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MLK Jr. Day closures Next Monday, Jan. 16, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mercer Island’s city offices and schools will be closed. State liquor stores will remain open. Due to the holiday, the City Council will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Mayor Bruce Bassett to focus on role as facilitator, and moving city ahead
City is looking for a new Councilmember The Mercer Island City Council is accepting applications from Islanders to serve as a city councilman to replace outgoing City Councilman and former mayor Jim Pearman who is resigning at the end of the month. See the City’s ad with instructions on page 7 in this issue or go to www.mercergov.org.
Good to Go passes available on Island Good to Go passes to automatically pay the SR 520 tolls are available on Mercer Island. Those who have a pass receive a discount when using the bridge. Passes can be purchased at both QFC stores on the Island. The passes are $5 each. To set up an account, which is required to use the pass, go to www.mygoodtogo.com or call 1-866-936-8246.
Upcoming MISD board meetings Several meetings for the Mercer Island School District Board of Directors have been scheduled to set the amount of the bonds to go to voters in April. The board will meet on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m., from 5 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 17, and Jan. 19 at PEAK for the board’s semi-annual retreat. All are open to the public. The board will also hold its regular monthly meeting on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.
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Eastside drivers fill the westbound lanes of I-90 at Island Crest Way last Tuesday, during the first full week of tolling on SR-520. State transportation officials said it will take until February to measure traffic impacts.
Fourth business quits ‘The Mercer’ Cellar 46 closes abruptly, are high rents to blame? By Linda Ball lball@mi-reporter.com
Ryan Allison has fielded hundreds of emails and phone calls since he shuttered Cellar 46 over the New Year’s weekend. As word leaked out to his loyal customers, they filed into his shop in the days preceding the closure to express how sad they were and reminisce about the good times they had there. “I’m going back to my old roots, selling wine over the Internet,” Allison said. “The cost of doing business is expensive — Mercer Island is a tricky environment.” Cellar 46 was located in The Mercer, an apartment complex on the corner of 77th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 27th Street with retail space at the street level. The Mercer was developed by Dollar Development, owned by Islander James Cassan. In just the past year — in the same space — Quiznos sand-
wich shop has moved out of The Mercer, along with Cellar 46, Yoga Bliss and Dooz, a hair salon for kids, which moved to Bellevue. Cobs Bread occupied the Quiznos space in 2007 – 2008, for just nine months. Allison said he was paying more than $50 per square foot, plus triple net, which means the tenant pays a portion of the property taxes, insurance and maintenance of common areas. His lease expired at the end of October. He got a two-month extension to see if he could make it work. “It never penciled out,” Allison said. “It was a business decision.” He’s back to running his website, discountwinebuys.com, which he said has over 6,000 wines available. If you live or work on Mercer Island, he has the wine shipped to the local FedEx office, so you pick up your wine there, free of shipping. And for Allison, his overhead now is almost nothing.
Lori Moll, who is the owner of Dooz, now in Bellevue Square, said she was paying $45 per square foot plus triple net during her five years at The Mercer. Next door at 7700 Central, residential leasing agent Sarah Delmoral said she was sad to see Cellar 46 leave because it gave their residents a place to go. She said 7700 has three steady tenants, Six Walls — an interior design shop, HSBC bank and Mo’s Pizza. She said they do have three vacant comRyan Allison, mercial spaces in Cellar 46 the building. The commercial space at 7700 Central is managed by Wallace Properties of Bellevue, as is Island Square. Monica Wallace of Wallace Properties said the spaces at 7700 Central are available at $30 per square foot plus triple net. There are no vacancies in Island Square, she said. Asking rents were anywhere from in the high $20 per square foot to low $30 per square foot range at Island Square, Wallace said. Island Square has seen turnover as well in its commercial space
“Mercer Island is a tricky (business) environment.”
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Islander Bruce Bassett never set out to be mayor. Bassett, elected by the Council on Jan. 3, is the 16th mayor in the 51 years since the Island incorporated as a city. Bassett, 50, who moved with his wife Nan and two children to the Island in 2003, came here because of the schools, he said. After running his own business for 10 years, he wanted to give back, he said. He joined in community activities to give voice to some of his “left-leaning” tendencies, he joked. “But I also wanted to set an example for my children.” Both he and his wife quickly immersed themselves in volunteer activities. Between the two of them, they have been involved in environmental and arts organizations here. Bassett was elected to the city council in 2007. He ran unopposed last fall for reelection.
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The Mercer Island High School wrestling team continues to work hard this season. See Sports on page 10 for details.
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MAYOR | FROM 1 He hoped to point city government toward a greener approach to providing services. He was one of the organizers of the Green Ribbon Commission and has championed causes such as the farmers market, encouraging electric vehicle use and environmental awareness But as he has moved through the issues, he understands that leading the city requires more than a passion. His goals for the coming months are straightforward. As mayor, he wants to “lead the city forward in a positive and collaborative way.” He notes that he
has to move quickly from his role as a member of the council to its leader in order to effectively address the issues facing the city. His first priority, he said, is to “get his feet on the ground with this new job.” “As a leader, I want to find consensus. I want the Council to become an effective working body,” he said. Part of that, he added, is to advance issues through the vetting and approval process. “It is about how to move things along,” he said. “Part of what I expect is to be able to ‘tee things up,’ and
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set the agenda.” That is a is to implement plans to different role than being a ensure that safeguards are Councilmember, he said. in place to minimize the The next order of busi- risk that what happened ness in the first year or so, in the run-up to this lawhe said, is to work closely suit could happen again, he with the school district on explained. their plans to rebuild Island “These are steps to public schools. rebuild our confidence that Next, the Town Center we have a solid city governneeds renewed attention ment,” he added. due to the “No one is coming of pleased with light rail and the lawsuit increased outcome, pressures on but each day parking. we remain O t h e r mired in this more clear issue is a day cut projects we could include a new spend movSouth end ing ahead,” fire station Bassett reitand continuerated. “We ing to work face big chalon accessibillenges and we ity and transMayor Bruce Bassett must focus parency at our attention City Hall. on meeting Finally, he said, it is time those challenges. to put the Lindell lawsuit It is clear that the suit behind them. will remain on his mind as “Over the past four years, he begins his term, but will we’ve consumed countless not deter him from what community and staff hours lies ahead. wrestling with the Lindell “We won’t forget what lawsuit and all of its permu- has transpired, but neither tations,” he said. “It’s time will we fixate on it to the to move on.” point where we lose touch “There are important with the many commupublic safety, transporta- nity issues that our citition, education, sustain- zens properly demand we ability and parks issues that address.” confront us and demand our attention. “This does not mean ignoring the lawsuit,” he emphasized. As a result of the lawsuit, The City Council will be the Council directed city taking applications for a staff to conduct reviews of new Councilmember to both public records proreplace outgoing memcedures and the human ber and former mayor resources department and Jim Pearman of Pos. 4. conduct a performance For information on review of City Manager how to apply, go to www. Rich Conrad. mercergov.org. The result of these actions
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“No one is pleased with the (Lindell) lawsuit outcome, but each day we remain mired in this issue is a day we could spend moving ahead.”
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Outgoing mayor Jim Pearman presents the gavel to new mayor Bruce Bassett at the City Council meeting on Jan. 3. Bassett is the 16th mayor since the city incorporated in its present form, in 1960. Contributed photo.
Records requests cost city $149,000 for Jan - Nov 2011 By Mary L. Grady editor@mi-reporter.com
The number of public records requests made to the City of Mercer Island went down this past year. But the cost of handling them was still substantial. City records indicate that for the first 11 months of 2011, a total of 727 record requests were made. In 2010, the requests reached 910, up from 557 in 2009. Yet data from the city indicates that even though the number of requests has leveled off, it does not mean that the city is spending less time or money handling them.
City staff estimated that it cost the city $149,000 to handle the requests for January through November of last year. “About 30 percent of my time in the first 11 months of 2011, was spent on records requests. City Clerk Ali Spietz said. In the aftermath of the lawsuit brought by former city attorney and assistant city manager, Londi Lindell, the City Council directed city staff to conduct a review of existing city procedures regarding the handling of public records requests.
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Board crosschecks project list for school bond issue School leaders have just weeks to finalize project list for April bond issue vote By Linda Ball lball@mi-reporter.com
The library at West Mercer Elementary School was packed with citizens at a special meeting of the Mercer Island School District Board of Directors on Thursday, as it weighs options on a bond to place before voters in April. As the ongoing process is getting down to the wire, a couple of different options were presented to the public for comment, and for the board to ponder. Option A, which would cost $104 to $108 million, and could possibly be placed on the April ballot, includes land acquisition for a fourth school; purchase of the site (already identified) and development of that site for moving the bus fleet off the high school mega-block; rebuilding Islander Middle School; money for planning of three new elementary schools and upgrading six to 12 classrooms at MIHS; upgrading the stadium; modernizing Mary Wayte Pool; and developing a master plan for the north campus site and playfields. If Option A is selected, then in 2013 voters would return to consider rebuilding the three elementary schools and modernizing the six plus classrooms at MIHS, or building school four and rebuilding the three elementary schools plus the upgrade at the high school.
