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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017

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Brakes applied to Sahalee Way plan BY LIZZ GIORDANO

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A cyclist on the East Lake Sammamish Trail Jan. 6 discovers the route is closed by a barricade at Southeast 43rd Way for a stretch of demolition and reconstruction activity up to Southeast 33rd Street.

Lake trail progress slowed by homeowner legal challenges BY LIZZ GIORDANO lgiordano@sammamishreview.com

Legal challenges over land ownership along with environmental and safety concerns are slowing down the completion of the East Lake Sammamish Trail, an 11-mile path that runs along the east edge of the lake. Even as construction begins on the second-to-last segment of the trail, advocates say completion of the trail is still not a done deal, pointing to landowners along the lake they say are drawing out the process. The group Sammamish Home Owners, a nonprofit organization that represents lakeside residents, says it isn’t opposed to the trail, but it wants the new trail to follow the old and it wants construction to minimize impact on the environment. The East Lake Sammamish Trail is the missing link in a 44-mile “locks to lakes corridor”

regional trail that connects Golden Gardens Park and the Ballard Locks in Seattle with Issaquah and the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, passing through Bothell, Redmond and Sammamish. “Once the trail is done, you will be able to ride a bike from downtown Issaquah to downtown Seattle,” said Doug Williams, media relations coordinator for King County’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks. The East Lake Sammamish Trail follows the former Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway rail line, which was purchased by King County in 1998. By the spring of 2006, an interim soft gravel trail was constructed with plans to eventually pave the entire trail in phases. “We knew it was going to take time,” Williams said. “We didn’t know it was going to take a decade to go from a soft sur-

face trail to a paved trail.” The first Sammamish segment, a 2.6-mile-long section from 187th Avenue Northeast to Inglewood Hill Road, was completed in 2015. Construction on the south segment, between Southeast 43rd Way and Southeast 33rd Street, began in December. The county anticipates construction on that segment will close that portion of the trail for about a year. “It’s a major undertaking, lots of work that goes on,” Williams said. “Not just a question of grading it and putting blacktop over what’s there.” Sightlines will be enhanced,

ON THE WEB n Learn more about the ELST and the design for the last segment at county-hosted information sessions Jan. 10-25. Sign up for an appointment at bit.ly/2ibFr4c. n The city is accepting comments regarding a permit application for an East Lake Sammamish Trail parking lot near Inglewood Hill Road. Learn more information at sammamish.us.

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In a 3-4 vote, councilmembers voted against authorizing a $1.58 million design and engineering contract agreement for Sahalee Way Northeast improvements during the Jan. 3 meeting. Mayor Don Gerend and Councilmembers Tom Hornish, Ramiro Valderrama and Christie Malchow all opposed moving forward with the project. Valderrama, Malchow and Gerend criticized the Sahalee Way plan for not increasing road capacity. The dissenting group supported waiting until the city’s first Transportation Master Plan is completed before deciding whether to move forward with the project. “They (residents) think we are doing Sahalee Way to fix them sitting in traffic at (State Route) 202. And what we are being told tonight is that’s not what we are doing at all,” Malchow said. “We can’t build our way out of it — that in the morning and the p.m. peak we will be always sitting in traffic. Which, I think is a very different message than I think has been out there.” Valderrama said he has heard residents ask why go forward with the project if it doesn’t increase capacity on the road. Victor Salemann, a resident and professional engineer who has worked on city projects, SEE PLAN, PAGE 8

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Volunteers sought for Arts Commission The City of Sammamish has extended its application deadline for vacancies on the Arts Commission. The Arts Commission serves as an advisory body to the City Council in matters concerning the promotion and facilitation of public art in the community. The deadline has been extended until further notice, with no firm date currently specified. Contact City Clerk Melonie Anderson at manderson@sammamish.us or 425-2950511 for information on how to apply.

Student qualifies for National Curling Championship Ben Richardson of Issaquah will compete in the Junior National Curling Championships in Fargo, N.D., Jan. 15-21. Richardson, a Skyline High School student, qualified after his team went 7-0 in the West Junior Nationals

Challenge Round, which wrapped up on Dec. 30. Last year, Richardson was part of a team that earned silver at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. It was the highest-ever finish for a U.S. Olympic or Youth Olympic curling team, and only the second curling medal in Team USA history.

