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Council approves letters supporting rapid transit on CKC BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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he Kirkland City Council has officially declared its support for proposed Sound Transit projects that would place rapid transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC) and elsewhere in the region. At its Jan. 19 meeting, the council voted to authorize
Mayor Amy Walen to sign two letters to the Sound Transit Board of Directors, one from the city and another from the joint Eastside cities. The first letter from Kirkland emphasizes the city’s belief in a need for rapid transit of some kind on the Eastside Rail Corridor, which includes the CKC. Although the council in the past has
pushed for bus rapid transit, the letter seeks for Sound Transit to provide “adequate funding” for a light rail line between the Totem Lake Urban Center and downtown Bellevue, though the letter also calls for “flexibility to instead construct and operate the highest level of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).” “The need for this flexibility stems from the fact
that Bus Rapid Transit may provide better, more flexible service and may better address the concerns that we have heard in extensive public outreach in the Kirkland community, and that new modes of public transportation might well be available over the next decade and authorized by Sound Transit,” the letter reads. The letter also calls for
Sound Transit to provide BRT on Interstate 405 — something critics of rapid transit on the CKC have supported as an alternative — while ensuring that the BRT offers “reasonable access points” in Kirkland. The letter includes specific recommendations for several candidate projects Sound Transit is considering as part of its ST3 ballot measure this
November, along with required elements. One of the stipulations is that “only vehicles that are quiet and have zero or ultra-low emissions, such as electric vehicles, can operate on the CKC.” City Manager Kurt Triplett said during that meeting that at the moment there is no specific timing for when any of the projects would be [ more TRAIL page 3 ]
Three Kirkland priests included in sex abuse list One former Kirkland priest suspected of crimes left off list
in the 1970s after the man filed an anonymous lawsuit against Moffat, alleging sexual abuse. Five other men had also filed similar lawsuits against two other local priests in the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese at the BY TJ MARTINELL same time. tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com Kirkland Police Spokesperson Lt. Mike Murray said Three former priests, who that there is no active invesworked at several different tigation going on at this time Kirkland churches, were in response to those included named last week by the on the list from Kirkland. He Archdiocese of Seattle in a added that they can’t launch list of clergy and religious an investigation unless a leaders who the church believes were involved in sexual victim comes forward. “If we don’t have a victim abuse of a minor in Western we can’t arbitrarily create Washington. a case even though they’ve However, not among the names of accused was former (the Archdiocese) reported that,” he said. “That’s one youth minister Jim Funnell of the problems with those at St. John Vianney Church investigations.” who was alleged to Quigg also served have molested a child at Sacred Heart in KIRKLAND in the mid-1980s for Bellevue, where he more than a year. A maintained a sexual lawsuit was filed and relationship with an scheduled before the unidentified teenager. parish district settled out of court for $635,000 in 2012. Parish leadership were not The three priests named in made aware of the allegations until 2014, and information the Archdiocese release who about Quigg’s actions in 1980 served in Kirkland at some point included Harold Quigg were kept private at Quigg’s request and also because and Stephen Trippy, both the archdiocese concluded of whom are deceased. The that the incident did not third priest is Gerald Moffat, who is listed as being in “per- constitute sexual abuse of a manent prayer and penance,” minor under canon and civil law at the time. Quigg was a status which applies to a prohibited from participatpriest permanently removed ing in any public priestly from all public ministry. In 2003, a 43-year-old man ministry, presenting himself publicly as a priest or wearcommitted suicide in the ing clerical garb in 2004. It parking lot of the Kirkland [ more PRIEST page 2 ] church where Moffat served
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Kirkland based Creme Tangerine packed the streets at Pike Place Market in Seattle when they celebrated the anniversary of the Beatles rooftop concert during the past seven years. The band has moved the annual event to Kirkland. CONTRIBUTED, Creme Tangerine
Creme Tangerine to play rooftop concert in Kirkland tomorrow BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
This weekend Creme Tangerine will be taking to a rooftop in downtown Kirkland to celebrate the Beatles final concert in London. Creme Tangerine, headed by Kirkland Performance Center Executive Director Jeff lockhart, will
perform on the rooftop balcony of the Livengood Alskog building at 121 3rd Ave tomorrow at noon. The free 45-minute event is put on by the KPC and the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce to benefit Northwest Harvest and will include well-known, memorable Beatles songs, including those performed during the last concert.
