Bothell/Kenmore Reporter, December 18, 2015

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A Kenmore man fell victim to scam-mers last month

after sending them $11,000.

On Nov. 30, the man

received a call from someone claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service, King County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman Cindi West said. They said he owed $10,000 in back taxes which he had to pay im-

mediately, and instructed the victim to buy 22 $500 Green Dot Visa cards.

The victim bought the cards, and read off the numbers, expiration dates and security codes over the phone, after which the scammers said he would receive a confirmation call the next day.

When the man did receive a call the next day, the scammers said the cards he supplied were expired and he needed to purchase another $11,000 worth.

� e victim became suspicious and found the number listed as a known scammer online, a� er

which he contacted police. Other scams have been

circulating the area re-cently, the Sheriff ’s office said, including one where victims receive a call say-ing there is a warrant for their arrest for missing jury duty, and they must pay to cancel the warrant.

West said the scam-

mers are pushy, and will threaten immediate arrest, but said to hang up and that law enforce-ment never makes calls with threats of arrest or to force payment.

West said if residents receive any calls asking for money, credit card or

‘Tis the season for scammers and thieves, beware of fake IRS calls

BY AARON KUNKLER

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There’s an old home-town superstar in Bothell, one that has been seen in the pages of the Seattle Times and in internation-al headlines. It has been silently keeping a watch-ful eye on generations of

locals. Now, many are a seeing it in all new lights.

The massive pine tree along Main Street and 102 Avenue Northeast has called the same spot home since at least 1911, and recently, Main Street Antique owner Linda Dorset decided to do her homework on their conif-

erous neighbor. “It’s a famous tree that’s

brought a lot of happiness to the people of Bothell,” she said.

According to her re-search, beginning in the mid 1930s the tree was strung up with Christmas lights in an annual tradi-tion.

Local businesses would rally together and finance the decorations, and Nims Electric would wire it up. The lighting cer-emony was stuffed with ceremony and tradition, with Santa and his wife making annual visits.

The tree appeared in the Seattle Times in 1968,

and was hailed as the tall-est Christmas tree in the world by Time Magazine in 1962.

It was such an icon that McMenamins commis-sioned a painting of it for their Anderson School campus.

The tree sat on the same plot as the iconic

Lytle House, which has since been moved to the Park at Bothell Landing.

Dorsey thinks when the house was moved some branches were damaged, causing the tree to be topped in the the late 1970s to save it.

Bothell star on Main Street once again dressed up for Christmas

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Kenmore man cheated out of $11,000

Snap into the holidaysKatie Skurski, 19, wraps presents at Snapdoodle Toys in Kenmore. The store provides free gift wrapping, tea and lattes. Skurski is a Western Washington University student from Brier. She said business continues almost nonstop during the holidays at Snapdoodle Toys, which is one of the only independently owned toy stores in the area. Snapdoodle is located at 7330 NE Bothell Way in Kenmore and the store has extended hours for the holidays. AARON KUNKLER, Bothell Reporter

Police continue search for missing firefighterBY AARON KUNKLER

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Investigators continue to search for missing Bothell man and Seattle � re� ghter Joshua Ryan Milton a� er he went missing last � ursday a� ernoon and his car was found near Deception Pass Saturday.

� e 36-year-old was last seen near Harborview Medical Center around 3:30

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Since then, the tree has remained dark on Christmas.

That is until this year, when Nancy Pipinich, a local State Farm agent, bought the property and moved in Dec. 26 of last year with some plans in mind.

“We wanted an old fashioned Christmas. We wanted one that was a gift to the community,” she said.

So Main Street mer-chants rallied together to fund a tree lighting this year. Bothell City Manag-

er Bob Stowe rededicated the tree, and Santa rode in on a firetruck.

Despite a lack of adver-tising, Pipinich said the response on social me-dia brought around 800 people out to the tree for the Dec. 4 ceremony.

The tree was lit by lasers this year, as traditional lights would have cost an esti-mated $10,000 to install and keep lit.

“We want to have traditional lights on it next year,” Pipinich said. “People can expect it to be a longstanding

tradition from this point forward.”

A small historical book or website could be in the works as Pipinich

hopes the community will send in either

stories or pic-tures to compile, while making new memories. “We’re gonna keep

tradition, and there’s a lot of rich history in our town,” Dorsey said. “We also have to remember the roots of our commu-nity.”

Nancy Pipinich can be reached at [email protected]

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Kenmore residents asked to take survey

The city of Kenmore launched Imagine Ken-more at a community workshop in late Sep-tember. Imagine Ken-more is a community

conversation about how Kenmore residents can play more and connect more through expanded parks and safer streets and trails.

As part of the continued commu-nity outreach efforts for Imagine Kenmore, the city has contracted with a professional services company to conduct randomized phone surveys to Kenmore residents.

City officials are ask-ing those residents who received a call regarding Imagine Kenmore to participate in the volun-tary 10-minute survey. The more community input the city receives, the more they can di-rect our efforts toward what the community values and what the city needs most.

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BY AARON KUNKLER

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What county deputies believe was an attempted suicide-by-cop resulted in the arrest of one 52-year-old Kenmore woman on charges of second-degree assault last month.

According to a report provided by the King County Sheriff ’s Office, two deputies stopped a car which had been driv-ing around and honking repeatedly.

When they got behind it, it turned into oncom-ing traffic briefly before coming to a stop in the

700 block of Northeast 181st Street, the report said.

Deputies said the driver was crying, saying she was depressed and in pain, the report said.

The woman then picked up a knife, but put it down after deputies told her to, the report said.

As deputies continued talking with her, she opened her car door and began walking towards officers holding a large butcher knife as they backed away, the report said.

The woman then

raised the knife and began walking towards one of the deputies, the report said.

The other deputy moved behind her and tased her in the back, ac-cording to the report.

A total of four knives were found in the car along with a note stating she intended for officers to kill her, according to the report.

The woman was taken to EvergreenHealth hos-pital for mental health evaluations, and the sheriff ’s office is rec-ommending charges of second degree assault.

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Last week, the presidents from Wash-ington state’s community and technical colleges met on the Kirkland campus of

Lake Washington Institute of Technology for a Washington Association of Community and Technical College (WACTC) president’s meet-ing. � e primary agenda item is � lling critical state funding gaps for our community and technical college system.

A� er three special sessions that ended last July, the Washington state legislature approved its 2015-2017 operating budget. While those of us who work within the state Community and Technical College System were pleased that tuition was reduced by � ve-percent for our students, and that the state funded cost of living adjustments for our sta� (the � rst increase since 2008), the � nal budget didn’t include enough money to o� set that. In fact, it only funded 83-percent of those cost of living adjustments, and le� the colleges short by 17 percent. � e � nal state budget also didn’t cover lost revenue in our applied bachelor’s degree programs. So, while it looks like our state community and tech-nical colleges received addition-al support for our students and sta� , we in fact are still facing budget cuts, on top of all of the cuts the colleges have endured over the past several years.

