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Residents band together to fund memorial for Stan Chapin By Caleb Heeringa
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Kathy Beutel shows off some of the Stan Chapin bracelets she’s selling to raise money for a Chapin memorial.
Two parents whose children had their lives impacted by Stan Chapin are hoping Eastlake High School students for generations to come will be welcomed to school by Chapin’s signature smile and wave. Kathie Beutel, manager of Plateau Shell near the corner of 228th Avenue and Inglewood Hill Road, and Greg Brown, owner of GB Construction, are hard at work raising funds to memorialize Chapin, who died of natural causes Jan. 31 after more than 11 years at Eastlake and Inglewood Junior High. Beutel and Brown, both Sammamish residents who have children at Inglewood or Eastlake, envision a life-size bronze statue of Chapin near his customary spot at the Eastlake entrance, where he waved to arriving students nearly every morning.
Beutel is selling bracelets that read, “live, laugh, learn” and contain Chapin’s name and the image of a velociraptor – a nod to the goofy impression Chapin was known to pull out at the request of a student. Beutel and Brown ordered 2,600 of the bracelets Feb. 27 and sold about 500 of those within 24 hours. Beutel, who attended Chapin’s memorial service with her daughter, said the popularity of the bracelets speaks to the impact Chapin had on the lives of local teens. “This was the kind of guy that if your kid was not socially accepted, he would go up and talk to them,” Beutel said. “If your kid was lost on the first day, he would help them out. If your kid got in trouble or got arrested … he would treat them with kindness and not just judgment. He was the type of person that all kids need.” The bracelets are selling for $5
each, which means Beutel and Brown would have to sell a lot of bracelets to meet their lofty fundraising goal – between $75,000 and $100,000. Brown said they originally envisioned two statues – one at Eastlake and one at Inglewood – but have scaled back their plans to just put a statue at Eastlake. But the bracelets are just the beginning of the pair’s fundraising efforts – they are also working with Woodinville-based Tefft Cellars to produce a limited edition wine called Valor in Chapin’s honor. Beutel said they’re putting the finishing touches on the wine’s label and Tefft will be producing 500 bottles that will be sold at the Shell station and hopefully at local stores, bars and restaurants. Beutel is also talking with Costco See CHAPIN, Page 3
Family of Claire Thompson remembers her love of people
Republicans gather to pick a candidate
Man who fired deadly shot pleads not guilty, Thompson’s mother plans to work for changes in state law
By Warren Kagarise
By Caleb Heeringa
Claire Thompson had her whole life in front of her. Thompson’s family, still deep in the throes of grief, say that is the hardest part about losing the 20-year-old Sammamish resident, who died after an errant bullet hit her in the neck at a Redmond house party Feb. 12. “She was on her path – I think that’s what I hate the most,” said Diane Benveniste, Thompson’s
mother. The man accused of pulling the trigger that night, 21-year-old Redmond resident Cornelius J. De Jong Claire IV, pled not Thompson guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge in King County Superior Court Feb. 27. According to charging documents, De Jong removed the magazine from a 40-caliber Smith and Wesson handgun and fired the gun at a wall in the home to prove that it was unloaded to a
friend who was concerned about the loaded weapon being handled while the group was drinking alcohol. But a live round that remained in the chamber of the weapon traveled through the wall and struck Thompson, who was in the next room over. She was rushed to Harborview Hospital, but died of her injuries about five hours later. Thompson, a 2010 Eastlake High School graduate, had lived and attended schools in Sammamish sincekindergarten, Benveniste said. After graduation, Thompson moved to Capitol Hill in Seattle and began attending Seattle Central Community College. See THOMPSON, Page 3
Republicans clustered at community halls and elementary schools in Sammamish and nearby communities March 3, as a long presidential nominating contest offered local caucusgoers a chance to shape the national contest. Area caucusgoers headed to Discovery Elementary and Issaquah Valley Elementary schools, and Colin Hall at Providence Point, to support the GOP candidates vying to face President Barack Obama in November. Mitt Romney trounced the other candidates in the 5th Legislative District and King County, and topped the straw
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poll statewide. Observers said support in the Washington caucuses’ nonbinding straw poll could boost the former Massachusetts governor on Super Tuesday, a 10-state contest March 6 and a make-orbreak test for candidates. Romney received strong support from caucusgoers gathered at the local elementary schools. Though U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich also mobilized supporters for the local caucuses, Romney emerged as the frontrunner at the local caucuses. Romney’s moderate politics
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Council to decide soon on next barricade study By Caleb Heeringa
If the Northeast 42nd Street barricade that separates the Hidden Ridge and Waterbrook neighborhoods from Timberline ends up coming down, neighbors will have more opportunities to voice their concerns about traffic and pedestrian safety. That was the takeaway from a Feb. 13 City Council review of the city’s process when it took down the Southeast 32nd Street barricade last year. “We need a better process for focusing on the mitigation process if we’re going to remove a barricade,” Councilwoman Nancy Whitten said at the meeting. “It’s such a controversial and passionate issue … people are so focused on the underlying issue of removing or not removing the barricade that they lose sight of mitigations.”
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appealed to caucusgoers from the Eastside — a suburban electorate more apt to base decisions on fiscal matters rather than social issues. “I think that Washington in general is a more moderate part of the country, or even liberal, depending on where you’re at,” Issaquah resident and Romney supporter Mark Simon said after the caucuses at Issaquah Valley Elementary. “In the Eastside suburbs, you have a lot of the fiscal conservatives who definitely care about the economy and pocketbook issues, and are less focused, I feel, on social issues. Not that they don’t care about them, I just don’t think it’s their primary thought process.” State Republican leaders expected about 60,000 caucusgoers statewide due to intense interest in the race and the
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Councilman John James said he’d like to see the city look into adding more traffic calming measures and sidewalks west of where the 32nd Street barricade used to sit in the coming years. “Every time we take a barricade down, it doesn’t stop there,” James said. “We have to make sure we leave the neighborhood in good shape so that you or I or anyone else would want to live in it.” James said his vote to bring the barricade down last year was contingent on the city doing more in the city in the coming years.
The Sammamish City Council will be considering the format for future barricade decisions and electing which barricade to analyze next at their April 3 meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
The city held two open houses for the public at nearby schools in late 2010 and discussed the issue at length during two sometimes-contentious council meetings in early 2011, before finally approving removal of the 32nd Street barricade, which had prevented through-raffic on the road since before the city’s incorporation in 1999. The bill for the sidewalks, trafLegislature’s decision to cancel the presidential primary amid cost concerns. The record turnout in the state GOP contest included 50,764 straw poll participants. Crowds descended on caucus sites at about 10 a.m. and the hands-on process ended at about noon. The cafeteria at Discovery sported “Ron Paul 2012” balloons and signs as caucusgoers sat down at the child-sized seats to discuss the candidates. In addition to the straw poll, caucusgoers elected delegates to the 5th Legislative District GOP convention. (The convention is scheduled for March 31 in Maple Valley.) ‘A real grassroots conversation’ Organizers at Discovery Elementary set up additional folding tables and chairs as more than 400 caucusgoers — a standing-room-only crowd — filed into the cafeteria. Some participants gathered at tables set up in poster-lined hallways and the
fic circles and other traffic calming measures on the road started at $130,000 at a January meeting, during which nearly a dozen angry citizens lambasted the city for increasing traffic in their neighborhood. A revised plan in February nearly doubled to $250,000 and ballooned to $350,000 after the council made lastminute additions to the plan in March.
