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The city’s initial tally forresponse and cleanup from theJanuary snowstorm and subse-quent ice storm reached$530,000 — although the num-ber could shrink if federal offi-cials release dollars for disasterefforts.

Officials used the dollars to putsnowplows on Issaquah streets in24-hour stretches, clear fallentrees and haul off debris.

The city could receive federaldollars as a reimbursement ifPresident Barack Obama declaresthe January storms as a federaldisaster. Such a decision meanslocal governments could apply forreimbursements for emergencyresponse and cleanup activities.

If a declaration occurs,Issaquah officials said about$383,000 in costs related to thestorms could be eligible for reim-bursement through the FederalEmergency Management Agency.

The city could receive a 75 per-cent reimbursement from FEMAand another 12.5 percent reim-bursement from the state.

In the storms’ aftermath, cityofficials set up a debris drop-offstation at Tibbetts Valley Parkand collected 306 tons of debrisfrom Issaquah residents. The citycould receive some federal assis-

tance to offset the cost of openingthe drop-off site.

The recent storms rank amongthe costliest disaster in recentyears for Issaquah.

Citywide, floodwaters leftbehind about $1 million in dam-age — not to mention piles ofdebris and muck — afterIssaquah and Tibbetts creeksoverflowed in January 2009.

The cost to the city for floodresponse and recovery amountedto about $158,000 for debrisremoval, sandbagging and bankrestoration at several bridges.Officials had set aside about$37,000 for flood response before-hand, but because the presidentdeclared King County a federal dis-aster area, Issaquah receivedreimbursement from FEMA.

In December 2008, after amajor snowstorm slammed thePuget Sound region, city officialsspent $205,000 on stormresponse — about $87,000 in2008 and about $118,000 inearly 2009.

Issaquah dodged significantflooding in 2011, and the lastflooding to occur in the cityresulted after a PineappleExpress storm barreled into theregion in early December 2010.

Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, [email protected]. Comment atwww.issaquahpress.com.

Bill for responseto January storms

tops $500,000

BY GREG FARRAR

An Issaquah resident adds his pickup load to a giant pile of storm-damaged tree refuse at Tibbetts Valley Park Jan. 28 during the first of twoweekend collections held by Issaquah Public Works.


Fire District 10 — May Valley,Mirrormont and other communi-ties near Issaquah — receivedapproval to build a fire station andupgrade other facilities as votersapproved a $5.5 million bond in aspecial election Feb. 14.

Officials plan to use bond dollarsto relocate crews from Fire Station78 at 16135 S.E. 113th Place nearRenton to a modern facility at amore central location at SoutheastMay Valley Road and 207th AvenueSoutheast.

The district asked the electorateto OK the bond to fund a rebuilt

Station 78 and improvements toother fire stations throughout thesprawling district. The price tag forthe rebuilt station alone is expect-ed to reach $4.5 million.

Homeowners should pay about 9cents per $1,000 of assessed prop-erty value — or about $3 permonth for a home assessed at$400,000 — to fund the bond. Thedistrict last asked voters toapprove a bond in the mid-1990s.

“We are overwhelmed by thevoter validation in support of anecessary bond measure in thesetough economic times, and we willcontinue to honor that trust with aprudent eye on value for theiremergency service dollars,” Rick

Gaines, Fire District 10Commission chairman, said in astatement.

Construction is due to start onStation 78 in May Valley next year,although improvements to otherFire District 10 facilities could startsooner.

Fire District 10 is the EastsideFire & Rescue partner serving res-idents in Klahanie, May Valley,Mirrormont, Preston and TigerMountain in the Issaquah area,plus Carnation in rural KingCounty.

The district encompasses about130 square miles and about28,000 people.

State law required the Fire

District 10 bond measure toreceive a 60 percent yes vote froma turnout of at least 4,418 voters.The measure received a 64 percentyes vote from a turnout of morethan 5,500 voters. (The districtincludes 20,791 registered voters.)

Officials said a fire station builtin May Valley could improveresponse times for rural residentsand alleviate the workload for FireStation 71 along East Sunset Wayin downtown Issaquah — a stationresponsible for serving manyneighborhoods inside city limits.


Voters OK bond to relocate fire station

King County residents started toreceive property tax bills in recentdays and, although property taxcollection in the county is up 1.71percent from last year, ownersshould see a drop in bills and adecline in valuation.

Officials said property valuesdeclined in almost every area inKing County last year.

The county uses assessed prop-erty valuations established duringthe previous year to determineproperty taxes.

April 30 is the deadline for KingCounty to pay or postmark proper-ty tax bills.

Homeowners can pay propertytaxes online or by check, cash orcredit card in person at King

County Treasury Operations,Room 600, 500 Fourth Ave.,Seattle. Or use the secure pay-ment system at www.king-county.gov/propertytax.

Taxpayers can make paymentsby check at a Community ServiceCenter. Sammamish City Hall, 801228th Ave. S.E., hosts a center.

The statement is sent to the

lender if a property owner relies ona mortgage company to pay thebill. However, the taxpayer isresponsible for the bill to be paid ina timely manner.

The county also offers propertytax-relief programs, includingbreaks for seniors. Call the KingCounty Assessor’s Office at 206-296-3920.

County mails property tax bills to homeowners

WHAT TO KNOWMountains to Sound Greenway Trust leaders announced a plan to gainNational Heritage Area designation for the corridor.

What is a National Heritage Area?Congress designates a National Heritage Area if cultural, historic and naturalfeatures form a cohesive and “nationally important” landscape. Officials atthe agency responsible for oversight, the National Park Service, describe theareas as “lived-in landscapes.”

How does a National Heritage Area differ from a national park?Though the National Park Service oversees the National Heritage Area pro-gram, the areas do not qualify as national parks. Instead, agency staffersprovide technical assistance and distribute federal matching funds toNational Heritage Area-affiliated entities. The park service does not assumeownership of land inside the area or impose land-use restrictions.

What happens inside a National Heritage Area?Some National Heritage Areas offer opportunities for hiking, biking, paddlingand walking — familiar activities for greenway users. Some feature festivals


The 100-mile-long Mountains toSound Greenway — greenbeltstretched along Interstate 90 fromthe Seattle waterfront and acrossthe Cascades — is often heraldedas a national model for conserva-tion and land use.

Now, 20 years after citizen, con-servation, corporate and govern-ment interests formed theMountains to Sound GreenwayTrust to act as a shepherd for thecorridor, officials intend to seekrecognition from Congress to des-ignate the greenway as a NationalHeritage Area — a federal designa-tion meant to highlight a uniquefeature or local history.

Though the National ParkService oversees the NationalHeritage Area program, state gov-ernments, nonprofit organizations

or other entities handle day-to-daymatters for each area. Existingareas highlight the 16th president— Abraham Lincoln NationalHeritage Area in Illinois — andtransportation in the early UnitedStates — Erie Canalway NationalHeritage Corridor in New York.The greenway could be the onlyNational Heritage Area inWashington; no other region isdesignated as such.

Officials said a National HeritageArea designation for the greenwaycould strengthen the frameworkunderpinning the corridor agree-ment and increase public aware-ness. The designation does not addland-use regulations or more regu-latory authority for lands insidethe 1.5-million-acre greenway.

The nonprofit organization

Greenway seeksfederal recognitionNational Heritage Area is meantto highlight environment, history

MOUNTAINS TO SOUND GREENWAYThe greenway, shown below, runs parallel to Interstate 90 from the Seattle waterfront,through Issaquah and across the Cascades. The greenbelt encompasses 1.5 millionacres in conservation lands, recreation areas, farms, working forests and cities.

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The election for a KingConservation District board seatstarts Feb. 28 and, although only alone candidate appears on the bal-lot, district voters in Issaquah andelsewhere can cast ballots online.

The monthlong election is for asupervisor seat on the board of theconservation district — the agencyresponsible for promoting sustain-able use of natural resources, andproviding information and techni-cal assistance to landowners.

The candidate on the ballot isIssaquah resident Christopher “Kit”Ledbetter, longtime parks and recre-ation director at SeaTac City Hall.

“I’d like to contribute to makingKing Conservation District anorganization that realizes and

respects the values of the environ-ment and serves as a good examplefor others to follow,” he said in astatement for voters. “I would hopeto give the King ConservationDistrict Board of Supervisors andstaff a better understanding of sub-urban cities needs and desires.”

King County Elections does notadminister district elections.

In 2011, district leaders shiftedfrom a traditional Election Day to a30-day online election in a bid to

boost turnout. Though the

district encom-passes most ofthe more than1.1 million reg-istered votersin the county,anemic turnouthas definedrecent conser-vation districtelections. Eventhe shift frompolls to online did not boostturnout. Only 2,295 voters partici-pated in the 2011 election tochoose Duvall farmer Eric Nelsonfor the board.

The election in March 2010attracted 4,232 voters — a sharpincrease from the 2,757 voters inthe 2009 contest. Only 198 voters

cast ballots in the 2008 supervi-sor race.

The upcoming election is sched-uled to end at 11:59 p.m. March13. In addition to the online option,officials plan to offer a polling placeat the district office.

The all-volunteer district boardmanages the district budget andoffers guidance to staff membersabout conservation programs.Supervisors also help to identifycritical conservation needs in thedistrict and collection feedbackabout programs from residents.

The board includes three electedmembers and a pair of supervisorsappointed by the Washington StateConservation Commission. Bothelected and appointed supervisorsserve three-year terms.

Landowners fund the districtthrough a $10-per-parcel assess-

ment fee. Though the districtreceives some funding from thestate conservation commission —plus King County, state and federalgrants — state legislators do notallocate dollars to the agency.

The district encompasses KingCounty except for Enumclaw, FederalWay, Milton, Pacific and Skykomish.

The board administers conserva-tion projects and other programsthroughout the 63-year-old district.

In Issaquah, the district infusedmore than $320,000 into the proj-ect to restore a key stretch alongIssaquah Creek in Squak ValleyPark North. Crews completed thelong-planned habitat-restorationproject in late 2010.


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VOTE2012

Issaquah man is sole candidate in conservation district election

Christopher ‘Kit’Ledbetter

ON THE WEBVoters can register and vote in

the King Conservation DistrictBoard of Supervisors electionafter 12:01 a.m. Feb. 28. Theelection runs until 11:59 p.m.March 13. Voters can go to thedistrict website, www.kingcd.org,to register and vote in a singlesession.

Officials plans to offer apolling place at the districtoffice, 1107 S.W. Grady Way,Suite 130, Renton, from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. Feb. 28 to March 12,and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.March 13.

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter

Finances and board “linkages”were two of several items on theagenda when the Issaquah SchoolBoard held an afternoon-longretreat Feb. 8.

The big question is whether ornot the Legislature will slice basiceducation funding during the cur-rent biennium, said Jake Kuper,district chief of finances and oper-ations.

In the past, Gov. Chris Gregoirehas said the state needs to close a$2 billion budget shortfall.According to information previous-ly released by the Issaquah SchoolDistrict, Gregoire’s proposed cutscould reduce funding to areaschools by $2.2 million. TheLegislature has the last word onany budget shuffling and the stateHouse of Representatives mayrelease its version of a new budget

as soon as the week of Feb. 13,Kuper said.

“I believe we will have reducedrevenues from the state,” headded.

In anticipation of what officialshave described as mid-year “claw-backs,” Kuper said he has beenstudying various budget scenariosthat include cuts of anywherebetween $2 million and $6 million.There could be factors that makeany cuts this year sting more thanthose made by the state in 2011.

For example, there is no federalstimulus money to fall back on thisyear, Kuper noted. On anotherfront, district officials will bereturning to the bargaining tablewith the Issaquah EducationAssociation this spring. The IEA isthe local teachers union.

While local officials can do noth-ing but speculate until the stateacts, transportation dollars mayend up being a legislative target,

Kuper warned. “There’s sig-

nificant pots ofmoney there,”he said, addingschools areunder no legalobligation toprovide stu-dents withschool trans-portation.

For the mostpart, school board membersseemed to be taking a wait-and-seeattitude. One question from boardPresident Chad Magendanz con-cerned whether or not the districtmight end up owing teachers over-load pay if significant program-ming cuts become a reality. Thequestion is up for interpretation,Kuper said.

School board ‘linkages’During the last month or so, the

board has held one-hour meetings— dubbed “linkages” — with boththe Issaquah EducationAssociation and the Issaquah PTSACouncil. During the retreat, boardmembers somewhat questionedwhether those meetings represent-ed time well spent.

In the case of the session withthe teachers union, representativesfrom both sides said too much timewas spent on introductions.

During the meeting, district offi-cials and union visitors were askedto not only introduce themselves,but talk about a teacher who hadan impact on them. The exercisetook about half of the hour allottedfor the overall session, according toIEA President Phyllis Runyon.

Still, the board and the unionwere able to touch at least brieflyon a couple of substantive topicssuch as the budget, Runyon quick-ly added. In the end, the meeting,or linkage, was worth the time in

her opinion, she said.During the retreat, board

member Marnie Maraldo sug-gested officials might want toset out specific agenda items forsimilar future sessions. If that isthe case, the other side has tohave a chance to put items onthat agenda, stated board mem-ber Suzanne Weaver. Thegroups meeting with the boardmight perceive the linkage astheir best opportunity to bringcertain concerns before theboard.

“I think we can, as a board, ownthose linkages more than wehave,” board member BrianDeagle said.

Some discussion was spent onwhether or not the board shouldhold regular meetings or linkageswith area municipalities served bythe district. Some city officials aremuch more interested in meetingwith the board than their counter-

parts from other towns, offeredseveral board members.

In the end, the board came to nohard decisions, but members saidmajor school construction projectsgenerally attract plenty of attentionfrom local cities. Meetings betweenboard and city officials could betimed to coincide with such con-struction. Perhaps the boardshould pick one city a year to meetwith, Maraldo said.

Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or [email protected]. Comment atwww.issaquahpress.com.

Finances dominate discussion at Issaquah School Board retreat

Marnie Maraldo

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Issaquah-based Costco pleasedshoppers more than other majorretailers, Consumer Reportsannounced Feb. 7.

The magazine surveyed morethan 26,000 readers to compilethe data. Customers toldConsumer Reports about 55,108shopping experiences at 10 retail-ers, including Costco, JCPenney,Macy’s, Target and Walmart. Thesurvey respondents also detailedexperiences at the retailers’ onlineoutlets.

Costco emerged as the onlychain to earn the top rating foroverall merchandise quality, inbrick-and-mortar stores andonline. The warehouse chain alsoearned above-average scores in all10 product categories, includingelectronics and jewelry.

Costco’s website performed bet-ter than warehouses on all countsexcept product quality. The web-site also received top marks forcheckout, layout and productvalue.

Customers dinged Costco forbelow-average selection in ware-houses, in-store service and thecheckout experience, due to longlines. Shoppers also complainedabout Costco’s dearth of fittingrooms.

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The complete survey resultsappear in the March issue ofConsumer Reports.

Costco is the largest employer inIssaquah. The company employsabout 2,700 people in Issaquahcorporate offices and at the flag-ship warehouse in Pickering Place.

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State to release initial 2012salmon forecast Feb. 28

The state Department of Fishand Wildlife plans to announce theforecast for 2012 salmon returnsand possible fishing seasons Feb.28.

The annual forecast announce-ment is the initial indicator ofsalmon returns to the IssaquahSalmon Hatchery along IssaquahCreek.

The agency invited anglers,commercial fishers and othersinterested in salmon fisheries tothe public meeting at the NaturalResources Building, 1111Washington St. S.E., Olympia. Themeeting runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

To launch the salmon seasonsetting process, Department ofFish and Wildlife officials presentinitial forecasts — compiled bystate and tribal biologists — ofprojected returns. Meeting atten-dees can talk to fishery managersabout the pre-season forecasts,and participate in work sessionsfocusing on possible salmon fish-eries and conservation issues.

The state also scheduled addi-tional public meetings focusing onregional salmon issues throughearly April.

The process is held in conjunc-tion with public meetings conduct-

ed by the Pacific FisheryManagement Council — the organ-ization responsible for establishingfishing seasons in ocean water offthe Pacific coast.

Business joins delegation toglobal technology conference

Issaquah business ChetanSharma Consulting is among 11small businesses from Washingtonrepresenting the Evergreen Stateat the Mobile World Congress —the premier event in the globalmobile tech industry.

The event — scheduled to unfoldin Barcelona, Spain, from Feb. 27to March 1 — includes 60,000mobile technology leaders frommore than 100 countries.

Chetan Sharma Consulting is amanagement consulting andstrategic advisory firm formed in2001. The company’s clientsinclude telecommunicationsgiants, such as Comcast,Qualcomm and Sprint Nextel.

The state Department ofCommerce and the U.S. SmallBusiness Administration assem-bled the Washington delegation.

Though trade shows such asMobile World Congress providecompanies valuable opportunitiesto reach additional customers,costs often put such shows out ofreach for many small businesses.

More companies in Washingtonreceived the opportunity to partici-pate opportunity via a SmallBusiness Administration StateTrade and Export Promotion, orSTEP, grant. The state Departmentof Commerce uses the funds toprovide export vouchers of up to$5,000 with a 25 percent match toqualifying companies.

Councilman calls for county to‘closely examine’ arena proposal

King County Executive DowConstantine and Seattle MayorMcGinn unveiled a proposed pub-lic-private partnership Feb. 16 toconstruct a Seattle arena for pro-fessional basketball and hockeyteams.

The proposed arena — a $500million facility, including $290 mil-lion from private investors — couldhost NBA and NHL teams in SouthSeattle near Safeco Field. Localelected leaders, includingIssaquah-area County CouncilmanReagan Dunn, lauded the proposal,but said the package needs addi-tional scrutiny.

“As stewards of public money,we must closely examine any planthat seeks King County’s role infinancing such a project,” he saidin a statement. “I look forward tolearning more about the propos-al.”

Constantine and McGinn saidinvestor Christopher Hansen, aSeattle native, sent a proposal toKing County and Seattle to con-struct the arena. The executive andmayor also appointed a 10-mem-

ber panel comprised of communityleaders and finance experts tostudy the arena proposal.

If a memorandum of under-standing can be reached amongKing County, Seattle and Hansen,the Seattle City Council and theKing County Council could consid-er a proposal later in the spring.

King County Metro Transitexpands Issaquah bus service

Issaquah residents can expectmore bus trips to Seattle under thelatest King County Metro Transitservice plan.

Officials added 500 hours forweekday service on Route 218buses from the Issaquah HighlandsPark & Ride to Seattle. The changecomes as Metro Transit shifts morethan 35,000 hours of service fromlower-performing bus routesthroughout the system to bolsterservice on high ridership routes.

King County Council membersadopted the changes in a unani-mous decision Jan. 30.

“This is another step in the longmarch towards reforming howMetro serves King County riders,”council Vice Chairwoman JaneHague said in a statement.“Eastsiders over the course of thisprocess are also going to see anoverall increase in their servicehours.”

The shift in service is also meantto address issues related to crowd-ing and on-time performance, andadd service to underserved corri-dors.

Department of Transportationadds local traffic camera

Motorists can check road condi-tions on Tiger Mountain before hit-ting the road, due to a just-installed traffic camera along stateRoute 18.

The state Department ofTransportation added a trafficcamera at the busy state Route 18-Interstate 90 interchange in recentweeks. The interchange is in ruralPreston just east of Issaquah.

Motorists can see images from thecamera at www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/seattle.

