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November 23, 2011

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By Caleb Heeringa

The city will be donating prop-erty next to 228th Avenue for useas a Habitat For Humanity pro-ject in the coming years.

At their Nov. 14 meeting, theSammamish City Council votedunanimously, with CouncilmenJohn Curley and John Jamesabsent, to surplus the LambHouse and hand it over to thenon-profit, which will constructan affordable housing develop-ment on the property.

The home, located near thecorner of 228th and Southeast20th Street, had been used tohouse parks and public worksequipment until the city con-structed a proper Maintenanceand Operations Center on 244thAvenue earlier this year.

The property is valued at$467,000.

Tom Granger, executive direc-tor of Habitat for Humanity ofEast King County, said last weekthe organization would be work-ing on a design plan next yearand then start fundraising for theconstruction materials.Construction is likely severalyears away, he said.

Sammamish residentRosemary Carrel spoke in favorof the transfer at the meeting.

“We have people that don’thave fantastic incomes in thecommunity,” Carrel said. “Weneed to provide for these peopleas well as the Microsofters andeveryone else in the communi-ty.”

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434. ext. 247, [email protected]. To com-ment on this story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

City givesland toHabitat

By Caleb Heeringa

Public employees are going to cost morein 2012 than they did in 2011 – that much isclear.

How the city should cover those increasedcosts, though, is a matter of debate withinthe Sammamish City Council, with some infavor of raising property taxes to keep paceand others suggesting the city tap its savingsaccount.

The council is due to decide one way oranother at their Dec. 6 meeting.

For Councilman Mark Cross, who is enter-ing his last month on the council, the issuecomes down to addressing the budgetaryboogeyman that rears its head at nearlyevery one of the city’s fiscal discussions –the crossover point when the cost of doingbusiness outpaces the city’s ability to raise

revenue.“What you do when you vote against (a 1

percent property tax increase) – which is adollar and a half per-month increase forSammamish citizens – is you’re shifting froma solid, dependable income source for thecity to one that is more variable,” Cross saidat a Nov. 14 council meeting. “I support tak-ing that 1 percent. That constitutes a solidfunding stream – that means another yearthat we can get by without a (business and

occupation) tax or another year without theutility tax that all other cities our size in thestate have.”

By variable tax source, Cross was referringto income streams that are highly dependenton the real estate market and broader econo-my, like excise taxes on home sales, sales taxand investment income – all of which havefluctuated significantly in recent years.

The city’s investment income is the onlyof the city’s revenue stream that officialsexpect to come in below projections in 2011 –at least 18 percent and $55,000 under bud-get, according to Finance Director JoeGuinasso.

Real estate and construction-related rev-enues have come in well above the city’sadmittedly conservative projections for 2011.

City Council debates property tax increase“I support taking that 1 percent.That constitutes a solid funding

stream.”– Mark Cross, Councilman –

See TAX, Page 2

Skyline soccer wins state

Photo by Christopher HuberTina Vargas, Skyline senior goalkeeper, can't contain her joy as she celebrates with teammate Nicole Candioglos after theybeat Bellarmine Prep 1-0 Nov. 19 for the Class 4A championship at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. See the story on 6.

Real estate excise taxes – 35 per-cent of which can be used in thecity’s operating budget thanks toa bill recently passed by the statelegislature – are expected to be$500,000 over budget, as arebuilding permit fees, which willcome in about $75,000 over bud-get. The city has issued 151 per-mits for new single-family homesthrough October, compared to122 at the same time last year.

Despite the rosy projections,those totals are about half whatthey were before the housingmarket collapse and ensuing eco-nomic recession.

Cross went on to note that a 1percent property tax increase,which would net the city$218,000 in additional revenueand cost the average Sammamishhomeowner about $16 a year,would only cover about half ofthe $402,000 or so increase inpersonnel costs the city faces in2012. The city has not taken a 1percent increase – the maximumallowed by law – since 2009,though in the future it canretroactively take the increases itpassed on.

City employees are not offi-cially unionized, but the city hastraditionally tied their salaries tothe regional cost of living indica-tors from June of one year toJune of the next. That means a$133,000 increase in 2012, orabout 3.2 percent.

The city’s police contract,which ties labor costs to the agree-ment between the King CountySheriff’s Office and their deputies,is also slated to go up by 3.7 per-cent, costing the city an extra$75,000. The city’s bill for fire ser-vice through Eastside Fire and

Rescue is expected to increase by$194,000, or $3.4 percent.

Deputy Mayor Tom Odell, oneof the city’s two representativeson the EFR board along withMayor Don Gerend, said he’d liketo see the city trim back thesalary increase to employees andavoid taking the tax increase.Odell and Gerend and the rest ofthe EFR board recently ham-mered out a labor agreementwith firefighters that calls for a 2percent annual wage increase.

“The mayor and I fought longand hard to keep the firefightercontract well below 3 percentand now we’re here in a positionof having to give 3.2 percent toour employees,” Odell said. “I’mreluctant to ask the residents ofSammamish to give up anotherone percent, knowing darn wellthat there are other needs com-ing up in future years.”

City Manager Ben Yazicidefended the increase, notingthat city employees have sacri-ficed for the city in recent years.They voluntarily took a half a

percent decrease in salaries lastyear and said goodbye to severalbenefits, including a tuition reim-bursement program and extracity contribution to their retire-ment funds. Yazici said they’llalso be asked to contribute moreto their health care premiumsnext year.

“As they treated us fairly, Iurge you to treat them fairlyalso,” Yazici said.

The 2012 budget also includesthe transfer of $3 million fromreserves to a new fund that isearmarked for potential infras-tructure improvements in theTown Center area in the comingyears – something suggested bythe council’s economic develop-ment committee, made up ofOdell and Councilmen JohnCurley and John James, who

were both absent from the Nov.14 meeting.

Some of that $3 million willlikely be coming from a $3.8 mil-lion projected surplus over the2011 budget because of greaterthan expected development andliquor profits coming from thestate. The city wrote the 2011budget expecting one of lastyear’s two liquor privatizationmeasures – 1100 or 1105 – wouldpass, cutting off liquor profitsfrom the state.

Though the council seemedsupportive of the creation of theTown Center fund, they werelukewarm on the idea of addingthe 1 percent property taxincrease – Yazici’s original pro-posal for the money.

“I don’t like the idea of takingthe 1 percent and saying we’reputting it in this bucket (for TownCenter),” said CouncilwomanMichele Petitti, who is also enter-ing her last month on the coun-cil. “Now that salaries are inchingback up, it makes more sense toput that in the general fund tocover salary increases.”

The council also ruminated onthe implications of vague threatscoming out of Olympia of cuts tostate funds that are currentlydirected at cities. The state legis-lature is due to meet at the endof the month to cut $2 billion outof the budget and Gov. ChrisGregoire has suggested that thestate keep liquor profits currentlydirected back to cities.

“If they can’t get liquor taxes,they’re bound and determined toget that money elsewhere,”Gerend said.

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◆ $50,000 for a consultant to study the city’s options for fireservice in the future.

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Police are asking for thepublic’s help in identifying asuspect or suspects who brokeinto seven vehicles in andaround Beaver Lake overnightNov. 14.

In each of the break-ins,the suspect smashed a win-dow and took items.

The car prowls occurred inCoyote Country, Beaver LakeEstates and other neighbor-hoods around the lake.

All of the break-insoccurred between 10 p.m.Nov. 14 and 7 a.m. Nov. 15.

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With the holiday seasonhere and holiday parties onthe way, police aroundSammamish and the rest ofKing County will be doingextra traffic patrols in searchof drunk drivers.

The Sammamish PoliceDepartment is among thedozens of agencies around thecounty that will be putting inmore patrol hours around theholidays, according to theWashington Traffic SafetyCommission.

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By Caleb Heeringa

A seemingly routine extensionof the expiration date on thecity’s critical areas ordinancedrew debate at a Nov. 14 CityCouncil meeting.

The council is set to vote Dec.6 on the extension of the so-called “sunset clause” to the regu-lations. The council, led byMayor Don Gerend, tacked theclause onto the city’s ordinancewhen the council last updated itin 2005 in hopes that it wouldmotivate a future council to read-dress some facets of the law heand others questioned.

The clause has been extendedseveral times since then as thecouncil punted on diving backinto the complex set of regula-tions, which limit developmentaround environmentally sensi-tive streams and wetlands andhillsides prone to erosion.

In 2009 the council extendedthe clause until January 2012,because it had a full plate with astate-mandated review of itsshoreline regulations and anupdate of the city’s storm watermanual.

