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February 8, 2012 Locally owned 50 cents

Eastlake students mourn death of Stan Chapin

By Caleb Heeringa

Others recalled Chapin giving new students personalized tours Part disciplinarian, part class of Eastlake on their first day. clown – Stan Chapin was more “If a kid was looking like he than just a cop. needed a friend, he would go and For the last 11 years, Chapin start talking to them,” Inglewood was a fixture in the Principal Tim halls of Eastlake High Patterson recalled. “He School and Inglewood had a million ins with Junior High, bantering kids and ways to conwith students and using nect with them. He his goofy charm to knew how to set posimake law enforcement tive standards and seem approachable. expectations for kids Chapin, a 40-yearbut also supported veteran of the King them when they didn’t County Sheriff’s Office, quite get there.” died in his sleep of Chapin had split apparent natural causes Stan Chapin time between the two the night of Jan. 30-31. schools, serving as a He was 61. liaison between law enforcement The loss was tough news to and the school district. Chapin swallow for staff and students at was responsible for handling seriEastlake and Inglewood. ous disciplinary matters and Nearly 100 students gathered crimes at the school but was also outside Eastlake after school the quick to come to the defense of afternoon of Jan. 31 to mourn teens that were being abused or Chapin and tearfully recall their neglected at home. Chapin favorite memories. Students told helped investigate such crimes stories of Chapin pulling them alongside Child Protective over before or after school and Services. letting them off with a stern “It’s not often that we found warning rather than a ticket. ourselves in a terrible situation

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Eastlake High School students gather around a makeshift memorial to school resource officer Stan Chapin Jan. 31. Chapin, who had worked at Eastlake and Inglewood Junior High School for 11 years, died in his sleep. like that … but when it happened he was a strong advocate for kids who were in need,” Patterson said.

City’s home businesses could see new set of regulations

By Caleb Heeringa

Home businesses in Sammamish could have customers coming and going between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. under regulations suggested by the city’s Planning Commission.

The commission put the finishing touches on the proposed home business code at their Feb. 2 meeting after several months of testimony from local residents who run businesses out of their

homes. The non-binding recommendation will now go to the City Council, which has the final say in the matter.

The code has gone through several revisions in recent months after several home business owners voiced concern that the new regulations, aimed at allowing residents to run their businesses without compromising the residential character of local neighborhoods, were too restrictive on home business.

The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce estimates that nearly 3,500 Sammamish residents, almost 8 percent of the city’s population, work out of their home in some fashion – whether that be professional consultant or artist.

The code categorizes businesses as “Type 1” or “Type 2” depending on the businesses size and footprint on the surrounding neighborhood. “Type 1” are those See RULES, Page 3

But for most students, Chapin was more comedic relief than long arm of the law. Chapin’s velociraptor impression was

known far and wide. On request, Chapin would hunch his back, See CHAPIN, Page 2

Free screenings at Saturday’s health fair The eighth annual Issaquah/Sammamish Health & Safety Fair will be held at Pickering Barn in Issaquah this Saturday, Feb. 11 with plenty of free health screenings to make it worthwhile for area families.

The event is free, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The fair will feature more than 50 health care professionals.

They will offer a number of free health screenings including blood pressure, bone density, cholesterol, blood sugar, eye

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pressure, body composition, and spinal/posture.

There will be many gifts from the various vendors, and My I.D. Club will offer free fingerprinting of children.

The Issaquah Citizen Corps and Eastside Fire & Rescue will offer information about emergency planning.

Specialists will be on hand to discuss everything from care for Alzheimer patients to braces for the children.

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in their lives for six years.

“He was that go-to person that they already had a relationship Continued from Page 1 with – he was a familiar face for them,” Malloy said. draw his arms to his chest, take Vince Peterson, an Eastlake long steps and let out a reptilian senior, said he treasures the screech. “man-to-man talks” about non“Everybody knew him for that educational matters that he and and he was okay pulling it out of Chapin had and life-lessons he his pocket and doing it with learned from the officer. He said kids,” Eastlake Principal Brad Chapin was easy to go to when Malloy said. “It let them know you needed to talk about issues that he was approachable and not in your personal life. just a cop in a starched uniform.”

“He taught me more than a lot Chapin also dressed in drag of my teachers,” Peterson said. and danced to a Hannah “I’ve interacted with a few other Montana song during a 2008 Sammamish police officers and I school assembly as a reward for wouldn’t say I had the best expestudents’ fundraising efforts for riences, but he was different. … cancer research.

Even though he had a gun and a “He was willing to do just badge he never talked down to about anything to connect with you.” kids,” Patterson said.

Chris Pribbernow, who graduChapin’s ated from quirks made Eastlake last Get involved his discipline year, said he all the bigger A memorial fund has been wants to go deal for stuestablished to benefit the family into law of Officer Stan Chapin. dents, enforcement, Donations can be made to the Patterson thanks in “Stan Chapin Memorial Fund” at added. part to “What Stan any Washington Federal branch.

Chapin’s was able to influence. pull off was “Seeing that when he did come down how a guy like that could bring with the hammer, the kids knew happiness to people everyday that it was because the hammer was amazing,” Pribbernow said. needed to come down,” he said.

“People think police are just “In all the years I worked with about keeping the community him, I’ve never had a student say safe and putting bad guys away that they felt that (Chapin) was but he did so much more than targeting them or being unfair. that.”

That’s pretty amazing considerMat Brown, a senior at ing his role.”

Eastlake, said he’d always Chapin also served as a steady- remember Chapin’s greeting ing presence for Inglewood stuwhen he arrived at school in the dents who were moving up to morning. Brown would give a Eastlake. For many recent polite wave and Chapin would Eastlake graduates, Chapin was respond by jumping out of his

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Flowers lay at a makeshift memorial for school resource officer Stan Chapin Jan. 31.

Chapin was well known among students at Eastlake High School and Inglewood Junior High School. police cruiser and waving back with cartoonish enthusiasm.

Brown said Chapin was constantly doing little things to brighten students’ days.

“I hope he knows how many people he touched,” Brown said.

Staff at both schools learned of Chapin’s death in an emergency staff meeting shortly before school began Tuesday morning.

Patterson said teachers took some time out of first period to break the news to students. Both schools have counselors on hand as a resource for students.

“The difficult thing about what (educators) do is that even if we’re upset, we have 1,000 human beings that need our attention and need to be taken

care of,” Patterson said. “We had a strong reaction and then we put ourselves together.”

Sammamish Police Administrative Sergeant Jessica Sullivan said Chapin made an impact in police circles as well.

Chapin had been named Sammamish’s “Officer of the Year” for 2011.

“He was an amazing man that will be sorely missed in this department and in the community,” Sullivan said.

Officer Alana Hall, Chapin’s counterpart at Skyline High School for the last seven years, said Chapin was proud of Eastlake athletics. The two spoke regularly about their jobs and congratulated each other when the other’s school won a state title or big game. She said Chapin’s enthusiasm will be hard to replace.

