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February 22, 2012 Locally owned 50 cents

Eastlake community suffers 3 recent deaths

By Caleb Heeringa

Fresh on the heels of the death of longtime school resource officer Stan Chapin, the Eastlake High School community was dealt another blow with the death of two recent graduates.

Timothy S. Williamson, 21, died from his injuries after jumping from a freeway overpass in Seattle on Feb. 4. Williamson was

a 2009 Eastlake graduate and lifelong Sammamish resident.

Claire E. Thompson, 20, died after being shot by a stray bullet at a house party in Redmond Feb. 12. Thompson was a 2010 Eastlake graduate.

A 21-year-old Redmond man, Cornelius J. De Jong IV, faces a first-degree manslaughter charge See EASTLAKE, Page 2

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Edward Kim, Eastlake High School sophomore, carves a path through the water to win the 200-yard freestyle race in 1 minute, 38.72 seconds for one of his two 4A state championship medals. See story on page 12.

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Police Chief Nate Elledge, Administrative Sergeant Jessica Sullivan, Mayor Tom Odell, Susan Chapin, Stan Chapin’s widow, and City Manager Ben Yazici hold the sign that will hang on the new road.

Street named for Chapin

By Caleb Heeringa

Students and staff making their way into Eastlake High School’s new entrance next fall will get a daily reminder of Deputy Stan Chapin.

The Sammamish City Council unanimously approved changing 233rd Avenue south of Northeast Eighth Street to Stan Chapin Way in honor of the longtime Eastlake and Inglewood Junior High school resource officer, who died of natural causes last month.

Stan Chapin Way will run into the back entrance of Eastlake,

which will be used by staff, students and visitors when it opens in the fall.

“It was always a pleasure when you bumped into Stan,” City Manager Ben Yazici said.

“He was energetic and friendly and always gave us a great lift.”

In addition to the new sign, the city will also be looking into a permanent plaque to be placed somewhere near the school in Chapin’s honor in hopes that the deputy’s memory will always be part of Eastlake.

“Memories are short but great stories of great people live on,” Councilman John Curley said.

Lawmakers chat with the people

By Caleb Heeringa

Education – how to fund it and how to improve it – and the value of the social safety net were among the topics at a Town Hall meeting with state legislators from the 45th District at Sammamish City Hall Feb. 18.

Democratic Reps. Roger Goodman and Larry Springer and Republican Sen. Andy Hill took questions from an audience of more than 50 residents from around the district. The three legislators currently represent the north end of Sammamish (north of roughly Northeast 16th Street) but will be covering the entire north half of the city (north of Southeast Eighth Street) when the new legislative district map goes into effect in November.

Local educators, well-represented in the audience, peppered the legislators with questions on various education bills making their way through the House and Senate, including Senate Bill 6442, which would consolidate the varying benefit packages of educators around the state in an effort to improve efficiency.

The Washington Education Association has lobbied against the changes, which would increase out-of-pocket health care costs for teachers and, after 2016, eliminate medical benefits for part-time employees. The association sent out post cards to its members urging opposition to the changes and used its website to encourage them to attend the Town Hall.

One of those potentially affect-

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ed employees, Marian Osborne of Kirkland, urged the legislators to look elsewhere for cost savings.

Osborne said she recently went to part-time employment with the Shoreline School District after suffering a stroke.

“Is (losing medical coverage) my reward for more than 30 years of service?” she asked.

Her husband, Peter Speer, added public employees should not have to bear the brunt of a recession they didn’t cause.

“Does anyone remember when teachers wiped out the stock market and sent the economy into a recession?” he asked rhetorically.

“Now you’re turning to dedicated public employees like teachers to clean up the mess.”

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February 22, 2012

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Council considers new regulations for solicitors

By Caleb Heeringa

What to do

Sammamish may tighten regulations on door-to-door solicitors – a common annoyance for city residents and headache for local police.

The city already requires those selling goods door-to-door to get a permit through the city beforehand. But under an updated ordinance considered by the City Council Feb. 13, solicitors would be subject to background checks and would be forbidden from knocking on a door with a prominently displayed “No Soliciting” sign.

“It gives (police) and homeowners a better tool for dealing with (solicitors) and it gives homeowners an ability to say ‘No, I’m not interested,’” Sammamish Police Administrative Sergeant

All door-to-door salespeople operating in the city are required to have a city-issued permit with them at all times. Sammamish Police Administrative Sergeant Jessica Sullivan said residents can feel free to ask to see the solicitor’s permit – “my boss has it” is not an excuse. If approached by an unlicensed solicitor, Sullivan said residents can call the non-emergency line for the King County Sheriff’s Office at (206) 296-3311.

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in connection with Thompson’s death. De Jong, who police say appeared intoxicated at the time, allegedly removed the magazine from a handgun he owned and fired it at a wall to prove it was unloaded, according to charging documents.

A live bullet that remained in the chamber of the gun traveled through the wall and struck Thompson in the neck; she later died of her injuries.

Eastlake principal Brad Malloy said the recent deaths have made for trying times for the school.

He said the school administration tries to let teachers know as soon as possible about a death that might affect students.

The school hopes students will hear the news from a teacher with whom they already have a relationship.

Jessica Sullivan said.

Soliciting operations are a common complaint by local residents and produce a high number of police calls – as many as two or three a week between April and September, Sullivan estimated.

And the concern by local citizens about solicitors is not unwarranted, Sullivan said. Several local burglary rings have used door-todoor sales as a front for casing and burglarizing homes they “We let teachers know because they’re the ones with the students in front of their eyes,” Malloy said. “They’re able to tell if a student is exhibiting behavior or showing signs that indicate they might need to talk to someone.”

For many students, the tragedies of the past few weeks may be the first time they’ve had to grapple with death and the grieving process.

“The furthest thing from their mind at that age is their own mortality,” Malloy said. “I remember being that age and we thought we were invincible. It’s a big wake-up call.”

Sylvia Williamson, the mother of Timothy Williamson, said her son was very close with Officer Chapin, who died in his sleep Jan. 31 after more than 11 years working at Eastlake and Inglewood Junior High School.

She said Tim went on a ride along with Chapin as part of a project exploring a possible

found to be unoccupied.

Under the proposed ordinance, the fee for a soliciting license would go from $15 to $30, with the extra money going towards a background check on the salesperson. Applicants who have been convicted of burglary, theft or other major crimes in the last ten years would be denied a license.

The ordinance also beefs up the penalties for soliciting with-

out a license by making it a misdemeanor crime. The current code allows police to cite the person and issue a $1,000 fine, though Sullivan said the offender rarely if ever pays that fine since many of the salesmen that come through Sammamish are part of out-of-area operations.

Sullivan said the ordinance is modeled after similar ordinances passed by King County and Issaquah. She said police hope the tighter regulations will cut down on rogue soliciting operations while helping ensure that those that do go door-todoor don’t have criminal intentions.

