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Legislature faces tough budget choices By Laura Geggel, Warren Kagarise and Caleb Heeringa
With the public voting against taxes across the board in November, legislators head into their 2011 session faced with the decision not of where to cut but how much. A $4.6 billion budget gap will likely translate to significant cuts to education and social ser-
vices, including programs that already took a hit during a special session last month. Other state programs that see a subsidy from Olympia – state parks, forests and ferries, for example – may also see more of their costs passed on to users through fees. Democrat Larry Springer, of the 45th District, summed up See BUDGET, Page 6
Painting by Samantha Stendal
Together We Can Unite Our World One Step At A Time
Sammamish students see art move on to state level contest By Ari Cetron
For years, Samantha Stendal, a Skyline senior wanted to participate in the annual Reflections art contest, but she kept missing the deadline. This time, she managed to enter and her persistence paid off. One of Stendal’s paintings, “Together We Can Unite Our World One Step At A Time,” was just named a district-level finalist. “It makes me really happy to know that other people see my painting and get hope from it,” she said. Reflections is a national contest sponsored by PTAs with a different theme chosen each year. This year the theme is “Together
“We’re not so different. No matter where you are you can connect.” – Samantha Stendal, Painter – we can…” Students must develop a work of art reflecting that theme in a variety of art forms. “They interpret it to the best of their ability,” said Lauri Cikatz, who is organizing the contest at Skyline. Students submit their work first at the school level; from there, some advance to a district level competition and winners
there move on to state. Any winners at the state level will move on to the national competition. Both school districts last week announced the winners of the district-level competitions. The winners at the state level will likely be announced in the spring. Stendal got the idea for her painting — her third painting ever — while on a trip to Africa with her father. While on the trip, the pair, with another man, visited a local school. The man with whom they were traveling remembered the See REFLECTIONS, Page 3
Photo by Caleb Heeringa
The community garden will grow under the power lines at Beaver lake Park.
Community garden begins to take shape By Caleb Heeringa
Sammamish’s vision for a community garden began to take shape at the first steering committee meeting Jan. 6. The garden, to be located on about a half acre off 24th Street in the power-line corridor at the north end of Beaver Lake Park, will allow residents with shady yards, or no yards at all, a space to grow fruit and vegetables and mingle with neighbors, volunteer coordinator
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Dawn Sanders said. “It’s an opportunity for building community, growing fresh, locally grown food, getting out and meeting people and making cross-cultural connections,” Sanders said. “Maybe people have the space to garden but they don’t know how to do it – maybe they don’t have the ideal space to do it.” About 20 people showed up for the first meeting and they’ll
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continue to meet every month to hammer out the details of the program – including how much renting a plot at city hall of land will cost and what can be grown. The city has budgeted $200,000 for the project, which will go towards constructing a small gravel parking lot and entry kiosk, bringing in fresh soil and compost bins, putting up fences and potentially an underground water line for irrigation. Parks Director Jessi Richardson said the budgeted money is a placeholder and the exact cost of the project has yet to be determined. Sanders said the eventual goal is to make the program self-sustaining through rental fees or annual fundraisers. The cost of a garden plot remains to be seen, though Sanders said she envisioned it being comparable to other community gardens she’s visited in Bellevue and Kirkland, which run between $50 and $70 a year. Gardeners would provide their own seeds and tools though the city may consider having some loaner tools on hand. The city is aiming to have the garden open by spring 2012. Sanders said she was pleasantly surprised at the age diversity of people who showed up to the first meeting and hopes that will bode well for the project moving forward. “We had a broad range of people as far as skills and ages,” she said. “People in their early 30s showed up – I was surprised to see so many people from that group.” The next steering committee meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 at City Hall. The group will continue to meet on the second Thursday of every month. Anyone interested in being involved can contact Sanders at 295-0556 or by e-mail at dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us.
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Service groups to help homeowners By Caleb Heeringa
Sammamish residents financially or physically unable to make necessary improvements to their property can get help from local volunteers through the Sammamish Cares program. The program seeks to help residents who have serious repairs they must make to their house, but are not able to do so. It will be run jointly between the city, Sammamish Rotary, Sammamish Kiwanis, Faith In Action and Habitat for Humanity of East King County. Sammamish Cares is aimed at alleviating the handful of incidents a year in which the city finds a home that violates city building codes, but the resident for some reason can’t make the repairs. Community Development Director Kamuron Gurol estimated the city sees a half dozen or so cases out of the 150 to 300 code problems they see in any given year. “It’s a one-time assistance program for Sammamish homeowners who need help maintaining their property or home but cannot because of funds or incapacity,” Rotary member CJ Kahler said at the Jan. 4 council meeting. Examples of code enforcement issues that the city sometimes becomes involved in include an unkempt yard, a damaged fence, woodshed, deck or other building. If the city learns that a resident either can’t pay for repairs or is unable to make them due to age or physical impairment, they’ll refer them to the Sammamish Cares program. Kahler said volunteers will
visit the resident to get a sense of the problem and see which of the volunteer groups would be best equipped to handle it. Simple repairs or cleanup could be handled by Kiwanis or Rotary members, while more significant building projects might include Habitat for Humanity. The program is designed to alleviate one-time issues and not do ongoing maintenance or major construction. Kahler said there will not be a screening process for whether someone can or cannot afford the repairs. “If you ask us we assume you need help,” he said. The program is funded through a $5,000 grant from the Healthy Aging Partnership, a coalition of more than 30 King County non-profits and community organizations. The city also budgeted an extra $2,000 for the program, though Kahler said they’d be using their grant money before coming to the city for reimbursement. They’ll also ask homeowners to cover some of the cost of necessary repairs, if possible, in exchange for volunteers doing the work. “I’m impressed with all the service organizations working together like this,” Mayor Don Gerend said of the program. Anyone interested in the project can call Dawn Sanders, the city’s volunteer coordinator, at 295-0556 or dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us. 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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name of the school and realized that was where a child he sponsors went. The two were able to meet for the first time and quickly connected. “Even though he was a stranger, they were just walking hand-in-hand,” Stendal said. When she heard of the theme of this year’s contest, she knew that painting the two of them would be a good fit. “We’re not so different. No matter where you are you can connect,” she said. Looking back at the painting, Stendal said she is happy with the look of it, but she’s learned new techniques, par-
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ticularly for making skin tones, which she wishes she could incorporate into the painting. Owen Branson, a secondgrader at Samantha Smith elementary will also be seeing one of his photos move on to the state level competition. Branson borrowed his uncle’s camera to take pictures at his 4-year-old brother’s football game. Branson said he took about 20 photos during one game and had a couple his parents really liked. Since the team works together, he realized it could be a good entry into the contest, he said. “It was my first time as a photographer,” Branson said. Samantha Smith Elementary had the most students’ work
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Sammamish students advancing to state-level reflections contest Name Issaquah School District Helen Yin Julia Hong Natalie Triche Victor Xu Annette Guo Ina Min Jesica Guo Samantha Stendal Macey McCandlish Ryan Hu Shivani Modi Brent Wilson Lisa Gutcher Stephanie Copenhaver Sunchay Roy Ashwin Madhavan Tara Thirumurthy Damian Angelidis Astor Tellman Arghya Kannadaguli Melanie De Jong Ayush Varadhan Anna Johnson Chad Guse Danielle Hubbard Jaqueline O’Hara Anthony Elerathingal Alishaa Khoslaa
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Lake Washington School District Michele Dusche Eastlake Belle Pan Alcott Ananya Nandula Alcott Ryan Knapick Smith Sierra Nolan Eastlake Owen Branson Smith Justin Tsang Smith Dylan Denq Smith Karen Song Mead Melody Zhu Smith Qing Hui Xie Mead move on to the state level competition in the Lake Washington School District. Karen Guinasso, who coordinates the program at Smith, said that was due in part to the teachers, who promote the program. “It’s kind of a challenge to
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take a theme and make something artistic out of it,” Guinasso said. Editor Ari Cetron can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 233, or samrev@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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State budgets ideas are just starting points
Save the Freed House
Gov. Chris Gregoire has presented a long list of possible cuts for Washington to balance a $37 billion two-year budget. Legislators convened this week to begin sorting the ideas and adding their own. All of the governor’s ideas have merit, some more than others. ◆ Gregoire and the state employees’ unions have agreed to take a five-hour-per-month furlough, reducing pay by 3 percent. It’s not enough. The goal should be 5 percent. ◆ The idea of creating a new ferry district may get the tax-supported transportation monkey off the state’s back, but only creates another level of government and taxation. We can’t imagine the voters supporting this one. ◆ Combining all of the many authorities that oversee education from early childhood through universities is an idea worth pursuing for the sake of a better education system, but it isn’t likely to be done this year. Can the idea receive further study without an added expense? ◆ Other department combinations have been suggested for efficiency and reduced overhead. We like it, but hope the Legislature will still budget by existing departments to give direction as to its preferences in spending. ◆ We’ve come to expect the new state Route 520 bridge to be tolled. We’re glad the federal government has agreed for the state to toll the Interstate 90 bridges as well. The state should, in turn, create a lesser toll for both for I-90 and state Route 520 — only until the new bridge is paid for. We fear the congestion on interstates 90 and 405 that will result from commuters seeking to avoid the toll on one. ◆ Eliminating state support for programs for children, the disabled and mental-health patients is not acceptable. Those most vulnerable will only cause added costs in other areas if they are not cared for. Pay now or pay later — that is the question. ◆ It may take a tax increase to make things better. The voters pulled back the tax on candy and bottled water, and the governor is committed to no new taxes. But let’s get real, people: We need to pay taxes if we want the services. The biggest stumbler will be whether the two parties are willing to combine forces for the two-thirds majority vote needed to approve any tax increase.
