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Redmond Police Department’s longest-serving officer retires Gainer calls it a career after 35 years of service BILL CHRISTIANSON bchristianson@redmond-reporter.com

When Assistant Chief Larry Gainer first joined the Redmond Police Department in 1976, cattle corralling was just part of the job.

“We always had rope in the trunk of the patrol cars to round up livestock,” said Gainer.

He recalls tying up stray dairy cows and horses to trees and then calling animal control to take the livestock back to their home pastures.

Police tools and tasks have changed since Redmond’s dairy farm days, but Gainer’s police philosophy always Larry Gainer remained the same.

From day one, Gainer’s motive for police work was “to enhance the quality of life” in Redmond.

Mission accomplished.

The Redmond Police Department (RPD) bid farewell to Gainer, the department’s longest-serving officer, at a retirement party last Friday.

Gainer, 58, known for his fair and analytical approach to policing, called it a career last week after serving nearly 36 years with the department.

“If Larry threw his hat in the ring now for the Republican nomination, he would probably win,” said retired RPD officer Randy Cox, who was trained by Gainer as a rookie cop in 1980. “The guy is so intellectual. … He was so far ahead of anybody in vision and technology. He really thought outside the box.”

Retired RPD Chief Steve Harris, who supervised Gainer for 28 years, described Gainer as his “right arm,” someone he relied on every day.

“He was very thoughtful in so many things,” Harris said. “He had a pulse of the department. … I had ideas, but he was the guy who actually implemented them.”

Retired RPD Lt. Jim Taylor, who also supervised Gainer, said Gainer “had an intellectual capacity that I’ve [ more GAINER page 9 ]

Kayla Oswald (center) speaks with Matt Balser (left), a firefighter with the Redmond Fire Department. Balser was in the first aid car to arrive at DigiPen Institute of Technology when Oswald, a senior at the school, went into cardiac arrest on Feb. 2. Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter

GLAD TO BE ALIVE

DigiPen student survives sudden cardiac arrest, meets her lifesavers Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com

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ressed in blue jeans, a graphic T-shirt and black hooded jacket, Kayla Oswald looks like a typical student at DigiPen Institute of

Technology in Redmond.

But underneath her college student threads is an internal defibrillator inserted into her chest, ready to give her a shock if her heart stops beating.

The 22-year-old has only had the device for a few weeks after she went into cardiac arrest on Feb. 2 in the middle of a portfolio review.

“I just keeled over randomly, it seems like,” said Oswald, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in digital arts and animation.

She doesn’t remember what happened but was told she slumped over in her seat and began convulsing. Others in the room thought she was having a seizure and relayed this information to the 911 operator.

Matt Balser, a firefighter with the Redmond Fire Department (RFD), arrived on the scene about four minutes after 911 was called and recognized almost immediately that Oswald had actually gone into cardiac arrest as she was unconscious, [ more OSWALD page 2 ]

Once homeless, now hopeful YWCA helps Eastside woman overcome obstacles, find her way Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com

Rose Seeley, a resident at Redmond’s YWCA Family Village, will share her story at a luncheon March 15. Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter

Rose Seeley never really gave homelessness or poverty a second thought during the first 17 years of her life.

But then she became pregnant and everything changed: Her parents decided it would be better if she no longer lived at home; she began staying with friends and at various shelters

throughout King County; and she became part of a population that had rarely crossed her mind up to that point.

Now Seeley is 19, living at YWCA Family Village in downtown Redmond with her 18-month-old son D.J. and much more aware of those who are struggling to survive. She is also more compassionate and understanding of challenges facing homelessness.

“It was really easy to judge people,” Seeley said about her pre-pregnancy attitude.

She said she used to think people became homeless and lived in shelters as a result of their choices and that their situation is their fault. However, now that she has been on the receiving end of such judgements, she knows how wrong she was as there are [ more YWCA page 3 ]

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[ OSWALD from page 1] unresponsive, not breathing and had no pulse.

Oswald said the convulsions were her body’s way of trying to get air.

Balser said they called in for extra help from Redmond Medic One, which is standard procedure any time there is a cardiac arrest.

While they waited for Medic One to arrive, Balser said they initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), gave her oxygen and used an automated external defibrillator (AED) to shock her.

Alex Tierra and Jeff Crowe, paramedics with Medic One, arrived at the tech school shortly after the firefighters.

“We were four minutes behind the aid car,” Crowe said.

Paramedics such as Crowe and Tierra are the next level of care from the fire department in a medical emergency and unlike firefighters, they are able to intubate patients and

Last Friday, DigiPen senior Kayla Oswald (center) officially met members of the first response team who saved her life a month earlier when she went into cardiac arrest at the gaming school in Redmond. From left: Ed Carolan, Jeff Crowe, Alex Tierra, Matt Balser and John Simon. Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter administer medication.

