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FRIDAY, November 18, 2011
Baker talks Kenmore with Obama, others
Speak has spoken: 1st-place swim
President Barack Obama visits with Kenmore Mayor David Baker at the White House. JAN HANKINS, Courtesy photo BY ANDY NYSTROM anystrom@bothell-reporter.com
Kenmore Mayor David Baker and President Barack Obama briefly met face to face last month at the White House. “I had a small chat with him about Kenmore — it was extremely memorable,� said Baker, who was in Washington, D.C., Oct. 26-28 to speak with: t 6 4 %FQBSUNFOU PG 5SBOTQPSUBUJPO 4FDSFUBSZ 3BZ -B)PPE BCPVU USBOTQPSUBUJPO infrastructure and Kenmore’s involvement XJUI UIF 43 #SJEHF 3FQMBDFNFOU 1SPKFDU t "SNZ $PSQ PG &OHJOFFST BCPVU UIF DPO tinuing effort to get local commercial channels dredged. t -FHJTMBUPST BCPVU GVOEJOH PG UIF ,FONPSF 4UBUF 3PVUF QSPKFDU t ,FZ TUBČ PG UIF 4VQFS $PNNJUUFF BCPVU the need for a long-term transportation bill and the region’s need for infrastructure funding. t 5SBOTQPSUBUJPO )PVTJOH BOE 6SCBO Development Committee staff about the need for senior housing and the Community Block Grant program. It was Baker’s first time meeting Obama, and the mayor noted that they spoke about .JDIFMMF 0CBNB T i-FU T .PWFw DBNQBJHO to raise a healthier generation of children. National nonprofit KaBOOM! named a PlayGVM $JUZ 64" GPS UIF TFDPOE TUSBJHIU ZFBS JO
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Inglemoor High’s Sage Speak plows through the water en route to winning the 4A state 100-yard breaststroke title last Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. She clocked a time of 1 minute, 4.31 seconds in the final. For story and more sports, see pages 12-14. CHARLES CORTES, Bothell-Kenmore Reporter
School-district races were a hot topic BY ANDY NYSTROM anystrom@bothell-reporter.com
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