Developer proposes80-lot plateau subdivision

King County is considering arequest from a developer to turnland along Issaquah-Pine Lake RoadSoutheast into 80 lots for houses.

The plan from the Kirkland-baseddeveloper, Issaquah-Pine Lake RoadInvestors, calls for homes, plustracts for recreation, drainage andcritical areas. The lots on the siteaverage about 2,400 square feet insize.

The site is east of Issaquah-PineLake Road Southeast and north of238th Way Southeast on theSammamish Plateau. The land iszoned for six residential units peracre.


City leaders offered entrepre-neurs a reprieve from a fee foranother year, as officials attemptto entice businesses to relocate toor remain in Issaquah.

In a unanimous decision, CityCouncil members agreed toexempt businesses from payingthe transportation impact feeuntil March 2013. The exemp-tion applies to the initial 10,000square feet of floor area perproject.

The council action continues aproject initiated in 2009 to rollback the transportation impactfee and encourage entrepreneursto consider Issaquah. In 2009,officials earmarked $1.58 million— money left over from the can-celed Southeast Bypass — to off-set the fee. City planners said$976,589 remains available forbusinesses.

The cost to the city so faramounted to $603,411 and, inreturn, developers received feeexemptions on the initial 10,000

square feet for Overlake Center,Issaquah High School reconstruc-tion and the HighMark MedicalCenter. Developers, meanwhile,shouldered $547,200 in trans-portation impact fee costs.

Overall, planners said the 3-year-old program aided 39 proj-ects. Though the program benefit-ed large-scale projects, most proj-ects — 29 citywide — amountedto less than 5,000 square feet,including the recent remodel from2,000 square feet of retail space atthe Issaquah Commons into thepopular Five Guys Burgers andFries restaurant.

Only a half-dozen projectsinvolved in the program encom-passed more than 10,000 squarefeet. The average per-project costto the city is $15,086.

The measure attracted supportfrom Issaquah Chamber ofCommerce leaders, in addition tocity officials, before the Jan. 3decision to continue the exemp-tion until 2013.

“This innovative concept hasproven helpful for a number ofbusinesses over the past few

years, and we believe it repre-sents a meaningful incentive tohelp attract and retain economicinvestment and economic vitalityfor the Issaquah community,”chamber CEO Matthew Bott wrotein a letter to council members.

The council also agreed toextend the transportation impactfee exemption in February 2010and again last year.

The state Growth ManagementAct authorizes cities to chargeimpact fees in order for develop-ers to shoulder the cost of addinginfrastructure, such as roads.Developers pay the fees to buildprojects. The money offsets theadditional cost the city pays toprovide services to the develop-ment. If a tenant changes the useof a building, he or she also paysimpact fees.

Issaquah officials adoptedtransportation impact fees in1997; officials last updated thefees in 2006.


Businesses earn reprievefrom city fee until March 2013


Builders in rural and unincor-porated areas can purchase cred-its to offset construction-relateddamage to wetlands, after a KingCounty Council decision Jan. 17.

County Executive DowConstantine spearheaded a meas-ure to enable builders to pay afee, rather than completing proj-ects in a process called mitigation,to compensate for damaged ordestroyed wetlands.

The law requires builders toavoid and minimize impacts towetlands and other sensitiveareas as much as possible.Mitigation is required if damage isunavoidable.

The legislation creates “mitiga-tion credits” for builders to pur-chase to offset damage to wet-lands. The county can then usethe payments for “mitigationcredits” to design, construct andmaintain watershed restorationprojects.

“This mar-ket-based toolis the first ofits kind in thestate, and willbetter protectour environ-ment whilep r o v i d i n goptions for theb u i l d i n gi n d u s t r y , ”Constant inesaid in a statement.

The measure attracted praisefrom developers and environmen-talists after the executive sent theproposal to the County Council forconsideration in late October.

Constantine said the programcould lead to a framework for theprivate sector to drive environ-mental protection through volun-tary measures.

“By pooling mitigation pay-ments, King County can createlarger restoration projects withgreater benefits to the health ofPuget Sound watersheds,” he

said. “Lands where projects occurwill be permanently protected asopen space, ensuring a legacy of ahealthy environment for futuregenerations.”

The program is among a hand-ful in the nation to meet federalrules for how and where theprocess — called “in-lieu fee miti-gation” — can occur.

Under the program, the stateDepartment of Ecology and theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers co-chair a regulatory oversight com-mittee to ensure the county meetsobligations under the law.

In Issaquah and other KingCounty cities, builders completerestoration projects to offset wet-land damage. Despite the possiblebenefits in the county proposal,administration and start-up costsfor such a program on a city levelcould be prohibitive.

Issaquah is too small and lacksthe frequent mitigation needs tojustify a program similar toConstantine’s proposal, city offi-cials said.

County streamlines rules for wetlands

Dow Constantine

Carrying your own bag into a store for your gro-ceries or other purchases will take some gettingused to, but it’s the right way to go. We have nodoubt that plastic bags will be banned statewideonly a few years into the future. It appears the fu-

ture is now for Issaquah.The City Council’s Utilities, Technology & Environment

Committee heard from the public for the first time last weekregarding a citywide ban on plastic bags. We’re pleased toknow the council is taking the idea seriously and will take anordinance back to the council in March.

Only a few people representing themselves were at thecommittee’s Feb. 16 meeting, but environmental organiza-tions were there to support or denounce the proposal.

The ban would model the ordinance passed in Seattle justtwo months ago. The ordinance is not just about grocerystore bags, but also applies to convenience stores, depart-ment stores, farmers markets and home-improvement re-tailers. The ordinance exempts restaurants. A 5-cent feewould be charged for paper bags.

Councilman Mark Mullet said that grocers stand behindthe ban; reportedly a grocer can save $150,000 per year bynot supplying the bags. The committee also learned thatplastic bags thwart the recycling process, jamming the sort-ing machines a couple of times daily. Another speaker saidthat the bags do break down in landfills, Mullet said, but donot biodegrade, eventually becoming small bits in the soiland streams.

Certainly, there is bound to be an outpouring of public re-sentment to the ban on bags, more so than from businessowners.

The public kicked back when home, office and school recy-cling was implemented, but now recycling is an understoodgoal. The same will be true when the convenience of plasticbags is not an option.

We encourage the council to listen carefully, modify ifneeded, and then pass the ban.

Ban on plastic bagsis way of the future

Fire station bond

Fire Protection District 10 thanks votersOn behalf of the board of commissioners for

King County Fire Protection District 10, I wouldlike to take this opportunity to thank the votersof the fire district for supporting and success-fully passing Proposition 1: Construct and Re-model Fire Stations and Acquire Firefightingand Life Saving Equipment proposal.

It was a difficult decision for the board to askour neighbors for their approval of a revenuebond during these tough economic times. But,the need was there. The most important needwas to relocate Station 78 to a more central lo-cation in May Valley to improve response timesto a larger portion of the service area.

In addition, there is a need to strengthen ourvolunteer stations in Maple Hills, Tiger Moun-tain and Lake Joy to aid in accomplishing theirmission and attract more volunteers. When theboard considered the favorable bond marketand construction climate, the need couplednicely with opportunity.

The board of commissioners appreciates thetrust you have demonstrated in approvingProposition 1 and pledges to not squander thattrust and to wisely steward these funds to pro-vide you the best value for your emergencyservice dollar.

Rick GainesFire District 10 Commissioner

Gilman Village

Support a ‘diamond in the rough’Gilman Village is that proverbial “diamond in

the rough.” Throughout the 14 years that myfamily and I have resided in Issaquah, thecharming destination has undergone continualhoning.

When I was a server at Sweet Additions un-der its original owners, the village thrived.There were no vacancies. The sidewalks in andaround the shops saw a lot of foot traffic. I re-member fantasizing that one day I’d set upshop there. My husband’s request for a busi-

ness plan was always the pin that burst myballoon. Still is.

Friends and I who continued to frequentGilman Village were saddened by the downturnin patronage. Except for a few businesses thatcontinued to thrive, the village seemed a ghostof its former self.

“What happened?” was uppermost in every-one’s minds. While the question went unan-swered, visitors hoped that Gilman Villagewould one day return to its heyday. Well, per-haps that day is near.

Issaquah Coffee House is always a beehive ofactivity. Office types and moms with toddlersharmoniously cohabit. The occasional child’sshriek might raise an eyebrow or two, but itnever puts a dent in anyone’s conversation orsabotages the deep thinker buried behindbooks and a laptop.

Along with its homemade soups, salads andsandwiches, The Boarding House Restaurant isknown for its cozy ambiance. Surrounded by thecomforting chatter of voices, I’m only too happyto settle into reading a good book while lunching.Delicious desserts are always my happy ending.

Ravens Books and Lucky You are two, rela-tive newcomers to Gilman Village. I have stock-piled my home with wonderful finds from both.I could use a bigger house, but my husbandprefers I downsize. I’m in total agreement, un-til I spy that “must-have” item.

Issaquah has a gem in Gilman Village. Imag-ine that stretch of road without its rural charm.Let’s keep “small town America” in our midstand support the small businesses in the village.We can all help to hone our “diamond in therough,” and get it shining brilliantly once more.

Millie VierraIssaquah

Plastic bags

Enforce the ban, but also take otheractions to save the animals

While I support the City Council’s proposedban on plastic bags, it doesn’t give me thesame warm, fuzzy feeling it’s giving our electedleaders. What bothers me environmentally is

this is another example of the city promotingsomething with minimal benefit, while continu-ing to create and enact polices of significantdetriment.

In December, the council approved the Row-ley Development Agreement, wherein long-standing rules were changed to allow 12-storybuildings to hang directly over creeks, and the100-foot wetland buffers that were previouslyrequired by code went down to zero.

In the new Central Area Plan it gets worse.Here they’re proposing to change the zoning re-quirements to increase the allowable impervioussurface by 250 acres — yes, acres! Right now,depending on the zone, properties can be devel-oped to 70 percent coverage, but in places theywant to bring that up to 100 percent. Thatmeans they would be increasing the allowablebuildable land in the Central Area by 36 percent!

The 250 acres of land we are talking abouthere is not raw land, but property mostly al-ready developed — think the shopping centersand strip malls along Gilman Boulevard andaround Costco. This 250 acres does not includenew roads, but does include the wetlands alongthe Interstate 90 “Movement Zone,” the exist-ing trees, and the remaining buffers aroundcreeks and wetlands — the few places left thefish and animals have to live.

Frankly, our City Councilors need to wakeup. They don’t need to waste a bunch of moneyon more expensive consultants to find the an-swer either.

Talk to a sixth-grader — she will know whatthe animals need to live from her science proj-ect. Or find a Boy or Girl Scout — they knowabout respecting Mother Nature.

Environmentally, they say the point of banningplastic bags is to save the lives of the wild animalsaround us. That is a noble and good thought.

However, if everything else our councilors votefor wipes out the places the animals live, blocksthe corridors they travel through or just outrightkills them, then really, what's the point?

C.A. ChristensenIssaquah

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Fair predicted a bravenew world 50 years ago

From a standpoint 50years later and a dozenyears into the 21stcentury, some ideas —flying cars, outer space

colonies — presented at theCentury 21 Exposition seemmore quaint than far-fetched.

The idea of Greater Seattle asa technology hub, however,lingers long after the world’s fairclosed in October 1962.

For a piece in the wintertimeIssaquah Living magazine, I setout to collect local fairgoers’memories from the heady daysbefore and during the Century 21Exposition. (Readers can find themagazine tucked amid the salescirculars in the B section.)

I heard the same questionagain and again from colleagues,family and friends as I reportedthe piece: “Do cities still put onworld’s fairs?”

The answer is yes. Shanghaihosted Expo 2010 and Expo2012 is scheduled to open inYeosu, South Korea, in May.

The last fair on U.S. soilopened almost 30 years ago.New Orleans’ 1984 LouisianaWorld Exposition is rememberedas a financial failure and atten-dance disappointment. In theyears since, the United States leftthe Bureau of InternationalExpositions and Congress barredfederal contributions for U.S.expo exhibits.

In the early 1960s, however,Seattle and nearby environsembraced the world’s fair.

The con-nection be-tweenIssaquah andthe expo, Isoon learned,extended fardeeper thanold photo-graphs andlong-forgot-ten souvenirs.

In 1958,local businessleaders sug-gested a fascinating possibility:Lake Sammamish State Park asthe host site for the exposition.Planners dismissed the idea inthe early stages, as interestcoalesced around the futureSeattle Center.

I appreciated readers’ nostal-gia as I reported the piece, inpart because, at 27, I never metthe opportunity to eat a Belgianwaffle at the Food Circus or ridethe Ferris wheel along the Gay-way. (Though the Ferris wheelride is a moot point; I find open-air cabs unnerving.)

Patricia Brooks Greetham, aformer Issaquah resident,remembered toting infant sonJames to the fair just after open-ing day.

“Having a newborn didn’t keepme home,” she recalled, al-though no photographs docu-mented the occasion, because “I

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don’t think I carried a camera anda baby at the same time.”

The memories, still crisp after ahalf-century, reflected personalmilestones and global impact.

“I think even then people on theEast Coast probably thought wewere running around with wildIndians hanging around and try-ing to scalp us,” former Issaquahresident Russ Fish said.

The globe is interconnected ona scale unimaginable 50 years ago— another legacy from the Seattleexpo.

Lorraine McConaghy, public his-torian at the Museum of History &Industry, said the 21st century inGreater Seattle is defined by “cre-ativity across the board, frompoems to patents” — a permanentlegacy from the fair.

“We have, I would submit,” shesaid, “more to explore and cele-brate in Seattle in 2012 than theydid in 1962.”

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PUBLIC MEETINGSFeb. 27Park Board7 p.m.Eagle Room, City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way

Feb. 28Committee-of-the-Whole Council6:30 p.m.Council Chambers, City Hall South135 E. Sunset Way

Human Services Commission6:30 p.m.Coho Room, City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way

released a draft feasibility studyabout the National Heritage Areadesignation last month. Officialsannounced the campaign in a mes-sage sent to supporters Feb. 13.

“Together, these places tell animportant story of our nation’s pio-neer history, of how we interactwith our natural world, and theway a rugged landscape hasshaped livelihoods, cultures andcharacters,” the study states.

Starting in 2009, greenway trustleaders embarked on the study.Officials hosted more than 140public meetings attended by morethan 1,000 people as part of theeffort.

The process started as thegreenway neared 20 years old. In1990, citizens, led by the IssaquahAlps Trails Club, march fromSnoqualmie Pass to the Seattlewaterfront to dramatize the needfor a greenway plan. (The green-way trust formed the next year.)

The local trails club is a majorsupporter in the effort to gainNational Heritage Area designationfor the corridor. Other nonprofitgroups and government officialssigned on to support the proposal,too.

Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisingersupports the campaign. So do CityCouncil President Tola Marts, long-time Councilman Fred Butler andformer Councilman John Traeger.Former City Administrator LeonKos, a figure instrumental in thegreenway’s formation and expan-sion, is another proponent.

Friends of the Issaquah SalmonHatchery and the Issaquah SalmonDays Festival organization backthe effort.

The campaign to add a NationalHeritage Area designation is thelatest superlative meant to set thegreenway apart.

In 1998, Federal HighwayAdministration officials designatedthe 100-mile greenway as aNational Scenic Byway. Under the

program, certain roads receiverecognition from the U.S.Department of Transportationbased on archaeological, cultural,historic, natural, recreational andscenic qualities.

Officials noted the earlier dis-tinction in the National Heritage

Area feasibility study.“You’ve traveled just over 100

miles along a major interstate high-way — the first interstate highwayin the country to be designated aNational Scenic Byway — and thejourney took you a little more than90 minutes,” the study states.

to attend and museums to visit.Many areas offer volunteer opportu-nities, group tours and multiple-dayexcursions.

How many National Heritage Areasexist?The program encompasses 49 her-

itage areas from coast to coast. Theareas range from the Northern PlainsNational Heritage Area in NorthDakota to the Mississippi Gulf CoastNational Heritage Area. National ParkService officials administer the sitesfrom Washington, D.C., and regionaloffices in Seattle; Anchorage;Atlanta; Denver; Oakland, Calif.;Omaha, Neb.; and Philadelphia.

Sources: Mountains to Sound GreenwayTrust, National Park Service

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Volunteers hike into Swamp Trail, off the High Point Trailhead, during aMountains to Sound Greenway trailbuilding project in 2008.

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By Tom CorriganIssaquah Press reporter

The coming push for passage ofa proposed $219 million schoolbond issue that will appear on anApril 17 ballot, may be the biggestcampaign ever mounted in thename of the Issaquah SchoolDistrict, campaign co-chairwomanLesley Austin said.

Austin is probably in a worthyposition to make such a statement.A former Issaquah School Boardmember, she has worked onnumerous bond and levy issues forthe local schools. But Austin andothers said the coming bond cam-paign is going to be different for acouple of reasons.

“It’s because it’s a bond and it’s acomplex bond,” Austin said.

Speaking to a crowd of about100 residents and officials — virtu-ally all supporters of the bond —the campaign committee,Volunteers for Issaquah Schools,held a campaign kickoff Feb. 2 atthe King County Library ResourceCenter on Newport WayNorthwest.

With about $45,000 already inhand, the group hopes to raise$90,000 to help promote the bondissue, which would fund replace-ment of four schools, along withmaintenance and refurbishingprojects at other buildings in thedistrict.

A few things the bond packagewould do, according to informationprovided by the school district:� Relocate and rebuild Tiger

Mountain Community High School.According to officials and bondbackers, this would allow the dis-trict’s alternative high school tooffer a much wider variety of pro-grams. Cost: $3.9 million. � Replace the district’s three

oldest schools: Clark and SunnyHills elementary schools andIssaquah Middle School. Estimatedprice tag to rebuild all threeschools: $109.1 million. � Put in artificial turf athletic

fields and replace outdoor cinderrunning tracks at all five middleschools. Backers say the changewould allow much greater use ofthe tracks and fields and cut downon maintenance costs. High schoolstadiums also would be the recipi-

ents of renovation projects. Thecost of each middle school projecthas been placed at $1.3 million. Asfor the high schools, they wouldreceive a total of $14.6 million instadium renovations. Skyline HighSchool would receive the largestamount, $6.4 million. � Fund various maintenance

projects, including replacing roofsand renovating heating systems.

District officials are quick topoint out that even with passage ofthe bond, local homeowners willpay less in property taxes to theschools than they do presently.That’s because a previous bondissue is set to expire this year.

According to the district, theretirement of the earlier bond willdrop the local tax rate from $4.85per $1,000 of assessed propertyvalue to $4.05. Passage of thenew bond would put the rate at$4.42.

Compared to present rates, for aperson with a home valued at$500,000, even with the new bond,property taxes would drop by $215annually, said Jake Kuper, districtchief of finance and operations. He

was quick to add that taxes woulddrop by an additional $215 if thenew bond does not pass.

Speaking about the complexitiesof the coming campaign, IssaquahSchool Board member SuzanneWeaver said that historically thedistrict has run bond and levycampaigns simultaneously. Sheand others said voters need to keepin mind the difference betweenbonds and levies. Levies pay foroperating expenses, while bondsales pay for capital improve-ments. By law, the money cannotbe intermingled.

Further, Weaver also noted thatwith past capital improvementissues, the district could point togrowth as the reason new con-struction was needed. In otherwords, in the past, bonds weresold on the contention that the dis-trict simply needed room for anincreasing student population.This time that is really not thecase, according to Weaver andother officials. Instead of growth,the current bond would pay formaintenance and replacementprojects.

