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Woman mixed Ambien, wine before fatal crash By Sara Jean Green Seattle Times staff reporter
A 68-year-old Sammamish woman was charged Dec. 5, accused of mixing wine and sleeping pills when she crashed her Jeep through her lakefront home in May, killing her husband and son-in-law and seriously injuring her daughter.
Carol Fedigan, who also is accused of endangering her young grandson who was seated on her lap at the time of the crash, was briefly booked into the King County Jail in May but was conditionally released, jail records show. “We had to wait for the toxicology report to come back,” Dan Donohoe, a spokesman for
King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, said explaining why it took nearly seven months to file charges. Fedigan is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, one count of vehicular assault and one count of reckless endangerment, according to court records. In addition, the vehicular homicide and assault charges
each carry a special enhancement that the offenses were committed when a child passenger under age 16 was an occupant of the vehicle — which if proven, would automatically add a year to her sentence. Prosecutors will ask a judge to set bail at $250,000 at Fedigan’s Dec. 18 arraignment, when she will presumably be booked back
into jail, Donohoe said. Fedigan could face a prison term of about 10 to 13 years if convicted as charged, he said. Senior Deputy Prosecutor Amy Freedheim wrote in charging documents that detectives learned Fedigan had “a significant alcohol problem” and her family See CRASH, Page 2
City moves forward with Snake Hill Road overhaul
Deck the halls
Project to stabilize road expected to cost $9 million By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com
By Greg Farrar
A large crowd turned out Dec. 5 to see a spectacularly decorated Christmas tree and menorah inside Sammamish City Hall during A Very Merry Sammamish, the city’s annual holiday celebration. See more photos from the event at www.sammamishreview.com.
Tree ordinance won’t be finalized until 2015 By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com
Trees and their retention are a hot topic in Sammamish right now. Members of the City Council and the Planning Commission are weighing in on the best ways to strike a balance between tree retention and development. Still, don’t expect a final answer from the city anytime soon. The issue currently sits with the Planning Commission. With a state-mandated review of Sammamish’s
comprehensive plan taking up much of their time, Planning Commission Chairman Ryan Kohlmann said he doesn’t expect the commission to make a tree retention recommendation to the council before March or April. During its regular meeting Dec. 4, the commission was slated to review the transportation element of the comprehensive plan update. The tree ordinance was further down the agenda. “This is the last piece of the comprehensive plan,” Kohlmann said of the trans-
portation issue. The commission now likely will make some revisions to the comp plan and hold public hearings on the topic early next year. It will send those recommendations on to City Council sometime in March or early April. Essentially, new tree rules will be blended into the comprehensive plan. The commission won’t make specific recommendations until it develops regulations next year. It is those recommendations that likely will spell out how many trees can be
cut down or must be saved in the course of developments. That work wouldn’t happen until after completion of the comprehensive plan review. In a unanimous vote Oct. 14, the council passed an interim ordinance regarding tree-retention standards. That ordinance will remain in effect for six months. “Basically, we stopped the train while we do the analysis,” Councilman Don Gerend said. Gerend and others said See TREES, Page 2
Speaking recently about the budget, City Manager Ben Yazici said that in the past Sammamish has set aside $1 million a year to keep the road from deteriorating. This year, he said, the administration acted to gain funding to fix the road permanently. But at the council’s Dec. 2 meeting, Councilman Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo said the portion of the road targeted is only about a half-mile. With that in mind, he questioned the $9 million price tag. “It’s expensive,” Yazici admitted. Later in the council meeting, Valderrama-
Even as the Sammamish City Council approved a $448,000 contract for the final design, some local legislators feel city officials just aren’t going far enough in their plan to fix 212th Way. In approving its latest city budget, the council agreed to spend $9 million on the roadway, which has been widely described as unstable at best. The road is most commonly known as Snake Hill Road because of the winding, steep pathway it follows. Work on the road will address several issues, said Assistant City Manager and Director of Public Works Laura Philpot. Those include a stabilization of the road, pavement restoration, rightPOSTAL of-way impacts and CUSTOMER wetland mitigation.
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Crash From Page 1 had staged an unsuccessful intervention in an attempt to get Fedigan to seek treatment a few months before the May 16 crash. Detectives also found notes left by her husband, 70-year-old David Walker, indicating that Fedigan was abusing her prescription for the sleep aid Ambien, Freedheim wrote. Fedigan’s blood was drawn four hours after the crash, and her blood alcohol content was measured at 0.091 percent, Freedheim wrote in charging documents, noting it would have been “much higher” at the time of the 7:57 p.m.
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Trees From Page 1 the city was reacting to a strong public outcry mostly about the residential development going in on what is best known as the Kampp property on 228th Avenue. The highly visible construction site is directly adjacent to the street and residents easily could watch as trees were yanked down to make room for new residences. Gerend and Kohlmann said that to some residents, it appeared the property was being clearcut, though some trees
SAMMAMISH REVIEW collision. The amount of Ambien in her system “is inconsistent with a therapeutic dose taken at bedtime the evening before,” according to Freedheim. Fedigan was having dinner with her husband, son-in-law Sean Berry, 41, and daughter Megan Berry, 34, at their home on Lake Sammamish when she decided to move her Jeep into her driveway from where it was parked on a grass strip across the lane from the house, charging papers say. The other adults remained seated in the dining room. She took her nearly 3-year-old grandson with her, seating him on her lap behind the wheel of her brand new Jeep, according to the charges. Neither was wearing a seat belt.
