertwined at Providence Marianwood. Their friendship developed during overlapping nursing shifts. Knowles, Gazdik, Boone, Buck, Davis and Millikan were Providence Marianwood nurses from 1986 to 1994, 1990 to 2003, 1986 to 2007, 1986 to 1995, 1987 to 1997, and 1986 to 1990, respectively. Combined, they gave a total of 65 years to the Issaquah nursing home. Working as geriatric nurses provided the women with a preview of the aging process, but it also gave them patience and tolerance, they said. “We gave each other space to talk and everybody listened,” Buck said. “I’ve always felt very respected and listened to.” The Fab Five share numerous qualities and interests, yet no two women have the same story. No matter what the instance, they lend each other a hand or a shoulder and always a smile. Though lately family illnesses and Davis’ move to Australia have precluded the Fab Five from meeting as often as they would like, they still manage to see each other. “In every group there is one drawstring that keeps us all together,” Buck said. “It’s Marilyn Boone. She keeps in contact. When she calls, we come — spur of the moment.”
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
Eagles recover from slow start to defeat the Patriots By Christina Lords Issaquah Press reporter
BY GREG FARRAR
Jake Bakamus, Issaquah senior wide receiver, scores on a 32-yard pass during the second quarter Sept. 9.
After they were held to just a field goal in the first quarter, the Issaquah High School football team got its offense back on track in the second quarter and rolled to a 23-13 nonleague victory against the visiting Liberty Patriots Sept. 9 in Gary Moore Stadium. The Eagles came out flying in the second quarter as senior quarterback Ethan Kalin picked apart the rival Patriots. Kalin finished the contest by completing 13 of 19 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns. He went mainly to wide receivers Jake Bakamus and Reed Peterson. Bakamus, a senior, caught six passes for 150 yards. He also sealed the Eagles’ victory by intercepting a pass from Liberty quar-
terback Jordan West with 5:54 left in the fourth quarter. Peterson, junior, had four receptions for 55 yards. “I’ve been working with these receivers a lot lately, and day in and day out we’ve been working on our routes,” Kalin said. “I just feel comfortable with everything they do out there.” The victory was the second straight for Issaquah, which plays the Ballard Beavers at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 in Seattle’s Memorial Stadium. Liberty (0-2) opened the game with a scoring drive that was capped by a 3-yard run by senior running back Hamilton Noel, who raced into the end zone with 5:11 left in the first quarter. The Patriots were able to hold Issaquah to just a field goal in the first quarter — a 30-yarder by Alex Shane. However, because of
defensive pressure from the Eagles — including sacks by senior defensive linemen Trevor Alexander and Eric Lemke in the first half — the Patriots struggled to get an efficient offensive rhythm. Issaquah’s offense, led by Kalin, rallied for an additional 20 points in the second quarter, to lead 23-7 at halftime. Sophomore running back Jack Gellatly complemented the passing attack by rushing for 95 yards and scoring a touchdown. West tried to rally the Patriots in the second half. He connected on a 7-yard pass to junior wide receiver Tynan Gilmore in the end zone with 10 minutes to go in the game, bringing the score to 23-13. “Their line was kickin’ our tail all night,” Issaquah coach Chris Bennett said. “They were physical and made us earn every single
Bellevue downs Skyline in battle of superpowers By Mason Kelley Seattle Times reporter After flying down and knocking off a California power Sept. 3, Bellevue players had a built-in excuse. The Wolverines had a short week to prepare and an opportunity to revel in the headlines and their national rankings. However, this group came into Sept. 9’s game wanting to live up to its motto and take the next step in leaving a legacy.
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yard on the ground … we were bad in the red zone tonight and could have had two more touchdowns. We have to get those in.” Liberty coach Steve Valach said playing two KingCo Conference 4A teams — the Patriots lost to Skyline in the opener — to start the season has allowed his team to get a true reflection of itself and what See EAGLES, Page B5
Skyline draws Oregon’s fourth-ranked Lake Oswego The Skyline High School football team draws another strong team Sept. 16 when the Spartans travel to Lake Oswego, Ore., for a nonleague contest. Lake Oswego is 2-0 and ranked fourth in Oregon’s Class 6A state poll. The Lakers are a perennial power, having won the Three Rivers League title six straight years. Lake Oswego has also been in the state tournament for nine straight seasons.
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Skyline wasn’t about to go quietly in a matchup of the state’s top-two programs. But in the second half the Wolverines’ defense delivered, forcing turnovers and making big stops deep in their territory during a 31-17 victory over the Spartans in front of a packed house at Skyline High School. “It’s Skyline-Bellevue and it lived up to that,” Bellevue coach Butch Goncharoff said. The Wolverines (2-0) shut out the Spartans’ high-powered offense in the second half, forcing turnovers — including Sean Constantine’s 45-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter — and making two pivotal
On Sept. 9, Lake Oswego defeated Westview 35-3. Quarterback Alex Matthews threw three touchdown passes to Stevie Coury. Twice the duo hooked up on 70yard scoring aerials. Jack Greenburg also returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown. Lake Oswego also has a strong running game led by Steve Long. He rushed for 110 yards and scored four touchdowns in Lake Oswego’s season-opening 49-28 victory against Central Catholic. While Skyline is on the road, both Issaquah and Liberty open league play. BY JIM SIMPKINS / WWW.CRIMSONPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
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Skyline senior defensive back Mason Gregory, senior defensive back Adan Lopez and senior lineman Joe Beattie (from lower left) bring down ballcarrier Dakota Jones of Bellevue during the fourth quarter.
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Schools’ girls soccer teams outline big goals for season By Christopher Huber and Bob Taylor Issaquah Press reporters Not to put any pressure on the Skyline High School girls soccer team, but after ranking third in state and at one point being ranked No. 1 in the country in 2010, some teams in the balanced 4A KingCo Conference might be out to get the Spartans in 2011.
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Sarah Leland (left), Issaquah defender, and Liberty forward Cassidy Nangle battle for the ball during a 2009 nonleague soccer match.
Having lost eight varsity members to graduation, Skyline returns 11 key starters this year to fill some gaps left around the field. While the 2010 team had standouts like Brittanee Randle, who now plays at Missouri, and Madi Barney, now at Central Florida, Skyline won’t rely on a few stars, but on everyone doing an equal part, coach Don Braman said. “I look at it like it’s a totally new puzzle,” Braman said. “I don’t look at it like there’s new holes in it.”
BY CHRISTOPHER HUBER
Nicole Candioglos (left), Skyline senior midfielder, and Liberty senior midfielder Kimberly Fry brace for impact on a header during the first half of their Sept. 6 soccer match. The Spartans will look to some of its top returnees for leadership. They include senior defender Jackie Wilson, senior midfielders Maddie Christ and Nicole Candioglos, senior goalkeeper Tina Vargas — considered one of the best keepers in the state. Vargas, bound for the University of Denver, recorded 14 shutouts last season. Wilson, Christ and Vargas all earned first-team all-
KingCo honors last fall. Skyline should have a strong offense led by Christ, who scored seven goals and had 15 assists last season; junior forward Rachel Shim, who also had seven goals; Candioglos, who had six goals, and Wilson, who tallied five goals. Other varsity returnees include See SOCCER, Page B5
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Soccer: Issaquah not yet consistent
Tynan Gilmore, Liberty junior wide receiver, picks himself off the turf after a 36-yard pass reception to the Issaquah 7-yardline during the fourth quarter. Gilmore scored on the next play.
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BY GREG FARRAR
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it needs to concentrate on down the road. “If you don’t play quality opponents, if you’re not exposed, sometimes you don’t really know what you need to work on,” he said. Lemke, a 6 foot-4-inch, 250pound starting tight end, sus-
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fourth-down stops in the fourth quarter that kept Skyline from getting back in the game. “It shows a lot about our defense, how we’re always on it,” Constantine said. “We never give up. We’re determined to win state and be the best in the nation.” Skyline (1-1) marched 80 yards on the game’s opening drive, benefiting from a 43-yard pass from quarterback Max Browne to Taggart Krueger that went through the hands of a Bellevue defender. Damian Greene capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. “I was very proud of our effort,” Spartans coach Mat Taylor said. “Our kids fought. They never gave up. Give Bellevue credit. It’s not that they were all unforced turnovers. They helped force some of those, too.” The Wolverines scored the next 17 points. Mitch Johnson hit a 33-yard field goal, Andy Boulware had a 16-yard touchdown
tained a knee injury before halftime and was sidelined for the remainder of the game. “He’s one of our better players and other guys had to step up and fill in,” Bennett said. “That’s what they did. It was a nice team effort.” Liberty will get its first home game as it takes on the Sammamish Totems (0-2) at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Liberty. Christina Lords: 392-6434, ext. 239, or newcastle@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
run and Joey Moore scored on a 14-yard run. Just when it looked like the Wolverines, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 3A and No. 15 in the nation according to USA Today’s Super 25, were pulling away, Skyline stormed back. The top-ranked team in 4A, which opened the game running the football, went to its signature passing attack as the game progressed, riding Browne’s arm to 10 second-quarter points, including a 14-yard touchdown toss to Nic Sblendorio with 18.8 seconds left in the half that tied the game at 17. Browne, one of the top junior quarterbacks in the country, completed 24 of 34 passes for 300 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Bellevue struck quickly in the third quarter with Tyler Hasty hitting Bishard Baker on a 59yard pass that eventually led to Hasty’s 4-yard touchdown run. Bellevue’s defense then took over. “It shows we can compete with 4A and 3A,” said Hasty, who threw for 161 yards. “We can go against almost any team — (even in) California — and we can compete with them, we can stay with them and we can win.”
senior midfielder Alexa Strom, senior midfielder Sydne Tingey, junior forward Anna Deweirdt, sophomore midfielder Brooke Holland and sophomore midfielder Brooke Bofto. One of the promising newcomers is Izzy Marshall. Speedy senior Dom Randle, who earned first-team all-league honors as a defender, suffered an ACL injury and will miss her final season. Over the last three seasons, the Skyline girls soccer program earned 47 wins, with just seven losses and two ties. The Spartans won 4A state titles in 2008 and 2009 and placed third in 2010 with an impressive 19-1 record. Skyline’s only loss came to Tahoma 1-0 in the state semifinals. Braman, in his eighth season, has a 103-26-10 record. Two of the victories came in nonleague action last week. Skyline opened its season Sept. 6 with a 1-0 victory against visiting Liberty. Candioglos scored the goal at the 72nd minute. On Sept. 8, Wilson and Marshall scored first-half goals at the Spartans defeated host Mercer Island 2-0.
