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Union claims internal poll shows firefighters dissatisfied with city BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

he Kirkland firefighters’ union has released a new letter articulating its recently declared opposition to proposed new fire station

locations along with the results of an internal poll that ostensibly shows growing dissatisfaction among firefighters with the city. In a Jan. 6 letter, Bryan Vadney, president of IAFF Local 2545, wrote that an internal poll conducted by

the union of firefighters revealed overwhelming opposition to the new station siting proposal. Additionally, the poll showed that roughly 88 percent of firefighters believed the city “is unlikely to change” its mind on the fire station

siting and that firefighters’ input had “little value” to them, according to the union. The union’s chief complaint of the city’s plans is that it will not add any additional firefighters for the new station. Instead, it will

move existing staff to the the new station, which the union believes will be at the expense of Totem Lake and Kingsgate neighborhood residents. In 2004, King County Fire District 41 first started planning a consolidation

project to combine Stations 24 and 25, which are located on Finn Hill. The fire district initially looked into placing the fire station in Big Finn Hill Park, but the possible move sparked a backlash from residents [ more UNION page 11 ]

No charges for Sound Transit bus driver in 2013 fatal collision

Olympic dreams Kirkland resident Helena Scutt and the crew of her high performance skiff compete in Helsinki, Finland during the 2014 FX European Championship. MICK ANDERSON, Contributed

Nothing will stop Kirkland native Helena Scutt from reaching 2016 games in Rio BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

There’s no stopping Kirkland native Helena Scutt from sailing in the Women’s High Performance Skiff for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Not the severe injuries sustained last year during the 2013 World Championship in southern France, nor her pursuit of a master’s in mechanical engineering at Stanford

University. It’s not just about competing in the Olympics, but a chance to compete in the high performance skiff, the first time the category has been introduced in the women’s competition. It was first introduced for men at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. “I think we can inspire the next generation of [ more SCUTT page 3 ]

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The King County Prosecutor’s Office has declined to move forward with vehicular homicide charges due to insufficient evidence against a Sound Transit bus driver. The man caused a collision that killed two people in Kirkland last year on an overpass in the Totem Lake neighborhood. The May 6, 2013 collision occurred when Sound Transit bus Aleksandr Rukhlin, 56, failed to stop for a red light after exiting a freeway exit ramp. The bus traveled through an intersection and collided with a Ford Escape. Two passengers in the Ford Escape, Robert and Elizabeth Rotta, were killed, and their son Kendall Rotta was injured. After the collision, the bus continued forward down an onramp toward Interstate 405. At this point, Rukhlin told one passenger that he “has no brakes.” A follow-up investigation, however, determined there was no mechanical issue with the bus or the brakes.

Collision reconstruction and an examination of computers on the bus indicate that the driver applied the accelerator before and after the crash. Rukhlin was interviewed after the collision and found to have no sign of impairment, and a blood draw found no drugs or alcohol. “Despite a thorough investigation, the reasons for Rukhlin’s driving through the red light remain uncertain,” King County Prosecutor Office spokesperson Dan Donohoe wrote in a press release. “There is no evidence that Rukhlin was deliberately attempting to run the light. There is no evidence that prior to the collision that he was aware that his speed was unusually fast or he was intentionally speeding.” The case was later submitted for review of a felony hit and run charge due to the fact that the bus did not stop for nearly a mile after the collision, but the charges were later declined, as there was no [ more BUS page 12 ]

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Kirkland and Bothell firefighters battled a large fire at a three-story apartment building in the Finn Hill neighborhood last weekend that left eight people displaced. No one in the building or any of the emergency personnel were reported injured in connection with the incident. The fire crews arrived at around 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 2 to find flames and smoke coming from a unit on the second story. Fire Battalion Chief Kenneth Henderson said the fire was contained to one of six units. Some of the surrounding units suffered smoke damage. Henderson said the person who lived in the unit was not home at the time of the fire. Among the respondents were four fire engines, two ladders, two fire battalions and an air unit. It took approximately half an hour for them to put out the flames. The cause

Firefighters work to put out a fire on Finn Hill on Jan. 2. KIRKLAND FIREFIGHTERS

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responded to eight working fires in four days, according to the Kirkland Firefighters IAFF Local 2545.

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at Stanford. Because she couldn’t walk, let alone get out of bed without difficulty, she had a golf cart to take her to classes. Miraculously, Scutt never required surgery, and by winter break she was back sailing again. “It was an incredible recovery,” she said. “It makes you appreciate being able to get out of bed on your own.” The accident also gave her a newly found appreciation for sailing, as well as determination. At the World Championship last year, Scutt and

Henken took first place in their category, qualifying them for the US National Sailing Team. Most recently, they earned a bronze medal at Copa Brasil de Vela, the Brazil Sailing Cup, in December. Now Scutt trains seven days a week, four doing strengthening work, the other three concentrating on cardio and aerobics. “There are a lot of people who have helped me along the way,” she said. “I’m learning so much. All of these things are hard, but awesome life skills.”

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their coach was piloting. She was taken to a local hospital, where it was determined she had suffered a fractured vertebrae in her spine and several fractured ribs, as well as severe internal bleeding. Above all the bodily injuries, Scutt said she was terrified it was her last race. “I didn’t know if I’d be able to sail again,” she said. “I was thinking, ‘Would I be able to walk again without pain?’” Flying back to California, Scutt managed to complete the fall semester

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up.” position to the wind. Scutt also sailed along “I spend most of my with her skipper, Katy time horizontal, turnCenname, with whom she ing the sails, hanging off would sail through high the side,” she said. “I’m school and until college. swinging around, running Together, they won the across the boat as fast as 2010 Seattle Yacht Club’s I can.” One-Design Sailor of This requires not the Year award, as only precise coorwell as the 2010 dination with her 2016 29er Pacific Coast racing partner, Circuit’s Maxam but it is physically Trophy for Top demanding. With Female Crew. They three to four races a also sailed with the day, and some regat2010 US Sailing Develtas lasting six days, Scutt opment Team, which is said it is easy to become comprised of sailors in overwhelmed. the classes selected for “Every day we have to the ISAF Youth World consciously take some Championships and the time for ourselves and Olympic Games. make sure our bodies are “One thing that’s inready for the next day,” teresting is our boat was she said. “We also check open division,” Scutt said. the equipment and the “We were always racing boat to see if there are against boys and girls.” problems.” After graduating from Scutt has an appreciaKirkland’s International tion for the fact that she Community School in can sail at all after an 2010, Scutt was accepted incident at last year’s to Stanford University, World Championships where she competed on in Marseille. During the their sailing team for four race, Scutt’s boat was years on 49ers, 16 foot approaching a marker in long boats which brought the water that another with it new challenges for boat had already turned her. around and was head“The 29er is really ing towards them. At different from college,” that level of competition, she said. “I hardly had Scutt said, boats often any experience. My first come very close to one season was really playing another. This time, howcatch-up.” ever, they got too close. Contrary to the percep- Though they didn’t hit, tion of sailing as relaxthe wing from the other ing, Scutt said racing is boat struck Scutt in the anything but that. The side, causing both boats 49er boats have no keel to flip over. and require proper weight “I was screaming,” she and balance to keep it said. “The first thing I from tipping on its side. thought was ‘I can feel During half-hour races, my toes.’ I knew I wasn’t Scutt said, she and her fel- paralyzed.” low sailors are constantly Her skipper, Paris moving across the boat to Henken, was able to help keep themselves in proper her into a motorboat

