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VOL. 17, NO. 6

June 5, 2015

Candidate filings set up one City Council race

By Christina Corrales-Toy

The 2015 general election ballot will tell a different story, but there’s really only one contested Newcastle City Council race.

Community Activities commissioners Linda Newing and Victoria Sandoval will face off for council Position No. 1, cur-

rently held by Councilwoman Lisa Jensen, who announced she would not file for re-election.

But only Planning Commissioner Allen Dauterman will actively run for Position No. 3, despite the fact that Rob Lemmon’s name will appear alongside his.

Lemmon, a former planning

commissioner who resigned in December, said “logistical issues” prevented a successful attempt to withdraw his name from the race. He filed to withdraw before King County Elections’ deadline, though, he said.

“I am not a candidate for the Newcastle City Council,” Lemmon said. “During the pro-

cess of filing, potential work commitments came to light.

New things came up and I had to reconsider it.”

That means Dauterman, the Planning Commission’s chairman, will run unopposed to fill the seat that Mayor Steve Buri is ready to vacate.

Buri announced May 11 that

he would not seek re-election.

“After careful consideration with my family, I have decided not to seek re-election to the Newcastle City Council,” he said in a statement. “As our kids have grown, so, too, have the demands on our family schedule.

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Renton School District’s superintendent resigns

By Christina Corrales-Toy The Renton School District is back on the market for a new district leader.

Less than two years after she took office, Superintendent Merri Rieger announced her resignation, and the Renton School Board accepted it at its May 13 meeting.

Rieger’s resignation is effective June 30. In order to ensure a smooth transition for the interim superintendent, Rieger will step aside from the daily superintendent duties immediately, according to a statement

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from the district.

“I enjoyed my time in Renton and felt honored to work alongside so many talented and dedicated educators, community members, students and families,” Rieger said in a statement.

Renton School Board directors thanked Rieger for her service to the district and wished her well.

“As part of our responsibility to staff and our community, the board has reached an amicable separation agreement with Dr. Rieger,” Board President Pam Teal said in a statement. “We

Matthew Cao (right), a Liberty High School senior, returns as teammate Marek Pierepiekarz, a junior, gets ready for a return during their first-round 2A state championship doubles tennis match May 29 at the UW in a 6-1, 6-2 win against Devin Reich and Cole Holbrook, of Tumwater.

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City’s annual town hall meeting is June 16 It’s that time again to get answers to those burning questions about Newcastle city operations.

Want to know where your tax dollars go? Need an update on local crime trends or new development? Want to meet the Newcastle City Council?

You can get answers to these

questions and more at the city’s annual town-hall meeting June 16, held again at The Golf Club at Newcastle.

Described in a news release as an effort to “facilitate good communication between residents and our government,” the town

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JUNE 5, 2015

‘Cache’ a few nuggets of Newcastle history

By Christina Corrales-Toy Newcastle’s trails are among the city’s most desirable amenities and now residents are invited to explore them like never before.

In honor of National Trails Day, Newcastle Trails and a slew of local organizations are hosting a unique geocaching event across the city’s trail network June 6.

Part scavenger hunt, part exploration, geocaching sends participants on a quest to different waypoints, where they will usually find a small prize or object.

In this case, the “prize” waiting at each waypoint is education.

“It will have information about where they are standing, the history of the place and so on,” said Troop 499 Scoutmaster Bill Burris, who’s helping with the event’s organization.

USO golf classic is June 12 The USO Northwest Red, White & Blue Golf Classic is June 12 at The Golf Club at Newcastle.

The annual golf tournament and auction benefits the USO and local military families.

Join more than 300 golfers and spectators, local celebrities and military heroes from all five service branches for a worldclass golf event spanning two courses.

Included in the festivities will be an 18-gun salute from the U.S. Marines, a special perfor-

Join the conversation Show us what you find, or what you learned, at each waypoint by posting pictures and comments on social media with the hashtag #NewcastleWA.

Check-in is at Lake Boren Park, 13058 S.E. 84th Way, where participants will receive the coordinates for the first waypoint and a passport book to record information found at the eight other waypoints.

A GPS is most commonly used when geocaching, but Newcastle Trails will offer maps for those who prefer it, Burris said. Most smart phones have free GPS apps to download, he added.

At each waypoint you will find information mance of the national anthem, an aircraft flyover, delicious food and more.

Learn more at usonw. org/golf.

Newcastle ranked among best suburbs for millennials Newcastle is one of the area’s best suburbs for millennials, according to a study by Niche.com.

The city comes in at No. 19 on the list that ranks suburbs based on the number of millennials, job opportunities and access to bars, res-

about that waypoint’s location and coordinates to take you to the next stop.

The one-day, multicache event takes you on a 2.5-mile hike through the Newcastle trail system. Burris estimated it would take the average person a couple of hours to hit all the waypoints, so adventurers are invited to start anytime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Newcastle Trails will wrap up the event at about 3 p.m.

Newcastle Trails will offer snacks and water for what it is expected to be a sunny, 80-degree day.

Participants should wear sturdy walking shoes.

The event is coordinated by Newcastle Trails, Boy Scout Troop 499, Weed Warriors and the city’s Community Activities Commission.

Learn more about the Newcastle trail system at newcastletrails.org. taurants and affordable housing.

A high ranking indicates that a suburb attracts millennials with an affordable, diverse community and lots of things to do.

Newcastle received high-rankings in the “Access to Coffee Shop” category and the “Easiest Commute Grade,” indicating it’s easy to get around the area.

Kirkland earned the No. 1 spot on the list ranking Seattle-area suburbs. In all, there were 53 cities ranked. View the full list at http://bit. ly/1K1iE27.

By Jeff Brauns

High wire act About 100 people attended the fourth of five Energize Eastside scoping meetings May 28 in Newcastle. The meeting provided an opportunity for commenting on environmental impacts of the Puget Sound Energy project to build a new electric substation and about 18 miles of high capacity electric transmission lines from Renton to Redmond, through Newcastle. Learn more at www.energizeeastsideEIS.org.