Young Eagles will be competitive One of Skyline’s challengers should be Issaquah again. Over the past eight years, coach Tom Bunnell’s teams have been among the best in the state. However, injuries plagued the Eagles last season when they went 12-4-1 and just missed qualifying for the state tournament. This season the Eagles have a young team, composed mostly of juniors. Key returners include senior midfielders Deanna Dakar and Alisa Evans, junior midfielder Audrey Thomas; senior defender Julia Knitter, junior defenders Sarah Leland, Tara Eisenmann and Morgan Zach; senior forward Jocelyn Eng and junior forward Sophie Kim. Among the impact newcomers are defenders Tracy Pang, Lexi Rindler, Casey Kovarik, midfielder Annie Hoffman and forward Lyrik Fryer. Issaquah went 1-2 during its
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first week of the season. The Eagles opened with a 4-1 victory against host Lake Washington Sept. 7. Thomas scored two goals. Eng and Hoffman accounted for the other two scores. After a strong opener, the Eagles got blasted by rival Liberty 9-1 Sept. 8. “We played poor defensively against a good team. We had breakdowns against an explosive team. Things just kind of got out of control,” Bunnell said. “Liberty has a very good team. I was very impressed with them.” Issaquah played better Sept. 10, although the Eagles lost to host Lake Stevens 1-0. “We played well enough to win. It was a good bounce back after the Liberty game,” Bunnell said. “Lake Stevens got just one shot on us while we just couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net.” Despite two losses last week, Bunnell is impressed with his team’s potential. “It is going to be a fun season,” he said.
Patriots look strong again Liberty has a new coach this season in Jamie Giger, who replaced Malia Arrant. Last fall, Arrant guided the Patriots to their best season in years. Liberty won the 3A KingCo title and reached the state playoffs, losing in the first round to Bonney Lake. The Patriots finished the season 11-3-3, a dramatic improvement from 4-9-4 in 2009. But the new coach is about the only new change to the Patriots, who should challenge for the league title and the state playoffs again. Among the top returning players are senior midfielder Kimi Fry, senior forward Cassidy Nangle, and juniors Kailiana Johnson and Kiana Hafferty. Fry, who was the league’s coMVP last year, has committed to the University of San Diego. Nangle, an all-league player last fall, has committed to the University of Oklahoma. Johnson, who earned second-team all-league honors last season, got this season off to a hot start. In the victory against Issaquah, Johnson scored four goals. Fry had a goal and an assist. Among the top newcomers are sophomore outside midfielder/defender Shaniah Adriano, freshman outside midfielder Kali Youngdahl and freshman defender Taylor Sekyra. Christopher Huber: 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Bob Taylor: 3926434, ext. 236, or bobtaylor@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Roundup: Eagles girls swim team gets win FROM PAGE B4
Issaquah plays Ballard in a 4A KingCo Conference game at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 in Seattle’s Memorial Stadium. Liberty opens 3A/2A KingCo play at home at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 against Sammamish.
Eagles blast by Ballard at season-opening meet Stacy Maier and Kayla Flaten each won two events and swam on two victorious relays Sept. 10 as they led the Issaquah High School girls swimming team to a 102.50-71.50 victory against host Ballard. It was the season-opening meet for both teams. Maier won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 20.67 second and captured the 100 backstroke in 1:02.52. Flaten took the 100 freestyle in 56.42 and won the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.04. Both were members of the Eagles’ winning 200 medley relay, which finished first in 2:00.66. Kellie Langan and Kayla Foremski were other members of the relay. Maier and Flaten also swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay, which took first in 1:47.89. Gabrielle Gevers and Foremski were other members of the relay. Gevers also won the 50 freestyle in 27.09 and Langan captured the 100 butterfly in 1:07.26. Kaley Rohring, of Issaquah, took first place in the diving with 105.95 points.
Issaquah boys tennis team wins home opener The Issaquah High School boys tennis team finally got a chance to play a match on the school grounds Sept. 8 and the Eagles flew by visiting Garfield 6-1. Because of construction last year, the Eagles played all their home matches at Tibbetts Valley Park. Issaquah won three of four singles and swept the doubles en route to its victory. Evan Cheung, of Issaquah, won the No. 1 singles match with
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Skyline boys netters slam Sammamish team The Skyline High School boys tennis team cruised by visiting Sammamish 7-0 Sept. 6 in a nonleague match. No individual scores were reported. However, Aman Manji won the No. 1 singles match and Brayden Hansen and Alex Wu took the No. 1 doubles match. On Sept. 8, Skyline fell to Roosevelt 4-3. Roosevelt won all the singles. Hansen and Wu took the No. 1 doubles with a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Mitchell Overton and Daniel Yang.
Liberty runners earn first place at state park Tyler Westenbroek and Amy Broska, both of Liberty High School, finished first in their respective age divisions Sept. 6 at the 3A/2A KingCo Conference Cross Country Jamboree at Lake Sammamish State Park. Westenbroek won the senior boys 2-mile race with a time of 9 minutes, 56 seconds. Teammate Nick Knoblich was second in 10:13. Hiron Redmon, of Liberty, finished second in the junior boys 2-mile race in 10:23, and Aaron Bowe, of Liberty, was second in the sophomore boys 2-mile race in 10:25. Broska, who helped Liberty win the Sea-King District title last year, won the sophomore girls 2-mile race in 12:02. Teammate Megan Larson was second in 12:06. Megan Chucka, of Liberty, was second in the junior girls 2-mile race in 12:09. Allie Wood, Rachel Shaw and Michaela Chucka, all of Liberty, went three, four and five respectively. Sarah Bliesner, of Liberty, was third in the freshman girls 2-mile race. In the 4A KingCo Jamboree on Sept. 8 at Seattle’s Jackson Park, Issaquah freshman Ellie Clawson took third in 19:32. In fact, Issaquah’s top four placers were all freshmen. Ellie Hendrickson was next for Issaquah, taking 14th. In the boys race, Skyline’s Keegan Symmes finished third in 16:22.
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4A KingCo Conference CREST DIVISION League Season W L W L Eastlake 0 0 2 0 Issaquah 0 0 2 0 Skyline 0 0 1 1 Newport 0 0 1 1 Redmond 0 0 0 2 CROWN DIVISION League Season W L W L Ballard 0 0 2 0 Woodinville 0 0 2 0 Roosevelt 0 0 2 0 Inglemoor 0 0 2 0 Bothell 0 0 1 1 Garfield 0 0 1 1 Sept. 15 Game Lake Stevens at Inglemoor Sept. 16 Games Roosevelt at Eastlake Issaquah at Ballard Skyline at Lake Oswego, Ore. Garfield at Seattle Prep Bothell at Newport Redmond at Woodinville Sept. 9 Games Issaquah 23, Liberty 13 Bellevue 31, Skyline 17 Eastlake 42, Snohomish 14 Mercer Island 36, Newport 21 Lake Washington 39, Redmond 17 Woodinville 35, Monroe 0 Inglemoor 19, Juanita 0 Ballard 50, Franklin 20 Garfield 27, Sammamish 22 Sept. 10 Games Mount Si 26, Bothell 14 Roosevelt 21, Interlake 7
PF 77 71 79 64 33
PA 28 13 58 70 87
PF 84 66 60 29 41 27
PA 47 10 22 0 36 36
EASTLAKE 42, SNOHOMISH 14 Snohomish 0 0 0 14 – 14 Eastlake 0 14 7 21 – 42 Second Quarter East – Ryan Lewis 40 run (John Kilburg kick) East – Aaron DiGenova 8 pass from Keegan Kemp (Kilburg kick) Third Quarter East – Brian Quick 60 pass from Kemp (Kilburg kick) Fourth Quarter East – Kemp 14 run (Kilburg kick) Snoh – Russell Crippen 95 kickoff return (Collin Shelton kick) East – Kemp 4 run (Kilburg kick) Snoh – Peter St. Marie 48 run (Shelton kick) East – Quick 27 pass from Kemp (Kilburg kick)
