Sammamish Review 9/22/2010

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish’s dreaded“crossover point” could bekicked down the road a waysunder the city’s proposed budgetthanks to recession-induced lowinflation, scaled-back capitalprojects and staff layoffs andbenefit cuts.

City Manager Ben Yazici pre-sented the City Council with hisproposed 2011-2012 budget at thecouncil’s study session Sept. 14,highlighting the elimination ofpositions, cuts in employeesalaries and perks and scaledback capital projects as exam-ples of the city “living withinour means.”

And though the budget doeslittle to address the structuralimbalance caused by an over-reliance on property taxes andever-rising employee healthcare costs, it does delay the timewhen the city goes into the red,according to the city’s projec-tions. The city had worried thatthat day of reckoning wouldcome in 2013, but this budgetpushes it back to 2016 or later,Yazici said.

“I think it’s a responsible bud-get,” Yazici said. “We’re not in aspending spree and we’restreamlining every position inthe city.”

Though most city depart-ments would take a funding cutunder Yazici’s plan, the budgetstill calls for a one percentincrease in property taxes in2011 and 2012, expected toincrease revenues by around$220,000 a year. Yazici attributes

this to an expected increase inthe cost of police and fire con-tracts for the city.

Eastside Fire & Rescue is cur-

rently in budget negotiations,with Sammamish pushing to

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Sammamish’s crime ratedropped significantly in most cat-egories in 2009, though policearen’t assigning too much signifi-cance to the numbers.

The FBI’s recently releasedcrime statistics for cities andcounties across the country showthat Sammamish had 349 proper-ty crimes in 2009, down morethan 20 percent from 2008.Violent crime also saw a drop,from 18 in 2008 to 11 last year.

Sammamish has a remarkablylow crime rate in 2009 comparedto neighboring cities, withapproximately half as many prop-

erty crimes per capita thanMercer Island, a third theamount of Issaquah, and a quar-ter the amount of Redmond andKirkland.

The dip may prove to be tem-porary though, with initial bur-glary numbers thus far in 2010 up

Crime fell last yearEarly numbersshow it may beheading back up

See CRIME, Page 5

By Dan Catchpole

Hey buddy, can you spare adime? Well, actually, can youspare two cents on every $10 pur-chase?

King County officials say thatis what is required to avoid dras-tic cuts in criminal justice andpublic safety services. Voters willdecide in the Nov. 2 electionwhether to increase the countysales tax by two-tenths of a centto minimize layoffs of sheriff’sdeputies, prosecutors, publicdefenders and court employees.

After several months ofdebate, the Metropolitan KingCounty Council voted 5-4 to putthe proposal on the general elec-tion ballot.

The proposal would raise the

sales tax in most of King Countyfrom 9.5 percent to 9.7 percent.The county has one of the high-est sales tax rates in the country,according to economists.

If passed, it is estimated toraise $59 million in 2011 and $80million in 2012, the first full yearit would be in effect.

Half of the tax increase wouldbe used to keep employees whowould otherwise be laid off. Thatportion would expire after threeyears, unless extended by voters.The county would receive 60 per-cent of that money, and citieswould receive 40 percent.

The other half would pay for anew Youth Services Center court-house in Seattle and would be

County asking forsales tax increase

See TAX, Page 2

Property crime per

1,000 residents in

neighboring cities

(2009)Kirkland: 34.4Redmond: 33Issaquah: 25.3Mercer Island: 16.8Sammamish: 8.5Source: Federal Bureau of

Investigation

See BUDGET, Page 3

Pool study in budgetThough Sammamish’s proposed 2011-2012 budget is rela-

tively light on new capital projects, City Manager Ben Yazici issuggesting a sizeable “down payment” on an aquatic center.

Yazici proposes the city put aside $6.3 million to go towarda feasibility study and possible land acquisition for a city pool.The proposed money would be approximately 57 percent ofthe planned parks capital projects over the next two years andthe largest single parks expenditure in the last four years.

A community pool was one of the most popular projectssuggested in a parks survey this summer and a project long-discussed by the City Council. Yazici said the council stillneeds to decide exactly what it wants – a recreational facilityfor families, a larger pool for local high schools’ competitiveswim teams or some sort of hybrid.

No matter what it chooses, the facility will be expensive –Yazici predicts somewhere between $25 and $32 million.

“The council has to define what it is and how they’ll pay forit,” Yazici said. “Regardless of what it is we know it’s going tocost more than $6.3 million.”

coming before labor policyreform can be implemented,Hilyer said.

The county’s hands are alsotied by the state’s 1 percent capon how much it can raise proper-ty taxes.

“We can’t keep pace with infla-tion because of that, but ourexpenses keep going up beyondthe rate of inflation,” saidCouncilwoman Julia Patterson,who voted for the tax proposal.

Bad labor policies and badbudget prioritizing are behind thebudget crisis, according to PaulGuppy, vice president of theWashington Policy Center, a free-market think tank.

The county is putting moneytoward lower-priority programsand salary increases rather thanfirst fully funding criminal jus-tice, Guppy said.

After several years of deepcuts, only essential programsremain, according to elected officials.

“I don’t think that, legally, wecan do away with the electionsoffice or the executive branch orthe assessor’s office,” Patterson said.

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collected for 20 years.Supporters see the tax as a

way to help criminal justice pro-grams stave off the massive bud-get cuts planned for all countydepartments.

Others oppose the increasesaying that the tax burden isalready too high and the countyshould cut other areas to betterfund public safety programs.

“The economy’s hurting so badthat people don’t have money topay any extra in taxes,” saidCounty Councilwoman KathyLambert, who representsSammamish.

Deep cutsKing County faces a $63.5 mil-

lion budget shortfall in 2011 andpotentially a more than $80 mil-lion gap the next year, accordingto the county’s economic fore-cast.

To close the gap, King CountyExecutive Dow Constantine hasproposed an across-the-board, 12-percent budget cut to all tax-sup-ported county agencies.

“It threatens the whole admin-istration of the criminal justicesystem,” Superior CourtPresiding Judge Bruce Hilyersaid.

He joined District CourtPresiding Judge Barbara Linde,Prosecutor Dan Satterberg andSheriff Sue Rahr in backing thetax increase.

In courthouses, budget cutswill mean fewer prosecutors andpublic defenders, fewer courtemployees, more time beforecases go to trial, longer waits forcourt records and to enter thecourthouses and fewer casesbeing tried.

On the streets in unincorporat-ed areas, budget cuts will meanthings like longer response times,fewer investigations and lessbackup for sheriff’s deputies.

The King County Sheriff’sOffice has already started prepar-ing to lay off nearly 30 officers,demote 12 and transfer 50 detec-tives and supervisors back topatrol if the tax proposal doesn’tpass, according to Rahr. Thedepartment is also preparing toconsolidate facilities.

The Youth Services Centercourthouse must be replaced. Itis crowded, unsafe, and stiflinglyhot in the summer and chillinglycold in the winter, Hilyer said.

“No one drinks the water — it’sall brown,” he added.

Sales tax is already a burdenThe sales tax measure will

only require a simple majority topass, but Lambert, who repre-sents Sammamish on the CountyCouncil, said she is doubtful itwill manage that based on con-versations with her constituents.

“It was a pretty overwhelming‘no,’ bordering on ‘hell no,’” shesaid of their reaction.

Lambert joined fellowRepublicans Jane Hague, ReaganDunn and Pete von Reichbauerin voting no on putting the pro-posal on the general election bal-lot. (While voters made the coun-cil nonpartisan in 2008, memberscontinue to vote along partisanlines on many issues.)

The additional sales tax likelywon’t have a direct impact onpeople’s purchasing power, but itcould have a negative psychologi-cal effect on spending, accordingto Lew Mandell, an economics

professor at University ofWashington.

The increase simply adds a lit-tle more onto a tax burden thatalready hits low- to moderate-income households hardest.They typically spend a largerportion of their income on tax-able goods and services than doricher people.

“At close to 10 percent, thesales tax is one of the highest inthe country. The disparity isalready there — this just adds toit,” Mandell said.

Republicans on the CountyCouncil wanted to offset theincreased sales tax by rollingback property taxes, but couldn’tget enough support for theirplan.

They are also upset that thetax measure would move $15 mil-lion from road services in unin-corporated areas to the sheriff’soffice. Already, $4 million of therural roads program’s $80 millionbudget supports traffic enforce-ment by sheriff’s deputies.

The council has protectedcriminal justice from budget cutsas much as possible, Lambertsaid.

The sheriff’s office and courtshad about 1 percent budget cutslast year.

“At this point, it’s their turn tobe looked at and ask where canyou cut?” she said.

But the courts have offsetwould-be budget cuts by increas-ing fees, Hilyer said.

In effect, the courts have seenmoney from the county’s generalfund decrease by about 12 per-cent over the past two years, he said.

Labor costs add to budgetproblems

Both sides agree that risinglabor costs are aggravating thesituation.

The executive’s office hasbeen in talks with 59 unions rep-resenting county employees, ask-ing them to defer guaranteedcost-of-living increases next year.So far, three unions have agreed.

But the budget shortfalls are

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What happens here?Sammamish City Councilman Tom Odell said he worries that if

the sales tax measure fails, cuts to county staff could affect publicsafety services the city relies on, such as police and prosecutors,though if it were passed the tax could end up as a windfall for thecity.

The exact effect on Sammamish depends on how the budgetprocess plays out this fall, said Frank Abe, spokesman for the KingCounty Executive’s Office.

Though Sammamish Police are technically King CountySheriff’s deputies, the cuts would not directly affect staffing levelshere because the city has a contract for those employees.Specialized services like the bomb squad or SWAT team would alsonot be affected.

The county handles most major crimes committed inSammamish, while the city is responsible for prosecuting trafficcitations and most misdemeanors, including property crime thatresults in a loss of less than $10,000. Mike Sauerwein, administra-tive services director for the city, and Lynn Moberly, the city’scontracted prosecutor, said they had not heard anything aboutadditional prosecution work being left to the cities.

Sauerwein said that the office could theoretically increase thethreshold for prosecuting property crimes higher than $10,000,passing off more crimes to cities.

If it passes, the tax would mean approximately $785,000 for thecity, since 40 percent of proceeds are distributed to county citieson a per-capita basis. State law requires that one-third of that totalbe spent on public safety. Sauerwein said it would be up to theCity Council to determine how to spend that money.

Sales tax

breakdownOn a $1 purchase in King

County, 9.5 cents are chargedin sales tax. (An additionalhalf-cent is collected inrestaurants and bars forSafeco Field construction.)Here’s where it goes:

State general fund: 6.5cents

County and cities basicfund: 1 cent

King County MetroTransit: nine-tenths of a cent

Criminal justice (countyand cities): one-tenth of acent

County services formental health and drugdependency: one-tenth of acent

Sound Transit*: nine-tenths of a cent

Total: 9.5 centsProposed increase to

support criminal justice:two-tenths of a cent

Proposed total: 9.7 cent* Collected only in areas

served by Sound Transit.Source: State Department of

Revenue

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parks and transportation projectsin the next biennium, comparedto nearly $36 million spent in2009 and 2010.

The budget does suggestspending about $1.7 million onsidewalks and bike-lanes on244th Avenue Northeast betweenNortheast 8th and Northeast 20thstreets and $800,000 on similarimprovements to Inglewood HillRoad. Yazici also suggests a $6.1million “down payment” on acommunity or aquatic center.

The budget also predicts thatstate revenue from liquor saleswill dry up by 2012 because oftwo initiatives, 1100 and 1105,which seek to end the statemonopoly on hard alcohol. Theexact effect of the measuresremains unclear, though bothpropose that the state continuetaxing the sale of liquor.

The expenditure side of thebudget doesn’t account for $4.1million in revenue. Yazici said it’sup to the council to decidewhether to spend a portion ofthat on a host of other projectsthat had been discussed in the

flatline partner contributionsnext year rather than the 5 ormore percent increase it has seenin years past. King CountyExecutive Dow Constantine iscurrently trying to get the coun-ty’s sheriff’s union to turn downcost of living increases thatwould mean higher wages forSammamish’s contract deputies.Yazici said he is budgeting con-servatively, assuming police andfire costs will go up as they’vedone in years past.

Among the personnel cutssuggested by Yazici are:

◆ The elimination of a total ofseven and a half full-time posi-tions. This includes three and ahalf positions that had been leftunfilled throughout 2010, a retire-ment and three lay-offs. The lay-offs include one of the city’s twoconstruction inspectors, whohave had little to do with the con-struction slowing to a crawl dur-ing the recession. An administra-tive assistant in the humanresources department will also belaid off, since the city has seenstaff shrink from 75 at the begin-ning of the year to 68 next year.A Planning Department stafferwho has overseen the TownCenter project as a temporaryemployee will also be laid offbecause Yazici said the project isnearing an end, administrativelyspeaking.

◆ A half-percent decrease insalaries across the board, reflect-ing a 0.5 percent decrease in thecost of living from last year tothis year.

“They know what the reality iswith people losing their houses

and their mortgages,” Yazici saidof city staff. “It just happenssometimes.”

◆ The elimination of severalemployee benefits, including atuition reimbursement programand a program designed to keeptalented employees from beinglured away by other agencies byincreasing their contributions totheir retirement by two percent.

The cuts would shrink generalfund expenditures from $33.5million to $31.7 million by 2012.

