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117th Year, No. 43

Thursday, October 27, 2016

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City wants feasibility study of red-light cameras at six intersections

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

A test conducted for Sammamish Plateau Water showed a detection of trace amounts of perfluorooctane sulfonate in the main stem of Issaquah Creek near West Sunset Way.

PFOS detected in Issaquah Creek water near hatchery

An agenda bill will go before the Services and Safety Committee Oct. 27 proposing a traffic study to evaluate the potential viability of adding redlight cameras to locations around the city.

According to city documents,

the six locations chosen to evaluate have been identified as having the highest incidents of red-light violations causing accidents.

The six locations are: 4Highlands Drive Northeast at Northeast Park Drive.

4Highlands Drive Northeast at Northeast High Street.

4Southeast Issaquah Fall City Road at Southeast Black Nugget

Road.

4State Route 900 at Newport Way Northwest.

4State Route 900 at Maple Street Northwest.

4Newport Way Northwest at West Sunset Way. State law requires a traffic See CAMERAS, Page 12

Jumbo trout travel from the Issaquah hatchery to waiting anglers at Beaver Lake

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com Perfluorooctane sulfonate, commonly known as PFOS, has been found in the main stem of the Issaquah Creek, according to Sammamish Plateau Water. The chemical was detected about 300 feet downstream from the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery.

On Sept. 29, Sammamish Plateau Water sampled five locations along the main stem of the creek.

PFOS was detected at a level of 2.7 parts per trillion at one location — near the West Sunset Way bridge over the creek — that is upstream of Eastside Fire and Rescue’s headquarters at 175 Newport Way Northwest. The detection is well below the Environmental Protection Agency’s safety benchmark of 70 parts per trillion.

In September, soil samples taken from EFR headquarters tested positive for PFOS, after which a consultant hired by the City of Issaquah wrote in a report “the data available at this point suggests that See PFOS, Page 7

District to sell 80 acres on May Valley Road to Bellevue developer

By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com The Issaquah School Board recently authorized the sale of 80 acres of land for $4.16 million to Bellevue developer William E. Buchan Inc. The land, known as the Winterbrook Farm, is at 21207 SE May Valley Road, directly east of the Sunset Valley Farms development and across the road from the Squak Mountain trailhead parking area.

It was purchased in 2006 for $3.33 million with the intent of building a future elementary and middle school as growth needs dictated.

However, those plans were scuttled when King County made changes to its Growth Management Act. “Following a change of the interpretation of the Growth Management Actand actions taken by King County and Puget Sound Regional Council, the land See DISTRICT, Page 2

Ron Humphrey, inspecting plans outside his damaged rental property, has seen his redevelopment after a fire put on hold after the City Council passed an emergency moratorium on construction in the city.

Lizz Giordano lgiordano@ isspress.com

Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Travis Burnett of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery scoops a net full of jumbo rainbow trout out of the holding pond to be loaded into the fish truck Oct. 19 for its trip to Beaver Lake. About 2,500 trout were released in the lake over the course of the day.

FILLING A LAKE WITH LUNKERS

By Stuart Miller smiller@isspress.com More than a dozen watercraft formed a semi-circle around the Beaver Lake boat launch as Debi Sanchez, a Tokul Creek Hatchery employee, backed her ’91 Ford fish truck down the ramp and into the shallows.

Canoes, kayaks, driftboats, inflatable rafts and float tubes inched forward as Sanchez worked to open the drain on her

truck’s 1,200-gallon fish tank and empty its payload — about 600 jumbo rainbow trout.

Before the tank even emptied, fishing lines flew from many of the boats into the foamy, fish laden discharge from the tank.

Somebody managed to hook the truck and nearly hook Sanchez before she could close the drain.

It was the third of five fish dumps she made Wednesday.

“It’s a meat market,” Sanchez said of the spectacle.

The morning of Oct. 19 saw the release of 2,500 jumbo rainbow trout into Beaver Lake, part of a program to increase autumn and winter fishing opportunities. The trout are some of the best they’ve seen in years, Sanchez said, with no fungus or unusual spots on them, and nice body proportions.

“Jumbo” trout are hatcheryraised trout held over from the

INSIDE

Ready to go trout fishing? We asked the diehard anglers at Beaver Lake what rod, reel and bait set-up works best for landing a lunker.

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See TROUT, Page 13

City moratorium’s wide net catches small-time developers, too

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com Ron and Lisa Humphrey sank their hearts and souls into a redevelopment project after a fire damaged a rental house they owned.

The couple, with plans in hand,

was only two weeks away from applying for permits to rebuild when the City Council enacted an immediate emergency moratorium. They had spent more than a year planning their project to replace the damaged home — it once housed their dental lab — with two or three homes.

The Humphreys already invested over $50,000 into the project, even using the home they lived in as collateral to obtain a line of credit.

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The Issaquah Press

FRONT AND SUNSET

Don’t fall for revisionist history peddled by pro-bond crowd

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wice in the last week, we’ve seen bond proponents — one member of the City Council and one member of the pro-bond committee — refer to Issaquah’s “Transporation Task

Don’t be a victim of the spin put out there by certain proponents of the bond. That group of 11 citizens selected by the mayor back in 2015 was called the Traffic Task Force, not the Transportation Task Force.

Force.”

Too bad about the inconvenient truth. The 11-member group hand-picked by the mayor last year was never called that.

Why the deceit? Why the attempt at rewriting history?

What’s wrong with standing up and admitting the Traffic Task Force accomplished nothing in the traffic department? Why not lay it bare instead of trying to pull one over on the rest of us?

We deserve better.

Some of us down here at the epicenter of journalism have lived in multiple cities around the country doing our duty as newsies at a wide variety of fishwraps. We have never encountered a city government — West Coast, East Coast and anywhere in between — as image-conscious as Issaquah.

Which is kind of surprising when you consider how much Issaquah has going for it. It’s not like trying to sell

Gary, Ind., as the Midwest’s Shangri-La. But that’s the reason we believe it is such a monumental ask in this town to get someone in government to admit they were wrong.

Hey, when this newspaper screws up, we do not hesitate to own up to our mistakes. Corrections and clarifications run as soon as we’re made aware of them on either Page 2 or 3 in the very next edition. We don’t like committing errors, but we’re certainly not too proud to acknowledge them.

So here’s our advice to those trying to tweak the facts that led up to the creation of the bond: Be honest with us. If you are a City Council member, we are your constituents, and

we prefer to not be lied to.

That group of 11 was never called the Transportation Task Force. Don’t try to tell us otherwise.

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A tip of our straw boater (it sports a red-white-andblue hat band, natch) to Issaquah’s Andrew Garrett, who volunteered at the Commission on Presidential Debates’ media center help desk during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University last month.

Andrew is a senior at Hofstra majoring in economics. Helping out journalists covering the Clinton-Trump throwdown couldn’t have

Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

The Issaquah School District is selling 80 acres on Southeast May Valley Road directly east of Sunset Valley Farms to Bellevue developer William E. Buchan Inc.

District

a change of heart in King County. It became apparent to me there still needs to be work done with the Growth from page 1 Management Act.” Board president Suzanne has been deemed not apWeaver said this issue often propriate to put schools on,” arises in bond committee chief of finance and operadiscussions. tions Jake Kuper explained “We’re often asked by to board members. bond committees, why don’t Kuper did not return a we bank land? Why don’t been an easy task. We can message seeking details we buy land in anticipation sometimes be, well, um, on how the “change of the of future growth? And this demanding. interpretation of the Growth is an instance where we did Management Act” applied the right thing at the time.

• • • to the Winterbrook Farm But the rules changed,” We’re big on value — property.

Weaver said. speaking of which, this Superintendent Ron Thiele Kuper confirmed the procollection of top-rate joursaid the school district did ceeds from the sale will go nalism you’re holding costs the right thing in 2006 by back into the capital projects only four quarters a week if attempting to bank land for budget and continue to fund you support us with a paid future school growth. future projects, and can subscription.

“That was at a time even possibly be used for the Anyway, we’re fans of the when we were able to work purchase of future lands. clothing repair work perwith King County when Director Marnie Maraldo formed by Issaquah Cleaners. we had property close to expressed her frustration at Quality work at reasonable or adjacent the growthbeing helpless in the wake prices — always a recipe for management line, much of the rule changes. success. like they worked with “We had made plans, we us with Cascade Middle knew there was going to be Send your deep thoughts to School, which is outside the growth in our district and frontandsunset@isspress.com. growth-management line,” needed land and a facility at Twitter: @frontandsunset. he said. “But there’s been some point,” she said.

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At council meeting, majority of public comment is against moratorium Grouparchitect / City of Issaquah

A rendering shows the Vale Apartments, a project that will be built on Seventh Avenue between Juniper and Gilman near the Atlas complex.

Site development permit approved for 110-unit apartment building

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com

multifamily acquisitions for American Classic Homes, while addressing the comThe Development Commissioners and the public. mission approved a site “So we have put a lot of development permit with time and thought into the two conditions Oct. 19 for a colors and the materials.” five-story, 110-unit residenParking again was a topic tial building planned for of discussion during the Seventh Avenue Northwest meeting. between Northwest Gilman Mike Martin, an associate Boulevard and Northwest planner for the city, said the Juniper Street. traffic study done for the The two conditions, which project was consisted with a the commissioners decided traffic model established for will be revisited later by that corridor. staff, concerned treatment According to Martin, the to some exterior walls and city determined the developthe façade of the building. er must pay $4,996 per unit During the previous meet- in traffic impact fees and pay ing and public hearing for for frontage improvements the project held Sept. 28, near their development. the commission denied a Martin reminded the request by American Classic commission that site develHomes to fast-track a peropment permits cannot be mit for the Issaquah Apart- arbitrarily decided. ments project, which is now “We are bound to process named Vale Apartments. permits given the rules in The commission held off the Issaquah municipal on approving the permit code and in central Isafter residents spoke about saquah development design pedestrian safety during standards,” Martin said. construction, traffic congesHe added that he didn’t tion and parking. become a city planner to be “From the very begina part of shoddy developning we have wanted this to ment. “I’m here doing public be better than Atlas,” said service to try and get the best John Shaw, the director of developments,” Martin said.

weighed in on the moratorium. Commenters disliked the size, scale and architecThe City Council heard tural design of the project. from a range of residents During the public hearing, — a few who supported the residents whose projects six-month building morato- were halted due to the rium but many more who moratorium pleaded with spoke out against the temthe council for exemptions porary restriction of conto allow their projects to struction — during Monday continue. Many said they night’s public hearing and had invested a lot of money council meeting. and time in the planning In September, councilprocess. members unanimously Resident Alec Rowell told approved an emergency the council he was stunned citywide moratorium. Not when the moratorium was all construction was stopped enacted. He and his wife — projects currently under want to split their lot to construction or those that prepare for retirement. have already filed complete “Once we looked at the permit applications could reasons for the moratorium, proceed. According to city we could see that there was documents, there are 53 really no reason for it to vested projects that will apply to our property at all,” continue and 22 non-vested Rowell said, “a project that projects that have been furthers the important goals halted because of the mora- of the Issaquah city vision torium. The vested projects and does not negatively include 859 residential units impact any of the six areas and 131,950 square feet of concerns called out in the of non-residential developdeclaration of the moratoment. rium.”

