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After several months of meetings, Sammamish leaders now have a detailed outline of how a community and aquatic center could look on the Kellman property behind the Sammamish Library. But at a $64.1 million price tag for construction and an estimated $267,000 in annual operating subsidy, many continue to worry that the building is more than the city can afford and more than a recession-weary public will approve in a vote. “While (the community) has champagne tastes, we may be at more of a beer budget mentality at the moment,” Deputy Mayor Tom Odell said. By the end of the July 12 joint council and parks commission meeting, the last public meeting as part of the city’s feasibility study, attendees had heard a whole assortment of suggestions for how to cut costs. Councilwoman Nancy Whitten said she favored moving the facility outside of Town Center to evade the city’s own building regulations; Odell and Councilman John James suggested scrapping the bells and whistles and simply building an outdoor pool; Councilman John Curley proposed simply allowing a private business to set up shop on city land. If the city were to put any potential facility to a public vote, as nearly every sitting and prospective City Council member has called for, leaders face a bit of a conundrum. As Sammamish resident Rodger Benson pointed
Eastside Fire & Rescue is going to try and work it out. The agency’s Board of Directors decided July 14 to form a sub-committee that will probe possible changes to its governance structure – including the veto power that individual partners now hold over adding additional partners to the agency. EFR is an amalgamation of King County fire districts 10 and 38 and the cities of North Bend, Issaquah and Sammamish. The study of EFR’s structure follows the completion of a different study that examined the “It doesn’t possibility of a work as regional fire authority – well as it essentially an could.” independent taxing district – Ron Pedee, that would EFR board have moved chairman – the fire ser-
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Sammamish resident Gayle Twelves points out some key features of her pond and nativeplant landscaping.
Residents use landscaping to help water quality in lakes The second in a series that will examine what people in the city are doing to become more ecologically friendly. By Caleb Heeringa
Aside from a few patches of well-manicured lawn, the plants and shrubs that inhabit Gail Twelves’ back yard are not unlike those that you would see when wandering through the woods that covered the Sammamish Plateau centuries ago. With cedar trees towering overhead, Oregon Grape and other native shrubs intermingle with the occasional stand of sword ferns below. For Twelves, who lives in the Loree Estates neighborhood
with her husband Scott Hamilton, the native flora has numerous environmental benefits. It doesn’t require herbicides or pesticides that can be harmful to the surrounding ecosystem. And since it evolved in Pacific Northwest it acts as a veritable sponge compared to non-native plants when it comes to the several feet of rainfall the area gets every year. That means less storm water running off into the environmentally sensitive lakes and streams in the city. “Sammamish has a lot at stake, with three major lakes and more than 11 miles of shoreline,” Twelves said. “That’s three lakes that really depend on us doing this right.” Twelves is one of many
Sammamish homeowners who are keeping the environment in mind when landscaping and gardening. And while some measures are big-ticket items – installing green or living roofs or rain gardens that gather and filter run-off before it goes into neighboring streams, for example – some fixes are cheap,
vices bill from cities’ general funds to residents’ property tax bills. EFR members have been pondering the future of fire service in the area once the agreement that underpins the agency expires in 2014. Mark Mullet, an Issaquah city councilman and one of the city’s two representatives on the board, said the study showed that Issaquah residents would have paid $1.17 per $1,000 of assessed value for fire service under an RFA; they pay the equivalent of 83 cents per $1,000 through the city’s general fund right now.
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Teen center begins construction The long awaited teen center took a step forward July 18 when renovation of what had been the Sammamish Library began. The Boys & Girls Clubs of King County will operate the facility, which is to be called the EX3 Teen and Recreation Center. EX 3 stands for explore, experience, excite. It is set to include a technology lab, teaching kitchen, performance stage, game room, study space and multi-purpose room. The Boys & Girls clubs raised more than $1 million for the renovation, including money from private donors and a leadership contribution from Microsoft, according to a
SAMMAMISH REVIEW press release. The ultimate plan calls for a gym to be added in a later phase of construction, but that is not yet funded. Although envisioned as a teen center, it will be open to community groups during school hours. The Boys & Girls Clubs expect construction to finish within about 60 days.
State BPA ban starts on certain products for children The initial step in a state law banning the chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, started July 1, as the state banned BPA-containing bottles, cups and other containers for chil-
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dren younger than 3. State legislators passed a law last year to ban the sale of certain products containing BPA. The chemical is used to keep plastic containers airtight, but has been linked to health problems, including miscarriages. Starting July 1, 2012, the ban also applies to sports bottles containing BPA. However, cans designed to hold or pack food can still contain BPA. Numerous national and international scientific organizations have expressed concerns about how BPA can interfere with the hormonal system. The state Department of Health created a website, www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/oehas/ bpa.htm, dedicated to answering questions about BPA and the state ban.
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Sammamish representatives Don Gerend and Tom Odell have said from the beginning that a property tax-based RFA likely wouldn’t work for cities like Sammamish and Issaquah that are flush with assessed value compared to neighboring rural fire districts. Sammamish is the only EFR partner that didn’t send an official representative to the RFA talks. Though the Issaquah City Council has yet to formally consider the results of the RFA study, EFR Board Chairman Ron Pedee (who represents Fire District 38) admitted that it was “fairly unlikely” that the city would be on board.
Given the impasse, Pedee suggested that the agency form a sub-committee “to figure out what tweaks we need to make to the (EFR) model going forward.” “We’ve got something that works better currently than all of us having our own fire departments, but it doesn’t work as well as it could,” Pedee said. Pedee suggested the committee, made up of elected officials from each partner, could analyze some of the “deficiencies” that have created headaches in the past, including the veto power that any given partner has over adding other cities or districts to the agency. In the past Sammamish, citing financial concerns, has opposed efforts to add King County Fire District 27, which covers Fall City and is a literal donut hole the in the middle of EFR’s coverage area.