Previously, the rooftop concerts were held at Pike Place Market in Seattle starting in 2009 in tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Beatles last concert. This year, Lockhart said, they are holding the performance in Kirkland after they decided to play at Pike Place during the summer to accommodate the large crowds. “We just decided as long
as people wanted to keep coming out we’ll keep doing it,” he said. “It’s been so cool over the years to see streets packed, shoulder-to-shoulder with people celebrating the music of the Beatles on the last weekend of January,” Crème Tangerine’s leader singer Byron Prather said in a press release. “This music truly is a common bond people share together.” Lockhart said originally they had no plans to perform until fellow Beatles fan David Alskog, lead partner of Livengood Alskog law [ more BEATLES page 5 ]
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Former Seahawk kicker Norm Johnson signs bottles of his new wine in Kirkland. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter
Former Seahawk Norm Johnson kicks off new wine in Kirkland BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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irkland-based Northwest Cellars hosted the release of former Seahawk Norm Johnson’s new “Signature Series” wines with the Loud and Proud label last weekend, which included autographed bottles and a chance to take a photo with Johnson. A former NFL placekicker, Johnson played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1982-1990, later playing in Super Bowl XXX with the Steelers. He was ranked fourth on the NFL’s list of all-time leading scorers upon retirement. The inaugural wine for the brand is the Norm Johnson Signature Red Blend. He said he came up with
the brand idea after being involved in the 12th Man Pale Ale, and when looking for a name for the new brand noticed the phrase “loud and proud” on the back of it. After learning it hadn’t been trademarked yet, he was able to secure it. “Throughout the history of the Seahawks, our highest priority was to put together the strongest team possible,” he said in a press release. “That’s still my goal, and precisely why I chose Northwest Cellars wine to bear my new label. I hope you’ll toast many Seahawk victories with it in the years to come.” He added that while Seahawk fans can enjoy the brand, it’s not limited just to that. “It’s a saying that many
Police seek information on hit and run BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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The Kirkland Police Department (KPD) is investigating a vehicle-bicyclist collision that occurred Friday morning in the Avalon Apartments parking lot near the 5800 block of Lakeview Drive by Carillon Point. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. A construc-
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was later discovered that Quigg did not comply with these rules. He was eventually defrocked by the Vatican. In a press release announcing the publication of the list, Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain said they are trying to maintain accountability and encourage other victims to come forward.
This is a photo released by Kirkland police of the suspect’s car in a hit and run. CONTRIBUTED, Kirkland Police Department
tion worker at a nearby site who witnessed it attempted to follow the suspect vehicle but the driver eluded him. The suspect was described as a white male driving a silver Subaru station wagon or Outback. “I express my deepest apologies for the actions of those who were in positions of trust and who violated that sacred trust by abusing the vulnerable in their care,” Sartain wrote in a letter. The list names clergy who served between 1923 and 2008 and includes 30 archdiocesan and 16 religious priests, 14 religious broth-
people can gravitate toward,” he said. “There’s just a lot to be loud and proud about, whether it’s America or their beliefs or the Seahawks.” With a “Loud and Proud” vodka already on shelves, he said they plan to add a beer as well, which will be available outside of the region and in places like California. “We’re excited to team up with Norm Johnson to kick off this wine,” Northwest Cellars’ owner and winemaker Bob Delf said. “Since we’re all rabid Seahawk fans and wine lovers this is a perfect way to toast our favorite football team.”
The wine can be purchased online at http://www. northwestcellars.com/labels/football-fan.html The victim suffered injuries and was transported to Harborview. He remains in serious but stable condition. KPD Spokesperson Lt. Mike Murray said they have had a handful of people reporting a vehicle similar to the one driven by the suspect but no arrests have been made. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or have knowledge about the incident are asked to call the KPD Crime Tip Line at 425587-3515 or contact Murray at mmurray@kirklandwa. gov. ers, one religious sister, two deacons and 14 priests from other dioceses. It is not known at this time why Funnell’s name was not included in the list. Phone calls to the Seattle Archdiocese seeking comment were not returned.
Reporter Allison Deangelis contributed to this story.