During the meeting, Affordable housing adEconomic and Development vocate Elizabeth Maupin, Services Director Keith Niv- one of the few to speak in en presented a work plan support of the moratorium, that identified areas of con- said, “It was important we cern: architectural fit, urban pause long enough to be design, vertical mixed-use, sure we are developing affordable housing, parking what we really need in the and neighborhood vision. city.

Niven said the Atlas Since the moratorium apartment complex on began, the city has been Northwest Gilman Boucollecting public comment levard was specifically through social media and mentioned by residents who the city’s website. Accord-

ing to the city, that feedback spoke of “broad support for the moratorium,” and “traffic remains the community’s overarching concern.” The public hearing was a stark contrast to that feedback, with many opposing the moratorium while traffic was barely mentioned as a concern.

Niven said that addressing many of the issues identified in the work plan would require code amendments.

Revisions are first recommended by city staff, then reviewed by the Planning Policy Commission before going to the City Council for possible action.

City staff members estimated six months would be required to develop and pass code revisions on the issues involving urban design, vertical mixed-use and parking. However, a year would be needed to develop procedures for architectural review of proposed projects and a strategy that would

address the lack of affordable housing in the city.

According to city documents, the timeline for the architectural review could be sped up by six months, but “condensing the process would remove the public outreach component.”

Several councilmembers voiced concern about reducing the opportunity for public input as the discussion of the moratorium continues.

Deputy Council President Mary Lou Pauly said she didn’t want to wait and treat the moratorium like regular business.

Councilmembers ended the meeting with a unanimous 6-0 vote that directed the administration to bring forward recommendations regarding the moratorium for discussion during a work session scheduled for Oct. 26 and again during the Nov. 7 council meeting, when the Council could take action and change the parameters of the moratorium.

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OPINION

THE ISSAQUAH PRESS

Thursday, October 27, 2016 • 4

ISSAQUAH PRESS ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS CHARLES HORTON GENERAL MANAGER

SCOTT STODDARD EDITOR

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Issaquah transportation bond

5th District: Senate

5th District: House, Position 1

5th District: House, Position 2

Sound Transit 3

NO

MARK MULLET

JASON RITCHIE

PAUL GRAVES

REJECT

This is a summary of our election endorsements that were published in the Oct. 20 edition of The Issaquah Press.

Read the full versions online at theeastside.news/endorsements.

TO THE EDITOR Transportation

Transportation

The Downtown Issaquah Association supports bond

Bond supports public safety and enhances community

The Downtown Issaquah Association supports Proposition 1 and hopes you will, too. Traffic is the No. 1 concern for residents of Issaquah. Our historic downtown as well as the arterials around town experience long delays for people trying to reach businesses and services or en route home.

Proposition 1 provides a plan to improve four major Issaquah corridors. These were selected as top priority from a long list of projects and include: 4Signalization of the Providence Point/Providence Place intersection at 43rd Way 4Reconstruction of Newport Way west of State Route 900 4Reconstruction of Newport Way from Maple to Sunset Way 4Reconstruction of Sunset Way from Interstate 90 to Second Avenue to three lanes with sidewalks and off-route bike routes.

This bond, local dollars for local roads, is part of the longterm work that needs to be done to start relieving some of the pressure and chip away at the long-overdue projects that everyone agrees need to be done.

Meanwhile, the city is working with the county, state and other localities to address the regional pass-through traffic that’s affecting our streets. By making these important investments in ourselves, our elected officials will be able to show our partners that we’re willing to do our part.

The bond is for $50 million and the term is 25 years. The annual levy on a residence with an assessed valuation of $500,000 is $165 per year. We must start solving our traffic problems locally if Issaquah is to maintain a vibrant and vital downtown and community. Please vote “Yes” on Issaquah Prop. 1 on your November ballot.

Newport Way’s drainage ditches devour vehicles on icy days.

On rainy days, Sunset Way’s gravel shoulders and insufficient stormwater collection results in flooding, loose rock and mud on the street. Newport Way’s helter-skelter bike lanes create nervous uncertainty between drivers and bicyclists. Sunset Way’s sidewalks continue to deteriorate. Left turns onto Newport Way can be treacherous in afternoon traffic. Left turns from Providence Point onto 43rd Way are dangerous due to the sharp road bend and steep hill. None of these existing conditions are “family friendly” or safe for our community.

I plan to vote “Yes” for Issaquah’s $50 million transportation bond, which supports public safety and functional improvements on some of our most important arterials. Additionally, I believe the four projects will enhance our community at a relatively low cost of $150 per year per average home. The city should have constructed some of these projects long ago, but that’s “water under the bridge.”

Now is the time to move forward.

Transportation benefits include: 1) Multi-modal features such as Newport Way bike lanes, Sunset Way sidewalks without trip hazards and ADA accessibility will enhance our quality of life. 2) Public safety will vastly improve by eliminating dangerous turning movements, removing deep drainage ditches and installing curbs for pedestrian protection. 3) Enhanced streetscapes and appearance will boost nearby property values and establish a desirable Sunset Way entrance into historic downtown. 4) Addition of a second Newport Way southbound travel lane will increase the likelihood King County obtains state/federal grant funding to add a third lane on IssaquahHobart Road to mitigate congestion. 5) New features such as upgraded crosswalks, improved lighting and traffic-calming roundabouts will also improve public safety. Please join me in voting “Yes.”

Karen Donovan Issaquah

Transportation

Proposition 1 bond is the frosting on an unbaked cake Have you baked the cake yet?

The proposal on Proposition 1 is very desirable. Who wouldn’t want those streets improved with islads, medians, plantings and new lighting?

However, as I sat and watched the traffic struggle through downtown and knew it would be meeting the joining traffic from Newport onto the Hobart road, I can’t imagine how our citizens can endure those line for hours night after night. Storms a-brewing on SR 900, also. It is evident to all citizens that these arterials need top priority.

We know already about the expansion of construction downtown as well as the Highlands.

Traffic will be unimaginable.

My question: Why are you making the frosting when you haven’t baked the cake?

Milicent Savage Issaquah

Mark Rigos Issaquah

Transportation

What’s with the 25 percent hike in bond project costs?

While looking at the last two years of the City Transportation Plan, I see the costs for the four bond projects totaled $40 million last year and were very covertly raised to $50 million this year, just about the time this bond was approved for the ballot by the city.

Even recognizing costs of construction are escalating, a 25 percent increase in these project costs, when very few of the other projects shown had any increase whatsoever, seems

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quite excessive. This easily turns to suspicion given how this bond has been “marketed” to residents.

E.g., the Providence Point signal project was at $4 million last year and is now $6.2 million (also in the bond). These plans were 90-plus percent designed and on the shelf almost bidready but have now increased by over 50 percent? This raises the hair on the back of my neck.

Something very strange is going on with this, and voters should know about it. If matched up with very loosely city-worded bond language, leaving the list of projects up to the city to decide could easily be interpreted by anyone to be a $10 million “kitty” for whatever. Think twice before voting, but vote “No.”

Bob Brock Issaquah

Transportation

Bond project ignores the real problems on Newport Way I understand residents want improvements to the roadways.

I do, too. However, the Nov. 8 “Prop 1,” aka “OneIssaquah” transportation bond, does nothing to address the gridlock of traffic flow in and around Issaquah.

The really sad reality is: Because of our location, we cannot accommodate the traffic that already flows through and around our town because of our geography. Long ago, the city officials should have gone to the state and said, “Look at our geography. We have no way to accommodate a dense population unless you provide the alternative pathways for outside traffic to avoid Issaquah. If you can do that, then the city can accommodate the (G)rowth (M)anagement (A)ct requirements for the city.”

The proposed but not defined improvements to parts of Newport Way the city is recommending do nothing to help traffic move. They recently lowered the speed limit on Newport Way west of State Route 900. This bond would pay for improvements that add: 1) Trees on both sides of the

General manager CHARLES HORTON

roadway/thoroughfare 2) A center divider with trees allowing for s-o-m-e turning movements 3) Still only one lane of traffic in each direction (same as today) 4) Sidewalks on both sides of the road 5) Bicycle lanes Common sense shows one lane in each direction will soon be designated as “not adequate” to handle the numbers on the roadway.

(Gateway and new developments should be paying huge mitigation fees, as their developments alone will have horrendous impacts not only the the roadways, but life in general.) By then, Newport Way will be a parking lot from Front Street to Lakemont in both directions.

Regardless of what the city does with or without the bond funds, the city needs to make access for existing residents along Newport Way a priority.

Geraldine Carey Issaquah

Growth

The chicken-coop style of architecture is blight on city It would seem that Issaquah is working hard to earn the reputation of having the ugliest new buildings in King County.

Twice recently I made the mistake of driving with friends to a restaurant on Gilman Boulevard. In spite of my attempt to divert attention, they spied the Blue Mountain. One guest who is an architect commented that the building mass was utterly disproportionate to the town character but mostly wondered how they were going to “finish” the structure to cover up the ugly exterior. I didn’t have the courage to explain that this monstrosity was finished. The other party simply commented that it was hard to believe it was possible to design a building so absolutely ugly. Suffice to say, I now take special care to avoid that section of Gilman when driving with visitors.

Although the Blue Monstrosity is probably the worst, or perhaps the best, example of really ugly recent architecture in our city, there are certainly others of almost “equal” quality. Most of the recent bad “exhibits” reflect the current fad best described as representative of the “chicken coop” or “box” schools of design with few redeeming features except they are much cheaper to build. These schools tend to feature flat roofs and unadorned exteriors. My friend explained that architects are often reluctant to design “the same old thing” and seek to follow the newest fashion, especially if it is less expensive to construct.

This is not to say there haven’t been some well-designed structures in recent years.

However, many if not most of my neighbors agree that Issaquah is becoming a clear leader in the competition for “ugly,” and nobody seems to care.

Election

Who truly represents residents of our district? Not Rodne There was recently an article in The Issaquah Press interviewing the two candidates for Position One in the 5th Legislative District, incumbent Jay Rodne and his opponent, Jason Ritchie. When asked if he supports the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, Mr. Rodne replied, “I’m always going to support the Republican nominee.” This is not surprising to me considering Rodne’s Facebook post on Nov. 13, 2015, linking an article from a website, pamelageller. com. In his own words, Rodne said, “Obama wants to import 1.5 million muslims into the U.S. This is absolute madness! Islam is incompatible with western civilization! How anyone people need to die? In the interim, Amicans, arm yourselves!!!!!” All grammatical and spelling errors are his. When responding to a comment on this post, Rodne warned the commenter not to be an “apologist for brutal barbarians. Islam is bariarian (sic) medievalism. Wake the f... up.”

On Nov. 18, 2015, The Seattle Times Truth Needle rated the claim that President Obama wanted to “import 1.5 million Muslims” as False.

