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Athletes get ready for start of football season Page 16

Newcastle chosen among top places to live in the U.S.

September 2, 2011 VOL. 10, NO. 9

It’s a go City Council OKs $217,000 for City Hall construction.

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Numbers are in Larcenies, burglaries are most common crimes here.

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Police blotter Page 6

Pat Detmer Page 8

By Emily Baer

Janet Farness (left) and Kimberly Kibby, Bellevue Holy Cross Lutheran Church volunteers, seal stained carvings on a tarp outside Pomegranate Center July 16.

Staying positive Teacher draws strength in her fight against cancer.

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Carving out a new community Pomegranate Center assists church to build a local public space

CNN’s Money Magazine announced Aug. 15 it has selected Newcastle among its top 25 best places to live in the nation.

The town, which earned a No. 18 spot on the magazine’s annual survey of the top places to live in the U.S., was praised for its volunteerism and recreational opportunities.

The survey looks at financial, housing, education and other quality-of-life factors when compiling the list.

The city was also honored as the No. 17 best place to live by Newsweek in 2009.

Mukilteo, selected for the magazine’s No. 9 spot, and Sammamish, ranked No. 15, were the other two cities in Washington selected in the 2011 Money Magazine survey.

Louisville, Colo., was selected as the No. 1 best place to live in the nation.

Check out the full list of selected communities at www.money.cnn.com.

By Emily Baer

Plans rearranged Liberty High School remodel phasing changes.

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Members of Bellevue Holy Cross Lutheran Church and the Issaquah-based Pomegranate Center cut, carved, sanded and stained wood planks for 12 hours July 16 to raise money for the construction of a communal area open to the South Bellevue/Newcastle/Newport Hills community.

In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, Holy Cross appealed to the Pomegranate Center — an international nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering community through the creative process — for help in turning three acres of its property into a public gathering place. Pomegranate held the July 16 carveathon to help raise funds for materials necessary to build the public area.

From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., 30 members and volunteers from the church and nonprofit organization worked together to create 18 stained carvings.

The carvers followed order forms designating sizes, themes and color palettes for each piece.

Some customers and supporters chose to buy pieces for their own homes, while others donated their orders to the soon-to-be public space.

By 6 p.m., variously sized, rectangular slabs of cedar — carved and stained with herons, feathers, pomegranates, fish and deer — lay out on tarps to dry in the sun.

The $6,000 that the carveathon raised will go toward the $70,000 to $80,000 sum Pomegranate Center Executive Director Milenko Matanovic estimated would be necessary to pay for construction materials. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans gave a $2,000 matching donation to the project, increas-

Gordon Bisset leads primary for City Council race

ing the total amount of money collected to $8,000.

Kimberley Kibby, treasurer and previous vice president of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, said the

Gordon Bisset has a commanding lead in Newcastle’s primary race for the fourth position on the City Council.

With about 70 percent — or 1,136 votes — Bisset is well ahead of candidate Frank Irigon, who has gathered 373 votes, or about 23 percent to total votes cast, according to updated information provided on the King County elections website.

Bisset has been a resident of the Hazelwood neighborhood of Newcastle for 41 years and served on the council for a fouryear term from 1998-2001.

Irigon has been a resident of the Rainier Crest neighborhood of Newcastle for 25 years. This is his first time running for the

See CARVING, Page 5

See PRIMARY, Page 2

By Emily Baer

Finished carvings are set out to dry in the sun.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

City Council approves $217,000 for City Hall construction

By Christina Lords With construction in full swing, the future home of Newcastle’s City Hall is starting to take shape.

Improvements to the second floor of the Newcastle Professional Center are on schedule, and city staff should be able to move into the new location by mid-October, City Manager Rob Wyman said.

“It’s framed out, so you can really start to get a feel for what it’s going to look like in there,” he said.

Express Construction Inc. was awarded the City Hall tenant improvements contract to install new walls and other framing, City Council chambers, electri-

cal wiring, a fire suppression system, conference rooms and office space for city staff.

Express Construction is the same company that completed construction on the building in 2007, which will help streamline the new improvements, Wyman said.

The city has been at its 13020 Newcastle Way location for 15 years. Its new location at 12835 Newcastle Way is just twotenths of a mile away.

The contract for more than $217,000 in construction costs was approved by the Newcastle City Council at its Aug. 1 meeting.

The construction phase of the project is anticipated to be complete by Oct. 7. The city hopes to be operational in the new

facility by Oct. 15.

The total project is expected to cost the city about $250,000.

Newcastle Police Chief Melinda Irvine said the new location will provide additional space for officers assigned to the county to file reports from Newcastle.

“We’ll be joined by eight unincorporated patrol deputies and one detective,” she said.

“The detective that will be working there will be covering Newcastle and two adjacent districts. I am thrilled that we’re bringing on a detective that will be working in our office.”

The deputies will be able to bring in evidence, file paperwork, receive mail and make

Voters overwhelmingly renew Veterans and Human Services Levy

By Warren Kagarise The popular Veterans and Human Services Levy garnered overwhelming support from King County voters Aug. 16, as the electorate renewed the measure through 2017.

The levy is expected to generate about $100 million for programs to aid veterans and needy residents. The funding is split 5050 between veterans programs and human services efforts.

“The citizens of King County have demonstrated their respect for our veterans and compassion for our neighbors most in need by voting to renew the Veterans and Human Services Levy,” County Executive Dow Constantine, a levy supporter, said in a statement Aug. 16.

“I thank the voters for approving the levy and showing, once again, that King County is an extraordinary community in which to live.”

The measure, Proposition 1, garnered more than 60 percent of the vote in the initial results King County Elections. The final votes won’t be official until the elections office certifies them.

The measure garnered broad support from human services organizations and advocates for veterans. The county Voters’ Guide, in fact, did not include any statements opposing Proposition 1. Even the County Council put the measure on the ballot in a unanimous decision.

Voters approved the initial Veterans and Human Services Levy — 5 cents per $1,000 of assessed value — to fund programs for veterans and social service efforts in 2005.

Proposition 1 matches the existing levy and does not

include additional taxes. The owner of a home assessed at $340,000 is expected to pay $17 in 2012 under the levy renewal.

Countywide, the levy funds programs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder — a common affliction among veterans returning from conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq — and emergency housing for veterans.

The day after the election, levy administrators released a draft plan for managing dollars generated through the levy renewal.

“King County voters again demonstrated their support for providing critical services for our veterans and others in need,” County Councilman Bob Ferguson, sponsor of Proposition 1 and the initial levy in 2005, said in a statement on Election

Day. “The Veterans and Human Services Levy is a small investment with a huge impact. It provides essential services that help our veterans and strengthen our families, from employment training and housing to PTSD counseling.”

Newcastle-area County Councilman Reagan Dunn cosponsored the legislation to put Proposition 1 on the August ballot.

“Ten years into the war on terror, we are seeing the demand for veterans services increase significantly. It is estimated that there will be 2 million veterans coming out of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who served in some capacity,” he said in a statement. “I thank the voters for valuing the sacrifice of our returning veterans.”

daily trips to City Hall, she said.

“No one can complain about that,” Irvine said. “We’ll take the extra visibility.”

Wyman said the city aims to make the move as seamless as possible to the public with minimal disruption to city services.

The city will take about two days to move its existing furniture to use in the new space.

“At some point you do have to shut the phone off and move it over there, so there will be a gap there,” he said.

While the location is about 500 square feet smaller than the city’s current space above Newport Manufacturing, the more visually appealing space will still provide adequate

Primary From Page 1 council.

Bisset or Irigon will replace longtime Councilman Sonny Putter, who was initially elected to the council in 1994.

Gordon Bisset Putter served on the council until 2001, and was re-elected in 2008 for a fouryear term.

Irigon and Bisset will advance to the November Frank Irigon ballot for the general election.

room for city business, Wyman said.

“The benefit I see is that we’re going to have a much better chance to interact with the public,” he said. “You get a lot of people who pass through there for other uses and we’re hoping that people will just pop up to see what’s going on.”

The city will be able to use signage in the lobby to promote events and public meetings that discuss important town business, Wyman said.

The City Council voted 4-3 Feb. 1 to approve the lease to move to the professional center, with council members Bill Erxleben, Rich Crispo and Carol Simpson dissenting.

Incumbent councilwomen Lisa Jensen and Carol Simpson and incumbent Deputy Mayor Steve Buri have filed to run for re-election this fall in their respective positions. Each will be unopposed on the November ballot.

Andrew T. Shelton, who dropped out of the race in July, received about 6 percent — or 95 — of the votes cast in the primary.

