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Liberty SRO honored as best in the state By Christina Corrales-Toy newcastle@isspress.com Deputy Dave Montalvo has had his fair share of assignments in a 27-year career with the King County Sheriff’s Office. He spent time on the SWAT team; he taught new recruits as a master police officer; he served on motorcycle patrol; and he also worked with a traffic enforcement unit. But he has truly found his home in the south end of the Issaquah School District where, for the past 12 years, Montalvo has served as the school resource officer at Liberty High, Maywood Middle and surrounding elementary schools. “This is by far, in my opinion, the best job that anybody can have, because you get to work with the kids and make a difference,” he said. Students, staff and parents have for years praised Montalvo’s warm and likable demeanor, but now the rest of the state knows how special he is, after the Washington School Safety Organization named him the state’s 2013-2014 School Security Officer of the Year. It’s not a surprise he won. It’s more of a surprise that he hadn’t yet won, said former Liberty administrator Ed Marcoe, who led the effort to get Montalvo considered for the award. He gathered nomination forms and passed them out to Liberty staff, parents and students. “We had, I’m going to say, close to 75 nomination forms supporting him,” Marcoe said. Montalvo’s day consists of walking — a lot of walking. He estimates he walks the Lib-

“In our line of business, a lot of times we don’t see the best of people. But if you can turn one of those troublemakers around and make a difference, it’s amazing how that feels.” — Dave Montalvo King County Sheriff’s Office Deputy

erty campus 15-20 times a day, making sure everything is safe and secure. He also helps teach Fourth Amendment rights in the school’s civics class and demonstrates the dangers of drinking and driving in the driver’s education class. He investigates student thefts of phones and personal items, makes sure kids aren’t speeding on the arterials or parking illegally, and helps with discipline issues when needed. Montalvo is responsible for most of the south end of the district, so he also makes time to visit Maywood Middle School and Newcastle, Apollo, Briarwood and Maple Hills elementary schools, where he interacts with students and monitors crosswalks. “I try to get over there a couple times a day as well, to make sure they know I’m watching out for them as well,” he said. Liberty visitors will often see his King County Sheriff Office car parked in front of the school, standing as a comfortable symbol of the school’s security. See SRO, Page 3

By Greg Farrar

Dave Montalvo, King County Sheriff’s Office deputy and the Liberty High School resource officer for 12 years, patrols the field during a football game last month.

Talus HOA rejects tree-removal appeal Most, but not all, of the disputed trees in the Talus neighborhood will be removed. A month after a contentious Talus Residential Association public hearing, the board decided Sept. 29 to cut down 10. Six homeowners originally petitioned for the removal of 16 trees that they said blocked their views of the landscape and lowered property values. The removal was slated to happen in April, but city officials

halted the process because more trees were marked for felling than had been approved. Then, the subsequent appeal from residents led to the residential association board’s re-evaluation. The board rejected the appeal presented at the Aug. 13 public hearing, but promised to address privacy and safety concerns by lowering the number of trees removed and issuing a revised replanting plan for the area in question.

By Kathleen R. Merrill

Above, Boy Scouts (from left to right) Jerry Lin, Adam Bussey, Lucas Dolliver, James Adkins, Joel Ruegsegger, René Loredo (of Flintoft’s Funeral Home) and Garrett Pomeroy kneel to work on replacing Civil War veteran Allan Day’s gravestone at Hillside Cemetery. Below are the original stone before and after cleaning, and the new stone.

CIVIL SAVIOR Scout spearheads Civil War gravestone restoration project By Kathleen R. Merrill editor@isspress.com Nearly 112 years after his death, Civil War infantryman Allan Day has gotten a new gravestone, thanks to a local Boy Scout project. Day, born in October 1831, died Nov. 7, 1902, in Issaquah. He served in Co. K, 43rd Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War. His stone over the years had turned a dark gray, and his information was illegible. That has happened to most of the 18 gravestones of known Civil War veterans buried in Issaquah’s Hillside Cemetery. All of them need to be replaced. Local Boy Scout Joel Ruegsegger, an Issaquah High School student who will turn 18 this month, needed an Eagle Scout project. He said he contacted Dave Waggoner, with the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, because he knew he would have something worthwhile for him to do. Waggoner said he was talking with Troop 709 after reading

SLIDESHOW See more photos from the gravestone restoration project at www.issaquahpress.com. an article in the VFW magazine about an Eagle Scout doing such a project somewhere else and he told them that there was a possibility of nine of the local Civil War veterans getting new stones. Day’s was the first received. The local VFW sent an application and photo showing the old stone and the Veterans Administration agreed to send a new stone at no charge. Waggoner and Issaquah resident Barb Wood are working on applications for six other stones to be replaced. The then-War Department paid for and sent out those original stones. About six others are stones that were paid for by families and the VA will not replace those. On Sept. 20, Ruegsegger and other Boy Scouts not only replaced Day’s gravestone, but they also cleaned eight others. “This means we have respect for people who fought for our country so it could be the way it is now,” See HEADSTONES, Page 3

Richard Bergesen remembered as a kind, caring man who lived his faith By Kathleen R. Merrill editor@isspress.com Family members of Richard Bergesen are mourning his loss but trying to be thankful for the life he had, his cousin Bruce Whitehurst said. “He was just a wonderful person who spent his life giving to others, and that’s what he was doing by taking this young man into his home, to give him a better trajectory to get him on his feet again,” Whitehurst said in a phone interview from his home in Goen Allen, Virginia. Bergesen was killed in his Sammamish home Sept. 17 in the city’s first homicide since its

incorporation in 1999. Two men, Kevin David Patterson, 20, of Sammamish, and Christopher Shade, 18, of Issaquah, are being held in British ColumRichard Bergesen bia, Canada, where they fled after killing Bergesen and taking his car and credit cards, according to police. King County prosecutors have charged them with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and theft of a motor vehicle. Bergesen had taken Patterson in about a year ago, when he

met him through his church, Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, and learned that the youth was homeless. “Rich had recently said that the nearly yearlong experience, though stretching, was positive and that he felt blessed to be able to help someone in this significant way,” a statement from the church said. Pastor Mike Howerton talked about Bergesen in his Sept. 21 sermon. The two had been friends for about seven years. Howerton called Bergesen “a gentle, humble, generous partSee BERGESEN, Page 2

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It’s lights, camera, action for a Washington State Lottery commercial, as the Coffee At the Mud Puddle espresso stand at 145 N.W. Gilman Blvd. is transformed into ‘Mountain Java’ for a photo shoot Sept. 23 with camera crews, actors and logistical support people (right). With several shooting locations including Ellensburg, North Bend and Skykomish, a tale involving a paraglider and his lottery winning fantasy is planned for airing sometime in the future on local television stations.

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Ruegsegger said as he and others scrubbed the stones with D2 Biological Solution, a biodegradable, nontoxic gravestone cleaner, that was ordered and paid for by Flintoft’s Funeral Home. The cleaner continues to work over time and whiten gravestones. It had been used on Day’s and the results were good,

color wise, but his name, birth and death dates, and service information had worn away over time. Running their hands over the letters, the Scouts guessed at what the lumpy letters were. But no one knew for sure until the new stone was uncovered. The boys took pride in helping with each step of the process — each wanted to dig out and shape the hole left behind by the old stone, each wanted to pour gravel into the hole to sturdy the new stone, each wanted to tamp

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down the ground around it once it was in place. Ruegsegger’s dad Didier helped with the project, doing some of the heavy lifting, and he and wife Tammy beamed with pride while their son worked through the morning and into the afternoon. Scouts Lucas Dolliver, James Adkins, Adam Bussey, Jerry Lin, Torin Howard and Garrett Pomeroy joined Ruegsegger in his task. Home Depot gave $100 for cleaning tools for the task.

