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Project draws concerns for lack of public notice BY LIZZ GIORDANO
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After a lengthy discussion, the City Council in a 4-3 vote approved a project design for Southeast Fourth Street from 218th Avenue Southeast to
228th Avenue Southeast during the council’s July 19 meeting. The design includes two standard roundabouts at 225th and 224th, two smaller-scale roundabouts at 222nd and 218th, 6- to 8-foot-wide side-
walks along the corridor and a landscaped median with turn lanes added between 218th and 222nd. The dissenters to the vote, Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama, Councilmember Christie Malchow and
Councilmember Tom Hornish, all criticized the lack of communication between the city and residents regarding the design process of the road. “The fact that we told the people, even at that council meeting, that the whole
design was open to discussion, when the public showed up it wasn’t,” Hornish said during the meeting. “Might have gotten to the right result, but I have a real difficulty with the
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City discusses stormwater management at town hall BY LIZZ GIORDANO lgiordano@sammamishreview.com
In a city surrounded by deep valleys, steep slopes and many lakes and streams, controlling stormwater can be a challenge. Sammamish has more than 800 acres of wetlands, 30 miles of streams, three lakes, 185 miles of pipeline and over 40 inches of rainfall each year, all needing to be managed. According to city staff members, an important decision will be made this year to revise the city’s overall vision and goals for managing stormwater and surface water. The city staff, along with consultants it hired, held an open house July 27 at City Hall seeking public input as manuals and code regarding stormwater and surface water are in the process of being updated. The meeting covered three topics: the Storm and Surface Water Comprehensive Plan, the Surface Water Design Manual and updates to city code to incorporate state-mandated lowimpact development practices. 2001 was the last time the city updated its Stormwater Management Comprehensive Plan, and according to Tawni Dalziel, the city’s senior stormwater program manager, much has changed since then. The comprehensive plan SEE WATER, PAGE 9
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Eastside Fire & Rescue personnel emerge from the search scene back to the staging area on North Fork Road on July 27.
Skyline student drowns in Snoqualmie River BY STUART MILLER smiller@sammamishreview.com
Samantha Spigel, a 17-yearold Skyline High School senior, drowned in the Snoqualmie River July 27 near North Bend. Spigel was swimming with two teenage boys at the base of Fantastic Falls in a secluded part of the North Fork of the river, said Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff’s Office. Spigel was struggling
in the swift currents at that part of the river, West said, and one of the boys with her grabbed her and tried to help her to shore. Eventually, he couldn’t hold on any longer and had to get himself out of the water,
West said. He got out of the river and called 911 around 4 p.m. West said it appears that the strong current and cold water caused Spigel to go SEE DROWNING, PAGE 5
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Registration is open for Tools4Schools
Registration is now open for Tools4School, a community effort to provide new backpacks and school supplies to Issaquah School District students. Families interested in participating should register with the Issaquah Schools Foundation at isfdn.org by Aug. 5 or with co-sponsor Eastridge Church at lisette.murrell@eastridgetoday.com. Eastridge staff will be stuffing backpacks from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17 at its Issaquah location, 24205 SE Issaquah-Fall City Road. All supplies will be distributed at the annual Tools4School Health and Wellness Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 20 at Eastridge Church. Tools4School is coordinated by the Issaquah Schools Foundation in close partnership with other nonprofits and organizations, including the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank. For community members and businesses interested in donating or volunteering, visit isfdn. org.
Limited tickets available now for Bollywood Dance Cultural Event
The city of Sammamish’s Arts Commission presents Bollywood Cultural Event Dance/Garba, featuring an evening of dancing to the beat of the contemporary Bollywood scene. Festivities are from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 27 at the EX3 Boys and Girls Club and Teen Center, 825 228th Ave. NE. Volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate the dances. Food will be available at the event to purchase. The event is free. However, space is limited, so tickets are required. To acquire a ticket, go to brownpapertickets.com/ event/2571609. To learn more, go to bit.ly/2al4ET3.
Students wanted for Healthy Youth Initiative
The Issaquah Schools Foundation’s Healthy Youth Initiative is seeking student representatives for the upcoming school year. The group’s mission is to foster a caring community that promotes
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healthy youth and families. HYI focuses on preventing and reducing youth substance abuse, preventing youth suicide and supporting youth mental wellness, and helping financially challenged youth and families. HYI student representative applicants should be 12 to 18 years of age and attend Issaquah School District middle schools or high schools. To apply, students should send an email to Barbara de Michele, Issaquah Schools Foundation HYI program director, at barb@ isfdn.org by Aug. 19. In the email, explain why you would be interested in joining the group. Volunteer focus and choices will be discussed during the orientation meeting. Include your grade and school during the 2016-17 school year. Learn more at healthyyouthinitiative.org.
