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A member of the Balinbin family has been a student at St. Monica School for the last 29 years

Islander Claire Meeker and other local authors will read from a new anthology entitled, ‘Secret Histories: Stories of Courage, Risk, and Revelation’ at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 at Island Books.

There will also be an discussion about forming a supportive writing community.

Refreshments will be served.

By Joseph Livarchik

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When his oldest sister began first grade at his school, Nate Balinbin wasn’t even born. Nor was he when his next sister started school, or for his brother, who was a couple siblings down the line.

When Nate, the youngest of the Balinbin family, graduates from St. Monica’s School this June, he will be the last from a line of family members that have attended the school for the past 29 years.

Ranging from ages 35 to 13, Julie, Jacqui, Angela, Elena Tony, Joey, Kaylia, Gemma, Blaise and Nate all passed through the hallways of St. Monica’s. The line dates back to the fall of 1984, when Julie started first grade at the school.

King County library meeting tomorrow King County Library System Planning Committee meeting, is set for noon tomorrow, Feb. 13 at the Burien Library at 400 S.W. 152nd St. in Burien. An update on the Mercer Island library remodel design is on the agenda.

For more and directions, go to www.kcls.org/burien/directions. cfm.

Howard Behar to speak at MIHS Behar, former president of Starbucks, will talk about leadership, passion,and life purpose at 7 p.m., Feb. 13, at Mercer Island High School Performing Arts Center.

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An unexpected snow overnight on Saturday left a couple of inches of white stuff on parks and streets for much of the day on Sunday.

Coval’s 18 homes on five acres is just too much, neighbors say Neighbors say that traffic along 84th Avenue SE is just one of their concerns

By Celina Kareiva

MISD School Bond and Levy Election Results The Mercer Island Reporter’s Monday evening deadline prevented the posting of the results of the Feb. 11 special election. To see the results, updated daily, go to http://www.kingcounty. gov/elections/electioninfo/2014/201402.aspx.

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In a project some have compared to the size and impact of the Lakes neighborhood in the Southend of the Island almost 30 years ago, neighbors of the 5-acre Coval property are still petitioning the city to represent their interests.

The land, which has belonged for years to the Coval family, and features an indoor swimming pool, hot tub, koi pond, fruit orchards and library is pending approval of an 18 house development. Neighbors of the property

at 3051 84th Ave SE, worry that it’s out of sync with their surroundings and that the cramped quarters could have serious environmental impacts the city isn’t anticipating.

“The property has so many environmental issues from steep slopes, to wetlands, to watercourses, all of which are significantly degraded if you get rid of most of the trees and vegetative cover,” said former councilmember Mike Grady, a senior policy analyst for NOAA Fisheries. “[The city] spends thousands of dollars every year dealing with slope failures because, I have to say, we’ve built in places we never

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Neighbors have spoken several times before council. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Planning Commission voted on the proposed Coval property. Two of the six commissioners voted against it—former Mayor Bryan Cairns and Suzanne Skone.

Based on the 4-2 vote, the Planning Commission will make a recommendation to council before a public hearing.

Council will then decide whether to approve or reject it.

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Planning Commission vote to approve was 4 yes, 2 no.

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Business briefs Low inventory holds back home sales in January According to real estate brokers with the King County Multiple Listing Service, prices remain in the “recovery zone,” while inventories remain tight.

Inventory across King County remains lower than normal with just 2.5 months worth rather than the 4 to six month range that is optimal.

Fluctuations in mortgage interest rates also add to uncertainty, keeping a lid on prices. During this past month, Washington state mortgage rates were up nearly a full percentage point from a year ago - from 3.71 percent on a 30 year fixed mortgage last year to 4.61 percent — a rate down slightly from September according to HSH.com.

There are presently 113 properties for sale on the Island. Thirty-three single family homes were new

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to the market during the month of January, leaving the number of single family homes at less than 60, an amount that represents a 4.5 month supply on hand in the Mercer Island market. The sale of 39 homes were pending in January, an amount higher than usual or nearly ten percent over those pending a year ago.

The number of sales that were finalized were down slightly from January 2013 - with the median price remaining just under $1.1 million. Less than ten condos made were on the market last month. As of this writing there are seven.

Just ten homes on the market were priced at under $1 million. The lowest price home is $525,000 for a bank-owned property in East Seattle. There are 16 properties listed as vacant land — which includes a two-acre parcel on the South end that includes a large home.

The lowest priced offereing on the market is a 2,275 square foot vacant lot at the corner of S.E. 22nd Street and 71st Avenue S.E. across from Aubrey Davis Park, offered for $175,000.

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This 5,000 s.f., five-bedroom home on East Mercer Way is offered for $1,495,000. It was built in 1999.

Mercer Island Nutrition to close after 15 years Mercer Island Nutrition, a locally owned health and supplement shop, will shutter its doors after 15 years in business. The store opened on the Island in 2000 and has had a steady following of loyal customers.