‘Shocked’ Newcastle composer wins international award

By Christina Corrales-Toy A greater power was at work when Bob Ingalls presented his stirring “Ave Maria for Choir & Strings” at a recent international music competition.

The Ukraine concert featuring the work of all 12 finalists in the International Sacrarium Sacred Music Competition fell on May 10 — Mother’s Day. It was especially fitting then, that Ingalls, whose composition highlighted a prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mary, won the top prize.

“I think fate must have had a hand in it some way or other,” Ingalls said.

“Shocked,” was the only word the Newcastle composer could use when describing his big win.

Even before leaving for the competition in Lviv, Ukraine, Ingalls didn’t believe he would return victorious.

The Lviv Philharmonic

On the web Watch a taped performance of Bob Ingalls’ award-winning composition at newcastle-news.com.

Orchestra and Galician Academic Chamber Choir performed each finalist’s piece. Ingalls’ chance for a win seemed greater after his composition’s performance received a rare standing ovation.

“The standing ovation was also a shock to me since my composition was second to last on the program and no one previously had received that kind of response,” he said.

Ingalls described his version of “Ave Maria” as an experience.

The eight-minute piece, written for choir and strings, brings the music to its listeners, as three sopranos stand embedded in the audience.

After singing a verse, the musicians then move to a different spot, keeping audiences guessing.

“The concept is that the people who are listening, by the middle of the piece, will really be wondering, where is the music going to come from next?”

Ingalls said. “That causes you to, some extent, suspend your sense of belief and awe as you listen and truly get into the piece itself.”

The setting is just as important, Ingalls said, stating his belief that sacred music is enhanced by the use of sacred spaces. His “Ave Maria” was made all the more impactful thanks to the setting of Ukraine’s Church of St. Mary Magdalene May 10.

“People come to a sacred music concert looking for an opportunity to forget the reality of living between tears and smiles, suffering and joy, and embrace something beautiful,” he said.

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Coal Miners Cemetery — Part 1 Race From Page 1

By Rich Crispo Newcastle City Councilman Did you know there is a cemetery in the city of Newcastle?

Well, there is, and it is a registered King County Historic Landmark.

Located on 129th Avenue Southeast, just north of the entrance to Lake Boren Park, lies a 2.02-acre parcel that has served as the final resting place for coal miners and their families since 1878.

The site consists of rocky non-arable land that overlooks Lake Boren. In fact, the ground was so rocky that blasting was often required to prepare a gravesite. Jim Rannie (34) was the first internment on the property given to the International Order of Odd Fellows in 1879. The IOOF maintained ownership of the property until 2001, when it was donated to the city of Newcastle.

We don’t know how many people are buried here, but existing headstones and documentation indicate at least 190 have been laid to rest at this site. Many of the original headstones have been vandalized or removed.

In addition, wooden markers and fences outlining gravesites were destroyed by two fires during the 1900s. In some cases, the graves were marked by a ring of stones and they have been covered by moss and natural vegetation.

The existing headstones tell a story of the migration of Irish and Scots in the 1880s, Welsh, Swedes, Belgians, English, around 1900, followed by Blacks, Germans, Italians, Slavs, Finns, Croatians and Serbians. The deaths of children identify years

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Newcastle’s Historic Coal Miners Cemetery was established in 1878.

Back tracking: an ongoing series about the history of Newcastle

of disease outbreaks.

Frequently, the deceased speak to us through their epitaphs: “Weep not father and mother for me, for I am waiting in glory for thee.”

“Death to me short warning give; Therefore be careful how you live; Prepare in time, do not delay; For I was quickly called away.”

Not all stories about cemeteries are sad. In 1918, a lady named Emmy had a heart attack and was declared deceased.

Now, Emmy was said to be a loud and obnoxious woman and would not be missed by too many. Her husband arranged a funeral service and burial in the cemetery.

The entrance to the

cemetery is steep, and one of the pall bearers slipped and dropped the coffin. To everyone’s surprise, Emmy popped right up and demanded to know what was going on.

Two weeks later, the original diagnosis came true and Emmy died.

Once again, her husband arranged a service and burial. This time, however, he cautioned the pall bearers to watch their footing because he could not afford another service for his wife.

The cemetery is closed to new burials except for relatives of those already interred.

It is generally closed to the public except for Memorial Day and during Newcastle Days. To arrange a visit, or to participate in the restoration of the cemetery, contact the Newcastle Historical Society.

Look for the next two articles in the series (set to publish in July and August), which will be about individuals at rest in the cemetery. This is the aspect of the history of Newcastle that is so exciting to me.

Our mining history is only 150 years old, and we know about the people that made that history.

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“Though I am disappointed that I will not have a voice in some of the major issues facing the city in the years ahead, I am encouraged by the quality of candidates who have expressed an intention to run. Regardless of the outcome of the election this fall, our residents will be well represented.”

Buri was elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. He served as deputy mayor for a term starting in 2008, and has served as mayor since the beginning of 2014.

Dauterman has served on the city’s seven-person Planning Commission since 2010. He has lived in Newcastle for eight years and has 30 years of experience in the architecture field.

He said he decided to run for City Council after seeing “how our city code can allow our Community Business Center to be overly developed with urban scale densities.”

“I have voiced my concern about this issue since I first joined the Planning Commission,” he said in a statement. “Now, I would like to have a more active

role in helping shape the city’s future growth by being a voice that supports reasonable growth that aligns with the vision established when the city was founded.”

Newing and Sandoval will compete to replace Jensen, who was first elected to the Newcastle City Council in 2007.

Jensen was re-elected in 2011 and served as the city’s deputy mayor for a two-year term beginning in 2012.

“I first ran for office because the city budget was out of control and a majority on the council had lost touch with the people they represented,” Jensen wrote in a letter to the editor.

“In the last eight years, we have made the necessary changes to budget in a way that allows us to live within our means.

We also have a city manager and staff that make customer service a priority and recognize everyone at City Hall is there to serve the community.”

Newing joined the city’s Community Activities Commission in 2013 and currently serves as its vice chairwoman.

She has lived in Newcastle since 2004 and works in municipal government.