With those tasks finished inrecent years and a state-mandat-ed deadline for review in 2015,the CAO is now back on the table.The Planning Commission is slat-ed to review the law throughoutSummer 2012 and the CityCouncil is scheduled to take it onin the fall.

That timeline will require yetanother extension of the sunset

clause, without which the ordi-nance would revert back to itspre-2005 form.

At the Nov. 14 council meet-ing, Councilwoman NancyWhitten and Councilman MarkCross, two of the council’s moreoutspoken advocates for tightenvironmental regulations, pro-posed the council completelyeliminate the sunset clause.

Whitten argued that the CAOshould take a backseat to yetanother state-mandatedenvironmentalregulation thecity mustadopt in thecoming years.TheWashingtonStateDepartment ofEcology isrequiring thatcities around the state requirelow-impact development “wherefeasible” by 2013. Whitten sug-gested that waiting for the newdevelopment standards, whichapply to development across thecity, might mean the city couldbe more flexible in their regula-tions around critical areas.

“If we had an excellent (low-impact development) ordinancethat limited surface water flowfrom development, I think wecould be less draconian in ourcritical areas regulations,”Whitten said.

Cross said he doubted that thecity could have the robust public

input process that the counciland commission say they wantand still complete the CAO in theyear timeline laid out by citystaff.

Eliminating the sunset clause,rather than just extending it,would give the council and com-mission more time to do a thor-ough review of the ordinance andavoid accusations that they wererushing the public process.

“Because of the irreconcilabledifferences thatpeople have(over environ-mental regula-tions), you’renot going to beable to makepeople feel thatthe processgave themenough time tovent by (thedeadline creat-

ed by the sunset clause),” Crosssaid.

Gerend pointed out that thecouncil had set up a timeline forthe review with the commissionjust hours before at a joint meet-ing between the two bodies.Several property owners whosedevelopment plans have beenstymied by the law have beenpushing the city to reexamine theordinance for years, hopeful thatan updated ordinance would beless restrictive on their property.

Gerend said removing thecouncil’s self-imposed deadline tofinish the work could delay thework even longer.

Some on City Council want to end sunsetclause in environmental regulations

“I don’t see the point in drag-ging this on into the future,” hesaid. “We’ve got one full year todo this. It would feel disingenu-ous to say, ‘Now that we don’thave the sunset clause we candrag this on as long as we want.’ ”

The council is scheduled todecide between extending oreliminating the sunset clause attheir Dec. 6 meeting.


“You’re not going to beable to make people feel

that the process gavethem enough time to

vent.”– Mark Cross, Councilman –

Sammamish Forum

OPINIONReview editorial

Initiative processneeds reform

The state’s initiative process has turnedWashington special interest groups into childrenmaking up a Christmas list. Initiative creators comeup with one pricey item after another that they want— or fees and taxes they want to go away — with lit-tle concern of the financial impacts.

In recent years, voters have decided that the legis-lature needs a supermajority to raise taxes — essen-tially taking that option off the table.

If the initiative process is here to stay, one vitalchange should be made. All ballot language mustinclude the financial impact.

Since 2000, we, the voting people, have decidedthat teachers need to be paid more, class sizes needto be lower, we don’t want to pay license tab fees ofmore than $30, we won’t pony up an extra couplepennies for tax on a candy bar or bottle of water, andthe latest, that people who provide care for seniorcitizens or the disabled should receive more train-ing.

They are, generally, worthy ideas. Who is againstlower taxes, smaller class sizes, cheaper candy ormore training for grandma’s caretaker?

Nowhere in any of these initiatives does it men-tion the cost.

With a tax hike off the legislature’s table, mandat-ing more money for one program means taking itfrom somewhere else.

The fix for this is simple. Any initiative shouldstate explicitly what the impact is to state or localbudgets. These explanations should be both in thetext of the initiative and in the voter’s guide.

Material backing up the presented facts must bepresented to the Secretary of State for verificationbefore the initiative goes on the ballot. Further, asummary of the financial impact, verified by a bud-geting agency, must be included in the voter’s guidesummary, both pro and con.

For too long, Washington voters have used the ini-tiative process as a way to dream up and implementnice-sounding ideas completely detached from thereality of paying for them.

If initiators truly believe in their ballot proposal,they should have to do the financial homework andpresent it to the voters.

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Money buys votes

Initiative 1183 to allow privatebusinesses to sell hard liquor haspassed by a wide margin of votes. Iopposed its passage based upon thegrounds that it would increaseaccess for teens and lead to greatertraffic fatalities as has been shown tobe the case in other states.

When I look at the voting per-centages, however, I am led to oneconclusion – money buys votes. Asimilar measure on the ballot in2010 was overwhelmingly rejectedby voters in a 65-35 split. This timethe attempt to open liquor sales toCostco and other retailers passedwith about 60 percent.

What has caused 25 percent ofour voters to change their minds onsuch a critical issue in just twoyears? Money, that’s what. Costcoalone spent more than $22 millionto influence the opinions ofWashington voters. To them it was agreat ‘investment’ which will reaphundreds of millions of dollars infuture profits.

Marketing works and Costco isvery good at it. That is why we keepbuying things we don’t need or can’tafford. And that is why we voted infavor of a measure that we other-wise would have rejected. I amdeeply concerned that large corpora-tions are spending ever-increasingamounts of money to simply andunabashedly buy elections. It hap-pens at the national level all thetime, and the practice has now dam-aged our state with its corporatemotivation.

Unless voters are willing to standup to those who would make amockery out of the election processwe are doomed to fall to the will ofentities which have no concern forour lives or our rights, but only forever increasing revenue and profit.

Michael J. O’ConnellSammamish

Review

mischaracterizedThe article in the Nov. 16 Review

entitled “Property rights vs. the envi-ronment “ demands a response.

The subject is the forthcomingupdate of the Sammamish environ-

mental regulations. The articleportrays this as “another battlebetween property rights and theenvironment.” That is not only amischaracterization, it does a dis-service to the Sammamish citizenswho are beginning to work withthe city to achieve balance in thecode. That balance must temperextreme environmentalism withrespect for constitutional rights ofa resident to use his property. Afew may fall on one end of thatscale or the other, but most of uswho will be working with the cityhave a respect for both environ-mental and property rights con-cerns.

Further, Citizens forSammamish is not a propertyrights group as implied. It is anopen forum for all citizens ofSammamish regardless of theirviews on issues. Those with strongenvironmental leanings attendCitizens for Sammamish meetingsas do those who have been denieduse of their property by overlyrestrictive environmental regula-tions. Citizens for Sammamishseeks to have all viewpoints in themix in order to promote policiesand codes that strike a reasonablebalance between extremes.

When the Review uses head-lines like this it may lure in morereaders to the article, but it con-tributes to an adversarial mindsetthat is not helpful. In the futureplease do not oversimplify and dis-tort the ECA effort by mischarac-terizing it as a battle betweenextremes.

Reid BrockwaySammamish

Think about

the childrenThis letter is to especially

address the people who are con-cerned about the children in ourcommunities. Much press is beinggiven to the Sandusky case. Forthose who do not understand whythose who were once children arejust now reporting the allegedabuse; and why they did notreport it as children, the answersare quite simple.

Children are born, “knowing.” If

you have forgotten this, place your-self back in your childhood, the timeof some of your first memories.Keep advancing forward until youcan recall a time when adults werearound you and talking. You proba-bly did not participate in the conver-sation. It may have been that youintrinsically knew that you were notinvited into that conversation, but itis more likely that you did not havethe language to participate.

Children are born, knowing, butthey don’t necessarily have the lan-guage to tell us what they know.That is why we give them the lan-guage of math, language of science,the language of our faith. Some chil-dren are fortunate to have adults intheir lives who also talk about bodyparts, and even such topics as sexand rape. For a child who does nothave the vocabulary to talk aboutthese things, they can’t possiblystand up to or compete with a manlike Sandusky who is big and smartand laden with vocabulary, but whois also alleged to be abusive, destruc-tive, secretive and even threatening.

I hope we can all be in touch withthese things before we start listeningto the talking heads who now havebegun to blame the victims whowere once children. And, for thesake of humanity, may we all striveto protect them, regardless of conse-quences. The monsters are every-where.

The Rev. Suzi RobertsonThe writer is vicar of Good

Samaritian Episcopal Church

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By Kathy Lambert and David Fleming

We have much to celebrateand be thankful for thisThanksgiving. In King County weare fortunate to live in a commu-nity committed to helping peopleaccess healthy food.

Yet much work remains to be

done, especial-ly in support-ing our chil-dren’s health.

By the timeour children inKing Countyreach middleand high

school, they will have a better

than one in five chance of beingobese or overweight.

