Mercer Island Reporter, August 22, 2012

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Survey: city does good job

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Design Commission meeting is Aug. 22 The City of Mercer Island’s Design Commission will hold its August meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

The commission will hold a study session to discuss mixedused development in the Town Center.

70 percent say city is on the right track

By Mary L. Grady

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Students and families on Mercer Island are gearing up for the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.

Northwest Yeshiva High School will begin the new year on Monday, Sept. 27, at 8 a.m., while Mercer Island School District students return to class on Wednesday, Aug. 29.

Students at St. Monica return after Labor Day, on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Students who attend the French-American School start on Sept. 5, also at 8 a.m.

To learn more about going back to school, visit the Reporter website at www.mi-reporter.com.

MISD Board meeting Thursday, Aug. 23 The Mercer Island School District Board of Directors will host a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. in the board room.

The board plans to discuss the district’s budget for the upcoming school year.

Christoph Schmidt-Warnecke was lucky enough to get off the plane in Newark Airport, N.J., at just the right time to meet Hope Solo and members of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic women’s soccer team. The Islander Middle School seventh-grader plays select soccer and was returning from a trip to Europe with his family. Goalie Solo, a UW graduate, talked with him about Washington state sports.

Board weighs ideas, options for schools

School Board sorts through theAlltable. ideas included building a new school on the North Mercer building configurations campus, and the board loosely

By Megan Managan

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The Mercer Island School District Board of Directors held a study session meeting on Thursday, Aug. 16, so that the board could further discuss, and possibly narrow down, options for a sixth school within the district.

As part of the work to create a master plan for the North Mercer campus, the district has seen many options for how to use the campus and to how best solve the district’s overcrowding problem.

During Thursday’s meeting, the board seemed to narrow down the options to three, but did leave the ability to look at other options on

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agreed on the fact that they wanted to look more at the elementary and middle school option, but still find the high school option interesting. There was not much interest from the board in going forward with looking at purchasing private property for a new school.

“The fourth option [private property] is not appealing at all,” said board member Adair Dingle.

The idea of a new high school on the property wasn’t as popular with the board as the others.

“I think it’s a huge educational challenge to explain why a new high school is the best option,” said Brian Emanuels. “I’m skeptical that would go over well.”

If the district decided to build an elementary school on the North Mercer campus, MISD would still have to decide how best to expand Islander Middle School. While a new elementary school would solve the capacity problem for elementary students, it would not solely be the answer for crowding at the middle school.

The district could choose to completely rebuild IMS, or the option the board seemed to think was a better fit was an addition to the school. The budget-plus option at IMS would increase the capacity to 1,200 students, adding 14 classrooms to the school, along with a much larger gym. The budget-plus option for IMS adds approximately $33.2 million to the elementary school option’s total price. A full rebuild of IMS is estimated to cost around $70.5 million.

If the district chooses to make the new school a middle school, the middle school students could be split into two schools, and it’s possible to make the middle

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The city received a good report card from citizens who responded to a recent telephone survey about the quality and quantity of city services.

On the whole, the city received high marks from Islanders.

“The survey shows that people continue to be very satisfied with the services provided by the city,” said Rich Conrad, city manager.

City staff say that the survey was perhaps the best way to determine what kinds of services residents want, what concerns they may have and any information gaps that may exist between the city and residents.

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It’s never too early to start thinking about cold weather, especially when it comes to helping others.

Mercer Island Boy Scout troop member Szu-Raj Kothari will be hosting a clothing drive on Sept. 1 as part of his Eagle Scout project.

The project benefits the Seattle Union Gospel Mission. Learn more on page 9.

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Schools | FROM 1 schools grades five through eight, alleviating some of the pressure on the elementary schools.

“I would prefer to present the first two options,” said board member Pat Braman. “I think it muddies the water [to discuss the high school]. We didn’t talk about it with the last bond, and it’s more expensive.”

No matter what options the board decides to present to the community, there are many different layers.

“An elementary would be ideal, but that requires a big IMS upgrade,” said Dave Myerson. He said he felt the middle school option likely would solve the elementary problem pretty well.

“The third option [the high school], I’m not really influenced either way,” said Myerson. “But my feeling is that it is a lot of

EYE ON MI | Taylor Bridge fire

money. The private option, basic information to the if none of the others works board. out and traffic on 40th is In a memo to the disan issue — then we might trict, Transpo outlines that be stuck.” while further study is needBoard president Janet ed, the district will most Frohnmayer said another likely have traffic mitigafactor to consider is that tion costs to consider with while the board may each option. Depending choose a good short-term on what type of school is solution, it could mean built on the North Mercer a bigger price tag in the campus, traffic habits will future. change. Two schools oper“It seems important to ating on the campus will lay out that mean more spending traffic than money now at presand how it ent, espewill affect cially along spending S.E. 40th money later Street. The in different Tr a n s p o Pat Braman, m e m o a m o u n t s ,” This photo, taken Aug. 13, shows a vacation home owned by the Rorem family near Cle MISD Board member highlighted she said.

Elum. The structure was spared from the Taylor Bridge fire that destroyed most of the During basic inforhomes around it, including a home seen burning in the upper left-hand corner of the photo. the meeting, Transpo, the mation that was known Photo by Brian Myrick/Daily Record. firm that looked at trans- without doing specific trafportation issues around fic counts, which would “This is a very tragic and absolutely time to go,” he said. the North Mercer campus not be able to be done tough wildfire,” said Jon “We left going the opposite before the PEAK project until after school starts.

Rorem, who added that other direction — the back way.” was built, presented some Superintendent Gary Islanders also had cabins in Islander Frank Baron also Plano suggested waitBy Reporter Staff the area.

“We lost some outhas a house in the area. He ing to commission that A vacation home owned Mercer work until the board had

by Mercer Island resident Jon buildings, a couple of boats, said his house, part of a small Island narrowed down their Rorem and his family near trailers, a great cedar fence, farm, was also spared, as were the chickens and the ducks options even further.

Cle Elum was spared from but everyone is OK.” Volume 55, No. 34 Brad Rorem and his two on the property. The ducks As the board’s discusthe Taylor Bridge wildfire 7845 SE 30th Street sions on the topic conthat started on Monday, Aug. sons watched the fire as it knew what to do, he said; Janet Taylor, Publisher Mercer Island, WA 98040 tinue, Plano said at this 13, near the town in Kittitas came quickly up the slope they got right into the pond. jtaylor@bellevuereporter.com to the house. He described “We are happy our place point it’s unlikely that the (206) 232-1215 County.

Mary L. Grady, Editor how the three watched the was saved,” he said. “But very district would be ready Rorem’s son, Brad, and two Fax (206) 232-1284 editor@mi-reporter.com fire come across Highway 10 sad about the losses of others. in time to put a bond grandsons were at the home www.mi-reporter.com It has all changed drastically measure on the February Theres’a Baumann, Advertising at the time, but evacuated and up the hill.

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ICW construction update Island Park PE

Dancer, teacher Jesse Jaramillo has died

The repaving of Island Crest Way was completed last week when crews placed more than 4,000 tons of hot mix asphalt along the mile-long project area on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Traffic delays on Tuesday were long at times, but the work was finished before the evening commute was over.

Traffic was not as heavy on Wednesday, as many Islanders likely traveled East and West Mercer Ways to avoid the paving.

On Thursday crews paved the side street connections along the project, with the exception of the east side of S.E. 47th Street and 90th Avenue. These two streets’ approaches will be paved as part of the 2012 Residential Street Overlay Project (which paves 88th Avenue, S.E. 47th Street and 90th Avenue), set to begin after Labor Day. This week the contractor will raise utility structures — manholes, catch basins and water valve

boxes — to the grade of the new street.

This will require jack hammering some of the new pavement around these castings in order to raise them — a necessary part of the repaving process, as these utility covers provide access to sewer, water and drainage systems.

Clint Morris, city street engineer, said that he usually receives at least one phone call stating something like, “You just repaved the street, and now you’re already digging it back up?” But it is all part of the process.

Adjusting the covers ahead of the paving is problematic because that forces the paving crew to match them, which can lead to a bumpy or wavy riding pavement, as the paving machine dips or rises to meet them.

Paving over these various utility covers and raising them up later produces a better riding roadway. However, this will leave some small patches in the new road.

Some shoulder gravelling and other cleanup

activities will also take place this week.

New pavement markings will be installed during the week of Aug. 27 and will likely take at least three days to complete.

The mailbox drop-off area near 90th Avenue remains to be finished with some minor concrete curb and sidewalk work, in addition to a handful of asphalt sidewalk and driveway areas, and installing and moving some signs.

The city expects that traffic delays will be minimal from now until the completion of the project, compared with the last two weeks during the pavement grinding and paving.

The city intends to finish the paving project before the first day of school.

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By Mary L. Grady

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Dancer and physical education teacher Jesse Jaramillo, of Island Park Elementary School, died last Friday, Aug. 17, after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday.

Jaramillo, 59, was a physical education teacher for 11 years at Island Park. But he taught more than exercises, basketball skills or tumbling. He was a professional dancer who coaxed and inspired the elementary students to think and feel with movement.

Kathy Morrison, the former principal of Island Park, first learned of Jaramillo when he was hired as an artist in residence to teach dance at Lakeridge Elementary School.

“It was a time when fine arts were beginning to be incorporated throughout public school curriculum,” Morrison said.

Knowing those changes were coming, she kept her eye on Jaramillo, who taught in Woodinville schools. When the PE teacher at Island Park retired, Morrison hired in Jaramillo in 2001.

Throughout his years at Island Park, Jaramillo integrated dance and move-

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On Monday, Morrison and Superintendent Gary Plano met with Island Park staff to remember Jaramillo.

With laughter and tears, teachers and staff remembered that the dancer played football in college, loved to snowboard and essentially built himself the home that he shared with his wife, Nancy, in Kirkland.

Jaramillo was always concerned about every single child, whether or not they had athletic ability. He wanted them to feel confident about themselves. He wanted them to learn to be fit and always be ready to help one another, Morrison said. He was an example of that himself.

The Island Park staff remembered how he sat in the same place every day, eating his lunch, a salad, laughing and talking.

Plano said that the staff spoke about how to present the news of Jaramillo’s death to students at school next week. Counselors will be on hand.

Both Plano and Morrison remembered how thrilled and proud the teacher was last spring when Island Park won its very first All Island Track Meet, the 37th year of the event.

Island Park usually won the spirit award, Morrison said, which was always much more important to Jaramillo than winning.

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ment with the music program and other curriculum, incorporating it into studies of different cultures and traditions. He collaborated with others to design unique learning experiences for students.

He taught square dancing to students and helped start the school’s ‘Hoe Down’ evenings, when both students and families were invited to an evening of dance and music at the school.

“Dance is a language students can use,” he told the Reporter in 2002.

Jaramillo prepared students for the school district’s annual Fine Arts Showcase and brought in other artists in residence to teach and inspire students.

After school hours, Jaramillo wrote grants to expand arts programs, earned a master’s degree in education and attained his National Board Certification in 2009. He also attended seemingly hundreds of his students’ performances, games and concerts.

One grant awarded by the Mercer Island Community Fund was to help fund a dance program at all three elementary schools.

Jaramillo, the instructor and coordinator of the program, said it would impact over 1,700 students.

He knew movement was essential to learning.

Jaramillo said then, “Children do better academically if they are provided with creative outlets and opportunities to engage in physical movement. They need the ability

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eyond the good marks that the city received from a survey of Island residents about the delivery of city services, there is useful information. The survey conducted a few weeks ago was to measure how Islanders view city services. Residents responded to how they felt about police services, streets and use of tax dollars.

Survey results are an essential tool in shaping how city funds should be spent. They help determine how to allocate dollars beyond what is required to provide the essentials of public health and safety.