“Once the law goes on the books, we’ll still have legitimate businesses that seek out the permits to do door-to-door sales, but we’re probably not going to see

Teens and grief Eastlake’s counseling staff sent an email to teachers with various tips for parents and educators in helping teens through the grieving process and behaviors common in grieving students.

According to counselors, it’s common for teens to exhibit forgetfulness, disorganization, an inability to concentrate, impatience and a lack of motivation as they deal with the often-conflicting emotions that come with grief.

Counselors also listed warning signs that a teen may need to see a counselor or mental health provider, including: ◆ Talking or writing about wanting to die. ◆ A drop in grades for an extended period. ◆ Persisting physical ailments, such as dizziness, headaches, lack of appetite and gastrointestinal problems. ◆ Depression that lasts more than two weeks. ◆ Guilt or a feeling of responsibility for the death of a loved one. ◆ Isolation and lack of communication with peers and adults. future career.

“He had a lot of respect for Officer Chapin – they had a great relationship,” she said.

Sylvia Williamson said she recalled Tim’s time at Inglewood, when he worked as a “runner”

delivering messages from the front office to different classrooms.

Sylvia said the front office staff went out of their way to make Tim feel useful and needed –

quite so many magazine salesmen,” Sullivan said.

Sammamish issued soliciting permits to 87 different individual salespeople in 2011 while Issaquah issued less than a dozen, Sullivan said.

Several types of solicitors are exempt from the city license, though they still must contact the city before their sales and carry an “application for exemption” with them while going door to door. Those exemptions, many of which are required by state law or court rulings, include: ◆ Farmers, gardeners or other persons who sell horticultural or farm products (including fruits, vegetables, berries or eggs), provided they have actually grown or harvested the product themSee PEDDLERS, Page 3

important for a teen that had trouble sitting still.

“They made him feel really important,” she recalled.

Syliva Williamson also said she was thankful for the memories of Tim that Tim’s friends have shared on Facebook and the Flintofts memorial guestbook.

Thompson had been attending Seattle Central Community College and planned to transfer to the University of Hawaii to study nursing.

“Throughout her junior high and high school years, Claire spent time with and mentored special education students which ignited her desire to pursue a nursing career,” her family wrote in an obituary. “Claire was a unique and wonderful young lady as evidenced by her beautiful smile, warm heart, and dedicated love for cats and nature.”

Thompson’s family could not be reached for additional comment.

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City supports downgrade of marijuana Council signs on to effort to reduce the drug’s federal classification

By Caleb Heeringa

The Sammamish City Council threw their support behind Gov. Chris Gregoire’s push to have the federal government reclassify marijuana – a potential step forward for its medical use.

By a 6-1 vote, the council voted to have Mayor Tom Odell sign a letter prepared by the Association of Washington Cities supporting the reclassification of marijuana as a “Schedule II” drug, meaning it has accepted medicinal uses.

The federal government currently classifies it as a “Schedule I” drug, without medicinal value and on par with heroin and LSD. Moving the drug down the ladder would be a win for the state’s medical marijuana law, passed by initiative in 1998 and augmented by the state legisla-

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Hill and Springer said they were hopeful that the impact on educators like Osborne could be limited when the House and Senate versions of the bill are reconciled.

Teachers also asked pointed questions about legislators’ views on the various bills addressing how to best evaluate teachers’ performance and whether to fire teachers based on that evaluation. Goodman drew applause from the crowd for opposing both evaluations by a principal and basing teacher performance on student test scores.

“If we have a model where teachers are afraid to get an evaluation because they’re afraid they’re going to get fired … that’s not the kind of model we want,” Goodman said.

Hill disagreed, saying student test scores should be one of several facets of a teacher’s job evaluation, though he suggested focusing more on a class’s performance from September to June rather than comparing one class to another. He noted that under

ture over the years. Medical marijuana users and cities are currently in legal limbo between state and federal law.

Sammamish has instituted a moratorium on collective gardens – designated cooperatives that grow and dispense the drug to licensed users.

City staff share Gregoire’s concerns that employees who process an application for a collective garden could be held liable under federal law.

Odell agreed to sign the letter as a member of the council, though he was the lone dissenting vote on the matter. Odell said he believed marijuana use was a “precursor” to harder drugs and that moving the drug down the Drug Enforcement Agency’s ladder might increase the momentum towards legalization. He said the matter hit close the state’s current evaluation standards, fewer than 1 percent of teachers receive an “unsatisfactory” rating.

“When we look at anything else in the private sector, (evaluations) are performance-based,” Hill said. “The important thing is that we have great teachers in the classroom.”

All three bemoaned the cuts the state has made to higher education in recent years, though they did not offer their opinions on where the state might find more revenue to make up for the recent budget slashing.

“What we’ve done to higher education ought to be embarrassing to us as a state,” Springer said. “It’s ironic that in the face of the recession that we’re making cuts to the institutions that could drag us out of the recession. It’s

to home for his family.

“Personally, I’m struggling with this,” he said. “I had a cousin who started off using marijuana and ended up on LSD and he fried his brain. As a consequence he was in and out of mental hospitals for most of his life. That’s a load not only on families but on society in general.”

Schedule II drugs include many pharmaceuticals and pain killers that are heavily regulated and only available by prescription, such as morphine, oxycodone, Adderall and Ritalin. The Association of Washington Cities letter supports marijuana being dispensed by pharmacies in a similar fashion.

The council’s discussion drifted to its own ban on collective gardens, which extends into July. Issaquah and several other cities in the region have set up licensing and zoning regulations for the gardens.

Though there have not yet just flat crazy.”

The legislators said Olympia’s mood has cooled when it comes to the temporary half-cent sales tax increase proposed by Gregoire to “buy back” some of the upcoming cuts to K-12 education and health insurance for the poor. The Governor had suggested sending the tax increase to voters this year, though last week’s betterthan-expected revenue forecast has legislators second-guessing whether it’s worth it.

Goodman said he was opposed to adding to the state’s sales tax burden, already one of the highest in the country, because the tax hits the poor the hardest. He said the real solution is comprehensive tax reform, though that likely wouldn’t be completed this session and would likely require

been any applications for the gardens in the city, Police Chief Nate Elledge said he was opposed to opening the door to them in the future.

“The question is do we as a council or a city, if we approve … collective gardens are we sending the message to our youth that marijuana use is okay,” Elledge said. “I’m very conservative in my views on this and I believe it’s important to protect our youth from easy access to anything.”

Deputy Mayor John James said he thought a more regulated system for getting medical marijuana to patients was better than the current unregulated system.

“I’m struggling with this, but in a couple ways I can see the benefit too,” he said. “Right now we have people dealing marijuana out of their homes.”

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. bringing a constitutional amendment before voters.

Kim Hess, a Sammamish resident who works for low-income health clinic HealthPoint, urged the legislators to avoid even more cuts to social services that protect some of the poorest in the community. Goodman echoed her concern, saying that without preventative health care and emergency housing, the very poor were more likely to show up in the emergency rooms or jail – where they cost the taxpayer even more.