The proposed budget alsodirects much less money for capi-tal improvement projects likeparks and roads than in yearspast. With the economic uncer-tainty surrounding the recessionthis year and the slowdown inconstruction that followed, thecouncil elected to push backmajor road projects like thenorthward expansion of EastLake Sammamish Parkway andscale back plans for new parkslike Sammamish Landing. About$17.5 million is proposed for

past or keep it as a strategicreserve.

The scaled back capital expen-ditures compared to years pastalso slows down the rate at whichthe city is spending its reservemoney. The city spent approxi-mately $13 million of reserves in2009 and $28 million in 2010;under the proposed budget it willspend $11.5 million more than ittakes in during 2011 and $2.6 mil-lion more in 2012.

The budget does not proposeone of the options often floated

as a more permanent solution tothe city’s structural imbalance – autility tax. The city is one of theonly in the state that doesn’tcharge a tax residents’ gas andelectricity bills. Some cities raiseas much as a quarter of their rev-enue this way, but Sammamishcan only raise revenue with itsone percent increase in propertytaxes allowed by law and realestate taxes.

“We’re the one city out of 180that doesn’t do that,” councilmanMark Cross told the groupCitizens For Sammamish at theirSept. 13 meeting. “Give us credit.”

Yazici said the tax remains anoption going forward, but said hewas proud that the budget hewrote doesn’t add new taxes dur-ing a difficult economy.

“I’m pleased we’re not makingbig decisions in the midst of cri-sis like some government agen-cies are,” he said.

The council will hear a break-down of the proposed budgets ofindividual city departments atstudy sessions throughoutOctober. It is scheduled to beginpublic hearing about the budgetin November.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434, ext. 247, [email protected]. Commenton this story atwww.SammamishReview.com.

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CorrectionA Sept. 15 story titled “Cost overruns on parkway project” erro-

neously reported that only one company was receiving a settlement.The $650,000 settlement over cost overruns on the East LakeSammamish Parkway project will be split between three parties, withSCI Infrastructure receiving $525,000, AECOM receiving $105,000 andNortheast Sammamish Water and Sewer District receiving $20,000.

New comparisons are coming

Sammamish mayor Don Gerend questioned the usefulness ofstatistics widely used by the city as an example of its fiscal pru-dence.

In his 2011 and 2012 proposed budget, City Manager Ben Yaziciincluded several charts and tables comparing Sammamish’s gen-eral fund revenue and full-time employees per capita comparedto neighboring cities. They showed that Sammamish collectsabout a third less tax dollars and has about two-thirds feweremployees than cities like Issaquah, Redmond and Mercer Island.

“(Those statistics) have always troubled me,” Gerend said.“We’re different than those cities. In the day time our populationgoes down while in other cities it goes up.”

Sammamish’s lack of commercial space means it doesn’t needthe same sorts of services that a city with an urban downtowncore does, such as police officers and public works, Gerend said.

The council suggested Yazici and finance staff find similarcities with which to compare Sammamish’s revenue and staffinglevels in the future.

Health care not yet

on the tableThe city manager’s pro-

posed budget makes cuts toseveral employee benefits,but doesn’t address one ofthe main drivers of risingcosts – health care.

That’s because the city’shands are mostly tied untilits contract with city employ-ees ends in 2012 and it isallowed to renegotiate bene-fits, Councilman John Curleytold local group Citizens ForSammamish.

The city estimates itspends $1.4 million a year onemployee health care – andcosts are increasing byaround 7.8 percent a year.

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Sammamish Forum

OPINIONReview editorial

Tough times callfor a tough budget

City Manager Ben Yazici has proposed what musthave been a difficult budget for him to write. It isgood he did; others in the region should take note.

The 2011 city budget strives to maintain the samelevel of services while not introducing new rev-enues. The proposed budget not only does that butalso simultaneously delays the date when city’sexpenses are expected to exceed its income.

The proposed cuts are hard, particularly onemployees. Yazici proposes laying off three staffmembers who aren’t really needed, owing largely tothe downturn in real estate and end of major plan-ning for Town Center. No one wants to see layoffs,but no one wants higher taxes, either.

One mistake Yazici has oft repeated out is that thecity of Sammamish does so much with so fewemployees compared to other nearby cities. Thecouncil has pointed out that while Sammamish isgenerally well run, it is wrong to compare its admin-istration to strikingly dissimilar cities.

A raft of employee benefits, instituted a coupleyears ago to help retain skilled workers, no longerseem necessary in a tight job market. Some less-important benefits are likely to be cut. And lastyear’s willingness among staff to accept a pay cut —a plan rejected by the City Council then — maycome to fruition now.

While property taxes will increase, Yazici has notproposed a much-discussed utility tax, common-place in other King County cities.

The 2011 budget should serve as a warning shot tothe council. For years now, council members havetalked about the need to diversify the city’s finances,now heavily dependent on property tax and the realestate excise tax.

This budget has bought the council a little time inthat discussion. They should use it wisely. Appoint agroup to study options – higher taxes (if so, whichones, how much and when) or reduced services (ifso, which one, and what will it mean to the qualityof life in Sammamish.)

The council needs to start this process while itstill has the luxury of time to think clearly aboutoptions.

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Support for Haistings

As my two children grow up andgo through the public school systemin Sammamish, I get more troubledby the day. In junior high, every-thing is done on computers, text-books are now obsolete and Internetprograms grade homework. Thebuses are over-crowded and theLake Washington School District isnow considering future plans fordealing with overcrowding at thehigh school.

I met Kevin Haistings one daywhile he was out doorbelling in myneighborhood. Not only was hefriendly and willing to listen to myconcerns, he also shared my frustra-tions with the school system. Kevinbelieves that the legislature needs tolook into vouchers, tax credits, andcharter schools, which I am inclinedto agree with.

I know that Kevin will be a strongvoice for us in Olympia, and Iencourage you to join me in votingfor Kevin Haistings, state representa-tive in the 45th District.

Stefanie EstesSammamish

Guns aren’t

the problemThe knee-jerk reaction to ban

firearms in state parks because peo-ple affiliated with gangs broughtthem to a party and ended up shoot-ing each other is not a good idea.

Should we ban cars because somepeople drive recklessly? Better yet,should we ban the right to freespeech? It was words that causedthose criminals to draw and fire inthe state park. Should we ban theright to gather in numbers in publicplaces? The shootings wouldn't havehappened if groups weren't allowedin the state parks. Maybe we shouldban minorities from public places;after all at least one of the peopleinvolved was a minority. If he hadn'thave been in the park the shootingmight not have taken place.

The truth is that gun-free zonesdon't stop criminals. A sign statingthat it's illegal to carry a firearm inthe state park won't stop somebodywho doesn't obey the laws. The endresult is that the criminals arearmed, and you lose the right to

defend yourself.Virginia Tech and Ft. Hood are

just two recent examples of theviolence that is perpetrated bycowards against people who areunable to defend themselves. Willcreating yet another "gun-free"zone really make you safe, or justmake you feel safe?

Part of the problem is thatmany people fail to realize thatmost violent criminals aren't likeyou and I. They are selfish preda-tors who don't care about you oranybody else. They are used to liv-ing outside of the bounds of thelaw. It's the thought of living with-in the law that is foreign to them.Passing a law and posting a signwon't stop them from showing upwith a firearm tucked under theirshirt.

Sometimes bad things happen.It's sad and it's unfortunate, butit's true. If you don't like the ideathat bad things could happen toyou, do yourself a favor and learnto defend yourself rather thanrelying on the government to do itfor you. No law will keep you safe.

Ron WhiteSammamish

R52: Everybody Wins

I cannot find a downside toReferendum 52, a referendum upfor approval in the November gen-eral election that would create abond from existing taxes to usetoward retrofitting schools acrossthe state for energy efficiency.

I hate to use the cliché “kill twobirds with one stone,” but that’sessentially what approving R52will do. It addresses two majorproblems with many ofWashington’s school buildings:unhealthy learning environmentscaused by mold, excessive CO2,asbestos and other toxins, andexorbitant energy bills from ineffi-cient HVAC systems, lighting,water usage, etc.

On top of all of that, this pro-gram pays for itself. Included inthe bill is a mandate that savingsfrom reduced energy bills meet orexceed expenditures in order forprojects to be eligible under thebonds this referendum will create.So, this program will save money

in the long term without raising anytaxes, while creating an estimated30,000 construction jobs.

R52 would create jobs, save money,reduce carbon emissions and energyuse, and eliminate unhealthy learningenvironments. If you want to protectboth our state’s children and environ-ment, vote yes on R52.

Scott ChilbergBellevue

Fear and paranoia

It is un-American, sad and down-right pathetic that a letter writer notonly believes that the SupremeCourt’s removal of a comma in theSecond Amendment and addition ofa period instead to make it fit theirdecision was a correct action, butalso that he hopes they will do thesame thing again in limiting the fed-eral government’s powers.

What is wrong with conservativesthat they have to change what hasalready been decided just to put inplace their idea of what should be?

They never objected whenGeorge W. Bush imposed “no childleft behind” on the states. Why dothey object now under Obama? Theonly thing that changed was theman in charge and that speak vol-umes to the source of their fear-based paranoia.

Michael T. BarrSammamish

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to 56 compared to 31 at the samepoint lastyear,Elledgesaid.

Crimesof oppor-tunitycontinuetoaccountfor a sig-nificantportion ofpropertycrimes,Elledgesaid.Thievesroutinely take items from home-owners that forget to close theirgarage door after getting homefrom work or leave car doorsunlocked and come back to findpurses or electronics missing.

“We’re very comfortable inSammamish, but people stillneed to lock their doors,” Elledgesaid. “We live in a safe communi-ty, but there arepeople outthere that arelooking foropportunities(to steal).”

Thoughthere is noshortage of the-ories in aca-demics and law enforcement cir-cles about what causes spikes ordips in the crime rate, DetectiveSteve Perry, who investigatesmost of the property crimes inthe city, cautioned against read-ing into crime statistics. Onepopular theory, that crimeincreases along with unemploy-

ment, certainly didn’t come truein Sammamish in 2009, when theunemployment level rangedbetween 8 and 10 percent state-wide while crime dropped.

Perry noted that Sammamishhas smallenough of asample sizethat one ortwo com-mittedcriminalscan commitenoughburglariesor carbreak-ins tocause ajump in thestatistics.

“There’sa group ofprolific

thieves out there that have crimeas a lifestyle, or a job if you will,”Perry said. “(The crime rate) canebb and flow as certain peoplespend time behind bars andcome back out.”

Perry said the departmenttries its best to be proactive, wak-ing up residents who leave theirgarage door open all night, doing

night patrols inresidentialneighborhoodsand encourag-ing the publicto reportcrimes or sus-picious circum-stances.Writing down

the serial numbers on expensiveelectronics or other items is alsohelpful for getting those itemsback in the event that they’restolen.

“It takes the vigilance of thepublic,” Perry said. “If you seesomething suspicious, give us acall.”


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Crime in Sammamish:Crime 2008 2009Murder 0 0Forcible rape 6 5Robbery 3 2Aggravated assault 9 4Total violent crime 18 11Burglary 103 69Theft 307 263Motor vehicle theft 12 17Arson 4 6Total property crime 422 349Source: Federal Bureau of

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The state Department ofEcology has OK’d a water-rightspackage for a future drinkingwater source for Sammamish res-idents.

The approval grants CascadeWater Alliance the authority touse a portion of the water in LakeTapps for drinking water and, atthe same time, guarantees waterlevels to maintain summer recre-ation at the popular PierceCounty lake.

Department of EcologyDirector Ted Sturdevantannounced the agreement Sept.16.

Formed in 1999 and headquar-tered in Bellevue, the alliancesupplies water to more than370,000 county residents and22,000 businesses — or nearly 50percent of retail water sales inKing County outside of Seattle.

The regional group includes theSammamish Plateau Water andSewer District, Issaquah,Bellevue and other Eastside andSouth King County cities andwater districts.

The decision completes adecadelong effort to keep LakeTapps from drying up. Allianceleaders do not plan to developthe lake as a regional water sup-ply for decades. Before the sup-ply starts to flow north to cus-tomers, the alliance must buildwater treatment and delivery sys-tems.

The lake is a reservoir createdin 1911 as part of a hydroelectricproject on the White River. In1999, Puget Sound Energy saidthe system had become too diffi-cult to maintain.

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A handful of Sammamishschools failed to meet federaltesting standards this year.

In the Lake Washington SchoolDistrict, Inglewood MiddleSchool and Eastlake High Schoolboth failed to make AdequateYearly Progress because of a lackof improvement in math testscores by special education stu-dents.

In the Issaquah district,Beaver LakeMiddle Schoolalso failed as aresult of insuffi-cient progressamong specialeducation stu-dents in math.

Schools out-sideSammamishalso failed tomeet the stan-dards in both school districts.

The districts as a whole bothfailed to meet federal standards,as well.

Officials in both districts werequick to point out this year’s testswere different from last year,since the state changed from theWASL to the Measurement ofStudent Progress or the HighSchool Proficiency Exam. Thetest, they said, may have beenpart of the problem. They also

say federal standards under theNo Child Left Behind law arebecoming unrealistic.

Their results were as mixed astheir peers from around the state.

“There’s no real perfect pat-tern,” Issaquah School DistrictAssessment Director SharonManion said. “We have someschools up and some schoolsdown in almost every category.”

Both the HSPE and the MSPhad fewer questions than theirpredecessor, the Washington

Assessment ofStudentLearningexam, knownas the WASL.But fewerquestions onthe new testscaused eachone to countmore.