But this year, there was something different. The survey was designed to ask about city services, but 29 percent of respondents indicated that education/ school funding is the ‘most important problem facing the Island today.’

In 2010, 19 percent identified traffic/transportation issues as the biggest concern.

What gives?

Do residents sort of think that the city should be more involved in the issues surrounding the cost or location, etc., of new facilities within the school district?

Maybe. The city, it seems, tries to keep itself at arm’s length from the workings of the school district. The city has contributed in various ways to Island schools in helping to keep the pool operational, coordinating on events, transportation, etc.

But, in reality, the two groups rarely work together.

At the first meeting between the district and the city after the overwhelming defeat of the initiative to raise nearly $200 million for schools, Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz repeatedly asked the School Board what they wanted from the City Council and the city. The School Board did not have an answer. City Councilmembers did not offer any ideas.

They should try again. Perhaps just as each member of the City Council is assigned as a liaison to a city committee, one member should be assigned to the School Board as another way to offer insight and support. It would be a start.

Most residents here are older. Two-thirds do not have a child at home. Despite that, we believe that most are truly concerned about schools (and their cost) not just preserving their property values.

‘In a survey about city services, 29 percent said that education/school funding is the most important problem facing the Island.’

Vote in the latest poll online at www.mi-reporter.com

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To the editor National Museum to honor American soldiers For over 236 years, we Americans have owed our freedoms to the men and women of the United States Army. Now, at long last, the American soldier will be honored with the National Museum of the U.S. Army near our nation’s capital.

Many members of our community have proudly worn the uniform of the U.S. Army. As a founding sponsor of the museum, I ask that you help make everyone in our community aware of this long overdue national project by running a story on plans to build and open this important new museum on June 14, 2015, the Army’s 240th birthday.

For more information, please contact the Army Historical Foundation by calling (703) 562-4173 or visit www.armyhistory.org. Thank you.

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State PTA opposes Charter School Initiative 240 Washington State PTA will oppose I-1240, the initiative that would authorize charter public schools in Washington. Nationally, PTA has conditional support for these independent schools, and the state association has twice backed the concept in the past year. But ultimately the board decided this initiative didn’t meet its criteria for local oversight.

“This wasn’t a decision about the value of charter schools. This was a decision about whether this initiative met our criteria,” said Washington State PTA president Novella Fraser.

Fostering strong community con-

nections to schools is a core principle of PTA. The board decided that the ballot measure did not have sufficient protection in place to ensure maximum citizen involvement and oversight in local schools.

“Every school has to be wellgoverned and able to meet the kids’ needs,” said Fraser. “Successful schools work with families to make that happen. They respond when the community speaks up. If that’s not happening, the community needs a way to make a change.”

In the initiative, charter schools could be authorized by either a local school board or a new state charter school commission made up of nine appointees. Authorizers are in charge of reviewing the charter schools and ensuring they are meeting performance expectations. The potential of bypassing local oversight conflicted with a long-held position of the association: local tax dollars should be managed by locally elected school boards. Also troublesome for the association is that there are no requirements for parents to serve on charter school

boards. Advocating for strong partnerships with shared decision making at every level — classroom, building, district, state and national — is a cornerstone of the association.

The vote came after extended discussion both at the Aug. 10 board meeting and among PTA advocates in communities across the state.

At the same meeting, the board voted to actively oppose I-1185, the initiative that reinstates a twothirds legislative majority to raise taxes and fees, including ending tax exemptions.

“Kids need support, now more than ever. Hungry and sick kids don’t learn,’” said Fraser. “Earlier this year, the state supreme court ruled that Washington isn’t meeting its legal obligations to pay for education. The state must move $2 billion or more into K-12 while not hurting children’s services. And they may end up needing to supplement twice that amount. Now is not the time to tie legislators’ hands,” Fraser said.

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Online poll As the Mercer Island School District considers it’s options for the North Mercer Campus, one option is to build a new high school and use the old building as either a middle school or elementary.

We want to know what you think.

Do you think a new high school would be the right option for MISD? Vote online at www. mi-reporter.com and look for the results in next week’s paper.

THE RECORD

Police Aug. 3 Fender-bender: A Toyota

Camry rear-ended a vehicle at 2:12 p.m. when the driver, 53, became distracted by the sound of the Blue Angels in the 7700 block of S.E. 27th Street. The driver said the accident happened when he looked down because he thought something was wrong with his vehicle after he heard a loud boom. The noise, however,

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had come from the Blue Angels. The driver was cited for inattention.

Aug. 5 Seafair: Mercer Island

Marine Patrol reported that a 26-year-old woman sustained a minor injury from a boat propeller during Seafair at 1:20 p.m.

Aug. 6

speakers out of the loft in the St. Monica Church sanctuary in the 4300 block of 88th Avenue S.E. sometime during the past six months.

Found: Police found missing construction equipment at 10:16 p.m. in the 8400 block of West Mercer Way. Police found a key in a Toro Dingo mini front loader that was apparently unloaded in the middle of the road, moved to the side and then abandoned. The equipment was registered to a company in Bellevue.

Aug. 7

Frances Mary Dorey

Frances Mary Dorey went into the arms of her Lord August 9, 2012.

The oldest daughter of John and Mary Viducich, she was born on July 30, 1921 in Hoquiam, WA. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, Hoquiam High School, and Central Washington College in Ellensburg where she earned a BA degree in Education.

Frances returned to Hoquiam to teach first grade and subsequently taught in Shelton, WA. She married Ivan Dorey, also from Hoquiam, after he completed serving with the Marine Corps in WWII.They moved to Seattle in 1947 where she continued to teach in West Seattle.

The family moved to Mercer Island in 1956 where three daughters were raised. An efficient and orderly homemaker, Frances used her skills in organizing, teaching and enjoying people to raise three girls, make lifelong friends with new neighbors and volunteer in the community.

Frances had a compassionate and caring heart as evidenced by her life style of helping others. A founding member of St. Monica’s Parish, she helped for many years with the parish’s “Friends of the Needy”, picking up food from local grocery stores and distributing it at shelters and meal programs for those in need. Her love for the Lord and others motivated her to spend special time with Him as an adorer in weekly Perpetual Adoration Chapel times for many years.

A longtime member of the Mary Dyer Circle of Seattle Milk Fund, she was active in practical outreach for families in need. She personally made home visits to assess food and clothing needs, shared nutrition information with moms, and helped raise money by crafting wreaths, candle holders, and selling fruitcakes to provide hands-on help for local families.

As her daughters became active in scouting, Frances helped with their Brownie and Girl Scout troops. At times the basement became a distribution point for boxes of cookies while she served as the local Girl Scout cookie chairman. Fundraising for the Neighborhood March of Dimes was another community involvement of hers. She was the embodiment of expressing her faith through practical, down to earth action.

Friends and neighbors will best remember Frances for her willingness to drive seniors to church, even into her late 80’s!

Taking friends and neighbors to appointments, helping them as they aged or changed residences, doing personal favors and visiting were her trademarks. The stories she would share, her cheerfulness, sweet spirit and willingness to meet the needs of others will be fondly remembered and frequently missed.

Married for 63 years to her husband Ivan, who preceded her in death, she was a wonderful wife, loving mother, sweet grandma and loyal friend, who lived in the moment, appreciating and enjoying the simple things in life, thanking God for his many blessings, knowing He would always take care of her.

She is survived by daughters Barbara (Glen) Suggs, Patricia (Edwin) Miller, and Carolyn (John) Conner, nine grandchildren: Jennifer and Megan Suggs, David and Naomi Miller, Joseph, Daniel, Jonathan, Samuel and Ruthanne Conner, and four greatgranddaughters.

A celebration of life funeral Mass was held at St. Monica’s Catholic Church, August 17, 2012 with Fr. Freitag officiating. A reception followed in the family center.

We would so appreciate your memories of our mom; please sign the guestbook and view photos at www.flintofts.com.

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Burglary: A police officer

By the numbers For the month of July, the Mercer Island Police Department reported 27 arrests and 1,192 total calls for service.

Four burglaries took place, in addition to one rape, one assault and 21 thefts.

There were 11 traffic accidents, one hit-andrun, one DUI accident and four DUI arrests.

Five people were injured in accidents. Police issued 275 total citations, including 64 parking citations.

responded to a burglary in the 5600 block of 89th Avenue S.E. at 3:15 p.m. The burglary happened sometime after 12 p.m., and entry and exit were made through the rear sliding glass door.

Police, however, did not find tool marks on the door. The total loss was $7,000. Stolen items included a Nikon camera and two lenses, a Macbook Pro, HP laptop, diamond earrings, pearl necklaces, pearl earrings and silver rings. Fingerprints were lifted for evidence.

Accident: Police cited a 53-year-old bicyclist for failing to yield to traffic at 6:52 p.m. in the intersection of S.E. 26th Street and Island Crest Way. The bicyclist entered the intersection without a green light and struck the front of an oncoming vehicle, then rolled onto the vehicle’s hood. The driver said he entered the intersection on a yellow light. Skid marks in the intersection showed that the vehicle braked hard 15 feet before the crosswalk.

The bicyclist sustained minor injuries. A witness was present.

Theft: A 25-year-old woman left her wallet on her vehicle’s roof at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the 7800 block of S.E. 28th Street. It was recovered later, after falling off, without ID or credit cards.

Dr. Gordon Arthur Logan

Dr. Gordon Arthur Logan, age 87, died on July 26, 2012 of lung cancer at his home on Mercer Island, Washington. He was born in Rockford, Illinois on August 8, 2012 and graduated from West Rockford High School in 1942.

Gordon served with the U. S. Marine Corps in San Diego in 1943 and 1944. He earned a Bachelor Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1945, a Master of Science in Psychology from Purdue University in 1946 and a Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University in 1951.

Gordon married Joan “Jody” Memrie Goss on June 22, 1946 in Indianapolis. They moved to Seattle in 1951 and to Mercer Island in 1953.

Gordon was involved in the founding of the Heart Center of Providence (now Swedish) Medical Center in 1959 using a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation. He was its director until 1987. He was also affiliated with the University of Washington from 1952 to 1978. He retired from his medical practice at age 70 in 1994.

Gordon climbed all the major peaks of the Pacific Northwest, and enjoyed hiking, camping, boating and fishing. He was involved with the Mountaineers Club and the building of their Mt. Baker lodge in 1954. He particularly enjoyed heli-skiing in Canada. He and Jody also enjoyed dancing, dixieland jazz music and festivals.

Gordon is the son the Arthur Duane Logan and Helen Gordon Shelper and is preceded in death by sister Nancy Hill.

Gordon is survived by wife Joan; children James and Patricia Logan of Cannon Beach, OR; David and Stephanie Logan of Ferndale, WA; Bruce and Chris Logan of Ferndale, WA; and Beth Logan Young of North Bend,WA; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A reception to celebrate Gordon’s life will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 25, 2012, in Spring Hall at the East Shore Unitarian Church, 12700 SE 32nd St., Bellevue, Washington. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the American Heart Association.

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Aug. 8 Found wallet: A janitor

turned a wallet in at the police station after finding it in an office building in the 2900 block of 80th Avenue S.E. Theft: A Mercer Island woman, 66, reported that several online purchases were made with her credit card information in midJune. Two Mercer Island residents have been identified as suspects in the theft after one of the items shipped to their address.

Aug. 9 Fraud: A North end man’s

bank notified him of three suspicious charges on his debit card. The man closed his account, as the charges were fraudulent and amounted to $530.

Stolen items: A 21-year-old woman found several stolen items near the Wildwood Park trails in the 7400 block of 86th Avenue S.E. The woman found a laptop, backpack, two jewelry boxes and a McDonalds gift card wrapper, along with packaging material. The items were likely stolen in a recent burglary, within close proximity, in the 8500 block of S.E. 76th Place.

