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The pipe next door Council briefed on gas pipeline under Sammamish

A public meeting about a proposed new community center gave some sticker shock

By Caleb Heeringa

By Caleb Heeringa

If democracy served as a building block of Western civilization, surely it could put together a community and aquatic center, right?

More than 40 Sammamish residents put the theory to the test April 11 at the second of five public meetings in the city’s feasibility study for the facility. Citizens were grouped around tables, given a pile of papers representing different amenities and tasked with constructing three types of facilities – a bare-bones building that meets the basic needs of the community, a slightly more deluxe package and a state-of-the-art facility with all the bells and whistles.

What followed was a give-andtake between those that wanted a competitive pool for the high schools of local swim teams, a less-expensive recreational pool geared towards swim lessons and young families and those opposed to a pool all together.

“What about the safety of kids who want to learn to swim,” asked Holly Alleva, the mother of a member of Eastlake High School’s swim team. “You have water everywhere around here.”

Alleva said she lives in unicorporated King County outside the See CENTER, Page 3

Photo by Christopher Huber

Daffodils have sprung up all around Sammamish, including at the entrance to the Laurels neighborhood in south Sammamish.

Police break up burglary ring

By Caleb Heeringa

Police have arrested three Everett residents and are searching for a fourth they suspect were responsible for a series of burglaries across the Eastside, including three in Sammamish.

In the most recent of the group’s alleged burglaries, a retired couple who live on the 2400 block of 233rd Avenue Northeast had their home broken into the morning of April 6.

The couple left home at around 9:30 a.m. that morning and returned at around 11:45 a.m. to find their back door open and muddy footprints on

the carpet. Thousands of dollars of jewelry, prescription painkillers and two bottles of wine were stolen during the burglary. Police believe the burglar or burglars forced open a back window to get into the home.

Sammamish Police Administrative Sergeant Jessica Sullivan said police were tipped off to the suspects when one of them used a credit card stolen from a Sammamish home at an Everett grocery store.

Police served a search warrant at the suspect’s Everett home and recovered several items taken in recent burglaries. Police have arrested two

males and a female, all in their 20s and Everett residents, and are looking for a fourth suspect, Sullivan said. She declined to release the names of the suspects until they are charged in court.

One of the suspects has admitted to two other burglaries in Sammamish – police are still trying to determine which crimes he was responsible for.

The group has also been tied to at least two burglaries in the Woodinville area, Sullivan said.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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On Sept. 9, 2010, San Bruno, Calif., a suburb of San Francisco and home to about 40,000 residents, was rocked by an explosion and ball of flames that destroyed 38 homes and killed eight people. An underground natural gas line burst and the gas somehow ignited, blowing a 40foot deep crater in the earth.

Though run and maintained by a different company, a similar natural gas pipe runs north and south through Sammamish, roughly parallel and to the east of 228th Avenue, through several residential neighborhoods and within a block or two of Smith Elementary and Inglewood Junior High.

Curious about the pipeline’s safety and the city’s preparedness for a catastrophe like that that happened in San Bruno, the Sammamish City Council heard from the pipeline’s operators and fire department officials at an April 12 council study session. “(Mayor Don Gerend) and I have had an ongoing interest in this issue for some time,” Councilman Tom Odell said. “We live in a major earthquake fault area – the potential for something nasty to happen is always on my mind.”

Grant Jensen, manager of the Redmond office of Williams Northwest Pipeline, told the council that during an earthquake the pipeline, which federal law requires be buried at least 36 inches deep, would likely move with the ground. The real danger

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Magazine salesmen trigger complaints

By Caleb Heeringa

It’s a rite of spring in Sammamish – blooming flowers, ever-so-slowly rising temperatures and door-to-door salespeople looking to make a buck or two.

In early April, a particular group of those salespeople drew “no less than a dozen” complaints to Sammamish Police for their aggressive sales tactics.

One of the members of the group even ended up in handcuffs after getting into a dispute with a Sammamish homeowner and police officers.

In 2005, Sammamish passed a “peddlers license” ordinance in response to a number of criminals operating under the guise of a door-to-door sales operation.

Police said crooked salespeople would often knock on doors just to find unoccupied homes they could burglarize.

Anyone selling a commercial product door-to-door is now required to register with the city, pay a $15 annual fee and carry valid identification.

Sammamish Police Administrative Sergeant Jessica Sullivan said residents should be

reminded that just because a sales person has a license does not mean the city has vouched for that person or what they are selling.

“It’s still very much buyer beware,” she said. “It’s up to a homeowner to decide whether they’re dealing with a legitimate business or not.”

On April 5, Sammamish Police began receiving calls about a specific group of magazine salesmen who were harassing or annoying residents. They responded to a home on the 1200 block of 240th Way Southeast after the homeowner reported that a salesman was refusing to leave his property.

The suspect, who was black, told police that the homeowner was refusing to buy magazine subscriptions from him because of his race. According to police the man smelled of alcohol and repeatedly shouted profanities when asked to quiet down.

Police arrested the man, who encouraged the officers to “take off their badges and guns and fight him.”

The homeowner told police he had asked the man the leave and threatened to “get his dog” if

he didn’t, which prompted the salesman to tell the man he had a gun and would shoot the dog.

Police searched the man but could find no weapons on the man.

Police contacted the man’s boss, who was apologetic and agreed to remove the man from the Sammamish area. A member of the same group was accused of trying the door handle of a Sammamish home, though police could not verify that this was true.

Deputy City Manager Pete Butkus said the city doesn’t have any plans to revoke the licenses of the group, though if they return the city might consider not approving licenses next year.

Sullivan emphasized that on the whole the group was acting within the limits of the law, but was warned about their aggressive sales tactics — which included crying, begging and repeated requests that the resident buy a magazine subscription.

“Their tactics were somewhat suspect but they were not doing anything illegal per se,” Sullivan said. “Peddling on its face is not an illegal activity.”

Though police don’t know the

exact details of this operation, Sullivan pointed out that in many door-to-door sales operations the salespeople are recruited from poor communities around the country, put up in a hotel room, given one meal a day and forced to work almost entirely on commission. She said police around the country have documented cases where the employees were verbally abused.

“It can be a vicious cycle, because they never end up making enough to get out,” Sullivan said. “That’s why they tend to get pushy and aggressive.”

Sullivan said residents are by no means required to answer the door if a door-to-door salesman comes, but showing them that someone is home is a good idea.

She said it’s perfectly acceptable to tell someone you’re not interested in what they’re selling without opening the front door.

And though door-to-door sales remains legal, Sullivan said residents shouldn’t hesitate to call police if they see a salesperson acting strange.

“If you see something suspicious by all means call us,” Sullivan said.

Councilman Cross won’t seek reelection A second member of the Sammamish City Council has announced they won’t be seeking reelection in this November’s election.

Mark Cross, a member of the council since 2004, announced in a press release that he would not be seeking a third term. Cross cited a need to focus on his family and professional life, having recently taken a high-ranking position with the City of Bellevue’s Planning Department.

After eight years and countless late-night council meetings the night before early work meetings, Cross decided he’s done. “(The late meetings) have become more burdensome over the years,” Cross said in an interview.

Looking back, Cross said he is most proud of accomplishing the project that motivated him to run in the first place – the East Lake Sammamish Trail. The trail raised the ire of nearby property owners.

More recently, Cross has also been one of the council’s strongest advocates for limiting the city’s impact on the environment – specifically in regards to stormwater runoff and development near Pine and Beaver lakes and other wetlands. He was the lone dissenting vote on the council’s 2009 decision to expand the square footage of joint-use docks allowed on Lake Sammamish in the city’s Shoreline Master Plan.

The state Department of Ecology, which is scheduled to either approve or reject the plan in the coming months, has expressed concern with the council’s decision on docks.

Cross said he’s proud of his dissenting votes over the years.

“Sometimes you win those debates and sometimes you don’t,” he said. “It’s important to argue those points so that later people can see how those issues are connected to other issues.”

Cross also listed the cityowned sports fields at high schools, the opening of Ebright Park and the Town Center Plan as some of the accomplishments he is most proud of.

Cross is the second incumbent councilmember to announce that they will not be running for reelection after Michele Petitti announced earlier in the month.

Councilwoman Nancy Whitten, also at the end of her term, has yet to announce her intentions.

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city but would gladly pay user fees at the facility if it were built.

A proposed Sammamish pool is also apparently attracting the attention of private health club providers who currently have pools on the plateau. Cy Oskoui, the founder of Columbia Athletic Club, sat with Alleva and three Sammamish residents. With a club and a pool already in Sammamish, Oskoui admitted that he had a financial incentive in seeing the city not build a facility, but said he felt it was bad public policy to make all a city’s residents pay for a pool only some would use.

“Everybody is going to pay for it and 95 percent of people aren’t going to use it,” he said.

Many tables experienced a bit of sticker shock at the cost of even their most basic facility, with most theoretical community centers costing between $30 and $40 million after land acquisition, parking and design costs were taken into account. One table put together a facility with a multi-

purpose gym, aerobics dance studio, an elevated walking/running track, a small leisure pool, a large “children’s day camp” area, an arts and crafts room, 80-person classroom, a café and juice bar and party room. The estimated price tag on the facility was more than $35 million.

Oskoui joked that if the pool was what the community wanted, the city could buy his facility for less than half that price.

“It’s got a 6-lane pool – (Sammamish) can have it for $15 million,” Oskoui said. “You can convert the tennis courts to whatever you want.”

And the thought exercise took into account only the costs of building the facility – representatives from Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, who are running the feasibility study for the city, walked citizens through the operating cost question as well. A PowerPoint presentation generalized the costs and revenue potential of different amenities, though organizers noted that the city could tweak some programs to trim their costs or increase their revenue. A competitive pool is generally a high expense/low revenue item, though those costs

Correction The April 13 story about 2009 Skyline grad Kristin Klein contained Several mistakes. She hopes to move to the continent of Africa permanently someday. This trip to Uganda will be her first to that country.

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ple that might use the facility. He said they’ve designed aquatic centers Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, the company doing the study of the for cities as small as community center estimated the costs per household for a new center.

20,000.

One or the other of the two tax increases would fund construction of the “There are no public building. Any operating costs are not included. pools in Sammamish,” Ballard said. “For a comCost of facility (in million) $20 $30 $40 $50 munity of your size and Cost per $1000 of assessed value ($) 0.18 0.27 0.36 0.45 population that is a little Annual cost for a $520,000 home ($) 93.6 140.4 187.2 234 unusual.”

Monthly cost ($) 7.8 11.7 15.6 19.5 Craig Bouck, who is -- or -leading the feasibility Utility tax rate needed (%) 1.4 2.1 2.8 3.5 study team, assured the Annual cost per household ($) 92.99 136.44 186.2 232.75 public at the beginning of Monthly household cost ($) 7.75 11.37 15.52 19.4 the meeting that regardless of the outcome of the Note: Assumes 2011 assessed value. 20-year bond. Utility tax includes study, it was up to the city electricity, natural gas, telephone, cell phones and cable television. whether or not the center would be built. About 25 percent can be partially made up by tying eral fund every year.

Ballard said Sammamish’s of the company’s feasibility studin rooms that can be rented for pool parties – a low expense/high huge concentration of children – ies end with the actual building revenue amenity, for example. about a third of the population is of a facility.