Data recovered from Fedigan’s Jeep showed “the defendant was fully accelerating the car and only touched the brake momentarily near the end of the event,” say the charges, noting that Fedigan apparently mistook the accelerator for the brake. The Jeep plowed through the house, smashed over the dinner table, continued through the house’s rear windows, over a covered patio, down some stairs to a deck and through a railing, with the front end of the Jeep coming to rest in Lake Sammamish, the charges say. Walker died at the scene while Sean Berry suffered a traumatic brain injury and died at Harborview Medical Center two days later,
according to the charges. Megan Berry, who “was able to crawl through the debris” and into the driveway, suffered facial fractures, a collapsed lung and other injuries, the charges say. Fedigan and her grandson were not injured, according to charging papers. Police said after she was taken to Harborview for a blood draw, Fedigan told a deputy, “it wasn’t because of drinking, it’s because it’s a new car,” the charges say. But according to the charges, “a full inspection of the vehicle showed no mechanical or electrical problems before this collision.” Sara Jean Green: 206-5155654 or sgreen@seattletimes. com
“It has to do with the character of the city. It has to do with how people see their city.”
discourage development,” he has said. “It is meant to save trees.” “It has to do with the character of the city,” Kohlmann said. “It has to do with how people see their city.” The council held a brief public hearing and discussion about the tree ordinance during its regular meeting Dec. 2. Mayor Tom Vance said the hearing was about the emergency ordinance, not any newer regulations. Only a few residents spoke during the hearing and the council took no action. David Hoffman, North King County manager for the Master Builders Association, said he feels
the city may have acted too quickly with the October ordinance and he hopes the Planning Commission will be given sufficient time to address the issue. “We need some good solid ideas,” he said, adding the conversation with the commission has been going well so far. Several councilmembers including Gerend said looking at and measuring the city’s tree canopy might be the way to proceed. Officials need to look carefully to determine whether measuring the tree canopy is the best move available to the city, Councilwoman Kathleen Huckabay said.
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voted in favor of the design contract, with only Valderrama-Aramayo and Whitten casting “no” votes. Work on the street is being tied to the schedule of the Issaquah School District and will begin when school lets out in spring 2016. The work should be done that fall. While officials have described Snake Hill Road as dangerous and unstable, Philpot said city workers regularly monitors the condition of the street, especially following heavy rains. If the roadway were to shift too severely, city officials would shut it down. Yazici told the council that Snake Hill’s condition has not yet risen to the level of an emergency situation, and said if the roadway were to deteriorate past a certain threshold, he would recommend closing it.
— Ryan Kohlmann Planning commission chairman were left standing on back portions of the property. “It looks like a war zone right now,” Gerend said. When council passed the emergency ordinance, City Manager Ben Yazici said the move was not meant to impose a moratorium on development in Sammamish. “It is not intended to
From Page 1 Aramayo said he has real concerns about whether the city’s plan fully addresses drainage problems connected with the road. He described the overall plan as a “Band Aid.” “It’s miserable to drive,” commented Councilwoman Nancy Whitten, adding it is downright dangerous to walk or bike on the road. She argued that the city’s current renovation plans are shortsighted — while they address some immediate needs, they do nothing to really improve the road. The road still will be miserable and dangerous even after the renovations, she said. The council ultimately
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Councilman again takes exception to city contract By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com
Though he took some shots from fellow council members, Sammamish City Councilman Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo continued what has been his largely one-man crusade against how the city approves its contract for legal services. At a council meeting Dec. 2, a contract for 2015 legal fees was to be passed as part of the council’s consent agenda. Usually, the consent agenda is intended for routine items and is adopted with little or no comment. Valderrama-Aramayo asked the
legal contract be moved to the council’s normal agenda, allowing discussion. As he has in the past, Valderrama-Aramayo argued the city’s attorney should not be treated as a city employee. He further said the city needed to justify why the Kenyon Disend firm was automatically given the contract with no competitive bidding. Kenyon Disend has been providing local leaders with legal services even prior to the incorporation of Sammamish in 1999. For 2015, the firm will receive a contract valued at $188,000 or $15,677 monthly.
The numbers represent an increase of 2.3 percent, equal to the cost-of-living increase given to city employees, according to information provided by the city. Valderrama-Aramayo argued that amounted to Sammamish treating its city attorney as an employee and not a paid consultant. In 2016, Kenyon Disend will earn $16,083 per month. In looking at the number of hours worked and the amount paid to Kenyon Disend in 2013, City Manager Ben Yazici said the firm was making an average of $266 an hour. After jokingly asking attorney Bruce Disend
to cover his ears, Yazici said the same figure for the first seven months of 2014 dropped to $162 an hour. While he was present for the entire discussion, Bruce Disend, a partner with Kenyon Disend, made no comment. An attorney herself, Councilwoman Nancy Whitten said she could vouch that Kenyon Disend’s fees are more than reasonable. “You do this every year,” Whitten told ValderramaAramayo, “and it’s almost embarrassing.” “I am honestly not sure what you are trying to accomplish,”
Councilman Tom Odell added. “Frankly, I’m getting tired of it.” Valderrama-Aramayo made a motion to table the contract for legal services until the city provided an explanation of the noncompetitive contract. The motion died for lack of a second. Valderrama-Aramayo said several times he has no problems with the legal work of Kenyon Disend. He said his objections stem from the way the city handles the firm’s contract. In the end, the contract was approved, with only Valderrama-Aramayo voting against it.
