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25TH YEAR, NO. 45

THE PLATEAU’S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016

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EPIC ENDING

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REVIEW

City does not appeal trail ruling

BY LIZZ GIORDANO lgiordano@sammamishreview.com The City of Sammamish did not appeal a Sept. 14 decision made by the state Shoreline Hearings Board regarding a portion of the East Lake Sammamish Trail, but Sammamish residents continue the fight in Superior Court.

The decision affirmed a previous decision to grant a shoreline substantial development permit to King County for the redevelopment of the trail from Southeast 43rd Way to Southeast 33rd Street.

George Toskey, president of Sammamish Home Owners, a group that represents lakeside residents in Sammamish, said the board completely SEE APPEAL, PAGE 12 LIZZ GIORDANO | lgiordano@sammamishreview.com

Diane and Brian Leavitt, neighbors to the Eddy House who hope to save the structure, “won’t give up until the bulldozers come.”

Saving Eddy House is a long shot

BY LIZZ GIORDANO lgiordano@sammamishreview.com

Claradell and Harry Shedd have given up the fight to save the Eddy House after the city hearing examiner denied a request by the longtime residents to preserve the historic house in its original location or increase the funds needed to move the house.

Built around 1917, the Eddy House has been identified

by King County as having historic value but has not been granted landmark status. It sits on land slated for a 21-home subdivision.

“We did our best, but lost,” Claradell Shedd wrote in an email. “Regrettably, another piece of Sammamish

history is removed from the possibility of our descendants revisiting our Sammamish heritage.”

Shedd said $50,000, the amount the city has required the developer to contribute for relocating the house, was simply not enough. She had estimated it would take double that or more.

“We had very sincerely hoped that the City of Sammamish would produce a kinder and more receptive posture toward preserving this vital historic Eddy House,” the Shedds wrote in an email. “We love Sammamish. We have spent hundred of hours and thousands of dollars in this selfless singular effort in our personal attempt to gift the

citizens of Sammamish with a site of heritage.”

According to city documents, the developer is required to advertise the availability of the Eddy House for relocation in local newspapers. If a suitable location is found, Quadrant Homes will contribute $50,000 toward the cost of moving the structure.

If no acceptable spot is found within 90 days after the 60-day advertisement period, Quadrant Homes will be able

to demolish the house, but the company will also have to contribute $50,000 toward the city’s historic preservation activities, according to city documents.

Relocating the house is lesspreferred from a historical standpoint, Claradell Shedd said, because it can decrease the possibility the building could be added to the landmark registry.

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Volunteers help expand Alps trail

BY LIZZ GIORDANO lgiordano@sammamishreview.com Through a jumble of ferns, hanging moss and towering trees, a serene meadow quickly emerges after a short hike from the Beaver Lake Preserve trailhead.

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to restore the house in order to apply for landmark status, but even more money would be needed for restoration after a worker claiming to be from Quadrant Homes removed the windows and doors from the house. According to city documents, the city issued a stop-work order, but it was later rescinded after it was determined the work had not been authorized

by Quadrant.

Tim Larson, communications manager for Sammamish, said since the city passed its landmark preservation ordinance eight years ago, no resident had nominated the Eddy House for landmark status.

“So we did what we could with this structure,” Larson said. “Our staff worked really hard with all parties to arrange for a $50,000 donation from the developer.”

Eric Brooks of the Sammamish Heritage Society said the group was disappointed with the decision by the hearing examiner, saying, “It’s almost like the system is stacked against preservation.”

The group lacks the money to fund the moving of the house, he said.

However, two neighbors of the Eddy

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House and the proposed development aren’t discouraged by the decision, saying they “won’t give up until the bulldozers come.”

Diane and Brian Leavitt said saving the Eddy House was probably a long shot, but it was their connection to the community that pushes them to continue. Their roots began when they moved to the area and purchased land that was once part of the Eddy farmstead. They raised their four kids in the old Eddy family barn that had been converted into a house.

The Leavitts were willing to take the house on their land — even willing to pay to restore the house once it’s moved. They envisioned the house being accessible to the public so everyone could absorb a bit of Sammamish history.

But adding the moving cost to the final bill is a lot for one family to shoulder. “It’s expensive to save a piece of history,” Diane Leavitt said.

Larson said the community, as a whole, has never indicated to the City Council that the city should spend substantial tax revenue on the preservation of older buildings.

“In the absence of that mandate, preservation will have to rely, as it does in most cities, on the contributions and efforts of private citizens,” Larson said.

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up and down the trail where volunteers were loading, dumping and shoveling gravel for the construction of a new trail in the Issaquah Alps.

The group of seven volunteers and two staff members from the Washington Trails Association were building a new ADA accessible path in the preserve.

“It’s overgrown out here,” said volunteer and Issaquah Highlands resident Pete Super, gesturing around the dense forest. “But by the end of the day, you have a trail.”

A fellow volunteer agreed, saying, “There is always more work, but if you come out for one day you can see progress.”

Not much of a hiker and recently retired from Boeing, Super came to give back to the community — but stayed for the camaraderie. He attended his first work party earlier this year, helping maintain the Water Tower Loop at Grand Ridge.