“Stan was the most positive and happy person I have ever met,” Hall wrote in an email. “I am not sure he even knew what a bad day was because he was always smiling. He always reached out and acknowledged every person in the room. He made you feel important and made sure to tell you to have a good day.”

Chapin was also an avid runner, winning the 1974 Seattle Marathon and competing in the 1974, 1976 and 1977 Boston Marathons. A Bothell resident, he is survived by his wife Sue and three children: Christopher, 27, Bethany, 22, and Scott, 17.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

Memories of Stan Chapin Dozens of Sammamish students and parents have paid tribute to Chapin in a memorial Facebook page.

Within a week of his death, nearly 3,600 people were following the page. Here are some excerpts: Chelsea Broomhead (2009 Eastlake graduate): “Everyone remembers how hard high school and junior high can be. He let you feel like a kid when everyone else pressured you to grow up too fast, and brought humor at the times you needed it most.”

Bernie Boglioli (Sammamish resident): “My wife and I feel blessed to have had two of our three children attend Eastlake. Officer Stan was an inspiration who helped shape and guide their lives as he did for so many of the students whom he influenced. We will miss you Stan! Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.”

Nina Heft (Sammamish resident): “One evening last summer, my son had his wife hold his wedding ring while they were driving. The car window was down and she was twirling the ring on her finger - she twirled too much and it blew off her hand. As they were pulled over to the side of the road looking in a ditch for it, officer Chapin pulled up ... flashlight in hand, he scoured that ditch with them to find the ring.”

Sammamish Police Chief Nate Elledge (via press release): “Stan was a remarkable man. He really put his heart on the line for the students he helped and the community he served.

His passing is a shock to all of us who valued his friendship and admired his professionalism.”

Sammamish City Manager Ben Yazici (via press release): “Stan was just as well liked inside City Hall as he was at his two schools. One of the best things about having the police department in our building was the chance to bump into Stan and get a lift from his upbeat personality and enthusiasm for life. We are going to miss him so much.”

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City Council looks at employee pay scale study

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish employees – particularly new hires – are generally underpaid compared to their peers in neighboring cities.

That’s the verdict of a salary survey presented to the City Council at their annual retreat at Suncadia Resort Jan. 27.

Deputy City Manager Lyman Howard said in an interview the lagging salaries for new employees are by design. The city contracted with a consulting firm to look at employee wages in 2007 and elected to set up a system where new hires start at slightly below-market wages but see their pay steadily rise as they move up the “step” system – 4 percent raises that are awarded based on adequate job performance.

The council decided that employees who stick with the city should be rewarded with higher-than-average salaries at the highest end of the salary ladder. The council hoped the prospect of higher-than-average pay would help retain good

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with little in the way of customers visiting the site – financial advisors, architects and attorneys, for example. “Type 2” are more complex operations like wineries, nurseries and other businesses that may require heavy equipment or building materials.

The commission elected to relax several facets of the originally proposed code, like: ◆ A prohibition on hazardous chemicals was taken out after concerns that it would affect

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employees and create some continuity in City Hall.

“Longevity plays a huge role in an organization like this,” Administrative Services Director Mike Sauerwein said of city government. “Having institutional knowledge is key.”

Prior to 2007, Sauerwein said the city was losing close to 20 percent of its employees a year – often due to the long commute to get to City Hall. Employees who lived in Seattle often went to Mercer Island or Shoreline.

Sauerwein said the pay structure might have contributed to less employee turnover in recent years, though the tough economy likely played a large role as well.

But in many cases Sammamish’s “low on the bottom, high on the top” pay structure has not kept pace with wages in surrounding cities. The salary survey looked at wages in Auburn, Bothell, Edmonds, Issaquah, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Olympia, Redmond, Renton and Shoreline.

An entry-level city clerk in

“Taxpayers aren’t going to care about the valleys during an economic downturn, but when the peaks come around they will.”

– Ramiro Valderrama, City councilman –

Sammamish starts at about $66,000, compared to a bit more than $75,000 in surrounding cities and maxes out at around $90,000, compared to an average of $94,500 in similar cities.

The situation is similar for senior planners, who handle land use and development applications. In Sammamish, they start out at a bit under $62,000 compared to an average of $70,000.

They can top out at $84,500 compared to $85,700 at the average neighboring city.

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Home business expo Dozens of Sammamish’s home businesses will be on display at the EX3 Teen & Recreation Center March 10.

The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce has put together a Home Business Expo, highlighting some of the lesser-known local businesses in the area.

“We want to let the residents of Sammamish know about some of the hidden treasures in the city … and let them know about some of the prodhome art studios that use small amounts of compressed oxygen or propane. Senior Planner Evan Maxim told the commission those sorts of chemicals are already regulated through the city’s building code and the local

Director starts out at $104,500, significantly less than the $118,500 average in neighboring cities. They top out at $143,200, just under the $144,800 average in neighboring cities.

The outlier in the survey is Sammamish’s public works and parks maintenance workers, who start out at $47,500 – right around the average of $47,900. They also max out at $65,000, quite a bit above the $59,500 average.

Councilman Ramiro Valderrama, who during his campaign was vocal in his calls for slowing the growth of the city’s personnel costs, said he was more concerned with making sure year-to-year across-the-board wage increases are kept in check.

City employees have traditionally had their wages tied to the city’s cost of living indicators – that led to a 3.2 percent wage increase in 2012, though it also meant a half of a percentage point pay cut in 2011.

Valderrama said the 3.2 percent cost of living increase was an “aberration” and not fair given

ucts and services that are offered locally that people may not know about because (the businesses) don’t have a traditional brick-and-mortar storefront,” Chamber Executive Director Deb Sogge said.

More than 50 local home businesses are already signed up for the event, which will feature prizes and other giveaways.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Teen Center, on the corner of 228th Avenue and Inglewood Hill Road. For more information, visit http://www.sammamishchamber.org.

fire marshal. ◆ A requirement that Type 2 businesses be located on properties larger than three-quarters of an acre. The updated code requires that the business activity be “screened from adjacent

In the story “Legislature considers allowing voter registration at 16,” in the Jan. 25 issue, the name Sean Macdonald was misspelled.

properties” and not occur within 20 feet of a property line, but does not have a size requirement.

The commission further relaxed the regulations at the Feb. 2 meeting, changing the

the tough economic times taxpayers are in. He pointed to the example of unionized employees at the city of Redmond and Eastside Fire & Rescue, which both saw a 2 percent wage increase for 2012.

Valderrama said he hopes the city would consider moving to a more stable model for wage increases that would prevent “valleys and peaks” from year to year. He suggested negotiating a set amount and giving employees that or 80 percent of any increase in cost of living, whichever is smaller.

“Citizens aren’t getting a 3.2 percent raise.” Valderrama said.