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Option B would be, as Citing the overcrowdboard president Pat Braman ing in the schools, board called it, the “whole enchi- member Adair Dingle lada,� at a cost of $208 to echoed Emanuels’ desire to $212 million, to rebuild all find property on the North three elementary schools end. Board member Dave and IMS, along with all of Myerson also supports the aforementioned. building a fourth school Whether or not to ask first to solve the capacity for it all now versus in two issue. bond issues is a conunEmanuels supported a drum. master plan for the north Under the first option, campus, but questioned the 2014-2015 academic the merit of upgrading year is the soonest a new the stadium now, when in school could fact it might open; maybe be relocated a year earin the future lier. It would when and if be about the the megasame for block is option two, reconfigured. but to do Braman said four elementaking down tary schools Pat Braman, the old buildis more MISD School Board president ings on the expensive. north campus It’s also posis a priority sible that a new middle for safety reasons. Those school and one elementary old buildings serve day school could be started at care facilities and Youth the same time. Theatre Northwest. But where to build a Superintendent Gary fourth school? Braman Plano said, regarding said she’d love to find a Mary Wayte Pool, the City site, but not necessar- Council needs to act soon ily pigeon-hole themselves on an operating budget into it being an elementary for the pool. Last year the school in case the demo- two bodies agreed in congraphic shifts. cept to extend the inter“I do think part of any local agreement between bond issue should include the two to keep the pool property acquisition,� open and operating, and Braman said. agreed to begin work on a Board member Brian new interlocal agreement Emanuels said it would be in the first quarter of 2012. preferable to find property Any plan to upgrade the on the North end of the pool would be contingent Island, where the popu- on a new agreement with lation growth is. He said the city. the district should secure There was also some disthe money for property cussion of moving Youth acquisition before they go Theatre Northwest to the “shopping.� He supports old Boys and Girls Club, breaking the bond over two which could be controor even three years so vot- versial. Emanuels thought ers can be given something perhaps YTN could share very specific each year. a theater with the high
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school. Plano also said that the modernization of the six to 12 classrooms at MIHS would be specifically for science labs. Citizens’ concerns and input were all over the map. Linda Floyd, who has three children at Lakeridge Elementary and represented the Mercer Island Food Revolution, and Nancy Weil, facilitator of the district’s Green Team, both emphasized the need for kitchens at all schools, so that fresh, healthy food can be prepared on each site — not reheated, processed food. Architect and longtime Island resident Lucia Pirzio-Birdi said she believed a cross-generational view was missing from the 21st Century Facilities Committee report, and that any bond might fail if older citizens
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 | Page 3 don’t see the existing facilities as failing. She supported building a fourth school now. David de Yarza, a general contractor and parent of a second-grader at Island Park, implored the board to consider using a methodology called General Contractor Construction Manager, or GC/CM. Under this concept, the architect and general contractor work as a team in a project’s planning stage. de Yarza said Snohomish High School was built under GC/CM, and by using this method most projects eliminate 30 percent of potential waste. “The lowest bid doesn’t always mean the lowest cost,� de Yarza said. Resident Michael Finn said the seismic report stated that all of the schools (except the North Mercer buildings) would be safe in the event of a
substantial seismic event, but would be rendered no longer usable, and he said the entire Island wouldn’t be usable because now we know there’s a fault running right underneath it. He also felt that teachers haven’t had enough input into the process. He too, supported building one new school, not four or five.
Upcoming meetings The Board of Directors of the Mercer Island School District will meet again Thursday night, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. in the district board room; from 5 to 8 p.m., Jan. 17, and from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Jan. 19, at PEAK for their semi-annual retreat; and again Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. in the district board room.
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This artist’s rendering is for a new Cherry Crest Elementary School in Bellevue. The Bellevue District has been rebuilding its schools and has nearly completed Tyee Middle School.
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RENTS | FROM 1 losing Maggie Moos, Expressions Salon and two others in the last three years. Maria Bliss, the owner of Yoga Bliss, moved just down the street to Island Square she has twice the space she had at The Mercer, with two rooms for classes now, showers and more toilets. Bliss also has room for a retail area. Bliss said she was sad to see Cellar 46 close, and she and Allison had developed a good camaraderie since both were Island residents and small business owners. She said her rent per square foot did change, not specifying by how
much, but she now has twice the space. “My goal was for the business to grow,� she said. “I took a big chance and signed a big lease over here (in Island Square).� She said it is tough for small business owners on Mercer Island since there is not the walk-by traffic like there is in Seattle or Bellevue, but there is plenty of demand for yoga on the Island, not only providing exercise but encouraging community as well. Yoga Bliss is directly across S.E. 27th Street from Tully’s. Mr. Cassan could not be reached for comment.
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Island homes sold in Dec. not ‘average’ Condos, tiny older homes pull down sale price average By Reporter Staff
Statistics from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service for December show that despite the lingering effects of the economic downturn, moderately priced houses are selling. The Island real estate market remains difficult to categorize. One or two transactions regarding multimillion dollar homes can skew sales values easily. Adding to the appearance of volatility, the growing number of condominiums on the market — which range in price from less than $200,000 to $1 million — add to the difficulty of easily characterizing Island residential real estate. Homes and condos at the lower end of the pricing scale that sold in December included tiny houses that had lingered for months. These, along with a hand-
QFC Thanks Our Customers for Your Community Support As we begin a new year, we at QFC would like to say “thank youâ€? to thousands of customers who have not only shopped with us, but who have also been partners in helping us give back to the communities we so proudly serve through our Checkstand Charity of the Month program. Every month, we have identified a nonprofit organization that provides a great service or multiple services to members of our communities who may be suffering from a serious illness or condition, need help feeding themselves and their families or have some other important need that the charity can help with. By partnering with our great customers we can help raise funds to support the work the organization is doing. Here are the charities we are supporting in 2012: •
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t " DPOEP BU 5IF $BSMUPO condominiums on 76th Avenue S.E. in the Town Center sold for $176,000. In December, 124 homes and condos were listed for sale, down one-third from December a year ago. Yet, the number of sales that were pending during the month was the same. The median final sales price for all sales (both condos and single family homes) in December 2011 was $550,000, down substantially from a year earlier. However, the median price for the 13 single family homes (only) that closed in December was $876,000, up
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The backyard of this foreclosed home at 2213 61st Ave. S.E. near Interstate 90. It sold for $275,000.
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We offer several ways customers may donate to the Charity of the Month if they wish. We have coin boxes at each checkstand where customers can donate loose coins or bills. We have checkstand scan cards in three amounts, $1, $5, and $10. And we offer a 3 cent credit to customers for every bag they reuse for their groceries. They may keep this credit or donate it to the charity of the month.
nearly 14 percent — again still much lower than the $1 million-plus average of just a few years earlier. At present there are just under 100 homes and condos listed for sale on the Island. More than 40 are priced at $1 million or above. Four homes are priced at $15.5 million or more. A 14,000-square-foot home with more than 300 feet of Lake Washington waterfront near Proctor Landing is priced at $26.8 million. It has been on the market since February 2011. NWMLS will release their annual statistical summary for 2011 later this month.
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A word about this month’s charity, the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, sometimes disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. It can strike children, but most commonly affects people in the age range of 20 to 50. It is between two to three times more common in women than men and is more prevalent in northern climates. The exact causes and a cure for MS have yet to be discovered, but new treatments and advances in research are giving new hope to people affected by the disease. Customer donations will go to two local chapters of the Society: The Greater
Northwest Chapter which proudly serves more than 12,000 people with MS living in Alaska, Montana, Central and Western Washington and the Oregon Chapter which serves more than 7,200 individuals with MS and their families in Oregon and SW Washington. QFC is proud to support many great charities on a local level. We thank our customers and our associates for their generosity. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of many of the less fortunate in our communities.
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Online poll: What do you think was the biggest story of 2011: the death of Osama bin Laden or American soldiers leaving Iraq? Vote in the latest poll online t 90.91% said the death of Osama bin Laden. t 9.09% said American soldiers leaving Iraq. at www.mi-reporter.com WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012 | PAGE 5
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t is a new year and a new day. There is a new City Council with mayor Bruce Bassett at the helm and Council newcomer Debbie Bertlin in place. There is work to be done. A major goal of the new mayor is to finally put the Lindell lawsuit against the city behind us and move ahead. In the aftermath of the suit, the City Council, as promised, ordered internal reviews of two key city functions and the city manager. Those are now complete. Changes have been made. Are they sufficient? Time will tell. Are there those who will never be satisfied with the outcome of the lawsuit brought by the former employee? Yes. The Council is mindful of the damage and the lingering resentment held by some. But for most, it is time to move on. There is too much to do in the coming months to spend any more time looking backward. The design and financing phase for new Island schools is underway. There are crucial questions to answer. As the reality of tolling sinks in to drivers regionwide, what will happen with the capacity of the Island’s park and ride particularly with light rail coming? The Council has already begun looking at a parking facility in the Town Center. How will the Town Center and its increasing population — that includes retirees, young professionals and families — be affected? More broadly, how will growth shape life on the Island in the future? It is also a new day in how the planning and financing of key community initiatives will come about. More than ever, citizens must become involved in making our community work. An example is the availability of the 5-plus acre Stevenson property. Some say it should be purchased for open space or a park. What the city needs is a group of citizens to come forward to champion the idea and make it their own. An excellent model is the 21st Century Schools Committee. The group, formed by the Mercer Island School Board and superintendent, brought together Islanders with talent and expertise to help decide how to move ahead on replacing Island schools. The very same model can be applied toward other community initiatives.
‘More than ever citizens must become involved in making our community work.’
