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Musicians line up for a photograph in the town of Gilman, now Issaquah, on July 4, 1893, as they take part in the community's Independence Day celebrations.
From Squak to Gilman to Olney to Issaquah BY WARREN KAGARISE Everybody wonders about the name, the jumble of vowels and consonants joined by Q-U, and almost unpronounceable to outsiders: Issaquah. But the tale behind the name — and the names Issaquah had before city fathers picked Issaquah —
brings up almost as many questions. The first white settlers reached the area now known as Issaquah in the mid-1860s. Because officials incorporated the town a few decades later — and changed the name a few years hence — questions still arise about when, exactly, Issaquah was founded. How about 1862, when the first settlers arrived? How about 1892, when
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Miners of 1909 take a break at the entrance to the Central Coal Company’s first mine on Grand Ridge.
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City has had multiple names in its 118-year history
the town incorporated as Gilman? Or, why not 1895, when the Legislature approved the latest name, Issaquah? The confusion even inspired a Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! riddle. “Four members of the Cowell family all were born in the same house but in different towns,” the brainteaser begins. Huh? The answer to the riddle can be traced to star-struck settlers, a confused postmaster and lawmakers in Olympia. Settlers trickled into the verdant Squak Valley in the mid-1860s. The fertile valley, hemmed by the mountains now known as the Issaquah Alps, held — on clear days, at least — spectacular views of Mount Rainier to the south. Farmers grazed dairy cattle and grew hops bound for Seattle breweries in the rich soil. The soil yielded another treasure in the late 1800s: coal. Deposits beneath the settlement, known then as Squak, transformed the pastoral landscape. A muddy, rough-and-tumble mining camp grew. Gilman, as Issaquah used to be known, incorporated April 25, 1892. The early residents cast a decisive vote to incorporate the rugged out-
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This circa 1911 photo shows Front Street, looking north from Mill Street (now Sunset Way).
post as a city: 61 residents in favor, 31 opposed. Leaders named the town for Daniel Hunt Gilman — as in boulevard, as in Burke-Gilman Trail — a founder of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway, a key link between the mining town and points beyond. Although Gilman never lived in the town, residents named the hamlet for him to honor the role the railroad played in the development of the town. The town became the fourth incorporated city in King County; there are 39 cities nowadays. But residents’ decision to name the city after Gilman could have been motivated by other factors, too. “If I was going to live in an incorporated town called Squak, I’d probably want to change the name myself,” longtime Issaquah resident Linda Hjelm said. Not long after the town incorporated, however, problems arose with the new name. Gilman looked a lot like Gilmer, a settlement in Klickitat County. Mail bound for Gilman
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instead reached Gilmer. Issaquah History Museums Director Erica Maniez said a postmaster proposed a stopgap solution. Mail addressed to Gilman should instead be addressed to Olney, Wash.
Why Olney? Maniez said the postmaster at the time hailed from Olney, Ill. Recycling the name for Gilman seemed to work — for a while. Mail sent to Olney indeed arrived in Gilman, but the confusion prompted
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In this circa 1918 photo, several logs are loaded on one of the High Point Mill Co.’s wooden Pacific cars at one of two loading landings on Tiger Mountain.
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A train pulls into the bustling Gilman Depot in this circa 1892 photo.
From Page 7 questions from town leaders about perhaps finding a new name for the city. By the late 1890s, the name-change movement had gained momentum. In February 1899, the precursor to the modern-day City Council sent a petition to the Legislature asking for the
city and the post office to rename Issaquah. City fathers carried the petition to lawmakers in Olympia, where the Legislature switched the name. The word Issaquah, Maniez said, means “the sound of water birds” in the language of the American Indians native to the region. The years ahead contained more confusion about what to call the
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town. The name even remained unchanged in some old city records until the early 1900s, when someone finally crossed out Gilman and replaced the moniker with Issaquah. Issaquah — the former Olney, the former Gilman, the former Squak — celebrated 100 years in 1992. On the anniversary of the day the town was founded — as Gilman.
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King County Metro Transit’s 200 line isn’t perfect, as rider Kelly Boehlke is quick to point out. “It’s either early or late. It’s rarely on time. Rarely,” she said. As if to punctuate her point, the bus scheduled to arrive sometime after 12:47 p.m. idled up to Front Street by The Issaquah Press building at 12:44 p.m. “See,” she said. But most riders, Boehlke included, love the 200. “I would recommend this bus to everybody,” said Larry Worthing, who commutes from Seattle by bus and then uses the 200 to get to work. Worthing is a sales rep for the Gilman Antique Gallery on Northwest Gilman Boulevard. “I have a car, but I don’t use it because I don’t need to.” Worthing said the 200’s ridership
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Ruben Simpson, on his way home from school, waits for his stop on the 200 line.
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community is a little more reserved than on some buses in Seattle, but he likes the people he meets in Issaquah. “After awhile, people loosen up and socialize,” he said. “The 200 is invaluable,” opined a rider who goes by the name of Po. Po said he rides the bus every day because it runs every half-hour and stops at a variety of commercial centers, giving him easy access to Target and several grocery stores. “It runs so frequently, you can just window shop until the bus comes,” he said. Another thing about the 200 is that it’s free, which makes it affordable to riders like Po who are homeless and can’t afford a car. Anthony Robinson, one of the 200’s drivers, said several homeless people use the bus to get to church, where they receive free meals. Robinson said the free ridership makes his job less stressful. “You don’t have the hassle of arguing with somebody about paying the fare,” he said. Riders do seem friendly and relaxed. Ruben Simpson, 17, takes the 200 in the afternoon. Simpson is enrolled at Issaquah High School and has access to an afternoon school bus that leaves campus at 2:45 p.m. He often wants to stay late to study or work out at the gym, so he uses the 200 to get back to his house near the Fred Meyer. “It’s flexible,” Simpson said. George Quimby, another 200 bus driver, has worked all sorts of routes over the years, but he picked this one last fall.
“It doesn’t have any hills on it,” he said, explaining that he was wary of icy patches after 2008’s snowstorm. “It’s a good route.” The 200 bus is a 19-foot-long Champion Transit Van that seats 18 people. That’s almost 40 feet shorter than the standard articulated two-section buses often circulating through downtown Seattle. The shorter length makes for easier maneuvering, according to Quimby. One of the drawbacks of the Champion Transit Vans is that they aren’t equipped with Orca Card readers yet, Quimby said. But that doesn’t matter on a route that doesn’t require payment. The route has proven popular, espe-
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From Page 11 cially since expanding out to Fred Meyer in the East Lake Sammamish Center in February 2007, according to Rochelle Ogershok, a spokeswoman for King County Metro Transit. In the past decade, the route has averaged between 300 and 340 riders per day, Ogershok said. Each trip averages about nine riders. “You fill it up at rush hour,” Quimby said. The 200 covers most of Issaquah’s valley floor, running from the Issaquah Community Center in downtown Issaquah to north Issaquah and Fred Meyer. It weaves by the Issaquah Public Library, the Issaquah Transit Center, Gilman Village, Issaquah Commons and Pickering Place along the way. The route passes by most of the city’s retail centers, giving people easy access to grocery stores, restaurants, hardware stores and more. Robinson said he sees a lot of riders using the bus to reach Fred Meyer and Target.
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Ruben Simpson and Kelley Boehlke wait to be picked up by the 200 bus.
Jing Pecht, who works at the customer service desk at Fred Meyer, said the 200 has helped business a little bit. She said employees from nearby businesses, like the Siemens on Southeast 51st Street, use the 200 to shop. “I don’t think it’s a big impact right
now, but it’s probably a matter of advertising,” she said. Metro Transit has plans to expand the route out to the Issaquah Highlands on one end and to the Talus neighborhood on the other, but those aren’t scheduled until 2011.
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Julius Boehm: A look at the legacy left behind by Issaquah’s first rockstar candy maker
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Julius Boehm (right) makes change for a customer at Boehm’s Candies in the late 1970s. BY DAVID HAYES
In 1956, in a town more renowned as a farming community and for its legacy in the logging and mining industries, an unlikely new venture opened its doors in Issaquah by an even more uncommon man. In the foothills of the Issaquah Alps, Julius Boehm found a perfect setting, one that reminded him of his home in the Austrian Alps, from which to offer up a risky venture few thought had much chance at success — selling handmade chocolate confections. “People thought it was a joke of an idea at the time,” said Bernard Garbusjuk, the current owner of Boehm’s Candies. Well, the joke was on the doubters, as Julius Boehm added a new legacy the city of Issaquah can now lay claim to. But as time marches on further away from Boehm’s passing in 1981, fewer remain who knew the man willing to take that risk.
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Julius Boehm stands on Mount Blanc, on the border of Italy and France, with an Olympic flag in honor of the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Boehm and his fellow mountaineers accidentally placed the flag upside-down.
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Photos by Greg Farrar
At left, the front door to Julius Boehm’s chalet honors his participation in the Olympics. At center, a framed certificate thanks him for his participation as a torch carrier in the Austria-to-Czechoslovakia portion of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. At right, the hand torch is kept in a glass case with pictures of Boehm and his Olympic hero, Jesse Owens.
Garbusjuk is one of the few who remained close to Boehm up to the end. A pastry chef by trade, Garbusjuk came to the U.S. in 1968 through the sponsorship of Schnitzelbank Restaurant. In 1971, a mutual friend, Walter Schiefer, asked Garbusjuk to join Boehm in his candy-making venture in Issaquah. Garbusjuk was impressed by the strong personality running the growing candy enterprise. “He was actually the first ‘soup
Nazi,’” Garbusjuk said, referring to the short-tempered “Seinfeld” character. “The store would have people lined up outside to buy candy. With Julius, you had to make up your mind quickly or get out of here.”
