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Bellevue joins south Seattle in new congressional district

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Glenn Price, of Price Farrington law firm, looks through the window of what used to be his office before a Dec. 26 fire burned the Forum West building, located at 12501 Bel Red Road. CHAD COLEMAN, Bellevue Reporter

Businesses scramble after disastrous fire

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Awards and degrees plastered across the wall showed his and his partner Charles Farrington’s prestige.

But, unlike many law offices, Price Farrington adorned its with decorations collected through decades of exploration. An imposing wooden Cigar Store Indian served almost as a protector of the firm, and a 7-foot space needle towered over the room. [ more FIRE page 17 ]

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Bellevue and Tacoma don’t have a lot in common, but they will likely share a U.S. Congressional representative, according to the State Redistricting Commission’s new district boundaries.

The commission reached an agreement late Sunday night that rearranged the state’s 49 legislative districts and 10 congressional districts to evenly distribute population. The agreement came only hours before an 11:59 p.m. deadline in which the task would have been handed off to the State Supreme Court.

Under the plans, Bellevue, Mercer Island and Newcastle will be grouped with southeast Seattle along with northeast Tacoma and the cities of Renton, Seatac, Tukwila and Federal Way to form the 9th District, represented

by Democrat Rep. Adam Smith.

Smith, who was first elected in 1997, said in a statement he is glad that the district still features his hometown of SeaTac, and he is excited to represent this diverse area.

“Regardless of how the congressional lines have The redrawn 9th Congressional changed, I will continue to work hard, promote policies District will stretch from Bellevue that encourage job creation to north Tacoma. and economic growth and make sure the people of the 9th Congressional District are heard and well-represented in Congress.”

The state’s new districts will go into effect 30 days after the Legislature convenes Monday, Jan. 9, if no changes are needed. By law, if the Legislature wants to change the plan approved by the Redistricting Commission, any new district boundary lines can affect no more than 2 percent of a district’s population and must be approved by two-thirds of the members of the House and Senate. The governor may not veto the commission’s redistricting plan. There is no final vote of approval on the redistricting plan from the Legislature.

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Commutes on Interstate 90 have increased since tolls began on the State Route 520 bridge. Officials say the trend won’t become clear for several weeks or months. CHAD COLEMAN, Bellevue Reporter

Tolls push commuters to I-90 Drivers on Interstate 90 are beginning to see the impact of tolls on the State Route 520 bridge.

Many commuters returned from holiday vacations this week, and a preview of future traffic on the two Lake Washington crossings is beginning to take shape.

Commuter traffic on I-90 in the morning has varied each day, with as much as 25 percent additional traffic. On 520, drivers have shown their aversion to paying tolls early, with commuter traffic down by approximately 30 to 40 percent throughout the week.

“It appears that a good number of people who typically take the 520 bridge across Lake Washington are exploring their alternatives,” WSDOT Secretary Paula Hammond said. “We saw heavier traffic on I-90 and SR 522 than we typically see during morning rush hour, and we are hearing from our transit partners that many commuters took the bus.”

Morning commutes tend to be less dense as people start their work days at different times. Evening traffic has been the real test, and each day has seen backups, but not an extreme increase in traffic thus far.

“Traffic definitely picked up, but overall it still appeared lighter than normal region wide,” said Patty Rubstello, Washington State Department of Transportation toll systems engineering director. “I think some drivers are still enjoying the holidays.

But those who returned and took 520 found a fairly smooth, reliable commute, and even saved some time.”

WSDOT officials say the commute will change every day, as people adjust their habits. Traffic is down on 520 currently, but some travelers may choose convenience over cost, while others are opting for other possibilities such as public transportation.

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Hello Tukwila, goodbye Issaquah

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s Bellevue residents enter the new year, the top of their “To Do” will have to include the following: Find something – anything? – in common with people in Tukwila and Des Moines. Thanks to redistricting, we’re now part of the Ninth Congressional District for future federal elections.

Here are our new “neighbors”: Tukwila Des Moines Southeast Seattle North Tacoma It also means saying goodbye to our friends in Issaquah and Sammamish along with the more rural areas south and east of Seattle.

The change, from being represented by Rep. Dave Reichert in the 8th congressional district to Rep. Adam Smith in the 9th, comes because the state is required to balance the population in congressional districts following the census every 10 years. The state also picked up an additional district because of population growth.

There’s another twist to this new arrangement: the 9th district is the state’s first where minorities represent a majority of the population, 50.3 percent actually.

We’re not convinced that the minorities in Bellevue have as much in common with those in southeast Seattle as they do with the rest of the population in Bellevue and Mercer Island.

This all becomes official 30 days after the Legislature convenes, which is Monday. And come this fall, we’ll all get to vote for a new congressman – Rep. Adam Smith, or whomever chooses to run against him. Time to do our homework.

Returning home

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nly recently, my home town of Carnation put in its first stoplight.

My mom grew up in the tiny farming town and after my dad retired from the Marines, we came to the Pacific Northwest from Marietta, Ga., to be closer to family and help take care of my great grandmother.

I was eight years old and I hated it (the move, not my great grandmother).

When my parents told me we Josh Suman were moving across the country, I knew it meant leaving all the friends I had made and the only life I had known. The reality of the situation

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Wrong priorities President Obama’s Department of Justice recent criticism of the Seattle Police Department seems to reflect a new enthusiasm to go after those who are attempting to protect the public safety and enforce our laws dealing with illegal drugs, voter fraud and illegal immigration.

It’s unfortunate they don’t have the same zeal concerning those

A senseless death

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he death of Margaret Anderson is both a shock and a tragedy.

Anderson, a U.S. Park Ranger at Mt. Rainier National Park, was gunned down Sunday after she had set a roadblock to stop a car being pursued after failing to stop at a chain-up checkpoint. She died doing a job co-workers say she loved.

The driver of the car, Benjamin Colton Barnes, 24, fled the scene, but not before also firing on a cruiser being driven by Ranger Dan Camiccia, who was in pursuit of Barnes. Barnes was chased by hundreds of law-enforcement officers and

hit me as our route through the South and up the “Left” Coast materialized.

Eventually, the memories of the Peach State faded and at some point, my identity became about where I was instead of where I used to be.

But when high school finished, I still wanted to get out of the small town I felt I had outgrown. After all, how could I possibly live my dreams from within the clamped reaches of the Snoqualmie Valley? What was left for me in a town without a stoplight?

College took me to Oregon and it was an amazing experience in another of our region’s diverse and eclectic cities. But after four years of long drives home for holidays and only seeing my parents a few times a year, the allure of the Puget Sound beckoned.

After living in Everett for the past two years, the beckoning became an outright command.

And this time, it was coming from even closer

who are attempting to shut down ports, obstruct traffic, confiscate parks and generally raise havoc.

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Building height no surprise The recent revelation that six-story buildings would be allowed around future light-rail stations in Seattle, over objections of many neighbors, should come as no surprise here in Bellevue. As one Seattle coun-

died of exposure from the weather.

Like the National Park Service, we are stunned by the news. While Rangers juggle a host of duties in our national parks, they are mostly thought of as being there to help visitors and help search for lost and injured hikers. We forget that they also are the front-line of law enforcement in our parks.

Only eight other rangers have been killed in the line of duty at our national parks. Anderson’s was the first such death at Mt. Rainier. Park Rangers are said to be taking the loss personally.

We, too, grieve the senseless loss of a dedicated public servant.

