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February 15, 2012 Locally owned 50 cents

Burglaries were up last year

City to study fire service

Champion cheer-ers

Crime rate still lowest around

By Caleb Heeringa

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish saw an increase in burglaries in 2011, though car break-ins and other petty theft are down a bit from 2010.

An annual tally of crime in Sammamish showed 88 burglaries or attempted burglaries in 2011, up from 81 in 2010 and 53 in 2009.

Sammamish Police Administrative Sergeant Jessica Sullivan said one group of dedicated criminals can make a big spike in crime statistics. The department, along with law enforcement agencies around the Puget Sound area, has broken up several burglary rings that targeted Sammamish and the rest of the Eastside this year, including the same one twice.

James Franklin Kennemer, 26 of Everett, and several accomplices were arrested in November after pawning thousands of dollars of jewelry that was traced back to a burglary at a Sammamish home. Kennemer had been arrested in connection with a separate string of burglaries, including at Sammamish residences, in April but was back at it again shortly after posting bail, according to charging documents.

Sullivan said Kennemer and his associates were following a common scheme in recent years for serial burglars. The group would pose as tree trimmers and go door-to-door. If a resident answered they would launch into their sales pitch; if they didn’t, the group would begin casing the See CRIME, Page 3

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Builder’s error upsets residents

By Caleb Heeringa

Opponents of the Chestnut Estates West development are urging the city to take developer William Buchan Homes to task over the unauthorized land clearing last month. The opponents are also challenging the legality of a proposed development that sits above Ebright Creek – one of the last salmon-bearing streams in the city.

The developer cleared land and dug holes in an area that had been left as open space as part of the developer’s first project in the area.

“It defeats the whole purpose of having preserved open space … if they’re going to go in there and dig these big test pits like it’s any other kind of land,” said Ilene Stahl, former president of Friends of Pine Lake, which has been fighting the development for over a

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Construction continues at Chestnut Estates as the city and developer work out how to deal with an unauthorized land clearing. decade.

The clearing issue is just one battle in an ongoing war over the Chestnut Estates development, located at 212th Avenue Southeast and Southeast Eighth

Street. Buchan Homes applied for the 35-home development, perched just east of Ebright Creek, in 1997, before Sammamish existed. They did

City leaders hope that a consultant’s study, due in June, will give them a clearer picture of the future of fire service in Sammamish.

At the City Council’s annual retreat in late January, Mayor Tom Odell laid out a list of changes he needed to see at Eastside Fire & Rescue if Sammamish is going to stick with the agency after the interlocal agreement that underpins the agency expires in 2014. EFR is made up of three cities – Sammamish, Issaquah and North Bend – as well as King County Fire Districts 10 and 38.

“Public safety takes up more than 40 percent of our budget,” Odell told the other EFR board members at the Feb. 9 EFR board meeting. “This is not something we can just let ride … It’s our fiduciary responsibility to make sure we’re getting the best value for our dollar.”

According to Odell, the “major features required” in a restructured EFR include: ◆ A change in the funding formula, which is currently based on the assessed value of property in each partner’s territory. Odell said he’d like to see partners charged based on a combination of the value of their property and the amount of fire or aid responses they generate. ◆ “Streamlining” of headquarters and high-ranking staff at the agency. Odell declined to identify specific positions he’d like to see eliminated. ◆ Continued veto power over the addition of partners to the

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February 15, 2012

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Council hires help for environmental regulation study

By Caleb Heeringa

At their Feb. 7 meeting the City Council approved a contract for a consultant to review environmentally sensitive areas in the city, passing the first hurdle in the upcoming review of its critical areas ordinance.

The council approved spending up to $97,000 to contract with AMEC Environment and Infrastructure for a review of “best available science” relating to Sammamish’s streams, wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas. The contract was approved by a 6-0 vote, with Councilwoman Nancy Whitten abstaining.

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not receive final approval until 2010, due in part to repeated appeals filed by Stahl and nearby neighbor and fellow environmentalist Wally Pereyra.

As approved by the Hearing Examiner, the development includes a 7.6-acre tract of land that is left untouched just west of the creek. But late last year Buchan Homes applied to build Chestnut Estates West, which would add 30 more homes on 85 acres in the area, including in the parcel previously earmarked as open space. In exchange, Buchan Homes purchased several large properties to the southwest that

The multinational company, which has an office in Seattle, will be tasked with gathering information on the state of scientific research regarding critical areas. The Planning Commission and council will use the information as they grapple with finding development policies that protect the city’s streams and wetlands without stepping on the feet of property owners. The commission is scheduled to consider the ordinance update through the spring and summer, with the council making final decisions in the fall.

Picking the consultant had been important to a handful of property owners who have had

their development plans stymied by the current regulations. City Manager Ben Yazici invited one of that group, Linda Eastlick, as well as Shawna Blyth, a former volunteer wetland surveyor and former Beaver Lake Management District board member, to sit in on the interview process. Yazici said AMEC was the consensus pick of the group.

“I wanted to make sure we had property rights folks and environmental folks there and I wanted to make sure they were both comfortable with the selection,” Yazici said.

Whitten said in a later interview that she abstained from the vote out of concerns about the

city’s lack of options of consultants and the limited scope of the work they’d be doing. The city only had two consultants respond to their request, though they advertised in newspapers around the area twice and contacted a total of 16 firms about the project.

Yazici theorized the lack of interest may have been due to the tight timeline for doing the work – the city wants to finish the review by the end of the year – as well as recession-induced layoffs in the consultant world.

Either way, Yazici said the interview panel had two good options to choose from – AMEC and Grette Associates.

“Yes only two applied, but I don’t need 10 (consultants) … I don’t need more than one to do the job and both consultant teams are qualified,” Yazici said.

But with the CAO update operating in the shadow of the recently completed and often-contentious Shoreline Master Plan process, Whitten said she has concerns that the small pool of applicants could leave the process open to criticism later on when advocates on one side of the issue don’t like the outcome of the consultant’s study. In the aftermath of the city’s shoreline process, homeowners accused

they intend to preserve. Maxim said 65.5 acres would be preserved under the new proposal, more than the 42 acres that city zoning regulations require of the developer.

The city is still reviewing the matter and Buchan Homes may still be required to replant trees to compensate for the ones it cleared. But Sammamish Senior Planner Evan Maxim said the city is hesitant to require replanting of an area that could be poised for development in the coming years. Maxim said the clearing was done to dig test pits to determine whether storm water could be infiltrated into the ground – generally seen as an environmentally sensitive alternative to dumping storm water runoff into nearby streams.

Maxim said Sammamish code required Buchan Homes to get a permit for the clearing work beforehand, though not all cities in the area require such permits.

The city could levy fines or a stop-work order for the clearing.

However, the work is already finished and the city generally favors less abrasive methods to prevent unauthorized clearing.

