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2 candidates part of 3-way council race Ramiro Valderrama wants new role for activism

Jim Wasnick, newcomer, wants to get involved in city

By Caleb Heeringa

By Caleb Heeringa

City Council candidate Ramiro Valderrama is no stranger to the issues facing the city of Sammamish.

Once a month for the last several years, he and a couple dozen other citizens, united under the banner of Ramiro Citizens for Valderrama Sammamish, have gathered in the meeting

They say “all politics is local” – something Jim Wasnick learned after he and his neighbors were confronted with one of Sammamish’s touchiest issues.

In January, Wasnick Jim Wasnick learned that the City Council was con-

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Teen Fest flies into summer

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Jessee Ikedah, 16 of Sammamish, does a flip-twist on his scooter while other skaters compete during Teen Fest at the Sammamish Commons skate park June 17. For more, see Page 14.

Community Center could cost city $500,000 a year

By Caleb Heeringa

A Sammamish community and aquatic center could recoup 90 percent of its operating costs through user fees and other revenue, but would still likely require a $250,000 to $500,000 annual subsidy from the taxpayer.

The subsidy was a ballpark figure given by representatives from Barker Rinker Seacat, aquatic and community center builders who are running the city’s feasibility study on the potential facility.

The figures were given during the study’s fourth and final public

outreach meeting June 13, which featured occasionally passionate comments for and against the facility from the 50 or so attendees.

At the meeting the consultants discussed a smaller subsidy but increased the high end of their projection to $500,000 June 14 after discovering a mathematical error.

The projections assume the city will charge between $800 and $1,200 for an annual pass for a family, between $300 and $450 for a three-month pass and $5 to $9 for day use. The consultants were careful to

note that the projections contained a variety of assumptions about the project – that it will include an 8-lane by 25-yard lap pool, a smaller, warmer leisure pool, gym and weight room, as well as community meeting spaces and a day care area. Non-Sammamish residents would likely be charged more than residents.

Those rates would be significantly cheaper than local private health clubs – approximately half of the $2,600 a year it costs for a family to join the Columbia

Fitness Center by QFC. But they’d be about on par with the rates offered at the Sammamish Family YMCA, where a family can get an annual membership for less than $900 and offers financial assistance for families who can’t afford the normal rate.

Though nothing has been formally proposed thus far, the council has discussed having a nonprofit organization like the YMCA run the facility once it is built.

Though the June 13 meeting was aimed at discussing the

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annual operating costs of the facility, several Sammamish citizens lambasted the total price tag of the facility as envisioned thus far – upwards of $64 million if it is located on the Kellman property, behind the Sammamish Library. The property has emerged as the consensus choice for locating a community center.

“Are the greatest majority of citizens going to be subsidizing something that only a minority are using?” asked Sammamish resident Mary Jo Kahler.

Ken Ballard, president of

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recreation consulting firm Ballard King & Associates, said his revenue projections assume that 30 to 50 percent of the population, including people from Redmond, Issaquah and nearby unincorporated King County, would visit the facility at least once a year.

The projections are based on similar facilities around the country as well as pools in Issaquah and Redmond.

During a June 14 meeting of the City Council and Parks Commission, Councilwoman Nancy Whitten questioned whether the emphasis on a facility that encompasses nearly everything on citizens’ wish lists was overshooting the city’s financial realities and setting up residents to be let down if the council comes forward with a pared down project. “(The feasibility study) has been great in many respects – we’ve gotten some solid community input and heard their hopes and dreams,” Whitten said. “But I’m concerned that the process to date has been divorced from the cost. Seventy million is not in any way shape or form affordable for the community. We’re creating false expectations.”

Responding to concerns about the cost of the facility from the public and council, organizers said their next presentation, scheduled for the July 12 City Council meeting, will include some estimates of the financial

SAMMAMISH REVIEW impacts of removing certain elements of the current plan.

Amenities like a weight room tend to bring in more revenue than they cost to operate, while aquatic elements are often money-losers.

In particular, the 8-lane by 25yard lap pool, a priority for high school swim teams who are short on time and space in nearby pools, would cost much more than it brings in.

Organizers note that ditching the competitive pool would knock off about $100,000 from the annual subsidy, as well as several million dollars of construction costs.

Whitten asked Ballard how high the city would have to set the fees for competitive swimming in order to recoup the costs of the larger pool.

Ballard didn’t have an exact number but said it would be so high the facility likely wouldn’t be used.

“For competitive swimming, whether in Sammamish or anywhere else, it’s very rare to charge the true rate of the cost of operation to user groups ... The fee would simply be too high to pay on an hourly basis,” Ballard said.

At the joint meeting, Parks Commissioner Rena Brady questioned why the competitive pool was even being included in the projections, given that last year’s telephone survey showed that competitive swimming did not rank in the top four of aquatics programs that respondents said they would use.

Only 7.3 percent of those sur-

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This simulation shows where the Community Center (the colored areas) could go. City Hall is on the right and the library is in the center. veyed were interested in competitive swimming, compared to 15.4 percent for water exercise classes, 17.4 percent for lap swimming, 18.2 percent for swim lessons and 34.2 percent for open/family swimming.

Hayes said those who attended earlier feasibility meetings ranked the larger competitive pool as a priority.

Worried about the cost, Whitten suggested looking outside the Town Center area for a potential site in order to avoid the city’s own development regulations that require 80 percent of parking in Town Center to be underground or in parking

garages. Parking for the facility is projected to cost around $10.8 million due to the structured parking requirement.

Mayor Don Gerend noted that the parking requirement was designed to cut down on the storm water runoff that compromises the city’s streams and lakes.

“It’s still in Sammamish, there are (environmentally) sensitive areas everywhere,” he said. “I don’t think making a sea of surface parking is a good idea.”

Though the potential costs of a facility dominated discussion during the meeting, many in the public and on the council

remained optimistic that a community center could be something that defines Sammamish for decades to come.

“I’ve got two daughters and I have to drive off the Plateau for just about everything,” Sammamish resident Lena Hanson said. “There’s something beautiful about having it all in one place. I’m spending money in other cities that I could be spending here.”

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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room of local fire departments to debate city policy – from Town Center to the city budget to the environment.

The group started as a collection of citizens with their own unique grievances about city projects, but under Valderrama’s leadership has formalized and coalesced into something akin to a Town Hall meeting, where residents can meet their neighbors and get plugged into city politics.

The meetings now routinely feature City Council members and city staff.

“It’s really grown from its genesis,” Valderrama said. “I think it’s a reflection of the maturation of the city.”

Valderrama is running for the fourth position on the council – a seat that has been held by Councilwoman Nancy Whitten.

Whitten announced last week that she would be leaving that seat and running against Planning Commissioner Kathy Richardson for the seat that had been held by departing Councilwoman Michele Petitti.

Valderrama will compete against another familiar face in

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City Hall – Town Center landowner and psychologist John Galvin – as well relative newcomer Jim Wasnick, an information technology executive spurred to action by the 32nd Street barricade issue.

Valderrama, a father of four who has lived in the Sammamish Glen neighborhood for eight years, first got involved in city issues in connection with the East Lake Sammamish Parkway expansion project, which he vehemently opposed. The first phase of the project, completed last year, added a left-turn lane, bike lanes and a sidewalk to the road at a cost of more than $10.3 million, including about $650,000 in cost overruns and $3.5 million in federal stimulus dollars.

The second and third phases of the road widening were pushed back indefinitely – something Valderrama claims some credit for, being instrumental in making the road project a campaign issue during the 2009 election.

Several council members elected that year were critical of the project, most notably current Deputy Mayor Tom Odell.

Valderrama says the project still leaves a bad taste in his mouth, particularly the addition of the sidewalk, which he says increased the cost and footprint of the project, and the landscaped medians, which he calls “a subsidy for the deer.”

“The city couldn’t show that anyone was going to use these sidewalks and yet we were spending a million dollars a mile

on them,” he said. “It didn’t make any sense.”

Valderrama has worked in international development, setting up financial and accounting systems in developing countries throughout Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East through firm KPMG. He has also worked with Microsoft and done consulting work for the World Bank and IMF. If elected, Valderrama said he hopes to increase public participation and broaden the ages and

“I don’t think anyone who moved here came because they wanted (Sammamish) to be Bellevue.”

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backgrounds of those involved.

He said he is in the process of setting up a campaign Facebook page and wants to poll teenagers on what sorts of activities they’d like to see offered by the city, whether in the Boys and Girls Club facility slated to open this fall in the old library building or the potential community center.

“Everyone says we’re doing these things for the teenagers, but we’re not hearing from the teenagers,” he said. “Let’s hear their voices and get them involved.”