Oswald was rushed to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland and 26 minutes after 911 was called — just as they arrived at the hospital — Oswald’s pulse returned.

Tierra said 26 minutes without a pulse is a long time and that the prognosis for Oswald was not good.

He, Crowe and others who responded to Oswald’s call said going home that night was difficult.

PART OF THE JOB

Oswald was in the hospital from Feb. 2-11 and while she was there, many of the first responders from that day visited her.

The DigiPen senior said she doesn’t remember much from the days leading up to Feb. 2 and immediately following, so she only has vague recollections of these visits.

However, on March 2, exactly one month after the

incident, Oswald officially met the team who helped save her life during a reunion at DigiPen. “It’s almost overwhelming,” she said. “Without them, I would be dead.”

Oswald said, “thank you” doesn’t cover everything she would like to say to everyone and wished she could think of another word to convey how grateful she is.

Balser told her they were just doing their jobs and seeing her up and about is the reason they do what they do.

“To me, it’s a paycheck,” he said about seeing Oswald well. “It doesn’t get any better.”

Oswald’s mother Natalie Oswald was also at the reunion at DigiPen and

was just as grateful. She said many of the medics and firefighters also spent time at the hospital the day Kayla was admitted and their presence and kindness helped her stay calm, answer questions and make phone calls.

“It’s devastating,” Natalie said about learning what happened to Kayla. “It’s your child. I knew she was in good hands at Evergreen, but you think it can’t happen to you.”

AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN

DigiPen has had medical emergencies on campus in the past, but Kayla was the first person since the school opened in 1998 to go into cardiac arrest.

Director of Student Affairs Gordon Dutrisac said this event is prompting the school to do two things. First, they will work with RFD in the next few months to set up handsonly CPR training sessions for students and staff as well as include training during their new student orientations. Heart health will also be emphasized more in the school’s wellness program, which focuses on nutrition, stress and other issues that may affect college-age students.

Dutrisac said DigiPen will also work with the Nick of Time Foundation,

a nonprofit focused on spreading awareness about sudden cardiac arrest, to provide free screenings to detect any possible heart conditions.

Natalie said she is glad to see DigiPen use her daughter’s experience as an opportunity to educate students and educators at the school.

“I feel this school is leading not only in the gaming industry,” she said. “It’s wanting to learn from this situation. What more can you ask?”

Kayla said she will definitely become CPR certified since it saved her life, but also noted how important it is for others to know CPR since cardiac arrest can happen to anyone — even someone who has no history of a heart condition like her.

Kayla has had several tests done but doctors still don’t know what caused her cardiac arrest. She will be going back for more tests later this month.

In the meantime, Kayla goes about her life with the internal defibrillator in her chest. She said she can only feel it along her side and does have a bit of discomfort if she sleeps on her side.

“But you know, I’m alive,” she said. “So I can’t complain.”

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many factors that are out of people’s control.

On March 15, Seeley will share her story at the YWCA Eastside Inspire Luncheon, a fundraiser for the nonprofit’s Women Empowered (WE) campaign. The funds raised will go toward community services such as affordable housing and child care for women and families facing crises such as poverty, violence or discrimination. The luncheon will be at the Meydenbauer Center at 11100 N.E. 6th St. in Bellevue from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The event will also feature Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt as the keynote speaker.

NO PERMANENT ADDRESS

Seeley said before she moved to YWCA in May 2011, finding work and going to school was difficult because she couldn’t provide a permanent address when she was moving around so often.

In addition, Seeley said her first priority was meeting basic needs such as food and shelter.

“Everything else comes second,” she said.

Another obstacle she faced was going to the doctor during her pregnancy. She didn’t have a car and was living in south King County, around Federal Way, while her doctor was on the Eastside. Seeley said she didn’t change doctors and continued to

look for local housing because it was the familiar and her family was nearby — even though they weren’t on good terms at the time.

“It was just where I grew up,” she said about the Eastside.

Seeley applied for transitional housing while she was pregnant but there was a long waiting list. It wasn’t until D.J. was born that they were able to get into a shelter. At the time, it was Seeley, D.J. and his father. The three of them stayed at a couple different shelters including one just off of Avondale Road Northeast in Redmond, which was run by Redmond-based human services organization Hopelink.

The staff at the Hopelink shelter connected Seeley with the Redmond YWCA and she filled out an application for the location’s transitional housing program. She was accepted shortly afterwards and at that point, Seeley and D.J.’s father went their separate ways.

She said being homeless is not conducive to a successful relationship because so much focus is on the lack of resources and figuring out how to survive.

“It’s a lot of stress to put that on a relationship,” she said. “That was a definite issue.”

