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Greg Barton pulls neighbor from burning home

By Caleb Heeringa

A Sammamish man may very well have saved his elderly neighbor’s life by rushing into the man’s burning home and carrying him out over his shoulder Aug. 24.

Firefighters are calling Sahalee resident Greg Barton a hero for rushing to his neighbor’s rescue as flames rapidly spread throughout the home, located on the 2000 block of 208th Place Northeast.

The 87-year-old resident was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, where he was treated for second-degree burns to his head and smoke inhalation. He was listed in serious condition Aug. 26, though a hospital spokeswoman said he was improving.

Barton, who was watering his lawn when he saw flames reaching up into the sky across the street, downplayed the heroism and said he didn’t have any second thoughts about heading in to find his neighbor.

“Anybody who was capable would have done the same thing,” Barton said. “All I could

think of was, ‘What if I didn’t go?’”

Barton and his wife Michele were among the dozens of neighbors who gathered in the cul-desac as the home went up in flames, just after 6:15 p.m. The man’s wife came out and told Barton that her husband was still inside. The distraught wife wanted to run back into the home and had to be held back by Michele Barton.

Greg Barton, with help from neighbor Hal Goren, ran around the side of the home and entered through a sliding glass door.

“I couldn’t see anything – just black smoke,” Barton recalled.

Barton was quickly overcome by the smoke and heat and had to retreat back outside. But he then covered his face with his shirt and began crawling through the home, calling out for his neighbor. Barton then heard his neighbor let out a moan. Blinded by smoke, Barton followed the sound and found the man collapsed on the ground.

Barton, a fit man in his 30s, See FIRE, Page 2

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Sahalee resident Greg Barton recounts seeing flames coming out of his neighbor’s roof Aug. 24.

Firefighters are crediting Barton with saving his neighbor’s life by carrying him out of the burning home.

County agrees to program to Shoreline master plan shift density into Town Center gets state approval City Councilman John James wants to reduce city’s impact on program

By Caleb Heeringa

King County has officially signed off on a program that could ensure that more than 700 acres of land just outside city limits is preserved as forest and

open space.

That is if there’s enough room in Sammamish’s Town Center to fit the extra development rights that those rural landowners would sell to developers.

The county’s “transfer of development rights” program, which County Executive Dow Constantine signed at the end of July, allows up 75 development rights just north of city limits to be sold to developers in Town Center.

The program could preserve much of the open space along Highway 202 and around Soaring Eagle Park and Evans Creek Preserve.

But with the city aiming to cash in on 240 development rights it owns in the area and some Sammamish citizens also eligible to sell the rights to their land into Town Center, Councilman John James said he’s concerned that there’s a bit See DENSITY, Page 5

By Caleb Heeringa

After hundreds of hours of public meetings dating back to 2006, Sammamish has a new set of regulations on development around the shorelines of Pine and Beaver lakes and Lake Sammamish.

Washington State Department of Ecology officials approved the city’s Shoreline Master Plan Aug. 17, following a few last-minute City Council tweaks to a compromise hammered out by city and

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Ecology staff. Ecology shoreline planner Geoff Tallent said the law goes into effect Aug. 31 and can be appealed in the following 60 days.

Ecology and city staff expressed relief at seeing the arduous, sometimes contentious process come to an end and praised the final product as a good compromise between the health of lake ecosystems and the property rights of those living

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Businesses cited in liquor sting

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hoisted his neighbor over his shoulder and, occasionally bumping into walls, made his way outside.

“He picked him up and hauled him out like a sack of potatoes,” recalls Walt Carrel, who lives nearby.

Firefighters arrived soon after, with the home all but fully engulfed. Though several neighbors commented that it seemed to take Eastside Fire & Rescue crews too long to respond, EFR Fire Marshal Bud Backer said the first crew was on scene within 10 minutes of the first 911 call – within the agency’s response time standards for the area.

Backer said the response time might have been slightly delayed because the first unit — from Station 82 along 228th Avenue Southeast — had to stop at the front gate of the Sahalee development to be let in.

After the first unit arrived, Sahalee security opened up all the gates and left them open as aid and fire units responded from around the region.

Redmond Fire Department units were among the 14 units that showed up to the fire.

Backer said the speed bumps in the development may also have added a matter of seconds to the response time.

“When there’s a big column of smoke up in the sky, (firefighters) don’t let (the speed bumps) slow them down as much as they probably should,” Backer said.

Tom DeVine, a fire investigator for the King County Sheriff’s Office, said that it appears that the fire originated in the resi-

By Caleb Heeringa

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Firefighters say the home, located on the 2000 block of 208th Place Northeast, is likely a total loss. dent’s golf cart or in the golf cart charger, which was in the garage. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion as the gas tank of the man’s classic restored vehicle succumbed to the heat.

DeVine said the home is likely a total loss. The home had wood shingles, which likely contributed to the fast spread of the fire throughout the house.

Fire crews also had Barton transferred to the hospital as a precaution, though Barton said he was fine. He even went for a workout the next morning.

“All I wanted to do was sit down and have a cocktail and they were like, ‘You have to go to

the hospital,” Barton told friends who stopped to praise him for his deed.

Neighbors reported that the couple whose home burned down are original Sahalee residents and bought their house new when the development was built in the 1970s. They are well known in the community, often seen driving their golf cart between their home and the golf course.

Dee and Walt Carrel came to survey the damage Thursday morning and offer any help they could provide.

Dee recalls that there was a house fire 15 years ago at the home next to the one that

burned down Wednesday and the neighborhood collected clothes and money for the residents.

“This neighborhood really pulls together,” she said.

Neighbor Frank Narciso, who has lived in the cul-de-sac for 11 years, said the tragedy has made him think twice about safety around his home.

“You start to second guess yourself in everything you do – before you leave you check everything twice,” he said.

Barton said he didn’t have any second thoughts about charging in to the burning building.

“You just don’t have a choice in a situation like that,” he said.

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Nine local businesses were cited after the Washington State Liquor Control Board says they sold alcohol to a 19-year-old working undercover.

During the Aug. 15 sting, a Sammamish Police officer and a liquor control board agent were on hand as the 19-year-old entered and attempted to purchase beer, wine or liquor, according to a Sammamish Police press release.

The establishments cited include: ◆ Ristorante Simone, 22850 N.E. Eighth St. ◆ 76 station, 740 228th Ave. N.E. ◆ Pine Lake Ale House, 640 228th Ave. N.E. ◆ Mongolian Grill, 22830 N.E. 8th St. ◆ August Moon, 2904 228th Ave. S.E. ◆ Rite Aid, 3066 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd. ◆ Lamponi Thai, 22639 N.E. Inglewood Hill Rd. ◆ Chan’s Place, 4592 Klahanie Dr. S.E. ◆ Thai Ginger, 4512 Klahanie Dr. S.E. The establishments, as well as the individual employees who served the alcohol, will be charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor, a gross misdemenor.

Liquor Control Board agents will be working with the businesses in question to improve their employee training regarding the sale of alcohol, according to the press release. Additional citations could mean the establishments would lose their liquor licenses.

Sammamish Police Sgt. Jessica Sullivan said the sting was partially motivated by a string of See STING, Page 3

Correction A story on page 8 of the Aug. 17 edition of The Sammamish Review titled “Sustainable Sammamish next week” incorrectly said that Evergreen Hospital would be offering free mammograms. The mammograms are not free but are covered by most insurance providers.

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King County could save $70 million King County is projected to save more than $70 million in the decades ahead, or about $3 million per year, after refinancing sewer revenue bonds Aug. 22.

The county Wastewater Treatment Division issued $494 million worth of sewer revenue bonds at a rate of 3.79 percent. The savings to county taxpayers is projected at more than $70 million through 2034.

Officials intend to use most of the proceeds to refinance $458 million of outstanding sewer revenue bonds issued in 2001, 2002 and 2004.

The rest is to be used to fund the completion of the Brightwater Treatment Plant project and other capital improvements.

Brightwater is a $1.8 billion treatment plant under construction near Woodinville that is scheduled for completion next year.

The credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed the AA+ rating of the sewer revenue bonds.

Moody’s, another credit rating agency, also reaffirmed the rating based on sound management practices, the system’s large service area, continued progress on a complex capital improvement plan and satisfactory debt service coverage.

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recent incidents involving intoxicated youth.

Sammamish officers have contacted or arrested 12 juveniles for minor in possession of alcohol and pulled over five others for driving under the influence since the end of the school year in June.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext.

247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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on shorelines.

“It protects the ecological function of Lake Sammamish and accommodates existing homes and planned new development around the lakes,” Tallent said.

Not everyone is as satisfied.

Mike Collins, speaking as a shoreline homeowner and not in connection with his position as a member of the Planning Commission, said the plan puts the responsibility for the health of the lakes on the shoulders of those that live next to the shoreline even though storm water runoff from every Sammamish Plateau resident affects water quality.

Collins and dozens of other waterfront homeowners joined together to help craft the original plan that the city sent to Ecology last year.

This spring Ecology sent the city back a long list of required changes to the plan that the shoreline group felt gutted the original plan – making 25 feet the closest a home could get to the shoreline instead of 20 feet and applying federal size standards to docks.