Metro Transit offers carpoolers free P&R permits

Starting Feb. 1, the Issaquah Highlands will be one of six King County Metro park and rides to debut free reserved spaces for groups of two or more who carpool to catch the bus. The spaces will remain reserved for permit holders until 8:30 a.m. when they open up to everyone else. To get one of the spaces, commuters need to obtain a free Carpool Parking Permit, available online through Republic Parking Northwest at bit.ly/2ifT53H. The Issaquah Highlands park and ride is located at 1755

Highlands Drive NE. For questions about monthly parking, contact the King County Metro Transit main office at 206-783-4144 or transitriders@rpnw.com.

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New specialty license supports steelhead populations

Steelhead enthusiasts can now show support for their favorite species by purchasing a vehicle license plate with an image King County Parks staff of the fish, the Washington will set up at City Hall to Department of Fish and Wildlife announced in a answer questions about news release. design plans for the East Revenue generated Lake Sammamish Trail from plate sales will be — South Sammamish used by the WDFW to B Segment and the Inglewood Hill parking lot. help support activities critical to conserving Interested citizens populations of native can schedule 30-minute informational sessions on steelhead. “We can’t wait to Tuesdays or Wednesdays see steelhead license Jan. 10-25. King County plates on vehicles across Parks staffers will also this state,” said Kelly offer unscheduled dropCunningham, deputy in times on Thursdays assistant director of from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. WDFW’s Fish Program. on Jan. 12, 19 and 26 at “This is a great way to Sammamish City Hall. As the permit applicant, help fund efforts to conserve steelhead in King County Parks staff Washington.” will attempt to provide In much of the state, information and answers wild steelhead are listed on the trail project, but for protection under the City of Sammamish the federal Endangered will be collecting and Species Act. WDFW is documenting all comcurrently several ments on this F.noPROOF.SR.CMYK. permit LAURA PDF taking 0104 LAM

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Cooking comes naturally for Sammamish personal chef BY DAVID HAYES dhayes@sammamishreview.com

Good things have happened for Kirsten Helle for nearly two decades since she decided to live her life more naturally. The latest is the debut of her Mesa de Vida natural sauces line, inspired by a decision she made nearly 20 years ago. The 38-year-old Sammamish personal chef turned her life around when at age 22 she found herself 100 pounds overweight and unable to keep up with her 2-year-old daughter. “I was heavy all my life and had been obese since high school. I ate whatever I wanted, tons of processed food, a soda with every meal,” Helle said. “When my daughter was 2, she had a ton of energy, and there I sat on my couch, unable to keep up with her.” Helle decided then and there to make a change for the better. She began eating real food and learning all she could about what eating healthy for her was. Gone were the sugar and processed ingredients found in many packaged foods, replaced by fresh ingredients. Although Helle had studied to be a surgical technician in college, she rediscovered her love of cooking when her daughter was born. “I knew I wanted to be a chef, but I didn’t want to work in restaurant kitchens late nights or weekends. So I started training myself, reading books from the library, taking courses online and eventually launched my

