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Charles Horton (left), general manager of The Issaquah Press Group, announces Jan. 19 that the company will be closing Feb. 24. Digital editor Christina Corrales-Toy, senior advertising account executive Laura Feenstra, editor Scott Stoddard, advertising account manager Neil Buchsbaum, circulation and operations manager Jose Gonzalez and the rest of the staff (not shown) hear the news.

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The Issaquah Press Group, which publishes the Sammamish Review, The Issaquah Press, the SnoValley Star, the Newcastle News and theeastside.news website, announced the company will cease operations Feb. 24.

In a letter to readers and advertisers, General Manager Charles Horton wrote: “After several months of exploring different paths for a sustainable future, we came to this difficult conclusion.” The Sammamish Review was founded as a monthly newspaper in August 1992, seven years

before the City of Sammamish was incorporated. Beginning in August 1999, the Review was published twice a month, and it became a weekly in March 2007. The Issaquah Press Group’s affected employees include

seven in the newsroom, four in advertising and one in operations. They were informed of the closure by Horton during a noon meeting Jan. 19. “I’m sorry we weren’t able to get where we needed to be,” Horton told employees.

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Sammamish’s Gerend, Keller will not run for re-election

BY LIZZ GIORDANO lgiordano@ sammamishreview.com

Mayor Don Gerend, who has served on the Sammamish City Council since the city’s incorporation in 1999, announced Jan. 19 he will not seek re-election this fall. “I felt that 18 years in service for the community was enough,” Gerend said. “It has been a real pleasure. Great people, great community.” Gerend has been re-elected four times by Sammamish voters and has served as mayor for a total of six years. He also served on the interim council that organized the city. “Don Gerend is what every city needs,” City Manager

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Lyman Howard said. “He’s an energetic, creative, fair-minded leader who loves working with others. The contributions he’s made to this community are impossible to measure.” Gerend said he was announcing early so it might encourage more people to step forward and run for the City Council. “Hopefully, we will get some good candidates,” Gerend said. The filing window to run is May 15 through May 19. After retiring from the council, he plans to spend more time with his wife and continue to help with her real estate business. Gerend also wants to find more time to travel and visit his daughter and grandchildren,

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who live abroad. According to a press release from the city, over the last 18 years Gerend has participated in regional, state and national municipal government committees. He has served as president of the Association of Washington Cities, chair of the Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation 2014 Finance Working Group and on the PSRC Regional Council Executive Board.

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“Don has been here from the beginning,” Howard said. “And he’s been a source of energy, ideas and good will every step of the way. Cities don’t really put up statues anymore, but if we did, a granite likeness of Don Gerend would be the first one to go up in our City Hall plaza.”

Keller will not seek a second term Sammamish Deputy Mayor Bob Keller will not run for a second council term. Keller, a 22-year Sammamish resident, announced the news in a Jan. 19 press release. Noting that his wife Shannon has concluded her professional career, Keller said he plans to do the same so the two of them

week for each month, weekdays only. In return, under the mentorship of one of the Museo directors, the interns will gain realworld work experience, build resumes, become more involved at Museo and earn monetary credits towards their Museo account.

can concentrate on “volunteer work, pursuing new adventures and generally having fun.” “This is the most professional organization I’ve ever been associated with,” Keller said of the city. “I’m very proud of, and humbled by, the dedication to excellence I see throughout City Hall.” Keller was a member of the city’s Planning Advisory Board shortly after incorporation, and later joined the city’s first Planning Commission. He also spent many years as a member of the Kiwanis Club. Keller will leave the council as deputy mayor. He was selected to serve in that role by his fellow councilmembers at the beginning of the year.

Applications can be downloaded online at bit.ly/2iK6Nvg and must be submitted by Jan. 27. To learn more, go to museoart. com/internships.html. Museo Art Academy is located at 300 NE Gilman Village, Suite 100.

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Skyline graduate helps skydive team win top honors

BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY

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BY DAVID CHERRY | United States Parachute Association

Air Force Obsidian won in the four-way formation skydiving event, where the team must leap from an aircraft and race to form prescribed geometric formations in freefall before opening their parachutes.

ON THE WEB See video of Skyline grad Maria Volodkevich’s gold winning skydives at issaquahpress.com.

geometric formations in freefall before opening their parachutes. “That was probably the best we’ve ever competed in the last two years,” she said. Standing in the door More than 200 cadets try out for the Wings of Blue, but only about 25 are chosen. Once selected, members go through additional instruction on

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Skyline High School graduate Maria Volodkevich (second from left) and team Air Force Obsidian recently won a gold medal at the United States Parachute Association National Collegiate Parachuting Championships.

the Wings of Green team, Airmanship 490, the basic essentially the junior var- parachuting class that is sity squad, before making as much about leadership it to the top. and mental fortitude as it But before any of that is about freefall jumping happens, cadets must out of a plane. SCOTT Z.ePROOF.SR.CMYK.RVS2 1202 LAM.RVS3 1220 LAM. successfully It’s the RVS4 complete 1222 LAM RVS 0118 RVZ PDFonly 0120course RVZ in

Swimming through air The 2013 Skyline grad struggled to find the words that describe the sensation of jumping out of an airplane. It’s a lot like swimming, she concluded after stopping a moment to think. Volodkevich would know, she was a force in the pool during high school, a key member of the Spartans’ state champion teams from 2009 to 2011. She won a state title in at least one event, either as an individual or on a relay team, all four years. “It’s kind of like you’re swimming in a pool,” she said. “You can control your body, move around and swim in the sky.” There’s no actual dropping feeling when you jump, a big misconception people have, Volodkevich said. After her collegiate competition career wrapped up earlier this month, Volodkevich will spend much of her time mentoring skydivers in the Wings of Green, as she awaits the decision on her post-grad plans. When she graduates in May, she plans on buying a rig to continue jumping on her own. “People always say when you go to academy, you leave with friends for life,” she said. “I definitely feel like I did. Wings of Blue changed my whole life and experience at the academy because of the people I skydive with.”

