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Residents, city seek solution to bouncy balls litter
BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com
The O’Brien Auto Group will soon demolish the old Graham Steel Corporation building and start construction on a new 125,000-square-foot dealership and service facility for Toyota of Kirkland. The auto group made the announcement during the City of Kirkland’s Totem Lake Symposium at Studio East on Friday morning. The company currently uses the Graham Steel property - located at the intersection of 132nd Avenue Northeast and Northeast 124th Street - to store a combination of
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ore than one year ago, Kingsgate resident David Lamb began picking up trash along 124th Avenue N.E. while he walked his dog. He’d collect beer bottles, plastic the usual - until he started noticed brightly colored, unusual, bouncy balls. They would turn up in undesirable places, such as near a storm drain and in his curious dog Chance’s mouth. At first Lamb threw them away, but this past September he started collecting them and asking people in the community if they knew the source of the litter. After speaking with his neighbor, he discovered the Little Caesars Pizza, near the SnoKing Hockey ice rink, has a pinball machine that people could play and win the bouncy balls. His neighbor’s children own some. “These have an entertainment value of about one bounce,” said Lamb, who has found about 60 balls. Lamb speculates children would get ahold of a ball, sometimes winning free cheesy bread if it had a picture on it, and bounce it, which would bounce into the adjacent parking lot. “The kids are smart not to run into the street (to retrieve them),” he says. As a result, citizens such as Lamb have found them around his community. But Lamb wanted
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used and new cars. O’Brien Auto Group has also secured a Volkswagen dealership for Kirkland that will be located in the existing Toyota building after remodeling. The existing building is located at 12612 N.E. 124th St. in Kirkland. City officials are enthusiastic about the new building and the additional car dealership in the Totem Lake Business District. “It will bring in more sales tax and more customers,” said Councilman Toby Nixon. Councilwoman Amy Walen said the auto dealers [ more TOYOTA page 2 ]
The Graham Steel Corporation is located at the intersection of 132nd Avenue Northeast and Northeast 124th Street. A new Toyota Dealership building will take its place in the future. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter Above, David Lamb has collected around 60 bouncy balls that he has found around his Kingsgate neighborhood. He discovered that an employee at a nearby car wash has also collected hundreds of the balls. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Kirkland Reporter
Left, Lamb holds up one of the bouncy balls he collected. He discovered the balls come from a pinball machine at the Little Caesars Pizza and he is concerned the balls are littering the neighborhood. answers. “It’s a silly thing but it’s a big thing and it’s solvable,” he said. On one of his walks, Lamb spoke with David Wood who works at Kingsgate Carwash, which is located across from
Little Caesars. Wood told Lamb he had been collecting them too. And he had 263. “Kids bang the balls (onto the pavement) and they make it into the ivy,” said Wood, who has been collecting them for about
one year. Kingsgate Carwash is at a downward slope, so often balls roll toward the area. As Lamb continued to investigate, he contacted the Evergreen Veterinary [ more LITTER page 6 ]
Citizen survey guides city’s proposed budget BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com
City staff met with the Kirkland Council Oct. 25 to propose the upcoming biennial budget, which is estimated to reach approximately $540.4 million if the council approves. “This is not a perfect budget but it’s from a perfect team with a perfect effort,” said City Manager Kurt Triplett at the study session. “(There’s) a theme of being conservative and fiscally
sound, not taking a lot of risk.” The proposed budget calls for a 13.5 percent increase of funds, which spans over four years since the enactment of the 2011-2012 budget. Director of Finance and Administration Tracey Dunlap said the increase is the result of many factors, but fully funding government services in the new annexed neighborhoods (Juanita, Finn Hill and Kingsgate) of 31,000 people and the construc[ more BUDGET page 3 ]
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Council approves garbage labor strike credit for city customers Prior to the start of budget deliberations at a special study session Thursday, the Kirkland City Council unanimously approved a resolution that provides for a one week credit to garbage customers within the Kirkland city limits. From July 25 to Aug. 1, members of the Teamster’s Local 117, whose membership includes recycling and yard waste truck drivers for Waste Management of Washington, Inc., went on strike which resulted in disruption of garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection service for singlefamily, multi-family and commercial customers. The council’s action allows for the city to use part of its payment to Waste Management for collection services in an amount of approximately $278,000 to cover the cost of the credits. The amount of the one week credit each customer receives will vary depending on the account holder’s
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in the surrounding area “have good relationships with each other” and that having the synergy of multiple dealerships makes Kirkland a regional draw for customers interested in buying new cars. “When people go car shopping, they drive several products all around the area. And for convenience, they visit restaurants and boost the economy in other ways,” noted Walen. Michael O’Brien, leader of the O’Brien group, said construction on the new $16 million building will begin in March or April 2013 and take up to 16 months to finish. “My preference would have been to buy the Totem Lake Malls and turn it into a series of car dealerships and
other restaurants,” O’Brien said of his effort during the last 10 years. “But the city doesn’t want that.” O’Brien did say that the city was “extremely easy to work with” during the permit process for the new Toyota dealership location. He expects the massive building to employ an additional 30 to 50 people on top of the 130 employees at the Toyota dealership. When the Volkswagen dealership moves into the remodeled old Toyota dealership building, about 100 jobs for skilled technicians and sales people will be available. “That’s about 150 new jobs to the community,” said O’Brien. Customers can expect a full-time car wash on site and better amenities such
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tion And yet, $5.3 million is still on of the table but this proposed budget the new Public Safety Building are fills it. among the most prominent reasons. When the new area was annexed “Right now, the 2013-2014 in June 2011, the city budgeted for (budget) reflects two full years of more than 100 additional positions services to the new city boundaries,” to serve the three neighborhoods. said Dunlap. Twenty-five of those positions were As a result of annexation, roughly left unfilled due to the “looming $16 million in revenue was added shortfall.” on the base of $80 million toward To fund the remaining shortfall, the general fund - a 20 percent $1.9 million and 6.5 vacant full-time increase. The proposed budget employees were cut from public indicates a 6.6 percent increase in safety services in the annexed area. the general fund. “What we did was we budgeted Another major expenditure will more officers than needed,” Triplett be the construction of the new said. “But we didn’t fill those posiPublic Safety Building, which will tions. It was all a guess on annexacost roughly $27 million and tion.” will be located at 11831 Three of the 6.5 positions 120th Ave. N.E. (where were police officers and KIRKLAND the old Costco building administration and 3.5 were used to be). positions in the court. “It’s a huge investment Additionally, the budget in public safety,” Triplett cuts $1.6 million and 5.6 vacant said. He explained that to save full-time positions and 1.5 filled fullaround $800,000, the city sent time positions. inmates to less expensive jails but “(There will be cuts to) only two overall transportation and travel positions that have had real people still ended up costing a substantial in them, which is always difficult amount. The city’s current jail holds because like any organization, we’re 12 inmates, despite the 55 people like a family. But of the two posithat should be jailed daily, said tions, we are thinking there will be Triplett. opportunities where those people The initial expected budget will have different jobs if the levies shortfall of $7.7 million was propass,” Triplett said. jected in March and was reduced The city plans on hiring 10.25 by $2.4 million in September due to full-time positions if the property a 9.4 percent increase in consumer tax levies, Proposition 1 and 2, pass. spending, more development, If they don’t, approximately 536 business and a colder spring, which positions will remain. prompted residents to purchase “I think folks may get the impresmore gas and electricity to heat their sion that somehow there’s been a homes, according to city docudramatic increase in city staff and I ments. just wanted to let people know that’s
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not happening,” Triplett said. The Green Kirkland Partnership, which utilizes volunteers, also has the opportunity to get some funding if the parks levy passes. And the roads levy would address citizens’ concerns for street maintenance - a high concern based on a community survey. Triplett and Dunlap used a 2012 community survey based off of last year’s budget to prioritize government spending. A statistical sample of 500 people took the survey, said Triplett. It revealed the community’s thoughts about services that are low performing but were important among the community. These include: maintaining streets, emergency preparedness, traffic flow, attracting and keeping businesses and zoning and other land use. The imperative programs total 12.6 percent ($20 million) of the surveyed items. “This year’s budget is the first time we’ve really tried to integrate the survey in the budget. It’s always been a very good correlation but this is the first time I’ve used it as a decision-making tool,” Triplett said. And after all is said and done - even with the passing of Proposition 1 and 2 - Kirkland’s “Price of Government” is still within the low range for citizen comfort. Redmond Mayor John Marchione looks at Redmond’s budget by measuring the amount of revenue citizens pay through taxes and other means, divided by the average income per capita for the city. Triplett says a comfortable amount should be in the 5 or 6 percent range, which
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City leaders relied on this chart from a community survey to guide decisions for the upcoming biennium. The diagonal line is ideal performance relative to level of importance. Services near this line are performing optimally compared to how citizens value them. Items far left of the line may be improvement opportunities. Items far right may result in wasted resources with excessive focus. COURTESY CITY OF KIRKLAND is what many surrounding cities are at. But when Triplett did the equation for Kirkland, he discovered the city is at 3 percent. “What that tells us is that we’re pretty lean and mean,” Triplett said. “Citizens might be willing to invest more in government.” However, the levies barely put a “notch” in that percentage, he says. “The downside is, it means you’re spending less on services than your neighbors,” said Triplett. “There is not as much invested in parks and
police intervention.” Nonetheless, Proposition 1 would require the average Kirkland resident to pay $70.58 and Proposition 2 would require an annual tax of $55.36 for a home worth $346,000. If passed, Proposition 1 is expected to bring in $3 million annually; Proposition 2 would raise $2.35 million.
