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Approval of Sahalee Way project likely on hold until 2016 By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Sammamish residents seem to have proven beyond any doubt that they have a keen interest in the planned $15.6 million rehabilitation of Sahalee Way. They jammed a Nov. 4 open house on the topic and flooded the city with comments. Due to the number of those comments, city officials have postponed a report on the open house, likely until early next year.

“The main reason is we got an awful lot of data from the … open house,” said John Cunningham, the city’s interim public works director. Staff members were originally expected to provide a report on the open house at the Nov. 17 Sammamish City Council meeting. Cunningham said staff may take their results to a council committee before the end of 2015, but likely won’t be reporting to the full council until the middle of January. See SAHALEE, Page 2

Coyotes may have killed pets on city’s Through silence, Renaissance students lift up homeless voices northern border By Neil Pierson

Students Nicole Kabat (left) and Sophie Snyder, with tape covering their mouths as part of “We Are Silent” day, ake peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for homeless residents at Camp Unity Eastside on Nov. 17 at Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning in Sammamish.

By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com Most middle-school teachers can relate to the verbal overload that comes from working with groups of preteens for several hours each day. At Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, however, there’s one day per year where the students make silence their goal, and they do it for a good cause. The choice middle school in Sammamish held its annual “We Are Silent” day on Nov. 18. Students pledged to go the entire day without talking, many going so far as to cover their mouths with tape. The purpose? To raise awareness for homelessness, an issue they’re learning about as part of a schoolwide volunteer project. “They become involved,” said Karen Amaya, the school’s lead teacher, “and even the kids who talk all day long during class, they’re able to stay silent because they really, really believe in what they’re doing, and it’s wonderful to see that. “The duct tape, I think, helps a little bit.” The problem of homelessness is growing in King County, which in a 2013 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report had the nation’s third-highest homeless population. This year’s One Night Count from the county’s homeless coalition found more than 3,700 people with-

out shelter, a 21-percent jump from 2014. It’s an unescapable reality, even for children in affluent communities. “I’ve never personally seen anyone who is homeless before, but I’m pretty sure others have and we’re all aware of it,” said Karen Song, a Renaissance seventh-grader. As part of “We Are Silent” day, the school invited Trevor Marshall, a Friends of Youth outreach manager, to speak about the causes and solutions for homelessness. Marshall works at the Youth Service Center, a 20-bed facility in Redmond for young adults ages 18-24, with daytime assistance programs for teens as young as 15. The center connects them with food, clothing and a safe place to live, as well as options for education and employment. “We also do what we can to reconnect them with family or a safe adult,” Marshall said. “Statistics show that’s going to be the best thing to keep somebody successful and on a good path, is that they actually have natural supports and family that can help them along the way, because growing up is tough.” Prior to Marshall speaking and answering some written questions, students watched a video. In it, a Seattle man recorded cell-phone footage of his walk to work in which he passed scores of people See SILENCE, Page 3

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com A widow, Jane Rabay lives in the Hidden Ridge subdivision near the northern edge of Sammamish. Until recently, she had her 8-year-old poodle and terrier mix Rio to keep her company. On the morning of Nov. 15, Rabay said she let Rio out into the yard to do her business, just as she has done many, many times before. It was the last time she ever saw her dog. Based on comments from neighbors, as well as what she has seen personally, Rabay is convinced a coyote took her dog. Rabay added she watched a coyote come right up to her back door. All in all, at least four other pets are missing from her neighborhood, she said. “The city and state, or whoever, are not paying attention to this and the homeowners are left on their

own,” Rabay said. Unfortunately, these types of incidents are not uncommon, said Mike Smith, a wildlife biologist with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, King County District 12. Coyote sightings and related incidents are so common, the state generally does not even investigate them. Coyotes have been spotted all over King County, from semi-rural areas such as Issaquah and Sammamish to downtown Seattle, Smith added. The state recommends you keep an eye on your pet when See COYOTES, Page 2 Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER

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Sahalee From Page 1 Cunningham said the City Council had asked staff to take all public comments, categorize them and begin to provide answers to any questions. An unattributed statement on the city website states the delay also will give incoming council members a greater opportunity to take part in the decision process. Two new faces, Christine Malchow and Tom Hornish, will join the council in 2016.

Coyotes From Page 1 you let it out, especially if a coyote has been spotted in the vicinity. But also keep in mind coyotes are not the only predators who might go after your pet. Owls, raccoons and several other animals are among the likely suspects. The state fish and wildlife website has an entire page devoted to coyote habits and how to deal with the animals. According to the website,

The same website statement said the city will advertise the new date for the open house report when it is set. Cunningham said delaying the report likely also means delaying the project. Initial plans called for the city to complete the design of the work in 2016, with construction getting underway in 2017. Staff had hoped to speed things up and possibly start construction in 2016. That’s not going to be possible now, Cunningham said. He added the idea of moving the project ahead earlier was to possibly

save the city money. He said there are multiple large-sized construction projects about to get underway all around King County. Further, in the recently-completed November election, Seattle approved a street improvement issue. But there are only so many contractors around and their time might be at a premium by 2017. With one member absent, the City Council voted 4-2 during its Oct. 6 meeting to accept what they were calling the final scoping plan for the proposed project. That approval came prior to