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For someone that says she’s scared of heights, Skyline High School graduate Maria Volodkevich hides it exceptionally well. The Sammamish native, now a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, has completed more than 500 skydives over the past two and a half years, with no intentions of stopping anytime soon. “I go down to the airfield every other day,” she said. “I jump out of planes before I go to class.” Volodkevich is a member of the academy’s elite parachuting unit known as Wings of Blue. The group consists of two teams, a demonstration team that performs at events across the world and a competition team. The senior and her squad, Air Force Obsidian, recently won a gold medal at the United States Parachute Association National Collegiate Parachuting Championships in Arizona. They took the top spot in the open four-way formation skydiving event, besting their rivals from the U.S. Military Academy. In formation skydiving, the team leaps from an aircraft more than two miles above the ground and then races against the clock to form prescribed

the world where students make that very first jump all by themselves, Volodkevich said. They undergo hours of ground training before the time comes when they stand in the door of a plane and do the real thing. “I honestly don’t remember my first jump very well, because I think I was so frightened, I just blanked out,” Volodkevich said. She did it, successfully deploying her parachute and everything. It was the only choice — she didn’t want to be the only one of her group not to make the leap in July 2014. “Quite frankly, I would say it was peer pressure,” she joked. She’s never looked back, calling it one of the best decisions she’s ever made. Officials look for Wings of Blue candidates who do well in school and have the patience and demeanor to lead others, since the cadets teach the Airmanship 490 class. They also have to represent the Air Force well and speak in public, because the Wings of Blue is often a key recruitment tool. The dedication required is similar to an intercollegiate sport, Volodkevich said. She estimated the training and competing takes up about 25 hours a week, and that’s on top of a rigorous class schedule and military duties.

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OPINION

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

On Further Review

Time to return to old-fashioned entertainment

ost parents, especially those like me under the age of 40, have to be concerned about how much time their children spend with their “electronic babysitter.” There are many things that can fall under the umbrella of an electronic babysitter: television, video games, iPads and iPhones, even your desktop computer. And make no mistake, the people who market these devices are targeting our kids. I have two sons, ages 10 and 8, who devote a lot of eyeball attention to each of the above devices. My wife and I have recently chosen to limit their daily exposure: Each of them gets one hour per day with the Xbox and one hour with the iPad. Sometimes I’m unsure if I’m going far enough.

As a member of the media, it’s often counterproductive for me to not be chained to Neil Pierson my devices. Six years ago, when I was just starting out as the sports editor at The Peninsula Gateway in Gig Harbor, I’d barely heard of Twitter and was less than thrilled at the prospect of using it for work. To date, I’ve sent out more than 20,000 tweets and have 1,200 followers. And I barely give Twitter a second thought anymore. It’s simply part of what I do. During a typical football or basketball game, I’ll type out 50 to 100 live updates on my phone. When I’m at home, I’m sure I spend far too much time watch-

ing sports or my favorite TV shows. And I play my fair share of video games, thanks mostly to the magical concoction that is the FIFA series. But there has to be a balance, not only for myself, but also for my kids. I want to set a good example. We’ve had an increasing focus to turn off the TV, put the iPad on the shelf and get outside. There shouldn’t be any excuses since we have — literally right next to our house — a large playground with basketball hoops. There’s plenty of space for playing hockey or flying kites and drones. If we want to play soccer, there’s a full-sized turf field a couple of miles down the road. And yet I’ve noticed my kids, particularly my younger son, becoming hostile about having less video-game time. Electronic games definitely

We couldn’t agree more with Mr. Greg Klein’s comment (Letters, Jan. 19) regarding the new garbage contract’s forced subscription. My husband and I have spoken to Bev Goldberg, Sammamish city employee, who is apparently the liaison between the city and Republic Services. She may have a different title, but for the sake of this commentary it will work. Upon leaving a very terse voice mail for her, which I’m sure got ratcheted up to the next level, I finally received a call back, which amounted to, “That’s just too bad, you have no recourse, it’s what was decided on, etc., etc., have a

not qualified mental-health experts. Kids need variety, which shouldn’t be a mystery but is something parents tend to overlook in the hustle and bustle of life. Get your kids involved in sports, music or Scouts. Take them to the zoo, the library, the local park. Play a board game. They might not thank you now, but maybe they will when they’re adults. Email reporter Neil Pierson at npierson@sammamishreview. com. Twitter: @eastside_neil On Further Review is a weekly column by members of the Sammamish Review news staff. The viewpoints expressed do not necessarily represent the editorial views of the newspaper.

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capture his attention and calm him. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and is in the process of being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. He’s an incredibly bright kid who was skipped ahead a grade and is generally more interested in reading, math, science and social studies than his older brother. But when he gets that Xbox controller between his paws and starts in on Minecraft, he turns into a little zombie. As a side note, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about one in 68 children, about 1.5 percent, have a form of ASD. It’s not that rare and the symptoms can be mild. If you have a child with unusual behavior or social development, please take them to a behavioral specialist or licensed psychologist. Pediatricians are

nice day!” A few days later, my husband actually went to the city and spoke to Ms. Goldberg. Essentially told the same thing. It is reassuring someone else is as unhappy as we are about the inequity of another’s decision to spend our money on something we don’t want. We are hoping there will be enough pushback and the contract can be adjusted to be more equitable and we’ll have a choice once again for our Republic Services trash collection. Thanks to anyone else who might endorse our and Mr. Klein’s point of view. Perhaps together we can regain equity in paying for what we actually use. Mike and Glenda Jackson Sammamish

