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FBI arrests bank heist suspect
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By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter FBI agents arrested the suspect in the Oct. 28 robbery of a local KeyBank branch, a former Snoqualmie resident connected to other thefts in the area. Investigators arrested Christopher Isaac Titian, 19, Nov. 2 at a motel in Everett, less than a week after the Issaquah robbery. Investigators located the suspect after a Snoqualmie police officer, Nigel Draveling, recognized the man from surveillance images captured at the bank. Police publicized the images in the hours after the incident. Issaquah police responded to a robbery at KeyBank, 405 N.W. Gilman Blvd., just after 2 p.m. Oct. 28. Investigators said a man approached a bank employee, handed the employee a demand note and said, “Just read it and do what it says. Don’t push the alarm.” The employee handed the man cash, and the suspect then fled the bank, carrying the loot. Issaquah officers searched the area near the bank, but did not locate the man. Titian faces a first-degree robbery charge in King County Superior Court and is being held in lieu of $200,000 bond at the King County Jail. Investigators said Titian participated in a January burglary at Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie. The incident led to convictions for second-degree burglary and second-degree attempted trafficking. In another incident, Snoqualmie police arrested Titian in 2007 for third-degree theft. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. SnoValley Star Editor Dan Catchpole contributed to this report. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Bob Brock is not a household name in Issaquah, but projects the former Public Works Engineering director oversaw reshaped the landscape — bridges across Issaquah Creek designed to ease flooding and road projects meant to alleviate traffic congestion. Brock, 64, retired as the top engineering official in the city Nov. 4 after a lifetime spent in public works roles in California, Wyoming and, for the past dozen years, in Issaquah. “I’m more of a behind-thescenes kind of guy. It’s never been my forte to be up there in a suit and tie and everything and being in the foreground,” he said in preretirement interview. “I personally like to let my very capable staff get the exposure, No. 1, and the experience to share. It’s them that makes me successful.” Since joining the city staff in May 1999, Brock supervised road and other infrastructure projects as the city added 19,000 residents
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Roy Inui (left) and his wife of 63 years, Bette, hold his Congressional Gold Medal in their Timber Ridge at Talus home.
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The hillside quarry below the Issaquah Highlands, plus land adjacent to the highlands, could someday transform into businesses and homes, if the city and landowner approve a longterm agreement to redevelop the site. The landowner and quarry operator, Lakeside Industries Inc., proposed a development agreement for the 80-acre site. The site — a quarry, a hillside and land on the plateau adjacent to the highlands — is zoned for mineral resources. The agreement under consideration could change the zoning to urban village — the same zoning for the highlands and Talus. “We envision redevelopment that follows the patterns we are seeing in the highlands,” Lakeside Industries CEO Tim See QUARRY, Page A6
through annexations and a homebuilding boom. Controversy also defined the area, as activists, leaders and residents debated the Southeast Bypass, a proposed road along Tiger Mountain designed to reduce downtown traffic headaches. Brock led 30 or so Public Works Engineering Department employees from a corner office in City Hall Northwest. The space overlooks a recent city project, a pedestrian connector across Interstate 90 at state Route 900. In addition to the landmarks, Mayor Ava Frisinger said the legacy Brock left at Public Works Engineering is “a department that is well-integrated and works well with the other departments, and one that has considerable strengths in being able to explain in a really clear manner what the recommendations are and why they are.” Grace under pressure In 1999, as city leaders searched See RETIRE, Page A6
Crash ‘miracle’ protects local motorist amid fatal collision
By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter
By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter
Longtime city public works director retires
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Veteran receives Congressional Gold Medal, highest civilian honor in nation
Quarry is considered for homes, businesses
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ecades after the government sent Japanese-American citizens to internment camps, Japanese-American World War II veterans received the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest civilian honor in the United States.
Congress recognized the World War II veterans Nov. 3, almost 70 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The honorees included Issaquah resident Roy Inui, 89, a soldier in the Military Intelligence Service during the conflict. Inui and wife Bette traveled cross-country to attend the highprofile medal ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. In the months after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, officials declared Japanese-American men as aliens
ineligible for the draft and ordered Japanese-American citizens to internment centers. “As far as I was concerned, I was determined to serve in the Pacific,” Inui said. “Most of us JapaneseAmericans were considered suspect and not loyal to the U.S. — we might spy or help the Japanese military. I thought that the best way to prove my loyalty was to go into service against my ancestors.” In early 1942, officials ordered Inui’s parents and sister to report from home in Seattle to the assem-
bly center at the Puyallup Fairgrounds and then on to Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho. Inui, then a college student, did not get sent to a government-run internment center and joined the Army in 1944, as battles raged in the Pacific and Allied troops marched across Europe. “I felt that I had a job to do and I was going to do it and, hopefully,
Traffic stopped on eastbound Interstate 90 late last month as emergency responders raced to a deadly accident — and a miracle. Longtime Issaquah resident Lily Skelton, sister Priscilla Schenkel, a Renton resident, and friends Kate Cochran and Lisa Malmin, survived the fatal crash Oct. 17, as motorists in another mangled vehicle died at the scene. “It was a miracle,” Skelton said days after escaping from a crumpled car lodged between tractortrailers. Cochran and Malmin traveled to Washington from Arizona for Schenkel’s birthday. Leavenworth made for a perfect trip to glimpse autumn foliage and mountain splendor after days spent sightseeing in Issaquah and Seattle. In the backseat, Cochran and Malmin snapped photos as Skelton’s Buick LeSabre crossed
Snoqualmie Pass. Near Hyak, Skelton deactivated the cruise control and slowed amid the construction zone. “It was a beautiful day and everybody was driving calmly,” Skelton said. Signs about the Snoqualmie Pass East construction project lined the roadside. Soon, traffic stopped and Skelton, a cautious driver, left about a car length between the Buick and a tractortrailer up ahead. Behind the car, another tractor-trailer sat idle. “We’re coming down Hyak and they’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is so beautiful!’ — the lake, the mountains, the colors — and then, kaboom,” Skelton said. Washington State Patrol investigators said a tractor-trailer and a Jeep Cherokee collided behind the Buick. The impact pushed the rig behind the Buick into the car. The sedan surged ahead into the other tractor-trailer. See MIRACLE, Page A7
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Veterans Day ceremony honors service By David Hayes Issaquah Press reporter Dave Waggoner is tireless in his efforts to ensure both today’s military members are honored and yesterday’s heroes are not forgotten. His cornerstone event, The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.
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3436 Veterans Day Service, now enters its fifth year. In a nod to the unpredictable weather, Waggoner, himself a veteran of the Vietnam War, has scheduled the event indoors again, this time at the Issaquah Valley Senior Center. This year’s 45-minute event will feature a 21-gun salute by the Issaquah High School Naval Junior
RAIN GAIN Last Week’s Rainfall: (through Nov. 7) .40 inches Total for November: .40 inches Total for 2011: 50.89 inches
Reserve Officers Training Corps unit and a presentation by its color guard. The guest speaker is City Councilman Fred Butler, who is also a veteran. A cornerstone of each year’s ceremony is the presentation of 10 CONTRIBUTED
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SALMON COUNT Chinook: (through Nov. 7) — 1.75 million eggs, 2,800 trapped, 720 spawned and 1,014 allowed upstream Coho: 730,000 eggs, 2,500 trapped, 626 spawned and 342 allowed upstream Sockeye: 7 allowed upstream
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Tractor-trailers smashed the Buick LeSabre carrying Issaquah resident Lily Skelton, her sister and friends Oct. 17 near Hyak.
QUOTABLE “I had one little boy who was really having trouble in the beginning. All of a sudden he just caught on … It was a pleasure to see him go from fearing reading to really enjoying it.”
— Betty Gering Reading Buddy at Briarwood Elementary School, entering her 15th year of volunteering. (See story page B9.)
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Battles continue for Iraq war veteran Rory Dunn, mother Cynthia Lefever By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The challenges resonate almost a decade after crude bombs detonated along a roadside in Iraq. The struggle for survival started in the frantic moments after a bomb explosion near Fallujah left Army Spc. Rory Dunn, a Liberty High School graduate, sightless and near death. Then came a much longer campaign to navigate a medical system unequipped to handle veterans from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The day Dunn turned 22 in March 2004, roadside bombs tore through a Humvee. Shrapnel pierced the unarmored vehicle and left Dunn’s best friend and another soldier dead. The explosion shattered Dunn’s forehead and left the 6-foot, 3-inch former basketball player blind and deaf for a time. The “battle after the battle” — as Dunn’s mother, Cynthia Lefever, came to call the long healing process — opened days after the explosion at a military medical center in Landstuhl, Germany. Lefever, leaned close to the bed and shouted, “Rory Dunn, this is your mother! You will not die! Don’t you dare die!” Dunn did not die. Instead, after surgeries and rehabilitation, the soldier beat the “imminent death” predictions from doctors. “I’ve never had anything in my life that if I wanted to achieve it — if it was realistic — that I haven’t been able to make happen,” he said. “I’m not worried.” Lefever is a tireless advocate in the push to ensure Dunn receives proper medical care and benefits, even if such care means confronting a plodding and unresponsive bureaucracy head-on. Her campaign attracted a national spotlight to post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and the catastrophic wounds left as legacies from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. “When you’re dealing with someone with a traumatic brain injury, especially as so many of the service members that are coming back with PTSD, all of this complexity and red tape, it’s really frustrating for them,” she said. “Some of them are like, forget it and they just walk away from it.” In the decades before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks plunged the United States into Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs treated graying veterans from World War II and the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Medical advances meant service members injured in 21st-century conflicts could survive catastrophic wounds, but prospects for longterm care lagged. “The veterans from this war,
“Rory Dunn, this is your mother! You will not die! Don’t you dare die!” — Cynthia Lefever Iraq war veteran Rory Dunn’s mother
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Cynthia Lefever (left) and her son, Purple Heart recipient Rory Dunn, take Gunner, Duke and Mister on their daily dog walk in 2008 at Ron Regis Park in Renton. this generation, are different from any other generation,” Lefever said. “These are young men and women, although catastrophically wounded, they still want to have a normal — whatever normal is — normal jobs, normal activities. We have amputees that want to climb mountains. We have blind people who want to hunt and fish.” ‘You just kind of go numb’ In Iraq, Dunn carried a laminated card along on each patrol against a shadowy enemy. The card, folded into a pocket in his fatigues, contained instructions to complete a medevac call. “There’s no identified enemy,” he said. “There’s no force that we go meet on a battlefield.” Dunn, 29, said the card made the difference between life and death amid the March 2004 attack. Medics managed to transport the injured soldiers to a field hospital in Baghdad. Halfway across the globe, Lefever prepared to email a birthday message to Dunn as the phone rang. “I always thought that I would fall to the floor and not be able to get up and be hysterical,” she said. “You just kind of go numb and you watch yourself make the phone calls and get the information. You just go into this emergency mode, where you can’t panic and can’t fall apart.” The bond between mother and son, almost severed on a roadside in Iraq, strengthened in the months after the attack. “What I heard after he got hurt, from his buddies and his commanding officers was, ‘Rory was the stand-up guy who volunteered for everything. Rory was the guy who knew every job. Rory was the one that we knew would watch our backs,’” Lefever said. The rush to discharge Dunn from the Army started not long
after the attack, but the still-fragile soldier needed care from the gifted surgeons at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Lefever stood guard at Dunn’s bedsides, initially in Landstuhl and later at Walter Reed in Washington, D.C. “I literally one day took the pen out of his hand when the colonel was there saying, ‘You can’t return to duty so we’re going to discharge you. You get to go home,’” Lefever said. “I’m like, ‘No! He’s not signing anything today.’” Dunn earned a Purple Heart for injuries sustained in the attack, and officials kept offering the medal in hasty ceremony at the bedside. “They kept trying to give Rory his Purple Heart in the hospital. I was like, ‘No, we’re not going to do it here.’ It was just not appropriate,” Lefever said. “He was blind. He was deaf. He couldn’t walk. Rory basically said, ‘I will not accept my Purple Heart until I can stand on my own two feet, my ass isn’t hanging out the backdoor of my nightgown and I have a forehead.’” ‘I have some questions’ Instead, Dunn received the Purple Heart in a 2005 ceremony at Liberty High School led by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a champion for veterans’ issues. Months earlier, Murray called Lefever’s hotel room not long after Dunn reached Walter Reed, and “she talked to me for a good hour, mom-to-mom, and as my senator. She spent that time and got all the details,” Lefever said. “The next day, staff members were at Rory’s bedside.” Though disappointed in many political leaders for a failure to support veterans programs, Dunn respects Murray, a Washington Democrat.
“Whenever I’ve asked for help or my mom has asked for help, she’s been there,” he said. Despite the assist from Murray, Lefever persisted and continued to ask questions to keep Dunn on active duty for as long as possible. “I never ever jumped up and down, cried, threatened,” she said. “I just said, ‘I have some questions.’” Sometimes, the crusade led to clashes between mother and son. Dunn, after months spent in military hospitals, longed to return home to Renton. Still, Lefever continued the crusade for the Army to keep Dunn at Walter Reed. “There were days when he was like, ‘Get out of here. Go home. I’m going to buy you a ticket to go home. You’re bugging me,’” she said. “In the end, we ended up pretty good friends.” In Washington, trips to the local VA hospital tested Dunn’s patience further. The system seemed illprepared to handle Afghanistan and Iraq veterans. “When we would go in for, say, a 10 o’clock appointment and it would usually be an hour wait and there was confusion and things got canceled,” Lefever said. “Then, we would eventually have our appointment, and when we would come out, the same veterans that were waiting when we went in were still waiting. It was heartbreaking.” The lag between changes in veterans’ benefits and the information reaching former service members also frustrates Dunn. “I’m a veteran. I served in the Iraq-Afghanistan era,” he said. “Why in the hell is there not a mailing list to say, hey, this is what’s going on here?” The next challenge for Dunn is the culinary arts program at Renton Technical College. “Hopefully, one of these politicians can get this country back in check, and I’ll get a small business loan and start a restaurant somewhere,” he said. The latest milestone is vindication for Lefever — and for the years spent fighting the “battle after the battle” on many fronts. “Rory has come a long way,” she said. “It’s been seven years since he was hurt, but it’s been steady progress.” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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new flags from the VFW to the city, one for each flag pole in the city (there is also one in the cemetery, which does not need one this year, Waggoner said). “It’s a commitment I made to honor all of our uniformed men and women in harm’s way,” Waggoner said. Another tradition returning to the ceremony this year is honoring one of Issaquah’s own fallen, who are immortalized on the monument at Veterans Memorial Park. Waggoner will give a 10-minute presentation about Elizabeth Erikson, the only woman honored on the memorial. Although not originally from Issaquah, Erikson grew up here when her father took over as manager at Preston Mill. After going through the Issaquah schools system and later graduating from the University of Washington, Erikson moved to Yakima. “I was surprised to learn in my research she learned to be a pilot by flying crop dusters,” Waggoner said. Erikson then became a WASP — Woman Army Service Pilot — where she had to overcome prejudice from the male pilots. Waggoner said pilots like her were actually the ones who flew across country to teach male pilots how to fly the new B29. Erikson was killed in 1944 in an air collision over Sweetwater, Texas. Her body was returned to Seattle and was buried in Lake View Cemetery. “She was never given a military funeral, and I’m hoping to rectify that some day,” Waggoner said. David Hayes: 392-6434, ext. 237, or dhayes@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Klahanie Shopping Center is sold for $22 million The commercial hub in Klahanie, the namesake Klahanie Shopping Center, sold last week for $22 million. Seattle-based Hogate Properties sold the shopping center to Gerrity Group, a company based in Solana Beach, Calif. QFC anchors the 49,000-squarefoot shopping center, the commercial hub for the Klahanie community in unincorporated King
Garden Club veterans seminar The Garden Club retirement community is offering a free veterans’ benefits seminar at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at 13350 S.E. 26th St., Bellevue. The seminar, presented by Bob Elhard, of the American Association for Wartime Veterans, aims to educate wartime veterans and surviving spouses of veterans about little-known benefits available through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Aid & Attendance program. Thousands are eligible to receive these tax-free benefits, which can be as much as $1,949 per month (actual amounts are determined by the VA). To meet eligibility, veterans must have served at least 90 days with one day during a declared war and satisfy certain financial and health requirements, as determined by the VA on a case-by-case basis. Learn more about the Aid & Attendance benefits program at http://holidaytouch.com/Veterans/ aid-attendance-benefits.aspx. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP or learn more about the seminar by calling 643-7111. Free massage Issaquah Massage Envy offers a “thank you” on Veterans Day with free, one-hour massage sessions for active military, veterans and their spouses. The Issaquah Massage Envy is at 735 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite E. Proof of military status is requested. The event requires an appointment and there are a limited number of free massage appointments at each clinic. Call 391-4455 for reservations or go to www.massageenvy.com for locations. Free car wash Brown Bear Car Wash offers free Bear Essential tunnel washes to current military personnel, veterans and their spouses on Veteran's Day at 41 Western Washington locations. Issaquah’s Brown Bear is at 22121 S.E. 56th St.
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come home alive,” he said. Inui could enter the infantry or attend language school for the Military Intelligence Service. The intelligence unit needed fluent Japanese speakers to serve as interpreters, so Inui opted for language school. Japanese-American soldiers trained to fight the enemy for the United States, but prejudice and suspicion lingered. “The people that we were in contact with knew where we were headed. I don’t think we were discriminated against or anything,” he said. “You know how they treat recruits in the Army. They talked to us like we were a bunch of dumbbells.” Concern on the homefront Overall, about 33,000 JapaneseAmerican service members served in World War II. Some enlisted, but the government drafted others from internment camps. Inui landed in the Philippines as the intelligence unit prepared to relocate to Tokyo after the war ended. Thoughts about families held at internment centers did not diminish, despite the distance between the Pacific theater and the United States. “We were concerned about the welfare of our families, but being in the service, there was nothing we could do about it anyway,” Inui said. “We knew as long as they were in these internment centers — although not a desirable lifestyle — they did have a roof over their head and three meals a day.” U.S. forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, leading Japan to surrender. In the aftermath, Inui served in the occupation force in Japan. Through the impoverished island nation, sickness and starvation continued long after the bombs stopped. The suffering left a lifelong impression on the young Inui. “After all, we’re all humans. The war was over,” he said. “You hate to see people live under those conditions.” Devastation in Japan Refugees made homes in shanties and makeshift structures. Inui landed in Yokohama, a port city leveled in air raids, and boarded a train for Tokyo. “Everything was just burnt to the ground between Yokohama and
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Roy Inui’s medal (above), for the Nisei soldiers of World War II, honors three units, the 100th Infantry Battalion (left), the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (right), and Inui’s unit, the Military Intelligence Service (top). Below, Inui serves at Nagano, Japan, in a 1946 photo at the beginning of the American occupation.