“We can’t be shredding the safety net to the extent that we’re giving ourselves added costs,” Goodman said.

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

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selves. This exemption does not, however, apply to firewood sales. ◆ Charitable, religious, educational, political or nonprofit organizations. ◆ Newspaper subscription solicitors and vendors of books and periodicals. Sullivan said this exemption rises from First Amendment concerns about the freedom of speech and press.

Several council members encouraged city staff to tighten the language on the exemptions to the ordinance, since several troublesome solicitors in the past have been with magazine subscription services.

The ordinance also forbids solicitation after 9 p.m. – a time that several council members wanted to see scaled back.

Councilman Tom Vance suggested 8 p.m.; councilman Don Gerend said he’d prefer 6 p.m.

“It gets dark early and we’re a residential community,” Councilwoman Nancy Whitten said. “Having strangers in the neighborhood walking around, when I don’t know what they’re doing, at 9 p.m. is too late.”

Mayor Tom Odell said he had personally had a door-to-door salesman that acted suspiciously, prompting him to call police.

He said he hoped the new ordinance would cut down on those circumstances.

“It’s a danger, frankly, to the community to have people with (a criminal) background late at night running around,” Odell said. “I don’t want to shut down the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts selling cookies or popcorn. But I do want to shut down the magazine salesmen and the guy who pops into my driveway with frozen meat.”

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

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February 22, 2012

OPINION

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Review editorial

Sammamish Forum

Ordinance changes won’t stop criminals

Stan Chapin deserves a statue

There is a legitimate problem with street peddlers in Sammamish. Some are, indeed, criminals posing as sales people as an excuse for prowling around neighborhoods.

But the proposed new regulation will do little if anything to stop the criminals while simultaneously clamping down on legitimate salesmen.

First, the new rules would institute background checks on people applying for door-to-door sales licenses. Who, with a criminal record, will stroll into the police department seeking a permit to sell things door-to-door? The doubling of the license fee may stop legitimate salesmen, but not criminals.

Second, so, so many of the peddlers are selling magazine subscriptions — yet magazine sales are exempt from needing a license, although they should stop in for some paperwork. But the exemption means there will be no background check on one of the most frequently seen salespeople.

Third, most of the time when police are notified of a peddler without a permit, officers go out and have a chat with the person, who then promptly leaves town. Why would this ordinance change that?

Fourth, surely Councilwoman Nancy Whitten doesn’t mean she’s against the idea of people walking on the public street after dark, just because they are strangers to her. Yes, Sammamish is a quiet, residential community. But this is still America.

People are allowed to walk on the street without a reason and without explaining themselves – even people who may have committed a crime in the past. They shouldn’t have to present their papers.

If changes to the street peddler ordinance pass as written, the criminals will still roam the streets and a handful of legitimate businesspeople won’t. The loophole for magazine salesmen is large enough to make the rest of the regulation meaningless.

Police will write citations for bigger fines that they acknowledge will likely never be paid. Sammamish will, however, take a step toward being a city where neighbors call police when they see people walking on the street at night, just because they don’t know them.

The law is unenforceable and poorly written. All it might actually do is create a false sense of security among residents.

Poll of the week Should Sammamish clamp down on peddlers?

A) Yes. They’re an unwanted nuisance.

B) No. Sometimes I actually buy stuff from them.

C) No. They’re annoying, but it’s a free country.

D) Yes. They’re rarely legitimate, anyway.

To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

It is without question that Officer Stan Chapin is an irreplaceable individual who touched our children’s hearts while protecting them. The naming of part of 233rd Avenue in his honor is logical and right.

And yet, since Chapin was known for his unique sense of humor, I propose a statue or monument of some sort that involves the same artistic creativity he showed us every day.

Perhaps those students interested in a project of this variety could provide a committee with some sketches of say, Chapin in his “raptor” mode?

Our region is known for it’s artistic edginess and Chapin has, sadly, provided us with the opportunity to bring out our best in his honor. One key benefit of a monument would be its ability to provoke conversations.

Fifteen years from now our children will have the pleasure of explaining to those who sadly won’t be able to meet him the meaning of the statue. His legacy can be remembered through the retelling of his personality through viewing of a piece of art as unique as he.

Sara Philbin Sammamish

Supporting marriage equality The Declaration of Independence, the document which laid out the principles upon which America was founded begins, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

This founding principle has been tested throughout our history and each time we have become more inclusive as a society. Blacks were freed, voting rights were granted to women and we legalized mixed racial marriages. These actions demonstrate that we can overcome challenges to our founding principles and we will eventually do so with marriage equality. That is what

we do in America because it is right and just.

We are talking about our neighbors, family, coworkers and friends who are treated as second class citizens. As Melanie Kennedy said, only 3.8 percent of the U.S. population is gay, lesbian or transgender. Yet we have very powerful religious organizations working to deny them their civil rights. That is morally unacceptable and contrary to America’s founding values.

Free speech must not be used as a shield to spread misinformation and promote religious bigotry as the National Organization for Marriage is renowned for.

Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, president of the Washington State Senate, said “For me, this is not a religious question,” said Owen, a Democrat.

“It’s a legal question.”

I urge you to read Judge Walker’s Prop 8 decision. In rendering it he made it very clear that in our secular society, religious bias and personal opinion must not overrule constitutional rights.

It is time to ensure that no person in our state is treated as a second class citizen and time that we act to ensure that each one of us enjoys the same protections that America was founded to provide.

Courageously, the Legislature passed a gay marriage bill and the governor signed it into law. Let’s now unite to support our fellow citizens and ensure that no force may deny them their newfound equality.

Michael J. O’Connell Sammamish

It doesn’t matter if there’s a minority This argument that the tyrannical majority of 200 years which has suppressed homosexuals with denial of equal rights, criminalization of homosexuality, institutionalization of homosexuals and even the murder of homosexuals is now claiming their right to free speech is being impinged upon is downright lunacy!? What does it matter if it is one or 1 million, or 1 percent or 20 percent of the population that is a minority? Either you

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believe our rights are inalienable or that they are not. And if our rights truly come from a creator and not the government then you must not deny even 1 person or 3 percent of the population their rights in the name of the supposed suppression of yours. The only thing being changed with gay marriage is the fact that you can no longer deny equal rights to homosexuals. They will be equal under the law and that scares those who fear and hate homosexuals. They will lose control.

And to be clear, unlike others using cookie cutter templates and suggested talking points from NOM (National Organization for Marriage), I actually articulate my own understanding and beliefs in the editorial pages.

Michael T. Barr Sammamish

Response to Melanie Kennedy Our country does have freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

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February 22, 2012 •

Council supports Issaquah school bond

By Caleb Heeringa

The Sammamish City Council gave the upcoming Issaquah School District bond measure a vote of confidence at their Feb. 7 meeting.

