mercer island reporter, october 22, 2014

By Mary L. [email protected]

A group of a dozen men met on a warm day in May at the Broadmoor Country Club in Seattle to remember a football game from long ago. The group consisted of men from two high school teams that had met on a cool night in November, 1961. On that night, a team undefeated for five years was beaten in a land-mark game that proved to be low on yardage but high on drama.

The game was widely report-ed by area media and has been

deconstructed a time or two since. But the players from both sides had never met again until May. Although the game was a long time ago, the men had no trouble recalling the emotions as well as the key plays that night.

There were sparks of the old rivalry between the men from the two teams. But there was laughter and much agreement about how young they were and what life was like all those years ago.

The Halloween issue of the Mercer Island Reporter-American in 1961 noted the excitement for the football game against the Lake Washington Kangaroos, had been building all season. The Lake Washington football team was unlike any other in those days.

The Kangs had won 51 games

in a row, allowing only three ties in five years. Only one other team in the nation had been undefeated for as long.

But there was reason for opti-mism. The Islanders played last against Federal Way, beating them soundly, 27 to 0. It was their fourth win in a row. Lake Washington had tied with Bellevue the week-end before — for the third tie of the long winning stretch.

Islander Coach Steve James had told his players, “If we were ever ready for Lake Washington, this is the week. We are ready.”

The only game that really mat-tered now was ahead of them. Defeating the Lake Washington Kangs would truly be the gold ring of the season.

But the Islander players them-selves were uncertain. There was a lot of pressure.

Bellevue and Mercer Island had the big rivalry from the begin-ning, they all agreed. But Lake Washington was different. “We

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Open House on Comprehensive Plan is Oct. 23

The City of Mercer Island is updating its Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the Growth Management Act, a state law.

The city is hosting an open house between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23, in Coun-cil Chambers at City Hall.

The public is invited to drop by, ask questions, learn about the update process and provide comments.

To look over the city’s work to date, go to www.mercergov.org.

Practice your French at Cercle Francophone

The Mercer Island Sister City Association will sponsor an informal French Conversa-tion Evening for anybody who wants to improve his/her French between 7 and 9 p.m., Oct. 28, at the home of Beth Brennen on Mercer Island.

All levels of French are welcome! For information and directions, contact Beth Bren-nen 232-7650 or Monica Howell 232-2983.

City Recycling Day is Saturday, Oct. 25

The City is holding its fall recycling collection and rain barrel sale between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. Recy-cling is at the Mercer Island Boat Launch at 3600 East Mercer Way. Rain barrels are at City Hall.

Check on line to � nd what you can and cannot bring at www.mercergov.org.

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Mercer Island is in the process of adopting its 2015-15 biennial budget. The $120 million prelimi-nary budget was presented to the City Council on Oct. 6, and the review of the operating budget and first public hearing was on Oct. 20, after the Reporter’s dead-line.

In terms of the operating bud-get, there are major changes in the General Fund, Youth & Family Services (YFS) Fund, and Utility Funds (Water, Sewer, and Storm Water), said Finance Director Chip Corder.

The city’s structural problem of overall costs increasing more quickly than revenue growth will be an increasing challenge in com-ing years, according to the budget

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The city and the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce are asking resi-dents are asked to support local restaurants and other businesses that suffered financially during the ‘boil water’ advisory.

These critical business-es help make the Island a livable, vibrant, diverse community, said Chamber Director, Terry Moreman.

“Let’s all make a differ-ence together,” she said.

“Community support is critical after so many days of closure. It takes a village to recover from an inci-dent like this, and without any prospect of help from our insurance company, we

are especially grateful for the efforts of the City and Chamber to promote din-ing out on the Island,” said Subway Restaurant owner Rebecca Wilson.

Some additional busi-nesses have stepped up to enhance the campaign even further.

The Mercer Island Thrift Shop is offering some extra encouragement: any-one who takes in a receipt from any Island restaurant will receive a 25 percent patronage discount on one entire purchase at MITS.

And, there’s help for par-ents with kids too: College Nannies is offering a Buy-One-Get-One offer, where one hour of paid nanny service will be matched with a free second hour. Also included is compli-

mentary enrollment in its On-Call Hourly nanny service (normally $199). Offer applies for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18 and Oct. 24 and 25. Call 206 659-4156 or email for details.

The City and Chamber are also seeking groups to adopt certain Dine Out Days in the coming weeks, when anyone affiliated with that group would eat

lunch and/or dinner at a local restaurant. Sign your group by emailing Assistant City Manager Kirsten Taylor at [email protected].

For a list of all Island restaurants, see page 14

of the 2014 edition of the Mercer Island Reporter’s

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Mercer Island School District (MISD) Board and City Council members discussed the feasibility of using alternative fuels in school buses at a joint meeting on Oct. 16.

Todd Kelsay, MISD director of transportation, and Glenn Boettcher, city maintenance director, led a presentation on the merits of gas alternatives, which include biodiesel, com-pressed natural gas (CNG), diesel/electric hybrid and propane autogas.

“Ten years ago there were virtually no alternative fuel vehicles out there in the United States, or very few, and now there are about 3 million,” Kelsay said. “If that’s the trend, then we should be looking at it for our vehicles within the school district, and within the city as well.”

In the next few years, it’s likely that either pro-pane autogas or CNG will emerge as the standard alternative fuel for school buses, according to the meeting agenda.

Propane autogas pow-ers about 300,000 vehicles in the U.S., 4,000 of which

are school buses. There are about 2,750 fueling sta-tions, and 10 in the Puget Sound area. Propane gener-ates 24 percent less green-house gases, 20 percent less nitrogen oxide and 60 percent less carbon dioxide than gas.

MISD currently owns 25 Type D (larger) buses and 15 Type A (smaller) buses. In Washington State, there are propane buses available for purchase on the 14/15 State Bus Contract - but currently Type A only.

Propane autogas seems to be the best option for Mercer Island, and the dis-trict may purchase a Type A bus for the 2016 school year. If that turns out to be successful, the district may replace buses on their depreciating cycles starting in 2018, Kelsay said.

The school bus industry has been slow to adopt fuel alternatives due to bud-

get constraints and lack of available options from manufacturers, according to the agenda.

At current fuel prices, each Mercer Island pro-pane bus could save up to $20,000 in fuel over its life.

Kelsay noted that the pilot programs in place in the Bellevue and Oak Harbor School Districts made him and Boettcher “cautiously optimistic.”

“It’s time to start taking a look at the new technol-ogy because it’s been out there long enough, and it’s important to be in the feed-back loop... but we want to do it cautiously,” Boettcher said.

If CNG becomes the alter-native, MISD would need to partner with another close proximity agency such as the City of Mercer Island to share the major expenses associated with the fueling station and facilities.

Alternative fuel for buses cuts costs, emissions

Mary L. Grady / Staff PhotoDemolition and asbestos remediation is underway at the buildings at the North Mercer Campus along S.E. 40th Street to make way for a fourth elementary school.

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summary. Difficult choic-es about eliminating or decreasing existing services or identifying a new General Fund revenue source will be needed beginning in 2017.

Overall, the 2015 budget is 1 percent higher than the 2014 adopted budget, and the 2016 budget is 2.6 percent less than the 2015 budget.

“Those per-centage changes are deceiving, because they include capital project expen-ditures, which vary signifi-cantly from year to year,” Corder said.

For the General Fund, there will be a 5 percent budget increase in 2015 and 3.7 percent increase in 2016. This will eliminate a right-of-way maintenance position, reinstate the Fire Marshal and Facilities Maintenance positions that were cut in 2011, increase General Fund support of YFS Department from $200,000 to $300,000 per year and move street sweeping costs, which are $125,000, to the Storm Water Fund.

For the YFS Fund, a $196,000 deficit is pro-

jected in 2016. The City Council and Mercer Island School Board of Directors discussed this issue at their joint meeting on Oct. 16.

The YFS Fund encom-passes Thrift Shop opera-tions, school counsel-ing, family counseling, Communities That Care, senior outreach, VOICE, Jobline and emergency assistance, Corder said. The projected deficit is primar-ily due to a leveling off of

T h r i f t S h o p a n n u a l s a l e s growth.

I n addition, General F u n d s u p -port of

the YFS Fund was reduced significantly from 2010 to 2014 due to the reces-sion’s impact, and School District financial support for school-based counselors dropped from covering 50 percent of the cost for six of the seven counselors to a fixed sum of $60,000 per year beginning in 2010.

“YFS staff will undergo a 2015 planning process inter-nally and with its commu-nity stakeholders to priori-tize services and to explore funding options, including service level reductions,” Corder said.

Utility funds will increase for a typical single family residential customer. Per the Preliminary Budget, there will be a 6.5 percent total utility rate increase in 2015 and 5 percent increase in 2016. This will cover the addition of two sewer main-tenance crew positions in 2016, to perform preven-tative maintenance tasks that the existing four per-son sewer crew can’t fully address.

Corder noted that the ‘boil water’ advisory events occurred after the Preliminary Budget docu-ment had gone to print. The long term action plan to minimize the risk of a similar event will have an impact on the proposed 2015 water utility rates, which were reviewed by the Council on Oct. 20. More specific staff recommenda-tions will be provided at the Nov. 17 meeting.

As for the capital budget, the major change is the pro-posed creation of a trans-portation benefit district (TBD), which would result in a $20 fee per vehicle for $350,000 in annual rev-enue to fund transportation improvements.

On Sept. 15, the Council approved the spending of $25,000 from the beautifica-tion fund to hire a consul-tant to begin a Town Center visioning process.

The city’s major revenues are: water, sewer, and storm water utility charges for ser-vice (26 percent), property tax (20 percent), utility and business taxes (8 percent), sales tax (7 percent), real estate excise tax (5 percent) and licenses and permits (5 percent), Corder said.

The next public hearings will be on Nov. 3 and Nov. 17, with adoption of the final budget taking place on Dec. 1.

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BUDGET | FROM 1 Revenues and expenditures

The 2015-2016 budget for all city funds totals $120.0 million, with $60.8 million budgeted in 2015 and $59.2 million budgeted in 2016.

The major funds of the city are the General Fund, the Utility Funds, the Capital Project Funds, and the Street Fund.

The main sources of revenue are utility charges, property taxes, sales tax, real estate excise tax, and licenses and permits.

“A new revenue source will be needed in 2017.”

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The Mercer Island Youth & Family Services (YFS) Annual Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser is well under-way.

The department bestows its “You’ve Been Pumpkined” award on individuals and business-es who do great things to make Mercer Island a better place.

“We hope to send a positive message about the important effect even small good deeds can have on the lives of so many other people,” said YFS Administrative Coordinator Kim Richards.

Islander Karin Pangborn was the first recipient to be ‘pumpkined.’ This month marks her 30th anniversary as a Luther Burbank front desk volunteer. Karin and her husband Jim have lived on the Island for decades. They raised their sons here, and have seen the Island grow up and out. She not only greets clients at the front desk, but she is a key volunteer with fundraising efforts.

Other recipients included Kay Hirai, owner of Studio 904. Studio 904 has been a supporter of YFS for over two decades, Richards said. It provides haircuts and other services for YFS cli-ents, and host fundraisers. YFS wanted to thank Kay and her team for support-ing them in creative ways.

Pete Caldwell, owner of South Mercer Chevron, received his orb for making YFS one of his charitable benefactors. South Mercer Chevron has been a glass pumpkin merchant since the beginning of the annual fundraiser.

