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As annexation moves forward, no surprises in concerns of Klahanie residents By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com
Traffic and safety. Those clearly are going to be two big topics as the new Klahanie Transition Committee continues its discussions. The 16-member committee, which was created in July by the Sammamish City Council, was formed to help Sammamish officials learn what problems may await them as the city tackles the annexation of the Klahanie area. The Klahanie annexation will add about two square miles and approximately 11,000 residents to Sammamish on Jan. 1, 2016. Named by city officials, the all-volunteer committee consists mostly of representatives of homeowners groups in the annexation area. All but two of the members showed up for the committee’s first meeting Aug. 12. In terms of traffic, two problems spots were mentioned repeatedly, and their notorious reputation was surely no surprise to the city officials in attendance. Issaquah-Pine Lake Road already has traffic safety issues, said transition committee member Ray Edmonds, who noted that more development along the street is on its way. Several other committee members echoed Edmonds’ comments. Lorrie Schleg, who represents the Summer Pond subdivision, was elected chair of the transition committee. She mentioned safety concerns for children traveling to Pine Lake Middle See KLAHANIE, Page 3
Sammamish Days, Nights arrive Aug. 22 By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Get ready for a daylong community celebration this weekend. Sammamish Days, organized by the city, runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Aug. 22. Sammamish Nights, organized by the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce, runs 6:30-10 p.m. the same day. But no matter who is running the show, the main point is bringing the community together, said Joanna Martin, the city’s recreation supervisor. Chamber Executive Director Deb Sogge said the idea for Sammamish Nights sprung from a survey done a few years ago that showed there weren’t any big events for adults in Sammamish. The idea is just to get residents and neighbors together for a really good time, she added. Both events take place at the Sammamish Commons Plaza at City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E. Aimed at families, Sammamish Days is free and open to the public. Multicultural performances will happen throughout the day. Featured artists include traditional Irish dancers; Scoil Rince See PARTY, Page 3
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From left, Sammamish Police Chief Nate Elledge, U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, Sammamish Mayor Tom Vance, Sammamish YMCA branch Director David Mayer and YMCA of Greater Seattle CEO Bob Gilbertson look out the windows from the fitness center toward forests and the Olympic Mountains during an Aug. 11 tour of construction at the Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center.
New community and aquatic center continues to take shape By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com There still is no official date for the opening of the new $33.8 million Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center rising up quickly behind the Sammamish City Hall campus on 228th Avenue Southeast. But construction is on track and the building should open in early 2016 as initially planned, said Amy Scott, marketing and communications director for the YMCA of Greater Seattle. While the city will maintain primary ownership of the facility, the YMCA will have responsibility for operating it. On Aug. 11, several Sammamish and YMCA officials, accompanied by U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, took a tour of the facility, which is still largely a shell of a building, but is definitely starting to take shape. Here are some highlights from the tour, as outlined by Marcia Isenberger, regional executive director of the Seattle YMCA. q Openness is a big theme in
the design of the new building. For example, a large exercise room on the main floor is surrounded by glass, offering views of the surrounding greenery. One particularly impressive view allows a glimpse of downtown Seattle. q A large “Kids Zone” will allow parents who are center members to drop off children around ages 4-5 while the adults go off to exercise. Another area will offer activities for somewhat older children. Some 6,000 youngsters are expected to pass through the activities areas every month, Isenberger said. q The building will feature two full-sized gyms. The gyms are largely shells at this point, with no finished floors or walls. But basketball hoops and backboards are already in place in both gyms. q One big highlight of the center will be two pools, including a two-story waterslide and a lazy river course through the center. Officials were happy to note the pathway for the lazy river ride is starting to take shape on the lower floor of the
facility. A six-lane lap pool will be located next door. q The building will feature free public meeting rooms off the main lobby. Four exercise or multipurpose rooms will sit near the gyms and locker rooms. The latter facilities will include several family-style locker rooms. Isenberger talked about the facility receiving some 600,000 visitors annually. She said the real idea of the facility from the YMCA’s point of view is building community. “This is all just to bring people together,” she said. Dave Mayer, the executive director of the new facility, said he was pleased to have so many visitors tour the building. See CENTER, Page 3 Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER
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Owen-Osborne TeriJayne Owen, daughter of Terrence Jay and Deanne Owen, of Grand Coulee, and David Samuel Osborne, son of Kendall Joseph and Linda Joy Osborne, of Sammamish, were married on June 13, 2015, in Snohomish. The Owen-Osborne
