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Bill could restrict eminent domain

County to re-draw lines

Sammamish sunrise

By Warren Kagarise

By Caleb Heeringa

A bill introduced by 45th District Rep. Larry Springer would prevent the government from using economic development as an excuse for seizing private property.

Though local examples are few and far between, Springer said House Bill 1035 is a response to the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Kelo vs. New London (Conn.), which held that the potential jobs and commerce that could be created by a given property was enough to justify a city’s use eminent domain to transfer that property from one private citizen to another.

“This bill provides citizens some safeguards against that,” Springer said. “Eminent domain is a necessary and vital tool for cities to make capital improvements like sewer systems and roads that need to be built, but this provides protections that make it a little more consumerfriendly.”

Sammamish has used eminent domain during road widening projects such as 228th and 244th Avenues, though never in the manner described in Springer’s bill.

Springer said the bill is concerned with cities that use the broader legal view of the term “public purpose” that includes private economic development that would benefit the community.

He pointed to an example in Bremerton in the early 1990s in See DOMAIN, Page 3

Photo by Kevin Rettig

King County Council members appointed a team of community leaders last week to update the map for representation in county government.

The council appointed four members Jan. 18 to the King County Districting Committee, the citizen committee responsible for redrawing council districts based on 2010 Census data. The county is carved into nine districts, each represented by a single council member.

“Redistricting is a challenging, time-consuming process that is vital to ensuring our residents are fairly represented,” Councilman Reagan Dunn said in a statement.

“We are grateful that these four highly-qualified community

Wednesday morning, Jan, 26, Kevin Rettig took this photo from his back deck looking south toward Inglewood Hill Road.

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Has Sammamish real estate hit bottom?

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish saw a slight improvement in real estate sales in 2010, thanks in part to a federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers in the early part of the year.

But buyers rushing to complete deals by the April deadline may have contributed to a bit of a sluggish second half of the year, which saw a 15 percent drop in home sales compared to the same period in 2009.

And the numbers still aren’t what they were a few years ago, before one of the worst recessions in decades hit the country

– Sammamish included.

“I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ve turned a corner,” Sammamish Finance Director Lyman Howard said of the real estate market. “But it’s a mixed bag – Sammamish is subject to the same forces as the rest of the country.”

The tax credit, $8,000 for firsttime home buyers and $6,500 for second-time buyers, led to a big uptick in sales in March (65) and April (99), compared to 30 or so sales in the same months in 2009.

April’s sales were the most in See HOUSES, Page 3

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Some owners have moved on, leaving empty houses for sale across Sammamish.

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City honors top employees

Roger Goodman contemplates run for congress

By Caleb Heeringa

A Sammamish-area member of the state House of Representatives may make a run for U.S. Congress.

Democrat Roger Goodman, who recently won reelection in the state’s 45th District, filed this week with the Federal Elections Commission to run for the 8th Congressional District in 2012, according to his campaign manager Mike Nelson.

Goodman’s state house seat encompasses parts of Sammamish north of Northeast 16th Street along with Redmond and Kirkland. Those boundaries may change as a result of the 2010 census.

The 8th Congressional District, currently represented by four-term Republican Dave Reichert, includes the eastern portions of King county and a chunk of northern Pierce County, though analysts say those boundaries are also likely to change with the upcoming

for his cooperativeness and personable attitude with staff and the public.

Aldworth was hired as a plans examiner in 2000 and was promoted Kurt Aldworth to building official in 2010. Community Development Director Kamuron Gurol said Aldworth is “an example of internal promotion at its best.”

Sammamish recognized the contributions of several exemplary employees at a luncheon for city staff Jan. 13.

Awards included: ◆ Firefighter of the Year: Lieutenant Rick Reynolds, who is based at the Pine Lake station. Reynolds started as a volunteer 911 dispatcher in the early 1990s. He cur- Rick Reynolds rently teaches Community Emergency Response Teams, who train for major disasters, and is a team leader for swift water and technical rescue classes.

◆ City Manager Special Recognition Award: Parks and Recreation Project Manager Anjali Myer, for her all

◆ Employee of the Year: City building official Kurt Aldworth

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members are willing to provide their service to King County.”

Sammamish is within District 3, represented by Councilwoman Kathy Lambert. The third district is the largest in the county.

The district could be shifted as the citizen committee starts to sift through population data.

The council appointed representatives from across the county to serve on the panel. The lineup includes: ◆ Rod Dembowski, a partner at the Seattle-based law firm Foster Pepper, a former policy analyst for then-County Executive Gary Locke and a staff

Anjali Myer

assistant for the U.S. Senate.

Dembowski has also been a member of the Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council, the community council for the rural area near Issaquah. ◆ John Jensen, president of Jensen Roofing Co. and a past member of the King County Charter Review Commission.

Jensen, a Newcastle resident, has also served the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce as a longtime board member and pastpresident. ◆ Sally Nelson, a longtime civic leader in South King County, helped spearhead the effort to incorporate Burien.

Then, she later served on the Burien City Council and as mayor.

around work. Communications Director Tim Larson said Myer is very “efficient, poised and resourceful” and deals well with the public. ◆ Police Officer of the Year: Detective Bill Albright, for his humility and the help he provides younger employees.

Bill Albright Albright has been assigned to Sammamish since its incorporation in 1999. ◆ Team of the Year: The CREW (Committed to Reinforcing Employee Wellness) Committee, which works to improve the health of city employees through exercise events and guest speakers. ◆ Sally Poliak, CEO and president of The Poliak Group, a strategic communications and public affairs advocacy firm.

Before she assumed the post, she served as the chief operating officer at Nyhus Communications and spent 10 years at Microsoft in marketing and public affairs positions. Poliak served on the 1991 county districting committee.

“I am pleased that we have such a strong group of citizens engaged in many diverse civic activities who have volunteered for this duty,” Lambert said in the statement. “I appreciate the commitment they have made, and I look forward to working with this bipartisan panel to update our district boundaries based on the new census data.”

The county charter grants the

authority for adopting a final districting map to the citizen Districting Committee, not the County Council.

Under the charter, the appointed Districting Committee members must select a fifth person to serve as a chairperson.

The committee then chooses a technical expert to serve as “districting master” and holds public meetings to gather community input. The committee must complete the process and file the final districting plan by Jan. 15, 2012.

“It’s intimidating, and at the same time it’s exciting,” Jensen said. “What we’re all waiting to see is the first map to get to see where the population changes have occurred.”

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Nelson said the campaign was in “exploratory” mode and was required by federal law to register the campaign officially after they raised more than $5,000. Goodman is gauging the public interest and fundraising potential to see if he can make a viable candidate in 2012.

“In this business you have to start sooner rather than later,” Nelson said. “If we get down the road and we’re not seeing the support we need, we’ll fold up shop.”

Reichert won reelection with 53 percent of the vote over challenging Democrat Suzan DelBene in 2010.