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After the story of the impending closure of The Issaquah Press was published online, readers left comments on the Sammamish Review Facebook page. Here is a selection of excerpts. Wow, so sorry to hear this. The Sammamish Review was excellent. Patrick Husting via Facebook That’s so incredibly heartbreaking. Our small town newspaper and it’s reporters will be so missed. Diana Rison Smith via Facebook Just another sad, pitiful way

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that our once great and wonderful little All American town has gone down the toilet. Sad day indeed. Joey Filippi via Facebook Such an important part of the community. Helps knit communities together and create local connection. Over 100 years of service to our community. Thank you! Patti Sheehan via Facebook The last small town icon that keeps our community a community. Very sad. I’ve known you for 23 short years. Print news is real news. Karen Colliton O’Meara via Facebook

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Dylan Faaland,11, (left) and her mom, Elizabeth Faaland (center) and friend Rylee Lenz (right), 11, listen to speakers during a rally for the Womxn’s March on Seattle. About 1,000 women from Sammamish, Issaquah and Bellevue traveled together to Seattle Jan. 20 to participate in the march and show solidarity with people who feel threatened by the new administration.

Womxn’s March draws local participants

BY LIZZ GIORDANO lgiordano@ sammamishreview.com

The buses weren’t scheduled to leave for another hour, but by 7:30 a.m. the day after the presidential inauguration, a large crowd had begun to gather at the South Sammamish Park and Ride. Six buses were scheduled to leave Sammamish, joining 13 more from Bellevue and Issaquah, transporting almost 1,000 local residents to the Womxn’s March on Seattle. Estimates for the historic crowd, which at times stretched three miles from Seattle’s Central District to the Seattle Center, ranged from 100,000 to 140,000. “When you have so many others standing up with you,” said Sarah Hussein Kimsey, a cofounder of Plateaupians for Peace, “you aren’t so afraid to speak your mind.” Kimsey and her group had organized the

army of buses that would descend on Judkins Park. “People who are privileged need to stand up for people who don’t have that kind of privilege,” she said. Originally, Kimsey and Elizabeth Faaland, also a co-founder of Plateaupians for Peace, were planning a march in Sammamish in conjunction with the national Women’s March on Washington. “Something was happening in our world and we needed a place to gather,” Faaland said. “We planned a march in Sammamish to show fellow residents they didn’t have to leave Sammamish to be part of something big.” As inauguration day grew closer, support for women’s marches across the country and locally spread through social media. After group members expressed an interest in attending the larger Seattle march, Faaland and Kimsey canceled their

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Tiffany LeMonte, pictured with her three daughters, felt it was important for her three daughters to march alongside her to show solidarity and ‘see other women and men speaking out and standing up for our rights.’

local plans and chartered a bus. They worried they would end up with too many unfilled seats, but instead of calling the bus company to downsize their order, as the march grew closer Faaland had to rent more buses. She made that call several more times to expand the fleet as demand multiplied. “It feels good to offer what I feel passionate about and share it with others,” Faaland said. On the bus to the

march, Tiffany LaMonte sat with her three daughters and husband, all wearing matching pink “pussy hats.” They were marching in solidarity with those who feel threatened by the new administration and in opposition to the new president’s views on women. “I want my daughters to know no one should talk to them about their bodies like that. It’s disrespectful and demeaning,” LaMonte said. “I’ve never felt compelled to march until now.”

Many on the bus were attending their first protest, including Kimsey, who has done other organizing and advocacy work but had never taken to the streets. “I’ve never marched before, but after the election I felt I needed to stand up visibly and publicly for my marginalized neighbors,” Kimsey said. Once arriving in Seattle, the Eastside women and men joined thousands of Washingtonians holding signs reading “I will not go silently back to the 1950s,” “Girls just wanna have FUNdamental rights” and “Make America Think Again.” They marched out of the park with Maya Angelou’s words as a rallying cry: “And still I rise.” “It’s been electrifying,” Kimsey said after reaching the Space Needle at the end of the route. “There was such a huge energy. There were so many people here for different reasons. But I think we are

all coming from the same place — inclusiveness.” Faaland, who has been participating in marches for years, said, “I’m here because fairness and civil rights have always been a big deal for me.” LeMonte felt it was important for her three daughters to march alongside her. “I’m here because I am a woman and I have three daughters, and they’re women,” she said. “Our president uses language that demeans women and wants to take away the right to control their bodies. I want them to be here to see other women and men speaking out and standing up for our rights.” “I’m hear here because I am angry at what our current president has done to our nation,” said Grace LeMonte, the 16-year-old daughter of Tiffany LeMonte. “Instead of being apathetic and complaining on Facebook, I’m here to do something about it.”

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

THE BEAT

By students, for students

HUMANS OF SAMMAMISH

TYLER ZANGAGLIA By Shavi Sikaria Eastlake High School Tyler Zangaglia is a junior at Eastlake High School. He leads the Sammamish Nourishing Network, is part of the Lake Washington School District Anti-Bullying Committee, participated in a filmcompetition about anti-drugs with the Issaquah School District, and so much more. He started a nonprofit called the Hope Festival. The Hope Festival’s primary feature is an annual event, which up to 1,500 low-income people from around the Eastside attend to get necessities of life. Tyler’s goal is to have them walk away knowing that they are cared for and appreciated. Through the Hope Festival Organization, Tyler has adopted IssaquahPine Lake Road, started Hope in Motion (an initiative to promote youth volunteering and activism), and this year he held the first-ever Creating a Happier Sammamish event to raise money for the Hope Festival. It was very successful and he raised $800, which will go towards bettering his charitable organization. Tyler said that through his journey of service, he made many friends across a broad spectrum of people of different, ages, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds, and he would never have expected he would make such wonderfully diverse connections at the beginning of high-school. These lasting connections, he says, are the most rewarding part of making a difference in someone’s life.

