Mercer Island Reporter, January 30, 2013

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NBA’s Donaldson to speak at Jan. 31 Kiwanis lunch Former NBA player and motivational speaker James Donaldson will be the featured speaker at the Jan. 31 Kiwanis meeting and lunch.

Donaldson will share his story of overcoming obstacles and reaching goals during tough challenges.

The lunch will begin at noon on Thursday at Aljoya.

RSVP to Aida Kouyoumjian at (206) 402-6752.

More homes sold than in 2011, prices up slightly

By Mary L. Grady

editor@mi-reporter.com

Tolling, WSDOT at Chamber lunch Feb. 7 The Washington State Department of Transportation will be the featured speaker at the Chamber lunch on Thursday, Feb. 7, at noon.

WSDOT’s Craig Stone will be available to listen to and answer questions.

The lunch is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Call the Chamber office, 232-3404, or e-mail your reservation to info@ mercerislandchamberofcommerce.org.

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Work continues on the Mercer II project as its owner, Dollar Development, announced last week that it will build a hotel on the old Travelodge site off of Sunset Highway between Aljoya and the existing Mercer Apartments. The Island has not had a place of lodging since 2007. See page 4 for the story.

Plans to be drawn up for new schools MISD board asks for educational specifications for new elementary, middle schools

By Megan Managan

mmanagan@mi-reporter.com

The Mercer Island School District got a better idea of where the district and possible bonds sit with the community after getting the results of the latest EMC Research phone survey during the board’s January retreat.

At the retreat, held Tuesday, Jan. 22, the board looked at the survey results that were slightly different from the survey done last June.

The results, as well as information gathered from last year’s

“It’s fair for people to know what’s ahead,” said board member Janet Frohnmayer.

Plano said it will take several months for the specifications to be completed, which makes it less likely for a bond issue to be on community outreach, allowed the the ballot in April, but the board board to narrow its focus and felt putting a specific timeline on begin working on next steps when the measure hits the ballot was a secondary concern to starttoward a future bond.

During the board’s regular meet- ing the other work.

“I will identify a group of staff to ing on Thursday, work with the firms the board asked on two ed spec proSuperintendent cesses,” said Plano. “It Gary Plano to prewill take a number pare specifications of months; likely in for a new elemenearly summer we’d tary school, as well Janet Frohnmayer, have an early renderas a middle school, MISD board president ing, which is really to go along with excluding an April what has already been done for an addition to the vote and August vote.”

Plano added the plans for the high school. The board felt this middle school would be for a work was going to need to be done no matter when a bond is sent complete school. But constructo voters. Having more informa- tion would be broken down into tion available to the public would two phases, with the first phase help in passing the measure, they reasoned. plans | Page 8

“It’s fair for people to know what’s ahead.”

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Bellevue College’s Parent Education Program is holding an open house for a class aimed at toddlers and their parents on Tuesday, Feb. 5.

Attendees can meet faculty, get more information about classes, and learn how to enroll.

The event is set for Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, located at 6001 Island Crest Way on Mercer Island.

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In 2012, 296 single family homes sold on Mercer Island. The closed sales prices for those that sold ranged from $277,777 to $21,625,000.

The number of single family Island homes sold was up by about 11 percent for the year. Median prices were slightly higher as well, up 2.5 percent to $857,500, from $835,000 in 2011.

The Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which compiles the sales data, indicated that for single family homes sold during the year, Island homes produced the highest home prices of Eastside

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with former mayors of Mercer Island to discuss past policies, agreements and interests of Mercer Island regarding I-90 design, construction and operations, including WSDOT’s proposal to study tolling of I-90.

The public is invited to observe and listen to the discussion. There will not be a public input opportunity at this meeting; however, public comment can always be made at regular City Council meetings.

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The meeting with Washington State Department of Transportation officials regarding tolling on I-90 was held after the Reporter’s Monday evening deadline. Look online at www. mi-reporter.com for a story about the meeting.

City news Additional I-90 tolling meetings set for Bellevue, Seattle At the Legislature’s direction, WSDOT is preparing an environmental assessment that will evaluate the effects of tolling Interstate 90 between I-5 in Seattle and I-405 in Bellevue. Tolls are being considered to gen-

erate revenue to help fund replacement of the SR-520 floating bridge.

The end result of the I-90 environmental assessment will be a report that consists of a technical evaluation and social and economic review of tolling on I-90.

Upcoming public meetings are set for : • From 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., Jan. 30, at Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave.

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Council taps former mayors to discuss tolling The Mercer Island City Council will hold a special meeting on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 9 a.m. in the Mercer Room at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.

The Council will meet

Conrad receives 2.5 percent bonus At the last City Council meeting, it was moved

by Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz and seconded by Councilmember Jane Meyer Brahm to approve a performance payment for the city manager equal to 2.5 percent of his 2013 annual base salary consistent with Section II (B) of the Employment Agreement dated Jan. 1, 2005, in recognition of the city manager’s performance and achievement of the Council’s goals during the 12-month period from January 2012 through December 2012.

The motion passed, 5-2.

Councilmembers Mike Cero and Mike Grady voted against the measure.

Truck fire endangers South end home Thursday afternoon

By Megan Managan

mmanagan@mi-reporter.com

A truck for a duct cleaning service caught on fire while working on a home in the 8400 block of West Mercer Way around 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24.

According to Steve Heitman, deputy chief for the Mercer Island Fire Department, the duct cleaner was working inside the home when the homeowner, who was home at the time, noticed smoke and found the back of the truck in flames.

The vehicle was burning within 12 feet of a residence and began burning trees.

While the cause of the fire wasn’t immediately apparent, it appeared that there was gasoline in the back of the truck, along with a compres-

sor and other equipment.

When firefighters arrived, the truck was fully involved and threatening the nearby residence.

Heitman said the truck is a total loss, but the fire did not extend to the house, though it did affect a nearby tree, which is expected to survive.

There were no injuries.

Four units from Mercer Island responded — from both the North and South ends — with two units from Bellevue. A total of 13 firefighters worked on the fire, including eight on-duty firefighters from Mercer Island and five from Bellevue.

West Mercer Way, in the area of the fire, was closed while crews were working, but reopened later in the afternoon.

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School briefs Theft halts documentary on local artist Two Mercer Island High School graduates, Denny Chapin and Jason Gamrath, class of 2005, are putting together a documentary film, entitled “GLASS.” It is about Gamrath, Islander artist, as he strives toward a successful career as a glass sculpture artist. They hope to enter it into the Seattle International Film Festival in January 2014.

With 80 percent of footage for the documentary shot, Chapin’s car was broken into and his video equipment was stolen. They have launched a kickstarter campaign, with accompanying videos, to raise funds to replace the equipment so that they can complete the project: www.kickstarter. com/projects/1228589651/ glass.

Island student attends presidential inauguration

2013 Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship applications open Application forms for the 2013 Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship are now available at the counseling office at Mercer Island High School and online at stanleydunhamfund.com.

Dr. Dunham, the mother of President Barack Obama, was a 1960 graduate of Mercer Island High School and a lifelong learner with a strong belief in economic and social equality for people around the world — especially women.

After earning a Ph.D. in anthropology, she lived and worked in Indonesia helping villagers to develop self-sustaining economic programs using their skills in traditional crafts and toolmaking.

The Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund was established in 2010 by a group of Mercer Islanders and former schoolmates to honor her memory, the education she received at MIHS, her commitment to service, and her kind and generous spirit.

A $5,000 college scholarship will be awarded to a female student currently enrolled in the senior class at MIHS who demonstrates a passion and com-

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Zane Khatib, a senior at Mercer Island High School, flew to Washington, D.C., on Saturday to take part in the five-day high school Presidential Inaugural Conference. Students from around the world participate in activities with other student leaders, including witnessing the presi- Zane dential inau- Khatib guration.

“I enjoyed the networking and this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness history in the making,” said Khatib.

He had to wake up at 4 a.m. on Monday to board a bus to the National Mall.

The group first visited the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum before making their way to the public viewing area to witness the president’s oath of office and inaugural address.

The conference program activities have included briefings by Dr. Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state; retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark; and a viewing of the movie “All the President’s Men,” followed by a discussion led by former Washington Post reporter,

Bob Woodward.

mitment to the values and goals embodied in the life and work of Stanley Ann Dunham.

The deadline for the receipt of all application materials is March 8, 2013.

A ceremony will be held in April to award the scholarship to the recipient.

Open house for Mercer Island toddler class is Tuesday, Feb. 5 Bellevue College’s Parent Education Program is holding an open house for a class aimed at toddlers (1-3 years old) and their parents. Attendees can meet faculty, get more information about classes, and learn how to enroll.

Classes offered by the Parent Education Program are shared — children and their parents attend the same class. Each class focuses on one of several age levels, ranging from infants to 7 years of age, with curriculum designed specifically for each stage of development. The program offers many additional classes in Bellevue and the surrounding area.

It will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, located at 6001 Island Crest Way on Mercer Island.

A complete schedule of open houses can be found

by visiting: http://bellevuecollege.edu/health/parented.