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This is the second of a two-part series. BY AARON KUNKLER Reporter Newspapers
Salmon runs have steadily declined in Lake Washington for nearly 40 years, a phenomenon which has not escaped researchers, ecologists and environmentalists. The Cedar River-Lake Washington watershed runs from Snoqualmie Pass all the way to Puget Sound in an expanding cone-shaped perimeter, with tributaries from Lynnwood to Renton pouring into Lake Washington. The Cedar River is the main tributary for the watershed, providing access to fertile spawning ground for Chinook salmon and other fish in south Lake Washington. Elizabeth Mooney is a Kenmore biologist involved with the grassroots environmental group People for an Environmentally Responsible Kenmore. She is concerned with waterfront development the city of Kenmore is proposing, namely developing the Swamp Creek area, which also houses Squire’s Landing park. What worries her most is the plan to develop a gravel or sand beach at Log Boom Park, and how all these developments will affect already fledgling salmon populations in the Sammamish River and north Lake Washington. “My worry is that if we mess up the shallow area, and push (salmon) out into deeper water, the larger fish like bass will eat them,” she said. Log Boom Park has a large expanse of wetland shoreline, an area which is critically protected, and one which, outside a few other areas along Lake Washington, including Saint Edward State Park, is one of the last remaining undeveloped stretches of land of its kind on the lake’s bank. Kenmore City Manager Rob Karlinsey said the beach they may construct wouldn’t interfere with the natural wetlands, and that any impacts on shoreline wetland must be greatly offset. “We definitely can’t go and start impacting wetlands with impunity,” he said. “We actually have to make up for the impacts on a six-to-one ratio.” The city also partnered with volunteers to remove invasive vegetation along the
shoreline and replace it with natural plants, Karlinsey said. According to a 2001 study by the Greater Lake Washington Technical Committee, more than 70 percent of the lake’s shoreline was developed with hardened shores. Putting a developed beach at Log Boom Park could create an environment where small salmon could be eaten, or dissuaded from migrating through, Mooney said.
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shoreline and inland. “I know that we can do better,” he said. “We can turn things around and certainly by protecting the little remaining habitat that exists along the shore of Lake Washington is one way of keeping things from getting worse.” The city of Bothell has begun a project to connect a For all the odds stacked side channel and a floodplain against Lake Washington area to the Sammamish River salmon, they do have a few to lower water temperatures. allies in their pocket. The city of Kenmore is The Department of Fish repairing stream-side enviand Wildlife operates 83 fish ronments at Swamp Creek hatcheries statewide, largely Park, as well as various other focusing on salmon and shoreline restorations along steelhead. their stretch of the SamAccording to their data, 75 mamish River. percent of salmon caught in The city of Shoreline offers Puget Sound originated from a rebate program for prophatcheries. erty owners who implement “You can argue that in water management systems heavily urbanized waterlike rain gardens and native sheds like the Sammamish, a vegetation, and the city of hatchery population would Lake Forest Park has a minibe necessary to keep it gogrant program, Mulvihilling,” Aaron Bosworth, with Kuntz said. the Washington However, he State Department “My worry is that said Bothell, Kenof Fish and Wildif we mess up the more and Woodlife said. shallow area, and inville do not have With all the push (salmon) out similar programs, pressures salmon into deeper water, though Bothell face, Bosworth the larger fish like has implemented said, without bass will eat them.” greener storm wahatcheries there ter technology on Elizabeth Mooney may not be two recent downenough naturallytown construction spawning salmon projects. to keep up any sort of Lake Redmond has been Washington run. particularly responsive to For Tom Murdock, salmon habitat and restodirector of Adopt-A-Stream, ration, embarking on 45 keeping the existing salmon stream restoration projects, runs in the lake relies on including a multi-phase developers, landowners and restoration of Bear Creek. local governments to work to The city also works to control restore wetlands and shoreinvasive weeds, litter, shoreline fish habitat. line vegetation among other These can include new activities. developments in watershed Additionally, the Univerareas being required to use sity of Washington Bothell porous pavements, rain restored more than 60 acres water basins, managing of wetland on their campus, storm water runoff, restoring which North Creek runs shorelines and controlling through. water pollution. Despite these efforts, MurHe suggested homeowners dock remains unsure if they could plant natural vegetaare enough to return large tion in their yards, shoreline salmon runs to the Samowners could plant overmamish River area. hanging plants near streams “Are we ever gonna turn and rivers, developers could them back into great salmon undertake restoration of runs? I doubt it. Can we keep waterfront projects and it from getting worse? Absogovernments could work to lutely,” he said. “Is the politiimplement better storm wacal will there to do it? That’s ter management systems and an outstanding question that control for salmon-friendly I don’t have the answer for.” developments both along the
The future for salmon in Lake Washington?
