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BUSINESSWOMAN DIES | Kirkland businesswoman, Reporter blogger Nina Bondarook dies at 57 [2]

Lake Washington Singers | Women’s choir FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 shares music with Eastside for 60 years [3]

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Man connected with Bandidos charged with extortion

BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com

A Kirkland man connected with the notorious Bandidos motorcycle gang was charged Dec. 27 for extorting a Redmond business owner of $57,500.

Robert Dairold Golden’s

bail was set for $500,000, along with his accomplice Robert Amahd Edwards III, who allegedly assisted in the extortion, which was set for $100,000.

When Golden, 39, and Edwards, 35, allegedly entered a Redmond-based custom fishing-rod shop

on Dec. 21 to unlawfully collect titles to the victim’s truck, trailer, boat and some dirt bikes, they had no idea that police had been granted the authority to intercept and record the meeting, according to charging documents filed in King County Superior

Court.

Members of the Redmond and Seattle Police Departments were waiting nearby and after they had collected enough evidence, the two were promptly arrested.

After the victim, a 61-year-old Kirkland

resident, befriended Golden three years ago on their common fishing interest, Golden allegedly loaned the man $35,000 to kickstart the victim’s current business. Court documents indicate at the time of the loan, Golden offered the money because he had

recently “come into a large amount of money and was able to make the loan with little or no conditions.”

But a few months ago, Golden allegedly contacted the victim asking for the money back and the victim said he would find a way to [ more EXTORTION page 8 ]

Magician uses dancing monk to garner laughs, lose weight

BY RAECHEL DAWSON

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uben Barron placed a red foam ball into a woman’s outreached hand. He directed her to squeeze it, and seconds later two balls lay where the single one once stood.

Barron can not only duplicate items in quantity but the comedic magician has a knack for turning a $1 bill into $100 – or so it seems.

“I’ve never been one where the act and the routine is so rigid that there’s no room to play with it,” said Barron, a Kirkland resident. “…Sometimes when I’m setting up, I’ll eavesdrop on people’s conversations.”

Barron said the trick to summoning laughs during his comedy show Bold Bazooka is connected to a proper interpretation of body language.

The 11-year Kirklander has performed all over the Northwest with a tour in Canada and a special show

in Las Vegas, Nev. Barron was voted Seattle Weekly’s “Best Local Celebrity” in August 2005 and he’s featured in a children’s book about two dogs at Pike Place Market, “Salt and Pepper at the Pike Place Market” by Carol A. Losi. The local celebrity has performed at the Laughs Comedy Stage at Hemp Fest, the 2001 Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Fla. and Alki’s Snow train to Leavenworth for 10 years - to name a few.

But behind the layers of jokes and tricks, Barron’s most recent act deemed “Pseudoscience Theater,” which teaches levitation, “metal bending” and “psychic surgery,” proclaims a deep and meaningful message: With positive energy comes positive outcomes.

“At first it was going to be a silly show, a mentalism show, but then it just turned into this ‘oh wow, I actually have a message here,’” Barron said. “Whatever makes you laugh, good. Whatever

Kirkland performer Ruben Barron performs some of his magic tricks with assistance from audience member Matt Kinney during his recent magic and comedy show at Fieldwork Seattle Inc. located at Carillon Point in Kirkland. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Kirkland Reporter makes you feel right or feel good, good! If you can tap that energy, then you can start accomplishing whatever it is you want to do.”

Barron says his 70 pound weight loss is the prime example that this mentality works.

“I haven’t changed what

I eat, what I drink, I’ve changed my relationship with food and once you get that, your head starts to clear up,” he says. “Once

your head starts to clear up, you can start finding what other talents you need to tap into.” [ more MAGICIAN page 2 ]

Man accused of raping elderly woman on Finn Hill pleads not guilty

BY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ crodriguez@kirklandreporter.com

A 26-year-old man accused of violently attacking and raping an 80-year-old Kirkland woman on Oct. 25 pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Jan. 4.

Moses Kelly was charged with first-degree rape and

first-degree burglary in King County Superior Court on Dec. 27.

Redmond police arrested Moses Kelly on Dec. 26 after locating him near a gas station in Redmond and took him into custody on Kirkland’s felony warrant.

The warrant was obtained when DNA evidence

gathered from the October assault came back as a match to Kelly.

Kelly’s bail is still set at $1 million due to the “extraordinarily violent” manner in which he allegedly raped the woman, said Lisa Johnson, senior deputy prosecuting attorney, in charging documents filed last week.

According to the police report, the 90-pound woman who is small in stature returned home on a Metro bus from a visit to Seattle on Oct. 25. When she got home, she went to close her front doors and saw the suspect swiftly walking towards her and assumed he might be a salesmen.

However, Kelly allegedly forced open her doors before she could lock them, “grabbed her by the throat/ mouth area, choking her as he did so and forced her backwards into her residence,” according to the police report.

His next court date is set for Feb. 5.

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...obituaries Scott Francis Wicklund

May 6, 1966 – December 27, 2012 magazine, The Seattle Times, Northwest Skier, Washington Winter and various other magazines. He also had advertising contracts with Steven’s Pass, Mission Ridge, as well as several other ski resorts.

Scott is our brother, uncle, friend and real life hero. We have always said that Scott never met a stranger; he only met more friends. Everyone who ever met Scott was proud to know him and be a part of his life. He treated everyone with kindness and respect. Scott will be sorely missed every day; but his smile, enthusiasm, inspiration and stories will live on with us forever.

We have always been so proud of Scott and that will never change. Scott lived his life to the fullest and that is how he would want us to remember him. We love you Scott!

We ask that in lieu of Flowers please make a donation to the “Leavenworth Ski Hill Fund in Memory of Jim, Johnny and Chris” (Scott’s words). This is officially known as The Ski Hill Memorial Project. * This is a Memorial Project that Scott had made clear to us that it was very dear to his heart http://skihillproject.org or to the National Smokejumper Association which of course is also dear to Scott’s heart.

Donation Link, http://smokejumpers.com/store/index.php? main_page=index&cPath=4 Condolences for the family may be left at www.steward-williams.com Two memorials will be held on a date yet to be determined both in the Seattle area and in the Twisp, WA area where Scott lived for the past 20 years.The dates will be posted on facebook and also on the www.steward-williams.com website.

was a reporter, editor and photographer with various print, broadcast, irkland busicable and online news nesswoman and operations in Arizona, Reporter blogger Colorado, California and Nina Bondarook passed Washington, including away unexpectedly of a The Seattle Times Extra, stroke on Dec. 30. She the newspaper’s first was 57 years old. online service she created Bondarook was most years ago. well-known in the Kirk“I never knew anyland community and the body who knew Eastside for her so many people work with Startup through business Sisters, a company connections like she founded in she did,” Murrah 2010. The group added. of entrepreneurial One of Bondawomen helped rook’s passions others to launch Nina Bondarook was also dogs and and grow busishe had a website nesses through called Poochie networking, education, Smoochie, said Murrah. mentoring and commuFamily members held nity involvement.