“There is no assumption Ken Ballard, who is doing the under 18 – would indicate that that this will actually be market analysis for the feasibility there is a market for an aquatic study, said it will be up to the center. There are a handful of built,” he said. “There are no foregone conclusions about city to decide whether to maxiprivate pool facilities in the area, mize revenue and go for a facility though many have high fee struc- what you’re going to do … that cuts even financially or build tures that turn off families, he with this study.” some of the more costly amenisaid. He estimates that between The next public meeting for Sammamish and the residents in the community center feasibility ties the community may want King County, Issaquah and study is scheduled for May 9 at and accept that they’ll have to subsidize it out of the city’s genRedmond, there are 60,000 peoCity Hall.

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Review editorial Make a difference this Earth Day Only a few decades ago, being labeled “green” was often meant to be derogatory. Today we hold high respect for those who live their life “green” — contributing to a healthier world.

Earth Day — celebrated April 30 at Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish — is a reminder that supporting a healthy environment depends on individuals. One person can seem pretty insignificant when it comes to things like species extinction and climate change, but individuals hold real power when it comes to the environment.

While many trees will be planted for Earth Day, that’s not really what it’s all about. It’s about individuals taking action to change their lifestyle, from unplugging unused appliances to fixing leaking faucets to bringing your own reusable bags when you shop.

Ideas big and small will be available at the Earth Day celebration on the 30th. There will be guided nature walks, a recycling relay and other games, information about the upcoming community garden, and fishing demonstrations.

In the coming decades, we face great environmental challenges — and great opportunities to improve the environment. It is time to turn American ingenuity onto the environment. People around us are already finding innovative solutions.

Local wildlife biologists have been studying how animals get across Interstate 90, to design safer highways. Businesses participate in waste audits, volunteers pull noxious weeds during weekend parties, and more families are creating compost of kitchen scraps to use in the garden.

If we want to ensure that our grandchildren can enjoy a hike in the woods or hear a songbird’s melody, we must be the difference. Don’t wait for someone else to do it! Take action, one step at a time.

Drink a lot of water? Refill your own bottle instead of buying individual ones. Need groceries?

Consider organic foods that keep unnecessary chemicals out of groundwater, and locally grown food that does not come with extensive shipping. Doing laundry? Cold water gets clothes just as clean. Going somewhere? Pump up the tires on your old bicycle.

Poll of the week How is your garden looking this spring?

A) Spent too much on starts B) Non-existent, not enough sun in my yard C) Going to be lush as ever D) Planted enough produce to feed the family this fall To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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Sammamish Forum Objection to any house of worship The reason neighbors are objecting to the Sammamish Muslims who have converted their home into a place of worship has nothing to do with the fact that they are Muslim (see “Muslims Welcome in Sammamish”). No, the reason people object to them operating a mosque is because the area is residential, not commercial.

People congregate in houses of worship all over town; not in residential areas. If the Muslims want to have a mosque with a 40-stall parking lot, then they should rent a school or commercial/warehouse space that already has plenty of parking and hold their prayer services and community potlucks there. Nobody will complain.

The church I attend rented out high school cafeterias for 20 years.

The fact that these Muslims have relied on Mary, Queen of Peace to host their Ramadan events tells me two things: One, there is no religious discrimination on the plateau. Two, a church building is a better place to hold such events.

I would be willing to bet that, had this been a Christian church, the city wouldn’t even have considered the request. In the name of “tolerance”, however, they are catering to people who have every right and resource to find property that would better suit their needs than a private home.

It’s amazing that the city is considering allowing this use of residential property to continue, let alone allowing a parking lot to accommodate such non-residential activity.

Fayed says, “...we have to have a place to worship and this is where we picked.” Well, you shouldn’t have “picked” a residence. I’m not hysterical about Muslims. I don’t worry that a mosque in Sammamish is the first step toward implementing Sharia law. This isn’t about religious freedom or racism.

The author of the Editorial asked us to write in to let the record reflect the true values of my hometown.

Well, I’m writing in. I’ve lived here for 20 years (not near SE 20th Street, I might add) and I think the residents of SE 20th Street deserve to

keep their quiet, residential area just that — quiet and residential.

Dana Hutson Sammamish

Community center, not a pool While attending a program at the Mercer Island Community Center, it occurred to me that perhaps a community center like the one on Mercer Island would be more useful to more people in Sammamish than another swimming pool.

We already have a pool at the Y. Pools are expensive to build and very expensive to maintain.

Because of high insurance costs, pools can’t even have open diving boards. And lets face it, use is limited. A community center such as the one on Mercer Island with a full gym and rooms for programs for all ages would be much more useful. When I was there on Tuesday night, the parking lot was full. All ages were coming and going for programs.

Lets include a real community center in the feasibility study not just another pool.

Joyce Kormanyos Sammamish

Build nothing Every day, newscasts report budget cuts at federal, state, county and city governments, and groups who decry the cuts to “vital government services:” police, fire, infrastructure, education and healthcare.

For years, the city of Sammamish has faced an impending “crossover point”, where property taxes won’t cover rising costs of basic (vital) city services.

As other governments face the budget realities, the Sammamish City Council and manager are sending Sammamish taxpayer dollars to a firm based in Colorado to study building a new city-owned and operated recreational facility, while at the same time saying no decisions have been made.

Is a new community center that

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provides meeting areas for citizens a “vital service of city government?” No: ◆ The old library building, bought for millions by taxpayers, can provide meeting rooms and other facilities for use by citizens. ◆ The auditoriums and gymnasiums at our giant taxpayer funded high and middle schools can be made available. ◆ Local restaurants/pubs will be thrilled to provide a banquet area for citizen use (at a user fee of a few refreshments).

The Parks Director dreams of “families splashing together” in a city owned pool, with “user fees” required. We already have nearby “user fee” family splashing at the Columbia Athletic Club, Sammamish Club and 24 Hour Fitness. Summer splashing is also available at nearby Lake Sammamish State Park.

The Parks Director says the consultant’s July report will include “construction” and “operating cost estimates,” but costs always run over estimates! Remember the current budget crisis facing governments who simply promised and took on too much.

Saying “No” to new projects will never be as exciting or rewarding in the short term as envisioning, constructing and operating shining new city recreational monuments. But saying “No,” and maintaining a balanced fiscally responsible city budget that delivers the true “vital city services” during the coming decades is the highest duty of our city government.

Jeffrey Weems Sammamish

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Roll Call House Bill 1267, Clarifies the rights and obligations of domestic partners and the use of paid surrogacy E2SHB 1267, which passed the Senate by a vote of 27 to 21, would amends the state’s Uniform Parentage Act by expanding the rights and obligations of registered domestic partners. The Senate amendmended the bill. The House did not agree with the Senate amendments and has requested a Conference Committee to work on a compromise.

5th District Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R) Yes 45th District Sen. Andy Hill (R) Yes Senate Bill 5073, Concerning the medical use of cannabis E2SSB 5073, which previously passed the Senate by a vote of 29 to 20, would amend state law regarding the use of medical cannabis (marijuana). The bill seeks to clarify that qualified patients and designated providers who comply with the law will not be subject to arrest or prosecution, other criminal sanctions, or civil consequences based solely on their medical use of cannabis. In addition, this bill would require licensed dispensers to be nonprofit medical organizations and to receive approval by a local government before selling cannabis. The House amended the bill. The bill is now before the Senate for further consideration of the House amendments.

April 20, 2011 • 5th District Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) Rep. Jay Rodne (R) 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Rep. Larry Springer (D)

Yes No Yes Yes

House Bill 1443, Modifying the use of teacher evaluations E2SHB 1443 was amended by the Senate to require schools districts conducting layoffs to lay off teachers who receive the lowest evaluation ratings first, instead of laying off the youngest teachers first. The bill also stipulates that senioritybased layoffs imposed by collective bargaining rules are prohibited. E2SHB 1443 also directs the technical working group revamping the teacher compensation model to include the use of performance bonuses to encourage and reward great teachers and requires collective bargaining agreements to allow school principals of struggling schools, the lowest tier of the state board of education’s accountability index, to decide which teachers will work at their schools. The Senate passed E2SHB 1443 by a vote of 30 to 17. The House will now consider the Senate amendments.

5th District Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R) Yes 45th District Sen. Andy Hill (R) Yes House Bill 2026, Creating an industrial insurance rainy day account ESHB 2026 passed the House by a vote of 50 to 47. The bill would create an industrial insurance rainy day account and require the state Investment Board to invest and reinvest moneys from that account.

5th District Yes Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) Rep. Jay Rodne (R) No 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Yes Rep. Larry Springer (D) Yes SOURCE: WashingtonVotes.org, a free, non-partisan website to find plain-English explanations of bills..

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW their parents homes, where their parents were apprised of the situation.

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Stolen car

Bad solicitors Police warned two men who were dropping off business flyers in mailboxes in the Trossachs neighborhood April 8. A resident called police, suspecting that the men were trying to break into locked mailboxes.

An officer contacted the men, who said they had been hired to drop the flyers off around Sammamish. They were told they needed a city peddler’s license and warned that placing items in mailboxes without postage was illegal.

Troublemakers A resident on the 21000 block of Southeast 35th Place called police after reportedly finding three teenagers trying to get in his home at around 8:30 p.m.

April 3. Police located three teens nearby matching the description given by the resident.

The teens attempted to elude officers by running through neighbors’ yards but were later caught. The teens admitted to toilet-papering homes in the area, ringing doorbells and running away and throwing pine cones at homes, but denied attempting to get into any cars or homes.

The teens were given free rides in the back of police cars to

Residents on the 1300 block of 232nd Place found that their car had been stolen from their driveway at around 4 a.m. April 3. The couple was awoken by the sound of a vehicle driving fast from the area that morning but did not think much of it and went back to sleep.

They did not realize until the afternoon that their 2009 Subaru Forrester had been stolen. The couple’s mail, a cell phone and house keys were inside the vehicle. Police continue to investigate.

Smash and grab An Anacortes woman had the back window of her car broken while it was parked on the 21700 block of Northeast 20th Way overnight April 4.

A briefcase was taken, though there were no sensitive or valuable items inside.

Rogue fisherman A resident on the 20600 block of Northeast 38th Street had an estimated $7,000 worth of fly fishing equipment stolen from his garage between March 26 and April 1.

The resident was unsure how someone could have accessed his garage but admitted that it was possible that he had left a garage door open overnight.

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Parking lot chop shop?

Police were called to the Safeway parking lot at around 12:30 a.m. April 9 after a report that four people were attempting to steal the tires from a vehicle.

Police located the four people in question but could not find any evidence that they were attempting to steal parts from the 2008 Acura TSX. None of the tire bolts had been loosened, none of the suspects had possession of a tire iron or jack and nothing was taken from the vehicle. According to police the stories of the witnesses changed when police questioned them. All four suspects were released.

Partied too hard A 16-year-old teen was taken to the hospital after friends found him intoxicated and passed out following a party on the 20400 block of Northeast 37th Way just after midnight April 9.

The friends reported that the teen drank too much at the party, held by a friend whose parents were out of town. He was transported to Evergreen Hospital where he was in stable condition the next day. Police will be following up with the parents of the party host.

Northeast 2nd Street and East Lake Sammamish Parkway Northeast at around 4:30 a.m.

April 6. The car had struck a small tree and appeared stuck in the ditch.

The owner was nowhere to be found and it appeared the accident had occurred several hours prior. The car was impounded and police continue to try to contact the registered owner. If he was driving he could face charges for leaving the scene of an accident.

Pot arrest An 18-year-old Sammamish man was cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession and being a minor in possession of alcohol after being pulled over April 7.

An officer pulled the man over on the 1100 block of 244th Avenue Northeast just before 3 p.m. because his license plate number was slightly covered by his license plate frame.

