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Mostly Music in the Park begins Thursday, July 25 The first Mostly Music in the Park show of the summer will take place on Thursday, July 25, at Mercerdale Park.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and features the Portage Bay Band playing swing hits.

Will reopen in new Aviara building in early autumn

Free electronic recycling this Saturday, July 27

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A PSE grant and Islanders paid for the device that will lower energy use and generate revenue for city

By Reporter Staff

As day campers, athletes and city staffers went about their day yesterday afternoon at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, it is likely that they did not notice anything different. The lights were still bright and the water, hot. But instead of the electrical energy powering the building coming from afar, some of it was supplied by a new solar panel

set up just a few yards away from the northeast corner of the building.

On Tuesday, July 23, mayor Bruce Bassett, city staff and donors activated the first city-owned solar array on the Island. The installation was built with grant money from Puget Sound Energy and citizen donations, and will produce approximately 4,500 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. The panels and electrical equipment were made in Washington.

Mercer Island’s success in meeting Puget Sound Energy’s Green Power Challenge, to encourage adoption of renewable energy, led to a $30,000 challenge grant for the solar project. In 2012, a citizenbased Green Ribbon Commission

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The Interstate 90 floating bridge will be closed several times, Aug. 2-4, for the Patriots Jet Team performances during Seafair.

Both directions and on/off ramps of I-90 from Interstate 5 to Island Crest Way on Mercer Island will be closed, as required by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Closures will run from 1:15 to 2:40 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2; Saturday, Aug. 3; and Sunday, Aug. 4.

Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, and if you need to drive across the bridge, do so at least 30 minutes before the closure.

To learn more, visit the WSDOT website at www.wsdot.wa.gov.

persuaded an additional 250 homes and businesses to sign up, increasing enrollment on the Island by 55 percent. Area residents supportive of solar power donated an additional $5,500 toward the project.

“This installation would not have been possible without the participation of many key members of our community, and I look forward to seeing more clean, green energy sources adopted Islandwide,” said mayor Bruce Bassett. He added, “As a community, we need to take additional steps toward reducing the Island’s carbon footprint.”

The installation will earn credit on the community center’s electric bill, and will generate approximately $2,500 per year in revenue under the Washington State Production Incentive Program.

This income will be invested in additional energy-efficiency measures.

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Derek Rice of Artisan Electric puts the final touches on the new solar array at the MICEC on Friday, July 19. Mayor Bruce Bassett and others flipped the switch on the .5 kW device yesterday.

The Islander Pub & Restaurant has one more week to remain in its current space until it must move out. The closing day is set for Saturday, Aug. 3.

“The owners of this building are really working hard to help us,” said Brian Patton, who owns The Islander. “We are trying to stay open for as long as possible.”

A demolition permit for the building still had yet to be issued.

The restaurant was initially scheduled to close this weekend. Next week, it will remain open with a limited menu and hours.

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The Congregational Church on Mercer Island will host a free electronics recycling event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event, by 1 Green Planet, will accept old computers, printers, scanners, TVs and more.

The event benefits local charities including Seattle Children’s Hospital and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

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Islander | FROM 1 The Islander’s new location in Aviara won’t be ready to open until late September or October — leaving a long gap after closing.

The new location is approximately 70 percent complete, and The Islander received its final electrical permit from the city on Tuesday. With 5,960 square feet including the outdoor patio, the new location will have a total capacity of 237 occupants and 90 parking stalls in the garage.

In a more contemporary decor featuring northwest timber, there will be 12 booths, numerous tables and a separate bar in the back.

Larger parties can be accommodated, and outdoor patio seating is anticipated by the spring of 2014.

“We are working feverishly to get our new place open,” said Patton, who has a home on West Mercer Way. From Belfast, Northern Ireland, he has resided in the Seattle area for 30 years.

Patton owns The Dubliner Irish Pub in Fremont and four other local restaurants on golf courses, including Willows Run in Redmond.

He started The Islander with

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The interior of Islander Pub’s main dining room, with colorful flags hanging from the ceiling. a partner, Mick McHugh, of F.X. McRory’s. Patton became the sole owner early on and the restaurant then developed as a bar. Now, chef Scott McManus has accepted a business partnership from Patton and will remain the head chef.

The Islander has occupied the space above True Value for 13 years, after other restaurants. It has a total staff of 28.

“This spot is going to be missed by a lot of people,” said

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McManus, a Wallingford resident. McManus attended the Pittsburgh International Culinary Academy and other schools, and worked at the Golf Club at Newcastle before joining The Islander five years ago.

With a larger commercial kitchen in Aviara, The Islander will be able to add breakfast to the menu on weekdays. Brunch will be available on weekends.

Menu prices will remain the same, and the menu will be expanded. The Islander will continue to use local ingredients — all seafood, for example, comes from Freshy’s. Stumptown Coffee will also be offered.

The Islander’s new address at Aviara will be 2441 76th Ave. S.E., Suite 150.

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Solar | FROM 1 According to Ross Freeman, the city sustainability coordinator, the solar installation is just one component of a much broader city effort to address greenhouse gas impacts of both government operations and local residents.

In 2010, as a part of his senior project, Islander student Harry Bolson spearheaded a solar energy project at Mercer Island High School.

The 1.61 kW solar panel system was installed on the roof of the commons for $8,675.

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7908 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA Bedrooms: 5

Lot Size: 16,326 Sq Ft

Bathrooms: 5.5

Year Built: 2002

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Law includes money for study on how teachers use their time Study will track how teachers divide their time between classroom and other tasks

By Jerry Cornfield

jcornfield@heraldnet.com

Those wondering what public school teachers do all day are going to get an answer.

Tucked deep in Washington’s new twoyear budget is money for a study to find out what a “typical work day” looks like for thousands of teachers toiling away in the state’s 295 school districts.

Lawmakers specifically want “an estimate of the percent of a teacher’s typical day that is spent on teaching-related duties and the percentage of the teacher’s day that is spent on duties that are not directly related to teaching.”

The y’ve asked Central Washington University’s respected College of Education and Professional Studies to figure it out for a paltry $25,000.

Researchers there intend to use much of the next school year to collect details of teachers’ daily lives in small, medium and large schools situated on both sides of the Cascades and in all corners of the state.

With logs, surveys, interviews or other means, they will try to reveal how teachers pass the hours, a subject of much debate in an unending political inquest of public education.

“It’s an old question that no one has ever answered with data,” said Linda Schactler, director of public affairs for the Ellensburg-based university. “We’ve answered it with anecdotes. We think we know, but we haven’t actually done the research.”

It’s hard not to sit through a legislative hearing on the quality of Washington schools without a champion of education reform insisting that the system is failing students because teachers are not spending enough time teaching.

This is followed by a rebuttal from a teachertype saying they can’t spend more time teaching because it is tied up on tasks required by the state like compiling reports and conducting tests.

Rep. John McCoy, D-Tulalip, proposed the study by the university because he was tired of listening to the back-andforth in front of the House Education Committee on which he serves.

While he thinks that teachers are weighted down by state-imposed chores, he wanted to find out if it’s actually true.

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“I got frustrated at the unfunded mandates,” he said. “During the session there were some folks trying to add requirements to the teacher’s work day. I said they’re full.”

He and two teachers who serve on the House panel — Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, and Rep. Steve Berquist, D-Renton — are going to help design the study.

A full report is due in December. However, lawmakers are likely to give them until the end of the school year in order to track time expended for testing, which happens in the spring.

McCoy hopes the final product will bring clarity to one part of the conversation on education reform.

But he isn’t so naïve to believe that the results will quell the debate on how teachers spend their time in the classroom.

“You’ll still have the naysayers saying it won’t mean anything,” he said.

And the results may prove McCoy’s thinking wrong about teachers and become fodder for reformers.

“I understand that,” he said. “We have to get the information out there.”

Once lawmakers know how much time teachers are teaching, they can tackle the next question of how well they teach.

Jerry Cornfield is a political reporter who covers Olympia for The Daily Herald in Everett, which is among the Washington state newspapers in the Sound Publishing group.

He can be contacted at jcornfield@heraldnet. com.

Artful Terra Bella opens Islander’s Bellevue Old Main gift shop opens in former ticket office

By Rebecca Mar

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A new gift shop has opened on the north end of Mercer Island, in the former Pacific Northwest Ticket Service building.

Nancy Meade’s goal was to open Terra Bella by Summer Celebration. Her shop opened on that Saturday, July 13.

Terra Bella moved out of its Old Main Street location in Bellevue at the end of May to make way for the construction of a 258-unit apartment and retail complex.

Meade’s sister, Sharon Roth, owns a clothing store, Jarbo, across the street. At one time, their businesses were next to each other. Roth is also an Island resident, but spends a lot of time in L.A. Meade found the new Island location by wordof-mouth, just three weeks ago. At 800 square feet, it is considerably larger than the shop’s former location.

Many Island residents had been begging her to move the shop to the Island, Meade said. The Island had a need for a gift shop.

Terra Bella offers home decor, accessories and gifts, from imported fine Italian linens and fair trade scarves to Sid Dickens memory blocks and digitized gift cards of daughter Julia Meade’s oil paintings and other artwork. Other items include artisan ceramic bowls from New York City and Hudson Beach glassware. Judaica is also available with a selection of MetalaceArt items, the “art of lace on metal,” by

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Terra Bella owner Nancy Meade shows off some of the shop’s unique pieces. The store opened in mid-July.

Israeli artist Talila Abraham.

The name means “beautiful earth” in Italian. Meade had once owned a container gardens business, and operated a linen and gift business out of her Island home starting 13 years ago. Holding fundraisers for various local organizations continues, as the shop supports Mercer Island schools, sports teams, preschools, churches and other charitable organizations such as Children’s Hospital and Bellevue Lifespring.

“I really started on Mercer Island in my home, and now we’re back here,” she said.