Bondarook’s memorial Her Reporter blog, service on Jan. 4 in ChiStartup Sisters, also focago, but friends and colcused on her work helpleagues are also planning ing grow local businesses. a memorial service for “The Startup Sisters her locally on Sunday. group is very devastated,” The Startup Sisters said Kirkland resident group is asking the Molly Murrah, who also community to send helped found the group. remembrances to one “Nina was a high-powof Bondarook’s favorite ered business woman. shelters, Homeward Pets She was incredibly smart, by calling 425-488-4444 very brilliant and was a or by mailing a check to: very generous person.”

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Scott Wicklund passed away on December 27, 2011 at the age of 46.

Scott was born in Kirkland, Washington on May 6, 1966, the youngest of five children of Francis and Mary Wicklund of Kirkland.

Scott is survived by his brother, Don Wicklund, and sister in law, Belinda Wicklund, of Kirkland, WA, his sister, Geralyn Bandur, and brother in law, Paul Bandur, of San Ramon, CA, his sister, Barbara Wicklund, of Redmond, WA, his brother, Douglas Wicklund, and sister in law Sharon Wicklund, and his nieces, Selena and Kathleen Wicklund all of Spring, TX, and his loving partner, Sharla Lynn, of Twisp, WA. Scott Wicklund was a resident of the Methow Valley for over 20 years working at the North Cascades Smokejumper Base, and lived on the base for many summers. He spent winters traveling, taking photographs, skiing and playing in the snow between Mount Baker, Steven’s Pass, Mission Ridge and mostly the North Cascade Mountains. He enjoyed surfing and traveled worldwide to places like Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand, Europe, and Thailand in pursuit of the joy he found through his admirable adventures. Scott also was an avid reader with an early interest in journalism. While adding photos to a backcountry ski story submission he got a request for more pictures and so a career in ski photography was born. Scott had his photographic work and articles published in Ski

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That includes talents such as Barron’s tai chi-like moves with a thing called the “dancing monk,” an 8-ball attached to a cord covered in rubberized paint that he created. The dance is incorporated into his act and has also been a factor in his weight loss.

By pairing the positive message with magic tricks, such as levitation, it allows him to give the audience an example of how positive energy works. And many don’t believe it ‘til they see it.

“I’ve had a couple of people just freak out. They’re like ‘wait a minute, what kind of mystic power are you using?’” he says. “But I say ‘no, no it’s not mystic power, it’s positive power.’ Then I tell them ‘that’s the same thing I use to get my diet in order, that’s the same thing I use to get my relationship in order, same thing I use to get my act, my head, the weight loss - everything - you just focus on the positive and everything else just falls into place.”

Although Barron acknowledges it is sometimes hard for people to accept that weight loss can come from positive thoughts and levitation can be a cultivated skill, he insists it’s “just believing you can do things.”

Barron said his career took off professionally about 15 years ago in Seattle and Kirkland.

“I’ve never been in a place such as the Northwest and Seattle - especially Kirkland - they embrace the arts here,” said Barron.

Barron also teaches magic at Coyote Central in Seattle and he’s taught classes at the Boys and Girls Club, however, he said he would love to do more performances around his Kirkland home.

To book Barron the entertainer, contact him at BarronComedy@yahoo.com, call 425-821-2712 or visit his Facebook page at facebook.com/RubenBarronComedy.

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Lake Washington Singers share joy of music for 60 years

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Kirkland Culture Council accepting nominations for CACHET Award The Kirkland Cultural Council is accepting nominations for the 2013 CACHET Award.

The Kirkland Cultural Council and Mayor’s CACHET (Collaboration of Arts, Culture, Heritage, Education, and Theatre) Award recognizes a business, organization or

individual who exemplifies the spirit of CACHET by fostering a vibrant arts, culture, and/or Heritage community in the City of Kirkland.

Download the application from the city website, on the Cultural Arts Commission page.

All nominations are due by noon on Friday, Feb. 1. Email an electronic version to kirklandcachet@gmail.com, drop off a hard copy to City Hall in an envelope labeled “Attn: CACHET Award ‚ c/o Ellen Miller-Wolfe,” or mail a hard copy to: City of Kirkland, Attn: CACHET Award ‚ c/o Ellen Miller-Wolfe, 123 Fifth Avenue, Kirkland,

The Lake Washington Singers perform two annual spring and winter concerts. This year’s spring concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on May 18 at the Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church. MITCH BOSS, Contributed “In the midst of turmoil or crisis that people are dealing with in their daily lives, being able to sing totally removes them from all that for a little bit and gives them the joy of music.”

To join, contact Director Jane Blount at director@ LakeWashingtonSingers. org or call 206-363-6874.

The group practices every Monday, 7 p.m. at the Bellevue Christian School on

Clyde Hill.

To stay updated on the Lake Washington Singers mini-concerts and events or to hear their past performances, visit www. lakewashingtonsingers.org.

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then the Lake Washington Singers narrow down the pick to the top three. After a vote, the winner receives $500 toward vocal training and the runner-ups are awarded $250 each.

Additionally, the winner is

BY RAECHEL DAWSON invited to solo the group’s spring concert scheduled rdawson@kirklandreporter.com for May 18 at the NorthThe women of the Lake lake Unitarian Universalist Washington Singers have Church. graced the Eastside with The singers often have an song for 60 years and opportunity to travel with they’re far from finished. the choir - the group has In fact, they’re open to been to Barcelona, Spain expansion. For all of Januand the British Isles among ary the choral group will other places. And they open up auditioning for hope to perform “Around their annual spring concert the World in Song” at the in May. But this choir is not Montana International quite as stringent as some Festival this July. others.

But joining the chorus “We’re asking for gals entails more than traveling, who like to sing, who have singing and fund raising. a good ear and can blend The ladies attest that their with the choir and are close-knit choir will offer willing to participate,” said camaraderie.

Kirkland resident “When I Karen Anderson, first joined (in the Lake Wash2007), it lifted ington Singers my spirits,” said president since Sandra Saenz, 2001. “It is a fun a member and group.”

Kirkland resiThe Lake dent. “It gave me Washington something to Singers non-proflook forward to it was founded and I felt like I in 1952 by was doing somemembers of the thing in the Eastside Chapter community as of the Ameriwell. The ladies can Association in the choir are of University Lake Washington Singers member Diane Underwood (front) very supportive Women. And of each other.” with president Karen Anderson (center) and Sandra Saenz at their mission is Saenz menAnderson’ s Kirkland home.