Caldwell has commit-ted each year to being a Business Partner for the Giving from the Heart breakfast event.

Vicki Puckett, princi-pal of Mercer Island High School, was recognized for her partnership with YFS and the Communities That Care program at the high school.

Mar Plomp, a volunteer with the Mercer Island Food Pantry, was also ‘pumpkined.’

“We can count on Mar to take on any kind of task, whether it’s picking up

produce for our ‘Market to Pantry’ program or hauling donations from our down-stairs workspace to the Pantry shelves,” Richards said. “She is happy to com-mit to the Pantry as often as she is able.”

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Islander Karin Pangborn, above left, was ‘pumpkined’ by Sari Weiss for her work as a volunteer for Youth and Family Services. At right, one of the handblown glass pumpkins sold by YFS in the fall as a fund-raiser.

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Regarding gun initiatives I-594 and I-591 on the November ballot, how will you vote?ISLAND TALK

“I’m for 594. People shouldn’t get guns without checking if they know how to use them.”

ALYSON ROLFStudent

Mercer Island

“I’m in favor of expanding background checks as far as they go.”

ANDREW TOMYProgram coordinator

Mercer Island

“I’d probably vote against (594). I’ve been for more freedoms for gun owners.”

ANDRE BROWNSocial worker

Renton

“More gun control for sure.”

SETH PATTONMicrosoft

Mercer Island

“I’ll vote yes on 594 and no on 591.”

STEVE SCHACKSocial workerMercer Island

T hose who oppose I-594, the initiative that would widen background checks for gun ownership, say that it is too confusing and is poorly written. It won’t make

a di� erence, they say, in reducing crime. It will impose re-strictions that will be impossible to monitor or will infringe on the rights of gun owners. It is hard for most of us who do not have the least bit of interest in having or using guns and do not champion the Second Amendment, to get too concerned about the pos-sible trampling of ‘rights’ regarding gun ownership. Some fear their guns will be taken away. But it is a huge leap to think a law about widening background checks will lead to ‘gun con� scation.’ Not likely. Many lawmakers are gun

owners. Gun interest groups will make sure that does not happen. If passed, I-594 would make it harder for people who shouldn’t have guns to get them. Those who want and believe they need a gun will be able to get one if they

are not a criminal, are mentally competent and follow the rules. Will it be a hassle to get a gun or let your brother-in-law borrow it? Yeah - well, so. Tough. Will it work perfectly? No. Will bad guys still be able to get guns anyway? Sure. But many more will be stymied in such an endeavor. Such a law just might make people aware that it will be illegal to just pass weapons around casually. It just might make people aware that there rules about guns — not just rights. Hassles or not, complexities or frustrations, the bottom line is that fewer guns will be sold illegally or get in the wrong hands. This law just might make people think twice about gun ownership — perhaps understand that weapons are to be taken seriously. Just like drugs and explosives and cars, you must hold a license or a credential that allows you to have a lethal substance or device that can kill.

Rights and rules

‘I-594 would make it harder for people who shouldn’t have guns to get them.’

To the editorLibrary remodel plan is flawed

The recent proposal by KCLS for a library demolition and remodel is seri-ously flawed. In my opinion, appear-ance has been sacrificed for user needs in order to make a visual statement. Libraries are information repositories, and not museums. To that end, empha-sis must be placed on the immediate needs of the actual users and not on a vision of the future. Furthermore, introduction of “improvements” such as full-length glass walls compromises structural integrity of the building, adds a hazard to children who could run into them, increases background noise through acoustic reflection. It is also an earthquake hazard from shattered glass. Emphasis on digital information is admirable, but ignores the fact that not all information is available in that format, and analog data in the form of publications is still required. Therefore, more bookshelves are required, not less. Not all users are able or wish to access informa-tion digitally, a fact ignored in the present propos al. One glaring omis-sion is the limited access hours of the Library. Funds would be better spent to expand opening hours, especially on weekends.

W. Li, MD, FACS

Misinformation on I-594This is in response to the letter by

Mr. Robert Harper (“Will I-594 make us safer?” 10/15/2014). I was surprised

to see his letter with so much misin-formation that I felt compelled write this letter. First of all, to answer the question Does I-594 make us safer? YES it does. In 16 other states that passed a similar law, they have seen a reduction in the fatal shooting of law enforcement officers by 39 percent, the number of women killed in domestic dis-putes by 48 percent, and the gun suicide rate by 49 percent. As for the other misinfor-mations in his letter: 1. I-594 does NOT create a statewide gun reg-istry. 2. It makes NO CHANGE to existing hunting laws. 3. It does NOT prohibit someone from handing a firearm to another per-son. 4. It does NOT prevent people from inheriting guns. I-594 is a very simple initiative. Just close the loop-hole that does not require the existing background checks in private sales, at gun shows, or over the Internet. The strategy of the opponents of I-594 is to confuse you from voting for a simple background check requirement. Please don’t fall for their tactics.

Ivy Suzuki Jaecks

Remodel is wastefulThe Mercer Island remodel project

is un-green and won’t suit most library users for the present or future.

The original library architects were Ibsen Nelsen and Myron Lewis. Nelson designed projects ranging from the very public Museum of Flight and Pike Place Market renovation, to the very

private homes of artists. His unique buildings always reflected the environ-ment and surroundings.

Myron Lewis had the same ethic. His firm’s mission statement reads, “to craft designs to promote the interests of our client, the built surroundings and the natural environment”. Now

much of that artistic and thoughtful design will become garbage.

What troubles me most about this remodel is waste. The waste of excel-lent, original architec-tural design. The waste of perfectly charming woodwork and shelving.

Above all the wasted opportunity to do something REALLY big for our future. Data show that solar power will be the world’s largest energy source by the year 2050. Let’s pave the way in our own community with this tax-payer funded remodel and “solarize” the library!

If we were truly futuristic think-ers, we wouldn’t allow this 3.4 mil-lion dollar glass-and-metal decorat-ing scheme to continue. We would stand our ground, save our money and do it right. Let’s respect architectural history, make necessary changes and show the region and the country how to become more energy independent in the process.

This could be a wonderful opportu-nity for KCLS and Mercer Island. We just need to be brave warriors for the environment, a little more creative and own a bit of common sense.

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Prior to discussing the financial issues facing Mercer Island Youth and Family Services (YFS) with members of the Mercer Island City Council and School Board at Thursday’s joint meeting, YFS Director Cindy Goodwin showed board and council members a slide featuring the image of a smiling, freckle-faced young boy. The caption beneath his picture read: “My name is Tyler, and in nine years I will be an alco-holic.”

The presentation that fol-lowed was the task force update from YFS’ Healthy Youth Initiative. Its findings provided plenty for School Board and Council mem-bers to weigh when plan-ning YFS’s next steps.

The task force, composed of Island parents and pro-fessionals, aimed to identify root causes and conditions contributing to under-age drinking and drug use among Mercer Island youth. The data used included numbers from the 2012 Healthy Youth Survey, Dr. Suniya Luthar’s 2006 Survey of Affluent Communities and 2014 data collected from focus groups, police arrests and school discipline records.

Facilitator Sherry Burke, with the University of Washington’s Department of Social Work, noted while federal and private funders are more interested in fund-ing research in high-risk

communities, kids in afflu-ent communities are also at risk.

“There are different path-ways to risk in different communities, and there are different manifestations in how risk shows up in com-munities like ours,” Burke said.

Root causes included issues within family com-munication and function, a stigma with seeking help, defining success/experi-encing pressure to excel at whatever they do, the “work hard, play hard” ethos, and students not being able to see themselves as more than their GPA or college resume.

Within the family, only 44 percent of high schoolers said their family has clear rules, ensures rules are fol-lowed and applies appro-priate consequences. While 72 percent said parents tell them they love them often, only 31 percent said they have meaningful conversa-tions with their parents on a regular basis.

The stigma for seek-ing help, particularly with mental health, revealed 20 percent of eighth grad-ers admitted experienc-ing depression in the last year. Sixteen percent said they considered suicide, while 7 percent said they’ve attempted suicide.

A mere 13 percent of stu-dents reported they would ask for help if they were anxious or suicidal, while 54 percent said they would encourage a friend to ask for help. “What we’re hear-ing there is that there are real mental health issues, but kids are reluctant to ask for help,” Burke said.

Regarding drug and alcohol use, 50 percent of 12th graders said drinking regularly is not a problem.

Almost half said smoking marijuana was not a prob-lem. Sixteen percent of 10th graders said they have had at least one episode of binge drinking in last month; 14 percent used marijuana.

“One of the things Dr. Luthar’s research suggests is that kids in affluent com-munities are more likely than kids in higher risk communities to use high risk behaviors, typically alcohol and drugs, as a way to manage stress and anxi-ety. That’s part of what we heard from task force mem-bers as well,” Burke said.

Feedback from defining success revealed high levels of perfectionism and fear of failure. Burke relayed a story from Goodwin about a young man who ended in a prestigious medical school and came back on a break and said, “I made it here, I didn’t have much fun doing it.”

“That kind of strikes me of what we may be taking away from some of our kids,” Burke said. “Even though what we’re doing for them is the right thing, maybe [it’s] a little too much.”

Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano said after the presen-tation while he was worried about the number and the types of unsafe actions that students are engaged in, he also hoped to see more clinical research regarding mental health work done on Mercer Island.

“Healthy Youth Survey is one array of data points that needs to be considered, but I think you have much richer qualitative research that you’ve been doing, clinical work with our stu-dents and families for 20 some years. And so I’d like to dig in to what your clini-cians are finding and how they’re correlated with what students are reporting on the Healthy Youth Survey. That’s frankly more inter-esting to me,” Plano said.

Council member Dan Grausz asked what was

working and helping the situation. Goodwin replied people have been talking about the issue and reduc-ing stigma, which they haven’t always done, with higher use rates by people in the schools with counseling services.

“We bring this up to you and we want you to know that we’re taking it on. We need you behind us and we need to continue communi-ty conversations about this,” Goodwin said. “We don’t have an exact game plan, but we want you behind us in developing a game plan because we can take it on.”

YFS, along with City Council, was planning to explore funding options at the Oct. 20 meeting to deal with a looming $200,000 deficit coming in the 2015-16 year. The current defi-cit figure doesn’t include having an additional full-time counselor at the new elementary school, some-thing the superintendent addressed.

“Part of our allocation model for the future is con-ducting this needs assess-ment,” Plano said. “We do know that we want a mental health counselor at Elementary #4 and as I look at the secondary schools, the middle school is over 1000 students and the high school is over 1400 students, and they have the same allocation of an elementary school with 550 students, but the need is greater.”

Plano said it’s important to address the needs of chil-dren early, but there are needs that don’t show up until a child becomes 10 or 12 or 14 years old,.

“As we look at this needs assessment, we’ll be looking at the entire allocation. The city may tell us we have to draw this line somewhere, and the school district will have to consider what we’ll need to do in order to meet the needs we have in schools,” he said.

College Fair set for Oct. 31-Nov. 1

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and hosted by the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling, this event is free and open to the public.

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Demolition to North Mercer building has begun

By Reporter Sta�

With the last tenant offi-cially moved out of the North Mercer building, interior demolition and asbestos abatement recent-ly began in preparation for the building’s teardown, to make way for construction of Elementary School #4.