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I am surprised at the recent reactions printed in this newspaper regarding the Freed House. Burn it down? Really? What a sad community Sammamish is if the reaction to trying to preserve what little history is left is to just burn it up. As someone who works with local history, Sammamish should be proud that such a building still exists despite its need for repairs. Have those who advocate burning it done any research into the local history? The Reard/Freed House has a rich story and I recommend visiting the Sammamish Heritage Society webpage to learn something about the community we live in. A building like the Reard/Freed House does not often survive because of people like those who have previously written in. Sammamish lacks much visible history, and the community should take pride in the fact that they'd be able to save a building like the Reard/Freed House. Sammamish has no designated historical landmarks. None. This is surprising as Sammamish actually has ample history that is integrated with the surrounding areas (that have done a much better job at preservation). The house could be a wonderful teaching tool for schools to instill in children the importance of remembering history. If you think your child wouldn't learn anything from a visit to a museum within the Reard/Freed House — try taking them to the Issaquah History Museums. I guarantee kids learn more from poking around an old house, seeing artifacts, and hearing stories than they do from reading a textbook. Besides the fact that the "burn it down" letters are full of hyperbole and nonsense, they're just sad. I can't imagine not caring about the history of my community. One mentioned we shouldn't celebrate the history of Reard/Freed House because they did bootlegging there (which begs the question — do we only teach our children about history that is nice? There goes history class.) I suppose teaching children that burning down a piece of history because we're too greedy and lazy to
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preserve it is the better lesson. Julia Belgrave Sammamish
Post office problems Over the past year I have seen at least three letters to the editor about a post office on the Sammamish Plateau. The answer as to why there will not be one is simple: The U.S. Postal Service is in the red for $7 billion dollars. In addition, the postal service has a $55 billion pension liability for its union employees — with no plans for paying for this future payout. The postal service is looking to cut costs, not expand services. Mail volume is off 17 percent in the last three years. Last year, a number of post offices were targeted for closure, and the Redmond post office was on the list. That would have had a significant impact on the Redmond area and would have indirectly impacted Sammamish. Rather than close the Redmond post office, they decided to close one of three post offices in Bellevue. The reality of the situation is postal customers, whether business or individual, are replacing “snail mail” with e-mail and other alternatives such as social networking sites. So if the mail boxes are full, I suggest you drop off your letters at the Mail Post locations (their boxes are never full), leave them for your carrier to pick up at your mail box or drive to Issaquah or Redmond — while they are still open. Tom O’Brien Sammamish
Good work to an employee, bad job to the city Since the Southeast 20th Street "improvements" are supposed to be finished now, I would like to compliment Tawni Dalziel, project manager, for the way she has performed her job. She has responded to all of my many phone calls and managed to remain positive and
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pleasant through this long ordeal She has coordinated solutions to all my concerns except the constant noise made night and day, by the manhole covers near my bedroom window. She has followed up consistently and done what she could do to correct problems. The quality of life on Southeast 20th Street has been diminished, almost every day, for a year and a half now. A new sewer line, new utility poles, a new gas line plus a sidewalk and bike lanes have been installed and only a handful of the residents on the street wanted the work to be done. I think it's a shame this is the kind of democracy we have with this City Council. I want to sell my house as soon as I can and move. Many changes and the economy have made it very difficult to do so. No place to park on the street, mail boxes one must empty by standing in the street and a loud noise made by every car that travels west to east, even in the quiet of the night, are devaluing my property. I don't even have a connection to the new sewer on the street. I think it is unconscionable that a community inflict so much for so long on one street. I hope the powers that caused this imposition will think more about the consequences of their actions in the future. Zandra Walker Sammamish
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Council creates exemption to allow sign at Freed House By Caleb Heeringa
Freed House supporters will be allowed to put up a sign soliciting donations for the salvation of the home after the Sammamish City Council approved temporarily allowing non-profit fundraising signs in residential areas. At a Jan. 4 meeting, several on the council expressed reservations at the emergency ordinance, saying it was overly broad and could lead to fundraising signs popping up all over Sammamish. The ordinance ended up passing on a 5-2 vote, with Councilwoman Nancy Whitten and Councilman Tom Odell against the measure. As an emergency ordinance, the measure goes into effect immediately, though the council still has to hold a public hearing, which they’ve scheduled for Feb. 15. Supporters on the council pointed out that the measure is only in affect for six months, meaning the council can revisit it if the city’s streetscapes become cluttered with fundraising appeals. “It’s six months,” Councilwoman Michele Petitti
the city’s code on signs in resisaid. “If all of a sudden we have dential areas, potentially allowsigns sprouting all over the city ing any interested non-profit to then we’ll have to take another put up signs. Some council memlook at it, but I don’t think that’s bers questioned whether they going to happen.” could tailor the The ordiordinance’s lannance followed “If all of a sudden we guage to apply a December have signs sprouting all specifically to discussion in which the over the city then we’ll the Freed House, though council voiced have to take another Butkus and support for City Attorney allowing the look at it, but I don’t Bruce Disend Sammamish think that’s going to warned that Heritage happen.” that could qualSociety to put ify as “spot zonup a fundrais– Michele Petitti, ing” and garner ing sign in Councilwoman – a lawsuit. front of the Whitten, a 115-year-old lawyer by farm house, trade, disagreed and said as writwhich sits on stilts near the corten the ordinance would theoretiner of 212th Avenue and cally mean the city would have to Southeast 20th Street, while supallow the Klu Klux Klan to put up porters raise money to give it a signs. new home – possibly in Lower “I support putting up a sign for Commons Park. The council earthe Freed House sooner rather marked $70,000 for the home in its 2011-2012 budget, but warned supporters that they expected to see community donations fund the majority of the project. Deputy City Manager Pete Butkus told the council allowing the sign would require changing
than later, but this is too broad,” Whitten said, “I don’t think we have to get it perfectly, and I don’t think we have to get it right. But I do think we need to avoid something that is unnecessarily broad.” Disend agreed that the city would technically have to allow any registered non-profit to put up a sign, but said he doubted the city would see wall-to-wall signs. “To the extent that there’s anything at risk, we’re talking about a six month duration – it seems like any risk would be minimal,” he said. The signs could be a maximum of four feet wide by eight feet high and cannot be illuminated – roughly similar to the regulations that govern political signs during campaign season. In the coming months the Planning Commission will be considering whether the city should craft a more permanent ordinance allowing fundraising signs.
