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Firefighter’s union agrees to contract EFR board must still approve deal that calls for 2 percent raises By Caleb Heeringa
Eastside Fire & Rescue staff will receive a 2 percent raise every year through 2014 under a labor agreement that will go before the agency’s board Sept. 19. Craig Hooper, president of IAFF 2878, the firefighter’s union which also represents battalion chiefs and office staff, said the 2 percent wage increase garnered the support of around 70 percent of union members. The EFR board must approve the agreement before it takes effect. EFR Chief Lee Soptich confirmed that the new labor contract – technically an extension of the old contract – contains automatic wage increases, but declined to comment on the
specifics until it came before the board. The contract had called for wage increases to be determined by comparing EFR’s firefighters’ salaries to those of neighboring departments and averaging the numbers out. In past years that has led to wage hikes as large as 3 or 4 percent. With the recession squeezing the budgets of EFR’s partner cities – Issaquah, Sammamish and North Bend – the union agreed to forgo that comparison process the last two years. Wages were frozen in 2010 and tied to the cost of living in 2011, meaning a one-fifth of 1 percent increase. Fire administration officials warned Sammamish representatives earlier this year that the See EFR, Page 3
City talks about buying Mystic Lake Property just outside city limits could become 117 houses By Caleb Heeringa
A sprawling 44.5-acre property outside City Limits just west of 244th Avenue could be developed into a 117-home neighborhood, though city officials are considering buying the land for use as a park.
The property, which is known as Mystic Lake Dairy, contains a small lake and covered riding arena that neighbor Vicki Baggette says could be used for horse shows, dog shows and Future Farmers of See MYSTIC, Page 3
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A procession of religious leaders from different faiths was a part of the memorial service.
9/11 event brings unity, healing By Christopher Huber
The tears were flowing at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Sammamish Sept. 11. As leaders from area religious organizations and congregations formed a circle of unity, a children’s choir sang. The leaders held hands in a circle, and, moved, by the emotional act of solidarity, event goers also joined hands. Many quietly cried as they found healing from the day of prayer and reflection, said the Rev. Suzi Robertson, vicar of Good Samaritan. Together, members of many faith communities commemorated the events of Sept. 11, 2001 in a Prayers for the World event held in Sammamish. “Filled with love, compassion, healing, faith and song. It was beautiful and such a treasure to watch the ‘peace’,” said Good Samaritan member Sybil Lynch in a statement.
Prayers for the World brought together leaders and practitioners from Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and of Christian faiths, including Robertson, Rabbi Olivier BenHaim, Tarik Hassane, of the Sammamish Muslim Association, and representatives of the Seattle
“It was exceptionally healing and showed such unity of spirit on the plateau.” – Suzi Robertson, Vicar of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church –
Area Sathya Sai Baba Centers. “It was like, overwhelming,” Robertson said Sept. 12. “It was exceptionally healing and showed such unity of spirit on the plateau. To have four of the five major religions in one place…” The sanctuary was full for the
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10 a.m. special service. Leaders opened up with a procession, each carrying a torch to represent light. The leaders took turns offering uniting words to address the hurt on all sides caused by the Sept. 11 attacks. They quoted Ghandi, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and prophets from the respective religions, and also prayed for the victims of the attacks and their families, Robertson said. Children in the Hindu choir also sang songs during the ceremony. “The whole service was solemn,” Robertson said. The idea for a prayer service on Sept. 11 came months ago when Robertson and a friend were discussing a similar topic. In the end, she said it was more powerful than she and many others expected. “This service should be done for the entire six billion people. We can initiate that,” said Khadambi Venkat of the Seattle area Sathya Sai Baba Canter.
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Hacker’s hoax leads to major police response By Caleb Heeringa
A Sammamish resident and Microsoft employee was apparently the victim of a hacker’s prank that led to a massive police response to his home in the early morning hours of Aug. 29. At around 4 a.m. police got a 911 call from AT&T Emergency Instant Message Relay, a private service that allows users to report emergencies via text message. The operator told police they had received a text message from the Sammamish resident reading, “2
armed Russian males broke in and they shot my son. They have Claymores outside … My door is barricaded … pls hurry!” At least five officers rushed to the man’s home on the 24300 block of East Main Drive as the AT&T operator relayed increasingly urgent text messages saying that the intruders were coming upstairs and had cut the phone lines. One message read that, “There’s a device blinking red on the kitchen table.” Police set up outside the home just as the 911 operator made
phone contact with the resident inside and verified that it was a false alarm. The resident, whose name was not released, made his way out to police and explained that the text messages were likely a hoax perpetrated by hackers. The resident, who is a highprofile official in the Xbox Live department at Microsoft, told police one of his main duties is to find and shut down hackers who locate Xbox cheats and try to sell them. He said the hackers often become angry when this happens and have been known to retaliate
against Microsoft employees. Police believe the prank is what is known in the hacking community as “swatting,” which involves calling 911 and faking an emergency that will draw a SWAT team. According to the FBI, there have been over 100 documented incidents of “swatting” around the country. Sammamish Police Chief Nate Elledge said every available unit responded to the incident. Police did not call out the King County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team because by the time they arrived
it was clear that the incident was a hoax. “You have to respond thinking it’s real,” he said. “It’s kind of frustrating to get there and realize that it’s a joke.” Police continue to investigate and will be working with AT&T to attempt to identify the source of the text messages. Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
State has poor record for student immunizations By Tom Corrigan
While a new school year is just about to get under way, a report released this summer found that Washington kindergartners do not meet state or national goals for required immunizations when they enter school. Completed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the study is touted by the federal government as the first of its kind. Besides the lack of compliance with vaccinations, the study also notes Washington has the highest immunization exemption rate in the country. “This is not necessarily news to us,” said Michele Roberts, program manager for immunizations with the state Department of Health. “It’s a dubious honor.” Opting out is too easy Jay Fathi is medical director for primary care and community health at Swedish Medical Group. Since 2002, he also has served on a statewide vaccine advisory committee that reports to the
department. “In my opinion, it has been too easy to opt out of immunizations,” he said. In total, 6.2 percent of Washington kindergartners have parent-signed exemptions for one or more vaccines. Fathi further said the exemption rate has been steadily increasing and he believes a rate of 5 percent or more is alarming. The CDC study showed the number of Washington exemptions more than doubled in the past 10 years. The data from the 2009-2010 school year shows that Washington’s kindergarten coverage for required vaccines (including polio, whooping cough, measles, hepatitis B and chicken pox) ranges from 88 percent to 93 percent. The state and national goals for individual vaccines by the time children enter kindergarten are 95 percent. “Most of today’s parents weren’t around to see how bad diseases like measles and whooping cough were before vaccines helped bring them under con-
trol,” Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky said. “We’ve done a good job fending off those diseases, but we can’t be complacent. We’re seeing them start to make a comeback and too many of our kids are vulnerable.” Fathi echoed Selecky’s comment. He spoke of children dying
On the Web Get help finding a health care provider or immunization clinic in King County at www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health.aspx. Click on “child immunizations.” every year in King County from whooping cough, also known as pertussis. “We’re talking about vaccines for preventable diseases … diseases that can lead to death or disability,” he said. New law affects exemptions While it wasn’t passed in reaction to the CDC study, a new Washington law took effect July
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or other care providers are not affected by the new rules and still will be in force. There is only one exception to the new exemption rules and it is for parents who can demonstrate membership in a church that voices religious objections to immunizations. In that instance, no consultation with a care provider is needed. In any case, if a child is not in compliance with immunization rules, parents will be given a 30day notice. If immunizations are not brought up to date and no exemption is filed in accordance with state rules, children can be sent home from school. The state estimates about onethird of all exemptions filed in the past were of the convenience variety, Roberts said. Officials know this, she added, because they find, in the case of many exemptions, there is a record somewhere of the child having had an immunization at some time or another. See IMMUNE, Page 9
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America events. Baggette has collected petition signatures from about 20 neighbors along Northeast 14th Street, just south of the property, asking the city to purchase the property and maintain it as parkland. She said neighbors on the other sides of the property are also collecting signatures. “It could be a park with a lot of character, not just another ball field where everything is mowed down,” Baggette said. “It could be a real jewel.” Baggette had been the president of the Sammamish Heritage Society but recently stepped down and said she is speaking on behalf of her neighbors. The property, located just behind Creative Kids preschool, was purchased by Bob and Sunny Wallace in 1952 and opened as a goat dairy in 1961, according to Baggette’s research, which included interviews with the Wallaces before Bob died in 2000 and Sunny in 2007. The property was deeded to the couple’s children, who could not be reached for comment. Baggette said she had started collecting signatures for the petition this June. By August neighbors noticed surveyors on the property and discovered that a developer was
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union may seek to “recapture” some of the wage increases delayed due to the recession. Hooper said the board came to the union to offer the 2 percent increases for the next three years. Though it’s not as big a wage increase as the union was getting before the recession and likely isn’t as large as it could be if they had used the normal comparison
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in the process of applying to have the land turned into 117 individual lots suitable for single-family homes. The property is zoned for four houses per acre, but contains undevelopable wetlands. Kimberly Claussen, a project manager with the county’s planning department, confirmed that representatives from Camwest Development in Kirkland had held a pre-application meeting with the county to discuss the development, but had yet to formally apply. Camwest representatives did not return phone calls seeking comment. The property is in King County though it is all but surrounded by Sammamish and is accessed through city roads. The decision to approve or reject any proposed development will not be made by Sammamish. The property has been identified as a potential annexation area for the city, though Susan Cezar, deputy director for the city’s Department of Community Development, said that doesn’t necessarily preclude the county from approving the development. The city will be able to submit comments if the developer formally applies for the subdivision. The city’s Parks and Recreation Commission voted at their Sept. 7 meeting to recommend that the City Council look into buying the property. But exactly how much that might cost remains to be seen.