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To the editor Thank you to outgoing mayor Pearman Thanks to Mayor Jim Pearman for his many years of service and wise leadership on the Mercer Island City Council. We’ll miss his participation in city matters, but congratulate him for his new job. Dr. Robert P. Lewis
ISLAND FORUM: Sister City Association plans for 2012 The Mercer Island Sister City Association has for 11 years enjoyed and valued our “jumelage,” or “twinning,” with the beautiful city of Thonon les Bains on Lake Geneva (Lac LeMan to our French friends) near Geneva, Switzerland. A relationship that began with our first visit to Thonon in May of 2000 felt a bit like “love at first sight” and, after returning home, we learned that Thonon and Mercer Island officials and citizens shared warm new feelings of friendship, many common essential values, and a sincere desire to develop an official sister city relationship. That summer, on a Saturday during our annual Summer Celebration, a delegation from Thonon arrived to Mercer Island, and our two mayors, Jean Denais and Alan Merkle, signed the official documents at Mercerdale Park. Just as twins usually do, our two cities share many characteristics: We are situated along a beautiful fresh water lake, near a major international city, with many majestic mountain ranges nearby. We also share a deep belief in the importance of caring for our environment and place great
importance on education, our famiTwice a month we hold French lies and a healthy lifestyle including Conversation Evenings, where French outdoor recreation. speakers of all levels are welcome. Thonon lies just down the lakeFeb. 17 at 7 p.m. we will offer shore from Evian, home of the a subtitled French film about the world-renowned Evian water bottling incredible life and work of Picasso, facility. Delicious spring water from graciously hosted by Aljoya, in conthe same aquifer cert with MI Parks and that flows from the Recreation’s film series. surrounding Alps Refreshments are served Mountains to Evian at 6:30 p.m., prior to the Send your letters to: also flows to a botfilm. editor@mi-reporter.com. tling facility near March 30-April 9 we Keep it brief, courteous, Thonon, and bears are planning, in cooperaand sign your name. the name of our sistion with Mercer Island ter city. (Air France High School and French has been known to teachers, another student occasionally serve Thonon Water on exchange trip, when students will some of its flights.) meet and stay with host students and January is a time for fresh starts, their families, visit their schools and full of hope, anticipation and annual explore the many fascinating sights planning for many Mercer Island res- and experiences near Thonon. (Since idents and organizations. The Sister the beginning of this program, well City Association is no exception. As over 100 students have traveled to the new year begins, we are inviting Thonon, and hosted French students new members to join us as we gather for many fun and meaningful events. FORUM | PAGE 8
Have your say
Does the increased traffic on I-90 affect you, and how? Online poll
“It slows me down in the morning.” JASON MOORE Merchandiser SeaTac
“It’s more congested and will probably continue. I do not favor tolling.” BARBARA COUCH Montessori helper Mercer Island
“I just notice a lot more traffic.” CATHERINE STROUGHTER Farmer’s Insurance Renton
“It doesn’t affect me – my office is on the Island.” JIM DYKEMAN Business owner Mercer Island
“It hasn’t affected me in the morning yet, but in the evening it has.” WES MILLER Property management Renton
We want to know what you think. Has the increased traffic on I-90, thanks in part to tolls on SR-520, affected your driving habits? Answer online at www. mi-reporter.com and check back next week for the results.
THE RECORD outstanding felony warrant set at $20,000 bail. The suspect did not have a license.
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DEC. 16 vehicle at 8:45 p.m. on eastbound I-90 after a license plate check showed a report of sale from June. Police arrested the driver, a 30-year-old Fall City man, on a King County Sheriff’s Office
Max Katz, PhD
Max Katz, PhD, born Seattle, March 27, 1919, to Isaac Jacob and Sophie Katz. Bess Kremen of Seattle was his elder sister, and his brother is Sam Katz of Tel Aviv. Max graduated from Garfield HS in 1936, earned his BS, and MS degrees from the (then) School of Fisheries at the University of Washington, 1941. Max was elected to Sigma Xi, and Phi Sigma honoraries. In 1941 Max was drafted into the Army and assigned to the 185th General Hospital. He served at Ft. Lewis, and Camp Abbott. In 1944 he was shipped overseas and assigned to detached service in Plymouth and Southampton, where he and his buddies could fool around running dispensaries, dispensing medicine and sympathy without the watchful eye of a commanding officer. Thus their time was freed up to chase English girls, doing his part in the war effort. After the war, he was sent to France to tend to the medical needs of the troops as they were being shipped home. There he used his French skills to enchant les demoiselles. He and Doris Sinaiko of Madison WI were married on March 19, 1946. While working for the Institute of Paper Chemistry in Appleton WI, Diane was born. He returned to the U of Wash to earn his PhD, his thesis:“The Hematology of the Coho Salmon�. Working for the Public Health Service in Cincinnati, OH, David and Deborah were born. Max got sick of the Midwest weather and transferred to Corvallis, OR where Peter was born. In 1960 he joined the faculty at the U of Wash College of Fisheries, teaching and doing research in the biology of water pollution. In 1960 the Katz family moved to Mercer Island. In the 1970’s he joined the US Marine Labs were he worked with a variety of organizations. Max has been very involved in the local Jewish community. He has been affiliated with the Orthodox Jewish groups: Macazikay Hadas; and Bikur Cholim. He later was affiliated with Shevet Achim on Mercer Island where he was the Cohen Godol. He was a member of the Israel Investment Club and other Jewish organizations. Max was a long-time member of the Izaak Walton League, a member of the Pacific Fisheries Biologists, the American Fisheries Society, and the Marine Biologist’s Association of the UK. Max was highly regarded as a prominent fisheries biologist throughout his career, and had numerous papers published on his research. He specialized in the races of herring in Washington State, the fecundity of the races of herring, and of course eating herring!!! Max and Doris were married 45 years until her death in 1991. One of the true loves of his life was refurbishing Peugeots. Max suffered a stroke in 1999 while walking his Sunday six-miles on the MI Floating Bridge and lived for the last ten years of his life at the Caroline Kline Galland Home in Seattle where he was given the utmost in care and compassion. The family is so grateful to the wonderful staff for assisting Max for all those years! Max is survived by his four children, his favorite “son�, Alexander Nouvakhov and five grandchildren. Donations may be made to Kline Galland Home. 570198
DUI: A Mercer Island judge ordered a 44-year-old Island woman into custody at 10:05 a.m. for an outstanding DUI and driving with a suspended license charge. The woman was booked into the King County Jail with $10,000 set for bail. THEFT: Someone stole a package after the U.S. Postal Service delivered it to a residence in the 5600 block of 84th Avenue S.E., Dec. 10 or 11, when the victim was away from home. The package contained a U.S. passport. The postal service had proof of delivery. Packages delivered to the victim’s neighbors had also been recently stolen. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A Mercer Island woman discovered graffiti on her vehicle in the 2200 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. and reported it at 12:30 p.m. Someone spraypainted the name “Paul Cleet� in black on the window of the front passenger door overnight. FRAUD: An unknown suspect opened a “Bill Me Later� account with a Mercer Island
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man’s information between Dec. 7 and Dec. 18, and made purchases. The victim closed the account and notified his credit reporting bureaus. He reported the incident at 1:13 p.m. THEFT: Two packages were stolen from the porch of a residence in the 8400 block of S.E. 39th Street after 12 p.m. The resident had left the packages on her porch to be picked up by UPS. The packages contained a sink faucet and plug-in “Pet Therapy� devices. The estimated loss was $300. DRUGS: Police stopped a van with five occupants for a non-functioning taillight at night in the 3400 block of 78th Avenue S.E. and detected an odor of marijuana inside. All occupants signed consent search forms. Police found a large amount of marijuana, a pipe, gas mask bong and digital scale in the front passenger’s backpack. Police arrested the passenger, 17, and released him to his mother.
DEC. 20 CAR PROWLS: Numerous items were stolen out of two unlocked vehicles, a BMW and Toyota Highlander, in the 4500 block of 89th Avenue S.E. sometime over-
John Charles Radovich
John Charles Radovich passed away December 27, 2011. John was born December 1, 1932. He graduated from West Seattle High School in 1950 and from the University of Washington in 1954 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. John continued to be a loyal member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He started in the commercial real estate business with Henry Broderick in 1961 as a leasing agent. In 1963 John C. Radovich Real Estate was formed concentrating on buying and selling commercial property. In 1975 he and a partner purchased Newport Yacht Basin and converted the moorage slips to condominium ownership, which was the first time this had been done in the United States. John was instrumental in starting Eastside Catholic High School now located on the Sammamish Plateau, and Xavier College Preparatory High School in Palm Desert, California. He was a committed philanthropist and received an award from Atlantic Street Center for the Outstanding Private Contributor of 2009. John was also an active member of St. Monica’s Church on Mercer Island for 48 years. His other interests included fishing, golf, photography and roses. He is a member of the Seattle Golf Club, Bighorn and the Vintage Club in California. He was still active in developing and managing his real estate holdings. John is survived by his wife, Carol Ann; children, Jennifer (Dan) Morgenstern, Kate (Fritz) Nichols, and Nick (Kristen) Radovich; 7 grandchildren; sister, Mary Jo Malone; and 11 nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was held at St. Monica’s Church, 4301 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island 98040 at 11:00am Wednesday, January 4. Reception followed at the Seattle Golf Club. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Relief Services, Atlantic Street Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, or your favorite charity. Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s online guest book at: www.flintofts.com 567759
night. Stolen items included a cell phone charger, CD case with 12 CDs, and an Eddie Bauer briefcase with keys, a pen and calculator. Mail was also stolen, and recovered. A vehicle registration was stolen out of an unlocked Ford Taurus overnight in the 4600 block of 88th Avenue S.E. A Toyota SUV was prowled in the 4600 block of 88th Avenue S.E. sometime after 5 p.m., Dec. 18. A wallet containing two credit cards and $20 in cash was stolen, along with a GPS unit kept in the glove box. ASSAULT: Police arrested a 53-year-old Mercer Island man at 9 p.m. in the 2400 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. for assaulting his girlfriend. He was booked into the Issaquah Jail.