“Newcastle has a tremendous amount of potential,” she said in a

statement. “Ranked by Money magazine as one of America’s top small towns in 2013, it is my hope I can play a key role in creating local and regional partnerships that will bring thriving businesses and activities to our city.”

Sandoval is a relative newcomer to the city’s Community Activities Commission, having joined at the end of 2014. She has lived in Newcastle for a year and a half and works as a real estate agent.

“More than 20 years after its incorporation, Newcastle and the people that call it home continue to change and grow in so many ways,” she said in a statement. “I’m running for City Council because I believe my voice can bring a fresh new perspective to the city to match the everevolving face of its growing population.”

The terms of Positions No. 2 and 4 are also set to expire at the end of the year. Incumbents Gordon Bisset and Carol Simpson announced they will both run to keep their seats.

Neither council member drew a challenger.

Newcastle City Council members receive a $500-a-month salary for their services. The mayor, however, earns $600 per month.

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Editorial

Celebrate safely this graduation season You did it, grads!

You endured the tests, the homework, the projects, the classes, the early start times and the occasional sleepless night to get to this point — right here, right now, the finish line is in sight.

Liberty and Hazen high school seniors will receive their diplomas at separate ceremonies June 12. Hazen’s is at the Kent ShoWare Center, while Liberty’s is at Safeco Field.

Now is the time to reflect. When you stare in the mirror, dressed in full graduation regalia, what will you remember most?

Is it that teacher that got more out of you than anyone, including yourself, could imagine? Is it the coach that cared more about the athletes than the wins and losses?

Is it your parents, the ones who supported you along the way?

Is it your classmates, you know, the ones you relied on just to get through a long day? Is it your friends, the ones that stood by you through the ups and downs?

Or could it be the school itself? Will you miss that new state-of-the-art facility that Liberty students call home (all the while trying to erase the memories of “portable city”)? Will you miss driving down Hoquiam Avenue every day and rushing into Hazen just before the start of class?

Whatever it is, high-school graduation is a big life milestone and the moments that got you here shouldn’t be discounted.

As you sit on the floor of the ShoWare Center, or in the stands at Safeco, stop and remember this day. Laugh as your class speaker says something totally crazy, cry when your valedictorian says something really poignant and beam with pride when you cross the stage to receive your diploma.

When it’s all over, you deserve to celebrate, and you will, whether it’s at the school-sponsored post-graduation outing, or the many summer parties to come.

Just be sure to do so responsibly. You don’t need drugs or alcohol to commemorate the past decade of schooling.

Traveling to or from a summer celebration? Keep your eyes on the road and don’t drink and drive. A AAA Washington study calls the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day the “100 deadliest days for teen drivers and their passengers.”

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers, the study said. Impairment, speed and distraction are the major contributors to teen-driver involved traffic fatalities. Learn more at teendriving.AAA.com.

Start this next chapter of your life right by partying safely and responsibly.

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We need reliable, not reasonable with PSE’s Energize Eastside

The independent technical consultant hired by the city of Bellevue to assess the need for PSE’s “Energize Eastside” project, U.S.E., was expected to do its own independent future peak load forecast. Instead, it reviewed PSE’s forecast and found it “reasonable.”

If you want a second opinion from a doctor, would you be satisfied if he/she just looked at the

medical records from the first doctor and thought her diagnosis was “reasonable”?

What U.S.E. finds “reasonable” is PSE’s new forecast of electricity demand growing at 2.4 percent per year from 2014-2024. By comparison, Seattle City Light is forecasting demand growth of 1.2 percent for Seattle. Why can’t we get independent verification that the Eastside is now growing twice as fast as booming Seattle? That seems totally implausible.

The big mantra for PSE is “reliability.” It’s as if we should double the width of our freeways because once a year there might be a huge traffic jam if both Safeco and CenturyLink stadiums emptied at the same time. Does that sound like sane highway planning?

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Notes from Newcastle Drug-free group comes to Newcastle A who’s who of the Newcastle community leadership gathered at City Hall for a very important discussion April 28.

Mayor Steve Buri, Newcastle Police Chief Melinda Irvine and Issaquah School District Superintendent Ron Thiele were among the attendees at a community conversation about teen drug abuse in the area.

The event represented the

first step in the Issaquah Drug Free Community Coalition’s attempt to raise awareness of its mission and services in Newcastle. The coalition, acting under the umbrella of the Healthy Youth Initiative, has already held similar events in Issaquah and Sammamish.

The Drug Free Community Coalition’s purpose is to prevent and reduce youth alcohol, mari-

juana and prescription drug abuse within the Issaquah School District service area, which includes parts of Newcastle.

The group invited prominent Newcastle

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Drug free From Page 4 leaders, split everyone into small groups and asked questions about local drug abuse.

Participants were asked what “worrisome activities” they had seen around town, what the root causes of these activities were and what could be done to prevent these challenges.

Several attendees noticed teens appear to have a more “relaxed” attitude about marijuana since its legalization.

Others noted a lack of “economic barriers” making it easier for youth in the affluent Newcastle community to acquire drugs.

The discussion produced a plethora of valuable responses, all of which we’ve published on our website at newcastlenews.com.

While this conversation was geared toward the adult attendees, the coalition often works directly with students. Last year, the group held a student panel about drugs at Liberty High School.

The only thing missing at the conversation was a Renton schools representative. Newcastle is a bit disjointed in that two school districts serve its students.

Rich Mellish, Newcastle Elementary’s principal, as well as a few of his teachers joined the conversation, as did the Issaquah School District’s superintendent and a local school board member.

The conversation ultimately isn’t whole without bringing in both sides of Newcastle.

The Issaquah Drug Free Community Coalition is a great organization empowering youths to make good choices. Newcastle certainly benefits as the group works to increase its presence here in the city.

Learn more about the Healthy Youth Initiative’s Drug Free Community Coalition at www. healthyyouthinitiative.org.

Police blotter Slow down

A resident complained to police about excessive speeding in the 13000 block of Southeast May Creek Park Drive on May 5. The resident said he reported it dozens of times but “officers do nothing.”