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The Lookout at Lake Chelan a getaway for all ages Just over one year ago, the Lookout was a bare hillside. Today, kids are running through the parks, riding bikes and swimming in the pool or lake. Adults are relaxing and enjoying happy hour by the fire pit. The Lookout is a lakeside village on Lake Chelan spanning 85 acres with 700’ feet of private waterfront, conveniently located one mile from downtown Chelan. It is a community that will be comprised of approximately 300 homes which are clustered together to embrace community, walking and natural beauty. Roughly one-third of the Lookout is preserved as open space.

Much of the Lookout’s design emphasizes outdoor living for active days and lazy nights. Swim in the lake

Police are investigating an incident where a stranger reportedly approached an Issaquah Middle School student Sept. 23 on Newport Way. “The incident happened as the student was walking to school on Newport Way at 7:30 a.m.,” Issaquah Middle School Principal Seth Adams wrote in an email to parents. “A white male described as 50-60 years old, thin, balding with greying hair, marks on his forehead and cheeks, no glasses or facial hair, and driving a newer black Lincoln stopped on the road next to the

By Steve Miletich Seattle Times staff reporter Metropolitan King County Councilman Reagan Dunn pleaded guilty Sept. 18 in Kittitas County to driving under the influence after driving his pickup into a ditch last month. Dunn, 43, revealed his plea to The Seattle Times during an interview in which he acknowledged an alcohol-abuse problem for which he first sought treatment in 2011. Dunn, who provided copies of police and court records to The Times, said he chose to accept responsibility for his actions and not pursue a deferred prosecution that likely would have been available to him as a first-time offender. “What I did was wrong,” Dunn said, admitting he made a “dumb and unfortunate” decision to drink and drive while staying at his cabin in the Cle Elum area of Central Washington. “Public officials should be held to a higher standard,” Dunn added. In pleading guilty, Dunn

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or the outdoor pool, gather at the clubhouse or Lookout Park, which features a pickleball court, stone fireplace, outdoor BBQ and playground. Enjoy the nearby “pocket parks” featuring bocce ball and a swing set. Cycle Central Bike Shop has opened a new location at the Lookout, making bike rentals a breeze.

The Lookout has already sold 25 homes in 15 months and just released home-sites in the Lakeside District including four lots with unobstructed views of Lake Chelan and the marina.

student. “It was reported he leaned over, opened the passenger door and said, ‘Get in the car.’ The student did exactly the right thing. She said no, ran away and notified her family.” Adams sent these tips for families to go over with children: Never talk to a stranger. Never let a stranger get too close, whether the stranger is in a car or walking. Never tell a stranger any personal information, such as your name, age, or address.

Always try to walk in pairs with a friend or an adult. Stick to safe, well-lit paths when walking. Do not obstruct your hearing with iPods or portable music players when walking or waiting outside. If a stranger tries to grab you, yell as loudly as you can and run away. Always alert an adult immediately if you are approached by a suspicious person. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Issaquah Police at 837-3200.

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This fall, the Lookout will begin construction on a 70-slip marina offering short and long-term rentals. Next year, construction will begin on the Lookout’s recreational village including a gym and other year-round activities.

Houses are designed closer to each other so that owners and guests can conveniently walk to all amenities. Sidewalks and foot paths lead to the lake and the adjacent Vin du Lac winery. Leave your car parked!

Issaquah Middle School student reports attempted luring

ner in ministry.” “I have seen his selfless heart,” Howerton said. “I’ve seen his dependable and steadfast spirit, his integrity and his gracious generosity. “He was consistently kind, caring and good.” Bergesen and Whitehurst were first cousins. “I knew him my entire life, and once we got to be adults, we became good friends,” Whitehurst said. “His mother, my aunt, he was very faithful to her, visited her several times a year, and that allowed us to stay in touch as well.” Bergesen, 57, senior manager of the Aero Per-

was sentenced to one day in jail, which he said he plans to serve next week in Kittitas County. He Reagan Dunn also was ordered to pay a fine of $940.50, $2,400 in probation costs and other fees. Dunn is also subject to loss of his driver’s license for one year for refusing to take the breath test, but he has applied for a provisional license in which he would use an ignitioninterlock device he said he has already had installed in his car. The devices are connected to a vehicle’s ignition and fitted with a mouthpiece and a camera. The driver blows into the mouthpiece to start the vehicle, which won’t start if alcohol is detected. Dunn said that after his August arrest, he enrolled in a six-month, outpatient alcohol counseling program in Bellevue. He said he also immediately began attending meetings of

Alcoholics Anonymous and group counseling sessions in his council district. He described being afflicted with a disease with genetic history in his family. After his recent arrest, he said, he decided to be open about his problem and not worry who knows about it. He said that it has been “liberating” and that people have been supportive of his approach. Dunn is the son of the late Jennifer Dunn, a Washington state congresswoman who became the first woman to serve on the House Republican leadership team. A former federal prosecutor, Reagan Dunn was appointed to the Metropolitan King County Council in February 2005 to fill a vacancy. He was elected to the position again in 2005, 2009 and last year. He ran unsuccessfully in 2012 as a Republican for state attorney general.

formance Department at The Boeing Co., was very active in his church. “He went on several mission trips, loved to travel, enjoyed that with some frequency,” Whitehurst said. “He was a quiet person and he kind of liked to be involved, but sort of be in the background. “He had a very good sense of humor, loved teasing and being teased, always in a positive way.” A memorial service will be held locally for Bergesen at 2 p.m. Oct. 4 at Overlake Christian Church, 9900 Willows Road N.E., Redmond. In his sermon, Howerton talked about Bergesen going on mission trips, including helping kids in South Africa affected by AIDS. Bergesen fully supported the church’s

ministry, including a plan to help needy people in the community. Bergesen asked Howerton, “What else should the church be if not the hands and feet of Jesus, trying to help meet needs with love?” Howerton said. “Rich walked his talk. He lived his faith.” And though Howerton referred to what happened to Bergesen as “barefaced, undisguised evil,” he asked that church members continue to pray for Patterson. “Though our hearts are broken, lift Kevin up to Jesus … because Rich gave his life caring for Kevin,” a very emotional Howerton said, “and Jesus gave his life caring for Kevin, and evil does not get the last word in this story.”

Seattle Times news researcher Miyoko Wolf contributed to this story. Steve Miletich: 206-464-3302 or smiletich@seattletimes.com.

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History Museums hosts Indian Wars program Issaquah History Museums has partnered with the Humanities Washington Speakers’ Bureau to present its 2014 Autumn History Program, “Bones Beneath Our Feet: The Puget Sound Indian Wars of 1855-56” by local author, Michael Schein. The free event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 First Ave. N.E. Schein will lead a conversation exploring the period from the first EuropeanAmerican settlement in Puget Sound to the execution of Chief Leschi, leader of the Native Americans in the Indian War of 1855-56. Participants will explore the causes of the war, cultural misunderstandings and the consequences of fearing a stereotyped “other.” Learn more about the Issaquah History Museums at www.issaquahhistory.org.

Senior center hosts rummage sale The Issaquah Senior Center rummage and bake sale is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4-5. At 75 N.E. Creek Way, find unique treasures, vintage furniture and antique wares. In addition, buy cookies, cakes, breads and pies just like Grandmother made. All proceeds from this annual fundraiser go to directly to support and fund programs at the center. Drop off donations for the rummage sale through Oct. 3. The Issaquah Senior Center is a 501(c)(3) organization, so all donations are tax-deductible.

Pool, community center closed for festival The Julius Boehm Pool, 50 S.E. Clark St., and the Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., will be closed Oct. 4-5 during the Salmon Days Festival.