“We try not to go directly to fines,” Maxim said. “When ‘Joe Homeowner’ goes and clears something and doesn’t know any better it doesn’t make sense.”

Greg Nelson, who manages the development for Buchan Homes, said the company was surprised when it learned that it needed permit for the clearing and said he couldn’t think of any other cities in the area that would

require a permit to do geological work that is required as part of a development proposal.

“It’s kind of a Catch-22 – you’re required to do it before your application but you need a permit to do it in the first place,” Nelson said.

Nelson said his company is being considerate of Ebright Creek while planning the development and the open space parcels near the creek are in addition to the critical area buffers required by law. He said a healthy Ebright Creek is part of the appeal of the development.

“We see (Ebright Creek) as an asset to the development,” Nelson said. “This is not something we want to see go away or be harmed in any way.”

Stahl takes issue with the fact

that a majority of the new property being preserved is land that is largely undevelopable in the first place because it is located on steep slopes and other areas protected by the city’s Critical Areas Ordinance. Under Buchan Homes’ proposal they would be using development rights from those properties and transferring them to developable land closer to Ebright Creek.

“The whole purpose of open space is that we put it in areas that protect our critical areas,” Stahl said. “Ebright Creek is one of our last remaining salmon streams.”

Also at issue is whether clearing open space for the purposes of geological testing is a violation of the initial development agreement. Sammamish city code states that “any open space resulting from lot clustering shall not be altered or disturbed except as specified on recorded documents creating the open space,” though Maxim notes that the original development is subject to the laws in place when it was originally submitted to King County. Maxim said the city is in the process of determining whether the county code at the time forbid such clearing.

Buchan Homes disputes whether the original development conditions require the 7.6acre parcel to be preserved or whether it was simply set aside for future use.

With attorneys for both Buchan Homes and Pereyra sending regular letters containing their own legal interpretations, Community Development Director Kamuron Gurol said the city is focused on gathering all the information available and making a careful decision that’s legally defensible when the case ends up in front of a hearing examiner or judge, as it is likely to do.

“We want to make sure we’re thorough,” Gurol said. “We’re not going to make an off-the-cuff decision here.”

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agency. Sammamish representatives have clashed with other partners over this in the past, most notably over efforts to add Fire District 27, which covers Fall City and acts as a “donut hole” in the agency’s coverage area. ◆ A rotating chairmanship of the board of directors. Ron Pedee, a commissioner representing District 38, which covers unincorporated areas around North Bend and Snoqualmie, has acted as chairman of the board in recent years. The board votes on the chairmanship at the beginning of every year; Pedee was unanimously voted back into the position in January without anyone running against him. ◆ Weighted voting to reflect the population and financial contribution of each partner.

Sammamish, the most populated of the partners at around 45,000 citizens, has two representatives on the board. Issaquah and District 10 also have two repre-

Regional service rejected City Manager Ben Yazici cited EFR’s recent discussions about a regional fire authority as an example of something that just doesn’t work for Sammamish. The proposal would have created an independent taxing authority that charged up to a dollar per $1,000 of assessed value to homeowners across EFR. Sammamish citizens currently pay for fire service through their city taxes, but when averaged across the assessed value of the city, it comes out to around 68 cents per $1,000.

EFR leaders and several partners saw an independent taxing district – with elected representatives accountable directly to voters – as a possible solution to some of the governance issues that have hampered large scale capital projects in the past. The agency attempted to drum up support for a $500,000 remodel of its headquarters last year, but ended up settling for a $50,000 bathroom addition after representatives from the cities said their budgets could not handle the added cost.

The fire authority idea ended up getting shelved after Sammamish refused to discuss it and Issaquah balked at the price to its taxpayers, but Yazici said he’s been here before. “(The regional fire authority) was dead six years ago and then it came alive again and it will die again and come alive again,” Yazici said.

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Past studies The city commissioned a study of fire service options in 2006 and tweaked the numbers again in 2009. That study calculated that Sammamish could save more than $700,000 from the approximately $5.8 million it currently pays for fire service by running a private department and charging for the responses its stations make to neighboring jurisdictions like District 10, which covers Klahanie, and the city of Issaquah, which includes the Providence Point development.

But Mayor Tom Odell and City Manager Ben Yazici said that study is outdated and makes some broad assumptions that can no longer be relied on. There are no guarantees, for example, that District 10 would contract with the city to have Station 83, located near the corner of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and Southeast 32nd Way, respond to Klahanie rather than contracting with the city of Issaquah to have their station in the Issaquah Highlands respond. The recession has also likely had an effect on the numbers.

“We do not want to be making decisions on this going on fiveyear-old data,” Odell told the EFR board.

The city has formed a citizens’ advisory group that will oversee the process. The group includes former councilmembers and EFR representatives Kathy Huckabay and Lee Fellinge, as well as Ron Haworth, a former councilmember and fire chief in District 10.

“They’re going to be looking over our shoulders at how the study is set up and make sure we’re not overlooking anything,” Odell said. sentatives each, while District 38 and the city of North Bend have one each. ◆Using more volunteer firefighters.

City Manager Ben Yazici and Odell would like to see a funding model that reflects the use patterns of a specific station rather than the value of the property its serving. With medical aid calls consisting of the lion’s share of a fire department’s responses, Station 83 spends much of it’s time at Providence Point in Issaquah, though the city still funds the majority of that station’s costs.

“The cost of putting out a fire at a $300,000 home and a $500,000 is the same,” Yazici said.

In an interview, Fire Chief Lee Soptich said the funding argument is as old as the agency. He said EFR staff and other partners are open to suggestions on a new model, but just about every model impacts someone. If the agency charges based on call vol-

ume, Issaquah would be impacted because it produces the most calls. Charging based on square miles covered would hurt District 10, which spans from State Route 18 to Issaquah and Renton and up to Klahanie.

Charging based on assessed value or population impacts Sammamish, he said.

“There have been so many permeations (of the funding model), it’s been difficult over the years to find the golden solution,” Soptich said. “If a partner came forward with a golden funding model that’s a lot better than what we have … I think the board would embrace it.”

As far as streamlining business goes, Soptich said the agency is doing a lot to reexamine its service model and staffing levels.

The board has discussed studying whether the agency could save money by renting a condominium in Providence Point and See FIRE, Page 5

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Crime

open overnight – free lunch for a criminal looking for easy money.

Continued from Page 1 “It takes two things for crime to happen – opportunity and home, looking for an unlocked intent,” Sullivan said. “We as a door or window. community … can’t do much Like many of their ilk, the about intent but we can reduce group was dedicated to their the opportunities for people to craft. become victims.”