The group, a mix of new and experienced volunteers, meshed easily, joking and encouraging each other as the day wore on. One volunteer, wearing his orange hardhat indicating his role as assistant voluntary crew leader,

has attended over 1,000 work parties.

Crew leader and WTA employee Austin Easter said it’s pretty special to see volunteers coming out for 20 years or more.

“A lot of people are trying to give back to the trails they use,” he said.

Jen Gradisher, the Puget Sound field manager for the WTA, said the strong sense of community and the feeling of accomplishment after spending a day working on a trail motivates volunteers to return for work party after work party.

“It’s the conversations and connections that one can make while working side by side with other volunteers that can truly make for a positive experience while giving back to the trails that we love,” Gradisher wrote in an email.

The 76-acre preserve was purchased in 2002, with additional property added over the years, eventually connecting Beaver Lake Preserve with Soaring Eagle Park.

In 2008, the WTA and volunteers completed approximately 1.35 miles of new trails, and the next phase, which began last spring, will add .75 miles of trails to the south and north ends of the preserve.

Several pedestrian bridges, picnic tables and viewing decks overlooking Beaver Lake

and the wetlands will also be built.

Shelby Upton, an associate park planner for Sammamish, said the city initiated the project with the WTA. The group is a volunteerdriven nonprofit organization working to preserve and promote hiking trails around the state.

“Similar partnership agreements were successfully utilized to construct trails as part of the Beaver Lake Preserve Phase I improvements, in addition to trails as part of Evans Creek Preserve Phase I and II improvements,” Upton wrote in an email.

“For this phase of work alone, at Beaver Lake Preserve, WTA has led 30 volunteer work parties with the public, in addition to private volunteer events with the local high schools, Boy Scouts, Sammamish YMCA and other interested groups,” Upton said.

Upton anticipates trail work will be completed by spring of 2017.

To build the ADAaccessible trail that will be able to accommodate strollers and wheelchairs, volunteers must first clear and grade the land, then build a 5-footwide trail of compacted gravel and add bridges to provide passage over swampy land.

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very wet areas of the route. This involves removing plants and other organic matter, lining the trail on one or both sides with stripped tree trunks and laying a layer of small gravel on top of larger three inches rock pieces.

The sun, peeking through the clouds most of the day, disappeared and rain began to fall gently, at first hardly noticeable under the dense tree canopy. The group quickly gathered their supplies, storing them under a tree.

Tomorrow, another group would be picking up where this crew left off.

“Currently, the only trails under construction are at Beaver Lake Preserve,” Upton said.

“However, volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year that focus on the maintenance of existing trails and upcoming trail work parties will be posted on the city’s website.”

Last year, the WTA had more than 4,400 volunteers helping maintain over 185 trails around the state. The WTA holds work parties year-round, with some suitable for families.

Visit wta.org/volunteer/ volunteering for more information.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016

On Further Review

Letters to the editor

Foul weather can’t dampen the spirits during trek of national park October was the wettest month in history for cities all across the state, with a record-breaking 10.05 inches of rain falling in the area in just 31 days.

That figure drowns the old record of 8.96 inches, set in 2003. Normal October rainfall is 3.48 inches.

The prediction for November offers no reprieve from the damp, soggy weather, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimating above-average rainfall for this month, too.

That’s a daunting way to begin the rainy season for even the most resilient and seasoned Pacific Northwesterner.

Before the rain came, a recent transplant passed along the best piece of advice she received after moving to the PNW — don’t let rain stand in your way.

Buy a quality raincoat and just get outside.

Following this guidance, venturing out despite the rain, sometimes I get lucky with breathtaking views of the islands dotting Padilla Bay floating in and out of the misty sky.

Other times, I’ve climbed all the way up Mount Si and not been rewarded with even a glimpse of the Cascade Range due to lowhanging clouds blocking the view.

That same day, the heavy rains did me the favor of chasing the crowds indoors, leaving the trail quiet and peaceful.

Not anticipating that this past October would become the 13th-wettest month on record, I made my first trip to Olympic National Park. A friend from the East Coast wanted to experience what she called “real mountains.” Her mountains are beaten down and smooth, our youngins are still flashy and sky-scraping.

I worried it wouldn’t be that much fun to spend four days hiking and camping along the Sol Duc River in constant rain, but we pressed forward, realizing that to enjoy the benefits of living near lushy and lively landscapes, one has to learn to deal with the rain.

The wisest thing I did was invest in a

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Looking ridiculous but staying dry.

poncho. Layered over rain pants and a rain jacket, the poncho kept my backpack dry, leaving me warmer and preventing my bag from becoming drenched and heavy.

We started our hike in a steady rain. It was a warm day and when we stopped for the night, the tarp was easy to set up, getting us quickly out of the rain.

Luckily, the next day, as we climbed higher toward the Seven Lakes Basin, the sky was blue and the sun was shining. We were able to dry out before experiencing temperatures close to freezing as we camped near Lunch Lake.

The next morning we woke to rain, which was expected to last all day, and we decided enough was enough. We headed back to the car satisfied with the trip.

Hiking in inclement weather requires planning, lots of layers and the ability to adjust.

Buy a good raincoat, venture out and don’t be afraid to change plans. After all, we have a long time until summer returns.