An impressive, but tough, boss Julius Boehm was already 74 years old by the time Garbusjuk began to apprentice under him. He became more impressed with his new, tough boss. Boehm was born to a family of
privilege in 1897 in Vienna, Austria, to an Austrian father and Swiss mother. “I used to say his stubborn side was his Swiss way of doing things,” Garbusjuk said, “and his charming side was his Austrian way.” While there are many gaps in Boehm’s personal history, what is known for sure is his athletic prowess. In 1924, Julius represented Austria in the Olympics, running the third leg of
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Photos by Greg Farrar
At left, Julius Boehm (left) poses with noted Pacific Northwest mountaineer George Senner, in a framed photograph on the wall of Boehm’s home. It’s inscribed by Senner, ‘To Julius, my good friend and mountain comrade.’ At center, Boehm skies in a photograph by Earl Roberge in the May 14, 1972, Seattle Times Pictorial magazine. At right, Boehm’s involvement with young people and sports is on display in Seattle YMCA plaques for exceptional service and for founding its ski school.
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From Page 17 the men’s 400 relay in Paris. Later, he carried the Olympic torch that was en route to the 1936 games in Berlin, running his leg of the relay over one kilometer of Austrian roads. The very torch he carried in 1936 sits in a case on display in Boehm’s chalet, where he lived out the final decades of his life above his candy factory. Garbusjuk said it was this pride in his country that made him unable to sit idly by as Austrian families sided with the growing Nazi German empire in World War II. There are a couple versions of how Boehm escaped there in 1939. “One version is with little but the clothes on his back, Julius cross-country skied, out of Austria and into Switzerland, in the dark of night,” Garbusjuk said.
The Alpines of the West Boehm came to the United States in 1941. His first job was teaching ski lessons on the East Coast. Garbusjuk said one of Boehm’s students told him about Washington state, with its gor-
By Greg Farrar
The second story of the Boehm’s Candies Swiss chalet is where Julius Boehm lived, and it remains today the way he left it at his death in 1981.
geous mountains. And that was enough to hook him — he crossed the U.S. to see this pristine land for himself. Liking what he found, Boehm stayed, later opening his first Candy Kitchen in the Ravenna area of Seattle
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build the Edelweiss Chalet, as it was named. It was the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, Garbusjuk said. “Schefer and his crew later went on to design the whole Alpine look for Leavenworth, Wash.,” Garbusjuk added. To keep the setting natural, Garbusjuk said the Chalet and other additions to the original factory were built up around the trees already in place. And to continue the Alpine theme, Boehm used to raise huge litters of Saint Bernards.
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Tour guide Mindi Reid rings the bell in the 12th Century Swiss church, whose reproduction Boehm oversaw shortly before his death in 1981.
quality” tag to his candy, also being the first to import European chocolate to the West Coast. Garbusjuk said Boehm’s great skill at the factory was delegation. “He had a great nose for finding the right person for a job and he’d go
to battle for that person,” Garbusjuk said. “Of course, if anything went wrong, it was still their fault.” To continue the Alpine feel in his candy factory, in 1956, Boehm commissioned Walter Schefer, from Appenzell, Switzerland, to design and
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Mindi Reid, approaching her twoyear anniversary working at Boehm’s, is one of the regular tour guides. About 10,000 people take tours of the chalet from June through September and in special groups the rest of the year. The last of the Saint Bernards passed away in the early 1980s. “But we still have people come through here asking about the dogs,” Reid said. The chalet’s walls are decorated with art reminiscent of European
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From Page 19 greats. Garbusjuk said because Boehm came to America with little, he frequently in later years traveled back to his home country, collecting the works that adorn the walls of his new home and inside the factory. Some of the walls are tributes to milestones in Boehm’s life, from the certificate of participation in the 1924 Olympics to the photos of the summits he climbed, such as Mount Rainier at the spry age of 80. He was the oldest man to climb Rainier at the time. In fact, Boehm remained active in athletics well into his later years, Garbusjuk said, often playing tennis or hitting the ski slopes with those more than half his age. “He didn’t like senior sports,” Garbusjuk said. “He felt it would typecast him.” Boehm became prolific in the number of locals to which he gave both skiing and swimming lessons. To honor his contribution to the community, the swimming pool was named The Julius Boehm Pool after him.
By Greg Farrar
Julius Boehm, an excellent photographer, had among his portfolio cases of mounted black-and-white photographs a cemetery with the Matterhorn in the background in the Alps between Switzerland and Italy.
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The bedroom of Julius Boehm’s home is mostly a music room, decorated with paintings and sculptures of the classical composers he enjoyed, and an upright piano decorated with European floral folk art.
generation and paying for youths to attend events in Seattle. “To go to the opera with him was to go with a rock star,” Suther said. “He was very charming, very interesting.” One her favorite memories of Boehm is the time he took her to an
opera. Before they left, Boehm sat down at his dining table and played the opera for her first, translating the story. “It was fascinating to me,” she added. Suther would go on to open her own Boehm franchise in Poulsbo.
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One of the last legacies Boehm left behind was the High Alpine Chapel, finished in 1981, next to the chalet. A replica of a 12th century chapel in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the chapel is Boehm’s tribute to fallen mountain climbers. It features a painted mural of a Christ-like figure carrying the soul of a climber up to heaven. And above the fresco is a recreation of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling painting of The Creation of Adam. The Boehm recreation was painted by former employee, Margaret Van Wrangel, who provided many other works throughout the chalet. Reid said Boehm wanted the alpine theme to encompass even the pulpit, which was built from large stones to resemble a mountainscape. “He wanted to have his own mountain inside the chapel,” Reid said. As a regular tour guide, Reid frequently uncovers tidbits from Boehm’s past, from magazine articles to portfolios with romantic photos he took over the years. She often encourages Garbusjuk to create an official archive of items and tales from Boehm’s past, so his legacy will never be lost.
Take a closer look at Issaquah’s public art BY CHANTELLE LUSEBRINK
Public art is a big part of Issaquah today. In fact, there’s an entire city policy dedicated to it. While it may be an addition to the city’s beauty — depending on your tastes — you may have driven by more than one of the pieces and wondered, “What is that?” Well, here are some answers to some pieces you may have wondered about. Have others that we didn’t list? Send them to editor@isspress.com. (Photos by Christa Lusebrink)
Story: Since beginning a relationship with Chefchaouen, Morocco, through a local student’s study abroad program, both cities have enjoyed a relationship of cultural exchange. ‘This traditional door is a gift from the city and the people of Chefchaouen, Morocco, to the city and people of Issaquah. The gift’s message is one of welcome and friendship. Once you enter through the doors, you are welcomed into our homes and lives and are among friends and family,’ the dedication plaque says.
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‘Reaching Home’ Location: Issaquah Hatchery Artist: Tom Jay Installation: Finley (1997) and Gilda (1998) Funded by: Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery and city Arts Commission. Story: Officials purchased the piece as a visual and hands-on rendering of salmon during the spawning season for educational purposes at the hatchery. The pair got their names, Finley and Gilda, from a public naming contest.
‘Linda Ruehle’ Chefchaouen door Location: City Hall Artist: Omar Ettaleb El Alami and Ahmed Benyoussef, from Chefchaouen Architects: Omar Herras, Brett Dean, BAD/CAD Engineer: Terry Baldwin, B&T Design & Engineering Contractor: WYN Property Maintenance Installation: April 2008 Funded by: Arts Commission
Location: City Hall Artist: Rich Beyer with assistant Steve Love Installation date: Salmon Days 2001 Funded by: Rowley Enterprises, Arts Commission, Microsoft, Talus, Port Blakely Communities Story: Ruehle was the city clerk for 30 years. In recognition of her dedication to businesses, community groups, city officials and residents, members of the community commissioned the statue
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‘The Valiant Effort’ Location: City Hall Artist: Doug Eck Installation: January 2000 Funded by: Arts Commission Story: Heroic and patriotic, the bronze eagle depicted in ‘The Valiant Effort,’ is
a tribute to the city’s police department. Artist Doug Eck is a descendant of Issaquah’s pioneer Eck family. City officials believe it is an outstanding depiction of Issaquah’s enduring spirit.
Story: Kateri Brow was an Issaquah School District superintendent from 1986-1992. There are three life-sized raven sculptures around and outside the library to honor her memory and dedication to learning. There’s a raven outside the library with a book, which says, ‘Knowledge makes all things possible;’ there’s a raven flying into the library and a raven with ‘keys of knowledge’ in its talons. The three sculptures present a sense of a community working together at the library.
‘Logging steam pull’ Location: Rainier Boulevard Park Company: Puget Sound Iron and Steel Works Built: Between 1895 and 1910 Dedicated to: Ted Cook Jr. Donated by: Issaquah History Museums Story: This early road engine, or steam donkey engine, as they were most commonly called, helped once clearcut vast mountainsides of timber in the Puget Sound area. It was abandoned in Tacoma’s Green River watershed at 2,600 feet before making its final home Issaquah as a donation by Ted Cook Jr. It was later dedicated in his memory. Engines like this once helped clear-cut all of the tops of the Issaquah Alps during the beginning of the city’s logging industry and helped build Issaquah’s economy.
‘Kateri Brow Memorial Raven Sculptures’ Location: Issaquah Library Artist: Robert W. Cooke Installation: 2000 Funded by: Schools advocates who wanted to honor Kateri Brow in a public way
the Hailstone Feed Store, at the request of DownTown Issaquah Association officials who use the store as their headquarters. Old ‘Copper Clad’ quickly turned into a conversation piece among residents and visitors and has been there since.
‘Fathers of the Issaquah Valley’ ‘Zephyr’ Location: Rainier Boulevard Park Artist: Andrew Carson Installation: 2004 Funded by: City Arts Commission Story: Arts Commission members received the piece as a part of their ‘loaned art’ program. The program allows city officials to try out a piece of art and gauge the public’s interest in purchasing it. The ‘Zephyr’ was extremely popular, so they purchased it to keep as a piece of public art.
