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Police arrest 3 after string of buglaries

By Caleb Heeringa

Three people have been arrested in connection with two Sammamish burglaries, including one on Christmas Day. Residents on the 2900 block of 196th Avenue Southeast arrived home the afternoon of Christmas to find the glass on their front door shattered and jewelry and cash missing from their home, according to a Sammamish Police Department press release.

Police recovered two steel ball

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Trails and open meadows dot the section of the Pigott Property now open to the public.

Portion of Pigott property now open for public perusal Parkland prepared for plentiful picnics, pleasurable pastimes

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish walkers, runners and hikers now have about a mile of additional trails with the opening of the first piece of the so-called Pigott property in October.

The 15.9 acres of woods and pasture is tentatively being called the “Southeast Eighth Street Park,” pending a naming contest sometime this year.

The land is the first of three parcels local resident Mark Pigott pledged to the city in 2010; the rest of the land is due to be transferred to the city in next five to seven years, Park

Director Jessi Richardson said in an email.

The property, which can be accessed off of Southeast Eighth Street, features a trail system that snakes through wetlands, ponds and forests and around a giant boulder.

The city will begin planning what else to do with the land in the coming months.

The park will be a topic at the Jan. 4 Parks Commission meeting and the city will hold public meetings at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11, Feb. 29 and April 26 at City Hall.

The park is also on the docket at a Jan. 10 City Council study session.

The council has already approved a lease with the Sammamish Heritage Society that will place the Reard/Freed House on a second parcel of the property that is still owned by Pigott.

City officials hope to hammer out exactly what to do with the home through the master plan process; supporters envision turning the 115-year-old farmhouse into some sort of heritagethemed facility.

Once the property is fully transferred to the city, it will total 51 acres of parkland in the heart of Sammamish.

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

bearings that appeared to have be launched from a slingshot in order to break the window.

On Dec. 26 a Sammamish officer was staking out a Klahanie apartment police suspected was being used to hide stolen items and traffic drugs.

The officer saw a 30-year-old Carnation man he recognized from previous arrests leave the apartment and pulled the man over because records showed his See ARRESTS, Page 3

Sammamish remains in 8th Congressional District to stretch across mountains, includes Ellensburg, Wenatchee

By Warren Kagarise

Sammamish remains in U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert’s district , but just barely, as the state panel responsible for a redrawn political map shifts boundaries to create a congressional district centered in Olympia.

In a plan unveiled Dec. 28, Washington State Redistricting Commission members Tim Ceis and Slade Gorton proposed a 10th Congressional District based in the capital city and a 9th Congressional District stretching from Tacoma to Bellevue.

Under the redrawn map, Sammamish remains in a redrawn 8th Congressional District. The city is the northwest corner of the district in King County — Redmond is in the newly drawn 1st District.

Sammamish stays in the 8th

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alongside other cities contained inside existing district boundaries — North Bend, Sammamish and Snoqualmie — plus southeastern King County, and northern Pierce County. The 8th District then stretches across the mountains to include all of Chelan and Kittitas counties, including cites like Ellensburg and Wenatchee.

Reichert, a former King County sheriff and Auburn Republican, has represented the district since 2005.

The commission had been allowed to work until Jan. 1. If the commission failed to create maps by the January deadline, then the state Supreme Court would have been responsible for redrawing congressional and legislative districts.

Now that the commission has

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January 4, 2012

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Sammamish lawmakers to wrestle with budget

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish’s state legislators will find themselves in a familiar position when they return to Olympia Jan. 9.

The sluggish economy means lower-than-expected tax receipts, which means last year’s approved budget for the upcoming fiscal year has a $1.4 billion hole.

That number is actually closer to $2 billion if the legislature heeds Gov. Chris Gregoire’s call to preserve the state’s reserves.

Legislators chipped away at that total during December’s special session, saving close to $480 million by cutting budgets at agencies like the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Department of Ecology and delaying payments to counties and school districts.

If it sounds familiar, that’s because it is – state legislators will spend January looking to squeeze cost savings out of a budget from which they just finished cutting close to $4 billion.

“All the easy stuff – if there was any easy stuff in the first place – has already been done,”

“We’re cutting services that people are going to notice and miss.”

“We should have gone through these sorts of reforms years ago.”

– Larry Springer, 45th District representative –

– Glenn Anderson, 5th District representative –

said Rep. Larry Springer, a Democrat representing the 45th District, which includes the north end of Sammamish. “We’re cutting services that people are going to notice and miss.”

In November, Gregoire laid out her idea of an all-cuts budget, including a 17 percent reduction in state funding to state colleges, shorter K-12 school year, 2.2 percent cut to teacher salaries and early release of some state prisoners.

The governor has proposed asking voters to approve a threeyear-long half-cent sales tax increase that would net the state around $500 million a year and “buy back” some of those cuts.

Rep. Glenn Anderson, a

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Republican who represents the is approved, Washington State 5th District, said the state needs residents would be paying 7 perto do more house cleaning and cent in state sales tax on every do more to produce private sector purchase, tied for second highest job growth before asking recesin the nation with several other sion-weary voters to pay more. states. Only California’s 7.25 perAnderson suggested merging the cent is higher. With local sales ports of Everett, Seattle and taxes added in, Sammamish resiTacoma into a dents would single port “Washington has got the pay a 10 perauthority and cent sales tax. second-most regressive tax negotiating “Washington system in the some sort of has got the secrevenue-sharond-most country, no matter how ing agreement regressive tax with the state’s progressive we say we are.” system in the tribes for gamcountry, no – Roger Goodman, bling revenue. matter how 45th District rep. – “We should progressive we have gone say we are,” through these sorts of reforms Goodman said. years ago,” Anderson said. “The Goodman and Springer sugidea of going to the public and gested getting rid of decades-old asking for more money without corporate tax breaks while the government making more switching the state’s business and sacrifices of our own is ridiculous occupation tax to be a tax on a … We have to act like adults and business’s profit rather than its sometimes that means making gross receipts. really tough decisions that piss a Springer also isn’t keen on the lot of people off.” sales tax idea, but said he may Rep. Roger Goodman, a have to grit his teeth and support Democrat representing the 45th putting it in front of voters conDistrict, said the recent cuts have sidering how painful the cuts already put social services and could be otherwise. But he listed higher education in a “desperate a handful of reforms and cuts situation.” Raising more revenue that he’d be pushing for before is a must, Goodman said, though that happens, including: he’d prefer to look in other places ◆ Eliminating the state’s before raising the state sales tax, Department of Printing and conwhich is regressive and already tracting with private vendors to one of the highest in the nation. print state materials.

