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Holiday respite at the library Looking for a quiet place to read or hang out before, after and maybe even during the holidays? The Mercer Island library might just be the place.

The Library will be open during its usual hours but will be closed today Dec. 24 and 25; and at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and all day on Jan. 1.

Governor Inslee proposes ‘cap and trade’ vs. gas tax funds to meet state needs

By Brandon Macz Bellevue Reporter

INSIDE: Our annual Holiday Greetings Thanks to the artistic talents of Island youth (and their parents and teachers who bundle and get them to us) for sharing their views of the Holiday season.

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Islanders and neighbors, Sara DiCarlo, Jon Wiley, Jess Drobot and Martin Stroby stand unperturbed by the swirling mass of dogs around them during a recent sunny day at the dog park at Luther Burbank Park.

South-end firehouse plagued with issues Station 92 is behind schedule, with roof issues adding uncertainty

By Katie Metzger

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The long-awaited South-end fire station, which was planned to be done by Nov. 3 and promised to be a “lean project,” has faced funding shortfalls, delays and problems with the roof. The earliest possible completion date has been pushed back to March 1.

Earlier this fall, there were issues with the installation of the roof ’s cap sheet, a building material that

hold the contractor responsible.

To date, the city has held back $52,000 in payments, said city communications manager Ross Freeman.

The city is also setting aside $181,553 of its capital reserve fund consists of several layers to create for the project, which a water-tight surface could ordinarily be that extends the life used to address other of the roof. deficits in the 2015-16 Debris had fallbudget. en onto the roof But the contractor membrane after has to pay for damages a wind storm, but and delays. the membrane was “Any additional Chip Corder attached to the cap costs incurred on this City Finance Director project, which aren’t sheet anyway, which may have punctured [city] approved change the roof and caused a leak. The orders, will be funded by damages city later hired outside experts to due from the general contractor inspect the roof, who observed for not completing the project on water pooling on the floor. time,” said city finance director These issues and others have Chip Corder. delayed the project and will take more money to fix. The city may STATION | PAGE 2

“Any additional cost will be due from the contractor.”

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With opposition to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed 201517 biennial budget coming from both sides of the aisle, the state’s top executive says it’s up to the Legislature to provide a better alternative.

Inslee revealed his budget this week in separate portions, ending with his revenue strategy on Thursday. Staff members from Reporter newspapers met later that day in Bellevue to discuss the budget with the governor.

Inslee’s budget would fund a number of major state transportation projects over the next 12 years, including completing the State Route 520 floating bridge and Interstate 405 projects

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Islander graduate convicted of homicide

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Markus Kaarma, a 2003 Mercer Island High School graduate, former All-American swimmer and current Missoula, Mont. resident, was convicted of deliberate homicide Wednesday Dec. 17.

His case tested the limits of Montana’s self-defense and right to property laws.

According to news reports, Kaarma, 30, shot and killed German exchange student Diren Dede, 17, after catching Dede trespassing in his garage on April 27. Witnesses testified Kaarma fired four shotgun blasts at Dede, who was unarmed. Prosecutors said Kaarma baited Dede by

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leaving his garage partially homes or themselves, open, with a purse filled some of them known as with cash inside. “stand your ground” laws.

Kaarma faces a mini- The self-defense principle, mum penalty known as the of 10 years in “castle doctrine,” prison at his grants people the sentencing on right to defend Feb. 11. their homes Wednesday’s against attack. verdict came Kaarma’s lawafter several yers argued that weeks of trial the “castle docand months of trine” allowed international Markus Kaarma’s him to use deadmedia attention MIHS 2003 year- ly force to pro– with both book photo tect his home the German and family. This media and the defense failed in German government fol- the initial trial, though his lowing the trial’s progress. attorneys say they plan to At trial, neighbors tes- appeal. tified that Kaarma’s girlAt Mercer Island High friend told them of the School, Kaarma was an couple’s plans to bait an accomplished athlete in intruder and catch a bur- football, track and most glar themselves because notably, swimming, winthey believed police ning Seattle’s 3A title in weren’t responding to the 50 freestyle swim and break-ins in the area. swimming the anchor leg More than 30 U.S. states, in a record setting 200-free including Montana, have relay and the Washington laws expanding the right State champion 200-relay of people to use deadly team. force to protect their

To pay for the station and a new rescue truck, Island voters approved a levy lid lift in 2012 to collect $662,000 per year for nine years. But initial construction bids came in about $400,000 higher than anticipated, so the city had to dip into other funds.

Now, the question is whether or not to tear off the roof and replace it. The old South-end fire station had to be replaced because of a similar issue: some of its structures had been installed incorrectly, rendering the building “seismically unsound.”

Even before the roof issue, there were complaints about the contractor and slow pace of work.

The city is legally required to take the lowest project bid, which was $3,500,000 from Corp. Inc., a construction company based out of Salem, Ore. Reference checks for Corp Inc. indicated that the firm “does good work, is fair in dealing with owners and is proactive in solving problems,” and the firm recently was awarded the contract to build May Valley Road Fire

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Substantial completion on the South-end fire station has been pushed back from November 2014 to March 2015.

Station 78 for Eastside Fire and Rescue.

The project team believes the contractor may have grown too fast and taken on too many jobs at once, according to City Council meeting minutes.

While the delays are troubling, Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz said he believes the workmanship is sound.

“While the construction is painfully slow, the quality of the work has generally not suffered,” Grausz said.

“The roof remains the one open question; we are performing tests and will take other measures to address that by either requiring that the roof be replaced or, if replacement is not called

for, that financial assurances be received.”

The Council held executive sessions in October to discuss the problems with the project and the city’s next steps, and received reports from the roof consultant in November and December. Those reports indicate that the roof can be fixed with patches, but should be inspected later using infrared technology.

When done, the Southend station will also receive a beam from the World Trade Center to be displayed as public art. The art will be put in place once all other potentially conflicting activities are wrapped up, Freeman said.

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City news briefs Community solar project to shift from schools to City Hall The City of Mercer Island is trying to find out whether there is sufficient investor interest among Islanders to fund a solar project that would place 245 panels on the roof of City Hall.

The panels are expected to generate about 80,000 kilowatt hours of power every year.

The community solar project was initially supposed to be a joint effort between the city and the school board. The city would figure out the logistics and initial planning, and the district would provide the site – the south-facing roof of the high school gym.

“While they [the school district] were assessing the feasibility, we went to plan B,” said city communications manager Ross Freeman. “It would be amazing if there were two projects.”

School district superintendent Gary Plano said he is not recommending that the district proceed with the project.

At the Dec. 11 school board meeting, Dr. Plano said he felt that if the district pursued this, it would do so with school supporters instead of pure investors who might not otherwise have any interaction with the school district.

“At this time, the district will not be moving forward, given the myriad of projects and instructional issues we have before us,” Dr. Plano said. “In addition, our new projects will have a significant number of

sustainability features in addition to generating clean energy.”

The city’s project would be entirely paid for from private funds. Investors need to be found soon for the project to progress and provide a payback, as state solar incentives – $1.08 per kilowatt hour – end in 2020.

City holiday closures City offices will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 for the holidays.

In addition, the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC) will close for its annual week of repairs and maintenance Dec. 22 through 26, and will also follow adjusted hours until Monday Jan. 5.

Mayor signs on to Governor’s climate action Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals on Dec. 17 to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and meet carbon pollution limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008.

Mercer Island Mayor Bruce Bassett was among 35 regional elected officials to sign a letter supporting Inslee’s action on climate and clean energy.

Mercer Island was a founding member of a coalition of cities that supports collaborative solutions to reducing the region’s carbon fooptrint, and many strategies will align with the Governor’s proposal.

