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Hearings begin to decide lake trail’s fate By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@ sammamishreview.com The fate of the southern portion of the controversial East Lake Sammamish Trail was at stake when City of Sammamish and King County officials came together for three days of hearings in mid-December. Both sides declined
to offer many details as to what was discussed Dec. 16-18. The two sides were ordered by hearing examiner John Galt to try and resolve their issues prior to the resumption of the hearing on Jan. 28. A final decision is expected sometime in February. The pre-hearing meeting will take place sometime later this month,
said Doug Williams, media relations coordinator for the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks. “At the Jan. 28 hearing examiner meeting, we’ll provide a written statement of the issues where we agree/disagree,” Williams said in an email. City Senior Planner
Mona Davis was the chief spokesperson for the city during the hearing, said Tim Larson, city communications director. Because of the ongoing nature of the hearing, Larson said Davis wasn’t willing to go into details. Claiming the city overstepped its bounds and that its demands are, among other legal
complaints, “onerous and burdensome,” King County on July 28 filed an appeal of the city’s conditional development permit for the southern segment of the Sammamish trail. “Simply put, many of the 19 conditions in the city’s permit preclude us from building a safe trail with good sightlines and enough width to meet
regional trail standards,” Christie True, director of the King County Department of Natural Resources, said in a press release. “The public has had access to recently completed portions of the trail and it has proven to be very popular,” True added. “These conSee TRAIL, Page 3
Tent City back at High Point, move to Sammamish seems likely By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishpress.com For now, Tent City 4 has set up shop in Issaquah’s High Point area, just off Interstate 90 Exit 20. There are plans for the homeless camp to move to the grounds of Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Sammamish on Feb. 6. Sammamish has specific requirements in place regarding such encampments, and as part of the permit process, the church was required to hold a public meeting on its plans. That meeting was held in the
church Dec. 30 with about 30 people in attendance. For the most part, the session was a quiet one with very little opposition to the arrival of Tent City 4. There were plenty of questions and discussion of incidents that occurred during Tent City’s previous stay, especially regarding one camper’s arrest for the sale of methamphetamines. The man allegedly was selling the drugs to other Tent City residents, said the Rev. Kevin Duggan, church pastor. He said he did not know if the person was ever convicted.
In late 2013, Tent City 4 spent 90 days in Sammamish. During that time, police responded to 30 calls involving the encampment, said Sammamish Police Sgt. Frances Carlson. Camp leadership was responsible for about half of those calls, she added. All in all, there were eight arrests involving camp members, including the one drug arrest. At least one arrest involved domestic violence. Four Tent City residents spent most of the evening telling the small crowd that they have tightened security at the
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From the Army to Starbucks to music, local artist keeps looking straight ahead By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@ sammamishreview.com In 2012, at age 52, Sammamish’s Paula Boggs took a leap of faith. She left her secure and prestigious position as general counsel for Starbucks, reporting directly to company CEO Howard Schultz, and decided to revisit an old dream of making music. “For me, it wasn’t my first leap,” she says without a hint of pretention or posing. Now 56, she says she learned to leap early on from her mother, who, following a divorce, left the U.S. and moved herself and four kids to Germany, where she was a teacher and principal at Department of Defense schools. Besides her time at Starbucks, other highlights of Boggs’ career include taking literal leaps out of planes for the Army ROTC, graduating from Johns Hopkins University,
gaining a legal appointment at the Pentagon and speaking in several states for President Obama’s reelection campaign. And remember, that’s just a few of the highlights. Now, the Paula Boggs Band has released its second CD, “Carnival of Miracles,” along with a remix of an earlier song, “Look Straight Ahead.” Boggs is using the song to promote the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, most especially in Seattle and Baltimore. Keep an eye out for upcoming benefit shows. Started by President Obama, the alliance seeks to unite teens and young men of color with leaders and role models. Boggs refers to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund as “the country’s oldest civil rights firm.” While she didn’t grow up in this area, Boggs’ ties