“Taxpayers aren’t going to care about the valleys during an economic downturn, but when the peaks come around they will.”

Though there was some variance between Sammamish’s pay and the regional average, Councilman Tom Vance said he was pleased to that the city was fairly close to the average. He See PAY, Page 5

hours during which a home business could have on-site customer appointments from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Claudia Haunreiter, who is now retired but ran a hair salon out of her Sammamish home for 26 years, said businesses that cater to working people need to be open outside traditional working hours to survive.

“In our world of today, you’re not going to find too many businesses that run from 9 (a.m.) to 5 (p.m.),” Haunreiter told the commission. “(By prohibiting customers after 6 p.m.) you’re kind of cutting our throats as far as how much money we can make.”

The City Council will be considering the code in the coming months.

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Review editorial

OPINION Sammamish Forum Communication was lax

Farewell Stan Chapin, you will be missed Stan Chapin was a cop and a teacher, a rare combination. In his time at Eastlake High School and Inglewood Junior High, he won the respect and admiration of seemingly every student, parent and faculty member.

The outpouring of grief in the wake of Chapin’s death is heartfelt and true. Within days of his death, thousands had signed up on a Facebook page dedicated to him.

The notes and remembrances left on that page were poignant, emotional and beautiful.

Chapin instinctively knew how to work with adolescents. He knew when to joke with them and when to be serious.

Even though he was wearing a police uniform, his antics and personality made him approachable, even by teens.

His death will be felt not only by Eastlake and Inglewood students, but by everyone in the community — even if they don’t know it yet.

State senators vote as true representatives Cheers to Sammamish legislators who voted in favor of gay marriage.

In the state senate, Cheryl Pflug, Andy Hill and Steve Litzow each supported the measure to allow a basic civil right to be extended to all of Washington’s citizens.

Pflug and Hill represent Sammamish right now.

In the fall, after redistricting, Hill and Litzow will speak for Sammamish in the senate.

The three Republicans bucked their party to support the measure, showing a much-needed independent streak that matches their constituency.

The state house is likely to vote on the bill this week and it is expected to pass.

We have every reason to believe Sammamish house representatives will follow suit in support of

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As a resident of the Cheswick Lane Condominium community, I’d like to thank the Sammamish Review for reporting on the proposed extension of 233rd Ave. Northeast.

What I would like to understand is why this article was the first I had heard of the project.

The city has not posted any signage in the area as they do with other infrastructure projects.

This project does not appear in the city’s 2012-2017 six-year transportation improvement program document.

Sammamish’s website also has a list of projects that fly out of a menu along the left hand side. This fails to mention 233rd Ave. Northeast In fact, that flyout still lists the East Lake Sammamish Parkway and 244th Ave. Northeast bridge projects prominently, both of which were completed over a year ago.

I understand the need for this project and I am not opposed to it in principle even though as an adjacent property owner with no children, I will have to learn to live with the increased traffic along Northeast Eighth Street while receiving little to no tangible benefit.

However, I find the city’s mechanisms for informing affected residents and gathering their feedback to be woefully inadequate.

Michael Sullivan Sammamish

es on their neighbors.

I would like to say thank you especially to Evan Maxim for the work he has done and his assistance and communication to keep me informed of not only the meeting but also the regulation changes.

It is always easy for the community to voice their complaints when they feel the commission or the City Council are not doing what they feel they should.

I feel it is important to voice our appreciation for their hard work and time they spend looking out for interests of the community even if we don’t always agree.

I am now looking forward to attending the City Council meeting when they are making their final decisions in regards to the regulations.

I am expecting that the home business community will once again be allowed to voice any concerns they may have in regards to any changes.

Claudia Haunreiter Sammamish

Yes, she was right Kudos to Christine Huff for her suggestion that our political discourse could use more civility and a focus on constructive solutions to the challenges we face, rather than childish and counter-productive name-calling.

Good job planners

Rob Gunther Sammamish

I attended my first meeting of the Sammamish Planning Commission last night to voice my concerns about the regulations for home businesses.

I have run a business from my home for 26 years now and have concerns about how the new regulations will affect me.

I would like to express a thank you to the members of the commission for their willingness to listen to the home business community, while setting forth regulations that will encourage home businesses and protect the effect of home business-

Thank you, Mary Pigott After a taking my 4-year-old daughter with me for boring errands, I decided to take a quick stop to see where the new City of Sammamish park was located.

After seeing an inviting trail, we couldn't help but get out to see where the trail led us.

What a wonderful surprise to find such an enchanting piece of property.

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We encountered a meandering creek, zig zag forest trails, little bridges, picnic tables and a giant rock to climb.

My daughter was in her own happy forest fairy-tale land. What a wonderful place to go for kids of all ages.

I know we will be spending many afternoons playing in that forest and running on the trails.

How refreshing and generous for Mary Pigott to donate this piece of land to be enjoyed by all instead of selling off acres and creating the endless row of houses.

Melissa Heye Sammmamish

I’m not compelled In response to Michael J. O’Connell, I don’t see how religious groups can “force their will on others via the political process.”

No group, religious or otherwise, makes me vote for a particular person or issue but they are free according to the Constitution to try to influence my vote.

Just because ideas have religious roots does not mean they should be excluded from the political discussion.

Marilyn Wilke

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Roll Call Senate Bill 6239, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6239.

Redefining marriage to allow same-gender civil marriages, passed 28-21 in the Senate on Feb. 1, 2012. This bill redefines marriage as a union between two persons, and prohibits discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation. This bill requires the secretary of state to notify certain same sex domestic partners that the state law on the rights and responsibilities of state registered domestic partners will change in relation to certain same-sex registered domestic partners.

Participation in such marriage ceremonies and related transactions is discretionary for public and private universities and religious-based organizations, and exempts individuals associated with same from civil liability. This bill was received in the House and referred to the Judiciary Committee.

5th District Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R) Yes 41st District

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February 8, 2012 • Sen. Steve Litzow (R) 45th District Sen. Andy Hill (R)

Yes Yes

House Bill 1144, Second Engrossed Substitute Bill 1144.

Concerning Renewable Energy Investment Cost Recovery Program, passed 81-15 in the House on Jan, 30, 2012. This bill expands the Renewable Energy Incentive Cost-Recovery Program to include hydrokinetic energy systems. This bill allows nonprofit housing organizations to host community solar projects. Specifies no new CostRecovery Incentive Program applications may be approved for a light and power business once the public utility tax credit capacity for the light and power business is reached. Adjusts the amount of incentive payments company-owned projects and utility-owned community solar projects may receive as part of the total allowable PUT credit available to a light and power business. This bill was received in the Senate and referred to the Energy, Natural Resources, & Marine Waters Committee.

5th District Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) Yes Rep. Jay Rodne (R) Yes 41st District Rep. Judy Clibborn (D) Yes Rep. Marcie Maxwell (D) Yes 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Yes Rep. Larry Springer (D) Yes House Bill 1900, Engrossed House Bill 1900.

