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By Neil Pierson

The Issaquah School Board has yet to set a date for when it will consider closing Tiger Mountain Community High School, but it began a public comment period last week that brought dozens of impassioned people out in defense of the alternative school.

The first public hearing regarding the possible closure of Tiger Mountain was held Sept. 10 and generated com-ments from students, parents and teachers. The public comment period was scheduled to last 50 minutes, but went nearly an hour longer as more than a dozen people spoke about the issue, the vast majority supporting ideas to keep it open.

In June, Issaquah School District Superintendent Ron Thiele presented a plan to close the school for the 2015-16 year and re-open it the following year under a different educational model. District officials point to the school’s declining enrollment, low test scores and low graduation rates as reasons to close.

The board will hold a second public hearing

on the issue at 7 p.m. Sept. 17, but board President Marnie Maraldo said the group hasn’t set a timeline for deciding the school’s future. The board is required to discuss the issue in public, and Maraldo said it would likely hold a work ses-sion to ask questions of Thiele and other officials before reaching a decision.

Enrollment at Tiger Mountain is about the same as what it was 10 years ago, about 100 students

Thiele said last week that Tiger students aren’t keeping pace with acceptable academic standards. While the district’s three compre-hensive high schools – Issaquah, Liberty and Skyline – all have graduation rates above 90 percent, Tiger’s has plummeted in the past sev-eral years, from 77.2 percent in 2004-05 to 30.5 percent in 2011-12.

Tiger’s extended graduation rates – students taking five years or longer to earn a diploma – have also dropped. All of Tiger’s extended-rate students graduated 10 years ago, but less than

Hearings begin for possible closure of Tiger Mountain school

Get involvedThe Issaquah School

Board will hold a second pub-lic hearing on the possible closure of Tiger Mountain Community High School. The hearing is at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Issaquah School District’s administration building, 565 N.W. Holly St.

See HEARING, Page 3

By Peter Clark

Metro bus Route 269 received another year’s worth of sup-port from the Sammamish City Council as system cuts loom.

A partnership between Sammamish, Redmond, Issaquah and Microsoft has annually com-mitted to funding the route, which winds its way between Overlake and Issaquah through Sammamish along 228th Avenue. During the Sept. 2 council meeting, the city leadership unanimously approved the plan to extend the contract for another year, which would cost the city $56,520.

“This was hard work by the City Council going back about five or six years,” Ben Yazici, the Sammamish City Manager, said. “Metro was not interested in sending new bus systems here unless the cities were willing to pay a portion of that. As a result, we established a partnership. We pay about 33 percent of the cost.”

Sammamish, Redmond and Microsoft each pay 10 percent of that 33 percent, with Issaquah pitching in another 3 percent. King County Metro Transit picks up the remaining 67 percent.

“This route was actually going to disappear,” Yazici said. “This is one of the most successful bus routes we have in Sammamish.”

The accompanying agenda bill said ridership increased over the past three years, capping out in 2012 with 625 daily riders. Since the agreement began in 2008, the city has contributed $295,538 to the Route 269 partnership.

Yazici said staff attempted to strike a deal with Metro for an extension of the contract for two more years, but were only able to establish an agreement for one.

“What this does is keep the Route 269 intact for another year,” Yazici said of the agenda bill. “What happens after that? I don’t know. We’re all working at

Bus route stays in place for next year

See TRANSIT, Page 2

By Greg Farrar

Eastlake High School wide receiver Jeffrey Feinglas pushes aside Inglemoor defensive back Kyle Malsam on his way to a 40-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter of a Sept. 11 football game. Feinglas later scored on a 69-yard catch as Eastlake beat Inglemoor, 33-10. See story in Sports, Page 6.

Running away with it

Sammamish police have seen an increase in forced, residen-tial burglaries in the north part of the city, particularly east of 228 Avenue Northeast and north of Northeast Eighth St., since Aug. 1.

“We have asked our officers to increase their patrols in this area and we’re asking you to help us out,” police said in a social media crime alert. “Pay attention to vehicles or persons in the area that you don’t rec-ognize, particularly if they’re parked in your neighbor’s driveway, or someone’s walking around the yard.

“If you see something, call 206-296-3311 to report it to us; we would like to come out and check.”

Surveillance cameras cap-tured a photo of a suspect vehi-cle in one burglary. If you see a car like the one pictured below, a late 1990s silver Mercedes, call.