Three other teens were also in the vehicle, which smelled of unburned marijuana. Four additional police officers were called to the scene. The driver of the vehicle submitted to a search, which revealed just under two grams of marijuana and a case of Keystone beer in the trunk.

The driver told police both items were his and he was cited.

The other three teens were also searched but were released when no illegal items were found. The driver successfully completed field sobriety tests and a portable breath test revealed no signs of alcohol, so he was allowed to drive away from the scene, after being relieved of his marijuana and beer.

Road rage Two Sammamish men in their 60s came to the Sammamish Police station following a road rage incident in front of the Sammamish Library April 7. One man became angry when the other pulled in front of him on 228th Avenue and slowed down.

The two pulled into the parking lot where one allegedly chest bumped and head-butted the other. One had a cut on the inside of their lip but showed no other signs of injuries. Police attempted to locate witnesses to the incident but could not find any aside from the wife of one of the men.

Both men were told that based on the evidence both could be arrested in connection with the incident. The men agreed to drop the incident and go home. Both were warned that the incident was documented and could come back to haunt them if they were pulled over for road rage again.

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Council discusses stormwater

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish staff are pushing for the City Council to follow the lead of neighboring cities like Issaquah and Kirkland and allow developers of individual lots to meet stormwater regulations that are more than a decade old.

At least two council members were skeptical when lobbied at a City Council study session by City Manager Ben Yazici and Senior Stormwater Program Engineer Eric LaFrance.

LaFrance said adopting the stricter 2009 King County stormwater manual would subject smaller “mom and pop” developments to excessive requirements that have little measurable impact on the environment such as surface water engineering reports that cost $3,000 to $6,000.

“Like so many other things before the council, (this decision) asks you to find a balance between two very legitimate concerns,” Yazici said in prepared remarks he read to the council.

“We all want to protect the environment, but on the other hand we don’t want to put the steep costs of that on the shoulders of residents who just want to build a single-family home.”

The council was scheduled to have a first reading of its stormwater ordinance at its April 18 meeting, after the Sammamish Review’s press deadline. The choice before the coun-

cil is whether to adopt the 2009 manual for all lots in the city or allow those under an acre in size to use the older, less restrictive 1998 manual.

Councilwoman Nancy Whitten said she was frustrated that the council was only getting information about the cost to developers and not about the potential positive impacts on the environment of adopting the stricter standard across the board.

LaFrance said in a later interview that the effect of a little less run-off into local streams was difficult to quantify. The city does little in the way of regularly monitoring water quality in Ebright Creek and other waterways, he said.

“It seems like a reasonable request but it would require an unreasonable amount of effort and you’ll never get to the point where you have hard facts.”

LaFrance said.

Though 92 percent of Sammamish properties are less than one acre, Yazici pointed out that most development projects consist of several neighboring parcels being grouped together for one development that is over the acre threshold. Yazici said city records show that since 2008, 326 of the 380 development permits approved by the city were more than an acre.

Councilman Mark Cross said it was not just a question of environmental impacts but a question of making developments plan to

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“With these ‘mom and pop developments’ – your words, not mine; we’re talking about multimillion dollar development in some cases – we’re talking about more water coming off their sites and … on to public property or a neighbor’s property,” Cross said.

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during an earthquake would likely be from landslides and earth movements after the quake, particularly on steep slopes. Jensen said Sammamish doesn’t have a whole lot of those, with the exception of the north end of the plateau, near city limits.

Jensen and three other Williams officials who showed up to the meeting point-

SAMMAMISH REVIEW ed to the numerous safety measures the company takes on their line, which is part of an approximately 3,900-mile system that runs from Colorado, northwest through Washington to British Colombia.

The company does weekly fly-overs looking for signs of earth movement and one of the tell-tale signs of an underground leak – dead or dying vegetation above ground.

They’ve also got Ron Mertz, senior operations technician at the Redmond office, who spends much of his week walk-

ing the pipeline route, often with machines that detect traces of natural gas.

Mertz said in an interview that the number one risk for the company remains human activity – particularly residents near a line doing major landscaping or building projects without checking with the company first.

“The big risk has always been people digging – that’s the risk more than anything else,” Mertz said. “Luckily people (near the line) are usually pretty good about calling us first.”

Historically, the pipeline predates much of the development that has covered the plateau in recent decades. The first line was installed in 1971. Since then the company worked with developers in an attempt to keep the ground above their line clear. King County often gave developers green credits to turn the area above the pipe into community trails. Mertz estimated that about a third of the length of pipe in Sammamish is underneath trail, which See GAS, Page 10

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makes it much easier to access for maintinence.

A 36-inch pipe, installed in 2006, runs from about Northeast 8th past the city limits to the north.

A 30-inch diameter pipe, remaining from 1971, runs from Northeast 8th south through the Klahanie area.

Federal law requires that pipeline companies do in-line inspections every 7 years – running a machine through the pipe to detect any bumps, holes or abrasions. Mertz said the company is getting ready to do its test on the 30-inch line in Sammamish next month. If any irregularities are found, the company may dig up sections of the pipe to reexamine it.

The more people that live near a pipeline, the stronger it is required to be. Sammamish’s pipeline is required to show that it can withstand 960 pounds per square inch of pressure.

Jensen told the council that

SAMMAMISH REVIEW such pressure is only found near the compression stations on the line – all of which are five or more miles away from Sammamish. He estimated that Sammamish’s stretch of the pipeline doesn’t see pressures over 650 pounds per square inch.

Every year, the company is required to do a survey to determine the amount of people living within 660 feet of the line and send a letter to all homeowners letting them know about the line.

Federal investigators are still attempting to determine the cause of the San Bruno tragedy, which happened on a line owned by Pacific Gas and Electric, a different comCourtesy Williams Northwest Pipeline pany than the one that The pipeline, in red, runs north-south owns the pipeline in east of 228th Avenue.

Sammamish.

Company executives have speculated in testimony ground to settle. that a leaky water pipe or sewer George Angerbauer, a main installed too close to the spokesman for the Williams comline had leaked and caused the pany, said the San Bruno line

that exploded was curved and situated in a way that prevented PG&E from doing in-line inspections like the one scheduled for part of Sammamish’s line next month.

He said the tragedy has made gas line operators around the country reexamine their safety programs. “Can it happen here?” is a valid question, he said.

“You have to ask that question in light of such a horrific event,” Angerbauer said. “We work our entire careers to avoid something like that happening.”

Angerbauer said the company is waiting for the investigation of the incident to wrap up before making any policy changes, but between the newer line in Sammamish and the company’s regular safety inspections, he said the company is doing all it can to prevent a tragedy.

“We have absolute confidence in our lines,” he said.

A check of safety records through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and hazardous Materials Safety Administration shows that the company has had no accidents

that involved death or hospitalization in the last five years.

The company has received warning letters for several minor issues in recent years, including a pipe near a compression station being less than 36 inches deep in the ground and being sixteen days late in checking the fire detectors in a station.

None of the issues were near Sammamish.

The company is also facing a $350,000 fine in connection with a 2006 federal inspection that showed a lack of GIS records showing exactly where a stretch of pipeline was located, not promptly training their employees on federal standards for determining the number of residences near the pipeline and not meeting other record keeping requirements.

Angerbauer did not respond to requests for comment on the fine.

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Ever wonder why your neighbor never puts grass clippings in the yard waste bin, or always tosses scraps of food, coffee grounds and fruit peels into a pile in their yard?

Whether they’re doing it correctly or not, they’re composting.

Whether you want to keep your backyard landscape lush and vibrant or your vegetable garden producing a hearty crop, compost is a practical way to avoid using fertilizers and to reduce waste going into landfills, according to organizations like Seattle Tilth.

“You are going to get the good feeling in your heart that you are keeping all that material on site,” said Falaah Jones, garden coordinator at Issaquah’s Pickering Barn and expert with Seattle Tilth. “It’s also free compost for you. You never can have enough.”

Jones and the Washington State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics provide some how-to advice on creating and cultivating your own backyard compost.

For those who don’t have much time to devote to tending a compost pile or bin, slow composting might be the way to go.

It takes longer than other methods, but requires less effort. It

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Beaver Lake resident Bjorn Anderson tosses old carrots into his 10-year-old compost pile April 16. He said his family has maintained various compost piles for about 30 years. still renders useful compost for your garden, according to WSU. To start a slow compost pile, simply mix non-wood yard waste into a pile and let them sit for a year or so. Over time, insects, worms, microorganisms and other decomposers break down the material. But make sure to add new waste to the pile by opening the pile and placing the fresh material in the center and covering it up.

“You want it all to have the consistency of a wrung out sponge,” Jones said.

To avoid attracting pests to your compost pile, you can also just bury food scraps like fruit or

Tools for composting: ◆ Pitchfork ◆ Compost bin ◆ Mower or chipper ◆ Wheelbarrow ◆ Water hose ◆ Garden gloves vegetable wastes right in your garden, the WSU Backyard composting guide said. To start, dig a hole or trench about a foot deep and add a few inches of scraps.

Mix that with soil and then fill in the hole.

Jones recommended making

separate piles for yard waste and food scraps.

If you want a quicker compost yield, try fast, or hot, composting. The process creates enough heat to break down the waste material faster and kill weed seeds and other bad organisms, according to the WSU guide. It takes more effort on your part, but you’ll get good quality compost relatively quickly.

To make a hot compost pile, build a pile about 5 feet wide at the base and about 3 feet high.

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The committee working to design Sammamish’s first community garden has been meeting for a few months. Though it’s still early in the process, some aspects are starting to take shape, said Dawn Sanders, the city’s volunteer coordinator.

The garden is planned to be constructed in Beaver Lake Park, generally under the power lines off Southeast 24th street, within view of the dog park. Once completed, residents will be able to rent a small patch of dirt for gardening.

Sanders said they hope to open the garden in time for planting season next spring.

The group of about a dozen volunteers is guiding the process of developing the garden. So far, they have been reviewing policies used in other community gardens in the area, Sanders said.

They are also beginning the design process and plan to meet with the city’s development department to work on a design and layout next month.

The group has made some decisions. They hope to have two sizes of garden available, one about 4 feet by 8 feet, the other 4 feet by 10 feet. But they want to try and maximize the number of patches, Sanders said.

While the steering committee has gelled well, Sanders said they will need additional volunteers to help with the construction of the garden. She said the best way to stay informed would be to go to the city’s website and sign up for the email alerts about the garden.

The group will also have some representatives at the city’s earth day celebration April 30 at Beaver Lake Park to answer questions.

Sammamish says phosphorus fertilizer a no-no

By Caleb Heeringa

Summer is around the corner and many Sammamish homeowners are eager to make sure they’ve got a green lawn for outdoor barbecues.

But they’ll have something else to think about while perusing the fertilizer aisle – a newly instituted ban on phosphorus fertilizer in the city.

When the city incorporated in 1999, it decided to copy King County’s surface water regulations. Last year, the county updated the regulations, and they now forbid a homeowner from using phosphorus fertilizer

unless: ◆ A new lawn or sod is being installed for the first time. ◆ A homeowner has a certified tests that show the soil beneath their lawn lacks sufficient levels of phosphorus. ◆ It’s a farm or golf course.

Sammamish Senior Stormwater Engineer Eric LaFrance said phosphorus run-off from lawns can have negative effects on local waterways, particularly smaller lakes like Pine and Beaver lakes.

The mineral feeds algae that can multiply and block out the sun from the lake bottom, killing the sorts of plant life that sup-

ports fish and other wildlife.

These sorts of algae blooms are particularly common in spring and fall.