DEC. 21 CRASH: A resident in the 7200
block of 92nd Avenue S.E. heard a crash at 2:22 a.m. and called police. An officer responded and found that two panels in the neighbor’s backyard fence had been destroyed and pushed in toward the yard. A headlight and a piece of an “Acura of Seattle� license plate frame were found at the scene. An unknown vehicle had been traveling southbound on 92nd Avenue S.E. before it crashed into the fence. The homeowner was contacted and remembered hearing a loud noise before hearing a “rice rocket� quickly leave down the street, according to the police report.
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Woman stops burglar A 43-year-old woman confronted a burglar who was attempting to break into her house at 2:27 p.m., Dec. 28, in the 6100 block of 94th Avenue S.E. The woman had heard noises and was checking around her residence. The burglar tried to forcefully open the basement window after failing to pry open the basement door with a 13-inch pry bar. He fled, and the woman called 911. VEHICLE DAMAGED: A Toyota Camry was damaged while parked on a dead-end street in the 4000 block of West Mercer Way between 8 and 10 a.m. A witness saw a Fed Ex truck back out of a driveway near the vehicle and assumed that it backed into the vehicle. ACCIDENT: A vehicle struck a parked, unoccupied concrete mixer in a construction zone at 1:24 p.m. in the 2700 block of 76th Avenue S.E. The driver, an 89-year-old Mercer Island woman, had sun in her eyes as a flagger directed her to make a lefthand turn into a marked lane. The woman’s vehicle was damaged and towed. The concrete mixer was not damaged.
DEC. 22 DUI: Police arrested a 24-year-old Bellevue man at 2 a.m. in the 8000 block of S.E. 28th Street after a DOL check showed he was driving with a suspended license. His spoke with a slur and failed standard sobriety tests. He was released to his mother after being processed. THEFT: A woman, 62, reported that her bicycle was stolen sometime after 9 a.m., Dec. 21, out of the bicycle storage room at the Shorewood
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POLICE | FROM 6 Apartments in the 9000 block of East Shorewood Drive. The bike had been secured to a bike rack with a large, heavy cable and lock. FRAUD: A collection agency contacted a 61-year-old Mercer Island man for payment of $1,500. A fraudulent account had been opened with the man’s name and social security number.
DEC. 23 ARREST: Police stopped a
vehicle with a non-functioning taillight and arrested the driver, a 26-year-old Seattle man, at 1:52 a.m. in the 7600 block of North Mercer Way. He was driving with a suspended license. His vehicle was released to a person with a license. THEFT: A 72-year-old Mercer Island man’s information was used to open a PayPal account on eBay. $1,599 in credit was charged to the account. CAR PROWL: A purse was stolen out of an unlocked Cadillac overnight in the 3200 block of 74th Avenue
S.E. The purse contained a wallet, bank cards, blank business check, titanium necklaces, and multiple gift cards including a $100 Cellar 46 gift card. ARREST: Police took custody of a 44-year-old Seattle man from the Snohomish County Jail and booked him into the Issaquah Jail on a Mercer Island Municipal Court misdemeanor warrant.
DEC. 24 DUI: Police stopped a vehicle
with expired tabs in the 2400 block of 66th Avenue S.E. and arrested the driver, a 22-year-old Mercer Island woman, at 3:06 a.m. The woman smelled of intoxicants and admitted drinking. She failed standard sobriety tests, and her vehicle was impounded. She was released to her father.
DEC. 26 CAR PROWL: Bottles of wine
were stolen from the trunk of an unlocked Chrysler Cirrus overnight in the 3200
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$7,250 loss in burglary Jan. 2
DEC. 27 DRUGS: A police officer stopped a speeding vehicle at 12:23 a.m. in the 3600 block of West Mercer Way and arrested the driver, a 17-year-old Renton male. The officer observed a plastic bag with marijuana in the center console and made the driver and two passengers exit the vehicle. The marijuana admittedly belonged to the driver. He was processed at the MIPD and released. VEHICLE KEYED: Someone keyed all doors and panels of a vehicle in an apartment building parking garage in the 7600 block of S.E. 29th Street sometime after Christmas morning. $1,500 worth of damage was done to the vehicle. BURGLARY: A South end residence was entered through
The front door of a residence in the 8100 block of West Mercer Way was pried and forced open sometime between 3:10 and 7:55 p.m., Jan. 2. Unknown burglars stole $7,250 worth of items from the house, including an Apple wireless keyboard, HP laptop, wireless mouse, external hard drive, 27â&#x20AC;? widescreen Mac, and flatscreen TV. an unlocked door in the 7400 block of 85th Avenue S.E. between 1 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. A diamond ring was stolen along with an iPad and charger, costume jewelry and Eddie Bauer handbag. Suspects have not
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Pre-trial hearing delayed for Island day care operator By Reporter Staff
Islander Laura Clarice Martin, accused of assault and battery and malicious mischief, appeared before Judge Wayne Stewart in Mercer Island Municipal Court on Jan. 3. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, Kevin Tarvin of Bellevue, asked for a continuance for additional time to prepare, and was given a new date of March 6 at 10:30 a.m. for her pre-trial hearing. Martin had previously posted $10,000 bond, $5,000 on each count. Martin was arrested at her home day care facility on Nov. 21 and booked into the King County Jail. She was released the next day. According to the police report, Martin had alledgedly been drinking,
upset over a state inspection of her day care that had not gone well. She later assaulted a man whom she had been dating and damaged his car. The police report said there were six to seven â&#x20AC;&#x153;very young childrenâ&#x20AC;? in the home at the time of Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest. A kitchen knife with an 8-inch blade was recovered from the home and identified as the weapon. Martin has no prior criminal history, and this was the first time police had been called to the home. Per the State Department of Early Learning, Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license is still suspended and will remain so until May 26, or until further action is taken.
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CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE CHANGE Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regular Meeting of Monday, January 16, 2012 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 17, 2012 due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Meeting
will begin at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Tami McNeal Deputy City Clerk Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on January 11, 2012. #570690.
CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF COUNCIL VACANCY RECRUITMENT
The City of Mercer Island is requesting applications from residents of Mercer Island to fill a vacancy on the City Council. The term will commence once a candidate is appointed by a majority vote of the City Council, and will expire after the results of the general election to be held November 5, 2013 have been certified. The City operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The seven-member City Council serves as the legislative body of the City. The Council is responsible for setting policy, adopting the annual budget, adopting laws, determining the services to be provided and the funding levels for those services, and appointing citizens to its advisory boards and commissions. The timeline for filling the Council vacancy is as follows: Wednesday, January 18, 2012: Applications due to City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012: Candidate speeches (Special Meeting, 7:00 p.m.) Thursday, January 26, 2012: Council vote (Special Meeting, 7:00 p.m.) Fri, Jan 27 to Sun, Jan 26: Council Planning Session* Monday, February 6, 2012: Swearing-in of new Councilmember (Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m.) *The candidate selected at the January 26th meeting will be expected to attend the 2012 annual Planning Session at the Community Center, January 27-29, 2012 (Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday morning) Residents interested in applying must have resided within the City of Mercer Island for one year and must be a registered voter. Interested residents may pick up application forms at City Hall (9611 SE 36th Street) or may have them mailed by contacting City Clerk, Ali Spietz at (206)275-7793 or by email at ali.spietz@mercergov.org. Application materials are also available on the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at: www. mercergov.org/council. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. A mailing postmark date will NOT be accepted. Allison Spietz City Clerk Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on January 11, 2012. #570734
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Tolling keeps traffic in flux Planners say next few weeks will tell the story By Reporter Staff
The Washington State Department of Transportation said last week that drivers are â&#x20AC;&#x153;navigating toward a new normal as they tweak their commute times and routes and get used to tolling on State Route 520.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;After our first week, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beginning to see that variable tolling is working,â&#x20AC;?
RECORDS | FROM 2 The Lindell matter resulted in a $90,000 fine levied against the city for public records act violations, along with $94,000 that the city was ordered to pay for Lindellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney fees in the records matter. The review of the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1VCMJD 3FDPSET "DU QSPcedures was presented to the Council on Dec. 5. The report was prepared by internal staff and Jeff Myers, an outside attorney with expertise in public records. The report to the Council included an analysis of the types and amount of record requests handled by the city, the amount of staff time it took to respond, and copies of special reports on
said Toll Director Craig Stone, of the Washington State Department of Transportation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So far traffic has been free-flowing on SR-520 during the peak periods.â&#x20AC;? Traffic data from Jan. 4 and 5 shows more drivers are taking SR-520. In the morning and evening commutes, traffic is reaching 75 percent of the pretolled levels. The overall daily volume is 57 percent of historic levels. Drivers started their commutes earlier, before 7 a.m., on Wednesday,
Jan. 4, on both I-90 and SR-520, while morning traffic data for Thursday, Jan. 5, shows drivers actually delayed their I-90 morning commute and more drivers used the tolled SR-520 bridge. Drivers who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to pay $3.50 to cross SR-520 after 7 a.m. are choosing to cross before 7 a.m., saving 70 cents by crossing earlier. Or they are heading to I-90 to avoid both the toll and congestion. Still, others are choosing to pay the toll during the peak and
the topic prepared by the Washington State Association of Cities.
time required to fill these requests,â&#x20AC;? Godden wrote. Similar calls for help from cities across the state has led to calls to the state Legislature to intervene.
