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asked the table at their retreat, which included all the council City Council members have members as well as the heads of thrown around the term “comeach city department. munity aquatic center” extensiveCurley asked whether the city ly in recent years and earmarked was jumping the gun by earmark$6.3 million in the next two years ing millions for the project withas a down payment for the faciliout knowing if what they were ty – by far the largest outlay of building was addressing an capital dollars in the 2011 budget. unfilled need in the community. At their Feb. 4 retreat at He launched into a metaphor, Suncadia Resort, the council diswondering if Sammamish was cussed what exactly could be “the ugly gal who picks up a included in bridal magasuch a build“Why are we doing this?” zine while geting, how they ting her teeth – John Curley, might pay for it cleaned – she Councilman – and whether has her dress they were picked out but duplicating serno church and vices already offered by private no suitor.” businesses. Parks Director Jessi About $200,000 of the funds Richardson and others on the will be used for a feasibility study council that had spent hours for the project that will include touring city-run community and focus groups to gather citizen aquatic centers around the state input, market analysis, potential and country pointed to the sites and examples of different results of a telephone survey of designs along with estimated 400 residents earlier in the year. costs. The council is slated to It found that 37 percent of approve the selection of a consul- respondents rated their likelitant to carry out the study on hood of using an aquatic center Feb. 15. Councilman John Curley See CENTER, Page 6
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Dressed in traditional Chinese garb and carrying an umbrella, Jing Wu, of Issaquah, performs with a group in a southern Chinese dance Feb. 5 during the Chinese culture event at Sammamish City Hall. For more about the art exhibit, see Page 10.
City employees get fit, save tax dollars By Caleb Heeringa
City employees playing hopscotch at lunch may end up saving taxpayer money. What started out in 2009 as an informal group of employees that would gather for lunchtime walks morphed in 2010 into the CREW (Committed to Reinforcing Employee Wellness) committee, which organizes vari-
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ous health-related events designed to keep employees active and healthy. If the committee meets a handful of standards set forth by the Association of Washington Cities through their WellCity award in 2011, the city will get a 2 percent discount on the amount it pays for employee health insurance – a savings of as much as $14,000.
Events have included a weekly “Walking Wednesday” event, where employees spend a portion of their lunches on a walk, yoga workshops before or after work, meditation classes and, last July, a 15-minute “recess” event featuring jumping rope and hopscotch.
With Eastside Fire and Rescue’s expiration date of 2014 looming, representatives from around the area are meeting monthly to discuss the possibility of a new taxing authority to fund fire service. If such an entity is created, homeowners could see their tax bills go up. So far, Sammamish says they’re not interested. “We’ve chosen not to be a part of it because they couldn’t answer the question of how it would benefit Sammamish,” said Mayor Don Gerend. “If they give us some compelling arguments for how it might be a benefit to Sammamish taxpayers we might want to be a part.” The regional fire authority meetings have included representatives from Issaquah, North Bend, Fall City, Duvall, Snoqualmie Pass and Fire Districts 10 and 38. Sammamish has sent Administrative Services Director Mike Sauerwein to watch as an observer, but Gerend and Deputy Mayor Tom Odell, Sammamish’s two representatives on the EFR board, have not attended. The council also passed an official resolution in 2009 reaffirming its opposition to an independent taxing district. A regional fire authority would essentially move the cost of fire service from a lump payment from the city’s general fund (about 17 percent of which is spent on fire service) directly to
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the property tax bill of residents, similar to the days before the city incorporated. Exactly how much that new authority would charge remains to be seen. Ron Pedee, chairman of the EFR board and representative of District 38, said the RFA could make decisions on fire service simpler and more efficient than EFR’s current model. If the agency needed more revenue for a fire station or other capital expense, it could make its case directly to voters rather than having to go through multiple city councils and fire district boards. “(An RFA) would be able to act more quickly in terms of issues that arise that need government decisions,” Pedee said. “As it’s own legal entity, (an RFA) can go to the voters and say, ‘We’re strapped.’” Pedee pointed to an upcoming
Estimated cost of fire service per $1,000 of assessed value for Eastside Fire and Rescue partners in 2010. ◆ Sammamish: 68 cents ◆ North Bend: $1.04 ◆ Issaquah: 83 cents ◆ Fire District 10: $1 plus a fire benefit charge depending on the building ◆ Fire District 38: $1.23 bond measure in North Bend for a new fire station. He said the agency has known since 2001 that the building was in dire need of repair and couldn’t withstand another earthquake comparable to the 2001 Nisqually quake. He said it’s taken close to a decade for North Bend and District 38 representatives to agree on the size of a bond measure and best time to present it to voters. Though Sammamish has found itself in some contentious battles over EFR’s budget in
recent years, Sammamish City Manager Ben Yazici said it’s a matter of, “if it ain’t broke, why fix it?” “What problem are we trying to solve here?” Yazici asked. “If it’s just a matter of trying to get more revenue, why stop there? How about (an independent taxing district) for police service? How about public works?” Indeed, Sammamish residents are currently getting a great deal for fire service, comparatively speaking. The city will pay EFR about $5.66 million in 2011; if that total were spread across the assessed value in the city and billed to residents’ property tax bills, the average resident would be paying about 68 cents per $1,000 of property value. The average Issaquah resident pays 83 cents and residents in rural areas of District 38 pay about $1.23. By law, the RFA would have to charge the same amount of property taxes across its boundaries, which would likely mean a higher tax rate for Sammamish. A cor-
Other options If Sammamish isn’t a part of a proposed regional fire authority, the city has several options for fire service: ◆ Sammamish could create its own fire service agreement with neighbors that more closely match the city’s assessed value and types of homes, such as Redmond or Kirkland. This could either be its own independent RFA or some sort of inter-local agreement similar to EFR. ◆ The city could contract with the agency formed by the new RFA. This may allow them to lock in the price of service for several years, though the city might have to give up representation on the agency’s board of directors and it long-term decisions. ◆ Sammamish could form its own fire department. Sammamish technically owns its fire stations and most of the trucks and equipment inside it, though setting up a new agency would likely mean additional money for administrators to run the agency. responding increase in services is unlikely. “The question has been asked whether there’s a system that allows individual partners to pay in at a different rate per thousand – one does exist, it’s called EFR,” Gerend said. “It’s a great model; why are we fiddling with it?” It remains to be seen exactly what the tax rate for the RFA would be, but Pedee and former Issaquah City Councilman Joe
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Forkner, who is representing the city in discussions, said the funding model could also include a type of user fee that could address one of the Sammamish representatives’ complaints about EFR’s current system – that the funding model doesn’t take into account the amount or type of calls a given property creates. In addition to a flat property tax that everyone pays, a “fire benefit charge” could be tacked on that would vary depending on the type of property. Pedee said that generally single-family homes are charged much less than larger buildings like multistory commercial developments or retirement facilities like Issaquah’s Providence Point, to which Sammamish’s Station 81 often responds. The formation of a fire authority would require approval from a majority of voters, while a separate fire benefit charge would require approval of 60 percent of voters. Pedee acknowledged the challenges of creating a single taxing district that spans the rural areas of the county and the expensive homes of Sammamish, but said the benefit charge could be used to keep the base property tax low. “For Sammamish to pay a dollar (per thousand) would be crazy,” Pedee said. “But is it possible to get that down to 75 cents? I don’t know. But (Sammamish) isn’t at the table, so I don’t know if they’re going to find out.” Gerend said he was interested in the fire benefit charge idea, but “not sure that it could be structured in a way that alleviates our concerns.” Forkner said the RFA would come before voters in 2012 at the earliest. Gerend noted that it’s not a given that EFR in its current form would disband in 2014. The agency’s interlocal agreement calls for the contract to continue past its ending date unless one of the partners makes the formal move to break away. “We’re in a wait-and-see position,” he said. Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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Sammamish rep would eliminate some counties By Warren Kagarise
Under a proposal offered by state Rep. Glenn Anderson (R5), state leaders could dissolve some Washington counties for taking in more in state dollars than they contribute through state tax revenue. The measure is unlikely to emerge from the House of Representatives, or even a committee. But the proposal has started a discussion about the harsh budget reality legislators face. Democrats from populous Western Washington counties — Seattle Rep. Reuven Carlyle and Snohomish Rep. Hans Dunshee — joined Anderson to introduce the proposed constitutional amendment. “Washington is facing an extraordinary budget crisis, just like California,” Anderson said in a statement. “We must take direct action to restore fiscal sanity.” The six-term Fall City Republican has represented
Sammamish and other 5th Legislative District communities in East King County since 2001. The state faces a $4.6 billion hole in the budget for 2011-13. Evergreen State residents could face increased fees and reduced services from state agencies, and larger class sizes as a result of widespread cuts. “Of the 39 counties, six contribute 75 percent of the state’s total tax revenues,” Anderson said. “King County alone contributes 40 percent to the state’s total tax revenues, but receives only 25 percent in state program expenditures. That means King County residents, Republicans and Democrats alike, are paying double for state programs, subsidizing much of the rest of the state. This must change.” The figures Anderson cite come from state Office of Financial Management data prepared for Carlyle. See COUNTIES, Page 5
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City of Sammamish employees (from left to right) Dawn Flores, Courtney Allen and Dawn Sanders play four square during the city’s lunch “recess” event in July 2010.