Brian Hutchinson, manager of the lawn and garden department at the Sammamish Ace Hardware, said his store carries several types of non-phosphorus fertilizer. To check whether a fertilizer contains the mineral, check the middle number in the three-digit code on the bag. A non-phosphorus fertilizer should have a zero.

LaFrance offers these tips for keeping your lawn green while protecting local streams and lakes:

◆ Follow the instructions on the bag. Over-fertilizing can increase the chance of run-off during storms getting into lakes. ◆ Even if using compost, don’t overdo it. Composted organic material also contains some phosphorus and shouldn’t be kept near an area that drains directly into a stream or lake.

“If applied incorrectly, (compost) can release quite a bit of phosphorus,” LaFrance said.

“Watch out for areas with a lot of excess run-off.” ◆ Be careful never to spill fertilizer on impervious surfaces like pavement. If it doesn’t dissolve into the ground, it will like-

ly wash off into storm drains and then into the lakes. ◆ Since city regulations now all but require it, use phosphorusfree fertilizer. LaFrance said much of Sammamish’s soils naturally have higher than average phosphorus levels anyway. If you’re still having trouble growing a healthy lawn, considering contacting a private soil analysis lab. If you’re shown as deficient, city code allows the responsible use of phosphorus fertilizers.

LaFrance said the city doesn’t often fine citizens for breaking the code on phosphorus fertilizer, instead opting to educate them on the dangers.

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Experts explain how to create a study zone at home

By Laura Geggel

Students study all over the place — on the couch, in their beds, at the kitchen table or, sometimes, even at their desks.

The optimal study zone will have everything a student needs to work, and it won’t have distractions, such as a TV that demands watching or a soft pillow inviting the student to take a nap. Parents and students can learn a few tips when organizing a study area that fits the needs of the busy academic.

Lemon smells nice, trash doesn’t A recent study of 5,000 students showed that students in better smelling homes earned better grades. The study, conducted by Dr. Alan Hirsh and the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, found that top performing students — those with grade averages of A or B —

used words like lemony, minty or clean to describe the smell of their childhood homes. Students with grades of C or below tended to associate negative smells, such as urine, fecal matter or mold, with their homes.

While the smell likely isn’t the root cause of academic success, Hirsh said there was probably a positive connection between a tidy home and the type of stable family environment that promotes academic success.

Study near a window In 1978, researchers designed two types of study zones — one messy and windowless and the other modern with a window overlooking a courtyard — and tested two groups of students with a list of 40 vocabulary words.

The students in the modern room outperformed their peers in the messy room. Since then, other studies have confirmed

that studying near a window helps students.

In 2008, the University of Washington found that students studying next to a window view of Drumheller fountain showed fewer signs of stress than students in a windowless room, or in a room with a plasma screen showing nature photographs.

Silence is golden Once a student has a clean desk — optimally near a window or a soothing location — students should resist the urge to listen to music. “iPods, music in the background, even classical music — which some parents think is a good idea — can be a distraction,” Brian Riddick, owner of Issaquah’s Huntington Learning Center, said. “What I found when I went to college is I couldn’t study at a place with U2 in the background because I would start drumming away.”

If students feel they can concentrate in spite of the music, by all means, let them, he said. But sometimes “they put in something that they like, and it tends to be more of a participation thing than a background noise thing,” he warned.

Other tips Many students need access to the Internet for their homework assignments.

While online resources are a haven for research, certain websites, such as Facebook and YouTube, are a constant distraction.

The best way to handle tempting timewasters is to simply ask students to limit their time on social or entertainment sources.

If not, “Pretty soon, you’re hearing noises from a computer game or you get a Facebook update on your phone from your son upstairs,” Riddick said.

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Director at the Issaquah Mathnasium, advised students to put all of their supplies at their study table.

That way, students don’t have to constantly run errands around the house, potentially getting distracted along the way when looking for a notebook or an eraser.

“You can have like small cups to put everything in,” like pencils, she said. “Cleanliness is next to godliness. If you look at the way she is organized, you can tell how good of a student she is.”

Reach reporter Laura Geggel at 392-6434, ext. 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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Fickle weather makes forsythia blooms irregular

By Jane Garrison

Disgusted? Disgruntled?

Dismayed? When it comes to the weather, all of the above work for me.

The cold, the rain and, as of this writing in April, the snow make gardening seem like a remote consideration. I know the blackberries, shotweed and dirty Robert don’t even care; they are out there going at it no matter what. C’mon, gardeners. We have

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Before I can be optimistic I have to convince myself, so I looked in my trusty garden diary to see if there is any hope for decent weather in our future.

Some years are just plain bad, but thinking that is not an option. So, I looked for a hopeful weather pattern, and I found a recent one.

In 2009, my forsythia by the garage was in full bloom the first week in April. In 2010, that same forsythia peaked at the end of

February, nearly six weeks earlier. This year, it was full during the first week in April again, the same as 2009.

It took six weeks from first blossom to peak bloom this year due to cold weather. I was astounded by the difference in bloom times from year to year and the impact of the weather, not the season, on the blossoms.

The year 2010 was an unusual year, warmer and drier than our standard spring fare. This year is

similar to 2009 with a cold, wet spring. I thought maybe, just maybe, there might be a pattern, a little something to give us hope.

I looked forward in my diary that year to the end of the wet spell, and guess what.

The rain stopped in early May. We had a couple of days in Sammamish that summer above 100 degrees, and the rain didn’t come back until Aug. 10! That is something to lift our soggy spirits and smile about.

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In a seismic retrofit, contractors brace the cripple wall, a short stud wall extending from the top of the foundation upward to support the floor.

Because the cripple wall is constructed to support weight from above, the side-to-side movement in earthquakes can cause the wall to topple.

Sound Seismic and other retrofit contractors brace the cripple wall.

Now, back to the ABCs. Contractors attach the floor of a house to the braced cripple wall, use plywood to brace the cripple wall and then bolt, or connect, the braced cripple wall to the foundation.

“Certainly, homes built in the ’50s or earlier, they won’t have plywood, they won’t have anchor bolts, they won’t have anything, so they are absolutely candidates for a retrofit,” Jackson said.

Disaster serves as stark reminder The scenes of destruction from Japan — and the inherent seismic risk in the Pacific Northwest — caused calls to

Home & Garden Seismic safety tips Inside a home, many injuries from earthquakes result from people running around as the ground shakes.

They fall down, run into furniture, step on broken glass or take hits from falling objects.

In and near older buildings especially, a much higher likelihood of broken windows, falling bricks and other dangerous debris exists.

The local American Red Cross chapter offers homeowners simple tips for residents to prepare for earthquakes: ◆ Bolt and brace water heaters and gas appliSound Seismic to increase tenfold since the March 11 disaster.

The most common question from potential customers is about cost.

The price tag varies based on the home, although the project is less expensive to conduct in crawlspaces — about to $4,000 to $6,000 — and unfinished basements — about to $5,000 to $8,000 — than finished basements — about $8,000 to $15,000.

In Issaquah and unincorporated King County, earthquake retrofits require building permits.

Chimneys also merit special attention during a seismic retrofit.

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ances to wall studs. Bolt bookcases, china cabinets and other tall pieces of furniture to wall studs. Brace overhead light fixtures. ◆ Hang heavy items, such as pictures and mirrors, away from beds, couches and anywhere people sleep or sit. ◆ Install strong latches or bolts on cabinets.

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mess rather than destruction.

“Most of them, fortunately, fell away from houses and landed in the yards and instead of on and going through the roof,” Jackson said.

Homebuilders in the Pacific Northwest also use materials designed to ride out tremors.

“Our wood-framed houses are probably the No. 1 best-performing structure in earthquakes,”

Jackson said. “The wood has a lot of give. It will bend before it breaks, and all those nails and all that wood fiber just gives it some flexibility. What that means is, your house is probably not going to come down in a heap.”

The seismic risk in East King County is real.

Sammamish rests along the Seattle Fault, a shallow seismic zone stretched along the inter-

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state from Puget Sound and east through lakes Washington and Sammamish.

The city is also near the Rattlesnake Mountain and South Whidbey Island fault zones.

Many seismic-retrofit practices and techniques come from earthquake-prone California.

“Everything we do — all of the methods that we use, and the science and engineering — we borrowed from building codes and requirements in California, because they’ve been kind enough to be guinea pigs for us,” Jackson said. “They’ve done the work and they’ve had it tested, and they’ve figured out how to improve it and had that tested.

We just get to reap all of the rewards.”

Reach reporter Warren Kagarise at 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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Home security can bring your house to your phone Homeowners who installed early home security systems often wound up thinking they would have been better off simply installing sturdy locks on their doors and calling it a day.

The technology was laborintensive to install, offered keypads that looked as complicated as an airplane cockpit, and did nothing for you if the homeowner forgot to set the alarm before leaving the house.

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up of materials like corn stalks, wheat straw, grass hay, sawdust or wood chips. Then make onethird of the pile out of grass clippings, fresh dairy, chicken or rabbit waste, fruit or vegetable waste or garden trimmings. Mix it all together and then squeeze a handful of the material. The moisture level is just right if you can barely squeeze out a drop of water, the guide said. And of course, if the pile is too dry, add some water; if it’s too wet, mix in drier material.

To maintain the composting process, turn the pile with a pitchfork or something similar once a week and add water when needed. This speeds up the biological decay and brings cooler outside material into the hot center. To avoid getting it too wet, cover the pile when it rains, the guide said.

Be sure to mix it once a week for the first few weeks.

“Most people layer them on and wonder why it’s not going fast, or if it stinks,” Jones said. “If something is stinking in your yard, you’re not doing something right.”

If done correctly, expect the pile will heat to 120 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit in the curing process — up to a month. It will shrink significantly, no longer heat when stirred and look dark and crumbly. The compost will be ready to use after at least eight weeks since the initial mixing.

Uncured compost may actually

“It’s actually feeding the soil versus feeding the plant.”

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Seattle Public Utilities suggests some dos and don’ts for foodscrap and yard-waste composting: For yard waste composting, do compost grass clippings, leaves, stalks, dead plants, twigs up to the diameter of a pencil, and most weeds. Don’t compost weed seeds and invasive weeds like ivy (they re-sprout), diseased plants, pet waste, clippings treated with weed or bug killers, or food waste.

For food-waste composting, do compost vegetables and fruits, bread, grains, spoiled food, coffee

filters and tea bags, eggshells, fruit from yard and food-soiled paper or cardboard. Don’t compost meat, fish, dairy (these attract rats), or pet waste (bag it, and put in the trash).

Ultimately, a good compost enriches garden soil, which benefits the plants without having to add fertilizers, Jones said.

Compost also can serve as a mulch layer on top of the soil, sealing in moisture and protecting from soil erosion over the winter. The key to gardening is to nurture the soil and the plant.

“It’s actually feeding the soil versus feeding the plant,” Jones said. “This is actually contributing to the soil structure.”

If you don’t have time, or simply don’t want to make your own compost pile or bin, you can buy compost by the truckload ($18.95 per cubic foot) at Cedar Grove Composting, 17825 Cedar Grove Road S.E. in Maple Valley. For other tips and resources for backyard composting, contact the Natural Lawn & Garden Hotline at 206-633-0224, or at info@lawnandgardenhotline.org.

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Red Cross’ Randy Hutson updates on Haiti situation

By Christopher Huber

While on the ground in Haiti April 5-7, Seattle Red Cross director Randy Hutson, of Sammamish, tweeted his thoughts on whether or not the average American is as resilient as the average Haitian. His commentary on the eye-opening experience would suggest not.