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making facility could be affordable for less-fortunate families or seniors who can’t afford a private Continued from Page 1 club. Councilwoman Michele Petitti compared the facility to out during public comment, cutany other public amenity that ting out an amenity like the com- everyone funds but not everyone petitive pool to save money may uses – like a park or a library. also mean cutting out a prospec“I pay for the library and I’ve tive vote. only been in the library one time The 8-lane competitive lap since it opened its doors,” Petitti pool has been the only feature said. “When I leave (City Hall) anyone has suggested cutting and see so many people using it, from the plan – taking it out it brings me joy. It’s community would save an estimated $10 milpride to me and I’m happy to pay lion in construction costs and for that.” trim around $100,000 per year Gerend noted that some of the off the annual subsidy. Parks study’s projections of the cost to Director Jessi Richardson noted each household of the potential that the competitive pool ranked facility are about on par with at or near the top of citizens’ priwhat every household currently orities during two recent focus pays for the library. A $60 million groups the city has done for the facility funded entirely by propproject. erty taxes is projected to cost a “The more you condense homeowner 54 cents per $1,000 down the proof assessed gram, you’re value on their “Great cities take risks reducing the property taxes; sometimes. If we’re number of peocounty taxpayple willing to going to do it we’ve got ers approved use it and the raising their to do it right size … and library tax to less support you’re going to 50 cents per have a good plan for get in a vote,” $1,000 in 2010. paying for it.” Benson said. Curley “Great cities argued that the – Roger Benson, take risks comparison Resident – sometimes. If was apples and we’re going to oranges, since do it we’ve got “there is no to do it right size … and have a private sector alternative to a good plan for paying for it.” library.” Curley and several members “Sure there is – Barnes and of the public questioned why all Noble,” Odell replied. the city’s taxpayers should be Ken Ballard, a consultant paying for a facility only some doing the market analysis for the would be using, particularly facility, has estimated that as given that there are private busimuch as 9 percent of the communesses like Columbia Athletic nity, including Klahanie and Club and non-profits like the other areas immediately outside YMCA in the city. Curley floated Sammamish, would purchase an the idea of leasing the land to a annual pass for the facility. When private business for a dollar a three-month passes and daily year and allowing them to build passes are added in, he predicts and run the facility so that the 30 to 50 percent of the surroundcity could avoid the projected ing residents would use the facilioperating defecit. ty at least once a year, though “Then we’ll see if this is somesome of those would be non-paything the market really demands ing citizens using the free por– if there is money to be made tions of the building like the comthe free market will go there,” munity meeting rooms. Curley said. Ballard said those are conserCurley’s idea drew sharp vative estimates and that close to rebukes from others on the coun30 percent of the surrounding cil, including Whitten, who said population uses the current pool there is no way such a moneyfacilities in Issaquah and
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This drawing shows what a community center could look like as seen from the north, looking south. The flat shape just above the right corner of the building is Mary, Queen of Peace church. The shape at the extreme left is the library. The image shows the proposed three levels of underground parking. Redmond. “And Sammamish’s facility (would be) so much more than those facilities,” he added. Sammamish resident Teri Rothbauer questioned those assumptions, especially given that fees at Issaquah’s Julius Boehm pool are significantly cheaper than the projected fees at Sammamish’s facility – $75 for a three-month pass in Issaquah compared to $205 for a resident and $260 for a non-resident. Study organizers noted that the proposed fee structure is very preliminary and could easily change. Rothbauer also questioned why the city was looking into building a recreation facility that contained a senior activity room and would presumably offer teen programing as well when the city is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club on the Teen Recreation Center in the old library, which hasn’t even opened yet. The facility, near the corner of 228th Avenue and Northeast Inglewood Hill Road, is set to open this fall and will offer both teen and senior activities. “There is the issue of need and the issue of want,” Rothbauer said. “I know we all want it
because we’re Americans. But I question the need part … I see a few gray hairs in the audience – maybe you’ve heard this saying once or twice before: ‘Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.’ ” Of all the large numbers involved in the cost estimates on the center, the council and commission seemed to struggle most with the $15.9 million cost estimate for about 300 parking spots at the facility. The council approved a series of development regulations last year that call for 80 percent of parking in Town Center to be structured. Rather than building a multi-story parking garage that blocks the idyllic views from Sammamish Commons and the library, organizers have suggested putting the parking underground, which also adds to the cost. Add to that an estimated $3.8 million in road improvements to 228th to deal with the traffic that is to be added to the area and more than 30 percent of the project cost is made up of parking and traffic improvements. Whitten and others in the public argued that the city should look for sites outside of Town Center
so that the city wouldn’t have to meet its own standards for structured parking and low-impact development. “I’d like to see it moved so that we’re getting more of a community center and less of a parking lot,” Whitten said. Petitti said the city needed to show leadership on the development regulations it passed. She also said suggestions by Odell and Councilman John James that the city simply build an outdoor pool would be “turning tail” on the project and not what citizens wanted when they asked for a community center in the city’s phone survey last year. “When people said they wanted a community center I don’t think they were thinking it would be an outdoor pool when it rains 10 months out of the year,” she said. “We need to roll up our sleeves and come up with a solution.” A finalized feasibility study will be presented to the City Council in September. Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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Review editorial Get real, no extra fees for transit The King County Council should not approve a new tax for Metro buses or send it to the voters to decide. We do believe that new taxes will be needed to get government services operating, but a $20 car tab fee should be rejected. The council is finishing its series of public hearings on implementing a new $20 fee on existing vehicle registration fees for each of the next two years. This money would maintain the levels of bus service at or near what they are right now. Without the $20 fee, Sammamish cuts could include eliminating Route 927 from Sammamish to Issaquah, and reducing service on Route 269 between Issaquah and the Overlake transit center via Sammamish. Taxpayers are already heavily invested in our transportation system, from the gas tax for highways to taxes for the Regional Transit Authority, Sound Transit and Metro. Five years ago, Metro asked voters to approve Transit Now, a sales tax increase to expand bus service. Within a year, the expansion slowed and the funds were diverted to maintenance of existing routes and new buses — making up the loss of sales tax revenue as the economy slowed. Some voters have called it a good case of bait and switch. Metro should indeed be cutting some routes and getting more efficient with what they have. Sammamish could probably lose the routes in question without much pain. Pretty much everyone in Sammamish has a car; people did not move here for easy transit access. Transit centers and Park & Ride lots are not far to go to catch a bus. The council should double check the policies that decide which routes will be maintained and which will go, giving consideration to ridership and demographics. But then the council needs to speak for the people who say “no more” to bus subsidies. Transit has wider social benefits that make it reasonable for people who don’t ride the bus to chip in towards its operation — but they already are doing just that.