staged supermarket, features four amateur chefs and cooks ON THE WEB preparing challenging meals Learn more about from the supermarket setting personal chef Kirsten Helle for a panel of three judges with at chefkirstenhelle.com. Food Network star Guy Fieri as host. “Guy’s funny,” Helle said. business in 2006,” she said. “He cusses a lot, but he’s very That business was as a pergood with people, making sonal chef. Sometimes success them comfortable. When one comes down to not what you of the people I competed with know, but who you know. Helle got knocked off the show, I was By Audra Mulkern was originally from Puyallup really upset by it because I realand now transplanted to Chef Kirsten Helle is expanding her line of natural sauces Mesa de Vida ly wanted him to win. I felt sad Sammamish where her husabout it. Guy was there to make that follow her philosophy of cooking with natural ingredients. band lived — across the street sure I felt OK, saying, ‘Hey, you niche, Helle was ready to market cheese and nuggets eater and from a former Seattle Seahawk. could win this.’” her style distilled down into four helps them to learn these dif“His nutritionist found outAnd she did. The judges easy-to-use sauces — smoky ferent flavors and appreciate about me and I started getting preferred her use and superior Latin and North African Harissa the different foods that are out referred out from there,” Helle knowledge of the market’s natwith another two to follow next there,” Helle said. said. ural foods. The final task after Up next for Helle, she continSince, she has cooked natudefeating her other competitors month, Creole and Caribbean. “One of the reasons I love ues to develop new flavors for ral meals for such Seahawks was a dash to find 10 ingredithese cooking sauces is they’re her natural sauce line, includas Michael Bennett, Brandon ents in the store’s 10 aisles in almost limitless. It helps me ing Italian. In addition, she’s in Mebane and Cliff Avril and two minutes. She found eight, think about what people are negotiations with Metropolitan University of Washington baswinning $16,000. eating at home every day. What Market to offer natural cookketball player Isaiah Thomas, “It went by so fast. The entire can I plan that’s healthier and ing classes, hopefully at its new who now plays for the Boston show was a blur,” Helle said. “I easier to make?” Helle said. “I Sammamish location when it’s Celtics. She continues to cook swear, I came back to the trailer look for inspiration everywhere. complete. for other high-profile clients in and I was like, ‘We’re done? I Restaurant menus, online, just a For now, she continues to the area, but is not allowed to won?’” photo of food sets me off.” spread the word of making natsay which due to a non-discloHelle added she used her The four sauces help inspire ural cooking a family tradition. sure agreement. winnings later that year for her her ongoing food blog recipes “One of the things I love about In the meantime, Helle honeymoon to Costa Rica. and she hopes they inspire other cultures is that food is very started up a food blog, offering The Food Network contacted her again during its search for other home chefs when making central to the family. They don’t fresh twists on classic recipes get together once a week or for comprised of nothing but natu- chefs for its Next Food Network their meals. Star show. Helle said she made “These four flavors represent the holidays. They come together ral ingredients and little to no it through the first three rounds world flavors. I’m obsessed with for family meals three times a salt. Her blog caught the eye of interviews before not makethnic cuisine, different cultures day. I feel like cooking naturally of some producers for a food ing the finals application pro— fruits and vegetables, onions for the family creates memories, cooking competition show, cess. She said that ended up and garlic, have tons of flavor. conversation and beautiful food Guy’s Grocery Games. “They found out about me and being a good thing, as it allowed These can be used to make inter- around the table. Instead of a her to pursue her next passion. esting recipes for families on couple times a year for holidays, literally a month later I was flyHaving firmly ensconced her- a nightly basis, to help develop they can make it a tradition for ing out to California,” she said. self within the natural cooking every meal,” Helle said. The show, filmed inside aSANDY/LAURA F.noPROOF.SR.CMYK. PDF 0104their LAMpallet. It grabs a mac and 02.17636.THU.0112.X4.LAM

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Scouts keep on giving by taking away Christmas trees

s long as there are Christmas trees, may there also be Boy Scouts.

That’s one of the thoughts that crossed my mind over the weekend as the last Greg Farrar expression of annual holiday season giving played out throughout Sammamish and the Issaquah Highlands. The annual Scout Tree Drive has offered to take the used trees away for chipping and recycling for 32 years in exchange for a small voluntary donation, suggested between $15 and $30. They take every tree left out regardless, and there are substantial donations as well, so it all evens out. Six Boy Scout troops covering the whole Plateau participate: 500, 509, 571, 596, 636 and 751. If you looked, you could see the used trees sitting out on the curbs throughout every neighborhood, either in front of a single residence or thoughtfully gathered on corners by the homeowners of a street. You could see armies of boys lifting those trees into trailers and an endless parade on every arterial of utility vehicles hauling high piles of evergreenery. That was a flotilla of dads and their Scouts going to and fro from their routes to the chipper loca-

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Boy Scouts of America Troop 636 members (from left) Cooper Cha from Grand Ridge Elementary and Zach Schaffer and Ashton Timour of Beaver Lake Middle School load a used Christmas tree in Klahanie into a trailer Jan. 7 during the Scout Tree Drive.

tions at the Beaver Lake Park ballfield and at Bill Reams East Sammamish Park. More than 200 Scouts this year collected an estimated 3,500 trees with the help of their adult leaders and parents. What’s less easy to see are the intangible lessons in community service, philanthropy, responsibility and work ethic that these middle, high and even elementary school young-

sters receive. Invisible to the casual eye was the amount of work these young kids did making thousands and thousands of packets with flyers, envelopes, rubber bands and plastic zipper sandwich bags. Also invisible was the total miles of walking from doorknob to doorknob throughout every neighborhood to leave the donation envelopes.