� ere are 34 community and technical colleges in Washing-ton state, and combined we are facing a budget shortfall of $10.9 million through just the fund-ing gap for the cost of living adjustments, and an additional $1.98 million funding gap from the tuition reduction.

As the chairs of the legislative and capital committees that represent the Washington

Association of Community and Technical Col-leges, we, along with our fellow presidents, are committed to working with our state legisla-

tors to � nd a way to back� ll these budget gaps. If they aren’t closed, our colleges will have to look at additional cuts to impor-tant workforce education and transfer programs.

As our legislators prepare for the upcoming short session, we encourage them to adjust the operating budget, making our

colleges whole. Without that, the impact will not only be felt on our campuses by our stu-dents, but also throughout our communities.

Our economy is strong, and at a time when employers are in desperate need of a trained workforce, we are in an uncomfortable posi-tion of not being able to respond fully to those

needs. Without additional funding, we won’t be able to expand our program o� erings in high-demand areas, and will be at risk of cutting programs, preventing us from responding to the needs of our communities.

While we appreciate our hardworking legisla-tors and the time and e� ort they put in during the legislative sessions last year, more needs to be done. Our state community and techni-cal colleges provide a critical path for students to get an education, and directly enter the workforce. Without additional funding from the state legislature, all of our communities are at risk of feeling the economic impact for years to come.

Dr. Amy Morrison Goings is the president of Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland and Dr. Eric Murray is the president of Cascadia College in Bothell.

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A� er living in Kenmore for 20-plus years, I am � nding myself wondering, for the � rst time, if I should restock my freezer or will it just be a waste because the power will go out again. I would like to encourage everyone in Kenmore to do their part in improving the reliability of our electricity.

If the problem in your area of Ken-more is trees on the lines please report this to Puget Sound Energy (PSE) at [email protected]. But before you do this, let me share a few things I learned recently when I asked PSE to look at 73rd Avenue Northeast between Northeast 185th and Northeast 204th. � e large diameter, black colored, lines on the west side of 73rd Avenue Northeast that run about half way up the power poles are phone lines, not electric wires. � e small diameter, silver colored, wires on the east side of 73rd Avenue Northeast that run about half way up the power poles are cable television wires, not electric wires. PSE’s electric wires are at the top of the pole and on 73rd Avenue Northeast this is predominately on the east side of the road. � e tree trimming that PSE contracts Asplundh to do is only for the PSE electric wires; they are not concerned about the phone lines or cable television wires. A� er sending

PSE an email reporting trees near the electric wires a representative from Asplundh will look at the location and call you to report their � ndings.

When the power does go out, please report this to PSE at www.PSE.com or 888-225-5773. At the Kenmore City Council meeting of Nov. 23 the PSE representative spoke of these out-age reports like this was the primary way PSE

has of knowing when a small area is having an issue. We can’t complain of the lack

of response by PSE unless we have told them our power is out.

So, please do your part to improve the reliability of electricity in Kenmore.

Before the next storm hits please report trees that are near electric wires. When the

power does go out (note I said when, not if) please report the outage to PSE.Katrina Rose, Kenmore

Sign petition to get big money out of elections

Nearing the end of the campaign to get Ini-tiative 735 on Washington’s 2016 ballot, we are reaching out for a hand.

“Get Big Money Out of Elections!” will ask the voters if money is free speech, and whether corporations should have the same rights as persons, as the Supreme Court ruled in Citi-zens United vs. FEC in 2010. � is high court

decision seriously undermines fairness in our elections.

A grassroots movement, with only volun-teers, is getting close to the deadline. We are close to reaching the required number of sig-natures, but there is still some question on this. If you are one of those many people who care about this issue, you can help by either:

Calling (206) 547-9961, the WAmend o� ce, or

Going to the website, WAmend.org, where you can � ll out a quick form to have petitions mailed to you.

Another option - call a volunteer at 425 328-4518 and someone will deliver a petition to you.

Just a few signatures may make the di� er-ence whether this gets on the ballot next year, or not.

Let’s do this and make Washington the 17th state in the process.Nancy Hansen, Kenmore

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As we begin the holiday season, many � nd themselves wondering how to honor the men and women who have so bravely served our country. Currently, there are more than [ more LETTERS page 4 ]

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[ LETTERS from page 4] 18,000 paralyzed veterans across the country who are members of Paralyzed Veterans of America, with more than 400 living right here in Washington. There are countless stories of neighbors picking up a restaurant tab or saluting a soldier in the streets, but it is often hard to find a way to truly give back to those who have sacrificed so much.

The Paralyzed Veterans of America are making it much easier through Wheels Helping War-riors, a vehicle donation program that raises funds to help provide veterans access to free employ-ment counseling, benefits assistance, advocacy, adap-tive sports and recreation programs and more. They take all types of vehicles for donation including motorcycles, motorhomes, cars, trucks, boats, trac-tors, etc., regardless of the condition.

Donations are tax-de-ductible. More important-ly, money raised through donations goes directly back to the veterans who need it most.

This holiday season, let’s truly give back. I urge you to consider donating a vehicle, or spreading the word to others who might

be able to donate. You can call 866-841-2023 and they’ll pick up your vehicle for free. This is an easy and meaningful way to honor those who deserve it most.Brent King, Paralyzed Veterans of America – Northwest Chapter

What happened to the good-faith negotiations

Whatever happened to the Wayne Golf Course, and the so-called “good-faith negotiations?” Did Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed decide to continue to develop and pave it over? Where will all the trees and wildlife go? What about the salmon, eagles, ducks, raccoons, beavers, etc.? Did Bothell City Councilman Mark Lamb continue to say that “all is well” with the “good-faith” negotiations, while surveyors are scout-ing the land?

Will 50-plus houses be enough for Mayor Freed (rhymes with greed), to take this last piece of open space from the Bothell public? While it appears that the surveyors are getting ready to cut down the trees, and create a possible land-slide area,

will the Bothell citizens allow these developers to continue their schemes? Is the mayor trying to inflate the price with more sur-veys, which will cause the price of the land to be too expensive for the Bothell citizens?

Will lawyer Mark Lamb (rhymes with scam), reveal that they were able to steal it from the public in “ex-ecutive session” of the city council? Will the fact that the Seattle newspapers, and all of the television and radio stations in the area, are portraying our mayor and his lawyer as disreputable people, make any difference? Will the fact that the rest of the city council, King County, and the state of Washington, all want the land to be pre-served, have any effect on these Bothell developers?