“I really love it. I really love healing people,” said owner Jenny Lau. “I really enjoy my customers and they know my kids. It’s a hard decision to

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Lau, sells everything from skin and body care products to raw honey, beeswax candles and natural makeup lines. The shop has long been a health-related business.

Before becoming Mercer Island Nutrition, it was Nature’s Pantry.

Lau expects to begin clearing out the store in midMarch with a move-out date tentatively set for the end of the month.

“The economy has taken a huge toll on a lot of small businesses,” she said, noting that the last four years have been particularly hard on her. “The small businesses are really hurting and I don’t think people realize that unless they are one.”

Lau hopes her customers will continue to seek out small businesses even after she closes.

Mercer Island Nutrition is located at 7605 76th Ave SE and is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. For

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Family eye care clinic joins Island businesses Mercer Island Family Eye Care is under new ownership as of two months ago.

The clinic has been in practice for five years but under the new ownership will offer six doctor days, later hours and will be open Saturday.

Service includes a wide selection of contact lenses, designer frames and eye care ranging from treatment for computer vision syndrome to cataract care and lasik surgery. Located in Suite 106 at 2448 76th Ave S.E., the team prides itself on its personable service.

The clinic is already adjusting to Island life. In January, the team provided complimentary vision screenings and eye glass adjustments for the residents of Aljoya. For more, call 206-232-1633.

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Waitin’ on Metro Just before 10 a.m., last Wednesday, the Reporter counted more than 400 people in line at the North Mercer Park and Ride ready to head downtown on the bus to the Seahawks parade.

Buses rolled by the Parkand-Ride, but did not stop because they were already full.

Temperatures on Feb. 5 were in the high 20s, reaching only 31 degrees between 1 and 3 p.m., then fell again throughout the rest of the day.

However the wind made it much colder. Winds were light at 6 to 8 mph through the morning - then gusted between 17 and 21 mph during the afternoon ­— which meant the actual temperature was four or more degrees colder.

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Top three photos: Islanders, including groups of Mercer Island High School students above, wait and wait and wait some more for the bus to take them to the Seahawks parade in downtown Seattle on Feb. 5. Hundreds waited an hour or more in temperatures in the mid to high-20 degrees range.

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Bottom: St. Monica students wisely stayed indoors for their Seahawks salute.

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alentine’s Day is largely considered a day for sweethearts and those ‘in love.’ Only in elementary school does it seem to be OK to offer a casual friend a Valentine. Yet, this Hallmark holiday does present alternative ways to express love. It gives us a risk-free way to tell others that we care about them — that they are special to us. And who does not want to know that? In the guise of the day, we can avoid any appearance of being overly sentimental or creepy. Instead, we can be creative or corny but also sincere.

Others show they care using actions rather than words.

Beyond the people who gave generously to Mercer Island Youth and Family Services at the Giving from the Heart Breakfast this morning, there are others in the community who will give all day. Once again, ten generous Mercer Island businesses have agreed to give 20 percent of the money they make today to Mercer Island Youth and Family Services for “Giving from the Heart” day.

These Island businesses are Autospa, Freshy’s, Yogabliss, C. Michelle, Tatters, Yo Mercer, the South Mercer Chevron, Studio 904, Island Books and Stopsky’s.

This money will go directly to MIYFS, our city’s organization which supports a food bank, mental health counselors in the schools, support for seniors, teen volunteer programs and our community drug prevention efforts. Like the many Island businesses and institutions who are part of charitable ventures all year long — these ten make it plain that they are not just here to make money — but to be part of this community.

For them and others, the sentiments of Valentine’s Day go far beyond romantic love — to expressions of love and caring for people they do not even know. So many struggle with issues that may not even be apparent. Even if we do not see, we know, because each one of us at one time or another has dealt with such challenges. No one is immune from sadness or despair while trying to cope with tragedy or circumstance. We or someone we love will need help or assistance. And that help offers hope and yes, love, to all in our community.

‘Ten Island businesses will give to YFS, all day long.’

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All that Seahawk gear — what do we really need?

What does the 12th man get from the Superbowl win?

The fans bought tickets, jerseys and other paraphernalia, shouted themselves hoarse, kept the faith and have been nationally recognized as being a factor in the Seahawks success. They have made a huge investment and what, tangibly has it brought us except bragging rights?

What should it bring? What does our community need?

In January, the annual survey of homelessness on our streets was conducted. 3,117 people in King County had no shelter; a 14 percent increase over last year. You might say we are near the bottom of the league.

Maybe those who profited financially by the Superbowl win should contribute 12 percent of their profit to making our community better. Then the relationship would be a real team.