If Gregoire’s half-cent increase ◆ Combining the state’s

Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. ◆ Cutting positions at the Department of Ecology and designating some environmental enforcement to cities or counties, which could hopefully do the same work for cheaper. ◆ Eliminating some Department of Social and Human Services mental health programs that are duplicated by countylevel programs. ◆ Eliminating the requirement for annual audits of cities, instead doing audits once every third year unless an agency does poorly.

Though Springer is hopeful money can be saved through department mergers and reforms, he said the programs on the table are things the general public is going to notice – particularly human services for the poor or elderly.

“Somebody in Sammamish whose 92-year-old father is still living at home because of Meals on Wheels brings him his meals and he gets a ride to a community health clinic for his medical treatment – when that ends, people are going to notice,” Springer said.

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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Glenn Anderson to retire from Legislature Arrests

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Republican will seek Lieutenant Governor’s office

By Warren Kagarise

Sammamish’s most senior representative in Olympia — state Rep. Glenn Anderson — does not intend to seek re-election next year and plans to run for lieutenant governor after serving the 5th Legislative District for a dozen years.

The longtime lawmaker enters a crowded field for the No. 2 spot in the executive branch. Other candidates include the incumbent, Lt. Gov Brad Owen, former state Sen. Bill Finkbeiner and Mark Greene, a Newcastle resident.

The office carries few significant responsibilities. The official

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completed its work, it must be approved by the Legislature.

State lawmakers have very little wiggle room, however. They may adjust maps by 2 percent, and any change must be approved by a supermajority of the Legislature.

The plan does not go before the governor.

The bipartisan redistricting commission that drew the maps includes four voting members — Democrats Ceis, a former Seattle deputy mayor; and Dean Foster, a former chief clerk for the state House of Representatives; and Republicans Gorton, a former U.S. senator, and Tom Huff, a former state budget chairman — and a nonvoting chairwoman,

duties include standing in for the governor if he or she is incapacitated, presiding over the state Senate, and serving on a handful of committees and commissions, such as the State Finance Committee.

The situation in Washington is “a mess, and it’s not getting any better. So, I’m going to give it a go,” Anderson said Dec. 28.

“Doing what we’re doing now is a sure death train.”

Local voters elected the Fall City Republican in 2000 and subsequently in even-numbered years since. Anderson cruised to re-election last year against David Spring, the same candidate Anderson faced in a tight race in 2008. Anderson intends to serve through the remainder of his term, which expires next year.

“It’s been an extraordinary gift and a privilege to be allowed

to serve the citizens of our community,” he said in a statement. ”I’ve been extremely lucky that so many constituents, regardless of party affiliation, felt as though it was important to be engaged and have helped in many ways with all the issues I’ve been called on to deal with over the years.”

Even without his retirement, Sammamish residents were unlikely to have Anderson’s representation after 2012. The most recent redistricting plan, which still requires approval from the Legislature, removes the city from the 5th District.

In the state House of Representatives, Anderson fashioned a reputation for a backslapping style and championed education issues. He served as the leading Republican on Gov. Chris Gregoire’s (D) Washington Learns 2006 Task Force and

Lura Powell, former director of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Commissioners assembled the proposed districts using data from the 2010 Census.

Washington’s population growth in the last decade means the state is poised to add a 10th seat in the House of Representatives.

Washington voters established the Washington State

spearheaded other education issues, including Fund Education First — a budget reform proposal designed to improve school funding.

“When students have a good basic education, everything in life becomes possible for them,” he said. “It’s not something we should take for granted.”

Anderson also gained a reputation for independence. Earlier in 2011, the longtime lawmaker introduced legislation to trim the number of Washington counties and another measure to increase business and occupation taxes on high-revenue corporations. Though both measures failed to gain traction, both demonstrated Anderson’s colorful style.

“In the Legislature, moving the ball on any issue is about See ANDERSON, Page 5

Redistricting Commission in 1983 to establish voting boundaries through a bipartisan process.

license had been suspended and he had outstanding warrants for possession of stolen property.

During a search of the man’s vehicle the officer discovered a ball bearing matching the one used in the Christmas Day burglary and several pieces of womens’ jewelry that matched the jewelry stolen from the home.

Police then served a search warrant at the Klahanie apartment and an Issaquah storage unit associated with the apartment. Thousands of dollars of jewelry and several power tools were recovered from both locations and connected to a total of five burglaries in the Trossachs neighborhood and unincorporated King County around Issaquah, Carnation and North Bend.

The Carnation man was arrested and booked into jail along with a 32-year-old Issaquah woman and a 34-year-old Everett man. Police expect to file charges this week.

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

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January 4, 2012

OPINION

Review editorial Our 2012 goals for Sammamish There are dozens of issues Sammamish could tackle this year.

Here are a few select ones we’d like to see accomplished.

Taxing structure. This goal is on the list for a fourth year, and at the top for a third. City officials have warned there must be changes to Sammamish’s dependence on property taxes and the real estate excise tax, but the City Council continues to dodge this thorny problem. Recent changes in the budget have delayed the inevitable, but the problem is structural. Choose the most fair way to increase city coffers and do it.