C.H.I.L.D. school offi-cially moved out the week-end of Oct. 11, making the building vacant for the first time in 50 years. At the Oct. 16 joint meeting between Mercer Island’s School Board and City Council, construction manager Brandy Fox said

workers were able to sal-vage a lot out of the build-ing, including the gym’s wood floor, seldom-used gym lockers and wood benches.

“Anything we could save, we did,” she said.

Fencing installed the first weekend of October will limit public access only to the high school parking area, which is west of Mary Wayte Pool. Those attending events planned at any of the fields in the evenings or weekends will need to park in the high school parking area. All others access points will be fenced off and locked.

The School Board authorized award of the abatement and demolition contract to Construction Group International, LLC, (CGI).

OCTOBER 10

WARRANT ARREST: Mercer Island police transported a 25-year-old male from the Lynnwood Police Department to Issaquah Jail. The warrant, for a local mis-demeanor, was confirmed by NORCOM.

OCTOBER 12

COLLISION: A non-injury col-lision of two vehicles was reported at the 7700 block of S.E. 58th Street. One of the drivers stated that he was delivering papers and took a corner wide because a hedge was obstructing his view, so he didn’t see the other car until the two collided at a sharp corner. Both vehicles had front passenger side damage. S.E. 58th Street is a narrow unlined and undivided road, according to police, so no fault could be determined at the scene.

MISCHIEF: A 50-year-old Island woman at the 9700 block of S.E. 35th Street reported that her two vehi-cles had two tires slashed. The total loss for four tires was $400.

FRAUD: A 62-year-old male and 59-year-old female at the 8200 block of Avalon Drive reported that their accountant was filing the family tax return and was

notified by electronic mes-sage that a tax return had already been filed using their information. The CPA provided them with an I.R.S. form to report the fraudu-lent finding, and told them to file a police report.

MORE MISCHIEF: A 16-year-old male reported that two of his tires were punctured while his car was parked at the 5200 block of East Mercer Way.

OCTOBER 13

THEFT: A 29-year-old male reported a theft of $200 from a cash register over-night at the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street. There were no signs of damage or forced entry, and the rear door appeared to have been opened by a key.

OCTOBER 14

ANIMAL COMPLAINTS: A 36-year-old female reported that a dog inside the Starbucks at the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street bit her father. She recorded the dog owner’s license plate number and called the vet that allegedly had the dog’s medical records, but the vet said there was no record for the animal.

MISCHIEF: Two victims, a 67-year-old male and a

63-year-old female, reported that someone spray painted their driveway with the phrase “proud parents of a rapist” at the 5900 block of 83rd Place S.E. They believe the perpetrator is their son’s ex-girlfriend, but declined to identify her.

FRAUD: An 81-year-old Island man at the 1900 block of Faben Drive reported that he received a phone call from a person claiming to be a King County Sheriff’s officer informing him he has an outstanding bench warrant for not appearing for a jury selection. He was instructed to purchase gift cards and pay for the war-rant over the phone. He is out $8,600 due to this scam/fraud.

ANIMAL COMPLAINTS: A 36-year-old male reported that his dog was attacked by another dog at the swim beach at Luther Burbank Park. No identification of the dog/owner was available at the time, though he alleg-edly had a photo of both on his phone.

COLLISION: Two cars collided in the turn lane on S.E. 27th Street, turning on to 78th Avenue S.E. One driver was cited for unsafe lane change.

No injuries were reported.

OCTOBER 15

FRAUD: A 35-year-old female at the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street reported that someone used her debit card information to make a fraudulent purchase at Macy’s in Lynnwood, Wash.

COLLISION: Two cars col-lided at the intersection of S.E. 40th Street and Island Crest Way. One driver ran a red light while the other was turning left through a green arrow, and struck the driver’s side door after not being able to react in time. No injuries were reported.

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Dale A. KlappenbachDale A. Klappenbach, age 71, passed

away unexpectedly of heart failure on September 18, 2014. Dale was born in Lewiston, Idaho and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1961.

He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1966 with a Bachelor of Architecture. He moved to Seattle where he began his long career as an architect, opening his own � rm, Klappenbach Architects, in 1987. During this time he worked on hundreds of projects involving the design and construction of school facilities in the State of Washington.

Dale was a long time resident of Mercer Island and recently moved to Snoqualmie Ridge with his wife, Carol. He is also survived by his mother, Edna, his brother, Karl, his sister, Frances, and their families of Lewiston, Idaho, his son, Joel, daughter-in-law, Becky, and three grandchildren, Oscar, Eli & Ruby, of Sudbury, MA, his daughter, Kristine Drango, son-in-law, Bart, and two granddaughters, Lexie & Molly, of Snoqualmie, WA.

He loved his family and his work as an architect and brightened our days with his love and good humor. A private family celebration of life was held in Lewiston, Idaho.

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Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island Transportation Benefit District Board will hold its first meeting on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Information about Mercer Island Transportation Benefit District is available on the City’s website at: www.mercergov.org/tbd. Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on October 22, 2014. #1160269.

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BUDGET HEARINGS Notice is hereby given that pursuant to RCW 35A.34.100 as of October 10, 2014 the City Clerk of the City of Mercer Island has the 2015-2016 Prelim- inary Budget on file. A copy of the 2015-2016 Preliminary Bud- get may be reviewed in the City Clerk’s office, located at Mercer Island City Hall, 9611 SE 36th Street or online at www.mercergov.org/budget. Notice is also given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold public hearings for the 2015-2016 budget on the following dates:• October 6, 2014, Monday,

7:00 pm, Regular Meeting

• October 20, 2014, Monday, 6:00 pm, Regular Meeting

• November 3, 2014, Monday, 6:00 pm, Regular Meeting

• November 17, 2014, Monday, 6:00 pm, Regular

Meeting• December 1, 2014, Monday,

7:00 pm, Regular Meeting The meetings will convene in the Council Chambers of Mercer Island City Hall at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Adoption of the budget is antici-pated at the Regular Meeting on December 1, 2014. The budget hearings will be open for public comment; any taxpayer may appear at these times and be heard for or against any part of the budget. Allison Spietz City Clerk Americans with disabilities accommodations are available by calling 206-275-7795. Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on October 1, October 8, October 15, October 22, October 29, November 12, and November 26, 2014. #1143450.

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Susan Ott RasmussenSusan Ott Rasmussen, 82, passed

away peacefully Saturday, October 11 of complications from a stroke. She was surrounded by family and friends throughout her brief illness, including the companionship of her husband of 55 years.

She is remembered as an independent spirit who loved to follow her own path as much as she loved tradition, and her original, lively presence will be missed.

Born in Duluth, Minnesota on March 24, 1932 to Colonel Alfred and Agnes McCarthy Ott, Susan grew up the youngest of three sisters. Upon graduation, she attended Rockford College before transferring and graduating from the University of Minnesota with an RN, BSN in 1955.

After a brief stint working in public health in Long Beach, California, Susan moved to Seattle. She was soon introduced to Gordon Rasmussen, and married him just three months later on February 21, 1959. Susan and Gordon moved to Mercer Island shortly after, where they built a house on Forest Avenue. Susan Louise was born in 1960, followed by Julie Beret in 1964.

As a public health nurse, Susan worked for the University of Washington on genetic studies, notably the genetic characteristics of Down’s Syndrome. However, she always found time for her beloved tennis, and followed the game avidly at all levels. Tradition and living graciously were also important to her, and over the years she dedicated time to the Junior League of Seattle, the Women’s University Club, where she served as Programs Trustee, and the Lake Washington Garden Club.

Susan is survived by her husband Gordon, daughter Susan Johnson (Gerald), daughter Julie Moberly (George), and her four grandchildren Nicholas and Alexandra Ketcham, and Madeleine and Peter Moberly. She was predeceased by her sisters Jane Ott Olin and Elizabeth Ott Dean, as well as her nephew Alan Dean and niece Elizabeth Dean.

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Police reportBy Katie Metzger

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The Mercer Island Fire Department responded to a house fire on East Mercer Way at 11:35 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. The homeowner was inside and said she heard “crack-ling” in the kitchen, said Fire Chief Steve Heitman.

The homeowner got out safe and tried to fight the flames with a garden hose, but the fire extended into the attic. Fire units from Seattle, Bellevue and Eastside Fire & Rescue were called in to provide

extra resources. Units started leaving the scene at about 1 p.m.

The cause of the fire is still unknown, Heitman said.

MIFD units found the dwelling with flames and dark smoke venting from the roof. The fire involved approximately 10 percent of the structure on the main floor and approxi-mately 90 percent of the attic space, according to a MIFD press release.

The fire response was upgraded to a second alarm. A total of 20 units responded, with 51 fire-fighters at the incident.

51 firefighters respond to house fire on East Mercer Way Oct. 15

Monthly crime statistics

Every month, the Police Department calculates crime statistics and com-pares them to numbers from the year prior.

In September of this year, there were 51 serious o�enses, compared to 40 in 2013. The biggest spike

was in theft and identity theft, with 39 and 6 cases this year respectively, com-pared to 30 and 3 cases last year. The theft category includes �rst, second and third degree o�enses, as well as mail theft and vehicle prowls.

There were 1,246 calls for service this year, com-pared to 967 in 2013.


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Seahawks-themed restaurant to open on Island


A new restaurant inspired by the fun and

flair of the 12th man is coming to Mercer Island.

Phat12 Island Broiler, opening in the current Island Broiler location, will feature a Seahawks theme and a menu encompassing everything from burgers to brunch.

“My business partner

and I have been talking about doing a restaurant for a long time,” said new owner Hemmard Thomas, whose background is in home chef service.

Prior to purchasing the Island Broiler, Thomas lived in Atlanta for 13 years and was a personal chef for record producer Jermaine Dupri, comedian Chris Tucker and other celebrity clients.

Thomas said he plans to do some renovation and reorganization of the space,

and start smoking salmon, trout, ribs and brisket. He has appeared on the real-ity television show “BBQ Pitmasters.”

The diverse menu revolves around the num-ber 12: 12 types of appetiz-ers, 12 entrees, 12 staple drinks, 12 wines and 12 beers, most of which will be from the local Seattle area.

Phat12 Island Broiler hosted a soft opening on Saturday Oct. 18 and will have a grand opening soon.

Thomas said that cus-tomers watched the Seahawks game at Phat12 on Oct. 19, and the bar offered a free beer for every touchdown, accord-ing to its Facebook page.

Though he was born in the Caribbean and lived in Atlanta, Thomas said he’s a long-time Hawks fan.

“I liked to root for a team that’s always the underdog, and that’s what Seattle seemed to be,” he said. “It was nice to see them finally win a championship.”

Island Broiler opened last October after taking over the old location of Alpenland, a deli that had been operating since 1974.

Thomas said that the vibe of the Broiler matched what he was going for.

“We were initially look-ing to build a place, but the Island Broiler became available, and it’s the per-fect spot,” Thomas said.

Phat12 Island Broiler is located at

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Ralph Hunter RichardsonRalph Hunter Richardson passed away

September 7, 2014 with his family by his side.

He was born April 26, 1930 to Henry M. and Marion S. Richardson in Seattle, grew up in Rainier Beach and graduated from Franklin High School in 1949. He served in the army from 1951 to 1953, and attended college graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in Economics.

He was married to Sharon L. (Mullins – 1935-2004) in 1955 and raised two daughters on Mercer Island. He developed and sold Real Estate, including Protection Island. He was the manager/owner of Northwest Escrows of Bellevue Inc. for 48 years. Ralph was a long time member of the Jaycees and the Elks Club. He retired in 1997 and moved to Sequim, where he enjoyed � shing, crabbing and catching shrimp.

