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Dick Fitzgerald came aw-fully close to playing big-league baseball, and more than 50 years after he stopped playing professionally, he’s still finding ways to connect with the game he loves.

Fitzgerald, a seven-year resident of Issaquah, grew up in Philadelphia. He signed a pro contract with the Baltimore Orioles and — sandwiched in between a stint with the U.S. Army — managed to work his way to the upper levels of the minor leagues. In 1960, he

played at the Triple-A level with the Vancouver (B.C.) Mounties and Seattle Rainiers.

A half-century later, after graduating from Lafayette (Pa.) College and opening his own

business in Seattle, Fitzger-ald is still lacing up his spikes and putting on his glove. The

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In exchange for open space, Costco is aiming for the sky.

Company leaders want to construct possibly three more buildings on the campus, with anywhere from three to 10 sto-ries each.

“They are looking to expand their corporate facilities,” city Public Works Engineering Direc-tor Sheldon Lynne said. “They currently have surface parking lots that they are wanting to place buildings on.”

After long negotiations with the city, a Costco draft development agreement has entered the City Council process. The potential agreement would replace the original Pickering Place Master Site Plan, which brought the global headquarters to Issaquah in 1987.

The old agreement contains building height restrictions and commercial square footage al-lowances that fall below those allowed in the Central Issaquah Plan, according to the City Coun-cil agenda bill.

Costco has bigger ideas.If approved, the development

agreement would ensure Costco could grow its corporate office over the next 30 years. The pro-posed buildings could add up to an additional 1.5 million square

feet of commercial development to the property.

The negotiations for further development of Costco’s 47 acres might require the business pro-viding the city with open space.

“The zoning is complex,” Lynne said. “If you want to go higher, you have to pay a density bonus. If you want to go higher than four stories, you have to pay the city some money or provide open space.”

Though no definite plans were submitted for the sake of the development agreement, Costco did request the ability to build up to the maximum 125 feet.

“This is as high as the code allows,” Lynne said. “They’re asking for the flexibility to go that high.”

In the preliminary design, Costco planned to create a con-nected system of open space and parks in the center of the parcel and on the eastern edge, ac-cording to the draft development agreement.

Additionally, Costco would partner with Issaquah in the street improvements currently underway in the north of the city.

“This is tied into the suite of improvements of the north local improvement district,” Lynne said.


The Issaquah Police Depart-ment will really work the com-munity beat Aug. 5.

In the city’s sixth celebration of National Night Out, officers from the department will join thou-sands of communities nationwide in reaching out to residents to create a stronger bond between the department and the people it serves.

“We’re going to continue with our previous program and let the community have an oppor-tunity to chat with our officers,” Police Chief Scott Behrbaum said. “I think it’s an opportunity to engage with that community-policing model that we have. It’s an extension of how we approach our policing focus in Issaquah.”

Behrbaum said the goal of National Night Out is to promote awareness of crime and drug prevention and provide support for local anti-crime efforts. He said it also gives officers a con-nection to residents, helping with outreach and building a relation-ship.

Free food, giveaways, music and tips on topics such as emer-

gency preparedness and home security will be made available at the event on the steps of City Hall beginning at 5 p.m.

Citizens can also bring their sensitive documents to be de-stroyed by a mobile shredding service for free.

“National Night Out doesn’t have to be only at the police de-partment event,” Behrbaum said. “We invite other people to throw their own block parties and get to know their neighbors.”

He said the officers really re-spond to the opportunity to learn more about Issaquah’s citizens and introduce themselves in a more laidback, social atmo-sphere.

“We really enjoy it,” he said. “Yes, this is official business, but


Southeast May Valley Road has been down to only one lane near the 22500 block for months, and it may stay like that for a while.

A March downpour led to a landslide and damaged the road, causing pavement to crack and settle, according to the King County Department of Trans-portation website. For safety reasons, the county closed the road and installed a temporary signal to shift traffic.

“This was kind of an act of God,” King County road engi-neer Rick Brater said. “After the prolonged rains we got last winter, we start to see these slides happen. We have a lot of roads that are old, and it’s in these areas where we have found unsteady ground.”

He said lack of county main-tenance or faulty barriers were not responsible for the pave-ment damage.

“It was the result of heavy rain-water and induced by ground-water,” Brater said. “It was not triggered by the road service.”

King County designates South-east May Valley Road as a Tier 1 road and a “lifeline route,” lead-ing to prioritize a repair project. The county’s website said work would include construction of a stabilizing wall, pavement res-toration, guardrail replacement and a telephone pole relocation.

That work has not yet started.“We’re looking to begin con-

struction in early 2015,” Brater said.

He said the project would take

The Seattle Safe Streets Task Force now believes the Sum-mertime Heat Robber may be responsible for three robberies in Issaquah: at about 10:45 a.m. Feb. 22, at about 12:15 p.m. June 25 and at about 2 p.m. July 11.

All three robberies were of the KeyBank, 405 N.W. Gilman Blvd.

Further investigation led the task force to revise its consider-ation of a connection between the subject and the June 21 Des Moines robbery, while identifying

two other robberies as possibly connected, according to a news release from the FBI.

The subject hit the same bank three times in the past six months but at different times in the middle of the day.

Witnesses describe the robber as a white male, between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, with thin, dark hair. During each

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Tom Evans Krause (second from left), manager for the Smoky Twins and president of the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League, confers before a July 11 game in West Seattle with umpires Earl Smith (left), Ernesto Avelar, and opposing Smoky Ravens team manager Brad Hoban.

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Dick Fitzgerald, 79, throws during warmups as his Everest Silver Foxes prepare to play the Everest Lumber Kings, in a baseball game July 13 at Marymoor Park.

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Someone who has a car-diac arrest in King County has a greater chance of sur-vival than anyone else in the world, according the latest analysis by county officials.

The survival rate for cardiac arrest in King County hit an all-time high of 62 percent in 2013. By comparison, the cardiac survival rates in New York City, Chicago and other urban areas have been re-corded in the single digits.

“People are alive today in King County who would not have survived in most other places in the coun-try,” King County Executive Dow Constantine said in a news release. “Our system delivers rapid, high-quality critical care wherever you are.”

King County’s success in saving lives is based in a coordinated, regional system where everyone — dispatchers, first respond-

ers, fire departments, law enforcement, paramedics, urgent care centers and others — is guided by consistent medical direc-tion and evidence-based practice.

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availability of automated external defibrillators,

including more than 100 in King County facilities, and placement of them in many law enforcement vehicles, including with King County sheriff’s deputies.4High rates of CPR

training for local residents.4A regional paramedic

training program, funded by charitable contribu-tions, that exceeds national standards for certification.

Officials also point to the success of the county’s EMS/Medic One System. Introduced in Seattle in 1970, the Medic One pro-gram was one of the first in the nation to provide paramedic services; the program spread to all of King County in 1973. The EMS/Medic One program has become a model nationwide for delivery of lifesaving first-responder services.

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The International Association of Eastside Fire Fighters recently launched the public safety campaign #Justify-It, which asks, “Can you justify the next text mes-sage from your driver’s seat?”

#JustifyIt uses firefight-ers’ first-hand experience with texting and driving disasters to educate the community and keep the public safe from these violent accidents.

More than 1,000 people are injured every day due to texting while driving. Distracted drivers cause 3,000 deaths each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Texting while driving a vehicle has now replaced drinking while driving as the leading cause of accidents and deaths of teenage drivers. Texting while driving has the same effect as driving after having drank four beers, according to the Allstate Foundation. In addition, 47 percent of adults now admit that they text while driving.

Eastside Fire Fight-ers Local #2878 encour-ages the community to get involved in the #JustifyIt campaign through social media, and by talking to your children and loved ones about the dangers of texting and driving.

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while driving. If you can’t hear notifications, you are less likely to check them.4Designate a texter.

Ask a friend to read and reply to your texts while you’re driving.4Pull over or wait until

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Local #2878 urges everyone to be safe on the roads and avoid distrac-tions while driving. Learn more on the #Justi-fyIt campaign website: http://justifyit.org.

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79-year-old is a member of the Silver Foxes, a 55-and-older team that plays in the Everest Division of the Puget Sound Senior Base-ball League.

What has kept him going all these years?

“I’m a disaster on the golf course,” he said, refer-ring to the sport he said his wife would prefer him to take up.

In reality, Fitzgerald was a solid, if unspectacular left-handed pitcher during his glory days, winning 22 games in six seasons in the minors.

“I decided to quit before they asked me to,” he said. “I was a mediocre Triple-A pitcher. Maybe with the 16 teams they had in the majors then, I could’ve made it.”

In 1989, he saw a news-paper advertisement for the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League, which was forming teams for its inaugural season. He went to a tryout session at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle, and the rest is history.

His time with the league has spawned connec-tions to other playing opportunities. In 2005, he went on a monthlong world tour with a travel-ing team, and in October 2012, he pitched a com-plete game as his team, the San Diego Padres, clinched the Men’s Senior Baseball League 70-and-over World Series champi-onship in Arizona.

‘You’ve got to keep moving’Tom Evans Krause, who

has served as the league’s president since 2006, said he understands Fitzger-ald’s attraction to the dia-mond. He was drafted to his first senior league team in 1995 — the league has nine divisions for men and

women ages 19 and older — and is still going today.