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Councilman John Curley offered Heritage Society members parting advice on creating an effective sign. “Most of these things become eyeblind after two or three months,” he said. “If it doesn’t appear to be getting much cash, it will become an eyesore. It really needs to show it has life to it.” 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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the feeling of legislators heading down to Olympia for the Jan. 10 start to the session: “There will be one topic,” he said. “We’re in a situation where we’re going to have to make immediate and unpleasant cuts … They’re going to hit real people really hard.” More education cuts could occur Legislators last month cut $1.7 million from Lake Washington School District and $1 million from Issaquah School District through June. Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed slashing millions more from the districts in the year ahead. The state has already suspended Initiative 728, a measure meant to reduce class sizes and provide professional development for teachers. In coming months, legislators must hash out a similar proposal to reduce the number of students in kindergarten-to-fourth-grade class-
rooms. “I would make cuts in other areas of the budget to preserve those K-4 enhancements,” 5th District Rep. Jay Rodne said. “I think class size matters the most in those early grades.” Lawmakers also face tough decisions related to teacher performance and salaries. State Rep. Glenn Anderson supports a proposal to maintain current teacher pay. But he opposes Gregoire’s proposal to cut $5,000 bonuses for National Board-certified teachers, because the Fall City Republican said the program is a magnet for quality teachers. “That is a good program that encourages teachers to excel and be certified to the merit of their teaching skills and expertise,” he said. “I do think eliminating that would be foolish.” In the 45th District, there’s a target on the back of one of Democratic Rep. Roger Goodman’s sacred cows – early childhood education. In 2008 Goodman introduced and fought for a bill that secured a base level of funding for pre-school for low-
SAMMAMISH REVIEW income families. Though he expects to see legislation repealing his earlier bill, Goodman said he’d fight for the program, which he said sets the foundation for a child’s educational success in later years. “It will be a battle,” he said. “If I don’t come back with my shield I’ll come back on it.” Republican Andy Hill, newly elected as a senator in the 45th and a new member of two separate education committees, said he’d be doing his best to preserve K-12 funding and would be pushing for more efficient use of that funding in the future - including teacher accountability measures. “I want to make sure as little damage as possible is done to education system,” Hill said. “We shouldn’t be short-changing kids.” Springer said he’d be focusing on protecting state funds for community and technical colleges, which he said provide the sort of retraining programs that can help the unemployed become qualified for new jobs. The state’s official unemployment level sits at 8.5 percent, down from a high of 10.4 percent
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5th Legislative District The district encompasses most of Sammamish. It stretches south and east, covering most of Issaquah, all of North Bend and Snoqualmie and a large swath of unincorporated King County. Parts of Maple Valley also fall within the district. Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R) Appointed in 2003, elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2008 Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) Elected in 2000 and last rebut still higher than any time in the last two decades, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “There’s an irony here,” Springer said. “We’ve got a serious economic recession and we’re making cuts to the very programs that are going to get us
45th Legislative District The district covers a chunk of Sammamish north of Northeast 16th Street. It goes north to the County line and branches west covering Redmond, Kirkland and Woodinville. It also encompasses Duvall and parts of the upper Snoqualmie Valley along the Tolt River. Sen. Andy Hill (R) Elected in 2010 Rep Larry Springer (D) Elected in 2004 and last reelected in 2010 Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Elected in 2006 an last re-elected in 2010 out of it and get people back to work … It makes no darn sense at all.” Pay for what you get Some of the services many residents have come to expect for See BUDGET, Page 7
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free may soon cost them. Tiger Mountain State Forest hikers could be among those required to spend some green to access the trails crisscrossing the mountain soon — if state legislators impose user fees to raise dollars for the cash-strapped state. The proposed Explore Washington Pass is the latest idea to increase funds for state natural resources agencies. The pass is designed to address maintenance needs and repair damage to state forests and other lands — but the proposal is all but certain to raise ire among hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. But fees may not even be the biggest changes that natural resources agencies and programs see. The state is also considering a proposal to shut down Squak Mountain State Park near Issaquah in order to address the shortfall. The park could be shut down from July until 2013. Virginia Painter, a Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission spokeswoman, said the shutdown could be necessary to reduce further cutbacks. “We may be looking at a situation where we downsize the parks system operationally for a period of time,” she said. Consolidation could shrink government Gregoire has called for the commission responsible for Lake Sammamish and Squak Mountain state parks, plus the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, to be merged into a single Department of Conservation and Recreation in order to cut costs. The governor unveiled a plan last month to reduce the number of state agencies from 21 to nine. The consolidation could mean almost $30 million in savings and
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January 12, 2011 • together and see how it works. It needs to be done better.” Aside from the current crisis, Hill said he’s fixated on how the state got to this position in the first place – which he attributes to a state legislature that overspent during the economic boom times instead of putting extra revenues away to cover future short-
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ture is that they spend every dollar they get,” he said. “When you start a program you’ve now incurred that cost for years to come. (The legislature) has been using one-time sources of income – like the bailout from the federal government – to pay down recurring bills. We’ve cracked open all our piggy banks.”
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Tom Odell named Deputy Mayor Councilman Tom Odell will take over as Sammamish’s deputy mayor for 2011. The council unanimously voted Odell to the position, replacing Councilwoman Nancy Whitten, who served as deputy mayor last year. The position is a one-year term while the mayor serves a two-year term. Odell, who is entering his second year on the council, thanked the council for the vote and said he was looking forward to serving the city with a slightly different title. “It’s been a really great year – I’ve done a lot of quick learning as a newbie on the council,” he said. “I’m looking forward to the coming year and making Sammamish an even better place to live than it currently is.” As deputy mayor, Odell has no more voting power than any other councilmember but may occasionally fill in for Mayor Don Gerend to represent the city at community events.
Recycle CFL bulbs Compact fluorescent light bulbs shouldn’t be thrown in the garbage, but Sammamish residents now have a safe place to recycle them. Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District has set up a collection box in the lobby of their headquarters, located at 1510 228th Ave. S.E. The bulbs, which are gaining popularity for their low energy use and eco-friendliness, contain small amounts of mercury and should not be thrown into the garbage, according to a district press release. The district is recycling the bulbs in conjunction with Puget Sound Energy, which is aiming to collect 50,000 of them. They’ve gotten 12,000 so far. Linear fluorescent bulbs are not accepted as part of the drive. Several organizations in Seattle and Bellevue recycle the long skinny bulbs – visit http://takeitbacknetwork.org to
SAMMAMISH REVIEW find a list of locations. For more information visit the district’s web site at http://www.sammplat.wa.org or contact Janet Sailer, the district’s conservation specialist, at 392-6256, ext. 204 or janet.sailer@sammplat.wa.org.
Lake Washington kindergarten registration to begin Feb. 3 The Lake Washington School District will hold kindergarten registration for children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31, 2011. Registration begins from 1-7 p.m. Feb. 3 and takes place at your neighborhood school. Parents should bring proof of the child’s birth date, such as a birth certificate or passport, the child’s health history, including immunizations and emergency contact information. Parents will be able to register after Feb. 3, but they will not have a good chance of getting into an all-day kindergarten program. Parents who wish to register for all-day kindergarten should bring payment, since they will have to pay the first month’s tuition. The district will make arrangements for subsequent tuition payments. Fees for 2011 have not yet been set, but for 2010, the tuition was $3,300, with reduced amounts for students who qualify for a reduced or free lunch. If more than 21 children register, the district will hold a lottery Feb. 10. For more information, visit www.lwsd.org/ Parents/Student-Registration/kindergarten-registration. To determine which school is your neighborhood, click on “District Map” or “School & Bus Finder,” or call the district transportation office at 425-936-1120. The Issaquah School District will hold its kindergarten registration March 2 and 3. Visit www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/roundup.asp x for more information.
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POlice Blotter So this is the New Year Sammamish Police gave a man and his wife warnings after being called to sort out a dispute involving thrown cereal and biting mere hours into the New Year. Just after 1 a.m. the wife dumped a bowl of cereal into the lap of the man, who responded by poking his wife in the chest with his finger and telling her to get out of the house. The wife responded by biting her husband’s finger, according to the police report. The man reported no injuries from the bite and did not wish to press charges. Both parties were warned and then left to continue on with 2011.
Domestic dispute Police were called to a burglary report in the Timberline neighborhood Dec. 28 after a man in the middle of a divorce allegedly snuck back into his home to retrieve items. That afternoon the man’s wife returned home from court, where she had been filing for a no-contact order against her husband. She found an Apple laptop and printer missing from the home. Neighbors reported seeing the estranged husband climb into the home through a second floor window earlier in the day.
Police advised the woman that since the court order had not yet been officially filed and served to the husband, entering the home was not a criminal act. They advised her to have the order served as soon as possible and find some place else to stay if she did not feel safe.
Inadvertent Christmas gift A Sammamish woman called police Dec. 28 after a handyman she loaned her van to apparently skipped town. The victim and her husband were in the process of moving to a new home in Kirkland and had employed a friend of a friend to do some remodel work on the new home. On Dec. 23 she had loaned a van to the man in exchange for the man’s promise to replace the radiator over Christmas weekend. She gave the man the keys and relicensed it in his name, since the license tabs had expired. The man was supposed to come back with the vehicle on Dec. 27 but never showed up. The victim attempted to call the man, but he never picked up. She eventually contacted the man’s mother, who said that she had not seen the man since September and that he had a drug problem. Police regretfully informed the woman that they could not report the vehicle as stolen at this time because she had given him the keys, permission to drive the vehicle and licensed it in his name. The case, and the man’s whereabouts, are under investigation. See BLOTTER, Page 9
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Credit fraud A Sammamish couple reported Dec. 28 that someone had run up several thousand dollars in credit card debt in their names. About $4,500 in merchandise had been purchased from Best Buy since October. The case remains under investigation.
Deer euthanasia Police were called to put down an injured deer on the 800 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Northeast just after 11 p.m. Dec. 28. A resident reported that the young deer had tucked itself under a bush in his yard. The deer attempted to move when officers approached, but could not because its legs were badly broken. With no fish and wildlife agents in the area, police put the deer out of its misery with one shot and dragged the carcass off the roadway for Sammamish roads crews to dispose of the next day.
Death investigation Police were called after a woman awoke to find her friend not breathing at around 11:30 p.m. Dec. 26. When they arrived, aid units were attempted to resuscitate the 40-year-old man to no avail. The woman told police that the man was a long-time heroin user and had been admitted to the hospital for an overdose Dec. 22.
She had been caring for her friend since he was released. She reported that the two had been watching a movie and fell asleep in the living room. When she awoke she noticed the man’s chest wasn’t moving and he was cold to the touch. The man’s family was informed and the King County Medical Examiner was called to the scene to determine the cause of the death.
Vehicle prowl A resident on the 3400 block of 205th Place Northeast had a Bluetooth headset and first aid kit stolen from their unlocked vehicle overnight Dec. 19. Police have no suspects.
Bank fraud A 29-year-old Sammamish woman and business owner called police Dec. 30 after she discovered massive amounts of bank fraud in her name. She reported about $27,000 in credit debt had been charged in her name through Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Verizon Wireless and Comcast. She said she was convinced that someone had stolen her social security number. She told police a former business partner with whom she had recently cut ties had access to some of her bank accounts, but that she did not immediately suspect that person was responsible. The case remains under investigation.