Write Us Sammamish Review welcomes letters to the editor on any subject, although we give priority to local issues. Letters should be no more than 350 words.

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Send letters to: SamRev@isspress.com. boundaries to be reset by using the most recent census data.

The statutes require the edges of each district to meet the boundaries of existing municipalities, election precincts, census tracts, recognized natural boundaries, and communities of related and mutual interest as closely as possible.

“We can all look around and see there was a development here or there in our neighborhood,” Jensen said. “There’s a little bit of anxiety until we get to see what needs to be done.”

Districts must also be drawn as contiguous areas and to be as nearly equal in population as possible. The population data may not be used to favor or disadvantage any racial group or political party.

“The council worked together to find committee members who have a deep knowledge of our local communities, an understanding of government and the political process, and an ability to work together on challenging issues,” council Chairman Larry Gossett said in the statement.

Reporter Warren Kagarise can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Reporter Tim Pfarr contributed to this

Correction The Jan. 26 story about GiveCamp Seattle mischaracterized the work of Sammamish resident Girish Bhatia. He was part of a team that helped Auburn Youth Resources improve its application performance optimization. It also conducted data migration for the nonprofit organization.

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Home sales have fluctuaed wildly over the past four years.

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a single month since July 2007.

Sammamish also outpaced the rest of King County both by the rate and price of home sales – it saw a 10 percent increase in sales year-over-year compared to 4 percent for the county as a whole.

The county also saw the median price of sales drop from $380,000 to $375,000, whereas Sammamish, with its glut of luxury homes, saw homes sell for a bit more – from $534,500 in 2009 to $564,625 in 2010.

While most real estate agents agree that we’ve hit the bottom as far as the market goes, no one’s quite sure how long we’ll stay there.

“I wouldn’t say we’re out of the woods,” said Sam DeBord, an agent with Coldwell Banker Danforth who works across the Eastside. “I know I’m a real estate

agent and I’m supposed to make my, Roland Fink, a local realthat (optimistic) speech, but we tor with John L. Scott, said could see a long slide at the botSammamish is relatively tom here. The job market will be lucky compared to some everything. If areas. Great businesses don’t “I know I’m a real estate schools, low start hiring … it crime and its agent and I’m supposed proximity to may be another year or two.” to make that (optimistic) job centers DeBord said and recrespeech, but we could see ation opporthe “great recession” representtunities cona long slide at the ed a significant tinue to help bottom here. ” price correction the city rank in the market high on – Sam DeBord, that sellers now national Real estate agent – have to come to “best places terms with. For to live” lists. those that “There’s a bought at the height of the boom, lot of optimism,” Fink said. that often means dropping their “There’s been so much positive asking price and selling at a loss press for Sammamish in the last if they wish to move immediatecouple years … People are still ly. coming here from all over the “There’s plenty of sellers that world.” only a few years ago thought Fink said since the state their home was in the $800,000 widened Highway 202 he’s area and then saw the market seen an increase in people drop 25 percent – that’s a big from the Bellevue, Kirkland drop,” DeBord said. and Redmond areas willing to Despite the down econoconsider Sammamish as a

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Fink said it’s a buyer’s market right now, with prices and interest rates both remaining relatively low.

Even those content with where they live should look into refinancing their homes with a lower interest rate, he said.

Nation-wide, the average 30-year, fixed rate mortgage had a 4.45 percent interest rate in the third quarter of 2010, compared to 5.16 percent during the same period in 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

“Prices are down, interest rates are down – it’s a golden opportunity to buy,” Fink said.

Fink and DeBord both agree that real estate in Sammamish and the rest of the Seattle area will likely get back to the prices that were seen before the recession, but how long it will take to get there is anyone’s guess.

“It will take a long time,” DeBord said. “We’ll certainly get there, but it’s not going to be five years. By the time there’s the next boom in the tech industry … people tend to forget these sorts of (recessions.)”

Fink is a bit more optimistic.

“This is America – prices go up,” he said. “People love to own their home … it’s the American Dream.”

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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which the city began condemning 53 homes on 13 acres near a sewage treatment plant that had garnered odor complaints from neighbors, according to a Jan. 19 Kitsap Sun article. The city had originally said they were creating an “odor easement” but eventually sold the land to a car dealership for $1.9 million.

The bill was suggested by the Eminent Domain Task Force, convened by Attorney General Rob McKenna after the Kelo ruling. A few counties in the state have enacted their own restrictions on the use of eminent domain, including Pierce and Clallam, but this bill would apply across the state.

Springer has been pushing for such legislation for several years, but said he’s hopeful this bill would garner more support. Prior bills contained language that would require cities to sell the property back to the former owners if the city hadn’t used it in 7 years. This bill all-out forbids the taking of the land for economic purposes, which prevents cities from having their hands forced on development plans with land they’ve condemned. The bill also exempts port authorities and privately held public utilities such as Puget Sound Energy, which often rely on eminent domain.

“I’m more hopeful this year,” he said. “I think we’ve gotten rid of some of those sticky points.”

The bill is currently before the House’s judiciary committee.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com.

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OPINION

Review editorial

Sammamish Forum

Legislature could make

Support the LWSD levy

information harder to get

Once again, the state legislature is messing with the public’s easy access to local government’s basic functions.

Senate Bill 5360 and House Bill 1478 will give cities and counties in Washington State the option to place required government notices on their websites instead of publishing in a newspaper of record.

Yes, the move would save money for cities, but at a far greater cost to the public. Instead of having the notices of new ordinances, zoning changes, public hearings, tax rates, road closures and much more come along with your newspaper, you will need to go to each local agency’s website. In Sammamish, that might mean websites for the city, the county, fire districts, water and sewer districts, Port of Seattle, and the two school districts.

Sammamish Review publishes a few of those legal notices. And we publish them online at sammamishreview.com and at a statewide website for aggregated public notices. We do charge for publishing in the newspaper, but not for the online publications. Once published, we provide notarized affidavits as proof of publication.

This is not just a money issue — we all want government to be as lean as possible. This is bad public policy. The citizens of Washington have voted repeatedly for an open government, and keeping us informed of what our government employees and elected officials are doing is a paramount part of their job.

It might seem like filler in the paper, but 53 percent of our Washington State community newspaper readers say they read legal notices regularly, according to a 2009 survey conducted by Pulse Research.

Furthermore, 86 percent of respondents to the survey agree that agencies should be required to publish legal notices in a local newspaper.

Moving legal notices to online publication is yet another threat to the viability of newspapers, but it is also an enormous step backward for government accountability. The small savings for government agencies has a huge downside for citizens who need and want to know where their tax dollars are going and what decisions are being made that will impact their lives.

Let your state representative know that they have a lot more important things to deal with than reducing your access to government actions.

Poll of the week Are you optomistic about Sammamish’s real estate market?

A) Yes. I think we’ve hit bottom, and folks want to live here.

B) No. I think we’re still overvalued.

C) I don’t know, but this has really hurt my retirement plans.