“It’s kind of like when a shark stops swimming, they sink to the bottom. So you’ve got to keep mov-ing,” Evans Krause said of why he plays. “To use a cliché, for the love of the game, honestly. That’s just a huge part of it.

“And the camaraderie, the friendships you make,” he added. “I’ve made a number of friendships through my years in the league that will last past when I hang up the spikes. And I’m sure that’s true for many of our members.”

The league has grown exponentially in its 26-year history. It started with four teams, and today serves more than 1,000 players on 66 teams.

Between all nine divi-sions, the league plays more than 800 games between May and Septem-ber’s championship games. It’s a far-stretching league geographically, with games played everywhere be-tween Everett and Tacoma, and players coming from everywhere between Lake Stevens and Lacey.

And it isn’t just for men. The league does have a few female players.

Playing at great fieldsOne of the benefits of

playing in the league, Evans Krause said, is being on some of the best fields in the Northwest. The league schedules games at dozens of locations, but a portion are at Edmonds Community College, Bellev-ue College and the Univer-sity of Washington’s newly renovated Husky Ballpark. Those are probably the best three surfaces the league uses regularly.

In addition, the league played two exhibition games Independence Day weekend at Safeco Field. The Seattle Mariners have allowed the league to play there five times in the past few years, and this year’s games raised money for

the Make-A-Wish Founda-tion.

“It’s a big add-on (in dues) for each of the play-ers to participate, but they think it’s worth it,” Evans Krause said.

The 55-and-older league is split into two separate divisions — the Adirondack Division is for recreational players who may not have taken the field since Little League or Babe Ruth ball. The Everest Division is more competitive, with most players having played at the high-school or col-legiate level. There are even some ex-pros, Evans Krause said.

‘A common thread’Either way, the opportu-

nity exists for older players to take the field, even if they haven’t done so in decades.

“You have to be some-what competitive because it is a team sport,” Fitzger-ald pointed out. “With golf, you can play no matter how good or bad you are, but you don’t want to hurt the team.”

Fitzgerald, in fact, has considered ending his play-ing career because of some recent injuries. He lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., part time and throws batting practic-es to a high-school team. A recent MRI shows a slight tear in his rotator cuff.

People interested in forming new friendships can also find what they’re looking for in the league, Fitzgerald said.

“Baseball is a com-mon thread and you meet people from all over,” he said. “There’s executives, CEOs, laborers, all walks of life, but the bonds are there.”

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ON THE WEBLearn more about the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League at https://pssbl.com.

two months to complete and during that time, the traffic situation will worsen.

“We will have to close the whole of the road for the construction,” Brater said. “There will be pretty significant detours, which we are still working out.”

Currently, a “geotechnical investigation is underway” and county officials were expecting a preliminary re-pair design to be completed in July, according to the Department of Transporta-tion website.

Until the repair is com-plete, the southern lane will remained closed for safety reasons.

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robbery, he wore black sunglasses and a baseball cap, which led investiga-tors to give him a nick-name that acknowledges the robber’s penchant for sun protection.

He has also worn dif-ferent hooded sweatshirts and a scarf over his face in two robberies. The subject made threats and, on one occasion, implied he had a weapon. At the July rob-bery, he knocked down a security guard on the way out of the bank.

Anyone with information as to the identity or where-abouts of the suspected robber should refrain

from approaching him and instead contact law enforcement immediately. He should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information that can help identify this individual is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) toll free. Callers to Crime Stoppers may remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1,000 if the information given leads to an arrest and charge of the person(s) involved.

Callers may also call task force officer Detective Steve Hoover at 452-7868.

The Seattle Safe Streets Task Force includes mem-bers from the FBI, Bellevue Police Department, Auburn Police Department, King County Sheriff’s Office and Seattle Police Department.

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By GREG FARRAR

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Citizens can make a difference by contacting their elected repre-sentatives.

State — Governor Gov. Jay Inslee (D), Office of

the Governor, P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002; 360-902-4111; www.governor.wa.gov

CountyKing County Executive Dow

Constantine, King County Chi-nook Building, 401 Fifth Ave., Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104;

206-263-9600; [email protected]

Issaquah School BoardPresident Marnie Maraldo,

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“A fed bear is a dead bear.”Those were true words from an expert who spoke to

The Issaquah Press several years ago about the bears people were reporting in their yards and trashcans in the Issaquah area.

They are still true now. We have built our homes and businesses in their yards, and we are going to come into contact with wildlife.

We are the stewards of this land, and we have a responsi-bility to keep those animals (along with our neighbors) safe. That means letting animals be when we encounter them. Don’t hassle them. Don’t try to pet them. Don’t feed them.

Bears regularly prowl through the city, including in the Overdale Park area, south of Issaquah, in the downtown area and throughout the highlands. They are sighted annu-ally on school grounds throughout the Issaquah School District. In May 2011, a surprised woman found one in her garage near the Sammamish Family YMCA.

State Department of Fish and Wildlife officers recently learned about a woman off Issaquah-Hobart Road who was feeding bears 5-gallon buckets of birdseed. The woman thought she was helping the between six and 10 bears that have been seen on the property, but she was actually hurt-ing them — not to mention likely scaring residents with a parade of bears in the neighborhood.

When bears learn they can get food from a source other than in the wild, they become habituated. Not only is that bad for people, because the bears will keep coming back for more, but it’s also bad for the majestic animals.

Once they become a problem (habituated and reported to officials regularly), bears have to be captured and moved. It isn’t always safe, for the people or the bears.

Officers have to guess at the weight of a bear to tranquil-ize it, and like medical procedures, things can go wrong. The tranquilized bear is then taken to a mountainous area.

The bear, which has become accustomed to eating what people provide, suddenly has to remember how to hunt and forage on its own, on top of competing with bears already in the area.

Let the wild animals stay wild. Don’t feed the bears.

Please don’t feed the bears, ever

Relay for Life

Group is still needing funds to make its goal

On May 31, members from our community took to the track at Issaquah High School for Is-saquah’s 2014 Relay For Life. As always, it was those involved who made this year’s Relay For Life an outstanding event and fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society.

“Thank you” doesn’t seem enough for what the community gave to Relay For Life this year. We are so grateful for: the plan-ning team made of volunteers who spent the year organizing the event; the team captains and team members who raised money and awareness for cancer research during the Relay sea-son; our day of event volunteers who helped set up and prepare; and our sponsors and community businesses that made generous donations.

Most importantly, we want to recognize the individuals who demonstrated determina-tion and passion for life as they walked the first lap dedicated for cancer survivors and their caregivers. Thank you to those who chose to recognize loved ones by dedicating a Luminaria in their name for the evening ceremony. Together, everyone who attended this year’s Relay event was a great example of why we fight back to support the American Cancer Society’s efforts to create a world with more birthdays.

We are still fundraising to help reach our 2014 goal in the fight against cancer. The 2014 Relay For Life of Issaquah is continu-ing to raise money through Aug. 31. If you would like to make a donation or participate in next year’s event, please visit www.issaquahrelayforlife.org.

Stacy Stricklandand the Relay For Life Leadership Team

Election

Jason Ritchie is one of usWe are not powerless. There

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Let’s send Jason Ritchie to congress to represent us. He will take a stand, be accountable for his views and vote the issues that affect our lives.

Jason has common sense, which is clearly not that common anymore.

Jason, along with 80 percent of Washington voters, supports I-594, which mandates common sense background checks on all firearms purchases in Washing-ton. David Reichert, an ex-sheriff, takes no position. No position, when every 14 hours a Washing-ton resident dies by gunfire?

Jason supports comprehensive immigration reform. Reichert won’t act to move any bill for-ward.

Jason Ritchie supports a nationwide living wage while Reichert opposes raising the minimum wage; ditto for equal-pay-for-equal work.

Ritchie supports the Affordable Care Act and will fight to ensure every American has equal access to quality health insurance. David Reichert has voted against the ACA 49 times, offering no alter-native plan. Seriously!

Jason Ritchie will fight to keep your Social Security benefits se-cure. You paid for those benefits.

Look carefully at who David Reichert stands with on issues important to you. His voting record mirrors the no wing of the Republican Party. We need a congressman who is a problem solver, listener and a worker for the people of the 8th District. We need Jason Ritchie; he is one of us!

Your power is your vote! Mark your Aug. 5 primary ballot for Jason Ritchie.

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Over the years here at The Issaquah Press, I’ve been privi-leged to interview some fasci-nating people. Thinking back, however, some interesting tid-bits from these interviews didn’t make the story. So, I thought I’d share three of my favorite looks behind the scenes of what can unexpectedly happen during a routine story assignment.

The first was a feature about a group of families that were homeschooling their children. Homeschooled children unde-servedly earn a bad reputa-tion as being not socially well adjusted or being underserved by learning from home. On that day, when I arrived at the home they took common lessons from, a group of six or eight were playing a friendly game of soccer in the front yard. Looked pretty socially adjusted to me.

