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SSttaattee ooff tthhee cciittyyMayor ensures Chambercrowd that ‘we’re OK.’

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March 4, 2011

VOL. 9, NO. 3

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So long, 13020 NewcastleWay. The City Council voted tomove City Hall to the 7,500-square-foot second floor of the

Newcastle Professional Center,12835 Newcastle Way, by theend of the year.

City staff recommended themove, expected to cost $250,000.

City Manager Rob Wymansaid it is the state of the currentfacility that prompted the recom-mendation. The city’s lease withcurrent landlord Jim Denton

City Hall to relocateby end of the year

By Tim Pfarr

Newcastle City Hall will move to the second floor of the NewcastleProfessional Center, 12835 Newcastle Way, by the end of the year.

Council turns downoffer to use both floorsof current building


There was no place he couldhide. Around each corner, stu-dents greeted him with excite-ment. Whenever he stoppedmoving, a line would form withstudents who wanted to sayhello, get autographs and share

their own story ideas.Nevertheless, Seattle-based

children’s author Keith Bakerenjoyed greeting his biggestfans, and he did so with anunwavering smile for each childwho approached him when hevisited Newcastle ElementarySchool Feb. 17.

During his day at the school,he spoke at two assemblies andheld workshops with theschool’s second and fifth-graders. In between presenta-tions, he signed more than 200books for students and even afew teachers.

His visit was a precursor to

the school’s 2011 LiteracyCelebration Feb. 28 to March 4,which features guest readers, lit-erature-themed cake decorating,schoolwide reading time andwriting activities.

In the days before Baker’s

By Greg Farrar

Winter’s last gaspMacy Malleck, 9, of Newcastle, sleds on a snowy hillside at Lake Boren Park Feb. 24 after receiving apush from her sister Jessica, 11.


The committee responsiblefor planning the 2011 NewcastleDays celebration has convened,and this year’s celebration willbe Sept. 9 and 10.

The organizing committee isseeking volunteers to help withpreparations.

The Friday and Saturday cele-bration will be similar to that of2010, with a sidewalk sale in thedowntown area the first day fol-lowed by festivities in LakeBoren Park the second day.

This year’s celebration in thepark will feature a beer gardensponsored by the NewcastleChamber of Commerce, livebands, vendor booths, mainstage entertainment and food.This year’s celebration will likely

Author ignites the flame of imagination

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You can find anoverview of the city’shistory on the city’swebsite, www.ci.newcastle.wa.us.Click “Visitors,” “AboutNewcastle” and “Profile& History.”

Newcastle Dayscommittee plans2011 celebration

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Mayor John Dulcich deliv-ered the annual state of the cityaddress at the NewcastleChamber of Commerce’s Feb. 9luncheon.

During the speech, Dulcichalso outlined the biggestachievements of 2010 —including the success ofNewcastle Days — as well asthe state of the city’sfinances, major projects andoutlook.

Financially, he said the citywill be all right as long as thegoverning body is alert andresponsible.

“We’re OK,” he said aboutthe city’s finances. “The realityis, there’s a little water in thebilge, but we’re moving for-ward, and we’re not sinking,and we’re not on fire.

“I think that’s important,”he said.

Dulcich also gave anoverview of the largest con-struction projects planned forthe city this year.

In addition to the library —which is now being built — atraffic signal will be installed atthe intersection of NewcastleWay and 129th AvenueSoutheast.

“Hopefully, that will allowfor better access to the libraryin the city,” Dulcich said.

Also, sidewalks will be builtalong 116th Avenue Southeastbetween Southeast 84th Street

and Southeast 88th Street, anda sidewalk will be built onNewcastle Golf Club Road tothe Coal Creek YMCA.

“Our goal is to get all themajor arterials and then towork on the neighborhoods,”Dulcich said about sidewalks.“Obviously, arterials are themost unsafe for people towalk along. The speeds arehigher, so that’s what wewant to get sidewalks onfirst.”

Furthermore, the city willspend $1 million for street

repairs this year, as it post-poned last year’s repairs. A newplayground will also beinstalled in Lake Boren Parkthis spring.

Dulcich also discussed therecent City Council decision tomove City Hall from 13020Newcastle Way to theNewcastle Professional Center,12835 Newcastle Way.

“We decided that it wouldbe better to have a more effi-cient facility, get more produc-tivity out of our staff and reallyset us up for the next 15 to 20years in the city,” he said.

Dulcich closed his speechby discussing the city’s out-look.

“The waters ahead for citiesin this economy are verymurky,” he said. “But if you’realert and at the helm, you canmanage through it.

“It’s up to us to determineour own destiny,” he said.“There are tough waters to sailin, but because of the strengthof this Newcastle community,we’re going to make itthrough.”

Mayor ensures city is OK inthe state of the city address

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View Mayor John Dulcich’sspeech at Newcastle News’website, www.newcastle-news.com,by clicking the “videos” tab.

By Tim Pfarr

Mayor John Dulcich gives a stateof the city address at the Februarymeeting of the NewcastleChamber of Commerce.

BByy WWaarrrreenn KKaaggaarriisseeIssaquah Press reporter

KingCountyCouncilmembersappointed ateam of com-munity lead-ers in Januaryto update themap for rep-resentation incounty gov-ernment.

The council appointed fourmembers Jan. 18 to the KingCounty Districting Committee,the citizen committee responsi-ble for redrawing council dis-tricts based on 2010 Censusdata. The county is carved intonine districts, each representedby a single council member.

“Redistricting is a challeng-ing, time-consuming processthat is vital to ensuring our resi-dents are fairly represented,”Councilman Reagan Dunn saidin a statement.

Dunn represents District 9 onthe nine-member council. Thedistrict encompasses Newcastle,the rural area near Issaquah,Maple Valley and areas insideBellevue and Renton. Districtscould be shifted as the citizencommittee starts to sift throughpopulation data.

The council appointed repre-sentatives from across the coun-ty to serve on the panel. Thelineup includes John Jensen,president of Jensen Roofing Co.and a past member of the KingCounty Charter ReviewCommission. Jensen, aNewcastle resident, has alsoserved the Newcastle Chamberof Commerce as a longtimeboard member and past presi-dent.

The citizen panel selectedretired Superior Court JudgeTerrence Carroll as chairmanFeb. 7.

Carroll is a respected arbitra-

tor and a Distinguished Jurist inResidence at the SeattleUniversity School of Law. Hespecializes in alternative disputeresolution, and has heard morethan 3,000 mediations and1,000 arbitrations in the past 20years. He has also served as adeputy prosecutor, a publicdefender and a private-practiceattorney.

Jensen said Carroll’s skills andbackground make him an idealfit for the position.

“I feel like Terrence Carrollwas made for this job,” he said.“His experience in arbitration,dispute resolution — along withhis passion for public service —make him an excellent choice.”

The county charter grants theauthority for adopting a finaldistricting map to the citizenDistricting Committee, not theCounty Council.

The committee then choosesa technical expert to serve as“districting master” and holdspublic meetings to gather com-munity input. It will select itsdistricting master March 18.The committee must completethe process and file the finaldistricting plan by Jan. 15,2012.

State law and the KingCounty Charter require councildistrict boundaries to be reset byusing the most recent censusdata, which the committee firstsaw at the end of February.

The statutes require the edgesof each district to meet theboundaries of existing munici-palities, election precincts, cen-sus tracts, recognized naturalboundaries, and communities ofrelated and mutual interest asclosely as possible.

Districts must also be drawnas contiguous areas and to be asnearly equal in population aspossible. The population datamay not be used to favor or dis-advantage any racial group orpolitical party.

Reporter Tim Pfarr contributed to this story.

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BByy JJeennnniiffeerr SSuulllliivvaannSeattle Times staff reporter

The co-founder of ClearlyLasik eye surgery centers wasfound guilty Feb. 3 of plottingto kill his partner.

The King County jury con-victed Dr. Michael Mockovak ofone count of criminal solicita-tion to commit first-degree mur-der, attempted first-degree mur-der, conspiracy to commit first-degree theft and attempted first-degree theft. Jurors found himnot guilty of a second count ofcriminal solicitation involvingthe company’s former president.

The jury deliberated for lessthan two days.

After the verdict was read,Mockovak, who has been out onbail since shortly after his arrestin November 2009, was takeninto custody and led to jail. Hewill face between 31 and 41years in prison when he is sen-tenced March 17.

Mockovak’s former partnerand target of the murder-for-hireplot, Dr. Joseph King, issued astatement: “My colleagues, myfamily and I are relieved to putthis sad episode behind us.”

Prosecutors said Mockovakwas willing to pay more than

$100,000 to have King and for-mer company President BradKlock killed.

According to the charges,Mockovak believed King was“greedy” because of his apparentplans to split the company, andthought his partner was takingadvantage of him. Mockovakwas apparently angry with Klockfor suing the company after hewas fired, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors also claimedClearly Lasik was in a slump.

The eye surgery centers haveoffices throughout the PacificNorthwest and Western Canada.The company reported earningsof $17 million in 2007, but thatfigure dipped to $10 million in2008, charging papers said.

Mockovak solicited DanielKultin, a Clearly Lasik employeewho had emigrated from Russia,to arrange the slayings, prosecu-tors said. Mockovak believedKultin could put him in touchwith a hit man for the Russianmafia, prosecutors alleged.

Kultin reported Mockovak’salleged scheme to the FBI, andthe agency hired him to work asa confidential informant,according to testimony duringMockovak’s trial.

Kultin was the prosecution’s

key witness during the two-weektrial.

The plan was for Mockovak topay the assassin $25,000, whileKultin would earn $100,000 forarranging the slayings, accord-ing to the charges.

On Nov. 7, 2009, Mockovakmet Kultin in Tukwila, where hepaid him $10,000 cash and gavehim a photo of King, chargingpapers said. Mockovak wasarrested five days later.

