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Station 92 stands by
Historical Society meeting is April 16 The Mercer Island Historical Society will hold a meeting on Monday, April 16, at 1 p.m. at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. The topic this month is “When Do You Know It’s Time?” The discussion with Betsy Zuber focuses on when it is time for seniors to move. To learn more, call 232-6187 or visit www.mihistory.org.
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The Mercer Island Schools Foundation is holding its 30th annual ‘Breakfast of Champions’ at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at Mercer Island High School. The event is to raise money in the foundation’s ‘Bridge the Gap’ campaign in order to hire more teachers and provide more resources for education in light of the state’s budget cuts to schools. For information, to become a table captain or sponsor, go to www.mercerislandschoolsfoundation.com or call 275-2550.
City readies to rebuild South end fire station City is in ‘pre-design’ stage for a new South end fire station By Reporter Staff
The city will hold an open house to introduce the design process for a new Fire Station 92 on the South end of Mercer Island. The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m., April 24, at the station, at 8473 S.E. 68th St. “It is more than time that we got started on this,” said Rich Conrad, Mercer Island city manager. The City Council authorized the hiring of Miller Hull at its April 2 meeting. The work now underway is “pre-design” only, city officials said. Feedback from
set by city code. The building was erected in 1962, when Mercer Island was still part of the King County Fire District. It is 5,300 square feet and Lindell | Page 2 sits on a third of an acre. It was built to accommodate just a pair the open house is to provide the of fire engines with three fireCity Council with the informa- fighters living upstairs — plenty tion it needs to decide in June then for the sparsely populated whether to move the project for- South end in the 1960s. As the South-end of the Island ward. has grown considerably since To talk with citizens, the archithe structure was built, so has tects will have representatives on the delivery of public safety. and hand. City staff assigned to the emergency services. project will also attend. A brief Now, the space is tight. There presentation will begin at 6 p.m., has not been enough room for A story in this newspaper in offices or space for firefighters to the fall of 2005 outlined some of the issues facing the simple con- work out. On Sunday, three fire crete/cinder block station on S.E. vehicles were parked outside the 68th Street between Sunnybeam station — it is difficult to believe School and the South-end shop- that they could all fit inside the two-bay structure. ping center. The North end fire station was Then fire chief Walt Mauldin rebuilt in 1999. gave a reporter a tour. Mauldin For more information, contact said he thought that the twoengine firehouse would collapse Glenn Boettcher, assistant city in an earthquake. It was built well manager, at glenn.boettcher@YOUR JUMBO mercergov.org or (206) 275-7802. before earthquake standards were YOUR LENDING SPECIALIST JUMBO • Jumbo Refi to 90% LTV no MI LENDING SPECIALIST • Jumbo Purchase to 85% LTV no MI
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Mercer Trade Inc., the Mercer Island High School DECA chapter and Seattle Adaptive Sports have teamed up for a fundraiser on April 18 at the high school. The annual wheelchair baseball game and silent auction begins with the auction at 6 p.m., followed by the game at 7 p.m. Students and staff from Mercer Island, Sammamish and Newport high schools will place against SAS Junior Sonics. Proceeds benefit SAS scholarships. Tickets are $5 (pre-sale), or $7 at the door.
Former Mercer Island assistant city manager and city attorney, Londi Lindell, has a new job. She is the new city administrator for the city of North Bend. Lindell was fired by the city of Mercer Island in 2008. She later sued for wrongful dismissal and discrimination. When the suit ended last summer, the city’s insurance company brokered a settlement deal and paid $1 million in damages to Lindell. The city paid more than $180,000 in penalties, which included public records violations. Last Tuesday evening, North Bend mayor Ken Hearing presented Lindell to the city council for final confirmation of his choice for the job. Regarding the lawsuit against
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Island retail sales up for 4Q 2011 State and county retail sales rebound to 2008 levels By Reporter Staff
The amount of taxable retail sales for Washington state and King County showed positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to the fourth quarter in 2010, according to recent figures released by the Washington State Department of Revenue. It is a welcome sign for both retailers and local government. For Mercer Island, taxable retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2011 were $79,792,000, an increase of 2.2 percent over $78,086,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010. In King County, taxable retail sales reached $10.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, up by more than five percent over a year ago. Taxable retail sales for the state of Washington
increased 4.2 percent to $27.9 billion during the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to the previous year’s results, the state agency reported last week. Taxable retail sales is a subset of all sales that counts only retail store sales and excludes other sectors such as construction and services. Sales for those sectors were up by 3.6 percent, to $13.3 billion. Among major industry groups, construction rose 5.8 percent to $4.3 billion; accommodations and food services rose 5.7 percent to $2.9 billion; motor vehicles and parts rose 6.5 percent to $2.6 billion; general merchandise stores were up 0.1 percent to $3.1 billion, and miscellaneous retailers were up 6.9 percent to $1.6 billion. The amount of fourth quarter sales statewide is now back to the level where it was at the beginning of 2008. Taxable retail sales were $31.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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EYE ON MI | Spring snow
The Cascade mountains glimmer with new snowfall in late March, as many Island residents could see out of their front windows. Photo by Rebecca Mar. Got a photo you’d like to share with the Island in our “Eye on MI” feature? Email your image with a caption about where and when it was taken to editor@mi-reporter.com.
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• Utility Board • Youth & Family Services Advisory Board with positions for both adults and youth. For more information, go to www.mercergov.org.
City seeks citizens for boards and commissions The Mercer Island City Council is seeking a diverse range of citizens to voluntarily serve on several advisory boards and commissions. The boards and commissions with positions available are: • Arts Council • Design Commission • The Open Space Conservancy Trust • Planning Commission
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Transportation plan update open for comments The city of Mercer Island and other cities around the state are working on updates to the six-year transportation improvement plan (TIP). The plan includes roadway, pedestrian and bike projects planned out for six years, starting in 2013.
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Public comment for the Mercer Island plan began April 1 and runs throughout the month. Anyone interested in learning more can view the TIP, adopted by the city in 2011, online at www.mercergov.org/TIP. The city will hold a public hearing on the draft at the May 21 Council meeting at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. The plan is scheduled to be adopted by the Council on June 18. To learn more, contact Patrick Yamashita, city engineer, at patrick.yamashita@ mercergov.org or 275-7722.
Corrections Challah bread is leavened and is not served on Passover, when only unleavened foods are consumed. Tom Ulie’s name was omitted from an ad in the April 4 issue. The Reporter regrets the errors.
Mercer Island, Hearing told the Snoqualmie Valley Record: she’d held to her ethics in the suit, and he respected her for that. “I have no concerns whatsoever,” he said. The city of North Bend was looking for a new city administrator after its present administrator announced that he was leaving to take a similar position with the town of Friday Harbor. The city received 45 applications for the post, and interviewed six applicants. The agenda bill stated, in part: “M s . Lindell ... ‘comes highly recommended f r o m numerous sources Londi Lindell and the is now with the m a y o r city of North feels she Bend. will be a v a lu abl e asset to the community.’” Lindell will have a twoyear contract. The city will pay Lindell at a rate of $111,000 per year for the first six months. After six months, her annual salary will increase by 8 percent to $120,000 if she has a satisfactory performance review. Bob Sterbank, who was also dismissed by the city of Mercer Island, now works for the municipal law firm, Kenyon Disend, PLLC. The firm lists the city of North Bend as a client. The city of North Bend is not a member of the Washington Cities Insurance Authority, which represented the city of Mercer Island in the lawsuit brought by Lindell. The Snoqualmie Valley Record is a sister publication of the Mercer Island Reporter.
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Online poll: Are you voting for or against the MISD bond? (984 votes) • 53.35% said against. • 46.65% said for.
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s the school district and voters contemplate how to ready our schools for the needs of the next wave of students, the city (somewhat) quietly goes about the much less visible but no less important task of renewing basic elements of 21st century life here on the Island. A few examples immediately come to mind. The $20 million Sewer Lake Line project, completed last year, replaced the crumbling decades-old line that extended around the northwest corner of the Island. Not only was the pipe replaced in the lake itself, but many side sewers to individual homes were rebuilt. The city has also been working on First Hill to repair and upgrade the sewer system there. Now the city has turned its attention to the aging water system up on First Hill, where 50-year-old, two-inch pipes — coated with rust and likely filled with sediment — provide water to a range of dwellings, from modest homes built in the 1940s or 1950s to multimillion dollar homes built last year. The phase now underway will repair and improve water delivery to 150 homes. There are trucks, backhoes, piles of gravel and noise throughout the neighborhood. It is a loud and messy business. It, too, is costly — about $2.9 million is set so far. There is other ongoing work. There is the resurfacing and repair of city streets. The present 2012-2016 Transportation Improvement Plan, indicates that about $2.5 million is to be spent each year for a total of $15 million. The city is asking for comments now on the update for plan and will hold a public session in late May. The South end firehouse is also up for renewal or replacement, with an open house set for April 24. In his book, “The Triumph of the Cities,” author Edward Glaeser discusses what cities and towns need to consider as they age and change. Timing is critical. They must continuously renew their infrastructure while they listen and adapt to the changing needs and even the culture of their citizens. Such change must be done with an eye on preserving what is best, fixing what might be done better, while facing the future head-on.
‘Successful cities renew, adapt and change along with their citizens.’