Restaurants partner with schools foundation Issaquah Highlands eateries Chinoise Café and The RAM are offering ways to support students and schools. Dine at Chinoise on Oct. 1 and/or The RAM on Oct. 8 and a portion of your purchase will be contributed to the Issaquah Schools Foundation’s All in for Kids annual fundraising campaign. Proceeds from the campaign will help bridge the gap between funding provided by the state for basic education and the resources required to give all students a comprehensive education that prepares them for success. Chinoise is open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and

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Montalvo is much more than a school resource officer. He’s a teacher, a mentor, a father figure and a support system for every student he protects. “He just has that charisma with the kids,” Marcoe said. “Kids feel at ease with him and can talk to him. That’s what you want in an SRO. You want that protection, but you also want to be able to go to somebody and tell them anything.” He has a strong opendoor policy, so it’s not rare to see a consistent parade of students, both current and former, coming to him for guidance or just stopping to say hi. Montalvo’s connection to Liberty is unlike any Principal Josh Almy has seen in his 20-year education career, he said. “He takes such a special interest in the success and safety of the kids and community, it really is remarkable,” Almy said. “He not only does his job to the fullest, but spends much of his personal time attending events and taking an interest in the betterment of our school. He knows parents, students and staff by name, and

from 4:30-9 p.m. and is at 936 N.E. Park Drive. The RAM is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and is at 965 N.E. Park Drive. Learn more about All in for Kids at www.isfdn.org.

EFR offers CPR, first aid courses Eastside Fire & Rescue instructors are offering CPR and first aid classes. Both classes will be held Oct. 11. (The first aid class includes CPR training.) Enroll in either class at any staffed EFR station. Get a list of staffed stations at http://bit.ly/1oqberG. Learn more about these classes, and future course offerings, at eastsidefirerescue.org, or contact the agency at cpr@esf-r.org or 313-3200.

Issaquah free Route 200 reduction has begun Even though Metro Transit recommended cutting Route 200 in its initial April proposal to the King County Council to eliminate 16 percent of services, the Issaquah “freebee” bus will stick around for at least a little while. Route 200 no longer runs mornings or evenings, but instead operates only between about 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to the listed approved service cuts on Metro Transit’s website. The change started Sept. 29. The County Council tabled the next round of service reductions, set for February, on Sept. 29. Metro Transit had not listed Route 200 in its recommendation for those service changes. In total, Metro Transit officials expect to delete 72 of its 214 routes by September 2015.

Fundraising breakfast benefits LifeWire As high-profile cases of domestic violence draw the attention of people across the country, LifeWire is bringing local awareness and resources to the issue of domestic violence to its Hope Starts Here breakfast Oct. 2 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. For 32 years, LifeWire has been addressing the complex issue of domestic violence on the Eastside. National police statistics show that nearly half of women murdered by their intimate partner had visited an emergency room within two years of the homicide. Janine Latus, awardwinning journalist and author of the book “If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister’s Story of Love, Murder and Liberation,” will deliver the keynote speech. Jean Enersen, of KING 5 News, will emcee the event. Register to attend or learn more at www.lifewire.org.

will always go the extra mile for any Patriot that could benefit from his assistance.” Montalvo, who makes his home in Maple Valley, admits that he now bleeds silver, green and blue, and praises Liberty as “the gem of the district.” Fans will often see him on the sidelines cheering on the Liberty student athletes or at graduation celebrating the seniors. His favorite part of the job is interacting with kids. He gets a chance to see them literally grow up in front of his eyes, from troublesome freshmen making rash choices to, hopefully, more mature seniors. “It’s fun when they look back at it and say, ‘I made some dumb choices when I was younger,’ and I go, ‘We all do. We were all young,’” Montalvo said. The plaque he received for the state honor now sits proudly in his Liberty office, though he spends little time there. Montalvo credits the award to the students and staff, saying the well-behaved Patriots’ student body simply makes him look good. “In our line of business, a lot of times we don’t see the best of people,” Montalvo said. “But if you can turn one of those troublemakers around and make a difference, it’s amazing how that feels.”

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School board holds study session about Tiger Mountain’s future By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com After months of discussion, questions and public criticism, the Issaquah School Board is still trying to decide the long-term fate of Tiger Mountain Community High School. The board met with several district administrators Sept. 24 in a roundtable-format study session. Much of the two-hour meeting was spent addressing concerns about what happens to students if the district’s plan to close the alternative school next year is approved. The board held two public hearings on the matter earlier in September, but a timeline for making a decision hasn’t been announced. Tiger Mountain, which has served as the Issaquah School District’s alternative high school since 1991, has fewer than 100 students enrolled this fall. Most live inside the district’s boundaries and would otherwise attend Issaquah, Liberty or Skyline high schools, but a few come from neighboring districts. District Superintendent Ron Thiele has proposed closing Tiger Mountain for the 2015-16 school year, and then opening a new alternative school under a different educational model the following year. That plan has drawn the ire of the Tiger Mountain community, which has

City adds more bike racks There are now more places to park your bike in downtown Issaquah. Fifteen artist-designed bike racks have been installed throughout Olde Town. The designs for the

started an online petition to keep the school open. Dennis Wright, the district’s director of career and counseling services, said about a dozen Tiger Mountain students are currently using a 504 Plan, which allows them to receive in-school accommodations to deal with a physical or mental disability. Other students have individualized education plans, or IEPs, that require schools to give them specialized instruction and support services because of their disability. Around the district, about 2,200 students, or about 12 percent of the population, use IEPs or 504s. Tiger Mountain parents and students have said those plans weren’t followed during their time at comprehensive schools. Officials indicate they take those plans seriously. “If you’re out of compliance with an IEP or 504, there’s possible discipline that goes with it,” said Andrea McCormick, principal at Issaquah High School. The district has received a lot of public feedback about the use of those plans in conjunction with Tiger Mountain’s possible closure. Thiele, a former school principal, said he’s very familiar with the plans. “It’s not perfect. If it were perfect, you wouldn’t have heard any of the testimony you did,” he said. If Tiger Mountain closes, the district plans to develop personal learning

plans for every student that hasn’t graduated. The plans would be drawn up using a team approach — the student, their parents and a general education teacher would all have input. The plans would be designed to help Tiger Mountain students reach the 20 credits they need for graduation — a number that increases to 24 with the class of 2019, next year’s ninth-grade class. Tiger Mountain Principal Michael Schiehser said there’s a growing national trend of closing traditional alternative schools. Some districts are replacing them with “forward-thinking” instructional models like Big Picture Learning, which Issaquah is partnering with in designing a new alternative school. Thiele noted that neighboring districts like Bellevue, Tahoma and White River have closed their alternative programs in recent years. He also said Issaquah could waive certain graduation requirements under the personal learning models. “We would want to take it case by case,” he said. As part of the discussion about a new alternative school, officials have noted the large number of students throughout the district who aren’t attending Tiger Mountain even though they’re at high risk of not graduating. The district has added new full-time support positions, known as graduation specialists, at its

three comprehensive high schools to help struggling students. If Tiger Mountain closes, its students could theoretically return to Issaquah, Liberty or Skyline and get more individualized help. Liberty Principal Josh Almy said his school’s graduation specialist is devoted entirely to students who are at least two credits behind. The school is doing a series of “credit retrieval” programs this fall in English, math and social studies, he said. “I believe with our sophomore and juniors, a big chunk of them will be on track to graduate in the next three semesters,” Almy said. Thiele acknowledged the likelihood that large comprehensive schools simply won’t work for some Tiger Mountain students, such as those with severe mentalhealth issues. But administrators also believe they’re putting plans in place that could help students who need a nontraditional setting to succeed academically. “I think I could see, if kids choose to return to a comprehensive highschool setting, having more success than they did before,” McCormick said.

racks include concentric ripples in the water of a rocky creek, the spiraling fiddlehead of a fern and the concentric spirals of a human fingerprint. “In creating art for Issaquah’s bike rack project, I wanted to support the city’s goal of sustainability

by promoting and celebrating Issaquah residents’ connection to their natural world,” artist Kathleen Frugé-Brown said in a news release. “To accomplish this, I sought images that would provide both a strong sense of place, and an inclusive reminder of viewers’ shared

values and home.” The installation is a reflection of Issaquah’s walk ‘n’ roll culture — as well as one of the first priority elements in the Bicycle & Pedestrian Action Plan. Learn more about the plan at issaquahwa.gov/ walknroll.

