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New school district bond issue arrives ahead of schedule By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@newcastle-news.com In April 2012, about 70 percent of Issaquah School District voters approved a $219 million bond package to fund capital projects throughout the district.
In the district’s south end, it included more than $44 million for the Liberty High School renovation and just more than $7 million for work on Apollo Elementary. Some of the 2012 bond’s projects are still underway, such
as the new $19.5 million Clark Elementary and the related rebuilding of Issaquah Middle for $64 million. Even as that work moves forward, the district is asking for approval of a $533 million bond package that, among
other things, will fund a fourth district high school, a sixth middle school and two new elementary schools – Nos. 16 and 17. Back in 2012, district officials See BOND, Page 16
The egg-citement builds
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Youngsters await the start of an egg hunt during the Seattle Revival Center’s special Easter celebration in Newcastle on March 26. In addition to egg hunts, SRC offered raffles, carnival games, inflatables and arts and crafts. See more photos online at newcastle-news.com.
Celebrate Earth Day in Newcastle By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com There’s no shame in being a tree hugger. Just ask Newcastle Earth Day Chairwoman Grace Stiller who is working hard to champion all-things wooded at the city’s 2016 event. “Trees are so important,” she said. “They help regulate our climate and with the increased carbon going into the atmosphere, trees play a vital part and can really help mitigate what we’re adversely doing to the planet.” The city of Newcastle and the Weed Warriors, with funding from the King Conservation District, will provide speakers, seminars and activities for Earth Day 2016 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 23 at Lake Boren Park. Attendees will go home with free trees to plant in their yards, while supplies last. Stop by a 1 p.m. workshop to get the basics on how to plant and care for it. One of this year’s new attractions is a kid’s parade around the park, and it, too, will have a leafy theme. “Kids will be able to dress up as trees and frogs,” Stiller said. “We’re creating full-body costumes made out of green butcher paper. Kids can decorate them and join the parade.” See EARTH, Page 16
Newcastle family goes to White House Easter Egg Roll By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com Newcastle 2-year-old Elijah Moyo is one lucky toddler. On March 25, Elijah and his family traveled to Washington, D.C., where just three days later, they participated in an
American tradition that dates back to 1878. The Moyos joined celebrities, musicians, Elijah Moyo politicians and the first family at the 2016 White House Easter
Egg Roll on Monday. Elijah’s father, also named Elijah, entered the toddler into the lottery and was shocked when he received an email inviting the family to the White House. “I thought it was a scam,” Elijah’s dad said.
More than 35,000 people descended on the White House’s South Lawn for what was the final egg roll of President Barack Obama’s administration. In addition to the Easter fesSee ROLL, Page 8
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Newcastle is offering residents an extra incentive to reinvest in their own neighborhoods. The city is rolling out its Neighborhood Community Improvement Grant program at the end of April, soliciting applications for grants that will help benefit an entire neighborhood, according to a news release. Examples of community improvements include: landscaping, installation of neighborhood signage at entrances, community cleanups, special neighborhood events and edu-
cational workshops. All projects must be initiated, planned and implemented by community members in partnership with the city. Neighborhoods will be asked to match the awards through volunteer labor, donated materials, donated professional services or cash. “This matching program allows residents to identify priorities for their neighborhood and to undertake the improvement project together,” said Wendy Kirchner, the city’s community activities liaison.
The grant will be awarded on the basis of merit, with a maximum $1,000 available per project. Available funding depends on the number of grant proposals the city receives, Kirchner said. The application will be available starting April 25 on the city’s website ci.newcastle.wa.us and at City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. Applications are accepted year-round and projects must be completed by Dec. 1. A team of city staff will review grant applications and make recom-
mendations for approval based on feasibility, need, potential impact to the neighborhood and neighborhood participation. The project must occur within city limits, provide a public benefit, demonstrate community match and be organized by the neighborhood to be eligible for the grant. Learn more about the grant process at a city workshop from 7-8 p.m. April 18 at Newcastle City Hall. Contact Kirchner at wendyk@ci.newcastle.wa.us or 649-4444 for more information.
