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Election season heats up

Wave ‘em like you just don’t care

Slew of candidates file to run in local elections

By Warren Kagarise

By Caleb Heeringa

Let the campaigning begin.

The end of the filing period for this year’s elections came and went June 10 with one incumbent deciding to run for a different seat, a newcomer to city politics switching races at the last minute and Sammamish seeing its first primary in four years.

Council seat No. 2, being vacated by long-time councilwoman Michele Petitti, will see incumbent Councilwoman Nancy Whitten seek a third term against Kathy Richardson, a current member of the Planning Commission and Lake Sammamish homeowner heavily involved in the debate over the city’s shoreline regulations.

Whitten had held the fourth seat on the council, but will be switching positions in this year’s reelection attempt. Three candidates have filed to fill her place, meaning Sammamish will have its first primary race for a seat since 2007.

Those three candidates include: Ramiro Valderrama, who helped found local civic advocacy group Citizens For Sammamish and long-time critic of the East Lake Sammamish Parkway project.

John Galvin, a private-practice psychologist and Town Center landowner who has repeatedly critiqued the city’s future develSee ELECTIONS, Page 3

5th District lawmakers missed lots of votes

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Sunny Hills Elementary School students dance during a flash mob they created before the annual walk-a-thon fundraiser June 3. Approximately 540 students (90 percent of the student body) and their families spent the afternoon walking around the school, many bringing their siblings and parents, said organizer Kris Broenneke. The event raised more than $37,000 for the PTA.

The lawmakers representing Sammamish and the 5th Legislative District in Olympia ranked near the top for the number of missed votes during the 2011 regular and special sessions.

The information, released June 1 in a report from the nonpartisan organization WashingtonVotes.org, shows state Rep. Jay Rodne missed 120 votes during the during the 60-day regular session and the 30-day special session due to family emergencies. State representatives held 714 roll-call votes during the sessions.

The absences put Rodne, a See VOTES, Page 8

Stan Bump leaving town

By Caleb Heeringa

The three city council positions up for election in November aren’t the only open seats in council chambers.

Stan Bump, who along with his wife Ellie has been in the front row of nearly every council meeting since 2001, is moving to the Talus area in Issaquah.

The council honored the civicminded couple by declaring that June 24 – the couple’s 50th wedding aniversary – will be Stan Bump Day in the city of Sammamish.

Bump, a former rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, moved to Sammamish in 1991. He has served as vice-chairman

on the city’s Planning Commission and was responsible for lowering the flag outside City Hall to half-staff on special occasions over the years.

According to a proclamation read

by Mayor Don Gerend, Bump has been “the best unpaid proofreader of city documents and agendas” and is the go-to guy if your yard has a mole problem.

“Whereas Stan has efficiently dispatched great legions of moles to the hereafter and whereas Stan is invariably kind and good-humored, unless you’re a mole,” Gerend read from the proclamation.

See BUMP, Page 2

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Stan and Ellie Bump have been fixtures around City Hall for years. They will be moving to Issaquah.

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW

EFR begins budget process

By Caleb Heeringa

Eastside Fire and Rescue may need more than a 4 percent increase in funding from it partners in 2012.

The agency’s administration presented its draft budget to board members at their June 9 meeting. The budget predicts an $855,000 increase in expenses, due to more than $600,000 in increased labor and benefit costs.

Deputy Chief Wes Collins said the projected wage increases are a best guess by the administration based on current cost of living rates. The agency is currently in negotiations with its firefighters union and hopes to arrange for the current labor contract to be renewed for several more years, he said.

If the existing contract is not

extended and the agency and union start from scratch on a new contract, EFR may have to budget a placeholder amount until negotiations wrap up later in 2012.

The current labor contract calls for firefighters to receive wage increases based on how they compare to firefighters in neighboring departments. In years past this has led to automatic wage increases of 3 or 4 percent. But the union agreed to freeze their wages in 2010 and took a one-fifth of 1 percent increase in 2011.

Just like last year, Sammamish’s representatives on the board, Mayor Don Gerend and Deputy Mayor Tom Odell, have asked that the agency draft alternative budgets that show what would happen if the partners had a smaller 2 percent

increase or no increase at all in their EFR bill.

The agency’s finance and operations committee will be working on the budget in the coming months before bringing it before the board again in the fall.

EFR provides firefighting and emergency response services to Sammamish, Issaquah, North Bend and nearby areas of unincorporated King County represented by Fire Districts 10 and 38. Its board of directors decides on a budget, and each partner pays a portion of that budget based on the property values within its area.

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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City Council looks at required changes to shoreline plan

By Caleb Heeringa

A large swimming beach the city had discussed installing at Sammamish Landing Park would be impossible to build under the state’s required changes to the city’s shoreline regulations.

At their June 7 meeting the City Council got an update on their options going forward after the Washington State Department of Ecology sent an 18-page list of required changes to the city’s Shoreline Master Plan, which was the product of years of tinkering by the council and dozens of citizens.

Community Development Director Kamuron Gurol told the council he was hopeful that some of DOE’s issues, including the maximum size of docks and whether or not residents on Pine

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Stan and Ellie Bump thanked the council and the dozens of attendees at the meeting for the honor and recounted the many hours he had spent in council chambers watching the wheels of democracy turning ever-so-slowly.

“I’ve come to the conclusion that all local legislative bodies

and Beaver lakes would be required to plant native vegetation when developing a lot, could be solved with some compromise and reworked code language.

But Gurol predicted that compromise might be more difficult on the issue of setbacks – how far back from Lake Sammamish a property owner can clear or develop.

The city’s proposed plan had included exemptions that allowed building as close as 20 feet from the shoreline; Ecology said they want to see a setback of at least 25 feet.

“I believe when you look at the five issues, three or four of them are readily solvable,” Gurol said. “The setback one is the biggest hurdle we need to get See SHORELINE, Page 3

tend to want to talk something to death – and they do it very well,” Bump told the crowd. “There was enough times that we all stayed here until midnight … When I was sure that everybody was talked out, but we still had to get things done.”

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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Council approves short plat to avoid costly federal lawsuit

By Caleb Heeringa

Olshausens who has repeatedly appealed the subdivision plan.

Councilmembers Michele Petitti and Mark Cross expressed regret at having to approve the subdivision, but said their hands were tied by a lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court, filed by the Olshausens.

“The decision before us is not about the (land use decision), it’s about settling the lawsuit that’s in federal court,” Petitti said. “I’m not in favor of the city taking on the federal government and spending $300,000 or $400,000 to settle this … It’s not a reflection on anyone personally, it’s a matter of the legal corner we’ve got ourselves into.”

The Olshausens applied in

2003 to have their four-fifths of an acre property split in half so a second home could be built on the property, which is near Pine Lake and an environmentally sensitive wetland.

The Olshausens are seeking $342,000 in damages from the city – profits they allege they’ve missed out on because the city didn’t follow the directions of a King County Superior Court judge, who ordered that the City Council make the decision on the subdivision of the Olshausen’s property. Instead of making the decision, the council followed its normal protocol and sent the land use decision to the Hearing

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The primary for the fourth seat will take place August 16.

The general election is November 8.

opment plans in the area.

James Wasnick, an information technology manager who got involved with local politics following the city’s decision to take down the barricade on Southeast 32nd Street earlier this year.

Council position No. 6, which had been held by Councilman Mark Cross, will pit technology executive Jesse Bornfreund against former Planning Commission Chairman Tom Vance.

Bornfreund had filed to run against Whitten and Richardson for the second position before switching to run against Vance.

Peter Scontrino, an organizational psychologist and advocate for the city’s shoreline regulations, filed on June 9 before withdrawing his candidacy.

School Boards Lake Washington School District will see one contested seat. Jackie Pendergrass, a Juanita resident, board member since 1995 and the Lake Washington School Board chairwoman, will run against Cynthia Hudson, a PTSA member.

Incumbent board member Christopher Carlson, of Kirkland, will run unopposed. Ravi Shahani, a board member since 2003, did not file to run again.

Siri Bliesner, of Redmond, has filed for his seat and is running unopposed.

Although Sammamish residents in the Lake Washington School District were not eligible to run this year, they will vote in all three races in November.

In the races for the Issaquah School Board, incumbents Brian

Deagle and Suzanne Weaver face challengers in the nonpartisan races.