‘Copper Clad’ Location: Front Street Artist: Jason Paul Dillon Installation: 2007 Funded by: Arts Commission Story: ‘Copper Clad’ was temporarily installed along Front Street North near
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Location: Gilman Boulevard Artist: Boris Spivak Installation: 2001 Funded by: George ‘Skip’ Rowley Jr. Story: The sculpture celebrates ‘the connection between history, families and land while honoring the shift from an agricultural area to what is now known as the suburban city we call Issaquah,’ according to the sculpture’s plaque. It was commissioned by George ‘Skip’ Rowley Jr. to honor his father, Issaquah developer George Rowley Sr., (seated, left) and Issaquah residents Henry Bergsma (seated, right) and his son Bill Bergsma Sr. (standing). The Bergsmas owned and operated the Issaquah Valley Dairy from 1930-1962 until they sold it to George Rowley Sr., who began selling and developing the land. Today, the Hyla Crossing development stands on the site of the former farm.
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Commission and the city Arts Commission Story: The piece, made of Cascade granite, was purchased to commemorate the Issaquah Centennial in 1992. The sculpture was paid for with funding from the hotel/motel tax. The piece includes several pieces of granite lying on the ground, a standing broken granite piece and a granite bench on the west side of Front Street North. Together, the pieces represent a historical or archeological dig, said Parks and Recreation Director Anne McGill, who was with the city at the time. The elements combine various aspects of the city’s history, including its tie to the railroad, fishing and mining industries.
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‘The Dig’ Location: Gilman Boulevard Artist: Brian Goldbloom Installation: 1993 Funded by: King County Arts
Location: Beaver Lake Park Artist: David Horsley and David Boxley Installation: 1992-1999 Funded by: King County Public Art
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‘Under story’ Location: Issaquah Highlands Artist: Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle Installation: 2003 Funded by: Sound Transit Story: The enlarged plants and flowers reflect those found in Issaquah’s forest under story. The artwork was purchased while improvements were being made to the Sunset Way and Interstate 90 interchange. Sound Transit, state Department of Transportation and city officials, as well as local artists, chose the pieces to reflect the area’s native flora. The pieces are made from iron and were forged using blacksmith techniques. They may be orange at the time of this publication, but keep an eye out for them to turn color soon as they’ll be repainted this year.
‘Miracle Grow’ Location: Issaquah Highlands Artist: Leon White Installation date: 2005 Funded by: City Arts Commission Story: The piece was part of the city Arts Commission Loaned Art pro-
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Reporter Tim Pfarr, of Sammamish, heads to Idylwood Park on Lake Sammamish to join more than 30 other swimmers on New Year’s Day for the Polar Plunge.
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Polar bear plunges are held all across the country, and they are usually held as fundraising efforts. In Washington, there is a Polar Plunge series that benefits Special Olympics of Washington. The 2010 series stops at six cities, and it kicked off New Year’s Day in Lake Sammamish at Redmond’s Idylwood Park. After the kickoff, the Polar Plunge series also made stops at Alki Beach in Seattle and Columbia Park in Kennewick. The series also stopped at Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima Feb. 13, Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee Feb. 20 and Medical Lake Waterfront Park in
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Henry Dees, 12, of Issaquah, jolts back out of the 45-degree water ahead of other swimmers in the Polar Plunge in Lake Sammamish.
Medical Lake Feb. 26. Visit the Special Olympics of Washington’s Web site for more information on upcoming plunges. It seemed covering the series’ kickoff would make for a chillingly
good article. However, since the event was in Redmond, the story needed an Issaquah connection, which meant finding Issaquah residents who were taking the plunge. This turned out to be quite difficult
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Connor Broughton (left) and Charlie Nussbaum (right) pull Nussbaum’s son Keith back for one more plunge into the water at Idylwood Park for the Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day.
during the holiday season, and I was forced to resort to my plan B: take the plunge myself. New Year’s Day quickly rolled around, and with no word from Issaquah residents, I suited up in my tropical-looking board shorts, grabbed a change of clothes and headed to the lake. The actual plunge was preceded by drinking hot beverages, eating tiny sandwiches donated by Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches and the presentation of the “best costume” award, as some individuals came to the plunge dressed in insane outfits. There was even one man dressed as a voluptuous hula girl. Then, the moment came. All of the plungers lined up on the shore, and after a short countdown, we all took to the water. Knowing the process would be analogous to ripping off a Band-Aid, I ran as fast as I could until I reached knee-deep
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Connor Broughton, 12, Keith Nussbaum, 13, and twin brother Ben (from left), all of Issaquah, have goosebumps and chattering teeth as they pop out of the cold water of Lake Sammamish. The water temperature was in the mid40s for the Issaquah Swim Team teammates.
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Reporter Tim Pfarr gives a thumbs up despite being cold, wet and numb after his Polar Plunge.
going inside. Ironically, before taking the plunge, I got acquainted with several Issaquah residents who were participating: Ben and
Keith Nussbaum, both 13, and Connor Broughton and Henry Dees, both 12. The boys had heard about the plunge and decided to make a splash themselves. The cold water didn’t seem to faze them as much as it did me, thus proving their toughness. In fact, Ben, Keith and Connor are members of the Issaquah Swim Team, and they vowed to return next year with more of their teammates. If it weren’t for the charitable aspect of the event, I would have no choice but to conclude these boys are a little bit nuts. Event organizers declared the event a success, and they thanked participants for their pledges, of which the minimum was $50. In total, the New Year’s Day plunge raised more than $10,000, and event organizer Lt. Tim Gately, of the Redmond Police Department, said the department plans to host the plunge at the same time and place next year. In fact, Gately and several of his fellow officers even took the plunge … in uniform. “It stings the lungs at first, but then it’s kind of refreshing,” Gately said.
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Once every 10 years, it comes out of hiding, and it feeds. It feeds on your personal information, and it’s hungry for its decennial supper. No, it’s not a horrible monster; it’s the 2010 census. Here’s the good news: The Census Bureau has taken steps to ensure the process is as quick and painless as possible for residents. The census is a short questionnaire mailed to every household across the country every 10 years. Only one census must be filled out per household, and the census will ask about the number of people living in a given household. Specifically, it will ask the ages, genders and races of the people living
in the household, and their relations to the homeowner. It will also ask for a phone number. All residents need to do is fill out the census and return it in the postage-paid envelope the Census Bureau provides. It’s as simple as that. However, if you don’t complete the form and mail it back, a census worker will knock on your door and ask you the questions. Census workers will never ask to enter your home, and they carry identification verifying their employment with the Census Bureau. If you are not home when a census worker knocks on your door, he or she will leave a door hanger with a contact number. Census workers will be making their rounds between April and July. According to the Census Bureau’s Web site, participating in the census helps communities receive federal funds for things such as hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior centers, public works projects and emergency services. In total, more than $400 billion of federal funds will be distributed for such things. Census information is also used for redistricting, the process by which electoral districts and constituency boundaries change. Redistricting is required by the U.S. Constitution. State legislators or independent bipartisan commissions use census data to redraw district lines. On occasion, residents have even used census data to support community initiatives, according to the Census Bureau. The city has partnered with the census team in Issaquah to let residents know about the upcoming census and its purpose, said Autumn Monahan, Issaquah communications coordinator. She said the city is issuing notices in its newsletters, on its Web site and on flyers at City Hall to alert residents of the upcoming census. After you have completed the census, sit back, relax and a wait for the statistics to be announced. In December, the Census Bureau will deliver the regional population data to President Obama, and in March 2011, regional data will be added to the Census Bureau Web site for members of the public to view and use, U.S. Census Bureau Media Specialist Deni Luna said. For 72 years, no census data for individual households is made available to anyone, including the president. However, after 72 years, census data for individual households will be made publicly available to allow individuals to track their ancestors, Luna said.
Questions about the 2010 Census Can political organizations manipulate the census? The census process is closely watched by Congress, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Commerce and others. Only sworn employees of the Census Bureau conduct the census. Our partners only volunteer to help raise awareness of the coming count. Could there be criminals working for the census? All census workers undergo an FBI name background check. Fingerprinting has also been added as a requirement in 2010. These security measures screened out about 16 percent of the hundreds of thousands of applicants for census operations in 2009. Will the census ask a bunch of intrusive questions? The 2010 Census will be one of the shortest and simplest in the nation’s history. It will ask 10 basic questions, including name, gen-
der, age, date of birth, race, household relationship and if a given home is owned or rented. It asks less personal information than a typical credit card application. Should I be concerned about sharing my personal information? Census information is protected by law, and everyone who works for the census must swear that they will never disclose any personal information. An employee who shares personal information could be sentenced to as much as five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Why can’t I fill out the census form on the Internet? The Census Bureau explored this option and found that allowing individuals to fill out the census form online would not allow enough protection on individual census responses. It also found that doing so would not increase the percentage of individuals who responded, and that doing so would not save money. However, the Census Bureau is still exploring a secure Internet option for the 2020 census and other surveys.
By Greg Farrar
Levi (left), a Clark Elementary School second-grader, smiles as he tackles arithmetic problems with his tutor Lindsay Baringer, an Issaquah High School senior, with the Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education program.
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eens today are changing the world one day and one life at a time and Issaquah youths are joining the movement. Volunteering by 16- to 19-year-olds has more than doubled since 1989, from 13.4 percent to 28.4 percent, according to a 2007 report from The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that oversees service programs in the U.S. Volunteering by that age group is also 36 percent higher than it was in 1974, when it was 20.9 percent. Today, 8.2 million people ages 16-24 volunteer their time. Mitchell Byron, a Liberty High
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Dean Byron (second from right), a Liberty High School senior, and Liam Dammann, 12, watch Maywood Middle School wrestling action.