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The Metropolitan King County Council reappointed Newcastle resident Jim Wigfall to the King County Library System board of trustees. Wigfall was nominated to the board by Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn, and has served on the board since his first appointment in 2009. “I look forward to seeing how Jim’s experience on the board and his dedication to the goals of the
KCLS will continue to enhance the library system in his next Jim Wigfall term,” said Dunn, who represents the City of Newcastle on the County Council. Wigfall comes to the board with experience and insight from his previous term. He works as the vice president of supplier
management for Boeing’s Shared Services Group. He is an active community member, participating in the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, King County Library Systems Foundation and Special Olympics Washington. In his free time, Wigfall enjoys writing fiction, a passion that makes his work on the KCLS board even more meaningful. He is also an avid sports fan, and plays flag football,
softball, baseball, golf, tennis, and takes time for both snow and water skiing. “I appreciate Council member Dunn and the entire King County Council for this reappointment,” Wigfall said. “I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to further the mission of the King County Library System, which is to provide free, open and equal access to ideas and information to all members of King County.”
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PSE announces preferred Energize Eastside route; Newcastle reaffirms moratorium because there has been information released from the draft environmental impact statement that suggests that application The Newcastle City for building permits is Council reaffirmed its mor- imminent, which would atorium on any new utility not give the city sufficient transmission lines after time to complete its planholding a public hearing ning process as directed by on the issue March 15. this council,” Newcastle That means the city will attorney Dawn Reitan told not accept any permits for the council at a February the establishment, location meeting. A PSE representative and construction of electric transmission facilities, reiterated at the public utility facilities or two-way hearing that the utility had no plans to apply for radio towers in the city permits over the next six over the next six months. months. The moratorium is in Some praised the response to Puget Sound moratorium during the Energy’s Energize Eastside project, a proposal to public hearing, while two build about 18 miles of Newcastle business owners high-capacity electric expressed concerns about transmission lines from potential brownouts due Renton to Redmond to to the area’s growth. “Thank you for making help the region’s growing energy needs, according to a moratorium to keep the residents safe,” said longthe utility. time Olympus resident “It’s before you now
Sue Stronk. She is also a member of the Coalition of Eastside Neighborhoods for Sensible Energy, a citizens group opposed to PSE’s plans. The council will use the six months to review and craft rules relative to transmission line design and public safety, something the city currently doesn’t have, Mayor Rich Crispo said. “Resident safety is the biggest issue here,” he said. The Planning Commission will first explore a regulatory
framework for electric transmission lines and offer recommendations to the council, Deputy Mayor Gordon Bisset said in February. “This is a very important thing to get right and we need a little additional time to get a little more control over this process,” he said. In March, PSE announced a preferred route for the Energize Eastside project. Dubbed Willow 2, the new route will undergo further
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Factoria area. “In most instances, this route option entails removing four existing poles in the corridor and replacing them with one pole, or at most two poles,” PSE said in a news analysis during Phase 2 of release. the Environmental Impact “Most of the new poles Statement process, set to will be built approximatebegin later this spring. ly in the same place as the The route is similar to existing poles. PSE will Willow, one of the two replace existing poles with options recommended by either a single pole, typithe Community Advisory cally at 100 feet in height, Group in December 2014, or two poles, generally at according to PSE. It pri85 feet with some as low marily uses the existing as 65 feet in height,” the corridor, which includes utility added. Segment M running PSE has maps and projthrough Newcastle, and ect photo simulations at a new segment in the pse.com/energizeeastside.
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Notes from Newcastle
If the red-and-white tent is up, spring is here By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com
The calendar says March 20 was the first day of spring, but I have another theory. In my mind, spring isn’t officially here until that red-and-white tent is up on the corner of Coal Creek Parkway and Newcastle Way. I just got word that the Newcastle Fruit & Produce stand is opening this Saturday, and I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to welcome owner Dave Franklin and the gang back for another season. If you’ve never been to the stand — though, with its popularity in this community, you likely have — it sells fresh fruit and vegetables and is home to a vast plant nursery. I’ve always been a fan
of the fresh strawberries, and make it a point to stop by every season. Christina CorralesThe nursToy ery is staffed by a group of gardening experts, ready to assist customers with their landscaping needs, from diagnosing a sick plant to helping visitors craft the perfect container garden. The stand’s flower selection is beautiful. I often take my mom to pick some new additions for her garden. Franklin has been operating the stand for more than 20 years, but that doesn’t make each grand opening any easier, he once told me. “I’m excited, a little nervous, though,” he said in 2014. “It’s always like open-
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The Newcastle Fruit & Produce stand opens for the season April 2.
