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Thursday, September 29, 2016

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Speed camera expansion plan suspended until ’17

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com The Council Services and Safety Committee voted to suspend talks about two new speed camera systems until next year.

The new systems were proposed for Newport Way Northwest near Issaquah Valley

Elementary School and Northeast Park Drive near Grand Ridge Elementary. Currently, the city operates one camera system at Second Avenue Southeast near Issaquah High School and Issaquah Middle School.

The Second Avenue system was installed in April 2009 and runs between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. during

the active school year. It does not operate on weekends, holidays or other school breaks.

Commander Bob Porter of the Issaquah Police Department and Public Works Engineering Director Sheldon Lynne recommended waiting until next year before continuing the discussion because of a multitude of road projects

that could impact traffic.

The recommendation was not reflected in the agenda bill councilmembers and the public received.

Porter and Lynne pointed to the $50 million transportation bond residents will vote on in November and a roundabout planned for next year at Northwest Juni-

per Street and Newport, saying that was too many unknowns to make a decision about adding new speed cameras.

Councilmembers Tola Marts, Bill Ramos and Eileen Barber, who all serve on the committee, See CAMERAS, Page 7

Plan calls for one lane of travel in each direction with on-street parking and sidewalks

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Roughly 20 Front Street Market employees will be losing their jobs when the business changes hands next week.

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The $10.6 million East Sunset Way project would add a center-turn lane in spots and a landscaped median in others between First and Sixth avenues.

Design of transportation bond’s East Sunset project traveled a long and winding road

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com After a months-long process that included open houses and an online poll, a preferred conceptual design for East Sunset Way was approved by the City Council in a 5-1 vote during its Sept. 19 meeting.

The project along Sunset, between Sixth Avenue Southeast and First Avenue Southeast, includes sidewalks and parking on both sides of the street, a travel lane in each direction and a center lane that would be a combina-

tion turn lane and median.

Also contained in the plan is work to improve the road to meet current stormwater standards and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.

An off-corridor bike route, using parallel streets north and south of Sunset, will connect cyclists with the Rainier Trail and the Issaquah-Preston Trail. There is no plan to lift turn restrictions into the Olde Town neighborhood currently in place.

According to Transportation Manager Kurt Seeman, the project to improve Sunset has

been in the city’s Transportation Improvement Program for many years.

“We have a fairly unique opportunity to move forward, achieve our project’s objective and provide the neighborhood and the community with a street that is dramatically better and an improvement over what it is today,” Seeman said.

City staff members stressed this is a preferred design concept with many details not decided, See SUNSET, Page 6

42-year-old Ironman became elite athlete in only three years

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Anil Malladi of Issaquah crosses the finish line at July’s Ironman Canada in under 17 hours.

VOTE 2016 This story is the fourth in a four-part series highlighting each of the transportation projects that make up the $50 million bond on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Read previous coverage online at issaquahpress. com.

INSIDE TODAY

Downtown market sold to Detroit businessman

By Scott Stoddard sstoddard@isspress.com Front Street Market, an Olde Town fixture for decades, has been sold by its Bellevue owners.

Bill Knowles has owned a stake in the grocery store at 80 Front Street S. since 1974. He and his wife, Rebecca, are selling the market to Jimmy Kathawa, a Michigan businessman whose father has operated a supermarket in southwest Detroit called Ryan’s Foods for more than 25 years.

On Sept. 22, Bill Knowles informed Front Street Market workers they had two weeks of employment remaining at the store. All would be terminated on Oct. 6 but could reapply for jobs with the store’s new owner.

There will be one significant difference, however.

Front Street Market workers were unionized, See MARKET, Page 3

Monitoring wells seeking PFOS data to be drilled near EFR headquarters

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com

Anil Malladi was fed up with himself — literally.

Three years ago, the Issaquah resident weighed about 50 pounds more than he does today. He ate whatever he liked, didn’t exercise and had a closet full of clothes that reflected his overweight figure.

“One day, I just got sick of myself,” Malladi said. “I think 39 is when it was a game-changer at that point, the midlife kind of thing where it’s time to reinvent yourself.”

Reinvention might be an understatement for what happened to Malladi over the next 36 months. Now 42, he completed the Ironman Canada triathlon in late July, enduring 140.6 miles of swimming, biking and running around the outdoor mecca of Whistler, British Columbia.

Malladi’s journey to Ironman status started with a very simple goal of losing weight. His wife, Niriksha,

Two new monitoring wells are to be drilled in an ongoing effort to pinpoint the source of the perfluorooctane sulfonate that has contaminated a portion of the Lower Issaquah Valley Aquifer.

A recent study by the firm Geosyntec Consultants said “the data available at this point suggests that 175 Newport Way NW (Eastside Fire and Rescue) is a source of the PFOS detected in Gilman Well No. 4, Monitoring Well No. 3, and Monitoring Well No. 5.”

PFOS was originally detected in Gilman Well No. 4 three years ago at 600 parts per trillion — well above the Environmental Protection Agency’s provisional advisory limit of 200 parts per trillion at the time. In May, the EPS announced a lifetime advisory level at a more stringent 70 parts per trillion for PFOS and perfluorooctanoic acid combined.

At the Sept. 19 City Council meeting, Geosyntec’s

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FRONT AND SUNSET

Once merely uncivil, applause now considered intimidating

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he City Council’s Colossal Clapping Kerfuffle continues.

Now we’ve had a second out-of-left-field explanation by the mayor as to why applause is outlawed during the audience comments portion of the City Council meetings down at City Hall South.

If you remember back to a couple of weeks ago, Fred Butler rapped the knuckles of those who dared put their hands together in support of their fellow citizens.

“We’re trying to keep things somewhat civil,” was the money quote back on Sept. 6.

When the council reconvened for its Sept. 19 meeting, a large crowd was on hand. And again, during audience comments, there was applause. And again, in swooped Butler, but this time he had a different reason for banning clapping.

“Perhaps a better way to express your support of the speaker is to raise your hand,” Butler said.

“Rationale for that,” he continued, “if there is a controversial issue, and a lot of people come to speak to that issue, and there’s applause afterwards, if you are opposed to that issue you may be

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reluctant to come up to and speak your opinion and your position.

“I respectfully request, please raise your hand and the council and I will look around and see that and that would be a better way.”

Except it’s not a better way.

This is about city government putting a bootheel on its taxpaying citizens. Applause has been a socially acceptable way of showing support for centuries. Does Butler really expect us to swallow his assertion that clapping may cow a potential speaker from going up to the lectern?

Another point to consider: Applause is audible on the Channel 21 broadcasts of the meetings.

Raised hands are not, and the

hours?

They clapped. And wouldn’t you know it, the world didn’t end.

Sammamish 1, Issaquah 0.

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A large crowd of Issaquah residents turned out for the Sept. 20 City Council meeting at City Hall South, but the first time they dared applaud in support of a speaker from the audience, the mayor shut them down.

cameras never show the audience. So it saves the city from any potentially embarrassing video clips making their way onto Facebook, Twitter or media sites.

The very next night, the Sammamish City Council met up on the plateau. The council was considering a development moratorium similar to Issaquah’s.

So many people spoke during the audience comments portion of Sammamish’s meeting, it took close to two hours for everyone to have their say. And can you guess what the citizens of Sammamish in the audience did, on multiple occasions, throughout those two

If you read last week’s installment of Front and Sunset, you might remember the unfortunate circumstances faced

by Kolene Ranzulla Segar. A house fire left Segar, who was between jobs, without a home and without any belongings.