The bond will need an approvalrate of 60 percent of those whovote in order to pass. Taking intoaccount the number of registeredvoters and the number of peoplelikely to vote in the election, theissue will need to attract about14,000 positive votes to win, saidthe second co-chairwoman of thecampaign, Kelly Munn.

As for strategy, plans call fornewspaper and possibly cable TVads, a number of targeted litera-ture drops, a lot of yard signs anda few honk-and-wave events, alongwith plenty of public speaking bydistrict officials and bond backers.The campaign is also seekingendorsements from various com-munity groups, such as the localchambers of commerce, RotaryClubs and other service organiza-tions.

“The fates of our schools and ourcity are intertwined,” Issaquah CityCouncil President Tola Marts saidduring the bond kick-off event.

The Issaquah City Council hadnot endorsed the bond by Feb. 20,but held a public hearing on theissue Feb. 21.

Backers promise big campaignfor $219 million school bond

BY TOM CORRIGAN

Issaquah City Council President Tola Marts addresses about 100 people gathered for the kickoff of the campaignpromoting passage of an April 17 school bond.

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Behind her, a party is in fullgear, with lots of noiseand conversation, a clownblowing up balloons andyounger children racing

around a public room in the Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintson Duthie Hill Road in Issaquah.

For her part, Joyce Moore her-self is in a clown costume, as isher son and the party’s guest ofhonor, Michael Stallman. Mooretells a visitor the event is a cele-bration and nothing less. It is ahappy occasion, she insists.

“It is a celebration of Michael’slife,” Moore said.

Stallman, who will be 52 inMarch, has Down syndrome. He hassurvived health issues includingopen-heart surgery and a blood clot.

“He breezed right through itall,” Moore said.

In October, Stallman was diag-nosed with a fatal brain tumor. Re-fusing to mar the atmosphere ather son’s party, Moore said withonly the slightest cringe that herson has only a few months left. Shegot the idea for the remembranceparty after mulling over what to dofor Stallman’s upcoming birthday.

“He’s always been such a happyguy,” she said, touching on atheme that would come up againand again among celebrants.

For his part, Stallman didn’thave a lot to say. A button on hisshirt stated, “To Know Me is to

Love Me.” Asked if that is true, hesmiled and nodded.

Now living in Sammamish,Moore spent many years as ananny for children in the area.

“We became kind of like family,”Mark Disalle said.

He and wife Peggy Disalle de-scribed Moore as a nanny andkind of a grandmother to theirchildren. Mark Disalle spent much

of the party pushing Stallmanaround in his wheelchair whilePeggy Disalle used her cellphoneto videotape people’s remem-brances of Stallman. The coupleboth said that Stallman and theirchildren had become well knownto each other over the years.

“Michael has been a big part oftheir lives,” Peggy Disalle said.

“He’s kind of a friend and an older

brother,” said Emma Radich, 15.Moore was also her nanny when

she was younger. Stallman is an uncle to Brittney

Townsend, another party attendee.She said Stallman would walk toher elementary school regularly, of-ten bringing candy bars for the twoof them, candy apparently takensecretly from a stash in his home.

“He’s the most honest and gen-uine person I’ve ever known in mylife,” said Ron Lund, a cousin ofStallman’s.

Stallman helped bring people to-gether, said Ron Lund’s wifeAmanda Lund.

“He bridges gaps,” she said.Some might remember Stallman

from the 14 years he spent washingdishes at Truck Town in NorthBend. Others might have met himand Moore in the guise of their re-spective alter egos, Sparky and Jin-

gles. Stallman and Moore spent thepast 15 years or so working as pro-fessional clowns, which is why theydecided to wear costumes for theparty. Moore said she and her sonvisited birthday parties, schoolsand retirement homes in the area.

Stallman reportedly has a fascina-tion with firefighters. It was re-marked he had about worn out hisDVDs of the old “Emergency” TVshow. To mark the celebration at thechurch, Eastside Fire & Rescue senta rescue truck to pay Stallman a sur-prise visit. Stallman was presentedwith a medal from firefighters, whoalso let him try on some turnoutgear, including a coat and helmet.Stallman gave the firefighters an im-promptu hand salute while posingfor a picture.

It is withmuch sadnessthat I tell youthat IssaquahPress long-time SportsEditor BobTaylor is leav-ing us. Hislast day at thepaper will beMarch 9.

We areseeking your photos, yourvideos, your memories andanything else you have to sharewith us for a tribute to him thatwe will have in the paper.

Email your items and con-tact information to ManagingEditor Kathleen R. Merrill [email protected], or con-tact the paper on Twitter,www.twitter.com/issaquah-press, or Facebook, www.face-book.com/issaquahpress.

Please help us send Bob offthe right way, with much loveand respect. He’s a Northwestsports legend.

Bob Taylor


The challenge was to see howmany nonperishable food itemscould be gathered in one week.

In the end, students, familiesand staff members of Pacific Cas-cade Middle School rose to theoccasion, said Tanya Hansen,food drive chairwoman. Therewas some concern the drive wasgoing to stumble a bit, admittedHansen and teacher Stan Kase-meier.

As of Feb. 13, one day beforethe end of the drive, the amount offood gathered was just not whatthey were hoping.

They need not have worried.Hansen said a surprising 1,100items came in the last day.

“The kids really came through,”she added.

The drive brought in roughly1,700 items that were packedinto 76 boxes that weighed1,601 pounds. Kasemeier’s lead-ership class helped promote thedrive and on Feb. 14, helpedload and unload Hansen’s pickuptruck. After the work was fin-ished, Hansen noted the unload-ing took place amid some nastyhail.

PHOTOS BY TOM CORRIGAN

At left, Joyce Moore (standing), hosts a party for her son Michael Stallman, 51, who is diagnosed with terminal braincancer. As part of the celebration of his life, an Eastside Fire & Rescue crew decked out Stallman in firefighting gear. Inreturn, (above) Stallman salutes Lt. Dean deAlteriis.

A celebration of life


An unlikely combination of a lo-cal school bond issue and a veteranBroadway lyricist has made localcelebrities out of five young girlsknown collectively as Listen Up.

As of Feb. 16, a YouTube video ofthem performing Martin Charnin’s“Pass the Bond” song had receivedabout 2,000 hits.

“I think it’s really great that thisis happening,” said Luca Nardi, 10,one of the members of Listen Up.

Fellow singer and friend MontiFleck, 10, said having the videogain some notoriety was “weirdand cool” at the same time.

The song was written to promotethe Issaquah School District’s con-struction bond issue that’s on theApril ballot. That the catchy lyricswork so well is no accident.

Lyricist Charnin is a local resi-dent and a Broadway legend, hav-ing helped create the classic musi-cal “Annie” with composer CharlesStrouse. Charnin wrote “Pass the

Bond” to the tune of “Hard KnockLife” from “Annie.”

All five members of Listen Uptake voice lessons from Charnin’swife, Shelly Burch. Burch is aBroadway stage veteran herself,also known for her eight years onthe soap opera “One Life to Live.”

“They are very dedicated to per-forming,” Burch said of the mem-bers of Listen Up.

Besides Monti and Luca, ListenUp is Emily Rudolph, 12; CaitlinNeill, 9; and Sarah Kim, 10. Exceptfor Emily, all attend Issaquah ValleyElementary School, of which Emilyis a graduate.

Earlier this month, as a couple ofthe girls were practicing withBurch, Charnin overheard plansfor Listen Up to sing at a bondcampaign kick-off. Caitlin’s momPatricia Neill wanted the girls toperform at bond events “just for awee bit of entertainment to makethings less boring.”

“I was just having a cup of coffeeand doing a crossword puzzle,”Charnin said.

Instead of suggesting songs Lis-ten Up might sing, Charnin volun-teered to write an original song forthe girls and did so, according tovarious accounts, in about a half-hour. By the next day, the girls hadlearned the song and some stagemovements to go with it.

“I wish the Broadway commu-nity functioned that way,” Charninjoked.

After performing the song for thefirst time in public, Listen Up got astanding ovation at the bond’s cam-paign kick-off event. The YouTubevideo was a production of the

The Washington Trails Asso-ciation is organizing an all-youth, volunteer work party tohelp repair the Tiger MountainTrail near Issaquah.

Intended for those ages 13-18, the event begins at 8:30a.m. Feb. 25 at the TigerMountain trailhead. Partici-pants must sign up in advance.

One-day trail work partiesare designed to provide aunique opportunity for youngervolunteers to learn about trailmaintenance and the trails intheir communities while meet-ing other like-minded youths,according to a press releasefrom the trails association.

Volunteers can earn up toeight hours of community serv-ice credit each day. After fivework parties, volunteers canearn a special green hard hatwith their name on it. All youthsyounger than 18 must submit asigned parental consent form.

Additionally, those youngerthan 13 must be accompaniedby a parent or guardian duringthe work party.

The trails association also of-fers a series of one-day workparties that match up with thespring break schedules of mostlocal schools. Spring break trailparties for the Issaquah SchoolDistrict will take place April 9-13at Spring Lake/Lake Desire Park,a King County park near Renton.

Go to www.wta.org and clickon “volunteer” for more infor-mation or to sign up for a workparty. Or call 206-625-1367.

Party ismom’s gift

to terminallyill son

YOUTUBE

The members of Listen Up — Sarah Kim, Monti Fleck, Luca Nardi, Emily Rudolph and Caitlin Neill (from left) —perform the ‘Pass the Bond’ song on a video shot at Issaquah Valley Elementary School.

Local bond campaign seekssuccess with YouTube song

‘Speed’ food drivehelps food bankat the right time

ON THE WEBLearn about what the IssaquahFood & Clothing Bank needs athttp://issaquahfoodbank.org.

BY TOM CORRIGAN

Drive chairwoman Tanya Hansen oversees the loading of about 1,600 poundsof nonperishable food collected at Pacific Cascade Middle School.

See FOOD DRIVE, Page B3ON THE WEB

Find Listen Up’s “Pass the Bond”video on YouTube atwww.youtube.com/watch?v=dqqJ3S0VSm0.

See BOND SONG, Page B3

Send us your talesabout Bob Taylor

Trails associationhosts youth work

party on TigerMountain

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Events

The Northwest DriftwoodSculptor Artists’ Exhibit is ondisplay at Bellewood Senior Liv-ing Galleria through February.Bellewood is at 3710 ProvidencePoint Drive S.E. Call 391-2880.

“Tribute to Trees,” an artistpresentation and talk hosted byartEAST and the SammamishArts Commission, is at 7 p.m.Feb. 23 at the artEAST Art Cen-ter, 95 Front St. N. The exhibition“Tribute to Trees” will be on dis-play through March 8 in the cityof Sammamish Commons Gallery,801 228th Ave. S.E., Sam-mamish. Learn more atwww.arteast.org or call 392-3191.

IHOP presents National Pan-cake Day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.Feb. 28. Enjoy a free short stackof pancakes. Donations will be ac-cepted to the Children’s MiracleNetwork Hospital. The IssaquahIHOP is at 1433 N.W. SammamishRoad. Go to www.ihop.com.

Overlake Alumnae Panhel-lenic’s annual forum for East-side senior girls who plan to at-tend a four-year college or uni-versity is at 7 p.m. Feb. 29 atthe Redmond Library, 15990N.E. 85th St. Sorority membersand alumnae from the Univer-sity of Washington and otheruniversities will speak aboutcampus life and the benefits ofsorority membership. Applica-tions for scholarships will beavailable. Call Mary Anderson at641-6922 or Jean Cerar at 392-1821.

The next DownTownIssaquah Association’s WineWalk is March 2. Check-in is at4 p.m. at the Hailstone FeedStore, 232 Front St. N. Tickets,which include six two-ouncedrink tokens and appetizers, are$20 in advance or $25 at thedoor. Make online reservations atwww.downtownissaquah.com.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!,hosted by the Issaquah Libraryand the National Honor Societyof Issaquah High School, is from3:30-4:30 p.m. March 2 at theKing County Library ServiceCenter, 960 Newport Way N.W.The free event includes food,activities and rhyming fun inEnglish and Spanish. Call 392-1541.

Master Chorus Eastside,featuring Issaquah singers, paystribute to St. Patrick’s Day with“Erin Go Bragh” at 3 p.m. March11 at the Kirkland PerformanceCenter, 350 Kirkland Ave. Ticketsare $20 for general admissionand $15 for seniors and students.Purchase tickets by calling 392-8446. Learn more at www.mas-terchoruseastside.org.

LearningRx hosts an Educa-tion Expo, featuring informationfor parents with children fromnewborns to teens, from 4-9 p.m.March 15 at Skyline High School,1122 228th Ave. S.E., Sam-mamish.

Fundraisers

The Rotary Club ofIssaquah’s sixth annual GrapeEscape is from 6-9 p.m. March 8at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave.N.W., featuring tastes of areawines and beer, which are com-plemented this year by smallplate samples of delicacies pre-pared by area restaurants. Therewill be a silent auction of art,wine-related items, and a widerange of experience and enter-tainment packages. Tickets, avail-able at www.issaquahrotary.org,are $40 per person, ages 21 andup. Proceeds fund Rotary pro-grams in the community andabroad.

YouthThe Lewis Creek Park Visi-

tor Center offers the followingFamily Discovery Programs andAdult Enrichment Programs at5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E. Call452-4195.�Living With Wildlife Series:“Black Bears” — 1-2 p.m. Feb.25, for adults�Naturalists Book Club: “DesertSolitaire,” by Edward Abbey —6-8 p.m. Feb. 26, for adults

VolunteersThe Issaquah History Muse-

ums needs volunteer docents togreet the public at the train depotor old town hall or helping withmailing and scanning photos. Call392-3500 or [email protected].

Friends of the IssaquahLibrary needs volunteers for itsannual Spring Book Sale April 8-11. Sign up for one of the follow-ing times by calling 392-5430 oremailing Lesley Wilson [email protected]:�4:30-8 p.m. April 8 — Setupand book sorting�11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 9 —Book sorting�10 a.m. to 5 pm. April 10 —Sales help�1-5 p.m. April 11 — Sales help�5-6 p.m. April 11 — Cleanup

DownTown Issaquah Associ-ation needs about 15 volunteersfor its Wine Walk March 2. Signup for any of the following timesby contacting Karen Donovan at391-1112 or [email protected]:�3:30-4:30 p.m. — Set up andfood�4-7 p.m. — Check-in�5-8 p.m. — Venue�8-9 p.m. — Cleanup

Mountains to Sound Green-way Trust needs volunteers fortree potting 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Feb. 25-26 at the Native PlantNursery in Issaquah. Register atwww.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer.

ReligionThe Beit Tikvah Messianic Con-

gregation presents a Purim Chil-dren’s Carnival from 3:30-5:30

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Listen to ‘The Lorax’The National Education Association’s Read Across Amer-ica presents Dr. Seuss Storytime: Reading of “The Lorax” at11 a.m. Feb. 25 at all Target stores. The Issaquah location

is at 755 N.W. Gilman Blvd. Call 392-3357.

p.m. March 11 — with games,face painting, mask making,photo booth, pony rides, a foodcourt and an option to come incostume as a Biblical character— with an evening program fol-lowing from 6-8 p.m. at 7935136th Ave. S.E., Newcastle. Go towww.beittikvah.us.

ClassesSquak Mt. Greenhouses &

Nursery offers the following freeseminars at its Issaquah location,7600 Renton-Issaquah Road S.E.Call 392-1025 to learn more.�“Container Grown Fruit” —10:30 a.m. Feb. 22�“Care and Pruning of FruitTrees” — 10:30 a.m. Feb. 25�“Rose Care and Pruning” —2:30 p.m. Feb. 25�“Roses of David Austin” —10:30 a.m. March 3�“Seeding Indoors” — 2:30 p.m.March 3�“For Kids! Plant With Us” —10:30 a.m. March 10, for ages 4-8 with a parent, reserve a spotby emailing [email protected]

ArtEAST offers the followingworkshops at its Art Center, 95Front St. N., unless otherwisenoted. Go to www.arteast.org orcall 996-8553.�Mud Pies: Clay Play for Parents& Children — 2-4:30 p.m. firstand third Wednesdays, $10 perparticipant�“Experimenting with NaturalPaint Mediums” — 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Feb. 25-26, $175�“Practice, Practice, Practice” —9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 28, $15�“Introduction to Glass Fusing”— 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 29, $75

Issaquah LibraryThe following events take

place at the Issaquah Library,10 W. Sunset Way. Call 392-5430.

“Healthy Skin & HappyFeet,” for adults, 7 p.m. Feb. 23

Teen Zone: Manga! 3 p.m.Feb. 24

AARP Tax Aide, for adults,1 p.m. Feb 24

Computer class: “One-on-One Assistance,” for teens andadults, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Feb. 25

“Concussive Sports Injuries:How to Recognize and Treat,”for adults and teens, 7 p.m. Feb.28

Book Club: “The Enchantressof Florence,” by SalmanRushdie, for adults, 6:30 p.m.Feb. 29

“Muppets Please Mari-onettes!” for children and fami-lies, 7-8 p.m. March 5

Sammamish LibraryThe following events take

place at the Sammamish Li-brary, 825 228th Ave. S.E.

“Improve Your MemoryRight Now!” 7 p.m. Feb. 22

Write This Year!, for teens,7 p.m. Feb. 28

SeniorsIssaquah Valley Senior

Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to4 p.m. Monday to Friday at 75N.E. Creek Way. The followingactivities are open to people 55and older. Call 392-2381.

Our Stories, OurselvesSymposium, with TommieTroutman, “In the Beginning”1:30 p.m. Feb. 3

The following day trips areoffered through February:�Brunch and movie at Shari’sRestaurant and Regal East Valley13, 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb.22, $6/$8�Third Place Books in Bothell,10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 27,$9/$11�Bill & Melinda Gates Founda-tion Tour, 9:45 to 3 p.m. Feb. 29,

Ray is a sweet and fun-lov-ing pit bull-terrier mix. This1-year-old pup looks verydapper with his four white"socks," and his white-tippedtail never seems to stop wag-ging. Ray's ears are as soft ashis loving heart. He’s the per-fect age — still full of puppy-like playfulness, but matureenough to know how to enjoymore mellow moments.

PETS OF THE WEEK

Meet Billie Jean, a lovely 1-year-old brown-and-whitetabby cat who would love toget to know you! Billie Jean isspending her time in our CatAnnex, where she gets a lot ofone-on-one attention fromour volunteers. She has beau-tiful white markings that con-trast with her brown stripesand make her gorgeousgolden eyes really pop!

These pets may already have been adopted by the time you see these photos. If you’re interestedin adopting these or other animals, contact the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at641-0080, go to www.seattlehumane.org or email [email protected]. All adoptedanimals go home spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, with 30 days of free pet healthinsurance and a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian. The Seattle HumaneSociety is now open from noon to 6 p.m. seven days a week.

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�WHO’S NEWS�

Boys & Girls Club receives$2,500 from Farm Rich

Farm Rich donated $2,500 to theSammamish EX3 Teen & Recre-ation Center of the Boys & GirlsClub of King County on Feb. 10.

The donation was made duringthe Farm Rich “Snack Shack”tour, which has been visitingWashington sites in the greaterSeattle area as part of a nationalsampling program.

The Snack Shack food truck vis-ited the Boys & Girls Club to handout snacks for the teens and gavethe club the $2,500 donation onbehalf of Kids Who Give, a na-tional program that celebratesyoung people doing good works intheir communities.