Arrest: Police arrested a 52-year-old Mercer Island woman at 6:49 p.m. in the 8600 block of North Mercer Way after stopping her for speeding. She was arrested on a $5,000 Redmond warrant for a hit-and-run.

Redmond police took custody of the woman.

Aug. 10

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Teens trespass, party in vacant house A drinking party was held in a vacant house in the 9700 block of S.E. 40th Street after a 2-by4-foot back window was broken for entry sometime after Aug. 1. A police report was filed on Aug. 13. No one was living in the house, as the owner had died some time ago.

The house was full of alcohol containers — evidence of a large drinking party. ID belonging to a 14-yearold female was found on the floor. Police took pieces of mail, along with checks, into safekeeping.

The estate’s legal representative, a resident of Vancouver, Wash., was notified.

DUI: Police stopped a

Cadillac for expired tabs in the 6700 block of S.E. 24th Street and arrested the driver at 2:50 a.m. The driver, 66, was highly intoxicated and wet his pants. He admitted drinking a few beers and failed standard sobriety tests.

Burglary: Someone stole jewelry and electronics from a residence in the 8800 block of S.E. 59th Street during the middle of the day, sometime between 10 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. An iPod, laptop and unknown amount of jewelry were stolen.

Fingerprints were lifted for evidence. The total loss was more than $13,000.

Accident: A Toyota sedan struck a pedestrian at 5:40 p.m. in the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street. The 85-year-old driver said she pulled out from the parking lot after checking for traffic from the west. The pedestrian, a 73-year-old woman, came from the east and crossed in front of the car as it pulled out. She was knocked down and reported pain in her left

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Edward M. Clark December 19, 1918 – June 22, 2012

Edward M. Clark, a native of Seattle, Navy veteran, and long time Boeing employee, died on June 22, 2012; his home for the the past 15 years. He was a long time resident of Mercer Island.

Edward had one brother, Kenneth who preceded him in death by several years.

Edward leaves behind, a wife, Edris; son, James; daughter-inlaw, Jeannie and a granddaughter, Sarah. Edward and his wife moved to Roseville California in 1997.

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State Supreme Court rules search of student’s backpack illegal school officials to Court says SRO search allows search students without warrant; therefore, the of Bellevue student’s aevidence should have been backpack improper suppressed at trial.

“At the time of the search, Fry was seeking to nlevy@bellevuereporter.com obtain evidence for crimiThe State Supreme Court nal prosecution, not eviruled Thursday that a 2009 dence for informal school search of a student’s back- discipline,” Judge Susan Owens wrote in the majorpack that ity opinion. yielded an “Further, the airsoft gun search was and led to the not to mainconviction tain order of a student because [the was not legal student] because the was being school offiremoved cer was actfrom school ing in a law regardless.” enforcement C o u r t role, requird o cuments ing him to say that the first obtain a Judge Debra Stevens, Washington Supreme Court student was search wararrested in rant.

2009 in the According to a 6-3 court decision, Officer Michael bathroom of Robinswood Fry’s actions did not fall High School, a now closed under an exception that alternative school, when the school resource offiBy Nat Levy

“Schools will now be dissuaded from using school resource officers to detect and intercept violations...”

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Fraud: Two men persuaded

a 19-year-old female to deposit a $3,500 check into her checking account and withdraw the money immediately on Aug. 6. She gave them the money and received $200 in exchange.

The bank demanded the money to be returned and froze the victim’s account, as the check was forged. The victim’s father, a signatory on the account, reported the fraud.

Aug. 12 Car prowl: Someone smashed the window of a Honda Passport and stole a duffel bag between 2 and 6 a.m. in the 2500 block of 81st Avenue S.E., just north of I-90. The bag contained ID and documents. The loss was $50.

Theft: Multiple items were stolen from a couple’s apartment at Aljoya House in the 2400 block of 76th Avenue S.E. between January and March. The couple’s caregivers were suspects. The

couple’s children arranged for the hire of new caregivers. The total loss exceeded $12,000.

Malicious mischief: An unknown object struck and damaged the panels of a Toyota SUV around 1:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of 87th Avenue S.E. The total damage was $10,000. A suspect has been identified.

Aug. 13 Found bike: A 65-year-old man found a mountain bike in some bushes near his home in the 6200 block of Island Crest Way and turned it in at the police station.

Burglary: Someone kicked in the south door of Tony Maroni’s pizza between 12:30 and 4:15 p.m. and stole $60 in cash from the till. Nothing else was touched.

Arrest: Police took a 40-year-old man into custody at 6:25 p.m. for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant and booked him

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cer witnessed the student handling marijuana. The officer was contracted from the Bellevue Police Department. He placed the student under arrest, and while waiting for backup became suspicious of the contents of the student’s backpack. He then searched it and founded a replica Beretta air soft gun.

The student and his legal team did not dispute what was found, but the manner in which it was

pursued. After losing the case at three different levels, the Supreme Court was the first to agree with the student.

This is because previous cases indicate the officer was in the right, the three dissenting judges wrote.

The dissenting judges argued that the school resource officer remains a school official whether or not he is acting in a law enforcement capacity or he is working to maintain

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 | Page 7 order within the school for an infraction committed on its grounds.

Furthermore, the judges argued, the ruling will restrict school resource officers and put more pressure on faculty to police students.

“Schools will now be dissuaded from using school resource officers to detect and intercept violations of school rules or the law,” Judge Debra Stevens wrote in the dissenting opinion.

“Instead, teachers and other school administrators who have reasonable suspicion, but lack probable cause, must conduct such searches themselves.

The constitution does not demand such foolhardiness, nor is it necessarily conducive to respect for student privacy.”

Bellevue Reporter staff writer Nat Levy can be reached at nlevy@bellevuereporter.com or (425) 453-4290.

Nathan Paul Bahner Nathan Paul Bahner was born on October 10, 1978 in Anchorage, Alaska to Darrel and Ina Bahner. He died on August 10, 2012 in a wakeboarding accident off Mercer Island,Washington.

Nate’s family moved to Mercer Island when Nate was 6 months old. He attended Emmanuel Day Preschool where he first met Mollie LeClercq. Reports from this time suggest that Mollie was quite impressed with this attractive young man, buff and charismatic even at the tender age of 3.

Nate had an unrelenting energy, vitality and zest for life. “He was an extremely active child,” his Dad said in a moment of vast understatement. His Mom enrolled him in soccer at age 4 just, as she put it,“to wear him out”. It didn’t work. Nate’s love of sports was insatiable. Snow skiing, water skiing, tennis, flag football, pickle ball, water polo. In high school he played soccer, football, basketball. He loved them all, but water sports were his favorites. Like his body, Nate’s mind was always in motion. He had a keen intellect and a natural curiosity that led him to discover and mine new areas of knowledge, quickly and in detail. His diverse and ever-evolving interests were a source of great entertainment and education for his family and friends. His interest in diet, nutrition and health, however, seemed to be the constant.

Nate’s Dad remembers frequent lectures about “eating properly”, the definition of which was strictly Nate’s, and, of course, subject to change based upon the latest research.

Nate’s friends remember being invited for dinner and never knowing if it would be kale or quinoa - or pizza.

At Mercer Island High School, Nate served on the Student Board and also on the Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club Junior Board (he later served on the Club board as an adult). His greatest honor, however, was being voted by his class to speak at commencement – an indication of the high regard in which he was held by his peers.

Nate attended the University of Washington, graduating in Communications in 2002. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (“Fiji’s”) and served as rush chairman. Nate loved his time in the fraternity and at the University, and, as always, forged many close and lasting friendships.

After graduating from the University of Washington, Nate held jobs in property management. Nate was the Manager of the Marina Division of LeClercq Marine Construction where his enthusiasm, professionalism and love of people flourished. Nate was the Chairman of the Marina Committee of the Northwest Marine Trade Association.

Family vacations and trips were a source of great pleasure for Nate and his family. His insatiable curiosity about the world around him was fueled in his youth by trips to Australia, New Zealand, South America, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore. When he was older, it was fishing trips with his Dad. Later, trips to Hawaii with Mollie and her family. When he and Mollie married and started their own family, trips to Disneyland and Hawaii defined their lives and deepened family bonds.

Family and friends were Nate’s reason for living. It would be hard to draw a line and say this is where Nate’s family stops and his friends start. It was a continuum that centered on Mercer Island and the water –specifically, the LeClercq residence where Mollie lived. Nate spent many happy hours and days with the LeClercqs water skiing, boating, swimming, and pushing friends off the dock. It seemed that Nate had adopted the LeClercqs, or they him. Nicky LeClercq was his lifelong friend and was ostensibly the reason he was there, but Nicky had a sister named Mollie, and, as everyone knows now, that Emmanuel Day Preschool crush had never been extinguished. Someone said that they

were looking at photos from these years on the lake and noticed that Nate and Mollie always seemed to be in the same photos – not exactly together, but never apart.

Nate and Mollie were married on April 2, 2005 culminating a 24 year “courtship”. It was the happiest day of their lives and a joyous time of celebration for all their friends and family.They soon began preparation for parenthood by acquiring, serially, three dogs: Merlin, Jasmin, and Mookie. Nate once asked his father, “Why did I buy that third dog?” and then promptly went out and bought a cat.

And then it was time for the real thing: Fatherhood. Nate’s Mom recalled enrolling him in a creative dramatics class when he was 3. To her surprise, he loved it. It might seem like a stretch to say that this was preparation for the most important role of his life, but if you saw him playing with his children you could see the elements of performance and the love and joy that ensued. It was theater of the heart.

Daniel was the first born in 2006, then Andrew in 2008, and lastly Carmen in 2009. Nate took to fatherhood the same way he did to virtually everything in his life: with passion, energy and unbridled enthusiasm. If you’ve heard the phrase, “the Nate Bahner way” you’ll understand. It involved making sure that fun was had. By everyone.

Nate was a very talented and creative writer and speaker.

His Dad said writing may have been his true calling.Those who read his uproarious blog accounts of the trials of fatherhood and pet ownership will agree. Best of all, we have these blogs to remember him by.

There’s really no way to do justice to the spirit and memory of Nate. Each of us has a memory of Nate, or maybe several, or maybe a hundred, and they’re all precious, and funny, and touching at the same time. Perhaps the sum of these memories and stories can come close to capturing his spirit. One quick story his Mom told might provide insight. When Nate was very young, his family moved to a new house on the Island. This house was at the top of a very steep driveway. Nate, upon seeing this intimidating stretch of asphalt, immediately jumped on his bike – training wheels and all – and launched himself down it.

That was Nate, throwing himself headlong into life, lost in the joy of the moment. Nate used to debate his boys about who loved whom the most. Daniel, a big fan of Buzz Lightyear, told his dad, “I love you to infinity and beyond.”

Nate, momentarily stumped, came back with, “I love you to infinity and beyond… and back again!” That phrase became a part of Nate’s permanent bond with his children.

Nate, that’s how much we all loved you. And miss you.

Nate is survived by his beloved wife Mollie Bahner, his sons Daniel and Andrew and daughter Carmen, his mother Ina Bahner, his father Darrel Bahner and Penny Bahner, sisters Ashley Bahner and Lori Rhodes, brothers Brian Bahner (Tammy), Adam Shafer (Holly), and Ryan Shafer (Anh), his father-in-law Sam LeClercq (Melinda and her children Cody and Kristina Hall), his brothers-in-law Sam LeClercq (Sarah) and Nick LeClercq (Kasey).

A Celebration of Nate’s life was held at the Mercer Island Country Club Friday, August 17th.

If you wish to make a donation in Nate’s memory please go to www.weloveyouNateBahner.wordpress.com. Click on the link at the top of the page entitled “How You Can Help”.

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Survey | FROM 1 Most importantly, it is a way to help the City Council decide how to build the city’s biennial budget based on what Islanders say they want and need — and whether or not they are willing to pay more for continuing some services or adding new ones.