Trail From Page 2 ditions would result in a lesser trail for the residents of Sammamish and King County.” The county is looking to pave what is officially known as the South Sammamish, Segment A portion of the trail. According to the city, in two sections of the trail totaling about 550 feet, the conditional permit requires the county narrow the width of the trail so that 63 significant trees and other vegetation could be saved. The standard width of the trail is 18 feet, with 12 feet of pavement and three feet of unpaved buffer zone on either side. Among the city’s other conditions was a call to redesign or move a storm water retention vault to reduce
to Seattle are strong. After graduating from Johns Hopkins, she was attending law school at the University of California, Berkeley, when she first visited Seattle. She said she still remembers approaching the city for the first time as she and a friend made their way up Interstate 5. “It looked like Oz,” Boggs said. After she left the Pentagon, she became an assistant U.S. attorney in Seattle. Boggs’ next legal position was with Dell Computers in Austin, Texas. Moving to Texas with her partner — now her wife, Randee Fox — was a leap all by itself. She said she had no idea what sort of reception the couple would receive, though they ultimately had no problems. It was almost by chance that she ended up back in Seattle working for Starbucks, where she spent 10 years
impact on nearby residents. King County and Sammamish spent a good part of 2015 sparring over the southern section of the trail. Released early in 2015, initial county trail plans came under almost immediate fire from residents and city officials, many of whom complained King County engineers had ignored Sammamish’s suggestions for the project. Eventually, county leaders, including King County Executive Dow Constantine, apologized for inadvertently leaving those suggestions out of the plan. In April, the county released a new plan, dubbed a 95 percent plan, which was supposed to include those local suggestions. City officials said they were pleased the county took some Sammamish ideas to heart, but clearly wanted more in the way of concessions.
— the longest stint of her legal career. “It was great. I loved Starbucks,” she said. During her time there, she came across an ad for a songwriting certificate program at the University of Washington. She hadn’t picked up a guitar in a long time and was going to set the class aside — simply no time — but Fox talked her into it. “I was suddenly part of this great community of song writer. It was a transformative experience for me,” she said. The Paula Boggs Band released its first CD, “A Buddha State of Mind,” while she was still with Starbucks. The band’s current lineup seems to be a mix of old and new members. She calls their sound “Seattle brew soul grass,” the “brew” part being a nod, of course, to Starbucks. In addition to Boggs on guitar, the band uses
Camp From Page 2 4 returned to the Issaquah location alongside the interstate freeway where they spent most of the summer. The encampment had taken up residence in Hans Jensen Campground, part of Lake Sammamish State Park, in November. State officials gave the group one 20-day extension on their permit, but would not agree to a second. Largely in response to Tent City 4’s arrival in 2013, Sammamish legislators adopted new policies regarding such encampments. They are limited to a
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Sammamish resident Paula Boggs, foreground, and the Paula Boggs Band are picking up plenty of fans with their blend of “Seattle brew soul grass” music. traditional and nontraditional instruments, everything from bongos to banjos. The remix of “Look Straight Ahead” features strong lyrics about rising above the inner city. The remix intersperses rap segments by local artist J. Pinder. Boggs said she and Fox purposefully call Sammamish home. “It’s been good for us
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and good to us,” Boggs said. They are the legal guardians of Boggs’ niece, Jada, whose mother died in a car accident. It was partly to deal with the grief of that accident that Boggs returned to music. Watch the video for “Look Straight Ahead” on YouTube. Visit Boggs’ website at paulaboggsband. net. said, referring to the residents of Tent City 4 and adding she is a member of Mary, Queen of Peace church.