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As trivial as it may sound, Parks Director Jessi Richardson said it’s been a good excuse for dozens of otherwise desk-ridden employees to stay active and possibly find new hobbies. “A lot of the staff are real active as individuals, but we get very busy and forget about getting up and moving around,” she said. “It’s a way to spend your lunch break doing something else besides returning e-mails.” Lisa Werre, a stormwater technician with the city who helps
run the program, said it also focuses on mental health, A survey sent to city employees by AWC and returned by 53 percent of the staff showed stress, depression and weight problems as the three top issues afflicting employees. Future scheduled events include a lecture on ergonomics, a naturopath and chefs focused on healthy meals. The city budgeted $2,500 in 2010 for the program and has earmarked the same amounts for 2011 and 2012. Richardson said the money, which is matched by AWC grants, is for materials for the events as well as speaker fees, though all the speakers they’ve gotten thus far have
worked for free in hopes of drumming up business. The fund also paid for a series of healthy cookbooks for the city lunchroom. If this year’s program meets the AWC program’s standards – including increased participation, a committee member from every department and two city attendees to AWC “wellness conferences” – the city will save on their annual health insurance bill. Aside from the savings, Werre said the program has been wellreceived by employees. “It’s something for people to look forward to,” she said. “If we had the time and money we’d do (an event) every week.”
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OPINION Sammamish Forum Taxes are not the enemy
Legislature should focus on priorities Foolishness seems as prevalent as ever in the state legislature, in spite of the urgency of dealing with a $5 billion shortfall – or whatever the newest high mark of the hour is. We could start with our own 5th District Representative, Glenn Anderson, who filed a bill giving the legislature the right to dissolve up to eight counties across the state, if they are deemed to be overly dependent on state funds. The bill is expected to go nowhere, yet Anderson is getting his day of fame for having put forth the idea. But the bill is at least an educational opportunity about the state budget and is worthy of thought. Many other bills being filed this year are less than that. Remember, each bill costs time and money as it makes the rounds on committee agendas, is reviewed by attorneys for correct and legal language, co-sponsors are solicited, etc. It’s the business-asusual attitude we object to, when it feels like a crisis that is going to impact us all. Some of those bills that could easily be skipped include establishing coffee as the state beverage; renaming Interstate 5 as The Purple Heart Trail; designating sandstone from the Tenino quarry as the official state rock; designating the great blue heron as the state bird - replacing the current state bird, the willow goldfinch; and designating a state Christmas tree. Resolutions don’t cost much, but they are a distraction. There seems to be plenty of room for resolutions this year, too, recognizing the contributions of people who brings the arts to schools; the many ‘Honoring John or Jane Doe’ in many cases, former legislators; and even honoring Martin Luther King who already has a national holiday in his honor. The only appropriate resolution this year would be to resolve to pass on all other resolutions — or would that become a bill? We don’t mean to imply that our state representatives aren’t hard at work, but we do believe there is room for improvement. Focusing on budget cuts, changes to layoff criteria for teachers, merging state departments and other urgent business should leave little room for little else.
Poll of the week Should the Legislature declare coffee the state beverage? A) Why not? It only takes a minute. B) No. There’s no time for that sort of thing. C) No. It should be a different drink. D) Only if biscotti is the state cookie. To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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What a rant from a recent writer with their objection to the Aquatic Center! And the attacks on Mayor Don Gerend! I will be voting to reelect him, especially after being motivated by this writer to do so. I, for one, support the Aquatic Center and am glad to see a City Council member continuing to support our community through actions to improve it. It will provide a place for teens and families. This is not a direct democracy so we do not vote on every issue. We elect these officials to do this work for us. I reject completely this Tea Party negativity that we must give up on our country, state and local communities because of rough financial times. My father lived through the depression. Unlike the current set of elected officials, the leaders during the depression took the opportunity to build bridges and buildings, roads, dams and hydroelectric power systems for the greater good of our society while, at the same time, helping to put people to work so they could support their families. This is what we are about as Americans. We are not cheapskate cowards too afraid to invest in our children’s futures. We re-build our country, state and community infrastructure for the benefit of future generations even if that means paying more taxes. It is the price of living in a civil society. Michael T. Barr Sammamish
Retain 32nd Street Barricade City Engineer Laura Philpot’s proposal to the Sammamish City Council recommended the
Southeast 32nd Street barricade be removed. No surprise there. The Gray-Osborne study, in 2002, estimated $3.13 million in improvements were needed if the barricade was removed. Philpot’s proposal was $130,000 for “improvements” were little more than striping and removal of vegetation. Dan Burden, a city consultant, recommended creating healthy, pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly communities. Conventional street design promotes higher neighborhood speed regulations and tolerances, public safety for drivers only, faster intersection turning speeds and compromises in safety, access and comfort. Hundreds of children walk to and from Pine Lake Middle School. Philpot stated local residential streets are designed to carry 400 to 2,000 cars per day and these volumes are within acceptable ranges. To whom? Philpot stated, “We have heard overwhelmingly that safety should be the No. 1 criteria.” The council agreed. So, what happened? Why are you still considering removing this barricade knowing it will compromise the lives and safety of our school children and the other residents that use it? It is impossible to see pedestrians or oncoming traffic at the bottom of the dip from 223rd Avenue Southeast. The blind corners are exactly that. This barricade has been in place since the late 1970’s and has kept our residents safe all these years. Don’t take away our one safe place for our families to walk. A few miles saved should surely not be grounds for increasing risk of safety for our nine neighborhoods. Do you care or was this just all a facade? Commit to your convic-
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tions to keep our school children and residents safe. Is someone saving a mile really worth a child’s life? Ask yourself if it was your child or grandchild. I know from first hand experience the loss and pain and devastation of auto accidents. I’ve lost four family members due to auto/pedestrian accidents. It is in your power to keep our neighborhood streets safe. Please, do the right thing. Keep the barricade. If the council will not, do not remove it until all the safety measures are put in place. Barbara Benson Sammamish
Hugs and kisses Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day. Starting Feb. 1, Betty and I are going to give each other a gift every day up to Valentine’s Day. Then, we give each other the big one. The agreement: Every day, don’t do something for the other person that would be helpful. That would be the gift from the other to you that you don’t have to do the favor for. I’ll keep the box of sugarless candy in a cool, dry place until Feb. 14. Tony Emmanuel Sammamish
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Issaquah district to use a scorecard By Laura Geggel
Every day, teachers grade students on their work and class participation. Now, Issaquah School District administrators are grading the district with an annual progress report called a scorecard.