Email Lizz Giordano at lgiordano@ sammamishreview.com. Twitter : @lizzgior On Further Review is a weekly column by members of the Sammamish Review news staff. The viewpoint expressed does not necessarily represent the editorial views of the newspaper.

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Trees have fallen victim to needs of lakeside trail I am responding to the homeowners along the East Lake Sammamish Trail who had their trees cut down when the new trail was put in. I live in a small community on the east side of East Lake Sammamish Parkway and have a little different point of view.

When the walking trail replaced the railroad tracks along the lake, some of the lake residents planted trees along the old railroad bed. I understand that they wanted to create some privacy for themselves, but they went overboard by planting a species of cypress tree whose growth is extremely fast and high. Their privacy screen is now threatening to block the views and lower the value of property of many in our neighborhood.

I am sorry to hear that King County was not willing to work with the lakeside owners, but I hope that some of these oversize trees that were planted will be cut down and replaced with trees/shrubs that will provide privacy for the lake owners without impacting the views of those on the other side.

Bob Hinckley Sammamish

Thank you for supporting annual book sale

The Friends of Sammamish Library would like to thank all of you who shopped at our annual used book sale in September.

We would also like to thank all of you who donated your used books to make the sale possible.

Because of you, we had our best sale ever.

The Friends formed in 1996 as a 501(c)(3) organization to support the Sammamish Library. The funds we raise from our annual book sale, our ongoing book sale in the library, and generous individual and

STAFF Charles Horton.......................................General manager Scott Stoddard...............................................................Editor Christina Corrales-Toy................................ Digital editor Lizz Giordano........................................................... Reporter Neil Pierson.............................................................. Reporter Greg Farrar.....................................................Photographer Scott Zerda.......................................................... Advertising CORRECTIONS We are committed to accuracy and take care in our reporting and editing, but errors do occur. If you think something we’ve published is in error, please email us at editor@sammamishreview.com.

HAVE YOUR SAY Something on your mind about your city? Tell us about it. Send letters to the editor via email to editor@ sammamishreview.com.

The Sammamish Review welcomes comments to the editor about local issues — 300 words at most, please.

We may edit them for length, clarity or inappropriate content. Include your phone number (for verification purposes only; it will not be published). Email is preferred, but you can also mail your comments to: Editor, Sammamish Review, P.O. Box 1328, Issaquah, WA 98027

corporate donations pay for more than 50 programs each year. Programs include story times in world languages, teen events and workshops for adult.

To learn more about the Friends, our work, and how you can help, visit our website at sammamishlibraryfriends.org or find us on Facebook.

Thank you again for supporting your library. We’ll see you at next year’s sale.

Dee Carrel Friends of the Sammamish Library

Support the foundation’s All in for Kids drive As a parent in the Issaquah School District, I want what all parents want: schools that support my kids when they struggle; challenge them when they excel; and guide them along every step of their path to success. That is why I give to the Issaquah Schools Foundation.

Our district is known for its dedicated teachers and

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW Issaquah, Lake Washington school boards honored The Issaquah and Lake Washington school boards were named Boards of Distinction this week.

The honor, handed out by the Washington State School Directors’ Association, goes to schools boards that demonstrate effective use of the Washington

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School Board Standards.

The standards, developed and adopted by the WSSDA in 2009, promote research-based governance practices that lead to high levels of student and district achievement, and help close the opportunity gap.

Lisa Callan, Harlan Gallinger, Marnie Maraldo, Anne Moore and Suzanne Weaver make up the Issaquah School Board. Ron Thiele is superintendent.

Nancy Bernard, Siri Bliesner, Chris Carlson, Eric Laliberte and Mark Stuart sit on the Lake

Washington School Board. Traci Pierce is superintendent.

A total of 24 state school boards earned the honor this year.

The boards will be celebrated at the 2016 WSSDA conference Nov. 17.

Orthodontic office hosts coat drive Orthodontics on the Plateau is hosting a holiday coat drive from Nov. 14 through Dec. 14. Donations are being sought for new and clean, gently used adultsize coats for teens and young adults.

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Drop off donations at Orthodontics on the Plateau, 22603 NE Inglewood Hill Road. in Sammamish. All contributions will be donated to Friends of Youth, which provides services to homeless youth on the Eastside.

For more information, call 868-6880.

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administrators and engaged parents. Why is a Foundation necessary?

Because dedication and engagement alone can’t bridge the gap between state funding and the cost of a high-quality education for our students.

Through private donations, the Issaquah Schools Foundation enhances education for all students. Districtwide, the Foundation provides topnotch curriculum, arts enrichment, after-school tutoring, mentoring, social and emotional health support, career coaching, and more.

I’m thankful that my children have access to all these benefits.

But my investment in the Issaquah Schools Foundation is not just personal. It’s an investment in our community. When our schools thrive, people want to live and work here. Businesses grow.

Property values increase.

We all benefit.

This month, phones are ringing across the district for the Foundation’s All in for Kids fundraising campaign. I urge you to pick up the phone and talk with the student caller. You’ll learn more about the Issaquah Schools Foundation and how your donation impacts our schools. If you’ve already donated, thank you! Your partnership helps all our students achieve the promise of their potential.