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A major development in 2016 for the Issaquah School District was the opening of the new Issaquah Middle School campus, a spacious well-designed facility for the next generation of students. By Isobel Taylor | Issaquah High School

Here’s what’s coming to Sammamish in 2017 By Shavi Sikaria Eastlake High School Margaret Mead, the namesake of one of Sammamish’s phenomenal elementary schools, once said that you should “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” I think she is spot-on about change, but in Sammamish it is because of a large group of thoughtful and committed citizens that so many consequential changes are coming to us in 2017. Thanks to our passionate administrative figures, nonprofit groups, volunteers and companies, we have a continually improving city to live in and reap benefits from. In 2017, we are looking forward to the arrival of Plateau 120, The Village at Sammamish, and the Ichijo property. The Village at Sammamish is where the Metropolitan Market is being constructed and it will be the first commercial space to open in the Town Center in February. Above it will be T-Mobile, Jersey Mike’s and Chipotle. The Ichijo property is being constructed on 228th and they are

constructing 75 units that will feature homes, 13 live/work units, courtyards and parks. Plateau 120 will feature 92 apartments. Residents will have access to several amenities including the roof deck, amenity lounges and a bike room. A substantial green roof, pervious paving at surface parking areas and a rainwater cistern for irrigation are some of the sustainable features currently programmed for the building. The city will also be working on plans such as the Urban Forestry Management Plan, Transportation Master Plan, PRO Plan, Non-Motorized Plan and the Basin Plans. The Urban Forestry Plan’s objective is to ensure that the City of Sammamish has an accurate and complete picture of its urban forest (both on private and public lands — like parks). The Transportation Master Plan is being utilized to find out where the needs are for road improvement projects, prioritize them and to define potential costs for those improvements with a multi-modal perspective. PRO plan stands for Parks, Recreation, Open Space plan and this plan will help the city to map out its future in those areas. Parks might include athletic fields, or a trail system, playgrounds and more.

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TEEN TALK

Eastlake High: A year in review By Carson Guy Eastlake High School 2016 has been quite the year for Eastlake and the community at large. From many of our favorite individuals passing on, to this year’s all too well-known election, it is evident that 2016 is a year for the history books. However, while this year has mostly impacted the global community, Eastlake

has gone through the natural changes as well. From our abundant success in sports with upcoming tryouts for baseball, soccer, golf, tennis, and track and field to our academic geniuses excelling in their respective interests, with one national merit semifinalist and nine national merits commended. Eastlake forever moves forward. We have lost a few treasured individuals along the way who

will not be forgotten by those who now carry their pain, however strong, but whom will continually contribute to the unity and community of this great school. For if the wolf is strong, the pack is strong. Now as the cold snap breaks, spring sports picking up, and spring being around the corner, we all must look to the future as Eastlake will continue its journey to becoming the best school it can be.

Eastside Catholic: A year in review By Owen Bernstein Eastside Catholic High School In 2016, the Eastside Catholic community has excelled athletically, reached new heights academically, created magnificent art and song, and reached out to others through community service. Boys lacrosse played for the state championship and girls lacrosse won the championship with a perfect season. Cheer won their first state title and the football team made the semifinal game after winning metros. Several swimmers went to state and baseball won the metro

tournament. Cross country sent multiple runners to States and the wrestling team were academic state champions. Girls and Boys basketball both had great seasons and Boys Ultimate Frisbee lost only one game in their first-ever season. Debate team members reached nationals and DECA had numerous state qualifiers and international competitors. Robotics had a successful year and Mock trial made states. The school musical, Les Miserables, was a hit and so was Gimmickery – An Evening of One-Acts. Choir won a competition in Disneyland. Marching Band

In the fall of 1997, Skyline High School had its very first day of school. Now, 20 years later, over 2,000 students walked in for Skyline’s 20th first day of school. Twenty years marked a big celebration at Skyline with a spirited assembly, a new football stadium and looking back on all that the school has accomplished. This is reflected in the 2016-17 ASB motto, “Build Our Legacy.” In

the past 20 years, Skyline has won the state title in football seven times. The school has implemented the rigorous IB program and established numerous clubs that allow students to get more involved in areas they are interested in, such as math and community service. However, looking back isn’t all that Skyline has been doing this year. The girls swim and dive team won state for the second year in a row. The theater department put on “Macbeth” which sold out one of their performances.

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TARUSHI VERMA

Junior

“My new year’s resolution is to spend less time on my phone watching other people reach their goals and instead be more present, Physically talk to the people around me, be more self-aware, and be more driven towards meeting my own goals.”

Sophomore

took first place in the “Single A” division at the Bands of America Northwest Regional Championship. Eastside Catholic held its annual Giving Tree event at Christmas and ran a Toys for Tots and canned food drives. Several students went abroad to serve international communities. We said goodbye to the graduating class of 2016 students and hello to the class of 2020. We have much to look back upon, but even more to hope for in the coming year. Together we prepare for a new year of challenges and await the success and triumphs that will surely follow.

“My new year’s resolution is to have better time management.”

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JASON MEDEIROS Sophomore

“My New Year’s resolution is to be more organized.”

BAILEY REED Senior

“My New Year’s resolution is to not wait to do homework at the last minute and to study more.”

Eastlake Spartans continue to work harder and bring in numerous awards and honors for the school. Although this year may not feel different compared to other school years, the 20th year anniversary serves as a reminder to the community of the ways Skyline has progressed as well as how Sammamish has grown and developed. Skyline continues to dominate in athletics and academics. If in 20 years, Skyline has accomplished this much the future is looking bright.