“It’s just likeany other test

the kids might take in the class-room,” Manion said. “Whenthere’s 100 points on a test thekids might miss some and still dowell. When there is 20 points onthe test, the kids can’t miss asmany.”

Previously, students had twodays to take each subject on theWASL. Except for writing, whichwas still two days, students hadone day to take the math, readingand science MSP and HSPE.

Some Sammamish schools fail to meet federaltesting standards under No Child Left Behind

Next year, StateSuperintendent Randy Dorn saidthe reading section of the MSPand HSPE would be even shorter.Some elementary students takingthe MSP took longer than stateofficials predicted it would.

“A lot of buildings around thestate including some in our dis-trict had kids who were crying,who were upset,” Manion said.“Two to two and a half hours is along time for a third-grader totake a test with just a shortbreak.”

The state Office ofSuperintendent of PublicInstruction is analyzing testresults to see if fatigue affectedstudent performance by seeing ifstudents missed more questionsat the end of the test, Manion said.

In the Lake Washington dis-trict, officials noted that bothEastlake and Inglewood are con-sidered among the top in thestate, federal designationnotwithstanding.

In a press release, LakeWashington district spokeswom-an Kathryn Reith said that thefederal standards are an “all ornothing” label and that one groupfailing to meet standards canmean the rest of the school islabeled as needing improvement.Both Inglewood and Eastlakewere honored by the state fortheir general excellence last yearand finished in the top five per-cent of schools in the state, Reithpoints out.

Under the federal No ChildLeft Behind law, a percentage of

students in a variety of sub-groups must pass the test inorder for the school as a whole topass.

The standardized test scoresare divided into 37 subgroups forschools and 111 subgroups forschool districts.

Under the law, the percentageof students in each group increas-es every three years. The bench-marks increased this year, requir-ing at least 80 percent of studentsto meet standard, depending onthe subject.

All schoolsmust have 100percent of stu-dents meetingstandard by2014.

As the stan-dard gets everhigher, districtofficials say thenumbersbecome near impossible for stu-dents just learning English.

“Think of a special educationstudent who is struggling aca-demically,” Manion said. “We’renot going to have 88 percent ofour special education kids or ourELL kids even be able to read thetest. That is the issue.”

Changes aheadState testing has never mat-

tered more to this year’s sopho-mores, who will be required topass state exams in reading, writ-ing, math and science to graduatewith their 2013 diploma.

Dorn had asked the state

Legislature to delay the mathrequirement until 2015 and thescience requirement until 2017,but the state Legislature declinedto change the dates.

The math assessment ischanging this spring. Instead oftesting math on the HSPE, stateadministrators will offer end-of-course math exams in algebra Iand geometry, or equivalentmath classes.

Students graduating in 2013and beyond must pass both end-

of-courseexams to meetthe state mathgraduationrequirement.

The end-of-course changerequires stu-dents to takethe tests,regardless ofgrade level.

“Middle school students inthese courses will also take theMSP for their grade level to meetfederal requirements, Manionwrote in an e-mail. “Their scoreswill be banked until they are 10thgraders.”

Students graduating in 2012who did not pass the HSPE caneither earn two credits of mathafter 10th grade or pass one ofthe end-of-course exams to be eli-gible to graduate, according to anews release from the OSPI.

Reach reporter Laura Geggel at392-6434, ext. 241, or [email protected].

“Two to two and a halfhours is a long time fora third-grader to take atest with just a short

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By Caleb Heeringa

Members of the SammamishHeritage Society renewed theircalls for the city council to find ahome for a 115-year-old farm-house currently sitting in limbo.

Seven supporters of the FreedHouse, four of which listed theiraddresses as being outsideSammamish city limits, spoke atthe council’s Sept. 14 meeting,urging the city to come up with$68,000 to move the building andinstall it in SammamishCommons, where they envisionit being restored through dona-tions, grants and volunteers.

Once restored the buildingcould be rented out for weddingsand community events and serve

as an educational center aboutthe area’s history, supporters say.

Under the organization’s plan,the city could sell or lease thebuilding to the group, who wouldthen be able to relocate it at thepark.

The $68,000 price tag for themove is higher than the roughly$7,600 the society asked the cityto come up with in May.

In July 2009, the city balked atmoving and renovating the housewhen it found the cost would beclose to $700,000. The heritagesociety said it could do the workfor about $437,500.

In June 2010, the council rec-ognized the house’s significance,but also cautioned that theywould not be willing to put

much, if any, money into thehouse.

Society member Mary Moore,who grew up in Sammamish, saidthe group is confident it canobtain grant money for theremodel of the building, but notuntil it has a permanent home.

“The question I have thatkeeps me up at night – that justplagues me – is why other townshave so much historic representa-tion … why Sammamish doesn’tsee that importance, I just don’tunderstand,” Moore said.

Moore’s mother, Ella Moore,said the society had raised $7,000through pledges already and hasa potential donation from anarchitectural firm for $4,000worth of design work if neces-

sary. Supporters say the Freed

homestead was the area’s firstwater district office, was the siteof an illegal distillery duringProhibition and was used duringthe filming of 1980s TV movie“Act of Love,” featuring RonHoward and Mickey Rourke.

Councilman Tom Odell calledthe cheaper price “encouraging,”but questioned whether therewould be additional costs thatweren’t factored into that number– modifying the parking lot nearthe home’s new location, forexample.

“My concern is that we getpartially down the road from site“A” to site “X” and find that thereare unknowns that we get into,”

Odell said.Mary Moore responded that

city staff had told her anycosts to modify the parkinglot would be minimal andthat its difficult to project theexact costs of the projectuntil they know exactlywhere they’ll put the build-ing.

She added that contractors thatquoted her the price of movingthe building three months agohad been calling her to inquireabout the status of the project.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434. ext. 247, [email protected]. To com-ment on this story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

Heritage society asks for money for Freed House

By Laura Geggel

With more and more studentstaking online classes, theIssaquah School District hashired an online coordinator tohelp students manage their ques-tions and schedules.

The new online learning coor-dinator, Susan Canaga, will serveas a liaison between students andthe companies or districts offer-ing online learning.

The 2010 technology levypassed by voters pays for her

salary, district spokeswoman SaraNiegowski said.

Issaquah students can receiveup to two credits for takingonline classes outside of the dis-trict, with most classes rating ahalf-credit.

Since the 2007-08 school year,the district has offered two onlineclasses — software technologyand health — both of which havehigh student demand during thesummer months.

The classes are not offeredevery semester, but only if

enough students register forthem. Each 90-hour class costs$300, unless it is taken during theschool day.

The two-credit limit does notapply to online classes alreadyoffered by the district.

Students who take onlineclasses have to be disciplined andorganized, Canaga said.

“Online learning is not justputting a student in front of acomputer,” she said. “It’s alsoinstructional strategies.”

Alexandra Staikos, a sopho-

more at Skyline High School, wasone of 120 students to take healththis past summer. With healthunder her belt, she said she couldtake more elective classes as anupperclassman.

“I felt that if I got health out ofthe way, it would give me morecareer options later,” Staikos said.

As an online student, she hadaccess to an online textbook andreceived an assignment calendarlisting every assignment, quizand exam. Assignments havetime estimations by them, so stu-

dents know how long they mighttake.

Typically, the class work tookher about three hours a day tocomplete, Staikos said.

If she had a question, teacherswould e-mail her back within 48hours. Sometimes, she would par-ticipate in online forums, but shedid most of the work by herself.

“They keep you pretty inde-pendent,” she said, “It’s yourresponsibility for how you study

Issaquah School District hires new online coordinator

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Concerns arose among LakeTapps homeowners and usersabout maintaining lake levels forboating, swimming and otheractivities.

PSE ended hydroelectric oper-ations at Lake Tapps in 2004. Thealliance purchased the lake fromthe utility in December 2009.

The agreement allows thealliance to divert up to 48 milliongallons of water daily from LakeTapps. Officials agreed to priori-tize White River flows and sum-mer lake levels in Lake Tappsbefore taking water for customers.

The process to secure thewater rights required environ-mental scrutiny and negotiationsamong the alliance, theMuckleshoot and Puyallup tribes,a Lake Tapps community groupand neighboring cities.

“The work to decide who getsto use the public’s water is someof the most difficult we face atEcology,” Sturdevant said in astatement. “I believe we’ve struckthe right balance with this deci-sion. The key interests of eachparty have been preserved,reflecting the art of compromisenecessary for good water deci-sions. It’s an approach we coulduse more of to ensure we have awater-smart future forWashington.”

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and how you prepare yourself.”Issaquah’s online classes have

a face-to-face orientation at thebeginning. Many students do notmeet again until the proctoredfinal exam at the end of thecourse.

“For most of the students, thisis their first online experience,”Canaga said.

Other students taking onlinelearning are enrolled in higher-level classes that are not offeredin the district. For example, stu-dents hoping to take an advancedlanguage class or mathematicsclass might turn to online cur-riculum.

One school might not haveenough students for an advancedGerman language class, but bycombining students from acrossthe state, online classes can meetparticipation requirements.

“It’s exciting, because it givesstudents opportunities and flexi-bility for things that aren’toffered here,” Executive Directorof Secondary Education PatrickMurphy said.

In the beginning, online class-es were somewhat of a wild West,a new frontier of classes. Districtadministrators were unsurewhich classes matched Issaquah’shigh standards. Many times, theyfound the classes did not passmuster.

“We want to maintain theintegrity of the Issaquah diplo-ma,” Associate SuperintendentRon Thiele said.

Now, the state Office ofSuperintendent of PublicInstruction evaluates the classesand has published a list of accred-ited online programs.

“Years ago, when this was new,we were trying to vet classes,”Murphy said.

“You can try to do that, butthere are literally thousands ofonline courses and we just don’thave the manpower to vet class-es,” Thiele said.

Several other school districtshave online academies of theirown, including the SnoqualmieValley Virtual Academy, FederalWay Internet Academy andSpokane Virtual Learning.

Issaquah has no plans of start-ing its own online learning pro-gram, Canaga said. Instead, thedistrict will invest its resourceselsewhere. Even the online cur-riculum Issaquah uses now isfrom Apex Learning, a companyoffering digital curriculum forsecondary education.

“Why reinvent the wheel?”Canaga asked.

Some districts starting onlinelearning programs are trying toreclaim students using otheronline programs. Issaquah doesnot have this problem, Murphysaid.

With the help of the OSPI listof accredited classes and the newonline coordinator, it is now easi-

er than ever for students toenroll in online classes.

Joanna Staikos, Alexandra’smother, said she was glad hertwo daughters had the optionto take online classes.

“I thought they learned alot about themselves as theylearned how to navigatethrough their classes,” shesaid.

Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext.241, or [email protected].

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Bank fraudA 59-year-old Sammamish man reported

that someone had stolen his debit card infor-mation and overdrawn his bank account bymore than $300 Sept. 2. The victim closedhis account.

He believes that his information may havebeen compromised at a car wash in Bellevue,because the pay station required him toswipe his card three times before it worked.

Domestic violence

A 45-year-old Seattle man was arrested oninvestigation of striking his girlfriend Sept. 4.Police were called to the girlfriend’sSammamish apartment after neighborsreported hearing screaming from her apart-ment.

When they arrived they found that thegirlfriend had a red mark on her cheek andredness around her eyes, but told police noone else was in the apartment. While speak-ing with the woman, police did a sweep ofthe apartment and found the Seattle man ina bedroom.

The man, who had a warrant for his arrestfor failing to report with his parole officer,was immediately threatening and uncoopera-tive, telling the officers they should “watchtheir backs” and they would “get what theydeserve.” The girlfriend told police that shehad lied to them about the boyfriend beingthere because she had restraining ordersagainst him.

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energy grantsThe Lake Washington and Issaquah

school districts each recently receivedgrants to help their schools’ energy effi-ciency, according to the state Office ofSuperintendent of Public InstructionSept. 3.

As part of the second round of theOSPI Energy Operational Savings Grantsprogram, the Lake Washington SchoolDistrict received approximately $1.9 mil-lion to install HVAC upgrades andimprove lighting in various schoolsaround the district.

The Issaquah School District received$1.3 million, also for HVAC and lightingupgrades, as well as to improve waterconservation, according to the list of dis-tricts awarded.

Lake Washington and Issaquah wereamong 27 districts awarded grants acrossthe state.

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“I’m honored to serve on this boardand to have the opportunity to workwith colleagues from across the countryon these important issues that affectevery community,” Constantine said in astatement. “Identifying sustainableapproaches and systems for dealing withclimate change and energy needs willrequire innovative thinking from acrossthe country. ICLEI’s board provides anexcellent venue for this work.”

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Sammamiah residents use

human services campusTogether Center — a human services

campus in Redmond — served morethan 67,000 people last year, including762 people from Sammamish. The cam-pus is formerly known as the FamilyResource Center.

Overall, the number of people usingthe services at the campus jumped from42,000 in 2009. The campus serves as asource for food, shelter, medical anddental care, and youth and family coun-seling.

Together Center adds up the numberof the specific, documented clientstracked at each of the agencies to reachthe total number served on campus.Some people might be counted by multi-ple agencies. For instance, a client at thefood bank might also be counted at theclinic.

“This big leap in activity jibes withthe anecdotal experience of our agen-cies, as well as our own,” Together

Center Executive Director Pam Mauksaid in a news release. “We have notedthe heavy use of the campus by peoplein stress. Even in one small area, the useof our free lobby phones: Where wecounted about 750 people using thesethe previous year, we passed that num-ber in July.”