Shutterbug An anonymous caller reported seeing a suspicious man taking pictures of a water tower near Southeast 75th Street and 136th Avenue Southeast May 7.

All bite no bark Police responded to an animal problem May 13 at Donegal Park, 7319 125th Ave. S.E., after a man said a woman’s black pit bull bit his forearm twice. The man said the woman quickly walked away after the incident.

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Em-bear-assing While on patrol, police noticed graffiti on the bus stop enclosure at 13200 Newcastle Way on May 19. The officer noted that the damage included “graffiti-type” wording and what appeared to be a picture of a bear.

Jewel heist More than $1,000 worth of jewelry was taken from a unit in the Coal Creek Park Apartments at 13209 Newcastle Way May 19.

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Committee approves $518 million bond proposal for Issaquah schools

By Neil Pierson A committee of parents, principals and other educational leaders has approved a plan that would ask Issaquah School District voters for more than a half-billion dollars to build four new schools and modernize several others.

At a May 6 meeting, the district’s bond feasibility and development committee approved a package that would raise $518.5 million in voter-approved funds.

The bond measure would likely appear on ballots in spring 2016.

The final item to be added to the proposal is a big one: $120 million for a fourth comprehensive high school. The school would likely be built for a core population of 1,500 – smaller than Skyline and Issaquah high schools, but bigger than Liberty, which finished an expansion and modernization project last year.

Another $148.5 million

would go toward building a new middle school and two new elementary schools. That would give the district a total of six middle schools and 17 elementary schools.

Superintendent Ron Thiele said locations haven’t been chosen for any of the new schools, and the Issaquah School Board would likely discuss those specifics in a private executive session to avoid a possible spike in real estate prices.

Thiele is expected to review the proposal, and the school board will likely set its own timeline for bringing a bond measure to a public vote.

The proposal includes $97 million for property acquisition costs. Officials have previously said large plots of land inside the district boundaries are becoming increasingly scarce, and increasingly expensive, going for $1 million to $2 million per acre. The district needs roughly 10 acres to build a new elementary school,

20-25 for a middle school, and 40-45 for a high school.

The plan also calls for expanding and remodeling five elementary schools, two middle schools and the district’s central administration building for a total of $128 million.

The five elementary schools targeted are Cougar Ridge, Discovery, Endeavour, Maple Hills and Sunset. They would each receive facelifts costing $7 million to $9 million. Endeavour, built in 1996, is the newest of those buildings, and has yet to get any major upgrades.

The proposal calls for Pine Lake Middle School to be rebuilt – likely into a multistory building – at a cost of $71 million. Beaver Lake Middle School would get $8.5 million for more minor upgrades.

Expanding the district’s administration building for $7.5 million was maybe the most debated portion of the plan.

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Jake Kuper, Issaquah’s chief of finance and operations, said the space is not meeting current needs. With the district expecting to add 1,500 to 2,000 students in the next five years, more central staff will need to be hired, and the building doesn’t have the space to house them.

The committee looked at the possibility of leasing additional administrative space, but believed expanding a districtowned building would be more cost-effective in the long run.

Kuper said Issaquah has “the lowest overhead in King County,” spending about 2.5 percent less on administrative costs per student than the average school district. Along with more office space, the district would like to add room for large meetings, such as professional development conferences, which are often being held at neighboring schools because the board room isn’t big enough.

“That’s one goal as well, is to stop encroaching on our neighboring buildings,” Kuper said. “This facility is just maxed out from a usage standpoint.”

Issaquah is already using more than 100 portable classrooms — every school has at least one — and the bond proposal would spend $6 million on more.

Of the remaining funds, $1 million would purchase land to expand the district’s transportation facilities, $6 million would go toward project management needs, and $12 million would be set aside for contingencies and a reserve fund for future projects.

Every Issaquah school had a parent representative on the committee, which held three meetings, and the group reached a consensus quickly enough that a meeting scheduled for May 20 won’t need to take place.

Jonathan Grudin, who has children attending Pacific Cascade Middle School and Issaquah High School, said he was impressed with the foresight and research district officials put into their proposals.

“This is a controversial issue, because there are people in here who are very skeptical of government, and yet …everybody was convinced that this

was the right thing to do,” Grudin said.

Committee members Dawn Peschek and Alicia Veevaert, who co-chair the Volunteers for Issaquah Schools group, also see needs in and around their children’s schools.

Peschek, who has children at Maple Hills Elementary and Maywood Middle School, indicated there’s an issue of maintaining equity for all students.

“It’s still a nice school … but it needs to be upgraded,” she said of Maple Hills. “It’s old. It’s from 1969. So it’s time, and the other schools in the area have been upgraded.”

Veevaert, whose children attend Pine Lake and Skyline, said she was excited to see Pine Lake addressed in the new proposal, since it was a late cut from the district’s 2012 bond measure.

“You look around Sammamish, you look around down here in the corridor, downtown Issaquah, and you can’t help but notice that we’re already outgrowing our schools,” Veevaert said.

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Laughing all the way Lions and tigers and bears — oh deer Three weeks ago, a cougar was spotted in Kennydale. Not long after that, a bear was seen strolling up our very own street. I long ago accepted the wild kingdom that is our backyard and greenbelt: Raccoons who roll up our grass like old carpeting while looking for grubs, rabbits whose warren holes are just large enough to be a tad unnerving when I walk by them, snakes on the front stoop, bobcats on the fence, skinks in the garage, frogs in the family room, chipmunks in our rockeries, bear scat on the path. Live and let live, I say.

But this year ... oh, deer.

If you live in Newcastle, I know you’ve had the deer experience. You learn to adapt. I only grow Hosta and Huechera in pots on the deck and fully expect fresh tulips to be beheaded before sunset. I finally gave up and pulled out a plant that had served

Town Hall From Page 1 hall is the city’s ultimate outreach tool.

In the past, the town hall has served as a question-and-answer session, complete with polling tools and staff presentations. This year, it will look slightly different.