After the interviews were over, I needed a photo to go with the story. Instead of hav-ing them just sitting there smil-ing for the camera, I asked the children to each grab a book from the prodigious library for a quirky concept photo. But a funny thing happened. After I was done taking images, they kept reading. Their moms didn’t recommend they study further. Rather, they all showed a natural curiosity for a ran-dom history book they pulled off a shelf. That’s something that might not be taught in a public classroom.

Another time, I was surprised by the direction a story assign-

ment took at an open mic night at Malarky’s Sports Grill. Present that night was Issaquah’s own re-nowned music man, David Har-ris. But this time, while an amateur band blared away on the miniscule stage, Harris yelled in my ear, “You don’t want to interview me. You want to interview him.”

He led me to a table to an older gentleman with long, white hair flowing past his shoulders. The scraggly fella was none other than Goldy Mc-John, the original keyboardist for Steppenwolf. It seems after the group broke up, lead singer John Kay was still touring, us-ing the Steppenwolf name while other members were left hold-ing an empty bag.

McJohn was happy to share his personal story post-Steppenwolf, picking up where he was mak-ing ends meet as a landscaper for The Golf Club at Newcastle. Recently, a Hollywood bigwig recognized McJohn and eventu-ally secured his share of royalties from Steppenwolf songs used in commercials. The significant sum was enough for McJohn to

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Picnic: This is a heartfelt thank you to the lovely couple at the Issaquah Bed, Bath and Beyond who each shared a mobile coupon from their cellphones with me on Satur-day, July 19. I found out only one of mine worked at the cash register, and said that was fine — no worries! Then, the couple behind me spoke up and went to the trouble of pulling up coupons on two separate cellphones just to give me 20 percent off on each of the three items I was purchasing. You made my day with your lovely gesture! I smiled through the rest of the day, and I promise you I will pay it forward. Since I don’t know who you are, it’s the least I can do to say thank you for your act of kindness.

Heidi Rodgers

Picnic: Kudos and a great big picnic with all the fixin’s to Kathleen Merrill for starting the Pets of the Week column!

Kathleen has taken home-less cats and dogs and provided them with a chance to find their forever home and family! Kathleen, you are literally a life saver!

The joy and companionship a pet brings to a family is immea-surable. Kathleen, you brought many, many people and their pets more love, happiness and comfort than you can possibly imagine with your compassion, kind heart and your Pets of the Week feature!

Most gratefully!Pamela Timmons

Poo Poo: Here’s a Poo Poo to the drivers who block intersections and driveways, especially when signs clearly indicate you’re not supposed to do so!

Picnic: “The waving lady” deserves a picnic. She bright-ens city streets with her sunny personality and enthusiastic greetings. And she stands out there no matter what the weather.

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Three projects make up the bulk of the district, including an East Lake Sam-mamish Parkway widening, a Southeast 62nd Street road extension and improvements on the intersection of 12th Avenue Northwest and 17th Avenue Northwest. Lynne said Costco is collaborating with Issaquah on funding the projects to allow ease of traffic congestion in the area.

City officials expect completion of all three projects by 2019.

Though development would retain the commer-cial use of the land, Lynne said future buildings could be mixed use and provide upwards of 250,000 square feet of additional retail space.

City officials plan to complete the development agreement by Sept. 15.

“It’s a real quick turn-around,” Lynne said. “But the complexity of the development agreement is less than others.”

The council’s Land and Shore Committee will dis-cuss the proposed develop-ment agreement next on

Aug. 12. The full council is expected to hold a public hearing and possibly decide on the matter Sept. 15.


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August 8-10, 2014

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH5:00 – 10:00 Beer Garden Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Snoqualmie Valley6:00 – 9:00 Food Booths, Arts & Crafts6:00 – 9:00 Arts Show Produced by Snoqualmie Valley Artists ( Front Lawn Tent )6:00 – 8:00 Kids Area6:00 – 9:30 Live Music (Main Stage) SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH10:00 – 7:00 Arts Show Produced by Snoqualmie Valley Artists (Front Lawn Tent)10:00 – 7:00 Food Booths, Arts & Crafts10:15 Kiddie Parade Sponsored by the Tour de Peaks Bike Ride & Scott’s Dairy Freeze (Line up at 9:30am - Downing and NB Way, near R& R Rental)10:30 Grand Parade Sponsored by Snoqualmie Casino11:00 – 7:00 Kids Area 11:00 – 10:00 Beer Garden Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Snoqualmie Valley12:00 – 5:00 Silent Auction Proceeds help to fund The Festival at Mt. SiNoon – 9:30 Live Music (Main Stage)12:30 Blueberry Dessert Contest (Adult & Youth) Sponsored by Steve’s Donuts & Bybee Farms Bring your dessert to the Information Booth at 11:45am, judging at 12:30pmNoon-8:00 Si View 4 on 4 Co-Ed Grass Volleyball Tournament (Field)1:45 Parade Awards (Main Stage)2:15 – 3:00 Cherry Pie Eating Contest (Community Stage) Sponsored by Twede’s Café Youth and Adult Competitions - 1pm sign-up at the Information booth.4:00 – 5:30 Amazing Pets (Community Stage) Best Costume, Best Trick9:45 Fireworks (Torguson Park) Sponsored by the Wyrsch Family and their businesses: Mt. Si Chevron, Mt. Si Shell, North Bend Shell, Wanted Espresso, & Wyrsch’s Towing SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH10:00 – 4:00 Food Booths, Arts & Crafts10:00 – 4:00 Kids Area11:00 – 4:00 Art Showcase (Front Lawn Tent)12:30 – 2:00 Field Games: (Wife carrying contest, wheelbarrow races, 3 legged races and more!) Please ask for details at the Information Booth11:00 – 4:00 Beer Garden Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Snoqualmie ValleyNoon – 3:30 Live Music (Main Stage)12:30 – 2:00 13th Annual CHILI COOK-OFF People’s Choice- Tasting begins at approximately 12:30- 1:00pm Winners Announced at 2:45 (300.00 First Prize, judge’s choice)

Street parking is available throughout North Bend.Limited handicapped parking at festival site.

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get back on his feet an open his own recording studio and get his foot back in the music industry.

The most out-of-the-blue incident during an inter-view occurred when I was chatting with longtime hy-droplane racer Nate Brown

at his Preston shop. One year, he was building from scratch his own hydro-plane. As we were standing there chatting, it dawned on me he was just like some guys I knew back in high school. The rage back then was to rebuild an old pickup truck to become the main means of transporta-tion to and from school.

So, I asked Brown, “You rebuilt a truck back when you were in high school,

didn’t ya?”He got this stunned look

on his face and replied, “How did you know?”

I just told him it seemed natural for a hydroplane driver to go through the trouble of building his own mode of transportation would have done it before.

His reaction was price-less.

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it gives us the chance to talk to people. It’s a chance to chit chat on a one on one basis.”

City Communications Director Autumn Mona-han said residents should interact with the city on social media to share their communities’ experience and, if neighborhoods hold separate block parties, receive an informational visit from an officer.

“We encourage people to let us know beforehand if they are holding a block party and want an officer to visit,” Monahan said. “Residents are welcome to share their events with us and with their communi-ties as well.”

Residents can con-nect with city staff on Facebook and Twitter, or email to schedule a visit at [email protected]. Monahan said the city would use the hashtag #PartywithPolice and invited others celebrating the event to join.

“It’s a really fun way

to spend a night out in Issaquah,” Monahan said. “You can attend and walk across the lawn and join the Concerts on the Green. It’s a great way to piggy-back two fun events.”

Behrbaum said the event offers the chance to benefit all Issaquah’s residents.

“It’s about building relationships and that comfort level,” he said. “If people feel comfortable with us, then people will be more willing to call us. We care and it’s all about the quality of life in Issaquah.”

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Three proposed new buildings are included in the city’s draft development agreement with Costco officials.

By Jane Garrison

A few years ago, a friend of mine from the East Coast visited her son in Seattle. She is a pro-fessional floral designer with an eye for the artistic, as opposed to the scientific.

We decided it would be fun to visit a nursery together and check out the plants. We each grabbed a cart and started out across the colorful, lush, potted landscape. She started filling her cart with everything colorful and beautiful. I was interested in odd specimens and natives that

fit the peculiar conditions in my yard. We went our separate ways for a while, searching and look-ing at each and every morsel.

When we were ready to go, her cart looked amazing. It was brilliant with purples, blues, oranges, apricot and scarlet, plus many shades of green to set off everything else. It could have been photographed for the cover of a magazine. My cart looked practically empty, boring with no blossoms or lushness — just rather odd, wrinkled, little olive green things. It didn’t resonate at all.

I have to admit I was kind of jealous, and I thought, “Her plants don’t fit together. Some like sun, some shade. Others like wet conditions and some dry. Her son doesn’t garden. These plants won’t last a month.” But her basket was exhilarating, anyway! Did I know too much to have fun?

Looking back on the experi-ence, I found an unexpected

point of view: Starting your garden with inspiration can be a pretty cool way to go. But if you do that, you need to follow up. If a plant doesn’t do well, replace it with another inspirational one. If a plant gets too big, reshape it or allow it to be the focal point.

The energy you get from the artistic approach can carry you through the “remove and replace” phase. Read the plant labels, try to match growing conditions, but allow the artistic sense to drive you. You could be surprised by the results.

