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Mercer Island High School graduation is tomorrow in Seattle Commencement Ceremonies for the Mercer Island High School Class of 2015 is tomorrow evening, June 10, at Key Arena in Seattle. For information visit mercerislandschools. org. See the keepsake Class of 2015 photo, sponsored by Farmers Insurance on Page 3.
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Expect delays for construction on Island Crest Way Crews replacing sections of the city’s water system will be working on Island Crest Way between S.E. 43rd and S.E. 44th Streets this week and S.E. 42nd north on ICW to S.E. 40th Street from June 15 to late August. Take alternate routes to avoid traffic.
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Albertsons closing its doors on July 5 Other grocers have reportedly expressed interest in site By Katie Metzger
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After three decades on the Island, the North-end Albertsons will close on July 5 due to poor sales and rent increases. Albertsons is known for charitable efforts in the community, and for its kosher deli and bakery. “We know all of our individual
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store employees have personal heartfelt messages for their loyal Mercer Island customers,” said Sara Osborne, public relations manager for the Seattle division of Safeway. “This has certainly been one of the favorite stores for our employees, and it is because they are so fond of the community, and have been welcomed and treated so well by the families that have made Albertsons part of their daily lives.” Albertsons and Safeway merged in January 2015. The property is in the residential-central focus area in the Town
Center, meaning it has a maximum four story height limit if redeveloped. Osborne said there are other supermarkets with different business models interested in operating in the space. Some residents answered phone surveys in March asking about their interest in a PCC coming to Mercer Island. The regional president of Whole Foods sent a letter to the Mercer Island City Council on Feb. 1, alluding to the company’s efforts to find a site on the Island. That letter came in the midst of the city’s negotiations with Hines Residential, while the developer planned a mixed-use project right between Albertsons and QFC, and discussed putting a “high end grocer” in the ground floor retail area. “I cannot count the number of Islanders who have asked for a
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The Town Center visioning and code revision process has been extended. The next meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on June 16 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.
State Sen. Steve Litzow (R-Mercer Island) and Rep. Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island) took a break from the second special session in Olympia to visit the Chamber of Commerce luncheon on June 4, talking about the $600 million difference between the Senate and House budgets left to be negotiated. The legislature completed its 105-day regular session on April 24, went into its first special session on April 29 and its second on May 29. It still has not passed a budget, or approved a proposed $15 billion transportation package.
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SESSION | FROM 1 Failure to reach a compromise could result in government shutdown, but both legislators said they were “confident” that a solution exists. “We’re right at the goal line, and hopefully we do not throw an interception,” Litzow said. Litzow said the “single biggest issue that’s holding us up right now” is that the House is proposing a new tax on capital gains, and that the Senate is “not even considering [that].” “We essentially agree on about 98.5 percent of the budget,” Litzow said. “There’s no huge differences that we are fighting for, outside of the capital gains tax … We don’t think we need it, and we don’t think the electorate is ready for it.” Litzow, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, said the state has been working for the past two years on how to address the McCleary decision. Both the House and Senate’s proposed budgets include about $22 billion on education. The Senate’s budget would reduce tuition at state colleges and universities by 25 percent where the House would merely freeze tuition,
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Sen. Steve Litzow and Rep. Tana Senn spoke to Islanders at the Chamber of Commerce members lunch last Thursday. and would set aside $1.5 billion in reserves or rainy day funds to the House’s $1.25 billion. But the House wants to spend more on mental health, parks, pay raises for state employees and teachers, and twice as much as the Senate on early learning. Both agree that voterapproved Initiative 1351, which would reduce K-12 class sizes, is not doable. It would cost about $2 billion per year, Litzow said, so he would want to send the initiative back to voters. “We can’t fund it,” Senn said. “We’re $0.6 billion apart, not $2.6 billion.” Senn said that new revenue sources will eventually be needed to balance the budget, and that the Senate’s
plan uses some one-time revenues. She said that a capital gains tax could provide a dedicated revenue stream, especially for higher education, and also help to fund parks, address the state’s growing mental health problem and begin to alleviate some income inequality issues. Lawmakers are facing two deadlines in the coming weeks. The first, and official, deadline is July 1, the start of the new biennium. The second is posed by the U.S. Open golf tournament, slated for Chambers Bay the week of June 15-21, when hotel rooms in the Tacoma area will be almost completely booked.
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First day at the market The Mercer Island Farmers Market kicked off its season on Sunday, July 7. Islanders enjoyed food trucks, fresh produce and live music by Patrick Dougherty and Friends and by the Reuben James Trio. At the Children’s Table, kids were invited to plant a sunflower seed to watch grow in their garden over the summer. Vendors included Island Treats, Hedlin Farms,Veraci Pizza and Stopsky’s. Experts from the Master Gardeners were there, as well as representatives from Sound Transit, talking about the East Link light rail extension and Mercer Island’s station. See more photos online and on page 9. Katie Metzger/Staff Photos
CLOSE | FROM 1 Whole Foods, PCC or Trader Joe’s on Mercer Island and chastised the Council for not making that happen,” Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz wrote in an email update. The Mercer Island Albertsons employees were informed of the closure over the weekend. The human resource department is working to
find positions for them in different stores within the company. The pharmacy closed Monday, June 8. All files and prescriptions are being transferred to the Mercer Island Rite Aid, and the staff will also begin transferring to other pharmacy positions within the company, Osborne said. “Like all retailers, we’re constantly evaluating the performance of our portfolio of stores. Closing an
underperforming store is always a tough decision, but we’re focused on growing our business by being the favorite local supermarket, and running great stores where people love to shop. In Mercer Island, we are also unfortunately facing a substantial rent increase that makes it financially unfeasible to remain in the space,” Osborne wrote in an email statement.
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City briefs ICW water system Town center excavation to start planning work June 9 delayed
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The city’s 2015 Water System Capital Improvement Project began in late March of this year, and will ultimately replace 5,480 feet of water mains, 107 water service connections to houses, 17 fire hydrants, and other water system components. The project has been progressing on schedule with minimal disruption and contractors are currently working on 93rd Avenue S.E. However, on June 9, significant work impacting traffic will begin on Island Crest Way (ICW), primarily in the northbound lanes as follows: June 9: exploratory excavation holes in ICW, starting at S.E. 40th, south to S.E. 44th Street. June 10-12: work on ICW between S.E. 43rd and S.E. 44th Streets. June 15-late August: work from S.E. 42nd north on ICW to S.E. 40th Street. Two electronic reader boards have been established on Island Crest Way to alert the drivers to the upcoming work on this major arterial, and commuters are advised to take alternate routes during that time. For information regarding this project, please contact project manager Rona Lin, Utilities Engineer at 206-275-7806.
• June 10 - Town Center Stakeholder meeting • June 16 - Public input meeting • June 30 - Stakeholder meeting • July 11/12 - Summer Celebration (art and information at city booth) • July 16 - Public input meeting • August 6 - Stakeholder meeting • Sept. 8 - Open house and report to City Council
The city is still seeking public input on the vision for Town Center and has added several public engagement opportunities throughout the summer. Public Input Meetings are scheduled for June 16 and July 16 from 5:30–7:30 in the Mercer Room at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (8236 S.E. 24th St.). The June meeting will focus on the Vision for Town Center and the Town Center Code. The July meeting will focus on Town Center Comprehensive Plan Policies. Due to this extended public process, the presentation to the City Council from urban planning consultant Seth Harry was rescheduled from June 1 to Sept. 8. On May 18, the Council voted to extend the timeline for the community to understand and comment on Town Center issues. At the same meeting, the City Council agreed to delay adoption of the 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update to allow inclusion of new or revised policies and information reflecting the outcome of the Town Center process. City staff said that continuing the current contracts of Seth Harry and Associates and 3 Square Blocks is necessary to provide support for this extended community engagement process, meaning that the budget will be
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revised. The Council will discuss the budget revision on June 15. Town Center Liaison Group meetings are yet to be scheduled.
Olympic Physical Therapy sponsors art show at MICEC The 2015 Brain Injury Art Show will run from June 8 to July 24 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC). The Brain Injury Alliance of Washington (BIAWA) applied to the gallery and went through the Arts Council’s standard application process. The Gallery Committee saw an opportunity for a viable show while promoting BIAWA’s mission, said Amber Britton, the city’s coordinator of cultural arts and events.
The BIAWA is a nonprofit organization that provides free support services to individuals throughout Washington whose lives are affected by brain injuries. One of the rehab services they promote is art, Britton said. All of the art in the upcoming show is by individuals who have had to adjust their lives because of brain injuries caused by trauma, stroke and other health conditions. For more, contact the Executive Director of BIAWA and Mercer Island resident Deborah Crawley at 206467-4800 or deborahc@ biawa.org. This is BIAWA’s seventh annual art show. It is sponsored by Olympic Physical Therapy of Mercer Island.
Police focus on cell phones use and distracted driving The Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) is partnering with the State Patrol and other agencies, looking for people talking on their cell phones (without hands-free attachment) or texting while driving in King County. Drivers will face a $124 fine. Researchers have found that using a cell phone, either handheld or handsfree, delays a driver’s reaction as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08. From 2011 to 2013, “distracted driver” crashes accounted for more than
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has no plans to run for reelection. According to King County Elections, the two candidates in the fall election are Jeff Sanderson and Carl Silverberg, though Silverberg said he will not actively seek the seat. Mayor Bruce Bassett welcomed Pottmeyer to the Council on Monday, and noted that she had been a close runner-up candidate when the position was last filled by majority vote in January 2015. “I want to be as well-prepared as I possibly can, and I want to be a good caretaker for the short period of time,” Pottmeyer said. “I’m really looking forward to it. It will be a great opportunity to contribute positively to the community.” She said that the Town Center visioning process and Comprehensive Plan update will be the Council’s most important tasks over the next few months. “I think the city has a solid process outlined and in place, and I’m pleased to see that the roadmap is there,” she said. Pottmeyer, former President and CEO at Friends of Youth, recently accepted a position as Interim Executive Director at Attain Housing.