By the time they are adults,more than half will be obese oroverweight – causing debilitatinghealth conditions such as heartdisease and diabetes and addinghundreds of millions of dollars inhealth care costs locally.

If we want a healthier King

County, weneed to addressobesity. As theKing CountyBoard ofHealth, wehave workedon many stepsto increase

access to healthier foods for fami-

lies and children.We know families are busy,

and they increasingly eat out, sothe Board of Health passed land-mark legislation that requireschain restaurants to display nutri-tion information, such as calo-ries, sodium and carbohydrates.

Leaders urge continued fight against childhood obesity

Kathy Lambert David Fleming

See OBESITY, Page 8

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with several large lacerations.The man refused treatment froman aid crew. Police contacted theman’s girlfriend inside, whoadmitted that she had hit theman with the wine glass. Thewoman told officers that the twohad been drinking wine andsmoking pot and had gotten intoan argument. The woman wasbooked into King County Jail oninvestigation of assault.

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A Sammamish resident wasbilked out of more than $5,000 bya fake sweepstakes scam. Thewoman, who is in her 70s,received a phone call Nov. 3 froma male informing her that shehad won $450,000, but that sheneeded to first send $2,250 tocover insurance fees.

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Late-night gamingPolice responded to the Game

Stop on Northeast 8th Street aftera burglary alarm went off ataround 3 a.m. Nov. 12. Policearrived to find the store secure,but managers reviewed surveil-lance footage that showed twomen dressed in black wearingmasks in the store.

The men stole four boxes ofunidentified merchandise andleft out of the back door, whichhad been locked with padlocks.The manager told police thatonly he and two other managersshould have access to the padlockkeys. The case remains underinvestigation.

Free money

A Sammamish resident report-ed that he had received a fake

check in the mail Nov. 12. Theman received a $3,700 cashier’scheck in the mail though he hadnot sold anything. Police verifiedthat it was a fake. The caseremains under investigation.

Television stolen

Someone stole a 42-inch plas-ma-screen television from the fit-ness center at The KnollsApartments between 1 p.m. Nov.7 and 9 a.m. Nov. 8. A surveil-lance camera captured footage ofsomeone ripping a security chainand lock from the wall andremoving the TV. The footage hasbeen turned over to detectives,who continue to investigate.

No more Mickey-D’s

Three Sammamish teenagerswere trespassed from McDonaldsthe evening of Nov. 7. An officeron patrol witnessed the threeteens sprint across 228th outsideof a crosswalk. As the officerstopped the teens he wasapproached by a manager fromMcDonalds who said the teens

were part of a group that includ-ed a teen that stole items fromthe store.

He wanted the teens tres-passed from the property. Policeobliged and the teens were givena warning letter telling themthey could be arrested if theyreturned to the restaurant.

Bought a lemon

A Sammamish resident calledpolice Nov. 8 to report that hehad bought a vehicle from a deal-ership in Bellevue that hadallegedly had its odometer rolledback. The man told police he hadtraded a vehicle in for the 2002Ford Explorer.

Afterwards he found a CAR-FAX report that showed that thecar had been sold by the firstowner with more miles than itsodometer currently showed. Thecase remains under investigation.

Domestic violence

A 40-year-old Sammamishwoman was arrested on suspicionof domestic violence after

allegedly smashing a wine glasson her boyfriend’s face Nov. 10.Police responded to the couple’sapartment just before 9:30 p.m.after reports that a man was

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The next day she receivedanother call saying the sweep-stake amount had been bumpedup to $4,500,000 but that sheneeded to send $20,000 to cover

insurance costs. The womanbecame suspicious and reportedthe incident to police. The caseremains under investigation.

Mail theft

A resident on the 2200 blockof 201st Avenue Southeast report-ed Nov. 7 that someone hadstolen a week’s worth of mailwhile her family was out of town.

The missing items includedprescription drugs that had beendelivered to the residence. Thefamily was also notified by theirbank that someone had unsuc-cessfully tried to access their

BlotterContinued from Page 6

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish’s 115-year-oldhouse may have finally found ahome.

The Reard/Freed House,which had been slated to bedemolished as little as two yearsago, will be moved to a piece ofthe Pigott property that is slated

Freed House to go to Pigott property, leased to Heritage Societyto become a city park in the nextfive years or so.

That’s according to the terms alease approved by theSammamish City Council by a 3-2vote at their Nov. 14 meeting.

Deputy Mayor Tom Odell andCouncilwoman Nancy Whittenvoted against the measure;Councilmen John Curley and

John James were absent.The city will remain the

owner of the building but lease itfor a dollar a year to theSammamish Heritage Society,which will be responsible formoving it to its new home off220th Avenue Southeast north ofSoutheast 20th Street.

Parks Director Jessi

Richardson said the lease opensup several grant opportunities forthe society, which aims to turnthe building into some sort ofheritage-themed facility.

The group has gathered morethan $34,000 in pledges andcash donations thus far andhopes grant money from thecounty and regional preserva-

tion organizations will get themup to the $71,000 it’s expectedto cost to relocate theReard/Freed House.

“It’s kind of a chicken and eggsituation for the heritage society,”Richardson told the council.“They’ve raised about half the

See FREED, Page 9

account. The case remains underinvestigation.

Items in the Police Blotter comefrom Sammamish Police reports.

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish cleaned house ina good-natured Eastside fooddrive competition.

Volunteers posted atSammamish grocery storesthroughout the month of Octobercollected 31,912 pounds of non-perishable food and $4,993 incash donations that will go toneedy families in the PugetSound area.

Sammamish, Bellevue,Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmondand Mercer Island informallycompeted in the annual Mayor’sMonth of Concern food drive.

Sammamish’s total was morethan double the amount collectedin any other city, according to atally kept by SammamishVolunteer Coordinator DawnSanders. Issaquah was next clos-

est, with 11,939 pounds collected.Sanders credited Mary Trask

and Cindy VanWambeck, withthe ARAS Foundation, for theirhard work organizing the collec-tion.

Volunteers from local Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints wards also put in manyhours collecting food, Sanderssaid.

The collected food and moneywill be going to the ARASFoundation, which provides food,clothing and support to familiesin poverty around the Eastside.

In total, Eastside residentsdonated 83,840 pounds of foodand $10,445 in cash for needyfamilies during the drive.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434. ext. 247, [email protected].

ContriutedMayor Don Gerend and Eastlake High School students Haley Bates (left) and Jennifer McGintystand outside QFC collecting food for the annual Mayor’s Month of Concern food drive.Volunteers collected 31,912 pounds of food for the needy throughout the month of October.

Sammamish fooddonations are topson the Eastside

School Foundation

drive ends, donations

can continueThe latest Issaquah Schools

Foundation campaign has wounddown, ending with the last day ofa phoneathon on Nov. 19.

However, those wishing to stillsupport the foundation and the

Issaquah School District still haveseveral ways to do so.

Lynn Juniel, ISF developmentmanager, said the foundation canand does accept donations afterthe end of the formal campaign.

There are a couple of differentways for shoppers to help sup-port the foundation. If you aregoing to shop at Amazon.com for

holiday gifts, make a stop first atthe foundation website, said ISFExecutive Director RobinCallahan.

Once there, click on the link onthe right-hand side of the page thattakes you to Amazon.com. Byentering Amazon through thefoundation site, when you checkout, up to 8 percent of your pur-

chase price goes to the foundation.Callahan noted the donations

are done by Amazon. Amazonvisitors who go through the foun-dation site do not pay any extrafor their purchases.

ISF received roughly $5,000from Amazon last year, Callahansaid. She hopes that number willrise to $10,000 this year.

Callahan and others also notedthere are numerous local busi-nesses that have agreed to helpthe foundation as well.

While the foundation workswith schools throughout the dis-trict and the district as a whole,some individual school PTAshave come up with donationdeals of their own.


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The Board of Health recentlydeveloped guidelines that organi-zations and businesses can use tooffer healthier options in vendingmachines.

We know sugary drinks – suchas soda and energy drinks – are amajor contributor to childhoodobesity because they consist oflarge amounts of extra calorieswith little to no nutritional value.

We also have encouragedschool districts to schedule recessbefore lunch. Research showsthat students eat better and aremore ready to learn when theyare physically active beforelunch.

But there is still more to do.First, everybody in our com-

munity – parents, schools, reli-gious groups, elected leaders –should continue working to makesure healthy options are availableso our children can eat healthyand be active in schools, childcare and other places where theyspend time away from home.

At home, families can do theirpart by helping their childrenstay active and eat well. Childrenneed at least an hour a day ofphysical activity, and sugaryfoods and drinks should be limit-ed – children younger than 6years should not have sugarydrinks at all.