According to King County Department of Assessments records, the property was valued at $1.4 million in 2010, down from a high of $2.5 million in 2008. During public comment at a Sept. 6 council meeting, City Manager Ben Yazici said the city had approached the landowners about buying the property several years ago but were turned off by their asking price, which approached $7 million during the height of the real estate market. “It’s not a cheap property,” he
system, Hooper said 2 percent is a good compromise. “If we had done (the comparison system) we probably would have come out a little bit higher,” he said. “But we’re satisfied with (2 percent) based on what’s going on in the economy.” The union also agreed to extend the current labor agreement, which expires this year, rather than start from scratch on a new document. Hooper had been hopeful that they could renegotiate firefighters’ work schedules as part of this agreement, but said the union
put the issue aside for now in hopes of simplifying the process. The department currently uses the so-called “Modified Detroit” model – one day on, one off, one on, one off, one on and four off – but many in the agency would prefer to switch to a schedule that allows them to work two 24-hour shifts back to back in exchange for four days off more frequently. Hooper and other firefighters have argued that going back and forth from on days to off days creates irregular sleeping patterns, leading to more fatigue
“It could be a park with a lot of character, not just another ball field where everything is mowed down.” – Vicki Bagette, Resident – said. Baggette said she’s hopeful that the city can put together a bid for the property that at least approaches what a developer would pay for it. She has contacted the Cascade Land Conservancy about potentially helping preserve the land. “We’re trying to figure out a way to at least be competitive (in bidding for the property) and not let this opportunity slip away,” Baggette said. Yazici said the city had consid-
ered buying the property as part of a park bond put before voters in 2008, but the measure failed to garner the required 60 percent of votes. A park in the northeast corner of the city has long been a priority for the city. Former Planning Commissioner Scott Hamilton spoke during public comment to urge the council to consider purchasing the open space – an increasingly rare beast in Sammamish. “I urge the city to take a look and see what it can do,” he said. “It’s a fabulous property. You have to look at the future generations of this city – there’s not available land at the north end of the city of this nature … Knock $10 million off the Taj Mahal community center (proposal) and do this instead.” Councilman Mark Cross noted that the city could have another option as far as park space in the area – about 160 acres of King County Department of Natural Resources land just outside city limits and southwest of Highway 202. The county has development rights on the property, though city and county staff have suggested in the past that that density could end up being used in the city’s Town Center project through the recently passed transfer of development rights program. Yazici said the city had not approached the county about that land recently.
The property is also less than pristine. Baggette said the Wallaces spent much of the 1980s and 1990s in legal battles with King County, the Lake Washington School District and private developers after silt-filled storm water from neighboring developments made its way into their lake and wetlands, ruining the ecosystem. The Audubon Society had been tracking birds at the property for decades, but the populations began to dwindle with the degradation of the lake, which had been used for nesting. The Wallaces settled the lawsuits in 1994. The property’s forest and open fields still play host to much wildlife though, including bears, bobcats and deer. Baggette said she’s hopeful that environmental restoration work could return the lake to what it once was. “It’s a place kids could come and go on biology walks and learn more about the environment,” she said at the City Council meeting. “I don’t know why we’re entertaining yet another set of empty houses sitting our community … Why would the city allow more deforestation and development at this point?”
than one 48-hour shift with some naps during slow times. Hooper said it became clear during negotiations that getting the board to agree to the schedule change would be an arduous process, possibly stretching the labor talks into next year, involving professional arbitrators and making it difficult for the board to put together a 2012 budget. The union will continue to push for the schedule change outside
of the labor agreement, he said. “It sort of convoluted everything else,” Hooper said. “We were trying to keep this agreement simple and save both sides the money and time and meetings.”
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 Thank you, firefighters For the second consecutive time, Eastside Fire & Rescue firefighters have stepped up and realized the gravity of the larger economic situation during contract negotiations. This time around, they’ve agreed, with no acrimony, to a three-year contract with 2 percent annual raises. It’s a reasonable pay increase for uncertain economic times. The firefighters also agreed to opt out of the usual practice of factoring in the salaries of other area departments when considering what their raise should be. They were also willing to drop the issue of changing their work schedule from contract talks, realizing the sticking point might hold up the overall contract. We hope the union and EFR board can reach an agreement on this issue, one way or the other, without the motivating factor of the contract. Last time around, it was the firefighters who researched health insurance plans and found a cheaper alternative, saving firefighter jobs and taxpayer money in the process. Locking in a three-year contract also has a side benefit. As the agreement that created the multiagency EFR expires in 2014, partners can focus on how best to continue forward, either in partnership or separately, without the distraction of labor negotiations.
Wild fires are no joke
The unusual hot, dry spell of the last two weeks has turned lawns dry and dead leaves and downed branches even drier. The opportunity for wildfires in your own backyard is very real. Until there is a good soaking rain, the danger will continue. Eastside Fire & Rescue responded last week to a brush fire in Klahanie, on the south end of Sammamish. The cause is unknown, but if it had not been fueled by the dry debris, the fire would not have spread so quickly nor so far. EFR officials suggest doing a little cautionary cleaning around your home, watching where you dispose of cigarette butts and being wary of overzealous barbeques. Better safe than sorry.
Poll of the week Should Sammamish buy the Mystic Lake property? A) No. It costs too much. B) Yes. But only if they add ballfields to it. C) Yes. But only if they leave it without fields. D) I’ll need to see more information first. To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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Sammamish Forum Take it easy on construction workers I am still in unbelief how the flaggers on a city of Sammamish job were treated a little over a week ago. Attention city of Sammamish residents, those flaggers are doing their job — keeping you and the road workers safe. Stop treating people like crap because your schedule is being disrupted by people doing their jobs. How would you like it if a whole bunch of people continuously paraded through your office for days on end…cussing you out, yelling stupidly, stressing you out, just because you are doing your job? I am pretty sure you wouldn’t like it a bit. Please follow the road signs and directions of the flaggers. Take a moment to remember that all of those road workers have a family that would like them to return at the end of every long, hard work day. Kimberly Milan Sammamish
Support for Richardson What we need now in Position 2 on the Sammamish City Council is a councilmember with honesty, dignity and commitment. That person is Kathy Richardson. While Kathy brings open, reasoned decision-making to the table, and comes with an honest desire to serve, her opponent has abused that council position for years and routinely failed to meet her responsibilities. As a councilmember, Richardson’s opponent sat in a meeting with her arms crossed in defiance, turned around with her back to her council colleagues when she didn’t get her way — and once left in the middle of a meeting because she was angry. Another time, she skipped a City Council executive session altogether to attend an election party. As an incumbent, Richardson’s opponent has shown repeatedly that she is not an option thinker, often clinging emotionally to an agenda she can’t persuade others to join. Now is the time to demand fair and balanced representation of all Sammamish residents. In November,
let’s say clearly that we want a councilmember who is free from personal agendas and committed to the interests of an enlightened and desirable family-friendly community. We can make that statement by electing Kathy Richardson. Richardson brings strong business and public service experience. As vice chairwoman of the Planning Commission, she has learned how the city works and how to lead in the public sector. As a Partner for Cascade Technical Services, she has led annual strategic planning efforts, managed global initiatives, and headed Program Management Offices for Fortune 500 companies. Managing key client relationships for her firm, she clearly knows how to work with and for people. Let’s bring those skills to the Sammamish City Council and move our city forward. Jack Barry The writer is a former member of the Sammamish City Council.
