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Patrick Rexroat faces maximum sentence of four years in prison for killing Steve Lacey By Matt Phelps mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
Sweet Cakes owner Susanne Park said that Valentine’s Day is one of the busiest times of the year for her business. Park has been involved in the Kirkland community for a long time and often donates many of her treats to local charities and non-profits. Carrie Wood, Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland’s Sweet Cakes serves up treats with heart for Valentine’s Day, community By Matt Phelps mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
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alling your husband or wife sweet cakes in public can be embarrassing if it is not Valentine’s Day. But many Kirkland residents know that visiting Sweet Cakes for Valentine’s Day might be the most delicious thing you can do for your significant other. “Valentine’s Day is our biggest day of the year,” said Sweet Cakes owner Susanne Park. “We have heart cookies and we bring out our decadents. We package especially for Valentine’s Day … and we make all of them the old-fashioned way – by hand.” The smell of baking, along with the sight of the gourmet cupcakes in the glass display case will make any customer salivate from the first time they open the front door located at 128 Park Lane in downtown Kirkland. Sweet Cakes has been open for four years and started as a hobby for Park.
“I just have a love for baked goods,” said Park, who was an accountant before taking a bite as a business owner. “My mom was a baker and I love the art.” That art has led to 12 different types of cupcakes, including Pink Champagne, Red Velvet, Macaroon, Triple Chocolate with chocolate butter cream and Snicker Doodle. Park’s favorite is the Ganache Chocolate cupcake that will be served for Valentine’s Day. Sweet Cakes also has White, Snicker Doodle, Chocolate, Lemon and Coconut Cakes that are gluten free. Park says that Kirkland’s hunger for cupcakes is very unpredictable. “I can’t figure out the public,” said Park. “Valentine’s Day and the car show are pretty busy.” Sweet Cakes is a creative
family endeavor. Park and her sister-in-law, baker Hillary Ricci, take requests for new products as well. “She is awesome,” said Park of Ricci’s talents. “… We dream (the flavors) up.” Sweet Cakes also offers cookies, five different cheesecakes, dessert bars and wedding cakes. The fact that the store opened at the height of the recession and does not advertise is encouraging for Park. Word, or taste, of mouth is the biggest way that the business develops new customers. “We have a great location,” said Park. “Our tastings are the biggest way that we advertise.” Despite the success, Park said that she has no desire to expand. “I want to focus on the product,” said Park. “I don’t expect to get rich.”
But the sugary heart that may come atop a cupcake on Valentine’s Day is also representative of the business’ relationship with the community. All the treats are made early in the morning and the store typically finishes the day with surplus cupcakes. Park said that she will never hold a cake longer than one working day and will give away the surplus. “I did a lot of volunteering and I love Kirkland,” said Park. “We donate to local food banks and other charities.” Some of the local places that Sweet Cakes donates are Tent City, Hopelink, churches and the Kirkland Teen Union Building. So when the price of a dozen roses goes over $40 this weekend, try something that is pretty and sweet, like the sweet cake in your life.
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The widow of Steve A Snohomish County Lacey, Nabila Lacey, tells man who killed Kirkland Kirkland residents why it resident Steve Lacey last is important to increase summer while drivthe penalties for DUIing drunk, changed his caused vehicular homicide not guilty plea in King and how the accident has County Superior Court changed her family forever on Feb. 2, according to on page 6. a spokesperson for King County Prosecutor Dan Satterburg. 405 through Kirkland Patrick Rexroat pleaded when he says a car cut guilty to vehicuhim off, according lar homicide and to court docureckless driving ments. Rexroat charges in the told police that fatal collision of he attempted to the former Google follow the car engineer on busy as it exited the N.E. 85th Street in freeway in his Steve Lacey Kirkland on July SUV. Rexroat lost 24. control of his Rexroat origivehicle, driving across the nally pleaded not guilty east-bound lane of N.E. in August. The man was 85th and then colliding traveling southbound on [ more Lacey page 2 ]
Kirkland City Council passes code of ethics By Matt Phelps mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
After two years of research, debate, committees and council discussions the Kirkland City Council unanimously approved a code of ethics. “It’s been a two-year process and we are happy that it is done,” said Councilman Toby Nixon. The council voted to approve the code of ethics Tuesday during its regularly scheduled meeting. Nixon was an
instrumental figure in crafting the code of ethics, serving as the chair of the ethics task force prior to his election to council. “As you know, I am kind of in love with this,” joked Nixon. “I have spent a lot of time on this.” The code of ethics will be applied to City of Kirkland boards, commissions and the city council. It is broken down into three sections, [ more ethics page 2 ]
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with Lacey’s BMW, killing him instantly. Lacey was not involved in the original road rage incident and was an innocent victim of the incident. Charging documents allege that Rexroat was driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.29, more than three times the legal limit. According to court documents, witnesses reported that Rexroat got out of his SUV and began “pounding his chest.” Rexroat’s attorney Tim Leary said the chest pounding was misconstrued. He contends that
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Rexroat suffered chest injuries and was clutching his chest. Rexroat has no criminal history. When one witness told Rexroat the driver of the other vehicle was dead, Rexroat responded by saying “eh,” according to police. Prosecutors will recommend the maximum of four years in prison when Rexroat is sentenced at 1 p.m. March 9 at the King County Courthouse. At the time of Rexroat’s original plea in August, Lacey’s sister, Sue said that the plea and the potential punishment was “disgust-
ing.” Satterburg, along with family and elected officials have began lobbying Olympia to change state law and increase the penalties for vehicular homicide in cases of DUI accidents. Lacey is survived by his wife Nabila Lacey and his two children. “My children are suffering,” said Lacey during a news conference in December lobbying for stiffer penalties. “They spent the holidays wishing for the one gift they couldn’t have and that was to have the most wonderful father back in our lives.”
