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Local residents tell of experience in Boston Marathon Terror attack during race leaves runners in shock, heartbroken By Andy Nystrom and Samantha Pak Redmond Reporter
About an hour after Redmond resident Vladimir Rovinsky completed the Boston Marathon on
Monday, he and his wife, Svetlana, began exiting the finish-line area. Then they heard two explosions. “It was so unusual, and everybody stopped and said, ‘What’s going on?’” she told the Reporter over the phone from Boston on Monday. They then heard sirens everywhere and saw police cars and medical trucks arrive on the scene.
“Everyone was in shock. We met (other runners) who were stopped in their tracks and were not allowed to finish because nobody knew if anything else would explode.” Vladmir Rovinsky
“It was crazy. My whole heart is broken,” she said. At press time, the New York Times has reported three deaths and more than 170 injuries. Both Rovinskys were unharmed and Vladimir, 51, was napping in their
hotel room on Monday afternoon, Svetlana said. On Tuesday, Vladimir said that after the race when they returned to their hotel — which was about a five-minute walk from the finish line — they called their daughter back
in Redmond to tell her they were safe. “We saw a lot of people who were running and crying, very agitated. It was very scary,” said Vladimir, who finished his first Boston Marathon and third overall on Monday. “Everyone was in shock. We met (other runners) who were stopped in their tracks and were not allowed to finish because nobody knew if anything
else would explode.” Vladimir, a Microsoft employee who came to the United States with his family from the Ukraine 24 years ago, said the Boston streets that were filled with runners on Monday were nearly empty on Tuesday. Members of the military and bomb squads with dogs were quietly patrolling the streets and areas were cordoned off where [ more terror page 2 ]
AARP Washington kicks off financial planning events in Redmond By Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com
Jeanne Grote has spent most of her life focused on the present. The semiretired Issaquah resident said a lot of her life has been about survival, especially in raising her children. Now in her 60s, Grote wants to do a better job of planning for the future — specifically when it comes to finances. “I think that we should’ve done better,” she said. In an effort to learn more about how she can save for the future, Grote attended “Strengthening Your Financial Future,” an AARP Washington event at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center in downtown on Wednesday. Grote was one of about 135 people to attend the event, which offered tips and tools people could use to achieve their financial goals. In addition, AARP Wash-
ington also released the results of a recent survey, “Not Making the Grade,” the organization conducted in January. AARP surveyed 1,000 boomers (ages 45-64) in Washington to see how financially prepared they are and how prepared they feel about their future. Like Grote, the majority of respondents — 81 percent — wish they would have saved more for their retirement years. Most respondents — 56 percent — also admitted they are anxious about their financial future. The survey showed that at 64 percent, women are more anxious about the future, while 48 percent of men are anxious. Other survey results showed that 24 percent of respondents said they have less than $25,000 in savings and 16 percent have less than $5,000. Respondents were also asked to grade themselves on how well [ more AARP page 9 ]
MK Ballet in Issaquah will be performing “Sleeping Beauty” at the Redmond Performing Arts Center on May 3 and 4. Sabrina Schulbach (left) will play the lead role as Princess Aurora. The production will feature all 30 or so of MK Ballet’s students, including dancers as young as 4. For the full story see page 3. Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter
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