Thursday was Meade’s first day in the shop, as she had spent over a week at a buyers’ event in Atlanta.

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“Friends, family and my husband worked so hard and opened for Summer Celebration,” she said.

“People are really excited that we’re here.”

The boutique is also featuring a local artist each month. Susan Bethke’s paintings are currently on display and available for purchase.

“Just having a business in my own community is really satisfying,” Meade said, adding that this is a supportive community.

A grand opening is being planned for the near future.

Terra Bella’s new address is 2864 77th Ave. S.E. The shop can be reached at (425) 818-2285 or www.terrabellagifts.com.

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Not the same W

e are very happy that a new hotel will be built on the old Sunset Highway in the Town Center.

The new Hotel Mercer, to be completed in 2015, will replace the 50-year-old Travelodge that was torn down some half dozen years ago.

But it won’t be the same.

Make no mistake, the Travelodge needed to be torn down. As the years passed, it became an eyesore, a bit dilapidated as it awaited its fate. Located on the North end of the Island on the old Sunset Highway, it became dwarfed

by The Mercer Apartments and Aljoya construction sites, sitting in an increasingly congested and noisy space. And it was old and dated. The 33-room, 13,000-square-foot motel was built in 1957. Its design was classic 1950s — the place where you pulled the Chevy off the highway and parked at the door.

Yet, the place was always full. The two-story motel was the only game in town or even nearby, for years.

Its demise has been a loss.

Every town needs a place like the Travelodge — an OK place close by — clean enough, cheap and easy. When it closed, the rates at the old motel were between $79 and $129 a night. It is doubtful that rooms at the new hotel will be offered at those rates.

In these intervening years, it has been difficult, if not impossible, to find a place to stay nearby when a tree fell on the house during a storm or when the floors were refinished. Where would you put up those college friends of your daughter when the beds at home were full? The alternative? A hotel or motel in faraway Seattle or Bellevue.

There are a few bed and breakfasts here on the Island, but they are not the kind of place that construction workers are likely to stay. Many Islanders remember that the Travelodge parking lot was — more often than not — full of big pickups packed with construction gear. It was not fancy, but clean and convenient. From there, the crews were up early to grab a cup of coffee (and a bite at the now long-gone Denny’s restaurant) and be off to their jobs — many times, right on the Island.

Now, there was a way to save gas and energy.

‘Despite its age, the Travelodge was always full.

Rooms started at $79 a night.’

ISLAND

TALK

“‘Putzel’ from the Seattle International Film Festival.”

Julie Varon John L. Scott Real Estate Mercer Island

To the editor Summer Celebration is not like it used to be I read the editorial (July 17 about Summer Celebration), and I felt that I should write about earlier Summer Celebrations.

This event began in 1967 and was located at the present community center site, first in a school, and later in the original community center building.

It was sponsored for many years by the Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL). The centerpiece of this event was a juried art show with entrants from the entire Puget Sound area. Usually over 500 pieces were submitted and 25 percent were selected. There was also a junior art show with prizes as part of the festival.

There were several booths selling artwork, crafts and locally made outdoor furniture. There were two or three small food vendors and a few small musical presentations.

In 1990, the city became a partner in the event, and it was moved to a town center location. Later, the city took over complete control of the event and changed the name from the Summer Arts Festival to Summer Celebration. It was held originally on 78th Avenue S.E. and was later relocated to 77th Avenue S.E. During that time, the Reporter provided a 12-page magazine section that was delivered with the weekly paper. It contained a map of the many festival activities, a schedule and description of musical and other activities, and a description of the arts and crafts sales booths (there were 180 in 1990). At that time, listed for children were face painting, balloons, paper dolls, music, puppets, jugglers “and much more.” There were dozens of entertainers including

vocalists, bands, small musical ensembles, belly dancers, magicians, etc., not to mention Ronald McDonald.

The festival map for 1990 shows a main stage, a children’s stage, a Ronald McDonald stage, a beer garden/wine tasting area, a small food area and a small antique car area. The map also shows event parking (for $1) on Mercerdale Field. At this year’s festival, no longer named Summer Arts Festival, there is still some MIVAL connection. The two main features are now the food stalls and the children’s ride area with many costly rides. I would be surprised if there were more than 25 vendors that could be described as local artists or craft people. Many vendors do not come back the next year. In place of vendors are booths featuring lawyers, doctors, dentists, home improvements, political organizations, religious groups and Costco. There is also an extensive vintage automobile area. I also did not see the teen basketball competition that I have seen in earlier years. Frankly, I see no point in returning next year.

The point of my comments is

that maybe it is time for the people involved in this to take a good look in what has transpired and maybe be inspired to give us a worthwhile experience.

Azaria Rousso

The question should be ‘What do lawmakers do?’

In response to the question, “What do teachers do?” (the proposal that teachers should track how they use their time, see column on page 4), that is the wrong question. The more appropriate question should be what do “lawmakers” do to justify their existence?

They build stadiums that the people vote against, they raise car tab prices when the people vote against it, and they have all manner of welfare for special interests that are against the people’s wishes.

So perhaps the “lawmakers” need to go back to school instead of showing that they are clueless.

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“‘Silver LInings Playbook.’”

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A new study funded by the state Legislature will look at how teachers in Washington spend their time and what percentage of their day is spent doing state-required, non-teaching activities.

We want to know what you think.

Do you think a study of what teachers do each day is worthwhile?

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

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Possible measles exposure on Mercer Island in early July

By Reporter Staff

Health officials in King County have confirmed two cases of measles this month and are warning residents about possible exposure on Mercer Island in early July.

The two people, who are siblings — one an adult, and the second a child — were visiting from out of state and visited several locations on Mercer Island.

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p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9; the QFC on S.E. 28th Street on Wednesday, July 10, from 7 to 10 p.m., and on Monday, July 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. could have been exposed.

Health officials say the risk to the general public is low because most people in the area have immunity to measles because of vaccinations, and that outdoor

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MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT A mandatory on-site pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, July 26th, 2013 by the ROW area south of 3700 block on 90th Ave SE, Mercer Island. Safety vest are required for the site visit. Attendees are also advised to wear gloves and hiking foot wear. The City reserves the right to cancel this meeting at anytime.

Do not enter private property without being escorted or with prior permission. The City is in the process of obtaining right-ofentries. Violation of this condition by any firm or its representatives may result in disqualification. Other site visit opportunity may be possible by contacting Fred Gu, project manager at 206-275-7803.

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Works include but not limited to installation of energy dissipators, some clearing and grubbing, vegetation planting, traffic control, erosion control and site restoration.

A single contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid for the schedule(s) selected by the City after bid opening and prior to award. Each bidder, by submission of the proposal, acknowledges and understands the rights reserved by the Owner in awarding the contract and the Owner’s right to modify the size of the project.

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Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the same time stated in the Specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Mercer Island.

The City expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor informalities and irregularities in the bidding process. Bids shall remain open for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the date of Bid opening and no bidder may withdraw their bid during this period.

Free-of-charge access to project bid documents (plans, specifications, addenda, and Bidders List) is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors by going to www.bxwa.com and clicking on “Posted Projects”, “Public Works”, and “City of Mercer Island”.

This online plan room provides Bidders with fully usable online documents with the ability to: download, view, print, order full/partial plan sets from numerous reprographic sources, and a free online digitizer/take-off tool.

It is recommended that Bidders “Register” in order to receive automatic e-mail notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the “Self-Registered Bidders List”. Bidders that do not register will not be automatically notified of addenda and will need to periodically check the on-line plan room for addenda issued on this project.

Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at (425) 258-1303 should you require assistance with access or registration.

Bidder questions are to be directed to Fred Gu, Project Manager, by email at fred.gu@mercergov.org, by phone at (206) 275-7803 or by fax at (206) 275-7814.

As part of the City’s affirmative action effort, the City encourages the participation of certified disadvantaged businesses and women’s business enterprises to act as prime contractors as well as subcontractors on this project.

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However, anyone who visited those areas in those times should make sure they have been vaccinated and contact their health care provider if they develop a fever or unexplained rash.

Health officials say those who were exposed are most likely to become sick between July 16 and Aug. 8.

Measles is a highly contagious and potentially severe disease that causes a rash, fever, cough, and red, watery eyes.

It is mainly spread through the air after a person with measles coughs or sneezes.

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Norman Sturdy Craig November 13, 1933-July 16, 2013

Norman was born in Lawrence, Kansas, to Everett E. and Elizabeth E. Craig. He was the fourth of six children, older sisters Ruth and Jean, older brother Charles and younger brothers Lawrence and Kenneth. He attended school in Lawrence, and after high school received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas where he majored in Industrial Engineering.

While enrolled at KU, he enlisted in the Army and served as a communications specialist while he was stationed in Germany.

After receiving his degree Norm headed west to Seattle, WA where he was hired by The Boeing Company in 1959. Soon thereafter he met the love of his life Darlene J. Kleve. They were married on November 21, 1962.

Norm’s career spanned over 36 years in the Defense and Space Group of Boeing. One of the highlights of his tenure at Boeing occurred in 1990-1992 when Norm and Darlene moved to Lincoln, England as part of the AWACS Program. He often referred to these two years as a “wonderful gift” as it provided an opportunity to travel throughout Europe and inspired future trips to Turkey, Israel, England, France, and Norway.

Norm was an extremely devoted family man and loving husband for more than 50 years. In 1995, he retired and pursued many varied interests which included woodworking, investing, and gardening. Norm and Darlene were active members of the Eastside Fuchsia Society which included work at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was also extremely important to Norm. He especially enjoyed the Men’s Bible Study that met twice a month on Saturday mornings.

He was preceded in death by his parents Everett and Elizabeth Craig, one sister Jean Spomer, and one brother Charles Craig.