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n Oct. 16, I proposed a $540 million budget to the public and to the Kirkland City Council that is fiscally disciplined, financially sound, and most importantly, reflects the priorities of the community. Kirkland’s discipline can be found in the “Price of Government,” an innovative metric championed by Redmond Mayor John Marchione. The price of government is the total money paid to the city (taxes, fees and utility bills) divided by the per capita income. For an “affordable” city, that number should be between 5-6 percent of income. Kirkland’s price of government is an impressively low 3 percent. And despite increased service demand, our budget (without the levies) proposes six fewer employees than the year before. Kirkland residents should be confident that we strive for improved service at the lowest possible price. Two compasses guided our budget proposal: The council’s “quality of life” goals and the biennial community survey as reflected in the “Kirkland Quadrant Chart” of priorities and performance. Details of each are found in the budget message. When faced with tough choices, we chose options that were most important to citizens or furthered council goals. These tools have been essential to a budget that has been fundamentally recalibrated by one of the largest annexations in state history and one of the deepest recessions in national history. They helped us close Kirkland’s third straight budget gap — projected at $7.7 million this spring. The proposed budget is balanced, efficient, Kurt Triplett
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and will help retain our AAA credit rating. It invests in our old and new neighborhoods. It shows how the city will spend the road and park levies if they pass so residents know exactly what they will get for their money. With predictable revenues, the budget rebuilds our reserves and prepares for the future equipment needs of police and fire and information technology. It protects the values that our citizens espouse and the safety they require by investing in the city’s Fire Strategic Plan and its yet-to-be constructed Public Safety Building that will, for the first time, consolidate Kirkland’s police, corrections and court services under one roof. The 462 page document is more than a list of expenditures, just as Kirkland is more than a list of buildings and streets. Our community has a heart and soul. By using the council goals and the community
survey as our touchstones, the heart and soul of this budget is a direct reflection of the heart and soul of this great city. By prioritizing the council’s goals and the citizen survey, we are being accountable to you, the residents of Kirkland, and the city council members you elect to represent you. This preliminary budget is a conversation starter. We are now reaching out through study sessions, public hearings, our cable show, Currently Kirkland, and through Budget Bylines, a newsstyle publication designed to examine the budget process, our leaders’ choices and the implications of those choices. Call us. E-mail us. Visit www.kirklandwa.gov/ budget. We hope to hear from you especially at or before the Nov. 7 public hearing.
Kurt Triplett is Kirkland’s city manager.
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The City of Kirkland has two propositions on the ballot this fall. One is to provide care and maintenance for roads and the other to maintain parks. What has happened to the money that was in the city budget for those items? The city has eliminated employee positions, convinced the unions to take cuts in pay, convinced outside groups and businesses to “adopt” parks to clean up and still failed to take care of what they had, blaming the economy. During these “hard times” though, the city has been able to miraculously find millions of dollars to buy a 35-year-old building to one day turn into a combination jail, police precinct and courthouse and a rail line that will also be developed one day. Is that what happened to the budget money? I’ll bet both of those projects will need proposition money too. I think the Kirkland City Council needs to rethink their priorities and learn to live within their
means as we regular people do. Vote no on Propositions 1 and 2.
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Roger Goodman, State Representative of the 45th Legislative District was recently given a national award by MADD for “Legislator of the Year” for his legislation that requires that ignition interlock devices be installed on cars of convicted drunk drivers. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers noted that interlock devices reduce highway deaths from drunk driving by 20 percent. They called Washington’s law a model for the other 49 states. Despite Goodman’s great service to our state, Joel Hussey, his Republican challenger, has made accusations in TV ads and in unidentified robo-calls that Mr. Goodman “sponsored a bill that lightens penalties on drunk drivers and will cost millions because it violates federal funding standards.” Both accusations are completely false. Would MADD award its “legislator of the year” to someone who weakened penalties on drunk drivers? Look up the facts. Re-elect Rep. Goodman.
parents applied for lottery and the school had about 60 openings. The same situation existed Don Bart, Kirkland three years later when we entered my son in the ICS lottery. The fact is charter schools proponents say that charter schools are open to everyone, but the reality The Charter School initiative is that your odds of getting your 1240 campaign advertising blitz child in to a charter school are makes it sound like such a good extremely small. deal for Washington state stuWhat we should be asking is if dents. Open access, limited class charter schools and LWSD choice sizes, better achievement skills, school curriculums are in such and all endorsed by Harvard and demand, why doesn’t the school Duke Universities. district offer the same curricuWhat they don’t mention is lum to all students in junior high that by voting for the charter and high school? school initiative, we are creatWhy are just some LWSD ing a private school system students able to focus on within a public school science and technology at system. KIRKLAND the newest LWSD choice The Lake Washington school? Wouldn’t all School District ofstudents benefit from this fers something similar environment? to charter schools called Don’t create a private school “choice” schools. How does system paid for with public tax your child gain access to these dollars by endorsing charter schools? By lottery, so it really schools, particularly when public isn’t open to all students. schools already have inadequate When my daughter applied to funding for everything from supthe lucky lottery at the Internaplies to transportation. tional Community School (ICS) Patrick Harris, Kirkland six years ago, more than 600
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Vote against Prop. 2 First of all, I’m not anti-parks. In fact, I am a frequent user of Kirkland’s parks; however, I am against having my taxes raised to pay for parks because there’s already plenty of money in Kirkland’s budget to do that. It’s a matter of priorities. Instead of using money in the budget for parks, the council gives $3 million to human service agencies such as HopeLink and KITH. These are very worthwhile agencies and those allocations from the city budget aren’t required by law. In fact, they are private agencies that should be supported by the private sector, not with our tax dollars. Parks are available to everyone so it’s reasonable that our tax dollars go to support them. The human services agencies serve specific groups of people, but everyone is being taxed to support them. By voting NO on Proposition 2, we aren’t saying we don’t support parks; we are saying we don’t support how the council is spending our money, especially in today’s economy.