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“I like this Scout fundraiser because boys really have to work,” said Allan Tantillo, event coordinator and an adult leader with Troop 500. “It’s one of the best Scout fundraisers I’ve ever been involved in. For all of these boys, it’s for multiple days of work, tedious work, 5,000 fliers for one troop and 26,000 flyers total. “It’s symbolic of what Scouts is there to teach,” Tantillo said. “Be prepared, self-sufficient, learning hard work and the reward of hard work — boys as young as 11 are working for something they get to see the results of, which is earning for an experience they get to have, Scout camps where you get to learn pioneering, archery, sail-

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ing a sailboat, all of those things designed to teach young men to be leaders and to be prepared in life.” Scouts out on the effort Saturday echoed what Tantillo said. Many of these boys were involved for the third, fourth or fifth year in the project. Each one I spoke to said some things in common. “This is really fun.” “Hard work can pay off.” “I like to be outside.” “It’s life awareness.” The Scouts get first-hand experience in planning logistics such as putting out and collecting curb signage, communications, dividing assignments in a fair way between troops, sweeping up dead needles on the sidewalks and cleaning up the parking lots at the chipper sites. Speaking of chipper sites, as an aside I am going to add an unsolicited kudo of my own to All Wood Recycling of Redmond for donating its hauling services and recycling the chippings at no charge every year. Finally, it’s what the donations are used for that is important, as well. The tree drive collects about $40,000 annually and it is all used locally by the troops to defray summer camp expenses. And it’s the activities and merit badges Scouts earn at Camp Parsons on Hood Canal or Camp Piggott in the Cascade foothills northeast of Snohomish, or for High Adventure outings such as rafting on the Snake River that can lead to Eagle rank and a lifetime of citizenship. What was invisible —but just as real as seeing trees on curbs and trucks with trailers full of Boy Scouts and greenSEE SCOUTS, PAGE 5

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW Southeast. Nothing was reported stolen. Porch pirates strike n Someone broke into At 9:21 a.m. Dec. 31, a a vehicle through a front resident in the 1900 block passenger window at of 205th Avenue Northeast Sammamish Landing in reported someone stole a the 4800 block of East Lake packaged delivered to the Sammamish Parkway home’s front porch. sometime before 1:47 p.m. Dec. 26 and stole a bag Laser looted with costumes and other At 3:30 p.m. Dec. 19, a contents. The bag was later laser light display was storecovered. len from the 4200 block of n Sometime before 3:19 255th Place Southeast. p.m. Dec. 26, someone broke through the right Underage drinking driver side window of a party busted vehicle at the Beaver lake At 9:36 p.m. Dec. 31, police Dog Park in the 2600 block responding to a report of a of 244th Avenue Southeast loud party in the 1300 block and stole a wallet on the of 229th Place Northeast passenger seat. subsequently busted up an Illegal drug underage drinking party, charging one with minor in paraphernalia found At 12:24 p.m. Dec. 26, a possession and furnishing resident in the 22300 block liquor case. of Northeast Sixth Court Smash and grabs found tossed over the n At 2:15 p.m. a motorhome’s backyard fence a ist reported their car was bag and Snickers tin conbroken into through the left taining needles and pills. rear window while it was in the Beaver Lake Park in the Vandalism n At 1:45 p.m. Dec. 26, 2500 block of 244th Avenue

someone threw a rock through the front window of a residence in the 23300 block of Northeast 22nd Street. n At 9:50 a.m. Dec. 27, a broken six-inch circular hole was found in a window at Eastlake High School at 400 228th Ave. NE. n Someone threw a rock through an upper level window of a residence in the 23400 block of Northeast 22nd Street at 8:05 p.m. Dec. 28. n At 1:23 a.m. Dec. 29, someone threw a bottle of liquor through a car window in the 2200 block of 239th Place Northeast. n Two windows were broken on a vehicle in the 600 block of 216th Avenue Northeast sometime before 8:32 a.m. Dec. 29. n A resident in the 23400 block of Northeast 27th Street reported at 3:57 p.m. Dec. 30 someone vandalized their car while they were out of town on vacation.