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female sailors,” Scutt said. “It’s a really exciting time, this being the first time for women to race in these boats. To be able to represent your country, that’s something not very many people get to do.” Having graduated from Stanford University last June, Scutt said she planned to get a master’s in mechanical engineering but has suspended her academic career in order to devote her time entirely to preparing for 2016. “I’ve always been fascinated by the Olympics, of people pursuing something with such passion and drive,” she said. “That commitment to excellence has always fascinated me.” Born in Cheltenham, England, Scutt moved to Kirkland with her family when she was two. Her father worked as a consultant for Boeing, and the trip was only expected to last nine weeks. Something about the area enticed them to stay. Growing up, Scutt said her father had a love for sailing, which he had done in England with his siblings, and as a young man he had qualified for Junior National team, but couldn’t afford the boat for the competition. Hoping to pass on that love of sailing to her, he took her out sailing and signed her up for sailing day camps, where she learned how to navigate a boat on her own. “I think it’s an awesome way to enjoy the natural beauty we have here,” she said. “As a kid it’s just fun to be out on the water. You steer the boat, you get to determine where you’re going to go. I latched onto that. We’d sail across the lake and play capture the flag at a park.” Initially, however, Scutt had a greater interest in soccer, which persisted until she reached high school. While running track and cross country, she also started sailing with the racing team at Sail Sand Point, a nonprofit community organization at the north end of Magnuson Park in Seattle. She also raced with the Seattle Yacht Club, where her coaches, Jen and Ben Glass, taught her how to handle the 29er sailing boats she would race. “Compared to a lot of other people, I got into sailing relatively late,” she said. “Most are racing when they are eight. Racing a two-man boat allowed me to play catch-

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Kirklanders take Nourishing Network to the next level

Dave Asher

o the dear Kirkland angels, The food box distribution site in the south part of Kirkland was new to the Kirkland Nourishing Network and to the families we were stretching to support. The morning arrival of food boxes was overwhelming, but patience and understanding made it all work. Unexpected donors arrived and many brought much more than was on the shopping list. School counselors coordinated pick up of the food boxes with the identified families. Size of families determined the number of boxes they would receive for the 16-day break from school. Late in the afternoon, there were still some families that had not arrived. Confirmation calls were made. A family walked in as the rain arrived and the sun went down. They gave their name and a volunteer showed them the boxes of food that had been set aside for them. They had come on the bus, because they don’t own a car. They were going to get their food as they normally go to the grocery story – with their three cloth shopping bags. You see, they have to walk quite a way to the store. We quickly loaded up my car with the family

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still awed by the amount of food they were receiving. On the way to their apartment, I learned that the father works 40 hours per week, but at a humble job – limited because of the accidental loss of sight in one eye some years ago. I learned that the mother works part-time and they are very proud of their son’s progress at school. All of our neighbors don’t have the same experiences that we do. They don’t have the same hard-earned advantages that many of us enjoy, but we depend on the services they provide in our community. They are needed parts of our town. We want them to be successful. The

children in these families are the next generation of our community and we have chosen to help them thrive. Today, you have given tremendous help to scores of needy families – the largest food drive that we have ever attempted. You provided more than 4.5 tons of love that will go a long way supporting our neighbors. Thank you, every one! Bless you for the help this past holiday season.

Dave Asher is with the Kirkland Nourishing Network.

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Postal service in Kirkland has deteriorated, needs improvement

complained that her mail continued to be delivered. The counter employees certainly do their best working in a system that needs major improvement. The service by the post office in Kirkland has deteriorated and become unacceptable. What a shame that at this previously great institution there seems to be little energy and interest in the problems or solutions for Kirkland residents.

What has happened to the postal service in Kirkland? For the last three years our condo in Kirkland has been dealing with misdirected mail on a regular basis. There are only seven mailboxes. Although this is an annoyance, as neighbors we deliver the mail to the corSharon Vanderslice, Kirkland rect person. However, this becomes a more serious problem when a neighKIRKLAND bor has their mail held for weeks while away and misdirected timesensitive mail ends up in their box. We have also had our held-mail What’s appropriate? form ignored and had two weeks of mail Citizens were warned about the Council jammed in the box. Almost all of the mail and Kirkland citizens that the Council had was torn and damaged. In addition, we have already made up its mind on the proposed had our held mail given to another person fire station before any public hearings were who lives three blocks away and we had conducted. Subsequent hearings were a some of their mail. We have tried to resolve this with a variety farce, a ruse, a public statement to placate Kirkland citizens and fire department perof supervisors with little improvement. sonnel into thinking they had a say on deciDuring the holiday, our mail was held for sions regarding the fire station and other a week while on vacation. Upon our return, land uses. Instead, the Council went with the held mail could not be found. I contactwhat they had already decided. Kirkland ed a supervisor and was told, again, that our citizen’s comments fell on deaf ears. They are regular carrier was on vacation and there still doing it. was a substitute on our route. The superviAs far as the Council expressing complete sor said he would talk with the carriers and confidence in Kirkland City Manager Kurt look into the problem. Triplett, he and the other staff did not allow I made a trip to the post office to try to existing residents a say on public services speak with a supervisor in person. While before and after the annexation, which rewaiting in line for 20 minutes, I listened sulted in a reduction of services and higher to two other Kirkland residents trying to taxes with resources being diverted from resolve similar issues. One had mail held for three weeks, had a confirmation of such, and elements in the proposed Kirkland budget. It created artificial and unnecessary short-

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falls that became an unjustified war cry for higher taxes. Comments from the city manager and deputy manager are nothing more than political poppycock without merit. It’s appropriate to remember that council members advise Mr. Triplett and staff what to do. Staff becomes bobbleheads. Public hearings are supposed to allow input that citizens want. It would be nice if the Council listened and acted appropriately serving citizens instead of themselves.

