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Bagpipes blaring for new fire station Get ready for city road construction Upcoming projects will have an impact on traffic Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com

Redmond residents, workers and anyone passing through town may want to find alternate routes to their daily commutes as the city has a number of road construction projects scheduled for this year. The five projects’ timelines are scattered with the earliest beginning this spring and the latest scheduled to be completed next year. “These projects represent the city’s commitment to keep pace with growth by investing in our vital infrastructure,” said Redmond Mayor John Marchione. “This is one of the top priorities identified by citizens as being most important in maintaining Redmond’s quality of life.”

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STEM school counterparts during this short-term stay,” LWSD Superintendent Dr. Chip Kimball said in a press release. “I recognize the inconvenience involved and appreciate their understanding.” Two appeals to the new school site's conditional use permit were filed last December and denied by a King County hearing examiner last week, according to the press release.

Ron Grant, assistant director of public works for the City of Redmond, said the biggest upcoming project will be the Redmond Way overlay, which will extend from the Kirkland-Redmond border at 132nd Avenue Northeast to Bear Creek Parkway. This project will include an asphalt overlay and the installation of curb ramps for easy access for all users. There will also be drainage work done as part of this project. Grant said this thoroughfare used to be State Route 908 before Redmond and Kirkland successfully petitioned the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) about five years ago to have the roads turned back to the cities. Federal dollars had already been budgeted to pay for the construction project and WSDOT agreed during the negotiation process to give that money to Redmond and Kirkland. The Redmond portion of the federally funded project is $2.5 million. “We’re very grateful,” Grant said about the federal dollars. He added that the city hired a consultant to do the design for the project and this cost about $280,000. The City of Kirkland will also be doing construction on its portion, which becomes Northeast 85th Street, so commuters can expect delays along the corridor from Interstate 405 to Bear Creek Parkway.

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Musicians from Eastside Firefighters Pipes and Drums opened last Friday’s dedication ceremony for Redmond’s new Fire Station 17 at 16917 N.E. 116 St. The new station will serve North Redmond and parts of Education Hill and provide faster response times to residents in these neighborhoods. See story, PAGE 6. Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter

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New STEM school to be housed temporarily at Eastlake Delays in permitting push back construction of new science, technology, engineering and math school BILL CHRISTIANSON bchristianson@redmond-reporter.com

Construction of the new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) high school in Redmond will not be completed in time for the start of the 2012-13 school year following a delay in the permitting process, the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) announced last week. As a result, LWSD's new choice school will open this fall in a temporary setup at

Eastlake High School in Sammamish — approximately four miles from the planned STEM school site near Alcott Elementary School in southeast Redmond. Delays in the required permits have pushed the completion of the first phase of the threephase STEM school project until late fall or early winter, forcing the district to house up to 300 STEM students — all ninth or 10th graders — at Eastlake in the meantime. “I know the Eastlake staff, students and parents will be gracious hosts for their

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Fletcher named president of Sound Publishing her career working for a small daily in Woodward, Gloria Fletcher has Okla., in 1985. been named president of She is an honors graduSound Publishing. ate of the University of Fletcher comes to Sound Oklahoma and serves on from Gatehouse Media the board of directors of based out of Joplin, Mo., Gloria Fletcher the Local Media Associawhere she was regional vice tion (formerly Suburban president, responsible for Newspapers of America). 85 publications spread throughout Fletcher is married with two sons, 13 states. ages 14 and 17, and she and her Prior to Gatehouse, she was family are excited about the move to division vice president for ComSeattle and the Pacific Northwest. munity Newspaper Holdings from She will take up her new position 2000 to 2007, responsible for their this month and will be relocating Oklahoma group. She also worked her family over the summer. for American Publishing Company “I’m honored to join Sound from 1988 to 1999, after beginning Publishing and Black Press,” REPORTER STAFF

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NEWS BRIEFS Youth summit set for April 12

The Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee (RYPAC) youth summit, which is held every other year, will be April 12 from 8:30-1:30 p.m. About 130 teens will gather at the Old Redmond

School House Community Center at 16600 N.E. 80th St. to discuss and share issues, concerns and needs for teens in Redmond. This year’s theme is Ignite the Fire. Teens will hear and share ideas about their future and issues that they face and what drives them to action.

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Fletcher said. “I’m anxious to be onsite to learn about the area, the plethora of print and digital news products and really get to know the many talented people who produce them. My family and I are very excited to get there.” Fletcher’s appointment was announced March 26 by Rick O’Connor, chief operating officer of Black Press of Victoria, B.C., Sound Publishing’s parent company, and company owner David Black. “David and I are excited about the quality of leadership that Gloria brings to her new position and we hope to build on the new acquisitions we announced in the

Dennis Buckmaster will be at McDonald’s Book Exchange, at 16415 N.E. 83rd St. in Redmond, will be reading and showing a slide show from their book “Healing Romance & Revolution” from 6-8 p.m. Through letters, the book tells the story of Seattleite Harriet H. Smith, a young nurse in 1926 China who went on to become a University of Washington Nursing School professor.