Southeast 32nd Street now has three traffic circles and several chicanes and curb extensions designed to slow down motorists. Public Works Director Laura Philpot had previously identified the 42nd Street barricade as the next on the list, but said she would be leaving the decision up to the council at their April 3 meeting. She added that the council could elect to address another contentious barricade – between Southeast
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney received a critical boost in the 5th Legislative District and King County — and topped the state GOP caucuses’ straw poll. In the district overall, organizers said 1,589 caucusgoers participated in the straw poll. (The district includes most Sammamish neighborhoods.) Mitt Romney: 843 votes (53 percent) Ron Paul: 263 votes (17 percent) Rick Santorum: 246 votes (15 percent) Newt Gingrich: 195 votes (12 percent) Others: 42 votes (3 percent)
gymnasium. “Our only problem is that there are too many people that care about democracy this morning,” organizer David Irons, a former candidate for King County executive, said to participants before the caucuses opened. (The crowd included ex-state senator and Sammamish resident Dino Rossi, a former GOP candidate for governor and U.S. Senate.) Issaquah resident Brandon Slater, another Romney supporter, and other caucusgoers spent about 30 minutes discussing can-
didates at Discovery Elementary before the precinct agreed to support Romney. “Of all the candidates, he’s in a league of his own as far as fixing fiscal problems,” Slater said. Participants in the Sammamish-area caucuses said most participants arrived prepared to discuss a chosen candidate. “There was almost no discussion,” Issaquah political consultant Terry LaBrue said as the caucuses concluded at Discovery Elementary and organizers collected results in manila enve-
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Belvedere Way in the Trossachs neighborhood and East Beaver Lake Drive Southeast. “We want to give the council the chance to make the decision, especially with the new councilmembers being there now,” she said. Responding to complaints from councilmembers and several citizens, Philpot said the city will host even more public meetings when they address the next barricade. The added barricade meetings will be focused specifically on giving the public more opportunities to suggest ways to keep down traffic speeds and protect pedestrians, Philpot said. Richard Kuprewicz, who heads the connectivity discussion group for local advocacy group Citizens For See BARRICADE, Page 7
lopes. “They came with their minds made up — and everybody was polite, of course. It was that real grassroots conversation of, ‘This is what I think, this is who I want to support and this is why.’ The overwhelming reason was that they think Romney has the best chance to beat Obama in the fall.” LaBrue, precinct committee officer for the Brookshire area, said the 11 participants from the precinct supported Romney in a landslide. “Turnout was terrific, and the people are really fired up about this,” LaBrue said. “They really want a change in government.” Though the top candidate can claim victory in Washington based on the nonbinding straw poll, the delegate elections from the precinct caucuses matter more in the long run. Republicans narrow the delegates elected at the precinct level at legislative district and county conventions. The state GOP determines Washington’s 43 representatives to the Republican National Convention at the state convention in late May and early June. Still, the long nomination battle raised interest among local Republicans. (In 2008, U.S. Sen. John McCain emerged as the presumptive Republican nominee long before the Evergreen State caucuses.) “We have a chance to have a say more than usual this year,” Slater said.
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Thompson had no patience for the cliques and social drama, her family said. She preferred to see people for who they were, regardless of where they sat in the social hierarchy of the high school experience. “She didn’t get the whole ‘groups of people’ thing – she felt like everybody should be friends,” said her brother Warren Thompson, a 2008 Eastlake graduate. “Once you grow up everyone realizes that, but she knew it when she was still in high school.” Though academics was not her strong suit through her time at Eastlake, Thompson was beginning to blossom at Seattle Central, her family said. She was in the process of doing general university requirement classes but was planning on getting into nursing and possibly mental health. Those career aspirations reflected her desire to serve and bring out the best in others, her family said. “She had a love for everybody,” Warren Thompson said. “She could find that good part deep down in anybody and pull it out for everyone to see.” Though she’d had a suburban upbringing, Thompson’s family said Thompson loved the cultural opportunities in Seattle. Her favorite band was indie rock group Minus the Bear and she loved going to concerts at the Gorge. “She was a cultural fiend – she wanted to experience it all,” her brother said. But she also had a soft spot for the solitude of nature. Thompson spent lots of time in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, where friends are
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hoping to place a memorial bench in her name. Warren Thompson credited his little sister for helping him appreciate the outdoors more. Claire also enjoyed staying active - whether that be running, doing yoga or riding around on her long board. Claire was beginning to embrace the independence of being in your 20s – she moved to San Diego last fall on a bit of a whim, hoping to enroll in school down there. She moved back after a few months because she missed the green of the Pacific Northwest trees, her brother said. She had reenrolled at Seattle Central and started classes in January and was planning to finish her prerequisite classes and go to nursing school in Hawaii. “It was warm but also just as green,” her brother said. “I could see her moving there and never coming back.” Since coming back from San Diego, Thompson was living with family friends in Sammamish, so that she could keep her cat, Gucci, which was not welcome in the family’s home as a result of allergies. She had been working at Ace Hardware in Sammamish, but recently moved to PCC in Issaquah, where she worked in the meat department even though she was a vegetarian, her mother said. On days she wasn’t working, she took the bus into Seattle for school. While Thompson’s family is trying to focus on their positive memories of Claire, they say they are frustrated and angry that her life had to be cut short because of a “stupid mistake.” Benveniste questioned why De Jong was issued a concealed weapons permit for his handgun despite his history of alcoholrelated crimes. “It was an accident, but it was kind of like a drunk driving accident,” she said. “Why does a 21-year-old need a concealed
weapons permit?” De Jong had two minor in possession convictions – one of which he received while on probation for the first one, according to King County District Court records. He was fined $200 and required to serve three days doing public service with a community work program for the first, in late 2008. He was fined more than $1,300 and given five more days of community service for the second, in 2009. According to the court records, the judge warned that another run-in with the law would mean 15 days in jail. A person who picked up the phone at a phone number associated with De Jong declined to comment for this article. State law forbids concealed weapons permits going to those with felony convictions, but none of De Jong’s crimes are classified as felonies. Benveniste said she’d like to see this changed. “I’m a firm believer in the second amendment, but what I’m not a firm believer in is someone with drinking (convictions) getting a weapons permit,” she said. “His rights (to a weapon) apparently are more important than Claire’s rights.” The family said they’ve been touched by the kind words they’ve heard from those who had their lives touched by Claire. Warren Thompson said he’d like to see a road in Sammamish named after his sister, but has even bigger ideas. He said he and Claire used to complain that the never-ending grid of numbered streets in the city lacks personality and originality. He’d like to see the city auction off the rights to rename the city’s streets, with the money going into a pool for needy residents. “Why not do it in the whole community,” he said. “It would be something that could bring everyone together.”
u The Review misspelled the name Louise Elston in the Feb. 29 story about the Lake Washington School District’s Outstanding Educator of the Year. u In the Feb. 29 story, “Lady Wolves pave the way to state with 40-point win” the Review misstated a year that the girls basketball team went to the state tournament. They went in 1997 and 2009.