ing a brand new business every year.” I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with current and former stand employees and volunteers for past stories. Whether it was Newcastle teen volunteer Jordan Fletcher, stand cashier and renowned golf coach Peggy Conley or some of the staff’s gardening experts, they always speak fondly of their time
at the Newcastle Fruit & Produce stand. You can’t talk about Newcastle Fruit & Produce without mentioning its community impact. Franklin is known for donating floral arrangements to Newcastle Chamber of Commerce events. The stand also hosts Newcastle’s increasingly popular tree-lighting cel-
Letters to the Editor Proposed school bond does little for south end of district I live in the south end — Apollo/ Newcastle attendance zone. In the past, before bond issues are voted on, the district has held meetings to talk about the bond issue and how it affects us. This year, as far as I can see, there haven’t been any meetings. The only south end project to be included in this bond is to remodel Maple Hills. I sent a note asking these questions and got some answers: Where is this new middle school slated to be built? (Answer: They don’t have a site yet; the same goes for the new high school). Is
ebration every holiday season. Liberty High School carolers, reindeer and Santa — who just so happens to look a lot like Newcastle City Councilman John Dulcich — have all made past appearances at the community event. The community gets excited around this time every year. You will often see people driving by just to see if the stand’s gates are open yet. I’m sure you’re excited to know the wait is over on April 2. The stand is at 13013 Newcastle Way. Learn more about its daily offerings on the company’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ newcastlefruitandproduce. Christina Corrales-Toy is digital editor of the Newcastle News. Twitter: @ByChristinaCT
Public meetings calendar the high school that is talked about in the Press the one being built on the old Issaquah Middle School site? Is this high school going to replace Tiger Mountain? (Answer: No, at this point in time we do not yet know where any of the new schools will be sited, as we will conduct the property search in earnest if the bond moves forward.) If the district held meetings out this way, why weren’t notices sent out to the public telling us about the meetings? Even though I don’t have kids in district schools, I still will help pay for them. To me, they don’t care about talking to other residents. We don’t count?
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I’ve looked on the Issaquah bond website and can’t find any answers to my questions. We are supposed to just give a blank check to the district without knowing how they will spend the money we give them? I was told this: The last two bonds (2006 and 2012) have provided nearly $150 million in capital improvements to Liberty, Briarwood, Maywood and Apollo. I guess because of past bond issues, our area doesn’t get any more money or help? My feeling is that I will vote no. Claudia Donnelly Renton
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Issaquah School District’s chronic absenteeism rate among lowest in state ment numbers, the OSPI found Issaquah has just a 5.88 percent rate of students who are chronically absent. Only rural districts in Lynden, Griffin, Napavine, Quilcene and Granger sported lower rates. By comparison, Bellevue schools ranked 14th at 7.47 percent, Lake Washington was 22nd at 9.32 percent and Renton was 146th at 18.37 per-
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911 or the non-emergency to help their families settle in to a new life,” the disdispatch number, 206296-3311, to have an offi- trict said. Newcastle police arrest- cer respond. Mahler was the only ed three burglary suspects local educator to win the cent. At the bottom was on March 5. award, but several staff Hazen office the Mount Adams School Officer Anthony from Hazen, manager honored members District, which is southTaglieri approached a susMcKnight and Hazelwood west of Yakima, with a picious occupied vehicle The Renton School were nominated. 36.92 percent chronic in the 11600 block of Board recognized Hazen absenteeism rate. Southeast 84th Street, High School Hazelwood PTSA For a complete list according to a police office manoffers scholarships of Washington chronic e-alert from Chief Melinda ager Susan absenteeism rates, go Irvine. Mahler as The Hazelwood to bit.ly/1TrrD24, scroll “When he contacted one of its Elementary School PTSA down to Section 14: the vehicle driver, the top employis offering two $1,000 Susan Attendance, and click on occupants became very ees this college scholarships to Mahler the Chronic Absenteeism nervous,” Irvine said. year. graduating high school link under the heading of “From what he saw and Mahler seniors who attended Data Files. heard, Officer Taglieri is one of six honorees