“They look at it as a job,” In addition to locking the Sullivan said. “They get up at 6 door, Sullivan suggested keepa.m. in Everett and come down ing lines of communication and literally work for six, eight, open with neighbors, particularor 10 hours a ly if you’re day.” going to be A safe place to live Sullivan out of town said the chalDespite the uptick in burfor a long lenge for law glaries in the city, property period of enforcement crime remains rare in time. There’s is connecting Sammamish compared to also no harm specific burother cities around the in reporting a glaries to speEastside, according to the suspicious cific suspects.

Federal Bureau of vehicle in the Detectives are Investigation. neighboroften able use Here are the property hood. crime rates per 1,000 resiserial numbers Sullivan on electronics dents in surrounding cities said homeor photos of in 2010 – the most recent owners specific jewelnumbers compiled by the should also FBI: ry to deterkeep security ◆ North Bend: 48.2 mine that in mind when items found in ◆ Redmond: 29.5 landscaping. ◆ Issaquah: 28.5 a suspect’s Having large ◆ Kirkland: 27.9 possession hedges ◆ Mercer Island: 13.1 were stolen, between the ◆ Sammamish: 8.8 but most burstreet and a glary operawindow can tions move stolen goods as give a burglar cover while tryquickly as possible. ing to get into a home.

“We were able to tie (the “Hedges create privacy, Kennemer group) to two or which is lovely, but it also prethree cases (in Sammamish),” vents neighbors from seeing Sullivan said. “We believe they what’s going on,” she said. were responsible for many While burglary continues to more burglaries, but we haven’t be an issue in the city, police been able to prove that.” responded to fewer car prowls Sullivan said the best thing and thefts in 2010. The city saw homeowners can do to prevent 113 thefts of items worth more themselves from becoming the than $250 in 2011, down from victim of a burglary is also the 159 in 2010. Sullivan attributed simplest – close and lock the this to several of 2010’s repeat door. More than half of the buroffenders spending much of glaries in the city last year were 2011 in jail. “non-forced entry,” meaning that the suspect entered Reporter Caleb Heeringa can through an open or unlocked be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, door or window. Nightshift or cheeringa@isspress.com. To police units in Sammamish rou- comment on this story, visit tinely find garage doors left www.SammamishReview.com.

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OPINION

Review editorial

Sammamish Forum

Communicate first with business owners

Stan Chapin will be missed

While Sammamish has no smoked-glass towers full of office workers, the city is home to thousands upon thousands of small businesses. The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce estimates there are more than 3,500 home-based businesses scattered throughout the city.

The city is doing a good job of reaching out to those home businesses and demonstrating a willingness to work with them as it undertakes a rewrite of its regulations for how those businesses operate.

The Planning Commission has crafted a draft document that attempts to walk the line between allowing these businesses to function, and recognizing that they exist in residential neighborhoods — not office parks.

The commissioners struck a reasonable compromise in extending the hours when home businesses would be permitted to have customers. The odd car coming or going to a home-based hair salon or accountant until 9 p.m. should not be too much of a burden on nearby residences, and recognizes the need for business owners to make a living based on meeting client needs.

The commissioners were obviously listening to public testimony when they removed regulations about hazardous materials after artists pointed out they need some of those materials to function.

Heck, even toner for a copier can be a hazardous material. The materials of concern will still be regulated, but the draft ordinance seeks to find a reasonable solution.

As the City Council moves to review the recommendations of the Planning Commission, we hope it will continue to reach out to home-based business owners. City officials need to make a concerted effort to contact the businesses to make them aware of the coming changes to regulations that could affect their livelihoods.

In a city with a supposedly high proportion of residents operating home-based businesses, even a seemingly small change could have a big impact.

This legislation needs to be right from the get-go.

The council needs to take the time to communicate with home-based business owners to give them a chance to weigh in —and then to get into compliance with city codes that will impact them as much as their neighbors.

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Sammamish lost an unassuming superstar in the recent death of Stan Chapin, a 40-year-veteran of the King County Sheriff’s Office with the Sammamish Police Dept., a friend to kids, adults and all who love and participate in our rich community life.

The Review’s Feb. 6 article, “Eastlake students mourn death of Stan Chapin,” captured the essence of a wonderful leader and contributor to all our lives.

Everywhere we went in Sammamish—whether to the SAMMI Awards, the Fourth of July celebration, school open houses, City Hall, shopping centers, games, kids’ fairs or fundraisers—Stan was there, always optimistic, always cheerful; loving his work and the people he served.

A friend once said to me, “If I get a traffic ticket, I want it to be from Stan Chapin. I could take it from him, and I’d probably say ‘thank you.’”

In so many ways, Stan, we all say “thank you.” You made a difference for us in Sammamish every day! We won’t forget you.

Jack Barry The writer is a former member of the Sammamish City Council.

Meet the new rep I’m pleased to introduce State Representative Marcie Maxwell to her Sammamish constituents in the new boundaries drawn for the 41st Legislative District.

Marcie has represented me and a good portion of the Issaquah School District in Olympia for the past four years and I can assure those new to the 41st that they will be well represented by her, as well.

She is a familiar face to our Bellevue, Newcastle and Renton citizens and an enthusiastic supporter of the Issaquah Schools Foundation, PTSA’s, levy and bond campaigns, arts and athletics throughout our school district.

I’ve known Marcie for many years, having served as members of neighboring school boards and at the

state level as we advocated for adequate funding for education.

She currently serves in the House of Representatives as Deputy Majority Leader for Education and Opportunity, and, by special appointment of the Governor and Speaker of the House, as a member of the Quality Education Council, which directs the implementation of basic education funding reforms.

I can assure you that there is no stronger or more effective advocate for our school children.

Those in our business community will also be familiar with Marcie, as a leader of the Seattle King County Association of Realtors, member of our Chambers of Commerce, and past president of her Rotary Club.

Marcie has the dedication and influence to get things done for our communities and our schools.

You will find that she is approachable and responsive to your concerns.

We’re lucky to have her represent our corner of East King County.

Connie Fletcher The writer, an Issaquah resident, is a former member of the Issaquah School Board.

Churches can have an opinion I feel compelled to express my outrage at Michael O’ Connells religious bigotry and factual distortions.

In his attack on the Mormon Church with regard to their stance on same sex marriage O’Connell forgot to note that most main stream religious denominations are dissenters when it comes to same sex marriage.

O’Connell then slipped in the assertion that a majority of citizens both here and in the nation support marriage equality, while the facts are that in almost every state that has put same sex marriage on a ballot for citizens to vote on, it has been rejected, though there are some surveys that find a change in attitude today.

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But when rejected by ballot in states O’Connell and those with his personal leaning have then refused to accept the will of the people via legal challenges so unelected judges will overturn the will of the people.

The author states that “No religious group should force their will on others” while it takes many individual voices together to make a religious group.

So it is all right if you sing solo but do not join a choir, unless you believe as O’Connell and those who agree with him do. It takes a samesex village and activist judges to overturn the will of the people. But the faith community is not invited to the debate.