School alumni who volunteered for Athletes for Kids and is deaf, is one of them. “I want to give back to a community that has given so much to me,” he said. Students are learning philanthropy at home; through community organizations, like Kiwanis and Rotary clubs; in children’s leadership groups; and in school, according to the agency’s reports. Locally, there is an Issaquah School Board policy dedicated to ensuring students learn philanthropy before they graduate, said Superintendent Steve Rasmussen. “Globally, we want kids to know that we’re in a world that they can impact, personally and in larger groups,” he said. “I want them to know what they do impacts the rest of the world, and it is incumbent upon them to be much wiser than my generation.” Students in Issaquah have taken that message to heart, not just for their grades, but also in hopes of leaving their world better. “We have to take action to see the outcome that we want,” said Lindsay Baringer, a senior at Issaquah High School who volunteers with the Issaquah Schools Foundation. “If you help out, the world will be a nicer place to live.” Planting seeds (Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education) Children and students in Issaquah can get involved at an early age by volunteering their time as a mentor for other students. The Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education program, funded by the foundation, helps 173 students in elementary, middle and high school each year by matching them with older students and adults. Baringer, one of 145 mentors, works with a second-grader named Levi at Clark Elementary School. The mentors help students during or after the school day as a one-on-one tutor and mentor for at least one hour per week. “It’s been fun to work with him, and to help him learn and encourage him,” Baringer said of Levi, whom she’s mentored for two years.
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“She gets to help me with math, and it gets better and better,” Levi said. “We also play games like Tic-Tac-Toe and Connect Four.” Foundation officials carefully match students with their mentors based on a student’s strengths, desires or needs. Mentors come from many walks of life, cultures and backgrounds, and they foster social skills and motivate students to become lifelong learners, said Susan Gierke, program director. “Our volunteers feel that their time is highly valued when they see that for one hour a week they can see that they make a huge impact in the life of a student,” Gierke said. Part of the program also requires the mentor to work with school staff members to provide appropriate tutoring and enrichment activities. “We make sure everything is going
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well at home, they’re happy and learning the things they need to know, and we also contact the teacher to make sure they are on track,” Baringer said. “Our students not only develop a relationship with their mentor, but their academics are improved with the one-on-one tutor mentoring they receive on a weekly basis,” Gierke said. “What we found is that both mentor and mentee come away with wonderful, worthwhile, valuable experience shared between the two of them.” Helping them grow (Athletes for Kids) Byron, a Liberty alumni and now freshman at the University of Oregon, has been deaf most of his life. But he hasn’t let that stop him from helping others. He learned the importance of volunteering early, and chose to volunteer with Athletes for Kids, an organization that pairs special-needs students and children with high school athletes in their community as mentors. Right now, the program has 65 trained mentors from five high schools matched with students, but 50 additional students are on the waiting list for mentors, which the organization would like to fill, said Executive
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From Page 33 Director Teresa Bretl. “Being deaf, I’ve had a lot of help from my grandma, my neighbors, my classmates and my school,” Mitchell said. “I wanted to give back.” For Mitchell and his friend Liam Dammann, a sixth-grader at Maywood Middle School, their time together makes a difference in both of their lives. Liam’s mother, Andrea Johnson, signed him up for the program to help him learn how to be a good athlete and friend with someone closer to his age. When he interviewed Mitchell to be his mentor, they hit it off right away and have been playing catch and Wii and going to movies and sports events since. “We spend a lot of time playing games, making up our own games and talking a lot about things,” Mitchell said, adding that Liam dreams of playing professional football after college. “I had a bit of social issues and was being a bit aggressive, so I signed up and I met Mitchell,” Liam said. “I saw the way he acted toward people and it’s
gotten better and better. “I also saw he has a hearing disability, so he’s kinda like me,” he added. “We both have some issues, so we’re a good match.” Even after Mitchell graduated from high school, the two boys stay in touch when Mitchell is home for breaks and through his brother Dean, a Liberty High School senior, who took over mentoring Liam. “When I would go over to Mitchell’s house, Dean would be at the house, so I knew him,” Liam said. “Me and Dean are working out really well. He’s a soccer player, so I’ve learned how to kick a lot further like him and we have a lot of fun.” “AFK impacted my life by allowing me the experience to be a part of someone’s life and be a positive influence to my buddy,” Mitchell wrote in an e-mail. “I got the chance to make an impact on someone else’s life, which is always good, and I hope he remembers what I taught him, which was to open up to people and believe in himself, that he can accomplish any-
thing and be whomever he wants.” Affecting change (Generation Joy) At Beaver Lake Middle School, change for others is something students have specialized in for nine years as part of Generation Joy and the Beaver Lake Humanitarian Project. “It makes me feel good to do stuff with my friends and help people around the world,” said Jordan Rabold, now a ninth-grader at the Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus. The program started with Curtis Betzler, a science teacher, who took a trip to Ghana in 2001 and returned with an idea to help his students help other children around the world. Each spring, Betzler and his students gather items, like clothes and school supplies, for a humanitarian drive for children in South Africa. The items are collected in March and shipped to Africa in April. “It’s the little things that we take for granted that are their big treasures,”
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Poverty Drive at Interlake, a two-week collection of pencils to help the students of South Africa through GenJoy,” Kevin Vu, a student at Interlake High School, wrote in an e-mail. “In doing this, I support both the actions and ideals that GenJoy exemplifies: how one ordinary human can do the extraordinary with the power of love.” “When our students leave school and go into world, when someday they are all at the end of the line, we want them to look back and say ‘I made a difference. I left this place a better place than I found it.’ That is something we instill in all of our students as they become leaders of a future generation,” Rasmussen said. Contributed
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Building for the future (1in2) Leaving the world a better place is something former Issaquah students are already doing. When both of his parents were diagnosed with different types of cancer, Mark Horoszowski was devastated.
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From Page 37 But instead of wallowing in sorrow, he formed a plan to help others fight the fight his parents were battling. He helped organize some of the first Relay for Life events at Issaquah High School in the early 2000s. “Both my parents were big on giving back. It was never a chore or mandatory, but always encouraged,” said Horoszowski, who is 26, living in Seattle and launching a new company called Symbol Interactive. “I felt like cancer sucks and this I can do. It is actually something I can do that directly affects my parents.” Both of his parents survived their battle with cancer, but the experience led him to keep fighting for others, as a Relay for Life student coordinator at the University of Washington and as a volunteer ambassador with the American Cancer Society. “I’ll get jazzed up and spend 30 minutes on a project that is big and exciting for a good cause,” he said. “What a cool break from the working world.” His experiences have led him to new friends across the world and to found his own nonprofit organization, 1in2, with his friend Jesse Durrance, from Colorado. The name 1in2 stands for the number of men diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, he said. “I’m a guy. I don’t really like the odds,” he said. “My first question was, ‘What do I have to do to not be one in two?’ Then, we realized that everybody needed to know this information.” In 2007, Horoszowski and Durrance climbed up and skied down Mount Adams, Mount Baker and Mount St. Helens, and in 2008, they climbed up and skied down Mount Rainier to promote awareness. However, after two years, the pair realized the organization had to take on a larger role. Today, they strive to coordinate volunteer efforts, educational tools, advocacy programs and health screening opportunities between research and health facilities and nonprofit organizations, like the American Cancer Society
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baseball, Rizzs dreamed of becoming a Big League announcer. “I’m one of the most fortunate guys in the world,” the Issaquah resident said. “How many people get to do what they dreamed of as a kid?” Rizzs grew up in Chicago and was passionate about baseball at an early age. “I’ve always been a baseball fan,” said Rizzs, who would get together with guys in his neighborhood and play sandlot ball during the summer. “We would play all day long,” he said. Meeting his hero The White Sox was his favorite team, although he occasionally rooted for the Cubs. When it came to players, his idol was shortstop Luis Aparicio, one of baseball’s all-time greats. Rizzs had another hero — Cubs’ broadcaster Jack Brickhouse. Actually, it didn’t matter whether the White Sox or Cubs were on the radio. Rizzs tuned in his transistor radio to whoever was on the air. He listened to the broadcasters of both teams, but Brickhouse, a future
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Hall of Famer, was definitely his favorite. By the time Rizzs was 12, he knew what career he would pursue — broadcasting. He worked hard to reach that goal. Sometimes as a youngster, he would race home from school and go down in the basement, where the family had a television set. He would turn the sound down, and pretend he was broadcasting the game. When Rizzs was 12, he received support from Brickhouse. “I wrote a letter to Brickhouse and told him I wanted to become a Major League Baseball broadcaster,” Rizzs said. “He wrote me a handwritten letter back. He urged me to get all the schooling I could and to work hard. I never forgot that.” After high school, Rizzs attended Southern Illinois University, where he played baseball and majored in radio and television. Then, he began a long climb to the top. It took eight years. His first broadcasting job was with Alexandria, La., a Class AA farm club for the San Diego Padres. When the team moved to Amarillo, Texas, Rizzs
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Rick Rizzs is all smiles as he calls a recent Mariners game from the broadcast booth at Safeco Field.
went with it. He later worked for the Memphis Chicks, an AA team for the old Montreal Expos, and the Columbus Clippers, a Class AAA team for the New York Yankees. In 1983, the Seattle Mariners had an opening and Rizzs sent a résumé and tape to the club. Former owner George Argyros called Rizzs and had him come to Seattle for an interview. Argyros and Dave Niehaus, another future Hall-ofFame announcer, liked what they heard on tape. Rizzs got the job. At spring training that year, Rizzs met one of his idols — Brickhouse. “I came up to him and said ’Mr. Brickhouse. You probably don’t remember this, but when I was 12, I wrote you a letter about becoming a broadcaster. You answered that letter. I just wanted to let you know that I’m now a new broadcaster for the Mariners,” Rizzs said recalling the meeting. “He gave me a big hug.” ‘One of the best storytellers’ The 1983 season was the beginning of a long relationship with Niehaus. “I couldn’t have broken in with a better mentor than David. He is one of
the greatest broadcasters of all time. He is one of the best storytellers,” Rizzs said. “So much of the time when you are doing a baseball game, you have to fill those gaps with a great story.” The one thing Rizzs learned early was putting the fan at home in the front seat at the ballpark. “You really have to make him feel like he’s at the ball park. Radio is really a visual media,” Rizzs said. “The game takes place in your mind. If I can make the fan feel the excitement, then I’m doing my job. Imagination is better than any camera ever invented.” The best part of the job? “I get to be the fans eyes and ears. I have a responsibility to the fans to be creative and prepared for all 162 games,” Rizzs said. “Every game is different. You have a different story to tell every night.” Rizzs settled in Issaquah in 1988. Like joining the Mariners, he has never regretted the move. “I love it out here. I grew up in Chicago, where everything is flat. I came out here and there are mountains, streams and lakes. There is so much to offer,” he said.