WHAT IS THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL? Congress bestows the Congressional Gold Medal on military heroes, plus leaders in the arts, athletics, diplomacy, medicine, public service, science, space exploration and more. The medal, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom, is considered the highest civilian honor in the United States. Past recipients include George Washington, Walt Disney and Rosa Parks. CONTRIBUTED
Tokyo,” he said. “The only things that were standing were brick fences and concrete smokestacks.” Stationed in Nagano, a city about 100 miles northwest from Tokyo, Inui served as the interpreter for a medical officer in the U.S. occupation force. (Nagano attracted international attention as the host for the 1998 Winter Olympics.) Most Japanese citizens accepted the Nisei — or children of Japanese immigrants — soldiers, after some initial confusion. “At first, they couldn’t figure out what we were or who we were. We could hear people talking who were standing on the street corners and they would be looking at us, sizing us up,” he said. “They would be saying, ‘He looks Japanese but he’s in an American uniform.’ They were bewildered, but the word got around very
quickly that there were JapaneseAmericans in the U.S. Army.” Inui returned to the United States in 1946 and enrolled at the University of Washington to study foreign trade. Japan needed raw materials to rebuild industry and infrastructure in the postwar years. Inui joined a successful import-export business, and sent lumber, iron and steel materials from the Pacific Northwest to Japan. Roy married Bette and raised a family in Seattle before retiring to Hawaii. The couple relocated to Sammamish in the late 1980s and then settled in Issaquah during the past decade. President Barack Obama signed legislation last year to honor the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion, plus Inui and other Japanese-
counted. Local voters cast ballots in City Council, Issaquah School Board and Port of Seattle Commission races, and for statewide ballot initiatives. The results remain unofficial until the county Canvassing Board meets Nov. 29 to certify the election. The certified results should then be posted to the elections website, www.kingcounty.gov/ elections. In the meantime, King County Elections is offering voters a
behind-the-scenes look at ballot processing activities. See streaming video at www.kingcounty.gov/elections/ aboutus/webcam.aspx. The cameras display activities in the sorting, opening and scanning areas of elections headquarters in Renton. Officials plan to broadcast the activities until the election is certified. “Local voters and people from all over the world used our first webcam, which was put in place dur-
LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL RECIPIENTS
Japanese-American World War II veterans from Issaquah and more than 30 others from Washington received the Congressional Gold Medal — highest civilian honor in the nation — at a U.S. Capitol ceremony Nov. 3. The ceremony at the Capitol honored Issaquah recipients Roy H. Inui and Frank T. Matsuda. Matsuda served in the storied 442nd Regimental Combat Team — the most-decorated regiment in U.S. military history. JapaneseAmerican soldiers made up most of a substantial portion of the unit. The motto for the regiment — “Go for broke” — offered a glimpse at the tenacity the soldiers brought to the fight in Europe. Inui served as a Japanese interpreter in the Military Intelligence Service. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell joined the ceremony to honor Inui, Matsuda and other veterans. “In the face of grave injustice during WWII, the Nisei veterans fought to preserve America’s free democracy,” she said in a statement. “In fact, they went on to become one of the most highly decorated groups of veterans in United States military history. These soldiers fought for what this country could be, even while their families lived in internment camps. In the process, they paved the way to victory in WWII and a brighter future for all.” American soldiers in the Military Intelligence Service. Inui planned to attend the eventual Congressional Gold Medal ceremony. The celebration included police escorts and honor guards for the veterans. Speaker of the House John Boehner and other congressional leaders presented medals to representatives from the units. (Inui and other honorees received bronze replicas.) “It was mind-boggling for a little old man in a retirement home,” he said. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Deadline looms to remove campaign signs Relief is in sight for local motorists and residents tired of seeing signs for City Council, Issaquah School Board and other political candidates. Though the ballot count continues, Election Day is done, and the deadline to yank political signs from along state highways and city streets looms. Under state law, property owners must remove temporary political signs visible from state highways by Nov. 18 — or 10 days after the election. Issaquah rules call for campaign signs to be removed by Nov. 15, or within a week after Election Day. City Code Compliance Officer Michele Forkner starts to round up rogue signs after the deadline passes. Besides council and school board candidates, contenders for the Port of Seattle Commission — and even Sammamish City Council hopefuls — planted signs
around Issaquah. The usual hotspots included the cluttered intersections at either end of Northwest Gilman Boulevard: Front Street North and state Route 900. Illegal signs can limit drivers’ sight distance and litter the roadside. Only signs used for traffic control can be used inside the state right of way. Utility poles can typically be found inside the right of way, so no signs can be added between the pole and the state highway. Many locations also have a fence line separating the right of way from private property, so no signs can be added between the fence and the state highway. Tossing the signs poses a challenge, too. Manufacturers claim corrugated plastic sign material is recyclable, although no local haulers accept the material.
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Schools foundation is integral to education PRESS E DITORIAL
If there was ever a time to consider a donation to the Issaquah Schools Foundation, this is it. The foundation is a nonprofit that brings specialized equipment and programs to schools in the Issaquah district to enhance basic education. These days, basic education is more basic than ever as the district deals with staffing and program cuts. But never fear, the foundation is here! The foundation began its fall fundraising campaign a month ago, with a goal of securing $250,000 to support its programs, including its highly successful mentorship program that pairs students with adults. Other programs include after-school homework labs, a districtwide music program, science and technology programs, enrichment grants, textbook purchases, expanded robotics clubs and more. This campaign, All in for Kids, kicks into high gear next week when households in the district will get phone calls asking for donations. But more than 900 donors didn’t wait for the call — and neither should you! Donations are already up to $164,000. Earlier this year, ISF broke its own record, raising $593,000 at its annual spring luncheon. With that kind of giving level, the nonprofit foundation has become a foundation of the sturdiest kind for education. The need for this important building block will never end. Those who can give need no longer question whether the funds are well spent — the programs are now essential. Donate online at www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org or donate by phone at 391-8557.
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Lessons in life taught by Mrs.Tinnea I can’t shake the joy in Katie Tinnea’s voice. She’s just concluded another successful day with her class full of 6- and 7-year-old first-graders at Newcastle Elementary School. She sounds bright — smart, yes, but more than that. It’s like she exudes happiness —sunshine, even — over the phone as I make my way through another damp, dreary Issaquah day at the office. Katie tells me that aside from her self-described No. 1 job of being the best mother she can be to her 14-month-old daughter Kennedy and loving wife to her husband Ryan, the 29-year-old Sammamish resident and Newcastle teacher is living with stage four colon cancer — the most advanced form of the disease. Stage four means her colon cancer has been carried through her lymph system to distant parts of her body, including additional tumors in her liver and spots on her lungs. Stage four means she’ll be on routine maintenance chemotherapy, a treatment once every other week, for the rest of her life. The Issaquah School District has supported her throughout her diagnosis, providing a designated substitute for her class the four days a month that she’s receiving her chemotherapy treatments. Her students and Newcastle Elementary colleagues wear purple, her favorite color, during those days to show their support for Mrs. Tinnea. When I ask her about how she maintains so much positive energy despite all that she faces, she never hesitates. “My doctor is very encouraging and has given me no reason to think of anything but the best,” she told me. “I feel great and like my normal self. Why would I mope around and be negative?” More than that, she never wants anyone else to have to
face this disease. She never wants any family to go through what her family has. As someone who is regularly the youngest person who reChristina ceives chemo Lords treatments at Press reporter her medical facility, she’s already doing her part to combat cancer. She urges early detection by sitting down and talking as a family about medical history and encourages regular cancer screenings. Kennedy’s child care provider, Bright Horizons of Issaquah, was inspired to start a team in Katie’s honor for the Nov. 6 Get Your Rear In Gear 5K event, which raises awareness and funding to combat the disease. It’ll be Katie’s firstever 5K run to support the cause. Katie doesn’t know it, but three weeks after our interview, she’s inspired me, too. I think about our conversation nearly every day. Every time I find myself feeling down about a situation or problem, I think about Katie’s optimism and the power of positive thought. Her smile is infectious; her outlook on life is nothing short of remarkable. She’s a woman not only dealing with the everyday stresses of being a teacher, a mother, a wife — things we all face — but she’s a woman living a life full of joy, hope and faith in defiance of a disease with no cure. All she wants out of life is life itself. That’s a lesson we can all learn. Christina Lords: 392-6434, ext. 239, or newcastle@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Thank you, garage sale supporters We would like to thank our neighbors and friends in the community for helping to make this year’s 12th annual Habitat for Humanity Benefit Garage Sale at Faith United Methodist Church such a huge success! From the generous donations of everything from books to furniture (and yes, we even got a kitchen sink) and for all of you who stepped up to volunteer for set-up and during the sale, we want to extend a huge “thank you.” We could not have done it without your help and support. We also want to thank the shoppers who came in large numbers and especially those who gave that little extra to support Habitat for Humanity of East King County — all of the proceeds from the sale go to new home-building projects. The sale also helped other charities. Items left over after the sale were donated to The Sofia Way, Salvation Army and Congregations for the Homeless. So again, thank you Sammamish and Issaquah — it is great to be part of such a caring and active community. We will see you again next year for the 13th annual sale, same time, same place!!
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New facility is disappointing with the word games it’s choosing to play I was dismayed this morning reading what
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Can you see advantages to the Issaquah School District unifying the schedules of its main three high schools? What are the disadvantages? One advantage that I see is that each high school could offer specialty classes that are attended by small numbers of students. This means that schools could combine small classes in one location. Busing should be provided to allow students to move from school to school. Jim Harris, Issaquah The schools are there for the students, right? I do not understand why there are different school start times, depending upon the day of the week. The teachers can do their stuff for the next day, after the classes are dismissed for the day, at the same hour! Allow the schools’ start times each day at the same time. Depending upon the availability of the school buses, the high schools should start at the same time each day, as well as the middle schools and the elemen-
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Kevin Brown, chief administrative officer of Swedish, had to say about end-of-life care and how it was reported. I read, “Swedish does not participate in physician-assisted suicide.” Having just taken a course called “Five Wishes,” where one considers end of life care for themselves, I was concerned about care available at Swedish. Why would a professional writer or hospital officer use the words physician-assisted suicide rather than the proper term “Death with Dignity,” our state law? When the news about abortion changes hit the news, I wondered about Swedish offering hospice and doctors cooperating with a patient’s choice to use Death with Dignity. I have my answer and am disappointed my new neighborhood hospital will not be there for my end-of-life needs as well as those younger women needing abortions.
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What is the one thing that makes your business the best? I’m guessing it’s your employees. How would you describe a great employee? Motivated, dedicated, high integrity, solution finder, team player. What if I told you that I can find you employees with those traits, and they can make your
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business even better? It’s true. They are our recently separated military personnel and our National Guard and Reservists and they want to put the skills they learned in the military to work for you! Sure, their resumes may look a little different than someone who went straight from high school to work or college, but take an extra minute or two to think about how their skill set may bring a different perspective and better balance to your workplace. Think about the training they received in the military: navigating sophisticated computer systems, interpreting technical data and focusing on important deadlines. Imagine the dedication and commitment it takes to put your country above yourself. That sense of purpose and duty is an asset to any business. These men and women raised their hand to defend our nation. As business owners and employers, now it’s our turn to look out for them. Make a commitment to reach out to veterans when you have openings. The easiest way to do that is to contact the Employment Security Department’s Veteran Service Program and WorkSource. These employment experts can help you connect with a veteran who will make your business better. They can be reached at 1-877-4535906 toll free or HireaVet@esd.wa.gov.
I can't imagine a disadvantage. Traffic could be improved with alternating end times. Mark Bowers, Issaquah Not sure what advantages would be. Disadvantage clearly the potential for simultaneous traffic jams around the city. Monica Drakes, Issaquah I am so not interested in schedules. I am more interested in educational achievement — what are those plans? Bryan Weinstein, Issaquah
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We are driving the wildlife out of their native habitats. Too much residential and commercial building is creating this imbalance. Jim Harris, Issaquah
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Cascade Land Conservancy changes name to Forterra By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Cascade Land Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental group involved in numerous conservation projects in Issaquah and elsewhere, is now Forterra. The organization announced the name change early Nov. 2. Leaders said the shift reflects the Seattlebased organization’s expanding mission. In 2005, the then-Cascade Land Conservancy established the Cascade Agenda — a long-range planning effort for the region. Issaquah is a Leadership City for Cascade Agenda — meaning longrange planning is meant to envision the local community, environment and economy for the century ahead. Longtime Forterra President Gene Duvernoy also offered early support for the city-led effort to preserve Park Pointe, a forested site near Issaquah High School,
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from development into a subdivision. Since the then-Cascade Land Conservancy started in 1989, the organization has conserved more than 173,000 acres. In the past decade, the organization expanded from a land trust rooted in the Cascades to include conservation efforts on the Olympic Peninsula and other land-use issues. The organization receives backing from business, environmental and government leaders across the Puget Sound region. Forterra supporters include Issaquah Highlands developer Port Blakely Communities. “We have worked with Cascade Land Conservancy for decades to conserve working lands in a way that also works for our environment,” René Ancinas, president and CEO of Port Blakely Communities parent Port Blakely Companies, said in a statement. “We are excited to continue this
IF YOU GO Central Issaquah Plan discussion series 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Hailstone Feed Store 232 Front St. N. Forterra hosts a discussion about land-use issues related to the long-term plan to redevelop the business district.
conservation partnership with Forterra for decades to come.” The organization picked the name Forterra — literally “for earth” — after receiving hundreds of suggestions from staffers, board members, constituents and supporters. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Outage impacts 4,300 customers Equipment problems left more than 4,000 local residents without power early Nov. 1. The outage started after a power disruption at Newport Way Northwest and IssaquahRenton Road occurred just after 8 a.m. Puget Sound Energy dispatched a service crew to the area to investigate. In the meantime, homes and businesses — including the Costco corporate headquarters — sat darkened for about an hour. Residents in the Talus urban village and other Cougar Mountain communities reported blackouts.
The disruption also left traffic lights nonfunctional during the busy morning commute. Overall, the outage impacted about 4,300 customers. PSE crews restored power by 9:15 a.m. PSE spokeswoman Allison Stanford said equipment failed at the substation at about 8:15 a.m. and caused the outage. Residents reported seeing a flash and hearing a loud pop before the power failed. Bellevue-based PSE serves Issaquah and more than 1 million customers, mostly in Western Washington.
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Rob McKenna highlights fight against human trafficking
By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter In a speech to Issaquah business and nonprofit leaders Nov. 2, gubernatorial candidate and state Attorney General Rob McKenna highlighted efforts to combat human trafficking — a global pipeline into forced labor and the sex trade. McKenna, as the top legal officer in Washington and president of the National Association of Attorneys General, launched a nationwide initiative in June to combat human trafficking. “Human trafficking is now a $32 billion global criminal enterprise in our world,” he said at a Nonprofit Leadership & Civic Service Summit organized by the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce. The attorney general and Republican candidate for governor served as the keynote speaker. U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee is the Democrat in the 2012 gubernatorial race. Criminals smuggle 14,000 to 17,000 people into the United States each year for forced labor, McKenna said. In addition, rough figures indicate smugglers traffic 100,000 to 300,000 people each year inside the country, although the problem could be larger. “What we don’t know is how
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Rob McKenna, state attorney general, addresses local business leaders Nov. 2 at a Nonprofit Leadership & Civic Service Summit. people are being trafficked within countries — from one part of India to another, from one part of China to another or from one part of the United States to another,” he added. In the anti-human trafficking effort, McKenna and more than 40 other attorneys general also targeted escort ads on backpage.com, a classifieds service owned by Seattle Weekly parent Village Voice Media Holdings. The
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legal officials said such ads routinely include underage girls and possible human trafficking victims. “I often am asked, ‘Well, you know, if they could show you that there were no children, no teenagers, no one under 18 being marketed, would that be adequate?’” McKenna said. “My answer to that is no, because there are many, many adult victims of human trafficking being trafficked into the sex trade as well.” In response to pressure from McKenna and other officials, backpage.com administrators said the service has enacted steps to curb human trafficking. Still, McKenna said, more action is needed. “Our whole conception of prostitution has been wrong. We have bought, as a society and maybe as a world, we have bought into this Hollywood mythology about ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘The Happy Hooker,’ etc.,” he said. “We now know from the research that most prostitutes — well over 90 percent — are prostituted. It is done to them. They are trafficking victims. They are not volunteers.” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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for a department director, employees hoped for stability and someone to hold the post long enough to stop a revolving door of Public Works Engineering chiefs. “He had the professional skills and expertise to explain the workings of projects and things that Public Works Engineering needed to do — and to do so in a very inclusive way with other departments,” Frisinger said. “He was someone who would be able to reduce some of the silo effect that existed at the time.” Lou Haff, a former King County roads official and the interim Public Works Engineering director before Brock arrived, said the candidate left a mark on the search team. “We thought that he, not only of course was technically competent, but we felt in the brief time that we’d gotten to know him, that he’d impressed us with his good nature and easygoing demeanor,” Haff said. Frisinger offered the post to Brock, then the assistant city engineer in Lake Forest, Calif. “He came in with grace and style, and it was very easy to acclimate to his leadership and understanding what he expected of us,” Public Works Engineering Deputy Director Sheldon Lynne said. “He brought incredible stability to this department.” Brock landed in Issaquah as crews prepared to start construction on a bridge spanning Issaquah Creek at Newport Way Southwest and Southeast Clark Street. Meanwhile, the debate about the bypass loomed. Initially, Brock said, plans for the Tiger Mountain road “seemed like a relatively straightforward project,” until anti-bypass and pro-bypass forces pounced on the proposal. Opponents raised questions about possible environmental damage related to the roadway. Supporters said the city needed another link to improve transportation. Haff, a consultant on the bypass project, said Brock remained dispassionate and professional amid the storm. “It’s a very stressful situation, but I think Bob held up under it quite well,” Haff said. “I know
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Bob Brock is ready for the walk signal to take him into retirement, as he stands near a project that gives him a lot of satisfaction, the Interstate 90 Undercrossing. internally he probably suffered from some of the same anxiety that I did. That’s natural.” The issue defined Issaquah politics for more than a decade until City Council members canceled the project in early 2008. “If it weren’t for the controversy, I really do believe that something could have been done that would have been acceptable to the vast majority,” Brock said. “Politics and other issues kind of got in the way of that.” From drawing board to reality The city completed another link to smooth north-south traffic late last year. Brock steered the Interstate 90 Undercrossing from a concept to a finished roadway — a large-scale project undertaken as other cities scaled back public works construction due to the recession. The effort also required a complicated agreement between the city and the U.S. Postal Service before construction could start. “It’s so complex that you can’t pull a string in one place without unraveling someone’s sweater somewhere else, so to speak,” Brock said. Colleagues described Brock as amiable and open-minded, especially in balancing officials’ and residents’ concerns about projects. The former Public Works Engineering director learned customer service as a teenager during a stint as a sweeper at Disneyland. “I’ve never seen him get upset,” city Project Coordinator Pam Fox said. “He’s a very easygoing person. He’s the type of person that
“I’m more of a behind-thescenes kind of guy. It’s never been my forte to be up there in a suit and tie and everything and being in the foreground. I personally like to let my very capable staff get the exposure, No. 1, and the experience to share. It’s them that makes me successful.” — Bob Brock Former Public Works Engineering director
you want to keep happy.” Brock, a dedicated Issaquah Rotary Club member, plans to remain in the service organization and complete some home-improvement projects. In addition to Rotary duties, he is a recent addition to the board at Providence Marianwood, a nonprofit nursing home. The longtime Squak Mountain resident also plays guitar, and retirement means more opportunities to jam at home and in public. Brock said Issaquah residents’ commitment to service is a key ingredient for a successful community. “This really is a unique community,” he said. “You don’t get this many volunteer hours across so many different levels of things that are happening. We’re blessed to have a great population that’s helping us to succeed.”
Lee said in a letter to City Administrator Bob Harrison. “Specifically, we foresee mixed uses and moderate density in a walkable community.” City Council members sent the proposal to a committee Nov. 7 for further discussion. The land under consideration includes a fenced-off pond north of the YWCA Family Village at Issaquah just outside the highlands. In return for allowing Lakeside Industries to develop the land, the city could receive funds for transportation and other infrastructure from the developer. The city Comprehensive Plan — a blueprint for long-term growth — calls for mineral resource land to be transformed for “adequate reclamation and enhancement of the site” after the resource-related work concludes. Officials said the long-term agreement could ensure the land is developed in a manner beneficial to the community and Issaquah-based Lakeside Industries. The city announced the proposal Nov. 4. Lakeside also agreed to pay for the city’s administration costs for creating a development agreement. The council referred the measure to the Council Land & Shore Committee. If officials decide to draft the development agreement after receiving input from the public, the measure could reach the council for a decision in December 2012. Mayor Ava Frisinger said the plan could offer a coherent plan for the Lakeside Industries land, because the city lacked a longterm plan for the 80-acre site in the decades ahead. Issaquah absorbed the quarry
and a large portion of land involved in the proposal in the 2000 North Issaquah annexation. The city could also use the land for a transfer of development rights receiving site. Under such a transfer, a landowner sells development rights from land in low-density areas to parties interested in building denser development in another area. Keith Niven, city Major Development Review Team program manager, said the proposal offers a clear plan for the Lakeside Industries land. “We’re taking a piece of property that was used as a gravelextraction area and we’re allowing it to be reused for development, which seems like it’s putting it to a valuable use,” he said. In order to ensure construction on the Lakeside Industries land and existing structures in the highlands mesh, Niven said proposed buildings could go before the Issaquah Highlands Community Association Architectural Review Committee. “It’s adding potential new development to an area that can be served by existing infrastructure improvements, if built,” he added. The proposal is the latest development agreement to go before city leaders. The city and Issaquah developer Rowley Properties continue to assemble a separate development for about 80 acres in the business district. Frisinger said the impending agreements indicate entrepreneurs’ confidence in doing business in Issaquah. “They are, all of them, looking at the ability to develop or to redevelop as the economy allows them,” she said. “They want to be able to have an agreement so that they know what the processes are and can then move forward in a nimble fashion as recovery picks up, rather than saying, ‘Let’s wait until the recovery happens and then design something or work out a process for you to step through.’” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Prepare for national Emergency Alert System test City leaders reminded Issaquah residents to prepare for a national Emergency Alert System test. The test, scheduled for 11 a.m. Nov. 9, is a chance for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to try out the Emergency Alert System, a national alert and warning system for the president to address the American public during emergencies. The test is meant to help federal agencies and local participants, such as Issaquah and King County, determine the reliability of the system and how well such messages notify the public during disasters, such as earthquakes. During the test, a message indicating, “This is a test” is broadcast on radio and television. The test could last up to three and a half minutes, and could include a typed message on the TV screen. The practice run includes local radio and television stations, cable television, and satellite radio and television services. Officials said the test is similar to Emergency Alert System tests conducted in the area on a regular basis. Issaquah emergency planners used the test to remind people to establish emergency preparedness plans and kits. Learn more at King County’s 3 Days 3 Ways program website, www.3days3ways.org, and the federal preparedness website, www.ready.gov.