To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

As members of the Lake Washington School District Board of Directors, we urge you to vote yes for the district’s levy measure.

We are facing a very real space crisis.

It’s just not possible to fit in hundreds more students into the system each year without some cost.

With 600 more students this year and 450 more expected each year for at least the next five, we will run out of space by the fall of 2012.

This measure is not about the planned change in grade configuration to a four-year high school system. That change is being made for academic reasons.

It also helps us handle the space problem by moving sixth grade out of our already crowded elementary schools, schools that would be in a crisis without a change that brings us in line with most other school districts in the state and nation.

It is not about the school building modernization program, which was approved twice by voters, first in 1998 and then in 2006.

That program ensures that our school district has buildings that are suited to the current educational program through a complete update every 30-40 years.

What this measure is about is adding classroom space at the high school level where we will desperately need it very soon. It is about making sure that Redmond and Eastlake High Schools have enough space for the students who enter their doors.

An additional small secondary school will reduce those numbers so that those two schools don’t become too large.

Because of the great interest locally and nationally in science, technology, engineering and math education, we will focus the curriculum on those subjects. This new school will be open to students from all over the district.

The Lake Washington School District works hard to provide an excellent education for our students, but we need your support.

Please vote yes for our students and mail your ballot by Feb. 8. (The voter’s pamphlet is included in your

ballot on the back of the instruction sheet.)

Jackie Pendergrass, director, District 1, board president Nancy Bernard, director, District 3

What about Inglewood?

I was reading in the local press about the upcoming “school zone” traffic improvements that are slated for McAuliffe, Smith, and Mead elementary schools. Great, but what about Inglewood Junior High School? Inglewood Junior High has a dangerous school zone along Northeast Eighth Street: There is insufficient signage and insufficient lighting to alert drivers to watch for students. Cars zoom by the school zone at 35 mph (or faster), even when students are present as they are walking to and from school in the mornings and in the afternoons.

There are also no crossing guards in the morning when the school starts. I do see crossing guards at Northeast 8th Street around 9 a.m., but these crossing guards seem to be exclusively for the benefit of Rachel Carson Elementary School students! At the other end of Sammamish they do have crossing guards for Pine Lake Middle School! There is also a very well-lit crosswalk for students at that school to cross 228th Avenue.

So why are Inglewood students forced to walk to school in near absolute darkness and absence of sufficient school-zone-signage, without the help of crossing guards on Eighth Street?

I applaud the city of Sammamish installing school zone safety measures at various elementary schools, but please include Inglewood Junior High School in the long overdue improvement plans.

In 2012 Inglewood Junior High will turn into a middle school with younger students. I hope my child will still get to walk to his school in safety before 2012 rolls around.

This lack of concern for Inglewood students’ traffic safety is surely an

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oversight the city and Lake Washington School District need to address. I hope this will help to bring this about. If more parents voice their concerns, there will be action. It seems unfair, but the louder neighborhoods get their way, regardless of merit. If you request improvements, you better mobilize the neighborhood first, or the city of Sammamish and school district will not do the right thing. They only react, they are not leading the way.

Katja May Sammamish

Put Aquatics Center Bond on Ballot In the most recent city of Sammamish Newsletter, the mayor endorsed pushing forward on a city aquatics center.

Mayor Don Gerend has been on the City Council for over a decade and, along with the city Parks Department, he has in recent years repeatedly claimed a survey by the Parks Department justifies an aquatics center. He has incoherently argued that increases in property values because of an aquatics center will allow homeowners to pay for it with no increase in their See FORUM, Page 5

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Roll Call House Bill 1086, Adopting a 2009-11 Supplemental Operating Budget ESHB 1086, which provides additional savings in the 2009-11 biennial budget, passed the House by a vote of 55 to 43. ESHB 1086 reduces the total state deficit by $345 million, eliminating $222 million in current spending and $123 million in fund transfers.

The spending reductions were accomplished by reducing spending across many state agencies and a series of fund transfers.

The largest cuts were made to programs at the Department of Social Health Services and educations services 5th District Rep. Jay Rodne (R) No

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property taxes.

Now Gerend proposes the city spend $6 million of taxpayer money to study the project and purchase land for it. His let’s-getstarted-now proposal is exactly the strategy and tactic the city manager and council used to lock citizens into starting the East Lake Sammamish Parkway project, which resulted in ridiculous sidewalks to nowhere, a $650,000 cost overrun on Phase 1B, and zero chance of completing the unfunded full parkway project in our lifetimes.

If Gerend and other support-

February 2, 2011 • Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Rep. Larry Springer (D)

No Yes Yes

House Resolution 4610, Establishing rules for the House of Representatives HR 4610, which establishes permanent rules for the state’s House of Representatives, passed the House by a vote of 56 to 41.

Each biennium the House and Senate adopt governance rules and procedures for their respective chambers. In particular, HR 4610 establishes a 24-hour waiting period before a budget bill may be considered on final passage.

Amendments to require a 72-hour, and a 48hour, waiting period before final consideration of budget bills failed 42 to 55.

5th District Rep. Jay Rodne (R) Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Rep. Larry Springer (D)

No No Yes Yes

SOURCE: WashingtonVotes.org, a free, non-partisan website to find plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each legislator’s votes.

ers are so sure the citizens want an aquatics center costing an estimated $50M then put a $50M aquatics center bond issue on the ballot. When the bond issue is voted down, as it almost certainly will be, save the proposed $6 million “study money” in a rainy day fund to maintain roads and deal with inevitably rising salary and benefits costs for fire, police, and city employees.

Gerend’s cheerleading and attempt to force the start of this expensive, non-essential aquatics center project might have slipped by during the previous, never to be repeated real estate bubble when property tax revenues seemed destined to grow to the sky. But with brutal budget cuts and financial realities facing

Save the date for Health & Safety Fair The seventh annual Issaquah/Sammamish Health & Safety Fair will be held 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 13 at Pickering Barn.

Admission is free.

Nearly 2,000 people attended last year’s fair to take advantage of free health screenings and the opportunity to meet with the 50 health care providers all under one roof. Medical clinics, dentists, pharmacies, home health care, health insurance, chiropractors, assisted living facilities, surgical centers and a nursing home are expected to be represented. cities, states and federal government for the next decade our City Council must focus on operating within the existing city budget and infrastructure. Gerend and other activist tax-andspenders who simply can’t enjoy or accept governing within a strict budget must be voted off the council in the next election and replaced by fiscally responsible representatives of the citizens.

Jeffrey Weems Sammamish

Dems elect 5thDistrict officers Democrats in the 5th Legislative District elected Maple Valley resident Jim Baum as chairman Jan. 19.

The district stretches from Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass, and from Sammamish to Maple Valley. The organization represents the Democratic Party in the 5th District.

“I think we have turned an important corner in politics,”

Baum said in a statement.

“Conservative right-wing candidates like Sarah Palin have crested. It’s all downhill from here for Republicans.”

