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Missing man found safe in Philippines following typhoon unable to reach Anderson, as cell phone towers and Internet services were down. fter days of watchAround 12:30 a.m. on ing news coverage of Tuesday, Schneider received the deadly Philipa call from a “friend of a pines typhoon and dialing friend” who contacted her and redialing her brother via cell phone brother’s cell phone and found out he was number, Dianna alive and well in Cebu.

Schneider finally “I called him and got an answer Tuesit rang and rang and day morning. rang and rang and Her brother, finally he answered,” Kirkland resident said Schneider, who Gregg Anderson Gregg Anderson, lives in Rochester, flew to the PhilipWash. “It was really pines last week to crackly and I wanted to make celebrate his 50th birthday sure it was him and I started and to meet his friend from to cry when I heard his voice.”

Alaska. He arrived in TacloShe asked her brother how ban City on Tuesday, Nov. 5 he got out of Guiuan and he and drove to a beach house in briefly explained that during Guiuan. a mandatory evacuation on But when Typhoon Haiyan Thursday, Nov. 7, he rode a tore through the Philippines motorcycle to the east side of on Nov. 8 – killing nearly Samar with his friend and his 2,000 people and displacing friend’s girlfriend. There, the more than 600,000 – SchneiFilipino Air Force airlifted der and her family were [ more TYPHOON page 7 ]

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City studying ways to make Juanita Drive safer

BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com

After several months of conducting the Juanita Drive Corridor study, city officials, neighborhood leaders and members of the Kirkland community are working to outline key project recommendations designed to help make the regional thoroughfare safer.

In March, the city partnered with Fehr & Peers of Perteet Inc. and EnviroIssues to complete the study, which is expected to be finished by the end of this year.

The teams collected data on the road’s conditions, analyzed safety improvements for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians,

and received input from those around the community.

Many Kirklanders agree improvements to the nearly 4-mile-long Juanita Drive Corridor have been a longtime coming.

Just last year, 81-yearold Joyce Parsons died in a DUI-related car accident along the corridor, and she’s not the first one. “… The collision history along this corridor is such that, as a transportation professional, it’s hard to think of another regional corridor that has such a significant collision history,” said Jon Pascal, who is a member of the Juanita Drive Corridor Advisory Committee and serves as the chair of the city’s Planning Commis-

Girl dodges alleged kidnapping by using tips learned at school

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Many collisions have occurred along the 4-mile stretch of the Juanita Drive Corridor. City of Kirkland officials are currently studying ways to improve the corridor and are asking for residents’ input. CONTRIBUTED sion. “If you look back over the course of 10-20 years, it has a high number of fatalities as well.

And it stands out, it is definitely unique in that regard.”

According to the Juanita Drive Corridor study, there have been

five fatalities on the road within the last 10 years.

From 2009 to 2012, there were 101 collisions and 26 of those accidents resulted in injury.

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A Kirkland girl avoided an alleged attempted kidnapping on Oct. 30 by asking the stranger a security question she learned in music class.

The Mark Twain Elementary third-grader told police she was walking alone from the school to her bus in the parking lot by the playground at approximately 1:30 p.m.

When she bent over to tie her shoe, she said a male wearing a black winter hat, black leather jacket and jeans approached her, according to the Kirkland police report.

The male told the girl he was there to pick her up for her mother. The report did not indicate if the man was in a vehicle or walking.

The girl asked him what her mother’s name was – a security question she learned at school. When the male did not answer, she ran to her school bus, the report continues.

The girl said she has never seen the male before. The girl’s mother told police she didn’t send anyone to pick up her daughter.

Police could not locate any witnesses and the playground area is not monitored by security cameras.

Amanda Dorey, the associate principal at Mark Twain, said this was the first reported incident of suspicious activity at the school this year. She said teachers and volunteers monitor the parking lot after [ more KIDNAP page 3 ]

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Police Blotter The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers.

The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

Nov. 6

Between Nov. 1-7, the Kirkland Police Department reported 461 traffic violations (14 DUIs), five animal calls, 46 alarm calls, 12 noise complaints, 1 fireworks

Assault: 10:44 p.m., 13000 block of 122nd Lane NE. A 36-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for assaulting his 40-year-old wife.

Nov. 5 Domestic violence: 9:19 p.m., 1100 block of NE 125th Lane. A 46-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for fourth-degree assault after getting into a physical altercation with his 40-year-old ex-wife. Police seized his assault rifle for safekeeping. A 15-yearold and a 10-year-old witnessed the incident.

Nov. 4 Assault: 4:59 p.m., 200 block of 10th Ave. South. A 22-year-old Kirkland woman was arrested for fourth-degree

assault after she slapped her 54-year-old father on his arm and cheek during an argument. The dad told police his daughter suffers from an episodic mood disorder.

She was booked into the Kirkland jail.

Nov. 3 Juvenile arrest: 1:55 a.m., 10601 NE 132nd St. Police contacted three juveniles and a 41-year-old Kirkland woman after hours at Juanita High School. Two juveniles who were consuming alcohol were each charged with minor in consumption.

The woman was charged with furnishing alcohol to minors who are ages 15, 16 and 18.

Warrant arrest: 1 p.m., 11800 block of NE 133rd Place. A 58-year-old Seattle man was arrested on his civil contempt of court warrant. He was transported to

King County Jail.