The council was unanimous in their support for the $219 million, 20-year bond, which would include a total rebuild of Sunny Hills Elementary, which is more than five decades old and uses portables for more than a third of its classrooms. The bond also includes the installation of artificial turf at Beaver Lake, Pine Lake and Pacific Cascade middle schools, as well as various building repairs and upgrades. A $6.5 million project would add covered seating to Skyline High School’s stadium.

Councilmembers said the Sunny Hills rebuild was long overdue and said the addition of turf at the middle schools may

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been crossed.

I believe Michael O’Connell was speaking to this “line”. I believe he was speaking as an individual citizen from his own

increase the time available to the community after school hours.

The district estimates the turf would save $150,000 in annual upkeep costs and mean five times more class-time use, since the fields won’t need to be shut down because of rain or reseeding.

If approved, it would cost taxpayers about 37 cents per $1,000 of assessed value on their property taxes.

Several councilmembers also argued that passing the bond was important in maintaining the district’s sterling reputation, which supports the area’s real estate values and economy.

“When companies are looking at relocating, they often look at the availability of excellent education,” Mayor Tom Odell said.

“We have that here, and it’s incumbent on us to keep it that way if we want to protect what we have here.” value system. I think Kennedy is confused about separation of church and state and the freedoms of speech and religion. I think this is a very big problem in our current society in moving American forward for all.

Patricia Martin Issaquah

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February 22, 2012

POlice Blotter Stolen coin A resident on the 1700 block of 236th Way Southeast reported that someone had stolen a collectable gold coin and gold chain from their home between Jan. 31 and Feb. 5. The home is listed for sale and four parties had toured the home with a real estate agent. The coin and chain are valued at over $5,000.

Stolen jewelry A Sammamish woman called police Feb. 10 to report that she suspected her son or his friends had stolen jewelry from her.

The woman told police that she had left two gold and diamond rings on the kitchen counter the same night that her son and his friends were over.

The next morning the rings, valued at over $12,000, were missing. The case remains under investigation.

Open garage, stolen purse A resident on the 20500 block of Northeast 33rd Court reported that someone had stolen her purse from her vehicle overnight Feb. 9. The resident told police that she had accidentally left the garage door open overnight and found the purse missing from the unlocked vehicle the next morning. Several credit cards and $200 were taken. Police were unable to obtain any fingerprints.

Driving under the influence A 23-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after being pulled over near the corner of East Lake Sammamish Parkway and

Southeast 22nd Street just before midnight Feb. 9. An officer clocked the man’s vehicle at over 55 mph in a 35 zone.

The man smelled of alcohol and refused to perform field sobriety tests. He was arrested and transported to City Hall, where he blew a .10 on a breath test, over the .08 legal limit for driving. The man’s vehicle was impounded and he was booked into Issaquah Jail. The officer notes that he had previously arrested the man on suspicion of DUI in June 2010.

Suicide threat Police responded to the home of a Sammamish woman who called 911 threatening to commit suicide Feb. 7. The woman had cut a padlock on a gun safe in her home and obtained a handgun with which she intended to end her life.

The woman then changed her mind, called 911 and returned the gun to the safe. The woman told police she suffered from health issues and had become depressed over financial stress. Aid units transported the woman to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.

Car prowl A resident on the 1000 block of 231st Place Northeast reported that someone had taken a $20 bill from her vehicle between Feb. 7 and Feb. 9.

The woman came out to her car Feb. 9 to find someone had entered an unlocked door and rummaged through the inside.

The money was the only thing taken.

Found bike Police recovered a blue and white seven-speed Schwinn bicycle that had apparently been abandoned near Aldarra Park Feb. 7. Neighbors reported that the bike had been in the same spot for more than 24 hours.

SAMMAMISH REVIEW Police brought the bike to the police station for safe keeping in case an owner comes forward.

Burglary More than $50,000 in jewelry was stolen from a home on the 4500 block of 191st Place Northeast Feb. 9. Sometime between the hours of 4:10 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. a suspect broke the rear sliding glass door and entered the home. Several rooms were ransacked and a jewelry box was taken.

The residents reported that they had been visited by representatives of a cable company and duct cleaning service in recent months and that both had seemed suspicious and insisted on looking in closets during their visits. Police gathered fingerprints and continue to investigate.

front door of the home open and no one home. The homeowner arrived shortly after and said that she had left the home to run errands at around 1:30 p.m. It appears the suspect forced open a rear patio door, took the jewelry and fled the scene. The case remains under investigation.

Burglary attempt

A Sammamish resident reported Feb. 9 that someone had opened a cell phone account in his name. The suspect bought three iPhones from two different stores under his name and then had a fourth shipped to the resident’s home. The case remains under investigation.

A resident on the 2200 block of 246th Place Northeast reported that someone had tried to break into his home between Feb. 5 and Feb. 8. The resident discovered that two motion lights near his home had been dismantled and a screen had been taken off a window into his garage. There were no items taken from the home.

The case remains under investigation.

Burglary attempt

Bank fraud

A resident on the 2400 block of 278th Court Southeast reported that someone had attempted to break into their home between Jan. 28 and Feb. 7. The residents arrived home from vacation to find the glass in their front door cracked and what appeared to be a foot print on the door. Police could find no evidence that anyone actually accessed the home.

They advised the residents of ways they could secure their home while they were away.

A Sammamish resident reported that someone had made $3,100 in fraudulent withdrawals from her bank account Feb. 4.

The victim’s bank said someone had come into the bank and made the withdrawal in person.

The victim is unsure how her information was compromised.

Disgruntled employee A Sammamish resident reported Feb. 7 that she had been receiving harassing phone calls and text messages from a former house cleaner. The resident told police that she had been paying someone to clean her vacation home but recently informed the house cleaner that she would no longer be needing her services.

The resident agreed to pay the cleaner for more than $500 worth of cleaning that had already been done.

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Purse theft A resident on the 22100 block of Northeast 13th Place had a purse containing about $600 in cash stolen from her garage between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Feb. 5. The garage door was open when the purse went missing.

Burglary A resident on the 2500 block of 261st Avenue Southeast had several hundred dollars worth of jewelry stolen from her home in a mid-day burglary Feb. 8. Police responded to the home after a burglary alarm went off at around 2 p.m.

The officer arrived to find the

iFraud

Takes a toll A resident on the 2400 block of 245th Place Northeast reported that someone had stolen her rear license plate, which contained and Good To Go pass bar code sticker for the state route 520 bridge toll. The resident is unsure when and where the license plate went missing.

Burglary A laptop, jewelry, checks, cash and a debit card were among the items taken from a home on the 23000 block of Northeast Eighth Street between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Feb. 6.

The resident received a phone call from his bank that morning warning about possibly fraudulent activity on his bank account.

He went home and found his rear garage door pried open and the home ransacked. The resident put a block on his bank account. The case remains under investigation.

Vehicle prowl A resident on the 1000 block of 231st Place Northeast had a backpack and flashlight stolen from See BLOTTER, Page 7

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Scrap metal theft bill progresses A bill in the legislature aimed at curbing the theft of copper and other scrap metal took a step forward Feb. 13.