Robert L. Style, Kirkland

Developer fee is a hidden tax lasting forever Development fees to be paid by developers? No, this is a hidden property tax that last forever. Here is how this works: you add $100,000 to the cost of a development and you increase the amount of initial cash you need to build the project and the balance is financed at the going rate and even at today’s low rates you add at least $300 a month to the carry cost for just the interest on the added loan. Then the finished project with the added fees is taxed at the going rate for as long as the use exists. Neat: a double tax hidden for the most part and the City gets to claim it hasn’t sufficient funds to carry out its day to functions without a new tax or tax increase. No matter what the fee is for or the new tax this never is completed. As one example, the cities have taxed property owners and garnered fees for years to improve traffic; we get the development, taxes and fees and is the traffic any better? More parks? More any[ more LETTERS page 5 ]

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Police Blotter The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week. Between Dec. 25 - Jan. 2, there were 334 traffic incidents, 21 traffic accidents, seven DUIs, 13 general traffic incidents, 46 alarm calls, 10 abandoned vehicles, one burglary, seven incidents of fraud, 10 civil incidents, two cases of harassment, 14 thefts, 19 vehicle prowls, three vehicle thefts, 12 warrants served, 20 noise complaints, five

animal calls, 15 incidents of domestic violence, four incidents of malicious mischief, nine disturbances, three trespass, two assault, nine hit and run and 27 incidents involving at least one arrest.

Jan. 1 Warrant: 10:15 p.m., 10000 block of NE 122nd St. Police received calls of suspicious activity in the parking lot of a condo complex. Officers arrived to find a Chevy Tahoe with three people inside, including a 43-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman. A search on the plates showed that the owner had a warrant out for his arrest. The man, who was later identified as the vehicle’s owner, had no ID on him and when asked for his name he gave a separate name. The 26-year-old woman also had a warrant out of Bothell for malicious mischief. The two were arrested on their warrants, while the third passenger left the scene. The vehicle was later impounded after a K9 sniff of the vehicle returned a positive

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thing but new development? And of course more city employees?

William Costanzo, Kirkland

Thanks for the sports-themed holiday decorations in Kirkland So impressed with the family that is decorating their house to honor our local Seahawks... as well as Huskies and Mariners. We are fans of all of these Seattle teams and appreciate the decorations not to mention the time and expense to pull it together. Just want to give them a huge rave/thumbs up!

Carita Osterback, Kirkland

Kirkland Planning Department needs to rethink zoning for Parkplace Citizens should be alarmed by the new developments in the Parkplace saga. It was disturbing to see at the Dec. 12 Planning Commission meeting how many big and small changes are being made to the original Touchstone plan that was initially approved by Kirkland City Council for the Parkplace development. Now Touchstone is out of the picture. Their overly ambitious plan did not succeed and they have sold their interest in the property. With a new owner this is a totally different math problem. It isn’t A (retail and restaurants) plus B (offices) plus C (entertainment) plus D (tourist facilities) plus E (public open space and amenities). There are a lot of minuses. The city should be using a clean piece of paper. Why should Talon benefit by the agreement between Touchstone and the City Council when they have a much different plan? As a concerned citizen, I went to the meetings from 2008 through 2010 relating to the Parkplace development. I heard what the citizens of Kirkland had to say in response to the presentations by Touchstone. I also listened to the discussions regarding Touchstone’s proposal by the Planning Commission, the Design Review Board and the Kirkland City Council. This new plan resembles Touchstone’s project in only one major way. They are allowed to build up to eight stories. Does this seem right to you? It appears that Talon’s new plan has very little destination retail proposed. The hotel and conference center, that would bring tourists into Kirkland, has been removed. Much of the office space for the jobs we are mandated by the Growth Management Act to provide is replaced with housing. Shouldn’t we go back to the old zoning guidelines? Touchstone was only granted a PAR because the City Council wanted what they had to offer. The Council ignored citizen outrage against

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Dec. 31 DUI: 12:29 a.m., 11600 block of NE 124th St. A 36-year-old man was stopped for traveling 59 mph in a five mph zone. He was arrested after he provided a breath sample of .149 and .147. He was later booked and released.

Dec. 30 Assault: 9 p.m., 12030 block of Slater Ave NE. A 51-year-old man got into a fistfight with a 23-year-old man after the older man slammed a door in the face of the man’s mother, whom the older man was living with and dating. He was determined to be the primary aggressor and was charged through investigation.

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Assault: 8:15 p.m., 400 block of Lake St S. A 26-year-old man assaulted his girlfriend by pushing her to the ground and forcefully holding her down. He later pulled her hair to force her to the ground again and pinned her down, then pulled her hair again. He was arrested and booked. Warrant: 1 a.m., 14300 block of 124th Ave NE. A 29-year-old man was discovered to have an outstanding warrant for trespassing out of Snohomish County. He was arrested and transported to the Snohomish County Jail. Assault: 7:20 p.m., 10020 block of NE 130th LN. A 27-year-old man backhand slapped his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend during an argument,

such a large development. Most of us who spoke-up didn’t want eight-story buildings towering over our waterfront village. Even a dense five-story development is going to make us look more like Redmond or Bellevue. One of the major changes that Talon wants approval for is an eight-story apartment building that will replace the current Parkplace retail. Is that what the citizens of Kirkland want? Don’t we have enough housing concentrated in our downtown core with all the new residential projects under construction? Kroger’s has the right to determine what goes into the Parkplace project because of their original lease. They want to build a bigger store. In order to do so they are insisting that a large residential building be above them. Is it right that a national grocery store chain gets to tell us what to build in our beautiful downtown? Do we need a bigger QFC? It has all the groceries I need just the way it is. What I can’t find there I can get at one of the other grocery stores in the city of Kirkland. I implore my fellow citizens to get involved and read over the packet from the Dec. 11, 2014 Planning Commission meeting. Now is the time to write letters to the Planning Commission and the City Council with your opinions.