coyotes are opportunistic hunters. Give them an easy target, they are likely to take it and come back for more. Besides keeping an eye on your pet, don’t leave small children unattended where coyotes have been seen or heard. Never feed coyotes and keep your trash buttoned up. Keep dogs and cats indoors if possible, especially from dusk to dawn. If a coyote confronts you, make yourself look big. Jump up on steps or something similar, and make lots of loud noise, anything to scare the animal. But Smith made

it clear the chances of a coyote attacking an adult human are slim. “They are not a human safety issue,” he said. A 2000 law is one reason coyotes are so common. That law made illegal the one type of trap that has proven to be effective with coyotes. Further, according to the state website, a state license is required to hunt or trap them. Rabay said the fish and wildlife personnel she talked with gave her the name of a tracker who could hunt the animal down. But Rabay added the price is too high for her and she’s not sure she wants to be responsible for the coyote’s death. When she sees a spider in her house, she doesn’t kill it, but tries to take it outside. “I’d like revenge, in a way … but the coyote’s only doing what the coyote knows,” she said. Learn more at www. wdfw.wa.gov/living/coyotes. html#info.

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW the Nov. 4 open house, meaning public comment might not have played much of a role in the final decision. At an Oct. 20 meeting, the council basically called a do-over regarding the Sahalee Way plans. At least two Sahalee residents spoke out against the council’s actions during that meeting and there probably would have been more rancor had council not acted early in the session to reverse itself. “We have decided nothing at this point,” deputy city manager Lyman Howard said dur-

Lake Washington School District is state’s fourth largest The Lake Washington School District serves nearly 28,000 students, making it the fourth largest district in the state. Only the Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma school districts are larger. The district’s enrollment grew by 1,114 students last year, bringing the total to 27,830 as of Oct. 1, according to a Lake Washington news release. This year’s increase follows five straight years of enrollment increases, and forecasts expect that to continue. The district is projected to grow to more than 30,000 students by the 2020-2021 school year, according to the news release. “As our cities grow, so does our enrollment,” said Dr. Traci Pierce, district superintendent. “We

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ing the Oct. 20 meeting. The Oct. 6 plan was for Sahalee to be widened to three lanes between Northeast 25th Way and Northeast 37th Way. The third lane would act as a center turn lane. In stretches where no turn lane is needed, plans called for some sort of median or divider. The project would have added bike lanes to both sides of the street, with a new sidewalk on the west side. A traffic light was planned at Northeast 28th Place. The council also asked Cunningham to look into the idea of a roundabout at that locaare fortunate to serve vibrant, attractive communities where people want to live and work. With this growth comes the challenge to provide classroom space to so many additional students.” A community task force has worked since December 2014 to develop recommendations for long-term strategies the district can use to address the challenges of additional classroom capacity as well as aging schools. This task force is in the process of finalizing its recommendations, and will present them to the district’s board of directors in November.

Sammamish Girl Scouts lead holiday toy drive Girl Scout Junior Troop 44170, a group of fourthgraders at Blackwell Elementary School, is leading a Toys for Tots collection effort from 3-7 p.m. Dec. 5.

tion. For the stretch of road to be redone, the speed limit was to be lowered from 45 mph to 40 mph. That plan won almost instant criticism from a couple of council members, including Councilman Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo. He slammed the plan for not addressing the traffic congestion on Sahalee just outside the city limits, approaching Northeast Redmond-Fall City Road, or State Route 202. “Right now, it’s just moving the bottleneck,” Valderrama-Aramayo said at the time. The public is invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys for kids of all ages at the entrance to the Timberline neighborhood off Sahalee Way. Seventeen Scouts will be participating, with donations going to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Foundation. The toy drive is entering its 25th year, and last year collected about 2,500 toys and more than $1,000 in donations. Toys for children 10 and older are particularly needed.

Correction A story in the Nov. 12 Sammamish Review entitled “Sammamish cranks up recreation and park impact fees for new development,” incorrectly stated the city also increased fees for recreation facility rentals. Those increases were discussed, along with the increase in impact fees paid by developers, but if council chooses to increase rental fees, that measure will be passed separately.

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Services Division. No one who knew Howard could miss his infectious passion for Howard sports. In high school he played basketball and Francis Buck baseball, and also played Howard Francis Buck baseball at Gonzaga – go died peacefully Zags! He spent at his home in countless hours Sammamish on coaching and referNov. 17, 2015. eeing youth sports, Howard was sharing his passion born on April 2, with generations of 1932, in Seattle, kids. He also played to Frank A. Buck in the Old-timer’s Sr. and Audrey Fast Pitch Softball Howard (Showerman) League with his Francis Buck. He attendbrothers and his Buck ed St. Mary’s sons, and he was an Elementary and Seattle avid golfer in retirement. Prep, followed by Gonzaga Howard shared his love University and Seattle of sports with his seven University, where he children, and was ever earned an MBA in Finance. present for the endless In college, he particinumber of games, matchpated in ROTC and served es, meets and competitions two years in the Army as a in which they participated. lieutenant in an ordinance He also rarely missed the division in Germany. many sporting events of Howard was a loyal his 11 grandchildren, and employee for the Boeing was in the bleachers at a Company for 45 years, state soccer playoff game and retired as the director just a week before his passof finance for the Shared ing.