Three-year MISD calendar ratified and approved The Mercer Island School District’s teacher’s union, the Mercer Island Education Association and the Mercer Island School District have reached a tentative agreement on a threeyear school calendar for the Mercer Island schools. In response to high community demand for the upcoming calendars, the MIEA was able to quickly ratify the three-year deal. On Jan. 24, at the School Board’s regularly scheduled meeting, the School Board was able to approve the threeyear calendar. The calendar is now posted on the district website at www.mercerislandschools.org on the Student Calendar page.

MISD looks for input on ‘different learners’ review The Mercer Island School District is in the midst of a review of programs available to different learners at all grade levels. The review includes investigating current curriculum and assessments, as well as best practices regarding different learners, and will result in a set of recommendations for implementation to improve student learning.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | Page 3 Parent input is a vital component of the review.

Parents have the opportunity to provide feedback in two ways: an online survey or by contacting district administrators directly.

For more information and a link to an online survey, go to www.mercerislandschools.org.

Middle school students learn about ‘global citizenship’

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Students in Nova Williams’ “Global Citizenship” class, an elective course for seventhand eighth-graders about human rights issues around the world, took a field trip to World Vision’s AIDS Experience exhibit.

The students have learned that “every one of us is born free and equal in dignity and rights.” But through their study of current day conflict and injustices, the students discovered that the world is a long ways from realizing “dignity and justice for all of us.”

Students learned that more than 11 million children in Africa have lost one or both parents because of the AIDS epidemic. The World Vision Experience is an interactive, walkthrough exhibit into the heart of Africa and the life of a child affected by the AIDS crisis.

Adrienne Bylsma, health and fitness teacher at IMS,

provided facts and background on the AIDS epidemic prior to the field trip.

As they were challenged to “come walk in their steps,” the students faced the sad reality that many young people, with the same hopes and dreams of all children, do not survive the journey. What will it take to reverse this huge humanitarian crisis?

Approximately 1 billion people live in chronic hunger and more than 1 billion live in extreme poverty.

The Gates Foundation Visitors Center provides the backdrop for learning about global human rights, including this staggering fact about the world’s poor.

While experiencing what it is like to carry buckets of water for over a mile and back to their homes, more than one student came away with a new appreciation for their own clean and running tap water.

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Local developer to build new hotel in Town Center

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A rendering of the new Hotel Mercer, proposed for the Town Center on Sunset Hwy. It would be the first hotel on the Island since the Travelodge was torn down in January 2008.

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A new hotel will be built on Mercer Island where the old Travelodge was located on Sunset Highway for more than 30 years.

Dollar Development Co. announced that it is proceeding with plans for a boutique hotel in the Mercer Island town center, adjacent to I-90, next to the existing Chevron gas station.

City of Mercer Island Development Services Group Director, Scott Greenberg said that the city has not received a formal application for the site.

The developer is presently constructing the Mercer Luxury Apartments and Hotel Suites, (aka The Mercer II) which is next to the proposed hotel location.

Construction of those units is underway and is slated to start taking reservations in May. Early concept drawings show that the five-story boutique hotel, Hotel Mercer, will have more than 100 rooms above a below-ground parking garage with a street-level lobby and a second-floor pool deck and mezzanine area. Dollar Development

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has begun discussions with local and national hoteliers, and the final design will be predicated on the selection of a hotelier, a press release said.

The Island community has been without a hotel for over five years. A new hotel has not been constructed on the Island for 35 years.

Chek F. Tang, of Studio T-SQ, architect and urban designer, designed renderings displaying a modern hotel with an open layout, “allowing light and optimal views into each suite.”

Dollar Development is a family-owned real estate development company that was founded in 1972. Dollar Development focuses primarily on retail and multiresidential projects.

communities when compared by school district.

The Lake Washington School District saw 2,400 single family homes sold during the year, with a median sales price at year’s end of $519,700. The highest priced home in the school district sold for $3.2 million, and the lowest for $153,000.

In the Bellevue School District, just under 1,300 homes sold during the year.

The median price was $590,000. The final sales prices ranged from $151,000 to $17,500,000. In Issaquah, the median price for the 1,551 homes sold during the year was also over half a million dollars at $512,000, with final sales prices ranging from $83,000 to $3,603,000.

According to a summary prepared by Windermere Real Estate’s Island office, lower interest rates have contributed to sales.

The Annual Monthly Cost Index shows that the monthly interest expense of owning a home — what matters most to the

bottom line — is on par with that of 1998.

A median priced $458,125 home in 1998 at 6.94 percent interest costs about the same per month as an $856,000 median priced home today at 3.66 percent interest, according to the Windermere report.

Inventory has remained low. The Windermere report said that the number of Island homes offered for sale is at its lowest level in 15 years — or as far back as company records go.

Of the year’s home sales, 106 were above $1,000,000, while only 24 were below $500,000. With only 16 out of 297 residential sales, bank-owned and short sales made up only 5 percent of the sales in 2012. The lowest sale was $280,000 and the highest sale was $21,625,000.

Just 45 condominiums sold last year.

The Windermere report states that prices were lower for those units, depressed by short or ‘distressed’ sales.

Twenty-nine waterfront homes, priced at over $1 million or more sold, including the $21 million mansion on the Island’s western waterfront.

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This newly constructed 5,500-square-foot home along West Mercer Way is offered for sale for $2,330,000. It was listed on Jan. 2, 2013.

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OPINION

Online poll: Do you feel better off than four years ago?

• 56% said yes.

• 44% said no.

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To the editor Bravo to Island firefighters Earlier this week I had an elderly visitor who suddenly developed what I thought could be a medical emergency. I called 911, and an aid unit was dispatched. I live near the North end fire station, and before I even hung up with the 911 dispatcher, I could see the aid truck coming down the street. Three aid technicians were here within a very few minutes of my initiating the call. They were superb — calm, cool, professional, and had the situation fully in hand.

Fortunately, the medical condition turned out not to be serious and the aid technicians left with things pretty much back to normal. As I think back on the experience, I am very happy to know that we on Mercer Island have such good public safety folks ready and able to assist when needed. Thank you!

Herb Holley

Island Parks restoration uses non-native species I am an avid user of parks on Mercer Island, and over the past year I have noticed a plethora of “restoration” activities taking place. On one hand, I appreciate the efforts of our Parks and Recreation department in their decision to actively manage public lands. However, I believe they are misguided in their intentions and reasoning with the public.

Removing invasive species, such as English Ivy, seems like a no-brainer. Planting species of

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on/off access in return for granting this for the benefit of all other persons living in the Puget Sound area. The negative pine and spruce under the guise impact on Mercer Island is not of “native trees” is more of a even measurable. No business stretch. Where on Mercer Island would want to locate here. Many may I find a native Ponderosa here now would be leaving. We pine? Lodgepole pine? Sitka already have many vacancies. spruce? The fact that the city Workers needed for these busipresents these ongoing projects nesses would be hard to find, as “restoration” is incorrect. In due to travel cost. Mercer Island reality, we are still missing the has a large elderly population. concept by a large margin and Many trips are our future parks required on and will not exhibit the off the Island, same structure, for doctors, etc. diversity, or funcSend your letters to: ediIt is a direct slap tion of forests that tor@mi-reporter.com. Keep at the seniors once inhabited it brief, courteous, and sign here. The the Island. We your name. bridges are our may be willing to only way on and accept this cost off our Island. and recognize that It is another tax that we did not the parks will never retain their authorize. native features.

And the most important reaIn some cases, such as Pioneer son is that we would not have Park, root rots and other funguses may prevent the planting of agreed to all the time, money and imposition required without truly native species. In all cases, the word of our elected reprethe city should actively acknowlsentatives that we would have edge that the language and preeasy access on and off our Island sentation of these activities is forever. That word and promise misleading and incorrect.

Colton Miller should be honored without any petitions, letters or meetings. I find it another kick in the ass that we have to resort to these measures to ensure that those promises are kept.

Cynthia Moller The proposed toll on I-90 is asking for a double payment on bridges already paid for. The people dependent on these bridges have already paid in many ways.

Their transportation was disThe editorial in last week’s rupted for many years with conReporter entitled “Who’s in struction, broken windshields, outright taxes and the splitting of charge” provided needed information but failed to fully describe our Island in half. the situation for Mercer Islanders.

We were given specific promThe notion that tolls on I-90 pose ises that we would have easy

Have your say

Impact of tolling I-90 would be beyond measuring

Relief from tolls fair, necessary for Islanders

a situation for Mercer Islanders no different from residents of Bellevue, other Eastside cities and Seattle, is wrong. Residents of these cities have local access to a full range of facilities, hospitals, stores, entertainment, etc. They also have direct toll-free access both north and south via I-405 and I-5. Residents can reasonably fashion their lives to minimize added transportation costs.

This is not true for Mercer Islanders, who would be dealt a disproportionate share of tolls collected. A measure of relief for Mercer Island residents is both necessary and fair. This could be achieved in a number of ways, including provision of identification car tabs such as those in use on SR-520, the judicious placement of toll booths and price relief such as is now available to ferry commuters. You may have additional ideas. Our voices need to be heard by the city, WSDOT and the Transportation Commission in Olympia.