Seeley said since the breakup, there have been occasional moments of loneliness when she has no one to talk to, but that’s okay.

“There was no arguing (after the break up), a lot less stressful,” she said.

FUTURE PLANS

Seeley has been at the Redmond Family Village for almost a year and now that her basic needs are being met, she has been able to get a job and go back to school.

She works at Victoria’s Secret and is currently attending Bellevue College (BC). Seeley said she plans to transfer to the University of Washington to study communications. She has two more quarters left to complete at BC. Seeley said when she’s done with school she would like a career where she can help others, specifically in social work and human services. While she always had a vague idea of what she wanted to do for a living, Seeley admitted that she “was just so undecided in high school.” Her experiences with the YWCA have helped her define her goals more specifically.

“I would like to work at a place like this,” she said. “I just like what they do and would like to be part of that kind of team.”

Seeley said the Redmond YWCA team has provided her with support, mentoring and help with setting and meeting goals. In short, she said YWCA is helping her get where she wants to go.

One of the people helping Seeley is family support specialist Kathy Aptakin, who works with families to determine what barriers they need to overcome to being self sufficient. She helps

families draft plans to work on throughout the YWCA’s 18-month self-sufficiency program.

This is what Aptakin has been doing with Seeley, who she said is taking charge of her life and developing skills to help her be independent.

“I am proud of the work Rose has done and the positive future she is building for herself and her son,” said Aptakin, who has known Seeley for almost a year. “… For one, Rose has implemented monthly budget tracking and now keeps a regular budget so that she will be better prepared to succeed financially in the future.”

BECOMING SELF SUFFICIENT

Aptakin said for more than 100 years, YWCA has been helping women and families in difficult situations become self sufficient.

Some of the services the organization provides include housing, emergency shelter, women’s day centers, financial assistance, employment assistance, mental health counseling and domestic violence services.

On the Eastside, Aptakin said YWCA has a number of locations including the Family Village at Redmond, which is a 20-unit transitional housing program for homeless families. The site’s services include child care, employment search, job training, financial education and housingsearch assistance.

Other Eastside YWCA sites include Angeline’s Eastside Women’s Shelter in Bellevue as well as a new Family Village in Issaquah, which opened last year and has 146 units of affordable housing.

YWCA also opened Passage Point in Maple Valley last year, a 46unit residential community that provides housing and supportive services for families with parents who have been discharged from the corrections system.

In addition to the different services, Seeley said YWCA also offers social events for kids and families throughout the year and during the holidays. Seeley has met a few other residents in the building and while it has mostly been in passing, she said everyone has been really nice.

“They’re definitely good people to be around because they’re not judgmental and they know what you’re going through,” Seeley said.

As she has become more independent in creating a life for herself and her son, Seeley said her relationship with her family has improved.

Her parents occasionally babysit D.J. when she has to work and they visit with each other frequently.

Seeley admits moving out was difficult initially, but she is grateful for her parents’ tough love as she has learned about accountability and responsibility of her actions.

“They definitely don’t enable me (to remain dependent on them),” she said.

QFC and You Can Make a Difference in Young Lives.

At QFC, young people are a vital asset to our business. Our courtesy clerks play a key role in our stores: keeping our checkstands stocked and sparkling, greeting customers, helping them find items and, of course, taking their orders to their cars. A beginning job as a courtesy clerk has served as a springboard to a career as a store manager or company executive for untold numbers of our company leaders, past and present. We value the contributions of our youngest associates and know the potential they possess to lead productive lives as adults, and we are proud to sponsor two charities this month which are each working with care to bring out the potential in the youth they have chosen to serve.

Treehouse in King County provides a variety of programs to support foster children and Trillium Family Services in Oregon focuses on helping youth with behavioral and mental health issues.

Treehouse began through the efforts

of volunteer caseworkers in the late 1980s and didn’t hire paid staff until 1993. The goal was and is to develop programs to meet the unique needs of children in foster care. As its website notes, “Treehouse makes a difference in their lives by helping with school, fulfilling key material needs and paying for extras that are, for most kids, just a regular part of growing up.” There are six programs for foster kids that help them with things like clothing and school supplies, taking part in activities like driver’s education, going to summer camp, getting tutoring and preparing for college.

Trillium Family Services was formed in Oregon in 1998 and has an integrated treatment system with a statewide reach to serve more than 5,000 children and families each year. The children who are treated at Trillium Family Services have mental and behavioral health issues.

These can include: severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,

aggressive behaviors, attention deficit disorder and other conditions. Trillium offers specialized therapeutic programs with age-appropriate activities to provide cost-effective care that can help to teach teens and young adults the life skills necessary to cope with their mental health challenges and become successful adults.