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wedding was held in the historic and beautiful Belle Wedding Chapel with Stephen P. Hall, M.D., acting in the role of minister and officiating the ceremony. Following their wedding and reception, David and T.Jay went on their honeymoon and spent
time exploring the San Juan Islands. They have since returned home to Pullman, where they will continue to reside. This couple’s love story started when they met in January 2009. After fostering a deep friendship, they enjoyed five wonderful years of dating that culminated into the best surprise present ever when David proposed to T.Jay on Christmas morning 2014. Since both are diehard Cougar fans who are also proud to have obtained their bachelor’s degrees from Washington State University, it was no surprise to friends and loved ones when they chose crimson and gray as their wedding colors. A local reception was held in Pullman at the WSU Brelsford Visitor’s Center at the end of June. Employed at Healing Hands Massage Clinic, David Osborne, AT-C/L, LMP, works as a massage therapist and is also the director of education and co-founder of Altura College of Massage, which opened in Pullman this summer. David is also a 2001 Skyline High School graduate. T.Jay continues to work as the administrative assistant and coordinator of marketing and communications at Palouse Medical, where she has been employed since 2007. These newlyweds wish to share their joyous news and are thrilled to begin their happily ever after!
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Police blotter Underage partying Police cited the host after they broke up what was termed an underage drinking event at a residence in the 2400 block of Northeast 16th Place. The incident happened 8:30 p.m. Aug. 3.
Vandalism Police said an unknown object was tossed at a large secondstory plate glass window in the former Mars Hill
Get help paying energy bills For low-income customers, paying energy bills can be a hefty burden. But many people might not realize there’s help. More than $3 million remains available for qualified Puget Sound Energy customers to help pay their electric and natural gas bills. It’s money that’s been set aside to assist those who need it most. PSE’s Home Energy Lifeline Program provides qualified customers with additional bill payment assistance beyond what is offered by the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. HELP is administered by local agencies in partnership with PSE. Agencies are eager to
church building, 120 228th Ave. S.E. The city owns the currently empty building. The vandalism was discovered around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 4.
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State Parks offers free day Aug. 25 The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering a
how much damage the fire caused and no injuries were reported.
Theft from car A laptop computer was taken about 10:24 a.m. Aug. 7 from a car parked at Pine Lake Park, 2615 228th Ave. S.E.
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free park day Tuesday, Aug. 25. Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks. The free day is in honor of the 99th birthday of the National Park Service, which was established on Aug. 25, 1916. State Parks free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on lands managed by Washington State Parks, and the Washington departments of Natural Resources and Fish & Wildlife. Free days apply only to day-use visits with vehicles, not overnight stays or rented facilities. The next two free days in 2015 are Sept. 26, in recognition of National Public Lands Day, and Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day.
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“It was a great opportunity to have Congressman Dave Reichert in Sammamish to chat with youth from our Teen Leadership Board, learn about our partnership with the city of Sammamish and tour our new YMCA/ Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center,” Mayer said in an email following the tour. A YMCA website describes the partnership between the two organizations as unique. The YMCA is contributing 20 percent of the overall construction costs, up to a maximum of $5 million, plus $1 million for fixtures, furnishings and similar items. The YMCA has a 50-year lease as sole operator of the facility. All in all, the YMCA is looking for 12,000 to 15,000 individual members, with 70 percent of those being local families. Learn more about the Sammamish facility at www.ournewy.org.
School and Sunny Hills Elementary Schools. Another problem roadway is Issaquah-Fall City Road. The City Council already has set aside $3 million for improving the street and the state recently promised a $5 million
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grant, City Manager Ben Yazici noted. But Yazici quickly admitted that would not be enough to fix the street. He believed the street should be eligible for further state and federal grants. Brent Marshall, who represents the Klahanie Homeowners’ Association, said his group currently spends about $200,000 annually on a private security service. The
Klahanie HOA is by far the biggest group of its kind in the annexation area. Marshall said he was unsure if the community wanted to keep paying for extra security once the area formally joins Sammamish. By the official annexation date, Yazici said Sammamish will have in place three additional officers and one sergeant to help patrol the newly-
annexed neighborhoods. The city contracts with the King County Sheriff’s Office for police services and the county already provides police coverage for the area. But Yazici noted Sammamish has its own cars and dedicated officers, and insisted service and response times in the annexation area would greatly improve. To reach a total of six new officers,
one additional officer will be added in both February and March. The transition committee will meet at City Hall on the second Tuesday of each month between now and the end of the year. The meetings are open to the public. The November meeting will be rescheduled at a later date, since the second Tuesday of that month is Veterans Day.