George Tamblyn Mercer Island Board Member, Compass Housing Alliance

Boomers and rising health care needs For the next 18 years, approximately 8,000 baby boomers will turn 65 every day. By 2030, one in five Washingtonians will be considered elderly – and many will need longterm care. Reliance on government support for long-term care needs will continue to grow as baby boomers age.

The future looks startling to those of us who comprise the “silver tsunami,” and is downright alarming for

thousands of Washingtonians who rely on the state’s Medicaid system to pay for long-term care services in nursing homes and assisted living centers.

Assisted living Medicaid rates haven’t been updated in nearly a decade – and were cut by six percent from 2010 to 2012. Nursing home rates were last updated in 2007. Rates fell short by over $100 million in 2012 – and over half the state’s nursing homes lost money.

Failure to update rates creates problems at the bedside, where care quality is truly defined. Seventy percent of the cost of long-term care is wage and labor-related, thus financial losses equal lost jobs and that translates to lost quality. This is simply not sustainable.

Washington Health Care Association has represented skilled and assisted living providers in Washington for over forty years. Our 400+ members tell us that the issue of appropriate funding does not change because of shifting demographics.

Washington’s system of facility-

based long-term care is threatened as never before. Now, as in the future, when a loved one’s care needs can’t be met at home, it’s critical that trained and certified staff are available to provide quality care in a cost-effective, safe and highly-regulated care setting.

Please call the Legislative Hotline in Olympia today, 1-800-562-6000, and let your legislators know that seniors matter. Tell them skilled and assisted living care must be a priority in the supplemental budget.

Robin Dale CEO, Washington Health Care Association

Island Metro buses are not ‘underutilized’ We would like to make a point contrary to Metro’s philosophy that Mercer Island buses are underutilized and therefore should be canceled We believe that if Metro pro-

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What’s lacking in the Town Center?

“A Trader Joe’s would be nice.” julia olsen Retired Mercer Island

“A place where you can just hang out with your friends.” tessa fisk

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“More family businesses, it’s nice to see those in the area.”

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“A place to go sit down and hang out that’s not outside.” riley thompson Student Mercer Island

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City briefs Council endorses effort to fund transit and roads through new tax Funding for transit funding in King County has shrunk dramatically. Metro is faced with significant cuts to bus service as the only way to cover the shortfall.

If the cuts take effect, it's likely that Islanders will lose several bus routes including the 202, 203, 205, and the 213, and see modifications to route 204.

In the absence of any progress on transportation funding options at the State Legislature, the King County Executive has proposed the creation of a countywide transportation benefit district (TBD). The funding tool would appear on the April 22, 2014 ballot and, if approved, would institute a 0.1 percent sales tax and a $60 car tab fee (replacing an expiring $20 fee). The revenues would preserve local bus service and generate approximately $500,000 annually for Mercer Island road improvements.

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Plans for home at Stevenson Farm move ahead

“I’d like to see it developed in a way that preserves more trees, keeps the hillside, [and] respects the wetlands.”

The new owners of the former Stevenson Farm, a five-acre parcel at 6053 Island Crest Way, are an Island family who intend to continue its equestrian tradition.

In a statement they announced plans to house four horses on the property. New landscaping will add trees, a meadow and a small orchard area. A rain garden will asborb stormwater runoff from rooftops and a pasture on the eastern and western edges of the property will provide a buffer and privacy for neighbors, reads the statement: “MI Funny Farm is looking forward to creating a beautiful property to share with family and continuing the tradition of horse related activities on the Island.”

A spokesperson from McClellan Architects said that it hopes to have a building permit by the end of March.

YFS Food Pantry needs a volunteer coordinator The Mercer Island Youth and Family Services (MIYFS) Food Pantry has continued to respond to an ever-growing need for supplemental food among Mercer Island individuals and families. Local organizations, schools and companies have responded generously with food donations.

The food pantry relies heavily on volunteers and is seeking to fill an unpaid Coordinator position to organize all these helpers.

The Coordinator will work as a team member with MIYFS staff and other pantry coordinators to enroll new volunteers, help with signups, and publicize projects. The position requires a commitment of five hours per week, and offers a flexible schedule (daytime, evenings, or weekends) and the

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city’s hired consultant, The often work in the developer’s Watershed Company, later favor. He suspects the develrecanted its initial findings, oper could promise to save a recounts Wang. fraction of the tree line, and Hill Road and 84th Avenue “I’m not an expert,” he later claim they were a safety S.E., would include a private said of the sudden switch. hazard. Keeping the tree line road with lots ranging from “But I’m just concerned all intact, argue some, would 10,060 s.f. to 12,122 s.f. the reports actually staChief among neighbors’ are for [the bilize the cliff concerns is the traffic generdeveloper’s that rims that ated on an already narrow c o n v e western edge stretch, traffic that could nience] and of the propworsen with future construcaren’t accuerty. But says, tion at the corner of Mercer rate.”