The city did such an electronic survey through the Sammamish

Youth Board last year, according to Lynne Handlos, a recreation coordinator for the city.

Valderrama also envisions a motivated citizenry saving the city money.

With Sammamish being an affluent city with many retired folk, he said the city should publicize what sort of consultants they will need three months ahead of time so that citizens can step up and donate their time and technical expertise.

“We don’t need to go out for consultants when we have retired people here in the city that are certified and qualified,” he said.

“There are a lot of bright people with a lot of diverse experiences here – if we can tap into that we’ll be a much richer community.”

Valderrama said he didn’t think enough of a public process went into the installation of the “tree socks” in front of Eastlake High School.

Though the artists funded the project privately and through a grant from King County arts agency 4Culture, Valderrama said he saw several city employees at the recent installation of the socks and questioned how much overtime they charged the city for being there.

When approving the springthemed socks in March, the city estimated that $830 in city funds would be spent for a sign explaining the project, insurance and employee overtime.

With regard to the community center, Valderrama said he shares concerns recently voiced by

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Councilwoman Nancy Whitten that through the feasibility study the city was constructing a dream facility divorced from the cost.

He said this reflects a common problem with city government – the tendency to produce a grand “master plan” for every project rather than thinking on a smaller scale and being flexible.

On Town Center, Valderrama suggests measures to make the plan more “flexible” as far as whether the zoning needs more or less density.

He suggests placing the community center closer to the nexus of the Town Center development and possibly investing in the road infastructure that will be necessary for development to begin.

He noted that the planning process for Town Center started well before the recent economic recession.

“We’re in a different place as a city, as a state and as a country than when we started the process,” he said. “In light of the current realities I think (the Town Center Plan) needs to have some flexibility.”

But Valderrama also said he doesn’t see making any drastic increases to the available density in the area.

“I don’t think anyone who moved here came because they wanted (Sammamish) to be Bellevue,” he said.

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

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Review editorial Community center calls for skepticism A community center in Sammamish will be a valuable addition to the city, but the gold-plated version under discussion is too much. The City Council has, rightly, called for some scaled-back options to be part of the feasibility study. We hope the community will take a serious look at them.

Certainly, it’s fun to throw every conceivable activity into the pot and see what comes out. The plan developed by consultant Barker Rinker Seacat presents what would be a beautiful facility with something for everyone, but it is not realistic.

Take, for example, the idea to build a pool for competitive swimming. Sammamish certainly has its share of top swimmers, as the parade of state titles from both high schools illustrates. But is it worth millions of dollars in construction costs, and hundreds of thousands in operating subsidies, to serve a handful of residents? As a city survey indicated, Sammamish residents who want a pool are more interested in someplace they can splash around with their children.

The pool is only one example. So far, the plans overall seem to ignore completely the cost of building and operating the place. While examining the top of the range in a project can be a valuable thought-exercise, it’s time for people to get down to business.

There seems to be little appetite among the City Council and the populace at large for the envisioned $60 million or more facility.

The questions now are, how high are the citizens willing to go, and what should be cut? Every bell or whistle taken out of the proposal could mean alienating some voters who support that particular aspect of the center.

The group undertaking the study is set to come to the council with a menu of options, including a more specific breakdown of the costs of different parts of the center next month. That’s when citizens will be able to take a hard look at what they want and see if it will be worth the money.

Residents need to get used the idea of a community center that will have some great activities, but not be everything to everyone.

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Sammamish Forum Bikes have a right to the road Regarding Pat McArthur’s opinion letter June 15, what exactly is Pat proposing? Is it licensing bicyclists?

Ok, that’s fine with me (yes, I ride a bicycle, and I drive a truck), it’s an added source of revenue for the state, which would be excellent. Of course, licensing would not improve the situation that McArthur described.

Does McArthur realize that the ‘slowdown’ experienced was more a function of the admittedly “nonexistent shoulder” than of the bicyclist?

A pedestrian could have been walking there as well, or any abnormal obstacle such as a broken down car.

Licensing does nothing for safety or to improve ‘lifestyle,’ there are plenty of licensed drivers who should never drive.

McArthur says “motorized vehicles are the workhorses supporting our lifestyle.” What does that mean?

Do motorized vehicles not get specialized treatment? The world revolves around them — some would say — to the detriment of society.

Does McArthur know that the white speed limit signs are ‘posted maximums’ and that any motorized vehicle is allowed to drive well below the posted maximum (unless a minimum is posted)?

Bicycling is as much a ‘privilege’ as driving a car is. Driving is not a birthright (they teach that in driver training). The fact that thousands of people in this area depend on ‘nonmotorized’ vehicles to “support their lifestyle” does not matter to

McArthur.

Bicyclists are trying to use whatever path is available. Trust me, if I could ride to and from work without ever getting on a road with vehicles that will always win a bicycle/vehicle confrontation, I would. Cyclists do not take lightly riding on the same pavement as motorized vehicles. It is just a reality we must deal with.

There will NEVER be enough trails to get bikes off the roads. Look around the world, bicycles mix with motorized traffic in many cities big and small. Just slow down when you need to, please. I shall return the favor by doing as I always do, evaluating the situation and stopping to wait for traffic to pass when necessary.

Michael Rees Sammamish

Students need help I am asking the community for help. Recently, I became aware that eight Libyan students at the University of Washington have had their educational funding shut off by the state department as part of the general freezing of Libyan assets in the United States. As a result, these kids are in danger of losing their students visas and may be sent home to an uncertain fate.

The administrative agency overseeing them (the Canadian Bureau for International Education) informs us that if they can get enrolled in some sort of full-time educational endeavor

Contact the Sammamish City Council

Mark Cross Position 6 mcross@ci.sammamish.wa.us 425-830-0287

John Curley Position 3, jcurley@ ci.sammamish.wa.us, 206-293-7853

Nancy Whitten Position 4 nwhitten@ci.sammamish.wa.us, 425-295-0500

Michele Petitti Position 2, mpetitti@ci.sammamish.wa.us, 425-392-9208

Don Gerend Position 5 dgerend@ci.sammamish.wa.us, 425-392-1412

Tom Odell Position 7 todell@ci.sammamish.wa.us, 425-868-3635

John James Position 1 jjames@ci.sammamish.wa.us, 425-868-6165

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Three of the eight students have already found courses they can attend. The other five can enroll at a University District language school, which would qualify. However, the cost of the program is $1,500 per student. This is beyond the capacity of our small congregation (we are hoping to sponsor at least one of them), so I was hoping the greater community might pitch in and help.

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though the two cities are both next to Lake Sammamish, comMany lakefront homeowners paring Redmond and and city council members are Sammamish’s shoreline regulairked that state regulators are tions side-by-side– as Sammallowing different environmental amish residents and council rules for Redmond and members have done in recent Sammamish, though the cities months – is apples and oranges. border the same lake.

The state’s shoreline manage“I’ve been bewildered as I’ve ment act allows cities the leeway followed this process,� Deputy of crafting their own unique regMayor Tom Odell said at the ulations, provided the end result June 7 council meeting. “As you is the same – “no net loss� of the go around Lake Sammamish, plant and animal life in the city’s there are four different jurisdicmajor water bodies. tions. One already had their “You have to be careful when (shoreline regulations) approved you’re comparing Redmond to – that is Redmond. Yet when you Sammamish,� Burcar said. look at what “Redmond “I’ve been bewildered as requires nearly they approved for Redmond full revegitaI’ve followed this and didn’t tion of that 20process.� approve for us, foot area.� there is a As written, – Tom Odell, dichotomy.�

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More roads than expected to be paved Cheaper-than-expected bids for pavement work in the city mean crews will be able to repave more roads this summer.

At their June 7 meeting, the City Council approved adding The Country neighborhood and a large stretch of Northeast 244th Avenue to their list of roads getting new pavement this summer.

Public Works Director Laura Philpot said the city had expected to pay close to $2.1 million for pavement overlays around the city, including portions of major arterials like Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, Southeast 4th Street and Southeast 8th Street.

The bid for that work came in at closer to $1.6 million, leaving money available for expanded work, she said.

The city will also repave Northeast 18th Street and various side streets in The Country neighborhood, as well as Northeast 244th Avenue between 8th Street and 22nd Avenue.

An extra $200,000 was also earmarked for patching potholes and sealing cracks in city roads.

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sidering taking down the Southeast 32nd Street barricade, which for decades had stopped through traffic on the road, which runs just south of Pine Lake. Wasnick, who lives just east of the barricade, showed up to the meeting with a fire in his belly, having to be gaveled down by Mayor Don Gerend for speaking outside of the council’s public comment period.