“Have an alarm system? Arm it,” police said in the alert. “Some of these burglaries are taking place in just a 15-minute window.”

Police ask for help to solve burglaries

Contributed

Sammamish police are looking for a late 1990s silver Mercedes, which may be involved in a string of burglaries on the city’s north side.

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The agreement renewal comes on the heels of transit cuts slated for this month. County voters decided in the spring against further fund-ing Metro Transit, resulting in the authority planning to cut 74 routes and reduce ser-vice on another 107.

Metro Transit officials had not planned to change Route 269 this year.

“The route is not planned to be cut, but the Metro manager was also authorized by the King County Council to elimi-nate some of these partner-ship routes,” Yazici said.

Councilmembers were quick to point out that the city’s decision did not pick up any extra transit cost, which Sammamish round-ly voted against in April.

“I just want to be clear

that what we are doing is just extending the prior agree-ment,” Councilman Ramiro Valderrama said. “This is not new net money that’s being requested in any shape or form to supplement the failed Proposition 1.”

City Engineer Jeff Brauns is confident about the route’s future.

“Overall, it’s been a very successful route,” Brauns said. “Metro staff has been very intent over the years that they see this route as a priority and they intend to keep it.”

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Comment on transportation project plans

The Puget Sound Regional Council is seek-ing public comment on two local projects:

• East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast — $2,456,161

• East Lake Sammamish Trail, South Sammamish Segment A Construction — $750,000

Learn more at www.psrc.org/transportation/tip.

Projects recommended for funding in East King County are among hun-dreds of transportation improvements, including bridge repairs, new light rail extensions, bus ser-vice, pavement preserva-tion and sidewalks, that will be underway through 2018 around the Puget Sound region.

The public comment period is through Oct. 23. The council’s execu-tive board is scheduled to approve the final 2015-18 Transportation Improvement Program that day.

Comment by mail at Puget Sound Regional Council, Attn: Kelly McGourty, 1011 Western

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The database includes test results for children’s and baby’s items, clothing, personal care items, toys, children’s upholstered fur-niture, and electrical and electronic items.

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Construction of the upgraded North Sammamish segment of the East Lake Sammamish Trail is on schedule.

The improved trail, from 187th Avenue Northeast to Northeast Inglewood Hill Road, is scheduled to reopen in spring.

Crews are constructing improved drainage systems, retaining walls and fish passable culverts. During construction, biologists, arborists and engineers are onsite and ensuring the con-tractor is using environmen-tally safe and best construc-tion management practices, according to a news release.

Within the next two months, crews will con-tinue constructing retain-ing walls, installing the improved drainage system and developing the trail footprint. Multiple con-struction crews are work-ing along the entire trail segment to prepare for pav-ing, anticipated in late fall.

Several trail neighbors have expressed interest in providing input on

trail landscaping and the possibility of additional landscaping within King County’s right-of-way. Revised landscaping plans will be post to the project website mid-September, providing neighbors an opportunity to review and submit comments.

King County staff members are available to meet with trail neighbors to discuss landscaping preferences, the county’s Special Use Permit pro-cess for additional plant-ing and safety guidelines for landscaping design.

Consistent with King County Parks Regional Trail guidelines, the trail design includes landscap-ing with native plants, shrubs and trees to restore the project area and:

• Increase trail safety by improving sightlines at trail intersections. That includes installing plants that grow to a maximum of three feet at full matu-rity to ensure sightlines are maintained.

• Restore areas disturbed

by construction with land-scape mulch and plantings or seeding to prevent erosion.

• Native plants provide multiple benefits, includ-ing ability to thrive in local conditions of drought or excess moisture; less main-tenance; blend well into the natural surroundings along the trail corridor; and provide wildlife habitat.

• Contribute to visual continuity along the trail corridor and help make the trail feel like a park.

• In all cases, the spe-cies planted along the trail corridor will be appropri-ate for the surroundings with consideration given to size at maturity.

County officials thank homeowners and trail users for their patience, coopera-tion and feedback during construction. Neighbors have been kind toward construction workers and trail staff, including bringing out lemonade, cookies and Popsicles on hot days.

Public outreach repre-sentatives will be onsite throughout construction to meet with neighbors and answer questions. Call the project hotline at 1-888-668-4226 toll free from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or email [email protected].

A community celebration will be scheduled in spring.