Learn more about Farm Richand Kids Who Give at www.farm-rich.com.

Issaquah resident toparticipate in Seattle Dances!

Nancy Pellegrino, of Issaquah,will be performing Bachata withJonathan Wingard-Phillips at the2012 Seattle Dances! on March 3at Fremont Studios.

The evening will feature eightlocal luminary performances,where Pellegrino will try to win aMirror Ball Trophy to supporthousing programs for Seattle’schronically homeless.

Learn more atwww.seattledances.org.

Nancy Pellegrino andJonathan Wingard-Phillips

COLLEGE NEWS�Christian Verbrugghegraduates from UW

Christian Verbrugghe, ofIssaquah, graduated from theUniversity of Wyoming Feb. 14with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Local students make deans’ lists �Emma C. O’Melia, of Issaquah,has been named to first honors onthe dean’s list at Clark University,in Worcester, Mass. To qualify,students must have a grade pointaverage of 3.8 or higher, of a max-imum of 4.3 (all A+s).�Molly Fransen, of Issaquah,and Heather Leavitt, of Sam-mamish, were named to the fall2011 dean’s list at Eastern Ore-gon University. To qualify, studentmust earn a grade point averageof 3.5 or higher will taking a min-imum of 12 hours of gradedcoursework.�Katherin Routos, of Newcastle,was named to the dean’s list forthe fall 2011 semester at WilliamPenn University, in Oskaloosa,Iowa. To qualify, students mustearn a 3.5 or higher grade pointaverage in 12 hours of credit.�Zachary Wilson, of Issaquah,was named to the dean’s list atMiami University, in Oxford, Ohio.To qualify, students must earn a3.5 or higher grade point aver-age.

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A Deeper Well discussiongroup: 8 p.m. last Tuesday, Is-saquah Brew House, 35 W. Sun-set Way, 392-4169, ext. 105

Fraternal Order of Eagles:steak night (every second Fri-day), prime rib (every fourth Fri-day), monthly poker tourneys,special holidays and fundraisersopen to the public. 175 Front St.N, 392-6751. New members wel-come.

Issaquah Ham Radio Sup-port Group: 7 p.m. fourth Mon-day at the Issaquah Police Sta-tion, 130 E. Sunset Way, talk-inat 146.56 MHz at 7 p.m., meetingat 7:30 p.m., www.w7bi.com

Issaquah Eagles Aerie andAuxiliary: 7:30 p.m. fourthWednesday, 175 Front St. N.,392-6751

Issaquah Quilters: 10 a.m. tonoon fourth Friday, Issaquah De-pot, 50 Rainier Blvd. N., [email protected]

Issaquah Valley Grange: 7:30p.m. fourth Monday, IssaquahMyrtle Mason Lodge Hall, 57 W.Sunset Way, 392-3013

Issaquah Valley Rock Club:last Friday, September throughJune, Issaquah Valley SeniorCenter, 75 N.E. Creek Way, [email protected]

Last Supper: Group meetingfor Italian food, language and cul-ture, last Monday 6 p.m. and 9p.m., Montalcino Ristorante Ital-iano, 15 N.W. Alder Place, 281-1632 or [email protected]

WeeklyA Toast to the Lord — a

faith-based Toastmasters club:7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, EastsideFire & Rescue Station No. 83,3425 Issaquah – Pine Lake RoadS.E., 427-9682, [email protected]

American Association of Uni-versity Women: meets once amonth at various locations, 271-8678, [email protected]

Greater Issaquah Toastmas-ters Club No. 5433: 6:45 p.m.Thursday, Bellewood RetirementHome, 3710 Providence PointDrive S.E., [email protected]

Guide Dogs for the Blind: 6p.m. some Sundays, Issaquah Po-lice Station Eagle Room, 644-7421

Issaquah Alps Trail Club:www.issaquahalps.org

Issaquah History Museums:392-3500 or www.issaquah-history.org

Issaquah Library: 10 W. Sun-set Way, 392-5430

Issaquah Networkers: 7:30-8:30 a.m. every other Wednes-day, IHOP restaurant, 1433 N.W.Sammamish Road, www.Is-saquahNetworkers.com

Jewish Juniors Club: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chabad ofCentral Cascades, 24121 S.E.Black Nugget Road, 427-1654

Kiwanis Club of Issaquah:noon Wednesday, Gibson Hall,105 Newport Way S.W., 891-7561

MOMS Club of SammamishPlateau: MOMS helping momsraise their kids in Sammamishand Issaquah on theSammamish Plateau,[email protected],www.momsclubsammamish.orgor 836-5015

Moms in Prayer Interna-tional: Join with other Christianmoms and grandmas to pray foryour children and their schools,www.MomsInPrayer.org, contactLinda Yee at [email protected] or at 985-1931

Providence Point Kiwanis:noon Friday, Bake’s Place, 4135Providence Point Drive S.E., 427-9060 or [email protected] $5 lunch reservations

Rotary Club of Issaquah:12:15 p.m. Tuesday, TibbettsCreek Manor, 750 Renton-Issaquah Road, www.issaquah-rotary.org

Rotary Club of Sammamish:7:15 a.m. Thursday, BellewoodRetirement Home, 3710 Provi-dence Point Drive S.E., 444-2663

Rhythm and Reins Women’sEquestrian Drill Team: Sunday,Rock Meadow Equestrian Center,20722 S.E. 34th St., Sammamish,222-7100 or [email protected]

Sammamish Kiwanis Club:7 a.m. Thursday, SammamishHills Lutheran Church, 22818S.E. Eighth St., 392-8905

Sunset Highway Cruisers:three times during the year, fivecar shows with proceeds benefit-ing Life Enrichment Options,392-1921

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly): 9 a.m. Thursday, Our Sav-ior Lutheran Church, 745 FrontSt. S., call Marjorie at 369-8161

The Toastmasters of Sam-mamish: 7:15-8:45 p.m. Tues-days, Mary, Queen of PeaceChurch, 1121 228th Ave. S.E.,Sammamish, 392-0963 [email protected]

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Christine Lee Semon Burnett Christine Lee

Semon Burnettpassed awaypeacefully Feb.15 at OverlakeHospital inBellevue.

Chris wasborn in Sept.1952 inTacoma. Shegrew up inBellevue, grad-uating from Sammamish HighSchool in 1969. She went toCentral Washington College,where she received her teachingdegree. She taught in Roseburg,Ore., while she was working onher Master’s of Education. Chrisreturned to Washington and beganteaching in the Issaquah Schooldistrict.

Chris and her family are activemembers of Issaquah ChristianChurch.

Chris is survived by her hus-band of 27 years, Frank; childrenNorie, Taylor, Nikki and Marcus;and stepchildren Jimmy Englishand Crystal English. She is alsosurvived by her father DonSemon, of Port Orchard; her sisterCathi (husband Jerry) Rogerson, ofPort Orchard; two brothers, DougSemon, of Valrico, Fla., and Pete(wife Lisa) Semon, of Enumclaw.

She will also be missed by heraunts Evelyn (husband Don)Townsend, of Bozeman, Mont.,and Doris Semon, of San Fran-cisco, Calif.; uncles John (wifeMaude) Gosnell, Dick (wife Margy)Semon, of Tacoma, and Tom (wifePat) Semon, of Gig Harbor; andnumerous cousins, nieces,nephews and many friends.

Chris was preceded in death byher mother Jessie Lenora Semon,her brother Donald Jr. and her un-cle Bob Semon.

A celebration of life and memo-rial service will begin at 3 p.m.Saturday, March 3, at IssaquahChristian Church, 10328Issaquah-Hobart Road S.E.,Issaquah, WA 98027-5480. Fordirections, please call 837-8270.

To all who donated “time” toChris for sick leave, thank you sovery much for the prayers, love,support and help you have givenour family during her illness.Again, thank you! Chris, your lifehas been a special blessing!

In lieu of flowers, Chris’ familyprefers donations in her memoryto the charity of your choice or forcancer research.

Friends are invited to viewphotos, share memories and signthe family’s online guest book atwww.flintofts.com.

Arrangements are by Flintoft’sIssaquah Funeral Home and Cre-matory, 392-6444.

Christine Burnett

�Verna Joann McKay

Former Snoqualmie Valley resi-dent Verna J. McKay, 79, passedaway Feb. 10, 2012, in Missoula,Mont.

Verna retired from the MontanaDepartment of Transportation,where she was a truck scale officer.

Her passion for horses broughther much joy. Whenever she was on

a horse, all her troubles went away.She enjoyed designing cos-

tumes, and riding in parades andhorse shows. She was a foundingmember of the Raging River Rid-ers Horse Club of Fall City. Vernasewed costumes for Fall City’s Pas-sion Play and a multitude of dollclothes.

Services are at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 atFall City Cemetery.

Beverly Jean McLean Beverly Jean McLean, 73,

passed away Feb. 11, 2012, at herhome with family.

She was born Oct. 25, 1938, toRaymond and Haroldene Regulain Walla Walla.

She is survived by her brotherRobert; children Michael, Donald,Gregory, Maryjean and Heather;11 grandchildren; and one great-

grandchild.Beverly was an accountant and

a member of the Issaquah Eagles3054.

Family and friends are invitedto attend memorial services atRaging River Community Church,31104 S.E. 86th St., Preston, onSaturday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m., fol-lowed by a celebration of lifehosted by Issaquah Eagles 3054,175 Front St., Issaquah.

Claire Ellyn ThompsonJan. 15, 1992 – Feb. 12, 2012

Claire EllynThompsonwas born toDiane (neeMcKeand) andLee Thompsonon Jan. 15,1992, inAustin, Texas.She passedaway Feb. 12,2012, inRedmond.

Claireattended Eastlake High Schooland graduated in 2010. She wasattending Seattle CentralCommunity College and plannedto transfer to the University ofHawaii to study nursing.

Claire loved concerts and get-togethers, and had a real pas-sion for music and dancing. Shetruly enjoyed spending time withher friends. Throughout her jun-ior high and high school years,Claire spent time with and men-tored special education students,which ignited her desire to pur-

sue a nursing career. Claire was a unique and won-

derful young lady as evidencedby her beautiful smile, warmheart, and dedicated love forcats and nature.

She is predeceased by herpaternal grandmother PatriciaThompson and her maternalgrandfather Kenneth A.McKeand.

Claire is survived by herloving family: Diane and MorrieBenveniste (mother and stepfa-ther); Lee Thompson (father),brother Warren Thompson (21);sister Madeline Thompson (17);grandmother Judith McKeand;grandfather H. Keith Thompson;aunts Diana Teoli (Bill) andJanet Sylvester (Doug); unclesClay Thompson and KennethMcKeand; as well as manycousins, extended family andcaring friends.

Her family appreciates dona-tions in Claire's memory toMEOW Cat Rescue, P.O. Box 58,Kirkland, WA 98083-0058.

A celebration of life was heldin Sammamish on Saturday,Feb. 18.

Claire Thompson

“As the leadership class, wework with the community a lot,”said Olivia Glasgow, 13.

This year’s Cascade total didn’tquite match the total of last’sdrive, which reached approxi-mately 1,900 pounds. ButHansen still called the drive a de-cided success. And in any case,the Issaquah Food & ClothingBank welcomed the assistance.

“My understanding is the foodbanks are screaming for dona-tions,” Kasemeier said.

Charitable donations usuallydrop after the winter holidays,he added. Kasemeier is correct,according to Cori Kauk, foodbank executive director.

“Our individual food and cashdonations do spike during No-vember and December,” she said.

During those months, people areassessing what they have and arewilling to help those less fortunate,Kauk said she believes. Spring andsummer also often suffer from alack of donations, she said.

In order to try to spur dona-tions during traditionally slowermonths, the Issaquah charity fo-cuses on letting the communityknow the food bank is still thereand still needs donations.

“We try to get into the publicmind as much as possible,” Kauksaid.

The food bank is trying tomake a bigger splash in elec-tronic media, keeping their web-site up to date and launching aFacebook page.

In another vein, in October, thefood bank and other local institu-tions launched the Issaquah Nur-turing Network, an attempt tobring various groups together formutual benefit.

“Some just amazing relation-ships have been built,” Kauk said.

Issaquah Valley PTSA, and was shotat the school.

“Music is my life and I lovesinging with my friends,” Sarahsaid.

The girls began singing togetherabout a year ago, Patricia Neill said.Their first appearance was at Pick-ering Barn during one of the farm-ers markets held there each week-end during the summer. There wasno way of knowing how many peo-ple would show up and listen, butNeill put the figure at about 150.

“We were very surprised,” shesaid.

Since that first appearance, ListenUp has performed at various spots,including local schools.

Burch said the girls all meet withher for voice lessons roughly everyweek. Two of the girls will appear in

an upcoming show with the SeattleOpera. Emily has taken part in anumber of professional productions,including a national touring com-pany production of “Annie” to markthe show’s 30th anniversary. Shealso just came back from taking partin a touring production of “A Christ-mas Story: The Musical.”

“It’s just fun to sing with myfriends,” Monti said. “It helps to getsome of the feelings out.”

“They are all really nice,” Sarahsaid of the other members of ListenUp. “And we all get along reallywell.”

Emily also said she just enjoyssinging with her friends andreached for the hand of Monti asshe spoke. She said the girls’ otherfriends are all excited about thepopularity of the YouTube video.

“It’s just fun to share our singingwith other people,” Emily said.

Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or [email protected]. Comment atwww.issaquahpress.com.

Food driveFROM PAGE B1

While Stallman has a keen in-terest in firefighters, his passion,several partygoers said, is his“putt-putt,” a golf cart given himby an older brother. Mark Disallesaid Stallman would live in thecart if allowed to do so.

“It’s one of his favorite things

in life,” Disalle said.A few days after the party,

Moore said Stallman enjoyed hiscelebration but was apparently abit worn out. He went to bedwhen it was over and slept untilnoon the next day.

Ron Lund said the party was agreat idea and a lot of fun, butadmitted the occasion was obvi-ously bittersweet.

“You never want to be in a po-sition to have to say, ‘Goodbye,’”he said.

Bond songFROM PAGE B1

�John Edward Honnold

JohnEdwardHonnold diedOct. 1, 2011,in Reno, Nev.

Friends andfamily are in-vited to attenda memorialservice on Sat-urday, March3, at 2 p.m. atthe SallalGrange in

North Bend.John was born March 5, 1957,

in Seattle and raised in Is-saquah.

John will be forever remem-bered by his daughters MelissaBorbridge and Rachael Ferrell; hissix treasured grandchildren Je-remy, Derek, Audrey, Corey,Thomas and Madison; his motherViola; and his brothers Richardand Thomas Honnold; and girl-friend Barbra Hampton.

John was preceded in death byhis father Royal Honnold andbrother Harry Honnold.

John Honnold

CelebrationFROM PAGE B1

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By Lillian TuckerIssaquah Press reporter

Issaquah High School coachLaura Halter hoisted the secondplace trophy high above her headand smiled ear to ear. Halter’steam had surpassed even her ex-pectations when it finished secondin the Class 4A boys state swim-ming and diving championshipsFeb. 18 in Federal Way’s KingCounty Aquatic Center.

“This is just a surprise,” Haltersaid. “Any one of the top five teamscould have won this meet. I’m re-ally, really proud of the boys.”

At the beginning of the season,Halter said she knew she had agood team but she didn’t know theywould have such a successful year.The Issaquah Eagles won all butone dual meet, came in first at theSea-King District 4A meet and wonthis year’s KingCo sportsmanshipaward – all before finishing secondat state ahead of 37 other teams.

“They are top-notch in everyway,” Halter said of her swimmers.

Stadium, of Tacoma, won theteam title with 229 points.Issaquah, which often led in theteam standings during the meet,finished with 205 points.

Going into the state competitionthe coach told the team to set itssights on fifth place. The team didbetter than that because of finishesthat include: first in the 200freestyle relay, first in the 100freestyle, second in the 200 medleyrelay, second and seventh in the 50freestyle, fifth and eighth in the200 individual medley, sixth andseventh in the 100 butterfly andeighth in the 400 freestyle relay.

“We didn’t expect to go so high,”said David Nam, who helpedIssaquah earn the championshipin the 200 freestyle relay and whofinished seventh in the500 freestyle.

With a time of 1 minute, 37.86seconds, the 200 medley relay teambeat the 15-year school record forthe event. Stadium won the 200medley relay in 1:37.23. However,beating an old school record wasquite a thrill for the Eagles.

“It feels great (breaking therecord),” said William Matsuda, whoswam the first leg of both the 200freestyle and 200 medley relays.

Matsuda teamed in the 200 med-ley relay with Austin Melody, GabeFlorsheim and Brian Ruggles, whoall beat their personal best times inthe championship race.

“In the beginning of the year no-body had any idea we would dothis good,” said Florsheim, afreshman and one of Issaquah’syoungest competitors. He said allfour team members dropped sev-eral seconds off their individualtimes — making the 200 medleysomething to go for. Swimming thethird leg in 23.49, Florsheim hadthe fastest butterfly of the race.

“I’ve been working on myturns,” he said. “My coaches havebeen really supportive.”

Florsheim’s coaches also providedthe freshman with an extra incen-tive. Underneath his swim cap is anunruly mane of curls. He said thecoaches told him that if he madestate he could keep his locks, if notthen it was a date with the clippers.

“I think it represents me,” Flor-sheim said. “It’s hard to manage,especially with all the pool time.”

Ruggles, a senior, capped hishigh-school career in style. Hewon the 100 freestyle in 47.39,just beating Newport’s SebastianBury, who was second in 47.48.Ruggles finished second in the 50freestyle in 21.25. He also an-chored the 200 freestyle relay,which won in 1:28.68. Matsuda,Nam and Florsheim were othermembers of the relay.

Skyline’s diver is secondIt wasn’t quite the finish to the

state diving competition that Sky-line junior Max Levy hoped for buthe still walked away with a silvermedal and the anticipation of next

year. Levy was seeded No.1 entering

the 1-meter diving competition. Hehad a preliminary round score of291.00 and seemed to be right ontrack. But that number dropped to388.5 in the final with the mainculprit being Levy’s inward 1 1/2

summersault.“I’m kind of upset in a little way. I

could have done better,” Levy said.In the end South Kitsap’s Jesse

Labeda-Sutton had a better day ofdives and finished first, just aheadof Levy. with 391.55 points.

“I’m hoping to come back nextyear for the gold,” Levy said.

Skyline’s Alec Raines finishedfourth in the 500 freestyle andPaul Jett took seventh in the 200individual medley.

Liberty finishes fourthLiberty capped a record-setting

season when the Patriots broughthome their first ever trophy fromthe Class 3A state championships.Liberty finished fourth with 168

points. The Patriots were the sec-ond-highest KingCo Conference 3Aplacing team. Mercer Island,which was dethroned as statechampion, finished second with300 points. Lakeside won the teamtitle with 311 points. Bainbridgewas third with 229.5.

The Patriots had one statechampion in junior Raymond Ha,who captured the 100 breast-stroke with an All-American con-sideration and school record timeof 57.46. Ha’s record was one ofeight new marks set by Libertyswimmers this season.

Senior Logan Briggs was secondin the 200 individual medley in1:52.66 and second in the 500freestyle in 4:35.46. Both were all-American consideration andschool record times. In the 500freestyle, Briggs was nipped byBainbridge’s Andrew McCarthy,who finished first in 4:35.27.

SPORTS� �

The Issaquah Press

�Wednesday, February 22, 2012Page B4

By Christina LordsIssaquah Press reporter

It wasn’t where Nick Pricewanted to be.