Laurel Saromines, Kirkland
Vote yes on Prop. 2 While my daughters often walk to the park just up the street from our house, they say “we’re going to our park.” (It’s actually Reservoir Park.) Most folks have a park within walking distance — their park. But how do we take care of our parks? As the City Council has prioritized public safety during the economic downturn, parks have taken the brunt of the impact. Maintenance has been cut 20 percent, and improvements cut by 38 percent. A broad group of Kirkland citizens, representing neighborhood, business, education, sports and civic interests, came up with the parks levy as the way to protect our parks. Proposition 2 provides for ongoing maintenance and permanent funding for lifeguards. It provides pay-as-you-go funding for renovations and improvements. It establishes an opportunity fund for parkland in areas that don’t have “their” park. Money can only be spent on parks, and will be reviewed by citizens annually. Proposition 2 is a great example of citizens working together, building consensus, and finding a solution to preserve our parks now and in the future. I hope you will vote Yes on Proposition 2 for our parks.
Jay Arnold, Kirkland
Don’t take it out on our park system Everyone who has commented in the Reporter about Proposition 2 agrees on a fundamental point: Kirkland parks are a great civic asset and deserve to be well maintained. The few arguments against Proposition 2 have nothing to do with parks, but are really complaints about how the city spends money on other items. Yet, Kirkland’s parks make this community an exceptionally appealing place to live. We shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. If we’re agreed that our parks are important and should be well maintained, let’s give them the financial support they need and make sure that the money can’t be spent on anything else. That’s exactly what Proposition 2 does. Then, if we don’t like other parts of the city’s budget, let’s take a close look at those expenditures. If you study Kirkland’s budget, you’ll quickly see that some of the figures being used to argue against Proposition 2 can be easily misunderstood. The city’s latest budget was $449 million: that sounds like a lot, but that is the biennial amount, so Kirkland’s annual budget is half that figure. And the funds that the city can actually use to provide services are even less. If you also note that sales and property tax revenues have fallen significantly in the last few years, and that about 50 city staff positions have been cut – in the face of a 40 percent increase in Kirkland’s population – you might wonder whether the city really does have the money it needs to care for parks and maintain roads. The City of Kirkland does a great job at making budget data public. In fact, the city just got an award for budget transparency. The city’s biennial budget is being put together now. So, if we’re unhappy about how our general tax dollars are spent, let’s do our homework. But don’t take it out on our park system. Proposition 2 creates a dedicated source of funding that will protect our parks for decades to come. Let’s invest in what has made Kirkland a great place to live. Let’s vote yes on Proposition 2.
Scott Morris, co-chair, Yes! for Great Kirkland Parks
Elect responsible officials who care about fund parks and roads The legacy of parks also includes a legacy of council failures. The council failed to fund parks and roads even though they had the capability but didn’t. Evidently the council doesn’t have parks and roads as a high priority even though that’s what the citizens want. It’s time we held the City Council accountable for its failures. If they were responsible in meeting the needs of the city, Propositions 1 and 2 would not be necessary. There would be no need to raise taxes. We need to balance our budgets also. As citizens expecting our council members to represent us, we should not forgive failures or condone them if they do not. There was no reason to put the propositions on the ballot. Vote no on Propositions 1 and 2 and next year elect officials that will be responsible for adequately funding parks and roads without raising taxes. Give it another year and then see if the propositions will still be on the ballot after we elect responsible officials who care about funding parks and roads.
Robert L. Style, Kirkland
A vote for Hank Myers As a member of the Yarrow Point Town Council I have had an opportunity to work with Councilman Hank Myers. We met at a budget seminar sponsored by the Association of Washington Cities in 2008. Later I worked with him to help resolve a dispute over access to 60 Acres Park. I fly remote controlled gliders at 60 Acres as part of the Seattle Area Soaring Society. When the Lake Washington Soccer Association proposed to take over the undeveloped south half of 60 Acres Park, I was really concerned about losing the facility where we flew our aircraft and others launched model rockets. I called Hank Myers and he helped us find a solution that worked. Hank determined that the main reason the soccer association wanted the additional fields was so that some fields could remain unused and re-grow turf. He worked with the association, and at a hearing before council was assured that the unused fields would remain open for other uses. The immensely popular soccer association programs now have better facilities, and the other users are able to share the facility. It could have gone the other way except for the interest shown by Hank Myers. I also serve with Hank on the WRIA-8 Salmon Recovery Council and see the same caring and perceptive attitudes on display there. Hank is a proven public servant who is dedicated to making the Eastside a better place to live, work and play.
Carl Scandella, Yarrow Point
Roger Goodman is a public safety champion State Rep. Roger Goodman’s strong record on drunk driving has been outrageously distorted by his opponent through false robo-calls and TV ads. On the contrary, Goodman has worked to keep us safe on the road by passing drunk driving legislation that is a model for the nation. According to the Washington State Traffic Commission, Goodman’s legislation has resulted in a 36 percent decline in alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries on Washington’s roads in the last two years. Voters should know that public safety is one of Goodman’s top priorities and that he has been enormously successful at
passing laws that make us safer on the roads. In fact, Goodman has won both the Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s national “Legislator of the Year” award, and the “Safety Champion” award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration because of his groundbreaking work on ignition interlock devices which keep drunk drivers off the road. Look it up and vote with the facts. Roger Goodman is a public safety champion.
Kathleen Reynolds, Redmond
Local teachers endorse McAuliffe Rosemary McAuliffe is endorsed by Northshore, Lake Washington, Edmonds and other local teachers because she shares their commitment that every child be taught by a dedicated and highly skilled teacher. I teach junior high, and I am excited by the new evaluation system that we are in the process of implementing. This new system will give our strongest teachers the recognition they deserve and hold all teachers and principals accountable to high standards. Teachers and principals who don’t meet these new higher standards will be given help to improve and terminated if they do not. I simply don’t understand the charges made by Dawn McCravey when she says that Rosemary McAuliffe blocked reform in Olympia. Rosemary was instrumental in bringing about this smart and tough new evaluation system. She sponsored the legislation that created it, and Rosemary worked with people across the whole state to bring it into practice. Teachers and principals are being trained now to implement it. We need to send Rosemary back to Olympia so she can continue to help us implement this promising new teacher and principal evaluation system reform.
Judy Patneaude, Woodinville
McAuliffe supports our teachers and students I’d like to break free of the negative campaigning that has recently surfaced in the 1st Legislative District senatorial race, and explain in detail the reasons that I support the re-election of Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe. First, she has consistently supported the teachers and students in our public schools. She helped make the new 4-tier teacher evaluation system possible, providing procedures for teachers to improve their skills, rather than just getting a “pass” or “fail” grade with no feedback as to how to improve the quality of their teaching. She has championed innovation schools so that all student learning styles can be accommodated within the public school system. She has worked for the improvement of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) instruction in our schools up to and including colleges and universities, with a goal of providing in-state jobs for our graduates and employees for our technology companies who say there are not enough qualified local applicants. Her efforts made the construction of the new science building at the UW Bothell/Cascadia Community College possible, thereby providing local construction jobs now and future educational opportunities for our students. Sen. McAuliffe is also a strong advocate for early childhood learning and has been the chair of the Education Committee in the state Senate for many years. She has the valuable experience we need so that we can move to fully fund and vastly improve the quality of public education for all students in our state, from ages 3-23.