Malicious mischief, shoplifting: 4:53 p.m., 8600 block of 120th Ave. NE. A 25-year-old Renton woman was arrested for shoplifting at Costco. Loss prevention officers notified police that they followed the woman who allegedly hid some items in a purse. The police officer waited for 20 minutes outside of the Costco exit waiting for the female suspect. Loss prevention then notified the officer that the woman proceeded to walk in circles and place items in her purse, but was not making her way to towards the exit. Inside the store, police detained the woman for questioning in the back security room. The woman had two purses, one which was a leather Kenneth Cole purse that belonged to Costco. Police found a hair steamer, a box of men’s underwear,

Legislature approves Hillsponsored measure The Washington State Legislature Monday overwhelmingly approved a measure sponsored by Sen. Andy Hill that extends and expands tax incentives to maintain and increase jobs in the state’s aerospace industry.

The legislation supports efforts to secure manufacturing of Boeing’s new 777X line in Washington, according to Hill.

“Washington’s economy is strongest when people are employed in high-quality jobs. Strong employment is also the best way to have a sustainable budget that funds education and other priori-

shampoo and conditioner, socks and some make-up inside the purse. A loss prevention officer said the woman used a lighter to burn through the plastic zipties on the some of the products’ original packaging. Police trespassed the woman from Costco, arrested her and also found she had a warrant out of Redmond for second-degree prowling and possession of burglary tools. She was charged with third-degree malicious mischief for the Costco incident.

Nov. 1 Assault: 1:01 a.m., 111 Central Way. A 42-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for masturbating against a woman in public. Another woman also witnessed the event. Police seized marijuana for destruction.

ties,” said Hill, R-Redmond.

“Securing these jobs is a great way to ensure the state will have the means to make substantial investments in education in the coming years. It also indicates that we’ll have jobs for those students to step into when the time comes.”

Previous tax incentives were enacted in 2003 to help land the Boeing 787 production line. A study by the Washington Aerospace Partnership showed that for every $1 the state invested in aerospace between 2004 and 2012 resulted in $4.10 in additional state tax revenues.

The vote came during the third day of a special session Gov. Jay Inslee called to address a legislative package aimed at strengthening the state’s aerospace industry.

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call, three juvenile crimes, eight calls of disturbance, 16 thefts, 21 car prowls, eight car thefts, 35 traffic accidents, four reported burglaries, 10 domestic violence calls, 11 calls for harassment, seven reports of illegal drugs, one alleged assault, 18 acts of fraud, 15 malicious mischief reports, seven calls of vice, one robbery, 16 school zone violations and four calls of suicide. At least 52 people were arrested.

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City officials considered putting in a traffic signal at the main Hermosa Vista entrance but the intersection didn’t more than one vehicle, 30 percent result in injuries and 55 meet standards, as it’s contingent on how many vehicles pass percent of accidents happen during the night or when the through any given area. road is wet or icy.

Although the corridor may not see additional traffic lights, Of those, 26 percent of accidents happened while people Pascal said roundabouts are a possibility for the future. were speeding. According to the study, 40 percent of 10,000 Based on the study results, the total cost for all of the drivers exceed the speed limit daily. improvements could be between $18-$23 million. The price But there are several “quick hits” or “quick wins,” as Pascal range takes into account the physical constraints and width of likes to call them, that the city can make as long as the Kirkthe corridor that would be available for certain aspects, such land City Council approves the draft master plan and they as where and when a multi-use pathway will start and end. can secure funding.

Expensive, but greatly needed will be a project that adThe “quick hits” would cost about $330,000 and include dresses water drainage along a hillside just west of Juanita projects such as pedestrian and bicycle treatments, a lighting Beach Park. Pascal said Finn Hill has clay soil, which doesn’t upgrade along Northeast 122nd Street, centerline rumble allow rain water to drain properly and can cause landslides strips, left turn signals at the Northeast 141st Street intersecalong that area. tion, and pedestrian and bicycle enhancements on 98th But one thing the city won’t be looking at is expanding the Avenue Northeast. roadway to mitigate the traffic during rush hour - at least not Pascal said making sure there are safe crosswalks around now.

Big Finn Hill Park and neighborhood access are high on the “What I think the study is about is understanding there’s priority list, noting there are four crosswalks that may get going to be congestion in the future, but let’s make sure flashing beacons, often seen around the city. it’s safe for all users and particularly for the commuAnother huge improvement many hope to see is nity that depends on it for their daily needs,” Pascal kirkland redefined bicycle lanes and a sidewalk that would said, adding there is a possibility the city will exrequire some widening along the 37-to-38-feet wide amine how to get garbage and recycling containers corridor. Pascal said the recommendation includes out of the road shoulders, which can cause backups a 2-3-foot buffered bike lane that will allow more when garbage trucks pick up the trash. separation between vehicles and the weekend “teams” of Project Engineer for the Juanita Drive Corridor study Rod bicyclists.

Steitzer said the “number one thing to keep in mind is that “There certainly could be pockets of right-of-way that the city has yet to secure any funding for these recommendamight be needed …” Pascal said. “But for the most part, a lot tions” and that there is still an opportunity for Kirklanders to of these improvements that have been identified are things provide input. that can occur in the right-of-way.”