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More bank fraud A 27-year-old Sammamish woman reported Dec. 29 that someone had opened up a Qwest Internet account in her name earlier in the year. More than $230 was charged in her name before the account was closed due to non-payment in May 2010. Police have no suspects.
Je ne comprends pas A 60-year-old Sammamish woman reported Dec. 28 that someone had made nearly $2,000 in purchases from a flower shop in Paris with her credit card. She told police she didn’t remember ever giving her bank account information to anyone. The account has been closed. Police continue to investigate.
Car thief arrested Sammamish Police arrested a 27-year-old Snoqualmie man on suspicion of auto theft just before New Years at the Madison Apartments. Police were called to the apartments at around 10 p.m. after a tip that someone was dealing drugs in the parking lot. An officer in an unmarked car began checking license plate numbers and found one that came back as a vehicle that had been stolen that same day in Kirkland. The officer parked a ways away and watched the vehicle. Within 15 minutes someone got into the car and began backing
out of the parking lot. Police cut the vehicle off and the driver fled the car on foot. Officers chased him down and put the man in handcuffs. A female was also in the car but eluded police. A check of the man’s identity revealed four outstanding warrants for stolen property and theft. He was booked into King County Jail.
Day. Residents in the area reported hearing explosions at around 11:30 p.m. Dec. 25. When they went to retrieve mail the next morning they found their mailboxes in pieces. Police took photos but were unable to find any fingerprints or remnants of the explosives used. The case remains under investigation.
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A Sammamish man reported Dec. 26 that several hundred dollars in fraudulent charges had been made on his bank account in New Jersey and New York, including more than $100 in perfume. The victim closed his bank account. The case remains under investigation.
A resident on the 3400 block of 211th Place Southeast had four boards knocked out of their fence Jan. 1. The resident was able to nail the boards back in place. Police have no suspects.
Domestic violence
Christmas bombing
Police will be suggesting that a Sammamish man be charged with domestic violence after allegedly throwing his estranged wife to the ground on Christmas Eve. The couple had separated earlier in the year and are in the process of divorce proceedings. According to the wife they had been arguing about money when the man became angry and grabbed her and shook her before throwing her to the ground. The woman called police on Dec. 31 and showed them bruises consistent with the attack. Police will be forwarding the case to prosecutors.
Several mailboxes on the 4100 block of 232nd Avenue Southeast were blown up late on Christmas
Information in the Police Blotter comes from Sammamish Police reports.
Missing passport A Sammamish man in the process of divorcing his wife told police his passport went missing shortly after he dropped his kids off with their mother Dec. 24. The man reported that his wife had been “stalking” him and may have been jealous after he took their children on vacation to Canada before Christmas. The wife denied taking the passport. The case remains under investigation.
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COMMUNITY
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Karate tournament raises money for school in Africa By Christopher Huber
Photo by Katya Palladina
John Jacobson, left, spars with a partner. He won first place in kata (forms) and fourth place in weapons.
approximately $8,000 to support a girls’ school in Kenya. Randy and Jan Holeman only Randy Holeman said the iniexpected about 125 or so of their tial goal was to raise $3,000, aimstudents to show up to their ing for $10,000 in a three-event December effort. The charifundraiser tourty tournament nament at was part of How to help: Karate West in Compassion in Sammamish. Donate to the Saint Elizabeth Action, a new Ultimately, Secondary School at fundraising and twice that http://stelizabeth.seeyourimawareness cammany came to pact.org. paign the compete and Sammamishexhibit their self-defense skills based martial arts organization Dec. 18. started to help the abused and “It was amazing,” said Randy orphaned girls in the Pokot Holeman, Karate West co-owner. region of Kenya, said Jan “We were overwhelmed.” Holeman. More than 250 Karate West “The support of our communistudents competed in an intraSee KARATE, Page 11 school tournament and raised
Sammamish teen donates 1,000 books to food bank An old Issaquah barber was the inspiration for gift of books
“It shows what one person can do when you put your mind to something.” – Scott Turtel, Father –
By Laura Geggel
Bibliophiles looking for a good read in early Issaquah might have popped into the local barbershop. Barber Enos Guss shared his love of books with the public when he opened the city’s first library in a corner of his shop on Front Street North in 1906. More than 100 years later, Sammamish 13-year-old Nathaniel Turtel resolved that he, too, would share his interest in books with others. It took him four months, but Nathaniel amassed 1,000 books with the help of his family and donated them all in a grand pile to the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank in early December. “I went to garage sales and sometimes we asked people for donations,” Nathaniel said. “Sometimes, people gave us money to buy books.” To bolster the collection, Nathaniel and his father, Scott Turtel, journeyed to Once Sold
By Laura Geggel
Nathaniel Turtel, a seventh-grader at Beaver Lake Middle School, donated 1,000 books to the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank. Tales, in Kent, where they bought books for a dollar a pound. “We picked out the light ones,”
Nathaniel said. He donated about 100 of his own books, and his 10-year-old brother Matthew Turtel added a
few to the pile. Nathaniel tried to buy as many picture books as he could, but he also purchased chapter books,
“just any kind of kid book,” he said. Nathaniel reads in his spare time, especially historical fiction about the Hellenistic age of Egypt, shortly after Alexander the Great’s army invaded the empire. Nathaniel said he wanted to share the pastime of reading with people using the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank. The bank welcomes any type of donation, particularly books, volunteer coordinator Teresa Sandoval said. “If we could get more books, that would be awesome, because we have so many little kids who come in and read them,” she said. The majority of Nathaniel’s donations disappeared in a week. Some food bank patrons treat the bookshelves like a library, and return the books for new ones See BOOKS, Page 11
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John Jacobson shows off the medals he won during the tournament.
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who fled their homes to escape the facility, to its current location harmful and abusive traditional in Sammamish in 1995 and evenpractices and early marriage. tually opened a second facility on They now live in a rescue center, Mercer Island. The schools has according to a press release from about 1,000 members, according Jan Holeman. to the Karate West website. The Holemans decided to host Randy, a fifth-degree black the tournabelt, has trained ment after “The support of our com- more than 520 they heard to munity of students was students about the girls achieve the overwhelming.” from a friend, rank of black Margo Day. belt, the web– Randy Holeman, Day had site said. The Co-owner – returned from Holemans have an African also supported safari trip with a changed outlook Sammamish organizations like on life, according to the press the Joshua P. Williams release, and had since headed the Foundation, International Smile efforts to build the school, which Power and Compassion2One. will open in May. Randy and Jan Holeman Reporter Christopher Huber can founded Karate West in 1989 in be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242 or Issaquah. The Holemans moved chuber@isspress.com.
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ty of students was overwhelming,” Randy Holeman said. “The outpouring was just phenomenal.” It was the first charity tournament Karate West held in its training facility, located along East Lake Sammamish Parkway. The donations will fund various programs for girls at Saint Elizabeth Secondary School in Kenya. The school is being built through a partnership with World Vision, a Federal Way-based international humanitarian organization that works with communities to tackle issues of poverty and injustice. Participants paid $30 each to enter the martial arts competition, which consisted of sparring bouts, weapons forms (demonstrations) and entertainment and acrobat-like routines. In addition to the 230 students who signed up for the main tournament, about 80 attended presentations from guest instructors Dec. 17, Randy Holeman said. “We definitely think we’ll do it again next year,” he said. Currently under construction, the Saint Elizabeth Secondary School will serve about 160 girls
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every week, Sandoval said. Nathaniel had so much success with his first drive that he said he plans to do another one next year. “I’m proud of Nate,” Scott said. “He did a great job. It shows what one person can do when you put your mind to something.” During a busy Wednesday at the food bank, Tyler McCracken, of Renton, picked out several thriller novels by Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum, the author of the Bourne Identity series. McCracken commended the Issaquah Food and Clothing
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Bank for stocking books. “It’s a good thing for kids who like to read and don’t have money for books,” he said. To donate books or other supplies to the bank, call 392-4123. Nathaniel said he hopes the bank will soon be named the Enos Guss Book Bank, after the city’s first impromptu librarian, a name change the bank is considering, Sandoval said. “Here’s a guy who did something that really promoted literacy in Issaquah, and Nate thought it would be good to give him the honor of the book bank,” Scott said. Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com. Comment at www.sammamishReview.com.
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Toys teach physics at Smith By Ari Cetron
Zach Colburn didn’t realize he was learning how to put into practice the principles of physics when he started spinning a spool and a rubber band. Sure, he’d just heard terms like potential and kinetic energy thrown around, but he was more interested in the trick he could make his new toy do. “Mine’s cool because it goes up like this and then it flips up,” he said as he demonstrated the latest way the simple toy worked. Zach is a member of Frankie Sylvestal’s second-grade class at Samantha Smith Elementary. The class had just spent about six weeks learning about the principals of balance including force, balance points, counterweights and gravity. At the end of the unit, she had Rick Hartman, who calls himself “Mr. Toymaker” come in to give a demonstration of these forces. Sylvestri said she’s had Hartman come in for the past four or five years to help students cement the lessons they’ve learned. Hartman, of North Bend, has a Photo by Ari Cetron
Srijan Acharya makes an adjustment to his balancing toy.