In a story for the magazine, Cityvision, published by the Association of Washington Cities, Jean Godden, a Seattle City Councilmember and a former Seattle Times and PI journalist wrote about the conflict between being a passionate advocate of open government and a witness to abuses of the system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we do charge 15 a page for copies, that does not repay government for the amount of
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;About 30 percent of my time in the first 11 months of 2011, was spent on records requests.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
The largest category of public records requests at the City Ali Spietz City Clerk c o n c e r n p o l i c e and law enforcement actions. Matters concerning permits and property are the next highest category. Other requests are from attorneys representing clients who have filed claims
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are finding a free-flowing commute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tolling is only a week old and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not ready to draw any final conclusions just yet, but we are seeing drivers try new routes and times,â&#x20AC;? said Stone last week. The four-week period in December and January traditionally has the lowest traffic volumes due to three official holidays â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Christmas, New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Traffic data gathered now does not include the full regional traffic picture. WSDOT engineers say that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become totally clear until February.
Traffic data of a week ago, Wednesday, Jan. 4, included: t $FOUSBM 1VHFU 4PVOE traffic overall was down seven percent. t 5SBGGJD BDSPTT CPUI Lake Washington bridges combined was down 11 percent. t 5SBGGJD BDSPTT 43 was down 43 percent and drivers were moving 5-10 mph faster. t #PUI * BOE 43 saw an uptick in drivers between 6 and 7 a.m. t .PSF ESJWFST SFUVSOFE to SR-520 between 7 and 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5. Nearly 75 percent of pre-toll drivers returned to eastbound SR-520.
against the city. About two-thirds of the requests are relatively simple, involving the retrieval and copying of records â&#x20AC;&#x201D; usually a half hour or less each, according to the report. The remaining amount, or about 40 percent, takes anywhere from two to 15 hours each to review and process. Over the last three years, there have been 60 requests for data concerning the Lindell lawsuit. Most required greater than average staff time and legal review. Time and expense for legal review was not counted in the report beyond the time spent internally by the City Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. The report also offers examples of how a single request can require hours of work. In 2008, the report said, two individuals submitted separate requests for all correspondence regarding the tenure of the Tent City homeless encamp-
ment that set up at the United Methodist Church that year. This request took four staff 14 hours to collect, compile and review. The request resulted in 14 three-inch thick notebooks full of emails. The report also listed the number of requests by year made by the top 12 individual requestors for the years 1997 through 2001 YTD. The top three individual requestors submitted 323 record requests during the 15-year period. Over that 15-year period, the top requestor asked for a total of 185 records, an average of 12 per year. #FUXFFO BOE the same top three individuals asked the city for a total of 124 records. The top requestor made 53. To see the Citivision report, go to http://www. awcnet.org/images/ f lash/2011/Cityvision_ JanFeb2011.swf.
FORUM | FROM 5 here in return.) On April 25 we will BHBJO IPME i"QSJM JO 1BSJT #PPL /JHIU w UIBOLT UP UIF generous support and hosQJUBMJUZ PG *TMBOE #PPLT On May 12 our annual Soiree and fundraiser will again be a five-course, wine-paired dinner at Kasparâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant. On July 14 we anticipate again combining forces with the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce for a Fireworks Cruise timed simultaneously with #BTUJMMF %BZ BOE UIF UI anniversary of the official â&#x20AC;&#x153;birthâ&#x20AC;? of our jumelage. In October, host students from Thonon will visit our student travelers, completing the circle of friendship and the exchange. We celebrate being a part of an organization that connects us to warm, friendly people in a very special place far beyond our shores, promoting international understanding, peaceful interactions, and appreciation for another culture; person to person, family to family, city to city. For more information about the Mercer Island Sister City Association and its activities, please stop in at the Chamber of Commerce office or drop a line to MISCA, 7605 S.E. 27th St. Suite 109, Mercer Island, Wash., 98040 Linda Todd, President, MISCA
Public notice Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold two special meetings on Monday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. The Jan. 23 special meeting will be for candidate speeches for the Council vacancy (Position No. 4), and the Jan. 26 special meeting will be for the selection of the candidate to fill the Council vacancy (Position No. 4). Both meetings will take place in the City Hall Council Chambers at 9611 S.E. 36th Street. For Insurance and Financial Services TIM CASHMAN (So. of Islander Restaurant)
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White-out night Friday at MIHS This Friday, in honor of the Islander basketball teams’ first home game of 2012, it will be white-out night. Students are encouraged to wear white shirts during games against Mount Si, starting at 6:30 p.m.
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what she’s looking forward can and do compete in all to this summer. of the strokes, they all have Weiss, as many swim- favorites. For Weiss, both mers of this caliber, start- of her favorites are family ing swimming at an early traits. age. “Mostly, I swim fly and “I started when I was little back. I’m terrible at breast in summer league around stroke,” she said, laughing. By Megan Managan when I was 6, I think, and “For the free relays I’m OK, mmanagan@mi-reporter.com then I did ballet until I was but it’s not my best. My dad Sometimes people are 11,” said the swimmer. “I was a flier, so I guess it’s just just born with talent. In the sprained my ankle (doing in my genes. My aunt, my Weiss family, that talent is ballet), so I quit ballet and dad’s sister, did back.” went back to swimming.” The swimmer qualified swimming. Hannah Weiss and her And it’s all she has been for the trials in the 100 backstroke, but is still hopbrother, who she calls doing since. As a member of King ing to make the cut in the younger — despite the fact that they are twins — are Aquatics, a club team in the 200 backstroke and 100 swimmers. Lifelong, in area, Weiss trains with the butterfly. national group. Her broth“In the 100 back, I made fact. that cut in While both siblings er, Andrew, D e c e m b e r. enjoy time in the pool, it’s also used to But I’m tryHannah who recently hit a swim with ing to go for new height. She qualified in King, but has the 200 back December for the Olympic now focused his efforts and the 100 trials this summer. fly,” she said. Karl Weiss, the family’s on the high “I’m less patriarch, led the swim- school team. than a secming charge, himself a two- This season he’s already ond on the time trials swimmer. fly and close “We do (like swimming qualified for as a family). Her dad went F e b r u a r y ’s Hannah Weiss, on the back. 3A 200 MIHS sophomore The to the Olympic trials twice,” state back I just said Tamara, Hannah’s meet. “It’s brodropped in mom. Now Hannah is headed to ken up into different levels, short course, so I should the trials, which take place like the senior group, but be able to drop in the long this summer in Omaha, I’m in the national group. course. We have three or That’s the fastest of the fast. four opportunities on long Neb. “Just being there. One of There are 26 of us in there,” course before trials to make it.” my best friends on the team said Hannah. While most swimmers Weiss knows that makis going too,” said Weiss of ing the Olympic team is extremely difficult. To make Visit our Web site at www.mi-reporter.com Team USA, only top two swimmers in their events are basically guaranteed to the make the team, or a top six finish in the 100-meter freestyle or 200-meter freestyle earns a spot. “I’m taking it goal by We are not going to transform your goal, so I’m trying to figure body in 24 hours, Or promise you results in 6 minutes or less. out after trials what I want What we are going to do is change to do. Maybe in four years how you move, Change how you eat, I’ll be able to place higher,” And change how you think, All to said Weiss. change how you feel. But don’t think for a minWe are a lot of things, but we are certainly not a gimmick. And we think ute that means Weiss thinks it’s time you found out why. the trials are just another meet. Just getting there
has really impressed this year, racking up 15 wins so After taking some time far in a tough 170-pound off from competition over weight class. Also impresthe holidays, teams can get sive, junior Brian Rauzi, rusty. The first match after whether 182, 195, or even the break can be full of 220 on occasion, has begun mistakes or issues that had to show that he will be a previously been worked contender for the top of out. Not the case for the the podium at the KingCo Mercer Island wrestlers last tournament. At the lower week, which took on Lake weights, freshman Luke Washington and Juanita in Wilson is undefeated a double dual meet. The in KingCo so far, as are Islanders won both meets, Jake Pruchno and Taylan placed in the Panther Yuasa.” Last week the team beat Classic over the weekend and have continued to hold the Rebels 64-6 and took spots in the state’s wrestling down Lake Washington 60-15 (full results on page rankings. “The team is feeling solid, 11), before heading to but it is in the nature of Snohomish High School on wrestler to always want to Saturday to finish 12th in work harder, and our guys the Panther Classic. During have been working hard,” the tournament Wilson said head coach Creighton finished second to his opponent from Laughary. Kentwood, a That hard 4A school. work is “In the next showing as week or so, we the team was hope to get ranked No. some guys back 5 of 3A state who have been teams as of due to injuJan. 5. The Mercer Island vs. out ry and other team also has Bellevue things, and four individthen we can 7:30 p.m. uals ranked in the top 10 Thursday, Jan. 12 start focusing on doing the in the state work necessary rankings. “As far as standouts, I for a third KingCo title in first have to acknowledge a a row. That would be awecouple of key seniors: Phil some,” said Laughary. “To Frazier and Blake Johnson. my knowledge, a first from They are both ranked No. MIHS wrestling.” The team will travel to 1 in state and have done a good job of setting an Bellevue on Thursday, Jan. example for the other 12, for a 7:30 p.m. match, guys,” said the coach. “New before hosting Mount Si on to MIHS, Nick Chandler Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
Island swimmer practices for the Olympic trials this summer in Nebraska
“I’m taking it goal by goal, so I’m trying to figure out after trials what I want to do.”
