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Residents say proposed development would add traffic, harm salmon on plateau

By Lynn Thompson Seattle Times staff reporter One year ago, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and King County Executive Dow Constantine knelt with schoolchildren to release kokanee salmon fry into a Sammamish creek and celebrate a $300,000 habitat-restoration project.

Down to about 50 spawning fish in 2008, the kokanee, a relative of the sockeye that spends its entire life in fresh

water, made a stirring recovery in 2012 with more than 14,000 returning to Lake Sammamish tributaries, about 4,500 of those to Ebright Creek.

But at the top of the creek’s steep ravine, where it rises to the Sammamish Plateau, a developer has proposed a 30-home subdivision on 85 acres with a bridge spanning the creek. Builder William E. Buchan has received preliminary approval from the city to construct houses on an 8-acre open space and

wildlife corridor the city in 2001 required be set aside as a condition for Buchan to develop an adjoining subdivision, Chestnut Estates.

“If we don’t protect the watershed, we lose the capacity to support a spawning population of fish. The creek dies by a thousand cuts,” said Wally Pereyra, a fish biologist who owns 25 acres off East Lake Sammamish Parkway and who privately financed the habitat-restoration project where the creek runs through his land.

Pereyra is challenging Sammamish’s recommended preliminary approval of the new subdivision before a city hearing examiner. He said the developer should have been required to do a full environmental review to better analyze the potential effects on the stream.

The traffic, bridge construction, and removal of trees and vegetation, he argues, could increase stormwater runoff and the

Police looking for bank robbery suspect

Big rigs and kids

The Sammamish Police Department is searching for a man who robbed the Pine Lake Bank of America the morning of May 20.

Just after 11 a.m., the department tweeted a description of a white male that had just robbed the bank. He is described as being in his 40s and wearing a baggy grey sweatshirt with dirty jeans.

He was last seen running east from the bank at 3090 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road.

Pine Lake Middle School

By Greg Farrar

Mike Mao, 8, of Sammamish, waves to officer Toney Griffith after he and brother Jamie Zhu, 4, with their mom Runying Mao, finish climbing inside the all-wheel drive patrol car.

Rig-A-Palooza attracted dozens of families to Sammamish Commons on May 16 to explore and get their hands on 15 everyday utility, public safety and construction vehicles at a free event. See more photos in a slideshow at www.sammamishreview.com.

At left, Jameson Dehart, 9, hops down first with friend David Greenway, 8, from the cab of the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District’s hydro excavator truck.

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sent an email to parents at 11:30 a.m., notifying them that the school was in lockdown due to a police presence.

The Sammamish Police Department also posted on Facebook that Sunny Hills Elementary and Lakeside Montessori were also on lockdown. A K9 was attempting to track the suspect, police added.

Police lifted the school lockdowns at 12:25 p.m. after the K9 tracking finished without finding the suspect.

Free concert comes to Lake Sammamish State Park Summer Smash, a free concert coming June 6 to Lake Sammamish State Park, will feature Nolan Garrett along with other local groups Cygnus, Last Minute, LocoMotive and the School of Rock House Band.

The backdrop to the stage will be a glorious view of Lake Sammamish.

The concert occurs on a “free day” so no Discover Pass is required to park and there is no admission charge. The concert begins at 1 p.m. and continues until 7 p.m.

Tim Freeburg, from Freeburg Promotions, will emcee. A local food truck will be available for refreshments or bring your own

picnic. Concert attendees might also want to bring a low beach chair.

Summer Smash T-shirts will be on sale at the Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park booth. See the entertainment lineup at westsideissaquah.wordpress.com.

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Kokanee From Page 1 risk of landslides, threatening the kokanee eggs laid each fall along the creek bottom.

He also said Buchan should not be allowed to swap the existing open space for a new one, which, Pereyra said, is more fragmented and provides less habitat protection.

Traffic concerns Homeowners in Chestnut Estates are also asking why the city didn’t seek a full environmental review, which they say would better gauge the impact from additional traffic. They note that their development was built with narrow roads, no streetlights and with sidewalks on just one side.

Under Buchan’s plans for the new subdivision, they say, their street, which now stops in a cul-de-sac, would become a thoroughfare to a new neighborhood.

Usha Kishinchandani, whose family was among the first to move into the subdivision in 2011, told the hearing examiner, “The representative from Buchan homes told us it would be a small, exclusive community where our kids could play outside safely.

That’s what we bought into,” she said.

Officials with William E. Buchan, a prominent Eastside developer of highend homes, say Chestnut Estates West sets aside 40 acres of open space, more than the 50 percent required in Sammamish’s zoning for the area.

By Mark Harrison/The Seattle Times

Sammamish resident Wally Pereyra lives on Ebright Creek just across the road from the east shore of Lake Sammamish, and he has worked to restore stream habitat to support spawning runs of kokanee salmon. He spent more than $200,000 to replace a small culvert with this bridge that spans the creek.

