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Council report puts city expenses in good shape Capital improvements may present a problem By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com The bad news: The city may need to cut services or raise taxes in order

to balance the general fund and cover its operating expenses. The good news: Those moves may not be needed for at least five years, said Lyman Howard, deputy city manager. In presenting the state of city finances to the City Council on Feb. 16, Howard said the so-called “cross over” point, that point at which

expenditures will outpace revenues, will not be reached until sometime beyond 2020. That projection does not include capital improvement work, mostly road projects. The city currently has very little debt, but that could change depending on how quickly the council wants to move forward with various street improvements. Bond sales

are a common means used by many cities to finance capital work. Some of the projects in play include improvements on Southeast Fourth Street, Sahalee Way and Issaquah-Fall City and Issaquah-Pine Lake roads. Sammamish already spends more of its general fund budget on transSee EXPENSES, Page 5

Missing man found dead in Beaver Lake William “Reed” Probus, a 27-year-old Sammamish man believed missing since Feb. 13, was found dead in Beaver Lake in Sammamish. Police received a call just before 10 a.m. Feb. 18, said Sgt. Cindi West, a spokesperson for the King County Sheriff’s Office. The caller said they had found the missing man under a dock near his home. The King County Sheriff’s office responded and retrieved the body. Probus’ remains were turned over to the county medical examiner who will determine the cause and manner of death. Sammamish police had asked for the public’s help in finding Probus the weekend

of Feb. 13. West said Probus had returned to his parent’s home in the Beaver Lake area Saturday William after working overseas Probus for three months. West said his parents first missed Probus Sunday morning. While he was gone from their home, his wallet, phone, shoes and other personal belongings had been left behind. Probus was reported to have been depressed and possibly suicidal, West said.

Several parties eye short-term leases for Mars Hill building By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com Towards the end of 2015, two local colleges and one technical school pulled out of discussions to possibly operate the former Mars Hill

Church building as branch campuses. But city officials say several other entities may be interested in at least short-term leases for the city-owned building at See MARS HILL, Page 3

By Greg Farrar / gfarrar@sammamishreview.com

Mary Wictor stands Feb. 11 near her Tamarack subdivision home at the top of a hillside covered with giant tarps to keep it stabilized and prevent further landslides.

FLOOD FIGHT

Resident keeps pressure on the city to solve Tamarack problems By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com For more than a year now, Sammamish’s Mary Wictor has been on a one-woman crusade. At nearly every meeting of the City Council, Wictor takes to the podium during the public comment

period. Wictor always says her name and address, but it’s a formality. Every member of the council — and probably most of the audience — knows why she is there, usually with a brief PowerPoint presentation showing flooded streets,

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overflowing storm drains or the leaning playground equipment in her backyard. Poor drainage and flooding in the Tamarack subdivision are Wictor’s causes, and she takes to her soapbox as often as possible. See FLOOD, Page 7

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This time Darcy Burner has her sights on Olympia By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@ sammamishreview.com Darcy Burner made it official Feb. 22, announcing her candidacy for the open 5th District seat in the state House. The seat is open as incumbent Rep. Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah, has decided to take on Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, for his 5th District state Senate seat. “I had a lot of conversations,” Burner said during a phone interview regarding her decision to run. Many people she talked with believe the legislators in Olympia just aren’t doing their jobs. She added that K-12 education still isn’t fully funded. Further, as the economy grows and the massive recession becomes more and more of a memory, Burner wants to help ensure everyone shares in that prosperity. She is glad the folks at Microsoft are doing well, she said,

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but wants, for example, farmers in Carnation to be financially secure also. “We can do that,” Burner said, but added the current legislature hasn’t moved in that direction. While she talked about economics, education really seems to be the focus of her early campaign. “Our schools should be the best in the nation,” Burner said in a press release announcing her candidacy. “My family didn’t have a lot of money, but because previous generations had invested in good public schools for me, I was able to earn a college degree and have a career in technology and business.” Burner said her story is typical, but the state currently isn’t taking care of current or future generations. “Education is the paramount duty of state government, but the state legislature isn’t getting the job done. As your next state rep-

resentative, I will work tirelessly to finally live up to our McCleary Darcy manBurner dates and fully fund education,” she said. Burner is a former Microsoft manager who currently runs a small business with her 13-year-old son, a business that employs nine people. A Harvard graduate, Burner lives with her husband and two sons at Ames Lake. “I also am a strong believer in personal freedom. Government must stay out of our private lives,” she said. “I strongly support the freedom of women to choose if and when to have children and the freedom to marry the person you love.” Burner previously ran for Congress as the Democratic nominee for the 8th Congressional District.