Shelton said he made the decision to pull his name from the running after taking a new job with increased time commitments.

His decision was made about a month after the deadline to officially withdraw from the race, rendering a primary election unnecessary.

The primary cost the city about $8,000.

More than 1,700 out of 6,200 registered voters cast a ballot in the August primary.

The primary results won’t be official until all ballots postmarked with the appropriate date are counted and the election is certified.

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Larcenies, burglaries are most common crimes in Newcastle

By Christina Lords While incidents of crime have been relatively minimal in town for the first six months of 2011, the police department is stepping up its efforts to combat the more prevalent crimes of larceny and burglaries.

There were 28 residential burglaries reported in the city in the first six months of 2011, according to Newcastle Police Chief Melinda Irvine.

Larceny includes various crimes, such as when items are taken from cars or buildings and bicycle thefts.

“Larceny has continued to be our highest problem in the city,” she said.

Such reports are still comparatively lower than other adjacent communities, Irvine said.

Because Newcastle can be perceived as an affluent community, some burglars come into the town from other areas to commit these types of crimes, she said.

“One big reason we’re getting a lot of thefts of jewelry is because the price of gold has gone way up,” Irvine said.

“Some of the people we’ve charged … have gone on to pawn the gold, and we’ve been able to locate them that way.”

Irvine reported the trends to the City Council in a presentation Aug. 16.

The Olympus and Ridgewood neighborhoods have experienced the most reported residential burglaries so far this year, the report states.

City Councilman Bill Erxleben said while vehicle break-ins and other thefts at Cougar Mountain trailheads occur out of Newcastle’s jurisdiction, many Newcastle residents use those areas and should be better protected.

He urged Irvine to encourage the King County Sheriff’s Office to increase its presence there through the use of security cameras.

Irvine agreed and said she would take that feedback to King County officials.

The department has stepped up its efforts to combat residential burglaries within the area in several ways, she said, including Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems training for every police officer in the

department.

The more officers who have the training, the faster the department can process a crime scene, Irvine said.

The department has strengthened its relationship with other law enforcement agencies to work together to solve crimes, especially to catch burglars working as teams or in groups in different residential areas, Irvine said.

Agencies working together have allowed King County prosecutors to seek longer sentences for perpetrators through the county’s Repeat Burglary Initiative, she said.

As more repeat offenders are tied to crimes throughout more jurisdictions, those criminals are given longer sentences, and overall cases for burglary in the surrounding areas have come down, Irvine said.

Better communication between police and the public is another long-term goal for the department, she said.

The department will step up its use of social media sites for alerts and crime prevention tips.

It also plans to continue to promote increased use of the depart-

By Scott Harris

Patdown for Pat Pat Detmer gets a ‘Pat-down’ from her Good Neighbor to the North: Dan Fleming, giving new meaning to ‘Book 'em Dan-o.’

There were several block parties in the Olympus neighborhood on Aug. 2, National Night Out. This picture is from a party that attracted more than 40 participants.

ment’s online reporting system, which allows residents to make a police report and follow up with additional information online at www.reporttosheriff.org.

Irvine said she has also seen an increase in demand for house checks while people are on vacation and increased requests for

Blockwatch meetings, where neighbors can gather to meet with a police officer to learn about crime prevention and crime trends in their areas.

Residents interested in the Blockwatch program can call Officer Ryan Olmsted at 206391-6713.

Newcastle man enters Alford plea in child molestation case

By Christina Lords Newcastle resident Gil Furman entered an Alford plea in King County Superior Court Aug. 9 to two counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes.

The maximum sentence Furman, 39, could face for each misdemeanor count is 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine.

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One count of third-degree child molestation will be dismissed at Furman’s sentencing before Judge Mariane C. Spearman at 1 p.m. Sept. 16 in King County Superior Court.

Furman denied the allegations against him, but pleaded guilty “to the two gross misdemeanor counts in order to avoid going to trial on the charges and risk conviction of one or more

felony counts,” according to a statement attached to his plea.

The charges stemmed from a string of incidents where Furman molested a teenage girl for about two years beginning when the girl was 13 and ending in November 2009 when she was 15, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.

Furman pushed the girl into walls and kissed and groped her,

sometimes under her clothes but over her underwear, prosecutors said in the charging documents.

The girl stated the incidents happened about 50 times, the documents said.

Furman was originally charged in January with one count of second-degree child molestation and two counts of third-degree child molestation.

In documents outlining the

plea, prosecutors recommend Furman not have contact with the girl or her immediate family, as well as require Furman to register as a sex offender. It is recommended Furman only be allowed in the presence of minors if the minors know of the charges against him and if an adult is present. The recommendation excludes his own children.

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Letters to the editor

Editorial

Safety audit proves it’s safe to walk to school

Newcastle Days will celebrate best of city!

Imagine that! Newcastle is the 18th best place to live in the nation, according to CNN’s Money Magazine.

Distinction for Newcastle is nothing new. Two years ago, Newsweek ranked the city No. 17.

Someone at City Hall or the chamber of commerce did a good job supplying the information that helped Money Magazine determine Newcastle’s ranking.

“The volunteer spirit is alive and well in this former coal-mining town…,” writes the magazine. “Despite serious budget cuts that threatened the city’s summer 2011 events, local businesses and citizens offered time and cash to keep the community’s concerts and fireworks afloat.

“There’s a 350-acre golf course here, not to mention 12 parks; the 3,115-acre Cougar Mountain Wildland Park is right next door. Newcastle residents can jump on a trail in the city and end up in the Issaquah Alps.”

Yes, that’s your city through and through. City leadership and resident involvement has made Newcastle a collection of neighborhoods that strive for community pride.

It’s that pride — and volunteer spirit — that will be celebrated Sept. 9-11 at Newcastle Days. The annual festival is held as a birthday party for the city. The city is now 17 years old and getting better every year!

Take time to visit Lake Boren Park during Newcastle Days. Enjoy the live music and entertainment, ooh and ahh over the classic cars, let the kids run a bit wild, mingle with your neighbors. But don’t leave without learning a bit more about your city and how you can volunteer one hour or more to make a difference next year.

There’s no reason Newcastle can’t be the No. 1 best place to live in the nation. Let’s get there together!

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B. Yes, I only vote in local elections because it’s the only place my vote actually counts.

C. No, I don’t vote when there are only local elections on the ballot because I’m not interested in local politics.

D. No, I never vote. What’s the point?

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Hazelwood Elementary School has been part of the Safe Routes to Schools grant to encourage and support “active commuting” on the part of school children and families.

The goals are to identify safe and unsafe areas for biking and walking, design safety improvements, educate students about safe walking and biking practices, and launch events to encourage children to walk and bike. Through new and improved systems that encourage more students to walk and bike, we can also help combat childhood obesity.

To date, we have completed a walking audit with the support of Feet First and more than 30 student and community volunteers, and taught all fourth- and fifth-graders bicycle safety with the support of Bicycle Alliance of Washington.

We recently had a meeting to review the results of the walking audit with representatives from the city of Newcastle, Newcastle Police Department, the city of Bellevue, Feet First and the Renton School District. I was so impressed with the level of commitment for student safety and the willingness to partner to promote a safe community for students and families to walk and bike.

I look forward to our ongoing work to improve our neighborhood and educate our families about safe routes and the benefits of walking and biking. We will be having a community event in early October with the help of our Hazelwood PTSA to promote walking/biking to school.

The Hazelwood community is amazing and I continue to feel proud and appreciative to be part of this wonderful community.

Cindy Farnsworth, principal Hazelwood Elementary School

Bus stops are a bust Why do we need four bus stops at the intersection of Newcastle Way and Coal Creek Parkway?

Two of the stops are properly designed to get the buses out of the traffic lanes at the stops: the one northeast of the intersection, near City Hall, and the

other southwest of the intersection, in front of the library. The other two are designed to create traffic jams or accidents. The solution is to remove the two illdesigned stops: those southeast and northwest.

A more significant problem is to determine how this set of bus stops got designed and approved in the first place. Did our city engineers fail to recognize these conflicts or were they forced on us by King County? Does anyone in city government bear responsibility for the cost of two improperly designed bus stops that should have never been built? Finally, what is it going to cost to remedy this situation?

Bob Geary Newcastle

Superintendent has priorities mixed up Superintendent Mary Alice Heuschel should be spending her time on Renton Schools, not a hospital commissioner campaign. With one failing school, a large budget deficit, and a $242,000 (including benefits) salary, clearly her priorities should remain with the schools.

She says her contract requires her to do community service.

That is great, but those obligations should be completed on her time, not the kids’ time.