But by far his best attribute was his love for his family. He was a devoted husband and father who found a way to connect with his loved ones in his own special way. He will be dearly missed. Howard is survived by his wife of 62 years, Colleen Riley Buck; his six children, Michael, Gary, Teresa, Kelly (Ryan), Sean (Jane) and Brian (Julie); 11 grandchildren, Lisa (Patrick), Dane, Tim (Sheena), Jody, Jessica, Casey, Riley, McKenna, Camryn, Lindsey and Joelle; and four great-grandchildren, Maximus, Sophia, Eva and Marci. He was preceded in death by his son Daniel, his parents, his brother Kenneth and sister Catherine. Services were held at Mary, Queen of Peace in Sammamish at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. Remembrances may be sent to Doctors Without Borders.

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q WMEA Junior AllState Baker Band: Ben Allwright, eighth grade, trumpet; Daniel Gaughran, eighth grade, string bass; Alex Woodall, eighth grade, euphonium/baritone horn; Nathan Zeng, eighth grade, trumpet. q WMEA Junior AllState Rainier Band: Josh Keller, eighth grade, euphonium/baritone horn; Gavin Kendal-Freedman, seventh grade, euphonium/baritone horn; Ben Maier, eighth grade, snare drum and timpani option; Bridget Wilson, eighth grade, clarinet. q WMEA Junior AllState Orchestra: Kolton Zeng, eighth grade, viola.

Forty-seven Lake Washington School District high-school music students have been accepted to the 2016 Washington Music Educators Association’s high school all-state honor groups. The students will perform at the WMEA State Conference in Yakima on Feb. 14, 2016. The list includes several Eastlake High School students, who are listed below: q WMEA All-State Concert Band: Rosie

Allwright, sophomore, trumpet (cornet); Ryan Barney, senior, percussion. q WMEA All-State Symphonic Choir: Oscar Rogers, senior, tenor 1. q WMEA All-State Chamber Orchestra: Ryan Saathoff, junior, French horn. q WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra: Matthew Lockwood, senior, trumpet (cornet); Ivar Sanders, junior, trombone. Another 52 Lake Washington district middle-school students were accepted into Junior All-State honor groups, including several from Inglewood Middle School:

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Middle-school students at Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning in Sammamish made dozens of hygiene kits with items like soap, shampoo and toothpaste as part of the school’s annual “We Are Silent” day that helped local homeless residents.

Silence From Page 1 in tents and sleeping bags next to a freeway underpass. Many of the students gasped with surprise, Amaya said. “Having somebody who comes in, who works with youth on a day-to-day basis, I think that is an eye-opener for these kids because they come from really solid families,” she added. In response to a question, Marshall said there are many ways teens can combat homelessness. Simply being aware of the problem and having compassion helps, he said. There are also resources that are easily passed along to someone in need, such as Safe Place, a program that designates

specific businesses, libraries and even public buses as safe zones for youth; and 211, a phone listing of nearby resources like food banks, shelters and job support services. Marshall also recalled one of the many success stories he’s worked with in his four years at Friends of Youth. He met a young woman who had been living on the streets due to family difficulties. She obtained a long-term spot at the Youth Service Center because she agreed to keep attending school. She eventually earned her diploma and was accepted into a transitional living program to help pay her monthly bills. Now she’s living in her own apartment, working part-time and attending college to become, of all things, a social worker. “She stopped in the other day with just a big,

bright smile on her face,” Marshall noted. Renaissance students spent much of their day preparing care packages for residents at Camp Unity Eastside, a traveling encampment currently located in Woodinville. In Todd Bohannon’s class, students donned plastic gloves and made hundreds of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. In Jyoti Bawa’s class, kids sorted clothes and blankets that were either donated or purchased with ASB funds. In Amaya’s class, they packaged soap, shampoo and toothpaste into personal hygiene kits. All of it fed into the mission of “We Are Silent.” “Because they’re homeless, people push them away, so then they don’t get a chance to speak what they’re trying to say, and no one ever listens to them,” Song said.

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On Further Review

Letters to the Editor

A good man leaves a great legacy at EFR

Healthy Youth Survey shows kids not getting enough sleep

If Lee Soptich had been a fire chief when I was a child, and he had made as big an impression on me then as he and his Eastside Fire & Rescue firefighters do today, I would’ve said I wanted to be a firefighter when I grow up. He loves the people who work for him, he loves his profession, he loves the communities he serves, he loves his family and he loves his Creator, all with a combination of humility and humor that’s rare, if not unique, these days. His retirement on Nov. 30 matters. One of my favorite pictures in our files tells the whole story: It’s of Soptich in 2008, looking straight at me with twinkling eyes bugged out and an expression that combines fear and laughter, and his hair is in a Mohawk as he is getting shaved bald. Greg Farrar The first thing you have to realize, if you’ve never met him in person, is that Soptich has a really great head of hair, thick and not graying, so we’re talking about a big (although admittedly temporary) sacrifice. In a picture before the shearing starts, he was definitely biting his lip. The next important thing to know about this picture is that it was part of a fundraiser for EFR office staff member Rona Harris, who was fighting breast cancer and about to undergo rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. While Soptich was just one of the 60 firefighters and staff who went bald to raise money to support her, it was the bidding on shaving Soptich’s head that raised $1,773! Everyone had a turn at the clippers. “She definitely inspires our group,” Soptich said at the time. “That is what she does for us. She is always worrying about everyone else, and this is our chance to worry about her for a bit. We just hope this will make her feel a bit better and to help her get courage to continue to fight.” Other photos tell similar stories. There’s one of Kalsa and Scott, two of his seven children, joining him on “Shadow Your Parents At Work Day” in 1999, with their dad after a natural gas leak at Gilman Village. Another photo shows Soptich in 2012 trying his hand at cutting through inch-thick steel plates with a new high-tech torch. Another one shows him on top of a flatbed EFR truck as teachers and the principal at Creekside Elementary hand him 2,639 pounds of food for delivery to the Issaquah Food Bank for the holidays in 2010. One of my Salmon Days Festival photos this year is of Soptich in the Grande Parade, giving one of his See FARRAR, Page 5