is expecting about 3,000 people with free parking available at City Hall, the Sammamish Library and Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Sammamish Nights is for the 21-and-over crowd. The evening will include fare from numerous local restaurants such as Wild Fin, Pogacha, Agave and the Black Duck. Sogge said restaurants are asked to bring a signa-
ture dish, so the cuisine should be better than average. Of course, it would be strange to have food without drink, so participating wineries include Sigillo Cellars, Tiger Mountain Winery and Beaumont Cellars, among others. Mac and Jack’s Brewing Company was added to this year’s lineup, since not everyone is a wine lover, Sogge said.
As in previous years, Sammamish Nights will provide a preview of the Sammamish Arts Fair. Works will be available for purchase. Musical entertainment for the evening is Shelley and the Curves. “We really stepped it up with the band this year,” Sogge said, adding the chamber did some research to ensure they had the best dance band possible.
Tickets for Sammamish Nights are $45 per person in advance, $55 per person at the door. The event attracted about 400 people last year. For information and a full listing of entertainment for Sammamish Days, go to http://tinyurul.com/o5hr9yu. For information and tickets for Sammamish Nights, go to sammamishchamber.org/Sammamishnights.
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Editorial Legislature must act on adequately funding education Washington state’s school-financing system has been inadequate, broken and inequitable for three decades. On Aug. 12, after multiple warnings, the state Supreme Court issued a new order in the landmark McCleary case putting a price tag on the failure to fix it: $100,000 a day in fines. The penalty follows the court holding the state — the governor and the Legislature — in contempt 11 months ago. Despite a regular session and three overtime sessions, lawmakers still could not satisfy the court. No more delays. Gov. Jay Inslee should show the type of bold leadership on the systemic solutions that he did not show during the six months of legislative sessions. He should work with legislative leaders to hatch a plan and then reconvene the full Legislature as soon as possible. Lawmakers must also set aside partisanship and ideology to find a sustainable new education-funding model. The Legislature made admirable progress toward fuller funding of education in the recent marathon session. But the Supreme Court wants more detailed plans of how the state will pay for the space required for reduced K-3 class sizes and all-day kindergarten. The new order also rightly emphasized the state’s constitutional obligation to pay for teachers’ salaries. The broken school-financing model foists nearly one-third of compensation onto school levies, leaving have and have-not districts in rich and poor corners of the state. This is a moment for the Legislature — with the governor in the lead — to find the middle. Delay costs $100,000 a day in fines, which go into a dedicated education account. In the context of a $38 billion budget, that is small. But the fine indicates the Supreme Court’s growing frustration — delay further, and the Legislature and governor risk a crankier court. Worse, delay crystallizes funding inequities for students for another year. This is a problem three decades in the making; 2015 should be the year it is fixed. Source: Seattle Times editorial board
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On Further Review Sunny remembrances of old school Have you I started at the driven by school as a third Sunny Hills grader after our Elementary family moved School on the from California. Sammamish For my brother, Plateau lately? Sunny Hills was It is, quite the only elemensimply, a vast, tary school he ever desert-looking knew. wasteland dotWhen I look Christina ted with large at the mountains Corrales-Toy construction of dirt that now vehicles and sit on the school even larger mounds of dirt. site, the flood of memories Construction is well come rushing back. underway on a muchIt takes me back to Feb. needed facelift for the 28, 2001, when the whole Issaquah School District school spilled on to the building. sand field after the earth I drive by it every day started shaking. Coming on my way to the office, from Earthquake-prone and each time I pass it, California, I wasn’t scared without fail, I can feel a during the Nisqually small, but noticeable, pull Earthquake. on my heartstrings. Nevertheless, I will You see, I’m a Sunny always remember lining Hills Mustang, and so up, looking toward the is my brother, Thomas. lower parking lot and see-
ing my mom do a quick drive by in our red Honda Accord, just to make sure we were OK. That lower parking lot, like most of that part of the school, is nothing but dirt at the moment. Remember that covered structure beside the sand field — the one with the basketball hoops? It’s gone now, too. While most probably remember that covered area as a place to shoot hoops during recess, for me, it was the dry place where my dad and I would throw the softball around on the weekends, even after I moved on to Pine Lake Middle School and Skyline High School. I, admittedly, wasn’t always a happy participant in those throwing and fielding sessions, but I longingly miss them when I drive by
and see that the structure is no longer there. I can’t help but smile as I write this. I loved Sunny Hills Elementary. The teachers, the friends I made, the learning experiences, they all shaped me into who I am today. As much as it hurts to see that school undergo some drastic physical changes, erasing a few landmarks of my childhood memories, it was time for Sunny Hills’ facelift. Just looking at it from the outside, it looked exactly like it did when I graduated from the school in 2000. Though it will certainly appear different, I sincerely hope the school will continue to be the special place that it was for me and, I’m sure, countless others. Go Mustangs!