The garden that my friend planted surprised me. Some of the plants that I knew would not make it in this hot, dry condition lived. Some that I thought might make it died right away. An odd but interesting mix survived, and

the artistic basis for the planting lived on.

I came to the conclusion that an artistic approach can lead you to an amazing, unpredictable gardening experience, one rich with inspiration and enthusiasm. Even if you don’t possess all the scientific gardening knowledge, you could eventually have a beautiful and unpredictable gar-den that fulfills your fantasy. And the best part is that your gar-den will continue to inspire you year after year as the plantings morph and change.

Let your artistic, fun side dom-inate in the garden and see what happens. You will be surprised.

Jane Garrison is a local landscape archi-tect who gardens in glacial till.

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Issaquah ‘swimming

bunch’ in Lake Sammamish,

1923Edith Usher Beers and her ‘swim-

ming bunch’ enjoy the

waters of Lake Sammamish.

OPENING THE ARCHIVES

AN ONGOING LOOK AT MEMORABLE IMAGES FROM

ISSAQUAH’S PAST

The Issaquah History Museums take requests regarding what people would like to see in the Digital Collection. Roughly quar-terly, volunteers have a data-entry day and prep a bunch of records for upload. If there is a particular name, place or item you’d like to see more images of on the website, email Erica Maniez at [email protected]. If you have a photo or subject you would like to see in this feature, email [email protected].

By GreG Farrar

Wayon Blair (right), of Issaquah, a new United States citizen originally from Jamaica, and his girlfriend Brooke Shell, a U.S.-born citizen, share a soft drink toast July 23 at the end of a naturalization ceremony at the Newcastle Library. Blair admitted Shell gave him an extra kick in the pants to take the citizenship test.

AMERICAN DREAM REALIZED

By Giancarlo [email protected]

When she was a young child, Alena Hove’s first music teacher always told her and the rest of her classmates one thing when it came to music: On all the days you eat meals, you need to practice.

Hove, who is heading into her sophomore year at Eastside Catholic High School this fall, took that piece of advice to heart, and it has paid off. Hove’s talent as a violinist won her the 2014 KING FM Young Artist Award for the junior division of ages 6-15.

“I do a lot of competi-tions,” the 15-year-old said. “So, preparing for them helps me keep im-proving, as well as going to different teachers to see what they think about my music.”

As with most talented

musicians, Hove’s love for the violin began when she was very young. At age 3, her mother Yuki signed her up for a “Sing and Play” class, where students were introduced to the cello, piano and violin.

“I thought it would be a good idea for her to play an instrument, but I thought it would be piano because we have one at home,” Yuki said. “After putting her in the class, she heard another student playing the violin and said, ‘I want to play that,’ so we ordered her first violin as soon as we got home.”

Having already made an appearance with the Seattle Symphony Orches-tra at Benaroya Hall, Hove is a third-year member of the Seattle Youth Sym-phony Orchestra, as well as

Master gardener’s cornerWith Jane Garrison

Embrace the artistic you in your garden

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Photos By GreG Farrar

Randy Hansen and his Jimi Hendrix tribute band play songs from the guitar legend with a skill so powerful it is endorsed by the Hendrix family, during the July 22 Concert on the Green. Concerts are at 7 p.m. each Tuesday through Aug. 26 at the community center.

JUST LIKE THE REAL EXPERIENCE

SLIDESHOW

See more photos from the Randy Hansen Concerts on the Green performance

at www.issaquahpress.com.

Above, Emma Prior (left) and Hannah Del Carlo wear garlands and shoot a cellphone self-portrait as ’60’s flower power meets the 21st century during the Randy Hansen band performance of Jimi Hendrix music. At right, Lisa Leonard, of Orting, the most authentically attired audience member, dances barefoot in the grass wearing heart-shaped sunglass-es, tie-dyed jeans, a real 1970’s wood-beaded belt and peace sign necklace.

Queen of the KING FM contestAlena Hove wins Young Artist Award

Courtesy KING FM

Alena Hove, an Eastside Catholic High School student, per-forms at KING FM studios. She won the 2014 KING FM Young Artist Award for her skill on the violin.

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Family Drop-in Center now on summer hours

The Issaquah Family Drop-in Center is open by appointment only during the summer.

The program was started in late February at the Community Hall, 180 E. Sunset Way, to provide a resource for families in the

Issaquah School District who are experiencing housing instability.

On Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, volunteers have been providing a listening ear, companionship and advocacy while helping families connect with local resources that may be able to help them stay housed

or to access assistance that could help them remain within the area where their children go to school while they look for stable affordable housing.

The service is provided by volunteers through the Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition.

Call 206-478-3899 for an appointment.


LET’S

GO!Beat the Heat Splash Day1-3 p.m. Aug. 6

Plan on getting wet at the city of Is-saquah’s annual Beat the Heat Splash Day. Prepare to run through sprinklers, blow bubbles and more. The water carnival starts at 1 p.m. The fire truck arrives at 2:30 p.m. for the highly antici-pated water fight finale. The event, $2 per child ages 1-12, is at the community center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S.

DON’T MISS

PLAN FOR THE WEEK OF

JULY 31 - AUG. 6

WEDNESDAY AUG. 6

THURSDAY JULY 31 FRIDAY AUG. 1

MONDAY AUG. 4 TUESDAY AUG. 5

UPCOMING EVENTS

Toddler Story Time, ages 1-3, 10:30 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Infant Story Time, ages 0-1, 11:30 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Beat the Heat Splash Day, 12 and younger, 1-3 p.m. Aug. 6, community center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S.

Sammamish Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m., Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., www.sam-mamishfarmersmarket.org

Volunteer in the Learning

Garden at Pickering Barn, 5-7 p.m. (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays), 1730 10th Avenue N.W., volunteer form at seattletilth.org

Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m., Zeeks Pizza, 2525 N.E. Park Drive, 893-8646

Amateur Radio Club Monthly Meeting, doors at 7 p.m., program at 7:15 p.m., Issaquah Valley Senior Citizens Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, www.w7bi.com

The Anti-Cancer Lifestyle, 7 p.m.,

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

Obliteride Bike Event Fundraiser for Fred Hutch Cancer Research, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 10, throughout the greater Seattle area, www.obliteride.org

Fire Dash, Aug. 16, 5K obstacle course race simulating firefighting situ-ations, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, www.thefiredash.com

Third annual Trunk N’ Treasure, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., community center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S.

Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Signing with art-ists Don Palmiter and Matt Johnson, ornament Mrs. Claus’s Kitchen Sink avail-able exclusively at event, 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m., Mark’s Hallmark Shop, 1175 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite B13, 392-0604

Lake Sammamish Triathlon, 7 a.m. Aug. 23, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, www.buduracing.com

The Knights of Columbus Summer Blood Drive, 1-7 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 250 Mountain Park Blvd., email Ernie at [email protected] for a res-ervation

Harry Potter Reading Club Year 7, ages 10-14, 4:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Concert in the Park: Calaca Kings (for-merly The Delphi Band), classic and

modern rock, 6:30-8 p.m., Pine Lake Park, 2401 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish

‘The Fantastical Magical Math Spell,’ all ages, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Two Gentlemen of Verona,’ part of Wooden-O Shakespeare Co.’s free Shakespeare in the Park series, 7 p.m. July 31, com-munity center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., www.seattleshake-speare.org/woodeno

‘Disney’s Tarzan,’ 7:30 p.m., Village Theatre First Stage, 120 Front St. N., 392-2900

‘See What’s in the Sea,’ ages 3 and older, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.,

Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., Bellevue, register at 452-6885, $2/residents, $3/nonresidents

Train Depot Museum, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday, free admission Thursday evenings from 4-8 p.m., visit the vintage caboose and railroad cars, tours available by appoint-ment, $2/adults, $1/chil-dren, www.issaquahhistory.org/issaquah-depot

ArtWalk, with live music and

hands-on art, downtown, 6-9 p.m., www.downtownis-saquah.com

Splash Into Summer: Family Fridays at the Pool, underwater adventures night,

6:30-9:30 p.m. first Fridays through summer, $10/fami-lies, $4/adults, $3/youths

‘Disney’s Tarzan,’ 7:30 p.m., Village Theatre First Stage, 120 Front St. N., 392-2900

RED, Classic Rock Trio, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W.