After the Issaquah High SchoolEagles were only able to stringtogether 16 points in the firsthalf of the KingCo Conference 4Aboys championship game Feb.17 against Garfield, he was sad-dled with early foul trouble andwas forced to the sidelines forthe majority of the third quarter.

Issaquah rallied for an 18-9run to bring the game within 10points in the third, but theEagles lost the contest 62-51 atJuanita High School.

“It’s always a factor when yourbest player gets into foul trouble,but at the same time the otherkids and the younger guys steppedup,” Issaquah coach Jason Griffithsaid. “That’s when we went on arun. When Nick came back in, heplayed more like Nick.”

He credited the Bulldogs’strength as the best offensive re-bounding team in the league — amajor factor as Garfield took thelead by as many as 21 points inthe first half.

“We had a hard time gettinginto the rhythm,” he said. “Wewere forcing shots and we didn’t

really play to our strengths,which is getting to the rim, mak-ing the extra pass and playinggood defense.”

Griffith said he knew his teamhad the talent and dedication toend up in the championshipgame early on in the season.

“I knew it was our potential,”he said. “We competed all seasonlong. We played every teamtough all year long. We were juststarting to get over the humpdown the stretch here, and if wewould have put together a littlebit different first half, I think wewould have made it, or at leastmade it a closer game.”

Despite the early foul trouble,Price, Issaquah’s top scorer, con-tributed a team-high 14 points andfour rebounds in the contest. He’saveraging 20.4 points and 4.4 re-bounds per game on the season.

Issaquah freshman Ty Gibsonand junior Ryan Sexton con-tributed 12 and 11 points respec-tively.

Garfield’s Tucker Haymondhad a game-high 18 points forthe Bulldogs.

Issaquah will play in a Class4A regional at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at

Local girls basketball fans al-ways know it will be a battle downto the wire when the Skyline andIssaquah High School teams meet.

And, the third meeting of the sea-son between the rivals was no ex-ception. After an intense first half,Skyline pulled away in the finalquarter Feb. 16 to beat Issaquah47-41 in a loser-out game in theKingCo Conference 4A Tournamentat Juanita High School.

With the victory, Skyline cap-tured the KingCo No. 3 berth. TheSpartans, 17-7, played at Stan-wood, the Western Conference No.3 entry, Feb. 21 in a playoff for aClass 4A Regional berth. The win-ner of the game advances to theregional at Auburn Feb. 25 andplays a team from District 3 or

District 4 at 4 p.m.In the first contest on Jan. 6 be-

tween Issaquah and Skyline, theEagles held on for a 52-51 victory.In the Jan. 31 rematch, Skylinerallied in the second half to win37-32.

In the third meeting, Issaquahheld a 14-12 lead at the end of thefirst quarter. The teams weredeadlocked at 20-all at halftime.The contest stayed close throughthe third quarter. In the final pe-riod, Skyline outscored Issaquah

15-11 to win the contest.Rachel Shim and Megan Wiede-

man each had nine points to leadthe Spartans. Morgan Farrar andAllie Wyszynski each contributedeight points.

Issaquah's Sabrina Norton led allplayers with 15 points. Mandie Hilladded nine points and MonicaLanddeck eight points for Issaquah,which ended the season at 17-7.

Both teams reached this crucialgame after winning loser-out con-tests Feb. 14. Issaquah nippedInglemoor 66-65 and Skylineraced by Newport 50-32.

Issaquah fell behind by sixpoints in the first quarter butfought back to earn a 31-31halftime tie. The Eagles pulledahead in the third quarter and

held off Inglemoor in the finalperiod to win the game. Land-deck, a 5-foot-8 sophomoreguard, scored a season-high 25points to lead the Eagles. Nortoncontributed 12 points whileQuincey Gibson and MackenzieWieburg each had 10 points.Kelly Conroy topped Inglemoorwith 19 points.

Skyline, which won the KingCoCrest Division title this season,shot to a 10-6 first-quarter leadand steadily pulled away fromNewport. The Spartans had acommanding 40-16 lead going intothe final quarter. Wiedeman ledSkyline with 12 points. Haley

By Sebastian MoragaIssaquah Press reporter

When the last chapter closedon the 2012 Mat Classic, all itsaid about Hamilton Noel's per-formance was that the LibertyHigh School senior finished sixthin the 160-pound division at theClass 3A Tournament.

Not a word about his heart, ofwhich he displayed plenty in theTacoma Dome. Not a commaabout his tears, of which therewere also a few. Not a periodabout how he stepped on the matweakened by an unspecified ail-ment that made him look almostnothing like the Noel that domi-nated at Regionals.

At the end, the fact that Mer-cer Island’s Blake Johnson, thewrestler who won 160-poundstate title was the same Noel de-feated at the regional finalsseven days earlier, seemed to donothing but add insult to an al-ready injured warrior.

In the first round, Noel de-feated Enumclaw's Ryan Ander-son, 9-5. In the second round,Decatur's Nick Karis stunned on-lookers by beating Noel, 11-4.

At that point, fans were al-ready talking that Noel did notlook like himself. To the senior's

credit, he strung together twomore wins, against Pasco's Lon-nie Hurley (9-6) and Sunnyside'sSam Romero. (9-5).

Then, Bonney Lake's ChiliSabin stopped Noel with a pinlate in the third round.

Despite the devastating pin,which knocked Noel out of con-tention for third place, Noelturned the fifth-place match intoa battle of wills.

Late in the match, Noel man-aged to turn a 3-1 deficit with 76seconds left into a 3-3 tie on atakedown. The effort took thelast reserve of gas from Noel'stank, who yielded two morepoints and lost 5-3.

Then the tears, the hugs fromthe coaches and an afternoon ofmisty-eyed waiting until theawards ceremonies, where Noelwould receive his sixth-placeprize and say goodbye to high-school wrestling.

The brackets for the Mat Classic2012 are full, and at 160 pounds,Noel's name stands next to a '6'.Those who watched him thisweekend know no number highenough exists for competitors whowrestle two opponents at once.

BY GREG FARRAR

Jubilant members of the Issaquah High School boys swim team and their coaches hoist their state 4A second placeteam trophy and give themselves a cheer Feb. 18 at the Federal Way Aquatic Center.

Swimmers celebrate second in state Hamilton Noelfinishes sixth at

Mat Classic

BY GREG FARRAR

Above, Brian Ruggles, Issaquah High School senior, swims his way to a 4Astate championship medal in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.39 sec-onds. At right, Max Levy, Skyline High School sophomore, scores 6’s, 6.5’s anda 7 from the judges on his forward 1 1/2 somersault dive with one twist. Levyfinished just three points shy of Jesse Labeda-Sutton of South Kitsap for the4A state championship.

Issaquah’s boysend with best

finish ever

BY GREG FARRAR

Ty Gibson, Issaquah freshman guard, is fouled by Garfield forward Trey Williamsduring a furious third-quarter comeback at the 4A KingCo championship.

Sluggish start doomsEagles to 62-51 loss inchampionship game

See WRESTLING, Page B5

Skyline girls top Issaquah, earn KingCo No. 3 seed

See BASKETBALL, Page B5

See EAGLES, Page B5

See SWIMMING, Page B5

BASKETBALLROUNDUP�

Prep boys basketball4A KingCo ConferenceCREST DIVISION

League SeasonW L W L

Skyline* 13 1 18 5Redmond 10 4 16 7Issaquah 6 8 14 9Newport 5 9 10 13Eastlake 2 12 4 16

CROWN DIVISIONLeague Season

W L W LGarfield* 13 2 18 5Roosevelt 10 5 16 78Bothell 8 7 15 9Ballard 8 7 10 12Woodinville 3 12 5 12Inglemoor 2 13 6 14

*Division champions

KingCo 4A TournamentAt Juanita High SchoolFeb. 14 GamesBothell 60, Newport 56, loser outRoosevelt 45, Redmond 42, loser outFeb. 16 GameBothell 65, Roosevelt 55, loser out, winner KingCo

No. 3 (plays 7 p.m., Feb. 21 at Wesco No. 3 for regionalberth)

Feb. 17 Title GameGarfield 62, Issaquah 51, first, second, both to

regionals

GARFIELD 62, ISSAQUAH 51Garfield 16 19 9 18 – 62Issaquah 8 8 18 17 – 51Garfield – Tucker Haymond 18, TreVaunte Williams

16, Daniel Greer 13, Pierre Wright 9, Demario Hall 4,Jalen McGruder 2, Torrence Baker 0, Aja Buchanan 0,Garrett Hopper 0.

Issaquah – Nick Price 14, Ty Gibson 12, Ryan Sexton11, Cory Nevin 6, Fletcher Martin 5, Jake Henke 4,Blake Bichsel 0, Drew Danner 0, Brian Watson 0, ColeWestover 0, Tyler Witte 0.

Class 4A RegionalsFeb. 24 GamesAt JuanitaIssaquah vs. District 3/4 No. 4, 6 p.m.District 3/4 No. 5 vs. Garfield, 8 p.m.At Kent-MeridianDistrict 3/4 No. 6 vs. Jackson, 6 p.m.Snohomish vs. District 3/4 No. 3, 8 p.m.At AuburnLake Stevens/Bothell vs. District 3/4 No. 2, 6 p.m.District 3/4 No. 7 vs. District 3/4 No. 1, 8 p.m.At Spokane Falls Community CollegeDistrict 5/6/8 No. 3 vs. District 5/6/8 No. 2, 6 p.m.District 3/4 No. 8 vs. District 5/6/8, No. 1, 8 p.m.

Prep girls basketball4A KingCo ConferenceCREST DIVISION

League SeasonW L W L

Skyline* 11 3 17 7Issaquah 10 4 17 7Eastlake 9 5 14 9Newport 5 9 9 14Redmond 2 12 6 14

CROWN DIVISIONLeague Season

W L W LWoodinville* 14 1 21 2Inglemoor 12 3 17 6Roosevelt 6 9 8 13Garfield 6 9 7 14Ballard 5 10 6 14Bothell 0 15 0 20

*division champions

KingCo 4A TournamentAt Juanita High SchoolFeb. 14 GamesSkyline 50, Newport 32, loser outIssaquah 66, Inglemoor 65, loser outFeb. 16 GameSkyline 47, Issaquah 41, loser out, winner KingCo

No. 3Feb. 17 Title GameWoodinville 54, Eastlake 48, first, second, both to

regionalsFeb. 21 GameSkyline at Stanwood (Wesco No. 3), winner to

regionals

SKYLINE 47, ISSAQUAH 41Skyline 12 8 12 15 – 47Issaquah 14 6 10 11 – 41Skyline – Rachel Shim 9, Megan Wiedeman 9,

Morgan Farrar 8, Allie Wyszynski 8, Haley Smith 6, LaceyNicholson 4, Alex Daugherty 3, Susie Tinker 0, ShelbyKassuba 0.

Issaquah – Sabrina Norton 15, Mandie Hill 9,Monica Landdeck 8, Taryn Holmes 4, Quincey Gibson 3,Aimee Brakken 2, Ali Mendezona 0, Ngozi Monu 0.

ISSAQUAH 66, INGLEMOOR 65Inglemoor 21 10 11 23 – 65Issaquah 15 16 17 18 – 66Inglemoor – Kelly Conroy 19, Taylor Peacocke 17,

Chay Fuller 12, Kate Taylor 12, Julia Haining 5, LarissaAshby 0, Eric Kalista 0, Molly Pence 0.

Issaquah – Monica Landdeck 25, Sabrina Norton12, Quincey Gibson 10, Mackenzie Wieburg 10, AimeeBrakken 5, Taryn Holmes 4, Mandie Hill 0, AliMendezona 0, Ngozi Monu 0.

SKYLINE 50, NEWPORT 32Skyline 10 13 17 10 – 50Newport 6 4 6 16 – 32Skyline – Megan Wiedeman 12, Haley Smith 8, Allie

Wyszynski 8, Morgan Farrar 6, Susie Tinker 6, LaceyNicholson 4, Rachel Shim 4, Shelby Kassuba 2, AliciaShim 0, Lindsay Coutts 0, Alex Daugherty 0, Bryn deVita0, Morgan Fischer 0, Kate Fitzgerald 0, Stella Mazaferro0.

Newport – Milana Hoving 12, Marikah Wright 6,Justina Grubb 4, Chanel Dotson 2, Felicia Andreini 2,Anna Crabtree 2, Casey Schoenlein 2, Chiara Victor 2,Abbi Gobel 0, Kaitlin Sahlinger 0.

WOODINVILLE 54, EASTLAKE 48Woodinville 14 10 11 19 – 54Eastlake 11 14 18 5 – 48Woodinville – Mackenzie Campbell 19, Alexis McLeod

12, Kim Frost 8, Ali Forde 7, Erin Hamilton 4, DeidreMiller 2, Amanda Skalabrin 2, Midori McElwee 0.

Eastlake – Kendra Morrison 14, MarijkeVanderschaaf 10, Caleigh McCabe 7, Maggie Douglas 4,Taylor Boe 3, Lauren Files 3, Ellie Mortenson 2, BellaZennan 0.

Class 4A RegionalsFeb. 25 GamesAt JuanitaEastlake vs. District 3/4 No. 4, 4 p.m.District 3/4 No. 5 vs. Woodinville, 6 p.m.At Kent-MeridianDistrict 3/4 No. 6 vs. Lake Stevens, 4 p.m.Jackson vs. District 3/4 No. 3, 6 p.m.At AuburnStanwood/Skyline vs. District 3/4 No. 2, 4 p.m.District 3/4 No. 7 vs. District 3/4 No. 1, 6 p.m.At Spokane Falls Community CollegeDistrict 5/6/8 No. 3 vs. District 5/6/8 No. 2, 6 p.m.District 3/4 No. 8 vs. District 5/6/8 No. 1, 8 p.m.

3A/2A KingCo ConferenceLeague Season

W L W LJuanita* 12 2 21 5Lake Washington 11 3 14 9Liberty 10 4 16 9Bellevue 8 6 14 11Mount Si 7 7 10 11Mercer Island 5 9 5 15Interlake 3 11 10 15Sammamish 0 14 3 16

*regular season champion

3A Sea-King District TournamentAt Bellevue CollegeFeb. 14 GamesCleveland 53, Bainbridge 43, winner to regionalLakeside 54, Bellevue 43, winner to regional

Seattle Prep 58, Liberty 38, winner to regionalFranklin 54, Juanita 36, winner to regionalFeb. 16 GamesLakeside 34, Cleveland 33Franklin 57, Seattle Prep 38Feb. 17 GamesBellevue 65, Bainbridge 64, loser outJuanita 74, Liberty 48, loser outFeb. 18 GamesSeattle Prep 55, Cleveland 38, third, fourth, both to

regionalsJuanita 52, Bellevue 37, fifth place, loser out, winner

to regionalsFranklin 30, Lakeside 24, first, second, both to

regionals

JUANITA 74, LIBERTY 48Liberty 15 18 1 14 – 48Juanita 8 22 22 22 – 74Liberty – Sierra Carlson 10, Aspen Winegar 10, Alicia

Abraham 8, Morgan Safley 4, Megan Tsutakawa 4,Stephanie Yea 4, Delane Agnew 2, Ashlan Applegate 2,Adele Payant 2, Sara Bliesner 0, Tara Johnson 0.

Juanita – Kate Cryderman 20, Mikayla Jones 16,Molly Grager 9, Winnie Levitt 8, Bre Carter 7, MaryCarter 5, Molly Steck 4, Emily Wright 3, Mckenzie Waltar2, Shannon Brink 0, Taylor Lloyd 0, Carla Murigmen 0.

SEATTLE PREP 58, LIBERTY 38Seattle Prep 17 18 12 11 – 58Liberty 6 11 5 16 – 38Seattle Prep – Nicole Hall 17, Michaela Carew 15,

Mary Ann Santucci 12, Purshall Artison 8, QuinnGlosniak 6, Kate Adler 0, Kathryn Barth 0, MaggieBowner 0, Andraya Flor 0, Margaret McDonald 0, OliviaMorrow 0, Abby Rockwell 0.

Liberty – Delane Agnew 9, Stephanie Yea 8, AspenWinegar 6, Sierra Carlson 5, Alicia Abraham 4, AveryGranberg 4, Megan Tsutakawa 2, Ashlan Applegate 0,Tara Johnson 0, Adele Payant 0, Morgan Safley 0.

Prep boys swimmingClass 4A State ChampionshipsAt King County Aquatic CenterTeam scores: 1, Stadium 229; 2, Issaquah 205; 3,

Kamiak 189; 4, Newport 178; 5, Eastlake 154; 6, GigHarbor 135; 7, Richland 124; 8, Roosevelt 107; 9 (tie),Inglemoor 73, Curtis 73; 11, Kentridge 69; 12,Woodinville 68; 13, Stanwood 67; 14, Central Kitsap61; 15 (tie), Skyline 56, Marysville-Pilchuck 56; 17,Mount Rainier 45; 18, Cascade 44; 19, Walla Walla 36;20, Moses Lake 34; 21, Wenatchee 33; 22 (tie), SouthKitsap 31, Jackson 31; 24, Todd Beamer 30; 25,Kentlake 25; 26, Redmond 22; 29, Ballard 19; 32,Bothell 14; 37, Garfield 5.

Individual results(Top 5 placers, and local and KingCo)200 medley relay: A final, 1, Stadium (Logan

Rysemus, Mateus Siquiera, Taylor Wright, Stefan Kubeja)1:37.23; 2, Issaquah (Willie Matsuda, Austin Melody,Gabe Florsheim, Brian Ruggles) 1:37.86; 3, Eastlake(Edward Kim, Zach Alleva, Jason Kroon, Henry O’Neil)1:38.05; 4, Kamiak (John Stupey, Liam Sosinsky, KyleKusuda, Tyler Cheung) 1:38.37; 5, Roosevelt (WyattSintay, Keith Schendel, Tim Sherwood, Alex Guffey)1:40.86; B final, 9, Newport (Dehlan Gwo, KeeganMcElligott, Connor O’Shea, Christopher Bell) 1:42.30;10, Inglemoor (Mateusz Merchel, Casey Colella, AndyChapman, Matt Yusen) 1:42.67; prelims, 18, Skyline(Mitch Corson, Alec Raines, Paul Jett, Ashton Powell)1:46.34.

200 freestyle: A final, 1, Kim (Eastlake) 1:38.72*; 2,Brendan Weiner (Central Kitsap) 1:43.01; 3, NickConnors (Richland) 1:44.34; 4, Ben Allen (Newport)1:44.44; 5, Asahel Jenkins (Cascade) 1;45.34; B final,13, Raines (Skyline) 1:48.16; 14, Guffey (Roosevelt)1:48.48.

200 individual medley: A final, 1, Rysemus(Stadium) 1:50.97*; 2, Evan Indahl (Gig Harbor)1:56.20; 3, Brian Woodbury (Curtis) 1:56.23; 4,Sosinsky (Kamiak) 1:56.65; 5, Melody (Issaquah)1:58.30; 6, Schendel (Roosevelt) 1:58.88; 7, Jett(Skyline) 2:00.83; 8, Ben Nussbaum (Issaquah)2:02.15; B final, 11, Mat Williamson (Bothell) 2:03.78.