The city budgeted $12,500 for the current survey, a few thousand dollars less than in 2010, to help the city balance the budget. EMC Research conducted the survey by writing the questions, sampling the Island population and calling 300 residents, and conducting the analysis on results. One hundred fewer homes were called this year because there were fewer dollars allotted to the survey. The smaller sample size resulted in a slight increase in the margin of error for the results, from 4.9 percent to 5.7 percent. The last telephone surveys were done in 2010 and 2008.

Overall, the survey, conducted from June 24 through June 28, showed that generally residents are satisfied with the level and performance of city services. According to the City Council information provided, the city uses the information to determine areas of concern for residents, determine topics where residents need more information or to help decide how to allocate city budget dollars.

“We believe that the budget still needs to be a bit leaner, but the survey seems to say that Islanders believe the level of services is about right,” Conrad said. “We will not be adding

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2012-13 BUDGET MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #400 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of Mercer Island School District #400 has completed its budget for the 2012-13 school year ending August 31, 2013 and has placed same on file in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools.

Notice is further given that the Board of Directors will meet for the purpose of conducting a public hearing and adopting a budget for the General Fund, Transportation Vehicle Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Associated Student Body Fund for the year ending August 31, 2013. Said meeting will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Mercer Island School District Administration Building, 4160 86th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island, Washington.

Any person may appear there and be heard for or against any part of the budget. A copy of the budget will be available to any taxpayer making a request for same.

Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent Secretary to the Board of Directors Mercer Island School District #400 King County, Washington Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on August 8, 2012, August 15, 2012 and August 22, 2012. #652452.

CALL FOR BIDS CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, MERCER ISLAND, WASHINGTON DATE OF BID OPENING: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 Time: 3:30 PM Sealed bids for the City Hall Low Impact Development (LID) Retrofit Project will be received by the City of Mercer Island (the “City”) at the DSG Permit Counter, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, Washington 98040 until 3:30 P.M. local

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any new services without asking the public if they want to pay for it.”

Possibly the most welcome result for city officials is the fact that more than 70 percent of those surveyed indicated that the city is generally going in the right direction — up six percentage points more than in 2008.

Respondents indicated that the most important issue facing the community today is education/school funding, with 29 percent putting that first overall.

The next most important issue was traffic/transportation, with 14 percent who answered that it is a top issue, followed by 11 percent who answered that they did not think there is a topic of highest concern.

A surprising one-quarter of respondents said that the city did “only fair” in promoting traffic safety. Road maintenance also did not fare well.

“We need to work harder on transportation,” Conrad noted. “People want us to do more and do it better. “ Islanders are split on their view of the City Council. Half of all respondents indicated that they held a strongly favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of the City Council. Thirtyone percent said that they held a somewhat unfavorable or strongly unfavorable opinion of the body. Twenty percent did not have an opinion.

The city’s Parks and Recreation depart-

time on Thursday, August 30th, 2012 at which time proposals will be opened, publicly read, and tabulated.

Bids received later than 3:30 P.M., August 30th will not be considered.

It is anticipated that this project will be funded in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology’s FY2011 Stormwater Retrofit and LID Competitive Grant Program. Neither the State of Washington nor any of its department or employees are, or shall be, a party to any contract or any subcontract resulting from this solicitation for bids.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE, MANDATORY A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 3:30 P.M., Friday August 24th, 2012 at City Hall, at 9611 S.E. 36th Street Mercer Island, Washington. The City reserves the right to cancel this meeting at anytime.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK Work contemplated to be performed under this contract includes furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for the construction of the Project as follows: Retrofit LID facilities into the existing City Hall site at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island.

LID facilities include but not limited to rain gardens, bioretentions swale, rain harvesting cistern, preamble pavers, pervious concrete paving and porous asphalt paving. Work consists of labor and material for the installation of the above mentioned while maintaining public access to the site so that all City Hall functions to remain operational with minimum distribution during construction.

A single contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest bid, taking into account the Bidder’s Experiences and Qualifications. Each bidder, by submission of the proposal, acknowledges and understands the rights reserved by the Owner in awarding the

ment, police and fire departments are perceived favorably by 88, 86 and 94 percent of respondents, respectively. The city’s Youth and Family Services department was viewed favorably by 71 percent of respondents, but 24 percent had no opinion or did not know about the department.

Just under half of all respondents indicated that the city is doing a good or excellent job of using tax dollars wisely — Rich Conrad, city manager down from 56 percent in 2008.

But, 14 percent said the city is doing a poor job of using tax dollars wisely.

Respondents were generally favorable, however, in rating the job that the city does in maintaining parks, trails, open space, streets, sidewalks and paths, providing recreation activities and protecting the environment.

Two-thirds or more of respondents rated the city’s services in each of those areas as “good” to “excellent.” Eighty percent said fire and medical aid response is good to excellent.

Conversely, lower marks were given for the city’s preparing for a natural disaster such as an earthquake or windstorm. In that category, just 50 percent indicated that the city is doing a good to excellent job. Just 19 percent said it is “only fair,” and 26 percent said they did not know.

More than 80 percent or more indicated that the city is doing a good to excellent job preventing crime and protecting the com-

“We need to work harder on transportation.”

munity. Eighty-five percent of respondents indicated they felt very or completely safe walking in their own neighborhood, and just slightly less safe walking in the Town Center.

One-third of respondents indicated that they are “mostly unprepared” for a disaster that would require them to be able to be on their own for seven days. Ten percent said they are completely unprepared — the same results seen in 2008 and 2010.

Those who responded to the survey were generally older homeowners without children at home. Eighty-five percent own their home; 80 percent of respondents are 45 years or older, with more than half of those respondents older than 60. Nearly two-thirds of respondents do not have any children at home.

Fewer Islanders said that they would be willing to pay more taxes to maintain city services at current levels than in past years. In the most current survey, 41 percent said they would be willing to pay more if needed, down from 49 percent in 2008 but up slightly from 39 percent in 2010. In the recent survey, 47 percent said that if more funds were needed, the city should make up the difference with cuts. That number is up from just 39 percent in 2008.

Learn more online Learn more about the survey by visiting the City of Mercer Island’s website at www.mercergov.org.

PUBLIC NOTICES

contract and the Owner’s right to modify the size of the project.

The bidder agrees that, if awarded the contract, Final Completion of the entire project will be achieved within the construction and contract completion time set forth in the Bid Proposal form.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Guaranty Bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the same time stated in the Specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Mercer Island.

All bidding and all construction shall be carried out in compliance with the Plans and Specifications for this project.

Unless changed by addendum, at the time and date above stated, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are to be submitted only on the forms provided in the Project Manual.

Bids shall remain opened for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the opening of the Bid. The City reserves the right to postpone the date and time for opening of bids.

The City expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor informalities and to award the contract to the responsible bidder that submits the lowest responsive bid.

Plans, specifications, addenda, bidders list, and plan holders list for this project are available only through the City of Mercer Island’s on-line plan room. Free of charge access is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors by going to: http://bxwa.com and clicking on: “Posted Projects”, “Public Works”, “City of Mercer Island”, and “Projects Bidding”. Bidders are encouraged to “Register as a Bidder” in order to receive automatic email notification of future

addenda and to be placed on the “Bidders List”. Please contact Builders Exchange of Washington at 425.258.1303 should you require assistance.

Bidder questions are to be directed to Fred Gu, Project Manager at (206) 275-7803 or by email at fred.gu@mercergov.org.

The City encourages the participation of certified disadvantaged businesses and women’s business enterprises to act as prime contractors, as well as subcontractors on this project.

Allison Spietz City Clerk, City of Mercer Island Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on August 22, 2012. #665322.

CALL FOR BIDS CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, MERCER ISLAND, WASHINGTON DATE OF BID OPENING: Friday, August 31st, 2012 Time: 11:00 A.M. Sealed bids for the 2012 Island Crest Way Trenchless Culvert Replacement Project will be received by the City of Mercer Island (the “City”) at the DSG Permit Counter, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, Washington 98040 until 11:00 A.M. local time on Friday, August 31st, 2012 at which time proposals will be opened, publicly read, and tabulated. Bid received later than 11:00 A.M., August 31th, 2012 will not be considered.

MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT A mandatory on-site pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, August 27th, 2012, at the intersection of SE 47th Street and 89th Ave. SE., Mercer Island. Do not enter project site without prior permission as the entire project site is privately owned. The City is in the process of obtaining multiple right-of-entries. Violation of this condition by any firm or its representatives may result in disqualification.

Other site visit opportunity may be possible by contacting Fred

Gu, project manager at 206-275-7803.

Safety vest are required for the site visit. Attendees are also advised to wear gloves and hiking foot wear. The City reserves the right to cancel this meeting at anytime.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK Work contemplated to be performed under this contract includes furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for the construction of the Project as follows: Replace approximately 185LF of a 24” CMP cross-culvert under Island Crest Way at 4700 Block by way of slip-lining with an 18” HDPE pipe. Works include but not limited to clearing and grubbing, traffic control, erosion control, site restoration.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT Refer to “Instructions to bidders” for Bidder’s Qualification.

A single contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest bid, taking into account the Bidder’s Experiences and Qualifications. Each bidder, by submission of the proposal, acknowledges and understands the rights reserved by the Owner in awarding the contract and the Owner’s right to modify the size of the project.

The bidder agrees that, if awarded the contract, Final Completion of the entire project will be achieved within the construction and contract completion time set forth in the Bid Proposal form.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Guaranty Bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the same time stated in the Specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Mercer Island.

All bidding and all construction shall be carried out in compliance with the Plans and Specifications for this project.

Bids are to be submitted only on the forms provided in the Project Manual. Bids shall remain opened for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the opening of the Bid. The City reserves the right to postpone the date and time for opening of bids.

The City expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor informalities and to award the contract to the responsible bidder that submits the lowest responsive bid.

Plans, specifications, addenda, bidders list, and plan holders list for this project are available only through the City of Mercer Island’s on-line plan room, on August 20th, 2012, Free of charge access is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors by going to: http://bxwa.com and clicking on: “Posted Projects”, “Public Works”, “City of Mercer Island”, and “Projects Bidding”. Bidders are encouraged to “Register as a Bidder” in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to be placed on the “Bidders List”. Please contact Builders Exchange of Washington at 425.258.1303 should you require assistance.

Bidder questions are to be directed to Fred Gu, Project Manager at (206) 275-7803 or by email at fred.gu@mercergov.org.

The City encourages the participation of certified disadvantaged businesses and women’s business enterprises to act as prime contractors, as well as subcontractors on this project.

Allison Spietz City Clerk, City of Mercer Island Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on August 22, 2012. #665376.

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Community briefs

On Thursday, Aug. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, Island residents over age 65 are encouraged to come celebrate Senior Citizen’s Day. Islanders can celebrate the older citizens of the Island during this interactive event.

Metro will be on hand to issue Orca passes, and a representative from Sr. Services of Seattle/King Co. will be able to answer questions about their services.

The Mercer Island Fire Department will do blood pressure checks and the University of WA Physical Medicine Department will offer strength and balance tests. Pharmacy and optometry students will also offer tests and answer questions, while Covenant Shores will discuss living options available at their local Mercer Island site.

A barbecue lunch for $5 plus tax will be served at noon.

Transportation is available, and reservations are required for lunch.

Call 275-7609 to reserve a spot and request a ride.

Record crowds attend Autism Day festivities Warm temperatures and a day filled with free activities combined to attract more than 600 families to the annual Autism Day Washington celebration at Jubilee Farm in Carnation on Saturday, Aug. 11.

Founder Lynne Banki, of Sammamish, estimated that 1,500 people took part in the fun-filled event for families that have been touched by autism.