“I was passionate,” the information technology executive recalls of the meeting. “I was very much against it. I looked at the traffic volumes and looked at my kids walking along that road … I said, ‘you’re going to put X hundred more cars on this road and you’re not doing anything to slow people down – it’s a recipe for disaster.’”

Wasnick is running for the fourth seat on the council against Ramiro Valderrama and John Galvin. The primary for the position will be August 16.

After the meeting, Wasnick sent out an open invitation to the council to visit with him and his neighbors and hear their concerns about the road and suggestions for traffic calming measures.

Wasnick said only one council member responded – John Curley, who visited on a Saturday morning with City Manager Ben Yazici and Public

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Wasnick said.

Based partially on input Wasnick and his family moved from Wasnick and his neighto the Seattle area in 2007. Priced bors, the city added $220,000out of places like Mercer Island, worth of additional sidewalks, Wasnick said they quickly fell in curb extensions and traffic cirlove with Sammamish – particucles to the road plan. When the larly their neighborhood south of council voted in March to Pine Lake. approve taking down the barri“We’ve got Pine Lake cade and installing a total of Middle School nearby, we can $350,000 in pedestrian safety walk to QFC, Skyline is just measures, a contrite Wasnick up the road, we can walk to apologized for his tone at the Pine Lake Park,” Wasnick earlier meeting, praised the said. “And when gas gets to be city for its responsiveness to $4 a gallon, I can walk to the his concerns and said he supPark and Ride – It’s such a ported taking down the barribeautiful place to live.” cade.

On Town “Ultimately Center, “I don’t have any preI feel like Wasnick conceived notions for we’re getting rejects the a safer street,” idea that more how things should or he said. density is shouldn’t be. I’ve got a needed in the Wasnick said the expearea to attract fresh approach.” rience showed developers.

– Jim Wasnick, him the He said he’s Candidate – importance of especially concivic engagecerned with ment and the traffic in the value of elected officials with area. an open-minded, cooperative “I don’t want to end up with approach.

228th Avenue being what “I thought, ‘I could envision Northwest Gilman is in myself doing the same thing Issaquah,” he said. “Do people John (Curley) did,’ ” he said. really want to see a Home Depot Wasnick said “balance” is the or a Walmart in Town Center? No keyword to his campaign. He … I think a Home Depot would said he wants to hear from be beneficial to a few individuals everyone affected by a policy and not to the community.” before making a decision, On the potential community whether it’s regarding shoreline center, Wasnick said he’s hopeful environmental regulations or the city can find some sort of Town Center. public-private partnership to run “I don’t have land on the the facility, hopefully keeping shoreline, but I want to hear operating costs down and meanfrom everyone that does,”

ing less of an annual subsidy by the taxpayer.

“I’m pretty sure no one wants to see their taxes go up,” he said.

“We want our services and we want our parks, but we don’t want our taxes to go up – we’re all in the same boat.”

Wasnick has a master’s degree in business from Seton Hall University and runs data centers – two in the United States and two in Europe.

He says he has an open management style that he would apply if elected to the council.

Wasnick admits he’s a relative newcomer to Sammamish and city government, but he said he sees that as a positive and something that will help him take a reasoned, balanced approach to the city’s issues.

He admits that he’s still doing his homework on some of the issues and their history in the city, such as the Reard (formerly known as the Freed) House.

“I don’t have any preconceived notions for how things should or shouldn’t be,” he said. “I’ve got a fresh approach … If you want someone that’s close-minded, that’s not me. If you want someone that’s open-minded and who will listen and find a balance, that’s me.”

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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The location is the election office’s mailing address and physical address, as well as the location for the public to visit for assistance or to observe elections in progress.

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whether the native vegetation is effective in removing phosphorus from storm water that goes into the lakes – one of the supposed benefits of the requirement. High phosphorus levels tend to breed algae growth that can ruin lake ecosystems.

Others have questioned whether either Pine or Beaver Lake contain native fish species, saying any fish in the lakes are the farm fish stocked every spring. According to a Cumulative Impact Analysis written by environmental consulting firm ESA Adolfson in 2009 in preparation for the city’s shoreline update, both lakes’ fish population is dominated by non-native

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fish like bass, perch and stocked rainbow trout, but the lakes also contain a small population of native coastal cutthroat trout.

Geoff Tallent, a shoreline planner for Ecology, said the native vegetation requirement is just as much about maintaining habitat for above-water animals – birds and beavers and such – as it is for phosphorus protection for the fish. Tallent said it takes more than just trees for a lakeside ecosystem to function normally.

“The buffers are not just for the fish,” he said. “There are other species using the lakes that may benefit from (the native vegetation).”

Ecology is also requiring the city to decrease the maximum size of docks on its lakes down to size standards used by the Army Corp of Engineers, which allow no more than 480 square feet for

a single family residence. Burcar and Tallent point out that landowners who are replacing a larger dock that was built before the shoreline regulations went into effect can essentially be “grandfathered in” and allowed to keep their larger dock, provided they rebuild the dock with ecofriendly materials and allow light to get through the grating of the dock. This helps cut down on the non-native predator fish that can lurk in the dark confines under a dock and prey on young native fish, like Lake Sammamish’s kokanee salmon, which are under consideration for a federal endangered species designation.

The City Council is scheduled to decide whether to accept Ecology’s changes or propose a compromise at their July 18 meeting.

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The bite was enough to draw blood, prompting police to arrest the daughter and book her into Issaquah Jail.

The woman’s parents asked that she be seen by a mental health professional for possible undiagnosed schizophrenia.

Espionage A resident on the 1700 block of 211th Place Northeast called police June 4, convinced that someone had stolen some of her social security documents and then returned them in the middle of the night.

The woman told police she had set her briefcase outside her

SAMMAMISH REVIEW bedroom that night and woke up to find that two of the documents that had gone missing were now inside the briefcase, though they hadn’t been there before.

The woman said that the documents were dog-eared, leading her to believe that someone had looked through and made photocopies before returning them.

There was no evidence that anyone had broken into the house.

Driving with a suspended license A 27-year-old Sammamish man was cited for driving with a suspended license after being pulled over on the 20500 block of Northeast Inglewood Hill Road at around 12:45 a.m. June 4.

The driver’s license had been suspended due to previous unpaid tickets. A friend was called to pick up the car and its occupants.

Vandalism A resident on the 1700 block of 211th Way Northeast reported

that someone had broken the door of a cabinet on her porch June 3. Police have no suspects.

Bank fraud A 23-year-old Sammamish man reported Jun 8 that someone had opened up a cell phone account in his name in February 2010.

The man did not know about the account until he was notified by a credit service.

He was unsure how his information was taken and does not know of any other fraudulent accounts.

Heroin overdose Police were called after a Sammamish man reported that his 23-year-old brother had overdosed on heroin. The man kicked down his brother’s bedroom door to find him barely conscious.

The man called 911 and performed CPR on his brother. Police and aid units arrived just as the man began to regain consciousness. He was rushed to Overlake Hospital.

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A resident on the 2300 block of 205th Avenue who was looking after his neighbor’s home while they were on vacation found that someone had broken into the neighbor’s shed and stolen a lawnmower, leaf blower and pressure washer.

The theft occurred sometime between June 3 and June 5. The burglar cut the lock on the shed to gain entry. Police have no suspects.

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OPEN LETTER TO COUNCIL MEMBERS & CITY OF SAMMAMISH June 22, 2011 Dear Councilmen and Councilwomen of the City of Sammamish: My name is Cyrus Oskoui and I have been the owner of two businesses and a taxpayer in the City of Sammamish for the past 17 years. My family and I built the two Columbia Athletic Clubs and we have been managing them since 1994. Our businesses have been providing recreational and exercise services to the citizens of Sammamish and have created jobs for hundreds of people in the community. We have been paying over a million dollars in taxes a year.

I was educated in the United States. I built my first athletic club in Kirkland in 1980 and added five more in nearby communities. I had the honor of serving on the board of the International Health and Racquet Sports Association for four years from 2004 to 2008. I have been a proud member of the Bellevue Rotary Club for 27 years, and an active member of the communities in which our clubs reside, where I actively support worthwhile community causes.

I cannot support your decision to build a $70 million Community Center. A Center which would include facilities not currently being provided by the private sector would be acceptable; i.e. teen center, senior center, arts/crafts classes, multi-purpose rooms available to the community, etc. However, the primary focus of this project is to build an athletic center, which will compete with private businesses currently providing similar services on the Sammamish Plateau.

The first reason, in my opinion, is that the Community Center is not needed in Sammamish, as there are other facilities in the city to service the public needs.

The second reason is that it is poor public policy for government to use its taxing authority to compete with private businesses.