QFC is proud to partner with Treehouse and Trillium Family Services to raise awareness about the important

work they are involved in and to help raise funds to support the services they offer to their young clients. We invite you to make a donation at any QFC checkstand or designate your bag reuse credit to Treehouse in Washington or Trillium Family Services in Oregon until March 31st.

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Is Romney the best choice for the Republican nomination?

Frontrunner contradicts his words on the campaign trail

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his past Saturday, Republican activists and voters in each of Washington's 49 legislative districts met in homes, schools, and churches around the state to participate in the 2012 GOP precinct caucuses, which took place less than a hundred hours before Super Tuesday.

I stopped by one of the Bellevue caucus sites to observe, and had the pleasure of being able to talk to more than a dozen attendees about their experience. All of the Republican activists I spoke with were very friendly and thoughtful. Most told me that they voted for Mitt Romney, because they saw him as being able to make the most credible case against President Obama in November – though I also met supporters of Ron Paul and Rick Santorum.

Although Romney won convincingly here (he received more votes than Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich combined), in other states (like Alaska) he has only prevailed because his rivals split the rest of the vote. Having so many opponents makes Romney's campaign look stronger than it really is.

If the Republican contest were a two-person race, like the drawn-out fight for delegates between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008, would Romney still be winning?

Recent polling consistently shows that more voters have a negative opinion of Romney than a positive one, and anecdotal evidence suggests that many principled conservatives simply don't trust him – as exemplified by the blunt critique of Romney that Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips delivered to The Boston Herald the night before Super Tuesday.

“He blew it,” Phillips told the paper. “It’s like we tell our kids — always tell the truth, otherwise we won’t know when to believe you. He’s taken two positions on everything except how to spell his name. It doesn’t matter what he’d say, Andrew Villeneuve

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none of us would believe it.”

Phillips isn't the only one who has noticed that Romney sounds different depending on which time of the day he's talking. Several websites have sprung up that compare Romney's statements on issues with other statements he's made on the same issues since he started running for president around six years ago – like MultipleChoiceMitt.com. All of their statements are sourced.

For instance, on Nov. 23, 2011, Romney was quoted in the Washington Post as saying, “The reason I’m the guy to take that Republican banner and take that message is because I understand the economy. It’s in my wheelhouse.

This is not something I need to get briefed on by Timothy Geithner.”

But just days later, on Dec. 7, 2011, The Washington Examiner asked him if he supported U.S. and IMF intervention to help Europe resolve its debt crisis. Specifically, the Examiner's Tim Carney asked, “What U.S. aid would you be willing to provide to Europe?” Romney's response was as follows: “Not much, because Europe is capable of solving Europe's problems. I actually think that — I mean, I'm not an economist by training, but what limited understanding of the economy I have suggests it's very difficult to cobble together Greece, Ireland, Italy and Germany with the same monetary policy and highly disparate fiscal policies. I don’t know how they hold it together.”

In this example, we can see that in the span of only two weeks, Romney told one prominent newspaper, “I understand the economy. It's in

my wheelhouse.” Conversely, a few days later, when asked to analyze an important global economics issue, he prefaced his answer with a perplexing disclaimer (“I'm not an economist by training”) and added that his “understanding of the economy” was “limited”. Huh? Romney is hardly the first presidential candidate to put his foot in his mouth, and he won't be the last. But it sure seems like he stumbles over his own words an awful lot. And he can't seem to keep his positions straight. What does he really believe? Where does he really stand?

We don't know.

Though I disagree with Santorum on just about everything, it seems to me that he is more authentic and principled than Romney. He says what he believes, and I appreciate that. He does a good job of articulating what the right wing's agenda really is.

If he was Romney's only rival, he might be running even with Romney right now.

Unfortunately for his campaign, Gingrich has been resisting calls to quit the race. Gingrich is clearly in a weaker position than Santorum, so if his goal is to see a principled conservative get the Republican nomination, he should bow out. But he seems determined to stay in. The longer he sticks to that decision, the slimmer Santorum's chances become for catching up to Romney.

Andrew Villeneuve, a 2005 Redmond High graduate, is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a Redmond-based grassroots organization. Villeneuve can be reached at andrew@nwprogressive.org.

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City needs to follow its own requirements We are writing in response to the Feb. 28 letter to the editor, “Sustainable Redmond should drop its lawsuit."

The writer points out that Group Health is not in the business to sustain trees for the community, and this is entirely correct. But there are two parties involved and the City of Redmond IS in the business of preserving trees, as demonstrated by the Redmond Zoning Code requirement to preserve 35 percent of trees when commercial lots are

developed. The tree protection ordinance section of that code quite explicitly states that its purpose is to “avoid the removal of stands of trees and significant trees in order to maintain the quality of Redmond’s urban environment” Yes, the current development plan offers potential benefits to the Redmond community, including jobs and an increased tax base. In fact, Citizens and Neighbors for a Sustainable Redmond is NOT opposed to developing the Group Health property. These jobs and tax base are not imperiled by our expectation that the city follow its own regulations.