Hines put in moratorium
Pottmeyer appointed to Council At Monday’s Mercer Island City Council meeting, Terry Pottmeyer was officially sworn in to fill the vacant Council Pos.. No. 4. The previous incumbent, Joel Wachs, tendered his immediate resignation on May 7, due to a sudden and severe health condition. Pottmeyer will occupy the seat until the November 2015 general election, at which point it will become a contested position. She
After being informed that a building permit application for the Hines proposed development would be submitted on June 12, the City Council voted unanimously to put the project under its moratorium on new building in the Town Center. The Council will hold a public hearing and decide whether to extend the current moratorium at its June 15 meeting. Read the full story at www.mi-reporter.com.
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his week marks the return of one of our favorite columnists, Dee Hitch. Hitch, an Islander, is a longtime writer for the Reporter and a well-known regional wine expert and for many years, sommelier for the North-end QFC. Her contributions to the Reporter go beyond the basics of wine, to tell the stories of the winemakers themselves; how they began and what it took for them to be successful. In a series written last year, Hitch counted several winemakers who grew up on the Island. Some of these ventures are still small, yet others have grown in concert to the state’s industry itself. Over the last 20 years, the Washington wine business has become an economic force on its own. Washington state is the second largest premium wine producer in the United States, albeit well behind first place producer, California. Winemaking in Washington is younger than the big state to the south. But it has grown quickly. The number of acres of vineyards have grown from 11,000 acres to 50,000 acres in 20 years time. Now, there are some 900 wineries in the state. The wine industry as a whole contributes $8.6 billion to the state’s economy. What is compelling about Washington state wine is the fact it is local. How cool is it to enjoy fine wine from our own state - from places where we can visit to taste, see and even smell where it came from. You can’t say that very often about the food or drink we ordinarily consume. We hope that the Town Center merchants and the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce will band together again to put on a wine and art walk event on the Island later this year. Such an event would be a perfect complement to the Mercer Island Farmers Market.
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We are pleased to announce that the Mercer Island Parks & Recreation Department is the recipient of a 2015 Mercer Island Community Fund grant. The generous grant of $8,500 will help support funding of the Mercer Island Arts Council’s Mostly Music in the In a recent letter to the editor, repPark, the annual Summer Celebration resentatives from two neighborhood parade; The Pirates Return, and the groups requested additional studies award winning Adventure Playground to prove the need for the Energize at Deane’s Children’s Park. These Eastside project. PSE and independent events and programs are free to the consultants have conducted multiple community, with donations welcomed. studies that all point to an urgent local The Community Fund is a vital need for the project, making additionpartner to the Parks and Recreation al studies unnecessary. Department, and Energize Eastside – a projwith their finanect to build a new electric cial support we substation and higher capaccan continue to Send your letters to: ity transmission lines – is offer these free editor@mi-reporter.com. driven by local growth. The events & programs Keep it brief, courteous, existing electric system servto our commuand sign your name. ing the Eastside area had its nity. On behalf last major upgrade 50 years of the Parks & ago. Since that time, Eastside Recreation Department, we thank the population has grown almost eight Community Fund for their continued times, and that growth is expected support. to continue. Between 2010 and 2040, The Parks and Recreation the Puget Sound Regional Council Department is gearing up for another predicts Eastside employment to grow fun summer. Have you registered for 73 percent and population to grow by summer camps yet? The Gary Payton more than a third. This drastic growth Youth Skills Basketball Academy is requires a robust electric system that returning by popular demand, on Aug. can support it. 25-28. Register now at www.eliteyThe most recent independent study outhcamps.com. If you would like was commissioned and funded by the to make a donation to your Parks and City of Bellevue. Just like similar studRecreation Department, go to www.
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ies before it, the independent study concluded that there is a local need for the Energize Eastside project. In addition, the study included thorough analysis of various generation levels and connections with other regional utilities, and the results did not change. We understand the Energize Eastside project will bring change to the community – unwanted change, for some. But these studies, conducted by reputable electric system planning experts according to strict federal reliability requirements, point to a problem that we as a community need to solve. Jens Nedrud, P.E. Gretchen Aliabadi Energize Eastside Project Puget Sound Energy
The dark side of the new elementary school There is no denying that schools on the island have been overcrowded for a long time. Mercer Island needs a new elementary school so that class sizes are less than thirty-five and teachers don’t have to enter hundreds of grades each week. But some may argue that building the new elementary school when and where they are is a good idea. At this moment, construction workers are digging up a giant pit on S.E. 40th Street, next to Holy Trinity Lutheran church. The new elementary school will be where Youth Theatre Northwest (YTN), Country Village preschool, and Little Acorn preschool
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What is your favorite thing about the Farmers Market?
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“The fresh fruits and vegetables, and the sense of community. It’s a fun outing.” JIM AND LEW GILCHIRST Mercer Island
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The 2014-15 Teachers of the Year were honored late last month. The honorees are Mercer Island High School (MIHS) science teacher Larry Bencivengo, Islander Middle School (IMS) music teacher David Bentley, and West Mercer Elementary second grade teacher Trina Sherman. Craig Vanderhorn was named support staff of the year for his work as a MIHS special education paraprofessional. “Aside from being outstanding educators, these four have also demonstrated their commitment to their continued professional growth, community involvement, and strengthening the teaching profession,” said Dr. Plano. Bencivengo has taught at MIHS for 21 years. MIHS Principal Vicki Puckett said, “Larry is an amazing teacher who is always looking for professional growth opportunities that will benefit the learning of his students through his ongoing learning of science.” IMS Co-Principal Aaron Miller said of Bentley, “Dave is an excellent teacher and well deserving of this award. His colleagues say that Dave has a positive effect on the school and impact on the Mercer Island community through his devotion to his students
Mercer Island taxpayers will save nearly $9 million thanks to premiums from the sale of bonds for Mercer Island School District (MISD) facilities projects. “The school district has taken advantage of its sterling ‘Aaa’ credit rating and low interest rates to get more bang for the taxpayer buck,” said MISD Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. “This translates into lower property taxes for homeowners.” On June 3, the MISD Board of Directors approved the sale of $44,755,000 in general obligation bonds. It was the second and final sale of bonds approved by Mercer Island voters in the Feb. 2014 election for facilities projects to address overcrowding in Mercer Island public schools. In total, the district deposited $98.8 million from the two bond sales and only issued $90 million in bonds. Underwriters paid a premium of $8,785,000 for the bonds, which translates into savings for
taxpayers over the life of the bonds. Taxpayers will also save more because they will not pay principal and interest on that additional $9 million. Additionally, the bonds are now scheduled to be retired earlier than projected. The ‘Aaa’ rating from Moody’s Investors Service is a reflection of the district’s Board of Directors, staff, and financial policies. “This tremendous savings is possible because of the excellent financial stewardship of the school district,” said MISD Board President Brian Emanuels. “We are pleased to have saved taxpayers money on their investment in our public schools. My thanks go to the Mercer Island community for support of our schools and for the administration’s exemplary fiscal efforts.” A report to the Board of Directors from Scott Bauer of A. Dashen & Associates stated, “The district’s top-notch bond/ credit rating, the generally low interest rate environment, and good marketing and sales by Piper Jaffray & Co. resulted in an excellent bond sale.”
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Rundle is new Asst Superintendent Mercer Island School District (MISD) Director of Learning Services Fred Rundle has been promoted to Assistant Superintendent
of Learning Services, effective July 1, 2015. In his new role, Rundle will lead the learning services team and supervise the four elementary principals. “I am humbled and excited to continue working with outstanding educators, talented leaders, a supportive community, and our diverse and inquisitive students,” he said. Rundle. Rundle began his career as a fifth-grade teacher in 1999. In Colorado, he helped open an elementary school as a fourth-grade teacher and later taught high school U.S. History and Government while earning a master’s degree in administrative leadership and policy. He later became an Assistant Principal and Principal. In 2009, Rundle became Principal of Lakeridge Elementary then became Director of Learning Services in 2013. Rundle recently earned his superintendent credential from Seattle University. See more at mercerislandschools. org.
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MAY 13 TRESPASSING: A 40-year-old Island man reported that an unwanted subject was in his residence at the 4000 block of East Mercer Way. The suspect was listed as a 26-yearold Redmond man. THEFT: A 52-year-old woman who lives at the 8500 block of S.E. 80th Street reported that her credit card was used to make fraudulent transactions, totaling $900.
MAY 14 FRAUD: A 39-year-old man
who lives at the 8200 block of S.E. 38th Place reported that his Social Security number was used to attempt to file a federal tax return. COLLISION: Two cars, driven
by a Seattle woman and a Renton man, collided at the intersection of S.E. 30th Street and 78th Avenue S.E. after the man failed to yield the right of way. Both cars were damaged. COLLISION: A Federal Way
man was attempting to use a sloped driveway to turn a moving truck around at the 8200 block of Avalon Drive. He lost control of the vehicle on the hill and collided with a detached garage.