And, in the long run, with traffic even more out of control, and public safety at risk for emer-gency vehicles, how do we get to Evergreen Hospital? You can’t get there on 405. With the green space gone, and the fish and wildlife gone, who will really know? Except for the developers and their pocketbooks who profited, and the lack of any more open space in the whole south of Bothell? What

happened to the goal of parks and recreation for future generations? It ap-pears that with all of these questions, perhaps it will take the courts and a judge to finally answer them? Especially the part about the land being obtained without public knowledge, through “insider trading,” in the executive session of the council.Dr. Robert Tadlock, Bothell

Northshore School District elementary schools are bursting at the seams

The [owners of the] Raven Ridge development, [which is behind our prop-erty,] has sent a proposal to the city of Bothell to fill in the wetlands. This would give them more land to develop and the property that abuts the wetlands, adjacent to this property, would be able to sell and develop if the wetlands were filled.

We have enjoyed, for 33 years, looking out our backyard and seeing deer, red hawks, owls and geese. This proposal would, if the city of Bothell gives

them the green light to fill, take away the wetlands where the wildlife have enjoyed years of grazing in the field. This would also change the zoning code and allow more develop-ments and homes to be built.

This property will have 17 houses with wetlands not filled. The property next to it cannot develop a large number of homes if the wetlands are not filled.

If the city gives the okay to fill the wetlands, we are looking at 55-plus homes, on two separate pieces of land, two blocks north of West Hill Elementary. Where are the families going to put their children with the schools of North-shore overflowing now?

There is so much land being developed. Is there land for schools if it is needed? Or will your children in the future be bussed outside your school district so the city of Both-ell can keep changing land zones and all the land is developed?

I am against having the wetlands filled and I feel the neighborhoods in and around this property on 88th and 203rd Street need to really get informed and attend the meetings.

Thank you,Linda Duenow, Bothell

Northshore boys sing with elite Northwest Boychoir

Robert Waltenbaugh, a student at Skyline Junior High, has risen through the ranks of the Northwest Boychoir to its elite performing choir.

Now in its 37th season, A Festival of Lessons & Carols is a holiday tradition that showcases the 90-mem-ber combined chorus of the Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Se-attle, all talented young people ages 10-18 who attend 53 local schools. The eight regional performances culmi-nate at Benaroya Hall on Dec. 23, when the Seattle Symphony, with members of the North-west Sinfonia, presents the final performance of A Festival of Lessons & Carols.

Another Northshore boy, Evan Anderson, who is a senior at Inglo-moor High School, is a graduate of the North-west Boychoir who sings in Vocalpoint! Seattle.


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Milton joined the Seattle Fire Department in 2012 and was accepted into the paramedic program. He is married and has a three-year-old son.

A police spokeswoman said they have seen no signs of foul play, but con-tinue their missing persons search.

Milton’s 2000 Honda Accord was found at the Deception Pass parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

Jack Hartt, Deception Pass Park manager, said park rangers first noticed the car parked at the bridge Friday night. When it was still there in the morning, they investigated and found that it belonged to the missing firefighter.

Hartt said the park staff searched the park on foot and boats were launched to search the waters below the bridge. There hap-pened to be a race through the park over the weekend, which helped with the search.

While Milton is still considered missing, Hartt said searchers have their suspicions. A Coupeville man killed himself by jumping from the bridge last month.

“It’s one of the sad parts of Deception Pass,” Hartt said. “That does happen.”

Tips or sightings can be reported to law enforce-ment by dialing 911.

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BY AARON KUNKLER

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In his old life, Glenn Reck-ard was a Seattle chef work-ing long hours every week at a Queen Anne restaurant to help support his wife and five children.

That all changed when Glenn’s wife, Janelle Reck-ard, was diagnosed with cancer. They decided he couldn’t keep working such long hours so far from their Bothell home, and also help Janelle fight the disease.

So he quit, with a $700 check on its way, and an unknown ace in the hole.

Glenn Reckard’s son gave him five mini figure Lego sets, and told him to sell them. At first, Glenn said he was skeptical, right up until he sold them for $125 a piece.

“Once we sold those… I was hooked,” he said, stand-ing in the couple’s bulk and specialty Lego store, Just Playing Around Toys. “It’s re-

ally incredible how big it is.” The bulk and specialty

Lego retail market, that is. BrickLink is one of, if not

the largest online Lego mar-ketplaces. As of Dec. 2 the site had nearly 670 million visitors, boasting more than 320 million items for sale.

Just Playing Around Toys, the couple’s garage-based store, serves the same role. The small space has been renovated to house floor to ceiling racks of Lego sets, figures and large tubs of vari-ous pieces. The garage doors were removed, replaced with house doors and a lit display case holds coveted parts, pieces and figures.

The Reckard’s got two big breaks as they were starting their business in 2014.

First, Glenn Reckard said he was talking with a woman who was selling a large order of 600 used sets, 100 used sets and 200 pounds of bulk Lego for $25,000, which was too much for the couple.

While he was in a Bartell

Drug store in Maple Val-ley looking at Lego sets, a woman struck up a conversa-tion with him about Legos.

It turned out to be, he said, the sister of the woman who was offering the bulk sale. She put in a good word for him, and her sister sold the entire order to the Reckards for $7,000.

Some time after this, Glenn Reckard said, he was at a Wal-Mart in Wenatchee looking at more Legos when he was approached by a man willing to trade information for a free lunch.

The man, according to Glenn Reckard, was a recently fired store manager who knew all the distribution and resale times for Lego products at Wal-Marts in Washington and surround-ing states.

Knowing these schedules, Glenn Reckard is able to cycle between stores, buying up sets at a wholesale price, sometimes up to 60 percent off.

He said these prices are unheard of in the Lego com-munity, as official Lego ven-dors are only given around a 20 percent discount when buying from the company.

This allows Just Playing Around Toys to undercut other vendors by up to 30 percent, even filling orders for other area Lego stores.

While the store sells Legos to many children, Glenn Reckard said their typical customer doesn’t fit that bill.

“There’s more adults buy-ing for adults than there is adults buying for kids, but it’s just such a mix,” he said.

Business at Just Playing Around Toys was booming for the first six months after they opened in September 2014, serving more than 7,500 customers that year. But lately, they said business has been tapering off.

On their Black Friday sale this year, they said only around 50 people showed up.

Visibility and location may play into this decrease, and

the Reckards are looking to open a second store, either in downtown Bothell or at James Village in Lynnwood.

And while business is down for now, the couple still believes their store will make it.

“The reason we got in it is what sets us apart,” she said. “Nobody just up and quits their job like my husband did. Glenn really went out on a limb, and it really paid off.”

And for the couple, espe-cially Janelle Reckard, Legos are more than just a cool way to earn a living.

Her cancer treatment left her with brain damage. As part of her recovery, she worked with Legos to regain mobility and brain function.

“That’s why we have such a passion about it,” she said.

Just Playing Around Toys is open Wednesday through Friday from 3 to 8 p.m., Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 21926 7th Place West, Bothell.