Compassionate readers David and Jana Cross contacted us to offer Segar not only a place to live, but also employment as a caregiver, even offering her job training.

“When a door is closed, God always opens another one,” Jana said.

We’ve passed along Cross’ contact information to Segar, who since the fire has been living in a leaking RV with no running water. Perhaps her future, thanks to the kindness of strangers, is about to get a bit brighter.

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We don’t know all 35,000 Issaquah residents — yet. That won’t stop us from saluting a Highlands chap named JM. We received the following note from Kim Pike last week:

“On Aug. 13, I was hiking on Poo Poo Point with a friend and our kids, and I fell and broke my ankle. A stranger, an amazing stranger hiking with his daughter, stopped to see if I needed help. I couldn’t walk and he carried me down the rest of the trail, which was about halfway down, to the bottom where my husband met us and took me to urgent care.

All I have is his first name (JM) and the name of his daughter (Flor, not sure of her spelling).

He said he lives in the Highlands, but that’s the only information I have.”

If you happen to know JM, please pass along his name so we can give him a proper shoutout next week. Kim would like to write him a letter of thanks, too.

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We are merely hack writers, not gardeners, but it wouldn’t exactly take a professional landscaper to improve the appearance of the grounds of the post office building on Gilman Boulevard. What an eyesore.

Thank you to tipsters Lexi, Brian and Tyler. Send your tips, complaints, praise and doggerel to frontandsunset@isspress.com.

Twitter: @frontandsunset.

Lasher named state’s top school security officer

By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com When you love your job as much as Neil Lasher does, others take notice.

Now in his 13th year as school security officer for Issaquah High School, Lasher didn’t think things could get much better after 2015, one he calls a very special year.

“I got pretty pampered for my birthday,” he said. “We have six periods and the kids threw me six mini-parties.

Then six of us got outstanding educator awards. I was invited up, they read this award for me and I was completely shocked.”

The Washington School Safety Organization found a new way to surprise Lasher earlier this month when it

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named him its SSO of the year. Deputy Dave Montalvo, WSSO’s 2014 School Resource Officer of the Year from Liberty High School, presented Lasher with the award Sept. 9. By then, the cat was out of the bag.

Lasher said he’d gotten a call from an SSO from Auburn who was attending the WSSO annual conference, which Lasher couldn’t attend due to a death in the family.

“He goes, ‘Dude, where are you? We’re here partying it up for you. You were just selected SSO of the year,’ ” Lasher said. “I said, ‘Ah, knock it off.’ Then I started to get a few more calls. Then Officer Montalvo presented me the award. It was all done under the radar. I was still shocked. There are a lot of guards throughout the state who are very deserving. So I feel pretty honored.”

Lasher said he’s felt lucky to be in such a rewarding job after coming to IHS to initially work with specialneeds students.

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So it’s not just me as security guard. I’ve got over a hundred or so of my friends, too,” he said.

After his administrative duties, his typical day involves checking the doors and gates, greeting the kids as they arrive and roving the parking lot to write tickets for students who’ve parked without a pass.

“I also make visual inspecDavid Hayes / dhayes@isspress.com tion of cars. Unfortunately, it’s proven helpful over years Neil Lasher is in his 13th year to keep things out of here, as school security officer for whether it be drugs or weapIssaquah High School. ons,” he said. “Plus, there are unlocked cars with purses, “I started in that program. money, wallets or cell phones Those kids mean the world in the console. I make it an to me,” he said. “I get to see educational opportunity for them come and go every year, the students, as well.” to see them glow, see how Four years ago, Lasher excited they are when Officer responded to a bear sighting Diego (Zanella, the high when police were tied up on school’s resource officer) and another call.

I come in. I call them royalty.

“A mom and cubs were I truly believe our specialspotted at the Episcopal needs kids here are royalty.” church headed our way. It He added it’s also easy to was prior to 7 a.m. and I love his job is because he didn’t want any of our kids starts every day at 6 a.m. to encounter a bear in the inside a new $85 million dark by themselves. So I building. headed over there with a “You can’t ask for anything can of mace and a flashlight better than that,” he said. and steered people away “Building aside, it’s got a from that area,” he said. pretty good group of staff. The Lasher added he didn’t administrators are very suprealize how close he was to portive of me and what I do.” the bears until they moved Lasher commutes every in the nearby bushes. day from the Covington area, “It wasn’t very smart, but where his lives with his wife I helped usher that bear and and three kids. When he two cubs out of there. I was arrives, he gets the school very close. It was a black cameras up and running. bear. It was pretty scary for a brief moment,” he said.

As memorable as that incident was, it doesn’t top the two annual events he

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His favorite time of the year is prom.

“I love it because you get to see the kids at their highest. See them living it up,” Lasher said. “I started here when I was 21, barely fresh out of high school, so I could still relate to the kids.

I didn’t go to my prom, and it’s something that bothers me still to this day.”

His second favorite time of year is graduation.

“You see the kids all dressed up at one of their most highest points. See someone read their names and others clapping for them as they cross the stage and get their diplomas. It’s pretty cool. The kids walk across the stage, shake the principal’s hand, then they see me. I feel pretty honored to sit where I sit, to take part in the way I do,” he said.

In addition to his security job during school, Lasher teaches the driving portion of driver’s education three or four days a week.

Lasher is grateful for the variety in the job, and the SSO of the year award is validation for his commitment to the job and the kids.

“I’m humbly honored,” he said. “I do this job because I love it. I do it to get a paycheck. I don’t get a ton of money, but I have a lot of gratification in doing what I do and do it to the best of my ability. And I don’t think I’m any better than the next guy at the next school district, nor the other two guards in our district.”

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City Council votes to support $54 billion ST3 plan right to complain about the timeline, where 25 years would pass before light-rail The City Council unanitracks reached Issaquah. mously agreed to support “Life is incremental,” MulSound Transit 3, the $54 bil- let said. “First you have to lion regional transit project get on the list. Once we have that would bring a light-rail the this package approved connection to Issaquah in by voters, well then, our 2041. challenge becomes how we If the measure on the move things up.”

November ballot passes, If approved, he vowed to Issaquah would get a Link pursue all state and federal light-rail station in the cenoptions to speed up project tral part of the city, parking timelines. for 500 cars and a pedestriRowan Hinds, a former an bridge over Interstate 90. mayor of Issaquah, opposes State Sen. Mark Mullet ST3 and spoke during the joked that he missed the public hearing in favor of first few innings of the Mari- more buses, more vanpools ners game to speak in favor and bus rapid transit to of the ST3 project during move people around the the audience comments por- area. tion of the Sept. 19 council “I’m not anti-rail. I’m not meeting. anti-transit,” Hinds said.

“You can always wait, “The facts are we do not but it just becomes more have the density for light rail and more expensive,” Mullet to work. We will never have said about public transporthe density for light rail to tation. work.”

He said people have a Alan Finkelstein, chair-

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man of the Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce, also addressed councilmembers during the public hearing, saying the chamber supports the transit project.

Councilmember Paul Winterstein said opponents of ST3 are forgetting about bus rapid transit and additional parking that would be made available to Issaquah sooner long before light rail comes to the city.

Winterstein said light rail is required for this region to retain the quality of life we have today.

“This is an essential investment,” Winterstein said.

“And I’m going to enthusiastically support it and pay my share.”