City of Sammamish launches virtual town hall tool The City of Sammamish launched a new online forum for public input on July 27. The virtual town hall will allow city staff mem-
bers to ask for resident feedback on topics such as growth, transportation and recreation. Residents can submit comments online from the comfort of their own home. “At a typical City Council meeting, we hear public comment from just seven or eight people,” Sammamish City Manager Lyman Howard said in a website introduction. “While we greatly appreciate and value their perspectives, we would love to hear from a broader range of residents, including those who are too busy — or too shy — to appear in front of the Council television cameras.” The first town hall topic is communications. The city wants to know how it can do a better job of staying in touch with residents. Access the survey at peakdemocracy. com/3838. Contact Communications Manager Tim Larson at tlarson@sammamish.us or 425-295-0555 for more information.
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will perform at a Springfree Trampoline concert on Aug. 6. The concert goes from 2-3 p.m. at the Issaquah store, 1875 NW Poplar Way, Suite 1. Free snacks and drinks will be provided. It’s free, but attendees are encouraged to bring a donation of new or gently used clothes, especially pants, to help local children in need. The concert benefits Eastside Baby Corner. Rolie Polie Guacamole is described as a rocking “kindie” band from New York. The group is known for its parentfriendly musical style that dresses up original tunes and classic covers with vibrant harmonies and deft instrumental layers.
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Kindergarten ride along event filling up New kindergarten students and their parents are invited to the Issaquah School District’s “Come, Ride Along” event Aug 10-11. The Aug. 9 date is full. The ride is a short introduction to learn about bus safety procedures The bus rides start in the Issaquah High School parking lot at 9 a.m. The transportation department will take a headshot photo of each student to confirm each face with each name. The buses leave at 9:30 and the ride lasts about one hour. A release form is required and must be signed by the parent. Forms for the appropriate dates are online at: n Wednesday, Aug. 10 at bit.ly/2awHGgU n Thursday, Aug. 11 at bit.ly/2aaIc08 Submit completed forms to: n By email to Transportation-Enews@ issaquah.wednet.edu n By mail to 805 2nd Ave. SE, Issaquah WA 98027, Attn: Kindergarten Release n Bring it with you to the ride along n As a last resort, give it directly to the bus driver
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CWU officials tour former Mars Hill Church building More than 20 Central Washington University officials toured the Mars Hill Church building in early June, according to the City of Sammamish monthly newsletter. The city bought the vacant, former church at 120 228th Ave. NE in March 2015 for $6.1 million. The explicitly stated purpose was to attract higher education to Sammamish in an area that already features three high schools. “When we took them on a tour of the building, most of the CWU folks seemed to think it would
work just fine with some partitioning of rooms and other adjustments,” Sammamish City Manager Lyman Howard said in the newsletter. The newsletter noted that CWU department heads, facility experts and academic chiefs drove from Ellensburg to meet with the Sammamish City Council and staff members on June 6. In March, the university emerged as a front-runner to occupy the building with a Sammamish satellite campus.
Howard said at a March 22 City Council meeting that CWU’s slate of possible offerings aligned well with what he believes was the city’s ultimate vision for the site, including Running Start programs, continuing education and English as a second language offerings, to name a few. “We’re continuing to work closely with them,” Howard said in the newsletter. “If they decide to move forward, we’ll get into discussions about lease terms and all the other details.”
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On Further Review
Watchdogs critical in this golden age of municipal malfeasance
Step up and confront local racism as soon as you see it
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atch out, Washington. We are entering a golden age of municipal malfeasance. In recent months — just in King County — Kent officials illegally sold off a public park to developers in secret, the Black Diamond City Council treated the state Open Public Meetings Act like a soiled napkin, and the City of SeaTac’s staff colluded to steal a parcel of land from local businesspeople. Those are just the ones we know of. Daylighting these instances of misconduct or even corruption requires watchdogging by the media and a lawful adherence to Washington’s public-transparency laws. Both seem to be on the wane. And we’re all the worse for it. The latest diminishment of public trust comes in SeaTac. A King County Superior Court judge recently ordered the city to pay $18.3 million for a corrupt plan, hatched by members of the city staff, to scuttle a park-and-fly parking garage near the airport. A blistering critique by Judge Richard McDermott — first reported by The Highline Times — found a “pattern of deception” in the city’s efforts to kill off the development plan, then buy the land at a bargain price, based in part on the hopes of driving off Somali immigrants. Governments “are supposed to represent us,” McDermott said in court. “And because of that, they have a duty of honesty and transparency. The city violated that duty so many times I’ve lost count. … Quite frankly, the actions of the city of SeaTac in this case are unexplainable and totally unacceptable.” The developers, Gerry and Kathryn Kingen, didn’t realize they were being wronged until they’d already lost their 4-acre plot of very developable land. When they filed a public-records request, SeaTac took a year to fulfill it — and even then withheld smoking-gun documents that proved the conspiracy, according to McDermott. There are fewer watchdogs looking for these outrages. South King County was once served by a daily paper and by bureaus of Seattle newspapers. These communities now are served by blogs and weekly papers, and the municipalities are exploiting that fact. Watchdogs — citizens and journalists alike — still have a useful tool in the state’s strong laws mandating open meetings and access to public records. If cities like SeaTac ignore requests, they face fines. If meetings are held in secret, city council members must pay. Those vital tools are constantly under attack in the state Legislature, most often by cities and counties who trot down to Olympia to describe how overburdened they are by superfluous requests for records. The Legislature next year will undoubtedly consider, again, watering down the Public Records Act. This time, SeaTac’s egregious shredding of transparency should be Exhibit A in why those laws are necessary.