Evergreen Hospital at the age of 86. He was born in South Bend, Ind. He was a Korean War Air Force veteran. He was active in the

Lutheran church, in outreach, congregations for the homeless, Studebaker Club and the 45th District Democrats.

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Fire Districts 10, 38 seek voter-approved merger King County Fire District’s 10 and 38 will ask voters to approve forming a new Eastside Fire Authority during the April 26 special election. The fire districts held three public meetings to get community input before unanimously approving the measure earlier in February. At those community meetings, the public was open to the idea of a merger and asked good questions, said Mike Mitchell, fire authority planning chair and a member of the board of commissioners for District 10. “People want to protect emergency service levels long-term and combining our two fire districts is the way to do

that,” Mitchell added. King County Fire District 10 serves Carnation and the unincorporated areas of May Valley, Tiger Mountain, Mirrormont, and Preston. Fire District 38 serves the unincorporated areas around North Bend and Snoqualmie. Costs continue to increase for the fire district and revenue is unstable due to changing property values, according to information provided by the fire districts. There is also limited opportunity for growth because the fire districts serve largely rural and unincorporated areas. Additionally, municipal annexations by neighboring cit-

ies have reduced the amount of revenue the fire districts receive to pay for things like stations, equipment and administrative costs. With a merger of the two districts, those costs would be shared by more people, which officials argue is more efficient for taxpayers. The fire districts also say working together as one authority would strengthen Eastside Fire & Rescue, the regional fire service that provides fire protection and emergency safety services for Issaquah, Sammamish and North Bend. “If the fire districts are unable to cover their costs, it would impact service levels for our partner cities as well as the

people we serve in the rural and unincorporated areas,” Mitchell said. Under the new fire authority, a majority of the cost to provide emergency services would be funded through a fire levy of $1 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The remaining amount would be collected through a benefit charge, which is set through a public process each year. Voters in 10 other local Washington communities – including Fire District 10 – have approved a fire benefit charge. The charge is advertised as a more equitable and stable way to fund emergency services. Smaller structures, such as single-family homes, are charged less for fire

service than larger buildings because it costs less money to defend them in a fire. The charge is based on the size and use of a building as opposed to the value of an entire property, which can fluctuate. Voters approve a benefit charge every six years and locally elected board members set the rate once a year through a public process. Fire District 10 voters last approved the benefit charge with 79 percent of voters in favor. All property owners have the right to appeal their assessment. The tax rate equivalent of the benefit charge would average $0.49 per $1,000 of assessed property valu-

ation. This means that property owners in Fire District 10 will see a tax decrease in the amount they pay for fire service starting in 2017. Property owners in Fire District 38 will see an average increase of $0.20 per $1,000 in valuation. That equals an increase of $68.20 per year for a home valued at the area average of $341,000. Fire district officials say that this amount is needed to maintain emergency service levels because the current levy of $1.29 per $1,000 in valuation in Fire District 38 is not enough to sustain fire services. Go to eastsidefirerescue.org for more information.

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Mayor Don Gerend after receiving an update on the status of the building from staff at the Feb. 16 City Council meeting. But Gerend also said putting higher education offerings in Mars Hill “isn’t going to happen fast.” In the meantime, Gerend said short-term leases might put the vacant building to some use until a permanent tenant can be found. Gerend would not identify the names of the interested parties, but said they include at

least one K-12 school, possibly a private higher education institution and a church. The city has a leasing agent looking at the various possibilities, Gerend added. When the city purchased the building in March, the interested schools – Cascadia and Bellevue colleges along with the Lake Washington Institute of Technology – asked to have until September 2015 to consider moving forward with their plans for the building. That deadline quietly came and went with no public

comment from the city. In December, former City Manager Ben Yazici said the schools all cited financial hurdles as the chief reason for not being willing to move ahead. In his recent comments, Gerend said it might take years for any of the schools to be in a position to permanently make use of Mars Hill. In the meantime, the building sits vacant and unused. The city recently put the cost of maintaining the empty building at $50,000 a year. Officials had earlier released what they said

were incorrect figures of between $150,000 and $200,000 as the cost of maintaining an empty Mars Hills. The city said those numbers actually represent what it might cost to maintain an occupied building. Gerend noted while the city spent about $50,000 for upkeep on Mars Hill, Sammamish also received $20,000 from Microsoft, who rents the church parking lot. For his part, Yazici said the city was not stuck with a proverbial white elephant. He was confident Sammamish could

sell the building for more than they paid for it. In 2009, the Evergreen Christian Fellowship constructed what became the Mars Hills Church. A now disbanded religious organization that once had churches in several states, Mars Hill Church came to Sammamish in 2012. They closed their doors in 2014. Located just south of Eastlake High School, Mars Hill Church sits on a 22-acre parcel and consists of nearly 31,000 square feet and includes 330 parking spaces.