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1 – Edgar Martinez’s game-winning double in the fifth game of the 1995 American League series with the New York Yankees. 2 – The Mariners’ victory against the California Angels in the onegame 1995 playoff when Rizzs said “Everybody scores!” 3 – The 1983 Seattle Mariners’ opener, his first major league broadcast. 4 – The 1995 Seattle Mariners’ season. “Everyone contributed. They just refused to lose!” 5 – The 2001 season when the Mariners won 116 games, setting an American League record and tying the Major League record. 6 – Edgar Martinez’s grand slam in Game 4 of the 1995 playoffs that propelled the Mariners to a victory against the New York Yankees. 7 – Aug. 31, 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. play in the same game for the first time. 8 – The final game of 1991 season when the Mariners finished with a .500 record for the first time. 9 – Broadcasting his first game in Chicago’s old Comiskey Park in 1983. 10 – Brian Holman’s near-perfect game in 1990.
From No. 2 to No. 1 Rizzs left the Mariners for a short time when he was hired as the Detroit Tigers’ broadcaster for the 1993 season. He was to replace longtime Tigers’ broadcaster Ernie Harwell, a favorite of Mo-town baseball fans. Tigers president Bo Schembechler, following the 1992 season, had forced Harwell out. Rizzs said he knew it was going to be a difficult job replacing Harwell, another Hall-of-Famer, when he showed up for the club’s season opener. “There were thousands of fans protesting the club’s decision to let Ernie go. A radio station in town had printed up Ernie Harwell faces and put them on sticks,” Rizzs said. “There
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Rick Rizzs (bottom right) joins fellow broadcasters Dave Niehaus (front), Ron Fairly and Dave Valle (back row, from left) in a 2006 Seattle Mariners game.
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From Page 41 were 10,000 fans at the park with Ernie Harwell on sticks. There was a ‘We want Ernie’ banner in center field. A plane circled the field with a ‘Bring Back Ernie’ banner.” After being the No. 2 guy for the Mariners, Rizzs had looked forward to being the No. 1 guy for the Tigers. “But I knew it was going to be a tough job, because I was asked to replace a legend,” Rizzs said. At the season opener, Rizzs turned to Bob Rathbun, his sidekick in the booth, and said, “I hope people give us a shot.” However, fans were so loyal to Harwell that he was brought back by popular demand. Rizzs worked with Harwell for a little more than a season, and then was let go. “I did the best job I could do. Things just didn’t work out,” he said. A memorable season, memorable moments He didn’t stay unemployed long. Niehaus invited Rizzs back to the Mariners’ booth, and the duo wound up
broadcasting a memorable 1995 season. “As things turned out, it couldn’t have turned out better,” Rizzs said. “Thank goodness I didn’t miss the 1995 season. That was the team. That was the year baseball was saved in Seattle. The Tigers actually did me a wonderful favor.” Rizzs has been with the Mariners ever since. Fans have become familiar with his catch phrase “Good-bye, baseball!” his call for home runs. There have been many memorable moments for Rizzs in his 25 years with the Mariners. The 1995 season holds most of them, especially the Mariners’ dramatic finish to tie California for first place in the West Division, the playoff victory over the Angels and the fivegame series with the New York Yankees. Rizzs also cherished the 2001 season, when the Mariners set an American League record for victories. The 2009 season was special, too. “I was really impressed with last year’s team. Jack Zduriencik (general manager) did a fabulous job of building the team. Don Wakamatsu (manager) did a great job, and all the players contributed.” Rizzs said.
With third baseman Chone Figgins and pitcher Cliff Lee among the new additions, Rizzs said he is anxious to get to spring training. “This team has a chance to be very good, especially with the one-two pitching of Felix (Hernandez) and Lee,” Rizzs said. If the Mariners reach the playoffs this season, Rizzs will really enjoy his job. Winning makes the job easy, but there are other benefits. He especially enjoys the relationships he has made with players, fans, front office personnel and the members of the Mariners broadcast team. “I’ve been around a lot of great people,” he said. His father once told him, “If you wake up in the morning and you’re happy to go to work, you’ve got it made.” Rizzs knows he has it made. “I am very blessed. I set out to be a broadcaster when I was 12. How many people get to do what they dreamed of?” he asked. “I don’t regret one day of the choice I made. Now, I am the voice on the radio I heard as a kid. I have the greatest job in the world.”
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Discover your winter wonderland on snowshoes By Dan Catchpole
David Millard (left) and Sandra Hiltmann set out on Kendall Ridge Trail near Snoqualmie Pass. Despite being a newcomer to snowshoeing, Millard said it was easy to get into. BY DAN CATCHPOLE AND CHANTELLE LUSEBRINK
With a steady snow falling, Sandra Hiltmann and David Millard strapped their snowshoes on and headed up Kendall Ridge overlooking Snoqualmie Pass and Lake Keechelus. Crunching through snow-covered hills, the two friends enjoyed the hike’s quiet, easy pace. Climbing up the Kendall Ridge Trail, the hikers enter another world apart from the crowded, noisy trailhead off Interstate 90. The crowd thinned out, the silence echoed in their ears and the snow turned more powdery. By far, snowshoeing is one of the easiest, no-fuss winter sports around.
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Before you go
By Chantelle Lusebrink
The sun pokes through trees along a snowshoe hiking trail near the Summit at Snoqualmie ski resort off Interstate 90.
It was Millard’s first time snowshoeing, but he cruised along without a problem. Most people quickly get used to walking in snowshoes. “You strap them on and go,” he said
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It’s a simple pleasure Floating across fresh powder on a pair of snowshoes is a pleasure unto
Winter recreation areas Whether you’re looking to traipse through the forest with snowshoes or ready to tackle cross-country or downhill skiing, these recreation areas should be on your list. ❑ Crystal Mountain: Downhill, cross-country and snowshoeing, www.skicrystal.com. ❑ Mount Rainier National Park at Paradise: Snowshoeing and backcountry downhill and cross-country trails, www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/outdooractivities.htm. ❑ Olympic National Park at Hurricane Ridge: Snowshoeing and backcountry downhill and cross-country trails, www.nps.gov/olym/ day-hiking.htm. ❑ Snoqualmie Pass: Downhill, cross-country, snowshoeing and tubing, www.summitatsnoqualmie.com. ❑ Steven’s Pass: Downhill and cross-country, www.stevenspass.com. From: Travel Washington
itself. Most outdoor enthusiasts know the frustration of wading through snow in hiking boots. It only takes a few inches for a simple walk to become physically taxing. With snowshoes on, you glide along quickly and with ease. A few quick steps in them and you’ve pretty much learned all you need to know: Pick your foot up a little higher, have a solid place for it to land and don’t walk backward — otherwise you might find yourself sitting in the snow and asking for help up. Those who have had knee injuries should know it’s easy to twist them into unusual angles if you’re not on a stable path or looking where you’re going. Be cautious, especially going downhill.
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The area around Snoqualmie Pass offers several snowshoeing trails, such as Kendall Ridge Trail, that are easy for novices and enjoyable for more experienced people. And dogs can keep up without having snowshoes.
For the most part, even a group of novice hikers or first-timers can head out into the snow without instruction. While most winter activities involve a load of specialized equipment or a lot of preparation, snowshoeing is easy and affordable for most. “You can do it anywhere there’s snow,” and the costs are minimal,
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Hiltmann said. Snowshoes and poles can be rented for as low as $20 from local outfitters for the weekend, far less than the cost of ski or snowboard rentals, lessons and lift tickets. It does help to have a pair of sturdy, water-resistant hiking boots. If you’re
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From Page 45 going snowshoeing, make sure to dress appropriately for the weather. “You’ve got to make sure you have got the right clothes on,” Hiltmann said. You should come equipped for cold weather, but wear layers you can peel off and store, since you might get hot, depending on what trail you choose. Hats and gloves are a must, and if you’re not used to frosty temperatures, bring hand and feet warmers. You can find the one-use, prepackaged kind at drug or convenience stores for about $1 per pair.
On a backcountry road near the summit of Snoqualmie Pass on a sunny weekend afternoon are snowshoe hikers (from left) Andrea Collins, Natasha Kroh, Lauren Crandall and Desiree Sarver.