Matt Coyne Issaquah Schools Foundation

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Friday, Nov. 11 Park Free Day — Discover Pass not required to visit a state park All city offices are closed for the Veterans Day Holiday Print & Sip Night, ages 18 and older, instruction by Leslie Nan Noon, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $45 for members/$50 for non-members, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., register at arteast.org/2016/07/ print-and-sip-night Manga Night: Multi Character Illustration, for kids, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Museo Art Academy, 300 NE Gilman Blvd., Suite 100, $29, 391-0244 Triple Treat, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 Fade to Black, ages 21 and older, $5 cover charge, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., 392-5550 Village Theatre presents “Singing in the Rain,” 8 p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, bit.ly/2doxN4y or 392-2202

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1. Dental insurance companies are in the business of doing business. Doctors are finding it more and more difficult each year to have dental insurance companies cover patient procedures that they standardly have paid for in the past.

2. Some insurance companies have become so difficult to work with that a dentist might rather not see a patient who carries that particular insurance.

The time that an office spends defending their patients for coverage of standard procedures has made working with these companies, not worth the expense. At this time many dentists consider

the easiest companies to work with to be Cigna, Aetna, and Premera.

3. “If it’s not broken, we are not paying.” This is an example of a common problem that dentists run into when they try to process your claim. Although you may have a severe tooth ache, unless the tooth shows signs of decay or is physically broken, the procedure will not be covered by your insurance. Even if the tooth is fractured in multiple places and is the cause of your pain, fractures are not a covered benefit.

Evaluators who have not even seen the tooth deny these claims because they are very costly to the insurance company.

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The next time you get an unexpected bill from your dentist, consider the source. As we move into that part of the season where benefits are up for renewal, it will be important for you to remember a few things regarding dental insurance:

Squak Mountain Hike, moderate, 7 miles, 1,500-ft. gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 633-7815 Matt Webster of AmeriCorps leads a habitat restoration event from 9 a.m. to noon, Lake Sammamish State Park, gloves and tools will be available along with snacks, individual volunteers register at bit.ly/2ff4LTX, groups volunteer at bit.ly/2eVAA5O Expressive Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting, twoday workshop Oct. 12-13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N. Penguin Problems Storytime, 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 1530 11th Ave. NW, 557-8808 Village Theatre presents “Singing in the Rain,” 2 and 8 p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, bit.ly/2doxN4y or 392-2202 Green Holidays: Make-aGift Workshop, all ages, 3-4 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Movie Night at Springfree Trampline: Disney’s “Frozen,” featuring free popcorn, drinks, trampoline jumping, photos with the Ice Princess, face painting art projects and more, 4-6 p.m., Issaquah Springfree Store, 1875 NW Poplar Way, Suite 1, free, facebook.com/ events/1600968270199262 The Beat Project, 7:3011:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 Kerry and The Keepers, ages 21 and older, $5 cover charge, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., 3925550

Sunday, Nov. 13 Big View Hike, moderate,

SAMMAMISH REVIEW 7 miles, 1,300-ft. gain, 10 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 652-2753 Village Theatre presents “Singing in the Rain,” 2 and 7 p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, bit.ly/2doxN4y or 392-2202 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

Monday, Nov. 1 Figure Drawing Open Studio: short pose 9:3011:30 a.m.; long pose noon to 2 p.m., ages 18 and older, Mondays through Dec. 19, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., register at bit.ly/2dTqCnf Beginning English as a Second Language, for adults, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Talk Time Class, for adults, 1-2:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring help for teens, 2:30-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

Tuesday, Nov. 15 Play & Learn: Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring help for teens, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. SE Youth Writing Club, for teens, 7-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

Wednesday, Nov. 16 Cougar Mountain Hike, moderate, 7 miles, 1,750-ft. gain, for time and meeting place call Scott Prueter at 2693079 Figure Drawing Exercise, 9:30 a.m. to noon, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., 3923191 Transportation Committee meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. SE Story times: toddlers, ages 12-36 months, 10-10:45 a.m.; infant lapsit, ages 3-12 months, 11:15-11:45 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring help for teens, 1-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE,

392-3130 “Anything Goes” exhibit opening reception, 6-8 p.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 NE Park Drive Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Adult Book Club, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Village Theatre presents “Singing in the Rain,” 7:30 p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, bit.ly/2doxN4y or 392-2202

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Skyline’s girls soccer team erupts with joy as teammate Anna Smith’s penalty kick hits the back of the net in the 11th round of the shootout, giving the Spartans the victory over Issaquah.

Skyline tops Issaquah in 11th round of shootout to claim KingCo 4A soccer title

BY MATT MASSEY Special to the Seattle Times Just when the SkylineIssaquah girls soccer rivalry had reached its supposed zenith, the show just got better.

The Class 4A KingCo Conference championship match on Nov. 3 at Skyline

turned into an epic marathon and an instant classic.

Top-ranked Skyline used a penalty kick in the 11th round of a shootout from junior goalkeeper Anna Smith to beat third-ranked Issaquah.

Skyline (12-0-4) claimed its ninth consecutive state berth after beating Issaquah (12-2-2)

for the fourth season in a row in the KingCo 4A final, which was 0-0 after regulation and two overtimes.