State senator joins

Vietnam trade missionGov. Chris Gregoire’s trade mission to

Asia picked up a local representative:state Sen. Cheryl Pflug.

Pflug, the Sammamish-area represen-tative in the Senate and a Republican,joined Gregoire and about 80 other dele-gates to hawk Washington products inVietnam from Sept. 18-24.

Like the other business delegates,Pflug paid for the trip herself.

The trade delegation planned stops inthe capital city of Hanoi, Ho Chi MinhCity and Hue, a city in central Vietnam.In Hue, officials planned to drop off thekeys to a new elementary school fundedby The Boeing Co.

“I am excited about the possibili-ties for increasing trade in our high-ly trade-dependent state,” Pflug saidin a statement. “I am also honoredto help the governor and Boeingexecutives present a brand new ele-mentary school to the citizens of asmall town near Hue.”

Gregoire last traveled to Asia on atrade mission in 2005. The tripresulted in more than $1 million insales to customers in Japan and $6million in contracts with companiesin China.

The business ties have since nettedanother $23 million in sales forWashington companies.


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The girlfriend told police sheand her boyfriend had been in afight, but that it did not get physi-cal. She said that the mark on herface had been caused by her dog,not the boyfriend. The man wastransported to King County Jail.

Bump in the night

A couple on the 24000 block ofNortheast 30th Place woke in themiddle of the night to find thattheir cars had been broken intoSept. 12. The couple heard acrashing noise and a car alarm gooff at around 2:40 a.m. Whenthey went to their driveway they

found windows in both of theircars had been broken, thoughnothing was missing from thevehicles.

Police were unable to obtainany fingerprints and a trackingdog was unable to pick up anyscents of the suspect, leadingpolice to believe that the suspectfled the scene in a vehicle afterthe car alarms went off. The caseremains under investigation.

Disappearing vehicles

A Renton man reported Aug.30 that he had paid someone totransport two vehicles to Mexicofor him, but that the vehiclemover had disappeared with thegoods.

The man had arranged thedeal a year ago, when he lived onthe 2300 block of Northeast 27thStreet in Sammamish.

He told police that the vehi-cles, a Chevy S-10 truck and ablue Kawasaki motorcycle, hadnot shown up at their intendedlocation. He could not explainwhy he had taken more than ayear to report the thefts.

The suspect told the victim heworked for a mechanic inWoodinville that is now no longerin business. Police have no leadson the suspect.

Suspended license

Police arrested a 41-year-oldSeattle man for driving with asuspended license Sept. 10. ASammamish Police officerstopped the car near the cornerof Southeast 40th Place andIssaquah-Pine Lake RoadSoutheast at around 3:20 a.m.

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Police arrested a 24-year-old

Sammamish man Sept. 10 fordriving though his license hadbeen suspended in connectionwith a drunk driving charge.

At around 11 p.m. aSammamish Police officer hadcontacted three juvenile femalesnear the corner of Southeast 37thStreet and East Lake SammamishParkway Southeast because hesaw them exit from a private roadthat leads to a “known partyspot.” While talking with thegirls, a second officer saw theSammamish man’s vehicle exitfrom the same area.

Police discovered that the driv-er had a suspended license. Theyimpounded his vehicle andreleased the man at the scene.

Construction theft

Three industrial paint spraypumps valued at more than$5,000 were stolen from a homeunder construction on the 22400block of Southeast 31st Place.

The construction managercalled police Sept. 10 to reportthat the pumps, which had beenchained and locked together theday before, were gone when

crews arrived at the home thatmorning at 7 a.m.

Police believe someoneentered the home by forcingopen the garage door and thencut the chain with bolt cutters.Police were able to obtain severalpartial fingerprints from thescene.

The case remains under inves-tigation.

New car is no excuse

Police arrested a 23-year-oldSammamish man for driving witha suspended license Sept. 7. Anofficer pulled over the man’svehicle on the 22700 block ofSoutheast 20th Street because itstabs had expired in October 2009.

The officer then discoveredthat the man’s license had beensuspended for unpaid tickets.

The man pleaded ignoranceabout the vehicle’s tabs, saying itwas a new car, but he stillreceived a driving with a sus-pended license charge and hadhis vehicle impounded.

Items in the Police Blotter comefrom Sammamish Police reports.

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COMMUNITY12 • September 22, 2010 SAMMAMISH REVIEW

By Christopher Huber

Upon entering MicheleRushworth’s humble second-story, in-home art studio nearDiscovery Elementary School,one might not gather that shepaints portraits of the rich andfamous.

You might gather that she hasa steady flow of work to do by theempty golden frames danglingfrom large hooks on the wall. Orby the small sketch paintingslying on the table. But forRushworth, business is booming.She has an up to two-year waitinglist of well-to-do families, headsof state and pro athletes to havetheir life-like portraits painted.She also paints landscapes andportraits of children.

Rushworth was recently cho-sen to paint outgoing NevadaGovernor Jim Gibbons’ officialportrait. The work, scheduled tobe delivered by Dec. 17, willhang in the state’s capitol alongwith her portrait of pastGovernor Kenny Guinn.Rushworth will be paid $17,500for the painting and the frame,

and $2,500 for travel expenses.She was chosen after a months-long selection process, involving43 other artists from around thecountry, said Teresa Moiola, pub-lic information officer with theNevada Department of CulturalAffairs.

“It was great. They could’vechosen anyone,” Rushworth said.

After the announcement inmid-August, many Nevada resi-dents complained about Gov.Gibbons not selecting a localartist to do the portrait, accordingto comments in the Las VegasSun. But the selection committeehad a particular style in mind.

“Artists aren’t just limited tocompetitions in their own state,”Rushworth said. Some artistsweren’t available for the shortdeadline or wanted more moneythan the state offered, she said.

Rushworth has decades ofexperience — nearly 10 yearsfull-time portrait work — anduses materials and methods inline with the state’s stipulations.

“We need an accurate repre-sentation of the governor,”Moiola said. “Michele really

demonstratedthat.”

Rushworthhas been paint-ing in variouscapacities andstyles since shewas 3 years old,she said. Shebegan paintingcommissionedwork right outof high schoolin Canada inthe mid-1970s.And since 2001she has beenpainting life-like portraits ofpeople likeMariners’ greatEdgar Mar-tinez, formerWashingtonGov. GaryLocke, Commandant of the U.S.Coast Guard, Admiral ThadAllen, Ford Motor Company’sDonald Peterson, as well as Johnand Donna Luger, the founders ofEastside Catholic School.

“I’ve always painted; I’ve

always loved art,” she said.She travels the country meet-

ing with clients, taking hundredsof photos in the desired settingand getting to know their person-alities through dinner outings,family time, etc., Rushworth said.

One piece, which costs from$6,500-$15,000, can take any-where between six months to twoyears to complete, depending onhow quickly her subjects make

Photo by Christopher Huber

Michele Rushworth shows off one of her latest works.

Sammamish artist paintsportraits of the powerful


Longtime Sammamish resi-dent Ian Mercer sat at his kitchencounter Sept. 6, chatting with hishome. The chatting, using hislaptop, involved Mercer askingthe house to do things and thehouse responding accordingly.

Mercer, a former Microsoftdeveloper, typed in “weather” anda voice came from the speakersin the ceiling giving the dailyforecast, complete with back-ground music. It not only toldMercer the day’s projected weath-er, but mentioned it would be“about the same as yesterday.”

That’s what Mercer and hisfamily wake up to each day. It’sjust one perk to living in whatsome consider to be one of theworld’s smartest homes.

Mercer has spent the past 10years developing home automa-tion systems for the house thateventually became smart-homeprogramming systems. A com-plex system of sensors and com-puter coding enables the house topredict behaviors of family mem-bers by detecting where they areat what time, when they go to

bed or when they have friendsover.

“If you have to tell it, it’s adumb home,” Mercer said.

The house’s only hint at beinga smart home is the presence of

some motion detectors.Among the home’s features

are lights that turn themselvesoff, intelligent heating and A/Ccontrols (based on weather fore-cast and if people will be home),the ability to monitor the houseremotely, vocal caller ID, a natu-ral language chat interface, a“dinner’s ready” feature thatturns the TV off for the childrenand the ability for the house toexplain why it performed a task.

Mercer began the smart-houseproject for the fun of it, but alsoto see how much energy the fam-ily could conserve, he said. SinceDecember 2009, the home savedabout 40 percent of the monthlyelectricity use, compared to itsuse in 2005.

“It was kind of a research pro-ject for me,” Mercer said. “I wassurprised at how much energy Iwas able to save. I probablyhaven’t touched a thermostat inmonths.”

He also set out to see how wellhe could integrate the systeminto everyday life.

“For the most part, I’ve tried to

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decisions. The actual paintingtakes about half of the total timeinvolved and she can complete10-15 works in a year, she said.

“We work on it together,”Rushworth said. “It’s kind of acollaborative effort throughoutthe entire thing.”

All her work is done onimported paints and Belgianlinen canvas, she said. She val-ues using the best materialsbecause a portrait of a familymember, or prominent leader,needs to last.

“Portraits of people are reallyimportant,” Rushworth said.“When it’s a portrait of someonethey know and love … it’s thefirst thing they’d take in a fire,I’ve been told,” she said. “It’s

really a pleasure to give that to(clients) — people that areimportant to them.”

Rushworth said her favoriteportrait, thus far, has been ofAdmiral Allen. Since paintinghis portrait — she unveiled it inMay — she became Facebookfriends with him.

“I have tremendous respectfor the guy,” Rushworth said. “Itwas just great to meet him.”

Her most challenging projectwas a recent portrait of BryantButler Brooks, a Wyoming gover-nor from 1911. She researchedthe Edwardian Era to find appro-priate clothing and furniture toset a model in, she said. She alsohad to make do with just black-and-white photos of the man.

“That was probably the mostchallenging one I’ve done,”Rushworth said.

She has also painted a por-trait of a fallen 9/11 firefighter,

which she unveiled on the “CBSMorning Show” in 2007, shesaid.

“What I think struck (theselection panel) about her workis the human qualities thatcame through about each indi-vidual,” Moiola said. “She hadthis very human quality thatcame through in her painting. Itlends a light, soft quality to theindividual.”

Rushworth said she is amongabout 100 artists in the UnitedStates who do this kind of work.It makes for reasonable competi-tion for commissions.

In the end, though, sheenjoys meeting such fascinatingpeople and portraying their fullspirit, not that seen in a photograph.

“I want to get to know them… capture their inner self andnot just a photo,” Rushworthsaid. “Picasso said ‘painting islike keeping a diary,’ and it real-

leave the normal controls andswitches in place,” Mercer said.“You can always override it.”

But, if someone accidentallyleaves a door open, the housewill turn off the AC, he said.

Mercer has spent years tweak-ing the systems he created,adding new features and refiningthe home’s ability to measureand reduce energy consumption.

He began with off-the-shelfhome-automation software andgadgets. About five years ago,Mercer began tweaking it. Thesystem evolved from simplelighting controls to security mon-itoring, music, HVAC, alerts andtelephony, he said. He has alsointegrated e-mail, IM and calen-dar features.

To gather such a large amountof information, the systemrequires 79 sensors and monitors48 light switches, Mercer said.

“By having more sensors, itcan actually do a reasonable jobof knowing if someone left aroom,” Mercer said.

When it does detect someoneleaving a room and enteringanother, it knows to dim thoselights and turn on the lights inthe areas as the person walks, hesaid.

“By doing that, you can vastlyextend the life of a bulb,” Mercersaid.

The home is a rarity outside ofthe research world, said ShwetakPatel and Mausam (a man withonly one name), faculty in theUniversity of Washington com-puter science department whoare familiar with Mercer’s home.

“Ian’s work is definitely veryinteresting and it is great to seesomeone go out and build asmart home their self,” said Patel,who helped develop the Georgia

Tech Aware Home research ini-tiative. “It is also very rare to seethis level of instrumentation out-side of the research space.”

Mercer said he is always work-ing on something for the home —he doesn’t watch much televi-sion.

“Most systems that are suc-cessful require … fine-tuning. “Ittakes that kind of dedicated per-son,” said Michael Mozer, creatorof the world’s first smart house in1997 at the University ofColorado at Boulder. “I’m veryimpressed with anyone who hasput 10 years of that kind of effortin.”

Mercer’s goal is to sell thepackaged system, but he’s hitsome hiccups; it’s difficult todevelop generic rules for thehouse to follow in certain scenar-ios, like having dinner guests orovernight visitors, he said. Healso highlighted the lack ofdemand for such complex sys-tems.

“It’s not just the energy usethat matters,” Mozer said. “Peopledon’t feel this need to managethis extra level (of technology).”

Still, for those like Mercer,who can develop and seamlesslyintegrate such a system, the UWcomputer scientists said smart-home technology has a brightfuture.

“Such technology is particular-ly appealing to the caregivers forthe elderly and some kinds ofpatients, such as Alzheimerpatients. ‘Your water faucetprompting you that you mayhave forgotten to close it’ … typi-cal scenarios which will improvethe quality of life for Alzheimerpatients tremendously,” saidMausam. “An intelligent homethus has many benefits and weshould, in the future, be able topersonalize our home accordingto our particular needs.”

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schools14 • September 22, 2010 SAMMAMISH REVIEW


Four teenage girls may be thereason Skyline High School even-tually adopts Chinese languageinstruction to its curriculum.