This group, known as the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration

Council revises Shoreline Master Program update

(K4C) is developing a roadmap towards meeting shared climate targets in King County that will be announced in January 2015.

Inslee noted that taking action on the climate is “...the smart thing to do because we can make the air cleaner for our children, our businesses can lead the world in clean technology and doing so will bring good-paying jobs to Washington.”

By Katie Metzger

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Revisions to the Shoreline Master Program (SMP), which has been a work in progress between the city of Mercer Island and the Department of Ecology for several years, were presented to the City Council on Nov. 17.

The SMP governs about 1,000 parcels of land and sets regulations on docks, bulkheads, vegetation and shoreline uses.

It’s a “give and take” in protecting property rights and the environment, said Councilmember Tana Senn, and the main debate is whether the limit for docks should be four or five-feet wide.

Last December, the Council approved the SMP update with a maximum five-foot dock width within 30 feet of the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM), but Ecology is requiring a fourfoot limit. Exceptions can be made if water is deeper than 4.85 feet below the OHWM, if there’s a need for ADA accessibility (on public or semi-public docks) or if a resident has permanent state disability.

Mayor Bruce Bassett sent a letter to Ecology last year explaining the Council’s rationale for the proposed dock width, writing “that a universal five foot dock width is easier to administer, easier for the public to understand, far more practical from an ADA perspective, and ecologically superior.”

Staff members from Mercer Island and Ecology met in June and developed a new approach, compromising and coming up with a menu of mitigation

Physician to speak on teen drug and alcohol abuse The Mercer Island Communities That Care coalition (MICTC) is hosting a presentation by Leslie R. Walker, MD, on preventing drug and alcohol use by teens. The free event will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mercer Island High School on Wednesday Jan. 7, 2015.

Walker is chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital and professor and vice chair of faculty affairs in the Department of Pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine.

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options. They would allow homeowners to have fivefoot docks if they show a net reduction of overwater coverage or no net loss of ecological function.

“We had sort of a breakthrough when there was a suggestion that maybe there could be some incentives offered for homeowners, so if they did something good for the environment, remove a bulkhead for example, hey could get that additional foot of dock width,” said Development Services Group (DSG) Director Scott Greenberg.

Other options include removing a boat house, installing decking that allows for more light transmittance or removing a moorage or pilings treated with creosote or comparably toxic compounds.

Existing docks and bulkheads are allowed to remain, but any extensions or major revisions are subject to SMP standards and requirements. Ecology agreed to a six-foot dock width for the replacement or repair of an existing dock six-feet wide or greater.

Ecology suggested a 75 percent threshold – meaning that if more than three-quarters of a dock is repaired or replaced, it would be subject to the new SMP codes. That is consistent with other jurisdictions around the lake. The City Council voted 5-2 to amend that number to 50 percent.

There are about 47 docks per mile around the Island, which means there are almost 700 docks along Mercer Island’s shoreline.

The Shoreline Management Act was passed in 1971 to manage use and development of Washington state’s shorelines. The city implemented its initial SMP in 1974, and is now updating it to comply with new state guidelines adopted in 2003.

The present SMP update

Shoreline development According to data kept by the city’s Development Services Group over the past 10 years, there are 30 shoreline exemption permits projected for 2014 – the most in one year since there were 73 in 2007.

There are 12 projected substantial shoreline developments in 2014.

That number has fluctuated in the past 10 years – with the most permits granted in 2007 (22) and the fewest in 2011 (one).

Shoreline exemption permits are required for residents who plan to locate a structure or perform other specific activities (e.g. dredging, grading, filling, pile driving or installing a boat ramp, pier, bulkhead, etc.) in the Shoreline Jurisdiction.

The Shoreline Jurisdiction covers Lake Washington and 200 feet landward of the ordinary high water mark. began in 2009 and has entailed hundreds of hours of city staff work, special studies and 20-plus Planning Commission meetings, according to Reporter archives. Some of the work was paid for by a $150,000 grant from the state Department of Ecology.

City staff requested conditional approval of the amended SMP update, and expects to receive it within 45 days.

Then, the plan will come back for a second reading and adoption by the Council.

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A ride along with Island police Even on the Island, every day is different

By Katie Metzger

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It was a Friday morning that started off pretty slowly, even by Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) standards. Drizzly, damp, quiet. Still, police officers were on patrol around the Island, looking for suspicious situations and keeping Islanders safe.

Public safety is a collaborative effort for the MIPD. Every difficult case or situation is handled by multiple people and even departments, like the Marine Patrol or Fire Department.

Officers tag team assignments or are otherwise in almost constant communication with one another.

Covering City Hall, cops and crime, I wanted to see what a typical “day in the life” of an MIPD officer was like. I scheduled a ridealong for the morning of Friday, Dec. 5.

The officer I was riding with, David Canter, had already been working since 6 a.m. He has been with the department for a little

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more than a year. We spent the morning discussing daily routines, crime rates and working on the Island, while driving up and down Island Crest Way and East and West Mercer.

MIPD officers respond primarily to property crimes, like thefts, motor vehicle prowls or burglaries, and less to physical crimes, such as assaults, rapes or homicides, said Operations Commander Leslie Burns.

They handle a variety of calls throughout their shifts, and work in traffic enforcement and education when they have time. They are also encouraged to get out of their patrol cars and walk through businesses and parks at night to check for security issues and other activity.

On patrol, officers periodically enter license plates into their mobile computers, looking for expired tabs, warrants, suspended licenses, swapped plates and even stolen vehicles.

Depending on the severity of the violation, they’ll issue a citation or a warning.

The computers allow officers to access warrants, driving records, caution information, criminal his-

tory and vehicle information — which is important to have in potentially dangerous situations, Canter said.

Canter pulled over one person with a broken driver’s side rear view mirror.

The interaction between officer and civilian was recorded, so I could listen to it while sitting in the car.

Canter said that relationships between Islanders and police are usually civil and polite, and people recognize if they’re in the wrong.

Of course, I had to ask: would you let a high-profile Islander off easy on something like expired tabs? The answer was the one I was hoping for and expecting: we treat everyone equally.

Each vehicle is equipped with computers, printers, radar guns, rifles, first aid kits, AEDs, crime scene processing equipment such as fingerprint kits and cameras, in-car cameras to record audio or video of mainly traffic stops, ballistic shields and power systems to keep all of the electronics running. Patrol cars are replaced every three years due to the wear and tear on their engines, Burns said.

tions without raising the gas tax. He added this has been a proven method in the United States and other parts of the world.

“This is not a rocket ship to the moon where we have to invent a new science,” the governor said. “This is a well-known, well-accepted, successful policy, so I don’t think there’s any reason we

shouldn’t be able to learn from the experience of other states.”

The governor said he’s open to other ideas, adding his budget has encouraged Republican lawmakers to reconsider raising the gas tax for the 2015-17 biennium.

“It’s interesting; I’ve heard some critiques of this (emissions plan) where, all of a sudden, some of my Republican colleagues are falling in love with the gas tax,” Inslee said, “and I’m wondering where they’ve been the past two years.”

Inslee said his budget also includes a “mark of good faith” to Republican lawmakers by diverting up to $650 million in sales tax on transportation projects from the general fund into

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The patrol vehicles of Island police officers are replaced every three years and equipped with mobile computers, radar guns, rifles, first aid kits, AEDs and in-car cameras. The car pictured is a 2014 Ford Interceptor.

MIPD has six patrol cars, a total of 31 sworn officers and one police support officer. Officers work 12-hour shifts that run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The computers in the patrol vehicles are easy to use, even when officers are rushing on their way to emergencies. I would have had no idea what dispatch — with scratchy sounds and complex codes — was saying, but information was simultaneously being updated on the computer screen. Canter explained a

few the codes to me — F for ‘Frank,’ meaning ‘felony,’ C for ‘Charlie,’ meaning ‘cancel’ and so on.