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community and the contribution he make to Eastlake and Inglewood and the rest of the community,” Continued from Page 1 Eglington said. “Now it’s just a matter of us rolling up our sleeves about producing specially labeled and doing the work as far as looking bottled water to be sold at Eastlake at our policy.” sporting events with the proceeds While he said he could be congoing to the memorial fund. Beutel vinced when it comes to a statue, said she’s also had discussions with Eglington suggested there might Sammamish City Councilman John be other ways to honor Chapin’s Curley, who runs many charity auc- memory. tions, about organizing some sort of “Maybe it’s naming a scholarfundraising event this summer. ship after him, maybe it’s naming Funding for a statue is only one a facility or building or a program of the hurdles. School district policy after him – there’s a lot of different presents anothways to memoer stumbling rialize people,” “Maybe it’s naming a block. he said. scholarship after him, Lake Brown, one Washington of the fund maybe it’s naming a School District drive organizfacility or building or a ers, got to know spokeswoman Kathryn Reith Chapin when program after him.” said the disthe officer – Doug Eglington, trict’s current showed up to School Board – policies only his son’s basallow memoriketball games als or statues at Eastlake. He for deceased said he was students and staff members and that hopeful that a permanent memorial Chapin wouldn’t technically qualify would help preserve Chapin’s infecbecause he was a city employee tious enthusiasm. stationed at the school. But she “There was never a change in his said that the school board could attitude – he was the same person elect to change the policy or make day in and day out,” Brown said. an exception for Chapin, who was “It was never up or down with him beloved among students and staff. like it is with a lot of people. When Doug Eglington, Sammamish’s he showed up to school he had his representative on the school board, game face on.” said he could not recall another statue on a school campus, but said Reporter Caleb Heeringa can he would be open to the idea for be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, Chapin. or cheeringa@isspress.com. To “Those of us that knew Stan comment on this story, visit www. knew how significant he was to the SammamishReview.com.
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Review editorial Heritage designation fits for greenway It seems silly that different public land-use agencies cannot work together, but the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust is trying to help resolve that problem. Today, there are six major agencies that manage public lands in the 1.5 million acres known as the greenway. These include the U.S. Forest Service, city of Seattle Watershed, state Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and King County. The agencies should be able to intermingle land management. The benefit focuses on enforcement and environmental decisions. For example, one agency employee may not have the authority to stop hunters or timber cutting on public land. It also opens the doors to pilot projects that might be used elsewhere in the country. The greenway trust is taking the suggestion of the U.S. Forest Service seriously and has begun the move of lands in the greenway to have a National Heritage Area designation. This would allow the jurisdictional management of 900,000 acres of public lands and 100,000 acres of privately conserved lands. The other half-million acres are already in use — your home and workplace — and would not be affected. The national heritage designation has no federal price tag — it only opens a window of opportunity. And the designation does not intrude on property rights, not adding new regulatory authority or other management restrictions over private lands. It does not require any property owner to provide public access to their land and it does not affect water rights or fishing and hunting regulations. The greenway trust has reached out to U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert for help in getting the designation. It couldn’t be better timing. Reichert is also making a push to get legislation passed in support of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area. While the Alpine Lakes are not within the greenway boundaries, Reichert’s passion for protected public lands should extend to both.
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Should there be a statue of Stan Chapin at Eastlake? A) Absolutely B) He was a great man, but a statue is a bit much. C) Emotions are raw now, let’s reserve judgement. D) I like a statue idea, but I’m not sure who it should be. To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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Sammamish Forum Chapin deserves it To the author of “Another Deserving Name,” regarding the naming of 233rd Avenue after Officer Stan Chapin, please understand that I fully respect your opinion and your right to say what is on your mind. As an Eastlake student, I strongly feel the word choice used in the letter (“Why does a person have to die to be recognized”) should have been chosen more carefully. These past few weeks have been incredibly sensitive and emotional for Sammamish regarding the loss of three significant members of our tightly-knit community. Before I discuss how Officer Chapin was not only a huge positive influence in the entire community’s lives, I would like to comment on how close our school has become to support each other since his unfortunate passing. The very least Sammamish can do to honor this great man is name a street after him. Yes, Don Gerend has truly put effort into making Sammamish a better place and is widely appreciated, yet Officer Chapin will be remembered for his tremendous efforts and positive impact on everyone as well. Yes, Don Gerend may have “had more to do with the traffic circle,” but the issue is not political, it is emotional and sentimental, which is why the letter gives off a cynical impression. Let us continue in our amazing and widespread efforts to honor Officer Chapin! Yasmin Luqman Sammamish
More off-leash parks needed While walking my dog (on leash) through Southeast Eighth Street Park today, I noticed some signs someone had put up throughout the park. These signs pointed out why people should not let their dogs off leash in the park. The majority of the signs were about off-leash dogs running the fence lines and bothering neighbors. Ironically a dog in one of the yards bordering the park was the one running the fence line.
This brought something to my attention though. We live in an area that is suppose to be more liberal and cares about the environment. Yet we do not care enough to make sure our dogs have a good park to go to, run, and be off leash. Sammamish has one off-leash dog park that pales in comparison to all the other dog parks in surrounding cities. Just take a look at some of the surrounding dog parks. Marymoor attracts residents from far and wide, because Redmond chose to invest in its citizens. Yet, we choose to have our citizens drive further than necessary to exercise their dogs. Even if you are not an “animal person,” can you deny that dogs are a part of our families? We need another dog park in Sammamish more along the lines of Marymoor in Redmond. A park like Southeast Eighth Street would be ideal in some ways (it is quite similar to Marymoor on a smaller scale), however I realize there are some restrictions to “developing” this park. So we need to start looking for a location that allows something to be done about this. Sammamish has some of the best schools, the best neighborhoods, great parks for families, and is a great city to live in. Let’s make it an even better city. Michele Pryor Sammamish
Rights versus desires As I read the author(s) opine, this week, regarding their desire for same sex marriage, I note differing interpretations in citing the founding documents to support a right to same sex marriage. Mr. O’Connell referenced “Pursuit of Happiness“ arguing that the “Founding Documents” support same sex marriage. The Declaration did say “Pursuit of Happiness“ but the meaning of “Happiness,” was also defined as property, at the time, so there is debate as to the meaning of Happiness. There is no, defined, historical president in the Declaration that protects same sex marriage any more than there is for polygamy.
If one’s pursuit of happiness is to deny same sex marriage and the other’s is to allow same sex marriage whose “Happiness” will be denied under the founding documents. Or where will one’s “Happiness” start and end. The point is that all desires are not protected under the founding documents or there would be no limit to that slippery slope. How about the pursuit of happiness of those that demand polygamy or other desires born of love, why would they not be covered under the arguments tendered by the “church of the same sex faithful.“ My pursuit of happiness is denied by the limit of 350 words by this fair publication so I will limit my response to only one more of the distortions of the same sex prophets. Patricia Martin, in defending the religious bigotry displayed in O’Connell’s attack on the Mormon Church for its stance on same sex marriage, cites “Separation of church and state,” to defend the same sex agenda. I presume the intent was to reference the “Establishment Clause“ meaning the government may not “establish” a religion on the people, but the people are free to establish, and voice, a religion. That freedom includes a right to dissent when it comes to same sex marriage just as it grants a right to support same sex marriage. Larry Davison Sammamish
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Ace Hardware may move to new location
Sammamish Ace Hardware’s prospects for staying in town are looking up. Owner Tim Koch confirmed March 2 that he has signed a contract for a spot for the hardware store in a proposed commercial development near the corner of Southeast Fourth Street and 228th Avenue. He declined to comment on the specific location or when the new store may be opened. Sammamish Community Development Director Kamuron Gurol said the city has had informal meetings with Koch and others involved in the project, but has yet to receive any formal applications for the development. He said the group is looking at several different properties in the area. Koch also declined to comment on his efforts to secure a lease extension for Ace Hardware’s current location in the Sammamish Highlands shopping center, where the store has been located for nearly 20 years. Regency Centers, which owns the shopping center, informed Koch late last year that it would
not be renewing the store’s lease after September. Regency officials did not return calls seeking comment.