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The measure Anderson introduced aims to enable the Legislature to dissolve and reorganize counties if they receive at least twice as much in state funds as they generate through tax revenue. The counties in line for the axe under the proposal include
District administrators have worked on designing the scorecard Web page since spring 2010, and the Issaquah School Board approved the scorecard layout and content at its Jan. 26 meeting. See ISSAQUAH, Page 8
Adams, Asotin, Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Garfield, Yakima and Wahkiakum. In Olympia, Republicans represent all but Wahkiakum County. “Republicans need to be seen as getting the state ahead of our problems, not just getting back to zero,” Anderson said. State constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of the Legislature, plus statewide approval from voters.
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Roll Call House Bill 1000, HB 1000 – Concerning the voting process for overseas and service voters HB 1000, which passed the House by a vote of 95 to 0, modifies the voting process for overseas and service voters. HB 1000 provides a county auditor with the authority to send overseas and service voters an official ballot via fax, email or other electronic means. This measure would also allow the overseas or service voters to return the ballot by fax or e-mail, as long as the ballot contains the voter’s signature. In addition, overseas and service voters may request to
receive all future ballots via fax, e-mail or other electronic means. HB 1000 is now before the Senate for further consideration. 5th District Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) Yes Rep. Jay Rodne (R) Excused 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Yes Rep. Larry Springer (D) Yes Senate Bill 5135, SB 5135 – Making temporary changes to the Unemployment Insurance Program SB 5135 modifies the Unemployment Insurance Program, which includes the approval of extended benefits for beneficiaries, as well as cost savings measures. SB 5135 also establishes a temporary calculation methodology to determine a beneficiary’s compensation under the program, including the use of three-year look-back instead of two years. SB 5135, which passed the Senate by a vote of 46 to 1, is now in the House for further consideration. 5th District Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R) Yes 45th District Sen. Andy Hill (R) Yes
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House Bill 1086, ESHB 1086 – Adopting a 2009-10 Supplemental Operating Budget ESHB 1086, which passed the Senate by a vote of 38 to 9, provides additional savings in the 2009-11 biennial budget. The Senate modified ESHB 1086 by decreasing total state spending by approximately $394 million. Previously the House passed ESHB 1086, by a vote of 55 to 43, reducing the total state deficit by $345 million. The proposals to reduce state spending were accomplished by reducing spending across many state agencies and a series of fund transfers. The largest cuts under the Senate’s proposal are focused on higher education, early learning and the Department of Social Health Services. ESHB 1086 is now before the House for further consideration of the Senate’s amendments. 5th District Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R) No 45th District No Sen. Andy Hill (R) SOURCE: WashingtonVotes.org, a free, non-partisan website to find plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each legislator’s votes.
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at 10, on a 1 to 10 scale. When the survey results were presented in July, Curley and Councilman Mark Cross said they were skeptical of the validity of long telephone surveys. Deputy Mayor Tom Odell said anecdotal evidence supports the need for some sort of community pool. While going door-to-door during his 2009 campaign for City Council, he said he was surprised how often residents brought up the aquatic center idea. “Quite often if came out of their mouths before I even said anything about it,” Odell said. Richardson presented the council photos of various community aquatic centers around the country as well as anecdotes on which features were popular. The pools ran the gamut from small-scale leisure pools to Olympic-size competitive swimming facilities. Other common amenities included spas, pool party rooms and large waterslides. Some cities packaged their pools with other athletic facilities, including weight rooms, indoor soccer courts, climbing walls and yoga studios, as well as non-athletic options – a banquet facility, a kitchen for cooking classes and a game room full of foosball and billiards tables. Richardson suggested the council think about moving quickly on land acquisition for the project in order to take advantage of the depressed real estate market. She said the council should narrow their choices for potential sites down to two or three by April 1. The area near the future Town Center and City Hall
ranked highest in the telephone survey as a potential site for the facility. Curley pointed out that if residents want a pool, there are several private facilities nearby, including Columbia Athletic Club and the YMCA in Sammamish and Gold’s Gym and 24-hour Fitness in Issaquah. “Why are we duplicating something that’s already offered by the private sector?” Curley asked. Councilwomen Nancy Whitten and Michele Petitti countered that many of those private facilities aren’t necessarily family-oriented and don’t have the type of programming conducive to fostering a sense of community. “When most people think of a community center they think of some place where everyone is welcome,” Petitti said. “What about a mother with a child with Down syndrome who wants to give (their child) swimming lessons and is turned away from a private club? A club to me is a club – a niche market of people who are already working out.” Making sure people use any new facility is key, as the council has previously discussed the worry that the city would end up having to subsidize the operating costs for a pool. The city of Bellevue pays approximately $400,000 a year to keep their aquatic center afloat and affordable for residents. The council has discussed partnering with the YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs or another non-profit to run the facility operations. The council expects the results of feasibility study will give them a clearer picture of what sort of facility the community wants. Staff believes the study will be finished and back before the council by July.
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Eastlake dancers shine at annual invite
Photos by Christopher Huber
The Eastlake dance team takes to the air during the competition (above and below).
The Eastlake High School dance team hosted its annual district invite competition Feb. 5 in the school’s gym. Approximately 20 schools and 500 participants from Bellingham to Camas performed a combined 42 routines in Kick/Show, Pom, Dance and HipHop categories at the friendly competition. The Eastlake team placed first in the Pom routine, second in Dance and third in Kick/Show, said coach Corinne Immel.
Skyline and Eastside Catholic teams also participated in the competition, which Eastlake has hosted for more than 10 years, Immel said. “It’s a really tough competition, but it’s for them to perform for their community,” Immel said. The event also served as a team fundraiser, to help with travel, uniforms and other costs. It’s one of about eight events the girls compete in throughout the May-to-March season. Eastlake will head to the state competition March 26.
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2011 SAMMI Award nominees announced After sifting through nomination forms for months, organizers for the 2011 SAMMI Awards announced Feb. 1 the community members in the running for the awards. The nominees are: Donna Gelinas (Art); Keenon Kennedy and Scott Moore (Business); Connie Heldt, Gretel von Bargen, Rebecca Tapia, Paul Doran and Jeff Burgard (Learning Promotion); Tyler Croshaw (Courage); Mike Shigley, Stephen O’Sullivan, Scott Kelly, Carol Stamper and Anne Ginther (Youth Advocate); Tarushi Verma, Guiomar Balsualdo and Jovahn Cruz (Trevor Price); Del Goehner, Jerry Grummer and Man Jae Lee and Family (Unsung Hero); Adam Hawkins, Andrea Liu and Tiffany Ng, Josue Lopez, Nick Mahan and Sarah Zhou (Teen Spirit); Elaine McEnery and Judy Peterson (Environmental); Stephanie Doyle, Helen Baxter, Laura Walker and Charlotte Philips (Spirit of Sammamish). The awards ceremony happens at 7 p.m. March 18 at Eastridge Church, 24205 S.E. Issaquah-Fall City Road Admittance is free, but organizers suggest a $5 donation per person. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For more information about the SAMMI Awards, visit www.sammiawards.org.