Join leaders at McCarry Woods dedication on Squak Mountain Citizens can join former Councilwoman Maureen McCarry and other leaders to dedicate McCarry Woods, a Squak Mountain forest protected as public land. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 12, rain or shine, at the end of Sierra Court Southwest near the city sign for the property. In August, City Council members renamed the forested tract for McCarry. The city acquired the land in August 2007 as part of the CougarSquak Mountains Wildlife Corridor project. The forested land is just east of Squak Mountain Loop Southwest in the Forest Rim neighborhood high on Squak Mountain. McCarry is a Forest Rim resident. In addition to preserving wildlife habitat, the acquisition protected a piece of the Bullitt Fireplace Trail — a link to the state park from Mountainside Drive Southwest. McCarry resigned from the council in December 2010 as symptoms from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, progressed. The former councilwoman also received the top environmental honor in Issaquah — the Ruth Kees Environmental Award for a Sustainable Community — for efforts as a public official and city resident to preserve open space.
King County hosts discussion on Cedar River watershed Residents from along the Cedar River and people interested in recreation on the waterway can learn more about long-term plans for the river at a King County open house Nov. 15. The county and the Cedar River Council, a stakeholders group, planned presentations, a questionand-answer session, and opportunities for citizens to meet county staffers involved in the management of the river and nearby environs. The watershed for the Cedar River stretches north to encompass local streams, including Coal and May creeks between Issaquah and Newcastle. The meeting is from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Lake Wilderness Lodge, 22500 S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley. Meeting attendees can hear from Mark Isaacson, director of the county Water and Land Resources Division. Isaacson is scheduled to present the county’s short- and long-term goals for a safer and healthier Cedar River, plus the potential changes river users and neighbors can expect. Participants can also hear about several planned projects on the Cedar River. The county is working to maintain recreational opportunities in a safe way, protect and restore a natural resource for people and wildlife, and reduce flood risks to people and property.
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Lily Skelton, Kate Cochran, Priscilla Schenkel and Lisa Malmin (from left) pulled a ‘Life is Good’ Frisbee from the wreckage of Skelton’s Buick LeSabre the day after the accident.
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“As the car was getting scrunched and more scrunched, I was like, ‘Oh, God! Jesus, help us!’” Skelton said. “You could tell we were getting squished. Then, all of the sudden it stopped and we were spared.” The impact caused the trunk to shift into the backseat and pushed the backseat passengers into the front seat headrests at a 90-degree angle. Skelton ground the brake pedal into the floorboard as the impact upended the floorboard. In the passenger seat, Schenkel sat stunned as the Buick crumbled. “I heard a big screech of brakes, I heard a big crash — and then the crash was us. It was just scrunching into the back of our car,” she said. “Then, just a really horrible silence.” The race for survival In the frantic seconds after the accident, smoke billowed from beneath the ruined hood. In the backseat, blood streamed from Cochran’s forehead. “The dashboard had been shoved aside and we were looking at the engine,” Schenkel said. “We have got to get out of this car.” Schenkel, a surgical nurse at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, dialed 911 as she assessed the other passengers’ injuries. “We just had to make the call to get them out of the car, no matter what people’s neck or back injuries were,” she said. “We feared that it
was going to start on fire. We had to get out of the car and clear the scene.” State Department of Transportation and construction workers from Mukilteo-based KLB Construction leapt into action just after the accident and helped free Skelton, Schenkel and Malmin from a passenger-side window on the totaled Buick. The accident reaffirmed a deep religious faith for the women. “Lisa was still stuck, so Kate got down on her knees and just started begging God to get her out of there, because we thought the car was going to catch on fire,” Skelton said. “Then, all of the sudden, Lisa was loose and they were dragging her out.” The crash’s aftermath Behind the tractor-trailer, only wreckage remained from the Jeep. Star, Idaho, residents Jess Albert Bass, 68, and Jean Elaine Bass, 73, perished in the crash. “The front of that car had the back of it in it,” Skelton said. “You just looked at it and you knew that there was nothing left.” Sitting inside a truck stopped 10 vehicles behind the accident, John Harris, a Department of Transportation chief inspector, noticed a dust cloud in the distance and then pulled onto the shoulder to reach the scene. The state agency trains crews “to do whatever it takes to get the job done and make sure people are as comfortable as possible until the first aid rigs show up,” he said. The crew from Spokane-based Max J. Kuney Construction, lead contractor on the Snoqualmie Pass East project, pulled a truck onto
the scene for Skelton and company to sit. Other workers handed the women water to sip as emergency responders headed to the accident. “Everybody pulled together great. It was a joint effort,” Harris said. “We had DOT employees, we had contractor employees.” Medics transported the women to Overlake, a 50-mile drive from Snoqualmie Pass. In the hospital, family members and Schenkel’s supervisor greeted the party in the emergency room. “We got to go home to our families,” Skelton said. “We got to hear my daughter running down the hall at the hospital, calling ‘Mommy! Mommy!’” Skelton, a longtime Continental Airlines employee, received getwell wishes from across the country and started considering a replacement for the much-loved Buick lost in the accident. “It makes me want to be especially careful driving,” Skelton said. In the hours after the collision, a Department of Transportation survey crew assisted the state patrol in investigating the accident. Investigators said the Bass’ small dog jumped from the Jeep during the crash and ran along the interstate. The survey crew managed to capture the terrified dog, and a maintenance employee cared for the animal overnight. Officials later returned the dog to the Bass family. “Everybody just kind of pulled together to make the best out of a very, very bad situation,” Harris said. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Swedish/Issaquah greets its first baby — 8-pound, 20-inch Liliana Yozelin BY WARREN KAGARISE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011
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BY TOM CORRIGAN
Don Wilson, a founding member of The Ventures, enjoys showing off the gold records and memorabilia he has collected in his Sammamish home over a 50-plus year career in music.
The Ventures surf into Snoqualmie Casino By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter
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Zulma Gutierrez-Tiznado holds daughter Liliana Yozelin, the first baby born at Swedish/Issaquah, at 7:23 a.m. Nov. 2.
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he latest addition at Swedish/Issaquah greeted the latest addition to a local family early last week. Less than 25 hours after the hospital opened a childbirth center and 80 patient beds, Swedish/Issaquah greeted the inaugural baby born at the facility, Liliana Yozelin. The 8-pound, 20-inch-long newborn is the second child born to Issaquah residents Zulma Gutierrez-Tiznado and Francisco Javier Rodriguez. Liliana arrived at 7:23 a.m. Nov. 2. Swedish/Issaquah opened the additional patient beds and childbirth center at 7 a.m. Nov. 1. Dr. Maria Holmes, a board-certified obstetrician from the Issaquah Women’s Clinic, assisted during the
delivery. “Liliana is a beautiful child, and just the right person to help celebrate the opening of inpatient services at Swedish/Issaquah,” Holmes said in a news release. Liliana’s parents accepted a gift from Swedish/Issaquah administrators to celebrate the birth — a gift basket donated by The Shops at Swedish, the retail offerings arranged in the hospital atrium. The basket included gifts from Bella Balls, Swaddle Designs and Belli Baby. The state-of-the-art childbirth center is a key feature at the hospital. The unit includes eight labor-delivery-recovery suites and a 31bed postpartum unit. Dr. Lily JungHenson, Swedish/Issaquah chief of staff, said welcoming a child into the world came as a fitting way to open the inpatient units at the hospital. “Our goal is to combine the latest technologies with innovative ways to deliver the best health-care services available,” she said in a news release. “Yesterday’s opening showed we are ready to assist Eastside residents with a comprehensive array of top-notch medical services.”
There aren’t too many bands that can say they outsold The Beatles two to one. There aren’t too many bands — if any besides one — that can say they have put out roughly 270 albums. There aren’t too many bands that can say they have been performing steadily for 50-plus years. Based in Sammamish just outside of Issaquah, Don Wilson’s Ventures can say all that and plenty more. “We are the biggest selling instrumental band in music history, not just in rock ‘n’ roll, but in the history of recorded music,” said Wilson, who helped found The Ventures with the late Bob Bogle in 1958. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in
IF YOU GO The Ventures 8 p.m. Nov. 11 Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom Show is for 21 and over. Reserved seating is from $15 to $40. Go to www.snocasino.com and follow the links under “calendar.”
2008, the band credited with the invention of the surf guitar plays at Snoqualmie Casino on Nov. 11. Wilson firmly believes The Ventures’ legacy is unlike any other. He admits when most people think of surf or beach music they think of The Beach Boys. The Ventures’ Wilson said Brian Wilson of The See THE VENTURES, Page B3
Leftovers transformed into art for show at University House By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter
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June Sekiguchi, a founding member of public art center artEAST, said every artist has unfinished pieces or unused bits of this or that sitting around their studios. Mulling over that fact led her to the unusual idea for “Unfinished Business,” an original art display done in conjunction with artEAST and to be displayed at Issaquah’s University House retirement community beginning Nov. 12. Essentially, artists were handed raw materials or uncompleted projects donated by other artists. Each artist was then asked to
IF YOU GO ‘Unfinished Business’ art exhibit Begins Nov. 12 University House, 22975 S.E. Black Nugget Road Free, reservations are needed for the opening reception, from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 12. Call 557-4200
complete a finished piece with the provided materials. See LEFTOVERS, Page B4
Dr. Maria Holmes holds Liliana, who weighed in at 8 pounds and measured 20 inches.
No mustache? No problem — boy shaves head instead for ‘Movember’ fundraiser By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter
BY TOM CORRIGAN
Stylist Melissa Hill, of Issaquah’s Salon Couture, shaves the head of Sam Moran, 12, to mark Movember, a movement to raise funds and promote men’s health.
At one point during a pretty quick haircut, his hands hidden beneath the barber’s cape that protected him from falling follicles, Sam Moran, 12, said he wished his hands were free so he could feel the fuzz that represented what was left of his hair. He’ll have plenty of time to do that over the coming weeks. Both mom Caroline Moran and stylist Melissa Hill seemed to think it might take a while for Sam’s locks to grow back, certainly longer than the month that Sam cut his hair to honor. In some quarters, the month of November has become known as “Movember.” Essentially, the idea is for men to grow moustaches to raise awareness and dollars in order to help fight
men’s heath problems, particularly prostate cancer. Realizing he is too young to grow a moustache himself, Sam nevertheless wanted to get involved. According to dad Brian Moran, he and his son came to a deal via text message. Brian would grow a moustache if Sam shaved his head. And that was how Sam ended up in a stylist’s chair at Issaquah’s Salon Couture. “I think it’s great that it is important to him,” Brian said. “I thought it would be cool to see what I looked like,” Sam said, adding he couldn’t wait for his dad to have to grow a moustache, something Brian admitted he doesn’t enjoy. “It starts to itch after awhile,” Brian said. CONTRIBUTED
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Seattle artist Kelly Lyles is one of 22 local artists who took part in ‘Unfinished Business,’ an art exhibit set for Issaquah’s University House.
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Strings at Swedish A Night Out at Swedish/Issaquah, featuring the Sammamish Symphony String Quartet, is from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 9 in the main lobby/atrium at 751 N.E. Blakely Drive. The Café 1910 and Shops at Swedish will remain open until 8 p.m. Adventure Kids Playcare will also be open to provide childcare services. Call 313-7093 to make reservations. Learn more by calling 313-7913.
Events Bellewood Senior Living hosts a VA Benefits Seminar, presented by Robert Elhard, at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. Call 3912880 for reservations. The Skogsblomman Lodge No. 378 hosts a Swedish meatball dinner from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 6 at Upper Preston Vasa Hall, 10530 324th Place S.E. Adults are $12, children 12 and younger are $6, and refills are $3. Take exit 22 and follow the signs. Issaquah Massage Envy offers a “thank you” on Veterans Day Nov. 11 with free, one-hour massage sessions for active military, veterans and their spouses. The Issaquah Massage Envy is at 735 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite E. Proof of military status is requested. The event requires an appointment and there are a limited number of free massage appointments at each clinic. Call 391-4455 for reservations or go to www.massageenvy.com for locations. The Block Party Quilters Quilt Show, featuring the theme “Color Expressions,” is Nov. 11-13 at the Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S. Award-winning quilter Colleen Wise, of Puyallup, will be the featured artist. There will also be 200 member-made quilts on display, a merchant mall, Kids Korner, a boutique, demonstrations and more. Suggested donations are $5 per person. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Learn more at www.bpquilters.org. A holiday craft fair and estate sale, hosted by the Marianwood Auxiliary group, is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 11-12 at Providence Marianwood, 3725 Providence Point Drive S.E. There will be a great selection of holiday gift items, decorations, handcrafts, collectibles, art, knick-knacks, antiques, jewelry, household items and more. Call 391-2800. Get a jump on the holidays at the annual St. Joseph Bazaar, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 12 in the parish hall at 220 Mountain Park Blvd. S.W. Many talented artisans will have a variety of items for sale, including jewelry, quilts, clothing, woodworking and more. Food will also be available for purchase. The Kids Sale @ Snoqualmie Ridge, which benefits families across East King County and Eastside Baby Corner, is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at Cascade View Elementary School, 34816 S.E. Ridge St. A sale for consignors, volunteers and veterans is from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 11. Go to www.thekidssale.com. Jeff Lilley, president of Seat-
tle’s Union Gospel Mission, speaks about the mission and its One Meal/One Hope program, at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 13 at Issaquah Christian Church, 10328 Issaquah-Hobart Road S.E. Learn more by calling 392-5848. Eastside Baby Corner’s second annual luncheon, featuring keynote speaker Dan O’Neill, founder of Mercy Corps, is at noon Nov. 14 at the Bellevue Hilton, 300 112th Ave. S.E. Admission is free. Register at http://babycorner.org/news-andevents/events. The Vasa Park Christmas Craft Show, featuring more than 95 vendors, is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 17-18 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 19 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W. Admission is free. Tunes and a Tale with Squirrel Butter, 7 p.m. Nov. 21, Sammamish Library meeting room, 825 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish The Fifth Annual evo “Barnstorm” Ski & Snowboard Blowout Sale is from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 21-27 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.E. Admission is free. Go to http://culture.evo.com/2010/11/ evos-2010-barnstorm-sale. Emerald City Ringers present “Winter Wonderland” — a handbell concert for the holidays with full bell choir, plus bell ensembles, music for hammered dulcimer and more — at 4 p.m. Nov. 27 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front St. S. Suggested donations are $8 senior for students, $10 for adults, $5 per child and $25 per family. Refreshments will be served. Learn more by calling 392-4169.
Religion St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal Church will host the annual Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at 325 S.E. Darst St. Participating churches include Community Church of Issaquah, Mountain Creek Christian Fellowship, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and Our Savior Lutheran Church. A reception will follow the service.
Fundraisers Sleep Country presents its Secret Santa Toy Drive for Foster Kids. Bring donations of new, unwrapped gifts to the Issaquah location at 730 N.W. Gilman Blvd. through Dec. 11. Go to www.sleepcountry.com. AAA’s fourth annual Soap for Hope campaign collects unused and unopened toiletry items and distributes them to persons in need via local shelters, food banks and other charitable organizations. Donations may be dropped off at the
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Encompass offers the following parenting classes at its main campus, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend (unless otherwise noted). Go to www.encompassnw.org or call 888-2777. “Children and Parents: A Delicate Relationship,”6-8 p.m. Nov. 16 “Emotion Coaching,” 6-8 p.m. Nov. 17, YWCA Family Village Commons, 949 N.E. Ingram St., Issaquah Highlands “Making the Magic Last,” 6-8 p.m. Nov. 30 “Strengthening Families: The Big Transition to Middle School,” 5:30-8 p.m. Nov. 7 through Dec. 19 ArtEAST offers the following workshops at 95 Front St. N. Go to www.arteast.org. “Figure Drawing Open Studio” 10 a.m. to noon, Mondays, $65 “Art for the Soul,” 9:30 a.m. to noon, every other Friday, $18 “Prose & Poetry & Ponderings Pub,” 6-9 p.m. Nov. 17, $10 donation “Glass Fusing Open Studio,” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1-4 p.m. and/or 4-7 p.m. Nov. 9, $35 “Treasure Jars,” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10 and 17, $90 “Stretching Toward Abstraction,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 12, $95 “Mixed Media Cards for All Occasions,” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 13, $75 “Painting with Natural Mediums,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20, $175 Squak Mt. Greenhouses and Nursery presents the following free seminars at 7600 RentonIssaquah Road S.E.: “Holiday Wreaths” — 10:30 a.m. Nov. 12 “Holiday Decorating” — 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16 and 19
‘Fencers Jump in Jordan’ Local photographer’s image wins Masters Cup nomination A photo taken by Amy Timacheff, of Tiger Mountain Photo, was nominated for the Fifth Annual Photography Masters Cup. In April, Amy and her husband Serge traveled to Jordan as official photographers for the International Fencing Federation at the Junior & Cadet World Championships 2011. Her image “Fencers Jump in Jordan” was of junior fencers Philip Marsh, of Great Britain, and Alaa El Din Fayz, of Egypt, competing in the goldmedal match for junior men’s individual epee. The photo was one of 11,321 entries from 83 countries and was just one of 272 honored, hers winning Nominee in Sport. “As a surprise to me, Serge entered this image into the Masters Cup,” Amy Timacheff said. “We love working together and traveling the world capturing images, not only for the world of fencing, but also for our vast artwork collection.”
Pet photographer named best in Western Washington Issaquah business Bailey & Banjo has been named Best Pet Photographer in KING 5’s Best of Western Washington annual contest. Bailey & Banjo was established in 2007 by Julie Clegg, an Issaquah Highlands photography enthusiast who is also a contributing photographer for CityDog Magazine, volunteer at the Seattle Humane Society and a supporting member of HeARTs Speak (a nonprofit organization that connects artists with rescues and shelters).
Seniors Issaquah Valley Senior Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday at 75 N.E. Creek Way. The center will be closed on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The following activities are open to people 55 and older. Call 392-2381. Heartworks, with Trudy James, presents “End of Life Planning,” at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9. Veterans/Thanksgiving swing dance, 3-5 p.m. Nov. 18, $5 donation at the door The following day trips are offered through November: Bellevue Art Museum — 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9, $9/$11 Ladies Lunch — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 14, $8/$10
Meet Spencer! This 2-yearold Chihuahua mix wags his curly tail with excitement whenever you’re near. He’s a sweet, endearing pup whose gorgeous big brown eyes will melt your heart!
People to People members in China Dentist visits China with People to People Ambassador Dr. John R. Liu, of Eastside Pediatric Dental Group, visited China as the delegation leader with The People to People Ambassador Programs in September. The group examined pediatric oral health with an emphasis on children with special health care needs providing education and insight. Liu was in China for eight days and while there his group of 10 visited Beijing Children's Hospital, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing United Family Hospital & Clinic, Guiyang Stomatological Hospital and Guizhou Huaxi Stomatology Special Hospital.
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Meet Whippitty! This 8month-old kitty is an elegant beauty who’s always on the hunt for the perfect sunny spot to lounge in. She will surely enjoy kicking back with you while you relax.
These pets may already have been adopted by the time you see these photos. If you’re interested in adopting these or other animals, contact the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 641-0080, go to www.seattlehumane.org or email humane@seattlehumane.org. All adopted animals go home spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, with 30 days of free pet health insurance and a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian. The Seattle Humane Society is now open from noon to 6 p.m. seven days a week.