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half did two years ago.Tiger students are also

struggling to pass state assessment tests. In the 2012-13 year, 45 percent met standards in reading, 24 percent in science, and 6 percent in math.

“The fact is most Tiger students aren’t earning a diploma and aren’t meeting standards on tests,” Thiele said.

Those problems may only worsen over time, he indicated. Starting in 2019, students will need to earn 24 high-school cred-its in order to graduate. Currently, Tiger students need 20 credits to graduate, but on average, are earn-ing fewer than 18 credits within four years.

Any students who haven’t graduated after this year would likely return to a comprehensive high school to take classes under individualized education plans, or IEPs, which allow for reasonable accommodations for spe-cial needs. The district has already hired more staff to deal with struggling stu-dents at those schools.

But many speakers last week criticized that plan; some said comprehensive-school teachers have com-pletely ignored IEPs in the past.

“There were too many students and they didn’t care about me,” said Erica Reed, a Tiger Mountain senior who used to attend Skyline. “Really, they just turned their backs when things started going wrong.”

Kim Lester, a retired teacher who volunteers at Tiger Mountain, said the closure recommenda-tion seems good because the data is indicating poor results. If the school district were a corpora-tion, she said, a shutdown would be a viable choice.

“But you’re not deal-ing with a factory. You’re dealing with children who have very different expe-riences,” Lester said.

Lane Helgeson, a longtime Tiger Mountain teacher, said district offi-cials need to look closely at the definition of an “at-risk” student, adding that he wondered whether that meant simply gradu-ating on time, or larger problems such as home-lessness, hunger and sui-cide.

Many Tiger students face overwhelming chal-

lenges in their personal lives, he said, and the small alternative school has provided a safe haven for them that a large com-prehensive school cannot.

“We’re trying to make predictions about what Issaquah will look like in three years … and we’re forgetting about the kids we have now,” Helgeson said. “I think we need to start asking better ques-tions before we make any decisions.”

Some critics of the district’s plan said Tiger Mountain is suffering because it isn’t get-ting enough funding or resources, and called for expansion and improve-ment efforts rather than closure.

Data shows the district is spending more money per student at Tiger Mountain – an average of $12,585 per pupil over the last four years, compared to $9,758 per pupil at other schools.

L. Michelle, the dis-trict’s executive director of communications, said the difference in fund-ing is largely driven by lower class sizes at Tiger Mountain. Issaquah’s three comprehensive high schools have a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.5 to 1. At Tiger, the rate drops to 17.5 to 1.

HearingFrom Page 1

“We’re trying to make predictions about what Issaquah will look like in three years ... and

we’re forgetting about the kids we have now.”

— Lane HelgesonTeacher

Trail segment construction is on schedule

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What would you do tomorrow if there was an earth-quake that affected your home? A mudslide? A flood? A fire? Are you prepared for those and other emergencies?

What about a minor emergency? Consider the occa-sional winter storm or power outage.

September is National Preparedness Month. But what does that mean to you?

In Sammamish, you have various opportunities to be prepared and even to help out in your community.

• Volunteer for the Sammamish Citizen Corps Council, a nationally chartered, nonprofit group that helps sup-port safety and emergency preparedness in Sammamish through the Community Emergency Response Teams, Medical Reserve Corps, Fire Corps/SARGe, Volunteers in Police Service and Map Your Neighborhood programs. Volunteers meet from 7-8 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at Eastside Fire & Rescue Station No. 82, 1851 228th Ave. N.E. Email [email protected].

• Get involved with the Sammamish CERT Program, which teaches about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact the community. You’ll learn basic disas-ter response skills, such as fire safety, light search and res-cue, team organization and disaster medical operations.

Using training in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can help those in their neighborhoods or workplaces in an emergency when professional respond-ers are not immediately available. CERT volunteers are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in Sammamish. CERT classes are offered each March and September. More than 400 have graduated from the training in the past 10 years.

Classes just started, but it’s not too late to join. Cost is $35. Email CERT Coordinator Jan Bromberg at [email protected]. Learn more about the pro-gram or register at http://sammamishcitizencorps.com.

• Not interested in being hands on? That’s OK. But you should be prepared to help yourself and your family in the event that emergency officials aren’t able to right away. At www.ready.gov, you can learn what measures you should take before, during and after an emergency. You can also find specific steps about how to make a plan. You can even find out how to build an emergency kit.