From Page 1 120 228th Ave. N.E. With a letter of interest from the initial trio of schools in hand, the City Council acted unanimously in March 2015 to purchase the vacant building for $6.1 million with the idea of bringing some sort of higher education opportunity to Sammamish. City Hall isn’t ruling out a higher education use for the building, said

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A few movies to rev you up for Oscar weekend Growing up, I enjoyed watching the Academy Awards on TV, a tradition that has fallen by the wayside over the years as family commitments and other interests have stolen my attention span. Of this year’s eight nominees for Best Picture, I’ve seen exactly zero. That doesn’t mean I have no interest in seeing them — Leo DiCaprio’s “The Revenant” looks very intriguing — but my flagging interest in the Oscars stems, in part, from the lackluster appeal of the theater. Movies are still a big part of my life, but I simply pre-

fer to wait and watch them at my leisure on Netflix or HBO. I’ve got a nice screen and sound Neil Pierson system, and my feet don’t get stuck to the floor at home, unless one of my sons poured glue on the carpet. In honor of this weekend’s 88th Oscars, I thought it would be fun to share my top 10 Best Picture nominees. Depending on how you feel about these picks, send me either roses or rotten tomatoes.

1. “The Social Network” (2010): Some might argue it was too soon for a Mark Zuckerberg love fest, but I’d say the producers did a spot-on job of letting the viewer reach their own opinions of the Facebook founder. And I’ve been a fan of Jesse Eisenberg dating back to the lesserknown “Roger Dodger.” 2. “Inglorious Basterds” (2009): I will literally drop whatever I’m doing for a Quentin Tarantino movie. I thought about choosing 2012’s “Django Unchained,” but the things that win me over here are Brad Pitt’s bril-

liant acting and the clever alternate ending for World War II. 3. “Sideways” (2004): Read Rex Pickett’s book first if you haven’t seen this gem about two guys on a bachelor party through California wine country. To this day, my wife can’t get me to drink merlot. 4. “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy (2001-03): OK, so I cheated by putting three movies into one selection. It’s my list and I can do what I want. These were my favorite books as a boy and Peter Jackson brought them gloriously to life. 5. “Good Will

Hunting” (1997): Ironically overshadowed by the Oscarwinning “Titanic,” this was the launching point for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Bonus points for the inclusion of Robin Williams in one of his most endearing roles. 6. “Jerry Maguire” (1996): Fact one – Tom Cruise is a nut job in real life. Fact two – he manages to make some mighty fine movies. I never really wanted to be a sports agent, but this film makes the job look awfully cool. 7. “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994): See MOVIES, Page 5

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Humanities courses need as much prestige as STEM classes By Joshua Schaier It is said that the graduate with a science degree asks, “Why does it work?” The graduate with an engineering degree asks, “How does it work?” The graduate with a liberal arts degree asks, “Do you want fries with that?” Well, that’s how the joke goes, anyway. However, our cavalier dismissal of humanities fields such as writing, social studies and arts is no laughing manner. Though not quite as glamorous as STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, humanities provides our stu-

dents with a multitude of benefits that will serve them well not just in serving fries, but in all manner of careers, including STEM fields. Today, federal funding for the arts and humanities comes to around $250 million, whereas the National Science Foundation alone receives $5 billion every year. We must equalize these numbers. We must give humanities classes comparable prestige to STEM classes. In a recent survey conducted by market research firm Burning Glass Technologies, communications skills was the first- or second-most commonly sought skill by employers

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in all sectors. Communication skills do not just mean skill in speaking, but also in writing. That is where language arts classes come in. Only through constant practice can one acquire writing skills sufficient to impress employers in the new job market. Unfortunately, the skills taught to students are often inadequate, leaving them without any true comprehension of how to write professionally. It is therefore imperative that more emphasis be placed into language arts so that students can be prepared for post-secondary life. Social studies must also be

given greater emphasis than it is now. There are many lessons to be learned from our nation’s history — both its good and bad aspects. In addition to history, a renewed emphasis must be placed on civics, which is being deemphasized or just plain not taught in some instances. In a 2012 survey conducted by Xavier University, 75 percent of respondents did not know the function of the judicial branch, 63 percent could not name one of their state’s senators, and, perhaps most ominously, 85% could not define the rule of law. Though no direct correlation can be made

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between poor coverage of civics and poor voter turnout, it is not unreasonable to assume that greater emphasis on civics can lead to increased participation in and enthusiasm for our democracy. Art and music classes are always the most ephemeral and questioned aspects of humanities. However, they should not be discarded so lightly. A 2014 study conducted by the University of California indicates that music study promotes creativity, social development, personality adjustment and selfSee PRESTIGE, Page 5

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Prestige From Page 4 worth. Arts and music classes may not provide successful careers to students, but the mental health benefits they provide can provide those in STEM careers the edge they need to accomplish great things. A 2014 study conducted by the Center for Public Education concluded that art classes are important for keeping high-risk dropout students at school. As more and more students drop out of high school, we should be taking steps to keep them engaged.