Well if it is true that the Mormon faith believes in polygamy in Heaven as the author states, I am for equality.

Do unto others comes to mind.

Therefore it is only fair that the same-sex marriage faithful have a right to petition Heaven for same sex equality, with polygamy, upon entrance into eternity.

But until then I pray that the author will pick honesty over the opposite and see that religious bigotry should not be a part of the debate.

Larry D. Davison Sammamish

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SAMMI finalists announced The SAMMI Awards Foundation has announced its 2012 finalists. The 46 Sammamish volunteers were chosen to move on as finalists after interviews were conducted over a three-day period during the first week of February.

The Sammamish Acknowledging Magnificent Moments of Inspiration Foundation, which aims to celebrate and promote community involvement, received more than 80 submissions for the awards.

The remaining finalists have been nominated in the following categories: Art: Anne Bruns, Anna Macrae, Denell O’Neill, R. Joseph Scott and Suzanne Tidwell Business: Rhonda Newton Courage: Greg Barton, Court Huston, Ali McKerlich and the Rayan Family Environmental: Jan Bird, Pauline Cantor, Clare Jenkins,

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Judy Petersen and Erica Tiliacos Learning Promotion: Paul Doran, Danielle Maletta, Laura Matheny, Matt O’Rourke and Ronda Patrick Spirit of Sammamish: Gene Dales, Susan Evans and Grace Lievens, Kent T. Kiernan, Sandy Marshall and Stacy Wells Teen Spirit: Jonny Bannick, Mariana Cuevas, Nicolett Dworkin, Jordan Lim and Justin McOmber Trevor Price Award: Ryan Brown, Nathan Gelbrich and Allie Murphy Unsung Hero: Rick Chinn, Nancy Colburn, Jeff Mitchell, Craig Ross and Harry Tehranian Youth Advocate: Pat and Kim Parnell, Walter Beauchamp, Connor Creswell, Brooke Holland and Janine Kotan.

The SAMMI awards will be handed out at the foundation’s celebration event on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at Eastridge Church. For more information on the organization and event visit www.sammiawards.org.

Fire

structure of EFR were declared to be on the table in those discussions. The sub-committee has yet Continued from Page 3 to come forward with any recommendations, but Sammamish has staffing a two-man crew there put its own fire service study on just to respond to medical calls, the fast-track to line up with the rather than having a three-man committee’s schedule. crew respond Soptich said from he’s hopeful “I hope that they are Sammamish’s that able to see the value of Sammamish’s station.

The agency study will maintaining the has not hired a show that, partnership.” new firefighter despite its in more than shortcomings, – Lee Soptich, three years, the current Fire chief – due in part to a arrangement is lack of retirethe best way to ment in the deliver fire upper ranks. service.

Sammamish is not alone in “I get the sense at times that pondering the future of the agen(Sammamish) would like to do cy. The board agreed late last things differently, and that’s ceryear to form a sub-committee to tainly their prerogative,” Soptich consider changes to the agency said. “But I hope that they are after 2014. Changes to the fundable to see the value of maintaining formula and governmental ing the partnership.”

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POlice Blotter Scammer A Sammamish resident called Feb. 2 to report that she had received a phone call telling her she had won $3.5 million dollars.

The caller, who claimed to be part of the Oprah Winfrey Network, told the resident all she had to do to claim her money was buy a $200 gift certificate to Radio Shack, which would then be retrieved by “state marshals” who would drop off the $3.5 million check.

The resident did not follow the caller’s instructions and reported the incident to police.

Who wants to drive?

A 26-year-old Sammamish man was cited for driving with a suspended license after being pulled over near the corner of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and

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Southeast 36th Lane at around 2:30 a.m. Feb. 5.

The officer pulled the vehicle over after clocking it going faster than 50 mph in a 35 zone. All four occupants of the vehicle, including the registered owner who was in the back seat, appeared intoxicated.

The driver was given a breath test and blew a .06, under the .08 legal limit for driving. But the driver also had a suspended license due to an unpaid ticket.

He was cited and a sober driver was called to retrieve the vehicle.

Mental health issue Police stood by Feb. 1 as an aid crew transported a Sammamish man to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. The man had knocked on a neighbor’s door and stated that his mother was trying to kill him.

The man appeared paranoid about his safety and often rambled without making sense.

Police contacted the mother, who said a mental health evaluation was “a long time coming.” He was transported to Overlake Hospital.

Vehicle prowl A resident on the 400 block of 213th Place Southeast reported that someone had gone through his vehicle and stolen about $10 in loose change overnight Feb. 3.

The suspect opened an unlocked door and damaged an ashtray and the center console during the theft. Police have no suspects.

Vehicle prowl A resident on the 3000 block of 231st Lane Southeast reported that someone had stolen a GPS unit and six CDs from his vehicle between 2:30 and 3 a.m. Feb. 5.

The suspect appeared to have opened a door by forcing open a cracked window. Police have no suspects.

Hit-and-run An Issaquah woman called police to report that a tractortrailer had collided with her vehicle and then left the scene at around 12:30 p.m. Feb. 3. The

collision occurred as the woman was pulling onto 228th Avenue from Southeast 24th Street.

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The woman was unable to get a license plate or any other sort of identifying information about the tractor-trailer.

There were no injuries. The case remains under investigation.

Vigilante justice A Sammamish mother called police Feb. 2 to report that several teens were harassing her son.

According to the mother, one of her son’s classmates came to her home along with the classmate’s mother.

The pair told the mother that they suspected her son was behind two recent burglaries at their home and asked if they could search the son’s room for jewelry or money that had been taken from the home.

The mother informed the two that she and her son would be happy to comply with any police investigation and that she regularly checks her son’s room and had not found any jewelry or large amounts of money.

Shortly afterward, the son was contacted by his classmate who asked if he wanted to go get some food. The classmate then arrived in a vehicle with his older brother.

The teen told police that this made him nervous because after the first burglary had occurred the classmate and two associates had confronted him, tearing his clothes and looking for the missing items.

The teen added that one of the group had a baseball bat and had threatened to hit him with it if he tried to flee. The teen said he had not reported the incident because See BLOTTER, Page 7

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incident because he was afraid of retaliation. The teen’s mother contacted the classmate’s mother and explained what had happened and said that her son had been in school today when the burglary occurred. The mother was apologetic and agreed to talk to her son about the intimidating behavior. The case was documented for future reference. No charges will be filed.

Drug disposal An anonymous person dropped off a backpack containing a glass bong and a bag of marijuana for disposal at City Hall Feb. 1.

Domestic assault A 41-year-old Sammamish resident was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault after an altercation with his adult son Feb. 1. The father allegedly broke open the door into the son’s bedroom and began arguing with him over the volume at which he was playing the radio.