In the first hour, city

as their salad bar for so many years that I could no longer ID it. California Lilac? Yum! Lemon Cypress Tree? Our compliments to the chef! I always ask the helpful garden folks at

its limbs. Every morning I admired its wide and airy growth habit through the kitchen window. It was a survivor. Very lovely. Very Zen. Last week, Newcastle Niece brought Jack over for a visit. She came tearing in the front door saying that three deer were coming across our front yard and headed for the back, and she wanted Jack to see them.

I know this group well, a doe and her two juvenile delinquents. We ran to the kitchen window and stood Jack on the counter. Jack was excited. I was not, because to my horror, they began to wander toward a spot they’d never been before: back in the corner, by my Beautiful! Witch! Hazel!

That was it! For the first time since moving here 25 years ago, I felt the need to startle a deer. I tore out the back door clapping my hands like Grandmother used to do when she

Pat Detmer

Newcastle Fruit & Produce if plants are deer-resistant before I buy them, but lately they just laugh. I understand why. If our local deer are hungry enough, there’s nothing they won’t eat. Except, unfortunately, Bishop’s Weed.

We recently took out an overgrown fir that was blocking the sun.

Suddenly the little Witch Hazel tree I’d poked in that corner a decade ago had some space, and it gratefully stretched out

departments will staff booths and visual displays offering information and education about community resources.

The open-house style approach will allow residents to speak directly with both staff and council members in a more informal arena.

The second hour will resemble past events, as City Manager Rob Wyman introduces the Newcastle City Council

members, who will then talk “about their ideas for the city as they provide some policy insights,” according to the news release. Residents will then have the opportunity to ask questions.

The meeting goes from 7-9 p.m. June 16 in the golf club’s St. Andrews Ballroom, 15500 Six Penny Lane. Light refreshments will be available throughout the evening.

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wanted us to wake up during summer visits. The deer startled (just like us) jumped a fence, and headed for the greenbelt. But it was too late. In a few

Resigns From Page 1 all work very hard toward the same goal: to provide every student with a meaningful education.

“The School Board and the superintendent simply had differing viewpoints on achieving their shared goals. There was absolutely no impropriety. We wish Merri all the best in her pursuit of other professional opportunities and thank her for her contributions.”

Sheryl Moore, the district’s assistant superinten-

short seconds, they had de-leafed half of my tenacious little tree.

Today, they took the other half.

This means war.

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dent for human resources, will serve as acting superintendent through June 30. Dr. Art Jarvis, formerly a superintendent in the Tacoma and Enumclaw school district, will assume the interim position July 1 and serve through the 2015-2016 school year.

The board will seek input from staff, students, parents and the community to conduct a thorough search for a permanent superintendent during next school year.

The Renton School Board chose Rieger from a pool of 12 applicants who applied for the position to fill the vacancy left

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Hazelwood seeks mentors The Hazelwood Elementary School PTSA is partnering with the school to offer a mentorship program next year.

The program is geared toward children who would “benefit from some one-on-one time with an adult,” according to a PTSA email. “These are all children in need of support, guidance, attention and realizing they are special with potential.”

Volunteers must be able to commit 30 minutes a week to their mentee. That time could be spent doing a variety of things, including playing games, doing art or just talking.

“This is an opportunity to reach out, teach, learn and assist our children in positive ways,” the PTSA said.

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Email Tiffany Daraja at communityservice@ hazelwoodptsa.org to get involved.

Hazen brings back marching band

Hazen High School will reinstitute its march-

ing band program in the fall thanks to contributions from parents, students, staff and the community.

An anonymous donor pledged a $2,000 matching gift if band students could raise $2,000 by the end of the school year.

Highlander band students, under direction of band and orchestra teacher Chris Coy, met the goal through a breakfast fundraiser at Applebee’s, online donations from parents and the public, and other means.

Coy will use the funds to purchase a sousaphone, marching French horns, marching baritones, uniforms and more. Students will begin practice during the summer and be ready for performances at parades and field shows.

Music supporters can still donate online to support the Hazen band at www.hazenboosters.org.

Star of Hope Centre fundraiser is July 11

Dana Sullivan’s annual dance benefiting the Star of Hope Centre orphanage in Bungoma, Kenya, is July 11.

The Newcastle author and illustrator’s sixth

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Liberty baseball team takes fourth at state

By Christina Corrales-Toy Whether the Liberty High School baseball team liked it or not, the label “underdog” was slapped on the Patriots from the moment they qualified for the Class 2A state tournament.

It stemmed from a cursory peek at their record — it was below .500 — and continued with a look at their regular-season standings, as they finished seventh out of eight teams in the 3A/2A KingCo Conference.

Those numbers, though, didn’t tell the whole story, Liberty pitcher Nate Steffens said. And opponents who doubted the Patriots as they surged to take fourth place at state would’ve known it if they took a closer look.

“You’ve got to look at who we’ve been playing all year,” Steffens said.

The other 2A teams’ strength of schedule likely couldn’t compare, Liberty outfielder Torey Anderson said.

Liberty went toe-totoe with the likes of 3A state-qualifier Lake Washington, and eventual

3A state champion Mercer Island all season. In fact, the Patriots defeated the Islanders in one of their three matchups.

“We play in a really tough league,” Anderson said.

Steffens admitted the Patriots didn’t agree with the “underdog” label, but they did take satisfaction in silencing critics with their fourth-place finish.

“It was an amazing experience, especially after two years of the team not doing so well,” he said.

Liberty earned its way into the final four after a thrilling, comefrom-behind, 4-3 win in a regional playoff game against North Kitsap on May 23 at Centralia’s Wheeler Field.

After falling behind 3-0 in the third inning, the Patriots got one run back in the sixth, and then picked up three more in the seventh to secure the walk-off win and punch their ticket to the state semifinals.

“That’s about as close as you can get to being eliminated, but we didn’t stop,” See BASEBALL, Page 11

By Greg Farrar

Liberty High School junior Marek Pierepiekarz (foreground) returns as teammate Matthew Cao senior stands ready for their first-round 2A state championship doubles tennis match May 29 at the UW in a 6-1, 6-2 win against Devin Reich and Cole Holbrook, of Tumwater.

Liberty, Hazen tennis players medal

By Christina Corrales-Toy Marek Pierepiekarz and Matthew Cao needed a little time to get warmed up, but once they did, opponents were on alert.