Margaret Bull, Kirkland

Shredded plastic in the ocean What will we gain if we give up plastic shopping bags? We’ll have fewer chemicals in the air we breathe. We’ll have a good feeling in our hearts knowing that fewer whales, dolphins, sea turtles, birds and other animals and wildlife will be suffocated or get a lethal blockage from mistaking plastic bags for food. Leatherback turtles are almost gone from our world. Their diet includes eating jellyfish and many die from ingesting plastic bags (and balloons) that look like jellyfish. Every time I have swum in the ocean in the past eight years, be it in remote or public parts of the Pacific or Atlantic oceans, I have found pieces of plastic or whole plastic bags floating in the water with me. It does only a tiny bit of good, but I feel compelled to stuff any plastic I can reach into my wet suit or swim suit to take back to land and dispose of it. The task of clearing the ocean of all this plastic is daunting, virtually impossible, but I feel we can decrease the amount that ends up in the ocean and in landfills by finding good alternatives. Like many of you, our family has used reusable cloth bags for years. We take them to grocery stores, department stores, bakeries and markets. We feel good about dramatically cutting down the number of additional bags coming into our home over time. There are even good alternatives for produce including nylon mesh and lined bags for dry and wet produce, easily washable and quick-drying. A number of communities have officially made a move to encourage alternatives: Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Issaquah, Mukilteo, Bainbridge Island, Bellingham, Port Townsend and

causing her pain. They have a child together and still reside in the same residence. Theft: 7:08 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. A 24-year-old homeless man attempted to steal a $60 sleeping bag from Fred Meyer. He was arrested and trespassed from the property. Theft: 4:40 p.m., 8600 block of 120th Ave NE. A 26-year-old man attempted to steal $213 worth of merchandise from Costco but was caught by loss prevention. He was arrested, booked, and released. DUI/Weapons violation/Drugs/Theft/ License suspended: 2:11 a.m., 11100 block of 105th Ave NE. A 19-year-old man and 18-year-old man were stopped in a vehicle by

officers after they left an underage drinking party. The 18-year-old driver refused to take a field sobriety test or a blood alcohol test. After they were searched officers discovered 2.38 grams of marijuana and a .22 caliber pistol. A database search on them revealed the 18-year-old was a convicted felon, and he was arrested on drug charges. The 19-year-old, meanwhile, was arrested for having a half gallon of vodka between his legs.

Dec. 27 Protection order violation: 10:54 a.m., 12000 block of 120th PL NE. An officer driving by the Motel 6 observed a 26-year-old woman and 40-year-old man inside of a vehicle together despite a protection order for domestic violence listing the man as the respondent. Both parties were uncooperative with the officers. The man was arrested on the order violation, while the woman was arrested for a warrant out of Everett for obstruction.

all of Thurston County. We hope Kirkland and others will join that list. As we get ready to leave our homes, stashing bags in our cars and in a container by our front door at home, we can think of the appreciation of the wildlife with whom we share our world.

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Welfare benefit abuse and the lack of accountability There’s too many examples that illustrate welfare benefit abuse and lack accountability. If we continue to hand out free money for doing nothing, our nation is in trouble. We need accountability in government and from citizens. Are you telling us that our elected officials, along with the federal government, had nothing to do with 13 states paying individuals more on welfare than the minimum wage? Where’s the incentive to work? Yet the government [continues] its various welfare programs, including tax breaks and new taxes to Social Security. Congress is changing the tax codes just so many don’t have to pay for the benefits they receive. The IRS is trying to change our tax agency into a welfare program. Elected officials have endorsed and promoted people doing nothing except to sit on their butts. Now you’re saying that’s OK and they can’t do anything about it? Who got us into this irresponsible mess? They did, and it’s up to them to get us out. If our current elected officials don’t want to fix the problem, then it is up to us to find people who will. [The Kirkland City Council’s] attitude is part of the problem, not part of the solution. Failure to hold politicians and citizens from irresponsible decisions is not something you apparently support. Perhaps you have not heard of the forest ranger, a government official, telling people not to feed the bears. His answer was if you feed the bears, they will not learn how to support themselves. You are working for the city. You are feeding the bears. I think it can be said, you are supporting yourself and your family, I hope I’m right. It’s up to everyone to support themselves and their families. Welfare was never supposed to be included as a governmental responsibility. Historically, some elected officials have tried but failed. We need to get out of the welfare role. From our governor on down, they want to tax those who earn money and give it to those who don’t. It’s got to stop. Poor people usually vote for Democrats but they are still poor. That needs to change. Elected officials can and should do it for the future generation unless you think bread lines are acceptable. Sooner or later, we will also run out of chickens that go into someone else’s pot besides your own.

Robert L. Style, Kirkland

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Local real estate leader calls December “One of best on record” modest year-over-year price gains (about 5.5 percent) for homes and condominiums that sold last month compared to 12 months ago. The number of new listings added to inventory was nearly identical to activity of a year ago, but with pending sales outpacing new listings, the selection, as measured by total active inventory, dwindled by about 8 percent compared to a year ago. Commenting on the combination of scarce inventory in some areas

and expectations of rising interest rates, the head of one large real estate company advised, “Anyone thinking of buying a home should do it early in 2015!” “Prices, interest rates and rents will continue to rise,” said Mike Gain, CEO and president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate in Seattle. “The cost of buying a home is not determined by price alone but by price and the mortgage rate. The longer a buyer

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waits, the higher the mortgage payment as prices and interest rates continue to increase.” Many buyers appeared to heed Gain’s advice during December. MLS members reported 5,794 pending sales (mutually accepted offers) for an increase of nearly 11 percent from the year-ago total of 5,224 pendings. In the four-county Puget Sound region, brokers notched 4,410 pending sales, the highest December volume since 2005. High-end homes are selling well, according to brokers and MLS data. “Above the one million dollar price point in King County, we have seen back to back years of very strong sales activity,” said Scott. Northwest MLS figures show nearly 2,000 homes priced at one million dollars and up sold in King County during 2014. That’s up more than 25

percent compared to 2013. For more modestly priced homes, first-time and move-up buyers are taking advantage of loosening lending standards. “It’s much easier for purchasers to qualify for a loan now than it was just a few months ago,” Gain said. “The much needed 3 percent down payment loans are finally back for qualified purchasers. This will allow more first-time buyers to break into homeownership.” Northwest MLS director John Deely agreed the new low down payment loan programs and mortgage rates are a boost to activity. “In December our brokers experienced high open house traffic and strong demand from buyers as listing inventory declined,” said Deely, who is the principal managing broker at Coldwell Banker

Bain in Seattle. “Buyers are determined to take advantage of the continued low interest rates and to make their move sooner rather than later,” he added. George Moorhead, designated broker and owner at Bentley Properties, reported market activity stayed steady all the way into New Year’s. “If this level of activity continues, we will see yet another sellers’ market as inventory drops,” said Moorhead, who is also a member of the Northwest MLS board of MLS figures show there were 4,367 new listings added to inventory during December, about the same as a year ago when members added 4,333 homes to the selection. At month end, there were 17,659 homes and condos for sale. That’s down nearly 8.1 percent from the year-ago inventory of 19,214 active [ more market page 7 ]