Poll of the week Will you vote for the $20 fee for buses if it goes to voters? A) Yes. This area needs to maintain its bus service levels. B) No, I’m just opposed to all taxes. C) No. I don’t use buses, so why should I support them? D) I don’t actually bother to vote. To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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Sammamish Forum Early election support for Richardson In covering the race between Kathy Richardson and Nancy Whitten for the City Council I can understand the desire to draw distinctions between the two candidates, but I felt the article was misleading to the voters to say that Whitten lives off of 228th and near Pine Lake and that Richardson is a Lake Sammamish shoreline homeowner. Both candidates are shoreline homeowners. I was glad to see Richardson enter the race when Petitti decided not to run again because I feel we need women on the council. I was dissappointed to see Whitten switch seats to run against Richardson, by doing so she has assured that there will only be one woman on the City Council. I appreciate Whitten’s dedication and service to the city over the years. She has always voted her principals and that is to be commended. However, I have seen Kathy Richardson as she has worked tirelessly with Sammamish Homeowners Organization as well as the Planning Commission. She shows a great command of the details and uses a common sense and thoughtful approach to issues. She has worked well with city staff on a number of issues. I feel she has developed skills over the last few years that would be a great addition to the City Council. As the voters see more of her through debates and public presentations, I am sure they will see a clear choice for the city council. Megan Gee Sammamish
Why are there natural deaths in the Police Blotter? I suspect I’m not alone in turning to the Police Blotter in each week’s Sammamish Review. I admit it’s one of my guilty pleasures, usually providing a laugh or
two, a reminder to close my garage door, and more importantly, raising my awareness of the fact that so many of my fellow drivers are intoxicated. A worthwhile reminder, to say the least. Perhaps I’ve not been sufficiently attentive in the past but I don’t recall seeing reports of deaths from natural causes in the Police Blotter until the last couple of issues. Frankly, it strikes me that such reports don’t belong in the same column with burglaries, fraud, and drunk drivers. The fact that a 99-year-old man passed away at his home in last week’s issue, for example, is hardly news, especially since his name was (thankfully) not reported. It was certainly not an amusing story. Nor was it a cautionary tale from which readers might profit by adjusting their own behavior. However, it may have been a source of pain for his family whom, I suspect, would not appreciate seeing the story alongside the other incidents reported in the Police Blotter. And since his name was not included in the report, only his family and friends would even be aware of the gentleman’s identity. In short, I don’t see the point. I am aware that the police are obligated to investigate deaths that occur in people’s homes in at least a pro forma fashion. Perhaps that’s why the report shows up in the Sammamish Review Police Blotter. With these issues in mind, I’d like to suggest you consider not reporting the passing of Sammamish residents except when it constitutes news or an obituary. In those cases, of course, I’d expect more than a paragraph about an anonymous citizen. The rhythms of life, deaths as much as births, are worth noting but not necessarily in the context of the Police Blotter.
Don’t build the community center without a vote It is my sincere belief that the City Council of Sammamish is moving ahead at full speed to set finances in place for an aquatic center before the November elections. At least two councilmembers are vacating the positions they hold. The question is why the haste? My belief is that there is a fear the elections will put new people in who may want to apply the brakes to a project that seemingly is going to be a monster to finance and maintain. As reported to the taxpayers of this community, they will be looking at millions in construction cost and hundreds of thousands in maintenance costs — all from taxpayers. This project should be put to the taxpayers who will pay this butcher’s bill in the form of a vote, not by action of the council or the city staff which will guide this project. To implement this so called plan is more like a road map to financial disaster for citizens and the city itself. Ursula Geiger Sammamish
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Sammamish Library named a ‘Landmark Library’ By Anna Marum
Library Journal recently named Sammamish Library a “Landmark Library” for its use of location and sustainable features. According to the journal article, “the library is place making, a building block of community vitality.” The library was completed in January of 2010 by design firm Perkins+Will. Senior Associate at the firm and Project Designer Ryan Bussard said he and his colleagues are very proud to have received the award. Bussard said King County Library Systems had several goals
POlice Blotter Domestic violence A 43-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault after allegedly choking his girlfriend July 9. The girlfriend’s brother called police just after 2 a.m. after finding the couple fighting and the boyfriend choking the woman. The brother then attempted to break up the altercation and
when they contracted with Perkins+Will. “They wanted to expand upon the library in town and they wanted to complete the civic heart of Sammamish,” he said. King County also wanted the library to be innovative and sustainable, he said. While designing the library, Bussard aimed to increase natural lighting and reduce energy use. He achieved this by installing skylights and using a geoexchange system. This is similar to geo-thermal energy, but instead of using heat from magma, the temperature of the
soil beneath the building is used to heat and cool the library. Bussard also installed roof garRyan Bussard dens. In addition to keeping the building cool in the summer and prolonging the life of the roof, the roof gardens, filled with sedum plants, help control runoff and will provide a pop of color to the roof when the
sedums blossom. To further decrease runoff, Bussard placed one parking lot under the library and used porous concrete in the outdoor parking lot. Inside, Bussard used native wood for benches to add warmth to the space. He also put down polished concrete pathways that lead to different sections of the library. The Sammamish community had a lot of input on the library design, Bussard said. The firm held a series of workshops and presentation to get feedback from the residents and incorporate their ideas.
One result of these workshops was the green roof. Bussard said he is most proud to have helped tie the site into the building. “There’s no way you could put that building anywhere else,” he said. The architect wanted to take advantage of the views, he said. Visitors have great views of the Seattle skyline and the Olympic Mountain range. “The site’s phenomenal for the building,” he said. “We were excited to work there.”
began struggling with the man. The man had fled in a vehicle by the time police arrived but they were able to pull him over nearby. He was booked into Issaquah Jail on suspicion of fourth-degree assault and malicious mischief.
nearby and took it as evidence. The case remains under investigation.
in the front doors and gone through the home, which is currently for sale. Some inexpensive jewelry was stolen from the home and a television was unplugged, leading police to believe that the burglar had thought about taking it before electing not to. Police obtained some fingerprints from the scene. The case remains under investigation.
pect then punched the teen and ran off. Witnesses identified the suspect to police. Officers then attempted to contact the teen at his mother’s home. The mother at first refused to answer the door though police saw her in the home. When contacted by phone the mother told police the teen who had been punched had stolen a watch. Police explained that “punishment or justice should be done in the proper ways, which does not include having somebody punch somebody else,” according to the police report. The case was forwarded on to prosecutors.
Graffiti Police were called July 7 after a maintenance supervisor at the Knolls and Inglewood Hill apartments found graffiti on the outside of a garage. The tags appeared juvenile in nature and were done with black spray paint and permanent marker. Police found a used spray can
DUI A 35-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence July 7. An officer pulled him over just before 2 a.m. near the corner of Northeast 18th Street and 228th Avenue Northeast after witnessing the man drive 53 mph in a 35 zone. The man denied having drank that night but blew a .18 on a portable breath test – over the .08 legal limit for driving. He was booked into Issaquah Jail on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and driving under the influence.