Town Center. Setting aside money to help with potential infrastructure costs is a good way to spur development. But be cautious. Stick with the vision; resist giving in to the whims of a developer just to get something started. Be patient and wait for the market to come to the community.

Barricades. At the current rate, it will take a couple decades before the city decides what to do about road barricades. While all voices should be considered, the process must move more quickly and economically.

Community Center. Everyone seems to agree that the proposed gold-plated version of a community center is not viable for Sammamish. The council has listened, now it’s time to lead.

Decide on a proposal and get it before voters — both a construction bond and an operations levy.

Reconsider street names. At the urging of high school students, the city renamed the entry roads of each high school after school mascots. Re-christening streets with more Sammamishcentric names could be an interesting way to build community.

Be a leader. Sammamish is likely to be covered by two districts in the legislature — one entirely new to voters here.

Someone, or a couple of someones, from Sammamish should run for one of those seats. The city could use a representative in Olympia.

Continue arts support. The city’s arts commission has branched out from simply hanging pictures in City Hall to hosting performances and even a Turkish bazaar. Citizens should continue to support innovative programming that brings a dash of culture to the plateau.

Maintain quality education. Sammamish is noted for highquality schools, but state funding is being slashed, and levy dollars won’t bridge the gap. Citizens need to help: give to the schools foundation, join the PTA, volunteer, anything. The children of the city and your property values depend on quality schools.

Annexation question. Keep an eye on the potential for annexing Klahanie into Sammamish. It’s possible the city of Issaquah will relinquish its hold, and Sammamish should be ready to woo the citizens.

Teen center. It’s just getting off the ground, but the center must continue to find ways of engaging area youth and give them something positive to do. Full community support is needed!

Critical areas ordinance. This controversial rewrite of environmental regulations must be treated cautiously. The end product must balance the environment with property rights — and withstand court challenges. Let’s hope the process goes smoother than the shoreline management ordinance.

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Sammamish Forum It’s not religious In a recent letter to the editor, a reader wrote, “Even though it has been adopted by some non-Christians, a Christmas tree is a symbol with meaning.” Later she wrote, “but make no mistake: if you cut it down, string lights on it and/or bring it inside - it is a religious reference.”

I would like to point out that the Christmas tree is not a Christian symbol adopted by non-Christians, it is a pagan symbol adopted by Christians. Read Jeremiah 10:2-4.

“Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”

Decorating a tree should be viewed as a fun secular tradition for this holiday season, because it not representative of Jesus Christ or anything Biblical.

Brian Gavin Sammamish

Electric chargers are a positive I’d like to applaud the city of Sammamish for installing electric vehicle charging stations at City Hall. These sta-

tions serve two important purposes: making electric vehicles more visible and supporting the use of electric vehicles. My wife and I have been driving electric vehicles since 2008 and appreciate forward-thinking municipalities and businesses that are leading the way with public charging.

The best way we’ve found to start conversations about electric cars and their many benefits is to plug in at a public station.

Washington state spends $18 billion dollars each year importing petroleum. Nearly every dollar spent on gasoline leaves the state and most leaves the country. Electric cars are fueled from energy produced locally, supporting local jobs.

There are many misperceptions about electric vehicles. I’d like to correct a few of those common myths, as I do in daily conversations.

Electric cars are not little golf carts.

Cars like the Nissan Leaf, and the upcoming Ford Focus Electric and Tesla Model S are full-sized, freeway-capable, crash-tested cars, safer in fact than gas cars filled with flammable, explosive fuel.

Electric cars are cost effective. In our area, a dollar’s worth of electricity will power an electric car for 30 to 35 miles.

Compared to gas at $4/gallon, that’s the cost-equivalent of getting about 130 miles per gallon. Applying the savings in fuel cost to your monthly car loan payment makes electric cars cheaper to own and

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Although the lithium-ion batteries in use in current production electric cars are non-toxic and safe to put in landfills, those batteries have too much recycle value to be thrown away.

When a Nissan Leaf is plugged into a charging station at City Hall, it’s drawing about 35 cents of electric per hour.

Right now those stations are free, which encourages use and conversations, which makes for very inexpensive public outreach supported by our city. My wife and I always allow time to answer questions when we park. Feel free to stop us and ask about our car.

Tom Saxton Sammamish

Intelligent politics John Burg has opened the political ‘silly season’ in Sammamish with an expected volley of ‘throw out the Democrats’.

I would like to relegate Burg and those of similar ilk regardless of political party to the ranks of either the uninformed or those blinded by party allegiance, but I cannot.

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Cascade Water Alliance outlines long-term water supply plans

By Warren Kagarise

Cascade Water Alliance leaders outlined a plan Dec. 30 to secure water for Sammamish and the region in the decades ahead.

The nonprofit organization purchases water from Seattle Public Utilities, but the water bought from the utility is due to start declining in 2024 as the Cascade Water Alliance switches to other sources. Then, in 2030, officials plan to start drawing water as needed from Lake Tapps in Pierce County.

The information is contained in the transmission and supply plan — a document outlining the water systems in alliance member jurisdictions and plans for the future. Residents can also weigh

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doing your homework and listening to people who know more than you. Lawmakers should always be respectful of differing points of view and personalities, and have a very low tolerance for proverbial ‘political manure,’” he said. “Be who you are, be genuine, be helpful and always remember there will be real, lasting consequences on people you will never meet when you make any decision or take any vote.”

Once Anderson departs the Legislature, the 5th District loses a high-ranking representative. He ranks 13th in seniority out of 98 House members.

The most significant contribution, Anderson said, has been

Get involved Residents can comment on the Cascade Water Alliance’s long-term transmission and supply plan through Jan. 31. The public should direct comments and questions to Director of Planning Michael Gagliardo at 453-1503 or mgagliardo@cascade water.org. in, as the plan is open for public comment until Jan. 31.