But Mockovak’s lawyers con-tended that he never intendedto hire an assassin, calling hisefforts an “immature joke.”Defense lawyer Colette Tvedtsaid that Mockovak was“induced” and “persuaded” intothe plan by Kultin.

Tvedt said Kultin was ambi-tious to work with the FBI.

In January, Mockovak wasordered to stop practicing medi-cine in Washington by theMedical Quality AssuranceCommission and the stateDepartment of Health. Hislicense to practice medicine wasalso suspended.

After learning of the murder-for-hire plot, King and his familymoved into a hotel because theywere scared to return to theirNewcastle home, which is only afew blocks from Mockovak’shouse, court papers said.

King told investigators thatthe two men had been close for

years and even knew the alarmcodes for each other’s homes,charging papers said.

“It is incomprehensible howsomeone could deliberately planto take someone’s life and com-pletely devastate a family,” Kingsaid in a statement releasedshortly after Mockovak’s arrest.“My family and I were shockedand horrified to learn that a busi-ness associate was allegedly plan-ning and ordering my murder.”

Jennifer Sullivan: 206-464-8294 or [email protected]. Information from SeattleTimes archives is included in this report.

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Newcastle resident and den-tist Gil Furman was charged inJanuary with one count of sec-ond-degree child molestationand two counts of third-degreechild molestation.

Furman allegedly molested ateenage girl for two and a halfyears beginning when the girlwas 13 and ending when shewas 15, according to chargingdocuments.

Furman — who is married

with children — was 35 whenthe alleged molestation began.

Furman was arrested andarraigned Jan. 25, and he plead-ed not guilty. He was given con-ditional release and a no-contactorder with the girl.

A case setting hearing isscheduled for March 22 in KingCounty Superior Court.

If Furman is convicted on allcounts, he will face a sentencebetween about four and a halfyears and 10 years in prison,according to the King CountyProsecutor’s Office.

The girl reported the situationto a school adviser in November,according to charging docu-ments.

The alleged molestation

occurred weekly, and Furmanallegedly pushed the girl to awall and kissed and gropedher, sometimes under herclothes but over her under-

wear. She said that happened

more than 50 times, usuallywith others nearby but out ofsight.

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“It is incomprehensible howsomeone could deliberatelyplan to take someone’s lifeand completely devastate afamily.”

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move City Hall to the professional center.— Brian Rayfield, Newcastle

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Kayaking or canoeing would be great!— Jackie Foskett, Newcastle

Small sailboat rentals, paddle boats and stockthe lake with trout.

— John Jensen, Newcastle

At Lake Boren, we would like to see morebike/pedestrian paths (around the lake), canoeing,and a place to eat and sit or picnic.

— Brian Rayfield, Newcastle

I’d like to have the trail around the lake moreclearly marked and designated. Make a clear walk-ing path along the north and west portions wherethe houses are. Canoeing would be great.

— Jana Miller, Newcastle

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Moving City Hall from the Newport Manufacturingbuilding, 13020 Newcastle Way, to the NewcastleProfessional Center, 12835 Newcastle Way, is understand-able but risky. The City Council needs to be sure it pro-tects residents as it takes this risk.

The Newport Manufacturing building is run-down, anembarrassing place for City Hall. There is little the citycould do to change the image of this building. The move toa nearly new building may improve employee morale,attract better job candidates and reduce employee turnover.

More importantly, the Newcastle Professional Center isthe only office space available in the city of Newcastle. Itmay be the only opportunity for many years for the cityto get out of the Newport Manufacturing building.

The big concern is the cost. It will cost the city$250,000 to move into the new building, and the city willpay an average of $15,000 more per year in rent and utili-ties in the new building.

Given that the city’s financial forecast shows Newcastlegoing bankrupt by 2015, the city is taking a massive risk. Itwill take a very responsible and proactive council — notone that sits on its hands and hemorrhages money, like thecouncil of the not so long ago — to keep the city viable.

The city should only pay for the move with moneyfrom its reserves then work hard to rebuild the reservefund as quickly as possible. Diverting real estate excise taxfunds would delay only projects such as street repair orsidewalk construction.

The council claimed the move could increase city ser-vices. To delay street projects would be completehypocrisy, as residents are better served by working roadsand sidewalks than they are by having an easily accessibleCity Hall. The council would be naïve to believe otherwise.

Furthermore, the council needs to be creative to findnew ways to finance the new city digs — without cuttingthe services residents hold dear.

While the move is understandable, it represents a bigleap of faith by the council. The council must protect ser-vices while building community pride with a city hallworthy of a fine city.

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OK, as long as we can develop where City Hallcurrently is into a good tax resource (i.e. a greatbistro-type restaurant. No fast food allowed!) forthe city.

— Jackie Foskett, Newcastle

I think larger space was sacrificed for nicerspace when funds are low. Rent could go up sub-stantially before improvements are amortized.Maintenance and storage spaces are still needed.

— Peggy Price, Newcastle

Great move and better accessibility for all. — Trina Sooy, Newcastle

Love this idea. This would free up the landwhere City Hall is currently to bring in a much-needed steak house (no more banks).

— Heidi Furman, Newcastle

The move to the Newcastle Professional Center isone of the best things that happened in the city ofNewcastle after all these years as a city. It is finallylooking like a city with better potential for growthand for long-term establishment. We can’t build acity in a warehouse, and the current space is betterfit for commercial development bringing in more taxdollars to the city budget. The City Council handledthe matter well with thorough discussion and debateof the matter. The final votes speak for themselves.

— Jesse Tam, Newcastle

We support the City Council’s decision to

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The gloves are off. Who willwin? The Recycling Renegadeson the east side of Coal CreekParkway, or the Waste LessWarriors on the west side?

Waste Management has pit-ted the two halves of the cityagainst each other for a five-month recycling competition,and it will award $5,000 to theteam that recycles the mostbetween through June 24. Thecompetition kicked off Jan. 24.

The competition is the first ofits kind, said Katie Salinas, publicsector manager for WasteManagement. Last year, the orga-nization launched programs thatrewarded individuals in cities suchas Burien, Kirkland and Redmondfor recycling, but it never reward-ed entire communities.

“We’re always looking for waysto engage our customers with thesame kind of recycling messages,”Salinas said. “At the end of theday, we thought that it would besomething different and hopeful-ly exciting for people.”

She said the idea for a compe-tition in Newcastle came aboutduring discussions with city offi-cials, including CouncilwomanCarol Simpson and CityManager Rob Wyman. It split

the city in half based on itstruck routes, and a WasteManagement employee devel-oped the team names.

Waste Management willappoint five residents from eachside of the city to decide on howits winnings will be spent. Thewinners will work with at leastone member of the City Counciland Wyman to decide how tospend those winnings.

Newcastle residents and busi-nesses recycled 925 tons of mate-rial in 2010, which saved about2,614 metric tons of carbondioxide from being dischargedinto the atmosphere, accordingto Waste Management.

Local residents and businessesalso composted 1,189 tons ofyard and food waste in 2010,saving 608 metric tons of carbondioxide from being discharged.

Through recycling and com-posting, residents and businessesdiverted 57 percent of its wastefrom landfills.

“Newcastle already does a real-ly great job of recycling, and yetthere is more to be done,”Wyman said in a news release.“The neighborhood challenge isan important opportunity to edu-cate and energize even more peo-ple — especially new residentsand children — about recycling.”

Waste Management collectsgarbage weekly and recyclingbiweekly in Newcastle. It alsocollects yard waste from sub-scribing customers. Go towww.thinkgreen.com/recycle-what

for more information aboutwhat you can recycle.

Recycling challenge kicks offWaste Management pitsthe east and west sides ofcity against each other

The winnerof WasteManage-ment’scontest willget $5,000for acommunityproject.

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Apply to be on the grant selectioncommittee for your team atwww.wmnorthwest.com/newcastle.If your team wins, you will get tohelp decide how to spend yourwinnings.

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Christina Salwitz, a personalgardening coach from theNewcastle Fruit & Produce nurs-ery, will be a guest speaker March18 at Proven Winners’ “OutdoorLiving Extravaganza” gardeningseminar at the Golf Club atNewcastle, 15500 Six Penny Road.

The seminar is one of four theplant distribution company isholding in the U.S. and Canadathis March and April. The tour-ing seminar also makes stops inAtlanta, Milwaukee and Toronto.

Salwitz has more than 20 yearsexperience working at nurseries.Her presentation will be titled“Foliage — Confessions of aLeafaholic.” She will discuss howa designer uses leaves and texturesto create a striking landscape.

Salwitz will only be speakingat the Newcastle seminar, 8:30a.m. to 4 p.m. including acatered lunch. Cost is $80 perperson, and attendees will betreated to several giveaways.

Visit the company’s website,www.provenwinners.com, andclick “events” for more informa-tion or to register.

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A woman reported just after 3a.m. Jan. 21 from NewportCrossing Apartments, 7311 CoalCreek Parkway S.E., that herboyfriend’s ex-girlfriend hadbeen harassing her over thephone and cursing at her. Shesaid she just wanted police to beaware of the situation.

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❑ A 1999 Plymouth Voyagerwas broken into outside Yea’sWok Restaurant, 6969 CoalCreek Parkway S.E., at about 5p.m. Jan. 21. The owner report-ed the front, passenger-side win-dow had been shattered, causing$250 in damage, and that a GPS

unit worth $250 had beenstolen.

❑ Someone broke into a 2000Subaru Outback at Lake BorenPark, 13000 S.E. 84th St.,between 4:20 and 4:30 p.m. Feb.7. The owner reported that shehad been walking her dog in thepark, and she returned to findthe front passenger side windowsmashed and her purse taken.She reported that the purse andits contents to be worth $4,000.

❑ A 1998 Honda Civic had wasbroken into at Cedar RimApartments, 7920 110th Ave. S.E.,between 10 p.m. Feb. 7 and 8a.m. Feb. 8. The owner reportedthat she found the rear driver’sside door left ajar. She reportedthat her cell phone charger worth$25 had been stolen, as well as apearl necklace worth $1,000, thecar’s manual worth $10 and thecar’s registration worth $25.