Bothell man quits job, starts up Lego business to care for family

Heavy rain leads to manhole overflow in Bothell

Heavy, persistent rainfall led to a manhole overflow

on a King County wastewa-ter pipeline in Bothell on Saturday.

Crews with King County’s clean-water utility responded to the wastewater overflow from a manhole on the North

Creek Interceptor, a major regional sewer line in service since 1970. The overflow occurred near the intersection of 208th Street Southeast and 14th Drive Southeast in Bothell.

The North Creek Inter-ceptor carries wastewater from homes and businesses in the Bothell area to the Brightwater Plant for treat-ment.

King County reported

the overflow to health and regulatory agencies, and employees with the County’s environmental laboratory will sample and monitor water quality in the wetland as well as nearby North Creek over the next few days.

Construction is under-way on a project to upgrade the pipeline and add new capacity to support the growing community. The

project will be completed next fall.

King County’s North Creek Interceptor Project entails construction of approximately 10,000 feet of new sewer line. King County’s project team is currently working closely with project neighbors to keep people informed about construction-related activities and schedules.

Detailed informa-tion about the project is available online at www.kingcounty.gov/NCI.


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The Greater Bothell Chamber of Commerce has several great events planned for 2016 – and you’re invited! The Chamber will kick

start the year with the annual State of the City Address by Bothell City Manager, Bob Stowe. Topics include an update on downtown revitalization, as well as challenges and opportunities including funding for transportation, parks and other needs. The event will take place on Wednesday, January 13th from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM at The Rosewood Room in Country Village (previously known as Courtyard Hall), located at 720 238th St SE in Bothell. This event is open to the public, space is limited, and reservations and advance payment are required. The cost is $25 for Chamber members and $35 for non-members. Members paid by Jan. 8 receive an additional $5 discount. Special thanks to our event sponsor: Lombardi’s Italian Restaurant. Shortly following the

State of the City will be the State of the Chamber, at the Chamber’s January 28th General Meeting at the Northshore Senior Center from 7:30 - 9:00 AM. From networking events to community Wine Walks to a new membership directory, find out what the Chamber has in store for 2016! This event is free and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be provided by Alexa’s Café & Catering. The Senior Center is located at 10201 East Riverside Drive. Save the Date: We will

also be hosting a State of the City Address with Kenmore City Manager, Rob Karlinsey on Wednesday, March 16th at Inglewood Golf Club! More details available soon. For more information or

to register for any Chamber events, please visit www.BothellChamber.com orcall 425.485.4353.

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More than 22,000 people have signed a petition call-ing for the elimination of toll lanes on Interstate 405.

� e lanes have proven to be unpopular with commuters since they were implemented in late September, but many drivers seem to have had it with what many regard to be an ine� ective way for Washington State to reduce congestion along the notoriously tedious stretch of road.

Grievances laid out in the petition include forc-ing two-person carpool

vehicles into the gen-eral lanes, which charges three-person vehicles $15 for a FlexPass on top of a residual required balance and infrequent toll lane ac-cess points.

A Washington State Department of Transporta-tion blog post from late October said they had seen a decrease in average com-mute times.

� e post claimed there had been a 50 percent reduction in travel times from a 40-minute commute in 2014.

Evening commuters, the post ceded, saw little reduc-tion in congestion, if any.

Along with the moveon.org petitioners concerns was the creation of new congestion points, an issue which the WSDOT blog post also addressed.

In the blog post, I-405 north of State Route 522 and Lynnwood increased congestion, creating longer commutes for drivers traveling shorter distances between the two cities.

It also did not signi� -

cantly reduce congestion between Bellevue and SR 522, with stop-and-go traf-� c in Kirkland before tra� c breaks up until it meets new congestion points near Bothell.

� e petition states that as much as 75 percent of toll revenue is being shipped to the out-of-state tolling company, with the remain-der staying in-state, and states only an estimated 10

percent of the money col-lected is reinvested in road maintenance and improve-ments.

� e petition asks law-makers to eliminate toll lanes and restore carpool lanes, remove double lines on the lanes and allow driv-ers to use carpool lanes for free during night hours.

� is past week tolls for the I-405 lanes reached an all-time high at $10.

More than 22,000 residents sign petition against I-405 tolls

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Bothell voters will be asked to provide feedback to the City

Council on next Novem-ber’s ballot concerning a potential � reworks ban.

During their Dec. 1 meeting, council members voted to place an advisory vote on the November 2016 ballot, asking voters whether they would sup-port a � reworks ban. While the ballot measure would not be binding, council members were unwilling to take an o� cial vote without citizen input.

“Since it’s such a contro-versial topic and because people feel so strongly about it, the council de-cided that (instead of) just enacting a ban, which is in it’s prevue, they want to get a clear understanding from the people what their desire is,” Councilwoman Tris Samberg said.

� e issue of a � reworks ban has come before the council in the past, but this year’s intense wild� res and continuing drought have � re o� cials concerned.

“For the state of Wash-ington, this is unprecedent-ed in our history,” Bothell Fire Marshall Frank Shasky said at a Sept. 8 study ses-sion.

� is year’s � re season saw record-setting property loss across the Northwest states, Alaska and Califor-nia, resulting in 7.5 million acres burned, Shasky said.

In an email, Bothell Fire Chief Bob Van Horne said on average his department responded to 69 � reworks related incidents a year since 2011, generally brush and grass � res.

From 2011 to 2014, there were eight � reworks incidents within the city limits. In 2015, there were 12, he said.

� is prompted the department to operate an

additional engine during this year’s Fourth of July celebrations.

Van Horne also noted a ban has area precedent.

“� e surrounding cities of Woodinville, Kirkland and Kenmore ban � re-works, and while it does not completely eliminate all � reworks incidents in their cities, it does dramati-cally reduce the potential of � res or injuries resulting from � reworks. Bothell would likely experience the same reductions,” he said.

Councilman Bill Evans has lived in Bothell since 1972, and remembers lighting o� � reworks with his family.

“Way back when I had children at home, we used

to have � reworks in our cul-de-sac,” he said, but now that he’s older he sees why residents are con-cerned about disturbance and � re.

State law requires a one year moratorium before newly passed legislation takes a� ect. If a � reworks ban was passed in Decem-ber 2016, a� er the advi-sory vote, it would not be enforceable until December 2017.

� is was a problem fac-ing municipalities across the state a� er a drought emergency was declared on May 15, and an emergency � re declaration July 2.

� e council will con-sider adopting a separate emergency � reworks ban, allowing the city manager, � re marshall and police to issue emergency � reworks bans dependent on � re conditions.

� e uncertainty of a temporary ban concerned Councilman Mark Lamb,

as he noted some non-pro� ts have used � reworks sales in the past as a way to fund their organiza-tions. Banning � reworks sales a� er such a group had already bought a year’s stock could � nancially hurt them.

He said the decision on a permanent � reworks ban should be up to the people and supported an advisory vote.