RAECHEL DAWSON, KIRKLAND REPORTER simple: To share tioned that the joy of singing support extends with the comseveral of the winners have by way of birthday cards, munity. gone “quite a distance” with hospital visits or simply The group of 30 to their vocal career. lending an ear to listen and 40 members fluctuates Applicants submit an a song to sing. throughout time but the audio clip of them singing “I think it’s been a case organization’s unique with their application and of sanity,” said Anderson.

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“non-auditioning” concept allows women to join without being required to know how to read music.

Although Anderson notes about 75 percent of the group is musically experienced, the group’s open policy has encouraged a diverse group of women, which include those with mental disabilities or blindness to stay-at-home mothers or retirees. Singers are as young as their early 20s to as old as their 80s.

But Redmond resident Diane Underwood, who has been with the group since 1983, says the nonprofit’s main purpose is to raise money for their annual scholarship recipient.

“We really get a lot of applicants,” said Underwood.

“Many (who win) keep in touch with us, it’s really good.”

Anderson adds that

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The awards ceremony will be held from 5:307:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11 at Heritage Hall.

Torimoto earns North Central College Dean’s List honor North Central College has named Kirkland resident Alicia Torimoto to its Dean’s List of scholars for the 2012 fall term.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, undergraduate students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.6 for the term and be enrolled as full-time students.

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EDITORIAL

Legislators have tough budget decisions to make as session begins

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he 2013 legislative session will begin in Olympia on Monday as local legislators tackle a tough $900 million budget shortfall.

That figure doesn’t include the additional $1 billion in spending required under the McCleary ruling that determined the state was not meeting its constitutional obligation to pay for basic education.

It’s going to be a difficult fight and, some legislators say, may be impossible.

The City of Kirkland has its own legislative priorities.

The city approved its 2013 legislative agenda on Wednesday (after Reporter deadline), which declared the city’s priorities for state funding and related legislation during the long 105-day session that will run through April 28.

The city’s top priority is money for state and local transportation to maintain infrastructure investments and complete projects that enhance economic vitality.

The city is also calling on legislators to retain the state annexation sales tax credit and defend against state revenue reductions that impact completion of the Finn Hill, Juanita and Kingsgate annexation.

Other city priorities include $5 million in funding for the next phase of the Northeast 132nd interchange ramp design, eliminating the $10 million ongoing diversion of liquor taxes and reinstating the local share of excess liquor profits, and developing the Cross-Kirkland Corridor.

Nine legislators across three districts will

represent the city.

Those legislators include 48th District Reps. Ross Hunter (D), Cyrus Habib (D) and Sen. Rodney Tom (D); 45th District Reps. Roger Goodman (D), Larry Springer (D) and Sen. Andy Hill (R); and 1st District Reps. Luis Moscoso (D), Derek Stanford (D) and Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe (D).

Several of these officials will head various legislative committees.

In the House of Representatives, Hunter will lead the House budget writers, serving as chair of the Appropriations Committee that considers the state operating budget bill.

In addition, Goodman will chair the House Public Safety Committee, Springer will serve as the deputy majority floor leader for Jobs & Economic Development and Moscoso will serve as vice-chair of the Transportation Committee.

In the state Senate, Hill will chair the Senate Ways and Means Committee and McAuliffe will chair senate Pre K-12 Educa-

tion Committee.

Tom will serve as chair of the Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee. He will also serve as the majority leader for the new and controversial bipartisan Senate coalition. The Majority Coalition Caucus will have six Democrat-led committees and six Republican-led committees that have no more than a one-vote majority.

As always, the Reporter will continue to keep readers informed of legislative issues that affect Kirkland residents.

We will cover legislative forums that occur in Kirkland, and for the third year in a row we also have a team of interns on the Capitol campus that will provide coverage for you through the WNPA Olympia News Bureau. These eight University of Washington interns account for more than half of the Olympia-based press corps.

We look forward to providing legislative coverage and we welcome your questions and comments about what is happening in Olympia to: letters@kirklandreporter.com.

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Thank you to the Kirkland community As principal of John Muir Elementary, and on behalf of our school community, I want to send a sincere thank you to everyone who donated their time and resources to provide food boxes to so many of our families here on Dec. 17.

Your generosity, caring, concern, and dedication to meeting the needs of families here in our own community that was made abundantly evident was greatly appreciated.

I have known many of the families served by this project for years and can assure you they are most grateful.

One of the highlights of this

day for me was meeting many a school community to help our of you as you brought in your families meet their basics needs, donations or helped to coordibut as a school our time and nate the delivery of the boxes to resources are limited. the families.

It has been my goal that we It validated for me my strongly would be able to work corroboheld belief that there is a treratively with the larger Kirkland mendous interest in our area of community to meet the basic meeting the needs of families in needs of our students so we can our own community. focus on providing an outJohn Muir Elementary standing education that is a unique school here will allow them to achieve KIRKLAND in the Lake Washington their own American School District. We are Dream. fortunate to serve the Your willingness to most economically and donate your time and ethnically diverse group of resources will help make this students in the district. happen for students and their Many of our families came to families. this country to provide a better The Kirkland Nourishing Netlife for their children, the same work is creating a model of what as families have done since this it means to be a community. country was founded.

Thank you for going out of We have worked very hard as your way to make a difference in

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the life of a child by being a part of this network.

Jeff DeGallier, Principal of John Muir Elementary School

Reporter should publish names in police blotter I recently was in Bellingham.

Their newspaper, the Bellingham Herald has a section entitled “Whatcom County Jail Report” in which they publish incidents and names.

If they can do it, why not us?

It would foster greater recognition, responsibility, and accountability for the reasons listed. It would have even a greater affect if their addresses were also published.

Bob Style, Kirkland

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Educational gift giving for children

Give the gift of writing • Journal/Diary No matter how old your child is there is always time to record important life happenings and along the way strengthen their writing skills. When my children were babies and toddlers, I had a journal for each of them that I would try to write down little happenings

Give the gift of reading • New books Of course, in my mind there is no greater gift than a new book or several new books! In our house we have

books in our library, books in the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom and stacked on our bedside tables. Books everywhere!

A recent study supports this culture of book in our homes. “Scholarly Culture and Educational Success in 27 Nations,” a study by four researchers in the United States and Australia and based on 20 years of research, suggests that children who have 500 or more books in the home get three years more years of schooling, on average, than children in homes that have no books. Even just 20 books make a huge difference in a child’s life. In my mind, there can never be enough books in a home as we work each day to raise readers who can and choose to read.