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While on patrol, a police offi-cer found a black bag in theroad in the 8500 block of 135thAvenue Southeast at 3:30 a.m.Jan. 25. Inside were numerouspaychecks and paperwork.

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A man reported that his gar-

den fence, in the 14400 block ofSoutheast 93rd Street, waskicked down between 9 and11:50 a.m. Jan. 26, causing $100in damage.

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❑ A man reported his apart-ment at Newport CrossingApartments had been brokeninto between 9 a.m. and 6:30p.m. Jan. 24. The living roomwindow had been broken. Hereported the stolen items to be acell phone worth $150, a digitalcamera worth $500, an iPodNano worth $150, a NintendoDS worth $100, a Nintendo Wiiworth $200, and a set of Wiicontrollers and controller charg-ers together worth $200.

❑ A man reported his home,in the 8600 block of 137thAvenue Southeast, was brokeninto between 8:15 a.m. and 6p.m. Jan. 28. The front door hadbeen kicked in, causing $300 indamage. He reported the stolenitems to be a 55-inch flat-screenTV worth $1,600, two Hewlett-Packard laptop computerstogether worth $1,670 and auniversal remote worth $150.

❑ A man reported that hishome, in the 8600 block of118th Avenue Southeast, wasbroken into between 7:15 a.m.and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 2. He report-

ed that his back window hadbeen broken. He reported thestolen items to be a 46-inch LCDTV worth $1,200, a 52-inch LCDTV worth $2,300, a digital cam-era worth $110, a SonyPlaystation 3 worth $300, a cam-corder worth $350 and aportable DVD player worth $130.

❑ A woman reported that herhome, in the 7000 block of123rd Avenue Southeast, hadbeen broken into between 1 and2:30 p.m. Feb. 14. She reportedthat the burglar entered throughthe rear sliding glass door, andstole a class ring worth $100, acameo ring worth $100, a neck-lace worth $300, a sapphire ringworth $100, miscellaneous jew-elry worth $400 and severalempty prescription bottles.Police recovered 11 finger printsamples from items the burglarhad touched.

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A woman reported that awoman was parked in her drive-way, in the 8000 block of 118thAvenue Southeast, sleepinginside a 2002 Nissan Pathfinderjust before 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27.The woman told police it washer day off and she was lookingfor a place to rest. Police saidshe did not appear to be intoxi-cated.

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A woman reported that hersomebody knocked on her frontdoor and attempted to open thelocked door in the 7300 block of126th Place Southeast justbefore 11 p.m. Feb. 3. She saidthis has happened in the past.Her home has an alarm system,motion lights and a video door-bell. She also wedges a two-by-four against the door. Police

checked the area but did notfind anything.

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Police responded to the CoalCreek Apartments, 6802 CoalCreek Parkway S.E., just before 9p.m. Feb. 4 where a teenage boyallegedly stole a teenage girl’scell phone. Police were unableto confirm that the phone wasstolen.

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Police responded to the 8500block of 129th Avenue Southeastat 9:45 a.m. Feb. 8 where a sus-picious man had been parked ina Ford Explorer for about 45minutes. Police contacted theman, who was sitting insidewith a laptop open on the pas-senger seat. They checked theman’s license plate and foundthat he lived down the streetfrom where he was parked.Police reported that there was asubtle sweet, smoky smell insidethe car, but the man insidedeclined to comment on whatwas causing the smell.

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A student at RentonAcademy, 6928 116th Ave. S.E.,was reported at 7:45 a.m. Feb. 11to be showing his classmates aphoto of a staff member and herboyfriend that he obtained onFacebook. Another staff membertold him it was inappropriateand asked why he had thephoto. The student said he hadit in case he needed to have thestaff member killed so he couldshow it to the hitman. The stu-dent said he was not serious andthat he was just talking, but hewas suspended.


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Heading into 2010, the citywas facing a deficit of nearly$500,000 in its operating bud-get.

After extensive cuts, that waseliminated and changed to asurplus of almost $53,000. Forthe remainder of the year, thebudget teetered between smallsurpluses and deficits, but theyear ended with a $5,500 sur-plus.

Almost all city funds collect-ed more money than was bud-geted. Development revenuewas $182,000 more than whatthe city budgeted, and thishelped offset the shortfalls inretail sales tax and state-sharedcriminal justice sales tax collec-tions.

At the end of the year, retailsales tax collection was $160,000below budget, and the state-shared criminal justice sales tax

was almost $57,000 below bud-get.

City staff was successful atminimizing its expenses in2010, staying within 1 percentof its budget. There were notravel expenses for the year, andthe city spent less than $2,000on training and meeting mealsfor city staff and the CityCouncil.

City staff kept its office sup-ply expenses at 45 percent of its$10,000 budget.

The city’s total cash is at$7.5 million — a $535,000increase from the beginning ofthe year.

Read the 2010 fourth-quarterreport on the city’s website,www.ci.newcastle.wa.gov. Click“City Records,” “Agendas,”“Council,” “2011” and “2011-02-01 CC Reg & Spec.” Thereport begins on page 239.

include a car show as well,which has historically been astaple of Newcastle Days,although it was not part of lastyear’s celebration.

“We were so pleased withhow it went last year,” ParksCommissioner Diane Lewis,who will work on the organiz-ing committee again this year,said of the two-day event.“We’re looking to do it as wellor better this year.”

Once again, this year’s orga-

nizing committee is mostly vol-unteer-driven with ParksCommission Vice Chair KoleenMorris at the helm.

Also on the committee areMayor John Dulcich, CityManager Rob Wyman, ParksProgram Manager MichaelHolly, Newcastle Chamber ofCommerce Chair AngelaWingate, Coal Creek UtilityDistrict Commissioner DougKunkel, HTS Audio producerDavid Harris, Sweet Decadenceowner Sandra Wixon, ParksCommissioner Craig Belcher,former Parks CommissionerSuzi O’Byrne and NewcastleWeed Warriors founder GraceStiller.

The committee will meet thefirst Thursday of each monththrough September to plan theevent. Meetings are at 9 a.m. atCity Hall, 13020 NewcastleWay.

Due to budget constraints, avolunteer organization tookover the duties of planning lastyear’s celebration. In previousyears, city staff had taken aleading role in planningNewcastle Days.

To volunteer or become asponsor for Newcastle Days2011, call Holly at City Hall at649-4444. Volunteers will beneeded in the weeks leading upto the celebration as well as atthe celebration.

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An idea that three friends generatedwhile they were attending medicalschool has evolved into NaturoMedica,a thriving Eastside medical practicethat serves over 1,500 patients. Localnaturopaths Naomi Bryant, TammyMcInnis and Jill Monster opened theirinnovative Sammamish medical clinicthree years ago and have never lookedback.

“We believed that patients were look-ing for a blend of evidence-based naturalmedicine and conventional healthcarealong with highly personalized service,”explains Dr. Monster. “Our research indi-cated that patients liked the idea of theold-fashioned doctor patient relationshipcombined with cutting edge medicine.Patients wanted 60 minutes of face-to-face time with their doctor at an appoint-ment rather than 6 minutes, which isincreasingly common in conventionalhealthcare.”

Their belief was that patients would bewilling to pay a little more out of pocketfor this customized service. After threeyears of sustained growth, it is apparentthat their hunch was right.

At NaturoMedica, an initial appoint-ment lasts for two hours and most fol-low-up appointments last for an hour.The doctors take into account not justthe physical, but also the emotional,genetic and environmental factors thatcan influence a person’s health.Typically, after the first visit, patientsundergo testing which may include gen-eral lab work along with specialty test-ing.

At the follow-up visit, patients aregiven an individualized treatment plan.Suggested therapies may include con-ventional medications, botanical medi-cine and vitamins and nutritional sup-plements. Diet and lifestyle changes arealso frequently a part of a comprehen-sive plan. The NaturoMedica doctorssee patients for all types of medical

conditions. The doctors chose not to contract

directly with insurance providers.Instead, patients pay for appointments atthe time of service, but are given a coded“superbill” to submit to their insurancecompany for reimbursement. This modelis different from the “concierge” medicalmodel, where patients pay a monthlyfee.

“We use a pay-per-visit model, sothat patients aren’t paying for servicesthat they don’t use. We want our clinicto be affordable,” explains Dr. McInnis,“The system is working well. We don’twork for insurance companies. Wework for patients. Rather than buyinginto a system of disease management,we can focus on getting peoplehealthy.”

“The public’s response toNaturoMedica has been very positive,”says Dr. Bryant, “Over 80 percent of our

patients arrive through referrals fromother patients. We even have patientscoming from out of state.

“Many of our patients are quick toshare that they have become disenchant-ed with the current healthcare system.They are tired of spending a few minuteswith a doctor they barely know and thenleaving with little more than a prescrip-tion.

We focus on getting to know each ofour patients and understanding all oftheir health concerns. Our patients wantto be proactive about their health ratherthan reactive and to treat the cause oftheir conditions, rather than the symp-toms.”

NaturoMedica patient Lori Caldwell,who commutes to the clinic fromMercer Island enthuses, “MyNaturoMedica doctor has been a life-saver. She treats my whole family andmy friends. It is like going to an old-

fashioned doctor who knows you andknows the dynamics of your family. It’svery personalized. Naturopathic medi-cine treats the whole person. Westernmedicine looks at you like a mechaniclooks at a car, one part at a time. I willnever go back. I believe that naturo-pathic medicine is the future of health-care.”

The physicians at NaturoMedica oftencollaborate with local MDs and otherhealthcare providers.

“While many of our patients see usfor primary care, we are just as com-fortable working alongside otherproviders. We work together to dowhat is best for our patients,” adds Dr.McInnis.