Deagle, a Sammamish resident, has served on the board since October 2006. Challenger Patrick Sansing, a Sammamish resident, is running against Deagle for the Director District No. 3 seat.

Weaver faces Maple Valley resident Joseph Arnaud and Issaquah resident Brian Neville to retain the Director District No. 5 seat. Weaver, a Sammamish resident, has served on the board since January 2007.

Meanwhile, longtime board member Jan Woldseth Colbrese did not file to run for re-election.

Bellevue resident Anne Moore is running unopposed for Colbrese’s post.

Faced with the choice between a protracted and potentially costly legal fight in federal court or approving a subdivision that has been repeatedly denied by city staff and Hearing Examiners, the City Council chose the latter at their June 7 meeting.

The council voted 5-1 to accept a settlement that had been brokered between the city and local residents Bernard and Kirsten Olshausen. Deputy Mayor Tom Odell was the lone dissenting vote and Councilwoman Nancy Whitten recused herself from the vote because of her friendship with Ilene Stahl, a neighbor of the

Elections

See PLAT, Page 5

Water and sewer districts Each of the water districts in Sammamish have two positions up for election, but in each case the incumbent commissioners

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over.”

In a later interview, Gurol said that Ecology is also requiring that the city strike exemptions for so-called “urban conservancy” lands – the designation given to several city-owned park lands like Beaver Lake Preserve and Sammamish Landing, at the north end of city limits.

The first phase of Sammamish Landing, which includes some basic maintenance of already-existing “pocket beaches” around the waterfront, is being permitted under the city’s current shoreline regulations and is proceeding as planned, Gurol said.

But future phases of the park, including a possible 400foot swimming beach, would not be allowed under the reguare running unopposed.

Northeast Sammamish Sewer and Water District, which serves the Sahalee area and northwest of Sammamish, will see Robert McFaddin and Donald Newton run.

In the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District, which serves the rest of the city, parts of Issaquah and unincorporated King County, Tom Harman and Lloyd Warren will run unopposed.

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lations required by Ecology.

The council has yet to fund the swimming beach and other improvements in the park.

“We are trying to ensure the new SMP provides the right balance of regulations and flexibility to allow public projects like the Landing to be permitted,” Gurol wrote in an email.

Gurol said the city hopes to have a joint meeting with state officials and members of the public sometime in early July before the city submits an updated plan back to the agency at the end of the month.

The city can choose to accept Ecology’s required changes or submit new regulations that accomplish the agency’s goals.

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

Hospital District The Evergreen Hospital District also had a seat up for election this year. The seat is held by Redmond resident R. August Kempf. He is unopposed.

The district covers the northern half of the city, with a boundary roughly the same as that of the Lake Washington School District.

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

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Review editorial Election looks to be eventful After a flurry of candidate filings, and some City Council candidates switching which seat they’ll run for, citizens of Sammamish have a lot to look forward to this election season.

Each of the three council races has at least two candidates, and one has three — meaning there will be an August primary contest for the first time in four years.

It’s encouraging to see. In some cases, the names are unfamiliar. In others, they’ve been around, or have had a taste for civic engagement stoked by one hot-button issue or another.

From the early indications, candidates will present starkly different views on what direction the city should take. In a large sense, issues are likely to revolve around how much the city government should do for residents, and how candidates weigh environmental issues versus property rights.

The Town Center plan, community center plan (if there is one), barricades and shoreline master plan seem likely to be some big issues, but others will no doubt crop up.

Both school boards will have some competitive races, as well. Keep in mind that while board members represent a district, they are elected across the whole district, so voters in both school districts will have a chance to make a decision on how their schools operate.

School boards are the final arbiters in issues like curriculum and attendance boundary lines, but they are more than that. Even if you don’t have children, these are the people who spend your tax dollars.

Paying attention is not optional if you care about your property values.

Unfortunately, none of the four water district seats have contested elections. Water districts make some important choices about growth and development, and the city has planned to talk with at least one of the districts about taking it over. A discussion of those issues would have been fruitful.

We are grateful to all the candidates who have decided to run. Even on this small scale, a political campaign is difficult and can be uncomfortable.

Each candidate will be talking about the issues that

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Sammamish Forum Keep community center discussion focused Having been involved in the East Lake Sammamish Parkway review and witnessing the lack of fiscal accountability and deference to public input that the City Council demonstrated, I have serious concerns about the proposed Community Center.

The ELSP project went through a similar set of public reviews, however the actual project was nearly identical to the one proposed by the city as though there had been no input at all.

Though the council makeup has changed, I foresee similar behavior with the Community Center.

The current proposal is a $60 million expenditure to create what appears to be a ‘high-end’ facility.

Based upon prior council behavior, what do you think the odds are that, after all of the public input, the city builds exactly what they proposed in the first place?

I agree with Thomas Behan, who recently cautioned the city against building an extravagant facility.

We don’t need swimming pools because they are provided by private facilities on the plateau.

For the same reason we don’t need to duplicate fitness centers.

I am not opposed to athletic use and in a letter to the council I suggested a basketball court for community leagues and pick-up games as an attractive amenity because that would accommodate a large number of participants at a relatively low cost.

I also suggested meeting and classroom facilities to support clubs and instruction, e.g. art classes.

At $60 million, the construction cost would be $1,500 about per resident, or $7,500 per family of five if paid in cash.

The actual capital cost would be higher because the city would have to borrow the money for construction. Then we need to add operating cost.

A community center would be a positive amenity for Sammamish as it would provide space for community activities.

So, let’s build one that focuses on

meeting our common needs at a reasonable cost.

Michael O’Connell Sammamish

Bicyclists slow everyone down Driving down one of our higher speed roadways recently, my progress was slowed as I approached a long line of automobiles and trucks.

Following in their tracks, I ultimately came upon the reason for the decreased speed in both directions — a bicyclist pedaling along the edge of the driving lane due to an almost nonexistent shoulder.

As each vehicle passed, each driver resumed his/her faster speed.

Put in perspective, one individual is legally allowed to compromise the safety, time, convenience and expense of a majority.

To further tip the scale, there are no licensing requirements for either bicyclists or bicycles.

Washington is ranked as the “friendliest state for bicyclists.”

Unfortunately, I feel this is more a reflection of highly organized, effective, aggressive promoters and lobbyists than it is a general consensus of our state’s population.

Motorized vehicles are the workhorses supporting our lifestyle. I think we need to examine what is prudent for the greatest number and what is being given up to allow this special-interest group its current privileged existence.

Pat McArthur Issaquah

Issaquah science curriculum needs help Every child is born a scientist, full of wonder, curiosity and a desire to explore, and elementary school is the perfect time to expand on that natural interest.

We have the opportunity to do that through the Elementary Science Initiative, a community effort to

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Did you know our state took back $1.45 million from our local school budget this year? This was a huge unprecedented action and as a result our district cannot fund the full curriculum purchase. It has committed $700,000 for one-third of the curriculum, and teacher training and development, and community groups are working to raise the remaining $500,000.

We were a bit underwhelmed with the science instruction when our kids were in primary school, so we fed our kids’ curiosity with family field trips and home projects. The new curriculum materials are fantastic — captivating, diverse, full of hands-on experiences, and in sync with our state’s new standards. Let’s make sure our youngest students have this exciting, challenging curriculum to foster a lifelong interest in the wide world of science. It will serve them well personally, help them transition to the higher rigors of middle school and high school science, and maybe even lead them to rewarding career options.

Please, visit www.issaquahscience.org by June 30 to learn more and help fund this important cause.

Camille Vaska Issaquah

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Most Issaquah schools to start 15 minutes later this fall Elementary start times to be the same all week

By Laura Geggel

Almost every school in the Issaquah School District will start and end 15 minutes later this fall because elementary school parents complained about inconsistent start times.

Since 2003, Issaquah’s teachers have used early-release Wednesdays — called Mission Defined Staff Design Days — as time for meetings, lesson planning and professional development.

In turn, students start and end school at different times on Wednesdays, compared to the rest of the week.

Most elementary schools start times began either 15 minutes earlier or later every Wednesday, a measure that confused parents and resulted in more tardy students than on other day.

On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, an average of 2 percent of elementary school students were tardy districtwide.

On Wednesdays, the average of tardy students increased to 4 percent, Associate Superintendent Ron Thiele said.

District administrators re-

examined bus route times so they could make start times more consistent.