He is survived by his sister Jean (Felix) Hermansen, daughters Sandra M. (Pat) Hayes and Robin K. (Steve) Oakes, four granddaughters and one grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, his parents, brothers Sydney, Roy and John Richardson, and granddaughter Jennifer R. Hayes.

Memorial services will be held November 1st at Mt Baker Park Presbyterian Church in Seattle at 1:30 pm and on November 15th at 1:30 at the Elks Lodge in Sequim. In lieu of � owers, donations

may be made In Ralph’s memory to the Ryther Child Center or Camp� re USA Puget Sound Council.

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knew that Lake Washington was going to be tough,” said Islander halfback Charlie Burdell in May. “It did not matter what had already happened that season.”

The Kangs were confi-dent but wary.

“We were steamrolling along,” said Bob Weaver, a Lake Washington tackle. “But we knew this game was the biggest test yet.” Steve Smith, a guard for Lake Washington agreed. “Every game we played was built up. We knew that every team wanted very badly to beat us.”

It was a calm and relative-ly clear night two days past Halloween in Kirkland. A light rain had cleared before the game began. But it was cold. The temperature hov-ered just above 40 degrees.

There were 14 rooter busses full of

Islander fans that made the trip to Kirkland that night. It was said that a thousand people were in the stands.

Finally it was time. The Islanders kicked

off. But before Tom Farner had both feet back on the ground, the Kang’s Mick Becker grabbed the ball and ran it back for a touchdown. Within just seconds, the Islanders were down by six. In the stands, Islander stu-dents sat in silence, stunned.

Team manager Gee Chick remembered the mood, “Would we be able to stop this?”

But on the extra point kick play that followed, the Kangs were called off sides. The kicker was rattled and the extra point effort failed.

Within less than a min-ute, emotions rose and fell. Both sides seemed to steel themselves, one of the men recalled. The rest of the some 47 minutes

remaining was a back and forth between the teams counting up feet gained or lost instead of yards.

Then in the third quarter, the situation changed dra-matically. Islander Frank Lyon pushed three yards to cross the goal line for six, capping off a 57-yard drive by his team. Now there was a tie. It all came down to the next play. Instead of a kick, for the extra point, quar-terback Jeff Plant stepped back, ready to move the ball though the air — allowed then by the rules of the day. In the end zone, three Islander receivers danced and waited. Time stood still. Burdell, waving his arms, hauled in the reception. The point after was good. Islander fans were ecstatic. The score was now 7 - 6.

Yet again, during the very next play, it looked like it might be over for

the Islanders after all. The ball, kicked off to the Kangs, was again snatched by a Lake Washington receiver who bar-reled toward the end zone. He slipped past the defense that had held the Kangs back all eve-ning. Yet as the player sped toward the goal line, there was one man left to get by. Farner, the kicker, caught the receiver and took him down.

The Islanders held on during the fourth to cinch the win.

As the clock ran out, Lake Wa s h i n g t o n student Jack Caskey, who was sitting in the stands that night, said both fans and players simply stopped and stood still.

“We were in shock. We did

not know what to do,” he remembered. “Losing was new to us.”

The teams did not con-gratulate each other. It was simply not done in those days. Thus the teams turned and walked of the field absorbing what had just happened.

In the Kang locker room there was dead silence, the players around the table at the Broadmoor recalled.

“We usually chanted by counting up to the num-ber of games that had been won,” Smith said. It had become a tradition. The week before the team had counted to 51 together. Now there would be no more counting.

There was pandemonium in the visitor bleachers. The Islanders were both victors and spoilers. Sportsmanship became a fit frayed. There was a fight in the parking lot after the game. Burdell said his brother got his arm broken.

On the bus, the Islanders were still trying to believe what had happened. “We just said two words over and over again to each other, We won! We won!” said Chick. Others could not even recall

the bus ride back from Kirkland.

Defense was the key, Coach Steve James told the Reporter-American after the game. And it showed. He pointed out that the Kangs were in scor-ing posi-tion several times and were unsuc-cessful. The I s l a n d e r s held Lake Washington to just 82 yards. The I s l a n d e r s ground out 179 yards.

“We knew a lot about w i n n i n g ,” Smith said. “We did not know about losing until the Mercer Island game.”

Of the pain of that night, Guard Rich Hammond, said it was more than just Mercer Island had done, “it was that we had let our-selves down.”

Looking back, the men agreed it was a very a dif-ferent time. Lessons were

learned. The players were smaller. The Lake Washington players figured that their biggest player was maybe 200 lbs.,tops. “We weren’t big at all,” said Plant

later. “The Kang’s Dave Vanderford was maybe 150. I was just 145.”

Much of the talk cen-tered on the coaches for both teams. “ T h e y taught us how to be young men,” said Smith.

“ T h e coaches led us, all of us - not just star players,” said Kang run-

ning back, Willie Jackson. “They instilled pride in us.”

Coach James, also much admired, died two years later in a river rafting acci-dent.

Football wasn’t your life, the former foes all agreed.

“It was just something we did.”

GAME | FROM 1

In 1999, the Seattle Times listed the 1961 Mercer Island vs. Lake Washington game as seventh on its list of the 10 greatest high school games of the Century.

Mary L. Grady / Staff PhotoIslanders who came to rehash the 1961 game with their Lake Washington counterparts are from left, Gee Chick, Larry van den Berg, David Dore, Bob Weaver and Jeff Plant. Not pic-tured is Charlie Burdell, who organized the get-together.

The Islander football team as they appeared in the pro-gram for the game against the Lake Washington Kangs on Nov. 3, 1961. The team beat the Kangs 7 to 6 in a game with under 200 yards gained. The win broke the 51-game winning streak by the Lake Washington team.

Game memorabilia courtesy of Jeff Plant.


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Island Firefighters go Pink

Mercer Island Firefighters will be wear-ing Pink T-shirts in support of breast can-cer awareness month in October. This is done in support of Susan G. Komen’s Passionately pink campaign.

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 12 percent of women in the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetimes, so the more the firefight-ers can do to support awareness the better. Last year, the IAFF was the number-one fundraiser nationwide for the Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink program, raising a

total of $108,948.Island Firefighters will

be wearing Pink T-shirts on duty between Oct. 26 and Oct. 31. The shirts will be on sale at Fire Station 91 for $20 as part of the fundraiser.

If you would like to make a direct donation please go to http://www.info-komen.org/goto/mercerfire.

Contributed PhotoMercer Island firefighter proudly wear their pink T-shirts on duty at Station 91, to support the Susan G. Komen ‘Passionately Pink’ campaign for breast cancer awareness.

Great-grandson of school’s namesake makes a difference for its students

Islander Parker Kittilsby is the great-grandson of Gildo Rey, a longtime edu-cator in the Auburn School District and the namesake of Gildo Rey Elementary. A ninth grader at Mercer Island High School, Kittilsby was inspired after reading about the academic success of Gildo Rey’s stu-dents. He also discovered about 85 percent of the stu-dents are on free or reduced lunch and really wanted to help.

“What better project to do than help kids at a school named after a family mem-ber?” Kittilsby said.

He got busy raising funds for school supplies for Gildo Rey students. Right before school started, he delivered 104 fully-stocked backpacks to the school.

He raised $1,700 through a letter writing campaign to extended family and family friends. His family’s com-

pany, Miles Sand & Gravel, purchased the backpacks. Armed with the school sup-ply lists for each grade level, he went to Target and loaded up five carts worth of school supplies. He assembled all of the backpacks, stock-ing each with the required grade-level supplies.

Rey served in the Auburn School District as princi-pal and administrator from 1944 to 1973. He was born in Black Diamond, gradu-ated from Buckley High School, attended Central Washington University and the University of Washington. After his death, South Auburn Elementary

was renamed in his honor.Kittilsby plans on pro-

viding the backpacks to Gildo Rey students again next year. He would like to expand his support of the school named after his great-grandfather.

“Parker inspires me per-sonally to continue to reach out to our youth and our community in an effort to bring us all together and support one another as we strive to educate and support our children to achieve their full potential and always do their per-sonal best,” said Jana Jo Uhlendorf, Gildo Rey prin-cipal.

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Reporter staff wins awards in annual newspa-per contest

Mercer Island Reporter staff won five awards in the 2014 Washington Newspaper Publisher’s Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.

Reporter Celina Kareiva won two awards; first and second places in the Best General Feature category. Her winning story was about an Island photographer who took photos of aging dogs.

Reporter Joe Livarchik won a second place award in the Best Sports News Story category about the Mercer Island girls golf

team’s 75-match winning streak coming to an end. He took third place in the Best Sports Feature category.

Editor, Mary L. Grady took second place for Best Editorial Pages across all non-daily sub-scription categories. Last year Grady took first in that category.

Contributed PhotoIslander Parker Kittilsby donated 104 backpacks to an Auburn school named after Gildo Rey, his great-grandfather.

A pet’s best friend


A Mercer Island “local pet hero” may soon receive national recognition for her commitment to animal care.

Monique Feyrecilde has been a veterinary techni-cian at the Island’s clinic for 14 years. She said that she’d always wanted to be a vet-eranarian and help animals, but found that she could have more direct contact with both people and ani-mals by being a vet tech.

“I get to do a little bit of everything,” she said, from X-rays and dental exams to behavior and grief counsel-ing. “Every day is different.”

Now, she’s a semifinal-ist for the PetPlan 2015 National Veterinary Technician of the Year, out of 2300 nominees. She was nominated by Nancy Burke, one of the clinic’s clients.

“I have known Monique for many years, and her passion and persistence in the pursuit of understand-ing animal behavior to the goal of preventing home-less animals and unneces-sary euthanasia, has never flagged,” Burke said.

According to her website, www.teachinganimals.com, Feyrecilde’s mission is “to make that gift of mutual learning available to any handler interested in receiv-ing it.”

“To have a client of mine be so happy with the care of her pets to nominate me, and then to actually get picked... It’s a big deal,” she

said. “You go to work every day and you work hard, but you don’t always under-stand the impact you have.”

As the most senior tech-nician at the Island clinic, Monique said she enjoys teaching new veterinarians the practical skills they need to provide high quality care to pets and their people.

At the end of the day, it’s all about the animals - caring and advocating for them and teaching others to do the same. Feyrecilde has eight of her own: three dogs, one cat, two parrots and two snakes.

Animal behavior is her speciality, as she is one of 11 certified veterinary behav-ior technicians, nationwide. She earned her under-graduate degree in psychol-ogy from Washington State University.

She said the more com-mon problems she sees with dogs are fear aggression and on-leash aggression. She uses positive association, for example, pairing seeing other dogs to playing with a tennis ball, to help animals see they are in a safe envi-ronment.

“It takes a lot of patience,” she said. “It’s a long process, but the results are lasting. It’s really rewarding.”

Some dogs with behavior issues aren’t safe, though. Behavioral euthanasia is the leading cause of death for young dogs, she said.

That inspired Feyrecilde to bring behavior aware-ness to the forefront. She and other four vet techs partnered with CEVA, a veterinary pharmaceutical firm, to form the Behavior Advocate Program. They provide free, full-day behav-ior training sessions for vets around the country.

“I draw blood and get peed and pooped on for a living, but I get to teach every day,” she said.

For more information about PetPlan’s Annual

Veterinary Awards, recog-nizing veterinarians and

their staff who go above and beyond to help pets, visit

http://www.gopetplan.com/form/raise-a-paw.