50 freestyle: A final, 1, Chase Bublitz (Kentridge)21.16; 2, Ruggles (Issaquah) 21.25; 3, Sebastian Bury(Newport) 21.40; 4, Andrew Lackman (Stadium) 21.64;5, Dylan Chase (Todd Beamer) 21.74; 7, Dave Nam(Issaquah) 22.33; B final, 16, Florsheim (Issaquah)23.15.

Diving: 1, Labeda-Sutton (South Kitsap) 391.55; 2,Max Levy (Skyline) 388.50; 3, Jesse Dehnert(Kentwood) 377.05; 4, Eric Klassen (Redmond)335.45; 5, Will Hanson (Stadium) 321.00; 6, Carlson-Rothe (Woodinville) 305.82; 7, Antoine Signoretty(Eastlake) 301.10; 13, Garcia Garde (Garfield) 274.20;14, Cody Sodawasser (Bothell) 263.10; 16, AlexThompson (Garfield) 245.10.

100 butterfly: A final, 1, Bublitz (Kentridge) 50.33;2, Stupey (Kamiak) 51.68; 3, Jenkins (Cascade) 51.96;4, Michael Cox (Tahoma) 52.46; 5, Andrew Blanchard(Richland) 52.70; 6, Matsuda (Issaquah) 53.31; 7,Florsheim (Issaquah) 53.34; 8, Gwo (Newport) 53.48; Bfinal, 9, Max Emerick (Woodinville) 53.70; 10, NicholasKodati (Redmond) 54.04; 14, Sintay (Roosevelt) 54.92;16, Caleb Jaeger (Ballard) 55.57; prelims, 18, Jett(Skyline) 55.75.

100 freestyle: A final, 1, Ruggles (Issaquah) 47.39;2, Bury (Newport) 47.49; 3, Chase (Todd Beamer)48.17; 4, Alleva (Eastlake) 48.32; 5, Erik Nielsen (GigHarbor) 48.41; B final, 12, Guffey (Roosevelt) 49.53;prelims, 17, Nam (Issaquah) 50.76.

500 freestyle: A final, 1, Nick Connors (Richland)4:36.44; 2, Brendan Weiner (Central Kitsap) 4:37.06;3, Allen (Newport) 4:41.97; 4, Raines (Skyline)4:44.63; 5, Indahl (Gig Harbor) 4:45.93; B final, 9,Colella (Inglemoor) 4:51.15; 12, Williamson (Bothell)4:57.69; 13, Jackson Berman (Eastlake) 5:00.02.

200 freestyle relay: A final, 1, Issaquah (Matsuda,Nam, Florsheim, Ruggles) 1:28.68; 2, Stadium (MateusSiquiera, Miller Moore, Taylor Wright, Andrew Lackman)1:29.34; 3, Kamiak (Trent Roberts, Kyle Kusuda, EbenSchumann, Tyler Cheung) 1:30.16; 4, Gig Harbor(Andrew Van Camp, Daniel Arroyo, Indahl, Nielsen)1:30.69; 5, Newport (Bury, Nicholas Weiss, Bell, Allen)1:30.99; 8, Woodinville (Joshua Scheck, Gunner Burn,Zach Oporesa, Emerick) 1:33.42; B final, 9, Ballard(Kyle Garrity, Phillip Anderson, Jaeger, John Hall)1:33.23; prelims, 22, Skyline (Nick D’Alo, Matt Haynie,Mackenzie O’Keefe, Powell) 1:37.14; 23, Eastlake(Henry O’Neil, James McCutcheon, Brian Lee, JasonKroon) 1:38.14.

100 backstroke: A final, 1, Kim (Eastlake) 48.84*;2, Rysemus (Stadium) 50.12*; 3, Brian Woodbury(Curtis) 52.04; 4, Stupey (Kamiak) 52.81; 5, Gwo(Newport) 54.17; 6, Merchel (Inglemoor) 54.40; B final,10, Emerick (Woodinville) 54.97; 11, Matsuda(Issaquah) 55.37; 12, Pana (Newport) 55.58; 13, SethBirrell (Inglemoor) 55.72; 14, Tyler Yee (Newport) 56.02.

100 breaststroke: A final, 1, Sosinsky (Kamiak)57.45; 2, Alleva (Eastlake) 58.06; 3, Schendel(Roosevelt) 58.49; 4, Sintay (Roosevelt) 1:00.16; 5,Jason Soria (Central Kitsap) 1:00.47; 7, Josaiah Clark(Inglemoor) 1:01.30; B final, 10, Colella (Inglemoor)1:01.10; 12, McElligott (Newport) 1:02.85; 14,Nussbaum (Issaquah) 1:03.07.

400 freestyle relay: A final, 1, Kamiak (Stupey,Cheung, Kusuda, Roberts) 3:14.47; 2, Eastlake (O’Neil,Berman, Kim, Alleva) 3:14.51; 3, Stadium (CameronHartwig, Kubeja, Lackman, Rysemus) 3:15.52; 4,Newport (Bury, Gwo, Pana, Allen) 3:15.88; 5, Gig Harbor(Arroyo, Baylor Stearnes, Indhal, Nielsen) 3:18.07; 7,Roosevelt (Guffey, Sintay, Sherwood, Schendel) 3:19.69;8, Issaquah (Melody, Spencer McCulloh, Nussbaum,Nam) 3:22.60; B final, 10, Inglemoor (Colella, Clark,Merchel, Yusen) 3:21.54; 11, Woodinville (Scheck, Burn,Oropesa, Emerick) 3:23.01; 13, Skyline (Powell, D’Alo,Jett, Raines) 3:25.50.

*All-America Times

3A State ChampionshipsAt King County Aquatic CenterTeam scores: 1, Lakeside 311; 2, Mercer Island 300;

3, Bainbridge 229.5; 4, Liberty 168; 5, KennedyCatholic 158; 6, Bellevue 132; 7, O’Dea 118; 8,Mountain View 101; 9, Camas 96; 10, Seattle Prep81.5; 11, Hanford 81; 12, Kennewick 69; 13,Shorewood 66; 14, Eastmont 45; 15, Wilson 44; 16,Shorecrest 41; 17, Oak Harbor 42.5; 18, Highline 37;19, Auburn Mountainview 33; 20, Enumclaw 29.5; 21(tie), Hazen 29, Prairie 29; 23, Ingraham 18; 24, WestSeattle 11; 25, Sammamish 10.

Individual finals(Top 5 places, and local and KingCo)200 medley relay: A final, 1, Lakeside (Abraham

Devine, Robbie Adler, Kevin Yu, Zach Wagner) 1:36.58;2, Mercer Island (Andrew Weiss, Noah Deiparine, DanielSimons, Quinn Markwith) 1:36.60; 3, Liberty (LukeDuschl, Raymond Ha, Kevin Hays, Logan Briggs)1:36.81; 4, Bainbridge (Todd McCarthy, Jared Bell,

SPORTS CALENDAR�Adult sports Issaquah Alps Trails Club�Feb. 24, 10 a.m., Dogs WelcomeHike, 3-5 miles, 500- to 900-foot eleva-tion gain. Call 206-909-1080 ... Feb. 26,noon, Tiger Mountain’s Tradition Loop, 5miles, 600-foot elevation gain. Call 392-3571 ... March 3, 9 a.m., CougarMountain, 8 miles, 1,800-foot elevationgain. Call 206-232-7730 ... March 4,9:30 a.m., Middle Coal Creek, 5 miles,500-foot elevation gain. Call 453-8997.Cascade Bicycle Club�Feb. 23, 1 p.m., May Valley toIssaquah, 28 miles from NewcastleBeach Park. Call 891-7079 ... Feb. 24,10 a.m., Marymoor to Carnation, 45-55 miles from Marymoor Park eastparking lot. Call 985-8570 ... Feb. 28,5:45 p.m., Cycle Tuesdays, 25-35miles from Renton’s Gene Coulon Park.Call 206-200-7314.Fishing�Fly-fishing workshop from 9 a.m. to5 p.m. Feb. 25-26 at Issaquah’s HiltonGarden Inn. Workshop provides tech-niques for fishing the flies effectively,how to read the water, patterns andtactics for fishing streams and lakes.Workshop is open to beginners andexperienced fly-fishers. Register athttp://hookednow.com/events.Tennis �Issaquah Parks holds the Tennis

and Friends program for players 50and over at Tibbetts Valley Park. Call369-8332.

Youth sports/activities Soccer�Issaquah Parks is registering playersfor its K-fifth grade spring/summer pro-gram. Call 837-3346. Register atwww.issaquahparks.net.Little League �Issaquah Little League is registeringplayers for 2012 baseball and softballteams. Go to www.issaquahlittle-league.org ... Sammamish Little Leagueis registering players for 2012 baseball,softball and Challenger teams. Registerat www.Sammamishlittleleague.count-mein.com.Baseball�Friday Hit Club series at Field ofChampions starts from 8-9 p.m. Feb.24. Clinic is for youngsters 9-14. Newseries of Friday Hit Club runs March 2,9, 16, 23 from 7-8 p.m. Call 222-6020 ... Art of catching clinic March 2,9, 16, 23 at Field of Champions.Clinics run from 6-7 p.m. Call 222-6020.

High school sports Boys basketball�Feb. 24, 6 p.m., Issaquah in Class4A Regional at Juanita.

Andrew McCarthy, Colin Chupik) 1:37.57; 5, Bellevue(Michael Stanchi, Casey Lee, Jamie Doucette, CarlAndrews) 1:39.73; B final, 14, Sammamish (ConradKarwal, Matt McKaig, Edmund Wai, Jacob Tower)1:43.74; 16, Hazen (Nolan Hoover, Chris Foth, KyleNelson, Malcolm Mitchell) 1:45.33.

200 freestyle: A final, 1, Thane Maudslien (KennedyCatholic) 1:38.79*; 2, A. McCarthy (Bainbridge)1:43.07; 3, Sean Ekavithvorakul (Lakeside) 1:43.82; 4,William Wertz (Hanford) 1:43.98; 5, Sascha Stipe(O’Dea) 1:45.41; 6, Nick Klatt (Liberty) 1:45.56; Bfinal, 10, Chase Onstot (Hazen) 1:48.72; 13, IanCaldwell (MI) 1:49.29; prelims, 17, Mitchell (Hazen)1:51.49.

200 individual medley: A final, 1, Tommy Thach(Kennedy Catholic) 1:50.85*; 2, Briggs (Liberty)1:52.66; 3, Jaron Hamlik (Prairie) 1:53.44; 4, SpencerAlpaugh (Bainbridge) 1:56.98; 5, Conrad Shabb(Lakeside) 1:58.00; 7, Tom Hutchison (Lakeside)1:59.52; 8, Simons (MI) 2:02.51; B final, 9, Duschl(Liberty) 1:59.90; 14, Samuel Chong (MI) 2:02.46; 15,Duncan Koontz (MI) 2:03.87; prelims, 18, Connor Biehl(Liberty) 2:03.45; 21, Connor Broughton (Hazen)2:08.30.

50 freestyle: A final, 1, Wagner (Lakeside) 20.87; 2,Andrews (Bellevue) 21.09; 3, Weiss (MI) 21.41; 4,Marco Signorelli (MI) 21.52; 5, Chupik (Bainbridge)21.74; 6, Markwith (MI) 21.76; B final, 13, McKaig(Sammamish) 22.47; 15, Karl MacLane (MI) 22.59.

Diving: 1, Eddie Young (Shorewood) 442.80; 2,Brian Donohue (Kennedy Catholic) 398.90; 3, WilliamTuthill (Eastmont) 371.40; 4, Aaron Moss (Shorecrest)360.15; 5, Andrew Bowker (Lakeside) 320.00; 9, CodyHall (MI) 294.45; 15, Connor Nielson (MI) 264.85; pre-lims, 18, Jesse Herrild (Liberty) 173.90; 22, ShaneThompson (Hazen) 95.10.

100 butterfly: A final, 1, Maudslien (KennedyCatholic) 49.89; 2, Chase Schell (Wilson) 50.88; 3,Ekavithvorakul (Lakeside) 51.82; 4, Kevin Yu (Lakeside)52.53; 5, T. McCarthy (Bainbridge) 52.74; 8, Simons(MI) 53.47; B final, 10, Markwith (MI) 54.45; 12,Michael Bower (MI) 54.65; 16, Doucette (Bellevue)55.56.

100 freestyle: A final, 1, Wagner (Lakeside) 45.47*;2, Signorelli (MI) 46.64; 3, Andrews (Bellevue) 47.05;4, Derek Savage (Eastmont) 47.16; 5, Jon Graybill(Highline) 47.23; 8, Deiparine (MI) 48.77; B final,Brandt Waesche (MI) 48.60; 13, Caldwell (MercerIsland) 49.29; 16, Matt Williams (Bellevue) 49.82; pre-lims, 24, Mitchell (Hazen) 50.81.

500 freestyle: A final, 1, A. McCarthy (Bainbridge)4:35.27; 2, Briggs (Liberty) 4:35.46; 3, Shabb(Lakeside) 4:40.56; 4, Stanchi (Bellevue) 4:40.75; 5,Stipe (O’Dea) 4:42.64; 7, Klatt (Liberty) 4:45.48; Bfinal, 11, Koontz (MI) 4:45.48; 12, Onstot (Hazen)4:58.17; prelims, 19, Broughton (Hazen) 5:03.97.

200 freestyle relay: A final, 1, Mercer Island(Deiparine, MacLane, Markwith, Signorelli) 1:27.35; 2,Lakeside (Robbie Adler, Yu, Henry Stolz, Ekavithvorakul)1:28.28; 3, Mountain View (Alexander Suk, Kyle Law,Davin Gong) 1:28.82; 4, O’Dea (Grant Neil, Chris Allen,Jacob Stashower, Stipe) 1:29.46; 5, Bainbridge (GrantDunaway, Alex Nowjack, Alpaugh, Kevin Yalung) 1:30.08;B final, 10, Bellevue (George French, Alex Jones,Williams, Doucette) 1:31.92; 16, Hazen (Onstot,Nelson, Andrew Le, P.J. Warmenhoven) 1:35.35.

100 backstroke: A final, 1 Cameron Lindsay (Aub.Mountainview) 51.29; 2, Weiss (MI) 51.35; 3, Stanchi(Bellevue) 52.09; 4, T. McCarthy (Bainbridge) 52.61; 5,Duschl (Liberty) 53.05; 7, Ian Piper (MI) 53.63; B final,11, Hutchison (Lakeside) 55.18; 16, Hoover (Hazen)57.26.

100 breaststroke: A final, 1, Raymond Ha (Liberty)57.46; 2, Thach (Kennedy Catholic) 58.09; 3, Deiparine(MI) 1:10.05; 4, Ethan Carlson (Peninsula) 1:01.20; 5,Bennan VanHoor (Enumclaw) 1:01.32; B final, 11, Hays(Liberty) 1:02.34; 14, Chong (MI) 1:02.54.

400 freestyle relay: A final, 1, Lakeside (Stolz,Shabb, Ekavithvorakul, Wagner) 3:08.61; 2, MercerIsland (Simons, Waesche, Signorelli, Weiss) 3:09.73; 3,Bainbridge (T. McCarthy, Nowjack, A. McCarthy, Chupik)3:11.02; 4, Kennedy Catholic (Maudslien, Thach, SkylarMartens, Karl Fenster) 3:15.25; 5, Liberty (Duschl,Klatt, Hays, Briggs) 3:16.13; 7, Bellevue (Andrews,Williams, Doucette, Stanchi) 3:16.89; B final, 11, Hazen(Onstot, Warmenhoven, Hoover, Mitchell) 3:23.32.

Prep wrestlingClass 4A State ChampionshipsAt Tacoma DomeTeam scores: 1, Tahoma 190; 2, Mead 168.5; 3,

Graham-Kapowsin 134; 4, Union 96.5; 5, Lake Stevens91; 6, Evergreen (Vancouver) 77; 7, Central Valley 75;8, Todd Beamer 62; 9, Snohomish 61; 10, Moses Lake52; 11, Woodinville 46; 12, Curtis 38; 13 (tie),Marysville-Pilchuck 34, Stanwood 34; 15, Edmonds-Woodway 31; 16 (tie), Shelton 28, Central Kitsap 28,Jefferson 28; 19 (tie), Kamiak 27, Kentwood 27; 21(tie), South Kitsap 23, Chiawana 21; 23, Puyallup 23;24, Eisenhower 22; 25, Bethel 21; 26, Issauqah 20;31, Bothell 16; 36, Inglemoor 12; 42, Eastlake 7; noscore, Roosevelt, Ballard, Skyline, Redmond.

Local individual results106: first round, Fernando Leyva (Moses Lake) d.

Griffin Howlett (Skyline), 10-4; consolation, KolbyFenton (South Kitsap) d. Howlett, 6-0.

113: first round, Tim Whitehead (Tahoma) p. JosephDeMatteo (Skyline), 1:36; consolation, Chase Clasen(Moses Lake) d. DeMatteo, 12-6.

120: first round, Beau Gleed (Moses Lake) p. TristanSteciw (Skyline), 3:29; consolation, Warren Sprecher(Central Kitsap) d. Steciw, 13-2.

126: Killian Page (Marysville-Pilchuck) d. MaxTickman (Issaquah), 14-8; consolation, Tickman d.Jacob Sands (Roosevelt), 10-3; Tickman d. DaltonMeyers (Kentwood), 9-7; Tickman d. Mark McKeown(Chiawana), 5-4; Colton Orrino (Central Valley) d.Tickman, 14-3; fifth-sixth place, Tickman d. Page, 14-10.

132: first round, Gabe Boynay (Tahoma) p. AlmenThorpe (Issaquah), 3:22; consolation, Marco Gonzalez(Eisenhower) d. Thorpe, 11-2.

170: first round, Eric Harper (Eastlake) d. AndrewRamirez (Issaquah), 10-3; quarterfinal, Harper d. ColbyBarber (Shelton), 8-4; semifinal, Sam Voigtlander(Mead) d. Harper, inj. def; consolation, Zach Perez(Edmonds-Woodway) p. Ramirez, 3:46; Garrett Autry(Tahoma) p. Harper, 1:20; fifth-sixth place, Kyle Bennett(Stanwood) d. Harper, inj, def.

220: first round, Matt Voss (Puyallup) p. MattSolusod (Issaquah), 1:43; consolation, Riley Bock

(Skyview) p. Solusod, 4:12.285: first round, Kyle Lanoue (Central Kitsap) p.

Jonathan Norris (Issaquah), 1:15; consolation, Norris p.Ian Overton (Heritage), 0:37; Norris p. Larkin Williams(Aub.-Riverside), 0:23; Norris p. Damen Medeinos(South Kitsap), 0:11; Jessy Leifi (Federal Way) p. Norris,2:07; fifth-sixth place, Cody Bocook (Mead) d. Norris,11-5.

Class 3A State ChampionshipsAt Tacoma DomeTeam scores: 1, Enumclaw 126; 2, Yelm 104; 3,

Bonney Lake 85; 4, Shadle Park 75; 5, Kelso 70.5; 6,Sedro Woolley 69; 7, Mercer Island 57; 8, Decatur58.5; 9, University 58; 10, Sunnyside 55.5; 11,Timberline 55; 12, Glacier Peak 52; 14, Hudson’s Bay50; 14, O’Dea 48; 15, Shorecrest 43; 16 (tie), Everett41, Lake Washington 41; 18, Peninsula 40; 19, MountSpokane 39; 20 (tie), North Central 36, EastsideCatholic 36; 22 (tie), Mount Si 31.5, Mount Vernon31.5; 24, Pasco 31; 25, Kamiakin 30; 29, Bellevue 25;44, Hazen 8; 46, Liberty 7.