MAY 15 FRAUD: A 46-year-old man
at the 9000 block of North Mercer Way reported at his Social Security number was used to file a fraudulent U.S. federal income tax return. BURGLARY: A 51-year-old
male and 49-year-old female who live at the 4500 block of 92nd Avenue S.E. said that their home was entered, likely through an unsecured sliding door. Several electronics, jewelry and cash were reported missing from three bedrooms, for a loss of $6,578.
entered her home at the 7000 block of 82nd Avenue S.E. and apparently accidentally damaged the ceiling while stepping onto the attic crawl space.
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WARRANT ARREST: Mercer Island PD was advised that Lynnwood PD was releasing a subject, a 23-year-old Clyde Hill man, with an MIPD warrant for theft (third degree, with a bail of $5,000). He was put on the chain to SCORE facility.
DEATH INVESTIGATION: An 82-year-old Island male house sitter was found deceased at the 6800 block of S.E. 32nd Street. There was no sign of foul play.
STOLEN PROPERTY: Three suspects, a 19-year-old Seattle woman, a 25-yearold Renton man and a 29-year-old Kent woman, were contacted at the 7700 block of 80th Place S.E. The vehicle was stolen, and two out of the three suspects had warrants. They drove off and were located getting on eastbound I-90. They fled when a stop was attempted. The vehicle, a black 2014 Dodge Durango, was later found unoccupied. THEFT: A 71-year-old Island woman parked her car on West Mercer Way for 1.5 hours. When she came back, she said her vehicle was gone. MIPD located the car in the same place on West Mercer Way where she claimed it had been stolen. WARRANT ARREST: A 26-yearold Des Moines man was transferred from the Kirkland PD Jail into the custody of MIPD. He was transported and booked into Issaquah Jail on an outstanding Mercer Island warrant. ABANDONED VEHICLE: A Volvo registered to a 27-yearold Bothell man was left
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FRAUD: A 40-year-old Island woman at the 9100 block of S.E. 53rd Place said a suspect made small deposits then large withdrawals from her bank account. The transactions were made on the web and on a mobile device. The suspect was named in the electronic transactions.
89-year-old Island man with a history of heart-related issues was found unconscious and unresponsive by his wife at the 7200 block of 86th Avenue S.E. Aid and medic units provided CPR with a negative result.
MAY 20 INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 62-year-old male found someone trying to enter his house at the 4100 block of 80th Avenue S.E. MIPD arrived and detained the subject, a 40-year-old Island man, at gun point. Police said the man had been drinking and wasn’t aware that he wasn’t at his house. No crime occurred, and he was transported home. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A 20-year-old Renton man said that someone attempted to break into his vehicle that was parked in the lot of the old Boys & Girls Club at the 2800 block of West Mercer Way. Entry was not gained, but the door trim was dented by a pry tool. THEFT: An 18-year-old Island man’s wallet and cell phone were taken from the high school locker room during
Two bikers, a 47-year-old Issaquah man and 43-yearold Seattle man, collided on a bike path at the 9500 block of S.E. 35th Street. One was transported to the hospital for treatment. INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 41-year-old Island woman found a set of keys near her yard at the 8300 block of S.E. 41st Street.
MAY 21 THEFT: A 23-year-old Island woman said that her vehicle, a 1989 Jeep Cherokee, was stolen overnight at the 2500 block of 81st Avenue S.E.
MAY 22 PROWLING: A 53-year-old Island woman reported that her car was prowled overnight at the 4200 block of 85th Avenue S.E. A purse and equipment bag were stolen, for a loss of $700. PROWLING: A 57-year-old Lakewood woman said that she left her car unlocked at the 2200 block of 80th Avenue S.E., and a can of mace was taken from the vehicle.
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CITY OF MERCER ISLAND ORDINANCE NO. 15-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, WASHINGTON, relating to land use and zoning, amending the terms of a moratorium on the acceptance of applications for building permits or new development or redevelopment in the mercer island town center zone. Ordinance No. 15-11 was adopted by the Mercer Island City Council at its Regular Meeting on June 1, 2015. Complete copies of the entire text of the adopted Ordinance may be obtained at City Hall or by calling (206) 275-7795. Karin Roberts, Deputy City Clerk City of Mercer Island Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on June 10, 2015. #1344186. Advertisement for Bids CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, WASHINGTON Luther Burbank Phase 2: Calkins Point Shoreline Restoration Project WP303R DATE OF BID OPENING: June 25, 2015 TIME: 11:00 am Sealed bids for the Luther Burbank Phase 2: Calkins Point Shoreline Restoration Project will be received by the City of Mercer Island at the DSG Permit Counter, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, Washington 98040 until 11:00 am local time on June 25, 2015, at which time bids will be opened and publicly read. DESCRIPTION OF WORK Work to be performed under this contract includes furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for the construction of the following improvements: Regrade and stabilize a half-acre area of shoreline and upland park land currently experiencing active erosion. Regrade site to create gentle slope to water’s edge. Construct recessed pocket beach protected by large woody debris stabilized with rock; buried sheetpile wall; paved path with seating wall and furniture; and reinforced rail fencing. Nourish shoreline with beach gravel and cobble. Stabilize portion of shoreline with willow brush layers and coir soil lifts. Stage shrubs and trees for volunteer planting. All in-water work must be completed between July 16 and September 30, 2015. City is in possession of all required permits. BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS The Contractor’s shoreline construction supervisor who will supervise the day-to-day field activities associated with the shoreline construction work shall have personally performed the work or directly supervised the construction, and with successful completion of two shoreline restoration projects that were similar in scope, time and complexity, with having one of those projects being at least $150K in total construction costs. Successful Bidder shall complete and furnish the Contractor’s Shoreline Construction Supervisor Credentials with five (5) days of request after bid opening. PRE-BID MEETING A pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held on June 11th, 2015 at 11 am at Luther Burbank Park. Meet at the Luther Burbank Park Administration Building, 2040 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island. The City reserves the right to cancel this meeting at any time.
A single contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid for the schedule(s) selected by the City after bid opening and prior to award. Each bidder, by submission of the proposal, acknowledges and understands the rights reserved by the Owner in awarding the contract and the Owner’s right to modify the size of the project. Bids are to be submitted only on the forms provided in the Specifications. All bidding and all construction shall be carried out in compliance with the Plans and Specifications for this project. Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the same time stated in the Specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Mercer Island. The City expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor informalities and irregularities in the bidding process. Bids shall remain open for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the date of Bid opening and no bidder may withdraw their bid during this period. Free-of-charge access to project bid documents (plans, specifications, addenda, and Bidders List) is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors by going to www.bxwa.com and clicking on “Posted Projects”, “Public Works”, and “City of Mercer Island”. This online plan room provides Bidders with fully usable online documents with the ability to: download, view, print, order full/partial plan sets from numerous reprographic sources, and a free online digitizer/takeoff tool. It is recommended that Bidders “Register” in order to receive automatic e-mail notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the “SelfRegistered Bidders List”. Bidders that do not register will not be automatically notified of addenda and will need to periodically check the on-line plan room for addenda issued on this project. Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at (425) 258-1303 should you require assistance with access or registration. Bidder questions must be submitted by 5 pm on June 15th, and should be directed to Alaine Sommargren, Project Manager, by email at alaine.sommargren@ mercergov.org, by phone at 206.275.7879 or by fax at 206.275.7868. As part of the City’s affirmative action effort, the City encourages the participation of certified disadvantaged businesses and women’s business enterprises to act as prime contractors as well as subcontractors on this project. Ali Spietz City Clerk City of Mercer Island Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on June 3, 2015 and June 10, 2015. #1329436.
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Five retire from Island schools The 2014-15 Mercer Island School District (MISD) retirees are: Michael Flaherty, hired in 1992; Carol Wiseley, hired in 1997; Sue Jobe, hired in 1998; Jean Field, hired in 1998; and Jan LaFountaine, hired in 2009. The retirees were honored at the end of May during a celebration at the high school. “Thank you to our retirees for your dedication and service to Mercer Island students, parents, and patrons,” said Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. “Public school education was made better because of your tenure with us.” Jean Field was hired at MIHS as the main office secretary in 1998 after spending 11 years as the secretary for a local doctor. She has lived on Mercer Island for more than 40 years. She has four children who graduated from Mercer Island public schools. Before she began her official work with the district, she spent countless hours volunteering, from kindergarten through her kids’ graduation parties. Mike Flaherty joined
the MISD as a bus driver in 1992 while working in banking and real estate. From 1965 through 1968 he served in the U.S. Army in West Germany as a medical company Commander and in Vietnam as Adjutant of an evacuation hospital. Director of Maintenance and Operations Tony Kuhn said, “Over the years, Mike’s easy-going and happy nature has been greatly appreciated by all of us. His personality and attitude have made our building a positive place.” Throughout Sue Jobe’s career in education, she has been dedicated to improving her work through continued education and to using her experience to benefit others. One of Jobe’s colleagues at MIHS said, “Sue is also an extremely compassionate and intuitive teacher. She is someone who can always be counted on to undertake and task, and will do so with excellence. She goes above and beyond the call of duty when working with students; especially challenging students who may require extra attention and alternative teaching methods.”