Also, remember if you are looking to buy new books support your local bookstore! Parkplace Books here in Kirkland always has a great selection and recommendations of children’s literature and books for all ages. If they don’t have a certain title in the store they can always order the book Joy Brooke

Dear “Parent Shopping for Birthday Gifts,” Thanks for your question.

I completely understand the eagerness to find the right gifts for your child that are not only fun, but help to increase their achievement and love for learning along the way!

Below are a few of my favorite things as a teacher I recommend parents give their children for birthday gifts and throughout the year, and gifts I also enjoy giving my own children.

and cute quotes or “firsts” that they would say or do.

Now, my preschool daughter tells me what she wants to remember about the day and I write it for her in her “forever” journal.

Lately, she has been asking to help write and I encourage her to sound out the last word in the sentence. With my son, who is a kindergartner, he is now able to write his own sentence each night with little assistance.

This writing work helps not only by helping them reflect on their day but preparing them to orally recall small moments, a great beginning to writing personal narratives.

For older children, journals or diaries help give a parent a little window into their world and open communication between parent and child. As they grow, journals can also be therapeutic and encourage positive emotional growth.

Ask Mrs. Brooke

Dear Mrs. Brooke, I am looking to purchase my child some gifts for his birthday that are not only fun, but also educational.

Are there any ideas as a teacher and a parent that you recommend?

Thanks, Parent Shopping for Birthday Gifts

While MS Remains Shrouded in Mystery, MS Society Drives the Search for a Cure What causes multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system? Scientists are working on several factors that they think might be involved, but so far the exact cause remains a mystery. What is known is that MS affects 400,000 individuals in the U.S. and 2.1 million worldwide.

About 200 people are diagnosed with this condition each week and women are more than twice as likely as men to contract this incurable and often debilitating condition.

The disease most commonly strikes people between the ages of 20 and 50. MS attacks the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Symptoms can range from mild, such as numbness in the limbs, to severe, including paralysis or loss of vision.

Possible suspects in the cause of MS include the immune system, the environment, infectious diseases and genetics.

What might trigger an abnormal response of the body’s immune system to cause MS? Why does MS occur more often in areas

away from the equator? Does childhood exposure to viruses, bacteria or other microbes trigger the onset of MS years later? Why does having a close family member with MS increase one’s odds of coming down with it? Scientists from around the world are searching for answers.

While they do, the Greater Northwest Chapter of the National MS Society is working to mobilize people and resources to help drive that research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS and to provide programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. Headquartered in Seattle, the Greater Northwest Chapter serves over 12,000 people living with MS in 23 counties of western and central Washington as well as people throughout Alaska and Montana. The Oregon Chapter serves more than 7,500 individuals with MS and their families in Oregon and SW Washington.

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Give the gift of math • Games: Board games/ card games The one thing that is most often overlooked as educational is the power of a board game - talk about fun! Not only do most board games, yes, even Candyland, help a child with one-to-one correspondence, counting, focus, and memory, they help a child learn to follow rules, directions, and get along with others in an often competitive situation.

Board games help teach children how to win and lose, a skill needed for the rest of their lives. Classic games like Yahtzee are perfect for kids working on their addition or multiplication facts, Monopoly for the understanding of money; the game of Sorry is especially good for reading and counting forward and backward. The list goes on and on. What does your child need to work on in the area of math? Find a game to help. There are a multitude of websites that can recommend specific games for ages and math skills.

Give the gift of time You know your children

and their interests. Maybe this year give them the gift of an art class, gift of a concert, the gift of traveling on a new adventure or experiencing an outdoor excursion and join them! Give your child the gift of time during this birthday celebration.

What our children probably most want to put at the top of their birthday wish lists is for us to slow down, put down our phones, put away our computers, and listen to them and reconnect.

The journals, books, and games listed above can support this family quality time, as well. We learn so much about our children when they write in their journals about what they want to remember forever at the end of the day. We share special moments when we read the last chapter of “Charlotte’s Web” together and both express our feelings of happy and sad together. We enjoy the laughter and smack talk we offer one another during a good game of UNO that seems to go on and on forever. It is these moments that our children treasure most and we should hold onto as well.

I remind myself each day how fast they grow. I want to treasure these times, these moments and just by you asking this question I can tell you do, too. You care about your child’s education

and the fact that it is important to have fun and I agree, that is the key.

One of the best gifts we can give our children is the joy of learning.

As your child’s first and most important teacher, remember the gift of yourself you give all year long is what matters most to your child. Enjoy this birthday celebration and all the many special memories of writing, reading, playing games and spending quality time together.

Happy shopping and happy birthday to your child!

Joy Brooke is the first and most important teacher of her 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter.

She resides in downtown Kirkland with her husband and two children. Brooke is a National Board Certified teacher in Literacy: Reading- Language Arts/ Early and Middle Childhood, holds a B.A. in Educational Studies and a M.A. in Educational Policy and Management from the University of Oregon.

The opinions provided in this column do not reflect that of the LWSD or any other organization she is affiliated.

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The Greater Northwest Chapter offers programs, services and fundraising events to improve the quality of life for people living with MS and also funds cutting-edge research into new treatments and finding a cure. It supports more than 50 self-help groups that meet on a regular basis, including a “stay at home” telephone support group. It sponsors programs such as Online Peer Connections, “MSFriends” Peer Support Program that connects people with MS with volunteers living with MS, “Someone to Listen” Peer Support Program, Walk MS, Bike MS and StoryBank.

Here in the Northwest MS is more prevalent than almost anywhere else on earth.

Your support of the Greater Northwest Chapter and of the important research that is being done could make a difference to the lives of thousands of people right here. If you would like to support QFC’s charity of the month, The Greater Northwest Chapter of the MS Society, you can do so by asking your QFC checker to scan a $1, $5, or $10 donation card, or simply place your extra change in our coin boxes.

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Hunter: Legislature faces tough task on budget “I might be able to do the base budget without raising revenues,” Hunter Rep. Ross Hunter had said. “…But there’s no way an easy race for reelection you can find the money to the 48th District. That for the McCleary may be the last easy decision [for thing he sees when school educathe Legislature retion] in that turns in January. budget. It’s just The head of the not doable. At powerful House least, I don’t see a Ways and Means solution.”