Faced with the unappealing prospect of a potentially costly legal fight with a state agency, city leaders elected to accept most of the required changes, albeit with some compromises.

Community Development Director Kamuron Gurol pointed out that the city was able to get some significant concessions out of Ecology. They were able to get the 20 feet minimum setback they wanted, although a homeowner who was that close would only be allowed to use 15 percent of their shoreline as an active use area.

That would make a beachfront barbeque quite difficult on some of the skinny lots in front of Lake Sammamish.

Burcar said agency officials were originally hesitant to allow homes 20 feet from the lake, but city staff convinced them that in many cases the extra five feet could be significant, since many Lake Sammamish lots are constrained by the East Lake Sammamish Trail on the other side of the property. That could

August 31, 2011 • make it difficult to place a house on many lots.

Collins said he was disappointed that the plan didn’t do more to address septic tanks and drain fields near the lakes, many of which were grandfathered in decades ago and can fail and contribute to fecal coliform problems in local lakes and streams.

Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District staff estimate that 80 of the 117 developed lots on Beaver Lake and 100 of the 140 developed lots on Pine Lake are on septic. All but a handful of lots around Lake Sammamish are hooked up to the sewer line that paralells East Lake Sammamish Parkway.

Ecology shoreline planner Joe Burcar said the septic tank issue is usually left up to local zoning regulations and the King County Department of Health rather than state shoreline regulations.

Sammamish senior planner Evan Maxim said he cannot recall an incident in which a failing septic field led to a fecal coliform issue in a local lake, though several of Sammamish’s streams have registered unhealthy levels of fecal coliform.

Collins also took issue with Ecology’s rejection of the original plan’s “menu” of mitigation options homeowners could choose from to earn the right to place a home closer to the water.

Normal setbacks start at 50 feet along Lake Sammamish but can be reduced if homeowners add native vegetation, remove bulkheads or otherwise improving the shoreline ecosystem.

Sammamish’s plan gave homeowners choices in the matter, something shoreline homeowners said would allow flexibility to make solutions best suited to specific properties.

Ecology officials grouped the mitigation measures into “tiers,” placing some methods over others. Burcar said this allows some flexibility while recognizing that some mitigation measures have more effect than others.

Collins also lamented the lack of clear goals stated in the process. Ecology officials point to their “no net-loss” standard as a goal in itself – essentially that every lake’s ecological function should not get any worse. Collins said he would have preferred that the plan have more tangible goals

and justification for how every regulation was helping meet that goal – a certain reduction in phosphorus levels or increase in fish population, for example.

“Government runs by process,” Collins said. “It gets everyone around a round table and it spits out language and it did its job. But what is the goal? … What is the action plan and how can we measure if we’re getting there?

(Ecology) hasn’t been able to ever come out and identify a goal.”

Despite his displeasure, Collins did praise city staff for their transparency and public engagement throughout the process. Shoreline property owners were invited to the city’s meetings with Ecology as the city crafted its response to Ecology’s required changes.

“They did a really good job being aboveboard with this,” he said.

Gurol said he’s not surprised that there’s still some lingering frustration with the end result, but said that’s common when it comes to forming public policy.

“Nobody feels like they got everything they wanted – that is the essence of a compromise,” Gurol said.

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Review editorial Sammamish has a hero If there’s a key to the city lying around, someone needs to give it to Greg Barton. While he is modest and humble about his efforts to carry his neighbor out of a burning building, we cannot praise him enough.

Barton said he just did what anyone else would do. He’s wrong there. He did what a hero would do.

This page often comments on the sense of community and service that exists in Sammamish, but this act outshines them all.

Barton’s bravery and courage should be an inspiration to everyone.

Volunteer opportunities abound in the fall As summer and its busy weekends wind down, children are back in school and life gets back to a routine. It’s time to think about new activities.

Fall might mean a new computer class or getting back into a fitness program, signing up the kids for extracurricular activities — or volunteering.

Schools also need numerous volunteers, either in the office or the classroom. Youth groups are calling for scout leaders, Sunday school teachers and coaches.

Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH) needs more docents — hosts who can answer questions from visitors. Mountains to Sound Greenway has many outdoor projects in the area if you like to plant trees or pull weeds.

There’s a club in Sammamish for just about every interest and most are all seeking new members this fall, whether it’s to raise a guide dog puppy, raise funds for scholarships or use your ham radio skills in emergencies.

Fall also means election time and there are good city council and school board candidates who would welcome some volunteer help.

In many ways, fall is so different from summer that it’s like the beginning of a new year. Use this time to reflect on how your new year can make a difference in Sammamish — already a great place to live.

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Sammamish Forum Support the teen center There is a lot of discussion currently on whether or not to build a community center. This would be a great asset in Sammamish, however, its future is uncertain and many years away. In the meantime, I’d like to draw attention to the construction that is happening right now.

The Redmond/Sammamish Boys & Girls Club is renovating the former library on 228th into an EX3 Teen and Recreation Center to be completed this fall. I encourage our community to fully support this project.

There is currently no place for our teens after school, and the facility will provide a technology lab, performance stage, teaching kitchen, snack bar, study space, and games room. The facility will have hours available during the school day for community programming.

EX3 stands for ‘Experience, Explore, Excite’ and will meet the diverse needs of our teens in grades six to 12. Unfortunately, the building lacks the ability to provide sports, recreation, and physical fitness opportunities – unless we as a community step-up.

Construction plans to build a high school-size gym on the west side of the property exist, but $3-$3.5 million must first be raised and they need our support. As obesity and inactivity rates continue to rise, providing space for physical fitness and exercise opportunities for our teens is critical. In addition, there is a severe lack of gym space in the Sammamish area, and the Boys & Girls Club will provide much needed and desired additional space.

The Club is also seeking funds for operating costs. Approximately $250,000 needs to be raised to support operations in year one.

Although membership and program fees will help cover costs, fundraising is critical to ensure that budget goals are met.

This will enable the organization to provide the highest quality programming while keeping fees affordable.

Please consider getting involved now and support the new EX3 Teen and Recreation Center as it will be

opening soon. Hard hat tours are open to the public every Wednesday from 9 – 10 a.m. and by appointment. Visit www.rs.positiveplace.org/teencenter.html.

Kristin Pitt The writer is president of the board of the Redmond/Sammamish Boys & Girls Club .

The money problem The article “Patty Murray visits Sammamish” in the Aug. 24 edition points out exactly why this country is in debt for trillions of dollars. One of the biggest spenders in the U.S. Senate comes to our city to listen to the concerns of our city officials, most of whom want to slobber all over her in an effort to gain favor in order to get more pork sent our way. $813 million (read … “almost a billion”) dollars for Sound Transit.

Military spending. Transportation projects. Community and aquatic center. And on and on the list goes … No wonder we’re so far in debt.

Multiple this scenario by two (for the two Senators from each state) then by 50 (for the 50 states) and the billion here, billion there adds up.

I know this is how it always works, ie – I, the politician, promise spending in your town, you, the voter, vote for me. But this scenario has to change or this country will spend itself into oblivion.

Anthony Hanson Sammamish

Thanks for the Challenge Day help The Rotary Club of Sammamish would like to publicly acknowledge the exceptional support from Sammamish area businesses and individuals for Rotary’s annual Challenge Race, a communitywide activity teaming children with disabilities with able-bodied peers for downhill soapbox derby racing this month.

Because of the support of so many, Rotary was able to provide a fun-filled four hours of racing,

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bike-riding, games, and snacks for some two dozen special needs children, capped off with awards for all and a hamburger and ice cream feast that followed.

All net income raised through this event supports Rotary’s annual grant to Life Enrichment Options of Issaquah, a 20-year-old communitybased nonprofit organization supporting individuals with developmental disabilities through supportive housing, recreation, employment opportunities, and community education.

We are most appreciative of the more than 100 individuals who volunteered on Saturday, including Skyline’s Cheerleaders, Skyline basketball players, Athletes for Kids, plus several special youngsters under 12 who were drivers for derbies, and many community residents.

A special thanks to VIP race starters Skyline High School’s Michelle Donah, Leo Finnegan, Thresa Bretl- Athletes for Kids, and representatives from Eastside Fire and Rescue.

We sincerely appreciate this tremendous support for a truly allcommunity event!

Bill Graf The writer is a member of the Challenge Race Committee for the Rotary Club of Sammamish.

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Density

used up.

The plan as written earmarks extra development capacity that Continued from Page 1 the city can award to developers in exchange for building additiontoo much competition for space al affordable housing or adding under the city’s development open, public spaces to a developcaps in Town Center. ment.

The area’s plan calls for 2,000 Given that restriction, Gurol residential units and 600,000 said it could be many years square feet of commercial develbefore there’s a need for extra opment, but development rights development rights in the TC-A transferred from other areas zone. He said the city may see could drive that up to 2,250 resismaller-sized projects on the outdential units and 675,000 square side edges of Town Center develfeet of commercial development. op before a proper “downtown” in Any denser development than TC-A. that would likely mean the city “It would not surprise me for would have to accept some the Town Center to be built from degree of traffic gridlock in the the outside-in – that is (smallerarea and would be maxing out scale) development first and the infrastrucmore intense ture planned for “Citizens might still be development the area. later,” Gurol competing against the James’ soluwrote in an tion, which the email. “My county, but at least council will crystal ball is there’s not three examine in far from clear September, is to however.” different entities limit the city’s Also in competing.”