An earlier development concept preserved a significant number of the trees but has been supplanted for the sake of one million additional square feet of building. In addition, the city’s 2007 Overlake Neighborhood Master Plan states, "Master planning of the Group Health site also provides an opportunity for sensitive design to conserve groves of existing trees," which can be found on page 15.

The Overlake Village development is good for the community and the environment since it will promote fewer car trips. However, this doesn’t need to be at the expense of the environment. Pre-

serving groves of trees at this site will also enhance Group Health’s commitment to the health of its members since mature trees benefit overall human well-being.

Sustainable Redmond very much appreciates the encouragement and support we have received from many citizens in and around Redmond regarding this issue, and welcomes new members and partners in this effort to save an extraordinary and unique urban forest.

Katherine Low, Robert Berg, Cindy Jayne, Yvonne Wang, John Reinke, Citizens and Neighbors for a Sustainable Redmond and Howard Harrison, former Redmond City Council member

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WHAT’S THE SECRET TO LIVING TO 100?

If you want to know the secret to living to 100, you are hardly alone. In fact, a number of scientists find the subject so interesting that they plan to study the DNA of some 100-year-olds. Many scientists believe that a person doesn’t get to live 100 years without at least some help from his or her genetic makeup. If so, the DNA from healthy centenarians could provide some clues that help the rest of us live longer.

To get answers the fastest way possible, the X Prize Foundation has set up the Archon Genomics X Prize competition, which will award $10 million to the first researchers to decipher the complete DNA code from 100 individuals older than 100.

P.S. A complete genome not only reveals a person’s genes, but also other DNA that is responsible for regulating genes, which helps show DNA elements that are key for illness and health.

PETERS CREEK RETIREMENT/ASSISTED LIVING hopes that you found this topic to be interesting and informative. Increased knowledge of what keeps us healthy has contributed to our living longer lives. Along with that comes the increasing need to provide proper care for our seniors. Our seniors are our #1 priority. Contact us today at (425) 869-2273 to learn about us, and arrange a tour of our senior community, conveniently located at 14431 Redmond Way. We treat our seniors like family members.

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On March 16-17 and 23-24, SecondStory Repertory at 16587 N.E. 74th St. in Redmond Town Center will feature Richard O’Brien’s “Rocky Horror Show.”

Each show will be at 9 p.m. and tickets are $15.

To purchase tickets, visit www.secondstoryrep.org or call the box office at (425) 881-6777 Tuesday through Saturday from 1-5 p.m.

“Rocky Horror Show” features Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, who branch out of the suburbs when they enter the home of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Part rock musical, part sci-fi spoof, this story about seduction and discovery takes audiences on a journey from experimentation to selfrealization.

There will be pre-show events including a sing-along on March 17 and a costume contest on March 24. Both events are free will be from 7:30-9 p.m.

“Rocky Horror Show” will be directed by Robert Bogue. Bogue is the founder and artistic director of Split 2nd Improv

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Volunteers needed for Lunch Buddy program

The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is accepting applications for its Lunch Buddy program. To get involved, contact Nanci Wehr, LINKS Program Coordinator, at LINKS@lwsd.org or by calling (425) 936-1410.

Historical society meeting set for Saturday

The Redmond Historical Society’s next (RHS) meeting will be Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, located at 16600 N.E. 80 St. Loita Hawkinson, president of the Kirkland Heritage Society, will be speaking about the history of Kirkland Heritage Society and the historic facility, Heritage Hall.

The society began in 1977 as the Kirkland Historic Commission.

For more information, visit redmondhistoricalsociety.org.

Trash or Treasure?

Trash or Treasure Antique/ Collectable Appraisals is returning to the Redmond Senior Center (RSC) for its fourth year. Redmond residents can find out if that stuff in the attic is worth anything more than memories. This event will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the RSC, 8703 160th Ave. N.E. Registration is in person at the RSC. For additional information, call (425) 556-2314.

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Redmond employee finalist for online space competition CARRIE WOOD Reporter Newspapers

Sean Sonnet didn’t watch TV. The world hadn’t heard of the Hubble Space Telescope and there was not a lot of great space photography in books back in the ‘70s. So as a boy, Sonnet used his imagination when it came to outer space.

He made rocket ships out of cardboard boxes and aluminum foil and launched into space using a toaster.

“One time I wanted to create my own engine, so I used my mother’s hair dryer and plugged it in and it almost caught fire,” said Sonnet.

But now at 41, the Juanita resident who works in Redmond may soon be the first “average” person to soar into suborbital space.