Originally, elementary schools had different start times on Wednesdays because bus drivers didn’t have enough time to get to their next route.

By bumping back most start times, elementary schools will have consistent morning starts throughout the week.

Half-day kindergarten times are also changing. This fall, student release times are being rounded up to the nearest five minutes.

For example, instead of getting out at 11:03 a.m., students will get out at 11:05 a.m.

“Ideally, it’s cleaner to round to the fives,” Thiele said.

The kindergarten time change will help equalize the hours morning and afternoon students spend in the classroom.

Under the old model, afternoon students received about 14 more hours of instruction per year.

With the new model, they will only receive one more hour of instruction.

The new school times are in compliance with staff contracts and state requirements.

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

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Examiner, designed to be a neutral entity in such matters.

Judge Thomas S. Zilly said that the council should have made the decision, rather than the Hearing Examiner. In a written argument to the council that contained more than a dozen attachments and more than 50 pages, Stahl alleges that the city has bent over backwards to

approve the subdivision and left itself open to the federal court case by not complying with the superior court order.

“Approval of this plat might temporarily end the litigation, but doing so would not uphold the democratic principles to which we all aspire, nor would it be in the public interest,” Stahl wrote.

Cross, who said he had spent hours at City Hall reading the boxes of paperwork associated with the case, said he felt there had been some procedural

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errors in the subdivision process in early years of the case. But given the looming threat of a federal court case, he said he couldn’t justify passing on a settlement.

“I have to vote in what I think is the best interest of the entire city and that’s this settlement,” he said.

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Councilmen want to make public safety top priority

By Warren Kagarise

Prominent spiritual leaders visit Vedic Cultural Center Swami Indradyumna and Swami Radhanath (at right) perform devotional singing during the Dance to the Source of Love event June 4 at the Vedic Cultural Center. About 500 community members celebrated the visit from the two prominent Hindu spiritual leaders, who traveled from India.

In its second year at the Sammamish temple, the festival featured dancing to sacred chants (above) from ancient India. The swamis tout it as a way to experience the presence of God, said Hari Tehranian, executive director of the center. Musicians accompanied the chants with instruments such as the mridanga, cymbals, harmonium and

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freedoms that we enjoy can be realized. This charter amendReagan Dunn and Bob ment reaffirms the county’s Ferguson could face off for commitment to preserving statewide office soon, but in public safety,” he said in a the meantime, the King statement. “It was important County councilmen proposed a that Councilmember Ferguson measure to make protecting and I did this together to show residents’ rights and public unity in our resolve to put this safety the No. 1 job of county amendment on the ballot.” government.

Issues related to public safeThe councilmen introduced ty in unincorporated King a charter amendment June 9 to County came to the fore last enshrine that year, as concept in council “Protecting the rights the county members and safety of the people reduced the charter - the document King County is always job No. 1 of that essenSheriff’s government.” tially serves Office budas the county get.

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The proCounty Councilman – Ferguson, posed a Democrat, amendment is running for state attorney calls on the county to establish general. Dunn, a Republican, is service levels for the criminal considering a bid for the office. justice system, and make The current attorney general, ample provision for police and Republican Rob McKenna, court services. entered the 2012 race for gover“Protecting the rights and nor June 8. Washington voters safety of the people is always pick a governor and attorney job No. 1 of government. This general next year. charter amendment signals our If the council adopts the commitment to keeping the measure, voters could decide administration of justice our on the amendment in top priority,” Ferguson said in a November. statement. “This is a fundaDunn represents unincorpo- mental value of government, rated King County near and I am pleased to be partnerIssaquah, as well as Newcastle ing with Councilmember Dunn and parts of Bellevue and to put this amendment on the Renton. ballot.”

“The criminal justice system should be the top priority of Reach reporter Warren local government. Without per- Kagarise at 392-6434, ext. 234, or sonal safety, none of the other wkagarise@isspress.com.

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Republican, in the No. 2 spot for missed votes in the 98-member House of Representatives.

State Rep. Glenn Anderson, another 5th District Republican, ranked No. 3 after missing 82 votes.

In the upper chamber, 5th District state Sen. Cheryl Pflug tied for No. 8 on the missed votes list after missing 49 votes. State senators held 648 roll-call votes during the regular and special sessions.

“There are many reasons why legislators miss votes, such as meetings with constituents, other lawmakers or dealing with unexpected emergencies,” WashingtonVotes.org Director Brandon Houskeeper said in a statement.

Legislators toiled throughout the sessions to slash spending in order to plug a $5 billion budget gap.

“This session, I was forced to miss many votes due to circumstances beyond my control. My wife unfortunately had two family members pass away during session that required my absence from Olympia to support my wife and her family,” Rodne said in a response included in the report.

“Additionally, the Legislature worked several weekends this session that coincided with my military reserve obligations from which I could not be excused.”

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Which lawmakers missed the most votes?

During the regular and special legislative sessions, state senators held 648 votes.

1) Sen. Jerome Delvin, R-Richland — 120 2) Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver — 79 3) Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell — 77 4) Sen. Paull Shin, D-Edmonds — 76 5) Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, R-Wenatchee — 65 6) Sen. Margarita Prentice, D-Renton — 64 7) Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch — 60 8) tie Sen. Mike Hewitt, R-Walla Walla — 49 8) tie Sen. Cheryl Pflug, R-Maple Valley — 49 9) Sen. Lisa Brown, D-Spokane — 36 During the regular and special legislative sessions, state representatives held 714 votes.

1) Rep. Larry Crouse, R-Spokane — 143 2) Rep. Jay Rodne, R-North Bend — 120 3) Rep. Glenn Anderson, R-Fall City — 82 4) Rep. John Ahern, R-Spokane — 66 5) Rep. Christopher Hurst, D-Enumclaw — 63 6) Rep. Jim McCune, R-Graham — 61 7) Rep. Sherry Appleton, D-Poulsbo — 60 8) Rep. Bill Hinkle, R-Cle Elum — 57 9) Rep. Kathy Haigh, D-Shelton — 54 10) Rep. Cary Condotta, R-Wenatchee — 53 Rodne serves as a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve.

The tally represents a marked shift from the 2010 legislative sessions for the 5th District representatives.

Then, Rodne missed only five votes and Anderson missed 18 votes. Pflug, a Republican, held the No. 4 spot on the missed vote list last year and in 2009.

WashingtonVotes.org asked the top five lawmakers in each cham-

ber to respond to the 2011 missed votes report.

Anderson did not include a response.

In the 45th District, which covers parts of Samm-amish north of Northeast 16th Street as well as Redmond, Kirkland and the surrounding areas, state house representatives had a perfect attendance record.

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The city may extend a handful of permits for commercial and residential developments that had been stalled by the recent economic recession.

The council had a first reading of the ordinance at their June 7 meeting.

The extension would apply to permits that had been issued between January of 2003 and December of 2009 but have not been used, often due to lack of funding following the burst of the housing bubble, Community Development Director Kamuron Gurol said.

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Goodman said the session, which included a 30-day special session and more than $4 billion in cuts to higher education, social services and health care, was grueling.

“Our first responsibility as elected officials is to vote on behalf of our constituents,” Goodman said. “But we were in that House chamber for way too long … I’m glad to have escaped Olympia.”

Sen. Andy Hill, a newly elected Republican, missed 33 of 648 votes in the Senate, ranking him 12th in missed votes out of 49 senators.

Hill said the lion’s share of those missed votes happened in one 24-hour period when he had flown to Denver for treatment of his lung cancer.

Hill was diagnosed with the disease in March 2009 but has been declared cancer-free following his treatment at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

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EFR board supports life jacket mandate

By Caleb Heeringa

about 23 drowning deaths annually and the agency has already had to respond Eastside Fire and Rescue’s Board of Directors threw their to one this summer – a 29support behind a county bill year-old man drowned in that would require boaters the Snoqualmie River May 22 after trying to rescue and swimmers to wear life his dog. vests while in major rivers in the county.

His body was recovered several days later.

The bill, sponsored by The Councilman Larry Phillips, board was “It feels a little bit big unanimous is currently in brother-ish, but then in their committee.

It would support for again it’s been an the meamake it unusual year.” mandatory to sure. wear a U.S. Issaquah – Ron Pedee, City Coast GuardEFR Director – This sign in front of the Reard House prompted the City Council to approved perCouncilsonal flotaman Mark tion device Mullet said the requirement “seems on portions of the Raging, like common sense.”