After describing daily duties, Canter received several assignments: serving divorce paperwork to a resident, providing a courtesy transport to a man with possible mental health issues who was wandering around Town Center without shoes on and responding to a “person vs. vehicle” incident at the Northend Shell station, which involved collecting witness statements and making sure

everyone at the scene was OK. Every day is different, Canter said, which is why he loves the job. Working on Mercer Island is also great for career stability and longevity. Several police and fire employees have been with the city for more than 20 years.

Islanders have noted an increase in residential burglaries and car prowls recently, but for the most part, the MIPD force is vigilant and committed to keeping residents safe.

more transportation proj- would not include a tax on ects. Neither he nor his fel- retirement funds or home low Democrats sales. think it is Inslee said responsible, another $400 given the state’s million in education spending cuts funding obliand cost savgations, Inslee ings will satsaid. isfy requireAbout 40 ments of the percent of the McCleary deciprojected revesion — a court nue from a carorder requirbon emissions Gov. Jay Inslee ing the state to cap-and-trade fully fund basic would be dediK-12 education cated to education funding — a year early. His budget through the general fund, supports all-day kindergarInslee said. Another $800 ten statewide and would million a year in educa- add more than 6,300 chiltion funding would come dren in the state’s preschool from the governor’s pro- program for low-income posed capital gains tax on children. the sale of stocks and bonds The governor said he’s and other assets. The plan heavily committed to edu-

cation funding, and his support is not based on orders from the state Supreme Court.

“We’re not doing this just to make nine people in black robes happy,” he said.

The governor’s budget does not fully fund Initiative 1351 by $2 billion in the next biennium.

Initiative 1351 requires reducing class sizes for public schools by hiring more teachers, administrators and school district staff, but Inslee’s budget only funds grades K-3.

The Washington Education Association, which sponsored the initiative, is criticizing the governor’s budget proposal, but Inslee said his plan is a good-faith effort to begin funding I-1351.

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Students hope to ‘Bolt’ from school websites with new app plan for Bolt to partner with different school districts, which would pay for Mercer Island juniors Jasmine Louie the app to make it available to students and Kelsey Yin know the busy lives for free. Students would log in with of high schools students. Between their last name and Student ID. For phone-friendly Mercer Island homework, athletics, clubs, work and social lives, perusing school websites students who, according to Yin and for important school information and Louie, generally have 2-4 extracurricular activities on top updates probably isn’t a of school, Bolt would high priority for most save a lot of time and students. just make life easier.

And so, they came “This is personalized up with Bolt, a student and it’s everything [stuiPhone and iPad applidents] are looking for cation built for students on one app,” Louie said. by students.

“We want to make “As busy high school it simple and the stustudents, we don’t have dents will do the least time for a difficult Kelsey Yin, Bolt co-creator amount of work as posschool website. They’re sible. That’s why they so complicated and pick their classes at the we only need specific information,” Yin said, mentioning very beginning and they never have to teacher e-mails, schedule changes and do anything again. It’ll automatically school cancellations as examples. “It’d be synced, and then all they have to do really be nice if we had the informa- is open the app and everything will be tion right away, and Bolt would solve right there,” said Yin. Louie and Yin first presented Bolt as that problem with the application.”

Bolt would work by pulling infor- a teen entrepreneurship culminating mation from the user’s school website project for their marketing class with and then letting the student user select Kristine van der Hoeven at Mercer what they’d like to know. It would Island High School last year. They focus on daily schedules, announce- came up with a written business proments, calendar, lunch and contacts. posal, which was voted by their fellow Students would simply have to enter marketing students to go on to a comtheir classes into the app and then petition judged by a panel that includthe information would sync from the ed members from Angel Investors. school website to their iPad or phone. Bolt won the competition.

Since creating the project for class, In their presentation, Yin and Louie

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Louie and Yin have met with mentors to figure out how to improve the application. They met with professional developers, getting feedback on cost and production, and began working with a fellow MIHS student developer. They’ve also entered Bolt for the DECA competition as an entrepreneurship innovation project plan.

Ultimately, the pair has their sights set higher for their student-created app.

“We decided this is more than just a DECA project; this can actually be used,” Louie said.

Louie and Yin hope to have a fully functioning prototype by Jan. 8 for the DECA competition.

Islander to attend future tech leaders event at Harvard Mercer Island High School (MIHS) senior Yu Cao, who goes by Roy, has been nominated to attend the 2015 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders at Harvard University in Boston, Mass.

At the conference in June, Cao will hear from physics Nobel Laureates like Dr. David Wineland and John Mather, the Dean of Admissions from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and several young leaders who have already made an impact in the fields of science and technology.

“We are all so proud of Roy’s accomplishments and that he was selected to attend this prestigious conference,” said MIHS Principal Vicki Puckett.

“He has such a bright future ahead of him.”

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holiday season. Another reason the need is especially high this year: both Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Thursdays, typically one of the highest collection days of the week.

PSBC needs to collect Puget Sound Blood about 900 donations every Center (PSBC) is issuing an urgent appeal for weekday to ensure a stable people to donate blood in supply of blood compothe days leading up to the nents for nearly 90 hospiholidays. Although dona- tals it serves in the Pacific tions normally dip during Northwest. The demand holiday periods, this year for blood components is PSBC is already experienc- continuous: patients in ing critical shortages for hospitals are still undergoing surgeries, ERs are some blood treating trautypes.

Islanders can donate matic injuries, “ W h e n blood between 1 people are schools are out and 7 p.m. (with a receiving treatand holiday activities are break between 3 and ments for cancer, and surat their peak, 4 p.m), Dec. 30, at the Stroum Jewish geons are perthe number of forming organ blood donors Community Center, 3801 East Mercer transplants - all falls by at least Way. depending on 25 percent,” the blood supsaid David ply to be there.

Leitch, director of donor Appointments are and volunteer resources for PSBC. “With sup- encouraged, but walkare welcome. plies already low for some ins blood types, the risk of a Appointments can be supply crisis looms over made online at schedule. psbc.org or by phone by the holidays.”

In recent weeks there calling 1-800-398-7888.

To make donating blood has been an acute shortage as convenient as possible of platelets and O-negative red cells – the blood through Christmas and type that can be given to New Year’s the PSBC will patients with any other be open extended hours. blood type. Although supThe Bellevue Center plies of these components is open Monday through are especially low, PSBC Saturday at 1021 112th is welcoming donors of all Avenue N.E. For informablood types between now tion or to make an appointand Jan. 5 to maintain a ment, call 425-453-4011 or strong supply for patients go to http://www.psbc.org/. in need throughout the

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Transportation news Sound Transit approves $1.2 billion budget Last week, the Sound Transit Board approved a $1.2 billion 2015 budget that continues major light rail expansions, anticipates carrying more than 32 million riders and prepares for a future Sound Transit 3 ballot measure.

“Sound Transit is poised to see record ridership growth in 2015, while staying on track for the early, under-budget completion of light rail to the University of Washington and rollout of the next rail expansion plan,” said Sound Transit Board Chair and King County Executive Dow Constantine.

Major light rail project funding in the 2015 budget includes: • $121 million to complete station construction, systems installation and testing for the University Link project opening in early 2016 • $208 million for Northgate Link construction

• $143 million for East Link pre-construction work • $16.3 million for Lynnwood Link as the project finishes preliminary engineering and moves into final design The budget also includes $19.7 million to replace 22 ST Express buses, including five new doubledecker buses to be used on Snohomish County – Seattle routes and overhaul seven Sounder locomotive engines.

Sound Transit said it is responding to strong support for the continued expansion of regional mass transit services by launching efforts to shape a Sound Transit 3 ballot measure for regional voters to consider as soon as November 2016.