� e language of the ad-visory proposition was also discussed at the meeting.

� e proposition asks vot-ers if they would consider a ban on ‘safe and sane,’ or commercial-grade retail � reworks available at � re-works stands.

Samberg believed this language could cause con-fusion on the ballot, which could have lasting conse-quences for the city.

“We don’t want to have a situation where we’re endangering lives, property, our � rst responders,” she said.

� e advisory vote will coincide with the 2016 presidential election, which city leaders hope will encourage a wider swath of residents to vote on the measure.

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matched by the state of Washington – is enabling nearly 14,000 students to earn technology degrees within the decade.

So far, scholarships have been awarded to 5,500 low- and middle-income students in Washington state, with nearly 60 percent being the first members of their families to attend college, according to Stan Deal, Boe-ing senior vice president - Commercial Aviation Servic-es and a member of the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship board of directors speaking at an event to raise funds for additional scholarships.

Addressing more than 300 community and political leaders in Seattle, Deal noted Boeing has “a vision of a future in which all students have access to educational opportunities so they can develop their skills, pursue their dreams and build a better world.

“We are investing billions of dollars to design and produce the next generation of airplanes right here in Washington,” Deal added. “Through the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship, we are also investing in the next generation of employees in our community so that they can learn the skills they need to capture op-portunities that Boeing and other leading companies

are creating.”Established five years ago, the scholarship provides

financial assistance, creates research opportunities and matches recipients with mentors in business and technology. That includes Boeing Engineering leaders who mentor the students pursuing both undergraduate and advance degrees through the Opportunity Schol-arship program.

The public-private scholarship “ensures that our kids, who grew up here, have the opportunity to get a

high-tech degree,” said former Washington Gov. Chris-tine Gregoire, adding that the program will enable the state’s leading companies to remain “among the best in the world.”

Mahdi Ramadan, who is using his scholarship to research applying computer technology to assist indi-viduals with neurological disorders, told the crowd, “My dreams are scary big, but so are the dreams of thou-sands of individuals like me.”

Ramadan recounted how his family immigrated to the United States, when he was 11 years old, after being evacuated by U.S. Marines on a humanitarian mission during civil strife in Lebanon. The scholarship gives in-dividuals “an opportunity to follow their dreams despite the financial limitations of their families,” the University of Washington student said.

Microsoft president Brad Smith noted Washington currently has more than 20,000 unfilled jobs in science, technology, engineering and health care.

“This program is all about empowering the next generation so they can achieve more,” Smith said. By training the next generation of researchers, engineers and technical employees, the scholarship also “solves problems for all of our companies and for the economy as a whole.”

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Boeing teams with Northwest Harvest to nourish children over holiday break

No child should go hungry, especially during the holidays. This is why more than 30 Boeing volunteers formed an efficient assembly line, packing nearly 1,000 backpacks full of food for low-income children to bring home to help feed their families over the holidays. Northwest Harvest fills this gap in services for low-income students who rely on school and summer meal programs and often have a tough time during these longer school breaks.

The new Seattle Delivery Center opens its doors to help with increasing

deliveries of 737sing County executive Dow Con-stantine and Seattle mayor Ed

Murray joined Boeing leaders and avi-ation students to snip the ribbon at the grand opening of the new and signifi-cantly larger Seattle Delivery Center at Boeing Field.

The delivery center’s newest addi-tion is partially due to the increasing volume of 737s being built, delivered and yet to be delivered.

Over the next decade Boeing will be delivering an average of two air-planes every weekday, month-after-

month, for the foreseeable future.“This facility is a sign of our con-

tinued commitment to the community and the Puget Sound region,” said Pat Shanahan, senior vice president of Airplane Programs.

When did Boeing hire its � rst engineer?In 1916, Wong Tsu was hired as Boeing’s first aeronautical engineer. He helped design Boeing’s first Model C production seaplane.

What was Boeing’s � rst jetliner?The 707, first known as the Dash 80, was Boeing’s first jetliner and profoundly altered the future of passenger air travel even though Time magazine called it the “gamble in the sky.”

Have Boeing planes always been used for Air Force One?In 1962, two 707-320B jets were adapted for use by President John F. Kennedy, earning designation Air Force One” when the president is on board. Since then, Boeing 7-7 series airplanes have continued to be the official aircraft of the U.S. president.

Did Boeing have in� uence with NASA’s Project Apollo’s nine manned and unmanned expeditions?Virtually all of Project Apollo’s spacecraft and launch vehicles—including the Saturn V rocket, Apollo command and service modules, and Lunar Roving Vehicle—were designed, developed and built by Boeing.

Why is the 777 signi� cant in Boeing’s 7-7 series airplanes?The 777 was the first commercial jet to be 100 percent digitally designed. When complete, the new 777x series will be the world’s largest and most-efficient, twin-engine jet.

Is the Dreamlifter the largest airplane in the world? No. The largest airplane in the world is currently the Antonov An-225 Mriya. However, the Dreamlifter’s 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 cubic meters) cargo hold is the largest in the world, and it can hold three times the volume of a 747-400F freighter.

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ach year thousands of military members and their families tran-

sit our region, often tired and in need of support. To help make their jour-neys easier, the USO Northwest re-cently opened a new welcome center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport that was made possible in part by a $335,000 grant from the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound.

In special recognition of this and past efforts, the USO Northwest recent-ly honored Boeing and its employees with its Order of Distinguished Service at its annual Gala and Auction in Se-attle.

This award is the highest level of recognition by USO Northwest and is reserved for individuals and organiza-tions having demonstrated exceptional service to military members and their families through sustained support of the USO Northwest.

“Military service puts a tremendous burden on our military and their fami-lies,” said Robert Malone, president of

the ECF Board of Trustees. “Boeing is committed to supporting our military and honored that the company and ef-forts of thousands of Puget Sound em-ployees is being recognized.”

The United Services Organization is a nonprofit organization that lifts the spirits of America’s troops and their families millions of times each year at hundreds of places worldwide.

Boeing executives serve on USO

boards, and many employees are vol-unteers. Since 1996, Boeing and its employees have given more than $1.3 million to the USO through charitable grants as well as contributions through the Employees Community Fund of Boeing.

“The mission of the USO is to lift the spirits of our military and their fami-lies,” said Tami Michaels, gala chair 2015, USO board member and U.S.

Army Mom. “At the USO, what we do isn’t fancy. Whether it’s a safe place to sleep, something to eat, a telephone call home, or something as simple as a shower, USO Northwest continues to deliver on our promise to always be by their side.”

The ECF is a unique, employee-owned charitable giving program. Be-cause Boeing pays all overhead costs, 100 percent of every dollar contributed to ECF is granted to nonprofit agen-cies providing health and human ser-vices. ECF grants enable agencies to purchase equipment, renovate their fa-cilities and create new programs that di-rectly help their clients and strengthen their communities.