The leadership team includes Sammamish resident Robyn Scola as first vice chairwoman, Sammamish resident Dorothy Willard as second vice chairwoman, Issaquah resident Jennifer Sutton as state committeewoman, and Maple Valley resident Mike Barer as state committeeman.

Sutton just completed a twoyear term as chairwoman.

Members also elected Di Irons as secretary; Gloria HatcherMays as treasurer; August Luniuck Rakita and David Spring as delegates to King County Democratic Central Committees.

The group also elected Snoqualmie resident Scott Williams to the new role of communications director.

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Michelle Moulton’s new liver goes into rejection Get Involved

By Christopher Huber

The first thing Michelle Moulton did each morning during her first five months recovering from a liver transplant was to look in the mirror to make sure her eyes were still white.

Since the operation in August, the yellow had gone away — a sign the new liver was doing its job keeping Bilirubin (yellow pigment) levels low, among other functions. She took handfuls of pain and anti-rejection pills, but the abdominal pain, in general, was easing, too.

When she woke up Christmas morning, the pain was different, but manageable, she said. By New Year’s, the pain was worse.

And her eyes were yellow.

“I had no energy,” Michelle said. “The pain got worse, but what I first noticed was the jaundice.”

On top of that, her whole body itched, a sign that things weren’t all honky-dory with the new organ.

“You just get really, really hot.

Your skin just feels like it’s on

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Michelle Moulton shows off some of the medications she has to take in September 2010, shortly after her transplant surgery. fire.”

After a few tests at the University of Washington Medical Center, in early January,

Michelle and the Moulton family learned her body was rejecting the liver.

“I was aware of side effects, I

guess I never thought it would happen to me,” Michelle said. “It was really discouraging. I was just starting to get my life back.”

Rejection happens when, in this case, Michelle’s immune system attacks her new liver, said Dr. Jorge Reyes, chief of transplant surgery and professor of surgery at the University of Washington. Liver transplant rejection is common, but when it’s treated, tends to be inconsequential.

“After a transplant, it is common for a patient’s immune system to see the organ as a foreign body and try to destroy the new liver,” Reyes said.

Over the past few weeks, while in and out of the hospital about four times, Michelle has received a battery of extra-potent anti-rejection drugs (immunosuppressants). Even while recovering at home she will have to take weaker anti-rejection medications for the rest of her life, See MOULTON, Page 7

A time warp that melts in your mouth Candy machine’s prices hearken back to an earlier era

By Christopher Huber

When Justin Cook brings his children into the Sammamish Ace Hardware store for regular errands, his 4-year-old son makes sure to bring his allowance money. The boy dodges the rack of 69-cent candy bars and goodies and heads straight for the back of the store, Cook said. There stands perhaps the cheapest deal on candy in town: the 5-cent M&M machine.

“My kids love it,” Cook said while getting a key made at the service desk Jan. 26. His son realizes he gets a better bargain with the M&Ms. “He’s definitely picked up on that.”

The aging candy machine has become the store’s equivalent of a water cooler since owner Tim Koch took over the place in 2000.

There, employees and patrons gather for conversation, munching on handfuls of the delectable chocolate bits. Children, including Eastlake High School students, rush to get their sugar fix

for a nickel, and parents like Cook often can’t resist either.

“It’s like a legend with Eastlake (students),” said employee Heidi Smith.

The candy machine, which has sat in front of the Ace customer service desk since Koch put it there in 2000, dispenses about 25 pieces per nickel, according to employees’ “official” counts. So, 10 cents worth from the machine buys someone about the same quantity as the 69-cent packets for sale up front.

“People will come in here … and stand there, amazed, because they like the tradition and quaintness,” said Sherry Decker, an employee.

Although he’s not sure exactly how old the candy machine is, Koch, a Sammamish resident, said he bought it 42 years ago at a rummage sale. It sat in his room for years before he moved to Seattle, he said.

In the late 1960s, 5 cents was the going rate for candy in that machine, but now he said he

Photo by Christopher Huber

Ace Hardware employee John Davis enjoys a handful of M&Ms at the candy machine at the back of the store Jan. 26. could sell each handful for at least 25 cents. He never changed the price, partly to keep a bit of that old-fashioned, family-oriented feel in the store.

“People love it,” Koch said.

“I’ve thought about getting rid of it, but they all have fun with it.

It’s a conversation piece.”

Each bag of M&Ms costs about $9 at Costco, Koch said. It takes two bags to fill the machine and

he refills it once or twice a month. He certainly doesn’t keep it full to make money on it either.

Per $18 fill-up, Koch gets back See CANDY, Page 7

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Arts commission to celebrate Chinese culture The Sammamish Arts Commission invites the community to visit Sammamish City Hall Feb. 5 to participate in a celebration of Chinese culture.

The event happens 1-6 p.m. and will include Chinese art, music, dance, tea and demonstrations. The arts commission will feature the selected works from Chinese artist Hongduan Yang.

In addition to the art exhibition, various local organizations will be conducting martial arts dance, painting and calligraphy demonstrations. Participants may also enjoy crafts, a fashion show of traditional Chinese clothing, and Chinese tea and food tastings.

Event admission is free. The Yang art exhibit runs until March 31 at City Hall.

WSU honor roll The following Sammamish residents have been named to the Washington State University President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2010 semester. Some students’ names were printed in past weeks’ papers.

Saress Michelle Prentice, Benjamin Thomas Ressler, Alexandra Mae Schlight, Christina Elise Shajenko, Michael Richey Smith, Regan Spencer, Kurt Donald Thirtyacre, Matthew Robert Thompson, Lowell Milton Troyer, Natalia Emilia Valderrama, Alyssa Nicole Wade and Megan Elizabeth Winkel.

Hayden Chisholm wins scholarship Hayden Chisholm, of Sammamish, was awarded the Presidential Scholarship at Elmira (N.Y.) College

Preston Mui on dean’s list Preston Mui, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list of Georgetwon University for the

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about $9 in nickels, he said.

After spending any amount of time in the store, one might gather that the employees and vendors like the machine even more than patrons. Store manager Larry Rothmier said the first thing some vendors do, before talking business, is ask for a nickel for the M&Ms. Often he sees people counting how many pieces they got.

“I always make sure I got two or three nickels in my pocket,” Rothmier said.

Longtime employee John Davis also highlighted how the candy machine is the cheapest good deal around, in a day when everything is getting more expensive.

“It’s one of those fun little things; you just can’t get rid of it,” Koch said.

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.

fall 2010 semester. Mui received second honors, meaning he had a GPA of 3.7 or above.

Abigail Johnson on dean’s list Abigail Johnson, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Hope College for the fall 2010 semester. To qualify, students must have a GPA of 3.5 or above.

Kimberly Lammers on dean’s list Kimberly Lammers, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list of Mercer (Ga.) University’s fall 2010 semester.