The hospital board meetings will be held during the school day when she should be working to improve schools — the job she is being paid to do.

Overall, the Renton Schools have done well under Heuschel’s leadership; as long as she holds the position of superintendent that is where her focus should remain.

The children, school district employees and the school district voters deserve her full attention.

Erin Williams Bellevue

Strip mall development Our City Council is moving forward as fast as possible to change the city’s zoning code to allow more strip mall development in our downtown.

The code currently requires a minimum floor-area ratio to ensure pedestrian-friendly, mul-

tistory, mixed-use development.

The council intends to eliminate that requirement. Instead, in the name of developer flexibility, they want to see more surface parking lots with drive-thru retailers, such as a Walgreens where the fruit stand currently sits.

Recently, there was a strongly worded editorial in The Issaquah Press regarding this issue. I am borrowing liberally from it, because the publisher’s negative reaction to more strip mall space is diametrically opposed to that of our council, and the editorial applies equally to Issaquah and Newcastle.

Strip malls were acceptable 30 or 40 years ago when they were springing up across the country to service new housing starts.

But strip malls create an abundance of paved parking areas that separate stores, homes, offices and recreational uses from residents. Let’s be honest, Newcastle’s business area is a strip mall.

To create a new direction for the city, previous councils spent many years developing a Community Business Center plan and zoning code to move us toward a mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented lifestyle. I read another article recently that explained the necessity for this change. It said something like this: It appears our children will not have the resources to purchase single family homes in our existing neighborhoods. The trend is for them to rent apartments and buy condos located above or close to shops, restaurants, and gathering places — amenities that are in step with their lifestyles. This is exactly what is encouraged by our existing CBC plan.

The stated goal of our current council has been to ensure Newcastle’s financial health. So it is illogical that it favors strip malls. After all, pavement does not generate the tax revenue of more dense multistory, mixed-use development. So, if you oppose changing our zoning code to allow more strip mall space, please email Mayor John Dulcich at johnd@ci.newcastle.wa.us. No emails will guarantee that we get Walgreens.

Will Winslow Newcastle

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Carving From Page 1 plan for the donated land includes an amphitheater, a stage, seating, shelters, P-Patches, a meditative path and three gateways.

Milenko The park was designed Matanovic in a collective, forward-thinking manner unique to Pomegranate. In May, the organization invited the community to participate in a design workshop.

Community collaboration During the morning session, the group engaged in a large group discussion about what kind of public space they wanted to see created and what community needs they thought should be met, Project Coordinator Bree Delgadillo said.

“We ask them to be as thoughtful as possible about the future,” Matanovic said. “There is a big difference between personal opinion and vision. Vision takes courage to articulate because it usually invokes change.”

From noon to 5 p.m., the brainstorming was molded into specific concepts. Later in the evening, the community returned to the open house to

view the Pomegranate designs and to ensure they were interpreted properly.

Pomegranate’s distinctive process stems from the artistic, community-building vision of its CEO, Matanovic, a Slovenian artist. He founded the organization in 1986 with an intent to build places, community and leaders of the future through creative collaboration.

The center operates under the belief that “communities must change and become less wasteful,” he said. “The design of a community shapes how people live and conduct their lives.”

Pomegranate has limited personnel, consisting of only four people, including Milenko and his daughter Katya Matanovic.

However, while its staff is small, its capacity is big, he said. Sixty “Public Space Rangers” — as the organization calls its pro bono architects, designers, artists and contractors — orbit the core team.

Grace Huang, an architect, past board member and current Public Space Ranger, said she was drawn to Pomegranate because of its unique inclusion of community.

“It involves people at a level where everyone can find a way to be involved,” she said. “It uses simple techniques that almost anyone can do. And it’s an awesome group of people — a bit like a family.”

Those that come in contact with the organization seem to keep coming back. Shelli Young, a volunteer at the carveathon, attended a Pomegranate leadership workshop to aid her in her

work with communities as a county official. Seventeen years later, she is on the giving end of the organization.

Sharing spaces Pomegranate has crafted hundreds of plans, constructed more than 50 public spaces of various sizes, and given too many talks and workshops to count.

It focuses on keeping costs low and affordable. This year, Tully’s Coffee brewer Green Mountain Coffee Roasters awarded Pomegranate with five grants to create five public spaces. Pomegranate is using one of those grants to help pay for the Holy Cross project.

“We create spaces for less than market cost,” Matanovic said.

“The cost of the Holy Cross project is $70,000 to $80,000, but the value is much more because of the hours of work we give.”

Though the community’s space was scheduled to be built between Aug. 25 and 28, the total budget required to complete the design has not been met yet. Pomegranate and the Holy Cross team were to assemble the key amenities during the last weekend in August — the amphitheater, stage, garden and shelter — and build the rest as funds are raised.

Janet Farness, leader of the Holy Cross Earth Keeping Ministry, spoke highly of Pomegranate’s ability to create a space that is useful and meaningful to a community.

“We really wanted to share this piece of land and try to be very welcoming,” she said. “They

PAGE 5 have a proven process. They live where we live, so they really understand this community.”

When asked how he has managed to lead a productive and relevant organization for more than 20 years, Matanovic said that while Pomegranate has experienced “a lot of ups and downs,” it has been successful largely because of “the rising tide around these issues.”

“When I first started giving talks, people said, ‘Why?’” Matanovic said. “Now when we ask communities what they want, they say, ‘Gathering places.’ We were ahead of the curve.”

Farness’ belief in the importance of community public

On the Web Find the Holy Cross Lutheran Church project on Facebook by searching for “Factoria Outdoor Community Project.” Learn more about the Pomegranate Center at the nonprofit organization’s website, www.pomegranatecenter.org.

spaces might be proof of the “rising tide” Matanovic spoke of.

“It’s interesting what brings people together,” she said.

“Community just might be that commonality.”

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Police blotter Car break-in A woman reported her front passenger window was damaged and Camel Pak backpack stolen from her vehicle at the Cougar Mountain Country Park trailhead lot Aug. 2. About $250 worth of damage was done to the car, and about $150 worth of items were taken. The backpack held several articles of identification and a bankcard.

Vandalism at Liberty Between 2:30 p.m. Aug. 4 and 6 a.m. Aug 5, the stadium manager for Liberty High School reported about $500 worth of damage to one of the school’s field goal posts. Vandalism is the presumed cause of the damage.

Laptop, jewelry stolen About $3,000 worth items were taken from a residence in the 12000 block of Southeast 88th Place, including $2,000 worth of jewelry and a $700 Toshiba laptop. The woman reported her laundry room window was broken out while she was away on vacation for two weeks. The incident occurred between July 31 and Aug. 3.

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HOA proposes exchange for security camera

A $200 metal locking mailbox was reportedly stolen from the 8000 block of 146th Place Southeast between 2 p.m. Aug. 3 and 4:30 p.m. Aug. 4.

By Christina Lords

Minor in possession A 17-year-old boy was cited for minor in possession of alcohol at the Golf Club at Newcastle after an altercation between he and a female guest at a wedding Aug 7. The boy reportedly exhibited signs of drunkenness and hit a night security guard in the eye with his cellphone after he was physically removed from the woman’s vehicle by the guard before police arrived.

Jewelry, revolver stolen More than $8,600 worth of items were stolen from the 8000 block of 133rd Avenue Southeast on Aug 8. The items were jewelry, including a $7,400 platinum diamond ring, and a Magnum revolver. The burglar reportedly entered the home by sliding the laundry room window open.

Boat burglarized A boat was reportedly burglar-

In a time when most municipalities are strapped for cash, the Reserve at Newcastle Home Owners Association has a proposition for the city to ease maintenance costs for one of its public parks.

In exchange for an easement to place a security camera atop a 15-foot pole in the northeast corner of Tralee Park along 155th Avenue Southeast, the association is proposing to take over the city-owned park’s annual landscaping work and other maintenance.

A small box to house the camera’s DVR and router equipment to capture images will also be added to the property.

The camera is one of three cameras the association proposes to add to give a greater sense of security to those living in the community, said Aaron Burnstein, a member of the HOA’s board of directors.

“We are looking at this for three main reasons,” he said.

“One, because our community is

ized after a set of black Bushnell binoculars, a cellphone and a stereo were removed from the dash. The boat was located on the 7000 block of 129th Avenue Southeast. The theft occurred between Aug. 8 and 10.

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asking for it. Two, to add a deterrent (for crime). Three, to provide access for law enforcement.”

The proposal went before the Newcastle City Council at its meeting Aug. 16.

The images collected from the equipment will be stored locally and accessed via the Internet by property management.