The regional alliance includes the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District, Issaquah and Bellevue, plus other Eastside and

“helping my constituents get the services they deserve out of government. Listening to and assisting constituents has been my top priority. Their lives are busy and helping them sort out some bureaucratic boondoggle so they can move on with what is important to them has always come first. Constituent interaction and input have been invaluable to me.”

South King County cities and water districts. The agency serves about 400,000 residents and 22,000 businesses.

The members own, operate and maintain individual water distribution systems.

Officials estimate the current system should be able to meet members’ water needs through 2023.

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“While this chapter of public service is closing, the book is still open,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of encouragement to run for higher office from both Republicans and Democrats and I’m strongly considering that option.”

In addition to Sammamish, the 5th District includes Issaquah, parts of Renton, Maple Valley, North Bend and Snoqualmie.

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do indeed vote. It is up the rest of us to make sure that we vote in an informed fashion to sway our country in a more intelligent direction.

We are witnessing a failure of Congress and the president to govern.

It doesn’t take much effort to understand that the Republicans in the House are bent on ensuring that the President fails so the Republicans can retake the White House in 2012.

Their intransigence has thrown 300 million people, including their own supporters, under the bus. At least the senate is working out compromises, a far cry from the behavior of their neighboring chamber.

Finally, the president has disappointed a large percentage of his own supporters.

While there is certainly enough blame to go around, the solution will escape us unless

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we fix the broken nature of Washington, DC. That most certainly means eliminating money from politics and eliminating lobbying. Without these basic measures we will never regain a governing body that listens and responds to the people.

Finally, we need to answer a fundamental question, namely, ‘What do we want as a people?’

This will bring focus to the fact that it is people who should matter more than anything else.

During the recent decades it has been the oligarchy that has mattered resulting in policy that ensures their economic survival at our expense. Sadly, this key question hasn’t risen above the inanity the media would rather propagate.

It is up to those of us who can see beyond issues politics and party affiliation to begin the effort by pressing our representatives to bring it to the forefront.

Michael J. O’Connell Sammamish

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January 4, 2012

Waterfront park to open in spring

Community invited to meet LWSD superintendent candidate Residents in north Sammamish will get a chance to meet and chat with the Lake Washington School District’s preferred candidate for district superintendent at two seperate events.

Traci Pierce, of Sammamish, will be introducing herself to the community from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Bytes Café in Redmond City Hall and from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Sammamish City Hall. She is slated to replace outgoing superintendent Chip Kimball, who took a school superintendent job in Singapore.

Pierce has worked as a teacher, principal and central administrator for 17 years in Lake Washington schools. The district’s board of directors recommended her as Kimball’s replacement at its Dec. 5 meeting in part because she will bring familiarity with district systems and vision to maintain

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Traci Pierce continuity while executing the district’s numerous current initiatives, the district said.

Pierce is currently the Lake Washington district’s deputy superintendent of instructional services.

For more information on the open house, contact Melonie Anderson at 425-295-0511 or manderson@ci.sammamish.wa. us. To learn more about Pierce or the search process, contact Kathryn Reith at 425-936-1342 or kreith@lwsd.org.

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Sammamish’s first public park on the shores of Lake Sammamish is slated to open sometime this spring.

Sammamish Parks Director Jessi Richardson said in an email that crews had recently finished installing two picnic shelters and cleared out a network of trails and small beach areas in the park, but the city is waiting for newly planted grass and landscaping to take hold before opening it up to the public.

Richardson said the park would likely open this spring, with the park’s public docks scheduled to be installed sometime this summer.

The $650,000 first phase of the park will give Sammamish residents access to the lake without having to travel to Lake Sammamish State Park at the south end of the lake.

The city’s master plan calls for a larger 400-foot sand beach and 36-stall parking lot on the other side of East Lake Sammamish Parkway, though the City Council has yet to approve spending money on the later phases.

A small amount of street park-

Graphic by Dona Mokin

Sammamish Landing Park, at the northern tip of the city will allow public access to Lake Sammamish. The highlighted parking area is to be constructed in a future phase. ing on 187th Avenue is currently the only parking available nearby, though city officials hope users will access the park via the East Lake Sammamish Trail.

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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January 4, 2012 • The woman’s license had been suspended for an unpaid ticket.

She was released to a friend.

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Burglary A resident on the 3300 block of Sahalee Drive West had thousands of dollars worth of jewelry stolen from their home sometime during the day Dec. 19. The suspect apparently forced open a back door to the garage to gain entry to the home.

The suspects apparently passed on several obviously valuable items, including guns, iPods and computers, and went to the master bedroom to take jewelry and cash. The case remains under investigation.

Egged and injured A resident on the 2100 block of 204th Place Northeast had eggs thrown at their home the evening of Dec. 23. This was the second night in a row the home had been targeted, though the residents are unsure who was responsible.

The homeowner and his wife also reported that they had injured themselves when they slipped on ice that had formed on the ground from the eggs they had cleaned off the night before.

They did not wish to press charges but told police they would be installing a camera system.

Burglary A resident on the 24000 block of Northeast 31st Way had a laptop stolen from their home at around 7:45 a.m. Dec. 23. A neighbor heard the resident’s burglary alarm go off and saw a man in his 30s wearing a darkcolored baseball cap flee from behind the residence and get into a red Dodge Durango before driving away. The case remains under investigation.

Suspended license A 37-year-old Seattle man was cited for driving with a suspended license after being pulled over near the corner of Northeast 12th Street and 228th Avenue Northeast Dec. 20. The man’s license had been suspended in July for unpaid tickets. The man was released at the scene.

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Harassment A 24-year-old Carnation man will be charged with violation of a court order for allegedly calling and emailing a Sammamish woman in violation of a restraining order between the two.