Carol Wiseley has taught at MIHS for nearly 20 years and has made a tremendous impact on her students over the years. “Carol's many years of expertise, wisdom, and drive to create authentic learning experiences for her students will truly be missed,” said her colleague Kristine van der Hoeven. “She has developed and sustained one of the best marketing and business programs in our state through her enthusiasm to continually seek partnerships with leading organizations in our area. Carol's classroom has been the catalyst for many successful entrepreneurs like Jeff Becker, now a Mercer Island parent, who runs a multi-million dollar branded merchandise firm, and Aaron Levie, who just took his cloud-based data storage company, Box, public.” Jan LaFountaine retired from her position as executive assistant to the Superintendent at the end of September. She joined the MISD in 2009 after nearly 24 years in the Renton School District, the last eight of which she served as executive assistant to
Schools Foundation seeks board members The Mercer Island Schools Foundation (MISF) announced it is seeking board members for the 2015-16 school year. The Foundation wants broad base of community members to serve. “Ideally, our Board representation includes individuals from all neighborhoods on the Island with or without children in Mercer Island Public Schools,” a MISF press release said. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to enhancing and improving
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Retiring high school special education teacher Sue Jobe, above, has been working with Mercer Island students since 1998. the Superintendent. Board members there affectionately referred to her as their “den mother.” She was held in the same esteem by the MISD Board of Directors.
School district seeks input on 1:1 iPad program The Mercer Island School District (MISD) released a short, online survey regarding the 1:1 iPad program for parents of Islander Middle School and Mercer Island the quality of education provided to all students of the Mercer Island School District by obtaining contributions for the public schools. Board duties include helping with fundraising efforts for annual MISF events the Phon-a-Thon in the fall, the Bridge the Gap campaign and the Breakfast of Champions in the spring. Board members will also participate in the act of governance to develop policies, procedures, and regulations for the operation of the foundation. The commitment for board members is roughly 2-4 hours each month. Contact MISF Executive Director Penny Yantis at 206-275-2550.
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High School students. The 12-question survey is part of a program review that includes input from parents, teachers, and students. The survey will remain open until June 17. The intent of the program review is to determine the impact of the 1:1 iPad program on student learning. The review covers the areas of personalization, ownership of learning, expanded opportunities to access information including primary sources, and increased
opportunities for students to show what they know. With data from the survey and an examination of best-practices from the literature review, researchers from the University of Washington–Tacoma will create a summary of the impact of the district’s current practices and make recommendations to increase the impact of the 1:1 iPad program. To access the online survey, visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/Parent1to12015.
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is ready to treat it) and also get the word out about this noxious and aggressive weed. City crews will be treating mapped knotweed sites in mid to late summer, when knotweed is starting to slow down growth and go dormant for the winter. This is the most effective time to apply herbicide. In general, we use a very targeted approach, injecting a small amount of an aquatic formulation of glyphosate directly into the stem, so that nearby plants aren't harmed. The city will be posting information about the knotweed program on the City website in the next couple weeks, with resources for homeowners who wish to take on knotweed on their own property. There will also be a presentation by the King County Noxious Weed Program, for homeowners. To find out more, contact the city’s natural resources specialist Alaine Sommargren at 206-275-7879 or visit www.kingcounty.gov/environment/ animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds/ weed-identification/invasive-knotweeds.aspx.
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City works to stop knotweed Reporter Staff
Knotweed, an invasive weed, is by no means new to the Island or the area, and is the target of some pretty extensive outreach and treatment programs by both the Washington State and King County Noxious Weed Programs. Knotweed is very commonly found along river systems in Western Washington, but unfortunately, it also pops up in a host of other spots, explained city natural resources specialist, Alaine Sommargren The city has been working on eradicating patches for several years. The City has begun to map and mark patches particularly along roadsides, where patches are often mowed or cut during the growing season. The problem is that by mowing or digging the plant, fragments of the plant are scattered - which leads to new or larger patches, she said. The sign is
LETTER | FROM 5 were last year. Country Village, Little Acorn and YTN were renting the land from the city. YTN was there for 31 years before the City of Mercer Island asked for it back. Country Village was prepared when the city took their land back. They built a new building and their school has been running smoothly. Little Acorn moved into the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. Youth Theatre Northwest, however, was less prepared. Theatres are expensive, and YTN didn’t have all the money to find a new building as quickly as Country Village and Little Acorn did. For the past year, YTN has been putting on shows wherever they can. Emmanuel Episcopal Church has been gracious enough to let YTN rent out space there for offices and now, after a years’ worth of fundraising, install a small stage. When YTN can’t put on a performance at Emmanuel, they put them
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Several patches of the invasive knotweed plant have been identified on the Island. This patch is along 76th Avenue S.E. near S.E. 40th Street. an effort to both encourage folks to leave the plant alone (until the City
on all around town — at IMS, the Stroum Jewish Community Center, and even at small theatres in the Seattle Center. Without its own building, YTN is not like it used to be. With the giant sign, two theatres and more rooms, the theatre is getting a little less publicity. YTN is planning on building Mercer Island Center for the Arts, or MICA, by 2018, but until then, the second home to many may be going through tough times. The next time you think about Elementary School No. 4, think of the good things and the bad things that it is causing. One elementary school is affecting hundreds by the location that Mercer Island has decided to put it. Martha Sprague Editor IMS Press, the Islander Middle School newspaper
Boy Scouts future strengthened by local leaders Rob McKenna, a Bellevue resident and Chief Seattle
Council President, has repeatedly expressed his support for ending the BSA’s anti-gay membership policy. Two years ago, Bellevue (and former Mercer Island) resident Wayne Perry led the national organization in ending its the ban on gay youth. BSA National President Robert Gates, who lives in Sedro-Wooley, recently called the current ban on gay adults “unsustainable” and declared an end to enforcement against local councils for allowing
gay leaders. We can take pride in the effort of these and other local leaders to end institutionalized prejudice on a national scale. The policy that has made the BSA a poster child for gay and lesbian discrimination is one paragraph of 45 words. That paragraph and its previous iterations were non-existent for the BSA’s first 85 years. Striking this divisive and prejudicial language refocuses Scouting on its important mission and the honorable and unifying values of the Scout law.
MEETING NOTICE Mercer Island School District
Unless otherwise noted, school board meetings are held at Mercer Island City Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street. Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Regular board meetings begin at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Special School Board Meeting Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 5:00 p.m. MISD Board Room, 4160 86th Ave SE
Agenda
Purpose: To conduct an executive session to discuss performance of a public employee pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(g). 5:00 p.m. Call to Order and recess to an executive session to discuss performance of a public employee (closed to the public) No final action will be taken. Location: Ponti’s Seafood Grill, 3014 3rd Ave., N., Seattle, 98109. 9:00 p.m. Reconvene at MISD Board Room, 4160 86th Ave., SE, Mercer Island, and adjourn. Times are approximate. No final action will take place.
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With a simple act of healing, our local Council has a timely opportunity to demonstrate that the BSA is ready to close this painful chapter in its story. Let’s hope Chief Seattle Council takes this opportunity to
repair the BSA’s battered public image and to restore equal dignity to all in our Scouting community. Jesse Pacem chiefseattle@scoutsforequality.com
MEETING NOTICE Mercer Island School District
Unless otherwise noted, school board meetings are held at Mercer Island City Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street. Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Regular board meetings begin at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Regular School Board Meeting Thursday, June 11, 2015 Agenda
9:30 a.m. Call to Order Public Input; Recognition-Special Education Coordinator Governance Process Review of Policy Language: Board Policy 2020: Fundamental 5; Board Policy 1004: Monitoring Board Governance Process and BoardSuperintendent Relationship; Board Policy 1006: Board Committee Principles; Board Policy 1007: Committee Structure Partial Governance Process Monitoring: 1) Board Policy 1800 OE-9: Communication and Support to the Board – High School Start Time Committee Report; Apple Equipment Purchase RFP 2) Board Policy 1800 OE-11: Facilities and Capital Assets – 2014 Bond Projects Update 3) Board Policy 1800 OE-6: Budgeting/Financial Planning – 2016 Capital Levy Discussion; Six Year Capital Facilities Plan (2nd reading); 2015-16 Budget Plan Draft 4) Board Policy 1800 OE-10: Instructional Program 11th grade Civics Adoption; 7th grade Social Studies Adoption; MIHS French IV Adoption 11:30 a.m. Recess to Executive Session to discuss performance of a public employee pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g) – (closed to the public) No final action will be taken. 12:30 p.m. Reconvene and Adjourn Agenda items are subject to change. Please verify agenda items by going to www.mercerislandschools.org/boardagendas
MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS Brian Emanuels, President Pat Braman, Director Adair Dingle, Director Ralph Jorgenson, Vice-President Dave Myerson, Director Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent
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see people cure themselves.” Mahdavi said he knew Friedman and Gillis through Hebrew School, and they grew up playing basketball together at the JCC as kids. He said it’s a pretty special feeling working in food with two other local homegrown friends from the same community. Through Healeo, he looks forward to participating in the whole experience of food as medicine with those who try his juices. “I think the most exciting part is that we’re measuring our success not on how much we make, but on helping others,” Mahdavi said. “To me, Healeo is about creating a culture and a lifestyle instead of a place where people can grab a juice or a smoothie.