Nonprofit specialist GFS Fund Development, of Sammamish, coordinated both the sponsorships and donations from dozens of local businesses to cover expenses for the 11th annual event. The number of sponsors jumped by 25 percent this year, with vendors providing food, water and raffle items for the first time.

“Attendance this year was up by at least 50 percent over last year,” said Banki. Banki said all 600 Autism Day WA T-shirts were given away less than

an hour after the event began. There were 88 vendor booths set up in the pasture near the barn.

Sara Gardner, who coordinates the Autism Spectrum Navigators program at Bellevue College, said she was able to reach more families in just four hours at Jubilee Farm than she can usually connect with over an ordinary month. The AS Navigators program provides support and peer mentoring for students at the college.

Banki said the continued success of the Autism Day WA will allow her to stage similar gatherings in other areas of Washington, and eventually in other states as well.

For more information, go to www.autismdaywa. org.

Clothing drive to benefit Union Gospel Mission Mercer Island resident Szu-Raj Kothari, of Boy Scout Troop 624, is holding a clothes collection drive for his Eagle Scout project.

His goal is to collect 1,000 articles of winter clothing to be donated to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission this fall.

Every winter, the mission falls short of its needs for winter clothing.

Kothari hopes his project will be able to satisfy their needs this year.

- Sweaters, sweatshirts - Socks and thermals - Long pants, jeans - Gloves and hats - Jackets Donations will be collected from 9 until 11:30, on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the North end Albertsons, and between 4 and 6:30 p.m. at the South end QFC. For more information, contact Szuraj.eagle@ gmail.com.

New report describes inequity across King County, data to be used to direct change

Issues, hardships stymie healthy communities

By Reporter Staff

Last week, King County Executive Dow Constantine called for a community-wide effort to make King County a place where everyone has access to opportunities and the ability to reach their full potential, upon release of a first-of-its-kind report that reveals inequities of place, race and income across the county.

“It’s a basic American ideal that personal success should be based upon merit — talent, drive, determination — not upon race, or class, or ZIP code,” said Constantine.

“Our economy depends on everyone being able to contribute, and we must remove the barriers that artificially limit the ability of some to fulfill their potential. Only when all can fully participate can we have true prosperity.”

The first annual report of King County Equity and Social Justice shows that King County is increasingly diverse, with a non-white population that has grown from 13 percent in 1980 to 35 percent in the 2010 census. That trend is expected to continue, as nearly half of all county residents under 18 are non-white. More than 100 languages are spoken in King County, and 11 percent of those over age 5 have lim-

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“Economic disparity inhibits all that can be great about our communities.”

significantly by race. Nearly two in five Latino adults and more than one in five African-American adults report food hardship.

And there is more: housing, health, accessibility of services and jobs, education and communication are all essential to bringing opportunity to all.

“The only way to attain and maintain a healthy population is to shrink the inequitable and devastating economic disparity that far too often inhibits all that can be great about our communities,” said Dan Dixon, Vice President for External Affairs at Swedish Health Services.

The report also highlights King County’s efforts to promote fair and just conditions for all through the siting and delivering of services; policy development and decision making; education and communication within county government; and community engagement and partnerships.

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Money - lots of it, shapes Chinese ‘expat’ schools Island family looks back at experience in Beijing ‘expat’ schools

By Stowe Sprague

Special to the Reporter

When you pull up to the International School of Beijing (ISB), out in the suburbs among the gated villa compounds for mostly expats, you are in awe of the massive series of blocks; like Chinese modern architecture, it intends to impress with scope, rather than beauty. The orientation speaker jokes it can be seen along with the Great Wall from space (both can’t).

When we arrived in sweaty August 2009, it was a relief as a mom to see this huge, secure building, built mostly with American materials to last, and equipped with everything possible to take care of my kids seven hours a day. This was an oasis in

the rapid urban turmoil that is Beijing.

And paradise it did seem compared to West Mercer’s three quick lunch shifts in the gym and the Mercer Island School District’s shrinking budget. Both ISB and MISD have roughly the same student population, albeit ISB houses them all in one long complex. ISB has four gyms, a swimming pool and two massive cafeterias, and last summer during its annual construction binge, it extended one to eliminate a lunch shift (and increase class schedule flexibility).

The two libraries (for K-8, 9-12) are bigger than Mercer Island’s library, but also for good reason: it is used by families — no foreign library beyond these gates. ISB has a 600-person theatre, a black box and music studio rooms; the arts wing will be expanded according to the original plans. These plans were scaled back when first built,

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Stowe Sprague’s children, Martha, Nathan and Leah, in front of the International School of Beijing. They attended this school for three years while the family lived in China. The school for British students is across the street. not because of funding, but because the Chinese government didn’t want the building to be too massive, and more importantly by forcing a change on a rich foreigner, saved face as the ultimate decision-maker in the land.

But a school is not just

concrete. My first impression was the freedom from stress — lack of financial worry and penny-pinching — that seemed to buoy every school employee. Teachers and administrators seemed more relaxed. And there is no lack of them. Teachers had 18-22 kids in a class, plus an ayi to settle Jimmy’s lunch card, staple artwork to a wall, and help out with lessons in the younger grades. The school is spicand-span thanks to an army of cleaning ayis. Principals and vice principals (for all three levels) have secretaries plus assistants. Each of the 76 school buses has a driver and an ayi/bus monitor.

ISB has costs that are foreign to Mercer Island schools.

Security is huge. Students attend security assemblies and are told to add the security chief ’s phone number to their cell phones: call 24-7 anywhere in China.

Drivers and ayis (all families employ help) are given IDs. The school is ringed with security gates and guards.

Unbeknownst to many, ISB is the designated “bunker destination” for Americans and Canadians (the British and Europeans are to go to the massive British School across the street), if Beijing politically implodes. ISB has its own food and water supply for that emergency situation.

And the air. When pollution levels (2.5 micron

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The sign outside of the International School of Beijing. The school exterior has the look and feel of an multi-story office building. particles) hit 270 (in comparison, Seattle is under 5), recess and all sports are entirely cancelled. Despite IQ air purifiers everywhere, the view down the hallway can be hazy. Recess was cancelled one out of four days last year. During the summer construction binge, domes were constructed over the tennis court/playground and sports field.

Although labor is cheap, the price to maintain western standards is not. Tuition tops a good Seattle private school, but mostly this is paid by expats’ companies.

What does money buy? The value of small class size vs. good teacher can be debated, but I clearly saw that help and fewer kids mean less stress for teachers and more time devoted to each pupil.

It doesn’t negate the effects of a bad teacher, but it boosts a good one. Like humans in

general, quality and personal dedication to teaching one’s best can vary.

One Achilles heel of international schools is the 2-for1 hiring decision reality: typically, the school hires two teaching spouses and it is a fluke that both are equally stellar. Money in order not to worry about resources is good, but too much can be a distraction. Often, enrichments — visiting drummers from South Africa! A writer from the United States! A field trip to Shanghai! — are a flurry of learning opportunities but don’t necessarily advance curriculum or the mission of a 21st century education.

A lean budget can mean a pared down focus.

Stowe Sprague, a writer, along with her husband and children, returned to the Island in July.

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Future playfields uncertain at former Boys & Girls Club property

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 | Page 11

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The old East Seattle School, the former location of the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club, from this 2010 file photo, is under lease to the club for several more years.

By Megan Managan

mmanagan@mi-reporter.com

The old Boys & Girls Club location, off of East Mercer Way, was purchased

by Mercer Island resident Michael O’Brien about six years ago, prior to PEAK’s construction. The agreement included the Boys & Girls Club continuing to lease the property from O’Brien for 10 years.

The Mercer Island School District donated the land to the Boys & Girls Club in 1984.

O’Brien said this week that the lease has another four or five years to go, and that any work on the property after the lease concludes is not at the forefront of planning right now.

O’Brien did say he’s not

sure exactly what the property will become once the lease is finished. It was originally planned to become baseball fields.

“Originally, it was going to be a baseball park,” said O’Brien. “But I think the need has somewhat diminished for that. I don’t think it’s the highest and best use.

I’ve heard a few other ideas, but it’s pretty far out right now.”

O’Brien purchased the property in 2006 from the Boys & Girls Club of King County. The 2.87-acre property was purchased for $6 million. The Boys & Girls Club planned to use $4.5 million of the sale proceeds toward the PEAK project, which was finished in 2010.

The Rainier Vista Boys &

Girls Club received another $1 million for its new facility, and the remaining $500,000 was placed in the organizations capital reserve fund.

According to the earlier story, O’Brien said he planned to keep the existing gym, built in 1990, and spend an additional $2 million to develop fields for the Mercer Island Little League and T-ball.

He said his plans for the property included demolishing the old school building, which opened its doors to Islander students in 1914 and closed in the 1980s.

“There’s not enough facilities here, and the amount of parks on Mercer Island for kids are just not proportionate to the values of the homes,” he said then.

A bench framed by colorful petunias looks inviting to passersby outside of Banner Bank along 78th Avenue S.E. in early August. Photo by Rebecca Mar. Got a photo you’d like to share with the Island in our “Eye on MI” feature? Email your image with a caption about where and when it was taken to editor@mi-reporter.com.

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Blotter | FROM 7 into the Issaquah Jail.

Aug. 13 Boating under influence:

Police arrested the 20-yearold female driver of a boat at 7:12 p.m. off of Luther Burbank Park for boating under the influence of liquor or drugs. Marine patrol stopped the boat after noticing the violation of some safety regulations.

Aug. 14 Costume jewelry: A city Parks and Recreation employee found a large mesh bag full of costume jewelry in the 5700 block of Island Crest Way, in Island Crest Park, at 2:15 p.m. The employee brought the bag to the police station and police placed it into safekeeping. The bag was likely from a recent theft or burglary.

Accident: An SUV rolled backward, with its passenger door open, out of the St. Monica School driveway after the driver exited the vehicle. The driver, a 58-year-old woman, left the vehicle in neutral without setting the parking brake.

The passenger, 62, then exited and left her door open. The SUV rolled onto 87th Avenue S.E. and struck another SUV that was parked on the roadside.

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In next week’s sports section, look for the 2012 fall sports previews for Mercer Island High School and a special 2012 fall sports calendar.

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MIHS tennis player gives back, one racket at a time

Matt Phelps returns to Island to help his mother

By Megan Managan

mmanagan@mi-reporter.com

Mercer Island High School sophomore Ben Elliot knows about tennis.

He has played for the last six years and is a member of the MIHS team. His older brother plays, as does his dad. Tennis players know that racket stringing comes with the game, but Elliot has set out to solve the problem of where to get those rackets restrung, while helping the community.

E l liot st ar te d String4Others, which donates the money earned from stringing rackets to local nonprofits.

Elliot said he got the idea because he has grown up with the idea of volunteering and knowing it was something he wanted to do.

“I wanted to find a way to give back,” he said. While he has been stringing tennis rackets for a couple of years, a skill that his dad taught him, the idea of doing it as a service for others is a recent revelation.

“I’ve been doing it for the last couple of years, but started the business a couple of months ago,” he said. “My dad taught me how [to string]. It seems like it’s difficult, but once you do it a couple times, it’s

not so hard.”

Money earned will go to the Mercer Island Family Assistance Program, unless someone specifies another charity.

“I liked it because it’s more directed to people on Mercer Island,” he said.

“There are a lot of people on Mercer Island who don’t want to publicize they need help, so hopefully this can help them.”

Elliot said the amount of time it takes to restring a racket really depends on the type of string being used. The Technifibre pro red code poly takes about an hour for Elliot to restring because it’s thicker, but the synthetic gut string takes him only about 30 minutes.

Either way, String4Others has a same day or next day service, meaning he’ll restring it and get it back to customers as fast as he can.

Elliot said he has done one or two rackets a week since starting String4Others, mostly for friends of the family and tennis players who the Elliots know. He hopes to expand and get much busier.