Support for Nancy Whitten Looks like the tired old politics of tearing down an opponent to get your candidate of choice elected has returned to our fair city. Aren’t we tired of this from our national political scene? Mike Collins has written how his candidate of choice works from consensus and effectiveness…if this is true, then perhaps she would not approve of such tactics. If she does, does she deserve our vote? However, it is amusing that he refers to Nancy Whitten as being a ‘dinosaur’ i.e. not moving the city forward, in one sentence and then in the next refers to our city as ranking among the best in the country because of its environment and frugality. Nancy has been one person who has worked tirelessly to preserve our beautiful environment before and during her entrance into politics and now as a city council member makes every effort to keep our city’s budget on
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track so people can afford to live here. Further on the letter insinuates that Nancy does not care what the community wants when in truth, this is the prime motivation behind Nancy’s involvement as a councilmember. She, as many of the other councilmembers, is present at many of our public meetings to hear and understand what the residents would like for their community. Many times when asked about decision-making Nancy will respond with “We will have to wait and see what the community wants.” Many of the issues Sammamish faces today involve complicated choices. The voters in Sammamish can rest assured knowing that an intelligent, community-minded person is working on their behalf. Please support and re-elect Nancy Whitten. Mary H. Doerrer The writer is a member of the Parks Commission.
The long view The past couple of weeks have been some that might be called reflections on our Sammamish by readers. For my point of view, it all See FORUM, Page 5
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Council approves plan to transfer density in city By Caleb Heeringa
Private developers seeking more density in the future “downtown” Sammamish can buy it from the city thanks to an ordinance passed by the City Council at their Sept. 6 meeting. The city unanimously approved a plan that allows the rights to as many as 240 residential units currently zoned on Lower Commons Park and other city-owned land to be sold to developers in the densest part of Town Center, off Southeast Fourth Street. The plan, spearheaded by Councilman John James, requires that the city’s development rights go only towards residential development in that densest portion, referred to as the “TC-A” zone in planning documents. James said that leaves the rest of the market for extra development rights in Town Center open for King County and Sammamish citizens with unused development rights. “In order to not have too many players in one arena, we talked about limiting the city’s involvement in (the development right market),” he said. The city recently signed an agreement with the county that will allow for development rights to be transferred into Town Center, preserving up to 700 acres of forests and open space just outside city limits. The city also completed a similar program for Sammamish citizens, potentially allowing residents whose properties can’t be developed
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started for us when we moved here more than 25 years ago. The boom of development had already started and has never stopped. Oh, some slowing was achieved with the plan put forth by King County called “Master Plan Development”. Klahanie became the first to be built under that plan. There were many folks that opposed that plan, whereas looking back it has turned out to be a great success. Some of the model development safeguards for the Master Plan Development were used creatively to slow down some further developments after much
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gnashing of teeth from developers and local homeowners. As the years sped by, there have been new groups of folks that have opposed the radical change of our lifestyle here on the plateau and we all have, in turn, served our area well, I do believe. For my part I, too, wanted to serve the area, so became a 12year water and sewer commissioner. We were able to slow the growth down to match the amount of water available to be pumped from our local well system. I’m attempting to lay out the reason why we are here today. It’s because of the work and effort of the folks that came before incorporation. It was not to build a bigger and grander city of Sammamish, but to preserve the conditions we moved
here for in the first place: A green treed area where we could have some space to enjoy the green grass, blue sky, lakes, wildlife, and to grow rhododendrons, just have a place we could call our home. There are so many areas that are already build up into large shopping areas, where with little effort our needs can be met. Why throw away the chance to have your home in an area that is quiet, peaceful, without the rush and influx of shoppers and parking that will come with a large development and shopping complex? Bob George The writer is a past Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer Commissioner and past member of the King County Boundary Review Board.
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Council maintains city ban on King County leaders medical marijuana gardens commit $1.4 million to combat gangs By Caleb Heeringa
The Sammamish City Council elected to maintain an emergency moratorium on collective medical marijuana gardens in city limits. The council had unanimously approved the emergency moratorium at their July 18 meeting and was required to hold a public hearing on the matter Sept. 9. No one testified. The moratorium follows Gov. Chris Gregoire’s vetoing portions of a medical marijuana bill allowing as many as 10 patients to form a collective garden of as many 45 plants. Gregoire said she feared that state and local employees could be held liable under federal drug laws. The council elected to reaf-
firm the moratorium under the hope that legislators in Olympia or Washington, D.C. would sort out the conflicting law in the coming months. “I’m in favor of the moratorium because I think we’re in an untenable position,” Councilwoman Nancy Whitten said. The moratorium means that a medical marijuana patient in Sammamish would have to travel to another city – likely Seattle – to obtain the marijuana they are entitled to under Initiative 692, which passed in 1998. Issaquah, Redmond and several other suburban cities have instituted similar moratoriums, though King County has taken a more hands-off approach while the matter is sorted out. The county has no plans to shut down The Kind Alternative
Medical Collective, a nonprofit collective in Preston. Politicians aren’t the only confused ones. “The law is so convoluted right now,” Sammamish Police Administrative Sgt. Jessica Sullivan said. “It’s so confusing from our perspective that it’s almost unenforceable.” While Sullivan said she was not aware of anyone trying to form a collective in Sammamish, she echoed a concern voiced by Councilman Mark Cross at the council meeting – that a collective garden could become a law enforcement issue if it became a target for thieves. “Because there’s still such a big black market for (marijuana) … people are going to go about obtaining it however they can,” she said.
By Warren Kagarise
King County leaders bolstered efforts to combat street gangs late last month and directed $1.4 million from a law-enforcement emergency fund to confront a rise in gang violence. The funds aid prosecutors, sheriff’s deputies and community organizations in anti-gang efforts. The county intends to add three deputy prosecutors and a paralegal focused solely on gang-related cases. Plans call for the King County Sheriff’s Office to receive additional equipment and training. County Council members created the law-enforcement emergency fund last year to address unforeseen criminal justice needs. Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, Issaquah’s representative, joined County Executive Dow Constantine, Prosecutor
Dan Satterberg and other leaders Aug. 30 to announce the initiative. The council agreed to fund the initiative a week later. “We want King County to be a family-friendly and gangunfriendly area,” she said after the announcement. “We’re taking this very seriously. We’re not putting up with it.” Lambert said the gang-related shootout at Lake Sammamish State Park in July 2010 also influenced the decision to confront gang violence. The lethal gun battle left a 33-year-old Kent man and a 30-year-old Seattle man dead. “It used to be that gangs had a neighborhood that they lived in and now they go all over the place,” she said. Officials rolled out the initiative a little more than a month after a shooting at a Kent car See GANGS, Page 7
Conversation with the Candidate New Commerce in Sammamish When the Economy Improves? By Tom Vance Reactions to commercial development in Sammamish range from total abhorrence to hoping for a WalMart. Town Center, the proposed residential, commercial and civic center, will not have “big box stores.” Citizens committees, the Planning Commission, and the Council rejected them for environmental and aesthetic reasons. As one local citizen said, “If we pave over Sammamish, we might as well move to L.A. where the weather is better.” In the 1980s and 90s, the big retailers could have come here, with a growing population, and King County in control. They didn’t come. Costco, Home Depot and others chose to locate near major highways. Town Center is about 5.5 miles from 520 or I-90. That won’t change, regardless of our plans. Others have called for commercial development as a way to future financial stability. As we’ve seen recently, that isn’t necessarily so. Sales tax revenue, even in a healthy economy, can be exceeded by the
cost of increased public services, including public safety. Our public services are manageable because we are primarily a residential community. Town Center was never conceived as competition for the big malls, with all the extra traffic. Instead, it would mitigate traffic by giving local residents options on the plateau. And it would make us more self-reliant. Town Center would offer local corporations the opportunity to build satellite offices so employees could avoid the commute to Redmond or Bellevue. Medical and other officebased businesses would offer needed services. Some of our many homebased businesses, ready to expand, could find local office space. Mid-size and small retail would offer choices for goods and services. The 2200 condos, townhouses, and single-family homes, along with office development, would help provide a market for restaurants and cafes. And increased residential demand would drive the development of Town Center as a whole. Could we be flexible if an appropriate “anchor” store wanted to locate in Town Center? I would consider that, provided those environmental and aesthetic concerns were met.