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Trail project is providing benefit to the community

I attended the meeting regarding the East Lake Sammamish Trail that sev-eral recent letter writers have referred to. Although the mayor may have come off as being abrupt when he admonished attendees to not wave flags at the meeting, he was trying to keep some decorum to the meeting.

Having flags waved by only people who approve of what is being said can be intimidating to others. Everyone was given his or her three minutes, and in at least one case, several more, to comment. Public comment went on for two hours until there were no more. Nobody’s First Amendment right was trampled that night.

As a result of this meeting, Mr. (Ben) Yazici helped arrange for joint city/county meetings right on the trail. I attended several and it helped me understand the rationale of the construction plan. They went from house to house on each segment and asked each homeown-er what his or her issues were in front of their homes, and the county explained what they would have to cut and the exact footprint near each per-son’s house. This appeared to be a much better forum for discussing concerns of the homeowners and the county’s constraints.

I wish the county did not have to remove any trees. However, the reality is, given the trail requires 18 feet to meet current specifications, some trees will have to come down if the trail is to be built only

on county property and avoiding wetlands. I don’t know the specifics of the tree removal in question. I hope the tree removal was absolutely necessary and that the city has followed up on this.

The more important issue in this community is the number of new devel-opments that add little value to the community by practically clear-cutting the property, stripping the topsoil and landscaping with arborvitae whereas along the trail, the county will replant with native plants and improving fish culverts. Better to put the main focus on big devel-opers who are providing little added benefit to the community vs. the county trail project that will pro-vide greater community benefit.

Janet BirdSammamish

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Pop a can of Pringles

Police stopped a vehi-cle near Southeast 32nd Street and 228th Avenue Southeast at 1:20 a.m. Sept. 1. The 18-year-old male driver was speeding, and the officer screened him for impairment after smell-ing marijuana. The driver passed the test, and the officer asked him and the passengers to surrender the marijuana rather than face arrest. They gave up four buds in a small Pringles potato chip can. The drug was taken to the police sta-tion and destroyed.

Wife threatened

Police were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Trossachs Boulevard Southeast at 4:05 a.m. Sept. 1 to deal with a reported domestic violence incident in prog-ress. Two women, married about three months ago, were arguing. One called police because she felt frightened by her wife, who appeared to be very intoxi-cated. When the intoxicated woman began making threats to physically harm

her wife once officers left, police arrested her on a harassment charge and transported her to county jail.

Glove box rummaging

A man in the 19110 block of Southeast 22nd Place reported a theft from his vehicle between 4:30 p.m. Aug. 31 and 9:30 a.m. Sept. 1. He came out to his driveway, and found the driver’s side doors ajar, the glove box open and the contents strewn about. The vehicle had been left unlocked and parked in front of the garage. The man said no items were stolen.

Vandalized van window

A man in the 2800 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast reported his van was broken into and vandalized between 9 a.m. Aug. 31 and 6 p.m. Sept. 1. The driver’s side window was shattered. The man believed nothing was miss-ing, although a jacket had been moved from the rear seat to the floor near the broken window. The vehicle was covered in dust and pol-len, and appeared to have been parked in the driveway for a prolonged period.

Neighbor threatens neighbor

Police responded to domestic violence and threat complaints in the 21900 block of Northeast 11th Street at 3 p.m. Sept. 2. A female resident reported that, over the past two nights, residents across the street had been yelling and there were sounds of objects being thrown. That morning, she again heard yelling, then witnessed children running across the street as a man chased them while brandishing the leg of a bar stool. When the woman told him to leave the kids alone and that she was calling 911, he began yelling at her and told her she would pay for calling police. The woman felt threatened, and officers told her how to obtain a restraining order.

Tires slashed on three vehicles

Police were dispatched to a home in the 700 block of 218th Avenue Southeast at 7:10 a.m. Sept. 3. Residents reported having slashed tires on three vehi-cles. The man and woman who lived at the home gave police the names of two potential suspects, but there is no evidence to con-nect those individuals to the vandalism.

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By Neil Pierson

Four touchdowns on 18 offensive plays, 208 yards of total offense, no first downs allowed on defense and a 27-0 lead.

And that was just the first quarter for the Eastlake Wolves.

Eastlake High School football coach Don Bartel preached having a fast start Sept. 11 against the Inglemoor Vikings, and the Wolves delivered, cruising to a 33-10 victory in a Class 4A KingCo Conference football game at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell.