The Issaquah School District is seriously studying school start times, acknowledging that many people in our district want this change. In your Oct. 30 article, Superintendent Ron Thiele commented that the student population’s possible need for sleep can’t be the only consideration. There is overwhelming data from our own Healthy Youth Survey that the vast majority of our teenagers are not getting enough sleep. The 2014 HYS shows that 58 percent of eighth-graders, 80 percent of 10th-graders and 84 percent of 12thgraders in the Issaquah School District report sleeping less than eight hours on an average school night. Given that the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institute of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Sleep Foundation have stated that teens should get between eight to 10 hours of sleep each night, it seems to me that our adolescent student population definitely needs more sleep than they are currently getting. Why don’t teens just go to bed earlier? Most adolescents undergo a sleep phase delay, a biological tendency toward later times for falling asleep and waking up. You might ask, if school started later, wouldn’t

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students just go to bed later? Landmark research of more than 9,000 students shows the students with later start times sleep longer. A change in school times will impact family schedules, after-school activity schedules, and yes, traffic. The good news is that many school districts around the country have made these changes; although it may take a little while for people to adjust to the new schedule, it has worked well, students are happier and healthier, and there are lower teen car crash rates. It is important to engage the community in a discussion, provide information regarding the science driving the change, and find out how the change will impact people’s routine in order to attempt to minimize disruption. However, the decision should not be poll-driven; the decision should be about setting a policy that allows most students to get enough sleep – a necessity, not a luxury. Dea Eisner Barnett, M.D. Child and adolescent psychiatrist Chapter leader of Start School Later Issaquah

Students deserve public charter school option I attend a charter school, Summit Sierra High School, in Seattle. After hearing the court’s ruling that declared charters unconstitutional, I was crushed. My experience in attending traditional public school is that

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it’s like trying to shove 1,000-plus kids into a box, expecting them all to fit. Some kids fit and thrive, while others don’t and are left behind. I was one of the latter kids. Although I tried, I wasn’t engaged and was oblivious to my potential as a student. The large school I attended resulted in me being completely unheard by the staff and as long as I made their test scores look good, they couldn’t care less. I needed change if I wanted to find my potential and who I am as a person. After weeks of looking for schools, I found Summit. At the first meeting, Principal Malia Burns ensured me that I would be heard at this school and I wouldn’t get lost in the crowd. My education would be personalized to me, allowing me to see my full potential. My peers would come from different backgrounds and learning styles creating a melting pot of culture. Despite the differences we would face, Summit’s goal is to foster a safe and collaborative community. Since attending Summit for three months, these promises have been kept. I couldn’t be happier with my education. I am excited to see my teachers and eager to learn in class, as well as from my peers. I feel like I’m becoming a person who will make an impact on the future. I’m able to see what I can accomplish when I have the tools to learn the way I learn best. Summit has been amazing. What I would

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lack by not finishing high school at Summit would be immense. How can an education system that emphasizes choice not want this for students? Public charters might not be right for all students, but it’s right for me and others who learn differently. In my opinion, charter schools should be a choice made available to every student in the state of Washington. Helen Chappell, ninth grader Sammamish

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final moments in the spotlight to granddaughter Emerson, 3, waving to the spectators. There’s a photo in which he’s coordinating the Nisqually Quake response in 2001. Another one shows him saluting the casket of Michael Coffey in 2002. This handful of photos at Soptich’s home in Carnation, which he generously opened up to us as he showed me his family’s emergency stockpile, was in a mutual effort to teach the people EFR serves, who are also our readers, how to be prepared in the event of a disaster. And make no mistake, whether his firefighters are spraying children with water every year at Beat the Heat Splash Day, manning the aid units at our local football games, climbing the Columbia Tower or doing the real work of putting out fires and saving accident victims, they are all doing awesome work with a great attitude because they love their awesome leader and the attitude he lives by. Thank you for the privilege of knowing you, Chief. It’s not surprising that you and your wife Carrie, whom

He loves the people who work for him, he loves his profession, he loves the communities he serves, he loves his family and he loves his Creator, all with a combination of humility and humor that’s rare, if not unique, these days. you still lovingly refer to as “my bride,” have even more service planned in your future on church mission trips. All the best from all who know you.