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Students with exemptions can end up missing considerable school time. If a classmate comes down with, for example, measles, students who have not been vaccinated – including those with exemptions – must be sent home for at least two weeks to prevent the spread of disease. “Sometimes, that’s a pretty good motivator,” Roberts said, adding that in such situations, shot records often suddenly appear. ‘Vaccines are safe’ As of the last official count in the Issaquah School District, 651 students, or 3.8 percent of the student population, had exemptions filed in their names, according to information provided by the Issaquah School District. Of the local exemptions, 77 were medical, 554 were personal and 18 were listed as religious. In the Lake Washington School District, there were 1,759 exemptions, about 7.1 percent of the students in the district. Of those 135 were medical exemptions,
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Performance enhancing drugs Athletic staff at Eastside Catholic High School met with police to turn over drugs and alcohol that had been found on a track athlete Aug. 29. The items included a large glass water bong, a smaller smoking pipe, a grinder and scale, cigarettes, a bottle of Tarantula-
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Annual Sammamish Art Fair on tap in October By Christopher Huber
Sammamish artist Sarah Brighton considers herself lucky to be living her calling. About 12 years ago, Brighton, a former kindergarten teacher in England, picked up some supplies and started creating works of art out of a variety of things — papers, recycled materials, vintage photographs. But just a couple of years into her artistic endeavor, she began teaching others, she said, mixing both of her passions into one. “I just feel very free when I can work on canvas or do collaging,” Brighton said. As for being a teacher, she appreciates bringing out everyone’s creative side. “Everybody has a creative side, they just don’t realize it.” Brighton is one of 31 artists that will be featured at the upcoming fifth annual Sammamish Art Fair. Ranging from photography to sculpture, mixed media to glass art, the artists — half are from Sammamish — will have works on display and for sale Oct. 8 and 9 at Sammamish City Hall. The event is free and runs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days and will also feature plenty of interactive family
Jewelry by Annne Randall
Jewelry art is one of the many mediums that will be explored at the art fair. and children’s activities and performances, said event organizers. “It’s a great way to come out and meet the local artists,” said Brighton. “There’s just something for everybody — a good mix of art and people.” To participate in the art fair, artists had to compete for a booth spot through a jury’s approval. Typically about 70 area artists enter for the roughly 30 spots
available. Visitors will be able to peruse the booths at City Hall and learn about the artists’ creative process, as well as enjoy light refreshments, live music and a full lineup of performance artists and readings at the Sammamish Library next door. Among the highlighted activities in 2011, visitors will have a chance to play the Junk Chimes,
Artwork by Sarah Brighton
Sammamish artist Sarah Brighton has created work and taught in mixed media arts and focuses on collage and vintage photos in her personal work. a sculpture of scrap metal and other metal objects that offers a unique percussion-playing experience. In addition, Sammamish
artist Suzanne Tidwell, known for her seasonal “Tree Socks” See ART, Page 11
Janell Faletto named Outstanding Volunteer of the Year By Christopher Huber
Janell Faletto wasn’t quite sure why she responded to a volunteer opportunity listing in her church bulletin in 2003, but she thought it would be nice to work with the elderly. The retired elementary school teacher had worked with children for 31 years. “I thought working with elders would be a nice change from working with children,” she said. So she signed up as a volunteer for Faith in Action, a Sammamish organization that helps independent seniors with everyday things. Since then, Faletto, who also volunteers with other local organizations and Mary, Queen of Peace, has given more than 1,000 hours and countless miles driven in her car to take needy seniors to medical appointments, do household chores or pick up groceries. The Faith in Action National Network recently recognized Faletto as an “Outstanding Volunteer” for 2011, said Kelly McAninch, the national network’s administrative assistant.
Faletto, a 26-year Sammamish resident, was one of just 12 nominated for the Volunteer of the Year award from local Faith in Action entities around the country. “She’s really like my go-to person,” said Margie Costello, Sammamish Faith in Action’s volunteer coordinator. “A lot of people would not be getting to these appointments if she didn’t take them.” Faletto said she was honored to receive the recognition, but was modest in her reaction to the news. “It’s always nice to be appreciated,” she said. Since 2003, she has given 125 hours in housekeeping and visitation service, according to Faith in Action’s tally, and spent about 1,060 hours driving Sammamish seniors to medical appointments and other errands. The organization also estimated that Faletto has driven approximately 13,500 miles during her service time, based on weekly service reports. About 45,000 people live in Sammamish, according to the
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Janell Faletto, a longtime Sammamish resident and retired teacher, has volunteered with Faith In Action of Sammamish since 2003. 2010 Census. Of those, 2,175 are older than age 65, Petersky said. And 91 of them are homebound, non-disabled seniors — the folks Faith in Action helps. Faith in Action’s mission is to help seniors live independently for as long as possible in their
own home before potentially entering a retirement-living or long-term, in-home care situation. The organization’s volunteers do whatever needs to be done to help those 91 seniors with that, Costello said, whether it’s driving a person to a doctor appointment, cleaning the house, picking up groceries or maintaining the yard. “I’ve learned how easy it is to just say ‘yes’ to people,” Faletto said. “I think there are so many things out there that you can do with so little time.” While Faletto physically drives seniors and helps with housework, what often goes un-noticed is the emotional support someone gets just by being with her. Many homebound seniors are isolated and don’t see many friends or family during much of the week, Costello said. Simple conversations can make a big difference. “It’s so important. For many people, it might be the only time in their week that they get out of the apartment,” Faletto said. “That’s extremely important that they have some communication
with somebody and know that somebody cares about them.” Faletto, a longtime member at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, is matched with a Sammamish resident through Faith in Action and is available on-call for other needs that come up, said Claire Petersky, executive director of Faith in Action Sammamish. Faletto also volunteers for Multi-faith Works and drives to Seattle regularly to help a person living with HIV. At her church, she has also been involved in the Helping Hands and funeral ministries and is a Eucharistic minister, which means she can bring communion to the sick or dying. “She’s just amazing, in all the service that she gives to the community,” Petersky said. Visit www.faithinaction4seniors.org to learn more or to sign up as a volunteer. Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
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Dartmouth announces graduates Joseph Garagliano and Amy McKluskie, 2007 graduates of Eastlake, recently graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Garagliano received his degree in engineering sciences and McKluskie in economics and government.
Seattle Pacific announces graduates
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Members of the Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation youth girls team pose at the 12th All United States Kendo Federation Championships Aug. 12-13 in Atlanta, Ga.
DeJong Sisters compete at Kendo national championships Three Sammamish youth competed in the 12th All United States Kendo Federation Championships Aug. 12-13 in Atlanta, Ga. The DeJong sisters, Jennifer, 13, Melanie, 14, and Erica, 16, all represented the Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation. Melanie did the best, placing third overall in the Junior Youth Girls Individuals division, according to event results. This year was the first time the competition offered a girls division, said Mary DeJong, the girls’ mother. Melanie’s and Erica’s combined efforts helped their Seattle-based federation finish second in the JuniorSenior Youth Girls Teams competition. The national championship event featured 360 participants from 15 federations across the
country. Kendo is the Japanese martial art of sword-fighting. It means “Way of the Sword,” according to Kendo America, and is based on traditional samurai swordsmanship. Kendo practitioners wear traditional Japanese helmets, clothing and body armor Erica DeJong, and wield a “shinai,” a sword made of four bamboo slats held together by leather fittings. Players score points by correctly executing strikes to certain parts of their opponent’s body, with-
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right, lunges at her opponent. out the opponent hitting them at the same time, said Mary DeJong. Matches last five minutes and the first person to score two points wins.