Bring a relaxed attitude Aside from that, the sport is pretty low maintenance — no special boots, binding or even outdoor wear is necessary. Millard said he appreciates the relaxed attitude of snowshoeing. For families and friends, it offers quality time to catch up without the distraction of televisions, iPods, video
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Annette Blakley answers the phone at the front desk of the newly renovated Gilman Antique Mall in Issaquah. BY CHRISTOPHER HUBER
hen the winter snowstorms of December 2008 blanketed the Issaquah area, local shops and businesses experienced a spike in revenue. Shoppers stayed nearby, rather than brave snow and ice on the roadways to Bellevue or Seattle. But once the weather cleared up, things were back to normal, said Matthew Bott, CEO of the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce. The chamber and its member business owners want “normal” to be as it was when it snowed. That’s why they recently launched a “Shop Issaquah” campaign to bring awareness of the benefits of spending your money locally. “When you shop locally … it develops the character of the community,” said Darlene Cohen, manager of the Gilman Antique Gallery, located in
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Gilman Square on Gilman Boulevard. Her 17,000-square-foot antique mall is the largest antique mall on the Eastside, and offers one-of-a-kind arts, collectibles and gifts from vendors who have sold in Issaquah for 20 years or more. Each vendor is another entrepreneur, keeping commerce alive and well in Issaquah. Other local businesses strive to be unique while filling a niche for their customers. Some local shops make room for youngsters to play in the corner while adults shop. Other businesses lead the way in community service. And almost all prefer to hire local
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employees whenever possible. Fischer’s Meats in historic downtown is historic itself, celebrating 100 years in business this year. Customers know the little meat market for its great steaks and chops, but also for the specialties made right here on Front Street — like pepperoni and jerky. Gilman Village has the largest collection of unique shops and small restaurants in one Issaquah shopping center. One of those, X Marks the Tot, is a homegrown business that designs and manufactures custom clothing for babies and toddlers. Tarri Burchak and daughter-in-law Carisa Burchak coown the business. Larger orders are manufactured in Seattle, but all of their sales come back to Issaquah, she said. “We try to keep it pretty local. I think it’s important to keep the community thriving,” Tarri Burchak said. “It also keeps it unique.” X Marks the Tot’s clothing is made from recycled or organic material, and
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Co-owner Tarri Burchak arranges clothes for display at the X Marks the Tot store in Gilman Village.
the owners also make custom outfits, she said. One hotseller is the T-Suit for 1- to 3-year-olds, a one-piece made of adult T-shirts. “One of the things I think people overlook is that often in local establishments, they can find products and services that really are not generally available,” said Aaron Barouh, general manager of Gilman Village. “And they sometimes don’t realize that there are a lot of homegrown products.” Issaquah residents may not be able to buy all of their desires locally, but Issaquah business owners and their customers agree that shopping locally is good for the community. Top reasons to shop locally ❑ Sales taxes support city services and parks. ❑ Local businesses hire locally. ❑ Save gas and time with shorter trips to the store. ❑ Sales taxes help support police and fire departments. ❑ “Go Green” — cut down on air pollution with shorter drives. ❑ Local merchants support schools with fundraising and more. ❑ Local businesses create community pride. Their achievements help put Issaquah on the map. ❑ Boost property values. Nearby goods and services are amenities homebuyers seek. ❑ Better service comes from local people who know you. ❑ Local charities are supported by local businesses.
X Marks the Tot is Issaquah based. Owners Tarri and Carisa Burchak manufacture and sell custom baby and children's clothing at their Gilman Village store. By Christopher Huber
Ferry tale Vessel named for Issaquah overcomes early troubles to become fleet workhorse BY WARREN KAGARISE
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ight descended hours earlier, when the weak, winter sun slunk behind the Olympic Mountains. Stragglers wait along
Fauntleroy Cove; the afternoon rush ended long ago. The last commuters sit, impatient and weary, in vehicles, sealed behind steel and safety glass. Lines form and vehicles — mud-caked Subaru wagons, worn SUVs with stickers on the rear windows — inch
By Greg Farrar
Capt. David Wilson, followed by Boatswain Greg Kruse, walks across the deck and takes a staircase up to the End No. 2 wheelhouse of the M.V. Issaquah to guide its return trip from Vashon to Fauntleroy.
into position. Destination: Vashon Island. The ferry glides into view across Puget Sound. The hull carries the same name as a place 20 miles east: Issaquah. The vessel matters little to the travelers; the Klahowya or the Tillikum could carry them home just the same. Come daylight, the boxy Issaquah looks as unglamorous as a mail truck, with the same work ethic as a letter carrier — neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom keeps the ferry idle. Darkness softens the hard edges, and the Issaquah looks handsome, even majestic. Light spills from the oblong windows and the open vehicle deck. Reflections glimmer across the dark water. As the ferry approaches the West Seattle terminal, propellers churn the inky water into foam, like the frothy head on a glass of pilsner. The vessel nudges the dock, the ramp lowers and attendants in fluorescent gear direct vehicles from the maw. Not 20 minutes
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Nicole Martinez, traffic attendant at the Fauntleroy dock in West Seattle, directs automobiles and trucks onto the Issaquah for the 10:20 a.m. departure to Vashon and Southworth. By Greg Farrar
later, more cars, trucks and SUVs fill the hold. The placid efficiency contrasts with the years in the Carter era when the Issaquah entered service and headlines blared problems aboard — and caused by — the ferry. The ferry, and the other Issaquahclass vessels under construction at a Seattle shipyard in the late ’70s, took a circuitous route from lemon to modernday workhorse in the state fleet. Nowadays, the ferry Issaquah plies Puget Sound on regular runs from the Fauntleroy Terminal to Vashon Island and Southworth on the Kitsap Peninsula. Lawmakers and the builders hurled sharp words at the other in the early days. The rhetoric ratcheted higher as Washington State Ferries yanked the vessels from service, inspected and repaired the ferries, only to remove the vessels from service again. Reminders from the contentious early years remain: Crewmembers still refer to the vessels as “citrus class” ferries, a nod to the era when editorial cartoons and T-shirts derided the Issaquah as a proverbial lemon. The vessel debuted with unforeseen mechanical problems, spats between builders and officials, and troublesome safety questions. “My mother would call me up and say, ‘Do you know what you’re doing down there?’” ships superintendent and welding supervisor Ralph Hansen recalled. He worked at the Marine Power &
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Equipment shipyard, where the Issaquah class vessels took shape. Before the maelstrom — accidents, lawsuits, angry letters to the editor — dignitaries set aside the unease to christen the Issaquah. Townspeople gathered at the Seattle shipyard to watch the ferry ease into the Duwamish River. Historian Harriet Fish walloped a bottle of champagne against the hull Dec. 29, 1979. After the ceremony concluded, the boldface names and Issaquah residents left, and yard workers raised the vessel from the water for some last-minute construction. Name game, blame game Not long ago, a class of Port Townsend fourth-graders beat students in Chimacum and Whidbey
Island to pick the name for the newest state ferry class: Kwa-di Tabil, or “little boat” in the Quileute language. A celebration followed the announcement from the state Department of Transportation. Next came congratulations from Gov. Chris Gregoire. A commemorative plaque — delivered by the governor — should arrive within weeks. The announcement recalled a push more than 30 years ago to name a vessel after Issaquah. The effort resulted in a ferry class named with words picked from native tongues: Issaquah, Kittitas, Kitsap, Cathlamet, Chelan, Sealth. But the grade-school contest — tied to lessons about Pacific Northwest American Indians and Puget Sound maritime history — lacked the ironclad determination and political maneuvering behind the Issaquah effort. Fish, then the Issaquah historian, spearheaded the endeavor to name a vessel in a planned ferry class for the Eastside city, and shepherded the necessary legislation through Olympia. A Lake Washington ferry from the early 1900s also carried the name Issaquah, and townspeople conceived the drive to name a new ferry as part civic pride, part tribute to the bygone vessel. Supporters marshaled students to collect innumerable signatures scrawled on petitions, City Council members to endorse the effort and res-
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Passengers enjoy the sunshine as the M.V. Issaquah heads toward Vashon Island. Life rings, Zodiac lifeboats, doors and bulkheads are all labeled ‘Issaquah.’
Former shipyard workers said some of the snags dissipated as ferry crews acclimated to the new systems. Tweaks ordered by DOT officials helped remedy problems, too. “Once you’re sitting at the helm and the controls are in your hand, that’s where the buck stops,” Hansen said.
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Capt. David Wilson stands in the wheelhouse and pilots the Issaquah to dock at the Fauntleroy terminal, as the Klahowya starts its voyage in the background across Puget Sound.
From Page 51 idents to sit through legislative committee meetings. For the effort to succeed, city residents had to convince lawmakers to name a ferry for Issaquah. The blitz worked: A state transportation bureaucrat told a Senate committee how he had never seen “such a tremendous outpouring of support” for a ferry name. Legislators agreed, and designated the first vessel in a soon-to-belaunched ferry class as the Issaquah. But the rollout of the new class proved nettlesome. Designers included advances — like computer technology and variable-pitch propellers built for maneuverability — in the new ferries. Although engineers hailed the systems as innovative, delays and public squabbles between the shipyard and state officials shoved the superlatives aside. Chuck Fowler served as the state Department of Transportation public affairs administrator in the ’70s. He handled a barrage of questions from reporters asking about the troubles with the Issaquah class. “I think that the major problem was the use of variable-pitch propellers, the first application of this new technology
on state ferries,” he recalled. “There were some early ferry-meets-dock collisions, but they were explained as crews becoming familiar with the new technology and equipment.” The woes and high-profile missteps drew unwelcome attention to the largest ferry system in the United States. A cruise around Elliott Bay for state dignitaries ended after a gasket blew and the Issaquah limped into port alongside a tug. Accidents and computer glitches plagued the Issaquah-class vessels after the ferries entered service in the early ’80s. The new ferries rammed docks and, another time, a vessel pulled away from a pier, dropping a — thankfully — unoccupied car into Puget Sound. People called the new ferries unsafe. T-shirts emblazoned with “I Survived the Issaquah” appeared. The ringer tees depicted cartoon cars and passengers tumbling into the water, while seagulls recoil from the scene. Paul Zankich often faced a firing line from passengers and the news media back then. He designed the ferries, and served as chief engineer of the Marine Power & Equipment shipyard. “People said I should get combat pay for what I was doing,” Zankich said.