Finally, let’s continue pro-grams that are working. Manyimportant programs are facingreduction due to the state budgetcrisis – such as the Women,Infants and Children (WIC) farm-ers market program that allowsfamilies most in need to pur-chase nutritious, locally-grownfood and Maternity SupportServices that helps connect at-risk pregnant women to prenatalcare, nutrition, housing andmore. These two programs focuson prevention and giving infantsand children the best opportunityfor a healthy start – savingmoney and improving health inthe long run.

Poor diet, lack of physicalactivity and smoking are theleading causes of illness anddeath. To turn this around, let’sfocus on children and supporttheir healthy choices now for alifetime of good health.

Kathy Lambert is a member ofthe King County Council and KingCounty Board of Health. Dr. DavidFleming is director and health offi-cer for Public Health - Seattle &King County.

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funds and have grants pendingright now and others out therethat require them to have owner-ship (of the home) … (The lease)is important for them to keep thismoving.”

The pending grants aren’t theonly issue giving the city andheritage society a sense of urgen-cy; the home currently sits onstilts off 212th Avenue on privateproperty that is slated to bedeveloped next spring. Thedeveloper has given the city untilApril to move the home. EllaMoore, a member of the heritagesociety and longtime advocate forthe home, said the group hopesto get the home moved aroundMarch, depending on the weath-er.

Moore said it was a relief tosee the group’s preservationefforts coming to fruition, despiteskepticism from Odell andWhitten in recent years.

“It seems like there wasalways one more hurdle tojump,” Moore said. “To get this

far is exciting.”The lease puts the onus on the

heritage society to maintain thehome after it is moved andallows for the city or Mary Pigottto terminate with 60 days noticeif the project falls through. Thehome will be located on land thatPigott has pledged to the city butwill not be handing over for fiveor more years.

Odell said in a later interviewthat he remains opposed to plac-ing the house on what willbecome city property without anexplicit plan for the eventualuses and the money on hand toremodel the home. Supporterssay remodeling the inside willcost approximately $230,000,though city volunteers could dosome of the work.

“It’s basically going in therewith no plan for what to do withit, no reserves or contingenciesfor its removal if (the project)doesn’t work out and no plan forhow it’s going to get fixed once itgets there,” Odell said. “If therewas a more coherent plan forwhat they were going to do withit I might be more likely to beokay with it.”

How the home will be used is

the second chicken-and-egg ques-tion involving the home.Richardson said it would be pre-mature to come up with a planfor the house outside of thebroader master plan process forthe Pigott property, which isscheduled to start in January.Richardson and supporters havespoken of some sort of heritage-themed park where children andthe community could learn aboutlife as a turn-of-the-centuryhomesteader in the area beforethe Sammamish plateau becamea sea of suburban development.The society plans to place thehome near two other old build-ings that surround a meadow.

“If we get ahead of ourselves Ithink we’re going to get into a sit-uation where the tail is waggingthe dog at this site,” Richardsonsaid.

The city has budgeted $70,000in city funds for the home,though the council has yet toapprove giving that money out.


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City Hall to upgrade

security systemSammamish will spend up to

$40,000 on a new security systemat City Hall.

At their Nov. 14 meeting, theCity Council unanimouslyapproved the new system, whichwill replace the current system ofkeys and numerical key pads

with a card-based system thatcity officials say will improvesecurity and make it easier toallow people to access the build-ing after-hours or on the week-ends.

Administrative ServicesDirector Mike Sauerwein said theupgraded system will allow thecity to issue key cards that givesomeone access to only specific

parts of the building and only fora limited amount of time.

“We can give a card to some-one who is using the building onSaturday and that card wouldn’twork on Sunday,” Sauerweinsaid. “If someone loses their lug-gage or loses their key, there’snot a loose key to City Hall float-ing around out there some-where.”

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Contributed Four Sammamish girls got a little muddy for a good cause Nov. 12. Emma Faciane, left,Devyn Pong, Brooke Wilkes, and Jill Streamer, all seventh-graders at Beaver Lake MiddleSchool, ran the Winter Pineapple Classic in North Bend. They also raised $1,500 forleukemia, lymphoma, and various blood cancers, said parent Cindi Wilkes. The girls, allrunners on the school’s cross country team, ran as the “Dynamic Divas,” and placed 20thout of 130 other four-person female teams, according to the race results.

Girls run for Leukemia research

By Christopher Huber

Who knew Wiz Khalifa couldlook good on a shoe?

Someone liked the rapper somuch they had Karan Sunil, ofSammamish, stick him on a pairof Converse high-tops. And sincethen, others have come to theSkyline High School junior to taphis shoe-designing skills.

Whether or not Sunil is start-ing a fad among Sammamishyouth is yet to be seen.

But what started as anexploratory hobby a year ago hasgrabbed the attention of a smallcontingent of customized-apparelfans.

In May, Sunil began EmeraldCrown Custom Footwear and hasbeen attracting friends andclients alike who have an affinityfor one-of-a-kind designer shoesthat stand out at school or aroundtown.

The shoe themes range fromMichael Jordan dunking a basket-ball on the side of a pair of NikeDunks to the Vancouver Canuckslogo drawn across the toes ofsome Vans.

“At first, I didn’t have the busi-ness aspect in mind,” Sunil said.“I‘ve always been interested inart.”

The business part beganwhen Sunil decided to branchout from his interest in draw-ing to mesh his design skillswith a desire to apply colorfullogos or drawings to objects,particularly shoes — Vans,Nikes, Converse and othertypes without mesh.

“I’ve been drawing a lot butwanted to expand my abilitiesand try a new medium,” he said.

He realized he could sell histalent and craftiness to help oth-ers further enjoy their newsneakers.

He typically will apply adesign to someone’s recently pur-chased shoes, but sometimes acustomer will pay to get brandnew shoes with a custom designon them, he said.

Sunil first drew the SpaceNeedle with a Sharpie pen andsoon moved to using paints thatbond with leather and last longerthan other paints.

When a customer asks for adesign, Sunil sketches it and getstheir approval before digging in.He draws and paints everythingby hand from memory or, insome cases, by looking at aphoto.

“I like how unique it is,” saidSteven Richards, one of Sunil’sfirst clients. “I like the fact thatyou can just throw any idea tohim.”

Sunil, who focuses mainlyon the artistic side of things,was producing six to eight pairsper month last summer andhad to hire six friends to helpto handle customer service andpromotion around the Eastside,he said.

While school is in session,though, he only does one or twocustom-designed pairs permonth.

While it’s certainly still a seri-ous hobby — he has to wait untilhe’s 18 to apply for a businesslicense — Sunil said he hopes togrow Emerald Crown CustomFootwear through high school.

He’s learning lessons in busi-ness early.

“I’ve learned that it’s actuallymuch more difficult than Ithought it would be,” Sunil said.“The hardest part is getting cus-tomers.”

See photos of recent work orlearn more about Sunil’s work atthe Emerald Crown CustomFootwear Facebook page.

Inglewood film

screening addresses

‘mean-girl’ issues

Girls can be mean to eachother. So some people inSammamish are doing some-thing to help the situation.

Parents and educators atInglewood Junior High Schoolinvite the community to a spe-cial screening of “Finding Kind,”a film that offers solutions to themean-girl phenomenon inschool, at home and everywherein between.

The school will hold a specialassembly Nov. 28 during regularschool hours. Community mem-bers may attend the screeningat 7 p.m. Nov. 28 at the EastlakeHigh School theater, accordingto event organizers.

Tickets are available athttp://findingkind.indieflix.com/find/.

The event is geared for moth-ers and daughters, but anyonecan attend if they want to betterunderstand the women and girlsin their life.

After meeting while in schoolat Pepperdine University,Lauren Parsekian and MollyThompson set out to make amovie and start a movementthat sought to help women andgirls find common ground andmutual respect, according to the

film’s website. Throughout theirtrip across the United States,they interviewed women andgirls about their lives and expe-riences. The two young womendiscover universal truths aboutgrowing up as girls. The filmhighlights the issues behind girl-to-girl bullying and brings inauthors and experts to talkabout the interrelationships ofwomen and girls.

The film was an official selec-tion at the 2011 SeattleInternational Film Festival, aswell as numerous others.

During Inglewood’s in-schoolviewing day, the girls will watchthe film and talk about relatedissues. The boys will get togeth-er with the male staff membersto discuss character building,integrity and making positivestatements and impressions.

Skyline and Issaquah highschools plan to host a screeningof the film Jan. 31 and Feb. 1,respectively.

Local artisans offer

holiday shopping

options at Happy

Valley Grange,

Skyline HighLocal artists are gathering to

sell their wares for holiday

shoppers and arts and craftsenthusiasts. Beth Newfield, ofSammamish Tree Socks acclaim,and Kim Suver, of Sammamish,teamed up again to hold thethird annual Happy Valley Arts& Crafts Fair.