Gilman Blvd., 392-5550, no cover

Preschool Story Time, 10 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

‘Tide Pool Tunes and Fishy Tales,’ 11 a.m. and noon, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Issaquah Community Network: 5:30 p.m. , Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N., 391-0592

Open gym volleyball, ages 16 and older, 6-9 p.m., commu-nity center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., $4/adults, $3/youths

Celebrate Recovery on the Plateau: 6 p.m. dinner, 7-9 p.m. meeting, Pine Lake

Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., www.celebraterecov-eryontheplateau.org

artEAST: 6:30 p.m. Up Front Art Gallery, 95 Front St. N., www.arteast.org or 392-3191

Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sportsmen’s Clubhouse, 23600 S.E. Evans St., 392-3311

Beaver Lake Community Club: 7 p.m. Issaquah Lodge at Beaver Lake Park, 25101 S.E. 24th St., www.beaverlake.org

Sammamish Presbyterian MOPS: mothers of children (birth to kindergarten), 466-7345

Computer class: ‘One-on-One Assistance,’ 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

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

‘Prayer for World Peace,’ live online Q & A, 11 a.m., Christian Science Reading Room, 415 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-8140

Lunch Bunch, bring your own lunch and enjoy stories and songs as you munch, ages 3-5, noon, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

National Night Out, food, giveaways, music and tips about emergency prepared-ness and safety, 5-7 p.m. Aug. 5, City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way

Hot Flashes and Related Symptom Management, nat-ural alternatives to hormone therapy, 7 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., senior center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, www.rovinfiddlers.com

Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Gaslamp Bar & Grill, 1315 N.W. Mall St., 392-4547

Send items for Let’s Go! to [email protected]

by noon Friday.

YOUR WEEKEND AUG. 2-3SATURDAY

Lake Lillian Hike, moder-ate, 9 miles, 2,500-foot elevation gain, 9:30 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

Farmers market, music by Eric Ode and Decateur Buff, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W.

Grand Ridge Trail Run, 5 mile, half-marathon, marathon and 50K options, 7 a.m., Grand Ridge, 27000 S.E. 79th St., $30-58, www.ever-greentrailruns.com

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

‘Disney’s Tarzan,’ 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Village Theatre First Stage, 120 Front St. N., 392-2900

Keely Whitney Band, 21 and older, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 392-5550, no cover

The Machine, 8 p.m., Amante, 131 Front St. N., 313-9600

SUNDAY

Fifth annual Old Rides Club Roger Jackson Classic, 8 a.m., weather permitting, Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd., 392-1266

Cougar Mountain Hike, easy, 5 miles, 600-foot elevation gain, 10 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

Issaquah Alps Dog Hike, moderate, 4-6 miles, 1,400-foot elevation gain, 10 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

Spanish Story Times: Hola!, 10 a.m.,

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

‘Disney’s Tarzan,’ 2 p.m., Village Theatre First Stage, 120 Front St. N., 392-2900

‘Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air,’ film, ages 12 and older, Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., Belleuve, 452-4195, free

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Randal Philip NelsonLifetime

Preston resident Randal Philip Nel-son, 94, passed away peacefully July 19, 2014, at home.

A celebration of Life will be held Friday, Aug. 1, at 1 p.m. at the Preston Cemetery, Preston.

Randal was born Oct. 22, 1919, at Swedish Hospi-tal, in Seattle, to Florence E. (Holmgren) and Philip C. Nelson. He grew up in the Swedish community of Preston. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1937 and attended the University of Washington.

He served in the United States Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan, and Tien-tsin, China, from 1944-1946 and was awarded the Purple Heart.

On Dec. 28, 1949 he married Joyce Bruce Green, a British Subject, born in Shanghai, China.

Randal worked as a recruiter for The Boe-ing Co., in the personnel department, and traveled extensively. He worked for the Preston Mill Co. for 25 years and finished

his career with the Bel-levue School District, in the maintenance depart-ment at Sammamish High School.

Randal was a beloved husband, father and dear friend to many. He was a faithful member of the Preston Baptist Church, the Preston Volunteer Fire Department, the Preston Cemetery As-sociation, the Preston Community Club and VASA Lodge #378. Randal enjoyed volunteering at the Adra P. Berry Memo-rial Food Bank.

He is survived by his wife Joyce and their daughter Jane, from Preston; sister Bernice (Glenn) Carlson; niece Susan (Charles) Segel-horst and their children, Annika and Thomas; nephew Steven (Louise) Carlson and their chil-dren, Greta and Sacha, all from California; and many loving friends.

Memorial gifts may be given, in Randal Nelson’s honor to Adra P. Berry Memorial Food Bank, c/o Raging River Community Church, P.O. Box 948, Preston, WA 98050.

Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

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obituaries

B.J. is a cute 7-year-old Jack Russell Terrier mix with soft, floppy ears and a wag-gly, stubby tail. This active little guy enjoys a variety of romps and adventures. Searching for an ador-able buddy to accompany on walks, hikes and other activities? Come meet B.J.

Pets of the Week Ivy is a

beautiful 11-month-old short-haired grey kitty who would love to be your best girl. She is tall and lean with that classic-cat look. Ivy is flirty and playful, and is even reported to play fetch. Searching for a new friend? Ivy might be the girl you have been waiting for!

To adopt these or other animals, call the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 641-0080 or go to www.seattlehumane.org. All animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, and come with 30 days of pet health insurance and a certificate for a vet exam.

B.J. Ivy

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StressDepressionLife TransitionsLoss and GriefRelationship Problems

Everyone Needs a Little Help Now and Then...

Patty Groves, M.A., L.M.H.C.Issaquah Creek Counseling Center

545 Rainier Blvd. N., Issaquahwww.issaquahcreekcounseling.com

(425) 898-1700Now accepting most major Credit/Debit Cards

1 Purchase a new backpack for elementary age boy or high school age boy or girl. Brand new shoes and coats are also being collected. By July 21, bring your donation to the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank 24-Hour Drop Box located at 179 1st Ave. SE, Issaquah, WA 98027. To register for a backpack or to get more information please visit issaquahfoodbank.org. Deadline to register is July 31.

Backpack Drive Donate Now Through July 21 | Register for a Backpack by July 31

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Rotary Club of Issaquah

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Transit planning for the future

Join the conversation!

Sound Transit and King County are designing changes to the way transit crosses I-90. Bus and light rail service will connect at regional transit hubs, including the Mercer Island and South Bellevue stations.

Please join Sound Transit and King County Metro:

OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, Aug. 12, 20146-8 p.m. Presentation begins at 7 p.m.Issaquah Hilton Garden Inn1800 NW Gilman BlvdIssaquah, WA 98027

To request information in alternative formats or accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 1-800-201-4900/TTY Relay: 711 or email [email protected]

To learn more and join the conversation, attend our open house on Aug. 12 or visit us online at soundtransit.org/eastlink.

Emilie LemingEmilie Leming, of Is-

saquah, passed away after a brief battle with lung cancer.

She was kind and courageous with a heart of gold.

She is survived by her loving husband Jim, mother, three brothers, two sisters, son, daugh-ter and two grandchil-dren.

Services are at 2 p.m. Aug. 1 at Tahoma Na-tional Cemetery.

Randal Nelson

Robert Dewey Nelson

Robert (Bob) Dewey Nelson, 89, died at his home in Issaquah on July 22.

Bob was predeceased by his father George Nelson, mother Bergie Nelson and brother Levi (Skip).

Loved for his kind-ness and sense of humor, Bob Nelson was an avid traveler, explorer, crisis counselor, teacher and lifelong learner.

Bob’s journey began in St. Paul, Minnesota. He dreamed of exploring the world, and trained as a pilot during World War II, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific. After the war, Bob earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and explored the Pacific Northwest on summer jobs.

Returning to Seattle for his master’s degree at the University of Washington, Bob met the love of his life, Joanna Jones. Bob and Jo raised four sons in a home he designed on Beaver Lake. Bob served

the UW as counselor, associate professor and a leader in outreach for the university’s School Of Social Work. Eventu-ally, Bob moved on to Edmonds Community College, where his work included emerging spe-cialties in caring for the elderly.

Upon his retirement, Bob and Jo enjoyed inter-national travel and relax-ing stays on the Pacific coast. Bob’s expanded love of gardening includ-ed relocating part of his orchard when moving to Providence Point.

Bob is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joanna (Jo) Nelson; his sisters June and Carmen; his four sons Eric (Lorri), Michael (Jennifer), Daniel (Lori) and John (Cami); as well as 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchil-dren.

Following a private family service, the family will receive friends at a memorial reception on Aug. 3, 2014, at 4:30 p.m. at the Providence Point Clubhouse in Issaquah.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Edmonds Community College Foun-dation (www.edcc.edu/foundation) or to the Is-saquah Food Bank (http://issaquahfoodbank.org).

Robert Nelson

Boyd Leroy PetersonBoyd

Leroy Peterson was born Feb. 10, 1930, near Wild Rose, North Da-kota, and passed away unexpectedly because of surgical complications on July 3, 2014, at Seattle’s Harborview Hospital.

Boyd was well thought of and loved by all who knew him. We are feeling a true void without our Boyd!

Boyd lived a rich life focusing on what mattered the most to him: family. Rising beyond his hard-scrabble childhood on a farm in Wild Rose, Boyd worked hard and complet-ed his education to become a teacher and coach.

He met the love of his life, Nancy Emery Peterson, in Herman, Minnesota, and soon started his family. Boyd and Nancy’s three sons, Kyle, Mike and Todd, were the center of their lives and no effort was spared to provide them with the best opportunities that life could offer. Boyd was a firm but loving father, who offered great encourage-ment regarding education and in particular, participat-ing in and following sports.

Boyd passed on his best traits to his sons: honesty, loyalty, a strong work ethic, athleticism and fiscal responsibility. Boyd and Nancy were further blessed with the arrival of their sons’ wives and the growth of their six grandchildren. Boyd was a constant cheerleader for all their activities and was always there for good ad-vice and support, as much a good friend as well as a devoted grandfather.