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women,” joked Nixon. the council, committees, Nixon also singled out task force and city staff including policy and Mayor Joan McBride, all looked to citizens for rules; an ethics board to Deputy Mayor Doreen input. deliberate on ethics inMarchione and Council“I want to thank the fractions and complaints; man Dave Asher for serv- citizens of Kirkland who and addressing infracing on the ethics comwere involved in the protions. mittee, along with city cess,” said Nixon, singling Nixon and the other attorney Robin Jenkinson. out Bea Nahon. council members ac“I think she probably The need for a code of knowledged all the city put in way more time ethics came from several staff that helped craft the than anyone else in edethical and legal scandals code of ethics and how iting many, many that dogged the counmuch work went into the drafts. Being our cil from 2008-2010. process. researcher and Two council memkirkland The work was not just finding inforbers were invesdone by city staff. The mation about tigated for ethical ethics task force, comcodes of ethics issues, resulting in prised of Nixon, Maryfrom cities all over one being disciplined Alyce Burleigh, Kathy that we could look at as and one being cleared. Gilles, Carolyn Hayek examples,” said Nixon of McBride made the issue and Sharon Sherrard Jenkinson. of a code of ethics a big was appointed in April On Tuesday, there was part of her agenda when 2010. The task force came just one issue that Nixon she was originally elected up with the draft code pointed out with the code Mayor in 2010. of ethics by looking at and an amendment was “It took a long time what many other cities unanimously approved to but we got it right,” said and public agencies have move the process forward McBride. implemented. to the final vote. The two-year process “It was fun being chair During the process, also included bringing in of a task force that was all outside help. Wayne Barnett, executive director of the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, was brought Find out what homes down on to give advice. Barnett the street sold for! conducted a review of the draft code of ethics Free computerized list w/pics of as one of his responsibiliarea home sales and current listings. ties under an agreement entered between the city www.Free-Homeseller-reports.com and the Seattle Ethics and Free recorded message Election Commission for 1-800-269-1403, ext. 2041 the administration of the code of ethics. GSWAMC1, LLC
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Seventeen Juanita High School cheer team members and one coach were out sick this week, after a reported possible intestinal illness outbreak among attendees of a cheerleading competition in Everett over the weekend. State and local health officials are investigating the possible outbreak. According to Kathryn Reith, Lake Washington School District spokesperson, Juanita High School has been providing information to the state Department of Health. Thousands of people attended the event at Everett’s Comcast Arena on Feb. 4; onset of symptoms reportedly began on Feb. 5 and 6. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea. The Washington State Department of Health is working closely with the Snohomish Health District on the investigation. The cause and source of the illnesses, as well as the total number of people sickened, are unknown. Teams and supporters from around the state participated. The investigation is in the early stages and includes sending a questionnaire to participants as well as collecting samples for testing at the state Public Health Laboratories. People who attended the event and have severe symptoms are advised to contact a health care provider. According the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), which hosted the event, more than 3,000 people attended, and more than 1,000 competed in the State Cheerleading and Salute to Spirit in cheer and dance/drill. “Our immediate concerns are for those who have been affected by this illness and our thoughts are with them,” said WIAA Executive Director Mike Colbrese. “The WIAA appreciates the cooperation of Comcast Arena and of state and local health partners for addressing the entire scope of this situation.” Intestinal illnesses can be caused by several viruseºs and bacteria that may come from a wide variety of sources. Symptoms typically include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and may include headaches, stomach cramps, and fever.
ever, due to the snow, wind and ice storms Jan. 16-20, the district had to reschedule The Lake Washington three of its meet-and-greet School District school events with preferred board could vote to candidate Dr. Traci hire its preferred Pierce originally set IN THE new superintenfor that week. dent candidate as These meetings early as Feb. 27, were an opportunity according to LWSD for the public to meet communication direcPierce, who has been with tor Kathryn Reith. LWSD for 17 years and is Feb. 27 will be the next currently the deputy supertime the topic will be on a intendent of instructional board meeting agenda and services, and provide feedReith said the outcome will back for the LWSD board of depend on how the converdirectors. sation goes that evening. The new timeline will “(The board will) discuss allow more residents the opit,” she said. “They could portunity to meet Pierce and conceivably decide to vote give their input by filling out (on hiring a new superinten- comment cards at the meet dent).” and greets or online through The earliest the board LWSD’s website at lwsd.org. could have made a decision “We’ve extended the date previously was Jan. 30. How- for community comment,” Samantha Pak
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Bothell man may face six years for robbing Kirkland bank at gunpoint By Carrie Wood cwood@kirklandreporter.com
A Bothell man who robbed the Juanita Village Bank of America at gunpoint last August could face a six-year prison sentence, as recommended by federal prosecutors on Jan. 22. Anthony Ray Shindler, 43, was armed with a handgun when he robbed $3,563 from the Kirkland bank on Aug.