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A rising tide Midmorning sunshine reveals the Issaquah as a leviathan — brawny and utilitarian, all noise and steel. The deck plates jostle beneath cars, trucks and Metro Transit buses, rumbling aboard in a careful choreography. Day-Gloorange life rings and Zodiac lifeboats punctuate the hunter-green-and-white color scheme. Nowadays, the Issaquah and its five sister vessels serve as workhorses in the state ferry fleet. Combined, the ferries haul about 18,500 passengers per day. The flagship Issaquah carries 2,751 people each day on trips from West Seattle to Vashon Island to Southworth and back again. Built to carry 1,200 passengers, about 130 vehicles and almost as long as a football field, the Issaquah feels like a lonely place on midday crossings. The cavernous passenger deck sits almost empty. Below, on the vehicle deck, most of the passengers wait in cars, idle and still seat-belted in. Aboard the Issaquah, Boatswain Greg Kruse keeps order on the vehicle deck, where loadings and unloadings unfold in a well-timed blur. “Safety is our biggest concern,” he said during a mid-January crossing. The former charter boat captain wakes on workdays at 3:17 a.m. and leaves home in Ballard to reach the Fauntleroy Terminal by 4:25 a.m. On some days, the job rewards Kruse with postcard-perfect vistas: Mount Rainier to the south, the downtown Seattle skyline to the northeast, the Olympic Mountains to the west. The passengers aboard include former Issaquah Councilman David Kappler, a frequent rider on the ferry. He boarded the vessel on a sunsplashed January day for the crossing to Vashon Island, where he has a house. Kappler left his pickup on the vehi-
David Kappler, former Issaquah councilman and a frequent ferry rider to a house he owns on Vashon Island, takes a peek at a framed historic 1912 photo of Front Street, on permanent display in the ferry Issaquah. By Greg Farrar
cle deck, and then ambled upstairs to the passenger area. The longtime councilman eyed grainy reproductions of historic photographs depicting turn-of-the-20th-century Issaquah. Besides the photos, the ferry contains few connections to its namesake city. Kappler, however, noted similarities between eco-savvy Issaquah and conservation-minded Vashon Island, and described the rural island as a locale where “people are proud to say the
place is weird.” Despite dozens of trips to the island, he has never encountered notable, part-time residents Al Rossellini and Booth Gardner — former governors who spend summers there. Capt. David Wilson joined the state ferry service about the same time the Issaquah-class vessels entered service. On most days, he guides the Issaquah from pilothouses at each end of the ferry.
“If you cut the ferry in half, you’d be hard-pressed to know which end is which,” Wilson said. The vessel sails Puget Sound at about 17 knots, or 20 mph. Upgrades, like radar and global-positioning technology, have alleviated some of the navigation concerns about fog and bad weather. “It’s not a real stressful situation like it was in the old days,” Wilson said. The ferry’s design — so maligned when the Issaquah-class vessels entered service — also withstood the wear and tear of the decades. The state even plans to build new 144-vehicle ferries based on the Issaquah-class design. The new ferries could enter service as early as 2014, state budgets permitting. Consider the decision as belated vindication for Zankich, the designer of the Issaquah class and West Seattle resident who lives not far from Fauntleroy Cove. On a clear day, he can look outside and watch the Issaquah sail from the mainland to Vashon Island with workmanlike efficiency.
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Special Olympics nurtures an enthusiasm for sports BY LAURA GEGGEL
With her straight, brown hair tied in a ponytail, 11-year-old Abbey Powers threw her basketball into the air, bounced it against the backboard and grinned as it fell through the hoop. Her teammates whooped and her father shouted words of encouragement before the ball even hit the ground. While many children play basketball, Abbey is a special case. Doctors diagnosed her with both autism and cerebral palsy, although they never gave her family a clear diagnosis that would explain all of her challenges. “It was unbelievable,” her father Jeff Powers said. “We were told she wouldn’t walk, we were told she wouldn’t talk, we were told she would only live to 2.” Now a sixth-grader at Pine Lake Middle School, Abbey has a full schedule. Four years ago, her family enrolled her in Special Olympics for a children’s basketball class. At first, her parents only knew of practices in Woodinville, and would drive Abbey all the way from Issaquah so she could dribble the ball as part of a basketball team. When they learned Issaquah offered a Special Olympics program in their own backyard, they were delighted, Jeff Powers said. But they’re not nearly as excited as Abbey. “She got up extra early this morning,” her father said as he watched her and her friends play ball at the Issaquah Community Center. “She could hardly wait for basketball.”
By Greg Farrar
Abbey Powers, 11, a Pine Lake Middle School sixth-grader, shoots a basket as her dad, Issaquah Special Olympics volunteer parent Jeff Powers, gives encouragement during practice for a tournament.
Special Olympics in Issaquah Today, scores of people support and coach Issaquah’s Special Olympics players. Thanks to Issaquah resident Leo Finnegan, Issaquah hosts two
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Get involved ❑ Call Leo Finnegan at 392-5682 to learn more about coaching Issaquah’s Special Olympics teams. ❑ Contact Megan Hemingson, King County region sports and training manager at 206-3624949 ext. 212, or mhemingson@sowa.org.
By Greg Farrar
Mikel Halperin (right) dribbles the ball at the front of a line of teammates as he begins his approach to the basket in a shooting drill.
Special Olympics tournaments annually, including a basketball tournament in the winter and a softball tournament in the summer. “I pushed to get them here,” said Finnegan, who said Special Olympic families used to have to drive all over the county for games. Issaquah is more in the middle of the county, he said, which makes the drive for many easier.
Finnegan first started coaching Special Olympics when his son’s high school coach retired. Like many Special Olympics players, Finnegan’s son, Tim Finnegan, has a developmental disorder. Tim Finnegan is now 43 and his family is still involved in the organization. The Special Olympics has three divisions: junior (ages 8-15), senior
(ages 16-21) and masters (ages 22 or older). Leo Finnegan welcomes each player with the same enthusiasm and support, high-fiving them as they come in for basketball practice. He remembers details about each player, and asks them questions based on last week’s conversation about life and basketball. “A lot of the athletes I coach are some of the most genuine people I’ve met,” Finnegan said. Basketball and softball coach Ted Stamper said he enjoyed getting whole
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On the Web ❑ www.sowa.org ❑ Find it on Facebook under Special Olympics Washington King County Region.
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Coach Ted Stamper (left) encourages Eli Levy, 13, to hit a basket at the community center in Issaquah’s Special Olympics basketball program.
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ing. He encouraged the community to get involved, too, whether people chose to coach on the court or cheer from the bleachers. “That’s what it’s about: fun and
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exercise,” Stamper said. It’s also about children with special needs realizing their full potential. “Their whole lives, they’ve been told explicitly or implicitly they don’t fit in,” Leo Finnegan said. For Abbey Powers, basketball connects her with other players, many of whom are now her friends. “Abbey was shy the first year, but now she’s very outgoing,” her father said, adding that basketball gives his daughter confidence. “I think it lets her know she can do what the other kids can do,” he said. “She’s shy, but she understands.” Christopher Miller, a 13-year-old Special Olympic athlete from Redmond, said he bowls and plays
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basketball with the program. “I just like hanging out with my friends,” he said. “We just do a lot of working out and running a lot.” The Soukup family, of Sammamish, brings 14-year-old Aubrey to basketball practice, too. Aubrey has Down Syndrome, but she doesn’t let that get in the way of her game. “It gives her an opportunity to be part of a team,” her mother Julie Soukup said. “Her brothers and sisters are very athletic and it gives her an opportunity to have her own sport.” How to get involved King County has about 1,500
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Ricky Brennan, a participant in the Issaquah Special Olympics program, shoots a basket as assistant coach Chris Torres (left) and Brennan’s teammates cheer him on during a drill.
Special Olympic athletes. Coaches are welcome at any level, be it junior, senior or masters, said Megan Hemingson, King County region sports and training manager for Special Olympics. Those interested in coaching must take two online courses, a protective
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From Page 57 years. People can either be a head or an assistant coach. Head coaches must be 18 years or older and need to submit a background check done by both the Washington State Patrol and a national database. Assistant coaches can be 16 to 17 years old. Skyline High School junior Chris Torres has volunteered as an assistant basketball coach for two years. “It’s good community service and I really enjoy doing it,” he said. Torres said working with Special Olympics athletes has helped him realize how inappropriate some of the Special Olympics stereotypes are, especially those about players not being skilled at sports. “They are so much smarter than you would imagine,” he said. “I don’t even think they’re special anymore, because they actually make some crazy plays.” Torres pointed at an athlete wearing a green jersey. “He’s a guy with talent,” Torres said.
“I’ll watch him and he’ll run up to the 3-point line and just turn and shoot and sink it.” Just as he finished his sentence, another player made a basket, the ball landing on the carpeted community center floor with a thud. “Good job guys!” Torres clapped and shouted. ‘Everybody encourages everybody’ Another Skyline junior, Michelle Bretl, has made many friends on the court through assistant coaching. “I always get hugs every day and it makes me smile, because I know that they’re having fun and that they enjoy it,” she said. “It’s very rewarding.” Bretl’s mother Teresa Bretl is the executive director of Athletes for Kids. She instilled a strong sense of community service in her daughter. Like mother like daughter, apparently, as Michelle Bretl commended Special Olympic athletes and encouraged others to get involved. “Special Olympics is a place where people can just be themselves and be comfortable with who they are and
how they play,” she said. “They don’t have to be perfect at everything, but they should get the opportunity to do what they love.” Jeff Powers attested to that, saying his daughter will “crack up and laugh” whenever a ball is in her court. “There are some good ball players,” Powers added. “They can dribble behind their back.” During one game, Abbey’s team lost 68-2, and she was the one who made her team’s only shot. “She was the leading scorer,” Powers said, clearly proud of his daughter’s achievement. Leo Finnegan called the positive atmosphere pivotal to any Special Olympics practice or game. “We never let anybody say anything negative about anything,” he said. “Even if they miss a free throw, we cheer.” Parent LeeAnna Hayes agreed. “Everybody encourages everybody, even on the opposite team,” Hayes said. “It doesn’t matter how good you are. This is a very happy environment for everybody.”