Once the equipment is installed and an agreement is drawn up, the association would then take over the park maintenance, including mowing, putting in bark and doing shrub work.

The public and private partnership would benefit the community and the city, Burnstein said.

City Attorney Dawn Reitan said the proposal’s suggested location for the cameras would not intrude on the public’s expectation of privacy.

“I would say if we enter into an agreement, we would also want to provide standards for privacy, including staying away from people’s windows and

deputies arrived, they could hear a male voice coming from the building. When they entered the residence, the man was located lying on the couch and he was urinating on himself when he spoke to police. He admitted to have been smoking bath salts for the past week or more and could not identify what day it was or the last time he ate. Police committed the man for a mental evaluation, and he was transported to Overlake Hospital for care.

keeping (cameras) pointed to the road,” she said.

The cameras will capture license plates and streaming video.

“At night you’ll be able to tell if it’s a light- or dark-colored sedan and you will have a clear image of the license plate,” Burnstein said. “The property, the infrastructure, will be owned by the Home Owners Association.”

The cameras will provide a greater sense of enforcement and security, he said.

Discussions with residents of the Reserve about the security camera proposal began a year and a half ago, he said.

“Overall, I’m very pleased with this proposal because this last month we’ve been talking about security cameras with some concern about privacy issues,” City Councilman Bill Erxleben said. “It’s a cheap, good way to not only deter crime … but perhaps more importantly, maybe we can catch some of these people who are committing these crimes.”

Car prowl More than $7,400 worth of items were stolen from three vehicles Aug. 12 in the 7000 block of 113th Avenue Southeast. The items were stolen from two vehicles at the home, and a work truck that contained about $5,000 worth of tools. Several GPS units and a computer were also taken.

The Newcastle News publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Laughing all the way

Zombieland: Newcastle

By Pat Detmer I’ve always been missing a few vital brain synapses. My friends and family are well aware of this, most especially The Sainted One, who is forced to bail Pat Detmer me out on a regular basis. This would be a whole lot funnier if there weren’t unsubstantiated rumors of Alzheimer’s in my bloodline.

But when I do something brainless and ask The Sainted One if he’s worried about me, his response is always the same: “How could I tell if you have a problem? You’ve always been this way.”

For years I’ve pretended that my fogginess is just a sign of a certain kind of genius — some-

Aerobics class leads resurgence of pool

thing like Einstein not being able to dress himself — but now I’m starting to wonder. Am I, in fact, a zombie in search of a total brain replacement? Witness a recent trip to town: I was proudly carrying my new organizational over-theshoulder bag, a bag made specifically for folks like me, or so my girlfriend told me when she gifted me with it: a pouch for your phone, a pocket for your money or credit cards, a special place for your keys. Thus armed, how could I go wrong? Let me count the ways ...

1. I am going into Bartell’s and retrieve my reusable Bartell’s bag from the trunk. I lay my keys down as I rummage for it and say to myself: “Wow. Do not leave your keys in here or you are screwed.”

2. I shop and get to the checkout counter. I’m returning an item, and I find that I don’t have the receipt on me because

there’s no receipt pocket in my new organizational bag. I tell the young man at the checkout that I’ll just grab it from the car.

I’m sure that it’s on the front passenger seat, and my car is parked right outside the door. I run out to the car, and sure enough, there’s the receipt. But my car is…

3. …locked, of course, but I have my key in the special key compartment of my new organizational bag, so I check there, but can’t find it. In that moment I’m sure that in spite of my selfadmonition, I’ve locked my keys in the trunk, so I go back into the store, and because I… 4. …forgot my cellphone at home, I ask to use the landline there so that I can call The Sainted One to bring some keys.

Minutes later, he appears and uses the extra key to pop open the trunk which is…

5. …empty, whereupon I look at him sheepishly while I search

again in my new and very special organizational bag for the keys. I find them in the phone pouch, which was, of course, empty since I’d forgotten my phone.

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$60,000 to keep it open,” said Jen Ben, the pool’s manager.

“They raised $78,000.”

Ben is a former Hazen High swimmer, and a 13-year employee of the pool.

“It was definitely personal,” she said, “This is a great asset for the community.”

Besides swimming lessons, Seamount League championships and district championships, two year-round teams

and three high school teams call the Hazen pool home.

Now you can add Redmondbased Aquarobics to the list.

“I was looking for more programs, more variety for the pool,” Ben said. “People have been requesting a program like that.”

Starting Sept. 13, Aquarobics will host two classes there: a cardiovascular workout and group water therapy.

At first, it sounds simple: fitness classes in a pool.

But the plot thickens once the pool’s site, Hazen High School, appears.

Budget cuts threatened Hazen’s pool until late June.

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While the former helps burn calories and build muscles, the latter helps people with severe arthritis, joint replacement or back problems, said Carolyn Scott, owner of Aquarobics. Both classes last one hour.

Instructors will not improvise, Scott said. Classes have been designed with help from surgeons and physical therapists.

People of all ages and swimming abilities can participate, Scott said.

The fitness class, “Aquarobics,” will be from 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from Sept. 13 to Oct. 13. The therapy class, “Water Motion,” will be from 10:15-11:15 a.m. on the same dates.

A five-week session is $80, with the first class free.

People unable to attend all of the classes can pay $12 per class instead.

“Sometimes people say, ‘I can’t make all 10, but I can make five,’” Scott said. “It would be cheaper for them to pay $12 each for five than $80 for 10.”

While the students benefit, the pool will, too, Ben said.

“As long as the program is successful,” she said, “we will get some revenue from it. That will help us keep the pool open.”

So this class is not just another gathering. It’s a class people requested, in a building the same people helped save.

“We had kids from swimming lessons bringing piggy bank change,” Ben said, “and giving it to us as donations.”

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Correction An incorrect fire-hydrant type was identified in a story in the Aug. 5 Newcastle News. The hydrant was a standard hydrant that had an incorrect steamer port fitting, the largest of three openings on a standard hydrant.

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For application forms — and information about necessary documentation, fees, and international travel information — go to www.ci.newcastle.wa.us/city_clerk/ city_clerk.htm and click on the “Passports” tab.

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Teacher draws strength from community in cancer fight

By Emily Baer

By Christina Lords

Daniela Driscoll, Hazelwood Elementary School first-grade teacher (left), shows Margareta Bjorkegren how to organize student workbooks for the start of the school year.

Area churches provide volunteers groups for back to school efforts

By Christina Lords Hazelwood Elementary School first-grade teacher Daniela Driscoll usually starts to prepare her classroom weeks before the first day of school.

Desks and other furniture need to be wiped down and dusted, material packets must be sorted and separated, bulletin boards have to be updated and redecorated — and that’s just a glimpse at her to do list.

During her first year, Driscoll’s family came to help set up her room, and most years, it’s just her doing the work.

But this year — thanks to about 40 volunteers from Newcastle’s three churches — Driscoll and other elementary school teachers throughout the city received a helping hand to prepare their classrooms for incoming students.

On the afternoon of Aug. 21, members of the Seattle Revival Center, Beit Tikvah and Emmaus Road Church helped 11 area teachers at Hazelwood

and Newcastle elementary schools ready their rooms for the school year.

Members of the churches met at Lake Boren Park for a barbecue before the event to mingle and get to know each other.

Volunteers were divided into groups of three to five people and were on hand to do anything including cleaning, unstacking chairs, arranging classroom furniture and organizing textbooks.

“All the little details get done so much faster with more hands,” Driscoll said. “It’s a group effort to get things going this year, and I’m so thankful that it’s not just me in here doing all of this.”

The Rev. Rich McCaskill, pastor of Emmaus Road Church, said the idea for the service project came from churches that host similar volunteer efforts in Bellevue.

This is the first year all three churches in Newcastle have joined forces to volunteer at See CHURCHES, Page 13

Katie Tinnea, a first-grade teacher at Newcastle Elementary School, received the heartbreaking diagnosis last month that she has stage four colon cancer.

Doctors discovered the cancer, which by then had spread to her liver and lungs, during a routine colonoscopy.

“Five days ago, my entire life changed,” Tinnea wrote in the second entry of her blog documenting her battle with cancer.

“I got some of the most devastating news ever imaginable.

While that is a negative, here are the positives.”

Tinnea went on to list the acts of kindness and love she has received from her husband Ryan and 1-year-old daughter Kennedy, as well as her family, friends and students. With their support, Tinnea is undergoing an aggressive treatment plan to fight the cancer.

“My husband, my 1-year-old daughter — her birthday was last week — and I are adjusting to what our new ‘normal’ is,” she said. “While the past month has been scary, foreign and downright horrible, the outpouring of love, support and generosity has been overwhelmingly comforting.”