That’s a big maybe, but thegirls running the school’sChinese Cultural Club, AndreaLiu, Tiffany Ng, Sunny Liu andSupriya Dublish, are workinghard to promote Chinese cultureand language. And, based ontheir passion and confidence onthe matter, they seem to havemade progress in convincingIssaquah School District adminis-trators it’s a good idea.

“We’re just trying to bring a lit-tle bit of China into the school,”said club president Andrea Liu.“To help people learn more aboutChina.”

The Chinese Cultural Clubexists to promote Chinese cul-ture. But, throughout 2010, thegirls have been working on aninitiative to get Chinese-Mandarin offered as an officiallanguage course in the area highschools. They’ve already collect-ed about 100 signatures from stu-dents and parents, spoken at

school board meetings and metwith Skyline Principal LisaHechtman and districtSuperintendent Steve Rasmussen.

“We really want this here,” saidSunny Liu, who said she movedto the United States with limitedChinese writing skills and wouldtake a course if it was offered.

The Issaquah District offerstraditional classroom instructionin Spanish, French, Japanese andAmerican Sign Language, accord-ing to the Mapping andEnhancing Language Learning inWashington State program at theUniversity of Washington.Skyline itself offers Spanish,French and Japanese and someextended-period courses.

The Lake Washington SchoolDistrict also offers those lan-guages, but not all at each highschool.

“I’m impressed with whatthey’ve done so far,” said clubadvisor, teacher Paul Doran. “It’smore successful that I expected.”

Andrea Liu and Vice PresidentTiffany Ng founded the club in2009, as sophomores. Both wereborn in China and experiencedthe competitive Chinese educa-

tion system first hand. They gotthe idea while at PCFC to formsome sort of club that invited allstudents to learn about theirChinese heritage and culture.

“Here is so different (than

China), we thought it would beinteresting to set up this club,because not many people knowChina,” Andrea Liu said.

As China has been on the riseas an economic and political

world power, the girls, joined bySunny Liu and then Dublish, didresearch. They found companiesand college admissions officers

Students lobby forChinese at Skyline

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Students in the Chinese Culture Club play traditional Chinese games.

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Fall 2010 brings a wave ofchange at Eastside CatholicSchool. Three new administratorsstarted work before the schoolyear began. Sister Mary Tracyreplaced Jim Kubacki as the pres-ident of the school in the spring.Tom Lord started over the sum-mer as the new high school prin-cipal. And Polly Skinner tookover as the middle school princi-pal. To introduce them to theSammamish community, theReview asked the three headhonchos a little bit about them-selves, their educational philoso-phies and how things are goingso far. Excerpts from those ques-tions appear here. For completeanswers, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

Sister Mary Tracy,

president:How does working here com-pare with where you movedfrom?

Compares dramatically withmy consulting position. Versus

Holy Names: there are two maindifferences that I experienced.Holy Names is 130 yrs old —exactly 100 yrs older thanEastside Catholic. It is differentand there are pros and cons toboth.

Secondly, we’re not a cityschool. The city has more racialdiversity and it’s more central. Soit’s easier to draw more diversityand draw students from 60 zipcodes. Here there is more afflu-ence and it’s certainly newer.There are many, many more par-ents who are able to come in dur-ing day because they’re not working.

Why did you want to come toEC and how do you feel aboutfilling some big shoes from JimKubacki?

Very big shoes. He was fabu-lous. What attracted me toEastside Catholic was the oppor-tunity (I was not looking for ajob). I did want to run a schoolagain at some point. I knew itwould be a Catholic school. Itappealed to me that I could really

Eastside Catholic has an all new leadership team

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are giving more and moreweight to applicants withChinese language abilities,Andrea Liu said.

“It really catches the eyes ofbusiness leaders,” said AndreaLiu.

The club holds variousevents throughout the schoolyear to celebrate events such asChinese New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival and also toteach short Chinese lessons toanyone interested, the girlssaid.

“It was a really nice class,”said Dublish, who took a couplelessons last school year.

Typically, about 10-20 stu-dents show up to the club meet-ings every other week.

Although the club membershave been promoting the lan-guage program initiative leftand right, and have been gain-ing favor among those whomake ultimate decisions, theyface plenty of obstacles. Among

them are finding qualifiedChinese-Mandarin teachers,funding a full program and stu-dent interest, the girls said.

“The bottom line is, in thefuture, you will be doing somebusiness with China,” AndreaLiu said. “This will prep them.”

While the future of Chineselanguage instruction at Skylineremains unknown, the clubleaders said they’re planningevents and guest speakers tohelp spur interest in Chineseculture.

“If I could just do it tomor-row I would do it in a heart-beat,” said Skyline principalLisa Hechtman. Although, sheacknowledged a full programwould need to be sustainable,with a stronger pipeline ofexperienced Chinese teachers.

The goal, though, is toensure today’s youth will beable to compete in the businessworld, which the girls said willbe a whole lot more involvedwith China down the road.

“It’s important we keep upwith the times … so we’re bestsuited to participate in theworld,” Doran said.

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take a significant lead in setting atone for the new campus andkind of creating some new waysof opportunity in a new setting.

I do love fundraising. And Iwas very attracted to the notionof the need to build a performingarts center, baseball field, middleschool. I really saw the opportu-nity to be imaginative and cre-ative in a way that couldn’t bedone in a lot of schools.

In some ways it was a blankcanvas and it was a golden oppor-tunity. That’s rare in a newschool. Often a president comesin and is one person on the chessboard.

What’s your educational phi-losophy?

I would say my educationalphilosophy is that each individu-al deserves ultimate respect andthere should be no limitation forthat person. And a school is akind of cathedral where just thegreatest reverence occurs. Andwhen we say Harvard and Yalewe see all kinds of connotations.The school needs to be theHarvard and Yale for our stu-dents.

Tom LordHow is your new job going sofar?

The new position at EC isgoing well. From all reports thishas been the smoothest start in

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recent years. We did have signifi-cant scheduling issues over thesummer, but were able to pro-duce student schedules in time tostart the year.

How does working here com-pare with where you movedfrom?

Each school presents its ownchallenges, but after almost 50years in the field of educationthere are not many issues that Ihave not dealt with in prior loca-tions.

This past year I was called outof retirement in December totake over as principal at BishopBlanchet. It was a challenge, butas the year progressed the schoolclimate which had been strainedimproved dramatically.

What kinds of expectations doyou have for students andstaff?

That each day presents a newopportunity to learn and whetheryou are student or staff you mustput forth your best effort in allthat you do. Teachers must meetthe students wherever they areacademically and to move themforward, doing so with patienceand humor.

Polly SkinnerHow does working here com-pare with where you movedfrom?

Eastside Catholic has manypositive characteristics – strong

academics that emphasize excel-lence and lifelong learning, ser-vice to others in the larger com-munity which manifests Catholicsocial teaching, an amazinglyspirited community that valuesauthentic relationships, andmany varied co-curricular oppor-tunities – athletics, debate, lead-ership, and enrichment. I havebeen an educator in several won-derful schools; however, being atEC is pretty exciting given its sizeand the quality of its programsand people.

What is something that mayhave surprised you thus farabout EC?

I am impressed by the friendli-ness and respectfulness of thestudents. They obviously lovetheir school. They want to learnand make coming to school eachday a pleasure!

What kinds of expectations doyou have for students and staff?

I expect that we are here forthe same reasons – to be mem-bers of a strong and positive com-munity based on authentic rela-tionships. Additionally, we allstrive for academic excellenceunderpinned by our Catholicfaith.

We seek opportunities to grow,learn, and broaden our experi-ences, knowing the importanceof taking risks and benefitingfrom our successes and failures.We actively find ways to make apositive difference in the lives ofothers for the common good.

EventsA writer’s open house will

be held from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 23 atthe Hailstone Feed Store, 232Front St. N. in Issaquah.

The Redmond Associationof Spoken Word will featureKatherine Grace Bond, AmberFlame and Marjorie Manwaringat 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the OldRedmond Schoolhouse, 16600N.E. 80th St. in Redmond.

Girl Scout informationnights are scheduled by elemen-tary school and are held at theschool unless otherwise noted.Challenger, Creekside, andDiscovery 7-8 p.m. Sept. 22;Endeavour and Sunny Hills 7-8p.m. Sept. 27; McAuliffe,Blackwell, Alcott, Mead, Carsonand Smith elementaries will befrom 6-8 p.m. Sept. 29 at theSammamish Library.

“Wounded Healers,” a docu-mentary about Rwanda filmed bySammamish resident MarkStendal and his daughterSamantha, Is scheduled to beshown from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 23 atSammamish City Hall.

For more information aboutthe film, visit woundedheal-ersmovie.com.

ArtEAST will display a galleryfeaturing the work of AnneAnderson, Susan Olds, andSharlet Driggs. The gallery willbe on display at the ProvidenceMarianwood Gallery untilSeptember 30.

The Sammamish Symphonyis seeking musicians. In particu-lar, they need string players, per-cussionists and bassoonists. Visitwww.SammamishSymphony.orgfor more information.

Sammamish Art Fair. Theannual art fair, featuring thework of dozens of artists across abroad spectrum of media isscheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct.9 and 10 at Sammamish CityHall.

Visit www.sammamishart-fair.worpress.com. The city is alsoseeking volunteers for the fair.Contact Dawn Sanders [email protected] 295-0556.

The RedmondNeighborhood ResourceCouncil will present a workshopgeared toward senior citizensfocusing on Social Security, homecare and care transition options,day health care programs andshort-term housing options from6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 12 at 8703 160thAve. N.E. in Redmond. Call 556-2314.

The annual Ski and SportsSwap, sponsored by theSammamish Kiwanis lets resi-dents bring in used sportingequipment and sell it, while get-ting a chance to purchase similarequipment from their neighbors.This year, it’s scheduled for 9a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 23 at Pine LakeCovenant Church. Call 868-9888.

HealthA mobile mammography

facility will be available forSammamish residents. Themobile facility features the sameequipment used at EvergreenHospital, but you do not need tobe an Evergreen patient to usethe facility. It is available from8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesdaysat the Evergreen Primary CareCenter, 22850 Northeast EighthStreet. For an appointment, call899-2831.

Religious/spiritual

Bible study fellowshipSammamish Day women willhave an introductory class study-ing the book of Isaiah for inter-ested women and children from9:15-11:05 a.m. Sept. 23 at PineLake Covenant Church. Call 396-5315.

Good Samaritan EpiscopalChurch will hold a 20th anniver-sary celebration. A celebrationdinner is scheduled for 6 p.m.Sept. 25 and a service will beginat 4 p.m. Sept. 26. Both eventsare at the church, 1757 244thAve. N.E. in Sammamish.

Mary, Queen of Peace youthgroups are for children in sixth-eighth grade and ninth-12thgrades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m.Sundays, starting Oct. 3. Call thechurch at 391-1178, ext. 129.

Divorce recovery, for thosegoing through a divorce or tryingto move on from one, is from 7-9p.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 30at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

To register, call Sharon at 392-8636 or visit www.plcc.org.

Faith United MethodistChurch offers “Faith Cafe” forwomen of all ages. The café fea-tures drop-in coffee time, scrap-booking/stamping, mom & babyplaygroup, quilting/knitting andwalking group. There will also beone-off classes, studies andthemed days. 9:30 a.m.Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837-1948.

Healing Prayer Service. Ifyou have a physical, emotionalor spiritual challenge or if youdesire to make space for God in apeaceful setting, attend theMissio Lux Healing PrayerService the fourth Tuesday ofevery month at 7 p.m. at PineLake Covenant Church, 1715228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish.Become a healing prayer minis-ter by joining either weekly ses-sions from 9:30-11:30 a.m.Fridays or monthly weekendclasses in October, November,January and March. E-mail [email protected] or call 890-3913.

The Social Justice BookGroup meets at 1 p.m. the thirdMonday of each month inSammamish. E-mail [email protected] for informa-tion on the current book beingdiscussed and location.

Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered program offering sup-port and a path to freedom,meets every Monday, 7-9 p.m. atPine Lake Covenant Church,1715 228th Ave. S.E. For more

info, go to www.missiolux.org, orcall 392-8636.

Griefshare, a support groupfor those who have lost a lovedone is from 7-9 p.m. Thursdaynights at SammamishPresbyterian Church.

Moms In Touch is an inter-denominational, prayer supportgroup for moms to get togetherand pray for children andschools. For more information,call Jan Domek, Issaquah SchoolDistrict representative, at 681-6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, LakeWashington School District repre-sentative, at 392-2291, or visitwww.MomsInTouch.org.

Pine Lake Covenant Churchoffers a ministry for childrenwith special needs at 10:30 a.m.Sundays. Call 392-8636.

“Caffeine for the Soul,” afree Judaic and Torah class forwomen, is from 1-1:45 p.m. everyTuesday at Caffé Ladro inIssaquah Highlands ShoppingCenter. Contact Chabad of theCentral Cascades at 427-1654.

Free Hebrew classes areoffered through Chabad of theCentral Cascades. Call 427-1654.

Kabalat Shabbat is offered inthe Chabad house at the IssaquahHighlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. Newmembers and guests are wel-come. Call 427-1654.

Learn to read and speakSamskritam at the VedicCultural Center. To register, visitvedicculturalcenter.org.

Community Bible Study,open to all women, meetsThursday mornings. To register

for the current class, or for moreinformation, call Nancy Carr at868-1630.