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s a white middle-aged man, I sometimes travel obliviously through life wearing rosecolored shades over my eyes. I want to believe things could never be as bad as the segregation of the 1960s. But those tinted glasses were yanked from my head last week when I read of an incident right here in Issaquah. It left me wondering how anyone in an upscale neighborhood like the Issaquah Highlands could harbor such an ignorant and hateful mentality. Two women and a boy were inside the Highlands Safeway, visibly shaken. One woman, wearing a headscarf, couldn’t hold back tears as she recalled her encounter with a group of vile teenagers outside the store who yelled “ISIS” and other malicious things at her. A witness said the boys were loud and taunted the women, even going so far as to say they had no right to be upset by the comments. To associate a member of your local community with ISIS is beyond the pale. The incident speaks poorly not just of those boys, but also of their parental upbringing. What gives me hope were all of those who came to the women’s aid. One of two store managers chased off the youth, ordering them to never return and threatening to call the police and have them trespassed. The other manager walked the women and the child to safety at the end of the street. The entire incident was shared on the Issaquah Highlands Facebook page and
retold on a Snoqualmie Valley-based blog called Living Snoqualmie. And the comments section accompanying the story on the blog were not immune from uninformed stateDavid Hayes ments. I’ve somehow avoided direct exposure to that unfortunate underbelly of our society. As a child, I lived in one of the most racially diverse neighborhoods in the Bay Area. My next-door neighbor was just my best friend, not my best African American friend. I served in the Navy, making no distinction between color or creed. Then you read about something that happens just a few miles away. Like the Caucasian mom, married to an African American, who received a hate-filled letter with multiple mentions of the n-word. But what can we do? We all can’t be responsible for raising everyone else’s child correctly. My best suggestion is what happened in the Highlands. Confront racism when it happens. Don’t ignore it. Don’t let it fester. Let something righteous bloom in its place. Email reporter David Hayes at dhayes@sammamishreview.com. Twitter: @DavidHayesIP On Further Review is a weekly column by members of the Sammamish Review news staff. It does not necessarily represent the editorial views of the newspaper.
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Burglar vandalizes new Plateau home with estimated $100,000 in water damage The owners of a home under construction in the 3300 block of Northeast Harrison Drive discovered someone had broken into the home and caused extensive, intentional water damage throughout, by as much as $100,000, according to a police report. The report said the owners discovered that someone entered the home sometime after 1:30 p.m. July 22 through the back patio door and stole five surround sound ceiling speak-
Permit granted for 109 townhomes Issaquah Highlands The Urban Village Development Commission unanimously approved a site development permit for 109 townhomes along Northeast Discovery Drive, between Northeast High Street and Ninth Ave Northeast in the Issaquah Highlands during their July 19 meeting.
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ers. The owners also reported finding the kitchen water faucet left on as well as the faucets in the downstairs bathroom sink and laundry room sink. The master bathroom shower and tub had also been left on and water was pouring water out, causing damage to the wood floor outside the bathroom. According to the report, the home’s builder also said the bathroom’s cabinet was ruined and needed replacing as well as the windowsill behind the tub. The overflowing water flooded through the floorboards and
caused massive water damage to the insulation and wood. The report said the builder estimated the total damage to the bathroom cabinet, hardwood flooring and windowsill to be between $20,000 and $30,000. The homeowner estimates the total loss at $100,000. An officer determined there was no damage to the sliding patio door. The officer reported it appeared the handle had been jiggled up and down until it gave. The home had no video surveillance and there were no further suspect leads.