Councilmember Tola Marts said it’s never fun to pay for infrastructure, but because of the “demonstrated long-term growth of this region, it would be irresponsible not to look to build a fundamental transportation

WHAT YOU’D PAY IF ST3 PASSES PROPERTY TAX The introductory property-tax rate would be $25 per $100,000 of home value. During the two years it took Sound Transit officials to get the package onto the ballot, King County home values gained 24 percent on average. If values continue to rise, the average ST3 tax bill would increase 1 percent at the most in 2018 and beyond because Tim Eyman’s Initiative 747 capped the increases in property-tax collections for most local taxing districts at 1 percent.

SALES TAX The sales tax would increase half a percentage point, or a nickel per $10 purchase. Currently, a working-poor household making $45,000 to $55,000 a year spends an average $1,988 for sales tax, while a household making $105,000 to $140,000 spends $3,832, according to the state Department of Revenue.

If another half a percentage point is added, that boosts the tax $111 annually for our working-poor household and $214 for the upscale household, the state model shows.

CAR-TAB TAX Sound Transit now charges $30 per $10,000 of vehicle value in cartab taxes until that tax expires in 2028. ST3 would add a permanent $80 per $10,000 in value, bringing the total rate to $110.

— The Seattle Times

Market

what’s really going on.”

Bill Knowles was a 22-year-old partner with his parents when the family acfrom page 1 from page 1 quired Front Street Market 42 years ago. helped inspire that process represented by United Food “I’m almost 64 now,” when she gave him a video & Commercial Workers Knowles said. “I had three with the blunt title of “Fat, Local 21. Meanwhile, grocery stores at one time, Sick & Nearly Dead.” the store’s new owner is but I got to the point where The filmmaker, Joe Cross, advertising for workers on my kids aren’t interested, so spent two months walking Craigslist at pay rates as what do I do? I have got to across the United States and low as $10 per hour. wind it down a little bit.” lost 100 pounds with a juice “People are frustrated Knowles has already sold diet. For Malladi, the story they sold the place,” one a grocery store in Seattle. touched the right nerve. employee said, requesting He will retain ownership of “A lot of answers that I got anonymity because that a market near Boeing Field. were what I was doing,” he person is considering purKnowles, who met his wife at said. “I eat because of stress suing a similar job with the Front Street Market, said, “I … and because of boredom. new owner. “We can reaplove Issaquah.” he said. His It’s a vicious circle of addicply, but they can’t guarantee wife Rebecca owns a buildtion.” anything.” ing on Front Street which Malladi began his own di“I might as well flip burgers currently houses ArtEast etary revolution using a less- at McDonald’s for $15 an and the H&H Tavern. restrictive juicing method hour,” another employee said.

Bill Knowles said Front to keep fruit and vegetable According to Tom Geiger, Street Market’s new owner fibers in his meals. Within communications director for indicated he would be nine months, he had dropped UFCW Local 21, a section changing grocery suppliers 45 pounds and 13 inches of the contract regarding from Unified Grocers to Suaround his waist. how much notice is required perValu. He said he expects Not content achieving that before the store’s workforce the store to close Oct. 6 for goal, he set a new one: Main- can be terminated is in inventory purposes, then tain the weight loss by incor- question. complete a change-over porating an exercise routine.

“There’s a bit of murkifrom one supplier to anMalladi began walking a mile ness,” Geiger said. “Wheth- other and reopen Oct. 7. a day. Soon, he joined a gym er the store is being closed Kathawa was reluctant and was biking indoors. or being sold is actually to provide details during a He became a vegetarian, a point of confusion right brief telephone interview. trading in the oil-saturated, now.”

“Eveything is up in the air deep-fried foods of his native Employees were given right now,” he said. “Give India. And he stopped drink- two weeks’ notice, but some me a couple weeks, and ing alcohol. workers say the contract we’ll talk some more.”

In February 2014, Malladi requires 30 days’ notice.

When asked what is set an ambitious goal – com“We raised that point,” bringing him from Detroit to plete his first sprint-distance Geiger said. “We are really Issaquah, he replied, “It’s a triathlon (quarter-mile swim, trying to dig in to find out long story.”

15-mile bike ride, 3.1-mile run) within six months.

His first event, the 2014 Issaquah Triathlon, blossomed into a regular habit and he quickly increased to Olympic distances, roughly double the length of a sprint triathlon.

He soon needed a new challenge, and finishing a half Ironman race (70.3 miles) was the target. In June 2015, he met the goal, finishing in 7 hours, 11 minutes, 48 seconds at the Ironman 70.3 in Victoria, B.C. There was only one distance left to conquer – the full Ironman distance of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike You can expect a wealth of experience, and a kind and ride and 26.2-mile run. compassionate attitude no matter what type of claim brings He was warned that he’d you to us. We know what to do and when to do it. have to prioritize training above everything else – Free Case Evaluations family and work included. p. 425.831.3100 • Motor Vehicle Collision Sometimes he’d bike or run w. www.pearsonlawfirm.com until 1:30 a.m. Sometimes • Medical Negligence he’d be in the 60-degree a. Pearson Law Firm, P.S. • Nursing Home Neglect waters of Lake Sammamish 165 NE Juniper St., Ste. 200 • Insurance Misconduct at 4:30 a.m. It didn’t matter.

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When he crossed the line at Ironman Canada, about 17 minutes ahead of the 17-hour time limit, he was surrounded by hundreds of athletes who had stayed to cheer the final-hour finishers.

“It was so loud and everywhere I looked people were trying to reach out to congratulate me,” Malladi Wrongful Death • Automobile Collisions • Serious Injury said. “It was miraculous. I Insurance Claims • Product Liability • Civil Litigation couldn’t hold myself. I broke into tears.”

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Council President Stacy Goodman did not attend the meeting.

Mayor Fred Butler, who is a member of the Sound Transit board and serves as the chair of the Capital Committee for the group, said citizens in the Puget Sound region want more transit and they want it yesterday.

“I don’t know why we would deny our citizens grade-separated transit and access to the regional system,” Butler said of the 6-0 City Council vote to support ST3.

According to a tax calculator created by The Seattle Times, a family with a home valued at $600,000, a car valued at $10,000 and a household income of $100,000 would pay approximately $403 in new taxes in the first year.

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OPINION

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Thursday, September 29, 2016 • 4

VISUALLY SPEAKING

Multitude of changes for one development meeting Did you plan on attending the public hearing regarding the Issaquah Apartments development at Seventh and Locust? The city did not make it easy on you.

AUG. 12: City posts sign stating public hearing for Issaquah Apartments project will be Sept. 21.

SEPT. 15: City distributes email canceling the Sept. 21 public hearing, reschedules it for Sept. 28.

SEPT. 20: City distributes email stating the public hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 28.

OFF THE PRESS

Salmon Days is surely the envy of towns across the state

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s I travel around this great state, I realize I’ve been spoiled by what we’ve got here in Issaquah.

Many communities have an event or festival that I’m sure is special to them, but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed after living and working here for 18 years.

Salmon Days is quite a miraculous entity.

There truly is something for everyone to take in during its two-day run the first weekend of October.

David Other towns have their events centering in a Hayes central park. Issaquah’s stretches for many city Press reporter blocks the length of Front Street. Like the sands of a great expanding desert, the boundaries of Salmon Days every year encroach farther to allow more space for its myriad draws.

While the best way to get here is by shuttling school buses, keep an eye out for parking lots sponsored by nonprofits to keep your dollars local.

The first sight off the bus is still fairly new but is timeless in its popularity — the carnival rides in the Staples parking lot. My wife gets motion sickness, so I usually miss out on the thrill rides.

Next is the stretch of vendor tents as far as the eye can see. I feel guilty each year as I’m amazed at the quality of goods being offered, but can’t seem to find a place in our home for one. This year, I’m going to splurge on something I don’t need, be it a painting, yard chime or some earrings.