NaturoMedica is located in the PineLake shopping center in Sammamish. Formore information about NaturoMedicacall (425) 557-8900 or visit the clinic’swebsite at www.naturomedica.com.

March 4, 2011 Special Section of Newcastle News Advertising Department

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At left, Dr. Jill Monster goes over an individualized plan with her patient. At right, Dr. Jill Monster, Dr. Naomi Bryant and Dr. TammyMcInnis share a vision and passion for individualized care.


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American Classic Homes knows thisis your home and that your detailsmatter. Buyers have the opportunity topersonalize their home prior to begin-ning construction; they don’t have tohave a carbon copy of the home nextdoor. You have the opportunity toselect finishes, fixtures, floor coverings,cabinets and other choices to makechanges that impact how you want tolive.

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The City Council approved the 2011Parks Commission and PlanningCommissions work plans with a 7-0vote at its March 1 meeting.

Drafts of the work plans were firstpresented at the Feb. 15 joint CityCouncil, Parks Commission andPlanning Commission meeting.

This year, the Parks Commission willreview the city’s comprehensive plan —which details the city’s vision — updat-ing the parks, recreation and open spaceportions. The city needs to update itscomprehensive plan every six years tobe eligible for state grants. The plan hasnot been updated in eight years.

The Parks Commission will also dis-cuss ways to increase recreationalopportunities, possibly through collab-oration with the Coal Creek YMCAand Regency Newcastle.

The commission will take an activerole in community events once againthis year, as well as in Newcastle Days.In the third and fourth quarters of theyear, the Parks Commission will createa draft of trail construction standardsand a public art policy.

The Planning Commission willreview the city’s community businesscenter for the first and second quarterof the year.

It will discuss issues such as thecity’s restriction on drive-thrus, thecity’s 75-foot building-height limitand floor-area-ratio density require-ments.

The Planning Commission will workon the review through the secondquarter of the year. In the second andthird quarter, the PlanningCommission will discuss possiblyallowing greater used of impervious

surfaces in the city’s mixed-use devel-opment zones north of Lake Boren andnortheast of the Newcastle Golf ClubRoad and Newcastle Way intersection.

It will also discuss allowing moreimpervious surfaces in open spaces, suchas in the site of the future sports parknorth of Southeast 95th Way. City codestates that only 2 percent of open spacemay contain impervious surfaces, suchas asphalt pathways and parking lots.

In the third quarter, the commissionwill also propose amendments to thecity’s comprehensive plan and discussextending the city’s developer stimulusprogram, which delays developmentfee collection.

In the fourth quarter, the commis-sion will perform its annual codecleanup and update its code regardingcommunication infrastructure.

The Parks Commission is a nine-per-son advisory body to the City Councilthat works on issues regarding city-owned parks. It works on park plan-ning, park design, park construction,park and facility development, renova-tion, trails and paths, recreation pro-grams and special community events,according to the city’s website.

The Parks Commission meets at 6p.m. the second Wednesday of eachmonth in Council Chambers, 13020Newcastle Way.

The Planning Commission providesadvice and makes recommendations tothe City Council regarding the city’scomprehensive plan and developmentcodes. It meets at 6 p.m. the thirdWednesday of each month in CouncilChambers.

Parks and Planning Commissionmeetings are open to the public andhave opportunities for public com-ment.

Work plans approved for 2011planning, parks commissions

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Beauty industry business trainingcompany Nuts and Bolts namedNewcastle resident Tamanda Nyasuluone of the top business students inesthetics in North America. The awardswere presented at the InternationalSalon & Spa Expo in Long Beach,Calif., Jan. 30.

Nyasulu was named the No. 3esthetic student of the year based onher GPA, sales and visual presentation.Students from 74 beauty schools in theU.S. and Canada competed for theawards.

Nyasulu — an African emigrant —attends Evergreen Beauty College inBellevue and recently accepted a joboffer from a local branch of BeautyWorks Salon and Beauty store.

who had owned the other half.The corporation is still active,

according to the Secretary ofState, but Dulcich said the cor-poration no longer does busi-ness. He said neither he norNewcastle Investments has aninterest in the NewcastleProfessional Center.

TThhee sspplliitt ddeecciissiioonnThe proposal to move elicited

an emotional debate from theCity Council.

Deputy Mayor Steve Buri saidit would be a good time to makethe move, given the economy.

“Ultimately, it’s a question ofwhether it’s a sensible invest-ment,” he said. “This is not justan additional expenditure.”

Councilman Sonny Puttersaid the move would give thecity a more professional look, ashe said some have commentedthat City Hall looks temporary.

“For too long, we’ve felt likethis city is a temporary city,” hesaid.

Councilwoman Lisa Jensensaid it would be easy to say noto the move, but that movingwas the right decision, as itwould move City Hall to a cen-tral location near the soon-to-beNewcastle Library.

Mayor John Dulcich said themove is a logical one, increasingemployee productivity in a nicerlocation.

However, Crispo said votingagainst the move was simply amatter of priorities. He said itwould be more beneficial to resi-dents to use the money it wouldfor the move for things such asadditional street maintenance.

Simpson said she likes the newfacility, but a $250,000 moving billwas simply too hard to swallow.

Erxleben said the city is justone more road failure fromfalling into the red.

“Anyone who has looked atour budget analysis for the nextfive years has seen that we’reheaded for deep trouble after2013,” Erxleben said. “This isnot the time.”

TThhee ccoossttThe $250,000 the city will

pay for the move will fundrepairs to the current City Hallbuilding and remodeling of thenew site.

At the current building, the

outside stairs and wheelchair liftneed replacement. Inside, a wallneeds to be repaired or replaced,as does the carpet, which is tornin spots and trips employees.

“We have a significant num-ber of people who almost face-plant around City Hall on a reg-ular basis,” Wyman said.

It will cost about $100,000 tomake the pertinent repairs tothe building, which the city isrequired to make before vacat-ing. If the city had takenDenton’s offer, he would havepaid for half of the repairs.

To pay for the move, city staffbrought forward two options.Both options call for a $25,000draw from the city’s Surface WaterManagement capital projectsfund. One calls for the remaining$225,000 to come from the RealEstate Excise Tax fund, and theother for it to come from thecity’s cumulative reserve.

Excise taxes from home salesprovide REET funds. It is typical-ly used for transportation pro-jects, such as road maintenanceand sidewalk construction. If thecity were to use this money topay for the move, the REET fundwould run out of money in2013, according to the city’sprojections. If not, the REETfund is expected to dry up in2014.

Wyman said the city’s projec-tions are very conservative, butif the REET fund were to run outof money, the city would needto cut back on capital projects ortransfer money to it from a dif-ferent city fund.

The city’s cumulative reserve

fund has $1.5 million for capitalpurchases or unforeseen operat-ing costs, although the city hasnever drawn money from thefund to pay for capital purchases.

Rent in the new building willincrease steadily for the nextfive years, rising from $22 dol-lars per square foot in 2012 to$28 per square foot in 2016.

The cost of renting the spacefor the next five years will be$882,705. This is about $78,000more than the city would pay ifit extended its existing lease forfive years, and about $275,000less than it would pay rentingboth floors of the NewportManufacturing building.

Craig Hill, senior vice presi-dent at the Seattle branch of realestate firm Grubb & Ellis, said therent in the new facility is fair.

“It sounds like a very gooddeal. They must have had agood broker,” he said, addingthat the free rent in 2011 is anattractive element of the lease.“That’s a great concession.”

TThhee ffoorreeggoonnee aalltteerrnnaattiivveessCity staff also considered

other alternatives to the city’slease, such as constructing a newbuilding, but considered it to betoo expensive. Wyman saidthere is no other office spaceavailable in the city.

In Denton’s revised lease, heoffered to drop the city’s rentfrom $13.20 per square foot peryear to $9.75 per square foot peryear. After 2016, this rate wouldincrease by 2 percent per year.

Using both floors of Denton’sbuilding for the next five yearswould cost $1.15 million, but thelower floor could have served as amaintenance facility. In additionto paying for half the buildingrepairs, Denton said he wouldalso pay as much as $50,000 tohelp remodel the downstairs.

Wyman said city staff is nowevaluating options for a mainte-nance facility.

City Hall also has a $50,000backup generator that it maynot be able to take with it. Thegenerator allowed City Hall toserve as an emergency shelter.Wyman said other facilities,such as the Coal Creek YMCA,could act as an emergency shel-ter if City Hall cannot take thegenerator to the new location.

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expires at the end of the year.However, Denton submitted a

revised lease offer to the cityFeb. 4, in which he offered toallow City Hall to occupy bothfloors of the building, doublingCity Hall’s square footage.

The council held a specialmeeting Feb. 7 to discussDenton’s new offer and possiblyrescind its previous decision.However, the council was still infavor of moving, with council-men Bill Erxleben and RichCrispo and CouncilwomanCarol Simpson dissenting.

The city will pay rent at its cur-rent site through the end of theyear; it will not be required to payrent in the Newcastle ProfessionalCenter until next year.

The city has rented its CityHall space above NewportManufacturing for 15 years.

AA nneeww hhoommeeWyman signed the lease with

Strange immediately after theFeb. 7 meeting. Next the citywill hire an architect to designthe layout of the new space.

The current four tenants onthe second floor of the NewcastleProfessional Center will move tothe third floor to make space forCity Hall. The city will then havethe second floor remodeled toaccommodate its offices andCouncil Chambers.

Wyman said he was unsure of

when City Hall would make themove, but it would likely be laterin the year, possibly in September.

The King County Sheriff’sOffice will also use space in thebuilding, in which it will have“hot desks,” available to any KingCounty Sheriff’s deputy to use tofile reports while in the area. Thesheriff’s office will pay about$17,000 annually for the space.

The new City Hall willinclude utilities and some opera-tional costs, such as janitorialservices, in the monthly rent.

The parking lot will include 27spaces for employees and visitorsduring working hours, and asmany as 63 spaces for after-hoursCity Council meetings. About 60overflow parking spaces will beavailable at Valley MedicalCenter, 7203 129th Ave. S.E.