Company’s effort Greg Nelson, landdevelopment director for William E. Buchan, recently told the hearing examiner that the company tried to buy property that would allow another way in to the subdivision, to avoid building a bridge across the ravine. It wasn’t successful.

Now, he said, the company plans a twin-truss bridge to carry traffic in and out of the new development.

“We’re proposing to do the crossing with the least amount of impacts on the ravine and the sensitive, critical areas adjacent to it,” he said.

While Pereyra and the Chestnut Estates neighbors are challenging the preliminary approval of the development, Buchan is questioning the city’s requirement that the bridge be 180 feet long, with its

foundations outside of the ravine’s 15-foot buffers.

Buchan wants to build a 150-foot span with foundations anchored inside the top of the ravine, said Evan Maxim, senior land-use planner for Sammamish.

Opponents to the new development have also argued that allowing Buchan to develop the open space would set a precedent for the builder to again construct houses on land Buchan says would be reserved as part of the openspace requirement.

Maxim said, “We share some of those concerns.”

Because of that possibility, the city is recommending that Buchan deed the new open space to the city so it cannot be developed in the future. Buchan is asking to retain ownership of a portion of the open space.

Maxim said the city is following city and state

critical-area regulations meant to protect the stream’s water quality and the ravine’s steep slopes.

Sammamish is recommending the developer leave buffers of 150 feet from the edge of the creek bank. No home could be built closer than 60 feet from the edge of the ravine, he said.

The hearing began April 22. A final decision on the subdivision’s approval isn’t expected until June.

The hearing examiner, John Galt, noted during his opening remarks that the evidence includes two banker boxes of exhibits, five days of witness testimony and more than 1,100 pages of written comments.

The decision can be appealed to King County Superior Court.

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lenge at all is largely due to Pereyra, a founding member of the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Work Group who has dedicated himself to preserving and protecting the native salmon from extinction.

Pereyra, 78, holds a doctorate in fisheries from the University of Washington.

He bought his house in 1973, across the street from Lake Sammamish, in part to raise his three children in what was then rural countryside, but also because of the stream.

After 42 years, he said, “It’s part of who I am. I’ve become the shepherd of Ebright Creek.” He also says he’s been blessed with a good income. He is a partner in several commercial fishing boats in Alaska.

The return has allowed him to restore the creek and finance challenges to new development.

David St. John, who coordinates the kokanee work group as government relations administrator for the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, called Pereyra “one of the staunchest supporters” of the kokanee recovery efforts.

“He’s a fisheries biologist, he owns considerable property along Ebright Creek, he’s willing to invest his own money to restore habitat and advocate for the watershed, and he’s a smart, determined guy.”

Pereyra’s restored, 1936 house stands just feet from the stream on a flat expanse of pasture land that rises steeply into woods. He said a previous owner had poured a concrete patio over the stream around a 20-inch pipe. For

decades, he said, only a few fish could navigate the narrow opening.

In 2011, a shallow landslide on the hill sent mud pouring down the ravine.

It smothered the salmon redds deposited the previous fall, wiping out an entire season. Pereyra, who had been hoping for government action to remove the culvert on his property, decided to start the stream reclamation project himself, in exchange for city, county, state and federal officials promising to expedite the often lengthy permitting process.

He finished the work in July 2012, just weeks before what would be the record run of kokanee.

The fish swam under a new, arching stone bridge, more than a half-mile up the canyon, past Chestnut Estates, further up the creek than they had ever been before, Pereyra said.

“They came by. They waved their fins. I was elated. It was the culmination of years of work,” he said.

Pereyra can describe the effects of development on his stream over the years: increased water flow in winter from more impervious surfaces shedding stormwater; algae blooms in summer from over-fertilized lawns. Loss of trees and other vegetation reduces the shade along the creek banks and increases the chance of landslides.

About the developer’s proposal, he said, “They’ve completely removed the wildlife corridor. They’re building houses and a bridge on the edge of the ravine. It increases the risk of a landslide. That’s a big concern, that all my work to restore the creek could be wiped out.”

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Perseverance pays off for author Sherry Decker

By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com Sherry Decker has been an accomplished writer for many years, but it wasn’t until a couple of months ago that she achieved a goal that was decades in the making.

Decker, a native Washingtonian who moved to Sammamish with her husband Dick in 1988, has seen her work published in a wide variety of magazines, journals and anthologies over the years.

The Horror Writers Association and Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America member previously published a collection of short stories, “Hook House and Other Horrors,” and co-authored a children’s book, “Rusty the Robot’s Holiday Adventures.”

However, her first novel wasn’t published until late March, more than 20 years after her initial ideas first found their way onto paper.

The novel, “Hypershot,” is a dystopian, science fiction story about a woman’s journey through childhood into adulthood, and the problems she encounters once

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Sammamish resident Sherry Decker has seen her work published in magazines and other collections for many years, but it wasn’t until this spring that her debut novel, ‘Hypershot,’ became available.