Evergreen Ford steers mobile breast cancer unit to Issaquah Women can receive complimentary tests for breast cancer as a state-of-the-art detection service rolls into Issaquah. The effort, the Ford Women’s Health Initiative Mobile Breast Imaging Tour, offers the latest in 3-D breast cancer detection technology inside a bus outfitted as a mobile testing unit. The service is open to all women. The bus stops at Walgreens, 6300 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., Nov. 16. The mobile testing unit offers screenings from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Women interested in the service must make appointments, because space is limited. Call 855-380TEST toll free or go to www.fordwomenshealth.com. The local Ford dealership, Evergreen Ford, joined a national effort to bring the mobile
testing unit to Issaquah. Ford Motor Co. Fund — a charitable arm of automaker Ford Motor Co. — Hope Now International and mobile medical-testing provider HealthFair partnered to offer the service.
Kiwanis Club of Issaquah hosts coat, shoe drive The Kiwanis Club of Issaquah is holding a coat and shoe drive throughout November. The drive runs through Nov. 30 and donations benefit the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank. Coats and shoes — in adult’s and children’s sizes — should be clean, and new or gently used. Donation sites include The Issaquah Press, 45 Front St. S.; the Issaquah Gilman branch of Key Bank, 405 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite A; and AtWork! Issaquah Operations, 690 N.W. Juniper St.
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Library The following events take place at the Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way. Call 392-5430. Game On!, for teens, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 10 Digitize Me Photo Booth, for teens, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14 “Medicare, Medicaid and Long-term Care,” for adults, 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Book Discussion, for adults, “Unaccustomed Earth,” by Jhumpa Lahiri, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Teen Book Group, 3 p.m. Nov. 17 Play & Learn Chinese, for ages newborn to 5 with adult, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 18 “Create a Web Site for Your Small Business,” for adults, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Manga Club, 3 p.m. Nov. 28
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Cascade Republican Women’s Club: 11:30 a.m. third Wednesday, September through June, Sammamish Plateau Club, 25625 E. Plateau Drive, 861-7910 GFWC Cascade Women’s Club: 7 p.m. second Thursday in members’ homes, 989-8603 or www.gfwccascadewomensclub.org Eastside Genealogy Society: 7:30 p.m. second Thursday, Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakcegs Elks Lodge No. 1843: 7 p.m. third Tuesday, 765 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-1400 Friends of the Issaquah Library: 7 p.m. second Wednesday, djstein@operamail.com Issaquah Garden Club: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. second Wednesday, Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 17th Ave. N.W., info@issaquahgardenclub.org Issaquah Emblem Club: 7 p.m. third Wednesday, Elks Lodge, 765 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-1400 Issaquah Quilters: 10 a.m. to noon second Friday, Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Blvd. N., info@issaquahquilters.com Issaquah Valley Grange: 7:30 p.m. second Monday, Issaquah Myrtle Mason Lodge Hall, 57 W. Sunset Way, 392-3013 Monthly Moms Group with Dr. Rachel: 9-10 a.m. second Wednesday, Issaquah Coffee House, 317 N.W. Gilman Blvd., No. 46. Sammamish Heritage Society: Pine Lake Community Center, regular meeting second Wednesday, 260-9804,
www.iinet.com/shs Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3436: 7 p.m. third Tuesday, Issaquah Valley Senior Center: 75 N.E. Creek Way, 837-9478 West Lake Sammamish Garden Club: 10 a.m. second Thursday, 641-9084
Weekly A Toast to the Lord — a faith-based Toastmasters club: 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Eastside Fire & Rescue Station No. 83, 3425 Issaquah – Pine Lake Road S.E., 427-9682, orator@live.com American Association of University Women: meets once a month at various locations, 271-8678, issaquah@aauwwa.org Greater Issaquah Toastmasters Club No. 5433: 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Bellewood Retirement Home, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E., issaquahtm@gmail.com Guide Dogs for the Blind: 6 p.m. some Sundays, Issaquah Police Station Eagle Room, 6447421 Issaquah Alps Trails Club: www.issaquahalps.org Issaquah History Museums: 392-3500 or www.issaquahhistory.org Issaquah Library: 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Issaquah Networkers: 7:30-8:30 a.m. every other Wednesday, IHOP restaurant, 1433 N.W. Sammamish Road, www.IssaquahNetworkers.com Jewish Juniors Club: 3:305:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chabad of Central Cascades, 24121 S.E. Black Nugget Road, 427-1654
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Robb Edward Quinn passed away Oct. 29, 2011. Robb was born Jan. 3, 1951, in Los Angeles, and resided in Ellensburg. He is survived by his two sons, Jared Quinn and Garret Quinn; his sister Kathy Blue; and two broth-
Movember: ‘Dad still has to grow a mustache’ FROM PAGE B1
A website now chronicles the hirsute adventures of Sam and his father. Naturally, the site also allows donations to the cause of men’s health. For the uninitiated, “Movember” started in Australia in 2003. The idea is for men to start the month of November clean shaven, but skip connecting their upper lips with any razor for the rest of the month. As they grow facial hair, the idea also is to grow funds for research into different types of men’s health problems, especially cancer. According to the Movember website, about 450,000 men officially signed up worldwide for Movember last year and raised approximately $80.7 million. In total, since its inception, Movember efforts have brought in roughly $174 million. Brian is the co-founder and vice-president of engineering for
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vallis, Ore., and then moved to Bellevue in 1971. She lived a very full and blessed life. She was a wife, mother, “Bettye,” teacher, church organist, executive director of WTA, director of music ministries at Christ the King, bell and choir director, Girl Scout leader, beloved friend to all and a faithful servant. Judie is survived by her husband Gary; and children Janet Graham (Mark McGrath), Karen Dennis (Brad) and Lauri Stoll (William). She was “Bettye” to Stephen and Johnny Dennis and Matthew Stoll. She was sister to Paul E. Hoelschen Jr., and had many brothers and sisters in Christ. A memorial service will be held on Nov. 19. Learn more at www.flintofts.com.
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ers, Rocky and Greg Quinn. Robb graduated from Issaquah High School in 1969. There will be a memorial service at noon Nov. 11 at Eastridge Church Youth Center, 5025 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, Issaquah, WA 98029. Arrangements are by Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home.
ON THE WEB Learn more about Movember at http://us.movember.com. Visit Sam’s team site at www.MoBro.co/SamShaves.
Onehub Inc., an online file-sharing and Web application site. Last year, he and several co-workers took part in Movember 2010. Caroline said the company wouldn’t be doing a repeat Movember this year, but Brian and possibly at least one co-worker will be joining Sam’s Movember team. Sam’s buzzcut took only a few minutes. Serving as stylist for Caroline and Sam’s sister Emma Moran, 15, Hill was happy to donate Sam’s trim. “I’m very honored to be part of this,” added Hill, who also later donated to Sam’s website. Sam immediately donned a hat following his haircut and Brian said it stayed in place for the next two days. “It’s pretty funny going over and rubbing his head,” Brian said. “I’m still glad I did it because now my dad still has to grow a moustache,” Sam said.
The Rotary Club of Issaquah recently honored the following seniors as its students of the month for October.
David Adams School: Liberty High School Category of recognition: math Parents: Laura and Greg Adams Sponsoring teacher: David Adams Angie Kruzich Academic achievements: commended National Merit Scholar; straight As in math; taking Advanced Placement Stats online “because I have already taken all other math classes offered at Liberty” Athletics: varsity letter swimming, two years; scholar athlete, three years Scholastic interests: math, engineering, Honor Society, Key Club Hobbies: speed cubing (solving a Rubik’s Cube as fast as possible); swimming Outside school affiliations: Issaquah Swim Team, lifeguard at YMCA Future goals: college in California, looking at University of California at Berkeley, Caltech and Cal Polytech, among others; job in computer science/engineering field
The Ventures FROM PAGE B1
Beach Boys was a genius with vocals. But Don Wilson quickly added that The Ventures came first and just as importantly are the only band to really exploit and make a name for themselves with instrumental rock ‘n’ roll. “Other instrumental bands had a few hits and then disappeared,” said Tim Wilson, Don’s son, of Issaquah. Besides running Wilson Brothers Guitars, Tim also sets up gigs for The Ventures and generally helps promote his father’s band and music. The Ventures first appearance on the charts was in 1960 with
Kaylene Benak School: Tiger Mountain High School Category of recognition: math/science Guardians: Ambe and John Benak (grandparKaylene Benak ents), Mike Benak (dad) Academic achievements: leadership, culinary arts, currently getting all As, on track to graduate on time Activities: knitting club Scholastic interests: English, writing, reading, math Hobbies: reading, music, animals (reptiles), psychology Future goals: Bellevue College, undecided in career
Nicole Migotsky School: Issaquah High School Category of recognition: math Parents: Nivart and Mark Migotsky Sponsoring teacher: Ben Reed Nicole Migotsky Academic achievements: National Merit commended scholar, student of the month Athletics: varsity letters and
“Walk Don’t Run.” Don Wilson said it took the band nearly a year to perfect the tune, which started life as a jazz composition in 1955. The Ventures’ version reached No. 2 on the U.S. charts. But the band’s reach and exposure didn’t exactly end there. Among the public, The Ventures’ might be best remembered for recording the radio version of the theme song from the original “Hawaii 5-0.” Interest in the band sparked all over again when their music was featured prominently in the Quentin Tarantino film “Pulp Fiction.” But the band’s most lasting legacy may be the influence it had on other big name rock guitarists. Players such as Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton all have named The Ventures as an influence.
Both Don and Tim Wilson have a theory as to why, but The Ventures have consistently been huge in Japan. “For one thing, there is no language barrier,” said Tim Wilson, again noting his father’s music is almost exclusively instrumental. Don Wilson said when the band first visited Japan, there wasn’t an electric bass in that country. “We introduced the electric guitar to Japan,” he said. It was in Japan that the band outsold The Beatles. The Ventures had some 20 No. 1 hits in that country. In 2004, the emperor of Japan named them to the Order of the Rising Sun. They were the first group to be so honored. Previous to The Ventures, the last American to receive the award was Clint Eastwood. With two surviving members,
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Max Tickman School: Issaquah High School Category of recognition: science Parents: Liz and Ron Tickman Sponsoring teacher: Jared Max Tickman Fernandez Academic achievements: Spanish student award; science student award Athletics: 12 years recreational soccer; state third-place freestyle wrestling freshman year, state participation junior year,
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Scholar Athlete for track and cross country; competed in KingCo and district meets; 2009 cross country most improved Activities: Distinguished Service Award from Kiwanis; Key Clubber of the Month Scholastic interests: math (calculus and a little bit of statistics); science (chemistry and physics) Hobbies: soccer, running, community service, music, friends and family Outside school affiliations: National Honor Society; president of IHS Key Club (2011-12) and vice president of Key Club (2010-11) Future goals: attend college, dabble in multiple subjects, but mainly focus on math/science; possible major in biomedical engineering; career as biomedical engineer or doctor/sports medicine
captain wrestling team Activities: robotics, math club, electricity and magnetism group, physics group Scholastic interests: chemistry, physics and math Hobbies: electricity and magnetism, robotics, science Future goals: hoping to be accepted to Stanford; career as physicist
Tyler Westenbroek School: Liberty High School Category of recognition: science Parent: Ruth Westenbroek Sponsoring teacher: Mark Buchli Tyler Westenbroek Academic achievements: National Merit Scholar honorable mention; straight As in science classes Athletics: cross country team captain, four-year letter winner, two-time state competitor; track, three-year letter winner Scholastic interests: science (physics and biology) and business (economics) Hobbies: long-distance running, outdoor activities Outside school affiliations: independent research with teacher Mark Buchli on cosmic rays Future goals: dual bachelor’s degree in physics/business, master’s in physics; run a research lab or company
including Wilson, The Ventures still tour Japan every year, drawing in the neighborhood of 3,500 to every show. They went this year despite the devastating earthquake that struck just prior to the time their 2011 tour was scheduled. “I think they really appreciated us coming over,” Wilson said, adding he knew of a large number of groups that bowed out of Japanese tours because of the quake. Wilson said he did not see much of the destruction caused by the quake, but reached 33 of 50 scheduled shows. At 78, Wilson didn’t say anything about slowing down. “I still like playing,” he said. Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Pilot hits the skies with first-time fliers World champion coach
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By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter Of course he enjoys showing youngsters the thrill of flying, said Issaquah pilot Al Swierzy, 49. “I got into it as a challenge,” Swierzy added in regard to becoming a pilot. “But the more I flew, the more I enjoyed it.” In regard to the just over 100 young aviators Swierzy has taken up for free rides in a four-seat plane, he admitted he did that partly to avoid what he called the “$100 hamburger.” Pilots need to keep their skills up, Swierzy said, especially those who don’t fly for a living, but recreationally, as he does. Often, Swierzy said, recreational pilots will take off from one small airport, land at another, have lunch and head back. Taking into account the price of fuel, possible airport fees and so on, the phrase “$100 hamburger” was born to help illustrate such short flights. Instead of expensive lunches, Swierzy enjoys traveling to organized aviation events, such as those put on by the Experimental Aircraft Association. In turn, the EAA organizes the Young Eagles program, whereby pilots such as Swierzy take youngsters for what is often their first plane ride. The flights may last only a short time, but Swierzy said the whole point is to foster in those youngsters an appreciation of aviation and often the science that goes along with it. “It’s usually just a really good time,” Swierzy said. Over the last summer, Swierzy took up his 100th Young Eagle, a major benchmark for program pilots. According to EAA spokesman Kevin Hazaert, since 1992, the Young Eagles have flown more than 1.6 million young people free of charge. “Recent research shows that these young people are five times
Teenagers can apply to serve as Senate pages in Olympia Teenagers can apply to serve as pages for state senators at the Capitol in Olympia. State Sen. Cheryl Pflug reminded students ages 14 to 16 in Issaquah and other 5th Legislative District communities to apply for the legislative session from
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Al Swierzy, of Issaquah, stands alongside one of the rented planes, he has used to take youngsters on more than 100 free-of-charge flights. more likely to become pilots than non-Young Eagles,” Hazaert said in a press release. “They also comprise more than 7 percent of the nation’s pilot population under 35.” All in all, the EAA estimates some 20,000 current pilots were at some point Young Eagles. Swierzy said he likes to visit EAA events at small airports in Everett, Puyallup and similar locations. He shares flying duties with his girlfriend. His 100th Young Eagle was picked up from an event in Puyallup. Swierzy said the Puyallup event can attract hundreds of potential Young Eagles. Generally, Swierzy said he takes youngsters up for about 15 min-
utes or so, shows them some aviation basics and just talks about flying. “Most kids are really excited and happy to go up,” Swierzy said, though he always makes clear his willingness to turn the plane around and land quickly if need be. “We’re not out to scare anyone,” he said. Having taken up more than 100 kids, Swierzy said he’s only had to abort one flight. An engineer for AT&T, Swierzy does not own his own plane, but generally rents one for his flights. Hazaert said Young Eagles have gone up in everything from historic biplanes to hot air balloons. Besides the Young Eagles,
Jan. 9 to April. Pflug urged interested students to apply for the page program as soon as possible, because the number of pages is limited. Senators sponsor students serving as Senate pages. The teenagers spend a week in Olympia as paid employees. Pages deliver messages, hand out documents on the Senate floor and run
other errands. Participants also attend Page School during the workday to learn about civics and government. “Many of the people who go on to serve in public office get their first taste of policy work as a page,” Pflug said. “Plus, it’s lots of fun making friends with other teens from all over the state.” Learn more about the page pro-
Swierzy also has taken to the air for Angel Flights, which provides nonemergency transportation for persons seeking medical treatment. Swierzy said his most memorable such flight involved taking a cancer patient from Everett’s Paine Field to a spot in Oregon. “That was rewarding,” he said. Swierzy said he has decided to take a little time off from flying to concentrate on some other parts of his life, though he may return to the air at some point in the future. “It’s something I’ve really enjoyed,” he said. Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
gram or apply to be a page sponsored by Pflug at www.leg.wa.gov/senate/administration/pageprogram/pages/ default.aspx. Students may download the application at the website. Send the completed form to Pflug’s office: 415 Legislative Building, P.O. Box 40405, Olympia, WA 98504-0405.
Fencers from around the country travel to the Washington Fencing Academy in Issaquah just to train with Wang Yung. That’s because Yung is one of the best saber coaches in the country. He’s trained national and world champions, all while still competing in the sport himself. Yung recently brought home the gold medal after competing in the World Veteran Fencing Championship in the 60-69 age division. Entered in the men’s saber category, Yung was very pleased with the win. His competition has included past world champions. “The opponent I beat for the gold is an extremely, extremely competent fencer,” Yung said. “He was on the British Olympic team. So, beating him was very satisfying.” Yung is an expert with the saber, one of three weapons commonly used in fencing. Saber fencing is unique in that points can be scored by hitting the opponent with the side of the blade, as well as the point of the blade. Fencing with a saber requires great body control and quick movements. “Saber is much more athletic,” Yung said. “That’s why you see the fencers leaving the ground a lot.” Ellen O’Leary, one of Yung’s students, lives in Atlanta, but makes the trek to Issaquah to train with him a few times a year. She took home a silver medal at the World Veteran Fencing Championship, but hopes to win gold next year. O’Leary said Yung’s coaching style suits her perfectly. “He doesn't yell. He does not criticize, he directs. He instills confidence in the student,” she said. Yung loves competing. He’s been doing so since 1969. But he’s just as satisfied sitting on the sidelines and coaching his students. “I like coaching because I know a lot and I like to see my students improve,” he said. “It’s about sharing something that you love with people.” Serge Timacheff, a co-founder of the Washington Fencing Academy, said that Yung is an asset to an already accomplished coaching staff that works at the Issaquah training center. “We have a very strong diversity of coaching,” Timacheff said.
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Wang Yung brought home gold for the Americans at the 2011 World Veteran Fencing Championship held in Croatia. “Wang continues that tradition in terms of providing links to a wide variety of people in a number of areas of fencing, both domestically and internationally.” Timacheff also praised Yung’s coaching philosophies and the way he works with students. “He’s a very detailed, personal coach,” he said. “He’s very involved with individual development. He also is somewhat of an intellectual type of personality. So, he’s not only into the physical, but also the mental aspects of the development. He’s able to really help people understand what fencing’s all about, not just going through the motions, but to really understand what it is, not only to fence, but to be a fencer.” Yung encourages everyone to give fencing a try. He coaches people of all skill levels and ages. “I think anyone can fence. Fencing is a sport that does not require brute force,” he said. “The most important thing about fencing is that you need to be intelligent, have really good discipline and have great body control.” For Yung, being able to coach at the Washington Fencing Academy has been a great experience. Yung gets to fence, but more importantly, he gets to share his passion with his students. Christina Corrales-Toy is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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The unused items covered a wide range of territory. One was a 5-foot-tall welded steel frame for a sculpture. Another contribution consisted of bits of broken glass. “Some people got some very raw materials,” Sekiguchi said. Seattle artist Kelly Lyles, a painter, ended up donating a bag of cocktail sticks with tops that resembled donkeys, apparently at the request of Sekiguchi. Lyles was excited to see what someone made of the items. For her part, Lyles turned a partly finished canvas with a blue background into a whimsical painting of a hamster resting atop a can of Spam. The title: “Spamster,” of course. Other Lyles works have names such as “Lays Potato Chipmunks.” A few of her other creations will be on display during “Unfinished Business” as Sekiguchi invited each artist to submit the specially made projects along with some of their other works. “Artists involved in this project faced few limits,” Sekiguchi said. “They sliced, diced, burned, buried layers and in the end added incredibly thought-provoking ideas to many, many works.” Artist Catherine Thompson turned those broken pieces of blue glass into a water-themed mosaic dubbed “Aqueous.” She said the work was a challenge as she usually creates larger 3-D works of art. For “Unfinished Business,” Thompson said she sorted the small bits and pieces given to her several times. “I started to see what they wanted to be,” she said. Issaquah’s University House is part of Era Living, a private, Seattle-based company of eight retirement communities. Sekiguchi serves as Era’s art curator. She said the items chosen for use in the coming show were handed out largely at random. Sekiguchi said she acted only to ensure painters did not end up with sculpting materials or vice-versa. Both Thompson and Lyles liked the idea behind “Unfinished Business.” “It was unusual and it was hard … but it was a great idea for a show,” Thompson said.