Howard said it’s a balancing act for the council, which must keep wages and benefits in Continued from Page 3 check while ensuring that qualified employees don’t move to noted that each city operates difcushier jobs in neighboring ferently and the responsibilities cities. of similar positions in each city “We want to be fair to our don’t always employees, but line up. we also need “We want to be fair to Vance noted to be fair to the our employees, but we that taxpayers,” Sammamish Howard said. also need to be fair to still has a rela“(The council) the taxpayers.” tively small has to find that staff for a city sweet spot.”

– Lyman Howard, of 45,000 Deputy city manager – because it conReporter tracts out many Caleb Heeringa projects instead can be reached of having full-time employees on at 392-6434. ext. 247, or hand to do them. cheeringa@isspress.com. To comCity analysis presented at the ment on this story, visit retreat shows that Sammamish www.SammamishReview.com. has 1.5 full-time employees per 1,000 residents compared to an average of 4.9 for Issaquah, Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland and Mercer Island.

“We contract out a lot of what we do,” Vance said. “So we end up with a professional core … of qualified, educated staff.”

Howard said that come budget time the council will also be looking at employee health benefits and how much of an employee’s medical costs should come out of pocket.

He said initial analysis by the city shows that Sammamish covers a bit more of their employees’ medical costs than other cities.

Establishing continuing education requirements for engineers, passed 66-29 in the House on Jan. 27, 2012. This bill requires registered engineers to complete at least 15 hours of continuing professional development per year. The bill takes effect July 1, 2013. This bill was received in the Senate and referred to the Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee.

5th District Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) Yes Rep. Jay Rodne (R) Yes 41st District Rep. Judy Clibborn (D) Yes Rep. Marcie Maxwell (D) Yes 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Yes Rep. Larry Springer (D) Yes House Bill 2210, House Bill 2210, extending contribution limits to school board candidates.

Passed 71-24 in the House on Jan. 27, 2012. ?This bill adds school board offices to the list of public offices subject to campaign contribution limits. This bill was received in the Senate and referred to the Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee.

5th District Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) Yes Rep. Jay Rodne (R) Yes 41st District Rep. Judy Clibborn (D) Yes Rep. Marcie Maxwell (D) Yes 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Yes Rep. Larry Springer (D) Yes

House Bill 1398, Engrossed House Bill 1398 Creates an exemption from impact fees for low-income housing, passed 53-42 in the House on January 27, 2012. This bill removes the requirement that local governments pay impact fees from qualifying public funds upon exempting low-income housing from impact fee requirements. This bill specifies that impact fee exemptions for lowincome housing require the developer to record a covenant prohibiting conversion of the property unless applicable impact fees are paid. This bill prohibits local governments from collecting mitigation fees under the State Environmental Policy Act for low-income housing in place of exempted impact fees. Prohibits local governments granting impact fee exemptions for low-income housing from increasing the costs of impact fees unrelated to the exemptions. This bill was received in the Senate and referred to the Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance Committee.

5th District Rep. Glenn Anderson (R) Rep. Jay Rodne (R) 41st District Rep. Judy Clibborn (D) Rep. Marcie Maxwell (D) 45th District Rep. Roger Goodman (D) Rep. Larry Springer (D)

No No Yes Yes

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POlice Blotter Bag of mail A Sammamish resident found a bag containing mail belonging to several neighbors on the 1600 block of 219th Place Northeast Jan. 29. Police returned the mail to its rightful owners.

Police are unsure to whom the green satchel bag belongs but believe it may have something to do with mail theft in the neighborhood.

Domestic violence A 40-year-old Sammamish woman was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence after an altercation with her ex-husband and his new girlfriend Jan. 29.

Police responded to the ex-husband’s home after a report of a fight.

As police were interviewing the man and his girlfriend, the

ex-wife returned to the scene at a high rate of speed.

The woman admitted that she had punched both her ex-husband and his new girlfriend.

Police will be forwarding the case to prosecutors with the recommendation that the woman be charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault.

Vandalism A resident on the 2800 block of 234th Place Southeast reported that someone had thrown a rock through the back window of their car overnight Jan. 25.

Police also found a “purplepainted glittered triangular rock with a smirking smile face … and press-on google eyes,” according to the police report.

The resident believes one of his son’s classmates may be responsible. The case remains under investigation.

Metal theft caught on camera A resident on the 2700 block of 204th Lane Northeast reported

SAMMAMISH REVIEW that someone had stolen a yard lamp from his home at around 3 a.m. Jan. 25.

The resident also showed police surveillance footage that shows a newer-model brown or dark tan single cab truck with the tail gate down parked in front of the home.

A passenger is then seen to jump out and walk up to the house and return to the truck with the yard light. The area has seen similar yard lights stolen in recent months, likely for the value of the copper inside.

The video footage is too dark to accurately determine the suspects or what kind of vehicle they were driving. The case remains under investigation.

Suspicious vehicle A resident on the 20600 block of Northeast 25th Court reported Jan. 25 a suspicious vehicle that had repeatedly been seen in his neighborhood in the early morning hours in recent months. The resident reported that the black Honda Accord had once followed his wife as she left for work.

The man told police that he had recently confronted the driv-

er, who would not offer a good explanation for his presence in the neighborhood. Police ran the license plate of the vehicle but the registered owner, a Renton resident, did not have a criminal background.

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Suspended license Police cited a 45-year-old Sammamish man for driving with a suspended license and not having valid insurance after the driver collided with another vehicle near the corner of Northeast Inglewood Hill Road and East Lake Sammamish Parkway Jan. 23.

The man’s license had been suspended for an unpaid ticket.

No one was injured in the wreck.

Stolen guns A resident on the 1000 block of 227th Avenue Northeast reported that two rifles had been stolen from his home between Dec. 29 and Jan. 23.

The guns, a Marlin 22 millimeter rifle and a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, had been stored in a bedroom closet.

The resident recalls placing the weapons in the closet Dec. 29. The home had been left unoccupied from Jan. 19 through Jan. 21 due to the power outages. A back door to the home had been left unlocked during this period, though no other items of value were missing from the home.

The case remains under investigation.

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EFR gets clean audit Eastside Fire & Rescue continued its perfect bookkeeping record with the release of another clean audit last month.

An annual state audit of the district’s financial records found no significant irregularities and good internal controls on the district’s budget.

The agency has received a clean audit every year since its inception in 1999.

City gets flood of debris City officials got a bit more than they bargained for when they agreed to collect tree debris in the aftermath of January’s winter storms.

The city collected enough branches and limbs to fill eight industrial-sized dumpsters within two hours the weekend of Jan. 28-29.

The city then let residents pile debris in the parking lot of the Beaver Lake Park sports fields but had to start turning residents away after filling the parking lot with piles that measured more than 15 feet high. Crews spent much of the week hauling those piles away for disposal.