WE ARE NOT A GIMMICK.
By Megan Managan
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Hannah Weiss will swim at the U.S. Olympic trials this summer. was difficult. During meets that the King Aquatic team competes in, swimmers use the short course, typically used for youth teams. Pool lengths for short course swims are 25 yards, while long course races, the ones used in the Olympics, are 50 meters. It works out to just more than double the short course length. “It was a short course meet, which means it was in the shorter pool, so I couldn’t use it because to make the Olympic trials you have to do the long course,” she said. “The last day of the meet they converted the pool to the long course, so we could make our cut. It was weird because we had to go from short course to long course — and long course you miss out on some of the turns, so it was hard transitioning.” Weiss said King Aquatics will have more meets this spring and summer before she heads to the trials. Training, for the moment, continues as usual — three hours, seven days a week in Federal Way at the King County Aquatic Center or at a pool in Des Moines. Luckily for her parents, Weiss has her driver’s license.
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Sports briefs Mercer Island Little League registration open Mercer Island Little League registration for the 2012 season is now open for baseball and softball. MILL offers baseball divisions for ages 4 to 16 and softball divisions for ages 4 to 14. Register on the MILL website at www.mercerislandlittleleague.org or contact Matt Williams of the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club with any questions about registration: (206) 436-1950, or mnwilliams@positiveplace.org. Regular registration ends on Jan. 21, with a late registration period from Jan. 22 through Jan. 28.
Islander basketball hosts white-out night this Friday The Mercer Island boys basketball booster club is hosting a “white-out” night this Friday, Jan. 13, in honor of the team’s first home games of 2012. All fans are encouraged to wear white T-shirts during the games against Mount Si on Friday eve-
ning at MIHS. Special white-out T-shirts will be available for purchase prior to the event. Each shirt is $5 and can be purchased on Thursday, Jan. 12, and Friday, Jan. 13, during lunch and at the game on Friday. The JV girls will be first up with a 3:30 p.m. start time, followed by the JV boys at 5 p.m. The varsity girls game will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the boys varsity game following at 8 p.m.
MI girls junior hoopsters basketball camp returns Girls looking to get some extra basketball practice in this winter can join the Mercer Island girls basketball program’s junior hoopsters. While the Saturday sessions began before winter break, the camp is pro-rated, and prices are adjusted for the amount of time that the athletes take part. The camp, run by the Mercer Island High School girls basketball program, is open to girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. The camp’s goals are to help girls learn to play better through learning fundamentals and fun
drills. The camp is held on Saturdays at the Mercer Island High School gym. All campers receive a T-shirt. Current members of the Mercer Island girls basketball select program can attend any or all of the classes for free. The remaining classes include: Jan. 14, 21, 28 and Feb. 4 and Feb. 11. Girls in kindergarten through second grade practice from 11 a.m. to noon, while girls in third through fifth grade practice from noon to 1 p.m. To learn more, visit www.migb.org.
Drill team clinic at MIHS, Jan. 24-25 The Mercer Island High School drill team will be holding its annual drill clinic for middle school students at the end of January. The clinic will be held for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25, from 3 to 4 p.m. The clinic is $30 for all three days. Clinic participants can watch the drill team perform at halftime during the game on Friday, Jan. 27. To learn more or to register, contact Erimi Haggerty at erimih@ yahoo.com.
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BY THE NUMBERS Boys basketball Tuesday, Jan. 3 Mercer Island 82, Interlake 47 Mercer Island – 21 21 26 14 – 82 Interlake – 7 6 25 9 – 47 Mercer Island – Sam Cohn 22, Joe Rasmussen 15, Espen Platou 14, Kaleb Warner 11, Nick Nordale 8, Justen Altaras 4, Jack Shaddle 3, Sean Hughes 2, Karsten Sherman 1. Friday, Jan. 6 Mercer Island 58, Juanita 52 Mercer Island – 10 18 12 18 – 58 Juanita – 9 21 12 10 – 52 Mercer Island – Joe Rasmussen 14, Brian Miller 13, Sam Cohn 8, Kaleb Warner 8, Sean Hughes 7, Jeff Lindquist 4, Espen Platou 4.
Girls basketball Wednesday, Jan. 4 Interlake 56, Mercer Island 52 Interlake – 14 17 17 8 – 56 Mercer Island – 12 19 5 16 – 52 Mercer Island – Kristen Brackmann 12, Ari Moscatel 8, Savanna Reid 8, Carly Anderson 5, Julia Blumenstein 4, Marlo Cafarelli 4, Renae Tessem 4, Suri Johnson 3, Brooke Behrbaum 2, Lauren Ellis 2. Friday, Jan. 6 Juanita 64, Mercer Island 36 Juanita – 13 18 18 15 – 64 Mercer Island – 7 1 6 12 – 36 Mercer Island – Kristen Brackmann 23, Savanna Reid 4, Marlo Cafarelli 3, Brooke Behrbaum 2, Jamie Mounger 2, Renae Tessem 2.
Wrestling Thursday, Jan. 5 Double dual Mercer Island 64, Juanita 6 Results – 106 - Luke Wilson beat Thanh Troung by decision 4-2; 113 - Jacob
Pruchno beat Phuoc Nguyen by fall 3:52; 120 - Taylan Yuasa won by forfeit; 126 Austin Wells (Juanita) beat Scott Lee by fall 1:06; 132 - Kenji Walker beat Thien Trahn by technical fall 16-0; 138 - Dylan Sullivan beat Brent Patterson by major decision 17-9; 145 - Connor Gullstad beat Allen Moeung by fall 5:02; 152 - Jack Vassau beat Nathan O’Hanlon by fall 1:52; 160 - Blake Johnson won by forfeit; 170 - Nicholas Chandler beat Chase Miller by major decision 11-3; 182 - Phil Frazier won by forfeit; 195 - Andrew Picton won by forfeit; 285 - Benjamin O’Connell won by forfeit. MI 60, Lake Washington 15 Results – 106 - Luke Wilson won by forfeit; 113 - Jacob Pruchno beat Rollen Bailey by fall 0:46; 120 - Taylan Yuasa beat Austin Flegel by decision 13-8; 126 - Scott Lee beat Nathan Clutter by fall 0:35; 132 - Kenji Walker beat Benson Hull by fall 3:46; 138 - Luca Caruccio won by forfeit; 145 - Connor Gullstad beat Saul Del Rio by decision 6-5; 152 - Jacob Reddinger (LW) beat Jack Vassau by decision 10-4; 160 - Blake Johnson beat Zander Troung by fall 0:25; 170 - Nicholas Chandler won by forfeit; 182 - Phil Frazier beat Jared Parker by fall 0:36; 195 - Andrew Picton beat Andrey Ilnitsky by fall 2:27; 220 Jack Michels won by forfeit; 285 - Gabriel Olson (LW) won by forfeit.
100 freestyle - 1. Andrew Weiss 49.23, 3. Samuel Chong 51.20, 5. Andrew Fukuda 54.71; 500 freestyle - 2. Noah Deiparine 5:16.51, 6. Harrison Leeds 5:33.95; 200 freestyle relay - 1. Mercer Island (Ian Caldwell, Marco Signorelli, Andrew Weiss, Matthew Fukuda) 1:32.61; 100 back stroke - 7. Karl MacLane 1:06.35, 8. Andrew Fukuda 1:06.75; 100 breast stroke - 1. Michael Bower 1:06.57, 3. Matthew Fukuda 1:07.74; 400 freestyle relay - 1. Mercer Island (Samuel Chong, Noah Deiparine, Ian Caldwell, Marco Signorelli) 3:22.31, 3. Mercer Island (Austin Ralph, Karl MacLane, Harrison Leeds, Xander Lacrampe) 3:38.27. Thursday, Jan. 5 Mercer Island 102, Bainbridge 78 Results – 200 medley relay - 1. Mercer Island (Andrew Weiss, Noah Deiparine, Dan Simons, Marco Signorelli) 1:40.24; 200 freestyle - 2. Kenny Trowbridge 1:59.36, 3. Austin Ralph 2:01.66; 200 individual medley - 3. Samuel Chong 2:03.84, 4. Duncan Koontz 2:06.22; 50 freestyle - 1. Marco Signorelli 22.13, 3. Andrew Weiss 22.98; 100 butterfly - 2. Duncan Koontz 56.91, 3. Michael Bower 57.95; 100 freestyle - 1. Marco Signorelli 48.99, 3. Noah Deiparine 50.84, 4. Dan Simons 50.94; 500 freestyle - 2. Kenny Trowbridge 5:32.70, 4. Teddy Larkin 5:53.05; 200 freestyle relay - 2. Mercer Island (Dan Simons, Quinn Markwith, Brandt Waesche, Marco Signorelli) 1:33.14; 100 back stroke - 1. Andrew Weiss 54.95, 3. Ian Piper 58.23; 100 breast stroke - 1. Samuel Chong 1:03.12, 2. Noah Deiparine 1:04.70; 400 freestyle relay - 2. Mercer Island (Quinn Markwith, Austin Ralph, Dan Simons, Andrew Weiss) 3:26.62. Saturday, Jan. 7 KingCo diving qualifier Results – 6. Cody Hall 297.90.