The Liberty High School doubles team took second place at

the Class 2A state boys tournament, held May 29-30 at the University of Washington, picking up where they left off in the fall when they became the first tennis players in school history to win a district championship.

The duo opened play

at 8 a.m. Friday against Tumwater, and even though they won in straight sets (6-1, 6-2), Pierepiekarz said they weren’t at their sharpest.

It was after all, a bit early for a match, Cao said, especially for a team that hadn’t played mean-

ingful matches together since the season ended in the fall.

After making quick work of Tumwater, 6-1, in the first set, Liberty fell behind early in the second set. But they overSee TENNIS, Page 11

Liberty girls run to trophy finish

By Neil Pierson

By Karen Calcaterra

Liberty High School pitcher Nate Steffens and catcher Tyler Haselman conference with head coach John Martin in the Patriots’ 6-2 loss to Centralia in the Class 2A state baseball semifinals May 29 at Yakima’s County Stadium.

Liberty High School’s girls track and field team made its mark at the Class 2A state championships last week, earning the fourth-place trophy with 42 points.

The Patriots qualified in eight events for the May 28-30 meet at Mount Tahoma High School, and won a total of six individual medals and three relay medals to finish behind champion Shorewood (57 points), Sehome (55) and Pullman (44).

Senior Kelley Johnson was the Patriots’ leading See TRACK, Page 11

Carlyn Schmidgall (right), Liberty High School junior, races neck and neck in the final turn against Alexa Shindruk, of Lynden, in the 2A 3,200meter championship May 30 in Tacoma.

By Greg Farrar

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Hazen, Liberty soccer teams fall to state champs

By Christina Corrales-Toy The Hazen High School boys soccer team certainly earned its berth into the 3A state tournament, but a tough first round matchup sent the Highlanders home earlier than they expected.

The Highlanders endured three loser-out games in just five days to qualify for the 3A state playoffs, defeating Prairie, Capital and Shelton in the District 3/4 tourna-

Track From Page 10 point scorer. She earned podium finishes in the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles, and also contributed to a third-place effort in the 4x100 relay (49.42 seconds) and a fourthplace finish in the 4x400 relay (4 minutes, 8.76 seconds).

Johnson, who is continuing her athletic career next year when she joins the women’s soccer program at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, put an exclamation point on her track career. She captured third in the 300 hurdles (45.98) and seventh in the 100 hurdles (16.08).

Going out on a high note was something Johnson thought about as she entered the state meet.

“It was a really big deal for me — I’m playing soccer next year, but I don’t get to run track, and I love track,” Johnson said after the May 29 preliminary heats of the 300 hurdles, in which she finished sixth overall in 47.15.

“I’ve complained about it a lot, but I absolutely love it.”

Johnson also played

Baseball From Page 10 Anderson said.

Anderson went 2-for-4 in the game, while catcher Tyler Haselman went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs to propel the Patriots to the win.

That put Liberty into the semifinals for the first time since 2003, when the Patriots won the 3A state

ment.

“There is a lot of pressure playing one loser out game,” Hazen head coach Ken Matthews said in a news release. “Imagine what the guys have been going through playing three in five days. It wasn’t easy but they got to ‘The Dance.’”

Hazen drew a firstround matchup against Interlake, a team they lost to 5-0 in a nonleague game at the very beginning of the season.

Matthews predicted the Highlanders would give the Saints a much better game in the May 19 rematch, and he was certainly right.

“Hazen was sharp all over the field,” Matthews said. “Defensively they were outstanding, holding the KingCo goal scoring leader, Jason Rodriguez, off the sheet.”

Still, Interlake, who went on to win the 3A state soccer title, defeated Hazen, 1-0, that night.

key roles on two of the Patriots’ three medalwinning relays. The 4x400 performance, she said, was particularly impressive considering she didn’t began running with Sophie Wartena, Marissa Mills and Kaiah McLaren until just prior to the District 2 meet. A different foursome helped the Patriots make it through the KingCo Conference meet.

“My senior year, it’s awesome that we can do this kind of stuff,” Johnson said. “All the relays, all the girls, we just meshed so well together, and I’m so happy it worked out.”

Liberty’s 4x200 team of Shanell Thompson, Wartena, Danielle Demps and Cherelle Demps finished in third place (1:43.73).

Wartena, a sophomore, joined Johnson on the podium for the 300 hurdles, finishing sixth (47.24).

Cherelle Demps, a senior, grabbed a thirdplace finish in the 100 meters (12.53). She won three individual state medals and five relay medals during her Liberty career.

The Patriots also scored points in the long distances as junior Carlyn Schmidgall took fourth

in the 3,200 meters (11:15.83) and sixth in the 1,600 (5:12.95).

The Liberty boys team had only four qualifiers to the state meet, although the Patriots won three medals, two of them from senior Trevor Sytsma.

Sytsma took fifth in the 1,600 (4:22.89) and seventh in the 3,200 (9:32.51), while junior Nate Solly was seventh in the 300 hurdles (40.73).

title thanks to the arm of Tim Lincecum, now a star with the San Francisco Giants.

Liberty would go on to lose to eventual state champion Centralia, 6-2, in the semifinals at Yakima County Stadium on May 29.

The next day, they fell to Squalicum, 7-1, in a game that took 10 innings to determine a winner.

Liberty had to settle for a

fourth-place trophy.

The ending was bittersweet, Anderson and Steffens said, but it didn’t take away from all that the Patriots accomplished.

“A lot of people doubted us, but we won the games we had to win, we peaked at the right time and we extended our season a lot further than most people thought we would,” Anderson said.

Hazen The Hazen track and field team ended the weekend with two medalists.

Senior Jesus Vargas finished eighth (1:55.40) in the 3A boys 800-meter race, while Parker Trewet earned eighth place in the 3A boys shot-put.

The Highlanders also sent Kate Lilly, Sarah Hart, Plamedie Masiala, Sablena Milinganyo, Amy Warmenhoven, Alexis Rogers, Alicia Nguyen, Michelle Lilly, Alex Fortescue, Aaron Rothlisberger, Dario Cirlincione, Saivon Johnson and Rhyan Denile to state, but none of them reached the podium.