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Find new friends, interests in clubs Civic/community A Deeper Well discussion group: 8 p.m., last Tuesday, Issaquah Brew House, 35 W. Sunset Way, 392-4169, ext. 105 American Association of University Women, Issaquah Branch: 7 p.m. third Thursday, King County Library Service Center, 960 Newport Way N.W., issaquah@aauw-wa.org American Rhododendron Society, Cascade Chapter: 7 p.m. second Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, 1717 Bellevue Way N.E., 391-2366 Amnesty International, Issaquah-Redmond-Kirkland Chapter: 7:30-9 p.m. third Wednesday, Redmond Library, 5990 N.E. 85th St. Beaver Lake Community Club: 7 p.m. first Monday, Issaquah Lodge at Beaver Lake Park, 25101 S.E. 24th St., www.beaverlake.org Cascade Women’s Club: 7 p.m. second Wednesday at a member’s home; and a volunteer activity at the YWCA Working Wardrobe in Redmond, 898-8603 Cascade Republican Women’s Club: 11:30 a.m. third Wednesday, (except July and August), Sammamish Plateau Club, 25625 E. Plateau Drive, 868-3076 Daughters of the American Revolution, Cascade Chapter: 10:30 a.m. second Tuesday, Bellevue Red Lion Inn, 11211 Main St., 392-1658 Eastside Chapter of Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays: 7-9 p.m. third Thursday, First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, 206-325-7724 Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council: noon, second Tuesday, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 4228 Factoria Blvd. S.E., Bellevue, 746-5249 or 885-6993 Eastside Welcome Club: 10 a.m. first Wednesday, 641-8341 Faith and Sharing for those with special needs: 2-4 p.m. first Sunday, St. Joseph parish hall, 200 Mountain
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Park Blvd. S.W., 392-5682 Friends of the Issaquah Library: 7 p.m. second Wednesday, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-3571 Friends of the Sammamish Library: 5:15 p.m. the first Thursday in the library meeting room, 825 228th Ave. N.E. 868-3057 Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council: 7 p.m. third Wednesday, May Valley Alliance Church, 16431 Renton-Issaquah Road, www.fourcreeks.org Greater Issaquah Toastmasters Club No. 5433: 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Bellewood Retirement Community, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E., 3062232 or issaquahtm@gmail.com Greater Issaquah Youth and Family Network: 5:30 p.m. first Monday, Aegis of Issaquah, 780 N.W. Juniper St, 333-6614 Issaquah Business Builders: 7:30 a.m. first & third Thursday, IHOP Restaurant, 1433 N.W. Sammamish Road, 206-852-8240 Issaquah Eagles No. 3054 — Aerie (men’s organization) and Auxiliary (women’s organization): 7:30 p.m. fourth Wednesday, 175 Front St. N., 392-6751 Issaquah Emblem Club No. 503: 7:30 p.m. first Wednesday, Elk’s Lodge, 765 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-7024 Issaquah Guild of Children’s Hospital: 11 a.m. third Thursday, Elks Lodge, 765 Rainier Blvd. N. Call 392-
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6625 Issaquah History Museums: 3923500 or www.issaquahhistory.org Issaquah Networkers: 7:30-8:30 a.m. every other Wednesday, IHOP restaurant, 1433 N.W. Sammamish Road, www.IssaquahNetworkers.com. Issaquah Valley Grange: 7:30 p.m. second and fourth Monday, Mason Myrtle Lodge, 57 W. Sunset Way, 3923013 Issaquah Women’s Club: 9:30 a.m. first Thursday, Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 17th Ave. N.W., 369-3090 Jewish Juniors Club: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chabad of Central Cascades, 24121 S.E. Black Nugget Road, 427-1654 La Leche League of the Sammamish Plateau: 10 a.m. third Thursday, Issaquah Highlands Fire Station, 73 1280 N.E. Park Drive, 6050837 or 827-6843 Mirrormont Community Association: 7 p.m. first Thursday, Mirrormont Country Club, www.Mirrormont.org MOMS Club of Sammamish Plateau: 10 a.m., third Friday, Pine Lake Covenant Church, children always welcome, 836-5015 or www.MomsInTouch.org Moms In Touch: For more information on groups within the Issaquah School District, call 681-6770 or go to www.MomsInTouch.org. Optimist Club of Issaquah: 6-7 p.m. first Tuesday at Shanghai Garden,
third Tuesday community outreach at Issaquah food Bank, 829-7864 Pine Lake Community Club: board of directors meet third Wednesday, 392-4041 Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 9 a.m. Thursday, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front St. S., 557-4710 or www.tops.com The Toastmasters of Sammamish: 7-8:45 p.m. Tuesdays Mary, Queen of Peace Church, 1121 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish, 373-6311 or davidlloyhall@live.com.
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ArtEAST Collect Works: 6-9 p.m. first Friday, Up Front [art], 48 Front St. N., 392-3191 Camp Fire Family Group: 7 p.m. every other Tuesday, 313-1600 Cascade Llama 4-H Club: second Wednesday, 391-7988 Cascade Mountain Men: third Tuesday, Issaquah Sportsman’s Club, 600 S.E. Evans St., club shoots the third Sunday, www.cascademountainmen.com Eastside Camera Club: 7 p.m. first and third Thursday, St. Madeleine Catholic Church, 4400 130th Place S.E., Bellevue, 861-7910 www.eastsidecameraclub.com Eastside Genealogy Society: 7:30 p.m. second Thursday, Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., Gene Fagerberg Eastside Mothers & More: 7-9 p.m. second Tuesday and third Wednesday (without children), Eastshore Unitarian Church North Room, 12700 S.E. 32nd St., Bellevue, www.eastsidemothersandmore.org Guide Dogs for the Blind: 6 p.m. most Sundays, Issaquah Police Station Eagle Room, 644-7421 Issaquah Alps Trails Club: www.issaquahalps.org Issaquah Amateur Radio Club: 7 p.m. first Wednesday, Issaquah Valley Senior Center, 105 Second Ave. N.E., 392-7623. Issaquah Community Family Club — Camp Fire USA: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, usually at Clark Elementary School, 500 Second Ave. S.E., 313-1600 Issaquah Garden Club: 10 a.m.
second Wednesday, Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 17th Ave. N.W., 603-0711 Issaquah Ham Radio Support Group: 7 p.m. fourth Monday at the Police Station, talk in at 146.56 MHz at 7 p.m., meeting at 7:30 p.m. Issaquah Historical Society: monthly board meetings, 392-3500 or www.issaquahhistory.org Issaquah Quilters: 10 a.m. – noon second and fourth Friday, Community Church of Issaquah, 205 Mountain Park Blvd. S.W., rvndlsp1@aol.com Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club: 7:30 p.m. first Monday, Sportsmen’s Clubhouse, 392-3311 Issaquah Valley Rock Club: last Friday (no meetings July, August), Issaquah Senior Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, Information@issaquahrockclub.org Kachess Klimber Snowmobiling Club: during winter months near Kachess Lake, 392-1921 or www.wssaonline.com Pine Lake Garden Club: 9:30 a.m. second Wednesday, 868-8057 Puget Sound Smocking Guild: first Saturday, September through June, Mercer Island Community Center, 391-2581 or www.smocking.org Rhythm and Reins Women’s Equestrian Drill Team: Sunday, Rock Meadow Equestrian Center, 20722 S.E. 34th St., Sammamish, 222-7100 or email Leemod@pobox.com Sammamish Garden Club: second Tuesday, 836-0421 or cathywebst@aol.com Sammamish Heritage Society: four times during the year with board
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meetings the second Thursday, except summer, at Pallino Pastaria, Sammamish, 281-0170 or 392-2446 Sammamish Presbyterian Mothers of Preschoolers: first and third Monday, mothers of children (birth to kindergarten) are welcome to join, 466-7345 Sammamish Saddle Club: 7 p.m. second Monday, Bellewood Retirement Home, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E., trail ride for horse owners at noon the first Saturday at Section 36/Soaring Eagle Park in Sammamish, 466-7168 Social Justice Book Group: 1-2 p.m. first and third Monday, Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 22818 S.E. Eighth St., shlcministries@yahoo.com Sunset Highway Cruisers: three times during the year, five car shows with proceeds benefiting Life Enrichment Options, 392-1921 West Lake Sammamish Garden Club: 10 a.m. second Thursday, Vasa Park ballroom, 641-9084
Service Kiwanis Club of Issaquah: noon Wednesday, Gibson Hall, 105 Newport Way S.W., new members are welcome, 391-9275 Issaquah Lions Club: 7 p.m. fourth Tuesday, Coho Room at City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way, 206-232-1700 Mason Myrtle Lodge No. 108: 7:30 p.m. third Thursday, Lodge Hall, 57 W. Sunset Way, 894-4410 Providence Point Kiwanis: noon Friday, Bake’s Place, 4135 Providence Point Drive S.E., 427-9060 Rotary Club of Issaquah: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 Renton-Issaquah Road, www.issaquahrotary.org Rotary Club of Sammamish: 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Bellewood, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E., 444-2663 Sammamish Kiwanis Club: 7 a.m. Thursday, Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church, 22818 S.E. Eighth, 392-8905 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3436: 7 p.m. third Tuesday, Issaquah Valley Senior Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, 837-9478
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