The event runs 10 a.m.-5p.m., Dec. 3 at the Happy ValleyGrange, on the Sammamish bor-der with Redmond.

The fair will feature 32 ven-dors from Sammamish,Issaquah and other nearbycities. Shoppers and art loverswill be able to peruse pottery,Christmas ornaments, jewelry,sewing and fiber arts works ondisplay and for sale among therows of booths.

Ten local youth artisans willalso have booths, offering theirhandmade goods.

The event stemmed fromNewfield’s desire to expand herannual art and craft show outfrom her home and into thecommunity.

The Happy Valley Grange islocated at 19720 N.E. 50th St., inRedmond — the left turn justbefore the Gray Barn Nurserycoming down Sahalee WayNortheast from Sammamish.

Other artists and craft-mak-ers will be offering their hand-crafted items the same day atSkyline High School. The

Skyline student makesshoes decorative

See CRAFT, Page 11Photocourtesy Karan Sunil

Wiz Khalifa was one of the earliest shoes Karan Sunil designed.

Ronald James

Schlocker

Ronald James Schlocker, ofSammamish, loving husband toCookie and devoted father to Erikand Laura, passed awayWednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, atOverlake Hospital MedicalCenter. He was 70.

Donations can be made to theAmerican Diabetes Associationin Ronald’s name.

A celebration of Ronald’s lifewill be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 17, at the Sammamish CityHall in Commons Hall.

Friends are invited to viewphotos, get directions and sharememories in the family’s onlineguest book at www.flintofts.com.

Flintoft’s Funeral Home andCrematory, 392-6444.

David Bruce

ParkinsonNov. 25, 1953 – Nov. 12, 2011After six years of a determined

and courageous battle againstcancer, Dave died at home in thearms of his loving wife and bestfriend.

Dave attended Highline High

School, where he played baseballand the saxophone, participated

in Hi-LinersMusicalTheater andformed manylifelongfriendships.He was proudto be aUniversity ofWashingtonalumnus, hav-ing earned amaster’sdegree in civilengineering.

He worked for the CoachellaValley Water District for twoyears, followed by 10 years withthe Seattle Water Department,and then spent the remainder ofhis career as a water resourcesmanager with CH2M Hill.

He loved history, travel, finewine, Husky football, Marinersbaseball and over-the-topChristmas light displays. Most ofall, he loved being a husband,father and grandfather.

With great sorrow, he leavesbehind his loving and belovedwife Lisa; his four children, Erin(Teage), Sean, Lindsey andDavid; grandchildren Dylan,Lucas and Emery; and brothersKen (Judy) and Roger (Lisa).

Dave was a man of greathonor, integrity, intellect andprofound love for his family.

His passing leaves a deep achein the lives of the many who


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loved him. A memorial service was held

Saturday, Nov. 19, at Flintoft’sFuneral Home in Issaquah.

Friends are invited to sharememories and sign the family’sonline guest book atwww.flintofts.com.

An endowment in Dave’sname is being established at theUniversity of Washington. Thisendowment will benefit the UWCollege of Engineering in perpe-tuity. If you would like to make adonation in honor of Dave,remembrances may be made tothe University of WashingtonFoundation (DBP), c/o UWCollege of Engineering, Box352180, Seattle, WA 98195-2180.

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school’s eighth annual holidaybazaar runs 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 3and will feature music, food andartsy items.

Bazaar patrons can peruse arti-san booths with glass art, photog-raphy, holiday decorations,quilts, wraps, scarves, soaps, can-dies, purses and wood items, etc.The bazaar proceeds benefit theSkyline Booster Club, which sup-ports all sports and clubs at theschool.

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By Tom Corrigan

Thematically, it’s a big playfilled with moral questions and,as the name implies, deliberatemoral and the-matic ambigui-ties.

In terms ofproduction, it’stiny, with onlyfour actors. Forthis production,the sets are min-imal as well,consisting of alone desk or abench.

It’s beingstaged inSkyline High School’s DelphiTheate — its black box or experi-mental theater. The audience sitsvery close to the stage. And it’sall of these factors that are turn-ing the school’s production of

John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt: AParable” into a noteworthy expe-rience for the students involved.

“They are all under the micro-scope when they are onstage,”

said the play’sdirector, Skylinedrama teacherJamesHenderson.

“There’s a lotmore focus onthe acting,” saidseniorAlexanderBeuchat, 18,adding the audi-ence will beable see everymove each actor

makes.Lucillia Nkinsi, 14, a fresh-

man, agreed. She said unlike big-ger productions — such as


Three days a week, BradyHowden, principal of McAuliffeElementary School, announces aspecial guest during the morningannouncements.

For the child of that specialguest, it’s a moment of pride, asclassmates often congratulatethem on getting to host their par-ent at school that day.

While mothers do the majorityof volunteer work that happenseach day at Sammamish schools,fathers at McAuliffe are begin-ning to offer their time and ener-gy to help, too.

In fact, during the first monthof the new Watch DOGS program,about 30 dads have alreadysigned up to help out at theschool for a day, said EileenFenick, McAuliffe PTA memberheading the program.

“The kids are just so excited,”said Fenick. “The kids are soproud.”

Watch DOGS stands for Dadsof Great Students. The programcurrently operates in about 2,200schools in 41 states nationwide,according to the National Centerfor Fathering. Endorsed by theDepartment of Education, itseeks to bring more fathers andfather figures into schools to pro-mote a safe and secure learningenvironment.

“Personally I think it is great to

show our children how importantdads think school is,” Fenick said.

Typically, one father — some-

times two — is available per day.From about 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. heassists with anything from a

‘mighty math’ activity to land-scaping and playing with kids atrecess.

“The program sounded like agood idea,” said Rod Toll, whospent the day at McAuliffe Nov.17 trimming bushes, havinglunch with his daughter andfriends and helping with a mathlesson. “I don’t get a chance to dothis very often.”

Toll has three girls atMcAuliffe and said, while it’sgood to help out, he also appreci-ates seeing them in their socialand academic setting. While sit-ting at the lunch table with hisdaughters, their friends and class-mates all crowded around himlike he was a VIP.

“They all wanted to high-fiveme,” Toll said.

To Toll, the most importantpart of being a Watch DOG, “ishaving the opportunity to see mydaughter in classes and see howthe school runs. To see the kidsin their environment, that’s thevaluable part.”

He also gained an appreciationfor all that teachers have to dojust to manage a class of young-sters, let alone teach them aboutthe world. To some it might be agiven that teachers have respond-ed favorably to having the fathers

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Photo courtesy of Yuen Lui StudioRichard Cole, right, and his son, kindergartener Alex Cole, work together at McAuliffe ElementarySchool.

ON THE WEB: Learn more about the pro-

gram at www.fathers.com.

McAuliffe Elementary’s fathers are going DOG(S)-wild

See FATHERS, Page 15

Photo by Tom Corrigan. Ana Palacios, left, as the young Sister James, has a long talk with stern Sister Aloysius, played byMarie Guenette.

No doubt: “Doubt”challenges Skyline

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help around the school.“The teachers have been so

supportive,” Fenick said. “Theysee the benefits to it, too.”

The school’s PTA had no prob-lem getting the program going

FathersContinued from

Photo by Christopher HuberRod Toll, parent of three McAuliffe Elementary School students, does some gardening around theschool during his full day of helping Nov. 17. He is one of about 30 fathers who volunteer with thePTA’s Watch DOGS program to spend a day helping with in-class activities, gardening or recessentertainment.

this fall, Fenick said. Howden had already seen the

program in action at a schoolwhere he worked previously.

Any McAuliffe father interest-ed in volunteering for a day can

email [email protected] to sign up.

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected].

“Grease,” — the school’s next bigmusical — there is simply noplace to hide onstage and it’s verytough to cover up a mistake.When you are onstage during thesmaller play, she added, all eyesare on you.

A Pulitzer Prize winner set inthe early 1960s, “Doubt” is thestory of a stern Catholic nun incharge of a parish school whobegins to think there might besomething unhealthy about therelationship between the parishpriest, Father Flynn, and ayoung, male student who isnever seen in the play. There arealso notes of racial tension in thestory, as the boy is the only blackstudent at the school.

Beuchat, the lone male in thecast, plays Father Flynn, whilethe role of the head nun, SisterAloysius, went to MarieGuenette, a junior, 16.

Seemingly a regular onSkyline’s stages, Guenette has alead role in the upcoming“Grease.” She said it’s actually notthat hard to switch from a lightand breezy musical to the moreheavy and thematic “Doubt.”