While taking in the sights, be sure to enjoy the smells. The roasted cashew vendor is always one of my favorites. And a block over is the Foods of the World. With so much variety from African to Russian, my guilty pleasure is always that enormous corndog.

No matter the length of the line, it’s always worth the wait. Be sure to save some appetite for the Kiwanis Salmon Bake over in Gibson Park on the other side of the hatchery.

In between, be sure to stop and gawk at the salmon. Those big beauties came a long way to be ogled. It’s always priceless seeing the youngest attendees getting a gander for the first time.

As if all of that wasn’t enough assault on the senses, there’s five music stages featuring some sounds to soothe whatever ails ya, be it rock, jazz or niche. While the stages feature some the most amazing regional talent, be sure to catch the local acts of tween, teen and adult bands from either the School of Rock or Kaleidoscope School of Music’s rock bands. There’s more burgeoning talent here than you can shake a drumstick at.

In addition, be sure to bring the kids because there are so many activities for them. Organizers have designed a whole Field of Fun for them to frolic.

Every year, attendees are politely asked to leave Fido at home. I think it is quite possibly the most-ignored rule ever, after not signaling before a lane change. With the ever-growing popularity of the Dock Dogs flinging themselves off a ramp into a pool of water in pursuit of a flung buoy, the festival needs to embrace the presence of man’s best friend. Besides, my pugs love the attention they get from being the cutest canine present.

While I’ve only scratched the surface of what Salmon Days has to offer, to me, the most amazing part is Monday morning. Thanks to an army of volunteers leaving the streets impeccably clean, you’d never know more than 250,000 of your closest friends were in town over the weekend.

I’ve probably been preaching to the choir. So for the dozen or so readers who’ve never been, don’t miss out on this award-winning attraction that leaves other festivals wishing they were Salmon Days.

Email David Hayes at dhayes@isspress.com. Twitter : @DavidHayesIP Off The Press is a weekly column by members of The Issaquah Press news staff. The viewpoint expressed does not necessarily represent the editorial views of the newspaper.

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TO THE EDITOR Growth

Applause for the moratorium while hoping for an extension

Many thanks to Issaquah City Council President Stacy Goodman for voicing what I believe is the opinion of many area residents regarding the Atlas apartment complex. It is, indeed, an eyesore! We applaud the moratorium on more development and hope to see it extended beyond six months.

Our daughters graduated from Issaquah High School in the mid1970s, and we were happy to have moved here from Southern California at the time. Now, as I look with distaste at the Atlas “rabbit warren,” I can’t help but think, “Southern California all over again.”

Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

The Atlas apartments at Northwest Gilman Boulevard and Seventh Avenue Northwest.

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Growth

Kudos to the City Council for enacting necessary moratorium City Council members, I, and so many of us in Issaquah, are so very glad to see the moratorium action taken.

We just want what is in the best interest of our citizens here in our beautiful valley.

Thank you for acting sensibly and responsibly on our behalf.

Take your time in lifting this moratorium. We trust you will do the right thing now that you have recognized the importance of this situation and how it is already impacting the quality of life here.

Judi Schrager Issaquah

Transportation

Bond is about safety, not relieving traffic congestion With all due respect to guest columnist Joshua Schaer (Letters, Sept. 22), Issaquah Proposition 1 is not about relief of traffic congestion. It is about safety. As our community grows and more traffic hits the roads, safety for residents has taken a back seat far too long. One part of the proposal is to realign the entrances to Providence Point and install electric signals ($5 million). For Providence Point, a community of nearly 1,400 senior citizens that extends to both sides of 43rd Way, there is no way to cross from the north to the south parts of this “small town” without taking a car. There is no signal, and not even a crosswalk. Walking is similar to walking across the freeway, with vehicle speeds approaching 50 mph from both directions. Taking a bike isn’t much safer.

A suggestion of installing roundabout won’t work because there is not enough space for

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such construction. The entrances to Providence Point still would not align with the roundabout, traffic on SE 43rd would continue to overwhelm the ability of people entering and exiting at Providence Point, and pedestrians would still be in danger.

Other projects in the proposal include Sunset Way and the Newport corridor. Expensive?

Absolutely! Necessary? Absolutely — residents have already been killed in avoidable collisions along Newport as well as 43rd Way. We are community. This is a community effort. Matters concerning traffic relief (such as the widening the Issaquah-Hobart Road) involve massive amounts of land acquisition and money from King County. This will not happen for some time. Let’s pull together as a community and vote for safety — vote yes on Issaquah Proposition 1.

Jeff Matson Issaquah

Transportation

The public hearing on city’s bond is ‘extremely unusual’

As the Issaquah City Administrator for 33 years, several people have asked me if the city has ever held a public hearing on a city bond issue. It is extremely

unusual to do so and would raise concerns about being an effort to support the city’s own bond issue, which is strictly prohibited to use public funds to support their own bond issue. Such public hearings are required before the City Council can take a position on other agencies’ bond issues such as King County or the school district. The traffic bond proposed already has raised several issues of concern and the web site notrafficbond.com details those very well.

Leon Kos Arlington

Transportation

Homeowners asked to pay for light rail many will never ride Wow, Issaquah made the front page of the Sept. 19 Seattle Times. It addresses Mayor Butler’s desire to place a tax on each Issaquah homeowner for light rail on the Eastside.

There is a big percentage of homeowners that will never ride light rail, yet they will be forced to foot the bill.

I suggest that a big no vote is well worthwhile to save our homes from excessive taxes.

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RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS Inspections were performed Sept.

12-18 by Public Health, Seattle and King County. A food establishment inspection is only a snapshot of the operation during a limited time.

Readers should look at more than one inspection (view inspection reports online at theeastside.news/ inspections) to get a better idea of the overall operation.

Red violations: High-risk factors are improper practices or procedures identified as the most prevalent contributing factors of foodborne illness or injury. One red critical violation equals an unsatisfactory inspection.

County environmental health specialists work with operators to make sure these violations are corrected before they leave the establishment.

Blue violations: Low-risk factors are preventive measures to control the addition of pathogens, chemicals, and physical objects into foods.

435 or more red violation points require a reinspection within 14 days.

490 or more red violation points or 120 total violation points (red and blue) require closure of the establishment.

7 Sandwich Food Truck 55 NW Gilman Blvd.

Sept. 12: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 0 blue Bloom Juice 317 NW Gilman Blvd.

Sept. 12: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 5 blue Frankies Pizza 1420 NW Gilman Blvd.

Sept. 12: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 5 blue Gemini Fish Market 1410 NW Gilman Blvd.

Sept. 12: Routine inspection, 15 red, 0 blue Tantalus Restaurant 317 NW Gilman Blvd.

Sept. 12: Routine inspection, 25 red, 0 blue

PETS OF THE WEEK Meet Kimber, a beautiful American pit bull mix. This gorgeous 4-yearold is eager to please, loves to go on walks, enjoys tasty treats and Kimber takes them gently, and her smile is nearly impossible to resist. Kimber will do well in a family that loves the outdoors and that will include her in all of their activities to keep her fit. She’s a delightful girl who you can meet today at Seattle Humane.

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The Issaquah Press traveled to Siren Song Winery on Lake Chelan, where it was a surprise guest at the wedding of Reina and Anthony Tippett on Sept. 19. Reina (formerly Sheckler) works at the City of Issaquah and is joined by fellow employees who made the drive over the mountains to share in her special day (left to right): Darcey Strand, Jennifer Woods, Heidi Nagler, Maria Portugal-Woodey, Mara Swensen and Mary Lorna Meade (holding the newspaper).