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A pilgrimage to taste
We visited Lake Chelan to see one of the younger appellations of the Washington wine industry. When I originally heard about Lake Chelan entering the wine industry, most of the grapes were coming from other areas. Now, Lake Chelan has many vineyards, replacing many apple orchards. We had not been to Lake Chelan since our daughters were still in high school, and we had gone there for a sumDee Hitch mer vacation encompassing swimming and boating. That was about 40 years ago! We decided to drive over Blewett Pass. Tunnel Hill Winery was our first stop. Located on the south shore, Tunnel Hill is named after the white stones which from the original excavation in 1937 of the Knapp’s Hill Tunnel which you pass through on your way into Wenatchee. Guy Evans is the winemaker of Tunnel Hill and is the fourth generation of the family which originally ran farm and orchards. From
late spring through early autumn, the Evans family also runs Sunshine Farm Market of locally-sourced fruits, vegetables, jams and gifts. Tunnel Hill is located at 37 Highway 97A. Call 509-682-3243 or email info@tunnelhillwinery. com for updates on tasting room hours. They currently have two rieslings, a viognier, and a white blend. The reds include a pinot noir, red blend, malbec and syrah. A rose from pinot noir rounds out the current offerings. Many of the Lake Chelan wines do not even make it over to Western Washington. Since Western Washington vacationers are a major part of the Lake Chelan region’s economy, the wineries depend on visitors buying wine to add to their home cellars. Almost every winery has its own wine club. Some are free to join; some have a nominal membership fee. Each winery club member has a menu of pre-selected wine packages which either arrive on the doorstep or is picked up at the winery, often in the fall. The choices are usually a package of all reds, all whites or a mixture of both. Tasting rooms are
often free or the nominal fee is deducted from any wine purchases. We then drove over to the north shore into the town of Manson. One of the more entertaining wineries is Hard Row to Hoe. When it first started, it had another name. The winemaker/owners found that just making good wine was not enough so they added whimsy and storytelling. The name celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of the man who ran a row boat taxi service on Lake Chelan in the 1930’s ferrying miners to a brothel located up the lake on Point Lovely. The wallpaper is from Germany and discreetly depicts various brothel activities. Hard Row to Hoe is a repeat visit for many wine tourists because of the great fun there. The tasting room was voted in the top 22 tasting rooms in Washington by Seattle Met magazine. The owners report that many Eastsiders are members of their Oar House wine club. Judy and Don Phelps are often hosting the tasting room frivolity which belies the hard work and knowledge behind the scenes. Judy Phelps has a master of science from the University of Connecticut and has her winemaking credentials from the University of California at Davis. She is retired
Above, the Tsillan Cellars winery sprawls on the hillside above Lake Chelan, one of many surrounding the lake. Below, in between wine visits, the grand old ‘Lady of the Lake’ offers cruises. Many wineries in the region offer activities and entertainment along with tours and tastings. Photos by Tsillan Cellars, Martha T.
from research and development at Pfizer. She is a past president of the Lake Chelan Wine Growers’ Association. Her husband Don Phelps has a master in civil engineering from Washington State University, specializing in water resources. He is current president of the Lake Chelan Wine Alliance.
Cellarmaster Shaun Salimida, formerly of San Juan Vineyards, works with Judy Phelps. The current offerings are Hard Row to Hoe sangiovese, Burning Desire Estate cabernet franc, Good in Bed Sparkling, Hard Row to Hoe syrah, Land Ho! port-style wine, Shameless Hussy merlot, Shameless
Hussy Rose, Hard Row to Hoe Iron-bed Red, Hard Row to Hoe viognier, Shameless Hussy pinot grigio. The Phelps proudly point out their Ivan Morse estate vineyard which is the first LIVE vineyard in North Central Washington.
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Success on baseball diamond traces back years for Islanders Islanders’ 2015 state champion feats mirror those of 2009 By Joseph Livarchik
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When Anthony Scalzo took the batter’s box against Bainbridge’s Trent Schulte during the sixth inning of the 3A baseball state semifinal May 29, Steve Stenberg came down with a serious case of déjà vu. Stenberg was Scalzo’s Mercer Island 11/12 Little League All-Stars team manager in 2009, a group that earned Mercer Island’s first-ever trip to the Little League World Series (LLWS). He watched an 11-year-old Scalzo go up against a Bainbridge
team with Schulte starting on the mound in the state tournament semifinals. Schulte was removed from that game due to reaching his Little League-imposed 85-pitch limit, and shortly after in the sixth inning, Scalzo blasted a walk-off double to win the game 4-3. Six years later at Husky Ballpark, here they were again. Only this time, Scalzo swung for a three-RBI triple to save the Islanders from a
late three-run deficit, tying the game in what would be an 11-6 Islander win. “Against the same [starting] pitcher in the same inning, he hit his triple,” Stenberg said. “I kept thinking, ‘this can’t be happening, it’s way too coincidental.’ But we’re thankful it did.” This year’s Mercer Island state title-winning team had five members of Stenberg’s 2009 All-Star squad on its state tournament roster, which included Scalzo, Michael Bantle, Brandon Lawler, pitcher Will Mansfield and Josh Stenberg. Two different teams, but several of the same suspects doing the same things on the baseball diamond six years apart.
“The main thing I remembered was just how close I got with all the teammates on the team,” Josh Stenberg said of the 2009 experience. “We spent so much time together that we basically became brothers by the end of the run in August. And we were playing baseball, something we all love, and we’re hanging out all the time together. It was just the perfect mix for all of us.” The 2009 team was young in more ways than one, which made its LLWS run all the more remarkable. Mercer Island’s Little League charter, now in its
Top photo, the 2009 Mercer Island 11/12 All-Stars stand for the Pledge of Allegiance before one of their games (Reporter Archives). Below, the Mercer Island All-Stars parade in on the first day of pool play at the 2009 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., wearing the green and yellow colors of the Northwest Little League Champions (Reporter Archives). Left, William Mansfield and Josh Stenberg trot onto the field in preparation for a 2009 Northwest Regional matchup in San Bernardino, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Steve Stenberg).
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Stenberg said the 2009 a ten-minute stoppage in team consisted of 11 mem- play. Mercer Island went bers crossing over three on to win 8-7. But even in 10th season this year, had grade levels. The coaches Little League, Mercer Island formed in 2006 behind knew they had really tal- needed to win it twice to efforts from community ented players in the older secure the state title, beating members partnering with grades, and the goal was Pasco in the winner’s brackthe Island’s Boys & Girls to put the strongest team et final and the correspondClub. Brian Emanuels together possible to take a ing tournament championserved as acting president for shot at Eastlake for the dis- ship game, 3-2. Mercer Island Little League, trict title. The 2009 team took a whom Steve Stenberg cred“When we did topple 15-game winning streak ited for leading the charge Eastlake and won the [dis- into the LLWS, capped with to get the Island’s league trict] championship, Brock an 8-3 win over a team from going, along with the efforts Mansfield Salem, Ore. in of Kurt Dammeier. Brock and I the regional Mansfield helped develop took on championthe travel and select teams, the bonus ships in San and assisted Stenberg with b a s e b a l l B ernadino, the 2009 11/12 All-Stars. motto, Calif. Mercer Now, instead of parting ‘Everything Island overways to the Thunderbird here on came a threeLittle League or the out is just run deficit Bellevue Pony League, gravy, now in that game, young Islanders could stay just go taking its first together and play baseball. have fun,’” lead off a Josh “It made it much, much S t e n b e r g Stenberg RBI Brandon Lawler single easier for Mercer Island said. that families to have a more In the brought home intense baseball experience state tournament, Mercer Michael Bantle. Starting on the Island,” Stenberg Island saw its winner’s pitcher Will Mansfield kept said. “No one wants to leave bracket final against Little the Salem batters in check the Island if they don’t have League heavyweights Pasco, after a shaky first inning, to. They want to satisfy their deadlocked 7-7 in extra and Lawler delivered in a baseball needs and desires innings, interrupted by relief appearance from the close to home against your the sprinkler system dous- mound to preserve the win. friends. There’s nothing bet- ing the field and causing Though Mercer Island ter than that.” wasn’t as successful at the LLWS in Williamsport, Pa., going 0-3 against teams from Staten Island, Georgia and Iowa, the experience may have left an indelible mark on their collective competitive drive. “The thing that impressed me the most was these kids have this mindset, they’re so gritty, which was just magnified [in the high school state tournament],” Brock Mansfield said. “The big difference at the high school About: School News • Local Sports Teams level is they’re used to winning and used to pressure. City & Government • Police & Fire Departments These kids come in with Public Works & Transportation • City & State Politicians this attitude and they’re like, Local Figures • Chamber & Business Groups • Kids ‘Of course we’re going to Community & Neighborhoods • Parks & Recreation win.’” Service Groups • Schools • Clubs • Island Non-Profits Special Events • Arts/Culture/Theatre • Real Estate Green Sustainability • Local History • Pets Business News & Briefs • Press Releases • Quirky Features
“The LLWS back then seemed so improbable, but [a state title] was something we could definitely do.”
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| www.mi-reporter.com What made the semifinal against Bainbridge even more special for Steve Stenberg was a lineup change made by Islander coach Dominic Woody. Woody tweaked the batting order heading into the semifinals, with four of Mercer Island’s “core five” from 2009 batting consecutively in the 3-6 spots. Bantle, Lawler, Stenberg and Scalzo collectively went 9-14 at the plate, accumulating five RBI and eight runs scored. Will Mansfield was the winning pitcher in Mercer Island’s final two games. “What was so fun was seeing so many kids from 2009 perform the exact same way they did in 2009 when the game was on the line,” Brock Mansfield said. “How many times have I seen Michael Bantle hit a two-strike pitch into right field, the exact same hitting he did when he was 10- and 12-years-old? How many times have I seen Josh Stenberg come up big defensively and offensively? It was like a throwback. To see Scalzo hit that double and then hit the bases-loaded triple against the same [starting] pitcher gave me goosebumps.” In the state championship game against Shorewood, more of that gritty mentality showed. After seeing the potential walk-off walk overturned in the bottom of the eighth inning, Will Mansfield said he felt the need to be out on the mound for his team. Even though he only expected to be available for one or two innings, Mansfield knew he developed a different kind of trust with his teammates when he was on the mound. “It’s kind of like that calming effect,” he said. “Once that happened, I was like ‘I
have to step up and keep the team focused here.’ If I go out there and keep throwing zeros on the scoreboard, then they’ll stay confident and we’ll win this game.” Mansfield would go five and 2/3 innings, allowing only one hit while striking out two in the Islanders’ 1-0 victory. Neither team committed an error in 13 innings of play. “What makes me more proud than anything is to see how the kids handle adversity and handle success,” Stenberg said. “I was blown away by the fact that they were able to pull themselves back together, go back into the ninth inning and shut the team down defensively. That’s unheard of. To play errorless baseball for thirteen innings, that’s unheard of.” Lawler understands the comparison between the 2009 and 2015 teams for their respective achievements. While both are special, he said a different level of maturity and awareness separate the two.