The dystopian science fiction story is available online at Amazon.com.

she reaches the place she wants to be. Decker compares the story to “Blade Runner” or “Logan’s Run,” because it’s difficult to shoehorn into a particular genre.

Decker said she determined early on that being a children’s author was “too hard,” and her writing tended to be too dark for kids. She wanted to try something different, and she began taking classes under Jack Remick, a professor at the University of Washington.

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was one that Decker worked on in bits and pieces. It collected dust for five years while she focused on running her own magazine, Indigenous Fiction, but it never left her mind, and she decided about three years ago to get serious and finish it.

Part of the reason for taking so long, it seems, is Decker’s writing style. Her ideas tend to coalesce into a narrative stew, and she fills in gaps as needed.

“I don’t write things in a linear fashion,” she said. “I don’t start at the beginning and work my way through to the end.

Sometimes, all of a sudden, an idea will occur to me: I can see my character doing or saying something or interacting with another character, and I think, ‘That’s the scene I need to sit down and write.’”

“Sometimes it’s fun and sometimes it’s agony,” she added. “Sometimes, you just have serious, serious doubts in your own abilities, but if you persevere, you’re going to get it done.

That’s half the battle, I swear.”

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Once she achieves that goal as an adult, however, her worldview has changed so much that she feels she no longer wants to be part of the underground society.

“She’s very tough, and life kind of has to bring her to her knees before she realizes what’s truly precious in life,” Decker explained.

The novel, published

by Eldritch Press, is available on Amazon.com. But it has taken so much work for Decker to finish the story that she’s not planning to write a sequel.

Instead, she’s shifting gears with “Fallow Fields,” a horror story set on the Olympic Peninsula, which she hopes will be available to readers in late 2015 or early 2016.

She’s hoping to generate more interest in “Hypershot,” but regardless of the eventual sales figures, she’s appreciative of the fact that someone took a chance to publish it.

“I’m just really grateful that this one was picked up,” Decker said.

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Editorial Legislature needs to reach consensus on transportation State legislators are closer than they’ve been in years to reaching a deal to fix the state’s aging transportation infrastructure. They must not get bogged down by ideology and let slip this opportunity to create jobs and make roads safer.

The Senate already passed a package, including a gastax increase, with bipartisan support. Last month, the House Transportation Committee passed two key Senate bills, ESSB 5987 and ESSB 5988. Negotiations are under way to reconcile differences between the Senate and the House’s Democratic leadership.

Both plans include similar highway, bridge and pedestrian projects. Both raise about $15 billion over 16 years by gradually increasing the gas tax to 11.7 cents.

Lawmakers are close — and they must compromise. q The House plan gives Sound Transit authorization to ask voters for up to $15 billion to extend its light-rail system. The Senate plan authorized up to $11 billion.

Legislators should just let the voters of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties decide this one, because Sound Transit would have to make the case to its constituents. q House Democrats want to continue using some sales-tax revenue collected from construction projects for the general fund, which helps pay for state operations, including education. The Senate would funnel that money back to transportation projects, which is where it should go. One way to break the impasse is to apply the sales tax only to new construction projects or delay the change a few years down the line to keep the money flowing to the general fund. q The biggest rift has to do with a Senate Republican proposal to protect consumers and the rest of the economy from likely paying even more than the gas-tax hike if Gov. Jay Inslee decides to implement low-carbon fuels by executive order. If he does, the Senate bill would take money earmarked for the public-transit fund and put it into roads. The governor can work with the Legislature in other ways to execute his climate-change agenda.

After two previous sessions during which negotiations broke down, lawmakers must find consensus on an issue that impacts just about every resident, frustrated driver and business in the state.

At this point, legislators are searching for leverage as they also try to find funding for education and pass an operating budget.

Regardless of those challenges, a transportation deal should not fall through the cracks.

Source: Seattle Times editorial board

Letters to the Editor Where is the balance between growth and beauty?

I am new to the area. I moved here with my wife just a few months ago.

Sammamish is a beautiful place and we absolutely love the green, natural space it has to offer.

Local trails such as Duthie Hill Bike Park and Soaring Eagle keep the community both healthy and in touch with the natural landscape.

It saddens me that over the course of the past few months, as I begin to learn the area by biking, running, walking and driving around, how

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much of it is going to waste by clear-cutting and making way for monster tract housing developments. I have one development planned next to my neighborhood that is currently eight homes on 8 acres.

The proposal board just put up says 32 (yes, 32!) homes/lots will be constructed from those eight parcels. I cannot believe a city such as Sammamish, known for its lush forested lands, finds it appropriate to clear-cut in the name of overpriced, bland and densely packed housing. Trees are cut down that are ages old and are certainly not replaced as you would be required to

in a logging practice.

The development on or about the 1700 block of 228th Avenue Southeast is one that many residents would probably recognize as an eyesore to the natural landscape.