This is disturbing on many levels. First of all, because of the blatant anti-Islam statements and beliefs. Secondly, our representative gets his “facts” from dubious sources and apparently didn’t do his own research.

I encourage everyone to do an Internet search “Jay Rodne Muslims.” It’s all there for you to read, including articles and TV interviews where Mr. Rodne stands by his statements, including that the U.S. should deny entry to Syrian refugees, and claims that his statements were “taken out of context.”

Please join me in voting for Jason Ritchie. It is past time the 5th Legislative District sent someone who truly represents its residents.

Kelly Bernado

Issaquah

Election

Rodne’s support for Republican nominee is very unsettling Thank you for publishing information from the candidates in the 5th Legislative District, Jay Rodne and Jason Ritchie, in the Oct. 13 edition of The Issaquah Press. I will quote: “Rodne, when asked if he supports Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, said “I’m always going to support the Republican nominee.” Considering how many mainstream republicans are NOT supporting Mr. Trump, I find that very unsettling. What if they had nominated Adolf Hitler? Would he support that candidate as well? Maybe Mr. Rodne’s anti-Muslim views are deeply entrenched with other racist and sexist ideologies.

L. Walton

Shari Roberts

Issaquah

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OPINION TO THE EDITOR Election

Rodne derailed bill to protect victims of sexual assault

Jay Rodne, state representative in the 5th district, has demonstrated his allegiance to the National Rifle Association over the safety of his constituents. I believe we should be protected from sexual assault. Just as I felt sick when I listened to Donald Trump brag about committing sexual assault, I felt sick and angry when Jay Rodne derailed a bipartisan bill on protection of victims of sexual assault. Senate Bill 6151would have allowed judges to extend protection to sexual assault victims for as long as necessary. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate. Unfortunately, in the House, Jay Rodne introduced

an amendment which would have given convicted sex offenders — those who were so dangerous that a judge had suspended their right to carry a gun — the opportunity to again legally carry a gun, even while the order of protection was still in place. His amendment derailed the bill. Mr. Rodne showed that he will pander to the special interests of the NRA rather than protect victims of sexual assault.

We need someone who will stand up for us.Jason Ritchie is a pragmatist who wants to work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to improve the lives of people in the community. He has taken a strong stand against fear-mongering, sexism, racism and bigotry. The Seattle Times has endorsed him. He has my vote. I believe a vote for a Jason

Ritchie is a step toward returning common sense and civility to our government.

Susan Arnold Issaquah

Election

I-732’s passage would benefit our region’s bird population In 2014, the National Audubon Society released a groundbreaking report stating that nearly half of North American bird species are threatened by climate change, including 189 species that occur in Washington state. Species like the varied thrush, who hop around my moss backyard hunting worms, are predicted to lose 82 percent of their summer breeding range by

2080 — this is within my lifetime!

So what can people do? We need to protect places on the ground that birds need so that they can be resilient in a warming world, and we need to mitigate additional warming by reducing carbon pollution by passing proposals such as Initiative 732.

I-732 is a tax swap — taxing what we don’t want (fossil fuel pollution), and giving that money back to Washingtonians through a 1 percent reduction in the state sales tax, funding the Working Families Tax Rebate, and eliminating the business and occupation tax, keeping living wage jobs in Washington. I-732 would be the most progressive tax measure in Washington since 1977, making the state’s taxes fairer, as it makes our state cleaner. This tax on carbon emissions is a proven-effective,

revenue-neutral way to reduce carbon pollution, and the bipartisan character of I-732 makes it more likely to replicated across the country. This is important. I-732 is currently the strongest carbon reduction proposal in the world, and could change the narrative on climate change in America.

But ultimately, the birds don’t care about politics. They are already moving. As indicators of environmental health for eons, they are telling us we need to get moving too. The need is urgent.

The time is now. I-732 is part of a roadmap to a better future for birds and for ourselves. Let’s lead the way with the most robust carbon pricing policy in the world.

Vote “Yes” on I-732.

Jen Syrowitz

Issaquah

Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

Traffic makes its way along East Sunset Way near Second Avenue earlier this month.

What the ‘pro’ and ‘con’ committees say about the bond These are the statements submitted by the committees to King County regarding Issaquah’s Proposition 1:

STATEMENT IN FAVOR

STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION

Sick of Issaquah’s traffic? We all are.

With this transportation package, we’ll be able to get around town easier — to schools, parks, local businesses and our homes. We’ll make important local streets safer for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, including our youngest and oldest neighbors.

Every one of us living in Issaquah knows that traffic passing through town is clogging up our streets. That’s why the City is working aggressively with the State, King County, Sound Transit and neighboring cities to find long-term solutions to these regional problems.

Meanwhile, this bond pays for local projects we must do ourselves.

These four local road projects will benefit Issaquah residents. A citizen task force carefully chose these projects — and a way to pay for them — after months of study and extensive public input.

As Issaquah residents, we have to tackle these long-overdue, critical projects. Each one has been a priority for years, and with this package we’ll finally make them a reality.

Stand up and be counted with your yes vote — we are one community committed to tangible solutions, including this ballot measure. To learn more, go to OneIssaquah.org.

Let’s take real action. Vote yes.

Submitted by: Barak Rosenbloom, Keith Watts, www.OneIssaquah.org

Will this Proposition actually “fix traffic”? No! It doesn’t offer tangible traffic flow relief, the top issue tied with growth, that citizens identified in the 2015 survey. Issaquah’s spending priorities should focus on the needs of its citizens first, not to promote more unsustainable growth that continually relies on taxpayer money.

Flawed Thinking: Rents and taxes are skyrocketing now. Issaquah is rapidly becoming unaffordable. Congestion is the City’s responsibility, and wouldn’t be such an issue if development fees had been raised sooner, and the pace of growth moderated. This 25 year, $50 million bond is too expensive, far too short on details, lacks any measurable commitments, and does not provide any meaningful congestion relief. This is not a one and done Proposition. Car tab fees, street levies, future bonds, and other new taxes are all under consideration.

Promised, and not delivered: These needed projects should have already been built years ago. Providence Point and South Cove are great examples of neighborhoods held hostage by long promised traffic projects that could have been built using existing revenue streams. Is the City neglecting needs in your neighborhood too? What’s in this bond for you?

Please make your voice heard, and vote “No”!

Submitted by: Bryan Weinstein, Cory Christensen, Althea Saldanha, trafficbondinfo@gmail.com.

OFF THE PRESS

Questions aplenty before you sit down to fill out your ballot

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o this is what it has come down to — we are voting Nov. 8 for two of the most despised presidential candidates for the two major political parties, ever.

It seems many people will be casting their ballot against one candidate rather than in favor of the other. In addition, there are many “Never Trump” and “Never Hillary” voters in their own party who are threatening to stay home rather than pull the lever or check the box for either.

But I’m not here to tell you whom to vote for. Rather, I am here to say you still must vote regardless.

There are so many local key issues down ballot, it would be a dereliction of your civic duty not to participate.

Stories were plentiful in 2012 about millions of voters who

stayed home rather than vote for Mitt Romney against President Barack Obama. If that were the case, apathetic Sammamish voters would David have missed Hayes out on voting Press reporter for or against the proposed multi-purpose center, and statewide, they would have been left out of the debate on the same-sex marriage referendum and marijuana legalization.

If the thickness of this year’s voters guide is any measure, 2016 has no lack of impactful decisions.

In Issaquah, take a stand

whether or not the city gets to spend $50 million on fixing traffic issues on Proposition 1.

Another county Proposition 1 proposes the creation of the Eastside Regional Fire Authority, combining Districts 10 and 38.

Yet another regional Proposition 1 asks for your support in giving Sound Transit $54 billion to eventually build a light-rail system.

All three are complicated issues that require an informed decision about a lot of taxable dollars.

One cannot simply check yes or no and move on to the next ballot issue without investing some time to researching the pros and cons.

Even if you support all three, have you considered what impact they would have to your wallet from the various levels of government combined?

Also ask yourself if you know which party turns out more in

presidential election years versus off years? Better find out. Issues are often brought forth to voters based upon projections of which party rallies its base better on these election cycles.

Then there’s the candidates beyond the presidential race.

Are we doing just fine on the glide path we’re on with a Democrat in the governor’s mansion in Olympia? Or is it time for the first change of party since 1985?

How much sway will the local races have when it comes to the control of state Legislature?

Sure, The Issaquah Press has provided its endorsements. Go beyond that. Read the candidates own words. Research their actions and votes. Examine your own political motivations. Who best do they mesh with? Don’t just throw your lot in with the ones with the R or the D next to

their names. Make them earn your vote.

With a week to go before the results are counted, there’s also still time to get involved. If you’re passionate about a candidate or an issue, let others know.

Call. Doorbell. Mail. Contribute.

Educate.

Elections have consequences.

You’ll have no one to blame but yourself if you sit this one out because you don’t like who’s at the top of the ticket.

Email reporter 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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Anne Cherie Sylte Anne Cherie Sylte — loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother — passed away October 12, 2016. Born March 26, 1936, in Wenatchee, Wash., to Park and Neoma Farrington. Moved to Issaquah in 1939.

Preceded in death by her parents and Anne Sylte older brother Ronald. Survived by her husband John Sylte, daughter Cherie Ane Meier, son Ernie (Carmen) Meier, brothers Terry (Anne) and David Farrington, 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS Inspections were performed Oct. 10-16

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.

Corner Bakery Cafe 720 NW Gilman Blvd.

Oct. 11: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 0 blue Issaquah Valley Elementary School 555 NW Holly St. Oct. 11: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 0 blue McDonald’s 5526 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE Oct. 10: Routine inspection, 25 red, 15 blue Zushi Sushi 5614 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE Oct. 10: Routine inspection, 10 red, 0 blue

PETS OF THE WEEK Flicka is a beautiful 2-year-old white and tan Australian cattle dog mix that loves to play and doesn’t mind jumping on picFlicka nic tables to get your attention. She’s a delight to watch and her smile lights up the room. Flicka likes treats and walks and will be a great hiking companion for a family that likes the outdoors. She is staying with a foster family, so call ahead to schedule a meet-and-greet.

Introduce to children 16 years and older, and resident dogs are required to visit Flicka prior to adoption to a cat-free home.

Meet Oscar, a 4-year-old black and white male cat. Oscar is a quiet boy who needs a loving adopter to help his confident Oscar side shine through. Once he knows you are his friend he’s an affectionate fellow who adores cuddles. Come meet Oscar at Seattle Humane, he can’t wait to be your buddy!

As with all of our cats, Oscar is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior-tested.

He will go home with a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian and an identification tag.

NATIONAL CAT DAY CELEBRATION, OCT. 29-30

Calling all Seattle cat lovers: This “claw-some” promotion waives adoption fees for all adult cats.

To adopt these or other animals, call the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 641-0080 or go to seattlehumane.org.

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175 Newport Way NW (EFR) is a source of the PFOS detected in Gilman Well No. 4, Monitoring Well No. 3, and Monitoring Well No. 5.”