He is survived by his loving wife Darlene of 50 years; son Steven (Johanna) of Sammamish,WA and son Eric (Jennifer) of Atlanta, GA and daughter Julianne (Mike) Martret of Newcastle, WA; sister Ruth Ellen Craig of Corvallis, OR; brothers Lawrence Craig of Baldwin, KS and Kenneth Craig of Valencia, CA; grandchildren Callie, Anna, and Audrey Craig, Megan, Everett and Peter Craig, and Grace and Hannah Martret; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

Memorial Services will be held at 1 pm Wednesday, July 24 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Mercer Island,WA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Norm’s name are suggested to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 8501 SE 40th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040 or ELCA World Hunger, P.O. Box 71764, Chicago, IL 60694-1764, www.elca.org/hunger.

Friends and family are invited to view photos, get directions and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www. flintofts.com. Flintoft’s Funeral Home, 425-392-6444.

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Man threatens good Samaritan with sledgehammer

By Reporter Staff

A man was arrested on investigation of assault at his home in the 5800 block of East Mercer Way after threatening a passerby with a sledgehammer over parking during the weekend of Summer Celebration.

Police responded to the scene at an East Mercer Way residence at 9:42 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, after the suspect’s wife reported a parking disturbance.

The victim, a Kirkland resident, said that he had parked his truck and boat along the side of East Mercer Way while trying to help an elderly woman find her home. He had encountered the woman, lost and confused, at the boat launch, and drove south on East Mercer Way looking for her home. Accompanied by his wife and friend, he parked in the 5800 block and was confronted by the resident of an adjacent property — a

man who approached him with a raised sledgehammer while demanding that he move his vehicle. The resident threatened to use the sledgehammer on the victim’s boat.

Telling the suspect to go back to his house, the victim moved forward until the suspect was backed up to his house and basement door, according to the police report. The suspect’s wife then appeared in the doorway and pulled out a small caliber handgun. The victim stated that she pointed the gun at him. The woman, however, denied pointing it at anyone. The victim ran out of the driveway and moved his vehicle across the street. The two other witnesses present did not observe the whole incident.

Police arrived and took the gun, which was loaded, into evidence along with a clip and 12-pound sledgehammer.

Mary (Hood) Daly

Mary was born October 1, 1924, in Attica, New York and died on July 1, 2013, in Rio Verde, Arizona. Mary met her first husband Gordon Hood while working at Bell Aircraft in Buffalo, New York, was married there, and started a family. At the end of 1960, she moved to Mercer Island, Washington and was widowed in 1973. In the time that followed, she became an avid golfer which remained a part of her life. She was employed by the EPA and then transferred to work for the Federal Aviation Administration at Boeing Field. She met and later married Dick Daly in 1976, also a resident of Mercer Island. Both discovered their children had known each other in high school during the middle to late 1960s.

After Dick retired from Boeing and Mary from the FAA, both became very active in golf, and in the winter began to seek warmer climates to continue their outdoor activities, visiting Arizona. Before moving permanently to Rio Verde, they maintained a winter home in Leisure World located in Mesa, Arizona. They loved life during their 37 years together, and Mary was active in the social and community life at Rio Verde, playing golf with Dick and women’s groups. As a member of the St. Dominic Mission Church, she maintained many friendships there, and she and Dick regularly supported the efforts of the church to help those less fortunate. The family gathered in Rio Verde on July 6, to celebrate her life.

She is survived by spouse Lt. Cmdr. Richard H. Daly, USN (Ret.), of Rio Verde; son Thomas (Sheila) Hood of Tampa, Florida; stepchildren Kathleen Daly (Brian) Bauernfeind, Pekin, Illinois; Dr. Richard H. (Marilyn) Daly, Jr., York, Pennsylvania; Dr. Patricia Daly (John Head), Washington, Virginia; Suzanne Daly (Allan) Rosenthal, Seattle, Washington; grandchildren: Jennifer Bauernfeind Newell, Kara Bauernfeind Vestal, Susanne Daly, Jessica Daly Stanier, AnneMarie Rosenthal; and great-grandchildren: Madison Vestal, Campbell Newell, Callaway Newell, Noah Stanier, and Joshua Stanier.

She was preceded in death by daughter Robin Hood and stepdaughter Mary Elizabeth Daly.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: Verde Cares, C/O Vicki Beseke, 18934 Avenida Del Ray, Suite 106, Rio Verde, AZ 85263. Phone: (480) 540-1312 or Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014. Phone: (602) 530-6900.

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Police Thursday | 4 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF:

Someone pried a 78-yearold man’s mailbox off of its base and bent its bracket overnight in the 3400 block of 79th Avenue S.E. The total damage was $40.

CAR PROWL: A wallet and $150 in cash were stolen out of an unlocked Nissan Xterra overnight in the 9900 block of S.E. 40th Street. A rear window had been left down.

The glove box was ransacked and a wallet was stolen out of a purse in the front of the vehicle. ID, gift cards and credit cards were stolen.

Friday | 5 BROKEN WINDSHIELD: A 15-year-old Mercer Island female was reported for accidentally damaging the windshield of her mother’s car around 3:20 p.m. after becoming upset that her mother would not take her to go shopping at the mall.

DUI: At 12:13 a.m., several individuals witnessed a reckless driving incident in the 4400 block of 88th Avenue S.E. The driver, a 41-yearold Mercer Island man, was arrested for DUI after driving into oncoming lanes, hitting a curb, and operating his vehicle without headlights.

The suspect refused to take a breathalyzer test, but a blood draw was later taken at Overlake Hospital.

Car prowl: An unlocked Toyota Camry was entered sometime after 11 p.m., July 4, in the 4000 block of 97th Avenue S.E. The vehicle was parked in front of the victim’s residence. No items were stolen.

Sunday | 7 Fraud: A SIM card was

purchased in a 42-year-old Mercer Island man’s name, with his address. The card was delivered to the victim’s address. The suspect then opened the mail, stole the SIM card and set the opened envelope next to the victim’s mailbox. No fraudulent activity took place on the victim’s bank accounts.

Monday | 8 CAR PROWL: A 28-year-old

Mercer Island man reported a theft in the 3200 block of 80th Avenue S.E. at 8:08 a.m. after discovering his subwoofer and iPod to be missing from his unlocked Land Rover. He suspected the incident to have taken place sometime between 8:30 p.m., Friday, and 7:40 a.m., Monday. The losses are

estimated to be around $800 in total.

EXPLOSIVE: Someone set off a firework at 8:14 p.m. in an empty parking lot at 3003 Island Crest Way. No buildings were damaged, and no one was injured.

FRAUD: A North end woman’s credit card was used in multiple locations in Mercer Island, Kirkland and Seattle between July 5 and 7.

Tuesday | 9 FRAUD: An incident of fraud

was reported by a 45-yearold Mercer Island woman at 11:35 a.m. The victim had wired $1,485 to a subject who had claimed to be managing a rental property in Florida. The suspect is believed to reside in the U.K. An 18-year-old young man’s credit card was used after being stolen during a car prowl. $235 was charged to the card in separate transactions at various Seattle-area locations. The victim is a resident of Forest Avenue S.E. Identity theft: A 42-year-old woman reported receiving a Verizon bill for a phone account that she had not opened.

Wednesday | 10 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: The rear window of a 72-year-old Mercer Island man’s Buick

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was shattered in the 8800 block of S.E. 72nd Place.

The vehicle had not been entered.

Girl drives 120 mph over Island

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A driver was reported to be excessively speeding in the 8300 block of the I-90 freeway around 1:41 a.m. on

ACCIDENT: An 87-year-old Mercer Island man was involved in a traffic incident, ultimately hitting a tree, around 6:04 p.m. in the 8800 block of S.E. 40th Street. A witness reported that he saw the driver operating his vehicle in an erratic manner. The driver said that his foot had been stuck under the brake.

No injuries were reported, but the accident resulted in some damage to the car.

ARREST: A 34-year-old Seattle man was arrested around 4 p.m. in the 4700 block of Lake Washington Blvd. N.E. in Renton. The suspect was subsequently transferred to the Mercer Island Police Department on account of an outstanding warrant. He was later booked into the Issaquah Jail.

Minor in possession: An 18-year-old Mercer Island man was arrested for assault at 11 a.m. in the 7400 block of S.E. 24th Street. The incident was witnessed by several individuals, one of whom also claimed to have been attacked by the suspect. The first victim, another 18-year-old Mercer Island resident, was found to be in possession of alcohol, and

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later charged with a MIP.

Saturday | 13 THEFT: The wallet of a 53-year-old Island Books employee was stolen out of her bag on the store premises between 12:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.

Sunday | 14 WARRANT ARREST: A 33-yearold Federal Way man was arrested in the Bellevue Park and Ride for an outstanding Mercer Island warrant and later booked into the King County Jail.

Monday | 15 FOUND: An expended 9mm Winchester Luger shell casing was found at the North Mercer Park and Ride, and reported by a Seattle resident at 9 a.m.

Theft: A 93-year-old woman reported that $200 was stolen from her residence at Covenant Shores in the

Monday, July 8. After being paced going 120 mph in the 60 mph zone, the driver, a 17-year-old Bellevue female, was cited for violating her intermediate license. She admitted she was in a hurry to get home after an argument with her boyfriend.

9100 block of Fortuna Drive, sometime between July 8 and 13.

Fraud: A Verizon cellphone account was fraudulently opened in a 43-year-old Mercer Island woman’s name, with her Social Security number, after July 1 for $161.83.

A Texas resident charged $1,800 to a fraudulent AT&T account after opening it with a 20-year-old Mercer Island woman’s personal information. The victim gave no one permission to open such an account.

Tuesday | 16 DUI: A 35-year-old Seattle man was stopped for reckless driving at 1:40 a.m. in the 6500 block of I-90. He was arrested after failing a sobriety test and taken to the Bellevue police department, providing a blood alcohol content of 0.069 during processing. The suspect was later released to his mother.