The following Sammamish residents graduated from Seattle Pacific University. Kelley Parton Cade, cum laude, B.A. in special education; Samantha Kellee Captain B.S. in food and nutritional sciences, sports and exercise emphasis; Caitlin Amelia Hawkinson M.A. in industrial/organizational psy-
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chology; Nicholas Selleck Holderman B.A. in psychology; Grant William Hope B.A. in business administration; Jenica Husband, summa cum laude, B.A. in music; Tiffany L. LaMonte M.A. in teaching; Lindsey Brooke Myers, B.A. in business administration and accounting, management emphasis; Brittany Marie Nation, B.A. in communication; Benjamin Scott Phelps, magna cum laude with a B.A. in music, music technology emphasis; William Reed Probus, cum laude, B.A. in business administration, information systems emphasis; Melissa Anne Reich, B.A. in communication; Mahnoosh Shadbakht M.S. in marriage and family therapy; Alexa Upper, cum laude, B.A. in visual communication; Richard Koichi Yagi B.A. in accounting.
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installment near Eastlake High School, will provide a community web-making activity, said art fair chair Anna Macrae. Participants will weave strands of yarn across a section of the plaza area and throughout the day, a web will grow thicker and thicker. “People get really, quite engaged in it,” said Macrae, an abstract painter with a booth at the event. Families can enjoy a number of other performances and artmaking activities, too, from poetry readings to quilt-making, making your own bar of soap to a performance of “The Pirate Show.” The Sammamish Art Fair is different from many larger art shows and fairs, in that the artists each play a part in organizing the community event. In turn, they don’t have to pay a fee for their booth space. Brighton reflected on what inspires her to create her mixed-
In an effort to support the Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry “Share What You Can” campaign, organizers encourage visitors to bring food items or cash to donate. Visit www.sammamishartfair.wordpress.com to learn about individual artists and see a complete list of the activities. Sammamish City Hall is located at 801 228th Ave. S.E. media pieces that often center on vintage photographs or images. She simply loves the process. “I love creating because it makes me feel really happy,” she said. “I love to use vintage images and see a story that might come along with it. I love to give those images new life.” Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
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Lake Washington students go back to school
Mead Elementary sixth-graders Tracy Dankberg, right, and Katie Hansen, left, raise the flags as students arrive for the first day of school Sept. 6.
Mead Elementary principal Sandy Klein directs a student to her teacher while students arrive on the first day of school Sept. 6.
Kevin Taylor and Sharada Rayan pose as they arrive through the main entrance at Eastlake High School on the first day of school Sept. 6.
Zane Sanderson, left, poses with his son, Bazil, on his first day of kindergarten at Mead Elementary School Sept. 6. Students in the Lake Washington School District returned to start a new school year Sept. 6. The district was the last of the Sammamish school systems to kick off their school year.
Photos by Christopher Huber Juniors Michelle Lin, left, and Lauren Benveniste decorate the Eastlake High School main entrance area as students arrive for the first day of school Sept. 6.
Mead first-grader Aodhan Franklin hugs his mother goodbye on the first day of school Sept. 6.
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show wounded 12 people. Police said a retaliatory shooting later injured a 13th person. Satterberg and Sheriff Sue Rahr said crime related to gang activity increased 165 percent since 2005 even as overall crime decreased. The county experienced 29 gang-related killings and 200 reported gang-related shootings in 2008-09. “This comprehensive proposal to fund dedicated gang prosecutors is a rapid response to an escalating threat to public safety,” Satterberg said in a statement. “It will allow my office to build strong cases against the leaders of violent gangs and at the same time fund programs for at-risk youth, so that we can offer them an alternative to the gang life.” Leaders ‘want to break that cycle’ Officials estimate as many as 10,000 gang members in about 140 gangs reside in King County. Lambert and Councilwoman Julia Patterson, a South King County representative, said the nexus for gang activity is along state Route 99. “We were concerned that we were getting a lot of out-of-state gangs, but what we’re finding is that that isn’t so,” Lambert said. “We are getting out-of-state gangs, but that isn’t exclusively where they’re coming from. A lot of
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them are our own Washingtonians that are secondand third-generation gang members. So, Momma and Grandma and Granddad are all gang members, too. We want to break that cycle.” The anti-gang initiative also provides funding for social services meant to steer at-risk Latino youths in South King County away from gangs. “In the long run we know we cannot arrest our way out of this problem, so this proposal balances gang suppression with investments in tried-and-true solutions that give youth an opportunity for a healthy start, an education and employment — known factors that reduce crime and gang involvement,” Constantine said in a statement. Eastside residents contacted Lambert’s office to call for action against gang violence before the problem worsened elsewhere in the county. In addition to Issaquah, she represents Redmond, Sammamish and the Snoqualmie Valley. “They want it stopped. They want to make sure that it’s taken seriously,” she said. “I think this really responds to the fact that we are taking it very seriously.” Plan bolsters prosecutor, sheriff The other Issaquah-area representative on the council, Councilman Reagan Dunn, and Councilman Larry Phillips sent a letter to Constantine in early See GANGS, Page 19
Eastlake cheer wins awards
The Eastlake High School cheer team won the Universal Cheerleaders Association Top Champ Award over the summer for its performance in the Xtreme Stunt, Tumble and Cheer category, according to team leaders. It also received the Overall Camp Champions title and won a Superior Team award. Cheerleaders Eve Franklin, Tess Graettinger, Ciera Nielsen, Natalie Payton, Tyler Thomas and Lauren Wenzinger each won an All American Individual medal for their solo performances. And Ciera Nielsen was also recognized for her outstanding sportsmanship during the four-day camp. Due to their overall outstanding performances and leadership skills, Graettinger and Marina Oldenburg were invited to join the association as paid staff members for future camps.
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A Sammamish resident had an amplifier and a pair of speakers stolen from their boat as it was moored on Lake Sammamish overnight Aug. 29. The boat was in front of a private lot near the corner of Northeast 18th Place and East Lake Sammamish Drive South. The audio equipment is valued at more than $1,000. Police have no suspects.
ibuprofen Aug. 28. Police located the woman, who reported that she had taken the pills while at Snoqualmie Falls but then had second thoughts and made herself vomit the pills. She then drove back to her parents’ home in Sammamish and went to bed. She told police she suffered from depression and had recently broken up with her boyfriend. She told police that she felt much better now that she was home and no longer wished to harm herself. Police had an aid unit called as a precaution and the woman’s parents agreed to transport her Overlake Hospital for a mental health evaluation.
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A Sammamish woman told police Sept. 2 that she suspected that her ex-husband had pried off the cover to the headlight washer system on her car in retaliation for her reporting his domestic violence to his employer. Police documented the missing piece on the front of her vehicle but did not locate any other damage to the vehicle. The case remains under investigation.
A Sammamish woman called police Aug. 28 to report that her family’s boat had possibly been stolen. A Good Samaritan had found the motorboat floating around the lake unsecured at around 12:30 p.m. and towed it back to shore. A cooler and various other items were missing from the boat, but the motor had not been started. The woman told police that she often sees teenagers hanging out on the private dock where the boat is parked late at night and she suspects that they might have either untied the boat as a practical joke or attempted to steal it. The case remains under investigation.
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Broken reader board Someone damaged the reader board at Margaret Mead Elementary between Aug. 29 and Sept. 1. Police believe the board was broken with a golf ball, but have no suspects. The case remains under investigation.
Suicide attempt Police were called to check on a Sammamish woman who had attempted suicide by taking 100
Telephone harassment A female employee at the Radio Shack on 228th Avenue reported Sept. 1 that someone had repeatedly called the store
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Domestic violence A Sammamish woman reported Sept. 3 that her husband had assaulted her several days prior. The woman reported that she had hit her husband on the arm after he dropped their child on the bed after the child bit him. The husband responded by striking her in the face hard enough to make her pass out and give her a concussion. She was transported to the hospital for the injuries. Police documented the incident and will be forwarding it to prosecutors for consideration of domestic violence charges.
tests. A portable breath test revealed an estimated blood alcohol level of .11, over the .08 legal limit for driving. She was arrested and then dropped off at home.
gave the concerned roommate information on how to have the other roommate evicted or how to obtain a court order against them.