WHAT IS YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION?

JENNA JEFFRIES

Skyline celebrates 20 years in 2016 By Emma Lapinsky Skyline High School

An Eastlake High School Teen Talk was not submitted this month.

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Mountains to Sound Greenway Tree Potting, all ages, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lake 11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Friday, Jan. 20 Sammamish State Park, Front St. N., 391-1424 register at mtsgreenway.org/ Story Times: toddlers ages Village Theatre presents volunteer/Nursery 2-3, 10-10:45 a.m.; young “The 39 Steps,” 8 p.m., Hebrew Story Time, ages toddlers ages 12-24 months, Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 3 and older, 10-10:30 a.m., 11:15-11:45 a.m., Sammamish Front St. N., tickets are $35Sammamish Library, 825 Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, $70, 392-2202 or bit.ly/2ieqcc0 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 392-3130 Eastside Fire and Rescue Mommy and Me: Tot Saturday, Jan. 28 hosts a Car Seat Checks Shabbat, ages 6 months to 3 at Eastside Baby Corner, Blast from the Past years, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 24121 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1575 NW ½ and half marathon, SE Black Nugget Road, free, Maple Street, suggested learn more at chabadissaquah. check in starts at 8 a.m., half donation of $10 per seat marathon starts at 10 a.m., ½ com/Tot-Shabbat, register at checked, registration is half marathon starts at 10:30 nsfarkash@gmail.com required at bit.ly/2k5qm1Z Teddy Bear Picnic, for ages a.m., Taylor Mountain, 18808 Trail Work at Beaver Lake 276th Place NE, register at bit. 2 ½ to 6, noon to 1:15 p.m., Preserve, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., ly/2jCITpY Sammamish Community all ages, 1400 W. Beaver Lake Peak & 1/2 Hike, 8:30 a.m. YMCA, $15 for members/$25 Drive SE, youth under 18 moderate, 10 miles, 2,400-ft. for non members, register at download Youth Waiver at bit. gain, meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. bit.ly/2iGBgzb ly/2k8ePmA S., 270-3322 The Beat Project, 7:30Tea Discovery, 10-11:30 LAURA F.FINAL.SR-SV.CMYK.PDF 0123 LAM 04.18370.THU.0126.2X5.LAM

‘The 39 Steps’ to a great comedy

BY MARK KITAOKA | Village Theatre

The cast of Village Theatre’s ‘The 39 Steps’ pantomiming an escape and chase from a train in motion are (from left) Aaron Lamb as fugitive Richard Hanny, Chris Ensweiler and Orion Bradshaw as the authorities and Emily Cawley as Pamela. a.m., Experience Tea, 195 Front St. N., $25, experiencetea.com Specialty Classes: Kids Create, ages 3-13, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Sammamish Community YMCA, $15 for members/$25 for non members, register at bit.ly/2iGxN3G Village Theatre presents “The 39 Steps,” 2 and 8 p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35$70, 392-2202 or bit.ly/2ieqcc0 Meditation: Unlock the Power Within You, for adults and seniors, 2-3:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Parents Night Out: Pajamas and Pancakes, for ages 3-12, 5-9 p.m., Sammamish Community YMCA, $25 for members/$35 for non members, register at bit.ly/2iOXBFK Copastetic, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 The Daily Flash, ages 21 and older, 8-11 p.m., $5 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., 392-5550

Sunday, Jan. 29 Big View Hike, 9 a.m., moderate, 7 miles, 1,300-ft. gain, meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 652-2753 Village Theatre presents “The 39 Step,” 2 and 7 p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$70, 392-2202 or bit. ly/2ieqcc0 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

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Rattlesnake Ledge Hike, 9 a.m., moderate, 4 miles, 1,160-ft. gain, meet at the Snoqualmie Ridge Starbucks, 7730 Center Blvd. SE, 8947790 Figure Drawing: Poses, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., learn more at figuredrawing@ arteast.org Beginning English as a Second Language Class,

for adults, 10:30-12:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring help for teens, 2:30-6 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

Tuesday, Jan. 31 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 Play & Learn: Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring help for teens, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Artists’ Opening Reception, 6-8 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. SE, free Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Youth Writing Club, for teens, 7-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

Wednesday, Feb. 1 Rockin’ Readers: Growing readers through music and movement, ages 2-3, 10-10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Listening Mothers, for new mothers and their babies ages newborn to 6 months, noon to 2 p.m., Wednesdays through March 22, $195, register at bit.ly/2jDcMGC artEAST Studio Group, members only ages 18 and older, four Wednesday sessions 12:30-3 p.m., $60, register at bit.ly/2k7RTEc Youth Painting February, ages 8-12, 4-5:30 p.m., arteast. org/events/calendar Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring

help for teens, 1-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Double Play with John and Rick, 6-9 p.m., Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., 392-5550 BH-Dorothy Bonneau Exhibit reception, 6-8 p.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 Park Dr. NE Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Parks Commission meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. SE Talk Time Class, for adults, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Village Theatre presents “The 39 Steps,” 7:30 p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35$70, 392-2202 or bit.ly/2ieqcc0

Thursday, Feb. 2 Intermediate English as a Second Language Class, for adults, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Colored Pencil For Adults, noon to 1:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front. St. N. Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring help for teens, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Colored Pencil For Teens, 4:30-6 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front. St. N. Friends of Sammamish Library Monthly Meeting, for adults, 6-7:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Cemetery Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Issaquah Trails Center, 110 SE Bush St. Preschool Pajama Story Time, ages 3-6, 6:30-7:15 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Planning Commission meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. SE Village Theatre presents “The 39 Steps,” 7:30 p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35$70, 392-2202 or bit.ly/2ieqcc0