4A Prep Poll How Seattle Times 4A top 10 teams fared: 1. Skyline (1-1) lost to Bellevue 31-17 2. Eastlake (2-0) beat Snohomish 42-14 3. Ferris (2-0) beat Shadle Park 39-19 4. Bellarmine Prep (2-0) beat Wilson 45-13 5. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho d. Skyview (0-2) 52-14 6. Chiawana (2-0) beat Pasco 22-14 7. Olympia (2-0) beat Capital 10-7 8. Kentlake (2-0) beat Kentridge 30-22 9. Bothell (1-1) lost to Mount Si 26-14 10. Federal Way (2-0) beat Puyallup 33-13
3A/2A KingCo Conference PA 38 17 57 35 45 61 64 85
MOUNT SI 26, BOTHELL 14 Mount Si 0 13 3 10 – 26 Bothell 7 0 7 0 – 14 First Quarter Both – Trent Sewell 13 pass from Austen Dahl (Alec Yarno kick) Second Quarter MS – Tyler Button 14 pass from Ryan Atkinson (Cameron Van Winkle kick) MS – Van Winkle 47 FG MS – Van Winkle 25 FG Third Quarter Both – Sewell 20 pass from Dahl (Yarno kick) MS – Van Winkle 36 FG Fourth Quarter MS – Eli Mayfield 2 run (Van Winkle kick) MS – Van Winkle 37 FG
Seamount League Nonleague Sept. 9 Game HAZEN 17, CEDARCREST 14 Cedarcrest 0 6 0 8 – 14 Hazen 0 7 0 10 – 17 Second Quarter Hazen – Brandon Wiscarson 2 run (JD Peterson kick) Fourth Quarter Hazen – Cody Taylor 45 run (Peterson kick) Hazen – Peterson 23 FG
Nonleague Sept. 9 Game PENINSULA 42, EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 21 Eastside Catholic 0 7 0 14 - 21 Peninsula 7 21 7 7 - 42
How Seattle Times 3A top 10 teams fared: 1. Bellevue (2-0) beat Skyline 31-17 2. Lakes (2-0) beat Evergreen (Vancouver) 49-6 3. O'Dea (2-0) beat Ferndale 24-21 4. Kamiakin (2-0) beat Moses Lake 37-21 5. Camas (2-0) beat Mountain View 31-0 6. Kennedy Catholic (1-1) lost to Archbishop Murphy 41-14 7. Juanita (1-1) lost to Inglemoor 19-0 8. Ferndale (1-1) lost to O'Dea 24-21 9. Meadowdale (2-0) beat Marysville Getchell 44-8 10. University (0-2) lost to Lewis and Clark 31-24
4A KingCo Conference
BELLEVUE 31, SKYLINE 17 Bellevue 3 14 14 0 – 31 Skyline 7 10 0 0 – 17 First Quarter Sky – Damian Greene 1 run (Sean McDonald kick) Bel – Mitch Johnson 33 FG Second Quarter Bel – Andy Boulware 16 run (Johnson kick) Sky – McDonald 30 Fg Bel – Joey Moore 14 run (Johnson kick) Sky – Nic Sblendorio 14 pass from Max Browne (McDonald kick) Third Quarter Bel – Tyler Hasty 4 run (Johnson kick) Bel – Sean Constantine 45 interception return (Johnson kick)
Metro League
3A Prep Poll
Prep girls soccer
ISSAQUAH 23, LIBERTY 13 Liberty 7 0 0 6 – 13 Issaquah 3 20 0 0 – 23 First Quarter Lib – Hamilton Noel run (Josh Johnson kick) Iss – Alex Shane 30 FG Second Quarter Iss – Jake Bakamus 45 pass from Ethan Kalin (Shane kick) Iss – Eric Rauch 5 pass from Kalin (Shane kick) Iss – Jack Gellatly 1 run (kick blocked) Fourth Quarter Lib – Tynan Gilmore 7 pass from Jordan West (pass failed) Individual statistics (Issaquah) RUSHING: Ethan Kalin 11-18, Jack Gellatly 29-94. PASSING: Kalin 13-19-0, 225. PASS RECEIVING: Jake Bakamus 6-150, Reed Peterson 4-55, Eric Rauch 2-8, Gage Lenheim 1-12. TACKLES: Austin Richert 4.5 (4 solos), Rauch 4 (2 solos), Eric Lemke 3 (3 solos), Derek Chapman 3 (3 solos), Duncan Hamilton 3 (2 solos), Jacob Peterson 2, Trevor Alexander 2 (2 solos), Charles Peterson 1.5 (1 solo), Trace Eaton 1.5 (1 solo).
League Season W L W L PF Bellevue 0 0 2 0 62 Lake Wash. 0 0 2 0 53 Mercer Island 0 0 1 1 71 Juanita 0 0 1 1 48 Mount Si 0 0 1 1 36 Sammamish 0 0 0 2 49 Interlake 0 0 0 2 41 Liberty 0 0 0 2 40 Sept. 16 Games Juanita at Mercer Island Interlake at Bellevue Lake Washington at Mount Si Sammamish at Liberty Sept. 9 Games Issaquah 23, Liberty 13 Bellevue 31, Skyline 17 Eastlake 42, Snohomish 14 Mercer Island 36, Newport 21 Lake Washington 39, Redmond 17 Interlake at Roosevelt Inglemoor 19, Juanita 0 Garfield 27, Sammamish 22 Sept. 10 Games Mount Si 26, Bothell 14 Roosevelt 21, Interlake 7
First Quarter Pen - Danny Welstad 3 run (Cole Madden kick) Second Quarter Pen - Welstad 4 run (Madden kick) Pen - Welstad 6 run (Madden kick) EC - Chevy Walker 90 kickoff return (Danny Omiliak kick) Pen - Jake Peterson 49 run (Madden kick) Third Quarter Pen - Welstad 4 run (Madden kick) Fourth Quarter EC - Luke Lattanzio 12 pass from Luke Shepherd (Omiliak kick) Pen - Peterson 9 run (Madden kick) EC - Walker 5 run (Omiliak kick)
League Season W L T Pts W L T GF GA Woodinville 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 Skyline 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 Ballard 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 Garfield 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 Inglemoor 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 7 7 Newport 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 6 Eastlake 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 5 Bothell 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 Redmond 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 5 Issaquah 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 11 Roosevelt 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 Sept. 10 Nonleague Games Inglemoor 1, Redmond 0 Bellevue 1, Skyline 1 Ballard 3, Stanwood 1 Eastlake 3, Kamiak 0 Newport 12, Mariner 0 Lake Stevens 1, Issaquah 0 Marysville-Pilchuck 3, Bothell 0 Woodinville 2, Edmonds-Woodway 1 Sept. 9 Nonleague Games Garfield 1, Highline 0 Seattle Prep 6, Roosevelt 0 Sept. 8 Nonleague Games Inglemoor 2, Juanita 0 Newport 5, Sammamish 0 Liberty 9, Issaquah 1 Skyline 2, Mercer Island 0 Bainbridge 2, Redmond 1 Sept. 7 Nonleague Games Issaquah 4, Lake Washington 1 Woodinville 4, Inglemoor 1 Hazen 1, Garfield 1 Sept. 6 Nonleague Games Skyline 1, Liberty 0 Redmond 2, Edmonds-Woodway 2 Eastlake 2, Lake Washington 2 Ballard 1, Bishop Blanchet 1 Bainbridge 6, Newport 0 Bothell 4, Nathan Hale 1 Roosevelt 3, Inglemoor 3 ISSAQUAH 4, LAKE WASHINGTON 1 Issaquah 31–4 Lake Washington 1 0 – 1 First half scoring: 1, Audrey Thomas (Iss), penalty kick; 2, Jocelyn Eng (Iss, Sarah Leland assist), 15:00; 3, Thomas (Iss, unassisted), 25:00; 4, Emma Holm (LW, Kaiti Brixey assist), 25:00. Second half scoring: 5, Annie Hoffman (Iss, Delany Foreman assist), 57:00. LIBERTY 9, ISSAQUAH 1 Issaquah 1 0 – 1 Liberty 6 3 – 9 First half scoring: 1, Kailiana Johnson (L, unassisted), 10:07; 2, Kiana Hafferty (L, Shaniah Adriano assist), 14:03; 3, Nicolle Marlow (L, Kali Youngdahl assist), 17:06; 4, Audrey Thomas (Iss, Deanna Dakar assist), 29:34; 5, Johnson (L, Kendall Downing assist), 37:54; 6, Kimi Fry (L, unassisted), 39:10. Second half scoring: 7, Johnson (L, unassisted), 43:38; 8, Youngdahl (L, Fry assist), 57:07; 9, Johnson (L, Mollie Cooke assist), 67:20. SKYLINE 1, LIBERTY 0 Liberty 0 0 – 0 Skyline 0 1 – 1 Second half scoring: 1, Nicole Candioglos (S, Jordan Branch assist), 72:00. Shutout: Skyline, Tina Vargas, Sydney Martinez. SKYLINE 2, MERCER ISLAND 0 Skyline 20–2 Mercer Island 0 0 – 0 First half scoring: 1, Jackie Wilson (S, unassisted), 13:20; 2, Izzy Marshall (S, Alexa Strom assist), 20:25. LAKE STEVENS 1, ISSAQUAH 0 Issaquah 00–0 Lake Stevens 1 0 – 1 First half scoring: 1, Montana Wahlberg (LS, unassisted), 21:00. EASTLAKE 3, KAMIAK 0 Kamiak 0 0 – 0 Eastlake 0 3 – 3 Second half scoring: 1, Emily Cushing (E, Gabrielle Grinslade assist), 50:00; 2, Rebecca Priestley (E, Kelsey Haberly assist), 62:00; 3, Tasnim Khessib (E, Haberly assist), 68:00. Shutout: Bryce Kennedy (E). EASTLAKE 2, LAKE WASHINGTON 2 Eastlake 11–2 Lake Washington 1 1 – 2 First half scoring: 1, Shelby Bergren (LW, Chloe Clowers assist), 38:00; 2, Rebecca Priestley (E, Kelsey Haberly assist), 39:00. Second half scoring: 3, Allie Garrett (E, Sierra Dwyer assist), 63:00; 4, Bergren (LW, Kaiti Brixey assist), 76:00.