The same can be said for the upcoming “Town Center” development that currently sits on mostly undeveloped wetland.

I find it both amusing and wildly frustrating that all around Sammamish there are small areas with signs reading “fragile habitat” or “ help protect our wetland” and yet we give no barriers to mowing down large acres of natural habitat for a developer’s bank account

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when the time comes.

It’s sad, really. Living here in Sammamish has actually made me feel less close to nature after all.

It won’t be long until we look a whole lot like the other landscape up on the Snoqualmie Ridge.

We’ve got to find a happy balance between growth and the natural landscape we can all thrive in.

Tim Phillips Sammamish

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Letters From Page 4 that we do not need bike lanes on 212th Avenue. I understand his concern, but I know the benefit that bike lanes provide. I have cycled frequently in the past and many of our residents ride bicycles.

Bike lanes are a relatively safe place to ride as opposed to mixing with traffic. They are safer than riding on sidewalks, the

most dangerous place to cycle. Bike lanes are on both sides of the road for the same reason that we keep cars traveling in opposite directions in their own lanes.

Also, it is safer to ride in the same direction as adjacent vehicle traffic. Bike lanes facilitate nonmotorized commuting, which is good for the environment and the health of our residents. They increase property values and are a necessary part of our transportation system.

Regarding taxpayers’

money being “wasted” on bike lanes, cyclists also pay taxes and I doubt they would agree with Mr. Caponigro’s assessment.

Because our tax system doesn’t let individuals decide how their money is spent, every taxpayer contributes to every project even if they do not directly benefit.

So, yes, we do need bike lanes and I support the city using my tax money to build them, even though I no longer ride.

Michael J. O’Connell Sammamish

Concert From Page 1 by the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah and the Issaquah Arts Commission. Sponsors include Rowley Properties, Integrity Automotive and Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park.

Lake Sammamish State Park is a 512-acre day-use park with 6,858-feet of waterfront. The park is at 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, just north of Interstate 90 at exit 15.

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State needs to help home care workers retire with dignity I’m proud to be a home care worker in Washington state, which means I provide care for some of the most vulnerable members of our community. Last year, home care workers negotiated a contract that provided a modest retirement contribution so home care workers would be able to save for retirement. But Senate Republicans are supporting a budget that says,

“You can never retire” by refusing the fund this retirement contribution.

This is wrong, and any budget agreement has to fund the retirement plan that was agreed to. For home care workers, who receive poverty-level wages and are often elderly themselves, this agreement is the only way to save for our own retirement.

Home care workers like me are holding up our end of the bargain, but the Legislature is threatening to go back on the state’s word.

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in good faith and reached a historic deal with the state without arbitration. Now it’s time for Olympia to live up to honor its agreement and help hard-working home care workers retire with dignity.

Richard Ross Sammamish

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW Bills go into effect 90 days after the adjournment of the 2015 regular session.

A bill sponsored by Trail re-opens 5th District State Rep. Jay Rodne to maintain mental from 187th to health inpatient safety was Deer euthanized Sammamish signed into law May 14 by Police euthanized Gov. Jay Inslee.

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Police were looking into resident complaints about a chronic reckless driver in the Timberline neighborhood. When they arrived in the area May 8, the driver was going five miles an hour down the road, interrupting the general flow of traffic. Initial reports did not say if the driver was ticketed.

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The challenge was an opportunity for schools to become more aware of their own waste generation and also see how they compared to others throughout the district.

Districtwide, 19 schools, representing about 15,000 students and staff, accepted the challenge.

On Earth Day, schools weighed their cafeteria waste in the presence of a community waste auditor, including representatives from the cities of Issaquah and Bellevue, local businesses and community organizations. The city provided the schools with scales and posters detailing what is recyclable, compostable and garbage.

The entire district generated only 421 pounds of lunch waste. Per student, that’s about a half-ounce of waste on average — less than the weight of three quarters.

Apollo’s 600 students generated only 2 pounds of waste for the whole school. Issaquah Valley Elementary School was second with less than 5 pounds of waste for its 624 students and Cougar Ridge Elementary School was third with less than 5 pounds of waste for its 610 students.

To recognize the achievement, each elementary school received a creature clock made of recycled materials.

Issaquah Middle was tops, as its almost 800 students and staff generated less than 7 pounds of trash

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at lunch, while Issaquah High School generated about 120 pounds of waste from its more than 2,000 students. The two schools received banners to display on campus.

Tell students you’ve got their backs through fundraiser Help ensure all students arrive at school with the tools required to succeed. Through the Issaquah Schools Foundation’s Basic Student Needs fund, you can provide food, health care, clothing and school supplies for students in need.

With Tools 4 School, “you’ve got their backs” means students have new backpacks filled with supplies to help them thrive throughout the school year. The annual drive collects backpacks and school supplies for hundreds of local students.

As the current school year nears completion, the foundation is gearing up to provide 1,000 fully stocked backpacks this August so students can arrive at school equipped for learning.