Jennifer Sim named to dean’s list Jennifer Sim, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list of Colby College in Waterville, Maine for the fall 2010 semester. The Eastlake graduate, daughter of David and Nomee Sim is majoring in biology.

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disappointment,” Michelle said. “What am I going to do if I need another transplant again? Could I mentally go through that Continued from Page 6 again?”

With new drugs and the four- to six-day Reyes said. hospital stays racking up, monthly medical About 30 percent of recipients experibills now amount to more than the family’s ence liver rejection, but approximately 80 income, she said. to 85 percent of transplanted livers are still When the jaundice and pain came back, working after one year, Reyes said. she was just starting to exercise and do “If the new liver does not work or a things she hadn’t dong in years, like go patient’s body rejects Christmas shopping. it, the doctor and “My goal was to be Symptoms of liver transplant team will in really good shape,” transplant rejection discuss and decide she said. “All that’s whether an additional Patients experiencing a liver been kinda disappointtransplant is possible,” transplant rejection may feel tired, ing.”

Reyes said. lose appetite or feel nauseous. Other She noted the physHowever, by the signs might include: fever, pain ical and mental rigors time she left the hospiaround the liver, jaundice, dark-colof constantly fighting tal Jan. 27, doctors had ored urine or light-colored stools. for her life. She said Source: Dr. Jorge Reyes, chief of told her the odds were she understands why good of not having to transplant surgery and professor of doctors psychologicalgo through the transsurgery at the University of ly evaluate patients Washington. plant process again, before going through she said. the transplant process.

“We see much less rejection at our cen“You really have to fight,” Michelle said ter than what is in the literature, and gener- Jan. 27, just a few hours before checking ally they are very treatable,” Reyes said. out of UW. “The liver generally recovers nicely after a This time, she hoped, the treatments bout of rejection, but it does depend on the would have done their job for good by makseverity.” ing her liver more appealing to her Knowing this does give Michelle some immune system. peace of mind, she said. But, even though “I hope this time I go home that I’ll stay doctors warned her this could happen, the home,” she said. setback has brought new uncertainties to her fight.

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached The questions linger. at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com.

In addition to the increasing financial Comment on this story at struggle, the hardest parts are “the fear and www.SammamishReview.com.

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Eastside Catholic students learn don’t txt n drive

By Christopher Huber

The crowd of 580 high-schoolers sat silent as the somber video played. Some people’s attention wandered, trying not to take the program too seriously. But most eyes fixed on the screen as parents, siblings, friends and law enforcement officers recounted tragic car accidents and deaths caused when teens texted while driving.

“Where u at.” “lol.” “Yeah.”

Those were the messages that distracted three different teens long enough to cause collisions that killed them or someone else, according to the video.

It was part of Eastside Catholic’s texting-while-driving assembly Jan. 26 in the school’s gym. The DECA program’s TXT L8R committee brought local leaders and law enforcement together to educate the young drivers about the affects of texting while driving.

“When I heard the idea, I thought it was a really creative way of being able to get the ideas and the message out there,” said junior Genevieve Greschler, a DECA student and TXT L8R committee member. “I think it’s such

Photo by Christopher Huber

Eastside Catholic’s Kristin Standish, center, and Malia Bachesta, attempt to steer a trike while texting on their phone during a race at the school’s TXT L8R assembly Jan. 26. an issue because your phone is right there. It’s just such a potential hazard and anybody can do

it. It’s extremely preventable.”

In addition to a couple of videos, which included a mes-

sage from Gov. Christine Gregoire, the students heard from City Councilman John

Curley and longtime Washington State Patrol Trooper Brandy Kessler.

Kessler told the story of Tumwater 19-year-old Heather Lerch, who died after crashing her car Feb. 23, 2010.

“Having the trooper come … was eye-opening,” said student Kristin Standish.

Curley spoke about the affects of dopamine, the chemical the brain releases when a person thinks about reward, which also happens when you want to answer the phone.

“It’s really not that essential you look at it right away,” said Curley, who emceed the event and tossed out Butterfinger bars to illustrate the dopamine affect.

“When it rings, try to ignore it.”

He noted a study that found 68 percent of Americans admit they’re addicted to their cell phones. And texting while driving reduces a person’s reaction time by 35 percent.

Greschler and fellow committee members, Kevin Curtis and Madi Lobet, presented their classmates with statistics: 81 percent of people text while driving and See TEXT, Page 9

Endeavour students learn to make bank

By Laura Geggel

Whether depositing four quarters or a $30 check, Endeavour Elementary School students are saving for their futures through school banking.

“It’s hard to go into the bank,” said third-grader Katherine Holo, who earns money by doing chores. “It’s easier just to come here to school.”

Twice a month, Endeavour students can bring in their pocket change or birthday money to parent volunteers coordinating the student-banking program.

“I tell them, ‘If you want to bring me a quarter that you got from allowance, I’ll take your quarter,’” parent volunteer Teresa Czaja said. “‘I want you to get into the habit of making a deposit.’”

When she was in grade school, Czaja started a bank account of her own.

She saved until she reached college and then emptied her entire account to buy a new car — a 1980 Datsun.

Holo employs a similar sys-

tem.

“Instead of just wasting it at one time, it’s good to save it and buy one big thing,” Holo said.

The bank moms have a real rapport with their little bankers, always asking if students are saving money for anything special.

Kindergartner Alexis Schock said she planned to buy another dollhouse with money from her chores and Christmas. If she keeps up her depositing rate, she may soon have a doll neighborhood.

Fourth-graders Cade Ames and Jadyn Dunn said they were saving for college, and fourth-grader Ellie Osterhout said she would save for two purposes: a higher education and fashionable clothes.

In the past, Washington Mutual led the program, awarding students with prizes each time they made a deposit during lunch or recess. When the bank failed and Chase bought it, the student banking program was discontinued.

Looking for a replacement was

By Laura Geggel

Endeavour Elementary School third-grader Zoe Czaja gives her deposit to her mom Teresa Czaja while third-grader Zander Schock forks over his money to his mom Alison Schock. At Endeavour, 44 students bank with Washington Federal twice a month at school. hard work until Czaja found that Washington Federal, a bank that started in Ballard in 1917, would pick up where Washington Mutual had left off.

Washington Federal started

with Endeavor and has since spread to Challenger, Discovery and Creekside elementary schools, bringing the number of student bankers to more than 100.

“We thought that would be a good fit for us to reach out into the community,” Operation Supervisor Debbie Chaney said.

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the No. 1 source of drivers’ inattention is their mobile devices.

“For the whole student body, it’s good to hear,” said senior Stephanie Matusiefsky.

If it sounded a lot like the drunk-driving spiel the teens get before prom season, it’s because the effects of texting are similar to drinking, according to presenters.

Jason Epstein, a Bellevuebased personal injury lawyer who founded Teens Against Distracted Driving, highlighted the average text takes your eyes off the road for about four seconds. That’s long enough to miss a curve, to veer off the road, to hit something or someone, he said.