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The Redmond Historical Society (RHS) will meet on Saturday, April 14,

Wash., Sound Publishing, Inc., owns and operates 38 community newspapers, including the Redmond Reporter, and 14 Little Nickel publications in the greater Puget Sound area. In fall of 2011, Sound Publishing added the Peninsula Daily News (Port Angeles), Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum to their community newspaper holdings. Collectively, Sound Publishing has circulation of 773,126. Sound Publishing’s broad household distribution blankets the greater Puget Sound region, extending northward from Seattle to Canada, south to Salem, Ore., and westward to the Pacific Ocean.

starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center located at 16600 N.E. 80th St. in Redmond. At the meeting, Tom Hansen will present “Weber Point Revisited” with more stories and photos, and

Tracy Emmanuel will join him, showing photos of artifacts discovered underwater near where Weber’s Mill used to be. For more information, visit the website at www. redmondhistoricalsociety. org or call (425) 885-2919.

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Library. Outdoor activities will include arts and crafts and an egg roll, a new and “egg-citing” activity. The The egg hunt will be divided into two ages groups: youngsters up to age 4 and big kids ages 5 and older. Golden Egg prizes include Redmond Town Center

gift cards and Gold’s Gym memberships. Parking is available at the Redmond City Hall parking garage. The entrance is off of 160th Avenue. For more information, contact Nicole Wiebe at nwiebe@redmond.gov or call (425) 556-2395.

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...EASTER Services David Standring, personal preferences coordinator at Overlake Terrace, presents Alice Stiyer with a gift basket from the Seattle Mariners for her 104th birthday. 602678

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Redmond may be turning 100 this year, but Alice Stiyer, a resident of Overlake Terrace Assisted Living and Independent Living, has the city beat by a few years as she turned 104 on Monday. Despite her many years, Stiyer has spent less than one living in Redmond. She moved to Overlake Terrace in June 2011 and what she’s seen of the city so far during regular outings with her grandson has impressed her. “It’s quite a city,” the centenarian said. Upon learning that Redmond is just now celebrating its Centennial, she laughed at the city’s relative youth.

“It makes me pretty old,” she said with a smile. Stiyer was born on April 2, 1908, in eastern Washington and lived there for two years. She and her family then moved to Canada. They moved around a bit, living in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Stiyer, one of six children, and her family moved to Bellingham when she was 14. She stayed there until she got married at the age of 20. She and her husband moved to Seattle, where they worked in the grocery store industry. They had one daughter. The couple moved to Wenatchee after they bought a grocery store and meat-packing plant there. Next came a grocery store in Quincy before they returned to Seattle and eventually retired in Bellingham. Stiyer’s grandson and Redmond resident Ron

Radtke, 64, has fond memories of going with his grandparents whenever they bought a new business. “I spent a lot of time with them,” he said. “They were my foundation.” One of Stiyer’s two grandsons, Radtke said he acquired his work ethic from his grandparents, who were both hard workers. He said in addition to hard work, Stiyer valued her family and faith. She has always been patient, understanding and very strong willed, he said. But above all, Radtke said she was a very good cook. When asked about his favorite memories of his grandmother he said, “I would say her meals quite frankly.” Outside of work, family and her faith, Stiyer enjoyed bowling. She bowled when she lived in Seattle and in Bellingham when she retired. She joined a bowling league

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and befriended a group of women who she still remains in contact with, including Maryanne Harriman. Harriman and Stiyer actually met through Stiyer’s sister, who was neighbors with Harriman’s family. Harriman was the same age as Stiyer’s sister’s children and said the two older women were both mother figures in her life. “She was like family to me,” Harriman said about Stiyer. “She’s a wonderful woman. She’s always been a wonderful woman.” Harriman and two other former bowlers visited Stiyer on Monday to help her celebrate her birthday, which Stiyer really appreciated. “It’s wonderful,” she said about her visitors. During the birthday celebrations on Monday, David Standring, personal preferences coordinator at Overlake Terrace, surprised Stiyer with a gift basket from the Seattle Mariners, which included a baseball signed by six of the players, an autographed and framed poster of the Mariner Moose, a card and other Mariners memorabilia. When she was presented with the basket, Stiyer was all smiles. “She’s a huge Mariners fan,” Standring said. He said Stiyer is usually glued to the TV during baseball season.

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Redmond high seeks dress donations

In an effort to make sure all senior girls can have a night they will remember, the senior class at Redmond High School (RHS), at 17272 N.E. 104th St., will host a Dress Swap on April 25 just in time for senior prom, which is May 19. Donations of prom and other cocktail type dresses are needed in order to provide as many dresses as possible for girls in need. Dress donations can be dropped off in the RHS main office through April 25. The week of April 2-6 is spring break so offices will be closed. The prom dresses will be free and for more information, email Erin Miller at s-ermiller@lwsd.org or Lauren Tucker at s-ltucker@ lwsd.org.