the Newcastle primary believed the car contained for the district’s 2016 school. stolen property.” Outstanding Employee Former Mustangs who Shortly after, police Awards. Her daily work at are part of the class of received a report of a bur- Hazen includes helping 2016 and hold at least a glary just around the corstaff navigate processes 3.0 grade point average are ner. Officers Chris Leyba, for pay, benefits, hours eligible to apply for the Taglieri and the King worked and more so they awards. The $1,000 scholCounty Sheriff’s Office can stay focused on the arships are applied toward investigated the suspicious classroom. the winners’ first-year car and burglary, resulting Her work and commit- tuition at any accredited in the arrests. ment stretched beyond university. the Hazen halls, according One of the suspects Required application mentioned he thought an to a district news release. materials, due April 18, “She provides veteran alert neighbor saw the trio include a high school staff with knowledge and transcript, letter of recomloading the property into consultation, and has also mendation and more. the car, Irvine said. She Application materials helped teachers new to urged residents to help are available online at bit. the area find affordable their neighbors — if you ly/1XZkQM1. see suspicious activity, call housing and other means
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Maywood student skis his way to Special Olympics gold By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@ newcastle-news.com
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Maywood Middle School student Campbell Wyman had a successful trip to the Special Olympics Winter Games. the ability to do through Campbell knows only his activities.” one speed. Whether it’s basket“Fast,” he said. ball, swimming or skiing, That’s also the best
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If Campbell Wyman isn’t in the pool, he’s probably on a track, in a gymnasium or on the slopes. The 13-year-old Maywood Middle School student has a knack for all-things athletic, and plenty of hardware to show for Campbell Wyman it, including three medals from the most recent Special Olympics Winter Games. For Campbell, who has Down syndrome, sports is his way in the world, his mother Melissa said. “That’s his gift,” she said. “How he connects to people is through sports. He doesn’t necessarily have a voice, but he can show what he has
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way to describe his recent performance at the state’s Special Olympics Winter Games Alpine Skiing competition, where Campbell won a gold and two silver medals. Representing his Skihawks Racing Team, a local group that involves athletes with developmental challenges in winter sports activities, Campbell picked up a gold in the giant slalom
and silvers in the downhill and slalom. Campbell started skiing when he was just 5 years old, Melissa said. It’s one of his favorite sports because he likes to sprint out of the starting gate, he loves going fast and he’s a fan of snow. Winning gold entered Campbell into a lottery that determined which athletes will go on to the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria.
He wasn’t selected, but it didn’t diminish the excitement of his accomplishments, which quickly made news at Maywood, where the friendly 13-year-old is a quasi-celebrity. “When I found out, I said ‘Everyone I know needs to know about this,’” said Campbell’s teacher LeEtta Specht. “We made an announceSee GOLD, Page 10
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Roll From Page 1 tivities, the annual event also included games, storytelling, musical performances, cooking demonstrations and, new this year, a fun run highlighting first lady Michelle
Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative. Idina Menzel, a Tony Award-winning actress and singer, headlined the main stage this year. Menzel is well-known as the voice of Queen Elsa in the 2013 Disney film “Frozen.” She sang the national anthem to open the event.
Several celebrity chefs hosted cooking demonstrations, while casts from the talk show “The Real” and ABC’s “Black-ish” participated in events throughout the day. The younger Elijah was excited to participate, but it’s not likely the 2-year-old realizes, or will remember, just how spe-
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cial this invitation is, his dad said. “Thank goodness for cameras,” Elijah’s dad joked. The family received three tickets, so the toddler’s father and grandmother accompanied him on Monday. Elijah’s dad said he planned on taking scores
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of photos. He even went to a Bellevue tailor to get custom-made traditional African shirts they wore to the event. Though little Elijah was born here, the family is originally from Zimbabwe, his dad said. The Moyos have lived in Newcastle for a little more than a year.