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P OLICE B LOTTER
Pedal powerless
A bicycle was stolen in the 500 block of Front Street South before 3:09 p.m. Oct. 19. The estimated loss is $1,500.
Return of Saturn A window was damaged on, and a jacket, briefcase and phone earpiece were stolen from, a Saturn parked in the 1000 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 4:40 p.m. Oct. 19. The estimated loss is $485.
Call for help A cell tower was damaged in the 20000 block of Southeast Eighth Street before Oct. 20. Police said a vandal or vandals cut a wire harness for the air conditioning unit in the tower’s control box, leading the tower to overheat and alert technicians.
Oh, baby A stroller wheel was stolen in the 22500 block of Southeast 56th Street before 9:57 a.m. Oct. 21. The estimated loss is $10.
Defaced Police discovered graffiti in the 400 block of Timber Creek Drive Northwest at 12:42 p.m. Oct. 21.
Sucks A utility trailer and vacuum were stolen in the 500 block of East Sunset Way before 1:15 p.m. Oct. 21. The estimated loss is $2,415.
Sticky fingers Police arrested a 34-year-old Kent woman and a 28-year-old Tukwila woman for stealing merchandise from a business in the 1600 block of 11th Avenue Northwest at 4:17 p.m. Oct. 21. The estimated loss is $575.
Not for sale Police responded to suspicious solicitors and arrested a 21-yearold Seattle man on a warrant in the 1700 block of 28th Avenue Northeast at 6:52 p.m. Oct. 21.
Captured on film Police arrested a 46-year-old Kennewick woman and a 36-yearold Kennewick woman for stealing cameras and a videogame console from a business in the 1800 block of 10th Avenue Northwest at 8:41 p.m. Oct. 21. The estimated loss is $1,635.95.
Beer run Police responded to 7-Eleven, 3302 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., at 1:30 a.m. Oct. 22 after teenage boys fled the store carrying beer. Police caught up with an 18-year-old Sammamish man connected to the incident. The man denied being involved in the beer heist.
Driving under the influence Police arrested a 23-year-old Pullman man for driving under the influence in the 800 block of Front Street North at 2:23 a.m. Oct. 22.
Assault Police arrested a 27-year-old Is-
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saquah woman for assault and malicious mischief in the 100 block of Newport Way Northwest at 4:10 a.m. Oct. 22.
.380-caliber handgun, were stolen from a residence in the 300 block of 227th Lane Northeast before Oct. 24. The owner suspected a friend of his teenage sons, because he found a boy hiding in a master bedroom closet during a game of hide and seek. The man kept the guns in the closet.
Cold, hard cash
Stopped
Police arrested a 29-year-old Spokane man for stealing cash in the 6100 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at 9:58 a.m. Oct. 22. The estimated loss is $100.
Police arrested a 42-year-old Lynnwood man for a traffic offense at Front Street North and Northeast Dogwood Street at 1:21 a.m. Oct. 24.
Something stinks
Swiped
Roll away A bicycle was stolen in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 6:38 p.m. Oct. 24. The estimated loss is $250.
Motoring A Sammamish woman said her debit card information was used to make fraudulent purchases for auto parts online.
A figurine, camcorder and cash were stolen from a residence in the 1200 block of 12th Avenue Northwest before 7:35 a.m. Oct. 24. The estimated loss is $112.
Honda heist
Stop and go
A window was damaged on, and a backpack was stolen from, a Honda parked in the 200 block of Dorado Drive Northwest before 11:54 a.m. Oct. 22. The estimated loss is $250.
Police arrested a 42-year-old Everett man for driving with a suspended license near Southeast 16th Street and 208th Avenue Southeast on Oct. 24. His license had been suspended for unpaid tickets. Police also questioned him about a burglary at his ex-wife’s home.
Police arrested a 23-year-old Issaquah man Oct. 25 for stealing tools from Ace Hardware, 490 228th Ave. N.E. Employees watched the man carry the items and run from the store. Police detained the man near 228th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Second Street. The man told police he is a recovering heroin addict due for another dose of Suboxone. The estimated loss is $250.
Knock, knock
Ready, aim, fire
A door and doorframe were damaged in the 1200 block of 12th Avenue Northwest before 8:39 a.m. Oct. 24. The estimated loss is $200.
A window was damaged on a vehicle parked in the 1700 block of East Lake Sammamish Place Southeast early Oct. 26. Police said a ball-bearing shot from a slingshot caused the damage. Similar incidents occurred on the same night in the 1800 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast and along 187th Avenue Northeast.
A portable music player was stolen from a Chrysler parked in the 100 block of Big Bear Place Northwest before 6:06 p.m. Oct. 22. The estimated loss is $70.
Listen up CDs and a GPS unit were stolen from a Toyota parked in the 200 block of Almak Court Northwest before 3:02 p.m. Oct. 23. The estimated loss is $800.
Rough terrain A mountain bike was stolen in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 9:07 p.m. Oct. 23. The estimated loss is $700.
Arrest Police arrested a 34-year-old Issaquah man on a warrant at the King County Jail, 500 Fifth Ave., Seattle, at 2:48 p.m. Oct. 24.
Unpacked Backpacks were stolen in the 300 block of Rainier Boulevard South before 3:27 p.m. Oct. 24.
Assault
Bump in the road
Police arrested a 48-year-old Issaquah man for assault and malicious mischief in the 600 block of Wildwood Boulevard Southwest at 10:12 p.m. Oct. 23.
Police arrested a 54-year-old North Bend woman for a traffic offense in the 5500 block of 220th Avenue Southeast at 5:17 p.m. Oct. 24.
Shoot ’em up
Crunched
Guns, a .22-caliber rifle and a
Police arrested a 38-year-old
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Maple Valley man for driving under the influence and with a suspended license, following too closely and operating a motor vehicle without insurance after a noninjury accident in the 100 block of East Sunset Way at 5:31 p.m. Oct. 24.
A diaper bag was stolen in the 200 block of Capella Drive Northwest before 10:56 a.m. Oct. 22. The estimated loss is $75.
Sounds bad
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 •
Such a tool
Tenant trouble A woman renting a Sammamish home said she suspected the homeowner of trying to intimidate her and cause her to move. She called 911 at about 3 p.m. Oct. 26 to report a natural gas smell and several active burners on the gas stove. She told police she suspected the owners had come into the residence and turned on the burners. Police documented the incident. The Press publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
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The Storm cause offensive outage in Eagles’ loss, 47-17 By Bob Taylor Issaquah Press sports editor It was a long bus ride home for the Issaquah High School football team Nov. 4 after the Eagles fell to host Skyview, of Vancouver, 47-17, in a preliminary round Class 4A playoff game at the Kiggins Bowl. “Our kids were extremely disappointed. They felt they left so much on the field,” Issaquah coach Chris Bennett said. Issaquah went into the contest with plenty of confidence. However, mistakes came back to haunt the Eagles throughout the game. Although he probably did not feel like laughing, Bennett said, “It was a funny game.” “When we look at the stats, we went up and down the field all night. We never punted. We had 79 offensive plays and close to 400 yards in total offense. We were inside their 20-yard line five different times in the first half and only got a field goal,” Bennett said. But in the first quarter, the Eagles deflected a pass to a Skyview defender in the end zone. Instead of a touchdown, the play went for an interception. On Issaquah’s next series, the Eagles turned the ball over on a fumble at the Skyview 5-yardline. “We should have been up 14-0, instead we ended the quarter 00,” Bennett said. “Against a team like Skyview, which was as athletic as we played all year, you can’t afford to make the mistakes we made early in the game.” The Storm capitalized on Issaquah mistakes in the second quarter to lead 24-0 at halftime. Issaquah went into the game knowing it had to stop Skyview’s talented running back Parker Henry. He finished with a respectable game, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. However, Skyview quarterback Kieran McDonagh surprised the Eagles with his passing. McDonagh completed 20 of 31 passes for 338 yards and four touchdowns. Reiley Henderson, one of
the top receivers in the state, had four receptions for 66 yards. Forrest Russell, however, was the leading receiver for the Storm with six catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. “If you had told me that we could hold their big running back to 123 yards, I would have been happy with that. But you can’t let their quarterback throw for 300 yards,” Bennett said. “Skyview really hit some big pass plays in the second half.” Issaquah senior quarterback Ethan Kalin completed 14 of 34 passes for 219 yards, including a 57-yard scoring strike to Reed Peterson for the game’s final touchdown. “Ethan played his best game of his career,” Bennett said. “He was getting the ball to our guys, but we had 12 dropped passes. He kept plugging away. He really played well. If ever a guy stepped up and was ready to go, it was Ethan.” Sophomore running back Jack Gellatly had 111 yards on 26 carries to complement Kalin’s passing. “We got everything we wanted. We were able to run the ball and throw the ball,” Bennett said. “But you have to give Skyview credit. They found their passing game in the second half, they never gave up the big play and they prevented us from making a run at them.” Issaquah finished the season with a 7-3 record. All three losses were to teams ranked among the best in the state. “It was a very respectable record, but I know our guys came away feeling empty. They were not satisfied with the way the season ended,” Bennett said. “Our seniors are used to getting at least to the quarterfinals. They really helped establish our program as one of the best in the state.”
Fly-tying is healing veterans By Dallas Cross
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Sarah Bleisner (520), Liberty High School freshman, comes in just ahead of sophomore teammate Megan Larson, helping the Patriots to an eighth-place finish at the 3A state cross country championship Nov. 5 in Pasco.
Issaquah, Liberty runners place in top 10 at state By Bob Taylor Issaquah Press sports editor
Patriots close with win Liberty closed out its season with a 50-6 nonleague victory Nov. 4 against visiting Ingraham. See FOOTBALL, Page B7
Rachel Osgood, Issaquah senior, finishes as the Eagles’ top runner.
COUNTRY, Page B8
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JOURNAL, Page B7
By Christopher Huber Issaquah Press reporter
BY CHRISTOPHER HUBER
Spartans’ hopes for state title lays down long road versus Panthers The Skyline High School football team makes its longest road trip of the season Nov. 12, but it also could be a big step toward another Class 4A state title. Skyline plays the Mead Panthers in legendary Joe Albi Stadium in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament. This is the fifth year in a row the Spartans have been in the tournament. During that stretch, the
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Skyline wins KingCo title in OT
Damian Greene, Skyline High School senior running back, tries to get past Monroe linebacker Tory James during the Spartans' first possession of the second quarter Nov. 4. Skyline capped the drive with a touchdown to lead 17-7.
By Bob Taylor Issaquah Press sports editor
Talented and young, the Issaquah and Liberty high school girls cross country teams showed great promise for the future when they finished among the top 10 teams at the state championships Nov. 5 in Pasco. Issaquah, in the state meet for the first time in 13 years, finished 10th among the Class 4A teams. Liberty, in the state meet for the second straight year, finished eighth among the Class 3A teams. Issaquah, which had five freshmen on its team, finished the 4A meet with 274 points. The Eagles had the second-highest finish for a KingCo Conference 4A team. Redmond was third with 100 points. Tahoma won the state title with 88 points and Bellarmine Prep came in second with 99 points. “We finished just about where I thought we should have been,” Issaquah coach Gwen Robertson said. “I was hoping for a top 10 finish and that’s where we were. We couldn’t have asked for a better day. The weather was perfect.
The girls all performed very well.” Senior Rachel Osgood was Issaquah’s top runner, finishing 32nd on the Sun Willows Golf Course in a time of 19 minutes, 17.4 seconds. Ellie Clawson was next for Issaquah in 42nd with a time of 19:27.5. Rounding out the Eagles’ top five were Cayla Seligman, 100th in 20:19.3; Ellie Hendrickson 112th in 20:27.8; and Emily Winterstein, 113th in 20:28.1. All will return next season along with freshman Abby Wilson and sophomore Amanda Chalfant, who finished 118th and 121st. “I am pleased that they got to see what state is all about. Hopefully they will go back next year when all the mystery is gone,” Robertson said. “It was pretty exciting for them. I think it could get them pretty motivated for the future.” Skyline had one runner in the girls’ state meet — Samantha Krahling, who finished 55th in 19:36. The Liberty girls entered the
This past summer, I attended a retirement party for a longtime colleague at the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center. Dallas Cross Connie Ward and I had worked together in the Research and Development Program before I retired. I went to celebrate her successful career as a microbiologist and medical center biological safety officer. Knowing she wanted to learn how to fly-fish, I gave her a retirement gift of a fly-casting and fishing lesson on the Snoqualmie River, at a time of her choice. Connie asked if she could bring along a friend and I agreed. We would find a time when her friend, Vicki Hoagland, could get away from her job as a research scientist at the University of Washington. I am a veteran and receive my primary care at the Seattle VA Medical Center. In front of the facility I was stopped by a man who said, "I see you are a fly-fisherman." Puzzled until I remembered that the hitch cover on my SUV extolled fly-fishing, I answered, "Yes, and you also?" It turned out that the gentleman was on his way to teach in a fly-tying class sponsored by the Washington Fly Fishing Club and hosted by the medical center. He invited me to visit the class after my appointment and I gladly accepted. The class was in a pleasant activity room set up with tables holding fly-tying vices and containers of hooks, thread, feathers and fur. With club volunteers at hand, veteran patients were busy in various stages of tying both complicated and basic fly patterns on the hooks. I learned that several of the volunteers were from Seattle area fly-fishing shops and expert ty-
NEXT Skyline at Mead (Spokane) 1 p.m., Nov. 5, Joe Albi Stadium Records: Skyline (7-3), Mead (9-1)
Spartans have played for the title four times, winning it three times. Skyline’s state-tourney reign ended last fall when Ferris, another Spokane team, defeated
the Spartans in the championship game. Mead, riding an eight-game winning streak, is making its first tournament appearance since 2007. “We’re in the playoffs. It doesn’t matter who we play, or how far we have to travel. The bottom line, and what matters now, is our goal is to go 3-0 and get to the championship game,” Skyline coach Mat Taylor said. See SPARTANS, Page B7
The game seemed to be in the bag for the Skyline High School girls soccer team, but a last-second Issaquah goal made the Spartans work a little harder Nov. 1 for the KingCo Conference 4A girls soccer title. An 80th-minute, Issaquah goal stunned Skyline fans and players, but it didn’t take long for the Spartans to seal the deal in overtime. Senior midfielder Sydne Tingey scored in the 83rd minute to lift the Skyline Spartans over the Issaquah Eagles, 2-1, to become KingCo champs for the second year in a row. Tingey took a well-placed cross from Jordan Branch at about the 4-yard line, turned and shot leftto-right from the left post. It was her sixth goal of the season. “It was so relieving. I was like, ‘I’m going to score this goal,’” Tingey said as her team celebrated its third KingCo 4A title in four years. “I just touched it, I kinda volleyed it and I shot it.” Skyline finished the regular season 14-0-2 and is seeded No. 1 in District 2 heading into the state tournament. Issaquah (9-5-2) is seeded No. 2. The Spartans, ranked first in the state, hosted No. 8 Kentridge Nov. 8 in the first round of the state See SOCCER, Page B7
BY CHRISTOPHER HUBER
Brooke Bofto (left), Skyline sophomore midfielder, heads the ball as Jocelyn Eng, Issaquah senior forward, tries to take possession during the first half of the KingCo 4A title game Nov. 1.
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Issaquah swimmers tune up for state with district title By Bob Taylor Issaquah Press sports editor The Skyline High School girls swimming team, possibly tuning up for a third state title in a row, captured the 4A District 2 Championship Nov. 5 at the Juanita High School Pool. Skyline finished with 267 points to easily outdistance Newport, which was second with 199 points. Roosevelt was third with 159.5 points to just edge Issaquah, which took fourth with 157. Katie Kinnear, of Skyline, had two first places and swam as a member of the Spartans’ winning 200 medley relay team. Kinnear won the 100-yard butterfly in a state-qualifying time of 54.79 seconds. She has won the event at state the past two years. The Skyline junior also captured the 100 backstroke in a statequalifying time of 57.16. The Spartans’ 200 medley relay team of Sarah Elderkin, Andi Scarcello, Maria Volodkevich and
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tournament. Issaquah plays No. 3 Todd Beamer at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Federal Way Stadium. It was a classic Skyline-Issaquah match-up. “This was the kind of test quality teams have to pass,” Skyline head coach Don Braman said. Skyline went up 1-0 immediately. In the second minute, junior forward Anna Deweirdt headed in a perfectly executed corner kick from senior midfielder Maddie Christ. The ball sailed in from the left corner and Deweirdt caught it at just the right angle with her head to punch it in just inside the left goal post.
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Mead enters the contest coming off a 68-22 rout of Davis, of Yakima, in a Nov. 4 Class 4A playoff game. The Panthers scored four touchdowns in the first quarter and led 41-15 at halftime. “Mead is a very, very talented team. They are as talented a team as we have seen this year,” Taylor said. “They are very fast.” How fast? Mead has three starters in its secondary who were members of the 4x100 relay team that finished second last spring in the Class 4A state track and field championships. Wes Bailey and Evan Maack, members of that relay team, scored touchdowns against Davis. Mead is primarily a running team. The Panthers had 438 yards on the ground against Davis. Running back Davian Barlow had 128 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns. He ranked
qualifying time of 2:13.30. Briggs and Tinseth swam as members of Liberty’s 400 freestyle relay team, which finished fifth in a state-qualifying time of 3:50.81. Caitlin Duffner and Cecilia Nelson were other members of the relay team. Tinseth had a state-qualifying time of 1:09.19 in finishing third in the 100 breaststroke. Liberty’s Christina Sargent was third in diving with 282.05 points. The Patriots finished fifth in the team standings with 113 points. Mercer Island won the team title with 336 points.