Burglary A resident on the 21700 block of Northeast 20th Way had their home burglarized between July 1 and July 5. The resident returned from vacation and found that someone had apparently kicked
Unjust justice A 17-year-old Sammamish teen may be charged with fourthdegree assault after allegedly punching another teen in the face because he suspected the teen of stealing his father’s watch. Police were called to the basketball courts at Pine Lake Park at around 7:45 p.m. July 6 after reports of a fight going on. They arrived to find a teen with a bloody lip. The teen and several witnesses reported that another teen had come to the court and demanded he hand over a watch. The sus-
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stolen from his vehicle as it was parked at the Beaver Lake boat launch between 5:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. July 8. The prowler smashed a passenger side window and took the items.
home. A laptop, 32-inch television, DVD player and jewelry were among the items stolen. Police were able to obtain some fingerprints from the home. The case remains under investigation.
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A resident on the 1800 block of 203rd Avenue Southeast had their mailbox blown up by an apparent sparkler bomb at around 12:30 a.m. July 5. Police found the contents of the mailbox shredded by the explosion and the front door of the box hanging nearby. Police were able to collect some fingerprints from the scene. The case remains under investigation.
An 18-year-old Issaquah man was removed from a restaurant on Northeast 4th Street July 7. An employee called police because he recognized the man as the suspect who he said had stolen some of his property a year earlier. The employee told police the man had given him a ride but then left with several of his things when the employee got out at a gas station to buy a drink. Officers contacted the suspect, who denied taking the items. The store manager told police that she felt obligated to support her employee and that the suspect and his friends had been mocking her employee while they were in the store. The Issaquah man denied any wrong-doing but agreed not to come back to the store.
A resident on the 23700 block of Southeast 24th Street called police July 6 after her diamond ring went missing. The resident told police that her cleaning lady was the only non-family that had had access to the home during the time that the ring whet missing from her master bathroom. Police questioned the cleaning lady as well as the cleaning lady’s hired help. Both denied having taken the ring. Police could find no records of similar rings being sold at local pawn shops. The case remains under investigation.
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Summer in Sammamish A resident on the 3000 block of 235th Avenue Southeast had a light fixture outside their home damaged by a firework overnight July 2. The resident heard a loud explosion at around 11 p.m. The next morning they noticed that one of the panels on an outside light fixture had been broken and there was firework debris nearby. The vandals failed to break the light bulb itself. The fixture is estimated to be around $200 to replace.
Burglary A resident on the 2800 block of 252nd Avenue Southeast had a 60-inch flat screen television and other electronics stolen from their home July 8. The residents, whose home is for sale, got a call from their realtor, who reported receiving a suspicious phone call from a 20-something male who appeared to be faking a Hispanic accent. The caller asked the realtor about whether the home was vacant or not. The caller hung up quickly when the realtor asked who he was. When the residents arrived home shortly afterwards they found their front door ajar and thousands of dollars of electronics stolen from the home. Computers, cameras and a 60inch television were among the items taken. Police could not locate any fingerprints. The case remains under investigation.
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Burglary A resident on the 24900 block of Southeast 30th Street had jewelry and electronics stolen from their home between 3 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. July 6. The burglars had apparently pried the front door open and ransacked the
Open door Police woke up a resident on the 2900 block of 275th Avenue Southeast after finding the resident’s garage door open after 2 a.m. July 6. The man agreed to close the door.
Fireworks at school Police were called to Cascade Ridge Elementary July 5 after staff found signs that someone had damaged a portable with a sparkler bomb over the holiday weekend.
Police found firework debris around a door handle to a portable building near the school. About $500 worth of damage was done to the door. Police have no suspects.
Suspended license A 25-year-old Seattle man was cited for driving with a suspended license after being pulled over near the corner of Southeast Klahanie Boulevard and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road just before midnight July 2. An officer clocked the man’s vehicle at 48 mph in a 35 zone. The man’s license was suspended. He was ticketed and a passenger with a valid license was allowed to drive the car away.
Suspended license A 42-year-old Sammamish woman was ticketed for driving with a suspended license after an officer witnessed her get into her vehicle and drive away from the Pine Lake Starbucks July 2. The woman had an outstanding warrant through Mercer Island police for driving with a suspended license.
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man reported that he and his wife had both received identical emails from someone saying he had been hired to kill them. The man contacted police July 1 after receiving the emails, which explain in poorly-worded English that the author has been hired to kill them. The author then says not to involve law enforcement but that he would spare their lives if they paid him $5,000. The resident told police that he is not in fear of his life and believes the emails are a scam. Police note that the language in the emails is consistent with similar email scams that originate out of Africa.
Holiday weekend vandalism A resident on the 25300 block of Southeast 31st Place had the interior of his car damaged after two teens threw a lit firework into an open window at around 9:30 p.m. July 3. The firework created burn marks on the front passenger seat. The resident saw the teenage male suspects flee in a newer-model silver Dodge pickup. Items in the Police Blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.
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County advises keeping your pet’s shots up to date “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is a saying that applies to the health of your pets as much as it applies to you, according to the Regional Animal Services of King County. Routine immunizations are important to the life and health of your furry friends. “Vaccines are one of the wonders of modern medicine,” said Sue Moriyasu, veterinary medical director at Regional Animal Services. “Just as in humans, ini-
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simple and effective. Liza Burke, community relations manager with organic gardening advocacy group Seattle Tilth, suggests taking a self-guided tour through their garden at Pickering Barn in Issaquah. The garden is a grab bag of organic gardening tips – from which vegetables grow well in the damp Pacific Northwest environment to how to set up a rain garden or compost pile. The organization also occasionally offers classes around the Seattle area. Sheri Henshaw, a garden educator for the organization, said the easiest thing a gardener can
SAMMAMISH REVIEW tial immunizations and boosters are vital to ensuring that your pet lives a long, healthy and happy life.” The list of vaccine-preventable animal diseases is long, county officials said, but they reported that two illnesses seem to be making their way through the county: panleukopenia, or feline distemper, and parvovirus in dogs. The closely related viruses spread easily, are resistant to most disinfectants and can live on contaminated surfaces for years. Illnesses caused by the viruses often are fatal to kittens or puppies. Symptoms of both illnesses
may include diarrhea, vomiting, loss of appetite and lethargy. “Even with aggressive treatment, up to 90 percent of kittens and cats infected with panleukopenia die,” Moriyasu said. “Parvo can be treated more successfully if caught early, but treatment is expensive and not guaranteed. That is why it is to important to get your new kitten or puppy vaccinated immediately and to be sure to go back to your veterinarian for boosters.” Moriyasu said the viruses never would be eliminated from our environment, making the best treatment easily available and highly effective vaccinations.