240 developquestion is ment rights to the “exchange – John James, use for only resirate” of develCity Councilman – dential units in opment the densest part rights. of Town Center – the so-called The county’s program, based TC-A zone, which features mixed- on an economic analysis, sets up use developments up to six stoa system in which one rural ries high. development right can be worth This would leave the rest of as many as 10 extra apartments the Town Center open to citizen or condominiums, depending on and county development rights, the zoning of where the develophe said. ment right is coming from and “Citizens might still be comgoing to. County officials estipeting against the county, but at mate that most rural rights would least there’s not three different net developers three additional entities competing,” James said. units.

Community Development James, recognizing concerns Director Kamuron Gurol said it’s voiced by Councilwoman Nancy difficult to predict the effect of Whitten and others that the city this sort of limit, given the uncer- is overbuilding in Town Center, tain economy and real estate said he is proposing that the market going forward. city’s development rights be a Though large mixed-use devel- “one-for-one” swap. opments might seem a natural That would limit the extra cars match for extra density, Gurol and people being added to the noted that the Town Center Plan area, but it could work against restricts the use of extra developanother stated goal of the transment rights until the “incentive fer program – netting the city pool” of development rights is money that could go towards

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infrastructure in Town Center.

The city or developers are going to have to come up with many millions of dollars to expand Southeast Fourth Street from a two-lane country road to a major arterial to handle the proposed downtown core of Town Center.

James is still hopeful that something is better than nothing.

“If we were selling these today we probably wouldn’t be getting much … but hopefully when the economy rebounds these will be worth something,” he said.

“Hopefully, this is money that can go towards jumpstarting something in Town Center instead of having to jump into

(the city’s) bank account or do a (bond measure).”

Mayor Don Gerend said he hadn’t made up his mind on what to do with the city’s development rights, most of which are connected to Lower Commons Park.

He said the Town Center Plan as a whole may need some added flexibility to spur action, including a loosening of the development caps on individual zones.

Gerend suggested that the council take another look at Town Center next year after new councilmembers are elected in November.

Councilwoman Nancy Whitten is running for reelection, but four

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new faces are in the running for the seats being vacated by Mark Cross and Michele Petitti.

The council’s newly formed economic development committee will also be looking at ways to jumpstart the project next year.

“We have some time to let the dust settle on our development regulations and hear some feedback from developers and the community and maybe tweak the plan next year with a new council,” Gerend said.

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

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Curtain call for tree socks near Eastlake

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish’s infamous tree stumps were given their last pair of socks Aug. 21.

Artists Suzanne Tidwell and Beth Newfield put up the final installment of their tree sock project – a series of colorful stockings that cover several bare stumps that sit next to 228th Avenue in front of Eastlake High School.

Tidwell said she was excited to see the project to fruition.

“I wanted to see it through to the end,” Tidwell said. “I’m thankful that the city gave us the extra time it took to finish.”

City officials had cut the dying trees down to nubs two years ago. Some had suggested that they could be carved into some sort of sculpture or totem pole.

When city officials balked at the price tag of such a project, Tidwell and Newfield and friends spent close to $1,500 on synthetic yarn and took to constructing colorful covers for the barren stumps.

The project became what may be Sammamish’s most talked-

POlice Blotter Bank fraud A Sammamish resident called to report that someone had made more than $1,000 in fraudulent charges to their debit card Aug. 16 and 17. The suspect also attempted to charge $960 at a store in Bellevue but was declined. The resident has possession of their card and is unsure how their account information was compromised.

More bank fraud While on vacation in California, a Sammamish couple got a call from their bank saying that someone had withdrawn more than $9,600 from their account.

The charges were made around the Puget Sound area between July 14 and Aug. 12.

The victims are unsure how their information was compromised.

Burglary Two guns and a laptop were among the items stolen during a burglary at a home on the 2000 block of 244th Avenue Northeast Aug. 15. The homeowner, who is in the process of selling the

about piece of public art, taking up hours of debate at a March City Council meeting and eliciting dozens of emails to city staff.

Responses were 60 percent in favor, though dozens disparaged the socks. An Eastlake student formed a Facebook group titled “Cut Down the Tree Stumps Near Sammamish’s Eastlake Starbucks,” which currently has nearly 350 members.

Councilmembers gave Tidwell through the end of this year for the project, but pledged to have the stumps removed in 2012.

Tidwell said the criticism comes with the territory when it comes to public art, particularly in a suburban setting.

“It was really just an opportunity to get any sort of public art out there,” she said. “We’re such a young city and we’re really still trying to define what kind of community we are.”

The yarn was donated for this season’s socks, an autumnal mix of red, brown, orange and yellow.

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home, arrived around 7 p.m. to find a motorcycle and small gray pickup with a lawnmower in back pulling out of his driveway.

The resident followed the two vehicles north on 244th Avenue before losing them. He was unable to get a license plate number.

When he got back to the home he found that the real estate lock box had been tampered with and someone had ransacked the home. More than $6,000 worth of property was taken from the home. Police were unable to obtain any fingerprints; the case remains under investigation.

Welfare check Police were called Aug. 14 to check on a Sammamish man in his 20s whom neighbors feared was depressed and unable to take care of himself. Neighbors reported that the man’s parents had divorced and moved from the area and that he was now the sole occupant of his parents’ previous home.

Neighbors reported that the man had suffered from depression in the past and that they were concerned for his wellbeing. Police contacted the man, who appeared well-dressed and in good spirits.

The man told police that he had been meaning to make an appointment with a counselor regarding his depression issues but had been unable to because

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Drivers wait in traffic along 228th Avenue Southeast as tree stumps near the Eastlake High School entrance sport their colorful fall “socks.” Sammamish artists Suzanne Tidwell and Beth Newfield installed the fresh look Aug. 21. covered the cost of renting a lift to install the socks. City officials estimate they’ve spent $830 in city funds on a sign explaining the project and staff time to oversee the project.

Tidwell was recently commis-

sioned to do a similar “yarn bombing” project in Seattle’s Pioneer Square and is working on putting up socks near Macy’s in Bellevue. She said word of the projects has reached around the world – she’s gotten emails from

Australia, Switzerland, South Africa and China.

“Fiber art is an emerging art form – it doesn’t have the same credibility that painting or sculpting has, but it’s making strides,” Tidwell said.

crime and that the parents should address the parenting plan in court. Police stood by as the children were transferred to the other parent.

year-old Sammamish woman be charged with fourth-degree assault and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence after allegedly breaking a door and spitting on her domestic partner during a dispute Aug. 16.

The woman allegedly slapped the phone out of the female victim’s hand as she attempted to call 911 before then calling 911 herself.

The alleged aggressor told police that the victim had given her bruises during the confrontation, but refused to talk with police when they showed up.

The case remains under investigation.

his insurance does not go into effect until September. The man told police he was not suicidal.

Police noticed dog feces in the living room of the home – the man said that he had been gone most of the previous day. Police advised him to clean up after the dog and left the man alone after determining that he did not pose a danger to himself or others.

Aggressive dog A Sammamish resident called police after a neighbor’s dog lunged at her and her daughter Aug. 9. Police responded to the 2300 block of 229th Avenue Northeast and found a small-tomedium older black dog that charged at officers as they got close to the property.

Police were unable to contact the homeowner and left messages on her voicemail. Animal control officers responded and secured the animal in the back yard.

Custodial issue Police were called to sort out a dispute between a divorced couple over the custody of their children Aug. 16. One parent was seeking to pick up the children an hour earlier than is called for in the couple’s parenting plan so that they could make a flight.

The other parent declined to let the children go. Police advised that there was no evidence of a

Robbing the elderly An 88-year-old Sammamish woman reported that someone had stolen the handicap sticker from her vehicle between Aug. 10 and Aug. 17.

The vehicle was unlocked and parked in the woman’s driveway on the 800 block of 211th Place Northeast when the handicap parking pass went missing.

Domestic violence Police are advising that a 35-

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Organizers ready for third Seek Justice Challenge

By Christopher Huber

Since visiting the International Justice Mission headquarters in Washington, D.C. in early 2011, Allie Knechtel has lived with a new sense of urgency.

It’s an urgency to stick up for the hundreds of thousands of people around the world who are caught in modern day slavery, sex trafficking or are victims of illegal property “I was just seizure. flabbergasted So the by what they incoming Skyline do.” senior – Allie Knechtel, decided to take action Student – by participating in and helping organize the third annual Seek Justice Challenge.

“Having the event here close to home that I can bring friends to … it’s just amazing,” Knechtel said. “This holds a special place for me. Justice is kind of my passion and kind of what I’m pursuing.”

The 2011 Seek Justice Challenge is set to happen Sept.

17 at the Sammamish Presbyterian Church. It starts at 7

File photo

Last year’s Seek Justice Challenge raised awarness of global human trafficking. a.m. and includes a 10K run, 5K walk, 1K children’s fun run, a barbecue and 25- and 60-mile

bike rides. It’s appropriate for families and racers of all ages.