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A Sammamish resident had more than $1,700 in fraudulent charges made to her credit card Aug. 27 and 28. The victim is unsure how her bank information was compromised, but has cancelled the card.
A Sammamish woman had her bike stolen from in front of Safeway between 7 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. Sept. 2. The gold-colored BMX bike was left unlocked in front of the store. Police have no suspects.
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A 38-year-old Issaquah woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at around 12:40 a.m. Aug. 30. An officer witnessed the woman’s vehicle weaving in and out of lanes and driving down the left turn lane for nearly a block on the 4400 block of IssaquahPine Lake Road. She was pulled over and performed badly on field sobriety
Police were called to a home on the 21800 block of Southeast First Street after an argument between roommates Aug. 28. One of the roommates became angry and began yelling after a dispute over where they could park their vehicle and where in the garage they could put their belongings. Police verified that the argument had not gotten physical and
Beating up a minivan A Safeway employee reported that four teenage males had repeatedly kicked his minivan at around 11:30 p.m. Sept. 1, leaving two large dents in the sides. The teens then piled into a silver Audi and fled northbound along 228th Avenue. The employee could not recall making any enemies recently and was unsure why his minivan was targeted. Shoe prints on the vehicle indicate that one of the suspects was wearing Vans shoes. Police have no suspects.
Domestic dispute Police were called to sort out a dispute between a teen and his stepfather Aug. 29. The two began arguing about whether or not the parents would drive the teen to an appointment that afternoon. The two began to push and yell at each other, which led to one putting the other in a head lock. No one was injured in the See BLOTTER, Page 9
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Construction queued up to start at Eastlake this week By Christopher Huber
Eastlake High School students will have to get used to some extra noise around campus this school year. With pounding, cutting and workers driving machinery near the library, some might even want to find a different spot to study after school. As of the Review’s deadline, construction on the more than $20 million Eastlake buildingaddition project was set to commence this fall as the Lake Washington School District prepares the school for its first class of freshmen to enter in fall of 2012, district officials said. The Lake Washington School board was slated to approve the build-
ing contract at its Sept. 12 meeting, said Ralph Rohwer, the district’s capital program manager. “We have all permits in hand to get moving, so that’s good news,” he said. The district’s fall 2010 estimate suggests that Eastlake will take on nearly 500 more students in the fall of 2012 as it shifts from a three-year high school to a fouryear school. As part of the district-wide grade reconfiguration, the school is adding 12 more classrooms and two science labs to an addition near the Eastlake library, Rohwer said. And, as students entered the school from the east during the first week of school, they would have seen a giant hole in the ground where
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Late momentum seals the second win for Eastlake By Christopher Huber
The moment Brian Quick laid out to snag a 26-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Keegan Kemp may have hinted at what’s to come for the Eastlake Wolves’ passing game in 2011. “It felt amazing,” Quick said of his second touchdown reception of the night. The Wolves improved to 2-0 after beating the Panthers 42-14 in their home opener in Sammamish. Not only did the Eastlake Wolves defense hold the visiting Panthers to just 35 yards of total offense in the first half, but Kemp and his receivers spent the second half deflating the Panther defense through the air and consistently scoring touchdowns. Both teams came out slow in the first half, but Eastlake took a 14-0 lead into the halftime break. “The first half was a bit of an issue for us,” said Eastlake coach Gene Dales. “We played very well in the second half.” Senior running back Ryan Lewis, scored Eastlake’s first touchdown. Kemp optioned the ball to him and he broke free for 40 yards up the right sideline
with 9:35 left in the second quarter. While Kemp only completed five of six pass attempts for 54 yards in the first half, he fed the ball to Aaron DiGenova for an eight-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-0. Lewis finished the first half with 83 yards on 10 carries. He sat out the second half due to a minor injury, coaches said. While Eastlake’s offense gained momentum later in the game, its defense, led by Gino Bresolin and Kepa Hughes on the line, caused Snohomish to go three-and-out on three of its four first-half possessions, limiting it to just 16 plays from scrimmage. The Panthers didn’t help their cause, either, by committing six penalties in the first quarter alone. “The guys stepped up,” said Dales. Quick and Kemp hooked up in the third quarter for a 60-yard touchdown pass play that put the Wolves up 21-0. Kemp finished the game completing 18 of 23 pass attempts for 255 yards and one interception. The Wolves tallied 476 yards of total offense, compared with See FOOTBALL, Page 15
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Ryan Lewis, senior running back, is dragged down with an illegal tackle by a Snohomish defender Sept. 9.
Plateau soccer programs rebuild after losing top players By Christopher Huber
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Skyline sophomore defender Brooke Holland and Liberty sophomore midfielder Kali Youngdahl go up for a header in the first half Sept. 6.
“I look at it like it’s a totally new puzzle,” Braman said. “I Not to put any pressure on the don’t look at it like there’s new Skyline girls soccer team, but holes in it.” after ranking third in state and at The Spartans will look to some one point being ranked No. 1 in of its top returners for leadership. the country in 2010, some teams They include Jackie Wilson in the balanced KingCo league (senior defender), Maddie Christ might be out to get the Spartans (senior midfielder), Nicole in 2011. Candioglos (senior midfielder) Having lost eight varsity mem- and Tina Vargas, the senior goalbers to graduakeeper considtion, Skyline is ered one of the “I look at it like it’s a taking shape best in the totally new puzzle. I with a new state. team, even Braman don’t look at it like though it noted a few there’s new holes in it.” younger playreturns 11 key starters this ers who should – Don Braman, year to fill make a signifiCoach – some gaps left cant impact for around the Skyline: Anna field. But head Deweirdt coach Don Braman and his team (junior forward) and newcomers don’t seem to look at it that way Brooke Holland and Brooke this fall. Bofto, both sophomore midfieldWhile the 2010 team had ers. standouts like Brittanee Randle Skyline started the pre-season (Missouri) and Madi Barney 2-0-1, beating Liberty 1-0 Sept. 6 (Central Florida), Skyline won’t and Mercer Island 2-0 Sept. 8. rely on a few stars, but on everyThey played Bellevue to a 1-1 one doing an equal part, Braman See SOCCER, Page 15 said.
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Scoreboard Football KingCo 4A Crest division standings Team Record Eastlake 2-0 Issaquah 2-0 Newport 1-1 Skyline 1-1 Redmond 0-2 Friday, Sept. 9 Bellevue 31, Skyline 17 1 2 3 4 Final Bellevue 3 14 14 0 31 Skyline 7 10 0 0 17 Scoring summary: Damian Greene, S, 1 run (Sean McDonald kick); Mitch Johnson, B, 33 FG; Andy Boulware, B, 16 run (Johnson kick); Sean McDonald, S, 30 FG; Joey Moore, B, 14 run (Johnson kick); Nic Sblendorio, S, 14 pass from Max Browne (McDonald kick); Tyler Hasty, B, 4 run (Johnson kick); Sean Constantine, B, 45 interception return (Johnson kick). Peninsula 42, Eastside Catholic 21 1 2 3 4 Final E. Catholic 0 7 0 14 21 Peninsula 7 21 7 7 42 Scoring summary: Danny Welstad, P, 3 run (Cole Madden kick); Danny Welstad, P, 4 run (Cole Madden kick); Danny Welstad, P, 6 run (Cole Madden kick); Chevy Walker, EC, 90 kickoff return (Danny Omiliak kick); Jake Peterson, P, 48 run (Cole Madden kick); Danny Welstad, P, 4 run (Cole Madden kick); Luke Lattizano, EC, 12 pass from Luke Shepherd (Danny Omiliak kick); Jake Peterson, P, 9 run (Cole Madden kick); Chevy Walker, EC, 5 run (Danny Omiliak kick).
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Girls soccer Saturday, Sept. 10 Eastlake 3, Kamiak 0 Scoring summary: Emily Cushing, E, (Gabrielle Grinsdale assist) 50:00; Rebecca Priestly, E, (Kelsey Haberly assist) 62:00; Tasnim Kessib, E, (Haberly assist) 68:00. Shutout: Bryce Kennedy, E. Thursday, Sept. 8 Skyline 2, Mercer Island 0 Scoring summary: Jackie Wilson, S, (unassisted) 13:20; Maddie Christ, S, (Alexa Strom assist) 20:05.