5, 2011 and fled on foot. FBI pending he wear a GPS arrested him on Aug. 8 at tracking device. He pleaded the Totem Lake QFC, where guilty to armed robbery and employees recognized firearm possession on Shindler from bank Nov. 4, 2011. surveillance. ShinThe Kirkland KIRKLAND dler was a meat robbery was also not cutter at QFC. Shindler’s first. He A magistrate robbed a Woodinville judge released 7-Eleven convenience Shindler from federal store in July of 2011, accorddetention in Seattle on his ing to a sentencing memoown recognizance in August, randum. He was unarmed
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during that robbery, in which he stole $45 in cash. In a letter to the court, Shindler explained his financial circumstances that led up to the Kirkland robbery. He said he purchased a home for his wife in Granite Falls in 2008 and fell behind on mortgage payments. He also suffered from anxiety and depression, according to court records. “With the
stress of possibly losing our house I desperately and foolishly turned to gambling,” said Shindler, noting his home eventually went into foreclosure. He also apologized for his actions during the Kirkland holdup. “While I feel it is worth mentioning that the pistol was neither loaded or for that matter operable, I understand the impact my
actions caused that day on the lives of so many, as well as the grave danger those actions placed on the people at the bank and myself. I do sincerely regret those actions.” Federal prosecutors are recommending a six-year prison sentence, as well as supervised release for three years and restitution of $1,703. Shindler’s sentencing hearing is set for Feb. 16.
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Sometimes, love stings. Love can send you singing, falling and even apologizing. Kirkland resident Peter McMurray is no stranger to these feelings, and that’s why he wrote some songs about love for his pop rock band, Rising Union. The band’s debut album, “Love Songs” will be released on Feb. 14 LOVE – Valentine’s Day. McMurray, who is the lead song writer and singer for the band, wrote many of the album’s songs when he attended Inglemoor High School. “When you’re in high school, your biggest life concerns are things like relationships,” said McMurray, who is now 20 and currently studying Music Industry at Northwest University. The album, which is signed with Tate Music Group, offers several perspectives about love: breaking up, loving
somebody who doesn’t love you back and apologizing. One song, King of Awareness Day, says that valentines are nothing more than glue and construction paper. “Every time Valentine’s Day comes around, there are certain people who get really upset and touchy,” said McMurray about the song. “So with that song we try to reach out to people like that. You shouldn’t let Valentine’s Day tell you what it means to love. You don’t have to be in a relationship or love someone to understand what love means. You don’t need another person – you can take pride in just being alone.” And sometimes just as messy as finding the right love is creating a band, McMurray has learned. He started out messing around with the idea of forming a band when he was at Finn Hill Junior High. “My friends and I decided it would be really cool to start
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www.kirklandreporter.com a band. We played electric guitars and electric drums. We didn’t even have a real drum set,” said McMurray. “We wanted to be a punk rock band, like Blink 182. But that eventually changed.” After many of his friends left the band for other endeavors over the years, McMurray finally got serious when he was a senior. The seven-member Rising Union now consists of McMurray, Beth Ross (violin, pitch percussion), Kira Johnson (lead female vocals), Doug Stewart (keyboard), Andrew Wilde (bass), Garrett Congdon (lead guitar), and Colin Walter Votteler (drums, percussion and harmonica). All of the members live in Kirkland, except Votteler, who lives in Kenmore. “It’s pretty serious now,” said McMurray. “Most of the band wants to do something musical for a career, so we all have some investment in wanting to make this actually succeed.” The band’s biggest challenge so far is just getting heard, and McMurray hopes that’s where his business background will help out. Rising Union has played at several local churches, the Lyon’s Den in Bothell and most recently they played for a human trafficking aware-
Kirkland band Rising Union is releasing their debut album on Feb. 14. Members include: Peter McMurray, Beth Ross, Kira Johnson, Doug Stewart, Andrew Wilde, Garrett Congdon and Colin Walter Votteler. contributed ness concert at Northwest University on Tuesday. Their next show is set for Feb 12 at Studio Seven in Seattle. McMurray says the band’s genre is hard to define. “We try and be versatile. Most people compare us to Death Cab for Cutie (Indie pop-rock) and Gungor (Christian folk-rock).” But what really sets Rising Union apart is that each song sounds completely different. “We have one song that’s like tango, another that’s 1930’s swing, so we have
people get up and swing dance during the concert,” said McMurray. “We have a waltz and folk hoedown-type style with people stomping their feet. We try and mix it up so it’s interesting and it’s not the same thing over and over again.” Most importantly, he says, he writes lyrics with meaning. “I think music can be a very powerful and effective form of communication. I think you can express things clearer through music than you can express otherwise.”
He said the band chose the name “Rising Union” primarily for the meaning behind “union” as a symbol of joining together. “People can feel so alone and broken up and separated,” he said. “So when people listen to our music, I want them to think, man, this person gets me. It’s good to know that you’re not alone in these kinds of situations.”