Local GOP re-elects party chairman Longtime Republican and community activist Bob Brunjes has been selected for a third term as chairman of the 5th Legislative District GOP. The organization represents the GOP in the 5th District. Brunjes oversees 182 precinct committee officers throughout the district. The district stretches from Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass, and from Sammamish to Maple Valley. The district is unique in Western Washington for being represented entirely by Republicans. King County GOP Chairwoman Lori Sotelo described him as “a tenacious professional.” Brunjes is recognized statewide as a Republican spokesperson. He led the successful re-election efforts of state Reps. Glenn Anderson and Jay Rodne in November. Brunjes also promoted the local campaigns of Congressman Dave Reichert and King County Council members Kathy Lambert and Reagan Dunn. “We still have plenty of work to do. In spite of the drastic downturn in the economy, the Legislature and governor ignored the effects on regular people outside of Olympia,” Brunjes said. “We need to get Washington back on track with a sensible budget and no new taxes.”
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The webpage — accessible from www.issaquah.wednet.edu — will be launched either this spring or fall. The scorecard will measure about 20 milestones using data from standardized tests, the
Healthy Youth Survey, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, and community polls administered by the district. The scorecard will explain each milestone, how the district measures it and why it is important. For example, one milestone measures how many third-grade students meet or exceed standard
SAMMAMISH REVIEW on the reading portion of the Measurement of Student Progress. The scorecard explains why third-grade reading is a strong predictor of academic and life outcomes. “Children who cannot read proficiently by this point will struggle to master the more demanding academic content in later grades, falling further behind,” the scorecard read.
The scorecard will provide data from the past three years and then set a target three years into the future. In 2009-10, 86 percent of thirdgraders met or exceeded standards on the Measurement of Student Progress. In 2013-14, the district has set a goal for 92 percent of thirdgraders to pass reading. Associate Superintendent
Ron Thiele said that in order to meet targets district officials would have to examine teaching processes, including curriculum, professional development and materials, to help students excel. The scorecard is “a nice, quick reference for the public,” he said. “They’ll be able to go on the website and see where the Issaquah School District stands.”
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Vehicle prowl Two local teens had their backpacks stolen from their vehicle as they walked around Beaver Lake Park after school Jan. 27. The teens told police they believed they had locked the doors but had left a sunroof open when they went into the park between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Crimes of opportunity Sammamish police took it upon themselves to close a garage door they found open on the 3300 block of 259th Place Southeast at around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 28. The officer attempted to contact the homeowner but no one answered the door, so the officer left a business card reminding them of the dangers of open doors.
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show the officer her driver’s license and said she doubted that he was a real police officer. After repeated orders to give her license and exit the car, the officer forced her out of the vehicle and put her in handcuffs. The woman then relented and allowed the officer to see her license. She told the officer that she “used to live in Texas” and that she was unaware that she was required to give her license when pulled over. She explained that she was late to pick up her daughter from school. The officer informed her that she would be receiving citations for speeding in a school zone and obstructing a police officer,
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A Sammamish man was arrested Jan. 26 on suspicion of assault for allegedly punching his father during an argument. Police were called by other family members during the scuffle, which began over a dispute about the volume of the television. Police examined both men’s injuries and determined that the son was the primary aggressor, according to the police report. When the father realized that his son may go to jail over the incident he told police that he had
A resident on the 2200 block of West Beaver Lake Drive Southeast called police after someone came to her home late at night offering to clean her carpet. The resident believed the man, who came to the door at around 9 p.m., may have been casing houses with the intention of burglarizing them. The man was described as a white male in his 20s, about 5feet-9 inches, thin build with blonde, wavy hair and wearing a black trench coat. Police were not
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World-renowned Chinese artist showing at City Hall By Christopher Huber
Professor Hongduan Yang used to get special permission from zookeepers in China to hang out inside the eagle exhibit. He’d observe the majestic birds for hours, sketching their movements and interactions, said his longtime art student Tianji Yu. Yang, now 83 and living in Seattle, has earned worldwide acclaim for his depictions of eagles, other birds and landscapes in his classical Chinese painting. “He really has a passion for this,” Yu said. He is also known for creating a new art form: micro Chinese calligraphy and painting, said Yu, who translated for the nonEnglish-speaking Yang. Yang now has a show in Sammamish, and the Sammamish Arts Commission kicked off the exhibit, as well as the Chinese New Year, with a celebration Feb. 5 at City Hall. In addition to appreciating Yang’s work on display, community members watched and participated in Chinese dance, music, martial arts, painting and calligraphy demonstrations and crafts, a fashion show of traditional Chinese clothing and traditional Chinese tea and food tastings. The city
will feature Yang’s work at City Hall until March 31. “We’re privileged to have his work show here,” said Barbara Jirsa, Sammamish arts commissioner. “It’s just a treasure.” Yang’s work has been exhibited in Singapore, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, France, Canada, the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, according to the Sammamish Arts Commission. The pieces depict traditional Chinese themes, such as scenes of towering waterfalls, birds interacting in a tree and vibrant flowers, among other things. “There’s an energy in it that’s conveyed,” Jirsa said. Many of the pieces evoke a sense of being homesick or wanting to return to “the motherland,” China, Yu said. Yang has used his international acclaim to promote cultural exchange between the United States and China, Yu and Jirsa said. “The more we know the intricacies … the more we listen and learn, the better community we can build,” Jirsa said. Yang graduated from Beijing University and is currently honorary chairman of the Central China Art Institute for Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, according to his resume. He also con-
sults for various educational groups and teaches Chinese art. The Sammamish exhibit features some of Yang’s trademark work — micro Chinese calligraphy and painting. The works depict majestic landscapes with miniature writing across them. The hand-written Chinese characters, which seem impossibly small, form long poems, Yu said. “This is really spectacular,” Jirsa said as she examined the micro-calligraphy works on the wall Feb. 2. “I can’t imagine making those characters large, let alone like this.” After helping hang the work on the walls of City Hall, Jirsa reflected on the importance of featuring an artist like Yang. Not only is it a treat to host a worldrenowned artist’s work, but the focus on Chinese culture drives the art commission’s goal of representing each culture in the community on the walls of City Hall, she said. “We’re all very grateful,” Jirsa said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for us.” Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
Painting by Hongduan Yang
Hongduan Yang is known for his work depicting eagles in great detail, and in the traditional Chinese style, such as this one entitled “Looking Ahead.”
Sammamish actor appears in a film at Sundance By Christopher Huber
When Jay Wesley Cochran is not working his day job in business and real estate, he finds his zone in acting. Among the roles he’s played in independent films, Cochran has played a Seattle City Councilman and sat in Kathy Lambert’s seat for the filming of “Grass Roots,” he said. But Cochran, a 20-year Sammamish resident, played a role last fall that earned him a trip to the Sundance Film Festival. He was part of a largerthan-normal contingent of actors and filmmakers representing Seattle-made films Jan. 20-30 at festival in Park City, Utah. The film was one of 200 screened during the festival, which were selected from 9,000 total entries, according to the festival’s website.