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Calendar of events Friday, Jan. 13 Mommy and Me: Tot Shabbat, ages 6 months to 3 years, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 24121 SE Black Nugget Road, free, chabadissaquah.com/ tot-shabbat Manga Night: Manga Cover, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Museo Art Academy, 300 NE Gilman Blvd. Suite 100, $29, museoart.com Print Night Out, ages 18 and older, 6:30-9:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $55 for members/$60 for non-members, register at bit.ly/2igMnu5 Parents Night Out: Art Around The World, ages 3-12, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Sammamish YMCA, 831 228th Ave. SE, $25 for members/$35 for nonmembers, 391-4840 Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Presents “Pippin,” 7:30 p.m., First Stage Theatre, 120 Front St. N., $18 general admission/$16 youth and

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Saturday, Jan. 14 Mountains to Sound Greenway Tree Potting, all ages, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Native Plant Nursery at Lake Sammamish State Park, free, register at mtsgreenway.org/ volunteer/nursery Issaquah Alps Area Dog Hike, 10 a.m., easy, 4-6 miles, up to 900-ft. gain, meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 481-2341 Kids Club at Michaels: Snowman Canvas, ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, 1802 12th Ave. NW Suite A, $2 per child, michaels.com/ classes-and-events Watercolor for Beginners, ages 16 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $40 for members/$45 for non-members, register at bit.ly/2jgllaE Java Bytes: An Introduction to Java Programming, for teens, 1:30-3 p.m., Sammamish

Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Coder Dojo, for ages 7-17, 3-4:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Harmonious Funk, 7:3011:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., vinobella.com Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Presents “Pippin,” 7:30 p.m., First Stage Theatre, 120 Front St. N., $18 general admission/$16 youth and seniors, bit.ly/2j9ICH6 No Rules, ages 21 and older, $5 cover charge, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., pogacha.com/ Issaquah/events.aspx

Sunday, Jan. 15 State Park Free Day in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no discover pass needed to visit a state park, learn more at discoverpass.wa.gov/136/ State-Parks-Free-Days McGarvey Park Open Space Hike, 9 a.m., moderate, 7.5 miles, 1,200-ft. gain, 902-6255, meet at 175

Rainier Blvd. S., 902-6255 Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Presents “Pippin,” 7:30 p.m., First Stage Theatre, 120 Front St. N., $18 general admission/$16 youth and seniors, bit.ly/2j9ICH6 Meditation Session, for adults, 3-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

Monday, Jan. 16 All city offices are closed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day State Park Free Day in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no discover pass needed to visit a state park, learn more at discoverpass.wa.gov/136/ State-Parks-Free-Days Tree Potting at Greenway Native Plant Nursery, 9 a.m. to noon and noon to 3 p.m., to register and to learn more call Dan Hintz at 206-735-1027 Duthie Hill Bike Park Trail maintenance, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 26150 SE IssaquahFall City Road, 206-524-2900 MLK Day Volunteering at Ebright Creek Park, 9 a.m. to noon, Ebright Creek Park, 1317 212th Ave. SE, sign up at bit.ly/2jawsi8 Figure Drawing Poses, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., 392-3191 Lake Sammamish Habitat Restoration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2000 NW Sammamish Road, 455-7010 Talk Time Class, for adults, 1-2:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 artEAST Studio Group January, members only, 7-9 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., 392-3191

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Wednesday, Jan. 18 Transportation Committee meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons Executive Briefing Room 111, 801 228th Ave. SE artEAST Studio Group, members only, 12:30-3 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., 392-3191 Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring help for teens, 1-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Sammamish Youth Board, 6-7 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. SE PNWA’s Winter Quarter Fiction Course: Write Your Story, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Writers’ Cottage, 317 NW Gilman Village Suite 8, $400 for members/$500 for nonmembers, 673-2665 Talk Time Class, for adults, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825