Marcia Stedman, Bothell
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Kirkland Interfaith Network Alternative Gift Fair Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? Kirkland Interfaith Network (KIN) invites you to its annual Alternative Gift Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 and from 12-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 10021 NE 124th St., Kirkland. (Note: we’re at a new location this year). The KIN Alternative Gift Fair is a holiday fair where each gift you buy provides a better life for someone who needs it, here or abroad. It’s a fair where you can do some holiday shopping and feel good about doing it. It’s a holiday fair whose focus is the love of God at work in the world. At the fair, you will find tables selling “alternative” gifts. An alternative gift is a donation made to an organization in honor of a person to whom you might normally give a material gift. An alternative gift might be a flock of chicks for a family in Bolivia, a window for a unit of affordable housing, or a blanket to warm a refugee in a camp. For each item you purchase, you receive a gift card with an insert describing your gift, which you can give to the person you are honoring in this way. At the KIN Fair you will find a variety of local, national and international organizations working to provide short term relief for those in need and long term development assistance to address the underlying causes of hunger and poverty. You’ll be surprised how many people will be excited and pleased by this idea. After all, most of us have more than we really need. Because of the wide variety of alternative gifts at the KIN Fair, you can carefully select the one that’s just right for each person on your list, as you would with a material gift. In addition, at the KIN Alternative Gift Fair, you will also find a large selection of fairtrade items imported from the developing world. And you will know that all the items you purchase benefit someone who needs a helping hand. For more information about KIN and to donate online, visit www.kirklandinterfaith.net.
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Hospital up the street. “The balls from the Little Caesars Pizza are certainly a problematic size and would make an ideal potential foreign body,” said veterinarian Benjamin McLaughlin. Dogs often ingest any object they can physically swallow or break into pieces, McLaughlin says. But whose job is it to clean city streets? Street division manager John Hopfauf said sidewalk maintenance is the responsibility of the adjacent property owner, according to a Kirkland ordinance. “The environment has always been important to me and these are just little balls of death,” said Lamb. And with all things that roll, slopes tend to affect where they end up, such as in a storm drain. On a recent afternoon, Lamb walked along his street and used a knife to dislodge a ball stuck in the grate of a storm drain. “We don’t want that stuff down the drains. It’s illegal but it doesn’t sound like it’s intentional,” said city stormwater and sewer division manager Bobbi Wallace. Wallace said the storm drain vaults in the parking lot don’t have filters and when the balls fall into the drains, they simply sit there. The parking lots’ storm drains are private and undergo private cleanings at least once every five years, as required by the federal government. Wallace explained when the vacuum trucks do suck the debris out, it is taken to a landfill in Oregon by Waste Management. It is doubtful these particular bouncy balls could get into large bodies of water and sit at the bottom of sediment, but Wallace said storm drains can empty out into nearby lakes and ponds. Department of Ecology spokeswoman
These colorful bouncy balls come from a pinball machine at Little Caesars Pizza in Kingsgate. Several locations offer the balls, which some say are littering the neighborhood. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Kirkland Reporter Kathy Davis said it is hard to know whether the bouncy balls could over time affect the water because manufacturers are not required to disclose the chemicals in children’s toys. Additionally, chemicals empty out into the storm drains nearly every day and while it is unknown exactly how it affects people and pets, it is something many are accustomed to, she said. Nevertheless, Wallace can see how it is an issue. “Companies need to be thinking about their give-a-ways because it could have an environmental impact,” she said. Dan Vaniterson, the lead of the city’s sewer and storm division, met with Lamb and confronted the Little Caesars business but came to no resolution.
Wallace explained the Little Caesars manager told the pair they could not take the machine out, nor could they replace the prize with a different item. When the Reporter contacted Jesse DeGroff, owner of the Little Caesars at 14312 124th Ave. N.E., he said he’d be happy to talk with Lamb and the city. DeGroff explained that when people play the pinball machine, they can win free “crazy bread” if they get a ball with a character’s picture on it. “A lot of the time, the kids bounce the balls and they go all over the place,” Degroff said. “We patrol the parking lot and pick up the balls daily.” DeGroff said he takes pride in cleaning up the area. He’s seen middle school and high school age children throw them, but adds it’s “very rare.”
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Kirkland Arts Center receives largest gift in 50year history Kirkland Arts Center (KAC) has received several generous leadership gifts in honor of its 50th anniversary. These gifts total $200,000 and will allow KAC to expand its programs and save toward its future. As KAC reaches its 50th anniversary, the KAC Board and staff can point to the organization’s grassroots beginnings to explain its remarkable longevity. KAC was born out of the passion of a handful of citizens who banded together to save the landmark facility in 1962. This generosity is being felt again with leadership commitments from local philanthropists. Bill and Becky (Leyrer) Ballantine, avid art collectors and well-known Kirkland arts supporters, and the National Philanthropic Trust have made the largest single annual donation in KAC’s 50year history: $125,000. Their investment will allow KAC to start the next 50 years in a strong financial position. “Becky and I are both long-term residents of Kirkland and have watched the Kirkland Arts Center gain regional and national attention over the past decade. This is a tough time for all arts organizations and we are delighted to be able to help KAC move forward. Leadership is important for the arts and KAC is very well led today and for the foreseeable future.” Joan McBride, City of Kirkland mayor, and Margaret Meister have committed $50,000 to KAC in honor of its 50th Anniversary and the William Radcliffe Family. William Radcliffe was the founder of KAC and Joan was one of his students. “He believed that everyone had talent, and he fostered in his students a belief that art was for everyone and an integral part of life. All these years later, what I remember most is his smiling face and sense of joy,” shared McBride. Evelyn Bundesmann and Craig Peeper have made a $25,000 donation to KAC. Their gift has purchased a new kiln “Evelyn” for KAC. The kiln is a vital piece to the programs and classes offered at KAC each year. $10,000 of their gift will be used as a match for the upcoming fund-a-need portion of the annual REDUX auction,
‘Victims’ needed for CERT program Please help Kirkland CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) by being “victims” for a disaster response drill from 1-8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 at the Peter Kirk Community Center. Many are needed! Young people from 14 to 18 may participate with parental permission.
Professional makeup artists will simulate realistic injuries, and your acting abilities will be given wide range! Snacks, beverages, and pizza will be provided. To sign up, contact Jeannette Stansell at jstansel@kirklandwa.gov. If you’d like to help with the drill in others ways besides being a “victim” (setup, procuring food items, etc.), contact Debra Peterson at dpeterson@kirklandwa. gov, or 206-669-2499.
Kiwanis collecting baby goods The Kirkland Kiwanis noon club is starting a collection of baby goods for Eastside Baby Corner, running until Dec. 10. EBC was started in 1990 with a mission to collect items used by children from birth to age 12 and distribute them to social service care providers who work with families in need. Visit www.babycorner.org for a list of needed items and what EBC will accept. The Kiwanis Club is collecting the donated items at Fox Cleaners, 339 Kirkland Ave.