“We’ll know much more in about a month or so but However, some recommended projects will cost more and right now, where we are, we don’t even have the draft study take longer to implement. together yet,” Steitzer said. “This project has been active for “Neighborhoods such as Hermosa Vista have very dangerseveral months.” ous intersections and every time you’re entering and leaving Steitzer added that there has been extensive public those neighborhoods, it’s very difficult,” Pascal said, who lives outreach during the study process, citing many community in the Finn Hill neighborhood and also serves on the Finn workshops and planning days that have taken place since Hill Neighborhood Alliance. “People get frustrated and try to enter into traffic and there maybe isn’t a wide enough gap and May. Once the Juanita Drive Corridor draft master plan is complete, it will be presented to the Kirkland City Council that can cause accidents and collisions.” in January 2014 for approval before it’s added to the Capital Adding left turn lanes could help mitigate the problem - a Improvements Program. If funding is secured, construction $2.4 million cost, he said, adding that the neighborhood has could begin in 2015, Pascal said. only three access points, which are all along the Juanita Drive For more information, visit www.kirklandwa.gov.

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school while children are leaving.

The girl told her mother about the incident late on Oct. 30 and her mother and older sister reported the incident to school officials on Nov. 1.

Dorey sent out an email on Nov. 4 notifying parents of the suspicious circumstances, and urging them to speak with their children about safety.

She also praised the girl for following a safety plan.

Lake Washington School District spokesperson Kathryn Reith said the security question the girl asked the suspect is among the kinds of things they learn at school regarding stranger danger.

She said parents should encourage their kids to report anything that happens as quickly as possible.

“It’s a great reminder that the sooner an adult knows, the sooner we can contact police and get to work to make sure kids are safe,” Reith added.

The school district encourages parents to teach their children the following safety tips:

Child safety

Most parents want to educate their children about crime and safety, but they’re not sure how. Here is some information you should discuss with your children. Parents who talk openly with their children will be approachable parents, and children will feel more comfortable in bringing their worries and concerns to them in the future.

Every child should know: • His or her address and telephone number.

• Where to go in an emergency.

• Not to talk to strangers.

• Never to get into a stranger’s car.

• Never to accept candy or gifts from strangers.

• To always play in safe places.

Tips to help keep your kids safe: • Keep and regularly update a complete written description of your child. Take a color photograph of your child every six months. Arrange to have your child fingerprinted.

• Know where your child is at all times. Know their friends and be familiar with their daily activities.

• Know what your child is wearing.

• Tell your child that anything that makes him or her uncomfortable should be reported immediately to you and to school officials.

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A wake-up call on drowsy driving

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even years ago, I sped across the I-90 Bridge to Harborview Medical Center.

As I did, I begged for God to take my life, “Take me instead. Not her!”

Just 15 minutes before my drive across the bridge, my wife Mary Beth and I had received the phone call that every parent dreads. Our 17-year-old daughter Mora was in the emergency room at Harborview. All we knew was that she had been in a terrible car accident, and that her condition was critical. Like any parent, I bargained and begged aloud for God to spare the life of my child.

Since then, I’ve told our story about drowsy driving - over and over again. And I will continue to do so until people take drowsy driving more seriously. That frantic trip across I-90 was just one of the moments from that harrowing time that is seared into my psyche. There are other memories of terrible moments like that, which stay with me and continue to push my family to carry on in our mission to talk about the dangers of of drowsy driving: • The sadness in the doctor’s eyes three days later as she took my wife and me over to a private corner after the morning consult was over. She told us that the trauma team was very disheartened. After being in a coma for three days, Mora’s brain was not showing any signs of response, and they were losing hope of her recovery or survival.

• The devastation in my wife’s eyes as we approached our family in the trauma ICU waiting room. When we said it looked like Mora would not make it, our family closed around us in an elemental circle of love and shared anguish.

Defiantly, my mother said, “Well, we’ll just have to pray even harder!”

• The disbelief and anger we felt when we were told by the Washington State Patrol trooper that the driver of the car Mora was a passenger in had been awake for more than 20 hours before she got behind the wheel. That she fell asleep William Shaw

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while driving over Blewett Pass.

• Or Mora’s first words more than a month later … whispered in pain and agony, trapped in a full body cast and an injured brain. “I hate this.” Or six months later, when she was an 18-year-old woman, when she took her first baby step without a wheelchair, crutches, or a scooter, knowing she would need multiple surgeries on her ankle for years to come.

We cannot give Mora back the years that were taken away from her, or take away the pain that she continues to deal with. But we can try to spare others from suffering terrible, life-changing injuries like hers. And to prevent more easily avoidable deaths from drowsy driving.

Half of our mission is to promote drowsy driving awareness and prevention through education. In print, online, and on television, we have warned about the dangers of drowsy driving. We have shouted about it from the rooftops, and in our state Legislature’s House Judiciary Committee. But prevention and education goes only half way. For as with drunk driving 40 years ago and wearing seat belts 20 years ago, perceptions about and laws and penalties against drowsy

driving need to be changed.