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“But Steve Lacey’s wife and kids have lost Steve forever. That doesn’t feel like justice to me. We need to be tougher on drunk drivers,“ said Rep. Roger Goodman
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e have received several phone calls, emails, online comments and letters to the editor regarding last week’s cover article, “Local pastor vows to fight same-sex marriage legislation.” Many criticized Kirkland Pastor Ken Hutcherson’s views against same-sex marriage, citing the systematic discrimination and the various hate crimes that have been committed against gays and lesbians. Others lambasted the Reporter. Kirkland Rev. Michael Anderson, who supports marriage equality, wrote a letter (see below) that pointed out how he believed the article gave the impression that all Christians oppose marriage equality. We certainly did not intend for the article to leave such an impression. Another reader called and said, “What kind of articles are you guys running?”He called the article a “complete farce”and “really bad journalism.” We disagree. The point of the article was to address the same-sex marriage issue, as the measure was being discussed and considered in the Legislature. As we pointed out in the article, Hutcherson is one of the most outspoken activists nationally on the subject. This made him a solid
source to gather information for this story, regardless of his faith. We also spoke with Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride and five state senators and representatives – four of which disagreed with Hutcherson. As we strive to do in any story we report on, we objectively presented both sides of the issue. If the aforesaid caller did not agree with Hutcherson, fine. Not everyone will always agree with all viewpoints.
But to blame the Reporter for “bad journalism”is shooting the proverbial messenger. While we may not endorse certain viewpoints, we will report on all sides of any issue, period. That’s what is called fair journalism. But regardless of who took aim at what or whom, we are glad the article incited good response and kept the community dialogue going on an important issue.
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Lacey family’s lifelong sentence of grief (Kirkland resident and Google engineer Steve Lacey, 43, was killed in a road rage incident he was not involved in last July. The driver, Patrick Rexroat, whose blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and reckless driving last week). My fundamental right to be here today was removed by a drunk driver. I cannot live my life as before. I cannot show up to hearings on a whim, I cannot go out for an impromptu meal with friends, I cannot go off snowboarding for the day. You see when one parent is killed the other has to assume the role of two parents. The cost to my family from someone else’s decision to serve themselves is that my life is very much restricted. It does feel like I am serving a long sentence myself for something that I did not do. In this sentence I will not get out early for good behavior. In my sentence I spend my days missing Steve and wishing that I’d at least been able to tell him that I loved him before he left us. I spend my days watching my children miss their dad. There’s no one there to help them perfect their sports or watch the game with. Steve taught the kids music, math and welding. There is no one to do that anymore, instead
we get to watch from behind our own bars. My children get to watch their friends spending time with their dads. Steve’s parents are going to age not having their son visiting them or helping them. Steve’s dad turned 70 in January, can you imagine the pain he went through on his birthday? While some people get to spend their retirement years enjoying the fruits of their labor, Steve’s parents begin a lifelong sentence of grief and bereavement for the son that was loved beyond words. The Lacey family’s sentence for vehicular homicide is going to last a lifetime with no chance of parole.
Nabila Lacey, Kirkland
Article on samesex marriage misrepresents all Christians Your headline article from this past week, titled “Local pastor vows to fight same-sex marriage legislation,” immediately grabbed my attention as I am another pastor in Kirkland. In your article, you proceeded to quote the local pastor’s opposition to the marriage equality bill presently making its way through the legislature countering his arguments with the comments of area politicians. Well done, but only one pastor from the many in Kirkland was quoted. By writing an article setting one pastor against a number of local
politicians many readers, I believe, could read your article and come away with the impression that all Christians oppose marriage equality and that local politicians are creating a law that is outside Christian teaching. This simplification of what Christians believe and support needs correction. There are many local pastors, myself included, who would support marriage equality. My own bishop, the Rev. Chris Boerger, recently testified at the legislature in favor of gay marriage. Your article could have been written much differently highlighting the nuances in Christian thought and quoting a pastor or two who are in support of marriage equality. The title of the article could just as well have been, “Local pastor vows to support same-sex marriage legislation.”
Rev. Michael Anderson, Kirkland
Could the car-tab tax be a stealth tax to fund rail corridor? As a resident of the area recently annexed (over the objection of the citizens of both the then-current and proposed annexation area) into the City of Kirkland, I read with great interest the letter submitted by Jim Boril, and published in the Feb. 3 issue of the Kirkland Reporter. On Jan. 2, I submitted a letter to the Reporter questioning the fiscal prudence of the council’s decision to spend $5 million on the acquisition
of a yet-to-be-developed rail corridor, for use by bikers and hikers, when the city’s infrastructure is in such deteriorated condition. I also encouraged the citizens to read the Dec. 5, 2011 report and recommendation submitted to City Manager Kurt Triplett supporting the purchase of the rail corridor, which set forth the funding sources described as “interfund loans.” Through the use of the loans the city plans to borrow $5 million from itself by shifting funds for parks and recreation, water/sewer utility funds, surface water fund and road maintenance. Funding sources are yet-to-be-identified for required upgrades, continuing operation and maintenance. Now, surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly), the city finds itself with insufficient funds for much-needed road maintenance. The solution: add a car-tab tax to supplement the roadmaintenance budget. And to add insult to injury, as Mr. Boril points out in his letter, a significant portion of this new tax burden will be borne by the residents of the annexed area where, as indicated by the Kirkland Public Works Department during the run-up to the annexation, the roads are in significantly better shape than those in (old) Kirkland. What’s wrong with this picture? Could the car-tab tax be a stealth tax to fund the purchase of the rail corridor?