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happening on Oct. 27. Their donation was made possible by the Microsoft Technical Recognition Award, given to the Kinect Skeletal Tracking team. KAC Board President Joan Wrench said, “This is a proud moment for Kirkland Arts Center. Bill and Becky have been strong and passionate arts center supporters with a desire to leave a lasting legacy. This gift does that. We are humbled by their generosity and equally as thankful that Evelyn and Craig chose to designate KAC as the recipient of their award. With Joan and Margaret’s leadership gift, we have broken all the records at KAC this year wow!”
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Cantwell, DelBene stop in Kirkland to meet with small businesses Liengboonlertchai, who owns Simplicity Décor and recently opened his new children’s store, Simplicity ABC. “A” told Cantwell and DelBene that “business is good,” but he also spoke about his struggle to get a small business loan to open his second location. U.S. Bank gave him the capital he needed to launch his first store in 2006, but would not approve his loan for Simplicity ABC, due to the economy. He said Banner Bank – a small, local bank in downtown Kirkland – approved his loan for him to open his new store. “I’m here because customers actually asked me for a new store with a children’s focus,” said “A.” “Customers said we need something like this in downtown Kirkland. Banner Bank gave us a loan so we could open the store.” Cantwell referred to entrepreneurs like “A” as “patriots.” “One thing we need to fight for is access for small businesses,” said Cantwell. “We want to push community banks to lend to small businesses.” Cantwell co-sponsored the Small Business Lending Fund in 2010 that encourages loans from community banks to small businesses. Thanks to the program, five banks in Washingtonre-
ceived lending funds and increased their small business lending by an average of 19.3 percent. This includes Puget Sound Bank in Bellevue, which increased small business lending by more than $21 million. During the tour, the candidates also visited Ristorante Paradiso, where owner Fabrizio Loi said “business is good.” However, Loi said he was hesitant to open a second location because it is difficult for restaurant owners to find employees who want entry-level jobs in that industry. Banner Bank manager David DeBois also chatted with the candidates about the difficulties for businesses – especially start-ups – to find capital. He explained how several sectors, including retail and manufacturing, are still struggling. “When you talk about lending to these groups, we have to go to the history and see how they’ve done,” said DeBois. “When their balance sheets don’t look strong, we have to look at their history. So it’s tough to find a quali-
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Incumbent Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and 1st Congressional District candidate Suzan DelBene stopped in Kirkland to meet with several small businesses on Monday morning. Their visit was part of the Washington Democrats’ 26stop “Jobs for Washington Tour” as the pair campaign together across the district to address small business jobs, education affordability and protecting social security and Medicare. Kirkland City Council members lead Cantwell and DelBene on a tour of the city’s “Main Street,” which included five businesses along Lake Shore Plaza, Park Lane and Kirkland Avenue. Cantwell and DelBene took time during the tour to educate business owners about their campaign and their support for small businesses. They both previously worked in the private sector and believe that Congress must do more to increase access to capital for small businesses, building upon the success of the 2010 Small Business Jobs Act. During the tour, the candidates’ first order of business was a stop at The Grape Choice wine shop in Kirkland, where they checked out some of the
store’s Washington wine selection that has boomed in recent years. Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bruce Wynn also took the opportunity to chat with the candidates about a start-up initiative in Kirkland that he hopes will bring together marketers, developers and other enthusiasts to share ideas and launch start-ups on the Eastside. The event happens on Nov. 9 at the Woodmark Hotel. “Kirkland has been a great spot for innovation,” said DelBene. Cantwell also addressed the need to get more young women interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) schools and to provide better training for candidates going into the field of technology. “When I was in high school, I took typing and Latin,” said Cantwell. “Everyone should take one year of programming – it’s the language of the future.” Cantwell referred to the 1st Congressional District, which encompasses Kirkland, as a “small business district.” As such, she has encountered several business owners who have had problems with access to capital. She spoke with one of those business owners on Monday – “A” Suraphong
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Top, Sen. Maria Cantwell (right) and Suzan DelBene, Democratic candidate for the 1st Congressional District, chat with small business owner “A” Liengboonlertchai during a campaign tour in Kirkland on Monday. Above, Cantwell and DelBene speak with Volterra owner Michelle Quisenberry (center). MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter fied buyer.” DeBois later told the Reporter that the candidates asked some pretty high-level questions. “But they have to be asked,” he said. “I think they were listening to what some of the needs are out there.” Conversation turned toward the menu during the candidates’ last stop at Volterra, when Cantwell asked owner Michelle Quisenberry
what was good to eat. “Wild boar tenderloin with a gorgonzola sauce and mustard sauce,” said Quisenberry, who just opened the restaurant last week. She also has a second location in Ballard. DelBene said she enjoyed meeting with voters in her district and noted she hopes to build on the economic growth and to get results again in Congress.
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A federal grand jury originally indicted Ballantine on eight counts A longtime Kirkland of mail fraud, six counts arts patron who pleaded of money laundering and guilty to tax evasion was two counts of income sentenced to 13 months tax evasion. In April he in prison in Denver’s U.S. pleaded guilty to one District Court on Oct. 24. count of tax evasion. William G. BallanAccording to the tine, 63, attempted to indictment, Ballantine evade paying more than defrauded the William $110,000 in income tax Ballantine Fund through on funds he received an agreement with the through his charitable National Philanthropic foundation by laundering Trust, a Pennsylvania payments through a Colo- nonprofit corporation. rado church, according to Under the agreement, the court documents. He was trust managed the fund, also ordered to pay which was funded more than $480,000 by the Morley in restitution, plus a C. Ballantine kirkland $20,000 fine. Charitable Lead According to the Trust Agreement. Durango Herald, Ballantine owned Ballantine said he the fund assets and was “absolutely humiliwas authorized to desigated” by what he did and nate charitable entities as expressed remorse during donation recipients from his sentencing. Several the fund, according to family and friends were court documents. also shocked at what BalThe Kirkland man aulantine did, as they knew thorized the trust to mail him as “kind and gener$395,000 to St. Mark’s ous,” according to the Episcopal Church in Herald, of which BallanDurango, Colo., $35,000 tine was a former board of which he directed the member. church to keep as a donaSo generous, in fact, tion. He also directed a that just days before his church pastor to deposit sentencing, Ballantine, the remaining $360,000 his wife and the National into his personal bank acPhilanthropic Trust made counts, advising him that the largest-single donait was for a new charity tion to the Kirkland Arts to provide computers to Center in its 50-year hispoor children in Antigua, tory - $125,000. the documents continue. Neither the Trust nor Ballantine also imthe Ballantines could be personated an accounreached for comment. tant and sent letters to By Carrie Rodriguez
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Police Blotter 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 Oct. 19-25 the Kirkland Police Department reported 638 traffic violations (10 DUIs), 24 school zone traffic violations, 28 alarm calls, 14 noise complaints, eight calls for malicious mischief, 12 calls of disturbance, 17 thefts, 26 car prowls, 26 acts of traffic abandonment, 15 calls of civil disturbance, five domestic violence calls, six calls for harassment, five reports of illegal drugs, four alleged assaults, three reported suicides, five sex offenses, one rape and 13 acts of fraud. At least
33 people were arrested.
Oct. 25 Theft: 12:14 a.m., 6625 132nd Ave. N.E. An 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were both arrested for shoplifting a 6.5 ounce Starbucks double shot espresso drink at Red Apple Market. The 18-yearold was also charged with possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana.
Oct. 23 Domestic violence: 5 p.m., 12010 120th Pl N.E. A 24-year-old woman was arrested for assaulting a 28-year-old Maple Valley man inside his vehicle. The woman faces a temporary no-contact order.