Congressman moves office to Issaquah U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert opened a district office in Issaquah on March 1, after redistricting prompted the Auburn Republican to relocate from the former office on Mercer Island. “I’m excited to be moving to Issaquah,” he said in a statement. “My priority as a congressman is serving my district and my constituents.” Constituents can visit the office in the Sammamish View Office Building, 22605 S.E. 56th St., Suite 130. Call the office at 677-7414. The district office site in Issaquah needed to meet congressional security criteria. Reichert chose Issaquah due to easy access from communities throughout the redrawn 8th Congressional District. The reshaped district stretches from Auburn to Wenatchee.
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Credit fraud
A resident on the 2000 block of 222nd Avenue Northeast reported Feb. 22 that someone had stolen the front license plate off their vehicle in the last two months.
A Sammamish resident reported Feb. 21 that someone had opened up a Citibank credit card in her name. The resident received a pin number for the card in the mail, though she had never applied for the card. It appears the suspects had access to her Social Security number, full name and address, though she is unsure how her information may have been compromised.
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Someone vandalized a community mailbox in the Hampton Woods neighborhood overnight Feb. 21. The president of the homeowners association heard a loud noise between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. that night, but assumed it was related to the high winds that were occurring that night. The next morning they discovered the mailbox dislodged from its cement foundation and on its side. No mail appeared to have been taken from the individual boxes. Police have no suspects.
A 69-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault after allegedly injuring his wife during an altercation Feb. 20. Police were called to the couple’s home in the early morning hours after the wife reported that the man had woken her up asking where his laptop was. The man allegedly grabbed the woman and aggressively shook her, injuring her finger during the process. The woman reported that this was one of many times her husband had assaulted her. Police arrested the man, who denied any wrong doing, and booked him into Issaquah Jail.
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information from his unlocked vehicle overnight Feb. 18.
Euthanasia call An officer was called to the corner of Northeast 19th Street and 244th Avenue Northeast at around 7 p.m. Feb. 23 to dispatch an injured deer. A Sammamish resident called police after accidentally striking the deer with her car. The deer was badly injured but still breathing. The officer put the deer out of its misery and moved the carcass to the side of the road for Sammamish Public Works crews to retrieve.
Suspicious circumstances An officer found several suspicious people in a van that had run out of gas on the 300 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at around 6 a.m. Feb. 23. The officer recognized two of the occupants from earlier interactions – both had a criminal history of burglary. One of the occupants said they were visiting his aunt in Issaquah and had run out of gas. Another of the occupants had an outstanding warrant out of California, but the officer was not able take them into custody because the warrant could not be processed across state lines. The officer documented the incident and let the group continue to wait for friends that had gone to get more gas.
Lying gets you nowhere A 19-year-old Seattle woman may face charges of obstructing a police officer after allegedly giving a Sammamish officer a fake name during a traffic stop Feb. 18. The officer pulled a vehicle over for expired tabs near the corner of Southeast Klahanie
Boulevard and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road just before 11 p.m. The driver, who was with a North Bend man and former Sammamish resident that the officer knew to use heroin in the past, told the officer that her driver’s license had been stolen. She provided a name and birth date to the officer, but said she could not recall her address or Social Security number. The officer cited the woman for several traffic violations and let her proceed. Suspicious of the woman’s story, the officer did more research and found booking photos and Facebook photos that indicated that the woman had given the name of one of her childhood friends during the traffic stop. The officer determined the woman’s real identity and discovered the woman had an outstanding warrant out of the city of Shoreline for theft. The case has been forwarded on to prosecutors.
Bank fraud A Sammamish resident reported Feb. 21 that someone had applied for two credit cards under her name in the last week. The resident received emails about the new cards, though she hadn’t applied for them. She informed the two credit companies and changed the security settings on her email.
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man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after being pulled over in the Safeway parking lot at around 2:45 a.m. Feb. 18. An officer watched as the man drove 49 mph in a 40 zone and drifted in between the two lanes on 228th. The officer could smell alcohol and marijuana on the man, who had bloodshot and watery eyes. A breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of .14, over the .08 legal limit for driving. The man was released to his parents.
Burglary A vacant residence on the 22800 block of Southeast First Street was burglarized sometime between Sept. 30, 2011 and Feb. 25. The daughter of the home’s owner reported that she had recently moved her elderly mother into as assisted living facility and that the home had been mostly vacant since September. In January a neighbor called the daughter to report that a back kitchen window was open, but the daughter did not think to call police because nothing looked suspicious and there were no items of value in the home. The daughter went to check her mother’s bank account later in the month and found that several checks had been bounced, though the mother had not been using the account. A check of the home revealed that gold jewelry and a beanie baby collection were among the items taken. The case remains under investigation. See BLOTTER, Page 7
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Sammamish, said some neighbors west of the 32nd Street barricade felt that they didn’t get enough opportunities to get in their two cents about how the road should be improved. Kuprewicz, who lives in Hidden Ridge and has opposed previous efforts to take down the 42nd Street barricade, said the neighbors believe the road improvements were decided during informal meetings that individual council members and city staff had with residents east of the barricade. Kuprewicz said in the future the city needs to make sure the crafting of safety measures happens during formal public meetings to prevent those accusations. “Running a city is a tough process,” Kuprewicz said. “Certain issues need to be more open and transparent … When people feel cut out of the process and gamed – nothing good can come from that.” Philpot said the road improvements were based on a whole assortment of input – phone calls and letters, public comment at City Council meetings and meetings with neighbors from both sides of the barricade. Jim Wasnick, who organized the informal meetings referenced by Kuprewicz, said the city offered plenty of opportunities for citizens to have their say. Wasnick, whose involvement in the barricade issue was the catalyst for his run for City Council last year, said he was impressed with the city’s responsiveness to his concerns and said the neighborhood got a safer road because of his efforts – something he doesn’t regret.
Traffic review Southeast 32nd Street has less than half the traffic that city staff expected to see after removing the road’s barricade, according to traffic data presented at the Feb. 13 City Council meeting. The city measured about 600 cars a day on the road during traffic counts in October 2011, though the city’s earlier models had predicted more than 1,500. Public Works Director Laura Philpot attributed the lowerthan-expected traffic to the city’s last-minute decision to forbid left turns from the road onto 228th Avenue, as well as the numerous traffic circles and curb extensions placed on the road. Traffic has been slightly higher than expected on the socalled “South Pine Lake route,” which includes 216th Avenue Southeast, Southeast 28th Street and 222nd Place Southeast. The route has seen about 2,300 car trips a day, whereas the city expected that number to be 50 to 100 car trips fewer. The route is still seeing less traffic than when the barricade stayed standing and traffic numbers were inching close to 3,000 trips a day. The city’s data also shows average speeds either stayed roughly the same or dropped by several miles per hour from October 2010 to October 2011. “Everyone had the right to do exactly the same thing I did,” Wasnick said. “If you have convictions about an issue, do something about it. Don’t just sit on your laurels and complain.”