USO Northwest serves more than 500,000 active-duty military members and their families annually throughout Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. In a unique contribution, Boeing donat-ed teakwood decking from the historic battleship USS Colorado to serve as flooring of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s new welcome center.

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Left to right: Robert Malone and Pam Valdez, Boeing, were joined by Terry Oxley, Chairman, USONW Board of Directors; Thomas F. Cole, Major General (Ret), US Army, USO Northwest Board of Director; and former Washington state Congressman Norm Dicks for presentation of the Order of Distinguished Service.

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SEATTLE — Neighborcare Health was granted $259,100 toward the purchase of dental chairs and furnishings for its low-income dental clinic located at the new Meridian Center for Health in north Seattle. Neighborcare Health is Seattle’s largest provider of community-based primary medical and dental care, serving 52,000 individuals through 26 medical, den-tal and school-based clinics.

REDMOND — Together Center was granted $40,000 for exterior renovations and paint for four buildings at its direct service cam-pus located in Redmond. More than 37,000 residents and their families use the services at the campus each year. Twenty inde-pendent health and human service agencies offer medical and dental care, overnight shelter for youth, low-income housing and homelessness assistance, mental health counseling, therapeutic programs for disabilities, child care support and much more.

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Giving Back...Boeing employees are making a significant difference in communities where they live and work. ECF grants enable local Health & Human Service agencies to purchase equipment, renovate their facilities and build new construction that directly benefit thousands of people in need. Last year, more than $9 million in grants were awarded to community nonprofits throughout the Puget Sound region. Here are some recent grant recipients:

$25,000 grant allowsfor needed renovations

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WHITE CENTER — Westside Baby, located in Seattle’s White Center neighborhood, was funded $25,000 for renovations to its bathrooms and staircase to meet ADA codes and make the distribution center more accessible to clients and volunteers. More than 120 local social service agencies, including shel-ters and food banks, rely upon Westside Baby to provide criti-cal necessities for low-income families. In 2014, they distrib-uted more than 1 million free diapers along with 826 car seats, 267 cribs and clothing for infants and children up to size 12.

SEATTLE — Immanuel Community Services (ICS), located in Seattle’s Cascade neighborhood was granted $40,000 for a new 2014 Ford Transit van for food collection and to trans-port clients. The agency, an indepen-dent offspring of Immanuel Lutheran Church, provides assistance to the homeless, the needy and those with drug addictions.

KING COUNTY — A $32,000 grant was awarded to ARC of King County for two 2012 Honda Civics to support the 50+ clients in its Supported Liv-ing Program. These two additional vehicles, — one focused for needs in the Eastside and the other for South King County — will solve scheduling problems for clients and open up op-portunities for timely and safe trans-portation. Since 1936, the ARC of King County has provided services and ad-vocacy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Tucked away underneath Beardslee Public House in Bothell is the city’s � rst distill-ery, which opened its doors for business last Friday.

Wildwood Distillery is a collaborative creation of distiller and co-owner Erik Liedholm, distiller Mike Taib and chef John Howie.

“It’s kind of a passion play for me, for sure,” Liedholm said.

Liedholm has work with Howie for around 14 years since he was hired on at a restaurant as a wine steward.

He said he’s always had a passion for brewing beer and wine, and distilling was the next logical step.

� e Wildwood Distillery includes a small tasting room and wide-open windows to the distillery, where the tow-ering distilleries sit, pumping out spirits.

Wildwood only distills vodka and gin, but eventually hopes to begin producing brown spirits in the future.

“� e key is just maintain-ing the same level of quality

as the vodka and the gin,” Howie said.

Taib said the decision to produce the two liquors was as much a decision of prefer-ence as business sensibilities.

“Gin is becoming extreme-ly popular, and it’s running out,” he said.

It’s also part of the process.“To make gin, you � rst

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Bottles sell for nearly $28. All John Howie restaurants

and around 80 other suppli-ers sell the spirits.

Wildwood has already won two awards from the New York World Wine and Spirits and the San Francisco World Spirits competitions, which is no surprise to Howie.

“I knew that (Liedholm) had a passion for the busi-ness, and a palate that was pretty much unmatched throughout the country,” he said.

� ough the distillery is Bothell’s � rst, Liedholm said he’s optimistic.

“Breaking new ground is kind of an exciting thing,” he said.

� ere was a give and take between them and the Both-ell City Council, he said, but ultimately the city allowed them to open up.

“We’re excited to be in Bothell, and we hope our neighbors in Bothell are equally excited,” he said.

Wildwood Distillery is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and is located at 19116 Beardslee Boulevard in Bothell.

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Northshore School District support sta� are underpaid by around $6-per-hour district-wide when compared to other paraeducators, school assistants and nurses in King County, a disparity which advocates say stems from � nancial shortcuts and gender inequality.

A study commissioned by the state legislature in 2011 and completed by the Com-pensation Technical Working Group looked at wages for educators in the state. It found that compared to other school districts, Northshore’s pay rates were substantially below other districts in the area for support sta� , particu-larly Seattle’s.

� is has prompted support sta� in the district to push for increased wages, with concerted e� orts beginning last spring, and negotiations continuing between the district and the Northshore Educational Support Profes-sionals Association.

Kraig Peck works for Washington Education Association, and has been involved with negotiations.

“In relation to the state recommendations, paraedu-cators, school assistants and nurses are the farthest away,”

he said. “� ere’s no other group in the district, includ-ing teachers, that are that far away from what the market rate is.”

� e wage gap can be stag-gering. In Seattle, paraeduca-tors make between $10,000 to $16,000 more annually.

� e � rst rung of support personnel in the Northshore School District make $15.50 an hour, with wages capping at just over $19 a� er 15 years with an average wage of just under $18 an hour.

In contrast, state guidelines peg recommended average wages at $23.69 per hour, nearly six dollars higher than Northshore’s average.

� e disparity is more stark for registered school nurses who were making around $30 per hour on average in Northshore School District in 2014, while the state study recommended paying them $37 per hour during the 2015-2016 school year.

Hours are also kept short, with almost half of support sta� working only or under four hours a day, disqualify-ing many from receiving bene� ts. Support sta� advo-cates say this saves the district money, but shi� s the cost to students, who receive a lower level of education, and teach-ers, who are forced to cover

vacant support sta� positions and train new paraeducators.

Northshore Education Association President Tim Brittell said this has caused an increase in support sta� turn-over as neighboring districts that o� er higher wages and bene� ts siphon o� sta� .

At a Dec. 8 Northshore School Board meeting, hun-dreds of teachers, paraeduca-tors, school assistants and nurses turned out wearing red in a show of solidarity, asking for higher wages.

“We are educators who are substantially underpaid by the state’s own study,” said Jeani Schwenk, co-president of the Northshore Educa-

tional Support Professionals Association. “We demand to be treated fairly.”