Board and commission vacancies not attracting applicants By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com
City officials are seeking to fill several openings on four Sammamish boards and commissions that report to the City Council. The city Planning Commission is probably the most visible of the advisory groups, but the others with openings to come are the Arts Commission, the Beaver Lake Management District Board, and the Parks and Recreation Commission. Current terms on the boards and commissions expire in January, with new terms beginning in February. With a few exceptions, including two spots on the parks and rec board, appointments are for four years. The city has been
advertising the openings on its website and by others means. Still, applications don’t seem to be pouring in. “We have not gotten many,” City Clerk Melonie Anderson said. She said that in past years when there have been openings, applications have either arrived in trickles or the city was flooded with volunteers. The trickle of applications this year has apparently been even slower than usual. In the case of the Planning Commission, there are two coming vacancies. Commissioners Michael Luxenberg and Mike Collins both have decided not to seek reappointment. So far, Anderson has received only two applications for the two spots.
There are four vacancies on the parks and rec board and only two applicants as of last week. Two positions are fouryear spots being vacated by members not seeking reappointment. The board members leaving are Krist Morritt and Brad Conner. Two other coming vacancies on the commission are for three and two years. The threeyear term would fill the vacancy to be left by Ann Precup, who is moving; the two-year term is to fill the spot emptied by mem-
ber Pauline Cantor, who is stepping down. For the Arts Commission, one fouryear term is opening. The Beaver Lake Management District Board meets only a few times a year to study the quality of water in the lake. Applicants must live in the Beaver Lake District. There have been no applicants for either the Arts Commission or the Beaver Lake board. The deadline for applications is Dec. 31, though Anderson said that deadline could be extended.
However, the City Council likes to interview candidates and must do so in a public meeting. As new commissioners or board members normally take on their new duties in February, that leaves little time for interviews, especially if the application deadline goes beyond the end of this month. Full details about each position are on the city’s website. From the homepage, follow the links on commissions and boards
to download an application. Besides completing an application, you will be asked to submit a letter of interest and a résumé showing any relevant experience. Anderson said women and minorities always are urged to apply. “We want to encourage anybody to apply,” Planning Commission Chairman Ryan Kohlman said, adding that some diversity of opinion would be welcome.
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Speak up now, before tree ordinance is set
Teen girls combat bullying on World Kindness Day
Sammamish city officials are working on an ordinance regarding trees. It appears to be a thoughtful, thorough look at the issue, and includes resident input. City Council and Planning Commission members are working to strike a balance between keeping trees and continuing with development. “Trees, through photosynthesis, turn sunlight into food for wildlife, serve as a heat shield, clean the air, protect against ultraviolet light, filter our water and are sources of medicinal compounds,” writer Reji Mathew wrote on his website in an April essay. He was writing about his interview with science journalist Jim Robbins, the author of the recently published book, “The Man who Planted Trees: Lost Groves, Champion Trees and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet.” “Trees are nature’s water filters, capable of cleaning up the most toxic wastes, including explosives, solvents and organic wastes, largely through a dense community of microbes around the tree’s roots that clean water in exchange for nutrients, a process known as phytoremediation,” Robbins wrote in a 2012 New York Times article. Tree leaves also filter air pollution. A 2008 Columbia University study found that more trees in urban neighborhoods correlate with a lower incidence of asthma. Sammamish officials showed through an emergency ordinance in October that they care about trees, and the people who care about trees as well. “This is not intended to impose a moratorium,” City Manager Ben Yazici said at the time. “It is not intended to discourage development. It is intended to save more trees.” Among the important decisions then: • Developers no longer receive credits for saving trees so they can build fewer recreational spaces or increase housing density. • Significant trees must be replaced on a 1-to-1 ratio. Replacement trees must be native species, and coniferous species must be at least 8 feet tall. • Deciduous tree replacements must be at least 2 ½ inches in diameter, an increase from 1 ½ inches. In numerous cities lately, it’s frustrating to see huge trees cut down and then “replaced” with “twigs” that won’t become trees for decades. While you can’t just purchase a decades-old tree at a store, it would be great if developers made an honest attempt at replacing what they cut down. We ask city officials to continue to study the issue and side with the trees whenever possible. And we hope residents will speak up now about what they want.