Where have you taken your hometown newspaper? Email your photo and information to editor@isspress.com.

OBITUARIES Robert Burns Gage II Robert Burns Gage II, 88, of Issaquah, Wash., departed this life peacefully on August 24, 2016. He was born Sept. 11, 1927, in Trenton, New Jersey, to Robert Burns Gage (a patented mineralogist) of Titusville, Penn., and Ida Provost Gage of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

Robert served in World War II and the Robert Gage II Korean War as Captain. He graduated with his Bachelor’s in Business (Temple University) and his Master of Business Administration (University of California, Los Angeles). He worked as a Management Consultant, traveling often, including his favorite extended stay in Hilo, Hawaii, to help improve sugar plantations.

Robert remained passionate about politics his entire life, serving with the Young Republicans (Temple University) and continuing in lively political banter through this presidential election cycle. Robert was married 44 years to Lorine before she died in 2002. Together, they enjoyed reading, documentaries, and a great fondness for animals.

Robert is survived by his son Robert B. Gage III (Trudy), daughter Cassandra Gage Hellman (John), grandchildren Robert B. Gage IV, Gary Michael Gage, Christopher Mark Snow Hellman, and great grandson Christopher Gabriel Hellman.

Rob MacCool

Born in Baltimore, Maryland; lived in Sammamish since 1998. Passed on August 17, 2016.

Rob received his degrees from Johns Hopkins University.

Rob was a 1st Team Lacrosse All American in college, International Cup player Rob MacCool and played for Mt. Washington Wolfpack Meet Oakie, a Lacrosse Club. Rob loved being an ambas4-year-old orange sador of the sport, coaching Skyline youth and Skyline male tabby who’s a High School boys lacrosse teams. Rob is survived by his bit reserved at first wife Pattie and daughters Maggie and Liz. but warms up with Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 1, 2 gentle attention. p.m. at Faith Church in Issaquah, Washington. The family Oakie is currently requests that memorial gifts be made in support of: cozied up in the Oakie n Skyline Spartans Lacrosse Club via http://donate.

Feline Library at skylinelax.com Seattle Humane and ready to meet n Diabetes Care Center and UW Medicine via www. his new best friends today and be supportuwmedicine.org/maccool on his way to great things in a new loving home. Come sweep this gentle sweetie off his paws today and welcome him into your heart and home. You’ll be glad you did.

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HISTORY SNAPSHOT The Odd Fellows hall on Front Street, now home to Stan’s Bar-B-Q, was built in 1888 and is the oldest remaining commercial structure in Issaquah. The first moving picture shows in Issaquah were shown at the hall, and the ground floor has served as home to a variety of businesses over the decades.

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This rendering depicts proposed changes to East Sunset Way between First and Sixth avenues.

Sunset

middle lane.

Seeman said there are a lot of good reasons to include a center lane on from page 1 Sunset.

They have been shown such as the exact design of to have one-third fewer car the center lane through the crashes, and turns in and corridor. out of three-lane roads are Seeman said public inmuch easier, according to volvement will continue as Seeman. Three-lane roads the design is finalized. also provide a safe refuge The project, one of four for pedestrians crossing the in the $50 million transpor- street. tation bond on the Nov. 8 Councilmember Paul ballot, is estimated to cost Winterstein supported the $10.6 million. center lane because of the Roughly 14,600 cars improved safety for pedestravel East Sunset Way trians and turning cars. each day. With only 60 feet “Acceptance of a preof right-of-way, the design ferred concept doesn’t can’t include everything. eliminate even better imAccording to Seeman, provements as we get more maximizing throughput and into the design or we learn roadway capacity has never about changes to the corbeen an objective of this ridor,” Winterstein said. project.

He said a preferred “The goal all along has concept “lets the citizens of been to propose improveIssaquah know at a certain ments that recognize the level with some surety that need to balance safety and if we go forward with the mobility,” Seeman said. project, should the bond Councilmember Bill Rapass ... at least that element mos was the dissenting vote (parking on both sides) is during the council meeting. going to be there.”

Council President Stacy Councilmembers Mary Goodman did not attend the Lou Pauly and Mariah meeting.

Bettise agreed with WinterRamos called the constein. ceptual design a great start “I think it’s important we but questioned the need of have something to show a center lane. He said the the voters prior to going installation of a traffic light forward with the bond,” at 2nd Avenue Southeast Bettise said. and Sunset and the possible Deputy City Administrator elimination of Sunset as a Emily Moon said going fortruck route could have a big ward, the project transitions influence on traffic flow. into neighborhood- and “I don’t think we are community-based conversaready for a final decision tion and less decision-makon saying this is exactly the ing by the City Council. concept we want,” Ra“We would not be asking mos said. “In particular, a you (City Council) where middle turn lane is limiting. should we put curb cuts, That’s 11 feet we may want where should we put crossto use for something else.” walks, where should fire Ramos said he doesn’t hydrants be located,” Moon want to make a decision if said. “Those are design demore information is coming. tails that are determined in Councilmember Tola conversation with abutting Marts agreed with Ramos’ property owners, effective reservations about the neighborhoods and through

talking with public safety and our engineers.”

Residents and businesses along Sunset objected to the original design that eliminated on-street parking.

Carrie Duwe, a resident who lives near where Front Street South becomes Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast, has no plans to support the transportation bond this November.

“The terrible traffic down this road (Front & Issaquah-Hobart) is not being addressed by the expensive bond. So I will be voting no,” Duwe wrote in an email. “My experience around Issaquah is that until the slow flow down Front Street and IssaquahHobart Road are fixed, the other roads will continue to be bottlenecks no matter how much money is thrown at them.”

She said she is OK with raising taxes as long as the money is well-spent and resolves issues.

“Paying thousands more in taxes when it doesn’t address the biggest problem is worse,” Duwe wrote.

If approved by voters, the bond would be payable by excess annual property tax levies. The city estimates an annual property tax rate of 33 cents per $1,000 of assessed value over the 25year life of the bonds.

At that rate, the additional taxes on a home assessed at $500,000 would be $165; at $600,000, the add-on would be $198; and the owner of a $700,000 home would pay $231.

Assessed values are recalculated each year by King County.

Passage of an excess tax levy requires a voter participation level of 40 percent of voters who participated in the last general election and 60 percent approval of the measure.

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Councilmembers also discussed an agenda bill that would change which fund the money generated from from page 1 the speed cameras would go. Currently, net revenue quickly agreed with the rec- created by the cameras ommendation by the city. goes into the general fund.

According to city docuThe city’s recommendaments, the monthly city tion to the council was to expense for the current begin allocating the revenue speed camera is $4,864, or to the capital fund begin$58,368 for this year. The city ning next year. estimates the two additional Marts called this change a cameras would cost the city compromise, referring back about $240,000 for 2017. to a previous council discusIssaquah Municipal Court sion where Councilmember estimates approximately Mary Lou Pauly led a charge 10,600 infractions would to use the revenue from the be issued annually from the speed cameras specifically two new locations, causing for pedestrian safety projects. the number of photo-enThe capital fund is used for forcement tickets it handles such things as park constructo climb from 7,412 in 2015 tion, street improvements to 18,000 per year. and fire stations, as well as According to city docupedestrian safety projects. ments, “revenue from violaCouncilmembers agreed tor fines is anticipated to 3-0 and this bill will now go fully fund the expenditures before the full council for estimated below.” review 0902 Nov. LAM 7.