The argument then got physical, with the father allegedly grabbing his son around the neck and choking him to the point where he had difficulty breathing. Police could not locate any

red marks on the son’s neck but arrested the father based on the son’s account of the altercation and are suggesting he be charged with assault.

iPod theft Staff at Radio Shack reported that someone stole a 32-gig iPod from the store at around 10:45 a.m. Jan. 26. Staff got the iPod from out of its case so the suspect could look at it. The suspect then said she wanted to buy a specific camera.

As the staff member went to retrieve the camera from the back room, they heard the front door close and came back out to the store front to see the suspect and the iPod missing.

Staff told police that believe they know the identity of the female because they know her boyfriend. The case remains under investigation.

Missing meth Staff at Rite Aid contacted police Feb. 3 after a customer left behind a bag of methamphetamines. The suspect, a heavy-set white male in his 40s or 50s with gray hair and a goatee wearing a dirty white t-shirt, dirty blue jeans and a dark baseball cap, entered the store at around 7:30 p.m. and asked for electrical tape.

Staff directed the suspect to where the tape might be located,

February 15, 2012 • but the suspect said he could not find any and purchased first aid tape instead. As the man got out money to pay, a small baggie dropped out of his wallet.

The suspect left and the checker went to throw the baggie away but found it contained a crystal-like substance. Police took custody of the bag and confirmed that it contained about a halfgram of meth. A photo of the suspect was turned over to police, who continue to investigate.

Mental health issue A Sammamish teen was transported to the hospital after reportedly flying into a “rage” and breaking dishes Feb. 1. The teen’s parents called police out of concern that the teen was a

danger to herself. Police attempted to contact the teen, but the teen refused to speak to police.

The teen also had a shallow wound on her hand from broken pieces of the dishes. She was transported to the hospital to have wounds examined and mental health evaluated.

Suspicious people A resident on the 1000 block of 272nd Place Southeast reported two suspicious people in the neighborhood Feb. 1.

The resident told police that

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she had seen the two walking around the neighborhood and that they had stopped in front of her home and appeared to be looking into her open garage.

The suspects, described as two black males in their 20s, about 6-feet tall with medium builds wearing puffy jackets, reportedly watched the resident leave the neighborhood. The resident’s husband told police that the men got into an old, beat-up blue passenger van and leave the neighborhood.

Items in the Police Blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Ivan Graham, 11, ranked as a top national swimmer

By Celina Kareiva

“It’s different from football and soccer.”

Ivan Graham, 11, began swimHe insists that even when he ming when he was 8 years old. is swimming individually, he is He took to the water immediately still a part of a team. That sort of and his family and coaches soon humility is evidenced in his took notice of his natural ability. schoolwork as well.

“I still get nervous a lot. Before “Ivan is very humble about his the big races, about swimming accomplishtwo minutes before, I ments,” said Elizabeth get nervous, but I try Hobbs, his sixth grade not to think about it,” teacher at Alcott he said. “In the water, Elementary. “He I’m focusing on going responds to congrats fast and where my and compliments competitors are.” about his swimming Ivan is a member of with a shy smile and a the Issaquah Swim shrug.”

Team and is currently When Ivan was 8, ranked No. 1 nationalhis parents started him ly in his age group for Ivan Graham in the sport as a prethe 100- and 200-yard condition for buying butterfly stroke. the family a boat. The competiHe is ranked second in the 50-, tive nature of swim team quickly 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, consumed the entire family. and placed among the top 20 for “Really, swimming is a yearthe 200-yard freestyle. round sport of intense physical Within the Pacific Northwest conditioning,” said his father, division, he is No. 1 in all three Lambert Graham. “It’s all-constrokes. suming … and involves the entire “Swimming is like the track family.” and field of the water,” said Ivan.

Even at age 11, Ivan takes his

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Ivan Graham comes up for a breath during a swim meet. swimming career incredibly seriously. He practices six days a week for an hour and a half each day, at least one practice of

which is a 5 a.m. exercise routine.

His father recalls his most recent meet in Langley, B.C., for

which Ivan was selected to represent the Pacific Northwest in the See SWIM, Page 9

Burst beaver dam brings changes to Hazel Wolf Wetland

By David Rollins

Due to the major storm in late January, one of the beaver dams in Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve burst. The rupture resulted in a lowering of the preserve’s water level by several feet.

“A huge change, and unprecedented in my 15 years of visiting the Preserve,” said Bill Zabriskie, the newest volunteer steward for the preserve. Zabriskie joined the stewardship program last November.

The Forterra Volunteer Stewards donate their time in an attempt to maintain the Preserve.

“We work hard to make the place enjoyable,” said Zabriskie.

The 116-acre area has been protected since 1995. The preserve was named after Hazel Wolf who took a continued role in protecting wetlands and wildlife. On Hazel’s 100th birthday, the Preserve was dedicated

in her honor by Forterra (previously Cascade Land Conservancy) and the citizens of King County.

The bursting of the dam is not necessarily a good or bad thing for the Preserve.

“It’s just a change.” said Zabriskie.

Patrons of the Preserve will notice some recent changes.

Prior to the water level dropping, the north end of the trails were sinking, and in some parts completely submerged in water. Trail goers would place logs over the trails, in an attempt to traverse them.

Now with the dam out, the water has dropped well below the footpath, meaning that trail goers will see a noticeable difference in the ease of travel. The stewards will also have an easier time maintaining the trails under these new circumstances.

Also, the plant life in and

Photo by David Rollins

Only a few weeks ago, this beaver dam was several feet higher. Since it’s burst, the water level throughout the area has dropped several feet. around water will get a jump start in its development. Over the normal course of time, the water level would slowly decline, allowing more and more vegetation to develop where the water once existed.

“With the dam lowered, many of these trees will get a chance to start back sooner than they normally would,” said Zabriskie.

Despite the beavers building several dams a number of years ago, they have not been seen for

some time in the preserve.

“Beavers are a part of the wetland and we want them there,” said Elsa Sargent, Forterra Lands Coordinator.

See HAZEL, Page 9

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Obituary Timothy Steven Williamson Timothy Steven Williamson, of Sammamish, died Feb. 4, 2012. He was 21.

Tim lived life much like he skied mountains, with intensity, grace and conviction. As a child, he would point his skis downhill, bomb the mountain and fly into powdery snowdrifts, always emerging with a joyful grin. As he grew older, Tim carved the slopes more purposefully and with undeniable grace.

A graduate of Eastlake High School, Tim was a budding philosopher, with a wisdom and brilliance beyond his years. He endlessly questioned conventional principles, seeking truth and purity in his life.

Tim had a heart of gold. He reached out to help those in need — once securing medical attention for a complete stranger, a homeless man he

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2012 All Star Invitational.

Watching his son mount the starting block and prepare himself mentally for the competition ahead was one of his proudest moments as a parent.

At that stage, he said, Ivan had only himself to depend on.

“For his mother,” added Ivan’s father, “it’s his strategic surge at the end to out-touch anyone and everyone, and to be first at the wall (that makes her proudest).”