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Another overshadowed film that likely would’ve won Best Picture had it been made in a different year than “Forrest Gump.” You know a movie’s ending touches you when you end

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Moreover, skills acquired in the study of humanities fields are often necessary for STEM-based fields, and vice versa. Through humanities classes, students learn to approach problems creatively and flexibly. This can lead to great strides in the scientific fields, where true progress can only be made by those willing to expand the limits of the possible. Writing skills are critically important in STEM fields, whether that writing is writing an academic journal article or creating a speech to give to one’s colleagues. Similarly, the ability to think logically and critically based on care-

ful observation is an extremely useful tool in humanities-based careers. Understanding a text or a legal brief or a bill of law can often only truly be accomplished through critical thinking, and the results can be extremely positive for our society at large. At the end of the day, our society is built on the accomplishments of both humanities based and STEM-based careers. Science, math, engineering and technology will solve great problems that society faces today, problems that endanger its very existence. Civilization, however, is equally imperiled by

the diminishment of scientific progress and the diminishment of cultural progress. Those who understand why something works are just as important as those who understand how something works. Moreover, the learning experience of the new generation of students will be imperiled should they not be taught the full spectrum of education. We must bring humanities into the limelight where it belongs, and let it share that spot with STEMbased fields.

up taking your honeymoon in the same locale of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. 8. “Field of Dreams” (1989): Still my favorite movie ever made. It hits all the high notes through baseball, road trips and father-son relationships. One day, I plan to see the actual field outside

Dyersville, Iowa, for myself. 9. “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979): Certainly not a happy-go-lucky story, but it strikes a personal chord as someone who came from a divorced family and is watching his own children deal with the aftermath of one.

10. “The Graduate” (1967): Dustin Hoffman for the win. An astute, accurate rendering of what it’s like to be young and confused. I would know, since I saw it when I was young and confused. Bonus points for helping me understand the ending of “Wayne’s World 2.”

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Expenses From Page 1 portation than most cities, Mayor Don Gerend said following the council meeting. Transportation accounts for 22 percent of general fund spending locally, while the average is a mere 4 percent. Sammamish is very different from other cities on the revenue side, as well, Howard noted. Most cities raise operating dollars from three sources: property, utility and business and operating taxes. Sammamish doesn’t even have a utility or a B&O tax, Howard said. Gerend said 64 percent of Sammamish’s revenues arrive in the form of property taxes. Cities can tax utilities up to 6 percent, Gerend added. In the case of Sammamish, that would raise between $7 million and $8 million annually. “We have chosen not to do it,” Gerend said. “We feel at this point we don’t need it… We are in good shape.” Going forward, the city needs to prioritize

its capital improvement projects, said Deuty Mayor Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo. That will give a much better idea of how many capital improvement dollars are needed and when, he said. Valderrama-Aramayo also said Sammamish needs to take a better look at its funding for stormwater sewer improvements, an area he feels is currently underfunded. Here are a few other highlights of Howard’s presentation: q Sitting at $597, Sammamish has the lowest general fund per capita expenditures of any city on the eastside. In contrast, Issaquah’s expenditures reach $1,052 per capita. q City staffing levels appear to be lean and mean, with the number of full time equivalent man hours well below average for this area. The eastside average is 3.4 FTE’s per 1,000 in population, while the same figure for Sammamish is 1.5. q The city should end 2016 with about a $40 million surplus.

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Flood From Page 1 “The city has known about the problems,” Wictor said, adding they failed again and again to act. The problem area lies in the vicinity of Northeast Fourth Street between 211th Place Northeast and 208th Place Northeast, according to the city. Wictor says the city studied the drainage problems in the area in no less than six different years stretching back to 2004. Each time, Wictor said, studies were completed, but nothing further was done. According to a presentation given to the council in April 2015, officials appropriated money for work to be done in 2011. By June 2012 nothing but a study had been completed and the council scrapped the project for unknown reasons. In the meantime, Wictor said playground equipment in her backyard began to lean — simply because the ground was saturated. She has dozens of pictures of water running through her backyard and other locations around her neighborhood. Wictor has a list of reasons Tamarack sees the flooding it does. She can rattle them off the top of her head seemingly at any given moment. One problem, she said, is that Tamarack is what’s known as a historic plat that dates to 1964, long before Sammamish was even a city. The significance of that is that no real drainage system was required or put in place. Some other problems, according to Wictor: q The area is filled with very steep slopes, with some of the worst