Snoqualmie, Tolt, Cedar, become awash in signage.

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By Caleb Heeringa The regulations allow rivers in unincorporated brother-ish, but then again Sammamish will allow nonlandowners to apply for a permit areas. it’s been an unusual year,” Board of Directors Chair profits to put up fundraising signs for one sign per property, providFirst-time violators would in city limits. ed that property is in a commerreceive a warning, with any vioRon Pedee said before voicThe City Council voted 4-3 to cial area or residential area next lations afterwards netting an $86 ing his support. approve a set of regulations for to a major roadway. The signs are fine. fundraising signs, though some limited to 16 square feet if less Reporter Caleb Heeringa can Deputy Chief Jeff Griffin said council members questioned than 50 feet from a street and 32 be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, the temporary bill, which would whether the rules were necessary square feet if set back from the run through Oct. 31, is designed or cheeringa@isspress.com. To and others feared that the sides street more than 50 feet. Signs comment on this story, visit to address higher-than-normal of Sammamish’s roads would cannot be illuminated or higher river levels stemming from one www.SammamishReview.com. of the largest Cascade snowpacks in recent memory.

Some river basins have a snowpack that is at 200 percent of normal levels following a cold, wet winter and spring.

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development, near 244th Avenue Southeast and East Main Drive. The council is slated to vote on the measure at their June 20 meeting.

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Councilwoman Nancy Whitten amended the ordinance to exclude “not-for-profit” organizations, fearing that it would include too many organizations that serve a private, rather than public, interest.

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POlice Blotter Freeloader A resident on the 1400 block of 218th Avenue Northeast reported June 2 that a neighbor had been repeatedly putting their trash in the resident’s garbage can without permission.

This time, the resident found a piece of a shipping box addressed to a neighbor on the 1500 block of 220th Place Northeast. Police confronted the addressee, who would not admit to putting the trash in the can but did promise that it would not happen again.

Suspended license A 26-year-old Sammamish woman was arrested and booked into jail for driving with a suspended license just after midnight June 2. Police pulled the woman over near the corner of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and 228th Avenue Southeast.

Records showed that her license had been suspended in connection with a reckless driving charge. She was booked into King County Jail and her vehicle was impounded.

Time for a new lawyer A 38-year-old Sammamish woman was cited for speeding and driving with a suspended

SAMMAMISH REVIEW license after being pulled over near the corner of Southeast Klahanie Boulevard and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road at around 2:30 a.m. June 2. When the officer approached the car the woman began yelling at the officer, saying “that she was very stressed and gets a lead foot when she is mad,” according to the police report.

The woman then handed the officer a license that had been punched, indicating it had been suspended. The woman explained that she had gotten a DUI in 2008 but that the license should now be valid. A check of records revealed that the license was still suspended.

The woman had the officer call her lawyer, who said that the suspension should have been taken care of. The officer informed the lawyer that records still showed the license suspended and that he needed to clear the matter in the court system.

The woman was cited for driving 50 mph in a 35 zone and driving with a suspended license. Her vehicle was impounded.

Mental health issue A Sammamish woman in her 20s was transported to the hospital after making suicidal comments the evening of June 1. The woman told police that she had gotten into a fight with family members about finances and school grades and had recently broken up with her boyfriend.

The woman’s family reported that she had made comments

about “not wanting to wake up tomorrow,” according to the police report. Police stood by as her family transported her to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.

Vandalism A resident on the 3200 block of 198th Place Southeast reported June 1 that someone had written curse words on the window and mirror of a truck used by his son.

The graffiti was written in white marker and was able to be washed off without any damage to the vehicle. Police have no suspects.

Not fit to drive Sammamish Police arrested a 30-year-old Lynnwood man whose license had been revoked for repeated driving citations and a DUI. At around 10:30 p.m. May 31 an officer saw the man driving well under the speed limit on the 22400 block of Northeast Inglewood Hill Road.

As the officer approached the man appeared to turn quickly onto a side street in an attempt to evade the officer. A check of the man’s license revealed that it had been revoked due to numerous driving-related citations. The man was arrested and booked into Issaquah Jail and his vehicle was impounded.

Doctor’s note A 20-year-old Sammamish man was cited for being a minor

in possession of alcohol May 31, but was saved from possession of marijuana charges by a doctor’s note.

The man was the passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over near the corner of Southeast 8th Street and 231st Avenue Southeast at around 3 a.m.

The man, who had previous charges for minor in possession of alcohol and DUI, admitted to having drunk alcohol earlier in the evening, though he was on probation.

He blew a .08 on a breath test.

During the traffic stop the officer discovered about a gram of marijuana and a pipe in the man’s backpack.

The officer confiscated it for evidence. The next day the man came to the Sammamish Police station with a valid doctor’s note explaining the he had been prescribed the marijuana to treat a knee injury and eye problems.

The officer returned the pot to its legal owner.

Vehicle prowl A resident on the 21400 block of East Main Street had a laptop and wallet stolen from their unlocked car overnight May 27.

The vehicle was parked on the road in front of their house.

Police have no suspects.

Drug problems Sammamish Police were called May 27 after a woman reported that her son had stolen $50 from her and taken her car. The

woman reported that she woke up to find her car out of gas, though it had had a quarter of a tank the night before. She was also missing $50 from her wallet.

Her adult son, who had been kicked out of the home in connection with his drug abuse, was asleep on the couch.

Police contacted the son, who denied taking the car or the money. The son told police he had started abusing Oxycodone about five years earlier and was smoking heroin.

Police advised him that his mother wanted him out of the home and that he could be charged with burglary if he was found in the home again. The son agreed to leave.

Not my card A Sammamish man reported May 29 that someone had opened up a Target credit card under his name and ran up a $900 debt.

Target is investigating the fraud.

Broken windows at Cascade Ridge Cascade Ridge Elementary was the target of what appears to be two separate acts of vandalism over Memorial Day weekend.

A window in the main building was found shattered by a rock at around 7 a.m. May 31. A window on a portable was then found broken the morning of June 2. Police continue to investigate.

Vehicle vandalism A resident on the 500 block of 240th Avenue Southeast reported that someone had broken the window of their car sometime between 11 p.m. and midnight June 1.

Nothing was taken from the vehicle and police are unsure what was used to break the window.

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Fire in Sahalee home quickly stopped by EFR firefighters

By Caleb Heeringa

Smoldering coals in a barbeque ignited a fire that spread into a home in the Sahalee neighborhood on June 12.

Eastside Fire and Rescue units responded to a home on the 800 block of 209th Avenue Northeast at around 12:30 p.m. after reports of smoke and flames coming from a shed and spreading into the attic of the home.

Nine fire crews, including a ladder truck from the Redmond Fire Department responded to the scene.

After verifying that the residents had evacuated, firefighters pulled down portions

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“It’s one thing to do this for a charity or school or feeding the poor or whatever it may be, but ‘not-for-profit’ is so broad – it could be (an organization) that has selfish interests,” Whitten said.

Whitten also made a motion to give the ordinance a clause that would make the ordinance expire after two years, fearing that allowing it for nonprofits would lead to “sign blight,” with fundraising signs staying up for years at a time. That motion was defeated 4-3.

“I work with nonprofits,”

of the ceiling above the home’s dining room and were able to extinguish the fire, EFR spokeswoman Josie Williams said in an email.

There were no injuries.

King County Fire Investigator Todd Legg said the fire likely started when an 18-year-old occupant of the home pulled a barbeque into a shed next to the house.

Though he thought the briquettes were extinguished, they somehow reignited and spread to the walls of the shed.

Legg said there was an estimated $10,000 worth of smoke and water damage to the home, but the fire was stopped before it Councilman John Curley said. “They have a (fundraising) goal and a deadline …

Signs lose their appeal after a while. I can’t really see them having a sign up for two years – it makes them look pathetic after a while.”

The council was considering the regulations after passing an emergency ordinance earlier in the year that allowed the Sammamish Heritage Society to put up their fundraising sign for the restoration of the Freed House.

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Skyline High School’s class of 2011 graduates

Skyline High School graduates entering Safeco Field wave to friends as ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ is played by the Skyline Symphony.