The third reason: why is the Council spending so much time, energy, and money on the Community Center business when there are more pressing needs during this economic downturn?

I have learned a few facts during my 40 years in business and 32 years in the fitness business that I would like to share with you and the residents of Sammamish: 1. Some countries such as Great Britain and Canada built swim clubs in some of their cities after World War II. The operating cost of these facilities became so intolerable that these clubs were eventually sold to the private sector. Some cities in the United States, namely Phoenix and Denver, have built recreational facilities in the past few years with the justification that these cities host large numbers of low- income residents. These clubs operate with a large deficit and are subsidized in the millions by their municipal governments. Analysts believe that these facilities will eventually be sold to the private sector due to budgetary problems.

2. My business experience in building and managing six athletic facilities and two office buildings taught me that feasibility studies are always high on revenues and short on construction and operating costs. Each of my projects overvalued the revenue by at least 20% and understated the construction costs and the operating costs by 25%. This is the reality.

Example: If the feasibility study for the Community Center estimates the construction costs to be $60 million, it is likely to be $80 million and the same for the operating cost.

3. To build an $80 million facility, the City will have to tax each of the roughly ten thousand households a whopping $8,000! This facility, if built, will have a monetary deficit of at least $2 million, an additional $200 per household. My Pine Lake Club in the City of Sammamish paid $85,000 in property tax last year. How much more am I going to be taxed for the building of the Community Center? Is it proper for the Government to tax a business owner and then to compete with him?

4. Roughly 10% of the public joins and pays for membership to a health club in a community. (The hired consultant confirmed this fact during their presentation on June 14, 2011). My two facilities are fortunate to have 3,400 memberships in Sammamish (8% of the population). Another 2% of the population belongs to other clubs in the area. Those individuals who have chosen to belong to health clubs pay their initiation fees and dues. The other 90%, who do not wish to belong to health clubs, do not pay anything. My concern is if the Community Center opens, the entire population will pay a huge bill, while only a small percentage of the Sammamish population will use the facilities. Many residents do not exercise or do their exercise by walking in the park, on the trails, or own exercise equipment at home.

The Council may be aware that I have been looking to expand my operation in the north end of Sammamish with a large aquatic component. I am forced to cease further plans until I know the intentions of the Council. I propose that we work together to look at options that would combine the experience and resources of both the City of Sammamish and Columbia Athletic Clubs and benefit the population of Sammamish without adding a burden to the existing budget.

In closing, I bring to your attention the taxes I paid to our State and local governments in 2010: • My property tax for 2010 was $86,000.

• Sales tax was $285,000 to the State and $80,000 to the City.

• The two Columbia Athletic Clubs in Sammamish paid $2 million in payroll. These taxes benefit both the local and regional economy in regards to spending on goods and services, which helps other businesses and your tax base.

If the City proceeds with the Community Center project, the Columbia Athletics Clubs will likely be closed and no taxes collected and paid. The positive economic impact the clubs currently provide will be lost to the City of Sammamish, replaced with a nonprofit non-tax paying entity.

With respect,

H. Cyrus Oskoui Founder, Columbia Athletic Clubs

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She had it towed to a mechanic, who informed her that there was corn syrup in her gas tank and that it was likely added before she left home that day.

The woman told police she suspected her landlord, whom she had recently beat in a civil court case regarding rent money.

Police have dusted the gas cap for fingerprints. The case remains under investigation.

Everything must go A Sammamish resident who offered several items for free on craigslist May 31 discovered that someone had taken a set of tent poles and irrigation supplies that were not up for grabs.

The resident, who lives on the 200 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast, allowed another Sammamish resident to come onto their property when they weren’t home and take several items. Several days later, the resident noticed that the poles and irrigation supplies were missing.

They told police they suspected the person they had met on craigslist had taken the items.

The suspected thief contacted police after receiving threatening phone calls from the resident.

They told police that they only took the items that were being offered for free, though they did report seeing another oldermodel pickup truck on the property that day. The case remains under investigation.

Punk in drublic A 45-year-old Roslyn man was transferred to the hospital for detox after police found him highly intoxicated in front of the Starbucks near QFC at around 12:50 a.m. June 6.

An officer in the area heard a loud crash and found the man on

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The man reported that he had been sitting in one of the chairs and had fallen over when he attempted to stand up. The man had an open can of malt liquor and several additional cans in a nearby grocery bag.

Police gave him a portable breath test that revealed a blood alcohol level of .30 – a potentially lethal level. He was transported to the hospital.

Melon attack A resident on the 2600 block of 231st Place Southeast had the side mirror of their car broken off, apparently from someone throwing a watermelon at the car.

Police have no suspects.

Vandalized cars Residents on the 20800 block of Southeast 3rd Way had two of their vehicles and a garage door vandalized June 4.

The residents called police at around 2:30 a.m. after finding their tires slashed and spray paint on their vehicles and garage door. The case remains under investigation.

Too young to drink A 20-year-old Sammamish man was pulled over with alcohol on his breath at around 3 a.m.

May 31.

An officer pulled him over near Southeast 8th Street and 231st Avenue Southeast after seeing the man’s vehicle stop abruptly in the middle of the road and then quickly pull into a parking lot.

The man admitted to having drank a few beers earlier and was apologetic. He blew a .04 on a portable breath test.

Though this is under the legal limit for driving, it is over the limit for anyone under the age of 21.

According to the police report, the officer will be withholding charges in this case.

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Attempted burglary Two Issaquah teens were removed from the Madison Apartments after neighbors caught them attempting to break into apartments June 2. The teens admitted to prying the screens off windows in an attempt to gain access to an apartment.

Police took the teens into custody and contacted their parents about the matter.

A third teen that lives at the apartments was advised by the apartment manager that he and his father would be evicted if he caused any more problems.

determine whether he was under the influence of the drug while driving.

Violation of court order A Sammamish woman called police June 7 to report that her ex-husband was planning to move into an apartment located near where their children go to school, despite a court order forbidding him to be within 500 feet of the children.

Police contacted the apartment manager, who said that no one by that name had moved in yet but that they would keep an eye out.

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A resident on the 27200 block of Southeast 13th Place had a UPS package stolen from their front porch during the afternoon June 8. The package contained a Jet Boil camping stove. Police have no suspects.

A 14-year-old Skyline High School student reported that their book bag had been stolen from the lunchroom June 1. The bag contained a textbook and a graphing calculator. Police have no suspects.

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A Sammamish man reported that someone had charged a $1,100 flight to Paris on his credit card June 3.

He has frozen his account and is unsure how someone could have gotten his information.

Driving high A 17-year-old Sammamish resident was pulled over for speeding in the school zone near Discovery Elementary June 8 and found to be in possession of marijuana.

The teen was driving approximately 38 mph in a 20 mph school zone when he was pulled over at around 1:20 p.m.

The officer smelled marijuana in the vehicle and the teen handed over a pipe and some of the drug. The teen admitted to having smoked about a half-hour beforehand.

Police transported the teen to the hospital for a blood draw to

Police believe someone destroyed the air conditioner behind Pine Lake Chiropractic in order to steal the copper wire inside. The unit, located behind the office, was torn apart sometime between June 3 and June 6.

The occupants called their air conditioning company after the air conditioner would not work.

Copper is often stolen and sold to wholesalers for cash.

Police have no suspects and advised the office to have a new air conditioner installed on the roof for more security.

Smart phone theft A Sammamish woman reported that someone had stolen her cell phone and was now using it.

The woman lost her cell phone near the Safeway May 26.

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Open doors Police knocked on the door of a resident on the 1300 block of 270th Lane Southeast after finding their garage door open at around 3 a.m. on June 5. The resident did not answer.

Suspended license A 50-year-old Bellevue man was cited for driving with a suspended license after being pulled over for running a stop sign near the corner of Southeast 20th Street and 212th Avenue Southeast the evening of June 3.

The man’s license had been suspended for failure to pay tickets. The man’s wife drove the vehicle the rest of the way home.

Drugs at school A Sammamish teenager was arrested on suspicion of drug possession June 3 and expelled from Skyline High School after administrators searched his bag and found marijuana and what they suspect to be candy laced with the drug LSD. The teen denied that the drugs were his though they were found in his backpack. The teen’s parents were called and apprised of the situation.

Police attempted to the test the candies for the presence of LSD, but were unsuccessful, possibly due to the coloring agents in the candy.

They will be sending the candies to the state crime lab for further testing.

Suspended license A 25-year-old Issaquah man was cited for driving with a suspended license near the corner of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and Southeast 32nd Street at around 1:20 a.m. May 27. The man called his ex-girlfriend to come retrieve his vehicle.