Boys swimming Tuesday, Jan. 3 Non-league meet Mercer Island 132, Shorewood 54 Mercer Island 103, Newport 80 Results – 200 medley relay - 1. Mercer Island (Andrew Weiss, Samuel Chong, Matthew Fukuda, Marco Signorelli) 1:41.23; 200 freestyle - 2. Michael Bower 1:55.76, 3. Ian Cladwell 1:55.81; 200 individual medley - 1. Marco Signorelli 2:04.86, 6. Harrison Leeds 2:18.48; 50 freestyle - 1. Andrew Weiss 22.14, 3. Noah Deiparine 22.95; Diving - 3. Cody Hall 293.55, 4. Connor Nielson 275.60; 100 butterfly - 3. Austin Ralph 59.25, 4. Ian Caldwell 59.95, 5. Karl MacLane 1:00.28;
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Lawrence Raymond Lunden was a true Mercer Island pioneer. Lunden, 90, who died Dec. 23 after crossing Island Crest Way only to be struck by a passing carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mirror as he stepped up onto the curb, will be memorialized Saturday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 1 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was crossing a familiar crosswalk that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crossed many times,â&#x20AC;? his daughter, Karen Diltz, said. Diltz, of Mercer Island, and her sister, Helen McCann of Woodinville, said he walked four miles every day after heart bypass surgery in 1984. He would walk from the family home to the South end QFC and back. The daughters said he quit walking just over a
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shoes. They hold no ill-will toward the driver. Drugs or alcohol were not a factor. Lunden was born in Naples, Idaho, in 1921, but moved to the Seattle area in 1941, first living in West Seattle before purchasing land on the Island in 1949, which was then in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;woods.â&#x20AC;? There was no Island Crest Way then. He met his wife, Charlotte, in 1942, while both were working at Boeing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she as an electrician and he on the final assembly. Larry would slip candy bars in Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunch box while courting her. They would marry five months later and enjoy each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company for 69 years and one month to the day of his death. The girls said growing up was quite an adventure when their dad was building the home on Mercer Island. Larry dug the foundation by hand with a shovel, and built the entire house. When the family first moved in, blankets were on the inside of the walls before plasterboard went up. They had a clawfoot tub in the backyard and an outhouse. With their other sister, Susan Marlow of Goldendale, they would play while their father built the home where Charlotte still lives. One of their fondest memories is a yearly outing that the entire fam-
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ily made to camp out on the American River east of Mt. Rainier, which they do every summer and have for 30 years. Larry would organize the trip and looked forward to it every year. The trip included the three daughters, eight grandsons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ages ranging from 31 to 48 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and 13 great-grandchildren, a mix of boys and girls, whose ages are from 2 to 17. Larry and Charlotte had returned from a Hawaiian Cruise on Dec. 9 and had enjoyed several cruises, including Alaskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inside passage, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal. The family suggests memorials to be made to The Feeding Fund at Holy Trinity.
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MOHAI is inviting the community to explore the memories, memorabilia and myths of Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1962 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair during a series of 50th anniversary workshops, running from Jan. 14 through Sept. 29. The events are co-hosted by the Seattle Public Library, King County Library System and the Seattle Center Foundation. The workshops will teach the history of the fair and the research skills needed to discover and document the 21st century. Follow-up seminars once a month will help participants develop their own research projects. To learn more or to register, visit www.seattlehistory. org.
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On college waitlist? Call to see why and what you can do I was wait-listed for my admission office and see if top choice school. Is there they could possibly share anything I can do now? why you were deferred and Answer: I think deferrals to ask if there is anything and waitlists put students in you could do at this point a very difficult position, as to make your application it is very diffimore attractive. cult to move on I would put in when you are On College writing that you still holding out continue to be hope that your very interested top school will in their school come through. and why you feel That being said, that this college being deferred is the best fit often offers a in light of your slim chance of academic goals, being admit- Joan Franklin interests and ted, with some learning style. schools admitting less than I would specify that you 10 percent of their deferred would definitively attend — students. Some schools offer it that is true — if you were a deferral as a “courtesy” offered admission. I would rejection, especially if you now submit new informaare a legacy. tion that you might not have If you remain interested shared initially such as new in attending that school, it accomplishments, awards is in your interest to call the and test scores. I would
also ask if you could send an additional letter or two of recommendation along with setting up an interview if you have not had a chance to do this previously. If you were already interviewed, you might want to let the interviewer know that you were deferred, as they might be in a position to advocate on your behalf. Sometimes showing this level of commitment to the college can tip the admission in your favor, especially if you believe you are someone who interviews well and can articulate why you believe you belong on their campus. Joan Franklin is the owner of MI College Support, an independent college counseling practice. She can be reached at (206) 232-5626 or joanfranklin@micollegesupport.org.
Supreme Court rules for schools Court rules state is not meeting duty on funding schools By Reporter Staff
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled last week that the state is not meeting its duty in funding basic education, which has resulted in an undue burden on districts and students. “While we are still reviewing all the details, there is no doubt today’s decision by the State Supreme Court in the matter of McCleary v. State is a huge victory for Washington children and public education,” said Washington Education Association President Mary Lindquist. “With this decision, the Supreme Court has clearly agreed with the lower court’s decision that, for many years, the state has failed to fulfill its paramount constitutional duty: amply funding public education.” According to the 7-2 decision, the state has
failed in its constitutional obligation to “make ample provision for the basic education of all children in Washington.” The court recognized the Legislature had enacted “a promising reform package” in 2009 and indicated that legislation, if funded, “will remedy deficiencies in the K-12 funding system.” The case, filed in King County Superior Court in 2007 by a coalition of teachers, school districts and community groups, alleged that the state had failed to fund basic education and relied too heavily on local levy funding. The Mercer Island School District was a member of the coalition of school districts, community groups and teachers around the state. It was argued before the Washington State Supreme Court on June 28, 2011, by Senior Counsel Bill Clarke. The Legislature convened on Jan. 9 and faces a roughly $2 billion shortfall. This should come as no
surprise, said Aaron Wyatt, spokesperson for the state board of education. “The on-the-ground reality is that districts are using local levy dollars just to make end’s meet, and for many districts this is still not enough,” he said. Within the last two years, the Mercer Island School District passed several levies to help pay for various items, including transportation costs and replacing items, like school boilers. “The decision by the court, coming just days before the start of the 2012 legislative session, clearly puts the responsibility for correcting the underfunding where it belongs: the state Legislature. The Legislature can no longer punt on full funding for public education,” said Lindquist. “The Legislature needs to act immediately to remedy this injustice against our children and students.” The Mercer Island School District has faced reduced funds from the state over the last several years.
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FRIDAY | 13 ISLANDERS BASKETBALL WHITEOUT NIGHT: 3:30 p.m., JV
girls; 5 p.m., JV boys; 6:30 p.m., varsity girls; 8 p.m., varsity boys, MIHS Gym, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. Come out dressed in white shirts and support the MI boys and girls basketball tradition as Mercer Island faces off against KingCo rival Mount Si. Limited edition Islanders white-out graphic T-shirts will be sold at the door.
SATURDAY | 14 FIRST AID AND ADULT CPR WITH AED CLASS: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,
beginnings to the present day. Former Mercer Island Reporter editor, Jane is editing and writing the updated Mercer Island history. Cost: $7. (206) 2321015. MIHS VARSITY CHEERLEADERS BASKETBALL LITTLE CHEER CLINIC: Jan. 17-18, PEAK,
4120 86th Ave. S.E. Little Cheerleaders have the option to perform during halftime at the Jan. 20 MIHS basketball game. Cost: $55 for both days or $40 (one day). For more information, email sandpang@yahoo. com.
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Jan. 14, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Cost: $35 (check or cash at event). Call (206) 275-7607 to reserve a space. Parking is available behind the fire station. This is not a health care provider class. www. mercergov.org.
Jan. 19, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Learn about amateur radio communications and emergency preparedness. www. mirohams.org.
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SUPER SITTERS BABYSITTING CERTIFICATION: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,
HOT SPOT BASKETBALL COMPETITION: 3:30-5 p.m.,
Jan. 15, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. Ages 11-15. The Super Sitters program teaches young people basic babysitting skills and safety. Cost: $60 (nonmembers), $50 (members). GRAMMY NOMINATED INSTRUMENTALIST ANDY STATMAN: 1 p.m., Jan. 15,
Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. Hear noted Klezmer clarinetist and bluegrass/ jazz mandolinist Andy Statman, from Brooklyn, current University of Washington artist-in-residence. Seating is limited; reservations recommended. RSVP at www.sjcc.org.
TUESDAY | 17 LIVELY SAINTS (50+ YEARS YOUNG) LUNCHEON: 12 p.m.,
Jan. 17, Mercer Island Covenant Church, 3200 78th Avenue S.E. Speaker: Jane Brahm. Topic: Mercer Island history, from its
MERCER ISLAND RADIO OPERATORS MEETING: 7 p.m.,
Jan. 22, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. For girls and boys, 7-14. Contestants will test their basketball shooting skills in this individual timed event. Winners qualify for the state event. Must bring a copy of birth certificate to qualify. Free. INFANT/CHILD AND ADULT CPR WITH AED CLASS: 7-9 p.m.,
Jan. 25, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. $20 (check or cash, at event). Call (206) 275-7607, Monday through Friday, to reserve a space. This is not a health care provider class. www.mercergov.org.