In each case, Guenette noted,she is playing a role, she is act-ing.

“It’s fun to do a whole varietyof things,” said Ana Palacios, 16and a junior, who, like Guenette,also has a part in the upcoming“Grease.”

In “Doubt,” she plays a youngnun who may be a bit more naïvethan Sister Aloysius.

Nkinsi plays the mother of theboy who may or may not havereceived unhealthy attentionsfrom Father Flynn.

When the mother visits theschool, she states she wants herson to graduate, that she isn’tconcerned about anything else.Henderson said that scene andthe mother’s attitude “kind ofmakes my skin crawl.”

“It’s jarring,” he said.Henderson added he was

lucky enough to have seen“Doubt” on Broadway and didn’tknow a lot about the story goingin. He said he feels the themesand story are still very relevant

and he decided not to backaway from the play despiteany controversy it mightcause. Beuchat said he hasvery strong Catholic beliefsand like his teacher thinks theplay is relevant, adding hedoes not find it offensive inany way.

“Father Flynn can be sovery different from scene toscene,” he said. “He has sever-al facets.”

“I love these characters,”Palacios said. “They have somuch depth.”

“I believe we should do awide variety of plays,”Henderson said. “And I kindof like to push the envelope abit.”

Reach reporter Tom Corriganat 392-6434, ext. 241, or [email protected].

DoubtContinued from Page 14

Blackwell students

give up some candy

for troopsThe students at Blackwell

Elementary School continuedwhat looks to become an annualpost-Halloween tradition. Theycollected 325 pounds ofHalloween candy in the weekfollowing the holiday, accordingto the school’s PTA.

Usually, the Blackwell PTA’sSharing is Caring committeemails boxes and boxes of thecandy to troops itself. But forthe past two years they have

donated the load of sweets toorganizations that send carepackages overseas. This yearthe PTA donated the candy toOperation Bald Eagle.

In 2010 it donated the candyto Operation Iraq-Afghanistan, aKirkland-based organizationthat has sent tens of thousandsof personalized care packages totroops on the front lines,according to its website.

The Blackwell candy will beamong the care packages sentto troops on Christmas Day.The 2010 collection garnerednearly 400 pounds of candy andset a record for the effort.

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Eastlake head coach GeneDales didn’t have much to sayafter the game Nov. 19.

As quickly as the fog settledover the field at Eastlake HighSchool Stadium after halftime onthis near-freezing night, so didthe realization among everyoneat the game that the Wolveswouldn’t be advancing to thestate semifinals in Tacoma.

Lake Stevens took it to theEastlake Wolves early and on allfronts to win 50-21 in whatseemed more like a Viking homegame than that of the Wolves.

Lake Stevens scored on its firstfive possessions, capitalizing onthree big Eastlake mistakes.

“Their first half was prettymuch flawless,” Dales said afterthe game. “They executedextremely well.”

Eastlake gave Lake Stevens aquick two points on its first pos-session when the ball went out ofthe back of the end zone for asafety on a punt snap. Later inthe half, Eastlake fumbled twoLake Stevens squib kicks, both ofwhich led to Vikings touchdowns.Lake Stevens had practiced thetricky kickoff Nov. 18, just to seeif they could perfect it againstEastlake, known all year for itsstellar special teams abilities.The kickoff method had workedagainst Olympia the week before,too, said Lake Stevens Coach TomTri. He wanted to see what wouldhappen.

“I said ‘we’re running thattomorrow night,’” Tri said.

The Wolves, playing a littledazed and confused, scored on aKeegan Kemp 6-yard rushingplay about six minutes into thegame. Lake Stevens scored twicemore in the second quarter totake a 36-7 lead into the halftimebreak.

“We played awful in the firsthalf,” said senior quarterbackKemp. “It’s a sucky way to goout.”

Eastlake’s second-half effort,while improved from the firsthalf, lacked its typical potency onthe ground. Scrambling to makesomething happen, Kemp tried toconnect with receivers on 13 of18 plays in the third quarter. Butthey couldn’t hold on to the ball.Kemp finished the night 15 of 28for 129 yards passing. He also ranfor 109 yards.

But in the fourth quarter, hescampered up the right sidelinefor a 53-yard touchdown to makeit 36-14. Lake Stevens answeredon the next drive.

Only one of Eastlake’s threeinterceptions in the second halfled to touchdowns. Seniorlinebacker Clay Monahan inter-cepted a Jake Nelson pass with5:04 left in the fourth.

“That pick by Clay was sweetto see,” said Kemp.

On the next play senior run-ning back Ryan Lewis punchedthrough for a 27-yard touchdownrun. That put the score at 43-21.

Lake Stevens scored for thelast time on a controversial call.

Eastlake out after ugly loss toLake Stevens; Skyline advances

Photo by Christopher HuberKeegan Kemp, Eastlake seniorquarterback, streaks past theLake Stevens defense for atouchdown on the first play ofthe fourth quarter Nov. 19.


Lianna Simms put in some extra prac-tice with her left foot leading up to the 4Astate soccer tournament.

The junior defender from Skyline gotthe chance to put that practice to workNov. 19 when she scored the only goal ofthe championship match againstBellarmine Prep.

The Skyline Spartans earned their thirdstate championship in four years afterbeating the Lions 1-0 on a dark, chilly dayat Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.

“I don’t know who’s writing this script,but I’m glad to be a part of it,” said Skylinecoach Don Braman.

Simms, who only spent half the seasonon the varsity squad, took a free kick nearthe right sideline, about 18 yards out inthe 22nd minute. She lofted a perfect shotusing her left foot so the ball would curvein a little. The ball sailed just under thecrossbar into the top-left corner of thegoal, beyond the reach of Bellarmine goal-keeper Kiley Adams.

“I saw the back side was wide open,and I like to hit it far,” Simms said afterthe game.

The win gave Skyline its fourth shutoutin four games in the Class 4A state play-offs. It came after Bellarmine Prep stageda forceful late-game offensive that putSpartan goalkeeper Tina Vargas on hertoes. Vargas executed four big saves in thefinal 10 minutes and notched her 11thshutout of the season.

“I really like the way the girls heldagainst that storm,” Braman said. “Ourgirls are really resilient.

He credited Nicole Candioglos, a seniormidfielder, for her consistent performanceanchoring the center of the field this sea-son and especially in the championshipgame.

Simms had subbed for injured defend-er, senior Jackie Wilson, who tore herMCL in the semifinals Nov. 18. Simms’role exemplified what seemed to get the

Skyline wins 3rd statesoccer title in 4 years

Photo by Christopher HuberMaddie Christ, right, a Skyline seniormidfielder, goes toe-to-toe with aBellarmine Prep player early in the sec-ond half of the 4A championship matchNov. 19 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.

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See FOOTBALL, Page 17


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Vikings running back KoreyYoung picked up what other play-ers thought was a downed ballafter a 7-yard Shae Giddens run.Young took it in five yards for atouchdown.

Despite the poor finish, Kempreflected on one of Eastlake mostsuccessful seasons ever.

“This is a family. They playeda great season,” he said.“Everyone just stood together.”

Skyline 52, Central Valley 17The Skyline Spartans

advanced to the state 4A semifi-nals again after beating theCentral Valley Bears 52-17 Nov.19 in Sammamish.

The two teams were close fora quarter, but Skyline (9-3) tookoff in the second quarter withthree touchdowns and neverlooked back.

It led 28-10 at halftime aftersenior quarterback Max Browneran for a 6-yard score, seniorreceiver Taggart Krueger caught a

57-yard touchdown pass fromBrowne and running backDamian Greene scored on an 80-yard passing play from Browne.

Greene and Krueger wereBrowne’s favorite receivers againin the second half.

The Spartans opened the halfwith a 27-yard passing touch-down to Greene and then a 30-yard passing score to Kruegerfrom receiver Trevor Barney.

Late in the third quarter, kick-er Sean McDonald nailed a 37-yard field goal and IsiahRichmond scored on a 12-yardpass from Nate Gibson.

Browne completed 15 of 24passes for 332 yards and no inter-ceptions. Greene had four catch-es for 176 yards and six carriesfor 71 yards.

Krueger had 121 yards onthree catches.

Skyline faces Woodinville inthe 4A semifinals at 1 p.m. Nov.26 at the Tacoma Dome.

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected]. Comment onthis story atwww.SammamishReview.com.

Spartans (18-0-2) through theirfirst undefeated season in schoolhistory — a player goes down,another steps up.

“Tonight, this team did whatit’s done all year long,” Bramansaid.