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To the editor MI Children’s Guild says ‘Thank you, Islanders’ The Mercer Island Guild of Children’s Hospital, publishers of the 2012 Directory, would like to thank the community for sending in their donations for the uncompensated care fund at Children’s. Contributions can be sent in throughout the year and are very much appreciated. The MI Guild is a volunteer organization and we try our best to be as accurate as possible, but there is an error on page 5 in the phone number for the Mercer Island Library. Please change the number in your Directory to (206) 236-3537. Thank you for your support! Mary Ann Stewart Janice Krekow Co-Chairs, Mercer Island Directory
Myerson explains his no vote on school bond The Mercer Island School Board recently voted 4 to 1 to put a $196 million school bond issue before the voters in April. Mine was the dissenting vote, and I wish to explain here why. First, the current bond is attached to a proposal to increase Mercer Island elementary school sizes far beyond what educational research has shown to be optimal. As a physician and medical researcher, I rely upon well done medical research to guide my professional work. So as a School Board member, I made an extensive review of 50 years of educational research regarding school size. This research clearly shows important student advantages to elementary schools with under 500 students
(e.g.: Leithwood, 2009). The average Eastside elementary enrolls 509, and yet with this bond we are proposing to have Mercer Island elementary schools enrolling 650 students, with capacity for up to 725. Surely this is not the path to maintaining educational excellence here. Second, I was concerned that the proposal to rebuild all three elementary schools seemed driven largely by the odd assumption that “equity” requires that all elementary students attend an equally new school. While overcrowding needs immediate remediation, the building of three new schools will take years. Where is the equity in delaying relief to our current students? A far more reasonable and prompt solution to our overcrowded elementary schools would seem to be the building of a new school at the north end, where most MI population growth is occurring. (Yes, there are non-imaginary, non-park, non-school sites that could potentially be utilized.) Building a fourth 500-student
school would immediately solve the overcrowding problem. It would, moreover, give our community the opportunity to evaluate the merits of the “21st Century School” plan as implemented in that fourth school and use that experience to determine the best ways to upgrade, or eventually replace, the other three elementary schools. My vote against putting the current bond on the ballot was NOT a vote to make do with what we currently have. It was a vote to generate a better, more detailed, more researchinformed, more community responsive, and more transparent plan for upgrading and expanding our school system. Our community will soon decide by ballot whether they want to proceed with the current plan, or send us back to the drawing board. Dave Myerson Mercer Island School Director (speaking for himself and not the School Board)
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Do you think the school bond will pass or fail, and why?
“I hope so because I have two kids, one in elementary and the other about there.” Laura Browning Mom Mercer Island
Online poll
“No idea. There is a group who feels very strongly in favor and another group that is against it.” Ted Madelkorn
Physician | Mercer Island
“I think it’s going to pass because people understand there are cuts being made.” Amy Mauldin Interior designer Bryant
“I think it’s probably going to fail, from the people I’ve talked to.” Perrie Tobin Lawyer Mercer Island
“I’ve heard people talking about how money is going to be distributed, and I think it’s a toss-up.” Karl Weiser
Retired teacher | Edmonds
According to local real estate professionals, Mercer Island’s housing market appears to be rebounding after the recession (see page 10 for the story). In light of that, we want to know what you think. Are you planning any major home projects this year? Answer online at www. mi-reporter.com and look for the results next week.
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Police March 28
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Arrest: Police arrested a 26-year-old man for driving with a suspended license at 4:10 p.m. in the 6600 block of westbound I-90. The driver signed a waiver of impound and his vehicle remained at the scene. Theft: A 55-year-old man left his toiletry bag on a
garbage can in front of his building for an hour after 5:30 p.m. in the 9000 block of West Shorewood Drive. When he returned, the bag was missing.
March 29 Identity theft: Someone opened Dish Networks accounts in Georgia with an 80-year-old Mercer Island man’s personal information on March 16. The fraud was reported at 12:21 p.m. Arrest: Police booked a 30-year-old man into the Issaquah Jail on a misdemeanor warrant after his arrest at 1:24 p.m. Arrest: Police stopped a van in the 9400 block of eastbound I-90 and arrested the passenger and driver, a man and woman in their 20s. The driver had a suspended license and was without ID, and the passenger had an outstanding Seattle police
PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF SPECIAL (JOINT) MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a Special Joint Meeting with the Mercer Island School District Board. This meeting will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Crest Learning Center located at
4160 86th Avenue SE, Mercer Island. Tami McNeal Deputy City Clerk Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on April 11, 2012 and April 18, 2012. #604264. To place a Legal Notice, please call 253-234-3506 or e-mail legals@reporternewspapers.com
warrant for his arrest. Bike theft: Klein and Trek speed bikes were stolen out of a man’s Shorewood apartment bike locker, which had been locked. The theft happened sometime after March 17.
March 30 Car prowl: Someone stole
cash, stickers and an iPod from an unlocked Toyota Highlander overnight in the 6200 block of East Mercer Way. The estimated loss was $220. Fingerprints were lifted from a plastic water bottle. Burglary: A 48-year-old woman found that the outer glass pane of her sliding glass door was broken when she came home at 11:15 a.m. in the 2500 block of 70th Avenue S.E. She went outside and saw two men in her backyard, who ran away when they saw her. They got into an SUV parked on the side of the road in front of her resi-
dence. Theft: A thief stole a Magna men’s bicycle from the front porch of a residence in the 2800 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. sometime after March 25.
March 31 Mail theft: Mail was stolen from a resident of S.E. 72nd Street, in the 9600 block, four consecutive days. The victim, 63, observed that his mail volume noticeably decreased during the last two weeks of March. He confirmed with the post office that a postman had been delivering his mail. Then, the victim started receiving notices from credit companies and deliveries of purchases that he had not made. He closed all of his accounts and put a fraud alert on his credit accounts. Arrest: Police booked a 41-year-old man into the Issaquah Jail after his arrest at 1:47 a.m. The suspect had a $50,000 DUI warrant and
Charles, age 81, passed away on February 29, 2012 in Mount Vernon, WA. He was born, July 29, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan; and had three siblings (Bob, Shirley, Carol). He was a beloved doctor at the Issaquah Medical Clinic and Overlake Hospital for many years. He is survived by his first wife Jeanne and their children (Jon, Hugh, Leslie, Bonnie, Scott); and by his second wife Clarice and her children (Susan, Peggy, Linda, Patricia). A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 1pm at the High Alpine Chapel at Boehms Candies in Issaquah, WA. 604887
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Robert L. Little, aka Bob, Gramps, King and Dad went to a peaceful place Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Continual vigilance of all his children and several grandchildren eased his passing. A Midwesterner born in Des Moines, Iowa, 88 years ago imprinted his conservative, off-the-wall humor, endearing sarcasm, crusty banter and great love for this family. He served in the military at 19 in New Guinea and the Philippines and again in the Korean Conflict in Germany reaching rank of Captain. Upon retirement from the Boeing Company his quest took him to Saudi Arabia for several years. His passion for travel allowed us to explore many corners of the world. Bob leaves four children he loved unconditionally: Heidi Little, Rebecca Funk (Steve), Kevin Little (Janet), Kim Collins (Roger), 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and Pauline, his wife of 64 interesting years. 607107
Burglar strikes on April Fool’s Day, leaves fingerprints Two homes five blocks apart were burglarized on April Fool’s Day. Someone stole gold-rhinestone loop earrings and three types of prescription pills out of a daily pill dispenser after entering a home in the 4200 block of 83rd Avenue S.E. The burglary happened sometime after 10:30 a.m. Various items were moved and touched by the suspect, including a jewelry box and plastic jar. Police lifted finger and palm prints from the probable entry door. Several blocks north, a burglar entered a resiwas in possession of five cans of beer.
April 2 Malicious mischief:
Service notice Charlotte L. Funk Born July 29, 1932, Charlotte died peacefully at home on April 1, 2012. Charlotte was the loving wife of Bruce C. Funk, caring mother to Susan L.
Klewin, Cheryl L. White and Lori Lee Haener. There will be a ‘Life Celebration’ on Thursday, April 12, at 1 p.m. at Washington Memorial Park and Mortuary, located at: 16445 International Blvd., SeaTac, Wash., 98188.
Edith Christine Weiser
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Our dear Mom, friend, Grandma and Nanie finished her earthly work and found everlasting peace on March 27, 2012. She will be remembered for her faith, devotion to her family, impeccable ethics and determined optimism. Those characteristics are also the foundation of her legacy. Forever young, Edith Christine Blesedell Duchemin Weiser was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada on February 25, 1911. She was given her own mother’s full name after she died of complications from Mom’s birth. Mom grew up when travel was by horseback and when the bathroom was out back. As a young woman she became a naturalized citizen and carried one of the first social security cards issued. She worked as a pediatrician’s assistant and weathered the Great Depression. In 1946 she married Earle Weiser, a mechanical and electrical engineer, and adopted his sons, Karl (Pam Roake) and Philip (Anne Ream, son Craig Weiser). Her family was complete with the birth of her daughter, Joan Weiser (Glen Moore, son Cooper Moore and daughter Carolyn Moore). Mom loved to tell the story of her three children, two by proxy and one by foxy. The family moved to Mercer Island in 1955 and she loved the entire Franklin Landing neighborhood as extended family. Earle passed in 1973 and Mom lived independently there until just a few weeks before her death.The neighboring Crinean and Hurlbut families formed a community lasting 57 years and a treasure in her life until her passing. A woman of many talents, she had a zest for living and was a woman ahead of her time. While raising her athletic family, she baked bread several times a week, raised chickens for their eggs and canned hundreds of quarts of fruit each year. She was a constant presence at her sons’ long distance running competitions, including witnessing them win the Mercer Island
Someone punctured three tires of a Honda Accord in a carport in the 4000 block of 90th Avenue S.E. The residents’ motion sensor went off around 3 a.m., but the residents did not see anyone. Tires of the couple’s two vehicles were all punctured last month, on March 8.
dence in the 3700 block of 84th Avenue S.E. through an unlocked back door after attempting to slide a window open and leaving fresh fingerprints on the window between 2:30 and 6:10 p.m. The burglar left the back door ajar and stole two laptops after searching through drawers in various rooms. In another burglary the next day, April 2, someone forced open a bathroom window and crawled inside a residence in the 5000 block of West Mercer Way between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., then stole a full five-gallon can of gasoline, jewelry and a laptop. Fingerprints were lifted, and a person of interest has been identified. Arrest: Police arrested a 20-year-old Mercer Island man on a Seattle warrant at 7:11 p.m. in the 2800 block of 80th Avenue S.E. He was transferred into the custody of Seattle police.