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Local Rotary makes major donation to new YMCA The Sammamish YMCA announced a $100,000 donation from the Rotary Club of Sammamish to support the Y’s capital campaign supporting the new Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center rising up behind Sammamish City Hall. The city will retain ownership of the new building, but the YMCA will operate the center when it opens in 2016. When the Y does open its doors, officials said one of three community meeting rooms will be named after the Rotary Club of Sammamish. “What a great demonstration of the Sammamish Rotarians’ commitment to

making our community a better place to live,” said Clint Scott, board member of the Sammamish Family YMCA. “We are proud and grateful for their recognition of the Y’s mission of developing youth, encouraging healthy living and sharing our social responsibility outreach to the Sammamish Plateau.” “The YMCA personifies the ‘hands-on effort’ that our Rotary exists to serve through our mission of aiding community and international projects,” said Bill Graf, president of the Rotary Club of Sammamish. “Whether the project is helping to build the Sammamish Y to serve our community’s health, pro-

viding college scholarships to local high school seniors or working to feed hungry individuals and families in our region, the member of Sammamish Rotary are proud to help.” The Rotary funding will help the Y meet its agreedupon $6 million contribution to the construction costs of the new center. Including an access road and 300-plus parking stalls, the total cost of the center is estimated to be $34 million. With a 50-year lease as sole operator, the Y will provide 150 to 200 new jobs. Anticipated membership is between 12,000 and 15,000, with 70 percent of those members being local families.

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An unidentified female walked into the Bel Viso Day Spa, located at 2830 228th Ave. S.E. and walked off with an unknown number of skin care products. The theft was reported just after 2 p.m. Nov. 4.

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A mother called police Nov. 7 to say her son, 16, had forged her signature to sell a family truck in trade for what was described as a junker car. The mother told police she didn’t want to press charges; she just wants the truck back. There was no word on whether or not that happened. The incident took place on Southeast 45th Place.

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An unknown black male left the Safeway store, 630 228th Ave. N.E., with an unspecified amount of alcohol and food. Another person, driving a green Honda Civic with Oregon plates, assisted the suspect. The incident was reported about 12:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

Thefts from cars q A tablet and earbuds were taken from an unlocked car parked in a residential driveway in the 300 block of 249th Avenue Southeast. The theft was reported at 3:45 p.m. Nov. 10. q An unknown person broke out the rear passenger window of a car in an attempt to gain entry and possibly swipe a leather bag left in the

vehicle. Police said the car’s alarm probably scared off the wouldbe thief. The incident took place about 12:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in the 1500 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway.

Underage marijuana possession Police said a routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a minor, age not given, for illegal possession of marijuana. The traffic stop took place in the area of Southeast 37th Way and Sahalee Way about 6:20 p.m. Nov. 11.

Sammamish Review publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

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Calendar of Events Upcoming events

Friday, Nov. 27

Very Merry Sammamish, kick off the holiday season with a petting zoo, face painting, crafts, live entertainment, treats, Santa, Toys for Tots and more, 5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 4, Sammamish Commons at City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Holiday Lighted Boat Parade and Bonfire, 4:30-7 p.m. Dec. 5, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, 5773657 Master Chorus Eastside presents ‘A Choral Christmas Carol,’ 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 3 p.m. Dec. 13 at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., $20/adults, $15/kids, seniors and veterans, ages 9 and younger free but need a ticket, www.masterchoruseastside.org Skyline High School’s Holiday Bazaar, featuring musical entertainment and photos with Santa, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5, 1122 228th Ave SE, skylineboosterclub.com

Squishy Circuits Junior for ages 5-7 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Squishy Circuits for ages 8-11 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., use conductive playdough and circuits to build sculptures, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., register for one time only, 392-3130 Social with music by Primo Kim, 3 p.m., Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E., 3139100

Saturday, Nov. 28 Arabic Story Time: Ahlan!, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Cartoon Classics Cinema, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., please register, 392-3130

Sunday, Nov. 29 Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. S.E., call 3928636 Tween Parent and Child Book Club, ‘Wonder’ by R.J. Palacio, 1

p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church youth groups, for children in sixth through eighth grade, and ninth through 12th grades, Mass at 5 p.m., dinner and then meetings at 6:30 p.m. Sundays, 391-1178, ext. 129 Young Professionals, mid-20s to mid-30s professionals meet and enjoy fellowship, single or married welcome, 6:30 p.m., Eastridge Church, 24205 S.E. Issaquah-Fall City Road, 681-6736 or email marianne.giberson@gmail. com

Monday, Nov. 30 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Arts Commission meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579

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for teens, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Play and Learn Chinese, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 City Council meeting, 6:30-10 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Sammamish Youth Writing Club, ages 10-14, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Talk Time, an English conversation group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

Wednesday, Dec. 2 Sammamish Plateau Community Bible Study, open to all women and their children, 9:30 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 IssaquahPine Lake Road S.E., email deannacbs@out-

look.com Young Toddler and Infant Story Time, ages 1 to 2 at 10:30 a.m. and ages 0 to 1 at noon, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Teen Think Tank, 1-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Planning Commission meeting, 6:30-10 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 2950579 Humanity’s Future in Space, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Wednesday night youth group, games, worship and fun for students in grades six through 12; 7-9 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

Thursday, Dec. 3 Teen Think Tank, 2-5:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Friends of the Sammamish Library monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Sammamish Library,

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Focus on Faith Mothers of Preschoolers; make friends, share stories and grow spiritually while your children are in childcare; multiple groups in Sammamish — usually twice a month at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1121 228th Ave. S.E; 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E.; 9:15 a.m. Fridays beginning Sept. 26 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road; www.mops.org Moms in Prayer International, replace your anxiety with peace and hope, pray with other moms for your children and their schools, www.momsinprayer.org, Linda Yee at lindaryee@comcast.net Learn to read and speak Samskritam, Vedic Cultural Center, 1420 228th Ave. S.E., www. vedicculturalcenter.org