a child housed. And why would I think that you don’t? Because you don’t want any tax money to go there. That’s not pro-life. That’s pro-birth. We need a much broader conversation on what the morality of pro-life is.” Third, Planned Parenthood provides numerous reproductive healthcare services, especially to poor women. They support women’s efforts to plan their children responsibly. Planned Parenthood is the largest U.S. provider of reproductive health services, including breast and cervical cancer screening, pregnancy testing, treating sexually transmitted diseases, HIV screening and counseling,
contraception and abortion. If you consider yourself pro-life, then insist that our state budget is prochild. I would convince you, however, that family decisions are best left to the woman and that we must provide her with access to services that support all of her needs. Michael J. O’Connell Sammamish
Letters to the Editor Pro-life or pro-birth?
As extremists in Olympia attempt to push legislation that eliminates funding for Planned Parenthood, we need to consider the following. First, if pro-life is about saving unborn children, then why do pro-lifers oppose birth control? Recently announced results in Colorado clearly demonstrate that access to contraceptives dramatically reduces teen pregnancies. Birth rates fell by 40 percent and abortions fell by 42 percent between 2009 and 2013. So what is the real agenda? Second, why do pro-life conservatives insist that
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the government provides no or limited funding for essential programs once a baby is born? We know that programs such as early childhood education, child care for working parents and good nutrition are essential ingredients in raising children, yet many pro-life conservatives don’t want to pay taxes for these programs for poor families. Sister Joan Chittister, a Catholic nun, summed up this blatant hypocrisy. “I do not believe that just because you’re opposed to abortion, that makes you pro-life. In fact, I think in many cases, your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a child fed, not a child educated, not
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Letters From Page 4 Buchan Homes’ Chestnut Estates West before the Sammamish hearing examiner. This is good news for anyone who values trees, salmon streams, open space, safe roads and our quality of life. After all, the proposal would have taken down 4,000 significant trees and reduced buffers to steep slopes in erosion and landslide hazard zones affecting both Ebright and Pine Lake
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creeks, local salmon-bearing streams. Maybe the biggest win for everyone was preventing the developer from building on land that was previously dedicated as permanent open space, setting a dangerous precedent for other developments in the city. It is hard for citizens to participate in the democratic process, especially when up against big money and our own local government. The deck is stacked against us to begin with and the risks are not only to this one neighborhood, but
to all. Now that the developer has appealed the Chestnut decision to a higher court, we question whether our city attorney and staff, who supported the developer’s interests in the appeal, can now turn around and support the hearing examiner’s decision, which went against them. The question is, does the City Council now have the courage to ask city staff and its attorneys to support this well-reasoned hearing examiner decision? Ilene Stahl Sammamish
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Calendar of Events Upcoming events
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‘Paddle with a Purpose: No Barriers’ open paddling regatta, adaptive paddle demo, paddle with people of all ages and abilities, 9 a.m. Aug. 29, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, $100, http://bit. ly/1Iz92Yq Happy Birthday Sammamish Sweet 16 Celebration, with snocones, popcorn, cotton candy and music, noon to 4 p.m., Ogata Professional Building, 22603 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road
‘The Trees of the Wood,’ artist exhibit by Joy Hagen open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 2, City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0597 Challenge Race Soap Box Derby presented by the Sammamish Rotary Club, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., S.E. 24th St. between 228th Ave. S.E. and 232nd Ave. S.E., www.sammamish.us Social Hour Summertime Hawaiian Luau with local entertainer Manu Lano, 3 p.m., Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E., 313-
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Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. S.E., call 3928636 Junior Ranger Programs, join Interpretive Specialist Alysa Adams for a fun learning experience, 1-2:30 p.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, 4557010 Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church youth groups, for children in sixth through eighth grade, and ninth through 12th grades, Mass at 5 p.m., dinner and then meetings at 6:30 p.m. Sundays, 391-1178, ext.