“We want to stand out, wear something traditional,” he said. The Moyos returned from Washington, D.C. after the Newcastle News deadline. Visit newcastle-news.com next week for a story and pictures from the family’s time at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
Newcastle college students earn academic accolades
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The following students from Newcastle were named to dean’s lists and honor rolls for fall 2015, according to information provided to The Newcastle News by the listed colleges and universities through March 1: Montana State: Thomas Adamson Gonzaga University: Elizabeth Cieri University of Idaho: Bryce Dinger Washington State University: Nicholas Arbogast, Rachel Atwood, Lorne Dauterman, Jacob Halela, Ryan Maio, Nicole Nguyen, Emily Pisano, Stacey Quach; Alexandra Stuj and Brandon Yan Linfield College: Quincey Gibson
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Laughing All The Way
Mother’s taste in cuts helped crown the hair apparent By Pat Detmer
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hen we were kids and it was time for a haircut, my thrifty mother would take us to the local School of Beauty, where students would do their homework on our innocent and unwitting heads. My sister Pat Detmer Susie once got a permanent there that provided her with tight sausage-curl bangs that lasted all the way through grade school, and it was there that I regularly suffered through the obligatory summer-starting “Pixie Cut” — short, easy, no fuss — a cut that looked precious and well-named on my tiny blond sisters, but not so on me. But it wasn’t my choice because it wasn’t my hair. It belonged to my mother until I reached an age where I could do with it
what I wished, with my own money and without matriarchal comment. Which is when I was in my 50s. After she died. Even though I was the misbehaving daughter most often pinned to the wall by my mother’s glare, my youngest sister Barbie somehow ended up bearing the brunt of Mom’s hair issues. She once
had her hair dyed and headed to Mom’s for approval. Mother took a long look and said, “Oh. Barb.” Barb, having been the apple of everyone’s eye for so long that she couldn’t imagine not hearing a compliment, was floored when Mom finished: “I hate it.” Barb should have known better. When she was in the
fifth grade, she had long center-parted hair. While getting ready for church one Sunday morning, she decided to see what she would look like if she had bangs, so she combed the front of her hair over her forehead, and then took the comb and folded her hair up in it, flipping it over and over until she got to the desired
length. She was standing in front of the mirror admiring herself when Mom called out that it was time to leave for church. Barb tried to untwirl her hair from the comb, but the more she tried, the more tangled it became. She cried out for help. Mother came in and was not pleased. Barbie expected that she might actually take the time to help her unravel the mess, but she briskly said “Oh Barb, we don’t have time for that,” grabbed a pair of scissors, and cut away the comb about a quarter-inch from her scalp. Now she had bangs. Just not the kind she’d envisioned. Being reminded of this story recently at a family dinner, I laughed so hard that I nearly required the Heimlich maneuver. And suddenly, that dreaded Pixie Cut didn’t seem so awful after all. You can reach Pat Detmer — who still refuses to get a pixie cut — through patdetmer.com.
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how the Maywood students, teachers, administrators and coaches support Campbell. “That gets me,” she said. “They are so awesome. They just support him and they push him to new heights. They rallied around him, which was really cool.” That extends to Liberty High School, too, where Melissa is a girls soccer team coach. The team annually hosts a Down syndrome awareness night that promotes inclusion. “We thought through storytelling and sharing about people who have Down syndrome that are in our typical lives, we can make a difference and an impact,” Melissa said in 2014. As the Alpine skiing season wraps up, there’s no slowing down for Campbell. He’ll stay busy playing basketball, running track, focusing on swimming, doing martial arts and water skiing.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016
Calendar of events EVENTS Chamber Luncheon with Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Bryant, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 13, Tapatio Mexican Grill, 6920 Coal Creek Parkway S.E., $20/members, $25/ nonmembers, register at newcastlechamber.org Newcastle Earth Day Celebration, take a tree home for your yard, 10 am. to 3 p.m., Lake Boren Park.13058 S.E. 84th Way, ci.newcastle.wa.us Lake Boren Park Master Plan Update, 6:30-8 p.m. April 26, Hazelwood Elementary School, 7100 116th Ave. S.E., 204-4550 Coal Creek Wetlands Volunteer Opportunity, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 23, Coal Creek YMCA, details and registration at bit.ly/1RzdBJ5 Newcastle Trails board meeting, free and open to the public, 7-9 p.m. April 27, Regency Newcastle, 7454 Newcastle Golf Club Road, newcastletrails.org
PUBLIC MEETINGS All city public meetings are at City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. Call 649-4444. City Council meeting — 7 p.m. April 5, 19 and May 3 Finance Committee meeting — noon April 8 Community Activity Commission meeting — 7-8 p.m. April 13 Planning Commission meeting — 7-8 p.m. April 27
YMCA The Coal Creek Family YMCA, 13750 Newcastle Golf Club Road, has regular family programs for all ages. Get a complete schedule or register for classes by calling 282-1500 or go to coalcreekymca.org. Senior Pinochle, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays Teen Drop In, times vary, drop in after school for some community time Table Tennis, 11 am. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, 7:15-9:15 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 Lacrosse Sports 101, March 3-April 21, $70/facility member, $122/community member Family Movie Night, 6:30 p.m. March 4 & April 3, free Family Pickleball, 3-4 p.m.