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Maybe New Year’s resolutions aren’t so foolish after all come, you make misIn an attempt to takes. Because if you fill this space, I was are making mistakes, planning on writing then you are making something sarcastic new things, trying new and perhaps vaguely things, learning, livfunny about the ing, pushing yourself, pointlessness of New changing yourself, Year’s resolutions — changing your world. how they are a waste Tom Corrigan You’re doing things of time and effort you’ve never done and so on. It is still before, and more importantearly enough in the year to ly, you’re doing something.” opine about those, no? Now, I don’t know if you In search of a little inspiknow who Neil Gaiman is, ration, I made what turned but being a sci-fi/fantasy out to be a couple of quick geek, I know him as a writer Google searches on the topic who ranks as the left hand of resolutions. After looking of the Almighty. But even at maybe two or three pages, if I’d never heard of him, I came across the following quote from Neil Gaiman, and my column idea would still have died a sudden death. everything just sort of fell Gaiman’s quote was not only apart. “I hope that in this year to better than anything else I’d
found on the topic, it was also one of those things I wish I’d written. The quote is just so right, even if he’s not referring directly to New Year’s resolutions, it’s embarrassing that I wanted to write about how stupid they are. Our lives obviously are not so long that we can afford to spend an entire year doing nothing, or doing the same, safe things over and over again. We clearly have to push ourselves and challenge ourselves if we really want to accomplish virtually anything worth accomplishing. But I’m also thinking that most people — including myself — don’t do that. The question is why? I’m sure the answer has a lot to do with comfort and
safety. It’s the familiarity of the routine. By definition, it is easiest to take the path of least resistance, though nine times out of 10 that path leads to very little. None of this is really anything new. There are hundreds of clichés about taking the road less traveled. I don’t know why Gaiman’s quote struck me as so original. Maybe it’s just because I’m a big fan of who wrote it. Maybe I was just in the right frame of mind, but no matter, it made an impression. Is there anything wrong in admitting that? So here’s the deal. Hopefully, without sounding pretentious or just plain goofy, I would like to challenge you to get out of your
Reader reaction from the Web Boy Scouts to recycle Christmas trees Jan. 2 Mari Walker O’Neil: Sorry, scouts! We’re keeping ours up for all 12 days of Christmas. Wayne Smith: As imported Europeans, we can’t get used to the early removal of decorations. To us, they come down on Twelfth Night (Jan 6th). So the Scouts will be missing out on our donation this year. Katy O’Brien: Our tree has always stayed up until Epiphany. The Scouts pick up too early for us.
Raylene Jolly Wheeler: I love taking it all down on the 26th!
Tent City 4 told to leave park campground Raylene Jolly Wheeler: Honestly, I’d like to know why they’ve had a very hard time finding a host for the past year and a half. There were major issues when it was at MQP including arrests for drug dealing...right next door to two schools. Have there been other issues and are these the reason they can’t find a host? What’s the story???
Bob Martinek: Seems that dredging of the River and development of the agricultural land it nourished is the problem. Additionally, the nutrient rich soil that was deposited in the Sammamish Valley during flooding is now trapped in the river channel, gradually raising the river bottom level. Dredging, once started needs repeating. I guess our Army Corp of Engineers did not take long term affects into consideration, development of the Sammamish valley
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safety zone. Like Gaiman said, put yourself in a position where you are liable to make some mistakes. Trip all over yourself. Shock and surprise someone, maybe most especially yourself. As for me, I’ll give it a strong shot. I don’t know what I’ll do. I’ll have to think on that one for a while and who knows, maybe you’ll read about it somewhere down the line. But, it’s either challenge myself or maybe plop on the couch and reread Gaiman’s entire “Sandman” series. In other words, sit on my butt and not truly accomplish one whole hell of a lot. It’s astonishing to me how wasteful of time and life that now sounds.
was more important. I have watched the changes since 1949. Killed the fish runs as well.
Hearings begin to decide fate of East Lake Sammmamish Trail Scott Hamilton: The problem with the County is that despite the permit application for 18 ft, there are several segments in the north section that are 25 ft wide. There is little reason to believe the County won’t pull a similar stunt in the South end.
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Traffic accident
Police said a Mazda Protégé took out a tree while northbound in the 2600 block of 205th Place Northeast. The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Dec. 21. Reports said no one injured. Reports stated that the driver was speeding at the time of the accident.
Sleeping OK, driving not OK
He was pulled over and arrested for DUI.
Police said they found a driver snoozing in the back seat of his car, which was parked on Southeast Duthie Hill Road around 2:30 a.m. Dec. 21. Reports said the man obviously was intoxicated, but wanted to sleep it off in his car. Police apparently agreed that was OK, but then saw the suspect drive off a short time later.