– Craig Groshart, Bellevue Reporter

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK to home.

In a little under six weeks, my fiancee and I will move into our new home on a piece of land that has everything we have longed for, for longer than we even knew.

It has a mammoth fenced yard for our two Jack Russell Terriers to run out any hint of “cabin fever,” enough bedrooms to host out-oftown guests and all the prospects of a shimmering future.

And to think, I found it all in a town with only a single stoplight. I’ll soon call Carnation home – again.

Josh Suman covers sports for the Bellevue Reporter. He can be reached at 425-453-5045.

cilmember stated, “What’s the point of neighborhood planning, neighborhood outreach, if we don’t listen to the neighborhood?”

Sound Transit’s East Link route selection and station demands have been based upon the inclusion of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) from the beginning of negotiations with the Bellevue City Council. This is why a station is being planned for 112th Avenue Southeast and Main Street, only 2-3 blocks from the downtown trans-

portation terminal.

Sound Transit’s Seattle-centric motivation for such a design in Bellevue, providing work for a Seattle developer, has been fully backed by a minority group of Bellevue City Council members. They should be remembered for their support of Sound Transit’s preferred route, rather than supporting Bellevue’s preferred route, and the devastating effect it will have on several South Bellevue neighborhoods.

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Bellevue elects Conrad Lee as city’s first minority mayor The Bellevue City Council unanimously elected longtime Councilmember Conrad Lee to serve as Bellevue mayor.

Councilmember Jennifer Robertson was chosen deputy mayor, also by a unanimous vote.

Lee, who was born in China and moved to Bellevue in 1967, is the first member of an ethnic minority to serve as Bellevue’s mayor. Previously the deputy mayor, Lee takes over from Councilmember Don Davidson, whose two-year term as mayor concluded at the end of 2011.

Following the vote, Lee said he’s confident that with a team of talented colleagues, a dedicated city staff and a supportive public, Bellevue will build on the past to remain a Conrad Lee leader in the future.

“I’m grateful to the people of Bellevue and I am honored to be entrusted by my fellow councilmembers to be mayor,” Lee said. “Bellevue is a wonderful place with

wonderful people. It’s one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in the state and I am proud to represent and lead it.

“We have great opportunities ahead of us,” he Jennifer Robertson continued. “The best is yet to come.”

Lee has served on the council since 1994 and was re-elected to a fifth term in 2009. His council assignments include Bellevue Botanical Garden Board,

Westminster Chapel to celebrate Lunar New Year Westminster Chapel in Bellevue will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Jan. 21 with feature music and dance, crafts, children’s activities, food, demonstrations of martial arts, a ping pong tournament and more.

This will be the 10 year of celebrating the event, which now includes sponsorship with various schools and nonprofit organizations. Over the years, attendance has grown from 300 to approximately 2,000.

“Bellevue has become a wonderfully diverse and multicultural city,” said Bellevue City Council member Conrad Lee. “Westminster Chapel plays an important role in reaching out and connecting with this diverse population.”

The 3:30-8:30 event will include: • 3 Stages for Performances and Demonstrations: • A diverse afternoon children’s program that will utilize the lower level children’s theater and host activities on both

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Bellevue will be part of majority-minority congressional district to feature a population with a majority of non-white residents. This majorityminority district was a high priority for the commission. According to the Redistricting Commission, 50.33 percent of the Ninth will be minority residents.

Bellevue City Councilmember John Chelminiak, who followed the process closely, said it may be difficult for one representative to manage for all the

lower and entry levels.

• The Community Life Center (CLC) stage in the afternoon featuring martial arts demonstrations.

• A variety of professional dancers, singers and performers, concluding with a traditional Lion Dance beginning at 7 p.m. at the main stage in the auditorium.

• Exhibits and activities throughout the facility.

• A Ping pong tournament.

• A casual tea room offering green tea in a relaxing setting with live music.

Tickets are $6/Adult, $4/Senior (60+) or child 4-12 years, free/under 4 years and are on sale at the door.

Westminster Chapel is located at 13646 NE 24th St., Bellevue.

More information is available at www.westminster.org.

interests within the district. Cities like Bellevue and Renton have different agendas than Des Moines and Federal Way, so finding a political base could prove challenging for Smith, or whoever represents the Ninth in the future.

“There’s so many different issues within this district that it will be difficult to find someone who can represent all those interests,” Chelminiak said.

Under the previous division, Bellevue was represented by Rep. Dave Reichert, whose Eighth District moved east, and will center on Issaquah and Sammamish, Auburn and parts of Kent. Reichert will also represent

Chelan and Wenatchee.

The goal of a majority-minority district has been a controversial one throughout the redistricting process.

Groups have spoken in favor of the district, saying it is the only way for minority residents to have a voice in national matters.

In the Legislature, Bellevue will remain split between the 41st and 48th districts. The boundaries changed slightly for the 41st, losing portions of Renton, and gaining parts of Sammamish. This change may make the district more of a battleground with the potential for more conservative Sammamish voters playing a larger role.

Bellevue Convention Center Authority Board, King County Regional Transit Committee, and the Puget Sound Regional Economic Development District Board.

Robertson was first elected to the council in 2009 to complete the two remaining years of Phil Noble’s term. She was reelected last November.

“I’m humbled to be chosen deputy mayor,” Robertson said. “I’m looking forward to the council working together to keep Bellevue a wonderful place to live, raise a family and grow a business.”

Class to discuss Judaism A free introduction to Judaism class will be offered by Temple B’nai Torah on Jan. 15.

The class is designed to help those new to Judaism or in an interfaith relationship.

The free 10-week class will be at 9:30 a.m. at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue. All are welcome and no registration is required.

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Cascade Water Alliance releases supply plan The Cascade Water Alliance has issued its draft Transmission and Supply Plan that fulfills Cascade’s responsibility to submit a water system plan to the state. In addition, the plan supplements information on regional water supply provided by each of its members in their respective water system plans.

The plan describes Cascade’s current water supplies and operations and also its future plans for development of additional water supplies.

Cascade is a public, non-profit corporation composed of eight member cities and special districts within King County, including the cities of Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond and Tukwila and the Covington Water District, the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District and the Skyway

Water and Sewer District. It serves about 400,000 residents and more than 22,000 businesses.

As outlined in the TSP, Cascade currently contracts with the Seattle Public Utilities for delivery of water to seven of its eight members. This water will decline over time beginning in 2024. Cascade’s existing capital facilities for delivery of municipal water supplies consist solely of the Bellevue-Issaquah Pipeline.

Individual members own, operate and maintain water distribution systems.

Five of the eight have their own independent supplies. It is anticipated that the current mix of supplies will meet member needs through 2023.

“In recent years, the downturn in housing and economic activity has affected demands for water throughout

Technology institute trying to curb cost of college books

By MATT PHELPS Kirkland Reporter

Struggling through college has become more a cliche than a problem with solutions.

The thought of a blanket-clad student in a small studio apartment, huddled over a text book, while Top Ramen cooks on the stove has become synonymous with the college experience.

But it is not just the cost of tuition that keeps some students up at night.

According to the Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, the cost of textbooks has risen 6 percent a year

since the 1980s, twice the rate of inflation.

Textbook publishing is currently a $9 billion industry.

But the Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland is one of the main institutions in the state attempting to curb that cost dramatically through an Open Course Library (OCL).

The State Board of Community and Technical Colleges and other learning institutions are trying to utilize the internet to replace the textbook.