Photo by Ari Cetron
Dezi Zercher’s “stable man” toy balances on its edge. background as a classroom teacher, he said, and put himself through teacher’s college by making toys. Once in the classroom he had to be a jack-of-all-trades, like most teachers. During that time, he found he could use toymaking to help give demonstrations of concepts the students had learned. “I found it’s a fantastic motivational experience for kids to apply the lessons in a fun way,” Hartman said. “The idea is to give them a ‘real world’ applica-
tion of the science they’ve been studying in school.” As the students were making the toys, Hartman would occasionally blow on a wooden train whistle to summon them to talk about what they were doing. As he explained what they were doing, Hartman talked about kinetic and potential energy, exposing them to terms they will not need to master until later years. For now, the students were happy to be making toys. “I like making things,” said Dezi Zercher. “Its fun figuring out how to do stuff.” Zercher was looking at her “stable man,” a clothespin on a platform she decorated with a rainbow theme. The clothespin has a piece of wire jammed into it and a bolt affixed to the other end. Students would be able to twist the wire around just so, using the nut as a counterweight, to find different ways to make the clothespin hang over the edge but balance. “If you tip the top sideways, it wouldn’t balance,” Dezi said. Hartman showed the students a couple ways and challenged them to find others. Dezi said she’d found seven. See TOYS, Page 13
Endeavour Elementary helped save Christmas Students among those who donated presents to Issaquah Food Bank By Laura Geggel
Debra Rowley-Petruccelli did not want to fill out a wish list for the holidays, but her friends at the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank insisted. Rowley-Petruccelli began frequenting the bank soon after a divorce tore apart her world five years ago. Between surgeries for intestinal problems and going back to school to get a degree, she has relied on the food bank. “It’s the heartbeat of the city for those who don’t have anything,” she said. “You got to have that heartbeat and then everything else works. It prevents people from being lost. It provides them services.” The community sponsored more than 300 families and 150 children who had registered for the holiday drive at the bank, food bank assistant Kim Ortego said. “All of the schools did an
amazing job, not to mention the individuals and families that put their heart into everything,” she said. Endeavour Elementary School, one of the schools that participated in the gift drive, collected 300 presents and everyday supplies for sponsored families. “It’s really important for them to learn about giving back and being generous,” Principal Kathy Connally said. Fourth-grade teacher Katie Nack’s class sponsored a 10-yearold and 8-month-old. “We talked about what it would feel like if you weren’t able to have any presents on Christmas,” Nack said. “They need to realize they’re really lucky.” Rowley-Petruccelli, of Issaquah, said the food bank offers her emotional support and independence. For the holidays, she received gift cards to Fred See GIFTS, Page 13
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Drew Kamihara (left), Matthew Olsen and Juhi Sinha help a parent volunteer organize gifts for the Endeavour Elementary School holiday drive for the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.
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Waltz, swing and snack at annual Swinging in Vienna By Laura Geggel
The 13th annual Swinging in Vienna concert features the Issaquah School District Evergreen Philharmonic Orchestra and Issaquah High jazz band, which will play music as patrons dance through Issaquah High’s commons. More than a dance the event is a fundraiser for both the orchestra and the jazz band. Proceeds will pay for fieldtrips, like the orchestra’s trip to Vancouver, B.C. and the jazz band’s trip to New York City later this year. The orchestra has a litany of waltzes and polkas to play and the band will bring back the 1940s with swing music from the Big Band era. The public, whether skilled at dancing or not, is invited to the show for waltz and swing lessons with a serving of desserts, coffee and punch to keep them going. Orchestra Director Doug Longman will teach waltz lessons before conducting his pack of about 70 musicians — all who had to audition for the districtwide ensemble. Every year, a crowd from Gig
Harbor comes to dance to the live music — a rarity these days in the age of music disc jockeys. Adult volunteer Gordon Brown wrote two waltzes and a polka for the orchestra, giving the musicians and dancers something new to entertain themselves with during the concert. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Issaquah High School. Tickets are $50 for an adult couple, $35 for a single adult, $40 for senior citizen or student couples, and $25 for single students and senior citizens. For tickets, talk with a music student or e-mail at holenp@issaquah.wednet.edu or call 837-6116.
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Rick Hartman asks a question of the class after a lesson in making balancing toys.
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For a second experiment, students twisted a rubber band that was inserted into a hole in the center of a spool. When the students let go, the rubber band untwisted, acting as an engine
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Meyer, a “beautiful blue jacket” and turtleneck, plumbing for her toilet and necessities, like toilet paper and laundry soap. She even received a recliner for her new business, Elderday of Issaquah, where she cares for elderly women. “Now, it’s slightly used. It wasn’t brand new from La-ZBoy, but it’s beautiful,” she said. “The point is what was on that list was honored.” Ortego said she has worked 13 hours a day for the past several weeks to help organize the drive with Issaquah schools, churches and families for those in need. “I had one family come in and start crying, because every year she had asked for a bicycle and this was the first year that she got it,” Ortego said. “It means so much.” Reach reporter Laura Geggel at 392-6434, ext. 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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and sending the spool skittering across the floor. Andrew Wolf was on his second rubber band — he’d twisted the first so much that it snapped — when he found ways to make it jump. “Its pretty cool how it just rolls,” Andrew said. During a last discussion, students brought up games and
toys they’d heard of that are based on the same principal, but the plastic, store-bought toys would likely cost an order of magnitude more than the clothespin-and-nut contraption they’d just built. “There’s something neat about making your own balancing toys,” Hartman said.
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SAMMAMISH REVIEW
Skyline girls lose to Issaquah in OT By Christopher Huber
Issaquah standout Maddie Pflaumer couldn’t have picked a better time to hit her shots. With 4 minutes, 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter against district rival Skyline, Pflaumer tied the ballgame at 38 after neither team had scored in three and a half minutes and the Eagles had trailed all game. Pflaumer had an off night until then. But her free throws and a couple of clutch shots from teammates sent the game into overtime. The Lady Spartans, who led all game and seemed to control the tempo throughout, lost composure in the extra quarter. Issaquah prevailed 47-44 after Pflaumer found her groove. “Every time we play them, the girls find a way to dig deep,” said Skyline coach Greg Bruns. “We did good the whole game. We just got tired and lazy.” Skyline powered through the Issaquah defense from the onset, but as both teams would see, the ball just wouldn’t go in on those easy shots. The girls took an 11-8 lead over Issaquah into the sec-
ond quarter. The Spartan defense held strong down low and stifled Pflaumer’s game. But Blaire Brady, Issaquah’s senior guard, and Sabrina Norton, a junior forward, proved too elusive for Skyline. Brady had seven points in the first half, but drew four fouls, which provided needed points for the Eagles. “We had our chances for sure and had a hard time putting the ball in the net,” said Gibson. “They presented all sorts of challenges for us.” Skyline led 29-23 at halftime and looked like it would hold the lead. “In the first half, Skyline just came out ready to play,” said Brady. But the Issaquah girls came out ready in the second half, pressing harder on defense and hitting a few more key shots. “That’s where we start … with our defense,” said Brady. As momentum shifted and both teams struggled on offense, Issaquah narrowed the deficit to 38-36 Skyline to end the third quarter. Megan Weideman, Skyline’s standout junior post,
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Haley Smith, Skyline sophomore guard, defends against Issaquah junior guard Taryn Holmes in the first quarter Jan. 7 at Skyline. finished the game with 14 points. Lindsey Nicholson had nine and Haley Smith, who pressured the Issaquah defense all game, scored seven. Senior post Michelle Bretl finished with six points for the Lady Spartans. “We just needed to hustle
more,” said Weideman. “We just lost it.” For Issaquah, Brady led with 17 points in the end. She went 3for-8 from the free-throw line. Pflaumer finished with 10 points, including making six of 10 free throws. Norton had 10 points and
sophomore guard Aimee Brakken had six. “(Skyline is) a good team, and always it’s the game both teams come pumped up for,” Brady said. The Skyline boys improved to See BASKETBALL, Page 15
Eastlake boys swimmers fight back to tie Redmond By Christopher Huber
After the Eastlake boys took third, fourth and fifth place in the diving competition Jan. 6, the team huddled together. Down just four points to district rival Redmond, the Wolves needed to push hard in the final half of the meet at Hartman Pool in Redmond. Hosting Eastlake made up the difference and managed to tie rival Redmond at 93-93 in a balanced meet that saw numerous district- and state-qualifying times. Junior Brian Lee, less than two seconds off a qualifying time for KingCo in the 100 free, was disappointed, even though he won his heat. But Lee was hopeful that he could shave off that time. “I’ve got two more weeks,” he said. Edward Kim, the freshman who anchored Eastlake’s 200 medley relay team, won two individual events, each with statequalifying times. He highlighted the meet for the Wolves in win-
ning the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.20, which was more than 20 seconds faster than his second-place competition. Kim also qualified for state when he won the 100-yard butterfly event in 53.13 seconds. That time beat Redmond’s Nicholas Kodati by almost 10 seconds. Eastlake led the meet off with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. The team (senior Dylan Jessum, junior Zach Alleva, senior Ryker Oldenburg and Kim) swam the race in 1 minute, 46.06 seconds. That was more than 8 seconds faster than Redmond. In the 200-yard freestyle race, Henry O’Neil, a junior, took second in a district-qualifying time of 2:05.57, less than two seconds behind Redmond’s Michael Pavlov. After Kim’s win in the 100 butterfly, O’Neil took second in the 100-yard freestyle race. His finishing time of 54.80 seconds was good enough to qualify for disPhoto by Ari Cetron
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Eastlake’s Gabe Wattenbarger prepares to make a dive. He finished fourth in the event.