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ago, rising from an areawide median selling price of $275,000 to last month’s figure of $290,000. That matches the price reported for October’s sales, a figure that was only surpassed in July when the median sales price overall was $300,000. Some MLS members, including Diedre Haines, expect similar increases this year. “While some recent reports indicate a cooling of appreciation in 2015, unless more inventory hits the market, I anticipate the percentage increases to be about the same as 2014 due to sustained demand,” said Haines, who

is Coldwell Banker Bain’s principal managing broker for South Snohomish County. Haines, a past board member at Northwest MLS, cautioned sellers about unrealistic pricing. “It is well worth repeating that if sellers are serious about getting their homes sold, it is not a good idea to ‘go fishing’ even though there may be high demand,” she said. “Buyers are serious about making a purchase, but they are in no mood to play games as they are very well educated regarding price. If the house is overpriced – even by a small amount – buyers will simply not

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Terry Pottmeyer speaks in 2013 during the dedication ceremony for the new Friends of Youth building in Kirkland. REPORTER FILE PHOTO tions that had to close their doors.” FOY has also increased its involvement in child foster care, opening its own program three years ago, according to Pottmeyer, after the legislature passed a law extending foster care benefits to 19-21 year olds. “That, I think, was an important victory for our state and the children we serve,” she said. “Friends of Youth has extensive foster care. I think it’s a recognition in our community that kids at 18 aren’t capable of being independent and on their own and they need a family and a support system. I think it’s going to have a really positive impact on foster kids. I think that was a really important thing to happen.” Another accomplishment Pottmeyer felt FOY achieved during the past five years was renewed enthusiasm among their various partnerships in the area with youth services at both King County and Snohomish County, as well as Auburn. “I think their attention has deepened and increased

and we were certainly a part of that,” she said. “I can say that without exception everybody who was involved in the issue has really stepped up in the last five years.” The interim CEO will be Nancy Osborn Nicholas, a Renton native with 30 years of experience in nonprofit executive leadership, including 19 years as executive director of a homeless services organization. She said she plans to help FOY for the next several months as they look for a new executive director and examine their next step beyond the capital campaign. “With any accomplishment of that size, after you have accomplished something like this, there is a period of assessing the impact and looking to the future,” she said. “I will be working with the board of directors as we build our new five year strategic plan. There will be a lot of focusing inward and… we will continue to focus building those community partnerships and working with community partners to end homelessness, particularly youth.”

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fter five years and following the completion of the largest capital campaign in the organization’s history, CEO Terry Pottmeyer is stepping down from Friends of Youth (FOY). Only two months ago, FOY celebrated the opening of its Kirkland Youth Center as part of the “Housing Our Future” capital campaign. Started in 2012, the campaign raised $6.7 million to pay for the construction of six new buildings in response to rapidly growing demand for more housing. For Pottmeyer, now that the campaign is finished, the time just seemed right. “I feel the work I had been called to do has been done,” she said. “Friends of Youth is in great shape and in great hands. I think if you’re going to transition from leadership, you do it when the organization is strong. It’s never been in a stronger position financially. It’s got some incredible staff. It’s time to pass it to the next person when things are going well.” Although Pottmeyer said she is not leaving for another job specifically, she wanted to ensure the transition at FOY goes well. “When you transition it takes time,” she said. “If I were to go to another position I wouldn’t be able to give the support of the transition.” Naturally, one of the highlights of her tenure at FOY was the “Housing Our Future” capital campaign, the largest ever in the organization’s 63-year history. “Unfortunately the need of the children in our community increased, because of the economic downturn and the impact it had on families,” she said. “It was a sadness, but Friends of Youth made a commitment and had the ability to respond.” While the campaign was a success, there were also challenges with cutbacks in state funding in the child welfare system, which FOY has been involved in since its inception. “The cutbacks in state budget in child welfare really did have an impact for our work and the work of our region across the state,” she said. “During that time we saw a lot of our partners unable to continue their work in child welfare, organiza-

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Board denies request to restore rail service through Kirkland The federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued a decision on Dec. 30 denying a request by Ballard Terminal Rail Company (“Ballard”) to reinstate freight rail service on a 11.2 mile portion of the Eastside Rail Corridor between Woodinville and Bellevue through Kirkland. Ballard’s request included the 5.75 mile portion known as the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC), which is owned by the city of Kirkland. The STB found that Ballard did not have a specific plan to restore the line for freight service; did not demonstrate that it had the

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financial wherewithal to reinstitute freight service; and did not provide credible evidence of demand for renewed freight rail service along the line. “This ruling is a tremendous victory for the Kirkland community and the Eastside Rail Corridor partners,” said Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett. “It vindicates the city’s strategy of vigorously defending our rights on the Cross Kirkland Corridor and to have it made available for public use.” Ballard had filed its petition seeking to reactivate the rail line in April 2013. Ballard had also requested an injunction preventing the city of Kirkland from removing

the rails on the CKC; the STB denied the injunction in August 2013. Kirkland proceeded to remove the rails and ties from the CKC, but Ballard continued to argue that it was entitled to reactivate freight service. Since taking ownership of the CKC in April 2012, the city of Kirkland worked steadily to improve it for public use. Volunteer groups were organized to keep the CKC clean on a regular basis, the rails were removed in Summer 2013, a Master Plan was developed through extensive public involvement efforts and adopted in June 2014, and the completion of the CKC Interim Trail is

will provide a brief overview of the challenges and opportunities facing the state in the upcoming legislative session at the town hall. Redmond City Hall is located at 15670 NE 85th St. For more information contact Maxima Patashnik at maxima.patashnik@leg. wa.gov.

Also, some of the teachers received Usborne Books they had selected for their classroom libraries. This is an annual service project for the Kiwanis Kirkland Sunrisers Club which meets at the Original Pancake House in Kirkland every Thursday morning at 7 a.m. Volunteers are welcome to come and join our club’s members and help with service projects that improve the lives of children in the Kirkland community.

Kiwanis Sunrisers Club delivers books to school The Kiwanis Kirkland Sunrisers Club delivered books they purchased from Scholastica and Usborne Books to students at the John Muir Elementary School in Kirkland. Each child from grades kindergarten through third grade received a brand new age appropriate book to take home.