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William Harris addresses his fellow graduates during commencement June 15.

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Approximately 453 Eastlake seniors received their high school diplomas June 15 in front of their friends and family at Key Arena in Seattle. The commencement ceremony featured a performance by graduate Andrew Coulter, who performed an original piece, “Borealis,” on guitar.

Eastlake science teacher Bill Monahan gave the seniors advice for being good citizens and doing good for people in the world, and graduate William Harris remembered beloved teacher, the late John Tripp, and provided some inspiration for his fellow students about to graduate.

When the names had been read and eager energy filled the arena, Danielle Dales, the ASB president, led the troupe in the turning of the tassel to acknowledge they were officially done.

Soniya Pimparkar, left, blows a kiss to her family in the crowd as fellow graduate Alexis Kappl looks on.

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Krista Wieland smiles as she and other graduates exit the floor after the ceremony.

Graduates sit in rows as they listen to speeches during the Eastlake High School graduation ceremony June 15 at Key Arena.

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Danielle Boyd scans the crowd for her family as she waits to be seated during commencement June 15.

Danielle Dales, Eastlake ASB president, gets hugs from friends and family outside of Key Arena.

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Eastlake graduates stand at their seats as their fellow graduates pour onto the Key Arena floor, viewable on the center-court monitors.

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Teen fest kicks off Sammamish summer

By Christopher Huber

Youth from around the Sammamish area started lining up at the gate an hour before they could get in at the Sammamish Commons.

Nearly 1,500 teens came to show off their moves at the skate park or enjoy games and music at the fourth annual Teen Fest June 17 at Sammamish Commons. More than 1,200 teens eagerly awaited entrance into the headlining event — a concert featuring Macklemore.

“The weather cooperated,” said Jane Ronngren, executive director of the Redmond/Sammamish Boys & Girls Club, “and having Macklemore is a huge draw.”

The event was run by the city of Sammamish and the Redmond/Sammamish Boys & Girls Club. This year it featured the big-name hip-hop band and a slew of inflatable bouncy toys.

Four local bands opened for Macklemore: Rebel Yells (Eastlake High), Cathleen McAllister, Jacob McCaslin and Roll the Credits (Skyline High), and Fit for Hounds.

McCaslin said he had never been so nervous before a show than before opening for Macklemore. He was worried something would go wrong, but ultimately was excited for the opportunity.

“It’s a great opportunity,” he said. “It’s a great chance to get new fans.”

Since school was still in session, the skate competition began later than in years past and ran concurrently with the first half of the concert. But it still featured dozens of local skaters flipping tricks and getting air off the ramps and jumps to compete for prizes.

“It’s nice to have a contest one time a year that all my friends are at,” said Will Douglas, 20, of Seattle, as he sat on the edge of a ramp watching the competition.

While the city put on the skate competition and the Boys & Girls Club organized the music and games, Lynne Handlos, the city’s recreation coordinator, was excited about the overall atmosphere of the 2011 Teen Fest.

“It’s a priority of the city,” she said. “It only sets the tone for the summer.”

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Youth stretch out to hip-hop artist Macklemore during the Teen Fest concert June 17 at Sammamish Commons.

Matt Treanor, 14, of Redmond Junior High School, grinds a rail while competing in the age 11-15 group.

A skater pops a trick at the top of a ramp during the Teen Fest skate competition June 17.

A boy watches the skate competition from the ledge of a wall.

A skater gets some air off a ramp during the fourth annual Teen Fest skate competition.

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Bobby Rosenberry, 15, of Snohomish, does a kick flip at the Sammamish Commons skate park.

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Students use photography to spark writing ideas

By Christopher Huber

Fourth-grader Luke Boyer really didn’t like to write when he entered Lynette Springborn’s class at Cascade Ridge Elementary School last fall. He wasn’t bad at it. He just couldn’t find inspiration when given a writing prompt.

“He was always stuck,” Springborn said.

But when Springborn introduced writing assignments that incorporated digital cameras, Luke and many of his classmates became hooked.

“Photos really help us visualize what we’re writing about,” Luke said June 14. “To have that one slice (of life) in one click, that’s Photo by Cole Penz amazing.”

Cole Penz looked to the sky as the snow fell in his self portrait Springborn’s fourth-graders photo made for the “Best of Me” photo-writing project. took their own photographs to inspire their writing exercises her eyes. But she said she also Springborn required the students throughout the school year. Not appreciated the challenge of “Day to do the picture-taking themonly did it inspire more students in the Life,” in which students selves, unless, that is, they were to engage in the creative writing had to set up and take six photos in the photo, in which case a parprocess, it taught them a little of everyday things they did. ent could click the shutter about the art of photography.

“It gave me a lot of material to release button. Otherwise, the “We didn’t write about,” students had to compose or have much she said. direct every photo, she said.

“Photos really help us boundaries,” The idea “They needed inspiration to visualize what we’re Luke said. “We came to become true writers,” Springborn writing about.” got to be Springborn, an said. “When they own it, they fly. incredibly creavid photograIt’s just really opens up a lot of – Luke Boyer, ative. It helped pher, while figavenues of writing.”

Student – us become beturing out what For one assignment in the fall, ter writers.” was missing in Luke photographed his favorite The entire project came to her writing curriculum last year, pair of shoes, which he had worn fruition thanks to a grant from she said. while touring New York City, he the Cascade Ridge PTA, which She asked, “What can I do to said. He wrote from their perpurchased about 30 cameras for inspire them?” spective and included details and all grade levels to use.

With a class set of Lumix digiobservations one might otherwise “I really got to express myself,” tal cameras, each of the roughly neglect if not looking at a photo. said Monsi Pingili. Her favorite 30 students got to take one home “It was so neat, it gave me photograph was the one she on weekends to explore and goosebumps,” Springborn said. “It made for the “Best Part of Me” make photographs. To fully just added that extra pizzazz to assignment. She took a picture of engage in the process, his writing.”

Eastside Catholic wins drama award Eastside Catholic High School won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Group at The 5th Avenue Awards ceremony June 6 in Seattle.

The high school received the award for the musical “Once On This Island,” that ran in late April. The actors recognized in the ensemble were sophomore Nalani Saito, senior Aiko Suetsugu, senior John Winslow and senior Madison King-Foster.

The musical also served as a fundraiser to raise nearly $400 for Haiti.

In addition to the award, Eastside Catholic also received nominations for the production for Outstanding Scenic Design and Outstanding Lighting Design, as well as honorable mention for Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Music Direction and Outstanding Orchestra.

The 5th Avenue Awards honori high school musical theater throughout Washington.

Photo by Manisha Tirumalai

Manisha Tirumalai, left, created her own interpretation of a Norman Rockwell scene for a writing prompt.

Parents praised the efforts to keep the youth interested on multiple levels. Having a camera in hand with an open-ended theme in mind, the students expressed freely, rather than thinking of a “right answer.”

Chrisann Penz noted her son Cole’s enthusiasm for the tasks all year.

“Every time he came home with an assignment, he was excited about it,” Penz said.

Springborn said she is developing a fifth-grade curriculum for the project and hopes the idea will spread to the rest of Cascade Ridge.

“Everyone in all schools could have fun with it,” Pingili said.

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As deadline nears, groups scramble for host families

By Sebastian Moraga and Christopher Huber

The need is great. The interest, not so much.

Thirty students arrive from the Chinese region of Chongqing on July 8. That is, if 18 more families say by the end of June that they want to host the students for three weeks.

Any other scenario and the visit is canceled, trip coordinator Karen Davis said.

After more than a month of spreading the word, just 10 families have stepped forward to open their homes to the visiting students.

“We’ve been to the farmers markets, we’ve called people, we have emailed the chambers of commerce in Sammamish, Issaquah and the (Snoqualmie) Valley,” she said. “We have contacted schools and tried to reach

out to teachers for Cultural Homestay International.”

In March the organization planned a trip of about a dozen students from the region of Naga, Japan. Students then found host families.

This time, local residents have been slow on the uptake.

“What I’m hearing is, people are real negative. They fear that the kids are disrespectful, which is not true,” Davis said.

With the students coming in July, many families already have vacation plans for those days, she added.

Sara Qualls, of Education First, has two groups of children coming, one from China —different from Davis’ group — and another from Spain. While a few families from Sammamish have already committed to host a student, the group from China still needs 15 host families.

Michael-Ryan Morrison marries Pamela Felipe Michael-Ryan Morrison, a 2006 Eastlake graduate, married Pamela Felipe, of Redmond, May 15. The wedding, officiated by The Rev. Andre Dutra, was at Pickering Barn in Issaquah.