Sammamish Days and Nights, music, games, food and more, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., evening tickets $45-55, sammamishchamber.org Brain Power Exhibit, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Junior Ranger Programs, join Interpretive Specialist Alysa Adams for a fun learning experience, 1-2:30 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, 455-7010
129 Young Professionals, mid-20s to mid-30s professionals meet and enjoy fellowship, single or married welcome, 6:30 p.m., Eastridge Church, 24205 S.E. Issaquah-Fall City Road, 681-6736 or email marianne.giberson@gmail. com
Monday, Aug. 24 Providence Marianwood, assist with group activities, dining room host/hostess, befriend a resident, clerical support or staff the Gift Nook, 391-2897
Tuesday, Aug. 25 Kidsfirst! Concert Series with Tim Noah,
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Wednesday, Aug. 26 Sammamish Plateau Community Bible Study, open to all women and their children, 9:30 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road S.E., email juliegusecbs@ gmail.com Sammamish Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays through See CALENDAR, Page 8
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Construction forces venue change for Skyline football Construction of the new home grandstand at Skyline High School’s stadium won’t be complete in time for the start of the football season, so the Spartans will open on the road instead. Skyline will open the season at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at Issaquah’s Gary Moore Stadium. The game was previously scheduled for the same time and date at Skyline’s field. The change was announced in an email to Issaquah School District residents, and is posted on the Skyline football website. The $6.4 million stadium upgrade, which was part of a bond measure approved by district voters in April 2012, includes a new covered grandstand with more than 2,500 seats. The new grandstand is on the west side of the field, and the existing eastside grandstand will become the new visitors section. The project also includes new dressing rooms for players and officials, restrooms, concession areas and storage. Skyline football has three other home games this season – Sept. 18 against Mount Si, Oct. 2 against Redmond and Oct. 23 against Inglemoor.
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3.12 miles Men’s division: 1. Alex Doran, Bellevue, 19:46.2; 2. Chris Fields, Auburn, 21:57.2; 3. Charly Martin, Issaquah, 23:01.1; 4. Rocky Jorgenson, Seattle, 23:32.1; 5. Jeff Hunter, Woodinville, 24:53.4. Women’s division: 1. Katie Bates, Seattle, 22:01.7; 2. Lotte Steuten, Seattle, 25:06.0; 3. Marion Johnson, Bellevue, 26:02.8; 4. Alexa Severtsen, Seattle, 27:45.5; 5. Mira Liu, Yarrow Point, 28:31.4. 14.5 miles Men’s division: 1. Uli Steidl, Seattle, 1:48:01.3; 2. Brett Winegar, Lake Forest Park, 1:48:06.3; 3. Eddie Strickler, Seattle, 1:51:24.3; 4. John Berta, Seattle, 1:53:42.3; 5. Shaun Frandsen, Kirkland, 1:56:39.6. Women’s division: 1. Paige Pattillo, Seattle, 2:00:25.6; 2. Heidi Strickler, Seattle, 2:07:27.5; 3. Sophia Liu, Redmond, 2:10:20.2; 4. Kristi Houk, Port Orchard, 2:12:58.9; 5. Jo Markham, Olympia, 2:21:07.4. 26.2 miles Men’s division: 1. Roger Levesque, Seattle, 3:39:36.2; 2. Nate Jaqua, Portland, Oregon, 3:56:16.7; 3. Anthony Skierkiewicz, Wenatchee, 3:56:39.0; 4. Mathew Hong, Bellevue, 4:09:36.5; 5. Dustin Hinkle, Kirkland, 4:14:55.4. Women’s division: 1. Tomoko Ueno, Veda, Japan, 4:38:10.9; 2. Andrea Ostrovsky, Seattle, 4:55:05.3; 3. Teresa Brabant, Everett, 5:18:12.8; 4. Mary Hable, Seattle, 5:21:32.5; 5. Jessica Salmon, Mukilteo, 5:39:29.6.