“I’d love to get more rackets per week,” he said. As of right now, Elliot is the sole racket stringer, but he said he’s teaching his younger brother how to do it.

Former Reporter sports editor Phelps searches for gold

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Ben Elliot, a sophomore at Mercer Island High School, runs String4Others, a business that gives its money to nonprofits.

“Maybe someday he’ll take it over for me,” said Elliot.

So far Elliot said his favorite part of restringing rackets for the community has been the chance to meet and talk to the people who bring in their rackets.

“I like meeting the people who bring me their rackets,” he said. “I’m also going to really like when we can start giving the money away.”

Elliot charges $25 to

restring a racket with Wilson Extreme Synthetic Gut, and $30 for the Technifibre pro red code poly. If customers want to bring their own string, Elliot charges $20. All the money will be donated to the MI Family Assistance Program or to a charity of choice.

To learn more or to contact Elliot, email him at string4others@gmail.com or visit the website at string4others.org.

have lunch and then she plays with my son for a few hours while I catch up on house work. Last week we were all set to have lunch when she called me to say Just when she was going you think you’re On Sports to be late. It was out, they pull not a big suryou back in. prise.

I love Mercer But when she Island, but I arrived, she was rarely have a in tears. She had reason to come lost her wedding back. My mom, ring the day Diane, visits before someMatt Phelps Mercer Island where between more than I karate class and do as she takes home. karate classes at Z-Ultimate Now my mom losing Self Defense Studio each something is not cause for week. surprise. Not even her wedShe also makes the trek ding ring. I figured that she to Kirkland to see me, have set it down at home and lunch and spend some time just forgot. As we pulled out with her grandson each of the driveway, she began Wednesday. Normally, we to tell me the story of how she was late for class, took it off and put it in a pocket in her bag. She wasn’t sure if she zipped the pocket.

That made me nervous, and I immediately got on 405 heading south.

I don’t get to Mercer Island very often and really did not have enough time to do this. But it was my mom, and it was her wedding ring.

At this point, I only had an hour until I had to be back.

I also knew I might be fightMatt Phelps/Staff Photo ing Blue Angels traffic.

The thought occurred to Diane Phelps, the mother me that if it fell out of her of former Mercer Island bag, it could just be lying Reporter sports writer Matt around anywhere. It could Phelps, lost her wedding ring.

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Sports briefs Eastside FC team finishes third at national tournament The Eastside FC 94 Red boys U17 soccer team finished third overall in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. The team includes three Mercer Island residents, Jordan Morris, Sam Miller and Josh Lee. The tournament took place in Rock Hill, S.C., and featured the top teams from around the country. The Eastside FC team earned a place in the tournament after winning the U.S. Youth Soccer National League earlier this spring.

The team started off with a 4-1 on the opening day of the competition, playing against North Texas’ Solar Chelsea 95.

The team also played the eventual tournament winners from Illinois, losing 1-0. The team then beat Arizona’s Sereno, 3-0, but as neither of the leading

teams fell, the Eastside FC squad finished in third place.

It’s the second straight bronze medal for the Eastside FC team, which won the same title in the 2011 tournament. The team is coached by Dan Strom.

Pac-12 Network now live on TV, online The Pac-12 Network, featuring the Washington universities, went live on Wednesday, Aug. 15.

Within the network there will be six regional areas, representing the geographic areas of the conference, with the University of Washington and Washington State featured in the Washington regional network.

The Pac-12 network will be able to show more football and basketball games throughout the seasons, as well as Olympic sports.

Games will be broadcast

on TV and the online portion of the channel.

The channel will be available within the sports tier for most cable providers.

The Pac-12 hasn’t negotiated a deal with Direct TV or Dish Network.

The network will feature the regional channel, along with the national channel.

In the Seattle area, Comcast viewers can watch on channel 430 for the regional network, on channel 628 for the regional HD channel, and the national channel will be available on channel 431.

For Wave Broadband customers, the regional channel is available on channel 123 and 723 for HD. The national channel is on 124, with the HD national channel on 724.

Fios customers can find the Pac-12 regional network on channel 80 and channel 580 for HD. The national channel is on 78 and 578 in HD. To learn more about the Pac-12, visit www.pac-12. com.

Mercer Island climber prepares for world championship event

By Megan Managan

mmanagan@mi-reporter.com

Mercer Island resident Shannon Russell is heading to the World Youth climbing championships later this month in Singapore.

Russell, who graduated from Mercer Island High School in June, qualified for the speed climbing event, after a third-place finish at the Youth National competition in July in Atlanta.

The top four in each division earned a spot at the world competition.

“I was really excited to qualify,” she said. “I’ve been to nationals the last four years, but this is the time first I’ve made it.”

Russell trains at Vertical World in Seattle, where she said she has been really focused on speed climbing this year.

“I’ve been training specifically for the speed race since July,” she said.

Russell said she leaves on Aug. 24 and will return from Singapore on Sept.

2. Luckily for her, she’s attending the University of Washington this fall, which means she won’t miss any school.

“I’m glad they don’t start next week, otherwise that would be an interesting

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The Eastside FC 94 Red boys U17 soccer team finished third overall in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships.

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be lying on the sidewalk, or even in the street. The longer it remained there, the more chance that someone would find it. Now I worked on Mercer Island

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Shannon Russell climbs at Vertical World in Seattle in this 2009 file photo. Russell, now a MIHS graduate, will climb in the World Youth Championships this August. first two weeks,” she said.

While Russell prepares to fly halfway around the world and climb as fast as she possibly can, she said she’s looking forward to

being part of the national group.

“I’m really just looking forward to being part of the national team and doing the events,” she said.

for eight years. I was not as worried about the wrong person finding it as I would be if it were somewhere else. But then again, you never know.

Even if a kind person found it, they may not know what to do with it.

Do you take it to the

nearest business? Do you take it to the local newspaper? Do you take it to the police?

We drove into the parking garage and parked. The first thing my mom wanted to do was go ask her sensei if they had found it. She was a bit frantic. I got out of the car and looked down.

There it was. Right at my feet. Resting in the darkness near the white parking stripe. As if it had fallen out of her bag when she put it in the car. Needless to say, my mom was ecstatic to have her ring back.

We made it back in time to get my son, and they got to enjoy the sun.

It was a good return to Mercer Island.

Matt Phelps writes for the Kirkland Reporter, a sister paper of the Mercer Island Reporter.

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submissions: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. Please e-mail your Island event notices to rmar@mi-reporter.com. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a space-available basis. Calendar online: Post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. Click on the “Calendar” link under Community.

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Mercer Island rEporter | www.mi-reporter.com of Ministries for Children and Families. Bring your kids’ backpacks with you for the commissioning. A gift will be given to all kids in attendance. All are welcome. www.mipc.org.

Outdoor Family Movie: “Bee Movie,” 8:30 p.m., Aug. 26, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Mercer Way. Bring your friends and family to the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. Bring your lawn chairs. S’mores will be made in the campfire area. Free. www.sjcc.org.

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Thursday | 23 National Senior Citizen’s Day Celebration: 11:30 a.m.-1

p.m., Aug. 23, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street.

Barbecue lunch: 12 p.m., $5 plus tax. Metro will issue Orca passes. The fire department, a Senior Services of Seattle/King Co. representative, UW Physical Medicine Department and pharmacy and optometry students will be present. Covenant Shores will discuss living options.

For age 65+. Transportation available. Lunch reservations required: call (206) 275-7609.

Saturday | 25 Mercer Island Emergency Volunteer Drill: 9 a.m.-12

p.m., Aug. 25, City Hall Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. RSVP to Officer Franklin: (206) 275-7607.

Mountains To Sound Greenway Volunteer Event: 9 a.m.-3

p.m., Aug. 25, Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Invasive plant removal.

Contact: (206) 812-0122, volunteer@mtsgreenway.org. www.mtsgreenway.org.

Free Outdoor Movie Night: 7-10 p.m., Aug. 25, Mercerdale Park. “How to Train Your Dragon,” rated PG. Movie begins at approximately 8 p.m. 98 minutes. Starring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard

Butler and Christopher MintzPlasse. This animated film is set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons. Staff will be on site with special activities inspired from the movie beginning at 7 p.m.

Cookbook authors and recipes. Local Washington state farmers and prepared food vendors. Music: Sassafras - Cajun Female Fiddlers.

Children’s Table: Garlic sprouts. www.mifarmersmarket.org.

Sunday | 26

Blessing of the Backpacks:

Mercer Island Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Aug.

26, Mercerdale Park, 77th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 32nd Street. Weekly produceonly market. Books & Bites.

Library 4400 88th Ave. S.E. (206) 236-3537 www.kcls.org Computer Class on Microsoft Word Level 1: 9:30 a.m., Aug.

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Friends of the Mercer Island Library Silent Auction Book Sale: Sept.

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10:10 a.m., Aug. 26, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Avenue S.E. Special, family-focused service of worship featuring kid-friendly songs and a kidfriendly sermon preached by Jennifer Paterson, Director eBooks: 1 p.m., Sept. 9 and Sept. 24. Library staff is available to get you started with KCLS eBooks.

Sing with Our Grandkids for Adults Only: 7 p.m.,

Sept. 13. Presented by Nancy Stewart. Remember your favorite songs and learn fun and creative ways to share them with your grandchildren in this monthly gathering.

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“Wall Street,” 1 p.m., Sept.

15. “Barbarians at the Gate”: 1 p.m., Sept. 22.

Children & Families Fall Nature Garden Discoveries: 2:30 p.m., Sept.

12. Ages 6 to 10. Join Sarah Heller from Washington Park Arboretum. Enjoy sto-

28, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The club meets every Tuesday. Each meeting covers club activities and features a weekly guest speaker. The general public is welcome.

Tuesday | Sept. 4 Infant/Child and Adult CPR with AED Class (non-health care provider): 7-9 p.m., Sept.

4, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Cost: $20 (check or cash). To reserve a spot, call (206) 275-7607, Monday through Friday. A private class at your location with an instructor may also ries, a scavenger hunt and other hands-on activities to help you discover some of the secrets of native plants and how the Native Americans used them.

Make a pine cone critter out of natural materials.

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Teens Study Zone: 3:30 p.m.,

Tuesdays, Sept. 4-25.

Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.

Teen Zone: Study and Games, 2 p.m., Mondays, Sept. 10-24; 1:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 12-26.

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Wednesday | 5 Probus Club of Mercer Island:

10:30 a.m., Sept. 5, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Speaker: James Farrington, a survivor of the sinking of the carrier Yorktown during the 1942 Battle of Midway. The public is welcome.

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Gala: 4-6 p.m., Sept. 15, Covenant Shores, 9150 Fortuna Drive. The community is welcome. Proceeds benefit the Benevolent Care Fund. Hors d’oeuvres and desserts served at Fortuna Lodge dining room at 4 p.m. Pat Wright and Total Experience Gospel Choir will perform. Cost: $35.

Reservation deadline: Sept. 7.

Contact: Penny Zelinsky, (206) 268-3012.

MIHS Class of 1982 30-Year Reunion: 6:30 p.m., Sept. 15,

Events | Upcoming Mercer Island Community SJCC Jewish Touch Lecture Series: Opening Lecture,

Tuesday | 28 The Aviara project, still under construction, rises across the street from Aljoya.

be arranged. www.mercergov.org.

“Jews, Magic & Houdini,” 4 p.m., Sept. 9, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. Joshua Jay, internationally acclaimed lecturer and magician, explores why Jews are attracted to magic and illustrates with a performance. Emphasis on Harry Houdini. Cost: $8 (SJCC members, seniors, students), $12 (nonmembers). Contact: Kim Lawson, (206) 388-0823. www.SJCC.org.

Family and Friends Benefit

and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Contact: Carrie York Williams, yorkdds@comcast.net. To register, go to www.reunionswithclass.com.