Bryan Cairns

A letter to the Federal Highway Commission As I am sure you are aware, the WSDOT is considering requesting FHWA authority (or has already requested authority) to toll I-90 between I-405 and I-5, with the resulting revenue to be used for the construction of a Washington state road project.

In this connection I have been unable to find any legal precedent for tolling an Interstate Highway to pay for anything other than improvements to the Interstate Highway itself. Apart from the “Tollroads” that were grandfathered into the Interstate Highway System back in 1956 and the conversion of HOV lanes to HOT lanes on a few interstates, there seems to have been no tolling added to the system since then.

Letters | Page 7

What was the biggest news story of January?

“The inauguration.”

Betty Ostheller Retired Bellevue

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“I-90 (tolling).”

Barbara Levinski Nurse administrator Mercer Island

“Lance Armstrong and all the lawsuits he’ll have to pay for.”

Tina Roth Flight attendant Mercer Island

“The inauguration and the Algeria bombing.”

Susanna Stratford Yoga teacher Renton

“President Obama’s inauguration.”

Gary Schneider Retired Mercer Island

Metro is looking to change several bus routes and schedules along the Interstate 90 corridor.

We want to know what you think.

Will the Metro changes make any difference at the Mercer Island Park and Ride?

Vote now online at www.mi-reporter.com and look for the results in next week’s paper.

THE RECORD

Police Jan. 14 Arrest: Police took a 51-year-old man into custody at 12:20 p.m. and booked him into the Issaquah Jail on a suspended license warrant.

Jan. 17 Arrest: Police booked a 33-year-old Seattle man into the Issaquah Jail on a $1,500 suspended license warrant after picking him up at the Snohomish County Jail. iPod theft: An iPod Touch was stolen out of the boys locker room at Mercer Island High School sometime between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the 9100 block of S.E. 42nd Street. The iPod had been left in an unlocked area.

Jewelry theft: $18,000 worth of jewelry went missing from a 63-year-old

woman’s home sometime after Jan. 1 in the 9800 block of S.E. 40th Street.

The victim had not seen the jewelry since New Year’s Day, but did not realize it was missing until Jan. 17. The victim’s son and daughter-in-law reside in her home, but there is no suspect information.

Nothing in her room or house was disturbed, leaving no indication of when the thefts occurred.

Missing jewelry included a platinum and diamond ring, silver bracelets, and a gold ring with a ruby, diamonds and emeralds.

Jan. 18 Money theft: A check was

stolen out of the Christmas donation box at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, in the 3600 block of 84th Avenue S.E., sometime after Dec. 5.

The “pay to the order of”

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code, the annual return of the Harlowe Hardinge Foundation is available for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days of this date at 2430 76th Ave. SE #504, Mercer Island, WA 98040.

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H. DeForest Hardinge, Manager Harlowe Hardinge Foundation Published in Mercer Island Reporter January 30, 2013 #732623 CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a special meeting on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 9:00 am. The Council will meet with former mayors of Mercer Island to discuss past policies, agreements, and interests of Mercer Island regarding I-90 design, construction, and operations, including WSDOT’s proposal to study tolling of I-90. The public is invited to observe and listen to the discussion. There will not be a public input opportunity at this meeting; however, public comment can always be made at regular City Council meetings.

The meeting will be held in the Mercer Room at the Mercer Island Community & Event Center located at 8236 SE 24th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040.

Ali Spietz City Clerk Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on January 30, 2013. #733278.

AquaTechnex, LLC. phone# 1-360-527-1271 is seeking coverage under the NPDES Waste Discharge General Permit for aquatic plant and algae management. AquaTechnex will be dealing with the 1 acre Vulcan Estate

Property – Lake Washington which is in King County. Vulcan Property – Lake Washington may be treated to control aquatic weeds and algae growth between May 1st, 2013 through December 31st, 2015. The chemicals planned for use are: 2,4-D, Diquat, Endothall, Fluridone, Glyphosate, Triclopyr, and Imazamox. The total treatment area will not exceed 1 acre. Any person desiring to present their views to the Department of Ecology regarding this application shall do so in writing within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Comments can also be submitted on the SEPA documents for this project.

Submit comments to: Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696, Attn: Water Quality Program, Aquatic Pesticide Permit Coordinator. Any water use restrictions and or advisories will be posted near the treatment areas along the private shoreline and public access points. Copies of the application are available by calling the Water Quality Program, Aquatic Pesticide Permit Coordinator at # 1-360-407-6938.

Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on January 23, 2013 and January 30, 2013. #730421.

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line had been left blank in the donation box, and someone filled in a name and cashed the check.

The victim, a 43-year-old woman, had intended the $40 check to be paid to the church. There is no suspect information.

Accident: A Jeep collided into two utility boxes at 6:13 p.m. in the 7200 block of 92nd Avenue S.E., south of Pioneer Park. The 19-year-old driver called dispatch and reported damaging the boxes. He said his parking brake failed while he was delivering pizza to a residence and the Jeep rolled down the hill into the boxes, which belonged to Comcast and Century Link.

Jan. 19 Theft: Two teenage boys

stole a pack of Junior Mints and two cartons of cigarettes from Rite Aid, in the 8400 block of S.E. 68th Street, at 8:55 a.m.

One boy jumped over the counter when the clerk was not present and grabbed the items. The pair ran out of the front door. A security camera recorded the incident,

Stolen liquor worth $440 recovered An Albertsons employee witnessed a 35-yearold customer stealing liquor at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the 2700 block of 77th Avenue S.E. The suspect’s vehicle, a Ford pickup truck, was located and the witness identified the suspect, who was then arrested at 10:55 p.m.

The stolen liquor was inside the pickup truck, along with some toiletries. The liquor, worth $440, was restocked in the store. and partial shoe prints on the counter were photographed. The total loss was $161.

Jan. 20 Vandalism: A 40-foot fiberglass flagpole was snapped in half sometime overnight in a neighborhood east of Covenant Shores in the 4100 block

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Mary Jane Elliott

Mary Jane Elliott, of Issaquah, died on Monday, January 14, 2013 at the age of 79 years.

She was born November 19, 1933 in Boyne City, MI, the daughter of Harry and Clara Tompkins. She graduated from Boyne City High School and was the salutatorian of her class. After graduating from the University of Michigan Nursing School, she started her life’s work in nursing at Mercer Island Pediatrics. She then worked for Doctors Hospital, and finally at Swedish Hospital as Head Nurse of the nursery, and post partum, retiring in 1996.

She was an active church member and chorister of every church she belonged to in her lifetime. She was gifted musically, not only as an alto, but at the piano and organ, and served as a substitute organist for Emmanual Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, and St. Paul United Church of Christ in Ballard.

Her passion was classical music which led her to University Christian Church in the 2000’s to sing under the direction of the late George Shangro.

She was married to Richard Gregory from 1954 to 1977 and had 5 children.

In 1979, she married Del Elliott and settled in the Ballard area of Seattle where she and her husband lived for twentyfive years. After retiring from nursing, she dedicated her time to family and service in the church. When her husband retired in 1999, they moved to Providence Point, Issaquah during the summer months and south during the winter months in their motor home. They were privileged to enjoy several tours of the United States and Canada until health concerns made it impractical to do so.

Survivors include several children and step-children: Steve (Laura) Gregory, Lisa (Don) Dell, Jim Gregory, Teri (Mike) Quaranta, Christina Elliott, Sherri Elliott and Steve (Sandy) Elliott. She is also survived by brother, John (Jackie)Tompkins, sister in law Jane (Don) Stone, 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her son Tony Gregory and brother Jim Tompkins.

Memorial service to be held on Saturday, February 16 at 2:00 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front Street S. Issaquah, WA. 98027. Remembrances may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church.

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January Q&A with Ofc. Jira MIPD answers Mercer Island residents’ questions

to use the far right lanes and leave the far left lanes open for people who want to pass slower moving traffic. I encourage large trucks, older drivers and slower drivers to use this lane when traveling.

If you see a police car, fire engine or ambulance approaching the rear of your vehicle with their emergency lights on, they will be planning on passing you on the left side of your car.

If you are already in the far right lane, it makes it easier for you to pull over and let them pass you.

Should I ever get out of my car when a police officer pulls me over?

Never! Unless the police officer tells you to get out of your vehicle, do not get out of your car … ever!

Staying in your car increases the safety of both the vehicle occupants and the police officer.

Most police officers are killed during traffic stops, so Last week I saw a if you choose to get Officer Rob police officer pull out of your car when Jira, MIPD over a vehicle near you are pulled over, the north QFC. don’t be surprised if you are greeted by a highly As I was walking home, I vigilant officer who is loud walked between the police car and the car that he was and assertive.

The best advice I can pulling over. The police give you is to stay in your officer saw me and immecar, keep both hands on the diately addressed me. Was steering wheel where the I wrong in doing this?