The woman called police Dec. 20 after she received several phone calls and text messages from her ex-boyfriend accusing

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Mail theft Twelve residents in the Asbery Place neighborhood may have

her of having sexual relations with another person.

The woman had received a court order in November forbidding the man from contacting her.

Police called the man and verified that he was the one sending the messages and forwarded the case to prosecutors.

Suspended license A 23-year-old Everett woman was cited for driving with a suspended license after being pulled over near the corner of Northeast Eighth Street and 242nd Avenue Northeast Dec. 19.

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A resident on the 1100 block of 240th Avenue Northeast had a flat-screen television, DVD player and laptop stolen from his home between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 20.

The suspect apparently entered through an unlocked back door. Police photographed several fresh boot marks in the back yard. The case remains under investigation.

Burglary A resident on the 3900 block of 206th Place Northeast had several books, a pair of sunglasses and various other items stolen from her car as it was parked in her open garage during the middle of the day Dec. 20. The resident arrived home at around 11:15 a.m. and left her garage door open because she was leaving again soon.

When she went to leave at around noon she noticed multiple items missing from her vehi-

after being pulled over on the 23200 block of Northeast 10th Place Dec. 15. An officer began following the teens’ vehicle after seeing it stop for no apparent reason in the middle of the roundabout at the corner of Northeast Eighth Street and 244th Avenue Northeast. The officer pulled the vehicle over shortly later. The occupants smelled of alcohol, though none were over the age of 21. Two occupants showed signs of intoxication based on breath tests and will be charged with minor in possession. The driver blew a .025 and will likely face a physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated charge.

Three 19-year-old men will likely face alcohol-related charges cle. She noted that a propane camping stove had been taken from her garage five months earlier but that she hadn’t reported it at the time. The case remains under investigation.

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Eastside Fire & Rescue needs volunteer firefighters Eastside Fire & Rescue is seeking men and women interested in serving as volunteers.

The agency is looking for energetic, community-minded residents willing to assist with the delivery of emergency medical and firefighting services.

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efforts when rapid growth was occurring.”

Officials considered more than 20 water supply options to meet long-term needs for alliance members. In 2024, the alliance plans to dip into the Green River supply from Tacoma Public Utilities. Water could start flowing northward from Lake Tapps to local residents in 2030.

“This, coupled with our conservation efforts, means the demand for water in Cascade’s service area is forecast to remain constant through 2020

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and respond when there is an emergency in their community.

The minimum age to apply is 18. Applicants must reside within five driving miles of one of the agency’s fire stations. The agency will provide the required training and protective equipment.

Applications are available at www.eastsidevolunteer.org and are due at the Headquarters Station, 175 Newport Way N.W. in Issaquah by 5 p.m. Feb 1.

at about 40 million gallons per day,” Warren said. “After that, the demand begins to rise again.”

In December 2010, the state Department of Ecology and the alliance sealed a deal for a Lake Tapps water-rights package.

The rights allow the alliance to store water in the Lake Tapps Reservoir, divert water from the White River into the lake to supply water for the water supply project and withdraw water from Lake Tapps for municipal water supply purposes. The project as proposed could take 50 years to develop.

Under the agreement, Cascade has the authority to use up to 48 million gallons of lake water per day for public use.

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had mail stolen the morning of Dec. 23. A neighbor reported leaving the neighborhood at around 5:30 a.m.

When they returned at around 8 a.m. they discovered that a group mailbox near the corner of 214th Avenue Southeast and Southeast First Place had been damaged.

Twelve of the locked mailboxes had been pried open, apparently with a hammer or other sort of tool. It’s unclear how much mail was taken, though only junk mail remained.

Two residents on the 21300 block of Southeast 13th Place reported their mailboxes had been pried open that morning as well. The case remains under investigation.

520 toll money A resident on the 21500 block of Southeast 22nd Street had about $25 in loose change stolen from her unlocked car overnight Dec. 21. The vehicle was unlocked at the time.

Reckless driving A 24-year-old Snoqualmie man was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving after an officer witnessed him passing two vehicles across a double yellow line at a high rate of speed on the 800

block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway at around 7:45 a.m. Dec. 20.

The officer followed the man and found his truck had skidded off the road and hit a tree. The driver told the officer he was late for work. Police arrested him and recovered a jar with marijuana, for which the man had a doctor’s note.

The man was booked into Issaquah Jail. A female passenger was transported to the hospital for minor injuries.

Vehicle prowl A resident on the 1800 block of 244th Avenue Southeast had a GPS unit stolen from their vehicle between 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 22.

The suspect forced open the door with some sort of tool.

Police have no suspects.

War on Christmas A resident on the 1900 block of 263rd Place Southeast reported that someone had taken it upon themselves to take down the resident’s Christmas decorations overnight Dec. 19.

Christmas lights were torn off several trees and a Christmas wreath was taken down from the resident’s front door. Police have no suspects.

Vandalism A resident on the 2800 block of 238th Avenue had a sign

advertising her art studio vandalized the evening of Dec. 20.

Vulgar words were written on the sign in sharpie.

The case remains under investigation.

Burglary attempt A resident on the 1800 block of West Beaver Lake Drive had a window of their home broken in an apparent burglary attempt Dec. 18.

Someone removed a window screen and then broke the window between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. that day, though no items were missing from the home. The case remains under investigation.

Shoplifting Staff at Safeway reported that a man between the ages of 17 and 21 left the store without paying for a basket worth of groceries at around 4 p.m. Dec. 18.

DUI A 20-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after an officer saw him driving about 75 mph in a 30 zone near the corner of Northeast Eighth Street and 244th Avenue Northeast at around 3:30 a.m. Dec. 18.

The man admitted to drinking that night and blew a .13 on a breath test. He was released to a friend.