Events | Ongoing “Cinderella Rockin’ the ’80s”:

ongoing through Aug. 26, Youth Theatre Northwest, 8805 S.E. 40th Street. The summer season closes with a retro spin on a classic fairy tale. Tickets: $10. Box office: (206) 232-4145, ext. 109. www.youththeatre.org.

MEETING NOTICE Mercer Island School District Unless otherwise noted, school board meetings are held at 4160 86th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, in the Board Room. Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.

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Kent 10 acres $250,000 9.98 acres, 2 parcel numbers of stunning land. In the family since 1917 & about 1/2 pasture, 1/2 treed. At the end of a dead end road. #385825 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

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Bellingham Comm $850,000 Reduced! 4.5ac just off freeway, all utilities in the street or on proper ty, New sidewalks in. Multi use, close to Bellis Fair & growing commercial. #27127645 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

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Mercer Island $300,000 Generous .48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

N Bend land $650,000 3.4 ac w/commercial potential. Multiple tenants want to stay, level, ut. in street. Next to I-90, great access. Possible owner finance. #328993 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

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Beacon Hill $425,000 Two living areas w/ full kitchens upper & lower.

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Central location -sunny deck & gardens. 2 car garage. #351347 Barbara Bro 206-459-8411 Amanda Reynolds 425-233-8257

Gig Harbor $1,175,000 Exquisite custom home complements its “destination address” of One Point Fosdick. Main-flr master, hi-end kit, indoor pool, hot tub & shop & beach access. #362498 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

Privacy & Charm $379,000 A 3bR cottage style home in Duvall w/two separate finished outbuildings. The 3 car gar h a s a f i n i s h e d wo o d working shop & there is also a finished craft or office bldg. #390152 Suzanne Lane 206-419-6387

-SHORT SALE$399,900 T h i s a d o ra bl e 3BR/2.75BA 1940SF house is perched atop a hill in it’s own garden paradise. Tile flooring & hardwoods throughout.

Kitchen w/stainless appliances. #387186 James R. Shute206230-5421

Union hill $1,299,999 Stunning custom home on over 2.5ac of pristine s e r e n i t y. Tr a d i t i o n a l home, in-ground pool, pool house, greenhouse, sport court, idylic creek and more. #349062 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

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-SHORT SALE$119,900 Beautiful 2BR/1BA 1748SF townhouse w/fully finished basement. Laundry rm w/storage. Main level has kitchen & dining w/slider to back deck. Must see! #279118 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

-SHORT SALE$344,900 You must see this amazing 3-Lvl Auburn home!

Custom built home features 3 full kitchens on ever y flr, 3 full baths w/laundry closets, 3BR, 3 fplcs. #334934 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

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Mercer Island Lot $325,000 Generous .48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

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Mirrormont lot $55,000 Reduced, just under an acre lot in Mirrormont.

Neighboring homes have views of Poo Poo Point takeoff area. Relax on your deck & watch the show. #206333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

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Newcastle land $150,000 2.5 acres w/R-1 zoning.

Good location and close to everything in Newcastle, must hike in to see. #392633 Mike Schoonover 425-442-0477

Pacific Hwy S $575,000 6.08 acres w/650+- on Hwy 99. Water, power, sewer and gas in the street. Highly visible with many possibilities. #378015 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Beacon Hill $425,000 Two living areas w/full kitchens upper & lower.

Vaulted ceiling, Bright!

Central location -sunny deck & gardens. 2 car garage. #351347 Barbara Bro 206-459-8411 Amanda Reynolds 425-233-8257

New Price! $549,000 Amazing lot one from the water. Lovely lake & mtn views…build your dream home! Act now while int e r e s t r a t e s a r e l o w.

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$150,000 12.9 wooded ac. just off I - 9 0 a t ex i t # 3 1 . R e duced; deeded easement for easy access.

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Moses Lake $6,814,000 227+ acre parcel. Level industrial land at Grant County Airport, rail and all utilities are on site or in the street. #311136 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

Ocean View Lot $159,000 Spectacular view property, high on hill in gated Willapa Heights. Panoramic, sweeping ocean views. Highly coveted.

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N. Bend 29ac $249,000 29+ acres of land, super easy access off I-90. Will suppor t 3, maybe 4 homes, huge price reduction. Studies available. #206270 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Union hill $1,299,999 Stunning custom home on over 2.5ac of pristine s e r e n i t y. Tr a d i t i o n a l home, in-ground pool, pool house, greenhouse, sport court, idylic creek and more. #349062 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

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Rainier Valley $300,000 Price reduced! Great site!18,728 sq ft on the n ew l i g h t ra i l , a c r o s s from Columbia City Station and at a light and on the cor ner. Multi use. #16628 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

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Bellefield Park $450,000 Downtown Bellevue Townhome, newly renovated throughout, 2BR/2.5 BA, club hse, p o o l & t e n n i s c o u r t s, magnificent grounds, pvt patio & deck, new furn+AC, gar #280475 Laura Reymore 206-230-5351

Think Inside the Box Advertise in your Moses Lake Vacant Land local community $27,725,000 2 8 3 + a c d eve l o p m e n t . newspaper and on Close to airport & busi- the web with just Residential Lot Place an advertisement ness park, partial agricul$449,000 one phone call. ture. Utilities close or in Partial lk view lot, small or search for jobs, street. Adjacent parcels Call 800-388-2527 subdivision of 5 lots, up homes, merchandise, available. #311388 for more information. pvt road off E Mercer. pets and more in the Michael Schoonover Road, utilities in along Classifieds 24 hours a Vacant Land 425-442-0477 paved access, recorded maintenance agrmt. Sur- day online at www.nw-ads.com. vey avail. #83519 North Bend land

Moses Lake $29,952,000 303+ac. 3 lg parcels next to a business park, part in agriculture. Utilities close or in street, close to airport. Other parcels available. #311390 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

Gig Harbor $1,175,000 Exquisite custom home complements its “destination address” of One Point Fosdick. Main-flr master, hi-end kitchen, indoor pool, hot tub & shop & beach access. #362498 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

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Kirkland Condo $239,950 Priced to Sell; 2 BD 2 BA light-filled spacious living w/2 decks, frplce & huge storage 2 par king, 15 min to MI; easy I-405 access, walk to Starbucks, Metro market #327032 Keith McKinney 425-221-8557

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New in Somerset $668,000 Located on a cul-de-sac surrounded by nature on 3 sides. Built-in BBQ, expansive deck, large lawn and gardens...picnic at home! #390972 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

Commercial $175,000 Price reduced to sell. Updated commercial in BreVacant Land merton. Current business Off Island Real Estate would like to lease back.

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Suncadia Beauty New in Somerset #276347 $260,000 $668,000 Michael Schoonover 17k+ pr ime lot w/golf Spectacular setting, lo425-442-0477 course view. Great nbrhd cated on a cul-de-sac of beautiful luxury wildersurrounded by nature on ness homes. Suncadia 3 sides. Built-in BBQ, examenities: golfing/hikpansive deck, large lawn i n g / sw i m m i n g ( wa t e r & g a r d e n s. . . p i c n i c a t slides)/dining(winer y). home! #390972 Off Island Real Estate #336653 Peggy Watkins Pam Richmond 206-230-5444 206-265-9114 Commercial/MV $600,000 Welding shop/commercial/home in Maple Valley. 1.4+ac right on the M. Valley Hwy, 3 bldgs, Off Island Real Estate house, 2 tenants. 2 tax Vacant Land parcels. Pull through acNew on Market cess. #390273 $225,000 Suncadia Beauty Mike Schoonover A great neighborhood in $260,000 425-442-0477 Fe d e r a l Way. Va u l t e d 17k+ pr ime lot w/golf ceilings, alarm system, c o u r s e v i e w. G r e a t skylights, lovely open nbrhd of beautiful luxury kitchen, dining area with wilderness homes. Sunbay windows. #381253 cadia amenities: golfKeith McKinney ing/hiking/swimming/din- Off Island Real Estate 425-221-8551 ing. #336653

Ocean View Lot $159,000 Spectacular view property, high on hill in gated Willapa Heights. Panoramic, sweeping ocean views. Highly coveted.

Ready to build, septic in. Real Estate for Sale Other Areas Perfect f/dream home. #235503 50% OFF OCEANCathy Humphries FRONT Condos! 2BR/2 206-300-6142 BA was $700K now $399,000. Acquired from b a n k 1 h r Va n c o u ve r 2hrs Seattle 1-888-99Marin x 5397

Commercial/MV $600,000 Welding shop/commercial/home in Maple Valley. 1.4+ac right on the M. Valley Hwy, 3 bldgs, house, 2 tenants. 2 tax parcels. Pull through access. #390273 Mike Schoonover 425-442-0477

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-SHORT SALE$584,900 Gorgeous 3BR/3BA, 3064SF hm in the Crest nbrhd! Beautiful kit w/breakfast bar, cozy d e n w / F P. S u m m e r ready w/a built-in Viking outdoor grill. #387146 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

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-SHORT SALE$599,900 Gorgeous 3BR/3BA 3064SF home in the Crest nbrhd! Beautiful kitchen with breakfast b a r, c o z y d e n w / F P. Summer ready with a built-in Viking outdoor grill. #387146 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

WOW Ocean View! $1,195,000 Pe r c h e d a b ove t h e ocean, a stunning home w / b r e a t h t a k i n g v i ew s.

World class 4000sf of luxury. Incredible attention to details. Near W e s t p o r t W A . Yo u r dream home! #202964 Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142

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SHORT SALE$387,900 Adorable 3BR/2.75BA 1940SF house perched atop a hill in it’s own garden paradise. Tile flooring and hardwoods Off Island Real Estate throughout. Kitchen w/stainless applcs. #387186 -SHORT SALEJames R. Shute $774,900 206-230-5421 Large 5BR/7BA 6884SF waterfront home near Lake Chelan with lot next door included. This home will wow you when you have a chance to view it.

Off Island Real Estate #361478 James R. Shute 206-230-5421 The Pinnacle $1,888,000 Rising above it all sits a house on a hill overlooking the land of sunsets, reflective lake & sparkOff Island Real Estate ling city skylines. Vist #386660 Peggy Watkins -SHORT SALE206-230-5444 $774,900 Lg 5BR/7BA 6884SF wtft home near Lake Chelan with lot next door included. This home will wow you when you have a c h a n c e t o v i e w i t . Off Island Real Estate #361478 James R. Shute The Pinnacle 206-230-5421 $1,888,000 Rising above it all sits a house on a hill overlooking the land of sunsets, reflective lake & sparkling city skylines.

Off Island Real Estate #386660 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444 -SHORT SALE$749,900 Beautiful 3BR/2.5BA 2700SF hm on a quiet pvt drive in the Houghton nbrhd of Kirkland. Amazing wraparound deck w/ List in the Flea v i e w s o f L a k e Wa & for free!

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World class 4000sf of luxury. Incredible attention to details. Near W e s t p o r t W A . Yo u r dream hm! #202964 Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142

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$175,000

Privacy & Charm

$379,000

-SHORT SALE- $387,900

Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

A 3bR cottage style home in Duvall w/ two separate finished outbuildings. The 3 car gar has a finished woodworking shop & there is also a finished craft or office bldg. #390152 Suzanne Lane 206-419-6387

Adorable 3BR/2.75BA 1940SF house perched atop a hill in it’s own garden paradise. Tile flooring and hardwoods throughout. Kitchen w/stainless applcs. #387186 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

Commercial/MV

New in Somerset

◆ -SHORT SALE-

Price reduced to sell. Updated commercial in Bremerton. Current business would like to lease back. Free street parking. #276347

$600,000

Welding shop/commercial/home in Maple Valley. 1.4+ac right on the M. Valley Hwy, 3 bldgs, house, 2 tenants. 2 tax parcels. Pull through access. #390273 Mike Schoonover 425-442-0477

$668,000

Located on a cul-de-sac surrounded by nature on 3 sides. Built-in BBQ, expansive deck, large lawn and gardens...picnic at home! #390972 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

$749,900

Beautiful 3BR/2.5BA 2700SF hm on a quiet pvt drive in the Houghton nbrhd of Kirkland. Amazing wraparound deck w/ views of Lake Wa & Olympic Mtns. #392641 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

Beacon Hill

$425,000

Gorgeous 3BR/3BA, 3064SF hm in the Crest nbrhd! Beautiful kit w/breakfast bar, cozy den w/FP. Summer ready w/a builtin Viking outdoor grill. #387146

¶ -SHORT SALE- $774,900

¶ Gig Harbor

Lg 5BR/7BA 6884SF wtft home near Lake Chelan with lot next door included.