The Lions came out quick,controlling the tempo for the firstroughly 10 minutes. Skylineadjusted to the pressure and gotin its share of early shots in thefirst half, including a near goalfrom junior forward Rachel Shimin the 39th minute.

The Skyline defense took thelife out of Bellarmine Prep’sattack early in the second half,but the Lions still got a few shots,including one that missed thecrossbar by just inches.

“Everybody adjusted well,”Simms said. “I’m so glad to be apart of this team. It feels so goodto be state champs.”

Eastside Catholic 1,Meadowdale 0

The Eastside Catholic girls soc-cer team took third place in thestate Class 3A tournament afterbeating Meadowdale 1-0 Nov. 19at Sparks Stadium. It is theschool’s first girls soccer trophyin its history.

Senior Shelby Newell scoredthe only goal of the game in the38th minute. And goalkeeper,Lauren “Nemo” Thomas, complet-ed her ninth shutout of the year.The Crusaders finished 13-7-5.

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected]. Comment onthis story atwww.SammamishReview.com.

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Photo by Christopher HuberNicole Candioglos, Skyline senior midfielder, goes up with Bellarmine Prep forward MadisonTaylor late in the first half Nov. 19.


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Thankful I’m Me, aconcert for preschool-ers will featureCharlie Hope to cele-brate giving thanks

with children 2 and up. Ticketsare not required, but seating islimited. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov.23 at the Sammamish Library.

Things to Come:Visions of theFuture on Film looksat how movies haveimagined the future

from the silent era to today,including such films as“Metropolis,”(shown) “AClockworkOrange,”“BladeRunner”and “WallE.” at 7p.m. Nov. 30 at the SammamishLibrary.

The SammamishKiwanis annualChristmas Breakfastwith Santa is scheduled

for 8:45 and 10 a.m. Dec. 3 atGood Samaritan EpiscopalChurch. Visitwww.Sammamishkiwanis.org forreservations.

Learn how to download a KingCounty Library System ebookto your ereader during a digitaldownloads demonstration at 1p.m. Dec. 3 and 17 at theSammamish Library.

Master Chorus Eastside willperform its Christmas show “TheMany Worlds of Christmas” fea-turing Christmas songs fromaround the world. The show isset for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at theEastlake Performing Arts Center.and at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at theKirkland Performing Arts Center.Tickets are $15-20. Call 392-8466or visit www.masterchoruseastside.org.

The Happy Valley Arts andCrafts Fair will have more than20 vendors selling pottery, prints,jewelry, fiber art, clothing andmore from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 3at the Happy Valley Grange,19720 N.E. 50th St. in Redmond.

SwedishIssaquahwill holda blood

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4 p.m. (closed 12:30-1:30 p.m.)Dec. 8 at the Swedish campus 751N.E. Blakely Drive in Issaquah.

A Winter WonderlandHoliday Bazaar featur-ing gifts, a secret Santafor children, handcraft-ed items and other

products will be from 3-7 p.m.Dec. 9 at Samantha SmithElementary. Proceeds benefit theSparrow Club and the school’sPTA.

A woman’s selfdefense class, wherewomen will learnways to think and talkabout self defense, is

for women 18 and older. It is setfor 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at theSammamish Library.

Bookmaking forKids, presented bythe Seattle Center forBook Arts is for chil-dren 6 and older with

an adult. Learn how to make abook at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at theSammamish Library.

The Reindeer andthe Dreidel PuppetShow: A girl celebrat-ing Chanukah meets

Rudolf the rein-deer and they

teach eachother abouttheir holi-days at6:30 p.m.

Dec. 22 at the SammamishLibrary.

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The Mothers ofPreschoolers group whichmeets at Mary, Queen ofPeace church is seeking vol-unteers to provide childcarewhile the group meets.Meetings are generallyThursday mornings, twice amonth at the church. Formore information, visitwww.mops.org, or [email protected].

Visit residents in nurs-ing homes. Friend to Friendmatches volunteers with resi-dents in Sammamish nursinghomes and assisted livingfacilities. Volunteers are askedto visit residents a coupletimes a month for a year.Orientation will be provided.Background check required.Call 1-888-383-7818.

Evergreen Healthcare isseeking volunteers to helpserve patients throughoutKing County. Volunteers, whowill be assigned to help peo-ple in their own neighbor-hoods, provide companion-ship, run errands, do lighthousehold work, or give abreak to primary caregivers.Volunteers will be supportedby hospital staff. Call 899-1040or visit www.evergreenhealth-care.org/hospice.

The King County Long-

Term Care OmbudsmanProgram needs certified long-term care ombudsman volun-teers. After completing a four-day training program, visitwith residents, take andresolve complaints and advo-cate for residents. Volunteersare asked to donate four hoursa week and attend selectedmonthly meetings. ContactCheryl Kakalia at 206-694-6827.

LINKS, Looking Into theNeeds of Kids in Schools,places community volunteersin the schools of the LakeWashington School District.Opportunities include tutor-ing, classroom assistance andlunch buddy. [email protected] or visitwww.linksvolunteer.org.

Eastside Baby Cornerneeds volunteers to sortincoming donations of cloth-ing and toys and prepareitems for distribution. Visitwww.babycorner.org.

Volunteers are needed tovisit homebound patrons withthe King County LibrarySystem’s Traveling LibraryCenter program. Volunteersmust be at least 18 years oldand have reliable transporta-tion. Call Susan LaFantasie at369-3235.

Nov. 24 and 25

Thanksgiving. City officesclosed.

Dec. 1◆ Northeast Sammamish

Sewer and Water District boardmeets at 3 p.m. at the Districtoffice at 3600 Sahalee Way N.E.

◆ The Sammamish PlanningCommission meets at 6:30p.m. atCity Hall.

Dec. 5◆ The Sammamish Plateau

Water and Sewer District Board ofDirectors meets at 3 p.m. at 1510228th Ave. S.E.

◆ The Lake WashingtonSchool Board will hold a workses-sion at 5 p.m. followed by a meet-ing at 7 p.m. at the ResourceCenter, 16250 N.E. 74th St.,Redmond Town Center.

Dec. 6The Sammamish City Council

meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Dec. 8The Eastside Fire and Rescue

Board of Directors will meet at 4p.m. at EFR’s headquarters at 175Newport Way N.W. in Issaquah.

Dec. 12The Sammamish Plateau

Water and Sewer District Board ofDirectors meets at 3 p.m. at 1510228th Ave. S.E.

Dec. 13The Sammamish City Council

will hold a study session at 6:30p.m. at City Hall.

File photoThe city of Sammamish Holiday Lighting Ceremony is set for 5:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at CityHall.

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Life Enrichment Options (LEO) wishes to thank these great businesses which are currently employing persons with developmental disabilities from the

greater Issaquah area.The following employers deserve our business and appreciation. They have not only welcomed these

employees into their teams, but have also jointly cooperated with their supported employment agencies and job coaches. We are proud of you! Each day you give persons with developmental disabilities the

dignity that comes from earning a living and doing their part in our community.

Our sincere thank you to the following businesses:Albertsons , EastgateAtWork!Burger King , IssaquahCity of IssaquahCostco HeadquartersCostco Warehouse, IssaquahDenny’s Restaurant on GilmanEastridge Christian AssemblyEncompass NorthwestEurest Dining ServicesEvergreen FordFred Meyer, IssaquahGilman Auto BodyHilton Garden InnHome Depot, IssaquahIssaquah Brew PubIssaquah KiwanisIssaquah Nursing and RehabilitationIssaquah PressIssaquah Salmon HatcheryIssaquah School DistrictJubilee FarmsKids Country Day Care, IssaquahKinderCare, W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy

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Rite Aid, FactoriaRiver DogRound Table Pizza, IssaquahSafeway, multiple locations: Issaquah, North Bend, Sammamish, Renton HighlandsSan Mar, PrestonSherm’s Barbeque Snoqualmie CasinoStarbucks, multiple locations: Gilman, E. Lake Sammamish, Pine Lake, Sunset in Renton, Klahanie VillageTarget, IssaquahTavon CenterThe GrangeTrader Joe’s, IssaquahTutta Bella, IssaquahTweeds CafeUniversity House, IssaquahZeek’s Pizza, Highlands

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Swaddler Story Time, forchildren birth-9 months withan adult, 11 a.m. Dec. 1, 8 and15.

Waddler Story Time, forchildren 9-24 months with anadult, 10 and 11 a.m. Dec. 2, 9and 16.

Toddler Story Time, forchildren 2-3 with an adult, 10and 11 a.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and14.

Preschool Story Time, forchildren 3-6 with an adult, 10a.m. Dec. 1, 8 and 15, and 1 p.m.Dec. 2, 9 and 16.