completed if put on the ballot and approved, but city officials have previously stated that a BRT would be on the CKC in 8-15 years and a light rail line in several decades at the earliest. Residents opposed to rapid transit on the CKC spoke during the publiccomment portion of the meeting and reiterated their opposition for reasons ranging from logistical to cost-effectiveness. “I would like to ask the council to support anything that doesn’t involve the CKC,” one man said. “Just because it’s the easiest route doesn’t mean it’s the best route or the right route.” A woman also opposed to rapid transit on the CKC referred to it as “a costly project that is not being portrayed accurately.” “Yes, we know that the Sound Transit easement exists, but Sound Transit is floating proposals on the easement only because you actively lobby for this concept,” she said. One of the greatest critics of Sound Transit’s proposal actually came from the legal dais. Before the vote, councilmember Toby Nixon said if it were up to him, the letter would be replaced with three words: no thank you. He went on to say that the proposal
would be too expensive for Kirkland residents, who would pay hundreds of dollars annually to pay for the projects and not see any return for years. Even then, he said, it would not benefit many residents. “I think we should just say no to buses and trains on our corridor,” he said. “We should just say no to Sound Transit on our streets.” Councilmember Shelly Kloba, however, argued that Sound Transit’s proposals are a solution to a regional problem that can’t be rectified locally. “It’s a tri-county area that would be benefiting from this project,” she said. “Having an area that large is important because so much of our traffic is multicounty, multi-city, and these are problems we can’t solve unless we do it together.” She added that while
Kirkland residents may pay taxes while Sound Transit projects are built elsewhere, people in other cities will be paying when the Kirkland projects are finally being constructed. “That is regional cooperation, it’s the nature of it, and it’s the only way we will get anything done,” she said. “We currently pay the price because we have chosen in the past to not do visionary transit projects that are regional in scope.” Councilmember Jay Arnold addressed issues raised by critics of rapid transit on the CKC, saying that while they are listening to their concerns, “doing nothing for 40 years is not an option.” “The council is looking for a balanced solution,” he said. “I think the way we’re internalizing it is ‘Don’t screw it up.’”
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Nourishing Network needs your help to feed local children
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irkland Nourishing Network is continuing, with your support, to provide school break nourishment to needy elementary school children and their families. You really came through with Thanksgiving and December holiday breaks. It is surprising to many that we have real need, right here in our community. Teachers and school counselors, who see these kids every day, have identified gaps in meeting needs for some of the most needy. We’ve made it pretty simple for you to be part of the solution, though. If you would volunteer to shop for a box of food (menu provided) and drop off the box at a central site on Feb. 9, that evening the box will be in the home of a family that really needs it. Each box is under $50 with a standard menu of items. You and your neighbors have filled the need every school break for the past four years. This project is for the mid-winter school break. The key thing to realize is that you don’t have to dedicate long hours and great effort to make a real difference in the lives of Kirkland neighbors. We have expanded to all Kirkland elementary schools with identified need. That means we need donors for about 200 boxes of food – helping over 150 families. Some neighbors struggle more than we appreciate; but, together, we can help to fill the need. Everything you need to know is on the signup links at http://www.nourishingnetworks.net/
kirkland/. Just select a convenient drop-off location (north or south). Once on the sign-up page, click on a “Sign Up” box (or two) and then click on “Submit and Sign Up.” The grocery list link is above the sign-up list. You don’t have to uphold your commitment if you think things might possibly change. If something unanticipated arises, then you can offer the box you signed up for to someone else. Just let us know as far ahead of time as possible. If you want to donate but will be away, so you can’t shop for fresh food, let Dave Asher know (daveasher@comcast.
net), and he will work to find volunteers with the Eastside Timebank or other local volunteers to do the shopping and drop-off. A great thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland for providing funds, this year, to supplement the boxes. Thanks to all of you for considering to help your neighbors in need.
Kirkland Nourishing Network is a group of Kirkland residents making a difference in the community for local kids.