But he needs your help.

Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, in partnership with Space Adventures, will be sending someone from the general public into space through its Space Race 2012 program. The mission is in celebration of the Space Needle’s 50th anniversary. Built in 1962 for the World’s Fair, its creation marked the beginning of the original space race that put man on the moon.

The Space Needle randomly selected 1,000 contestants to enter the competition phase of the contest in December. Contestants submitted a short YouTube video explaining why they should win the trip to space.

Just 20 of those videos – including Sonnet’s – were recently posted on the Space Needle’s Facebook page for the world to vote on.

The public may cast one vote per day through March 18 to help select the five finalists who will compete in the physical challenges at the Space Needle to determine the winner.

“For me, going to space sounds amazing. It’s my dream,” said Sonnet in his two-minute YouTube video that won him a spot in the top 20.

“I’m a poet, I’m a musician and living here in Seattle, I see the Space Needle as a symbol of dreams of what can be accomplished. My dream is to slip past the surly bonds of earth into the

Kirkland resident Sean Sonnet, who works in Redmond, is a finalist in the Space Needle’s Space Race 2012 program to win a trip to space. Courtesy photo sun-split skies and the burning blue and touch the face of gods. For me, that’s a dream come true.”

Sonnet’s passion for space has burned like a meteor since he was a child.

He recalls camping with his grandfather and listening to his stories about the mythology of stars.

When he got older, while other kids his age were selling lemonade, Sonnet grabbed his grandmother’s slide projector.

After a trip to the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, he was so inspired that he went home and built his own planetarium using lights and a globe that he poked holes in. He sold tickets to neighborhood kids and family members and produced a planetarium and slide show.

When he was 14, he was given the opportunity to teach about space to a fifth-grade class in Monrovia, Calif.

He said one of the boys from that class is now a lead senior flight tech for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Mars lander project.

“Of course I’d like to think I had a part in that,” laughed Sonnet.

Space has also inspired his work as a professional musician and poet.

He helped write the theme music for Star Trek Phoenix, a fan film and the largest, consistent film production in

the Pacific Northwest from 20082010.

Sonnet now hopes to instill the same sense of imagination that he had onto his 4-year-old son.

“He’s learned all the planets and knows about all the stars, I’ll even build rocket ships with him,” said Sonnet, who works at Contract Furnishings Mart in Redmond as a stone and tile expert. “Now we have movies out and things I didn’t have when I was a kid, but his imagination still soars like mine did as a kid.”

He said if he wins the trip to space, he would be sure to wear his necklace that contains special memorabilia, including hair from his son and mother.

“I would feel like I’m taking places and people with me,” he said.

He also wants to bring a video or audio recorder, so that he may capture his experience and share it with others, including local schools.

He says he hopes the Redmond community will check out his YouTube video and vote for him.

“Ultimately I really hope that I can win this because, oh my goodness, I can’t tell you how much of a dream this would be to come true. They say shoot for the stars with your dreams and I feel like I’m really doing that.”

To vote for Sonnet’s video, visit spacerace.herokuapp.com/entries/102.

Artists, craftsmen and designers in all categories are invited to submit an application for participation in Redmond Town Center’s 3rd Annual Arts Festival.

The application deadline is April 1 and the three-day event will be June 22-24 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

In honor of the City of Redmond’s 100th birthday this year, artists submitting work for the festival are encouraged to also enter original artwork that commemorates Redmond’s Centennial and the artist’s connection to Redmond as a Washington local, Redmond resident or entrant. Anyone with a connection to Redmond in some way is encouraged to create artwork and submit it for this portion of the festival.

The top 25 submissions —as selected by the jury — will be featured in a special VALA Eastside Centennial Collection Gallery, hosted by the town center throughout the arts festival. The top three submissions — also selected by the jury — in both the festival and Centennial Collection categories will receive Best of Show prizes and be prominently displayed in the gallery throughout the event.

This year’s jury will include Redmond Arts Commission coordinator Joshua Heim, former Pilchuk Glass School director and Purdue University professor Marge Levy, Microsoft Corp. painter and graphic designer Donna Wallace and Redmond Digital Arts Festival curator and founder Kamal Seigel.

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RISING UP THE RANKS

Gainer, who grew up wanting to be a cop, first joined the RPD in July 1976, when the department had 29 employees and the city housed more than 16,000 residents.

Gainer’s intelligence, even-keel approach and passion for public safety vaulted him up the ranks rapidly, according to Harris.

“He was always a hard-working guy all the way through the ranks,” Harris said.

Gainer said he took his first promotion test in 1977 on “a dare,” and got the second-best score in the department. But the interim chief at the time, Garney Arcand, said he couldn’t promote Gainer to sergeant because he hadn’t been with the department long enough.