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Cougar Mountain trail runs wrap up The fourth and final event of this summer’s Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series was held Aug. 8 at Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Issaquah. Listed below are results in the men’s and women’s divisions at 3.12, 14.5 and 26.2 miles:
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Christina Bradley swims the freestyle stroke during this month’s USA Swimming Western Zone Age Group Championships in Hawaii. Bradley will be a freshman swimmer this fall at Skyline High School, won two medals at the zone meet for her fourth-place finishes in the 400-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley. By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com Three members of the Issaquah Swim Team were selected to compete in a highquality competition earlier this month when they traveled to Maui, Hawaii. At the USA Swimming Western Zone Age Group Championship, held Aug. 5-8, the best 14-and-under swimmers from 12 states had the chance to test their skills against each other. The IST swimmers were part of Pacific Northwest Swimming, which draws athletes across western Washington. Christina Bradley, an incoming freshman at Skyline High School, competed in the girls division and recorded four top-16 times. In the boys division, two incoming seventh-graders, Christopher Harig (Pacific Cascade Middle School) and Marius Rakickas (Beaver Lake Middle School), combined for five top-16 times. They helped PNS finish third in the team standings. Rakickas, who began competing with IST three years ago, said the regional meet was challenging from both a physical and mental standpoint. “One of our coaches told us that the point of the swim meet is not only to swim fast, but
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Christopher Harig swims the butterfly stroke during this month’s USA Swimming Western Zone Age Group Championships in Hawaii. Harig, who will be a seventh-grader this fall at Pacific Cascade Middle School, finished in the top 16 in four events at the zone meet. to look around you and realize that it’s really fast, and you have to work hard,” he said. Rakickas had an inauspicious start in the pool – “I was deathly afraid of water when I was three years old, so my parents decided to put me into swim lessons so I could learn not to be afraid of it,” he said – but he has grown to love the sport. At the Western Zone meet, which was held in a longcourse pool measured in
meters, he finished ninth in the 400 individual medley and 15th in the 100 breaststroke. The common thread between Bradley, Harig and Rakickas is they all consider themselves to be well-rounded swimmers. They all compete in the individual medley, which combines the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and crawl. “If you have one stroke that’s not strong, then it can really bring you down,” said
Harig, a fourth-year IST member, “so you just have to keep all your strokes very strong.” Harig is still two years away from potentially joining the Issaquah High School team, but is already a bit familiar with its framework because Eagles coach Laura Halter worked with him briefly at IST and the Bellevue-based Edgebrook Swim Club. “I’m really looking forward to having her as a coach,” Harig said. “She’s strict, but I’ve known her for a while, and I think she really got me into swimming.” Harig was 12th in the 400 IM and 200 IM, and 16th in the 200 breaststroke at the Western Zone meet. While putting up his best time is important, he and Rakickas have a friendly rivalry, and they enjoying beating each other. “Chris is way ahead of me,” Rakickas acknowledged. “For example, 200 breaststroke, a year ago, he was 20 seconds faster. I guess I started to improve against Chris and I’m slowly catching up to him.” Skyline coach Susan Simpkins will have a wealth of talented freshmen entering her program this season. Bradley has already recorded state meet-qualifying times in all eight individual events, and four of her IST teammates have a handful of them as well. Bradley considers the backstroke her best event, but has the ability to challenge opponents in any race. In Hawaii, she earned a pair of fourthplace medals in the 400 freestyle and 200 IM, while also landing inside the top 16 in the 200 back and 400 medley. She credits much of her success to working with IST coach Ryan Pachciarz. “He just taught me to work on my strokes individually and how to pull the water effectively,” Bradley said. “Also, he taught me that being together as a team is really important.” Her two-plus seasons at IST may have prepared for her big things at Skyline. “The coaches are really strict on skills and they also make you cheer for your teammates,” she said, “and I think that has to deal with success because if you’re surrounded by positive people, then you feel better and you do better.”
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