Community plant swap set for April 21 This year’s Union Hill Community Plant Swap will be April 21 from 10 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of Living Hope Lutheran Church, located at 7305 208th Ave N.E. in Redmond. Attendees are invited to bring indoor and outdoor plants to be exchanged or a food item to share. There will be no sales. For more information, call (425) 485-6644.

New fire station ready for service New facility will provide quicker response times to Education Hill, North Redmond neighborhoods SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com

After about two decades of planning and a little more than a year of construction, the new Redmond Fire Station 17 is now up and running. The new station took its first call on March 16, but a dedication ceremony last Friday morning marked its official opening. City of Redmond Mayor John Marchione, current and former City Council members, members of the Redmond Fire Department (RFD) and others were in attendance to celebrate a building that has been a long time coming. RFD Capt. Tom Langton, who has been the department’s liaison for the project since 2007, said in the late 1980s and early 1990s, city officials had identified the area surrounding Station 17 — North Redmond and Education Hill — as areas for growth. The real growth came in the mid 2000s and the new $5 million bond-funded Station 17 at 16917 N.E. 116th St. will help accommodate this. “It’s a huge sense of satisfaction that we’ve been able to deliver solid value to citizens,” Langton said about the station’s completion. The station houses one aid car and two firefighters/emergency medical technicians (EMTs), who will provide basic life support services to North Redmond and parts of Education Hill. Fire Chief Kevin Donnelly said the 16,899-square-foot station was built for growth so there is a fire truck onsite in reserves that will be utilized when the need comes for expansion. “Then we’ll bring the staffing in,” Donnelly said. Langton said Station 17 is larger than they currently need, but rather than build additions and expand the building later, they will just buy more equipment and appliances to accommodate the growth. He said this is a much cheaper way to go. “I think it’s a reflection of the mayor and Council preparing for the future,” said Redmond Police Chief Ron Gibson.

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Redmond Fire Department (RFD) Captain Tom Langton speaks at last Friday’s dedication event of the new Fire Station 17 in North Redmond. He is flanked by Redmond Mayor John Marchione, left, and RFD Chief Kevin Donnelly. Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter In addition to being the most efficient fire station in Redmond with a decontamination room, a workshop area to repair equipment, a special room for bunker storage and more, Station 17 also has space for a police substation. Gibson said for the police department, this will allow officers who are on patrol in the area to use the station as a substation to write up reports, take care of paperwork, make phone calls or handle other tasks, without driving all the way downtown. In addition, Gibson said having a fire station in North Redmond will also help the police if they respond to an emergency in the area that requires medical attention. With the new station, residents of North Redmond and Education Hill will see a quicker response time as the closest station previously had been the RFD Headquarters, Station 11 at 8450 161st Ave.

N.E., downtown. Donnelly said the Woodinville Fire Department would occasionally take calls for the area as well. Langton said the drop in response time will be significant. For example, it would usually take them about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to get from Station 11 to Emerald Heights Retirement Community at 10901 176th Circle N.E. Response time from Station 17 is about 2 minutes and 20 seconds. City Council President Pat Vache has lived down the street from Station 17’s location since 1977 and has driven by since the groundbreaking ceremony last year. He said the health and safety aspect of the faster response times that will come with the station will be significant. “It’ll save lives, no doubt about that,” he said. “We’re sure glad that we’re in the neighborhood … This is my fire station.”

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All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint thinner and many other household hazardous items at no cost when the Wastemobile makes a stop in Redmond, April 13-15. The Wastemobile will be in the parking lot of Home Depot, at 17777 NE 76th St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Residents can drop off household hazardous waste items including pesticides, oil-based paints, automotive products (oil, antifreeze, auto batteries, etc.), fluorescent bulbs/tubes and other items free of charge. "There is no charge to drop off unwanted household hazardous waste because the service is paid for through garbage and sewer utility fees," said program administrator Jay Watson. After its trip to Redmond, the Wastemobile will head to Vashon for a hazardous waste collection event April 27-29. Created in 1989, the Wastemobile was the first program of its kind in the nation. It is operated by King County Solid Waste Division as part of the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program and travels throughout the county from spring through fall. Since its inception, the Wastemobile has collected more than 15,000 tons of hazardous household waste from 400,000 customers. Looking for reusable household products? The Wastemobile provides free products to the public, such as oil-based paint, stain and primer, plus wood care and cleaning products. These products are subject to availability and residents sign a release form prior to receiving the materials. For more information about disposal, including acceptable materials and quantity limits, call the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program's Hazards Line at (206) 2964692, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and