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The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week. Between Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, the Kirkland Police Department reported 270 traffic violations (two DUIs), 10 alarm calls, nine car accidents, five noise complaints, seven thefts, three domestic violence calls, three calls for harassment, four acts of fraud, four calls of a disturbance, two calls for illegal substances and eight calls of civil disturbance. At least 13 people were arrested.
Malicious mischief: 4 p.m., 11500 block of 102nd Court N.E. A 76-year-old Bothell man called Kirkland police to report that someone had thrown a rock through his sliding-glass door. No sign of entry and the residence was unoccupied at the time. The cost of the repair was estimated at $600. Domestic violence: 7:45 p.m., 7100 block of 117th Place N.E. A 50-year-old Kirkland woman came to the Kirkland Police Department and reported that her 15-year-old daughter assaulted her by pushing and kicking her. The officer did not observe any injuries and she stated that she did not want to press charges.
Car theft: 6:30 p.m., 4100 block of 118th Ave. N.E. A stolen vehicle was recovered by the Clackamas County Sherriff’s Office in Oregon. Kirkland police attempted to contact the owner of the car but could only leave a message.
Jan. 30 Theft: 8:30 p.m., 10000 block of 137th Street. A 38-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for shoplifting miscellaneous items from the Juanita Safeway.
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Traffic offense: 12:30 a.m., 9100 block of N.E. 134th Street. A 45-year-old Lynnwood woman was stopped on a traffic violation and found to be without identification, insurance and driving with a suspended license. Based on this and multiple previous driving with a suspended license convictions,
Robbery: 7 a.m., 10600 block of N.E. 132nd Street. A 30-yearold Kirkland man reported that three white males assaulted him with a bat or a stick. The man could not describe the suspects and said they took $50, his wallet and cell phone. The man stated that he had no way to call police for a week.
Feb. 1 Burglary: 7 a.m., 600 block of 6th
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If you would like to support QFC’s charity of the month you can do so by asking your QFC checker to scan a $1, $5, or $10 donation card, designate that your 3-cent reusable bag credit be donated or simply place your extra change in our coin boxes. At QFC we believe that everyone’s health is important and during 2012 we are actively encouraging our associates to make choices to lead healthier lifestyles. One of the ways we are doing that in 2012 is by offering our associates several walking challenges. Walking is a great low-impact form of exercise that can provide a host of great benefits. Studies have shown that walking can strengthen men and women’s hearts to decrease the risk or occurrence of cardiac events. It has also been associated with stronger bones, a slower decline in cognitive ability, reduced risk of developing diabetes, improved fitness and physical function and more! Walking is a form of exercise that most people are able to engage in even if they must start with short sessions. As the body adapts and responds to regular exercise, most people are able
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Warrant arrest: 11:47 p.m., 8629 120th Ave. N.E. A 25-year-old Sedro Wooley man was contacted in the Costco parking lot and arrested on a DUI warrant out of Skagit County.
she was placed under arrest and her car was impounded.
Street. An unknown suspect entered the victim’s locked fence in a storage area and attempted to take the listed property.
Being prepared A seminar on sustainable preparedness will be offered from 2-7 p.m. Feb. 12 in Kirkland. It will cover such topics as renewable energy systems, natural remedies, year-round home grocery store, heating with wood and what to look for in land or a homestead. There also will be demonstrations on can-
ning and bread making. The seminar will be conducted by Mountain Media Ministries and is sponsored by Eastside Seventh Day Adventist Fellowship. It will be held at Puget Sound Adventist Academy Gym, 5320 108th Ave. N.E., Kirkland. More information is available at hannah@dannyhannah.com.
PUBLIC NOTICES Toll WA LP, 9720 NE 120th Place, Suite 100, Kirkland WA is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Kempin Estates Townhomes, is located at 17619 NE 128th Street in King County, WA. This project involves 6.71 acres of soil disturbance for construction of streets, utilities and homes. Stormwater will be discharged to an unnamed stream tributary to the Sammamish River. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may
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time into account. But Steve Lacey’s wife and kids have lost Steve forever. That doesn’t feel like justice to me. We need to be tougher on drunk drivers. Because you’re three times more likely to get maimed or killed on our roads than at the hands of a violent criminal. And because no child should ever have to lose a mom or dad in a senseless car wreck. That’s why I’m continuing my aggressive fight to reduce deaths and injuries from drunk driving. I’m calling
for stronger laws that make it impossible to vacate DUI felonies and that add cameras to ignition interlock devices, so offenders can’t game the system (HB 2443). We need to pay attention to the kids. I say it’s time to increase penalties for drunk driving whenever there’s a minor in the car (HB 2302). I’ve heard horrifying 911 calls from kids driven by drunk parents – incredible! And what about Steve Lacey’s kids? Locking up drunk driver Patrick Rexroat won’t bring Steve back. As his wife, Nabila Lacey, wrote to me, she and her kids have been sentenced to a life without Steve, with no possibility of parole.