It all came down to Smith, who had never taken a penalty kick in high-school action, and she came through on the other side of the net to give her team an 8-7 decision in penalty kicks.

“We knew coming into this game, this was going to be the battle that it always is and down to the last second and it’s going to be a war,” said Smith, who registered her 13th shutout of the season.

“Literally, it was back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. I had never taken a

PK in a game before.

“I kind of had put myself in a forward’s shoes. I kind of had that goalkeeper mentality too, and think, ‘What’s she (Issaquah goalkeeper Nerea Arrazola) going to do?’ I’ve spent the entire game trying to defend it, now I’m SEE SOCCER, PAGE 9

Skyline ends Mount Rainier’s feel-good season in 41-7 rout

BY AYDA EVANS Seattle Times staff reporter Skyline quickly disposed of Mount Rainier in the Class 4A state preliminary round on Friday.

A 35-yard touchdown pass by senior quarterback Drew Kistner to junior Luke Stiles gave the Spartans a 41-0 lead headed into halftime. The play triggered the mercy-

rule running clock after the break and Skyline won 41-7 at its own stadium.

“You can never have enough points,” Kistner said of his touchdown pass with 34.1 seconds left in the second quarter. “We didn’t want to leave anything out there; put as many points on the board as we could to make sure a comeback wasn’t possible.”

Mount Rainier didn’t

score until third-string quarterback Austin Procter’s 26-yard pass to J.J. Young in the waning seconds of the game.

Skyline (8-2) will play at Eastlake (7-3) in the Class 4A state opening round at 7 p.m. Friday.

“It’s going to be fun,” Spartans coach Mat Taylor said. “Their head coach was my defensive coordinator in 2012 and

their offensive coordinator is one of my former players, so we’re all great friends. But we talk about this being the second half of the season and how do you want to be remembered? That’s the theme of the playoffs.”

Kistner is among the key new faces leading the Spartans’ push this SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 10

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Skyline’s Bradley Kim returns a punt 52 yards for a touchdown, giving the Spartans a 34-0 lead over visiting Mount Rainier with 3:45 left in the second quarter.

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State volleyball dreams shattered for Eastlake, Skyline

BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@ sammamishreview.com

After losses to open the Class 4A KingCo Conference tournament, the Eastlake and Skyline volleyball teams faced each other again Nov. 5 with their seasons on the line.

In the rubber match between the plateau rivals, Eastlake earned a 3-0 victory at Bothell High School to end Skyline’s season.

The Spartans swept Eastlake in a September nonconference match, with the Wolves winning in four in October’s conference meeting.

But the Wolves needed another win that night against third-seeded Issaquah and fell short, 3-1, with the Eagles claiming the second and final berth to the Nov. 11-12

state championships in Kennewick.

Top-seeded Eastlake fell in five grueling sets on Nov. 3 against the No. 4 seed Bothell Cougars, while No. 2 Skyline lost in four to rival Issaquah.

The Wolves (13-5 overall) rebounded well after losing the first set to Bothell and had a 2-1 lead. But the Cougars (14-3) used the energy of their home crowd, as well as some huge offensive performances, to rally past Eastlake for the second time this season.

Bothell won the first and fourth sets (25-21, 25-19) and Eastlake took the second and third sets (26-24, 25-20). An epic fifth set might have been expected, but the Cougars dominated, 15-3.

“It was a hard-fought battle,” Eastlake coach Janna Tonahill said.

“Bothell came up and fired for that fifth game and the entire match

was close otherwise.

They just pushed through, caught the momentum early in the fifth game and capitalized.”

Bothell had four players finish with double-digit kills: Camille Gilmore (16), Maddie Butters (13), Alexa Torres (12) and Sydney Cowan (10). And the Cougars set the tone in the first set, forcing the Wolves to respond.

Tonahill liked what she saw in that regard.

“They were fired up. They wanted it,” she said. “They were prepared for this game, so they felt like they were in it the whole time. And they knew that they could do better than the first set.”

Tessa Woerner picked up a kill to end the third set and put Eastlake on the brink of victory. The junior setter finished the night with 34 assists

and 17 digs.

Hayley Barney (13 kills, 13 digs), Katie Varness (27 digs), Anna Ilstrup (eight kills), Madi Childs (five kills, two aces) and Emma Bickford (five kills, two aces) also contributed to the Wolves’ effort.

But the Cougars proved to be too much as setters Noelle Sirmon and Lizzy Shrum combined for 62 assists, and four players recorded double-digit digs.

Eastlake was aiming for a repeat berth in the KingCo title game after losing to Inglemoor last season.

Skyline (11-4) saw its state hopes slip away thanks in part to an opening loss to Issaquah (25-21, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23).

The Spartans scored the first four points of the night and led by as many as six points

in the first set. But Issaquah (13-3) began to settle in through Sarah Baker’s on-point passing as she spread the attack around to Zoe Hennings, Liz Gorski, Annika Melgard and Claire Kaill.

Gorski led the way with 10 kills in the match, while Kaill and Hennings each had eight. Issaquah eventually took a 15-14 lead in the first set on Claire Siefkes’ ace and closed on a 10-7 run.