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Celebrate the start of the holiday with a Very Merry Sammamish Does the annual Very Merry Sammamish event or Thanksgiving officially mark the start of the local holiday season? For most people, it’s probably Thanksgiving, but the annual Very Merry Sammamish event still generally attracts a big crowd and will likely do so again when the free celebration happens from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 A Very Merry Sammamish takes place inside and outside Sammamish City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E. Outside, someone will flip the switch for the annual public tree lighting at 6 p.m. Santa Claus might be making an appearance, too. Plans also call for the return of a petting zoo. Last year’s traveling menagerie included camels (one apparently named “Mighty Moe,”) pigs, alpacas and other animals. Inside City Hall, two ice princesses from a very popular, wintry and copyrighted movie will make return appearances. New this year are roving “winter fairies.” Several choirs will provide seasonal music inside City Hall. They include the Rachel Carson and Blackwell Elementary school choirs, along with the Eastlake High School Carolers. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Toys for Tots in Sammamish. To commemorate that anniversary, Marines in uniform will be at a Very Merry Sammamish and Santa Claus will be available for pictures with youngsters. Residents should bring a new, unwrapped item for donation. Collections began Nov. 2 and will continue through Dec. 10. If you can’t make it to a Very Merry Sammamish, drop off your gift at City Hall in front of the police station. For more information on a Very Merry Sammamish, go to www.sammamish.us and find Dec. 4 on the home page calendar.

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Turkey Trot honors well-known athlete and coach, benefits Eastlake athletes By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com When Marty O’Connor died suddenly of heart disease three years ago on Nov. 9, well over 600 people showed up at Mary Queen of Peace Church for his memorial service. “His memorial just blew me away,” said Marty’s wife, Deanne O’Connor. “It was standing room only … I knew people liked him and he was well known, I guess I just never knew how much.” An avid cyclist and skier, Marty O’Connor also was a regular on the sidelines at Eastlake High School whenever one of his four children was on the field. He was known as a dependable parent volunteer and chaperone for team trips. “We both were always at all their events,” said Deanne O’Connor. “He coached soccer, basketball,” said Mark Steen of Plateau Runner.

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The late Marty O’Connor (right), pictured with his youngest daughter, Morgan, was an avid local athlete and coach with lots of ties at Eastlake High School. The store now annually organizes the Sammamish Turkey Trot, run on Thanksgiving, in Marty O’Connor’s name. The race raises money for a scholarship for an Eastlake High School athlete. Steen is involved with the race through his daughter, Caitlyn, who was a

longtime friend of one of the O’Connor children, Haley. The Turkey Trot’s first year was a big success, again showing how well thought of Marty O’Connor was. Deanne O’Connor said the family wanted to have a cycling event since Marty O’Connor was such a dedi-

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Coaches name AllKingCo 4A squads Class 4A KingCo Conference football, boys golf, girls soccer and volleyball coaches have selected their 2015 allconference teams.

All-KingCo 4A football Offensive MVP: Blake Gregory, Skyline Defensive MVP: Dylan Axelson, Woodinville Lineman of the Year: Connor Smith, Issaquah Coach of the Year: Buddy Bland, Issaquah First team offense: QB Blake Gregory, Skyline; C Jacob Kaufman, Eastlake; G Jesse Sims, Bothell; G Eric Plummer, Eastlake; T Duke Clinch, Woodinville; T Connor Smith, Issaquah; RB Rashaad Boddie, Skyline; RB Dylan Axelson, Woodinville; TE Colton Swain, Mount Si; WR Danny Sinatro, Skyline; WR Parker Dumas, Mount Si; WR Logan Wanamaker, Skyline; ATH Mark Whitley, Eastlake First team defense: DE Jake Kim, Woodinville; DE Dylan Murphy, Newport; DT Connor Smith, Issaquah; DT Jacob Kaufman, Eastlake; LB Dylan Axelson, Woodinville; LB Cory Cotto, Mount Si; LB PJ Cox, Skyline; LB Jake Collins, Issaquah; CB Danny Sinatro, Skyline; CB Conner Pederson, Issaquah; S Mac Minahan, Woodinville; S Bradley Kim, Skyline First team special teams: K Jack Crane, Skyline; P Connor McCabe, Eastlake; KR Logan Wanamaker, Skyline Second team offense: QB Cam Humphrey, Issaquah; C James Duren, Woodinville; G Cam Hill, Skyline; G Jordan Minnix, Issaquah; T Henry Bainivalu, Skyline; T Chris Orrico, Newport; RB Daniel Bradley, Eastlake; RB Bryce Hughes, Issaquah; TE Dylan Murphy, Newport; WR Parker Narloch, Redmond; WR Joe Nelson, Issaquah; WR Conner Pederson, Issaquah; ATH Jack Weidenbach, Mount Si