Morrison is the son of Bryan and Gigi Morrison of Sammamish. He is a pharmacy technician at Bartel Drugs.

The bride, a graduate of Best High School, is the daughter of Miron and Tatiana Felipe of Redmond.

The flower girl was Maddie Morrison (sister of groom). Maid of Honor was Fernanda Carvalho (aunt of the bride); bride’smaids were Molly Morrison (sister of groom), Megan Morrison (sisters

Michael-Ryan Morrison and Pamela Morrison

of groom), Holly Wilard, Michele Gomes, Elaina Haggart, Kristin Krawse, Leidimar de Melo, Nubia dos Santos and Daieny de

Souza.

The Best man was Allen Mullen and the groomsmen were Shane Morrison (brother of groom), Jordan Aadel, Ried Kitagawa, Brandon Lenny, Liam Mingole, Jerry Nolke, Jeff Randel, Jake Smith and Andy Strackbeincc.

The couple had an eight-day honeymoon in Hawaii.

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The group from Spain needs seven households to volunteer for the remaining four boys and three girls, Qualls said.

Both of Qualls’ groups come in July, and she runs into the same obstacles as Davis.

“People tend to want their time during that time,” Qualls said, “especially here in the Northwest. “ Qualls’ group is 20 Chinese students and 35 from Spain. The Chinese stay from July 14 to Aug. 3, and the Spain group stays from July 7-26.

The Spanish group is of high school age. The Chinese students are middle schoolers. Davis’ China group consists of 15- and 16-year-olds.

Students’ needs are quite simple, Davis said.

“They need a place to stay, a place to have conversations on weekends,” Davis said. “They

don’t have to do anything special with them. Just take them where they would normally go.”

Qualls said people don’t know what a great opportunity it is to host a student.

Hosting a student, Davis said, is about the American experience.

No need to treat them like tourists. Students are here to practice English and see how Americans live, said Davis, who has hosted students for 20 years.

Opening your home to a student is a great chance to share, she added.

“These kids, they love to cook, they get to bring in another culture into your home,” she said, “through cooking, through games, through family stories. It’s a great opportunity whether you have kids or not.”

Qualls agreed, saying the hardest part is getting past the fact

that you’re opening your door to an unknown person and letting him or her into your home.

Another downside exists, Davis said, and it happens at the airport.

“The hardest part is saying good-bye,” she said. “Everybody bawls.”

Davis clarified that families do not receive compensation for hosting a student. The main commitment would be to drive them to their daily or twice-weekly group activity sessions on the Eastside.

To contact Cultural Homestay International call Davis at 8293091 or Lori Shilot at 246-5142 or visit www.chinet.org. Contact Qualls at 518-1636 or www.ef.com.

Spencer Patzman earns Eagle Scout

TriMathlon Day. The organization, with a learning center in Klahanie and Redmond, held the nationwide math competition May 14, according to the Mathnasium website.

Zhang scored perfectly on part three of the test, and eventually made it to a tie-breaker test with winners from other states, his parents said in an email. Raghav Pant, of New Jersey, won the fifth-grade competition and Federal Way’s Richard Chung took third place.

Sammamish, graduatd from Baylor University, in Texas during commencement May 13 and 14. She earned a MSED in higher education and student affairs.

Spencer Patzman, an Eastlake senior, was named an Eagle Scout on May 22, 2011. Patzman started scouting in 2001 as a student at Margaret Mead Elementary.

In order to qualify, a scout has to earn 21 merit badges, serve as a Spencer Patzman troop leader and complete a major community service project.

Patzman’s project involved supervising a team of 19 volunteers in uprooting invasive blackberry bushes behind City Hall.

He is a member of the Eastlake football and track teams and the debate team.

Zong Zhang takes second in national TriMathlon Zong Zhang, a Samantha Smith Elementary School fifthgrader, recently took second place in the national Mathnasium

Matthew Gibson on dean’s list Matthew Gibson, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Denison University for the spring 2011 semester. To qualify, students must have a GPA of 3.7 or higher.

Kylie Grader in Laureate Society Kylie Grader, of Sammamish, qualified for the Laureate Society at Whitworth University for the spring 2011 semester. To qualify, students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher.

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Holland Stromgren on dean’s list, graduates Holland Claire Stromgren was named to the dean’s list at Morehead, in Kentucky. State University. Students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher to qualify.

She also graduated with a B.A.

Oregon State announces graduates The following Sammamish residents graduated from Oregon State University during its June 11 commencement. Andrea N. Kraemer, B.A. in psychology; Eryn L. McGowan, B.S., magna cum laude in animal sciences and Justin F. Zimmerman, M.E. in electrical and computer engineering.

Daniel Neighbors on dean’s list Daniel Neighbors, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. for the Spring 2011 semester.

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Megan Brewster earns Ph.D. Megan Brewster, a 2002 Eastake graduate, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 2 with a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering and a minor in technology and public policy.

Her thesis was titled “‘The Interplay of Structural and Optical Properties in Individual Semiconducting Nanostructures.”

Brewster was awarded graduate fellowships from the National Science Foundation and from the Department of Defense for National Defense Science and Engineering. She earned the Exceptional First Year Graduate Student Performance Award in 2007.

She won the Community Service Award, the MRS Science Writing Apprenticeship and the Graduate Community Service Award in 2009. In 2010, Brewster received the Graduate Woman of Excellence Award and the Distinguished Dedication Student Leader Award.

In 2011, she received the Presidential Management Fellowship and was nominated for the Karl Taylor Compton Institute Award.

She is the daughter of Gerald and Cynthia Brewster of Sammamish.

Linfield announces graduates The following Sammamish residents graduated from Linfield College during their May 28 commencement exercises.

Michael Christopher Eldredge, B.S. in exercise science; Johnna Marie Furcini, B.S. in nursing; Yoko Gardiner, B.A. in French; Julia Melissa Palmeri, B.S. in accounting; Chaia Schupack, B.A. in intercultural communication; Daniel Kazumi Slonski, B.S. in finance and Lian Marie Yuen, B.S. in athletic training.

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Sue Ursino wins her division at SWGA City Championship Sammamish women compete in tournament at Sahalee

By Christopher Huber

Longtime Sammamish resident Sue Ursino nearly missed this year’s Seattle Women’s Golf Association City Championship due to hand surgery three weeks before the event. It would have been just her second time missing the June tournament since 1970, when she competed as a college student, she said.

“I thought I was toast,” Ursino said. “I got lucky.”

But thanks to a skillful surgeon and a drive to play her home course, Ursino made the cut to compete in the City Championship June 13-17 at Sahalee. The four-time winner and seven-time runner up managed to win the first division June 17 after defeating Seattle’s Mayumi Taniguchi 3-and-2 in match play.

“Luckily I was playing well at

the end,” she said as she headed to the clubhouse. “I was really playing decently.”

Ursino was among 12 Sammamish golfers who participated in the tournament, which matched up the best member players from more than a dozen Seattle-area private golf clubs in a four-day tournament.

Ursino admitted she did not start the day off well against Taniguchi June 17. Taniguchi

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went 3-up within the first six holes.

“She was playing particularly well,” Ursino said. “I was a bit fried at that point.”

After Ursino double-bogeyed the fifth, she went on to win the seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, 12th and 13th holes. The streak was enough to finish the match two holes early. Playing at 2-up after 13 holes, she nearly had the match in hand. They tied the

14th, thanks to Ursino’s finessed chip shot from the brim of the green to within a couple feet of the hole. And after shooting +5 through 6, she finished the day plus-6 through 16 holes.

Janet Benson, Claudia BurkeLast, Melinda Johnson, Faith Stirrat, Alex Taylor and Ellen Wang, of the Plateau Club, and Cheryl Briedenbach, Shane McTaggart, Denise Owen, Charlene Rankin and Misty Shimizu, of Sahalee, also competed. In match play, the golfers compete against their partner to win each hole. Ursino, who noted the stamina one needs to be able to play four days of 18 holes per day, got to the final round by beating her opponents on a 19th hole tiebreaker on three of those days.

“It’s kind of a different mindset (than stroke play) because you always know what you’ve got to do,” she said. “You just always have to make good shots.”

Ursino most recently won the City Championship in 1996, but in 2009 came up short of the win against Leslie Folsom, falling 7and-5 at The Seattle Golf Club.

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Photo by Christopher Huber

Sammamish resident Sue Ursino chips a shot from the edge of the 13th green during the SWGA City Championship match at Sahalee June 17.

Lakeside Recovery starts summer baseball strong

By Bob Taylor

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Connor Gilchrist, who pitched for Skyline in the spring, will be part of the rotation for Lakeside Recovery.

The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team is a bit younger than some teams in past summers.