Hutson recently offered some insights into the ongoing recovery and development efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. He and other national Red Cross leaders and the heads of major non-governmental organizations, toured various relief camps and operations to better understand the lingering need there.

Q: Tell us about your trip to Haiti.

A: This was my first trip to Haiti. The Red Cross was there, literally, since the moment of the earthquake. The American Red Cross office was there for HIV help. We were there, literally, since the start.

There’s been progress in the year or so, but it’s still really bad.

It’s just a hard place to be.

Q: Why did you go?

A: The communities and countries that gave the most money to support Haiti were invited. (I went) to give us a first-

hand account, so that when talking with Haiti donors … we can give a more enlightened view of where their money is going. It’s easier to speak with some authority after you’ve seen it. Seeing it first-hand kind of does sear it into your head.

Q: You visited a tent-city-style camp, a school, the Red Cross basecamp and hospital. What did you see there?

A: We went to a couple of these camps, just to see the conditions and to talk to the people; to try and understand, from their perspective, what the needs were.

(At the outdoor school) they’re well disciplined. There’s about 200 kids within 100 feet of each other. But it’s not chaos, like you might find elsewhere. There’s a sense of, they’re OK with this circumstance. They’re like, ‘hey I’m in school, that’s a good thing.’

There are so many buildings damaged … and there’s still a lot of rubble left that’s not been removed … so you did see some big dump trucks hauling out loads of rubble, but it’s pretty limited where you can go.

Q: What hit you the hardest while on the ground in Haiti?

A: My first impression that caught me by surprise was how

Photo by Randy Hutson

Haitian children are excited to be in school, Hutson said. densely populated these tent cities are. Tent to tent to tent are all connected. In some cases they’re literally connected. So unlike a camping ground in Eastern Washington, these are all just packed together. It’s an incredibly dense population living together with not much of any sanitation facilities. It’s

amazing to think that people can be living like that. I was just kind of taken by the living conditions and how they scratch out a living.

(It also hit me) how incredibly resilient they are. Talking to them, they’re happy to have a conversation with somebody other than the person they’re liv-

ing next door to. They were happy to talk to us and just had this sort of bright, happy disposition — much more content with improvement and recovery just happening one step at time. In the U.S., we’d be much less patient.

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Sammamish women find ways to give as a group

By Christopher Huber

Years ago, Sandy Marshall read about groups of average Americans on the East Coast getting together to pool their money for good causes. They would invite friends over, talk about some local charities and the local need for support and simply give small amounts of money to a cause.

“I thought, ‘wow, that’s really a simple way for people to come together and make a difference,” Marshall, of Sammamish, said. “I loved the idea, but was at a place in life where I just couldn’t take anything else on.”

But months later, she got an invite to one of those groups — it was meeting in Kirkland. She attended with a few Sammamish friends for a couple of years and found it to be an ideal way to direct her philanthropic giving in the most efficient way.

She and some fellow Sammamish residents eventually started the Sammamish chapter of Circle of Giving. The group

began its monthly meetings in October and has already given about $5,000 to charities in Sammamish, Issaquah, Bellevue and Seattle, Marshall said.

“It’s grown every month as far as members and dollars that we’ve given,” she said.

The new Sammamish Circle of Giving group is one of about 500 groups in the country that gather to pool their members’ money to help various charities and nonprofit organizations, according to the Giving Circle directory.

For example, every month members get together in a business-like meeting to discuss two charities, which a designated member chose for consideration.

After weighing the pros and cons of the two organizations, the giving circle members vote for one and then each write, in the Sammamish group’s case, a $25 check.

“We just felt like $25 was a manageable amount,” Marshall said. “Members have been very committed to that.”

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Sammamish residents Sandy Marshall, left, Carmen Halstrom and Michele Andrews started the Ssmmamish Circle of Giving group in October.

Typically the group pools about $750 each month to give to a charity — some give more than the $25 if they want. The

idea is that community members from any socioeconomic background can give a little to a group that collectively can make

a larger impact.

They also try to deliver the See CIRCLE, Page 19

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donations personally, so as to avoid extra postage costs, Marshall said.

“Its just the idea that everyone can give a little bit. Some people have time, some people have money, some have both, but this is a really simple way,” Marshall said. “Some people say, ‘oh I don’t have time for this.’ This is a way for people to come together do a little bit and make an impact.”

With its 12 original members, Circle of Giving Sammamish gave its first approximately $350 to Betty Tisdale, founder of Helping and Loving Orphans. She has essentially no overhead or administrative costs, she said,

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Al), Charnell Jay (and Ron) and Kevin Epps (and Connie); seven grandchildren; and Charles Franklin two greatgrandchilEpps Jr. dren.

Charles was a tile setter by trade and an avid sportsman and great dancer. Gardening and fishing were his passions.

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and can use all the donated funds directly to the projects and people she works with abroad.

“What it says … is that Americans really care about other people — not just the saying ‘sure I’ll write a check. But they get involved,” said Tisdale said just after returning from Vietnam, where she distributed care packs the Sammamish group helped assemble. “It’s not thousands of dollars … but with me, I’m one person … and all the money collected goes to the orphans.”

Since October, the group has grown to more than 20 members, Marshall said. They most recently gave to Tent City 4 through the Giving Wheel. But one of the more sustainable efforts they have invested in is micro-loans, which support small-business people around the world $25 at a

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“Our $600 works all year,” Marshall said.

“People are just so appreciative of community support. It’s a nice surprise when someone comes and hands you a check with no strings attached.”

Tisdale highlighted the real impact of groups like Circle of Giving have on the work she can do.

Tisdale personally delivers the items prepared by the local group and serves as a close connection between the givers and recipients.

“They get the personal touch,” Tisdale said. “With small organizations like mine, I keep up with them.”

Sammamish’s Circle of Giving group is always looking for new members, Marshall said. Members only have to commit to the monthly $25 gift; they don’t even have to attend the meeting if they can’t make it.

“It’s all women right now. But if a man wants to give his money, we would probably accept him too,” Marshall joked. “People are just happy to be part of something.”

Contact Marshall at sandy.marshall@frontier.c om to join the circle or learn more.

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Q: With schools cropping up or merging to help one another, and the local economy trying to bounce back, what progress did you see?

A: They’re in the process of converting the tent communities to transitional housing. But now we have to deal with land rights. And that’s a nightmare. The Red Cross is paying people to clear the rubble and debris.

(Also) the Haitians are pretty much feeding themselves exclusively, from what I understand.

Life as usual is not all that much different than the way it is right now. I was told a lot of this transitional housing … is a lot better than what they had before.

You get a sense of how resilient the people are. They just have an amazing capacity to survive.

They’re a pretty joyful people, I found.

Q: So, what still needs to be done in Haiti?

A: What this country needs is jobs and education, basically. The long-term solution is jobs and education. It’ll be a long-term turnaround for them to get where they’re not one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere. But it’s more hopeful for them than it has been. There’s more of a spotlight on them now.

The key is to not create a welfare state. There’s a fair amount of

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care and thought that’s given to that. The Red Cross is starting to give money to a microloan program.

Eventually, these camps will be decongested, as they say, and people will find alternative places to live. But, having jobs to go to, that’s really the job of Haitian government and the Haitian people to figure out.

Companies are looking at investing in Haiti.

At some point the money runs out for these NGOs, and they’ll be slowly packing up and leaving Haiti, and we hope the government of Haiti begins to reorganize themselves to do some of the work that the NGOs are doing today, which means focusing on what’s right for the people and not just the governing party.

Q: How can people stay involved?

A: There’s still a tremendous need. This is a good example of once a disaster has left the media, then interest for it tails off pretty quickly. There’s still a pressing need. Donating is important. A lot of relief workers have been over there for an extended period of time. They begin to get weary. If there’s an organization that one might be inclined to affiliate with and go and do some work in Haiti, then that’s another possibility.

Q: Now that you’re home, how has it changed your perspective?

A: When we stop and reflect on the stress and problems we have in our daily lives, how much of that is of our making? Unlike the people in Haiti who just got slapped with difficult circumstances.

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Arts explode at Margaret Mead

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Jill Brunk, left, paints parts of a mural with her son, second-grader Alexander Brunk, during the Mead Elementary art gallery night April 14.

Everywhere they went there was something to do — dancing, painting, drawing, reading and magic-making.

Parents and students flooded through the doors of Margaret Mead Elementary April 14 to partake in the annual art gallery night.

The “Jungle of Art” event drew hundreds of families to the school to celebrate the arts and show off one work of art from each of the approximately 675 students at Mead. Student work included brightly colored alcohol ink dried on tiles, watercolor paintings and various other creative works.

“The point is to show what the students have done,” said event co-organizer Madeline van Schothorst. “It’s the one free expression they have.”

The event was somewhat like an art auction. Parents could “buy” their child’s artwork by donating to the PTA and claiming it with a sticker. But the sprawling exhibit in the gym was just the beginning.

Each wing of the school hosted nearly 20 different interactive art activities for children and parents alike. After taking their folks on a tour of the gallery, many students rushed from classroom to classroom to create a plethora of

projects ranging from felt bouncy balls to origami to basket weaving to painting a mural.

“It’s pretty interesting to see what they come up with,” said Mireille Kools, event co-organizer.

Raymond Guo, a Mead secondgrader, spent much of his time creating a dream catcher, a clay pen, a felt bouncy ball and a metal embossed plate. His favorite part of the art gallery night is “making all the projects,” he said. “(My favorite) was the felt ball, because you just squish it in the

water,” he said.

Organizers and principal Sandy Klein all seemed to appreciate the strong sense of community at the art gallery night. Not only do the PTA members organize the event, but also parents inevitably support the art programs financially and teachers work to incorporate art projects periodically into their curriculum.

“It’s a great example of what a fantastic community we have at Mead,” Klein said after perusing See ARTS, Page 21

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Siblings Alyssa, left, Grant and Bryce Flindt fold origami paper with volunteer Lori Gregory.

Arjun Kumar knows just where almost everyplace is

By Christopher Huber

Arjun Kumar stood on the stage in front of a completely quiet auditorium, waiting to hear the question. The seventh-grader at Beaver Lake Middle School had spent the day wracking his brain about countries, economies, landmasses and other geographic features. He had answered better than 98 other Washington students to make the finals.

But it came down to one final answer that would be the difference between going home the runner-up or taking a trip to Washington D.C. “If I miss one question, I don’t sorta let that get in my way,” Arjun said about the climb to the top.

The make-or-break question asked the finalists to identify the Asian country China surpassed last year to became the secondlargest economy in the world.

Arjun’s correct answer: Japan.

“In the moment I won, it was like the entire room let out a

breath,” he said.

The 13-year-old is the state Geographic Bee champion and is due to travel to the other Washington in May to compete in the National Geographic Bee. “I was not surprised,” said Carolyn Santos, Arjun’s Humanities Plus teacher and BLMS geo bee coach. “Arjun loves to learn, he is a great kid who works hard and is very focused.”

In the state competition at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma April 1, Arjun bested a 14-year-old Mount Vernon boy for the Evergreen State title.

(Arjun also placed among the top 10 challengers at the state level last year.)

“The whole meaning of the thing didn’t really sink in at the moment,” Arjun said.

In the run-up to the final round at state, Arjun and the 99 other competitors were split into five groups of 20 and each answered seven questions indiPhoto Christopher Huber

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Arjun Kumar looks over the atlas his parents gave him.

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said it was a momentous event seeing his son win the geo bee this year.