April 3 Disturbance: A man peppersprayed a woman at 1:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of 82nd Avenue S.E. after she kicked a glass door and refused to leave during a confrontation.
half marathons and numerous competitions at the University of Washington. For several years, she and Lee Clarke led the local Girl Scout Troop. She was a talented self taught pianist and published poet. She loved to recite poetry she had memorized in her childhood. Well into her 90’s, she actively managed her Leschi apartment building and her investment portfolio, and even used the computer for research. Were you at her 100th birthday party? President Obama sent her a card and 60 of her closest friends were there. She loved adventures and traveled extensively late in life. She believed in the power of knowledge and instilled a passion for education in all her family.Announced just days before her passing, she was thrilled to know that grandson Craig will soon enter a PhD program in History at the University of Mainz, Germany, that grandson Cooper was returning to finish his studies at the University of Washington, and granddaughter Carolyn was accepted into the graduate program in Physical Therapy at the University of Puget Sound. She never thought of herself as old. Many others agreed and knew she was special. She was winning her share of scrabble games and playing the piano just a few days ago. She held court at a family gathering just before slipping away. She lives on thru her long time participation in Alzheimer’s research, including as an organ donor. Mom, we love you, miss you, and will carry you in our hearts forever. A celebration of life will be held in July with details to follow. 609160
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presently and over time have attended schools in the 600+ student range, and our students continue to outperform their agemates and peers across the state. As the Superintendent Recently, I sent Mr. of Schools for the Mercer Myerson research conductIsland School District, I ed by Dr. Greg Lobdell, of wish to address a numthe Center for Educational ber of issues detailed in a Effectiveness, who has published letter signed by done educational survey Mr. Myerson, dated April analyses for the district. 3. Mr. Myerson did raise Lobdell was intrigued a number of the issues by the notion of school in his letter at the board size and performance. table during open, public He compared elementary meetings in the past many weeks. Mr. Myerson sent to schools in five Puget Sound districts and 63 schools: me the studies to which he MISD, Bellevue, Issaquah, referred in his letter (e.g., Lake Washington and Leithwood, 2009) and to Bainbridge Island. By comwhich I responded. At a paring reading and math board meeting open to the performance (combined) public, I shared that the and school size, Dr. Lobdell studies he cited suggest found the correlation that students from disadvantaged backgrounds (low between size and performance is positive, implying socio-economic status) tend to benefit from small- that — at least with these districts — as school size er schools. The research to which he refers also defines increases, performance also increases (a modersmaller schools as schools ately strong correlation). under 200 students, which is not economically feasible While it is highly unlikely that large schools cause for public higher perschools in formance, it this ecois clear that nomic enviother variwww.mi-reporter.com. ronment. I ables such as also shared socio-ecowith the nomic status, teacher prepentire board that Mercer aration, parental involveIsland elementary students ment and curriculum, etc.,
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likely all contribute to this effect. Finally, I must note that Mr. Myerson has not suggested to me the locations of the non-imaginary, viable and potential elementary school sites without the board using its power under the law to condemn land for public use. For the record, I feel the need to provide this additional background to your readers regarding this school size debate. Gary Plano, Ed. D. Superintendent, Mercer Island School District
Analysis of bond shows excess cost A simple analysis of the proposed Mercer Island school bond shows its excessive cost. $196,275,000 for 4,178 students is $46,978 per student. Average cost per square foot to build schools in Seattle is $160 per square foot, which would give us 293 square feet per student, or over 2.45 times as much as the median square foot per student in U.S. school construction. Even if we use New York City’s inflated $202 per square foot, we are at almost twice the cost per square footage recommended! Although a strong sup-
porter of education, with almost a decade working in higher education, I cannot support reckless spending, particularly in this incredibly severe recession. The School Board should be told to produce a plan that provides the great education our children need within a reasonable budget. Brian Milnes
Let’s move ahead, vote yes on bond As an MBA who has started and run several businesses and whose children are no longer in MI schools, I was initially skeptical about the school bond levy issue. It is a large amount of money. After looking into it, however, I was surprised by the magnitude of the problems our school system faces. Despite the ‘No’ signs, it appears that we agree that our elementary schools are severely overcrowded and soon the middle school will be, too. We also agree that we need to address these problems. Over 40 years in business has taught me that it’s impossible to get 100 percent agreement about how to solve complex problems, and a good solution implemented is far better than long delays or no solution at all. The disagree-
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | Page 7 ments surrounding this bond levy, while strongly voiced, appear to be at the margins. Also, there is no unified view of an alternative, which means it’s very unlikely any future plan will be better received than the current one. What is clear is that the current plan is the result of considerable thought and review by experts and community volunteers. The proposal’s website is excellent and addresses the objections raised by its opponents. I encourage everyone to visit the site and see for themselves the thought and effort that has been poured into this proposal. We need to move ahead. Delays will only cause us all to suffer: our kids from poor facilities, our schools because they can’t attract the best teachers, our budgets from increased costs, and our property values because our status as a premier school system would be put in jeopardy. Jim Stanton
History lesson In 1990, the Mercer Island School District proposed a bond measure for $49.5M to rebuild Lakeridge Elementary and remodel West Mercer, Island Park, Islander
Middle School and Mercer Island High School. The bond failed, in part due to public sentiment that it was too big and a belief that the project could be done for less money. In response, the School Board broke up the bond package. From 1993 to 1996, voters approved three separate, smaller bonds for a total of $54.0M. These bonds funded renovating all five schools, but did not rebuild Lakeridge as originally planned. The net result? Mercer Island residents spent 9 percent more, delayed the benefits and positive impact to education by three to six years, and got less for the spend. The current bond measure is informed by what we learned in the ’90s. The measure authorizes bond sales over a five to sevenyear period that will fund all phases of rebuilding, and result in a predictable, even tax rate over the next 25 years. Having one comprehensive program with phased steps will save money in financing, design and construction, and will take advantage of historically low interest rates. This is a fiscally sound, responsible proposal. Please join me in voting YES for this measure. Fred Jarrett
QFC Supports The Nature Conservancy’s Efforts to Protect Our Heritage Each month QFC is proud to support an organization that is making a positive impact on our community and our world. In April, we are pleased to continue our association with The Nature Conservancy as our Charity of the Month. This is a partnership that goes back over 20 years. The Nature Conservancy is doing important work to preserve plant and animal biodiversity in every state in the U.S. and over 30 countries around the world. For over a decade, The Nature Conservancy has been using a collaborative, sciencebased approach combined with key analytical methods to decide where to work and what to conserve. This approach is called Conservation by Design. The concepts of Conservation by Design include: setting goals and priorities, developing strategies, taking action and measuring results. Using these concepts, The Conservancy focuses on finding the highest priority solutions in places where they can have the greatest impact. There are four priority targets in Washington which the Conservancy has been working on. These targets are: clean up Puget Sound, restore Washington Coast salmon
runs, restore forest lands in Eastern Washington and preserve Washington State sagelands. The Nature Conservancy notes that “Puget Sound is slowly dying from toxic runoff, changes in the quality and quantity of fresh water, continued loss of natural shorelines and the effects of rising sea levels.” To clean up and protect the Sound, the Conservancy is working to reduce toxic runoff and to make conservation more profitable for for farmers, timber managers and shellfish growers, and the lands and waters they manage. It is working to protect and restore important rivers and shorelines to safeguard the clean water and habitat they provide. The numbers of wild salmon on the Washington coast have plummeted over the last few decades. Salmon need the clear, cold waters of Northwest rivers in order to spawn and survive. Protecting salmon on the coast becomes possible by restoring and protecting the rivers where they spawn. Recently, the Conservancy purchased 3,088 acres in a corridor along the Clearwater River and plans to restore the forests along the river. This restoration work will provide jobs and create an
environment that will help in salmon recovery. Restoring forests in eastern Washington is also one of the Conservancy’s priorities. Large-scale restoration projects will help protect habitat for wildlife and strengthen the overall ecosystem to protect against mega-fires and insect outbreaks. The Conservancy works with local communities and with public and private managers across ownership boundaries to pursue beneficial forest management practices. Washington’s sagelands contain hundreds of unique plant and animal species.