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Take charge of your breast healthBy Elisa Del Rosario

Every week, over 100 women in Washington state are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer. � is makes Washington state one of the highest in breast cancer diagnosis in the country.

While we do not yet know all the causes of breast cancer, there is one thing we do know. You can reduce your risk by taking charge of your breast health and practicing everyday strategies for reducing your risk for breast cancer.

We really are what we eat, drink, breathe and think. Here are some of the best strategies for breast cancer prevention.

First, live a healthy lifestyle. � is means maintaining a healthy weight, minimizing alcohol intake (one drink a day or less), quit smoking and keep physically active. � at means exercise moderately at least 30 minutes a day.

Eat well. Include in your diet at least 2 ½ cups of fruits and vegetables every day. Choose 100 percent whole grain foods (such as 100 percent whole grain breads and cereals, brown rice, millet and quinoa).

Limit red meat and processed meat. Choose chicken, � sh or beans more o� en. Limit “bad” fats found in foods such as red meat, fatty deli meats, poultry skin, full fat dairy, fried foods, margarine, donuts and microwave popcorn. Eat “good” fats found in foods such as olive and canola oil, nuts and natural nut butters, avocado and olives.

If you are over 40 years old, get a mammogram. Do not let fear of

discomfort or results cause you to avoid potentially lifesaving early detection of breast cancer. When caught in its early stages, you can have a 98 percent chance of surviving breast cancer. However, if caught in late stage, you chances for survival can drop to 24 percent.

If you are postmenopausal, avoid hormone replacement therapy. Menopausal hormone therapy increases risk for breast cancer, particularly therapies that include progesterone.

If you are a young woman, breast feed your baby for as long as possible. For every 12 months of breastfeeding, the risk of breast cancer can decrease by 4.3 percent, compared to women who did not breastfeed.

Previous studies have shown that psychological stress is linked to breast cancer aggressiveness. Anything you can do to reduce your stress and to enhance your comfort, joy, and satisfaction can strengthen your immune system and have a major e� ect on your quality of life.

Today, there are over 3 million breast cancer survivors living in the U.S., and I have been one of them for eight years now. � e best advice I can give is to take charge of your breast health.

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Top Tier Finishes: $4,625,000Dramatic Views!8440 Benotho Place SE. Dramatic views of Lake WA & Mt. Rainier. 5BD/4.75BA Craftsman style waterfront home complete w/ a huge great room, gourmet kitchen, large yard, dock and much more!

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Phenomenal $345,000Mt. Baker Home3422 36th Ave S, Seattle. Exceptional 5BR/2BA Mt. Baker neighborhood home. Phenomenal location convenient to Light Rail, Downtown, Shopping & I-90. Main � . Bdrm features en suite bath & alternate entrance. Great corner lot.

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Whispering Heights $2,550/moRental4603 158th Ave SE, Bellevue. Wonderful 4 bed-room/2.5 bath home with a fantastic backyard. Close to parks, restaurants, freeways and great schools. Come see this great space.

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Bainbridge Island $1,495,000Waterfront11656 Arrow Point Dr. NE. Bainbridge Island beauty. 4BR, 4665 sqft and a � oating dock ½ way down Manzanita Bay, protected from winter southern storms. Designed for entertaining inside and out. Approximately 6 miles to the ferry.

Craig Hagstrom 206.669.2267www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/54995

Prime West Facing $1,390,000Waterfront! 7731 SE 58th St. 3BR/2.5BA Mid-Century Modern home w/great western views & com-munity waterfront. Large living room is orient-ed to the view, opening onto a great entertain-ment sized deck on a mostly level lot.


North-end Condo $262,000 2500 81st Ave SE #A-102. North-End Garden Condo Conveniently located near town center. Garden level 2BD/1BA unit w/ your own yard & patio. 1 covered parking space and a Stor-age Unit.

Frank Ceteznik 206.979.8400www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/50622

Feng Shui Meets $3,500,000Waterfront8038 Avalon Place. 5BR/5.5BA ultimate Feng Shui home on 60’ of Lake WA waterfront w/private two-� nger dock. Level driveway access, chef ’s kitchen, luxurious master suite w/his & her marble baths, Mt. Rainier views & so much more!

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Open & Bright $249,000304 SW 110th St, Seattle. Lovely, charming 2BD/1BA home in a convenient, desirable location. Fully fenced large corner lot. Large living room w/new bamboo hdwd � oor. New kitchen w/granite, SS appliances & more. Very open & bright…A MUST SEE!

Lisa Nguyen 206.718.6553www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/56502

Completely $329,900 Remodeled 2211 NE 23rd St, Renton. Completely Re-modeled 3BR/1.5BA 10,000 sq. ft. lot. All new appliances; 2 car garage. A very cozy Kennydale home. MOVE-IN READY!


Charming Beacon $345,000 Hill Home 5811 16th Ave S, Seattle. Lovely traditional, charming 2BD/1.75BA home on Beacon Hill. All new paint, carpet, windows, and kitchen w/granite countertops, maple cabinets, & SS appliances. Generous sized detached shop.


Investment $360,000Opportunity 11830 78th Ave S, Seattle. Opportunity to own a 5BR/1.75BA home w/partial views of Lake Washington; or build your dream on an included “ready to build on” level lot. Two in One Price!


Quality Home $1,290,000w/ Exceptional Updates! 7375 80th Place SE. Work is done & the house is ready! � is 4BR/2.5BA home was just repaint-ed, has new carpets & freshly re� nished hdwds; as well as new kitchen cabinetry, appliances, and granite slab counters & island. Take a Look!


Unobstructed $2,950,000Panoramic Views4075 W. Mercer Way. Welcome to this 3BR/3BA Westside waterfront home. 90’ of waterfront ac-cess, including amazing decks, gazebo, dock & more. Unobstructed panoramic lake, mountain, city & bridge views!

Gloria Wolfe 425.922.7675www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/96267

New on Market $475,0001522 NE 75th St, Seattle. Gorgeous 4BR/1.75BA Craftsman. Dazzling designer � nishes & custom � replace. Completely � nished basement w/family room. Convenient location, low maintenance landscaping & 2 o� street parking spots.

Gloria Lee 206.409.7277www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/15612

Welcome to the $1,150,000“Beaujolais"45825 SE Edgewich Rd. North Bend. Unique in style…Timeless in design…Nestled on 10 private acres. Secluded, cus-tom built, home presents abundant quality features: 4 zone geothermal heating/ac, elec-tronic gated entry, and so much more!

Shawn Elings 425.829.5622www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/37663

Fall City Rental $1,500/mo4135 332nd Ave SE, Fall City. Nicely Remod-eled 3bed/1bath home with two car garage and extra storage with great views of Mt. Si. House sits on 3.4 acres in downtown Fall City across from Fall City elementary school.

Cindy Verschueren 206.909.4523www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/68939

Stunning View Home $1,890,0003925 95th Ct. SE. Light-� lled 4BR/3.5BA home w/open � oor plan, high ceilings & gor-geous views of the Bellevue skyline, Lake & Cas-cades. Attention to detail demonstrated through-out main level master suite, chef’s entertainment sized kitchen & more. Easy I-90 access.


Deeded Moorage $1,695,0005059 84th Ave SE. 25 ft of shared WFT w/Dock is a Bonus to this West-side View Home. Kitchen remodeled in 2010 & has custom bake center. Beautiful trees create a private setting around entertaining size deck & level yard.



Aspen Properties $1,695,000Presale2436 62nd Ave SE. Opportunity awaits you w/the chance to fully customize the � nishes in this 4BR/3.5BA home. A Distinctive NW Classic within walking distance to 3 lake-front parks. Minutes to I-90.

Martin Weiss 425.417.9595Betty DeLaurenti 206.949.1222


Midtown Court Home $1,550,0004803 90th Ave SE. Nearing completion, RKK Constructions presents another quality home. 4BR/3.5BA featuring an open great room w/lg. gourmet kitchen & island, 10ft ceilings, 3 car garage & so much more! Neighborhood of Midtown Court.

Lou or Lori 206.949.5674www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/15972

Undiscovered Gem $649,0005221 88th Ave SE. Great site for a new home but livable as is. � is spacious 3BD/1.5BA updated Rambler sits on a large private lot. Clean home w/new hardwood � oors and updates in the kitchen & bathrooms.

Dieter Kaetel 206.427.0863www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/40149

Mercer Island Rambler $699,0002249 80th Ave SE. 3 BR w/ big master suite. 2 full baths, o� ce/den o� eat-in kitchen, oak hardwoods, double-pane windows. Lg. level sunny backyard & patio. Updated! Close to I-90, downtown, shopping & comm. center.

Tony Salvata 206.915.8672www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/72227

Shadow Creek Home $543,0007904 NE 195th St, Kenmore. � is 5BDBD/2.75BA home boasts a grand foyer w/hardwoods overlooked by an iron railing staircase. Granite kitchen counter-tops & gourmet gas cooking range. Gas � replace in family room & master. 3 car garage.


Desirable W. Bellevue $2,199,998 10267 NE 21st Place, Bellevue. Inviting lead-ed glass entry graces the elegant foyer of this 4BR/4.75BA home. Exterior stone accents, high ceilings, impeccable � oor-plan, striking kitchen w/granite, & balcony o� master are just a few of its well-designed features.

Jen Bao 206.453.9880www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/27233

Urban Retreat $699,0007119 135th Place SE, Newcastle. Opportu-nities in this marvelous neighborhood are rare & timeless architecture give this fantastic well cared for 4BR/2.5BA home immediate appeal. Minutes away from shopping, restau-rants, galleries, I-405 & I-90.

Petra H. Walker 206.715.5677www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/663014

Coveted First Hill $725,0002460 73rd Ave SE. Don’t miss the fantas-tic opportunity on MI’s coveted First Hill! Overlook the lake, downtown Bellevue & downtown Mercer Island. Build your dream home & take in all the sun & light. Easy free-way access.


Spectacular $729,000Snohomish Home 7715 201st St. SE, Snohomish. 5BR/2.5BA home w/newly remodeled kitchen w/granite counters, designer glass mosaic backsplash & ss appliances. Sport court, � re pit, hot tub, huge patio & deck. Perfect for today’s lifestyle.

Daryl Summers 206.697.0162www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/66698

Meydenbauer Bay Views $735,000 331 101st Ave SE, Unit 301-D, Bellevue. 2BR/1.75BA top � oor, end-unit condo w/ac-cess & views of Meydenbauer Bay. � is former model unit has amazing natural light & great � ow. Amenities include: pool, private main � oor entry, small boat launch, ample parking & more!


Immaculate $749,950 Magnolia Home2515 Piedmont Place W, Seattle. Brilliant natural light accents the features of this renovated 3BR/1.75BA home. Extensive upgrades throughout: hardwoods on upper/lower levels, granite countertops, custom out-door grill & more!


Belltown Beauty $499,500159 Denny Way #203, Seattle. Contemporary 2BD/2BA in the heart of it all! Don’t miss this spacious & private unit that you can walk to everything: restaurants, games, concerts, waterfront & more.


A Rare Find $430,00014453 157th Place SE, Renton. Classy…taste-fully updated, 2-story traditional Turn Key trea-sure. 4BR/2.25BA w/family room o� kitchen, good sized bdrms up w/o� ce on main. HUGE sunny, fully fenced LEVEL backyard w/play structure. Easy Frwy access. Hurry…a rare � nd at this price!


