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BACK-TO-BACK BEAR CREEK SOCCER TITLES Grizzlies defeat Napavine, 4-0, to earn state crown Andy Nystrom anystrom@redmond-reporter.com
When Lizzie Udeschini scored first, she was ecstatic to get things rolling for her Bear Creek team. “The first goal feels so good because it sets the pace for the rest of the game,” said the Grizzly senior captain, adding that her 24th-minute netter “freaked out” the Napavine players because they knew it was time to strike back or a win would elude them. But Bear Creek’s defense held tight and the Grizzlies tacked on three second-half goals en route to a 4-0 victory and second straight 1B/2B state championship last Saturday at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner. “It was nice to see that our hard work paid off, and we played seamlessly as a team,” said Udeschini, who also scored Bear Creek’s last goal of the match. Added junior captain Caroline Bridgwater: “It feels great. To end the season like that — especially for our seniors — is very
Bear Creek’s Sara Hastings dribbles the ball up field during the state title match. Courtesy of Sini Fernandez impressive.” Bear Creek (15-4 overall) also defeated Crosspoint Academy, 4-0, in last Friday’s semifinal match to register a clean defensive sheet for the weekend. Freshman goalkeeper Maya Shipway notched a pair of shutouts and had seven total saves, and Bear Creek outshot its opponents, 37-9, over the weekend. [ more SOCCER page 8 ]
Bear Creek’s Lizzie Udeschini claps away while celebrating her goal against Napavine as Olivia Tillinghast (No. 10) and Jill Leszynski (No. 7) run toward the scorer to congratulate her. Courtesy of Sini Fernandez
Budget breakdown: infrastructure and growth, responsible government and responsible government.
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Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series examining Redmond Mayor John Marchione’s 2013-14 Budget by Priorities proposal. The budget contains six priorities: public safety, community building, infrastructure and ng Session! growth, clean and green environment, business vitality and responsible government. Part three will focus on infrastructure and growth
After reviewing City of Redmond Mayor John Marchione’s Budgeting by Priorities (BP) proposal for 2013-14 in twice-weekly study sessions, Redmond City Council is scheduled to adapt the proposed budget on Dec. 4. The budget was first presented to council in October and in addition to their input, the public also had the opportunity to provide feedback during public hearings
throughout the process. The last public hearing regarding the budget was held Tuesday. The new two-year budget is $581.5 million — a slight increase from the 2011-12 budget. City staff used the BP process for the third time to create the budget. This was the third time they have used this process, in which city services are reconsidered through the prism of what citizens value most. Six priorities were determined by citizens in
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INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROWTH
At $250.04 million, infrastructure and growth is about 43 percent of the city’s overall budget. This priority covers a number of things including the city’s utilities such as waste, water and stormwater. “They’re not the ‘sexy’ things,” said Redmond Public Works Director Tim Fuller. “(But) they’re
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critical to the city.” Fuller said a lot of the work under infrastructure and growth involves maintaining and replacing infrastructure throughout the city as it gets older, adding that much of this takes place underground where citizens can’t see it. “We have to pay attention to the aging infrastructure, as well as the new infrastructure,” he said. Fuller said another part of this [ more budget page 6 ]