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Kirkland’s capital facility connection charges increase The city of Kirkland water, sewer and surface water capital facility connection charges will be adjusted on Jan. 1.

The Cross Kirkland Corridor makes up 5.75 miles of 44-miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor, which runs through Kirkland. Reporter file photo expected in January 2015. For more about the CKC, visit www.kirklandwa. gov/crosskirklandcorridor. The Eastside Rail Cor-

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The connection charges have not been adjusted since 2009. Permits applied for after Jan. 1 will be subject to the new fees. The new fees are: Water CFC (one residential unit) - $3,406 (previously $3,128) Sewer CFC (one residential unit) - $3,106 (previously $3,056) Surface Water CFC (one residential unit - $508 (previously $481) For a complete listing of all 2015 city of Kirkland Public Works fees visit www. kirklandwa.gov. For more information call the city of Kirkland Public Works Department at 425587-3800.

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During January, Kirkland will again benefit from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Urban Forestry Restoration Project. A Puget SoundCorps (PSC) crew provided through this project will work with city staff for four weeks to restore forested areas in Juanita Beach and Watershed Parks, starting in early January. Most forested sites remaining in Kirkland are in decline. Loggers removed conifer trees such as Douglas-fir, western red cedar and western hemlock during the early 1900s, and the deciduous trees left behind are reaching the end of their lifespans. To make matters worse, invasive non-native plants such as Himalayan blackberry and English ivy are spreading

Redmond. The Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway sold the 42-mile Eastside Rail Corridor to the Port of Seattle and over the years, the Port has sold portions to King County, Sound Transit and the Cities of Kirkland, Redmond, and Woodinville. As part of its purchase of the CKC and in compliance with the National Trails System Act, the city has acknowledged that the use of the right-ofway for trail purposes is subject to possible reconstruction and the future reactivation for rail service. To view the STB’s ruling, go to www.kirklandwa.gov/crosskirklandcorridor.

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three fire engines, a total staffing of 15 firefighters. Another factor in the study was concurrency of calls, which is when multiple incidents are reported within the same time frame. The study found that in 2012, 40.4 percent of incidents in the city occurred concurrently with another incident. Station 27, Vadney believes, already has enough trouble adequately responding to calls as it is. This will only get worse if personnel are moved to the new Juanita station. “If the proposed station is built and existing staffing is moved, Totem Lake and Kingsgate will experience a greater than 60 percent reduction in staffing as compared to the pre-annexation levels,” Vadney wrote. “Hardly the promise of improved city services.” From the city’s perspective, the letter comes as another unexpected turn in their relationship with the firefighters union. City Manager Kurt Triplett said the city has been attempting to have a conversation with firefighters since the Dec. 9 letter was published and believed progress had been made, but the letter reflects a continual rift. “It’s difficult to know how to talk to them,” he said. “We think we’re engaging them in a conversation based on

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The reason you get better service is our proposal has two fire stations not one. I’m just puzzled by him saying we’re not trying to fulfill the commitment. We’re trying to fulfill it better.” He also said they are troubled by the presumption in the letter that the decisions the city is making are political and benefit one neighborhood at the expense of another. “We’re simply not going to propose an action that makes things worse,” he said. “And they know that.” Triplett stated that their proposal for the new fire station was based on data that showed Station 27 responded to calls 58 percent of the time west of I-405, while 42 percent were on the east side of I-405. “If you built a new station and split the crews you would have a station dedicated to Kingsgate and another dedicated to Juanita and Finn Hill,” he said. Scott Morris, chair of the Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance said that their main interest is for a new station is that it will provide better service coverage to Finn Hill, but declined to comment on the current proposals. “We’ll stay engaged with them and hopefully we’ll come up collectively at the city level with an answer that make sense,” he said.

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the merits and every time before we meet we have these letters come out. But we’ll keep trying. My goal is a proposal supported by the community and the firefighters, but in the end my job is to make the community safe, not to make the firefighters happy. But obviously my goal is to accomplish both.” He added that, among other things, Vadney’s letter presumes the city is taking action on the matter right away, rather than several years down the line. “The city will not take this action if it reduces response times for anyone,” he said. “Our duty is improving service in the north end. If building the new fire station and splitting the crews is going to reduce service to Kingsgate, we won’t do it. That’s nobody’s proposal. We’re pretty emphatic about that.” Triplett added that not only has the city allocated $3 million in the recent budget for the new station and $1 million to keep supplementary staff at the Finn Hill station but it is going even further than the original intent of Fire District 41, which was to close both stations. The city’s plan is to keep one of them open. “Bryan is ducking the central issue here,” he said. “What the city is proposing is to keep (Station) 25 open instead.

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the city has added more firefighters and spent more money on fire services, he says, neighborhoods that were annexed in 2011 have suffered a loss in fire services since the closure of Fire District 41. Additionally, he wrote, the new station would be located outside of the fire district’s old coverage area and not directly benefit the neighborhoods that paid the fire levy for the new station. Vadney also claims that the city is failing to take into account other factors besides response time that are included in the Standard of Coverage and Deployment Plan, which was published in June 2014. Among those is an “effective response force,” which is the “number of personnel and apparatus required to be present on the scene of an emergency incident to perform the critical tasks in such a manner to effectively mitigate the incident without unnecessary loss of life and/or property.” The study considered a full effective response force to a high risk structure fire to include two battalion chiefs, two ladder trucks, an aid unit, and four fire engines, with total staffing of 20 firefighters. For a moderate risk structure fire, the ERF would have one battalion chief, one ladder truck, one aid unit, and

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and was opposed by the then Denny Creek Neighborhood Association. After the 2011 annexation, the city looked into 20 possible sites to place the consolidated station, but later suspended the process in order to wait for the findings in the 2013 Fire Strategic Plan. The plan, according to a July 2014 city memo, noted several response time gaps, particularly in North Finn Hill. The current options being considered, however, would have the new station either replace Station 24 or replace both Stations 24 and 25, depending on which option the council chooses. As of Dec. 15, 2014, Station 24 no longer takes calls and there is no staff at the station, according to the KFD. Previously, the station had been run by volunteer emergency medical technicians. One of the main proposals for the new fire station siting would be in Juanita at two possible spots on Northeast 132nd Street, just slightly over the neighborhood boundary with Finn Hill. Vadney argued that taking staff away from other stations to fully staff a new Station 24 would be counterproductive. “We are asking the city to not waist [sic] $11 million to build a fire station in Juanita if you’re going to take fire units and staffing away from others, it doesn’t help it only moves a problem,” Vadney wrote. The conflict between the firefighters union and the city over the proposed