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Scoreboard Boys basketball Saturday, Jan 8 Lakeside 65, Eastside Catholic 53 1 2 3 4 Final E. Catholic 12 12 16 13 53 Lakeside 18 13 20 14 65 EC scoring: Joey Schreiber, 12; Matt Callans and Hunter Clements, 11; Jake Springfield, 7; Skyler White, 6. Friday, Jan. 7 Rainier Beach 74, Eastside Catholic 69 1 2 3 4 Final E. Catholic 15 12 9 33 69 R. Beach 23 19 16 16 74 EC scoring: Skyler White, 22; Joey Schreiber, 14; Matt Callans, 12; Hunter Clements, 5; Jack McCarthy, 4. Tuesday, Jan. 4 Woodinville 81, Eastlake 63 1 2 3 4 Final Eastlake 10 14 19 20 63 Woodinville 17 27 19 18 81 Eastlake scoring: Brandon Lester, 20; Conner Iraola, 16; Nick Kassuba, 8; Abdu Elkugia, 6; Colin Nelson, 4. Nathan Hale 48, Eastside Catholic 38 1 2 3 4 Final E. Catholic 8 7 10 13 38
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tricts. Alleva qualified for the KingCo meet in the 500-yard freestyle event, winning in a time of 5:50.10. The Eastlake 200-yard freestyle relay teams took first and second over the Mustangs with times of 1:41.11 and 1:41.37, respectively. To round out the meet, four more Eastlake swimmers qualified for districts in two events. Oldenburg and Jessum took second and third, respectively, in the 100-yard backstroke. Oldenburg finished in 1:03.94 and Jessum swam the race in 1:05.20. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Zach Alleva placed first with a district time of 1:04.89. And his
EC scoring: Joey Schreiber, 19; Matt Callans, 12; Trey Reynolds, 4; Eddie Janicki, 3. Skyline 68, Ballard 60 1 2 3 4 OT1 Final Skyline 12 18 6 18 14 68 Ballard 18 11 15 10 6 60 Skyline scoring: Bryan Cikatz and Will Parker, 21; Max Browne and Teran Togia, 8; Lucas Shannon, 6.
Girls basketball Saturday, Jan. 8 Issaquah 61, Eastlake 48 1 2 3 4 Final Eastlake 9 16 5 18 48 Issaquah 15 14 14 18 61 Eastlake scoring: Kendra Morrison, 21; Taylor Boe and Caleigh McCabe, 6; Katy Ainslie, Abby Carlson and Bella Zennan, 4. Friday, Jan. 7 Eastside Catholic 54, Rainier Beach 21 1 2 3 4 Final E. Catholic 20 16 4 14 54 R. Beach 2 2 6 11 21 EC scoring: Lauren Johnson, 11; Shelby Newell and Michaela O’Rourke, 10; Shannon Graves, 7; Danielle Leider, 6. Wednesday, Jan. 5 Woodinville 65, Eastlake 53 1 2 3 4 Final Woodinville 19 17 19 10 65 Eastlake 13 9 10 21 53 Eastlake scoring: Bella Zennan, 15; Caleigh McCabe, 14; Kendra Morrison, 9; Lauren Files, 8;
freshman brother, Caleb Alleva, took third with a district-qualifying time of 1:13.25. Leading 89-84, a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay would have secured the win for Eastlake, but the Wolves took second place to finish the meet. The team (Jessum, senior Nicholas Howard, juniors Jason Kroon and
Katy Ainslie, 4. Eastside Catholic 53, Nathan Hale 38 1 2 3 4 Final E. Catholic 8 16 21 8 53 Nathan Hale 10 7 8 13 38 EC scoring: Michaela O’Rourke, 21; Colleen Nuss, 8; Lauren Johnson and Shelby Newell, 7; Shannon Graves, 5. Skyline 48, Ballard 33 1 2 3 4 Final Ballard 4 13 0 16 33 Skyline 11 12 11 14 48 Skyline scoring: Haley Smith and Megan Weideman, 11; Michelle Bretl and Susie Tinker, 6.
Wrestling Saturday, Jan. 8 Liberty Invitational At Liberty H.S. Team scores — Inglemoor 219, Eastlake, 154, Skyline 136, Liberty 135.5, Kent-Meridian 126.5, Highline 114, Redmond 95, Hazen 74. CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES 103 — Chris Dallas, Eastlake, dec. Griffin Howlett, Skyline, 8-1. 112 — Brandon Gilbertson, Highline, maj. dec. Justin Manipis, Skyline, 12-0. 119 — Austin Levy, Inglemoor, dec. Joey Gurke, Skyline, 10-7. 125 — Adam Nakanishi, Eastlake, dec. Cody Wadleigh, Highline, 9-7. 130 — Max Benjamin, Eastlake, dec. Gabe Seward, Inglemoor, 6-4. 135 — Anthony Bratcher, Inglemoor, maj. dec. Brandon Long, Redmond, 17-6. 140 — Nyk Peterson, Eastlake, pinned Ian Bedo, Inglemoor, 1:52. 145 — Brian Trabun, Inglemoor, pinned Cole Neves, Eastlake, 1:18. 152 — Hamilton Noel,
O’Neil) finished in 3:55.51. Redmond took first and third to equalize the score. Editor Ari Cetron contributed to this report. 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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Liberty, tech. fall Michael Mecham, Skyline, 20-5. 160 — Jay Chakravarty, Liberty, dec. Shane Small, Liberty, 7-0. 171 — Ben Grabowski, Inglemoor, maj. dec. Simeon Simov, Redmond, 14-1. 189 — Luke Berzie, Kent-Meridian, pinned Joe Glass, Redmond, 4:48. 215 — Ben Carlson, Inglemoor, pinned Brad Leinweber, Eastlake, 1:15. 285 — Jean-Claude Atkinson, Kent-Meridian, dec. Paul Toala, Highline, 9-2. Thursday, Jan. 6 Skyline 52, Redmond 21 103 — DeMatteo, S, won by forfeit; 112 — Tono, S, won by forfeit; 119 — Steciw, S, beat Kelly, R, 9-0; 125 — Kiss, S, beat Griffin, R, 5-4; 130 — Ehret, S, beat Carey, R, 13-2; 135 — White, S, pined Carr, R, 3:50; 140 — Long, R, tech fall Miller, S, 19-3; 145 — Caldwell, S, pinned Emery, R, 3:15; 152 — McCaslin, S, pinned Benson, R, 1:13; 160 — Mecham, S, maj. dec. Steirer, R, 91; 171 — Simov, R, maj. dec. Sarkosh, S, 13-2; 189 — Glass, R, pinned McAlaheny, S, 5:10; 215 — Turner, R, won by forfeit; 285 — Liao, S, won by forfeit. Skyline 65 Garfield 15 103 — DeMatteo, S, won by forfeit. 112 — Tono, S, won by forfeit. 119 — Steciw, S, pinned Nogawa, G, 3:01. 125 — Kiss, S, pinned Elder, G, :21; 130 — Ehret, S, pinned Trann, G, 3:43. 135 — Fasil, G, dec. White, S, 11-8. 140 — Caldwell, S, pinned Jacob, G, 1:17. 145 — Miller, S, pinned Jackson, G, :45. 152 — McCaslin, S, pin Lam, G, 1:10. 160 — Mecahm, S, pinned David, G, 5:16. 171 — Sarkosh, S, pinned Henok, G, 2:45. 189 — McAlhaney, S, pinned Henry, G, :38. 215 — G, won by forfeit. 285 — Wes, G, pinned McTiernan, S, :35. West Seattle 37, Eastside Catholic 36 103 — Nick Marek, W, dec. Zerai Mateos 6-3. 112 — Double forfeit. 119 — Matt Beggs, E, pinned Travis Duell 1:58. 125 — Nigel Tambagan, W, pinned Tanner Eggert :21. 130 — Louis Wright, W, pinned Jake Warfield 1:47. 135 —
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7-3 (4-1 KingCo) after beating the Issaquah Eagles 69-46 Jan. 7. The Spartans got out to a commanding 17-7 lead after the first quarter, thanks to consistent shooting down low from big man Lucas Shannon. Skyline led 32-21 at the halftime break. Despite Issaquah’s Nick Price scoring a game-high 21 points, the Eagles couldn’t narrow the gap in the second half. Skyline scored another 17 in the third and another 20 to close out the game. Issaquah (1-5 KingCo, 4-8 overall) only scored seven in the fourth. Shannon finished with 13 for Skyline, as did guard Will Parker. Senior guard Teran Togia led Spartan scorers with 17 points and junior forward Bryan Cikatz had 16. Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com.