Kinnear finished first in a statequalifying time of 1:48.81. The Spartans actually swam the event faster than last year, when they won the 200 medley relay at state in 1:48.87. Skyline had no other first places. However, the Spartans had several state-qualifying times. Volodkevich was second in the 100 freestyle in 53.83 and fourth in the 200 freestyle in 1:58.76. Shanley Miller took third in the 200 individual medley in 2:12.95 and Stephanie Munoz was eighth in the same event in 2:14.34. Meghan O’Keefe took fourth in the 100 butterfly in 58.79 and Munoz was fifth in 1:00.33. Yui Umezawa was third in the 100 backstroke in 1:00.16 and Scarcello was third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.35. Issaquah got a strong performance from Stacy Maier. Maier won the 100 freestyle in a state-qualifying time of 53.15. She was also second to Kinnear in the 100 backstroke in 58.3. In addition, Maier led off Issaquah’s
Briggs wins backstroke Liberty freshman Mackenna Briggs won the 100 backstroke at the Sea-King District 3A championships Nov. 5 at Mercer Island’s Mary Wayte Pool. Briggs won the race in a statequalifying time of 59.94. She also finished third in the 200 individual medley in a state-qualifying time of 2:09.52. Teammate Elise Tinseth was fourth in a state-
The Spartans maintained the lead in the first half with aggressive play up front. Issaquah created some opportunities for itself, but Skyline controlled the tempo throughout. Branch provided another cross to junior forward Rachel Shim to set up a shot that just missed in the 28th minute. The Eagles came close in the 7th and 35th minutes. “When we play each other, we’re always evenly matched,” Tingey said. The Eagles pressed harder in the second half, controlling the pace of the game and creating more scoring opportunities than Skyline. Issaquah often left just two defenders back as it went full-bore with the offensive attack. For the most part, it worked, Issaquah coach Tom Bunnell said. “We were just gonna throw the
house at ‘em,” he said. “I didn’t doubt we would get one, but it was just when.” As the clock wound down, it looked as if Issaquah’s hopes of a comeback were dashed. But with less than a minute to go, freshman forward Lyrik Fryer took the ball 25 yards out at the left sideline. She lofted it to the center of the box, where junior defender Morgan Zack redirected it with her head right into the goal, past an on-rushing Tina Vargas. That tied it at 1-1, sending the game into a 5-minute, “golden goal” overtime period. Although Skyline beat Issaquah, 4-0, Oct. 18, Braman noted the Eagles’ ability to pressure and create opportunities against their toughest opponents. Against Issaquah, “we have to think so hard about what we’re
trying to do,” he said. “Tom had a great plan. He was taking an intense risk.”
fifth in the Greater Spokane League in rushing with 1,023 yards. Barlow has also scored 20 touchdowns. The Panthers also play tough defense. They ranked second in the Greater Spokane League, allowing just 271 yards per game. Mead was second in pass defensive, allowing barely 100 yards per game through the air. Skyline enters the game coming off a 59-21 rout of visiting Monroe in a Nov. 4 Class 4A preliminary game. Quarterback Max Browne completed 17 of 25 passes with no interceptions for 263 yards and five touchdowns. Nick Sblendorio had five receptions for 123 yards and hauled in three touchdown passes. “He started the season well but got hurt against Bellevue, so it has taken him a while to get his game back. He does a real nice job for us,” Taylor said. “We’re excited to have him ready to go for the playoffs.” Damian Greene had a big night for the Spartans. He rushed for 83 yards on nine carries with 80 of those yards coming in the first
half. He also caught two passes for 38 yards. Greene had two big plays in the second quarter. He ran 15 yards for a touchdown to put the Spartans up 24-7. Then he picked off a Monroe pass and returned it 78 yards to set up a Browne touchdown pass. Skyline led 38-14 at halftime. Chase Premone ignited the Spartans when he ran back the game’s opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. “That really gave us momentum and got us going right away,” Taylor said. Sean McDonald added a 29yard field goal later in the first quarter to give Skyline a 10-0 lead. Monroe scored early in the second quarter on a 1-yard run by Hunter Bingham. Skyline countered with three touchdowns in a row. Browne hit Sblendorio on a 6-yard pass, and then Greene ran for a touchdown, before Browne connected with Taggart Krueger on a 6-yard touchdown pass. After Monroe scored on a 69-yard run by Jordan Moore, Browne
connected with Sblendorio on a 53-yard touchdown pass just before halftime. Skyline wrapped up the game with 21 points in a row later in the third quarter. Browne hit Sblendorio and Matt Sinatro on touchdown passes, and backup quarterback Nate Gibson ran three yards for a touchdown. Skyline finished with 417 total yards. The Skyline defense allowed the Bearcats 182 yards in the first half, but held them to just 83 in the second half. Monroe, making its first playoff appearance since 1992, got a strong game from Moore, who rushed for 171 yards on 21 carries and scored two touchdowns. But the night belonged to the Spartans, who are eager to return to the Tacoma Dome for a shot at another title. “This was really our first complete game of the season — offensively, defensively and special teams,” Taylor said.
winning 200 freestyle relay team that finished in a state-qualifying time of 1:41.51. Kayla Foremski, Gabrielle Gevers and Kayla Flaten were other members of the relay team. Issaquah also took second in the 200 medley relay in a statequalifying time of 1:52.72. Flaten, Kellie Langan, Gevers and Maier composed the relay. Flaten had state-qualifying times in two other races. She finished second to Inglemoor’s Sage Speak in the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.12. Flaten was third in the 100 freestyle in 54.34.
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State meets begin Nov. 11 The girls swimming and diving state championships begin Nov. 11 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The Class 3A prelims begin at 9:45 a.m. The Class 4A prelims are set for 2:30 p.m. The championship finals are Nov. 12. The Class 3A state finals begin at 10 a.m. and the Class 4A finals at 2:30 p.m.
Eastlake 2, Redmond 1 (OT, shootout) The Eastlake Wolves held on in a shootout to take third place in KingCo. It beat Redmond, 2-1, in the loser-out match Nov. 1. Goalkeeper Bryce Kennedy made the winning save in the shootout to give Eastlake the 5-4 advantage in the end. She held the Mustangs off in overtime, too. Eastlake improved to 7-3-8. Redmond finished 8-7-3. Senior midfielder Kelsey Haberly put the Wolves up 1-0 after drilling a free kick from near the top of the box in the 36th minute. Redmond sophomore midfielder Kelsey Costello tied the game with a goal in the 70th minute.
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Connie Ward (foreground) and Vicki Hoagland fish on the Snoqualmie River. BY DALLAS CROSS
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ers in their own right. In the announcement schedule were outings where the veterans could participate in fishing and casting. There was an opportunity for me to assist a Gulf War veteran. He told me fly-tying was helping him focus on a productive task, and that he was looking forward to casting his fly for trout. He explained he had post traumatic stress disorder and the VA program at Seattle was helping him recover. He thanked me for assisting him tie the fly and praised the Healing Waters program for helping him and his fellow veterans at the hospital. Club volunteers told me that the Seattle Healing Waters project is part of a national program to help patients in many Veterans Administration facilities. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc. is a nonprofit organization sponsoring therapeutic fly-tying and fishing activities. Members have risen to the challenge of helping wounded veterans, even to the extent of inventing a onehanded fly-tying device for amputees. I was informed Seattle VA rehabilitation staff gathered in amazement to observe the fly-tying by PTSD patients when the program first started. They remarked that patient concentration times were much longer than those seen during conventional therapy. I have dropped in to the class a couple of times since, once contributing a large piece of prime elk hair hide that was immediately cut up and put into the material boxes for the veterans. Connie called and said that she and Vicki could go for her casting lesson on a Friday in September. I packed fly rods for all three of us and put together an après-fishing treat of some cheeses, buffalo pepperoni from Fischer's Meat Market
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“It was a nice way to finish out the season, although if you had asked our kids, they would have rather been in the playoffs,” Liberty coach Steve Valach said. The Patriots finished the season at 4-6. Senior quarterback Jordan West had his best game of the season. He completed 20 of 29 passes for 323 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown. “It was a good final game for him,” Valach said of West. Liberty led 15-0 at the end of the first quarter. Defensive line-
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KingCo Conference 4A POST-SEASON GAMES Nov. 3 Game Inglemoor 56, Arlington 26 Nov. 4 Games Skyline 59, Monroe 21 Skyview 47, Issaquah 17 Eastlake 48, Jefferson 0 Bethel 24, Bothell 22 Woodinville 56, Curtis 17 SKYLINE 59, MONROE 21 Monroe 0 14 7 0 – 21 Skyline 10 28 21 0 – 59 First Quarter Sky – Chase Premone 94 kickoff return (Sean McDonald kick) Sky – McDonald 29 FG Second Quarter Mon – Hunter Bingham 1 run (Jordan Trujillo kick) Sky – Nick Sblendorio 6 pass from Max Browne (McDonald kick) Sky – Damian Greene 15 run (McDonald kick) Sky – Taggart Krueger 6 pass from Browne (McDonald kick) Mon – Jordan Moore 69 run (Trujillo kick) Sky – Sblendorio 53 pass from Browne (McDonald kick) Third Quarter Mon – Jake Dimaggio 6 run (Trujillo kick) Sky – Sblendorio 4 pass from Browne (McDonald kick) Sky – Matt Sinatro 43 pass from Browne (McDonald kick) Sky – Nate Gibson 3 run (McDonald kick) SKYVIEW 47, ISSAQUAH 17 Issaquah 0 0 3 14 – 17 Skyview 0 24 14 9 – 47 Second Quarter Sky – Parker Henry 11 run (Hayden Schuh kick) Sky – Henry 6 run (Schuh kick Sky – Schuh 24 FG Sky – Spencer Miles 12 pass from Kieran McDonagh (Schuh kick) Third Quarter Iss – Alex Shane 30 FG Sky – Forrest Russell 41 pass from McDonagh (Schuh kick) Sky – Mo Morrison 9 pass from McDonagh (Schuh kick) Fourth Quarter Iss – Ethan Kalin 1 run (Shane kick) Sky – Dylan Bratlie safety, tackle in end zone Sky – Morrison 21 pass from McDonagh (Schuh kick) Iss – Reed Peterson 57 pass from Kalin (Shane kick) Individual statistics RUSHING – Issaquah, Jack Gellatly 26-111, Ethan Kalin 13-45, Derek Chapman 1-3; Skyview, Parker Henry 19-123, Kieren McDonagh 10-23, Jabari Marshall 2-15, CJ Vernon 4-4, Keuvay Jones 2-3. PASSING – Issaquah, Kalin 14-34-2, 219; Skyview, McDonagh 20-31-1, 338. PASS RECEIVING – Issaquah, Reed Peterson 3-98, Chapman 5-57, Charles Peterson 4-38, Gellatly 1-15, Kenneth Norton 1-11; Skyview, Forrest Russell 6-105, Spencer Miles 3-78, Reiley Henderson 4-66, Mo Morrison 3-42, Henry 2-35, David Garlington 2-14. EASTLAKE 48, JEFFERSON 0 Jefferson 0 0 0 0 – 0 Eastlake 6 34 0 8 – 48 First Quarter East – Ryan Lewis 28 run (run failed) Second Quarter East – Brian Quick 6 pass from Keegan Kemp (John Kilburg kick) East – Lewis 7 run (Kilburg kick) East – Lewis 9 run (Kilburg kick) East – Quick 10 pass from Kemp (Kilburg kick) East – Cameron Nelson 11 pass from Kemp (kick blocked) Fourth Quarter East – David Hernandez 32 run (Kepa Hughes run)
Class 4A state playoffs Preliminary round Games Nov. 4-5 Lake Stevens 44, Heritage 7 Kentwood 19, Gig Harbor 16 Woodinville 56, Curtis 17 Skyview (Vancouver) 47, Issaquah 17 Bellarmine Prep 37, Graham-Kapowsin 19 Olympia 38, Puyallup 21 Union 42, Tahoma 7 Eastlake 48, Jefferson 0 Skyline 59, Monroe 21 Bethel 24, Bothell 22 Federal Way 41, Snohomish 14 Kentlake 49, Mariner 7 Edmonds-Woodway 29, South Kitsap 19 First round matchups Nov. 11-12 Union (Vancouver) at Kentlake Bethel at Woodinville, 7 p.m., Nov. 12 Ferris (Spokane) at Central Valley (Spokane) Skyline at Mead (Spokane), 1 p.m., Nov. 12 Edmonds-Woodway at Bellarmine Prep Kentwood at Skyview (Vancouver) Olympia at Lake Stevens Eastlake at Federal Way, Nov. 12
KingCo Conference 3A POST-SEASON Nov. 3 Game Lakeside 28, Lake Washington 27 Nov. 4 Games Interlake 20, White River 13 Bellevue 28, Glacier Peak 17 Mercer Island 21, Ferndale 14 Bishop Blanchet 35, Juanita 33 Liberty 50, Ingraham 6 Sammamish 28, Rainier Beach 20 Nov. 5 Game Mount Si 17, Peninsula 14 LIBERTY 50, INGRAHAM 6 Ingraham 0 0 6 0 – 6 Liberty 15 7 21 7 – 50 First Quarter Lib – Anthony Olobia, safety, tackle in end zone Lib – Jordan West 1 run (kick blocked) Lib – Josh Gordon 39 pass from West (Josh Johnson kick) Second Quarter Lib – Tynan Gilmore 9 pass from West (Trevor Merritt kick) Third Quarter Lib – Gilmore 19 pass from West (Hamilton Noel kick) Ing – Quwante Cox 18 run (pass failed)
Lib – Alex Olobia 66 pass from West (Johnson kick) Lib – Russell Boston 5 run (Merritt kick) Fourth Quarter Lib – Jalen Mano 1 run (Noel kick)
MOUNT SI 17, PENINSULA 14 Mount Si 0 10 7 0 – 17 Peninsula 0 0 14 0 – 14 Second Quarter MS – Cameron Vanwinkle 32 FG MS – Griffin McLain 2 pass from Ryan Atkinson (Vanwinkle kick) Third Quarter Pen – Austin Havens 1 run (Sam Shea kick) Pen – Danny Welstad 8 run (Shea kick) MS – McLain 9 pass from Atkinson (Vanwinkle kick)
Class 3A state playoffs Preliminary round Games Nov. 4-5 O’Dea 50, Mount Vernon 25 Mountain View 57, Auburn Mountainview 9 Hazen 36, Franklin 15 Capital 35, West Seattle O 6 Mount Si 17, Peninsula 14 Meadowdale 33, Prairie 7 Camas 58, Bainbridge 0 Bellevue 28, Glacier Peak 17 Seattle Prep 42, Timberline 28 Eastside Catholic 50, Oak Harbor 33 Mercer Island 21, Ferndale 14 Kennedy Catholic 56, Lincoln 14 Lakes 56, Nathan Hale 21 EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 50, OAK HARBOR 33 Eastside Catholic 7 15 7 21 – 50 Oak Harbor 13 6 14 0 – 33 First Quarter EC – Chevy Walker 26 pass from Trey Reynolds (Danny Omiliak kick) OH – Mike Washington 7 pass from Ian Kolste (Peter Franssen kick) OH – Brent Ryan 7 run (kick failed) Second Quarter EC – Jake Springfield 7 pass from Reynolds (Danny Omiliak kick) OH – Ryan 1 run (run failed) EC – Elisha Paaga 1 run (Zane Allen run) Third Quarter OH – Josiah Miller 41 run (Franssen kick) OH – Ryan 2 run (Franssen kick) EC – Springfield 18 pass from Reynolds (Omiliak kick) Fourth Quarter EC – Reynolds 37 run (Omiliak kick) EC – Walker 7 run (Omiliak kick) EC – Walker 5 run (Omiliak kick) HAZEN 36, FRANKLIN 15 Hazen 7 15 0 14 – 36 Franklin 2 13 0 0 – 15 First Quarter Frank – safety, tackle in end zone Hazen – Eric Jacobs 21 run (Frankie Johnson kick) Second Quarter Frank – Trevon Harris 52 run (Uriel Reynoso kick) Frank – Darnell Berry 53 fumble return (kick blocked) Hazen – Jacobs 3 run (Jacobs run) Hazen – JD Peterson 80 pass from Cody Taylor (Johnson kick) Fourth Quarter Hazen – Tray Brown 1 run (Johnson kick) Hazen – Jacobs 30 run (Johnson kick)
Prep girls soccer 4A KingCo Conference Nov. 1 Tournament Games Skyline 2, Issaquah 1 (OT), first, second, both to state Eastlake 2, Redmond 1 (OT), winner KingCo No. 3, loser out SKYLINE 2, ISSAQUAH 1 Issaquah 0 1 0 – 1 Skyline 1 0 1 – 2 First half scoring: 1, Anna Deweirdt (S, Maddie Christ assist), 2:00. Second half scoring: 2, Morgan Zach (Iss, Lyrik Fryer assist), 80:00. Overtime scoring: 3, Sydne Tingey (S, Jordan Branch assist), 83:00. EASTLAKE 2, REDMOND 1 Redmond 0 1 0 – 1 Eastlake 1 0 1 – 2 First half scoring: 1, Kelsey Haberly (E, unassisted), 36:00. Second half scoring: Kelsey Costello (Red, unassisted), 70:00. Shootout: Eastlake won 5-4.
KingCo Conference 3A KingCo 3A Tournament Oct. 31 Games Bellevue 3, Mount Si 2 (OT), loser out Lake Washington 1, Mercer Island 0, loser out Nov. 2 Game Lake Washington 3, Bellevue 0, winner KingCo No. 2, loser out BELLEVUE 3, MOUNT SI 2 (OT) Bellevue 1 1 1 – 3 Mount Si 2 0 0 – 2 First half scoring: 1, Leah Corra (MS, Laura Barnes assist), 25:30; 2, Rachel Wadell (B, Natalie Nelson assist), 33:00; 3, Kelsey Lindor (MS, unassisted), 38:10. Second half scoring: 4, Nelson (B, Kaitlyn Melby assist), 77:00. Overtime scoring: 5, Nelson (B, Melby assist), 82:30.
Metro/KingCo Playoff Nov. 5 Game EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 1, LAKE WASHINGTON 0 Eastside Catholic 1 0 – 1 Lake Washington 0 0 – 0 First half scoring: 1, Morgan McKenzie (EC, unassisted), 30:00. Shutout: Nemo Thomas.
Metro League Nov. 3 Tournament Game EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 5, WEST SEATTLE 0 Eastside Catholic 3 2 – 5 West Seattle 00–0 First half scoring: 1, Malia Bachesta (EC, Maddie Racine assist), 1:00; 2, KK Standish (EC, Bachesta assist), 38:00; 3, Standish (EC, unassisted), 39:00. Second half scoring: 4, Quinn Phillips (EC, unassisted), 60:00; 5, Elizabeth Escobar (EC, Racine assist), 75:00. Shutout: Nemo Thomas.
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Nov. 12, 9 a.m., Cougar Mountain, loop to Far Country, 5 miles, 1,050-foot elevation gain. Call 206-232-7730. Cascade Bicycle Club Nov. 12, 10 a.m., Lake Sammamish Coffee Run, 34 miles from Redhook Brewery in Woodinville. Call 681-1521 ... Nov. 12, 10 a.m., Duthie Hill ride, 10 miles from Cascade Ridge Elementary School. Call 818-5908167 ... Nov. 13, 10 a.m., Renton to Issaquah Coffee Run, 35 miles from Ron Regis Park. Call 206-399-3221. Pickle ball Issaquah Parks provides pickle ball at the community center from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 8-10 a.m. Saturdays. Rackets and nets are provided. Call 837-3000. Basketball Issaquah Parks has noontime hoops for players 16 and older from noon to 2 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the community center. There are noontime hoops for players 40 and older from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays. There is also an open gym from 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays. Call 8373300. Yoga Issaquah Parks provides yoga stretch classes from 8-9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at the community center. Call 837-3300. Tennis Issaquah Parks holds the Tennis and Friends program for players 50 and over at Tibbetts Valley Park. Call 369-8332. Volleyball Issaquah Parks has an open gym for volleyball from 6-9 p.m. Mondays at the
Youth sports/activities Soccer Issaquah Soccer Club is offering a winter development academy for players 7-8 years old. Go to www.issaquahsoccerclub.org. Swimming Issaquah Parks provides swimming lessons for all ages at the Julius Boehm Pool. Call 837-3350. Basketball Issaquah Parks is currently registering players for winter season. Registrations for kindergarten through second grade must be done by Nov. 28. Turnouts begin Dec. 3. Middle school registrations are due by Nov. 21. Call 837-3300 or 837-3388. Register at www.issaquahparks.net.
High school sports Football Nov. 12, 1 p.m., Skyline vs. Mead at Spokane’s Joe Albi Stadium. Girls swimming Nov. 11-12, Liberty, Issaquah, Skyline at state championships at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way; 3A prelims, 9:45 a.m. Nov. 11, 4A prelims, 2:30 p.m., Nov. 11; 3A finals, 10 a.m., Nov. 12, 4A finals, 2:30 p.m., Nov. 12. Volleyball Nov. 11-12, Skyline at 4A State Tournament at Saint Martin’s University, Nov. 11, 5:15 p.m., Skyline vs. Bellarmine Prep. Girls soccer Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m., Issaquah vs. Todd Beamer, Federal Way Memorial Stadium, 6 p.m., Columbia River at Liberty. Mount Si 3, Liberty 1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 25-13) Mount Si 3, Holy Names 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-23) Mount Si 3, Mercer Island 1 (25-11, 25-10, 23-25, 25-16)
Prep volleyball KingCo Conference 4A League Tournament Nov. 3 Matches At Bothell Woodinville 3, Newport 1 (25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 2517), first, second, both to state Skyline 3, Roosevelt 1 (13-25, 25-23, 25-23, 2520), loser out Garfield 3, Bothell 1 (25-20, 25-27, 25-23, 25-23), loser out Skyline 3, Garfield 1 (17-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-21), winner KingCo No. 3, loser out Nov. 1 Matches At Newport Garfield 3, Eastlake 0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-23), loser out Skyline 3, Issaquah 1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-15, 2515), loser out Newport 3, Bothell 0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-20) Woodinville 3, Roosevelt 2 (20-25, 28-26, 23-25, 25-18, 15-12) SKYLINE 3, ROOSEVELT 1 Roosevelt 25 23 23 20 – 1 Skyline 13 25 25 25 – 3 Skyline statistics: Madison Stoa 3 blocks, 41 assists, 13 digs; Halle Erdahl 10 digs, 3 aces; Emily Owen 11 digs, 3 aces; Maddie Magee 29 kills, Katy Mounsey 6 kills, 3 blocks. SKYLINE 3, GARFIELD 1 Garfield 25 17 16 21 – 1 Skyline 17 25 25 25 – 3 Skyline statistics: Madison Stoa 5 kills, 32 assists; Marissa Fortier 4 blocks, Emily Harris 7 digs, 4 aces; Emily Owen 10 digs, Molly Mounsey 5 kills, 3 blocks; Maddie Magee 20 kills, 3 blocks. SKYLINE 3, ISSAQUAH 1 Skyline 25 21 25 25 – 3 Issaquah 22 25 15 15 – 1 Skyline statistics: Madison Stoa 6 kills, 39 assists; Kennedy Stoa 13 digs, Emily Owen 12 digs, Halle Erdahl 20 kills, Molly Mounsey 6 kills, Maddie Magee 11 kills, 10 digs. Issaquah statistics: Lindsey Ferguson 10 digs, 3 aces; Mckenzie Bostic 35 assists, 5 aces; Cassie Elenes 6 kills, 3 blocks; Misty Siochi 9 kills, Sam Rogers 11 kills, 3 blocks, 10 digs, 3 aces; Kirsten Fischer 5 kills, Claire Holcombe 3 aces. GARFIELD 3, EASTLAKE 0 Eastlake 19 23 23 – 0 Garfield 25 25 25 – 3 Eastlake statistics: Sarah Pellicano 7 kills, 10 digs; Anna Gorman 16 kills, 3 aces; Zoe Escarda 3 blocks, Stephanie Clay 11 digs, Taylor Finlon 32 assists, 10 digs, 3 aces.
EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 3, LIBERTY 0 Liberty 19 12 11 – 0 Eastside Catholic 25 25 25 – 3 Eastside Catholic statistics: Nicole Boswell 14 digs, Hannah Christie 17 assists, Emilee Derus 14 assists, Jordan Gates 10 aces, Mandy Mahan 6 kills, Kam McLain 19 kills, Marlena Norwood 17 digs, Kathryn Towslee 6 kills. BAINBRIDGE 3, MOUNT SI 0 Bainbridge 25 25 25 – 3 Mount Si 21 21 21 – 0 Mount Si statistics: Lyndsay Carr 17 kills, Rachel Hayford 12 digs, Sarah McDonald 15 kills, 13 digs; Lauren Smith 24 assists, Noelle Stockstad 10 assists. EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 3, BAINBRIDGE 0 Eastside Catholic 25 25 27 – 3 Bainbridge 23 19 25 – 0 Eastside Catholic statistics: Nicole Boswell 11 digs, Hannah Christie 36 assists, 11 digs, Mandy Mahan 5 kills, Cam McLain 21 kills, 10 digs, 6 aces; Marlena Norwood 17 digs, Lauren Rehn 5 kills, 10 digs, Katherine Towslee 9 kills. MOUNT SI 3, LIBERTY 1 Liberty 17 25 15 13 – 1 Mount Si 25 20 25 25 – 3 Mount Si statistics: Lyndsay Carr 19 kills, Rachel Hayford 15 digs, Sarah McDonald 17 kills, 20 digs, 4 aces; Lauren Smith 41 assists, 12 digs.
Other KingCo runners: 22, Jamie Coughlin (Garfield) 16:03.6; 27, Michael Mendenhall (Inglemoor) 16:06.6; 28, Nathan Conrad (Bothell) 16:08.2; 36, Johnathan Stevens (Redmond) 16:12.5; 41, Ryan Peterson (Garfield) 16:16.8; 51, Chris Wilson (Inglemoor) 16:22.0; 56, Michael Flindt (Eastlake) 16:24.5; 61, Dylan Hayes (Garfield) 16:27.1; 68, Zach Kirwan (Redmond) 16:31.2; 74, Max Dunn (Redmond) 16:35.4; 84, Cameron Standish (Garfield) 16:44.7; 86, Kevin Tidball (Skyline) 16:45.2; 90, Julian Garvue (Garfield) 16:48.7; 94, Jay Bowlby (Skyline) 16:50.3; 95, Adam Houston (Roosevelt) 16:50.9; 102, Grant Uselman (Skyline) 16:57.9; 105, Carter Aebi (Redmond) 16:59.4; 113, Jared Moore (Garfield) 17:06.2; 114, Joey Nakao (Skyline) 17:06.6; 119, Harry Engel (Redmond) 17:11.5; 120, Aaron Schlossman (Garfield) 17:12.6; 121, Brendan Long (Skyline) 17:14.5; 134, Billy Van Hoff (Redmond) 17:37.7; 135, Jamon Rogers (Skyline) 17:44.1; 140, Eric Keenan (Redmond) 17:53.3.
3A State Championships Nov. 5 at Sun Willows GC, Pasco Team scores: 1, North Central 59; 2, Seattle Prep 80; 3, Kamiakin 81; 4, Bellevue 98 (won tie-breaker); 5, Mount Spokane 98; 6, Camas 233; 7, Nathan Hale 246; 8, Columbia River 280 (won tiebreaker); 9, Lakes 280; 10, Bishop Blanchet 290; 11, Oak Harbor 306; 12, Lakeside 318 (won tiebreaker); 13, Hazen 318; 14, Capital 324; 15, Glacier Peak 369; 16, Auburn Mountainview 376. Top finishers: 1, Anthony Armstrong (Kamiakin) 14:58.4; 2, Nathan Weitz (Shadle Park) 14:59.3; 3, Izaic Yorks (Lakes) 15:05.9; 4, Joe Hardy (Seattle Prep) 15:21.4; 5, Curtis King (Peninsula) 15:21.8; 6, Keith Williams (North Central) 15:22.1; 7, Hunter Johnson (Mount Spokane) 15:26.1; 8, Kai Wilmot (North Central) 15:33.6; 9, Jake Hombel (University) 15:37.5; 10, Keenan Piper (Seattle Prep) 15:38.6. Top KingCo and local runners: 11, John Fowler (Bellevue) 15:42.9; 12, Ryan Long (Bellevue) 15:48.8; 24, Will Sheeran (Bellevue) 16:04.2; 32, Devon Grove (Lake Washington) 16:14.9; 38, Spike Sievert (Bellevue) 16:17.9; 40, Daniel Karpman (Hazen) 16:20.0; 43, Addison Woolsey (Bellevue) 16:21.6; 45, Nick MacLean (Bellevue) 16:22.3; 39, Lloyd Byran (Hazen) 16:26.5; 57, Nick Martin (Sammamish) 16:36.8; 62, Matt Siegel (Eastside Catholic) 16:39.3; 76, Hiron Redman (Liberty) 16:54.1; 81, Conner Hall (Hazen) 16:58.4; 82, Kyle Pratt (Bellevue) 16:58.8; 112, Santos Zaid (Juanita) 17:20.2; 119, Chase Onstot (Hazen) 17:31.0; 136, Luis Puga (Hazen) 18:14.0; 137, Daniel Huie (Hazen) 18:15.8.
Prep girls cross country 4A State Championships Nov. 5 at Sun Willows GC, Pasco Team scores: 1, Tahoma 88; 2, Bellarmine Prep 99; 3, Redmond 100; 4, Lewis & Clark 140; 5, Eisenhower 157; 6, Henry Jackson 183; 7, Snohomish 199; 8, Central Valley 217; 9, Thomas Jefferson 249; 10, Issaquah 274; 11, Union 278; 12, Stanwood 287; 13, Central Kitsap 290; 14, Puyallup 311; 15, South Kitsap 319; 16, Kent-Meridian 366. Top finishers: 1, Jordan McPhee (Mount Rainier) 17:24.7; 2, Alexis Fuller (Union) 18:07.1; 3, Chandler Olson (Woodinville) 18:20.2; 4, Alexia Martin (KentMeridian) 18:20.8; 5, Megan LeGresley (Redmond) 18:22.7; 6, Mayra Chavez (Eisenhower) 18:25.6; 7, Rachel Atwood (Auburn Riverside) 18:33.1; 8, Abby Atchison (Tahoma) 18:40.5; 9, Kelsey Dunn (Redmond) 18:41.6; 10, Jordin Stephenson (Stanwood) 18:43.3; 11, Natalie Sharp (Garfield) 18:44.1; 12, Elise Tello (Eisenhower) 18:45.9; 13, Sofia Kane (Olympia) 18:47.7; 14, Brooke Kingma (Jackson) 18:49.3; 15, Rose Christen (Central Kitsap) 18:50.9. Other KingCo runners: 17, Kyra Burke (Inglemoor) 18:53.3; 29, Holly Young (Redmond) 19:13.3; 30, Morgan O’Connor (Eastlake) 19:15.9; 31, Hannah Swanson (Roosevelt) 19:17.0; 32, Rachel Osgood (Issaquah) 19:17.4; 42, Ellie Clawson (Issaquah) 19:27.5; 43, Jessica Spray (Newport) 19:27.8; 55, Samantha Krahling (Skyline) 19:36.0; 58, Allie Nichols (Redmond) 19:39.7; 62, Mekenna Mossman (Redmond) 19:45.8; 79, Mandy Rusch (Redmond) 20:00.2; 100, Cayla Seligman (Issaquah) 20:19.3; 112, Ellie Hendrickson (Issaquah) 20:27.8; 113, Emily Winterstein (Issaquah) 20:28.1; 116, Lila Rice (Redmond) 20:33.0; 118, Abby Wilson (Issaquah) 20:36.9; 121, Amanda Chalfant (Issaquah) 20:41.1.
3A State Championships Nov. 5 at Sun Willows GC, Pasco Team scores: 1, Camas 58; 2, Glacier Peak 60; 3, Peninsula 116; 4, Kamiakin 155; 5, Prairie 158; 6, Lakeside 186; 7, Mercer Island 199; 8, Liberty 225; 9, Mount Spokane 231; 10, Oak Harbor 249; 11, Shadle
MOUNT SI 3, HOLY NAMES 0 Holy Names 15 15 23 – 0 Mount Si 25 25 25 – 3 Mount Si statistics: Kailey Capelouto 12 kills, Lyndsay Carr 12 kills, Rachel Hayfford 14 digs, Sarah McDonald 23 kills, 11 digs; Lauren Smith 38 assists, 16 digs, 4 aces. MOUNT SI 3, MERCER ISLAND 1 Mount Si 25 25 23 25 – 3 Mercer Island 11 16 25 16 – 1 Mount Si statistics: Brooke Bonner 11 digs, Kailey Capelouto 4 aces, Lyndsay Carr 15 kills, Rachel Hayford 27 digs, Sarah McDonald 25 kills, 12 digs; Lauren Smith 43 assists, 10 digs. West Central 2A District Port Angeles 3, Interlake 2 (22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-11) North Kitsap 3, Interlake 1 (15-25, 25-23, 25-12, 26-24)
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Sea-King 3A District Tournament Nov. 3 Matches At Sammamish Lake Washington 3, Chief Sealth 2 (25-19, 25-11, 23-25, 19-25, 15-13), loser out Liberty d. West Seattle, no score reported, loser out Bainbridge 3, Bishop Blanchet 0 (27-25, 25-21, 2518), loser out Holy Names 3, Nathan Hale 0 (25-13, 25-11, 258), loser out Holy Names 3, Mercer Island 2 (25-17, 25-17, 2025, 25-27, 16-14) Seattle Prep 3, Lake Washington 0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-14) Bainbridge 3, Mount Si 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-21) Eastside Catholic 3, Liberty 0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-11) Nov. 4 Matches Eastside Catholic 3, Bainbridge 0 (25-23, 25-19, 27-25) Seattle Prep 3, Holy Names 0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-17)
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Nov. 5 at Sun Willows GC, Pasco Team scores: 1, Gig Harbor 55; 2, Eisenhower 78; 3, Henry Jackson 129; 4, Wenatchee 143; 5, Central Valley 166; 6, Garfield 189; 7, Puyallup 210; 8, Tahoma 213; 9. Kamiak 261; 10, Bellarmine Prep 263; 11, Redmond 267; 12, Skyline 277; 13, Kentwood 292; 14, Union 349; 15, Todd Beamer 366; 16, Battle Ground 393. Top finishers; 1, Jacob Smith (Wenatchee) 15:03; 2, Andrew Gardner (Mead) 15:07; 3, Santos Vargas (Eisenhower) 15:13.5; 4, Korey Krotzer (Auburn Riverside) 15:18.5; 5, Wolfgang Beck (Gig Harbor) 15:18.9; 6, Nicholas Boersma (Wenatchee) 15:24.4; 7, Sumner Goodwin (Lewis & Clark) 15:29.7; 8, Colby Gilbert (Skyview) 15:34.7; 9, Alex Kimsey (Ferris) 15:35.2; 10, Jaziel Rodriguez (Eisenhower) 15:37.2; 11, Tristan Peloquin (Gig Harbor) 15:37.2; 12, Keegan Symmes (Skyline) 15:37.5; 13, Joel Estelle (Lewis & Clark) 15:37.7; 14, JP Wolpert (Walla Walla) 15:37.9; 15, Alex Bowns (Ballard) 15:41.0.
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state meet after winning a second straight Sea-King District 3A title. The Patriots finished eighth with 225 points. KingCo 3A rival Mercer Island was seventh with 199 points. Camas won the 3A state title with 58 points. “I am not unhappy with eighth,” Liberty coach Michael Smith said. “Last year when we went to state, we were just happy to get there. This year, the girls really wanted to get fourth. However, that meant everyone running perfect. We had three girls who ran outstanding races, but we had four others that ran well but not at their best.” Junior Allie Wood, a standout softball player, was Liberty’s top placer at state. Wood finished 27th in 19:27.9. Freshman Sarah Bliesner was 43rd in 19:47.7 and sophomore Megan Larson was 44th in 19:49.9. Rounding out the Patriots’ top five were junior Megan Chucka, 94th in 20:36.5; and sophomore Amy Broska, 101st in 20:47.1. Junior Rachel Shaw was 102nd
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Prep girls swimming 4A District 2 Championships At Juanita Team scores: 1, Skyline 267; 2, Newport 199; 3, Roosevelt 159.5; 4, Issaquah 157; 5, Inglemoor 146; 6, Bothell 111.5; 7, Eastlake 102; 8, Woodinville 99; 9, Redmond 78; 10, Garfield 36; 11, Ballard 21. Individual results 200 medley relay: A final, 1, Skyline (Sarah Elderkin, Andi Scarcello, Katie Kinnear, Maria Volodkevich) 1:48.81*; 2, Issaquah (Stacy Maier, Kayla Flaten, Kellie Langan, Gabrielle Gevers) 1:52.72*; 3, Newport (Lorea Gwo, Nina Dipboye, Monique Saysana, Sara Simpson) 1:53.94*; 4, Roosevelt (Cassie Tallman, Johanna Brunner, Maddie Maider, Hannah Benson) 1:55.26*; B final, 8, Eastlake (Erin Gronewald, Erin Alleva, Alyssa Poggemann, JoJo Morlidge) 2:03.84. 200 freestyle: 1, Mariah Williamson (Bothell) 1:56.02*; 2, Maggie Pana (Newport) 1:57.08*; 3, Kayla Roberson (Inglemoor) 1:57.74*; 4, Volodkevich (Skyline) 1:58.76*; 5, Maider (Roosevelt) 1:58.87*; 6, Lily Newton (Eastlake) 2:02.46; B final, 7, Johanna Rayl (Woodinville) 1:58.51*; 11, Scarcello (Skyline) 2:06.33. 200 individual medley: 1, Aly Davis (Redmond) 2:07.36*; 2, Kara Beauchamp (Eastlake) 2:10.23*; 3, Shanley Miller (Skyline) 2:12.95*; 4, Hannah Benson (Roosevelt) 2:14.98*; 5, Elderkin (Skyline) 2:15.12; 6, Yui Umezawa (Skyline) 2:15.80; B final, 7, Tallman (Roosevelt) 2:13.59*; 8, Stephanie Munoz (Skyline) 2:14.34*. 50 freestyle: 1, Gwo (Newport) 24.48*; 2, Leann Yee (Inglemoor) 24.90*; 3, Tiffany Yang (Bothell) 25.10*; 5, Gevers (Issaquah) 25.38; B final, 7, Foremski (Issaquah) 26.15; 8, Becca Fabian (Eastlake) 26.53. Diving: Caitlin Chambers (Garfield) 444.55; 2, Rachel Roberts (Woodinville) 346.55; 3, Marquesa Dixon (Bothell) 318.30; 4, Kaela Call (Eastlake) 305.75; 5, Julie Tollifson (Woodinville) 297.20; 9, Alyssa Holt (Skyline) 263.90; 10, Amanda Dumont (Issaquah) 258.60; 12, Kaley Rohring (Issaquah) 252.35. 100 butterfly: 1, Katie Kinnear (Skyline) 54.79*; 2, Gwo (Newport) 58.16*; 3, Aly Davis (Redmond) 58.25*; 4, Meghan O’Keefe (Skyline) 58.79*; 5, Munoz (Skyline) 1:00.33*; B final, 7, Abby Magee (Skyline) 1:02.13; 12, Langan (Issaquah) 1:04.26. 100 freestyle: 1, Stacy Maier (Issaquah) 53.15*; 2, Volodkevich (Skyline) 53.83*; 3, Kayla Flaten (Issaquah0 54.34*; 4, Yee (Inglemoor) 54.69*; 5, Rayl (Woodinville) 55.00*; B final, 7, Gevers (Issaquah) 56.57; 10, Fabian (Eastlake) 57.39; 11, Foremski (Issaquah) 58.89 500 freestyle: 1, Williamson (Bothell) 5:08.22*; 2, Kara Beauchamp (Eastlake) 5:08.40*; 3, Maider (Roosevelt) 5:12.63*; 4, Pana (Newport) 5:12.96*; 5, O’Keefe (Skyline) 5:20.97; B final, 10, Newton (Eastlake) 5:34.39. 200 freestyle relay: 1, Issaquah (Maier, Kayla Foremski, Gabrielle Gevers, Kayla Flaten) 1:41.51*; 2, Inglemoor (Sage Speak, Marine Behr, Kayla Roberson, Yee) 1:41.72*; 3, Newport (Monique Saysana, Brooke Groesbeck, Cassie Burgess, Pana) 1:42.66*; 4, Bothell (Emily Anthony, Williamson, Kaiya Knight,Tiffany Dang) 1:43.24*; 5, Skyline (Munoz, Jessie Dart, Miller, O’Keefe) 1:44.90; B final, 7, Eastlake (Beauchamp, Morlidge, Fabian, Newton) 1:45.05. 100 backstroke: 1, Kinnear (Skyline) 57.16*; 2, Maier (Issaquah) 58.30*; 3, Umezawa (Skyline) 1:00.16*; 4, Tiffany Dang (Bothell) 1:00.73*; 5, Abby Magee (Skyline) 1:04.71.
in 20:49.6. The only senior on the team was Aimee Christensen, who finished 133rd. “I think the girls see the possibilities, that if they all run well together on the same day, they could be up there on the trophy stand next year,” Smith said. In the Class 4A boys meet, Skyline finished 12th. Keegan Symmes was Skyline’s top placer, taking 12th in 15:37.5. Following Symmes were teammates Kevin Tidball, 86th in 16:45.2; Jay Bowlby, 94th in 16:50.3; Grant Uselman, 102nd in 16:57.9; and Joey Nakao, 114th in 17:06.6. Rounding out the team were Brendan Long, 121st, and Jamon Rogers, 135th. Gig Harbor won the team title with 55 points. Garfield was the highest placing KingCo 4A team, taking sixth. In the 3A boys meet, Liberty’s Hiron Redman finished 76th in 16:54.1. Immediately after the race, Redman had another appointment. “He left to play in a hockey game,” Smith said. “I guess he is a pretty good hockey player.” Redman was the only Liberty boy at the state meet. North Central won the team title with 59 points.