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Great article and a great cause. Proud of the girls for speaking on the subject. I’m sure it’s not easy for Claire after what she’s gone through. This makes it “real” for the students and shows them that they can overcome being bullied and can help prevent it from happening to others. Good job, all. Patricia Battershill
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Upcoming events 1st Mondays – Citizens for Sammamish Meeting, 7 p.m., Fire Station No. 82, 185 228th Ave. N.E., www. citizensforsammamish.com ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ live radio teleplay, with Joe Landry, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 21 and 22, Eastlake Performing Arts Center, 400 228th Ave. N.E., free but tickets required, www. brownpapertickets.com ‘A Cut Above,’ artist reception, contemporary works in a variety of media, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 5, City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish, 295-0584
Thursday, Dec. 11 Issaquah and Sammamish libraries will be closed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for staff training. Nia fitness classes, fusion of martial arts, dance and healing arts fitness, beginners welcome, 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Blue Heron Ranch, 25025 N.E. Eighth St., 427-7010, $15 drop-in, $40/monthly class card
Nutcracker Story Time, 6:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Grief Share Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road
Friday, Dec. 12 Family Film Festival: ‘Frozen,’ 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Providence Marianwood, assist with group activities, dining room host/hostess, befriend a resident, clerical support or staff the Gift Nook, 391-2897 or email andrea.abercrombie@providence.org Volunteers are needed for LINKS, a community support group to fill the growing number of volunteer needs throughout Lake Washington School District; learn more at www.lwsd. org/links; register for an upcoming volunteer orientation by emailing Nanci Wehr at nwehr@lwsd.org or call 936-1410
Saturday, Dec. 13 Volunteer at Ebright Creek Park, water, snacks gloves and tools provided, please dress for the weath-
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er, 9 a.m. to noon, 1317 212th Ave. S.E., 295-0556 Chinese Story Times: Ni-Hao!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Arabic Story Times: Ahlan!, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Kids Writing Workshop, ages 9-12, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130
Road, 681-6736 or email marianne.giberson@ gmail.com 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
Sunday, Dec. 14
‘Spanish Story Times: Hola!,’ 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Hello English! Intermediate ESL Class, 11:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 ‘Democracy in Action’ youth and government program for teens, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays through May, Sammamish YMCA, 4221 228th Ave. S.E., call 3914840 or email mholyoke@ seattleymca.org Study Zone, grades K-12, free drop-in homework help, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130
Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. S.E., call 3928636 ‘Christmas in the Northwest’ performance by Master Chorus Eastside, 3 p.m., with local composer forums 30 minutes prior to both performances, Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., $20/ general, $15/seniors, students and veterans, 3928446 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
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Tuesday, Dec. 16 Play and Learn
Chinese, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, grades K-12, free drop-in homework help, 4-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Sammamish Youth Writing Club, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130
Wednesday, Dec. 17 Sammamish Plateau Community Bible Study, open to all women and their children, 9:30 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road S.E., email juliegusecbs@ gmail.com Study Zone, grades K-12, free drop-in homework help, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Adult Book Club, ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,’ by Ransom Riggs, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 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
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. Wednesdays 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 Email items for the calendar to newsclerk@isspress. com by noon Friday.
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The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce has announced three new board members for 2015. The new members are Julio Richburg, an executive with payment-processing company Vantiv; Lyman Howard, deputy city manager of Sammamish; and Nicole Yurchak, of Swedish Medical Center. The board voted Nov. 20 for next year’s officers, who will begin their terms Jan. 1. Toomey will serve as president, Juniel as vice president, Yurchak as secretary and Herrin as treasurer. The business community is invited to a Dec. 18 luncheon to welcome the new officers. The luncheon is at 1 p.m. at The Plateau Club, 25625 E. Plateau Drive. The cost is $30 for chamber members and $35 for nonmembers. Register for the event online at www.sammamishchamber.org.
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Sammamish woman has a passion for helping children and families By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com
Cheryl Buettemeier’s face lights up when she begins talking about the success stories she has witnessed during her 30-year career as a speech language pathologist. Several years ago, she worked with a young boy who sustained a head injury after falling down stairs while being carried by his mother. “I went to great lengths to create a fairly elaborate communication system where he could point to pictures,” Buettemeier said, “and within a few months of doing that, he started talking.” More recently, she worked with two infant girls who were fitted with feeding tubes because they weren’t eating enough orally. Their mother worked tirelessly to follow the therapy model and shortly before they turned 2, they were weaned from the tubes, a task that often requires hospital intervention, Buettemeier said. Buettemeier, a Sammamish resident since 1999, has worked with Boyer Children’s Clinic in
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Seattle since 1984, slowly rising through the agency to her present-day job as program director. She still does in-home visits with children 3 and younger, but is also responsible for overseeing the clinic’s medical, therapy, education and family support departments. “It is a lot on my plate, but I truly love it,” she said, “because we really get to impact families at a very critical point in time when they’re eligible for early intervention services. “It’s often a grief-ridden time for a lot of families because they anticipated having a typical child, and most families don’t expect to get the news that their child isn’t developing the way they should be.” At Boyer’s annual fundraiser auction last month, Buettemeier was the recipient of the first North Star Award, established to recognize individuals and groups for leadership and advocacy efforts on the clinic’s behalf. Buettemeier said she was surprised and honored to learn about the award, but she quickly passed credit along to her colleagues, whom she gets to highlight whenever she leads a tour of the facility.