Several samples taken from Issaquah Creek downstream of EFR found no detectable levels of PFOS, which, according to Sam-

mamish Plateau Water General Manager Jay Krauss, “lends some support to EFR claims that they’re not the source of the PFCs seen in production wells (in the City of Issaquah and District).”

The City of Issaquah also conducted testing on surface water collected Sept. 27 from two locations along Issaquah Creek: one sample from the creek near Newport Way Northwest and one from the creek near the city’s Gilman Well No. 4 just

south of Interstate 90.

According to Assistant to the City Administrator Autumn Monahan, PFOS was not detected in either sample.

The sample taken from the creek at Newport Way was a similar location to where Sammamish Water Plateau found PFOS in the main stem of the creek.

PFOS has now been found in various locations around the area, including the North Fork of Issaquah Creek, water from two Sammamish

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Plateau Water production wells and water from two City of Issaquah production wells.

“Since we are finding PFCs at different locations in both surface water and groundwater, the potential exists that there may be multiple sources of release,” said Krauss.

PFOS is one of many perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs).

“This is still an evolving investigation — we haven’t made any definitive conclu-

sions about sources of the PFCs. We continue to gather data, and appreciate receiving this information from Sammamish Plateau Water,” Monahan wrote in an email.

The City of Issaquah drilled additional monitoring wells the last week, according to Monahan, and the city is awaiting tests results from those new wells.

EFR, the city and Sammamish Plateau Water are in talks to draft a memorandum of understanding to investi-

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gate the PFCs cooperatively and share information.

“We hoped by now to have a monitoring plan in place, but we didn’t get the information and data from Issaquah,” Krauss said. “It shouldn’t take an MOU to get information.”

“A MOU would formalize our partnership, and provide some level of understanding of how we will collaborate on an investigation moving forward,” Monahan wrote in an email.

Moratorium

change the use of the space, should be concerned about in various imposed morato- citywide to address the isany requests for refunds which the city is no longer as I’m thinking about buyriums, he said, but he can’t sue of affordable housing, and try to be accommodataccepting. ing this property, putting a remember a time he wasn’t which is needed everying,” Assistant to the City “We are the inadvertent lot of hard-earned money given advance warning that where in the city.

Administrator Autumn Mofrom page 1 victims of the moratorium and savings into this.” would enable him to plan Winterstein said the nahan wrote in an email. process,” Gevers said.

He said staff replied noth- accordingly. council was free to adjust Councilmembers directed attend several meetings with Gevers said had he known ing was coming up.

“This is the first occurthe terms of the moratothe administration to bring the city while planning the the moratorium was coming The architect hired by the rence that I can remember rium, and he was open to forward recommendations project, which was supposed he might have backed out of Humphreys, Carl F. Pirscher, that the imposition of a considering exemptions for regarding the moratorium to be an investment for their buying the house downtown. has worked in the Puget moratorium seemed to small landowners. for discussion during a retirement and help pay for Instead, he plans to live in Sound region for 40 years. take place without any “I don’t want to do finan- work session scheduled for their children’s college edu- it with his family until the He called the emergency discussion or notice on the cial harm to small landown- Oct. 26 and again durcation. Today, the damaged moratorium is lifted and he moratorium a “very strange part of city staff to project ers,” Winterstein said. ing the Nov. 7 City Council house remains empty and can continue with his plan. set of circumstances.” applicants that were well “The City would explore meeting. boarded up.

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Goodman said a moratorium should be used as a last resort, adding “the last tool you want to pull out of the toolbox is a moratorium.”

Areas the City Council wants to address during the moratorium include architectural fit, urban design, vertical mixed-use, affordable housing, parking and neighborhood vision.

After a fire raced through a house the Humphreys rented out at Second Avenue Northwest and Northwest Juniper Street in August 2015, they decided, because of insurance reasons, to develop the land.

Lisa Humphrey said they went to “meeting after meeting after meeting” with the city, working with staff members to ensure their design fit the city’s vision, only to get “slammed to the ground with a moratorium.”

The couple addressed the City Council during the Oct. 17 public hearing on the moratorium, telling their story before asking for an exemption.

“I would really appreciate if the council, mayor, you would lift the moratorium or exempt us from that,” Ron Humphrey said, “because we have put a lot into this financially and we are going to lose a lot financially if this doesn’t go through.”

The Humphreys were not alone. Goodman said during the public hearing Oct. 17 she counted 12 requests for exemptions from projects suspended by the moratorium, with most coming from small landowners developing small-scale projects.

Those landowners appealed to councilmembers during the public hearing, saying their projects fell outside the scope of the reasons listed for the moratorium.

William Gevers, another “unintended consequence,” called the action of the City Council “cavalier to people’s private property rights.”

He purchased a home in Olde Town with the plan of converting it into office space to relocate his wealth management business. But that requires a permit to

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party at Issaquah Brewhouse with live music by Fred Hopkins and The Ghouls, bit.ly/2e8MQSH Tony LaStella, 5-9 p.m., Montalcino, 15 NW Alder Place, 270-3677 Candelabras gala closing event and auction, 6-9 p.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 NE Park Drive Pianist Fred Schactler, 6:30 p.m., Cloud 9 Lounge, 40 E. Sunset Way, 392-5814 Nightmare At Beaver Lake, Family Scare 7-7:45 p.m. $12; Full Scare 8-11 p.m., $18, Beaver Lake Park, 2526 244th Ave. SE, Sammamish, tickets available at the gate or online at nightmareatbeaverlake. brownpapertickets.com Mark Roemen and The Wheabouts, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

Toddler Time at the Community Center, ages 1-3, $2 per child, 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., 837-3300 Submit details for your event Play & Learn: Chinese, ages to our online calendar at 2-5, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Issaquah theeastside.news/calendar.

Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Halloween Harvest Party, The Little Gym, 4-6 p.m., 82 Front St. S., free, suggested donations of canned food for Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank, 499-3476 Tony LaStella, 5-9 p.m., Tiger Mountain Hike, moderate, Montalcino, 15 NW Alder Place, 7.5 miles, 1,500-foot gain, meet at 270-3677 175 Rainier Blvd. S., call 269-3079 Fall Fun Fest, Issaquah Youth for starting time, issaquahalps.org Center, for ages 6 and younger, 5:30Expressive Flowers in Mixed 7:30 p.m., Issaquah Community Media Series, ages 18 and older, Center, 301 Rainier Blvd., S., sugtwo sessions 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. gested $2 donation per child 29 and 30, $118/members, $128/ Meaningful Movies of Issaquah: nonmembers, artEAST Art Studio, 95 “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Front St. N., arteast.org Volunteer for Trail Work at Really Think” followed by discussion, Springfree Trampoline Halloween Beaver Lake Preserve, 8:30 a.m.

6:30 p.m., Issaquah Depot Museum, Party, featuring The Reptile Man to 3:30 p.m., 2600 244th Ave. SE, 78 First Ave. NE, meaningfulmovies. and prizes for best costume, 10:30 295-0556 org West Tiger 1 Hike, 10 a.m., moda.m. to noon, 1875 NW Poplar Way, Creative Clay Exploration: A erate, 7 miles, 2,450-foot gain, meet 586-7723 Facilitated Ceramics Studio, ages at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 206-245Free docent-led tours of 12 and older, 6:30-9:30 p.m., 3787, issaquahalps.org Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, 11 artEAST Art Studio, 95 Front St. N., Halloween Trolley Rides, wear a.m. and 1 p.m., meet at the bridge $20/members, $45/nonmembers, costumes and learn the seedier side over the creek, 125 W. Sunset Way, arteast.org of Issaquah’s history, 11 a.m. to 3 392-1118 Fall Festival at Eastridge p.m., meet at the Issaquah Depot Klahanie Halloween Carnival, Church, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 24205 Museum, 78 First Ave. NE, $5 per noon to 2 p.m., Challenger SE Issaquah-Fall City Road, free, person, children 5 and younger and Elementary, 25200 SE Klahanie eastridgetoday.com/event Issaquah History Museums memBlvd., free Pianist Fred Schactler, 6:30 bers free, issaquahhistory.org Halloween Trolley Rides, wear p.m., Cloud 9 Lounge, 40 E. Sunset costumes and learn the seedier side Free docent-led tours of Way, 392-5814 of Issaquah’s history, 1-3 p.m., meet Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, 11 Nightmare At Beaver Lake, at the Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 a.m. and 1 p.m., meet at the bridge Family Scare 7-7:45 p.m. $12; First Ave. NE, $5 per person, children over the creek, 125 W. Sunset Way, Full Scare 8-11 p.m., $18, 392-1118 5 and younger and Issaquah Beaver Lake Park, 2526 244th Sammamish Symphony History Museums members free, Ave. SE, Sammamish, tickets Orchestra presents “Fearlessness issaquahhistory.org available at the gate or online and Directness — Schubert’s Zombie Walk, all ages, meet at at nightmareatbeaverlake.

Unfinished Eighth Symphony,” Historic Shell Station, 232 Front St. brownpapertickets.com 2 p.m., Eastlake High School, N., makeup from 1:30-4:30 p.m., Butch Harrison and Good 400 228th Ave. NE, Sammamish, Thriller and Time Warp practice Company, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino $20/adults, $15/seniors and 2:30-4:30 p.m., walk up Front Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 students, $10/children and availStreet 4:30-5 p.m., Thriller and Explorers’ Club: Night Hike, able at brownpapertickets.com/ Time Warp dance at City Hall steps ages 5 and older, 7:30-9 p.m., $2/ 5-5:30 p.m., free after-party showevent/2600200 residents, $3/nonresidents, Lewis Nightmare At Beaver Lake, ing of “Night of the Living Dead” at Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Issaquah Depot Museum 5:30 p.m., Family Scare 7-7:45 p.m. $12; Blvd. SE, 452-4195 SCOTT Z.FINAL.IP.CMYK.PDF 1019 LAM

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Full Scare 8-10 p.m., $18, Beaver Lake Park, 2526 244th Ave. SE, Sammamish, tickets available at the gate or online at nightmareatbeaverlake. brownpapertickets.com

MONDAY, OCT. 31 Toddler Time at the Community Center, ages 1-3, $2 per child, 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., 837-3300 Figure Drawing Open Studio: short pose 9:30-11:30 a.m.; long pose noon to 2 p.m., ages 18 and older, Mondays through Dec. 19, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., arteast.org Spooky Halloween Workout, dress the kids in their favorite costume then join in on the workout, 9:35-11:30 a.m., Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd., free, RSVP to mommysfitzone. com/reservations Halloween Happening, 3-4:30 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. SE Trick or Treat in Klahanie, 4-5 p.m., Lakeside Pool, 4210 224th Pl. SE, free Trick or Treating at Gilman Village, treats for children 12 and younger, 4-6 p.m., Gilman Village, 317 NW Gilman Blvd., gilmanvillage.com Terror at Trossachs, not for young children or the faint of heart, a guided tour between homes in search of The Haunted Graveyard, 5:30-8 p.m., 1014 270th Place SE, free, TerrorAtTrossachs.com Nightmare At Beaver Lake, Family Scare 7-7:45 p.m. $12; Full Scare 8-10 p.m., $18, Beaver Lake Park, 2526 244th Ave. SE, Sammamish, tickets available at the gate or online at nightmareatbeaverlake. brownpapertickets.com The Beat Project, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