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Dearest wonderful strangers who ran the Kirkland Parkplace cinema, You will never know how much your little cinema has meant to me. I was always overjoyed when the Kirkland Parkplace Cinema would show the classics. The month that you showed Hitchcock films was one of best of my adult life. Imagine how stupid I felt when I missed your final showing, The Last Picture Show, because it was a weeknight. You stole my heart with the classics and you showed so many current films that one couldn’t find on the Eastside. You showed films for kids. You even showed movies for babies. Kirkland Parkplace Cinema truly did feel like a community. I’ll miss the cozy, but admittedly odd theaters, the employees, who were always friendly and polite, and oh the snackbar. Where else could I get my sodas Italian and my get my Junior Mints nearly frozen? I wish you all nothing but happy endings. Whatever the new property company paid you, I think you deserve more. You will be leaving a gaping hole in the culture of the Eastside and in my cinemaphile heart. Here’s looking at you kid,
Kelly Senseman, Bellevue
Keep the tolls on the Eastside Toll lanes are the future, like cell phones were in the 1990s. Peak hour pricing is the most intelligent way to control traffic because it takes into consideration economics, that is, supply and demand, with fluctuating prices, that vary per time of day. So keep the VIP lanes at two on I-405. We’ve first class in airplanes, why not cars? In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the wealthy avoid traffic by helicoptering around; they literally rise above it. Let the market decide. Fluctuating prices are the key for roads. Price
communication tells society how much a road is valued. Without pricing, that is without tolls-thatvary-with-traffic-like-hotels-do-with-holidays, society’s roads are deaf. Utilities and hotels charge more during peak hours, and roads should too. Let’s do tolls today, then privatization tomorrow. Private businesses’ selling via fluctuating prices is how every other industry operates. Roads should be no different. Basing road financing on localized tolls with fluctuating prices is a more fine-tuned user fee than the crude gas tax. The gas tax charges drivers the same whether they’re driving in eastern Washington at midnight or on 520 at 5 p.m. And let a private consortium redo the Alaskan Way Viaduct and maybe build a third bridge or tunnel across Lake Washington. We can’t build our way out of traffic, but we can buy our way out. Tolls and transponders are better than taxes and traffic. Let the state run key roads as public utilities with peak hour tolls. Then let private groups build and run new roads, tunnels and bridges.
Jeff Jared, Kirkland
No surprise the council voted for transit on CKC It came as no surprise when Kirkland City Council members voted 6-1 to endorse mass transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC). After all, it was the City Council’s idea in the first place. Sound Transit had proposed Bus Rapid Transit on I-405 where it belongs, but the city council wanted a bigger piece of the $20 billion ST3 “project pie.” Mass transit on the CKC will accomplish that but will also cost Kirkland residents $24 million dollars a year, every year. And they didn’t bother to first ask Kirkland residents whether they needed or even wanted it. Over 1,700 residents signed a petition saying no to buses and trains on this beautiful trail. If mass transit is
put on the CKC, the trail will become an afterthought to a concrete transit thoroughfare destroying wetlands, beautiful canopies of mature trees and the peaceful park like setting that currently exists. The Save Our Trail organization is now doing what the City Council neglected to do – reaching out to residents of Kirkland to find out what they want. And making sure that is communicated loud and clear to Sound Transit.
Sharon Riddle, Kirkland
Keep toll lanes at two I have been a resident of north Juanita since 1996. Since then, I’ve commuted on I-405 to work in Eastgate, downtown Bellevue and downtown Seattle via SR 520 and I-90. I have used the HOV and HOT lanes whenever it was legal and safe to do so. Back in the day, the HOV lane was on the outside lane (far right) to facilitate express bus stops along the outside of the highway. Those were exciting times as the merger of a non-HOV vehicle required slamming on the brakes in the high-speed lane in order to merge into the crowded and slow regular lanes. I used the two-plus lane when I was carrying a passenger and noted when the lane was open to all traffic between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. each day. I am grateful this lane continues to function between Bellevue and Tukwila, as that facilitates a trip to the airport. Since the introduction of the HOT lanes between Bellevue and Lynnwood I’ve used them at every opportunity, flipping my flex pass from green (pay to drive) or red (toll-free). Ordering the flex pass was the most difficult part of this experience, since the Washington State Department of Transportation (WASDOT) web site is kind of clunky. Now that I’m used to the system I love it and encourage everyone to give it a try. Time is money, as they say, and the new HOT lanes certainly save me time as I travel between Seattle, Bel[ more LETTERS page 5 ]
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www.kirklandreporter.com levue and north Kirkland. The current configuration, which provides two HOT lanes and formally designated merge areas, is a little tricky to figure out but it’s worth the effort. You will need to look out for people who wish to enter the HOT lanes by crossing the double white line, which is an illegal maneuver. The speed differential between HOT and regular lanes can be significant, so it’s important to keep an eye out and use the left-most lane, when possible. If the two lanes are reduced to one, as currently suggested by Sen. Hill, the ability to avoid an illegal merger will become more difficult, but the speed of the remaining lane will also go down, so perhaps that’s not a big concern. I agree with the current WASDOT proposal to enhance entry/exit merge areas of the existing two-lane system. Let’s all keep our eyes on the road and a hand upon the wheel while looking out for distracted folks.