Women made up the vast majority of those in atten-dance, a phenomena that has not gone unnoticed.

In a statement given at a June school board meeting by Schwenk, she attributed low wages to a high number of women � lling support roles.

Schwenk cites institutional bias as a reason for wage discrepancies.

“We live in a society where racial bias, and gender bias, are ubiquitous and insidious. In a society where women make substantially less than me, and where African

Americans make substan-tially less than whites, these biases are real, systemic problems,” she said.

In a press release, Schwenk said these were jobs previ-ously thought of as second-ary income jobs, largely for women, from a time when men were thought of as the primary sources of income.

Seventy-� ve percent of support sta� bear either the majority or a substantial por-tion of � nancial burdens for themselves or their families, the statement said, with nearly one-third of support sta� working a second or third job.

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resulted in two new members on the Northshore School Board, including David Cogan.

� e Dec. 8 meeting was his second, and a study session is planned for later this month or January.

“I was really happy for the turnout, and the people that spoke,” he said. “I de� nitely recognize that these people make a huge contribution to the success of our students.”

No dates have been set for a study session, but support sta� advocated hope the new board will be receptive to their concerns.

“� at’s what we’re seeking, is to phase in something that would allow people to get to market rate,” Peck said.

Northshore School District spokeswoman Leanna Albrecht provided a district statement saying they are working in good faith to-wards a personnel agreement.

“We are con� dent that our joint work will result in a bar-gaining agreement that meets the needs of both sides,” the statement read.

Negotiations between the school board and the Washington Educators As-sociation began last March, and are expected to continue until a new contract can be agreed on.

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� e city of Bothell was awarded two certi� cations from Greenroads at the Dec. 8 Bothell City Council meeting for implementing environmentally sustainable practices in the Crossroads

and Multiway Boulevard construction projects.

Greenroads is an inde-pendent nonpro� t which cities hire to monitor and certify projects. Certi� cation can lend validation to green policy commitments the city makes, as well as helps them monitor sustainability mile-stones such as using recycled material or using long-lasting materials, Greenroads direc-tor Jeralee Anderson said.

“With a little bit of an up front investment, there’s a lot of payback,” she said.

Bothell entered into construction with the goal of becoming certi� ed, Ander-son said, which made it easier for the Crossroads project, encompassing State Route 522 improvements, to receive a Silver rating. � e boule-vard along State Route 527 received a Bronze rating.

Anderson said both proj-ects were di� erent, and both scored highly as no project to date has gotten a Gold or Evergreen certi� cation.

� e Crossroads project scored 43, only three points

below the highest ranked project statewide in Kirkland.

“It’s still really di� cult to get certi� ed, it’s a major, major milestone for the city,” Anderson said.

Scores are calculated by receiving points in categories ranging from environment and water guidelines to materials used and pavement technologies.

Some positive develop-ments included opening up, or ‘sunlighting,’ the � sh-friendly Horse Creek a� er 50 years of it being buried.

Another was install-ing water runo� � ltration systems using trees planted in soil under the storm drain. As water runs into the drain, it is slowed and cleaned as it

passes through layers of soil, and toxins are sucked out by the planted tree.

� e water then drains into underground holding cham-bers where it is slowed once again and allows contami-nants to settle in a series of tiered pipes and vats.

“You don’t really think about roads as something that can clean water,” Ander-son said. “� e road itself is performing an environmen-tal function.”

For the boulevard project, points were awarded for water � ltration as well as incorporating mass transit design. Bus lanes which facili-tate and ease public transit count in the city’s favor.

Recycled asphalt makes up

20 percent of pavement on the Crossroads project, which is anticipated to last 40 years.

A one mile stretch of single-lane road, Anderson said, requires enough energy to construct as it would to power 100 homes for a year. Using recycled material, she said, saves upwards of 20-homes-worth of energy.

LED lights along the road also save some energy.

� e city will be seeking certi� cation in upcoming projects, such as the Down-town Revitalization Phases Two and � ree, Anderson said.

� e Crossroads project be-gan in 2010 with the demoli-tion of 14 buildings as the city embarked on a mandate to revamp downtown Bothell.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Bothell will accept applications from January 6, 2016 through February 12, 2016 to serve on the following advisory boards and commissions:

Landmark Preservation Board One full-term vacancy: 5-year term—Position No. 2 Library Board One full-term vacancy: 5-year term—Position No.2

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Three full-term vacancies: 2-year terms—Position Nos. 3, 5, 7 Special qualifications apply to all three positions; Please contact the City Clerk’s office for information.

Parks & Recreation Board Three full-term vacancies: 3-year term—Position Nos. 2, 3, 4

Planning Commission Two full-term vacancies: 4-year terms—Position No. 6, 7 One partial term vacancy: expires 3/31/18 – Position No. 1

Civil Service Commission One full-term vacancy: 6 – year term – Position No. 3

LEOFF I Board One full-term vacancy: 2 – year term – Position No. 5

Note: Appointments to full-term vacancies will take effect on April 1, 2016, unless otherwise noted. Appointments to partial-term vacancies will take effect immediately upon appointment. Interviews before the City Council are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, 2016 with appointments tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

The filing period for these positions closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2016. Applications are available at the City Clerk’s office, Bothell City Hall, 18415 - 101st Avenue NE, (425) 806. 6100. Please consult the City Clerk’s office for membership requirements, meeting times, and locations for the various boards and commissions. Information is also available on the City’s website www.ci.bothell.wa.us

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Darin Stanch� eld is in the currency security business in Bothell, but instead of riding shotgun in an armored car or investigating coun-terfeit money, he deals with Bitcoins.

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, meaning it exists solely online without any central regula-tion. � eir value � uctuates based on demand, and pro-duced at a predictable pace to avoid in� ation.

People who want to use Bitcoins can buy into the currency at various websites, exchanging hard currency like the U.S. dollar into an equivalent portion of coins. One Bitcoin is worth roughly $360 today. Prices peaked in 2014 when the price of a single Bitcoin reached nearly $1,200.

� ere is no ‘central bank’ or regulatory agency for Bitcoins, which means users are entirely responsible for their coins’ security, even with some virtual middlemen o� ering greater security.

“You have to practice good security, and it’s hard,” Stanch� eld said.

Bitcoins are transferred directly from the buyer to seller, and once they’ve been sent, they can’t be recalled.

So if a hacker or virus gains access to a user’s unprotected digital ‘wallet,’ it can clear

it out irreversibly. Over the course of the currency’s history, this has happened numerous times.

Concerned about security, Stanch� eld said he wanted to develop a product which se-cures his customers’ Bitcoins, so he invented KeepKey.

In the physical world, a KeepKey is a sleek black rectangular box around three inches long. In the digital world, it’s a powerful virtual key, securing a Bitcoin stor-age cloud.