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Renaissance to stay at Eastlake The 91 students currently attending Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning will get to stay at the Eastlake High School campus in fall of 2012.

As the district reconfigures the grades — bringing in a whole freshman class to Eastlake next fall — administrators had considered moving the choice school for junior high-age students. But instead, Renaissance will move from its roost on the second floor of the high school building outside to a mini-campus of portables. The classrooms, just like those to be used at BEST High School for Northstar Middle School, will have plumbing and water. Renaissance students will continue to use the Eastlake gyms and library, the district said.

The district’s initial enrollment projections for Eastlake’s new ninth-grade class led administrators to seek a new location for the magnet school. But the plan encountered problems like

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Sammamish youth among top bikers in the Northwest

By David Rollins

Eric holds a number of accolades, including a first place finEric Giese was just 2 months ish in The Mega Crown Series old when his family brought him last year, a race put on by local to his first motocross race. He organization, Team Tortoise. was only 4 For this years old victory, he The world of when he took was awarded motocross racing the driver’s five free seat of a The Northwest Motorcycle entries for motorcycle Association holds races throughthe next seafor the first out Washington State for its memson, totaling time. bers. The season runs from about $250 With this February through October or dollars in early start, November, consisting of an averprize Eric has estabage 12 races a year. For the open money. lished himself A division and below, races last However, as not only 1.5 hours. For the AA division, the driving one of the top races last 2.5 hours. The tracks force for motocross ridrange from six to eight miles Eric is not ers in the long, and riders complete the thrill of between 60 and 70 miles of travel Northwest victory, but overall.

Motorcycle simply getAssociation, ting away but also, at from every15, the youngest ever to qualify thing, “When all I have to think for the top division. about is my bike,” He said.

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Eric Giese shows off his motorcycle in front of his house in Sammamish.

The secret to Eric’s success seems to be no secret at all. He was born into the racing world.

His grandfather raced, his father raced, he races, and according to Eric, his children will race as well.

His father, Peter, even takes care of the maintenance for Eric’s bike. However, his skill goes

deeper than blood; Eric knows his own limits — in motocross terms, he never rides over his head.

“He just rides real smooth.”

Peter Giese said.

Despite his innate ability to stay within his limits, they have been tested in the past.

Early in last year’s season,

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Dental Group as a dental assistant. She lives in Sammamish and is the daughter of North Bend residents Max Fischer and Leslie Fischer.

The wedding is scheduled for July 14, 2012 in Snohomish.

Capree Ring Miller

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The Eastside Catholic girls and boys basketball teams collected dozens of toys for the Starlight Children’s Foundation at their Dec. 9 games. Seniors Matt Callans, Joey Schreiber, Shelby Newell and Shannon Graves, and junior Trey Reynolds organized the student-run event.

Anyone who brought a toy to the basketball games that night received free admission and entry into a raffle. Student organizers even pooled $100 of their own money to purchase the raffle prizes, said Penny Williams, the school’s director of marketing and communications.

while riding his new motorcycle, a 250cc Yamaha YZ, Eric experienced what every mother dreads and ever rider knows is just part of the game, a horrific crash.

While going between 60 and 70 mph, Eric took a spill that resulted in him sustaining

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Greg Prescott to marry Alisha M. Fischer Greg C. Prescott, a 2006 Skyline High School graduate, is engaged to Alisha M. Fischer.

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by Salish Lodge & Spa as a food and beverage manager. He lives in Sammamish and is the son of Sammamish residents Clint and Susanne Prescott.

Fischer graduated from Mt. Si High School in 2006 and is employed by Eastside Pediatric

Jayme and Andrea Miller welcomed daughter Capree Capree Ring Miller Ring Miller to their Issaquah home Dec. 16, 2011.

Capree was born at Evergreen Hospital weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 20 inches.

Grandparents are Patty Miller, of Sammamish; Thom Miller, of Issaquah; and Sue and Sam Ring, of University Place.

Great grandparents are Hank Miller, of Pittsburgh, Penn.; and Evelyn Miller, of Irwin, Penn.

Jayme works at Pacific Cascade Middle School and Andrea works at Sunny Hills Elementary School.

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Obituaries Penelope Ann Tracy Tierney

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Penny Tracy Tierney scholarship) or the American Cancer Institute.

Dear Penny, we will find you in the beauty of every day as we watch your soul and spirit fly, into the mystic.

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Krishnamurthy Viswanath

On Dec. 18, 2011, our beloved Penelope Ann Tracy Tierney cast off the complications of ovarian cancer and set sail for open waters, Penelope Ann clear skies Tracy Tierney and a place where she can watch over her dear ones and the beauty of this world that she loved so much.

She was 52 years old.

Born Dec. 5, 1959, to Doris and Richmond Tracy, in Pittman, N.J., she grew up in Bellevue.

She leaves a legacy of love for family and friends, music, beautiful growing things, and telling the truth, even when you didn’t want to hear it.

She is survived by daughter Emily; stepchildren Nick Tierney and Kelsey Tushar; sister Kathleen Tracy; brother Richmond Tracy; husband Daniel Tierney; mother-in-law Dorothy Tierney; many beloved relatives; and dear friends Karen Slotnick Striker, Paul Furlong and Thomas Coggins.

Remembrances may be made to the Lake Washington College Foundation (memo:

Sept. 15, 1940 — Nov. 28, 2011 Age 71 A simple man with simpler needs, our father, Kittu to his siblings, Appa to his children and Thatha to his grandchildren, passed away very peacefully at the Evergreen Hospital Hospice Center in Kirkland.

Krishnamurthy He was Viswanath loved and cherished by his entire family.

He was an avid walker, a voracious reader and loved to be informed of news from all over the world.

Memories of good times with him will be treasured by his son, Dinesh; daughter Kalpana; son-in-law Surendran; daughterin-law Yogita and his grandchildren Suhas, Akash, Niharika and Raunak.