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Munchies An employee at Taco Time reported that someone at the restaurant had dropped a small baggie containing less than half a gram of marijuana Feb. 24. The pot was turned over to police for disposal.
Graffiti A resident on the 100 block of 241st Place Southeast reported that someone had spray-painted
March 7, 2012 l 7 graffiti on a fence near his home Feb. 8 or Feb. 9. The tags appeared to be juvenile in nature. Police documented the incident and advised the resident to contact the neighborhood’s homeowners association.
Credit fraud A Sammamish resident reported more than $850 in fraudulent charges on her credit card between Feb. 17 and Feb. 21. The resident reported that she was suspicious of a clerk at a store in Bellevue that had manually entered her credit card information after the card could
not be swiped. The case remains under investigation.
Not the season A Sammamish resident confiscated a box full of fireworks from a group of teens that were shooting the fireworks from a moving vehicle in the Beaver Lake area the evening of Feb. 21. The resident reported that he followed the teens after watching them shoot fireworks at his vehicle. The resident gave the fireworks to police for disposal. Items in the Police Blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.
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‘Come Sit a While’ and take in the art of Hanna Viano By Lillian Tucker
‘“Come sit a while” is something a grandmother would say, patting the seat next to her. It’s also the title being used by the Sammamish Arts Commission for its art exhibit of Seattle artist Hanna Viano’s paper cuts that will run from March 9 through June 29 in the Sammamish City Hall. The title of the show is meant to be a standing invitation to the Sammamish community to “slow down and appreciate a place and moment in time.” The exhibit will feature the artist’s black and white images made from paper that has been cut and pasted to portray the nature that surrounds the area. “Here is this lace that is just a stone’s throw away from the hubbub of Seattle but at the same time is in the foothills and a gateway to wild places,” said Viano, who did a great deal of biking, hiking, swimming and walking around Sammamish and its surrounding hills to get inspiration
“Mackerel Skies” papercut 2012 24”x56” for her work. “I was keeping my eyes open for these beautiful little details and grander landscapes, too.” During her mini-excursions, Viano found one of her favorite spots along the East Lake Sammamish Trail. The vista is at the northern end of the lake where lily pads mingle with cat tails. She said on one of her visits it was really gray out and the
remains of an old structure that had been overtaken by nature was visible. “It was a beautiful but ghostly zone where you could see wisps of the past where wildlife has taken over,” she said. What started out as Viano noticing things like an interesting maple or trying to capture the way light bends around a hill, turned into a series of
native plant studies. For those that aren’t particularly fond of botany, Viano has also created some abstract pieces as well as larger, dramatic landscapes, the biggest of which span five feet across. The exhibit will also feature a large felt board that will be hung at a child’s level. Viano has cut various shapes out of black felt so that younger gallery goers can arrange them to make their
image. “This really is a public space - this is my favorite part,” said the artist. She said that on the first day she visited City Hall a man came in with rolls of blueprints over flowing in his arms, followed by an older couple and several moms. “There is a great parade of diverse groups coming in for different reasons but getting to see art along the way.” For the gallery’s mezzanine level Viano said she is hoping to create a little piece of an artist’s studio so that visitors can get a peek at her creative process. Viano works in black and white and said the result is interesting as it leaves space for the viewer’s imagination. Often, she added, people put their own color to the image. I think people will be drawn to the images first for the graphic nature and then as they look closer they will say ‘wait a minute – those are the trilliums that I love in that spot behind my house,” See ART, Page 9
Dune Butler: Sammamish’s eclectic musical prodigy By Lillian Tucker
Dune Butler doesn’t want his free flowing body of curls or his namesake of a sandy mound to stereotype him as a dirty hippy. He is a clean hippy. But mostly, he is a musician. The upright bass is what he is working to master with his studies at the University of Washington, but he is also comfortable jamming on the mandolin, electric bass, guitar and keyboard. He even throws vocals into the mix. The musician that hails from Sammamish cannot be defined by any one genre. Instead his music is an eclectic mix of rock, experimental folk and jazz with influences like Sebastian Bach, Led Zeppelin and Crosby, Stills and Nash. “Music that I enjoy is music that I find intriguing,” said Butler. “Really it’s a race to just listen to as much different styles and get as much influence from different genres as you can.” Lately, he said he has been paying more and more patronage to classical, as that’s what he is playing a lot of at the UW. At school, he splits himself between music classes, the university’s symphony and a jazz ensemble group for which he composes pieces. His most recent composition is straight ahead jazz, like that found in music from the 40s and 50s, with a contemporary thread that allows some of Butler’s new ideas to come
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Dune Butler, third from left, pulls out the mandolin while he and members of Blvd Park busk at Pike Place Market. through. Outside of school he plays a variety of instruments and occasionally does vocals for two bands, Blvd Park and The Dukes.
“He is brilliant. He’s got this starting-off-his-life energy,” said Tekla Waterfield, a member of Blvd Park. Like Butler, the band has an
eclectic sound that blends bluegrass, high energy Americana, gypsy folk and spaghetti western and recently began rehearsing two songs written
by Butler. “He is a breath of fresh air for the band.” Even when Butler is working he is playing music. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays he and a pianist play jazz for restaurant goers. “Even a year ago, if I looked where I am now with the album that Blvd Park just came out with and the money I am making playing jazz, I would be ecstatic,” he said. “But honestly I want to keep pushing, get my personal material out there and see what people think of it.” If someone had told the 13-yearold Butler that music would eventually become his life he wouldn’t have believed them. At that point he was getting his first instrument, the electric bass, to fulfill his school’s music requirement. In ninth grade he got together with some friends and formed a band that strictly played rock ‘n’ roll. Even though he was writing a lot of the material for his high school band he still didn’t think he had a future in music. Butler said he remembers the exact moment that changed. He was a junior and the school’s jazz band asked him to fill in playing the upright bass in a school assembly. He had never touched one before but figured it was familiar enough since he played bass guitar. After the assembly, his chemistry teacher and lover of music, Mr. Tripp, told him he was See BUTLER, Page 9
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said the artist. “I hope that second stage is a realization that these are familiar things from their own area.” The third stage that Viano said she hopes people reach is the motivation to get outside
and check out all that the surrounding nature has to offer. To give citizens an extra boost of inspiration there will be a gallery tour on April 17 that will be followed by talks by the artist and others about the images and local nature. The exhibit opens March 9 and can be viewed Monday through Friday at Sammamish City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
really good at it. “He seemed like a very wisebeyond-his-years type person so I started to think about it and realized it was something I could do,” said Butler. With the life-changing moment in place, Butler approached Barry Lieberman, a veteran double bass instructor at the University of Washington, to tutor him in the upright bass and to help him get into the university’s music program. The two bonded immediately over their love for classic muscle cars, which was a good thing because Butler came to the strictly classical player with no previous training. “It was a steep learning curve for him,” said Lieberman. “He learned very quickly…he is a very uninhibited person. He is not afraid to ask questions. He really wanted to learn.” Several years after they first met, Butler is one of Lieberman’s 14 students. He said Butler has made huge advancements and that everything about his playing is better, including his sound production and intonation. “It was the kind of thing where I started playing it [the upright bass in high school] and it was really easy but when you go to learn how to play it you realize it is an entirely different breed of animal,” said Butler. “I create less, but what I create I am more proud of and it is a more solid product.” Butler is currently working on an advanced piece that Lieberman said he hopes will be played in a
March 7, 2012 l 9 master class in April. When he is not in class, rehearsing or performing Butler said he likes to use his free time to produce music at home with some new software that allows him to record individual tracks of him playing one of his various instruments
and over-laying them to make demos. He then takes the finished product and posts them on his website, www. reverbnation.com/dunebutler, to see how people respond. Blvd Park will next perform on March 28 at the Triple Door in Seattle at 7:30.
