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ASSAULT | Man shot during altercation at Evergreen Villa Condos in Totem Lake [3]
Stamp Out Hunger | Annual national oneFRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012 day food drive will be held May 12 [5]
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Two more coaches put on leave
High demand | Major league scouts seek Kang’s Theo Alexander [10]
‘Remembering the songs’
Three locations sold to separate buyers from outside of Kirkland
LWSD won’t comment on JHS, LWHS moves BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
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he Lake Washington School District (LWSD) placed two more coaches on administrative leave last week for undisclosed reasons. LWSD spokeswoman Kathryn Reith confirmed on April 19 that Lake Washington High School girls softball head coach Troy Hennum and Juanita High School baseball head coach Sherman Leach have both been placed on leave from their positions. Reith said that the district could not release any more information as to why the coaches have been placed on leave. Hennum told the Reporter on April 19 that he could “not comment on anything now,” when reached on his cell phone. The move follows a tough week for the Kangs athletic department, as former boys basketball head coach Barry Johnson pleaded not guilty at Kirkland Municipal Court on April 17 to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. The accusations against Johnson took place while he was both a coach and an instructional assistant. There is no indication that the issues with Hennum or Leach have anything to do with the Johnson investigation, or that they have to do with misconduct. Leave can be taken for a variety of reasons, such as health issues. The Juanita High School athletic department had troubles of its own earlier this year as a varsity volleyball coach’s husband, Steve C. Meeks, 23, was charged with voyeurism for spying on team players in a bathroom.
Liquor stores sell for nearly $700,000 BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
Flutist Gary Stroutsos will perform at the Kirkland Performance Center on May 4. The master world flutist says that Native American stories are being lost to youth and creating music with storytelling allows him to share his knowledge. CONTRIBUTED
Flutist Gary Stroutsos’ work informed by Native American music, performs at KPC BY PEGGY KUNKEL UW News Lab
When Gary Stroutsos was in college back in the ‘70s he attended a Jethro Tull concert – and was never the same afterward. Mesmerized by the flute sounds of Ian Anderson, he went to a pawnshop and bought a beginner’s flute for $35. Largely self-taught,
Stroutsos had another epiphany during his first big gig, in 1997. A history buff, he discovered his passion while performing with “The American Indian Music and Dance Tour,” where world music met traditional Native American music. “It (was) an honor being invited, not being a tribal member,” Stroutsos explains. “I wanted to
celebrate what Lewis and our community. Stroutsos Clark heard, not what does that. His work with they saw.” (filmmaker) Ken Burns Considered a brings a unique master world flut- “It (was) an honor quality to the being invited, ist today, Stroutperformance. not being a tribal Audiences are sos will appear at the Kirkland Per- member. I wanted captivated by to celebrate what his enthusiasm, formance Center Lewis and Clark on Friday, May 4 learning about heard, not what the Native to remember the they saw.” songs through culture without Gary Stroutsos music and film. being lectured. Dan Mayer, We’re delighted KPC executive to have him.” director, says: “It’s our goal In a recent interview to bring artists and proin Kirkland, Stroutsos grams that really count to [ more FLUTE page 2 ]
Bucky Beaver Preschool teaches giving BY CARRIE WOOD
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Bucky Beaver Preschool founder Molly Carson reads a book to her students about giving on April 13. CARRIE WOOD, Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland resident Lenore King says it’s difficult for her two young sons to understand that there are people who don’t have food to eat. Her older son, Christian, recently turned 7 and for his birthday one of the parents also brought a gift for her youngest son, Beckham, age 5. “I said, oh, that is so unnecessary. He needs to learn that he doesn’t always get presents,” King told the parent. “He got to open the
present and then literally two days later he said, ‘Mom, I want another Lego.’ I’m like, Beckham, do you understand that there are people who don’t have food to eat and you want another toy?” But at Bucky Beaver Preschool, teacher and founder Molly Carson has put the theory to the test for the past 30 years. Carson has taught more than 1,000 preschoolers the concept of giving and has made charity a critical part of their learning, says parent Judy Mansour. [ more BUCKY page 2 ]
Kirkland’s three state-run liquor stores have sold for nearly $700,000 to three different bidders, thanks to a month-long auction that ended April 20. The state will take in $30.75 million for the 167 state-run liquor stores as individual bidding outperformed the highest bid, $4.6 million, for all the state-run liquor stores combined. The Washington State Liquor Control Board awarded 121 bidders license application rights for the 167 individual stores. The winning bidders earned the exclusive right to apply for a liquor license at the current location. The WSLCB started the auction on March 15 and had 551 registered bidders. Three Kirkland residents won auctions for other stores around the state. Winning bidders will have to secure their own lease in their current location. If they cannot, they can sell their rights or request an alternative location within a one-mile radius of the existing location. The Houghton neighborhood liquor store located at 10609 N.E. 68th St. will go to Tanveer Bhinder of Surrey, BC. The highest bid was $325,200, according to the state liquor control board. “This is no big thing,” said Bhinder, who has never been to Kirkland. “I owned a liquor store in England for 15 years.” [ more LIQUOR page 3 ]