As Stanch� eld describes it, coins are stored in a wallet which can only be opened with a key generated by the KeepKey. When the KeepKey is plugged into a computer via a USB cable, it generates a key that is required to access the wallet.

� e authorization code it-self never leaves the device or the cloud, rather the KeepKey sends an authorization signal to the computer, authorizing it to access the cloud, and the owner to transfer funds. � e KeepKey never connects to the internet, creating greater security. In addition to the virtual key, the user also must push a physical button on the device to authorize a transaction.

While all this may sound a bit technically daunting, Stanch� eld said they tried to make the process as simple as possible for the layman. Once

purchased, the owner installs an app on their web browser which guides them through the process.

“We try and gear it towards people who aren’t engineers,” he said.

Stanch� eld said he’s met many people who encrypt their Bitcoins on a thumb drive. He said this works well until they have to decrypt the coins to use them, at which point they become vulner-able to hackers and malware, which can steal the currency.

“(KeepKey) is the peace of mind, the con� dence, that there’s no way [other people can] get to your Bitcoins on this device,” Stanch� eld said.

A KeepKey sells for $239 currently, and Stanch� eld said they’ve already had a

good reception in the busi-ness world. He and Doug Miller, KeepKey’s business developer, said businesses from multi-national compa-nies down to hair salons and wine retailers have contacted them.

Bitcoins were developed in the late 2000s, with its � rst actual transaction occurring a� er a programmer o� ered to purchase a $25 pizza on a Bitcoin forum with 10,000 Bitcoins.

Bitcoin also has a com-plicated history with il-licit trades. Most notably the cryptocurrency came into the spotlight a� er the massive online drug market called Silk Road was shut down by the federal government, resulting in $3.6 million in Bitcoins seized, according to historyo� itcoin.org.

Various hacking incidents through the history of the currency have prompted third-party vendors and even digital banks to organize and set up shop, o� ering greater security.

Recently, China’s central bank banned Bitcoin transac-tions, and the U.S. govern-ment has looked at regulating the currency in the past.

As Bitcoins increase in popularity and legitimacy, markets have adjusted to accommodate. � ere are Bitcoin ATMs in the Seattle area, with at least one located

in the West� eld Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, Miller said.

Legal marketplaces have also sprung up recently, such as bitpremier.com, which lets users pay for luxury goods like high-end cars and real estate with Bitcoins.

Stanch� eld said he anticipates Bitcoin use to increase in two key markets: businesses and developing economies.

For businesses, Bitcoin allows them to receive pay-ment without fees associated with banks or credit agencies, as well as receiving instan-taneous payment with no ambiguity. � e transaction ends once the money has been transferred, no more bounced checks or overdra� -ed credit or debit accounts.

In developing economies, where sellers may be wary of a national institution’s ability to guarantee credit payment, Bitcoin allows buyers to circumvent centralized credit agencies and pay for goods and services directly.

And as far as choosing to base KeepKey in Bothell, Woodinville resident and engineer Stanch� eld said it’s a mix of availability, low fees and surrounding technical talent.

“Bothell’s actually a really great place for a business in the Seattle area,” he said.

KeepKeys can be ordered at KeepKey.com.

Bothell business aims to keep Bitcoins protected

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Hollyhills craft fair in Bothell

Hollyhills will hold a community cra� fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 12 in Bothell.

� is is a family event and admission is free. � ere will be a ra� e, bake sale and food drive to bene� t the Meals on Wheels program at the Bothell Senior Center.

� ose who would like to display and sell cra� s, email Jennifer at [email protected] or call the o� ce at 425-483-1661 and leave a contact phone number.

For more information visit www.hollyhillsown-ers.com.

Charlie Brown Christmas

Northwest Commu-nity Church in Bothell will present A Charlie Brown Christmas from 7-9 p.m. on Dec. 23.

� e live presentation, created by the cartoon-ist Charles M. Schulz, is based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson.

� e stage adaptation is by Eric Schae� er, with a special arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson.

For more information, visit www.northwest.org.

BY JIM DAVIS

Herald Business Journal

Jaco Environmental, a company that billed itself as one of the largest ap-pliance recycling services in the United States, has shut down, laying o� 154 employees in Everett and Bothell.

Jaco Environmental started 26 years ago in Snohomish County. � e company, based at 18323 Bothell Everett Highway, had operations in 28 states, according to its website.

A message on the com-pany’s phone system said Jaco ceased operations Nov. 23.

Jaco had apparently canceled rebate checks and appointment pick ups in other states. A story on Mlive.com in Michigan said the company had � led for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 18.

Jaco recycled more than 400,000 units each year working with local and regional utilities, according to its website. � e company

said the demand for appli-ance recycling was projected to grow and double within the next 10 years. � e com-pany said that it recycled 95 percent of the components of discarded appliance.

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AKC PUG fawn colored m a l e s o n l y 2 l e f t ! Healthy adorable pup- p i e s ava i l a b l e n o w, $900, parents on site, comes with AKC papers, f i rst set of shots and wormed, vet records, dew c laws removed , parents linage, blanket, collar, and 1st Frontline application.

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Boys $700. Girls $800. AKC Golden Retr iever Puppies; excellent blood- lines. Blondes to Reds. American, English and in between. Wonderful with children. Parents/grand parents on site. Wormed & shots. Not just a pet, but one of the fami ly. 360-652-7148.

CHESAPEAK BAY RE- TRIEVER puppies, AKC, born 11.15.15, ready for C h r i s t m a s ! $ 8 5 0 . (509)750-5727 Moses Lake.

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CHIRSTMAS PUPPIES AKC Engl ish Mast i f f / Great Pyrenees puppies. Perfect for families, security and as gentle as can be! AKC Mastiff Dad & Mom is a beaut i fu l Great Pyrenese. All red or brown colored pups w/ some white markings. Pick you puppy, before thei r gone. Ready by Christmas. Males & females available, 4 wks old, taking reservation now. $750. Call Francis now 360-535-9404 King- ston.

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Christmas Puppies!!! A K C B I C H O N Fr i s e Only 3 Males left. Taking D e p o s i t s , D e l i v e r y avai lable, ready now. Current on Shots. 509- 768-9234 or 360-490- 8763 Lovable, cuddly, non shedding, hypo al- lergenic & all white.

LABRADOR PUPPIES Chocolate, black, yellow. Sweet desposition! Dew, claws, f i rst shots and healthy. 5 females and 1 male for Christmas; all chocolates. A few black Christmas puppies avail. 12 week old Male; house training started. Call now before their gone. Tak- ing deposits. $800 each. M o s s y R o c k , W A . Chocolate 360-827-2928 Black 360-324-8515.

PUREBRED MALTESE PUPPIES. Warm winter cuddles are ready now! Two handsome boys and one adorable girl. 8 weeks old. Shots and wormed. Parents on site. $600. Roy WA. Please call 253-761-6067.

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