Reporter Christina Corrales-Toy contributed to this story.

“Sometimes in sports you hear the best team didn’t win,” Matthews said. “I don’t know about that, but I will say a very good soccer team didn’t win tonight.”

Liberty The Liberty boys soccer team made it to the state’s 2A quarterfinals before losing to eventual state champion Archbishop Murphy.

After an openinground win in the District

Liberty golfers earn second place at state The Liberty High School boys golf team earned a second-place team trophy at the 2A state tournament held May 27-28 at Liberty Lake Golf Course near Spokane.

Dexter Simonds was the Patriots’ top finisher, ending up tied for sixth with an overall score of 143. Chase McIntosh fin-

Tennis From Page 10 came the early 2-0 deficit to get the win.

“We knew we could do it. We were just working around it, getting warmed up,” Pierepiekarz said.

If they were warmed up in the first match, they were certainly on fire in the second one later that day.

Pierepiekarz and Cao discarded Squalicum in dominating fashion, making their opponents look nearly hopeless in the 6-0, 6-0 Liberty win.

It was the perfect example of the duo hitting on all cylinders, and their confidence visibly grew with every serve, lob and volley.

“We work great as a team,” said Pierepiekarz, a junior. “Matthew is a great partner. He keeps backing me up whenever something gets past me.”

“And, you know, Marek is like 6-6, so not a lot of things get past him,” said Cao, a senior.

The win versus Squalicum put the Patriots into the semifinals, where they met Ephrata in a thriller that

2/3 2A tournament, the Patriots immediately guaranteed themselves a spot in the district title game and a state berth.

The team was a bit short-handed for its May 16 district championship game.

That’s because a handful of players traded their kits for tuxes, as the school celebrated its senior prom that night.

“We were missing like five guys,” Liberty coach Darren Tremblay said. ished right behind him at 145, followed by Ben Graham at 146.

Collin Fletcher finished tied for 31st, while Alex Wilsey and Luke Hall did not advance past the first round.

In girls play, Liberty sent three golfers to the 2A state tournament at MeadowWood Golf Course near Spokane, and all three finished in the top 40.

Sami Galluzzo had

required a tiebreaker after the third set the next day.

Liberty mustered up just enough, winning the match 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) to advance into the 2A state finals, where they would meet a “good Shorecrest team,” Liberty tennis coach Mike Salokas said.

The title match started out promising for Liberty, after the duo won the first set, 6-1. But Shorecrest won the next two sets, 6-4, 6-4 to win the championship.

“While the end result was not the best from an LHS perspective, the road in getting to the finals was a wealth of a learning opportunity,” Salokas said.

Pierepiekarz and Cao’s performance also buoyed Liberty to a fourth-place finish in the 2A boys team standings.

Liberty also sent sophomore Jyotsna Kuramkote to the 2A girls state tournament.

Kuramkote, whom Salokas described as one of Liberty’s more consistent singles players this season, won her openinground match before dropping the next two.

Hazen The Highlanders

“So, we thought, ‘Oh boy, it could be a long night.’”

It was a long night, but not for the Patriots.

Liberty defeated Tyee, 3-0, to win the Class 2A District 2/3 title and secure a No. 1 seed into the state playoffs.

They then defeated Anacortes May 19 in a match that came down to penalty kicks, before losing to Archbishop Murphy.

the top finish, tying for 31st with an overall score of 189. Taylor Woo and Hanna Hanson rounded out the Patriots’ qualifiers, shooting 194 and 196, respectively.

Hazen Nick Yee was Hazen’s lone state representative. He did not make the cut after the first day of the 3A boys state championship in Kennewick.

earned three medals at the 3A state tennis championships held May 29-30 at Kamiakin High School and Tri-City Court Club.

Bruno HernandezSotres was Hazen’s top finisher, defeating teammate Gregg Furumasu (6-1, 7-5) in a boys singles medal match to earn fifth place.

Hernandez-Sotres and Furumasu each dropped their opening-round matches, but won the next two to set up the all-Hazen matchup.

Furumasu would settle for eighth place.

Hazen also earned a fourth-place finish in the 3A boys tennis team standings.

Misa Takami also picked up a medal, finishing seventh on the 3A girls side.

Takami took out Glacier Peak’s Madeline Mahler (6-1, 6-1) in the first round, before falling to eventual state champion Catherine Allen, of Holy Names Academy.

After dropping her first set, 6-0, in the next match against Mercer Island’s Sarah Sweet, Takami won the next two to advance to the medal round where she lost to Akari Baba, of Prairie.

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Events National Trails Day Geocaching Event, 2.5-mile hike with your GPS or mobile device, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 6, Lake Boren Park, 13058 S.E. 84th Way, newcastletrails.org Newcastle Chamber of Commerce monthly lunch, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 10, Tapatio Mexican Grill, 6920 Coal Creek Parkway S.E., catch up with Newcastle Police Chief Melinda Irvine, $20/members, $25/nonmembers, register at newcastle-chamber.org Cougar Mountain Trail Run, 5K, 8.2- and 14.5-mile runs, 9 a.m. June 13, Sky Country Trailhead, Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, 166th Way S.E., $25 to $45, more info and registration at nwtrailruns.com Learn and Eat Like a Super Hero, sponsored by the King County Library System, 1 p.m. June 19, Renton Community Center, 1715 S.E. Maple Valley Highway, Renton, http://bit.ly/1HSiKtv Networking Education Breakfast ‘Upgrade Your Story, Professional Satisfaction and Success,’ with Life Coach Nancy Carlstrom, 7:15-8:30 a.m. June 24, Regency Newcastle, 7454 Newcastle Golf Club Road, free for members and first time

guests, $10/others, newcastlechamber.org Newcastle Trails board meeting, free and open to the public, 7-9 p.m. June 24, Regency Newcastle, 7454 Newcastle Golf Club Road, newcastletrails.org Coast Guard Boating Safety Course, certificate from course may be used to obtain Washington Boater Education Card, three days available, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 27, Bellevue Fire Station 9, 12412 Newcastle Way, Bellevue, $30, preregister with Terrence Hooper at 885-0259 Eighth annual Mack Strong TEAM-WORKS Charity Golf Tournament and Auction, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. July 1, The Golf Club at Newcastle, 15500 Six Penny Lane, tickets and more info at teamworksfoundation.org

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Congrats to the classes of 2015 As another school year comes to a close, local public high schools are getting set to celebrate the class of 2015 with the annual commencement ceremonies.