“It was the thrill of a lifetime,” said Cochran, who appeared in the debut film “The Catechism Cataclysm.” “Being with all those folks and celebrating Seattle at Sundance was great.” It was Cochran’s first trip to the festival, which is considered the preeminent film festival in the nation. And although he was technically in a film that played there a couple of years ago, this time was different, he said. After the film debuted at The Egyptian Theatre, Cochran and the film’s cast and crew answered questions from an audience, he said. “The thrill of being an actor ending up in a film that … ends up going there … and getting to stand up on stage afterward, that’s a thrill,” Cochran said. The thrill didn’t end with getting attention from audience
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Jay Wesley Cochran members. Cochran rubbed elbows with more famous Hollywood actors like Paul Giamatti (“Sideways,” “Planet of the Apes”) and James Cromwell
(“Babe,” “LA Confidential,” “W”). “It was just an incredible experience,” Cochran said. It’s good actors like Cochran take risks acting in films that might not get much, or any, screen time, said Todd Rohal, writer and director of “The Catechism Cataclysm.” “It’s great to have some kind of reward for the actors — in this case, a Sundance audience — as each actor takes a risk by being in a film and not knowing where, if ever, the film will screen,” Rohal said. Cochran plays a character that appears in a story within story, he said. He plays a depressed businessman who holes himself up in dingy motel room, bent on ending his life. His plans are foiled when the gun he brought fails to fire whenever he points it at himself. Rohal said Cochran’s execution
of the role made the scene one of his favorites in the movie, which only took 13 days to shoot. “It made for an intense shoot and in the end the scene plays wonderfully,” said the New Yorkbased Rohal. “Jay’s patience and immersion in the role kept everything running and afloat. I’ll never forget our cinematographer turning to me with the happiest look on his face and saying, ‘This guy is amazing!’” Cochran started acting in theater productions while attending Everett High School, he said. It became a hobby in college while he studied business. He spent 30 years working in the commercial banking industry and rekindled his passion for acting in 2003. That’s when he and some Everett High alums cofounded Reunion Theater Group See ACTOR, Page 11
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Lindsay Carr and Jon Calalang
Lindsay Carr engaged Lindsay Carr, a 2004 graduate of Eastlake is engaged to Jon Calalang. Both live in Lake Stevens. Lindsay is the daughter of Alan and Nancy Carr of Sammamish. She graduated from Gonzaga University and works at assistant controller at Honolulu Freight Services. Calalang is a 2001 graduate of Cascade High School and is the network IT manager for TC Global. He is the son of Glenn and Jeri Mounts of Lake Stevens. The couple has set a Feb. 18, 2012 wedding date.
Courtney Faber on dean’s list Courtney Faber, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at the University of New Haven (Conn.) for the fall 2010 semester. Students need a 3.5 or higher GPA to qualify.
Emily Smith on dean’s list Emily Smith, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore. for the fall 2010 semester. Students must be in the top 10 percent of their class to qualify.
University of Idaho dean’s list Erika Iveta Ikstrums and Andrew Nicholas Shajenko, both of Sammamish, were named to the dean’s list at the University of Idaho. Students need a GPA of 3.5 or higher to qualify.
UW dean’s list Students from the Sammamish area have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Washington for autumn quarter. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a GPA of at least 3.5 (out of 4). This is partial list, more students will be recognized in future weeks. Adam Lucas Albaum, freshman; Nathan Dean Anderson, junior; Adrienne Kendra Antonsen, senior; Melissa Delaine Arnold, sophomore; Sohrob Tosh Aslamy, freshman; Jordan Scott Atwood, sophomore; Reid Courtney Backstrom, sophomore; Brandon James Barron, junior; Robert Edward Bart, senior; Alexandra Nicole Beahan, freshman; Meaghan Beth
Beaulaurier, junior; Lauren Nola Becherer, sophomore; Brian Joseph Bennett, senior; Andrew Forrest Bingham, freshman; Jayit Biswas, freshman; Brandon Alexander Bond, sophomore; Jackson William Brammer, senior; Connor James Brandt, freshman; Graham Thomas Brew, sophomore; Kaitlyn Nicole Burton, freshman; Dune Trenton Butler, freshman; Arianna Michelle Caldwell, senior; Carly Dallas Cameron, junior; Zhiyuan Chen, sophomore; Alex Cheng, sophomore; Anthony Se-Hm Cho, sophomore; Marissa YuTing Chu, senior; Seung Hwan Chung, sophomore; Seung Won Chung, junior; Christopher Andreas Clark, junior; Kevin Stefan Clark, junior; Alexis Mae Corno, junior; Christina Elizabeth Corrales, junior; Erin Yvette Cote, sophomore; Geoffrey David Coyner, senior; Rahul Devanarayanan, freshman; Michael Christopher Devlin, sophomore; Kaylee Reece Donahue, junior; Alice Dabney Donigan, junior; Kristin Nicole Dorr, sophomore; Samuel Charles Douglas, sophomore; Xinran Tiffany Du, sophomore; Andrew Steven Duenkel, junior; Benjamin William Dulken, senior; Kristin Leigh Eide, senior; Stephen John Ellis, freshman; Bradley Scott Freeman, junior; Hannah Libby Frenkel, sophomore; Kelsey Marie Haas, junior; Megan Elizabeth Hachey, sophomore; Daryl Roger Hansen, junior; Kristin Joyce Harper, senior; Austin Jules Hebert, sophomore; Laura Nicole Barron Hedeen, sophomore; Ashton Stuart Hemphill, junior; Chelsea Rose Hewitt, sophomore; Ashley Dondanville Hogan, junior; Michelle Anne Holmes, sophomore; Tiffany Hong, junior; Jessie Hsin-Jan Huang, senior; Winthrop William Hubbard, freshman; Zoya Hyder, junior; Monica Renae Ittes, junior; Michelle Evelyn Jackson, sophomore; Teresa Hanmei Jiang, freshman; Laura Marie Julich, senior; Christopher James Justice, sophomore; Tyler Kamstra, senior; Kelsey Jean Keizur, senior; Julie Marie Kenworthy, junior; Alexandra Lynn Kenyon, senior; Michael Joseph Kern, senior; Adiba Khan, freshman; Kyle Henry Kirschenman, sophomore; Tyler Gregory Klein, junior; Nicole Allison Kwan, sophomore; Bonnie Jia Hung Kwok, senior; Zachary William Laturner, sophomore;Kerry Elizabeth Lazarz, junior; Sean Douglas Leake, sophomore; Elliot Wook Lee, senior; Joshua Seung Hoon Lee, junior; Justin David Lester, freshman; Tinny Liang, junior; WeiTing Lu, senior; Michael Frank Lucas, junior; Stephanie Rene MacDonald, senior; Troy Gregory MacDonald, senior; Skye Marissa MacLeod, senior; Carlos Eduardo Madrid, senior; Nabil Faruk Manji, freshman; Maxwell Leo Marber, freshman.