Committee, Hunter The state also Rep. Ross Hunter will face two big faces Medicaid problems: balancing expansion under a state budget with revthe Affordable Care Act enue expected to be less with 400,000 more people than needed to maintain expected to qualify for current programs and coverage. finding at least $1 billion Complicating everyin the next biennium, to thing is voter approval meet a judge’s ruling to this month of I-1185, an adequately pay for educainitiative pushed through tion. The McCleary deciby Tim Eyman, that sion determined that the requires a two-thirds vote state was not meeting its in the Legislature to raise constitutional obligation taxes. Legislative observto pay for basic education. ers don’t think that’s

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Sound Publishing, the state’s largest community news organization, today purchased the Seattle Weekly.

Details of the purchase were not disclosed.

The Weekly, a freely distributed newspaper in Seattle and nearby cities, was purchased from Village Voice Media Holdings.

The Seattle Weekly reaches more than 200,000 unique print and digital readers every week with more than 1,500 outdoor news boxes and in-store racks throughout Seattle and nearby areas.

It was founded in 1976 by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster.

Founded in 1987, Sound Publishing publications reach more than 500,000 homes weekly with over 700,000 monthly digital readers.

Sound publishes 36 daily, weekly and monthly community newspapers and magazines in addition to the Little Nickel Classifieds in western Washington and northern Oregon. Sound also operates a state of the art print facility in Everett.

“We think highly of the Seattle Weekly and its faithful readership,” said Gloria Fletcher, President of Sound Publishing. “The Weekly fits quite well into Sound Publishing’s culture of delivering

unique and relevant content to both print and digital readers.”

“The addition of the Seattle Weekly to Sound’s print and digital portfolio is very exciting,” said Josh O’Connor, VP of East Sound Newspaper Operations. “The Weekly opens up many possibilities for readers, advertisers and the communities that we serve. We appreciate the editorial focus on local news, culture and the arts. This publication has been a leader in shaping Seattle for many decades and we look forward to managing this business in the future.”

The purchase came in tandem with a separate purchase of the SF Weekly by the San Francisco Examiner, which is owned primarily by David Black, chairman of Black Press and other Black Press executives. Black Press is the parent company of Sound Publishing. Black Press operates more than 170 newspapers in western Canada and Washington in addition to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal.

The Seattle Weekly and the San Francisco Weekly will be operated independently of one another. The Seattle Weekly is known for political and governmental reporting as well as arts coverage.

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Hunter also noted that exterior factors add to the uncertainty – Europe’s debt crisis and the U.S. fiscal cliff could pose a risk to state budgets as well. Almost half of Washington’s current operating budget is dependent on federal revenues that go toward a wide-range of programs.

Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government initially would pay the full cost of expansion. But that share would drop to 90 percent by 2020.

Hunter says he expects Medicaid expansion to save the state some money, but doesn’t know how much it would be.

Gubernatorial candidates Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna presented different responses to McCleary during election season.

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BRIEFS DelBene to serve on House Agriculture Committee Congresswoman Suzan DelBene from the First District, has received her second committee assignment for the 113th Congress and will be serving on the House Agriculture Committee. DelBene was recently selected to represent the newly drawn 1st District, which includes Bothell and Kenmore.

On the Agriculture Committee, DelBene will help craft federal policy to support our nation’s agricultural production and ensure that consumer’s continue to have abundant access to the world’s safest food and agricultural products. The committee tackles a wide variety of issues ranging from agricultural research and development, rural economic development, crop insurance, food safety, international trade and commodities regulation.

“Ensuring the strength of our agricultural sector is a critical part of having a vibrant local economy in the 1st Congressional District.

From dairy and berry farms, plentiful vegetable crops, wineries, livestock and many other diverse food products, agriculture accounts for

Hunter also put forward his own plan, a local levy swap adopted by McKenna on the campaign trail.

“I haven’t seen a proposal from either candidate yet that really adds up to significant savings and we’re going to continue to try and do that,” Hunter said.

Under the most recent forecast, spending is expected to increase from $31.1 billion in the current biennium to $33.8 billion in 2013-2015.

Nevertheless, that leaves the state about $900 million short for the next cycle, a number that doesn’t include the additional spending required under the McCleary ruling.

“These are critical decisions the governor and Legislature have to make this year,” Hunter said.

“What are we going to do, and how will we do it?”

thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in economic activity in our region,” said DelBene. “I’m honored to serve on the House Agriculture Committee. I will fight to make sure that northwest farmers have a strong voice in the nation’s capitol as we draft smart policies to help our agricultural industry thrive.”

DelBene’s appointment to the Agriculture Committee follows her appointment to the House Judiciary Committee last month.

Prior to being elected to Congress, DelBene served as head of the Washington State Department of Revenue, where she oversaw more than 1,000 employees.

Previously, DelBene pursued a successful career in business, working as an executive at Microsoft, and in biotech, technology and microfinance.

New healthcare coalition for medical services in disasters The harrowing patient evacuations during Superstorm Sandy visibly demonstrated the challenges that hospitals face in disasters.

To proactively prepare for coordination of critical healthcare services in a disaster, hospitals, public health agencies, and other health care providers in King and Pierce counties, have joined forces as the Northwest Health-

Seattle and King County to launch Gun Safety Initiative King County officials announced a new Gun Safety Initiative, including a gun buyback program, will take place later this month.

The countywide gun buyback initiative will provide a monetary incentive to individuals who turn in firearms, while engaging our communities toward a common goal of reducing gun violence.

“If we can prevent just one child, one innocent bystander, from being the victim of a random accident, or the target of an unstable person, it will be well worth our time and effort,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine.

The first gun buyback will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 in downtown Seattle in the parking lot underneath care Response Network (NWHRN).

The new coalition, which officially launches in January, was formed from a merger of the King County Healthcare Coalition and the Pierce County Coalition for Healthcare in Emergencies. NWHRN will help coordinate the efforts and resources of hospitals, long-term care, pediatric and other providers in planning, training, and responding to emergencies.

“Communities are more resilient to disasters when neighbors help one another, and that also applies to healthcare,” said Dr. David Grossman, medical director at Group Health Cooperative and Chair of NWHRN’s Executive Council. “By sharing resources—like hospital beds, medical supplies, and medical staff—we will be more efficient and save more lives.”

The newly formed NWHRN will continue initiatives begun under the two separate coalitions, including planning for pediatric care during disasters, development of mutual aid agreements for medical facility evacuations, and coordinating a rapid response to any incident that has large numbers of casualties and fatalities.

For more information about Northwest Healthcare Response Network (NWHRN): www.nwhrn.

Interstate 5 between Cherry and James Streets.

The Seattle Police Department will also be distributing trigger locks for those who wish to secure their firearms safely. These will be available at each of the five precincts during normal business hours.