You didn’t do anything officer can see them, and be polite and courteous. This legally wrong, but remember will put the officer at ease the police officer now has to and increase your chances of turn his/her attention away having a positive experience/ from a potentially dangerous traffic stop to assess if you interaction with the officer. are a threat. Remember, a If I am on a road that has police officer does not know a lot of traffic and a police you and does not know what officer turns on his lights to your intentions are. For all pull me over, should I just the police officer knows, keep driving and find a safe you may cause an unwanted distraction and/or may be place to pull over?

Pull over as soon as it is somehow affiliated with the safe to do so. Pull over to the vehicle that he/she had just right side of the road. If the pulled over.

This also applies to trafpolice officer feels the location is unsafe, the officer will fic accidents and crime direct you on where to go scenes. I understand that police work is very interestfrom there. ing, especially to those not Is there such a thing as in our profession, but please the “fast lane” on the high- respect our work space as you or someone else’s safety ways or roads?

There is no such thing as could depend on it. Having the fast lane; however, we innocent bystanders lurkencourage slower traffic ing around crime scenes places them in danger, could potentially disrupt or destroy evidence, and increases the difficulty of investigation for the responding police officers, as they now have to pay attention to you as well. If an officer asks you to leave the scene, please respect their request, as they already have their hands full.

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Send your questions to Officer Jira at rob.jira@mercergov.org.

letters | FROM 5 In view of the above, and the fact that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has testified at a public hearing that he is opposed to any tolling of the interstate system, it seems strange that the WSDOT seems so certain that the FHWA will grant it this unprecedented authority to toll I-90 to pay for the construction of items like a “Lid” over the Montlake Cut (on a section of SR-520 that is not even tolled!). And to permit any municipality or state to impose tolls on an interstate highway to pay for shortfall in construction and other local budgetary problems would seem to open “Pandora’s Box” for all kinds of financial shenanigans.

In closing, I ask you kindly to inform me whether you have granted or will grant this authority to WSDOT, and if so on what specific legal basis this will be or is based.

Claus V. Jensen

Blotter | FROM 6 ated with the new SR-520 project. This explanation is dubious since (1) the two roads are not connected, (2) such a toll is outside the guidelines of the FHWA, and (3) there is no indication by anyone that the I-90 toll would come to an end when the SR-520 project is paid off. Why not an end to the toll if the two projects are truly interconnected?

Myth #3 — Mercer Islanders will be exempt from the toll. Absolutely no basis for this assertion exists, and it is completely absent from all WSDOT documents.

Even if true, huge problems would remain since the people who come to Mercer Island every day for school, employment, charitable work, shopping and worship would still be tolled. Impacts upon the faith community alone would be great as nearly 50 percent of the attenders in our houses of worship come

from off the Island. Thus, exempting Mercer Island residents does not solve our problems.

Myth #4 — Tolling I-90 will improve the conditions on both bridges because it will diminish the tolls on SR-520 and it will diminish the traffic on I-90. There is absolutely no evidence that an I-90 toll will decrease tolls on SR-520. Traffic on I-90 increased by only 11 percent (mostly in off-peak hours) when tolling started on SR-520, and a decrease in traffic of a few percent would not likely be a significant improvement.

In conclusion, I-90 tolling should be viewed for what it is: a new and forever tax imposed as a general effort by the state to raise money.

This tax would be especially detrimental to our water-surrounded and highway-bound community. All such tolls must be rejected.

Carl Dodrill

of 94th Avenue S.E. The flag had been removed and thrown onto the street. A police officer came across the scene while checking the neighborhood for vandalism, and found an iPhone at the scene. A 17-year-old male North end resident has been identified as the suspect.

In the same block, the previous night, someone entered a Toyota Camry through an unlocked door and poured hand sanitizer onto the driver’s seat, left an open umbrella in the backseat and stole $10 in coins out of the center console. A rear window wiper worth $150 was broken off of another vehicle, a Honda CR-V, parked on the street that night.

Car prowl: Two vehicles, a Toyota Camry and Mini Cooper, were prowled overnight in the 9500 block of S.E. 40th Street.

An iPod was stolen out of the Toyota’s glove compartment. Neither vehicle was damaged, but both were rummaged through.

Myths concerning I-90 tolling There are many misconceptions concerning tolling, including the following.

Myth #1 — The decision has already been made that a toll will be imposed. This is absolutely untrue. The state Legislature must approve the plan to toll I-90, and also the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Neither has done so to date.

Myth #2 — The proposed I-90 toll is to pay off construction associ-

Correction In the editorial entitled “Who is in Charge” published on Jan. 23, the operation of the Mercer Island Park & Ride was incorrectly attributed to the WSDOT. The WSDOT built the park & ride lot, but does not operate it. The lot is operated by Metro Transit.

The Reporter regrets the error.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | Page 7 Bike found: A 51-year-old

man found a bike without any owner identification near the high school in the 8700 block of S.E. 42nd Street.

Theft: A Dell laptop computer went missing after an unknown person entered the closed lobby area of a building in the 2400 block of 76th Avenue S.E. at 9:50 p.m. A staff member went to check on the subject, who entered another room and was acting suspicious. The subject then quickly exited the building through a back door, and the employee observed that a computer was missing out of the same room.

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drinking three Long Island iced teas was stopped for several traffic violations at 1:35 a.m. in the 6000 block of westbound I-90.

The driver, 39, admitted his license was suspended and he had been drinking. He failed voluntary standard sobriety tests and was arrested at 1:50 a.m.

Jan. 22 Arrest: Police booked a

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2,700 counted as homeless in King County

becoming the expansion which would create addion an upcoming bond. It tional labs and classroom would also serve as a mas- space for the school, ter plan for the school. received 84 percent supThe survey was done just port, while adding porafter the beginning of the tables to house students at year. It included questions the high school earned 76 about the district and the percent support. various options being con“Over and over again, sidered for a new school the option to expand for 300 students. is more popular than When asked how Mercer rebuilding,” said Stewart.

Island schools were doing “Time and time again, the overall, 42 percent said word ‘new’ causes almost excellent, 40 percent said an allergic reaction.” g o o d , He added w h i l e the path that is 6 permore consercent were vative seems to undecided be the option and 2 perthat those who cent said were asked only fair supported. or poor.

When asked T h a t ’s if a $30 milessentially lion elementhe same tary project message was favorthat surable, 60 pervey results cent said they revealed in either strongly June, with support or Ian Stewart, s o m e w h a t 82 percent EMC Research saying the support the schools project. Sixtywere doing seven percent “good to excellent.” of those asked said they Teachers also con- believe there is a capactinued to receive high ity issue at schools, while marks. Those results were 28 percent said capacity is higher in January than in not a problem.

June, while school disWhen asked in the surtrict administrators also vey if there was an issue received a slight bump with having one new up with 48 percent saying elementary and three their were doing an excel- older schools, 73 percent lent job, compared to 37 of respondents said they percent in June. were OK with it, while “We expected some only 17 percent thought it rebound and got it,” said was unfair.

Ian Stewart, with EMC The major reasons cited Research. for not supporting a new The major message elementary on the North in the survey was that Mercer Campus include: Islanders feel more posi- feelings that a new school tive about expanding the is not necessary or that high school and middle there is enough space as school to accommodate is; the high cost of buildmore student than build- ing; that there is a better ing new schools. way to use the space; that Expanding the middle it is a poor location and school was supported by there are traffic concerns 69 percent of those sur- and that services, such as veyed, while rebuilding Youth Theatre Northwest, the school was supported will have no place to go. by only 39 percent of those Unsurprisingly, 74 persurveyed. cent of people who supThe $6 million expan- ported addressing both sion of the high school, the elementary and mid-

More than 2,700 men, women and children spent Feb. 25 sleeping in cars, tents, buses, emergency rooms, or just under blankets in doorways and under bridges, according to King County’s 33rd annual One Night Count. That’s a 5 percent increase from last year.

Early last Friday morning, approximately 800 volunteers spread out from 10 locations around the county to count every person they saw outside.

King County’s One Night Count, part of a national effort, is organized by the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness.

Coalition Executive Director Alison Eisinger said the count serves as a call to action at the beginning of the year for everyone concerned about the homeless crisis.

“The One Night Count is a humbling experience,” Eisinger said in a press release. “This morning, we are especially reminded that everyone should have a place to call home.”

The count highlights people who spent the night without basic shelter. It doesn’t tally anyone staying in shelters or transitional housing.

The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness hopes that

results from the One Night Count will impact the decisions of elected officials and city planners.

Local poll shows support for gun control changes A poll of 600 registered Washington voters conducted by the Alison Peters Consulting of Woodinville, Wash., showed strong support for what they refer to as “sensible gun law reforms.”

A proposed ban on semi-automatic assault rifles was supported by more than a two-to-one margin.

The “gun show loophole,” which would require background checks at gun shows, was supported by 87 percent of the individuals polled.

The poll also showed that 57 percent of voters believe that mandatory penalties for juvenile offenders exist when in fact they do not. State voters supported stricter penalties, starting with the first offense, by a margin of more than three-to-one.

“This new research shows strong public demand for stronger gun control measures across the state and even in NRA households, in some cases,” said Ralph Fascitelli, CeaseFire board president.