While he didn’t get promoted that day, it was a sign of things to come for Gainer, an Eastside native who attended Redmond Junior and Redmond High schools.

In 1979, he served as a motor officer, a position he helped create that still exists today. He was promoted to patrol sergeant in 1980 and then four years later, he moved over to the Traffic

Division, where he focused Taylor said. on enhancing DUI emphasis.

Taylor recalls one incident During his patrol days, Gainer where he rushed to a scene to was struck by drunk drivers five back up Gainer at a domestic times. dispute call on 156th Avenue “I don’t think it did any brain Northeast. damage until the second or third Like he always did, Gainer one,” Cox said with a had eased the tensions laugh.

“His passion at the home, but when Gainer’s last run-in rushed up to the for the job Taylor with a drunk driver front porch, the suspect came in 1989 when he was evident in became agitated again. was hit by an impaired recognized how long he Gainer motorist while investithis and moved to the gating a traffic collision. served in law side and the suspect He suffered a shoulder enforcement. punched a charging injury and had to have Taylor in the face, His ethics knocking him off the rotator cuff surgery.

While it did halt his recand moral front porch. reational softball career, “Larry saw it comit didn’t stop him from compass really ing and stepped aside,” his police work. stood out in Taylor recalls. “He was Gainer always had very astute.” my mind.” always a passion for getting Gainer, known for his RPD Chief Ron Gibson on drunk drivers off the dry, witty humor, was retired Assistant Chief road, Cox said. In promoted to lieutenant Larry Gainer fact, one time Gainer in 1991. He graduated arrested two DUI from the FBI Academy suspects in a matter of in 1993 before being five minutes. Cox recalled how named a commander in 1996.

Gainer arrested one suspect on One year later he was promoted Northeast 116th Street and then to assistant chief and his prias he was transporting the susmary duty was to handle internal pect to the police station, caught investigations. He always used another impaired driver. a fair-handed philosophy when Cox said Gainer always had a making recommendations to the calming affect at heated, emotion- chief, according to supervisors al calls, such as domestic violence and colleagues. disputes. And Gainer always “It didn’t matter if he was your avoided conflict with suspects, best friend or if he loathed you, sidestepping confrontations and you were still going to get a fair focusing on finding solutions, shake,” Cox said of Gainer’s ap-

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IMPACT WORK IMPROVED RPD

Ron Gibson, RPD’s current chief, said Gainer’s experience and dedication helped ease the transition when Gibson moved from the Colorado Springs Police Department to become Redmond’s new chief in 2010.

“His broad-based knowledge of current issues facing the department, his experience and his willingness to share with me the history of our department has been invaluable,” Gibson said.

“He has helped build our department into one that is envied by others.”

Since Gainer joined the department, RPD has grown to 126 employees and the city now has a population of more than 54,000 residents.

During his career, Gainer, who always wore spit-shined shoes and police badge, worked on many National Accreditation Assessments for the department. He was a critical member of the budget team and a member of many committees and boards.

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“His passion for the job was evident in how long he served in law enforcement,” Gibson said.

“His ethics and moral compass really stood out in my mind.”

At a retirement ceremony last week, when former colleagues, supervisors, and family members honored him, the one constant word that kept surfacing was “fair.”

“He was very good at making good decisions,” Harris said. “I had a lot of fun with him. He will be sorely missed, there’s no doubt about it.”

Chief Gibson said the city will conduct a national search for Gainer’s replacement, but quickly pointed out that there are several internal candidates he hopes will apply for the job too.

The plan is to start advertising for the assistant chief job next month and have that position filled by the end of June, Gibson said.

As for Gainer, his police work days are over, but he continues to lend a helping hand, babysitting his three granddaughters.

“I’m starting to become aware of my limitations,” he said.

Gainer said he will enjoy his retirement days with hunting and fishing trips, but he will never will forget his time serving the RPD. “I feel exceptionally fulfilled,” he said. “And no, I didn’t expect it to go the way it did.”

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A 22-year-old man is being treated with non-life-threatening injuries to his head and leg after a hit-and-run collision Monday morning in downtown Redmond.

Now police investigators are trying to find out who hit the man, who was struck in a crosswalk at Northeast 85th Street and 164th Avenue Northeast.

At 5:54 a.m., a passerby called 911 reporting a man lying in the roadway at the intersection. The man was transported to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, where he is receiving treatment.

Investigators believe the man was hit by a 1999-2007 light-colored Chevy vehicle, which many now have a dented hood and/or cracked windshield.

The RPD is seeking the assistance of anyone who may have seen or has information regarding this incident and is asking them to call (425) 556-2500.