All donations and registration

fees will benefit the International Justice Mission, according to the event website. The church’s goal

is to have 100 volunteers and 500 participants, according to organizers.

The main point is to bring awareness of the issue to people who might never have heard of human trafficking or the illegal sex trade.

“I think we’re just ready to go,” said Becki Barrett, Sammamish Presbyterian’s missions pastor.

Founded in 1997, the International Justice Mission is a human rights organization that works to rescue victims and prosecute perpetrators of land grabbing, sexual violence, modern day slavery and other forms of violent oppression, according to its website.

It employs lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals to work with local officials to free and treat victims, prosecute perpetrators and influence public justice systems to better protect the poor and oppressed.

While visiting the IJM headquarters with fellow youth group members from the church, Knechtel said they learned about the nittygritty work that lawyers and social workers do around the See JUSTICE, Page 9

Filmmaker explores life of artist father

By Caleb Heeringa

anywhere. You lose a lot, but you gain a lot … That slight sense of They say that art imitates life alienation that allows you to look – Henk Pander need look no furat stuff objectively.” ther than his canvas for confirJacob and Henk will be on mation. hand as the 75-minute film is The Dutch-born Portland, Ore. shown. Afterwards, aspiring resident is the subject of a docupainters and sketchers are mentary encouraged to being shown bring a piece If you go from 1-4 of work for p.m. Sept. 10 What: “Painted Life” – a docuHenk to criat City Hall. mentary on Portland artist Henk tique. Pander’s Pander’s son Pander. Local painters or sketchwork has been Jacob proers can have Pender weigh in on on display at duced the their work after the screening. dozens of exhifilm, titled Where: Sammamish City Hall – bitions around “Painted Council Chambers the United When: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 10.

Life,” which States and follows Holland; he Pander’s life as a child in was recently commissioned to Holland during World War II, his paint a portrait of Oregon Gov. move to the United States and John Kitzhaber. his life as an acclaimed artist in Jacob Pander said he took for Portland. granted growing up with an artist “The U.S. was this huge blank father; the documentary was an page,” Henk Pander said of his effort to better understand his 1965 immigration to America. “I father’s work and life. never really felt totally at home “As I got older … I realized that

Painting by Henk Pander

Henk Pander’s “Burning of the New Carissa” was painted in 1999. it’s something I hadn’t looked at that closely,” Jacob Pander said.

“I realized how private my dad was with the work he did in his

studio and I thought, ‘This is something special that needs to be documented.’”

So the younger Pander, a graphic

novel producer and budding filmmaker, set out to document his father See FILM, Page 9

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

UW announces dean’s list Sammamish residents have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Washington for the spring quarter. To qualify, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a GPA of at least 3.5. This is a partial list, other students have been named in previous weeks.

Jonathon Alexander Torone, senior; Lucy Erma Tuohy, junior; Piper Annis Tuohy, junior; Thomas Jascha Van Wageningen, senior; Olga A Vilkotskaya, senior; Jordan Bond Villeneuve, senior; Christopher Michael Wagner, freshman; Victoria Kathryn Wagner, junior; Ian Michael Walsh, junior; Drew Michael Wate, senior; Janelle Webert, senior; David Micah White, junior; Jessica Joan Whitehill, senior; Brooke Renee Williamson, junior; Christopher Aaron Stanley Williamson, sophomore; Jacob Nicholas Woller, senior; Vivian Yu, sophomore; and Larson Anderson Zornes, junior.

Emily Robinson earns academic award A 2010 Eastlake graduate and Santa Clara University sophomore, Emily Robinson was awarded the CRC chemistry

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world to help free people trapped in modern day slavery.

She specifically remembered how many of the IJM workers in the D.C. offices talked about particular “clients” as if they were good friends — on a first-name basis. It showed Knechtel how hard the work is but how well it is succeeding.

“I was just flabbergasted by what they do,” she said.

Sammamish Presbyterian Church runs the event in partnership with the justice mission and Seattle Against Slavery, a local organization that addresses the increasing problem of sex trafficking and slavery in the Pacific Northwest.

The races are the same lengths as last year, said Barrett, but they will be timed this go around.

Knechtel almost couldn’t con-

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achievement award. Robinson is majoring in biochemistry and public health and was named to the dean’s list for being in the top 10 percent of her class.

In addition to academics, she runs for the SCU Bronco crosscountry team.

Summerfield currently works as a physical therapist at Mission Healthcare in Bellevue. She is a 2001 graduate of Fort Plain High School in Fort Plain, New York, and received a doctorate of physical therapy from Ithaca College in 2006.

A program manager at Microsoft, Azlin received a BA in software engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2007.

He is also a 2007 graduate of The Pingree School in South Hamilton, Mass.

Sarah Marie Allen is born Sean Azlin and Meghann Summerfield

Sean Daniel Azlin to marry Meghann Summerfield Meghann Summerfield and Sean Daniel Azlin, both of Redmond, are engaged to be married on September 18th, 2011 in Schenectady, New York.

The future groom’s parents are Sammamish residents Dan and Cheryl Azlin and the future bride’s parents are Cynthia and Timothy Summerfield, of Nelliston, New York.

Sarah Marie Allen was born to Sammamish residents JimmyJo Allen and Mary Allen June 15, 2011 at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland. She weighed 8 Sarah Marie pounds 5 Allen ounces and was 20.5 inches tall.

Her sister, Circe Allen, is 3 years old, and her grandparents are Jim and Lorraine Allen and Bob and Thila Oblack, of Molalla, Ore.

tain her excitement for the event. ish line, is located at 22522 N.E. A cross country runner, she Inglewood Hill Rd., in looks to race in the 10K, but Sammamish. mainly hopes to get more friends Free offsite parking will be together to available a On the Web: support the quarter-mile cause.

Registration is still open. Visit away at “I’m excitwww.spconline.org/sjc/index.html Evergreen ed to be able Christian to sign up or donate. to bring For information about the Fellowship, together 120 228th International Justice Mission, visit friends from Ave. N.E., in www.ijm.org. cross counSammamish. try and friends from church … as like a joint effort … right here Reporter Christopher Huber can at home,” Knechtel said. be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or Sammamish Presbyterian chuber@isspress.com.

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at work in the United States and Holland. The two set out on a twoweek road trip through the American Southwest, with Henk Pender stopping periodically to sketch the sprawling, desolate landscapes.

For Pender, so much open space is something that could only be dreamed about as a child in Holland.

“It’s dramatic,” Henk Pender said. “It’s so raw and open.”

The film also features the father and son’s stop at an “airplane graveyard” consisting of decommissioned warplanes.

In the film, Pender expresses his love for “things that are worn, or falling apart or decaying.”

The film also features Henk revisiting his childhood home in Holland – the setting of an assortment of memories of wartime Europe.

Henk recalls the sight of German war planes travelling overhead during the Nazi invasion of Holland, as well as the specter of trainloads of Jews being sent to concentration camps.

Those horrifying memories

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still inform some of Henk’s painting and sketches to this day.

“There’s a lot of conflict,” Henk said of his work. “It’s maybe a bit of a metaphor for the danger of the world intruding on the privacy of our homes.”

For Jacob, constructing a narrative in which his father was the protagonist helped him better understand his father’s story and the man he has become.

“It helped me see him as a whole person and not just as a father figure,” Jacob said.

“Seeing him from that vantage point gave me a lot of perspective and a sense of where he came from.”

It also drilled home the importance of connecting with your family’s heritage – something all-too-easily lost to the march of time.

“My father’s time in Holland was always this part of a backstory that was mythological,” Jacob said. “It’s amazing that whole story of where you came from can, literally, vanish in one whole generation.”

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

Conversation with the Candidate Staying Financially Responsible

By Tom Vance About a year ago, I spoke to a local civic group, and was asked about the dreaded “crossover point”, when a city’s operating expenses exceed operating revenues. I responded that the City was at least a few years away from potential crossover. I asked, in return, how our sister cities – Issaquah, Redmond, Kirkland – were faring with their operating budgets. The answer, of course, was that those cities had blown through their “crossover point” the previous year, and were cutting services and firing employees.

All those cities have far larger commercial bases, retail and office, than Sammamish. But that was no guarantee of financial security.

Our crossover point is projected beyond 2016.

How have we managed to stay out of financial trouble when so many cities are going through tough times? How do we stay financially sound?

Our city must continue to carefully manage its revenue sources and expenditures with short-term and

long-term financial planning.

• We have little debt and maintain a bond rating of “AAA”.

• We have a lean city staff, and a policy of sub-contracting many services.

• Working with non-profits and other organizations allows us to stretch our capital dollars and limit annual operating costs for recreational facilities, including sports fields, a new Teen Center, and maybe a new Community Center.

• New forecasting tools allow for a longer look at future economic conditions. With a “crossover point” that stays several years in the future, we can make needed adjustments to stay financially sound.

• And as our commercial sector grows, especially with the future development of Town Center, we need strategies to make sure we don’t find ourselves in trouble when the economy declines.

What is the best part of having financial security? It allows us the freedom to be more creative, to explore all avenues to accomplish our goals, as we continue to improve our roads, develop new recreational amenities, and stay a livable, familyfriendly community.

What do you think?

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There is a place for everyone to learn to dance at Gotta Dance Gotta Dance is celebrating its 21th year of dance instruction and fun, serving more than 800 dancers on the Eastside.