Unfortunately, two-thirds of these natural environments in Washington are gone due to ranching, agriculture or other development. The Conservancy is working with farmers and ranchers to restore sagelands and to provide a place for wildlife to roam free. The Nature Conservancy is working to preserve and protect our natural heritage for future generations. If you would like to contribute to their efforts you can do so at your local QFC during the month of April. If you have comments or questions, please contact Ken Banks at ken.banks@qfci. com or call 425-462-2205. Paid Adver tisement
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Inslee says schools would be Lost man found miles away grateful family his No. 1 priority as governor Asends a letter of thanks to the 56 people and five dogs who helped
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t’s an old saw — that “it takes a village” to raise a child or get a tough job done. It was the latter on the night of April 5. It began at 7:45 p.m., when 72-yearold Bob, in advancing stages of Alzheimer’s disease, put on three layers of clothing and slipped out the door of his Mercer Island home for a walk — without anyone knowing it. Once his absence was discovered, his wife and two of his adult kids began car searches of the immediate area, to no avail. 911 was called around 8:50 p.m., and the police went into gear with three squad cars scouring every inch of the Island. Officer John Haraway took charge of the search, and assured us that “in 99.99 percent of these cases,” the missing is found. Yet, by 11 p.m., still no Bob. The King County Search and Rescue volunteer teams and five dogs were called into action. A pair of Bob’s shoes were given to the dogs to track him. Unfortunately, Bob’s and his wife’s trails are all over the Island, peripatetic
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someone’s door, complaining about being cold.” This family had called 911 and the Issaquah police picked Bob up and relayed the message to the MI police, which had issued the APB. Shortly after Bob’s return, an aid unit was sent to determine his state of possible hypothermia, dehydration, cuts, etc. His 96-degree temperature called for hot drinks, extra blankets and raising the furnace temp. But otherwise, Bob had survived his odyssey, with little understanding about all the fuss. His dementia, of course, blocked little understanding for the why’s and wherefore’s. The entire eight-hour ordeal had involved 56 humans and five dogs to find Bob. The family is so grateful to the Mercer Island police and fire staffs, the Issaquah police, the King County Search and Rescue volunteers, the biker who took up the cause in the middle of the night, the supportive neighbors, the communications relayers, the dogs, and the dedicated efforts of Ofc. John Haraway, which went way beyond the call of duty. Let us all know what a grand village we live in! Gratefully, The Hilliard Family Nancy, Bob, Curt, Michael, Shelly and Karin
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Using Renton’s awardwinning Talbot Hill Elementary School as his backdrop, Jay Inslee, Democratic contender for governor, said Thursday he would make schools and children’s futures the No. 1 priority as governor. Inslee unveiled a sweeping plan for the state’s educational system that would encourage innovation, public and private partnerships and support — and accountability — for teachers. “I intend to rebuild our public education system, where we are currently falling short, and expand on the things that we are doing right today,” he said. He’ll build the education system on this philosophy, he said. “No excuses, no exceptions, and excellence for all children,” he said. He offered his vision for the state’s education system by the year 2020: • All students graduate from high school prepared with 21st century skills. • Achievement and
opportunity gaps among Inslee was introduced students are eliminated. by Mary Alice Heuschel, • All state students have superintendent of the access to post-secondary Renton School District. education or training to “What I heard really pursue a career. clearly was that he wanted Talbot Hill, known for its accountability with supMicroSociety port,” she Program that said. He teaches real-life spoke of skills for a lifepartnertime of success ships and in business and involvother endeavi n g ors, is one everyWashington’s Jay Inslee, o n e , Candidate for governor f r o m 22 “Innovative Schools” that parents, have implemented “bold, to students, to teachers, to creative, and innovative” principals and superintenideas. dents, she said. Before his speech, Inslee “He has an approach that shook hands with six we are all in this together,” Talbot Hill students, Emma she said. Crothers, Alex Munoz, Heuschel said she didn’t Damarco Williams, Joshua hear a lot about funding, Kwok, Nico Rei McMilland except Inslee’s jobs plan. and Faith Richardson, who “But as long as the priorall participate in Talbot ity can turn on education Hill’s student government. and the plan the state does Inslee pointed to schools have, as those dollars flow, across the state that are it will make a difference in finding new ways to edu- public education. So there’s cate students at all levels, hope,” she said. including in Renton. He said he intends to make For Inslee’s schools plan, such innovative programs go to www.jayinslee.com/ the norm in the state. priorities/education-plan.
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walkers that they are. John kept assuring the family that the 99 percent rule still was at work, even though all Bob’s Island trails were dead ends. A reverse 911 call went out — a phone call to neighbors and all possible places on the Island that could provide likely feedback on Bob’s whereabouts. Grocery stores were visited, Metro was phoned, the police even went so far as Bellevue in their outreach. An all-points bulletin went out on a missing senior citizen, a version of an “Amber Alert.” At midnight, a biker stopped by the family, still out on the walking trails, and offered to ride across the East Channel bridge and the trails to the east, where cars cannot go. He kept up his hunt beyond 1 a.m. Shortly after 3 a.m., neighbors who had received the reverse 911 call, were huddling with Bob’s wife in the street to say a group prayer to St. Anthony — finder of the lost. Still no Bob. The temperature had dropped into the 30s, and concern for hypothermia arose. Officer Haraway was way beyond his shift by now, refusing to leave the duty until it resulted in Bob’s return. At 4 a.m. he phoned the still-waiting family. “I’m bringing Bob home to you,” he said. “He was found 10 miles away in Issaquah, where he had knocked on
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It is college decision time Should a student choose another college or hang on for wait-listed school
were rejected and if there the following guidelines for was anything you could do colleges to follow when it at this point to make your comes to wait lists: 1) The application more attractive. notification letter should I would put into writing that describe the number of stuyou are very much interested dents on the wait list, the in remaining on the wait list number offered admisand why you feel that this sion, and the availability of Question: I was wait-listed college is the best fit for you, financial aid and housing; 2) to my top school. Should I just based on your learning style Colleges may require neither give up? or academic goals. If it were a deposit nor a written comtrue, I would specify that you mitment as a condition of Wait list decisions can be would definitely attend this remaining on a wait list; and very difficult because it can school if you were offered 3) Colleges are expected to keep you in a state of limbo admission. I would also let notify you of the resolution until school actually starts. It them know if there were any of your wait list status by is often painful to commit to new accomplishments that Aug. 1 at the latest. a school where might not have Lastly, I caution students you were actuOn College been included to try to move on and not ally admitted in your applica- get too optimistic, as we all if you are still tion. know how hard it is to comholding out for I do ask stu- mit to a new relationship your top choice. dents to ask if when you harbor hopes of When you are they can have an renewing an old flame. Send wait-listed, you interview, if they in your deposit to another really have two have not been school now so you have a choices: move interviewed in better chance for priority forward and Joan Franklin the past, even if housing and even financial embrace the that means flying aid. And while the old adage schools where across the coun- goes, “It’s not over till it’s you were admitted or remain try to show your commit- over,” this may be one of on the wait list in the hopes ment to the college. While those times when it just ain’t of ultimately being admitsome counselors advocate so. ted. calling or sending in new It is important to undermaterial every few weeks to Joan Franklin is the owner stand the nature of the wait remain on the top of the pile, of MI College Support, an list that you were put on. I caution you to do so only if independent college counFor many highly selective you truly have something to seling practice. She can be schools, the wait list is simadd, as you could be miscon- reached at (206) 232-5626 or ply a courtesy rejection with strued as being a nuisance. joanfranklin@micollegesupessentially a zero chance of NACAC has published port.org. being admitted from their list. When one reviews the statistics from some of these schools, you can see that, in some cases, hundreds of students find themselves on the wait list with only five to 10 ever gaining admittance. Occasionally, a school may have exceeded enrollSTART YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TODAY! ment the previous year and purposely accepted fewer Please call (253) 872-6610 • 2 Years for $59 OR 1 Year for $39 students this year to balance their yield. They did this with the understanding that they would be accepting students from the wait list once they had a more definitive sense of their numbers in early at Acupuncture for Life May, when students must commit with a nonrefund606 120th Ave NE, Suite D-202 able deposit. According to Bellevue, WA 98005 statistics from the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), in one year only Email: allapu11@yahoo.com one in five were ever admitted off a wait list. If you are still interested in attending a college for The following is correspondence from actual clients: SW1 which you were wait-listed, 28 MAR it behooves you to call the Dear Erica & Yolandra, 2012 admission office and ask ST. LUCIA We are having a great time how many students are on in St. Lucia. Thanks for the the wait list, as well as how To: great trip planning.The many students from previtemperature is in the low ous years have been accept2701-76th Ave SE 80’s and not a drop of rain in ed from their list. Secondly, Mercer Island, WA 98040 sightahhh Heaven!! I would try to talk to the admission officer who read 206.232.7600 All the bestyour application to see if admiral@seanet.com T & V Smith you could learn why you
School briefs Superintendent, volunteer are ‘Earth Heroes’ King County recently announced this year’s Earth Heroes: students, parents, teachers and staff members who share a passion for environmental conservation. Two from the Mercer Island School District will be honored at the April 26 event. Gary Plano, the superintendent of Mercer Island Schools, was honored for continued support for the district’s and its schools’ participation in the King County Green Schools program. His leadership helped schools reduce recycling waste and conserve both water and energy. Lucia Pirzio-Biroli, a West Mercer Elementary School volunteer, was honored for creating and running the Leap for Green Fair, which helps students and their families become better stewards of the environment. She also organizes the district’s International Walk to School Day. “These stewards of the environment are our heroes — for conserving resources, protecting the environment, and spreading the word
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about sustainable practices,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “I am proud to recognize them for their hands-on commitment to the planet.” All of this year’s Earth Heroes will be recognized during an awards ceremony on April 26 at 4:30 p.m. at Maplewood Greens in Renton.
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2011 Island real estate market looks a lot like 2008 Windermere sends out annual report on Island home and land sales By Mary L. Grady
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It is something we look forward to every year. The reports prepared by local real estate offices give us a detailed look at Island real estate market each year. These detailed reports are just about Island homes grouped by neighborhoods, condo buildings and even waterfront. They give us a chance to check on how our neighbors’ homes have sold and for how much. The offer details about just how long they lingered on the market, and how close the actual sales price was to the asking price. They help us figure out how much our own home might be worth and how its value has weathered the downturn in the economy. According to the excellent and easy-to-read summary by the Mercer Island Windermere office, sales
of Island homes in 2011 clearly reflect a rebound to pre-recession values. The number of Island homes sold in 2011 was up by nearly 20 percent in 2010. According to the report, 261 Island homes sold in 2011, the highest level since 2007, when 301 Island single family homes sold. The same can be said of Island condos, with 42 selling last year while 43 sold in 2007, again the year with the highest level of sales. The dollar per square foot of $339 for single family homes sold last year was still lower than the peak year of 2007, w h e n h o m e s sold at an average of $425 per square foot. The number of days that homes were on the market was still well over the market time in 2007, when single family homes sold in just two months’ time.
“...sales of Island homes in 2011 clearly reflect a rebound to pre-recession values.”