House Bill 2570, introduced by Rep. Roger Goodman (D-45), would form a task force bringing together scrap metal recyclers, law enforcement and public utilities to brainstorm ways to cut down on scrap metal theft.

The Timberline, Sterling Woods and Waterbrook neighborhoods have had their entrance signs dismantled in recent months. Police believe the signs were targeted for their copper, which fetches several dollars a pound with scrap metal recy-

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their vehicle overnight Feb. 5.

The suspect apparently opened a window on the canopy of the truck and broke a rear window to get into the truck itself.

Vehicle prowl A resident on the 1300 block of 251st Avenue Southeast had a purse containing several credit cards stolen from her vehicle overnight Feb. 4. The suspect apparently broke a rear window to gain access to the vehicle.

The suspect used the victim’s credit cards to make several hundred dollars worth of purchases at grocery stores and department stores in south King County. The case remains under investigation.

A similar car prowl happened the same evening several blocks away on the 24600 block of Southeast Ninth Place.

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clers.

The bill passed the House by a 94-3 vote and will now be forwarded to the Senate for consideration.

Department of Ecology enlists teens to clean up litter Sammamish teenagers can join the effort to clean up Washington parks and roadsides soon.

The state Department of Ecology’s Northwest Regional Office in Bellevue plans to hire about 72 teenagers to help clean up area roadsides, parks and recreation areas during the summer. Ecology Youth Corps mem-

cious mischief for allegedly throwing a scooter wheel at a moving vehicle while at the skate park in front of City Hall Feb. 4.

The driver pulled into the parking lot afterwards and called 911 after finding damage to his car.

Several other skaters pointed out their compatriot who had thrown the wheel. The teen admitted to throwing the wheel and was remorseful about his actions. The teen’s mother was called and advised that her son would be charged in connection with the matter.

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A resident on the 21900 block of Northeast 24th Court reported that someone had pried open the gas door on their car in an apparent attempt to steal fuel overnight Jan. 30. The car’s fuel meter still showed a full tank, leading police to believe that the suspect had been interrupted before they could siphon the gas.

Police obtained some finger prints. The case remains under investigation.

A 14-year-old Carnation teen was cited for third-degree mali-

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Youths ages 14 to 17 can apply through April 10 to work with one of Ecology Youth Corps crews cleaning up litter this summer in King, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties. Crews work Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in a four-week session.

Sessions run from June 28 through July 25 and again from July 26 through Aug. 21.

Participants earn $9.04 per hour.

Teenagers can pick up applications through area school counselors and at www.ecy.wa.gov/ programs/swfa/eyc/nwro.html.

Dollars for the Ecology Youth Corps program comes from a dedicated fund called the Waste Reduction, Recycling and Model Litter Control Account.

The account is funded by a voter-approved tax on items related to the litter problem.

Utilities regulator to focus on conservation The state utilities regulator, the Utilities and Transportation Commission, has created a Conservation and Energy Planning Section to focus on energy use and renewable energy, officials announced Feb. 7.

The section focuses on con-

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servation and renewable energy requirements, energy reliability, greenhouse gas emissions and low-income programs.

“These changes recognize that conservation and renewable energy have become larger and more visible parts of our work,” Regulatory Services Director Mark Vasconi said in a statement.

The just-created Conservation and Energy Planning Section is under the leadership of longtime staff member Deborah Reynolds, assistant director.

The section continues to focus on economic regulatory matters, including rate cases, finance and accounting.

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COMMUNITY

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Indian tastes arrive in Sammamish at Apna Bazar

By Lillian Tucker

Got a craving for hot naan, fresh from the oven?

Sammamish residents no longer have to head out of town for Indian ingredients thanks to the grand opening of Apna Bazar.

Third in the Apna Bazar grocery family, the store right off of 228th Avenue is the product of a nearly five year ambition to bring an Indian market to Sammamish.

“This is a location that will make our relationship stronger with our customers,” said coowner Samir Bhatt, who with many friends in the area, said he spends a lot of weekends in Sammamish.

There are two other Apna Bazars, one each in Bellevue and Bothell, and for several years people have been making the trip from Sammamish to shop at the stores. The manager of the Bellevue store, as well as the new Sammamish location, Anand Joshi, said that many customers have been asking for an Apna Bazar in their own town.

“The [Indian] community is growing up there for sure,” said

Photo by Lillian Tucker

A shopper peruses the selection at Apna Bazar.

Joshi, who splits his days between the Bellevue and Sammamish stores. “The idea is

to reach the whole Indian community.”

Bhatt started looking for prop-

erty in the area for their store in 2007 but finding one with 5,000 square feet was not that easy.

Size was non-negotiable for him and his business partners Vijay Beniwal and Srinivasa Sanagaballi. As the three all come from different regions of India they wanted their stores to cater to the diverse foods that come from the country’s many cultures. They now carry more than 3,000 products and are on the look out for more - like organic spices.

“We think that, not only the Indian population, but the American population would appreciate them,” said Bhatt.

Apna Bazar also wants to make Indian food more accessible to people who may not be well versed in making curries.

“We’ve got a lot of curious people and they are very happy that there is a store opened in Sammamish,” said Joshi. “My idea is to retail to the community, Indian or non-Indian is not a problem.”

After speaking with several customers who wanted more recipes Joshi has ordered cookbooks for the Sammamish store.

He expects they will be on the shelves within the week.

Eastlake community shows their colors around the world

By Krista Staudinger

After learning of the third death to strike the Eastlake community in the space of two weeks, Claire Jones came up with a simple gesture she hoped would help the community unite, regardless of their current locations.

Jones, a 2009 Eastlake graduate who attends Western Washington University, wished that she, along with everyone else, could be with friends and family during this time of grief.

“But obviously everyone is busy with school and careers and families and life in general, so that wouldn’t be possible,” Jones said.

The first death occurred Jan. 30 when Officer Stan Chapin, 61, died in his home. He was in his 12th year working as the School Resource Officer for Eastlake High School and Inglewood Junior High.

Less than a week later, Timothy Williamson, a 21-yearold Eastlake graduate of 2009, committed suicide. The following weekend Feb. 12, a firearm incident killed Claire Thompson, a 20-year-old, 2010 Eastlake graduate.

In response, Jones wanted to

do something to help bring Eastlake students and alumni together.

Her idea was to have everyone wear Eastlake clothing and colors, similar to the spirit days held at Eastlake, on Feb. 15 to show pride and support for the community.

What started out as a couple hundred of Jones’ Facebook friends from Eastlake on the invite list grew into more than 1,100 people “attending” Eastlake Wolves Wednesday.

“I was looking forward to a seeing a couple people in their senior sweatshirts here and there; I had absolutely no idea that it would get so much support and that so many people would pass it along,” Jones said.

In the three days leading up to the event, supporters praised the idea and posted where they would be displaying their Eastlake spirit.

The event spread to past and present Eastlake and Inglewood students, staff and family members. The page caught the attention of an Inglewood science teacher, Barbara Wendell, which resulted in Inglewood students also showing their pride on Wednesday by wearing blue, their school color.