GET INVOLVED Sign a petition to keep Tiger Mountain Community High School open at http://bit.ly/ZlGIt6.

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Here fishy, fishy! It’s that time, Issaquah. Time to welcome our returning salmon and about 150,000 people to town. This is one of the largest festivals in the country. It consistently wins awards, and for good reason: Salmon Days is good, clean, educational fun for the entire family. (But do not bring your dog. With all the noise and crowds, he or she won’t enjoy the day, rain or shine.) Top 10 reasons you should go to the festival: 4The bands. There are all types of music here, so no matter what your style, you’re sure to find someone great to listen to. 4Those DockDogs are an awesome sight — launching themselves vertically or horizontally into the air and landing with a huge splash! If you watch closely, you can even see what looks like a smile on the faces of some of them. 4Those delicious blocks of fresh-cut curly fries. (But take a friend. You likely cannot get through one of those helpings on your own.) Honestly, there is so much good food at the festival, there is no way you can go home hungry. 4To purchase some unique present for yourself or others from an amazing artist. 4To hang out with your friends, the ones you already know and the ones you have yet to meet. 4The fish! Go check out the salmon at the hatchery. They are a marvel to behold. And they have traveled for years and long distances to get back to our city. 4Your children can roll around in giant hamster balls, play games, win prizes, make fish projects. And the kiddies will sack out early afterward, leaving you to enjoy a rare quiet evening at home. 4Who doesn’t love a parade? Check out the floats, the bands, people from other festivals and all kinds of costumes. 4Talk with your elected representatives and/or meet candidates for office. A lot of them attend, and this is your chance to talk with them one on one and let them know what you think. 4Check out local civic organizations and learn all about what they do to help people in the community. So, put on a smile and head downtown for Salmon Days. Remember that there will be people who have never been to Issaquah, so help them out when they need directions. And make sure you show them what a great place we live in. And finally, does anyone know how to do a sun dance?

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I had envisioned some development of the plateau, but never saw the Delusions of Grandeur. I see the quality of life slipping away in favor of super-expensive, super-dense lifestyles that I beI am writing to call on Conlieve impair the healthy developgressman Dave Reichert’s liberal ment of our children. It is not opponent Jason Ritchie to stop shocking to see the high figures of the smear tactics. Following his teen suicides. I believe there is a campaign thus far, Ritchie has direct correlation to the immense towed the party line and done pressures to succeed, make tons little to differentiate himself from of money, be the top in every Roland Segers event of life, while their parents the partisan politicians in D.C. Issaquah have to work harder and harder who are exactly what the American people are tired of. to make the resulting lifestyle last. Ritchie most recently demonI’m relieved I’m not raising my strated this on an episode of “The Tiger Mountain school children in this environment of Jason Rantz Show” on KIRO rasuch high stress and pressure. dio. When asked what he agrees I believe we should all aspire to on with Congressman Reichert he our best in endeavors, but as I struggled to answer, ultimately watch our city develop and try to offering enjoying soccer. Soccer? emulate the Issaquah Highlands This year alone, Congressman It always stuns me how events in terms of density, I am deeply in our community are initiated by saddened and disturbed. Reichert has passed legislation a “government” that makes edicts combatting human trafficking of Thirty beautiful, majestic acres foster kids and introduced combased on detailed data analysis of with stunning views but also mon-sense legislation that gives costs and performance. stunning forestation have been teachers a tax credit for outA school that is being closed destroyed before our very eyes. due to costs and lack of perforof-pocket classroom expenses. Where are the automobiles from mance? What values are being Congressman Reichert delivers these 121 homes crowded onto results not rhetoric. taught by these actions? That stu- small lots going to go? What are dents are some fungible commod- the plans for mitigating the alThe voters can do their own ity that, if not performant enough ready troublesome traffic congesresearch on their candidates should be helped, but only just a without the negative campaigntion on 228th Avenue, where we little, and then discarded? ing distorting their positions. As have three large high schools? To a voter, I ask that he be honest I’ve said it before: The values, think these folks will go east to or lack thereof, that we teach with us. use 244th is ludicrous! students now will come back to I have no expectations of any David Waggoner haunt us later when we ourselves changes at this late date with reIssaquah become “costs” and not people. gard to planning for the 30-acre development, but when and how Bryan Weinstein will this trend be stopped? We Traffic Issaquah worry about stress for our families — our kids — and yet, piling Sammamish development one house upon another with no space is clearly not the answer or Regarding the comments in The the solution! Before this city has Press about the traffic mess on been forever ruined, please take Front Street: We need not look any note of these concerns. I know further then the short-sighted idiAfter moving to the Samthat I am among a large number ots on the City Council who voted mamish Plateau in July 1991, I of residents who are discouraged against the Southeast Bypass. later supported the area becomand dismayed over the direction I still remember some of the ing a city, with the promises in of this city. And we feel powerstupid comments made by certain that campaign: lower taxes, qual- less! members of the council. People ity of life, limited development by Jennifer Bloxom Eckles will change their driving hab“developers” that would surely Sammamish its or streets adjacent to Front impede quality of life, etc.

Maybe it goes without saying, but maybe not. Salmon Days is just one heck of a lucky theme for us to have for the annual Issaquah community festival! No one today would ever build a fish hatchery in an urban area like this. But more than 75 years ago, with no floating bridge from Seattle, this was about as far out as the boonies as we could imagine. With a big salmonhabitat creek running through a small downtown, with the automobile age in its infancy, what was a logical place for a hatchery has turned out to be a stroke of luck today. What kind of festival would we be famous for without it? Let’s look at a website, holidayinsights.com, to see what we would have during the first week of October, shall we? How would you like to be looking forward to Issaquah Vegetarian Days (Oct. 1)? Visualize the Foods of the World concessions at that one. Yum! Fruits, vegetables, pastas and salads for sale from one end of the block to the other. And desserts, lots of desserts! There’s Frappe Day (Oct. 4). What the hell is a frappe, anyway? Let’s see: Noun, a drink served with ice or frozen to a slushy consistency such as a milk shake, especially one made with ice cream. Again, limited offerings on the food court. The list includes Come and Take it Day (Oct. 6). Oops, that observance is already spoken

for. According to Holiday Insights, the town of Gonzales, Texas, holds a Come & Take It Festival each year to commemorate the first shot Greg of the Texas Farrar revolution in Press photographer 1835. How about a parade of hundreds wearing goofy headgear? Mad Hatter Day (Oct. 6) was made up by computer geeks in Boulder, Colo., in 1986. “Most likely a bit bored with bits and bytes, they got a little silly and created this quite special day,” the website says. It notes that the Mad Hatter in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” wore a hat with a paper slip in the band, printed with “10/6,” which was 10 shillings sixpence, the price of the hat. I guess my favorite, considering my receding hairline, has to be Bald and Free Day (Oct. 7). Wouldn’t it be great to have Jay Buhner be the permanent Grand Marshal? The football players from Issaquah, Liberty and Skyline could all shave their heads, march in the parade and be celebrities throughout town for the day. The finale would be Issaquah’s Best Bald Head contest. Hey, I’d shave my scalp once a year for that!