Oct. 21 Domestic violence: 1:45 a.m., 12822 N.E. 85th St. A 36-year-old Bothell man was taken into custody after damaging a Kirkland 7-Eleven door handle and violating a protection order of domestic violence.
Oct. 20 Obstructing: 2:12 a.m., 10515 128th Ave. N.E. A 31-year-old man was arrested
the church from a CPA named “Theodore Campbell,” according to charging documents. The court received testimony from Ballantine’s family and friends - including a former Kirkland mayor - highlighting his service to the Kirkland community. This included his volunteer service for the Hopelink organization. One long-time friend said in a letter he believed Ballantine’s “need to be ‘Santa Claus’ to others is the key reason he committed the crime to which he is responsible.” His local philanthropy is most evident in several bronze sculptures he brought to the city years ago. In 2002, Ballantine became involved in a controversy over the artworks that he had loaned for display to the City of Kirkland from his private art collection. Among them were a bronze statue of Robert Frost at City Hall and one called “Nike Girl” that was displayed on Lake Street South. Ballantine removed the statues as he struggled to deal with financial difficulties partly brought on by a drawn-out divorce, according to court documents. The city initiated a fund-raising effort to preserve several of his other statues, including “Puddle jumpers” at Marina Park.
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Police search for suspect who raped elderly woman Ballot drop-off van On Thursday at approximately 11:45 a.m., coming to Kirkland City an 80-year-old female was walking to her home in the 9500 block of NE 128th Street, Hall on Nov. 6 after exiting from a Metro bus a few blocks away. As she entered her home and turned to close the door, she saw a black male swiftly approaching her. Suspecting he was a salesman she quickly tried to close the door but the suspect pushed it open and shoved the victim to the floor. He put his hand over her mouth and began to strangle her. The victim believed the suspect was trying to strangle her to the point where she would pass out. She fought with the suspect as he pulled her clothing off. The suspect conversed with the victim during the assault and appeared to reference that he is currently homeless and had recently ended a four year relationship. The suspect is believed to have suffered a bite mark on one of his hands from the victim and left the scene by an unknown method, possibly on foot west bound on NE 128th Street. The suspect is described as a darkskinned black male, 5’ 7” to 5’ 9” tall with a medium build in his early 20’s with a “long
For the 2012 primary and general elections, the King County Elections Office has added temporary collection points. Kirkland City Hall is one of the collection points. The ballot drop-off van will be at City Hall on Nov. 2-5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on election day, Nov. 6, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For election information, go to www. kingcounty.gov/elections or call 206-296VOTE.
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Oct. 19 Warrant: 7:10 a.m., 12010 120th Pl. N.E. A 41-year-old Kenmore woman was arrested for her third driving while license is suspended warrant from Snoqualmie at the Motel 6 parking lot in the Totem Lake neighborhood. Warrant: 10:22 a.m., 123 5th Ave. Kirkland police picked up a 47-year-old man from the Kent Municipal Court and took him to the Kirkland Municipal Court for a local misdemeanor warrant. He was transported to the Kirkland jail for booking without incident.
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vides an opportunity for the community to make a meaningful contribution to the work of EvergreenHealth’s Hospice and Palliative Care programs by purchasing a Remembrance Table in honor of a loved one. The public is encouraged to attend the charitable event and can purchase tickets by visiting www.SeasonsofHopeLuncheon.org, or by contacting Christie Elliott at 425-899-1900 or caelliott@ evergreenhealth.com. The registration deadline is Nov. 8.
Change your clocks, change your batteries As the time change approaches on Sunday, Nov. 4, the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds residents that one easy step can help save their lives – changing the batteries in their smoke alarms. When you change your clocks, take time to change and test the batteries in your smoke alarms. “Smoke alarms most often fail
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Ultimately, your investment success will depend less on the decisions made by a president or Congress and more on the decisions that you make. So, instead of thinking about what the financial markets might do if one party is in power, or focusing too much on how your investment taxes may change if one candidate is elected president, cast your “vote” for solid investment principles, such as buying quality investments, holding them for the long term, staying aware of Sarah R. Taylor
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to predict what these changes might look like, if they happen at all. Keep in mind that the next president, no matter who he is, will need to get his plan through Congress, so whatever emerges in the way of tax changes may look considerably different than what either candidate proposes. That’s also the case for other policy changes, and it’s one of the main reasons that you shouldn’t “play politics” with your investment portfolio. It’s difficult to guess what will happen to policy — and the consequences are
“Instead of thinking about what the financial markets might do if one party is in power ... cast your ‘vote’ for solid investment principles, such as buying quality investments.”
your risk tolerance and, especially, diversifying your holdings. While diversification can’t guarantee profits or prevent losses, it can help reduce the effects of volatility on your portfolio — which will make it easier to establish a strategy and stick to it. Like many people, you’ll be interested in the outcome of the election. But when it comes to taking charge of your financial future, don’t wait for Washington. You’re in charge — you’re the one who will need to gather the resources and get the professional help necessary to keep your investments aligned with your long-term financial goals. Don’t be distracted by the political rhetoric — and use your power wisely.
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South Kirkland Park & Ride garage breaks ground Local elected officials and affordable housing advocates celebrated the start of major construction on a long-awaited project that will improve transit operations on the State Route 520 corridor and expand housing opportunities for moderate income residents. The first large structure will be a new 532-stall parking garage at the South Kirkland Park & Ride for King County Metro Transit to serve commuters. Transit service will be maintained throughout the construction, and a new transit access drive will be built for improved service. The garage is expected to open in the summer of 2013. Following completion of the transit improvements, a mixed income, mixed-use community of 242 apartments will be developed in Kirkland with initial occupancy targeted for December 2014. Full buildout of the transit-oriented development project is anticipated in the first half of 2015. With the residential portion located along the south edge of Kirkland and the parking garage located just inside Bellevue, the ground breaking recognizes the interagency cooperation among King County and the two cities. An agreement on goals for the development was approved by each of the three elected councils. “By building quality housing on top of what was
once a surface park-andride lot, we are providing Eastside residents with an option for new and affordable housing that is just a step away from frequent transit service,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. In addition to the transit improvements, developer Polygon Northwest will build a mixed-use community with 184 residences, approximately 7,000 square feet of retail, and 287 additional parking spaces for residents. Imagine Housing, a local non-profit affordable housing developer, will build 58 affordable residences. “This innovative and integrated transit oriented development will prepare us for the transition to the new 520 bridge, take cars off the road and provide affordable housing opportunities for those who work and live in the area,” said King County Councilwoman Jane Hague. An important goal of the South Kirkland Park & Ride project is to place new jobs and housing in close proximity to a key transportation hub, and to add density to a historically low density area. The project included inviting the surrounding communities to participate in various stages of the development process. Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride said: “The South Kirkland Park & Ride is the first project to be developed under the city’s new Yar-
row Bay Business District zoning. It’s intended to foster and grow the business district with stronger economic development opportunities for mixed use, new jobs and housing that are close to transportation routes.” The new transit and residential campus will feature a network of pedestrian linkages, plazas, courts and sidewalks which are being built to connect the new community to the wider neighborhood. “This project is another great example of what can be accomplished when we work together with our regional partners,” said Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee. “The new South Kirkland Park & Ride promotes transit ridership along the SR 520 corridor, supports Bellevue’s policy to pursue affordable housing opportunities, and strengthens the integration of transportation and land use.” The project development team includes: Polygon Northwest, developer for the parking garage and market-rate part of the residential project; Imagine Housing, developer for the affordable housing part of the project; Weber Thompson, architect for the parking garage and market rate residential building, master planning and landscape architecture; SMR Architects, architect for the affordable housing building; and Andersen Construction Co., general contractor.