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ing the cost of repairing damage to a field in Deerfield Park after the resident used his truck to do “donuts” Jan. 18. Police responded and found the truck stuck in the middle of the field, which was muddy from the rapidly melting snow.

The resident admitted to driving into the field, which is owned by the Deerfield Homeowners Association, causing about 45 feet worth of torn-up grass and mud.

Police contacted the resident’s parents, who agreed to cover the repair costs.

Driving is a privilege A 16-year-old Sammamish teen may not be driving for a while after police pulled him over for driving upwards of 70 mph in a 35 zone Jan. 25. The teen was stopped on the 23500 block of Southeast 24th Street at around 6:40 p.m.

The officer informed the teen that he could be arrested for reckless driving and then told him to contact one of his parents. His mother responded to the scene and was advised of her son’s driving.

The officer discussed alternative punishment options for the teen, who is an honor student and had otherwise not been in trouble before.

The mother told the officer that her son would be re-attend-

ing a driver’s education class and would be paying for the class himself.

The teen would not be allowed to drive except to go to the class.

The officer agreed and advised the teen and his mother that if he failed to complete the class, the teen would be charged with reckless driving.

Suspended license A 30-year-old Issaquah resident was cited for driving with a suspended license after being pulled over for driving 53 mph in a 35 zone on the 4900 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road the evening of Jan. 28.

The driver’s license had been suspended for unpaid tickets. His brother was called to retrieve the man and his vehicle.

Protection order Police stood by Jan. 28 as a Burien man retrieved personal belongings from a Sammamish woman who had recently gotten a protection order against him.

The woman told police that she had gotten the no-contact order after the man spent about a week at her house because of the snow.

During that time, the man had begun believing that he and the woman would be getting married and having kids.

This unsettled the woman, since she had not seen the man since high school, about 15 years prior. Among the items the man needed to retrieve was a shotgun, which police unloaded and gave to the man. The man was served with the no-contact order and agreed not to interact with the woman.

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Police attempted to contact the woman’s family, but the woman would not give them contact information. Police let her go on her way but contacted King County Mental Health Services and advised they make a visit to the woman’s home.

Expired pot license Police disposed of about three grams of marijuana that had been found in possession of a Bellevue man who had been pulled over on the 800 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast Jan. 26. The man had a medical marijuana license, but it had expired in November, so police took possession of his stash.

Mental health issue Police contacted a Sammamish woman who had driven over a planting strip on the 3300 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Jan. 26. The collision did damage to the underside of the woman’s car, which was leaking transmission fluid.

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Eastlake invites community to join its Relay for Life

By Ari Cetron

This year, Kaylee Hansen is determined that whatever else happens, there will be a luminaria at Eastlake’s Relay for Life — even if they have to cheat a little.

For the past three years, the luminaria, decorative paper bags with candles inside, have been washed out by the weather at the annual fundraiser for cancer research. This time around, they’re going to use battery powered tea lights and wax coated bags, said Hansen co-chairwoman of Eastlake’s Relay for Life.

“We can have rain. It will be OK,” she said.

Hansen was among dozens of students at Eastlake’s Relay for Life kick off event Feb. 1 at the Sammamish Teen Center.

During a Relay for Life, events like it happen nationwide, participants spend about 24 hours, in teams, walking around the track of the school. At least one team member should be walking at any given time. Each team is also charged with raising money to donate for cancer research.

Although this year’s relay isn’t

“We’re taking on cancer as a community,” – Akaash Nanda, Student –

Photo by Ari Cetron

Kaylee Hansen speaks to the crowd at Eastlake’s Relay for Life kick off. scheduled to start until the morning of May 19, participants will

need time to recruit teams and raise money.

The Eastlake event is one of only a handful of student-run

relays across the country, and it’s also one of the highest performing. Last year, the group was able to raise about $116,000 for cancer research.

This time around, they are hoping to expand their reach beyond Eastlake.

Hansen said they have begun meeting with students at Eastside Catholic and Inglewood Junior High to encourage those schools to develop teams, as well.

Eastlake’s emmisaries have been meeting with team leaders to share ways to recruit teams and to fundraise.

“This year will be nice because we’re taking on cancer as a community,” said Akaash Nanda, one of the student organizers of the event.

While students from Skyline See RELAY, Page 9

Sisters’ fundraiser will fight cancer with the 1980s

By Ari Cetron

on here,” said Cope.

After that third time, it was A few years ago, Corrine enough. The three of them decidCope’s aunt, Mary, died from ed to do something about it. ovarian cancer.

They wanted “Her cancer some fun and Get involved was found very innnformative, late, and she To register for the Totally so, their Teal Toast bar crawl, visit died very quickthoughts turned ly,” Cope said. totallytealtoast.com. toward sponsorFor more information on Then a nexting an 80s door neighbor the Marsha Rivkin Center or themed bar in Sammamish’s ovarian cancer, visit crawl in The Crest www.marsharivkin.org.

Bellevue. neighborhood The event was also diagwill benefit the Symptoms nosed, and she Seattle-based died a few Early symptoms of ovariMarsha Rivkin months ago, an cancer can include bloatCenter for Cope said. ing, pelvic or abdominal Ovarian Cancer Finally, a difpain, difficulty eating or feelResearch. ing full quickly and urinary ferent aunt, also The idea was symptoms (urgency or frenamed Mary, not only to raise was also diagquency). money for the These symptoms can also nosed with center, but also be caused by less serious stage 4 ovarian to increase conditions. If these feelings cancer. awareness of are new, and persist for twoAlthough she ovarian cancer. three weeks, consult a doctor. has won her “We wanted Source: Marsha Rivkin battle with canto get younger Center for Ovarian Cancer cer, Cope and people Research her sisters involved,” said Jackie Immel Cope. and Jessica Shane were overThe Rivkin center is one of whelmed. the top private funders for ovari“We were like, what is going an cancer research, said Gaynor

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Three sisters are putting together the “Totally Teal Toast” fundraiser that will involve a bar crawl in Bellevue. From left are Jessica Shane, Martha Immel (their mother), Corinne Cope and Jackie Immel.

Hills, director of development for the center. She said they fund research projects and researchers

nationally and internationally.

The center is also used to fund these non-traditional projects.

Hills said they have a donor who See TOAST, Page 9

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Kathy Huckabay joins Eastside Baby Corner Eastside Baby Corner announced Kathleen Huckabay will serve as a new board member.

Huckabay, a Sammamish resident and former Sammamish City Councilwoman, is currently a financial adviser with US Bank.

Eastside Baby Corner strives to help children thrive by providing basic necessities for children.

Megan Benjamin on dean’s list Megan Benjamin, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at the University of Colorado, Boulder. To qualify,

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raises money on national pie day and others who own a race horse and donate a portion of the horse’s winnings. She was grateful for donors like Cope and her sisters, who enable the center to fund its research projects.