Ivan hopes to continue his

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found in distress. But he reached far more people with his irresistible smile and charm.

Timothy Tim was Steven musical, Williamson creative and an avid gamer. He played the electric guitar and was especially proud of his Les Paul, one of the many guitars in his collection. He found a creative outlet and focus in blowing glass, and in making intricate things, even building a guitar.

Tim is survived by his loving parents Keith and Sylvia; brother Eric; sister Kristin; stepsister Genevieve Moore; stepmother Renee Valliere; stepfather Rodney Catiggay; grandmother Edith Greimel; and grandfather Eugene Williamson.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sound Mental Health (www.smh.org) or Compass Housing Alliance (www.compasshousing alliance.org).

swimming career into the future. When he is in the ninth grade his brother Xavier will be completing his final year of high school, and he looks forward to the chance to swim on the same team as Xavier.

“Ivan, when he gets in, he’s in the pool with a bunch of different kids,” said his coach John Skroch. “But even though (he’s still) building the foundation of the strokes … he’s one of those kids that has a natural feel for the water.”

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Caleb Olson named Eagle Scout

is a member of the Eastlake cross country and soccer teams.

Caleb Olson, an Eastlake High School sophomore, was named an Eagle Scout on Jan. 1.

Olson started scouting at age 11 with Troop 500, which is sponsored by the Caleb Olson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Olson earned 22 merit badges, served in various leadership roles in his troop, and took part in a number of outdoor experiences including: camping in snow caves, hiking Yellowstone, and a 50-mile hike in the Cascades.

Olson’s eagle project involved supervising the building of a viewing platform in Sammamish’s new Evan’s Creek Preserve. Olson did this with the help of his troop members and others in the community. Olson

Britlyn Garrett on dean’s list

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Since the beavers have moved further down river, it is unlikely that they will return to repair the dam. However, their return would be welcomed by the Stewards.

“I certainly hope the beavers come back,” said Katlyn Hanson, a Steward since 2005.

Whether or not the beavers return, those in the Stewardship Program have made their position very clear.

“Let nature take its course,” said Bill Blake, a Steward since 2010.

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Britlyn Garrett, a 2008 Eastlake graduate, was named to the dean’s list at California Lutheran University for the fall 2011 semester. To qualify, students must achieve a GPA of 3.6 or higher.

Western announces graduates The following Sammamish residents graduated from Western Washington University in the fall 2011 semester.

Joseph Norman Bialek, B.S. computer science; Hannah Laurie Bischak, B.A. art; Michelle Kumi Breen, B.A. recreation; Erin Michelle Dickerson, B.A. business administration-general concentration; Christine Alexandra Hay, B.S. manufacturing and supply chain management; Tyler Jon Humphrey, B.A. politics/philosophy/economics; Joseph Graham Kowall, B.A. business administration-management concentration; Joshua Parker Martensen, B.S. kinesiology: health and fitness;

The Stewards will continue to maintain the trails, collect litter, and educate trail goers, but they will take no invasive actions to return the Preserve to its previous state. Meaning, the northern parts of the trail will be more

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Joshua Tyler Phelps, B.A. interdisciplinary concentration; John Austin Ramsey, B.A. history; Milena Lynn Rhode, B.A. recreation; Abigail Susan Wall, B.S. biology/anthropology and Jaime Weiss Wilson, B.A.E. psychology: human development-elementary.

Stephen Maddock wins forensics awards Stephen Maddock, of Sammamish, won three awards at the Pacific University regional championship of forensics.

Maddock was part of a team from Carroll University (Mont.) competing in the Jan. 29 event in Forest Grove, Ore. The team won the regional championship and a share of the Northwest title.

Courtney Layne Phillips earns dean’s award Courtney Lane Phillips, of Sammamish, was given the dean’s award for the fall 2011 term at Colgate University. To qualify, students must achieve a GPA of 3.3 or higher. Phillips, an Overlake graduate, is the daughter of Gerald and Robin Phillips.

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Mead students fill up passports at International Night

By Lillian Tucker

Around the world in 80 days, how about in one night? For students at Margaret Mead Elementary School that is exactly what they did the evening of Feb. 9 when they gathered for International Night.

Just a few hours after the school bell gave its final ring of the day, Mead’s courtyard-style web of classrooms was transformed into an interactive map of the world.

With more than 30 booths and rooms representing places from around the globe, students and their guests journeyed from one continent to another learning about the cultures.

“Mead is a very diverse community with students from all

over the world,” said the school’s principal, Sandy Klein. The event, she added, is a celebration of that. “As you can see, the kids love it.”

And they did. In the China room children lined up to do the chopstick challenge. When their turn came they raced each other and the clock to see how many gummy bears they could pick up with chopsticks and drop in a cup.

The students got even more excited when they learned they got to keep the candy. Elsewhere in the school the mini tourists stopped by the different countries to try their hands at folding origami book marks, making tricornered hats and coloring flags.

As the night progressed it was easy to see where the students

Photo by Lillian Tucker

Kindergarten student Jesara learns about her own family’s Chinese heritage as she studies a display in the China room at Margaret Mead Elementary School’s International Night. had traveled as their hands were decorated with intricate henna designs and dragon stamps; their

faces painted with Norway’s flag.

Their taste buds also took a trip. In the Korea room, one stu-

dent’s family served up spicy tofu See MEAD, Page 11

Creekside goes all out for Operation Bald Eagle

By Tom Corrigan

There probably is no doubt that the Sammamish-based organization Operation Bald Eagle has inspired plenty of people to help United States troops and their families here and overseas.

Operation Bald Eagle has definitely touched the students and staff at Creekside Elementary School.

“At Creekside, a goal is to help each child realize that they are a leader and to encourage them to make a positive, meaningful difference in their community,” Creekside teacher Michelle Blake said.

According to both Blake and fellow instructor Katie Tasa, the school has numerous Student Leadership Clubs.

Tasa and Blake are the faculty advisors to the clubs. Principles from the well-known book “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” is one book taught at the school, Blake added.

Blake noted that her kindergarten class just happens to include Reagan Mitchell, the son of Operation Bald Eagle president and founder Jeff Mitchell.

Operation Bald Eagle is an official nonprofit that was started as a means to give back to the families of men and woman killed in the service of their country,

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Showing off pictures and decorated collection boxes going to Operation Bald Eagle are Creekside Elementary School kindergartners (from left) Reagan Mitchell, Caden Culver and Ethan Ball. according to its website. The group undertakes numerous activities, including sending care packages to active duty units and visiting veteran’s hospitals in the

area.

At Creekside, Blake and Tasa were inspired to collect items to send to troops, as well as have students decorate collection

boxes, draw pictures and write letters to soldiers.