“Every time I walk into the observation room of a toddler group or a speech therapy session or a physical therapy session, I know that I will have so much to talk about because the staff I work with do wonderful work,” she said. “They’re compassionate and thoughtful, and their priority is the child and the parent that they’re in the room with at that moment.” Buettemeier’s father was a pharmacist, and she planned to pursue the same path when she started undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota. But that changed after “organic chemistry and I did not fare so well together,” she mused. Around the same time, her grandmother had a stroke, which inspired her to go into speech sciences. She earned a master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin, and relocated to the Northwest with her husband Mark in 1983. A year later, she landed at Boyer to work with young children and families, which she called her “dream job.” “Being able to work closely with families has been really a delight,” Buettemeier said. “It sounds
scary at first, because when you’re in graduate school you do a lot of clinic-based training and school district training, so you aren’t always exposed to the parents. “… But in early intervention — birth to age 3 — you really work very exclusively with the parent, because they’re the one that’s going to help carry over all of the treatment ideas.” While Boyer partners with schools to transition special-needs children into programs after age 3, Buettemeier and her therapists work to make them more capable of entering school. That can be difficult, because some kids — for various reasons — aren’t
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referred for therapy until they’re nearly 3, she said. “Sometimes, it’s physicians who say, ‘Oh, don’t worry. Boys are always late talkers. They’ll catch up,’” Buettemeier noted. “And other times, it’s parents who have been told repeatedly they should have their child seen, and they’re just in denial. That’s hard.” Speech language pathologists often use “communication temptations” to entice children to speak, or point to a picture, to fulfill a need. The strategy has proven effective with autism and other developmental disorders. Buettemeier said even that approach isn’t effective without parental support.
For parents who have had to deal with a premature birth or a lengthy hospital stay, for example, making their child work can be unthinkable. “It takes a lot of education to help a parent understand that if we don’t motivate them to talk, they don’t have a reason to talk,” she explained. Thirty years into her career, Buettemeier is still smiling. She doesn’t have retirement plans in the near future. “As long as those 2- and 3-year-olds can’t outrun me, I will be in our toddler groups and doing home visits, and working to make sure we can serve as many kids as possible,” she said.
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Local business creates furniture fit for a child By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com
form at the end of the NAfME Northwest Division Conference in Spokane on Feb. 15. The All-Northwest groups include students from Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Wyoming. Musicians had to submit audition recordings to be considered. Students from Sammamish who were chosen for the All-Northwest and All-State groups, along with their grade level, instrument and the school they attend, are:
All-Northwest Concert Choir: Jacob Berg, senior, bass 2, Eastlake High School. All-Northwest Orchestra: Sophia Hwang, freshman, violin, Redmond High School; Ryan Saathoff, sophomore, French horn, Eastlake; Jennifer Yeh, senior, violin, Tesla STEM High School. All-State Symphonic Choir: Catherine Hatlelid, senior, alto 1, Eastlake. All-State Symphony Orchestra: William Ronneburg, sophomore, trombone, Redmond.
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It’s a familiar story for many parents: the livingroom furniture is gradually destroyed by children building forts from cushions, pillows and tables. Marisa Preciado grew weary of the problem, but she couldn’t find any children’s furniture that was functional, flexible and aesthetically pleasing. So the Sammamish resident decided to do something about it. Six years ago, she partnered with Kari Baker and Sue Lupo to form Lemon Pie Designs. Although the partners have many miles between them — Lupo lives in San Diego; Baker in Vancouver, British Columbia — they’ve managed to keep the business afloat while raising families. Now, they’re trying to take a big step forward. They launched a Kickstarter campaign and are trying to earn $15,000 in pledges by Dec. 15. “With that money, we would search and try to find a mass producer,” Preciado said. “We have been trying to do that, but n o m i n at e d
terns and shapes that have proven friendly for a variety of creative children’s activities. Preciado said her 10-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son use the L-shaped tables for several purposes, including seats for video games, board games and reading. “On the weekends when I let them, they will build their fort and have a sleepover in the playroom,” she said. “They just play and play and play with them every single day.” Lupo said Lemon Pie Designs is trying to fill an untapped niche market. “There’s kids furniture out there, for sure,” she
said. “There’s all sorts of cute little chairs and sofas and things like that, but they’re not made to play on. They’re just made to sit on and look cute.” Lemon Pie’s products also differ from the mats and pads that are often found in children’s gyms. “It really is multi-use, and it is something unique to the industry,” Lupo said. “Once we get the exposure, I’m sure the market will just kind of come to us.” The partners are hoping to eventually expand their product line, maybe making smaller pieces for children younger than 3. Lupo noted her 2-year-old grandson isn’t quite big enough to use the full-sized furniture. Each partner has brought unique skills to the business. Preciado, a former electrical engineer who is pursuing a master’s degree in mathematics, generally takes charge of design aspects. Baker works in marketing, and led the process behind the Kickstarter campaign. And Lupo is a self-described gofer who makes the products visually appealing. “Sue worked in interior decorating for a long time, so she has impeccable taste,” Preciado said.
Sammamish resident Marisa Preciado and her partners have started a Kickstarter campaign to raise $15,000 for Lemon Pie Designs, their line of children’s furniture. Learn more about the campaign that runs through Dec. 15 at http://kck.st/1vopEdF or www.lemonpiedesigns.com.