Water conservation tips for gardeners and landscapers ◆ Add compost to your soils. ◆ Plant native or drought-tolerant plants in your garden. ◆ Water lawns deeply, but infrequently. One inch a week during the summer is sufficient. ◆ Water early in the morning or late in the evening. A lot of water applied during the heat of the day evaporates and is wasted. ◆ Arrange sprinklers so they’re hitting lawn, not pavement. ◆ Each spring, inspect all hoses and irrigation tubes for leaks. Source: Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District do is to use organic compost instead of store-bought fertilizer full of phosphorus or nitrogen. If you are using fertilizer, make sure it is phosphorus free – King County recently forbade homeowners from using phosphorus
fertilizer except when a lawn or sod is being installed for the first time or when certified tests show the soil is low in phosphorus. While the focus is often on fish and aquatic life in lakes and streams, Twelves said it’s a matter of human and pet health as well. “We let our dog out on the lawn,” she said. “We don’t want him out getting those chemicals on his paws and licking them.” Trees are also key to maintaining a healthy ecosystem and getting your yard closer to the state it was in prior to development.
“And just because your cat or dog lives inside does not mean they are not vulnerable to vaccine-preventable illnesses,” Moriyasu added. “Being a responsible pet owner includes making sure your pet is protected against disease, and routine immunizations from your vet can help you do that.”
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As far as water retention goes, few things are better than the root system of an adult tree. “I hate to see people cutting down mature trees,” Twelves said. “People don’t think of the job that a tree is doing for them.” When it comes to amending soils, Henshaw said it is “buyer beware” when it comes to buying topsoil or compost or any other gardening products. “Be careful who you’re buying top soil from,” she said. “Some places resell old top soil, so you don’t know where it’s coming from … or what kinds of chemicals may be in it.” Homeowners that are willing enough to truck in topsoil for their gardens may also take the next step and install a rain garden – essentially installing some sort of fill material that acts as a natural drain field that retains and filters runoff. Henshaw said that though most of the rain gardens being installed in the Puget Sound are going into larger commercial or public projects, it’s nothing that can’t be accomplished by a residential homeowner who does their homework.
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So you want to build a rain garden Sammamish residents interested in installing a rain garden on their property can get a walkthrough from an expert at a free class from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 29 at Marenakos Rock Center, 30250 S.E. High Point Way in Preston. For more information and to RSVP, email info@marenakos.com. Seattle is currently offering citizens in the Ballard neighborhood rebates on the installation of some rain gardens. “You have to be careful that you don’t flood your neighbor’s basement, but it’s a simple process,” she said. Washington State University has a handbook that will walk a homeowner through the rain garden installation process. It can be found at: http://raingarden.wsu.edu. Twelves said her organic garden is low maintenance and high-impact when it comes to keeping the city’s environment thriving, and the switch from a traditional garden isn’t so drastic. “People think it’s as hard as switching from being an omnivore to vegan or something, but it’s really not,” Twelves said. Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
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Ed Nixon comes to Sammamish By Christopher Huber
At 81, Edward Nixon still recalls vividly the time he and his family toured Air Force One and the numerous times they stayed at the White House in the 1960s and 1970s as the guests of his brother, Richard Nixon. He recalled stories of being the President’s brother during the weekly Rotary Club of Sammamish breakfast July 14 at Bellewood Apartments. He also offered some snippets from his 2009 memoir about the Nixon family history and provided an intimate view of his brother’s presidency. It was part of the club’s efforts to expand its program to offer a better mix of local, national and international speakers, said Keenon Kennedy, Rotary’s program director. “It’s very exciting for us,” Kennedy said. “I thought he did a great job. I love that he’s 81 years
old and still wants to write another book.” Nixon, who has lived in the Seattle area for most of his life, also remembered the attention he got during his college days at Duke and NC State as his brother rose in political stature and eventually took office as the 37th president of the United States. “I couldn’t get away with anything,” said Nixon, who is 17 years younger. Nixon centered his stories around the idea from his brother’s book “In The Arena,” which talks about life in the political spotlight. Ed was 16 when Richard was elected to Congress. While Richard Nixon wasn’t elected president until 1968 — when Ed was teaching classes at the University of Washington — Ed, a scientist, said he always had to talk to people about things he didn’t care much about. He taught Naval history courses at UW, but students would ask
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Edward Nixon, President Richard Nixon’s youngest brother, adresses the Sammamish Rotary. him about Richard Nixon or what he thought about certain political ideas. Always being ready to address questions or criticisms
was simply part of being the President’s brother, he said. It wasn’t necessarily distracting, but he did have to learn to stay on
topic while teaching, Ed Nixon said. “I was on the spot,” he said. “It slowed things down.”