“We appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the success of so many young people,” said manager Gayle Leyde. “We are proud of our students and look forward to many more years of teaching while passing down the love of dance.”

Gotta Dance provides quality dance education while building self confidence in its dancers. Students learn jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, ballet, and pointe with many combination classes for the young dancers. It takes a staff of more than 15 instructors to meet the needs of its enthusiastic dance students, ages 2 to adult.

Gotta Dance has a strong recreational program in addition to a nationally-awarded performing team that competes year round. There is a place for everyone at Gotta Dance, from the beginner to advanced dancers.

In an aspiring setting — a 12,000 square foot facility that includes four extra-large studios, a study, a birthday party room and parent lobby — the staff help dancers reach personal goals and potential while building strong and disciplined community members. Classes are

offered year around, Monday to Saturday, with an array of fun summer camps.

Gotta Dance is enrolling now for fall.

Gotta Dance is a family of individuals who have come together to support the art of dance, and the community that surrounds it. Dance teachers and students donate time to important community charity programs throughout the year, as well as perform.

Gotta Dance prides itself on being a dance family with heart, helping those less fortunate. The dance team performs at charity functions benefiting such notable organizations as The Women’s Funding Alliance, Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Cancer Alliance, and Tree House, to name a few.

Gotta Dance also houses the Giving From the Heart charity involving the entire studio in a holiday donation drive and the creation of 100 children’s stockings stuffed with gifts for Hope Place, a Seattle women and children’s shelter.

Gotta Dance is located at 17945 65th Ave. NE, Redmond, just off East Lake Sammamish Parkway. For more information, visit Gotta Dance at www.gttadance.com or call 425-861-5454.

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Haleigh Hawes weds Gary Gautreau Eastlake graduate Haleigh Virginia Hawes and Gary Vincent Gautreau were married Aug. 6, 2011, at the Plateau Country Club in Sammamish.

The bride’s parents are Robert and Michelle Hawes, of Sammamish, and the groom’s parents are Ronald and Haleigh Hawes and Gary Gautreau Sybil Gautreau, of Newcastle. The Rev. Brendan Coleman officiated the wedding.

Bridal attendants included maid of honor Ashley Carder, matron of honor Amy Mizell Henn, bridesmaids Tracey Miyazaki, Megan Manazir and Sara Schmidt. Junior bridesmaids were Helene Hawes and Megan Rogers, and flower girls were Morgan Rogers and Kyla Laney.

The groomsmen were Adam Aguilar, Brad Parker, Matthew Torgenrud, Erik Hawes and best man Tylor Laney.

A 2003 Eastlake High School graduate and 2007 University of Washington graduate, the bride currently works as the account manager at Razorfish.

The groom graduated from Hazen High School in 1996 and attended both the University of Washington and the University of New Orleans before graduating in 2003. He now works at Boeing as a business analyst.

The couple resides in Seattle.

Tristan Holbrook weds Elizabeth Wood Sammamish residents Tristan Holbrook and Elizabeth Wood were married June 18 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. The bride’s parents are Martin and Sue Wood, of Sammamish, and the groom’s parents are Dave and Tristan Holbrook Elaine Holbrook, and Elizabeth Wood also of Sammamish. The Rev. Kyle Reynolds officiated the wedding.

Both Holbrook and Wood graduated from Eastlake in 2008.

Annik Martel Rousseau to marry Trevor Alan Johnson Eastlake graduate Annik Martel Rousseau is engaged to Trevor Alan Johnson, both of Seattle. The wedding is planned for the fall 2012.

The future bride’s parents are Dominique Martel and Jacques Rousseau, of Sammamish, and the future groom’s parents are Sammamish residents Juli and Jeff Johnson. Both Rousseau and Johnson graduated from Eastlake High School in 2004. Rousseau is also a 2008 graduate of the University of British Columbia and Johnson is a 2008 graduate of the University of Southern California.

WSU announces graduates The following Sammamish residents

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graduated from Western State University in the Spring 2011 semester.

Andrea Maree Agostinacci, B.A. in communication; Sarah Jean Anderson, B.A. in communication, cum laude; Justin Scott Bobson, B.S. in economic sciences; Ryan Michael Bond, B.S.in kinesiology; Alexander John Carlson, B.A. in business administration; Patricia Louise Crouse, B.A. in interior design; Noelle Marie DeMarr, B.S.in architectural studies; Sean Michael Donahoe, B.S. in psychology; Kimberly Allen Edwards, B.A. in communication; Eli Lynn Elder, B.A. in business administration, magna cum laude; Mollie Virginia Finlon, B.A. in education; Lindsay Anne Grader, B.A. in human development, undergraduate certificate in child development and care; Kerry Lee Gugliotto, B.A. in communication, cum laude; Amanda Brooke Hagerman, B.A. in communication, cum laude; Laura Catherine Hawkinson, B.A. in communication; Matthew James Heckeroth, B.A. in philosophy; Eric Leigh Hill, B.S. in economic sciences; Maryam Hosseini, B.S. in civil engineering; Brian Vincent King, B.A. in communication; Jennifer M. Lawson, B.A. in communication; Allison Jean Linker, B.A. in humanities; Jordan Shea MacPherson, B.A. in interior design, magna cum laude; Alexandra Hirsh Matt, B.S.in biology; Darrick Austin Mercer, B.A. in English; Spencer Douglass Nicholson, B.A. in business administration; Laura Kathleen Parry, B.S. in athletic training, magna cum laude; Alexandru Emanoil Petrut, B.A. in communication; Elizabeth Anne Rampolla, B.A. in communication; Brian Andrew Schoonover, B.A. in business administration, B.S. in economic sciences; Christina Elise Shajenko, B.S. in biology; Aubrey L. Simon, B.A. in business administration; Alissa Marie Smolke, B.A. in business administration; Matthew William Stavig, B.A. in communication; John Adam Stieber, B.A. in business administration; Kurt Donald Thirtyacre, B.A. in communication.

Western Washington University announces graduates The following Sammamish residents graduated from Western Washington University this spring.

Caitlin Marie Blau, B.A. interdisciplinary; Margaret Suzanne Bushnell, B.A. in business administration – finance; Dylan William Carey, B.A. in business administration – marketing; Brianne Marie Cassidy, B.A. in English; Ryan Philip Fung, B.A. in economics/environmental studies; Michelle Marie Gadeken, B.A. in design; Justin Douglas Haberly, B.S. in manufacturing/engineering; Kaitlin Soule Kovacevich, B.A. in geography - environmental/resource management; Jack Sullivan Marolich, M.B.A.; Hanna Elizabeth Moran, B.A. in business administration - marketing; Megan Maureen O’Connell, B.S. in kinesiology; Bryan Joseph Rohde, B.A. in accounting; Alexander Ian Saddler, B.A in. accounting; Marissa Mae Thompson, B.A. in communication and Alyssa Kirsten Unwin, B.A. in psychology.

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Crusaders come back to school The summer officially ended Aug. 24 for students at Eastside Catholic School. The school for middle and high school students was the first in Sammamish to begin its school year.

Students file up the main entrance stairs as they start the 2011-12 school year Aug. 24.

Photos by Christopher Huber

Eastside Catholic sophomore Giselle Shavey, center back, and Erin Ballsmith joyfully greet each other on their first day of school, as cheerleaders Leanna Amend, left, and Nicki Fletcher, right, welcome fellow students Aug. 24.

Steve Schmutz is excited to be principal at Eastside Catholic

By Christopher Huber

Each school year new faces pop up in classrooms and administrator’s offices throughout Sammamish schools.

This fall, Eastside Catholic students and parents will welcome their new high school principal, Steve Schmutz.

An Edmonds resident, Schmutz brings more than a decade of teaching and administrative experience to the leadership team at the school.

the enrollment is booming and riding a wave of momentum from the past year. I am very excited with the new coaches joining the school this year and look forward to a successful fall sports season. The co-curricular activities (such as Mock Trial and Speech and Debate) perform well at the state level and our fine arts programs continue to grow.

There is a positive energy of change in the air and it is very exciting to be a part of the growth of this school in 2011-2012.

How does working here compare with where you moved from?

“This is an amazing opportunity.”

Eastside Catholic reminds me more of my alma mater Gonzaga Prep than Archbishop Murphy with regards to the rich history of the school dating back to the original campus in Bellevue. I love the Catholic identity of the school and the beautiful chapel and especially the presence of Father Heric.

This is by far the strongest faculty I have ever worked with and

– Steve Schmutz, Principal –

Why did you want to come to Eastside Catholic?

The chance to work with Sister Mary Tracy and join a school with the history and reputation of Eastside Catholic made for an easy choice. This is an amazing

opportunity for which I feel blessed—I thank God every day.

As a lifelong Catholic, educated in Catholic schools from K-12 and throughout college, I believe in the mission of the school, and look to continue to develop the academic programs with our administrative team and faculty.

What drew you to being an educator?

As a history teacher, I loved the idea of continuing to learn about the history of the world and travel to new places. Over the years I have continued to study and travel and am constantly inspired by my students.

What kind of experience do you bring to Eastside Catholic?

When and where did you start in education and for how long have you been in each role? Did you do anything before education?