City Hall now has 17 parkingspaces and about 20 overflowspaces available at nearbyPrecision Auto Craft.

City staff members say thenew location will allow them tobetter interface with the commu-nity, advertise city meetings inthe building’s lobby and increaseattendance at city meetings.

They also said it wouldimprove the city’s image, whichthey believe is adversely affectedby appearing to be operated outof an industrial facility.

Mayor John Dulcich managesthe corporation NewcastleInvestments, which owned halfof the Newcastle ProfessionalCenter from its construction in2007 until March 2008. The cor-poration sold its half of theownership to Geoffrey Strange,

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visit, each grade level completedart projects devoted to one of the20 books he had written andillustrated. Kindergarteners com-pleted projects based on the book“LMNO Peas,” creating peas withgreen finger paints. Those andthe rest of the projects hunginside the school for Baker to see.

“The kids’ projects were justwonderful,” said Baker, whoseother books include “Meet Mr.and Mrs. Green,” “Hide andSnake” and “Who is the Beast?”

Librarian Laura Berry, whoassisted Baker during his day atthe school, said the studentswere excited to meet the authorof the books they loved.

“It’s like he’s Santa Claus,”she said with a laugh. “They justkeep waiting and waiting. Theywere like ‘is today the day?’”

So many students orderedBaker’s books that he evenneeded to return to the schoolFeb. 18 to deliver them.

In the assemblies, Bakerfocused his presentations onhow to tell stories through pic-tures. In the workshops, he ledsecond-graders through creat-ing their own books aboutsnakes, and he taught fifth-graders the fundamentals ofdrawing realistic pictures.

He elicited gasps of excite-ment from fifth-graders whendemonstrated concepts such asthe vanishing point — thepoint at which items disappearinto the horizon in pictures —and the basics of proportion,perspective and shadows.

“I want to give them a tipabout drawing,” Baker said. “Atthat stage, the kids want to

draw realistically.”One student who enjoyed

Baker’s drawing instructionswas 11-year-old Bailey Keegan.

“I knew how to make a road.I never knew how to do any-thing else,” she said. “It wasreally cool.”

Valerie Adams, 10, agreed.Adams said she loves to drawcartoons, and that she doodleson all of her papers. Althoughthe lesson in realism was adeparture from what she wasused to, she said she appreciat-ed being able to give it a try.

“I liked being able to drawand learn,” she said.

Fifth-grade teacher DeannaBuder said that while picturebooks such as Baker’s mean alot to young children, they alsohave something to offer theolder ones, tailoring to differentstyles of learning, inspiring cre-ativity and instilling values.

“You don’t think about howmuch picture books mean toolder kids,” she said. “Theyhave great morals and themes.”

Buder said she reads bookssuch as Shel Silverstein’s “TheGiving Tree” in her class. Shesaid this book — about a treethat selflessly gives its resourcesto a boy as he grows up —even brings a tear to her eyewhen she reads it aloud.

The school’s goal in launch-ing its literacy campaign isincreasing reading among stu-dents and improving their read-ing scores on tests.

Principal Marla Newton saidhaving Baker was a great way tokickoff this year’s literacy cele-bration.

“To actually see that personlive and know that that’s theirjob,” she said. “It just brings itto life for the kids.”

In the next two years, theschool hopes to bring in moreauthors, and it already appliedfor an Issaquah SchoolFoundation grant to help coverthe cost of doing so.

“You always gain somethingextra by seeing them in per-son,” Berry said.

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In the wake of the stateLegislature’s December cuts tothe 2010-2011 school year bud-get and Gov. Chris Gregoire’sproposed budget for the comingyears, the Renton School Districthas turned to parents, studentsand members of the communityfor help.

District officials held threemeetings in January to discussbudget priorities, including oneat Hazen High School on Jan.27.

The Legislature’s cutssnatched $850,000 from the dis-trict mid-year, and Gregoire’sproposed budget — which aimsto address a $4.6 billion shortfall— calls for $2.4 million in addi-tional cuts for the 2011-2012school year.

“For next year, it’s devastat-ing,” Renton SuperintendentMary Alice Heuschel said.“We’re now cutting into ourfuture, and it’s irresponsible.We’re at the point where there’snot much left.”

The district cut $17.9 millionfrom its budgets from 2007-2010.

At the January meetings, dis-trict officials said their prioritiesare maintaining literacy andmathematics skills, equity andaccess for all students, on-timegraduation and college readi-ness, and safe learning environ-ments.

Another priority is promotinginitiatives incorporatingresearch-proven teaching meth-ods and not drawing more thana responsible amount from itsrainy day fund.

Heuschel said members of thecommunity have been supportiveof the district’s priorities so far,and the district created an onlinesurvey to continue gatheringinput. The online survey is morein depth than the discussions atthe budget meetings and asksusers to rate specific services.

The goal is to not have thecuts affect students, although it isdifficult to do so, districtspokesman Randy Matheson said.

“Because we’ve been makingbudget cuts for the last fouryears, in the tune of $18 mil-lion, it’s harder and harder tokeep those cuts out of the class-room,” he said.

The district will hold morecommunity meetings in April,at which time it will present

members of the communitywith an initial budget. The dis-trict will present the budget tothe school board in July, andthe board will adopt the budgetin August.

TThhee ggoovveerrnnoorr’’ss bbuuddggeettGregoire’s budget reduces or

eliminates funding in sevenkey areas for Washington’spublic K-12 education, includ-ing:

❑ Eliminating $216 million tobe used for reducing class sizeskindergarten through fourth-grades.

❑ Suspending $860.2 millionfrom Initiative 728, a measure toreduce class size and provideprofessional development forteachers.

❑ Suspending $253.3 millionfrom Initiative 732, whichgrants cost-of-living increases toteachers.

❑ Suspending $57 million inplanned increases for all-daykindergarten.

❑ Suspending $99.5 millionin annual bonuses for NationalBoard-certified teachers.

❑ Suspending $56.3 millionfor annual step increases forteachers.

❑ Eliminating $18.6 millionfor the gifted-student program.

Superintendent of the stateOffice of Superintendent ofPublic Instruction Randy Dorncalled the proposed budget theworst he had seen in the 30years he had worked in educa-tion.

“But this budget isn’t allabout numbers, it’s about kids,”he said in a statement. “Andonce again, our kids got cut.”

The state Legislature began itswork on Gregoire’s budget inJanuary. Under state law, thegovernor takes the initial stepfor the budget. Then, both hous-es of the Legislature hammer outproposals. The end result is typi-cally a blend of the proposals.

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❑ “Fun With Food: SpringRolls,” for ages 3-10, 10:30-11:30a.m. March 20, $10

❑ Family Dinners, lasagna,5:30-7:30 p.m. March 11, $5 foradults, $3 for children

❑ Swim Lessons: Youth 3 –Minnow, 9:35-10:05 a.m. and11:20-11:50 a.m. March 5, $22-$38.50

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coed first grade, Mondays 5:30-6:30 p.m. March 28 to May 28,Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. March29 to May 28, and Wednesdays6-7 p.m. March 30 to May 28,$50-$88

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❑ Youth Basketball League,boys grades 4-5, 5:55-6:55 p.m.March 29 to May 28, and girlsgrades 4-5, Tuesdays 5-6 p.m.March 29 to May 28, $50-$88

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The Society of Artists forNewcastle, an art organization,is seeking new members. Call271-5822.

MOMS Club of Rentonmeets for play dates atparks and other locations.

The city’s spring recycling eventwill be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 19at Renton Academy, 6928 116thAve. S.E. Most household itemswill be accepted free of charge. Noelectronics — such as computers,keyboards and TVs — will beaccepted this year, as they shouldbe recycled at an E-Cycle station.

Visit the city’s website —www.ci.newcastle.wa.us — and clickthe “Newcastle Recycling Event”link for a complete list of what youcan recycle at Renton AcademyMarch 19.

Go to 1800recycle.wa.gov to findthe nearest E-Cycle pick-up sites foryour electronics. The King CountySolid Waste Division, the KingCounty Department of PublicHealth and the state Department ofEcology sponsor Newcastle’s springand fall recycling events.

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Bring the items that have been sitting in your garage for too long to the Spring Recycling Collection atRenton Academy March 19.

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The Newcastle Chamber ofCommerce lunch meeting isfrom 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. March9 at Tapatio’s, 6920 Coal CreekParkway S.E. Cost is $20. R.S.V.P.to [email protected]. FredJarrett, deputy King County exec-utive, will give a State of theCounty address.

The Newcastle WeedWarriors next blackberryweed removal projects arefrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 12and 26 at Lake Boren Park.Download a volunteer form atwww.newcastleweedwarriors.org/projects.html.

Newcastle Trails hosts aTrail Walk from 9 a.m. tonoon March 19. Learn more atwww.newcastletrails.org.

The Hazen High SchoolBooster Club auction and din-ner is from 5:30-11 p.m. March26 at Renton Technical College,3000 N.E. 4th St., Renton. Ticketsare $35, which include dinner.There will be silent and live auc-tions, and a 50/50 raffle. Items inthe auctions include Seahawkstickets and wine baskets. R.S.V.P.at www.hazenboosters.org.

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All city public meetings takeplace at City Hall, 13020Newcastle Way. Call 649-4363.

❑ Parks Commission, 6-8p.m. March 9

❑ City Council regular meet-ing, 7-9 p.m. March. 15

❑ Planning Committee meet-ing, 7-9 p.m. March 16

Newcastle Trails boardmeeting is from 7-9 p.m.March 7 at Regency Newcastle,7454 Newcastle Golf Club Road.

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New activities are planned daily.This nonprofit, nonreligiousorganization provides daytimesupport for moms and their fam-ilies. Call 260-3079.

Bridge players wanted,evening or daytime. Gamestake place at homes in theHazelwood area. Call 255-0895.