If a person who has not slept for 20-24 hours gets behind the wheel of a car and causes injury or death, there should be serious consequences to their actions, and added teeth to the current reckless driving laws. Before others are injured or killed by drowsy drivers, we urge our legislators to seriously look at tougher penalties and fines if a driver causes injury or death after falling asleep while behind the wheel of a car.

Mora has miraculously defied all the medical odds, and is living her amazing life. But others have not been so ‘lucky’. If one person getting behind the wheel of a car thought first and took a nap, Mora’s life and many others like her would have been different. Others lives would have been saved.

Seven years later, as our Governor proclaims Nov. 11-17 Washington State Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, the Shaw family will continue to make noise about drowsy driving and its consequences. And we will never forget.

William Shaw is a regional publisher for Sound Publishing, Inc. and lives in Issaquah.

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Get Kirkland developments off life support As a 34-year resident living near downtown Kirkland, I was saddened to read of the ownership change at Kirkland Parkplace, with the sale of the Touchstone Corp. ownership interest to its partners Prudential PRISA II fund.

Touchstone, a locally-based real estate development company, worked long and hard to put together a project with many new amenities for downtown Kirkland. But it was essential to find a major tenant to fill substantial space prior to construction and the Google decision not to occupy Parkplace was a devastating blow to the proposed project, which now appears to be back at the drawing board stage.

We must all realize that over the past dozen or so years, Bellevue has taken over the lead in office space construction, retail development, as well as hotel construction. In addition, the Bellevue Collection has more restaurants than all of downtown Kirkland and has created a mix of retail/office and residential space second to none in Washington state.

Kirkland has been hurt by its big sibling to the south, and with new construction of perhaps 2

million square feet of space south, east and north of Bellevue Square, it is likely that problem will continue for years to come for Kirkland.

Let’s all hope that Prudential owners, as well as Kirkland civic and political leaders, can find a way to make that center viable. Otherwise, it will continue its blighted status, right in the center of town. And hopefully Totem Lake Malls will have new life too. For two of Kirkland’s three major mixed-use developments to be on life support that’s not good for Kirkland, its tax base, and its attractiveness to new residents, businesses and visitors.

Paul Berton Birkeland, Kirkland

Time for Kirkland to ban plastic bags Two hundred and ninety - the average number of plastic bags a Washington state resident uses each year.

More than 500 billion plastic bags are used in the world annually. Invented by a Swedish company in the 1960s and introduced to grocery store checkout lines in 1976, these ultra-thin plastic grocery bags have become a leading source of pollution worldwide. Made from high-

density polyethylene, a byproduct of oil and natural gas, these convenient, lightweight bags litter beaches, clog city sewers and harm marine life.

We pay nothing for plastic bags at the grocery store, but that doesn’t mean that they have no cost. People don’t purposely litter these bags, but many escape. Sometimes called “toxic tumbleweeds,” these aerodynamic bags enter our waterways through sewers or by air and find their way into Puget Sound. In 2011, researchers from the University of Washington Tacoma’s Center for Urban Water found some form of plastic pollution in every sample taken from Puget Sound water and beach debris.

In 2012, the plastic bag was the fourth most common item found in the 10 million tons of trash picked up during the annual International Coastal Cleanup sponsored by Ocean Conservancy. Cigarette butts were the first item, followed by food wrappers/containers and plastic beverage bottles. The fifth most common items found were lids and caps.

The Marine Research Foundation estimates that 100,000 marine animals die each year because of plastic litter in the North Pacific Ocean.

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food to marine life. Turtles and whales mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, bottle caps for squid, and small plastic pieces for fish eggs. In West Seattle, a beached gray whale was found with 20 plastic bags in its stomach.

Eventually, this plastic debris finds its way into the Pacific Ocean, where it follows the prevailing currents and either washes up on a beach or ends up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch floating between California and Hawaii.

Also known as the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, this area of plastic-filled seawater measures at least twice the size of Texas. Worldwide, there are five ocean gyres (large systems of rotating ocean currents) all accumulating plastic debris.

According to WWF, most plastics do not biodegrade. Unless removed, it can take between 20 and 1000 years for plastic to break down into ever-smaller particles called micro-plastics.

These micro-plastics are found everywhere in the oceans including inside plankton, the keystone of the marine food chain.

These micro-plastics act like sponges by accumulating toxins such as DDT and PCB. According to Environment Washington, these toxic concentrations are magnified by ten times at each step of the marine food chain. Puget Sound’s orcas and Chinook salmon are already at risk from PCB. Many Washington communities have passed a ban on plastic bags with a 5-cent fee on paper bags to encourage people to bring their own reusable, washable shopping bags. Isn’t it time for Kirkland to join this movement?

Vivian Weber, Kirkland

Democratic process over Big Finn Hill Park is thwarted The issue of use and “improvements” to Big Finn Hill Park (west) is one that touches me deeply; I am dismayed that a committee of 18 individuals can make closed-circuit decisions for a community park that has been enjoyed (and maintained) by hundreds, for decades.

Many in this community have worked over the years to bring the park up to the state that it is currently in, and now are seeing the park taken over by an outside bike club.

There has been no effort to work with those of us in the community. We have waited all summer and fall to hear back from Mr. David Kimmett (King County Parks) regarding the comment forms we filled out after the June 20 meeting; we have been waiting for an environmental impact study to be done, for an arborist to consult about the rare stand of Madrona trees that the park is blessed with.