“We have an A and P (Anatomy and Physiology) textbook in our bookstore that costs $180,” said LWIT librarian Cheyenne Roduin, who has been working on the proj-

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Warren added that, coupled with Cascade’s conservation efforts, the demand for water in Cascade’s service area is forecast to remain constant through 2020 at about 40 million gallons per day.

“After that, the demand begins to rise again,” Warren said.

After evaluating about 27 water supply options to meet long term needs, the preferred and recommended supply portfolio is: n Continued production from member supplies serving their respective service areas;

n Continued use of water from Seattle Public Utilities under the block contract; n Beginning in 2024, delivery of Green River supply from Tacoma Public Utilities; n Beginning in 2024 additional Green River supply from Covington Water District’s share in the Regional Water Supply System (formerly the Tacoma second Supply Project) over and above water used within that district’s own service area; and n Beginning in 2030 or as needed, water from Cascade’s planned Lake Tapps Municipal Water Supply project.

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The cost of textbooks for an average student can easily be in the thousands of dollars over the course of earning a degree. In January of 2010 the University of Michigan Library published a study that showed a 186 percent increase in the cost of textbooks from 1986-2004.

The OCL is a collaboration between professors and librarians at the different schools to produce course materials without a textbook.

“The faculty does not have time to mine

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“We find the resources for the faculty. That allows them to create a unique program.”

The OCL has developed the materials for 42 of the state’s most populated collegelevel courses this year and is projected to expand to 81 courses by 2013.

LWIT developed four of the first 42 courses and is preparing for phase two.

One study shows that the OCL could save students as much as $41.6 million annually.

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Around Town What’s happening in Bellevue and elsewhere

Last weekend for downtown skating

The Magic Season Ice Arena at Bellevue’s Downtown Park will end Sunday.

The facility has provided the region’s only open-air holiday ice skating. Admission is $10, which includes ice skates. For more information call 425-453–1223.

Smoking heater disrupts Hyatt

A smoking heater at the Bellevue Hyatt forced the evacuation of several hotel guests Tuesday morning, according to KOMO TV. No one was hurt.

A report at 6:30 a.m. said smoke was coming from a wall heater in a 16th floor room. When firefighters arrived, hotel maintenance staff had already used a fire extinguisher on the unit and there were no

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Because of smoke on the floor, firefighters briefly evacuated some hotels guests until the smoke could clear.

Overlake Hospital welcomes first baby

Overlake Hospital Medical Center welcomed its first baby of 2012 at 4:32 a.m. on Jan. 1.

Hannah Elizabeth Burcheci weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and was 17 and 3/4 inches long. She joins 3 sisters and her parents, Raluca and Eli Burcheci, of Sammamish.

Man falls from escalator, dies

A 23-year-old man died Dec. 30 after falling 60 feet from an escalator at the Lincoln Square Complex in downtown Bellevue.

The man, whose name and home town have not been released, was sitting on the edge of the escalator railing at approximately 1:30 a.m., talking to someone, when

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Goodwill offering training classes

Bellevue’s Highland Community Center is looking for volunteers to socialize with adults with disabilities. The activities would be Monday and Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m.

Participants will play card, board and DVD games. Parties, cooking and sometimes even karaoke singing also are planned. The activities are scheduled through March 7.

More information is available by contacting contact Kim Indurkar, 425-452-6105, Kindurkar@belleuvewa.gov.

Bellevue’s Goodwill will offer free training classes this winter in English and computers at its Bellevue location. The classes offered will be English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Computer Basics.

The computer basics class is for people with little or no computer skills and will go over computer functions such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and online job search. Classes fill up quickly and people can sign-up is on a first-come basis at 425289-0040.

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Boy Scouts Troop 600 will hold its 16th annual Christmas tree recycling drive Saturday.

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he tipped over backwards and fell, said Bellevue police Lt. Marcia Harnden.

“At some point he hopped up on the railing to go down, and at that point he fell,” Harnden said.

The fall appeared to be accidental, and Harnden didn’t believe alcohol was a big factor in the incident.

The man suffered numerous head injuries, and attempts to revive him at the scene failed.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking nominations to its Boating Safety Advisory Council.

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EHS receives WSDOT certification

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Bellevue-based EHS-International has been named a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise by the state Department of Transportation.

EHSI already is a Washington State Certified Minority Small Business Enterprise and federally certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. The new DBE status makes the firm one of only a few minority or woman-owned environmental health and safety companies certified by Washington DOT. The purpose of the DBE program is to ensure a level playing field and foster equal opportunity for firms owned and operated by disadvantaged individuals on USDOT-assisted contracts and procurements.

Group Health gets OK for redeveloping Overlake site

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BY SAMANTHA PAK Redmond Reporter

The Redmond City Council has approved a development plan for a 28-acre parcel that will add more residential and commercial space in the Overlake neighborhood.

The site located at 2464 152nd Ave. NE is owned by Group Health Cooperative and was previously the campus for Group Health Overlake Hospital before it closed in 2008. Plans feature a mixed-use area with residential and business buildings that would include up to 1,400 residential units and 1.4 million square feet in office and retail space as well as a 180-room hotel/conference center and a 2.67-acre park.

In approving the plan, the council also OK’d an exception to a city code that requires new developments to retain at least 35 percent of the trees onsite.

The plan calls for all 1,133 trees onsite to be removed, which raised concerns among residents and community members, who urged the council not to grant GHC the exception.

At a recent Redmond City Council meeting, Councilmember Kim Allen voiced her concerns about removing all of the trees onsite. She said initial discussions and plans called for saving some of the trees onsite.

“I’m not going to support this,” she said during the council’s discussion leading up to the vote.

Councilmember Hank Myers said the GHC plans align with the city of Redmond’s goal for a pedestrianand transit-friendly urban center in Overlake.

While the plan calls for all of the onsite trees to be eliminated, he pointed out that Group Health has committed to plant mitigation trees offsite, including 10 acres before any work is done onsite. This will create a healthy, usable forest for residents to be excited about, Myers said.

Councilmember Hank Margeson added that the plan goes beyond the city’s requirement to replace trees at a 1-to-1 ratio in the case of an exception as they have committed to a 3-to-1 mitigation plan.

All Council members emphasized the difficult decision they faced in approving the plan and granting the exception but most said removing the trees is necessary to establish Overlake as a regional urban center and manage growth in concentrated areas while preserving Redmond’s established neighborhoods and rural areas.

“For me, there’s no other choice than to support this,”

Oscar Diaz of South Bellevue’s Windermere Real Estate was honored with a cultural awareness award from realtors in King and Snohomish counties.

This long-time advocate for homeownership in the Hispanic/Latino community emigrated to the U.S. from Cuba and subsequently served in the U.S. Air Force.

Among his credentials, he is fluent in Spanish and holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration.

Turpen joins board

The Redmond City Council approved a development plan last month for a 28-acre site in the Overlake area. The site is owned by Group Health Cooperative and will feature both business and residential buildings. COURTESY PHOTO said Councilmember David Carson said.

Upon the council’s decision, Cindy Jayne of Sustainable Redmond said, “We’re certainly disappointed in the outcome.” Jayne added that Sustainable Redmond supports the Group Health project overall and has a good working relationship with the city of Redmond — the two parties just happened to disagree on the particular issue of the trees.

Contact Redmond Reporter Reporter Samantha Pak at spak@redmond-reporter.com or 425-867-0353, ext.

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Bake’s Place jazz club coming to Bellevue

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A popular jazz bar is leaving a small, gated community in Issaquah and heading for Bellevue’s night scene.