I graduated with a business and history degree from Santa Clara University in 1994, then received a masters in teaching from Gonzaga University in 1996.

My first teaching position was at South Whidbey High School in 1997, then on to Gonzaga Prep from 2000 to 2004.

My wife and I accepted teaching positions at the International School of Aruba in 2004 where we lived and worked with our children until our return to the

Steve Schmutz U.S. in 2006 when I accepted a position at Archbishop Murphy High School. I served as the director of student life/dean of students for the past three years, during which time I completed my Principal Certification from Seattle University.

What is your educational philosophy?

As a teacher, I always strived to prepare my students to become active global citizens and future world leaders. This process begins when we create a sense of awareness of the world around our students. Students should be exposed not only to actions of social justice but also the injustice and indifference that has occurred throughout history and in the modern world.

Likewise, the generation of cultural awareness and sensitivity enables our students to realize the human potential for pain and suffering, and the means upon See SCHMUTZ, Page 13

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Photos by Christopher Huber

The new school year starts with an embrace (above), while cheerleaders wait to greet students coming up the walk (below).

Photo by Christopher Huber

The Rev. Bill Heric, left, greets a student during Eastside Catholic School’s first day of school Aug. 24. national economy but we pledge I played high school football at to make Eastside Catholic the Gonzaga Prep and played in the best comprehensive school in 1990 East/West All State Game.

Continued from Page 12 the state by offering a wide range After coaching football for many of AP courses, a college prep cur- years, I also coached tennis at which they can make a differriculum, strong athletics and coGonzaga Prep and became an active tennis player. ence to act with virtue and juscurricular programs, and a tice. Through service and action Catholic mission to educate the Should parents, students and programs, we should strive to whole student. Our families staff expect any changes at generate students that become make incredible sacrifices for “people for others” in the context their children to attend EC, but it Eastside Catholic in the next that they practice justice, and act is a true investment in their year or so? justly at the local, national, and future. High school graduation international level.

In order for progress to continrates are at 100 percent and nearue at Eastside Catholic we can ly 100 percent of the graduates What kinds of expectations do attend a four-year school. never be complacent with anyyou have for students and staff? thing. We have an amazing team Do you have a family? of people working together in We are all here for the same My wife Stephanie teaches administration, staff and our facpurpose: the education and character formation of our students. fourth grade at St. Alphonsus ulty. We are currently exploring where our children attend school exciting ways to improve our use Since we are all working towards in the eighth grade (Houston, 14) of technology to enhance the stuthe same goal, we should do so with mutual respect, love, and and fifth grade (Sydney, 10). dent learning experience. We will continue to add to our existing concern. Our ASB president, What’s a fun fact about you AP programs and hope to offer a Jonny Bannick, gave an amazing speech to our student body on the that most people in the school wider range of foreign languages for instruction. first day of school. He reminded arena might not know? us to love one another, take care of each other, and always do the right thing.

Schmutz

How have you dealt with any problems or issues posed, having come to Eastside Catholic during a difficult national economic time?

Our admissions team works tirelessly with our families to offer support in areas of financial need. We can’t control the

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Eastlake football is firing on all cylinders for 2011 season

By Christopher Huber

speed and sheer toughness carrying the ball, as well as one of the If Eastlake football fans are heaviest offensive lines in the wondering what the Wolves will league. do after losing star running back Kemp and the receiving corps Kyle Lappano to graduation, it struggled with the passing game seems they don’t have much to throughout the season. worry about this fall.

But 2011 is different, Kemp Not only is the Eastlake varsity said. squad returning a full front of big The Wolves return 10 starters and quick linemen, it’s also lookfrom last year, including senior ing to take advantage of a new Gino Bresolin (6-foot-2, 260 weapon in pounds), the Ryan Lewis.

Division “Eastlake has very good Crest The senior lineman of the depth and excellent running back year, senior was clocked at defensive lineteam speed.” a 4.33-second man Kepa – Gene Dales, 40-yard dash Hughes (6-1, this summer, 242) and senior Coach – according to kicker John coaches.

Kilburg, an All“He’s an explosive back,” said KingCo First Team pick. So with a starting quarterback, senior big and experienced offensive Keegan Kemp. “He’s going to be and defensive line and Lewis at able to take it to the outside and running back, players and coachdown the sideline for TDs.” es seemed confident in preseaEastlake finished 8-3 overall in son practices.

2010 and finished second in the In addition, Kemp said he’s KingCo Crest Division to Skyline. much more confident with his It relied heavily on Lappano’s passing game. He will be working

Photo by Christopher Huber

Eastlake’s Kepa Hughes runs blocking drills during a pre-season practice Aug. 25. Coach Gene Dales expexts him to be a force on the line this year. with more experienced receivers this fall in returners Colton Teglovic (6-1, 180), Dan Braun (61, 183) and Bryan Cassill (5-10, 170), all seniors.

Braun was also selected to the all-league First Team as a punter last season. Eastlake also brings in senior wide receiver Aaron

DiGenova to add depth to the passing offense.

“I’m really excited,” Kemp said. “We have a great line.

They’re big this year.”

Eastlake also looks to maintain its dominance on defense. It brings back linebackers Danny Grotjahn (6-1, 202) and Sean

MacDonald (6-2, 204).

Head coach Gene Dales, in his seventh year, looks to shore up the defense with linemen James Bradley (6-2, 313), Conner Menninger and Kohl Hedlund (61, 255).

See EASTLAKE, Page 15

Skyline football looks for another run at the state title

By Christopher Huber

Photo by Christopher Huber

Max Browne, Skyline High Schoo junior quarterback, tossed the ball during a play at practice Aug. 15.

It didn’t take long for the Skyline Spartans football team to bounce back from defeat at the 2010 state 4A title game. From players’ reactions after the final buzzer sounded, the loss to Ferris stung.

Ultimately, it inspired the team to start preparing for the 2011 season earlier than ever.

Players began optional workouts in January instead of March. And coupled with the handful of team and 7-on-7 camps they attended, the Spartans seemed to exude as much confidence as ever during late August practices. That’s despite losing Kasen Williams, considered by many national publications to be last year’s top wide receiver prospect in the nation.

Skyline still will focus its attack around junior quarterback Max Browne, who in his sophomore year completed 294 of 432 passes for 4,182 yards, 50 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. But the Spartans will also step up the

running game from years past to potentially pack an even harder punch than its state-champ squads did under now-BYU starter, quarterback Jake Heaps.

“There’s a lot of new guys stepping up,” said Browne during a break at practice Aug. 25.

Browne was most impressed with the team’s cohesiveness and overall depth this season. Skyline returns 10 starters from last year, but also comes loaded with a new crop of contributors on both sides of the ball.

“We’re more deep than any other year Skyline has seen,” Browne said. “We don’t lose a lot.”

Browne will have some relatively large targets in his receiving corps in seniors Mason Gregory (6-foot-5, 210), Taggert Kreuger (6-2), John deVita (6-5) and junior Andrew Giese (6-2).

Taylor said the key to Skyline earning another league title and getting back to state is the team establishing the line of scrimmage and balancing the run and See SKYLINE, Page 15

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By Christopher Huber

Implementing your own system into a football program as a first-year coach takes time. But new Eastside Catholic High School head coach Jeremy Thielbahr couldn’t be more energized about the 2011 football season.

The former University of Idaho running backs coach has been on the job in Sammamish for a few months, and he seems to be making headway among a team that looks eager to get back to contention for the playoffs.

He and the Eastside Catholic Crusaders are looking to drive depth into a historically small and shallow roster as they prepare for the season opener at home against Cleveland.

“We’re calling on all Crusaders right now,” Thielbahr said at practice Aug. 25. The Crusaders went 6-4 in 2010 and would have gone to the playoffs, if it weren’t for two close losses to Seattle Prep (14-8) and Bainbridge (4543).

And while Eastside will rely on a handful of key returners, it graduated more than a dozen seniors, so the coaching staff is looking even to freshman newcomers to step up and play a role on the varsity squad this year.

“They know they’re on red alert to be popped up (to varsity),” Thielbahr said.

Chevy Walker, a senior running back getting looks from a handful of Division I programs, will lead the offense along with returning quarterback Trey Reynolds. In 2010, Walker ran the

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pass game. While pass-heavy in 2010, the Spartans will hit the field with plenty of power on the ground and in the air in 2011.

Seniors Damien Greene and Connor Gilchrist return at running back with more experience, as well as with two juniors to

Photo by Christopher Huber

New head coach Jeremy Thielbahr explains a play during practice Aug. 25 at Eastside Catholic’s Acosta Field. ball 103 times for 939 yards and 10 touchdowns. Walker also caught 24 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns. Reynolds ran the ball, himself, 46 times for 360 yards and three touchdowns.

He also led Metro League quarterbacks, completing 114 of 198 passes for 1,669 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Thielbahr also noted Jake Springfield’s expected leadership and contribution to the offense as a tight end. Last season Springfield led Metro in receiving with 33 catches for 611 yards and six touchdowns. Running back Zane Allen will provide support for Walker in the offensive backfield.

At 250 pounds, the hard-hitting fullback, sophomore Elisha Pa’aga might give Walker and the Crusaders enough advantage to put them over the top with the running game this season.