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Eastlake alumni at Washington State University gathered in front of WSU’s mascot wearing Eastlake colors and shirts.

Although, there was slight confusion over what exactly Eastlake’s colors are: the maroon versus crimson debate raged on,

and people questioned if Eastlake had actually changed its colors to red and black.

For the record, the most reli-

able source (obviously Wikipedia) states Eastlake’s colSee WOLVES, Page 9

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Obituaries Anna June Schuerman

Anna June Schuerman Anna June Schuerman died Feb. 7, 2012, at the age of 88. She was surrounded by her loving family as she peacefully passed at Swedish Hospital in Issaquah.

June was the daughter of Leonard and Ina Miller, and was raised in Muscoda, Wis. In 1942, she married Darrel Schuerman of Richland Center, Wis. They spent their first years

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together as Darrel served in the Army Air Corps. Upon completion of his military service, they returned home to Richland Center to raise a family of five children.

In 1962, they moved to Los Altos, Calif., where they resided until 1987. Once Darrel retired from his home plumbing business, they made their final move to Issaquah.

June is survived by her husband Darrel; daughters Dawn Draves, of Bishop, Calif., Cindy Ebersole, of Issaquah, Jill Mitchell, of Sammamish, and Heidi Cox, of Redmond; son Jim Schuerman, of Issaquah; 13 grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.

Anna June will be forever treasured by her family and friends who knew and loved her so much.

Verna J. McKay Former Snoqualmie Valley resident Verna J. McKay, 79, passed away Feb. 10, 2012, in

Missoula, Mont.

Verna retired from the Montana Department of Transportation, where she was a truck scale officer.

Her passion for horses brought her much joy.

Whenever she was on a horse, all her troubles went away.

She enjoyed designing costumes, and riding in parades and horse shows. She was a founding member of the Raging River Riders Horse Club of Fall City. Verna sewed costumes for Fall City’s Passion Play and a multitude of doll clothes.

Services are at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at Fall City Cemetery.

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ors are crimson and forest green, but all shades of the sort were tolerated for Wolves’ Wednesday’s purposes.

On Wednesday, posts popped up with photos of people in Eastlake gear posing individually or in groups around the United States, as far west as Hawaii and east as New York.

The largest group photo posted was taken at Washington State University, where 31 Eastlake alumni posed in front of Martin Stadium.

Eastlake senior Lexi Jaeger commented on the photo: “It’s amazing how no matter how far away people are from home, they still come together in times of need. Eastlake Wolves

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forever!”

Four continents were represented on the event’s Facebook wall. In Europe, Eastlake graduates posted about wearing their colors in Scotland, Switzerland and England. Others showed pride in South America (Chile) and Australia.

“This is the biggest spirit day any of us Eastlaker’s have ever had! It’s good to know we came from a great community,” Reid Backstrom, a 2009 graduate of Eastlake posted on the event wall.

Carlye Skinner, a 2010 Eastlake grad wrote: “I have honestly never been so proud to be a part of the Eastlake Wolves family.”

Krista Staudinger is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory.

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February 22, 2012

schools

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Folklorist brings her tales to Blackwell Elementary

By Lillian Tucker

“I’ve got an idea,” said the monkey.

He realized that we all can’t be perfect and told the rabbit “let’s just be friends.” As the two per-

Photo by Lillian Tucker

Playing the role of the rabbit, this Samantha Smith first-grader used her whole body to tell the story.

Plateau students take DECA honors Sammamish area students are back from the DECA Regional Conference where several of them took first place in their category. From Eastlake High School Lincoln Doyle, Christopher Lee and Nir Levin all won for their entrepreneurship written/advertising campaigns.

Also representing Eastlake, Akaash Nanda took first in entrepreneurship written/business services.

From Skyline High School Mason Bernard was the champion in the automotive services individual series; Hayley Morrison won apparel and accessories individual series; Diana Ning and Grace Wan got first place for business law and ethics team decision making; also in first were Anna Rizkalla for fashion merchandizing promotion plan, Jessica Guo for professional selling and Ashwin Rao and Wayne Huang for their sports and entertainment promotion plan. Joining those 12 at the state competition will be another 74 students from the area who also qualified.

formers bowed, their peers clapped and immediately stretched their hands up in the air. Everyone wanted a chance to show off what Margaret Read MacDonald, storyteller and folklorist, had taught them.

The story of the rabbit and the monkey originally came from West Africa, where it was passed down from generation to generation.

MacDonald adapted it and first published the story in her 1986 book “Twenty Tellable Tales.” She has since taught it to teachers, parents and children around the world, including the students of Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary School, where MacDonald visited on Feb. 13 and 14.

The school’s librarian, Kathy Pazaski, partners with other teachers each year to bring a group that is arts related to run workshops for the children.

This year MacDonald, accompanied by Richard Sholtz, a folk musician, came to spend two days teaching the students various folk tales from around the world and how to perform them.

“Sometimes they don’t really shine academically,” Pazaski said.

“But they are good actors and it’s great for their peers to see them in that light.”

The two-day folk event includ-

Elementary students raise thousands for a child in need The efforts of the Samantha Smith Elementary School Sparrow Club are paying off as the group has already raised more than $8,000 for one ill child.

The club, which fosters volunteerism in students, held its most recent fundraising event Feb. 13 when Smith teachers took over a local McDonalds and sold 750 packages of cookies.

The cookie proceeds were combined with the teacher’s tips to bring the McTeacher Night total to $2,650.

It’s not just the adults who are putting in all the hard work. One elementary student asked that her friends bring her gift cards to benefit the ill child instead of presents at her birthday party.

Another child went door to door in his neighborhood collecting donations.

In the end he contributed more than $400 to the club. In total the students have logged nearly 500 community service hours, and counting, for their Sparrow Club.

Photo by Lillian Tucker

Despite the children’s shy tendencies some first grade students were eager for Margaret Read MacDonald to pick them to tell the story of the monkey and the rabbit. ed a family night on Monday where everyone got to participate in the tales.

One young boy, who Pazaski said is usually very shy at school, braved the stage that evening and performed for his friends and family with a big smile spread across his face.

“I would have never picked him to be having that much fun,”

said Pazaski. “That’s what’s so great — to see different aspects of the kids come out.” Another student told Pazaski that she now wants to sign up for a drama class.

MacDonald started out as a children’s librarian in 1963 and now teaches young and old the art of bringing a traditional story to life.

She is also the author of more than 60 books and audios on storytelling folklore topics.

MacDonald said she hopes the students take away things from her classes like an interest in writing and storytelling as well as the moral lessons that each story contains.

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Sammamish mathletes perform as sweet as pi The brains of Sammamish children shown bright when they pitted their acute arithmetic skills against others from around the Seattle area at February’s “Math is Cool” regional competition.