3A/2A KingCo Conference League Season W L T Pts W L T Interlake 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Liberty 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Juanita 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Mount Si 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Lake Wash. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Bellevue 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mercer Island 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sammamish 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jan. 10 Games Bellevue 1, Skyline 1 Interlake 9, Sultan 0 Mount Si 2, Monroe 1 Jan. 9 Game Juanita 5, Ingraham 0 Jan. 8 Games Inglemoor 2, Juanita 0 Newport 5, Sammamish 0 Liberty 9, Issaquah 1 Skyline 2, Mercer Island 0 Cedarcrest 3, Mount Si 2 Sept. 6 Games Seattle Prep 1, Mercer Island 0 Cedarcrest 2, Sammamish 0 Lake Washington 2, Eastlake 2 Skyline 1, Liberty 0 Interlake 5, Granite Falls 1
SPORTS CALENDAR
Adult sports
Issaquah Alps Trails Club
Sept. 17, 1 p.m., Tiger Mountain Tradition loop, 5 miles, 600-foot elevation gain. Call 392-3571 ... Sept. 18, 9:30 a.m., Taylor Mountain, 6.5 miles, 800-foot elevation gain. Call 453-8997 .... Sept. 18, Dogs Welcome Hike, 4-6 miles, 800- to 1,000-foot elevation gain. Call 481-2341. Cascade Bicycle Club Sept. 17, 9 a.m., Renton to Lake Sammamish, 50 miles from Ron Regis Park in Renton. Call 206-399-3221 ... Sept. 20, 5:45 p.m., Cycle Tuesdays, 25-35 miles from Gene Coulon Park in Renton. Call 206-200-7314 ... Sept. 23, 10 a.m., South Bellevue-IssaquahMercer Island loop, 43 miles from Newcastle Beach Park. Call 891-7079. Shooting Sept. 18, noon, Cascade Mountain Men shooting event at Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club ... Hunter education courses are available at the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club. Call 206-940-5862. Pickle ball Issaquah Parks provides pickle ball at the community center from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 8-10 a.m. Saturdays. Rackets and nets are provided. Call 837-3000. Basketball Issaquah Parks has noontime hoops for players 16 and older from noon to 2 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the community center. There are noontime hoops for players 40 and older from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays. There is also an open gym from 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays. Call 837-3300. Football Alumni Football USA is looking for players to compete in a game between Issaquah and Skyline alumni in October. Location and time to be determined. Roster spaces are limited to 40 players for each team. Call 888-404-9746 toll free or go to www.alumnifootballusa.com. Yoga Issaquah Parks provides yoga stretch classes from 8-9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at the community center. Call 837-3300. Volleyball Issaquah Parks has an open gym for volleyball from 6-9 p.m. Mondays at the community center. Call 837-3300. Outdoor classes Washington Wildlife Federation holds a weekend workshop for women, 18 and older, Sept. 16-18 at the Camp River Ranch, Carnation. Sessions include the basics of fishing, hunting, kayaking, wilderness survival skills, training hunting dogs and outdoor photography. Go to www.washingtonoutdoorwomen.org or call 455-1986. Fishing Sept. 14, 7 p.m., Bellevue-Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited meeting at the Issaquah Brewhouse. Dave McCoy, a Trout Unlimited member and owner of Emerald Water Anglers, is the featured speaker. Public is invited; admission is free.
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. Cannons Baseball Club still has a few openings left on its 15U Mickey Mantle and 18U Connie Mack teams. Call 206227-2920 or email cannonsbc@comcast.net for an individual workout. Swimming Issaquah Parks provides swimming lessons for all ages at the Julius Boehm Pool. Call 837-3350. First half scoring: 1, Alyssa Proudfoot (MS, Miranda Rawlings assist), 2:00; 2, Monroe, 11:00; 3, Maddy Hutcheson (MS, Sophia Rouches assist), 25:00.
Seamount League GF GA 14 1 9 2 5 2 4 4 3 6 1 1 0 3 0 7
CEDARCREST 3, MOUNT SI 2 Mount Si 0 2 – 2 Cedarcrest 2 1 – 3 First half scoring: 1, Maggie Pleis (C, Karli White assist) 22:00; 2, Tanya Zakrajek (C, Shannon Fischer assist), 40:00. Second half scoring: 3, Sophia Rouches (MS, Claire Larsen, Claire Johnson assists), 46:00; 4, Laura Barnes (MS, unassisted), 47:00; 5, White (C, unassisted), 73:00. MOUNT SI 2, MONROE 1 Monroe 1 0 – 1 Mount Si 2 0 – 2
Sept. 7 Game HAZEN 1, GARFIELD 1 Garfield 1 0 – 1 Hazen 0 1 – 1 First half scoring: 1, Garfield 27:00. Second half scoring: 2, Brianne Sherine (H, Tyra Markey assist), 79:00. Sept. 10 Game HAZEN 4, ABERDEEN 1 Aberdeen 1 0 – 1 Hazen 40–4 First half scoring: 1, Brianne Sherine (H, Melissa Carney assist), 6:00; 2, Sherine (H, Gabby Brower assist), 25:00; 3, Melissa Carney (H, Chelsea Delgado assist), 29:00; 4, Jill Hardy (A, unassisted), 31:00; 5, Marina Vaughn (H, Sherine assist), 40:00.
Prep girls swimming 4A KingCo Conference Sept. 10 Meet ISSAQUAH 102.50, BALLARD 71.50 200 medley relay: 1, Issaquah A (Stacy Maier, Kayla Flaten, Kellie Langan, Kayla Foremski) 2:00.66; 3, Issaquah B (Kimberly Meacham, Christina Kwon, Vyvian Luu, Gabrielle Gevers) 2:11.05. 200 freestyle: 1, Luisa Chan (B) 2:08.60; 2, Emma Wrightson (I) 2:18.73; 3, Jessica Brady (I) 2:29.07; 5, Miranda Hansen (I) 2:49.01. 200 individual medley: 1, Maier (I) 2:20.67. 50 freestyle: 1, Gevers (I) 27.09; 3, Paige Chisholm (I) 29.98; 4, Meacham (I) 30.12. Diving: 1, Kaley Rohring (I) 105.95. 100 butterfly: 1, Langan (I) 1:07.26; 3, Kwon (I) 1:19.59. 100 freestyle: 1, Flaten (I) 56.42; 3, Foremski (I) 1:02.90; 5, Wrightson (I) 1:05.87. 500 freestyle: 1, Catherine Canetti (B) 6:00.22; 2, Christine Rasquinha (I) 6:48.86; 3, Luu (I) 7:00.07. 200 medley relay: 1, Issaquah A (Gevers, Foremski, Maier, Flaten) 1:47.89;
SKYLINE 3, LAKE WASHINGTON 0 Lake Washington 17 17 17 – 0 Skyline 25 25 25 – 3 Skyline statistics: Madison Stoa 13 assists, 3 aces; Molly Mounsey 3 blocks.
Running Issaquah Parks is registering runners for the elementary school fall running program, coordinated by the Issaquah Gliders. Practices are from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday and Friday. Go to www.issaquahparks.net or call 392-8230. Lacrosse Issaquah Parks offers instructional leagues for boys and girls, ages 6-10, 4:30-6 p.m. Fridays Sept. 9 through Oct. 7 at Pine Lake Middle School. Go to www.issaquahyouthlacrosse.com. Softball Wave Softball Select tryouts for 12U18U have already started at the WBI training facility in Woodinville. Call 4221769 or go to www.wavesoftball.org. Basketball Issaquah Parks offers a variety of programs for young hoopers, ages 4-5 and 6-8. The mini-hooper program, for ages 4-5, starts Sept. 17 and is from 10-11 a.m. Saturdays. The Hoopsters program, for ages 6-8, begins Sept. 29 and is from 5-5:50 p.m. Thursdays. Call 837-3300. Fencing Issaquah Parks has a mini-musketeer program, for ages 5-7. The class, taught by the Washington Fencing Academy, is from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Tuesdays and begins Sept. 27 at Endeavor Elementary School.
High school sports
EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 3, ISSAQUAH 1 Issaquah 25 21 17 20 – 1 Eastside Catholic 19 25 25 25 – 3 Eastside Catholic statistics: Hannah Christie 27 assists, Kameron McLain 16 kills, Marlen Norwood 13 digs, Katherine Towslie 10 kills.
3A/2A KingCo Conference League Season W L W L Interlake 1 0 1 0 Juanita 1 0 1 0 Mercer Island 1 0 1 0 Mount Si 1 0 1 0 Sammamish 0 1 1 1 Bellevue 0 1 0 1 Lake Washington 0 1 0 2 Liberty 0 1 0 2 Sept. 8 Matches Interlake 3, Bellevue 0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-12) Mercer Island 3, Lake Washington 1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-10, 25-13) Juanita 3, Sammamish 0 (25-5, 25-6, 26-8) Mount Si 3, Liberty 0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-22) Sept. 7 Matches Skyline 3, Lake Washington 0 (25-17, 25-17, 2518) Sammamish 3, Overlake 0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-11) Sept. 6 Match Skyline 3, Liberty 1 (25-14, 25-15, 16-25, 25-15) MOUNT SI 3, LIBERTY 0 Liberty 11 20 22 - 0 Mount Si 25 25 25 – 3 Mount Si statistics: Rachel Hayford 10 digs, Sarah McDonald 12 kills, Lauren Smith 17 assists, 4 aces.
Seamount League
Football Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Sammamish at Liberty, Issaquah at Ballard (Memorial Stadium), Skyline at Lake Oswego, Ore. Girls soccer Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m., Highline at Issaquah, Kennedy Catholic at Skyline; Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m., Liberty at Bellevue; Sept. 17, 2 p.m., Skyline at Enumclaw, 3 p.m., Columbia River at Issaquah; Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m., Inglemoor at Issaquah, Sammamish at Liberty, Skyline at Newport; Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Issaquah at Roosevelt, Liberty at Lake Washington. Girls swimming Sept. 15, 3 p.m., Skyline at Woodinville, 3:30 p.m., Inglemoor at Issaquah (Julius Boehm Pool); Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m., Issaquah at Redmond, Garfield at Skyline (Julius Boehm Pool); Sept. 22, 3:15 p.m., Liberty at Hazen, 3:30 p.m., Woodinville at Issaquah (Julius Boehm Pool). Volleyball Sept. 14, 7 p.m., Sammamish at Liberty; Sept. 15, 7 p.m., Mercer Island at Skyline; Sept. 19, 7 p.m., Liberty at Lake Washington; Sept. 20, 7 p.m., Garfield at Skyline, Issaquah at Inglemoor; Sept. 21, 7 p.m., Liberty at Juanita; Sept. 22, 7 p.m., Bothell at Issaquah. Cross country Sept. 14, 4 p.m., Bothell, Skyline at Issaquah, Liberty at Sammamish (Robinswood Park); Sept. 21, 4 p.m. Issaquah, Roosevelt at Woodinville (Marymoor Park), Lake Washington, Mercer Island at Liberty, Newport at Skyline (Klahanie Park). Boys tennis Sept. 15, 3:45 p.m., Inglemoor at Issaquah, Liberty at Sammamish, Garfield at Skyline; Sept. 20, 3:45 p.m., Issaquah at Eastlake, Juanita at Liberty (Tibbetts Valley), Skyline at Newport; Sept. 22, 3:45 p.m., Redmond at Issaquah, Liberty at Interlake, Inglemoor at Skyline. Boys golf Sept. 14, 3:30 p.m., Ballard at Issaquah (Snoqualmie Falls GC); Sept. 15, 3:30 p.m., Liberty at Mount Si, Bothell at Skyline (Plateau GC); Sept. 19, 3:30 p.m., Newport at Issaquah (Snoqualmie Falls GC); Sept. 21, 2:55 p.m., Bellevue at Liberty (Maplewood); Sept. 22, 3:30 p.m., Issaquah at Woodinville (Echo Falls GC), Skyline at Redmond (Bear Creek GC). 2, Issaquah B (Langan, Wrightson, Chisholm, Kwon) 2:01.37. 100 backstroke: 1, Maier (I) 1:02.52; 4, Meacham (I) 1:20.93. 100 breaststroke: 1, Flaten (I) 1:11.04; 2, Langan (I) 1:19.49; 4, Lacy Herman (I) 1:27.80. 400 freestyle relay: 1, Ballard A (Canetti, Victoria Shao, Tiara Adler, Chan) 4:12.58; 2, Issaquah (Gevers, Foremski, Kwon, Wrightson) 4:25.38.