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Supreme Court weighs challenge to health care act

he U.S. Supreme Court recently held three days of hearings on a series of challenges filed against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the landmark health insurance reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama in early 2010 after nearly a year of discussion and debate in Congress. At issue is whether several provisions in the law are constitutional, especially the provision requiring Americans to either buy health insurance or pay penalties (known as the individual mandate). The Supreme Court has made audio and transcripts of all the hearings available on its website, www.supremecourt.gov, as well as the text of briefs filed by the different parties in the lawsuit. These are well worth reading and listening to. The transcripts and audio provide a much deeper introduction to the issues the Supreme Court will be grappling with over the next few months than any newspaper article or evening news broadcast could hope to offer. Every civicminded citizen with a computer ought to take a look at the materials the Supreme Court has made available. Owing to our system of government, where power is divided at different levels, most of the parties are governments, rather than private organizations. Just more than half of the 50 states are involved in one of the challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – though some, like Washington state, are participating in the suit against the wishes of their governor and legislative leaders. The Department of Justice, meanwhile, is defending the law on behalf of Congress and the Obama administration. The Department of Justice contends that the Affordable Care Act addresses a fundamental and enduring problem in American society: access to health care. “For most Americans - for more than 80 percent of Americans – the insurance system does provide effective access,” Solicitor General Donald Verrilli told the Supreme Court March 27. “But for more than 40 million Americans who do not have access to health insurance either Andrew Villeneuve

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through their employer or through government programs such as Medicare or Medicaid, the system does not work. Individuals must resort to the individual market, and that market does not provide affordable health insurance.” The attorney generals for more than two dozen states and several conservative organizations (including the right wing National Federation of Independent Business) argue otherwise. The states’ representative, Paul D. Clement, is urging the Supreme Court to set aside the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in its entirety — not just the controversial individual mandate provision. “I certainly appreciate what the Solicitor General says, that when you support a policy, you think that the policy spreads the blessings of liberty. But I would respectfully suggest that it’s a very funny conception of liberty that forces somebody to purchase an insurance policy whether they want it or not,” Clement told the Supreme Court. “And it’s a very strange conception of federalism that says that we can simply give the states an offer that they can’t refuse, and through the spending power which is premised on the notion that Congress can do more because it’s voluntary, we can force the states to do whatever we tell them to. That is a direct threat to our federalism.” During the oral arguments, the court’s more

conservative wing (Justices Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts, Kennedy) took the lead in interrupting Verrilli and peppering him with questions, while the court’s more liberal wing (Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, Ginsburg, Kagan) took on Clement. Many pundits have suggested that the liberal wing appears inclined to uphold the Affordable Care Act, including the mandate, while the conservative wing seems inclined to strike it down. But the tenor and substance of oral argument don’t necessarily predict the outcome of a case. Justices often play devil’s advocate during oral argument, and consider the merits of arguments against the position they may personally favor. The case may well depend on what conclusions Justice Anthony Kennedy reaches, for he is widely considered to be the swing vote on the Supreme Court. If the other conservatives decide the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, and Kennedy joins them, the law will be struck down. If Kennedy joins the liberals, the law will probably be upheld. A decision is expected in late June. 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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Movie ratings are not entirely accurate As a parent of 14- and 12-yearold boys, I choose our family movie experiences carefully. I check movie ratings and websites devoted to providing more information to parents about the content of movies. The last two times I have attended a movie at Regal Cinemas at Bella Bottega, I have noticed that preview material has been age inappropriate for my children. Regal Cinemas runs both movie previews and commercial material prior to each movie. This content, I have found, includes sexually oriented nudity and crass language. During the most recent commercial

material we watched prior to a PG-13rated movie, we saw no less than three sexually explicit situations, in addition to multiple exposures to a vulgar term. I don’t need to see that sort of crass material. I was embarrassed to be exposed to it with my children present and it adds insult that I get to pay for the privilege. I am writing to warn other parents of the apparent oversight at bigscreen theaters. At present, the material shown on the screens prior to movies doesn’t conform with movie ratings. Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) states that in PG-13-rated movies “sexually orientated nudity is generally absent.” Too bad this doesn’t apply to all the media at the theater these kids are exposed to. Tracey Kenney, Redmond

The ironies of Arbor Day As Arbor Day comes to Redmond, trees have become a topic of growing community interest — with or without socks. And it’s great that the City of Redmond will “celebrate the importance of trees and forest ecosystems” with an Arbor Day event at Farrel-McWhirter Park on April 11 so that residents can participate in tree preservation. As Redmond’s park operations supervisor says, “Preserving our trees and forests is vital to maintaining our quality of life and working to build a better future” and that “taking care of our community forests demonstrates the

city’s ongoing commitment to the preservation, protection and enrichment of our environment.” (Redmond Reporter, March 30, 2012) There is, however a considerable contradiction between those environmental values and the city’s approved removal of more than 1,000 majestic evergreens during the redevelopment of the Group Health property in the Overlake neighborhood. How can that decision be squared with the “Tree City USA” designation that was conferred on Redmond by the Arbor Day Foundation 12 years ago? Caring for our trees and forests applies to Overlake Village as much as it does for Farrel-McWirter Park. John Reinke, Redmond