TUESDAY, NOV. 1 Toddler Time at the Community Center, ages 1-3, $2 per child, 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., 837-3300

Story Times: Toddlers, ages 24-36 months, 10:30-11 a.m.; preschool ages 3-5, 11:30 a.m. to noon, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Historical Artist Lecture: Michelangelo, $25, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Museo Art Academy, 300 NE Gilman Blvd., museoart.com Zentangle: Beyond Basics, noon to 2 p.m., $35-$40, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., arteast.org Cheryll Leo-Gwin art exhibit, noon to 5 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. SE Teen Open House, homework and tutoring help for teens, 3-5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 One-on-One Computer Help, for adults, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Issaquah Open Mic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., signups at 6 p.m., Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 First Ave. NE, issaquahopenmic.com The Urban Village Development Commission meeting has been canceled River & Streams Board meeting, 7 p.m., Pickering Room, City Hall Northwest, 1775 12th Ave. NW Civics, Business, Law & Money: Landlord and Tenant Rights, for adults and seniors, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, register at bit.ly/2emptRo

15 NW Alder Place, 270-3677 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Life After High School: Options for Finding Financial Aid for College, for teens and adults, 6:30-9 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Development Commission Public Hearing: Inneswood Multi-family Site Development Permit, 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way

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Toddler Time at the Community Center, ages 1-3, $2 per child, 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., 837-3300 Spanish Story Time, ages 3 and older, 10-11 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Holiday Craft & Vintage Show, featuring more than 85 Northwest crafters, artists and antique dealers, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. NW, free, learn more at bit.ly/2e7tfj0 Colored Pencil Drawing Class, ages 18 and older, Thursdays noon to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 10 and 17, artEAST Art Studio, 95 Front St. N., $60/members, $65/nonmembers, arteast.org Teen Open House, homework and tutoring help for teens, 3-5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, Toddler Time at the Community 392-5430 Center, ages 1-3, $2 per child, 8 Youth Colored Pencil Class, a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, ages 11-17, Thursdays 4:30-5:30 Issaquah Community Center, 301 p.m., Nov. 3, 10 and 17, artEAST Art Rainier Blvd. S., 837-3300 Studio, 95 Front St. N., $60/memFigure Drawing Exercise, 9:30 bers, $65/nonmembers, arteast.org a.m. to noon, artEAST Art Center, 95 One-on-One Computer Help, Front St. N., 392-3191, arteast.org for adults, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Story Times: Young toddlers, ages Sunset Way, 392-5430 12-24 months, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Talk Time Class, for adults, 6:30infant, ages newborn to 12 months, 8 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 West noon to 1 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 Sunset Way, 392-5430 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Cemetery Board meeting, 6:30 Mixed Media Teen Painting p.m., Coho Room, City Hall, 130 E. class, 4-5:30 p.m., artEAST Art Sunset Way Center, 95 Front St. N., 392-3191, City Land & Shore Committee arteast.org meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Council Citizenship classes, for adults, Chambers, City Hall South, 6:30 4:30-6 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. p.m., 135 E. Sunset Way Sunset Way, 392-5430 The Riff Duo, 7-9 p.m., Vino Tony LaStella, 5-9 p.m., Montalcino, Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

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The all-volunteer Sammamish Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary during its 2016-17 season, which it dedicated to former director R. Joseph Scott.

Symphony celebrates silver anniversary

By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com

Paula C. Libes has been playing violin since she was 9 and has been performing in community orchestras for well over 40 years.

The 64-year-old member of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra recalls the time she wouldn’t let a little surgery get in the way of a performance.

“I had hip replacement surgery in 1999,” the Mercer Island resident said. “I remember going on stage on crutches. I wasn’t going to miss it.”

That kind of dedication to her craft permeates throughout the organization, now celebrating its 25th anniversary season.

The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra, comprised entirely of volunteer musicians, was founded in 1991.

Libes is one of the few remaining members who last rehearsed in the Providence Point rec room before moving to the Eastlake Performing Arts Center at Eastlake High School. She said its former director, R.

Joseph Scott, truly transformed the music scene for Sammamish and Bellevue before that.

“R. Joseph Scott’s greatest gift was taking these community members in a small community orchestra and growing it, improving its sound, like he did with Bellevue,” Libes said. “Then when he picked up a little community group on the Plateau and made it much, much better. That was its strength.”

To honor Scott, who passed away in May, the symphony, now helmed by Adam Stern, has added “Elegy” by Edward Elgar to the program and have dedicated the entire 2016-17 season to its former director.

“Joseph had a huge musical personality,” Stern said.

“Nobody can ever take the place of another musician.

I’m just trying to do what I can. I’m humbled to take on the orchestra he built.”

Stern said he’s enjoyed a love of music since he popped out of the womb, adding he’s one of those lucky individuals who always knew what they

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wanted to do with their life.

Stern performed on the piano and flute until age 17, when he picked up the director’s baton for the first time in college and read his first performance as conductor. He again knew he was on the right path.

Just don’t call him maestro.

“I know a lot of conductors who enjoy the power aspect, being the maestro, making it a dictatorship,” Stern said. “I don’t let anyone call me maestro. I’m just Adam. I’m really just another one of them up on stage.”

Finding a community to celebrate 25 years of

performances with is a huge milestone, said Shelby Eaton, president of the Sammamish Symphony Association.

“We have great community support coming from Sammamish, and more from Bellevue, too, as we perform now at the Meydenbauer,” said Eaton, who continues to perform with the symphony as principal violinist. “Having people who want to come to our concerts and support us are huge factors in our success.”

“We’ve had a loyal audience for a long time and it remains strong,” Libes added. “We have a lot of

people come and bring their kids, too. It’s important to cultivate the next generation of classical music lovers.”

To help keep them and the members of the orchestra inspired, Libes said they hired the right replacement for Scott.

“Stern is musically a tremendous talent and an excellent conductor. He’s always pushing us to do more, to find a different kind of inspiration to reach a level of technical abilities we’ve never touched to stretch us musically,” Libes said.

Stern also has a knack for reviving once-popular but now lesser-known works.

The season also kicks off with Franz Schubert’s unfinished “Symphony No. 8,” and “The Trumpet of the Swan,” with music by Benjamin Lees and narration written by E.B. White, who also penned “Charlotte’s Web.” Stern said he’s always had a love for the spoken word outside music, featured in such performances as “Peter and the Wolf,” “Lincoln Portrait” and

“Young Person’s Guide to Orchestra.”

“A great many works that call for a narrator are not well known. I’m trying to bring that back to the public. I read once a year E.B. White’s ‘Charlotte’s Web.’ It still cry my eyes out every time I get to the end.”

He added he always wanted to give a go of “The Trumpet of the Swan.” So he enlisted the aid of friend Kurt Beattie, longtime ACT Theater actor and director. The two crossed paths in 1998 when Stern wrote a score for “A Christmas Carol” for ACT Theatre that Beattie directed a number of times and calls one of the best scores anyone has written. Beattie, 69, is excited to reunite with Stern to help bring the public this little-known piece he’ll narrate.

With so many talented people lending their skills to the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra, there’s no doubt audiences will love what they hear and see, Libes added.

“Are you kidding? It’s fantastic.”

GARDENING

Fitting in with nature instead of trying to change it

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o ... my wonderful dogwood tree finally bit the dust. I can’t go through another year watching it bloom, looking hopeful and then have all the leaves turn brown and ugly by summer. Most of the dogwood trees do it now, especially those in the shade.

The good news is I get to pick out a new tree, and the choices are wide-open — or are they? I want flowers, fruit, perfect winter form, exhilarating fall color, a nice, compact size and, of course, easy maintenance.

I want the perfect tree that does absolutely everything.

Fruit: Now that would be

a bonus, a tree that’s not only beautiful to look at but supplies me with good JANE GARRISON things to eat.

But then, I think: Would the bears push it over to get at the fruit? They have done it before. That would be horrible. Forget the fruit.

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Think of something else.

I guess I will avoid the edible garden plants. But then if I plant a whip of a tree at 3 feet tall, it’s just the right size for the deer to devour before it gets tall enough to survive. Oh no, what should I do?

To heck with a tree. I think I’ll plant a shrub. I should be able to find a deer tolerant shrub, shouldn’t I? Maybe one with gorgeous blooms, perfect form, brilliant fall color. That works for me. Wait a minute! The deer will latch onto it like popcorn. It won’t have a chance.

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I know! Evergreens. Deer don’t like evergreen foliage as much. I prefer broadleaf evergreens, but I just can’t stand the slug and weevil bites in the foliage all winter long.

Shoot, maybe I’ll just do flowers. I can’t have something with bulbs or thick roots, though. The voles will invade my yard to get at those. It took one season for them to finish off my hosta.

What a miserable choice.

On top of that, I have to worry about poor drainage, cool summers, fungus and mildew. I’m down to dandelions. I think I’d better start planning all over again.

I’ll take a new tack.

Should my garden just be part of the habitat and food chain? It shouldn’t look like Versailles or even the English countryside.

It should fit in with the ecology of the Pacific Northwest, right? Should

I quit trying to change nature but fit in instead?

Maybe I need to change my perception and lose the perfection. That won’t be as much fun as choosing a tree. I’ll have to think about that over a nice hot cup of coffee in front of the fire. I’ll figure it out.

Jane Garrison is a local landscape architect who gardens in glacial till on the Plateau.

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By students, for students

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Should teens follow the election?

By Maya Urandik Skyline High School

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By Misty Liao Skyline High School

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ou are never too young to find your voice. Adolescence is a tricky time in our lives. Adults have higher expectations of us the older we get, making it easier to try to cling to the easier times of our childhood years. We used to play outside with friends and watched cartoons Saturday, living life without a care in the world.

But it’s time to start caring. Each of us fits into society like parts of a puzzle — unique gears in a machine that together help the world function. If we as teenagers don’t spend the time to shape our own personalities and consider what we truly value, we conform to the political opinions of others.

Paying attention to an election — whether we will be voting or not — is extremely important.

We may not be voting, but we can definitely listen. By following the 2016 election, you can start to develop your political opinion and your own voice. Pay attention to what policies you agree with, what you think is right and what you disagree with. Figure out what you value, so when it comes time for you to legally vote, you will be ready to take a political stand.

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City Hall is every town’s hub for all things politics: taking in ballots, hosting meetings for local officials and informing the public.

How much power does the president really have?

The media’s role in the presidential election

hould teenagers care about the election? Is it worth getting involved in all the chaos? Although teens may be able to actively participate and engage in the election, the consequences of doing so may outweigh the benefits.

Since most teens are ineligible to vote, arguing and becoming stressed about the fate of the next president appears futile.