Your workplace, organization or neighborhood can participate as a Tools 4 School team, raising funds for backpacks and school supplies or simply collecting new backpacks.

Participate or learn more by contacting Barb de Michele at 391-8557 or barb@isfdn.org.

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Enjoy rhubarb season with a multitude of recipes

By Maria Nelson Rhubarb season is finally upon us, and this year as in most years, I often run out of recipes for using rhubarb before I actually run out of my desire to consume it.

Pies, of course, are always the go-to vehicle for rhubarb around our house, and lately along with them, I’ve taken to lightly pickling rhubarb to add as a savory component to salads and savory cocktails.

There are few things as delicious or complex than a vodka martini with a sliver of pickled rhubarb for garnish.

Scandinavians as a rule do quite well by rhubarb.

Traditional recipes for crumbles, tarts and pies abound. My favorite, however, has to be a lovely, light rhubarb soup. Yes, you heard that right, soup.

Famously, Swedes make a delicious blueberry soup, served warm in winter and cold in summer.

“Soup” is a bit of a misnomer as it’s easy to think of it as solely a savory dish. Here, however, fruit soup is literally that. Fruit that has been cooked,

softened, sweetened and slightly thickened. It’s a delicious and easy way to use up frozen or fresh fruit any time of year.

This rhubarb compote recipe is a slight variation on another popular Norwegian dessert, one typically made with simmered apples. The sweet, tart flavor of the rhubarb is complemented perfectly by lightly fragrant cardamom.

If you’ve never used cardamom in your baking, I strongly suggest you consider doing so. It does wonderful things for breads, cakes, waffles and pancakes, and adds layers of delicious flavor to dishes that might need a little extra help.

Simple to prepare, it can be made with fresh or frozen rhubarb and can even be made in advance.

It would also make a delicious popsicle if layered with some lightly sweetened vanilla yogurt or coconut cream. We’ve even been known to spread it heavily on toast and waffles. We might have even eaten it straight from the pan a time or two.

Fancy enough for com-

trimmed and cut into ½-inch pieces ½ cup sugar 1 teaspoon water ½ teaspoon freshly ground cardamom ½ pint whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 vanilla bean pod, scraped of seeds 2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar ¼ cup graham crackers, crumbled Place rhubarb in a small saucepan, along with the sugar and the water and cardamom. Simmer over low heat, stirring periodically, until the rhubarb is softened, about 15 minutes.

Stir and set aside until cool.

Whip the cream into soft sloppy peaks with the vanilla extract, vanilla seeds and confectioner’s sugar.

Serve the compote with a generous sprinkle of the graham crackers, and then a large dollop of whipped cream and finally more crackers for garnish. pany, but simple enough to serve any time of the week, it’s a perfect way to get your rhubarb fill. The crunch from the crackers is especially delicious; here you can, of course, add more or less depending on

your desire.

Cardamom Rhubarb Compote Serves 4 1 ½ pound rhubarb,

Maria Nelson is a blogger and food photographer living in Issaquah.

Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Relish Magazine, Buzz Feed, Daily Candy and other online publications. Find her at www.pinkpatisserie.net.

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Governor signs electric vehicle infrastructure bill Legislation offering financial incentives for utilities to build electric vehicle chargingstation infrastructure was signed into law May 11 by Gov. Jay Inslee.

The measure was sponsored by State Rep. Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah.

Under the new measure, the state Utilities and Transportation Commission can allow utilities to realize a limited rate of return on investments in EV charging stations and related infrastructure.

Magendanz said in a news release that the legislation essentially restores the incentive a power company would normally have to invest in equipment that would increase its sales, but that have been eliminated through conservation programs.

Utilities have the expertise and purchasing power to dramatically reduce costs of this essential infrastructure build-out, he said, and can break down barriers to EV ownership in high-density regions where getting garage chargers installed can be more difficult.

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Brent Merritt is Crusaders’ new boys basketball coach

By Josh Liebeskind Seattle Times staff reporter Eastside Catholic High School has hired Brent Merritt as its boys basketball coach, the school announced May 18.

Merritt comes to Eastside Catholic from Garfield, where he was an assistant, helping the Bulldogs to state titles the last two years. The former University of Washington player has also coached at Lakes, Ingraham and UW. “We are very excited to have Brent Merritt on board with us at Eastside Catholic,” Athletics Director Jeremy Thielbahr said in a news release. “He brings with him extensive coaching and playing experience that we know will help take our basketball program to the highest level.”

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Skyline soccer falls in state playoffs Giovanny Soto scored twice in the second half, helping the Wenatchee Panthers defeat the Skyline Spartans, 2-1, on May 19 in the first round of the Class 4A boys soccer state tournament at Wenatchee Valley College.

The Spartans fell behind early in the second half on a Soto penalty kick, but tied the game shortly thereafter as Grant Holland assisted on a Sean Curtis goal.