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News briefs Sound Transit light rail hits record Sound Transit’s Link light rail celebrated its fourth birthday on July 18 amid continued strong ridership growth and recordsetting trends this summer.

The 15-mile line has carried more than 30 million riders since it opened to the public on July 18, 2009.

Link has seen doubledigit annual ridership growth since opening, and averaged almost 32,000 weekday boardings in June, a 14 percent increase over June, 2012. Link also saw its busiest day ever when it carried more than 38,000 riders on Tuesday, June 11.

For more, go to www. soundtransit.org.

State has second highest fees for wireless users Wireless service tax and fee rates in the United States rank second highest in Washington state, according to a recent report released by the Tax Foundation.

The report found that “U.S. wireless consumers pay an average 17.18 percent in taxes and fees on their cell phone bill, including 11.36 percent in state and local charges.”

Washington state’s rate is just slightly less than Nebraska with 18.62 percent, and residents pay an average 24.44 percent in combined federal, state and local taxes. Oregon has the lowest rate at 1.85 percent. Other states in the top 10 with high rates include New York, Florida, Illinois, Rhode Island and Missouri.

The report notes that “states favor cell phone

taxes because they can raise revenue in a relatively hidden way” and concludes, “cell phone users are overtaxed relative to consumers of other goods and at risk of double taxation. Finally, the wide number of taxing authorities and the wide variety in rates makes tracking problematic and burdensome.”

An estimated 321.7 million Americans were cell phone subscribers in 2012, and 34 percent of households were solely using wireless phones and did not have landlines.

For more, go to www. taxfoundation.org.

PSE raises gas and electricity rates Electricity rates will increase by 3.34 percent this year for Puget Sound Energy customers, and natural gas rates will also go up 1.55 percent.

The rate hike is part of a multiyear rate plan approved by state regulators on Tuesday. The plan raises electric and gas rates put in place on July 1, but will limit increases over the next three to four years.

A PSE customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each month can expect to see their electric bill increase by $3.24 a month for a total of $100.33 a year. Natural gas customers using 68 therms a month would pay $1.28 a month more for a total of $77.89 a year.

During the next three to four years, the company will be allowed to increase rates by a maximum of 3 percent of PSE’s annual revenue with any excess amounts above the 3 percent recovered in the following year.

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New AG Ferguson has a long ‘to do’ list Former Bellevue City Councilman Bob Ferguson now state attorney general, tackles several complex issues

By Seth Truscott

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Even as the state tightens its belt, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants to do more.

Ferguson shared his goals and challenges in consumer protection, privacy, a highprofile discrimination lawsuit and the latest scams, when he met with staff of the Snoqualmie Valley Record, a Sound Publishing newspaper, on Wednesday, July 10.

Elected to the state’s top legal job last November, Ferguson beat fellow King County Council member Reagan Dunn by about 200,000 votes. Ferguson replaced Rob McKenna, who ran against Jay Inslee in the 2012 state governor race.

You’ve made helping veterans a priority. What are you doing to serve Washington vets?

“My father was a veteran. Both my grandfathers were veterans, [as was] my great-great-grandfather. I’m from a very large family. All my uncles served in World War II. Fortunately, they all returned home. I’ve always had strong views about veterans issues — about mental health issues related to vets, the disproportionate number of homeless who are vets, job training. On the King County Council, I got very involved in veterans issues, and proposed the Veterans and Human Services Levy, which voters approved in 2005 ... I wrote it, I proposed it.

“One thing I did in taking wrong. She decided to conoffice was seeing what we test it. That’s her right ... I do, currently, in the AG’s do feel our argument is very office around veterans. The strong.” answer was ‘not a whole lot.’ We changed that. We You’ve been working with have a robust Web presence. Google on privacy concerns.

We’re about to go public What are your thoughts with resource guides related about privacy in the digital to veterans’ legal rights. We age? want to make sure we’re “I joined 22 other attoreducating veterans. When neys general in writing a someone calls in letter to Google. with a consumer Google changed its complaint, one privacy controls, question we ask is, but didn’t notify ‘Are you a veteran?’ folks, giving them We want to know the chance to opt that, and be able out or adjust their to track cases that privacy settings are targeting vets ... [That change] ... Veterans [and] Bob Ferguson shouldn’t hapactive-duty [serpen automatically. vice-people] have certain [Citizens] should have the rights other folks don’t.” chance to weigh in and have the settings they want to Why did the state file suit protect their data as they in April against Barronelle move through the Internet.

Stutzman, owner of Tri- Technology is moving at a Cities business Arlene’s rapid rate. In our office, we Flowers, after she refused to have to work hard to keep serve a gay customer for rea- up with that, and protect sons of faith? consumers.

“Under our consumer “It’s our job and responprotection laws, we have sibility to hold powerful broad authority to make interests accountable who sure businesses follow our don’t play by the rules. The laws ... Our law against dis- average Washingtonian crimination has a group of can’t afford a high-priced protected classes. You can’t lawyer. We’re the advocate discriminate on the basis of for the people.” race, religion ... In 2006, the legislature added sexual oriWhat are the latest scams entation as a protected class. that residents should watch In our view, it’s clear the out for? owner discriminated against “Many scams … often an individual because of his have similar aspects. During sexual orientation: He want- the summer months, when ed flowers for his same-sex the weather is good, you wedding. You just can’t do see folks come to your door, that. We are confident this offering services … [and] case will end up in the state’s contractors coming by, Supreme Court and that offering a great deal. Folks we’ll prevail. should always go to our “Often with a small busi- webpage to get information ness, when we think they’re about the person at their violating our consumer door. Any deal that seems protection laws, we’ll send too good to be true usuthem a letter. We did that ally is.” in this case. All [Stutzman] had to do was agree not What else are you proud to refuse such service in of? the future. She didn’t have “We’ve got 266 people to admit she did anything civilly committed at McNeil Island. These individuals are the worst of the worst … sexually violent predators. Every year, they come up with the possibility of being released. So we work to keep folks civilly com-

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We have been successful in 16 of those.

“There are sensitive constitutional issues at play. We take seriously the responsibility to protect the public. We’re taking a look at what we can do, so that the legislature that gives us the proper tools to ensure the worst of the worst stay civilly committed.”

What do the latest round of state budget cuts mean for your office?

“Everybody’s got to do more with less. But to be candid, those cuts have real impacts ... I don’t intend to scale back our customer protection efforts. If anything, we should be enhancing those. In a conversation with state legislators, I said, ‘I’m about to hand you a [settlement] check for $5.5 million. Just leave me $2 million.’ They said no. That’s frustrating. [The Attorney General’s] Consumer Protection [Division] brings in millions to the state for education campaigns, for folks to avoid being scammed. Tens of millions of dollars went to organizations that help keep people in their homes.

“Salaries were frozen for our attorneys for a number of years. A first-year attorney makes $50,000. A second-year, third-, fourth-, fifth-, sixth-year attorney makes $50,000 a year. You have a challenge recruiting and retaining the top talent with that system ...

Our attorneys handle huge tort cases, where the state is being sued for millions. You have to have good attorneys. We’re losing attorneys all the time ... Thankfully, the freeze was eliminated this year ... Addressing it is tough when our budget is being cut, but I felt something has to be done, because it’ll ultimately cost the state more, as well as being unfair to those who are working extremely hard.”

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Covenant Church youth pastor called to Methow Valley

By Rebecca Mar

rmar@mi-reporter.com

The former youth minister of the Mercer Island Covenant Church has been tapped to pastor a church in the Methow Valley.

Jeff Palmberg, whose father Bud pastored MICC for 26 years, has relocated to Twisp, Wash., with his wife, Tami. He is the new pastor of the Community Covenant Church of the Methow Valley.

Palmberg has served for 25 years in various Covenant churches in associate pastor positions focusing on youth ministry. He became a youth pastor on Mercer Island in 2006. The position has been made part-time, and the church has a new youth intern instead of a full-time youth pastor.

A Mercer Island High School graduate, Palmberg grew up here from a very young age. His children attended Island schools and his parents now reside in Covenant Shores. His son, Joey, is now majoring in art at North Park University in Chicago, and his daughter, Ellie, a recent MIHS graduate, is preparing for a six-month Youth With A Mission Discipleship Training School.

When Palmberg learned that his position at the

Covenant Church was ending, he began looking for other ministry opportunities. With the encouragement of peers and the MICC interim pastor, he started considering a lead pastor role. The church in Twisp invited him and his wife for a casual visit to see how they might like the area.

Twisp’s total population is under 1,000. The closest Costco and Walmart are more than an hour away.

There are no chain restaurants or stores, or even stoplights in town.

“It is a different mindset; we had to wrap our minds around, what does that mean? Would we go crazy?”

Palmberg said. “During that visit, we realized, it’s the people. We just fell in love with the people … and we felt a peace about this idea of living in a smaller community.”

The Methow Valley is a major destination campers, hikers and bikers, and it is also popular for cross country skiing and winter sports.

“There’s a sense of a major flow of people — you’re not just stuck in this place,” he said.

The size of the congregation is around 140. By comparison, about 300 people attend the Mercer Island Covenant Church.

“People who move to the

High-tech or low, what works for you is best “What? You are writing kids are incredulous about a check?” I said to my dad how our parents make it in at Home Depot. I thought this high-tech world. I am writing checks at stores was sure my father must have had passé, in addition to being this same interaction with his time-conparents about suming. After something new, my inquiry, I Page on Age and at the time, was told that high-tech. this is how he Technology keeps track of can make things his checking easier, quicker account — you and exciting, know, writing but much of the it down in the new technology check register requires that Betsy Zuber so that when you also keep the statement up with learncomes he can ing how to use balance his checking account. it. I had a client who — for “OK, but what about this the sole purpose of keeping technology thing of looking up communications with at your financials with online her grandson — got her first banking?” I say. And so it computer at 91 and learned goes, the same old story. The how to use it. Many of my cli-

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Jeff Palmberg and his wife, Tami.