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The developer, MI 84th point the reverberations from Another feature neighbors Limited Partnership, which machinery used to remove a worry could be lost are the has an address of White tree root, shattered his winmore than 300 trees; every- Rock, B.C., has also raised dow. But while Wang was thing from French Chestnut eyebrows. Many of Mercer compensated and the nuito Bing cherry trees.

Island’s construction projsances of construction next “We talk a lot about sus- ects have been carried out door are to be expected, he tainability and what that by local companies, like RKK says he’s worried most about means,” says Grady. “Well Construction and Synergy, developers skirting certain we’ve got a perfect example responsible for the Legacy, regulations. here. We’ve got a piece of Aviara and Mercer West.

Originally the city hired property where you’ve got a Neighbors worry that if the a company for an environlot of environmental issues, developer doesn’t have longmental review which found many of which are being dis- term investment in the comwetlands onsite and a watercounted all because we want munity, it might not respond course running through to make sure we issue the to their concerns. the property. A culvert was building permit.”

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BURGLARY: Sometime between 8:50 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, a suspect used a rock to break a glass window in a house in the 4500 block of 89th Ave SE. A number of electronics were stolen, including a Canon color printer, a wireless router, iPad, three Dell laptops, two Macbook Airpro laptops from 2007, two IBM Thinkpad laptop computers, two Kindle Readers and a Kindle Fire. Also stolen was a checkbook linked to the resident’s Bank of America account and an Eddie Bauer backpack. A Latex glove was recovered from the scene and several latent fingerprints were lifted from the point of entry.

FRAUD: Sometime between August and November of 2010 somebody used a Mercer Islander’s personal information to open two accounts. When he applied for a loan and was advised that he had two credit card accounts that had gone to collections, he discovered the fraudulent accounts.

Saturday | 1 OVERDOSE: In the 4200 block of Shoreclub Drive, a

Student asks community for input on senior project Mercer Island High School senior Michelle Luong is working toward her culminating project.

These projects are now part of the requirements for graduatio from high school. Luong is working with local businessman, Eric Radman, to find the ‘Top 25 Most Interesting

mother found her 24-yearold son face down in the bath tub. It had been an hour and ten minutes since she’d last heard from him. The Mercer Island Police and Fire departments arrived on the scene, performed CPR for 10 to 15 minutes before a pulse was obtained.

Evidence at the scene suggests a Heroine overdose.

The son was transported to Overlake Hospital.

Monday | 3 FRAUD: An 89-year-old Mercer Island woman reported a case of telephone fraud at 3:50 p.m.

The suspect over the phone claimed to be her son in jail in Nairobi, Kenya, requiring bail for $2,000. The elderly woman wired money to Kenya and the subject picked it up in Nairobi. No suspect has been identified.

THEFT: Sometime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. a Mercer Island woman found an empty parcel box missing an 48 inch pearl and bead garland in Lid Park. The stolen mail originated at 5600 80th Ave SE. INFORMATIONAL REPORT: An 83-year-old Mercer Island man with dementia was reported missing from Twilight Adult Family

People on Mercer Island.’

As a potential business major in college, Luong is pursuing this project to give her insight into the market research aspect of business. She is asking the community to help her find Islanders important to the history and culture of the Island community or someone with a unique talent or occupation that makes a significant contribution to society. Others could be someone who is inspiring,

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Homes. The man was located stuck between two fences at a property in the 4200 block of 83rd Ave SE. He was helped to safety and transported to the hospital. This is at least the second reported similar incidence with this elderly man.

PROPERTY FOUND: A Mercer Island man was having a new refrigerator installed when he came across an old BB gun behind the old fridge. Police took it into custody for destruction.

DUI: At 5:06 a.m. early Monday morning, a 28-year-old Island woman was found sleeping behind the wheel of her car. She failed her field sobriety test and refused to participate in a breathalyzer. The driver was arrested and later provide two breath samples resulting in a BAC of .212 and .202.

WARRANT ARREST: The subject of a Mercer Island warrant was picked up by the Lake Forest Police Department. The 23-yearold Kenmore man was taken into custody and transported to Issaquah jail.

Tuesday | 4 FRAUD: A 37-year-old Mercer Island man reported his personal information stolen on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Several unauthor-

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ized credit card accounts were opened in her name but no losses were reported.

Wednesday | 5 WARRANT ARREST: A 47-year-old Seattle suspect was transferred from King County Jail to Issaquah Jail on a warrant arrest.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Just after 4 p.m., a police officer found a vehicle blocking eastbound traffic in the 7800 block of SE 27th Street. The vehicle was about 40 feet prior to the intersection with 80th Ave SE. The driver of the vehicle couldn’t be found, and all four doors were locked.

Mercer Island Towing was called to the scene and the vehicle was impounded.

Bellevue’s Linda Pillo to retire Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo will retire April 15, her 28th anniversary with Bellevue police and 35th year of public service.