Efforts are underway to work with the Washington State Legislature to secure the additional local funding authority necessary to move a ballot measure forward. Public input during 2015 is planned to shape a draft package for public review as soon as early 2016.

Expect extra DUI patrols If you choose to drive while impaired this holiday season, there are 120 police agencies around Washington committed to making sure you are arrested and successfully prosecuted.

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is funding a significant number of local emphasis patrols, in which officers from the 120 agencies will work overtime to provide extra coverage at the hours when most DUI-related collisions occur.

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DECEMBER 10 IDENTITY THEFT: A 56-year-old Island male received a letter from Capitol One credit company that someone tried to open an account with his information. He filed a police report in June when his information was stolen and opened new accounts.

In late November, the Joint Transportation Committee chairs Representative Judy Clibborn and Senator King directed WSDOT to delay further expenditures on the environmental review of the project for the remainder of the state’s biennium which is through June 2015. Due to this request, work on the alternatives analysis for the EIS is on hold as well as the development of the methodology and discipline reports. Cooperating or participating agency reviews of these documents are not anticipated in the near future.

WSDOT has been directed to continue financial analysis work to update traffic and revenue information on I-90 tolling options to inform the Legislature including traffic forecasts, gross and net toll revenue projects, and financing options for full tolling as well as for a single express toll lane in each direction.

THEFT: A 51-year-old Bellevue woman told police that a customer stole a dress from the Mercer Island Thrift Shop on S.E. 34th Street.

DECEMBER 11 PROWLING: The car of a 42-year-old female at the 2200 block of 80th Avenue S.E. was prowled. The car was locked, and a window was broken and a GPS and gray backpack were stolen.

The suspect left a reusable Safeway bag in the victim’s car.

PROWLING: A 29-year-old female left her car unlocked at the 4600 block of 86th Avenue S.E. Someone rummaged through her center console and opened her trunk, and stole her vehicle registration, two keys and a $11,000 check, which she canceled.

“Keeping your families together and our roads safe is our first priority this holiday season,” said Traffic Safety Commission Director Darrin Grondel.

“Reaching Zero fatalities requires your help, make the right choice, join the Target Zero Team. Drive sober, report a DUI, keep your eyes on the road, and buckle up. It’s your best defense against a DUI-driver.”

Among the 120 agencies out in force will be the Washington State Patrol, the King County Sheriff ’s Office and municipal law enforcement agencies.

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There is still time to apply to serve on the Mercer Island City Council.

The City of Mercer Island is accepting applications from residents of Mercer Island to fill a vacancy on the Council. Tana Senn has resigned her position (No. 4) as Councilmember effective Jan. 5, 2015.

The seven-member City Council serves as the legislative body of the city.

MORE PROWLING: A 76-yearold Island man reported that an unknown suspect prowled two unlocked vehicles in his driveway at the 2000 block of 80th Avenue S.E. The cars weren’t damaged, but the contents of the gloveboxes were strewn about the vehicles. The victim did not know what, if anything, was taken.

THEFT: A 36-year-old Island

man found five bottles of stolen alcohol hidden on the northeast side of an apartment building at the 3000 block of 78th Avenue S.E. The suspect, a 30-year-old Bellevue man, was detained and found to have three outstanding misdemeanor warrants that were not confirmed due to MRSA and heroin withdrawals. He was cited and released to AMR and transported to UK hospital. The fire department was on scene to assess the suspect.

THEFT: A 20-year-old Orting man reported that a Hispanic or Asian woman was walking around the Mercer Island Thrift Shop carrying a bag that had about five coats that were not paid for. She then walked upstairs to an area for employees only and took a coat that was not for sale. She put the items in her car, came back into the store and tried to purchase a stroller with cash. She did not buy the stroller and drove off with the unpaid items.

The Council is responsible for setting policy, adopting the annual budget, adopting laws, determining the services to be provided and the funding levels for those services and appointing citizens to its advisory boards and commissions.

The timeline for filling the Council vacancy is as follows: Dec. 30, 2014: Applications are due to City Clerk by 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015: Candidate interviews begin at 6 p.m. (during a special Council meeting).

DECEMBER 12 FRAUD: A 29-year-old female at the 8400 block of S.E. 69th Place said a suspect opened phone accounts using her information without her knowledge or permission.

THEFT: A 39-year-old Island woman said that her locking mailbox, that was screwed down in the bank of mailboxes at the intersection of West Mercer Way and 82nd Avenue S.E., was gone. It didn’t appear to be removed in a malicious manner. The mail was last checked on Dec. 3. The only important thing possibly in the box was a Bank of America mortgage statement. Police checked with the post office and they said the box was there the day before when they delivered mail to it.

DECEMBER 13 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A 62-year-old Island man said that the tires on three of his vehicles, which were parked in his driveway at the 6500 block of 82nd Avenue S.E., were punctured, causing $2,500 in damage.

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015: Council votes and swears in new Councilmember (during a regular Council meeting).

Residents interested in applying must have resided within the city of Mercer Island for one year and must be a registered voter.

Applications are available online, at City Hall (9611 S.E. 36th Street) or from City Clerk Ali Spietz at (206) 275-7793.

Additional information is also available on the City Council’s webpage at www. mercergov.org/Council.

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A review of the first six months of 2014 is in this issue. The final six months will be printed in the issue of Dec. 31.

The front page of the Jan. 8 issue of the Mercer Island Reporter foretells what is ahead. It is all about growth and development — cars, traffic and parking.

January Sound Transit tells Island officials that it will commit up to $6 million to help with parking issues at the Mercer Island Park and Ride, saying it would commit $6 million to “address overcrowding at the lot.” City officials are optimistic, but note that more parking will not help Islanders if it fills up with “commuters from the Eastside.”

Islanders show Seahawks spirit.

Ideas are shared on how to find more commuter parking include sharing lots with churches, perhaps starting a shuttle service and more.

Islander Mike Corson shows off his Super Bowl tickets.

A traffic consultant estimates there would be 250 more car trips each day generated by an expanded high school by 2017.

The State Legislative session in Olympia begins, with transportation funding at the top of the list.

Islanders get a preview of King County school and adults missing work, attend Library System’s plan to remodel the Island the massive parade in downtown Seattle. library. Islanders are not enthusiastic about Communications systems are swamped by the event. One provider, Verizon, reportthe changes.

Meetings are set on proposed cuts to ed that voice use peaked at 130,000 calls between 10 and 11 a.m. Data requests Metro routes. Island riders are not happy.

A planning commission meeting at City peaked at 5.2 million between noon and Hall on the Coval property on 84th Avenue 1 p.m., a load estimated to be roughly 100 S.E. is standing room only. Many speak times greater than normal.

Less than 40 percent of Islanders fill out against the proposal to build 18 homes on the five-acre property, citing the a survey that tabulated the number and impact on traffic and the character times they drove on I-90. The data was to help inform tolling proposals. Just 3,595 of the surrounding neighborhood.

Former foes of the 2013 school Islanders completed the survey.

School Measures pass as 3/4 of voters say bond and levy vote throw their support to the revamped and smaller yes to more taxes to build a fourth elemenproposal to build a new elementary tary school, upgrade and expand school school, and expand and rework buildings and fund ongoing maintenance other facilities, on the ballot in the and operations. The vote was the final step in moving toward plans to rebuild Island February.

The Mercer Island office of schools. Just half of Island registered voters Windermere in Mercer Island voted.