Sundays Itty Bitty Basketball, Mondays and Wednesdays, times vary Martial Arts, March 9-May 6, $80/ facility member, $140/community member 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 Swimming lessons, ages 3 and older, $70 to $136, call for age group times and dates Middle School Night Out, 5-9 p.m. April 16, $15/member, $25/ nonmember Newcastle Youth Community Engagement meeting, 6:30 p.m. April 20 Kids Healthy Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 30 Family Movie Night, 6:30 p.m. April 1 and May 6
LIBRARY EVENTS The Newcastle Library is at 12901 Newcastle Way. The following programs are offered: Young Toddler Story Time, ages 1-2, 10:15 a.m. Mondays Toddler Story Time, ages 2-3, 11:30 a.m. Mondays One-On-One Computer Help, 7 p.m. Mondays Play and Learn Chinese, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays Talk Time Class, 7 p.m. Tuesdays Study Zone, grades K-12, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays Infant Story Time, 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays Japanese Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays SHIBA Counseling, 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays Creating a Newcastle Arts Council, 7 p.m. April 7 Best Practices for Self-Publishing, 2 p.m. April 9 Spanish Literature Book Club, ‘Gracias por el Fuego,’ by Mario Benedetti, 7 p.m. April 21 Earth Day Crafts and Costumes, 1 p.m. April 16 Family Story Time, 11 a.m. April 2, 16 and 30 Friends of Newcastle Library monthly meeting, 7 p.m. April 27
Newcastle Library Book Club, ‘The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, 7 p.m. April 28 World of Words, A Poetic Afternoon, ages 10 and older, 1 p.m. April 30
CLUBS East Shore Singles, social group for single adults older than 45, monthly activities and events on Eastside, new members welcome, 270-3599, monthly bulletin at meetup.com/eastshore-singles. The Society of Artists for Newcastle, art organization, 2715822 MOMS Club of Renton, play dates at parks and other locations, new activities daily, nonprofit and nonreligious, daytime support for moms and families, 260-3079 Bridge players wanted, evening or daytime, games at homes in Hazelwood area, 255-0895 Devotional gathering, by Baha’i Faith of Newcastle, 7 p.m., last Friday, 430-8047 Drinking Liberally, informal progressive social group that discusses politics, 7 p.m., first and third Thursday, Mustard Seed Grill & Pub, 5608 119th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, drinkingliberally.org Cub Scout Pack 738, first Friday, 7 p.m., Newcastle Elementary School, 8440 136th Ave. S.E., grades one through five, pack738.com
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Card shop owner, wife adopt some of world’s neediest kids By Geoff Baker The Seattle Times Don Joss glanced up from the register long enough to take in the football fans lined around his sports-cards store and out the front door. They packed DJ’s Sportscards in Renton
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on a recent rainy Friday evening so Seahawks wide receiver Kasen Williams could sign their souvenir cards, photographs, miniature football helmets and jerseys. Though Williams got the attention, the night’s real attractions were behind the counter: Joss,
44, and members of his unique, ever-expanding family, which has taken in some of the world’s neediest children with help from sports cards and the athletes who sign them. As Joss collected the $15-per-person autograph fees, five of his 15 children helped out behind the
counter. Two are biological, and three others, from Guatemala and Ethiopia, are adopted. Back at the family home near North Bend, Joss’s wife, 41-yearold Amy, tended to their 10 other biological and adopted children — five of whom have severe special needs. Proceeds from the Williams signing — a little more than $1,200 — went to The Shepherd’s Crook, an Ohio-based orphan ministry that has supported Joss and his wife in adopting foreign special-needs children. Foreign adoptions can cost $30,000, something Joss pays for with donations and proceeds from store sales and signings.