Cary Young to retire as director of SAMMI awards By Christopher Huber
Cary Young’s favorite SAMMI moment came in 2009 when organizers announced the winner of the Trevor Price Award. The executive director of the annual community award show watched as then-ninth-grader Monisha Gulabani paused and turned center-stage, took a bow and continued to humbly accept her award. As she did, the crowd, having heard Gulabani’s harrowing story of overcoming bone cancer in elementary school and returning to skiing and most of her regular activities, gave her a standing ovation. “This is the gutsiest little girl. She just sucked everybody in,” Young said, reliving the moment. “It was just an amazing moment. Her spirit was just infectious.” Young, on the verge of tears just thinking about it, said she was overcome with emotion at that moment more than any other time. “It was a spontaneous standing ovation. I’ll never forget that,” Young said. After four years serving as executive director of the SAMMI Awards, Young recently announced she is stepping down. She will remain on the organiza-
tion’s board of directors and noted she is pursuing other interests. “I just felt like, as much fun as I had, I think it’s time for somebody else to try their hand at it,” Young said. Although Young will still play an integral role in the SAMMIs, board president Anh Vo said she will miss Young’s energy for the position. “She is an amazing ball of energy,” Vo said. “She wants to see the community grow and thrive.” Overseeing the logistics of the so-called “Oscars of Sammamish” entails a lot of work throughout the year, she said. From garnering event sponsors to interviewing nominees for the 10 different award categories, she spent a lot of time being the face of the SAMMIs. “Starbucks is my second office,” Young said. While the executive director receives a stipend, the position is, for all intents and purposes, a volunteer one. There’s something going on year-round and for the three months leading up to the March award ceremony, it’s more like a full-time job. “You are kind of overseeing the whole can of worms,” Young
Cary Young said. “The SAMMIs is such a special thing, you really want to do it justice.” But Young seemed to care more about the relationships cultivated and inspirational stories she heard than any compensation she received. “The stories are just remarkable,” she said. A Sammamish resident since 1986, Young had worked as a board member for the Seattle Children’s Hospital Guild Association. So she had the experience in fundraising and organizing people and events. She became acquainted with the
SAMMIs after her neighbors nominated her for one in 2005 — she’s a two-time cancer survivor. So when she saw an ad in the paper in 2006 seeking an executive director, Young jumped at the opportunity to serve her immediate community. “I’m like, ‘oh my god, I’ve been doing this for like 10 years,” Young said. Since joining the SAMMI team, Young has brought much needed organizational and public relations skill and knowledge that helped make the SAMMI Awards a major event each year, said Vo. While the entire board of directors, as well as various other volunteers, works to garner financial support and logistically organize the event, Young had her hand in most aspects of the process. “You feel like you’re not the only one paddling in the boat,” Vo said. She will also miss Young’s deep history with and connection to the people of Sammamish. You mention a name and Young knows or can tell you a story about that person, Vo said. The SAMMI Awards (Sammamish Acknowledges Magnificent Moments of
Inspiration) stemmed from an idea four Sammamish residents came up with on Sept. 11, 2001 to bring something positive out of something so horrific, according to the organization’s website. The city was struggling to gain a sense of community just two years into incorporation. The award ceremony was the four residents’ solution to help integrate Sammamish residents by recognizing people who serve with compassion and inspire others. The show drew an audience of 40 people in 2001 and grew to about 400 in 2011. The organization is open for application submissions throughout the summer, Young and Vo said. They hope to fill the executive director position by the end of the summer. “In my opinion the person should live here or close,” Young said. “The No. 1 thing is PR and community outreach. If you like putting on a show, it’s fun.” Vo said they are looking for someone who is dedicated to the community, well organized, knows how to create a sense of community and how to put on a show and has a sense of inclusion. “The board is waiting with open arms, saying ‘let’s go,’” Vo said.
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Incoming Skyline High School seniors Supriya Dublish and Nicole Atherly received Girl Scouts Gold Awards for their leadership and service to the Sammamish community. In recognition of their work, Dublish and Atherly were invited to Gov. Chris Gregoire’s home and received letters of congratulations from President Barack Obama. Winning the award “was really cool, especially when I got the letter,” said Dublish. The highest honor a Girl Scout can receive, the Gold Award is a culmination of 40 hours of summer camp leadership, 40 hours of career related activities and 65 hours of individual project work. Dublish and Atherly attended job shadows and career fairs, worked at the Sammamish Days children’s booth and volunteered in Girl Scouts day camps over the past few years. They then proposed plans to organize their own events in conjunction with the city. “It’s quite a lot of work and they learn a lot of new skills,” said Elaine Atherly, the Girl Scouts troop leader and Nicole
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Atherly’s mom. “It’s an exciting process for them to go through.” For Dublish, that process began when she joined the Girl Scouts in fourth grade. After participating in troop activities throughout elementary and middle school, she decided to pursue planning her own project. “I heard about it and it sounded like something I could do,” she said. As the final project, Dublish organized a cultural fair while Atherly planned a bicycle safety fair last summer. “We had to learn how to work with different people, communicate with city officials and plan ahead,” said Atherly. During the planning process, Dublish and Atherly worked through logistics such as finding sponsors, securing performers and publicizing the events. Dublish designed a poster for the cultural fair and Atherly created a bicycle safety video to raise awareness. More than 40 people were in attendance and “it was really nice to see everything working and everyone enjoying the events,” said Dublish. “Organizing the bicycle safety fair helped me give back to the Sammamish community and student’s names were printed in previous weeks. Dean Ryan Kirkpatrick, B.A. in business administration; Nathan Wilding Kosnoff, B.A. in commu-
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Supriya Dublish stands at the 2010 Sammamish Days celebration, an event she helped the city organize. learn leadership skills,” said Atherly. “It was really exciting.” “I think I was just as excited as the girls were,” said troop leader Elaine Atherly. “The Gold Award for Girl Scouts is comparable to the Eagle Scout rank for Boy Scouts. It is something to be real-
ly proud of. Earning this award can qualify them for college scholarships in the future,” she explained. Preparing for their senior year at Skyline this fall, both Dublish and Atherly plan to continue with Girl Scouts activities in the
coming year. “I really enjoyed volunteering at the Sammamish Days,” said Dublish. “It’s kind of nice to know that I did something like that and I think continuing with community service will be a good thing,” she added.
nication; Bonnie Jia Hung Kwok, B.A. in painting and drawing and psychology; Christina Michelle Lake, B.S. in nursing; Michael John Laux, B.S. in economics; Alexander Maxwell Lee, B.A. in political science; Elliot Wook Lee, B.S. in bioengineering; Elliot Wook Lee, B.S. in biochemistry; Sarah Eleanor Leyde, B.S. in biology; William Chen Li, B.A. in business administration; Haley Noel Lierman, B.A. in business administration; Jonathan Paul Lieu, B.A. in biochemistry; Eric Lin, B.S. in physics; Denny Ming Luan, B.A. in biochemistry; Denny Ming Luan, B.S. in eco-
nomics; Skye Marissa MacLeod, B.A. in society, ethics and human behavior; Bryan Matthew Mannion, B.S. in psychology; Savannah G Martin, B.A. in interdisciplinary studies; Meredith Andrena Matches, B.A. in business administration; Richard Ralph Mitchell, B.A. in Near Eastern languages and civilizations; Kristina Vyacheslavovna, B.S. in nursing; Kristen Sachiko Munechika, B.A. in business administration; Eldar Eldarovich Jr., Musayev, B.S. in biochemistry; Jordan Hiroshi Nakamura, B.S. in mathematics; Laura Ng, B.A. in American ethnic studies;
Daniel James Nikaitani, B.A. in business administration; Corey Patrick O’Connor, B.A. in economics; Stephanie Caroline Ouellet, B.S. in biology; Heekyung Park, B.A. in psychology; Jordan Grace Pelluer, B.A. in business administration; Sofia Kamenova Penev, B.S. in neurobiology; Brielle Marie Perry, B.A. in business administration; Anson Llewellyn Phillips, B.A. in economics; Ashlyn Marie Pidgeon, B.S. in nursing; Benjamin Adam Pitasky, B.A. in business administration; Stephanie Pivkova, B.A. in anthropology.