“By being involved in Operation Bald Eagle, the students understand that they are

collecting items and giving to our troops,” Blake said. “The end result is knowing that they gave back to the soldiers for protecting our country.”

She and Tasa said collecting items for the soldiers gave students the chance to discuss veterans and the military with their families.

For the collection, Creekside teachers were looking for specific items. Those included baby wipes (used by soldiers to clean themselves), scented dryer sheets (used for pest control), gum (important for days when troops may not be able to brush) and toilet tissue.

On a flier distributed around Creekside, the tissue issued to troops is described as “like sandpaper.”

The official collection ran at Creekside from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2.

Blake said items would be turned over to Operation Bald Eagle shortly after the final day.

The classroom with the most items was awarded Creekside’s “Golden Otter” award, described

by Blake as a new tradition at the school meant, in this case, to honor the class that showed the most leadership by gathering the most items.

“It’s amazing to see how involved the students are getting,” Blake said.

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Lake Washington district gets help with new school The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has given a $400,000 grant to the Lake Washington School District to help support the district’s new science, technology, engineering and math school.

The money, part of $6.6 million in grants the foundation made Feb. 2, is earmarked to support development of a curriculum for the school.

The foundation was set up by

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dent’s family served up spicy tofu and tteok (rice cakes made from glutinous rice flour). In France they sampled some of the country’s cheeses.

There were plenty of onion bhajees to go around in India.

Columbia offered up empanadas while in Indonesia students and their parents got to try cassava cakes.

When students weren’t feasting and reading about what children in other countries study, they could venture into the gym to watch a variety of performances.

Some even showcased their own talent “We were all and heritage.

Seven-yearnewcomers old Lilla donned a traat something ditional Hungarian in life.” folk dress and bobbed along – Agustina Eiff, as she Parent – watched dancers on stage in similar outfits.

Diya Hayre wowed the audience with her own Bollywoodinspired performance. The shyness that surrounded her as she asked not to go first quickly melted away as soon as the music began. Afterward Diya’s mother revealed that the dance, which appeared completely choreographed, was actually entirely improvised. The 6-year-old simply did not want to practice and said she would make it up as she went.

Also braving the stage was the mother who started it all.

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Jo Lynn Allen in 1988.

The as-yet unnamed school is set to open next fall. It is located just north of Sammamish City Limits on state Route 202.

Eastlake honored for excellence For the third year running Eastlake High School is being honored with a 2011 Washington Achievement Award for overall excellence.

Each year the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Agustina Eiff - who first came up with the idea of an international night last year - brought the Argentinean rhythm to life with her rendition of “Por una cabeza,” a well-known tango song.

“As you can hear so many languages when you are with your kid on the playground it seemed only natural to have an international event,” said Eiff.

She said that whether their

Education judge Washington’s schools in seven categories: overall excellence, language arts, math, science, extended graduation rate, improvement and closing achievement gaps.

One hundred and eighty six schools around the state made the grade after looking at assessment scores over the last three years.

Among those to be honored are 14 schools in the Lake Washington School District, including Eastlake. A ceremony for all the awardees will be held on April 25 at Mariner High School in Everett. family is from Russia or Arizona the event is an opportunity for kids to reconnect with their ancestors. “We were all newcomers at something in life,” she said, adding that Mead’s International Night helps to remind people of that.

Reach reporter Lillian Tucker at ltucker@sammamishreview.com, or 392-6434, ext. 242.

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Eastlake Cheer tops the pyramid at state competition

By Lillian Tucker

It’s “hip, hip, hurray” for the Eastlake Cheer squad who took home first place in this year’s Washington State Cheer Champions Feb. 4 in Everett.

“We were all really surprised,” said senior team member Eve Franklin. “Our entire team was in shock for a minute. And then everyone jumped up and started screaming.”

The girls had a lot to be excited about. After working hard all year practicing tumbles and learning routines Eastlake Cheer had a perfect season, winning every competition they entered and topping it off with a state title after scoring 246 points for their performance.

The team competed in the Small Varsity Division after qualifying for state earlier in the season with a routine they barely had time to practice. Coach Kristin Couch explained that the girls needed to score at least 195 points to be included on the State Championship’s roster.

The afternoon before they were set to compete the team learned its routine and began to practice. The next day they

““It was so rewarding to know that all of our work throughout the season paid off.”

– Eve Franklin, Cheerleader –

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The Eastlake Cheer squad spent football season working together before splitting up into groups to cheer on other sports and to work on perfecting their routine. scored 219 points. The squad got three more chances to work the

routine before the state championships and each time they did

Eastlake girls top Skyline, will play for KingCo title Friday

By Lillian Tucker

Those that made the drive Saturday night from Sammamish to Juanita High School were in for a treat as the Eastlake Wolves and Skyline Spartans battled it out in the KingCo semi-finals.

It was a roller coaster of an evening with the lead volleying between the two schools. Each team was as resilient as the other and both were too stubborn to fold.

The outcome was a complete mystery until the very end when Eastlake emerged the winner of the 4A Girls Basketball tournament semi-final game.

The two teams entered the KingCo tournament with the Skyline (15-6) having the upper hand on Eastlake (13-8). At 16-6 the first quarter ended with the Spartans appearing to have a firm grip on its standing.

The 10-point lead was achieved with help from Skyline’s Megan Wiedeman who

sunk a field goal from behind the 3-point line.

As the second quarter got underway the two teams went basket for basket, keeping a steady 9-10 spread between them.

That changed about half way in when the Wolves began to close in on Skyline.

Kendra Morrison made a 2point field goal followed by Caleigh McCabe scoring two points and landing her free throw. Abby Carlson rounded it out with another basket, bringing the score to 20-18, Skyline.

The final five minutes of the first half saw the Spartans scoring only two more points while Eastlake continued to close in to them with another free throw by McCabe.

Maggie Douglas kept the momentum going and pulled the wolves ahead with two consecutive 2-point field goals bringing the half-time score to 24-23, Eastlake.

To start off the second half

Skyline regained the lead with two, 2-point baskets, but Eastlake was quick to counter that with four points of its own from Ellie Mortenson and Marijke Vanderschaaf.

With five minutes to go in the third quarter Vanderschaaf scored again, giving the Wolves a 3-point lead.

But Skyline didn’t trail behind for long and pulled ahead 37-30 with both its players scoring five consecutive 2point field goals.

With less than a minute to go, Eastlake’s Lauren Files broke Skyline’s streak with a basket of her own.

See BASKETBALL, Page 13 Photo by Lillian Tucker

At 6-foot, 1-inch, Eastlake’s Kendra Morrison lifts off to score for the Wolves during the KingCo 4A Girls Basketball Tournament game against Skyline.

the coaches added more difficult moves and each time the judges

awarded the girls more points.

“We went in this year being the highest ranked all-girls team in our division,” said Couch. “We did make some mistakes but our difficulty was high enough that we were able to win with even a couple of mistakes.”