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Events Lake Washington Toddler Group and Redmond Toddler Group will hold a preschool information night from 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Kirkland Junior High School, 420 18th Ave. in Kirkland. Finding the right college for you, a seminar presented by Collegewise, will help students be a savvy college shopper, learn ways to recognize what types of colleges might be a good fit and discuss how to visit colleges at 1 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Sammamish Library. The Bellevue-Issaquah chapter of Trout Unlimited is holding a fundraiser to help the group in its work to restore Kokanee salmon in Lake Sammamish. The fundraiser will include a dinner, hold-em poker tournament and silent auction. A $50 donation is requested at the door. The event is set for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Lake Sammamish Elks Lodge, 765 Rainer Blvd. N. in Issaquah. Mountains to Sound Greenway needs help planting native plants into pots so they can grow before being planted in the wild. The plantings are scheduled for Jan. 15, 17, 22 and 29 at the Greenway Native Plant Nursery in Issaquah. Visit www.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer. The Eastlake Dance and Drill invitational, sponsored by the dance team boosters, will feature performances in different dance styles by the Eastlake Dance team, the Western Washington University Hip Hop Dance Team and Gotta Dance. Admission is $7, children under 5 are free. Proceeds will help send Eastlake’s team to the state competition in March. The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Feb. 5 at Eastlake. For more information, visit www.EHSdanceteam.com.
Health A mobile mammography facility will be available for Sammamish residents. The mobile facility features the same equipment used at Evergreen Hospital, but you do not need to be an Evergreen patient to use the facility. It is available from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Evergreen Primary Care Center, 22850 Northeast Eighth Street. For an appointment, call 899-2831.
Religious/spiritual Sammamish Baha’i will hold their celebration of World Religion Day from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 16 at City Hall. Mary, Queen of Peace youth groups are for children in sixtheighth grade and ninth-12th
Club, for girls ages 10-13 and their mothers, will discuss “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry at 3 p.m. Jan. 29.
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Happy birthday Sammamish Library, a celebration of the first year in the new library, will be presented by Leaf Productions and will include refreshments and a production of “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.” Shows are at 2 and 3:30 p.m. Jan. 15. grades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Call the church at 3911178, ext. 129. Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. The café features drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom & baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group. There will also be one-off classes, studies and themed days. 9:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 8371948. Healing Prayer Service. If you have a physical, emotional or spiritual challenge or if you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting, attend the Missio Lux Healing Prayer Service the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. Become a healing prayer minister by joining either weekly sessions from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays, or monthly weekend classes in November, January and March. E-mail tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913. The Social Justice Book Group meets at 1 p.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. E-mail shlcministries@yahoo.com for information on the current book being discussed and location. Celebrate Recovery, a Christcentered program offering support and a path to freedom, meets every Monday, 7-9 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E. For more info, go to www.missiolux.org, or call 392-8636. Griefshare, a support group for those who have lost a loved
one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursday nights at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Moms In Touch is an interdenominational, prayer support group for moms to get together and pray for children and schools. For more information, call Jan Domek, Issaquah School District representative, at 681-6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, Lake Washington School District representative, at 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org. Pine Lake Covenant Church offers a ministry for children with special needs at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Call 392-8636. “Caffeine for the Soul,” a free Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Contact Chabad of the Central Cascades at 427-1654. Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the Central Cascades. Call 427-1654. Kabalat Shabbat is offered in the Chabad house at the Issaquah Highlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. New members and guests are welcome. Call 427-1654. Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. To register, visit www.vedicculturalcenter.org. Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. To register for the current class, or for more information, visit www.redmondcbs.org. Bhajan Bliss. Join musicians and singers to learn traditional devotional bhajan, and how to make vegetarian pizzas and samosas from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center.
Library events Architecture and Design in Rome: Exploring the Eternal City, a talk by professional tour guide Sarah Murdoch will explore the historical and architectural layers of Rome from the days of the empire to the present at 7 p.m. Jan. 12. Hello English! Learn English in a structured environment. For beginners. at 7 p.m. Jan. 13, 20 and 27. For intermediate students at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 and 25 Talk Time, conversation practice in English, is at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 and 25. Waddler Story Time, for children aged 9-24 months with an adult, is scheduled for 10 and 11 a.m. Jan. 14, 21 and 28. Hindi Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult at 4 p.m. Jan. 13, 20 and 27. Toddler Story Time, for children 2-3 with an adult, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 13, 20 and 27 and 11 a.m. Jan. 12, 19 and 26. Spanish Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Jan. 15, 22 and 29. Pajama Story Time, for ages 2-6 with an adult, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 24 and 31. Preschool Story Time, for ages 3-6 with an adult, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Jan. 14, 21 and 28 and 10 a.m. Jan. 12, 19 and 26. The teen writers’ group is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 18. The Sammamish Book Group will read “Carrying the Fire — An Astronauts Journeys” by Michael Collins and discuss the books at 7 p.m. Jan. 19. The Mother Daughter Book
Beyond Baby Blues, a dropin 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. Sammamish Presbyterian Church is hosting a series of different fitness classes, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:307:30 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 Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English Language Classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church.
Volunteers needed Northwest Center accepts donations of clothing and household items at “The Big Blue Truck” open at the Pine Lake QFC shopping center from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. seven days a week. Donations are tax deductible. For more information, visit www.bigbluetruck.org. Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King County. Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own neighborhoods, provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to primary caregivers. Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff. For more information, call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice. The King County LongTerm Care Ombudsman Program needs certified longterm care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a fourday training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advocate for residents. Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings. Contact John Stilz at 206694-6747 or johns@solidground.org. Eastside Bluebills is a Boeing retiree volunteer organization that strives to provide opportunities for retirees to help others in need and to assist charitable and nonprofit organizations. Eastside Bluebills meet every third Wednesday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library from See CALENDAR, Page 17
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10 a.m.-noon. Call 235-3847. LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places community volunteers in the schools of the Lake Washington School District. Opportunities include tutoring, classroom assistance and lunch buddy. Just one hour a week can make a difference in a child’s life. For more information, e-mail links@lwsd.org or visit www.linksvolunteer.org. Eastside Baby Corner needs volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and prepare items for distribution. Go to www.babycorner.org. Volunteers are needed to visit homebound patrons with the King County Library System’s Traveling Library Center program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and have reliable transportation. Call Susan LaFantasie at 369-3235. Sammamish Citizen Corps Council needs volunteers to help support the Community Emergency Response Team and other groups. For more information e-mail info@sammamishcitizencorps.org, visit www.sammamishcitizencorps.org or attend the meeting from 7-8 p.m. first Wednesday of every month at Fire Station 82. Volunteer drivers are needed for the Senior Services Volunteer Transportation Program. Flexible hours, mileage, parking reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206-448-5740. Guide Dogs for the Blind Eager Eye Guide Pups Club needs volunteers to raise puppies
for use as guide dogs for the blind. For information, call Sandy at 425-644-7421. Volunteer Chore Services links volunteers with seniors or individuals who are disabled and are living on a limited income. Call 425-284-2240.
Clubs, groups Sammamish Heritage Society meet at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the Pine Lake Community Center. Visit www.sammamishheritage.org. Teen late night. The second Friday of each month is teen night at the Redmond/Sammamish Boys and Girls Clubs. The club has a DJ, dancing, games, Xbox and Wii, movies, food and more. An ASB or ID card is required for admittance. The fee is $6. E-mail ahise@positiveplace.org or call 250-4786 for more information. A support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s meets in Issaquah. The group is designed to let caregivers gain emotional support, learn and share their experiences. The free group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah Pine Lake Road S.E. Call 313-7364. The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. Visit www.sammamishrotary.org. The Sammamish Fit Club, a club looking to improve the health of the community, meets from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. For location and more information, call Trish at 206-605-0679 or send
Jaunary 12, 2011 • an e-mail to whyweight@comcast.net. Cascade Republican Women’s Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Plateau Club, 25625 E. Plateau Drive. Call 861-7910. 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.mom-
sclubsammamish.org or call 836 5015. Foster Parent Support Group meets the last Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, 1121 228th Ave. S.E. Earn your training/foster parent hours. Refreshments and child care are provided. Call 206-719-8764. The Eastside Welcome Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in members’ homes and on various days of the month for other activities and outings. People who are new to the area and want to meet new people and join in different interest and social groups, can call Terri at 641-8341.
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Sammamish Kiwanis meets every Wednesday at 7 a.m. at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church, 22818 S.E. Eighth St. Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org. Toastmasters of Sammamish meet from 7:15–8:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, 1121 228th Ave. S.E. Call 373-6311 or e-mail davidlloydhall@live.com. To submit items for the Community Calendar, contact the editor at 392-6434, ext. 233. Information may be e-mailed to samrev@isspress.com or mailed to the Sammamish Review, P.O. Box 1328, Issaquah, WA 98027. Items must be received by the Wednesday before publication.