But manager Rob Reese said he believes that mixing promising young players with a handful of veterans could make Lakeside Recovery a competitive club this season.

Lakeside Recovery has shown promise already with 13 victories in its first 18 games, with plenty of summer ball to play.

“We are off to a good start,” said Reese, the club’s manager since 1990.

Under Reese’s guidance, Lakeside Recovery has won five state titles, the most recent in 2009. Lakeside Recovery also has been to regionals six times, and in 1995 the club finished second in the American Legion World Series.

Although this summer’s team is dominated by juniors and might be a year away from being

a state power, Reese is optimistic.

He said he believes if the club plays at its potential it could make a run at the state title.

“I think it’s got a good shot. We have some pretty talented juniors and a lot of pitching depth,” he said. “If we play good defense and hit, we could become a pretty good team.”

The pitching staff includes two college freshmen — Connor Lawhead, a Skyline High School graduate, and Mike Paulson, an Issaquah High School graduate.

Both played at Walla Walla Community College this spring.

Paulson had a 5-1 record with a 2.88 earned run average. He also played as an outfielder, hitting .307 with 13 doubles, two home runs and 25 runs batted in.

Lawhead was 0-1 with a 4.20 ERA. “Having those two guys back really helps. Paulson is a heckuva player and a good leader,” Reese said.

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Recovery Continued from Page 18

Photo by Christopher Huber

Anne Carr takes a swing during the championship flight of the SWGA City Championship June 17 at Sahalee.

Golf Continued from Page 18

The SWGA was founded in 1927 and is made up of members from 13 private clubs in King County — Meridian Valley, Sahalee, Fairwood, Twin Lakes,

Seattle, Plateau, Bear Creek, Inglewood, Glendale, Glen Acres, Overlake, Sand Point and Rainier.

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The staff also includes Travis Snider and Brandon Lundeberg, who graduated from Skyline this month; and a corps of juniors in Andrew Kemmerer, Ethan Kalin and Brandon Mahovlich, of Issaquah; Aaron Sandefur, of Newport; and Matt Lunde and Connor Gilchrist, of Skyline.

Snider earned second-team allKingCo Conference 4A honors this spring. He was 5-0 with one save. He also played in the outfield and hit .322 for the Spartans.

“He really came on strong as a senior and had a great season,” Reese said. “He had a good summer for the Skyline Lakeside team last year, too.”

Mahovlich and Sandefur each earned KingCo honorable mention this season. Mahovlich had a 2-3 record with a 2.18 earned run average. Sandefur, overshadowed by two seniors who are bound for Division I schools, had a 2-1 record with two saves and a 1.12 ERA. He has already won two games this summer. Sandefur had an impressive performance June 5, when he tossed a two-hitter and struck out 11 in Lakeside Recovery’s 7-0 victory against the Skagit Sox. “Sandefur and Mahovlich both throw hard,” Reese said. “We have a lot of quality pitchers this season. We should have a strong pitching staff.”

On the receiving end will be Skyline’s Jimmy Sinatro and Kemmerer, who will catch when he is not pitching. Sinatro earned first-team all-KingCo honors this spring with Skyline. He opened the summer season by going 3for-4 with six runs batted in as Lakeside Recovery downed Bellevue Legion, 9-3, in a May 31 league game.

“On two of his at-bats, he just had absolute rockets,” Reese said.

Kemmerer was one of

Issaquah’s top hitters this spring with a .305 average.

Lakeside Recovery has depth at catcher this summer. Daniel Altchech, the team’s starting catcher last summer, is back for another season. He earned allKingCo second-team honors as a catcher this spring. However, the Newport graduate will play more at third base this season.

Kalin, Paulson and Lee Stoops, of Newport, will share first-base duties. Issaquah’s Jake Bakamus, who earned all-KingCo honorable mention, and Newport’s Kyle Goemmer will play at shortstop.

Newport’s Mason Paul and Skyline’s Wes Blackburn, another all-KingCo honorable mention selection, will handle second base. Reese said Mahovlich could also see some action in the infield.

Roaming the outfield for Lakeside Recovery will be Newport’s Nate Anderson, Stoops, Paulson, Gilchrist, Snider and Mahovlich. Anderson, who earned all-KingCo honorable mention, should be one of the team’s top offensive contributors; he hit .321 with two home runs for the Knights this spring.

“We’ve got a pretty young club, but we have some good leadership there, too,” Reese said. “We have some guys who can hit the ball.”

Lakeside Recovery will play a demanding summer schedule that includes some tough tournaments and nonleague games.

“In the long run, it pays off even if the results don’t always come out the way you want,” Reese said. “The tournaments help get our guys ready for the legion tournaments.”

After the regular season, Lakeside Recovery will enter the state sub-regionals, where two teams from each region advance to the state tournament.

Reese said he believes his team has the potential to make another run at the state title.

“I think when you look at this program, year in and year out,

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we always have a shot at the state title,” he said.

As of the Review’s deadline, Lakeside had won five straight since June 17. In a double-header at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue, the team beat the Skagit Sox 6-2 then 3-0. On June 18, Lakeside won 6-1 and 17-0 over the team from Liberty, Ore. in a doubleheader at Newport High School.

In its Fathers Day game, Lakeside came back in the sixth inning with five runs to beat the Kirkland Merchants 8-4. Despite committing four errors, Lakeside had 12 hits, including two homeruns by Skyline’s Jimmy Sinatro.

He went 2-for-4 with 5 RBIs. Skyline’s Travis Snider went 2for-4 with a double and an RBI. Lakeside heads to Pullman for the June 22-26 Palouse Summer Series.

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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.

June 22 ◆ Issaquah School Board meets with state legislators.

6 p.m. 565 N.W. Holly St., Issaquah. ◆ Issaquah School Board.

7 p.m. 565 N.W. Holly St., Issaquah.

July 4 City Offices Closed

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

July 5 City Council 6:30 p.m. City Hall.

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Public meetings

Fourth on the Plateau volunteer orientation is at 6:30 p.m. June 27 at City Hall.

Fourth on the Plateau July Fourth celebration starts at 6 p.m. at City Hall with food and games for everyone before fireworks at the end of the evening.

July 6 Parks and Recreation Committee 6:30 p.m. City Hall.

Summer concert series begins. Creme Tangerine, a Beatles tribute band, will play at 6:30 p.m. July 7 at Pine Lake Park.

Mark Waterbury will be the featured speaker at this month’s Redmond Association of Spokenword meeting.

Waterbury is the author of “Monsters of Perugia: The Framing of Amanda Knox” and other books. There will also be an open mic time. The event is from 7-9 p.m. June 24 at the Old Schoolhouse Community Center in Redmond.

July 7 ◆ Planning Commission 6:30 p.m. City Hall. ◆ Northeast Sammamish Water and Sewer District 3 p.m. 3600 Sahalee Way N.E.

Volunteer opportunities

Library Activities

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.

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

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 888-383-7818.

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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.

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

The King County LongTerm Care Ombudsman Program needs certified longterm care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a fourday training program, visit with residents, take and resolve com-

plaints 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.

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

Swaddler Story Time, for children aged birth-9 months with an adult, 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, 10 and 11 a.m. June 29.

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

Preschool Story Time, for

ages 3-6 with an adult, 10 a.m.

June 30.

The teen writers’ group 3:30 p.m. June 21.

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.

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on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at Fire Station 83 Visit www.lllusa.org/web/Sammamish WA.

music, play and parent education has openings in pre-toddler, toddler and family classes. Call 869-5605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org.

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

Email scott.brewer@sammamishrotary.org.

A support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s. Caregivers gain emotional support, learn and share their experiences 6:30-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church. Call 617-1936.

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.

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

The La Leche League is committed to helping mothers breastfeed. They plan to meet

Focus on Faith 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. Drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom and baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group, classes, studies and themed days.

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837-1948.

Healing Prayer Service. If you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting. The fourth Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

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

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The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments. Visit www.sammamishrotary.org.

Redmond Toddler Group, a parent-child program with art,

centered program offering support. Mondays, 7-9 p.m., Pine Lake Covenant Church. Visit www.missiolux.org, or call 3928636.

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

Moms In Touch an interdenominational prayer support group for moms to pray for children and schools. Call Jan Domek, (Issaquah School District) 681-6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, (Lake Washington School District) 392-2291, or visit

Foster Parent Support Group meets the last Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace. Earn your training/foster parent hours. Refreshments and child care are provided. Call 206-7198764.

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 Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m.

Tuesdays at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Call Chabad of the Central Cascades 427-1654.

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

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The Eastside Welcome Club, for people new to the area, meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month and at other times for activities and outings. Call Barbara at 8682851.