“Probably the main difference between the Little League World Series and the state tournament is back then, we didn’t really know how big that was,” Lawler said. “We didn’t really know what we were doing. We were just playing and didn’t realize what was going on, just winning and dog piling on fields and going crazy. [The state tournament] was just a lot more real for me. The LLWS back then seemed so improbable, but this was like something we definitely could do. We definitely had the talent, there was just that main difference of knowing and really understanding how big it was in the moment. “All of us, all of those teammates that were on that team, we’ve been through so much together,” Lawler said. “For me as a senior, having the last chance to play with Josh and play with a lot of those guys, it was incredible. It was a perfect way to go out. After all those years of hard work, it was all worth it.”
WIAA names Mercer Island Scholastic Cup winner
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Islanders gathered at the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club for a community viewing party of the Little League World Series in 2009.
competition achievement for an entire year,” WIAA Executive Director Mike Colbrese said in the release. “This award brings an entire school together as each student-participant contributed to capturing the Association’s highest honor.” The Islanders were crowned the 3A champions with a total of 1,655 points, edging out Shorewood by 180 points. Mercer Island captured four WIAArecognized spring state championships to secure the top spot. It was the eighth Scholastic Cup award won by Mercer Island. Also named Scholastic Cup
champions were Crosspoint Academy (1B), Northwest Christian (Colbert) (2B), King’s (1A), Sehome (2A) and Newport (Bellevue) (4A). The Scholastic Cup is the WIAA’s most prestigious annual school award. The year-long competition recognizes the top school in each of the six WIAA classifications based on academic, athletic and sportsmanship excellence. Points are awarded in each of the WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington/Les Schwab Tires State Championships and Academic State Championships.
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doctor’s diagnosis about which he was quite apprehensive. I suggested we Ten years ago as pray about it. Wendy and I prepared to To my delight he was move to Mercer Island willing to let me. As the from Chicago, we faced Jesus on the wall looked the challenge of finding a on, the four of us joined place to hands as I prayed for live. Our healing and grace for equity the journey ahead. from a Needless to say, home in we bought the home. Illinois Looking back, it was wouldn’t the familiar face in the go far. frame in the hallway Quite that gave us the “God discour- Rev. Greg aged, Asimakoupoulos wink” we needed to proceed. we hapRemarkably, the pened on tenth anniversary of our a home purchasing our home for-sale-by-owner that is the 75th anniversary showed promise. of the Sallman’s “Head of As Emil Riccardi and his wife, Roberta, escorted Christ.” Since 1940 that representation of Jesus has us through their home, he told us how much they been reprinted over one billion times. It is thought loved the residence they’d to be the most reproduced owned for thirty-five image in history. years. They went on to Ironically, my married explain how they’d raised daughter and son-in-law their five children in the are moving to suburban Catholic faith in a home Seattle from Chicago next that radiated God’s peace. month to join the staff of At that moment I church. A couple weeks looked up and saw a ago I visited them. God framed picture of Jesus. winked again! I learned The face that the on the hallbungalow way wall where that greeted Warner my wife and Sallman me was no once ordinary relilived and gious art. It where he’d was Sallman’s painted his “Head of masterChrist” that piece was had graced just five my boyhood doors from bedroom. my kids. I It was the introduced famous myself explaining my brown tone profile that interest in their historic also hung in my grandresidence. When they parents’ house on Queen Anne Hill. At once I could showed me around his upstairs studio, I sensed sense the countenance of God smiling on our home God’s smile again! hunting expedition. Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos The picture on the wall is a regular contributor to the provided me an immediMercer Island Reporter ate connection with a man I’d barely met. It was mutual. Mr. Riccardi proceeded to acknowledge a Special to the Reporter
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WINE | FROM 14 LIVE refers to Low Input Viticulture and Enology and is a salmon-safe vineyard. No chemical pesticides or weed killer are ever used and the vineyard is only worked manually. The vineyard began its life as an apple orchard and was converted by the Phelps in 2004. Celebrating its ninth anniversary, it is the ninth winery in Lake Chelan. Check hardrow.com or 509-687-3000 for tasting room hours. Benson Vineyards Estate Winery is up the hill from Hard Row to Hoe. Being up the hill, the view of vineyards leading down to the lake is worth the short drive. All the wines ever produced by Benson have been estate wines which means the grapes on grown in their own vineyards. Obviously, they planned ahead by planting ahead. Benson grows seven red and four white varietals. Besides being a wedding site, the winery also hosts an ambitious lineup of concerts from May through October. Their motto is “Come for the View, Stay for the Wine.” Phone 509-687-0313 or check bensonvineyards.com Lake Chelan Winery produces both wine and apple cider. Lake Chelan Winery was the pioneer. Due to international influences, the Washington apple market crashed in 1998. They were the first to plant vineyards in 1998; their first release was in 2001. The Lake Chelan Valley once teemed with apple orchards. Apple-growing was a source of income, a way of life and the common thread which held the community together. So, to take down apple trees to plant grapes was a brave step. They also joined with Lake Chelan Cheese and to provide a cheese and wine tasting with a gift shop. Lake Chelan Winery three whites, a white blend, five reds and a red blend. An intriguing offering is Stormy Mountain White which blends syrah, riesling and pinot grigio. Check lakechelanwinery.com or call 509-6879463 for tasting hours. We drove further into Manson to stop at CR Sandidge. His main winery is in Prosser while a storefront retail tasting room is in Lake Chelan, but it was on my list because of the many awards which this winery has received over the years. The New World International Wine Competition awarded his 2002 Tri’umph the best
Bordeaux-style wine in all of North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Ray Sandidge’s resume is impressive. After studying horticulture at Washington State University, he was part of a winemaking team on Long Island, New York. He then made rieslings in Germany at the well-known Georg Breuer Winery garnering accolades and awards. He received 97 points for a trockenbeerenauslese, which is a German difficult-to-make sweet wine. The high score was both from both Wine and Spirits magazine and the Chicago International Wine Competition under the Breuer label. He then returned to Washington, working at Apex, Hyatt and Kestrel before starting his own winery. His whites reflect his time in Germany: a gewürztraminer and a riesling/ gewürztraminer blend. He has five red blends, utilizing merlot, malbec, cabernet franc, syrah, syrah and petite sirah in various amounts and combinations. Call 509-682-3704 or check crsandidgewines.com for more. The Lake Chelan AVA (American Viticultural Area) or “appellation” was granted in 2008. An AVA is a designated wine grape-growing region which is distinguishable by geographic features with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau which is part of the United States Department of the Treasury. It usually takes two years of submitting documentation to obtain an AVA. Lake Chelan is the 11th Washington AVA; there are now 13 AVAs in Washington State. The Lake Chelan wineries credit the winds and climate from the lake itself as setting their growing region apart. The Wenatchee, Leavenworth, and Lake Chelan wineries have also combined to call themselves “The Cascade Wine Valley.” Among these three cities, visitors can visit almost 70 wineries. Besides wineries, there are many attractions to entertain visitors. The downtown city of Chelan has been has been designated a national and state “main street” historical district so much of original charm of the town has been retained. The Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce at 216 East Woodin Avenue is a great resource for winery maps, hours and attractions around the greater Lake Chelan area. One non-wine activity is the Lady of the Lake boat cruise up to the City of Stehekin which is a three hour narrated ride. In a year of normal
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | Page 17 snowfall, the surrounding mountains are covered with snow. While the boat seems like a tourist event, the boat ride started as the lifeline for the town of Stehekin which is 50 miles upriver and is totally dependent on the boat for all its supplies. The 75 Stehekin residents phone in their orders to the grocery stores and the boat brings the food up to them. There are no roads leading into Stehekin. The only other access into the town besides the boat is by foot or horseback. The one-room school house is attended by 13 kids. Besides a ride on the Lady of the Lake, Slidewaters is a waterpark for the kids. Mill Bay Casino also has Deep Water Amphitheater with a lineup of music. And don’t forget what made Lake Chelan famous: the lake and its watersports. If you run short of time, the two grocery stores have a good selection of Lake Chelan wines. Since we drove into Lake Chelan over Blewett Pass, we decided to drive back over Stevens Pass, stopping for lunch at Leavenworth and visiting Boudreaux Cellars. Winemaker/ owner Rob Newsom originally hailed from Louisiana, hence, the name “Boudreaux.” The winery is named after a fictitious Cajun character named Boudreaux whose sense of adventure and good humor lead to mischievous antics. Newsom has a tasting room in downtown Leavenworth while his winery itself is eight miles out of Leavenworth. Shortly after I met Newsom, he was voted Seattle Magazine’s Best New Winery of the Year and Best New Winemaker of the Year. That was eight years ago. He makes merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and a reserve cabernet. He also makes a frangiovese which is a blend of cabernet franc and sangiovese. We were lucky to see Newsom in the tasting room and were fortunate that he had a magnum of cabernet reserve available. Check online at Boudreauxcellars.com or call 509-548-5858 to make reservations at the winery itself. The greater Leavenworth area has over 25 wineries. Check cascadevalleywinecountry.com or call the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce at 509-548-5807. Dee Hitch can be reached at rockypointlane@aol.com.