The Wolves (1-1) didn’t score in the second half, but the result was never in doubt after they tore open the Vikings (0-2) in the opening period. Dalton Napier swept around the left end for a 10-yard touchdown run three minutes into the game, and Eastlake never looked back.

“It was really nice to watch us kind of go to work,” Bartel said. “It was what we wanted to do — catch the ball in space, get good yards after the catch, do some things for

(quarterback) Mark (Whitley) to make him feel confident early on.”

Whitley, a junior, was mak-ing his first varsity start behind center after senior starter Blue Thomas sus-tained a minor injury in practice last week. Bartel said Thomas should be fine to play when Eastlake hosts Gig Harbor at 7 p.m. Sept. 19, but the coaches want-ed him to sit out against Inglemoor as a precaution.

Whitley looked good in relief, guid-ing the Wolves to a 33-3 halftime lead. He finished 15 of 24 passing for 253 yards and one touchdown, and added 52 yards and one TD on the ground.

“Whitley did a great job — every-body expected it. He’s a great ath-lete,” said Michael Nelson, a senior wide receiver

and defensive back. “It’s a great thing for us to have

a back-up QB like Whitley that can step in and really

play.”Whitley is no

stranger to Eastlake sports fans — he had a solid sopho-more season of baseball, becoming the Wolves’ ace pitcher and starting shortstop.

“He’s been in big moments. He’s been in big games,” Bartel noted. “What was really evident was his inherent confidence just as an athlete.”

After Napier’s run opened the scoring, Eastlake forced a punt and was back in the end zone four plays later. Jeffrey Feinglas took a short pass near the right sideline and sprinted past sev-eral defenders for a 40-yard TD and a 13-0 lead.

Eastlake’s next series lasted only one play — a 69-yard catch-and-run from Feinglas

on a well-executed slant route.

The Wolves capped the first quarter with a 10-play drive. They converted on fourth down thanks to a Vikings offside penalty, then scored on Justin McOmber’s 1-yard plunge up the gut.

Inglemoor didn’t get a first down until its fifth possession, and was held to 80 yards in the first half. The Vikings’ only score — a 23-yard Chandler Davis field goal — was the result of getting the ball at the Eastlake 26 after Feinglas muffed a punt.

“I was upset they got that field goal,” Nelson said. “I was looking for a zero.”

The Wolves had a strong response, covering 76 yards in 10 plays. Whitley scrambled out of trouble and dove inside the pylon for a 9-yard TD run, put-ting Eastlake up 33-3 with 26 seconds left in the first half.

Eastlake’s second-stringers played much of the second half, and the defense came up with two confidence-building goal-line stands.

Lightning-fast start carries Eastlake football to first win

By Greg Farrar

Eastlake senior linebacker Eric Uhlar (bottom), pulls down Inglemoor running back Isaiah Lewis for a 4-yard loss as teammate Jonnie Teman (20) moves in to help on a third-down stop to force a Vikings punt.

By Neil Pierson

Don Braman likes to use the nonleague schedule to discover which players work best in certain positions, and the coach may have tougher decisions to make based on the Skyline Spartans’ first three soc-cer matches.

After traveling to Oregon and defeating two opponents by a com-bined score of 9-1, the Spartans returned to their home venue Sept. 9 and were just as impressive, whip-ping the Jackson Timberwolves, 4-0, behind goals from four different play-ers.

Skyline substituted freely through-out the match — particularly at mid-field and forward — and put the game away early in the second half on goals from Kelli Sullivan and Lindsey Fujiwara.

“We were really excited to get out and play our first home game,” said Gabby Hart, a junior forward. “We definitely had a good first half, but we really picked it up in the second half and got things more organized.”

Jackson was able to maintain pos-session for much of the first half and took seven shots, although none of them wound up on goal. Still, the

Timberwolves frustrated the Spartans until the 26th minute, when Amanda Johnston found Hart in front of the net for the opening goal.

“Amanda had an amazing run down the majority of the field … and she just crossed it, and I was in the right spot at the right time to finish it,” Hart said.

With a 1-0 halftime lead, the result was far from solidified, and Hart said the Spartans tried to connect more passes and attack Jackson’s flanks.

It was a mistake in the middle, however, that cost the T-Wolves a second goal in the 55th minute. Sullivan found herself alone from 35 yards out, and blasted a shot over goalkeeper Callie Van Aelst.