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Concert in the Park summer concert series features “The About Face Band” from 5:30-8 p.m. July 21 at Pine Lake Park.
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Mary, Queen of Peace youth groups are for children in sixtheighth grade and ninth-12th grades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Call the church at 3911178, ext. 129.
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Masks of the Rain Forest, go deep into the rain forest of West Africa with dances, stories and music to discover the three types of ceremonial masks worn in typical Liberian villages for children 4 and older with an adult, 11 a.m. July 23 at the Sammamish library.
Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. Drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom and baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group, classes, studies and themed days. 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837-1948.
Concert in the Park summer concert series features “Dr. Funk” from 5:30-8 p.m. July 28 at Pine Lake Park.
Tales from a Small Planet, search under stones and rummage through suitcases with songs, dances and books to discover hundreds of stories from Planet Earth for children 2 and older with an adult, 3 p.m. July 29 at the library. Brother Coyote and Sister Fox Puppet Show is a puppet adaptation of a Mexican folktale. Brother Coyote wants to catch and eat one of Dona Conchita’s chickens while quick-witted Sister Fox waits to trick him with her clever schemes. In Spanish and English for children 3 and older with an adult, 1 and 3 p.m. July 30 at the library.
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W.E. C.A.R.E Sports, for children ages 5 and older with an adult. Celebrate the differences and similarities among cultures by playing games from around the world with W.E. C.A.R.E. Sports. Discover new games that use luna sticks, diabolos, pelele (fling-it nets), lariats, takraw balls and petecas. Held on the Plaza between City Hall and the library at 1:30 p.m. August 2.
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◆ Northeast Sammamish Water and Sewer District. 3 p.m. 3600 Sahalee Way N.E.
Lake Washington School Board. Worksession, 5 p.m. 16250 N.E. 74th St., Redmond Town Center. Board meeting, 7 p.m.
◆ Sammamish Planning Commission. 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
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The Washington Department of Revenue is hosting a free tax workshop for small business owners. Participants will learn about various taxes, reporting and record-keeping requirements and will receive a workbook and reference guide. The workshop is from 1-4 p.m. July 21 at Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. NE, room 1E-113 in Bellevue. Space is limited and registration is required visit www.dor.wa.gov.
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Richard Nguyen Sloniker plays Antipholus of Syracuse and Chiara B. Motley plays Luciana in Wooden O’s version of “The Comedy of Errors,” as part of the Shakespeare in the Park series. The Wooden O Shakespeare Company will present “The Comedy of Errors” at 7 p.m. July 23 at Pine Lake Park.
volunteer opportunities Visit residents in nursing homes. Friend to Friend matches volunteers with residents in Sammamish nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Volunteers are asked to visit residents a couple times a month for a year. Orientation will be provided. Background check required. Call 1-888-383-7818.
Program needs certified longterm care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a fourday training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advocate for residents. Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings. Contact Cheryl Kakalia at 206-694-6827.
Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King County. Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own neighborhoods, provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to primary caregivers. Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff. Call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice.
LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places community volunteers in the schools of the Lake Washington School District. Opportunities include tutoring, classroom assistance and lunch buddy. Email links@lwsd.org or visit www.linksvolunteer.org.
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Eastside Baby Corner needs volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and prepare items for distribution. Visit www.babycorner.org.
Healing Prayer Service is for those who desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting, the fourth Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at Pine Lake Covenant Church. Email tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program offering support. Mondays, 7-9 p.m., Pine Lake Covenant Church. Visit www.missiolux.org. Griefshare is a support group for those who have lost a loved one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Moms In Touch is an interdenominational prayer support group for moms to pray for children and schools. Call Jan Domek, (Issaquah School District) 681-6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, (Lake Washington School District) 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org. Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the Central Cascades. Call 427-1654. Kabalat Shabbat 7 p.m., Fridays, the Chabad House at the Issaquah Highlands. Call 427-1654. Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. Visit www.vedicculturalcenter.org. Community Bible Study is open to all women and meets Thursday mornings. Visit www.redmondcbs.org.
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Alzheimer’s. Caregivers gain emotional support, learn and share their experiences 6:30-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church. Call 617-1936.
Group meets the last Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace. Earn your training/foster parent hours. Refreshments and child care are provided. Call 206-719-8764.
Rotaract, a community service organization for young adults ages 18-30 sponsored by the Sammamish Rotary, meets twice a month. Email scott.brewer@sammamishrotary.org.
The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments. Visit www.sammamishrotary.org.
The Eastside Welcome Club, for people new to the area, meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month and at other times for activities and outings. Call Barbara at 868-2851.
The La Leche League is committed to helping mothers breastfeed. They plan to meet on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at Fire Station 83. Visit www.lllusa.org /web/SammamishWA.
The Sammamish Fit Club, a club looking to improve the health of the community, meets from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Call Trish at 206-605-0679 or email whyweight@comcast.net.
Sammamish Kiwanis meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church. Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.
Block Party Quilters meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Visit www.bpquilters.org. The Social Justice Book Group meets at 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. Email hineswa@live.com. Teen late night. The second Friday of each month is teen night at the Redmond/Sammamish Boys and Girls Clubs. Music, dancing, games, Xbox and Wii, movies, food and more. An ASB or ID card is required for admittance. The fee is $6. Email ahise@positiveplace.org or call 250-4786.
Cascade Republican Women’s Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Plateau Club. Call 861-7910. Redmond Toddler Group, a parent-child program with art, music, play and parent education has openings in pre-toddler, toddler and family classes. Call 8695605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org. Moms Club of the Sammamish Plateau has activities including weekly, age specific playgroups and monthly meetings, coffee mornings, mom’s nights out, craft club and local area outings. Visit www.momsclubsammamish.org or call 8365015.