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Wictor says the city studied the drainage problems in the area in no less than six different years stretching back to 2004. Each time studies were completed, but nothing further was done. along Northeast Fourth Street. q King County and the city designated the area as a landslide hazard in the 1990s. The area suffered a landslide in 2013. q A total of 40 new homes have been added in the last 15 years, about half of which exacerbated the existing problems, Wictor claims. Vacant lots could be turned into another 40 homes. The city has begun design work on a drainage system and is working to gain needed easements as the entire area is private property, said Andrew Zagar, city engineer. According to information presented to the City Council, the work will encompass the area around Northeast Fourth Street, with a connection to existing drainage facilities on Louis Thompson Hill Road. The council authorized $183,980 for a consulting contract and design work. Zagar said officials are looking at a drainage trunk line along with steps to deal with the area’s steep slopes. He did not give a cost estimate of the final project. Is Wictor satisfied with the city’s plans at this point? “I’ll be satisfied when it’s done,” she said. Wictor added the problems have not reached the point where the straw has broken the camel’s back. “But the camel is lying down,” she said.

Handbuilt terraces made with sandbags and tarps were used to contain and divert rainwater in November 2014. The playground equipment in the backyard of the Wictor home has since been removed for being made unstable by the soggy ground. By Mary Wictor

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Calendar Friday, Feb. 26 Don Fels ‘Vanishing Points’ art exhibit, a visual history lesson of WWII with a personal connection, on display at City Hall through April 14, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 2950500 Toddler Story Times, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Fun and Games Friday, ages 5-12, 3 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., register for one time only, 392-3130 Five Chamber Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 26, University House, 22975 S.E. Black Nugget Road, $20/members, $40/nonmembers, issaquahchamber.com

Saturday, Feb. 27 Spanish Story Times – Hola!, 10-10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Arabic Story Time – Ahlan!, 11-11:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Life Stories: Cross Generational Event, 1-4 p.m., Bellewood Retirement Center, 3710 Providence S.E., register at sammamish.us/boards/ arts/LifeStories.aspx CoderDojo, explore coding in an open, col-

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Sunday, Feb. 28 Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. S.E., call 392-8636 CoderDojo, explore coding in an open, collaborative environment for youth. Drop in for self-directed online learning. Bring your charged laptop or tablet, for ages 7-17, 12 and younger with an adult, 3-4:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors, 3-5 p.m., grades kindergarten to 12, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church youth groups, for children in sixth through eighth grade, and ninth through 12th grades, Mass at 5 p.m., dinner and then meetings at 6:30 p.m. Sundays, 3911178, ext. 129 Young Professionals, mid-20s to mid-30s professionals meet and enjoy fellow-

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Monday, Feb. 29 Hello English, Intermediate ESL Class, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Tuesday, March 1 March Madness Teen Book Tournament, for ages 12 and older, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130, what books would make your Final Four? Pick up your bracket entry form and make your predictions by March 13 for a chance to win an Amazon, iTunes or Starbucks gift card! Vote for your favorites each week in March for additional chances to win. Play and Learn Chinese, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 City Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons - Council Chambers, 801 228th Ave. S.E. Talk Time, an English conversation group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Youth Writing Club, ages 10-14, 7 p.m., Sammamish See CALENDAR, Page 9

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Thursday, March 3 Hello English, Beginning ESL Class, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, for grades 6-12, 2-5:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Grief Share

Mothers of Preschoolers; make friends, share stories and grow spiritually while your children are in childcare; multiple groups in Sammamish — usually twice a month at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1121 228th Ave. S.E; 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E.; 9:15 a.m. Fridays beginning Sept. 26 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road; mops.org Moms in Prayer International, replace your anxiety with peace and hope, pray with other moms for your children and their schools, momsinprayer. org, Linda Yee at lindaryee@comcast.net Learn to read and speak Samskritam, Vedic Cultural Center, 1420 228th Ave. S.E., vedicculturalcenter.org

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Sammamish Plateau Community Bible Study, open to all women and their children, 9:30 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 IssaquahPine Lake Road S.E., email deannacbs@outlook.com Toddler and Infant Lapsit Story Time, ages 2 and older at 10 a.m. and ages 0 to 1 at 11:15 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 March Madness Teen Book Tournament, for ages 12 and older, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130, what books would make your Final Four? Pick up your bracket entry form and make your predictions by March 13 for a chance to win an Amazon, iTunes or

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Police blotter

at the time of the accident.

Hit and run

Mail thefts

An unidentified suspect drove a car into a ditch in the 25200 block of Southeast Issaquah-Fall City Road on Feb. 4 around 4:45 p.m. The suspect fled the scene, leaving the car behind. Police said there were no witnesses that could place the suspect in the car

q The police report was straight and to the point: “Mail theft from locked mailboxes.” The theft happened Feb. 7 in the 3900 block of 202nd Place Southeast. q A mailbox was pried open Feb. 8 in the 4000 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway. Police said it was

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016 unclear if any mail was stolen. q Again, it was unknown if any mail was taken Feb. 9 when thieves struck a mailbox on Southeast 37th Street.