Pillo started her career in law enforcement with the Mercer Island Police Department in 1979.

Pillo was Bellevue’s first female captain, major, deputy chief and chief.

entertaining, has leadership qualities that rise above the average or someone who engaged in acts of heroism.

Luong has created a Facebook page with the name ‘Top 25 on Mercer Island’ where more information and a link to a brief survey can be found. She will publish the results of her project at a future date.

Letters may be sent to Box 1446 Mercer Island, WA 98040-1446.

Elizabeth Mary Stewart (Beth) Denny

Elizabeth Mary Stewart (Beth) Denny, born June 11, 1955, died peacefully on January 9, 2014, at Martha & Mary’s nursing home in Poulsbo, WA, after a long battle with early-onset dementia.

Preceded in death by her parents John and Mary Stewart of Mercer Island, WA, she is survived by her loving husband of 35 years, Ted Denny; her brothers, John, Leighton, Sandy, and Jamie Stewart; her sister, Mary Anne Stewart; and many fond friends.

She will be remembered by all who knew her as a completely kind and loving soul. Beth’s friends are invited to share memories with the family at the Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club in Bellevue beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 23. Memorial gifts in honor of Beth will be welcomed by Martha & Mary’s Dementia Care; 360-394-4065.

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CITY OF MERCER ISLAND ORDINANCE NO. 14C-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, WASHINGTON DISBANDING THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD BY REPEALING MICC CHAPTER 3.39 AND AMENDING MICC 3.54, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD BY DESIGNATING SENIOR POSITIONS ON THE BOARD Ordinance No. 14C-02 was adopted by the Mercer Island City Council at its Regular Meeting on February 3, 2014. Complete copies of the entire text of the adopted Ordinance may be obtained at City Hall or by calling (206) 275-7795. This ordinance summary will be published Wednesday, February 12, 2014 and takes effect March 14, 2014.

Allison Spietz, City Clerk City of Mercer Island Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on February 12, 2014. #987626.

CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE CHANGE Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council’s Regular Meeting of Monday, February 17, 2014 has been rescheduled to Monday, February 24, 2014, due to mid-winter break (for the school district).

There will be a Study Session from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The Regular Meeting will begin at 8:00 pm. Both will be held in the Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA, 98040.

Allison Spietz City Clerk Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on February 12, 2014 and February 19, 2014. #987597 Advertisement for Bids CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, WASHINGTON 88th Avenue SE & 86th Avenue SE Water System Improvements (WW311R) DATE OF BID OPENING: February 26, 2014 TIME: 11:00 am Sealed bids for the 88th Avenue SE & 86th Avenue SE Water System Improvements project will be received by the City of Mercer Island at the DSG Permit Counter, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, Washington 98040 until 11:00 am local time on February 26, 2014, at which time bids will be opened and publicly read.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK Work to be performed under this contract includes furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for constructing approximately 1,786 LF of ductile iron water mains, installing new hydrants, installing water services, restoring surface conditions, including asphalt patching, and other work as required to complete the project.

By submitting this bid, the bidder agrees to achieve substantial completion of the Work specified, within seventy five (75) calendar days beginning on the date given in the Notice to Proceed and agrees to achieve final contract completion within one hundred and five (105) calendar days, beginning on the date given in the Notice to Proceed.

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.

Bids are to be submitted only on the forms provided in the Specifications. All bidding and all construction shall be carried out in compliance with the Plans and Specifications for this project.

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/takeoff tool. It is recommended that Bidders “Register” in order to receive automatic e-mail notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the “SelfRegistered 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 Rona Lin, P.E., Project Manager, by email at Rona.Lin@mercergov.org, by phone at 206-275-7806 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.

Ali Spietz City Clerk City of Mercer Island Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on February 12, 2014. #988921.

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Daycare businesses weigh options Country Village and Little Acorn search for new quarters

By Celina Kareiva

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By now Islanders well know that Youth Theatre Northwest (YTN) will relocate when the Mercer Island school district seizes back the property it currently calls home, a megablock around its high school. But also in jeopardy are two Island daycare facilities. Little Acorn and Country Village Day School, could be evicted from North Mercer campus as soon as August of this year.

The topic was one of several discussion points at a city planning session in late January, during which the directors of both programs, Tiana Traylor of Little Acorn and Linda Tepper of Country Village Day School, spoke to council and staff. Like YTN, there are few alternate sites for either facility.

“We hope that the City of Mercer Island understands the impact on young families on Mercer Island,” reads a letter signed by Tepper and Traylor.