Schools | FROM 9 their larger-than-expected food drive for the food bank here on the Island. The van was originally scheduled to make one trip to pick up the food. Instead, it was determined that the
Single family stayed on the market for an average of 103 days last year. Was it because homes were over-priced last year? A bit, but not compared to 2009, when homes sold for just 72 percent of their initial asking price. Last year, homes sold at an average of 10 percent below the initial price. In 2007, homes sold at prices at an average of just 6 percent below the first price. Nine pieces of vacant land sold in 2011, while 10 sold in 2007, again the highest year in five. And where did most of the home sales take place? In 2011, of the 261 single family homes that changed hands, most were at the northwest, south and southeast areas of the Island. The neighborhood with the most sales was the North end, with 49 sales and an average sale price of $1.5 million. Homes in this neighborhood stayed on the
van needed to make three trips upon hearing the rumors of the incredible outpouring of food now lining the hallways of West Mercer. Even at that, all the food was unable to be
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Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Public Comment Period April 1-30, 2012 The City of Mercer Island’s public comment period for the annual update of the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is April 1-30, 2012. Visit the City’s TIP webpage at http://www.mercergov.org/ TIP to learn more, to view the TIP adopted in 2011, or to submit comments for consideration in the 2013-2018 TIP. For questions, contact Patrick Yamashita, City Engineer at patrick.yamashita@mercergov.org or (206) 275-7722. The City Council will hold a public hearing for the draft 2013-2018 TIP on May 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public testimony on the draft TIP. Interested person(s) may appear and provide input. The TIP covers roadway, pedestrian and bicycle projects planned for the six-year period beginning in 2013. State law requires that the TIP be updated and adopted by elected officials annually by July 1. The TIP is scheduled for adoption by the City Council on June 18, 2012.
loaded, requiring another pick-up to be scheduled for last week. The 5,000-plus item donation is believed to be one of the largest ever from an elementary school in the food bank’s history. The drive was designed to go deep into the classrooms, as teachers led discussions on the reasons why people may find themselves in need of help. Students then set classroom goals to strive toward together.
MIHS District jazz concert is April 17 The Mercer Island School District Jazz Concert with the Islander Middle School eighth grade jazz band will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
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The 2011 Mercer Island real estate market, appears to have made up some lost ground pricewise since 2007 and 2008. market for an average of 100 days. The 40 homes that sold in the South end were on the market just 76 days and sold for an average of just over $1 million. These statistics are, however, somewhat less than robust because 38 single family homes of 15 percent of homes that sold last year were not assigned a neighborhood. Slicing the number of single family homes with waterfront last year shows similar trends. Twenty-five waterfront properties sold for an average of $2.7 mil-
lion and remained on the market for 116 days. The waterfront home with the highest sale price was a 6,100-square-foot home built in 1942, with 150 feet of waterfront on 2.42 acres. It had an asking price just a hair below $7 million. It sold in 18 days at just four percent less than the list price. The Windermere brochure states that single family homes and condominiums for the coming year will still be affected by the level of ‘distressed’ properties, which bring
sales prices down. A total of 42 condominiums sold on the Island in 2011. They lingered on the market for an average of five months and sold at an average of 91 percent of the asking price. Eleven condos in the 7800 Plaza building, completed in 2009, represented the highest number of condos sold. They were on the market for an average of 244 days. The mean sales price for those were $549,500 — the highest for all Island condominium buildings.
on Tuesday, April 17, at Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd Street.
and for students who live on the Island, but do not attend Mercer Island public schools. The event will include registration information, a question-and-answer session with administration and counselors, PTA representatives and a tour of the school.
School on May 21 from 8 to 10 a.m. Interested speakers can register online. Questions can be directed to Jean Field at (206) 236-3349 or jean_field@ misd.wednet.edu.
IMS new parent and student meeting Islander Middle School is hosting a new parent and student information night on April 16 to help families get information when considering schooling options for next fall. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school’s library. The meeting is for prospective parents and students new to the districts, such as students who currently live off Island, but who are considering moving to the Island,
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Leap for Green is Saturday, April 21 “Leap for Green; the Food Edition” is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 21 at the MI Community and Events Center. This year’s event is focused on community sustainability and includes activities for both children and adults. In conjunction with the event, local elementary schools will be promoting the focus on sustainability at their science fairs to encourage projects that reflect “green” themes. Local farmers and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) organizations will also be in attendance. Specific learning opportunities for children include: Kids in the Kitchen with Chef Tom, Cooping 101 workshop, “bees, bunnies, goats and chickens,” and planting projects.
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SPORTS
Have sports news? If you have sports news to share with Mercer Island about a local athlete, email Megan Managan at mmanagan@mi-reporter.com or call 232-1215.
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Mercer Island working on finding their rhythm By Megan Managan
mmanagan@mi-reporter.com
The Mercer Island baseball team faced one of its toughest tests last Friday, when Lake Washington came to Island Crest Park. The two KingCo opponents battled it out on the mound — both sides held the game tied at zero until the final inning of the night, when the Kangs
swung two around the bases to win the game 2-0. Prior to the seventh inning, the teams were neck and neck as Zach Johnson and Alex Himstead held off each other’s team from the center of the field. Despite not scoring until the final inning, the Kangs had six hits off of Alex Himstead, who had two errors and two strikes during the game. Lake Washington’s
BOYS soccer | MERCER ISLAND 4, Sammamish 0
Zach Johnson pitched the full game, allowing just two hits and striking out eight from the Mercer Island lineup. In the end, it was runs from Theo Alexander and Chase Keieleber that gave the Kangs the edge. Only Max Dammeier and Mack Schlamp were able to get a piece of Johnson’s pitching
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Mercer Island’s Jordan Morris battles Sammamish’s Tommy Danielsen during the Islanders’ home win over the Totems on Tuesday night.
Islanders sit near top of standings early on By Megan Managan
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Mack Schlamp swings during the Islanders’ home loss to Lake Washington last Friday. Schlamp was one of two Islanders to record a hit against Kang’s pitcher Zach Johnson.
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Just weeks into the spring boys soccer season, the Mercer Island boys are sitting high in the KingCo standings. The team started off with a 6-1 overall record, and was 4-1 in KingCo play, after a loss to Juanita two weeks ago. “It’s going very well,” said head coach Steve Newman. “We have a good nucleus of talented players. I expect us to do well.” After tough non-conference games against Skyline and Kennedy Catholic (both of which the Islanders won), the team opened conference play against Lake Washington, winning 4-0, and falling 4-1 to Juanita. “We were missing some players when we played Juanita,” said Newman of the one loss this year. Even still, the returning head coach has high expectations for the group. During Tuesday night’s spring break match, the Islanders hosted Sammamish, beating their
KingCo opponent 4-0. The game started with a goal by Jordan Morris, assisted by Josh Lee in the 16th minute after spending
the first part of the game knocking on the Totem’s door.
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Mercer Island’s Jamie Lungmus (5), a junior defender, tries to clear the ball during the Islanders’ home win over Sammamish on Tuesday night.
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Baseball | FROM 14 for the Islanders, despite 22 at-bats. The Islanders played two other spring break games last week, traveling to play Juanita on Monday, losing 3-1, before falling 1-0 to defending state champs, Mount Si, on Wednesday. Despite the 0-3 conference start, the Islanders were 3-2 in non-conference games earlier this season, beating Union, Moses Lake and defending 4A state champions Bothell. The Islanders are 3-5 this season. This week the team took on Interlake on Monday, after Reporter deadline, and will travel to Liberty on Wednesday, April 11, for a 4:30 p.m. KingCo game, followed by play at Bellevue on Friday, April 13, at 4 p.m.
Sports this week Here’s a look at MIHS sports this week. A full schedule can be found online at www.mi-reporter.com.
Wednesday, April 11 3:45 p.m. Tennis vs. Lake Washington 3:45 p.m. JV tennis @ Lake Washington 4:30 p.m. Baseball @ Liberty 4:30 p.m. JV baseball vs. Liberty 6 p.m. C soccer @ Newport Megan Managan/Staff Photo
Mercer Island pitcher, Alex Himstead, prepares to pitch during the Islanders home game against Lake Washington last Friday.
Thursday, April 12 3:30 p.m. Girls golf @ Lake Washington 3:30 p.m. Tennis @ Auburn Mountainview 3:45 p.m. JV tennis vs.
Auburn Mountainview 4 p.m. Track & Field @ Juanita 4:30 p.m. C baseball vs. Newport 6:15 p.m. Girls lacrosse @ Tahoma
Friday, April 13 3:45 p.m. Badminton @ Foster 4 p.m. Baseball @ Bellevue 4:30 p.m. JV baseball vs. Bellevue 5:30 p.m. JV soccer @ Lake Washington 7:30 p.m. Soccer @ Lake Washington Saturday, April 14 3 p.m. Boys lacrosse vs. King’s Way
Sports briefs Fifth annual Gary Adrian Memorial golf tournament The fifth annual Gary Adrian Memorial golf tournament has been set for Monday, July 9, at the West Seattle Golf Course. The event, which is in honor of longtime coach and teacher Gary Adrian, benefits First Tee of Greater Seattle. This year’s event is being sponsored by Taco Time, Anheuser-Busch and is looking for sponsors and auction items. Last year’s event raised over $31,000 for First Tee, an organization dedicated to helping people learn about life through the
By the numbers Boys lacrosse Saturday, March 31 Sachem North 13, Mercer Island 8 Sachem North – 13 Mercer Island – 8 Mercer Island – No scoring information available. Monday, April 2 Ward Melville 18, MI 0 Ward Melville – 18 Mercer Island – 0 Mercer Island – No scoring information available. Tuesday, April 3 Comsewogue 14, Mercer Island 3 Comsewogue – 14 Mercer Island – 3 Mercer Island – No scoring information available.
Baseball Monday, April 2 Juanita 3, Mercer Island 1
Liberty on Friday night. The team, which lists 12 seniors on the roster, includes captains Jordan Morris, Jeremy Chow and Alex Wood. Now that KingCo play is heating up, the team will quickly see if the early season focus has paid off. Newman said they’ve worked a lot on possession. “One touch, two touch and being ready to go. There are a lot of very skillful players,” he said. “Little flicks and touches that can create so much.” The Islanders play at a very fast pace, another thing the team has worked on this spring.
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The Mercer Island girls select fourth-grade basketball team recently won the Rotary Winter Championships.