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The pressure to excel academically can lead to grueling schedules SHAWN MULANIX

By Rohan Vaidya Skyline High School Mr. Shawn Mulanix is one of the three new guidance counselors at Skyline High School. Before becoming a school counselor, Mr. Mulanix made video games for 17 years. He has worked as an artist, animator, designer, visual effects artist, art director, creative director, writer and producer, and even did some really bad Russian-language voice acting.

Question: How do you feel being a new counselor at such a competitive school?

Answer: “Thrilled!

Challenged!

Energized! It’s really fun to be at a school that competes at such a high level at SO MANY THINGS. Academics, athletics, clubs… students, teachers, staff…

Everyone is so engaged, involved, and passionate.

It makes for an incredibly inspiring environment every day. I still get lost in the building sometimes, and the room numbers are a little mysterious, but I look forward to work every day because of the quality of people I get to work with.”

Q: What is your favorite thing about the school year so far?

A: “The students, definitely.

Compassionate, dedicated, friendly, funny, ambitious, and kind. I look forward to all [they] have to teach me.”

Q: If you could give students one piece of advice to help them during the school year, what would it be?

A: “High school is a marathon, not a sprint. There are 720 school days in your high school career; breathe.”

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By Isobel Taylor Issaquah High School

y sister has learned a lot since freshman year.

She started out going full-time at Issaquah High School, taking a rigorous schedule, including Spanish 2 and honors literature, and then got involved in her new obsession: theater. The only problem was, in order to balance school and theater, she had to stay up very late, sometimes until 1 or 2 in the morning, depending on what part of the production process she was in. If things were really bad, and she wasn’t understanding something and wanted to do more studying, she would stay up, then get a few hours of sleep, and then get back up and do more work until she had to go to school.

Unfortunately, her story is a version of one told by many students going to high schools throughout the Issaquah School District. Don’t get me wrong: It’s good to challenge yourself and try new things, but it’s not healthy when the classes and activities you choose encroach on sleep schedules, rest periods, including lunch breaks, and time off.

After finishing a grueling freshman year and facing a difficult sophomore year, my sister decided to homeschool for a couple periods every day, giving her a chance to put more of herself into what she loves.

While most students don’t have the chance to homeschool, they do have the opportunity to choose the level of difficulty in their classes with the advantage of knowing their own thinking patterns and educational weaknesses. Yet some still take harder classes or enroll in things they don’t have time for because it looks good on a transcript.

I guess what it comes down to is this: Time is precious — and easily spent. Also, it isn’t good to

be up all night and all day. In fact, we aren’t made to live that way. Prioritizing is an important skill, and it doesn’t simply mean doing calculus homework before AP government homework.

So happy first month of school, everyone, in

Parental pressure can overwhelm athletes

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If you are a student at Skyline, take a moment to say “Hi” to him and to get to know him.

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By Misty Liao Skyline High School

Today’s high school students face an unprecedented amount of pressure from all aspects of their lives — often more than they can handle.

this area of stress, depression and fear. I hope we all make it through, as frightening as it seems from this end. Please, please, keep up hope, try your hardest and do your best not to get swamped.

Teachers are a source of pressure, too

By Lauren Milne Issaquah High School

By Christina Tuttle Liberty High School

By Maya Urandik Skyline High School

High school students are scrutinized by some of the highest standards in today’s society, and student athletes even more. Minimum GPAs, strict codes of conduct, extreme time management, but worst of all: parental expectation. Parents of student athletes expect the best. Their children are welltrained competitors, machines.

But this is a lot for a teenager to handle on their own, an expectation that isn’t uncommon or extreme for a teen athlete. They juggle around six hours of school, a few more for homework, and even more to train and perform their sport, as well as plenty of sleep and social time to maintain their health. Not effectively meeting all of these standards means failure in the eyes of a parent and therefore disappointment or punishment for their child.

The fear of either of these ramifications is enough to cause significant stress for a teen, on top of the fear of disappointing coaches and teachers, the stress becomes unhealthy. But this unhealthy behavior has become the norm. Anything below is unacceptable and the standards of parents continues to be raised.

Home no longer becomes a safe space, but a place that requires them to be performing, as they do on the field, as they do in the classroom, at jobs, everywhere. There are few environments for these teens to truly relax, and even those are seldom accessible due to time constraints. It is a parent’s job to support their child, not hold them to unreasonable standards, and certainly not to add to the unhealthy amounts of stress in a student’s life.

With school just starting this month, pressure to succeed academically is already upon us. Walk through the halls of any high school and you’ll see students boasting about their test scores, memorizing formulas for the upcoming PSAT, or comparing their AP-loaded schedules.

The competitiveness of the Issaquah School District is often a source of pride, but is this always a good thing for the students? After seeing all of our classmates enroll in advanced courses, we take them as well so we don’t get left behind. However, this pressure to one-up with our peers often prompts us to take classes that are not the right fit.

We constantly feel like we have to be the best at everything, which is an unrealistic goal. So when we inevitably fail to meet these sky-high expectations, we get frustrated with ourselves. Furthermore, this competition creates disunity within the student body.

For instance, the class ranking system pits us against our peers. With distinctions between ranks often coming down to a fraction of a percent, our classmates have become our opponents.

Not all academic competition, however, is harmful.

In healthy amounts, competition is beneficial because it motivates us to challenge ourselves. But, when the competition gets too intense, it adds unnecessary stress and anxiety. This pressure to do well unavoidably causes the opposite, with students burning out from a course load that’s too demanding.

The next time you’re faced with a decision, be sure that your choice is motivated by your own needs.

Evaluate your reasons for making commitments and ask yourself if you really want to be taking those five AP classes.

The new school year is defined by a multitude of new things — a new schedule, new classes, new friends and, of course, new teachers. There is nothing quite like the anxious feeling of walking into class on the first day and meeting your new teacher. Dozens of questions race through your head: Will they like me? How much homework do they give? Are they friendly? Often overshadowed by peer, family or academic pressure, teachers are the source of another type of pressure for students.

Here is what we wish they knew.

As a student who wants to do my best, I genuinely wish I could put 110 percent of my effort into every assignment you give me. I have six teachers, and I wish I could be the perfect version of myself for every one of them. With three upcoming quizzes, driver’s ed, soccer practice and ideally an adequate amount of sleep each night, it is simply not possible for a busy teenager to do it all.

I wish my teachers knew that I want school to be about learning. I hope to be inspired by your lectures and absorb meaningful information that I can apply to my life. To all teachers out there, I do want a good grade, to ace my test and do well in school.

But stress and work aside, I more importantly strive to learn. To the people I see seven hours a day, 35 hours a week, and roughly 140 hours a month, we spend a lot of time together. Let’s not spend our time together stressed. Together, let’s learn.

TEEN TALK: WHICH KIND OF PRESSURE — PARENTAL, PEER OR ACADEMIC — DO YOU THINK WILL AFFECT YOU THE MOST THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AND WHY? Issaquah

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“For me, parental pressure affects me the most because my parents have high expectations of me, and I want to make them proud.”

“The pressure that affects me the most I would have to say is social, because I care way too much about what my friends will think of me depending on what I do. Which drives me to do things that normally I would never do.”

“The kind of pressure that will affect me the most this year is definitely a mixture of extracurriculars and academics. I’m taking much harder classes this year, I have to prepare for the SAT, and I have practice every single day for an hour.”

“I think academic pressure will affect me most this school year.

The stress of school really adds up, and by the end of the year you’re almost ready to burst with all the pressure packed on you.”

“Academic pressure affects me the most significantly because of the idea that my successes and failures this year directly affect the daunting unknown of my future.”