Newcastle HistoricalSociety meets at 4 p.m. the firstThursday at City Hall, 13020 S.E.72nd Place. Call 226-4238.

An international dinner,sponsored by Baha’i Faith ofNewcastle, is at 6:30 p.m. thethird Friday. Call 430-8047.

Drinking Liberally, aninformal progressive socialgroup that discusses politics,meets at 7 p.m. the first andThird Thursday of the month atAngelo’s Restaurant, 1830 130thAve. N.E., Bellevue. Go towww.drinkingliberally.org.

Eastside Mothers & More,a social network for mothers,meets from 7-9 p.m. the secondTuesday of each month in theNorth Room at East ShoreUnitarian Church, 12700 S.E.32nd St., Bellevue. Go towww.eastsidemothersandmore.org.

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Recently the garage door failed,as these things do after a coupleof useful decades. It didn’t fail in acatastrophic manner. It was morebenign than that, like a littlegame of “Can I get in my housetoday?” roulette. I had maybe a60/40 chance that it would openafter I pushed the control in thecar, and I often needed to stopdirectly in front of it and hold thebutton down while spewing astring of colorful expletives —that or just drive right through it,a thought that occurred to me

more than once. So we had newand reliable machinery installedand, as part of the process, a newopener as well.

This opener was installed 54inches from the floor and is thesize of an electrical faceplate. Onit are three wide buttons stackedon top of each other, two ofwhich are still a complete mys-tery to me, and one of which —the actual opener — I manage tohit only half the time.

It’s been two or three monthsnow, and I still haven’t man-aged to get the hang of it. I hitthe top button most. I think it’ssupposed to lock something,because it has a little lock iconon it. I think that the next one

down controls a lights, but I’mnot sure about that. All I knowis that the bottom one will letme out, and the bottom one islower than it used to be and isclose to unfinished wood, whichmeans I’ve also impaled myselfmultiple times and managed totake a splinter under a finger-nail, reminding me why bam-boo shoots under the nailremain the preferred and cheap-est form of torture worldwide.

But you know, give meanother 20 years, and I may getthe hang of it.

You can reach Pat Detmer — who is probablytrying to get out of her house this very minute— through patdetmer.com.

In the fall of 1989, back whenHarry Met Sally and Taylor Swiftwas about 3 months old, andprobably around the same timethat construction workers wereleaving empty beer cans in thecrawl spaces of our home thatwe would only find years later,someone affixed a garage dooropener to the wall.

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Hill’N Dale Garden Club,meets at 6 p.m. the first Mondayof each month Septemberthrough June at the NewportWay Library, 14250 S.E.Newport Way. Call 255-9705.

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fun. Call 644-8417.Coal Creek Family YMCA

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❑ Open for community ser-vice projects, intergenerationalprojects, crafts, pinochle games,field trips and fellowship; sacklunches are available for a $3donation

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King County LibrarySystem’s Words on Wheelsprogram needs volunteers toselect and deliver library materialsto homebound patrons. Trainingis provided. A one-year commit-ment is required. Volunteers mustbe at least 18, have their owntransportation and be able to passa Washington State Patrol back-ground check. Call 369-3235.

Dependency CASA (CourtAppointed Special Advocate):Community volunteers advocatefor the best interests of abusedand neglected children in KingCounty. Call 269-3201.

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The Hazen High School bandprogram received $2,000 lastmonth from Bob Bridge, a localbusinessman celebrated for hiscontinuing support of theRenton School District. Thedonation was one of four Bridgesaid will total $8,000 and go tohigh school band programs inthe district.

Bridge is the president of aToyota dealership in Renton andsaid his life as a businessmanwas significantly influenced byhis experiences in band andchorus during seventh through12th grade.

“The experiences there werequite meaningful,” he said. “Ilearned a lot that has applied tomy professional life.”

He said those fond memories,as well as his dedication to fund-ing education during toughfinancial times, inspired him tomake the donation to the bandprogram, which will cover thecost of upkeep on instruments.

“It’s going to make theseinstruments playable for kids,”said Ernest Hibbard, the HazenHigh School music teacher. “Ourinstrument fleet is getting older,and we’ve been without any

means of maintaining it forquite some time.”

Although Hibbard said themajority of Bridge’s donationwill fund instrument repairs, itwill also pay to replace some“consumable” items, like smallpercussion instruments, drumsticks and drum heads.

Bridge is known for his sup-port of programs within theRenton School District and haseven established a few educa-tional programs of his own. Inaddition to this donation to thehigh school band programs,Bridge funded the district’sReading Buddies program as wellas a program funding algebratutoring.

“He has been extra generous,”Randy Matheson, the district’sexecutive director of communityrelations, said about Bridge.“Not just through this, but alsothe Reading Buddies program.He completely thought it upand funded it himself.”

Bridge purchased $10,000worth of books to launch theReading Buddies program, whichhe said reaches students in 13grade schools. He said that,through the program, the 2,000participating second- and fifth-graders read 125,000 books dur-

ing the 2009-2010 school year.Matheson said Bridge also

played a key role in the creationof the Friends of Renton SchoolsFund that was started in 2009 tocompensate for budget cuts topublic education.

“Without his work on that,”Matheson said, “it would not beup and running.”

Bridge said the current eco-nomic situation and extensivebudget cuts to education fuel hiscontinuing support of local pub-lic schools.

“This is the third year in arow that there are big cuts in themoney the government is ableto provide to education,” hesaid.

Bridge said he believes thatbusinesses and communitiesaround the state strive to makeup for the cuts made to educa-tion during recessions.

“Many businesses like minethat have been around for 20 or30 years,” he said, “have theability to, in these really horribletimes, turn around and reinvest

in the community.”Bridge said his donation to

the band programs in the dis-trict was the result of a conversa-tion with Superintendent Dr.Mary Alice Heuschel, who Bridgesaid communicates openly withbusinesses in the communityabout the needs of the district.

“The superintendent is reallygood about letting us in thebusiness community know whatthe needs are,” he said.

Heuschel said that business-people who are active in theschool district, like Bridge,demonstrate to children that thecommunity cares about theireducation, and she said this rela-tionship is unique to the RentonSchool District.

“My job is to make sure Ikeep the leaders of the commu-nity informed of our needs,” shesaid at Lindbergh High Schoolafter Bridge presented one of the$2,000 checks. “We can’t do thisalone.”

Although Bridge would preferto remain out of the spotlight,many in the community com-mend him for his continual sup-port of the Renton SchoolDistrict.

“Bob is extremely unique andhe is serious about being a part-ner in education,” Mathesonsaid. “He is committed to thecommunity, education and thekids.”

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The Issaquah School Districtis preparing to adopt new curric-ula this June: one for elementaryschool science and another forhigh school language arts.

District administrators try toupdate curricula every sevenyears, but sometimes budgetcuts get in the way. The elemen-tary science curriculum was lastupdated in 2003, but the waithas been longer for high schoollanguage arts — it was lastupdated during a three-year peri-od from 1999-2001.

Some parents said they feltunsettled after last year’s mathcurriculum adoption, saying thedistrict did not allow themenough input, especially becausea group of parents disagreedwith the curriculum that theIssaquah School Board approved.

This year, district administra-tors inserted an extra step in theadoption process: a parent pre-view night.

At the preview nights, parentscan thumb through various cur-ricula and write feedback on com-ment cards next to each station.

The step is one of many thedistrict takes when adopting anew curriculum.

Waiting seven years for eachadoption is standard for the dis-trict, Executive Director ofTeaching and Learning EmilieHard said.

By the end of seven years,textbooks begin to show wearafter hundreds of students haveused them. Informationbecomes outdated, effectiveteaching practices evolve, tech-nology changes and state stan-dards adjust, she added.

“There is research that is done

on an ongoing basis, and wewant to stay as current as possi-ble to give our students inIssaquah the best possible expe-rience we can,” she said.

Some subjects, such as healthor technology classes, have cur-ricula that are updated annually,ensuring they comply with statestandards and evolving technol-ogy.

While district administratorsare still unsure of the price forthis year’s adoptions, last year’schemistry curriculum adoptionmaterials cost $120,000.

The Issaquah SchoolsFoundation has pledged it willuse money raised during itsCalling for Kids campaign tohelp pay for the elementary sci-ence curriculum adoption.

Hard said the recent budgetcuts from the Legislature’s spe-cial session in December — aloss totaling $1 million for theIssaquah district — and the pre-dicted $3.1 million the districtcould lose in 2011-12 if statelegislators approve Gov. ChrisGregoire’s 2011-13 budget, are

By Allison Int-Hout

Bob Bridge prepares to give a trumpet a try after presenting a $2,000check for the Hazen High School band programs, one of four checks heplans to donate to Renton high schools.

Hazen High School scienceteacher Teresa Coda andMcKnight Middle School sci-ence teacher Carlie Jonas eachreceived more than $2,200from credit union BECU to pur-chase equipment for her class-room. The equipment includedtemperature and motionprobes, test tubes, graduated

cylinders, beakers, microscopesand slides, and pH paper.

The grants helped Codaachieve her years-long goal ofreplacing microscopes in eachHazen biology classroom.About 6,000 students will usethe new microscopes duringthe next 15 years before theyneed to be replaced.

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Students in science teacher Teresa Coda’s classroom at HazenHigh School have new equipment to use thanks to a grant of morethan $2,200 from BECU.

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Science, language arts curriculum to get update

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Preview the publishers that couldbe used in your child’s classroom.Both previews will be presented atthe district AdministrationBuilding, 565 N.W. Holly St.❑ Elementary school science,4:30-7:30 p.m. March 11❑ High school language arts,4:30-7 p.m. March 15

not expected to affect the cur-riculum adoptions.

How the process worksOnce the district determined

it would proceed with two cur-riculum changes, it sent surveysto parents in June 2010. Parentsanswered questions about theirchildren’s interests and abilitiesin science or language arts, andasked whether families likedthe current curriculum.