“We have incredibly creative donors,” she said.

Ovarian cancer particularly impacts older women, past child bearing age, since they typically stop having pelvic exams, Cope said. Cope said is sometimes called a silent killer because it is often mis-diagnosed in its early stages.

In order to combat what Cope called a lack of knowledge about the disease, the sisters concocted the “Totally Teal Toast” which will take revelers through five Bellevue bars Feb. 18.

Cope said they are encouraging participants to dress in their favorite 80’s outfits, and will hold a contest for the best costume.

The day will kick off at Lot No. 3 at 12:30 p.m., Cope said, and

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students must achieve a GPA of 3.75 or higher. The 2008 Eastlake graduate is a senior mathematics major.

Abigail Johnson on dean’s list Abigail Johnson was named to the first semester dean’s list at Hope College.

Johnson, daughter of Dr. Michael and Lesley Johnson, had to maintain above a 3.5 grade point average to qualify.

Western announces honor roll Western Washington University has announced its honor roll for the fall 2011 quarter.

finish up at Lucky Strike.

Participants will need to figure out their own transportation to get home after a day of drinking.

The event will cost revelers $60.

The fee includes a ticket for a

To qualify, students must complete at least 14 credits and be in the top 10 percent of their class.

The following Sammamish students qualified.

Ivan Xavier Figueira, Christine Alexandra Hay (4.0 GPA), Kelly Rae Isaac, Amber Michele Lee, Madeline Jean Masterson (4.0 GPA), Jamie-Lyn Kainani Mathis, Thomas Andrew McCollough, Maryanne Kathleen Murray, Rachael Nicole Murray, Emma Kathleen Myers, Michael David O’Brien, Lindsey Viann Parkinson, Soniya Pimparkar, Benjamin Andrew Reh, Lindsay Paige Skinner (4.0 GPA), Shayne Ashlyn Smith, Kerry Ryan Sullivan, Julia Nicole Tingstad and Allison Michelle Wright (4.0 GPA).

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Reach Editor Ari Cetron at 3926434, ext. 233, or samrev@isspress.com.

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joined the Cancer Action Network, said Sarah Yelenick of the American Cancer Society.

Continued from Page 8 The network allows members to get information and helps fund would be welcome to particilobbying efforts on behalf of the pate, Eastlake organizers have society. not reached out to Skyline Many of the night’s activities because the school has its own will be the same from previous Relay for Life event. years. Hansen said there are This year’s relay will be simi- plans for food vendors, movies lar to previous at midnight, volyear’s events, leyball, ultimate Get involved Hansen said. frisbee and live She noted that For more informabands. most of the tion, to donate, or to They also plan register a team for organizers of some Eastlake tralast year’s Eastlake’s Relay for Life, ditions, like event were visit http://relay.acsevthemed laps, and seniors and ents.org/site/TR?fr_id=4 making tic marks graduated, so 0356&pg=entry. on walker’s shirts the committee — one mark for putting things together had to each lap they’ve walked. ramp up quickly to understand “It gets better by the minute,” what they needed to do. she said. “What’s not to love “Basically, we’re starting about pulling an all-nighter from scratch,” she said. with your friends?”

Eastlake’s goal this year is to raise $120,000 and have at least Editor Ari Cetron can be 65 teams and 30 cancer surreached at 392-6434, ext. 233, or vivors participate. samrev@isspress.com. To comThey’ve already achieved ment on this story, visit one goal, at least 10 people have www.SammamishReview.com.

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Language program takes flight in Issaquah district

By Celina Kareiva

Students at Cascade Ridge riffle through articles of clothing in “La Tienda de Ropa,” a makebelieve clothing store in a firstlevel Spanish class.

“La bufanda!” and “El vestido!” they shout as their teacher instructs them to repeat after her.

These 10 boys and girls, all between the ages of 6 and 11, are a part of a growing program in the Issaquah School District.

Foreign Language for Youth, or FLY as it is also known, is an after-school series that equips elementary school students with foundational language skills in Arabic, French, Spanish, Chinese and Mandarin. Featured in 15 of the state’s school districts, the program uses games, conversation and activities to engage young pupils who are otherwise not exposed to foreign languages until later in their school careers.

“Students are like sponges at this early age,” Konni Barlich, founder and director of FLY, said.

“Their brains are so malleable that they just take in information.”

FLY is unaffiliated with any formal curriculum, although lessons are often held in a district’s schools to make for a more conducive learning environment.

The students in one first-level Spanish course, for example, practiced their clothing vocabulary in an empty classroom after hours.

The teacher asked them to pretend they were shopping at a clothing boutique in Barcelona.

To place something in their shopping basket, they would first have to order in Spanish. The student with the biggest pile of loot at the end of the game was named the winner.

“When you have these fun activities, kids don’t even realize

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Marta Ramos shares reading material with her students in a first-level Spanish class. they’re absorbing the information,” parent Anne Freeman said.

Freeman enrolled her son in the course at Cascade Ridge

because she remembers struggling with languages as a young girl. Learning early on, she hoped, would better equip her

son for the future.

“You have to be able to underSee LANGUAGE, Page 11

Students strive to inspire people they’ve never met

By David Rollins

Last November, Kelly Urlacher’s sixth grade class at Rachel Carson Elementary took part in a “found art project.” Lesa Widner, a Discover Art volunteer, suggested and led the project.

The children would select an inspirational quote from people such as Virgil, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, or Walt Disney.

“Choose what inspires you,” Widner told them.

Next, the children wrote down the quotes on cards with calligraphy pens, and decorated the cards with jewels, markers, and colored paper. Then, instead of taking them home, the cards were left around town for anyone to find.

“It was fun,” Briley Olson, Austin Oh, and Katherine Bo, all students in the class, said in unison.

Widner’s motivation for the project came from some recent family matters. Her brother-inlaw, Steve, who had been battling depression, suddenly disappeared. His car was discovered parked and left on the side of a

Photo by David Rollins

The sixth grade class preparing for their next art project, papier mache masks. bridge, with Steve nowhere to be found.

“We just kept thinking of alternatives, maybe he got out of his

car and started walking,” Widner said. She and her family continued to come up with other outcomes.

“I began to think; maybe he was in a coffee shop somewhere in need of a few kind words from a stranger,” she said. Steve’s body

was discovered three days after his disappearance, down river from the bridge.

Widner didn’t reveal her brother-in-law’s story when she introduced the project to the class in November. Instead, she explained her plans for the project, making art that they wouldn’t get to take home.

“When I explained the project, there was this stunned silence,” Widner said.

She then compromised with the class, allowing them to take home a card if they made more than one.

The class produced 37 cards ready for the world. The week before Christmas, Widner distributed them amongst the community.

The Sammamish library had 20 of the cards, the Starbucks in between Safeway and Bartell Drugs had 12 of them. Dr. Rossi’s office, on 228th Avenue had the remaining five.