Jewish traditions in song. Admission: $10 (general); $5 (SJCC members, seniors and students). Contact: Roni Antebi, (206) 232-7115. FIRST AID/CPR TRAINING:
Feb. 5, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. For teenagers, but all ages are welcome. Leave with a First Aid workbook and two wallet cards that certify you as trained in First Aid and CPR for two years. Contact: SJCC Teen Program Coordinator Ben Starsky, BenS@sjcc.org. GIVING FROM THE HEART BREAKFAST 2012: 7-8:30
a.m., Feb. 8, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. A benefit for Mercer Island Youth and Family Services. Contact: Development Officer Kris Kelsay, (206) 275-7751, kris.kelsay@mercergov. org. www.tinyurl.com/ GFTH2012. MIHS CLASS OF 1992 REUNION:
Register by March 31 for the reunion, Saturday, July 28, The Garage, Seattle. Spouses invited. Cost: $50 per person by March 31. No entry will be granted at the door. There will also be a 1992 grad-only event on Friday, July 27, at the Roanoke Inn. RSVP to Shellybholt@hotmail.com.
EVENTS | ONGOING SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR TRAINING COURSE: Jan.
12-March 8, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801
PERFORMING ARTS WEEKEND WORKSHOPS FOR TEENS:
3-5 p.m., Sundays, Jan. 15-March 18, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. For grades 7-12. Register for one or more. Intensive workshop series for gaining a wide scope of performing arts skills. Workshops specialize in Hip Hop, Sketch Comedy, Acting for the Camera, Stage Makeup, and more. Contact: SJCC Performing Arts Coordinator Natasha Ransom, (206) 232-7115, ext. 247, NatashaR@sjcc.org. MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE (MIVAL) â&#x20AC;&#x153;NEW RESOLUTIONSâ&#x20AC;?: The MIVAL
Gallery is ringing in the new year by exhibiting â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Resolutionsâ&#x20AC;? for the month of January. Featuring over 20 local fine artists of wide range of mediums. Hours: 12-6 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. 12-4 p.m., Sunday. www. MIVAL.org. ANNUAL MERCER ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL DRILL TEAM DRILL CLINIC: 3-4 p.m., Jan. 24-26,
Islander Middle School, 8225 S.E. 72nd St. For 6th, 7th and 8th graders. The clinic is $30 for three days. Clinic participants can come watch the drill team perform at halftime. Contact: Erimi Haggerty, erimih@yahoo.com.
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Guy and Peggy Crow, of Mercer Island, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Cheryl Crow, to Gabe Rowe, son of Gary and Cynthia Rowe of La Conner, Wash. Cheryl is a 2000 graduate of Mercer Island High School, and a 2004 graduate of Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Gabe is a 1999 graduate of Chimacum
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DEC. 29 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Graffiti was painted at Homestead Park in and around the restroom building sometime after 2 p.m., Dec. 28, in the 8100 block of S.E. 40th Street. A Mercer Island woman reported the graffiti at 10 a.m. Total damages are estimated at $725. LOST WALLET: A Mercer Island man, 56, lost his wallet in the 6900 block of 94th Avenue S.E. sometime after Aug. 3. The wallet contained $40 in cash, a consular ID and a bank card. He reported the loss at 10:54 a.m. CAR PROWL: An unknown suspect stole a vehicle registration, insurance card and portable electronics cords out of an unlocked Ford Fusion parked in a carport overnight in the 7700 block of S.E. 22nd Street.
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9.5ac close to North Bend & I-90 freeway. Hike in to appreciate this nice forested parcel. May have some timber potential, definitely lovely. #158590 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
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$160,000
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$150,000
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$300,000
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$550,000
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$195,000 Issaquah land
6+ac in Snoqualmie. Fast access, close to riding and hiking trails, this private location offers mature trees & a brook. Lots of space. #259947 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
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.48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
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$350,000 Federal Way
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$300,000 Snohomish Comm
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$150,000
12.9 wooded ac just off I-90 at exit #31. Reduced, deeded easement for easy access. Lots of room, timber & space to roam, this will be a great location. #29160006 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
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$135,000 Rainier Valley
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$400,000
3 lot assemblage on upper side of the PrestonFall City Rd. Water stubbed to all, lovely area and a fast commute. #149963 Michael Schoonover 425-442-4077 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
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$448,000
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$4,000,000
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345+ ac perm. for 18 hole course in Westport. Hotel, condos, retail areas. 2.5+mi of ocean/ bay frontage, by Lighthouse State Park. Unique. #273135 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
$498,000
Partial lk view lot, small subdivision 5 lots, up pvt road off E Mercer. Backs to conservancy Tract. Road, utilities in along paved access. Cleared for viewing! #83516 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
Residential Lot
$850,000
58 lots in a 55+ plat. All utilities are in, the road is paved. 1/2 reduction from previous price, nice territorial views and convenient to shopping. #194858 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
◆ New on Market Virtual Tours
$498,000
Partial lk view lot, small subdivision of 5 lots, up pvt road off E Mercer. Road, utilities in along paved access, recorded maintenance agreemt. Survey avail. #83519 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
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MERCER ISLAND HOMES
MI Ridgewood
$185,000
3 BEDROOMS!
$279,000
Great Rambler
$569,800
Motivated seller! Efficient & remodeled main floor 1BR/1BA home w/pvt access & gorgeous details, stainless, granite, community game room w/sauna + more! #294239 Mary Lou Putman 206-230-5500
All the amenities of Island living at Woodlake. Over 1300sf w/3 bedrooms, balcony, fireplace and beautiful Pool! #263994
Formal living & dining rooms, cathedral family room off Euro Kitchen, 3BR, 2.5 updated baths; 2 fplc; great patio & deck; prof landscaped gardens #183788
Josh Thurman 206-321-3129
Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275
Great hm + Yd
Was $1,200,000
$709,900
The Island’s best value: perfect 2 story w/ lg, lvl bkyd in prime southend nbrhd. 5BR, family rm + rec room! Close to schools, parks, shopping. #297655 Jane Harrison 206-919-9992 Stephanie St.Mary 206-953-8359
Room to Build
$988,000
Amazing Views. 1 Home Up From Wft, West Side of W Mercer Way! 4BR/3.25BA, office, sauna, 2 Fplcs, .5166ac, Build More Living space #233365 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787
$829,900
Classic NW
$859,000
Spectacular creekside 5BR Ralph Anderson design! Pvt sylvan site! Skylights & French doors galore; best kit w/Subzero, slab granite island. #270181 Natalie Malin 206-232-3240 James Shute 206-230-5421
Westside half acre, lake views, pvt end of street, 4BR, 2.75BA, spacious & light, rec rm+den, separate space for studio, lovely grounds w/pool. Mid century classic! #250752 Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142
Lake Views
New Year Home
$999,000
Over 2100SF of Luxury Living with spectacular Lake, Mtn & City views. Live in this Elegant 2BR/1.75BA Condo! Easy distance to all amenities & I-90. #280637 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113
$1,175,000
Janet Scroggs 206-230-5414
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING
New For You!
$883,500
$688,000
Building site of nearly a 1/2 acre with tranquil and serene Lake views and Seward Park to the west, treetops to the south. Olympic Mtn views with 2nd story. #248070 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
BEST LOT ON MI $889,000 Pvt, mature lot. Cooks kitchen, circular drive, A RARE FIND! North end luxury, all the amenities, Sunshine streams in & walls of windows. #250413
MI Classic
Westside Sunset $1,998,000
$1,199,000
Julie Green 206-930-0511
Exceptional Properties
Lake Views!
Light filled home w/Lake views. 5BR/3.5BA, living/dining, family room/ kit, rec rm and den/office. One lot above wft. Wonderful south end location! #254940 Molly Penny 206-200-4411
Molly Penny 206-230-5515
$2,395,000
Luxurious New Home to be built by Imani Homes on a sunny, large lot. Stunning 2-Story Great Rm, High-End Finishes, Views from Master, 5,370SqFt. Easy I-90 access. #300362 Sarah Ford 206-230-5354
Views for 2012
Fabulous floor plan w/endless possibilities. Custom 4BR/3.5BA home rebuilt in 2004 boasts 2 master stes, Chef’s kit, spacious rms & custom finishes. #275154
Virtual Tours Gracious, lvl 1/2ac w/light-filled 3370 SF home. Stunning lake & mountain views. 5BR/3BA. Pvt & serene setting w/easy access to I-90. #191475
$630,000
Exceptional opportunity, residential building site in area of newer homes. Convenient N’End close to PEAK center, schools, pool, town center & I-90. #305156 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113 Sarah Ford 206-854-7703
MI living w/o giving up space. 3BR/3.5BA townhome w/approx 3,450sf & attached 2 car gar. Incl living/dining, kit/family rm, den, rec rm,+ A/C. #251490
◆ New on Market
Waterfront Home $2,300,000
Mercer Is View
Josh Thurman 206-321-3129
Extremely pvt 100’ westside WF, dock, deepwater moorage, jet ski pad. Rebuild/ remodel on footprint at water’s edge. Least expensive WF available on MI! #196224 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
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Upper-end properties, In the top 10%
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