The same is true for all children whose parents are killed by drunk drivers. I propose requiring DUI offenders who kill to pay child support for the kids of their victims (HB 2405). That’s true accountability, and it’s fair. Why should a surviving mom or dad be forced to work two jobs – or sell the family home and move into an apartment? It wouldn’t cost taxpayers anything to require DUI killers to do the right thing. As taxpayers we spend a lot of money arresting, prosecuting and locking up rapists, robbers and murderers. As we should. Those who threaten public safety need to be stopped.
But the fact is that year after year, the deaths and serious injuries on our roadways vastly exceed the damage inflicted by violent criminals. I’m proud I’ve helped Washington pass strong laws that have sharply reduced DUI fatalities on our roads and highways. But hundreds of our neighbors, like Steve Lacey, are still being killed by drunk drivers every year. As long as the carnage continues, we need to ask: Is there more we can do? The answer is clearly “Yes!” Police, prosecutors and victims-rights groups agree that we should increase accountability for offenders and protections for victims by passing the stronger laws I’ve
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y neighbor in Kirkland, Steve Lacey, was a father of two, a Google engineer headed to Costco on a sunny weekend afternoon when a drunk driver killed him. I drive that way all the time. It could have been me. Or maybe you. The drunk driver who pleaded guilty last week to killing Steve had a 0.29 bloodalcohol level, three times the legal limit. Patrick Rexroat will soon be sentenced for vehicular homicide. If it is a typical sentence, he might only serve two years, after taking “earned early release”
The City of Kirkland’s biennial community opinion telephone survey has begun and citizens are encouraged to “answer the call.” The city conducts this survey every two years to gauge
proposed this year. Most importantly, we must change the culture, so friends don’t let friends drive after they’ve had “just had a few.” Ever. It’s not worth a life. If you drink and drive and kill someone, you shouldn’t be able to serve a couple years and then move on with your life. Not while your victims pick up the pieces. Not when the cost to society and taxpayers is so high. Let’s hold drunk drivers more accountable for a lifetime of damage caused to victims’ families. Let’s do it now.
Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) is vice chair of the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee and vice chair of the Judiciary Committee. citizen satisfaction with the level and quality of services provided. The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete. Data will be presented to the council at its March retreat and the final report will be posted to the city’s website at www.kirklandwa.gov/cmo. For information, call 425587-3001.
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Senate passes same-sex marriage bill As Senate President Brad Owens announced that the same-sex marriage bill, ESSB 6239, had passed, an anxious audience of hundreds watching attentively during tense floor debate erupted with applause. The bill, which had bipartisan support, passed in the Senate 28 to 21 late Feb. 1. Both Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Bellevue and Sen. Andy Hill, R-Redmond, voted in favor of the bill. Hill had been undecided until just before the vote. The bill has already garnered enough support in the House, which voted on the measure Wednesday, after Reporter deadline (check www.kirklandreporter.com for updates). It is expected to be on the governor’s desk early next week. “I think it’s one of the more powerful experiences of my life,” said Sen. Kevin Ranker, D–Orcas Island. “This, getting married, and having my little girl. This is amazing. It’s an incredibly powerful experience.” Sen. Ed Murray, D–Seattle, the main sponsor of the bill was pleased with the outcome of the debate. “It was one of the best debates I’ve ever seen in my time in the legislature,” he said. “And when we finally won, it was incredibly moving.” Opponents to the bill are expected to file a referendum if the governor signs the bill into law. Ken Hutcherson, pastor and co-founder of the Antioch Bible Church of Redmond, who also preaches at Kirkland’s Seventh Day Adventist Church, vowed to be on the forefront of this effort. Hutcherson is one of the foremost opponents of samesex marriage in the nation. A referendum would allow Washington’s voters to decide whether to adopt, ratify or reject the legislation. A minimum of 120,577 signatures of registered voters are required to qualify a referendum for the fall ballot, which must be submitted by June 6. Voters in 2009 easily ratified the state’s “Everything but Marriage” domestic partnership law, a precursor to the marriage equality bill approved by the Senate. During the debate, Sen. Brian Hatfield, D–Raymond, proposed an amendment to place the measure before Washington voters without requiring signatures. Hatfield believes that the legislation would create a significant enough change that the
Legislature should give citizens “the right to have their voice[s] heard,” he said. The amendment was rejected 23 to 26. All told, seven floor amendments were passed, most of which provided protections for religious organizations, including churches, faith-based, and religious educational institutions and religious officials that could refuse services related to the solemnization or celebration of a marriage. An amendment proposed by Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, to ensure that the law has no effect on the way religious or non-profit organizations currently handle adoption, foster care, or other child-placing services was also approved. Speaking in opposition to the legislation was Sen. Dan Swecker, R–Rochester. He said that the legislation would silence “those who believe in the traditional definition of marriage.” Many tears were shed as members of the Senate delivered their testimonies. Ranker spoke in support of the legislation and recollected memories from his childhood and the hardships his
Sen. Ed Murray hugs Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen following the passage of ESSB 6239 in the Senate on Feb. 1. scott panitz, WNPA Olympia father faced as a gay man. “It was scary,” said Ranker of his testimony. “I’ve given dozens and dozens of speeches on this floor on all sorts of issues and I’m a fairly confident speaker — as my colleagues would probably tell me, maybe too confident — but this, I was nervous. I rehearsed it with my staff, which I never do. For me, I write a few bullet points and give a speech; it’s not a
problem. But this one I really had to think about it, because it was so personal. The hardest thing was, and this is why I was rehearsing it with my staff, I couldn’t get through it without losing it. I’m just glad that I finished it.” Should the governor sign the bill into law next week, Washington becomes the seventh state in the nation to legalize gay marriage.