November 2, 2012 [13] City and other officials break ground with Mayor Joan McBride during the Transit Oriented Development’s ground breaking event of the first phase at Yarrow Point. The first phase includes the construction of 532-stall parking garage. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter
Constructing the full State Route 520 corridor from Interstate 5 to Redmond, including a new floating bridge and six-lane highway, is estimated to cost $522 million less than the 2009 legislative budget cap, the Washington State Department of Transportation said Thursday, citing a good bid environment and other factors. WSDOT finalized documents Thursday for a $300 million federal loan that will fund design and construction of the next portion of the SR 520 project – a westbound bridge between the west-end landing of the new floating bridge and Montlake. In addition, Transpor-
tation Secretary Paula Hammond has instituted personnel and organizational changes for the pontoon construction project to ensure WSDOT has the strongest project delivery team, improved coordination, and stronger oversight of the construction contract. Hammond has also re-convened an expert review panel to conduct additional analysis of pontoon design, repairs and construction management processes. The organizational changes come as a result of a thorough internal review, ordered by Hammond, of the first cycle of pontoon construction in Aberdeen to fully understand the
cause of concrete spalling and more-than-expected cracking. WSDOT’s pontoon design included an error in the post-tensioning duct alignment that is determined to have caused the spalling in one pontoon during tensioning, making repairs necessary. The expert review panel was brought in immediately to evaluate the pontoon cracking and spalling repair and design modifications. These issues that occurred during the first cycle will likely lead to additional, yet-to-bedetermined costs for repairs and schedule delays under discussion between the state and its pontoon and [ more BRIDGE page 18 ]
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There is something to be gained by helping children become capable people. We can do this by believing and having faith that all children, regardless of their appearance or background, are truly great people with
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Flu vaccinations urged Public Health – Seattle & King County is encouraging people to vaccinate now to protect against the flu. The flu season can begin as early as October. “Flu vaccine is the single best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from flu,” said Dr. David Fleming, Director and Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County. Influenza can cause significant lost time from work and school, as well as the expense of doctor visits. In some instances, it can also cause hospitalization and even death, health officials said. “We’ve begun to get reports of confirmed influenza infections in our community, including our schools,” said Dr. Jeff Duchin, Chief, Communicable Disease Epidemiology & Immunization at Public Health – Seattle & King County. “Vaccinate now to protect yourself and your family.” Health experts recommend that everyone six months and older get the flu vaccine, especially people at high-risk for severe influenza, including: Children 6 months through their fifth birthday Pregnant women, to protect both the mother and the newborn infant Adults age 50 years and older People with chronic health problems such as diabetes, heart, liver, lung, kidney, and certain neurological diseases, and extreme obesity. Household members, care givers, and other close contacts of high-risk people should get vaccinated to prevent them from spreading influenza. Vaccine supply is widely available in King
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On Wednesday, Nov. 14,parents, teachers and interested residents are invited to join members and guests of the Kirkland- Redmond AAUW to hear Dr. Traci Pierce, Superintendent of the The following events will Lake Washington School happen at Parkplace Books District, discuss current in Kirkland: issues and educational Thursday, Nov. 8 , plans of the district. 7 p.m.: Join author, After a brief netFilo as kirkland Barbara working time, startshe discusses and ing at 6:30 p.m., signs copies of her the program will new book, Return begin at 7 p.m. at to Budapest, a histhe Lake Washington torical fiction story that School District Resource follows the intertwined lives Center, 16250 NE 74th of three Hungarian families St., Redmond. The formal from the waning day of the program will be followed great Austro-Hungarian by a question and answer Empire to the end of World period and then a short War II. This sweeping AAUW business meeting. multi-generational saga unDr. Traci Pierce has folds in the midst of great been Superintendent only historic events and political since July, 2012, but she turmoil ... when decent has a long history with men and women struggle the Lake Washington to do the right thing, often School District, includat great peril. The author is ing service as a classroom a retired Emeritus faculty teacher, assistant prinmember from Whitworth cipal and principal at University as an art histoInglewood Junior High, rian and department chair followed by central office for eleven years, curator responsibilities as Coorof Whitworth’s private art dinator of Instructional collection and leader of the Technology, Director of British Isles Study Abroad Teaching and Learning, program. Great evening for Chief Schools Officer and European history buffs! Deputy Superintendent Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m.: for Instructional Services.
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Kirkland Rotary and Northwest Harvest On Oct. 20, 14 Kirkland Rotarians joined Rotarians from several other local clubs to sort and pack food at Northwest Harvest in Kent. In just three hours, Rotarian volunteers sorted and packed 31,930 pounds of apples and 840 pounds of peas that will be distributed to food banks across the state of Washington. They were participating in a program called Rotary First Harvest which was founded by members of the University Rotary Club in 1982. Since then Rotarians have collected and distributed nearly 165 million pounds of produce. Rotary First Harvest acts as a conduit between farmers Northwest Harvest, who serves hungry individuals and families in our region. Farmers are occasionally left with surplus fruits and vegetables that can’t be sold due to minor imperfections (such as carrots with two legs or apples that are the wrong size or color), or might not be harvested
because of a glut on the market. Traditionally, this nutritious produce would be sent to a landfill or left to rot in the fields. Instead, Rotary First Harvest helps to directs it to those in need. Rotary Club of Kirkland has been active in the Kirkland community for 75 years and raises money for this, and other projects, with their annual Duck Dash currently run in August. The club meets every Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodmark Hotel at Carillon Point. Please join us!
Garlic Jim’s to award High School football teams Are you ready for some triple overtime football? Garlic Jim’s is. The Pacific Northwest gourmet pizza company plans to give away its limited time Triple Pepperoni Smackdown pizzas to any high school in the Seattle area whose football team wins in triple overtime. While rare, triple overtime high school football games are known to happen every year. Two Texas teams made history in 2010 when they played 12 overtime sessions to decide a game. It happened last year in the state playoffs when Seattle’s O’Dea beat Olympia-based Capital 19 to 16 in triple overtime. It’s quite easy: Any high school football team in and around Kirkland and Seattle that prevails in a triple overtime game receives complimentary pizza at their next home game. And not just any ordinary pizza — the high school will receive servings of the Triple Pepperoni Smackdown, which combines three layers of oozy cheese and three distinct pepperonis, including a diced pepperoni on the top that cooks up crispy-crunchy and puts the exclamation point on the Smackdown pizza. For information, contact the Kirkland Garlic Jim’s, located at 8431 122nd Ave. N.E., Kirkland, at (425) 822-8881.
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How do I help my child with basic math facts?
This is a great question, and as you know, a very important one as knowing basic math facts will be so important as your daughter is met with more difficult math problems in school and in everyday life. Typically the developmental continuum for solving basic math problems and improving computational fluency moves from concrete to abstract, so from using fingers, to objects, to pictures, to symbols, and then to memorization. Your daughter’s current strategies are very developmentally appropriate, especially given that she’s already counting on from the larger number. By the end of second grade, students should be fluent in their facts to 20, which requires that students are typically not relying heavily on their fingers as tools.