Ira Worden, Kirkland
Council arrogant and out of touch If you wonder why the
[ BEATLES from page 1] firm, suggested they hold the performance on the Kirkland building. “We thought, ‘the merchants will love it after the holiday lull, we’re based out of Kirkland, and the Seahawks lost,” he said. “That’s where this is all born from.” Crème Tangerine’s performance can be viewed from downtown Kirkland’s Central Way and Lake Street shopping district at street level for free. Those attending the performance can donate canned food or cash on site to support Northwest Harvest, which distributes food to Jeff Lockhart 300 food banks, hot meal programs and elementary schools in the state. Formed in 2003, Creme Tangerine plays Beatles hits, though the band members don’t try to recreate or replicate either the legendary musicians themselves or how they perform. Besides the rooftop concert shows, they also perform the Beatles most recognized hits from albums such as “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “the White Album” and “Abbey
public holds elected public officials in such low esteem at all levels of government, you don’t have to look any further than the Kirkland City Council. Their 6-1 vote endorsing transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC), against the wishes of the citizens of Kirkland is just another example of their “we know better than the public” attitude. And if you feel that the City Manager and City Council already had made up their minds before the community meeting at the Kirkland Performing Arts Center, and the subsequent meeting at the Lake Washington Institute of Technology, you are right. They were pretending to listen, but it was a forgone conclusion. To add insult to injury, the Council authorized a $250,000 design study in advance of the public meetings, so you really knew it was fixed decision. The Kirkland Council is out of touch with their own community. The Council threw their support behind the community pool, assuming that the public would “trust” them to build a pool with unknown cost at an unknown location. The voters overwhelming rejected the ARC and then the Council wondered why
it didn’t pass. It’s a trust issue with our tax dollars. When the Council paid for a public survey regarding whether there was support for banning plastic bags, the public response was overwhelmingly against banning plastic bags, but Amy Walen knew what was “best for our community” and the Council voted for the band. Joan McBride, former mayor of Kirkland, served on the Eastside Transportation Committee and supported the I-405 tolls. How is that working for Kirkland citizens? More than 28,000 people have already signed a petition asking that the tolls either be eliminated or altered significantly. SaveOurTrail.org participants should now channel the energy and resources into voting the City Council out of office. Please remember how the Council voted on this CKC transit vote and other important issues and vote them out of office. Deputy Mayor Jay Arnold was quoted as saying, “doing nothing for the next 40 years is not an option.” Our community wasn’t asking you to do nothing, we were asking you to do the right thing. I applaud Toby Nixon for being the lone no vote on transit on the CKC. At least he was considering the com-
Road” in their entireties. “That was the intention from the beginning,” Lockhart said. “We just wanted to play the music for people. Let’s bring that to a show and not an impersonation. There are plenty that imitate them. I think that has added to our longevity, focusing on the
spirit and the humor and the fun. That’s the culture of our band.” For those worried about poor weather, Lockhart said they will be playing, rain or shine. “When the Beatles played it was really cold,” he said. “If the Beatles can do it so can we.”
munity. The other council members are not listening.
Pat Harris, Kirkland
The CKC and its greater cause I am a long time Kirkland resident and have walked the CKC (Cross Kirkland Corridor) a few dozen times in the past year, and with great pleasure. I usually walk an hour or two mostly on weekends, for a total of four, six or eight miles. This past Sunday, I counted the number of walkers, runners, bikers that I’d encounter from the opposite direction, as I walked south from 116th Ave (at the 4.50 mile marker), down to the 0.25 mile marker, then returned up north, for a total of 8.5 miles in a little over two hours (around noon). Sunday was a beautiful sunny day, after many days of relentless rain and the Seahawks were out of the play-offs. As expected, it was busier on the trail than typically seen, especially between the Google campus and Houghton area. While my efforts do not have any scientific merit, going south, I counted 99 walkers/runners and 10 people on a bike, including babies, toddlers and kids. Returning north, the bikers had caught
up a bit: 30 bikers and 81 walkers/runners. Dogs were not counted, but I guess there were about 30. In the count I included folks exiting the trail or turning around within eyesight. Some were counted double as we had turned in the opposite direction, probably about 15 percent. So, why these numbers? My count shows that on this beautiful Sunday around noon, not really a whole lot of people were using the trail. Have you walked around Green Lake on a sunny Sunday? I would think on a day like this, the trail would be bustling with many more people, particularly by the folks saying how wonderful the trail is, and how it must be preserved, banning any rapid transit. I love the CKC trail, don’t get me wrong. Reach
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The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week. Between Jan. 8-21, there were 635 traffic incidents, 47 traffic accidents, seven DUIs, 56 general traffic incidents, 70 alarm calls, 23 abandoned vehicles, 15 burglaries, 24 incidents of fraud, 20 civil incidents, 16 cases of harassment, 37 thefts, 32 vehicle prowls, seven vehicle thefts, 24 warrants served, 24 noise complaints, four animal calls, 24 incidents of domestic violence, seven incidents of malicious mischief, three fireworks complaint, 17 disturbances, six trespasses, five sex offenses, three assaults, two hit and run and 63 incidents involving at least one arrest.