Boys golf Saturday, Sept. 10 Metro League At Jackson Park GC Team scores — Bishop Blanchet 100 points, Eastside Catholic 100 Individuals — 1, Kevin Anderson, EC, 21 points; 2, Peter Conroy, BB, 20; Andrew Ehrig, EC, 19; 3, Remy Hamilton, EC, 18; 4(tie), Sam Holberg, BB, Trent Thomas, BB, 17.
Girls golf Metro League At Jackson Park GC Team scores — Bishop Blanchet 32 points, Eastside Catholic 20 Individuals — 1, Makena Bolt, EC, 20 points; 2, Natalie Stubb, BB, 18; Tess McEvoy, BB, 14. Thursday, Sept. 8 At Sahalee CC (par 36) Team scores — Eastlake 196, Roosevelt 238. Individuals — 1, Li Wang, E, 37 strokes; 2, Jack Strickland, E, 39; T-3, Jack Fisher, E, 40; T-3, Will Sharp, E, 40; T-3, Paul Russo, E, 40.
Volleyball Saturday, Sept. 10 Eastside Catholic 3, Issaquah 1 1 2 3 4 Final Issaquah 25 21 17 20 1 E. Catholic 19 25 25 25 3 Highlights: Hannah Christie, EC, 27 assists; Kameron Mclain, EC, 16 kills; Marlena Norwood, EC, 13 digs; Katherine Towslee, EC, 10 kills. Wednesday, Sept. 7 Skyline 3, Lake Washington 0 1 2 3 Final Lk. Wash. 17 17 18 0 Skyline 25 25 25 3 Highlights: Madison Stoa, S, 13 assists, 3 aces; Molly Mounsey, S, 3 blocks. Tuesday, Sept. 6 Skyline 3, Liberty 1 1 2 3 4 Final Skyline 25 25 16 25 3 Liberty 14 15 25 15 1 Highlights: Madison Stoa, S, 6 kills, 24 assists, 2 aces; Halle Erdhal, S, 15 kills, 12 digs, 4 aces; Marissa Fortier, S, 5 kills, 3 blocks.
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Snohomish’s 163. The teams traded a couple of turnovers on downs each as well as a Panther fumble into the hands of Eastlake’s Clay Monahan with 2:57 left in the third. Kemp subsequently scored on a 14-yard run that capped a 68-yard drive to open the fourth quarter. On the very next play, Snohomish’s Russell Crippen stunned the home crowd and the Eastlake special teams unit with a streaking 95-yard kickoff return up the right sideline. That made it 28-7. The Panther running back broke loose for a 48-yard touchdown run late in the fourth, after Kemp had run in for another four-yard score. And Quick closed things out for Eastlake with the 26-yard diving catch in the end zone. Eastlake hosts Roosevelt 7 p.m., Sept. 16. Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
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Eastlake lineman Gino Bresolin drags down Snohomish running back Peter St. Marie in the second quarter Sept. 9.
Boys tennis Thursday, Sept. 8 Roosevelt 4, Skyline 3 Singles — Jack Streeter, R, beat Aman Manji, 62, 1-6, 6-3; Dustin McPhillips, R, beat Mitchell Johnson, 6-1, 6-1; Kyle Bove, R, beat Prithvi Ramkumar, 6-3, 6-0; Ben Siegel, R, beat Tim Wong, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles — Brayden Hansen-Alex Wu, S, beat Mitchell Overton-Daniel Yang, 6-3, 6-0; Inchul You-Nick Ziats, S, beat Colin Hudacek-Sam Murphy, 6-1, 6-3; Griffin Johnson-Manuel Lorrain, S, beat Jake Tull-David Lien, 6-1, 6-0. Eastlake 7, Bothell 0 Singles — Vicente Varas beat Jake Arian, 6-1, 60; Mitchell Loofburrow beat Dakota Newton, 6-2, 6-3; Andrew Garland beat Tim Bultman, 6-0, 6-0; Jon Lockwood beat David Nutu, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles — Santiago Varas-Chris Lockwood beat Alan Patashnik-Jordan Huffaker, 7-6, 6-4; Fez Ulargui-Tim Tan beat Ayush Sing-Nevin Kalaf, 7-5, 6-4; Chris Koehler-Ryan Holmdahl beat Joel Pierson-David Schorman, 6-3, 6-1.
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draw Sept. 10. Eastlake The Eastlake girls look at the 2011 KingCo 4A competition and will have to figure out how to come together in the absence of Jaclyn Softli, the 2010 league MVP who executed 17 goals and three assists. The Wolves went 10-7-1 overall last year thanks to an often overwhelming attack up front and mostly solid backfield. But this fall, seventhyear coach Chuck Krieble admits he’s not sure how
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“In the three games we’ve seen so far, different players step up and get it done.” – Chuck Krieble, Coach – lessly, he could technically hit the century mark. Although Eastlake went 1-1-2 in the first four pre-season games this season, Krieble was still happy with what he saw.
“We have a lot of good strong club kids,” he said Sept. 9. “In the three games we’ve seen so far, different players step up and get it done.” Among the team’s top returners, senior midfielder Kelsey Haberly will look to lead the club with Emily Cushing (senior midfielder), Maddie Napier (defender), senior Julia Bennett and Rebecca Priestly, a junior who made second team All-KingCo in 2010. Newcomers Tasnim Khessib, Sierra Dwyer, Mackenzie Carney and Allie Garret, all who come from last year’s 15-1 JV squad, will add much-needed depth to Eastlake’s roster. Eastlake will need to compete well with Skyline, Issaquah and Woodinville if it wants a shot at
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September Stress Management and Relaxation Training for Teens will take place at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Sammamish Library. Register at www.kcls.org/sammamish/ or call 425.392.3130.
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Passport Day, a special Saturdayonly day for applying for new passports for minors is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 17 at City Hall. Visit www.travel.state.gov. Growing Your Preschooler’s Brain, for parents and child care providers of children 1-5, will be presented by Kathy Slattengren, M.Ed. at 10 a.m. Sept. 24 at the Sammamish Library.
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The Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry kicks off Sept. 24, including food drives at City Hall and the fire stations. Visit www.eastsideforum.org/fooddrive. The Fall recycling event runs from 9 a.m.3 p.m. Sept. 24 at Eastlake. Visit http://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/ files/document/8086.pdf.
Sept. 14 The Issaquah School Board will hold a regular business meeting at 7 p.m. at the district administration building 565 N.W. Holly St. in Issaquah. Sept. 19 ◆ The Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District board meets at 3 p.m. 1510 228th Ave. S.E. File photo
Sammamish Walks will take a guided tour along walking trails of Beaver Lake Park with a photography focus from 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 17. To register, visit www.ci.sammamish.wa.us.
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Create a Web site for Your Small Business. Discover easy-to-use design tools that can build your small business website at 6 p.m. Sept 28 at the Sammamish Library.
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Meet the Author: Jez Alborough. Meet the international children’s authorillustrator of over 30 picture books at 6 p.m. on Sept. 29.
Meet the Cartoonist: Seth Campos. Meet local 16-year-old cartoonist, Seth Campos, author of two comic book collections, “Welcome to Beeky Airlines” and “Real Bears Eat Takeout,” at 2 p.m. on Sept. 25.
Library activities Swaddler Story Time, for children birth-9 months with an adult, 11 a.m. Sept. 15, 22 and 29. Waddler Story Time, for children 9-24 months with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. Sept. 16, 23 and 30. Hindi Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, 4 p.m. Sept. 15, 22 and 29.
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Toddler Story Time, for children 2-3 with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. Sept. 14, 21 and 28.
Urban Poetics: A photography exhibit by Victoria Bjorklund will be on display through Oct. 4 at City Hall, and is viewable during normal business hours.
Preschool Story Time, for children 3-6 with an adult, 10 a.m. Sept. 15, 22 and 29, and 1 p.m. Sept. 16, 23 and 30.
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The fifth annual Sammamish Art Fair will feature the work of dozens of area artists from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 8 and 9 at City Hall. Admission is free.