Sammamish Kiwanis meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church. Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.

Toastmasters of Sammamish meet from 7:15–8:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Mary, Queen of Peace. Email davidlloydhall@live.com.

The Sammamish Symphony is seeking musicians. Visit www.SammamishSymphony.org.

Fridays, the Chabad House at the Issaquah Highlands. Call 427-1654.

Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. Visit www.vedicculturalcenter.org.

Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. Visit www.redmondcbs.org.

Bhajan Bliss. Musicians and singers teach the traditional devotional bhajan. Vegetarian food. 7:30-9 p.m., Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center.

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seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King County.

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

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

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

Email links@lwsd.org or visit www.linksvolunteer.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.

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

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Summer burning moratorium is in effect Eastside Fire & Rescue crews responded to 14 brushfires in May and June — and a heightened risk for fires accompanies balmier and drier days ahead.

The agency’s burn moratorium went into effect June 15 for residents in Issaquah, Sammamish and nearby communities.

Though a rain-soaked spring may make such a moratorium seem unnecessary, summer means a heightened risk for fires.

The moratorium is in effect through Sept. 30.

For summertime cookouts, propane, natural gas and charcoal fires do not require a burn permit. Other fires require a burn permit from EFR. Call 313-3200.

Fires cannot be larger than 3

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feet in diameter and 2 feet high.

Use only dry, seasoned wood to fuel recreational fires.

The flames must be contained inside a barbecue pit, fire ring or a portable fireplace.

Fires cannot be burned within 50 feet of fences, trees, structures or combustible materials.

Importantly, only vegetation can be burned.

Burning to clear land is permanently banned in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

Firewise and EFT offer information for homeowners to create defensible spaces around residences at www.firewise.org and www.eastsidefire-rescue.org.

State unveils map to track fish and wildlife species The state Department of Fish

and Wildlife has launched a mapping system featuring information about priority animal species.

The mapping tool, PHS on the Web, allows users to zoom in on specific properties or scan broader areas to determine the presence of fish and wildlife species identified as priorities for conservation and management. Find the tool at http://wdfw.wa.gov/mapping/phs.

The same mapping feature also identifies critical fish and wildlife habitat types, ranging from coastal wetlands to shrubsteppe.

The information is often required by local, state and federal agencies in reviewing land-use permits, grant proposals and landowner incentive programs.

For a fee, the agency fills hundreds of individual information requests each year

FREE ADS FOR personal items under $250

Greenway seeks donations during fundraising drive June 23 offers a chance for people to donate to nonprofit

Garage Sales this week!

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To place your ad call 425-392-6434 Deadline: Monday Noon 134-Help Wanted ATTN: COMPUTER WORK. Work from anywhere 24/7. Up to $1,500 Part Time to $7,500/mo. Full Time. Training provided, www.workservices27.com <w>

19-Houses for Rent 4BD SPLIT LEVEL house for rent, available July 9/11, $2150/month, pets OK. 1 year lease. Contact 425-381-6942

41-Money & Finance LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at (800) 563-3005. www.fossmortgage.com <w>

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77-Free For All VAN RIMS, 8.75R16.5 LT, 8 lugs. Fits Plymouth/Dodge 12 passenger van. U pick up.

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CHAUFFER/DRIVER – INDEPENDENT Senior Housing Community. If you are fun-loving and enjoy people, consider joining our seasoned Program Department, primarily responsible for providing transportation in one of two buses. CDL required, must be able to work flexible hours, 10-15 hours/weekly. Apply at Bellewood Senior Living, 3710 Providence Pt. Dr. SE, Issaquah, WA 98029 or send email to Keenon@bellewood. com DRIVERS -- COMPANY Lease Work for us to let us work for you! Unbeatable career opportunities. Trainee, Company driver. Lease operators earn up to $51K. Lease Trainers earn up to $80K (877) 369-7105 www.centraldrivingjobs.net <w>

HELP WANTED ADS IN THIS PAPER TARGET LOCAL POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES

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134-Help Wanted JOB NUMBER – 2011-106 SUBSTITUTE DRIVERS WANTED IMMEDIATELY! King County Library System – Materials Distribution Services – Preston, WA Qualifications: *Ability to drive 23,000 pounds GVW; *One year experience. *Available on call. *Good driving record. *Ability to lift & carry up to 20 lbs, pull & push up to 180 lbs. *Knowledge of King County desirable. Shifts average Mon-Sat., start times are between 4:00pm & 7:00pm.

Delivering books & supplies around King County to KCLS branch libraries. Starts at $16.01/hr. Application review begins July 1, 2011. See posting on our website for further information. Material Distribution Services location in Preston, WA at exit 22 off I-90.

Send application (available on our website), resume & cover letter to: HR King County Library System 960 Newport Way NW Issaquah, WA 98027

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organizations, including the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust.

Between 7 a.m. and midnight, donors can participate in The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG event.

J o i n p h i l a n t h ro p i s t s a c ro s s t h e re g i o n to c o n t r i b u t e to t h e g re e n wa y a n d o t h e r n o n p ro f i t o rg a n i za t i o n s.

Donations made through the program qualify for matching funds.

People can donate at www.seattlefoundation.org. Follow the links for GiveBIG and the greenway.

In addition, The Seattle Foundation plans to randomly select donors throughout the day to receive a Golden Ticket.

The foundation then plans to donate another $1,000 in the winner’s name.

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from property developers, environmental organizations, local governments and others seeking to determine the status of fish and wildlife species in specific areas.

Now, much of the information is available online for free.

The agency’s Priority Habitats and Species program — responsible for monitoring about 200 fish and wildlife species — developed the website.

The program affords special protection for certain species based on population status, sensitivity to habitat alteration, or recreational, commercial or tribal importance.

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(1) ESTATE/MOVING SALE!!

Antique furniture, memorabilia, lots of collectible toys, leather coats, clothing, electronics, DVDs, TVs, books, sports. Friday/Saturday, June 17/18, 10am-5pm, 21420 SE 16th Place, Sammamish

(2) COMMUNITY-WIDE GARAGE Sale, Demery Hill Neighborhood in Sammamish (200 homes). Turn off Inglewood Hill Road at 222 Place NE. Fri/Sat, June 24 and 25, 8am-3pm.

(3) GARAGE SALE, Trossachs/Preswick Community.

Saturday, June 25, 8am-1pm.

Furniture, appliances, kids toys/furniture, athletic, household, decorative, books, miscellaneous. 1795 268th Place SE, Sammamish

210-Public Notices

EARLY DEADLINE !!

02-2186 LEGAL NOTICE

The Sammamish Review will be closed on Monday, July 4th due to the holiday.

All classified ads for publication in the July 6th edition must be received by our office no later than Noon, Friday,

CITY OF SAMMAMISH NOTICE OF APLICATION FOR A SHORT PLAT/SEPA NOTIFICATION Landa Short Plat - PLN201100015, Formerly called Lake Hill Subdivision (PLN200700051) Project Description: 6 lot short plat The applicant (Landa Short Plat LLC) first applied for a subdivision for the below described property on September 19, 2007. At that time the city considered the division of land into more than 4 lots to a subdivision. The city now considers the division of land into 9 or more lots a subdivision.

The applicant desired to process his project as a short plat.

On June 08, 2011; the applicant converted the subdivision to a short plat. Following a review to confirm that a complete short subdivision application had been received, the City issued a letter of completion to the applicant on June 10, 2011. On June 20th, 2011 the City issued this Notice of Application / SEPA Notification by the following means: mailed notice to property owners within 500 feet of the subject site, a sign posted on the subject site, and by placing a legal no-

July 1st for the July 6th edition 210-Public Notices tice in the local newspaper.

Applicant: Landa Short Plat LLC Public Comment Period: June 20th 2011 through July 11, 2011 Project Location: 17XX EAST LAKE SAMM PKWY SE, Sammamish, WA. 98075 Tax Parcel Number: 0624069115 Existing Environmental Documents: SEPA Checklist; Steam Mitigation Plan and Site Plan Impacts and Mitigation, Lake Hill Plat; Lake Hill Subdivision, Revised Critical Area Study Other Permits Included: Site Development Permit SEPA Review: Based on the submitted application, and available information, the City anticipates issuing a DNS for this proposal. The optional DNS process as specified in WAC 197-11-355 is being utilized. Consequently, this may be the only opportunity to

comment on the environment impacts of this proposal. This proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. A copy of the subsequent SEPA threshold determination for the proposal may be obtained upon request.

Staff Member Assigned: Emily Arteche, Senior Planner, (425) 295-0522, earteche@ci. sammamish.wa.us 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.

Published in Sammamish Review on 6/22/11

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