The plan, on the roughly 8.5-acre site, includes 109 for-sale townhomes projected to be approximately 2,400 to 3,600 square feet in size, a 1-acre publicly accessible park and 358 on-site parking stalls. The developer, Polygon Homes, plans to connect the new subdivision, Westridge North, by building extensions to Northeast High
Street, Seventh Avenue Northeast and Northeast Ellis Drive. The developer will pay for the construction of these roads. The land is owned by Issaquah Highlands Investment Fund LLC, a Bellevue-based company that operates as a subsidiary of William Lyon Homes. Polygon also started clearing and grading work on an adjacent 11.6-
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under. She did not go over Fantastic Falls, West said. Cold water incapacitation likely had something to do with the drowning, West said. Bodies can start shutting down and lose motor functions when submerged in cold water, affecting one’s ability to stay above water. The water flowing at Fantastic Falls is snow runoff from the Cascades. “When it’s hot, people don’t realize how cold the water still is,” West acre project, directly west of Swedish Hospital. The developer plans to create 72 lots for single-family residences The design also includes a central park space and connections to existing trails. Polygon Homes is planning to build and pay for a new road, Sixth Avenue Northeast, to provide access to the subdivision from Northeast Discovery Drive.
said. “This time of year, when it gets hot, we see an increase in drownings.” It was sunny and in the mid-80s in North Bend on July 27. King County’s Marine Rescue Dive Unit recovered Spigel’s body a few hours after the boys called 911, West said. KOMO-TV received a statement from the Spigel family describing Samantha as a “determined, exuberant young woman. She had very big dreams, aspiring to earn a law degree to work as an advocate for children.” Spigel was in the Running Start program at Bellevue College, and volunteered as a chil-
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dren’s Sunday school teacher at Temple de Hirsch Sinai in Bellevue, the statement said. She also worked part-time as a Starbucks barista. Her Skyline classmates organized a memorial for her July 31 at Pine Lake Park. Spigel’s family held a memorial service at Temple B’Nai Torah in Bellevue on Aug. 1. The Marine Rescue Dive Unit was deployed on the Snoqualmie River just weeks ago on July 16 to help a woman who nearly drowned while floating the river. West advised that swimmers use a life jacket and be mindful of cold water and river currents.
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of the Pillagers dress as pirates in 5k fun run to raise funds for Seattle Children’s Hospital
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Above, Lakemont resident Caleb Amborn, 2, and his mom Alexa are ready to strike mock terror among the landlubbers of Sammamish July 30 as they join 120 runners in the Pirates of the Plateau 5K Fun Walk/Run on Northeast Inglewood Hill Road. The registration fees donated by the pirates raised more than $5,000 in gold doubloons for the uncompensated care program at Seattle Childrens. Alexa Amborn was grateful to have a way to thank the hospital for the major surgery they performed on Caleb when he was an infant. The run was followed by a carnival, mini golf, free treats and music, and was organized by Orthodontics on the Plateau.
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Calendar of events Friday, Aug. 5 Camp Creativity at Michael’s, for ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, $5 per session/$12 for three sessions, 1802 12th Ave. NW Suite A, register online at michaels. com/camp-creativity Friday Craft Class at PurpleTrail, ages 8 and older, 11 a.m. to noon, $5, 1495 11th Ave. NW, www.facebook.com/ purpletrail/events Idea Lab: Makespace for Kids, ages 6-12, 2-4 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 ArtWalk, featuring artist demonstrations and exhibits, live music and dancing at venues along Front Street, 6-9 p.m., free Pizza and Picasso, ages 6 to 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Museo Art Academy, 300 NE Gilman Blvd. suite 100, $29, $10 buddy discount available, 391-0244 Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE SummerStock program presents “School of Rock: The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Francis J. Guadette Theatre, 303 Front. St. N., $18 for youth and seniors/$20 general admission, villagetheatre.org/issaquah/KS-schoolof-rock.php Darren Motamedy, ages 21 and older, 8-11 p.m., $10 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Bld., 392-5550
Saturday, Aug. 6 Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring music by Donna Mansfield 10:30 a.m. to noon and children’s stories and sing along by Cyndi Soup 12:30-2 p.m., Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. NW Home Depot Kids Workshop: Skateboard Pencil Box, ages 5-12, 9 a.m. to noon, free, 6200 East Lake Sammamish Parkway, register at workshops.homedepot.com Issaquah Alps Area Hike, easy, 4-6 miles, 800to 1,200-foot gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 369-1725 Sammamish Walks: Evans Creek Preserve, 10 a.m. to noon, 3923 224th Ave. NE, Redmond Grand Ridge Mine History Hike, 10 a.m. to noon, meet at East Sunset Way Trailhead, $10 general admission/$7.50 for members, preregister at bit. ly/2ac4uD1 Open Farm at Fox Hollow Farm, featuring animal interactions, inflatables, playhouses, pony rides and miniature farm vehicles, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 12031 Issaquah-Hobart Road SE, $10 per person, children under 1 free, pony rides $5 extra, foxhollowfamilyfarm. com Walk at Beaver Lake Preserve, 10 a.m. to noon, 3923 224th Ave. NE, free, register at bit.ly/2aqSL0g Issaquah Valley Trolley