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dle school concerns had with 63 percent disagreechildren in the district, ing with the idea of a $6 while 26 percent of those million update to the stawithout kids in the district dium, and 54 percent diswanted to do both. Slightly agreeing with a $2 million more people who lived on update. the South end were in supOne of the last questions port (40 percent) of fixing in the survey pertained to both, versus the North end pool ownership and which respondents at 37 percent. entity on Mercer Island Of those asked who were should own and operate over 60 years old, only the pool. The answers 26 percent were in favor showed that most either of addressing both right don’t have a preference (50 away, while 40 percent percent) or that the city said do the elementary should operate it (43 perfirst and then the middle. cent). Only 8 percent of “Support for a big those asked said the MISD package isn’t there,” said should run the pool.

Stewart. “I would say peoStewart told the board ple with kids in the district that while the numbers are an important driver.” have improved, typically The survey found that percentages in the 70 per57 percent of responders cent range are what EMC opposed a large $124 mil- likes to see before bond lion bond package, while measures are finalized.

39 percent strongly sup- A result that means work ported or somewhat sup- still needs to be done. ported the option. The “I don’t think low idea of putting forward a numbers of 60 or 70 persmaller bond with a slight cent make me want to increase in taxes as older do anything right now,” bonds expire was seen as said board member Pat slightly more favorable. Braman.

Forty-three percent said Based on the new surthey would support that vey results and other option, while 50 percent information gathered opposed it. from the community outWhen asking about reach efforts in the fall, a funding for the pool and February or April bond stadium, the consensus is becoming less likely for was to put those up as the board. separate measures. Of “I think it’s highly everyone asked, 77 per- unlikely we’ll be successcent agreed that those ful in an April bond,” items should be separate, said Superintendent Gary while 15 percent said they Plano. “We need another disagreed. six to 12 months to edu“They cate and work really with the comfeel there munity. Other are bigdistricts give ger eduvoters a year’s The next regular meetcation notice to really ing of the Mercer Island i s s u e s ,” consider it.”

School District Board of s a i d He added Directors will be ThursStewart. t h at in day, Feb. 14.

SixtyNovember, the The board will meet at t w o ballot is like9 a.m. in the City Council percent ly to include Chambers. said they several King would County levy support measures, and a $2.5 putting a bond million pool renovation on the ballot with other to extend the life of the tax increases would make pool, while only 46 per- people leery. cent supported the more “People might want expensive $7.9 million to pick and choose,” he new pool. Neither option said. “Conventional wisfor stadium improvements dom says to be alone for a received much support, school bond election.”

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On Jan. 19, the Mercer Island emergency preparedness class hosted a graduation for its third Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program.

Attendees spend one Saturday each month learning and gaining experience in the areas of fire safety, search and rescue, disaster medical, basic disaster preparedness, communications, emergency well operations, terrorism response disaster psychology and damage assessment.

Graduates of the program learn preparedness skills, but also have the chance to meet and learn with other Mercer Island residents.

Due to high interest in the program, the city will be offering two classes in 2013, with the first starting on Feb. 9 and the second to be held in the evenings in the fall.

A special thanks was given to Officer Mike Seifer, who facilitated the CERT program.

To learn more about CERT or to register, visit www.mercergov.org.

The 2012 CERT graduates include: Michele Marquardi, Carter Powell, Andrew Pirzio-Biroli, Bruce Spong, Mary Chandler, Julie Gardner, Carol Maslan, Joe Grojean, Julie Takasugi, Madison Roodman, a MIHS senior doing the program for her senior project, Don Hasson and Cheryl Roodman.

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Wednesday | 30 I-90 Tolling Environmental Assessment: 4-7 p.m., Jan.

30, Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. N.E. The community can provide input during the WSDOT scoping period, through Feb. 22, online, by mail or in person at the meeting.

Thursday | 31 Emergency Volunteer Lead Quarterly Meeting: 11 a.m.-

1 p.m., Jan. 31, City Hall Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. All interested emergency preparedness volunteers may attend. Contact: Officer Jennifer Franklin, (206) 275-7905.

Mercer Island Kiwanis Club Meeting: 12 p.m.,

Jan. 31, Aljoya, 2430 76th Ave. S.E. Speaker: James Donaldson, author, veteran entrepreneur and former NBA All Star. RSVP to Aida Kouyoumjian, (206) 4026752.

I-90 Tolling Environmental Assessment: 4-7 p.m., Jan. 31,

Yesler Community Center, 917 East Yesler Way, Seattle 98122. Parking is accessible from Washington Street.

The community can provide input during the WSDOT scoping period, through Feb. 22, online, by mail or in person at the meeting.

Friday | Feb. 1 MIVAL Gallery Artist Reception: 5-8 p.m., Feb. 1,

Avellino Building, 2836 78th Ave. S.E. “Passion From The Heart” is open through Feb. 26. www.mival.org.

Saturday | 2

Library 4400 88th Ave. S.E. (206) 236-3537 www.kcls.org/ MercerIsland Drop In to Learn about eBooks: 7 p.m., Feb. 7. Get

started with KCLS eBooks.

Bring your eReader, tablet or phone for an introduction to downloading from the library’s growing catalog of titles.

Computer Classes: Internet Level 1, 10 a.m., Feb. 9.

Internet Level 2: 10 a.m., Feb. 23. Please register.

Saturday Film Series “Feast Your Eyes! Movies About Food”: “Babette’s Feast,” 1

p.m., Feb. 9. “Big Night”: 1 p.m., Feb. 23. Saturdays in February, March and April.

Each screening will include an educational lecture and Q&A led by film historian Lance Rhoades.

Opera Preview: “La Boheme,” 7 p.m., Feb. 20. Presented by Norm

Mercer Island rEporter | www.mi-reporter.com Hollingshead. Popular opera composer Giacomo Puccini’s genius at finding just the right melody to depict the happiness and heartache of the doomed couple, Mimi and Rodolfo, draws sell-out crowds wherever it is performed.

Sing with Our Kids: 7 p.m., Feb. 21. Presented by Nancy Stewart. Remember your favorite songs and learn fun and creative ways to share them with your children, grandchildren or kids you work with.

“Free Boy: A True Story of Slave and Master on Puget Sound”: 7 p.m., Feb. 28.

Presented by Lorraine McConaghy. The story of a 13-year-old slave who escaped from Washington Territory to freedom in Canada on the West’s ‘Underground Railroad,’ on a steamer bound for Victoria.

Children & Families Infant Story Times: 10 a.m.,

Tuesdays, Feb. 5, 12 and 19. Ages 3-12 months with adult.

Preschool Story Times:

11 a.m., Tuesdays, Feb. 5, 12 and 19. Ages 3-5 with adult.

Young Toddler Story Times:

10 a.m., Wednesdays, Feb. 6-27. Ages 12-24 months with adult.

Toddler Story Times: 11 a.m., Wednesdays, Feb. 6-27. Ages 2-3 with adult.

French Story Times: 10:30 a.m., Saturdays, Feb. 9, 16 and 23. Ages 3-7 with adult. Please register.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss:

7 p.m., Feb. 25. Ages 4 and older with adult. Enjoy stories, songs and activities celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday.

Teens Study Zone: 4 p.m.,

Tuesdays, Feb. 5, 12 and 26. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.

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First Aid and Adult CPR: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Feb. 2, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Cost: $35 (check/cash) at event.

Reserve a space: (206) 2757607.

Chinatown International District Lunar New Year Opening Celebration: 10

a.m.-5 p.m., Feb. 2, Wing Luke Museum, S. King Street/8th Ave. S. Lion Dance: 11 a.m. New Year games, crafts, stuffed petting zoo. www.wingluke. org/2013newyear.

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Mercer Island CERT Search & Rescue: 6-9 p.m., Feb. 4,

Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Join search and rescue volunteers for team training.

Topic: forms, EOC procedures, field documentation and radio communication. www.mercergov.org.

Tuesday | 5 Mom’s Mornings: 9:30-11

Wednesday | 6 Probus Club of Mercer Island Meeting: 10:30 a.m.,

Feb. 6, MI Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Scott Oki, former Microsoft executive, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author, will discuss his book, “Outrageous Learning.” The public is welcome.

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Mercer Island Rotary Club Luncheon: 12-1:30 p.m., Feb.

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Hatha Yoga: 10:30-11:45 a.m., Tuesdays; 9-10:15 a.m., Thursdays, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street.

For adults. Cost: $143 (resident), $170 (nonresident).

Yoga for Seniors: 9-10:15 a.m., Tuesdays, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Age: 65+. Cost: $81 (resident), $96 (nonresident).

A new Chase bank location in the South end shopping center is expected to open in February.

Beginning Pilates: 10:45-

11:30 a.m., Wednesdays and Fridays, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street.

For adults. Cost: $156 (resident), $186 (nonresident).

Events | Upcoming Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group: 3-4:30 p.m.,

Feb. 7, Mercer Island Senior Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street.

A consistent, caring place for group members to discuss Alzheimer’s challenges and problems.

