25TH YEAR, NO. 43
THE PLATEAU’S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016
SAMMAMISH
TRIPLE THE HEARTACHE
REVIEW
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BRENT ETHINGTON | Sammamish Symphony Orchestra
The all-volunteer Sammamish Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary during its 2016-17 season, which it dedicated to former director R. Joseph Scott.
Sammamish Symphony celebrates 25 years BY DAVID HAYES dhayes@sammamishreview.com
Paula C. Libes has been playing violin since she was 9 and has been performing in community orchestras for well
over 40 years. The 64-year-old member of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra recalls the time she wouldn’t let a little surgery get in the way of a performance. “I had hip replacement
surgery in 1999,” the Mercer Island resident said. “I remember going on stage on crutches. I wasn’t going to miss it.” That kind of dedication to her craft permeates throughout the organization, now
celebrating its 25th anniversary season. The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra, comprised entirely of volunteer musicians, was founded in 1991. Libes is one of the few remaining members who last
rehearsed in the Providence Point rec room before moving to the Eastlake Performing Arts Center at Eastlake High School. She said its former SEE SYMPHONY, PAGE 14
Excited anglers descend on Beaver Lake for the release of 2,500 trout
City unveils Sahalee Way redesign
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BY STUART MILLER
More than a dozen watercraft formed a semi-circle around the Beaver Lake boat launch as Debi Sanchez, a Tokul Creek Hatchery employee, backed her ’91 Ford fish truck down the ramp and into the shallows. Canoes, kayaks, driftboats, inflatable rafts and float tubes inched forward as Sanchez worked to open the drain on her truck’s 1,200-gallon fish tank and empty its payload — about 600 jumbo rainbow trout. Before the tank even emptied, fishing lines flew from many of the boats into the foamy, fish laden discharge from the tank. Somebody managed to hook the truck and
nearly hook Sanchez before she could close the drain. It was the third of five fish dumps she made Wednesday. “It’s a meat market,” Sanchez said of the spectacle. Early Oct. 19 saw the release of 2,500 jumbo rainbow trout into Beaver Lake, part of a program to increase autumn and winter fishing opportunities. The trout are some of the best they’ve seen in years, Sanchez said, with no fungus or unusual spots on them, and nice body proportions. “Jumbo” trout are hatcheryraised trout held over from the spring release to live and grow in captivity, fattening up for fall. The fish in Wednesday’s release weighed around 2.5 SEE TROUT, PAGE 15
BY LIZZ GIORDANO
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An angler in a kayak takes a close look at his catch shortly after one of the five tankfuls of trout was released Oct. 19 into Beaver Lake. ECRWSS POSTAL CUSTOMER
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The latest preferred design to widen Sahalee Way between Northeast 25th Way and Northeast 37th Street was presented by the city during an open house Oct. 19 at the Boys and Girls Club in Sammamish. Senior Project Engineer Jed Ireland said development in the area has increased traffic volumes along Sahalee beyond SEE SAHALEE, PAGE 15
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