Bake’s Place will host iTs last show at Providence Point in mid-February, reopening in downtown Bellevue in late March.

The new Bake’s Place location has been a 12-year dream for Craig Baker,

who started the club in his Redmond basement. Inspired by Seattle’s Jazz Alley, he wanted something similar on the Eastside.

With 110 seats, the new location almost doubles its Issaquah seating, but

Baker plans to continue creating the intimate setting that attracts so many people today.

He chose Bellevue because of it’s vibrant night life on the weekends, he said. “Bellevue has a lot

An artist’s rendering of Bake’s Place Bellevue, which opens at the end of March. COURTESY PHOTO of really good restaurants, but there aren’t a lot of music venues like us.”

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By expanding hours into the early morning hours in Bellevue, he hopes to attract crowds of young people who often are out and about looking for entertainment.

While construction isn’t complete on the new space, located next to Seastar Restaurant on Northeast Second Street and 108th Avenue Northeast, it will have a mezzanine above a bar. He’s also planning a moody, rich atmosphere with all new furnishings.

Baker plans to expand from three evenings a week to six days, including lunch and dinner. Busy nights would have two shows, one for his customers used to his current hours and one for the late night crowds.

The larger space and open schedule are likely to draw in some of the same names as Jazz Alley, he said.

Bake’s Place will still focus on jazz music, but include a more eclectic blend of performers, including styles such as Latin, R&B, big bands and swing.

Baker asked young chef Chris Peterson, who is known for his time at Bis on Main and Campagne at Pike Place, to partner with him in the new jazz spot.

Together they’re building a new kitchen and a new menu.

While the food is going to see a major upgrade, it’s still all about building a respectful atmosphere for artists, he said. “Our focus has always been creating a listening room.”

Celeste Gracey can be reached at 425-391-0363, ext. 5052.

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Recreation Report Applications are now being accepted for the Bellevue Parks & Community Services Master Naturalist Training Program.

The training program is open to interested students, community members and volunteers ages 18 and up. Participants will meet 11 Fridays beginning Feb. 3 for a series of in-class lectures, field trips, workshops and restoration projects in and around Bellevue City parks. The program will provide volunteers with training on our area’s ecology, hydrology, geology, natural resource management, native plants, wildlife, cultural history and restoration efforts.

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Tennis brings new life at Robinswood Anthony Anderson wasn’t sure what life in a wheelchair held until he found the game he can’t live without

BY JOSH SUMAN jsuman@bellevuereporter.com

On a tennis court inside Robinswood Tennis Center, Anthony Anderson is seething.

His last volley sailed long and wide and a sore mood is etched across his sturdy, earnest face as he returns to fire his next serve. Anderson and his partner eventually drop their friendly doubles match and when it ends, the other three head to the water fountain and restroom. Anderson stays on the court, obviously still displeased with the result.

The 42-year old Anderson is as fiercely competitive a person as one will find on any level of athletics; even despite the fact he sits in a wheelchair while his opponents do not.

As a youngster, Anderson couldn’t have imagined playing tennis, opting instead for baseball, basketball and football, which he starred in through his prep days. He would drive to school in a custom hot-rod, sporting a decorated letterman’s jacket, holding the world firmly by the tail. He was as popular off the field as he was dynamic on it, being named homecoming king in addition to his exploits as an all-league athlete.

Then it all vanished.

Anderson and some friends were on an otherwise routine car ride that ended in a horrific accident, altering his life forever. At age 17, he was told he would never walk again.

“It was devastating,” Anderson said. “There was not a lot of positive energy.”

Despite the influx of conflicting emotions, Anderson quickly came to the realization that while life in a wheelchair would not even resemble the life he knew before the accident, it was now the only life he had.

“I pretty much said, ‘I have to deal with this

Anthony Anderson has competed in tournaments around the world since taking up tennis. COURTESY PHOTO and move on,’” Anderson said. “I accepted it pretty well.”

More than the confinement of the chair, or the painful and trying rehabilitation process, Ander-

son worried about the often patronizing (though well intentioned) way people would treat him as a paraplegic.

“When people treat you different or think you’re not capable, that’s a big hitter,” Anderson said. “A lot of my friends didn’t know how to act around me, I’d sit in the cafeteria by myself.”

With the help of family and friends, Anderson eventually adapted to life in a wheelchair. The first few months back at school were the roughest. Teachers came to the hospital to ensure he would be able to eventually graduate on time with the rest of his class. When he did return to campus, he did so in a full body cast.

“The moment I got home, I had to lay down the rest of the night,” Anderson said. “I did all my homework laying in bed.”

After a senior year full of frustration and solitude, Anderson was accepted into the University of Washington, which he hoped would offer a reprieve from his increasingly lonely existence.

The change of scenery turned out to be just what he needed.

“Once I got out of high school and got into UW, I knew I was going to be living on my own,” Anderson said. “It was a big shift because I had to make new friends.”

A major part of that process was getting involved in wheelchair athletics. He started with wheelchair road races and 10Ks, eventually finding his way to a wheelchair tennis clinic he read about in the newspaper. He went to the clinic with an open mind, planning on observing and possibly making some new connections.

But Brian Larson, the man running the clinic, had other ideas.

“He (Larson) gave me a racket and said,

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Playing tennis gave Anderson new outlook have suffered similarly devastating injuries, Anderson also founded the wheelchair tennis program at Robinswood. For many years, the USTA would not allow people in wheelchairs to compete against others who were not, citing safety concerns and a competitive disadvantage.

Athletes like Anderson were relegated to playing exclusively against other wheelchair players before the governing body of tennis came down with a new ruling on the issue.

“I was just trying to figure out how to get my wheel in the door,” Anderson said. “A guy named Steve Berquist let me on his team. That opened another avenue for competing and having a great time.”

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‘you’re not just going to watch, you’re going to play,’” Anderson said. “It really opened up a whole new perspective.”

After one match, he was hooked.

Playing tennis gave Anderson a new outlook on what life in a wheelchair could amount to and more importantly, it helped him to recover the zeal for living that defined his character before the accident.

“Playing wheelchair tennis wasn’t like focusing on the things you can’t do but focusing on the potential in life,” Anderson said. “That was a big shift right there.”

Getting back into an active lifestyle did wonders for Anderson’s mindset and opened many more doors, including the opportunity to become a mentor to young people who have suffered similar injuries and have been forced to adjust to life in a wheelchair.

Years after the accident that would change his life forever, Anderson is giving something back. He holds wheelchair tennis clinics just like the one that introduced him to the game to show people in wheelchairs that their life does not have to be defined by their limitations.

His hope is help give back hope to someone who is in the position he once was.

One of Anderson’s pupils was a collegiate level tennis player before breaking his back on vacation.

“He never thought he could play again,” Anderson said. “But someone told him about a tennis clinic I was running and he showed up.”

Watching the former college star now humbled by injury get back on the court was a type of catharsis for Anderson.

Eventually, the young man not only learned he could still play, but has been flying around the world to compete, recently playing a tournament in his native Turkey, where family and friends were there to watch with pride.

“I saw some potential in him and I took him under my wing,” Anderson said.

“I realized how important it was for people who are newly injured to connect with people who have that experience in their life.”

Along with becoming a role model and inspiration for young people who

those not in a chair. His partner at Robinswood, Kevin Regan, said he has learned countless lessons from Anderson.