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Avery Taylor, Cassidy Miller and Stephanie Shipley get a look at a human brain.
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Students discover the magic of science at Sunny Hills Photo by Leigh Taylor
The chance to examine a brain doesn’t come often but for the students of Sunny Hills Elementary that chance came on March 1 during the schools annual Science fair. The event, sponsored by the Sunny Hills PTA, included a large range of booths that gave everyone a chance to participate
in science. Many of the children conducted their own experiments that ranged from making discoveries that could prove useful every day – like identifying the best gum for blowing bubbles – to projects that challenged even the adults, like extracting DNA from fruits. One booth was not only educa-
tional in the field of science but also taught everyone a good lesson in health by showcasing the effects of soda on teeth. Kate Poaster, a science instructor in the Issaquah school district, also put together several hands-on stations from the Science To Go program, which provides school labs with materi-
Charlie Goldthwaithas a hands-on chance to study cow’s eyeballs. als to form a mini-museum for studying that ties in the State’s science mandates. The brains and other organs were provided by one of the student’s father, Dr. Shipley. Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery also put togeth-
er a display for the fair. “The science fair continues to be an annual PTA event where children and adults alike are enthralled by the magic of science,” said the school’s principal Sara White.
Traci Pierce is set to take over Lake Washington schools By Lillian Tucker
When after 10 years at Inglewood Junior High School Traci Pierce left for the district’s central office Margaret Forsythe, a humanities teacher there, cried. Pierce began her career in the classroom but quickly began climbing the administration ladder. She finally reached the top Feb. 27, when the Lake Washington School Board unanimously voted to hire her as the district’s new superintendent. “She was just kind of always bound for greatness,” said Forsythe who worked with her when Pierce started on Inglewood’s ninth-grade humanities team so many years ago. “She is smart and knows how to get along with people. She works hard. A real attribute is that she
has a great sense of humor but it does not get in the way of what she is trying to do.” Comic relief should come in handy when Pierce takes on the challenge of running the sixth largest school district in the state at a time when funding for education constantly faces the government chopping block. Beginning July 1, she will be responsible for the education of more than 24,000 students in 50 schools while also overseeing the district’s budget, employees and facilities and keeping up community relations. Last year the superintendents of Washington’s largest school districts took home salaries starting at $230,000. Pierce’s contract has not yet been negotiated. “It’s always helpful when the superintendent – who is basically the
CEO – will have a sense of what the community thinks,” said school board member Doug Eglington, of Sammamish. “One of the really important pieces in terms Traci Pierce of the governance of the district is really good communication.” The importance of communication and collaboration is something Pierce said she learned from past experiences where it was difficult to implement a plan because the people in charge of implementing it where not included in the decision-making process. “People need to be in the room,” she said. “As a teacher I believed in the importance of communicating
frequently with parents…in hearing from students… That is the way I have approached leadership my whole career.” Pierce started in the Lake Washington School district in 1994 as a Language Arts and Social Studies teacher at Inglewood Junior High. She said she saw first-hand what it was like as a teacher not to be involved in important educational decisions. Pierce said Being a teacher is something she has wanted since the second grade. “I always loved school and loved my teachers,” she said. After getting her Bachelor of Arts in English she went to work in the classroom, at that time she said she was not thinking about becoming superintendent. In her fourth year teaching she went back to school herself to get a Master of Education in
Educational Leadership. “I had begun to play some leadership roles in the school and thought it sounded interesting and that it will help me think more globally about the school and not just my classroom,” Pierce said. As luck would have it when Pierce finished her graduate program there was an opening for an assistant principal at Inglewood. From there her career started on a new path. In two years she became Inglewood’s principal and before too long she was working in the district’s central office. In 2007, Pierce was named chief of schools officer and three years later she assumed the position of deputy superintendent of instructional services. When Chip Kimball announced in September that he would be stepping down from the See PIERCE, Page 11
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Makenzie Marie Malsam on dean’s list Makenzie Marie Malsam, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Clemson University for the fall 2011 semester. To qualify, students must have a GPA between 3.5 and 3.99.
Babson College names dean’s list Babson College has named Sammamish residents Alexander Huang and Elizabeth Lin to its fall dean’s list.
EWU names dean’s list The following Sammamish residents were named to the dean’s list
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role of superintendent, one he has played for five years, becoming his replacement seemed the next logical step for Pierce. “This transition is another ‘preparation meets opportunity’,” she said. Along the way Pierce returned to the University of Washington to earn her superintendent’s credential and Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, adding the Dr. prefix to her name. “People call me “Dr. Pierce” and people call me “Traci” and that’s fine too,” she said. Pierce is taking over as superintendent at an interesting time for the school district. Reconfiguration begins next school year. That means that when students head back to the first day of class the entire district
at eastern Washington University for the fall 2011 semester. Jase Butorac, Mitchell Collier, Courtney Duda, Derek Gewald, Ashlee Harden, Colin Kamien, Cameron Lee, Danielle Matthews, Kristin Milton, Deanna Poulin, Nicholas Washburn, Jeffrey White and Kate Zopolos.
Julie Daniels earns scholarship Julie Daniels, of Sammamish, has been awarded a Wittenbach Trust for $1,500 for the 20112012 academic year at Eastern Washington University. This award is given to Chicano, Africana or Native American students with 45 or more college credits and a minimum GPA of 3.0, who are majoring in a healthwill have shifted from being divided kindergarten to sixth grade, seventh to ninth grade and 10th grade to 12th to a new system that matches the majority of Washington state. Elementary school will be K-5, middle school will consist of grades sixth through eighth and high school will be ninth through twelfth grade. Pierce was around when the decision to reconfigure was made two years ago. “It’s a big change for our students, our parents and our teachers,” she said. “Our highest priority is to keep that transition smooth and keeping it on track.” Part of that change means building new classrooms in high schools while freeing up space in already crowded elementary schools. Eastlake High School is getting an addition of 12 new classrooms while the Renaissance School for Art and Reasoning will be moved out of Eastlake’s D-wing and into facilities across the parking lot.
related field. Daniels graduated from Skyline High School in 2007, where she was a member of the girls basketball team and honor society, a youth group leader, and participated in student athletic training. She is currently a graduate student at EWU, pursuing a master’s of occupational therapy, and is a member of the Student Occupational Therapy Association. Julie is the daughter of Dennis and Sue Daniels of Sammamish.