Islanders again begin to receive telereports that 353 homes are sold phone calls with callers on the Island impersonating police in 2013 — the or IRS agents demandhighest numing money. ber of sales Neighbors continue since 2009. to voice their opposiDays on the tion to the proposal to their market fell. build 18 homes on five Average prices acres of land on 84th were just 3 perAvenue S.E. above cent higher than 2012 the Town Center. The — the median price Planning commiswas up by 13 percent. sion splits the vote on Islander Greg whether to approval Asimakopoulos, with four saying yes, chaplain of Covenant and two voting no.

Shores, is chosen to Construction begins open the 63rd meeton Stevenson Farm ing of the Washington property.

Mercer State Legislature.

Island Nutrition closes But there is other after 15 years on the news, joy and exciteMercer Island High School teacher Jan Island. ment.

The private schools, Eleven Islander Sayers visits with Seattle Seahawk's lineyouth receive their backer K.J. Wright at a special day at who have long leased Eagle Scout rank at a Seahawks Stadium that honored sixteen land on school district court of honor. local teachers selected as 'Heroes in the property near the high school, search for new The Mercer Island Classroom’ by the team and Symetra. space after the district United Methodist announces it will move Church celebrates ahead to build a fourth its 50th anniverelementary school on sary on the Island. the land leased to them.

Noel Treat is Plans to expand the sworn in as the Thrift store are postnew City Manager poned. for the City.

A new solicitor ordiResults from the nance takes effect on annual bird count Valentine’s Day. reveal 3,000 birds Islanders receive representing 67 property assessments species are seen on from the King County the Island.

Assessors office.

Islanders gathIsland-wide, assessed er signatures for values are up eight perI-594.

Seahawk fever A selfie with Joel McHale at the now-closed cent.

Islanders see and begins to build as Youth Theatre Northwest stage at the old the Super Bowl North Mercer gym. The building was demol- hear from Sound is set for Feb. 2. ished to make way for a fourth elementary Transit about the new light rail station to be Islander ward- school. placed in the center robes become heavily tilted toward the colors of ‘college lanes of I-90, next to the Park and Ride.

The agency held an open house at the navy’ and ‘action green.’

The old South-end Fire station is demol- Community Center. Islanders wanted to ished to make way for a new modern build- know where there would be parking.

Mercer Island’s new plastic bag ordinance ing. The French American school buys that bans the use of single-use plastic bags more land to expand at its present site. with some exceptions, is approved.

Youth Theatre Northwest is the first tenant to move out of its old home at the North Seahawks win the Super Bowl. Hundreds Mercer Gym on S.E. 40th Street. of Islanders, including students skipping

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The Beaufort property on North Mercer Way had several offers in the hours after it was listed for sale. The sailboat at anchor was named for Elmira Beaufort, who lived on the property for 60 years.

March Island native Joel McHale thrills Islanders by appearing at a fundraiser for Youth Theatre Northwest, where he himself took the stage as a youth. Prior to the gala, he holds a private session at the old YTN for Island youth, who took selfies with the star.

School Board notifies its remaining tenants on teh old Norther Mercer it is time to go.

Islanders become alarmed about proposed changes to the Mercer Island library.

A Library Advisory group is appointed by City Council.

The 30,000 square foot property along North Mercer Way owned by the Beaufort family for more than 80 years with 60 feet of no bank waterfront, receives five offers within a day. It sells for $2.5 million but later is sold again for $3.1 million in August.

Islanders head out from the Mercer Island Community Center at the start of the annual Mercer Island Half race (aka the Rotary Run) in March.

A group of Island teens hang out for a few days at an Island home off West Mercer Way, whose owner is away on vacation.

They help themselves to cash and valuables.

Two are arrested at school a few days later.

Mercer Island High School student Josiah Townsend wins a chance to compete for the August Wilson monologue competition in New York City.

More than 3,800 walk or run in the 42nd Rotary Run to raise money and awareness about colon cancer.

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Small children dash for candy and treasures at the annual Egg Hunt on April 19 at Mercerdale Park.

The plastic bag ban ordinance, approved by the City Council, goes into effect on Earth Day, April 22.

City re-opens discussion on the Coval property.

Mercer Island School District hires new staff and reorganizes leadership positions.

Educator Mark Zmuda, formerly a principal at Eastside Catholic High School, is chosen as the new associate principal at Mercer Island High School.

Oso fund reaches $30,000.

Country Village Day School finds a new home on S.E. 36th Street near City Hall.

They later begin renovating the space.

A dog bites two police officers responding to call about one dog attacking another.

The owner is fined $500.

A performing arts center is proposed for old recycling center land and Bicenntenial Park, adjacent to Mercerdale Park.

May

The controversy about the fate of the proposed remodel at the Mercer Island library continues. The newly formed Concerned Citizens group grows more frustrated.

A new $415,000 rescue truck is delivered to the Mercer Island Fire Department. It can be seen most Sundays on the parking apron outside Station 91. Island fire fighter Alec Munro is dispatched to help with the technical rescue and recovery efforts in Oso. After several meetings with neighbors and city Islanders fan staff regarding out to help the the impacts community of of expanded Oso in Snohomish schools; notaCounty after bly regarding the devastating the proximmudslide there. ity of school Au Courant and buildings and other Island busitheir height, nesses and indinew zoning is viduals gather approved for donations for Supporters of the Mercer Island Center for the Arts school projthe community. or MICA refined their proposal for a performing arts ects.

Islanders ask city center in the Town Center.

An exhibit of for maps and art work by the information on late Islander landslide risks on Mercer Island. artist, illustrator Ted Rand, is exhibited at Prop 1 for transit and roads to increase the Governor’s mansion in Olympia. A film the King County sales tax by 0.1 of a about the life of Stanley Ann Dunham, a percent for ten years; and establish a $60 Mercer Island High School graduate and vehicle fee, is voted down. the mother of President Barack Obama, The mayor and deputy mayor warn that is shown at the Seattle International Film city may need to establish a Transportation Festival.

Benefit District and charge $20 for tabs in Julie Brand-Acteson, interim director of order to pay for improvements. Metro bus the King County Library System, announccuts loom. es that construction remodeling of the Mercer Island City Councilmember, library would commence in the fall. She Tana Senn announces her run for State said, “We are at a phase where public input legislature. She was earlier appointed to is no longer needed.” replace State Rep. Marcie Maxwell at the Solar panels begin to pop up around the statehouse.

Island, including the South end Rite aid.

The city approves charges fee for false Mercer Island High School senior alarms.

Island youth collect six tons of food for YFS food pantry.The Mercer Island High School Marching Band along with Island Boy Scout troop 457 collect six tons of food for the food pantry.

Nathan Cummings, 18, is named a national Portfolio Gold Medalist in the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. He is awarded a $10,000 scholarship. He said he would attend Harvard in the fall.

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Mark Anderson is one of 700 National Achieve Program Finalists to receive a $2,500 National Achievement Scholarship award. The scholarship serves as an award recognizing outstanding Black American high school students.

Anderson was also selected as one of the 1,000 Gates Millennium Scholars for the GMS Class of 2014. Over 52,000 students applied to the Gates Millennium Scholarship program, which offers a full college scholarship.

At 2 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, Mercer Island police officers respond to a call of a male and female breaking into locked mail boxes at an apartment building in the 2800 block of 75th Place S.E. The caller had the suspect’s vehicle blocked in with his own car. The suspects rammed the caller’s vehicle and fled as officers arrived. A female suspect was taken into custody. The male suspect then escaped on foot. At 4:15 a.m. Washington State Patrol Troopers located the male suspect walking across the I-90 bridge. He then jumped into Lake Washington. Seattle Harbor Patrol pulled him from the water at 4:45 a.m. He was transported to the hospital.

June The Roanoke Inn, Island landmark and favored Island watering hole and gathering place, celebrates its 100th anniversary.

The Mercer Island School District Teachers of the Year are Jan Brousseau, Jeanne Berkshire and Sue Jobe.