Eastside lacks experience among wide receivers in 2011, but seniors Matt Callans and Drew Beggs look to be consistent targets for Reynolds.

On the defensive side, Allen and senior Joe Stoutt (6-foot, 220 pounds) return to bring muchneeded strength at the linebacker position.

Defensive end, junior David Hurdle (6-1, 225) and defensive back Anthony Roy will help balance out the defensive scheme

while linemen Hunter Hudgins (6-2, 230), Quinn Komen (6-1, 200) and Nick Sotelo (6-3, 265) will throw their weight around to put pressure on opposing quarterbacks.

Among the top newcomers, Thielbahr raved about freshman Deion Fetui (5-9, 290), who will play both sides of the line.

“With a new fast paced offense and a swarming high-pressure defense, the Crusaders may be a darkhorse in the high-powered Metro,” Thielbahr said.

Games to watch: Eastside Catholic at Seattle Prep, 7 p.m., Sept. 23; O’Dea at Eastside Catholic, 7 p.m., Oct. 7; Eastside Catholic at Bainbridge, 7 p.m.,

back them up — Jack Valencia and Chase Premone.

Three offensive linemen, Ben Vavra, Joe Beattie and Austin Owen, return to protect Browne and create holes for the running backs.

Junior linebacker Peyton Pelluer will lead the defense and senior Jake Monroe and juniors Nick Sblendorio, Sean McDonald, Blake Young, Peter Stromgren, Devin Benford and Brandon

Crandall will provide depth in the mid and back field.

With some key 2010 players gone, Skyline might seem like a whole new team. But Taylor, in his fourth year as head coach, seemed confident about the team’s work ethic and skill level heading into the season opener Sept. 2 against Liberty.

“We have a lot of kids that are new to our offense and defense but they have picked things up

beautifully and we are excited to see them play,” Taylor said.

Games to watch: Liberty at Skyline, 7 p.m., Sept. 2; Bellevue at Skyline, 7 p.m., Sept. 9; Skyline at Eastlake, 7 p.m., Oct. 21.

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Linebacker John Armour will be a key figure in the defensive backfield.

“The defense will stop any running game,” Kemp said.

The Wolves may have the advantage in the kicking game this year thanks to senior kicker John Kilburg’s Division 1-caliber skills.

“Eastlake has very good depth and excellent team speed,” Dales said. “The defense is fast, physical and experienced. The kicking game will be outstanding.

The offense returns Kemp and a good-sized and athletic line led by Bresolin, as good a lineman as any in the state.”

Kemp also noted the team chemistry is at its best this year.

“Our key to success revolves around our strong senior leadership,” Dales said. “This team loves to compete.”

Games to watch: Eastlake at Central Kitsap (2010 playoff rematch), 7 p.m., Sept. 2; Issaquah at Eastlake, 7 p.m., Oct. 14; Skyline at Eastlake, 7 p.m., Oct. 21.

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext.

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Events

September

A city captured in photographs

The documentary file “Painted Life” the story of Henk Pander as seen through the lens of his son, Jacob, will be shown at 1 p.m. Sept. 10 at City Hall.

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Radhanath Swami will speak about his journey of discovery and the act of finding fulfillment from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 16 at The Westin Bellevue, 600 Bellevue Way NE.

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Sammamish Walks will take a guided tour along walking trails of Beaver Lake Park with a photography focus from 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 17. To register, visit www.ci.sammamish.wa.us.

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Meet the Cartoonist: Seth Campos. Meet local 16-year-old cartoonist, Seth Campos,

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Focus on Faith The Vedic Cultural Center, 1420 228th Avenue Southeast, will be holding Radhashtami celebrations from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sept. 4 and 5.

Shred-A-Thon Benefits Seattle Children’sJoin Seattle Children’s and Shred-it for a “Community Shred-a-Thon” to help fight identity theft and raise money for childhood cancer research.

Everyone is invited to bring documents for shredding. Shred costs: $5 per grocery bag of documents; $10 per archive box of documents; $30 per 32-gallon trash can of documents. All proceeds will benefit Seattle Children’s Research Institute.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic & Surgery Center – 1500 116th Ave. N.E. Sammamish Symphony Orchestra members will accompany the Cantare Vocal Ensemble in a concert to honor the victims, survivors, and heroes of 9/11.

Proceeds will benefit the 9/11 orphan fund. The concert will take place at 3 p.m.

Sept. 11. at the Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle. Tickets are $25.

Visit www.cantarecvocalensemble.org.

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Seniors are invited to Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 Northeast Inglewood Hill Road, for a homecooked meal, fellowship, and a chance to meet SPC’s Director of Worship, Kurt Dyrhsen, who will share stories of his life and share hymns, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Photo by Victoria Bjorklund

Urban Poetics: A photography exhibit by Victoria Bjorklund will be on display at City Hall from Sept. 2-Oct. 4 at City Hall, and is viewable during normal business hours. author of two comic book collections, “Welcome to Beeky Airlines” and “Real Bears Eat Takeout”, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 25.

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Meet the international children’s authorillustrator of over 30 picture books at 6 p.m. on Sept. 29.

The Sammamish Farmer’s Market runs from 4-8 p.m. every Wednesday at City Hall.

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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.

Mary, Queen of Peace youth groups are for children in sixtheighth grade and ninth-12th grades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m.

Sundays. Call the church at 3911178, ext. 129.

Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. Drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom and baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group, classes, studies and themed days.

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837-1948.

Healing Prayer Service, for those who desire to make space See FAITH, Page 17

Volunteer opportunities

education Beyond Baby Blues, a drop-in postpartum depression support group, meets from 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Thursdays at New Parents Services, 11911 N.E. First St., No. 300, in Bellevue.

Participants must call to confirm 450-0332, ext. 3.

Sammamish Presbyterian Church is hosting a series of different fitness classes, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30-7:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m.

For more information, contact Billie Donahue at 785-2880. Classes are free and no registration is required.

The Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English Language Classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Sammamish Medical Reserve Corps is seeking retired medical and non-medical workers. meetings 6:30-8 p.m., fourth Wednesday of the month at Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 82. Email MRC@sammamishcitizencorps.oeg.

Visit residents in nursing homes. Friend to Friend matches volunteers with residents in Sammamish nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Volunteers are asked to visit residents a couple times a month for a year. Orientation will be provided. Background check required.

Call 1-888-383-7818.

Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King County.

Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own neighborhoods, provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to primary caregivers. Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff. Call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice.

The King County LongTerm Care Ombudsman Program needs certified longterm care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a four-day training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advocate for residents. Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings. Contact Cheryl Kakalia at 206-694-6827.

Eastside Bluebills is a Boeing retiree volunteer organization that strives to provide opportunities for retirees to help others in need and to assist charitable and nonprofit organizations. 10 a.m.noon, the third Wednesday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library. Call 235-3847.

LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places community volunteers in the schools of the Lake Washington School District.

See VOLUNTEER, Page 17

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Join the club Rotaract, a community service for young adults ages 18-30 sponsored by the Sammamish Rotary, meets twice a month.

Email scott.brewer@sammamishrotary.org.

The La Leche League is committed to helping mothers breastfeed. They plan to meet on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at Fire Station 83 Visit www.lllusa.org/web/SammamishWA.

emotional support, learn and share their experiences 6:30-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church. Call 617-1936.

The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments. Visit www.sammamishrotary.org.

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Volunteer

Moms Club of the Sammamish Plateau has activities including weekly, age specific playgroups and monthly meetings, coffee mornings, mom’s nights out, craft club and local area outings. Visit www.momsclubsammamish.org or call 8365015.

Opportunities include tutoring, classroom assistance and lunch buddy. Email links@lwsd.org or visit www.linksvolunteer.org.

Foster Parent Support Group meets the last Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace. Earn your training/foster parent hours.

Refreshments and child care are provided. Call 206-719-8764.

Block Party Quilters meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Visit www.bpquilters.org.

The Sammamish Fit Club, a club looking to improve the health of the community, meets from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays.

Call Trish at 206-605-0679 or email whyweight@comcast.net.

The Social Justice Book Group meets at 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. Email hineswa@live.com.

Cascade Republican Women’s Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Plateau Club. Call 861-7910.

A support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s. Caregivers gain

Redmond Toddler Group, a parent-child program with art, music, play and parent education

Sammamish Kiwanis meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church.

Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.

Faith

with special needs at 10:30 a.m.

Sundays. Call 392-8636.

Cultural Center. Visit www.vedicculturalcenter.org.

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“Caffeine for the Soul,” a Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m.

Tuesdays at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Call Chabad of the Central Cascades 427-1654.

Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. Visit www.redmondcbs.org.

for God in a peaceful setting is the fourth Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at Pine Lake Covenant Church. Email tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913.

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program offering support. Mondays, 7-9 p.m., Pine Lake Covenant Church. Visit www.missiolux.org, or call 3928636.

Griefshare, a support group for those who have lost a loved one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Moms In Touch is an interdenominational prayer support group for moms to pray for children and schools. Call Jan Domek, (Issaquah School District) 681-6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, (Lake Washington School District) 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org.

Pine Lake Covenant Church offers a ministry for children

Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the Central Cascades. Call 427-1654.