“I would say parental pressure.

My parents want me to do really well in school, especially this year since it is my junior year. I also have my ACT coming up so they stress me to practice that a lot, too.”

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Give the gift of life at Salmon Days marrow drive

By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@isspress.com Sammamish resident David Israel doesn’t mince words when describing the challenges his family’s faced over the past year.

“It’s been very difficult,” he said.

“It’s been very tough.”

In June 2015, Israel was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It’s a cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, the disease-fighting network spread through the body.

He’s gone through eight rounds of chemotherapy in a little more than a year.

Some days are better than others, like now, when he looks and feels healthy, but he’s gone through episodes where it was a chore to simply walk. It’s been a challenging adjustment for his wife of more than 20 years, Audrey Rosenfeld, and his two teenage sons Kyle and Dylan, students at Issaquah High School.

Israel is currently participating in a clinical trial and working with doctors to determine the best course of treatment. One treatment for the disease is a stem cell transplant, a procedure that replaces damaged cells in patients whose normal blood cells have been affected by cancer.

A plan for an autologous transplant using David’s own cells was abandoned after it was discovered the cells were infected. It led to the exploration of an allogeneic transplant, meaning the stem cells come from a donor.

That’s when the family discovered

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THURSDAY, OCT. 6 Spanish Story Time, ages 3 and older, 10-11 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Senior Lunch Club: Stan’s Bar-B-Q, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, bring money for the meal, meet at the Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., register at issaquahwa.gov/register Colored Pencil Drawing Class, noon to 1:30 p.m., four Thursday sessions, Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, ages 18 and older, $78 /members, $84/nonmembers, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St., N., arteast.org Teen Open House, 3-5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Colored Pencil for Teens, 4:305:30 p.m., four Thursday sessions, Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, ages 11-17, $60/members, $65/nonmembers, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St., N., arteast.org The Cemetery Board meeting has been canceled Council Land & Shore Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Council chambers, City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way “Pump Boys and Dinettes” presented by the Village Theatre, 8 p.m., $35-$65, Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., 3922202, villagetheatre.org

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Sammamish resident David Israel (center) has received family support from teenage sons Kyle (left) and Dylan (right), as he battles Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. there are more than 14,000 patients actively searching for a donor. With thousands waiting for a lifesaving match, the Israel family is hoping to raise awareness about bone marrow donations, and they’ll do it at Issaquah’s biggest festival of the year.

They are working with Be The Match to host a marrow registry drive at this weekend’s Salmon Days celebration. Stop by the Be The Match booth on either day to determine if you could be the one to save thou-

sands of patients like David.

“I’m not necessarily going with the expectation to find a donor there for me, but moreso to bring more attention to the need for stem cell donors or bone marrow donors and maybe help somebody else out in the process,” David said.

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GARDENING

The importance of blank spaces

lieve all the great ness, bloom time, gardens that have exposure, water occupied that requirements, disspace. London’s ease potential and Kew Gardens, the seasons. Do the gardens of I want to experifor an empty space — and Versailles, and the ment with plants there isn’t one. Everything cottage gardens that need heat is either full already or of the English to thrive? With unprepared with rocks and countryside have global warming, weeds. So that poor plant all shown up in do I dare try the JANE sits there until it starts to various configura- GARRISON tender plants that look bad ... you forget its tions. Remnants of are so tempting? I name ... and then you won- Kyoto and even the tropical pick out exact varieties to fit der why you bought it in the rainforest appear now and the conditions. It takes time, first place. It’s upsetting. It then. My latest fantasy is a but it’s fun. makes you sad. hydrangea garden with all Then I go nursery-hopI finally learned my lesthe varieties represented. I ping with notes in hand. son. I have a small blank know, I know. Two hydran- If I can’t find the perfect space in my yard that has geas would probably fill it selection, maybe I have to good soil, good drainage up. Don’t kill my fantasy by switch and modify plans. and both sun and shade. I reminding me of that.

Some of the new varieties put the “irresistables” there With some of my plans, I are even better than the while they wait for an open- have to mound the area, so ones on my list. If I can’t ing elsewhere in my yard. the drainage is even better. find what I want, I can Sometimes the wait is long. I always have to remind change the fantasy. If I’m But this space is more myself of the deer and make feeling lazy or if it’s raining, than a holding pen. It’s a choices that avoid creating place that allows me to a smorgasbord for them. dream. You just won’t beI do research on hardi-

I might choose shrubs over perennials. They are easier to keep up. Evergreens are usually easier than deciduous shrubs, but maybe they are boring. I wonder if I could get the excitement I want from a shrub ... I don’t know. I’ll check online.

Websites abound.

What all that planning and looking does is give me an education. I learn. I got a whole semester of landscape design from a blank space in my yard. That’s called making a whole lot from nothing. Maybe the most valuable thing you can put in your yard is an empty space. It works for me.

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Mount Si Clawson leads Issaquah past Eastlake, Skyline shuts down Issaquah, 27-6 CROSS COUNTRY

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com Issaquah had trouble containing Mount Si’s Jesiah Irish, who scored a pair of long touchdowns to pace the Wildcats in their 27-6 win over the Eagles in a Class 4A KingCo Conference football game on Sept. 23 in Snoqualmie.

Mount Si led 20-6 at halftime as quarterback Zeke Barden threw for a pair of TDs, a 7-yarder to Eric Daniels for the game’s first points and a 66-yarder to Irish.

Irish also showed his ability to run from the backfield, sprinting for a 74-yard TD run in the second period.

The Eagles got a long kickoff return from Devin PiquetCharles to set themselves up in the red zone, but had to settle for kicker Issac Chai’s 32-yard field goal. Chai also hit from 38 yards for Issaquah’s only other points of the night.

Issaquah (1-3 overall, 1-1 KingCo) heads to Bellevue to play the Newport Knights at 7 p.m. Friday.

Building leadership within any team is important, particularly when the most talented athlete can’t perform.

The Issaquah girls cross country team, coming off consecutive trophy finishes at the Class 4A state championships, is a bit shorthanded right now as No. 1 runner Sami Corman is out of the lineup with an injury.

But the Eagles continue to win races anyway as junior Kenna Clawson has stepped into the leading role and others are outdueling the opponents’ No. 2 through No. 5 runners.

Issaquah scored 20 points – earning five of the top seven

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Kenna Clawson claimed victory in the girls race by a 16-second margin. positions – and easily defeated Eastlake and Skyline during a KingCo Conference cross country race on Sept. 21 at Issaquah High School.

And Clawson was sharp from the outset, quickly setting the

pace and pulling away to defeat runner-up Brooke Manson of Eastlake by 16 seconds.

Clawson stuck with her usual blueprint and it worked for a winning time of 19 minutes, 27 seconds, a decent time on a comparatively slow course.

“Usually, the second mile is when I start pushing it, because I don’t like to go out too fast in the first mile or else I’ll be tired the rest of the 5K,” she said.

Issaquah’s depth was apparent as Andie Kolasinski (third, 20:00), Lauren Haas (fourth, 20:08), Katie Riley (fifth, 20:23) and Emma Jordan (seventh, 20:59) outperformed their Eastlake and Skyline counterparts.

All of them competed at state last season and helped the Eagles win the fourth-place trophy.

Issaquah’s girls are off to a 4-0 start in KingCo races after de-

feating Mount Si and Inglemoor.

The Skyline and Eastlake girls each scored 56 points. Junior Geneva Schlepp was Skyline’s top runner, taking sixth in 20:50.