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Seven-year-old Eric Ogren, the son of furniture designer Maria Preciado, demonstrates how his mother’s child-friendly chairs and sofas can take a beating and stay durable. it’s been a challenge.” The partners said the products have been wellreceived, but they’re not yet able to afford to reach a large-scale consumer base. Preciado makes the sofas, chairs, tables, pillows and blankets by hand in small quantities, and shipping costs add roughly 40 percent to 60 percent to the i s s a q u a h ’ s
price tag of a $350 sofa or a $220 chair, for example. Lupo said sales in the Seattle area are easier because the company can avoid shipping costs, and she’s looking to partner with someone like Amazon to reduce the expenses of doing business nationwide. “There’s all kinds of scenarios on how we can dis-
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High-school musicians chosen for all-star groups Fifty-two high-school music students from the Lake Washington School District have been accepted to the National Association for Music Education’s AllNorthwest groups and the Washington Music Educators Association’s All-State groups for 2015. The students will per-
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POLICE BLOTTER Drunken driving arrest A patrol officer driving on 228th Avenue Southeast near Southeast 20th Street at about 4:40 a.m. Nov. 15 observed a vehicle traveling at 20 mph in a 40 mph zone. The driver then went through a red light. The male driver had bloodshot eyes and smelled of intoxicants. An officer attempted to conduct field sobriety tests, but was unable to because of the man’s limited English skills. The man took a Breathalyzer test, and registered at .163 percent, above the legal limit of .08 percent. He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
Items stolen from vehicle Police were called to a home in the 3000 block of 255th Avenue Southeast Nov. 15 after a resident
Overlake luncheon raises $260,000 Overlake Community Partners Luncheon raised more than $260,000 for the hospital’s Ensuring Excellence Fund, which supports a constellation of programs committed to providing patients with the highest caliber of care through the use of the latest technologies. The 16th annual event featured Seattle biomedical pioneer Dr. Lee Hood, who spoke about how personalized medicine is changing the face of health care. New this year, Overlake hosted a Wellness Fair prior to the luncheon. The event offered a variety of activities and information, including
reported several items had been stolen from her vehicle. The woman said someone entered the vehicle between 11 p.m. Nov. 12 and 11 a.m. Nov. 13, and took a backpack, e-reader, phone charger and tire pump, worth a total of $374. The woman was unable to provide serial numbers for the stolen items, and couldn’t remember whether she had locked the vehicle.
Home vandalized Police were dispatched to a case of vandalism in the 20900 block of Southeast 14th Place on Nov. 16. Officers found obscene words and pictures drawn in red spray-paint on the home’s garage and driveway. About two-dozen eggs had been thrown at the home’s exterior, and motor oil had been poured onto the front lawn. Police were told the vandalism might be the result of a property dispute between the homeowner and neighbors.
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Police were dispatched to a home in the 3000 block of 230th Lane Southeast on Nov. 16 because of a domestic violence report. A woman told officers she confronted her livein boyfriend after learning he was in a sexual relationship with another woman. The man allegedly grabbed her wrists, pushed her into a wall and then verbally threatened her. Police found bruises on the woman’s thighs and wrists. The man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree assault.
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Police were called to a home in the 4400 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast on Nov. 18 for a reported residential burglary. The reporting party, who wasn’t home at the time, told police a neighbor had contacted him because it appeared his apartment’s garage unit had been forcibly entered with a crowbar. Police found signs of forced entry into the man’s apartment. While on the phone with the resident, police went through the apartment and determined nothing of value had been
Police were dispatched to a home in the 4400 block of 229th Place Southeast on Nov. 16 for a reported domestic violence and vandalism case. Officers arrived to find a man restraining his 18-year-old son on the kitchen floor. The man said his son tried to grab a knife after a verbal argument. The young man claimed his parents wouldn’t let him borrow a car to leave the home, so he broke one of the vehicle’s windows. Spokane on Feb. 14. Students from Sammamish, along with their grade level, instrument and the school they attend, are: Junior All-State Band: Marisa Allyn, eighth grade, clarinet, Inglewood Middle School; Stefan Arsov, eighth grade, baritone saxophone, Inglewood; Priti Das, eighth grade, flute, Inglewood; Jack Kendall, eighth grade, snare drum and mallets option, Inglewood; Ben Maier, seventh grade, snare drum and timpani option, Inglewood; Eric Stillwell, eighth grade, clarinet, Inglewood; Bridget Wilson, seventh grade, clarinet; Inglewood. Junior All-State Orchestra: Craig Deng,
An officer driving north on East Lake Sammamish Parkway on Nov. 17 observed a white male walking with his back to traffic in an area without sidewalks. The officer contacted the man, who voluntarily showed identification. Dispatchers found the man had a misdemeanor warrant for third-degree theft in Woodinville. He was taken into custody without incident.
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stolen. Witnesses reported seeing two suspicious men walking nearby about three hours earlier. Both were described as white men, one in his 30s and another in his 50s. One was carrying a bright orange backpack.