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Police blotter Driving without a title At 2:55 p.m. Jan. 6, a motorist was pulled over for a defective center brake light in on Southeast FallCity Road. The driver stated he had bought the pickup truck a couple months ago and had not transferred the title yet. The driver was subsequently arrested for failure to transfer a title within 45 days. GREG FARRAR | gfarrar@sammamishreview.com

Gov. Jay Inslee reads from ‘Bears in the Boat,’ a children’s book he and his wife Trudi wrote and illustrated, to Amanda Gifford’s first-grade class at Grand Ridge Elementary. Inslee visited the Highlands school Jan. 20 to learn about and see in action Social Emotional Learning, a newly adopted initiative by Issaquah School District administrators and staff. The program aims to teach students how to understand and manage emotions, achieve positive goals, show empathy for others and establish positive relationships.

Sammamish students qualify for state Reflections Both Lake Washington and Issaquah school districts honored state qualifiers for the 2016-17 Reflections competition earlier this month. This year’s theme was “What is Your Story?” The state qualifiers will be judged at the 104th Annual Convention April 28-30. The following students from local schools are state qualifiers: Elementary n Margaret Mead — Sierra Hanson (choreography), Annie Astle (photography) n Elizabeth Blackwell — Maximilian James (music composition), Jack Alcorn (visual arts), Daniel Martinez Otto (visual arts) n Samantha Smith — Di Mao (visual arts), Pramiti Dubey (visual arts), Ajay Rajarathinam (literature), Ajay

Raghavan (literature) n Challenger — Maya Krishnan (visual arts) and Joanna Turner (dance) n Creekside — Martin Soukal (visual arts), Jiya Teli (visual arts) and Grace Walker (literature) n Discovery — Zoe Cole (literature), Jovin Desai (visual arts), and Cloe Manningsmith (photography) n Endeavour — Zixi Nan (film), Charlotte Park (visual arts), Clara Park (visual arts) and Khushi Patel (photography) n Grand Ridge — Katherine Farr (dance) Middle school n Inglewood — Ananya Ahuja (choreography), Andrew Zhang (music composition), Cheyna Kiakona (photography), Scotia Ouellette (visual arts), Stephanie Siying Li (visual arts), Sarah Sixuan Li (visual arts), Jessica Kusardi (visual arts), Natalie Bullock (visual arts) n Renaissance —

Rainey Nelson (photography), Camille Brennan (literature), Jade Nelson (literature), Maya Rehman (literature) n Beaver Lake — Lalita Ratana (dance) n Pacific Cascade — Olivia Fu (visual arts), William Johnson (music), Anika Kumar (music), Genevieve McMillin (literature) and Taylor Wang (visual arts) n Pine Lake — Adelaide Hong (literature), Hana O’Connor (photography) and Mya Schlepp (dance) High school n Eastlake — Jacob Monahan (photography), Maggie VanNortwick (photography), Mel Truong (visual arts), Jillian Jackson (literature), Tasha Hall (literature) n Skyline — Kelly Cho (visual arts), Julia Hong (literature), Ishira Parikh (visual arts), Kaley Romero (music) and Claire Thomason (literature)

Driving without a license

At 9:34 p.m. Jan. 13, during a routine traffic stop in the 24700 block of Southeast Issaquah-Fall City Road, the driver was subsequently arrested for driving on a suspended license and for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. In addition, the illegal drug paraphernalia was discovered in the car.

Car prowls

Vandalism

n At 11:20 p.m. Jan. 8, a city Parks Department employee reported discovering someone had spray painted graffiti on the exterior of the restrooms and utility box at the Beaver Lake Ball Fields at 2526 24th Ave. SE. n A window was found broken at 6:04 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Boys and Girls Club at 825 228th Ave. NE.

porch in the 4000 block of 255th Place Southeast.

Shoplifting

n At 11:06 a.m. Jan. 10 someone stole alcohol and paper products from the Safeway at 630 228th Ave. NE and drove away in a white Buick. n At 3:05 p.m. Jan. 11, an Eastlake High School student was caught attempting to steal food from the Safeway at 630 228th Ave. NE. Store management did not Drug paraphernalia want to with prosecution found and trespassed the juveAt 3:30 p.m. Jan. 9 a nile from the location. Sammamish mainteJaywalker arrested nance crew found propAt 4:01 p.m. Jan. 10, a erty in a trash can on the Illahee Trail in the 23500 suspect being ticketed block of Southeast Eighth for a pedestrian violation in the 2600 block of Street. The property East Lake Sammamish included drug parapherParkway Southeast was nalia and syringes. subsequently arrested on Attempted pallet an outstanding warrant.

theft

At 9:23 p.m. Jan. 9, the manager of the Pine Lake QFC at 2902 228th Ave. SE caught two male suspects attempting to steal some of the store’s pallets. After getting caught, they put the pallets back and drove off in a white van.