Prep volleyball 4A KingCo Conference League W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SKYLINE 3, LIBERTY 1 Skyline 25 25 16 25 – 3 Liberty 14 15 25 15 – 1 Skyline statistics: Madison Stoa 6 kills, 24 assists, 2 aces; Halle Erdhal 15 kills, 12 digs, 4 aces; Marissa Fortier 5 kills, 3 blocks. Liberty statistics: Taylor Weik 10 kills, 3 blocks, 8 digs; Megan Tsutakawa 5 kills, 27 assists, 3 aces; Lindsey Linden 8 kills, 9 digs, 6 aces; Delane Agnew 8 kills, 6 blocks.
Season W L 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skyline Ballard Roosevelt Newport Woodinville Garfield Redmond Issaquah Bothell Eastlake Inglemoor Sept. 10 Match Eastside Catholic 3, Issaquah 1 Sept. 8 Matches Roosevelt 3, Emerald Ridge 0 (25-17, 25-21, 2518) Kentwood 3, Issaquah 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-22) Newport 3, Marysville-Pilchuck 1 (25-23, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20) Ballard 3, Lakeside 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-12) Sept. 7 Matches Bellevue Christian 3, Redmond 0 (25-11, 25-22, 25-23) Skyline 3, Lake Washington 0 (25-17, 25-17, 2518) Sept. 6 Matches Skyline 3, Liberty 1 (25-14, 25-15, 16-25, 25-15) Ballard 3, Franklin 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-18) Roosevelt 3, Rogers 1 (12-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-18) Kentwood 3, Garfield 0 Woodinville 3, Edmonds-Woodway 0
Sept. 8 Match Highline 3, Hazen 2 (25-19, 24-26, 29-27, 14-25, 15-13)
3A Prep poll Washington Coaches top 10: 1. Eastside Catholic 2. Mount Spokane 3. Auburn Mountainview 4. West Valley-Yakima 5. Meadowdale 6. Mercer Island 7. Seattle Prep 8. Holy Names 9. Prairie 10. Timberline
Prep boys cross country 4A KingCo Conference PRESEASON JAMBOREE At Lincoln Park 5,000 meters Top 10 finishers: 1, Alex Bowns (Ballard) 15:58; 2, Jamie Coughlin (Garfield) 16:18; 3, Keegan Symmes (Skyline) 16:22; 4, Hart Hornor (Roosevelt) 16:28; 5, Ryan Peterson (Garfield) 16:29; 6, Kevin Tidball (Skyline) 16:46; 7, Grant Stein (Newport) 16:51; 8, Dylan Hayes (Garfield) 16:55; 9, Joey Nakao (Skyline) 16:56; 10, Brendan Long (Skyline) 16:58. Other local runners: 17, Grant Usleman (Sky) 17:13; 19, Tom Howe (Issaquah) 17:19; 22, Joseph DeMatteo (Sky) 17:30; 29, John Hong (Sky) 17:57; 31, Aidan Heninger (Iss) 18:01; 39, Jack Corscadden (Iss) 18:11; 44, Hunter Sapienza (Iss) 18:16; 46, Andrew Larsen (Iss) 18:21; 48, Ryan Abrahamsen (Sky) 18:25; 52, Brandon Clark (Sky) 18:28; 54, Patrick Violette (Iss) 18:30; 56, Jerdan Helgeson (Iss) 18:31; 65, Jonah McVay (Sky) 18:46; 69, Tennyson Hainsworth (Sky) 18:48; 70, Eric Tidball (Sky) 18:48; 75, Keegan Moo (Iss) 18:52; 78, Sean Ratcliffe (Iss) 19:03; 84, Drew Matthews (Sky) 19:16; 89, Blake Hallauer (Sky) 19:30; 95, Brian Bollinger (Iss) 19:35; 98, Jack Oglivie (Iss) 19:42; 100, Jay Bowlby (Sky) 19:53. Top 5 JV race finishers: 1, Michael Flindt (Eastlake) 17:11; 2, Jordan Oldenburg (East) 17:36; 3, Mark Miloy (East) 17:38; 4, Ethan Freed (East) 17:47; 5, Kyle Suver (East) 17:49.
3A/2A KingCo Conference PRESEASON JAMBOREE At Lake Sammamish State Park 2-mile race (Liberty results) Freshman race: 4, Trevor Sytsma 11:17; 18, Zach Chucka 12:49; 19, Nick Bliesner 12:51; 48, Grant Rayfield 17:04. Sophomore race: 2, Aaron Bowe 10:25; 7, Mason Goodman 11:10; 11, Conor Wray 11:34; 12, Collin Olson 11:35; 16, Wyatt Johnson 12:01; 22, Thomas Lowry 12:34; 42, Keegan Kylstra 14:00; 43, Galen Posch 14:18. Junior race: 2, Hiron Redmon 10:23; 18, Taylor Malueg 12:09; 26, Michael Shaw 12:39; 39, Shane Coate 15:07. Senior race: 1, Tyler Westenbroek 9:56; 2, Nick Knoblich 10:13; 32, Jordan Rawley 14:23.
Prep girls cross country 4A KingCo Conference PRESEASON JAMBOREE At Lincoln Park Top 10 finishers: 1, Chandler Olson (Woodinville) 18:44; 2, Kyra Burke (Inglemoor) 19:29; 3, Ellie Clawson (Issaquah) 19:32; 4, Megan LeGresley (Redmond) 19:38; 5, Grace Hodge (Roosevelt) 19:41; 6, Kelsey Dunn (Redmond) 19:57; 7, Hannah Swanson (Roosevelt) 20:00; 8, Natalie Sharp (Garfield) 20; 9, Claira Young (Redmond) 20:02; 10, Jessica Spray (Newport) 20:07. Other local runners: 12, Emily Dwyer (Eastlake) 20:13; 14, Ellie Hendrickson (Issaquah) 20:17; 15, Sam Krahling (Skyline) 20:18; 17, Nicole Stinnet (East) 20:24; 21, Kathryn Steele (Sky) 20:59; 23, Abby Wilson (Iss) 21:13; 25, Emily Winterstein (Iss) 21:16; 27, Rachel Osgood (Iss) 21:20; 28, Haley Smith (Sky) 21:21; 29, Kaitlyn Oss (Sky) 21:24; 30, Caitlin McIllwain (Sky) 21:32; 31, Camille Lagron (Sky) 21:41; 32, Olivia Palenscar (East) 21:44; 34, Hannah Taylor (East) 22:05; 37, Hannah Heinonen (East) 22:11; 40, Mikenzie Deutsch (Sky) 22:16; 41, Cayla Seligman (Iss) 22:20; 42, Nicole Migotsky (Iss) 22:20; 47, Devon Bortfeld (East) 22:26; 51, Christina Smith (Sky) 22:30; 51, Tori Fuller (Sky) 22:31; 55, Amanda Chalfant (Iss) 22:39; 56, Katrina LaTurner (East) 22:40; 59, Erin Bryar (Sky) 22:42; 60, Rachel Zigman (East) 22:44; 64, Anna Carskaden (East) 23:00; 73, Hayley Alexander (Iss) 23:15; 78, Abby Irwin (Iss) 23:23; 85, Kristina Helling (Sky) 23:49; 93, Caroline Cindric (Sky) 24:45. Top 5 JV race local finishers: 5, Rachel Steinmetz (East) 23:41; 10, MeiMei Levy (East) 24:01; 11, Dori Dazelol (Sky) 24:05; 14, Madison Callan (Iss) 24:12; 16, Lucie Gruber (Sky) 24:17.
3A/2A KingCo Conference PRESEASON JAMBOREE At Lake Sammamish State Park 2-mile race (Liberty results) Freshman race: 3, Sarah Bliesner 12:15; 9, Jordan Raymond 13:40; 12, Sydney Hopp 14:39. Sophomore race: 1, Amy Broska 12:02; 2, Megan Larson 12:06. Junior race: 2, Megan Chucka 12:08; 3, Allie Wood 12:17; 4, Rachel Shaw 12:20; 5, Michaela Chucka 12:43; 26, Madison Smith 17:37. Senior race: 7, Aimee Christensen 12:36; 23, Stacy Christensen 14:46; 25, Denise Blohowiak 15:03.
Prep boys golf 4A KingCo Conference Sept. 8 Matches REDMOND 199, ISSAQUAH 226 At Bear Creek CC, par 36 Medalist: Cole Helgeson (Red) 36. EASTLAKE 196, ROOSEVELT 238 At Sahalee CC, par 36 Medalist: Li Wang (E) 37.