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Wednesday, March 7 Drug paraphernalia: At 10:32 p.m., Redmond police arrested a female driver in the Grasslawn neighborhood for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Vandalism: At 8:18 a.m., Redmond police took a report regarding damage to a piece of art in a park in the 7800 block of 168th Avenue Northeast downtown.

Fraud: Redmond police received two reports of fraud. The first came at 8:10 a.m., from the 4700 block of 164th Place Northeast in Overlake regarding a fraudulent

online purchase made last month for HP notebook computers, which were shipped to New York. The second came at 9:01 a.m. in the 15900 block of Northeast 85th Street downtown. A man had more than $3,200 worth of fraudulent charges to his credit card.

Monday, March 5

Burglary: Redmond police investigated a reported burglary at 12:39 p.m. at a business in the 11600 block of 154th Place Northeast. Police were able to located some of the stolen items.

Shoplifting: Redmond police responded to three reports of shoplifting downtown. The first came at 2:47 p.m. in the 17600 block of Union Hill Road. A female was arrested.

The second report came at 3:32 p.m. in the 16400 block of Northeast 74th Street.

A juvenile female was arrested. The third report came at 7:59 p.m. in the 15800 block of Redmond Way.

Agency assistance: Redmond Police Department K9 Vader helped the Bellevue and Kirkland police departments during the early hours. At 12:46 a.m., Vader sniffed the exterior of a vehicle containing suspected narcotics in Bellevue in the 3700 block of 128th Avenue Southeast and gave a positive alert. The vehicle was impounded for a search warrant. About two hours later, Vader tracked down some evidence regarding an assault with a firearm call in Kirkland in the 6600 block of 130th Avenue Northeast. That investigation is still ongoing.

Tuesday, March 6 Burglary: Redmond police responded to a reported burglary at a residence in the 10600 block of 184th Avenue Northeast at 10:58 p.m.

Theft: Redmond police arrested a 21-yearold woman for shoplifting a business in the 17200 block of Redmond Way at 5:35 p.m.

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Saturday, March 3 Shoplifting: Redmond police investigated two reports of shoplifting in the 17600 block of Union Hill Road downtown. The first came at 5:26 p.m. and a female was arrested. The second report came at 10:01 p.m. Police investigated a shoplift at a department store where one female ran from loss prevention and was apprehended.

Burglary: At 2:36 p.m., Redmond police investigated a residential burglary in the 14900 block of Northeast 72nd Court in the Grasslawn neighborhood. There are no suspects at the time.

Assault: At 12:14 a.m., Redmond police arrested a woman in the 16100 block of Northeast 98th Street in the Education Hill neighborhood for assaulting her boyfriend.

Friday, March 2 DUI: At 7:28 p.m., Redmond police arrested a male for driving under the influence around westbound State Route 520 and Redmond Way downtown.

Car prowl: Redmond police investigated a car prowl at a business in the 14700 block of Northeast 95th Street in the Grasslawn neighborhood.

Thursday, March 1 Mischief: At 11:39 p.m., Redmond police responded to a report of physical domestic violence in the 16400 block of Northeast 91st Street on Education Hill. A man was arrested.

Fraud: At 4:40 p.m., Redmond police received a report of credit card fraud at an ATM in the 4100 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway in Overlake.

Shoplifting: At 12:11 p.m., Redmond police responded to a report of a theft of a tablet computer from a business in the 15300 block of Northeast 24th Street in Overlake.

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A group of Mustang Junior Football players scrimmage against Eastlake’s team last fall at Redmond High School. The Redmond High football program will be holding its inaugural youth camp this summer in an effort to increase depth and turnout for future years. Courtesy of Matt Campbell, www.sportspixs.com

Paving the way for future success Redmond High School (RHS) varsity baseball coach Dan Pudwill and the Mustang players will be hosting a threeday youth baseball camp from 9 a.m.-noon on April 3-5.

The camp, open to boys in grades 2-6 throughout the Eastside, will develop skills in catching, throwing, base running, hitting and light conditioning. The cost of the camp is $97, and all proceeds will go towards equipment and supplies for the upcoming 2012 RHS season. For more information, contact Julie Firth at (425) 802-1444 or e-mail jfirth@lwsd.org. To print a registration form, visit www. redmondmustangbaseball. com.

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In a tough football league like Kingco 4A, success for a certain program over another often comes down to a numbers game.

The Redmond High School team, which has not had a winning season since 2007, had only slightly more than half the turnout as powerhouse Bothell High, which has won the league title five times in the last 10 years.

The numbers don’t lie – the Cougars turned out 164 players last fall in grades 9-12, the Mustangs just 85.

Jordan Flowers, an offensive and wide receivers coach for the Mustangs, along with head coach Jeff Chandler, said they believe that the Mustangs will one day be spoken about in the same breath as Bothell and 4A state champion Skyline.

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