Nancy King, a friend of Tinnea’s mother’s, created rub-

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Katie Tinnea (center), a first-grade teacher at Newcastle Elementary School, has been diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Her husband Ryan Tinnea (left) and her daughter Kennedy Tinnea join other family, friends and students who have supported her through her diagnosis. ber bracelets, similar in style to the yellow Lance Armstrong bands, that are inscribed with the word “BELIEVE” on one side and “Katie” on the other. The bracelets, shown in a picture on Tinnea’s blog, are purple, her favorite color. The Tinnea family is sharing the bracelets with friends, family and the Newcastle community in hope that those wearing them will share strength, health and peace.

In a recent blog post, Katie thanked the Newcastle Elementary staff for holding her hand through “this journey filled with ups and downs” and for wearing the bracelets.

“I look around the room and see wrists with purple bracelets and I just feel so proud to be a Newcastle Lion,” she wrote.

In the school’s August newsletter, Principal Marla See TEACHER, Page 12

Liberty remodel plan changes

By Laura Geggel Though they already bid their theater a tearful goodbye, Liberty High School’s Patriot Players will have another year to use the stage in spite of the school’s remodel.

Liberty’s remodel is divided into two phases. Phase one is being paid for by the voterapproved 2006 Issaquah School District bond, and will last through summer 2012. Phase two will proceed if at least 60 percent of voters approve a proposed spring 2012 bond.

District administrators have recently changed what projects will happen in each phase.

Even with the delays to remodeling certain areas, such as the commons, Superintendent Steve Rasmussen said the changes show the district’s commitment to remodeling Liberty the right way.

“We want the people to see

Liberty High School’s construction phases Phase 1 ❑ New performing arts center ❑ New storm drainage, water-quality treatment and water detention facilities ❑ One modernized science room and two science rooms that were converted from regular classrooms ❑ Cost: About $19 million

that, yes we are putting our money where we said we were going to,” he said. “It may not have been in the exact time frame we wanted, but it’s getting there.”

In light of complaints that the south end of the district was getting the short shrift, he added, “Every part of our district

Phase 2 ❑ New commons ❑ Reconfiguration of the office and counseling areas ❑ New auxiliary gym ❑ Rebuilding, modernizing and daylighting the classroom wings ❑ Eight new classrooms ❑ New locker rooms ❑ Expanded weight room ❑ Stadium expansion ❑ Cost: About $45 million

is important to us, that’s the message.”

Changes to phase one Originally, administrators had planned to tear down the existing fine arts wing during phase one construction, but they See REMODEL, Page 13

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Unique classes are becoming common in Issaquah high schools

By Tim Pfarr Do you remember the days when the electives available to high school students were limited to band, orchestra, art and shop? Those who feel nostalgic about the good old days probably haven’t recently opened a course catalog from an Issaquah School District high school.

Issaquah, Skyline and Liberty high schools are continuously offering new, unique classes to students, making their course catalogs look more like those of college campuses than high schools.

New classes help students pick up hard skills, delve into the world of literary monsters and even learn about local government. Each course is one semester.

Issaquah High School At Issaquah High, students planning to enter a technical profession may choose to get a head start by gaining hands-on experience in the school’s engineering robotics course.

The course — open to all grade levels — introduces students to programming and building robots for specific tasks.

It will be offered this year for the first time, with teacher Kevin Houghton at the helm.

“What I find is classes like the woodshop classes and metals classes are going away,” Houghton said. “I definitely want kids to get a chance to build, to create. I think it’s going to be pretty cool.”

The class will be about 80 percent hands on, he said. Using their own creativity and intuition, students will build robots to complete specific tasks, such as removing books from bookshelves.

Experience working with tools or building things with Legos or Knex is helpful, but not required.

“I just want kids to be curious,” Houghton said. “More than anything I want them to come in with an open mind. I want them to be excited.”

Completing the course will earn students a half-credit of career/technical education credit.

For those looking for a slightly different take on physical education, the district’s only ballet class may be a good choice. The course focuses on conditioning as well as body placement and posture, lengthening muscles, increasing mobility and improving coordination.

The course is open to all students who have taken at least one physical education class, and it is repeatable for those who wish to take it more than once.

Skyline High School Students at Skyline this school year have a variety of courses to choose from that are not offered at the district’s other high schools.

Are you fascinated by “CSI,” but want to know what forensics work is really like? Skyline’s two police and forensics sciences classes may be the perfect selections. In the semesterlong classes, students learn about collecting and analyzing evidence, and presenting findings in a courtroom setting.

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He said the classes are both fun to teach and easy to mold to current events.

“The media is enamored with anything that smacks of DNA evidence,” he said.

Guest speakers and field trips to crime labs aren’t uncommon in the courses, and students typically enjoy the class, Krieble said.

The classes are open to all students, and they do not need to be taken in order. Each is worth a half-credit toward career/technical education requirements.

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Skyline also offers local government studies, examining different departments found in city government. Students choose a concentration within the subject and craft a thesis, researching government documents and attending local meetings.

The class fulfills a half-credit of social studies.

Those interested in literature are also in luck, as a new seniors-only course is making its debut this year: “Monsters in Literature.” The coursework not only examines how authors use monsters to create suspense, but what monsters can tell readers about the cultures

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Liberty High School At Liberty, distinctive classes imbed themselves in the arts.

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Would you consider the ultimate class to be the one in which you listen to and study music? If so, it doesn’t get better than Liberty’s “Music Appreciation.” Open to all grade levels, the class focuses on music from the medieval times to modern day, touching on classical, jazz, pop and soundtracks. No musical background is necessary, and the class fulfills a half-credit in fine art.

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The award is given to incoming freshmen who have demonstrated outstanding academic merit and achievements in high school.

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Teacher From Page 10 Newton wrote that Tinnea’s doctor has given her the goahead to teach during her treatment. Newton said the school would find a consistent substitute to fill in for Tinnea when she is not able to work.

The substitute will welcome Tinnea’s first-graders during the first week of school and Tinnea will return the following week.

“Katie is a vibrant, energetic, motivated and determined educator,” Newton wrote in an email to Newcastle News. “She is someone to help remind us that our focus at all times will be on what is best for kids. As a teacher, Katie brings something different to each one of her students, because she invests the time to meet each student as an individual.”

This will be her sixth year teaching at Newcastle Elementary. Though Tinnea spent her last five years with kindergarteners, she said she is excited to be a part of the firstgrade team this September.

When asked what about teaching she likes most, Tinnea

couldn’t stick to one item, but rather listed more than a dozen reasons why she loves what she does.

“My favorite part of teaching is the bond I form with students and parents,” she said. “I love when kids greet me in the morning and are excited to tell me a story from their weekend or from something that happened since the last time we saw each other.”

She said she enjoys getting to know her students and allowing them to get to know her in return.

“I love that personal connection I form with my students,” she said. “I share about myself and in return, they see me as an individual they can trust and share with as well.”

She also talked about the happiness she feels helping students find joy in learning.

“I love when students go home in the afternoon excited to tell Mom and Dad about their day at school,” she added.

“I love when parents email me the cute stories of ‘Well, Mrs. Tinnea said…’”

Finally, she spoke about the love and support she feels from the Newcastle Elementary community.

“I love the drawings and let-

ters I receive from the students to let me know that they are thinking about me,” she said. “I love when students leave at the end of the day and say, “I’ll miss you, Mrs. Tinnea.’ And I love when parents come to volunteer or pass me in the hall and I am greeted with a smile and a hug — even parents who had a child in my class several years ago!”

While her body is not yet healthy enough to be operated upon, due to the tumors in her lungs and both lobes of her liver, she is currently undergoing chemotherapy. Once the treatment has taken effect, her oncologist will surgically remove the remaining cancer.

Though Tinnea is embarking on a hard-line treatment schedule, her doctor has made sure her visits to the hospital are as short as possible in order to give her more time with her daughter at home.

“Katie is what I refer to as a ‘go getter,’” Newton said.

“When faced with this diagnosis we had a phone conversation shortly thereafter and the first thing I said to my husband was just how impressed I was with her outlook, attitude and determination.”

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— Katie Tinnea Newcastle Elementary School first-grade teacher

es, positive thoughts, cards and emails, but asks that people not visit or call. She has set up a website through www.caringbridge.org where she blogs her story in journal entries and pictures.

The nearly 5,000 site visits and more than 400 guestbook entries Tinnea has received are a testament to the number of lives she has touched, Newton said.

“I am trying to remain upbeat and positive, although I will admit, I have those down moments, too,” Tinnea said. “I just look at my beautiful daughter and know that the good days outweigh the bad and I am strong enough to get through this.”