The battle of wits took place Feb. 3 at Mt. Rainer High School. Contending in highest level – division 1A – the team from Samantha Smith Elementary School took second

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place overall while the Louisa May Alcott Elementary School team finished fourth. The children were tested in several categories, including teams, relays, individual and mental math.

During the mental math event students had 30 seconds to figure out a math problem in their head, without writing or talking. Calculators were banned from the entire competition.

The two plateau teams will join another 25 math troops from around Washington at the state competition in Moses Lake on May 23.

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Jumping headfirst into the folktale, the monkey tells the rabbit about the time she fell asleep with a bunch of mosquitoes.

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“They are getting experience in public speaking. They get a lot of language arts skills,” said MacDonald. “They’ve been delightful; they’ve been very fun.”

For at least some students, the feeling is mutual.

“She’s fun,” said Emma Lundin, a third grade student who learned two folk tales that she and her classmates performed for their younger peers Feb. 13. “She’s not like a mean ‘ol dance teacher who tells you what to do and if you do it wrong she cracks your bones.”

One of the stories Lundin and the others learned to tell was “Too Many Fairies,” a Celtic tale in which an old woman who hates housework gets fairies to clean for her. When the fairies prove to be more trouble than help the woman gets a message of humility.

“The lesson was be glad what you have, otherwise it can get taken away,” said Lundin.

Andra Sipos, Lundin’s classmate, also performed the tale and said she loved getting to improvise and making the audience laugh.

“I really liked it,” she said.

“When there’s another chance for

another story teller to come in I’ll definitely do it.”

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February 22, 2012

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Kim, Eastlake swimmers finish season strong

By Lillian Tucker

Leading the Eastlake Wolves to a Fifth place finish, Edward Kim is halfway to reaching his goal of eight state titles after racking up two more at the Washington state swimming championship.

After the eight finalists in the men’s 200 freestyle dove into the pool Saturday, Feb. 18 at the King County Aquatics Center, Kim was the last to emerge for air. The lead he gained only grew. By the second lap his nearest competitor was two whole body lengths behind. Knocking five seconds off his preliminary time, Kim finished in 1:38.72.

A sophomore at Eastlake High School, Kim began competing at age 7 and has been swimming year-round for Bellevue Swim Club Team for nearly half a decade. As a freshman he set a goal: to win eight state titles by the time he graduates. In 2011 he earned his first two championships in the 50 and 100 freestyle. This year he set his sights on the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke.

“I’m pretty confident. During club practice I’ve been working really hard,” Kim said. Members of the Bellevue club swim every day before school. “Balancing club practice and school (practice) has been a real challenge for me but I think it has really helped me out.”

Still in the water after winning the men’s 100 backstroke by oneand-a-half seconds Kim looked up at the scoreboard and pumped his fist. He knew he was right on track to reach his goal.

“It’s a great weight off my back,” he said. Kim was careful not to get too confident. In the prelims he only bested Stadium’s Logan Rysemus by one second.

“You have to give respect when

Photo by Greg Farrar

Eastlake’s 400-yard freestyle relay team (from left, Edward Kim, Henry O’Neil, Jackson Berman and Zach Alleva) celebrates their second-place finish on the podium. it’s due. He’s a really good backstroker.”

While 00:48.84 was Kim’s personal best for the backstroke, it did not beat Eastlake’s school record in the event. Originally he thought he would go for the title in eight different events but now Kim said he might take a shot at the record for the 100 backstroke again next year.

Kim also compteted in some close relay races. After he outswam his competitor in the third

leg of the men’s 4x400 freestyle relay by five seconds the Eastlake team was neck-andneck with Kamiak. It was the last event of the championship and the aquatic center vibrated with cheers.

Eastlake’s Zach Alleva gave it his all in the final leg while the relay members Kim, Henry O’Neil and Jackson Berman watched anxiously. Alleva finished the final leg with the fastest time, 00:48.10 but it was a hair-

too short. Kamiak won the relay state title by four one-hundredths of a second.

“I really wanted to catch him. I knew it was that close,” said Alleva, a senior. “It was a great race, a great experience.”

This was not the only close race for Alleva. Earlier in the day he took second in the men’s 100 breaststroke after he shortened up, lost the lead that he had held through most of the race and finished half a second behind a

swimmer he had beat in the prelims.

“I was still tired from swimming my 100 freestyle,” he said.

He placed fourth in that event and said that if he had the day to do over he wouldn’t have done it any differently. “I’m pretty happy.” Alleva, a senior, is not sure where he will swim next year but said he is waiting to hear back from Carnegie Mellon See SWIMMING, Page 13

Skyline girls basketball earns KingCo No. 3 berth, Eastlake finishes No. 2

By Bob Taylor and Lillian Tucker

Local girls basketball fans always know it will be a battle down to the wire when the Skyline and Issaquah High School teams meet.

And, the third meeting of the season between the rivals was no exception. After an intense first half, Skyline pulled away in the final quarter Feb. 16 to beat Issaquah 47-41 in a loser-out game in the KingCo Conference 4A Tournament at Juanita High

School.

With the victory, Skyline captured the KingCo No. 3 berth. The Spartans, 17-7, played at Stanwood, the Western Conference No. 3 entry, Feb. 21 in a playoff for a Class 4A Regional berth. The winner of the game advances to the regional at Auburn Feb. 25 and plays a team from District 3 or District 4 at 4 p.m.

In the first contest on Jan. 6 between Issaquah and Skyline, the Eagles held on for a 52-51 victory. In the Jan. 31 rematch,

Skyline rallied in the second half to win 37-32.

In the third meeting, Issaquah held a 14-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. The teams were deadlocked at 20-all at halftime.

The contest stayed close through the third quarter. In the final period, Skyline outscored Issaquah 15-11 to win the contest.

Rachel Shim and Megan Wiedeman each had nine points to lead the Spartans. Morgan Farrar and Allie Wyszynski each

contributed eight points.

Issaquah’s Sabrina Norton led all players with 15 points. Mandie Hill added nine points and Monica Landdeck eight points for Issaquah, which ended the season at 17-7.

The Woodinville Falcons, ranked fifth in the state won the Feb. 17 KingCo championship game 54-48, nudging the Eastlake Wolves to second.

The first half was back and forth with Eastlake pulling ahead 25-24 by halftime. The Wolves kept that streak alive in

the third with a score of 18-11 for the quarter. The falcons took off on a 19-point run in the fourth, securing the win.

“It was a good game, we fought really hard,” said senior forward, Lauren Files.

“The fact that we can put them in an uncomfortable position is definitely a good thing,” said senior forward Kendra Morrison, who led Eastlake in points with 14. “After every game we are learning more and more. It will be really exciting if we can meet Woodinville again.”

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Skyline’s Levy takes home silver from state diving championship

By Lillian Tucker

Photo by Greg Farrar

Max Levy, Skyline High School sophomore, scores 6’s, 6.5’s and a 7 from the judges on his forward 1 and-a-half somersault dive with one twist. Levy finished just three points shy of Jesse Labeda-Sutton of South Kitsap for the 4A state championship.