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WEDNESDAY | 10 STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING:
5:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The Stakeholder Group’s primary responsibility is to provide constructive input into the Development Code revision process. Learn more at www.mercergov.org/ towncenter. ARTS COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING: 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, June 10, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The Arts Council and Parks and Recreation staff provide community activities such as art galleries, concerts, plays and literary events as well as support local artists with grants and acquire public art for the city. For more about the Arts Council, contact Amber Britton at amber. britton@mercergov.org.
THURSDAY | 11 ARTS COUNCIL ARTIST RECEPTION: 5:30-7 p.m.,
Thursday, June 11, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Meet the artists and enjoy entertainment and refreshments. For more, visit www. mival.org.
FRIDAY | 12 45TH ANNUAL ALL-ISLAND TRACK MEET: 1-3:30 p.m.,
Friday, June 12, Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. Mercer Island st fourth and fifth graders from Lakeridge, Island Reporter 4
Park, St. Monica’s and West Mercer Elementary Schools will compete in this annual track and field event.
SATURDAY | 13 FOREST STEWARDSHIP EVENT:
Saturday, June 13 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Pioneer Park. Meet at the kiosk at the corner of Island Crest Way and S.E. 68th St. Register at www. earthcorps.org. For more, contact aline.sommargren@ mercergov.org.
SUNDAY | 14 MERCER ISLAND FARMERS MARKET OPENING DAY: 10 a.m.,
Sunday, June 14, 7700 S.E. 32nd St. Providing local fruits and produce and artisan Washington-made products. For more, visit www. mifarmersmarket.org.
MONDAY | 15 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING: 7 p.m., Monday,
June 15, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Held on the first and third Mondays every month unless otherwise posted. For more, contact Ali Spietz at ali.spietz@mercergov.org or call 206-275-7793. ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL:
7-8:30 p.m., Monday, June 15, Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Freehold Theatre’s Ensemble Training Intensive (ETI) program presents their capstone production of Shakespeare’s “All’s Well That Ends Well.” This 90-minute performance of Shakespeare’s satirical
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comedy is the culmination of ten months of study under some of Seattle’s finest theatre professionals. Donations accepted. For more, contact info@ freeholdtheatre.org or visit www.freeholdtheatre.org.
TUESDAY | 16 TOWN CENTER PUBLIC INPUT MEETING: 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, June 16, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The City will hold a series of public meetings and community outreach sessions and encourage a collaborative working environment during the Town Center Development Code revision process. For more, contact Kirsten Taylor at 206-2757661. CERCLE FRANCOPHONE - FRENCH CONVERSATION EVENING: 7-9
p.m., Tuesday, June 16. The Mercer Island Sister City Association will sponsor an informal French Conversation Evening for anyone who wants to improve his/her French at the home of Beth Brennen on Mercer Island. The only “rule” is that we speak French. All levels of French are welcome – join us! For more information and driving directions, contact Beth Brennen 232-7650 or Monica Howell 232-2983.
WEDNESDAY | 17 FIRST AID AND ADULT CPR WITH AED: 7-9 p.m.,
Wednesday, June 17, Main Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Sign up online at
EVENTS | ONGOING CALL FOR ARTISTS JUNIOR ART SHOW: The 41st annual
Junior Art Show is July 11 and 12. Submit your art for cash awards and prizes. The show is open to all Mercer Island residents in grades K-12, and includes categories for painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and crafts. Cost is $3. Find more information on the application at www.mival.org or contact Kendall Taylor at dkkwtaylor@comcast.net. EXHIBITION OF MIVAL ARTISTS’ WORK: Lighthouse Gallery
at Covenant Shores, 9150 Fortuna Dr. View the wonderful art of five MIVAL artists at the Lighthouse Gallery through Aug. 1. Featured artists are Seiko Konya, Judith Roan, Nancy Abel, Genny Reese and Ron MyParksandRecreation.com or or via telephone at 206275-7847. Cost is $25. For more, contact Jolene Judd at 206-275-7607.
THURSDAY | 18 MERCER ISLAND RADIO OPERATOR MEETING: 7-8 p.m.,
Thursday, June 18, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. MIRO is a group of amateur radio operators who volunteer their time to provide back-up communications for the City of Mercer Island in case of a natural disaster. For more, visit the MIRO website at http://mirohams.org.
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Reeder. Free. For more, contact Kay Hirai at kh@ studio904.com. CALL FOR BAKERS - MERCER ISLAND FARMERS MARKET BERRY PIE BAKE CONTEST:
First annual Berry Pie Bake contest. All are invited to enter their favorite homemade berry pie. Cost is $5, deadline to register is Aug. 1. Contact MIFMpiebake@ gmail.com or visit www. mifarmersmarket.org.
EVENTS | UPCOMING MICA PUBLIC MEETING: 7-9 p.m., Thursday, June 23, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. MICA will introduce itself as a community asset to the public. The meeting will be led by Board President John Gordon Hill and feature all the members of the
EVENTS | LIBRARY 4400 88TH AVE. S.E. (206) 236-3537 WWW.KCLS.ORG/MERCERISLAND CHILDREN & FAMILIES FRENCH STORY TIMES: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 11. Stories, songs and fun for families that speak French or are interested in the French language. LEARN & EAT LIKE A SUMMER SUPER HERO AT RENTON COMMUNITY CENTER: 1 p.m.,
Friday, June 19. Held at Renton Community Center,
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internationally-recognized design team. The presentation will focus on the need for MICA, as a focal point for arts and education on Mercer Island. The discussion will feature an update on the design elements and timeline. MERCER ISLAND REGIONAL FIELD DAY 2015: 1-5 p.m.,
Saturday, June 27, Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO) will participate with a larger group of volunteers in a simulated emergency to test communications and auxiliary power. This event marks the first Field Day that agencies and volunteers from multiple cities will cooperate as one to prepare our communities for potential disasters or crises. For more, contact Woody Howse at whowse@me.com.
1715 S.E. Maple Valley HWY, Renton. Build a robot, play Minecraft and other computer games, and meet your favorite superhero. BRAINPOWER EXHIBIT: 4-8 p.m., Wednesday, June 24. Presented by Pacific Science Center’s Science on Wheels. Discover the source of real life super powers, the human brain. See a real human brain up close and then compare it to the brains of other animals. Drop in anytime, all ages welcome.
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STUDY ZONE: 3 p.m., Wednesday, June 10 and 17. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors. Proofreading help is available. Ask at the Reference Desk for location. BOOK BUDDIES TRAINING: 1 p.m., Tuesday, June 23. This orientation is mandatory for teens volunteering to read with children this summer. Topics covered include scheduling and program expectations, information about child literacy, and tips for working with young readers. Teen volunteers need to have submitted a completed application to the library in order to participate in the training. Applications will be available starting May 5 and are due back on June 9. Call the library or email Carrie Bowman (clbowman@kcls. org) with questions.
UNBROKEN - A MOVIE DIRECTED BY ANGELINA JOLIE: 1 p.m., Saturday, June
13. On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared — Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve and humor.
EVENTS | SJCC 3801 EAST MERCER WAY (206) 232-7115 WWW.SJCC.ORG COMEDY SHOW - YOU’RE FUNNY, BUT YOU DON’T LOOK JEWISH:
7:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday, June 13. In this stand-up show, get a world of perspective on the humor of Jewish life from comedians Samson Koletkar, Mike Capozzola, Gina Gold and Joe Nguyen. Cost is $20-25. For more, contact Pamela
TWEEN FITNESS, AGES 9-13:
3:30-4:30 p.m., Wednesdays. Kids will learn to use bands, balls and their own body weight to work on cardiovascular and weight training as well as balance, stability, and stretching. Free for members, $5 for guests. Contact Dana Azose at danaa@sjcc.org or call 206388-0836. TOT SHABBAT: 9:45 a.m., Fridays. Join us with your children and celebrate Shabbat with songs and challah on Friday mornings. Free event.
BLOOD DRIVES | UPCOMING MERCER ISLAND FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE: 8 a.m.-2
p.m., Thursday, June 25 at 3003 77th Ave. S.E. (Employees only from 10 a.m.-11 a.m.)
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The city’s 2015 Water System Capital Improvement Project began in late March of this year, and will ultimately replace 5,480 feet of water mains, 107 water service connections to houses, 17 fire hydrants, and other water system components. Starting June 10 through June 12, crews will be working on Island Crest Way between S.E. 43rd and S.E. 44th Streets, primarily in the northbound lanes. Traffic delays are expected, and commuters are advised to take alternate routes during that time.