We in the community have also been waiting for any form of communication from this committee. There have been no further public meetings, public notices of construction or responses to our many and varied concerns.

We have written comments, emailed the parks department, written letters to the Kirkland Reporter and still no word. However, there seems to be word getting to the excited members of the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, because they show up at pre-arranged times to dig, chop, haul and transform certain trails however they see fit.

The democratic process has been thwarted.

There have been voices of dissent, letters and emails written, and there has been nothing done to address these valid concerns. There has been no voting or hearings or notice, but there has been an awful lot of digging, cutting and re-arranging happening. Frankly, I find it a little embarrassing for the bike club. What an awful job of public relations. I am begin-

nience to be swept under the rug and ignored.

When the desires of a small special interest group completely railroad the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the local community, I worry for our democracy.

Since they have decided to exclude us from the process, we are now circulating a petition to have bicycles banned from the park. Got your attention now ? Can you hear me now ?

This petition will be filed, unless the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance stops making “improvements” to our park.

We have never had a problem with sharing this beautiful park with bicyclists, or any other visitors. This is a very friendly and tolerant community. Our tolerance, however, is at an end.

ning to feel that this park was much more enjoyable without all these bikers around.

Elizabeth Yori, Kirkland

Petition in the works to ban bicyclists from using Big Finn Hill Park Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, in collusion with the King County’s natural lands program project manager David Kimmett, have taken it upon themselves to remake Big Finn Hill Park in their own image, in spite of the many voices of protest from the local community.

I must certainly give the bike alliance a hand for their ability to motivate their base of support and motivating their members into action; however, the bike alliance’s and King County’s inability to hear the voices of the people whose lives and neighborhood these changes most directly affect, is greatly disturbing to myself and nearly everyone in my community.

Every time that we have expressed concerns about the changes to the park, we have been told that we are being rude and that this is essentially a done deal. At no time do I, or the majority of my neighbors, feel that we have had a meaningful voice in this process.

I recently received a forwarded email from the “committee” saying that “users other than the riders are fragmented and unlikely to come together under any circumstances.” That just makes me mad. You have poked the bear and stirred up a hornet’s nest in the process.

If the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and King County had truly attempted to work with us, I am sure we could have reached a compromise, but there has been no attempt at diplomacy on their part. From everything that I have seen and heard, the changes to this park are a foregone conclusion and the local residents’ opposition is a minor inconve-

Sean Cash, Kirkland

Thank you Kirkland Fire and Police departments I would like to thank both the Kirkland Fire Department and the Kirkland Police Department for their comforting and concerns during a recent car accident. They were all so caring and helpful to me and made me feel so much at ease. I can’t say enough for them all.

Joan Fischer, Kirkland

How much individual privacy remains?

What’s the cost, purpose, and use of the information from the new cameras at intersections? Can the cameras be rotated and focused on different events? Is the information available to more than one agency and to the public?

Is it Kirkland’s version of Big Daddy government? Other cities are doing it, so why not Kirkland? London is loaded with them. Just how much individual privacy remains?

Bob Style, Kirkland

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Driver plows into Kirkland restaurant, strikes employee

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Kirkland restaurant is temporarily closed after an elderly woman drove her car through the restaurant and plowed into an employee on Monday.

The 89-year-old Kirkland woman was attempting to pull into a disabled parking stall in front of the Mediterranean Kitchen when she inadvertently stepped on the car’s accelerator instead of the brake, according to the Kirkland police report. The business is located in the Totem Lake West Shopping Center at 11412 NE 124th St. The car lurched forward, drove over the curb and plowed through the south wall into the restaurant. The car struck a 29-year-old employee who was seated at a nearby table eating her lunch, the report continues. An

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aid unit transported the employee to EvergreenHealth Medical Center, where she was treated for her injuries that included cuts to her hand, elbow, shin and head. The employee advised police that she was experiencing some pain behind her knee right after the accident.

“She was bruised from tables and chairs and had a few minor cuts from broken glass, no major injuries thankfully,” said Bassam Aboul-Hosn, restaurant owner. “She was sent home that same night and she is recovering well.”

Six patrons and four other employees were also in the restaurant during the collision but were unharmed.

Police helped the woman exit her car through the passenger door, as the driver’s door was pinned shut by the smashed window and fallen door

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The woman told police she thought she was stepping on her vehicle’s brake pedal, the report states.

The responding officer said the woman appeared confused and shaken, however she didn’t exhibit signs of impairment. She stated she had taken her thyroid medication and another prescribed medication for her damaged nerves as a result of a recent hip surgery.

Kirkland police submitted a recommendation for driver re-examination to the Washington State Department of Licensing.

A sign posted on some boards covering the storefront at the Mediterranean Kitchen states “Will be open again soon, sorry for the inconvenience.”

Aboul-Hosn thanked the community for “all the love and concern” he has received so far from residents.

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A sign posted on some boards covering the storefront at the Mediterranean Kitchen states “Will be open again soon, sorry for the inconvenience.” An elderly driver plowed into the restaurant on Nov. 4.

The business is expected to open Nov. 15. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Kirkland Reporter ment and refrigeration is functioning perfectly, the delay from us opening is the storefront of the restaurant, it has to be specifically made,” he said, noting he ordered the materials and hopes to have it installed by the end of next week at the latest. Meanwhile, workers are repairing interior damages.