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www.redmond-reporter.com The appeals were filed in King County's Department of Development and Environmental Services by Redmond residents Susan Wilkins, Marianne Spencer, Albert Spencer and Robert Donati. The appeals expressed concern about a variety of topics, including the traffic, safety and wildlife impacts the school would have on the surrounding neighborhood, which is zoned rural residential. Construction of the school's first phase can begin after a 21-day waiting period if there are no more legal challenges, according to district communications director Kathryn Reith. If there are no further legal challenges or construction delays, the district is aiming to open the first phase of the new STEM school to students sometime in November, according to Reith. The district will provide bus transportation to STEM school students between their home high school and Eastlake and that bus service will continue once the STEM school opens, Reith said. She added that the district has already done "a lot of traffic work," including the addition of a second

Wilder Elementary students Kelly Milton, left, and Jordan Steed serve up their dishes during last year’s annual Kids Can Cook competition held at Redmond Junior High (RJH). This year’s event will be Wednesday at RJH. File photo

Students ready to cook up a storm Lake Washington School District’s (LWSD) Food Services will hold its 5th Annual “Kids Can Cook” contest Wednesday at Redmond Junior High School (RJH), located at 10055 166th Ave. N.E. in Redmond, from 2-5 p.m. Students submitted healthy recipes to LWSD’s Food Services department in February and a panel of judges selected the winning recipes for Wednesday’s competition. The students will gather at RJH to prepare their

healthy snack recipes to be sampled by judges and guests. Final judging will be based on health-conscious foods, simple and kidfriendly preparation, fun kid foods, judge’s choice and best table presentation. All participants will receive a T-shirt, apron, chef hat, certificate and medal. A total of 20 fourth and fifth graders will participate in this year’s event: • Four students from Alcott Elementary • Three students from Audubon Elementary

• Two students from Blackwell Elementary • One student from Frost Elementary • Four students from Rockwell Elementary • Three students from Rosa Parks Elementary • Two students from Wilder Elementary For more information, contact LWSD Food Services area manager Jane Markham at jmarkham@ lwsd.org or Cheryl Katzberg with LWSD Food Services at ckatzberg@ lwsd.org.

entrance, at Eastlake in preparation for the new freshmen on campus as the district switches to a fouryear high school configuration starting next fall. The district decided on Eastlake as the temporary location for STEM students after looking at "all possible options," Reith said. District officials from the facilities department worked with commercial realtors, looking into retail, warehouse and office space, but owners of spaces large enough to house the school could not accommodate a short-term lease, Reith said. The district also contacted neighboring school districts and the Lake Washington Institute of Technology, but no deals could be finalized, said Reith. With the district's change to four-year high schools, along with a new classroom wing and other additions, Eastlake's capacity will grow to 1,840 students. The Renaissance School of Art

and Reasoning, a LWSD choice middle school, had already planned to move from the Eastlake building into three portables. All of these changes will allow Eastlake to accommodate the STEM students on a temporary basis, Reith said. "It's going to be cozy at Eastlake," Reith said. "We will be able to fit everyone in for this short period of time. It's not optimal, but hopefully students will be back to their planned spaces fairly quickly." Construction of the new STEM school will be built in three phases with the second phase expected to be complete by January 2013 and the entire construction done by spring of 2013, according to Reith. "I am disappointed that this new school will be in temporary quarters for a while," Kimball said in the press release. "But we are fortunate that Eastlake will be able to host it this fall. In future years, Eastlake will need that space."

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Microsoft helps families cope with rising tuition State public-private partnership provides financial aid for undergraduate students Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com

A new public-private partnership between the state and Washington businesses, including Redmond-based Microsoft Corp., has been developed to help families cope with rising tuition at colleges and universities statewide. The Opportunity Scholarship (OS) was created in 2011 by the Washington Legislature as a long-term endowment to provide an ongoing source of financial aid for undergraduate students. "As budgets tighten across the nation, it is essential for the state to take new steps that ensure a student's opportunity to attend college is a function of commitment and hard work rather than the size of a family's checkbook," said Brad Smith, who chairs the scholarship program's board of directors. Smith, who serves

as general counsel and executive vice president of legal and corporate affairs for Microsoft, said OS stemmed from a recommendation made by Gov. Chris Gregoire's Higher Education Funding Task Force, which was created in July 2010. Smith was also chair of the task force and said they were asked to develop a realistic, stable and viable long-range funding strategy for Washington's higher education system. Smith, who got involved in the Higher Education Funding Task Force and OS because education is his passion, said for too long, the state's strategy for funding higher education has been like a two-legged stool. "One leg is state funding, which has been growing wobblier and weaker over the last decade," Smith said in an email to the Redmond Reporter. "And the other leg is tuition, which only increases as