Although it may be a good idea for students to educate themselves on the basics of politics and understand the importance of the presidential election, developing strong opinions on who is the right fit for the Oval Office may not be the best idea for teens who already deal with large amounts of pressure from peers, parents and school. Engaging in such a serious and controversial topic can result in arguments with friends or family members, ultimately damaging close relationships when it is not necessary for teens to take a strong stand on whom to vote for at such a young age. However, that is not to say that having an opinion on politics is wrong, but responsibility as an American citizen to partake in the election process is for those who are 18 and older.

Is a third-party candidate truly viable?

By Rohan Vaidya Issaquah High School

By Christina Tuttle Liberty High School

By Erika Kumar Skyline High School

The President of the United States — a title many have strived to hold, but few ultimately have. President Obama was listed as the most powerful man in 2009, 2011 and 2012 on Forbes’ “Worlds Most Powerful People” list and in the top three for every other year he’s been president. But, how much power does the president really have? Does the president really have the power to fix the economy or the power to stop world hunger?

Realistically, one person alone cannot fix all the problems our society faces, but rather society as a whole has to fix the problems we face. Often times, we feel like the president has the power to move mountains, but in reality, this is not the case. This perception may come from the media — the president, a convenient protagonist to associate the American political system with. In reality, the president of the United States only has as much power as he is given by the people and by his fellow politicians.

For example, after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, there was a Supreme Court justice slot to fill. In theory, Obama should have been able to nominate a candidate for the position and have the Senate approve or reject the nominee. However, in the end, he likely won’t be able to fill the opening, due to inaction by the Senate.

Ultimately, the power of anyone — president of the United States or president of the class council — comes from the people and those they work with.

This campaign season has been anything but conventional. From Hillary Clinton’s email scandal to Donald Trump’s lewd comments, the circumstances of this election are unprecedented — and the media is no exception.

Ideally, the media would report objectively on the elections. However, media coverage often skews our perception of campaigns. This creates a distorted picture of the candidates, especially when social media is our only outlet for information on politics. By solely learning about the election through social media, you would likely know more about Hillary Clinton’s latest pantsuit than any of her actual policies.

Sure, comparing Trump’s hair to cotton candy might be entertaining, but the presidential election is not the place for it. It’s important to remember that these candidates are vying to become the leader of the free world, not to win this season of “Survivor.” Not only does media coverage of the election hurt our ability to thoughtfully choose the next president, it undermines the very concept of what it means to be elected. This election has transformed into the likes of a reality show, minimizing the gravity of America’s choice.

Of course, the media does provide some benefits for the election. When utilized responsibly, presidential candidates can spread their ideas or bring awareness to their campaigns through social media. All too often, however, it is used for defamation rather than respectful debate. Therefore, this month it’s critical for us to practice mindfulness when reading something from the media.

Rather than allow it distract us from the issues at hand, we must remember the true purpose of this election.

An August 2016 poll conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post shows this election has the least popular candidates in more than 30 years of polling, with 59 percent and 60 percent of registered voters viewing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump respectively as unfavorable. With the presidential nominees of the nation’s two leading political parties universally unpopular, many Americans are considering voting for a third-party candidate, such as Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party and Jill Stein of the Green Party.

However, the viability of a third-party presidency has been heatedly debated. Supporters of third-party candidates argue that voting for the “lesser evil” sends a message of compromise and that if everyone who doesn’t support Clinton or Trump votes for the candidate they truly support, third-party candidates have a real chance of being elected. On the other hand, many argue that a third-party candidate has no chance of being elected and that a vote for a third-party is a wasted vote. Historically, third-party candidates have not taken a significant portion of the votes, but occasionally have taken enough support away from one party to swing the election.

While no third-party or independent candidate has won electoral votes since the 1968 presidential election, a third-party candidate could cause an electoral crisis. If a third-party candidate were to win a number of states, it may result in no candidate winning a majority of the electoral votes. If that happens, one candidate would tell his or her Electoral College voters to support another candidate, the House of Representatives may vote for the presidency or a special runoff election could be held.

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“Gary Johnson, because I believe everyone should vote but I don’t like Hillary or Trump.”

“I support Hillary Clinton because I want a polite and educated politician who uses her leverage to manipulate America.”

“If I were to vote, I would be voting for Hillary Clinton in this year’s election. This is mainly because I align with her policies more than with Trump’s in terms of social, health, and education reform.”

“I’m supporting Hillary Clinton in this election because despite the fact that many people see her as a political machine, I feel like she is willing and able to fight for what I believe in.”

“I think I’m going to vote for Dr. Jill Stein as she is one of the few political runners who openly talks about making the U.S. economy one that is green and renewable.”

“Clinton has great ideas like keeping healthcare reform but she also has an incredibly bad history with the emails. Trump, on the other hand, has some good support towards the Second Amendment yet Trump is just an overall idiot.”

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Issaquah girls and boys qualify for state meet 4A KINGCO CROSS COUNTRY

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Issaquah’s Sami Corman (249) and Kenna Clawson (248) start the Class 4A KingCo cross country championship race at Lake Sammamish State Park on Oct. 22. Clawson finished second overall and Corman third for the victorious Eagles.

The Class 4A KingCo Conference boys cross country championships figured to be a wide-open race Oct. 22 as six squads had at least one runner ranked among the conference’s top 10 for their regular-season, 5,000-meter times.

And with only two berths on the line to the Nov. 5 state meet, the pressure to perform was ratcheted up another notch.

Skyline, which hadn’t been to state since 2011, took advantage of its opportunity and won the team title at Lake Sammamish

State Park. The Spartans, with four runners in the top 12, scored 57 points to edge runner-up Issaquah (63).

“We were so close last year,” Skyline coach Brendan Hyland said, referring to the four-point gap at last year’s bi-district meet that kept the Spartans out of state.

“It was nice to just be able to kind of have the weight lifted of us and just be able to make it to state.”

Skyline didn’t have the elite runners in the 55-man field but its depth, bolstered by the return of senior Will Kimball, was the difference.

Kimball sustained a stress fracture in his foot during a midSeptember race in San Diego and hadn’t competed since. But he

didn’t seem to miss a beat at the KingCo meet, taking seventh with a season-best time of 16 minutes, 32.57 seconds.

“He just was able to train in the pool and on a bike, and just really stayed as fit as he could,” Hyland said. “He was our top runner today, so that was the difference, getting him back.”

Senior Makennan Hurd, a 2015 state qualifier, was ninth in 16:34.42. Junior Griffin Ganz (11th, 16:34.81), junior Connor Edson (12th, 16:34.92) and junior Kevin Alexander (18th, 17:00.45) completed Skyline’s scoring five.

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With league title on the line, Spartans stumble in triple overtime FOOTBALL WOODINVILLE 42 SKYLINE 35 (3OT)

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com Fans couldn’t have asked for much more when, in the penultimate game of the regular season, the Skyline Spartans and Woodinville Falcons met to settle the Class 4A KingCo Conference football championship.

The teams lived up to the pregame hype, playing three overtime periods before the Falcons emerged victorious, 42-35, on Thursday night at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell.

The Spartans (6-2 overall, 5-1 KingCo) may have more natural rivalries with Issaquah and Eastlake, but they’ve played some memorable games with Woodinville (8-0, 6-0) over the years.

Add the latest chapter to clashes in the 2005 state final and 2011 semifinals, both won by Skyline.

“It’s a big history. We’ve played in a lot of meaningful games,”

Woodinville coach Wayne Maxwell said. “Great competitors.

Hopefully, things go well and you never know, we might see them again.”

In a battle of two of the state’s best defensive units, points were hard to come by for a long while.

A scoreless third period kept Skyline in front, 13-7, entering the fourth.

The Spartans seemingly seized control with less than eight minutes to play after defensive back Noah Park intercepted a Jaden Sheffey pass. Three plays later, Isaiah Shim scored on a 16-yard run, and a two-point conversion pass from Drew Kistner to CJ Moore gave Skyline a 21-7 lead.

“Noah had a great play,” Skyline coach Mat Taylor said.

“It’s kind of one those things – it’s another opportunity where we could’ve put the game away.”

Instead, the Falcons got a quick score, driving 64 yards in six plays and narrowing the gap to seven on Mack Minnehan’s 30yard touchdown run.

Skyline was one first down away from likely being able to run out the clock, but on a third-

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Skyline quarterback Drew Kistner lands in the end zone on a 5-yard keeper for a touchdown in the second overtime period Oct. 20 against Woodinville. down play, Woodinville lineman Quinn Schreyer intercepted Kistner’s screen pass.

The Falcons quickly capitalized as Nash Fouch reeled in an 11yard TD pass from Sheffey with 1:15 left in regulation.

That set the stage for an offensive show in overtime.

Minnehan, who didn’t carry the ball at all in the first half, was a beast late in the game, finishing

with 111 yards on 15 touches.

He scored from 1 yard in the first overtime period, then escaped multiple tackles in the backfield for a 25-yard score in the second OT. Skyline’s offense was in a precarious spot in the first OT, facing fourth-and-18 from the 19. But CJ Moore caught a pass to move the chains, setting up Shim’s 1-yard TD run to knot the score at 28.

Kistner’s 5-yard scamper gave the Spartans a short-lived lead at 35-28. Minnehan’s miraculous run tied it and the Falcons started the third OT with a 9-yard TD pass to Fouch.

Needing only 10 yards to reach the end zone, Skyline could only get seven. Kistner’s fourth-down throw to Bradley Kim fell incomplete, igniting a raucous celebration on Woodinville’s sideline.

Eagles take it on the chin at Eastlake; Patriots remain unbeaten

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com Eastlake hammered visiting Issaquah 49-7 to celebrate homecoming and improved to 6-2 overall, 4-2 in Class 4A KingCo Conference play.

Ben Howard’s 68-yard touchdown pass to Parker Lester on the second play from scrimmage set the tone, although Issaquah (1-7, 1-5) was able to score on a pass from Lucas Senatore to Nick Dahlquist that made it 7-7.

It was all Eastlake from there as three interceptions – two from

Hunter Klinge and another from Hank Pladson – set up three TD passes from Howard to Pladson for a 28-7 halftime lead.

Howard threw for a fifth score to Daniel Bradley in the third period. Bradley and Chris Nelson each had rushing TDs to finish off the night.

Eastlake hosts Woodinville and Issaquah visits Skyline to finish the regular season. Both games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday.

Liberty 51, Sammamish 0 The Patriots won their eighth straight game – and recorded their third shutout win of the season – by trouncing the Totems in Bellevue.

Liberty bolted to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter as Noah Wright scored on a 1-yard run, Reily Larson had a 25-yard TD run and Isaiah Owens caught a 28-yard TD pass from Austin Regis.

Liberty outgained Sammamish 333-68. Regis completed 5 of 8 passes for 88 yards and carried five times for 43 yards. Larson led the Patriots’ rushing attack with 95 yards on five carries, while Dulin Hayden had four carries for 36 yards and two scores.

Liberty’s defense had three sacks, one fumble recovery and interceptions from Khalil Manning, Alex Olague and Mikey Walter.

The Patriots have a bye in Week 9 and open the playoffs on Nov. 4 or 5.