Methow Valley are moving realizing that they are going to make some sacrifices in order to live here. It’s a beautiful place. It’s a totally different kind of lifestyle — it’s less manic ... and people aren’t as driven to pack their life with all this pursuit of success. On the Eastside in general, people are so tied to careers, move up the ladder, accumulate stuff. We want a different quality of life. It’s a slower pace of life, which is really nice,” he said.

Palmberg’s current sermon series is based on the biblical commandments to love God and love your neighbor.

“Jesus said the most important commandment is to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, strength, and the second most is to love your neighbor as yourself. Love God, love others. [The church’s] purpose statement is ‘hearts reaching up and hands reaching out,’” said Palmberg, who was a young boy when he put his faith in Jesus Christ. While he grew up around church and was part of a youth group, he said that it was the ents struggle with keeping up and cannot understand why time just won’t stand still.

They know the “old ways” really well, but trying to get through to an office and presented with a phone tree or trying to find out an address and phone number but not having a computer or a smart phone is getting harder to do.

So, does one embrace changes such as new technology or do they not? It is becoming more impossible for people who do not have access to the Internet or the use of a smart mobile device to get needed information.

I do think more and more seniors are embracing new technology devices and having fun with them. My mom just got her first smart phone.

But there are still others who want to write the check at the store. How do we have a happy balance with this?

There are always going to be changes throughout your life, no matter how old you

later trials of life that truly tested his faith and became a testimony of God’s presence and grace. Those trials included difficult financial times, trouble selling houses, losing all of his savings, and health problems. At one time, his wife developed double pneumonia, and he had a thyroid condition.

“Times where I had to experience, do I really believe that God is faithful, cares about me … I had to experience what it means to trust God with finances, health. It’s been amazing to see how God not only helped me to hang in there during times of anxiety and stress, but also to get me through those,” he said. “Every experience good and bad can be used to strengthen us, strengthen our faith. There is a passage in 1 Corinthians, the comfort that we receive from God we can then share with other people in the same way. God is good, He is bigger than our stuff — we can trust Him.” As for missing Mercer Island — friends, the Island’s sense of community, the easy access to Seattle. And family. Palmberg used to meet his dad for breakfast every Wednesday at the Pancake Corral.

“There is a verse, Philippians 4:6-7, that says don’t be anxious about anything, but pray about everything and give your anxieties to God, and He will give you His peace. That is something that has been a total truth that I have experienced. It has been a total encouragement for me, my wife and kids,” Palmberg said.

are, and choosing to adapt to the changes or not are both options. But you may need to consider exactly how your decision affects your life now and in the future. Or it could just come down to human nature that when something is not working well, then we are forced to change.

Even though I thought it took an eternity to watch my dad write his check at Home Depot, this system works well for him and he makes sure he knows where his money is going and what his balance is right away. Maybe what I need is a little more tolerance of what he is doing well, even if it is not the latest and greatest new helpful gadget.

Betsy Zuber is the geriatric specialist for Mercer Island Youth and Family Services, a department of the City of Mercer Island. You can reach her at (206) 275-7752 or betsy.zuber@mercergov.org.

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The value of marking time I played alto sax in the what a wonderfully diverse Wenatchee High School island we inhabit. I’ve seen marching band. Parades how people and places and halftime shows provide a fertile garden of demanded much prepara- ideas for exploring spiritual tion. We had to memorize insights. both our music and perOver eight years, I’ve formance routines. Those explored reasons why our routines often called for local Starbucks would easily marking time. be known as In band lingo, St. Arbucks, marking time On Religion why our high means marching school’s annuin place while al baccalaurethe cadence and ate service is the music conenviable by tinue. school disAs a partricts across ticipant in the our nation, and how parade of life, the death of I’ve discovered Pastor Greg much-loved there is another friends calls kind of marking time that is worthwhile. It to mind the fragility of life.

Glancing in the rearis the act of pausing before moving ahead. Such a view mirror, I’m grateful marking of time takes place for regular comments I when we observe a birth- receive about my column. day or a wedding anni- I am also grateful for the versary, someone’s retire- continued opportunity to ment from a career or the publicly reflect on issues of death of a loved one. These life, death, and faith.

It’s true. Looking over milestones are appropriate times to review the past and your shoulder provides reflect on both the prog- a reality check and the ress made and the lessons opportunity to make midcourse corrections. learned.

Marking time is a gift we This month I begin my ninth year as the faith and have received from ancient values columnist for the Israel. For more than 3,000 Reporter. This anniversary years, Jews have marked is cause for marking time time each spring as they and reflecting on eight cease from daily routines years of living in a com- to celebrate the anniversary munity that our family has of their deliverance from come to value as home. Egyptian slavery. Passover Looking back, I can identi- is an invitation to look back fy community leaders, local and find perspective. But merchants and area clergy anyone can “mark time” who have become friends. regardless of their religious I realize how wealthy I’ve persuasion or time of year. become getting to know And the outcome is invaluthem. Taking stock of top- able. A backward glance ics I’ve addressed in previ- always motivates a forward ous columns, I recognize march.

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Dip in with Oh Chocolate’s new class on Mercer Island

By Megan Managan

mmanagan@mi-reporter.com

Chocolate lovers unite.

Islanders can now dip into their favorite chocolate, thanks to the new class offered at Oh Chocolate!

The class, which debuted to a small group on Saturday evening, is a blend of history and dipping, learning the ins and outs of the chocolate business from owner Margo Masaoka.

The class has long been a part of the shop in Madison Park, but Masaoka wanted to give it a go at the store’s flagship on the Island.

“It’s our maiden voyage,” she said of the first class. “I’m going to be running the store now, and it’s my little baby.”

The evening began with an inciting plate of chocolate while Masaoka walked those at the table through the family’s history.

Oh Chocolate! is the brainchild of Masaoka’s parents, Gertie and Karl Krautheim, whose adventure began in Hawaii, where Gertie learned to experiment with her husband’s favorite treat. The pair later moved to California to be closer to family, opening their very first store in Culver City, where it became a popular stop for those working in the nearby film studios.

While yearning for “crisper air,” Masaoka explained that her parents found their way to Wenatchee in the 1970s, but soon discovered a fancy

Megan Managan/Staff Photos

chocolate store didn’t fit with the area. They headed west to the suburb of Mercer Island and opened the current location 27 years ago.

With the tempting wheel of chocolate lying on the table, Masaoka explained the way that cocoa is harvested, how it grows best in the rainforest near the equator when left to its own devices.

Each pod comes with just 40 beans, which must be harvested at exactly the right time. From there, much like coffee, the beans are dried, then roasted and eventually processed into the chocolatey goodness that Americans know and love.

When her parents first began the journey, Masaoka said they tried the various types of chocolate, from Belgian to Swiss, finally set-

tling on a French family’s process, which created a slightly bittersweet but delectable chocolate. The Guittard factory, where Oh Chocolate’s candy comes from, is located outside of San Francisco.

While explaining the various processes and types of chocolate, Masaoka walks her class through the various types on the chocolate plate, from dark to bittersweet to white chocolate, each with its own explanation of how it is made and how it differs from the other varieties.

Then the fun began.

Behind the shop’s chocolate-filled counter, piles of warm, melted dark chocolate were poured onto the granite, as Masaoka explained how to temper it. With their hands, students played in a pile of chocolate, pushing it

Above, Margo Masaoka, the owner of Oh Chocolate! on Mercer Island, explains how to temper chocolate during the first class on the Island. Left, Masaoka pours chocolate on the counter while Susan and Frank Young watch. Below, class members learn how chocolate comes from a cocoa pod, harvested for the seeds before being turned into the final product. around, allowing it to cool, which made it easier to dip and provide the shiny finish at the end. Marshmallows, shortbread, strawberries and even potato chips were laid out for students to practice the craft. The end result: an impressive amount of dipped goodies to take home and savor.

Masaoka said she hopes to keep each class small, offering an intimate and private setting, which easily allowed for customization and learning. Her ideal class would include between six to eight people, offered Friday and Saturday evenings, after the shop closes.

Classes are already scheduled through the rest of July and August, and Masaoka expects them to fill fast.

The class is $79 per person.

Private parties for small

groups are also available.

To learn more about the class or to sign up, stop by the store at 2703 76th Ave. S.E. or call (206) 232-4974.

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Q&A with Toronto Blue Jays signee, Mercer Island native Matt Boyd

By Josh Suman

jsuman@issaquahsammamishreporter.com

Long before Matt Boyd tossed one of the most dominant performances in College World Series history for the Oregon State Beavers in June, he was a Little Leaguer in Thunderbird Little League and State Player of the Year at Eastside Catholic High School.

The Mercer Island native, a recent signee of the Toronto Blue Jays organization, Boyd helped coach Pat Casey and the Beavers get back to Omaha, Neb., for the first time since 2007 this year and didn’t disappoint on the big stage, throwing a complete game four-hit shutout in his team’s 1-0 win over Indiana in an elimination game.

Boyd took some time with the Reporter, just before shipping out to Florida to begin his first professional baseball assignment, to talk about his beginning in the game, the passion for the orange and black in Corvallis and being the life of the party in Omaha.

Me r c e r Is l a n d Reporter: What was the most memorable part of this year off the field?

Matt Boyd: Just how close-knit our team was.

Mercerwood Shore Club repeats as Midlakes champion

Our team was the closest team I’ve ever played on and I’ve played on teams that had some great chemistry. This team was almost the exact same team from the year before and the chemistry was unreal. We were sad to see it end; we wanted to play three games longer. We hung out off the field, from the classroom to hanging out to golfing and working out. I lived with five other ballplayers, and we’d have at least another five hanging out playing Xbox or watching baseball. That was a huge thing, and I think it really contributed to our success on the field.