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Calendar of Events Friday, Jan. 8
Toddler Story Time, ages 1-3, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., register for one time only, 392-3130 Chamber Women in Business Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Plateau Club, 25625 E. Plateau Drive, $25, sammamishchamber.org
Class, 11:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Teen Think Tank, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130
Tuesday, Jan. 12 Play and Learn Chinese, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish
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Preschool Fair, presented by the MOMS Club of the Sammamish Plateau, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 IssaquahPine Lake Road S.E., Issaquah, faithunited.org
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Monday, Jan. 11 Hello English, Intermediate ESL
Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Youth Writing Club, ages 10-14, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130
Wednesday, Jan. 13 Sammamish Plateau Community Bible Study, open to all women and their children, 9:30 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 IssaquahPine Lake Road S.E.,
Someone broke out the rear passenger window in a car parked Christmas Day in the front parking lot of Skyline High School, 1122 228th Ave. S.E. The perpetrator removed a purse from the vehicle.
Car Prowl II Another purse was taken from a car parked email deannacbs@outlook.com Author Visit with Anita Feng, 6:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130
Thursday, Jan. 14 ‘Hello English,’ beginning ESL class, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130
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A person or persons unknown broke out a window in Samantha Smith Elementary School, 23305 N.E. 14th St. Police said the window was broken with a pellet gun or small rock. The school is part of the Lake Washington School District.
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Boys basketball: Skyline wins Mount Vernon tournament
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q Eastside Catholic’s boys lost two of three games at the Cactus Jam Hoop Classic in Phoenix, blowing out Redmond and losing close games to Pleasant Grove (Utah) and Scottsdale (Ariz.) Christian Academy. Against Redmond, the Crusaders broke free from a tight game at halftime with a 24-13 third-quarter surge. Iain McLaughlin led the team with 22 points, including three 3-pointers, and added three assists and three steals. Brock Mackenzie had 17 points for the Crusaders (4-4 overall), who shot 9 of 20 (45 percent) from 3-point range and 16 of 18 (89 percent) on free throws. In the loss to Pleasant Grove, the Crusaders nearly rallied from an 11-point fourth quarter deficit. Malik Putney had a team-high 15 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals, and Mackenzie added 11 points. The Crusaders host a big Metro League battle against Rainier Beach at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12.
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Above, Eastlake senior forward Ben Davidson (25) scores two of his 11 points as Interlake junior Ashray Silwal defends during the second period of their Dec. 29 basketball game. Right, Eastlake senior forward Ethan Thompson scores two of his game-high 22 points during the first quarter.
Balanced offense pushes Eastlake boys past Interlake By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com Scoring points hasn’t been an easy task for the Eastlake boys basketball team, which averaged about 50 points per game during a 1-7 start. The Wolves found a spark and their shooting strokes during the second round of the Bellevue College holiday tournament, running away with a 70-54 victory over the Interlake Saints on Dec. 29.
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A team-oriented effort helped Eastlake end a five-game losing streak and equal its season high for points. Senior forward Ethan Thompson dominated with a game-high 22 points, but got plenty of help from the team’s starters and reserves as 11 of 13 players got on the score sheet. Second-year coach Steve Kramer is trying to put together a winning formula after much of last year’s roster graduated. Thompson is the only returning starter, and size
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is an issue as 6-foot-5 senior Ben Davidson is the tallest player. “We have not solidified a starting five. It’s a competitive situation,” Kramer said, noting he has tried smaller lineups with four guards and bigger lineups like the one that started against Interlake (0-10). “We’re trying to get it figured out for the second half of our season when it really matters, trying See WOLVES, Page 7
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Skyline had three double-digit scorers lead the way Dec. 29 as the Spartans won the championship at Mount Vernon High School’s Bulldog Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament. Skyline got 12 points from Logan Wanamaker, 11 from Braden Ahlemeyer and 10 from Freddy Jarvis to beat Mount Vernon 63-58. The Spartans (4-4 overall) shot 55 percent from the field. Ahlemeyer finished with a double-double, collecting 10 rebounds to go along with four assists, four blocks and two steals. Kellan Przybylski, Ben Smith and DJ Moore combined for 21 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. The Spartans opened the tournament Dec. 28 with a 79-57 victory over Oak Harbor. They build a 42-20 halftime lead and finished with four double-digit scorers – Przybylski (21), Wanamaker (12), Smith (11) and Ahlemeyer (10). Skyline hosts rival Issaquah at 8 p.m. Jan. 8.