He thought, “what’s a better way than if I make a difference going to the teens,” Epstein said.

“If we can stop someone from making a four-second mistake…”

He then challenged the students (even freshmen and sophomores) to sign a pledge to not text and drive.

“It was very powerful,” said Ella Gunderson, a senior, who decided to sign the pledge. “It’s cool to see how many people are passionate about it.”

While the event focused on the serious consequences of a well-ingrained habit among teenagers, a handful of them competed in a relay race to see who could drive a tricycle best while texting an assigned phrase.

The bank also offers children an incentive. Those who open an account with a minimum balance of $5 will have it immediately matched, bringing their balance to $10. Student accounts also earn 0.25 percent interest, Chaney said.

“It’s a really good program for kids to learn the value of saving and the fact that they can do their deposits at school,” she said.

Parents interested in registering their children should contact their school.

School PTAs that would like banking to come to their school should contact the closest Washington Federal branch.

Saving money also helps children set goals.

“I want a dog, so it’s going to take a lot of time,” fifth-grader Tiffany Zheng said.

Photo by Christopher Huber

Grace Howland, an Eastside Catholic freshman, examines the damage to a car involved in a texting-and-driving accident.

Each grade level cheered for its team as they competed against the staff. In the end, the seniors crossed the finish line first.

“The trike race seemed to get their attention,” said Kevin Curtis, a senior and TXT L8R committee member. “We got a much bigger reaction from the pledge drive (than expected).”

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com

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Events Art historian Susan Olds will explore the theme of needlework, such as knitting, lace-making, weaving, quilting and embroidery in modern art and contemporary fiction at 7 p.m.

Feb. 2 at the Sammamish Library.

Block Party Quilters will feature Scott Hansen, a longtime quilt designer, as a speaker at their next meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 3 at Mary, Queen of Peace church. Guests and non-members are welcome, but the group suggests a $5 donation.

Ray Chew explains how different computer operating systems work and the options of free software for entertainment and daily needs. He will also provide simple tips to upgrade computer performance at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Sammamish Library.

Collegewise will present a series of talks about the college admissions process. College Admissions 101 covers how colleges select students at 1 p.m.

Feb. 5, How to Write Great College Essays at 1 p.m. Feb. 12 and Applying for College in a Recession at 1 p.m. Feb. 26. All workshops are at the Sammamish Library.

Health A mobile mammography facility will be available for Sammamish residents. The mobile facility features the same equipment used at Evergreen Hospital, but you do not need to be an Evergreen patient to use the facility. It is available from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Evergreen Primary Care Center, 22850 Northeast Eighth Street. For an appointment, call 899-2831.

Religious/spiritual Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll. Sammamish Presbyterian Church will sponsor a course to help parents guide their fifth-12th grade students through adolescence by blending research with Christian theology. The class is

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sentative, at 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org.

Pine Lake Covenant Church offers a ministry for children with special needs at 10:30 a.m.

Sundays. Call 392-8636.

“Caffeine for the Soul,” a free Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1p.m. to 1:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Contact Chabad of the Central Cascades at 4271654.

Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the Central Cascades. Call 427-1654.

Kabalat Shabbat is offered in the Chabad house at the Issaquah Highlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. New members and guests are welcome. Call 427-1654.

Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. To register, visit www.vedicculturalcenter.org.

Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. To register for the current class, or for more information, visit www.redmondcbs.org.

Bhajan Bliss. Join musicians and singers to learn traditional devotional bhajan, and how to make vegetarian pizzas and samosas from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center, www.vedicculturalcenter.org.

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Eastlake’s dance team is a perennial powerhouse.

The Eastlake Dance and Drill invitational, sponsored by the dance team boosters, will feature performances in different dance styles by the Eastlake Dance team, the Western Washington University Hip-Hop Dance Team and Gotta Dance. Admission is $7, children set for 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Cost is $10 per family.

Mary, Queen of Peace youth groups are for children in sixtheighth grade and ninth-12th grades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m.

Sundays. Call the church at 3911178, ext. 129.

Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. The café features drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom & baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group. There will also be one-off classes, studies and themed days. 9:30 a.m.

Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 8371948.

Healing Prayer Service. If you have a physical, emotional or

under 5 are free. Proceeds will help send Eastlake’s team to the state competition in March.

The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Feb. 5 at Eastlake. For more information, visit www.EHSdanceteam.com.

spiritual challenge, or if you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting, attend the Missio Lux Healing Prayer Service the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. Become a healing prayer minister by joining either weekly sessions from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays, or monthly weekend classes in November, January and March. E-mail tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913.

The Social Justice Book Group meets at 1 p.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. E-mail shlcministries@yahoo.com for information on the current book being discussed and location.

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Griefshare, a support group for those who have lost a loved one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursday nights at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Moms In Touch is an interdenominational, prayer support group for moms to get together and pray for children and schools. For more information, call Jan Domek, Issaquah School District representative, at 6816770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, Lake Washington School District repre-

Library events Hello English! Learn English in a structured environment. For beginners. at 7 p.m. Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24. For intermediate students at 10 a.m. Feb. 8, 15 and 22.

Swaddler Story Time, for children aged birth-9 months with an adult, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 3, 10 and 17.

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dren 2-3 with an adult, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 3, 10 and 17 and 11 a.m. Feb. 2, 9 and 16.

Musik Nest, for toddlers, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 23.

The teen writers’ group is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m.

Feb. 15.

Lounge and Listen, for teens to munch on snacks amid flickering lanterns and to relax and listen to a librarian read book samples and short stories at 4 p.m.

Feb. 2.

Spanish Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 5, 12 and 19.

Pajama Story Time, for ages 2-6 with an adult, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 7 and 14.

Preschool Story Time, for ages 3-6 with an adult, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Feb. 4, 11 and 18 and 10 a.m. Feb 2, 9 and 16.

The Sammamish Book Group will read “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and discuss the book at 7 p.m. Feb. 16.

The Mother Daughter Book Club, for girls ages 10-13 and their mothers, will discuss “Chasing Vermeer” by Blue Balliett at 3 p.m. Feb. 26.

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Thursdays at New Parents Services, 11911 N.E. First St., No. 300, in Bellevue. Participants must call to confirm 450-0332, ext. 3.

Sammamish Presbyterian Church is hosting a series of different fitness classes, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:307:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Billie Donahue at 785-2880. Classes are free and no registration is required.

The Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English Language Classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

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Skyline cheers to two state titles

By Christopher Huber

Skyline senior Kelsey Cohen and her younger cheer teammates were a bit nervous before their performance at the State Cheerleading Championships.

They had worked since May to perfect their two-and-a-halfminute routine and the Silver team was young and inexperienced at this level.

“We were scared at first, because the division was so big,” Cohen said. “But it kind of just motivated us more to work even harder. At the end of the day we knew what we had to do.”

Nerves aside, they executed.

And the judges rewarded them.

Both of Skyline’s cheer squads won state in their respective categories Jan. 22 at Comcast Arena in Everett.