The final product was a routine that began with a minutelong cheer with sign and palm work, motions and tumbling stunts and rounded out with a 90second music section, complete with running, baskets, dance and a 12-person pyramid.

“It was so rewarding to know that all of our work throughout the season paid off in the end and that we won the entire thing,” said Franklin.

The squad has been practicing See CHEER, Page 13

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and cheering for three days a week, often times more, since tryouts last April. And even the tryouts were intense.

More than 50 girls worked for five days learning basic crowd cheers, tumbling and dancing while earning points for things like good grades and teacher recommendations. In the end 18 girls made the cut.

The entire team stayed together during the fall quarter

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Skyline post Megan Wiedeman looks to get the ball past the Eastlake block.

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The Spartans didn’t slow and scored another two points. The third quarter ended 39-32 with Eastlake edging toward the weeds, giving Skyline a boost of confidence.

By the time the fourth quarter hit its halfway mark and only four minutes remained Eastlake, with two field goals, began to close in on Skyline.

The Spartans had held the lead the longest but Eastlake was proving to be mastering the comeback — and the final minutes of the game were no different.

Abby Carlson and Kendra Morrison helped the Wolves take the lead with a field goal and two free throws. Skyline didn’t back down and with three minutes to

go grabbed the lead for themselves 42-40.

Morrison responded with a 3pointer; Skyline followed retaliated with another basket and two foul shots.

With two minutes left on the clock Eastlake prepared for its final comeback. Bella Zennan scored two for the Wolves with her free throws and Morrison sunk another 3-pointer.

Mortenson followed suit with a 3point field goal of her own.

Eastlake was now ahead 51-46.

But with a chance at the KingCo championship game, Skyline did not give up and put three on the scoreboard, leaving only two points between the two Sammamish teams.

In the final minute the Wolves secured the win with a field goal from Morrison and a free throw from Carlson.

With a final score of 54-49 the Eastlake team erupted with high-pitched screams of triumph that carried on into the locker room.

The Wolves are set to hit the hardwood again Friday, Feb. 17 when they take on Woodinville at 6:30 p.m. at Juanita High School for the KingCo 4A championship.

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to cheer for the football team but when competition season began 12 girls focused on preparing for their own match ups while the other six turned their attention to cheering for both girls’ and boys’ basketball.

Tryouts for the 2012-2013 season have not been scheduled yet but Couch said that they will most likely take place in April.

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Learn about screening options for colon and rectal polyps and cancer with Dr. Darren Pollock at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Sammamish Library.

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Author J.A. Jance will discuss her latest book, “Betrayal of Trust” at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Sammamish Library.

Sammamish Youth Board meeting, 6 p.m. at City Hall

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Feb. 16 Sammamish Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Feb. 20 City offices closed for Presidents’ Day

The Sammamish EX3 Teen Center will hold an open mic night for students in grades 6-12 from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 16 at the center. The event is free and snacks will be available for purchase.

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A concert featuring Master Chorus Eastside and Kyle Kirshenman, organist at Mary, Queen of Peace will feature music to warm the heart. The concert is free but donations will be accepted to benefit Marionwood, the nonprofit nursing home on the plateau. The show is at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Mary, Queen of Peace.

Reisha Holton will host a series of writing workshops from 7-8:45 p.m. Feb. 21 and 28 at the Sammamish Library.

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Feb. 21 Sammamish City Council special meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall

Meet children’s author Derek Munson, who wrote “Enemy Pie” at 1 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Sammamish Library.

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Learn secrets to help you remember better from Charles Kraus at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Sammamish Library.

The Red Thread, a Chinese New Year tale for children 4-8 will explore the holiday through creative movement, story and art for children ages 4-8 is set for 3 p.m.

Feb. 24 at the Sammamish Library.

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Pianist Kimberly Russ will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1in C Major during the Mardi Gras concert of the Sammamish Symphony at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Eastlake Performing Arts Center. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.SammamishSymphony.org.

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by a business meeting at 7 p.m. at the L.E. Scarr Resource Center, located at 16250 NE 74th Street, Redmond.

Sammamish Arts Commission, 7 p.m. at City Hall March 1 Sammamish Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall March 6 Sammamish City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall

Feb. 27 Lake Washington School Board worksession, at 5 p.m. followed

March 7 Sammamish Parks Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall

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Wednesdays at the Evergreen Primary Care Center, 22850 N.E. 8th St. For an appointment, call 899-2831.

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Beyond Baby Blues, a drop-in postpartum depression support group, meets from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at New Parents Services, 11911 N.E. First St., No. 300, in Bellevue. Participants must call to confirm 450-0332, ext. 3.

The Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English Language Classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

To submit items for the Community Calendar, email to samrev@isspress.com. Items will be edited and must be received by the Wednesday before publication.

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Rossi likes Romney Sammamish resident, former state senator and two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi has endorsed Mitt Romney for President.

“Mitt Romney’s background and knowledge of the economy are unparalleled in this field,” Rossi said in a press release. “As a businessman, he knows you can’t spend more than you take in and that federal regulations too often get in the way of our ability to create jobs and prosperity.”

Sammamish residents can vote in the Republican caucus March 3.

To find the correct caucus location, visit the King County Republican Party’s Caucus Locator at http://www.kcgop.org/caucus-

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the consultant and city staff of being biased and influencing the process.

In the interest of avoiding a repeat of that, the city has asked AMEC to keep a narrow focus during this review – only collecting the “best available science” about critical areas. Policy questions, such as the ideal size of buffers around streams or steep slopes, are to be left up to the city’s elected and appointed officials, Yazici said.

Though she said she feels AMEC is perfectly qualified to do the work, Whitten said she feels asking the environmental consultant not to share their professional expertise when it comes to pol-

locator or call the party’s office at 425-990-0404.

Lawmakers hold talk State legislators from the 45th District will take a break from the budget, gay marriage and other state legislative issues to chat with Sammamish residents at City Hall Saturday, Feb. 18.

Republican Sen. Andy Hill and Democratic Reps. Roger Goodman and Larry Springer will host a mid-session Town Hall from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Citizens are invited to come prepared with questions for the legislators. The 45th District currently covers the north edge of Sammamish, though it will include the entire north half of the city after the new state legislative map goes into effect in November. icy is a mistake.

“Typically they help guide policy,” Whitten said. “It’s sort of like going to the doctor and getting test results back. I don’t care if my levels of potassium are A, B or C – I’m not a doctor, I don’t know what that means.”

Sammamish resident Jim Osgood, who has had building plans on his property handcuffed by steep slopes in the area, commended the city for moving quickly on the policy review.

“I know a lot of work has been put in by the city to get a qualified consultant,” Osgood said during public comment. “This is a major step towards meeting the goal of being able to get changes made in the CAO within the very near future for those of us that have been waiting for three or four years for even longer for this to come about.”

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