fire station siting abruptly came to light after Vadney sent out a letter to city officials on Dec. 9 concerning a proposed joint domestic violence resolution between the union and the city, which the union rejected. The letter concluded by expressing opposition to the station siting. In response, Mayor Amy Walen and Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet wrote a joint response criticizing the union for not bringing up their concerns earlier in the process. As for the city’s current expenditures on fire services, stating that in 2005 the city spent $8.2 million annually on 74 firefighters compared to $15.1 million on 96 currently. They also defended the possible sitings for the station being considered, they said response time data and the Fire Strategic Plan demonstrate they will provide better response times to more residents and will close a gap in coverage that is a result of geography, not a lack of staff. The $5.2 million left from Fire District 41, they added, can only be spent on building a new station. “More staff doesn’t solve a problem of time and space,” they wrote. “To be clear, when more staffing is appropriate the city has stepped up. Over the past 10 years the City Council has added 22 firefighters, including 11 since 2010.” In response, Vadney wrote the gap in coverage was not due to geography but the result of closing two fire stations and cutting two aid units. While

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Kirkland firefighter found not guilty of domestic violence By TJ Martinell tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

officers he dumped a can of Pepsi on her head, yet when officers searched the bedroom upstairs there was no sign of soda being spilled. The girlfriend later left the house and reported it to the police. When deputies arrived at the home McManus had left as well, but his daughter

DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE Issued with a 14 day comment and appeals period Description of Proposal: This threshold determination analyzes the environmental impacts associated with the following action: At Lake Washington High School, installation of up to ten (10) portable single classroom buildings located in the parking lot north of the gymnasium and expansion of the parking lot at the northwest corner of the property. The project involves site work including foundations, electrical connections, and ADA ramps for access, grading and paving. This work is scheduled for the spring and summer of 2015 for placement of six (6) classroom portables, a restroom portable and the parking lot expansion. The other portables to be placed thereafter. Proponent: Lake Washington School District No. 414 Location of proposal: 12033 NE 80th St, Kirkland, WA 98033 Lead Agency: Lake Washington School District is the lead agency pursuant to WAC 197-11-926. The lead agency has determined the proposal does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment as described under SEPA An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030 (2) (C). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This checklist is available to the public on request. This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340 (2), and the lead agency will not make a decision on this proposal for 14 days from the date below. Comments can be submitted to Brian Buck via phone (425) 936-11100, email (bbuck@lwsd.org) or in person at the LWSD Support Services Center, 15212 NE 95th St., Redmond, WA. 98052 Responsible Official:

Dr. Traci Pierce, Superintendent Lake Washington School District Board Telephone: (425) 936-1200 Address: 16250 NE 74th Street Redmond, WA 98052 You may appeal this determination in writing to the LWSD Support Services Center, 15212 NE 95th St., Redmond, WA. 98052 no later than 4:30 p.m. January 16, 2015. You should be prepared to make specific factual objections. Appeals must comply with Section 23 of the District’s SEPA Policy, located at www.lwsd.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/For-The-Community/Construction/LWSD-SEPAPolicy.pdf. Date of Issue: December 19, 2014 Date of Publication: January 2, 2015 and January 9, 2015 in the Kirkland Reporter. #1211153.

decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This checklist is available to the public on request. This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340 (2), and the lead agency will not make a decision on this proposal for 14 days from the date below. Comments can be submitted to Brian Buck via phone (425) 936-1100, email (bbuck@lwsd.org) or in person at the LWSD Support Services Center, 15212 NE 95th St., Redmond, WA. 98052 Responsible Official: Dr. Traci Pierce, Superintendent Lake Washington School District Board Telephone: (425) 936-1200 Address: 16250 NE 74th Street Redmond, WA 98052 You may appeal this determination in writing to the LWSD Support Services Center, 15212 NE 95th St., Redmond, WA. 98052 no later than 4:30 p.m. January 16, 2015. You should be prepared to make specific factual objections. Appeals must comply with Section 23 of the District’s SEPA Policy, located at www.lwsd.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/For-The-Community/Construction/LWSD-SEPAPolicy.pdf Date of Issue: December 19, 2014 Date of Publication: January 2, 2015 and January 9, 2015 in the Kirkland Reporter. #1211174.

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there is no evidence that Rukhlin intended to go evidence Rukhlin was through the red light, or attempting to flee from otherwise acted in a rash the scene. or heedless manner. UnImmediately after the der these circumstances, collision, he claimed, he the evidence is insufcould not get the bus to ficient to support the stop. Only with the asreckless manner prong,” sistance of the passenger Donohoe wrote. did he say he could get Although Donohoe the bus to stop. states that they believed Charges of vehicular Rukhlin to have been homicide or vehicular negligent due to “pedal assault can only be filed misapplication withwhen there is sufficient out any contributcredible evidence ing factors” it “is to support the sufficient to impairment from Kirkland not establish vehicular drugs or alcohomicide” and hol, driving in the “State cana reckless mannot prove beyond a ner or driving with reasonable doubt that disregard for the safety the negligence was aggraof others, according to vated, i.e., that Rukhlin King County Prosecuconsciously disregarded a tor spokesperson Dan dangerous situation.” Danohoe. The case will be forReckless manner warded to King County requires proof that the District Court for the defendant was driving filing of infractions, ac“in a rash or heedless manner, indifferent to the cording to Donohoe. The family of the consequences.” Reckless victims filed a lawsuit manner is described as against the bus driver, knowingly dangerous as well as his employer, driving that is seen when nearly a year ago. The drivers are purposely complaint accused the weaving and/or speedbus driver of operating ing away from police or the bus in a “negligent racing with other drivers or reckless fashion” and or purposefully ignoralso alleges negligence ing traffic signals and of his employer, First signs while engaging in Transit, Inc., for failing to other dangerous driving properly hire, train and behavior. supervise Rukhlin. “In the present case,

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Kirkland firefighter accused of domestic violence was found not guilty by a jury Dec. 30 at the King County Courthouse. Patrick McManus had been charged with fourth degree assault due to an

alleged altercation with his long-time girlfriend in February of 2014 at his home in Ravensdale, Wash. The alleged altercation began when his girlfriend confronted him over something, and she claimed McManus eventually became violent, grabbing her by her neck. She also told

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was still there. When questioned, his daughter allegedly told the deputy that it hadn’t been a “bad fight,” albeit she admitted she hadn’t seen what occurred. When his daughter attempted to call McManus to get him to come home, he didn’t respond. McManus’ daughter allegedly also told the deputy that her father had left to look for his girlfriend and told her to turn the lights off in the house because the police might show up. When the Kirkland Fire Department learned of the charges filed against McManus, officials placed him on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation, according to Kirkland Fire Department Chief Kevin Nalder.