The Mercer Island fourth-grade girls select basketball team recently won the Rotary Winter Championships. The team, going into the tournament at the end of March, was ranked No. 1, and in the semifinals
the Islanders beat the Rainier Vista Silver Stars. Then the team took on the Rotary Lady Ballers, the team which had given the Islanders their only loss earlier in the season. During the rematch, Mercer Island had the
Boys soccer
In the 21st minute, Morris hit his second goal of the night, again assisted by Lee, on a fast shot into the corner. The Islanders were up 2-0 going into the second half, when Alex Wood, assisted by Jamie Lungmus, scored in the 45th minute. The final goal of the game came in the 62nd minute, when Nick Boye connected with Alberto Perez for the fourth goal. “Our mid-field is probably one of the best in KingCo, and our forward line is good,” said the coach. Two days later the team played Interlake, winning 5-1 before traveling to play
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Tuesday, April 3 Mercer Island 4, Sammamish 0 Mercer Island – Nico Terentjev shutout; Jordan Morris (Josh Lee) 16:00; Jordan Morris (Josh Lee) 21:00; Alex
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Juanita – 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 – 3 8 0 Mercer Island – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 3 0 Mercer Island – No scoring information available. Wednesday, April 4 Mount Si 1, Mercer Island 0 Mount Si – 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 – 1 3 1 Mercer Island – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 1 0 Mercer Island – No scoring information available. Friday, April 6 Lake Washington 2, MI 0 Lake Washington – 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 – 2 6 Mercer Island – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 2 Mercer Island – Isak Morris 0-2; Chris Lawler 0-2; Matt Orehek 0-3; Cameron Ogard 0-3; Steven Petrie 0-1; Max Dammeier 1-2; Keegan Ogard 0-3; Nick Holstead 0-2; Mack Schlamp 1-2; Philip Pugel 0-2.
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Wood (Jamie Lungmus) 45:00; Nick Boye (Alberto Perez) 62:00. Thursday, April 5 Mercer Island 5, Interlake 1 Mercer Island – Jake Michael (Jordan Morris) 13:00; Logan Barton (Jordan Morris) 29:00; Alberto Perez (Jordan Morris) 50:00; Jordan Morris (un) 54:00; Jamie
early lead, but the Lady Ballers came back to within two points going into the fourth quarter. But the Islanders took care of business in the fourth, with full court press and several steals to take the 28-21 win. Lungmus (Jake Michael 79:00. Friday, April 6 Mercer Island 1, Liberty 1 Mercer Island – Jeremy Chow (Jake Michael) 80:00. Interlake – Nick Turner (Zach Lentini) 40:00.
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Lodmell Cellars wine blends earth, water and family This is a continuation of a Mercer Junior High, and still series about former Mercer lives on the Island. Andrew’s Islanders who went on to two nieces now attend become winemakers and/ Islander Middle School and or winery owners. They are: Mercer Island High School. Chris Howell, winemaker, Andrew was a star athof Cain Vineyard lete during his and Winery of On Wine school years Napa Valley, gradon Mercer uated from Mercer Island. At Island High School North Mercer in 1970; Craig Junior High, Leuthold, winhe played basery owner of ketball, footMaryhill Winery ball, wrestled in Goldendale, and was on the graduated in 1974; Dee Hitch track team. In Leslie Lind Balsley, eighth grade, winemaker and he began ski owner of William Church racing at White Pass and Winery in Woodinville, competed throughout the graduated in 1976; Nina Northwest. In track he held Buty Foster, winemaker the record for the 440 and and owner of Buty Winery also did pole vaulting, long in Walla Walla, graduated and high jumps. At Whitman in 1993; and Anna Schafer, College in Walla Walla, he winemaker and owner of continued ski racing — both aMaurice Cellars in Walla Nordic and alpine. Since Walla, graduated in 1997. Andrew is still a skier, you All of these winery “kids” still can find Lodmell Cellars have parents living on the wines in Sun Valley! Island. While attending Mercer Island schools, Andrew ndrew Lodmell of spent summers with Miles, Lodmell Cellars his dad, in Walla Walla. The attended West vineyards were planted in Mercer Elementary, North 1990, about 30 miles from Mercer Junior High and Walla Walla by the lower graduated from Mercer Snake River in the Columbia Island High School in 1982. Valley appellation. However, Carol Lodmell, his mother, the family’s farming roots go taught 25 years on Mercer back much further. Andrew’s Island at both Lakeridge dad worked on Rick Small’s Elementary and South wheat farm. Small, one of
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the legendary wine pioneers of Walla Walla, is the owner and director of production of Woodward Canyon Winery. Besides the winery and vineyards, the Lodmell family still grows wheat and corn. Grapes are also sold to other wineries. Andrew is the fourth generation to keep the farming within the family. “Nature is an important part of my life,” said Andrew. “I live and work with nature Contributed Photo and enjoy experiencing it. Siblings Kristie Kirlin and Andrew Lodmell co-own Lodmell Cellars. The tasting room is Mother Nature is my boss. newly located in the Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla, Wash. What I like about farming and winemaking is the idea everyone lends a hand. For Lodmell wine label, which stant concern in Eastern of working with nature. My the first three years, all the features a whimsical snake, Washington. Modern enviskills can enhance the final bottling was done by hand. is etched into ronmenresult, but at the end of the She was there. She does the window tal issues day, I am working in har- public relations, washes of the tasting constantly mony with nature and con- barrels, does the unglori- room. The i m p a c t stantly adapting and learn- fied grunt work, and was snake drawwater rights. ing from the infinite vari- the smiling face of Lodmell ing honors Although the ables that nature provides.” Cellars while pouring at the Snake Snake River Andrew’s sister, Kristie Taste Washington in the River, which flows near Kirlin, is the mother of first week of April. meanders the Lodmell Andrew’s nieces, who are by the vinevineyards, currently attending Mercer The latest highlight in yards. Mrs. river water Island schools. She is intri- the Lodmell Cellars odyssey Lodmell said cannot be cately involved in Lodmell is the opening that when the used because Cellars. of its tasting tasting room of the salmW h i l e room, located is closed, the on access listed as in the vener- light shines aquifer. It c o - ow n e r able Marcus out onto the sidewalk, where took Andrew five years of and general Andrew Lodmell, W h i t m a n the outline of the snake can applications to get the water m a n a g e r, Winemaker Hotel in be seen. rights permit to access water she is the downtown “It wasn’t planned that from the Wanapum aquibehindWalla Walla. Carol Lodmell, way,” said Mrs. Lodmell, “but fer, which is sourced mostly the-scenes facilitator. As Andrew and Kristie’s moth- it looks so cool at night.” from the Blue Mountains. in all small businesses, and er, attended the gala ribespecially family wineries, bon-cutting ceremony. The Water rights are a conWine | Page 18
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Wednesday | 11 Passover Iron Chef for Middleschoolers: Matzoh Pizza, 7-9
p.m., April 11, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. Grades 6-8. Contest to create the best Matzoh pizza. A panel of judges will decide the winner. Fee for admission.
Thursday | 12 Chocolate Family Seder: 5-6 p.m., April 12, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. K-5th grade. A traditional Passover Seder. Everything will be made with chocolate. Fee for admission. www.sjcc.org. From Slavery to Freedom, From Matzoh to Matzoh Roca:
1:30-2:30 p.m., April 12, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. For seniors age 55 and up. Sample kosher for Passover desserts. Fee for admission. www.sjcc.org.
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for seniors to move. Speaker: Betsy Zuber, Mercer Island Youth & Family Services. (206) 232-6187, www.mihistory.org.
Tuesday | 17 “Kick-Start Your Life”: The
Strivers meeting, 1:45 p.m., April 17, Mercer Island Library large meeting room, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Guest speaker: Dr. Basia Belza, UW School of Nursing professor. Topic: Ways, means and benefits of staying physically active. Free and open to all. (206) 232-9161.
Thursday | 19 Mercer Island Radio Operators Meeting: 7 p.m.,
April 19, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Learn about amateur radio communications and emergency preparedness. www. mirohams.org.
Friday | 20 Senior Adult Tulip Festival:
Volunteer Emergency Well Operation Training: 9 a.m.-12
p.m., April 14, Emergency Well, 4320 88th Ave. S.E. Second disaster preparedness class in the Emergency Volunteer Series with a (CERT) Community Emergency Response Team Base. RSVP to Officer Franklin if you wish to attend: (206) 275-7905. Breaking Bread at the J: 7-9 p.m., April 14, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. For all ages. Meet in the auditorium for pizza, pasta, garlic bread and a starch laden dessert. There will be a short Havdallah ceremony to officially end Shabbat. Pre-register at www.sjcc.org.
9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., April 20, carpool from Mercer Island Community and Event Center lobby, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. 29th annual Tulip Festival in the Skagit Valley. Visit Roozengaarde gardens and gift shop. Have lunch in LaConner, on your own. Fee: $16.
Saturday | 21 Creation Workshop For Kids:
10 a.m.-1 p.m., April 21, New Hope International Church, 9170 S.E. 64th St. Register early for this family event. A scientific hands-on workshop for kids, grades K-6. The public is welcome. Cost: $5 per child. (206) 275-1042, www. newhic.org.
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Monday | 16 Mercer Island Historical Society Meeting: 1 p.m., April
16, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Topic: “When Do You Know It’s Time?” A discussion about when it’s time
“The Food Edition,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 21, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Indoor/outdoor activities, fresh food. Bring a nonperishable food item for the YFS food pantry. Presented by City of Mercer Island, Island
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Sunday | 22 An Evening of Kosher Wine Appreciation & Tasting: 7-9
p.m., April 22, Northwest Yeshiva High School, 5017 90th Ave. S.E. A fundraiser for the Morrie Buttnick Fund for Child and Adult Torah Education. The community is welcome. Snacks provided. RSVP to (206) 232-1919 or email eppi41@aol.com. Cost per person: $25.