Alaska Junction $389,000Townhome 4428 44th Ave SW, Unit D, Seattle. Stylish 3BR/3.5BA end-unit. Oak hardwoods on main w/open layout & gas � replace. Gorgeous kitchen, 2 master suites w/custom � nishes, sunny balcony o� great room, & one car garage. Walk to everything!


Sunny South-side $2,275,000Waterfront 8218 Avalon Dr. Great opportunity for lakefront living! Remodel or build new, this property has 62’ of sunny south side water-front. Original house loved to party w/decks, lower level 2nd kitchen & bar. Wide Open Panoramic views!


New on Market $699,0007660 N Mercer Way Unit 101. Rarely available 3BR/2.5BA condo in the Montserrat in the heart of downtown Mercer Island. Lives like a single family home w/spacious & inviting rooms and designer colors & � nishes. What a perfect place to call home.


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Top Tier Finishes: $4,625,000Dramatic Views!8440 Benotho Place SE. Dramatic views of Lake WA & Mt. Rainier. 5BD/4.75BA Craftsman style waterfront home complete w/ a huge great room, gourmet kitchen, large yard, dock and much more!


Phenomenal $345,000Mt. Baker Home3422 36th Ave S, Seattle. Exceptional 5BR/2BA Mt. Baker neighborhood home. Phenomenal location convenient to Light Rail, Downtown, Shopping & I-90. Main � . Bdrm features en suite bath & alternate entrance. Great corner lot.



Whispering Heights $2,550/moRental4603 158th Ave SE, Bellevue. Wonderful 4 bed-room/2.5 bath home with a fantastic backyard. Close to parks, restaurants, freeways and great schools. Come see this great space.


FEATURED PROPERTIES

Bainbridge Island $1,495,000Waterfront11656 Arrow Point Dr. NE. Bainbridge Island beauty. 4BR, 4665 sqft and a � oating dock ½ way down Manzanita Bay, protected from winter southern storms. Designed for entertaining inside and out. Approximately 6 miles to the ferry.


Prime West Facing $1,390,000Waterfront! 7731 SE 58th St. 3BR/2.5BA Mid-Century Modern home w/great western views & com-munity waterfront. Large living room is orient-ed to the view, opening onto a great entertain-ment sized deck on a mostly level lot.


North-end Condo $262,000 2500 81st Ave SE #A-102. North-End Garden Condo Conveniently located near town center. Garden level 2BD/1BA unit w/ your own yard & patio. 1 covered parking space and a Stor-age Unit.


Feng Shui Meets $3,500,000Waterfront8038 Avalon Place. 5BR/5.5BA ultimate Feng Shui home on 60’ of Lake WA waterfront w/private two-� nger dock. Level driveway access, chef ’s kitchen, luxurious master suite w/his & her marble baths, Mt. Rainier views & so much more!


Open & Bright $249,000304 SW 110th St, Seattle. Lovely, charming 2BD/1BA home in a convenient, desirable location. Fully fenced large corner lot. Large living room w/new bamboo hdwd � oor. New kitchen w/granite, SS appliances & more. Very open & bright…A MUST SEE!


Completely $329,900 Remodeled 2211 NE 23rd St, Renton. Completely Re-modeled 3BR/1.5BA 10,000 sq. ft. lot. All new appliances; 2 car garage. A very cozy Kennydale home. MOVE-IN READY!


Charming Beacon $345,000 Hill Home 5811 16th Ave S, Seattle. Lovely traditional, charming 2BD/1.75BA home on Beacon Hill. All new paint, carpet, windows, and kitchen w/granite countertops, maple cabinets, & SS appliances. Generous sized detached shop.


Investment $360,000Opportunity 11830 78th Ave S, Seattle. Opportunity to own a 5BR/1.75BA home w/partial views of Lake Washington; or build your dream on an included “ready to build on” level lot. Two in One Price!


Quality Home $1,290,000w/ Exceptional Updates! 7375 80th Place SE. Work is done & the house is ready! � is 4BR/2.5BA home was just repaint-ed, has new carpets & freshly re� nished hdwds; as well as new kitchen cabinetry, appliances, and granite slab counters & island. Take a Look!


Unobstructed $2,950,000Panoramic Views4075 W. Mercer Way. Welcome to this 3BR/3BA Westside waterfront home. 90’ of waterfront ac-cess, including amazing decks, gazebo, dock & more. Unobstructed panoramic lake, mountain, city & bridge views!


New on Market $475,0001522 NE 75th St, Seattle. Gorgeous 4BR/1.75BA Craftsman. Dazzling designer � nishes & custom � replace. Completely � nished basement w/family room. Convenient location, low maintenance landscaping & 2 o� street parking spots.


Welcome to the $1,150,000“Beaujolais"45825 SE Edgewich Rd. North Bend. Unique in style…Timeless in design…Nestled on 10 private acres. Secluded, cus-tom built, home presents abundant quality features: 4 zone geothermal heating/ac, elec-tronic gated entry, and so much more!


Fall City Rental $1,500/mo4135 332nd Ave SE, Fall City. Nicely Remod-eled 3bed/1bath home with two car garage and extra storage with great views of Mt. Si. House sits on 3.4 acres in downtown Fall City across from Fall City elementary school.

Cindy Verschueren 206.909.4523www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/68939

Stunning View Home $1,890,0003925 95th Ct. SE. Light-� lled 4BR/3.5BA home w/open � oor plan, high ceilings & gor-geous views of the Bellevue skyline, Lake & Cas-cades. Attention to detail demonstrated through-out main level master suite, chef’s entertainment sized kitchen & more. Easy I-90 access.


Deeded Moorage $1,695,0005059 84th Ave SE. 25 ft of shared WFT w/Dock is a Bonus to this West-side View Home. Kitchen remodeled in 2010 & has custom bake center. Beautiful trees create a private setting around entertaining size deck & level yard.



Aspen Properties $1,695,000Presale2436 62nd Ave SE. Opportunity awaits you w/the chance to fully customize the � nishes in this 4BR/3.5BA home. A Distinctive NW Classic within walking distance to 3 lake-front parks. Minutes to I-90.

Martin Weiss 425.417.9595Betty DeLaurenti 206.949.1222


Midtown Court Home $1,550,0004803 90th Ave SE. Nearing completion, RKK Constructions presents another quality home. 4BR/3.5BA featuring an open great room w/lg. gourmet kitchen & island, 10ft ceilings, 3 car garage & so much more! Neighborhood of Midtown Court.


Undiscovered Gem $649,0005221 88th Ave SE. Great site for a new home but livable as is. � is spacious 3BD/1.5BA updated Rambler sits on a large private lot. Clean home w/new hardwood � oors and updates in the kitchen & bathrooms.

Dieter Kaetel 206.427.0863www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/40149

Mercer Island Rambler $699,0002249 80th Ave SE. 3 BR w/ big master suite. 2 full baths, o� ce/den o� eat-in kitchen, oak hardwoods, double-pane windows. Lg. level sunny backyard & patio. Updated! Close to I-90, downtown, shopping & comm. center.

Tony Salvata 206.915.8672www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/72227

Shadow Creek Home $543,0007904 NE 195th St, Kenmore. � is 5BDBD/2.75BA home boasts a grand foyer w/hardwoods overlooked by an iron railing staircase. Granite kitchen counter-tops & gourmet gas cooking range. Gas � replace in family room & master. 3 car garage.


Desirable W. Bellevue $2,199,998 10267 NE 21st Place, Bellevue. Inviting lead-ed glass entry graces the elegant foyer of this 4BR/4.75BA home. Exterior stone accents, high ceilings, impeccable � oor-plan, striking kitchen w/granite, & balcony o� master are just a few of its well-designed features.

Jen Bao 206.453.9880www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/27233

Urban Retreat $699,0007119 135th Place SE, Newcastle. Opportu-nities in this marvelous neighborhood are rare & timeless architecture give this fantastic well cared for 4BR/2.5BA home immediate appeal. Minutes away from shopping, restau-rants, galleries, I-405 & I-90.

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Mercer Island earned its second blowout win in as many weeks Friday night, beating Lake Washington 49-13 at Mac Field in Kirkland. The Islanders improved to 2-3 in KingCo and 3-4 overall on the season.

This time around, the Islanders turned to their running game to

wear down the Kangs, scor-ing five touchdowns on the ground.

“[Quarterback] Alfonso [Gonzalez] has shown that he can throw the ball, but being able to run it and keep the defense unbalanced and guessing makes a huge dif-ference,” said coach Brett Ogata after the game. “The line did a great job of really

getting after it and that’s a big key for those guys. They need the confi-dence, they’ve been playing well all year and they did a good job tonight.”

Running back Jordano Mark found the end zone

twice on touchdown runs of 28 and 13 yards. But Gonzalez was Mercer Island’s fantasy option of the night, throwing for touchdown passes of 50 and 36 yards while running in another two scores.

“He’s really earned every-thing he’s done this year and he’s really worked hard to become a good quarter-back,” said Ogata of Mercer Island’s starting QB. “He was a good athlete last year play-ing the quarterback posi-tion, and he’s turned into a really good quarterback and leader of the team. It’s just fun to watch that maturity through the years with him. I’m very proud of the way he’s done things, he’s done

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team’s second consecu-tive win by a double-digit margin, the Mercer Island coach noted that the com-petition of late has changed significantly from the top-flight teams the Islanders went up against in their first few games of the season. But that changes next week, when the Islanders host undefeated 4A powerhouse Bothell.

“We’re excited about that,” said Ogata. “We’re the only team in the state get-ting the chance to play the number one team in 3A and 4A, so we’re excited to have that opportunity.”

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Erik Krause/Contributed PhotoJack Counihan hauls in a 50-yard touchdown pass from Alfonso Gonzalez during the first quarter of Mercer Island’s win over Lake Washington.


Mercer Island coach Ryan Pang knew the Islanders’ KingCo finale against Bellevue would be close, with Bellevue holding an edge in singles competition while he felt the Islanders were better in doubles. Last Thursday, that was exactly how the match played out.

Bellevue won out in sin-gles competition to edge the Islanders 4-3 Oct. 16 at Mercer Island High School. The win gave Bellevue KingCo’s top spot heading into the KingCo tourna-ment. It was Mercer Island’s first loss of the season.

“Bellevue singles, they’re so good and play at such a high level, they just forced our guys to make more mis-takes than they normally make,” Pang said in a phone call. “You don’t see that the first seven weeks, they got so flustered. I think it shell-shocked them.”

Bellevue’s Hunter Egger defeated Brian Hou 6-1, 6-4, while Daniel Foster won over Jake Bethards 6-1, 6-2 and Zach Fleischman beat Cameron Coe 6-2, 6-1. Mercer Island’s Charlie

Williams won his first set against Theo McDonald 6-7(7-9), before McDonald took the second 6-2 and led 3-0 in the third when Williams had to retire injured.

Mercer Island swept doubles competition, with Peter Williams and Ben Elliott beating Eddie Locke and Kyto Akagi 6-1, 6-2, Rafa Gonzalez-Posada and Christian Anderson defeat-ing Michael Zhao and Dexter Chen 6-2, 6-3 and Jarod Wong and Stuart Toda winning over Peter Hwang and Eric Chen 6-0, 6-1.

Looking back, Pang

said he might’ve changed the lineup around more if he could’ve predicted how dominant the Islanders played in their doubles matches, but that wouldn’t guarantee singles wins.