Animal problem Police dispatched a wounded deer found in the roadway on Southeast Eighth Street on Feb. 9. The animal apparently had been

struck by a car.

Theft from vehicle A purse was missing after someone broke into a car parked in a residential garage on Southeast 47th Place. The theft was reported 2:18 p.m. on Feb. 11. The Sammamish Review publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

Sammamish cocker spaniel places at Westminster Dog Show A spaniel cocker, owned by Astrid Lawrence and Marianne England of Sammamish, earned a select award Feb. 16 at the 2016 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The spaniel, Zury’s Ida Ho Break N’

New, competed in the Best of Variety Competition Dogs. While it did not receive best in breed, Zury’s Ida Ho Break N’ New received Grand Champion points for its select finish in the parti-color category.

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Skyline’s defense fuels 61-50 win over Redmond

Eastlake junior guard Alissa Martinez (21) tries to snag a rebound behind her back from Bothell’s Melinda Akoto (12) during the third quarter.

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Bothell is too big for Eastlake, wins KingCo title game, 61-47 By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com

Fresh of a five-game winning streak, the Eastlake Lady Wolves

Jade Loville leads Skyline girls hoops to season-saving victory By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com Having a sophomore pilot their team’s offensive attack can be a challenging experience for a basketball coach. Skyline girls coach Joe Fithian put guard Jade Loville at the controls early in the season knowing that she could make plenty of remarkable plays, but some mistakes were bound to happen. With the season on the line Feb. 16 against the Woodinville Falcons at the Class 4A KingCo Conference tournament, Loville came through in

a big way – a career-high 27 points, 21 of them in the second half, as the Spartans won 67-57 and avenged two earlier losses to the Falcons. “Jade is a special talent but she needs to understand when she’s hot and when she’s not,” Fithian said. “Tonight, she was hot, so we were just going to ride that horse until it dies. She did a really good job tonight of staying within herself and letting the game come to her.” Loville, who upped her scoring average to 13.9 points per game, See GIRLS, Page 14

were full of confidence and smelling an upset in Thursday’s Class 4A KingCo Conference girls basketball title game. For the better part of three quarters, the Lady Wolves showed they

were capable of hanging with one of the state’s top 4A teams, a Bothell squad that entered the night 21-1. But Bothell’s intimidating interior presence, led by 6-foot-2 junior forward Taya Corosdale, the conference’s MVP, proved See EASTLAKE, Page 14

With a loser-out playoff game staring them in the face, it was especially poor timing for the Skyline Spartans to have their top two scorers incapacitated. Anyone in the crowd at the Class 4A KingCo Conference boys basketball tournament game, though, would’ve never known the Spartans were playing without their full arsenal. Skyline played relentless defense in the first half and led as many as 22 points in the third quarter before holding off a late surge to beat the Redmond Mustangs, 61-50, in an elimination contest Feb. 16 at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland. Junior guard Kellan

Przybylski, who averaged a team-best 14.3 points during the regular season, played sparingly because of an illness. And senior forward Braden Ahlemeyer, a 12.7-pointsper-game scorer, sat the bench in street clothes for the third straight game while recovering from a concussion. “It’s not really that different,” Skyline’s Ashish Manda said of the revamped lineup against Redmond. “We want (Ahlemeyer and Przybylski) to get back on the court, but all the guys that were called up were ready. They made a huge impact on the team tonight.” No one epitomized that preparedness more than Manda, a 6-foot5 sophomore forward, See BOYS, Page 15

First-timers find roadblocks at Mat Classic state wrestling By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com

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Skyline sophomore Scott Huff (right) wrestles Danny Snediker of Union Feb. 19 in the first round of the 132-pound weight class 4A state championships at the Tacoma Dome.

Several plateau wrestlers were making their debuts at the Mat Classic XXVIII state tournament, Feb. 19-20 at the Tacoma Dome, and Skyline sophomore Scott Huff was one of them. Huff found tough sledding in the Class 4A 132-pound bracket and was eliminated after a pair of major-decision losses, 14-2 to Union’s Danny Snediker and 13-2 to Richland’s Noah Reyes. The experience, howSee WRESTLING, Page 15