Kabalat Shabbat 7 p.m., Fridays, the Chabad House at the Issaquah Highlands. Call 4271654.

Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic

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Eastside Baby Corner needs volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and prepare items for distribution. Visit www.babycorner.org.

Volunteers are needed to visit homebound patrons with the King County Library System’s Traveling Library Center program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old

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and have reliable transportation. Call Susan LaFantasie at 369-3235.

Sammamish Citizen Corps Council needs volunteers to help support the Community Emergency Response Team and other groups. Email info@sammamishcitizencorps.org, visit www.sammamishcitizencorps.org or attend the meeting from 7-8 p.m. first Wednesday of every month at Fire Station 82.

Volunteer drivers are needed for the Senior Services Volunteer Transportation Program. Flexible hours, mileage, parking reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206448-5740.

The Eastside Welcome Club, for people new to the area, meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month and at other times for activities and outings. Call Barbara at 868-2851.

Bhajan Bliss. Musicians and singers teach the traditional devotional bhajan. Vegetarian food. 7:30-9 p.m., Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center.

Divorce Recovery, a seminar for those going through separation or divorce or trying to move on from divorce meets weekly from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., September 13 to November 29 at Pine Lake Covenant Church. Call 425 3928636 or visit www.plcc.org.

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State adopts changes to vehicle emission testing, exempts some new vehicles The owners of some vehicles may no longer need to undergo emission testing after July 2012, as the state Department of Ecology prepares to enact rule changes to the testing program.

The state requires certain vehicles in King County and other densely populated areas to undergo emission tests to reduce air pollution.

Under the rule change required by the Legislature and due to go into effect next summer, all 2009 and newer model year vehicles do not require testing.

In addition, additional businesses may be authorized to conduct tests. The rule change also eliminates some emission tests.

The measure calls for the

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Vehicle prowl Two residents living on the 1300 block of 208th Avenue Northeast had their cars broken into in the early morning hours of Aug. 16. A Garmin GPS unit was stolen from one of the vehicles.

The suspect or suspects broke a window of one of the cars to gain access but were able to unlock the doors of the second vehicle. Police obtained some fingerprints but have no suspects at this time.

Fake prescription Police arrested a 34-year-old Buckley man for allegedly trying to pick up a forged prescription for oxycodone at the Rite Aid on Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Aug. 14.

Staff called police after the man attempted to pick up the prescription in the name of a 30year-old Auburn woman.

When police contacted the Seattle doctor who prescribed the medicine, the doctor said he did not know the Auburn woman and never prescribed narcotics.

The suspect told police that someone had given him the prescription and the Auburn woman’s identification, but he declined to say who. The case remains under investigation.

McDeath threats A taxi cab driver called police at around 2 a.m. Aug. 14 to report that one of his passengers had threatened to kill him. The driver told police that he had picked up the man in Issaquah and began

same standards to be used for all 1995 model year and older gasoline vehicles. The rule change exempts light-duty diesel vehicles from testing and tightens test standards for heavy-duty diesel vehicles. The measure nixes the gas cap test and dynamometer testing.

Department of Ecology officials posted the complete rule and supporting documents on the agency’s air quality website.

The agency announced the impending rule change Thursday.

The agency accepted public comments on the proposal in March and held a public hearing on proposed changes in Federal Way. Besides King County, vehicles in Clark, Pierce, Snohomish and Spokane counties undergo emission tests.

If a vehicle needs to undergo the test, the owner receives a reminder inside his or her tab renewal notice or email reminder

to transport him to the 3500 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.

While en route, the passenger asked the driver to stop at the McDonalds drive-thru. The driver agreed but told the man it would be an additional $7 charge on top of the taxi fare.

The driver said the man agreed and the driver dropped the man off after getting his food.

The man complained about the extra charge when dropped off, but eventually paid the full $24 for his cab ride. Shortly afterwards the driver reported that the man called his cell phone several times and told the driver that he was going to kill him.

The driver reported that the man had not seemed intoxicated during the ride home and that he was afraid for his life. Police are attempting to identify the man through his cell phone number.

The case remains under investigation.

SAMMAMISH REVIEW reading, “This vehicle must pass a Washington emission inspection.” Then, the vehicle must be tested before he or she can renew the tabs.

Read the complete vehicle emission testing rule and supporting documents at the state Department of Ecology’s air quality website, www.ecy.wa.gov/lawsrules/activity/wac173422A.html.

Reprints Available Do you want a copy of a photo which ran in the Sammamish Review? Photos are available from the service dotphoto.com.

Go to www.SammamishReview.com, and follow the link on the left side.

Once at the dotphoto site, click on the appropriate month and scroll through to find the photo you are interested in.

Photos are available to turn into posters, mugs, cards, T-shirts, calendars, frames and more.

into the officer, who was driving the next lane over.

The officer discovered that the man’s license had been suspended for unpaid tickets and that he had an arrest warrant out for a previous driving with a suspended license charge. The man was booked into Issaquah Jail and his vehicle was impounded.

Love thy neighbor

A Seattle woman reported that someone had stolen her purse from her car while it was parked at ShooFly Farm on Southeast Issaquah-Beaver Lake Road Aug. 17.

A cell phone and $150 cash were among the items taken. The woman is unsure how someone got into her vehicle.

Police were called Aug. 16 to sort out a dispute between neighbors regarding speeding teenagers. Police had been called to the area the day before after a Sammamish woman reported that her neighbor’s sons had been speeding up and down residential streets in the neighborhood.

The mother of the teens denied this and claimed her neighbor was falsely reporting things “to cause drama.” Police were called out again on Aug. 16 after one of the teens found what appeared to be urine on his vehicle and blamed one of the neighbor’s sons.

The matriarchs of both families got into an altercation that evening in which one allegedly ran over the other’s foot with her stroller after the other allegedly began yelling and using profane language around the woman’s 3-year-old son.

Police advised the feuding pair to stay away from each other.

Suspended license

Open door

An 18-year-old Renton man was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license the afternoon of Aug. 17. An officer pulled the man over on the 400 block of 228th Avenue Northeast after the man allegedly reached down to grab something off the floor of the car and nearly ran

An officer on patrol on the 2200 block of 275th Court Southeast found a garage door open just after midnight Aug. 19.

The owner agreed to close the door.

Vehicle prowl

Items in the Police Blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.

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Use travel tools to reduce Labor Day traffic headaches Labor Day is the busiest travel weekend of the year over Snoqualmie Pass on Interstate 90.

The state Department of Transportation is offering numerous travel information tools for motorists headed through the pass and other high-traffic areas during the holiday weekend.

Travelers planning to hit state highways can find information on the DOT website about the times and places drivers can expect to experience Labor Day weekend delays, including U.S. 2, I-90 and Interstate 5 at the Canadian border, and between Olympia and Tacoma.

Motorists can expect significantly better travel times in most areas Sept. 1 and Sept. 6.

Work at most construction sites around the state moves off the highways for Labor Day weekend. Even so, drivers should watch for shifted lanes, detours and reduced-speed zones.

State transportation planners offer many ways for motorists to monitor travel conditions: ◆ Dial 511, the driver information phone line to provide current traffic, incident and closure information. TTY users can call 800-833-6388 toll free and out-ofstate callers can access the information at 800-695-7623 toll free. ◆ On the agency’s travel website, www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic, drivers can see information, such as camera images and maps, showing highway incidents and

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closures. ◆ The agency also provides traveler information on Twitter, Facebook and for mobile devices.

Motorists can also sign up for specialized email alerts. ◆ On the road, the agency provides real-time traffic updates on overhead and roadside electronic signs and on Highway Advisory Radio on AM channels 530 and 1610.

AAA estimates a decline in overall travel, including aircraft, roadway, trains, watercraft and multimodal travel. The organization predicts for almost 27.3 million people to travel the nation’s roadways during the holiday weekend, a slight increase from last year.

Police gain capability to retrieve license photos during stops Police used to rely on text descriptions to identify criminals, but now, due to upgraded computer capabilities, officers can retrieve driver’s license photos on in-car computers.

Through a $300,000 grant from the State, Regional and Federal Enterprise Retrieval System project and the Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority, officers can quickly confirm a person’s identity by using a copy of a state Department of Licensing photo.

The program is expected to reach most law enforcement agencies in the state soon.

“This is about catching bad guys who are trying to deceive us

by using fake names,” Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste said in a statement.

“We are now able to quickly determine the real identity of these people.”

The grant gave many states, including neighboring Oregon and Idaho, the ability to share license photos through the state patrol’s A Central Computerized Enforcement Service System, or ACCESS. The funding from the Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority gave police agencies in Washington the same ability to use the system to quickly retrieve a copy of a license photo and make a positive identification.

ACCESS is managed and operated by the state patrol’s Criminal Records Division. The system is designed to give law enforcement the ability to query multiple state and national databases as a tool in the administration of criminal justice.

“The WATPA board members were convinced that providing this new technology to officers in the field would aid in the preservation of public safety and in the apprehension of offenders including those who engage in auto theft,” Don Pierce, Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority chairman, said in a statement. “We are extremely pleased with the results of this grant program.”

The initial agency in the state to gain the ability to view license photos is the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Most law enforcement agencies in the state should gain the ability by November.

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