Suspicious circumstances Police were called to a home in the 3200 block of 218th Avenue Southeast on Nov. 19 for a reported vandalism case. A woman said that at about 7 p.m. Nov. 18 a solicitor knocked on the door of her home. She didn’t answer the door, and she believed that may have angered the solicitor, who was described as a short woman, possibly Hispanic or Filipino, and wearing a beanie and a jacket. The woman observed the solicitor go to every other home in the neighborhood. The next day, she discovered a large key mark on her
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vehicle, which was not previously there. A neighbor told police that his wife came home Nov. 18 to find the solicitor on their doorstep. The solicitor was reportedly selling carpetcleaning services, and was being overly aggressive. Police received reports from other residents of similar recent incidents involving a male solicitor.
Car part stolen A man called the Sammamish station Nov. 19 to report a theft. He said someone had disassembled the catalytic converter on his vehicle while it was parked at the South Sammamish Park & Ride lot Nov. 18. The part is valued at $1,783. The man reported the car drove sluggishly, which prompted him to inspect it and discover the missing part. Police blotter comes directly from local reports.
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Eastside Catholic snaps Bellevue’s 67-game win streak to capture Class 3A football title By Josh Liebeskind Seattle Times staff reporter
It started with a promise. Four years ago at an endof-season banquet, first-year Eastside Catholic football coach Jeremy Thielbahr promised a room full of freshmen a state title. Thielbahr fulfilled that promise Dec. 5, as No. 2 Eastside Catholic stunned No. 1 Bellevue, 35-13, to capture the Class 3A state title. The school’s first championship ended the
Wolverines’ run of six straight titles and stopped their staterecord 67-game winning streak. “I don’t make a lot of promises,” Thielbahr said. “I said, ‘Hey, I promise you’re going to win the state championship.’ Yesterday, I said, ‘Hey guys, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, you got to help me keep my promise.’ And I’ll tell you what, we did.” After losing in the last two championship games to Bellevue, everything Eastside Catholic did this year was to get
it ready for the state title game, one they anticipated would be against Bellevue. From scheduling a tough nonconference slate to implementing different offensive looks each week during the season, Eastside Catholic geared up. The final look was a Crusader team that depended heavily on running back/linebacker Brandon Wellington on both sides of the ball, but also one that gained contributions from nearly every player. “We believed in ourselves the
whole way,” Wellington said. “Nobody would believe in us, so we had to stay true to us. It makes it so much more sweeter.” Despite the heavy emphasis on a new-look offense that incorporated a nontraditional read-option and a wildcat formation, it was something out of the old pro-style playbook midway through the third quarter that changed the game. Harley Kirsch hit Devon Arbis-Jackson in stride on Bellevue’s 17-yard line. The
junior stopped on a dime, spun around and sprinted toward the end zone. Arbis-Jackson stiff-armed Bellevue linebacker Mustafa Branch at the 10 and dragged Bellevue players Ross Connors and Jack Michael the remaining 5 yards into the end zone for a 28-yard touchdown to give the Crusaders a 21-13 lead with 6:57 left in the quarter. “He makes my life so easy and I’m so thankful for him because … he can take it from See FOOTBALL, Page 11
Kangaroos leap past Eastlake boys, 57-49 By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com
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Eastlake High School senior point guard Jordan Lester finds a lot of interference in the key from Sahil Basra (left) and Abi Kameric, of Lake Washington, during the second quarter of a Dec. 2 basketball game. Lester led all scorers with 29 points in Eastlake’s 57-49 loss.
After replacing most of last season’s lineup and instituting a new system of basketball, coach Steve Kramer said he anticipated some bumps in the road for the Eastlake High School boys basketball team. The Wolves found that first pothole in their Dec. 2 season opener, dropping a 57-49 decision to visiting
Lake Washington in a nonleague outing. There was a lot to like about Eastlake’s first game under Kramer, who coached at Eastside Catholic from 2006-11. Senior point guard Jordan Lester led all scorers with 29 points, and the Wolves kept the game close with some tenacious defense. It wasn’t enough to win, however, as the Kangaroos — fifth-place finishers at last season’s Class 2A state tournament — made some
clutch shots in the final minutes to stay in front. “We have one returning starter, so a lot of these guys are getting their first taste of varsity basketball,” Kramer said. “So there’s a little bit of the deer in the headlights (look), kind of just getting used to it.” Lake Washington led by four points after three quarters, and appeared ready to pull away after Sam Linsky’s 3-point play See WOLVES, Page 11
Powerful Inglemoor steamrolls Skyline girls hoops team By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com
The deck was stacked against the Skyline High School girls basketball team in its first game of the 2014-15 season. Not only were the Spartans making their debut under new head coach Joe Fithian, but they also were facing a solid Inglemoor Vikings squad that placed fourth in the state last season. Throw in the experience factor — the Vikings are a seniorladen team, while the Spartans feature six freshmen and sophomores — and the chances for an upset were slim. But not even Fithian could predict the blowout that ensued
as Inglemoor rolled to a 70-17 victory in KingCo Conference action Dec. 5 in Kenmore. “I expected us to struggle,” Fithian admitted. “I didn’t expect us to struggle like this.” For all intents and purposes, the game was over after the first quarter when Inglemoor led 23-0. The Vikings finished the night with three double-digit scorers, shot 60 percent (27 of 45) from the field, and held the Spartans to five made field goals. Inglemoor played very well, but Fithian said the 53-point margin of victory was also due to Skyline’s poor play. “How many wide-open shots did we miss? How many layups did we miss?” he asked. “We had opportunities, and we’ve just got
to convert.” Inglemoor’s Jordana Price led all scorers with 19 points. Alex Hagen had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists, and 6-foot-4 post Deja Strother, a University of Washington commit, added 11 points, eight boards and three blocked shots. Strother proved to be an immediate game-changer, blocking two early shots and forcing the Spartans to turn almost exclusively to perimeter shots. Defensively, Skyline didn’t have anyone who could match up either. “We decided to front Deja, so what do they do? They throw it to the rim,” Fithian said. “I don’t have anybody on my team who can jump to the rim.”