Jan. 18 Theft: 12:40 p.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 74-year-old man was caught shoplifting $14 worth of food from the Totem Lake QFC. He was released from the scene and charges will be forwarded for theft. He was also trespassed from the store for a period of two years by QFC management. Assault: 2:45 p.m., 9800 block of NE 128th St. A 41-year-old man got into a domestic altercation when he went to his 48-year-old girlfriend’s house to get his tools that he left behind after moving out. During the altercation, he struck her in the face and pushed her several times into a dresser. He was arrested and charged with assault.
Jan. 17 Assault: 8:33 a.m., 12000 block of NE 128th St. A 20-year-old woman who was taken to a hospital the night before by Redmond Police caused a disturbance in the emergency room the following morning. She damaged a hand sanitizer dispenser and spat in the face of a security officer. She was placed in restraints for the duration of her stay. Charges were forwarded for assault.
Jan. 15 Assault: 11:30 a.m., unknown address. A 25-year-old man was arrested for assault after he pushed and hit his 23-year-old brother in the face. The altercation was over a pair of shoes and occurred at home. The suspect left the residence but was encouraged to meet police in person and was arrested. Assault: 12:49 p.m., unknown address. A 29-year-old man was arrested for assault after punching his wife in the face and head after both of them got drunk. She suffered a laceration on her left cheek and a swollen forehead. The husband took offense when she told him to get away from her and their baby. Firearms were collected by officers for safekeeping. Assault: 8:30 p.m., unknown address. After work, a man met his wife in downtown Kirkland for dinner. They drove home separately, however she took about 45 minutes to return home. They got into a verbal argument and she picked up a glass of water and threw its contents on him. She then threw the glass at his head. She was arrested and booked for assault.
Jan. 14 Assault: 10:04 p.m., 300 block of Central Way. A 28-year-old man was arrested for assault after he was observed pushing his 25-year-old girlfriend in front of Wendy’s.
Jan. 12 Assault: 1:30 p.m. A 49-year-old woman got into an argument with her mother and then assaulted her. She was arrested for domestic violence.
Jan. 11 Vehicle prowling: 11:40 p.m., 11600 block of 91st Pl NE. A man was arrested for prowling a truck when the owner’s wife came home and saw the suspect standing over the bed of the truck, with the driver’s side door wide open. The woman then called her husband who confronted the suspect, who walked off. Nothing was damaged or missing. An officer found the suspect on 93rd Ave Northeast and K95 tracked to his location. They later confirmed the suspect was the person seen earlier. He was given a ride home and cited through investigation.
Jan. 10 Warrant: 9:46 a.m., 12600 block of 82nd Ave NE. A 26-year-old man got into an argument with his parents, who he lives with, after they refused to give him money to buy marijuana. He was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Jan. 8 Assault: 1:35 p.m., unknown address. A juvenile was arrested for assaulting staff at Friends of Youth.
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Love Song Bouquet from the Kirkland Choral Society Put the finishing touches on a romantic Valentine’s Day week by enjoying a “Love Song Bouquet” from the Kirkland Choral Society at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Kirkland Performance Center. “We’re looking forward to singing at the Kirkland Performance Center again,” said KCS Artistic Director Dr. Glenn Gregg. “It’s an excellent setting for this intimate concert of beautiful melodies sung by KCS soloists, quartets, ensembles and the full choir.” The audience will enjoy romantic offerings from many different cultures and musical genres, including the exquisite “Five Hebrew Love Songs,” by Eric Whitacre, the fiery “Habanera” from Bizet’s opera, “Carmen,” and the haunting “All I
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Assault: 10:09 a.m., unknown address. A female juvenile was arrested for assault after getting into an altercation with her mother and slapping her in the head.
Gregg said. In March, 2016, KCS will be joining Philharmonia Northwest for Beethoven’s beloved Ninth Symphony at Benaroya Hall, and in May, the chorus will perform the world premiere of a new work by one of the leading composers of our time, Ola Gjeilo, from Norway. To buy tickets to the Love Song Bouquet, go to www.kirklandchoralsociety.org Tickets are $15-20 and children under 12 are free. This concert is not part of the season subscrip-
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MSU honors Kirkland students The Montana State University 2015 fall semester honor roll includes Kirkland resident Claire Hunter. Hunter was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for earning a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the semester.