Other Eastlake scores: Jack Strickland 39, Jack Fisher 40, Will Sharp 40, Paul Russo 40.
3A/2A KingCo Conference Sept. 7 Match MOUNT SI 202, INTERLAKE 206, LIBERTY 219, MERCER ISLAND 219 At Maplewood GC, par 36 Medalist: Sam Fisher (Int) 35. Mount Si top scores: Mitchell Gardunia 36, Sean Ballsmith 39. Sept. 6 Match BELLEVUE 206, MERCER ISLAND 219, SAMMAMISH 222, LIBERTY 232 At Bellevue Municipal, par 35 Medalists: Connor Hood (Sam) 39, Matt Marrese (Sam) 39. Top Liberty score: Dylan Holt 41.
Metro League Sept. 7 Match LAKESIDE 104 points, EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 100 points At Jackson Park, par 27 Medalist: Henry Claworth (L) 24 points. Top Eastside Catholic scores: John Holt 22 points, Kyle Hendrix 21. Sept. 9 Match EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 100 points, BISHOP BLANCHET 100 points At Jackson Park, par 27 Medalist: Kevin Anderson (EC) 21 points. Other Eastside Catholic scores: Andrew Ehrig 19, Remy Hamilton 18.
Prep girls golf Metro League Sept. 7 Match LAKESIDE 71 points, EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 29 points At Jackson Park, par 27 Medalist: Libby Ramsey (L) 28 points. Top Eastside Catholic score; Makenna Boit 22. Sept. 10 Match BISHOP BLANCHET 32 points, EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 20 points Medalist: Makenna Boit (EC) 20 points.
Prep boys tennis 4A KingCo Conference Sept. 8 Matches ISSAQUAH 6, GARFIELD 1 Singles: Evan Cheung (Iss) d. Jared Storz 6-1, 6-0; Andrew Kim (Iss) d. Aaron Shechter 7-6, 6-2; Richard Bennett (Iss) d. Jack Peterson 6-1, 2-6, 6-0; Max Bernstein (G) d. David Park 6-4, 6-2. Doubles; John Brendel-Matt Gonn (Iss) d. Andrew Schwartz-Jacob Wall 6-1, 6-0; Jeffrey Weng-Andrew Okada (Iss) d. Joe Fitzpatrick-Zach Wertz 6-3, 7-5; Ken Kida-Daniel Park (Iss) d. Patrick Mogan-Quin Buchwald 7-5, 6-3. ROOSEVELT 4, SKYLINE 3 Singles: Jack Streeter (Roos) d. Aman Manji 6-2, 16, 6-3; Dustin McPhillips (Roos) d. Mitchell Johnson 61, 6-1; Ken Bove (Roos) d. Prithvi Ramkumar 6-3, 6-0; Ben Siegel (Roos) Tim Wong 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles: Brayden Hansen-Alex Wu (Sky) d. Mitchell Overton-Daniel Yang 6-3, 6-0; Inchul You-Nick Ziats (S) d. Colin Hudacek-Sam Murphy 6-1, 6-3; Griffin Johnson-Manuel Larrain (Sky) d. Jake Tull-David Lien 61, 6-0. INTERLAKE 5, EASTLAKE 2 Singles: Vicente Varas (E) d., Luat Le 6-3, 7-6 (7-3); Connor Garrett (I) d. Andrew Garland 6-1, 6-1; Joe Motto (I) d. Jon Lockwood 6-1, 7-5; Santiago Varas (E) d. Ben Vernhes 6-3, 6-2. Doubles: Devin Liu-Billy Huo (I) d. Chris LockwoodTim Tan 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Eric Radoi-Ti Phan (I) d. Fez Ulargui-Adam Jones 6-0, 6-2; Nick Brockmeyer-Patrick Whalon (I) d. Evan Green-Ryan Holmdahl 5-7, 6-2, 63.
Nonleague Sept. 6 Match SKYLINE 7, SAMMAMISH 0 Singles: Aman Manji (Sky) d. Ethan Romney; Mitchell Johnson (Sky) d. Issac So; Prithivi Ramkumar (Sky) d. Anthony Kao; Tim Wong (Sky) d. Alvin Tran. Doubles: Brayden Hansen-Alex Wu (Sky) d. Neimo Rostnai-Connor Shiu; Inchul You-Nick Ziats (Sky) d. Aaron Tam-Jason Habi; Manuel Larrain-Griffin Johnson (Sky) d. Kevin Monehan-Eric Wing. Sept. 7 Match BOTHELL 5, MOUNT SI 2 Singles: Jake Arlan (B) d. Camden Foucht 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Dakota Newton (B) d. Josh Hamann 6-2, 6-1; Tim Bultman (B) d. Azhar Khandekar 6-0, 6-1; Nate Popp (MS) d. David Nuta 6-2, 6-0. Doubles: Alex Pease-Jake Rouches (MS) d. Alon Patashnik-Jordan Huffaker 6-4, 7-5; Ayush Singh-Nevin Kalaf (B) d. Matthew Griffin-Jake Miller 6-2, 6-1; David Schorman-Joel Pierson (B) d. Kevin McLaughlin-Van Magnan 6-0, 6-1.
Junior football Greater Eastside League Sept. 10 Scores ROOKIES DIVISION Issaquah Gold 26, Bainbridge Island 0 Eastlake Red 20, Issaquah Purple 7 Skyline Green 32, Bellevue Bears 0 Skyline Black 32, Cedarcrest Red 0 Mercer Island 13, Skyline White 7 Bothell Blue 27, Five Star-Liberty 0 Redmond 19, Five Star-Hazen 0 Mount Si Red 13, Juanita 13 Eastlake Black 20, Mount Si White 19 Bothell White 42, Mount Si Grey 12 CUBS DIVISION Issaquah Gold 13, Bainbridge Island 12 Issaquah Purple 36, Eastlake White 6 Skyline White 25, Issaquah White 6 Skyline Green 26, Bellevue Bears 12 Skyline Black 26, Cedarcrest Red 0 Mount Si White 18, Eastside Black 14 Mount Si Red 36, Five Star-Liberty 0 Redmond Green 26, Five Star-Hazen 6 Eastlake Red 20, Newport Red 6 SOPHOMORES DIVISION Issaquah Purple 24, Skyline Green 7 Skyline White 12, Issaquah White 6 Bainbridge Island 37, Issaquah Gold 16 Bothell Blue 26, Mount Si White 19 Five Star Blue 13, Redmond 0 Five Star Gold 12, Mount Si Red 0 Mount Si Grey 26, Five Star White 0 Cedarcrest 22, Skyline Black 13 Eastlake Red 34, Newport Red 6 Eastlake White 22, Inglemoor Black 6 Eastlake Black 21, Wolverines Blue 19 JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION Issaquah Purple 32, Cedarcrest 20 Skyline Green 14, Issaquah Gold 7 Skyline Black 28, Lake Washington Purple 6 Wolverines Blue 22, Skyline White 0 Juanita 29, Five Star 16 Newport 31, Mount Si 6 Eastlake Black 26, Bainbridge Island 6 Woodinville Black 31, Eastlake Red 0 VARSITY DIVISION Issaquah 39, Inglemoor 8 Skyline Green 30, Bainbridge Island 0 Skyline White 19, Newport 12 Five Star-Liberty 36, Cedarcrest 6 Mount Si 32, Five Star-Hazen 0 Eastlake 34, Juanita 20
Running Newcastle 5K Top finishers: 1, Max Ferguson 17:07; 2, Eric Miya; 3, Corey Stephenson 18:13; 4, Diego Hoyos 19:02; 5, Danny Finan 19:53; 6, Marcy Mathers 20:12; 7, Joshua Orr 21:47; 8, Peter Donoghue 21:53; 9, Roman Naval 21:54; 10, Scott Lawrence 22:05; 11, Jamie Greene 22:10; 12, John Drescher 22:19; 13, Aaron Peloquin 22:28; 14, Don Stimson 22:43; 15, Bennett Ng 22:50; 16, Michael Hominda 23:08; 17, Steve Huson 23:25; 18, Jeremy Boyce 23:36; 19, Andrew Cooper 24:04; 20, Wayne Peitz 24:16; 21, Mark Ryker 24:29; 22, Michael Sharp 24:30; 23, Haley Barthel 24:52; 24, Hendrik Campher 25:06; 25, Christy Miles 25:11; 26, Michael Frederick 25:14; 27, Leigh Tsuji 25:33; 28, Alison Whitmire 25:34; 29, Erin Marckel 25:36; 30, Jon Jorstad 25:37.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Skyline’s class of 2001 plans school’s first 10-year reunion By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter
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Brandon Peterson, 12, (second from right) and James Adkins, 10 (far right), run one of the carnival games at Clark Elementary’s 60th birthday bash Sept. 9.