“It wasn’t until playing with Anthony did I really know what ‘competitor’ really meant,” Regan said.

“He’s taught me more about teamwork and competing in a different arena and understanding your opponent than anyone.”

Aside from his incredible skill level on the court, Regan said he is most impressed by Anderson’s willingness to take a chance on himself. For Anderson, that chance is at a renewed outlook on himself and the reality that even from a wheelchair, he can impact countless lives.

“It really gives me the motivation to stay in shape and gives me a common communication with other people,” Anderson said. “It has nothing to do with disability or ability.

It’s part of my identity and has been for most of my life now.”

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REPORTER Q&A | Former Bellevue Councilmember Grant Degginger After 12 years on the Bellevue City Council, and another seven with the city’s Planning Commission, Grant Degginger chose not to run for reelection. The Reporter sat down with him recently to get his take on the recent elections, the politics surrounding light-rail and issues important to Bellevue’s future. For a full transcript of the interview, visit BellevueReporter.com Reporter: What made you decide to not seek reelection?

Degginger: After 12 years on the council, and seven more on the planning commission, I felt it was time to take a little sabbatical with someone who had given a lot to the city, namely my wife.

Reporter: Why did you get involved with Planning Commission, and later City Council?

Degginger: When I was participating in a legal seminar in 1991, one of the

panelists was Terry Lukens, who at time was the mayor of Bellevue. He wondered if I might be interested in serving on a board. I was appointed to the Planning Commission in November 1991. I loved it. When I was wrapping up my time on the Planning Commission, I gave some thought of running for the council because I thought there were some opportunities to provide the expertise I developed.

Reporter: How has the city changed during your

Grant Degginger decided not to run for reelection on the Bellevue City Council after more than 12 years of service. Chad Coleman, Bellevue Reporter service?

Degginger: Making downtown the center of business on the Eastside; working to enhance our reputation as a city in a park;

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After retiring I started exercising mornings, which was when I realized that the size of the before-noon crowd, which consists almost exclusively of seniors, was about the same as the after-work group.

The seniors inspire me every time I see them. (I know I shouldn’t say “them” since I’m officially a senior, but the members of the group I’m talking about are in their 70s, 80s and 90s.) They are working out on the weight machines, bikes and treadmills, taking aerobics, tai chi and

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Not everyone is trim and fit, but most are, and all seem dedicated to becoming or staying healthy. One man told my husband he walks an hour a day six days a week, after he lifts weights. An 85-year-old said he quit kickboxing following eye surgery, but had found alternate ways to get an even better workout.

What sets these seniors apart from other age groups, besides having free time during the day, is having wellestablished exercise habits. They are working out three or more days a week, year after year.

Regular exercise has become my habit, too. One obvious benefit is that I’m slowly moving articles of clothing from the “give-it-away-if you-can’t fit-into-it-in-a-year” side of my closet to the “wear-it-now” side. Now it’s time to develop a new strategy to respond to the cookies and candy still loitering around the house after the holidays.

Ann Oxrieder has lived in Bellevue for 35 years. She retired after 25 years as an administrator in the Bellevue School District and now blogs about retirement at http:// stillalife.wordpress.com/.

Knights in Vienna to feature music, dancing, dessert The Friends of Newport Orchestra will present Knights in Vienna, an evening of waltz and swing music, gourmet desserts, and professional dance instruction. The event will be from 7-10 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Newport High School Commons and will feature performances by students from Newport High School.

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City council lost its way for awhile REPORTER: How did this election compare to past ones?

DEGGINGER: It was very disappointing to see some of the bad behavior by these outside groups, and the personalization of the politics, not just during the campaign cycle but over the last two years generally.

What was reassuring at the end of the day was that the citizens were able to see through a lot of the smoke and made good decisions.

We spent an awful lot of money and time in ways that were not always productive. But at the end of the day, we have a direction and I hope council continues to implement it.

REPORTER: In hindsight, how do you feel about light-rail debate DEGGINGER: Bellevue’s long-term future is limited only by its ability to address transportation. To the extent we don’t

resolve our mobility problems, we will hamstring our ability to have economic growth. The decision the region made to have a light-rail system was an important one, but it meant that we also had to be on the light-rail system. The real issue was how did we want to deploy it through the city.

We developed the Light-Rail Best Practices Committee. It was something I came up with when I was mayor to see if there were ways that we can implement this in a way that’s responsible for the city. It was too bad we weren’t able to come to a consensus earlier, but at the end of the day, we made we had a tunnel in downtown so we can maintain good speed of light-rail and effective mobility on the surface streets. The city still has a lot of work to do to implement it but the framework is now in place.

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■■■ Greta, a 4-month-old kitty, has a silky and sleek jet black coat that’s just begging to be stroked. She loves to run and play, purr and snuggle.

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■■■ Reesa is a gorgeous girl who was rescued by Purrfect Pals Cat Shelter from euthanization at a small shelter in Eastern Washington. Reesa is a 9-year-old dilute calico that is content to lounge around most of the day, but she does enjoy playing every now and then, too.

Reesa is up for adoption at Purrfect Pals Cat Shelter’s offsite adoption center inside Bellevue Petsmart (100 108th Ave N.E, near Toys ‘R Us).

REPORTER: Was there a divide in the council?

DEGGINGER: The council had kind of lost its way for awhile. Your credibility and your candor with your colleagues is very important. That doesn’t mean you have to agree with them on everything, but it is important to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

REPORTER: Was light-rail the toughest issue you dealt with on council?

DEGGINGER: Certainly it was one of the more emotional issues, but it wasn’t the only one. We had to deal the question of Tent City and how to address those camps, and we did so in a very principled way.

The standards we set as a city have become the operating standards used by every city when Tent City comes in and visits.

REPORTER: What did you learn from your time as an elected representative?

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REPORTER: What do you see being the biggest issue over the next five years?

DEGGINGER: Somehow and some way we need to maintain the quality level of services the city has been known for because that is one of the things that brings economic development to us. We need to continue making capital investments so that we can have better mobility in the city, through the light-rail program and other transportation investments that need to take place.

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Small businesses have tough time planning to recover from disaster

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A worker sorts through the burnt remains of the Forum West building, located at 12501 Bel Red Road, more than a week after a Dec. 26 fire that destroyed the building and displaced businesses. chad coleman, Bellevue Reporter

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Cause of the fire still undetermined save a few pieces of office furniture from his practice, Laser Nail, LLC, which treats skin conditions with laser therapies.

The laser and much of his technical equipment suffered heavy water and ash damage.

Bucklew, like Price, lost many of his personal effects in the fire, but the first floor location of his office lessened the damage. Unlike Price, who only heard about the fire later, Bucklew saw firsthand the death of his favorite “hiding spot.”

Bucklew said the loss won’t break his back, as the laser center is one of his several business endeavors, but the impact is clear.

“It’s a loss of livelihood,” he said. “I don’t know how soon we’ll get going again.”

For others, the destruction of the business could cut off their only money-maker.

Teresa Chen is an acupuncturist who shares part of an office in the building with Dr. Bucklew. As she worked to remove soggy office furniture from the building she plotted her next move. Chen needs to find new office space for her practice as soon as possible. The loss of a few thousand dollars as a result of temporarily closing could be devastating.

“Of course there’s the loss of business, and I can’t get back to work,” she said. “Without this job, we have no income.”

The fire left many of the tenants scrambling to find temporary office space. Chen and Bucklew are on the hunt for a new location, while Price has been able to secure a spot just down the road, thanks to some friends. Despite the hardship, many of the companies were able to protect the records that will keep their businesses running once they find new space.