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services closes Mercer Island Care and Rehab Center after the nursing home was cited for numerous violations. As a result, the families of 74 patients had to find a new place for their family member to stay. Investigators found that yhe owners of the business did not have enough money to support basic needs.

The first annual Mercer Island High School Band rummage sale is held at Islander Middle School to raise money

for the band and the upcoming trip by the Wind Ensemble to Australia.

Respected teacher Mr. Segedelli retires after 15 years teaching math at Islander Middle School.

Islander Middle School math teacher, Dave Segadelli, with students from left, Elakshi Shah, Isis Fu, and Rani Woerner.

The Mercer Island Fire Department announces that some of the very last artifacts from the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York, are set to come to Island. They will be fashioned into public art to be placed at the new South-end fire station.

Coval developers reduce the number of homes to be built from 18 to 16.

Islander family-owned, Kusak Cut Glass works celebrates its 100th anniversary on June 14. The shop, down on Rainier Avenue South, was founded by Anton C. Kusak, a master crystal engraver who was a native of Morovia in the Czech Republic in Eastern Europe.

Mercer Island Parks and Recreation employee Marilyn Anderson retires after 33 years with the City. She was the first female maintenance employee hired by the city.

In mid-June, 321 Islander teens celebrate their graduation from Mercer Island High School at commencement ceremonies held at Key Arena in Seattle.

Islander graduate Emily Lightfoot earns her 14th and Members of the Mercer Island High School Class of 2014 wait their final athletic letter.

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Two achieve Eagle Scout rank

Troop 624 scouts Devin Nelson and Eric Dubofsky have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Their accomplishments were celebrated with a Court of Honor at the Mercer Island Presbyterian church on Nov. 29.

Nelson and Dubofsky and Eric joined Troop 624 about the same time and in the same patrol. Both have served as Senior Patrol Leaders and completed a 50-mile hike on the Pacific Crest trail last summer.

Nelson’s Eagle Project consisted of cataloging and organizing all of the emergency supplies for the North end of Mercer Island. Over

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two days, he led a work party of several scouts in counting, organizing and recording the items.

After the materials were taken out, they organized the items by function, and placed them back into their respective areas in an order based on how quickly the items would be needed in the event of a disaster.

Dubofsky’s Eagle Project involved creating and organizing an inventory of emergency supplies at the South end of the Island. Eric summarized the master supply list to accommodate the south end needs then led a work party of Boy Scouts to inventory and re-supply the emergency container for both the South end and Islander Middle school.

Both scouts are seniors at Mercer Island High School.

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Eagle Scouts, left, Devin Nelson, and Eric Dubofsky.

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CHILD has new home Founder Trina Westerlund is honored by community

By Linda Foley

Special to the Reporter

Children’s Institute for Learning Differences (CHILD), a 21-year Mercer Island neighbor, has established a permanent campus to ensure the services provided to vulnerable children throughout the Puget Sound continue.

Operating since 1977, CHILD helps extremely vulnerable children (5-18 years) with a broad range of challenges that interfere with learning — including Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADD/ ADHD, mental health, and other neurologically-based conditions — and their families and their teachers.

This has been a momentous year for the school and its founder, Trina Westerlund. The day before CHILD opened its new regional campus located on 2640 Benson Road, South in Renton, founder Trina Westerlund was honored by the community.

In October, Seattle Met

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Magazine and the Seattle Foundation held their third annual Light a Fire Awards to acknowledge people in the larger Seattle community for their extraordinary and generous acts of service. Westerlund was presented the 2014 Lifetime Achievement award.

CHILD had been delivering services from the former North Mercer Island Junior High School. The Above, the school site currently being school’s new re-purposed for a new home in public elementary school.

Renton. At “Mercer Island has been right, the front supportive of CHILD doors of the old and our mission,” said Island location.

Westerlund, “and we will Contributed be forever grateful.” photos We were able to continue serving the same populaWesterlund’s belief that tion of children with severe learning challenges in the children deserve help same place, without inter- before they fail ignited her ruption for the past two passion to begin CHILD and continues to fuel “The decades, she said.

Westerlund added that CHILD Way.” The school has received since its inception, CHILD staff members have served several accolades over the more than 4,000 students years. It received the KCTS with special needs, includ- Golden Apple Award; an ing many from Mercer Excellence in Education Award from the National Island.

Today, the school is Board of the Learning accredited through the Disabilities Association; Northwest Accreditation former Governor Christine Commission (NWAC/ Gregoire issued a proclaAdvancED) and is certified mation for a “CHILD Day” to provide both therapeu- every Oct. 25.

The poignant story of tic day school services and in-service training through CHILD teachers helpthe Office of the state ing struggling children is Superintendent of Public told in CHILD’s recently Instruction in Olympia. released documentary, Currently, 20 school dis- “Am I Broken” (www.amitricts from across the broken.org).

Carrie Fannin, CHILD’s Puget Sound area depend on CHILD for specialized Executive Director said therapeutic day-school and “Securing our permanent home means CHILD’s serpediatric clinical services.

vices will endure.”

Like Westerlund, Fannin readily understands parents’ need for support; her daughter, now a successful college student, is a CHILD alumna.

Responding to current needs, CHILD will expand both its day-school and clinical services, offer early childhood services, and increase training opportunities for families and educators, Fannin said.

“With expanded, technically advanced, and sensory-enhanced space, our ability to share what we have learned with other parents and professionals throughout the Puget Sound will grow exponentially; it’s the way CHILD’s impact will expand from one to many.”

For more, go to www. childnow.org.

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MI girls off to fast start in KingCo Islanders hammer Juanita to begin 3-0

By Joseph Livarchik

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Before the start of the season, Mercer Island girls basketball coach Kaela Yuen drew comparisons between this year’s Mercer Island squad and last year’s league-winning Juanita

team, citing both as teams that found success through their scrappy play. Her comparison was put to the test Wednesday night, with her team looking every bit the part of a KingCo contender.

Mercer Island girls basketball pummeled Juanita 73-46 Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Mercer Island High School, improving to 3-0 in league play over the reigning KingCo champs.

Though Juanita came into Wednesday’s game winless, Yuen wasn’t sleeping on the Rebels. She said afterward she wasn’t sure what to expect from either team heading into the game, with Mercer Island coming off a tough run of three games in three nights last weekend. The Rebels posed threats with point guard Tea Adams and post player Jaisa Nunn, she said.

“In their last game, Jaisa Nunn had 29 points and 17 rebounds and Tea had scored 17 of their last 25 points, so we were really focusing on those two,” Yuen said. “They are phenomenal players. They are Division 1 bound and they’re really carrying their team, so our game plan going in was if we could hold them, we’d

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Mercer Island’s Jess Blakeslee (14) looks to shoot against Juanita’s Brittany White (2) Wednesday, Dec. 17 at MIHS.

Mercer Island gymnastics starts season 2-1 Islander boys open league play 2-0

By Joseph Livarchik

jlivarchik@mi-reporter.com

After seeing wins in its first two competitions against Lake Washington and Liberty, the Mercer Island gymnastics team suffered its first loss of the season Thursday, falling to Interlake at Interlake High School. The Saints topped out with a score of 146.1 to Mercer Island’s 140.2.

Interlake had the top three all-around finishers, with Frankie Paszkeicz placing first with a score of 32.4. Paszkeicz dominated the competition, topping every event for the Saints, winning vault, bars, beam and floor.

Catherine Seifert was Mercer Island’s top allaround finisher, placing fourth with a score of 31.

Seifert tied for second on bars with Interlake’s Amy Yeung and Manon Frevol,

By Joseph Livarchik

jlivarchik@mi-reporter.com

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Mercer Island’s Catherine Seiftert performs her floor routine Thursday, Dec. 18 at Interlake High School. Seifert placed fifth in the event. placed fourth on beam, took fifth on floor and placed second on vault.