Whitworth announces laureates The following Sammamish residents were named to the Laureate Society at Whitworth University for the fall 2011 semester: Mary Bosseler, Lindsey Hubbart, Kylie “I think we are moving in the right direction,” said Connie Walsworth, co-president of Eastlake’s PTSA, who has worked with Pierce over the years. “She is in tune with what’s going on within the school district…It has been very rough for all the administrators but she remains focused on the kids.” While Pierce has called Sammamish home for more than a decade she maintains that she will be superintendent of the whole district, which also includes Kirkland and Redmond. “What I find is that the needs and wants are similar in all our communities. Parents want teachers who care about our students,” she said. “Every
March 7, 2012 l 11 Grader and Jenna Hoole. To qualify, students needed to achieve a GPA of 3.75 or higher.
Jordan Mixell on dean’s list Linfield College has named Jordan Mixsell to its fall semester dean’s list. In order to qualify, students completed 12 graded credits and held a rank in the top 10 percent of their class.
Julia Catalano on dean’s list Julia Catalano, a senior English major, daughter of Dennis and Patricia Catalano, was named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s School of Humanities and Sciences for the single student wants to love to come to school every day and learn a lot, and that’s what parents want as well.” Pierce will officially take the baton on July 1 when superintendent Kimball departs to become superin-
fall 2011 semester.
Heather Leavitt on dean’s list Heather Leavitt was among more than 560 students at Eastern Oregon University named to the dean’s list for the 2011 fall term. To qualify, Leavitt maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework.
Andrew Hankey on honors list Andrew Hankey, of Sammamish, was named to the honors list at Graceland University. Students must achieve a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99. tendent of the Singapore American School. Reporter Lillian Tucker can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242 or ltucker@sammamishreview.com.
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Eastlake basketball season comes to bittersweet end By Lillian Tucker
The Eastlake girls basketball team fought to the bitter at the state tournament in Tacoma, ending it’s season with tears and a 62-57 loss to Jackson. “The reality is most teams lose their last game - that’s where you see the emotion,” said Sara Goldie, coach of the Eastlake Wolves. “Once the initial pain goes away they will be really proud of what they accomplished.” The Wolves joined the top 16 4A girls basketball teams at the Washington State tournament at the Tacoma Dome after finishing the regular season 15-5 and taking second at the KingCo Championships. The state tournament commenced March 1 with a 9 a.m. game against Central Valley. Although Eastlake kept up the full-court pressure, the Central Valley Bears controlled the scoreboard through out the game. With about four minutes to go Ellie Mortensen, a junior guard, sunk a 3-pointer, giving the team hope by closing Central Valley’s lead to 44-37. But the Bears wouldn’t give it
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Kendra Morrison and her fellow teammates battle for the ball with the Jackson Timberwolves at the Tacoma Dome on March 2. up and finished the game 62-48. Senior Kendra Morrison led Eastlake with 15 points.
The girls returned to the Dome bright and early for a 9 a.m. consolation game
March 2 against the Jackson Timberwolves. Taking home hardware was on
the line for both teams and there was no sign from the players that it was a morning game. “I don’t think there is a team that plays their heart out like they do,” said Goldie. “My girls came to compete. It doesn’t matter what time it is.” From tip off Eastlake went after it and commanded a 19-12 lead by the beginning of the second quarter. But Jackson responded by revving up its defense, which proved to be tough for the Wolves to get around. With six minutes still to go in the second quarter the Timberwolves tied the score 19-19 while Eastlake struggled to advance. By halftime, Jackson had claimed the lead 33-25. “We got a good lead and got comfortable when we should have put the pedal to the metal,” said senior guard Abby Carlson. Eastlake didn’t go quietly into the night. Throughout the second half the Wolves chased down Jackson’s score and the pressure mounted. The intensity See STATE, Page 13
Eastside Catholic wrestler among best in the state By Lillian Tucker
At 5 feet, 3 inches and 113 pounds Matt Iwicki may not look it at first glance, but he is a force to be reckoned with. That is on the wrestling mat anyway. A freshman at Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Iwicki burst onto the high school athletic scene earlier this year and paved the way for an undefeated season of wrestling, capped off with a third place finish at the 3A state tournament. “I think that Matty’s success is mainly attributed to all his hard work,” said his father, also named Matt Iwicki. “He is certainly gifted to some extent but he trains hard, he wrestles year round. His success at state was an indication of how hard he works.” While this was his first year on the Eastside Crusader’s team it was not his first year on the mat. Fifteen-year-old Iwicki has already been wrestling for eight years on club teams. “All my family had wrestled,” said the younger Iwicki referring to his grandfather, uncle and father. “My dad did pretty well in Maryland and I wanted to do as well as he did.” Iwicki, of Sammamish,
got his start at the RedmondSammamish Bulldogs wrestling club where his father took him after he expressed an interest. He instantly connected with the sport and has since trained in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. He has earned many awards, including the USA Wrestling 2010 Greco-Roman National Champion, runner-up at the Freestyle National, Folkstyle State Champion form the 4X Washington State Wrestling Association and Freestyle State Champion from the 2X Washington State Wrestling Association. He now wrestles with the Eastside Wrestling Club during high school’s off-season. “I really want to stay controlled. I want to control the match,” said Iwicki of the way he approaches each match. “Winning is not the only thing, wrestling well is. And if I wrestle well then I usually win. I want to stay calm, do my moves right and do everything I’ve learned over the season.” Iwicki began preparing for high school competition before he even reached freshman year. When he was still in eighth grade
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Keeping his opponent from going out of bounds, Iwicki controls the match at the Tacoma Dome during the 2012 Mat Classic. he would head up to the high school room to train with his future teammates. Since joining the Crusaders, he said his wrestling has come pretty far because he has learned a lot from the oneon-one work he has gotten from head coach Dennis Reddinger
and lightweight assistant coach Chris Ungerecht. That progress was apparent in the season’s accomplishments including earning several tournament awards for outstanding wrestling, Metro Wrestler of the Year lower weight division from
the league in which Eastside Catholic competes and third at the 3A 2012 Mat Classic State Championship. All this came on the back of Iwicki’s 4.0 gradepoint-average. He said he always See IWICKI, Page 13
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was apparent in the number of team fouls, which jumped from zero in the first half to 10 for Eastlake and seven for the Timberwolves by the game’s end. “We have eight seniors on our team - knowing that was our last game no one was going to leave anything,” said Carlson. As the fourth-quarter clock wound down the score gap between the two teams shrunk. With one-and-a-half minutes to go the Wolves, at 54-53, were only down by one. In the game’s final minute Carlson fouled out. As she made her way to the bench for the Photo by Lillian Tucker last time in her high Eastlake’s Ellie school career she let Mortenson drives past out a few tears before the Jackson guard as quickly wiping them the two teams fought to away so she could stay alive in the state watch her teammates tournament. fight till the last sec-
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makes time to study and often that time is during the car ride to and from practices and matches. To earn bronze at the Mat Classic Iwicki pined Christian Bagdadi from Everett with 17 seconds left in the second round. He won the quarter finals with a major decision over Marcus Hartman from Camas then lost 3-1 in the semifinals to Bonney Lake’s Colton Tracy. Tracy, a sophomore went on to take the silver. “He is very steady,” said his
father. “He doesn’t let losses get him down.” Iwicki shook off the loss for the consolation semifinals and pinned Sunnyside’s Santos Guerrero. Iwicki won the final match for third by pinning Louis Reyna from Mount Vernon, ending with a post-season record of 10-1 with nine pins and one major decision. “I was glad that I got on the podium and that I got so far in the season,” said Iwicki. He is now getting ready for the U.S. Northwestern regional Freestyle and Greco-Roman tournament. He said he is hoping to win in both categories as well as come back next year to another unde-
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“Playing against top ranked teams - it’s special to feel like we are one of them. We are one of them.” – Abby Carlson, Eastlake senior guard – ond. “We needed a foul to stop the clock and get the ball back,” said Carlson. In the end Jackson took the game 62-57. Afterward, as Eastlake emerged from the locker room it was hard to find a dry eye.