Skyline Green (16 members) took the 4A state championship in the Medium Varsity competition, scoring 227 points, ahead of Mount Si, which had 205 points. Skyline Silver, which Cohen captains, took first in state in the 4A Non-Tumbling Large category, with a score of 208. This was the third time in four years a Skyline team won

Photo by Brian Deagle

Skyline Green performs at the state chearleading championships in Everett Jan. 22. the state cheer competition, said coach Stephania Lemeshko.

“It’s just a great feeling of accomplishment,” said Green captain Lauren Malik. “You push so hard through that routine.”

In the 4A Large Varsity competition, Eastlake placed second (234 points) and Eastside Catholic placed fourth (207 points) behind the winner, Hanford, which tallied 247 points. In all, 51 teams

competed at the state championships.

Skyline Green was also young this season, made up mostly of sophomores, said Lemeshko. And although most of the experienced

girls graduated last June, the team held up as one of the school’s strongest. Green competes among the top cheer squads in the nation, filling its routine with more than two minutes of vaulting, flipping, tumbling, yelling and holding formations. They look more like gymnasts, Lemeshko said.

“Having such a younger team is really great, in the long run,” Malik said. “Thinking about how good its gonna be … really excites me.”

Malik highlighted the difficulty of maintaining nearly three minutes of high-energy performance, but it’s what they spent a couple of hours per day preparing for since May. “State is the one thing we look forward to all year,” Malik said. “Every injury we get, every struggle, it’s always just ‘state, state, state.’”

Skyline Silver’s state win caps its season. Green heads on to the national competition Feb. 12-13 in Florida.

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext.

242, or chuber@isspress.com.

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Spartan gymnasts improve against Issaquah

By Christopher Huber

When the judges announced Skyline’s score at the end of the gymnastics meet Jan. 27, the team celebrated, said coach Debbie Gliner.

They had worked all season to hit the 140-point mark and finally made it.

“When we heard the final team score, I think that was a really exciting moment for us,” Gliner said. “We knew it would be a year of rebuilding and growth, and it’s exciting to see how far they’ve come.”

The Skyline hit a team milestone, but ultimately Issaquah beat the Spartans 166.13-141.8 in the final meet of the regular season. Overall Newport did best, finishing the meet with a score of 173.8. Redmond took third overall with 158.675.

“To finish out the regular season knowing everybody’s trying new things, it’s fun to see all those new things come together,” said Issaquah coach Ryan Fleisher. “I’m pleased with where everybody finished.”

Issaquah standout Olivia Goree took second in the all around, tallying a combined score of 36.55 points. Newport’s Kristine Wong won the all around with 37.35 points. Issaquah’s A.J. Bowers came in sixth overall after she scored 33.8 points.

Skyline junior Amy Bearman placed eighth in the all around (33.2), ahead of Issaquah’s Rebecca Chinn (32.65) and Anna Fairhart (32.35).

“Issaquah just has a lot of depth,” said Skyline coach Debbie Gliner. “Their 1-10 (lineup) is just really strong.”

In the vault event, Bowers outdid Goree, scoring a 9.1 and placing second to Newport’s Candice Ho (9.4 points). Goree scored a 9.0 to take third in that event. It was her first time this season scoring well on both tries of the vault, she said.

Goree then took third place overall in the floor competition, posting a 9.45, which impressed Fleisher.

“Her floor routine was great,” Fleisher said.

Issaquah teammate Fairhart

Photo by Greg Farrar

Amy Bearman of Skyline performs her uneven bars routine Jan. 27 at Skyline High School. placed sixth in that event, scoring a 9.25. Bowers’ 9.2 and Rebecca Chinn’s 9.05 provided some consistency for the Eagles.

“Anna Fairhart shined on floor,” Fleisher said.

Skyline’s Bearman placed in all but the floor routine, but she

said her floor performance was her best so far this year. She See GYMNASTS, Page 13

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Scoreboard Boys basketball Saturday, Jan. 29 Inglemoor 70, Eastlake 64 1 2 3 4 Final Eastlake 14 13 20 17 64 Inglemoor 11 25 17 17 70 Eastlake scoring: Conner Iraola, 22; Brandon Lester, 17; Abdu Elkugia, 11.

Seattle Prep 58, Eastside Catholic 37 1 2 3 4 Final E. Catholic 10 5 8 14 37 S. Prep 18 8 12 20 58 EC scoring: Skyler White, 10; Matt Callans, 9; Jake Springfield, 5; Mike Rambaldini, 3.

Garfield 69, Skyline 57 1 2 3 4 Final Skyline 13 16 13 15 57 Garfield 18 12 20 19 69 Skyline scoring: Lucas Shannon, 18; Kasen

9 make all-state team Nine girls soccer players from Sammamish high schools were recently named to the All-State 4A and 3A teams, voted on by coaches around the state.

Five of the eight who were selected in 4A made the first team. Those included forwards Jaclyn Softli (Eastlake) and Michelle Bretl (Skyline), midfielder Maddie Christ (Skyline),

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scored a 7.0 — tied for ninth place — in the bars routine, behind teammate Alyssa Holt, who scored a 7.3 and earned eighth place. Wong, of Newport earned first with a 9.3. For Issaquah, Goree took second in the bars, garnering an 8.7 from the judges.

“I think we had a solid meet,” Goree said. “I was impressed with how it went.”

Bearman also upped her game in the beam routine. She scored an 8.8 and tied for fifth among the four schools at the meet.

“Overall it was a really great meet for me,” said Bearman.

Gliner, impressed with

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Friday, Jan. 28 Eastlake 76, Issaquah 70 1 2 3 4 Final 20 16 13 21 70 Issaquah Eastlake 14 25 21 16 76 Eastlake scoring: Mike Miller, 18; Nick Kassuba, 13; Brandon Lester, 10; Conner Iraola, 8.

Girls basketball Friday, Jan. 28 Eastlake 60, Issaquah 57 1 2 3 4 Final Issaquah 14 15 16 12 57 Eastlake 12 14 11 23 60 Eastlake scoring: Kendra Morrison, 18; Taylor Boe, 10; Bella Zennan, 8; Sam Naluai, 7.

Eastside Catholic 50, Chief Sealth 45 1 2 3 4 Final E. Catholic 15 18 10 7 50 Chief Sealth 10 11 10 14 45 EC scoring: Michaela O’Rourke, 27; Lauren Johnson, 11; Emma Burnham and Alex Johnston, 4.

Skyline 59, Newport 52

defender Brittanee Randle (Skyline) and goalkeeper Tina Vargas (Skyline).

Skyline midfielder Madi Barney earned second team honors and her teammates, defenders Jackie Wilson and Dom Randle, earned honorable mention.

For the 3A All-State honors, Eastside Catholic defender Kellie Standish received honorable mention.

Skyline’s overall performance, said the team showed improvement in every meet throughout the regular season.