Clark Elementary School turns 60 Aging school faces uncertain future By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter For some time after it opened its doors in September 1951, the Issaquah elementary school on Second Avenue Southeast was simply known as “the new school.” At least that is how articles from The Issaquah Press refer to the school, which initially consisted of six classrooms serving only grades one and two. Somewhere between 1951 and a formal dedication ceremony held in March1953, the new school became Clark Elementary, named to honor former Issaquah School District Superintendent George Clark. Marking the school’s 60th birthday, the Clark community held a celebration Sept. 9, complete with a birthday cake for one of Issaquah’s oldest existing school buildings. “We really wanted to celebrate the history,” said Heather Mal-
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The Sept. 9 birthday party for Clark Elementary included birthday cakes shared by students, teachers and visitors. She added that Clark holds a back-to-school event at the start of every school year and marking the building’s past seemed like a natural. While the school’s past is fairly clear, its future could be considered somewhat cloudy. District leaders are discussing replacing the aging school. The project could be a major part of a capital improvement issue voters likely will be asked to approve in February. The price tag for a new Clark has been set at $19.5 million. Clark’s original construction cost was $486,000, or $10.76 per square foot, including an addition added shortly after the school opened. Completed in the fall of 1952, the addition brought the total number of rooms in Clark to 18 at
the time of its formal dedication. The district renovated the school in the early 1990s, said Principal May Pelto, adding some unique features such as a kiln, a dedicated art room and a dedicated science room. The building now has 17 classrooms and holds about 350 students. Back in 1953, that original dedication ceremony was apparently well attended. Dignitaries present included city and school officials, along with state education leaders. A highlight of the ceremony was the reading of a letter from Jessie Clark, George Clark’s widow. The Press reprinted the letter in its entirety. “May his influence for good be passed on from generation to generation and the principles and high ideals he endeavored to in-
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still in his pupils be imparted by the teachers to their pupils within its walls,” Jessie Clark wrote of the school. George Clark died in June 1950 at Shadycove Acres in Issaquah, according to Erica Maniez, executive director of the Issaquah History Museums. Jessie Clark had retired to Florida, according to a news story about the dedication. Having become superintendent in 1916, George Clark oversaw the first graduating class of the Issaquah school system, according to information provided by the district. That first class consisted of four graduates. At least for that year, Clark served as a principal as well as superintendent. The recent birthday celebration included several Clark alumni who now have children of their own in the school. Chris Prochazka and Heidi Fuhs expressed fond memories of Clark, especially of a teacher who also ran a farm to which students often took field trips. Though he doesn’t necessarily like the funding mechanism, Prochazka said he was in favor of replacing the school “with something better” as long as the name stays the same. “I don’t want it to change,” chimed in another alum, Brandon Peterson, 12. Helping out at one of the several games set up in the Clark courtyard, Brandon said Clark is “cool” just the way it is. Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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In any number of ways, the class of 2001 was a special one for Skyline High School. In terms of sports accomplishments, Spartans of that vintage helped win the girls state softball championship in 1999. The football team took the state title in 2000 and just missed doing it again the following year. Still, probably most importantly, the graduates represented the first class to attend Skyline for all four of their years in high school. “I think it’s worth remembering, worth commemorating,” said Kim Best, a member of the class of ’01 and one of the principal organizers of the school’s first 10-year reunion. The event is at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Issaquah Brewhouse, 35 W. Sunset Way. Best has been joined in the reunion planning by Catie Beck, who handles advertising sales for KISW 99.9-FM. They said it’s odd they have taken the lead in organizing the reunion as neither were all that involved in high school activities. Still, Best, now the recreation supervisor for the city of Cheney, said the idea of a 10-year reunion intrigues her. “I always wanted to go to a 10year reunion even though I wasn’t a big fan of high school,” Best said. “I just thought it would be cool to see what people’s lives are like, how they’ve changed.” “I just think it’s going to be fun,” Beck said, adding that there are members of the class of ’01 who started in school together at Challenger Elementary School and stayed together all the way through high school.
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Beck said she got involved because a roommate was helping plan her own class reunion and she contacted Best with a few ideas and tips. Her involvement just grew from there. To help get things rolling, the pair and one other planner, Robbie Sawyers, brought in a professional reunion planning company. The company located 336 of the class of ‘01’s 367 members. In terms of actually making contact with former classmates, Beck said Facebook has proven an extremely effective tool. Planners put together a Facebook page for the reunion and with a few weeks left before the event, about 50 people have confirmed attendance. “They’re sort of trickling in,” Beck said of reunion reservations. Both she and Best said the goal always has been to attract about 100 attendees. While Beck said Facebook has been a big help in contacting alumni, she also thinks the social Internet site actually may have cut down on the interest in the reunion. Classmates have stayed in contact through Facebook and other online methods. As a result, the class of ’01 isn’t as curious about their classmates. “They already know what they’ve been doing, where they are living,” Beck said.
Football brings Friday night delights There are many aspect to high school — the drama, the cliques, the stressful classes and the growing sense of responsibility placed on students, just to name a few. Ultimately, school is all about the student experience, and it doesn’t get much better than fall Friday nights in the Issaquah School District. Skyline is perennially among the best 4A football teams in the state, despite falling short of its ultimate goal last season. Issaquah’s team sometimes gets lost in Skyline’s shadow, but their recent play has been nothing to scoff at either. Liberty has provided plenty of football drama in my four-year tenure here, and has found its way to the playoffs every year, including a 3A state championship appearance. Last year, when Liberty took on Skyline and Issaquah at home in consecutive weeks, the school needed overflow seating to handle the massive crowds. Both Skyline and Issaquah sent out fans in droves and saw great games. This year, Liberty traveled to take on the opposing schools and the
Hall Monitor Michael Payant Liberty High School stands were packed once again. There’s a reason “Friday Night Lights” was so popular. High school football on a crisp autumn evening is more than just a game. There is something special about gathering with hundreds of your peers to cheer your team to victory, especially against a rival. Divisive cliques fade into one cohesive cheer squad; the drama and stress that bother you in school turn into the drama and stress of excitement that makes sports great. Win or lose, there is no other experience like it. Years into the future, when my hair grays prematurely, my vision starts to falter and lesser memories are forgotten, I will remember these Friday nights.
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210-Public Notices Bothell, WA 98021-9796 (425) 487-4689 Additional information including a project map can be obtained from the applicant by contacting; Richelle Rose, Project Manager King County DNRP, River and Floodplain Management 201 S Jackson St, Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104-3855 Richelle.rose@kingcounty.gov (206) 263-3178 Published in The Issaquah Press on 9/14/11 02-2239 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF ISSAQUAH NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Urban Village Development Commission Proposed Rowley Development Agreement The Urban Village Development Commission will hold a special public meeting on Wednesday, September 28th at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 135 E Sunset Way. At this meeting the Commission will discuss the proposed Rowley Development Agreement. Information regarding this meeting may be obtained by contacting Gaila Gutierrez, Major Development Review Team (MDRT) at 1775 12th Ave NW, Issaquah; 425-837-
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HOME & GARDEN Conservation district offers soil testing for local lands By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter
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Protect bugs to ensure beautiful, fragrant flowers By Jane Garrison I was down at Boehm’s Candies the other day. The weather was gray but warm, and I was feeling a little flat. When I got out of my car, I sniffed the air to see if I could find the wonderful scent of chocolate. I couldn’t. I couldn’t, because the smell of a fantastic rose overcame everything. It flooded the parking lot, the air, and me. It was terrific. I was uplifted just by that smell. The sense of smell is very strong and capable of bringing back images and memories that we think are lost, including childhood experiences or maybe a fantastic meal. A nice memory can lift your mood and change a cloudy day into a sunny one. I’m not sure if you can overload your senses or not, but it would be fun to try. It’s interesting to note that fragrant plants and flowers aren’t creating that wonderful smell for us; they are doing it for themselves. They are trying to attract pollinators so they can reproduce. Certain bees, moths, beetles and bats are drawn to distinctive odors, while birds and butterflies are more interested in flower shapes and colors. Bats like plants with musty aromas and will actually eat flowers at night when you can’t see them do it. Remember, they eat mosquitoes too. Beetles have a good sense of smell but are colorblind. They like fruity, spicy scents and will eat flowers as they pollinate the plants. Most are beneficial and do more good than evil. Flies are interesting. We know they like the smell of carrion and dung, so it’s no surprise that they pollinate skunk cabbage as well as other stinky plants. Moths are usually nighttime fliers, pollinating flowers with the sweet odors, such as evening primrose. Native bees like sweet smells, such as those you would find on roses, lilacs and fruit trees. Insects do so much more than just bug us. Without them we would not have many of the plants, flowers and fruits we enjoy today. In contrast, grasses are plain, ordinary, and dull colored, so they are pollinated by the wind. The wind doesn’t care what they look like. But the insects and birds; they really care. Some wonderful smelling plants that would bring pollinators to your garden are: Vines: Star Jasmine (may freeze) or honeysuckle Shrubs: rosemary, (may freeze) lavender, roses, gardenia, Mexican orange and Burkwood Viburnum Herbs: thyme, marjoram, oregano and sage Perennials: lily-of-the-valley, Cottage Pink, hyacinth, lily, stock, Sweet William, sweet violet We need to appreciate our insects. They suffered in our wet spring, which is why many people in the Issaquah area didn’t have fruit on their trees this year. Protect the bugs by planting beautiful, smelly plants, and in doing so, make yourself happy, too. Visit our clinics at the Issaquah Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m., and at Squak Mt. Greenhouses & Nursery, 10 a.m., every Saturday. Jane Garrison is a local landscape architect and master gardener who gardens in glacial till on the Plateau.