The district then posted thesurvey responses on the districtwebsite.

After the survey, the districtformed two committees —one for science and anotherfor language arts. Each com-mittee has one communityrepresentative from each ofthe district’s five areas, plusteachers and representativesserving specific student popu-lations, including special-

needs students and gifted stu-dents.

The committees decided theevaluation protocols — first see-ing if each curriculum met statestandards and later making surethe material was not biasedtoward one gender, if it waseasy to understand, if it hadonline components for bothstudents and parents and if itwould appeal to students andteachers.

The top materials theychoose will make appearancesin Issaquah classrooms during afield test period. The committeeasks teachers, students and par-ents to provide them feedback,seeing if the lessons were clearyet challenging.

During that time, the districtwill invite the community totwo parent preview nights.

Using feedback from boththe field tests and the previewnights, the committee will lookat its resources one last time,and then make a recommenda-tion to the InstructionalMaterials Committee.

The committee — composed

of community members, teach-ers and librarians — will reviewthe recommendation and makesure the committee properlycarried out its work. Parents canalso look at the recommenda-tions at the district’sAdministration Building duringa two-week period: from May24 to June 7 for high schoollanguage arts, and from June9-23 for the elementary sciencecurriculum.

If the IMC approves thework, it will send the recom-mendations the school board inJune. If not, the committeegoes back to square one, start-ing the process over again.


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Although she was named oneof four finalists, Renton SchoolDistrict Superintendent MaryAlice Heuschel did not receivethe award for Superintendent ofthe Year award for 2010.

The award was announced atthe American Association ofSchool Administrators’ annualconference in Denver, Colo.,Feb. 17. The AASA’s highesthonor went to Marc Johnson ofthe Sanger School District,southeast of Fresno, Calif.

Last November, WashingtonAssociation of SchoolAdministrators named Heuschelthe superintendent of the yearfor the state. In December, theAASA named her a finalist for itshighest honor.

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Hazen High School seniorJacob Zimmer and Liberty HighSchool senior Jay Chakravartyhave been named finalists in the2011 National Merit ScholarshipProgram. Zimmer and

Chakravartyare two of15,000 final-ists fromacross thecountry.

More than1.5 millionstudentsentered theprogram.

To benamed final-ists, ZimmerandChakravartymaintainedstellar acade-mic recordsthroughouthigh school.Their respec-tive principalsalso endorsedthem, andZimmer andChakravarty performed well onthe Preliminary SAT, which isthe program’s qualifying test.

Zimmer and Chakravarty willbe notified this spring if they areto receive scholarships.

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The state Office of theSuperintendent of PublicInstruction and the State Boardof Education awarded HazenHigh School with a WashingtonAchievement Award for having agraduation rate between 90 and95 percent.

This is the second year Hazenwon this award for a high gradu-ation rate.

Learn more atk12.wa.us/EducationAwards.

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The Hazen High Schoolwrestling team won its firstSeamount League championshipin more than a decade lastmonth, a victory that camefrom defeating Renton on Jan.27.

“We had lost to Renton [lastyear] and I knew that they weregoing to be tough,” said headcoach Rory Magana. “The cham-pionship match was a crazyback-and-forth battle.”

Magana has been coaching atHazen for the past two years andis proud of the team’s recentsuccess, he said, especially sincethey struggled to fill all weightclasses this year.

Magana said the wrestlers“knew that we had a job to doand they went out there andtook care of business.”

The win was well-deserved,said sophomore Tyler Watanabe,who was able to win his matchin the last second, and attributesthe team’s success to its strongwork ethic.

“The amount of energy every-body puts into practice and theirhard work reflects onto our


Liberty High School’sswimmers and wrestlers stolethe spotlight this winter sea-son, reaching the state cham-pionships.

Swimmer Logan Briggstook second place in the state3A championships in the 200-yard freestyle, helping leadLiberty’s swim team to a tiefor seventh place at the statechampionships.

Wrestler Hamilton Noeltook second place in the statein 152-pound weight class.

Liberty’s basketball teams’postseasons were cut short,with the girls falling in theSea-King District Tournament,and the boys falling in theKingCo 3A Tournament.

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seventh place at the stateswimming championshipmeet Feb. 19 at theWeyerhaeuser King CountyAquatic Center in FederalWay, thanks to strong perfor-mances by Briggs, LukeDuschl, Kevin Hays and TylerLarson.

“We were seventh in 2006,and that was a really, reallygood year for us,” Libertyhead coach Kris Daughterssaid. “To get seventh again ispretty cool.”

However, the Liberty crew


A month ago, Liberty HighSchool senior Chandler Jenkinswasn’t sure where he wanted togo to college. The three-sportathlete had received scholarshipoffers from numerous colleges toplay football, but he wasn’t surewhich one to take.

However, on national signingday Feb. 2, he signed a letter ofintent with the Air ForceAcademy in Colorado Springs,Colo.

“I didn’t want to regret thedecision in five years,” Jenkinssaid.

He said he wanted to set him-self up for a good career,although he is not sure whatfield he would like to go into.

Jenkins will play the slotreceiver position in the Air Force

triple-option offense, and willget plenty of opportunities torun the ball.

Jenkins celebrated his signingbefore school Feb. 9 in Liberty’scareer center. With him were hisfather Cephus, mother Kathleen,stepfather Neal, older brotherJordan, aunt Shirley and grand-mother Thelma.

“He could have been a pro atbasketball, baseball or football,”Cephus Jenkins said. “The kidjust had it. He could adapt toanything, left-handed or right-handed. It didn’t matter.”

Cephus had coachedChandler in every sport throughelementary and middle school.

His mother said seeingChandler sign was seeing all herdreams come true, and his

By Sebastian Moraga

Hamilton Noel,Liberty High Schooljunior, has the bet-

ter position onEnumclaw’s Josh

Musick early intheir 152-pound

state 3A champi-onship match Feb.19 at the Tacoma

Dome. Below, Hazen HighSchool sophomore

Daniel Karpman,left, advanced tothe state tourna-

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Liberty winterathletes taketo postseason

Wrestlers build a legacy for Highlanders

Liberty running back Chandler Jenkins signs with Air Force

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Chandler Jenkins(second fromright) poses forphotos aftersigning a letterof intent to playfootball for theAir ForceAcademy. Withhim are formerfootball and bas-ketball coachKen Burns (left)Liberty footballhead coachSteve Valach(second fromleft) and hisfather CephusJenkins (right).

By Tim Pfarr

Team winsSeamount titlewith victoryover Renton

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Despite a midseason coachingchange, the Hazen boys basket-ball team found great success inthe 2010-2011 season, fightingthrough a district tournament toachieve its first state playoffberth since 2002.

Swimmer Chase Onstot anddiver Brandon Alexander earneda trip to the state swimming anddiving championships in FederalWay Feb. 19, and fiveHighlanders earned a trip to thestate wrestling tournament inthe Tacoma Dome Feb. 18.

BBaasskkeettbbaallllThe Hazen High School boys

basketball team suffered a heart-breaking 1-point loss in the sec-ond game of the state tourna-ment to end its season.

The berth in the tournamentfollowed district tournamentwins over Kelso, Bremerton,Camas and Kennedy highschools. Had Hazen lost one ofthose games, its season wouldhave been over.

The team started the statetournament with a 67-60 victoryover Mountlake Terrace HighSchool, senior power forwardand center Brandt Graybeal ledthe team with 22 points in thevictory, followed by senior pointguard De’corius Sampson, whoracked up 17 points of his own.Junior point guard FrankieJohnson also had 11 points.

In the second game of thestate tournament, Hazen fell toGlacier Peak High School, 50-49.

The Highlanders were up by1 point with 15 seconds left, butGlacier Peak picked up a looseball. Hazen fouled, and GlacierPeak hit both free throws. WhenHazen got the ball back, it wasunable to score.

Senior shooting guardsMichael Dampier and R.J. Magarled the Highlanders in the gamewith 13 points and 10 points,respectively. Junior center DawitKasa and Sampson each had 9points.

Regardless, head coach GarySchaplow said the team made agood run.

“I’m really proud of the kids,the way they played down thestretch,” he said. “They boughtin and came together andplayed some pretty gooddefense.”

Of the nine postseason gamesHazen played, three went intoovertime.

“I was so impressed with theircompetitive spirit. I told themthat all year,” Schaplow said.“They will just fight and fightand fight until the horn blows.”

The team finished the season

with a 21-7 overall record, and a13-1 record in Seamount Leagueplay. Magar led the team in scor-ing in the year with 355 pointsand an average of 14.2 pointsper game. Kasa, Sampson andGraybeal also finished the seasonwith more than 250 points each,averaging 11.8, 11 and 10.7points per game, respectively.

Schaplow took over as headcoach Dec. 13 after the schoolfired former coach James Olive.Schaplow had coached theHighlanders for two seasons inthe early 2000s and served asthe school’s athletic directorfrom 2004-2009.

He said he is not surewhether he will coach the teamagain next year.

The Hazen girls basketballteam finished the season withan 11-8 overall record and a 8-6record in Seamount League play.The Highlanders advanced to aseeding match againstEnumclaw High School Feb. 11to battle for a spot in the districttournament, but they lost 52-44.

The loss marked an unfortu-nate end to a season that startedstrong.

“On paper, we should havebeaten Enumclaw,” girls basket-ball head coach Jeff Bernhardtsaid. “It came down to a couplepossessions here and there, andthey made the most of them.”

Junior guard Airashay Rogersled the league in scoring duringthe season with an astounding448 points and an average of26.4 points per game. Rogersalso racked up 42 assists duringthe season, as well as 35 blocks,112 steals and 160 rebounds.

Senior guard Michelle Wnekwas second on the team in scor-ing with 220 points, averaging

12.2 points per game. Wnek alsohad 34 assists and a league-lead-ing 132 steals.