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as Eastlake fixed its mistakes. The Wolves limited the Saints to one shot on most possessions while creating fast-break opportunities. Cody Cox stole the ball and scored on a layup to give the Wolves a 13-11 lead after one quarter. The Saints got in early foul trouble — Eastlake was in the bonus with
Thursday, January 7, 2016 two minutes left in first period — and the Wolves punished them by shooting 9 of 10 at the freethrow line in the opening half. Parker Lester assisted on a Davidson transition basket that capped a 17-2 run to start the second quarter. Davidson scored eight of his 11 points during the period as the
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Sammamish residents and Inglewood Middle School students Julia Santamaria, Elly LaMonte and Ellie Evans were part of the District 2 champion Juanita Bumblebees soccer team that recently finished third at the Washington State Youth Soccer Association’s Recreational Cup state championship tournament. The Bumblebees, a team of under-13 players, won their district title with a 1-0 victory over the Northshore Turf Tigers on Nov. 22. The team went 10-0 during the regular season, outscoring opponents 29-8, and went on to post four shutouts during the district tournament. The Bees advanced to the state Rec Cup semifinals on Dec. 12, losing 5-4 on penalty kicks after the game ended in a 1-1 draw. Pictured in front row (from left) are Natalie Sauze, Roxanne Taggart, Elly LaMonte, Bailey Broyles, Michelle Ladiges and Sicily Oakenfold. Back row: Coach Chris Burke, Lexi Durbin, Emily Nikolai, Madison Nguyen, Olivia Usher, Julia Santamaria, Natalie Ferrara, Kayla Huff, Erin Ryder, Mackenzie Burke, Samantha Henry and coach John Nikolai. Not pictured: Ellie Evans.
Wolves took a 37-19 lead to halftime. Davidson, a parttime starter last year, has moved from the power forward to small forward position, giving him more chances to hit perimeter shots and drive to the basket, rather than constantly posting up. “It’s nice to get a win to get our good players rolling,” he said. “Our offense is struggling because we aren’t getting very many rebounds, so we only have a couple shot attempts and usually we can’t even get a rebound on offense for putbacks.” Interlake’s shooting warmed up in the third quarter as the Saints hit five 3-pointers, but Eastlake answered every shot to maintain an 18-point lead with eight minutes left. Thompson did most of his damage in the third period, scoring 16 straight points for the Wolves. Kramer praised Thompson for having a great offseason in which he improved his dribbling skills and perimeter shooting. He’s also a team captain and is making the other players better. “He has become faster, more agile,” the coach said of Thompson. “He really wants to play at that next level, so he has developed a pretty good all-around game.” Eastlake went on to take fourth place at the eight-team tournament, using a 33-point effort from Thompson to beat the Juanita Rebels 75-65 on Dec. 30.
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Sammamish resident Barry O’Melia coached the Washington Crossfire under13 boys soccer team to the North Puget Sound League Division I championship. Six of the players on the team also reside in Sammamish. The team went undefeated during a 12-game regular season, outscoring opponents 60-6. The NPSL is sanctioned through the Washington State Youth Soccer Association. Pictured in the front row (from left); Rory McNerney, Botond Dancshazy, Nic Guinasso, Aanyk Mann, Garrett Price, Jeremy Salmeron, Sebastian Kolde. Back row: Kris Deme, Luca Andonian, Mason Mueller, Nick Hansen, Brett Seutter, Braden Young, Braden Hoare, Mason Garza, Beau Hastings, Brooks Frankel. O’Melia’s assistant coaches are Raj Mann and Brian Mueller.
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Two Eastlake High School teachers recently earned their National Board certification. Kate Agnew earned her national certification in physical education/early adolescence through young adulthood. Douglas Ward
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Local educator receives Teacher of Excellence Award
The Evergreen State College in Olympia recently honored Jeffrey Burgard of Pine Lake Middle School with a Teacher of Excellence Award, recognizing teachers who have had a significant impact on the lives of students. Incoming Evergreen students were asked to nominate their former instructors for the award. In nominating Burgard, former student Brandon Goh wrote: “Jeff Burgard not only teaches his students, but allows his students to teach him as well. He drives a passion for learning in his students by allowing them to shape and mold their own curriculum while not deviating from the core material. Constantly on a quest to revise and improve his own teaching model, Jeff has taken extraordinary measures to ensure that the students can voice their ideas and concerns about the way the material is taught.”
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