Second team defense: DE Colin Booker, Eastlake; DE Matthew Cindric, Skyline; DT Henry Bainivalu, Skyline; DT Jesse Sims, Bothell; LB Parker Chamberlin, Bothell; LB Luke Kennedy, Redmond; LB Connor McCabe, Eastlake; LB Mark Farmer, Mount Si; CB Jake Pendergast, Skyline; CB Peyton Chester, Woodinville; S OJ Jenkins, Mount Si; S Ashton Sorrento, Issaquah Second team special teams: K Reed Paradissis, Mount Si; P Kellen Shoup, Redmond; KR Danny Sinatro, Skyline Honorable mention: Bothell – QB Jacob Sirmon, RB Caleb Meyer, WR Josh Schulke, WR Paul Hanrahan. Eastlake – LB John Monahan, WR Parker Lester, G Connor McCabe, S Carter Browning. Inglemoor – RB Jalen Woodley, P Chandler Davis, WR Alex Crotteau, DT Sydney Jenkins. Issaquah – CB Tyrus Tuiasosopo, DE Laurence Donohue, DE Kirin Junsay, G Max Dingfelder. Mount Si – CB Caleb Mitchell, CB Reid Lutz, DT Brennan Dalgleish, RB Max Bonda. Newport – RB Thomas Day, DE Ryan Stohler, K/P Hunter Hahnemann, QB Brandon Steinberg. Redmond – G Logan Little, DE Colin Cottam, C Alex Catanzaro, QB Nick Swanson. Skyline – S Colin Huber, LB Harry Reed, T Matthew Cindric, C Matt Oss. Woodinville – DE Dylan Wolf, DT Jeffrey Jacobsen, QB Nick Fouch, WR Michael Roth

All-KingCo 4A boys golf First team: Sean Kato, Redmond; Chris Mogg, Skyline; Zack Overstreet, Issaquah; Carter Tillotson, Inglemoor; Gabe Lysen, Eastlake. Second team: Michael Cummings, Redmond; Dominick Marrese, Newport; Tommy McCoy, Eastlake; Conner Golembeski, Redmond; Alex Nelson, Mount Si. Honorable menSee KINGCO, Page 12

By Greg Farrar

Logan Wanamaker (12), Skyline High School senior, finds sunlight literally and figuratively with blocking help from junior linebacker Jack McCarthy (23) and junior defensive back Bradley Kim (8) as he begins his 99-yard kickoff return for a first-quarter touchdown Nov. 21 against Camas.

Skyline football dominates all phases in romp vs. Camas By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com The last time the Skyline High School football team reached the Class 4A state semifinals, Logan Wanamaker was a self-described “freshman in a sweatshirt watching the team.” As a senior, Wanamaker has done much more than just watch from the sidelines, and he came up with one of his biggest games in a Nov. 21 quarterfinal contest

against the Camas Papermakers. Wanamaker returned a kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown and caught a 16-yard TD pass, helping the Spartans demolish previously unbeaten Camas, 35-10, at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans (11-1) return to the semifinals for the first time since 2012, and will face Lake Stevens (12-0) at the Tacoma Dome at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28. Wanamaker, who sprained his ankle in the final regular-season

game against Eastlake, missed Skyline’s playoff opener against Beamer and wasn’t 100 percent in last week’s win over Gig Harbor. But he was fully healthy against Camas, and it showed. Camas got on the board late in the first quarter with Caleb Lightbourn’s 37-yard field goal. But Wanamaker provided an electric moment when he fielded the ensuing kickoff at his own See SPARTANS, Page 11

Eastside Catholic hammers Bonney Lake, returns to 3A semifinals By Doug Drowley Special to The Seattle Times It took 11 games, but Eastside Catholic experienced something Nov. 20 at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium that the Crusaders rarely had all season – a deficit. With 3 minutes, 2 seconds left in the first quarter, Bonney Lake scored a touchdown and converted the extra point. That gave the Panthers a one-point

lead in the game, only the third deficit Eastside Catholic has faced all season. It lasted less than three minutes. Eastside Catholic went on an 86-yard drive and scored with 19 seconds left in the first quarter, then cruised to a 47-7 victory in a Class 3A state quarterfinal football game. “We’ve got to play better in the first quarter,” Crusaders coach Jeremy Thielbahr said.

“Bonney Lake came out and did some things differently. But I think we made the adjustments.” The Crusaders advanced to a semifinal contest against the Lakes Lancers. Kickoff at the Tacoma Dome is set for 4 p.m. Nov. 27. Lakes will face an EC team that has made Tacoma something of a home away from home. The Crusaders are making their fourth consecutive appearance in the 3A semifinals.

“It’s a special thing,” said senior receiver Matt Laris, who caught nine passes for 185 yards and a touchdown. Laris’ performance was part of a passing offense that put up 370 yards. Quarterback Harley Kirsch completed 20 of 23 passes for 358 yards and three touchdowns. Kirsch went over 3,000 yards passing for the season, pushing his total to 3,111 yards with 30 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

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Kirsch finished his night with 1:49 left in the third quarter, just after connecting with Devon Arbis-Jackson, who broke a tackle and rambled 36 yards down the left sideline to extend the EC lead to 41-7. It was the second scoring catch of the evening for Arbis-Jackson. Late in the second quarter, he made a diving grab for a 23-yard TD that staked the Crusaders (11-0) to a 28-7 lead at the half. “Devon is just a special player,” Thielbahr said. “He’s probably the hardest wideout on the West Coast to tackle. It was good to feed him a little.” Advancing to the state semifinals has become so familiar, the Crusaders have developed some traditions surrounding the upcoming week. On Friday, after the victory over the Panthers (7-5), Thielbahr started the chant. “Sweet home, Tacoma Dome,” Thielbahr chanted to his team. “Sweet home, Tacoma Dome,” the team responded in unison.