Rounding out the top five in all-around was Mercer Island’s Rachel Hicks with a

score of 27.7. Hicks placed

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Coming off weekend contests followed by two league games opening the week on Monday and Tuesday, Mercer Island coach Gavin Cree looked a little worn.

His team had just played its fourth game in five nights and hadn’t practiced during the stretch.

On the bright side, the Islanders came out of it unscathed.

Mercer Island capped a four-game run with a 76-48 win over Juanita Tuesday, Dec. 16 at MIHS, bringing the Islanders to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in KingCo competition this season.

For Cree, a break from game play was warranted.

“I think coaches like to have practice, but it’s nice to

get a win and get some guys in and see everybody get an opportunity,” Cree said afterward.

Mercer Island saw wins over Stanwood and Liberty, as well a win in an “international friendly” with the touring Mornington Breakers of Australia, before heading into Tuesday’s game. The Islanders didn’t show many signs of wear, going on scoring tears early to pull ahead of the Rebels (1-4, 0-3).

Trailing Juanita 13-10 in the opening period, Mercer Island finished with an 8-0 run to claim an 18-13 advantage at the end of one. After a 3-pointer from Juanita’s Dylan Moctezuma

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GIRLS | FROM 13 have a really good chance of winning the game.

“I’m just really proud of how our girls responded.

I feel like they came to life and we finally saw the MI team we’ve been waiting for.”

Once again, it was longrange shooting that got Mercer Island (5-2, 3-0) going early. The Islanders knocked down four firstquarter 3-pointers to take a 22-11 lead after one. Their lead grew to 13 early in the second before the Rebels (0-5, 0-3) cut the deficit to ten, with Mercer Island ahead 32-22 at the half.

Juanita managed to gain some momentum in the third quarter, with a 7-0 run opening the second half to bring the Rebels within three. But the Islanders responded with eight unanswered points of their own, getting five from Julia Blumenstein and three free throws from Taylor Krause in that stretch. A 13-2 run by

GYM | FROM 13 fifth on bars, took seventh on beam, placed seventh on floor and tied for third with

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Taylor Krause (15) takes off past Juanita’s Shelley Waltar (far left) and Brittany White (right) Wednesday at MIHS. Mercer Island to open the fourth gave the Islanders a 24-point advantage, effectively putting the game out of reach.

Mercer Island had three players reach double figures, with Blumenstein posting a game-high 18 points. Taylor Krause had 13 and Anna Luce had 11.

Adams led Juanita with 14 points, while Natalie Kalda posted 12 and Jaisa Nunn

had 10.

The Islanders took on Interlake Friday followed by a matchup with Todd Beamer Saturday, both after the Reporter deadline. Mercer Island will take a week off for the holidays, a change from recent years that Yuen thinks will be good for her team.

“In years past, we’ve lost a lot of energy and vitality at playoffs and at state,

so I think having a breath to rest, to be with family, to travel, to do something other than basketball, is going to be beneficial for our team this year,” Yuen said. “A lot of our girls play all year round or they play sports all year round, and sometimes taking a step away is exactly what your body, your head and your heart need.”

Interlake’s Yeung on vault.

Other Mercer Island top five finishers included Stephanie Prince placing second on floor, Emily Greaves tying for

Mercer Island’s Ethan Chen goes up for the lay-in Tuesday, Dec. 16 against Juanita at MIHS.

BOYS | FROM 13 brought the Rebels within four in the second quarter, two baskets from Andrew Pickles and another from Ethan Chen gave Mercer Island a 39-29 halftime lead.

But the Islanders really broke the game open coming out of the break, holding the Rebels to eight points in the third quarter as Mercer Island’s lead grew out of reach. Pickles led the Islanders with 16 points, while Josh Stenberg had 12.

Mercer Island had one more KingCo game, a home contest against Interlake Friday after the Reporter deadline, before heading

to West Hills, Calif. for the Chaminade Prep Classic Dec. 26-30. Cree said he’s looking forward to seeing how his team handles the rigors of the competition during the trip, which in terms of game scheduling, won’t be unlike the fourgame stretch the Islanders just finished.

“I want to see us play consistently,” Cree said. “We’ve been a little bit inconsistent. Sometimes we start the game off real well and have a lull, and sometimes we have a lull at the beginning and finish strong. I want to see us put four quarters together of good, defensive pressure and attentiveness and taking care of the ball.”

BY THE NUMBERS Boys Basketball Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Mercer Island High School Mercer Island 76, Juanita 48 JUA 13 16 8 11 — 48 MI 18 21 23 14 — 76 Mercer Island — Andrew Pickles 16, Josh Stenberg 12, Ethan Chen 8, Nick Taylor 8, Gabriel Boucaud 6, Emerson Schulz 6, Jack Counihan 4, David Emmanuels 4, Eric Kim 4, Sam Nordale 4, Shain Scott 2, Evan Shaddle 2.

Juanita — Dylan Moctezuma 13, Ravi Regan-Hughes 8, Salvon Ahmed 5, Connor Andrews 5, Austin Cole 5, Daniel Eason 4, Ishmael Simpson 4, Andrew Kullman 2, Makiah Gilmer 1, Jared Holden 1.

Girls Basketball Joseph Livarchik/Staff Photo

Mercer Island’s Rachel Hicks performs her beam routine Thursday, Dec. 18 at Interlake.

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fifth on beam and Emily Culbertson tying for fifth on vault After hearing the results Thursday night, Mercer Island coach Lenny Lewis said a loss was kind of expected, noting the Islanders’ struggles staying on beam.

“We didn’t drop below 140, which I was hoping.

We just have to step it up on bars, and we could’ve done better on beam,” he said.

Lewis said by this point in the season he was hoping to see bigger stunts

from his team on bars, an area that was a concern last season and will continue to be a focal point for this year.

But overall, Lewis felt positive about his team through three meets.

“I like what we’re doing.

I like the progression we’re making, but we’ll see how things go. I’m looking for more of an improvement, but it’s small,” he said. “I didn’t think we had as much talent as we have and so with what’s happening so far, I’m really pleased.”

Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Mercer Island High School Mercer Island 73, Juanita 46 JUA 11 11 14 10 — 46 MI 22 10 17 24 — 73 Mercer Island — Julia Blumenstein 18, Taylor Krause 13, Anna Luce 11, Macy Mounger 8, Jess Blakeslee 7, Claire Mansfield 7, Kailee Yan 4, Jamie Mounger 3, Josie Blakeslee 2.

Juanita — Tea Adams 14, Natalie Kalda 12, Jaisa Nunn 10, Hannah Kleppe 4, Taylor Byrne 3, Aimee Richardson 2, Brittany White 1.

Boys Swim Tuesday, December 16 at Mary Wayte Pool Mercer Island 114, Inglemoor 72 200 medley relay—Mercer Island, 1:43.72. 200 free—Munro, Ing, 1:50.77. 200 IM—Anderson, Ing, 2:02.64. 50 free—Li, MI, 23.12.

Diving—Dixon, MI, 212.25. 100 fly—Anderson, Ing, 53.89. 100 free— Hoff, MI, 50.33. 500 free—Bohlin, Ing, 5:22.30. 200 free relay—Inglemoor, 1:32.77. 100 back—Birrell, Ing, 1:00.57. 100 breast—Fukuda, MI, 1:02.26 . 400 free relay—Mercer Island, 3:30.13.