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Jan. 13 Assault: 8:12 p.m., 12300 block of NE 134th St. A woman reported that her 26-year-old boyfriend choked her and head butted her, causing injuries. He was arrested for assault.
Ask of You” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway musical “Phantom of the Opera.” Says Gregg, “We’re also very fortunate to have Chris Hoffman from the Seattle Men’s Chorus joining the choir to sing a wonderful arrangement of “Somebody To Love,” by Queen. To add to the festivities, what could be more romantic than wine and chocolate? Both will be available in the Kirkland Performance Center lobby. “Kirkland Choral Society is now considered one of the leading symphonic choirs in the Seattle area,”
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Malicious mischief: 12:30 a.m., 1800 block of 4th St. A woman was working as a house cleaner at a residence when she was assaulted by her fiancé who had arrived at the job site and accused her of being unfaithful. He took her cell phone and broke it, then punched her several times in the face, kicked her on the ground and placed his knee on her neck. He got up and took her laptop before leaving. Officers were unable to find him at any known addresses. Charges have been filed through investigation.
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Kirkland couple buys historic Joshua Sears Building BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
A Kirkland couple has purchased the historic Joshua Sears Building in downtown with the intent of preservation. Local attorney Sim Osborn and his wife Monica Hart completed the purchase in December. They stated they plan to keep the current business and residential tenants. Sims said they have always wanted to own the building but it was only recently the opportunity presented itself. Selling a building in downtown Seattle, he looked for a place to reinvest the money and discovered the building was on the market. “When it came up for sale I saw a chance to purchase and preserve this historic local building and had to make an offer,” Osborn said in a release. “I’m very happy I was able to complete the purchase and be a steward of its elegance moving forward.” Located at the northwest corner of Market
Street, the red brick Italianate style building has been a feature of downtown Kirkland since 1891, costing Joshua Montgomery Sears $18,000 to construct it 1889, making it one of the most expensive built in Kirkland at the time. Sears was invested in Peter Kirk’s Great Western Iron and Steel Company. The building bricks came from Kirk’s brick works. Sears had planned a bank and steel mill, but those plans died after the Panic of 1893. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. “It’s just an iconic building,” Sims said. “We want to be stewards of that building. You never know what’s going to happen, even though it’s an historical building they could go inside and change the whole inside and paint everything purple, and nobody wants that. I was born in Kirkland, we’ve lived here pretty much all our lives, and we want to keep it for our community.” Hart, a lifestyle design
A Kirkland couple has purchased the historic Joshua Sears Building on Market Street. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter specialist and owner of La Famiglia Design LLC, plans to lead the restoration of the building. “It’s a jewel in the community,” she said. “It’s a beautiful structure. It’s a cool shape and it just sits there proud.” “We’re just going to make sure everything is up to code and perfect,”
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Osborn said. “It’s a nice building and we want to hang onto it for the community. We don’t want somebody to come in and change it around.” Osborn is a personal injury attorney and a partner at Osborn Machler PLLC in Seattle, where he’s helped run a legal practice for more
than 30 years. He’s served on the board of trustees for the Kirkland Boys and Girls Club, Providence Hospital Foundation and the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He is also the president of the Kirkland Merchants select baseball club and on the Whitman College Board of Overseers.
Kamiakin sends large group to music conference Kamiakin Middle School has filled the community with top quality jazz, classical, concert band, orchestral and choral music since 1974. This year, the school’s music department is sending a large and talented group of musicians to represent Kamiakin at the 2016 Washington Music Educators Conference on Feb. 13 in Yakima. The following seventhand eight-grade musicians submitted recorded auditions to compete for a spot in the Jr. All-State Band, Choir or Orchestra and were accepted based on their technical proficiency and musicality: Rachel Gerhardt, trombone; Caitlin Liddle, flute; Ashlyn Hanna, soprano; Claire Longcore, clarinet; Cynthia Zhang, flute; Evelyn Locker, bassoon; Kelly Chen, cello; Andrew Ellis, trombone; Henry Stirrat, percussion; Kimaya Wijeratna, flute; Ashlynn Smith, alto saxophone; Sanjana Sitaraman, tenor saxophone; Sebastian Kolde, oboe; and Daniel Ivanov, tuba.
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