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Skyline’s Oss grows into state wrestling contender BY NEIL PIERSON

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Skyline football fans are very familiar with Matt Oss, a mainstay in the trenches for the Spartans as they reached the Class 4A state championship and quarterfinals rounds in 2015 and ’16. The senior is also a fourth-year wrestler under Skyline coach Gus Kiss, who believes Oss has the skills to reach February’s Mat Classic state championships for the first time. Oss was a state alternate as a junior, when he competed at 195 pounds. He has bulked up to 220 for his final season and was one of Skyline’s top finishers at last month’s 88-team Sierra Nevada Classic in Reno, Nev. Oss had a 3-2 record and was the only opponent that

Tony Rogers of Chester, Calif., didn’t pin Matt Oss on his march to the title. Oss spoke with The Issaquah Press prior to a Jan. 4 practice session.

Question: You were a state alternate for last year’s Skyline team. What will it take for you to take the next step and qualify for Mat Classic? Answer: All throughout the offseason, especially with football, I’ve really increased my strength. But also through offseason camps and freestyle wrestling, I’ve been able to really hone my technique and get better at wrestling, so I feel that

has really paid dividends so far this year. I haven’t wrestled much yet, but we went to a pretty tough Sierra Nevada tournament and I feel like I did pretty well there. There was some good competition.

Q: How has your transition from football to wrestling gone? Is it hard getting started with a new sport that has different physical demands? A: Doing wrestling the past four years, I’ve kind of gotten used to the transition. Really, in football, you’re eating whatever you want and you’re kind of lifting and stuff, but in wrestling, you’ve really got to cut down and you’ve got to be on a diet. You’ve got to start working a lot more cardio into your workout routine, so I’ve been doing

a lot more running and body-weight stuff like push-ups, pull-ups, situps. I kind of enjoy getting in shape. I’ve learned to love it after a while.

Q: You’ve had a solid football career at Skyline as an offensive and defensive lineman. Are you looking to play elsewhere when you graduate? A: I’ve been looking at schools in California like Redlands, Chapman and Cal Lutheran, and Whitworth (in Spokane). I’ve recently been accepted to a few of those schools and I’ve gotten some good money from merit scholarships, so that’s definitely something I’ll be looking at. Q: What will you remember five to 10 years down the road about your Skyline football career

under coach Mat Taylor? A: What I’ll remember is the amount of fun I had with the people I played with. Being in this program and growing up around everything, then being raised in this kind of place and it turning out just the way you thought it would always be, I mean, it has been a lot of fun.

Q: How far do you think you can go with wrestling this season and is there anyone in particular who’s helping you improve? A: I have a couple good wrestling partners in there: Chris Harper and Nick Beatty. They are both really good guys – a little smaller than me – but they’re pretty good technique-wise, both really strong guys and they’ve helped me prepare for my

matches. Q: What are some things about wrestling that the average person might not know? A: It may come off at first as really hard and something that most people might not want to do after a while. When you start to win and you really start to work hard at something like wrestling, it becomes a lot of fun. My advice for someone, if they’re having a tough time in this sport or with something else, is just to stick with it. Q: What do you like to do when you’re not playing sports? A: My favorite thing to do recently has been sleep. I’ve needed a lot of rest. I also really like hanging out with my friends, playing Xbox and eating food.

Falcons fly past Wolves, 59-47 BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@sammamishreview.com

With Eastlake and Woodinville deadlocked at halftime, there was little indication of the onslaught to come. Woodinville needed only a minute and 43 seconds to turn the game upside down, scoring the first 10 points of the second half and surging past Eastlake, 59-47, in a Class 4A KingCo Conference girls basketball game Jan. 4 in Sammamish. The Falcons (10-2 overall, 5-1 KingCo) ended the week in second place in KingCo after a loss to front-running Bothell and showed the Lady Wolves (9-3, 4-2) that they’ll need to play at a higher level if they hope to earn one of two berths to the regional round of 16 in late February. Eastlake coach Sara Goldie was unhappy with the way her team executed at both ends of the court. “I would just say that Woodinville came in ready to play and we didn’t meet that challenge,” she said. “Good ball club right there, and if you don’t come out and give it everything you’ve got, and do what you’re supposed to do, you’re not going