Monday | 23 Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State Lectures: “Breaking Through
Brick Walls,” by Michael Goldstein; “Researching Israeli Resources From Your Couch,” by Daniel Horowitz, 7 p.m., April 23, Stroum Jewish Community Center Auditorium, 3801 East Mercer Way. Doors open: 6:30 p.m. Nonmembers: $5. www. jgsws.org.
Tuesday | 24 Cascade Lodge Sons of Norway Potluck & Meeting: 6:30 p.m.,
April 24, Mercer Island United Methodist Church, 7070 S.E. 24th Street. Interested in things Nordic and NordicAmerican? Obert Ronnestad will present the history and the role of Alaska’s Waterfall Fish Cannery in the fishing industry. Contact: (425) 9577692. French Conversation Evening:
7-9 p.m., April 24, Brennen residence, Mercer Island. An informal evening to improve one’s French. Sponsor: Mercer
Island Sister City Association. There’s no format or agenda; the only “rule” is to speak French. All levels welcome. Call for address and directions: Beth, 232-7650, or Monica, 232-2983. Mercer Island Emergency Preparedness Class: 7:30-8:30
p.m., April 24, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Emergency preparedness overview. Discuss the roles of the Mercer Island volunteer teams and opportunities to assist in preparing the Island to respond to and recover from disasters. Sponsor: Officer Jennifer Franklin and senior care lead Beth Cordova, (206) 275-7905.
Wednesday | 25 April in Paris at Island Books:
7 p.m., April 25, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave. S.E. Features complimentary wine and cheese tasting, and all things French-related, including French Moulin Roty stuffed dolls and animals. 20 percent of sales will benefit the Mercer Island Sister City Association scholarship fund. Contact: Judy Leithe, 2325413. Infant/Child/Adult CPR with AED: 7-9 p.m., April 25, Mercer
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Events | Ongoing
78th Ave. S.E.; 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sundays, June 17-Oct. 14 (no clinic Aug. 5), Mercer Island Farmers Market, Mercerdale Park. Your gardening questions are welcome. Plant disease diagnosis is also available. Annual fundraising Plant Sale: May 5-6, Center for Urban Horticulture. www. mgfkc.org.
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Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. This is not a health care provider class. Cost: $20 (check/cash at event). Call (206) 275-7607, Monday through Friday, to reserve a space.
Fridays, 1-5 p.m., April 13-June 8, Rite Aid, 3023
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April 16. Mercer Island Youth and Family Services offers two youth volunteer programs: Volunteer Outreach in Communities Everywhere for high school youth, and Summer Volunteer Program for middle school youth. Registration and payment take place at the same time. Contact: Tambi Cork, (206) 275-7755, tambi.cork@mercergov.org.
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When the Lodmells drilled their well to access the aquifer, a small amount of water from the Snake River leaked into their well water. Plugging that leak cost an additional $15,000 to the well cost. The state of Washington routinely tests the Lodmells’ water to make sure that no water from the Snake River is being used. Andrew was discussing the makeup of Sublime, his red blend, which is 50 percent merlot, 30 percent carmenere, 20 percent cabernet sauvignon. I told him that blending bewilders me. I have been to four blending seminars: two at Novelty Hill in Woodinville, one at Hogue Cellars in Prosser,
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REPORTER Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for a Reporter at the Kirkland Reporter office. The Kirkland Reporter is an award-winn i n g p u bl i c a t i o n t h a t specializes in coverage of community news and activities. This is a TEMPORARY position (approximately 8-10 weeks), beginning lateAugust. The ideal candidate will be expected: to take photographs to illustrate stories and must be comfortable using a digital camera, to shoot and edit videos for the web, to blog and Twitter. M u s t h a v e ex c e l l e n t communication and organizational skills, and be able to work effectively in a deadline-driven environment. Minimum of one year of previous newspaper experience is required. Some evenings and occasional weekends may also be required. Sound Publishing, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is Washington’s largest private, independent newspaper co mpany. O ur b roa d household distribution blankets the entire Greater Puget Sound region, extending nor thwa r d f r o m S e a t t l e t o Canada, south to Salem, Oregon, and westward to the Pacific Ocean. If you have a passion for community news reporting, please email your cover letter and resume to:
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GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER The Bellevue Reporter is seeking a general assignment reporter with writing experience and photography skills. Primary coverage will be arts/entertainment, Bellevue public schools, general assignment stories and The Scene magazine. As a reporter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected: * to take photographs of the stories you cover by using a digital camera; * to post on the Bellevue Reporter web site; * to blog and use Twitter on the web; * to be able to use InDesign to layout pages * to shoot and edit videos for the web; The most highly valued traits are: * to be committed to community jour nalism a n d va l u e eve r y t h i n g from shor t, br ief-type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; * to be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; * to be comfortable producing five bylined stories a week; * the ability to write stories that are tight and to the point; * to be a motivated selfstarter; * to be able to establish a rapport with the community.
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OFF ISLAND -SHORT SALE-
$133,500 -SHORT SALE-
LENDER APPROVED PRICE! This condo is 1242sf w/2 bedrooms and 1.75 bathrooms with carport. www.cbbain.com/jamesshute #261041 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
$339,900
Great investor opportunity! Currently rented, but has great development potential. Conceptual drawings & plans available for purchase. #331213 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
VACANT LAND u Bainbridge Isl
$599,000 Hoquiam lot
One of 2 new construction homes in Wing Point! 3BR/2.5BA bonus & office. Short few blocks to the ferry & town. Best new construction values on the island! #336293 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013
-SHORT SALE-
$164,800
Commercial
$190,000
Price reduced to sell. Updated commercial in Bremerton. Current business would like to lease back. Free street parking. #276347 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
-SHORT SALE-
-SHORT SALE-
$269,900
This Bothell home features 2 lg decks, lg lot, mature trees, remodeled in 2008, room w/ separate entrance, a secluded area, but close to everything #299440 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
-SHORT SALE-
-SHORT SALE-
$274,900
Great property w/cash flow potential. Basement mother in law is fully functioning 2BR/1BA rental unit. New hdwds in main house. Can’t beat this price! #327057 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
$409,900
You must see this amazing 3-Level home! Custom built home features 3 full kitchens on every floor, 3 full baths w/laundry closets, 3BR, 3 fplcs. #334934 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
$419,900
Fabulous Bainbridge opportunity. Close to town: 3BR/2.5BA, 3408sf, $150k landscaping, Bamboo flooring, stainless applcs, HUGE rec rm. Charming! #229220 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013
-SHORT SALE-
u Tam O’Shanter $730,000
Tee up the Tam O’Shanter lifestyle! Soaring ceilings & walls of glass set the tone & Lk Samm & the Cascades set the backdrop. 3BR/3.5BA, 2640sf, 2-car gar. #337498 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
$400,000
Former liquor store with excellent street presence and easy load/unload to rear. 5,000sf right on Broadway. #311228 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Bainbridge Isl
$679,000
2010 Camwest 2 story w/Bsmt. 5BR/3.5BA w/upgrades galore. Granite, stainless appliances, hardwoods throughout main floor. Lot backs to greenbelt w/fenced yard #336533 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013
$374,900
Great investor opportunity! Currently rented, but has great development potential. Conceptual drawings and plans available for purchase. #334619 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
$249,900 -SHORT SALE-
Great investor opportunity! Currently rented, but has great development potential. L3 zoned. Conceptual drawings & plans available for purchase. #334649 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
$350,000 u Lakemont Cutie
3,850sf office space plus 2,000 storage on Broadway. Both on street parking and to rear of building. #311208 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
$242,500 Moses Lake
Great investor opportunity! Currently rented, but has great development potential. Split zoned SFR/C. Conceptual drawings and plans available for purchase. #331221 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
-SHORT SALE-
Moses Lake
$419,900
Great investor opportunity! Currently rented, but has great development potential. Conceptual drawings and plans available for purchase. #334923 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
Northstar Gem!