This home will wow you when you have a chance to view it. #361478 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

◆ New on Market WOW Ocean View! $1,195,000

Perched above the ocean, a stunning home w/breathtaking views. World class 4000sf of luxury. Incredible attention to details.

Near Westport WA. Your dream hm! #202964 Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142

¶ Union Hill

$1,299,999

Stunning custom home on over 2.5ac of pristine serenity. Traditional home, inground pool, pool house, greenhouse, sport court, idylic creek and more. #349062 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

-SHORT SALE- $584,900

Two living areas w/full kitchens upper & lower. Vaulted ceiling, Bright! Central location -sunny deck & gardens. 2 car garage. #351347 Barbara Bro 206-459-8411 Amanda Reynolds 425-233-8257

James R. Shute 206-230-5421

$1,175,000

Exquisite custom home complements its “destination address” of One Point Fosdick. Main-flr master, hi-end kit, indoor pool, hot tub & shop & beach access. #362498 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

Virtual Tours

Previews International

The Pinnacle $1,888,000

Rising above it all sits a house on a hill overlooking the land of sunsets, reflective lake & sparkling city skylines. Vist #386660 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

VACANT LAND Mirrormont Lot

$55,000

Lynnwood Lot

$300,000 Residential Lot $449,000 $99,995 North Bend 29 Acres $249,000 Kenmore 1.5 ac. on a dead end st. Foundation in, plans Partial lk view lot, small subdivision of 5 lots,

Reduced, just under an acre lot in Mirrormont.

Neighboring homes have views of Poo Poo Point takeoff area. Relax on your deck & watch the show. #206333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

.55 acre lot close to everything. Water and power in the street. Large lot with great potential #371738 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

North Bend Land

$150,000

12.9 wooded ac. just off I-90 at exit #31.

Reduced; deeded easement for easy access.

Lots of room, timber and space to roam, his will be a great location. #29160006 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

Ocean View Lot

29+ acres of land, super easy access off I-90.

Will support 3, maybe 4 homes, huge price reduction. Studies available. #206270 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Kent 10 Acres

$150,000

2.5 acres w/R-1 zoning. Good location and close to everything in Newcastle, must hike in to see. #392633 Mike Schoonover 425-442-0477 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING

$260,000

17k+ prime lot w/golf course view. Great nbrhd of beautiful luxury wilderness homes.

Suncadia amenities: golfing/hiking/ swimming (waterslides)/dining(winery). #336653 Pam Richmond 206-265-9114

$300,000 Building Site

Generous .48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

available. All utilities to foundation. Very quiet and close in. #336910 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

$250,000 Opportunity!

9.98 acres, 2 parcel numbers of stunning land. In the family since 1917 & about 1/2 pasture, 1/2 treed. At the end of a dead end road. #385825 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Suncadia Beauty

◆ Newcastle Land

$159,000 Mercer Island

Spectacular view property, high on hill in gated Willapa Heights. Panoramic, sweeping ocean views. Highly coveted. Ready to build, septic in. Perfect f/dream home. #235503 Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142

$348,000

Tucked away building lot up pvt lane.

Potential lake & Mt Rainier views. Large lot, 3000sf building pad. Paved access to lot line.

Near Park trails. #112896 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

Kirkland’ Best!

$435,000

Ultimate location. Bright & open modernism twhm w/views. 2BR+2.5BA, pvt courtyard entry, 2 decks, 2 car garage. 2 blocks from the water & steps to downtown. #390908 Patricia Temkin 206-579-5073

$449,000 North Bend Land

Partial lk view lot, small subdivision 5 lots, up pvt road off E Mercer. Backs to conservancy Tract. Road, utilities in along paved access.

Cleared for viewing! #83516 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

up pvt road off E Mercer. Road, utilities in along paved access, recorded maintenance agrmt. Survey avail. #83519 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

Bellefield Park

$450,000

Downtown Bellevue Townhome, newly renovated throughout, 2BR+2.5BA, club hse, pool & tennis courts, magnificent grounds, pvt patio & deck, new furn+AC, gar #280475 Laura Reymore 206-230-5351

Pacific Hwy S

Bellingham Comm $850,000

Reduced! 4.5ac just off freeway, all utilities in the street or on property, New sidewalks in. Multi use, close to Bellis Fair & growing commercial. #27127645 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

Golf Course

$4,500,000

345+ac permit for 18 hole course in Westport.

Hotel, condos, retail areas. 2.5+ miles of ocean/bay frontage, by Lighthouse State Park. Unique. #273135 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

$575,000 Moses Lake

6.08 acres w/650+- on Hwy 99. Water, power, sewer and gas in the street. Highly visible with many possibilities. #378015 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

$650,000

3.4 ac w/commercial potential. Multiple tenants want to stay, level, ut. in street. Next to I-90, great access. Possible owner finance. #328993 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

$6,814,000

227+ acre parcel. Level industrial land at Grant County Airport, rail and all utilities are on site or in the street. #311136 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

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MERCER ISLAND HOMES

◆ North End Condo $152,000

View Condo

$325,000

Fabulous Top Flr 1BR/1BA corner unit w/Sunny Western Exposure. This stand alone unit has no neighbors on any wall or above. Pvt deck & glorious sunsets. #393485 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

Roomy & bright TOP FLOOR 3BR/1.75BA,1,375sf Woodlake condo w/ great view of downtown MI & lake.

Vaulted ceilings, fireplace, washer/dryer.

Pool + clubhouse. #306520 Jack Alhadeff 206-230-5460

North End Gem!

◆ MI Estates

$849,000

Traditional charm, pvt yet close to I-90.

Bright open flowing spaces. Skylights, french doors, lush play yard. 4 bedrooms same level. #379887 Barbara Bro 206-459-8411 Josh Thurman 206-321-3129

First Hill

$998,000

$850,000

Quiet cul-de-sac, around the corner from a park & just a few blocks to Lakeridge Elementary, Islander MS and the South MI playfield. #392383 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

FIRST HILL

$1,149,000

Total remodel. 3BR + den. Chef kit w/ slab granite. Pvt master w/lavish bath, 2 closets. Family rm. Guest rm. 2nd kit.

Pvt, level yard. Views. 3 car garage. Mint. #385420 Mary Yax 206-612-8722

Open floor plan, main floor master, elegant kitchen w/slab granite & custom natural cherry cabinets. 3440SF 3+BR/2.5BA. Fabulous home on quiet cul-de-sac. #322425 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

School Ready!

Westside Sunset $1,598,000

$1,498,000

Westside MI traditional home w/day moorage & view! Spacious 4BR/4BA home features formal living rm, dining rm, vaulted kitchen, family rm, den, bonus rm + rec rm. #344864 Molly Penny 206-230-5515

Special, pvt 100’ westside WF at it’s best w/ dock, deepwater moorage, jet ski pad. Rebuild/remodel on footprint at water’s edge. Create a summertime haven. #196224 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

North End Dream

$610,000

Newer Hardwood Floors in the Kitchen add to a Picture Perfect 3BR/2BA North End Rambler. The Flat 10,800SF lot is completely fenced & landscaped. Move-in Ready! #390524 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

Lake/Mt Views

$925,000

2142 SF of Luxury Living with spectacular Lake, Mountain & City views. Live in this Elegant 2BR/1.75BA/Den Condo! Easy access to all amenities & I-90. #280637 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

Shy 1/2 Acre

$1,199,000

Great New List

$789,000

HUGE 3,750sf, 4BR/2.75BA Mercer Island Country Club home. Master on main + huge bonus room upstairs, flat culde-sac lot. #393253 Jack Alhadeff 206-230-5460

◆ New Listing !

$959,000

Wrapped Views! $1,235,000

New North End

$1,299,950

Ralph Anderson designed & Black and Caldwell constructed, this beautiful NW Contemp is all you have come to expect from that renown team. #392358

Barbara Bro 206-459-8411

Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

Lake Views Plus $1,750,000

Street to Water

$1,898,000

100+ feet westside waterfront: almost an ac of privacy. Two tax parcels from W Mercer to the water’s edge. Remodel, rebuild on footprint for ideal get-a-way. #330927 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

$2,300,000

70’ of prime Mercer Island waterfront including boathouse! With over 4,180sf, there is room for everyone and every possibility. #380376 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING

Forest Avenue

$2,598,000

Signature showplace by RKK Construction in 2000 on desirable Forest Ave, west exposure, filtered lk views, lg lot. No detail spared in this gracious custom. #383012 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

Cape Cod Estate $3,250,000

Magnificent 2009 renovation creates stunning elegance on a level acre+, 5BR/4.5BA, main mstr+formal rms+fam rm+rec rm, outdoor rm+pool & play space galore #391328 Laura Reymore 206-230-5351

Spacious traditional updated to reflect today’s fresh trends. Stunning gourmet kitchen. Light-filled spaces, 4BR/2.5BA, Den. Lovely bkyd. Great south end culdesac #393436 Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142

North end New Construction Contemporary elegance, bright open flrplan, extensive millwork, Anderson windows, granite slabs, hdwds, convenient location #367238 Don Samuelson 206-230-5435

Paradise Found! $2,298,000

Once in a lifetime a special property comes along that tugs at the emotional heartstrings: stunning gardens, protected views, sunsets, privacy, Comm WF & dock. #391311 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

North End

$759,800 View Duplex

$875,000

Great Style!

$774,900 Luxury Condo

$1,059,000

Gracious 4BR home in wonderful First Hill neighborhood. Great floor plan w/spacious rooms, 3BA & lg bonus room. Minutes to I-90/Sea/Bell #378185 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113 Sarah Ford 206-854-7703

MI Waterfront

WOW! Upscale 4BR: Dream Kitchen w/ all the extras! Master on main: fplc+pvt deck; 4 fplcs; 3 decks+patio; Mini Orchard; Near school/play park. Much More! #367221 Natalie Malin 206-232-3240

◆ S’End Turnkey $948,000

It’s all in the details: warm color palate, hardwood flrs, crown molding, wainscoting & more! Visit www.cbbain. com/peggywatkins for details and photos! #391436 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

North End Traditional 3560sf, 4BR. Lush grounds, Pvt large lot, A hidden treasure.

Charming kitchen & baths, hdwds & 4 fplcs to warm your heart! #373047

Sparkling Lake Views at every turn! Shy 4000SF of Luxury Living. Blt 2001 near MI Beach Club. This home boasts a dream kitchen & was built for entertaining. #394227 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

NEW LOW PRICE!! $849,000

Custom design. Vaulted ceilings, skylights, updated master bath. Viking stove. 4BR/3BA. One BD on main. Pvt Fernridge Lane setting. #383076 Janet Scroggs 206-230-5414 Michael Scott 206-230-5455

Rare opportunity knocks! Duplex w/triplex zoning on a level sunny lot in East Seattle.

One block to lake with big views from 2nd story. #375478 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

One of four 3BR/3.5BA townhomes w/ apx 3,450sf & attached 2 car garage. Living/ dining rm, gourmet kit/family rm, den/ office, rec rm, A/C, patio, deck. #251490 Molly Penny 206-230-5515

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