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Issaquah’s girls took the KingCo crown with an impressive 28-point margin over second-place Mount Si. Kenna Clawson (second, 18:50.52), Sami Corman (third, 18:58.34), Katie Riley (fifth, 19:09.81), Andie Kolasinski (eighth, 19:16.35) and Lauren Haas (14th, 19:45.16) helped the Eagles to the title. They’ll be looking to improve upon their fourth-place state finish of a year ago.

Corman, a state track champion, has been battling stress reactions in her ankle and tibia, which limited her to four regular-season races.

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the summer,” Ganz said of the team’s accomplishment.

“We know when to rest, but we know when to go hard and it just kind of came together today.”

Issaquah’s boys, who took fifth at state a year ago, will return to Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course on the strength of two top-10 finishes – juniors Luke George (fourth) and Jared Putney (eighth).

The Eagles’ other scorers were Barry Diedericks (13th), Sam Griffith (16th) and Jenner Sapienza (22nd).

been some great leadership from Kenna Clawson and a lot of the juniors have really stepped up.”

Corman felt a lot of adrenaline at the starting line and that carried her through a relatively slow Lake Sammamish course that typically has “mud and muck” in October. She has work to do to approach her personal record of 18:14.1 at last year’s state meet, but she’s also approaching full health.

“It wasn’t too bad of an injury,” Corman said. “I just took a while to recuperate. I took some time off at the end of the track season for it and it didn’t heal properly the first time.”

POLICE & FIRE The Issaquah Police Department did not provide its weekly summary of investigations by press time.

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spring release to live and grow in captivity, fattening up for fall. The fish in the Oct. 19 release weighed around 2.5 pounds and most were over 15 inches long. Spring catchables are usually 8 to 10 inches long, Sanchez said.

Land-locked fishermen hugged the shores of Beaver Lake Park and the small shore around the boat launch, hoping to catch their limit of two 15-inchplus trout.

Mick Warren and his adult son started casting off the banks of the park, had some luck, and then drove over to the boat launch side of Beaver Lake later in the day.

After clubbing his final catch with a trusty old Ken Griffey Jr. mini baseball bat, Warren said that he would be making fish and chips with his trout. The jumbo trout are big enough to filet and deep-fry, he said.

As Sanchez dumped her third load of trout into the lake amidst a flurry of fishing lines, a bystander observed, “That doesn’t seem very sporting…”

“I’m a fisherman, not a sportsman,” Warren joked.

“If they didn’t raise them for this, I might feel a little guilty.”

Hooking a trout on Wednesday didn’t take much patience. Even the shore opposite from the launch saw many hits as the trout spread throughout the lake. While the anglers didn’t have to fight boredom waiting for a hit, they did have to fight the jumbo trout once they hooked one.

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Anyone age 15 and older needs to have a state freshwater fishing license to fish for trout at Beaver Lake.

The park is at 2600 244th Ave SE in Sammamish.

Several anglers on shore caught their limit — two trout at 15 inches or longer — using this setup: n Casting rod + standard reel n 0.5- to 1-ounce sinker n Swivel after sinker n 4-5 feet of “leader” line n#4 or #6 hook n Artificial egg bait dipped in garlic scent Fishers are limited to hooking five fish. The wounds from a catch-andrelease hook often kill trout once back in the water.

Anglers on Beaver Lake and along the shore were waiting when the jumbo trout were released by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

VIEW MORE PHOTOS AND VIDEO AT ISSAQUAHPRESS.COM “I had one that almost took the pole out of my hand,” Ken Lohman said.

Lohman, like Warren, read about the trout release in The Seattle Times and set up chairs at the boat launch early in the morning with his wife Kathy. Now 81 years old, Lohman said he’s been fishing since he was 6.

Beaver Lake was a change of scenery for Lohman, who lives in Bellevue and usually fishes in saltwater.

“I’ll go to Ballard, Elliott Bay, sometimes Vashon Island,” Lohman said.

A ban on fishing for coho salmon this season limited Lohman’s fishing opportunities.

“It’s nice to bring something home,” Lohman said of the jumbo trout.

Sanchez said that releases like Wednesday’s are good for fishermen, whose fishing opportunities have been dwindling over the years as restrictions and regulations pile up. And they pay for it, she added.

Tokul Creek Hatchery, Sanchez’s primary place of work, receives the rainbow trout as eggs in December from Goldendale Hatchery in southern Washington.

“They’re reared on natural spring water” from Tokul Creek, she said.

Tokul hatchery raises the baby trout until they are about 100 to the pound; employees then transport them to Issaquah Salmon Hatchery in May, Sanchez said. They live at the hatchery until the following

March, when many of them are released. Last spring, Sanchez helped release 75,000 rainbow trout into Beaver Lake, Pine Lake and Desire Lake. The hatchery holds some over for the October release.

On release days, hatchery employees corral the trout into one end of the holding pond using a screen. A worker then scoops loads of between 40 and 80 pounds of trout into a funnelshaped net, which is hoisted up on a boom arm connected to the fish truck. After positioning the net over the lid of the truck’s fish tank, a worker opens a chute in the net and the trout pour into the tank.

With about 1,300 pounds of fish in the tank, which is

roughly 600 jumbo trout, the truck makes its way from downtown Issaquah up to the Plateau where the trout are dumped into a lake of waiting fisherman.

The trout that aren’t caught by fishermen just start living in the lakes.

They are resilient to cold water and can survive in Beaver Lake for years.

However, they cannot reproduce.

“They could probably spawn if there was a gravel creek running into it,” Sanchez said, but Beaver Lake has a mud bottom that cannot support reproduction.

Sanchez, a vegetarian, said the frenzy of anglers surrounding the newly released trout used to bother her. She has been working

at the Tokul Hatchery since 1989, and came to understand the situation better over the years, she said.

Many of those people don’t get many opportunities to fish, and they pay for the opportunity through fishing licenses, she said.

Hatchery-raised fish are vital for sport anglers, Sanchez said. Habitat destruction and pollution have taken a toll on wild fish populations. The Wildfish Conservancy, an organization headquartered in Duvall, has sued hatcheries — including Tokul Creek Hatchery — in recent years in an effort to shut them down.

“It’s never going to be like it was 200 years ago, never,” Sanchez said. “I think hatcheries have a purpose.

If we don’t have hatcheries, we won’t have a fishery.”

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aside at the end of June, payers in District 10 would Mirrormont and Preston. erty values. but jumped back in after pay less for fire service.

District 38 serves SnoThe fire authority would advancing past the primary. However, District 38 would qualmie and North Bend. be funded with a tradiThe Issaquah Press went In his statement, Ventrella see an average increase of District leaders say costs tional fire levy and a benefit in depth on the transportasaid he’s not a politician, 20 cents per $1,000 on an to provide emergency charge. A benefit charge Oct. 31 tion bond and 5th District but he’s running for office assessed property. service continue to increase, replaces some of the taxes In-person voter registration deadline “to continue an extensive races in previous weeks.

Currently, District 10 and revenue is unstable paid by property owners for new voters Here’s a roundup of other history of serving people.” serves Carnation and the for the fire districts due to with an annual charge local races and measures He added he’s more conunincorporated areas of annexations by neighboring based on the size of a strucNov. 8 residents should keep an cerned with listening to the May Valley, Tiger Mountain, cities and changing propture and its risk for fire.

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41st District: Senate In his statement, Pass said Eastside Regional Fire Incumbent Republican it’s time to move the state Authority state Sen. Steve Litzow has “forward by reducing trafsome work to do to retain fic congestion, improving Fire Districts 10 and 38 his seat in the 41st District, schools, and eliminating the are again asking voters to which includes parts of gridlock in Olympia.” combine both agencies into Issaquah and Sammamish. one fire authority. Voters Challenger Lisa Wellman, a 41st District: House, narrowly turned down the Democrat, won the primary, proposal during April’s edging Litzow by 456 votes. Position 2 special election. District ofLitzow served on the MerIncumbent Rep. Judy ficials say the merger would cer Island City Council from Clibborn has held her 41st protect emergency service 2003-10 before winning his District seat since 2002. levels longterm for the current seat in 2010. In his Prior to that, she was a areas they serve. voter’s pamphlet statement, mayor and councilmember Under the measure, taxLitzow said he is “passionin Mercer Island. She faces ate about improving our a challenge from first-time schools, transportation, and candidate Michael Appleby, Name: 16361/Weatherly Inn; Width: 42p3; Depth: 5 in; Color: Black; File Name: economy through bipartisan a Republican who earned and inclusive governing.”

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Incumbent Rep. Tana Senn is seeking re-election to her House seat. The Mercer Island Democrat was first appointed to her post in 2013 and subsequently elected in 2014. She outpaced Republican John Pass, her only challenger, by more than 9,000 votes in the primary.

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Expedia, NRA Political Victory Fund

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Cambria Health Solutions

$1,050

Katherine Binder, William P. Binder, Credit Union Legislative Action Fund, Peter Goldman, Jackson Legacy Fund, Kennedy Fund, Pfizer Inc., Stand For Children, Washington Beverage Assocation

$950

Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, SEIU Local 925, Vulcan

$1,350

Washington Association of Realtors

$1,900

Amy Curtis

$600

Alkermes

Life Science Washington

$1,100

$975

Campaign for Tribal SelfReliance by Washington, Indian Gaming Association, Washington Conservation Voters Action Fund, Washington Refuse & Recycling Association

$750

$1,400

Reynolds American Inc.

$1,950

AbbVie

Fawn Spady, Optometric Physicians of Washington

$1,200

Association, Washington Association of Vehicle Sub-Agents, Washington CannaBusiness Association, Washington State Hospital Association, Washington Rental Owners Association, Daniel E. Zimberoff

Philip Bernstein, Cathy Habib, Judith Jesiolowski, Anthony Laliberte, Valerie Robinson, Thomas Sherrard, David Thompson, Daniel Weise

$1,450

Johnson & Johnson

State Association for Justice, Washington State Charter School Association, Washington State Dental Association, Washington State Patrol Troopers Association, Washington State Bankers Association

Mark Mullet (D) Total raised: $398,872 Total spent: $253,048

$90,000

Washington Senate Democratic Campaign

$15,500

5th District Democrats

$2,000

American Medical Association, Matthew Bergman, James Berry, Builders United in Legislative Development, Delta Dental of Washington, Democrats for Education Reform, Island PAC, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Laborers Local 440, Mednax, Life Science Washington, Nisqually Indian Tribe, James L. Orr, Rosanna W. Orr, PEMCO Mutual Insurance, Professional & Technical Employees Local 17, Public School Employees of Washington, Service Employees International Union 775, United Association Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 32, Washington Association of Realtors, Washington Federation of State Employees, Washington Health Care Association, Washington Restaurant Association, Washington

$1,800

Alpine Management Services, CashAmerica

$1,500

James L. Austin Jr., Tom Miller, Washington Food Industry Association, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, Optometric Physicians of Washington

$1,450

Cambia Health Solutions

$1,400

Microsoft Tom Foster

$1,200

Strategies 360 Inc.

$1,175

Pawn 1 Inc.