Continued from Page 20 “It was a real, sort of, warm feeling for him because he had vidually, he and his father, Arun prepared for this a fair bit,” Arun Kumar, said. The top 10 scores Kumar said. “When it came down advanced to the next round and to just three people, that was answered subsequent questions. when things started really heatArjun had missed a question in ing up.” the first While round, so the Sample questions from the had to chance compete to comNational Geographic Bee in a pete runoff Q: What is the term for a part of among round, in an ocean or sea that cuts far into the the which bordering landmass and may contain brightest students one or more bays? youth in dropped A: Gulf the out Q: Which Canadian province pronation is duces more than half of the counquickly, the prize they said. try’s manufactured goods? for winArjun’s A: Ontario ning, Q: To visit the ruins of Persepolis, focus Arjun an ancient ceremonial capital of helped also got a Persia, you would have to travel to keep him giant relaxed, what present-day country? atlas A: Iran. unlike from his Take the quiz at www.nationalgeomany parents graphic.com/features/97/geobee/today.htm others, so he can l#/start. he said. study up.

One might “People just kept on falling think he spends all his time (out) really, really quickly,” buried in atlases and researching Arjun said. “It really helped that online. The Kumars said Arjun this was my second time there.” spends maybe an hour a day In the end, Arjun said the win- looking through his atlas and ning question was relatively reading on Wikipedia. Arjun, easy, considering his mother is who takes ninth-grade math and Japanese and he has a friend at is in the Humanities Plus proschool with whom he discusses gram, seems to have a knack for economics, he said. Arun Kumar learning about places.

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the exhibit. “It’s a neat collaboration of parents, students and teachers working together.”

Nicole Eisenberg sat with her son Miguel and helped him perfect a pen made of vibrant multicolored clay.

At home, they would bake the

clay to solidify it and render it a usable pen.

“We really look forward to it,” Eisenberg said.

The event sought to highlight student creativity and individuality in the midst of art programs being cut and decreasing emphasis in school on a creative process, the organizers said.

“It’s the one thing where you can do your own thing and decide,” van Schothorst said.

“He’s always had an interest in reading deeply about a subject and learning it a lot,” Arun Kumar said.

Arjun has found interest in other things, like Lord of the Rings, but found more real-world application with geography.

“I just like learning about the world,” Arjun said. “Geography is sort of bottomless; you can always go deeper. I know that geography will take me places.”

Thinking about the national competition, Arjun said he most looks forward to visiting the Smithsonian Institute.

“I’ve always wanted go to Washington, D.C. and see the place,” Arjun said.

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Swingin’ in the rain: Eastlake golfers top Issaquah

By Christopher Huber

Photo by Christopher Huber

Eastlake No. 1 golfer Megan Wotherspoon watches her drive from the sixth tee April 14 at Sahalee.

The conditions couldn’t have been much worse at Sahalee Country Club April 14. Not only did the chilly, low-40s temperature cause tense muscles and stiff grips; the driving rain even caused a player to lose her club during a swing.

Despite the lingering effects of a cold, wet and dark winter and early spring, the Issaquah and Eastlake girls golf teams completed the course without delay.

Eastlake, likely finding some comfort in its home-course advantage, came out on top, beating the Eagles 277-302. Eastlake improved to 6-1 on the season.

The young Issaquah team went to 3-2 overall.

Eastlake junior standout Megan Wotherspoon again led the way as the medalist, shooting a 46 on the par-36 course. She said the rain doesn’t bother her much because she is able to stay focused anyway.

“It’s not my best, but I’m not

disappointed with it,” she said as the teams tallied their scores in the Sahalee clubhouse. “(The rain) makes your grip slippery, but for me, I don’t really mind it.”

Issaquah head coach Tom Bakamus was mostly pleased with how his girls did, considering the weather conditions and that some of them had never played Sahalee before.

“We’ve seen a lot of good shots today,” he said after the match.

The girls anticipated Sahalee’s fast greens and narrow, tree-lined fairways, but the soaked ground slowed the ball down enough to create plenty of three- and fourputt headaches for both teams.

“There were a lot of wasted good shots,” Bakamus said. “The scores weren’t indicative of the good shots.”

Eastlake’s No. 2, Jamie Midkiff took second behind Wotherspoon after she tallied a 49-stroke performance on the South 9.

Issaquah’s No. 1, Lauren See GOLF, Page 23

Eastlake rolls Skyline in 5 innings

By Christopher Huber

Sophie Pallenscar’s RBI single to break the 1-1 tie in the fourth was probably enough to do the trick for the Eastlake softball team April 12. But teammate Kathryne Staudinger didn’t think so.

With no outs against Skyline’s tiring Charlotte Zhao, Staudinger, a reliable batter in the clutch, belted a 2-RBI double to break open the game.

The four-run scoring streak — Morgan Conover drove in one more — was the beginning of a quick end for visiting Skyline.

Eastlake went on to score six more in the fifth to end the game early with an 11-1 win over the Spartans at Eastlake High School.

Eastlake not only hit the ball well, but senior Nicole Guptil was pretty much untouchable on the mound.

She struck out the first six Skyline batters she faced and ultimately fanned nine. She finished without a single walk, too.

“I don’t normally strike out people,” she said after the game. I normally go for pop-ups.”

Guptil also went 3-for-3 from the plate.

The key for Eastlake was getting the ball in play early and often. It took the Wolves a few

innings to play as aggressively as head coach Natalie Hardin said they strive for. But come the fourth inning, Eastlake found its groove and poured it on.

“The key for us is to play hard and focused every inning, not just have a couple of great innings here and there,” Hardin said.

Both teams started out slow.

Eastlake scored first in the bot-

“I don’t normally strike out people. I normally go for pop-ups.”

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tom of the second inning. But Skyline struck back in the top of the third to tie it up.

After Eastlake’s four-run fourth, Skyline struggled to get anything going against Guptil’s commanding pitching performance. Up 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Eastlake’s Pallenscar drove in another runner to start a six-run barrage.

The Wolves batted through the line-up as they scored twice more on a Katie Brinton double to leftcenterfield. Second baseman

Stephanie Clay capped things off with an RBI single.

Staudinger finished the game 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs. Eastlake was error-free against Skyline.

“I was nervous at the beginning,” Hardin said. “But they came through and picked it up a bit.”

She said she was particularly impressed with Guptil’s performance against Skyline.

It was another sign of Eastlake’s dominant pitching game this season — Pallenscar consistently puts up strong numbers from the mound, too.

“Those two pitchers are dominating lately,” Hardin said.

The game was a make-up from the past week.

The win gave Eastlake a chance to gain some momentum heading into a tough second half of the season. Skyline continues to struggle to develop its pitching game, which head coach Alison Mitchell noted would be a focal point for the team.

Otherwise, the Spartans responded well on defense, said Hardin.

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.

Photo by Christopher Huber

Charlotte Zhao delivers a pitch in the fourth inning. She was credited with the loss.

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Scoreboard Baseball Saturday, April 16 Liberty 10, Skyline 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Liberty 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 10 11 2 Skyline 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 9 8 1 Skyline batting: Trevor Barney, 1-for-2, 2B; Conner Reinertsen, 2-for-3, 3 RBI. Skyline pitching: Brandon Lundeberg (L).

Friday, April 15 Inglemoor 9, Eastlake 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Eastlake 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 7 8 1 Inglem. 0 1 4 3 0 1 x 9 12 1 Eastlake batting: Grant Beahm, 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R; Griffin Davis, 2-for-4, RBI, R. Eastlake pitching: Andrew Stull (L).

Skyline 6, Ballard 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Ballard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Skyline 0 0 3 2 1 0 x 6 7 0 Skyline batting: Brandon Fischer, 2-for-2; Clayton Huber, 3-for-3, RBI; Nate Litka, 1-for2, 2 RBI, 2B. Skyline pitching: Travis Snider (W), 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB. Wednesday, April 13 Woodinville 4, Eastlake 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Eastlake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Wood.

1 0 1 1 0 1 x 4 4 0 Eastlake pitching: Andrew Stull (L).

Eastside Catholic 13, W Seattle 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R HE E. Catholic 0 4 1 3 0 3 2 13 16 2 W. Seattle 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 8 9 2 EC batting: Justin David, 4-for-5, 3 RBI; Kyle Jaske, 2-for-4, 2 RBI; Matt Wenzinger, 3-for-5, 5 RBI, 2 R. EC pitching: Blake Gillespie (W).

Softball Friday, April 15 Eastlake 6, Issaquah 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Eastlake 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 4 Issaquah 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 7 6 Eastlake pitching: Nicole Guptil (W); Sophie Pallenscar (S).

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Eastlake’s Jamie Midkiff chips onto the fifth hole green in the pouring rain April 14 at Sahalee.

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Merdinyan, shot a 51 to place third and teammate Elin Skaardal, a junior, shot a 55 to take fourth overall.

“The ground is soft, so there’s a lot of chunking and slow greens,” Wotherspoon said.

Bakamus noted Merdinyan and Skaardal’s leadership and consistency for Issaquah this year. They show focus and regular improvement each match.

“They’re good leaders,” he said. “They don’t make the little mistakes.”

Eastlake’s Rebecca Priestley and Amulya Cherala each shot a 59 and tied for fifth.

After the match, Wotherspoon,

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who looks to make a run for the state tourney this spring, reflected on her performance.

“I’m doing well with chipping and putting,” she said. “My drives are where I went wrong.”

Eastlake head coach Pat Bangasser seemed pleased with the Wolves thus far. He has stressed a key point this season to keep his players focused and competitive: “They’re playing the gold course. They’re not playing the other team,” he said.

Boys soccer Friday, April 15 Eastlake 6, Woodinville 0 Scoring Summary: Sam Langston, E, (Mark Matula assist) 1:00; Sawyer Preston, E, (unassisted) 5:00: James Gee, E, (Chris Discolo assist) 10:00; Madison Heck, E, (unassisted) 32:00; Sean Klauer, E, (James Gee assist) 45:00; Madison Heck, E, (Michael Gallagher assist) 58:00.

Shutout: Eastlake Devin deAlteris Skyline 2, Redmond 0 Scoring summary: Braxton Griffin, S, (Travis Strawn assist) 14:13; James Molyneaux-Elliott, S, Jason Twaddle assist) 76:15.

Shutout: Steven Pankiewicz.

Tuesday, April 12 Newport 1, Eastlake 0 Scoring summary: Beni Leremie, N, (Brendan Kock assist) 25:00.

Shutout: Nick Shankland, N. Seattle Prep 6, Eastside Catholic 1 Scoring summary: Jake Hallgrimson, SP, (Nick Scalzo assist) 6:00; Austin Giftopoulos,

SP, (unassisted) 10:00; Spencer Spears, EC, (Tory Stewart Steele assist) 14:00; Robby Dohrn, SP, (unassisted) 20:00; Jake Hallgrimson, SP, (unassisted) 31:00; Jake Hallgrimson, SP, (Ryan Wheatley assist) 34:00; Robby Dohrn, SP, (unassisted) 48:00.

Girls tennis Tuesday, April 12 Eastlake 5, Roosevelt 2 Singles: Hannah Thornsburg, E, beat Natalie Hudacek, 6-2, 6-0; Amelie Fisher, R beat Kelly Song, 5-7, 6-2, 10-7; Beth Rheinberger, E, beat Julia Haussmmann, 7-5, 6-2; Nina Kondza, E, beat Frances Woods. 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles: Rochelle Wong-Emily Murphy, R, beat Sara Marien-Lilia Rodriguez,6-3, 6-2; Neha SinghMakenzie Scmid, E, beat Abby Haslam-Izzy Mason, 6-4, 6-3; Shannon Keogh-Nicole McKernan, E, beat Jasmine Garavello-Suji Strain-Kokich, R, 6-2, 7-5.