The writing was on the wall for both daycares. Children’s Institute for Learning Differences (CHILD), Pixie Hill Preschool, Little Acorn and Country Village were given notice in 2009 that the district may have other plans for its land at North Mercer cam-

pus. Not long after the tors. To be a worthwhile district negotiated a post- investment a ten year ponement of that lease lease is preferred over termination. But while the usual leasing period the facilities have been of five years. Little Acorn looking for other homes, and Country Village Day they argue that Island real School are also workestate is cost prohibitive, ing with a narrow winespecially for a nonprofit dow of time in which to like Country Village. find a home and outfit it There are four major with utilities to accomfull-time daycare facilities modate its class sizes. on the Island not based Daycare facilities, unlike out of a home, includ- the school district opering Jewish Community ate year-round so mainteCenter (JCC) and Early nance or repair work that World Montessori. could otherwise be done Though the latter two are during summer break, not at risk, community won’t be as easily accommembers argue that the plished here. Some speculoss of two late that facilities will the issue still have h a s n’t a signifigarnered cant impact as much on Island atte nt i on families. because C ombined, the city they serve and school 250 kids— Tiana Traylor and Linda district are Tepper eager to Country Village Day pass the School hosts 198 children school bond and levy. ages six weeks to six years, The city has already and Little Acorn serves 44 heeded the requests of children ages two and a Island daycare facilihalf to 5-years-old. ties several times before.

The eviction, say both In 2009, for instance, it directors in the letter, amended zoning restricwill eliminate half of the tions on the establishment Island’s infant care spots of preschools in residenand the only full-time care tial neighborhoods. It that isn’t religion-based. also opened churches, Upwards of two-thirds of other public facilities and the kids are from Mercer cul-de-sacs to the option Island families and both of housing them without daycares have been on conditional-use permits. the Island for many years.

Neither director would Country Village Day comment before Reporter School opened in 1971. deadline. If the school Little Acorn began opera- bond passes, both daycare tions in 1986. programs would likely be The search for a new given notice by the end of home is further com- the month. plicated by several fac-

“We hope the City of Mercer Island understands the impact on young families.”

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Island riders fill Metro Route 205, the ‘shuttle’ to and from the University of Washington. The 205 is usually quite full, says W. Clark Powell, in sharp contrast to what Metro says is indicative of under-utilized bus routes here.

letters | FROM 5 vided bus routes that catered to the needs of Islanders then we would have much greater bus patronage. Our example is the 205 route that shuttles folks between Mercer Island and the UW via Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. It turns out that there is a large demand on Mercer Island for rush hour buses for Mercer Island but only if those buses meet the needs of Islanders. The largest demand seems to be between the Island and the hospitals on First Hill. The photos show the riders on the 205 route at 4:15 pm and at 7:00 am.

W. Clark Powell

Many players will make library renovations better Many thanks to our City Council and City Manager for listening at the January 21st council meeting to citizens express their concerns

about the “final plans” to remodel the Mercer Island Library, which would completely change the layout and interior features and require the library to be closed for up to a year.

Many thanks to our City Council, who listened to the King County Library staff present the “final plans” for library renovation at the January 24th council planning session and then unanimously voted to send a letter to the KCLS Board of Trustees requesting that they take an additional 90 days to obtain more Island input before finalizing their plans.

Many thanks to Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz for signing the letter requesting an additional public input period.

Many thanks to Councilmember Debbie Bertlin, Councilmember Benson Wong, and City Manager Noel Treat who testified in favor of additional Islander input before the KCLS Board of Trustees meeting on January 29th.

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At right, Genwoo Brian Park, Islander Middle School, “The Helping Hand.”

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perfect | FROM 1 “It went by fast,” said the Balinbins’ father, Dayton Balinbin.

Jeannie Balinbin, a native Islander and proud mother who is also a product of St. Monica’s, was a baby when her parents were founding members of the church and school in 1960. She met Dayton, who is originally from Maui, while attending Seattle University in 1976.

Both parents talk glowingly of the school where they sent their ten children.

Jeannie said the school goes the extra mile to find a student’s strength to share with the community.

Dayton praises the school for having a non-threatening environment for students to grow spiritually, socially and to develop leadership skills.

“It’s one big family there.

The kids have a nurturing environment to learn. The teachers are wonderful, they help the kids. Whatever the strength or weaknesses are, they bring it out,” he said.

“The progression, academically, spiritually, socially, the growth is wonderful to see.”

“Time and time again, how St. Monica’s has prepared them for high school has been very, very evident,” Jeannie said. “To give example, at St. Monica’s they spend a lot of time public speaking, whether it’s in classroom or in front of the school or whatever. We came back from mass, there are fourth graders singing in front of 600 people… when our kids went to high school, they noticed a definite difference of how other kids had d i f f i c u lt y presenting themselves in front of a class, let alone the school.”

Jeannie recalled Jeannie Balinbin when their daughter Gemma was at Mercer Island High School.

Gemma, who is currently studying vocal performance at the University of Denver, had a solo in a performance of “America the Beautiful” during an MIHS assembly for Veteran’s Day. Gemma would sing first, and then the whole school would join.