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REPORTER The Snoqualmie Valley Record, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general assignment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Nor th Bend office. The primar y coverage will be general assignment stories. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a repor ter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to: be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; produce 5 by-line stories per week; write stories that are tight and to the point; use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover ; post on the publication’s web site; blog and use Twitter on the web; layout pages, using InDesign; shoot and edit videos for the web . We are looking for a team player willing to get involved in the local community through publication of the weekly n ew s p a p e r a n d d a i l y web journalism. The ideal applicant will have a commitment to community journalism and ever ything from shor t, brief-type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging trends; wr ite clean, balanced and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and institute readership initiatives. Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to w o r k e f fe c t i ve l y i n a deadline-driven environment. Must be proficient with AP style, layout and design using Adobe InDesign; and use the p u bl i c a t i o n ’s w e b s i t e and online tools to gather information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-motivated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rapport with the community. We offer a competitive hourly wage and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an emCARRIER ployer match.) Email us ROUTES yo u r c ove r l e t t e r, r e sume, and include five AVAILABLE examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writIN YOUR ing chops to: AREA hreast@sound publishing.com or mail to: Call Today Sound Publishing, Inc., 19426 68th Avenue S. 1-253-872-6610 Kent, WA 98032, ATTN: HR/SNOQ Find your perfect pet Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Em- in the ClassiďŹ eds. ployer (EOE). Check out www.SoundClassifieds.com our website to find out !DVERTISEĂĽYOURĂĽ more about us! www.soundpublishing.com UPCOMINGĂĽGARAGEĂĽSALEĂĽ INĂĽYOURĂĽLOCALĂĽCOMMUNITYĂĽ 1.25 million readers make us a member of NEWSPAPERĂĽANDĂĽONLINEĂĽ TOĂĽREACHĂĽTHOUSANDSĂĽOFĂĽ the largest suburban newspapers in Western HOUSEHOLDSĂĽINĂĽYOURĂĽAREA ĂĽ 'OĂĽONLINEĂĽTO Washington. Call us
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CIRCULATION MANAGER Issaquah/Sammamish/ Snoqualmie Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting applications for a Circulation Manager. Position will be based out of the Bellevue office. The primary duty of a Circulation Manager (CM) is to manage a geographic district. The CM will be accountable for the assigned newspaper as follows: Recruiting, contracting and training independent contractors to meet delivery deadlines, insuring delivery standards are being met and quality customer service. Po s i t i o n r e q u i r e s t h e ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner; to occasionally lift and/or transport bundles weighing up to 25 pounds from ground level to a height of 3 feet; to deliver newspaper routes, including ability to negotiate stairs and to deliver an average of 75 newspapers per hour for up to 8 consecutive hours; to communicate with carr iers and the public by telephone and in person; to operate a personal computer. Must p o s s e s s r e l i a bl e , i n sured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match). If you are interested in joining the team at the Issaquah/Sammamish Repor ter and the Valley Record, email us your cover letter and resume to: hreast@ soundpublishing.com Please be sure to note: ATTN: CMISS in the subject line. Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace. Check out our website to find out more about us! www.sound publishing.com
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EDITOR Sound Publishing has an immediate opening for Editor of the Journal of the San Juans in the beautiful San Juan Isl a n d s o f Wa s h i n g t o n state. This is not an entry-level position. Requires a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, pagination, photography, and InDesign skills. editing and monitoring social media including Twitter, FaceBook, etc.
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To see every home that is for sale in Western Washington go to cbbain.com
Washington Park
$6,550,000
Gated estate sited privately off coveted McGilvra Blvd. This 2012 Classic Revival home offers the perfect blend of tradition w/all of the amenities for today’s lifestyles. 5BR/7.75BA. #768638 Julie Green 206-230-5388
◆ Isl. Pt Delight
$1,749,000
New listing you won’t want to miss! The best Black & Caldwell made better. 4BR+Den+Bonus Rm. Beautifully appointed, gorgeous gardens, a home that will capture your heart…Hurry! #796975 Harrison & St. Mary 206-953-8359
Mukilteo
$1,290,000
Golfer’s Dream! The most beautiful penthouse in Mukilteo. 2-story condo, 3BR+Loft. Located in the heart of Boeing Community, Views of Puget Sound & Olympic Mountains. Gym & Clubhouse. #775742
Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667
Newcastle
$739,000
Elegant & beautiful. Chef’s kitchen w/ open concept floorplan, formal dining room, breakfast nook, sophisticated master BR suite offers view of Lake WA. 5BR/2.75BA, 2820SF. #793816 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667
Clyde Hill
$2,925,000
Perfectly positioned on the crest of Belmont Court, enjoying spectacular SW & NW sunsets, views of the lake, city & mountains; panorama from almost every window. 4BR/3.75BA. #790219 Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275
$1,598,000
◆ Medina
$1,598,000
Houghton
$1,085,000
Mercer Island
$1,058,000
Spiritridge
$650,000
Sammamish
$2,250,000
Luxurious cntemporary gated & fully fenced residence in Redmond area; close to MSFT; exquisitely finished designer touches throughout this 5BR, 3.5BA home. #766184 Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275
Wake up to the light dancing off of the lake & the Olympic mountains framing the Seattle skyline. Designed to take advantage of the views w/3 remodeled levels. 4BR/3.5BA, 3824sf. #699431 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445
Enjoy the privacy of this timeless 3BR, 3 bath NW Contemporary. Vaulted ceilings and large windows on the main floor living and dining rooms provide abundant light throughout. #789574 Julie Green 206-230-5388
Curt Peterson 206-230-5480
$165,000
Well situated entry level, 2 bedroom home. Move in condition. Close to amenities and bus line. Secured, gate access grounds w/ garage parking. Stainless steel appliances, cherry cabinets. #790472 Seattle Brokerage Group 206-919-1290
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
$2,198,000
Cool, sophisticated, stunning w/50 yard line seats to the best views on Mercer Island. Blue Angels, hydroplanes, sailboats, yachts framed by the Olympic Mtns, Lk WA & Seattle skylines. #784816 Don Samuelson 206-226-8338
New! Luxury!
Builders, developers and investors take notice! Desirable Pine Lake Community surrounded by elegant custom homes. Over 3.5 acres, zoned R-4, opportunity for development. #788543
Seattle
East Seattle
Build Here
$710,000
Dream House LAND FOR SALE, .363 Acre Located on West Side of East Mercer Way. Grab Your Builder & Your Ideas For Your New Home, May Be Winter Peak Views, Depending on Your Plans. #775221 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787
2-story well maintained home. Bright spacious flr plan, beautiful red brick patio, lg flat yd w/sweet plum trees & a veggie bed. Open concept kitchen w/gorgeous slab granite counters. #784645 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667
Ideally located in Lakeview Highlands, this Ralph Anderson designed home is remodeled to perfection! Floor to ceiling windows, impressive chef’s kitchen. 4BR/2.75BA, 2430 +/-SF. #775183 Paula Holtzclaw 206-708-4721
New List!
$379,950
Issaquah School Dist GEM! Beautiful remodeled & spacious rambler w/ 1,770sf, 3BR/1.75BA + 1BR/1BA 880sf Guest House. Light & Bright main house, new paint inside & out. 1-yr hm warranty! #778250 Heidi Klansnic 425-830-4199
Attn Builders
$575,000
Lot For Sale on SW End of Street of Established Homes w/Greenbelt to the West. Beautiful, Natural Setting As Lot Extends From North to South, Stream Runs Through South End of Lot. #775235 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787
MI Opportunity!
◆ W’side w/views! $1,895,000 Tranquility on the westside w/city view, mid-isl for less than $2M? Yes! It even has a yard! New in ‘91, recently updated, hdwds on the main, 4,280sf, 4BR+Bonus rm. Carrera marble kit. #795190 Harrison & St. Mary 206-919-9992
Medina
$1,545,000
Stylish & bright, this charming home comes with a simple European touch. Nestled in the heart of Medina. Bright sunny living rm with amazing views of Medina Park & gorgeous sunsets. #778977 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667
◆ Cherry Crest!
$998,900
Close to everything convenience, 4,100sf, ½ acre yard, western views and 4BR+Den+Bonus. New in ‘95. Quiet lane, flowing floor plan. Opportunity knocks! #793139 Harrison & St.Mary 206-919-9992
Float Your Boat
$348,000
.....or lay by the pool and watch the Seahawks arrive to work in theirs. This waterfront condo is adjacent to the VMAC and enjoys all the benefits of lakeside living. 2BR/1.7BA, 28’ slip. #769391 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
Greenwater
◆ Shared Wtft
$1,775,000
An impression of sophistication & serenity mark the stunning architecture of this 5000+sf residence. Dazzling Lk WA & Rainier views. Master suite on main. Shared Waterfront w/moorage! #784534
Barbara Bro 206-459-8411 Stephanie Susen 206-755-6310
East Mercer
$1,295,000
5BR/4BA NW Contemporary w/gorgeous circular drive & covered portico. Impressive two story entrance with vaulted ceilings & walls of windows add to the spaciousness of the main floor . #789873 Julie Green 206-230-5388
◆ First Hill
$910,000
-SHORT SALE-
$199,900
Tremendous Opportunity to live in the coveted First Hill Nbrhd. Two Bedroom/ Two Bath rambler with lake, mountain and city views. 16,135 SF lot sited at the end of a dead end street #793338 Becky Nadesan 206-230-5377
Private drive ends at this cozy 3BR/2.5BA home, master on main. Spacious living areas, open kitchen and large rear deck and patio with a fully fenced backyard. #494945 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
$118,500
Your year round recreation oasis waits! Enjoy endless summer & winter fun at this pristine Crystal River Ranch property! 1/2 ac+ this flat, corner lot is close to playground & clubhouse #770312 Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093 Keith McKinney 425-221-8557
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New on Market
Virtual Tours
$348,000
Tucked away building lot up private lane. Potential lake & Mt Rainier views. Large lot, 3000 sq foot building pad. Paved access to lot line. Near Park trails. Needs driveway & utilities #112896
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