Boyd and Nancy were deeply involved with all the aspects of their children’s and grandchildren’s lives. They devoted themselves to the well-being of their clan.

Boyd’s extended tribe included his five siblings, their children, and also Nancy’s siblings and chil-dren. There was a strong web of family closeness that bound everyone together and Boyd was an essential ingredient in the family ties that exist today.

The legacy of Boyd’s ex-perience was rooted in his childhood and young adult-hood growing up in North Dakota. Boyd had great nostalgia for his often-impoverished background, because he cherished most the people he was with at that time, a simpler time of getting to know your

neighbors of the prairie. If Boyd Peterson found out you had a connection to North Dakota, you had a good friend.

Boyd’s accomplishments in life were many. He was an excellent athlete, particularly in basketball. Even today, his exploits on the court are recounted in revered tones in Wild Rose. Boyd graduated from college to become a teacher, and that be-came his career. He was a very good educator, and particularly enjoyed having his students think about and engage in discussions about current events.

Boyd received a mas-ter’s degree in educa-tion from Colorado State. Boyd served honorably in the U.S. Army, and was very well-read regarding military history, particu-larly World War II. For a poor farm boy from North Dakota, Boyd followed his thrifty Scandinavian heri-tage to become financially secure, and made some wise investments.

Boyd and Nancy were able to enjoy traveling together, with a trip to Norway to visit his roots a notable highlight. They also very much enjoyed their “get-aways” to Dia-mond Point on the Olym-pic Peninsula. But, for all his life, Boyd’s greatest joy was to visit his North Dakota home. His happiest moments would be when he could go back home to Wild Rose and strut his stuff walking down Main Street on a “Wild Saturday Night in Wild Rose.”

Boyd Leroy Peterson is survived by his loving wife Nancy; his sons Kyle (Shawn), Michael (Lisa) and Todd (Cheryl); his grandchil-dren Dylan, Ryan, Lucas, Nikki, Hailey and Jessie; and also his sister Florence.

Boyd’s legacy will live on with his large family, and with the many friends he made through the years. A strong belief in family and friendship is what made Boyd Peterson the singu-lar man he was. He was a simple farm boy from North Dakota who done good.

A celebration of Boyd’s life will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Satur-day, Aug. 2, 2014, at 4 p.m. A reception will follow at the Issaquah Senior Center.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rial gifts in Boyd’s memory should go to the Issaquah Senior Center or to Our Savior Lutheran Church.

Friends are invited to view photos, get directions and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

— Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory, 392-6444

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the Pike Street Quartet, and she was invited to participate in the 2014 International Menuhin Competition.

The KING FM contest, though, was something new for Hove. Comprised of three rounds, one a recording of her play-ing and the other two live on radio, a board of nine judges voted on 100 participants, eventually narrowing it down to six finalists. The final step was to send in a YouTube video to the KING FM website to be judged by the community.

“I was very honored

and really excited that I won the competi-tion,” Hove said. “It has brought me a lot of opportunities, and I even got to appear on the morning edition of KING 5 News, which was my first time on TV.”

What separates Hove from the rest of the pack is her ability to bal-ance violin practice with schoolwork, something she hopes will aid her in the future when applying to college.

“My goal is to practice two to three hours during the weekdays and double that during the week-ends,” Hove said. “I can’t think of a life without violin, but I want to keep my options open. Violin school is definitely one option.”

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Retirement community recognized for waste reduction efforts

King County’s Solid Waste Division recently honored Spiritwood at Pine Lake for adopting busi-ness practices that reduce waste and increase recy-

cling, naming them one of their Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling for 2014.

Spiritwood implemented recycling and composting throughout its community in which both residents and staff actively par-ticipated to reduce their carbon footprint. The pro-gram has been successful in reducing their garbage waste by half.

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Electric hiding place

Police witnessed a white male hiding behind an electrical box along a side-walk in the 3000 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast on July 7. An officer determined he had an outstanding warrant in Bellevue for malicious mischief. The man was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Issaquah Jail at the request of Bellevue police.

Cellphone swipedA man reported a theft

July 8. The man and his family were at Pine Lake Park July 6, and acciden-tally left a bag contain-ing clothes, toys and a cellphone. The items are worth an estimated $205. The bag was missing when they checked the park July 7, and wasn’t with the

city’s lost and found. How-ever, the man was able to locate the cellphone through its GPS unit, and it was reportedly moving around the West Seattle area.

Jacket, purse taken from car

Police responded to a reported theft in the 2800 block of 259th Place Southeast at about 4:45 p.m. July 10. A woman re-ported her daughter heard someone outside the home at about 3 a.m. They later found the rear passenger-side window of a vehicle had been smashed, and the daughter’s purse and jacket taken. The items are valued at $200.

Suspected thief apprehended

An officer driving west

EASTSIDE FIRE & RESCUE REPORTS FOR JULY 18-204An engine crew

extinguished a cooking fire at 7:38 a.m. July 18 in the 100 block of West Sunset Way.4An engine crew

extinguished an outside fire in the 6100 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at 3:16 p.m. July 18.4An engine crew

extinguished a rubbish fire at 7:18 a.m. July 19 in the 1700 block of 211th Avenue Southeast.4At 2:54 p.m. July

19, two engine crews were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the 100 block of North Third Street.4An engine crew

extinguished a brush fire at 3:31 p.m. July 19 in the 700 block of Jones Avenue South.4A motor vehicle

accident with injuries at 11:09 a.m. July 20 required the aid of four engine crews in the 100 block of Southeast 64th Place.

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along Southeast Eighth Street at about 1:50 p.m. July 13 noticed a man on the corner that he had dealt with in a recent case. The officer ran his name through dispatch and found an outstand-ing warrant in Redmond for third-degree theft. The man possessed $763 in cash, which he said he was using to catch a ride to Seattle, and two small plastic bags filled with marijuana. The suspect was transported to the Is-saquah Jail.

Stolen pickupA red 1990 Toyota

pickup, worth an estimated $2,000, was reported stolen in the 200 block of Newport Way Southwest on July 19.

HobbiesPolice received a report

of a suspicious van at the corner of Northwest Vil-lage Park Drive and North-west Lac Leman Drive on July 24. The reporting woman said she took a picture of the license plate and the van’s driver asked her, “Don’t you have any-thing better to do?”

The Press publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

Seth Adams to take over as IMS principal

Seth Adams will be the next principal at Issaquah Middle School.

Adams formerly served as an assistant principal at the school. He replaces outgoing Principal Corrine DeRosa, who is leaving to take a job as the Issaquah district’s director of school improvement.

“Seth’s experience and familiarity with IMS will be a major advantage as the school embarks on its re-model next year,” Superin-tendent Ron Thiele said in an email to IMS families.

“Through mutual trust, clear communication and collaborative practices, I hope to lead a middle school that engenders high achievement from all students and exemplifies the Issaquah School District’s mission of preparing stu-dents for the dynamic global environment in which they live,” Adams added.

Issaquah Valley Elementary School principal selected

The Issaquah School District has chosen Denise Waters as the next prin-cipal at Issaquah Valley Elementary School.

Waters formerly worked with the Lake Washington School District as a fourth-grade teacher and building leadership team member at Rockwell Elementary School. She also served as dean of students in the En-tiat School District, where she completed an adminis-trative internship.

Waters replaces Diane Holt, who resigned the post in June to become a central administrator for Federal Way schools.

Waters is a national board-certified teacher, and has provided profes-sional development oppor-tunities for other teachers as an adjunct professor for Heritage University and as a science reform instructor for the North Central Edu-cational Service District.

“We take the dreams of families and we put them in our four walls every day to guide and protect, to educate and to start them on the path of who they

will become,” Waters said in a news release. “What we do as educators, par-ents, and people that care about students every day matters.”

Support FISH — shop at AmazonSmile

You can now contribute to the Friends of the Is-saquah Salmon Hatchery automatically, just by shop-ping on Amazon.

FISH is participating in the AmazonSmile program. The AmazonSmile Founda-tion will donate .5 percent of every purchase you make via smile.amazon.com to FISH. This allows Amazon customers to sup-port FISH at no extra cost.

If you’re not already signed up to support FISH, go to the AmazonSmile page, select your charity, and then shop online from the Ama-zonSmile page instead of the main Amazon page.

“When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping ex-perience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a por-tion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization,” Amazon officials said in a news release. “You can choose from nearly 1 million orga-nizations to support.”

EBC employees to present at national conference

Three members of the Eastside Baby Corner staff were selected to present at the National Diaper Bank Network’s third annual Diaper Banks in America Conference on Oct. 9 and 10 in Kansas City, Mo.

Renee Zimmerman, EBC executive director, and Madeline Fish, operations manager, will present a panel titled, “Moving Be-yond Diapers: Providing the ‘Stuff’ for the Whole Child.” Cori Benson, community engagement coordinator, will talk about EBC’s social media successes.

Eastside Baby Corner is an Issaquah-based diaper bank that distributes more than 600,000 diapers an-nually to children through-out greater east King County.