Reporter: Was Omaha and the College World Series everything you thought it would be from an experience standpoint?

Boyd: It was everything and more. It was the closest thing to a big league experience, and it was very special. You’re a superstar in that town for the few weeks you’re there, and everything is baseball.

It was pretty sweet to be playing on that stage. I’m just very grateful. From being a little kid watching it on ESPN, it hit me before my start when I was walking around the halls while the team was getting loose.

By Megan Managan

mmanagan@mi-reporter.com

Once again, the Mercerwood Shore Club has claimed the Midlakes league title, this time tying for first place to win the 2013 championship on Saturday, July 20.

The championships were held at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, where the Shore Club team fin-

ished with 1,786 points for first place, tied with the Newport Hills Swim and Tennis Club.

The Mercer Island Beach Club team was close behind in third place with 1,459 points, while the County Club team finished in 11th place with a point total of 569.

The Shore Club also won the Division 1 this season.

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Matt Boyd, a Mercer Island native, signs his contract with the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team in July.

Reporter: When you go back to Little League and your start in baseball, what do you miss from those early days?

Boyd: The thing that was always fun was just playing with your best friends. The thing that really sticks out is all those memories playing the game. If I played good, I get a Slurpie and pack of baseball cards with my dad. I was out to dinner with my grandma a few nights ago and saw a team there from Mercer Island Little League. Those were the best times of the year, trying to win state and go to the world series.

Reporter: How cool was it to play for your dad at Eastside Catholic?

Boyd: It was awesome, I was very fortunate and blessed. He was always harder on me, but it prepared me and built me into who I am today and made me stronger. He always got the best out of me. Looking back, I was very lucky to have my dad as a coach. I know a lot of players who can’t stand to be coached by their father, but it always worked out great for us.

Lauren Pirak, who swims for the Mercer Island Country Club, smiles after winning her heat of the 200 freestyle race during the Midlakes Junior Girls prelim event at Newport Hills Swim and Tennis Club on Tuesday, July 16. Below, swimmers line up in the staging area during the junior girls event.

Reporter: Other sports like lacrosse and rugby are

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EYE ON MI | Kettle Corn Girls

City of Mercer Island invites Islanders to National Night Out

By Alex Seidel

Special to the Reporter

Emma Williams and Katie Evans, both 8, hawk kettle corn during the fireworks at Luther Burbank Park at Summer Celebration. They both attend Lakeridge Elementary School. They raised money for the Mercer Island Schools Foundation. Contributed photo.

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Laughs by Chaos Theory this weekend at YTN

By Reporter Staff

The Chaos Theory Youth Improvisational Comedy Troupe will perform this weekend at Youth Theatre Northwest.

The show, which features no script and where nothing has been rehearsed, features tons of laughs.

The troupe, directed by Alex Grindeland, takes suggestions from the audience to create scenarios.

And this weekend, ComedySportz Seattle will join Chaos Theory on stage.

ComedySportz Seattle is a popular improv troupe in the greater Seattle area.

The special shows will take place on Thursday, July 25, through Saturday, July 27, at 7 p.m. at Youth Theatre Northwest.

Tickets are $13 to $15 and can be purchased at the show or online at www. youththeatre.org.

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Hello! I am Alex Seidel and I’m going to be a senior at Mercer Island High School this fall. I’m super excited to be hosting my second National Night Out for my neighborhood, East Seattle, and am organizing the first ever Mercer Island Central Business District National Night Out. I first found out about National Night Out five years ago. We got an invitation for a little block party just around the corner from my house. Being a shy eighth-grader, I was a little nervous to go.

Reluctantly, I walked down the street with my mom.

Our first event was a quiet evening of meeting some neighbors and eating many bite-sized brownies. We shared phone numbers, emergency preparedness materials and promised to look out for one another.

Last year, I decided to extend the invitation to my entire neighborhood, and

not just the one block. I reconnected with my fifth grade D.A.R.E. Officer and Emergency Preparedness Officer, Jennifer Franklin, to register my own National Night Out event.

It was fun and easy to organize. I called on some neighborhood kids to help me with flyer distribution and put up posters on a few busy corners.

The night finally arrived, and it was a huge success.

There were neighbors who had lived in East Seattle for 50 years to neighbors who had lived there for only five days. The park where we hosted the event was buzzing with kids on scooters, dogs, old friends reconnecting, and new friendships forming. The highlights included visits from a MI police car, MI fire car and mayor Bruce Bassett.

I’m excited to share that for the first time, the Mercer Island Central Business District will have its very own National Night Out. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m.,

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Kids try on a Marine Patrol mask during last year’s National Night Out activities on Mercer Island. join us at Mercerdale Park for a fun evening of getting to know one another, hosted by Council Member Tana Senn and the Mercer Island Police Department.

I’ve had such a positive experience with National Night Out, and I’d love for everyone to be a part of it. It’s a great way to meet neighbors and foster community spirit. If your neighborhood is having a National Night Out, go out and meet your neighbors. How about hosting

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one of your own? I’d be happy to share my invitations and ideas and help you get started. Nationally, NNO is celebrating its 30th year. Help Mercer Island celebrate our sixth year and join us in making this year’s “Mercer Island Night Out” the best one yet.

If you have any questions, contact either Alex Seidel or Officer Franklin at aseidel6012@gmail.com and jennifer.franklin@ mercergov.org.

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Boyd | FROM 14 growing in this area, and Reporter: What do you soccer is already hugely popular for high school athletes remember from CWS 1-0 in the spring. What would win over Indiana?

Boyd: Everything. I you say to a youngster about baseball and what makes it remember every little nuance of that game. I predifferent? pared like I Boyd: Call would for me a traany other ditionalist, game.

It but I grew was aweup watching some. I had Ken Griffey a very calm Jr. playdemeanor ing in front to myself. of 50,000, At the end, R a n d y when I Johnson made the p i t c h Matt Boyd final out, it ing in the Toronto Blue Jay kind of sunk Kingdome, in. Being on c om i ng that mound out of the bullpen in Game 5 of the shaking my teammates’ American League Division hands, it was pretty sweet.

Series in 1995. That was I didn’t think it would be what I wanted to do; it’s the my last start as a Beaver, pastime. Put all the money but I knew that was pretty and all that aside, I want to special. be playing in the cathedrals Reporter: Have you of the game. I played hockey, but baseball was always ever picked off two guys in my love. Growing up, I a game before like you did would hear about those that day?

Boyd: Plenty of times. At Dodger legends from my dad, and my grandpa loved Eastside, I had a few games the Cubs, so I’d see Ernie where I picked off three of Banks and Sandy Koufax. four.

It’s an American sport and Reporter: Knowing what it has its roots here.

“The way people around the town got around the team. I’m going to miss that the most. It was so special.”

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Boyd: Not at all. I’d do it all over again. Coming back to school after my junior year, turning down the draft and the Reds, getting that experience was the best decision of my life. I feel so blessed to have that opportunity and so grateful the Lord helped me see outside the box. I was back there for purposes bigger than baseball and I made memories for the rest of my life.

Reporter: What is the first thing you plan to buy?

Boyd: I don’t know; I really haven’t thought about that sort of thing. I’m excited about the opportunity.

All that money aside, I’m playing this game for fun.

Getting paid to play the game you love is a dream.

Reporter: What are you looking forward to the most?

Boyd: The first thing was I couldn’t wait to pitch in Sky Dome, or Rogers Centre it’s called now. I got to watch a few games there back in the day when I played hockey in Toronto. I’m sitting here looking in my room and I have Blue Jays hats and I have a chance to play in that organization. It’s been a lifelong dream and by no means is it just getting there, it is to get there and dominate.

Reporter: What will you miss most about the Pacific Northwest?

Boyd: I love the Northwest. I’m going to miss playing at Goss Stadium. I loved the atmosphere we brought with our team. The way people around the town got around the team. I’m going to miss that the most. It was so special.

You’re kind of a local celebrity. Being able to wear that black and orange and really fight for that common goal of Omaha. It’s a little different than the pro ranks.

You’re with them from September to June. Unlike a lot of college sports, there is no offseason. I’m going to miss it.

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The Northwest Lady Sharks 12U softball team recently won a tournament in Tacoma.

Northwest Lady Sharks fastpitch team wins tournament The Northwest Lady Sharks 12U fastpitch team recently played in the Joint Base Lewis McChord Wounded Warrior Fund

tournament in mid-July.

During the tournament, held at SERA fields in Tacoma and at the McChord Air Force Base, the team was undefeated.

All proceeds raised went to the Wounded Warrior Fund, which helps injured veterans.

The Lady Sharks beat the

Federal Way Knights, 14-0, in the semifinal, and beat the Mosquito Squad team, 8-2, in the finals to win the championship.

The team includes Mercer Island residents Olivia Kane and Angelina Barokas. The team is coached by Ken Jones, Brian Hoke, John Studioso and Jason Carter.

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The Mercer Island Islander FC U13 recently won the Issaquah Gunner Invitational tournament in July.

Mercer Island's Islander FC U13 soccer team wins tournament The Mercer Island Islander FC U13 recently

played in the 2013 Issaquah Gunner Invitational tournament.

The team played in the tournament in mid-July, advancing to the championship match.

The team faced Issaquah’s Gunner B00-B

team in the finals. The match was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and went into overtime. The Gunners won in penalty kicks.

The team is coached by Adam Nowland.

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Thursday | 25 Emergency Volunteer Lead Quarterly Meeting: 11 a.m.-

1 p.m., July 25, City Hall Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th Street. Quarterly meeting held on the third Thursday of the month.

Meetings consist of team leads from committees, but all interested emergency volunteers are welcome to attend.

Rock and Roll Science Show:

2 p.m., July 25, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Features the Pacific Science Center on Wheels. The show will look at the underground geological forces in the Northwest.