“High schoolers singing, yeah right,” said Jeannie.

“She gets up there, the band starts playing, and she makes her arm movement as she would canter-

“When Julia was in 8th grade, we had five at St. Monica. That was a challenge.”

ing,” Jeannie recalled, gesturing how the whole gym rose up to join in. “How many high school kids, one kid, could lead the whole school? Parents, teachers, students, it was just amazing. I bring that training back to what she learned [at St. Monica’s].”

Of course having ten kids in school came with a few obstacles, like when it came to managing schedules for sports and fundraising.

“When Julia was in 8th grade, we had five [at St. Monica’s]. That was a challenge,” said Jeannie. “When you have five kids attending a school at the same time, you have to do the fundraising, you have five kids selling fun-wrap, it was more coordinating the kids activities. Especially during sports. So you have soccer games, five soccer games to go to on the weekend, which one do you go to? Or basketball? You have kids playing basketball, you can’t be in two places at once.”

“Often times what would happen, Jeannie would go to one set of the kids’ games and I’d go to the other, and the next week we’d switch,” said Dayton.

“And the year we had five kids selling fun wrap, you know it worked out,” added Jeannie. “I mean there’s a limited amount of neighbors you have, but they would go after mass

Worshipers at Emmanuel Episcopal Church were greeted with a blanket of white on Sunday morning, Feb. 9.

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The Balinbin family at Luther Burbank Park in the summer. From back left, Tony, Angela, Nate, Blaise, Dayton, Jeannie, Gemma, Kaylia, Julie and Joey. Front (kneeling), Jacqui and Elena. on Sunday when they had coffee and doughnuts. It all worked out.”

There have been changes.

The Balinbins have seen additions to the school and the addition of a preschool.

School used to start with 8 a.m. mass, but now begins with 9 a.m. mass only on Fridays. Jeannie said the school’s demographic has changed, as it used to be primarily Mercer Island families and it was rare to have off-island families that would go to school. She

said now it’s flip-flopped, “Yes and no,” she said. with more off-island fami- “We’ll still be there, we’ll lies. Dayton said technology still volunteer. I would drive has been the biggest change field trips. I have time for over the years, like with the that, if they needed. I love school going from black- the community, I love the boards to smart boards. “I’m school, it’s great.” dating myself when I talk to And it won’t be long Nate, I said, ‘Where’s your for the next generation to eraser?’ And he said, ‘What arrive. Jeannie and Dayton’s are you talking about, dad? granddaughter will be startYou just touch the board ing pre-school, and she just and it comes on.’” had her evaluation.

When asked if Nate’s “If Angela’s little Maya graduation signifies the end is in, we’ll be there,” said of an era for the Balinbins, Jeannie.

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While they wouldn’t say it was expected, the Mercer Island boys swim and dive team didn’t leave a doubt at the KingCo championships.

The Islanders won the KingCo swim and dive championships Saturday, Feb. 8 at the University of Washington. Mercer Island won with a team score of 710. Newport was second with a score of 428 and Bellevue came in third with a score of 383.

“I think we’re right where we need to be, we’re pretty focused,” said coach Chauntelle Johnson. “We’re an older group this year with a lot of seniors, a lot of juniors on the team, and they’re not new to this. So it’s a lot easier at this point of the year to just continue to tell them the same things, and they get it even before I say it.”

Mercer Island’s team of Austin Ralph, Duncan Koontz, Noah Deiparine and Ian Caldwell finished second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.2.

Issaquah won with a time of 1:37.7.

Andrew Weiss won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:47.09, while Chris Apodaca was fourth at 1:51.04, Tanner Martinez was 11th with a time of 2:00.78 and Nic Lacrampe finished 13th with a time of 2:01.37. Ralph finished fourth in the 200 individ-

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Mercer Island’s Ian Caldwell, Brandt Waesche, Ben Gore and Noah Deiparine prepare for the 400 freestyle relay Saturday, Feb. 8 at the UW’s Pavilion Pool. ual medley with a time of 2:04.71. Andrew Fukuda was 11th at 2:06.34, Teddy Larkin was 19th at 2:07.27.

Eastlake’s Edward Kim won with a time of 1:54.6.

Caldwell won the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.21, while Karl MacLane was fifth with a time of 22.85, Brandt Waesche was ninth at 22.97 and Matthew Hanson placed 19th with a time of 23.17.

In the diving event, Ben Dixon placed fifth with a score of 328.45. Waesche was 19th with a score of236.5. Redmond’s Eric

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Teddy Larkin swims the 200 individual medley Saturday, Feb. 8 during the KingCo championships.

Mercer Island High School hosted the KingCo gymnastics championship meet Saturday, Feb. 8. But despite the competition taking place in their home gym, the Mercer Island gymnastics team was not able to advance to the district meet.