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PUBLIC NOTICE 14‑1241

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING2014‑15 PROPOSED BUDGETISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Issaquah School District has pre‑ pared a budget for the 2014‑15 school year, which is on file in theDistrict Administration office. A copy will be furnished to anyone upon request.

A public hearing will be held in the Board Room at the Issaquah School District Administration building in conjunction with the regular board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Issaquah School District at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, August 13, 2014. The hearing is for the purpose of pro‑ viding an opportunity for public input on the proposed 2014‑15 budget. Any person may attend this meeting and be heard for or against any part of the budget. This hearing is in accordance with the requirements of WAC 392‑123‑054.

Jacob KuperChief of Finance and Operations

Published in The Issaquah Press on July 30 and August 6, 2014.


Pete Lymberis, Talus Parcel 16‑1, LLC, 419 Occidental Avenue South, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98104 is seeking coverage under the Wash‑ ington State Department of Ecol‑ ogy’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project, Talus 28, is located at Talus Drive/Shy Bear Way in Issaquah in King County.This project involves approx. 1.13 acres of soil disturbance for resi‑ dential, road, utility and offsite utility construction activities.

Stormwater will be discharged to Tibbetts Creek.

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology re‑ garding this application, or inter‑ ested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this no‑ tice. Ecology reviews public com‑ ments and considers whether dis‑ charges from this project would cause a measurable change in re‑ ceiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public inter‑ est according to Tier II antidegrada‑ tion requirements under WAC 173‑201A‑320.

Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504‑7696

Published in The Issaquah Press on July 23 and July 30, 2014.


Pursuant to the provisions of Issaquah Ordinance No. 1633 and the State Environmental Policy Act, Chapters 43.21[c] RCW and WAC 197‑11‑510, notice is hereby given that the City of Issaquah issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) on July 30, 2014 for the Costco retail store to widen the drive aisle for a new loading dock area and flaring the end of the existing bridge over a Class 4 stream, encroaching approximately 1,600 SF into the stream buffer. The proposal includes an equal area of stream buffer en‑ hancement to mitigate for the buffer encroachment. The bridge provides vehicle access to 11th Ave NW.

The project site is located at 1801 10th Ave NW. Permit number: BLD14‑00072, SW14‑00017

After review of a completed environ‑ mental checklist and other informa‑ tion on file with the agency, the City of Issaquah has determined this pro‑ posal would not have a probable sig‑ nificant adverse impact on the envi‑ ronment.

This DNS is issued under WAC 197‑ 11‑340(2). The lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days. Anyone wishing to comment may submit written comments between July 30, 2014 and August 13, 2014 and the Responsible Official will re‑ consider the DNS based on timely comments. Any person aggrieved by this determination may appeal by filing a Notice of Appeal with the City of Issaquah Permit Center between July 30, 2014 and August 13, 2014. Appellants should prepare specific factual objections. Copies of the environmental determination and other project application materials are available from the Issaquah Planning Department, 1775 12th Avenue NW.

Peter Rosen, SEPA Responsible Official(425) 837‑3094

Published in The Issaquah Press on July 30, 2014.


NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED BY ISSAQUAH CITY COUNCIL

Following is a summary, by title, of an ordinance passed by the Issaquah City Council on July 21, 2014, to be published in the Issaquah Press on July 30, 2014, effective date of Au‑ gust 4, 2014.

ORDINANCE NO. 2718AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON, AMENDING IMC SECTION 3.63.100(A) TO MODIFY THE SCHOOL IMPACT FEES FOR SINGLE‑FAMILY AND MULTIFAM‑ ILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Complete text of this ordinance is posted at City Hall, 130 E. Sunset and on the City’s website, issaquahwa.gov/ordinances. Upon request, to the City Clerk’s Office (425‑837‑3000), photocopies are available, for a fee.



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NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONREQUESTS: Forest Practice Morato‑ rium Relief RequestFile: SMSC14‑0002Applicant: Dan & Nicole StevensSite location: 4530 286th Ave SE, Fall CityProposal: Relief from existing Forest Practice Moratorium per provisions of KCC 16.82.140Project Manager: Jon Pederson 206‑477‑0330

COMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue a decision on this applica‑ tion following a 21‑day comment pe‑ riod ending on August 29, 2014, writ‑ ten comments and additional informa‑ tion can be obtained by contacting the Project Manager listed above.


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There were roughly 140 players on the field at Sky-line High School, but it was easy to form a consensus about who their favorite football player was.

During the third day of the annual four-day Future Champs Camp at Skyline on July 24, several of the young boys had donned No. 2 purple-and-gold University of Washington Huskies jerseys.

And it was no coinci-dence the player they idolized, former Skyline standout and current Husky wide receiver Kasen Williams, was there to par-take in the festivities.

The camp for students entering second through eighth grades was well-attended, and the young-sters got a few tastes of the Skyline football program’s rich history. Max Browne, who led the Spartans to state titles in 2011 and 2012 before heading off to play quarterback at South-ern California, stopped by July 22.

It also didn’t hurt that about two dozen current Skyline players served as coaching mentors.

“I think the highlight of the camp for years has been the guys that are coaching, the high-school kids, they went through this camp and they looked

up to the Skyline kids,” Spartans head coach Mat Taylor said.

“While a lot of it is fundamental-based and teaching skills, it’s about these kids, where they can’t wait to be Spartans. That, ultimately, is the No. 1 goal, because we want the kids to be excited about Skyline football.”

At the end of a three-hour session July 24, Wil-liams spoke to the campers and signed autographs.

The 6-foot-3 wideout, who has one season re-maining at the UW, will try to show NFL scouts he’s back to full health after sustaining a broken leg in a game against California in October. Williams told the Skyline campers that

he’s learning a lot from Chris Peterson, the Hus-kies’ new head coach.

“One thing he harps on a lot is discipline and self-lessness,” Williams said.

Selfless play, in fact, was one of the main themes Taylor was preaching dur-ing the week.

“The No. 1 thing is that you can have the greatest football players, but you have to have a great team. Everybody’s got to come together,” Taylor said.

The youngsters were divided into smaller groups based on their ages, and their Skyline player-coach-es handed out Gatorades to those who best exemplified qualities like leadership and hustle.

We “teach some of these

kids that maybe they scored four touchdowns, but they didn’t get a Gato-rade award because they maybe didn’t have that trait we’re looking for,” Taylor noted.

Many of the high-school players who served as mentors had formed a full circle.

“It’s definitely fun, since we all went through it,” said Bo Longmore, a junior outside linebacker and tight end. “It’s kind of fun to see all the little guys and just know that was us back in the day — just a few years ago, actually.”

Longmore was a youth player when Browne, Williams and quarterback Jake Heaps led the Spar-tans to five state champi-onships between 2007 and 2012.

“They were my idols growing up,” Longmore said. “That’s all I wanted to be.”

While the camp was largely about having fun, competition wasn’t com-pletely shoved to the back burner. During the daily flag-football scrimmages, for example, the Spartans players coached their kids from the huddle and the sideline, and were often screaming and celebrat-ing alongside them after touchdowns.

Some youngsters like Maddox Scott, an incoming fourth-grader at Cascade Ridge Elementary School,

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Overlake clinics offer walk-in sports physicals

Overlake Medical Center is offering low-cost sports physicals on a walk-in basis, seven days a week, at Overlake Medi-cal Clinics’ urgent care clinic in Issaquah.

The physicals are $40.Nearly all states,

schools and youth sports leagues require play-ers to have a complete sports physical prior to participating in practices or games. The exam helps make sure that those who play sports are physically capable of meeting the demands of that sport and don’t have any condition that may be provoked by intense exercise.

Sports physicals are usually required about a month before the start of practice in order to allow time to address any medical conditions that are discovered during the appointment. This allows an athlete to modify his or her training routine if necessary.

Learn more at www.overlakehospital.org/urgent or call 688-5777. The clinic is at 5708 E. Lake Sammamish Park-

way S.E.

Grand Ridge Trail run is set for Aug. 2

Runners will have plenty of route options as they traverse Grand Ridge Park for a trail run Aug. 2.

Athletes can choose to run 5 miles, a half-marathon (13.1 miles), a marathon (26.2 miles) or a 50K (31.2 miles), through the wooded trails of the Grand Ridge back-country.

Aid stations will be stocked with water, fruit, sandwiches, crackers and more. Food is also avail-able at the finish line.

The run starts and ends at the Grand Ridge Trailhead, 27000 S.E. 79th St., Issaquah. Check-in starts at 7 a.m. Registration fees range from $35 to $58. Register online at www.ever-greentrailruns.com/8-2-grand-ridge-trail-run. Participants can register in-person on the day of the race, if it is not sold out yet, but an additional $10 day-of fee applies.

The Balanced Athlete, at The Landing in Renton, will sponsor the race.

Past, upcoming stars collide at Skyline football camp

By Neil PiersoN

Jimmy Battistoni, an incoming eighth-grader at Beaver Lake Middle School, practices his quarterbacking skills during a July 24 flag-football scrimmage at Skyline High School’s Future Champs Camp.

were first-time participants looking to better their skills on the gridiron.

Scott said his favor-ite teams are the Texas Longhorns and Seattle Seahawks, and his favorite positions are left guard and safety.