Two minutes later, Sullivan slipped a pass behind the defense to Fujiwara, who neatly finished her shot for a 3-0 lead.

“I really liked the energy Lindsey Fujiwara brought to us in the second half,” Braman said. “She worked her tail off, had a fabulous goal — first touch, left foot, just put it in the side net where it needed to be.”

Skyline capped the scoring in the 69th minute when Candace Hunter beat Van Aelst with a one-touch shot. Sullivan picked up her second assist

of the night on the play.Meanwhile, the Spartans’ defense

proved impenetrable. The back line of Natalie Neumiller, Bianca Lindberg, Bridget Harrod and senior captain Abbey Porter held Jackson scoreless. The T-Wolves had 13 shots in all, but only three were on goal, and most came from outside the pen-alty box.

“Jackson is a good team, and it was good for us to see that level of chal-lenge,” Braman said. “I’m certainly pleased we put up four goals, and probably more pleased that we put up a shutout against a quality oppo-nent.”

Porter is the only member of the back four with previous varsity expe-rience, but Skyline has given up only one goal in three matches, a sign the new players are meshing well.

“The leadership that Abbey has shown has been instrumental in help-ing Bridget Harrod feel comfortable as a center back, and those two are working together really well right now,” Braman noted.

Senior Katie Gibian will be the goalkeeper for the foreseeable future. Braman typically rotates keepers, but

Skyline soccer squad roughs up Jackson Timberwolves, 4-0

By Dale Garvey

Skyline junior forward Gabby Hart made an impact in the Spartans’ Sept. 9 soccer match, scoring the opening goal as Skyline defeated the visiting Jackson Timberwolves, 4-0. See SOCCER, Page 7

See FOOTBALL, Page 7

The latter one came late in the fourth quarter after the Vikings reached the Eastlake 2. The Wolves stuffed two run-ning plays and forced a pair of incompletions to preserve their 23-point margin of victory.

“Walking away with them not scoring anything is just a huge thing for us,” Bartel said, “and then it’s on film for those young guys to look at and know they did that.”

This week’s outing against Gig Harbor isn’t a typical nonleague affair. The teams developed a rivalry of sorts at a sum-mer camp in Olympia. The Wolves will try to

build on the positives they took away from their first two games, most notably the frenetic pace they cre-ated on offense.

“It definitely was a point of emphasis this week,” Nelson said. “Coach always says, ‘One way, all day, every day.’ Play with the same speed no matter the competi-tion, no matter what game you’re playing.”

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sophomore Molly Monroe broke a bone in her hand and will be out of action for

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player, said she’s enjoy-ing the chemistry with her teammates and is excited about Skyline’s multiple attacking options. The Spartans were the top-ranked team in Class 4A

when the season started, and are shooting for their fifth state title in seven seasons.

“We are really well-con-nected as a team already, I think, and it’s only going to get better from there,” Hart said.

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New cycle track connects regionaltrail system

A new cycle track now completes the regional trail link between Issaquah and Preston.

King County recently installed a 0.7-mile cycle track along High Point Way, just east of the High Point to Preston regional trail that runs parallel to Interstate 90.

“Filling this gap between Issaquah and Preston allows a cyclist to travel from the Burke-Gilman Trail in Seattle to an overlook at Snoqualmie Falls, a scenic 50-mile journey,” Cynthia Welti, executive director of the Mountains to Sound

Greenway Trust, said in a news release.

The Washington State Department of Transportation built a 1.25-mile section of the regional trail in 2010, beginning the connec-tion from the Issaquah to High Point Trail, but ended just short of the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail trailhead. The new seg-ment, built by the King County Road Services Division, completes the connection. The cycle track provides a bicycle lane in both directions, separated from the auto-mobile lanes.

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Help benefit Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon restoration efforts at the Run With the Kokanee 5K and 10K char-ity race Oct. 18 at Lake Sammamish State Park.

Proceeds benefit the Bellevue-Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited and its efforts to save Lake Sammamish kokanee.

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By Neil Pierson

Lucas Timmerman has spent much of life learning about various math and sci-ence concepts, and he took a big step over the summer toward a career in those fields.

Timmerman, a sopho-more at Eastlake High School, attended Camp KAOS, a weeklong astro-naut and space train-ing program in June at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas.

The camp’s education program features five levels for students enter-ing seventh through 12th grades. Timmerman partic-ipated in the second level, Space 201, which focuses on advanced lessons in space shuttle systems, space science, physiology and microgravity science.