“We can’t wait to open up soon and resume serving Kirkland some of the best and most authentic Middle Eastern food around,” Aboul-Hosn said, encouraging patrons to visit his Bellevue location at 103 Bellevue Way NE, No. 103.

To contact the Bellevue location, call (425) 4629422.

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www.kirklandreporter.com start of this yearlong celebration. Artist Don Rothwell created 20 more base fish sculptures ready to go to various artists, commissioned to embellish them in the artist’s own style. Once finished, all the works of art will be displayed at community festivals and by select sponsors.

The final reveal of all sculptures will take place in the summer of 2014, with a full exhibition and gala auction of the sculptures. Proceeds from the auction will be split between the decorating artMolina Healthcare of Washington ist and partner nonprofits, such as the honored the volunteerism and service Kirkland Events Foundation. of local volunteer Doris Trott at its fifth This project is sponsored in part by annual Community Champions Awards 4Culture, the Kirkland Cultural Arts Ceremony in Renton.

Commission, the city of KirkThe event was held at the land, the Kirkland Chamber of Renton Pavilion Event Center Commerce, The Heathman Hotel and featured entertainment by and Steve’s Custom Cars. the DASH Center for the Arts.

All artists are eligible to sub“Whether she is coordinating mit an application. Applications mobile medical and dental serwill be reviewed and approved vices or leading an exercise class, by a jury comprised of Kirkland Doris is the perfect model of a community arts volunteers and Doris Trott ‘can do’ person,” said Bela Biro, professionals, including mempresident of Molina Healthcare bers of the Kirkland Cultural of Washington. “Her attitude is Arts Commission, Kirkland Arts Center contagious and motivates those around and local fine art galleries. her to do more.”

The application deadline is midnight At 85 years old, Trott dedicates herself on Sunday, Dec. 15. to a full 40 hour work week as a volunteer with Jubilee REACH, assisting hunAPPLICATION REQUIREMENTS dreds of people who are down on their For consideration, applications should luck. She serves as a cultural navigator, include: helping people deal with bureaucracies, • Work Samples: Up to five images (if access to medical and dental services digital, entire package must be less than and connects people to appropriate 10MB. Digital files should be titled with resources they need.

The Community Champions program your name and the sample number).

• Listing of the work samples with the celebrates the vision of Dr. C. David name of work and year.

Molina, the founder of Molina Health• Artist Information: Please include a care, as well as community partners brief (150 words or less) paragraph on who work together to care for society’s the artist and the artist’s experience or a most vulnerable individuals. Each formal bio. community champion is nominated • A brief (one to two sentence) deby a community-based organization scription of how you would embellish and receives a $1,000 grant to give to a deserving nonprofit organization of his/ the basic fish sculpture. (Please include any preliminary plans). her choice. Trott donated her grant to • Artist contact information, includJubilee REACH in Bellevue. For more ing name, phone and email. information about the organization, • Submit your application by email to visit jubileereach.org. apply@kirklandfishfrolic.com • Completed sculptures are due by or before March 15, 2014.

After review of the applicants’ samples, qualifications and statements, the selection committee will choose Kirkland Fish Frolic Along the Lake from the qualifying candidates. Apannounces a second call to artists for plicants selected will be notified by Jan. the yearlong celebration of everything 15, 2014.

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them to Cebu, where they were waiting for a flight to Manila on Tuesday morning. Anderson was waiting in line to get on a plane in Cebu when he spoke to his sister.

“It was so crackly and really quick,” Schneider recalled of the phone conversation. “He said, ‘Diane - it was horrific. It’s all gone. It’s all gone.’”

After the typhoon hit, Schneider and her family began searching for Anderson, who is a mortgage banker in Puyallup. She contacted at least 15 agencies, including the American Red Cross and even CNN. “I told every single reporter, you get his photo to all the international people who are leaving for the Philippines,” said Schneider, hoping that someone who saw her brother’s face in the news would recognize him and tell him to contact his family.

She said knowing that Anderson’s villa he was staying in was on the beach, “and to know that these 50 foot waves are coming, you think the worse. It’s just awful.”

She said she was touched when some brothers from Anderson’s fraternity, Sigma Chi, at the Washington State University reached out to her and said , “We are here for Gregg. If you need us to send a brother to the Philippines we will send him today,” she recalled.

“They were so awesome and they’ve called me several times.”

She said she was looking forward to speaking with her brother on Wednesday – his birthday.

But her thoughts are still with other families who were affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

“My heart goes out to every single family out there,” Schneider said. “They’ve just lost so much. It’s heart wrenching.”

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Negligent driving that caused death brings $10,287 ticket

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nohomish County prosecutors won’t file criminal charges against a Kirkland man who fatally struck a cyclist on Evergreen Way last year.

Instead, Everett police detectives cited the man for second-degree negligent driving and wrote

him a $10,287 ticket.

The ticket packs such a financial wallop because under Washington law, cyclists can be considered “vulnerable users” of roads.

Trent Graham, 30, was riding his bicycle home from work on Oct. 17, 2012. The Everett father was a salesman at Gregg’s Cycle in Alderwood and

logged countless miles on his bicycle.