Follow Tinnea’s journey at www.caringbridge.org/visit/ katietinnea.

Issaquah School District 2011-12 Calendar Dates

❑ Aug. 30 — First day of school for students ❑ Sept. 5 — Labor Day (no school) ❑ Nov. 11 — Veterans Day (no school) ❑ Nov. 24-45 — Thanksgiving holiday (no school) ❑ Nov. 30 – Dec. — Elementary conferences (no school for elementary school students) ❑ Dec. 19 – Jan. 2 — First winter break (no school) ❑ Jan. 16 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school) ❑ Feb. 20-24 — Presidents Day/second winter break (no school) ❑ April 9-13 — Spring break (no school) ❑ May 25-28 — Memorial Day four-day weekend (no school) ❑ June 14 — Last day of school Weather make-up days (if necessary) ❑ First day — Friday, May 25 ❑ Second day — Friday, June 15 ❑ Third day — Monday, June 18 ❑ Fourth day — Tuesday, June 19 ❑ Fifth day — Wednesday, June 20

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Remodel From Page 10 changed their minds after weighing several factors.

When students return to Liberty this fall, they’ll see the in-progress construction of the new performing arts center, complete with a new 550-seat auditorium; new orchestra, choral and band rooms; new green room; new dressing rooms; a video production lab and a black box theater.

“Doing the expanded performing arts center will ensure that Liberty’s facilities are going to be consistent with Issaquah High and Skyline,” district Director of Capital Projects Steve Crawford said.

The construction will be near the building’s entrance. The contractor will use the school’s tennis courts, meaning students will have to play tennis off-site until that construction is done.

Meanwhile, the current fine arts center will remain standing, instead of being torn down right away.

“It will remain available for use until the new facility is complete,” Crawford said.

With the old fine arts center still available, the music and drama departments will not have to relocate to portable classrooms. If the spring 2012 bond passes and phase two work begins on classrooms, then Liberty students will use the old fine arts center space for rooms.

Liberty drama teacher Katherine Klekas said she felt “fabulous” that she and her drama students wouldn’t be stageless next year. However, she said she and others are worried that voters might not approve the 2012 bond, meaning phase two could be put on hold indefinitely.

“I think the big fear around here is that if the bond doesn’t pass, we’ll only get a partial remodel,” she said. “We’ll get a new performing arts center, but the rest of the school is going to be in need of repair.”

New commons and classrooms The old phase one and two plans have several more changes.

The commons, first slated as part of phase one, has also moved to phase two.

Originally, the bond stated phase one would include an expanded auditorium. Then, construction workers would have expanded the commons into the seating area of the old auditorium, Crawford said.

Under the old plan, the library would have acted as a temporary commons.

Administrators decided later that this would have impaired daily use of the library and its surrounding classrooms, and they agreed to keep the commons until the end of phase two.

If the 2012 bond is passed, construction workers will relocate the kitchen and rebuild the commons. That way, students will enter the school through the Performing Arts Center, which will lead into the new commons.

“The best way to address the commons issue is to rebuild it, not just remodel it,” Crawford said.

He also cleared up some confusion about new classrooms.

Many of Liberty’s classrooms have small windows, or no windows at all. If the 2012 bond is passed and phase two is approved, many of Liberty’s classrooms would be remodeled with larger windows. The new windows would improve ventilation, improve the teaching environment and increase daylight, which could reduce costs for classroom lighting.

In addition to remodeling most rooms, Liberty would also get eight new classrooms.

According to the wording in the 2006 bond, Liberty was slated to receive 10 new classrooms, but some of those “new” rooms are science room conversions.

“They were never going to add up with a net of 10 new classrooms,” Crawford said.

Instead, Liberty will get eight new classrooms, and two science rooms that were converted from regular classrooms.

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The science labs were completed during the winter. Before the conversion, Liberty had five science rooms. Now, it has seven science rooms, with modernizations made to one of the original five rooms.

Changes to phasing The newly designated construction phases will help the district avoid a potential conflict, Crawford said. Different contractors are handling each phase. With the reorganized phases, the contractors will be on opposite sides of the school, apart from one another and out of each other’s way.

Even though voters approved the construction projects in the 2006 bond, many of the changes to the two phases happened recently.

School administrators were trying to squeeze as much into phase one’s $19 million budget as possible — including the commons remodel and the new Performing Arts Center — but it got too expensive, according to Crawford.

“If we bid it, we have to make sure we could award it,” he said.

The bid had a long list of alternates — or projects that district administrators could decide to add later. Crawford

PAGE 13 “The best way to address the commons issue is to rebuild it, not just remodel it.”

— Steve Crawford Director of Capital Projects

said he began to worry that the long list of alternates would lead to bid error or bid shenanigans, a term used when companies bid low but then charge high sums for alternates.

After much deliberation, district administrators changed the two phases, with phase two costing about $44.5 million.

Principal Mike DeLetis said the new sequencing would help the school run smoothly this year, especially since the school would still have a commons, theater and gym, albeit old ones.

If the worst were to happen and the 2012 bond fails, “We would still be functioning,” DeLetis said. “If we just do the performing arts center in the parking lot, we’re not disrupting the building.”

Still, he encouraged voters to get and stay educated about the 2012 bond.

“Do you just want to get it done, or do you want to get it right?” he asked.

Churches From Page 10 both schools. Any elementary school teacher can ask for a volunteer group to help them prepare.

“When churches come together to cooperate and work as a team … and they’re not divided, the better picture we can present to the world,” McCaskill said, “and the better example we set in our service.”

The volunteer effort helps support teachers who give so much of their personal time to the community, he said.

“There’s always a teacher in tears saying, ‘Thanks. I get to be with my family on Labor Day,’” he said.

The Rev. Darren Stott, pastor of Seattle Revival Center, said even though members of each church may come from a slightly different background, the event is a way to show solidarity within Newcastle’s religious community.

“The thing we have in common is we have a huge heart for this community,” he said.

“We’ve all done things to reach out individually as churches, but this is a way for us to all come together without any agenda and just provide a service to the city.”

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Events Newcastle Days Kick-Off Event — Sidewalk Sale is from 3-7 p.m. Sept. 9 in downtown Newcastle.

It’s Passport Day from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 10. The city of Newcastle will be accepting passport applications at Lake Boren Park by appointment only. Call 649-4444.

The third annual Newcastle 5K is at 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 10 at Lake Boren Park.

Entry is $25 per individual and $20 for groups of four or more or $30/$25 the day of the race.

Children and pets are welcome.

Go to www.newcastle5k.com.

Celebrate National Assisted Living Week Sept. 11-18 at Regency Newcastle Retirement Assisted Living Community, 7454 Newcastle Golf Club Road. Open to the public with an open house, free lunch and tour (reservation for lunch preferred). Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A Veterans Affairs Benefit Seminar is from 6:30-7:15 p.m. Sept. 14.

Contact Kathy Kappler at 4531508 or marketing@regencynewcastle.com.

Newcastle Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Sept. 14, Tapatio’s.

Cost is $20. The guest speaker is Randy Spitzer, author of “Take Responsibility: How the Best Organizers in the World Survive in a Down Economy and Thrive When Times are Good.”

Help the Weed Warriors knock out knotweed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at Lake Boren Park. Contact Grace Stiller at 228-7927 or gracestiller@comcast.net.

Cycle the Wave, an allwomen’s cycling experience benefiting domestic violence programs, is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18 at Tibbetts Valley Park, 965 12th Ave. N.W.,

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Newcastle Days brings back annual car show The Newcastle Days car show will run from noon to 4 p.m. with on-site registration starting at 11 a.m. All cars are welcome to be in the show. See a slideshow of this year’s Newcastle Days after the event online at www.newcastlenews.com.

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After a year off, Newcastle Days brings back classic hot rod aficionados by hosting a car show.

Issaquah. There are four rides to choose from — 10 miles, 25 miles, 42 miles and 62 miles.

Register at www.cyclethewave.org.

Public meetings All city public meetings are at City Hall, 13020 Newcastle Way. Call 649-4363. ❑ City Council — 7-10 p.m.

Sept. 6 ❑ Parks Commission — 6-8 p.m. Sept. 14 ❑ City Council — 7-10 p.m.

Sept. 20 ❑ Planning Commission — 7-9 p.m. Sept. 21 The Newcastle Trails board meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the

Regency Newcastle, 7454 Newcastle Golf Club Road.

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YMCA The Coal Creek Family YMCA, at 13750 Newcastle Golf Club Road, has regular family programs for all ages throughout the summer. Get a complete schedule by calling 282-1500 or going to www.seattleymca.org/ Locations/CoalCreek/Pages/ Home.aspx.