Soto scored the gamewinner with eight minutes to play, ending See SOCCER, Page 9

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Issaquah dominates Eastside Catholic in boys lacrosse state quarterfinal

By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com The players for Issaquah’s and Eastside Catholic’s boys lacrosse programs know each other well, so there weren’t going to be many surprises to emerge from their May 21 matchup in the Division I state playoffs.

Maybe the only surprise that came out of game was how easily Issaquah dictated the tempo and shut down EC’s attack. Those things propelled the visiting Eagles to a 9-3 quarterfinal victory and a May 27 semifinal date at Mercer Island.

Issaquah (18-3) has reached the quarterfinals in each of the

last 11 seasons, but is shooting for its first state title since 2009. If the Eagles beat Mercer Island, they’ll face either Skyline or three-time defending champion Bellevue in the May 31 title game, an 8 p.m. start at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.

They’re playing some of their best lacrosse of the season, outscoring their two playoff foes 22-4, and are getting stellar play from their star midfielder, Mikey Giannopulos, a Georgetown University-bound senior.

“Today we were just patient, moving the ball and getting our shots,” said Giannopulos, who had a game-high four goals.

“We’ve had a few games that

we haven’t really completed, and this felt like a really complete game. It just feels good to have another opportunity to keep going, week to week.”

Giannopulos scored both goals as the Eagles jumped to a 2-0 first-quarter lead. They doubled the margin early in the second quarter as Anthony O’Reilly and Ryan Egland scored 10 seconds apart, and took a 5-1 lead into halftime.

Issaquah goalkeeper Jordan Dondoyano helped shut down a potent Crusaders attack, saving six shots. But he credited the team’s defensive approach that focused on forcing low-percentage chances.

“I think that I’m not doing as well as I did last season, but I think the defense has really helped me a lot, giving me good, manageable shots,” Dondoyano said. “My job is more of a quarterback, or just trying to coach everyone around, and trying to get the best and easiest shot I can save.”

For Eastside Catholic (16-3), the season again came to a disappointing end. The Crusaders lost to Bellevue in the semifinals last season.

“We took ourselves out of the game,” said EC senior attacker Zack Steffens, who scored twice.

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Eastlake’s Nathan Pixler wins District 2 title

By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com

Eastlake High School junior Nathan Pixler has had a target on him since the start of the 2015 track and field season.

Coaches and opponents from the Class 4A KingCo Conference and surrounding leagues know what Pixler is capable of: He’s a threetime participant at the state cross country meet, and has twice qualified for the Star Track state championships in the 800 meters.

The attention hasn’t bothered Pixler, who has continued to achieve.

This year, he decided to focus on the 1,600 meters, and he won the title May 20 at the District 2 championships in Lake Stevens.

Pixler took advantage of a relatively slow pace until the last lap, where he surged from third to first and won in 4:16.14.

“I just saw the way the race was developing, and the way it kind of stretched out, that I kind of had an edge going into the last lap and I could still have energy to put the moves on based on how people had separated during the race,” he explained.

Pixler enters the May 28-30 state meet with the fifth-fastest time

By Neil Pierson

Eastlake High School junior Nathan Pixler (left) duels with Snohomish’s Brad Hodkinson during the 1,600-meter championship race at the District 2 meet on May 20. Pixler eventually pulled away to win in 4 minutes, 16.14 seconds, and Hodkinson was second in 4:17.84.

By Neil Pierson

Skyline High School junior Lane Malulla (far right) chases Bothell’s Kevin Liu during the 100-meter dash at the District 2 championships. Malulla won in 11.13 seconds, the top time during the May 20 preliminary heats at Lake Stevens High School.

among 4A athletes, and while he’ll need to drop a few more seconds to bridge the gap with guys like Wenatchee’s Cole Christman and Bellarmine Prep’s Jack Yearian, he’s capable of winning the state crown.

“I want to enter a little further into the 4:13, 4:12 range for my final time this year,” he said.

The district meet finished up May 22, with many events taking place after press time. The top seeds from the KingCo and Wesco conferences automatically advanced to the district finals, with the six best marks from preliminary heats join-

ing them. Four athletes in each event went on to state.

The Eastlake boys who reached the district finals were Stile Wreggelsworth in the 400 (fourth, 51.05 seconds), and Brandon Nalaui in the 110 hurdles (second, 15.70) and 300 hurdles (third, 40.92).

Senior hurdler Ellie Woerner was in good shape to return to the state meet in the girls’ 100 hurdles. She was second in the preliminary heats in 14.94. Teammates Maddy Kennedy and Sophia AbiEzzi also reached the district final in the event.

Woerner had to deal with a midseason injury, a nerve entrapment that was causing pain in her foot. But she bolted from the starting blocks and cruised to a seasonbest time, the seventhfastest in the state this year.

“I’m feeling good, luckily, so fingers crossed that it won’t come back,” she said of the injury.