“They were, no question, theleaders of our team,” Bernhardtsaid.

With Rogers returning for hersenior season next year, Hazen issure to be a threat in 2012.

SSwwiimmmmiinnggSophomore Onstot and junior

Alexander advanced to the stateswimming championship meetFeb. 19 at the WeyerhaeuserKing County Aquatic Center inFederal Way.

Onstot took 10th in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4minutes, 51.78 seconds. He alsotook 11th in the 200-yardfreestyle with a time of 1:46.87.

Alexander took 16th in statein diving, racking up a finalscore of 252.7 in the champi-onship round.

WWrreessttlliinnggHazen wrestlers Josh Kluth,

Derek Coburn, Austin Clark,Daniel Karpman and Kyle Elyadvanced to the Mat Classic inthe Tacoma Dome.

Ely — a senior in the 189-pound weight class — lost hisfirst match 15-7 to CamoronBabcock, from Shadle Park HighSchool in Spokane, andadvanced to the consolationbracket, where he pinned JakeFerris, from Wilson High Schoolin Tacoma, in 4:33.

However, he dropped his nextmatch against Colton Malek,from Enumclaw High School, 4-0, ending his championship run.

Kluth, Coburn, Clark,Karpman and Ely each lost theirfirst two matches and were elim-inated from the tournament.


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Hazen boys basketball teamreaches state tournament

By Tim Pfarr

Hazen High School junior Brandon Alexander prepares to leap intoreverse double summersaults in the first round of the state diving finalsFeb. 19. He finished 16th in the event.

was missing breaststroke spe-cialist Raymond Ha, who wasout with the flu. Ha was slatedto be on Liberty’s relay teams.

Briggs, a junior, led the teamat the meet, taking second inthe 200-yard freestyle with atime of 1 minute, 41.99 sec-onds. The only swimmer toclock in with a faster time wasEastside Catholic High School’sEthan Hallowell, who set a newmeet record in the event withan all-America time of 1:38.18.

Briggs later took third in the500-yard freestyle with a timeof 4:37.88.

Duschl, also a junior, tooksixth place in the 100-yardbackstroke with a time of54.10, and eighth in the 100-yard individual medley with atime of 2:01.71. The formertime was a new personal best.

Liberty’s relay teams alsoadvanced to the finals in the200-yard medley relay — tak-ing fifth with a time of 1:41.59— and the 400-yard freestylerelay — taking seventh with atime of 3:22.33.

Briggs, Duschl, junior Hays

and senior Larson made upboth relay teams.

WWrreessttlliinnggNoel reached the finals at

the Mat Classic for the secondstraight year. This time, theLiberty wrestler reached the152-pound finals of the 3Astate competition Feb. 19 in theTacoma Dome.

But, once again, he came upa bit short.

Noel lost to Enumclaw’s JoshMusick 6-2, after opening thematch with a 2-0 lead.

A disappointed Noel blamedhimself for the loss.

“I knew it was going to be agood match — I came out, Iscored on him, thought I hadhim, but I didn’t finish strongenough,” he said. “I’m just gladthere’s next year.”

As it turned out, Noel wasjust one of two 3A KingCoConference wrestlers to reachthe finals.

Noel pledged to work on hisconditioning for his senior sea-son.

“I was a little gassed,” hesaid. “More than I should havebeen.”

Noel’s road to the finalsbegan with a pin of BishopBlanchet’s Myles Hollowed inthe second period, a pin ofYelm’s Anthony Allred in thethird, and a 4-2 decision overMount Spokane’s Austin Pea.

Liberty coach Manny Brownpraised his wrestler and thenew champion.

“He gives us his all in prac-tices and matches, everything,”Brown said of Noel.“Congratulations to Josh, whohad a good match.”

As a sophomore, Noel placedsecond at 145 pounds.

At 160 pounds, Liberty’s Jay

Chakravarty was eliminated inthe second round of the conso-lation matches.

Chakravarty defeatedKennedy Catholic’s NickArmitage 6-4, before losing bypin to Enumclaw’s KarioWallin, who went on to winthe title.

In the consolation bracket,Chakravarty lost 7-3 to ShadlePark’s Luke Miller, who fin-ished seventh.

BBaasskkeettbbaallllLiberty’s girls basketball

team’s season came to an endFeb. 18 with a 53-41 loss toJuanita High School in the Sea-King district tournament.However, the Patriots startedwith success in the postseason,taking second place in theKingCo 3A tournament.

In the regional tournament,the team took down BishopBlanchet High School, 41-30,thanks to strong performancesfrom forwards Halie Ericksenand Aspen Winegar, who eachposted 11 points.

The team lost its next gameto Lakeside High School, 40-27.Senior forward Danni Sjolanderled the team in scoring in theloss with 13 points. With theloss, Liberty entered a consola-tion bracket, battling for thefifth and final state playoffberth.

However, it was the loss inthe next game that finished theseason.

The Liberty boys basketballteam’s season ended in the firstround of the KingCo 3A tour-nament with a 53-47 loss toMount Si High School Feb. 5.Although the loss marked anearly end to the postseason,Liberty senior guard ChandlerJenkins racked up 19 points.

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meets,” he said.The meet against Renton was

an example of a strong teameffort, Magana said.

“I knew that there weresome underdog matches thatwe would have to pull off inorder to win,” he said. “We hadso many kids step up thatnight. If it weren’t for thewrestlers who gutted it out fortough wins, we wouldn’t havebeat Renton.”

Senior wrestler JonathanGreer said he was among “sever-al athletes who overcame obsta-cles to win their match and helpthe team succeed.” Greer wasrecovering from an injury andcut off his cast three weeks earlyin order to wrestle his matchthat day.

Hazen wrestlers knew that theRenton match was going to beclose, sophomore wrestlerJeremy Hazlett said.

“We knew that we needed toget pins from our key guys,” hesaid, “and coach needed me tostep up and get a win.”

Hazlett has been wrestling fortwo years and won a key matchagainst a wrestler whom he hadlost to the weekend before,Magana said.

The league title win was agreat source of pride for thewrestlers and their parents, butwrestling is not as popular asother sports at Hazen, accordingto Hazlett.

“Hopefully, we can build astrong tradition at Hazen,”Magana said. “We want morekids to come out and be part ofour team.”

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❑ Freshman Josh Kluth (103-pound weight class), sophomoreDerek Coburn (112), juniorAustin Clark (130) and sopho-more Daniel Karpman (135) eachlost his first two matches and waseliminated.❑ Senior Kyle Ely (189) droppedhis first match but won his sec-ond, earning the team threepoints. However, he lost his thirdmatch and was eliminated as well.

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Hazen is building a legitimatewinning wrestling program, saidGreer, which will help Hazencreate an even stronger team fornext year.

“We are building a legacy forHazen wrestling,” Hazlett said.“The next steps are to win moretournaments and do well atstate,” he said.

Hazen’s success didn’t endwith the Seamount champi-onship. The team went on tocompete in subsequent tourna-ments.

Since their win againstRenton, Magana said, Hazenqualified 12 wrestlers for theWIAA 3A Region II champi-onship, where they placedfourth.

From their performance at theregional tournament, they quali-fied five wrestlers to compete inthe state championship at theTacoma Dome on Feb. 19 and20.

“Coach tells us over and overand over and over again,”Hazlett said, “in tournaments weneed to just wrestle our matchand keep the tempo up.”

That is the mantra Hazenwrestlers will use to continuebuilding a legacy.

Alysha Alibhai is a student in the Universityof Washington Department of CommunicationNews Laboratory.


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brother said their rough play inthe back yard as youngsters hada purpose.

“I’m pretty excited,” JordanJenkins said. “All those yearsbeing hard on him and makinghim cry paid off. It made himcompetitive.”

Also in attendance wereLiberty football coach SteveValach, athletic director StarkPorter, former coach Ken Burns,and numerous teammates andother school staff members.They took turns shakingChandler’s hand and givinghim words of encouragement.

“I’m really proud of him,”Valach said. “He’s going to bearound excellent people. He’sgoing to be playing in bowlgames.”

Valach said Chandler’s sign-ing has now made him a fan ofAir Force.

“I’m a Falcon, absolutely,”Valach said with a laugh.

Burns — who coachedJenkins from second gradethrough high school — saidChandler has a perfect opportu-nity in attending Air Force.

“You couldn’t give him abetter launch pad,” he said.“The same things he used toget into Air Force are the samethings he could use to get intoIBM or politics.

“This is one seed we’veplanted that has flowered,”

Burns said.In the 2009 season, Jenkins

led the Patriots in rushing andtotal yardage, racking up 1,345yards rushing, 762 yards receiv-ing and a team-leading 22 totaltouchdowns, helping his teamadvance to the 3A state cham-pionship game, which thePatriots lost to division rivalBellevue Wolverines, 23-17.

During his senior season, herecorded a whopping 1,795rushing yards, 439 receivingyards and 286 kickoff returnyards, for an average of nearly36 yards per return, and threeinterceptions.

Jenkins will play on theacademy’s prep team his fresh-man year, to participate in ajunior college league to develophis skills.

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The National FootballFoundation awarded LibertyHigh School running back andlinebacker Jay Chakravarty witha $2,000 college scholarship forhis achievements on the footballfield, in the classroom and inthe community.

The Seattle-King chapter ofthe organization presentedChakravarty with the award atQwest Field Feb. 13.

Chakravarty led the Patriotswith 48.5 tackles during hissenior season in 2010. He alsorushed the ball 15 times for 92

yards — an average of 6.1 yardsper carry — and one touch-down.

One other athlete from theregion received a $2,000 scholar-ship; six others received $500scholarships.

Others who were namedsemifinalists for NFF scholar-ships were senior lineman KylanMarlow, from Liberty; andjunior wide receiver and defen-sive back Julian Li and senioroffensive lineman and line-backer Jordan Bumgarner, fromHazen High School.

Liberty football playerwins National FootballFoundation scholarship

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