Modeled on successful gun buyback programs across the country, the Seattle and King County gun buyback program will consist of an anonymous process in which individuals can turn in their unwanted weapons. Law enforcement officials will not be taking pictures of participants, nor will they be logging license plate numbers or running ballistic tests on the guns that are turned in. In exchange for dropping off a weapon, individuals will receive a gift card valued at up to $100 for hand guns, shotguns, and rifles, and up to $200 for assault weapons (as classified in the State of Washington).

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Regional Animal Services has 2,500 adoptions With just hours left in 2012, Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) capped off a very successful year with the adoption of its 2,500th pet.

Laura Grieve of Renton took home Gaston, a sixyear-old snowshoe mix cat, just minutes before the Pet Adoption Center closed on Monday evening.

“We are thrilled that we have been able to find new, loving homes for so many pets this year,” said RASKC operations manager Glynis Frederiksen. “2,500 adoptions is a significant milestone, and we hope to do even more pet adoptions in 2013.”

RASKC had a very successful year 2012. During April, County Executive Dow Constantine selected Dr. Gene Mueller to lead the agency. Before coming to King County, Mueller led the Chicago Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center, that city’s largest critical-care facility for animals.

RASKC also saw the renewal of contracts with 25 cities in King County for animal care and control services. The new contracts will run for three years.

For more information about RASKC, visit www. kingcounty.gov/pets or call 206-296-PETS (7387).

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New Reach Church to launch weekly services at LWHS After months of organization and planning, and four preview services, Reach Church is set to launch weekly services at the Performing Arts Center at Lake Washington High School beginning at 9 a.m.

Jan. 13.

“This day is something my wife and I have been dreaming and praying about for years,” said pastor Brian McCormack of the program’s launch. “For it to be coming to pass with such quality people in a city we love is an overwhelming feeling.”

What was originally scheduled as a 10 a.m. service has been altered slightly, thanks to recent events in Seattle sports.

As most of the Seattle area now knows, the Seattle Seahawks won their first road playoff game since 1983 last Sunday against the Washington Redskins, a feat that brought great excitement to the region. With the win, the Seahawks advanced to

face the Atlanta Falcons, said McCormack. “When with kickoff scheduled for it became clear that the 10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. most anticipated sporting 13, the exact same time as event in recent memory Reach has been promoting for Seattlites would be on its launch of weekly serthe same day and time, we vices. With the city alive in knew we could not ignore Seahawks fever, the leaderwhat was happening. We ship at Reach Church faced decided to treat it as a great an interesting challenge. opportunity to build new For McCormack, the relationships with our comdecision was simple: call an munity, which it is. We are audible. “It’s truly incredbig Seahawk fans, so it was ible how sports can bring a not a tough sell.” very diverse city together,” McCormack is also quick he said. “We have been to praise the support and given yet another signifigenerosity of Lake Washcant opportunity to invite ington High School, which people into our new comis no stranger to providing munity. I feel great about a home for churches on the this.”

Eastside.

The first weekly “Being at Lake gathering of Reach Washington High Church will comSchool is a dream Kirkland mence at 9 a.m. scenario for us,” in the Performsaid McCoring Arts Center at mack, when asked Lake Washington about the church’s High School. At 10 new home. “There is a.m., a 30-foot HD screen, a long tradition of local courtesy of Lake Washingchurches meeting there, ton High School, will drop which we are humbled to down from the ceiling and continue. The staff and Reach Church will host a administration has been so Seahawks Viewing Party, gracious and helpful. We also at Lake Washington hope to be the most reliable High School, with a twovolunteers (and biggest fold purpose: to celebrate Kang fans) the school has, a monumental day for the rather than just renting church, and to enjoy the space on Sundays and begame with family, friends, ing invisible the other six neighbors, and visitors. days of the week.”

“Jan. 13 has been the big For more information day we have been preparabout Reach Church and ing for since last summer,” Launch Sunday, go to www.

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Core Theatrics to present Urinetown The Musical at LWHS CORE Theatrics presents its hilarious 2013 season opener, the triple award winning Tony Award-winning musical Urinetown The Musical. Featuring local student actors, Urinetown is one of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years — it’s a hilarious tale of corruption, greed, love, and revolution.

Following a 20-year drought, the characters of the play are forced by the Urine Good Company (UGC) to “pay-to-pee.”

Those who cannot afford to pay the price for one of life’s basic needs are sent to the penal colony Urinetown. When a fee hike is enacted, a courageous rebel leads a revolt against the UGC demanding that people have the right to pee for free.

No one is safe from scrutiny in this irreverently humorous satire.

Urinetown pokes fun at the legal system, capitalism, corporate power, political mismanagement, and engages the audience to think of how a malevolent company profits off one of

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With music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann and lyrics and book by Greg Kotis, Urinetown is a comedic romp with an outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of laughter.

Opening Jan. 18, Urinetown is directed by Heath Saunders (Rent 5th Ave, Ave Q Balagan) with musical direction by Blake Saunders (Fidelio, Porgy and Bess Seattle Opera).

Performances for Urinetown The Musical are at 7 p.m. Jan. 18, 19, 25 and 26th; and 2 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Lake Washington High School Performing Arts Center, 12033 N.E. 80th St., Kirkland.

Ticket prices are $14 for students and seniors and $16 for adults. Tickets may be purchased in advanced at www.coretheatrics.com/ upcomingshows.htm.

Group tickets are available at a reduced rate, email coretheatrics2008@gmail. com for group ticket information.

MLK Day of Service Jan. 21 Do something great on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 21, and volunteer to restore the forest at Carillon Woods in Kirkland. A Washing-

ton Conservation Corps crew and a Green Kirkland steward will show you how to remove harmful invasive plants.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 at Carillon Woods, 5429 106th Ave. N.E., Kirkland.

Please arrive early to find parking and allow time for sign-in.

The event is suitable for adults, teens, and families.

Minors under the age of 14 years must be accompanied by an adult. Youth 14 to 17 years must be accompanied by an adult, or bring a signed city waiver form, or a parent/ guardian to sign you in.

Dress for the weather and wear layers of comfortable clothing, sturdy shoes or boots. Bring work gloves if you have your own (they will also be provided).

Please sign up at greenkirkland@kirklandwa.gov.

Advance sign up is important for planning purposes; however, volunteers who show up on the day are also welcome. For questions about the event please contact greenkirkland@ kirklandwa.gov. Day of event phone: 360-742-8760.

The event is sponsored by The Urban Forestry Restoration Project, administered by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program.

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get him the money in order to avoid trouble, according to court documents.

When the victim didn’t comply, Golden and a man – thought to be the president of the North Seattle chapter of the Bandidos motorcycle gang – walked into the victim’s shop, looked around and left. When Golden showed up a week later in early December he allegedly told the victim that “the loan had been sold to the “Bandidos” and the man who he brought in the prior week was the president of the group. His previous loan of $35,000 was now $57,000.