“We at Microsoft are committed to addressing the opportunity divide, a gap between those who have the access, skills and opportunities to be successful and those who do not.” Brad Smith, Microsoft VP of legal and corporate affairs

state support diminishes, adding to the burden of families already struggling to afford to send their kids to college." Smith said with limited state resources, it is important to find more funding for higher education and increase opportunities for students to develop skills that will allow them to be competitive in the global economy. He added that OS provides another leg to the stool and the partnership between the public and private sectors is something that no other state has done. The program's aim is to help low- and middleincome Washington residents earn their bachelor's

degrees in high demand fields including science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and health care and to encourage scholarship recipients to work in the state after graduation. In addition to Microsoft, funding to launch OS came from The Boeing Company, another major employer in the Pacific Northwest. Both companies pledged $25 million each over the next five years to the OS Fund. The state will match these contributions to raise $100 million for scholarships. "It's an important first step towards the goal of creating a billion-dollar endowment for financial

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Remember that the main goal is for your child to enjoy the sport and ultimately want to keep participating in the future. Your approval can go a long way. Point out the positives and progress made in every practice or game so that they feel a sense of accomplishment even after the games they don’t win. Help them avoid setting expectations so high that they can’t succeed. For instance, getting a first hit in baseball can be very hard. A better initial goal might be simply to swing the bat at the right time! And then to make contact. And ultimately to get a hit. With the right attitude, your child can enjoy sports participation, which can, in turn, lead to greater levels of fitness and health, selfconfidence and long-term friendships. Marie Maxwell is the owner of Great Play of Redmond. For more information, call (425) 885-3800.

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Redmond’s Kirsch earns spot on national football team

Redmond resident Harley Kirsch, an 8th grade student at Eastside Catholic in Sammamish, was recently named to the U.S. Under-15 National Football Team based on outstanding football skill, leadership and character. With his nomination, he will get to participate in USA Football’s Under-15 International Development Week this summer at the University of Texas in Austin. The team consists of the nation’s top 7th- and 8th-grade football players, and features some of the top coaches in the country.

Prep report: Mustangs earn first Kingco win Redmond’s Cline escapes tough inning, strikes out 10 in Mustang victory Tim Watanabe twatanabe@redmond-reporter.com

After a tough 0-7 start to the season, the Redmond High School baseball team has started to right the ship with their second straight victory, a 3-2 Kingco win over Garfield on Tuesday, on the road. The Mustangs struck first, plating a run in the second inning, before starter Adam Cline had his only rough inning of the day, allowing the Bulldogs to tie the score at 2-2 in the fourth. Redmond was able to scratch across the winning run in the fifth, as Cline shut the opposition down the rest of the way. For Redmond, Thomas Crosley and Brandon Burditt each went 1-for-3 with RBI base hits, with Brent Firth and Cline going 2-for3 with a run scored. In his 6 2/3 innings of work, Cline struck out 10 while walking only two. The win improved the Mustangs to 1-4 in league play and 2-7 overall. The team took on Ballard last night, at Hartman Park, after the Reporter’s deadline.

Mustang offense stalls against Issaquah

The Redmond High fastpitch team hung tough with Issaquah and its pitching ace Brielle Bray on Tuesday night at Hartman Park, but the Eagles scored three runs in the seventh inning in a 5-1 Mustang loss. Issaquah got on the board early with a run in the first, but Mustang slugger Ashley Mitchell answered with a solo home run in the third to narrow the gap to 2-1. In the fourth, fifth and sixth, Redmond starter Melissa White traded zeros with Bray, but the Eagles came through in the final frame to put the game out of reach.

Mustang shortstop Ashley Mitchell takes a hack at a pitch from Issaquah ace Brielle Bray on Tuesday night at Hartman Park as her teammates watch from the dugout. Bray was dominant, striking out 13 in the Eagles’ 5-1 win, but not before Mitchell launched a solo home run in the third inning to put the Mustangs on the board. Tim Watanabe, Redmond Reporter With the loss, the Mustangs fell to 0-2 in league play and 2-2 overall. Their next game is Monday, April 9, at Skyline High at 4 p.m.

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Playing a road game at Northeast Athletic Complex on Tuesday night, the Redmond Mustangs lost a 4A Kingco league game to Roosevelt 2-1. The Roughriders drew first blood, scoring in the second minute, but Mustang Stephen Jinneman, off Justice James’ assist, evened up the score in the 51st minute. Six minutes later, Ismail Mussa scored the eventual game-winner for Roosevelt as the Mustangs were not able to score the equalizer. The loss, Redmond’s first in league play, dropped the Mustangs to 2-1 (5-2 overall). They next play on Tuesday, at home against the Skyline Spartans, at 7:30 p.m.

Redmond’s Melissa White winds up for a pitch while Ashley Mitchell gets ready on defense. White, the leader of the Mustang pitching staff and a third-year varsity starter, struck out eight Eagles’ batters in Tuesday’s loss. In three starts so far this year, White has struck out 22 while walking only seven. Tim Watanabe, Redmond Reporter

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DID YOU KNOW? Last December, former head coach Marceil Whitney resigned from her longtime position at Redmond High to realize her dream of opening a new public indoor tennis facility on the Eastside. The Outreach and Performance Tennis Center (OPTC) is located at 10822 117th Place Northeast in Kirkland.