Skyline authored a comeback in the second set through Becca Owen, who served five straight points as the Spartans upped their lead to 16-6.

They had several strong individual performances, including Grace Stephens (12 kills, 16 digs), Morgan Jones (10 kills), Emmelynn Walters (eight kills, six blocks) and Jacalyn Pell (15 assists, three aces).

But too many passes and shots went astray, coach Callie Wesson indicated.

“There was a couple of little things that just didn’t work out for us,” she said. “But it definitely came down to us taking care of the ball and we just didn’t do it.”

The third set was a seesaw affair that ended with a Hennings kill. And the fourth set was similar: Skyline had a 17-14 lead before Issaquah rallied through Gorski and Hennings, and Walters’ serve on match point sailed wide to the left.

The Spartans have some talented blockers but the Eagles made them work for everything they got.

“They just didn’t let up and they just kept swinging hard, swinging hard, and they kind of kept us out of system,” Wesson said.

Cross Country State Finals

Skyline boys finish 10th

BY CHRISTINACORRALES TOY ccorrales-toy@ sammamishreview.com Here’s a roundup of how athletes from Eastside Catholic, Eastlake and Skyline did at the Nov. 5 state cross country championships in Pasco.

Eastside Catholic

The Crusaders sent three girls to the Class 3A race, including two freshmen.

Ninth-grader Kate Jendrezak impressed in her very first state meet, finishing 10th with a time of 18 minutes, 43 seconds. Junior Ashlyn Ramos took 30th (19:39.3) and freshman Kate Simmons finished 143rd (21:38.6).

Junior Derek Faith finished 97th (17:14.4) in the 3A boys race.

Eastlake

Junior Nate Pendleton, Eastlake’s only runner in the Class 4A boys

race, finished seventh (15:42.5).

The Wolves had two representatives in the 4A girls race. Junior Brooke Manson finished 25th (19:14.4) and senior Pia Richards finished 50th (19:44.7).

Skyline’s Daniella Roni (11) eyes the ball along with Issaquah’s Tori Wheeler while in front of the Eagles’ net and goalkeeper Nerea Arrazola.

Skyline

The Skyline boys placed 10th in the standings with an average time of 16:43.1. Senior Will Kimball (38th, 16:28.2) was the Spartans’ top finisher.

Junior Connor Edson (36th, 16:32.5), senior Makennan Hurd (50th, 16:35), senior Alexander Laucius (86th, 16:53.5), junior Griffin Ganz (103rd, 17:06), junior Kevin Alexander (118th, 17:16.7) and sophomore Alexander Alamangos (127th, 17:28.9) rounded out the pack.

Junior Geneva Schlepp was the Spartans’ lone participant in the 4A girls race. She finished 52nd (19:46.1).

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trying to score on it.”

The Spartans earn KingCo’s No. 1 seed into the Class 4A state playoffs this week. They hosted Puyallup on Wednesday night after press time. The winner faces Union or

Jackson in quarterfinals.

Issaquah hosted Woodinville on Nov. 5 to determine the second and final berth from KingCo 4A into state. The Eagles’ lone regular-season loss was to the Falcons, and Woodinville repeated the feat by scoring three unanswered goals to end

Issaquah’s season, 3-1.

It’s the first time Issaquah hasn’t qualified for state since 2010.

“That’s the most incredible game I’ve been involved with,” Issaquah coach Tom Bunnell said after the Skyline match.

“I’ve never been in game that’s gone 11 rounds (of

shootout). I’m disappointed we didn’t put it away in regulation. There isn’t anything like this (rivalry).

I don’t know if there’s a rivalry like this.”

The two storied programs played to a pair of scoreless ties in the league play on Sept. 15 and Oct. 11.

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Taylor played his second string after halftime.

“Drew’s really coming along,” said senior Bradley Kim, who scored on a 52-yard punt return in the second quarter. “Every single game he gets better and better, and I’m so proud of him.”

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Young’s strongest drive ended with his fumble on fourth-and-inches at the Spartans’ 19-yard line. Skyline senior Jack McCarthy forced the fumble and recovered the ball with 33.2 seconds left in the opening quarter.

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“We wanted to have a little bit of heart and finish strong,” Rams coach Tremain Mack said of his halftime speech given the pending running clock.

“We have a long ways to go, but we understand the stepping stones to get there now.”

Eastlake 49, Kentwood 0 History repeated itself at French Field in Kent, where the Wolves dominated the Conquerors from start to finish.

Quarterback Ben Howard threw three touchdown passes, two in the second half, as Eastlake put the running clock in play in the third quarter.

The teams met in the 2013 playoffs and Eastlake won convincingly, 52-7.

In the first half, Howard was 10 of 17 passing for 173 yards. He threw scoring passes of 33 and 27 yards to Cole Brinkman, and a 20-yarder to Hank Pladson.

Cody Cox also threw a 64-yard TD pass to Pladson on a halfback pass.

Running back Daniel Bradley complemented Howard’s solid play with big numbers of his own.

In the first half alone, he carried 17 times for 142 yards and two scores.

Eastside Catholic 43, Mount Spokane 17 The Crusaders scored all of their points in the first half and played their backups for the final 24 minutes, advancing to the Class 3A state playoffs with a win over the Wildcats in Sammamish.