“We’ve really grown and improved as a team,” Gliner said.

“This is probably one of the first meets where everybody has been healthy. To put a whole team out there … that was helpful.”

While Issaquah beat Skyline head-to-head, both teams are preparing for the post season.

They will assemble their best squads to compete in the KingCo meet Feb. 5 at Ballard and could move on to districts Feb. 12 at Sammamish High School.

1 2 3 4 Final Newport 6 12 12 22 52 Skyline 10 16 19 14 59 Skyline scoring: Megan Weideman, 18; Lindsey Nicholson, 17; Michelle Bretl, 10.

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POlice Blotter Bank fraud A Sammamish resident had more than $3,500 fraudulently charged to her credit card Jan. 20 and 21. The woman’s bank notified her of the charges, which were made to several stores in the Tukwila area.

No-contact order Police served a no-contact order on a man accused of domestic violence and removed him from his home Jan. 18. The man’s wife had applied for the court order, which forbid the man from being within 500 feet of the woman or the couple’s home, in connection with alleged domestic violence. The man was cooperative when contacted at the couple’s home and was given 20 minutes to gather personal items and return his house key, according to the terms of the court order.

Crash and dash Sammamish Police found a car that had apparently crashed near the corner of Northeast 18th Place and 228th Avenue Northeast Jan. 17, but the owner was nowhere to be found.

A passing motorist saw the vehicle off the road and stuck in some trees off 228th Avenue and flagged down police. Officers tried to contact the registered owner, a 48-year-old Redmond man, but he did not answer his phone and was not at his home address. Police impounded the vehicle under investigation of hit and run. The man’s whereabouts and the circumstances that led him off the road remain under investigation.

Family disturbance Police were called to sort out an argument between a married couple who told police they “take turns calling 911 on each other.”

The couple got into an argument the evening of Jan. 16 regarding the best way to handle their teenage son, who did not want to finish his homework.

According to the police report, the son locked himself in his room while his parents continued to argue. During the argument a soda pop that the man was drinking was spilled, upsetting the man and prompting him to call 911. Police arrived and determined that no actual violence had occurred and neither party was injured.

Neither person wished to pursue charges against the other and neither wished to leave the home for the evening. The wife told police that they often call 911 on each other during arguments that

“this was his turn to call.”

Electronic theft The manager of the Radio Shack near the corner of Northeast Inglewood Hill Road and 228th Avenue Northeast reported that someone had stolen a portable television Jan. 22.

The manager told police that numerous people had been in the store when the 7-inch, Auvio portable television went missing, sometime between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The thief apparently also cut a power cord to a laptop in an attempt to steal it. The case remains under investigation.

Burglary A family on the 21400 block of Southeast 33rd Place had more than $8,000 worth of electronics and other items stolen from their home Jan. 21. The wife left the home at around 8:30 a.m. and returned at around 1 p.m. to find the front door apparently kicked or pried open.

Dozens of items were missing, including three laptops, a 52-inch television, jewelry, gaming systems, cell phones and check books. Police were unable to find any fingerprints but did record a shoe-print on the door.

A neighbor reported seeing a gold Acura SUV parked near the home during the day and recalled seeing a man smoking a cigarette in the passenger seat, but she could not provide a description of the man.

Domestic violence Police arrested a Sammamish man for allegedly pushing and aggressively grabbing his mother during an argument Jan. 20. The mother confronted the son, who suffers from mental illness, about a mess in the home and the argument quickly escalated to the point where the son squeezed his mother’s shoulders to the point of causing pain.

The mother told police that the son threatened to burn the house down and had threatened to harm her during arguments in the past. Police located the man at a grocery store and arrested him on suspicion of domestic violence. He was booked into Issaquah Jail.

Bank fraud A Sammamish resident reported that someone had made more than $10,000 in fraudulent charges to her bank account over the first three weeks of January.

Most of the charges were made at a store in Pennsylvania.

She notified her bank, which closed the account.

Driving under the influence A 23-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of

SAMMAMISH REVIEW driving under the influence in the early morning hours of Jan. 19. Police pulled the man over just before 2 a.m. on the corner of Southeast 44th Street and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast for driving 50 miles an hour in a 35 mph zone.

The officer reported that they could smell alcohol as soon as the man opened his driver’s side window. The man reported having two Red Bull vodkas at the Rolling Log Tavern in Issaquah.

Police took the man’s information and discovered that his license had been suspended for not paying previous traffic tickets.

The man took a breath test that revealed an estimated blood alcohol level of .18, more than double the legal limit. His car was impounded and he was driven home and told to expect a DUI charge in the mail.

Odd theft A nightshift employee at QFC reported that someone had apparently stolen a portable barcode scanner from the store just before midnight Jan. 18.

The employee told police he set the scanner down while he was stocking shelves. When he returned 15 minutes later the scanner was gone. Employees reviewed security camera footage that shows a man grabbing the scanner, putting it under his shirt and leaving the store.

The suspect is described as a white male, 5-foot-6, in his early 20s, wearing a black baseball hat, black T-shirt, light blue jeans and brown shoes with a tattoo on his neck.

Burglary A resident on the 100 block of 206th Avenue Northeast found his home had been burglarized Jan. 20. The man left his home at around 11:15 a.m. and returned around 1:30 p.m. to find a side glass door shattered.

A Dell laptop and about $400 in cash was taken from the home.

Police were unable to find any fingerprints. The case remains under investigation.

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More unlocked doors A resident on the 3300 block of 216th Place Southeast had several bank cards and a cell phone stolen from her vehicle overnight Jan. 16. The next day she found the driver’s side door, which had been left unlocked, ajar and her purse gone. Police have no suspects.

Suspended license A 22-year-old Sammamish man was cited for speeding and driving with a suspended license the afternoon of Jan. 16. Police pulled the man over near the corner of Southeast 24th Street and 212th Avenue Southeast for allegedly traveling 56 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone.

The man then produced a California driver’s license that had been suspended. The man told police that he was waiting for his Washington license to come in the mail. The man was cited and allowed to drive his car home, which was only a few blocks away. He was advised not to drive again until he had a valid license with him.

Vehicle prowl A resident on the 19500 block of Southeast 16th Street had a GPS unit stolen from her vehicle in the early morning hours of Jan. 16. The resident told police that she was unsure how the thief got into the car. Police have no suspects.

Hoop dreams A resident on the 2100 block of 272nd Way Southeast called police after someone apparently moved his basketball hoop from in front of his house to a neighbor’s house down the road overnight Jan. 18.

The hoop was apparently moved with the help of a vehicle, which tore up some of the man’s lawn. The resident blamed several teens who had been harassing his son. The case remains under investigation.

Your iPod is myPod A resident on the 23000 block of Southeast 13th Way had a laptop and iPod stolen from their vehicle sometime between noon on Jan. 14 and 9 p.m. on Jan. 16.

The laptop is valued at around $1,000. Police believe the thief entered through an unlocked door. The case remains under investigation.

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