He was on Evergreen Way just south of the intersection with SW Everett Mall Way when a southbound pickup drifted across three lanes of traffic, jumped the curb and struck Graham and a power pole.

Everett detectives launched an investigation

to determine what caused the Kirkland man to drive off the road. They didn’t turn up any evidence that drugs, alcohol or speed played a role in the crash, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Tobin Darrow said.

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There’s no evidence in the records that he had seizures in the past, Darrow said.

Detectives, however, believe there is proof that the man’s driving

Suspects plead not guilty in attempted murder of teenager

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Two Kirkland men accused of attempting to murder a teen last month after they allegedly broke into his home and hacked him with weapons, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in King County Superior Court.

Vincent Vinny Sisounong, 21, and Blessing T. Gainey, 19, are both being held in King County Jail on charges of first-degree attempted murder and burglary in the first degree.

The men allegedly broke into a home in Kirkland’s Evergreen Hill neighborhood on Oct. 12 and confronted an 18-year-old with edged weapons as he slept in his bed, according to charging documents.

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The ticket includes the $5,000 fine allowed under the law plus court costs and fees, police said.

Graham is survived by a young son. His family told The Herald that the Everett man was an accomplished artist, who had recently shown some of his work at Burning Man, an annual art gathering in the Nevada desert.

He also was passionate about cycling.

Graham commuted by bike and believed in living a car-free lifestyle.

“He didn’t like to drive.

He was so proud of all the miles” he rode, his mother Monica Quigley told The Herald last year.

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Sisounong and Gainey allegedly took the teen to his basement and threatened to harm the other people in the house if he wasn’t quiet. The victim claimed Sisounong wrestled him to the floor and instructed Gainey to cut off his leg, according to court documents.

After a violent struggle, the victim fled to his neighbor’s house, where Kirkland police found him with several cuts, stabs and edged-blade-type gashes on his leg, shoulder, hands and head.

Charging documents state the reason the men attacked a complete stranger was for “pleasure and greed.”

Sisounong is being held on a $1 million bail and Gainey is being held on a $500,000 bail.

Their next court hearing is set for Dec. 5 at King County Superior Court.

Tre Walker is taking a course called Washington Network of Innovative Careers, not as reported in a Nov. 8 story about his election as a homecoming king.

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Kamiakin Middle School seems to be bursting with musical talent. Once again, the school’s music department is being well represented by sending their top 7th and 8th grade musicians for the Washington Music Educator’s Conference.

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After working for months on their excerpts and then submitting rigorous, recorded auditions to the Washington Music Educators Association last October, the following students were selected as being qualified for a spot in the 2014 Junior All-State Band, Orchestra, or Choir: Crystal Canales, flute/piccolo; Natasha Lavides, flute; Tali Izhaky, tenor saxophone; Tommy Donahue, trombone; Matthew Maffeo, french horn; Max Haring, bassoon; Anaïs Criddle, soprano; and Eugene Ngo, string bass.

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Kirkland brothers are Kangs teammates as well plays on the defensive line separated from his brothers “in [his] own world.” rom the start, Josh, Jake, 16, oppositely has Jake and Parker long blonde hair down Wikel were destined past his shoulders and to play football together. is tall and lanky. Jake is When they were young, much more vocal than their mother, Karrin, Parker and plays in the thought maybe one of secondary. her sons would like art or Occasionally when music. someone is talking to But the three boys’ them, they will make father, Drew, who played quick eye contact with middle linebacker at each other and smile.

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isn’t the coach of his sons’ team any longer, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t coach his sons.

“We go to the game, we play our game, we get on the bus, we go home and walk in the door and he’s already got comments for us,” Jake said. “He’s already been like, ‘Why did you do this?’ or ‘Why didn’t you do that?’

“I think everything [from football] always makes it home. If we ever have a problem, like sports-wise, like what we should do about something, we always talk to our dad to see if he can help us figure it out, because he’s great at that stuff,” Jake added.

“He’s probably hardest on me because I play on the D-line,” Parker said, “and last year he coached the D-line and I’m the only lineman in the family —so he gives me the most tips.”

On the field, Josh and Jake play on the same side of the defensive formation in the secondary, a situation that requires much communication between players. There is a lot of ground to cover on the back end of the defense and it is necessary that the defensive backs are always talking and that they trust each other in those situations.

That comes naturally to Josh and Jake. They never have to think about communicating with each other. They say they don’t even have to signal to each other, that there is a trust that can be attribut-

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The Kangs prevailed by scoring on every shot and by Kang goal keeper Maeve O’Connor blocking one of Squalicum’s shots.

“I am so impressed … the girls left everything on the field in this game,” said Head Coach Suzanne Hart.

The Kangs are headed to the state tournament.

“The Kangs are one of only 16 2A schools in the entire state still playing,” noted George Crowder, athletic director for Lake Washington High School.

The Kangs hosted a state play-off game on Wednesday, after the Reporter’s deadline, against Olympic High School

Lake Washington High School Kangs football players and brothers, from left to right, Jake Wikel, sophomore; Josh Wikel, senior; and Parker Wikel, sophomore. Jake and Parker are twins. All three played on the field together this season. JODI SCHEFFLER PHOTOS, www.4LoveoftheShot.com ed to their brotherhood.