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want the money. These people hurt people….”

The conversation continued with Golden telling the victim to Google the Bandidos to see the extent of how far they would go to get what they wanted. Now, the amount owed was $57,500.

On the looming Dec. 21 deadline police surrounded the victim’s shop physically and with electronic surveillance. Golden arrived with Edwards and spoke with the victim about the value of his truck. Golden made a few calls to determine the cost value, while Edwards was seen looking around the store and typing on the store computer.

Golden eventually directed Edwards to take the victim’s truck around the back of the store to load a dirt bike and trailer. But when Edwards stepped out, he was met by police and arrested. Golden “fled to the back of the store” and ran about 50 yards before he was caught and arrested.

The two were taken into custody but because their charges were filed after the three-day mark, they were let out shortly after.

Charging documents reveal Edwards, who is from Riverside, Cali., has no prior jail bookings; however, Golden has 23 prior bookings.

to be paid and would be in contact soon to discuss details,” documents say.

Various forms of harassment continued and the victim grew increasingly concerned. As a way to oblige the Bandidos Seattle president, the victim “gave away” a $700 fly rod but still received warnings to “take care of it.”

The calls from Golden persisted and during a conversation on Dec. 18, court documents indicate Golden allegedly told the victim “you’ve got ‘til Friday or they’re going to come and take everything out of your shop and shut you down,” referring to the Bandidos gang members. The next day another phone conversation but this time police were present, taking notes: “You really understand what’s going on?” asked Golden. “They get stuff, that’s what they do. They’re gonna shut the whole thing down, it’s not a joke… Bike clubs are not a joke. I do favors, collections for them.

“That’s their money. They don’t care about you. They

LWSD to hold parent seminars on cyber bullying in January and February The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and Lake Washington PTSA Council is sponsoring a parent-education program on cyber safety featuring Seattle attorney Charles Leitch.

With the proliferation of smart phones and the growth of social media, everyone is connected, especially young people.

Yet those same young people may not recognize the risks they face electronically, from predators to bullies to bad decisions that can haunt them for years.

Parents can help their students understand these risks but may not know how to talk to them about it.

Leitch will be speaking at high schools this month and next month to help parents understand the risks and how to approach their children about these issues.

Leitch will lead PTSA members in a guided conversation and presentation to help parents understand how to

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protect their children in what is an increasingly connected world through phones, mobile devices and online social media.

The seminar will help parents approach the use of technology with their children so they can help their children understand the risks of electronic activity.

Leitch will also address the role of schools and the legal limits they currently face.

“Cyber bullying and related risks in the use of social media and technology is an important topic among our Lake Washington families. We want to provide parents with the tools they need to better understand how to help children who engage in these connected spaces,” said Dr. Ken Lyon, LWSD harassment, intimidation and bullying compliance officer.

“We are fortunate to have a dynamic presenter in Charles Leitch, whose expertise in this challenging area for families is invaluable.”

Text-to-911 service King County Executive Dow Constantine Friday applauded proposed new federal rules that would require all wireless carriers, as well as telephone text messaging applications, to deliver emergency 9-1-1 text messages in areas where emergency call centers are capable of receiving them.

“Our 9-1-1 dispatchers already have the equipment to receive text messages, but right now wireless carriers don’t provide this service,” said Constantine. “Once they do, we can provide better emergency response to people with hearing or speech disabilities.”

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizes that whenever possible, people should make a voice call to 9-1-1 during an emergency. However, text-to-911 will provide a lifesaving alternative in situations where a person with a hearing or speech disability is unable to make a voice call, or where an audible 9-1-1 voice call could endanger the caller.

The new rules proposed by the FCC follow an announce-

Seminars The cyber-bullying seminars will be offered 7-9 p.m. on the following dates:

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Leitch will provide a lecture and review of the subject followed by a 30-minute question-andanswer session.

For more information, contact the LWSD PTSA office at (425) 936-1215 or programs@lwptsa. net.

ment by AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and two national 9-1-1 associations that they will begin major deployments of text-to-911 service in 2013, with nationwide availability by May 15, 2014.

The FCC is seeking comment from carriers and third-party messaging providers as to whether this timeframe is achievable.

If text-to-911 service is not available in an area, the four major phone carriers have agreed to implement automated “bounce back” error messages. This capability will be in place by June 30, 2013.

King County has been actively working to upgrade the countywide Enhanced 9-1-1 system to Next Generation 9-1-1 technology for the past several years. Text-to-911 is a major milestone in this transition.

All of the 9-1-1 centers throughout King County already have the equipment necessary to receive textto-911, so they will be ready to receive text messages as soon as wireless carriers offer the service. In the meantime, King County’s E-911 Program Office is conducting a Next Generation 9-1-1 pilot project to test various components of the new technology.

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Kirkland residents encouraged to ‘Prepare in a Year’ The City of Kirkland Office of Emergency Management wants residents to consider an important New Year’s resolution – to

be prepared for disasters.

Thanks to a preparedness program called “Prepare in a Year,” the Washington State Emergency Management Division has made it easy to participate.

Visit www.emd.wa.gov/ preparedness to download the activity booklet that describes 12 activities to complete over one year’s time. The booklet contains

a detailed list. Knowing how to shut off natural gas following a major disaster is a suggested activity as is practicing the “drop, cover, and hold” exercise.

Families and businesses are encouraged to participate. For more information or assistance, contact the Kirkland Office of Emergency Management at 425-587-3650.

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Between Dec. 28 - Jan. 3 the Kirkland Police Department reported 865 traffic violations (seven DUIs), 19 school zone traffic violations, 40 alarm calls, 10 noise complaints, 15 calls of disturbance, 15 thefts, nine car prowls, five car thefts, 32 acts of traffic abandonment, 26 calls of civil disturbance, 17 reported burglaries, 20 domestic violence calls, five calls for harassment, seven alleged assaults, two acts of fraud, six reports of malicious mischief, five sexual offenses and 12 suicides. At least 26 people were arrested.

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Jan. 1 Domestic violence: 3:15 p.m., 11703 N.E. 80th St. A 22-year-old woman was arrested for grabbing her mother’s hair violently after her mother tried to prevent her daughter from taking her 18-month old son and driving away while intoxicated. Police reported the woman was verbally abusive and confrontational toward officers.

Domestic violence: 3:50 p.m., 744 3rd St. S. A 35-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting her 27-year-old girlfriend of five years. A small bag of marijuana was obtained for safekeeping.

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A total of 728 students earned straight-A’s (4.0). Another 3,379 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work.