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Finally, we get to be squash free for a while We can blame it all on watermelon and pumpkin pie. Both are delicious and American, and both come from gourds. That’s the problem, you see. Cooks all over the world therefore think that other gourds can be made edible, too. Gourds, for example, like squash. Squash. One of the English language’s most painful words, along with maim and trauma and rend and okra and Liberace. Why would anyone want to eat something that sounds as though someone sat on it? The bottom-line truth is, cooks all over the place love a chal-

lenge, and they have tried valiantly to turn squash into an edible dish. To do this, they take one-tenth of a portion of Slim squash, boil Randles as much of the squashiness as they can out of it, then immerse it in nine-tenths something that tastes good and hope no one will notice. You know, stuff like chili, mutton, edible vegetables, nuclear waste, cottonwood bark and even chocolate. Then, when you can’t taste the squash in it, and most of the slime has settled to the bottom, they smile and ask, “How do you like my ‘Squash Cannelloni ala Hershey con Brio?” They even try to fool people who might consider buying

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Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day is Saturday at Duthie Hill Park Bring young bike riders up to age 16 to Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance’s Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4. The event at Duthie Hill Park is free and open to all ages. It includes guided trail riding, an obstacle course for little ones, an exciting jump show from local and pro riders, a free barbecue and tons of prizes. Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day celebrates the life of Jack Doub, an avid teenage mountain biker from North Carolina who had a true passion for the sport from an early age to the when he passed away in 2002. Learn more or register at http://tinyurl.com/TKMBD14. Get directions to, and more information about, Duthie Hill Park at http://trails.evergreenmtb.org/trails/duthie-hill.

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Arlyn Villas, with her sixth-grade class at St. Therese Educational Foundation of Tacloban Inc., has lived in a tent on her property with her brother and two nephews since Typhoon Haiyan. Window frames salvaged from her destroyed home are used to hold decorations at the back of the class.

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Ruth Lopez helps Philippines rebuild after destructive typhoon By Giancarlo Santoro news@isspress.com When Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines in early November 2013, it left in its path thousands of people dead or missing; countless homes, businesses and infrastructure destroyed; and a nation on its knees. Considered one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, and the deadliest on Philippine record, 6,300 were confirmed dead with some reports up to 10,000, 16 million people were affected and 4.1 million were displaced. Nearly a year later, major cities across the country are only just starting to rebuild with the help of aid workers and charitable organizations. Issaquah resident Ruth Lopez, 49, whose parents were born in the Philippines, recently returned from a two-week stay in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines. “Coming from such a wealthy area like Issaquah, I thought it would be a travesty if I didn’t try and help,” Lopez said. An experienced volunteer whose work has taken her to places like New Zealand, Madagascar and Fiji, Lopez decided to return to her roots, where she helped build houses with Habitat for Humanity International from late May to early June in Manila, Philippines.

ArtEAST brings visual arts to Salmon Days ArtEAST Art Center wants to get Eastside residents hooked on art through a variety of free activities at this year’s Salmon Days Festival. Hands-on activities will happen and innovative displays have been set up at the artEAST gallery, 95 Front St. N. In partnership with Creative Children for Charity (more commonly known as 3C), artEAST will provide family-friendly, salmonthemed art activities, including: 4“Fish Fingers”: A collective finger-painting project, where individual fingerprints form the scales of a giant salmon 4“Crown of Salmon”: A take-home, wearable craft project 4“Wall of Salmon”: A painting project and display 4“Pics with the Fish”: A dress-up and photo booth 3C inspires children and teens to raise money for social causes through art

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Arlyn Villas is rebuilding a two-story house for herself and family, but has exhausted her funds to reach this stage of construction.

HOW TO HELP Donate to Kids International Ministries at www.kidsim.org. After finishing the project in Manila, though, Lopez had time to kill, and felt she could do more. Picking up on a lead from a friend, she traveled more than 350 miles southeast to Tacloban City, where she was told a group of schoolteachers were living in tents and makeshift shacks. “I had been looking around for work as a construction volunteer, so they thought I would be able to come down and help build houses,” Lopez said. “So, I bought a oneway ticket hoping I could find enough work to keep me busy.” The devastation in Tacloban City was the worst in the country. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, out of the 6,300 confirmed dead and 1,061

and crafts. Visitors to the gallery will also find a new exhibition featuring the works of local artists. Titled “Falling,” the exhibition interprets the word “fall” as a noun, verb, season and concept. “Falling,” through Nov. 9, was produced by artEAST member Carol Ross and curated by Washington artist Donna Porter. On display in the gallery’s front window, Gaylen Hansen’s “Red Fish” acrylic painting is on temporary loan from the Linda Hodges Gallery in Seattle. Hansen is an internationally recognized, award-winning painter whose works are in numerous public and private collections across the United States. “ArtEAST is thrilled to bring work by an artist of this caliber to Issaquah,” artEAST Executive Director Karen Abel said in a news release. “We have so much going on during Salmon Days. It’s the perfect time for people to stop by and learn more about artEAST.”

missing, Tacloban City accounted for 5,900 deaths and 1,005 missing. “I toured through that area where the teachers lived and interviewed them,” said Lopez, who learned that some teachers lost their families to the storm. “Because there were so many people that lost their lives, it was difficult to identify them, so they took the bodies and put them in mass graves. “As soon as you get out of the airport and start driving toward the city, all you see are tents and people living in little boxes made out of scrap metal or plywood.” After witnessing the living conditions of the teachers and their students up close, Lopez began working with aid organization Kids International Ministries, through which she helped feed impoverished Filipino children. Jeff Long, an American and the founder of KIM, has been working in the Philippines for more than 20 years. “We arrive on the scene with relief goods, building

supplies and construction workers,” Long wrote in an email. “We help the poor, orphans, widows and storm-stricken families. “Ruth has been to the site and has connected with real people,” he said of Lopez. “She has their stories and wants to make a difference in their lives by building homes for them to have shelter.” Since returning to Issaquah, Lopez has been working on a new project that she calls Homes for Teachers, in conjunction with KIM and Long. An average house in the Philippines costs about 300,000 pesos, or $7,000, and Lopez hopes to raise enough money through donations to build new houses in Tacloban for teachers. “When I told him about the teachers, he said, ‘Let me help you,’” Lopez said regarding Long. “He said, ‘If you’re here to help the people of the Philippines, then I will help get you the funding, so that it can get to the people who need it.’ So, I really lucked out with that.”

Dan Whitney never misses a Larry the Cable Guy show. Larry, the stand-up comedian dressed in Larry the Cable Guy a shirt with cutoff sleeves and camouflage Huskers baseball cap who delivers one-liners in a Southern good-ol’ boy accent, makes him laugh from the minute he gets onstage to the minute he leaves. Whitney knows Larry the Cable Guy well. He is Larry. “I think everyone has it figured out that the Cable Guy is a character I’ve created,” Whitney said in a telephone interview from Nebraska. “He’s probably America’s longest running piece of performance art around.” Whitney was an actor first — if you don’t count growing up in a family where jokes and wise comments were the norm. “My mom’s funny, my sister’s funny and my brother is a lot funnier than I am,” he said. In high school and college, he performed in traditional musicals and plays, such as “South Pacific” and “Arsenic and Old Lace.” But during college, Whitney tried comedy and liked it, particularly the laughter from the audience. That’s one of the 51-yearold preacher’s son’s favorite things about live appearances — watching people laugh at his jokes. “Comedy is such a wonderful thing,” he said. “It makes us laugh and laughter is healthy. It makes us all feel better.” For Whitney, the pleasure is doubled — he writes most of his own material. For special projects, he leans on a couple of friends in Colorado — they work by bouncing quips off one another until they’re all laughing. The comedian leans on his acting ability for his stage routine. Onstage and in front of television cameras, he becomes the good ol’ boy with the Southern accent, developed thanks to his college roommates. As Whitney, he’s pure Midwest in voice, and passionate about his family and the charities he supports. Television fans who caught him on the History Channel show “Only in America” got a little of both as he traveled around the country trying different things. He worked out with Marines at boot camp, he did sniper training, he visited weird places. “I did a lot of really cool things and got to be myself,