“It would be pretty cool just because it’s my senior year,” Woerner said of potentially returning to state. “It would be a nice way to finish it, but I’m kind of just taking it one meet at a time.”

Eastlake senior Audrey Knutsen reached the district final in the 100 See TRACK, Page 9

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Track From Page 8 and 200, and freshman Brooke Manson did so in the 800. The Wolves’ 4x100 relay team of Knutsen, Woerner, Kennedy and Manson took second in the preliminary heats (49.82).

Skyline sprinters have good first day

Jack Welch admits he didn’t have a great junior season at Skyline High School, where he was running in the 54-second range in the 400 meters.

But Welch put in plenty of

Soccer From Page 8 Skyline’s season with a 10-3-4 record. Wenatchee

Coach From Page 8 After playing collegiately for the Huskies, where he also was an All-American in track and field, Merritt played professionally in Brazil for 11 years, winning

work to improve, and he got a great result in his district preliminary heat, placing second overall in 50.72 seconds, close to the personal-record 50.15 he ran at the KingCo meet.

“I’ve been working really hard all season,” he said. “I just want to lay it all out there to make the finals, and make state in the later part of this week.”

Teammate Tyler Ma was third in the 400 (50.74) and will also compete in the district final.

Junior Lane Malulla advanced in the 100 and 200. Blake Hallauer won the 800 preliminary heats (1:59.14).

Skyline’s girls 4x200 relay team took advantage of the warm weather to record a season-best time of 1:45.25,

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first among preliminary participants.

Their anchor, junior Nicole Cox, said the girls had no trouble staying mentally sharp for one of the toughest races of the season.

“Basically, our coaches say, use each other and use other teams to push us, because that’s what we do best,” Cox said.

The Spartans’ 4x400 team also topped the preliminary round in 4:02.10.

Skyline senior Geneva Ecola netted a state berth in the long jump, placing fourth at 16-8.

Junior Brandi Hughes turned in a pair of winning preliminary times, taking the 100 hurdles in 14.76 and the 300 hurdles in 44.74.

advanced to the state quarterfinals to play Gig Harbor, a 1-0 winner over Olympia.

Skyline won three straight elimination games at the KingCo

Conference tournament to reach state. The team graduates eight seniors, but key contributors like Daniel Luis Miller, Neel Baxi and Sergio Palomino will be eligible to return.

multiple titles.

“I am thrilled to start coaching and building a program at Eastside Catholic, expanding on the foundation of tradition and hard work that already exists at the school,” Merritt said.

The opening at Eastside Catholic came after the

school and former coach Bill Liley parted ways following a third-place finish at the Class 3A state tournament this past year. The Crusaders finished second in 2014, but will lose Washingtonbound Matisse Thybulle and Montana State signee Mandrell Worthy.

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By Neil Pierson

Eastlake High School senior Ellie Woerner bolts past her opponents and wins her preliminary heat of the 100-meter high hurdles during the May 20 District 2 championships in Lake Stevens.

Lacrosse From Page 8 “We didn’t come out with the intensity that we needed. We came out slow, we let them play their game, and we let Mikey have a day.”

Steffens and James Wehe scored for the Crusaders in the third quarter, but they never got closer than three goals. Issaquah won the bulk of the faceoffs, and was content to pass and hold the ball for long stretches. Jake Gonzalez

and Egland scored in the fourth period to salt away the victory.

“It’s just tough playing without the ball, and that’s where we lost the game, I think,” Steffens said.

The Eagles knew they had to contain EC’s playmakers, including Bryce Atwater, Steffens and Wehe. That trio combined for only three goals and two assists.

“We don’t let any easy shots in,” Giannopulos said, “and also we just work hard off-ball, getting to sticks, and playing good, aggressive, physical

defense to set the tone.”

Both teams said they respect each other, and many of the players are friends, spending time competing year-round with various select programs.

But when they’re pitted against each other, there’s no love lost.

“We all know each other’s games very well, so it’s an interesting matchup when our two teams play against each other, because there’s no mystery involved,” Steffens said. “It’s who can put a better game together.”

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Calendar of Events Thursday, May 28 ‘Moments: Art In Response to Time and Place,’ artist exhibit by Amanda Devine open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through July 10, City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 2950597 Hello English: Beginning ESL Class, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Skyline High School 5K run to Eastlake High School, 1 p.m., for students, check website for route and info, www.sammamish.us Teen Think Tank, after school study space, 2-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish, 3923130 Comp Plan Open House, 5-7:30 p.m.