Wallet found

At 2:40 p.m. Jan. 12, a wallet was found at a bus stop at City Hall at 801 228th Ave. SE. The wallet belonged to a high school student who was contacted and retrieved the wallet.

n Sometime overnight on Jan. 8, someone entered an unlocked vehicle in its parking stall at the Boulder Creek Condos in the 4400 block DUI suspect also of Pine lake Road and Porch pirates strike had stolen mail stole unspecified items. n A box delivered by At 3:08 a.m. Jan. 13, a n Sometime before Amazon to a porch in the motorist was pulled over 2 p.m. Jan. 10, someone smashed through the rear 2800 block of 233rd Place for running a red light in Northeast was reported the 3500 block of 228th driver side window of a stolen at 9:36 a.m. Jan. 10. Avenue Southeast. The vehicle at Beaver Lake n At 8:45 p.m. Jan. 11, officer suspected the drivPark in the 2500 block of delivered package was er was under the influ244th Avenue Southeast SCOTT a Z.FINAL.SR.CMYK.PDF 0123 LAM reported stolen from the ence of drugs. The officer and stole a purse. 04.18464.THU.0126.3X5.LAM

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Mitchell sparks Skyline girls’rally past Issaquah BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@ sammamishreview.com

Stacie Erfle and Jackie Bykonen are best friends and former high-school teammates, so there aren’t many secrets when their basketball teams take the floor against each other. Erfle and her Skyline Spartans thought they’d be in for a tough game Jan. 20 at Issaquah and they were right. Bykonen’s Eagles dominated the first half and took a 15-point lead to the halftime break. “I don’t really know who we were in that first half,” Erfle remarked. The final 16 minutes was a different story. Skyline willed its way back into contention with a swarming defensive effort, got clutch shots from stars Jade Loville and Julia Mitchell, and walked out of Issaquah’s

gym with a 62-54 victory in Class 4A KingCo Conference girls action. Skyline (10-4 overall, 7-3 KingCo) stayed in contention for a secondplace finish and an allimportant first-round bye to the KingCo tournament. The Spartans completed a season sweep of their district rivals, outscoring the Eagles 41-18 in the second half. Skyline won by 18 points when the teams faced each other last month, but Erfle didn’t expect another cakewalk. “I’ve told the girls all week, ‘This is a different team than the first time we played them,’” Erfle said. “(Bykonen) has worked so hard to implement things that fit with the personnel that she has. And it’s obviously paying off because they’re beating some really good teams and giving us SEE GIRLS, PAGE 11

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Skyline senior guard Kailey Kassuba (21) snags a defensive rebound while teammate Julia Mitchell looks on as Issaquah junior forward Paige Wilson (22) gets only one hand on the ball during the second quarter of their Jan. 20 basketball game.

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Skyline senior point guard Kellan Przybylski (3) sinks three of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter while Issaquah senior forward Tanner Davis (0) defends during their Jan. 20 basketball game in the Eagles’ gym.

Przybylski lights up Issaquah as Skyline earns rivalry win BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@ sammamishreview.com

As the Issaquah High School gymnasium emptied and Kellan Przybylski prepared to head home after a scintillating performance, his teammates’ catcalls – “Kellan can’t shoot!” – echoed off the walls. The Skyline senior guard definitely can shoot, something every Class 4A KingCo Conference boys basketball team knew before a Jan. 20 game at Issaquah. Przybylski erupted for a game-high 29 points, going 8 for 12 from 3-point range, as Skyline held off a late rally to beat the Eagles, 66-63, in a key game for playoff positioning. He wasn’t about to brag, though, even after tying the single-game school record for 3-pointers for a second time and falling just shy of his season high in points (30 in a Dec. 2 game against Shorecrest). “I felt pretty good in warmups going into the game,” Przybylski said.

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Skyline junior wing Ashish Manda (23) and Issaquah senior guard Jack Hinchcliffe (22) scramble for a loose ball during the first quarter.

“But guys just set good screens. I got open a few times early, kind of got going, so I felt good for the rest of the game.” Skyline coach Joe Fithian said his star senior had a similar performance when Skyline and Issaquah met in December. Przybylski had five 3s and 23 points in a 13-point win for the Spartans. In order for Skyline to

maximize his effectiveness, Przybylski and his teammates have had to find new ways to create open shots. Opponents have tried double-teams and box-and-one defenses, with mixed results. He averages 17.5 points per game and shoots 39 percent from beyond the arc. “We’ve put in a couple different wrinkles in the offense to get him open,” Fithian said. “He has

responded well. What has really been nice is Ben (Smith) being able to attack the defense and kick out to him.” The Spartans (10-4 overall, 7-3 KingCo) swept the season series from Issaquah (9-7, 6-4) and essentially moved two games ahead of the Eagles for the No. 2 seed to the KingCo tournament. SEE BOYS, PAGE 11

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Skyline junior guard Jade Loville bats the ball out of bounds as Issaquah sophomore guard Lucy Stewart (10) tries to take a shot during the first quarter.

scoreless for nearly five minutes and cutting the lead to 43-37 with eight minutes left. The Spartans kept forcing turnovers in the fourth quarter and eventually grabbed a onepoint lead at the 5:14 mark on two Mitchell free throws.

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Mitchell drew a fifth foul on Stewart in the final minute, then hit two more free throws for a four-point lead. Issaquah didn’t score again and Skyline rarely missed from the charity stripe, finishing the night 27 of 34 (79 percent) there.

more rugged style early, with Skyline emerging from the first quarter with a 13-9 lead. Issaquah took a brief lead in the second quarter when point guard Bijon Sidhu scored nine of his 12 points, but Skyline responded for a 31-29 edge at halftime. The Spartans slowly built the lead in the third quarter as 6-foot-5 junior Freddy Jarvis chipped in six points, something that

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didn’t escape Fithian’s attention. “I was very disappointed in the first half … with the block-outs and the rebounding,” the coach said. “I went through all three of my posts trying to get someone who was going to step up and box out. That’s really out of character for us.” “Tanner (Davis) and Brent (Wilson) are big dudes – they’re tough

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to box out,” Przybylski added. “But I thought we battled and did our best job of trying to keep them off the glass.” Issaquah, which slipped into third place, will try to rebound this week against Mount Si and Eastlake. Davis said the team’s confidence is a bit shaken because the program isn’t getting the same results of recent years. “Clearly, I get a little frus-

trated out there at times because I’m used to other stuff, used to different types of players,” he said, “but I’ve got realize that this is a different team, different system, different coaches.” Davis also seemed willing to accept more of the burden. “It just comes back to trust and I need to start doing a better job trusting my teammates a little more,” he said.