Homeowners can take advantage of free soil tests from the King Conservation District. The conservation district offers up to five free soil studies per address for anyone within King County, with a few geographic exceptions. The exceptions do not affect anyone in the Issaquah area. One main idea behind soil sampling is to prevent overfertilization, said Marcie Myers, a resource planner for the King Conservation District. And, she added, there are several reasons why using too much fertilizer is a bad idea. Myers said the free sampling program was first intended for farmers within the district, but officials decided there was no
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reason not to expand the offer. Myers said sampling could benefit all types of gardens, from vegetable to flowers, as well as lawns. Samples are tested by a private laboratory for pH, nitrate, phosphate, extractable cations — potassium, magnesium, calcium and sodium — organic matter and cation exchange capacity. Pronounced “cat ions,” almost as if it were two words, cations are
A proper birdhouse is important for attracting native species If house sparrows overtake a swallow nest box or European starlings claim a house meant for purple martins, the problem might be in the housing provided by gardeners and homeowners. The design flaws can allow aggressive, non-native birds to thrive and push native species into decline. Some ready-made birdhouses may look cute, but might not be designed to keep the bullies of the bird world out. Birds do not need perches, for example, but the features attract house sparrows and starlings. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends for design and construction of birdhouses to be species-specific. The most important part is the entrance hole. If the hole is too small, the desired bird cannot enter. If the entrance is too big, undesirable wildlife — such as non-native sparrows and starlings, and uninvited squirrels — can get in and harm, evict or kill the intended bird. As a rule, house sparrows cannot enter a nest box if the entrance hole is less than 1 1/8 inches in diameter. Starlings cannot enter if the hole is less than 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Birdhouses often need to be maintained on a yearly basis to stick to the specs. Patch or restore the entrance holes after squirrels or woodpeckers attempt to enlarge them. If aggressive, non-native species persist, design alterna-
tives exist. A diamond-shaped entrance hole measuring no more than 7/8 of 1 inch deep and up to 3 1/2 inches wide should exclude house sparrows and starlings. To accommodate the slightly bigger violet-green swallow, file down the area inside of the entry hole by just one-quarter of 1 inch. The purple martin is a species in need of some suitable nest sites within Western Washington, because the species seems to be in decline. In fact, the purple martin is a candidate for state protective listing, in part because of competition from sparrows and starlings. State Biologist Chris Anderson said although purple martins nest in colonies, “apartment complex”style birdhouses can be a problem in urban areas with numerous starlings and house sparrows. “A cluster of gourds drilled with holes seems to be much less preferred by starlings and house sparrows and the martins love them,” Anderson said. Also, be more strategic in placing bird nest boxes. Martins, like all swallows, feed on insects, mostly on the wing, and often over water where insects concentrate. Hanging a gourd collection over water makes the nesting spot much more enticing to martins and less inviting to sparrows and starlings. Neither non-native species usually nests within 10 feet of the ground. Placing nest boxes 4 to 5
positively charged nutrients in the soil. The exchange test calculates the level of nutrient holding capacity present in the soil. The higher the number, the more nutrients the soil can hold, Myers said. Soil testing results generally are available within three weeks and are mailed to the home of the participant along with a guide to interpreting those results. Excess fertilizer sets off what might be described as a chain reaction that is not at all beneficial to the overall environment, according to comments made by Myers. First, soil will only absorb so much fertilizer material. The excess material can end up contaminating groundwater or join rainwater in heading for storm sewers and, in either case, eventually reach local waterways. Once there, the fertilizer can
cause algae blooms, robbing water of oxygen, which in turn hurts the local fish population. Myers added that if you still are unconvinced too much fertilizer is a bad thing, just remember you could be paying for fertilizer you just don’t need. Some gardeners simply need a little education on the proper use of fertilizer, she added. For example, Myers said people sometimes assert that if they cover their lawn with twice as much fertilizer as they think they need, it will last twice as long. Wrong. Myers said the excess simply would run off or leach into groundwater long before it is of any benefit.
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The following free seminars are offered at 10:30 a.m. at Squak Mt. Greenhouses & Nursery, 7600 Renton-Issaquah Road S.E.: Iron Clad Beauties: Sept. 17 — Learn about landscape plants that are durable, beautiful and provide year-round interest. Fall Bulbs 101: Sept. 24 — Learn how to plant fall bulbs and the many ways to use them in your landscape and containers.
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Learn more about proper nesting boxes for native bird species in the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s “Woodworking Projects for Backyard Wildlife” guide at http://wdfw.wa.gov/ living/projects. Find comprehensive information on the Sialis website. For starling problems, go to www.sialis.org/starlingbio.htm and for house sparrow problems, go to www.sialis.org/hosp.htm. Learn how to create and manage tree swallow nest boxes at www.treeswallowprojects.com/in dex.html.
feet off the ground and in brushy areas should discourage house sparrows and starlings, and should be used by many native species, such as bluebirds to wrens. However, nest boxes at the lower height can be vulnerable to predators, such as cats. If push comes to shove, removing house sparrows or European starlings from nesting in a birdhouse is allowed under law. Because state and federal law do not protect the non-native species, it is legal to remove the birds’ nests and destroy their eggs. Nests may need to be removed five or six times before sparrows or starlings finally abandon the house. Sometimes, the best thing to do in areas plagued by starlings or house sparrows is to let the birds win and not use bird nest boxes at all.
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Purchase Jane Garrison’s hand-drawn postcards individually or as a set at: Boehm’s Candies, 255 N.E. Gilman Blvd. In the gift shop of the Swedish/Issaquah hospital, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive Online at www.etsy.com. Search for Garrison’s name and the cards are displayed, complete with pictures and location descriptions.
CALENDAR SEPTEMBER The two-person show “Collage & Assemblage: Textures, Shapes & Edges,” featuring artists A.K. Anderson and Harold Nelson, runs through Oct. 15 at Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd.
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Village Theatre presents “Take Me America” through Nov. 20, 303 Front St. N., $22 to $66, available at the box office, 3922202 Music on the Streets: Sub-Motive, 6-9 p.m., Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N.
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Forest Sun & Ingrid Serbian, 8 p.m., Treehouse Point, 6922 Preston-Fall City Road, $20 Anna Vasilevskaya, 6-10 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 3911424 Brooks Giles Band, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella Pearl Django, 7:45-10 p.m., Bake’s Place, 4135 Providence Point Drive S.E., $20 The Front Street Cats, 8:30-11 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd.
Chris Stevens and the Surf Monkeys, 7:3011:30 p.m., Vino Bella Shop N’ Swap Meet, 8 a.m., Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd., 392-1266
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Jane Garrison, Issaquah landscaping architect, displays her hand-drawn postcards of downtown landmarks.
Drawn from the heart Artist re-creates favorite downtown landmarks in handmade postcards By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter Downtown Issaquah isn’t necessarily related to Jane Garrison’s duties as a docent for the Issaquah History Museums at the Gilman Town Hall Museum. Still, it seems appropriate that Garrison can speak happily and fluently about the background of various
downtown buildings and landmarks. “I love downtown Issaquah. I love the buildings,” said the talkative and friendly Garrison, 70. With an architectural landscaping business of her own on Front Street for roughly 25 years, Garrison said that after she retired she got to know and truly appreciate the feel of downtown Issaquah. Always having been an artist, one of her side projects included pen-and-pen-
cil drawing of various downtown landmarks. The spots she sketched include Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, the Eagles Hall and the salmon hatchery. Garrison initially made the drawings strictly for her own enjoyment. But now she has decided to use the sketches to create some very unique and localized greeting cards. A portion of the proceeds from sales of the cards will benefit the history museums. The cards are blank inside, but one of Garrison’s 12 drawings appears on the front along with a history capsule about the location depicted. The histories contain some lesser-known facts. For example, you might have known that the XXX was once a large chain that catered to the car culture of the 1950s and 1960s. But did you also know there are only two left? Or that the name comes from the fact that, during Prohibition, placing “XXX” on a product meant it contained no alcohol? One of Garrison’s favorite drawings is of the Alexander House on Northwest Gilman Boulevard. Built in 1902, the house once served as a resort on the shores of Lake Sammamish. Then Puget Power eventually purchased both the home and the property it sat on. With help from the company, the local historical society moved the home to a temporary new location in 1986. After another move to its current location, in 1989, it became the headquarters of the Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce and Issaquah Visitor’s Center. For the most part, Garrison stayed carefully true to the modern-day appearance of her subjects. One exception was the hatchery. Her drawing is somewhat stylized, showing off aspects of the facility that are spread out in reality. She also did away with the fencing around the hatchery. Garrison’s other cards include the historic Shell gas station on Front Street, the Odd Fellows Hall and Boehm’s Candies. While the cards are on her mind presently, Garrison writes a regular gardening column for The Issaquah Press. She also is working on a series of paintings she dubbed “Suburbanality.” They are snapshots of suburban scenes, but perhaps not the ones you might expect. For example, a painting of Interstate 90 might emphasize the ugliness of the freeway cutting through green mountainsides. Garrison was able to sell the first painting in the series to Swedish Medical Center.
Performers reflect rich heritage through traditional Indian dance By Caleb Heeringa Issaquah Press reporter
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ssaquah and Sammamish residents are among those involved in an upcoming dance production that details the origins of five holy Hindu temples. The production, “Kshetram,” features dance, music and poetry from India that weaves together the stories of the beginnings of five of the 108 temples dedicated to Vishnu, the god of Vishnavite Hinduism. The event is organized by Abhinay Fine Arts, an Eastside nonprofit organization that promotes classical Indian art in the Seattle area. The production includes three different and distinct forms of Indian dance. Sammamish resident Preetha Anandh perfoms “Bharatanatyam,” a fast-paced dance with structured footwork that is said to represent fire. Issaquah resident Smitha Krishnan performs “Mohiniattam,” a more fluid dance with facial expressions and hand gestures that signifies the “breeze blowing
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through the paddy fields” of Kerala, a state at the southern tip of India. Both Anandh and Krishnan were trained in their dances while growing up in India. Anandh, who came to the United States four years ago, said events like this help keep the traditions and art of the Indian community alive. That’s especially important for the children of Indian immigrants who were born here in America, she said. “It’s an opportunity for the kids to see our cultural heritage,” Anandh said. “For
lots of next-generation kids, this might be their first time seeing this.” In addition to the dance performances, the production includes original music composed and recorded in India for the event. Lakshmi Sanjay and Sanjay Subramanian, co-founders of Abhinay Fine Arts, flew to India to recruit musicians and record the music. The production has been a six-month labor of love for Anandh and Krishnan. With the performance date approaching, the two have been rehearsing their parts daily. “The dance is very demanding physically,” Krishnan said. “If we don’t practice every day we won’t have the stamina to perform it.” With all the hard work that’s gone into the production, Anandh and Krishnan said they are hopeful that Sept. 25 will be the first of many showings. “This is just the debut performance,” Anandh said. “We’re hoping we’ll have more opportunities to perform it because we’ve put so much money and effort into it.”
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Abhinay Fine Arts classical Indian dance ‘Kshetram,’ or ‘temple,’ dancers (from left) Lakshmi Sanjay, Supriya Unnikrishnan, Bhavana Kudikala, Preetha Anandh, of Sammamish, and Smitha Krishnan, of Issaquah, will debut their program Sept. 25 in Bellevue.
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