On the back of each of the cards, there was a note: “You have found a piece of art made by a Rachel Carson See INSPIRE, Page 11

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“I think it is one of the most “I was frustrated,” she recalled. important things we teach our “I thought, well that’s great, they children today,” she said of formake tortillas or whatever dish. eign language.

But what I wanted is for them to actually learn the language.”

Celina Kareiva is a student in Talking to fellow parents the University of Washington revealed that she was not alone Department of Communication in her frustration. And so Barlich, News Laboratory. Comment at a former nurse, took the initiawww.SammamishReview.com. tive. In 1995, she opened FLY. In the coming years, she researched, grew and fine-tuned her curriculum, until she felt she’d developed a set of courses that was both engaging and effective.

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Karli is now assistant director of the program after majoring in Spanish and honing her skills abroad for a year.

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Feel free to keep it, leave it, or pass it on to a friend.”

When Widner returned to the library the next day to collect the leftover cards, she found none. In one day, all 20 of them were taken by complete strangers.

“I was astounded,” she said.

“It’s a really nice feeling to be able to help,” said Elyse Widner, Lesa’s daughter and member of the class.

“It started from something bad, but it turned into something good for the kids to enjoy. Sammamish is just the kind of place where something like that can happen. They didn’t get torn up, or thrown away, they were enjoyed,” Lesa Widner said.

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This card, bearing a Mark Twain quote, was one of the 37 left around Sammamish in late December.

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Skyline, Eastlake wrestlers win KingCo titles

By Bob Taylor

After battling each other in the wrestling room each day, it probably was predictable that Skyline High School’s Justin Manipis and Joseph DeMatteo would face each other in the KingCo Conference 4A Tournament sometime.

And that is what happened Feb. 4 when Manipis and DeMatteo met in the championship round of the 113-pound weight class. Manipis defeated DeMatteo 2-0 to win the title.

Both cruised to the championship round.

Manipis won his first two matches with pins. DeMatteo won a match with a pin and defeated Issaquah’s Jordan Hamilton 8-3 in the semifinals.

Eastlake’s Eric Harper won the 170-pound division with a 4-2 decision against Inglemoor’s Sam Gastineau. Harper reached the final after posting an 8-5 decision against Issaquah’s Andrew Ramirez in the semifinals.

Skyline had three second places.

Griffin Howlett was the run-

ner-up in the 106-pound class after losing a 6-3 decision to Issaquah’s Torre Eaton. Ian Crouch took second at 152 when he lost to Bothell’s Brandon Davidson, 11-0. Michael Mecham was second at 160 after losing to Woodinville’s Ryan Christensen, 25-8.

Skyline’s Tristan Steciw was third at 120 pounds after pinning Issaquah’s Louden Ivey.

The Spartans had two fourth places. Joey Gurke was fourth at 132 after getting pinned by Bothell’s Kyle Hansen. Tyler White was fourth at 138 after losing to Woodinville’s Connor McCaw, 4-0.

Skyline’s Cyrus Sarkosh was fifth at 170 after pinning Inglemoor’s Blake Moody in 1:39.

Eastlake’s Ryan Wasserman was fourth at 152 after losing a hard-fought 7-6 decision to Issaquah’s Taylor Evans. Ryan Green, of the Wolves, was fifth at 160 when he decisioned Issaquah’s Tucker Brumley.

Skyline finished fourth in the team standings with 187 points.

Eastlake was ninth with 68.5 points.

Photo by Greg Farrar

Justin Manipis (bottom), Skyline High School junior, and Skyline sophomore Joseph DeMatteo wrestle each other at 113 pounds in an all-Spartan championship final at the KingCo 4A tournament. Manipis won the match, 2-0.

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The Eastlake Dance Team started their season with three strong performances according to the team’s coach Corrine Cope in an email. The Eastlake dance competition featured 44 teams from across the state. The Feb. 4 event got them ready for the season’s upcoming district and state meets, Cope said. Winners at the Feb. 4 competition were Kentridge, Shorecrest, Edmonds Woodway and Shorewood. Eastlake started the day with a routine to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” and performed in the dance, pom and kick category. The team doesn’t officially place in their own competiton, said Cope, but if they did they would have come in second in dance, third in pom and fourth in kick. The day ended with flash mob performance by the leaders of each team and the coaches.

There was a time not so long ago when Lucas Shannon’s Skyline High School basketball coaches almost forbid him from shooting.

Once known as a defensive stopper only, Shannon has ratcheted up his offensive game.

The 6-foot-7 senior had a career-high 27 points, including six in overtime, and added 13 rebounds as third-ranked Skyline beat visiting Bothell 65-61 Feb. 3 in a KingCo Conference 4A boys basketball game.

“It’s been a long journey here from sixth or seventh grade, when I wasn’t supposed to shoot the ball much,” said Shannon, who will play at Saint Martin’s next year.

“It used to be just ‘Get the board, and don’t dribble, don’t shoot.’ I’ve always been the defensive stopper, and been really intense on defense. I’ve tried to carry that intensity over to the offensive end. On offense, I used to be hesitant.”

Shannon also played the hero

late in the game, sinking a pair of free throws with 10.1 seconds left in regulation to force the extra period on Senior Night. He drew the foul by driving aggressively to the basket.

Bothell’s Zach LaVine, one of the top junior recruits in the state, misfired at the buzzer on a three-point attempt that would have won it in regulation.

“I don’t think there’s a weak team in our conference,” Shannon said. “We’re in a tough game every week. We’re not a team that blows people out and beats them by 30. We understand how to stay the course, and not get up and down.”

The Crest Division champion Spartans (18-3, 13-1) posted the best regular-season record in school history.

The wild victory was Skyline’s 10th in a row. The Spartans won despite blowing a 12-point, second-half lead and playing without point guard Will Parker in the fourth quarter because of foul trouble.

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because it was Senior Night,” Shannon said. “Then, our point guard, Will Parker, gets in foul trouble. It was a tough situation to put our young guards in without Will.

“When he came back in with about two minutes, 30 seconds left, it kind of brought a calm back with our team,” Shannon said. “That really helped.”

LaVine led the Cougars (12-7, 8-6) with 25 points. The talented 6-foot-3 junior scored 18 points over the final 6:24 of regulation and four minutes of overtime, including 10 in the final 6:24 of regulation.

The Cougars went on a 20-4 flurry with Parker sitting, using fullcourt pressure to turn a 47-35 fourth-quarter hole into a 53-51 lead. LaVine scored on a breakaway lay in after a steal, was fouled and completed the threepoint play for the two-point lead with 1:35 to go in regulation.

The game — and LaVine — drew the presence of University of Washington coach Lorenzo Romar.

“There should be 30 college coaches here,” said Skyline coach J.Jay Davis. “I don’t care what their schedule is. That kid is special. “(Bothell’s Perrion) Callandret is (Division 1) too. That’s a very difficult backcourt to match up against, especially with them being 6-3 and 6-2 and us being

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Skyline played without starter Bryan Cikatz (10 ppg), who bruised his hip against Eastlake in the team’s previous game.