Maisy Webb (10th, 21:28), Jennifer Tidball (11th, 21:32), Lydia Kauri (14th, 21:58) and Endalech Fuller (15th, 22:15) were the Spartans’ other scorers.

The boys race saw Skyline edge Issaquah for the team victory. The Spartans had four of the top seven finishers to score 31 points, eight better than the Eagles.

Griffin Ganz turned in Skyline’s top time, placing second in 16:30.

Eastlake’s Nate Pendleton took charge during the second half of the race and beat Ganz by 19 seconds.

Luke George’s third-place effort of 16:32 was best among Issaquah’s boys.

Skyline 38, Newport 14 The Spartans rolled up a 28-0 lead through three quarters and finished off the Knights in a KingCo 4A contest in Bellevue.

Senior running back Isaiah Shim continued his hot start to the season with three more touchdowns. He scored on runs of 4, 17 and 15 yards as Skyline improved to 3-1 overall, 2-0 in KingCo. Quarterback Drew Kistner also scored on a 3-yard run and the Spartans’ defense provided six points when linebacker Alex Diegel recovered a Newport fumble in the end zone in the third period.

Skyline returns home to face Mount Si at 7 p.m. Friday.

Liberty 48, Cleveland 10 The Patriots ran wild over the visiting Eagles in a nonleague football game, piling up a 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and improving their record to 4-0.

Liberty manhandled Cleveland on both sides of the line of scrimmage, racking up a 494-32 advantage in total offense. Six different players scored for the Patriots, with Cameron McLaren’s third-quarter TD runs of 3 and 13 yards providing his team’s final points.

Quarterback Austin Regis was 5 of 5 passing for 81 yards, including a 28-yard TD toss to Isaiah Owens.

Liberty goes for a 5-0 start when it plays the Nathan Hale Raiders at Seattle’s Northeast Athletic Complex. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Friday.

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Liberty junior Abby Russell swam a 2A state-qualifying time of 1:09.91 in the 100 breaststroke against Bellevue on Sept. 22.

Patriots test themselves in loss to Bellevue SWIMMING

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com It’s too early in the season to know for sure if the Liberty girls swimming and diving team can win another state championship, but the Patriots have already had a couple quasi-postseason situations to test their mettle.

And despite losses to a pair of bigger schools, Mercer Island and Bellevue, they’re pleased with their progression and how they’re integrating some new pieces into the squad.

A week after losing to last season’s Class 3A runner-up, Mercer Island, the Patriots met up with Bellevue, which took fourth place in 3A last fall. Bellevue earned a 108-72 win Sept. 22 at Julius Boehm Pool in Issaquah, but Liberty had a couple winning times

and pushed the Wolverines to the wire in most races.

They’re the type of opponents Liberty will have to beat in order to win a third consecutive 2A state championship come November.

“I hope we can win again,” Liberty junior Abby Russell said.

“There’s a chance, definitely, and seeing how well we’re performing gives us more hope.”

Russell was a state medalist in two events last season, taking third in the 200-yard individual medley and fifth in the 100 breaststroke.

Against Bellevue, she stepped a bit outside her comfort zone and proved capable of doing it, winning the 100 freestyle in 57.01 seconds. She was second in the 100 breaststroke, losing by 38 one-hundredths of a second to Bellevue’s Katie Duff, but swam a 2A state-qualifying time of 1:09.91.

“I was actually pretty proud of myself,” Russell said. “I’m

excited to see what state has to offer because I got really close to my best times today, which is not something that usually happens at dual meets. So I felt good physically and mentally today.”

Liberty’s other victory of the afternoon came from senior Sydney Hartford, who out-touched Bellevue’s Morgan Baker to win the 50 freestyle in 26.71 seconds. Hartford was third in the 100 free (58.92).

“I’m a freestyle sprinter. That’s my thing,” said Hartford, who was seventh in the 50 free and 10th in the 100 free at last year’s state meet.

Hartford is a member of Olympic Cascade Aquatics on Mercer Island and spends 12-14 hours a week in the water alongside “90 percent Mercer Island High School” swimmers, so she’s accustomed to high-quality competition.

She sees a lot of potential in the Patriots, who have other returning state medalists in diver Belle

Wong, freestyler Reegan Weber and backstroker Rachel King.

Hartford also expects sophomore Alexa Hoeper to give Liberty some needed points at the state meet.

“It is my senior year and we have won my sophomore year and my junior year,” Hartford said. “Sophomore year was kind of a blowout, junior year was really special and senior year, it’s definitely going to be our hardest challenge, but if we can do it, come back and win it, I think that’ll be pretty good.”

Wong scored 196 points for second place in the 1-meter diving event. Weber was second in both the 200 and 500 freestyles, King was third in the 100 backstroke and Hoeper was third in the 200 free.

Liberty’s next meet is at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 29 when the Patriots compete against Sammamish at Mercer Island’s Mary Wayte Pool.

EASTSIDE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Osman gives Issaquah football a dual threat in the backfield

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com Mo Osman is someone Issaquah football fans might be vaguely familiar with, but it had been a while since anyone had seen him on the gridiron.

Osman, a senior running back and defensive back, played special teams for the Eagles as a sophomore in 2014, but spent the entire 2015 season recovering from a serious knee injury.

He’s healthy now and is proving his value for a program that lost several key pieces after reaching the Class 4A state playoffs last fall. He rushed for more than 100 yards and found the end zone for the first time on Sept. 16 when the Eagles trounced Inglemoor, 40-7,

for their first win of the season.

Osman spoke with The Issaquah Press prior to Issaquah’s Week 4 game at Mount Si: Mo Osman Question: The team seems to like getting you the ball as a runner and receiver. What do you think your strengths are?

Answer: I’m just doing whatever

the team needs me to do. If they want to hand the ball off, I’m ready to take it. If they want to throw it to me, I’m ready to catch it. Whatever it takes, I just want to help the team out more than anything.

Q: Your Twitter handle, “Mo Mad Mandingo,” is an interesting one. Where did it come from?

A: Back in Africa, we used to

mess around all the time. It was one of these name-generator things we did as a family. They gave me one of those and I was like, ‘I kind of like that.’ So ever since, I’ve stuck with it.

I’m from Kenya, born there and raised in Somalia. I lived there until I was five or six and then we moved to America. I didn’t speak English at the time. I used to live in Virginia and from there, I moved to Washington in 2009. I lived in Kent before moving to Issaquah.

Q: What was it like for the team to beat Inglemoor so handily in Week 3

after a couple lopsided losses to start the season?

A: It was nice because nobody

thought we were going to win a game this year. Our team believed in ourselves. Nobody is really on our train besides our teammates, so we’re cool with that.

Q: Do you have any favorite teammates?

A: I like everybody. I can’t really

single people out because I know every single one of these people.

I’ve been teammates with them since freshman year.

The quarterback, Payton Person, is one of my best friends.

Corey Chaplin, Trey Gevers, Joe Nelson – I like all those guys, honestly. I get along with everybody and I do what I can to be the perfect teammate to them.

I have to give a shout-out to my linemen, too. I couldn’t run without guys like Dean Pearson, Greg Shipley and Jack Hinchcliffe.

Q: Do you have any role models?

A: Smash Williams from “Friday

Night Lights.” I love Smash and ever since I saw him play, I’m like, ‘Yo, I want to play like him.’ Some people say he’s cocky but that’s just who he is.

Q: What do you do when you’re not playing football?

A: I’m usually helping my grand-

ma out in the house. Obviously, I’ve got homework and that’s my first priority, honestly. I play video games. I just got Madden ’17 and I’ve got Madden 2K. Those are two nice games.

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