rides, $5, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 First Ave. NE Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park present Nature Nook at Sunset Beach Bathhouse, noon to 1:30 p.m., free, 360902-8844 Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE SummerStock program presents “School of Rock: The Musical,” 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Francis J. Guadette Theatre, 303 Front. St. N., $18 for youth and seniors/$20 general admission, villagetheatre.org/ issaquah/KS-school-of-rock.php The Studio in Issaquah presents Baby/Me Cardio Class, for mothers & fathers with children 2-24 months, 11 a.m. to noon, $5, register at studioissaquah.com or $10 at the door, 100 Front St. S. Suite A Springfree Trampoline presents a benefit concert for Eastside Baby Corner featuring Rollie Pollie Quacamole, bring new or gently used clothes especially pants to help local children in need, 2-3 p.m., 1875 NW Poplar Way Suite 1, springfreetrampoline.com/ store/issaquah Junior Ranger Programs at Lake Sammamish State Park, for ages 6-10, 3-4:30 p.m., Sunset Beach Bathhouse, lakesammamishfriends.org Shaggy Sweet, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 Ricky Venture Review, ages 21 and older, 8-11 p.m., $5 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Bld., 392-5550
Sunday, Aug. 7 Seventh Old Rides Club Roger Jackson Classic, 8 a.m., Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 NE Gilman Blvd., 392-1266 Tinkham Lake Hike, moderate, 6 miles, 1,000foot gain, 8 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 9026255 Open Farm at Fox Hollow Farm, featuring animal interactions, inflatables, playhouses, pony rides and miniature farm vehicles, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 12031 Issaquah-Hobart Road SE, $10 per person, children under 1 free, pony rides $5 extra, foxhollowfamilyfarm. com Issaquah Valley Trolley rides, $5, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 First Ave. NE Timberlake Issaquah Church presents Party on the Plaza at Grand Ridge Plaza, featuring free lunch and ice cream, bouncy houses and activities for kids, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., between Regal Cinemas and The Big Fish Grill, free Shakespeare Club for Kids, ages 9-12, 1-2:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825
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p.m., Historic Train Depot, 50 Rainier Blvd. N., free Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Highlands Fire Station, 1280 NE Park Drive, rovinfiddlers.com Concerts on the Green: Portage Bay Big Band, 7-8:30 p.m., community center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., free Evening Figure Drawing Session, ages 18 and older, $71 for members/$76 for non members, 7-9:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., arteast.org/2016/07/ evening-figure-drawing-openstudio-3
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Mad Science: Gross-out Camp, 9 a.m. to noon, featuring our amazing, gross and sometimes disgusting bodily functions; Eureka! The Invention Camp, 1-4 p.m., featuring using your mind to overcome a series of challenges; $200 per camp, $25 for “mission nutrition” program lunch between camps, Lodge At Beaver Lake, 25201 SE 24th St., madsciencecamps.com or 556-0800 Mixed Media Youth Summer Camp, ages 7-11, 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $120 for members/$130 for non members, arteast. org/2016/07/mixed-mediayouth-camp Camp Creativity at Michael’s, for ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, $5 per session/$12 for three sessions, 1802 12th Ave. NW Suite A, register online at www.michaels.com/campcreativity Jaipur Printmaking Camp, ages 7-11, 1-4 p.m., Monday through Friday, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $120 for members/$130 for non members, arteast.org/2016/07/ jaipur-printmaking-camp
Summer Movie Express, $1, featuring “The Book of Life” and “Hotel Transylvania 2,” 10 a.m., Regal Cinemas Issaquah Highlands, 940 NE Park Dr. Camp Creativity at Michael’s, for ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, $5 per session/$12 for three sessions, 1802 12th Ave. NW Suite A, register online at www.michaels.com/campcreativity Boehm’s Candies 60th Anniversary Celebration, featuring factory tours, free commemorative chocolate coin, raffles and prizes, noon to 3 p.m., 255 NE Gilman Blvd., free, boehmscandies.com/celebrate Walk ‘n Talk in the Park, noon to 1 p.m., Main Picnic rotunda, Lake Sammamish State Park, lakesammamishfriends.org/ Sammamish Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m., featuring music by Larry Murante 4-6 p.m. and children’s activities making friendship bracelets, Sammamish Commons Plaza at City Hall, 801 228th Ave. SE, sammamishfarmersmarket.org Pop Up Art: Paint a portion of artEAST’s paragliing Mural for Fantastic Fly-in, free and open to all, 4-7 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N Wednesday Night Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Zeeks Pizza, 2525 NE Park Drive, 893-8646
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Mini Rangers Program, for ages 3-5, 10-11 a.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, free, lakesammamishfriends.org Family Friendly Volunteering, Lower Commons Native Plant Garden, 550 222nd Place SE, sign up at 295-0556 Concerts in the Park: Georgetown Orbits, 6:30-8 p.m., Pine Lake Park, 228th and Southeast 24th St. Reading with Rover: read aloud to a certified therapy dog, ages 6 and older, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Gas Station Blues: CeeCee James & The Mission of Soul, 7-9 p.m., Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N., free
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process.” Councilmember and Transportation Committee member Tom Odell said the proposed final plan did include community input heard at two open houses hosted by the city to discuss possible road designs for Fourth Street. During the council meeting, city staff told councilmembers the city provided information about the first meeting to the Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter and notified the Sammamish Review about the second open house. Hornish voiced concern over the city’s inconsistency of using two different newspapers to provide notice