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Young dancers show dedication at International School of Classical Ballet

BY MARY COUGHLIN UW News Lab

Age is merely a number. The young dancers at Kirkland’s International School of Classical Ballet (ISCB) show that passion and determination are what counts.

Nikita Baryshnikov, 10, Alisa Reynya, 12, and Lena Takechi, 15, show that their young age says nothing about their dedication to the arts. Living in Redmond, they appreciate the city’s small and diverse community since they are originally from different areas: Nikita from Wisconsin, Alisa from Russia and Lena from Japan.

“It’s an area where you can meet people from all over the world, I definitely love it here,” said Lena.

The ballet school’s class sizes are small, giving students an opportunity to learn from instructors on more of a personal level.

Both instructors and students come from all areas of the world, bringing their own perspectives.

The different perspectives create an opportunity for students to learn about various cultures and traditions. Nikita recently started taking character dance, a representation of traditional dances from other countries. It’s the exploration of other cultures, and the ability to break away from traditional dance he normally does, that has caused it to become his favorite class other than ballet.

“I love character dance because I’m able to learn about dances from different countries, and it allows me to constantly switch things up,” he said.

Nikita and his partner recently qualified in all categories for nationals in June, and his main focus is ballet. Both Alisa and Lena share this interest.

Since joining the PreProfessional Division Program, Alisa spends six days a week in the studio practicing all forms of dance, but she describes herself as more of a classical person and enjoys ballet the most.

Lena practices five days a week with ballet, jazz, tap, modern, character, flamenco and ballroom — and especially enjoys being part of productions. For her, being on stage is like being in another world.

“Countless dancers start dancing after watching a performance and fall in love with the movements, the costumes, the turns and the stage. I would wish to be a dancer that sparks someone’s inner dancer,” she said.

Although dancers at ISCB have busy schedules, they still find time for other interests. Nikita used to play tennis and fence, but now plays with his remote-control plane during his free time.

Sticking to her classical tendencies, Alisa enjoys playing the violin when she’s not dancing. Lena used to play piano and ice skate, but now she uses her free time to hang out with friends.

The young dancers find ISCB to be a fun space

to express themselves and harness their physical abilities. In addition to molding their talent individually, Lena said they are like a family and work together to improve despite the fact they might be competing with each other for roles.

It’s important for them to do well, and Alisa said that it’s hard for her to see the things she does well in a performance.

When asked about proud moments, she said that it’s a difficult question to answer because as a dancer, she is often very critical of herself.

“When I look at myself dancing I think something along the lines of ‘That was so badly done!

I did so many things wrong,’” she said.

The hard work is all with a purpose in mind.

At a young age, all three have big goals.

Alisa dreams of being a prima ballerina in the Kirov or Bolshoi Ballet in Russia, and Lena wants to be a choreographer or dance teacher at a theater

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Nikita hopes to be a professional dancer, and is often told that he has a big name to live up to. He shares a last name with famous Russian dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, and despite the fact there is no known relation, he hopes to follow in his talented footsteps.

With big dreams, these young dancers have a lot to look forward to.

For more information on the ISCB, visit www. interballetschool.com/.

Mary Coughlin is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory.

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Pinkabella Cupcakes is only 3 years old, but the gourmet bakery, based in Redmond, has already expanded to five stores in the Seattle area and has more than 40 employees.

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Before graduating from SPU in 1989, Engberg served on campus in Residence Life as a peer advisor for two years, and was active in campus life, including SPRINT. After graduation she continued to serve the University as a member of the Young Alumni Council. Engberg has returned to campus several times, and is currently in the process of establishing an endowment to support SPU student scholarships.

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The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

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However, if resolutions are too unrealistic and insufficiently aligned with our actual circumstances, they are doomed from the start. “When you make positive affirmations about yourself that you don’t really believe, the positive affirmations not only don’t work, they can be damaging to your self-esteem,” he writes. “You may think that if you lose weight, or reduce your debts, or exercise more, your entire life will change, and when it doesn’t, you may get discouraged and then you revert to old behaviors.”

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The percentage of people who say they regularly achieve all of their goals is a measly 8 percent.

Almost half report partial success, while a quarter admits to complete failure year after year.

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Lack of sufficient energy to make lifestyle changes often gets confused with lack of time, which is one of the most common excuses. Energy comes from discipline, she says, discipline to follow proven strategies like eating right, exercising and getting enough sleep.

These are the necessary foundations other improvements can be built upon.

Another potential cause for failure is the size and scope of the goals we set for ourselves. The bar may be impossibly high, the target too far away. It may also be a matter of lacking confidence. “(The) problem isn’t that we shouldn’t think big, but that we consider ourselves too small of a player in the quest for our own goals,” says Kristi Hedges, an executive coach and

author of “The Power of Presence.” “We set all-or-nothing New Year’s resolutions that we can’t possibly keep, and frankly don’t expect ourselves to.”

Many resolutions, she says, are not only unrealistic but also too general and vague to be turned into concrete steps.

Failure then becomes an almost inevitable consequence, allowing us to return to our familiar excuses.

So, before you make another resolution, consider first how you will pursue your goals differently from last time when you failed, says Chrissy Scivicque, a lifestyle and career coach. Perhaps you didn’t plan ahead carefully enough. Or you didn’t plan for setbacks and were ill equipped to deal with them when they occurred. You may have lost motivation along the way or forgot why you went on a particular journey to begin with. Maybe you didn’t get enough support to keep you going. Or you are prone to sabotaging yourself as you approach success.

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Don’t wait for New Year’s Day to get started. There is no need for artificial timetables. Begin by taking small steps. Pace yourself. Have an “accountability buddy” who helps you keep track of your progress and encourages you when the going gets tough. Don’t be too hard on yourself if you advance too slowly or fall back. Celebrate small successes. Be conscious that changing your behavior and mindset is no easy task and takes time. But it’s all worth it and, hopefully, will spare you another frustrating resolution season. Happy New Year!

Friends of FSH Research will hold its 9th annual charity gala, dinner and auction at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Bellevue Hyatt in Bellevue.

The event will feature artwork of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters, champagne, hors d’oeuvres, dancing and a live auction.

Olympic swimming gold medalist Wendy Boglioli will be the master of ceremonies.

Auction items include a guitar signed by Ann and Nancy Wilson of HEART, two nights at Mountain Home Lodge in Leavenworth, four-night stay at the Wyndham Vacation Resort in Sydney, Australia; a ridealong with the University of Washington Crew coach Bob Ernst and much more.

Auction proceeds will benefit Friends of FSH Research.

The Kirkland-based nonprofit organization is committed to finding a treatment or cure for FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy). For information, visit www.fshfriends. org or call 425-827-8954.

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