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Skyline falls just short of trophy By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@isspress.com Skyline High School fell just short of a podium finish at the Class 4A state swim and dive championship Feb. 20. The boys team finished fifth in the team rankings, just 13 points behind fourth-place Camas. Only the top four teams earn trophies. The Spartans returned home with several medals, though, led by sophomore Will O’Daffer and junior Jacob Leahy, who each earned two individual medals. O’Daffer picked up the Spartans’ first individual medal of the meet when he took fifth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1 minute, 55.39 seconds. He also earned a fourthplace finish in the 100yard butterfly (52.15). Leahy finished just behind O’Daffer to take

Girls From Page 13 said she has tried to take her coach’s advice to heart. “Sometimes I’ll be off, and that’s when I know I need to pass and use my teammates,” she said. “But tonight, it was going in, so I kept pushing and getting to the basket.” Sixth-seeded Skyline

fifth in the 100 butterfly (52.68). He added another medal after placing sixth in the 100 backstroke (52.93). Freshman Joseph Spaniac picked up his first individual medal in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing sixth (4:50.11). Skyline’s 200-yard medley relay team finished second to start the meet. The 400-yard freestyle relay team ended the meet with a fourthplace finish. Spaniac, Ian Camal Sado and the 200-yard freestyle relay team swam in consolation finals. Eastlake

Eastlake senior Markus Zimmermann left his final state swim meet with two thirdplace finishes. Zimmermann took third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.76) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:42.38).

averaged only 46 points per game in two regularseason losses to No. 4 seed Woodinville (17-6) but showed early signs the third time would be different. The Spartans bolted to an 11-2 lead after three minutes and senior guard Cassidy Daugherty hit three straight 3-pointers in the first quarter for a 20-14 cushion. Loville scored successive buckets early

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in the second quarter for a 10-point Skyline lead, although a 7-0 run helped the Falcons get within 29-26 at halftime. The third quarter belonged to Loville as the 5-foot-9 lefthander scored at will. She scored 14 points in the period, hitting 3-pointers, midrange jumpers and drives past two or three defenders. The Spartans had a comfortable 47-36 lead at that point, but a dormant Woodinville offense finally came to life.

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Eastlake From Page 13 to be a matchup they couldn’t win. The Cougars pulled away in the fourth quarter to win, 61-47, and clinch a berth in the state regional round of 16. Two days later, however, Eastlake (17-7) recovered from the loss and beat Camas, 48-36, to earn a regional berth. The Wolves play the Beamer Titans at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at Puyallup High School, with the winner heading to the eight-team state tournament at the Tacoma Dome next week. The Wolves were noticeably disappointed following the loss but coach Sara Goldie believes it’s a good thing they’ll be back on the court after a short break. “It felt like a little bit of a stretch this week to

Senior guard Emily Spencer, who had two points through three quarter, got red-hot and scored 14 in the fourth. Her driving layup and subsequent free throw gave Woodinville a 53-52 lead. Gabrielle Whalen, who paced the Falcons with 19 points, rebounded and laid the ball in to give her team a 55-53 edge with three minutes left. It was the last time they led as Loville immediately answered, hitting a tough 3-pointer from the right corner

have three practices,” Goldie said about preparations for Bothell. “We’re normally used to a two-practice or one-practice turnaround, so it’ll be nice to get in the gym and focus on what we’re doing. We don’t need to condition anymore.” Gina Marxen helped the Wolves get off to a good start in Thursday’s game. The sophomore point guard scored 10 points in the opening quarter as Eastlake led 17-13, and despite a cold-shooting second period, the Wolves only trailed by one point at halftime. Corosdale, however, proved to be a nightmare under the basket in the second half. She grabbed two or three rebounds on some possessions, finishing the layups or drawing fouls and making free throws. She had 28 points and was largely responsible for fouling out Eastlake’s Sarah Priestley and Stacie

with a hand in her face. Trailing by five, the Falcons threw the ball away and were forced to foul. The Spartans polished off the victory from there, making 11 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter. Skyline’s starting five combined for 64 points. Senior forward Taylor McKerlich scored 14, Daugherty had 13 and Kailey Kassuba added eight, all in the second half. The Spartans haven’t had a winning streak longer than two games

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Sophomore Brandon Yue also earned two individual medals, finishing sixth in the 200 individual medley (1:55.63) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke, with a school-record time of 57.85. Bryce Bussiere placed 10th in the 1-meter diving event, while the Wolves’ 400 freestyle relay team finished 14th and the 200 freestyle relay team took 12th. Eastlake finished 12th in the team rankings.