Bhajan Bliss. Join musiciansand singers to learn traditionaldevotional bhajan, and how tomake vegetarian pizzas andsamosas from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridaysat the Vedic Cultural Center.

Library events

Master gardener JoanHeibacka will present a class onculinary herbs at 7 p.m. Oct. 13.

Susan Olds will present “TheLife and Times of Picasso” at 7p.m. Nov. 10.

Talk Time, conversation prac-tice in English, is at 7 p.m. Sept.28.

Toddler Story Time for chil-dren 2-3 with an adult is sched-uled for 10 a.m. Sept. 23 and 30and 11 a.m. Sept. 22 and 29.

Waddler Story Time, for chil-dren aged 9-24 months with anadult is scheduled for 10 and 11a.m. Sept. 24.

Swaddler Story Time forchildren younger than 9 monthswith an adult is scheduled for 11a.m. Sept. 23 and 30.

Pajama Story Times, for ages2-6 with an adult, is scheduled for7 p.m. Sept. 27.

Preschool Story Times, forages 3-6 with an adult, is sched-uled for 10 a.m. Sept. 22 and 29and 1 p.m. Sept. 24.

Classes

Beyond Baby Blues, a drop-in postpartum depression sup-port group, meets from 12:30-1:30p.m. Thursdays at New ParentsServices, 11911 N.E. First St., No.300, in Bellevue. Participantsmust call to confirm 450-0332,ext. 3.

Sammamish PresbyterianChurch is hosting a series of dif-ferent fitness classes,Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30-7:30 a.m., Tuesdays andThursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. Formore information, contact BillieDonahue 785-2880.

The Issaquah SammamishInterfaith Coalition is hostingEnglish Language Classes at 6p.m. Wednesdays at Pine LakeCovenant Church.

Volunteers needed

This is the year of roadclean-ups, according to the cityof Sammamish. The city is begin-ning to coordinate litter clean-ups on major streets. Sign upwith an organization, business,family or group of friends. Pick adate and the city will find a road.To sign up [email protected] call 295-0556.

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ContributedMayor’s Month of Concern for the hungry kicks off with a food drive. Join the Mayor, CityCouncil and city staff in gathering food for the harvest festival from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 25.For information, call 295-0511.

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The King County Long-Term Care OmbudsmanProgram needs certified long-term care ombudsman volun-teers. After completing a four-daytraining program, visit with resi-dents, take and resolve com-plaints and advocate for resi-dents. Volunteers are asked todonate four hours a week andattend selected monthly meet-ings. Contact John Stilz at 206-694-6747 or [email protected].

Eastside Bluebills is a Boeingretiree volunteer organizationthat strives to provide opportuni-ties for retirees to help others inneed and to assist charitable andnonprofit organizations. EastsideBluebills meet every thirdWednesday of the month at theBellevue Regional Library from10 a.m.-noon. Call 235-3847.

LINKS, Looking Into theNeeds of Kids in Schools,places community volunteers inthe schools of the LakeWashington School District.Opportunities include tutoring,classroom assistance and lunchbuddy. Just one hour a week can

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make a difference in a child’s life.For more information, [email protected] or visitwww.linksvolunteer.org.

Eastside Baby Corner needsvolunteers to sort incoming dona-tions of clothing and toys andprepare items for distribution. Goto www.babycorner.org.

Volunteers are needed tovisit homebound patrons withthe King County Library System’sTraveling Library Center pro-gram. Volunteers must be at least18 years old and have reliabletransportation. Call SusanLaFantasie at 369-3235.

Sammamish Citizen CorpsCouncil needs volunteers to helpsupport the CommunityEmergency Response Team andother groups. For more informa-tion e-mail [email protected], visit www.sam-mamishcitizencorps.org or attendthe meeting from 7-8 p.m. firstWednesday of every month atFire Station 82.

Volunteer drivers are neededfor the Senior Services VolunteerTransportation Program. Flexiblehours, mileage, parking reim-bursement and supplemental lia-bility insurance are offered. Call206-448-5740.

Guide Dogs for the BlindEager Eye Guide Pups Clubneeds volunteers to raise puppiesfor use as guide dogs for theblind. For information, call Sandyat 425-644-7421.

Volunteer Chore Services

links volunteers with seniors orindividuals who are disabled andare living on a limited income.Call 425-284-2240.

Clubs, groups

Teen late night. The secondFriday of each month is teennight at theRedmond/Sammamish Boys andGirls Clubs. The club has a DJ,dancing, games, Xbox and Wii,movies, food and more. An ASBor ID card is required for admit-tance. The fee is $6. [email protected] or call250-4786 for more information.

A support group for care-givers of people with Alzheimer’smeets in Issaquah. The group isdesigned to let caregivers gainemotional support, learn andshare their experiences.

The free group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the second Thursday ofeach month at Faith UnitedMethodist Church, 3924Issaquah-Pine Lake Road S.E. Call313-7364.

The Rotary Club ofSammamish meets everyThursday at 7:15 a.m. at theBellewood RetirementApartments, 3710 ProvidencePoint Drive S.E. Visit www.sam-mamishrotary.org.

The Sammamish Fit Club, aclub looking to improve thehealth of the community, meetsfrom 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Forlocation and more information,

call Trish at 206-605-0679 or sendan e-mail to [email protected].

Cascade RepublicanWomen’s Club meets at 11:30a.m. the third Wednesday of themonth at the Plateau Club, 25625E. Plateau Drive. Call 861-7910.

Sammamish Plateau ParentNetworking Group meets nor-mally the last Monday of themonth at Sahalee Fire Station#82, 1851 228th Ave. N.E. Call868-2111.

Redmond Toddler Group, aparent-child program with art,music, play and parent educationhas openings in pre-toddler, tod-dler and family classes. Call 869-5605 or visit www.redmondtod-dler.org.

Moms Club of theSammamish Plateau has activi-ties including weekly, age specif-ic playgroups and monthly meet-ings, coffee mornings, mom’snights out, craft club and localarea outings. Visit www.mom-sclubsammamish.org or call 836-5015.

Foster Parent SupportGroup meets the last Thursday

of each month from 6-8 p.m. atMary, Queen of Peace Parish,1121 228th Ave. S.E. Earn yourtraining/foster parent hours.Refreshments and child care areprovided. Call 206-719-8764.

Sammamish Kiwanis meetsevery Wednesday at 7 a.m. atSammamish Hills LutheranChurch, 22818 S.E. Eighth St.Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.

Toastmasters of Sammamishmeet from 7:15–8:45 p.m. everyTuesday at Mary, Queen of PeaceParish, 1121 228th Ave. S.E. Call373-6311 or e-mail [email protected].

Sammamish Saddle Club —For membership and meetinginformation, visit www.sam-mamishsaddleclub.org. ContactSheila Nyborg 466-7168.

To submit items for theCommunity Calendar, contact theeditor at 392-6434, ext. 233.Information may be e-mailed [email protected] or mailed tothe Sammamish Review, P.O. Box1328, Issaquah, WA 98027.

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sports18 • September 22, 2010 SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Wolves roll over Roughriders


Running back Sam Gilliss dodges opponents on a touchdown

run in the second quarter.


When the game began Sept.16, Eastlake head coach GeneDales knew the Wolves wouldhave to control the sizeableRoosevelt defensive line, he said.

But after the first quarter, andas the rain fell on MemorialStadium in Seattle, it was clearEastlake did exactly that.

“Man, we got after it up front,”Dales said after the game.

Eastlake dominated Roosevelt42-7 in the third game of the sea-son.

The Wolves improved to 2-1 onthe season as it prepares for itssecond conference match-upSept. 24 against Redmond.

Despite committing a handfulof mistakes after gaining a hugelead in the second and thirdquarters, Eastlake showed thehosting Roughriders quick execu-tion on defense and a nearrecord-setting rushing campaign.

“Any win is a good win for us,”Dales said as the team left thefield. “We had a game plan andexecuted on both sides of theball.”

Eastlake struck early andoften. Standout running backKyle Lappano lead the charge onthe ground, putting Eastlake up14-0 in the first eight minutes on9- and 20-yard rushing touch-downs, respectively.

“Our blocking for the running

backs was great,” quarterbackKeegan Kemp said. “When guysneeded to step in and makeplays, they made ‘em, and that’swhat we needed for the team.”

Within three minutes ofLappano’s score, Eastlake struckagain. This time it came after aChris Lehman interception. TheWolves took just four plays to go37 yards and cap it off with a 1-yard touchdown run from SamGillis.

In the second, Gillis scoredagain on a 40-yard touchdownpass from Kemp to put theWolves up 28-0, with 11:01 to go.Despite capitalizing on twoEastlake penalties, Rooseveltfailed to get anything going in thebeginning of the second quarter.Eastlake took a 35-0 lead intohalftime after Ethan Pottercaught an 11-yard pass fromKemp in the end zone.

“It was a good balanced game,”Dales said.

Eastlake’s final touchdowncame three minutes into thethird quarter when Kemp hooked

up with Gillis again for a 45-yardscoring play that capped a five-play, 70-yard drive.

Lappano pounded away at theRoughrider defense all day. Hefinished with 195 rushing yardson 16 carries, which nearly set asingle-game school record. It washis second game in as manyweeks tallying more than 190yards.

“Kyle ran the ball real well,”Dales said. “He runs well fromthe tailback position. He’s alwaysa danger.”

Gillis finished with two recep-tions for 86 yards and threetouchdowns. Kemp was 5-for-10passing for 125 yards and threetouchdowns.

Eastlake finished with a whop-ping 291 rushing yards and 148passing.

Roosevelt gave its fans someexcitement in the fourth whenquarterback Peter Ianelli tossed a20-yard touchdown pass to PaulGray, which finished off a 13-play, 80-yard drive.

Roosevelt finished with total206 yards.

“It feels good, but we’ve got tocome out and play our bestagainst Redmond,” Kemp said.

Eastlake faces Redmond at 7p.m. Sept. 24 at Eastlake.

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected].

“When guys needed tostep in and make plays,

they made ‘em.”– Keegan Kemp, Quarterback –


Athletes in fall sports acrossthe plateau have been practicingfor weeks and most have playeda game or two. Here’s a look atsome of this season’s teams, oth-ers were previewed last week.

Volleyball

EastlakeAfter losing a handful of its

top starters to graduation, theEastlake Wolves volleyball teamis gearing up for a tough fight inthe KingCo Crest division in 2010.

Eastlake went 7-10 overall and3-5 in KingCo play in 2009. Withthe departure of longtime coachGaylene Page, along with thelosses to graduation, the teammight consider this fall to be a bitof a rebuilding season.

First-year head coach JannaTonahill knows the Eastlake pro-gram, though.

Tonahill is an Eastlake gradu-ate, a four-year starter and was

captain of the volleyball team atEmerson College in Boston.

She’s also coached at SuddenImpact Volleyball Club, as well asat Inglewood Junior High.

Starting for the Lady Wolves in2010 are: seniors Jenna Eggelston(middle) and Maria Lauer (mid-dle), juniors Sarah Pellicano (out-side hitter) and Zoe Escarda(right side), and sophomoresKelly Logie (setter) and AnnaGorman (outside hitter).

Senior setter Jenna Haydenwill lead the team as a captain.

As newcomers, Gorman andLogie could prove to be a forcefor Eastlake, Tonahill said.

Games to watch: Eastlake atGarfield, 7 p.m. Oct. 4; Skyline atEastlake, 7 p.m. Oct. 18;Redmond at Eastlake, 7 p.m. Oct.25.

SkylineThe Spartans volleyball pro-

gram has been through the emo-tional wringer since head coach

FIle photo

Eastlake is looking to Li Wang for leadership this year on the golf course.

Fall athletes kick off new season, dream of state titles

See FALL, Page 20


FootballFFrriiddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1177Eastside Catholic 33, Rainier Christian

01 2 3 4 Final

R. Christian 0 0 0 0 0E. Catholic 13 7 6 7 33Scoring summary: Chevy Walker 29 run

(Omiliak kick); Anthony Roy 9 pass from LukeShephard (failed kick); Kea Roberts 2 run (Kimblekick); Markell Sanders 63 pass from Peter Kimble(kick failed); Kevin O’Connell 21 pass from PeterKimble (Kimble kick).

Skyline 38, Lake Oswego 141 2 3 4 Final

Skyline 10 7 7 14 38Lake Oswego 7 7 0 0 14Scoring summary: Sean McDonald, S, 26 FG;

Taylor, LO, 9 pass from Austin (kick good); MaxBrowne, S, 5 pass from Kasen Williams (McDonaldkick); Williams, S, 47 pass from Browne(McDonald kick); Taylor, LO, 3 pass from Austin(kick good); Kai Jandoc, S, 2 run (McDonald kick);Williams, S, 18 pass from Browne (McDonaldkick); Michael Ford, S, 96 INT return (McDonaldkick).

VolleyballFFrriiddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1177Eastside Catholic 3, Chief Sealth 0

1 2 3 FinalE. Catholic 25 25 25 3Chief Sealth 9 15 12 0EC highlights: Katherine Towslee, 5 kills, 7 aces;

Lauren Rehn, 5 kills; Danielle Lieder, 5 kills;Marlena Norwood, 5 kills; Jordan gates, 15 assists.

WWeeddnneessddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1155Eastlake 3, Ballard 1

1 2 3 4 FinalBallard 17 23 25 20 1Eastlake 25 25 11 25 3Ballard highlights: Monique Marquez, 27 assists,

5 aces; Ria Conti, 15 digs; Grace Taylor, 5 kills, 3aces; Liza Berg, 11 kills, 12 digs; Deanna Myers, 7kills, 3 aces.

Eastlake highlights: Anna Gorman, 15 kills; KellyLogie, 28 assists; Sarah Pellicano, 9 kills, 16 digs, 3acs; Maria Lauer, 3 blocks, 3 kills.

Eastside Catholic 3, Bothell 11 2 3 4 Final

E. Catholic 26 25 21 25 3Bothell 24 23 25 19 1EC highlights: Kameron McLain, 24 kills, 5 aces;

Hannah Christie, 5 kills, 29 assists; Cami Silverman,13 kills, 12 digs; Nicole Boswell, 10 digs.

Bothell highlights: Aly Hadley, 41 assists, 14digs; Katie Arneson, 15 kills, 10 digs; PiercenLindquist, 20 kills; Haley Bidell, 11 digs.

TTuueessddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1144Skyline 3, Bellevue 0

1 2 3 FinalBellevue 16 17 13 0Skyline 25 25 25 3Bellevue highlights: Memie Huang, 26 digs;

Madison Whitney, 15 digs. Skyline highlights: Emily Harris, 4 aces; Alyssa

Workman, 30 assists; Paige Haas, 7 kills; MaddieMagee, 9 kills; Halle Erdahl, 3 aces.

MMoonnddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1133Eastside Catholic 3, Woodinville 0

1 2 3 FinalWoodinville 14 22 25 0E. Catholic 25 25 27 3Woodinville highlights: Carmen Vasilatos, 15

assists, 11 digs; Melissa Gilkey, 10 kills; DanielleTowslee, 5 kills; Jen Schnelle, 13 digs.

EC highlights: Kameron McLain, 11 kills, 4blocks, 4 aces; Hannah Christie, 19 assists, 3 aces;Cami Silverman, 13 kills, 10 digs; Emilee Derus, 11assists; Nicole Boswell, 10 digs.

Girls soccerSSaattuurrddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1188Woodinville 2, Eastlake 1Scoring summary: Sophia Chakalo, W, (Haley

Fay assist) 15:00; Kelsey Haberly, E, (Ann Heineassist) 39:00; Lilly Wilson, W, (Delilah Blacketerassist) 41:00.

Issaquah 2, Eastside Catholic 1Scoring summary: Margaret Rouch, I, (Audrey

Thomas assist) 11:00; Elissa Evans, I, (unassisted)27:00; Molly Callans, EC, (unassisted) 60:00.

WWeeddnneessddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1155Skyline 4, Kennedy Catholic 0Scoring summary: Anna Deweirdt, S, (unassist-

ed) 1:00; Madi Barney, S, (Maddie Christ assist)43:00; Maddie Christ, S, (Brittanee Randle assist);47:00; Jackie Wilson, S, (Brooke Holland assist)67:00.

Shutout: Tina Vargas.TTuueessddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1144Eastlake 2, Bainbridge 1Scoring summary: Ann Heine, E, (unassisted);

Jaclyn Softli, E, (Kelsey Haberly assist); EmmaVukic, B, (unassisted).

Eastside Cahtolic 11, Franklin 0Scoring Summary: Shelby Newell, EC, (Emily

Franceschina assist) 11:30; Lauren Brenaert, EC,(Alli DeJong assist) 15:00; Kristin Standish, EC,(Kellie Standish assist) 17:00; Maddie Racine, EC,(Nikki Dworkin assist) 19:00; Malia Bachesta, EC,(Shannon Francas assist) 23:00; Lisa Kusakabe, EC,(Taylor Knott assist) 30:00; Lisa Kusakabe, EC,(Megan Webster assist) 32:00; Kellie Standish, EC,(Kristin Standish assist) 36:00; Megan Webster,EC, (Callie Enfield assist) 59:00; Alli DeJong, EC,(Kellie Standish assist) 5:00; Molly Callans, EC,(Kellie Standish assist) 62:00.

Shutout: Lauren Thomas, EC.

Boys golfWWeeddnneessddaayy,, SSeepptt,, 1155At Newcastle G.C. (par36)Team scores: Skyline 189 strokes,

Newport 205.Individuals: 1, Jack Quinton, S, 35 strokes; 2,

Brian Mogg, S, 36; 3, (tie) Alec Reed, N, and NelsChorsud, S, 38; 5, Mike Parducci, S, 39.

At Sahalee South GC (par 36)Team scores: Eastlake 193 strokes,

Issaquah 211.Individuals: 1, Spencer Weiss, E, 37 strokes; 2

(tie), Evan Allston, E, and Chris Kobak, E, 38; 4(tie), Jack Strickland, E, Li Wang, E, Ciszewski, I,and Tham, I, 40.

Girls swimmingTTuueessddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1144Garfield 106, Eastlake 80200 medley relay — Garfield (Majeau, Eisele,

Dunwiddie, Scott) 1:57.37. 200 free — FionaMajeau, G, 1:57.50*. 200 IM — Kara Beauchamp, E,2:14.71*. 50 free — Christina Xiao, G, 29.45.Diving — Caitlin Chambers, G, 228.90. 100 fly —

Laurel Schy, E, 1:02.82. 100 free — Electra Scott,G, 58.38. 500 free — Fiona Majeau, G, 5:10.39*.200 free relay — Eastlake (Fabian, Hwang,MacLachlan, K. Beauchamp) 1:56.65. 100 back —Laurel Schy, E, 1:04.63. 100 breast — Leigh Eisele,G, 1:18.21. 400 free relay — Garfield (Dunwiddie,Xiao, Scott, Majeau) 4:05.08.

Boys tennisTTuueessddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1144Eastlake 4, Woodinville 3Singles: Vicente Varas, E, beateated Loren

Tanksley, W, 6-3, 6-1; Kevin Zhao, E, beat NateBillet, W, 6-1, 6-1; Adam Nakanishi, E, beatChristopher Higgin-Botham, W, 6-1, 6-3; MitchellLoofburrow, E, beat Shawn Doty, W, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles: Tim Carlson/Vincent Lopes, W, beatMichael Bischak/Andrew Garland, E, 6-1, 6-3; BenSchetterer/Fletcher Kurita, W, beat JonLockwood/Andre Gomez, E, 6-3, 6-3; ChadThomas/Bobby Gleason, W, beat DavidParkinson/Adam James, E, 6-4, 6-2.

Mercer Island 7, Skyline 0Singles: Jordan Smith, beat Aman Manji, 6-1, 6-

0; Andrew Smith, beat Tim Wong 6-0, 6-2; Zack

Elliot, beat Mitchell Johnson 6-0, 6-0; Erik Snyder,beat Prithvi Ramkumar 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Jared Thomas-Glen Kelton, M, beatBrayden Hasen-Alex Wu 7-5, 6-2; Craig Deininger-Jeremy Chow, beat Inchul You-Stephen Do 6-0, 6-2; David Peck-Quinn Snell, beat Nick Ziats-GriffinJohnson 6-4, 6-1.

MMoonnddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1133Bellevue 4, Skyline 3Singles: Zach Kosanke, B, beat Aman Manji, 6-4,

6-1; Henry Barkhudariyan, B, beat Tim Wong, 7-5,6-4; Mitchell Johnson, S, beat Ben Liang, 6-2, 6-4;David Chon, B, beat Griffin Johnson, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Doubles: Jonn Ahrens-Myron Park, B, beatBrayden Hansen-Inchul You, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4; NickZiats-Alex Wu, S, beat Riley Gunderson-PhilSmeraldo, 6-2, 6-2; Steven Do-Manuel Larrain, S,beat Elton Lou-Will Hwang, 6-0, 6-2.

Eastlake 4, Interlake 3Singles: Vicente Vargas, E, beat Luat Le, E 4-6,

6-4, 6-2; Kevin Zhao, E, beat Joe Motto, J, 7-6, 8-6,6-2; Adam Nakanishi, E, beat Tai Pham, I, 6-4, 6-2;Mitch Loofborrow, E, beat Hugo Foucher, I, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles: David Golub-Tu Pham, I, beat MichaelBischak-Andrew Garland, E, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2; KirmMorrison-John Gim, I, beat Andre Gomez-JohnLockwood, E, 6-3, 6-2; Billy Bao- Kevin Liu, I, beat

David Parkinson-Adam James, E, 6-1, 6-3.

Cross CountryWWeeddnneessddaayy,, SSeepptt.. 1155At Beaver Lake ParkBoys team scores: Eastlake 31, Ballard

48, Woodinville 67.Individuals: 1, Sharps, E, 17:25; 2, Schweke, W,

17:46; 3, Bailly, B, 17:53; 4, Scott, B, 17:53; 5,Dallas, E, 17:57.

Girls team scores: Eastlake 23,Woodinville 52, Ballard 65.

Individuals: 1, Olson, W, 19:39; 2, Koshyn, E,19:39; 3, Batty, E, 20:1; 4, Hill, W, 20:48; 5,O’Connor, E, 20:57.

At Big Finn Hill ParkBoys team scores: Bothell 64,

Issaquah 50, Skyline 21.Individuals: 1, Kyle Branch, S; 2, Keagan

Symmes, S; 3, Turner Wiley, I; 4, Issaac R, I; 5,Jamah Rogers, S.

Girls team scores: Bothel 67, Issaquah50, Skyline 19.

Individuals: 1, Jordan Branch, S; 2, NicoleMigotsky, I; 3, Kathryn Steele, S; 4, Sam Krahling, S;5, Erin Murphy, S.

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Mark Peterson resigned part waythrough the 2009 season to helphis son through chemotherapytreatments.

Peterson was back in the pre-season, but had to step downagain to deal with un-anticipatednew dose of treatment. Sincethen, Skyline hired new coachRichard Abiador.

But the girls, led by captainsPaige Haas (senior right side hit-ter) and Madison Stoa (junior set-ter) have still gotten off to a goodstart. The Lady Spartans startedthe season 2-0 and look toimprove on their 7-7 record from2009.

Leading the bid for playoffprominence will be returners,Maddie Magee (junior ouside hit-ter), Stoa, Jocelyn Reynolds(senior middle back), MarissaFortier (sophomore middle back),Haas and Halle Erdahl (sopho-more outside hitter). AndreaChon, a senior, and sophomoresKennedy Stoa and Emily Harriswill start as defensive specialists.

“We have a lot of talent on theteam and a lot of new faces thatwill push the team to be better,”said assistant coach LauraGacayan. “We have some amaz-ing defensive players this seasonand I think we will frustrate a lotof teams by keeping the ballalive.”

Games to watch: Skyline atIssaquah, 7 p.m. Oct. 6; Skylineat Eastlake, 7 p.m. Oct. 18.

Boys tennis

EastlakeThe Eastlake boys tennis team

is looking to improve its .500record from 2009. And thereturning KingCo singles champi-on, junior Vicente Varas maygive Eastlake a nice boost inmatch play in 2010. Along withVaras, seniors Kevin Zhao,

Michael Bischak and AdamNakanishi, and junior JonLockwood return to keep the 6-62009 team largely intact, but withmore experience to face the likesof Newport and Roosevelt.

Head coach Bud Peterson saidhe is excited about Eastlake’schances this fall. Varas will be aforce for Eastlake.

“He’s played quite a bit overthe summer and is returningstrong,” Peterson said.

Zhao and Lockwood headthings up as captains and new-comers Andrew Garland andMitchell Loofburrow, both sopho-

mores, look to add reasonabledepth to the Wolves’ line-up.

Games to watch: Roosevelt atEastlake, 3:45 p.m. Sept. 23;Eastlake at Skyline, 3:45 p.m.Sept. 28; Newport at Eastlake,3:45 p.m. Oct. 5.

SkylineThe Spartans tennis team

faces a rebuilding year after los-ing nearly half of its varsitysquad to graduation. Howeverreturning starter Aman Manji(No. 1 singles) and captainPrithvi Ramkumar look to be ingood shape to lead Skyline in2010.

Skyline lost its first match ofthe season 5-2 to Roosevelt Sept.

9. Manji beat the Roughriders’Riley Peschon 7-5, 6-4 and No. 3doubles pair Steven Do andManuel Larrain beat Roosevelt’sEthan Goldman-Kirst andMitchell Overton 6-3, 7-6 (6).

The Skyline boys went 1-4 inKingCo play in 2009 and 7-5 over-all, sending No. 1 singles playerTyler Van Grunsven qualified forthe state meet.

“Aman Manji is a very talentedplayer and he is a sophomore,”said head coach Bettina Gehle.“He might have a chance to quali-fy for state.”

Games to watch: Eastlake atSkyline, 3:45 p.m., Sept. 28;Skyline at Woodinville, 3:45 p.m.Oct. 7; Skyline at Issaquah, 3:45p.m. Oct. 14.

Boys golf

EastlakeAlready with two wins under

its belt, the Eastlake boys golfteam is looking to make arespectablerun for theKingCo titleand possiblyeven the state4A champi-onship.

And basedon the suc-cessful youngpart of its ros-ter, theWolves mightjust give the perennial favoriteRedmond a run for its money.

The Wolves went 7-3 last yearand beat Newport in its 2010opener by one stroke. It beatBothell 189-227 Sept. 7 with itstop five golfers hitting a 39 orlower at Sahalee.