The activities were right up Timmerman’s alley. He said he has been attending math and science camps since elementary school, and has been performing science experiments — the ubiquitous baking-soda-and-vinegar volcano comes

to mind — for years.“I’ve been interested

in science for pretty much my whole life,” Timmerman said.

At Eastlake, Timmerman is taking biology and chemistry courses this year to further his knowledge, and he’s a member of the school’s robotics team, which spends the year creating and honing technology for a series of competitions.

He hasn’t narrowed down his career possibili-ties yet, but the skills he acquired at Camp KAOS could prove useful down the road.

The camp emphasizes teamwork, leadership and problem solving, a news release stated, and it’s nationally recognized for its aerospace training efforts and STEM — sci-

Eastlake sophomore finds inspiration at space camp

By Neil Pierson

Lucas Timmerman, an Eastlake High School sophomore, took his math and science inclinations to a new level over the summer at Camp KAOS, an astronaut and space training program.

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Thursday, Sept. 18Senior art class, ‘The Clay

Canvas,’ ages 55 and older, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., EX3 Boys and Girls Club Recreation and Teen Center, 825 228th Ave. N.E., Sammamish, free, register by calling 295-0500

Grief Share Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

Friday, Sept. 19Young Toddler Story Time,

ages 1-2, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Bhajan Bliss, musicians and singers teach traditional devotional bhajan, vegetarian food, 7:30-9 p.m., Vedic Cultural Center, 1420 228th Ave. S.E.

Providence Marianwood, the only nonprofit skilled nursing community in the Issaquah/Sammamish area, assist with group activities, din-ing room host/hostess, befriend a resident, clerical support or staff the Gift Nook, 391-2897 or email [email protected]

Saturday, Sept. 20Volunteer at Illahee Park

Trail, 9 a.m. to noon, 23500 S.E. Eighth St., sign up at http://bit.ly/1rQgKKN

Chinese Story Times: Ni-Hao!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Pop Art in the 1960s,’ presen-tation prior to Seattle Art Museum’s upcoming exhibit, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Sammamish Walks at Soaring Eagle Park, 10 a.m. to noon, 26015 E. Main Drive, regis-ter at http://bit.ly/YiwtFI.

Mayor’s Month of Concern Food Drive, volunteers will be on hand at local stores for food donations, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 13 and 20, participating stores include Highlands Safeway, 630 228th Ave. N.E.; Pine Lake QFC, 2902 228th Ave. S.E.; and QFC Klahanie, 4570 Klahanie Drive S.E.; call 295-0511 or email [email protected]

Russian Story Times: Privet!, ages 3 and older, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Free SAT Prep Classes, for high school ages, 1:30-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130, register at http://bit.ly/1rYQNsx

Sunday, Sept. 21Pine Lake Covenant Church

ministry for children with spe-cial needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. S.E., call 392-8636

Mother-Daughter Book Club, ages 10-13, ‘When You Reach Me,’ by Rebecca Stead, 1-2 p.m. Sept. 21, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Young Professionals, mid-20s to mid-30s professionals meet and enjoy fellowship, single or married welcome, 6:30 p.m. Sundays, Eastridge Church, 24205 S.E. Issaquah-Fall City Road, 681-6736 or email [email protected]

Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church youth groups, for children in sixth through eighth grade, and ninth through 12th grades, Mass at 5 p.m., din-ner and then meetings at 6:30 p.m. Sundays, 391-1178, ext. 129

Monday, Sept. 22Spanish Story Times: Hola!,

10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Democracy In Action’ youth and government program for teens, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays through May, Sammamish YMCA, 4221 228th Ave. S.E., call 391-4840 or email [email protected]

Study Zone, grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Tuesday, Sept. 23Computer class: ‘One-

On-One Assistance,’ 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Play and Learn Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Study Zone, ages K-12, 4-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Basics of Birthing from Within,’ preparation for childbirth, 7-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Healing Prayer Service; experience God’s love through worship, prayer and healing; 7 p.m., Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., email [email protected]

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ence, technology, engineer-ing and math — education.

The week was a busy one, Timmerman said, and activities varied greatly. There were physical activi-

ties, such as scuba diving and a ropes course, and hands-on training with high-powered telescopes and a space shuttle simulator.