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Lake Washington gymnasts finish third at KingCo meet
The Lake Washington gymnastics team headed to Roosevelt High School on Feb. 4 for the KingCo competition. The Kangs finished third overall as a team with 145.425 points. Mount Si was first with 155.8 points and Mercer Island finished second. Individually, Holly Sullivan finished the all around competition in sixth place with a score of 31.5, while Manon Debuire was eighth with a score of 30.765. Debuire also finished third in the bars competition with a score of 7.45, while Sullivan was second in the beam round at 8.125. The SeaKing District meet will be held on Saturday at Sammamish High School. The meet begins with the individual competition at 3:55 p.m. and the team competition at 6:25 p.m. The top three teams, four best in all-around and 12 individuals will make the state meet which will be held Feb. 17-18 at the Tacoma Dome. Sports contact and submissions: Megan Managan at mmanagan@ kirklandreporter.com or 206-232-1215
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Prep swimmers compete at KingCo meet By Megan Managan
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fter a season of competing in dual meets, the Lake Washington and Juanita boys swim teams headed to the University of Washington last weekend for the KingCo meet. Qualifiers moved forward to the SeaKing district meet, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 11 at Mary Wayte Pool on Mercer Island. From there swimmers can advance to the state meet Feb. 17-18 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. As a team, Juanita finished in 15th place with 127 points, while Lake Washington was 17th overall with 85 points. During the finals on Saturday, Juanita’s 200 medley relay team finished 11 overall. The team of Kyle Grichel, Mark Stevens, Jake Helsel and Mi-
Lake Washington’s Peter Dolan swims the 100 butterfly race during the KingCo championships at the University of Washington on Saturday. Megan ManAGAN, Kirkland Reporter kal Boyer finished in 1:49.77. Lake Washington’s team of Peter Dolan, Ethan Peltz, Austin Lashley and Connor Gerth finished in 18th place in 1:59.34. Grichel also competed in the 200-yard individual
medley race, finishing in 12th place with a 2:16.41 time to qualify for districts. Juanita’s Jeff Zylastra finished the 50 freestyle race in 15th place at 23.88 seconds, while Stevens was 22nd overall in 24.32.
In the boys diving competition, held at Juanita Pool on Saturday, Lake Washington’s Cameron Brooks was 23rd overall with a 137.15 score. Dolan took seventh in the 100 butterfly race, finishing
LW, Juanita wrestlers earn top finishes at KingCo By Megan Managan mmanagan@kirklandreporter.com
The Lake Washington and Juanita wrestling teams earned top finishes at the KingCo tournament, held Feb. 4 at Liberty High School. Lake Washington finished in fifth place overall with 135 points, while Juanita took sixth with 51 points. Mount Si finished first overall with 214.5 points. Jack Donahue, from Juanita, was honored during the meet with the Hearts without Limits award. Individually, Juanita’s Thanh Troung finished in third place in the 106 weight class, beating Seth Luton of Bellevue by fall in 3:05. Teammate Phuoc Nguyen took fifth in the 113 class, beating Sammamish’s Rathana Duong 10-1. Lake Washington’s Austin Flegel was second in the 120
Lake Washington’s Saul Del Rio beat Liberty’s Jimmy Andrus by fall 2:47 to take third place at the KingCo tournamet in the 145 weight class. Megan Managan, Kirkland Reporter
class, losing to Ryley Absher of Mount Si, by pin fall in 4:39. Austin Wells, from Juanita, beat Wilkins Melgaars of Mount Si for third place in the 126 class, while Lake Washington’s Benson Hull
took second in the 132 class. Mason Gray finished sixth in the 138 class for the Kangs, losing to Tyler Le of Liberty by fall 1:50. Teammate Saul Del Rio was third for the Kangs in the 145 class, beating Liberty’s Jimmy Andrus
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by fall 2:47. Yaroslav Petrechko won the 170 weight class for Lake Washington, beating Mercer Island’s Nick Chandler by fall in 45 seconds. In the same class, Juanita’s Chase Miller took third, beating Sammamish’s Tomas Narvaja 6-4. In the 220 class, Jack Michels finished on second place, falling to top ranked Jimmy Trull of Bellevue. Kang teammate Andrey Ilnitskiy finished third overall in the 285 class, beating teammate Gabe Olson by fall 5:26. The top three wrestlers in each class qualified for the 3A Region I competition, to be held on Saturday at Skyline High School. The first round of competition begins at 10 a.m., with the championship round at 3:30 p.m. The top four will make the state meet, to be held at the Tacoma Dome Feb. 17-18.
with a 57.45 time. Juanita finished in 12th place in the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:39.33 time. The team included: Stevens, Boyer, Grichel and Jake Helsel. Lake Washington’s team of Peltz, Robert Krossa, Reily Blackner and Lashley finished the relay in 1:41.90 for 17th overall. During the 100 backstroke race, Dolan finished 12th for Lake Washington, with a 1:00.09 time to qualify for districts. Grichel finished in 13th place at 1:00.44, also qualifying for districts. Stevens finished 17th during the 100 breast stroke event, with a 1:08.59 time. In the final event of the night, the 400 freestyle race, Juanita finished in 14th with a 3:57.90 time, while Lake Washington was 15th in 4:03.22.