It wasn’t quite the finish to the Washington state diving championship that Max Levy hoped for but he still walked away with a silver medal and the anticipation of next year.

Seeded No.1 Levy entered the 4A boys 1 meter state diving tournament Feb. 17-18 as the expected champion, and with a prelim score of 291.00 he was right on track.

But that number dropped to 388.5 in the final with the main culprit being Levy’s inward one-and-a-half somersault.

“I’m kind of upset in a little way. I could have done better,” said Levy, a junior at Skyline High School. “I threw up instead of throwing through and was slow on my flipping.”

Levy’s background in gymnastics helps him to attempt more difficult dives than most of his competitors. To add to that he said he takes practice very seriously, approaching each one as if it were a compe-

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University.

Alleva also helped bring the Eastlake 4x200 medley relay team to a third place finish.

With a time of 1:38.05 the team beat the school record for the event, which was set by the same groups of swimmers, save one, the year before. Kim, Alleva and O’Neil competed in 2011 with Ryker Oldenburg, who was particularly fast at the butterfly.

Senior Jason Kroon had some big shoes to fill when he took Oldenberg’s spot this year “It really made me want to succeed more at state; help our relay team fill a spot that needed to be filled,” said Kroon. “I’m so happy I came to state. It’s one of the things I wanted to do before I left high school.”

By the end Eastlake broke five of its own records at the state tournament including the 4x200 relay, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and the 4x400 relay.

With a total of 56 team points Eastlake finished fifth in the state out of 39 4A schools.

“I’m really proud of the boys, they showed a lot of heart today,” said coach Kate McCary.

“For Henry, Zach and Jason I am really happy they went out on a good note. We are definitely going to miss them next year.”

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tition. a really fun dive.”

“I’m having a good year,” he In the end South Kitsap’s said. “I’ve been working really Jesse Labeda-Sutton had a better hard this year – focusing on divday of dives and finished first, ing; kicking it up in training.” just ahead of Levy with 391.55 Just three points. weeks ago “I’m hoping “I’m hoping to come back Levy added a to come back next year for gold.” new dive to next year for the his bag of gold,” said Levy.

– Max Levy, tricks: a oneAlso repreSkyline diver – and-a-half senting Skyline somersault High School with oneAlec Raines finand-a-half twists. While his ished fourth in the men’s 500 other dives are almost second freestyle and Paul Jett took nature to Levy as he has been Seventh in the men’s 200 indiperforming them for two years, vidual medley. his latest dive proved to be his lucky charm.

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The art of love

Learn secrets to help you remember better from Charles Kraus at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Sammamish Library.

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Intermediate ESL Class, 10 a.m. Feb. 28 and March 6.

Hindi Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, 4:30 p.m. March 1, 8, 15 and 22.

Spanish Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, 10 a.m. March 5, 12, 19 and 26.

The Eastside Camera Club his holding an open photography clinic for people interested in improving their photography skills. Drop in any time between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Sammamish EX3 Teen Center.

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Swaddler Story Time, for children birth-9 months with an adult, 11 a.m. March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Waddler Story Time, for children 9-24 months with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.

Meet children’s author Derek Munson, who wrote “Enemy Pie” at 1 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Sammamish Library.

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Reisha Holton will host a series of writing workshops from 78:45 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Sammamish

Library.

Torch Club will have its first meting at the Sammamish EX3 Teen and Recreation Center. The club is for middle school students interested in a service and leadership group focusing on community service. The meeting is at 4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the teen center.

March 2

Teen Late Night, featuring music, Xbox, pool, foosball, table tennis, $1 slices of pizza and other snacks is for sale from 7-10 p.m.

Library activities Beginner ESL Class, 7 p.m.

Feb. 23, March 1, 8, and 15.

The Red Thread, a Chinese New Year tale for children 4-8 will explore the holiday through creative movement, story and art at 3 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Sammamish Library.

Pianist Kimberly Russ will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1in C Major during the Mardi Gras concert of the Sammamish Symphony at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Eastlake Performing Arts Center. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.SammamishSymphony.org.

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Toddler Story Time, for children 2-3 with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. March 7, 14, 21 and 28.

An exhibition called “Love Songs” sponsored by artEAST, including the work of some Sammamish artists, is running at the artEAST Art Center and UP Front Gallery through March 3. Visit www.arteast.org for times and information.

March 2 at the teen center. Free for members, $5 for sixth-12th grade students who are not members.

Home Business Expo: Find out about some of the home businesses throughout Sammamish. The city has a large business base, many of which go unseen. The expo will allow people to find what the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce calls “hidden treasures” across the city. The expo is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 10 at the Sammamish EX3 Teen Center. Home businesses may sign up at www.sammamishchamber.org.

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Master Chorus Eastside, featuring several Sammamish residents, will hold a St. Patrick’s Day concert March 11 at 3 p.m. at the Kirkland Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students and senior citizens. Call Master Chorus Eastside at 3928446.

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Preschool Story Time, for children 3-6 with an adult, 10 a.m. March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

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

March 5, 12, 19 and 26.

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Musik Nest, for children 2-3 with an adult. Share songs, dance, rhythm and new ways to enjoy music with your toddler, 10:30 a.m. March 24.

Write This Year! A writing workshop for all ages from 15 and up will allow people to work on something they’re already doing or bounce ideas off other writers at 7 p.m. Feb. 28.

The Teen Writers Group will meet at 3:30 p.m. March 20.

The Sammamish Book Group will meet at 7 p.m. March 21. Contact the library for this month’s title.

Mother Daughter Book Club, for girls ages 10-13 and their mothers meets at 11 a.m.

Feb. 25 and March 10. Contact the library for this month’s title.

volunteer opportunities

calendar Feb. 27 Lake Washington School Board worksession, at 5 p.m. followed by a business meeting at 7 p.m. at the L.E. Scarr Resource Center, located at 16250 N.E. 74th St., Redmond.

Sammamish Arts Commission, 7 p.m. at City Hall March 1 Sammamish Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall March 6 Sammamish City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall March 7 Sammamish Parks Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall March 9-11 Lake Washington School Board retreat in Leavenworth

Saint Patrick’s Day at the Preserve, volunteers will meet to clean up and maintain the Evans Creek Preserve from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17.

The Sammamish Symphony needs volunteers to help with a concert from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 at Eastlake High School. Jobs include: box office ticket sales, will call line, handing out programs, taking tickets, line management and setting up tables with marketing materials.

Visit residents in nursing homes. Friend to Friend matches volunteers with residents in Sammamish nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Volunteers are asked to visit residents a couple times a month for a year. Orientation will be provided. Background check required.

Call 1-888-383-7818.

Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King County.

Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own

neighborhoods, provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to primary caregivers. Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff. Call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice.

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

Eastside Bluebills is a Boeing retiree volunteer organization that strives to provide opportunities for retirees to help others in need and to assist charitable and nonprofit organizations. 10 a.m.noon, the third Wednesday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library. Call 235-3847.

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