“I knew it was really close game…everyone was just trying their hardest. No one gave up,” said Morrison. “We exceeded our expectations…We peaked at the right time at the end and it was fun.” She also said it was fun to get the chance to take on new teams they hadn’t played before. “Playing against top ranked teams - it’s special to feel like we are one of them,” said Carlson. “We are one of them.” Reporter Lillian Tucker can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242 or ltucker@sammamishreview.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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Pioneer Quilts and the Oregon Trail, this program will feature true stories of intrepid women quilters who braved the westward migration of the 1800s at 7 p.m. March 7 at the Sammamish Library.
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The art exhibit “Come Sit a While” featuring the work of Hannah Viano, opens March 9 at City Hall.
March 7 Sammamish Parks Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall
How to Start a Business, learn the resources that are available to you through the Small Business Administration, the steps in starting a business, how to write a business plan, and how to do research at 2 p.m. March 9 at the Sammamish Library.
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eBooks 101: eReaders and Digital Downloads, drop in to look at popular eReaders, OverDrive and Adobe Digital Editions software, ages 13 and up at 1 p.m. March 10 at the Sammamish Library. Home Business Expo. Find out about some of the home businesses in 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” throughout 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 resi-
dents, 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 392-8446.
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Education Expo. Information for parents with children aged newborn to teen. Exhibits include schools, tutors, cognitive trainers, camp providers and more from 4-9 p.m. March 15 at Skyline High School.
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The Civil War in Washington Territory will consider territorial attitudes toward race and slavery, agitation for northwest secession, and federal suppression of freedom of the press, at 7 p.m. March 28 at the Sammamish Library.
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Get Loose with Seuss, for children ages 3-7 with an adult. Get to know the work of Dr. Seuss with music, theater, rhyme and movement at 1 p.m. March 16 at the Sammamish Library.
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Volunteer at Evans Creek Preserve from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 17 and help plant and restore a wetland buffer near the parking lot. Trail and plant stewards will be leading the event. Registration is required. For more information, visit www. ci.sammamish.wa.us/events/ Default.aspx?ID=2365.
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The Macro Asset Perspective: A Wealth Accumulation Seminar. Discover the value of proper horizontal diversification - diversification between tax treatments and the potential rewards of this strategy at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Sammamish Library.
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Feng Shui Tips for a Harmonious Home and Life, discover how to create greater harmony in your home using Feng Shui, the Chinese art of placement
and design to enhance positive living at 7 p.m. March 22 at the Sammamish Library.
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Volunteer to help maintain Lower Commons Park, behind City Hall. Volunteers will help remove invasive plants and add native plants. Younger volunteers may come if they are accompanied by an adult. The event is from 9 a.m.-noon March 24. For more information, visit www. ci.sammamish.wa.us/events/ Default.aspx?ID=2294.
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Eliminate Chaos: The 10-Step Process to Organize Your Home & Life. In this workshop, learn the steps to getting organized and leave feeling empowered to take action, at 7 p.m. March 29 at the Sammamish Library.
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Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen will hold a series of coffees at high schools around the district to discuss the district and education in general. The meeting at Skyline is set for 7:30 a.m. April 6.
March 13 Sammamish City Council study session, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall
Join the club The Sammamish Heritage Society meets from 7:30-9 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Pine Lake Community Club, 21333 S.E. 20th St. in Sammamish. Sammamish Plateau Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Fire Station 83. The club is open to amateur radio operators and those interested in the hobby. Rotaract, a community service for young adults ages 18-30 sponsored by the Sammamish Rotary, meets twice a month. Email scott.brewer@sammamishrotary.org. The La Leche League is committed to helping mothers breastfeed. They plan to meet on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at the Sammamish EX3 teen Center, 825 228th Ave. N.E. Visit www.lllusa.org/web/ SammamishWA. The Social Justice Book Group meets at 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. Email hineswa@ live.com.
A support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s is where caregivers gain emotional support, learn and share their experiences 6:30-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church. The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments. Visit www.sammamishrotary.org. Cascade Republican Women’s Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Plateau Club. Call 861-7910. Redmond Toddler Group, a parent-child program with art, music, play and parent education has openings in pretoddler, toddler and family classes. Call 869-5605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org. Moms Club of the Sammamish Plateau has activities including weekly, age specific playgroups and monthly meetings, coffee mornings, mom’s nights out, craft club and local area outings. Visit www.momsclubsammamish.org.
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Council enlarges stormwater study By Caleb Heeringa
A project that could add storm water infrastructure to the Inglewood and Tamarack neighborhoods may be expanded to include the Waverly Hills neighborhood and the area around Southeast 24th Way. On Feb. 21, the City Council unanimously approved adding about $58,000 to a contract with Windward Environmental to design a system of ditches, pipes and culverts for the area, located on the slopes above Lake Sammamish. That brings the total cost of the design work to about $148,000. The projects are aimed at collecting and controlling water runoff in the neighborhoods. Uncontrolled runoff can be an environmental hazard – eroding steep slopes near streams and carrying phosphorus and other pollutants into Lake Sammamish. It can also cause headaches for property owners, flooding roads and occasionally basements during heavy rain storms. The council has yet to approve actually building the projects, which Senior Storm Water Engineer Eric LaFrance said could reach close to $5 million in total. The design work is aimed at giving the council hard numbers for the cost of the projects. Though the storm water mains could be equipped with treatment measures designed to filter pollutants out of the water before it goes into the lake, Councilwoman Nancy Whitten
said she was opposed to going forward with the projects if the aim was simply to allow more development in the area. She asked LaFrance how much more development might be allowed if the projects are done. “If the benefit is primarily to open land for development, I would want to think twice before approving a contract like that,” she said. Councilman Don Gerend noted that the city gets regular complaints about pooling water from residents who already live in the area. And he said he empathized with property owners who can’t develop because of environmental regulations. “I think about the tax revenue we get from a property where they are taxed based on the zoning of their land,” Gerend said. “A lot of people have found out that they’re being taxed based on a zoning that they can’t use. In essence we’ve been collecting that money from them all these years.” The council also asked LaFrance and city staff to look into funding the projects in part or totally through local improvement districts. Under an LID, property owners who benefit from the new storm water pipes would be charged for them, rather than taxpayers across the city. “If we’re doing this to open up additional parcels around town for development, then this councilmember is of the opinion that those benefiting should largely pay for it,” Mayor Tom Odell said.
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