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“It brings in new customers,’’ Joss says of player signings. “It drives more attention to my store and to the orphans and what this is about. People come here, and they see it’s for a cause, and they ask us what it takes to adopt a child from another country.’’ And with an estimated 130 million orphans worldwide, Joss emphasizes the global need for caring families. The orphans he now takes are often unadoptable in their home countries, where special-needs children can be abused and ignored. Joss is a throwback to a time before sportscard trading went mostly online. His store has remained the same for 28 years, a place for customers to hold and discuss the merchandise, be it a 1956 Mickey Mantle baseball card, a 1962 Frank Gifford football card or Felix Hernandez and Russell Wilson rookie cards. The player signings began a couple years ago when Joss met a red-haired sports- card enthusiast who kept coming into the store. Joss didn’t know his name, but Joss’ son, James, now 12, quickly recognized him as Seahawks punter, and Newcastle resident, Jon Ryan. After Joss introduced himself, he and Ryan talked football, sports cards and foreign adop-
tions. Ryan offered to do an autograph session. “He brought it up and was willing to do it basically for nothing,” Joss said. “We made over $1,000 in voluntary donations, and he was great. He spent extra time with everybody.’’ The idea caught on, and soon Joss had thenSeahawks running back Robert Turbin and linebacker O’Brien Schofield in as well as Mariners outfielder Stefen Romero. Joss doesn’t invite just any player: They must charge nothing, or a nominal appearance fee that won’t offset charitable funds collected. On this night, Williams, 23, a Sammamish native and former Skyline High School and University of Washington star, got up dozens of times to pose for photographs and videos with customers. “I don’t want to do this just to make money,’’ Williams said of the signing. “I want to do it based off of something that’s relevant, where I’m giving back to the community in some way.’’
A positive effect Caring for the evergrowing Joss family — now at 15 children and soon to reach 17 with the adoption this summer of See ADOPT, Page 15
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“He’s had the biggest influence of anyone on my baseball career”
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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.
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Newcastle baseball player Tyler Haselman is following in his parents’ footsteps. Earlier this year, the Liberty High School senior announced he would play baseball at UCLA, the same school his parents attended. Baseball is big in Tyler’s family. After attending UCLA, the Texas Rangers selected his father Bill in the first round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. Bill, a catcher, played for the Rangers, the Boston Red Sox, the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers in his 12-year career. He would go on to pass his love of the game onto his son. “He’s had the biggest influence of anyone on my baseball career,” Tyler said of his dad. “He started me out on a base-
ball field when I was just a few months old.” After wrapping up his MLB playing career, Bill got into coaching. He was a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox coaching staff, serving as interim first base coach for the squad that won the organization’s first World Series since 1918. He is currently the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ AAA affiliate, the Oklahoma City Dodgers. His parents never pressured him into going to UCLA, where Bill is in the school’s Baseball Hall of Fame, Tyler said, but he knew it was a perfect fit, both athletically and academically, after visiting. “I was really looking for a great baseball program where I could also go, and if baseball for some reason doesn’t work out for me, I can get a good education,” Tyler said.
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Liberty drill team defends state titles For the second straight year, the Liberty drill team won Class 2A titles in the military and kick categories at the state drill/ dance championship in Yakima.
By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com The Liberty High School drill team successfully defended its two state titles March 26. For the second straight year, the Patriots won Class 2A titles in the military and kick categories at the state drill/dance championship in Yakima. The back-to-back champs’ kick routine earned a superior rating of 272.40, while the military performance received an exceptional rating of 250.55. It was a good March for the Patriots. A week earlier, Liberty earned a first place trophy at the United Spirit Association Nationals in Anaheim, Calif.
Hazen Hazen picked up some of its best scores of the year at the Class 3A state championship. The Highlanders’ kick routine earned second place with a superior rating of 272.50. Their pom performance took fourth, earning an exceptional rating of 256.20 Hazen settled for fourth place in the military category after a safety deduction reduced their score to 261.95. Without the deduction, the Highlanders’ 286.95 score would have won the title. “But we are so happy to have earned our highest score of the year and for making this experience one for the books,” team leaders wrote in a Facebook post.