Skyline 5, Inglemoor 2 Singles: Jasmine Singh, I, beat Kirsten Park, 6-0, 6-0; Lauren Parsons, S, beat Eunice Pyon, 6-2, 6-1; Jinny Choi, S, beat Audrey Wu, 6-4, 6-2; Hannah Talmage, I, beat Kianna Bertolino, 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles: Alison Opitz-Molly Knutson, S, beat Leanna Thim-McKayla Dear, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0; Sonja Ye-Kasumi Maeda, S, beat Anna Elberier-Yerae Seo, 6-2, 6-1; Sanjana Galgalikar-Rachel Kim, S, beat Kaitlin Stair-Alissa Irvine, 6-1, 6-4.

Girls golf Wednesday, April 13 Newcastle (par 36) Team scores: Newport 219 strokes, Skyine 284 Individuals: 1, Isabell Chien, N, 40 strokes; 2, Jessica Kent, N, 42; 3, Nicole Lomax, N, 43; 4 (tie) Jayme Kimmerly, N, Maddie Dietz, N, 47.

Tuesday, April 12 At Sahalee Country Club (par 36) Team scores: Eastlake 272, Ballard 293.

Individuals: 1, Megan Wotherspoon, E, 44 strokes; 2, Diana Shyue, B, 45; 3, Jamie Midkiff, E, 50; T-4, Taylor Finlon, E, 58; T-4, Robin Upton, B, 58.

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Boys team results: Garfield 81, Skyline 69, Eastlake 31 Shot put — Jake Monroe, S, 41-.25. Discus — Bryan Lee, S, 110-3. Javelin — Garret Corlis, S, 139-7. High jump — Brandon Jimerson, G, 5-9.

Long jump — Jordan Coutts, S, 19-3.5. Triple jump — Daniel Brady, E, 38-6. Pole vault — Thomas Longabaugh, G, 10-0. 110 hurdles — Mohammed Jagana, G, 16.7. 300 hurdles — Trevon Clark, S, 45.1. 100 — Liam Doyle E, 10.9. 200 — Byron, Howell, G, 22.6. 400 — Howell, G, 52.2. 800 — Karl Uselman, S, 2:02.2. 1,600 — Kyle Branch, S, 4:29.22. 3,200 — Ryan Peterson, G, 9:48.3. 400 relay — Garfield (Howell, Darien Gates, Jimerson, Jamala Myres II), 46.0. 1,600 relay — Garfield (Aaron Schlossman, Myres II, Gates, Howell), 3:41.7.

Girls team results: Skyline 73, Eastlake 68, Garfield 35 Shot put — Aliana Dinish, G, 29-3.5. Discus — Elena Frerker, S, 88-0. Javelin — Frerker, S, 106-7.

High jump — Nicole Rader, E, 4-10. Long jump — Lindsay Coutts, S, 15-10. Triple jump — Alexa Lowry, S, 28-11.5. Pole vault — Details. 100 hurdles — Lauren Files, E, 18.0. 300 hurdles — Katrina LaTurner, E, 54.6. 100 — Lexis Guches, E, 12.8. 200 — Files, E, 26.6. 400 — Morgan O’Conor, E, 1:05.1. 800 — Haley O’Connor, E, 2:24.68. 1,600 — Jordan Branch, S, 5:25.6. 3,200 — Elise Pletcher, S, 12:24.5. 400 relay — Garfield (Bailey Simms, Nhautrey Brown, Elise Hermannsfeldt, Taylor McKinney), 51.8. 800 relay — Garfield (McKinney, Simms, Hermannsfeldt, Brown), 1:50.5. 1,600 relay — Skyline (Erin Bryar, Caitlin McIlwain, Branch, Maddi Hutson), 5:38.7.

Lacrosse Saturday, April 16 Boys Div. I Eastside Catholic 19, Lake Tapps 7 Scoring highlights: Michael Rambaldini, EC, 6 goals, 5 ground balls; Ian Ducharme, EC, 5 goals, 1 ground balls; Jeff Foreman, EC, 3 goals, 4 ground balls; Colin Shriever, EC, 4 saves.

Thursday, April 14 Eastlake 18, Vashon 2 Scoring highlights: Zach Shute, E, 4 goals, 3 assists; Patrick Keogh, E, 3 goals, 1 assist, 3 groundballs; Kohl Hedlund, E, 3 goals, 4 groundballs; Brian Quick, E, 2 goals, 6 assists, 1 ground ball; Avery Harkins, E, 2 saves, 1 goal.

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Events The state Department of Revenue is holding a workshop for new and small business owners to learn about taxation issues and record keeping requirements from 1-4 p.m. April 21 at Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. N.E. in Bellevue, Room 1E-113. Space is limited. To register, visit www.dor.wa.gov.

The Redmond Association of Spokenword is hosting a workshop for adults and serious teens about haiku from 6:30-9 p.m. April 26 at the Redmond Library.

Parents are invited to a free parenting lecture about “Friends and Frienemies: The Love/Hate Relationships that Form Our Youth” from 7-8:30 p.m. April 26 at Cougar Ridge Elementary School, 4630 167th Ave. S.E., Bellevue.

Laura Doerflinger, mental health therapist and executive director of the Parent Education Group, will discuss how parents can encourage the best social experiences for their children.

Carey Thornton, of Seattle Tilth, will teach how to grow veggies in containers at 7 p.m.

April 27 at the Sammamish Library.

The Redmond Association of Spokenword will host a reading by David Lloyd Whited from his new manuscript “Olde Man Coyote Goes to Towne.” The reading, which will include an open mic session, is from 7-9 p.m.

April 29 at the Old Schoolhouse Community Center in Redmond.

Pine Lake Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale featuring plants, baked goods and treasures from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Sustainable Redmond and Eastside Timebank will present the film “Fixing the Future” at 6:30 p.m. May 10 at the Redmond Library.

Children’s band “The Not Its!” will perform at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 21 at the Sammamish Library. No tickets are required, but seating is limited.

Want to help create a trail system at Evans Creek park?

The city is looking for corporate or other organizations, in addition to individuals, to help build the trail system, and a group of trail stewards to help lead teams of volunteers. Contact Dawn Sanders at dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us.

Health A mobile mammography facility will be available for Sammamish residents. The mobile facility features the same equipment used at Evergreen Hospital, but you do not need to be an Evergreen patient to use

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Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. To register for the current class, or for more information, visit www.redmondcbs.org.

Bhajan Bliss. Join musicians and singers to learn traditional devotional bhajan, and how to make vegetarian pizzas and samosas from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center.

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Bikes for Africa. The Aras foundation is holding their annual drive to collect 500 bikes by May 7 to ship to Ghana. Volunteers are needed the facility. It is available from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Evergreen Primary Care Center, 22850 Northeast Eighth Street. For an appointment, call 899-2831.

Religious/spiritual Evergreen Christian Fellowship will hold an Easter Drive Through theatrical event where motorists will stop at the seven scenes of Easter to watch a two-minute theatrical re-enactment of biblical scenes leading up to Easter. The event runs from 7-9 p.m. April 21, 22 and 23.

The marriage course, designed to help couples strengthen their relationships will be held Tuesday evenings from April 26-June 7 at Pine Lake Covenant Church. visit www.plcc.org/marriage.

Mary, Queen of Peace youth groups are for children in sixtheighth grade and ninth-12th grades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m.

Sundays. Call the church at 3911178, ext. 129.

Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. The café features drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom & baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group. There will also be one-off classes, studies and themed days. 9:30 a.m.

on May 7 to prepare the bikes for shipping, and donations are needed until then. Contact Mary Trask at mary@arasfoundation.org.

Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 8371948.

Healing Prayer Service. If you have a physical, emotional or spiritual challenge or if you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting, attend the Missio Lux Healing Prayer Service the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish.

Become a healing prayer minister by joining either weekly sessions from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Fridays. Email tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913.

The Social Justice Book Group meets at 1 p.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. Email shlcministries@yahoo.com for information on the current book being discussed and location.

Celebrate Recovery, a Christcentered program offering support and a path to freedom, meets every Monday, 7-9 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E. For more info, go to www.missiolux.org, or call 392-8636.

A men’s study group using participant guides from Celebrate Recovery will strive to work on hurts, hang-ups or habits people have been denying or surrendering to from 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

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Griefshare, a support group for those who have lost a loved one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursday nights at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Moms In Touch is an interdenominational, prayer support group for moms to get together and pray for children and schools. For more information, call Jan Domek, Issaquah School District representative, at 6816770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, Lake Washington School District representative, at 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org.

Pine Lake Covenant Church offers a ministry for children with special needs at 10:30 a.m.

Sundays. Call 392-8636.

“Caffeine for the Soul,” a free Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Contact Chabad of the Central Cascades at 427-1654.

Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the Central Cascades. Call 427-1654.

Kabalat Shabbat is offered in the Chabad house at the Issaquah Highlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. New members and guests are welcome. Call 427-1654.

Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. To register, visit www.vedicculturalcenter.org.

Talk Time, for adults who want to improve their English skills, is scheduled for 6 p.m.

April 19 and 26.

Swaddler Story Time, for children aged birth-9 months with an adult, is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 14, 21 and 28.

Waddler Story Time, for children aged 9-24 months with an adult, is scheduled for 10 and 11 a.m. April 15, 22 and 29.

Hindi Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult at 4 p.m. April 14, 21 and 28.

Toddler Story Time, for children 2-3 with an adult, is scheduled for 10 and 11 a.m. April 13, 20 and 27.

Musik Nest, for toddlers, is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 13 Spanish Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 16, 23 and 30.

Preschool Story Time, for ages 3-6 with an adult, are scheduled for 1 p.m. April 15, 22 and 29 and 10 a.m. April 14, 21 and 28.

Pajama Story Time, for ages 2-6 with an adult, is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 18 and 25.

The Mother Daughter Book Club, for girls ages 10-13 and their mothers, will discuss “Becoming Naomi Leon” by Pam Munoz Ryan at 3 p.m. April 23.

Hello English! Learn English in a structured environment. For intermediate students at 10 a.m.

April 19 and 26.

The teen writers’ group is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. April 19.

The Sammamish Book Group will read “The Best American Short Stories 2009” and discuss the book at 7 p.m. April 20.

Classes Beyond Baby Blues, a dropin postpartum depression support group, meets from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at New Parents Services, 11911 N.E. First St., No. 300, in Bellevue. Participants must call to confirm 450-0332, ext. 3.

Sammamish Presbyterian Church is hosting a series of different fitness classes, See CALENDAR, Page 25

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Wednesdays and Fridays 6:307:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Billie Donahue at 785-2880. Classes are free and no registration is required.

The Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English Language Classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Volunteers needed Sammamish Medical Reserve Corps is seeking retired medical and non-medical workers. The group meets monthly from 6:30-8 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 82, in the Sahalee area. For information, contact MRC@sammamishcitizencorps.org.

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

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

For information, call 1-888-3837818.

Northwest Center accepts donations of clothing and household items at “The Big Blue Truck” open at the Pine Lake QFC shopping center from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. seven days a week.

Donations are tax deductible. For more information, visit www.bigbluetruck.org.

Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve

patients throughout King County.

Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own neighborhoods, provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to primary caregivers. Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff. For more information, call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice.

The King County LongTerm Care Ombudsman Program needs certified longterm care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a four-day training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advocate for residents. Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings. Contact John Stilz at 206694-6747 or johns@solidground.org.