to get the results.” Woodinville coach Scott Bullock said the game’s trajectory changed in the first two minutes of the third quarter when Madison Dubois canned a pair of 3-pointers and had eight of the Falcons’ 10 points. Goldie called a timeout to stop the surge, but the Falcons had broken away from a 24-24 halftime tie and were rarely challenged again. “It’s always easy to get fired up against Eastlake,” Bullock said. “They’ve got a great team, and we kind of have a great history and rivalry against each other, have had some really good games.” Dubois scored 13 of her game-high 20 points in the third. Her spot-up shooting, the inside muscle of Gabby Whalen (16 points, nine rebounds) and the orchestral skills of point guard Regan Schenck (nine points, nine assists, seven steals) were too much for the Lady Wolves. “She’s a sophomore; she’s a young girl,” Bullock said of Dubois. “She’s a shooter and I think she missed her first few of the game, and we always just

encourage her to keep pulling the trigger. “She’s a great player right now but she’s got a couple years ahead of her and we’re really looking forward to a lot of great moments with her.” Woodinville went on a 10-4 run to start the game and led 15-11 after one quarter. Stacie Keck and Elizabeth Chen led an Eastlake comeback as the Wolves’ secondary weapons stepped up with their leading scorers silenced. Bullock said the Falcons ran a triangle and two defense specifically designed at stopping Eastlake point guard Gina Marxen and shooting guard Cameron Edward. Marxen managed 12 hardearned points and Edward didn’t score until the final four minutes when Woodinville was already ahead by 15. “The triangle kind of stays in the middle and protects the rim, so that worked for us,” Bullock said. “Obviously, it might not work two times in a row, but it worked tonight.” Keck and Keeli Burton each scored 11 points for Eastlake but the Wolves never got in rhythm

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Woodinville junior Alena Coomer (44) knocks the ball away from Eastlake freshman center Keeli Burton (32) as junior forward Stacie Keck (14) looks on during the third quarter of their Jan. 4 basketball game.

offensively as they made several uncharacteristic turnovers. The Falcons’ strategy to protect the paint was largely effective as Eastlake shot only three free throws in the first three quarters. Eastlake hadn’t played a KingCo game since beating Newport on Dec. 16, but Goldie wasn’t about to call her team rusty. “We don’t make excuses – you’ve got to show up to play,” she said. “Woodinville hasn’t played for a week either. They flat out came and played harder than we did, and you can’t win a ball game when you don’t

play your best.” The Lady Wolves responded well two days later when they traveled to Issaquah and picked up a 74-42 win over the Eagles (5-7, 0-6). Edward’s performance was a 180-degree turnaround as she scored a game-high 25 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the 3-point line. Eastlake shot 11 of 21 on 3-pointers as a team. Marxen was all over the court with 19 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and seven steals. Keck added 12 points, five rebounds and two steals.

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culverts replaced to improve drainage and fencing and screening installed for added security, he said. The new trail will be approximately three feet wider on each side, and in some places the path the trail takes will change. The last segment, located between Southeast 33rd Street and Inglewood Hill Road, remains in the design phase. “That section will be the most contentious,” said John Tremble, a Sammamish resident and long-time trail advocate. “The homeowners have the most to lose.” Landowners and King County are disputing a 100-foot easement along the former rail corridor, which at times runs directly through many lakeside properties. The county points to a 2016 U.S. District Court decision — involving Sammamish City Councilmember Tom Hornish as a plaintiff — that concluded the county owns the 100-foot-wide easement formerly held

by the railroad. Horish declined to comment. “The court ruling reaffirms we do have the right to build a trail in this corridor,” said Kevin Brown, the director of parks and recreation for King County. According to Brown, 75 percent of adjacent homeowners have encroached upon the trail corridor. The Sammamish Home Owners group says many property owners had the railroad’s permission to build gardens, sheds, garages and other improvements within the rail corridor. George Toskey, the group’s president, said the county doesn’t own the land, just the right to build a trail on the land. The group wants the county to build a 16-footwide path on the existing trail and let the homeowners use the rest of the land as they have done for years. Sammmaish Home Owners said the district court’s opinion is being appealed, but it could be over a year before a ruling is made. Every segment of the trail the county has completed complies to the same regional trail standard of 18 feet wide, which