Pajama Story Time, for chil-dren 2-6 with an adult, 7 p.m.Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and 12.

Talk Time, conversation prac-tice for adults who want to

improve their English languageskills, will take place at 12:30p.m. Dec. 1, 8 and 15.

Spanish Story Time, for chil-dren 3 and older with an adult, 6p.m. Nov. 29

A series of weekly poetryworkshops, for poets of all skilllevels is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 23,30, Dec. 7 and 14. Space is limit-ed.

Musik Nest, for children 2-3with an adult. Share songs,dance, rhythm and new ways toenjoy music with your toddler,10:30 a.m. Dec. 19.

The Teen Writers Group willmeet at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 20.

The Sammamish BookGroup will meet at 7 p.m. Dec.21.

LIbrary activitiesA Thanksgiving Eve ser-

vice is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov.23 at Sammamish PresbyterianChurch.

A Children’s ChristmasMusical is set for 4:30 p.m. Dec.11 at Sammamish PresbyterianChurch.

A Food for ThoughtSeniors Luncheon is set for11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. Dec. 13 atSammamish PresbyterianChurch. Cost is $5. RSVP byDec. 8 to 425-868-5186.

The annual Chanukah cel-ebration sponsored byChabad of the Central

Cascades will feature the light-ing of a 6-foot menorah madefrom ice. The celebration, whichwill include latkes and dough-nuts, along with a concert andpuppet show, is scheduled for 6p.m. Dec. 20 at Blakely Hall inthe Issaquah Highlands.

The Three Wise MenConcert will be at 7 p.m. Dec.15 at Sammamish PresbyterianChurch.

Wednesday night youthgroup will have games, worshipand fun for students in gradessix-12 from 7-8:30 p.m.Wednesdays at SammamishPresbyterian Church.

Mothers of Preschoolers(MOPS) allows mothers ofyoung children time to makefriends share stories and growspiritually. The group generallymeets twice a month onThursday mornings at Mary,Queen of Peace Church. Visitwww.mops.org.

Healing Prayer Service. Ifyou desire to make space forGod in a peaceful setting thefourth Tuesday of every month,7 p.m., at Pine Lake CovenantChurch. Email [email protected] or call 890-3913.

Celebrate Recovery, aChrist-centered program offer-ing support. Mondays, 7-9 p.m.,Pine Lake Covenant Church.Visit www.missiolux.org, or call392-8636.

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Elections office calls

on voters to resolve

ballot problemsSince ballots started to return

to King County Elections late lastmonth, the office processedabout 450,000 ballots, but stafferscannot open some ballots due tovoter signature problems.

The elections office, by law,cannot open and process a ballotunless the signature on the

return envelope matches the sig-nature on a voter’s registration.

Staffers attempt to contact vot-ers if a signature problem arises.If elections office staffers contacta voter, he or she should call theoffice to ensure his or her ballotis processed.

Call 206-296-VOTE. Voters canresolve signature problemsthrough Nov. 28.

“There are some close races inthis election and every ballot weopen contributes to the out-

come,” Elections Director SherrilHuff said in a statement. “Wecan’t open a ballot if it is missinga voter’s signature or if the signa-ture doesn’t match the one wehave on file.”

Often, elections staffers can-not process some ballots becausethe voters returned the ballotstoo late or they failed to sign thedeclaration on the return enve-lope.

In the August primary elec-tion, crews could not open about

2,000 ballots due to missing sig-natures.

County Executive Dow

Constantine backs

same-sex marriage

Supporters of same-sex mar-riage launched a campaign Nov.14 to legalize it in Washington —and earned early support fromKing County Executive DowConstantine.

The organization, WashingtonUnited for Marriage, aims tomake the Evergreen State theseventh state to allow same-sexmarriage.

Supporters plan to lobby statelegislators before and during the2012 legislative session to supportsame-sex marriage. WashingtonUnited for Marriage’s goal is topass legislation legalizing mar-riage for same-sex couples next

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NOTICE OF ORDIANCES PASSED

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sammamish adopted the fol-lowing ordinances at the No-vember 14, 2011 Special Meeting. Copies of these

documents are available and will be mailed upon request of the office of the City Clerk, 801 228th Avenue SE. during reg-ular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Documents are also available on the city’s website at www.ci.sammamish.wa.us.CITY OF SAMMAMISHWASHINGTONORDINANCE NO. O2011-312AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES; AMENDING THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT THE SNOQUALMIE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTNO. 410 CAPITAL FACILI-TIES PLAN; ADOPTING THE ASSOCIATED SCHOOL IM-PACT FEE SCHEDULE; AND, ESTABLISHING AN EFFEC-TIVE DATE.CITY OF SAMMAMISHWASHINGTONORDINANCE NO. O2011-313AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON, RELATING

TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES; AMENDING THE CITY’SCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT THE LAKE WASH-INGTON SCHOOL DISTRICTNO. 414 CAPITAL FACILI-TIES PLAN; ADOPTING THE ASSOCIATED SCHOOL IM-PACT FEE SCHEDULE; AND, ESTABLISHING AN EFFEC-TIVE DATE.CITY OF SAMMAMISHWASHINGTONORDINANCE NO. O2011-314AN ORDINANCE OF THECITY OF SAMMAMISH,WASHINGTON, RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES; AMENDING THE CITY’SCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT THE ISSAQUAHSCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 411 CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN; ADOPTING THE ASSOCIAT-ED SCHOOL IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE; AND, ESTAB-LISHING AN EFFECTIVEDATE.

Published in Sammamish Review on 11/23/11

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year. Constantine applauded theeffort.

“Now is the time to takeaction, to finally recognize theequality and protect the rights ofall the people of Washington,” hesaid in a statement. “I will workin whatever capacity I can to seethis legislation passed inOlympia, or if necessary at theballot box, and look forward tothe day I can sign marriage cer-tificates for all adult couples inKing County.”

So far, a half-dozen states —Connecticut, Iowa,Massachusetts, New Hampshire,New York and Vermont — plusWashington, D.C., allow same-sexmarriage.

Washington state has had adomestic partnership law — or“everything but marriage” law —in place since 2009.

By Tom Corrigan

Voters will have until April 17to decide the fate of a $219 mil-lion capital bond issue supportingthe Issaquah School District.

Still, those running the bondcampaign are starting to put thegroundwork for it in place.

In the meantime, the IssaquahSchool Board approved the ballotlanguage for the measure at itsregular meeting Nov. 9.

The question asks voters toapprove the sale of bonds to sup-port various capital improvementprojects in the district. The pro-jects listed in the actual ballotinclude the rebuilding of ClarkElementary and Issaquah Middleschools. The language alsoaddresses the relocation andexpansion of Tiger MountainCommunity High School.

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Issaquah school bond campaign gets an early startThose projects are the largest,

and possibly most controversial,included in the bond package. Inthe original bond program pro-posed by Superintendent SteveRasmussen, the total cost of theinterrelated projects was given as$86 million.

The ballot language also men-tions improving “districtwideheating/ventilation, space andsecurity; make usability improve-ments to curricular/athleticfields and stadiums; and makeother improvements.”

Athletic field improvementsproposed for Skyline, Issaquahand Liberty high schools, alongwith artificial turf and new rub-berized running tracks for district

middle schools, is another planlikely to draw some criticism.

Kelly Munn is a co-chair ofVolunteers for Issaquah Schools,which will run the bond cam-paign. The school board initiallyplanned to put the bond issue ona February ballot; VIS asked themto postpone the public vote untilApril, allowing the committeemore time to sell the issue.

Munn said her committeebegan to meet weekly in August.

“Right now, we are still in thebuilding mode,” she said.

They are looking for volun-teers to take on various tasks,such as organizing the printingand distribution of yard signs orcampaign buttons. Munn said an

important need is for someone toidentify a teacher and a PTA rep-resentative from every buildingin the district, representativeswilling to help promote the bond.

Munn said the committee alsois trying to set a budget for thecoming campaign. Planners havedecided on their basic strategy, adecision that increased the priceof the campaign.

The committee first consid-ered what’s known as a “stealthcampaign,” one aimed at peoplewho promoters are certain willvote in favor of the issue andmaking sure those people casttheir ballots, Munn said. An alter-native approach attempts to sellthe issue to the public as a whole.

Despite the fact it is the moreexpensive — and probably themore difficult — of the twooptions, planners decided to gowith the broad-based approach.

While the district cannotdirectly take sides in the cam-paign, school officials can pro-vide information. Executivedirector of communications forthe district, Sara Niegowski saidshe would place a link to bondinformation on the district’s web-site by the end of the month.

Reach reporter Tom Corrigan at392-6434, ext. 241, [email protected]. To com-ment on thi story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

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