$1,100

Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council Charles Bagley Jr., Ballard Stash LLC, Connie Ballmer, Steven Ballmer, Barker Martin Attorneys at Law, Bellevue Firefighters IAFF Local 1604, Chris Berry, Bondi Farms, Paul Brainerd, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Bubble Boutique, Community Bankers of Washington, Council of Police Political Support, Kevin Daniels, Entertainment Software Association, Exponential2 LLC, Firefighters Political Action Committee Local 1747, Clifford Gehrett, Gemini Business Leasing LLC, Daniel K. Grimm, Marilyn Hawkins, HNTB, IAFF Local 2878, Iron Workers District Council of the Pacific Northwest, IOUE Local 302, Kent Firefighters SSF, Martha Kongsgaard, Lakeside Industries, Ruth Lipscomb, Alexandra Loeb, Dean E. Martin, John McKay, Samuel Miller, MNG LLC, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Kelly Munn, Nancy Nordhoff, Northwest Grocery Association, People For Derek Kilmer, Planned Parenthood, Premera Blue Cross, Puget Sound Leadership PAC, Quinault Indian Nation, Alan Ralston, Retired Public Employees Council of Washington, Laura Sanderson, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Jeremy Stilwell, Mark Torrance, Transportation Choices Coalition, Washington Alliance For Gun Responsibility Victory Fund, Washington Collectors Association, Washington Multi-Family Housing Association, Washington State Council of County & City Employees, Washington State School Retirees

$1,900

Matthew Breed, Bonnie Sue Chasnoff, Jarrell Chasnoff, Kitty Lynch, Adrienne Ritchie

$1,450

Theodore Johnson

$1,400

Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters

$1,000

American Federation of Teachers, Amalgamated Transit Union, Will Bloch, Children’s Campaign Fund, Lawrence Hess, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Sheet Metal Workers Local 66, Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund, Washington State Council of County and City Employees, Washington Teamsters Legislative League, James Young

$900

$750

SEIU Local 925

$700

Judith Bendich, Judith Fazio, Thomas Fazio

Constance Voget Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

$600

SavPac WA Financial League

$500

$1,250

$1,000

Washington State Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Sprinkler Fitters & Apprentices Local 699

of Painters and Allied Trades, SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 21, Washington Federation of State Employees, Washington Machinists Council, Washington State Committee on Political Education, Washington Education Association

23rd Neighborhood Improvement LLC, Margaret Akin, Melinda Andrews, Arbor Pacific, Lesley K. Austin, David Bangs, Bank of America, Bruce Beckett, Chris Berry, Building Owners and Managers Association, Lori S. Brown, Kyle Buckner, Lida Buckner, Bud Bouquets, Martin Chaney, Comcast, Communications Workers of America, Ron Dotzauer, Friends of WSU, Gateway USA LLC, Jena Gilman, Stacy Goodman, Hampton Affiliates, Robert Hansen, Higher Leaf Dan’s Herbs LLC, National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors, Jennifer Ziegler Public Affairs, Theodore Johnson, Kroger, Jason Leung, Lisa MacFarlane, Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington, Maple Valley Firefighters Local 3062, Marcia Mason, James Mayhew, Terry Moore, Scott Mullet, Jason M. Pealy, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, John Priebe, Rafel Law Group, Bill Ramos, Renton Firefighters Local 864, Sabey Corporation, Sean Sanders, Seattle Building & Construction Trades, Washington Consumer Finance Education PAC, Washington State Nurses Association, Wells Fargo, Yahoo

HOUSE, POSITION 1

$750 $600

Constance Hellyer

$550

Carla Kaatz, Penny Miller

$500

Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers, Joe Burns, Lowell Ericsson, Reuben Flores, David Graves, Iron Workers District Council of the Pacific Northwest, Laborers International Union Local 252, Matt Loschen, NARAL ProChoice Washington, Nancy Nordhoff, Public School Employees of Washington, Alan Rabinowitz, George Summers, James Young

Jay Rodne (R)

Total raised: $88,081 Total spent: $48,366

$2,000

Credit Union Legislative Action Fund, Delta Dental, Trucking Action Committee, Washington Bankers Association, Washington Affordable Housing Council, Washington Association of Realtors, Washington Multi-Family Housing Association, Washington State Dental Association, Washington Health Care Association, Washington State Hospital Association

$1,950

Boeing, Express Scripts, National Rifle Association

$1,900

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

$1,800

Premera Blue Cross

$1,700

Altria Client Services

Jason Ritchie (D) Total raised: $104,260 Total spent: $77,082

$2,000

Harry Truman Fund, Washington State Association for Justice, International Union

$1,600

5th District Republicans Political Committee

$1,500

Cambia Health Solutions, Novartis, George Rowley Jr., Sabey Corporation

$1,450 Takeda

Pharmaceuticals, Physical Therapy Association of Washington

Brown, Ph.D, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, James Young

$1,000

$1,450

Altria Client Services, Association of General Contractors of Washington, BNSF Railway, Building Owners and Managers Association, Council of Police Political Support, Goodman Real Estate, George Petrie, Washington State Association for Justice, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Washington Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons, Property Casual Insurers Association of America, Reynolds American, Rental Housing Association, Stand For Children, Washington CannaBusiness Association, Washington Collectors Association, Washington Restaurant Association, Washington Society of CPAs, Washington State Auto Dealers, Washington State Patrol Troopers Association

$950

Caremark RX, Genentech, Ed Gianini, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Puget Sound Energy, Optometric Physicians of Washington, Washington Health Care Association

$500

Associated Builders and Contractors, Avista Corp., CalPortland Company, Comcast, Eli Lilly and Company, Entertainment Software Association, Evicore Health, Heartland Dental, National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors, Bruno Kelpsas, Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington, MillerCoors, Monsanto, Commercial Real Estate Development Association, National Utility Contractors Association, Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, Pacific Dental Services, Proliance Surgeons, Michael Racine, Sanofi-Aventis U.S., Tonia Sorrell-Neal, T-Mobile, Walgreens, Washington Association of Vehicle Subagents, Washington Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Washington Consumer Finance Education PAC, Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Washington State Council of Firefighters, Weyerhaeuser, Washington State Veterinary Medical Association

HOUSE, POSITION 2

Steven Greenebaum

$1,000

Matt Balitsaris, Luther Black, Jabez Blumenthal, David Bradlee, Andrew Bodman, Carin Chase, Peter Goldman, Harry Truman Fund, Lawrence Hess, Megan Hull, Iron Workers District Council of the Pacific Northwest, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Washington State Association for Justice, Matthew Loschen, Laurie Minsk, Elaine Phelps, Professional & Technical Employees Local 17, Dani Rhodes, Eric Schlegel, Cynthia Lovelace Sears, SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee, David Stobaugh, Valerie Tarico, Washington Federation of State Employees, Washington Machinists Council, Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council, Daniel Weise, Antony Williams

$950

Communications Workers of America, Snoqualmie Tribe

$900

Lori Brown

$800

Walter Andrews

$750

William T. Booth, Allan Fox, Robert Goodrich, National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington

$650

Patrick Heasler

$646

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46

$600

Jon Hanson

$550

Jean-Loup Baer, Mark Sloan

$500

Margaret Akin, Ken Albinger, Eric Anderson, Walter Andrews Jr., Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers, James Becker, Charles Bird, Bill Curry, Democracy For America, Diane Dicke, Judith Drake, Susan Edelheit, Aaron Ernst, Lorna Farnum, David Goldstein, David Graves, Lynn Hays, Kimberly Khoury, Celinda Lake, Antonio Laliberte, Alfred Lee, David Levine, Richard May, Dutch Meyer, David Nank, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, John Peick, Elaine Phelps, Bonnie Robbins, Floyd Rogers, Gregory Shaw, Stan Sorscher, Hans Spiller, George Summers, Ann Wyckoff

Darcy Burner (D) Total raised: $157,313 Total spent: $81,843

Paul Graves (R)

$20,000

House Democratic Campaign Committee

Total raised: $161,970 Total spent: $53,626

$2,000

$2,000

American Federation of Teachers, Martin Chaney, Rebecca Chaney, Martha Kongsgaard, Nancy Nordhoff, Carrie Rhodes, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Washington Education Association, Win With Women

$1,900

Jonathan Shapiro

$1,500

Robert Atkinson, Lori

5th District Republicans Political Committee, Association of General Contractors of Washington, Avista Utilities, Katherine Binder, William Binder, Jennifer DeWhitt, Daniel Graves, Eileen Graves, Peter Graves, National Electrical Contractors Association, Pfizer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of

America, Retail Action Council, Rental Housing Association of Washington, Stand For Children, John Stanton, Boeing, Trucking Action Committee, Edward Vander Pol, Washington State Charter School Association, Washington Food Industry Association, Washington Restaurant Association, Washington Multi-Family Housing Association

$1,950

Fawn Spady, Jim Spady

$1,900

John Dillow, Alexander Mackie, Christian Moller, Christopher Murray, David Vander Pol, Julian Yap

$1,750

Premera Blue Cross

$1,600

Joel Graves

$1,500

Tom Alberg, Associated Builders and Contractors, Katie Graves

$1,000

Alaska Airlines, American Medical Association, Connie Gowin, Green Diamond Resource Company, Thomas Herche, Susan Hutchison, Kemper Holdings, Steve Koh, Patricia Lumry, Rufus Lumry, Patrick Molitor, National Federation of Independent Business, National Rifle Association, Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Puget Sound Energy, Washington Association of Realtors, Washington Oil Marketers Association, Washington Self-Insurers Assocation, Washington State Auto Dealers, Washington State Dental Association, Washington Bankers Association, Washington Health Care Association

$975

Joan Crecca

$950

Aerospace Futures Alliance of Washington, Doris Cassan, Larry Sundquist

$900

Altria Client Services, Brian Wilson

$850

Sarah Anderson

$750

Peter Anderson, CalPortland, Expedia, John Hennessy, Port Blakely Tree Farms, Michael Scoville

$700

Jeffrey Ames

$600

Eric Wolff

$550

Bruno Kelpsas

$550

Matthew Thomas

$500

AstraZeneca, AT&T, David Barber, Daniel Bentson, Karen Bledsoe, Arthur Buerk, Cambia Health Solutions, Bruce Campbell, David Carlson, CenturyLink, Commercial Real Estate Development Association, George Duff, Christina Graves, Patricia Guite, Hossein Khorram, Rob McKenna, MillerCoors, Monsanto, Mike Mortensen, William Murphy, Sylvia Nist, Tim Olson, Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, Pacific Dental Services, Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Austin Rainwater, Kate Reddy, Dino Rossi, Bruce Rowe, Sabey Corporation, Kristin Seeger, Nicholas Stampfli, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Wes Uhlman, USAA, Eric Vander Pol, Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association, Weyerhaeuser, Washington State Veterinary Medical Association

A NOTE ABOUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES Some businesses and organizations try to obscure their backing of political action committees by giving PACs names that don’t, on the surface, indicate specific ties to any particular group. Whenever possible, we replaced PAC names on this list with the names of the groups and organizations making the contributions.