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

LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places community volunteers in the schools of the Lake Washington School District.

Opportunities include tutoring, classroom assistance and lunch buddy. Just one hour a week can make a difference in a child’s life.

For more information, email links@lwsd.org or visit www.linksvolunteer.org.

Eastside Baby Corner needs volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and prepare items for distribution. Go to www.babycorner.org.

April 20, 2011 • Volunteers are needed to visit homebound patrons with the King County Library System’s Traveling Library Center program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and have reliable transportation. Call Susan LaFantasie at 369-3235.

Sammamish Citizen Corps Council needs volunteers to help support the Community Emergency Response Team and other groups. For more information e-mail info@sammamishcitizencorps.org, visit www.sammamishcitizencorps.org or attend the meeting from 7-8 p.m. first Wednesday of every month at Fire Station 82.

Volunteer drivers are needed for the Senior Services Volunteer

Transportation Program. Flexible hours, mileage, parking reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206-448-5740.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Eager Eye Guide Pups Club needs volunteers to raise puppies for use as guide dogs for the blind. For information, call Sandy at 425-644-7421.

Volunteer Chore Services links volunteers with seniors or individuals who are disabled and are living on a limited income.

Call 425-284-2240.

Clubs, groups The La Leche League is forming a new group in

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Sammamish. The organization is committed to helping mothers breastfeed. They plan to meet on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at Fire Station 83, near Sunny Hills Elementary.

Block Party Quilters meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Visit www.bpquilters.org.

To submit items for the Community Calendar, contact the editor at 392-6434, ext. 233.

Information may be e-mailed to samrev@isspress.com or mailed to the Sammamish Review, P.O. Box 1328, Issaquah, WA 98027.

Items must be received by the Wednesday before publication.

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MOVING SALE, VARIETY of items including rototiller, kitchen, garden, home improvement, decor, furniture and books. Saturday 4/23 9am3pm. 20625 NE 34th Place, Sammamish, Timberline Neighborhood.

GOOD SAMARITAN EPISCOPAL Church, Sammamish, is hiring sectional singers with wide range of vocal ability, teenagers and adults for church choir. Call 813-7677556, 832-723-3129. Begin immediately.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY!!

TRAIN to become Issaquah School District Bus Driver. Follow school calendar, paid training, start $17.93/hour, part-time. Contact Laurie Mulvihill, Safety/Training Coordinator, 425-837-6338

63-Items for Sale/Trade

STYLISTS!! SALON 074 is now hiring! Send resume to nancy@salon074.com

DOUBLE BED WITH white head & footboard, box spring & mattress. Beautiful condition! $100/OBO. 425-888-2211

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HAIR AND NAIL stations available in bright, clean, fun salon on Gilman Blvd. rental $150/week hair, $80/week nail. 425-392-2712

NOW HIRING! NEW Full-Time staff position with Issaquah Chamber of Commerce: Membership & Tourism Sales Manager. Base salary, commission, benefits. Learn more at: www.issaquahchamber.com

FREE FIRST NIA CLASS!

PROOFREADER NEEDED FOR The Issaquah Press, 810 hours per week. Must be available Monday and Tuesday. Knowledge of AP Style is a plus. $11/hour. Please send resume to: editor@isspress.com.

NIGHT SECURITY COUPLE Senior Retirement Community.

Apartment, meals and benefits in exchange for providing evening/night security in large independent retirement community on East Side. Requires two persons with common

sense, sense of humor, love for seniors and demonstrated customer service attitude, second to none. This is a nonsmoking position. Day employment OK. Ideal for college or retired couple. Great team environment. Two-year commitment preferred. Send resume with cover letter to Keenon@bellewood.com

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ADVERTISING SALES REP The Issaquah Press seeks a motivated, outgoing person for outside sales for our four community newspapers. Excellent well-developed territory with room to grow. If you have the motivation to sell and a passion for great customer service, we want to meet you!

You must have the ability to juggle many deadlines and details, have basic computer experience, good grammar skills, and enjoy a fast-paced environment. Reliable transportation needed, mileage allowance provided. Earn $30-35K (Base + commissions) first year, plus benefits.

Job description available on request. Email cover letter, resume and references to jgreen@isspress.com

HEALTH AT HOME™ has an opening for a home health Administrator. We are looking for a business manager to lead our Issaquah, Washington location. We are a “Best in Class" home care company that provides service to seniors.

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Must be an RN, have operational, financial, human resources, & strong communication skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for extraordinary customer services, implementation and adherence to government regulations and corporate policies & procedures as well as prepare, manage, & analyze operating budget, market.

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ARNP or PA: Full Time Snoqualmie Valley Hospital and Clinics has introduced a new program to develop on-site clinics in senior living facilities. This enables senior residents to access medical care easily, without the need to travel. The Primary Care for Senior Living program is seeking a full time primary care provider to provide care to seniors residing in senior living facilities. This position would travel to several contracted retirement apartments, assisted living and other senior living facilities in the area to provide primary care. The provider would also participate in community outreach activities to promote this new service. Must enjoy seniors. Gerontology experience preferred. Current Washington ARNP or PA license.

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer/ Ultrasound Technologist: Per Diem Opportunity in our Imaging Department for a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer/ Ultrasound Technologist to perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations that will require independent judgment and initiative. Will perform OB/GYN, Abdominal and a variety of vascular examinations. RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer) in Abdomen or OB/GYN required.

RVT highly desirable. Qualified candidates will have minimum of two (2) years of previous experience with general and vascular ultrasound examinations.

Must have current scanning experience, excellent patient skills and bed side manners and strong critical thinking skills as individual will work independently.

Opportunity is for regular per diem work for day shift. Call time is a possibility as expanded evening hours may be initiated.

Pharmacist: Opportunity for a Per Diem Clinical Pharmacist to help with vacation coverage, weekends, and some on-call. As an SVH Clinical Pharmacist you would be a member of a friendly multi-disciplinary team responsible for safe, cost effective drug therapy for all patients. SVH Clinical Pharmacists provide critical drug information to meet the needs of the customers, including physicians, nurses, patients, and other healthcare professionals. Qualifications include a valid Washington Sate Pharmacist license with a minimum of one year inpatient hospital experience preferred.

Speech Pathologist: Full Time opportunity for a Speech Pathologist- Responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating Speech Therapy services for patients in concert with the total care plan. The Speech Pathologist directs other team members, patients, families in procedures designed to improve patient’s communicative, cognition, and swallow abilities. Qualified applicant will have a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology. One year of experience diagnosing and treating neurogenic problems is preferred.

Part Time Medical Assistant: The Primary Care for Senior Living service is seeking a Medical Assistant to travel to senior living facilities and assist the primary care provider. Duties include registering patients, taking vitals and injections and assisting with exam or treatment. Will provide phlebotomy, perform in-office labs and transport lab specimens to SVH lab. You must be a graduate of an accredited program for medical assistant. Experience preferred. Must enjoy seniors and have great customer service skills. M - F, 25-30 hours per week.

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW 210-Public Notices 02-2138 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SAMMAMISH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING May 3, 2011 CITY COUNCIL Proposed Changes to Sammamish Municipal Code (SMC) Title 23A Civil Code Compliance Regulations Notice is hereby given under SMC 24.25.160 that the City of Sammamish City Council will hold a public hearing regarding proposed changes to the

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Sammamish Municipal Code.

SUMMARY of AMENDMENTS: The regulations will replace the current Title 23 SMC (Code Enforcement) and will govern code compliance within the City of Sammamish to include SMC 23A.10 Purpose & Scope, 23A.20 Response Categories, 23A.30 Declaration of Public Nuisance, 23A.40 Right of Entry, 23A.50 Voluntary Compliance Agreements, 23A.60 Notice & Orders, 23A.70 Stop Work Orders, 23A.80 Infractions, 23A.90 Service of Written Notice, 23A.100 Civil Penalties, 23A.110 Appeal to the Hearing

Examiner, 23A.120 Abatement by the City, 23A.130 Unfit Dwellings, Buildings and Structures, 23A.140 General Provisions, 23A.150 Definitions.

HEARING SCHEDULE: The City of Sammamish City Council will hold a Public Hearing on May 3, 2011. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm at the City of Sammamish City Hall, located at 801 - 228th Ave. SE, Sammamish.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: A copy of the draft amendments may be obtained by visiting the City’s website at www.ci.sammamish.wa.us or

by contacting City of Sammamish, contact name and address listed below.

CITY CONTACT AND PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED TO: Melonie Anderson, City Clerk, City of Sammamish, 801-228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075, phone: (425) 295-0511.

For information regarding Title 23A, staff contact is Mona Davis, Community Development, phone: (425) 295-0529, email: mdavis@ci.sammamish.wa.us Published in Sammamish Review on 4/20/11

02-2133 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SAMMAMISH Determination of NonSignificance (DNS) and Adoption of Existing Environmental Documents Description of proposal: The proposed amendments to the Sammamish Municipal Code will: 1) Adopt revised Surface Water Management regulations governing the implementation and adoption of the 2009 King County Surface Water Design Manual. Revisions will relocate provisions contained within SMC 15.05 to a newly created SMC Title 13 – Surface Water Management.

2) Incorporate provisions contained in King County Code (KCC) Title 9 into a newly created SMC Title 13 – Surface Water Management. Provisions of KCC Title 9 that are not applicable to the City of Sammamish will not be incorporated into Title 13.

3) Adopt the City of Sammamish Surface Water Design Manual, which is based upon the adopted 2009 King County Surface Water Design Manual and will include an addendum to address specific needs in Sammamish.

Proponent: City of Sammamish, Department of Community

Development Location of proposal: The Municipal Code is applicable within the corporate boundaries of the City Lead agency: City of Sammamish, Department of Community Development The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information Continues on page 28

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Continued from page 27 on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request.

This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11340(2); the lead agency will not act on this pro-posal for 14 days from the date below. Comments must be submitted in writing and received by the deadline described below Sammamish Comprehensive Plan: Documents: Draft and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements for the City of Sammamish Comprehen-sive Plan. Lead Agency: City of Sammamish Department of Community Development. DEIS and FEIS Publication Dates: February 18, 2003 and September 5, 2003. Descriptions: These documents describe, on a programmatic level, the natural and built environmental features, functions, and values located in the City of Sammamish, and the impacts associated with the adoption of the Sammamish Comprehensive Plan. If the documents being adopted have been challenged (WAC 197-11-630), please describe: N/AThe documents are available to be read at: City of Sammamish Department of Community Development 801 228th Ave SE Sammamish, WA 98075 425.295.0500 or on the web at: www.ci.sammamish.wa.us We have identified and adopted these documents as being appropriate for this proposal after independent review. In addition to the information in the SEPA environmental checklist including the non-project action supplemental questions, and the SEPA non-project review form, the docu-ments listed above will help meet the environmental review needs for the current proposal and will accompany the proposal to the decision maker. Agency adopting the documents: City of Sammamish, Department of Community Development Date of issuance: April 11, 2011 Responsible official: Kamuron Gurol, DirectorDepartment of Community Development 801-228th Ave SE Sammamish, WA 98075 425.295.0500 Contact person: Evan Maxim, Senior Planner Department of Community Development 801-228th Ave SE Sammamish, WA 98075 425.295.0523 You may comment on this determination.

Send comments to: SEPA Responsible Official City of Sammamish 801 - 228th Ave SE Sammamish, WA 98075 Deadline: Comments must be received at the address above by April 25, 2011 at 5PM per SMC 20.15.070.

Published in Sammamish Review on 4/20/11