City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0585 Grief Share Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

Friday, May 29 Social Hour with music by The Roundabouts, 3-4 p.m.,

Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E., 3139100

Saturday, May 30 Alaska Airlines Flying Wheels Bike Ride, 23- to 100-mile routes, 6:30 a.m., sponsored by Cascade Bicycle Club, $15 to $40, http:// bit.ly/1Sp7esy, registration required Coast Guard Boating Safety Course, certificate from course may be used to obtain Washington Boater Education Card, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., also available June 27, Bellevue Fire Station 9, 12412 Newcastle Way, Bellevue, $30, preregister with Terrence Hooper at 885-0259 Sound Rowers Boat Races, for all human-powered crafts, 6- and 13-mile lengths, 9:15 a.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, Discover Pass required, $10 to $15, soundrowers.org HUB Session and Debriefing, 9:30 a.m., drill meetings at local HUBS with 10:30 a.m. debriefing session at Fire Station 82, 1851 228th Ave. N.E. Chinese Story Times: Ni-Hao!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. S.E., call 3928636 Young Professionals, mid-20s to mid-30s professionals meet and enjoy fellowship, single or married welcome, 6:30 p.m., Eastridge Church, 24205 S.E. Issaquah-Fall City Road, 681-6736 or email marianne.giberson@gmail. com Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church youth groups, for children in sixth through eighth grade, and ninth through 12th grades, Mass at 5 p.m., dinner and then meetings at 6:30 p.m.

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Monday, June 1 Hello English: Intermediate ESL Class, 11:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Talk Time, an English Conversation Class, 2 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, grades K-12, free drop in homework help, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Citizens for Sammamish meeting, 7

SAMMAMISH REVIEW p.m., Fire Station #82, 185 228th Ave. N.E., citizensforsammamish.com Block Watch training with Deputy Erik Wolff, 7:30 p.m., Lodge at Beaver Lake, 25201 S.E. 24th St., email questions to Mary Lou Wolfe at mlswolfe@comcast.net

Play and Learn Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Teen Think Tank, after school study space, 2-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish, 3923130 City Council office hour and meeting, 5-10 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 2950585 Study Zone, grades K-12, free drop in homework help, 4-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road S.E., email juliegusecbs@ gmail.com Teen Think Tank, after school study space, 1:30-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish, 3923130 Study Zone, grades K-12, free drop in homework help, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 2950585 Medicare Made Clear, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish, 392-3130 Wednesday night youth group: games, worship and fun for students in grades six through 12; 7-9 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

Wednesday, June 3

Focus on Faith

Sammamish Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m.

Wednesdays through Sept. 30, Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E., www.sammamishfarmersmarket.org Sammamish Plateau Community Bible Study, open to all women and their children, 9:30 a.m., Faith United

Mothers of Preschoolers; make friends, share stories and grow spiritually while your children are in childcare; multiple groups in Sammamish — usually twice a month at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1121 228th Ave. S.E; 9:15 a.m. Wednesdays

Tuesday, June 2

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at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E.; 9:15 a.m. Fridays beginning Sept. 26 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road; www.mops.org Moms in Prayer International, replace your anxiety with peace and hope, pray with other moms for your children and their schools, www. momsinprayer.org, Linda Yee at lindaryee@comcast.net Learn to read and speak Samskritam, Vedic Cultural Center, 1420 228th Ave. S.E., www.vedicculturalcenter.org

Upcoming events Caring for someone with memory loss?

Need information and support? Join the Alzheimer’s Association Family Caregiver Support Groups for the greater Eastside, 1:30-3:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Bellevue Family YMCA, 14230 BelRed Road, 206-232-2537 Providence Marianwood, assist with group activities, dining room host/hostess, befriend a resident, clerical support or staff the Gift Nook, 391-2897 or email andrea.abercrombie@providence.org Email items for the calendar to newsclerk@isspress.com by noon Friday.

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PayNorthwest has processed its 1 millionth outsourced pay statement. To mark the occasion on the second day of National Small Business Week, the Seattlebased provider of cloud-based human capital management software and services presented client Columbia Athletic Clubs with a giant commemorative check and gift certificate in Sammamish. PayNorthwest helps small- to mid-sized businesses and nonprofits more effectively manage their workforce and streamline their human resources and payroll function.

Community news q The following Washington State University students from Sammamish have earned undergraduate degrees for the fall 2014 semester: Cameron Butler, Bachelor of Science, civil engineering; Chase Carlin, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, Magna Cum Laude; Blake Digiovanni, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; Garret Easthouse,

Bachelor of Arts, communication; Matthew Freeman, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Hannah Goehri, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, Cum Laude; Andis Grinbergs, Bachelor of Science, economic sciences; Jeffrey Grotjahn, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kayli Kohlrus, Bachelor of Arts, human development; Melissa Krieg, Bachelor of Science, nursing, Cum Laude; Morgane Leguennec, Bachelor of Science, nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Melissa Lobb, Bachelor of Arts, hospital-

ity business management; Mitch Matsuo, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, Cum Laude; Haley Oswold, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Paige Thomson, Bachelor of Arts, education, Cum Laude; Melissa Tsitsis, Bachelor of Arts, digital technology and culture; and Justin Wang, Bachelor of Science, civil engineering. q Alex Bahm, of Sammamish, was named outstanding senior in computer science at Washington State University, in Pullman, for 2015.

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