“I like left guard be-cause you can push people

around, and safety because you can tackle people,” he said.

Scott added that he’ll “maybe” play for the Spartans one day, and he takes some pleasure in the sport’s physical nature.

“Only when I’m doing the pushing around,” he said with a laugh.


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Fifteen-year-old Issaquah resi-dent Sam Foster invites you to join him at the release party for his upcoming album, “Unbreak-able.”

“I really want people to enjoy the music and the story it tells. Hopefully, people can relate to the songs and it strikes a chord,” Foster said. “I hope people real-ize there is more to a person than meets the eye.

“Although you may think that someone is doing fine from the outside, there are things you don’t know about them that they have to deal with.”

Blakely Hall will serve as the venue for the celebration and

promotion of the album, which is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. The six-song EP ranges in genre from modern rock, to pop, to R&B. Foster will perform some of his original songs as well as several covers with a live

band at the event.“Each song on the EP tells a

different story. They’re all about real experiences. I only write about what I have experienced,” Foster said. “However, most of the songs are about struggles I went through, and I made it through them, and that’s why I named the EP ‘Unbreakable.’”

Foster wrote and composed all the tracks on the album, record-ing them at a local studio with the aid of his producer Brian Fennel and mentor Elijah Myles.

“I start by picking what to write a song about,” Foster said. “Usually, the topic is something that is very fresh in my mind at the time. Sometimes, I write melody first, sometimes lyrics. It depends on what inspires me

that day.”In helping Foster transition

from a singer to an artist, Myles said, “Music and singing is about telling a story, painting a picture for an audience, baring your heart and soul, connecting. I like to give Sam the freedom to express himself as he just gets it, far beyond his years, and then I come in to help translate and polish from years of experience. I just want to be able to help give him the wings to fly, because I know he can.”

Foster has been involved in music since before he was in kin-dergarten. As a child, he had a love of classical music that led to piano lessons and participation in select choirs as early as fourth grade. He plans to continue his

musical journey, pursuing a ca-reer as a touring artist.

“Sam holds nothing back, and gives every fiber of his being, in every note and every lyric. Who does that at his age?” Myles asked. “He writes and sings from a place of honesty and emotion. I love the heart, the honesty, the talent and sheer desire to do nothing but write and sing. And when you hear and see him, there is no doubt that he is doing what he was meant to do.”

By Maria Nelson

No matter who you are or where you live at one point or another during the dog days of summer, your mind will turn at some point toward grilling.

Regardless of what you cook, be it strictly vegetables or meat or some amalgamation of both, the undeniable allure of cooking over flame is a strong one.

Steak, grilled to crispy outer deliciousness with a meltingly soft interior is often, for us, the way to go. A naturally easy and delicious way to grill most always involves minimal prep of both meat and marinade, allow-ing the delicious flavors of both shine through.

Grilled skirt steak with chimi-churri is a simple, and afford-able way to get your steak fix that involves little time in the

kitchen and even less time on the grill. A staple of Argentin-ian cuisine, chimichurri sauce features bright and fresh flavors, and goes exceptionally well with steak of all stripes. Skirt steak is traditional but any favorite cut will do.

To up the ante a bit, you could serve this with some blue cheese or goat cheese crumbles. Roasted tomatoes, garlic mashed potatoes or grilled Elote corn would be an excellent accompa-niment and a perfect way to en-joy summer’s bountiful produce.

Grilled skirt steak with chimichurri

For the steak41 1/2 pounds skirt steak,

trimmed41 tablespoon olive oil

41/2 teaspoon kosher salt 4Pepper to taste41/3 cup chimichurri sauce

For the chimichurri41/2 cup red wine or balsamic

vinegar42 large shallots, minced44 cloves garlic 41/2 teaspoon kosher salt41 Serrano chili finely diced41 cup flat leaf parsley,

minced42 cups fresh cilantro,

minced41/3 cup fresh oregano minced43/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

PreparationRub the steak with olive oil,

salt and pepper and let sit at room temperature for 30 min-utes. While steak rests prepare the chimichurri.

Combine the vinegar, shallots,

garlic, salt and chili in a small bowl and let sit for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the parsley, cilantro, and oregano. Add to the vinegar mixture, and then add the oil and stir to combine. Set aside.

Brush grill grates with oil, and grill steak over high flame or high heat on a charcoal grill, 4-5 minutes per side for me-dium rare. Remove from heat and allow to steak to sit for 5 minutes. Slice meat thinly, diagonally against the grain. Serve with a generous dollop of chimichurri sauce.

Maria Nelson is a blogger and food pho-tographer living in Issaquah. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Relish Magazine, Buzz Feed, Daily Candy and other online publications. Find her at www.pinkpatisserie.blogspot.com.

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Calaca Kings bring the funk to concerts series

The 14th annual outdoor concert series at Pine Lake Park continues July 31 with The Calaca Kings.

The concerts in the park are from 6:30-8 p.m. Thurs-days through Aug. 28.

There is plenty of lawn space, so you can bring your own picnic basket. There will be barbecue dinners and ice cream for sale. No alcohol is allowed.

Three generations of Doughtys (Fred, son Andrew and grandson Jordan) bring together a smart compilation of perfectly mixed genres that appeals to all ages. They feature some of the North-west’s top performers in their lineups. Performing with them July 31 is Tiffiny Theis, a prolific writer and guitarist with “a sweet and

silky voice of an angel.”Pine Lake Park, 2401

228th Ave. S.E., has limited parking. Parking is also available at Discovery Elementary School and at the Pine Lake Park & Ride. A free shuttle is available to and from the park & ride. No dogs are allowed on the shuttle.

Learn more at www.sammamish.us/events/con-certsinthepark.aspx.

‘Two Gentlemen’ comes to community center

The Seattle Shakespeare Co. continues its summer Wooden O Shakespeare in the Park Series July 31 with “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at the Issaquah Community Center.

The performance is from 7-9 p.m. at 301 Rainier Blvd. S.

In “The Two Gentle-

men of Verona,” best pals Valentine and Proteus find themselves rivals for the affections of the beautiful Silvia while Julia, Proteus’ forgotten gal, hatches a plan to win back her man. As the two gents play out their foolish ideas of love, their servants Speed and Launce create a comic contest of their own in a hilarious battle of wits.

While blankets and picnic baskets are wel-come on the lawn during performances, organizers ask that pets and alcohol be left at home.

Wooden O, founded in 1994, started with an-nual summer Shakespeare performances at Mercer Island’s Luther Burbank Amphitheater. Demand for the free summer Shake-speare performances grew, and over the years, park venues from Lynnwood to

Auburn were added to the schedule. In spring 2008, Seattle Shakespeare Co. merged with Wooden O.

Learn more at www.seattleshakespeare.org/woodeno.

Georgetown Orbits features Jamaican ska

Proof of Seattle’s diverse music scene makes its way east when The Georgetown Orbits swing hit the Con-certs on the Green stage Aug. 5 at the Issaquah Community Center.

Picnicking kicks off at 6 p.m.; bring a blanket. Music is from 7-8:30 p.m. As many as 500 revelers attend, come early to stake out your spot.

The Georgetown Orbits boast a heavy regimen of traditional ska and upbeat, roots-influenced reggae. The band has garnered much attention

in the Northwest as one of the few to pay tribute to the old sounds of Jamai-can ska, a style that has gained notable popularity in Seattle since the band’s conception in late 2004.

The concerts, at 301 Rainier Blvd., are pre-sented by Issaquah’s Parks & Recreation Department and the Issaquah Arts Commission, in collabora-tion with the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah. Kiwanis sells refreshments during the show, including hotdogs and hamburgers.

ArtWalk season continues in downtown

Issaquah ArtWalk is from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 1.

ArtWalk features up to 50 talented artists in media ranging from jewelry and photography to paintings and metal work.

There’s also the follow-ing live music:4Singer/songwriter

Nolan Garret, Issaquah Library (rock ’n roll, so-phisticated pop, blues and grunge/garage rock)4Kaleidoscope School of

Music, Historic Train Depot (rock)4Larry Murante, 6-7

p.m. and 8-9 p.m., Hail-stone Feed Store (folk rock)4Elemental Belly Danc-

ers, 7-8 p.m., Hailstone Feed Store4Gauche, Issaquah

Bicycle Shop parking lot (melodic rock)4Jim Thompson, Coho

Computer (music of The Doors)4Open Mic, Music and

Arts (call 392-1000)Participants can find

event maps at the Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N., or online at www.down-townissaquah.com.

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RE-ELECT JAY RODNE State Representative, 5th District

Our Shared Priorities: • Restore fiscal responsibility in Olympia • Reduce taxes on families and small businesses • Build a world-class education system for our kids’ future success • Reduce regulatory burdens on businesses • Commit to a priorities-based state budget • Invest in our transportation infrastructure to reduce congestion and improve commute times

Friends of Jay RodnePO Box 2848Issaquah, WA [email protected]

Teen makes ‘Unbreakable’ music bebut IF YOU GO‘Unbreakable’ release party 46:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 14Blakely Hall, 42550 N.E. Park Drive4RSVP by emailing [email protected].

Get a simple, affordable steak fix from the grill

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