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and started organizing shows, he said. Cochran has been playing parts in films and theater productions for years, he said. He simply loves to perform, but not for his ego, he said. It’s not an escape from daily life, but more of a zone of completely focused energy. “That’s my zone,” Cochran said. “That’s where I go.” One connection in particular led him to earn the role in “The Catechism Cataclysm.” Megan
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Griffiths, a producer for this movie and “The Off Hours,” which also premiered at Sundance 2011, recommended Cochran to Rohal after she saw him act in various Seattle projects, she said. “I thought he would be a good fit for the part and would be able to bring a great deal of humanity and humor to the role,” Griffiths said after the film festival. Rohal immediately liked the enthusiastic Cochran, she said. “This film would not have been the same without Jay,” Rohal said. Cochran said he plans to continue acting in whatever films or
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plays come his way. He’s also looking forward to helping promote the up-and-coming Seattle film scene. Meanwhile, he and the folks who made “The Catechism Cataclysm” will continue the search for someone interested in distributing the film, Cochran said. “Some people like to go out and play golf, and hunt and fish,” Cochran said. “If I get an opportunity to be on a film set, it’s just an exciting thing to do.” Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
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Alcott students use technology to learn about solar system By Christopher Huber
“This one was much harder than the science fair one,” said The visiting students and Patrick Liu as he talked about his teachers from the Alcott Quest project’s focus. During his program had to be careful not to research, Liu learned that Pluto step on the Mars Rover Feb. 4. takes about 6.4 Earth days to Fifth-grader John Alayo rotate and about 243 Earth years wielded an oversized radio conto orbit the sun. trol console For the scias he mean“It gives them a chance ence project, dered Isaacson’s stuto really delve deeply throughout dents compared teacher Kris and contrasted into something.” Isaacson’s the planets in – Kris Isaacson, classroom, our solar sysTeacher – directing his tem, learning custom-built, about what solar-powmakes each one ered vehicle. Classmates gathunique, she said. ered around in admiration and “Every day there’s something spouted off facts and statistics new in the news about space,” they learned while researching Isaacson said. the solar system. They each developed their The Alcott fifth-grade Quest own questions to answer, based students recently showcased on preliminary individual their findings to their schoolresearch. From the questions, mates after completing their they wrote three papers on their month-long solar system projects. chosen subject and built their
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Niko Heiskanen, an Alcott Elementary fifth-grade Quest student, shows off his model of the solar system Feb. 4. own 3-D models. Some created a model of the solar system out of dowels and painted foam balls. Others designed and built a tabletop model of the Martian landscape. Many of the students seemed to soak up the research aspect of the project, noting their favorite
NOVA “scienceNow” videos and the terms they Googled. “It was really fun because we got to do a lot of research,” said Devika Baliga as she stood next to her information board. “The solar system is really different.” Isaacson, who has taught this advanced project since 2002, said
she was particularly impressed with this year’s group. More and more they are able to incorporate technology into their research and 3-D projects. “That’s neat to see,” she said. “They really get captured by it. See ALCOTT, Page 13
IB program is rigorous, but gives students a leg up By Christopher Huber
James Richardson might get the chance to attend the University of Cambridge in England next year — his dream school. But there’s a big “if.” Richardson, a senior at Skyline High School, could make it … if … he earns 41 of the possible 45 points in the International Baccalaureate diploma program, he said. It’s a high goal, but attainable thanks to the program’s plethora of rigorous course offerings at the Sammamish school. “It definitely gives you an edge in the college admission process,” Richardson said. Skyline is one of 17 schools in Washington that offer the IB diploma, according to the international program’s website. About 720 schools nationwide offer the program. Interlake, Inglemoor, Ingraham and Chief Sealth high schools are the nearest schools that offer IB-level classes and the IB diploma. Eastlake and Eastside Catholic high schools do not offer IB classes, but do have plenty of AP
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Skyline students in Gretel von Bargen’s International Baccalaureate biology class work during class in January. course options, said Lake Washington School District and Eastside Catholic administrators. In 2010 Lake Washington started offering Cambridge Program coursework at Juanita High School, said Kathryn Reith, district communications director.
“Its just a different level of learning,” said Nancy Anderson, PTA co-chair for the IB parents’ group. “The entire school benefits from being seen as a rigorous school.” Richardson is one of 26 Skyline students pursuing the
advanced diploma, Anderson said. However, 55 percent to 60 percent of juniors and seniors will take at least one IB class sometime at Skyline, said Sean Martin, dean of students and IB coordinator. And of the 79 teachers on staff at Skyline, 20 of them
teach at least one IB class. The International Baccalaureate program is a worldwide, standardized curriculum similar to Advanced Placement, but more rigorous and all-encompassing, said school administrators. Founded in 1968, the organization currently works with 3,142 schools in 140 countries to develop and offer advanced curriculum in all subjects to more than 902,000 students aged 3 to 19 years, according to its website. “Doing the IB diploma is an academic marathon with nasty sprints throughout. Not content with rigorous classes and a series of two-day exams, the IB gods require Internal Assessments, an Extended Essay and a Theory of Knowledge paper,” said Richardson. “I jokingly refer to myself and the other twenty-odd IB diploma candidates as the most misguided souls at Skyline. The worst part: It was our own choice.” The Advanced Placement class offerings have been in area schools for decades longer than See IB, Page 13
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Adrian Fan, an Alcott fifth-grade Quest student, names the planets on his mobile of the solar system Feb. 4.
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It wasn’t just a fun little project, she said. It’s part of their annual science fair requirement and aims to take them to a level of thinking higher than
simply describing a planet. They compared and contrasted specific characteristics of planets they personally found, Isaacson said. “It gives them a chance to really delve deeply into something,” she said. “It’s kind of taking it that one step further.” While their fellow Quest
students cleared out of the room, the fifth-graders pondered the wonders of the solar system and contemplated the future of science and space exploration. “I think we should explore Mars more before we send humans there,” said Alayo as he maneuvered his Mars Rover.
the IB program, which came to the United States in the 1980s and has grown slowly, Martin said. But IB gives teachers and students a fuller view of learning progress. Rather than their grade resting on one end-of-term test (AP), IB students take two tests and conduct at least a couple of labs, projects or presentations throughout the term. “That allows a wider variety of kids to be successful. It allows a kid to work through the process,” Martin said. “It also gives you the bigger picture of the kid — what are they learning and what have they learned at the end.” Not only does a good challenge get the high school students studying at a higher level, it gets colleges interested, too, said Karen Edgar, Skyline’s college and career counselor. Colleges “do want to see that they step out of their comfort zone and try something new,” she said. But “if a student is really going to suffer from taking these courses, they should not.” One of the reasons only a handful of high schools in the area offer IB is partly the cost to conduct testing, Martin said. The AP program is simply more established across the nation and IB is still catching on stateside. “It doesn’t require a candidate to be an academic genius,” Richardson said. “It requires that the candidate persevere through two difficult years with the hope
that, at the end, the candidate has the skills needed to thrive in college and in life.” Richardson and Emily Baer, now a freshman at Dartmouth, said the IB program is difficult to balance with everything else in life. But it also builds character and perseverance. Baer knew early on she would shoot for the full IB diploma. “I knew that I wanted to go to a great college so I did everything I could to make myself the most qualified applicant I could be,” said Emily Baer, 2010 Skyline graduate and current Dartmouth freshman. “I was also already going to be taking most of the required courses and so I thought, ‘why not go for the full diploma?’” Because the program focuses on frequently writing papers on various topics, Baer said she is now a more critical and analytical thinker. Like students with AP credits, IB diploma students can enter some colleges with almost enough credits to be sophomores, depending on their final test score, Baer and Martin said. But that didn’t hold much sway with Baer. “It was very important in showing schools that I could handle academic rigor. I don’t think I would have gotten into many of the schools that I did if I hadn’t done the diploma,” Baer said. “If you’re looking at applying to selective schools, you have to make yourself really stand out in some way and I think IB is the first step to doing so.” Learn more about the IB program at www.ibo.org.
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Bella Zennan half-court shot ignites Eastlake comeback By Christopher Huber
The shot almost never goes in. But when it does, it can lift a team out a rut. Bella Zennan may have saved the final game of the regular season for the Eastlake Wolves when she hit a buzzerbeater from half court to end the third quarter Feb. 4 at Skyline. With five seconds left, the junior guard drove the inbounded ball down the court, stepped on the half-court line and lobbed up the hopeful shot. No backboard. Just the back of the rim, the net and in. What sent the Eastlake fans cheering jubilantly, may have stunned the Skyline bench enough to lose its momentum. Skyline had led all game, but Eastlake staged a fourth-quarter comeback to win 53-45 to end the regular season 18-2 overall and 12-2 in KingCo. Skyline went to 14-7, 8-6. “We definitely wanted to win this game to get momentum going into the playoffs,” said Katy Ainslie, Eastlake senior post. Skyline started off hot, leading 12-10 after the first quarter and 30-20 at halftime. Defensively, the Lady Spartans dominated Eastlake’s typically agile offense and caused 16 Lady Wolves turnovers in just the first half, said Eastlake coach Sara Goldie. “We were playing with fear,” Goldie said. But after a halftime pep talk, things turned around for the Lady Wolves and Skyline couldn’t get back in the groove it had in the first half. “The first half, we were pretty out of sync,” said Kendra Morrison, Eastlake junior forward. “The whole difference was energy in the second half. Everyone contributed.” Eastlake turned the ball over 10 times in the second half, Goldie said, but the key was tighter defense and a 17-1 scoring run, that started with junior guard Bella Zennan draining that three-point buzzer-beater from half court to end the third quarter. She made another three-pointer after that and narrowed Skyline’s lead to 38-37. Morrison and Ainslie then scored 11 straight, unanswered points to put Eastlake ahead 4838 with 2 minutes, 56 seconds left. “They started feeling their
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Eastlake post Katy Ainslie goes up for a shot with Skyline’s Morgan Farrar in her face in the second quarter Feb. 4 (above). Skyline post Michelle Bretl (30) runs into Eastlake guard Sam Naluai while chasing after the ball in the first quarter Feb. 4.