Hazen High School will honor its graduates at 9 a.m. June 12 at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent.

Liberty High School will hold its ceremony at 8 p.m. June 12 at Safeco Field, 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle.

Public meetings All city public meetings are at City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. Call 649-4444. q City Council — 7-10 p.m.

June 16 q Community Activity Commission — 7-8 p.m. June 10 q Planning Commission — 7-8 p.m. June 17 q Economic and Community Development Committee —

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Calendar From Page 12 community members Parents Night Out at the Y, ages 3-10, 5-9 p.m. June 13, $30/facility members, $40/program members Senior Pinochle, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays Teen Drop In, times vary, drop in after school for some community time Family Badminton, 5:15-6:45 p.m. Fridays and 8-11:45 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays Table Tennis, 11 am. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, 7:159:15 p.m. Wednesdays, 4-9 p.m. Fridays, and 2:30-5 p.m. Sundays Adult Pickleball, 7-8:30 a.m. Mondays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays Family Pickleball, 3-4 p.m. Sundays Tween Basketball and Dodgeball, 7-8 p.m.

Tuesdays Open Basketball, times vary Monday through Friday, free to facility members Open Volleyball, ages 14 and older, 8-9:45 p.m.

Thursdays Power Volleyball, 8-9:45 p.m. Tuesdays, free to facility members Itty Bitty T-ball, ages 3-7, Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:30-6 p.m.

June 8 to July 1, $50/facility members, $75/community member, $35 uniform fee ‘Let’s Move,’ youth

fitness classes, ages 7-11, times vary, $40/facility members, $70/community members Swimming lessons, ages 3 and older, $35 to $126, call for age group times and dates

Library events The Newcastle Library is at 12901 Newcastle Way. The following programs are offered: SHIBA counseling, 10 a.m. Friday, June 5 Master Gardener Clinic, get expert advice on plant and landscape questions, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through June 27 ‘Mind Matters’ Meditations for Stress Reduction and Empowerment, 3-5 P.m.

June 6, 13 and 20, www. kcls.org/mindmatters Work Area, open to everyone, 3-5:30 p.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays Computer class: ‘One-on-One Assistance,’ 7-8:30 p.m.

Mondays ‘Talk Time,’ practice your English conversation skills, 7-8:30 p.m.

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This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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JUNE 5, 2015

Newcastle company brings rock star flair to your home

By Christina Corrales-Toy What’s more “rock star” than having a drum bursting out of your wall?

“Nothing,” contends Newcastle resident Steve Kenkman.

Kenkman is the brains behind Select A Head, a company that offers cus-

tomized logo kick drum displays. The custommade, fully functional drum shells are specially constructed in a low profile and narrow width, making them easy to transport or mount on a wall.

On the drum’s head, the company prints select

Newcastle resident Steve Kenkman, the brains behind Select A Head drum logo displays, sits in front of his own signed collection of wallmounted drum displays at his home May 14.

band and college logos, as well as artwork, with a constantly evolving portfolio, as Select A Head works to get licenses to print other things.

Kenkman likens it to a modern-day poster with a rock star flair.

“You used to have band posters in your room as you grow up in the ’80s.

Let’s put it back where it belongs,” he said pointing toward the Queensryche-

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Select A Head started when Kenkman began searching for a way to display Queensryche’s new tribal logo alongside a guitar he bought from band member Parker Lundgren.

It wasn’t enough to take a nail and hang a drum cover bearing the logo on the wall. Kenkman wanted it to look like the band cut off the front of its kick drum and handed it over to him.

“I want it to look like a kick drum is coming out of my wall,” he said.

So, Kenkman went to Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield and bought one of his full-size drums. Kenkman and his brother then used a table saw to cut off the front of the 22x16 bass drum. It became the first Select A Head prototype.

“When you go to a concert one of the most memorable images you see on that stage is the kick drum with the logo,” he said. “How cool would it be to have that on your wall?”

Kenkman has worked with the likes of Korn, Queensryche and Stryper to get their logos on the drum displays. But band art isn’t the only thing that looks good on a Select A Head product.

University logos, sports logos, corporate logos and photographs absolutely shine on the drum head, too.

“This is a piece of art,” he said. “Anything can go on them.”

In addition to the bandlogoed drums, he currently sells displays with the University of Washington logo, the University of Oregon logo and the Ohio

Learn more about Select A Head, and purchase products, at www.selectahead.com.

State University logo, among others.

The company also recently unveiled a new line of drum displays featuring Jimi Hendrix, done in partnership with Hendrix’s estate.

Kenkman started Select A Head in 2013 and has learned the ins and outs of merchandising and licensing along the way.

“It’s been one heck of a learning process,” he said.

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Newcastle home. He cranks out about 20 drum displays a week from his garage, with help from his brother, who assists part time.

Eventually, the company wants to offer the displays in different sizes, add backlighting and fashion them into clocks, too.

Select A Head also wants to put every college, every sports team and every band on the displays, with proper licensing, of course, Kenkman said.

“This is just a completely different type of memorabilia out there,” he said. “When you hang one up on your wall, no matter what logo is on it, it makes you feel like a rock star.”

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Fundraiser lunch tops $617,000 Almost 900 community members attended the Issaquah Schools Foundation’s 17th annual Nourish Every Mind Luncheon on May 14 at the Issaquah Community Center and donated $617,000 for local schools.

The program featured several students and educators who spoke passionately about the foundation’s impact on education.

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Through the Influence the Choice video contest, a program of the Healthy Youth Initiative’s Drug Free Community Coalition, Ashton has produced several videos aimed at reducing youth substance abuse.

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