“[The Wolverines] were just better than us,” he said. “What would’ve helped is if we played Newport more,” alluding to Mercer Island’s match earlier in the week that was rained out.

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Bellevue edges Mercer Island for KingCo’s top spot Girls soccer tops Interlake, Juanita

Erik Krause/Contributed PhotoComing off a 2-0 win over Interlake, Mercer Island girls soccer thumped Juanita 5-1 at MIHS. Stephanie Silke (17) had two goals and an assist for Mercer Island, while Julia Meade also scored twice.

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Last week, Mercer Island’s league record improved to 7-1 after back-to-back victories over Shorewood, 19-12 and Inglemoor, 21-3. Ten different Islanders scored in each game. After the Reporter deadline, the Islanders took on Bellevue with first place in the

league at stake. The loser will share second place with Roosevelt heading into the final week of the season.

The Islanders previously edged Bellevue at home 13-11 September 30. The Islanders’ lone loss for the season was at the hands of Roosevelt on October 9, 16-10, The Islanders bested the Roughriders in

double overtime at home earlier in the season. Roosevelt has two losses, one to the Islanders and one to the Wolverines. However, Roosevelt will have another crack at Bellevue on October 29. If the Roughriders emerge victorious from that meet-ing, KingCo standings could be decided on goal differential.

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If you ask software engi-neer Bruce Levin to describe his after-school computer science program, he can sum it up in two words.

“We call it ‘hard fun’,” said Levin, the founder and CEO of Bellevue-based technology company TechSmartKids, which is geared toward elementary and middle school youth. While courses are inten-sive and the coding can be hard, TechSmartKids offers students a new medium to create. “We see computer science as a way for kids to express themselves, just like art and music and other areas. There’s as much cre-ativity in writing code as there is in writing a song.”

Beginning Oct. 27, TechSmartKids will bring its coding courses to Islander Middle School, with 90 minute after-school courses taking place over ten weeks for 6th-8th grade students. They will learn to code in Python, a profes-

sional object-oriented pro-gramming language.

Levin brought TechSmartKids to Mercer Island last year, with the course then geared solely toward elementary students and operating out of Mercer Island Community Center. He said that now, the time is ripe to expand to IMS.

“I think even more than high school, this is the first age level where they’re extremely capable to do advanced things, like Python for instance, and they still have an open mindset that they haven’t categorized themselves to one particu-lar thing or two particular

things,” Levin echoed.

In its first year, the school dis-

trict collaborated with TechSmartKids, bus-ing some 145 students to MICEC after school. Levin also found a partner in David D’Souza, a member of the Mercer Island Schools Foundation who worked at Microsoft for 20 years. A father of three with a son and a daughter currently in middle school, D’Souza

knows firsthand the ben-efits of learning computer science at an early age.

“There are a fixed num-ber of NBA players or foot-ball players, but there’s an unlimited demand for soft-ware engineers, and by far these are literally among the highest paid jobs in the world,” said D’Souza. “The kids who start ear-lier and younger, this is one of those skills like sports where you need the 10,000 hours of practice before you’re really great at it. The younger you start and the more your mindset is devel-

oped toward that, the bet-ter your skills. That’s what the TechSmart classes are enabling kids to do.”

D’Souza said in his eyes, everything is being turned upside down by software, be it with newspapers or hail-ing a taxi or getting a hotel room. People who aren’t proficient with the technol-ogy face the danger of being left behind. In an industry where software is constantly changing every few years, he noted the importance of having a computer science program available.

“That rapid pace is very different than what our school systems are able to deal with, and that pace isn’t

slowing down. If anything, it’s getting faster,” D’Souza said. “There’s something special that’s really needed to keep kids current and keep them adaptable and then for our teachers and our curriculum to be simi-larly adaptable.”

With the program sup-ported by registration fees, TechSmartKids doesn’t cost the district any money. The program provides its own course instructors and curriculum, while mak-ing something as complex as coding age-appropriate when teaching to its pupils.

“We’re like the delivery arm to do this,” Levin said. “We’re not creating this movement; it’s happening. There’s more demand and higher paying jobs in this field, and I feel really for-tunate to [have] a company that’s focused on this where schools and school districts are finding it so important and looking at ways to do this. That’s where we come in: we’re a mechanism to offer this to the commu-nity.”

Levin said the ultimate goal is to try to integrate it into the school day, as he believes computer science is a topic that is important enough to be in the school

day and has the depth to be an everyday class. If it’s in the school day, it’s accessible to everybody and doesn’t have to contend with after-school sports and clubs. With his daughter in 7th grade, D’Souza mentioned the importance of bring-ing computer science to middle school girls. Gender inequality is a big issue in a tech industry that is less than 20 percent female. IMS principal Aaron Miller also noted the gender factor, say-ing the opportunity to have a program for both to be involved was something the school has been intrigued about for awhile.

If MISD is ever able to offer computer science as a piece of the core curricu-lum, Levin said it would be in the one-half of the one percentile of schools doing such. “It would be very innovative to offer some-thing like that on a broad scale,” he said.

“I think there is some-thing very special in the works here. What we’re doing and transitioning to do, you will not find going on anywhere else,” Levin said. “There is something really unique that could happen here. Hopefully, we’ll realize that vision.”

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Contributed PhotoIMS students Luke Warriner, left, and Tommy Wall take part in summer Coding Camp last August at the Mercer Island Community Center.


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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. In 2011, the most recent year that data is complete, 53,000 died from flu in the U.S.

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Along with getting the flu vaccine, frequent hand-washing is extreme-ly important because the virus spreads easily when someone who’s infected coughs, sneezes, or talks, according to Department of Health officials. People with the flu can spread it to others before they know they’re sick. Symptoms may include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache and fatigue.

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The year 2014 marks the 35th anniversary of the normalization of the dip-lomatic relations between the United States and China.

Author Wendy Liu, who is also a former citizen of China, chose to honor that relationship by compiling 35 essays that detail some Americans’ first impres-sions of their trip to China.

“My First Impression of China” presents reflections from a group of prominent Washingtonians, includ-ing those who established the Washington-Sichuan friendship-state rela-tionship and the Seattle-Chongqing sister-city rela-tionship.

Their first trips to China took place from 1973 to 2008, covering the time the two countries cautiously opened liaison offices in each other’s capitals to the time of the Beijing Olympics.

The participants in this project are some of Washington’s government, business, academic and community leaders.

They tell valuable sto-ries not only in terms of the history of Washington state-China relations, but

also in the overall under-standing of U.S.-China relations, especially for future generations—American or Chinese.

The book provides insight into the changes in American attitudes toward China as well as changes in China’s political, cul-tural and technological landscape during the last decades of the 20th cen-tury.

Liu, an Islander, is origi-nally from Xi’an, China. She earned a master’s degree in Technology And Science Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has been a consultant, translator and writer. Her writings include op-eds on China in the Seattle Times.

Names that Islanders might recognize include: Former Governor and Washington Senator, Dan Evans, Congressman Jim McDermott, Mimi Gates, Islanders Tom and Mary Brucker, Ruth Walsh McIntyre and Former Governor, John Spellman.

Islander David Bachman wrote the foreword to the book. He is Professor at the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and an expert on China.

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WEDNESDAY | 22MIHS FALL CONCERT II: 7-9:30 p.m., Oct. 22, Mercer Island High School PAC, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. The second half of the fall concert will include a variety of jazz music. Free. For more contact Tom Cox at [email protected] or call 206-230-6318.

THURSDAY | 23EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MEETING: 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Oct. 23, City Hall Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Quarterly meeting held

on the third Thursday of the month, consisting of team leads from various emergency preparedness committees. All interested emergency volunteers are welcome to attend. For more, contact Officer Jennifer Franklin at 206-275-7905.

FRIDAY | 24ALL ISLAND BAND NIGHT: 7-9:30 p.m., Oct. 24, Islander Stadium, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. Band students from all over the Island will come togeth-er to perform at halftime of the Mercer Island football game against Bothell High

School. The game starts at 7 p.m. Parking around the stadium with be limited.

SATURDAY | 25MI FALL RECYCLING EVENT: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 25, Mercer Island Boat Launch, 3600 East Mercer Way. Safely dis-pose of the old equipment and household items that are cluttering your base-ment or garage. Call 206-275-7608 for more info.

MERCER ISLAND PARKS & RECREATION MONSTER MASH DASH FUN RUN: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Oct. 25, Luther

Burbank Park (south end by the beach), 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Dress up for a run or walk through Luther Burbank Park. Runners will run from the south end of the park to Calkins Point and back. Refreshments served afterwards, and costume contest with prizes awarded. Register at www.myparksandrecreation.com or call 206-275-7609, course #15062. $12 plus tax. For more, contact Katie Herzog at [email protected].

MIPA’S HALLOWEEN PARTY: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Oct. 25, Mercer

Island Community Center, Mercer Room, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The Mercer Island Preschool Association’s Halloween Party is a fun, non-spooky event designed for preschoolers and all children ages 1 to 6. There will be Halloween-themed crafts, games, and activi-ties, and of course, tricks and treats! Bring children dressed up in costume. $3 for MIPA members and $5 for non-members (per child). For more, visit http://mipreschoolassociation.org/halloween-party.

PIONEER PARK PLANTING PROJECT: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Oct. 25. Meet at the Kiosk at the corner of Island Crest Way and S.E. 68th St. Join EarthCorps and the City of Mercer Island in planting over 200 native trees and shrubs to help this forest stay healthy for years to come. Sign up online at www.earthcorps.org/volun-teer.php.

EXPLORING PREJUDICE: 1 p.m., Oct. 25, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. ReelTime will present a documentary that explores the prejudices that women face throughout the world through the roots of clas-sism, racism and lack of self-esteem. A discussion will follow. Representatives from organizations that work to undo racism in the region

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TUESDAY | 28Are You Made for the Trades? 7 p.m., Oct. 28, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Presented by Washington Women in Trades. You can earn while you learn while pursuing another four year degree. Find out about becoming a firefighter, car-penter, electrician, police office, and more from mem-bers of Washington Women in Trades. For more, contact [email protected] or call 206-236-3537.

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TWEEN FITNESS, AGES 9-13: 3:30-4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22. Kids will learn to use bands, balls and their own body weight to work on cardiovascular and weight training as well as balance, stability, and stretching. Free for members, $5 for guests. Contact Dana Azose at [email protected] or call 206-388-0836.

TOT SHABBAT: 9:45 a.m., Friday, Oct. 24. Join us with your children and celebrate Shabbat with songs and challah on Friday mornings. Free event.

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EXTRAORDINARY NIGHT/EXTRAORDINARY KIDS: 3-5 p.m., Oct. 26. An activi-ties night for families with children with special needs, kindergarten through fifth grade. We’ll have games in the gym, crafts in Kidstown and floaties in the pool. If your child will swim, we ask that you supervise. Free. For more, contact Andrea Selix at 206-388-0821 or [email protected].

STAND-UP COMEDY: “Ripe,” A One-Woman Show: 3:30-5:30 p.m., Oct. 26. After getting divorced and losing her best friend to cancer, actress/comedian Wendy Hammers (“The Sopranos,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) decided to rebuild, reinvent and reinvigorate her life. Part stand-up comedy con-fessional, part bawdy biog-raphy, this event is an exam-ination of life re-invented midstream and a celebration of femininity—fun and flawed. Cost is $15-$18. For more, contact Pamela Lavitt at [email protected] or call 206-388-0832.