“There’s going to be some disruption and some temporary quarters, but we’re open for business,” Price said. “We don’t want to leave our clients hanging.”

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Now all that remains is charred wood, twisted metal, and a few filing cabinets.

Price Farrington’s office was one of 15 businesses hurt by one of the biggest fires in Bellevue’s recent history on Dec. 26. The fire destroyed the Forum West building, leaving the businesses with an uncertain future, while staring at a bad economy. It also demolished an area that, for nearly two decades, Price treated as a second home.

“You immediately begin thinking not only about the disruption of the business, but also about the last 16 years of accumulating personal memorabilia,” Price said Tuesday, as he combed through the roofless wreckage of his former office. “Mine was a different kind of office.”

Claims adjustors told him to only look for things that would affect the business’ ability to function. However, Price wanted to make sure belongings, such as his valued Meerschaum pipes, survived.

The blaze was first noticed at 5:31 a.m., Dec. 26, by a passing resident. Fire crews responded immediately, but all they could see was smoke. When crews found the flames they began to fight them, but after 10 or 15 minutes, part of the floor collapsed, said Bellevue Fire Department Lt. Troy Donlin.

Firefighters inside the building retreated to a “defensive” position, outside. But it was too late; the fire had engulfed the building.

The official cause of the blaze remains undetermined, Donlin said, but he guessed it began somewhere in the overhead area and spread quickly.

“There are no fire stops in the overhead of that building, and no monitored alarm system and no sprinklers, so it’s anyone’s guess how long that fire was burning,” Donlin said.

The building, built in 1979, sits off the corner of BelRed Road and 124th Avenue Northeast. The parking lot is riddled with crusted wood and melted plastic. Windows are blown out and half of the building’s roof is simply gone.

Donlin placed the damage on the building at approximately $1.5 million, a number he was told by some is “ridiculously low.”

Francesca Scott, property manager of the building for Sherron Associates, said no decision has been made as to the future of the building; the focus is on keeping the 15 businesses in the building informed, and helping them through the insurance process.

“You can’t help it when you have built such a big relationship with them; I don’t know if there is even a word that can describe this,” Scott said.

More than a week later, business owners are salvaging what they can out of their offices.

Dr. Steve Bucklew spent his Tuesday afternoon trying to

Owning a small business is no small commitment. It takes time, money and effort. Protecting a small business from a disaster can be even tougher.

At large firms, specific staff members or departments are dedicated to making sure a fire such as the one that destroyed the Forum West building on Bel Red Road Dec. 26, won’t cripple the business. They have protocol, and often hire outside firms for extra help, said Bob Posey of the Business Continuity Center of Seattle.

Small businesses aren’t so lucky. Many of the firms at the Forum West building have only a few employees.

They don’t have the time or the resources to set up an outside firm, or develop an extensive plan. Posey has a few recommendations for ensuring that a business can still function in the face of natural disaster.

• Back up your data. The most precious possession of many of those businesses, most of which are healthcare or legal firms, is client data. The loss of this would be detrimental to future operation. Posey recommends looking at Cloud computing and keeping separate discs of data at the home of one of the employees.

“There’s nothing we can do if people haven’t taken the steps to have their stuff backed up.”

• Make your office replicable. Data is important to have, but if it can’t be read it’s useless, Posey said. Posey recommends a concept called bare-metal backup, a system in which everything from a work computer, the data, programs and operating systems can be restored on another machine as long as it has a similar server.

• Practice makes perfect. Even the best plan can go awry when the pressure is on. Posey recommends running simulations so employees understand how to react when something goes wrong, and how to begin the process of recovery.

“A lot of technology is not very involved, it’s just a bunch of left and right turns, but the permutations off those turns are mind-boggling,” he said. “You can’t just try it for the first time in an emergency situation.”

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Birding class to offer information for all levels Newcomers will get a solid start and birders at all levels will get better acquainted with some of Washington’s notable bird species in four Eastside Audubon birding classes starting soon.

Taught by recognized local experts, the four birding classes are: Birds of Puget Sound, a fort part course visiting four different field locations on Sundays from Jan. 22 through Feb. 12. Brian H. Bell, a professional birding and natural history guide and co-author of Birds of Washington State (Lone Pine), will be teaching basic principles, identification techniques, and more advanced skills. This course is designed for people of all skill levels.

Washington’s Woodpeckers, starting on March 9 is also taught by Bell. Students will learn how to find and identify the 12 Washington woodpecker species by their field marks, calls, drumming, and habits. This course is also designed for birders of all levels.

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Shorebird Identification, starting on March 20, is taught

by Tim Boyer, a professional photographer and shorebird specialist. He will help students to develop an eye for the similarities and differences among the “peeps” and will explain the epic migrations that bring these birds to the Washington shore. The course is also designed for birders of all levels.

Spring Birding for Beginners takes place during May. It is taught by Mike West, an expert instructor and international birder, who will teach methods for identifying species in the field. This class is geared toward beginners as well as for people who’ve been birding for awhile and want some basic how-to.

Fees and meeting places vary from class to class. These details, as well as classroom and field trip dates for each birding class, can be found on the Eastside Audubon website at http://www.eastsideaudubon.org/birding/classes.

Registration information is also available at the website or from the Eastside Audubon office: email office@eastsideaudubon.org or call 425- 576-8805. Birding class sizes are limited, so early registration is encouraged.

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Program officials say it’s now easier than ever to recycle by taking plastic bags to participating grocery stores, including Fred Meyer, QFC and Haggen’s.

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Here comes Bake’s Place

In case all you crazy cats and hip chicks haven’t noticed, that jazz music hotspot in Issaquah, Bake’s Place, is moving to our neck of the woods in a few months. Which neck you may ask? The Columbia West building downtown. A new executive chef, Christopher Peterson, formerly of Café Campagne, will help make the new place swing, as well as an expanded music repertoire and seating capacity.

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GIRL ABOUT TOWN

Pillo will talk about what individuals can do if they feel they have been harassed because of their cultural, social or religious background. She will also discuss appropriate responses to graffiti.

Read will examine the social and economic causes of discrimination and share what communities can do to build unity and address conflict. Read is a popular keynote speaker and the author of the “The Lyncher In Me: A Search for Redemption in the Face of History.”

The forum is part of a series sponsored by Bellevue Parks & Community Services Cultural Diversity Program called “Conversations about Race & Culture.” The series aims to build community and increase cultural appreciation and understanding in Bellevue.

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Police Chief Linda Pillo and author Warren Read are among those who will take part in a Jan. 12 forum designed to encourage community unity by increasing awareness and understanding of diverse cultures.

The free event, called “Community Building in our Diverse Community,” will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Crossroads Community Center, 16000 NE 10th St. Reservations are requested by noon on Jan. 11. To RSVP and for more information, contact Kevin Henry at khenry@ bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-7886.

The forum will explore the issues of harassment, hate crimes and graffiti; prevention and reporting options will be discussed as well. Also on tap, a facilitated discussion about how communities can build unity and increase cultural interaction.

KIDSTAGE is big time

I find the name “KIDSTAGE” to be misleading. If you ever saw a production by these Village Theatre kids, you’d know that these talented performers are simply a little shorter, and a little younger than the Mainstage casts. The stars of tomorrow are on stage Saturday through Jan. 22, and this time, they’re presenting “GODSPELL,” a modern adaptation of the Gospel of Matthew.