Mercer Island Freemasons:

6:30 p.m., Feb. 7, VFW Hall, 1836 72nd Ave. S.E. Mercer Island Lodge #297, Free & Accepted Masons of WA, meets every first Thursday.

Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Meeting: 7:30 p.m. www.mercerislandmasons.org.

Stairway Walks: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Feb. 9, Mercerdale Hillside. Join the Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors, based on Jake and Cathy Jaramillo’s new book, “Seattle Stairway Walks.” Space limited to 20.

RSVP to: Darcy Edmunds, darcy@feetfirst.org, (206) 652-2310, ext. 5.

Chinatown International District Lunar New Year Festival: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Feb.

9, Hing Hay Park, S. King Street/Maynard Ave. S. Food walk with $2 tasting menu,

dragon/lion dances, kids’ costume parade contest, live reptile show. www. cidbia.org.

Boy Scout Troop 457’s Annual Pancake Breakfast:

8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Feb. 10, Emmanuel Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, 4400 86th Ave. S.E. All cooking, cleaning and serving will be done by the Scouts. Annual fundraiser supports the troop. Cost: $15 (family), $5 (single), $3 (senior).

Mercer Island Women’s Club Annual Fundraising Luncheon: 11 a.m., Feb.

11, Covenant Shores, 9150 Fortuna Drive. Speaker: Erica Bauermeister, author.

Benefits MIYFS, Parks & Rec., etc. Reservations deadline: Feb. 1. $26. Contact: JoAnne Jones, (206) 232-3903, mercerislandwomensclub.com.

“We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust”: 7:30

p.m., Feb. 11, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. Speaker: Ellen Cassidy, author and former columnist. Presented by: Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State.

Cost: $5 (nonmembers). www.jgsws.org.

Giving From The Heart Breakfast: 7-8:30 a.m.,

Feb. 13, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street.

Join MIYFS for breakfast and shop all day at select Island shops/restaurants to benefit MIYFS.

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Trophy hunt begins this week Regular season comes to a close for Mercer Island as playoffs begin

By Megan Managan

mmanagan@mi-reporter.com

The regular season for Mercer Island High School winter sports comes to an end this week, and as early as this weekend, the postseason begins.

While seedings and exact playoff positions are likely yet to be finalized, here’s a general look of tournament dates, times and possibilities for the playoffs.

Boys swim & dive The Islanders boys swim team finished the regular season on Friday, Jan. 25, with a meet win against non-conference Roosevelt.

This weekend the team will kick off the postseason with the KingCo meet.

The team won six of its regular season meets, losing just one KingCo meet to Bellevue on Jan. 10.

The KingCo event begins Friday, Feb. 1, with the prelims at the University of Washington swimming pool, and wraps up on Saturday, Feb. 2, also at UW, with the finals.

For those who qualified, the SeaKing District meet will take place Feb. 8-9 at Mary Wayte Pool. The prelim competition begins at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb.

8, followed by the finals at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. The district diving competition will be held at the Juanita High School pool on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

The boys 3A state meet will be held in Federal Way at the King County Aquatic Center, Feb. 15-16.

of the district tournament to the regional round, to be played Feb. 23 at either Glacier Peak, Bellevue College, Mt. Tahoma or University high schools.

The 3A state tournament will be held Feb. 28 through March 2 at the Tacoma Dome.

Boys basketball

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The Mercer Island boys basketball team will finish the regular season on Thursday, Jan. 31, at Lake Washington.

The Islanders, as of Monday, Jan. 28, are the No. 1 team in KingCo going into the postseason.

The KingCo basketball tournament begins on Saturday, Feb. 2, and as the likely No. 1 seed, the Islanders will earn a bye in the first round. The team would then play the winner of a Saturday game on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Bellevue College at 6:30 p.m. The KingCo championship game will be held on Thursday, Feb. 7, at Bellevue College at 6:30 p.m.

The top four teams in the KingCo tournament advance to the SeaKing District tournament, which begins on Feb. 9. The top five teams will advance out

T h e M e r c e r Island gymnastics team also finished the regular season last week and will prepare for the KingCo meet on Feb. 2.

T h e 4A/3A/2A KingCo meet will be held at Roosevelt High School in Seattle on Saturday. The top two teams from the KingCo meet will move on to districts, and the top three all-around gymnasts and top eight individuals also move forward.

Those that qualify will advance to the SeaKing District meet on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Sammamish High School.

The first session begins at 5 p.m., and the second session will start at 7 p.m.

Awards are scheduled to be announced around 8:45 p.m.

From the district meet, the top three teams, top five all-around and top 13 individuals will qualify for the state meet.

The WIAA state gymnastics meet will take place at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall starting on Friday, Feb. 15, and finishes on Feb. 16.

Girls basketball The girls basketball team

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New field of dreams at Island Crest Park

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The new turf infield at Island Crest Park pays tribute to the Mercer Island High School Islanders baseball team. The new field will be operational in time for the spring season.

By Megan Managan

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Last spring baseball games at Island Crest Park were often scheduled on a day-to-day basis. With the grass infield subject to poor conditions in the wet Washington spring, games for the Mercer Island High School baseball team could quickly and often change time and location.

That meant a backlog for the other games and programs using the fields.

Those days are now behind the park as the City of Mercer Island has recently finished replacing the infield with a new turf surface.

The project, which began last fall, put turf in the infield and will allow much more use this coming spring.

“It’s turned out really, really nice,” said Parks Superintendent Jason Kintner. “The community stepped up, and we’re very happy.”

Jerry Goldberg, a member of the Mercer Island

High School baseball booster club, which helped with funding the field, said he and the rest of the members are extremely happy.

“It’s great, not just for the high school team, but for all the others who use it,” he said. “It’s going to benefit hundreds of kids.”

Goldberg said the project was one that has been in the works for years, but because of funding or timing issues, just never happened.

“Last spring we finally got frustrated enough with all the rainouts and rescheduling that the boosters offered to help raise money,” said Goldberg. “We went through the process with the city and got the school district to donate as well. It put the team at a huge disadvantage; they couldn’t play the first six or eight games at home because it was too wet.”

All told, the boosters and Friends of Luther Burbank Park raised

around $150,000, and secured a $25,000 donation from the school district. Goldberg said the money represents donations from around 35 families who either have kids who play baseball for the high school now, all the way down to families whose kids are still in Little League.

“Last year we planned events around games — called it Friday Night Lights for games when we played under the lights on Friday. The idea was to invite the Little League teams and do giveaways; it was really frustrating because I think each of those games ended up being played on a Tuesday because of the rainouts,” said Goldberg. “This goes a long way to upgrading the program.”

The outfield is also getting a makeover, as the organic material that the Parks Department uses has been stripped away,

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By the numbers Boys basketball Tuesday, Jan. 22 Mercer Island 75, Mount Si 51 Mercer Island – 21 13 21 20 – 75

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Mount Si – 6 14 15 16 – 51 Mercer Island scoring – Kaleb Warner 26, Nick Nordale 15, Joe Rasmussen 10, Espen Platou 7, Jake Shaddle 6, David Emanuels 3, Nikhil Misra 3, Jake Stenberg 3, Max Tilden 2.

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the SeaKing District tournament, which begins Feb. 9, and the top five teams from districts move to the regional round on Feb. 23.

Teams earning berths to the 3A state tournament will play at the Tacoma Dome from Feb. 28 through March 2.

Wrestling The wrestling team ended the regular season on Thursday, Jan. 24, with a win over Bellevue, as the regular season champions and will begin the postBellevue 51, Mercer Island 50 Bellevue – 9 17 11 14 – 51 Mercer Island – 14 13 9 14 – 50 Mercer Island scoring – Kaleb Warner 15, Nick Nordale 14, Joe Rasmussen 11, Jake Shaddle 5, Espen Platou 3, Jake Stenberg 2.

Girls basketball Wednesday, Jan. 23 Mercer Island 55, Mount Si 46 Mercer Island – 14 1 14 16 – 55 Mount Si – 13 19 9 5 – 46 Mercer Island scoring – Kris Brackmann 16, Renae Tessem 9, Jamie Mounger 8, Jessica Blakeslee 7, Rachael Tessem 6, Julia Blumenstein 4, Marlo Cafarelli 3, Christina Williamson 2.

Friday, Jan. 25 Bellevue 59, Mercer Island 56 (OT) Bellevue – 11 8 13 16 11 – 59 Mercer Island – 10 20 6 12 8 – 56 Mercer Island scoring – Kris Brackmann 15, Jessica Blakeslee 12, Julia Blumenstein 12, Renae Tessem 6, Suri Johnson 2, Arianna Moscatel 2, Rachael Tessem 2.

Boys swim & dive

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Kris Brackmann and Renae Tessem try to block Mount Si’s Molly Sellers during the Islanders’ win over the Wildcats on Wednesday, Jan. 23.

Tuesday, Jan. 22 Mercer Island vs. Kennedy Catholic Individual results – 200 medley relay - 2. Mercer Island (Austin Ralph, Noah Deiparine, Duncan Koontz, Karl MacLane) 1:42.98; 200 freestyle - 2. Ian Caldwell 1:51.50, 3. David Conger 1:56.22; 200 individual medley - 2. Samuel Chong 2:04.26, 3. Duncan Koontz 2:08.65; 50 freestyle - 1.