Local individual results106: first round, Darren Harris (Yelm) p. Eli Clure

(Mount Si), 1:53; Kwest Osborn (University) p. DerekNichols (Hazen), 0;53; consolation, Clure p. JordanArmstrong (Chief Sealth), 3:33; Luis Cardona(Marysville-Getchell) d. Clure, 11-2; Luke Wilson(Mercer Island) p. Nichols, 1:39.

113: first round, Luis Reyna (Mount Vernon) p. ZachMoore (Hazen), 0:33; Matt Iwicki (Eastside Catholic) p.Christian Bagdadi (Everett), 3:43; quarterfinal, Iwicki d.Marcus Hartman (Camas), 10-0; semifinal, ColtonTracey (Bonney Lake) d. Iwicki, 3-1; consolation, Moored. Kennedy Jenks (North Central), inj. def; Hartman p.Moore, 0:24; third-fourth place, Iwicki p. Reyna, 1:52.

132: first round, Jake Farrell (Sedro-Woolley) p.Austin Clark (Hazen), 5:10; consolation, David Griffith(Capital) d. Clark, 6-1.

138: first round, Aaron Blaine (Hudson’s Bay) p.Daniel Karpman (Hazen), 3:51; Ryan Gabel (University)d. Aaron Peterson (Mount Si), 8-0; consolation, PavelOkara (Mount Vernon) d. Karpman, 13-3; Peterson d.Dylan Read (Bainbridge), 4-2; Sam Wilkes (MountSpokane) d. Peterson, 8-3.

152: first round, Jon Obernesser (Eastside Catholic)d. Stefan Vandenkooy (Mount Vernon), disq.; quarterfi-nal, Garrett McDonald (Kelso) p. Obernesser, 3:01; con-solation, Bryson Pierce (North Central) d. Obernesser,13-0.

160: first round, Chili Sabin (Bonney Lake) tech. fall16-0 Bradley Strode (Eastside Catholic); Anthony Allred(Yelm) p. Andre Faciane (Hazen), 1:21; Connor Rosane(Southridge) d. AJ Brevick (Mount Si), 10-5; Nick Karis(Decater) p. Jose Ramirez (Hazen), 3:08; Hamilton Noel(Liberty) d. Ryan Anderson (Enumclaw), 9-5; quarterfi-nal, Karis d. Noel, 11-4; consolation, Lonnie Hurley(Pasco) p. Strode, 1:19; Sam Romero (Sunnyside) d.Faciane, 14-3; Brevick p. Andrew Kennedy (BishopBlanchet), 2:14; Anderson p. Ramirez, 0:52; Noel d.Hurley, 9-6; Brevick d. Allred, 4-2; Noel d. Romero, 9-5;Jordan Watts (Mountain View) tech. fall 15-0 Brevick;Sabin p. Noel, 5:32; fifth-sixth place, Rosane d. Noel, 5-3; seventh-eighth place, Brevick tech. fall 15-0 Romero.

182: first round, Sam Alexander (Ferndale) p. KeaRoberts (Eastside Catholic), 3:36; consolation, SterlingReynolds (Mountain View) tech. fall 16-0 Roberts.

195: first round, TJ Cormen (Enumclaw) p. JeremyGuilbert (Hazen), 2:06; Jake Ferris (Wilson) p. Joe Stout(Eastside Catholic), 1:26; consolation, Guilbert p. GabeTorgerson (Sedro-Woolley), 4:16; Aaron Ball(Meadowdale) p. Guilbert, 0:37; Stoutt d. RickyRodriguez (Mount Vernon), 6-0; Stoutt d. Chris Aiwiro(Everett), 6-4; Stoutt d. Miguel Guzman (Sunnyside), 6-0; Stoutt d. Jeffery Leuth (Yelm), 11-5; third-fourthplace, Carmen p. Stoutt, 1:39.

220: first round, Stone Hart (Timberline) d. JustinRussell (Hazen), 15-3; consolation, Russell d. AustinCarman (Sunnyside), inj. def.; Colton Malek (Enumclaw)p. Russell, 4:35.

285: quarterfinals, Josh Mitchell (Mount Si) p. JoshIngrebretson (Hudson’s Bay), 2:46; semifinal, KyleCosby (University) p. Mitchell, 2:46; consolation,Mitchell p. Cody Fulleton (O’Dea), 0:33; third-fourthplace, Mitchell p. Kevin Rabenstein (Sedro-Woolley),0:55.

Prep gymnasticsClass 4A State ChampionshipsAt Tacoma DomeTeam scores: 1, Mead 179.25; 2, Woodinville

178.375; 3, Mount Rainier 177.675; 4, Newport173.775.

Local individual resultsFirst day prelimsUneven parallel bars: 24 (tie), Amanda Dumont

(Issaquah), 8.25. Balance beam: 21, Anna Fairhart(Issaquah), 8.95.

Class 3A State ChampionshipsAt Tacoma DomeTeam scores: 1, Enumclaw 177.600; 2, Columbia

River 167.800; 3, Bainbridge 167.525; 4, University164.600; 5, Mount Si 162.925; 6, AuburnMountainview 159.600; 7, Shorewood 148.750; 8,Mountain View 145.125.

Individual finalsBalance beam: 7, Jennifer Rogers (Mount Si) 9.15.

Floor exercise: 5, Rogers 9.55.First day prelimsAll-around: 17, Rogers 34.325; 34 (tie), Mackenzie

Brown (Mount Si) 32.125; 39 (tie), Carissa Castagno(Mount Si) 31.725; 49, Shawna Sarrett (Liberty)30.550; 65, Hannah Richmond (Mount Si) 24.725; 76,Hailey Johnson (Mount Si) 22.125.

Uneven parallel bars: 22, Rogers 7.65; 26 (tie),Richmond 7.5; 31, Castagno 7.35; 42, Brown 7.05;49, Johnson 6.875; 51 (tie), Tia Riley (Liberty) 6.825;63, Sarrett 6.5; 68, Lexi Swanson (Mount Si) 6.4;5 87(tie), Aimee Christensen (Liberty) 5.725.

Balance beam: 15 (tie), Rogers 8.85; 38 (tie),Richmond 8.15; 45 (tie), Elizabeth Holmes (Mount Si)8.05; 48, Brown 8.0; 66, Sarrett 7.6; 77 (tie),Castagno 7.375; 90, Johnson 6.85.

Floor exercise: 38, Castagno 9.15; 47 (tie),Richmond 9.075; 56 (tie), Karli Louie (Hazen) 8.9; 64,Brown 8.75; 66, Sarrett 8.725; 72 (tie), Swanson 8.55;75, Jessica Trotto (Mount Si) 8.5.

Vault: 27 (tie), Riley 8.425; 30, Johnson 8.4; 32

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(tie), Brown 8.325; 42 (tie), Rogers 8.225; 60 (tie),Trotto 8.1; 80 (tie), Holmes 7.9; 82 (tie), Castagno7.85, Emily Pestl-Dimmitt (Liberty) 7.85; 86, JulianaRintala (Liberty) 7.8.

Youth girls basketballPresident’s Day TournamentTournament hosted by Issaquah Girls Basketball

Association:FIFTH GRADE DIVISIONFeb. 17 ScoresIssaquah 37, Mount Si 23Woodinville 32, Skyline White 12Feb. 18 ScoresSkyline Green 25, Eastside Catholic 19Lady Style 57, Eastlake 7Issaquah 36, Woodinville 23Puyallup 39, Skyline Green 15Mount Si 31, Skyline White 23Eastside Catholic 32, Tahoma 17Redmond 29, Eastlake 6Feb. 19 ScoresNorthwest Magic 44, Mount Si 23Redmond 15, Eastside Catholic 10Issaquah 28, EBC 13Inglemoor 32, Skyline Green 22Skyline Green 26, Ferndale 18Hoop-ics 31, Skyline White 16Eastlake 28, Tahoma 18Hoop-ics 41, Eastlake 15Skyline White 30, Tahoma 15Mount Si 28, Eastside Catholic 27Feb. 20 GameIssaquah played Lady Style for titleSIXTH GRADE DIVISIONFeb. 17 ScoresIssaquah Gold 47, Lake Washington 21Inglemoor 37, Issaquah Purple 13Feb. 18 ScoresSkyline 33, Kent Elite 19Lake Washington 37, Issaquah Purple 30Issaquah Gold 41, Inglemoor 28Pasco 48, Skyline 35

Feb. 19 ScoresEast Valley 46, Issaquah Gold 32BCS 34, Issaquah Purple 19Skyline 22, EBC 20Ferndale 40, Issaquah Purple 19Redmond 32, Skyline 23SEVENTH GRADE DIVISIONFeb. 17 ScoresIssaquah 51, Newport 15Skyline 46, Liberty 11Feb. 18 ScoresMount Si 55, Inglemoor 38Liberty 47, Newport 12Skyline 42, Issaquah 17Yakima Pirates 31, Mount Si 36Feb. 19 ScoresLiberty 46, Inglemoor 42Mount Si 38, Skyline 32Yakima Pirates 45, Issaquah 39Liberty 35, Blue Lightning 31Issaquah 39, Northwest Magic 34Feb. 20 GameMount Si played Hoopstars for titleEIGHTH GRADE DIVISIONFeb. 17 ScoresIssaquah 46, Mount Si 13Skyline 42, Seattle Rotary 33Liberty 34, PRO Club 26Feb. 18 ScoresIssaquah 45, Hoopstars 37Skyline 45, Northwest Magic 30Shock 49, Liberty 31Mount Si 48, Vancouver 30Hoopstars 36, Mount Si 18Skyline 55, South Sound 18Beaverton 71, Liberty 23Issaquah d. Vancouver (no score available)Feb. 19 ScoresEBC 24, Mount Si 19Seattle Rotary 40, Liberty 26Monroe 51, Issaquah 37Skyline 43, Beaverton 40Feb. 20 GameSkyline played Monroe for title

Briggs leaves the Liberty pro-gram with five school records. Hewas also a member of two record-setting relays.

The 200 medley relay and the400 freestyle relay both brokerecords. The 200 medley relayplaced third in 1:36.81. It was the

seventh fastest time in Washingtonstate history. Luke Duschl, Ha,Kevin Hays and Briggs composedthe relay. The 400 freestyle relaywas fifth in 3:16.13. Duschl, NickKlatt, Hays and Briggs composedthe relay.

Duschl was fifth in the 100backstroke and ninth in the 200individual medley. Klatt placedsixth in the 200 freestyle andseventh in the 500 freestyle.Hays was 11th in the breast-stroke.

Two Eagles place

Two members of the Issaquahwrestling team placed in the Class4A state tournament.

Max Tickman placed fifth in the126-pound division when he deci-sioned Killian Page, of Marysville-Pilchuck, 14-10. Tickman avengeda first-round loss in the processwhen Page won 14-8. In the con-solation bracket, Tickman foughtback to reach the medal round. Hedefeated Jacob Sands, of Roo-sevelt, 10-3; topped Dalton Mey-ers, of Kentwood, 9-7; and edgedMark McKeown, of Chiawana, 5-4.His bid for third place ended witha 14-3 loss to Colton Orrino, ofCentral Valley. With that loss, theEagle senior dropped into thematch for fifth and sixth place.

Issaquah junior Jonathan Norriscapped his season by placing sixth

in the 285-pound division. He be-gan competition by getting pinnedby Central Kitsap’s Kyle Lanoue.However, Norris responded withthree quick pins in the consolationbracket. He pinned Ian Overton, ofHeritage, in 37 seconds. Thenpinned Larkin Williams, of AuburnRiverside, in 23 seconds beforepinning Damen Medeinos, ofSouth Kitsap, is just 11 seconds.Norris’ string of victories came toan end as well as his bid for thirdplace when he was pinned byJessy Leifi, of Federal Way. In thematch for fifth and sixth place,Cody Bocook, of Mead, defeatedNorris, 11-5.

Almen Thorpe (132), AndrewRamirez (170) and Matt Solusod(220) also competed in the statetournament for Issaquah but failedto place.

Issaquah finished 26th in theteam standings.

Skyline’s Griffin Howlett (106),Joseph DeMatteo (113) and Tris-tan Steciw (120) competed at statebut failed to place.

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Smith and Wyszynski each hadeight points.

In other tournament action,Woodinville defeated Eastlake 54-48 on Feb. 17 in the KingCo 4A ti-tle game at Juanita. Woodinvillebroke open a tight game in the fi-nal period by outscoring Eastlake19-5. Mackenzie Campbell, ofWoodinville, led all players with19 points. Kendra Morrisontopped Eastlake with 14 points.Both teams advance to the Class4A regional Feb. 25 at Juanita.

Liberty season endsLiberty got off a strong start

Feb. 17 but Juanita stormed backto win 74-48 in a Class 3A Sea-King District Tournament loser-outgame at Bellevue College.

Liberty ended the season with a16-9 record.

It was the third meeting of theseason between the KingCo Con-ference foes. Liberty won the firstgame 51-38 on Dec. 9. Juanita,the KingCo regular-season cham-pion, took the rematch 58-46 onJan. 31.

The Patriots looked like they

might pull off an upset. Liberty led15-8 at the end of the first quarterand was ahead 33-30 at halftime.However, the third quarter proveddisastrous for the Patriots, whowere outscored 22-1. Libertynever recovered as Juanita pulledaway for the victory.

Sierra Carlson and Aspen Wine-gar each had 10 points to lead thePatriots. Alicia Abraham addedeight points. Juanita’s Kate Cryder-man scored a game-high 20 points.

On Feb. 14, fell to tall and tal-ented Seattle Prep 58-38 Feb. 14at Seattle's Ingraham High in theClass 3A Sea-King District Tourna-ment.

Seattle Prep was sparked by itsstrong combination of 6-foot-1junior forward Nicole Hall and 6-2junior center Michaela Carew. Hallscored a game-high 17 points andCarew had 15 points. Mary AnnSantucci, a 5-10 sophomore pointguard, added 12 points for thePanthers.

Delane Agnew topped Libertywith nine points and StephanieYea had eight points. Seattle Prepheld Liberty's top scorers Winegarand Carlson to a combined 11points.

Seattle Prep took control of thegame early by going ahead 17-6 inthe first quarter. The Panthers led35-17 at halftime.

Juanita.“Next Friday’s a big game,” Grif-

fith said said. “If we win, we go tothe Tacoma Dome.”

The winner of the game ad-vances to the Tacoma Dome, site ofthe finals for the Class 4A statetournament. It has been a whilesince the Eagles played at the

Tacoma Dome. Issaquah last vis-ited the Tacoma Dome in 2005 andfailed to place in the Class 3A StateTournament. In 2003 the Eaglesfinished second to Rainier Beach inthe Class 3A State Tournament.Issaquah also played in the Class3A State Tournament in 2002.

“We’re definitely going to go outand do our best to get a win,” Grif-fith said.

Christina Lords: 392-6434, ext. 239 [email protected]. Comment atwww.issaquahpress.com.

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In September 2010, 18-year-old college student TylerClementi jumped off the GeorgeWashington Bridge after beingouted on the Internet without hisconsent. The tragic event madeheadlines all across the nation,but was not, unfortunately, aone-time occurrence.

It could happen to anyone, any-where, and it doesn’t alwaysmake the headlines. Suicide is thethird-leading cause of deathamong young people from ages10-24, according to the Centers ofDisease Control and Prevention.

With the rapid increase ofteens using social media in justthe past few years, there hasbeen a spike in bullying in themost severe form.

Just last month, an anonymousSkyline High School student cre-ated a Twitter page called “SHS-gossipgurl,” and used it to pub-licly bash and humiliate his orher peers where everybody couldsee it. Fortunately, the page wastaken down within a few daysand the cyberbullying was put toan end before it could get worse.Sticks and stones may break ourbones, but sometimes words hurteven more.

Millions of people are alreadysuffering from depression, butonly about 20 percent will re-ceive professional help, accord-ing to the Centers of DiseaseControl and Prevention. A largepercentage of these sufferersare teenagers, many of whomfeel ashamed of their circum-stances and are too afraid tospeak up.

While there are a handful ofteenagers who are more thanwilling to help a friend or lendan ear, there are also manywho completely lack empathyand do not understand thattheir behavior can have a mas-sive impact on other people’slives.

Depression is a serious mentalillness, and bullying certainlynever helps. You simply cannot

get into themind of one ofyour peersand know howhe or she isfeeling. Thescariest partis, you maynot even knowif and when afriend orclassmate iscontemplatingsuicide. It isall too com-mon, but notalways taken as seriously as itshould be.

A nationwide survey wasconducted in private and publichigh schools in the UnitedStates, and it indicated that 15percent of the students re-ported seriously consideringsuicide.

To put this into perspective, ifyou are sitting in a classroomof 30 students, it is likely thatfour or five of them havethought about taking their ownlives. Eleven percent of the sur-veyed students reported thatthey had made a plan for sui-cide, and 7 percent reportedthat they had actually at-tempted suicide.

Be nice. You never know whatsomeone else is going through.Use the Internet wisely, thinkbefore you speak and stand upfor people when they are beingmistreated. You may even savea life.

✔ Book: ‘Somebody,Please Tell Me Who I Am’By Harry Mazerand Peter Lerangis

Harry Mazer and PeterLerangis’ unique interpretation ofthe aftereffects of modern warfareis explored in their new book,“Somebody, Please Tell Me Who IAm.” The relatively short novelcaptures author Mazer’s own mili-tary experiences. The book ex-plores protagonist Ben Bright’s lifefrom the end of high school to hislife as an injured veteran whoserved in Iraq. The book exploresthe strains on his relationshipswith family, friends and profes-sional superiors, as well as theoverall hardship that comes withbeing a veteran. The book is aprime representation of the powerof honesty and hope.

✔ Movie: ‘The Vow’Director Michael Sucsy’s “The

Vow” finally premiered thismonth after much anticipation.The romantic drama is about anewlywed couple that recoversfrom a severe car accident, whichputs the wife in a coma. After shewakes up with memory loss, herhusband attempts to win herheart a second time. Based on atrue story, the movie starsChanning Tatum and RachelMcAdams, who bring a charmingaddition to the Valentine mood.

✔ Music: “Whitney: The Greatest Hits”By Whitney Houston

Although certainly not recent,“Whitney: The Greatest Hits” is amust hear. The album, first re-leased in 2000, is a compilation ofAmerican singer-songwriter Whit-ney Houston, who recently passedaway. Songs include Whitney’sperformance of “The Star-Span-gled Banner” at the 25th SuperBowl and other famous Whitneypieces. Right now, the album is thesecond most popular on iTunes.Listen to this album in honor ofWhitney Houston.

The Issaquah Presssection by teens, forteens, about teens

TThheeHHoott LL ii sstt

Eastside Catholic High School

“To try and put myself intheir shoes. Try to see wherethey may becoming fromand go fromthere. Fromthere, I just tryand kill it withkindness be-cause a bullycan't do muchto you if you'renice tothem!Kindness isyour bestweapon, ascheesy as that sounds!”

“Well, first I’dtell ‘the bully’ tostop, but if theydon’t respond tothat sort ofthing, I guess Iwould retaliate,in an appropri-ate way, tryingto avoid violenceif possible.”

Jimmy Hudson,junior

Issaquah High School

“I feel bad.Cyberbullying isa tragic andprevalent prob-lem in ourcountry thatshould bestopped.”