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‘Unofficial’ trail is a hidden treasure By Christopher Huber
biking trail that connects Olallie and Iron Horse state parks with If it weren’t for a few persisthe recently re-opened tent hikers or Snoqualmie Train devoted volunteer Tunnel 21 miles stewards, the Cedar east at Hyak. of the Butte trail might This trail is famnot get any traffic. ily friendly and Considered an makes for a quiet unofficial trail by half-day family the Washington outing for anyone Trails Association, visiting the relatively wellRattlesnake Lake. worn path gets just The Cedar Butte enough use and has Trail itself stems just enough signage from the larger, to provide hikers a clear way to gravel John Wayne trail. From the top. But it’s not nearly as pop- the parking lot, walk past the ular as hikes across the valley, bathrooms, hang a right, followlike Little Si, Rattlesnake Ledge ing signage to the John Wayne and others, so someone walking Pioneer Trail. Hang a left up the the trail in the middle of a weekgravel access path and at the day might have the place all to main trail, take another left at themselves. the Iron Horse State Park sign One seeking to traverse the that lists mileage to other destiCedar River Watershed via the nations. Cedar Butte trail will have to first You’ll pass the Cedar Falls sign walk about a mile up the John on your left and stroll down the Wayne Pioneer Trail, a well-kept, trail for about 3/4 mile past foxrecently re-opened walking and glove, ferns and tall salmonberry
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Hikers can take a rest on the log bench at the Cedar Butte summit. From there one can see Mount Si, Mount Teneriffe and Mailbox Peak in the distance. bushes. After crossing the bridge over Boxley Creek, the Cedar Butte Trail comes up on the right. About 400 feet past the bridge, look right for the small sign on the tree.
The narrow trail starts moderately steep and pushes through intensely thick underbrush and dense, lush second-growth forest. Although wildlife encounters are relatively rare, hikers should tie
bells to their shoes or pack a whistle or pepper spray, just in case. After about a half-mile, the See BUTTE, Page 17
Golf tournament raises money for local foundation By Christopher Huber
Months before the Joshua P. Williams Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament each year, a posse of his old buddies from Skyline High School scheme about what to wear on tournament day. This year, four of the guys each played golf decked out in one solid primary color. They found the vibrant attire at a thrift store, intent on standing out everywhere they went at the Plateau Club. “They look like popsicles out there,” said Debra Williams, Josh’s mother and event organizer. “They make it fun.” More than 200 people participated in the 2011 celebrity golf tournament in Sammamish July 12. Centered around the casual golf tournament, the charity event raised money for the Williams family’s foundation at the dinner-auction that evening. “It’s a fun way for everybody to come out and celebrate Josh’s life,” said Mark Hanan, one of Josh’s high school friends, who wore a baby blue polo shirt and pants. “It’s the best day of the
“It’s the best day of the year. It’s a good way to give back to the community.” – Mark Hanan, Golfer –
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Mark Hanan, left, Luke Tulshar, Collin Roberts and Brandon Hemphill, old friends of Josh Williams, watch a ball fly from the bunker on the 12th hole at the Plateau Club July 12. About 140 golfers participated in the ninth Joshua P. Williams Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament. year. It’s a good way to give back to the community.” This year’s tournament
brought 36 local celebrities, from Chance Fry (Seattle Sounders), Tracie Ruiz-Conforto (Olympic
Gold Medalist), Tyler Malsam (auto racer from Sammamish). Alonzo Mitz (retired NFL),
Golden Tate (Seattle Seahawks), Dave Valle (former Mariners catcher), and Gino Torretta (NFL Retired, NCAA Hall of Fame). There were so many celebrities that organizers had to lump one group of them together for the shotgun start, rather than with other participants. “That means people want to come back,” Williams said. She noted the continued success of the tournament, which has run since 2002 and brought in about $1.5 million for the foundation’s beneficiaries — Boys & Girls Club of King County, Athletes for Kids, Young Life, Friends of Youth and Camp Sambica. The family puts on the benefit tournament and auction each year with help from about 80 See GOLF, Page 17
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Cedar Butte Roundtrip: 3 miles (Cedar Butte trail only) Highest point: 1,880 feet Elevation gain: 900 feet Maps and guidebooks: Green Trails Rattlesnake Mountain/Uppper Snoqualmie Valley No. 2055; Day Hiking: Snoqualmie Pass (Nelson and Bauer – Mountaineers Books). Source: Washington Trail Association, Mountaineers Books
Photo by Christopher Huber
A sign directs hikers to hang a right and trek up the hill from the John Wayne Pioneer Trail.
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trail flattens out and the pristine forest opens up, offering a pleasant setting for traversing the hillside. Steller’s jays curiously hop along the path and various birds call through the moist forest. Stay right at the “Y” in the trail and soon you’ll approach the Boxley Blowout Overlook. The trail gently meanders past sprawling vine maples and ever-
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green trees that create an almost impenetrable canopy. If it rains, you might not get that wet. At the Saddle Junction sign, veer to the right (not a full right)
to continue on to the steep switchbacks that will take you to the summit. At a brisk pace, the switchbacks will get you to the top in 15 to 20 minutes. The Cedar Butte summit is not as spectacular as some of the treks across the Upper Snoqualmie Valley, or the nearby Rattlesnake Ledge, but it offers a tree-framed view of Mount Si, Mount Teneriffe and Mailbox Peak. The secluded summit is a small clearing in the trees (where
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a kindly hiker constructed a log bench). Check out the “Triangulation Station” marker the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey embedded in the rock in 1937.
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friends and youth in Sammamish. But they are currently training some of Josh’s old friends to take over the event planning, Williams said. She appreciated the sheer effort of putting on such an event. “All of our friends love to play golf, love to throw parties and know how to do it,” Williams said. Josh Williams died at age 16 in January 2002 after a snowboarding accident at Snoqualmie Pass. He attended Skyline High School and was involved in sports and various community outreach efforts.
Getting there From Sammamish, drive east on Interstate-90 to exit 32 (436th Avenue Southeast). From the exit, turn right onto 436th Avenue Southeast (Cedar Falls Road Southeast) and drive about three miles until you reach the Rattlesnake Lake parking area. Continue through until you reach the Iron Horse State Park parking area and John Wayne Pioneer Trail on the left. Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
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The Spartan Baseball Club’s Green Team won the 2011 Spot Sport Tournament in Renton the weekend of July 9. The Spartans outscored their opponents 72-15 in four games. They won the championship game over the Maltby All-Stars, 18-11. The team is comprised of boys ages 8 and under. Bottom row from left: Nathan Goehner, Drew Kamihara, Kyle Fossum, Ben Winchester. Middle row: Tyler Halter, Travis Hickman, Henry Cox, Davis Franklin. Top row: Kauner Przybylski, Trishan Amruthur, Drew Wathen. Coaches: David Wathen, Gregg Fossum, Manager Greg Przybylski.
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