The Spartans didn’t get on the scoreboard until Maddie Adamson sank a 3-pointer early in the second quarter. But Skyline missed its chance to trim the deficit by hitting only three of 12 free throws in the first half, and trailed 40-8 at halftime. Inglemoor opened the third quarter on a 14-0 run, and Skyline didn’t make a field goal, with Nicole Cox’s two free throws providing her team’s only points of the period. No Skyline player made more than one field goal, and Alicia Shim was the team’s high scorer with four points. Fithian’s high-energy system requires a deep bench, and most of the 13 players on the roster saw significant minutes against
Inglemoor. Freshmen Jade Loville and Julia Mitchell made their varsity debuts and had some bright moments. “I take full responsibility for this one,” Fithian said, “because it’s one of those things where they’re a brand-new team, and they may have played together before, but they haven’t played under my system. “On defense, we played it halfwell,” he added. “It was always one thing or another, where we were either playing really good ball pressure and not coming over from the weak side, or we came over from the weak side and didn’t get ball pressure. We just didn’t come together. Again, See SPARTANS, Page 11
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Wolves From Page 10 upped the lead to 45-37 with about five minutes left. Lester led a final charge for the Wolves, converting a pair of 3-point plays on consecutive possessions, and Brandon Naluai drained a 3-pointer from the top of the arc. But Eastlake never retook the lead. Lester was all over the floor, scoring most of his points on dribble drives and free throws. He fouled out with 13 seconds left. “Jordan was tough tonight,” Kramer noted. “But he’d be the first to say — and he did, because he’s a stand-up guy — there are things that he can do better, and that’s what makes him a great leader. He takes ownership.” Both teams created a
Football From Page 10 anywhere,” Kirsch said. The touchdown was important. The momentum was crucial. The Crusaders (13-1) backed up the score with a fourth-down stop on defense, keyed by a sack from senior linebacker Arend Broekmate. Wellington punched the ball in from 1 yard out on the ensuing drive to give EC a 28-13 lead. That’s when it went from bad to worse for Bellevue, which was unable to recover an Eastside Catholic onside kick. Broekmate, who finished with six tackles and two sacks, emerged from the pile with the ball. Wellington, who finished with 33 carries for 110 yards and three touch-
fast pace from the opening tip, but without a lot of size on the court, settled for jump shots. The Kangaroos led 12-10 after one quarter and after six straight points from Lester put the Wolves in front early in the second period, rallied for a 25-23 halftime lead. Lake Washington’s Zace Lewis and Jordan Richter, who scored 17 points each, came up big at various points in the second half. Lewis scored 10 in the third quarter, and Richter had 10 in the fourth, including a clutch 3-pointer from the left wing with three minutes to go. The 2014-15 season will see some defensive rule changes designed to cut down on hand checks and increase freedom of movement for offensive players. Fouls may have played a factor in Eastlake’s struggles. Lake Washington didn’t shoot well at the free-throw line, but had a
lot of opportunities. “Everybody is trying to adjust to (the new rules), and we haven’t adjusted as quickly as I’d like,” Kramer said. “We fouled way too many times. In a close ball game, free throws make the difference. “We gave them unnecessary free throws,” he added. “We’re not shot blockers, and we were up there contesting a shot, and they were taking a tough shot, and you bail them out with a foul.” With a pair of 4A KingCo Conference games on tap this week against Inglemoor and Issaquah, the Wolves are trying to solidify their roles. They started four guards against Lake Washington, and may need someone to provide an interior presence as the season moves forward. “It may take us the first month of the season to sort of really get that dialed in,” Kramer said.
downs, again finished the drive when he rumbled in for a 1-yard touchdown that made it 35-13 for the Crusaders. Kirsch was tremendous in executing the offense, going 20 of 22 for 188 yards and two touchdowns. The junior also ran for 94 yards.
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Skyline High School senior guard Alicia Shim watches one of her shots head to the basket in the fourth quarter of a Dec. 5 loss at Inglemoor.
Spartans From Page 10 it’s the first game.” Skyline played its first home game Dec. 8 against Bothell (results came after
press time) and will host Newport at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16. In Fithian’s mind, the most positive thing to come out of the lopsided loss to Inglemoor was his team’s ability to create shots. The Spartans just didn’t make them
at a high rate, which he believes they’re capable of. “You come to the practices, you watch them, and they can shoot,” he said. “It’s a matter of them being not so tight, firstgame jitters, and making shots.”
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210-Public Notices partment of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Sammamish Re‑ view on December 3 and 10, 2014.
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