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Park 263; 12, Capital 269; 13, Enumclaw 333; 14, Seattle Prep 336; 15, Holy Names 366; 16, Bonney Lake 367. Top finishers: 1, Katie Knight (North Central) 17:10.6; 2, Amy-Eloise Neale (Glacier Park) 17:28.8; 3, Alexa Efraimson (Camas) 17:55.9; 4, Stephanie Rexus (Kamiakin) 18:15.0; 5, Katie Bianchini (Glacier Peak) 18:16.1; 6, Katia Matora (Mercer Island) 18:20.4; 7, Austen Reiter (Camas) 18:49.5; 8, Megan Napier (Camas) 18:51.5; 9, Andrea Masterson (Lakeside) 18:53.3; 11, Michelle Fletcher (Kamiakin) 18:54.4; 12, Tori Zellerhoff (Decatur) 18:55.5. Other KingCo runners: 25, Pascale De Sa E Silva (Sammamish) 19:25.9; 27, Allie Wood (Liberty) 19:27.9; 34, Alexis Manns (Juanita) 19:35.4; 41, Bailey Scott (Mount Si) 19:48.2; 43, Sarah Bliesner (Liberty) 19:49.7; 44, Megan Larson (Liberty) 19:49.9; 50, Alida Scalzo (Mercer Island) 19:56.5; 58, Lindsay Benster (Mercer Island) 20:05.1; 61, Molly Grager (Juanita) 20:06.5; 72, Laura Brindley (Mercer Island) 20:19.2; 77, Lacy Coan (Lake Washington) 20:24.6; 84, Linden Elggren (Mercer Island) 20:27.8; 93, Julia Ellings (Bellevue) 20:36.2; 94, Megan Chucka (Liberty) 20:36.5; 101, Amy Broska (Liberty) 20:47.1; 102, Rachel Shaw (Liberty) 20:49.6; 105, Mikayla Davis (Mercer Island) 20:53.0; 107, Lauren Knebel (Mercer Island) 20:53.9; 133, Aimee Christensen (Liberty) 22:21.9.
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T EEN P OETRY Procrastination
Reading Buddy volunteer looks back on 15 years
By Lucas Lindberg A giant geography test on Friday creeping up like a lion to its prey, a science worksheet that I haven’t started, and a math assignment that was due today. Why did I choose to leave it until now? Ten minutes until bedtime and I have to shower yet. I tell myself once more do not worry, do not fret. Tomorrow, I’ll get started earlier. At last, just one more question, then I can turn off my light. I can’t believe how tired I am; I’ll sleep like a log tonight. Finally, I’m in bed and as I begin to drift away, I realize I will have another chance to redeem myself another time, another day.
By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter “My mother had been a secondgrade teacher,” said Betty Gering, who at 76 years of age is entering her 15th year of serving as a Reading Buddy to youngsters at Briarwood Elementary School. Gering said she continues to act as a sort of in-school tutor to second-graders at Briarwood partly to honor the memory of her mother. But there are other reasons as well. “I love the second-graders,” Gering said. “Their little minds are just like sponges.” Once a week, Gering and about 15 other volunteers, mostly senior citizens, travel to Briarwood and each spends time with three second-graders. Those students get about 15 minutes of attention apiece. Gering’s continued allegiance to Briarwood is all the more remarkable as she drives in weekly from the retirement community in Auburn where she lives with her husband of 60 years. And she said she plans to keep making the trip for as long as possible. “The kids get excited to see their Reading Buddies,” said Leslie Smith, an educational assistant at Briarwood, who serves as a learning partnership developer and who runs the Reading Buddies program. To the best of her knowledge, Reading Buddies is unique in the Issaquah School District, Smith added. The program was founded by a former Briarwood principal who just happened to be a reading specialist. Largely based on ability, Briarwood’s second-grade teachers each pick 15 students to be involved with Reading Buddies. Gering began volunteering at Briarwood when she lived much
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Betty Gering, 76, has been reading to second-graders in the Briarwood Elementary School library for 15 years. closer to the school. When she and her husband made the move to Auburn five years ago, she decided to continue her volunteer work. “It’s a pleasure, it’s a joy in my life,” said Gering, who added that a friend — who still volunteers at the school herself — talked her into becoming a Reading Buddy after Gering retired from a retail stationery store where she had worked for 30 years. Smith said students are paired with the same Reading Buddy for the course of one school year. Gering said she definitely gets to be friends with the children. “Eventually, they tell us about what they want for Christmas or what they did over the summer,” Gering said. “It’s like having an extra set of grandkids.” Over the years, Gering said there have been students that
stand out in her mind. She said some youngsters simply find reading intimidating. “I had one little boy who was really having trouble in the beginning,” Gering said. “All of a sudden he just caught on … It was a pleasure to see him go from fearing reading to really enjoying it.” The students pick the books they want to read. “The boys still like to read about dinosaurs, of course,” Gering said. Girls often pick fantasy stories, she added. If a student finds a favorite book he or she wants to reread, that’s fine. “The idea is just to get them to read,” Gering said. “That is so important.” Gering said she grew up with books in her home, and that her mother had her and her siblings
read if ever they expressed boredom. Smith said Reading Buddy volunteers are asked to emphasize reading comprehension, making sure students actually understand what they are reading. Still, if, on some days, a student just doesn’t want to read, sometimes the Reading Buddies will read to them. Or they and the student will take turns reading every other page of a book. Sometimes, the books are simply set aside and the children and their Buddies play games, such as bingo with candy for markers. “Our volunteers love it just as much as our kids,” Smith said of the overall program. Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
By Austin Beeks A cave in the dark, Feeling like there is no end Wanting to hide. The shy one says.
For the past few weeks the Issaquah School District Schedule Committee, made up of teachers, administrators and students, has been reviewing choices for a consistent, districtwide schedule. The change would allow all three high schools in the district to be on the same schedule. The schedule they choose could greatly affect general education in all of the schools, so the decision they are making is a highly controversial one. Being from Liberty High School, I have a bias toward the eight-period block schedule (a schedule with two class days with four different classes each day). The opportunities provided by an eightclass schedule greatly exceed
those of a six-period schedule due to the added class slots generally used for electives, such as business and marketing (DECA), band and journalism. These classes also benefit from the longer periods of the block schedule. Having a class that lasts an hour and a half allows more work to be done in one session, especially in lab-based science classes. Other schedules, such as a hybrid-block schedule (involving a combination of daily classes and the block schedule) or a seven-period day, which involves all seven classes daily, are both viable options; however, they have the potential to have a heavy financial toll.
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Hall Monitor By Brock Mullens Liberty High School The six-period schedule, used in the majority of schools in the district, is still a viable option. There is speculation that Issaquah and Skyline have higher math test scores due to a greater average class time in the six-period schedules. However, the scores do not necessarily represent the strength
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Lost but not forgotten By Gaby Rojas Why? Why must this be? Here I am, suffering for a life lost, in the rain — Yet rain isn’t what is wetting my face mercilessly. It is tears. Who is going to come running towards me — and jump in my book-ladened arms when I come back from school; Or wipe my tears away when I am sad; Dance along with me to a tune; And eat the frosting on the cake while no one is watching? You’ll be missed but not forgotten. You’ve been my pal, my confidant — my friend. You experienced a part of my journey. You’ve made me a better person — I love you for that.
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You glimpse the time Eyes widen in disbelief and denial Hearts pound — an uneven, thumping pattern That threatens to explode out of my chest Gripping panic that refuses to release me Can it really be 8 p.m. already?
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of a six-period schedule, as there are many variables that go into a school’s test scores. The six-period schedule also has two fewer periods (in comparison to the eight-period schedule). Currently, some students from Liberty travel to Issaquah High School for Advanced Placement physics class and Evergreen Philharmonic. If it were not for the block schedule, students could not use a period of their schedule to take these classes. So, from the student perspective, I believe the A/B block schedule that is currently in use at Liberty High School is the most viable schedule option for the entire Issaquah School District.
Laughs and painful words fill the air. I quietly ask myself “why?”
By Sarah Fassio Mountains — ominous and looming Shrink in comparison Pine trees — are little ants next to my Homework.
Like our flag, Exploding with passion Bursting with pride. The true one says.
Truly?
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other information on file with the agency, the City of Issaquah has determined this proposal would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2). The lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days. Anyone wishing to comment may submit written comments to the Responsible Official between November 10, 2011 and November 23, 2011. The Responsible Official will reconsider the determination based on timely comments. Any person aggrieved by this determination may appeal by filing a Notice of Appeal with the City of Issaquah Permit Center between November 24, 2011 and December 7, 2011. Appellants should prepare specific factual objections. Copies of the environmental determination and other project application materials are available from the Issaquah Planning Department, 1775 12th Avenue NW. Peter Rosen, Environmental Planner, (425) 837-3094 Published in The Issaquah Press on 11/09/11
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Picking up apples is a good thing
By Jane Garrison Old town Issaquah is about as good as it gets on a sunny day. On such a day last month, I had the privilege of being a docent at the old Gilman Town Hall Museum on Andrews Street. In the back of the museum on the neighbor’s property is a wonderful, old apple tree, and while nobody had a good crop of apples around here this year, this tree was loaded. They are beautiful, deep-red apples with a subtle, winey taste. You can bet I was thrilled when the owner offered a basket of them to me. I asked him what kind they were and he didn’t know. He said they were very old; the tree had been there since the early days. These apples looked like McIntosh to me, like the ones on my tree at home. I checked it out, and I’m convinced that they are. McIntosh is one of the older varieties, developed in Eastern Canada at the beginning of the 19th century. They are very cold hardy, tough trees. I have to say that mine in glacial till on the plateau is not nearly as happy as this one in the good, deep soil of the Issaquah Valley. It impressed me that the owner was picking up the apples as soon as they fell. He said he would make cider from the windfall and didn’t care about a few bruises, marks or even bugs. He was doing something really good by picking up those apples right away. Our two worst apple insect infestations, apple maggot and codling moth, come from apples left lying around on the ground. They both can be controlled organically by keeping the fruit and debris picked up under the trees. That tree had never been sprayed, as far as he knew. The apples he gave me were flawless. The maggot and the moth overwinter in the ground as worms and emerge in spring as
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corner Master gardening clinics are finished for the year. You can still reach master gardeners through the Center for Urban Horticulture 206-685-5104 and online at http://kingcountymg.org. flies and moths. To complete their cycle, they cavort around for a while and finally crawl back into the ripening fruit to lay their eggs in summer. Because of their ability to overwinter in soil, it is recommended that you don’t even throw infested droppings in the compost pile. Send it to the landfill. Yellow sticky traps are available if you need more help. That day at the museum was magical. It seemed as though I had stepped back 50 years in history. The day was warm, the birds were tweeting and the neighbors were downright neighborly. Life doesn’t have to be all crazy traffic and noisy box stores. Get away from it, park the car and enjoy old Issaquah. It’s even nice on a crisp, cold day in winter. Jane Garrison is a local landscape architect and master gardener who gardens in glacial till on the plateau.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Winterizing can save big bucks even in mild winters By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter Even in this area, where winters are fairly mild compared to some other spots in the country, there are numerous steps you can take to help protect your home against winter cold and reduce your energy bills. “As cooler temperatures are upon us, preparing homes to save on heating expenses and conducting annual safety checks are important for our customers’ pocketbooks, safety and the reliability of their heating equipment,” said Agnes Barard, director of customer care for Puget Sound Energy. In a press release and on its website, PSE offers numerous steps folks can take to winterize their homes: Seal gaps around windows by adding weather stripping or, if appropriate, caulking, to keep heat from escaping. For a cheap and quick way to do this around doors, roll up a towel or blanket and put it at the base of the door. Add insulation to attics, walls, ducts and floors. Have your furnace inspected and serviced to make sure it is in good working order. If you believe there is a problem with your natural gas furnace, water heater or other gas appliance, PSE will send a technician to conduct a free inspection. Small repairs may be done for a minimal cost. Call 888225-5773 toll free. Keep heating vents unblocked by furniture or other items. Close the fireplace damper when it’s not in use. PSE said with just a few steps, you could save up to 15 percent off your heating bill and actually keep your home warmer. Of course, some of the chief culprits in allowing inner heat to escape are quite possibly your windows. Tim Bergsma, of Issaquah Glass Inc., said the usual recommendations are what PSE suggested, namely caulking around windows and even doors. “The biggest thing you can do is upgrade your windows,” Bergsma said. Windows installed or rebuilt prior to the late 1980s probably aren’t the most efficient available. They may look good, with double panes of glass and aluminum frames, but Bergsma said there
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pane windows and frames, very little cold is getting in and very little heat is getting out. The outside window surface is probably the coldest thing on the exterior of your house. In this case, exterior window condensation can occur. It’s harmless and it doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with your windows. “It’s just something some people don’t understand,” Bergsma said, adding his firm has had to replace new windows with less efficient models in order to satisfy customers convinced their windows were faulty.
PSE offers various rebates for home upgrades, ranging from new windows to insulation. Learn more at www.pse.com. You can find more winterizing tips on the same site. If you have trouble paying your winter heating bills, help might be available through the federal government’s Low Income Heat Energy Assistance Program as well as PSE’s Home Energy Lifeline. Call 888-225-5773 toll free. Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Who is Ken Jennings?
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‘Jeopardy!’ champion charts ‘Maphead’ book tour to Issaquah
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By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The clue: The alltime “Jeopardy!” champion, on a 74game streak in 2004, solved a brainteaser about Big Bend National Park to continue the record-setting run. The question: Who is Ken Jennings? Geography is ingrained in category Ken Jennings after category on the popular quiz show — foreign capitals, state nicknames and national parks, for instance. Jennings, a software engineer during the “Jeopardy!” run, relied on knowledge accumulated during a lifetime spent poring over atlases to untangle the wordplay in the clues. “I almost feel like geography was sort of my entryway into realizing that it’s sort of cool and fun to know a lot of stuff,” he said in a recent interview. “I liked being an expert on maps and learning more and more from maps. That taught me that it’s cool to know about
lots of stuff. I almost think that I never would have been interested in any ‘Jeopardy!’ subject if not for geography.” Jennings, a Seattle-area resident, chronicled the lifelong affinity for maps
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in the book “Maphead” — a paean to, as the subtitle promises, “the wide, weird world of geography wonks.” The author and onetime “Jeopardy!” phenomenon is due in Issaquah on Nov. 12 to sign copies of the book at Costco. “When I was writing the book, many of my friends would tell me, ‘Oh, I love maps!’ but they’d sort of say it in a hushed voice, like they knew it was sort of embarrassing,” he said. Maps started to appeal to Jennings as a boy, although classmates did not understand the attraction. “I remember realizing very quickly that my friends at school did not like to sit around and trace coastlines out of the atlas like I did,” he said. “You realize very quickly that there is some social cost to being a map nerd. People sort of keep it in the closet.” ‘A map geek’ Jennings’ grandmother also adored maps, and encouraged the cartography craze. “For Christmas when I was 8 years old, she sent me a Rand McNally atlas and inscribed it, ‘Atlases are one of my favorite things, too.’ I remember thinking, ‘That’s so great. This is actually a thing. There are people out there who like maps and atlases,’” he said. “It was very empowering for me.” Jennings, self-effacing and quick-witted, came across a cherished childhood atlas not long ago, after his parents unearthed a box in the garage. “When I finally found the box, I pulled out all of this ’80s detritus — mix tapes and comic books — and then at the bottom was this huge Hammond world atlas that I hadn’t seen for decades,” he said. “I just had this sort of Proustian moment of all the time I’d spent with this atlas. It slept next to my pillow at night because I always fell asleep reading it.” Similar stories from Google Maps engineers and preteen National Geographic Bee contestants mark the “Maphead” narrative. “With almost everybody I talked to for the book, they described it as something that’s been going on as long as they can remember,” Jennings said. “So, I have to think there’s some kind of genetic component. There’s a chromosome for being a map geek or something.” ‘A game show junkie’ Jennings’ fondness for game shows developed alongside the predilection for
IF YOU GO ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Ken Jennings signs ‘Maphead’ 1-3 p.m. Nov. 12 Costco 1801 10th Ave. N.W.
maps. “I am a game show junkie,” he said. “When I was kid, after watching the morning game shows, I would call up my grandparents and give them the play-byplay on every show. I remember crying on the first day of kindergarten because I was going to miss ‘Family Feud’ from now on.” Throughout the “Jeopardy!” streak, Jennings rose to folk icon status and claimed $2.52 million in prize money — until the clue: “Most of this firm’s 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year.” Jennings’ response: What is FedEx? The correct response: H&R Block. Questions about country music and hockey also stumped Jennings during the 74-game streak. “I guess anything with a mullet is ‘Jeopardy!’ kryptonite for me,” he said. Endorsements from FedEx, H&R Block and other companies followed the marathon “Jeopardy!” run. “I do still get people whistling the ‘Jeopardy!’ theme at the mall from time to time,” Jennings said. “I get a lot of strange looks — suspicious looks from old people like, ‘I know you, but I don’t know from where’ or, ‘Are you one of my grandkids? I don’t remember you.’” In February, Jennings stepped into the “Jeopardy!” arena again to face fleshand-blood champion Brad Rutter and the IBM supercomputer Watson. “Out of the corner of my eye, I could see that the other player had a flatscreen TV for a face and the crowd was full of programmers chanting for my blood,” Jennings said. Watson amassed $77,147 as the humans claimed a combined $45,600 — $24,000 for Jennings and $21,600 for Rutter. “It was like the first time ever on ‘Jeopardy!’ where the audience thinks, ‘This guy is the likable underdog now. He’s no longer beating up on these poor challengers. Now he’s defending us from an evil robot from the future,’” Jennings said.
Swordplay revived in tragic tale of star-crossed lovers By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter
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It doesn’t happen very often that a teacher or instructor praises a large number of high school students, including female students, for their skills at creating a loud, noisy fight. Matt Orme seemed happy to do just that. “The brawl looks great,” asserted Orme, a stagefighting instructor currently teaching Liberty High School student actors how to parry, slice and jab their way through a number of scenes in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The archetypal story of star-crossed, ill-fated lovers plays at the school Nov. 11-19. Orme’s carefully choreographed fight scenes may turn out to be a highlight. “For one thing, it’s really, really fun,” the play’s male lead, Jonathan Partridge, said about the sword fighting he takes on in a couple of scenes. Partridge, an 18-year-old senior, said he believed the fight scenes helped him develop the character of Romeo. During a recent rehearsal Orme was running Partridge and sophomore Marcus Milyko, 15, through the knife fight Romeo and Paris have towards the end of the play. Orme said many productions of “Romeo and Juliet” omit the scene. But Liberty performing arts instructor Katherine Klekas said she decided to do a largely traditional production of what is easily one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays. Klekas added Liberty stages a Shakespeare production every other year. However, the school never has produced “Romeo and Juliet.” “I felt I had the right people to do it,” Klekas said of her decision to do the play now. The only big break with tradition is the play’s featuring of a female Tybalt. For the Liberty play, Romeo’s chief protagonist is portrayed by senior Sierra Hunt, 17. Klekas said Hunt
‘Romeo and Juliet’ Nov. 11-12, 17-18 — 7:30 p.m. Nov 19 — 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Liberty High School, 16655 S.E. 136th St., Renton Tickets are available at the door. Adults are $8; seniors, those younger than 12 and students with Liberty Associated Student Body cards are $6
was simply the best person available for the part. “All of Shakespeare's characters are so easy to relate to, especially for modern-day teenagers in this specific show,” Hunt said. “They aren't these superficial, puffy, dramatic two-dimensional beings from 400 years ago.” Like Partridge, Hunt especially has been enjoying the fight scenes. “Who doesn’t want to be the biggest, baddest guy in town?” she said. Orme is a drama and stage-fighting instructor at both Seattle and Seattle Pacific universities. The play also benefited from the professional stage designs of Joseph Bennett, a Liberty alumnus. He initially also was to design lighting for the play, but Klekas said Bennett was called to help with a professional production overseas in the course of guiding the Liberty play. Student actors all had to perform a monologue and read from the play to earn a part. As the play got closer, each cast member was called upon to scan each of their lines, figuring out the rhythm of those lines and spelling out in plain English the words Shakespeare is putting in their mouths. “The stage manager types up the translated text and the students improvise the action while speaking
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Above, sophomore Natalie Gress, as Juliet, practices the suicide scene of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with help from stagefighting instructor Matt Orme. At right, Liberty High School seniors Curtis Granger, as Mercutio (left) and Sierra Hunt, as Tybalt, rehearse their deadly swordfight. their own words, just to be sure that they understand and own the dynamics of the scene,” was how Klekas described the process. “Only then do we actually set movement to Shakespeare’s words.” One apparent result: Of the actors spoken with, each insisted they had no problem following Shakespeare’s verses and or memorizing their lines. “It is complicated, but once you get going it sounds beautiful,” said Natalie Gress, 14, a sophomore and Liberty’s “Juliet.” Sitting in the back of the theater trying to memo-
rize lines for an upcoming scene, sophomore Eric Spradling, 15, said he finds Shakespeare easier to memorize than more mundane playwrights. “It’s a bit more musical or poetic,” Spradling said, adding the rhythm of the words aids memory. Spradling has the role of Benvolio, a would-be peacemaker, in the play. Klekas is more than happy her students seem to have no fear of taking on Shakespeare. “I’m very proud of the fact that kids love to do Shakespeare,” she said.
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