“Basically, they were trying to do it as similar to astronaut training as they could,” Timmerman noted. “… The scuba diving was sort of like the neutral buoyancy that they have in space.”

The Cosmosphere, which has been holding space education camps since 1985, is affili-ated with the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex.

The facility includes a large space museum with a multitude of retired aircraft. It’s similar to the Museum of Flight in

Seattle, Timmerman said, but is “more focused on rockets and stuff.”

The final day of Camp KAOS was devoted to a simulated shuttle mission. Participants worked in groups of four or five to repair the Hubble Space Telescope with a remote manipulator system and spacewalking, which is commonly referred to as an extra-vehicular activity.

Some group members did the actual repair work, Timmerman said, while oth-ers served as mission con-trol, coordinating the efforts and giving instructions.

The whole experience was about as realistic as Timmerman expected it would be.

“We did end up watch-ing one movie about space

flights, so it seemed kind of like that, except we didn’t get zero gravity, which would’ve been dif-ficult,” he said.

Camp KAOS has three additional levels — 301, 401 and 501 — that Timmerman could end up participating in.

Space 301 includes a trip to the Johnson Space Center in Houston for a behind-the-scenes tour of NASA’s astro-naut training facilities. Space 401 goes to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to tour NASA’s launch facilities. And Space 501 takes place in California, where campers learn about emerging tech-nologies in the aeronautics world.

“I’m probably going to do one of those again,” Timmerman said.

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EFR raises baby safety awareness

For the past two decades, September has been designated as National Baby Safety Month. Eastside Fire & Rescue encour-ages parents, caretakers and others to follow simple tips to keep little ones safe from poi-soning.

“Safely discarding of no-longer-used cleaning products is the best place to start,” Greg Tryon, deputy chief of opera-tions, said in a news release. “If an item is not there, there’s just no risk.”

Other tips include:• Limit supplies on hand.• Purchase cleaning products

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• Secure cleaning supplies secured using childproof locks.

The emergence of highly con-centrated, single-load laundry detergent packets have caused serious medical situations for babies and children, including respiratory, eye and digestive injuries.

In 2013, poison centers across the country received reports of 10,387 exposures to highly concentrated pack-ets of laundry detergent by children 5 and younger, up from the 6,229 exposures that occurred in 2012, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers. The Washington State Poison Control Center received 236 calls in 2013 and has already received 186 calls for 2014.

If you suspect poison-ing, and there is no immedi-ate or obvious threat, call the Washington State Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222 toll free. Whenever in doubt, dial 911.

Parking changes near Cascade Ridge Elementary School

Cascade Ridge Elementary School parents may be affected by parking changes along Trossachs Boulevard.

The city of Sammamish recently classified the west side of Trossachs bordering the school as a no-parking zone. The narrow lane on that side of the road is now labeled as a bike lane and is designed for that purpose.

School officials urge par-ents to plan ahead if they use the area as a drop-off or pick-up point for their children. Parents may walk to school with their children, park in the school’s lot or park along Trossachs in the lanes south of the school.

Kathleen Huckabay named to board of Together Center

Kathleen Huckabay has been named to the Together Center

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NOW RECRUITING FOR DEALERSTo deal the variety of Table Games offered at our property in accordance with Snoqualmie Casino’s policies and procedures. JOB REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma / GED required Proven proficiency in math required Six months casino dealing experi‑ ence requiredView or apply for the job on the em‑ ployer’s website: https://www.hrapply.‑ com/casinosnoqualmie/HRLogix.app

PIZZA PAZZO, KLAHANIE is hiring kitchen staff. Morning & evening shifts. [email protected]

210-Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE 14‑1263

Notice of Public Hearings ‑ Proposed Closure of Tiger Mountain

Community High School In accordance with Issaquah School District Policy 6883 – School Clo‑ sures, two hearings have been sched‑ uled for public input on the proposed closure of Tiger Mountain Community High School. Both meetings will be held in the ISD Board Room located at 565 NW Holly Street. The first is Wednesday, September 10 at 5:30 p.‑ m., prior to the regular school board meeting. The second is Wednesday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m. Commu‑ nity members may also provide com‑ ments v ia e‑mai l at t igercom‑ [email protected]. More information on the proposed closure is available on the ISD website at http:‑ //www.issaquah.wednet.edu/school‑ s/TMCHSProposedClosure.aspx

Published in Sammamish Review on 8/27/14, 9/3/14, 9/10/14 and 9/17/14.

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