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BRIEFS Girls basketball teams finish atop KingCo For the second consecutive season, the Juanita girls basketball team finished the regular season at the league’s No. 1 team. The Lake Washington girls team finished the season as the No. 2 team. The Lady Rebels won the title after finishing the season with a 12-2 league record and 17-3 overall record. The Kangs were 11-3 in league and 14-6 overall. Both teams made the KingCo tournament, and played their first games on Tuesday night, after Reporter deadline. [ more sports page 11 ]
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The Lake Washington boys basketball team won the regular season title, ending the regular season with a 12-2 league and 16-4 overall record. The Kangs started the KingCo tournament on Tuesday, after Reporter deadline, as the No. 1 seed. Playoff updates can be found online at www.kirklandreporter.com. The Juanita boys team finished it’s season at Liberty
Sports briefs Twins sign letters of intent to UW The University of Washington women’s crew teams gained two new athletes after Lake Washington High School seniors, and twin sisters, signed letters of intent. Allison and Melanie Barstow have been rowing for the last two and a half years, as members of the Sammamish Rowing Association. The twins tried the “row for a day” even, held by Samma-
mish Rowing, where they got hooked and continued. The sisters spent their junior year as novice rowers, before moving up to the next level as seniors, where they made the varsity 8 boat. So far this season they have traveled with the team to varsity events around the country, including the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston in October, 2011. The team finished 11th out of 74 boats.
Registration is now open for boys a girls to play in the Kirkland American Little League’s (KALL) upcoming 61st season. Little League is open for baseball to any player ages 4-12 and for softball, ages 4-18. KALL’s primary objective is to help children pursue the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect for authority, to help them become solid, trustworthy citizens. This is done through a supervised program of youth softball under the rules and
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game. The Rebels had eight points, while holding Interlake to five in the overtime to earn the win. Britton and Jackson each had 16 points during the win, while Eng added 14. Ryan Reid posted nine, Hamre had eight, Milburn posted five and Andrews had three points. The Rebels finished the season with a 3-11 league record and 7-14 overall.
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teams will play their final regular season games with the boys traveling to Interlake for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff, while the girls host the Saints, another 7:30 p.m. tipoff. The Juanita boys basketball team won their final game of the season, beating Interlake in overtime 72-69. The Rebels, a team that did not advance to next week’s KingCo tournament, was down 15-10 at the end of the first quarter. Juanita outscored the Saints in the second quarter 15-12, with a halftime score of 27-25 for Interlake. Juanita continued with their momentum in the third quarter, hitting 17 points, followed by a 22 point fourth quarter, enough to tie the
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on Tuesday, where the Rebels lost 58-51. Early on Juanita was ahead 15-5 at the end of first, but 23 points from the Patriots in the second quarter evened the score to 29-28 at half for the Rebels. After the break, Liberty continued to dominate, scoring 14 in the third while holding Juanita to eight. A final quarter of 16-14 for the Patriots sealed the game. The Rebels had three players hit 10 points during the game, with Ty Eng, Landyn Milburn and Ryan Reid adding up for 30 points, while Sean Brennan posted nine, Avery Britton had five, as did Devan Jackson, and Brett Hamre had two. On Thursday, Feb. 2 the
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A THREE-PHASE PROJECT Once the district gets approval for construction, the entire foundation of the school would be built and from there, the project would be built in three phases because “there is not enough time to build the entire school by fall,” Miller said. The first phase of the project is expected to be open to 150 freshman and 150 sophomores by this fall for the start of the 2012-13 school year. The second phase is expected to be complete by January of 2013 and the entire construction project done by May or June of 2013, according to Miller. The district chose the three-phase construction approach for the new STEM school because there will be only 300 students using the school that first year, Miller said. Once the first phase is complete, “the school will have enough space for 300 students,” Miller said. As those 150 freshman and 150 sophomores matriculate, the STEM school will continue to accept ninth-graders and will have students in every high school grade level by the fall of 2014, according to district communications director Kathryn Reith. By 2014, there will be 600 full-time students attending the STEM school, Reith said.
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Finn Hill Junior High forms tennis club Finn Hill Junior High wishes to thank the Kirkland Youth Council. With the help of a mini grant of $550, the school was able to purchase two ping-pong tables and form a Table Tennis Club that meets in the morning. The club provides a safe place for students to congregate before school. It is a relaxed atmosphere where they can socialize and perform cardio activity in a fun setting. The students put together the tables themselves, and are in the process of creating teams and tournament brackets. The club meets at 7:45 a.m. Thursday and Friday mornings.
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