...obituaries Grace R. Everson

Grace Rose Lott – Everson was born October 1926 in Seattle,WA. She went to be with the Lord on December 17, 2014. She was the only child of Fred B and Anna Ruth Lott. She moved to Kirkland, WA in 1927 where her father started the Eastside Battery Co, then later moved to Rose Hill area where her mother started Lottsville Cash & Carry alongside Eastside Battery. Grace attended Kirkland High School graduating in 1944, she worked for her family business building generators and rebuilding engines. She was married and had a daughter, Lurinda Ruth and son Dean H Everson. Grace supported herself and her 2 children by working in banking for Kirkland Bank, then for H&N Inc for 25 years. She retired in 1981 and went back to banking working part time until moving to Colville in 1995 to be with her family. She was active in her church and was secretary of Sammamish Bible Camp in Bellevue. Grace is survived by her daughter, Lurinda Ruth (Scott Douglas) in Colville. Her son, Dean Everson (Sandi) of Northport. Granddaughter Lydia Tost (Brian)of Kettle Falls, great grandchildren, Naomi, Isaiah, Jonah and Elias. Granddaughter Rebekah Everson of Northport and her great grandson Jaron. She truly was Amazing Grace and will be missed and loved by her family. A memorial service will be held at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Colville in January. For more information please go to the Danekas Funeral Chapel web site at www.danekasfuneralchapel.com. 1211985

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Historic Kirkland Cannery sold The historic Kirkland Cannery building has been sold to a local nonprofit. Owned by a local family, the building was sold to The Bradley Family Foundation headed by President-Director, Carl L. Bradley. The foundation plans to restore the building to look as it did in the 1930s when it was first built as a project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression, though it has not yet decided as to the use for the space. In 1939, the building was used as one of four Washington State operated cooperative canneries funded by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Pound family took over the building in 1947 and continued operations until 2001 when had acted as a smokehouse for local fishermen. The building is located at 640 Eighth Ave.

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short shorts be a disruption in a learning environment? Even if a girl wearing spaghetti straps and short shorts was a distraction to the boys, why are we making the girls change their clothing? Shouldn’t we be teaching the boys not to become unfocused in the presence of a spaghetti strap? After all, it’s not the girl’s fault the boys are being distracted by their clothing. Right? Okay, let’s backpedal for a moment here. It may be a girl’s fault for wearing “disruptive clothing.” She is the one who is choosing to wear a crop top or a pair of short shorts. Girls realize that they won’t stay any Allison Hoff

a local middle school states, “Any clothing considered disruptive to the educational process or that makes an individual feel uncomfortable is inappropriate for school.” The policy continues to explain, “We would like to communicate with you…so that we can mutually support an environment of learning.” At first, these statements were approved by my critical eye, but with a closer look, I had a bit of a problem accepting them. When I read the particular words, “so that we can mutually support an environment of learning,” my eyebrows began to rise. Why would wearing spaghetti straps and

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ress codes in schools all over the United States are prohibiting young women and girls from dressing in provocative clothing. Throughout my years in elementary school, I was told by my parents and teachers that dressing in a certain way to get people’s attention is forbidden. I never questioned this, and at the time, neither did any of my friends. Now, I am in a school with a uniform, so I have been somewhat isolated from the current dress code frenzy. However, after reading articles and doing some research, I have found myself questioning the reason behind dress codes, and I have become convinced that we may have taken them too far. A recent dress code from

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cooler by wearing a shirt two inches shorter than a normal shirt. Why are they exposing themselves this way? I am definitely in favor of dress codes prohibiting inappropriate clothing that is unnecessarily revealing, but I do think that we have taken certain dress code guidelines too far. A few particular dresscode requirements I have read seem very over the top and unnecessary. The middle school mentioned above also stated in their dress code that “Tank tops require a 2½ inch shoulder strap.” A tank top with a 2½ inch shoulder strap is no longer a tank top (or at least not on the small shoulders of a middle schooler). During the beginning of

fifth grade, my school had a “free dress day,” where students didn’t have to wear their uniforms, and could wear whatever they wanted (within the free dress guidelines, of course). That day in gym, I had decided to take off my sweater and wear my tank-top underneath so I would be cooler. My tank top, I’ll have you know, had a good 1½ inch shoulder strap. A few minutes into the period, my gym teacher consulted me. My tank top was unacceptable. She didn’t embarrass me in front of my classmates, and she didn’t even make me change, but I was flustered by the whole situation. I felt misunderstood. I remember thinking to myself, “my tank top isn’t revealing, why would

for a two-year term beginning January 2014. Her current City Council committee assignments include Finance and Administration Committee and Legislative Committee. Her regional representation includes the Eastside Rail Corridor (ERC) Committee, Sound Cities Association (SCA) Puget Sound Regional Council

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wearing it be a disruption or a problem? What difference would it make if my strap was two inches wider?” I continue to consider different aspects of that particular situation. I have tried to invent reasons why my tank top was a disruption, but when it comes right down to it, I can’t come up with anything worthwhile. Dress codes, in my opinion, often have excessive and unnecessary guidelines. However, they have their place. I wouldn’t dress in jeans and a t-shirt for a wedding. I wouldn’t wear shorts and a crop top to a job interview. Dressing appropriately shows respect for people, institutions and yourself, although in my opinion, the details should be up to you and your family.

Allison Hoff is an 11-yearold Kirkland resident. ment with SCA helps me to better serve Kirkland.” SCA, which was formerly known as the Suburban Cities Association, was established more than 40 years ago to help King County cities act locally and partner regionally to create vital and thriving communities through advocacy, education, leadership, mutual support and networking.

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REGIONAL ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Sound Publishing has an immediate opening for an experienced Regional Sales Manager in our National Sales department. This position is based out of our Bellevue, WA office, near the I-90/ I-405 interchange (Factoria). Compensation includes a base salary plus commission, excellent benefits, 401k with company match, and paid time-off. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral, and excel in dealing daily with internal as well as external contacts. Must be computer-proficient and internet savvy, and have an exceptional marketing and sales background; print media exper ience is a definite plus. Must engage prospective clients with Sound’s capabilities and customize the message to secure new business as well as grow existing business. Submit your resume and cover letter for immediate consideration to hr@soundpublishing.com Sound Publishing is the largest community news organization in the state of Washington. Learn more about us at www.soundpublishing.com EOE

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