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Pajama Story Time, for children 2-6 with an adult, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 and 26. Musik Nest, for children 23 with an adult. Share songs, dance, rhythm and new ways to enjoy music with your toddler, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 17. Spanish Story Time, for
children 3 and older with an adult, 6 p.m. Sept. 20 and 27. Mother Daughter Book Club will discuss Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder, 1 p.m. Sept. 24. The Teen Writers Group will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. Beginner ESL Classes, 7 p.m. Sept. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Talk Time, conversation practice for adults who want to improve their English language skills, will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, 22 and 29. Intermediate ESL Class, 10 a.m. Sept. 27. Poetry Workshop, a series of weekly workshops for anyone interested in poetry, will take place at 7 p.m. on Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 and Nov. 2. The Sammamish Book Group will discuss “Kim” by Rudyard Kipling at 7 p.m. on Sept. 21.
◆ The Eastside Fire and Rescue Board of Directors meets at 4 p.m. at 175 Newport Way Northwest in Issaquah. ◆ City Council Finance Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. ◆ The Sammamish Arts Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. ◆ The Sammamish City Council meets at 6:30 at City Hall. Sept. 20 City Council office hours are from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at City Hall Sept. 22 ◆ Northeast Sammamish Sewer and Water District board meets at 3 p.m. at the District office at 3600 Sahalee Way NE. ◆ The Sammamish Planning Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Sept. 26 Lake Washington School board meeting and worksession starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Resource Center, 16250 N.E. 74th St., Redmond Town Center. Sept. 28 The Issaquah School Board will hold a regular business meeting. at 7 p.m. at the district administration building 565 N.W. Holly St. in Issaquah.
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Join the club Rotaract, a community service for young adults ages 18-30 sponsored by the Sammamish Rotary, meets twice a month. Email scott.brewer@sammamishrotary.org.
The Sammamish Fit Club, a club looking to improve the health of the community, meets from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Call Trish at 206-605-0679 or email whyweight@comcast.net.
The La Leche League is committed to helping mothers breastfeed. They plan to meet on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at Fire Station 83 Visit www.lllusa.org/web/SammamishWA.
Cascade Republican Women’s Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Plateau Club. Call 861-7910.
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 Social Justice Book Group meets at 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. Email hineswa@live.com. 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. 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, music, play and parent education has openings in pre-toddler, toddler and family classes. Call 8695605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org. Moms Club of the Sammamish Plateau has activities including weekly, age specific playgroups and monthly meetings, coffee mornings, mom’s nights out, craft club and local area outings. Visit www.momsclubsammamish.org or call 8365015. 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 206-719-8764. The Eastside Welcome Club, for people new to the area, meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of
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Sammamish Kiwanis meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church. Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.
Beyond Baby Blues, a drop-in postpartum depression support group, meets from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at New Parents Services, 11911 N.E. First St., No. 300, in Bellevue. Participants must call to confirm 450-0332, ext. 3.
Toastmasters of Sammamish meet from 7:15–8:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Mary, Queen of Peace. Call 427-9682 or email davidlloydhall@live.com.
Sammamish Presbyterian Church is hosting a series of different fitness classes, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30-7:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Billie Donahue at 785-2880. Classes are free and no registration is required.
The Cascade Woman’s Club, meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in members’ homes. Membership in the volunteer service organization is open to all women. Call 898-8603 or visit www.gfwccascadewomansclub.org.
The Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English language classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church.
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Sammamish Garden Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month in the homes of members. Call Cathy at 836-0421 or email CathyWebst@aol.com.
The Mothers of Preschoolers group which meets at Mary, Queen of Peace church is seeking volunteers to provide childcare while the group mees. Meetings are generally Thursday mornings, twice a month at the church. For more information, visit www.mops.org, or email emmalgarside@hotmail.com.
The Pine Lake Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month, plus occasional meetings for workshops and local field trips. Call 836-7810. Eastside New Neighbors meets at 10 a.m. the first Tuesday of the month in member’s homes. Call 836-3963
Sammamish Medical Reserve Corps is seeking retired medical and non-medical workers. Meetings 6:30-8 p.m., fourth Wednesday of the month at Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 82. Email
The Sammamish Symphony is seeking musicians. Visit www.SammamishSymphony.org.
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CITY OF SAMMAMISH NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sammamish adopted the following ordinances at the September 6, 2011 Regular Meeting. Copies of this document are available and will be mailed upon request of the office of the City Clerk, 801 228th Avenue SE. during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Documents are also available on the city’s website at www.ci.sammamish.wa.us. CITY OF SAMMAMISH WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. O2011-310 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS CODIFIED INTO CHAPTER 25 OF TITLE 21B AND ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS REGULATIONS CODIFIED INTO CHAPTER 80 OF TITLE 21A OF THE SAMMAMISH MUNICIPAL CODE Published in Sammamish Review on 9/14/11
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Heritage Society receives grant The Sammamish Heritage Society has received a $2,500 grant that will go towards cataloging and archiving hundreds of records of local history. The grant, awarded Aug. 29, comes from 4Culture, King County’s arts and heritage agency, which is mostly funded through a tax on hotels and motels around the county. Society vice-president Pat Kelsey said her group currently keeps its records in boxes in a storage unit. With the grant funding they will be able to purchase a computer to keep digital copies of records as well as See GRANT, Page 20
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Gangs Continued from Page 7
August requesting additional funds for prosecutors to confront gang violence in South King County. “As soon as I heard about the developing gang war, I knew this was something that King County needed to jump on right away,” Dunn said in a statement issued Aug. 30. “This level of violence in our communities cannot be tolerated. I applaud Prosecutor Satterberg for raising this issue quickly and my colleagues for acting decisively.” The allocation to Satterberg’s office represents the largest piece — $456,000 — in the $1.4 million initiative. The plan calls for the sheriff’s office to receive $30,000 for equipment and training, $179,000 to reopen the community storefront in crime-plagued White Center and $15,000 to fund outreach efforts to the Latino community. “The actions being taken by the executive and the council are a thoughtful approach to an ongoing problem, and we sincerely appreciate their working closely with the King County Sheriff’s Office,” Rahr said in a statement. “This will help our deputies and detectives do their jobs even better.” Officials said agencies and organizations can quickly implement the efforts outlined in the anti-gang initiative. “The problem is emerging quickly and our actions must be swift,” Constantine said. “We cannot and we will not tolerate the criminal activities of gangs in our communities.” Reach reporter Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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acid-free paper and other archival materials that will help preserve the society’s pictures, books and newspapers, some of which date back to the early part of the century. “We’re very excited because we have quite a bit that needs to be cataloged,” Kelsey said.
Firefighters extinguish Klahanie brush fire Eastside Fire & Rescue
responded to a brush fire in the 4200 block of Klahanie Drive Southeast on Sept. 7. Someone working in the area reported the brush fire. The caller then attempted to extinguish the blaze, but the fire grew to a 20-foot-by-20 foot area burning in the trees, dry debris and duff located behind a community pool. Firefighters contained and extinguished the fire in less than an hour. EFR called a King County fire investigator to scene to determine the cause. The cause is still under investigation. Every year, EFR reports a hike in brush fires caused by careless
SAMMAMISH REVIEW smokers, unattended burns, illegal fireworks discharge and children playing with lighters or matches during the summer season. Fire officials ask for residents to take a few precautions through the hot weather season. Build a defensible space around homes and report any suspicious behavior in neighborhoods. Talk with children about the fire danger and how to help community stay safer. Find more tips about wildfire safety at EFR’s website, www.eastsidefire-rescue.org, or Firewise, at www.firewise.org, a national effort to promote fire safety.
Bellevue College selects headhunting firm in search for president Bellevue College leaders have selected a Florida search firm to find the institution’s next president. The college selected Greenwood/Asher and Associates, a veteran in Washington State University and Western Washington University presidential searches, to find potential successors to longtime President Jean Floten. Bellevue College’s next president is expected to play a large role in the institution’s expansion to Issaquah. Floten announced plans last year to open a satellite campus in the Issaquah Highlands. Construction is expected to start on the campus in the years ahead. Crews started construction in May on a road to serve the campus. Bellevue College trustees also started selecting a presidential search advisory committee to work alongside the firm to help develop a list of characteristics
sought in the next president, review applications, narrow the field and evaluate the top candidates. The committee includes trustees, faculty and staff members, students, and community and business leaders from within the college district. Floten resigned from Bellevue College last month to serve as chancellor of WGU Washington, a nonprofit online university. Laura Saunders, a former Bellevue College administrator, is serving as interim president.
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