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describes how the city actively manages storm and surface water within the city, establishes program goals and sets the framework for future budgeting needs. Dalziel anticipates the city will need to budget more funding to manage stormwater and surface water in the coming years. The city is planning a rate study either later this year or next year to determine what that increase might be. During the open house, the city was soliciting input from residents of what might have been missed and not included in the comprehensive plan that will be used for the next six to eight years. Also addressed was the Surface Water Design Manual. The city currently uses King County’s 2009 manual with an
to residents about the Fourth Street open houses. Transportation Committee member Malchow was also critical of the city using a hodgepodge of newspapers to provide public notice of the open houses. “I fear it has made it somewhat challenging to our citizens to know when to be at an open house to make comment,” Malchow said. The Sammamish Review received press releases via email from the city Jan. 19 and June 10 that previewed each open house. The information was published on the newspaper’s website but was not published in the print edition. According to Communications Manager Tim Larson, the city also sent the Issaquah-Sammamish
Reporter press releases previewing both open houses. “I sent out a press release to both papers for both meetings,” Larson said. “I also publicized both meetings with an email blast and a website posting. It was pretty much standard procedure.” Mayor Don Gerend said he doesn’t think more meetings are necessary and was concerned the city might lose a $4 million grant from the state if the project is delayed. “The citizens have had opportunities,” Gerend said. “All those transportation committee meetings were announced. The whole design has been open for discussion at City Council meetings. We have listened to input.” According to municipal documents, the city
could lose the grant if construction does not start by May 2017. The grant would cover roughly a quarter of the total cost of the project, estimated at $15.5 million. Hornish said he regrets risking the grant money but ultimately voted no because he believes citizens’ voices should be heard. Malchow and Valderrama both said the city has not done a good job explaining to the public why this project is happening and what it entails. “I don’t think we have conveyed to the public that those intersections will fail by 2035 and that’s why something needs to be there,” Malchow said. Valderrama said growth should pay for growth and wants to delay the Fourth Street project so the city can
coordinate with a developer, STCA LLC, that is in the process of planning a project along the street. Valderrama predicts the developer’s project will be permitted this year. “Have (STCA LLC) pay for the right of way since it’s for their development,” Valderrama said. The City Council also passed an emergency ordinance extending the area surrounding future projects where developers are required to notify nearby landowners of neighborhood meetings to 1,000 feet, and changed the structure of these neighborhood
addendum added by the city. This manual regulates stormwater standards in the design, construction and maintenance of development and redevelopment projects. For smaller projects, the city allows for the use of the county’s 1998 Surface Water Design Manual. To comply with new structure stormwater standards, Dalziel predicts the City Council will approve the new 2016 King County Surface Water Design Manual with an addendum added by the city. The state is requiring cities to review and update code to include low-impact principles
into development. Also known as low-impact development or LID, they are practices that mimic the natural hydrological process. This includes reducing impervious or impenetrable surfaces, retaining native vegetation and reducing surface flows. Many residents advocated for retaining as many trees as possible and adding landscape plants as ways the city could incorporate LID principles. During a presentation at the open house, Dalziel said the city is also planning to redesign stormwater ponds after the planning commission and the public were criti-
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Twin fencers rising in the ranks of swordplay BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@sammamishreview.com
There’s no doubt that Ketki and Mallika Ketkar have natural athletic abilities, but serendipity may have shifted their focus from tennis and swimming to a different sport about three years ago. The 11-year-old twin sisters, who will be entering seventh grade this year at Beaver Lake Middle School, were swimming at the Columbia Athletic Club in Sammamish when something caught their attention: A group of students from Washington Fencing Academy of Issaquah who were giving a demonstration. “They didn’t even watch the demo – they just saw people with white outfits, masks and swords,” said their mother, Sonali Tikekar. “It was like, ‘I want to do whatever that is.’” Six months later, after researching the sport online, Ketki and Mallika tried fencing for the first time through a WFA camp. And there was no turning back. “Fencing became our life from that point on,”
Tikekar said. In early July, the Ketkar sisters further solidified their spots among the country’s top young fencers. Mallika finished 25th and Ketki was the silver medalist in the Youth 12 women’s épée event at the USA Fencing National Championships in Dallas. Épée – along with sabre and foil – is one of three disciplines in the sport of fencing. The main distinctions in épée are the weight of the blade, which is heavier than a sabre or foil, and that every part of an opponent’s body is a target area. In the latest 12-andunder épée national rankings, released July 7, Mallika was 38th and Ketki was sixth. Based on results at the national championships, they’re expected to move up to 25th and second, respectively. Ketki will likely be No. 1 after an upcoming event in San Diego because the top-ranked girl won’t be competing there. The Ketkar sisters began training with an elite coach, Kwangsuk Chung, about 18 months ago. Chung was a fencer for 25 years, earning a
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Mallika Ketkar (left) and 11-year-old twin sister Ketki have one visible difference between them — Ketki is left handed. The two will be seventh-graders at Beaver Lake Middle School.