Jack Gentsch,junior

“It’s a terrible way to ap-proach problemsthat could besolved by anyother means.The fact that itis happeningwithout a faceattached dou-bles its effect onthe bullied be-cause they can-not compre-hend or fix thesituation.”

Liberty High School

“Bullyingneeds to bestopped becauseit ruins the livesof many chil-dren.”

Darren Peterson,junior

“I would re-spond to bully-ing by being thebigger personby not sayinganything nega-tive back.”

Kelsey Johnson,senior

Skyline High School

“I would tellan adult andkindly ask themto stop.”

Sarah Penberthy,senior

“I don’t know.What would youdo?”

Ryan Wilson,junior

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When askedabout her firstimpressions ofAmerica,Perrine Moser,a foreign ex-change studentfrom Switzer-land, said,“Everything isway bigger,like thestreets, gro-cery stores,cars, portionsof food.” Simi-lar to her “big impressions” ofAmerica, Perrine is currentlyexperiencing a “big journey.”

Perrine said she could notchoose where she wanted to gofor the foreign exchange prob-lem, but she’s really happy thatshe ended up in Issaquah.

This year, Perrine began at-tending Issaquah High School asa junior. She said a big differencebetween the Swiss and Americanschool systems is that Swiss stu-dents take about six more classesthan America students, whichmakes Swiss school days fourhours longer than the averageAmerican school day.

Perrine also noticed that thefoods in America and Switzer-land are very similar, since thereare so many restaurant chainsand imported goods fromaround the world, although shesaid she was surprised to seeAmericans use microwave ovensbecause people in Switzerlandthink they are unhealthy.

After experiencing a half-yearin Issaquah, Perrine has fallenin love with America, althoughshe joked, “…Americans shouldreally change their cheese…”

FormerLiberty HighSchool ex-change studentsShunya Asanoand Ida Bakkeare back intheir nativecountries, butthey still lookback fondly ontheir time inthe UnitedStates.

Asano isfrom Japan, and attended Lib-erty two years ago as a sopho-more. He was a member of theLiberty swim team and wasone of four students on the re-lay team that finished ninth instate in the 200 medley relay.In his year away from Japan,he was grateful for the oppor-tunity to take in United Statesculture.

“My best memories in theU.S. are feeling a different cul-ture,” Asano said. “I want tostudy in the U.S. for the fu-ture.”

Bakke, from Norway, alsohopes to study in the UnitedStates again. She participatedin track and cross country atLiberty as a junior last year.She said her plans for next yearinclude working and travelingaround the world. If she at-tends college in Norway, shewill try to study abroad again,because she so enjoyed her ex-periences in Washington lastyear.

“I miss the people and I missLiberty,” Bakke said. “I justmiss how friendly and happyeveryone was.”

“What arethe real inter-nationalaspects ofSkyline?”

One answeris LouiseÅkerblom, ajunior atSkyline HighSchool thisyear.

Åkerblomwas born inSweden andsince thenshe has lived in England, SriLanka, Denmark, and nowhere in America. Louise saidthat the biggest change shehas experienced as a studentat Skyline is stellar schoolspirit.

“One of my biggest memo-ries from starting at Skylinewould have to be my first as-sembly,” Åkerblom said.“The assembly had a schoolband, cheerleaders and stu-dents presenting, while inmy old school we only hadthe principal or coordinatortalking.”

What about coursework?Åkerblom thinks that “the dif-ficulty level here is muchhigher, which is a great thing,as this leads to students work-ing harder.”

Although school is more dif-ficult, Åkerblom is pleasedwith her environment.

“Now that I have settled in,I couldn't be happier to at-tend this school,” she said.

It’s commonknowledge thatthe students atEastsideCatholic HighSchool lead verydifferent livesthan those inforeign nations.

There is nobetter exampleof this than JaziJia, an ex-change studentfrom thebustling city ofNanking, China.

With a population of morethan 8 million people, thechange from living in a huge,urban metropolis to quaintFall City, where her host fam-ily resides, was staggering.However, Jazi seems to preferthe small-town Americanlifestyle, saying that her fa-vorite thing about the UnitedStates is “the fresh air and thefresh water. And the nice peo-ple here.”

After previously visiting theU.S. to attend school, Jazi lovedthe American educational sys-tem, especially the small classsizes. She also enjoyed the cul-ture here so much that she de-cided to come back and finishher high school career in thestates.

Jazi enjoys painting anddancing, and loves participatingin ECHS’ arts program. Despitethe differences betweenNanking and the SammamishPlateau, Jazi has found a homeaway from home with her hostfamily and all of her new friendsat ECHS.

SamanthaGarrardIssaquah

High School

Focus on foreign exchange‘Everything isway bigger’ on

this journey

Michael PayantLiberty High

School

Students lookback fondly on

time here

Lee XieSkyline High

School

Students bringdiversity

to program

Katie SutherlandEastside Catholic

High School

From China toFall City, viathe plateau

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012Page B6

BY SHREYA TEWARI/EASTSIDE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

MoonshadowA full moon glows in the Trossachs neighborhood of

Sammamish on Feb. 7.

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Words have the power toaffect the lives of youths

Malia Bachesta,senior

Alison Lee, junior

Rough ride

Police arrested a 28-year-oldSeattle man for possession ofstolen property — a stolen car —along Interstate 90 at 1:59 a.m.Feb. 8.

Location unknownA window was damaged on, and

a GPS unit was stolen from, a ve-hicle parked at West Lake Sam-mamish Parkway Southeast and192nd Avenue Southeast before3:28 p.m. Feb. 8. The estimatedloss is $220.

SwipedA door was damaged on, and a

TV, computer and vacuum werestolen from, a residence in the 200block of Newport Way Southwestbefore 3:43 p.m. Feb. 8.

AssaultPolice arrested a juvenile female

for assault in the 200 block ofFront Street North at 11:02 p.m.Feb. 8.

ArrestPolice arrested a 32-year-old

North Bend man for criminal tres-passing and disorderly conduct inthe 1500 block of NorthwestGilman Boulevard at 5:53 a.m.Feb. 9.

PausedPolice arrested a 28-year-old

Bellevue woman for driving with asuspended license at Newport WayNorthwest and 17th AvenueNorthwest at 7:12 a.m. Feb. 9.

TheftPolice arrested a 23-year-old

Issaquah man for theft fromFred Meyer, 6100 E. Lake Sam-mamish Parkway S.E., at 9:57a.m. Feb. 9. The estimated lossis $114.98.

Pain in the brassBrass end caps were stolen from

water pipes at Newport WayNorthwest and Northwest MapleStreet before 11:16 a.m. Feb. 9.The estimated loss is $1,200.

Hung upA cellphone was stolen in the

800 block of Front Street Southbefore 11:16 a.m. Feb. 9. The esti-mated loss is $100.

Rough rideA mountain bike was stolen

from REI, 735 N.W. Gilman Blvd.,before 4:41 p.m. Feb. 9. The esti-mated loss is $2,500.

Blown awayBackpack blowers and trimmers

were stolen from Eastside Equip-ment & Marine, 6405 229th Ave.S.E., before 6:32 a.m. Feb. 10.The estimated loss is $2,790.

No goPolice cited and released a 34-

year-old Seattle man for drivingwith a suspended license in the100 block of Southeast AndrewsStreet at 7:24 a.m. Feb. 10.

Bump in the roadPolice arrested a 30-year-old

Fall City man for driving with asuspended license at FrontStreet North and NortheastGilman Boulevard at 9:14 a.m.Feb. 10.

UnlicensedLicense plates were stolen from

a vehicle parked in the 700 blockof Northwest Gilman Boulevardbefore 4:53 p.m. Feb. 10.

ArrestPolice arrested a juvenile male

for theft, being a minor in posses-sion of alcohol and resisting arrestin the 100 block of Front StreetSouth at 4:34 p.m. Feb. 11.

DrugsPolice arrested a 25-year-old

Federal Way man for possessionof marijuana in the 1700 block ofNewport Way Northwest at 8:02

p.m. Feb. 11.

Double jeopardyPolice arrested a 42-year-old Is-

saquah man for driving with asuspended license and on a war-rant for driving with a suspendedlicense in the 600 block of FrontStreet North at 9:34 a.m. Feb. 12.

Trouble, multiplyingPolice arrested a 28-year-old

Snoqualmie man for driving witha suspended license and on a war-rant for driving with a suspendedlicense at Front Street North andNortheast Gilman Boulevard at9:33 a.m. Feb. 13.

UnauthorizedPolice arrested a 21-year-old

Carnation woman for driving witha suspended license in the 22900block of Southeast Black NuggetRoad at 1:26 p.m. Feb. 13.

The Press publishes names of thosecharged with felony crimes. Informationcomes directly from local police reports.

Eastside Fire & Rescuereports through Feb. 9�At 3:40 p.m. Jan. 28, twounits responded to unautho-rized burning in the 14800block of 203rd Avenue South-east.�At 7:46 p.m. on Jan. 28,five units provided medicalassistance at a motor vehicleaccident in the 1600 block ofRenton-Issaquah Road South-east where one car “T-boned”another.�At 12:15 p.m. Jan. 29, twounits provided medical assis-tance at a motor vehicle acci-dent in the 5500 block ofEast Lake Sammamish Park-way Southeast.�At 2:57 p.m. Jan. 29, fire-fighters helped remove a per-son from a stalled elevator inthe 22500 Block of Southeast64th Place.�At 6:08 p.m. Jan. 30, twounits helped with a downedpower line in the 16800 blockof 429th Avenue Southeast.�At 6:14 p.m. Jan. 30, threeunits extinguished a chimneyfire in the 44500 block ofSoutheast 147th Street.�At 12:41 p.m. Jan. 31, a unitresponded to an unauthorizedburning in the 7100 block of440th Avenue Southeast.�At 3:12 p.m. Feb. 2, fiveunits responded to a motorvehicle accident at 252nd Av-enue Southeast and Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast.�At 4:44 a.m. Feb. 4, sixunits responded to a motorvehicle accident in the 10000block of Renton-IssaquahRoad Southeast. �At 5:32 p.m. Feb. 4, firefighters helped remove a per-son from a stalled elevator inthe 18600 block of SoutheastNewport Way.�At 3:57 p.m. Feb. 5, threeunits extinguished a passen-ger vehicle fire in the 27100block of eastbound Interstate90, east of High Point Way.�At 5:01 p.m. Feb. 5, twounits extinguished a recre-ational vehicle fire at Is-saquah-Hobart Road South-east and Southeast May Val-ley Road.�At 5:13 a.m. Feb. 5, threeunits provided medical assis-tance at a motor vehicle acci-dent on eastbound Interstate90 at state Route 900.�At 5:31 p.m. Feb. 6, a unitresponded to an unauthorizedburning in the 17400 block ofSoutheast May Valley Road.�At 9:32 p.m. Feb. 6, threeunits responded to a motor ve-hicle accident at Northwest Vil-lage Park Drive and Alpenglow.�At noon Feb. 7, a unit as-sisted with a downed powerline in the 900 block of 7thAvenue Northwest.�At 1:25 p.m. Feb. 7, threeunits responded to an unau-thorized burning in the17200 block of 430th AvenueSoutheast.�At 5:37 p.m. Feb. 9, threeunits responded to a motor ve-hicle accident in at SoutheastIssaquah-Fall City Road andHighlands Drive Northeast.

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900 Oakesdale Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057-5212NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATION

REQUESTS: Critical Areas Alteration ExceptionFiles: L11AE007Applicant: Richard Reynolds Location: East of intersection of SE Black Nugget Rd/SE Old Black Nugget Rd & south of SE 56th St IssaquahProposal: Construct S/F resi-dence w/wetland & aquatic area buffersProject Manager: Lanny He-noch 206-296-6632COMMENT PROCEDURES: DDES will issue a decision on this application following a 21-day comment period ending on March 19, 2012, written comments and additional infor-mation can be obtained by contacting the Project Manag-er listed above.

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ing in size from 3,000 to 4,500 SF. The proposal would also create a separate 7.75 acre tract to the east for future de-velopment. The proposed subdivision is adjacent to the Talus development and would be accessed through Talus, with James Bush Road provid-ing an emergency access on-ly. The proposal would fill two small, low-functioning, exempt Category 4 wetlands and miti-gate by planting conifer trees in an upland area to improve habitat functions. There is a steep slope area (greater than 40%) along the south portion of the site, designated in a protective tract. The applicant proposes to reduce the steep slope buffer from 50 feet to 10 feet where adjacent to the main access road.Project site is located to the east of Talus Division 5-C and South of James Bush Road.Project name/Permit num-ber: Forest Heights/PLN07-00003, PLN09-00065After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the agency, the City of Issa-quah has determined this pro-posal would not have a proba-ble significant adverse impact on the environment.This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2). The lead agency will not act on this pro-posal for 14 days. Anyone wishing to comment may sub-mit written comments to the Responsible Official between February 23, 2012 and March 7, 2012. The Responsible Of-ficial will reconsider the deter-mination based on timely com-ments. Any person aggrieved by this determination may ap-peal by filing a Notice of Ap-peal with the City of Issaquah Permit Center between March 8, 2012 and March 21, 2012. Appellants should prepare specific factual objections. Copies of the environmental determination and other proj-ect application materials are available from the Issaquah


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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 did, on Feb-ruary 22, 2012 issue a Miti-gated Determination of Non-significance (MDNS) for a proposal to subdivide a 6-acre parcel into 24 single-family residential lots, generally rang-

Planning Department, 1775 12th Avenue NW.

Peter Rosen, Environmental Planner, (425) 837-3094

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CITY OF ISSAQUAHNOTICE OF PUBLIC

MEETINGHighlands Division 95

Preliminary Plat ApplicationUrban Village Development

Commission

The Urban Village Develop-ment Commission will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, located at 135 E. Sunset Way. At this meeting, staff will brief the Commission on the Issaquah Highlands Division 95 Prelimi-nary Plat application. The proposal is to subdivide the parcel into 38 single-family residential lots and open space tracts.

Information regarding this meeting may be obtained by contacting Gaila Gutierrez, Major Development Review Team (MDRT) at 1775 12th Ave NW, Issaquah; 425-837-3414 or [email protected].

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M A R C HArtEAST presents “Pulse: Rhythm inClay,” open reception 6-8 p.m. at itsArt Center and UP Front Gallery, 95Front St. N. The art show, featuringlocal artists, runs through April 14. Goto www.arteast.org.

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�Artists practicing in craft, literary, mediaand music arts are eligible to apply for the2012 Artist Trust Fellowship. This programrecognizes practicing professional artists ofexceptional talent and demonstrated ability,acknowledging an artist’s creative excellenceand accomplishment, professional achieve-ment and continuing dedication to theirartistic discipline. The award amount is$7,500. All materials should be submittedin digital format through CaFÉ at www.call-forentry.org.

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Providence Marianwood and artEASTare teaming up for another art show.

The shows are a good way for bothlocal institutions to promote themselves,said Liz Ashley, an artist and member ofartEAST, Issaquah’s community arts cen-ter, as well as a board member atIssaquah’s Providence Marianwoodskilled nursing home.

Joint ventures of Marianwood andartEAST, art showings were launched atthe nonprofit nursing facility about twoyears ago, Ashley said. The latest runsthrough the end of March and featuresthree disparate area artists.

“They are all different, but I think theycompliment each other very well,” saidAshley, who curates the shows for Mari-anwood.

The featured artists are Michelle SidnieRyan, Margaret “Joyce” Van Duine andCatherine Kail-Tucker. The trio hosted an

artists’ reception at Marianwood on Feb.18.

Ryan is a self-taught Northwest artistinspired by nearly everything she sees ineveryday life, according to informationprovided by Marianwood. Kail-Tuckerworks with old-style etching techniques,according to Ashley, while Van Duine

paints on glass. “What a wonderful gift to our residents

to have this dynamic and eclectic creativework in our hallways,” Karla Heath, Mar-ianwood administrator, said.

Partners in the Marianwood shows,artEAST is a nonprofit art organizationoperating an art center and the UP FrontGallery on Issaquah’s Front Street.

Ashley said Marianwood residentshave responded very well to previous fa-cility shows. New art generally goes ondisplay every two months or so. ManyMarianwood residents naturally facehealth challenges due to age or illness,making it difficult for some to visit gal-leries such as that operated by artEAST.

“This is a great way of bringing art tothem,” Ashley said of the shows at Mari-anwood.

She said the general public also beenvery receptive.

“The response has been great,” shesaid, adding the shows attract many first-time visitors to Marianwood.

During the show, a portion of proceedsfrom art sales goes toward supportingMarianwood programs. Go towww.providencemarianwood.org. Learnmore about artEAST at www.arteast.org.

Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, [email protected]. Comment atwww.issaquahpress.com.

IF YOU GOProvidence Marianwood art collection�3725 Providence Point Drive S.E.�9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through March�www.providencemarianwood.org.

Theatergoers can snag tickets forVillage Theatre’s “It Shoulda BeenYou” — a musical comedy about a raceto the altar.

The original musical is scheduled torun at the downtown Francis J.Gaudette Theatre from March 14 toApril 22. Tickets cost $22 to $62. Call392-2202 or go to www.village-theatre.org.

Village Theatre offers half-pricedstudent and military rush tickets 30minutes prior to shows. The theateralso offers group discounts for partiesof 10 or more.

“It Shoulda Been You” last appearedon the Mainstage during the 2010Festival of New Musicals, a showcasefor original shows.

The cast includes Seattle stalwartsLeslie Law, John Patrick Lowrie andJayne Muirhead. John Dewar — amember of the original Broadway castof “Les Misérables” — and up-and-coming local actors Joshua Carter,Aaron Finley and Diana Huey roundout the cast.

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter

For R. Joseph Scott,Mardi Gras meanslively, sprightly music.

And that is exactlywhat Scott hasplanned for a MardiGras concert of theSammamish Sym-phony Orchestraslated for Feb. 26 atthe Eastlake Perform-ing Arts Center.

The concert willfeature guest pianistKimberly Russ, of the Seattle SymphonyOrchestra.

Russ will perform Beethoven’s “PianoConcerto No. 1, Op. 15.”

“The third movement is very lively anddance-like,” Scott said, meaning that tohim, the music is perfectly in keepingwith the Mardi Gras theme.

Scott said that Russ has performedwith the Sammamish Symphony previ-

ously and is very popular as a soloist.“She really enjoys working with us,”

said Miranda Thorpe, president of theboard for the Sammamish Symphony.“She’s excellent as a soloist.”

The Sammamish Symphony tries tohave a guest soloist for every perform-ance, though it’s not always an individ-ual, Thorpe added. For example, aChristmas pops show featured a chil-dren’s choir. The orchestra puts on fiveshows a year, plus the Christmas event,Scott said.

Following the Mardi Gras show, theSammamish Symphony will be back byinvitation at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. Itwill be the musical accompaniment forthree choirs, Scott said, as well as per-forming on its own. This will be thefourth consecutive year for the symphonyto appear at Benaroya, according toThorpe, who said the upcoming eveningshould be impressive with roughly 300voices and 85 musicians.

This year marks the 20th anniversaryof the Sammamish Symphony and Scottsaid each of its concerts this year is

meant to be a celebration of that fact.With that in mind, he said he has beenselecting upbeat, celebratory music forthe orchestra’s shows.

Besides the Benaroya show, Thorpetalked about an upcoming event featuringa youth soloist from a local school. Thatperson will be the winner of a ConcertoCompetition that attracted some 40 ap-plicants.

Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, [email protected]. Comment atwww.issaquahpress.com.

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