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“Me and [Josh], we make a lot of reads together and we know how each other play,” Jake

added. “It’s easy. I know he’s got my back.”

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Juanita High School students each sign letter of intent The following four students from Juanita High School each signed a letter of intent on Wednesday morning: Frank Garber, University of Washington, golf; Kenzie Waltar, University of Washington, crew; Morgan Figueroa, Fordham University, softball; and Millie Kawabata, Washington College, softball.

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Girl, 11, honored for alerting police about car prowler Julie Beard, neighborhood resource officer for the Redmond Police Department (RPD), said the family did exactly the right thing in alerting the police. She said they did not interrupt or get involved and were able to provide descriptions for the police and RPD was able to catch the suspect in the act.

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“recognizes those citizens who render outstanding assistance to the department in preventing crime, apprehending criminals and providing outstanding service to the community.”

“She’s a remarkable young lady,” Beard said about Erica.

Anita Manns, Erica’s mother, said she appreciates RPD showing her daughter such care and recognition.

“I loved seeing how special she felt,” Manns said. “(Erica) commented that one of the officers gave her his business card. She has it next to her bed. She says it makes her feel as if they are ‘personally’ protecting her (which they are).”

Beard said they don’t want kids — or adults — trying to stop or interrupt a suspicious situation because it could be dangerous or scare the suspect away, but they also don’t want people to ignore what is happening.

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Erica used these tips when she heard the odd noises in her neighborhood that July morning.

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Green, who is proud of Erica and her accomplishment, was also recognized by the RPD with a letter of appreciation from Gibson for her role in educating Erica and her “worthwhile efforts in keeping our young citizens safe and well prepared.”

“I was really taken aback that I was (recognized), as well,” Green said, adding that it feels good to be part of the students’ learning. Manns said she is also grateful to Green for being a “great safety patrol teacher and example to Erica of quick thinking and doing the right thing.”

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“It’s hugely important,” she said about calls from the community. “It’s the majority of how we catch bad guys… citizen tips are how we solve these crimes.”

She added that if someone is calling in to report a crime, they should call 911, not RPD dispatch.

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Teens want their space and miss their parents from family members.

Frustration from both young adults and parents may arise during these years, often being viewed as a direct response to youth’s quest for space and separateness. In light of conversations I’ve known with many young people, I’d like to challenge us all to consider how this sense of experienced frustration in relationships is also equally connected to a deep longing for meaningful relationships and family closeness.

Regardless of age, we all have a desire to balance being in relationship with experiencing a sense of individuality or separateness.

The experience of ourselves as separate individuals is ideally known within a context both apart from and within relationship. We need space and we also need connection.

When we do not experience this sense of differentiation within relationships, often anxiety and strife are the results. Where balance of self and other is achieved, there is greater harmony within us and with others.

When we feel freedom and permission to bring differences into relationships, there is an assurance we can remain connected and close to another while being permitted to bring the uniqueness of ourselves. For the adolescent, this process often Shannon West

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’ve had several conversations recently with teens about their relationships with their parents.

Sweet stories of closeness during childhood are held in great regard. Days of family outings and quiet talks at home are marked as sacred moments.

The years of sharing details of their life with parents are celebrated as having taken place. These moments are also tenderly missed, as they don’t quite feel this same closeness anymore.

As these conversations unfold, there’s an expressed desire to be close and connected to their parents in these ways of the past. There’s a genuine desire to be in significant and life-giving family relationships and a frustration for how to create this bond once again. There’s also a longing to feel these “roots of family” while also “spreading their wings.”

For nearly every family, there are seasons where space and distance enter a relationship between parent and child. Within our culture, we are led toward the expectation the adolescent years bring a desire for independence and parental resistance. During these years, young people are seeking to form an identity and sense of self apart from their parents, and the effects often include a time of seeking separation

Meeting on I-405 toll lanes rate-setting process in Kirkland Nov. 20 Transportation challenges and priorities for Bothell and other communities along the King and Snohomish County border are the focus of a meeting being held by the Washington State Transportation Commission next week in Bothell. Officials from the cities of Bothell, Kenmore, Lake Forest Park and Woodinville, as well as King and Snohomish counties, will participate in the commission’s meeting, which is part of its public outreach program.

The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn, 22600 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell. The meeting is open to the public and persons wishing to speak to the commission may do so during the public comment period scheduled for 2:15 p.m.

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includes the desire to bring different beliefs, thoughts and values into the context of family. This process can be overwhelming, as differences may clash with family values or parental expectations where there used to be greater cohesion and shared ideals in earlier years.

Often, as a means of minimizing frustration, it becomes easier (in the short term) to distance or cut-off from family relationships. It is not always easy or comfortable to invest in the work of building relationships with loved ones and family members that come together around difference. Where this is present, there is often a tremendous amount of sadness, grief and anger that arises for both young adults and parents. There is another way though—toward respecting individuality while nurturing family closeness.

As the holidays draw near, it’s an ideal time for families to talk about these ideas together, celebrating family spaces that feel good, and working together to create difference where needed.

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Starting at 9 a.m. on Nov. 20, the commission will hold a kick-off meeting for the Interstate 405 express toll lanes rate-setting process at Kirkland City Hall, 123 Fifth Ave., Kirkland.

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