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Calendar From Page 14 ❑ “Simple Steps to Protect Your Kids: What Every Parent Should Know,” for adults, is at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 ❑ Newcastle Friends Meeting, for adults, is at 10 a.m. Sept. 24 ❑ eReader and Digital Download Demonstration, for adults and teens, 1 p.m. Sept. 25 ❑ Newport Way Book Group meets to discuss “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” by Jamie Ford, for adults, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. ❑ Young Toddler Story Time, for ages 12-24 months with an adult, is at 10:15 a.m. Sept. 27. ❑ Toddler Story Time, for ages 2-3 with an adult, is at 11:15 a.m. Sept. 27. ❑ Preschool Story Time, for ages 3-5 with an adult, is at 1 p.m. Sept 27. ❑ An opera preview of “Carmen,” for adults, is at 7 p.m. Sept. 27. ❑ Baby Rhyming Time, for ages newborn to 12 months with an adult, is at 10:15 a.m.

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Clubs East Shore Singles, a social group for single adults older than 45, sponsors monthly activities and special events on the Eastside. New members are welcome. Call 433-0558 or for a monthly bulletin go to

Worship Directory

www.eastshoresingles.org or www.meetup.com/eastshore-singles.

The Society of Artists for Newcastle, an art organization, is seeking new members. Call 271-5822.

MOMS Club of Renton meets for play dates at parks and other locations. New activities are planned daily. This nonprofit, nonreligious organization provides daytime support for moms and their families. Call 260-3079.

Bridge players are wanted, evening or daytime. Games take place at various homes in the Hazelwood area. Call 2550895.

Newcastle Historical Society meets at 4 p.m. the first Thursday at City Hall, 13020 S.E. 72nd Place. Call 226-4238.

An international dinner, sponsored by Baha’i Faith of Newcastle, is at 6:30 p.m. the third Friday. Call 430-8047.

Drinking Liberally, an informal progressive social group that discusses politics, meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Thursday at Angelo’s Restaurant, 1830 130th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. Go to www.drinkingliberally.org.

Eastside Mothers & More, a social network for mothers, meets from 7-9 p.m. the second Tuesday in the North Room at East Shore Unitarian Church, 12700 S.E. 32nd St., Bellevue.

Go to www.eastsidemothersandmore.org.

Hill’N Dale Garden Club, meets at 6 p.m. the first Monday September through June at the Newport Way Library, 14250 S.E.

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Health Angel Care Breast Cancer Foundation-trained survivors offer free emotional support to the newly diagnosed, enhancing emotional recovery while going through treatments. Go to www.angelcarefoundation.org.

Volunteers Newcastle Days volunteers are needed at both the sidewalk sale from 3-6 p.m. Sept.

9 and during the festival Sept. 10 at Lake Boren Park. There are

PAGE 15 three shifts — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1-5 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Sign up by contacting Grace Stiller at 2287927 or gracestiller@comcast.net.

The Coal Creek Family YMCA Seniors Program: Rock and comfort infants, teach children to play bridge and read to kindergartners. Call 2821506.

Newcastle Weed Warriors: Volunteers assist city workers in removing noxious and invasive weeds from Newcastle parks, trails and open spaces. Youth groups, community groups and individuals are invited to participate in monthly environmental stewardship projects. Learn more at www.NewcastleWeedWarriors.org.

Newcastle Trails - Trail Advocates and Builders for Newcastle: The group has built and maintained miles of trails for the public throughout the city, and has regular meetings and work parties. Call 453-9292, ext. 110. Learn more at www.newcastletrails.org.

King County Library System’s Words on Wheels program needs volunteers to select and deliver library materials to homebound patrons.

Training is provided. A one-year commitment is required.

Volunteers must be at least 18, have their own transportation and be able to pass a Washington State Patrol background check. Call 369-3235.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

By Greg Farrar

Josh Gordon, right, Liberty senior running back, is at the head of a row of teammates in a dexterity running exercise during a Patriot preseason drill.

Patriots gear up for here and now

By Scott E. Coburn

Marten Hiemstra (right), Hazen High School senior center, snaps the ball to junior quarterback Tony Nipert as the offense runs a play from scrimmage during practice Aug. 17.

Hazen sets sights on clearing stubborn post-season hurdle Senior leaders ready to mentor the team’s large underclass

By Christina Lords The Hazen High School Highlanders recognize they have one major hurdle to clear this year — a post-season win.

After the team had successfully gone on to 7-4 and 7-3 seasons under coach Drew Oliver’s leadership, each of those seasons abruptly ended after Hazen was defeated in the first round of the playoffs.

“The way we do that is it increase our expectations with the kids,” he said. “They’re believing more in themselves.

That’s a big part of it … instilling that they’re capable of doing it.”

As Oliver returns for his third season at the helm, Hazen has an added challenge of freshmen and sophomores making up more than half of this year’s varsity and junior varsity roster.

With fewer than 10 returning seniors, the team will rely on senior leaders and a strong

By Scott E. Coburn

Drew Oliver, Hazen High School football head coach (left), and offensive coordinator Bob Richardson, talk to their huddle of players during a Highlander team practice. junior class for a successful season in the classroom, on the practice field and on game day, Oliver said.

“Naturally, there could be some competition there where someone could say, ‘Hey, I don’t want this guy to take my spot,’” he said. “There’s none of that here. They’re a good family, a good team. They work to get everybody better.”

Providing leadership in the

locker room and on the field is a challenge seniors on the team say they’re ready for.

“Last year, we got to the first round of the playoffs, and we played hard but just couldn’t get the game,” said Daymontray Brown, senior fullback. “This year, we’re trying to get farther than that — real farther than that.”

Senior running and defensive See HIGHLANDERS, Page 18

Liberty team looks to continue success of past seasons

By Christina Lords Today, not tomorrow.

Those are the words the Liberty High School football team will live and die by to maintain the past several years’ momentum heading into the 2011 season.

That phrase, or TNT, is something the team’s leadership said they’ve set in their sights to keep them explosive during every play of every practice.

“What’s nice about our school is that we’re not really known for having the top athletes or players, but we work really hard,” said Kevin Ahrens, a junior returning offensive and defensive lineman. “We bust our butt to get it done in the off-season, and we play as a team.

That’s been our calling card.”

After losing in the quarterfinals of the post-season to Bellevue last year, Ahrens said the team is focusing on building on each successful play and picking up the pace on the defensive end of the ball.

Liberty coach Steve Valach said if the new team can learn to win and play in the moment, each of those minor successes would turn into larger ones.

“My hope would be that they gain positive experience, and for our guys who haven’t played a lot do play, that they gain confidence,” he said. “So much of being successful out there is believing in your abili-

Liberty 2011 football schedule All games at 7 p.m.

Date Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4

Opponent at Skyline at Issaquah Sammamish at Mount Si Juanita at Lake Washington Mercer Island Interlake at Bellevue Playoffs

ty to get it done.”

With a 20-6 record the past two seasons, Liberty must look to returning defensive and offensive senior linemen Anthony Olobia and Jalen Robinson, as well as Ahrens, to add protection upfront.

“My hope on both sides of the football is that our line can set the tone,” Valach said. “If you’re good up front, you always have a chance. It just makes you better all over.”

Team members will play a critical role in allowing new starting senior quarterback Jordan West to step into the place of former quarterback Trey Wheeler, Valach said.

“I would imagine the perception is, from the outside looking in, that Liberty’s down a little bit,” Valach said. “I just think we’re different.

Sometimes when you have talented players, you definitely lean on them. When you don’t have them, you find where See PATRIOTS, Page 18

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5K fun run is now a big Newcastle Days draw

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Raptors are division champs at Triple Crown World Series

By Christina Lords People participating in the Newcastle Days 5K Run/Walk can benefit from the event twofold, according to organizer Lee Strom.

It’s a healthy activity to connect with the community, and all proceeds from this year’s 5K go toward providing scholarships to college-bound students from Newcastle, he said.

The third annual run, sponsored by Valley Medical Center, will be Sept. 11 and begin and finish at Lake Boren Park in Newcastle. This year is the first year the run will be combined with the annual Newcastle Days festival.

The 3.1-mile scenic run/walk will be held on Newcastle trails and byways on a course with a mix of flat terrain and rolling hills.

Sign-ups for the event are available at www.active.com, at The Balanced Athlete at the Renton Landing and the FootZone stores in Bellevue and Issaquah. Mail-in registration is available at www.newcastle5k.com.

Registration through Sept. 9 is $25 for individuals or $20 each for groups of four people or more.