Freshman Matisse Thybulle came into the game in overtime and immediately made an impact, drilling an 18-footer from the left corner for a 55-53 Skyline lead just 14 seconds into the extra session.

Parker, one of six seniors honored before their final home game, tallied 14 points.

Callendret scored 12 for Bothell.

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Skyline tops Eastlake Nick Kassuba scored a gamehigh 20 points Feb. 1 as Skyline downed rival Eastlake 66-47.

Skyline got a tough battle from Eastlake in the first half. The teams were knotted at 33-all at halftime. The Spartans broke open the game in the third quarter by outscoring Eastlake 15-5.

Parker contributed 15 points and Shannon added 12 points for the Spartans. Brandon Lester topped Eastlake with 14 points.

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On Feb. 4, Eastlake lost at Redmond 84-66 in the final regular-season game. Lester scored 26 points to lead all players. Eric Holmdahl added 13 points.

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Valentine’s Day open house at Swedish Issaquah at 6 p.m. Feb. 8. There will be a free 90minute concert by the Sammamish Symphony String Quartet.

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Learn about screening options for colon and rectal polyps and cancer with Dr. Darren Pollock at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Sammamish Library.

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Author J.A. Jance will discuss her latest book, “Betrayal of Trust” at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Sammamish Library.

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The Sammamish EX3 Teen Center will hold an open mic night for students in grades 6-12 from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 16 at the center. The event is free and snacks will be available for purchase.

A concert featuring Master Chorus Eastside and Kyle Kirshenman, organist at Mary, Queen of Peace will feature music to try and warm the heart. The concert is free but donations will be accepted to benefit Marionwood, the nonprofit nursing home on the plateau. The show is at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Mary, Queen of Peace.

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Wednesday Night Youth Group is for sixth to twelfth grade students. The group meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday nights at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Get an ebook reader for a present? Learn how to download library books to it during a demonstration at 1 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Sammamish Library.

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Wondering how to start a business?

Learn the resources available from the Small Business Administration at 2 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Sammamish Library.

Reisha Holton will host a series of writing workshops from 78:45 p.m. Feb. 14, 21 and 28 at the Sammamish Library.

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Akira Morishita (right), gets a high-five from Overlake Urgent Care medical assistant Juliet Vasquez, after his teddy bear received a clean bill of health during a past Issaquah/ Sammamish Health Fair at Pickering Farm.

The annual Issaquah/Sammamish health fair, featuring more than 50 health care providers, free cholesterol and other health screenings,

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Learn secrets to help you remember better from Charles Kraus at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Sammamish

information booths and more is set for 10 a.m.12:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Pickering Barn in Issaquah. Admission is free.

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“The Red Thread”, a Chinese New Year tale for children 4-8 will explore the holiday through creative movement, story and art at 3 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Sammamish Library.

Issaquah School Board, 7 p.m. at district headquarters, 565 N.W. Holly St. in Issaquah

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Meet children’s author Derek Munson, who wrote “Enemy Pie” at 1 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Sammamish Library.

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An exhibition called “Love Songs” sponsored by artEAST, including the work of some Sammamish artists, is running at the artEAST Art Center and UP Front Gallery through March 3.

Visit www.arteast.org for times and information.

Feb. 9 Eastside Fire & Rescue Board of Directors, 4 p.m. at EFR’s headquarters at 175 Newport Way N.W. in Issaquah.

Community Garden Steering Committee, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Feb. 14 Sammamish City Council Study Session, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Feb. 15 Sammamish Youth Board meeting, 6 p.m. at City Hall Feb. 16 Sammamish Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Feb. 20 City offices closed for President’s Day Feb. 21 Sammamish City Council special meeting, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Feb. 27 Lake Washington School Board worksession at 5 p.m. followed by a business meeting at 7 p.m. at the L.E. Scarr Resource Center, located at 16250 N.E. 74th St., Redmond.

Grief Share Support Group meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Thursday nights at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

A seniors’ luncheon, featuring a home-cooked meal and Valentine’s Day celebration is set for 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 14 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. The cost is $5, RSVP to 868-5186.

An Ash Wednesday service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Experience Prayer Project, a healing prayer and worship service, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 26 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Wednesday night youth group will have games, worship and fun for students in grades six-12 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) allows mothers of young children time to make friends share stories and grow spiritually. The group generally meets twice a month on Thursday mornings at Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Visit www.mops.org.

A Toast to the Lord, a faithbased Toastmasters club, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Friday at the Fire Station No. 83 on Issaquah–Pine Lake Road. They offer job interviewing skill development for those seeking employment or a career change; motivational and inspirational speaking training. Call 427-9682 or email orator@live.com.

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210-Public Notices a consultant team to assist us in determining how best to provide high quality and cost effective City Fire Services.

The City currently receives fire protection and emergency medical services from Eastside Fire and Rescue (EF&R).

EF&R is a partnership created through an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Sammamish, the City of Issaquah, the City of North Bend, Washington Fire Protection

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The current Interlocal Agreement expires December 31, 2014 and will be renewed automatically for an additional 7 years unless a partner provides notice of withdrawal by January 2014.

Services to be provided by Consultant EF&R’s Finances – A thorough review of EF&R’s current finances, including but not limited to: G Revenues and Expenditures G Funding for Equipment Replacement Reserve and

Depreciation Funding for Facility Maintenance G Calls for Service o An analysis of the costs associated with different categories of calls for service .…medical, motor vehicle, fire, etc. o Comparison of each partner’s calls for service broken down by category and compared to each partner’s financial contribution under the current funding model.

Funding Model – A review of EF&R’s current funding model and suggestions for alternative G

funding models, including but not limited to: Operational Issues – A review of fire and emergency medical operations within the City, including but not limited to: Comparison to Similarly Situated Western Washington Cities – A review of the fire and emergency medical services provided in similarly situated Western Washington cities, including: Alternative Options for City Fire and Emergency Medical Service – Investigation of options for providing Fire and

Emergency Medical Services for the City of Sammamish.

Coordination with Citizen Committee – The City Council will appoint a Citizen’s Committee (3-5 members) to work with the consultant. The Committee will include past Sammamish EF&R Board Members, emergency services professionals who reside in the City, and interested citizens.

Five (5) copies of your proposal, whether mailed or hand-delivered, must arrive at the address listed below no later than 4:00 on Friday, February 24, 2012. Proposals re-

ceived later than the submittal deadline will not be accepted.

The City of Sammamish will not be liable for delays in delivery of proposals due to handling by the US Postal Service or any other type of delivery service. Faxed or emailed submittals will not be accepted. Please submit proposals to: Melonie Anderson City Clerk City of Sammamish 801 228th Ave SE Sammamish, WA 98075 For a complete copy of this

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