Eastlake grad drafted by Portland Timbers By Christopher Huber
game,” Goldie said. “Our bigs really stepped up.” While Eastlake’s offense was
running the boards, Skyline See BASKETBALL, Page 15
As Taylor Mueller watched the Major League Soccer draft’s Twitter feed Jan. 18, the University of Washington defender’s Internet browser froze. He was following the Tweets, anticipating what could be one of the biggest moments of his life. And while he dealt with the computer problem, his sister texted him with good news. Mueller, a 2007 Eastlake High School graduate, was drafted as the 38th overall pick by the Portland Timbers in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft. “It was kind of a rush,” Mueller said. “I didn’t think I would end up in Northwest. I was really happy when I found that out.” The Sammamish native was named team MVP in his senior year at UW and was a three-time All-Pac 10 second team selection. Mueller said he expected the
Kansas City club would take him, as they had scouted him while at UW. But he’s satisfied with the opportunity close to home. “It was pretty awesome that I got picked up by them.” He doesn’t have any guarantees of signing a contract, but the Timbers saw enough promise in him to use one of its four picks. “He’s a pretty straightforward defender,” said Amos Magee, Timbers assistant coach. “He’s got good leadership on the field as well. We thought, athletically he might be up to standard of the MLS.” Mueller’s friends and teammates agree he is worth the investment of a professional team. “Taylor has certain qualities that not very many people have,” said UW teammate and former Eastlake teammate Tyler Klein. “He’s extremely competitive. On See MUELLER, Page 15
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11 athletes commit to college ball Eleven high school athletes from Sammamish committed to play college ball Feb. 2, during the National Letter-of-Intent Signing Day. Skyline wide receiver Kasen Williams highlighted the list of college-bound players. Williams, who was recently named Parade Magazine’s All-America Player of the Year and featured on its Feb. 6 cover, will play for the University of Washington starting this fall. The other Skyline athletes who signed letters of intent were: Connor Cree, football, UW; Mike Ford, football, American International College; Madi Barney, soccer, Central Florida University; Brittanee Randle, soccer, University of Missouri; Kyle Olmstead, soccer, Eckered College; Braxton Griffin, soccer, Humboldt State University; Jake Bechtel, soccer, Humboldt State. Eastlake High School saw three athletes commit to college teams: Jaclyn Softli, soccer, UW; Jamie Marzano, soccer, Central Washington University; Makenzie Rands, swim and dive, Brigham Young University.
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the field, he’s a game changer.” Klein, who has played on the same team with Mueller for eight years, said he stands out among top Pac 10 defenders because of his aerial abilities and intensity when defending his territory. He prides himself on never losing a header to an opponent, he and Klein said. “His aerial ability is impressive,” Klein said. Regardless of how good he is now, Mueller said it’s going to be a challenge to train with some of the top players in the world. “Trying to catch up to pro level is completely different,” he said. “It’s going to be better than the best collegiate players we’ve ever played against.” Although it will be a challenge, Mueller has been up for it since age 15, when he set his sights on going pro. In high school, people told him he was better at baseball than soccer. But he gave up a promising future in baseball when he saw how great he could
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missed short shots and seemed a bit antsy and unable to get the ball down low. Morrison finished with a game-high 20 points. Ainslie had 14 and Zennan tallied 10 for Eastlake. Eastlake brought out a more confident defense and pressed the Spartans hard. Skyline finished with 16 turnovers of its own. “Our full-court trap … really sparked our offense for the second half,” said Ainslie. For Skyline, seniors Michelle Bretl (post) and Lindsey Nicholson (guard) each scored nine points. Weideman contributed six points, as did junior guard Morgan Farrar and junior post Allie Wyszynski. “We did play our hardest. We kind of lost it at the end because … we didn’t stop Kendra,” said Megan Weideman, Skyline junior post. “The intensity just wasn’t all there.” Eastlake’s momentum during the fourth-quarter comeback seemed to take the wind out of Skyline’s sails. The Lady Spartans scored just seven points in the final quarter. “For some reason the kids let it affect them,” said Skyline head coach Greg Bruns. “They did so many good things.” Boys basketball The Eastlake boys pulled off an upset at
be at soccer, he said. He doesn’t get sick of playing soccer. “In the end, soccer was what I could do for hours,” he said. “I still can’t get sick of it, forever.” Soccer ran in the family, but his father had coached his baseball teams all the way through high school, Mueller said. “When I chose soccer over baseball, at that point it was, I had to be the best at what I did,” Mueller said. Since making that decision early on at Eastlake, Mueller hasn’t wavered in his commitment to soccer, Klein said. Mueller and the UW soccer team work out five days a week all year and often do two-a-day practices leading up to the season. “There comes a point where you have to chose one sport. You really have to make the decision and not look back,” Klein said.
Skyline, beating the Spartans 59-54 Feb. 4. The Wolves finished the regular season 1010, 7-7 and Skyline finished 12-8, 8-6. Although the Spartans got out to an early lead, Eastlake led 17-15 to end the first quarter. It led 26-23 at the break and outscored Skyline 33-31 in the second half to close out the win. Brandon Lester, of Eastlake, scored 16 and Conner Iraola had 14. Eric Holmdahl finished with 12 points. For Skyline, Brian Cikatz and Kasen Williams each scored 16 points and Teran Togia had 12. Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com. Photo by Christopher Huber
Skyline guard Teran Togia tries to get past Eastlake guard Brandon Lester in the first quarter Feb. 4.
“You have to stick with it. Have to be willing to put in the work. He’s known that from the start, and he’s done that, and this is how it’s paid off.” Magee offered some perspective on the feat of being drafted by one of just 18 MLS teams out of college. “For him to even start at UW is a huge achievement,” Magee said. To get here, “you’re talking about the elite of the elite.” Being drafted is the first step in the process of getting to play in the MLS. Mueller and the other prospects Portland drafted still have to prove themselves in training and pre-season play. If Mueller impresses the coaches, they may offer him a contract, Magee said. But, they might not. It all depends. “We’re excited to see how he
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Ray Chew explains how different computer operating systems work and the options of free software for entertainment and daily needs. He will also provide simple tips to upgrade computer performance at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Sammamish Library. Collegewise will present a series of talks about the college admissions process. How to Write Great College Essays is at 1 p.m. Feb. 12 and Applying for College in a Recession is at 1 p.m. Feb. 26. All workshops are at the Sammamish Library. Sammamish Kiwanis will sponsor swing dancing from 7-10 p.m. Feb. 18 and March 18 at the Sammamish YMCA. For ages 13 and older. Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.
Health A mobile mammography facility will be available for Sammamish residents. The mobile facility features the same equipment used at Evergreen Hospital, but you do not need to be an Evergreen patient to use the facility. It is available from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Evergreen Primary Care Center, 22850 Northeast Eighth Street. For an appointment, call 899-2831.