Race-day registration is $30 per person and $25 each for groups of four or more.

All participants will receive a T-shirt, and medals will be awarded to the top three finishers by gender and age group.

There will be a Kid’s Dash following the run/walk.

Sponsors will provide food, beverages and services at the event. Contributors include Valley Medical Center, Coal Creek YMCA, South Bellevue Chiropractics, The Balanced Athlete, Sweet Decadence, QFC and HomeStreet Bank.

The Newcastle Running Club is a nonprofit event-organizing committee operating in conjunction with the city of Newcastle.

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Raptors team members celebrate after winning their division championship at the Triple Crown World Series July 30.

Team includes Newcastle Baseball Club members The Raptors, a select baseball team from the Eastside, earned the title of 2011 Triple Crown World Series 2-Div Champions winning the final, 11-6, against the Salt Lake City Blast on July 30 in Park City, Utah.

Led by Raptor coach Ron Hay and assistant coach Sean Lincecum, the team includes five alumnus of the Newcastle Baseball Club; Rory Brown, Trevor Curl, Michael Morgan, Alex Pritchard and Lucas

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The road to the Raptors’ Triple Crown World Series title started in April with a second-place finish in the Wenatchee Triple Crown tournament, earning the team a chance to play in the World Series.

The Raptors went on to win three other Washington tournaments, including the Bothell Triple Crown Memorial Weekend tournament.

The 10u World Series included 26 teams from California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Washington. All teams were finalists in regional Triple Crown tournaments.

The World Series tournament ran July 25-30.

Playing seven games in four days to reach the championship, the Raptors went into the championship game having earned a string of four dramatic

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back Cody Taylor said the team must commit to strong execution every play and maintain speed for their run offense for a winning season that will take them further into the playoffs.

“Defensively, we know we need to be shutting down the other team, whoever it is,” said Eric Jacobs senior linebacker, noting the team’s strength as a run defense. “If they come out running, we have to … annihilate.”

Junior quarterback Tony Nipert was able to build up experience in the starting position for Hazen’s junior varsity team last year and the team will look to him to effectively run the offense this year, Oliver said.

The team will also rely heavily on the talent and athleticism of tight end and defensive end Cody Moorhead, a junior, who was selected first team, all league in 2010, Oliver said.

Oliver said one new change for the team this year will be the junior varsity and varsity teams practicing together.

The change will lead to younger players being able to learn from and practice with more experienced players, increase the players’ familiarities with coaches and their expectations, and allow for a more streamlined approach to coaching styles, Oliver said.

The team had a strong summer conditioning and weightlifting program this year, he said, with more students participating in the team’s Summer Soldiers program than ever.

The Highlanders face off against the Blaine Borderites for

your strengths are, and you maximize those areas.”

West said he hopes to use people’s perceptions of how losing Wheeler will affect Liberty to his advantage.

“It’s like they don’t know what to expect, which I like,” he said. “I’ve been working really hard … going to a lot of camps and going to these work outs. I’m just very excited.”

Losing running back Chandler Jenkins and receiver Jake Bainton, who graduated last year, could also be seen as a void, he said.

“We love the fact that no knows what to expect of us, that there’s no expectations,” said Sean Komendat, a defensive linebacker. “We love that

we can go out there and show what our class has to offer.”

Senior running backs Hamilton Noel, Josh Gordon and Connor Hudson, as well as junior running back Tynan Gilmore, will also be players to watch as the Patriots progress through the season, Valach said.

“Everyone thinks we have nothing because we lost those three guys, but they never saw our full depth last year,” said Shane Small, a defensive lineman. “We don’t really lose players, we just reload and keep going.”

The Patriots will face Skyline High School, an opponent they beat 39-34 in the first game of last season, at 7 p.m. Sept. 2 in Sammamish.

“For us, it’s not how good we are Sept. 2,” Valach said.

“It’s how good we are in late October. How much better have we gotten? I think that will be the test of us.”

By Scott E. Coburn

Cody Moorhead, Hazen junior tight end and defensive end, was selected to the all-Seamount League first team in 2010.

“Last year, we got to the first round of the playoffs, and we played hard but just couldn’t get the game. This year, we’re trying to get farther than that — real farther than that.”

— Daymontray Brown Hazen senior fullback their first game at 9:30 a.m. Sept.

3 at Century Link Field in Seattle.

Hazen 2011 football schedule Sept. 3 game at 9 a.m.

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Opponent Blaine Cedarcrest Kennedy at Lindbergh at Evergreen at Highline Foster Bye Renton Playoffs

By Greg Farrar

Alex Olobia, Liberty senior offensive lineman, slams a tackling pad held by a teammate during a drill from scrimmage.

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Burn ban runs until end of month Dry conditions and forecasts calling for continued dry weather prompted the King County fire marshal to impose a firesafety burn ban in unincorporated areas.

The ban started Aug. 8 and runs until Sept. 30.

The latest burn ban is in addition to a state burn ban on forestlands, such as Tiger Mountain State Forest, and a summer burning moratorium in the Eastside Fire & Rescue service area, including Issaquah.

(EFR also covers Sammamish, and unincorporated areas such as Klahanie, Mirrormont and Preston.)

The state and EFR bans remain in effect until Sept. 30 as well.

The county burn ban applies to all outdoor burning, except for small recreational fires in established fire pits at approved campgrounds or ownerapproved fires on private property.

The use of gas and propane self-contained stoves and barbecues is allowed under the ban.

Under the county ban, fires must be: ❑ Built in a metal or concrete fire pit, grow no larger than 3 feet across. ❑ Located in a clear spot free from any vegetation for at least 10 feet in a horizontal direction, including a 20-foot vertical clearance from overhanging branches.

❑ Attended at all times by someone with immediate access to a shovel, and either five gallons of water or a connected and charged water hose.

Burning to clear land is permanently banned in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

County seeks opinions about parks, trails King County Parks administrators need opinions from visitors about parks, trails and natural areas — and ideas about how to improve the 26,000-acre system.

The agency plans to conduct in-person surveys at parks and along trails throughout August and September, including Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park between Issaquah and Newcastle.

The schedule for in-person surveys includes a session on Cougar Mountain near Newcastle from 8-10 a.m. Sept.

8. Provide feedback at www.kingcounty.gov/parks.

“We want to hear directly from parks and trails users about their experiences at King County Parks’ facilities so that we can help plan and prioritize for the future,” King County Parks Director Kevin Brown said in a statement. “Measuring customer satisfaction is consistent with King County’s strategic plan and provides us with important feedback.”

The agency is also scheduling workshops to gather input from younger park visitors.

Site Story, a local consultant

specializing in community outreach, and cultural and public open space planning, is conducting the survey. The project is funded in part by a grant from the National Center for Civic Innovation.

Five apply for Planning Commission job Five people have turned in applications for the city of Newcastle’s Planning Commission vacancy.

The commission is an advisory board to the City Council made up of seven members who review and recommend amendments to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code and other city land-use and other documents.

The applications will go to Mayor John Dulcich for review.

A candidate is recommended by the mayor and ratified by the City Council for final approval.

Interviews will take place in early September.

The deadline to turn in applications for the vacancy was extended until Aug. 12.

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Newcastle, Renton men arrested for BUIs After more than 550 boats were contacted by officials during Seafair on Aug. 7 on Lake Washington, one boat in particular was in hot water.

In just four hours, two drivers were arrested in separate incidents for boating under the influence, for operating the same boat.

At about 1:30 p.m., the Impaired Operator Emphasis on Lake Washington stopped a boat for a no-go-zone violation.

Emphasis patrol officials arrested the operator, Joseph Dalrymple, of Renton, for investigation of BUI.

At 5:40 p.m. that day, the same boat was stopped for a nowake-zone violation and the operator, Thomas Hutchison, of Newcastle, was arrested for investigation of BUI. Both operators were booked into the King County Jail.

Of the boats contacted, there were 71 arrests for BUI and three minor in possession charges.

The multiagency emphasis included the Mercer Island Police Marine Patrol, Washington Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Seattle Police & Harbor Patrol, King County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol, United States Coast Guard and the Washington State Patrol.

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Kennydale/Renton 4750 Lake Washington Blvd. NE Renton

Kennydale/Renton 4750 Lake Washington Blvd. NE Renton

Bellevue/Overlake 2223 148th Ave NE Bellevue

Bellevue/Overlake 2223 148th Ave NE Bellevue

Code: WNA

Code: WNA

Offers good at following locations only

Kennydale/Renton 4750 Lake Washington Blvd. NE

Bellevue/Overlake 2223 148th Ave NE