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Sternoff, Nixon lead in early voting for Kirkland City Council BY MATT PHELPS AND CARRIE WOOD Kirkland Reporter
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he 2011 election season was marked by two contentious races for Kirkland voters to sort through. Preliminary results Tuesday night show only one challenger in the lead, with Toby Nixon ahead of incumbent Jessica Greenway. King County Elections has counted 26 percent of the possible 48,000 ballots sent out to registered voters. Nixon, a former State Rep. and annexation resident, holds a slim 51-48 percent
lead as he challenges the twoterm incumbent for Position No. 4. Nixon could become the first city council member from the annexation-area neighborhoods of Finn Hill, North Juanita and Kingsgate. “I’m very grateful to the people of Kirkland for their support,” said Nixon over the phone from his Kirkland home, where campaign supporters, family and friends were gathered to celebrate the victory. “We’ll be anxiously awaiting further counting for the rest of this week,” he continued. “I’m guessing by Thursday we’ll see if this 3
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percent margin is going to hold up. I’m just very grateful for everybody who worked hard and those who voted for me.” For Greenway, she is used to being behind early and has not given up hope. “We’re all stressed out because we are behind,” said Greenway from her house with family, friends and supporters. “I am used to a close
election.” Greenway said that in the 2006 election she had to wait for two weeks to see if she would gain another term. “We expected the early votes to favor my opponent and the later votes for us,” said Greenway. “We were out doorbelling until late Sunday night. But that has always been the strategy for my [ more VOTE page 7 ]
A Paige for music
Kirkland City Council races Position No. 2
53% 47% Bob Sternoff
Jason Gardiner
Position No. 4
48% 51% Jessica Greenway
Toby Nixon
Position No. 6
Two-decade tradition marks unofficial start to Kirkland holidays
65% 35% Dave Asher
Jim Hart did not actively campaign but was on the ballot
Jim Hart
BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
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Many people complain about seeing holiday lights for sale before the first day of school or seeing Christmas commercials on TV before they’ve picked out their Halloween costume. But in Kirkland, the first weekend in November has been reserved as the unofficial start to the holiday season for two decades. “She just gets everyone going,” said Carol Reinert-
Thoreau Elementary School musical director Lesley Paige accepts a bouquet of roses from the manager of the Totem Lake Hallmark on Saturday, after her choir of 64 students performed in front of the store for the 20th year in a row. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter son about Lesley Paige, the musical director at Thoreau Elementary. “Last year we were out here and it was all umbrellas.” Saturday the rain stayed away and the sun’s heat was the only rival for the warmth created by the Thoreau Elementary Honor Choir, as they sang Christmas carols
for the 20th year in front of Mark’s Hallmark Store at Totem Lake Malls. This year, 64 kids, grades 3-6, sang 18 songs for more than 100 spectators. Hallmark honored Paige with a bouquet of roses and the CEO of Mark’s Hallmark, Jim Cox, drove up from Portland to be there in
person. “This has become a November tradition,” said Cox. “It gives the kids an opportunity to perform and it is just fun for everybody.” The event also marks the first visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus to Kirkland each year. The couple makes their appearance at the end of the [ more PAIGE page 2 ]
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