Religious/spiritual A faith-based public speaking club is meeting for the first time from 7-8:45 p.m. Feb. 9 at Fire Station No. 83, 3425 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road S.E. Call 427.9682 or e-mail davidlloydhall@live.com Mary, Queen of Peace youth groups are for children in sixtheighth grade and ninth-12th grades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Call the church at 3911178, ext. 129.
The Sammamish Book Group will read “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and discuss the book at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the library. Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. The café features drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom & baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and
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you have a physical, emotional or spiritual challenge or if you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting, attend the Missio Lux Healing Prayer Service the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. Become a healing prayer minister by joining either weekly sessions from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays, or monthly weekend classes in November, January and March. E-mail tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913. The Social Justice Book Group meets at 1 p.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. E-mail shlcministries@yahoo.com for information on the current book being discussed and location. Celebrate Recovery, a Christcentered program offering support and a path to freedom, meets every Monday, 7-9 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E. For more info, go to www.missiolux.org, or call 392-8636. Griefshare, a support group for those who have lost a loved one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursday nights at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Moms In Touch is an interdenominational, prayer support group for moms to get together and pray for children and schools. For more information, call Jan Domek, Issaquah School District representative, at 6816770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, Lake Washington School District representative, at 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org. Pine Lake Covenant Church offers a ministry for children with special needs at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Call 392-8636. “Caffeine for the Soul,” a free Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Caffé Ladro in
Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Contact Chabad of the Central Cascades at 427-1654. Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the Central Cascades. Call 427-1654. Kabalat Shabbat is offered in the Chabad house at the Issaquah Highlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. New members and guests are welcome. Call 427-1654. Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. To register, visit www.vedicculturalcenter.org. Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. To register for the current class, or for more information, visit www.redmondcbs.org. Bhajan Bliss. Join musicians and singers to learn traditional devotional bhajan, and how to make vegetarian pizzas and samosas from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center.
Library events Hello English! Learn English in a structured environment. For beginners at 7 p.m. Feb. 10, 17 and 24. For intermediate students at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 and 22. Swaddler Story Time, for children aged birth-9 months with an adult, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 10 and 17. Waddler Story Time, for children aged 9-24 months with an adult, is scheduled for 10 and 11 a.m. Feb. 11 and 18. Hindi Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult at 4 p.m. Feb. 10 and 17. Toddler Story Time, for children 2-3 with an adult, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 10 and 17 and 11 a.m. Feb. 9 and 16. Musik Nest, for toddlers, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The teen writers’ group is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 15. Spanish Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 12 and 19. Pajama Story Time, for ages 2-6 with an adult, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 14. Preschool Story Time, for ages 3-6 with an adult, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Feb. 11 and 18 and 10 a.m. Feb 9 and 16. See CALENDAR, Page 17
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The Mother Daughter Book Club, for girls ages 10-13 and their mothers, will discuss “Chasing Vermeer” by Blue Balliett at 3 p.m. Feb. 26.
Classes Beyond Baby Blues, a dropin postpartum depression support group, meets from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at New Parents Services, 11911 N.E. First St., No. 300, in Bellevue. Participants must call to confirm 450-0332, ext. 3. Sammamish Presbyterian Church is hosting a series of different fitness classes, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:307:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Billie Donahue at 785-2880. Classes are free and no registration is required. The Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English Language Classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church.
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retiree volunteer organization that strives to provide opportunities for retirees to help others in need and to assist charitable and nonprofit organizations. Eastside Bluebills meet every third Wednesday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 235-3847. Volunteer Chore Services links volunteers with seniors or individuals who are disabled and
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fallen and hit his face on a statue in the home. The son was transported to Issaquah Jail on suspicion of fourth-degree assault.
Party central A realtor called police after finding the remnants of a party in a vacant house he was in the process of selling. The realtor left the home, located on the 4000 block of 212th Way Southeast, on Jan. 24. He returned on Jan. 26 to find a sleeping bag in a bedroom up stairs and beer cans littered around the dining room table, which had apparently been used for a game of beer pong. A lacrosse pole and a baseball were also found in the home. TVs and other valuables left in the home were not taken. The realtor asked police to make extra checks of the home in the future. Police have no suspects.
A.M. car theft A Sammamish couple had their car stolen from their garage while they got ready for work Jan. 26. At around 7 a.m. the husband opened the garage door to retrieve the newspaper and went back into the home, located on the 25700 block of Southeast 32nd Place, without closing the door again. The wife, who was upstairs, saw one of the couple’s cars pull out of the garage and drive away and assumed that husband had left for work. When she went downstairs she found that her husband was still home. The couple checked their garage and found that someone had taken all the valuables from one of their cars and departed in the second. They told police they usually leave their car keys in their vehicles while in their garage.
Two cell phones, $300 cash and several credit cards were stolen during the incident. The car, a blue 2002 Ford Explorer, was reported stolen. Police advised the victims to change the locks on their home and reprogram their garage door openers. The case remains under investigation.
Burglary Residents on the 2800 block of 278th Avenue Southeast reported that someone had gotten into their garage and stolen a miter saw and small diaper bag in the early morning hours of Jan. 24. The couple discovered their garage door open and items missing from the garage, and their vehicles, at around 7 a.m. A partial finger print was taken from a CD in one of the cars. The case remains under investigation.
Church theft Staff at Evergreen Christian Fellowship contacted police to report a theft of two Xbox gaming systems in 2009. The thefts had not been reported when they happened in September or October of that year. The staff member told police that a 25-year-old man had recently been arrested for similar burglaries from churches in and around Bellevue and had reportedly admitted to the theft from their church as well. Police checked records that indicated that the man had pawned two Xbox consoles shortly after the theft. Police have forwarded the case to prosecutors who will likely charge the man with the thefts.
Vehicle prowl A resident on the 2900 block of 266th Avenue Southeast had a handful of items taken from her vehicle sometime in the early morning hours of Jan. 24. The woman went to her car at
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around 7 a.m. and discovered two doors open, though she believed she had locked them the night before. An iPod, jewelry and dozens of CDs and DVDs were stolen from the car, which had been parked in the woman’s driveway. Police have no suspects.
Powerless over crime A power cord for a GPS unit was taken from the vehicle of a resident on the 21600 block of Southeast 33rd Place sometime between Jan. 14 and Jan. 21. The actual GPS unit itself had been taken into the house. Police were unable to find any fingerprints and have no suspects.
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The proposed project, Pine Creek Plat, is located at 212th Avenue S.E. and 26th Street in Sammamish, in King County. This project involves 4.67 acres of soil disturbance for residential construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to Pine Lake Creek.
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210-Public Notices 02-2085 LEGAL NOTICE KING COUNTY WATER AND LAND RESOURCES DIVISION NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR INPUT INTO FLOODING PROBLEM During the rain events of December 9-16, 2010, NE 8th St., east of 244th Ave NE had flooding which affected access to homes. King County is providing a public meeting for your input into this flooding problem. Representatives from Roads Maintenance Division and Water and Land Resources Division staff will be present and seeking your input of problem history, ideas and solutions to reduce recurrence flooding at this location. The public meeting will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2011, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 1757 244th Ave NE, Sammamish, WA 98074. If you have any questions call Rachel Berryessa, Project Manager at 206-296-8306.
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Any persons desiring to present their views to the Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC
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02-2086 LEGAL NOTICE
Greenbriar Land LLC at 14410 Bell Red Road, Bellevue, WA 98007 is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Greenbriar Plat, is located at 212th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 7th Street in Sammamish, in King County. This project involves 16.80 acres of soil disturbance for residential construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to groundwater with a small amount of stormwater being discharged to Ebright Creek.
if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology, Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696.
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Any persons desiring to present their views to the Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and,
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