Scouts Jack Quinton (left) and Hansen Millett share a high five as principal Lisa Hechtman asks groups of graduate achievers to stand, including about 10 Eagle Scouts.

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Sammamish students envision city of the future

By Christopher Huber

The day after Ron Ciraulo’s fourth-graders presented their futuristic city project to city leaders, Kameron Gurol, Sammamish’s director of community development, personally commended the teacher for the students’ high-quality work.

“For somebody like that to go out of his way to stop and tell you, ‘hey we were really impressed with that’ … The surprise for me was that it was such a huge hit for council and staff members,” Ciraulo said. “ I think they were really impressed with the quality of work these kids were doing.”

Ciraulo’s gifted fourth-graders (the SAGE program) at Creekside and Grand Ridge elementary schools recently finished their yearlong Polyhedraville citybuilding project. As a team, the 29 students presented the 8-footby-8-foot, 3-dimensional model to the City Council June 7. Group leaders had rehearsed facts and features to highlight about the project, which covered lessons in math, social studies, community planning, building codes, communication and government.

“It was actually kind of fun. I

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The group of 29 Creekside and Grand Ridge fourth-graders pose with the Sammamish City Council after presenting their Polyhedraville project June 7. was a little bit nervous,” said Cole Hinkelman, a Creekside fourthgrader.

On the first day of school last

August, the students were given a challenge: it’s 200 years in the future and the world is overpopulated. Compete to design a com-

munity for one of the few remaining undeveloped areas of the world.

They had to address what

types of buildings would be used, how the city will be organized and what city planners have to consider when planning development. To help the students understand using a comprehensive plan, Emily Arteche, a lead planner with the city of Sammamish, visited each class, Ciraulo said.

“I felt good and proud of myself because we worked hard on it. It turned out to be a really good city,” said Sami Bening, of Creekside. “To show it to the City Council was really fun with my team and my friends.”

Early in the process, the students learned about polyhedrons — three-dimensional geometric solids with flat faces and straight lines. They were tasked with designing their own idea of a futuristic city. Each class then voted on the best one. For the next eight months they worked in small groups on eight smaller portions of the city grid.

All the while, Ciraulo taught about architecture, engineering, collaboration, self-assessment and budgeting — each student had $50,000 to build a house and one other building, he said.

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Tastin’ n’ Racin’ brings crowds, hydros to the lake

By Christopher Huber

Beaver Lake residents could hear the pulsing vroom of the beefy hydroplane engines at Lake Sammamish from five miles away June 11 and 12. All weekend long, the racing machines skimmed along the water, wowing crowds that gathered along the shoreline.

The 5-liter boat races created an ominous, pounding hum that reverberated up and down the lake from the waterfront at Lake Sammamish State Park. And the vintage “thunderboats” boomed a low drone as they tore through the water in a display of power.

Event coordinators expected better-than-normal turnout in 2011 as the sun came out and the park dried up enough to attract visitors from around the state for the 15th annual Tastin’ n Racin’ event.

“I think there’s a lot of people around who see it as a growing sport,” said Tim Cowan, of Seatac, as he watched the superstock race through his binoculars.

The main course for the weekend was served on the lake and included 1 litre, 2.5 litre, 2.5 mod-

ifieds, 5 litre, national modified, Grand Prix and vintage hydros, superstock, pro-stock and the nostalgic flatbottom boats. But families and racing enthusiasts experienced the smorgasbord of food and entertainment options on land.

From deep-fried candy bars to bratwurst and burgers, smoothies to waffle cones, event-goers perused the plethora of vendor booths. Children dug in the sand on the beach as their parents lounged in the temporary sun.

Others watched the races from the beer garden, enjoying beer on tap from Seattle and Snoqualmie. Classic rock band Chrome Molly blasted “Highway to Hell” and other AC/DC songs from the main stage.

Sammamish resident Bianca Bononcini won the 1-Litre final June 12 as the driver of the Y-6 Pile Contractors boat. The Y-8 boat, owned by the Bononcini family, took second in that race.

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Thousands of event-goers gather along the shoreline at Lake Sammamish State Park June 12 to enjoy the sun and watch the boat races at the 15th annual Tastin’ n Racin’ festival. obstacle course races. On shore, car enthusiasts perused the classic car show, as well as the vintage hydro museum exhibit.

Jason Murphy, of Kenmore, got to sit in the U-17 Miss Red Dot cockpit, he said, and meet its driver, Kip Brown, an Issaquah

High School alumni. The unlimited hydroplane did laps for exhibiSee TASTIN, Page 16

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Romaina gets a container-full, courtesy of PLCC

By Christopher Huber

As the boxes piled up in the back parking lot at Pine Lake Covenant Church June 8, volunteers played a big game of Tetris in the back of the 40-foot semitruck trailer. They had to figure out how to best arrange nearly 600 boxes of supplies donated from the Sammamish community over the past month and a half. The church youth group members formed a continuous stream of boxes as they grabbed them from a room in the building and prepped them for loading.

Pine Lake Covenant Church gathered about 11,000 pounds of clothing, school supplies, household goods and other life necessities to send to families in Targu jiu, in the Gorj region of Romania. The youth group and other church volunteers spent the evening June 8 loading the 583 boxes of goods into a 40-foot shipping container.

“We really try to make it an allchurch initiative,” said Nick Pringle, the youth director. “The best part is we know them (the organization receiving the goods).”

The loading party, along with a June 12 send-off party, capped a 45-day effort to collect donations from the community and the church body. Pine Lake

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June 8, as a dozen or so volunteers moved boxes from the church building to the container, Larsen was confident they had hit their goals: filling the container to capacity and collecting the full shipping cost.

“It seemed like an insurmountable mountain … but lo and behold, it’s ready,” she said.

At one point during the donation drive, a family hauled in a truckload of goods left over from the recent Crest Neighborhood garage sale.

“We had things coming out our ears,” Larsen said about a week into the collection. “People have been so generous.”

Pine Lake Covenant last sent a container of goods to Romania 10 years ago, Larsen said, and wanted to fill the need again this year.

The church specifically wanted the greater Sammamish community to take part, too.

“We wanted people to give outside of themselves. We needed an opportunity to give to somebody who has much less,” Larsen said.

“The challenge for us has been to consistently work at it so we don’t get ourselves in a backlog situation. Trusting God, that was the biggest challenge.”

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Harvey Nelson, of Pine Lake Covenant Church, pushes a box to the back of a 40-foot container June 8 while volunteers load 583 boxes of donated goods to send to Romania.

Covenant sent the supplies to a Romanian social assistance organization, which will distribute the supplies among some of the most needy families in the area, said collection organizer Priscilla Larsen.

Church members focused much of their giving on school supplies. Some of the poorest children in Targu jiu are homeschooled because they don’t have jackets or shoes to wear to public school. So Pine Lake Covenant

will provide parents with supplies to teach at home.

In the beginning, Larsen and others weren’t sure how they were going to fill the container and raise the $11,000 to cover the cost of shipping, she said. But by

“Certainly, one of the greatest challenges to the success of the project was constructing the city in two different locations,” Ciraulo said. “This made effective communication critical.”

Ciraulo said this was the ninth year he’s conducted the project with fourth graders.

“I really liked the project because it’s very unique. I’ve never experienced anything like it,” said Aubrey Wisdom, a fourth-

grade SAGE student at Grand Ridge. “My favorite part was designing the buildings because there were many different polygons you could choose from.”

Students said they had never completed such a large project, but it was rewarding in many ways.

“I like how we had to work together to create the whole city,” Cole said. He said it was challenging to build the larger build-

ings to scale from the miniature model. “We kind of had to move some stuff around. My favorite part was actually making my building and my house, because I could design it however I wanted.”

Aubrey said one of the more difficult parts was to make sure the roads from the Grand Ridge half connected with the roads on the Creekside half of the city.

The classes joined their halves

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together two weeks before the city council presentation, Ciraulo said.

“The project touches on so many of their capabilities,” he said. “To see how much they invested through the year, I think the rewards were significant for them.”

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Obituary Dennis Isherwood Aug. 28, 1960 – June 11, 2011 Dennis Isherwood lost his brief but courageous battle with stomach cancer on June 11, 2011. He was 50 years young.

Everyone who met Dennis was blessed with his amazing and contagious zest for life. He had a never-ending smile, a great sense of humor and made conversation with nearly everyone he encountered.