includes a 12-foot-wide paved section with 2-footwide gravel shoulders and a 1-foot-wide clear zone, according to Williams. Trail advocates say an 18-foot-wide trail is necessary to ensure the safety of all users, and a wide shoulder gives space for users to safely enter and exit the trail. However, members of Sammamish Home Owners say 16 feet is sufficient, and if the county paved the existing 12-foot-wide soft surface path and added a 2-footwide shoulder on both sides, it would be safe for users and be the least impactful on landowners. “If the (new) trail went along the existing trail there would be no fight,” Toskey said. “If they (the county) wanted to pave the 12-foot trail, they could do it tomorrow.” The existing trail was laid down in the path of the original railroad tracks, which was designed to be as straight as possible. The new trail at times meanders left and right, which the county says will improve safety and offer nicer views of the lake. Sammamish Home Owners also has environ-

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mental concerns with the trail, pointing to the impact on wetlands and the removal of trees and vegetation necessary to widen the trail. The group said the county stated more than 2,000 trees were removed during the construction of the north section of the ELST. “Two thousand is an extreme exaggeration,” Brown said. “Less than 300 were removed, and we planted well over 1,000 trees and 10,000 plants and shrubs.” Brown said in the section currently under construction, 31 trees will come down. The county plans to replant a much larger amount. “A few residents are costing the county millions of dollars,” trail advocate Tremble said, referring to the lawsuits and appeals Sammamish Home Owners has filed over the years. “They don’t own this land just because they occupy it,” said Bill Way, a pro-trail Sammamish resident who lives along the trail. “That is what the county acquired —the big, big right-of-way.” Advocates tired of the delays say once it is

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told councilmembers the city would never be able to build itself out. “You will never be able to go the speed limit in the morning or in the afternoon from here to Seattle, it’s never going to happen,” Salemann said. “The questions you should ask yourself is when you are going more slowly or when you are going the speed limit the rest of the day, what do you want the infrastructure to look like?” According to city documents, residents’ primary concern with Sahalee Way is the traffic congestion during peak commute periods. The latest preferred design to widen Sahalee Way between Northeast 25th Way and Northeast 37th Street includes a three-lane street with a center median, bike lanes on both sides, a sidewalk on the west side of the street and a new traffic signal at Northeast 28th Place and 223rd Avenue Northeast. The project is estimated to cost $16.5 million. Traffic impact fees collected from new development could cover 87 percent of the cost. A five-lane configuration, estimated to cost $80 million, was not recommended because it didn’t offer any significant benefit for traffic heading

Clarke, citing a study conducted by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. “A shoulder is important for people walking and running,” Clarke said. And an 18-foot trail will “provide those different spaces along the trail so different users can all be accommodated.” “The trail will take you from Salmon Days in Issaquah to Shilshole,” said Mark Cross, a Sammamish resident and former mayor and city councilmember. He was referring to Shilshole Bay Marina, located on the northwest side of Seattle. “There’s a large public good that comes from having this integrated trail system.”

to Redmond, according to city documents. Hornish said the Transportation Master Plan is key to figuring out if this is the right project at this time. He didn’t want the city’s approach to Sahalee Way to be piecemeal or reactionary. “I feel this (Sahalee Way project) is a reactionary result, instead of an overall plan,” Hornish said. City staff anticipates the Transportation Master Plan will be adopted by the council in the fall of 2018. “If not now, when? This is one of the major commute routes in the city,” Councilmember Bob Keller said in favor of the plan. “It would be really egregious if five years from now, or six years from now, if 202 is not solved but improved, and we are backed up. And everyone is asking why we didn’t finish the road in Sammamish.” Gerend said he was pessimistic about this project from the beginning. He suggested impact fees could be used on other projects that do offer congestion relief. Along with a lengthy discussion regarding the Sahalee Way improvements, the City Council began its first meeting of the year by electing Keller as the 2017 deputy mayor. This year Malchow and Keller were both nominated by fellow councilmembers. The mayor is elected every two years.