First Stage Theatre is located at 120 Front Street South, Issaquah. More information is available at 425-392-2202, or www.villagetheatre.org/.

Japantown on display

Before it was Seattle’s Chinatown International District, it was Japantown. The latter is what you will see in these pre-World War II (pre-Japanese Internment) portraits by Henry Miyake at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle. His photographs, “Vintage Japantown: Through the Lens of the Takano Studio,” show Japantown’s families, weddings, seasonal celebrations, and even baseball teams. (Go, Lotus Trojans!).

As critic Brian Miller put it, Miyake doesn’t show us what went on in the Japanese households, as much as what these people aspired to be.

The Wing Luke Museum is at 719 S. King St. The price is $8.95-$12.95. More information is available at 206-6235124 or www.wingluke.org/.

Where about town I’ve been

■ The Holly Zhang Pearl Gallery at the Bravern, which opened only a couple months ago, is a gem of a shop (pardon the pun), with strands from Japan, Australia and Tahiti, and an owner/designer who is, dare I say, as even more lovely than her luminescent creations.

I was also relived to see that her stuff is reasonable (and pretty much dirt cheap for The Bravern) with the average piece costing about $80. Not bad for fine jewelry.

The store is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m., Sunday. More information is available at 425-449-8332 or www.thebravern.com/.

■ I’ve been Netflixing Season One of the show “Glee” in my pajamas, at home. I know what you’re thinking. The fact that I, a female under 25, am just now hopping on the “Glee” train is surprising.

It’s highly entertaining, socially relevant and I am hooked. It’s not just me, either. My boyfriend grumbled quite audibly when even his football-loving dad requested a DVD of the chick-flick for a recent birthday gift. Haha. www.fox.com/glee/

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Open Discovery: 10 a.m. to noon. Early learning activities and multisensory experiences for children 0-5 years. KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Factoria Mall, 425-637-8100, www. kidsquestmuseum.org.

German Group of Eastside Genealogy Society: 1-3 p.m. Jack and Stan will present “What You Can Do With Your Computer” in researching, displaying and preserving family lineage.

Bellevue LDS 1st Ward, 10675 NE 20th St. Visitors are always welcome. www.rootsweb.ancestry. com/~wakcegs/ Bellevue Ice Skating Arena: 3-11 p.m., Bellevue Downtown Park, 10201 NE Fourth St. Computer Class – Internet Level 1 and 2 in Spanish: 4 p.m. Library Connection @ Crossroads, 15600 N.E. Eighth St., Suite K-11, Bellevue, 425-644-6203.

FETCH. Lab: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Experiment with wind or water, build like an engineer or think like a mathematician. KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Factoria Mall, 425-637-8100, www. kidsquestmuseum.org

Jan. 7 Tree potting: 9 a.m to 3 p.m. The Greenway Native Plant Nursery is home to nearly 15,000 native trees and shrubs. The trees and shrubs at the nursery are potted by volunteers and will grow for Jan. 2 years before being planted in parks and forests along I-90. Free. Lake Sammamish State Park, 206-812-0122, volunteer@ mtsgreenway.org Singing Class at Bellevue Youth Theater: 9:3011 a.m. Every Saturday through May, except school holidays. All-ages class explores issues of singing and performing solo with master teacher, Nancy Bos. 16661 Northup Way, Bellevue. Contact 425-653-5586, info@studiobos.com for more information.

Science Hour @ KidsQuest: 11 a.m. Children and adults explore science at their own pace. KidsQuest Children’s

Museum, 4091 Factoria Mall S.E., Bellevue, 425-637-8100, info@kidsquestmuseum.org International Gathering: 1-3 p.m. Come meet new friends from around the world and share your culture over a cup of tea. The topic in January is “How is New Year celebrated in your culture?” Co-sponsored by City of Bellevue Cultural Diversity Program and English Around the world.com. Crossroads Bellevue Mall, near stage.

Northeast Eighth Street and 156th Avenue Northeast. Kevin Henry, KHenry@bellevuewa.gov Get Crafty Saturdays: 1-3 p.m. Learn the basic principles of weaving while creating a woven, cotton pot holder. $2 materials fee per child or free with admission. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., 425-519-0770, info@ bellevuearts.org Sammamish High School Boys Basketball Alumni Game: 7 p.m. Free. Sammamish High School gym, 100 140th Ave. SE.

Jan. 8 Study Zone Online: 3:30 p.m., Grades K-12. Help in math, science, English and social studies from a volunteer tutor, www.kcls. org/studyzone. Study Zone Online is available only through a library computer.

Jan. 9 Masterpiece Mondays: 10:45 a.m. A new activity to expose your child to a variety of different art mediums. Create a special art project each week to take home. $2. Bellevue Art and Frame and the Toy Place, 13131 NE 20th, Bellevue, 425-453-8959, info@bellevueartandframe.com

Jan. 10 Study Zone Online: 3:30 p.m., Grades K-12. Help in math, science, English and social studies from a volunteer tutor, www.kcls. org/studyzone. Study Zone Online is available only through a library computer.

Bellevue Books: 6 p.m.

Alternating selection of fiction and non-fiction titles.

University Book Store, 990 102nd Ave. N.E., Bellevue, 425-462-4500.

Rhetoracles Toastmaster Club: 6-7:30 p.m. Master Builders Association Building, 335 116th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. www.rhetoracles. org 6 p.m.

Genealogy Help: 7 p.m.

Introduction to the library’s genealogy books, periodicals and databases. Bellevue Regional Library, Room 6 (second floor), 1111 110th Ave. N.E.

Jan. 12 Storytime @ KidsQuest: 11 a.m. For all ages. KidsQuest Children’s Museum, 4091 Factoria Mall S.E., Bellevue, 425-637-8100, info@kidsquestmuseum.org Study Zone Online: 3:30 p.m., Grades K-12. Help in math, science, English and social studies from a volunteer tutor, www.kcls. org/studyzone. Study Zone Online is available only through a library computer.

ParentMap Preschool Preview: 5-8 p.m. Free. Help for parents who are seeking a preschool for their children.

Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue. www. parentmap.com/article/ eastside-preschool-preview Rhetoracles Toastmaster Club: 6-7:30 p.m. Master Builders Association Building, 335 116th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, www.rhetoracles. org.

Eastside Genealogical Society: 7-9 p.m. A group of seasoned researchers will provide suggestions to help solve your family history problems. See our website for FREE genealogy help.

Visitors are always welcome. Redmond Public Library, 15990 NE 85th St. www.rootsweb.ancestry. com/~wakcegs/ Meditation Workshop: 7 p.m. Sahaja Meditation.

Crossroads Bellevue Shopping Center, Community Room, 15600 NE Eighth St, 425-753-0634, uzunow@ comcast.net World Peace Meditation Group: 7-8:30 p.m. Class uses musical massage

sound therapy. Bellevue Unity Church, 16330 N.E. Fourth St.

Jan. 14 Tree potting: 9 a.m to 3 p.m. The Greenway Native Plant Nursery is home to nearly 15,000 native trees and shrubs. The trees and shrubs at the nursery are potted by volunteers and will grow for Jan. 2 years before being planted in parks and forests along I-90. Free. Lake Sammamish State Park, 206-812-0122, volunteer@ mtsgreenway.org Singing Class at Bellevue Youth Theater: 9:3011 a.m. Every Saturday through May, except school holidays. All-ages class explores issues of singing and performing solo with master teacher, Nancy Bos. 16661 Northup Way, Bellevue. Contact 425-653-5586, info@studiobos.com for more information.