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Nominate outstanding historic preservation projects for honor The people responsible for preserving the past could receive some recognition in the near future. The state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation seeks notable people, organizations and projects for the 21st Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation. The agency recognizes recipients during a ceremony in May — National Historic Preservation Month. Participants can nominate people, organizations and projects in one of the following categories: historic preservation planning, historic property rehabilitation projects, career achievement, public education, stewardship, special achievement and media. Nominations must be postmarked or submitted to the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation by 5 p.m. March 4. Find the nomination form at the agency website,
www.dahp.wa.gov. Or, contact Russell Holter at 360-586-3533 or russell.holter@dahp.wa.gov to learn more. The awards ceremony — sponsored by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation — is May 3. The event takes place at the Capitol.
Sound Transit plans parking crackdown soon Sound Transit plans to beef up parking enforcement soon at train stations and commuter lots, including the Issaquah Transit Center. The move comes after concerns from ST Express bus riders and Sounder commuter rail commuters about overcrowded parking lots, vehicles left overnight in lots and other infractions. The enforcement emphasis starts Jan. 15. Sound Transit plans to seek out vehicles parked in transit center lots for more than 24 hours, parked in handicap spaces illegally, parked in more than a single space, and parked to block other vehicles and pedestrian
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Troung Ho, W, won by forfeit. 140 — Drew Beggs, E, pinned Chad Miller 1:07. 145 — Jon Obernesser, E, pinned DJ Van Court :44. 152 — Anthony Roy, E, pinned Sam Acosta :33. 160 — Dentin Garrett, E, won by forfeit. 171 — Kea Roberts, E, won by forfeit. 189 — Nikko Emm, W, won by forfeit. 215 — Zach Broten, W, maj. dec. Joe Stout 10-2. 285 — Nate Vee, W, won by forfeit. Tuesday, Jan. 4 Eastside Catholic 39, Lakeside 24 103 — Drachman, L, won by forfeit. 112 — double forfeit. 119 — Beggs, EC, dec. Crutcher, 11-10. 125 — Dunietz, L, pinned Eggert, time n/a. 130 — Warfield, EC, pinned Kamalu, n/a. 135 — Bui, EC, won by forfeit. 140 — Beggs, EC, dec. Kitchell, 11-8. 145 — Obernesser, EC, dec. Stewart, 9-8. 152 — Roy, EC, pinned Malarkey, time n/a. 160 — Jaffee, L, won by forfeit. 171 — Roberts, EC, won by forfeit. 189 — double forfeit.
Friday, Jan. 7 Boys swimming * State-qualifying time Metro Bainbridge 111, Eastside Catholic 58 200 medley relay — (Alex Nowjack, Todd McCarthy, Andrew McCarthy, Spencer T. Alpaugh), B, 1:46.92. 200 free — E. Hallowell, E, 1:45.57*. 200 IM — Alpaugh, B, 2:06.83. 50 free — J. Mahan, E, 23.23. 100 fly — M. Leist, E, 1:02.08. 100 free — T. McCarthy, B, 50.18*. 500 free — A. McCarthy, B, 4:42.43*. 200 free relay — (Graham Mitchell, Blake Harper, Ben Martin, Marcus Tonsmann), B, 1:44.96. 100 back — Hallowell, E, 52.22*. 100 breast — T. McCarthy, B, 1:05.97. 400 free relay — (T. McCarthy, Nowjack, Alpaugh, A. McCarthy), B, 3:28.25. Coed swimming Bishop Blanchet 224, Eastside Catholic 100 Girls team scores — Bishop Blanchet 101,
pathways. Sound Transit provides a weeklong grace period for transit lot users from Jan. 1522. Owners will receive warning notices for breaking the guidelines during the grace period. Vehicles found to be in violation of the rules could be immediately towed after Jan. 23. Sound Transit has installed additional signage at the busiest transit centers to advise lot users of parking regulations, and plans to install signs at other agencyoperated lots.
State hikes minimum wage 12 cents for 2011 The state minimum wage increases 12 cents to $8.67 per hour for 2011. The minimum wage applies to workers in agricultural and nonagricultural jobs, though 14- and 15-year-old employees may be paid 85 percent of the adult minimum wage, or $7.37 per hour. The state Department of Labor & Industries adjusts the minimum wage each year in September as required by See WAGE, Page 19
Eastside Catholic 56. 200 medley relay — Blanchet (Rushevics, McCloskey, Manca, Dasalla), 2:10.2. 200 free - Ali Rushevics, BB, 2:20.49. 200 IM - Molly McCloskey, BB, 2:32.88. 50 free - J. Tanggol, Franklin, 26.09. 100 fly — Tanggol, Franklin, 1:02.48. 100 free Mary Arscott, BB, 1:03.88. 500 free - McCloskey, BB, 5:51.8. 200 free relay - Blanchet (Rushevics, Manca, McCloskey, Dasalla), 1:54.94. 100 backstroke - Emily Hanseler, BB, 1:21.79. 100 breaststroke - Rushevics, BB, 1:19.01. 400 free relay Blanchet (Weinand, Arscott, Hanseler, Bannister), 4:44.24. Boys team scores — Bishop Blanchet 123, Eastside Catholic 44. 200 medley relay - Blanchet (Alvarez, McDonagh, Hinkle, Sievers), 1:51.9. 200 free - Alex Santiago, BB, 1:59.09. 200 IM — John McDonagh, BB, 2:22.15. 50 free - Andrew Hinkle, BB, 23.75. 100 fly - Andres Alvarez, BB, 1:00.00. 100 free Nick Ulacia, BB, 57.28. 500 free - Santiago, BB, 5:23.08. 200 free relay - Blanchet (Santiago, Absher, Stam, Ulacia), 2:01.55. 100 backstroke - J. Gabet, Franklin, 1:08.82. 100 breaststroke McDonagh, BB, 1:11.72. 400 free relay - Blanchet (Santiago, Bulkley, Sievers, Hinkle), 3:44.58.
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210-Public Notices 02-2066 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SAMMAMISH NOTICE OF ORDINACE PASSED Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sammamish adopted the following ordinances at the January 4, 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. O2011-296 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON, TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZING FUNDRAISING SIGNS IN CERTAIN ZONES OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Published in Sammamish Review on 1/12/11
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Initiative 688. The initiative requires the state to adjust the minimum wage to correspond to the change in the federal Consumer Price Index — a national index covering the cost of goods and services needed for everyday living. The index rose 1.4 percent during the 12 months ending Aug. 31, 2010. Evergreen State voters approved the Initiative 688 in 1998. The state no longer publishes a poster listing the updated minimum wage in order to cut costs.
Leaders laud King County Council for 2010 milestones King County Council members said the board made strides on a series of goals last year. The council had not set specific goals for years, but under Chairman Bob Ferguson and Vice Chairwoman Jane Hague, the council adopted 45 broad goals — and checked off 43 by year’s end. The council adopted priorities in early 2010. The list included goals to foster trust in government, local and regional cooperation, and to improve economic development, sustainability and transportation. The council then created a scorecard to allow residents to monitor progress. The accomplishments included adopting a countywide strategic plan, creating a regional task force to tackle transit issues, approving a series of partnerships to update animal-control services and overhauling county shoreline rules. Overall, the council recorded significant progress on 43 goals. From the list, 36 goals have been completed and another seven require additional work and should be ready for action early this year. The remaining issues — outlining future use of the Eastside Rail Corridor and funding improvements for Stampede Pass — need more time to complete because the projects involve many stakeholders.
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to the five-day workweek at the beginning of the year. The “over-the-counter” permits include small residential remodels, tenant improvements to commercial spaces, building additions, decks, seismic retrofits and others. Complex development proposals still require appointments. Customers can still make appointments.
Honor eco-savvy students, teachers as Earth Heroes Nominate eco-conscious students, teachers, staffers, volunteers and programs — or even
entire schools — for the King County Earth Heroes at Schools awards program. The award aims to honor people and entities for contributions to environmental protection and student environmental education. Honorees in past years included programs related to recycling, restoring habitat, composting lunchroom waste and growing pesticide-free gardens. The program is offered through the county Department of Natural Resources and Parks’ Solid Waste Division. “King County wants to recognize the schools and individuals at those institutions that play a vital role in teaching our youth
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King County permitting agency changes hours The agency responsible for permitting in rural and unincorporated King County has returned to a five-day-per-week schedule. Customers can expect the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services permit center to be open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The agency tried a four-day workweek last year, but switched
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about the importance of environmental stewardship,” County Executive Dow Constantine said in a statement. The program encourages selfnominations, but colleagues, classmates and the general public can also nominate Earth Heroes. Find nomination forms and the list of 2010 winners can be found at the Solid Waste Division website, http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/education/earth-heroes.asp. to learn more. Nominations must be submitted by March 4. The county honors winners at the 10th annual Earth Heroes at Schools recognition ceremony in April.
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Donate blood at the Issaquah Highlands fire station There are still spaces available at the upcoming Issaquah Highlands blood drive, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Jan. 29 at the highlands fire station, Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 73, 1280 N.E. Park Dr. All donations go to the Puget Sound Blood Center. The center needs about 900 people to donation every day so it can meet the needs of local patients. Call 425677-8098 or e-mail kwiz@ihmail.com to schedule an appointment.
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