Adding zero When you add zero you add nothing. Make sure this understanding is in place. Adding one (counting up) Adding one means saying the larger number, then jumping up one number, or counting up one number. This happens every time you
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Adding 10 means jumping up 10 (think of a hundreds chart). The ones digit stays the same but the 10’s digit increases by one. Examples: 5+10=15, 10+7=17 For older students you can relate this to higher numbers: Example 23+10=33, 48+10=58
This works exactly the same only a child must think 2 less. Using the examples above students would say; 5+10=15, so 5+8=13, 7+10=17 so 7+8= 15 (2 less) Double numbers To add double numbers there are a couple of strategies that might help students. When you add a double you are counting by that number once. For example: 4+4= think of 4, 8 counting by fours. Practice skip counting by each number in turn: 2-4,
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To use the near doubles strategy a student first has to master the doubles. Then, if the double is known, they use that and count up or down one to find the near double. Example: 4+4=8, 5+4=9 (count up one) Or: 4+4=8, so 4+3=7 (count down one) Doubles plus two This method works when
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Adding 9 makes sense if students understand adding 10. It sounds more difficult than it actually is. Remind students of the jump of 10–5+10=15. A student would say (in their head) “5+10=15.” The five and 15 are naming the same number of ones. With the nines, a
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3-6, 4-8 etc. This gets harder with the higher numbers but skip counting is an important skill for students to have. Doubles occur everywhere in life. For example: an egg carton is 6+6, two hands are 5+5, 16 pack of crayons has 8+8, two weeks 7+7, legs on an insect (3 on each side) 3+3.
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student must count down one in the ones. A student would say “5+9=14.” Work with lots of examples until the idea is understood: 5+10=15, 5+9=14, 7+10=17, 7+9=16 Adding 9’s another way It should be pointed out to students that when adding nine, the ones digit in the sum is always one less than the number added to 9. For example 7+9=16, the 6 is one less than 7. Another example, 5+9=14.
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My daughter is a second grader and I am wondering about how to help her with basic math facts. In her homework, I can see they are working on a variety of strategies (such as making 10) but she continues to rely on her fingers. She does count on from the larger number. I am wondering if using fingers is okay given her age? In addition, what strategies do you suggest for helping make the transition?
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2 0 0 5 H O N DA A c c o r d DX. Excellent condition, super reliable, 2nd owner from Honda Dealer. Clean Title. Silver, has 65,200 actual miles. Runs perfect! Doesn’t have any problems. All maintenance has been done. This car needs absolutely nothing except gas. Priced $9,999 and is wor th the price! Please call or text: 253632-4098
MY FRIENDS & MORE Holiday Bazaar! Join us to Celebrate our 13th Anniversary of Community Fun with Fabulous Local Ar tisans! Saturd a y, N o v e m b e r 1 0 t h , 10am to 5pm, one block Nor th of Home Depot (18701 120 th Ave NE). Santa arrives at 1pm! Pa r e n t s b r i n g yo u r Camera for Free Photos with Santa! Pets WelAutomobiles come! Free Admission, Pontiac Free Parking, Free Ref r e s h m e n t s a n d Fr e e Children’s Craft and Play A r e a P r o v i d e d ! To u r B u s e s We l c o m e. F u l l Wheelchair and Stroller 2001 PONTIAC Firebird A c c e s s. w w w. c ra f t y - C o nve r t i bl e. R e l i a bl e c o m m u t e r o r t oy ! 1 9 bug.com MPG in the city. 26 MPG Think Inside the Box on the highway! 130,000 miles, 3.8 Liters, 200 Advertise in your HP, V6, 4 speed autolocal community matic. Always garaged, newspaper and on well cared for!! Maintence records included. the web with just Good shape. $5,850 one phone call. OBO. Covington. Call Call 800-388-2527 Curtis 206-849-9356.
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Bothell UMC’s Annual “Treats & Treasures” Bazaar Sat, Nov 3, 9am-3pm Books, Baked Goods, Attic Treasures, Silk Scarves, Crafts from Peru and Much More! All Proceeds Will Benefit A Good Cause. Bothell United Methodist Church 18515 92nd Ave N.E. Bothell, WA 98011 425.486.7132 www.bothellumc.org
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KENNARD KOUNTRY 15TH ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW
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AMERICAN PIT BULL puppies, UKC Reg., (3) months old, parents both show dogs, well tempered, stunning looks, B l u e & B l u e B r i n d l e. $1200 (360)224-5781
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Automobiles Toyota
1 9 9 8 To y o t a C a m r y, gray, 4 cylinder, 27 mpg. Like new inside and out. New tires, clean and dependable. Includes two studded tires. $4000. Call Jim, (253)735-6445 or 253-670-6260, Auburn.
2004 KOMFORT 25TBS in excellent condition! $ 1 2 , 9 5 0 . G a ra g e d o r covered when not in use with low miles (4 trips per Summer). Length: 26’x8’0”. Axles: 2. Weight: 6018 lbs. Slides: 1. Queen and 3 bunk beds. Sleeps 9. New tires with spare tire and carrier. Weight equalizing hitch with sway control bar. Power Tonque Jack. Four manual stabilizer jacks. Large awning, luggage rack and bike rack attachment. Air conditioner, furnace and lots of accessories. Great deal! Call 425445-0631 or email jfinan61@hotmail.com for more info. Currently located in Fall City, WA. Vehicles Wanted
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HOLIDAY BAZAAR! Saturday, Nov 3rd, 9am-3pm Handicrafts, Bake Sale, BIG RAFFLE & Lunch!!! Wandering Creek 240th Street SW & 8th Place W, Bothell
22’ 2007 JAYCO, JAY Flight Travel Trailer. Fully self contained. Sleeps 6 people. Interior shelving and storage through out. Sunny and bright with lots of windows. Outside shower and gas grill. Excellent condition! Original owners. 4,165 lbs towing, 2 propane tanks, luggage rack with ladder. Asking $12,800. Bonney Lake. 253-8917168.
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2011 Nissan Leaf
2012 Subaru Legacy
Automatic, 92 MPG Hwy
2.5L 4 cyls, 14k miles
24,995
$
2001 Subaru Outback Base
Stock # C3033423 Vin # 4S3BMBC6XC3033423
21,795
$
2008 Honda CR-V EX
87k miles
9,995
$
Stock # C2274459B Vin # 4S3BH665X16647480
2010 Toyota Prius III
All wheel drive, Automatic
Stock # DH408187A Vin # JHLRE48548C012875
16,995
$
2012 Subaru Legacy
Leather, Low miles
Stock # C3278281A Vin # JTDKN3DU0A5067985
21,995
$
2.5L 4 cyls, AWD, 4k miles
Stock # C3018443 Vin # 4S3BMBA63C3018443
20,995
$
Not all customers qualify for all rebates. See Dealer for Details. Vehicle subject to prior sale. Price does not include tax, license, or up to $150 negotiable document fee. While every reasonable effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this data, we are not responsible for any errors or omissions contained on these pages. Please verify any information in question with a dealership sales representative. Not responsible for typographical errors. Ad expires 10/22/12.
Ruby Red Pearl, 36k miles
Stock # B2329783 Vin # 4S4BRDJC0B2329783
26,995
$
2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium
2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Premium Certified, navigation, heated seats
Stock # DH412059A Vin # JF1GE61638H512361
14,995
$
2012 Subaru Forester
Certified, Manual Transmission
Stock # D3209633A Vin # 4S4BRBCC6A1320365
$
22,995
2012 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium
Automatic, 15k miles
Stock # CH449651 Vin # JF2SHADC0CH449651
$
23,495
2012 Nissan Pathfinder Automatic, 19k miles
Certified 5k miles
Stock # C3233816 Vin # 4S4BRBCC6C3233816
$
24,995
Stock # CC601775 Vin # 5N1AR1NB4CC601775
26,995
$
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2011 Subaru Outback 3.6 R Limited