Noah Deiparine 22.45, 2. Brandt Waesche 22.88; Diving - 2. Cody Hall 176.25, 4.

Connor Nielson 118.50; 100 butterfly - 2.

Karl MacLane 59.64, 3. Brandt Waesche 1:02.33; 100 freestyle - 2. Ian Caldwell 50.11, 3. Samuel Peterson 52.37, 4. Andrew Fukuda 52.57; 500 freestyle - 1. Duncan Koontz 5:18.57, 2. Ben Gore 5:19.55, 3.

Chris Apodaca 5:21.53; 200 freestyle relay - 2. Mercer Island (Karl MacLane, Brandt Waesche, Noah Deiparine, Ian Caldwell) 1:31.61; 100 backstroke - 2. Samuel Chong 56.99, 3. David Conger 1:00.24, 4. Austin Ralph 1:00.55; 100 breast stroke - 1. Noah Deiparine 1:03.30, 2. Andrew Fukuda 1:05.02, 5. Ben Simontov 1:14.95; 400 freestyle relay - 1. Mercer Island (Ian

season this weekend at the KingCo tournament at Interlake High School.

The competition starts at 4:30 p.m. at Interlake on Friday, Feb. 1, and continues at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2.

The Islanders will then travel to Kelso High School for the 3A regional event on Saturday, Feb. 9.

Those who qualify will move forward to the 25th Mat Classic state tournament, held Feb. 15 and 16 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma.

Caldwell, Brandt Waesche, Austin Ralph, Duncan Koontz) 3:31.98.

Wrestling Tuesday, Jan. 22 Mercer Island 52, Interlake 17 Individual results – 106 - double forfeit; 113 - Albert Chen (I) won by forfeit; 120 - Clayton Vo (I) won by forfeit; 126 Luke Wilson beat Grant Cole by technical fall 19-3; 132 - Jacob Pruchno pinned John Harmon 3:34; 138 - Daniel Montoya (I) beat Mike Ong by technical fall 16-1; 145 - Nick Richards beat Kevin Richardson by decision 4-2; 152- Connor Gullstad pinned Vamsi Anam 0:24; 160 - Chris Richards beat Chung-Chen Huang by decision 14-9; 170 - Nicholas Chandler pinned Seung Lee 0:45; 182 - Daniel Stanke pinned Jonathan Palagashvili 0:45; 195 - Evan Condon beat Stanley Ruvinov by technical fall 15-0; 220 - Andrew Picton won by forfeit; 285 - Benjamin O’Connell pinned David Khanatayev 1:35.

Thursday, Jan. 24 Mercer Island 49, Bellevue 21 Individual results – 106 - Nathan Smith (B) won by forfeit; 113 - Taylan Yuasa pinned Nick Luera 2:24; 120 - Jason Presley (B) won by forfeit; 126 - Luke Wilson beat Garret Williams by decision 8-4; 132 - Christian Villani (B) pinned Jacob Pruchno 3:28; 138 - double forfeit; 145 Nick Richards won by forfeit; 152- Connor Gullstad pinned Cutter Podoll 1:52; 160 Chris Richards won by forfeit; 170 - Nicholas Chandler pinned Jamey Mange 2:55; 182 - Daniel Stanke beat Gabe Buccino by major decision 18-8; 195- Evan Condon won by forfeit; 220 - Alex Palander (B) beat Andrew Picton by decision 12-8; 285 - Benjamin O’Connell pinned Dean Jones 3:36.

Correction In the Jan. 16 article about the MI boys swimming team the diving scores were incomplete. Cody Hall and Connor Neilson tied for first place.

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Teams in the Mercer Island girls basketball program competed at various Martin Luther King tournaments around the Puget Sound last week.

The Mercer Island eighthgrade team competed at the Snohomish MLK tournament, playing at Glacier Peak High School. The team finished second overall.

On Saturday, Jan. 19, the team lost its opening game to Puyallup, and lost the second game to Bellevue in a last-minute point change.

On Sunday, the team entered bracket play as the No. 7 seed, but beat the No. 1 seed, Snohomish, in the first round. That win propelled the team to once again take on Bellevue, and Mercer Island was able to hold onto the win, despite trailing for most of the match.

The team took on Puyallup in a rematch of Saturday’s game for the tournament finals. Mercer Island was dominant for most of the game, but Puyallup hit a

three-point hot streak and pulled away to earn the title by one point.

The team includes: Claire Mansfield, Anna Luce, Josie Blakeslee, Macy Mounger, Brooke Fitzwilson, Aolani Claderon, Gracie Cannon, Kalie Yan, Maeve Aikins and Jessie Stenberg. The team is coached by Darnell Taylor, Ross Fernely and Kris Brackmann.

The Mercer Island fourthgrade select team also played that weekend, participating in the Mt. Si Wildcat Classic.

The team won its age group, in its first tournament as a team, competing against other fourth-grade and fifthgrade teams.

The Mercer Island team beat Interlake, Tahoma, Newport and Cedarcrest.

With the perfect record, the team advanced to the finals to play Newport, which Mercer Island won 36-8 in the team’s third game of the day.

The team includes: Annabelle Gersch, Charlise Barokas, Molly Moffitt, Giselle Johnson, Renee White, Niteeka Narayan and Audrey Nordstrom. The team is coached by Leo Asuan.

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and will be replaced to create a much better surface. That portion of the field should be done in four to six weeks, just in time for the spring season.

Kintner said the outfield is sand-based with the organic mulch material on top. Once the material begins to hit the end of its useful timespan, the field gets very muddy and hard to use, which happened last fall for local youth teams.

Premier Field Development was awarded the bid for the project in October last year, and the city had a project budget of $353,572. The project’s final expenditure came in at $328,706, roughly $24,000 under budget. On top of the donations from the boosters and school district, the city chipped in $153,706. The money not spent on the proj-

ect will remain in the city’s CIP Fund.

The new field is under warranty for eight years and will follow a fee schedule similar to the one used at the South Mercer Playfields.

A portion of each fee will go into the sinking fund for the field, which will help with field replacement in years to come.

“It means a lot more use,” said Kintner. “It’s less maintenance, and more users can use it. In the spring, high school baseball starts, and then it rains and the field kept getting backlogged. It means a lot more playability.”

The high school baseball season begins Feb. 25. Plans are in the works for an opening ceremony for the new field, likely to be held in the second week of March.

To learn more about the field and scheduling, visit the Mercer Island Parks & Recreation website at www. mercergov.org.

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Community news House of Fashion hosts design and sew workshops The Vian Hunter House of Fashion will host a six-week design and sew workshop beginning Feb. 6.

Lisa Vian Hunter, a Mercer Island resident, will work with Pennie LairdSangerman, a master pattern maker, for the workshops.

Each week will feature a different topic, ranging from sewing 101, a pencil skirt workshop, a teen workshop and design and pattern making — offering something for everyone.

The teen program will conclude with a runway show and portfolio presentation.

The workshops will be held at the Vian Hunter House of Fashion store, located at 2814 E. Madison Street in Seattle.

To learn more, visit vianhunter.com.

Mid-winter break activities for kids Mercer Island schools mid-winter break is just around the corner. Not sure what to do with your kids?

Check out these activities.

• Youth Theatre Northwest is holding camps the week of Feb. 18.

‘Arts Fusion’ for grades K-2 will involve lessons in movement, visual arts and theater.

Students will dive into the story “But No Elephants,” by Jerry Smath. Students will be guided through the pro-

cess of staging each page of the book while contributing their own ideas. On the last day of camp, the students will present their art and performances.

‘Fractured Fairy Tales’ is for grades 3-8.

In this camp, students will tackle a collection of mixed-up fairy tales, including “Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper.” Education director Amanda Lee Williams and stagecraft specialist Phoenix Smith will work with the students to create every aspect of a production as an ensemble. The goal is for students to gain confidence on stage as they bring these characters and stories to life with costumes, props, sets, lights and sound.

A final performance will be Friday, Feb. 22.

For information, cost and options for after-camp care, go to www.youththeatre.org/ classes-camps/mid-winterbreak-camps.

• The Stroum Jewish Community Center will also be holding youth camps between Feb. 18 and 22, including a day of exploration and learning at the Pacific Science Center.

For information and how to register, go to www.sjcc. org.

• At the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, regular activities for young children in the indoor playground and the open gym will be available.

For information and schedules, go to www.mercergov. org and go to the Parks and Recreation link.

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“The risk of flooding is real for nearly everyone, and it can happen in a flash. Not insuring yourself is basically placing a bad high-stakes bet,” Salvatore says.

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Much has been reported on changing food and nutrition trends in recent years, and 2012 was no exception.

Analysts agree: Americans want to eat more healthily. That includes healthier choices and smaller portion sizes. At the same time, convenience and efficiency are as important as ever, which calls for simple recipes and easy cooking techniques. Also, rising prices have made consumers more conscious of the value of quality food, and they pay attention to what they’re buying and try to be less wasteful.