REDMOND HIGH • Head coach: Stephen Thornsberry, 1st year • Last year: 4-6 4A Kingco League • 2012 turnout: 32

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• Sr. Sarah Du: No. 1 singles player and team co-captain looks to get out of Kingco this year and nail down her first state berth.

“(We look) very promising, especially Sarah and Sophia who set the standard for the rest of the team. We hope to continue the high level of enthusiasm and commitment which Coach Whitney encouraged over the years. She will be greatly missed, but we wish her well at OPTC.” - Coach Thornsberry

• Sr. Sophia Xu: Fellow talented singles player will push Du to excel and retain her top spot. • Sr. Marissa Craig: Team co-captain will be at No. 1 doubles and is the squad’s vocal cheerleader.

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• Soph. Faye LaFond: Powerful backhand game will serve her well as she vies for a singles spot.

• Last year: 8-2, 2nd place 1A Emerald City League, 4th in state • 2012 turnout: 24

• Jr. Haley Blatter: Developing good power and solid net play, can play doubles or singles.

BIG MATCH • Redmond at Newport, April 26, 3:45 p.m.: The Knights are a tough team with a high number of club

playing together and hopes to nail down a state berth.

TOP NEWCOMERS • Fr. Catalina Otero: Outstanding freshman has already earned the No. 1 singles spot, has the speed, technique and determination to be a top player. • Sr. Caroline Spencer: Very quick, and possesses strong ground strokes and a solid net game. • Soph. Caroline Lauer: Consistent and versatile player, can play singles or doubles.

BIG MATCH • Overlake at Forest Ridge, April 25, 3:45 p.m.: An away matchup at this loaded all-girls school will be stern test for the Owls, who may see some of the Ravens’ players again in the postseason.

COACH’S CORNER “Our 2012 team will be competitive with a strong and deep lineup from No. 1 singles to No. 3 doubles. Forest Ridge and U. Prep also have deep lineups with very competent players at the top.” - Coach Uyesugi

The Bear Creek School girls’ tennis team puts fun at a premium at the team’s picture day earlier this week at the Marymoor Park courts. The squad is led by Susie Imam, who coached local United States Tennis Association junior teams this past winter. Her son Jacob won the state tennis singles title as a freshman back in 2009. Photo courtesy of Cindy McCahill KEY RETURNERS • Sr. Katie Petrin: Captain has been on the team last three years. Has great leadership skills and is also a National Merit Scholar. Will be a force at No. 1 singles.

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BIG MATCH • Bear Creek vs. Seattle Academy (Marymoor), May 7, 4 p.m.: The Cardinals always field tough teams, and this matchup will let the Grizzlies know where they stand heading into that weekend’s league tournament.

DID YOU KNOW? Emily McBride comes from a family of tennis players, and her father was a former high school state champion.

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Upcoming road construction projects will impact Redmond traffic “It will be quite disruptive to do this work,” Grant said. “It’ll be a challenge but we’ll be doing the major work at night and on the weekends.” Construction is scheduled to begin in May and end in November.

OVERLAKE STREET RESURFACING

Grant said the City of Redmond also does street resurfacing annually and they will be focusing on the Overlake neighborhood later this spring. The work will be done on 148th Avenue Northeast between State Route 520 and Bel-Red Road and 156th Avenue Northeast between Bel-Red Road and Northeast 28th Street. Grant said Redmond has an agreement with the City of Bellevue as it is also doing roadwork in Overlake. Redmond will pay for its portion — about $300,000 — but Bellevue will do the work, which is scheduled from spring to fall of this year. The work on 148th Avenue Northeast will be done weeknights between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. “You literally can’t do that work during the day,”

Grant said, referring to the already-congested traffic in the area. Most work on 156th Avenue Northeast will be done weekends between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Shorter-term single-lane closures will be done during weekday hours. “These projects are the result of careful planning and budgeting and we’re fortunate (to have) the funding to make them a reality, especially in a time when many cities continue to struggle,” Marchione said. “The city will be very proactive in communicating project schedules and potential impacts to help motorists avoid as much inconvenience as possible.” City-funded capital projects are paid for through Redmond’s capital budget which is $165 million for the 2011-12 biennium. “We have a very robust construction budget as we typically do every year,” Grant said. He added that the city’s current total biennium budget, which includes the capital budget, is $523 million.