IF YOU GO Larry the Cable Guy 47 and 9 p.m. Oct. 2 4Snoqualmie Casino 4Tickets $35 to $90 4www.snocasino.com Dan, and Larry both,” Whitney said. Some of it wasn’t exactly fun, he added. Like the time he was crawling through an obstacle course that was part swamp and filled with snakes or during a survival course when he was served nutria — swamp rat — at a meal. “I couldn’t get over the fact I was supposed to eat a swamp rat,” he said. Whitney said he normally leads a pretty routine and boring life. He and his wife Cara have two children. After Wyatt and Reagan leave for school in the morning, the couple saddles their horses and go for a ride. “Plus, I’m constantly on a quest to get thin,” Whitney said. “I work out for a bit and then walk the golf course. “My life is not glamorous. We wouldn’t make a reality show. We’re just average.” Whitney describes himself as a homebody — a homebody who isn’t happy over the state of journalism today. “There’s too much worrying about the almighty dollar, so newspapers and television put the bad news on and keep talking about it long after the story is over,” he said. “Journalists should take responsibility to print things that bring people together instead of dividing us.” Whitney commented that it would be fun to get clips from all the different networks that pretend to be broadcasting news, have an independent panel of fact checkers, and then bring the commentators together and show them the facts. “We’d see if what they said was accurate,” he said. While it is fun to fantasize, Whitney said, people probably wouldn’t want to come on the show and be wrong. Anyhow, he’d rather make people laugh. That’s one of the great things in this day and age, he said. “There are different kinds of comedy acts for different kinds of people,” Whitney said. “If you’re a stand-up and find someone who likes you and likes your kind of humor, you’re lucky.” And critics don’t bother him. “Joan Rivers used to get a lot of flak from a lot people about what she did,” he said. “Those same people who gave her all the flack praised her when she died. “Comedy is good,” he added. “Laughing keeps us healthy.”

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Civil War Vets — Grand Army of the Republic, with granddaughters, circa 1900 Some of Issaquah’s earliest settlers were Civil War veterans. Shown here are local members of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Union veterans’ organization, and three of the gentlemen’s granddaughters. Pictured from left to right are (front row) unidentified, James Stevenson, William Brunk, unidentified, William S. Gibson and Olive (Gibson) Bayh; (back row) unidentified, John Berry, Ruth Giese, Peter Prillman, George W. Tibbetts, Cora Bea (Goode) Lassen, Sylvanus Baxter and James Forsman.

The Issaquah History Museums take requests regarding what people would like to see in the Digital Collection. Roughly quarterly, volunteers have a data-entry day and prep a bunch of records for upload. If there is a particular name, place or item you’d like to see more images of on the website, email Erica Maniez at erica. maniez@issaquahhistory. org. If you have a photo or subject you would like to see in this feature, email editor@ isspress.com.

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The 76th annual Salmon Days Festival returns from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4-5. Discover the fun behind this year’s theme ‘Coho Mojo,’ live music on four stages, fabulous selection of Foods of the World, a whole Field of Fun, the Grande Parade, arts, crafts and fishy fun than you can shake a salmon at. Learn more at www.salmondays.org or turn to the Salmon Days magazine tucked inside this week’s paper.

6•Wednesday, October 1, 2014 drill Nov. 15, offered through Issaquah Citizen Corps, $35 includes all materials and emergency backpack kit, register at issaquahcitizencorps. org

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‘Halloween in the Highlands,’ carnival rides, costumes and trick or treat, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 18, Grand Ridge Plaza, 1451 Highlands Drive N.E.

Play and Learn Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Halloween-styled Historic Pub Crawl, 6:45-9 p.m. Oct. 30, learn the history and colorful past of Issaquah while sampling drinks and appetizers at five downtown establishments, limited number of tickets, purchase tickets in advance at www.downtownissaquah.com, $45

‘Creepy Crawlies,’ find out where bugs live and make a craft to take home, ages 3 and older, 11 a.m. to noon and 1:30-2:30 p.m., Lewis Creek Park, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., register by calling 452-4195, $2/residents, $3/ nonresidents ‘Gateway to Morocco’ celebration and art gala, honoring the sister city delegation from Chefchaouen, Morocco, includes art, music and dance from Morocco, hors d’oeuvres and wine, 4-7 p.m., University House, 22975 S.E. Black Nugget Road, free, register by calling 557-4200

Register for swim lessons at Julius Boehm Pool, 50 S.E. Clark St., classes start Nov. 3, times vary, register at http:// bit.ly/VLwyPZ or call 8373350

THURSDAY, OCT. 2 ‘Hello English!’ beginning ESL class, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Jungle Adventure Family Fun Night, rope swing, canoes and jungle adventure, Julius Boehm Pool, 50 S.E. Clark St., 837-3350, $3/youths, $4/ adults, $10/families

‘Three Weeks to Healthier Habits,’ health and fitness tips for the whole family, noon, Sammamish Library 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

The Beat Project, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

Friends of the Sammamish Library monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

Salmon Days Celebration, 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Amante, 131 Front St. N., 313-9600

Chinese Story Times: Ni-Hao!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

Eastside Fiction Writers Group, for fiction writers of all levels, 1-5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, email jswhoo@comcast.net

‘Pop Art in the 1960s,’ precursor to Seattle Art Museum’s exhibit ‘Pop Departures’ opening Oct. 9, 11 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Bridge Club, grab a partner or come solo and bring your own beverage, 7 p.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive

‘Thriller’ Flash Mob rehearsals, come practice your zombie moves, 5-6 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 12, Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive

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Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Gaslamp Bar & Grill, 1315 N.W. Mall St., 392-4547

Talk Time Class, practice your English speaking skills, 2 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

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‘Knit for Life,’ providing support for cancer patients and beyond, supplies provided, 1-4 p.m., Swedish/Issaquah, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive, open to the public

Hindi Story Time: Namaste!, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

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The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Valley Senior Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, www.rovinfiddlers.com

‘Coho Mojo’ Salmon Days Festival, live music, fabulous food and fishy fun, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4-5, www.salmondays.org

Live music, 9 p.m., no cover, Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 392-2964

DOWN 1. Bacon portion 2. Middle East bread 3. Run __; go wild 4. Identifying markers 5. Out of __; exhausted 6. Artificial’s opposite 7. Handle 8. Hotsy-__ 9. Skin, as one’s knee 10. Digits 11. “__ Maria” 12. Man’s nickname 13. Prior to 21. Paper money: abbr. 22. Brae apparel 25. 1 of 13 on Old Glory 26. Wrote 27. Got out of bed 28. Silver-white element 29. Wears away 30. Semiprecious stone 31. Black-and-white creature 33. Wall hangings 34. Word after up or back 36. Clarinet, for one 39. Sheriff’s team 43. Do a beautician’s job 45. Check casher 47. Destructive one 50. Weight allowances 52. __ oneself; work steadily 53. 1 of 8 on an octagon 54. “...__ partridge in a pear tree.” 55. Of an Asian nation: pref. 56. __ out a living; got by 57. Wee, tiny and minute: abbr. 58. __ de France 59. Rather, for one 60. Ending for absorb or depend

‘Hello English!,’ intermediate ESL class, 11:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Coho Mojo’ Salmon Days Festival, live music, fabulous food and fishy fun, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4-5, www.salmondays.org

SUNDAY, OCT. 5

‘Figure Drawing Open Studio,’ short pose 9:30-11:30 a.m. and long pose noon to 2 p.m., $20 each or $30 for both sessions, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., arteast.org

Patty Groves, M.A., L.M.H.C. Stress Issaquah Creek Counseling Center Depression 545 Rainier Blvd. N., Issaquah Life Transitions www.issaquahcreekcounseling.com Loss and Grief (425) 898-1700 Relationship Problems Now accepting most major Credit/Debit Cards

Sammamish Youth Writing Group, ages 10-18, monthly projects, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Darren Motamedy, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 392-5550, $5 cover Karaoke, 9 p.m., Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 3922964

7-8 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Spanish Story Times: Hola!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, guided trail riding, games, costume bike parade, barbecue lunch and more, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4, Duthie Hill Park, off Southeast Duthie Hill Road, more info/ register at http://tinyurl.com/ TKMBD14

Free SAT Prep Classes, for high school ages, 2 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130, register at http://bit. ly/1rYQNsx