1, stepped backward onto the goal line, then proceeded to weave his way through the Papermakers’ kickoff unit. Camas fans were howling for a touchback but the officials didn’t stop the play. “The way the rule is, if your momentum takes you back (into the end zone), you can take it out,” Skyline coach Mat Taylor explained. “It was right there. It was really close.” “When I caught it, I thought I was maybe in the end zone, and I looked down and saw my foot, and no whistle was blowing,” Wanamaker said. “So I said, ‘All right, I’m off to the races.’” The special-teams score, coupled with a two-point conversion pass from Blake Gregory to Danny Sinatro, gave the Spartans a 14-3 lead. They were rarely threatened again as the defense collected four interceptions and largely kept Camas quarterback Liam Fitzgerald in check. “The way that our

november 26, 2015

By Greg Farrar

Luke Stiles (47), Skyline High School sophomore wide receiver, lunges toward the end zone with his reception from senior quarterback Blake Gregory on a 49-yard pass play for the Spartans’ first score in a 35-10 victory over Camas on Nov. 21. secondary is playing, especially our corners, they’re as good as anybody right now in the state,” Taylor said. Gregory had a solid night leading the offense, completing 17 of 23 passes for 239 yards. He threw for two scores and ran for two more, including an 11-yard scamper punctuated by a dive inside the pylon that gave Skyline a 21-3 halftime lead.

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Gregory needed only two plays from scrimmage to find the end zone, hitting Luke Stiles in stride on a go route down the right sideline, a 49-yard play that gave the Spartans a 6-0 lead. In the third quarter, Skyline converted on fourth down near midfield, and Gregory hooked up with Wanamaker on a fade route to the corner of the end zone for a 28-3

lead with 11 minutes to go. Sinatro picked off a Fitzgerald pass moments later and returned it deep into Camas territory. That set up Gregory’s 10-yard TD run. The Papermakers (11-1) scored their only touchdown with less than four minutes to play when Fitzgerald hit Jared Bentley on a 13-yard pass. Skyline’s next chal-

lenge is to contain Lake Stevens quarterback Jacob Eason, a highlytouted prospect who has orally committed to the University of Georgia. Skyline senior linebacker Harry Reed, who sacked Fitzgerald three times, said his team’s front seven has worked hard to become a formidable group. “We just spent a lot of time together and that’s all it really is, just bonding and joining as one,” Reed said. “We can just outwork anyone with that. “I knew our team could do anything. Our defense, I think, is one of the best in the state right now, and we’re just unstoppable right now.” The Skyline-Lake Stevens winner will play either Gonzaga Prep or Richland for the state title, a game that’s scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Tacoma Dome. The Spartans are gunning for their eighth championship and fifth under Taylor. “Everything we do, we’re moving forward, and that’s what these kids have continued to do,” the coach said. “It’s cliché, taking it one game at a time, but they have.”

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All-KingCo 4A girls soccer Offensive MVP: Meghan Tveit, Bothell Defensive MVP: Kaylene Pang, Issaquah Coach of the Year: Shaun Warner, Bothell Sportsmanship: Newport First team: GK Natalie Dierickx, Inglemoor; GK Nellie Joselyn, Mount Si; D

Alicia Barker, Inglemoor; D Kaylene Pang, Issaquah; D Madison Phan, Issaquah; D Clare Suter, Eastlake; M Meghan Tveit, Bothell; M Jordan Lemieux, Inglemoor; M Lindsey Fujiwara, Skyline; M Claudia Longo, Issaquah; M Lauren Jensen, Eastlake; F Natalie Weidenbach, Mount Si; F Alexa Kirton, Skyline; F Makenzie Knowles, Bothell Second team: GK Anna Miller, Issaquah; GK Natalie LaTurner, Eastlake; D Erika Jung, Eastlake; D Chloe Lium, Bothell; D Cameron Kieneker, Redmond; D Marissa Carpenter, Skyline; M Carly Danner, Issaquah; M Tori Lawless, Issaquah; M Anna Craig, Eastlake; M Tatum Thornton, Eastlake; F Catey Nelson, Issaquah; F Careena Alaoui, Inglemoor; F Nicki Chan, Redmond; F

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All-KingCo 4A volleyball MVP: Elise Petit, Redmond Defensive Player of the Year: Kate Carpenter, Inglemoor Russ Kerwin Coach of the Year Award: Milton Guerreiro, Inglemoor First team: OH Hailey Crane, Bothell; OH Jordan Dahl, Eastlake; OH Haley Harris, Inglemoor; MB Hope Dahlquist, Issaquah; OH Haley Holmberg, Mount Si; S Courteney Carr, Mount Si; OH Patience O’Neal, Mount Si; MB/OH Avi Niece, Newport; OH Symonne Caraway, Newport Second team: OH Alexa

SAMMAMISH REVIEW Torres, Bothell; S Emiley Melillo, Inglemoor; L Claire Siefkes, Issaquah; L Katie Moran, Newport; S Allison Ford, Redmond; L Kaitlin Williamson, Redmond; L Becca Owens, Skyline; OH/RS Kate Richardson, Skyline; OH Kelcie Urstad, Woodinville Honorable mention: Bothell – Sierra Myers, Sydney Cowan. Eastlake – Lindsey Urh, Nicole Yen. Inglemoor – Marisa Miner, Kammie Perkins. Issaquah – Sarah Ratcliffe, Sarah Baker. Mount Si – Katie McCreadie, Cameron Kendall. Newport – Isabel Mosier, Grace Caraway. Redmond – Katie Pangborn, Danielle King. Skyline – Grace Stephens, Ali Hirayama. Woodinville – Gabrielle Whalen, Taylor Rhinehart

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