People want to eat “smaller” — not necessarily smaller as in less but smaller as in locally grown and fresh, as opposed to shipped in from far away, in big bulk and highly processed, explains Sharon Olson, executive director of Culinary Visions, a consumer research group.

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AKC WESTIES PUPS. We s t H i g h l a n d W h i t e Te r r i e r s $ 1 , 0 0 0 . W i l l take deposit. Call with any questions. You can’t go wrong with a Westie B I C H O N F R I S E p u p 360-402-6261 pies. AKC Registered.

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Cheerful, smart, affectionate and playful Bichon Frise puppies. Perfect pets: hypoallergenic, very well socialized (live with the family and their parents on site)get well along with other pets a n d c a t s. We h ave 2 girls and 3 boys. They are 5 weeks old now; ready to go to a new home in couple of weeks. Price: $700 obo call Pete @ 206-2359006 or email pete@ galaxyel.com

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OUR BEAUTIFUL AKC Golden Retriever puppies are ready to go to their new homes. They have been raised around young children and are well socialized. Both parents have excellent health, and the puppies have had their first wellness vet check-ups and shots. The mother is a Light Golden and the father is full English Cream Golden. $800 each. For more pictures and infor mation about the puppies and our home/ kennel please visit us at: www.mountainspringskennel.weebly.com or call Verity at 360-520-9196

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OFF ISLAND HOMES

West Seattle

$304,900

Talbot Hill

$489,900

Great 2BR/1BA, 940SF home in the Genessee nbrhd of West Seattle. Close to the junction, shops, schools. Large backyard, 1 car garage. Great starter home! #397600 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

John F. Buchan model w/lg kit, stainless steel Bosch Appls. Bamboo hrdwd flrs, w/ gas fplc. Mstr ste w/ lg walk-in, & den. Pvt fenced yard backs up to greenbelt #424223 Jeff Costello 206-595-5709 Chase Costello 206-999-4420

Newly Restored!

$324,950

Chestnut Hill

$550,000

Lg Master + 2BR den/office. Family rm, Living rm, & Dining rm downstairs. Mud room off kit Lg unfinished basement w/ potential. #425696 Jeffrey Costello 206-230-5496 Chase Costello 206-999-4420

7BR/6BA 10267SF - Once in a lifetime!

Classic 1888 grand mansion meets millions in upgrades, restorations and additions.

Must see!! #416669 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

-Short Sale-

$335,000

You must see this amazing 3-Level Auburn home! Custom built home features 3 full kitchens on every floor, 3 full baths w/laundry closets, 3BR, 3 fplcs. #334934 James Shute 206-230-5421

Commercial/MV

$585,000

Welding shop/commercial/home in Maple Valley. 1.4+ acres right on the M. Valley Hwy, 3 bldings, house, 2 tenants.

2 tax parcels. Pull through access. #390273 Mike Schoonover 425-442-0477

Sunset Hill

$445,000

Light & bright 3BR/3Bath in Ballard’s Sunset Hill n’hood. Master on main.

Large kitchen. Bonus Rm. Heated garage. Walk to cafes, parks & bluff for great sunsets! #420620 Sarah Ford 206-230-5354

Bainbridge

$649,000

Turn-key vacation rental/Second Home.

Bay Vista Cottage is a remarkable 2BR/1.5BA cottage steeped in local history & conveniently located in Rolling Bay. #436124 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013

◆ Poulsbo

$469,000

◆ Somerset

$744,000

Gracious home, situated on a private 1.85ac lot. Great balance of formal & functional. Grand entry, formal living & dining + great rm/kitchen combo.

3BR/2.75BA. #439531 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013

Sun washed 2-story traditional w/daylight basement on a cul-de-sac backing to a greenbelt and feeding to Somerset Elem, Tyee Middle and Newport High.

4BR/2.25BA #438638 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

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New on Market

Virtual Tours Lakemont

$1,160,000

Luxurious Feng Shui masterpiece!

Stunning views of Lk Samm, Cascade Mtn & Mt Baker. Arched main entrance, circular stairway, soaring ceiling, square floor plan. #432209 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667

New Price!

$2,198,000

Prime location in Dntwn Bellevue’s Vuecrest. Newer const. Premium finishes.

Great room design. Main floor living, 3300+sf. Fabulous condo alternative! #428861 Harrison & St.Mary 206-953-8359

Sandy Beach!

$3,250,000

Once in a lifetime…first time on market!

Own the point at Sunlight Beach. 4 bedroom main house/1 bedroom apartment/huge boathouse all on sandy beach. #428742 Carol Hinderstein 206-595-5722

Freeland Estate $4,500,000

4BR/4BA Waterfront estate property on pvt gated grounds. Formal garden, pond, baseball field & sports court & ballroom.

Large steel dock. #335992

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VACANT LAND North Bend Land

$63,000 Newcastle Land

9.5ac close to North Bend and I-90 freeway.

No access currently to it, hold for further development. Bounded on 2 sides by DNR . #158590 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

Lynnwood Lot

$150,000 Mercer Is. Lot

$348,000 N Bend Land

$475,000 Edgewood comm.

$710,000

$448,000 Pacific Hwy So.

$575,000 Lk WA Views!

Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

$249,000 Opportunity!

29+ acres of land, super easy access off I-90.

Will support 3, maybe 4 homes, huge price reduction. Studies available. #206270

Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING

$598,000

Mike Schoonover 425-442-0477

$99,995 N. Bend 29 Acre

$150,000 Kent 10 Acres

12.9 wooded ac just off I-90 at exit #31.

Reduced; deeded easement for easy access.

Lots of room, timber and space to roam, this will be a great location. #29160006 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

$449,000 Westside View

Generous .48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333

.55 acre lot close to everything. Water and power in the street. #371738

North Bend Land

$300,000 Building Site

2.5ac w/R-1 zoning. Good location and close to everything in Newcastle, must hike in to see. #392633

Tucked away building lot up private lane.

Potential lake & Mt Rainier views. Large lot, 3000 sq foot building pad. Paved access to lot line. Near Park trails. #112896 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

$250,000 Private Lane

9.98 acres, 2 parcel numbers of stunning land. In the family since 1917 and about 1/2 pasture, 1/2 treed. At the end of a dead end road. #385825 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 south 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

3.4ac w/commercial potential. Multiple tenants want to stay, level, ut. in street. Next to I90, great access. Possible owner finance. #328993 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

6.08 acres w/650+- on Hwy 99. Water, power, sewer and gas in the street. Highly visible with many possibilities. #378015 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Great opportunity - building site in desirable Lakeview Highlands. Slopes uphill, ideal for daylight rambler to accommodate 27.5’ height restriction above SE 63rd #400336 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

2.9 commercial lot in Edgewood. High visibility and vehicle count, on Meridian Ave. Possible seller contract. In the path of progress. #435122 Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

$2,500,000

Large 7.46 Acre subdivision comprised of 17 single family residential lots located with in Bellevue. Great location w/easy access to 405, & minutes from I-90. #387423 Doug Shih 206-230-5364

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MERCER ISLAND HOMES

◆ FIRST HILL

$975,000

Wonderful Western Views on 16,000SF lot. Great Room concept 3030SF, 4BR/3BA, Remld kitchen, baths. Do not miss this opportunity to own a view home!

See Today Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

Immaculate Home $1,170,000

Elegant, newer 4BR/3.5BA 4200SF home. Lg windows, high ceilings, spacious rooms. New stainless appliances. Fab Master Suite. Low maintenance setting. #423688 Sarah Ford 206-230-5354

Shared Wtft

$1,300,000

Lovely setting on .49 Acre parcel; moorage & boat lift included; Great room enjoys kitchen, fam rm, living room+den, carport+2 car gar; master BR on main+2 more #400850 Laura Reymore 206-230-5351

Great Location

$1,500,000

North End: 5 mins to downtown Seattle, across the street from the regional bike trail & numerous waterfront parks. Custom built by Beckes Construction. Views! #433825 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

◆ New on Market Forest Avenue

$2,498,000

No detail spared in this custom RKK masterpiece in desirable neighborhood.

Filtered lake views, wide open spaces, everything a discerning buyer would need! #383012 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

Cape Cod Estate $3,250,000

Magnificent 2009 renovation creates stunning elegance on a level acre+, 5BR/4.5BA, main master+formal rooms+fam rm+rec rm, outdoor rm+pool & play space galore #391328 Laura Reymore 206-230-5351

New Wft Listing

$4,780,000

Timeless contemporary just steps away from 80’ wft, sandy beach, covered dock & lvl grassy backyard. Remodeled 4BD/4BA home fea NW living at its finest! N’end MI. #440326 Molly Penny 206-200-441

Views!

$1,587,000

Contemporary 3-level luxury home located on .46ac lot w/Lake WA views on every level. 6,070sf, 6BR/5.25BA. Spacious & private! #417385 Chase Costello 206-999-4420 Jeff Costello 206-595-5709

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Now is the time to sell!

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Inventory on Mercer Island remains at historically low levels, making this a great time to list your home!

Number of Listings

170 150 130

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