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ACROSS 1. Extend across 5. Sassy one 9. Lacking freshness 14. Capital city 15. Gambler’s destination 16. Blanket 17. Tiny particle 18. Vane direction 19. Della __ 20. Fancy desserts 23. Piece of cookware 24. High-pitched bark 25. Refreshing spot 28. Hotel employee 32. A, B or C 34. FDR’s mom and others 35. Hair division 37. River in Italy 38. Run 39. Transparent pieces 40. Brooches 41. Word with nurse’s or teacher’s 42. Archaic, archaically 43. Shelter made of animal pelts 44. Company 46. Counseled 48. M and M 49. Suffix for old, bold or cold 51. Crawling insect 52. “How are you?” and “Isn’t the weather lovely!” 58. Paragon 61. Outer coat 62. Like a leaky pen 63. Spear 64. Icelandic literature 65. Place with many trees 66. Go into 67. Whiskered animal 68. Layers of turf

Kawika’s Krew, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

‘One-on-One Computer Help,’ 4 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430, register at http://bit.ly/1tOwOdv

The CD Woodbury Band, 8 p.m., Amante, 131 Front St. N., 313-9600

CERT Training, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 20 with a disaster simulation

your kids to learn Chinese, 10 a.m. Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive

a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, 125 W. Sunset Way, reservations required, 392-1118, $1 suggested donation, www. issaquahfish.org

‘Seven Secrets for Great College Essays,’ write an essay that will get you noticed, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., www.essaymentors.com

H3O, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 392-5550, $5 cover

‘Talk Time’ class, practice your English speaking skills, 6:30-8 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Farmers market, music by Quarter Past 8 and The Fabulous Po’ Boys, ask-abeekeeper session, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W.

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‘Run with the Kokanee,’ 5K and 10K runs, benefitting the Bellevue-Issaquah chapter of Trout Unlimited, nwtrailruns. com/events $33 to $45

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Maxine Faye Thompson Doherty Maxine Faye Thompson Doherty, loving mom to Jeanne, Dennis and John, passed away peacefully Sept. 15, 2014, with her family by her side. Friends are invited to view a full obituary, photos and share memories in the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online guest book at www.flintofts.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Flintoftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home, 3926444

Debra â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Debbiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jean Ferleman Debbi was born March 20, 1961, to Jerry and Beverly Vietzke in Othello, Washington. At the age of 6, the family moved to Renton, where Debbi settled into her permanent home. Debbi attended the Issaquah School District and later graduated from Liberty High School in the first graduating class of 1979. On Feb. 19, 1994, Debbi married the love of her life, Andrew (Andy) Ferleman, and together they raised their children Amber Christine and Robert Leroy Bartlett in the very home that Debbi herself was raised in. Debbi was preceded in death by stepdaughter Tamara Lynn Ferleman, who passed away on Sept. 26, 1993. Debbi and Andy enjoyed spending time in nature, particularly Lake Kachess, traveling about in their camping trailer and taking pleasure from the tranquility of the surrounding lake and the woods. Debbi enjoyed trying different foods, nurturing flowers in her garden, reading from her Kindle, cheering on the

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Seahawks and spending time with family, particularly her children and grandsons. After a six-month battle with cancer, Debbi passed away on Sept. 24, 2014, in her home, surrounded by those she loved. Debbi is survived by her husband Andrew Ferleman; her two children and their spouses, Amber and Mike Thomas and Robert and Marcie Bartlett; and four grandsons: Matthew, Anthony, Danny and Andrew. Also two sets of parents, Jerry and Pamela Vietzke, and Beverly and Martin Clark. And her siblings Deena Vietzke and Dale Evans, Jerry and Terra Vietzke, and Trisha Olson and Kari Dehen. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Seattle Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. A memorial will be held on Sunday Oct. 5, at noon, at Metropolitan Banquet Hall, 16420 S.E. 128th St., Renton, WA 98059. Family and friends are invited to share memories and sign the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online guest book at www.flintofts.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Flintoftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home and Crematory.

Ruth Hunt, 80 of Issaquah, died peacefully at 9:12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Ruth Hunt 2014, at home with her son Steve by her side. She was born Jan. 5, 1934, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Beatrice Millmeyer and adopted by Byron and Ursalene Doyle Goldthorpe, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, in February 1934. In 1940, they moved to Washington, where she was to spend the remainder of her life. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1951, married Tom Hunt in January 1954 and had four children. Ruth stayed home to raise the children. She got her real estate license and began to travel, became a tour guide and loved it. After founding a local tour company with a friend, she began to lead tours around the world, including Australia/New Zealand, Mexico, South America, the Canadian Rockies and all across the United States. When retired, she bought a motorhome and traveled the U.S. and Canada. She lived her final years at Providence Point, where she enjoyed planning

Helen Marie Knudsen Helen Marie Knudsen, loving mother to Ardelle and Lea, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, in Issaquah. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Oak Harbor

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activities, events, going on trips with friends and her dog Ami, playing scrabble, puzzles and knitting. She loved traveling, entertaining, holidays and spending time with family. Ruth is survived by daughters Marla (Mark) Williams, of Sammamish, and Susan (Mike) Terhar, of Porter Ranch, California; sons Steve (Jann) Hunt, of Lake Stevens, and Tim (Jennifer) Hunt, of Renton; nine grandsons: Graham, Matt, Jeff, Brady, Riley, Bryan, Kyle, Ryan and Dylan; two stepgrandsons: Christopher and Brandon; great-grandson Jordan; and nieces Tracy and Lesley. In lieu of formal services, Mom attended her own celebration of life and 80th birthday last January. The family requests that any memorial donations may be made to Evergreen Hospice c/o Evergreen Health Foundation, 12040 N.E. 128th St., MS No. 5, Kirkland, WA 98034-3013 (899-1900). The team at Evergreen Hospice provided phenomenal care and support for Mom. It takes a village, and we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have had Mom at home without the help of hospice, our entire family, her wonderful caregivers Stephanie and Laurie, and many friends who helped cover shifts as needed. Full obituary and online guestbook at www.flintofts. com.

Bernita McNabb died peacefully with her family by her side on Sept. 16, 2014, Bernita McNabb at Grace Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center in Bellevue. Bernita was born in Seattle, on May 12, 1927, to Ruth Marion (Costello) and Ronald Everett McWain. She spent her childhood in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle and later moved to Queen Anne. After graduating from Queen Anne High School in 1944, she went on to attend the University of Washington, majoring in journalism. Prior to becoming a mother and homemaker, Bernita worked at the Post Intelligencer newspaper. Although Bernita grew up in Seattle, she had early ties to Issaquah through her grandmother, Annie Costello. Bernita spent summers and holidays with her grandmother at her summer cottage on the east side of Lake Sammamish. She spent many happy hours swimming, picking blackberries, canoeing, drawing and visiting with her grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many guests at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Camp Lake Sammamish.â&#x20AC;? Bernita met her husband, James L. McNabb Jr., â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scottyâ&#x20AC;?, at Lake Sammamish when he visited the camp during the summer of 1945 while

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his ship was docked at Bremerton during World War II. When his enlistment ended, Bernita and Scotty were married on Oct. 21, 1948. They made their home in the Issaquah area, residing first on the shores of Lake Sammamish, and then on Squak Mountain and finally at a restored fish farm on the Raging River in Preston. Together, they raised three children, James Kirk McNabb (Patricia), Annette McNabb (Bill) and Gil McNabb (Paula). Her husband Scotty preceded Bernita in death on April 25, 1996. She is survived by her three children; four grandchildren (Jamie Meyers Anderson, Andrew Meyers, Hayden McNabb and Ian McNabb); two greatgrandchildren (Carmen and Lena Anderson); a sister (Shirley Turner); and two nieces (Christina Sol and Hannah Rothlin). Bernita was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She added joy to the lives of her family and friends, and will be greatly missed. A private family service will be held. Interment will be at Tahoma National Cemetery, Maple Valley, King County, Washington. Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online guest book at www.flintofts.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Flintoftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home and Crematory.