In his free time, Dennis enjoyed spending time with family, doing projects around the house, attending sporting events and golfing.

He also coached youth basketball and was a Seattle-area referee for boys and girls recreation, select, and junior varsity basketball.

Dennis is survived by girl-

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tion between races and was clocked at more than 150 mph.

Murphy said he liked the view

SAMMAMISH REVIEW friend Renee Higgs and her two sons, all of Issaquah; daughter Christine Isherwood, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; daughDennis ter Lauren Isherwood, Isherwood of Missoula, Mont.; father Don Isherwood and stepmom Pat Isherwood, of Fallbrook, Calif.; brother David Isherwood, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; brother Mark Isherwood, of Kokomo, Ind.; brother Paul Isherwood, of Va.; and sister Bonnie Agar, of North Carolina.

Dennis, we love you more than words can say. Until we meet again…

Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com The family suggests remembrances be made to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. from the driver’s seat.

“You can barely see out of it,” he said as he played in the sand with his cousin Drew Heiser, of Seattle.

“It’s awesome, just the atmosphere,” said Matt Murphy, who brings his family each year.

County libraries invite teens to make videos and win prizes

By Laura Geggel

Some books make great movies, especially if they have a great director.

For the third consecutive year, the King County Library System is holding the Read.Flip.Win Video Book Review Contest, open to middle and high school students.

Library staff members invite teenagers to shoot a short video about a book they have read. The contest has two categories — video book review and video trailer — allowing participants to create a review for the book or to film a trailer about it.

All videos must be three minutes or less.

“It gives us another hook to interest kids in reading,” Sammamish teen services librarian Cindy Claypool said. “It’s a little different approach to books. It incorporates the audio-visual aspect of things.”

Once teenagers create their video, they have to post it on YouTube and give it the tag, “RFWkcls2011.”

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On the Web Read the official rules online or get a registration form at www.kcls.org/teens/rfw.

Participants can enter as many videos as they want, and each submission must have a registration form.

The deadline for the contest is July 31. A panel of librarian judges will award the winners Aug. 27 during a red carpet event at the King County Library System Service Center in Issaquah.

The top winner in each category will receive a $150 gift card to Best Buy, purchased by the KCLS Foundation.

The judges will award mini Oscars to other creative entries.

Last year, 53 teenagers entered the contest, and “we would love to double that” this year, KCLS education and teen services coordinator Jerene Battisti said.

Claypool challenged Sammamish teenagers to particiis engaged to marry Sean McGillicuddy of Mashpee, Mass.

Sept. 4 at the golf course at Echo Falls in Snohomish.

Cormier, daughter of William Cormier and Melissa RoothCormier is a 2006 graduate of Skyline and a 2010 graduate of Embry Riddle.

She works at Knowledge Universe in Redmond.

The groom, son of Joe and Lynne McGillicuddy, is a 2009 graduate of Embry Riddle and works at Sea-Tac Airport.

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pate, as one of their local peers won the contest in recent years.

If students don’t have access to a video camera, they can borrow one from the library in one-week increments.

In 2010, the winners created sophisticated videos, with one girl dressing up like Jane Eyre, the heroine of the book by Charlotte Brontë, and reviewing it for her YouTube audience. The other winner filmed a video of himself rapping about the book “Castration Celebration,” by Jake Wizner.

Battisti offered a few tips for this year’s participants.

“Just use your imagination and your passion for what you have read and that will guide you,” she said. “It’s an absolutely fun thing for teens to do who are interested in visual arts or film.

It really allows them to be completely free and creative and still relates to books and reading.”

Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext, 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com.

Comment at www.SammamishReview.com. will be Kristen Robinson, Jacklyn Duff and Lisa Squires.

The best man will be Rich Mooney; groomsman are Ryan McGillicuddy, Evan McGillicuddy and Alex Cormier.

The officiant will be the Rev. Will Sappington.

University of Idaho dean’s list The following Sammamish students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Idaho for the spring 2011 semester. To qualify, students needed a GPA of 3.5 or higher: Megan Elizabeth Gilchrist, Erika Iveta Ikstrums, Alyssa Christine Charlston, Andrew Nicholas Shajenko and Jacob Nelson Hamilton.

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Lindsey Nicholson brought high energy, drive

By Christopher Huber

When Skyline girls basketball players would come to pre-game warm-ups, they would find the colorful artwork of senior guard Lindsey Nicholson covering the whiteboard. She often drew pet animals for each player. The silly antics were meant to keep the mood light among the team before game-time, head coach Greg Bruns said, but Nicholson got down to business when necessary.

“She always had the mentality of team before herself, which is hard to find, at least among high school athletes,” said longtime teammate, senior Michelle Bretl.

“She was never really about the recognition.”

Nicholson was graduated from Skyline June 10 having participated in all 12 sports seasons of her high school career. She excelled in softball from an early age — and was named the 2011 KingCo 4A softball MVP — but also ran cross country and became a leading force on the basketball court.

“Lindsey’s quickness allowed her to regularly win all the running drills in practices and served her well in defending most any player in the league,” Bruns said.

Photos by Christopher Huber

Skyline senior Lindsey Nicholson stood out as a leader on the basketball court and the softball field. She plans to play softball at Boise State University.

Nicholson has always been into softball. She has played since tee-ball, made the varsity squad her freshman year and worked hard all the way through high

school to become a captain her senior year.

“That’s my number one,” she said. “It’s a quick game and you always have to be prepared for

anything. The game can change very quickly.”

While many standout athletes find they are driven to compete and work harder after a major

injury, Nicholson said she’s never been injured. She finds softball the most exciting because the game could change at any moment, so she does everything she can to change it in her team’s favor.

“I like the intensity of it all,” she said. “Something great can happen with every pitch.”

Thinking back on four years of sports in high school, Nicholson connected lessons learned in sports to the rest of life.

“You kinda have to work hard for everything you get,” she said.

That might be one reason the basketball team voted her most improved her senior year.

She said she felt at the top of her game when the Skyline girls basketball team made it to the state tournament in early 2011.

Nicholson, who scored the second most points for Skyline (207, averaging almost 9 points per game) and was among the KingCo leaders in 3-pointers made, felt less pressure as a senior but seemed to perform better.

“Throughout the whole year, I stepped up my game … something clicked,” she said. “It feels good when it all clicks together.

When I step on the court, I have See NICHOLSON, Page 19

Nicole Guptil fired strikes, set the pace for Eastlake softball

By Christopher Huber

Eastlake senior Nicole Guptil was a bit nervous heading into the 2011 softball season.

She had led KingCo batters with a .521 batting average as a junior in 2010 and had stepped up her game as one of the league’s leading pitchers, too.

“It definitely made me more nervous for this year,” she said June 7, reflecting on the team’s run in May. But Guptil turned those nerves into strikeouts and hits in 2011.

Although she didn’t top the league, she still finished with a .400 batting average and had 98 strikeouts against regular-season KingCo batters. In those 16 games, she walked 32 batters and

finished with a 12-2 record. She also led the team with 20 RBIs. “I don’t know where the team would be without her,” said Kathryne Staudinger, a longtime Eastlake and club softball teammate. “I trust her more than anyone.”

Staudinger, a senior who played shortstop for Eastlake, highlighted Guptil’s organized and spirited leadership on and off the field. It helped the girls remain close through the years as they tried to get back to state after winning it in 2008.

Guptil was always the one to send out the mass text message to teammates, reminding them of what to wear to school for the See GUPTIL, Page 19

Photo by Christopher Huber

Nicole Guptil dominated batters from the mound, and helped herself on offense, hitting .400 in her final season at Eastlake.

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2 laxers earn All-America honors Skyline senior Katie Mincin graduated an All-American, according to U.S. Lacrosse. The national governing body for youth and collegiate lacrosse announced she made the first team All-America for her standout performance in the 2011 lacrosse season.

Mincin finished her high school career — she played

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next game, or what gear to bring to practice, Staudinger said.

Softball is in Guptil’s blood.

She started with tee-ball and came up through the Eastlake Little League softball program — her father coached her until sixth grade, she said.

She wasn’t necessarily looking to be a starting pitcher when she got to Eastlake in the 2009 season. But coaches saw her knack for it and gave her the lead spot.

“I was kinda nervous; kinda out of my comfort zone,” Guptil said. “But it also pushed me. I just worked really hard in practice.”