$725,000
Wonderful Steuben model, 5BR/3.5BA, fully finished lower level. 3 car tandem garage, stainless kitchen, tile island, gas cooktop, garden space. #320687 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
Moses Lake
$875,000
Commercial building updated 2002/2003. Downtown Moses Lake, ample off street parking. 13,000 sq ft. #311281 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
$274,900 Moses Lake
Great investor opportunity! Zoned C-140 w/great development potential. Conceptual drawings and plans available for purchase. #334912 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
$425,000
This former Pay & Pak warehouse offers the new owner a blank slate to design as they will. Centrally located, 4,608sf. Possible conversion to 2 stories. #311352 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
200’ Wft
$299,900
Great investor opportunity! Currently rented, but has great development potential. L3 zoned. Conceptual drawings/ plans available for purchase. #334884 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
-SHORT SALE-
$319,900
Great investor opportunity! 3 1BR/1BA units. Zoned NC2-40, great development potential. Conceptual drawings/plans available for purchase. #334787 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING
u Issaquah Oasis $498,000
An oasis perched atop it all! Meticulously maintained 4BR/2.5BA, 2,400sf, 2-story home on a corner lot built by renowned DR Horton. Pvt patio w/water feature! #337322 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
Bainbridge Isl
$581,950
Newer 3720SF traditional situated on 2.5ac, just blocks from town w/great floorplan. Graciously sized rooms: 4br + bonus, 2.5BA, circular drive. #301242 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013
$55,000 Private lane
$448,000
$150,000 Building Site
$498,000
Reduced, just under an acre lot in Mirrormont. Neighboring homes have views of Poo Poo point takeoff area. Relax on your deck & watch the show. #206333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
North Bend land
12.9 wooded ac just off I-90 at exit #31. Reduced; deeded easement for easy access. Lots of room, timber & space to roam, this will be a great location. #29160006 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Ocean View Lot
$159,000
Spectacular view property, high on hill in gated Willapa Heights. Panoramic, sweeping ocean views. Highly coveted. Ready to build, septic in. Perfect f/dream hm. #235503 Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142
Snoqualmie
$179,900
6+ac in Snoqualmie. Fast access, close to riding & hiking trails, this pvt location offers mature trees and a brook. Lots of space. #259947 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
Moses Lake
$200,000
Moses Lake
$271,000
u Kenmore 1.5 ac
$300,000
Mercer Is. lot
$325,000
Mercer Is. lot
$325,000
N Bend bargain
$350,000
6ac adjacent to Big Bend Community College Campus. All utilities in street, seller may carry a contract with a substantial down. #311113 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
$895,000
Miller Bay/Indianola. Gated property on 1.8+ac w/200’ of waterfront. 2008 construction; 4BR/3.5BA w/detached garage. Pottery barn perfect! #327450 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013
Reduced! 4.5ac just off freeway, all utilities in the street or on property, New sidewalks in. Multi use, close to Bellis Fair & growing commercial. #27127645 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Houghton Beach $1,065,000
-SHORT SALE-
$400,000
Level 1.38ac parcel with easy access to I-90. Surrounding parcels also available. #311109 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Bellingham Comm $900,000
-SHORT SALE-
$25,000 Fall City
Lot in 55+ age development, all utilities in and convenient to shopping. Huge price reduction. #194812 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Mirrormont lot LENDER PREAPPROVED LIST PRICE, QUICK CLOSE! Kenmore home w/lg eat in kit w/abundant cabinet space, a finished basement, liv rm w/fplc. #270243 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
206-232-4600
On the Boulevard & directly across from Houghton Beach Park, this nearly 2,000sf, 2BR/1.75BA condo boasts spectacular city & lake views. #334117 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
1.5 ac. on a dead end st. Foundation in, plans available. All utilities to foundation. Very quiet and close in. #336910 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
.48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
14,000sf lot w/recorded access for driveway. Nice location on a dead end street. #329002 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
Lg residential building site in area of new/ remodeled homes. Lk & Mt Rainier views. All utility/access easements recorded. Serene stream along S boundary. #143651 Janet Scroggs 206-230-5414
Partial lk view lot, small subdivision 5 lots, up pvt road off E Mercer. Backs to conservancy Tract. Road, utilities in along paved access. Cleared for viewing! #83516 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
Residential Lot
$498,000
N Bend land
$650,000
Hoquiam Estates
$850,000
Partial lk view lot, small subdivision of 5 lots, up pvt road off E Mercer. Road, utilities in along paved access, recorded maintenance agrmt. Survey avail. #83519 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
3.4 ac w/commercial potential. Multiple tenants want to stay, level, ut. in street. Next to I-90, great access. Possible owner finance. #328993 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
58 lots in a 55+ plat. All utilities are in, the road is paved. 1/2 reduction from previous price, nice territorial views, convenient to shopping. #194858 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Moses Lake
$1,442,000
Moses Lake
$2,228,000
Moses Lake
$4,035,000
48+ac lvl industrial land at Grant County Airport. Heavy rail on property plus all utilities. Possible lot line adjustment. #311131 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
20.46ac parcel. Currently in alfalfa production but adjacent to business park. All utilities available. #311271 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Several level parcels with high useability, 26.46ac. All utilities at site, roads and infrastructure to property. Easy access. #311236 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Golf Course
$4,500,000
345+ac perm. for 18 hole course in Westport. Hotel, condos, retail areas. 2.5+ miles of ocean/bay frontage, by Lighthouse State Park. Unique. #273135 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
Moses Lake
$6,814,000
$398,000 Moses Lake
$29,952,000
29+ac of land, super easy access off I-90. Will support 3, maybe 4 homes, huge price reduction. How many people can say they have a waterfall? #206270 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
WOW OceanView! $1,195,000 Opportunity!
Perched above the ocean, a stunning home w/breathtaking views. World class 4000sf of luxury. Incredible attention to details. Near Westport WA. Your dream hm! #202964 Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142
3 lot assemblage on upper side of the PrestonFall City Rd. Water stubbed to all, lovely area and a fast commute. #149963 Michael Schoonover 425-442-4077
Tucked away building lot up pvt ln. Potential lk & Mt Rainier views. Lg lot, 3000sf building pad. Paved access to lot line. Near Park trails. #112896 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
227+ acre parcel. Level industrial land at Grant County Airport, rail and all utilities are on site or in the street. #311136 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
303+ac. 3 lg parcels next to a business park, part in agriculture. Utilities close or in street, close to airport. Other parcels available. #311390 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477
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View Condo
$325,000
Top floor 3BR/1.75BA Woodlake condo w/great view of downtown MI. Vaulted ceilings + light & bright. Updated & spotless. Pool + clubhouse for entertaining #306520 Jack Alhadeff 206-230-5460
Lake Views
$999,000
Over 2100 SF of Luxury Living with spectacular Lake, Mountain & City views. Live in this Elegant 2BR/1.75BA/Den Condo! Easy distance to all amenities and I-90. #280637 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113
Reduced. Hurry!
$1,399,950
Northend. Gracious views. Level yd. Open, very chic contemporary 4BR+Den home. Pvt setting makes sep parcel ideal for swimming pool. #319876 Jane Harrison 206-919-9992 Stephanie St. Mary 206-953-8359
Ridgewood 3br+ $390,000
Top notch construction in convenient N End smaller complex. Impressive details & fantastic community amenities. One of 5 units available via “Receivership.” #324055 Mary Lou Putman 206-230-5500
◆ Elegant Views! $1,098,000
NEW LISTING
$545,000
4BR/2BA Rambler Located in sought after First Hill. Refinished hdwd floors, double pane windows, fenced yd, & an extraordinary private outdoor living area. #326529 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113
First Hill
$1,149,000
A perfect example of how elegant and casual spaces can be combined to create a sophisticated and comfortable home. 4BR/3.25BA, 4,027sf, main floor den, 3-car #336454 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
Open floor plan, main flr mstr, elegant kit w/slab granite & custom natural cherry cabinets 3440SF. Fabulous hm on quiet culde-sac w/Mtn views. #322425
◆ 26’ Waterfront! $1,400,000
Westside Sunset $1,798,000
26’ of westside wft, moorage & charming 1903 cottage await at this impressive Forest Ave address. 15,353sf lot offers expansion/redevelopement opportunity. #336830 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113
Extremely pvt 100’ westside WF, dock, deepwater moorage, jet ski pad. Rebuild/ remodel on footprint at water’s edge. Best waterfront value on Mercer Island. #196224 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
View! View!
$599,000
Building site of nearly a 1/2ac w/tranquil and serene Lake views and Seward Park to the west, treetops to the south. Olympic Mtn views w/2nd story. #310040 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
Lake Views
$1,200,000
Mitch Williams custom executive home for everyday living & elegant entertaining. Gracious 2 story entry opens to stunning lake & mtn vws. 4BR/4.5BA 5080 SF #333550 Becky Nadesan 206-230-5377
Street to Water
$2,098,000
100+ feet westside waterfront: almost an ac of privacy. Two tax parcels from W Mercer to the water’s edge. Remodel, rebuild on footprint for ideal get-a-way. #330927 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
No work needed!
$969,000
Quality, serenity, nbrhd. Updated to perfection w/eye for style. Limestone, SubZ, Bosch…Mstr+ofc on main, big bonus+3BR down (1 w/adjoining BA). Yard! #331051 Jane Harrison 206-919-9992 Stephanie St. Mary 206-953-8359
New for 2012!
$1,395,000
Choose your colors and finishes. 2 story traditional by RKK Construction in Sunset Ridge on MI’s North End. Presale available today-10 month finish. #320218 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
Westside Custom
$2,750,000
Privacy on .4AC w/74 ft +/- waterfront, private dock+covered boat lift+in ground pool+Ralph Anderson design 4BR+3BA+den+rec rm+views #329710 Laura Reymore 206-230-5351 Suzanne Lane 206-230-5516
CONDOMINIUMS & TOWNHOMES -SHORT SALE-
$89,900
Chateau style beauty! Top floor w/beautiful view of professionally landscaped courtyard. Secured underground parking, elevator. You can’t beat this price! #314087 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
-SHORT SALE-
$92,500
Can’t beat this price! 3BR/1.75BA condo in Des Moines. www.cbbain.com/jamesshute #330352 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING
Attn: Investors!
$185,000
-SHORT SALE-
$194,900
Ridgewood 1br. This is one of the 5 units available via “Receivership.” Top notch construction & fantastic community amenities in convenient north end complex. #324050 Mary Lou Putman 206-230-5500
Lovely unit in Providence Point’s 55+ Hilltop Village. Amazing amenities include Tennis courts, club house, exercise & game rms, indoor pool, library. #308269 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
Ridgewood 1bd
$195,000 Ahh-Ridgewood!
$370,000
Ridgewood opp!
$200,000
$399,900
Investors note-this is one of the 5 units available via “Receivership.” Top notch & convenient; impressive home details & fantastic community amenities. #324051 Mary Lou Putman 206-230-5500
1br. Top notch & convenient! Impressive home details & fantastic community amenities. Investors note-this is one of the 5 units available via “Receivership.” #324053 Mary Lou Putman 206-230-5500
3br + Den. Top notch & convenient! Impressive home details & fantastic community amenities. Investors--this is one of the 5 units available via “Receivership.” #324056 Mary Lou Putman 206-230-5500
-SHORT SALE-
Immaculately remodeled unit in the Lake Villa community, w/a view of Lake Sammamish. Property features a pool, clubhouse, jacuzzi. Moorage available for lease. #321975 James R. Shute 206-230-5421
Bellefield Park
$450,000
Downtown Bellevue Townhome, newly renovated throughout, 2BR+2.5BA, club hse, pool & tennis courts, magnificent grounds, pvt patio & deck, new furn+AC, gar #280475 Laura Reymore 206-230-5351
*Easy Living*
$1,059,000
Quick onto Mercer Island from E or W: 3BR/3.5BA townhome w/approx 3,450sf & attached 2 car garage. Living/dining, kit/family rm, den, rec rm, elevator pos. #252329 Molly Penny 206-200-4411
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