bronze medal with South Korea’s 1998 world championship team. The training opportunities for youth fencers are limited, Tikekar said, and Chung works for the Metro Tacoma Fencing Club, so the girls spend a lot of time traveling to lessons. They practice five days a week – three of them with Chung in a highly intense training environment, two of them in private lessons at WFA. It’s difficult to train against other youth fencers because WFA has just
seven girls and one boy in its competitive classes. Adding competitive clubs in Seattle and Bellevue only doubles the number of local girls in their age group, Tikekar said. Ketki and Mallika have been busy recruiting fellow students at Beaver Lake. A close friend joined WFA and the twins have hopes of starting a school-based fencing club. “You can do lessons with a coach but it’s still a sparring sport,” Tikekar said, “so you need oppo-
nents your size, age and your technique to get better.” Chung was initially hesitant to work with the girls. He keeps his class sizes small to maximize individual attention, and simply having talent isn’t always enough for a prospective student. “He’s looking for kids that are willing to trust their coach so much that they’re willing to let go of that one log of wood that they have, which is their anchor, and say, ‘I’m ready for the open
water. I’ll do whatever you tell me. I trust you to guide me to survival,’” Tikekar said. The twins had a memorable moment at nationals when they met members of the USA Olympic team and had their uniform gloves autographed. They harbor their own Olympic dreams, which may be 15-20 years down the road, and they’ve improved noticeably under Chung’s tutelage. Mallika said she has learned to control the point of her sword and to put herself in dangerous positions through proper footwork. “It’s important because you need to be able to move, to be able to keep distance with your opponent, so you can hit them and also make sure they don’t hit you,” she said. Speed becomes increasingly important against higher-level opposition. “You can’t be slow, otherwise you lose,” Ketki said. A successful fencer maximizes their scoring opportunities and tries not to be overly defensive, Mallika noted. SEE FENCERS, PAGE 12
Eastlake girls’ soccer looks for new leadership, more success BY NEIL PIERSON
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Eastlake senior midfielder Hannah Kleppe (left) and sophomore defender Sydney Carste, two of the varsity soccer team’s three cocaptains along with junior defender Samantha Wile (not present), take part in practice July 27, although Carste is on crutches with an injury for the time being.
After a successful first season under coach Marc Wilson, the Eastlake Wolves girls soccer team knows it’ll face obstacles as it chases a deeper postseason run. Wilson’s first season in charge of the Wolves included a lopsided playoff victory over Bothell and ended with a 10-43 record. But with the 2016 season opener about six weeks away, Eastlake will have to win with vastly different personnel because 11 seniors graduated. “They were a large core of
what we did last year,” Wilson said of last year’s senior class, which included veteran goalkeeper Natalie LaTurner and standout defenders Megan McCaughey, Cami Kennedy and Clare Suter. The leadership core of this year’s squad revolves around three captains – sophomore defender Sydney Carste, junior defender Samantha Wile and senior midfielder Hannah Kleppe. Wilson thinks each of them carries unique traits that could help the Wolves contend for a Class 4A state playoff berth, something the program hasn’t
achieved since 2010. Carste was one of the few freshmen on the 2015 team and quickly asserted herself as a talented center back. Wilson wasn’t about to keep her from a more prominent role. “I had no doubt that she would be a captain as a junior,” he said, “and there was no reason to not let her be one as a sophomore and watch that maturation in her development.” The other captains have polar-opposite personalities – Wile is quiet while Kleppe is extremely vocal – but both SEE SOCCER, PAGE 9
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halftime and delayed the second-half kickoff. It helped turn momentum in Eastside’s favor as they began controlling possession and launching shots early in the second half. Van der Jagt pulled Eastside within a goal at the 65-minute mark when she cleaned up a loose ball following a corner kick. Van der Jagt scored again in the 88th minute to level the score but the Rapids got the game-winner three minutes later through Emery Noll.