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Keck. “It was a physical game on both sides ... so it was a matter of finishing against that as well,” Goldie said. “We got in foul trouble, so we were having to rotate our posts a little bit more than we needed to. “I thought our girls did a good job of tracking Taya ... She did get putbacks, but again, that kind of comes down to inside boards against somebody half her size.” The Wolves narrowed their deficit to 44-40 early in the fourth quarter, but a 9-0 Bothell run ensued, and the Cougars spent much of the final minutes on the free-throw line, where they finished the night 18 for 26 (69 percent). Marxen led Eastlake with 25 points but didn’t get much help as the next highest scorers were Priestley and Cameron Edward with seven points each.

this season, but they can change that Thursday against Issaquah. They’ll look to build on what Loville thought was their best team performance so far. “This is the team I’ve been waiting to see all season,” Fithian said. “It was a great team win and I was just telling them, even though our bench didn’t play, without them pushing (the starters) day in and day out, we don’t get to this point.” Skyline advanced to another elimination game Feb. 18, where the Spartans dropped a 51-46 decision to rival Issaquah. They finished the season with a record of 11-11.

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Wrestling From Page 13 ever, didn’t break his spirit. “It was a journey,” he said. “I started the season late because I was playing football … It was a challenge getting back up to speed and getting my stamina. It was definitely worth it. The hard work really paid off.” Huff was the only Skyline wrestler to reach state. He started the sport in fifth grade and made some big strides during his freshman season under the wing of former state medalist Nathan Swanson. “I attribute a great amount of my success to Nathan Swanson,” Huff said. “He was my practice partner all of last season, and watching my film from the beginning of the season to the end of the season, it was amazing. A lot came from him.” Huff said his two Mat Classic opponents were more aggressive than him, so attacking maneuvers will be part of his offseason improvement plan. Eastlake senior Zohdi Cooperrider-Young was also appearing at Mat Classic for the first time. Getting there was an impressive feat considering she hadn’t wrestled since seventh grade. “I’m amazed to even be here, but it’s an incredible experience,” she said. “I love see-

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ing that girls are in the sport, too.” Cooperrider-Young got a difficult draw and lasted 61 seconds against her first opponent, Grandview’s Viannei Perez, who went on to capture the girls’ 105pound title. In a loser-out match, Cooperrider-Young fell victim to a reversal out of the thirdperiod restart, the only points in a 2-0 defeat to Tenino’s Kalyn Filby. She was the only girl on the Eastlake team this season and admitted she got a few quizzical looks when she showed up for the first practice. “All the guys just kind of huddled up and started whispering, ‘Is she insane? She’s going to join senior year?’” she said. Coaches Jake Crawford and Eric Nelson quickly made her feel welcome, she said. “I got so much help from the team, so I really owe it all to them.” None of Eastlake’s four state qualifiers won a match, but all of them were first-timers. Two of them, Noah Morse (182) and Eric Plummer (220), will have a chance to return as seniors. William Galarpe (132) ended his Eastlake career with a firstperiod pin against eventual champion Andrzej Hughes-Murray and a 3-1 decision against Rogers-Puyallup junior Tre Killings. In the Class 3A tournament, Eastside

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Eastlake senior Zohdi Cooperrider-Young (right) wrestles Viannei Perez of Grandview Feb. 19 in the first round of the 105-pound weight class girls state championships at the Tacoma Dome. Catholic also had two first-time participants in sophomores Nickolas Reeves and Duncan Heger. At 152 pounds, Reeves was pinned in the second period by eventual champion Bryan Wais of North Central. He was eliminated by Lincoln’s Tristain Kwon, 12-4. Heger, a 160-pounder, was pinned in his opening match but made it close against Auburn’s Jarett Bishop. He escaped with 30 seconds left to draw within 3-1 and nearly had a tying takedown, but missed his shot and gave up the final two points in a 5-1 loss. Heger also reveled in

reaching state, rather than the way it ended. “It has been a blessing because I set a goal and I achieved it, along with our other captain, Nickolas Reeves. Just getting here is the big thing in itself.” A member of the Crusaders’ state-championship football team, Heger got a late start on the mat and it took time to catch up. “Metro is kind of a tough league in some ways, but it’s a whole other level once you get to state,” he noted. “It’s tough being an underclassman when you’re facing all these seniors and juniors.”

foul troubles – Manda, DJ Moore and Freddy Jarvis all fouled out – eventually cut the lead to five with three minutes to play. But Logan Wanamaker, who had a game-high 18 points, restored order with a putback basket and Skyline closed things out at the charity stripe. The teams combined to shoot 59 free throws, 37 of them in the fourth quarter. Skyline was 20 of 28 (71 percent) overall, with 14 makes coming in the final frame. Kevin Carpenter had 17 points and Sava Trifunovic added 10 for the Mustangs, who finished the season with a 12-11 record. The Spartans were eliminated Feb. 18 with a 61-50 loss to Bothell. They lost to the Cougars for the fourth time this season, ending the year with a 10-13 record. Cameron Tyson led the Cougars with 24 points on six 3-pointers and Jake Medjo scored 16. Freddy Jarvis paced Skyline with 13 points and Logan Wanamaker had 10.

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