BEST OF FEST FILM: The Jewish Cardinal. 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29. The true story of a French priest struggles to navigate his dual identity as a Catholic and a Jew while mediat-ing the construction of a convent within the walls of Auschwitz. Presented by Film Movement. Followed by an interfaith panel dis-cussion. Cost is $5-$8. For more, contact Pamela Lavitt.

CREATIVE BEGINNINGS: 9:30-10:45 a.m., Mondays. Creative Beginnings is a time for your child, together with a parent or caregiver, to explore the richness of the SJCC Early Childhood School through art, sensory experiences, and creative

play. Another class follows from 11:15-12:30 p.m. Runs September 8 through June 8. $592 for member, $718 for non-members. For more, contact Laura Selby at [email protected].

MOMMY MATTERS: Moms, Getting Real about What Matters. 10-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays. Mommy Matters is an opportunity for moms to get support and learn about what matters most as your child moves through the toddler and preschool years, blending love and logic par-enting, positive discipline and Gottman principles with personal coaching. Cost is $259 for members, $279 for non-members. Contact instructor Melissa Benaroya, LICSW, for more information and to register, [email protected].

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A SURVEY OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT AIRCRAFT OF HISTORY: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Wednesdays beginning Oct. 8, Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Join Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Washington and register for this fall course. All courses are approved by a UW school or department and are taught by current and retired university faculty and community experts. $35 annual membership fee and a minimal fee per course. For more, contact [email protected] or call 206-221-7771.

MERCER ISLAND GIRLS LACROSSE - MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL BALL. GRADES 5-8: 10:30-12 p.m., Grades 1-4: 12-1 p.m., Sundays, Sept. 14-Nov. 2, Islander Middle School,

8225 S.E. 72nd St. Cost $100 for 8 weeks. Visit www.migirlslacrosse.com to reg-ister.

EVENTS | LIBRARY4400 88th Ave. S.E.

INFANT STORY TIMES: Wednesdays, Nov. 5, 12 and 19, 10:30 a.m. Ages newborn to 12 months with adult. Stories, rhymes, songs and fun designed for infants and parents.

YOUNG TODDLER STORY TIMES: Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13 and 20, 10:15 a.m. Ages 12 to 24 months with adult.

TODDLER STORY TIMES: Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13 and 20, 11:15 a.m. Ages 2 to 3 with adult.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIMES: Thursday, Nov. 6, 13 and 20, 1 p.m. Ages 3 to 6 with adult.

BABA YAGA AND THE BAG OF GOLD PUPPET SHOW: Sunday, Nov. 9, 2 p.m. Held at and in partnership with Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. Presented by Thistle Theatre. Ages 3 and older. This puppet show with Bunraku puppets features the infamous witch Baba Yaga who lives in a hut that walks on chicken legs. Discover classic characters from Slavic folklore.

LIGHTEN UP AND LEARN AT THE LIBRARY: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2:30 p.m. For 5th grade and older. Come to the large meet-ing room and find out what we’re doing this month. Create your own computer keyboard with MaKey MaKey kits, or get a chance to tinker and invent.

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Voice

your opinions on the programs and services the library offers you. Come with feedback and bring your ideas to discuss. Pizza will be available.

STUDY ZONE: Wednesdays, Nov. 5, 12 and 19, 3 p.m. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors. Proofreading help is avail-able. Ask at the Reference Desk for location.

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CALENDAR | FROM 18EVENTS | UPCOMINGPRACTICE SAT/ACT TEST: 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, College Nannies & Tutors, 7605 S.E. 27th St. Suite 101. Free practice ACT/SAT test. To register, call Roo Mulligan at 206-659-4156 or email [email protected].

MERCER ISLAND BASKETBALL 2014 AUCTION: 6:30-10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, Mercer Island Beach Club, 8326 Avalon Dr. Register at www.mibasketball.org.

MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE MONTHLY MEETING:11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 2, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. First Thursday of each month, general monthly information meeting and speaker presentation. Learn what MIVAL does for the community and for emerging artists of all ages. Free. For more, con-tact Nannette Bassett at [email protected] or call 206-232-8148.

SKI AND SPORTS SWAP: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, Islander Middle School, 8225 S.E. 72nd St. Established by the IMS PTSA, the Ski Swap fund-

raiser provides an oppor-tunity for people in the greater Seattle area to con-sign and shop for gently used gear and apparel at great prices. Consignment drop-offs will be Nov. 6 & 7. For more, visit www.mi-skiswap.com.

NISSIM IN CONCERT: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 3, SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. Nissim is a Seattle-based recording artist/pro-ducer, formerly known as D.Black. Nissim is joined by Rabbi Simon Benzaquen, Rabbi Emeritus at Sephardic Bikur Holim in Seattle, in a unique team known as “the rabbi and the rapper.” Cost is $10-$15. For more, contact Pamela Lavitt at [email protected] or call 206-388-0832.

M.I. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON: 12-1:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson will be the speaker at the November 6th Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon. The meeting is open to the public. Call the Chamber office, 232-3404 to make your reservation. $15 for members, $20 for non-members.

JEFF STEITZER, READING FROM THE LATE GREG PALMER’S BOOK, CHEESE DELUXE: A Memoir. 7-8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave S.E. Cheese Deluxe: A Memoir is a lively collec-tion of mostly true tales about a group of Mercer Island High School seniors during their last summer together in the mid-1960s. The center of their world is the Samoa Drive-In, a classic teen hangout and purveyor of the Cheese Deluxe, the world’s best burger. Free.

BIG, BOLD, QUICK FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP WITH BARBARA FUGATE: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Be a more compassionate observer and enthusiastic par-ticipant making big and bold figure drawings with expression and dyna-mism. Gesture drawings are emphasized to make longer poses more vital and dynamic. Line, con-tour, space, and shadows are covered. Charcoal, drawing ink, and soft pastel on 24x36” paper. Some drawing experience recommended. Cost is $246 for residents, $271 non-residents. Contact Diane Mortenson at [email protected] or call 206-275-7609.

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SENIOR REPORTER The Bothe l l /Kenmore Reporter, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seek ing a seasoned general assignment reporter with writing experience and photography skills. This is a senior position and is based out of the Kirkland off ice. The pr imary coverage will be city government, business, sports, general assignment stor ies; and may include ar ts coverage. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend wor k . As a S e n i o r R e p o r t e r fo r Sound Publishing, you will be expected to: generate 8-10 by-line stories per week; use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you c o v e r ; p o s t o n t h e publication’s web site; blog and use Twitter on the web; layout pages, using InDesign; shoot and edit videos for the web. The most highly valued traits are: commitment to community journalism and everything from short, brief- type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; to be inquisitive and resourceful in t he cove rage o f as - signed beats; to be com- for table producing five bylined stories a week; the ability to write stories that are tight and to the point; to be a motivated self-starter; to be able to establish a rapport with the community. Candi- dates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to work effec- tively in a deadline-driven environment. Mini- mum of two years of previous newspaper experience is required, as is a proficiency with AP sty le, paginat ion and d ig i ta l imaging us ing Adobe InDes ign and Photoshop software. Po- sition also requires use of personal vehicle, pos- sess ion o f va l i d WA State Driver’s License and proof of active vehicle insurance. We offer a competitive hourly wage and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match). Email us your cover letter, resume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to:[email protected]

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Cemetery Plots

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$7500 PLOT; Pretigous Sunset Memorial Park in Bel levue. View of the mountains!! ! Sold out space in the desirable “Garden of Prayer” section. Lot # 210, space # 5. Owner pays transfer fee & endowment care fee. If available would retail at $22,000. Private owner. 503-412-8424.

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• commitment to community journalism and everything from short, brief-type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community;

• to be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats;

• to be comfortable producing fi ve bylined stories a week;• the ability to write stories that are tight and to the point;• to be a motivated self-starter;• to be able to establish a rapport with the community.

Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to work eff ectively in a deadline-driven environment. Minimum of two years of previous newspaper experience is required, as is a profi ciency with AP style, pagination and digital imaging using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop software. Position also requires use of personal vehicle, possession of valid WA State Driver’s License and proof of active vehicle insurance.

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Email us your cover letter, resume, and include fi ve examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to:[email protected], ATTN: HR/BKR

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Accepting resumes at:[email protected] by mail to:19426 68th Avenue S, Kent, WA 98032ATTN: HRPlease state which position and geographic area you are applying for.

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pets/animals

Dogs

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AKC CHOCOLATE Labs Puppies. 3 males, 5 fe- ma les. Da te o f b i r th 8/24. English style with blocky heads. Mother’s s ide ; NFC/AFC. S i re side; pointing lab with multiple master hunter b a ck g r o u n d . G r e a t hunters, fami ly members. Great tempera- ment and love of water. References with more pics available. $1,200sassygirlkennels.com 2nd litter; 9 chocolates, 4 yellows. $850 females, $800 [email protected] 360-827-2928

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AKC POMERANIANS G o r g e o u s b a b i e s t o choose from. Variety of colors. Up to date on shots. Health guarantee. Wil l be ready for new homes soon! Now taking deposits. Prices: Males, $450. Females, $550. Also 1 year to 7 year olds available. Call for pr ices. 253-223-3506, 253-223-8382www.gonetothedogskennel.com

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ENGLISH SETTER 2 young reg is tered & well bred females. 1 black & wh i te & 1- o ra n g e a n d w h i t e . $500 each. Very well socialized, great hunting lines. Please call Jim @ 425.941.5328

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Dogs

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES born 9/1/14. 5 Males & 5 Females with first shots and wormed. Both parents on s i te. C a n s e n d p i c t u r e s . Beautiful pups with good dispositions. $425 each. 360-496-1390. 360-496- 1394

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Nancy Stanbery 206-619-4866Kim Stanbery 206-419-4347

Highland Park $465,000Beautiful west facing craftsman. BLT in 2012. 4bdrm, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage. Open � oor plan with granite cntr tops, ss appliances, and more. Large master suite. #698347

Debbie Barbara 206-300-6077

Monroe SS $335,000Comfortable 4 bedroom, 3.5BA home in pleasant Remington Heights community. Each bedroom has its own walk-in closet. Beautiful granite kitchen counter tops #459722


Capitol Hill $344,999Eleven Eleven East Pike was designed by award-winning architect Tom Kundig. This one bedroom, open/� exible � oor plan offers sleek and modern � nishes. #697219

Nick Bisceglia 253-223-9077

Renton $267,000Remarkable rehab on corner lot in old downtown. New kit w/slab granite, new maple cabinets, built in pantry & ss dble sink. Lg bsmt w/bath & plumbed for wet bar. #651602

Pamela Hughes 425-260-5662

Northend Condo $259,500Conveniently located near downtown shops, restaurants, parks & Park & Ride. 2BR/1BA, updated appliances, carpet & paint. Handicap accessible top � oor unit #685674 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-230-5351

Houghton $1,085,000Wake up to the light dancing off of the lake & the Olympic mtns framing the Seattle skyline. Designed to take advantage of the views w/3 remodeled levels. #699431

Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

Snoqualmie $540,000Gorgeous Murray Franklyn resale in the Deer Park neighborhood of Snoqualmie Ride. A four-bedroom home features an open � oor plan with gourmet kitchen. #698634

Eric Huang 425-922-4368

Snoqualmie $415,000Stunning, Light & Bright! Spacious 1,760sf 2-Story home. 3BR/3BA, Vaulted Ceiling in Living Room. Totally remod-eled inside! New Kitchen with all new SS apcls #692068


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