On the heels of a championship victory in 2013 and a third-place finish in 2014, the Eastside FC 98 Red girls had high hopes for their trip to the 2016 U.S. Soccer National Championships. But things didn’t materialize as the team envisioned at the under-17 tournament, held July 26-31 in Frisco, Texas. Eastside was eliminated from semifinal contention after a last-minute loss against Burgundy Rapids (N.C.) and wrapped up group play with a 2-0 loss to Team Chicago Academy-Brasilia of Illinois. Their final match was scoreless until the final 10 minutes of regulation when Team Chicago’s Jade Eriksen-Russo and Keegan Maris scored goals in the 80th and 82nd minutes. The teams each produced 10 shots and Eastside goalkeeper Molly Monroe made five saves. Team Chicago (four points) also fell short of the semifinals as Beach FC Academy of California (seven points) and Burgundy Rapids of North Carolina (six points) advanced from Group B to the knockout round. Eastside finished 0-3 at nationals with a minus-5 goal differential. Olivia Van der Jagt scored two goals for the team and Joanna “Jojo” Harber scored once. Eastside FC 98 Red consists of players from several area high schools,
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have earned their teammates’ trust, Wilson said. Kleppe, a fourth-year varsity player, said the offseason has gone well as the returning players work to mesh with junior varsity additions and incoming freshmen. Eastlake wrapped up its summer training program last week with two onfield workouts and three weight-room sessions. “It’ll be interesting to see how we all work together,” Kleppe said, “but what we really want is to just bring the team and the program really close, and have a good season by working hard.”
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The Eastside FC 98 Red girls soccer team celebrate after winning the U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV championship June 26. They finished winless at the nationals July 26-31.
including Issaquah’s Kaylene Pang, Mount Si’s Natalie Weidenbach, and Skyline’s Alexa Kirton, Cameron Tingey and Monroe. Their 2016 record in all competitions was 34-5-7. Burgundy Rapids 3 Eastside FC 2 A scintillating secondhalf comeback seemed to be enough to give Eastside an important point at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. Olivia Van der Jagt scored twice in the second half to help Eastside overcome a 2-0 halftime deficit, but the
Eastlake got consistent offensive production in 2015 with a 4-3-3 formation, but Wilson is considering a shift to a 3-5-2/5-3-2 hybrid based on the strengths of his returning personnel. The team’s challenges start between the goalposts as LaTurner will be greatly missed. “She, quite frankly, was one of the best players on the field for us,” Wilson said, noting that a talented freshman keeper from the Vancouver area is likely transferring to Eastlake, but the position is up in the air heading into Aug. 22 tryouts. Experienced players like Brooke Chandler and Tatum Thornton were key pieces for the Wolves
Preston-based select team gave up a goal in the first minute of stoppage time and fell 3-2 to Burgundy Rapids of Cornelius, N.C. The defeat, coupled with a 2-2 tie between Team Chicago Academy-Brasilia and Beach FC Academy, eliminated Eastside from semifinal consideration. Just as it did in a 3-1 defeat in its opening game, Eastside fell behind by multiple goals in the first half against the Rapids. The North Carolinians needed only six minutes to get on the board as striker Courtney Walker ran down the right side
as fullbacks, but could be moved to central defense if the Wolves struggle to stop opposing teams. Kleppe said the players got a boost from a young, energetic coaching staff – which includes Eastlake alumni Molly Hill and Lindsay Elston, a Seattle Reign FC player – and are riding that momentum into the new season. Winning became easier, she indicated, because the players have forged bonds in the school’s hallways and classrooms. “High-school soccer, all four years, has been my favorite part of the school year,” Kleppe said. “It’s so fun being part of a program that has been growing ever since I got here. More and more
of the penalty area. Goalkeeper Molly Monroe got a piece of the shot but the ball rolled past her and into the net. Walker doubled the lead in the 24th minute when she split Eastside’s central defense, ran onto the end of a through ball and stroked a left-footed shot past the charging Monroe. Eastside had multiple chances to narrow the gap, outshooting the Rapids 12-5 in the first half, but couldn’t convert. A thunderstorm swept through the Dallas Name: area at
people are coming to our games – more recognition at the school – so I think it’ll be even better this year.” Wilson is known for his meticulous planning and has had a full offseason to implement his methods. He noted that players and coaches are on the school campus together for the majority of June and July so “it’s not a foreign environment” when the season begins. And the environment is all about replicating the feel of a tightly knit family. “If you can create that atmosphere both with the players and their parents … it’s going to be a place kids want to be a part of,” Wilson said.
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“It’s more important to score because if you keep trying to stop the person, if they keep trying to attack you, at least half the time they’re going to land the attack,” she said. “They only have to land the attack, like, one out of 60 times … so you should probably attack more than defend.” Winning a silver medal at this year’s nationals was the top moment in Ketki’s blossoming career. The first fencer to record 15 touches is the winner and there were several one-point matches along the way. “When I made it into the top eight my opponents were really hard,” she said. “I had 15-14 bouts and it was kind of tiring, so I had to keep going and push myself.” When Chung first started working with the Ketkar sisters, his feelings were brutally honest – he didn’t think they were very good. He has been coaching for
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Mallika Ketki (left) defends herself as Ketki leaps at her during practice July 27 at the Washington Fencing Academy studio in Issaquah.
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