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Liberty senior Quinn Magendanz won the Seahawks’ CenturyLink Athlete of the Week Award. Magendanz, a three-sport athlete currently starring on the football team, won the award based on his dedication to academics, community involvement, leadership and athletic performance. He also participates on the school’s wrestling and soccer teams, all while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. He’s a member of National Honor Society, actively volunteers with Key Club and is on track to be a commanding officer in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. As part of the award, Magendanz received a $1,200 check that will go toward the school’s Associated Student Body fund, a personalized football, a Seahawks jersey and tickets, and sideline passes to the Seahawks game against the Cowboys on Oct. 12.

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Skyline downs Eastlake in KingCo soccer opener By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com

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Drew Hall (44), Liberty High School senior running back, powers between Lake Washington senior safety Elijah Singstad (23) and senior defensive back Riley Simonson for a 28-yard touchdown run at the end of the second quarter for a 21-0 lead on the way to the Patriots’ Sept. 26 victory.

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Four weeks into the high school football season, only one Issaquah School District team remains undefeated — and it’s likely not the team you expected. The Liberty Patriots improved to 4-0 after a 28-0 road victory over the Lake Washington Kangs on Sept. 26, following wins against Lakewood, Hazen and Interlake. “It’s amazing. It’s everything I wanted of my senior year,” Liberty running back and linebacker Drew Hall said of the Patriots’ start. “But we still need to keep in mind that it’s 1-0 every week, and we’re on to our next opponent.” Hall rushed for more than 130 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Lake Washington, just a week after he accumulated more than 140 yards and three touchdowns against Interlake. With running backs Preston Mitsui and Russell Boston out with injuries, Hall, senior Romney Noel and junior Max Batali shared the bulk of the carries Sept. 26. And there were plenty of carries to go around, as the Patriots found success running the ball behind their experienced line, led by senior center Nate Jarvis. “I shouldn’t get the credit for the amount of yards I get,” Hall said. “It was definitely all about the line. The line, they’re amazing.” Hall opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run six minutes into the first quarter. He added his second score on his longest run of the night, a 29-yard

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Six Liberty High School defenders swarm over Lake Washington senior running back Elliot Phillips on the first play of the game Sept. 26. touchdown, toward the end of the second quarter. Batali came up big as well, rushing for 109 yards on 15 carries. He scored a 7-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Noel, a senior who has battled injury for much of his career, found the end zone in the second quarter, on a 2-yard touchdown run, just more than two minutes before the end of the half. “It feels great to finally be injury free and going for it,” Noel said. Noel also made his presence known on the defensive side of the ball, accumulating four tackles, including one for a loss. It was linebacker Kacy Thomas, though, who led the Patriots defense with six tackles. Junior defensive back Marquel Ellis also added four tackles, with one sack. “It’s really exciting

because last week we gave up some points at the end, and we talked this week about finishing,” Hall said of the shutout. “We really finished together today.” The only blemish on an otherwise stellar night was a lone Liberty interception thrown by quarterback Nate Solly. The defense held firm, though, making sure the Kangs stayed out of the end zone. The Patriots’ offense stuck with the ground game most of the night, as the Liberty line continued to open holes. Solly continually handed the ball off to his stable of running backs, attempting only three passes. Liberty will now look to continue its perfect season when the team hosts Mercer Island at 7 p.m. Oct. 2. “We may not be the biggest, but we definitely

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Week 4 — Sept. 26, 2014

Eastlake 34, Issaquah (1-3) 28

Woodinville 26, Skyline (3-1) 23 Get scores at www.issaquahpress.com hustle and run to the ball,” Hall said of his team. “We play like we practice.”

The Eastlake Wolves girls soccer team had a solid nonconference run, going undefeated and outscoring their five opponents, 17-1. But things got much tougher when Eastlake had to turn its attention to matches that matter, including Class 4A perennial powerhouse Skyline in the KingCo Conference opener. Skyline got goals from Ke’ala Louie, Candace Hunter and Gabby Hart, and wore down Eastlake with speed at both ends of the field in a 3-1 victory Sept. 25 at Spartan Stadium. The final statistics were reflective of Skyline’s impressive performance. The Spartans had a 14-3 edge in shots on goal, a 25-9 advantage in total shots and scored the first three goals to grab control. “We really wanted to start finishing, because in the past few games, we weren’t able to put those away,” said Hunter, a sophomore forward. Skyline (5-1-1 overall) went ahead in the 22nd minute by taking advantage of rainy conditions. Forward Amanda Johnston took a long shot that Eastlake goalkeeper Natalie LaTurner saved, but when LaTurner couldn’t corral the rebound, Louie pounced and put the ball in the empty net. Hunter netted the eventual game-winning goal in the 34th minute. She controlled the ball near the top of the penalty area, pirouetted past a defender, and looped a shot over LaTurner from 20 yards for her fourth goal of the season. “I was just hoping to get past her, so I just decided to shield it, and then I turned and there was just field ahead of me,” Hunter said. “I just decided to chip it over the goalie.” Hart put Skyline up 3-0 in the 62nd minute, blasting a 15-yard shot to the far post. Eastlake rallied in the final minutes. Skyline goalkeeper Katie Gibian gave the ball away and Jodi Ulkekul calmly finished her one-on-one chance in the 76th minute. Melissa Radecke nearly scored two minutes later

for Eastlake, but saw her long-range shot hit the crossbar. Although the Wolves (4-1-1) sustained their first setback of the season, head coach Chuck Krieble said there were many positives to take away. “The entire team knew they had played well and, obviously, this is a good (Skyline) squad,” Krieble said. “We’re disappointed with the loss — you always are — but look at them over there,” he said, gesturing to his bench after the match. “They know they’ve got some serious game, and we’ll be ready for the next one.” Skyline got off to a good start in its quest for another conference title, and rebounded from two winless performances to close its nonleague slate — a 3-1 defeat to Kentridge, and a 1-1 draw against Puyallup. “We just had a few simple mistakes, and we just really worked on fixing those and putting that game behind us,” Hunter said of the loss to Kentridge. “And we’re just ready to get back at them during state.” Johnston, a senior who has orally committed to the University of Washington, was a focal point for both teams entering the game. Krieble said he felt the Wolves neutralized her, thanks to the defending of Megan McCaughey, but Johnston had one assist and nearly scored or set up her teammates on a few other occasions. “It seems like no team, even if they tried a double-team, triple-team, nobody can really shut down her speed,” Hunter said of Johnston. “She’s just a great player. We’re lucky to have her up top.” Skyline hosts Newport Oct. 7 in its next KingCo match, a 7:30 p.m. start. Eastlake travels to rival Redmond at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2. Krieble is excited about the Wolves’ starting back four and their potential to hold opponents in check throughout the conference season. All of them — juniors McCaughey, Cami Kennedy and Claire Suter, and freshman Sam Wile — will have a chance to play together for a while. “They work together as a unit,” Krieble said. “I just love this back line.”

Cross country capers

Photos By Greg Farrar

Above, the Issaquah High School boys cross country team sets out at the start of the 5-kilometer race Sept. 24 against Inglemoor and Bothell at St. Edward State Park in Kenmore. At left, Cayla Seligman (left), Issaquah High School senior, freshman Kenna Clawson and her sister, senior Ellie Clawson, cheer the Issaquah boys during their cross country race Sept. 24 against Bothell and Inglemoor. Seligman had just won the girls 5-kilometer race in a time of 18 minutes, 40 seconds, while Kenna and Ellie finished fourth and fifth. Their teammate Sami Corman had also finished third, helping the girls win the meet with 22 points and an undefeated season so far. At far left, Luke George (right), Issaquah High School freshman, kicks to the finish line just ahead of junior teammate Jacob Brueckman, as they finish third and fourth in the Sept. 24 cross country meet against Bothell and Inglemoor.

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