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SUBMISSIONS: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. Please email your Island event notices to jlivarchik@mi-reporter.com. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a spaceavailable 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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EVENTS | ONGOING MIVAL PRESENTS A WINTER’S TALE: Dec. 4 - Jan. 21,

MIVAL, 2836 78th Ave. S.E. Featuring exhibits from over 30 local artists. December is the month to share and give items from the heart. One of a kind fine art, jewelry, glass, photography, sculpture, collage, encaustics, trinkets, ornaments and stocking stuffers can be discovered.

Proceeds contributed to Visual Arts annual scholarships. For more, contact Nannette Bassett at nannettebas@gmail.com.

MI LACROSSE CLUB CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UP: The Mercer

Island Lacrosse Club is taking reservations for their annual “Christmas Tree Pick-Up” fundraiser. Pick-up service is for Mercer Island residents only. Sign up online for a pick-up day, put your tree out to the curb by 9 a.m. on the day you selected and leave the hauling to the volunteers. The MILC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, so all donations are a tax deductible-contribution.

Register online through mercerislandlacrosse.com.

EVENTS | UPCOMING REGISTRATION FOR BEGINNING FLY-TYING CLASS: Taught by

members of the Washington Fly Fishing Club, learn to tie 15 Northwest trout fly patterns, while receiving personal instruction on common fly-tying skills.

Each student will be given online access to the WFFC Fly-Tying Manual. A DVD showing close-ups of the flies being tied, tying tools st and materials are available for purchase. The eight Reporter weekly sessions will begin 4

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day features activities centered on a special theme, plus kids will swim, play in the gym and enjoy arts and crafts. Week-long break camps include field trips.

Cost is $60 per day for members, $70 per day for guests.

For more, contact Daliah Silver at daliahs@sjcc.org or call 206-388-0839.

Thursday, Jan. 8, taking place from 6:30-9 p.m. at Evergreen Covenant Church, 3200 78th S.E.. Cost is $60; DVD is available for an additional $10. Register online at www.wffc.com. For more, contact Pat Peterman at 425-503-5979.

CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON: 12-1:15 p.m.,

Thursday, Jan. 8, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. In his presentation, “Boeing in Washington – Our future together”, Boeing’s Rich White will share information about Boeing and will provide insight into local employment, Boeing’s commitment to the environment, and its hopes and expectations for our future here. $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, Jan. 6. For more, call 206232-3404.

TWEEN FITNESS, AGES 9-13:

3:30-4:30 p.m., Wednesdays.

Kids will learn to use bands, balls and their own body weight to work on cardiovascular and weight training as well as balance, stability, and stretching. Free for members, $5 for guests.

Contact Dana Azose at danaa@sjcc.org or call 206388-0836.

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

Free event.

MY MI HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.,

GRANDPARENTS TOT SHABBAT:

9:45 a.m., Friday, Jan. 9.

Come celebrate the joy of Shabbat with your grandkids and friends. Enjoy a light nosh, sing along with our Tot Shabbat leader, and join in with our Shabbat blessings. Everyone is welcome.

Saturday, Jan. 10, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Celebrate health and wellness on Mercer Island.

Features of the event will include exhibitors, educational presentations, a kid zone, fitness demonstrations, food and more. Free.

For more, contact Erin Sirianni at erin@mymercerisland.net or call 206-2362777.

CREATIVE BEGINNINGS:

9:30-10:45 a.m., Mondays.

Creative Beginnings is a time for your child, together with a parent or caregiver, to explore the richness of the SJCC Early Childhood School through art, sensory experiences, and creative play. Another class follows from 11:15-12:30 p.m. Runs September 8 through June 8. $592 for member, $718 for non-members. For more, contact Laura Selby at lauraselby@comcast.net.

MOMMY MATTERS: Moms, Getting Real about What

EVENTS | SJCC 3801 EAST MERCER WAY (206) 232-7115 WWW.SJCC.ORG SJCC WINTER BREAK CAMP: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dec. 22 - Jan. 2. During school breaks, the SJCC offers a variety of full and half-day camps. Each

Matters. 10-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays. Mommy Matters is an opportunity for moms to get support and learn about what matters most as your child moves through the toddler and preschool years, blending love and logic parenting, positive discipline and Gottman principles with personal coaching. Cost is $259 for members, $279 for non-members. Contact instructor Melissa Benaroya, LICSW, for more information and to register, melissa@ growparenting.com.

SHABBAT UNPLUGGED: 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10.

Unplug from technology and plug in to your community and family. Every Shabbat Unplugged will feature a variety of activities open to our entire community. We’ll have family yoga, a gym obstacle course, swimming, and art projects.

Free. Contact Zach Duitch at zachd@sjcc.org or call 206232-7115.

PARENTS NIGHT OUT SUPERHERO NIGHT: 5 p.m.,

Saturday, Jan. 10. It’s a night of superheroes, super challenges and super strength!

Featuring games, arts and crafts, and activities.

Includes dinner. Cost ranges from $40-$60. For more, contact Daliah Silver at DaliahS@sjcc.org or call 206388-0839.

JEWISH TWEEN EXTREME - LIMO SCAVENGER HUNT: 7 p.m.,

Saturday, Jan. 10. Grab your friends to journey around Seattle in chartered limos to find clues and prove your group is the best. At the end of the night, we’ll meet at Island Crust Café on Mercer Island for a late-night treat and prizes. Co-sponsored

by SJCC, NCSY, Jewish High, BBYO, and Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Cost is $25. For more, contact Mark Rosenberg at

MarkR@sjcc.org or call 206388-1990.

EVENTS | LIBRARY 4400 88TH AVE. S.E. (206) 236-3537 WWW.KCLS.ORG/MERCERISLAND CHILDREN & FAMILIES YOUNG TODDLER STORY TIMES:

Thursday, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 10:15 a.m. Ages 12 to 24 months with adult for stories, songs and fun.

TODDLER STORY TIMES:

Thursday, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 11:15 a.m. Ages 2 to 3 with adult.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIMES:

Thursday, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 1 p.m. Ages 3 to 6 with adult.

TEENS TEEN ADVISORY BOARD:

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.

Voice your opinions on the programs and services the library offers. Come with feedback and bring your ideas to discuss. Eat pizza, too.

LIGHTEN UP AND LEARN AT THE LIBRARY: Wednesday, Jan.

21 and 28, 2:30 p.m. Come to the large meeting room and find out what’s going on this month. Create your own computer keyboard with MaKey MaKey kits, play around with circuits, mess with mixing oil and water, or make gifts out of duct tape.

COUNT US IN - SURVEY OF HOMELESS TEENS: Thursday,

Jan. 22. Homeless teens and young adults will be surveyed on Thursday, January 22 in the library to tell the story of homelessness in King County and help our community understand the scope of the issues teens face.

Mercer Island Places of Worship

10:30am - Worship and Nursery

3200 78th Ave SE

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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST TH 7070 SE 24 STREET (United Methodist Church)

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4001 Island Crest Way www.mormon.org

ADULTS OPERA PREVIEW - TOSCA:

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m.

This free lecture, provided to increase enjoyment and appreciation of Seattle Opera productions, will feature speaker Norm Hollingshead with recorded musical excerpts.

DROP IN TO LEARN ABOUT EBOOKS: Monday, Jan. 12, 7

p.m. Get started with KCLS eBooks! Bring your eReader, tablet or phone for an introduction to downloading from the library’s growing catalog of titles.

FRIENDS OF THE MERCER ISLAND LIBRARY MEETING:

Thursday, Jan. 15, 3 p.m.

Discover how you can support your library.

COMPUTER CLASS - ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE: Wednesdays, 7

p.m. Do you need extra help on the computer? A KCLS volunteer instructor can give one-on-one assistance.

No appointment necessary, assistance provided on a drop-in basis.

St. Monica

Catholic Church 4301 - 88th Ave S.E., M.I.

232-2900

Sunday: 7:30am, 9:30am, Noon

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