Mercer Gallery Artists’ Reception: 6:30-8 p.m., July

25, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Meet the artists and enjoy refreshments and entertainment. Oil paintings

by Louise Britton, photog-

raphy by Greta Nehrenberg, mixed media by Sandi Bransford, acrylic paintings

by Lisa Snow Lady.

Mostly Music in the Park Series Opening Night: 7-8:30

p.m., July 25, Mercerdale Park. The Mercer Island Arts Council’s annual summer concert series features various bands and artists from around the region and a variety of music styles.

Concerts will be held only on Thursdays (Sunday concerts have been eliminated due to lack of funding).

Friday | 26 Martial Arts Overnight For Kids: July 26-27, Mercer

Island Martial Arts, 2630 77th Ave. S.E. #106-108. Learn martial arts, play games, watch movies, glow-inthe-dark weapons. Bring a uniform, MIMA T-shirt (new students or non-students may purchase one), water

Events | Ongoing “Henry V” - Free Shakespeare: 7-9 p.m., July 25-27; Aug.

1-3, 9; 2 p.m., Aug. 11, Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Seattle Shakespeare Company’s free summer outdoor series in local parks. www.seattleshakespeare. org.

“The Tempest” - Free Shakespeare: 7-9 p.m., Aug. 4, 8, 10-11, Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. During the summer, Seattle Shakespeare Company presents free, outdoor productions of classical plays performed in parks throughout the Puget Sound region. www.seattleshakespeare.org.

Chinese Songs & Stories: 4-4:45 p.m., Mondays, through Aug. 26, Shorewood Heights Community Center, 9011 West Shorewood Drive. www.singanddraw.com.

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bottle, pajamas, sleeping bag, pillow, flashlight. Staff: Master Strongheart, Master Wells, Instructor Vicek, Ji Do Merly. Cost: $75. www.mercerislandmartialarts.com.

National Night Out: 6-9 p.m., Aug. 6, Mercer Island community event. Residents in Island neighborhoods are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors, police and fire, city officials and city staff. To register your neighborhood for National Night Out, contact Officer Franklin at (206) 275-7905 or email jennifer.franklin@mercergov. org and ask to be placed on the registration list.

Saturday | 27 Free Electronics Recycling Event by 1 Green Planet:

10 a.m.-3 p.m., July 27, Congregational Church on Mercer Island, 4545 Island Crest Way. Bring your old computers, printers, scanners, appliances, televisions, stereos, bicycles, barbecues, lawn mowers. Benefits local charities, homeless shelters and food banks, including Seattle Children’s Hospital and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Wednesday | 7 Probus Club of Mercer Island Meeting: 10:30

a.m., Aug. 7, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. David Sowers, WSDOT Engineering Manager of SR-99 tunnel project that will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct, will discuss project history and current status. The public is welcome.

Sunday | 28 Mercer Island Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., July

28, Mercerdale Park, 7700 S.E. 32nd Street. Music: Zach Lombardo Trio, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Washington-grown fruits and vegetables, fresh eggs, farmstead cheese and dairy. Features music, kids’ hands-on activities, master gardeners and more for the whole family. www.mifarmersmarket.org.

Library 4400 88th Ave. S.E. (206) 236-3537 www.kcls.org/MercerIsland Computer Class - Microsoft Word Level 2: 10 a.m., July

Monday | Aug. 5 Mercer Island CERT Search & Rescue: 7-8 p.m., Aug. 5,

26. Registration required.

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

Training topic: Water/marine/ near shore SAR. https://sites. google.com/site/mercerislandcertsar/home.

Events | Upcoming Russian Chamber Music Piano Quartet in Residence Family Concert: 3 p.m., Aug. 25, Luther Burbank Park

Amphitheater, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Presented by Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle and the Mercer Island Arts Council. Features pieces by Borodin, Glinka, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, performed by artistic director/pianist Natalya Ageyeva with Brittany Boulding, Mara Gearman, Kevin Krentz, Artur Girsky. Bring a picnic. www. russianchambermusic.org.

TEDx Talk: 7-8:30 p.m., Aug. 27, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Topic: “Implementing Technological Advances Into Our Schools.” TED Talks are devoted to spreading positive ideas from the most creative members of our society. Theme: “Evolving Education.” Features two videos, discussion and appetizers. www.facebook.com/ TEDxMercerIslandLibrary, www.ted.com.

THOMAS DENTISTRY A Family and Cosmetic Practice “Where technology meets relaxation.”

Dr. Troy W. Thomas, DMD Dr. Erin E. Reed, DMD

Computer Class - Microsoft PowerPoint: 1 p.m., Aug. 7.

Computer Class - Email Level 1: 7 p.m., Aug. 22.

Tops and Bottoms Drama Workshop: 2 p.m., July 29.

Registration required.

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The Gustafer Yellowgold Show: 2 p.m., Aug. 15.

Presented by Apple Eye Productions. Ages 3 and older with adult. Go on a multimedia adventure with live music and illustrations.

Young Toddler Story Times:

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

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

Reading Buddies: 1-3 p.m., Wednesdays. Help your child practice reading while making a new friend. Ages 5-8 are invited. 20-minute reading session with a local teen.

Summer Reading Program:

Get reading, earn prizes and enjoy fun programs. Ask at the library for details.

Teens Teen Movie Night: 5 p.m., Aug. 14. Contact the library for movie title. Rated PG-13; 169 minutes, not including the break.

“Beneath the Surface” Teen Summer Reading Program:

Visit www.kcls.org/teens/ summer or ask at library for details.

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Presented by Youth Theatre Northwest. Ages 3-7 with adult. “Tops and Bottoms” is a story by Janet Stevens.

Dig Into Magic Show: 2 p.m., Aug. 6. Presented by Jeff Evans. Ages 5 and older with adult. Discover secrets of the deep in this subterranean summer reading spectacular.

Learn about mining for precious metals, facts about aquifers of drinking water and the world’s deepest super cave while seeing some amazing magical

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Rock and Roll Science Show:

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A Place at the Table: KCLS invites everyone to find ‘A Place at the Table.’ Toss around fresh ideas about food, cooking, nutrition and growing and using locally produced food.

Nonperishable food donations accepted for local King County food banks.

2 p.m., July 25. Presented

by Pacific Science Center on Wheels. Ages 7 and older with adult. Take a glimpse into the underground geological forces throughout the Northwest.

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This is a FT, Salaried position located in beautiful Port Angeles, WA. The position oversees 10 employees and the process that insures all display ads r un when and as ordered; and that ad proofs are delivered/transmitted to customers and sales consultants as requested.

Would coordinate with the Editor for page production and assist the Publisher with any marketing tasks/projects.

EDITOR

Position requires knowledge of Macintosh computers and Adobe CS3 applications (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat.) Also requires working knowledge of basic and advanced design concepts, attention Found t o d e t a i l a n d fo l l o w FOUND RING on Mer- through, excellent comcer Island. Call to I.D. munications and cusReference #2013-6639. tomer service skills; and the ability to work well MIPD, 206-275-7931 under deadline pressure.

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Sound Publishing offers competitive salaries and benefits including health care, 401K, paid holidays, vacation and sick t i m e. Q u a l i f i e d a p p l i cants should send a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: hr@soundpublishing.com or mail to: OLYCM/HR Department, Sound Publishing, Inc., 19351 8th Ave NE, Suite 106, Poulsbo, WA 98370 We are an EOE.

We have an immediate opening for Editor of the South Whidbey Record with offices located in L a n g l ey, Wa s h i n g t o n .

This is not an entry-level position. Requires a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, pagination, photography and InDesign skills.

The successful candidate: • Has a demonstrated interest in local political and cultural affairs.

• Possesses excellent writing and verbal skills, and can provide representative clips from one o r m o r e p r o fe s s i o n a l publications.

• Has experience editing reporters’ copy and submitted materials for content and style.

• Is proficient in designing and building pages with Adobe InDesign.

• Is experienced managing a Forum page, writing cogent & stylistically interesting commentaries, and editing a reader letters column.

• Has experience with newspaper website content management and understands the value of the web and social media to report news on a daily basis.

• Has proven interpersonal skills representing a newspaper or other organization at civic functions and public venues.

• Understands how to lead, motivate, and mentor a small news staff.

• Must relocate to South Whidbey Island and develop a knowledge of local arts, business, and government.

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ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPS - Gorgeous Red Brindle AKC Registered Puppies.

READY to find a new loving home. Socialized, Healthy, Shots & wormed, Potty & Crate trained. CHAMPION BLOODLINES $2,500.

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GERMAN SHORT Hair Puppies. 7 males, $400 each. 7 females, $450 each. A large yard is mandatory. hunters and great family dogs. Interested? Call 360-8291 2 3 2 fo r a n a p p o i n t ment. Ask for Mark or P a t t y. P u p p i e s a r e available July 20th but will be previewed beginning March 17th. Mother is also onsite. Bring your ow n c o l l a r a n d $ 1 0 0 non-refundable deposit.

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Registered, health Advertise your service g u a r a n t e e d , U T D 800-388-2527 or nw-ads.com shots. One 5yr old neutered male BOSTON available, $450. 541TERRIER PUPPIES! 518-9284 Baker City, Various ages, some Oregon. ready now. Ask me Oregonaussies.com about my two red & POM PUPS, Beautiful white puppies, and Cream Sable Boy. Enertwo older ones. Pics g e t i c & F u n . 1 s t 2 available. Starting at Shots, Wormed. Ready $ 3 5 0 . A c c e p t i n g For Love. Call 425-377c r e d i t c a r d s . 3 6 0 - 1675 PUPPIES! 880-2216, 360-736Faux Frenchies, 6292. RhondaHoffBoston’s and man57@hotmail.com MALTICHON PUPPIES. Boston x Chihuahuas (Bo-Chi’s) Mom AKC Bichon Frise.