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scoreless in the first quarter. “We pretty much just had to focus on putting all of our energy out there,” Mitchell said of her team’s halftime message. “(Issaquah) wanted it more in the first half, so we just had to come out and show that we wanted that win. “I just thought, since we were down by so much, that I needed to focus on making my shots,” she added. “I looked at what the defense was doing to see what was open.” Erfle praised Issaquah’s first-half performance, despite Skyline’s best efforts to rattle the Eagles with full-court pressure. “They just executed very well and they got the best of us in that first half,” she said. “I think our press, we just weren’t being successful with it. They knew the gaps and they were disciplined, knew where they needed to be.” Issaquah’s playoff hopes may rest on the Feb. 3 season finale at Newport and Van Halm thinks her team gained confidence from its last three games. “It just proves to us that we can play with any team in this league,” she said. “We already believed that, but it’s just a nice reassurance.”

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Stewart led the Eagles with 19 points and freshman center Katie MacNary chipped in 10. Mitchell was emblematic of Skyline’s turnaround. The junior guard had two points at the break but finished with 21. Loville had a game-high 22 despite going

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a run for our money.” Issaquah (7-9, 2-8) stormed out of the gates, quickly building a double-digit lead through the play of Lucy Stewart. The sophomore guard scored 14 points in the first half as Issaquah led 15-5 after one quarter, then went on a 12-2 run to close the half after Skyline had trimmed its deficit to five. “Lucy always brings 100 percent – she wants to win more than anyone,” said Issaquah junior forward Mariah Van Halm. “Tonight, things were falling for her and she was feeding off her makes.” The Eagles could’ve moved into sole possession of the sixth and final playoff spot with a win, but remains tied with Newport with four games left. They’re a confident group, having beaten Newport and Inglemoor in their two previous outings. “The last three games, we’ve been coming out with a lot of energy and focus,” said Van Halm, who scored nine points. But Skyline sucked away much of the momentum in the third quarter, holding Issaquah

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TO OUR VALUED READERS AND ADVERTISERS On February 24, 2017, the Issaquah Press Group will cease all operations. We will publish our final editions of The Issaquah Press and the Sammamish Review on Thursday, February 23, 2017. We will publish our last edition of the Newcastle News on February 3, 2017 and our last edition of the SnoValley Star on February 24, 2017. After serving our community since 1900, coming to this decision has not been easy. Over the past 15 months, IPG employees in the newsroom, sales department and operations have all worked determinedly to realign our organization so that we could find an economically viable path forward. Our newsroom reimagined how we covered our community, digging deep into stories such as the contamination of Issaquah’s aquifer. Their work led to volunteer subscriber growth during the first half of the year, as well as significant pageview growth on our websites. Based on local advertiser input, our sales department introduced a number of new products for advertisers, including new digital tools and new events meant to help local businesses reach new customers. While we saw an uptick in revenue from local businesses, it wasn’t enough to offset losses from some major/national clients. Regrettably, even with deep expense cuts, the above wasn’t enough to overcome revenue losses that began over six years ago. After several months of exploring different paths for a sustainable future, we came to this difficult conclusion. In a year where we’ve seen the spread of fake and inaccurate news, it’s important to remember that much of the truthful news you read online or watch on TV began at a local newspaper with a trained and dedicated journalist. Smart, accurate reporting isn’t free. For that reason, I encourage you to help support community journalism by subscribing to The Seattle Times. It has been our honor and privilege to serve you and this wonderful community for so many years. Charles Horton General Manager, The Issaquah Press Group

hopes of turning around the company financially, but, even with deep expense cuts, it “wasn’t enough to overcome revenue losses that began over six years ago.” The Issaquah Press was founded on Jan. 1, 1900, and published its first edition Jan. 18, 1900. It is the oldest newspaper on the Eastside and is Issaquah’s oldest continuously operating business. It has published more than 6,000 editions over the past 117 years. The Newcastle News was established in 1999 and the SnoValley Star first published in 2008. All four newspapers are distributed free and have a combined circulation of more than 45,000. The umbrella website for the newspapers, theeastside. news, experienced record traffic in October 2016, and the newsroom won a combined 18 journalism awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association that same month. Horton urged readers of the four newspapers “to

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help support community journalism by subscribing to The Seattle Times.” Earlier this month, the Times reported that 23 people, through buyouts and possible layoffs, are expected to leave its newsroom, which is the largest in Washington. Horton said voluntary subscribers to the Issaquah Press Group’s newspapers will receive a letter in the next few days detailing their options. In its heyday, the Sammamish Review frequently boasted 52-page editions and dozens of advertisements in every

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issue. Readers went online to mourn the news of the Review’s demise. “The last small-town icon that keeps our community a community,” Karen Colliton O’Meara wrote on Facebook. “Very sad. I’ve known you for 23 short years. Print news is real news.” Another reader, Diana Rison Smith, expressed similar sentiments. “That’s so incredibly heartbreaking,” Rison Smith wrote on Facebook. “Our small-town newspaper and its reporters will be so missed. is also available for families. Half-day students can ride the bus in the morning, but the district does not provide mid-day transportation home. To register, new students must turn 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2017. Parent identification, immunization records and proof of birth date are required, along with a utility bill and one of the following: home purchase papers or property tax statement, lease/rental agreement or notarized verification of proof of residence. Packets should be completed and returned by March 10. Find specific registration dates for each school at issaquah.wednet.edu/district/Kregistration2017.