Whereas she could get away with her limited pitch repertoire as a freshman at Inglewood Junior High and as a sophomore at Eastlake, Guptil had to broaden her arsenal once at Eastlake. A timid pitcher who pitched mostly fastballs and tried to pitch around batters, she improved her change-up and learned how to throw inside on batters.

“You have to be able to move ‘em around,” she said.

It worked. She didn’t always strike opponents out, but forced pop-ups and grounders for the out, she said. By her senior year, Guptil averaged more than six strikeouts per game and was a consistent force for the Wolves, said first-year head coach Natalie Hardin.

“She just came in and shut ‘em down,” she said. “They worked really well together.”

As Guptil filled into her role as the pacesetter on the mound her senior year, she knew her teammates would back her up in the field. Her confidence grew immensely — in herself and her teammates.

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attack for the Issaquah girls club lacrosse team — with 206 goals and 72 assists. She will attend Gonzaga University in the fall and Katie Mincin plans to play for the school’s club lacrosse team and study international business and marketing.

Sammamish resident Alex

Foreman, an Eastside Catholic midfielder, earned All-America honorable mention, according to U.S. Lacrosse. Foreman finished her high school career with 195 total points (168 goals scored) and helped the Crusaders win the 2010 Division II state championship. She also won an Academic All-American award for maintaining a 3.6 GPA and taking more than half of her class load in AP or Honors. She is committed to play at USC in the fall.

team behind me,” she said. “That was really helpful.”

Perseverance and dedication to her team were key to being a good pitcher, hitter and leader, Guptil said.

“If anything I’d call her superhuman. She carried us this year,” Staudinger said. “She made sure we knew what to do. She would lead by example.”

Guptil said the team didn’t know what to expect going into the 2011 season. Some off-season personnel issues could have easily taken the focus off of pre-season preparation. But Guptil said the girls, especially the seniors, stayed focused on the goal of team cohesiveness and working toward one goal — making it back to state.

“We took it upon ourselves … ‘let’s make the best of it,’” Guptil said.

Fresh on the scene last February, Hardin had similar goals for the team and Eastlake finished 18-2 in the regular season — 21-5 overall. The Wolves

won their first state tournament game, but lost their next two to be eliminated. They ultimately finished ranked top-8 in Class 4A. “It ended up being a really good season. It was nice to make it there,” Guptil said. “It’s a nice reflection of how the team came together as a cohesive unit to achieve these goals.”

Hardin reflected on Guptil’s ever-improving skills at the plate and on the mound.

“Her skill is amazing. As the season progressed, she just got better and better,” Hardin said.

“She wanted to do great for her teammates and coaches, and for herself.”

After she graduates June 15, Guptil plans to attend Central Washington University in the fall to pursue a teaching degree, she said. While she was among the league leaders in high school softball, she is not sure about playing collegiate ball. She’s considering walking on at Central, but wants to test the water of college life first.

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an opportunity to create something for my team.”

Bruns commended her as one of the clear leaders on and off the court in her final year.

“Lindsey’s quickness allowed her to regularly win all the running drills in practices and served her well in defending most any player in the league,” he said in an email. “Whether it would be to jump into her highshort dance routine or knocking down some quirky trick shot to end practice, she found a way to relieve tension and help everyone keep perspective and focus when we needed to.

Like most athletes, Nicholson experienced plenty of ups and downs in her 12 seasons of high school sports, she said. But a consistent force that

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helped her stay focused was her parents. They encouraged her to be persistent and remain committed. She didn’t like the thought of finishing her senior year not having played one of those 12 seasons.

“My parents kept me in it,” she said. “I felt I would be quitting myself if I quit sports.”

Nicholson is committed to play for Boise State next year and seems to have a positive outlook about her future in softball.

“I liked the small, big-town feel,” she said about the university’s location in southwest Idaho.

She said she’s looking forward to the general excitement of moving away to college. But competing for a place on the softball team as a freshman will pose a welcome challenge.

“I look forward to competing for spots,” Nicholson said. “It pushes me to do my best.”

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Events Eastridge Church will host a car and motorcycle show and chili cook off. Proceeds will benefit Royal Family Kids’ Camo, a camp in King County for foster children. Other activities such as a children’s area, entertainment and a barbeque will round out the day. Gates open at 7 a.m.

June 18. Admission is free. There is a $20 fee to register for the car and motorcycle show. Breakfast will be available for $5 from 7-10 a.m. Awards will begin at 1 p.m.

A Summer Solstice Ceramic Arts Sale will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 18 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 19 at the Happy Valley Grange, 19720 N.E.50th St. in Redmond.

The basics of selling on eBay. Learn about buying, selling and setting up accounts at 6 p.m.

June 22 at the Sammamish Library. artEAST Art Center will present the traveling exhibition of the 2011 SAMMI Awards Art Collection through June 27.

Around the World Concert with Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies is for children 2 and over with an adult. The show is set for 6 p.m. June 28 at Sammamish Commons plaza, between the library and City Hall, weather permitting.

Learn how to teach your children about gardening at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Sammamish Library.

Health A mobile mammography facility will be available for Sammamish residents. The mobile facility features the same equipment used at Evergreen Hospital, but you do not need to be an Evergreen patient to use the facility. It is available from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Evergreen Primary Care Center, 22850 Northeast Eighth Street. For an appointment, call 899-2831.

Religious/spiritual 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.

Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 8371948.

Healing Prayer Service. If you have a physical, emotional or spiritual challenge, or if you

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

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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Last chance for trail building at Evans Creek Preserve will be from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 18. The city is using volunteer labor to build a network of trails at the city-owned park, just north of City Limits. Volunteers should be at least 16, or have adult supervision. Visit the city website at ci.sammamish.wa.us or email Dawn Sanders at dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us to register. 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.

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.

Email crontheplateau@gmail.com.

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.

Musik Nest, for toddlers, is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 16.

Pajama Story Time, for ages 2-6 with an adult, is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 27.

Swaddler Story Time, for children aged birth-9 months with an adult, is scheduled for 11 a.m. June 30.

Hindi Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult at 4 p.m. June 30.

Toddler Story Time, for children 2-3 with an adult, is scheduled for 10 and 11 a.m. June 29.

Spanish Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 28.

Preschool Story Time, for ages 3-6 with an adult, is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 30.

The teen writers’ group is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m.

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The Sammamish Book Group will have a free read, read something of your choice and share it at 7 p.m. June 15.

The Mother Daughter Book Club, for girls ages 10-13 and their mothers, will discuss “Naming Maya” by Uma Krishnaswami at 3 p.m. June 18.

Nonprofit camps The Eastlake dance team will host a summer dance clinic for students in grades K-9 from 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 22-29 at Eastlake. The cost is $130 before July 15 and $150 after. To register, visit www.ehsdanceteam.com.

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 various fitness classes, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30-7:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:309:30 a.m. For more information, contact Billie Donahue at 7852880. 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.oeg.

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.

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buddy. Just one hour a week can make a difference in a child’s life.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.

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. 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 Rotaract, a community service for young adults ages 18-30 sponsored by the Sammamish Rotary, meets twice a month.

Contact scott.brewer@sammamishrotary.org.

The La Leche League is forming a new group in 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.

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Sammamish Heritage Society meet at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the Pine Lake Community Center. Visit www.sammamishheritage.org.

The Social Justice Book Group meets at 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. Email hineswa@live.com for information on the current book being discussed and location.

Teen late night. The second Friday of each month is teen night at the Redmond/Sammamish Boys and Girls Clubs. The club has a DJ, dancing, games, Xbox and Wii, movies, food and more. An ASB or ID card is required for admittance. The fee is $6. Email ahise@positiveplace.org or call 250-4786 for more information.

A support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s meets in Issaquah.

The group is designed to let caregivers gain emotional support, learn and share their experiences. The free group meets from 6:30-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah Pine Lake Road S.E. Call 617-1936.

The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. Visit www.sammamishrotary.org.

The Sammamish Fit Club, a club looking to improve the

health of the community, meets from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays.

Call Trish at 206-605-0679 or send an email to whyweight@comcast.net.

Cascade Republican Women’s Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Plateau Club, 25625 E. Plateau Drive. Call 861-7910.

Redmond Toddler Group, a parent-child program with art, music, play and parent education has openings in pre-toddler, toddler and family classes. Call 869-5605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org.