Get Crafty Saturdays: 1-3 p.m. Learn the basic principles of weaving while creating a woven, cotton pot holder. $2 materials fee per child or free with admission. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., 425-519-0770, info@ bellevuearts.org Knights in Vienna: 7-10 p.m. An evening of waltz and swing music, gourmet desserts, professional dance instruction and a silent auction. Advance tickets are available at www.newportorchestra. com until 5 p.m. Jan. 14 for $25 (general admission); $12 (student). Tickets at the door are $30/$15. All proceeds will benefit the Newport High School Orchestra Program. www. newportorchestra.com, or call Vicki Liao at 425-5027737.

Marjorie “Mardy” Lauson Call, long time resident of Yarrow Point in Bellevue passed away December 23, 2011.

Mardy was born March 29, l9l8 in New Holstein, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in l942. During World War II she was a sergeant in the Army trained as an Occupational Therapist.

She married Donald M. Call of Seattle in l947 and moved to Yarrow Point in l948. Mardy was a long time member of the Yarrow Point Garden Club, Overlake Service League and of the Eastside Camp Fire Girls as a leader, Day Camp Crafts Lady and Council Member. While her children were growing up she was a substitute teacher in the Lake Washington School District for 12 years.

After retiring as a Social Worker for the State of Washington, she was active as a member and past President of the Eastside Historical Society (Eastside Heritage Center).

Preceded in death by her husband, Donald, in l965, Mardy is survived by her daughter Susan Beechinor (Michael) of Bellevue, son Steven Call of Bellevue and daughter Barbara Thomson (Tom) of Santa Barbara, California. Mardy had 6 grandchildren: Kevin Beechinor (Mikell), Brian Beechinor, David Call, Jeffrey Call, Stephanie Libby (Jared) and Scott Fusco. She also had one great-granddaughter, Grace Libby.

There wil be no services. Donations in Mardy’s name can be made to the Eastside Heritage Center.

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Meta Wood Barkman

Meta W. Barkman of Bellevue, WA, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep at home on December 28, 2011.

She was born June 3, 1935, in Buffalo, NY, and grew up in St. Paul, MN. Meta graduated from the University of Minnesota with degrees in Home Economics (1957) and Early Childhood Education (1960).

In 1961 she married Frederick Barkman in Minneapolis; in 1962 they moved to Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, and by 1967 settled for good in Bellevue, WA to make a home and raise their family together. Meta taught Early Childhood Development at Bellevue Community College from 1969-1979. She was a member of local Tri-Delta, P.E.O., and Home-Economics chapters. Above all, her greatest devotion was to raise her four children – the best mother anyone could have had – which she never stopped doing.

She loved her family and friends, traveling, the ocean seashore, performing arts, and dining out, but most importantly taking care of and and playing with her grandchildren.

Meta was preceded in death by her husband, Fred, of 48 years. Meta is survived by her four children: Frederick Barkman Jr. (Gwyn), Rebecca Koch (Bob), Martha Barkman, and Sarah “Sally” Morris (Tom); her six grandchildren; her sister Anna Wood (MN), and brother Neal Wood (OH).

An active church member and volunteer for 40 years, a memorial service celebrating Meta’s life will be held at First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004 on January 14, 2012, at two o’clock in the afternoon. Private interment at Sunset Memorial.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions go to the Endowment Fund at Bellevue First UMC (above) or Evergreen Hospice at 10240 NE 28th St. #MS5, Kirkland, WA 98034. Guest book at www.mem.com 569375

Place a paid obituary to honor those who have passed away, call Linda at 253.234.3506 paidobits@reporternewspapers.com Paid obituaries include publication in the newspaper and online at www.bellevuereporter.com All notices are subject to verification.

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PEOPLE Jamel Moxey of Bellevue College joined more than 3000 workers, students, and unemployed people from across the country on the Mall in Washington, D.C.,

recently in a peaceful protest to Take Back the Capitol. The group’s goal was to tell Congress to represent the 99 percent, not just the 1 percent.

Contact and submissions: news@bellevuereporter.com or 425.453.4290

■■■ Sarah Baumann McMorris, a nurse at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, has been recognized for innovation/

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■■■ Eight Bellevue residents performed in the International Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker. The are Rachel Wu, Fiona Farris, Meghan Duke, Sophia Sevier, Ava Gallion, Carol Carillo, Bill Swan and Wakako Tashiro.

■■■ Marine Corps LtCol Eric Austin, son of Melinda and Erskine Austin of Bellevue, was recently selected for promotion to colonel. He is following in the footsteps of his father, a retired Marine Corps Colonel and aviator.

Eric graduated from the Naval Academy in 1991 and completed Naval flight training to become a AV-8B Harrier pilot. LtCol Austin served two combat tours in Iraq.

■■■ Shilpa Srinivasan of Bellevue will perform in the Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre’s production of Annie. Performances will run Friday, Jan. 13 through Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill.

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John C. Clarke Home, 1920 or 1921. Image courtesy Eastside Heritage Center

Clearing the land This view is of Bellevue BELLEVUE’S PAST Way at Northeast 18th This week’s…

Street looking west. Trees surround the field, which was, as were most local farm fields, hewn from the forest.

Slashed and fallen trees were typical of woodlands after logging. It was the farmer’s burden to clear up this debris, remove stumps, and plow up roots before the fields were suitable for clearing. This was very difficult work.

Since many farmers typically leased for five years, by the time they had the land cleared, they were forced to move to a new location and start clearing all over again.

Happily, the owners of this property, the Clarkes, had better luck. The Clarkes were long-time residents of Bellevue and operated one of the many local vineyards during the 1930s.

Heritage Corner

This article makes use of photographs and text from Lake Washington: The East Side (Arcadia Publishing, 2006). To learn more about Bellevue and Eastside history, contact the Eastside Heritage Center at 425-4501049 or visit www.EastsideHeritageCenter.org

Bellevue workers get cost of living adjustment As part of the update for the 2011-2012 mid-biennial budget review process, the Bellevue City Council approved 2012 cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for city employees. Employees had gone without a COLA in 2010 and 2011 The COLAs are tied to the federal government’s consumer price index (CPI), which was pegged at 3.7 percent.

That resulted in COLAs ranging from 3.3 to 3.7 percent for most city employees in 2012.

Because the CPI was significantly higher than the 1.6 percent the city had forecast, the COLAs will result in an increase of $650,000 for the general fund budget. It’s part of a larger $6.5 million deficit, that the council has been addressing through cost-cutting measures.

Obituary

Louis A. ‘Gene’ Ray

Louis A. “Gene” Ray died Nov. 17, 2011 after a brief illness. He was 83.

Mr. Ray was born in Detroit, Mich., on June 23, 1927 and grew up in Evansville, Indiana. He married his wife, Bettye in 1948.

When he was hired by the Boeing Company in 1957 they moved with their young family to Bellevue, and later (1964) to Issaquah. He worked for Boeing for 33 years.

He is survived by his six daughters, Kathi, Karen,

Today’s…

Vital Statistics Karla, Kay, Kim and Krysti.

He was predeceased by his wife of more than 62 years, Bettye, in December of 2010.

Mr. Ray was active in amateur theatrical productions and musical performances during college years at the University of Evansville and later at the Samena Club in Bellevue.

He served for many years as choir director of Lake Hills Congregational Church in Bellevue.

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