Quarterback Zach Lewis was a perfect 18 of 18 passing for 365 yards and six touchdowns.

Five of his scoring tosses went to Hunter Bryant, who finished with nine receptions for 262 yards, including an 80-yard TD. EC (9-1 overall) opens the state playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday against the Timberline Blazers at South Sound Stadium in Lacey.

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Skyline grad takes the best, worst trip of his life across India

BY DAVID HAYES dhayes@ sammamishreview.com Before he left with five buddies from the University of Washington to drive an auto-rickshaw across India for charity, Oscar Marczynski couldn’t wait to see his first monkeys outside a zoo.

However, like much of the Rickshaw Run experience, the reality was much different than the expectations.

“I was excited to see monkeys,” said the Skyline High School graduate.

“But monkeys were the worst. They didn’t try to do anything to us, but they were evil. They’d stare at us and hiss. You could tell they were trying to steal things. The exoticness of monkeys faded very quickly.”

But the group realized they were embarking upon an adventure unlike anything they’d ever undertook before.

Marczynski, an interaction design major hoping to work with ap developers, was looking for one last adventure before committing to an internship into responsible adulthood.

The Rickshaw Run from Aug. 1-19 seemed the perfect outlet, promising the unexpected in a route equivalent of Seattle to Chicago aboard an ill-constructed mode of transportation.

“They’re terrible,” Marczynski said. “Basically it’s a 100cc engine strapped on to a DIY project housing. Really cheap.

There’s no gas gauge and

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no turn indicator.”

So they could go five hours without realizing their left-turn signal was on.

Marczynski said it all started well.

“We realized on day two the horn doesn’t work if the lights are on. The battery is not powerful enough to power both,” Marczynski said. “Because in India if you don’t have a horn, you’re dead. If you don’t have lights, you don’t see the cows sleeping on the road, so you crash.”

The first unexpected aspect of India they discovered was the sea of people.

“What’s weird about India is the people never stop. The population is so dense, you’re never really alone. We were always driving through some sort of town or highway.

Maybe twice we were in a field. Plus it was very poor. Extreme poverty.

And yet those people are so generally happy to see you,” Marczynski said.

The three Americans driving an auto rickshaw across India drew stares everywhere they went.

Luckily, the people were friendly.

“We’d be driving on the highway and you’d look over and everyone is just staring at us in the other

soon.

“We felt relief because we were exhausted by then,” Marczynski said, adding there were times he actually hallucinated blue people he was so tired. “We felt the end of an era, and that sucked, because it was so much fun. It was the most fun we’d had in our lives. But was also the most difficult thing we’d ever done.

Bittersweet.”

He added they didn’t

By Krishang Swami really get to experience Skyline High School graduate Oscar Marcynski (right) and fellow travelers Johnny Knutsen (left) India as a tourist. They and Cameron Coupe (driving) continue their journey Aug. 7 across India in an auto rickshaw. were constantly on the go “We didn’t really have States if he got in trouble. car. They’re waving,” with an objective, trying “I had my finger on Marczynski said. “We had a budget for repairs. We to stay safe. Most days knew it would be cheap, that three times on the people basically drive us began at 4 a.m. and went but not that cheap. They trip ready to press it, so off the road, then get out well past nightfall. There were hesitant to give us convinced we were going with their whole family was no time to relax until the bill for 80 bucks. We to crash,” he added. and start taking photos they got home. gave them $100.”

But it wasn’t the terrain with us without asking In all, they raised $6,216 Unfortunately, their that presented the most permission.” from their Rickshaw auto rickshaw never ran challenge. It was the But there were times Run. They gave $750 to quite the same, going cows and bus drivers. they were thankful to the adventure company’s from a top speed of 35 Marczynski learned draw that much attention own charity Cool Earth mph down to 20.

India’s sacred cows really which helps preserve especially when their auto “We made bets whether do litter the highway, rickshaw completely broke South American rain we could run faster than lounging obliviously to down beyond repair. forests. They donated “Five days in, it just died. the rickshaw it was going the world around them. another $2,000 to Seattle Thirty people immediately so slow,” Marczynski said. But the crowded roads Children’s. The rest Their route took them also had trucks, bikes, surrounded the rickshaw, went to entry fees and through just about every auto rickshaws, dogs and started taking our vaccines. geographical climate, buses. And the traffic picture and offering us When he returned starting in the mountains, doesn’t like to stop. help,” Marczynski said. home, Marczynski said “Bus drivers there are “Eventually an ambulance through the desert and his parents told him they forest before ending on like the most aggressive pulls up and the driver hadn’t slept the whole the coast. people I’ve seen in my life time he was gone, they offers to take us to a Marczynski got to because they just go and mechanic. He turns on were so scared for him. experience monsoon don’t care what’s in front lights and sirens. So he’s “I got back and Dad season, an unexpected of them,” Marczynski driving us through town asked me, ‘Now would terror. said. “You’d be on the with sirens blaring, he’s you let your kids do that?’

“In a monsoon, we were left, a cow on the right, probably thinking it’s the I was like ‘Absolutely and the bus driver would coolest thing ever, helping on a mountain road with not. That was the most no lights, couldn’t see swerve right in front these Americans out.” dangerous scary thing anything, and it’s just a of you to miss the cow.