His smile and quiet demeanor will always be remembered by family and friends.

He is now reunited with the light of his life, his wife, Kasthuri, who passed away 15 years ago.

Photo courtesy of Tao Watson

Neighbors Tao Watson, from left, Sue Wood, Kriss Wells, Terry Wells, Ted Hawksford, Jim Brown, Erick Watson, Pam Brown, Susan Kim and Liz Wood gather after dessert to commemorate their 10th annual holiday progressive dinner, at the Watson residence. For the past 10 years, neighbors on Northeast 23rd Court in Sammamish’s Sterling Woods neighborhood partake in a three-part progressive dinner at three homes. This year, the neighbors went with an Italian theme. The Wells family served hors d’oevres, the Hawksford family served the main course and the Watson family offered up dessert and coffee.

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enough serious injuries to warrant a helicopter airlift to the closest hospital.

“I don’t remember that day or the day after,” he said.

Eric recalled small flashes throughout the event, but most of them involve throwing up on nurses. He was soon released from the hospital, and the path to

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recovery began. After missing about a week of school, he was back in.

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Within three weeks, Eric was back on his bike. More than that,

within four weeks, Eric was back racing. He never missed a race that year.

When speaking on his accomplishments, he grins, but doesn’t brag. But, does racing get him out of school often?

“Unfortunately, no,” he said, as a grin drew across his face.

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The Boy Scouts’ annual Christmas tree pick up.

Starts at 9 a.m.

Jan. 7. There is a suggested donation of $15-$30 per tree.

Donations should be attached to the tree in a plastic bag.

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Wednesday night youth group will have games, worship and fun for students in grades six-12 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) allows mothers of young children time to make friends, share stories and grow spiritually. The group generally meets twice a month on Thursday mornings at Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Visit www.mops.org.

The Sammamish Plateau Amateur Radio Club will be conducting an amateur radio technician licensing class from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays from Jan. 17 through March 6 at EFR Station 82. Cost is $40, which includes a manual and exam fee. Contact Clay Jackson at n7qm@n7qnm.net

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A discussion of the history, ethics and literature of Japanese internment during World War II, led by Professor Robert Keller, is at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Sammamish Library.

A class, led by Dr. Amir Bastawrous, will discuss the treatment options available for colon cancer at all

focus on faith Mary, Queen of Peace is offering a new, five-week inquiry session for those interested in becoming a Catholic, at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sundays, starting Jan 8.

Meetings will be held on Sunday mornings in Room N147. Contact Zoltan Abraham, adulted@mqp.org or 425-391-1178 extension 117

How to start a business, a class that explains resources available through the Small Business Administration is at 2 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Sammamish Library.

Meet Traci Pierce, the Lake Washington School Board’s preferred candidate for superintendent, at a meet and greet event from 5:306:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Sammamish City Hall.

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Learn how to download library books to it during a demonstration at 1 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Sammamish Library.

A Toast to the Lord, a faithbased Toastmasters club, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Friday at the Fire Station No. 83 on Issaquah – Pine Lake Road. They offer job interviewing skill development for those seeking employment or a career change; motivational and inspirational speaking training. Call 427-9682 or email orator@live.com.

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.

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Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. Drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom and baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group, classes, studies and themed days.

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837-1948.

Healing Prayer Service. If you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting. The fourth Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Email tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913.

Celebrate Recovery, a Christcentered program offering support. 7-9 p.m. Mondays at Pine Lake Covenant Church. Visit www.missiolux.org, or call 3928636.

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

Moms in Touch International invites Christian moms and grandmas to replace their anxiety with peace and hope through prayer. Visit www.momsintouch.org. Contact Linda Yee at lindaryee@comcast.net.

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 Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m.

Tuesdays at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Call Chabad of the Central Cascades 427-1654.

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

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volunteer opportunities Visit residents in nursing homes. Friend to Friend matches volunteers with residents in Sammamish nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Volunteers are asked to visit residents a couple times a month for a year. Orientation will be provided. Background check required. Call 1-888-3837818.

Program needs certified longterm care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a fourday training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advocate for residents. Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings. Contact Cheryl Kakalia at 206-694-6827.

Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King County. Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own neighborhoods, provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to primary caregivers. Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff.

Call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice.

LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places community volunteers in the schools of the Lake Washington School District.

Opportunities include tutoring, classroom assistance and lunch buddy. Email links@lwsd.org or visit www.linksvolunteer.org.

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join the club Rotaract, a community service for young adults ages 18-30 sponsored by the Sammamish Rotary, meets twice a month.

Email scott.brewer@sammamishrotary.org.

Eastside Baby Corner needs volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and prepare items for distribution. Visit www.babycorner.org.

Intermediate ESL Class, 10 a.m. Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Hindi Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, 4 p.m. Jan. 12, 19 and 26.

Spanish Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, 10 a.m. Jan. 9, 23 and 30.

Baby Story Time, for children birth-9 months with an adult, 11 a.m. Jan. 12, 19 and 26.

Waddler Story Time, for children 9-24 months with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. Jan. 13, 20 and 27.

Toddler Story Time, for children 2-3 with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. Jan. 11, 18 and 25.

Preschool Story Time, for

gain emotional support, learn and share their experiences 6:308 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church. Call 617-1936.

The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement

Library activities

children 3-6 with an adult, 10 a.m. Jan. 12, 19 and 26.

enjoy music with your toddler, 7:15 p.m. Jan. 11.

Pajama Story Time, for children 2-6 with an adult, 7 p.m.

Jan. 9, 23 and 30.

A writing workshop for all ages from 15 and up will allow people to work on something they’re already doing or bounce ideas off other writers at 7 p.m. Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Talk Time, conversation practice for adults who want to

The Teen Writers Group will meet at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 17.

improve their English language skills, will take place at 12:30 p.m.

Jan. 5, 12, 19 and 26.