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Beginning this summer, the city is scheduled to be-

gin construction on extending 164th Avenue Northeast from Northeast 76th Street to Cleveland Street. The project is estimated to cost about $3.5 million and Grant said it is integral in creating the street grid in the downtown area. As most of the work will be done on a stretch of road that still has to be constructed, there will be minimal traffic impacts only where 164th Avenue Northeast intersects with Northeast 76th and Cleveland streets. The work is scheduled to be completed spring 2013. Another upcoming project that will have minimal traffic impacts is the downtown portion of the Redmond Central Connector (RCC). The project is estimated to cost about $4.7 million, with about $1 million in state money and about $3.5 million in federal grants. Construction on the linear park and trail is scheduled to begin this summer and end spring 2013. Traffic impacts will be where the trail intersects with the downtown streets of Leary Way, 161st, 164th and 166th avenues northeast as well as 170th Place Northeast.

Three men arrested in Overlake burglary Three men were arrested last week after Redmond and Bellevue police officers responded to a commercial burglary alarm in the Overlake area of Redmond. Redmond police received a 911 call from a private alarm company shortly after 3 a.m. about an intrusion into a com-

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Grant said while this is not exactly a road project, the city’s public works department does all the work on construction projects — from design to construction — and different groups coordinate with each other so work done in nearby areas is completed more efficiently. “We believe that continuity leads to better coordination,” he said. “It’s been a very successful model that has worked for public works.” The final project in Redmond this year is the construction of rain gardens in Overlake Village, scheduled to begin this summer and end in the fall. There will be rain gardens along 152nd Avenue Northeast between Northeast 28th and Northeast 31st streets and between Northeast 24th and Northeast 21st streets. The gardens will also be along 151st Place Northeast north of Northeast 24th Street and along Northeast

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Wednesday, April 4 Unlawful entry: A woman in the 18100 block of Northeast 95th Street in Education Hill called the police at 7:14 p.m. to report that an unknown person had entered her apartment and ransacked the bedroom looking for something.

Vehicle prowl: At 7:01 a.m., a woman in the 9900 block of Willows Road reported that her vehicle was prowled. Theft: Redmond police responded to several car prowl reports in the parking lot of 9000 block of 166th Avenue Northeast at 12:30 a.m.

Tuesday, April 3 Suspicious circumstances: A resident in the 7500 block of 143rd Avenue Northeast called police at 7:24 p.m. that a ring ordered through the mail was missing from the delivery package bag. Theft: Redmond police investigated a report of theft of tires at 10:02 a.m. in the 9800 block of Avondale Road. Theft: Redmond police arrested a Spokane woman for stealing a laptop computer from a co-worker

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Monday, April 2 Thefts: At 6:52 p.m., Redmond police responded to a theft of an iPad in the 16000 block of Northeast 36th Way in Overlake. At 4:51 p.m., Redmond police responded to a theft at a store in the 17600 block of Northeast 76th Street downtown. The suspect was arrested for theft in the third degree. Vehicle prowls: Redmond police responded to two vehicle prowls downtown. The first was at 3:55 p.m. in the 16000 block of Northeast 85th Street. The second was in the 6400 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway. There are no suspects at this time. Illegal dumping: At 1:01 p.m., Redmond police responded to a reported illegal dumping at a condominium complex in the 17500 block of Northeast 38th Court.

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Shoplifting: At 11:40 p.m., two juveniles were charged with shoplifting from a grocery store in the 8800 block of 161st Avenue Northeast in Education Hill.

Burglary: At 2:54 a.m., Redmond police responded to a burglary in progress at a vacant hospital building in the 2700 block of 152nd Avenue Northeast of Overlake. Security personnel monitoring video surveillance cameras reported seeing four individuals inside the building. A building search was conducted using a police K9. No subjects were located inside.

Mischief: At 5:34 p.m., Redmond police took a malicious mischief report in the 16000 block of Northeast 85th Street downtown. There is no suspect information. Trespass: At 12:12 a.m., Redmond police arrested five subjects for criminal trespassing at an old hospital site in the 2700 block of 152nd Avenue Northeast of Overlake.

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Death investigation: At 7:18 p.m., Redmond police responded to a residence in the 11600 block of 172nd Avenue Northeast for a welfare check. The subject was found deceased. Theft: Redmond police responded to a report of a licence plate theft at 3:44 p.m. in the 4300 block of 156th Avenue Northeast in Overlake.

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WE’RE HARD AT WORK ON WHAT MATTERS MOST IN

WASHINGTON. At Bank of America, we’re working every day to help support small businesses, homeowners and nonprofit organizations in Washington. We’re lending, investing and giving to fuel the local economy and create stronger communities.

HERE’S WHAT WE’RE DOING:

= $10 Million

= 1,000 Homeowners

Loaned

$222.5

MILLION

in new credit to Washington small businesses in 2011, to help them grow, hire and strengthen the area economy.

= $100 Thousand

Worked with

Committed

20,881

$3.01

Washington homeowners facing financial difficulty since 2008, to modify their mortgages.

MILLION

to Washington nonprofits since 2011, to help continue their good work.

To learn more about how Bank of America is hard at work in Washington, please visit bankofamerica.com/Seattle

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