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Lots of household! Child r e n ’s i t e m s g a l o r e : bike, new 3 point harFarmland Pets n e s s c a r s e a t s , G i r l s Gymboree clothes (size & Feed 5 a n d 6 ) . E ve r y t h i n g 9000 Silverdale Way Must Go! Friday thru Sunday, July 25 th - 27 th, (360)692-0415 from 9 am to 4 pm, loROTTWEILER, Pure- cated at 2778 SW Fairway Point, 98277, just bred German, $800 Papered. HUGE & Great off Fort Nugent. with Kids. Please Call Garage/Moving Sales 425-280-2662 King County SHIH TZU Puppies, Brown & White, Touch of 1 Day, 1 Dollar Pre-EsBlack. Wormed and first tate Garage Sale. July shots. Will email pictures 27th, 9am-3pm. 14405 if requested. $350. 360- NE 65th St. Redmond.

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UKC BULLY PUPS, 2 females, 100% Razors Edge Championship Bloodlines. All pups PR Certified. $1,000.00 each. Bor n May 15, 2 0 1 3 , d ewo r m e d a n d first shots. 360-551-5705 onedgebullies@gmail. com Horses

IMMACULATE Featherlight 4 horse aluminum gooseneck trailer with lots of extras!! Includes r e a r a n d s i d e ra m p s.

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F R I E N D LY V I L L A G E Annual Patio Sale! Find Great Bargains! Refreshments Available.

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Vashon Saturday, July 27th, 9:30 - 3:00. Garage, auto, marine, sporting, household. Interesting variety.

11118 Asta Lane SW. Vashon Saturday & Sunday, 9-4.

Motorcycle gear, DVDs, CDs, tools, juicer, misc kitchen items, toys.

Bank Rd toward Beall.

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“1 DAY” GARAGE Sale, Saturday, July 27th, 8am - 4pm at 9710 Shore D r i ve N E , I n d i a n o l a .

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$2,299,000

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Cape Cod Estate $2,900,000

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Gold Coast 60’ $2,968,750

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Italian Villa

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-SHORT SALE- $154,900

Single story 2 bedroom and 1 bath home in quite location on 1.5 acres. Cozy covered deck overlooks the spacious yard.

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Rainier Beach

$219,000

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-SHORT SALE- $354,900

N Beacon Hill

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Compass Point $349,000

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Renton Highlands Luxury 2005 Burnstead craftsman w/designer touches at every turn. 4BR + loft, 2.5BA & 2821 square feet. Gourmet Kitchen with stainless appliances. #490425 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

$535,000

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 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093

$699,000

Beautiful custom Craftsman design in a quiet neighborhood on South Rose Hill.

Spacious 4BR/3.5BA home with main floor office, family rm, dining rm & living rm. #512933 Chase Costello 206-999-4420

-SHORT SALE-

$104,900

Top flr 1BD/1BA condo located in Front9.

Updated kitchen with cozy dining nook.

Open living area w/frplce. Balcony overlooks the community pool. #498778 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

Capitol Hill

$699,900

Enchanting & serene off-street townhouse w/superb finishes throughout. Oak floors, French doors, Craftsman inspired millwork, gas fplc w/custom tile, 2BR/2.5BA #503387 Chase Costello 206-999-4420 Jeff Costello 206-595-5709

Bellevue Towers

$824,000

Investor Opportunity. 5 year tenant in place. Includes one parking space & one rented space. Custom built-in closets, walls of windows. Concierge. Downtown Bellevue! #510628 Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275

Union Hill

$849,000

An unhurried lifestyle…this Hunterswood Knoll home will delight you! Enter into the grand foyer graced by formal living & dining rooms. 4BR/2.5BA, den/office. #505494 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013

Custom Estate

$1,235,000

Spectacular 2.5 acre estate with pool, ADU, sport court, poolhouse, year-round creek. Street of Dreams builder Gregerson Homes custom built this 2005 5BR home #457615 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

Seward Park

$750,000

Mid Century gem w/ view in great neighborhood- totally renovated in 2006new kitchen, baths, millwork, lower level with rec rm + 2 BR & den & large yard #494295 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-949-3270

VACANT LAND North Bend Land

$63,000 Newcastle Land

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

No access currently to it, hold for futher development. Bounded on 2 sides by DNR. #158590 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

North Bend Land

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING

Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

$150,000 Mercer Island

12.9 wooded ac. just off I90 at exit #31.

Reduced; deeded easement for easy access.

Lots of room, timber and space to roam, this will be a great location. #29160006 Betty Carleton 425-445-3507

$150,000 Building Site

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

$300,000 Private Lane

Generous .48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

$398,000 View Property!

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

$448,000 Westside View

Large 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

$500,000

Build the home of your dreams! Over 21,000 sq ft lot in a beautiful setting & prime neighborhood, one lot from water. Perfect lot for main floor mstr design. #455555 Harrison & St.Mary 206-953-8359

$500,000

Edgewood Comm

$710,000

2.9 acres in Edgewood on Meridian Ave. ready for development. #446147 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

South Mercer Island westside view residential building site in area of other newer homes.

Opportunity for creating a home of your choice. Utilities available. #482387 Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842

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MERCER ISLAND HOMES

West Side!

$550,000

Wonderful opportunity to build your dream home. Located down a private lane on the West side with possible lake views!

Bring your builder and architect! #404816 Carol Hinderstein 206-595-5722

◆ Rambler By MIHS $788,000

Transformed into 2BR, 2.5BA 2379 SqFt, w/Master Suite, Bonus Areas, Living & Family Rms, Lrg Laundry Rm, Stainless Appliances & Sink, Fenced Backyard, Near MIHS.#517196 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787

Shared Waterfront $1,150,000

Westside 50 feet with dock, moorage & permitted boatlift, view protection +.5 acre lot, 3BR, 2.5BA, loft, den, master on main, great rm + rec rm & upside+ #505591 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-949-3270

Mercerdale

$575,000

Move Right In

$719,000

N End Rambler

$739,000

North End

$750,000

Lk View Condo

$798,000

West Mercer

$799,000

One Level

$808,000

◆ Historic Home

$899,950

$1,450,000

South End

$1,499,900

Take advantage of one of MI’s most sought after nbrhds with this property full of opportunity & potential. Bring your vision! #493656 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013 Anastasia Miles 425-260-5881

Penthouse Lvl Loft & Prvt Deck, View Seattle, Lk WA & MI. 2704 Sq FT, 3BR, 2.5BA, Mstr Suite, Office/Den, Granite, Bamboo, Marble, Close to Dwntwn MI, Townhouse Style Condo. #487081 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787

Priced to Sell

$1,298,000

Top of the world setting! Open & sophisticated, soaring ceilings, today’s style. Both sunny & shady yrd w/patio, sport, 3+car gar. N’end convenience. #473915 Harrison & St.Mary 206-953-8359

Paint this 4BR/3BA home your own!

Bright living/dining rm, kitchen leading out to decks and lg, level fenced bkyd, rec rm, utility rm, indoor workshop & 2 fplc. #510665 Molly Penny 206-200-4411

Huge 28,545 sq ft lot, move right in or build your dream home! This charming rambler is filled with light from the multiple skylights & lg, Western facing windows. #506162 Marlene/Carrie 206-310-3580

First Hill

City, Lake & mtn views, completely renovated 2005, 2 master suites, formal liv & din + fam rm in kitchen + rec rm bsmtclose to Lid Park & town -enter on 66th #483416 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-230-5351

If the average price home on Mercer Island were $900K and I told you I could get you $62K more by doing one simple thing, would you do it? That simple thing is staging and it costs a fraction of the price of the payback!

You can also stop cleaning up and making your bed every day while your home is on the market, because the average staged home sells in half the time un-staged homes sell for. Convinced? Here is the first step: Staging is so important. Get them inside. Just like with people, you never get a second chance to make a good first impression.

The first thing a prospective buyer notices about a home is not the living room but the front yard.

Staging is not just the inside; you have to stage the outside to get them inside. This is particularly important since the front of the house is often all buyers will look at online before they click again and are on to another property. So cut the grass, trim the hedges, rake those leaves, sweep the sidewalks and power-wash the driveway. Mow and blow weekly. Paint the door an exciting, inviting color and make sure the entry way is dust and dirt free, particularly the light fixtures which are often overlooked. Plant flowers or decorate with large pots. If you don’t do these things, a buyer’s “driveby” could be a “bye-bye”.

- This and other Staging tips from Felicia Brooks ASP (Accredited Staging Professional) and 5 time nominee for ‘BEST IN CLIENT SATISFACTION” Seattle Magazine

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING

Single Level, 4BR, 2BA, 1850 SqFt, w/ Master Suite, Family Rm, Remodel in Late 90’s, Cul-de-Sac Street, Fenced Yrd, Frplc, Deck, Patio, 2 Car Grg,Landscaped, Skylights.#505543 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787

Private 4 BR with pool and spa. View home. Unique outbuildings add sf. Enjoy as is, add on or build new. Everything is possible here! #503439 Barbara Bro 206-232-4600 Josh Thurman 206-321-3129

Amazing opportunity to live in very desirable so. end neighborhood. Newly built in 2007, this 5BR, 4BA, 3 car garage, light-filled home welcomes you! #490989 Debbie Barbara 206-300-6077

Wonderful home with all the spaces you want and Upper Luther Burbank Park in your backyard! 4 bedrooms plus a den & 2.25 baths. Level and sunny backyard. #507325 Gerald Chew 206-679-9294

North-end, Westside View 1925 Craftsman, charming, refreshed spaces await your vision. Dr. Bickford’s former home & office sited on large lot, circle drive. #517868 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-949-3270

Westside Resort $2,200,000

Private 74 +/- ft water front + dock-Mstr BR on main flr + den + lwr level rec rm+3 BR-priced at land value, but so livable as is! #473532 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-949-3270 Suzanne Lane 206-419-6387

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