Led by senior captain EvanAlston, Eastlake’s 2010 lineupincludes sophomore Li Wang,who placed eighth in state as afreshman.

Freshmen RP McCoy, whowon the Washington Junior GolfAssociation District 2 champi-onship in July, and SpencerWeiss will give the Wolves thelevel-headed play to run withRedmond and Woodinville.

In addition, Eastlake bringsback the experienced clubs ofseniors Chris Kobak, PierceWarren, who hit a hole-in-one in2009, and Paul Roussos.

Games to watch: Skyline atEastlake (Sahalee), 3 p.m. Sept.23; Eastlake at Redmond (BearCreek), 3 p.m. Oct. 7.

SkylineComing off a 4-5 league and 6-

5 overall records in 2009, Skylineboys golfers have restocked withsome talented youth.

The 2010 squad, thus far, haslooked to freshman Brian Mogg,who won his share of youthregional and state tournamentsover the summer. Mogg was themedalist in the Skyline-Bothellmatch at Wayne Golf CourseSept. 1, too.

Mogg may be Skyline’s go-toguy for the next four years, beingthat his uncle, of the same name,coaches the best on the PGATour, including 2009 champ Y.E.Yang.

In additionto Mogg’sstrong all-around game,sophomoreAlex Yi will bea key toSkyline’s suc-cess this fall,said headcoach MikeFleming.

Senior cap-tain Jack Quinton will add someneeded depth to the Spartanscore card.

“Key for our team will be theplay of the three juniors whowere JV last season, but reallycame on and improved beforethis season, Geoffry Grembowski,Ryan Parks and Mike Parducci,”Fleming said.

Games to watch: Skyline atEastlake (Sahalee), 3 p.m. Sept.23; Issaquah at Skyline (PlateauClub), 3:10 p.m. Oct. 7.

Reach reporter ChristopherHuber at 392-6434, ext. 242, or [email protected]. To comment onthis story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

FallContinued from Page 18

File photo

Maddie Magee (right) will be a go-to player on Skyline’s volley-ball team.

“We have a lot of talenton the team and a lot ofnew faces that will push

the team to be better.”– Laura Gacayan,

Skyline volleyball assistantcoach –


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4-Lots/acreage

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13-Apartments Unfurnished

13-Apartments Unfurnished

CHARMING DAYLIGHTBASEMENT studio with fire-place, on bottom floor of woodsy, quiet Sammamish house. Separate entrance, W/D, deck, walk to QFC/Star-bucks. NS, no dogs. Prefer one quiet rel iable person. $545/month plus electric. [email protected], 425-391-2782

DUVALL LARGE 1 bedroom apartment. New paint and car-pet. Covered patio. Great views of the Sno Valley. Avail-able 11/1; $725/mo + utilities. You won’t find a nicer home for the money! Steve 206-931-1188

18-Condo/Townhouse/Rent

18-Condo/Townhouse/Rent

DOWNTOWN ISSAQUAH 2BD/2BA condo. Secure build-ing/elevator/parking. 1297 sq ft, one floor. Huge master bed-room, 11'x26'. Built in 2000, this is city living at it's finest! Gas fireplace/washer/dryer. $1450/month. 425-281-1912

FABULOUS TOP FLOOR cor-ner unit in desirable Saxony on the Sammamish Plateau, 1BD/1BA, granite counters, stainless appliances, large util-ity room with W/D, large deck, lovely views, NS/NP, 2 park-ing, 1 underground/1 outdoors. $1,000/month, 1st + security. 525 225th Lane NE, Unit D304, Sammamish. Marybeth

41-Money & Finance

LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTORloans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at (800) 563-3005. www.fossmortgage.com <w>

66-Furniture

66-Furniture

BUNKBEDS, MISSION STYLE, T-shape, includes desk/drawers/mattresses. $250/OBO 425-868-8828

TWO NIGHT STANDS and chest of drawers (5 drawers), washed oak, $250.00/OBO for all. 425-391-6710

TWO WOODEN DESKS, $30/each. 425-391-6710

73-Tools & Equipment

RADIAL ARM SAW, Delta 900, with stand. $40. 425-941-7475

76-Misc. For Sale

BIRCH, BI-FOLD DOORS,beautiful grain, 2 sizes 80x48in., 80x62.5in. $20/set. 425-392-7809

BRAND-NEW BBQ, IN box, originally $329, selling $200/ OBO. 425-747-3798

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STEEL ARCH BUILDINGSHuge Savings on some of our Summer Clearance Buildings Selling for Balance Owed Plus Repos 16x20, 20x24, 25x30, etc. Supplies Won't Last!!! 1 (866) 339-7449. <w>

91-Autos

1978 TRANS-AM, 1 owner, 400ci, auto, posi, all factory options except t-top, white w/blue interior, numbers matching, all records, always garaged, wife’s daily driver, new Goodyear Eagle RS-Atires, asking $9,950. [email protected], 425-392-3284

121-Instruction

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134-Help Wanted-Local

134-Help Wanted-Local

AFTERSCHOOL SUPERVI-SOR & Assistant Supervisor: TLC ACADEMY is a premierMontessori school located on the Sammamish Plateau offer-ing quality education for over 29 years. Seeking part-time Afterschool Supervisor and as-sistant supervisor five days a week for approximately 20 hours (Monday-Friday, 2:00pm-6:00pm) for immediate opening. Position includes car-ing for children ages 3 to 6 years old, organizing activities, hiring and scheduling staff. Ex-perience working with groups of children preferred. Interest-ed candidates contact [email protected] or visit our website at www.tlcedcuation.com.

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PART-TIME GARDENING POSITION. Starts $11.25/hr. Need reliable car, cell phone. Gardenpartner.com.

REEFER DRIVERS NEEDED!Experienced Drivers and Class A Commercial students welcome! Assistance obtaining your Class A license through Prime's Training Program. 1-800-277-0212, www.primeinc.com <w>

THE BOYS & Girls Club is hir-ing quality before & after school staff for child care/drop-in programs located in the Redmond & Sammamish areas. $10/hr, 10-25 hrs/wk available. Please email re-sume to Shaila at [email protected]

WARM, CARING HOST FAMI-LIES needed for high school exchange students. Volunteer today! Call 1 (866) GO-AFICE or visit afice.org. <w>

139-Work Wanted

PET SITTING SERVICE. Call 425-765-0593 or e-mail [email protected] for rates.

146-Health & Fitness

IN-HOME AND CORPORATEPersonal Trainer for hire! 10 years of experience– National-ly certified– 34 yr old male Personal Trainer. Weight man-agement– Strength and Condi-tioning– Overall conditioning– Lifestyle coaching– Competi-tion training. Complimentary session available! Email [email protected] or call Kyle at (206) 551-5953.

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201-Great & Fun Things To Do

BIG DISCOUNTS FROM over 200 Antique Dealers, 28th An-niversary, September 24-26 Historic Snohomish Star Cen-ter Mall (360) 568-2131 www.myAntiqueMall.com <w>

204-Lost

LOST CAT. LONG-HAIREDblack male with white chest, paws, white on nose. Last seen Aldarra/Trossachs area. Please call 425-444-5838; re-ward.

205-Found

LADIES’ RING, AT Issaquah Park and Ride Tuesday, 9/7. Please respond with descrip-tion to [email protected], 425-318-5073.

208-Personals

ADOPT -- ADORING couple, Doctor & Lawyer promise your baby uncondit ional love, laughter & happiness. Expens-es paid. 1-800-933-1975 <w>

210-Legal Notices

02-1972 LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Application for a Short Plat

/ SEPA NotificationCorey Brandt SHP -

PLN2010-00021

Project Description: The ap-plicant would like to subdivide a 1.25 acre parcels into four lots. There is an existing sin-gle family residential home currently on the property. There is a wetland on the property.The applicant (Mark Plog) ap-plied for the above project on September 03, 2010; following a review to confirm that a com-plete application had been re-ceived, the City issued a letter of completion to the applicant on September 16, 2010. On September 22, 2010, the City issued this Notice of Applica-tion / SEPA Notification by the following means: mailed notice to property owners within 500 feet of the subject site, a sign posted on the subject site, and by placing a legal notice in the local newspaper.Applicant: Mark PlogPublic Comment Period:September 22, 2010 through October 12, 2010Project Location: 22408 SE 20th St, Sammamish, WA. 98075Tax Parcel Number: 0424069221Existing Environmental Documents: SEPA Checklist, Altmann Oiver Associates, LLC Critical Area Study dated 5/22/2008, Preliminary Techni-cal Information ReportOther Permits Included:Clear and Grade PermitSEPA Review: Based on the submitted application, and available information, the City anticipates issuing a DNS or a MDNS for this proposal and the optional DNS process as specified in WAC 197-11-355 is being utilized. Consequent-ly, this may be the only oppor-tunity to comment on the envi-ronment impacts of this pro-

210-Legal Notices

posal. This proposal may in-clude mitigation measures un-der applicable codes, and the project review process may in-corporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. Acopy of the subsequent SEPAthreshold determination for the proposal may be obtained upon request.Staff Member Assigned: Emily Arteche, Senior Planner,(425)295-0522, [email protected] persons are invited to submit written comments pertaining to the application determination no later than 5:00 p.m.on the last day of the comment period identif ied above, at Sammamish City Hall. Inquiries regarding the application, comment period, decision and appeal process, as well as requests to view documents pertinent to the proposal, may be made at the City of Sammamish City Hall, 801 – 228th Avenue SE, Sam-mamish, Washington 98075, (Tel: 425.295.0500) during normal business hours, Mon-day through Friday, 8:30 a.m.

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to 5:00 p.m.Note: Mediation of disputes is available pursuant to SMC 20.20. Requests for mediation should be made as soon as it is determined the disputed is-sue(s) cannot be resolved by direct negotiation. Please contact the Department of Community Development for additional information on the Land Use Mediation Program.

Published in Sammamish Review 9/22/10

210-Legal Notices

02-1970 LEGAL NOTICE

CITY OF SAMMAMISHSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL

POLICY ACT (SEPA) ADDENDUM TO A

DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFiCANCE (DNS)

EVANS CREEK PRESERVE PLN2009-00011

Project File Number: Evans Creek Preserve-Phase 1, PLN2009-00011 Applicant: City of Sammam-ish Department of Parks and Recreation

210-Legal Notices

Date of Application:08.30.2010Lead Agency: City of Sam-mamishProject Location: South of State Route 202, West of 228th Ave NE and east of Sa-halee Way NE, Sammamish, WA (Unincorporated King County); Sections 21 and 16, Township 25 N, Range 6E, Willamette Meridian Project Description: Phase 1 consists of a trail system con-sisting of 7,126 linear feet of trail, with a pedestrian bridge crossing of Evans Creek, a ten (10) car gravel parking lot with waterless restroom and a pre-fabricated tool shed. The outer loop trail will cross wetlands and their buffers utilizing pin-pile foundation boardwalks to cross some of the wetlands. The only areas of fill will be at the bridge abutments for the new pedestrian bridge which wil l be outside the FEMAfloodway elevation. Total amount of fill is less than 500 cubic yards. Addendum: This is a SEPAaddendum to an issued DNS

210-Legal Notices

(06.19.09). The original DNS was issued by the City of Sammamish a phased park development for the entire project to be developed in eight phases.Public Comment / Appeal Period: There is no additional Public Comment / Appeal Peri-od. Date/Time of Public Hearing:No hearing will be scheduled.Other Permits Associated With the Proposal: Not appli-cableExisting Environmental Documents on File: SEPADNS issued on 06.19.09; origi-nal SEPA Checklist dated February 19, 2009; New SEPAChecklist dated 08.30.2010.SEPA Procedures: WAC 197-11-625 – Addenda – Pro-cedures(1) An addendum shall clearly identify the proposal for which it is written and the environ-mental document it adds to or modifies. (2) An agency is not required to prepare a draft addendum.(3) An addendum for a DEIS shall be circulated to recipients

210-Legal Notices

of the initial EEIS under WAC 197-11-455.(4) If an addendum to a final EIS is prepared prior to any agency decision on a propos-al, the addendum shall be cir-culated to the recipients of the final EIS (FEIS).(5) Agencies are encouraged to circulate addenda to inter-ested persons. Unless other-wise provided in these rules, however, agencies are not re-quired to circulate an adden-dum. Staff Member Assigned:Rob Garwood, Senior PlannerResponsible Official: Kamur-on Gurol, Director of Commun-ity DevelopmentDate of Issuance: September 16, 2010Distribution List: Dept. of Ecology; Muckleshoot Tribe; Puyallup Tribe; Snoqualmie Tribe; Sammamish Library; Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer District; Sammamish Homeowners/Renters United; Sammamish Heritage Society; Sammamish Saddle Club; Is-saquah School District, KCDDES, City of Issaquah,

146-Health & Fitness

KETTLEBELL CLASSES HAVE started on the Sam-mamish Plateau! Certified In-structor in just a 60 minute session will supercharge your fitness and melt away your un-wanted body FAT. Classes are filling up fast! Call today at (206) 605-0679.

Wash.OAHP, Wash DNR, Wash Fish and Wildlife.There is no public hearing scheduled for this application. Inquiries regarding the appli-cation, SEPA determination, comment period, and decision, as well as requests to view documents pertinent to the proposal, including environ-mental documents, may be made at the City of Sammam-ish City Hall, 801 – 228th Ave-nue SE, Sammamish, Wash-ington 98075, (Phone: 425-295-0500) during normal busi-ness hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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