Moms Club of the Sammamish Plateau has activities including weekly, age specific playgroups and monthly meetings, coffee mornings, mom’s nights out, craft club and local area outings. Visit www.momsclubsammamish.org or call 836-5015.

Foster Parent Support Group meets the last Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, 1121 228th Ave. S.E. Earn your training/foster parent hours.

Refreshments and child care are provided. Call 206-719-8764.

The Eastside Welcome Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in members’ homes and on various days of the month for other activities and outings. People who are new to the area and want to meet new people and join in different interest and social groups, can call Sharon at 8369224.

Sammamish Kiwanis meets every Wednesday at 7 a.m. at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church, 22818 S.E. Eighth St. Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs local chapter, Cascade Woman’s Club, meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in members’ homes. Membership is open to all women who would like to be a part of one of the oldest and largest women’s organizations whose members are dedicated to community improvement through volunteer service. Call 898-8603 or visit www.gfwccascadewomansclub.org.

Sammamish Garden Club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. in the homes of members. Visitors and new members are always welcome.

Call Cathy at 836-0421 or email CathyWebst@aol.com.

The Pine Lake Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month, plus occasional meetings for workshops and taking local field trips together. Their yearly plant sale is a fundraiser for “green-related” projects and charities. Call 836-7810.

The Sammamish Symphony is seeking musicians. In particular, they need string players, percussionists and bassoonists. Visit www.SammamishSymphony.org for more information.

Mothers and More – Sammamish/Redmond Chapter offers “Moms Need a

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Playgroup Too,” scrapbooking, book club, movies out, clutter club, kids play groups and more.

The monthly chapter meeting is the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Go to www.redmondmothersandmore.org.

Sammamish Saddle Club — For membership and meeting information, visit www.sammamishsaddleclub.org. Contact Sheila Nyborg 466-7168.

Sammamish Women’s Walking Club hosts one to three different walks each week.

Sometimes it will be a neighborhood walk under the streetlights or maybe a walk in nature along a trail. Send your requests of times and potential walking sites to www.pepperfitness.com.

The Issaquah Women’s Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Thursday of each month at Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 17th Ave. N.W. in Issaquah. Call 3921890.

Eastside New Neighbors meets at 10 a.m. the first Tuesday of the month in member’ homes. Many different activities are planned throughout the year. For more information call 836-3963 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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Sammamish to hire temporary parks planner Sammamish will hire a temporary parks planning technician to assist with the city’s full plate of upcoming parks projects.

The Sammamish City Council unanimously approved the hire at their June 7 meeting as part of their consent agenda, with no discussion by staff or council members.

The parks technician will be on a six-to-12 month contract and will assist with preparing construction drawings, submitting permits and developing bid documents for about a dozen pending projects in the Parks Department.

The department is currently working on designing and building facilities at Evans Creek Preserve, Sammamish Landing, the Boys and Girls Club Recreation Center, the new sports fields at Eastlake High School, the Pigott Property and the Beaver Lake Community Garden, among others.

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projects have fallen behind schedule in recent months due to the heavy workload in the department, according to the council’s agenda bill.

Including benefits, the position is expected to cost the city between $5,700 and $7,800 a month, depending on the experience of the person hired.

The position will be funded with money earmarked for the Park Planning Division that would have gone towards consultants and contractors for some of the same parks projects.

Fitness Together under new ownership Fitness Together Sammamish, a personal training studio at 3008 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, is under new ownership. Juliana Jade, owner of Fitness Together Issaquah since 2008, purchased FT Sammamish on May 1.

Fitness Together is part of a national franchise that offers personal training in a private studio, whether it is in one session or years of working together.

Interested clients are offered a free session.

“At Fitness Together, we raise the bar in personal training through qualified staff, individualized attention, privacy, pampering touches and maximizing our clients’ efforts and time,” said Jade. “FT Sammamish already had a great foundation of professional staff to build on.”

Jade and her team will add many of the programs from the Issaquah location to FT Sammamish, including internal weight loss and cardio challenges with prizes and incentives, a running club, and improved training systems.

For more information visit www.ftsammamish.com or call 425-835-3171.

Lawmakers to discuss legislative session in Issaquah Meet more than a dozen Eastside state lawmakers June 21 as business groups hold a legislative wrap-up in Issaquah.

The event is open to all Sammamish businesses. Join lawmakers at Timber Ridge at Talus, 100 Timber Ridge Way

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02-2182 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SAMMAMISH NOTICE OF ORDINANCES PASSED Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sammamish adopted the following ordinances at the June 7, 2011 Regular Meeting.

Copies of these documents are available and will be mailed upon request of the office of the City Clerk, 801 228th Avenue SE. during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Documents are also available on the city’s website at www.ci.sammamish.wa.us.

CITY OF SAMMAMISH WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. O2011-305 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH,

02-2183 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SAMMAMISH NOTICE OF DECISION FOR A SHORT PLAT Cory Brandt SHP - PLN201000021 Project Description/History: The applicant would like to subdivide a 1.25 acre parcels into four lots. There is an existing single family residential home currently on the property. There is a wetland on the property.

The applicant (Mark Plog) applied for the above project on September 03, 2010; following a review to confirm that a complete application had been received, the City issued a letter of completion to the applicant on September 16, 2010.

On September 22, 2010, the City issued a Notice of Application / SEPA Notification, which identified a public comment period from September 22, 2010 through October 12, 2010. The City of Sammamish issued a decision on June 13, 2011. This Notice of Decision was issued on June 13, 2011 and public notice has been provided via: mailed notice to property owners within 500 feet of the subject site, a sign posted on the subject site, and by placing a legal notice in the local newspaper.

The application has Preliminary Approval.

Applicant: Mark Plog Public Comment Period: September 22, 2010 through October 12, 2010 Project Location: 22408 SE 20th St, Sammamish, WA. 98075 Tax Parcel Number: 0424069221 Existing Environmental Documents: SEPA Checklist, Altmann Oiver Associates, LLC Critical Area Study dated 5/22/2008, Preliminary Technical Information Report Other Permits Included: Site Development Permit SEPA Review: The City of Sammamish issued a SEPA Determination of Non-significance, DNS for this project on June 13, 2011 Public Hearing: A Public Hearing is not required for this project.

Appeal Period: June 13, 2011 through July 04, 2011 Staff Member Assigned: Emily Arteche, Senior Planner (425) 295-0522, earteche@ci. sammamish.wa.us Inquiries regarding the application, comment period, decision and appeal process as well as requests to view documents pertinent to the proposal, including environmental documents may be made at the Sammamish City Hall at 801 - 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075 (Tel: 425.295.0500) during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Note: Mediation of disputes is available pursuant to SMC 20.20. Requests for mediation should be made as soon as it is determined the disputed issue(s) cannot be resolved by direct negotiation. Please contact the Department of Community Development for additional information on the Land Use Mediation Program.

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The term “stand down” is a method used and recognized by the military to correct a problem.

For the event, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the King County Fire Chiefs Association and other partners urge fire departments to suspend all nonemergency activity in recognition of the stand down and focus entirely on firefighter survival.

The goal is to better prepare firefighters for daily activities. By incorporating federal regulations, proven incident-management best practices and other survival techniques, the training is designed to provide firefighters with the skills needed to improve situational awareness.

EFR firefighters recently completed live fire training at the Washington State Fire Training Academy. Starting June 19, the agency’s Training Division intends to focus on delivering survival-awareness training.

EFR emphasizes training during safety event Eastside Fire & Rescue is joining other fire service organizations across the United States and Canada in observing the annual stand down for firefighter safety June 19-25.

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The wrap up will feature a chance to meet informally with Eastside legislators, followed by a moderated panel discussion on issues such as the state budget, education, job creation, economic vitality, transportation, state competitiveness, regulations and more.

The coalition included the Sammamish chamber and nine other Eastside chambers to advocate for local businesses and job growth.

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(3) ISSAQUAH HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY-WIDE Garage Sale! Saturday, 6/18, 9am4pm. I-90, Exit 18, Highlands Drive. Look for signs. Many homes!

(4) ANNUAL COMMUNITY GARAGE Sales - Mirrormont.

30+ homes participating! Maps provided. Friday, 6/17, 9am4pm; Saturday, 6/18, 9am2pm. Issaquah-Hobart Rd, just 5 miles south of downtown Issaquah.

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