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Adopt From Page 12 Peter, 7, and Lucy, 11, both of whom have Down’s Syndrome and are from China — is a challenge. One of the couple’s biological daughters, Mercy, 7, who was born with a rare chromosomal deletion, almost died at age 1. She is fed through a tube and can’t communicate verbally. “We were told she was going to be a vegetable,’’ Joss says. “But she’s happy. She crawls around, and she’s very close to walking. She’s doing things no one thought possible.’’ By the time Mercy was born, Joss and his wife already had adopted twins — Juan and Rudy, now age 12 — from Guatemala and another son — Jeremy, now 9 — from Ethiopia. Neither was special needs, but the Guatemalans were malnourished in their orphanages and the couple quickly saw a positive transformation. That made the Josses consider more foreign adoptions. Later, having experienced Mercy’s special needs, they took things further, seeking foreign adoptees with needs so severe they were unwanted in their homelands. They traveled to Bulgaria
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‘Selfless people’ The couple knows not everybody understands what they’re doing. They’ve heard criticism they should adopt American children instead of foreign orphans. Their oldest child, Rebecca, 17, was adopted out of foster
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Just a few of Don Joss’ children join him on this night as Kasen Williams signs autographs to raise money for Joss’ charity. Don Joss (right), owner of DJ’s Sportscards in the Renton Highlands, has a blended family that includes numerous adopted children with special needs. Athletes like Kasen Williams — the former Husky and current Seahawks — sometimes come in and sign merchandise to help raise money for the charity that aids Joss in his efforts. care in Washington. But after the couple had their first two biological children, Daniel, 16, and Elizabeth, 14, officials worried their family was too large. “We were very frustrated,’’ Joss said. “We were made fans of going international, where you just got the kids and it’s done.’’ Joss says they don’t seek government assistance. A home-equity loan financed two adoptions. The Shepherd’s Crook and another agency, Reece’s Rainbow, which specializes in special-needs
adoptions, also helped raise money. The local Taylor Creek Church donated proceeds from a fireworks stand. “They’re amazing,” Pastor Jason Katen said. “Just selfless people that give everything for their kids.’’
A pain that lingers But for all the highs of seeing their children grow healthier, the lows are unavoidable. The worst came in September, four days after bringing home an adopted daughter, Brooke, 4,
from China. Brooke had Down syndrome and weighed only 22 pounds. Joss spent “a great two weeks with her” in China, but within two days of her arrival in the U.S., she began vomiting. Figuring she had caught the flu on the overseas flight, the couple kept watch. The vomiting stopped the following day and she seemed to improve, running around. “And then, in the middle of the day, she went to lie down and we soon noticed she wasn’t moving at all,” Joss said. They dialed 911, but it was too late. An autopsy found she had been born with an inadequate immune system the couple hadn’t been told about and died from pneumonia. The pain from Brooke’s death lingers, but Joss looks forward and not back. He’ll return to China this summer and come back with two more children — the couple’s ninth and 10th foreign adoptions and sixth and seventh with special needs. One of the newcomers will be daughter Lucy, whose photo now adorns the store’s donations jar near the register. “We couldn’t be doing this without the help and support of others,’’ Joss said. “Everyone has just opened their hearts to us and our family.’’
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the next five years. Calls for smaller class sizes and allday kindergarten are also adding to the need for additional space. Weaver said all-day kindergarten means 16 additional classrooms will be needed. By making use of libraries, computer rooms and so on, Weaver said all-day kindergarten would be offered next year with or without passage of the bond package. The growing scarcity of land available for new schools was another important factor in the decision to go to back to voters this year. Weaver said not only is it getting more difficult to find room for new schools, the property that is available is only getting more and more expensive. One estimate put property acquisition costs at close to $100 million. One thing that’s not getting more and more expensive is local property taxes, at least not because of schools, said Weaver and Alicia Veevaert, vicepresident of Volunteers for Issaquah Schools. VIS is a grassroots group running the bond campaign. The bond sale will add nothing to district property tax rates, according to
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