At the repair shop, I’ve done in my life.’ I wall of water,” he said. “I They’d rather run you off three men spent the next totally wouldn’t let my 20 hours completely was convinced we were the road than hit a cow.” kids do it,” Marczynski said, before thinking rebuilding their going to die.”

After about 2,000 a moment of the pure rickshaw’s engine and Marczynski carried a miles, Marczynski said joy of discovering the replacing parts and GPA tracker that doubled the end of the journey unexpected. “But I cables. Their final bill? as SOS beacon that would both couldn’t come soon probably would.”

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Police blotter Home vandalized

At 11:04 p.m. Oct. 22, someone vandalized a home in the 3400 block of 224th Avenue Southeast using eggs, toilet paper and spray paint.

Car vandalized

At 7:48 p.m. Oct. 23, after shopping at the Bartell’s Drug Store in the 500 block of 228th Avenue Northeast a motorist’s car rear window broke when she started the car.

Lodge vandalized

At 8:40 a.m. Oct. 26, an officer responded to a report of vandalism at the Beaver Lake Lodge in the 25200 block of Southeast 24th Street.

The officer found someone had thrown a ladder through one of the lodge’s windows and spray painted the interior.

Smash and grabs

n At 4:21 p.m. Oct. 23, someone broke into a vehicle in the Sammamish Landing parking lot in the 4800 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway

and stole a wallet, then used the credit cards at a Redmond Fred Meyer. n At 7:28 a.m.

Oct. 27, a resident of the Tanglewood Apartments discovered someone had broken through the passenger window of his truck and stole some tools in back and an air compressor from the unsecured truck bed. n Sometime before 2:41 p.m. Oct. 28, someone smashed in to a vehicle window in the 4600 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway and stole multiple high end purses, bags and electronics.

No value in theft

At 3:10 p.m. Oct. 24, three suspects were caught inside the Value Village trailer in the 600 block of 228th Avenue Northeast trying to steal items.

Diamond ring disappears

A homeowner in the 21000 block of Southeast Fifth Street reported at 2:12 p.m. Oct. 24 that her diamond ring she left hidden under her dinner plates in the kitchen was

taken between Oct. 1 and Oct. 9.

7-year-old student had been possibly abused.

Driving without a license

Mail theft

n At 5:34 p.m. Oct. 24, a motorist pulled over for a routine traffic stop in the 4200 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway was subsequently arrested for driving without a license. n At 11:58 p.m. Oct. 25, a motorist was cited for operating a vehicle without insurance in the 3400 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.

Phone threat

At 1:10 p.m. Oct. 25, a resident in the Bordeaux Condos in the 700 block of 241st Lane Southeast reported receiving a threatening phone call saying someone had her daughter and they wanted money or they would start cutting fingers off.

Concerned school staff

At 7:45 p.m. Oct. 25, residents in the 500 block of 241st Lane Southeast reported someone had been stealing mail from their community mailboxes since Oct. 7.

Car stolen, later found

At 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26, a car was reported stolen from the 23800 block of Southeast 32nd Place then was later found unlocked with the key fob inside the vehicle off Southeast Issaquah-Fall City Road.

Car stolen from unlocked garage

At 2 p.m. Oct. 27, a resident in the 4500 block of 230th Way Southeast reported someone entered their unlocked garage and used a valet key to drive away with the owner’s vehicle.

Drugs found at construction site

At 2:23 p.m. Oct. 26, staff members of Samantha Smith Elementary School reported to police a

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Dangerous driver

At 7:34 p.m. Oct. 28, a driver was operating a vehicle in a dangerous manner in the 21600 block of Southeast 24th Street. An officer determined the driver was unsafe to operate a motor vehicle. The vehicle was impounded and the driver sent for a driver’s re-exam.

Car prowl

At 1:01 p.m. Oct. 27, security cameras at Highland Gardens Apartments in the 4500 block of Klahanie Drive Southeast possibly captured a suspect entering an unlocked vehicle and stealing a car stereo and part of the dash, which was later found in a nearby parking lot.

Bicycle stolen

A bicycle was reported stolen at 7:29 a.m. Oct. 28 from a detached garage of the Boulder Creek Apartments in the 4400 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast.

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misunderstood the wetlands issues.

“King County broke with City of Sammamish and State of Washington regulations with respect to protecting critical areas,” Toskey wrote in an email.

The appeal, which consolidated court filings from King County, the City of Sammamish and Sammamish homeowners, focused on the location of a stop sign and stormwater runoff onto private property.

The board decided “the weight of the evidence does not support the conclusion that the project will have any impact on the existing drainage problems” on several driveways along the trail.

The county plans to begin staking the south segment of the trail this month.

At 9:23 p.m. Oct. 27, two suspicious suspects, Storage unit possibly workers, were cleaned out contacted at a house At 10:42 a.m. Oct. 29, under construction only to discover the unit staff of Public Storage in the 21300 block of empty and the security in the 23000 block of Northeast First Place.

Northeast Eighth Street tag tampered with.

Meth and other drug Management suspects opened a storage unit paraphernalia were the delinquent renter. to auction the contents found on site.

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