A series of weekly poetry workshops, for poets of all skill levels is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 11, 18 and 25. Space is limited.

Musik Nest, for children 2-3 with an adult. Share songs, dance, rhythm and new ways to

The Sammamish Book Group will discuss “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains” by Nicholas Carr at 7 p.m.

Jan. 18.

Mother Daughter Book Club, for girls ages 10-13 and their mothers, will discuss “Once Upon a Marigold” by Jean Ferris, 1 p.m. Jan. 14.

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Wrestler sees red

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Crossfire takes the crown

Contributed

Photo by Christopher Huber

Skyline freshman Luis Carlos Fonseca, front, grapples with sophomore Jaccavann Oung, of Evergreen High School, during the 120-pound bout Dec. 30 at the Brian Hill Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Eastside Catholic School. Fonseca went on to win the match 10-7.

The U11 Crossfire girls team from Sammamish and surrounding area remain one of the best youth soccer teams in the state. The girls won the Northwest Champions League U11 title Dec. 4, according to team parents. The team beat the Northwest Nationals in a 4-3 penalty-kick victory that ensued after a 1-1 tie in regulation. The U11 Crossfire team, which includes Sammamish residents Lauren Jensen, Sydney Carste, Kinsey Kolar and Lindsey Honhart, finished the season 10-0-4 overall and 5-0-1 in the regional tournament that includes teams from Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Collectively, they scored 21 goals and allowed just two in the six-game contest.

The win netted the girls a spot at the national San Diego Surf Cup in August. They will also get a chance to prove their dominance at the 2011 state championship in May.

Sammamish teams enjoy some winter hoops success

By Christopher Huber

The Eastside Catholic boys basketball team kept it close in the home stretch, but ultimately fell 57-50 to Chaminade (Calif.) in the championship game at the Chaminade Christmas Classic Dec. 29. Senior Joey Schreiber had 24 points and 15 rebounds in the final, finishing the tournament with 96 points in four games and leading the Crusaders to a second place finish.

Teams from all three Sammamish high schools traveled to the nation’s sunny southwest to participate in holiday tournaments to see how they match up against teams from around the country. The Crusaders faired the best, going 3-1 at the tournament in West Hills, Calif. Dec. 26-29.

Boys basketball The Crusaders returned home with an 8-3 record overall and look to do some damage in the second half of the season and gain some ground on Seattle

Prep, which sits in first place in the Metro League Mountain Division.

Eastside Catholic 56, Valencia (Calif.) 52 In the Dec. 28 semifinal match, Eastside Catholic defeated Valencia (Calif.) 56-52. Although it was relatively low-scoring, the Crusaders managed to do some damage on defense in the first half.

It held Valencia to three points in the second quarter and took a 34-22 lead into the halftime break. Valencia came back with 21 in the third, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Crusaders. Schreiber, who averaged almost 20 points per game through Dec. 30, dominated with 24 points. Austin Soukup had eight.

Eastside Catholic 55, Menlo 44 Schreiber, a 6-6 forward, scored 19 points to lead the Crusaders to a 55-44 win over Menlo Dec. 27.

In the first round Dec. 26, it beat Providence 59-57, despite

the Burbank, Calif. school’s 22point fourth quarter. Schreiber scored a personal season-high 29 points in the opener.

At the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., the Skyline boys struggled from the onset. It lost its first two games. First it lost 70-58 to Harvard-Westlake Dec. 27. The next day, the Spartans fell 48-39 to Lincoln, of Brooklyn, N.Y. And trying to redeem itself from last year’s last-second home loss, Skyline routed Bishop Manogue, of Reno, Nev., 60-31. It held Manogue to 10 first-half points and led 30-10 at halftime Dec. 29.

The Spartans return home with an 7-2 record overall.

Eastlake 73, San Marino (Calif.) 60 The Eastlake Wolves convincingly beat San Marino (Calif.) 7360 Dec. 27 in the second of its three-game stint at the 2011 Cactus Jam in Phoenix.

The teams went point-forpoint through the third quarter, with Eastlake barely holding on to a 1-point lead. But a 22-point

Wolves fourth-quarter put the game away.

Eastlake’s Eric Holmdahl scored a team-high 22 points, while Brandon Lester, one of KingCo’s leading scorers, finished with 16. Michael Hwang had 11 points, Kyle Laubscher scored nine and Caleb Perkins tallied seven.

Sacred Heart 73, Eastlake 57 The boys lost their opening game Dec. 27 at the Cactus Jam in Phoenix. Senior guard Brandon Lester wasn’t as much a factor on the scoreboard as the Wolves are used to in its 73-57 loss to Sacred Heart Cathedral, from San Francisco.

Lester, who is among the KingCo 4A leaders with 16.8 points per game, scored just nine.

Sacred Heart got out to a 22-10 lead heading into the second quarter and increased the lead to 49-20 at halftime.

Girls basketball Post Falls 52, Skyline 44 The Skyline girls basketball

team ended its trip to North Idaho College with a loss in the consolation championship match against Post Falls (Idaho) Dec. 29.

Rachel Shim led Spartan scorers against Post Falls with 10 points.

Megan Wiedeman scored seven of her tournament-total 27 points in that game.

Skyline came home 6-4 overall and 3-1 in KingCo Conference play.

Skyline 61 Redmond (Ore.) 22 The girls won big Dec. 28, though, crushing Redmond (Ore.) 61-22. Allie Wyszynski led Skyline with 20 points. It lost 6038 to Coeur d’Alene in the opening round of the invite tournament Dec. 27.

Eastside Catholic 63, Sammamish 29 The girls of Eastside Catholic dominated with a 63-29 win over Sammamish Dec. 28. in nonleague play. The Crusaders’ Michaela O’Rourke led all scorers with 25 points, while Sarah Hill and Shelby Newell had eight each.

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