The Islanders finished fifth at the KingCo gymnastics meet with a team score of 154.925. Mount Si won with a team score of 162 and Lake Washington finished second with a score of 157.6. Finishing as the top two teams at the meet, both Mount Si and Lake Washington advanced to the district meet. Rounding out the top five were Sammamish in third place with a score of 157.15 and Bellevue in fourth with a team score of 155.05.

Despite not advancing as a team, Mercer Island advanced five individual team members to the district championships, with Cheyanne Lewis, Catherine Seifert, Tonayo Crow, Emily Lightfoot and Stephanie Prince all advancing.

Sammamish’s Nykaela Dodson, as well as Bellevue’s Michelle Louie and Hannah Walsh, advanced to the district’s all around competition by finishing in the top three. Dodson, who also won the bars, beam and vault competitions, had the

top all-around score of 36.6.

Louie had an all around score of 34.7, and Walsh advanced with a score of 34.425. Lightfoot led the Islanders in the all around, placing tenth with a score of 32.

Mercer Island’s Seifert and Crow tied for ninth in

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Mercer Island’s Cheyanne Lewis performs her floor routine Saturday, Feb. 8 at Mercer Island High School. the bars competition, scoring 7.05 and advancing to the district bars competition. Lightfoot, with a score of 6.95, and Lewis, with a score of 6.9, also advanced.

In the beam competition, Lightfoot placed seventh with a score of 8.35 and Seifert was ninth with a score of 8.3. Both advanced

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swim | FROM 14 Klassen won, scoring a 436.25.

Weiss was second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 53.51, while Caldwell was fifth at 54.86, Deiparine was sixth at 55.16 and David Conger was 18th at 57.73. Eastlake’s Kim won with a time of 51.33. In the 100 freestyle, Koontz finished seventh at 50.02, Ralph placed 13th at 50.91, MacLane finished 14th at 51.06 and Fukuda was 16th at 51.39. Issaquah’s Jason Klein won with a time of 48.67.

In the 500 freestyle, Ben Gore finished second with a time of 4:51.61. Xander

Lacrampe was fifth at 5:08.35, Nick Swaya was eighth at 5:07.82 and Jake Jenkins was 13th at 5:27.28. Bellevue’s Todd McCarthy won with a time of 4:47.25.

Mercer Island’s team of Fukuda, MacLane, Hanson and Waesche finished second in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:30.65. Newport won with a time of 1:29.95.

In the 100 backstroke, Larkin finished ninth with a time of 58.03. Daryl Kwan placed 14th with a time of 58.8, Xander Lacrampe was 16th at 1:00.68 and Peter Litzow was 20th with a time of 1:01.9.

Inglemoor’s Seth Birrell won with a time of 53.82.

Deiparine won the 100

Girls open KingCo tourney with win over Mount Si

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The Mercer Island girls basketball team kicked off the first round of the KingCo tournament beating Mount Si 68-47, Saturday, Feb. 8 at Mercer Island High School.

The offense was clicking for the Islanders from the start, as Mercer Island led by ten after one and 30-19 at the half.

The Islanders exploded for 21 points in

breaststroke with a time of 1:00.12. Koontz was eighth at 1:03.8, Conger was 15th at 1:05.82, Benjamin Stoops was 17th at 1:07.27.

And Mercer Island’s team of Deiparine, Waesche, Caldwell and Gore won the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:14.93.

Johnson said the team’s main priority before the SeaKing tournament will be getting rest and staying healthy, as she didn’t see any causes of concern from her team Saturday.

“We’re focused on what we need to be focusing on, which right now is just racing,” she said.

The SeaKing District 2 championships will be Feb. 14 and 15 at Mary Wayte Pool.

Island wrestlers edge out Hazen at Seamount

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The Mercer Island High School wrestling team won the Seamount tournament for the second consecutive year.

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the third quarter to extend its lead to 21.

Mount Si gave a strong effort scoring 17 in the fourth quarter, but the Wildcats couldn’t get any closer.

Julia Blumenstein led the Islanders in scoring with 15 points, while Jess Blakeslee and Anna Luce each had 10.

Tre Saunders had 7 points, Renae Tessem had 5 and Suri Johnson, Ari Moscatel and Rachael Tessem each had 4 points for Mercer Island.

The Islanders will play the secondseeded Liberty Patriots at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Bellevue College. Mercer Island went 1-1 against Liberty this season, winning the previous matchup between the two teams 53-45 at Liberty High School.

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The Mercer Island wrestling team finished first at the KingCo/Seamount Sub-Regional tournament, edging Hazen 212.5-209.

Ten wrestlers from Mercer Island advanced to the Region III tournament. It was the second consecutive year the Islanders won the KingCo/Seamount tournament title. It was the team’s fifth-straight dual match title, and the team’s sixth in seven years.

Mercer Island had six wrestlers in the finals with

championship wins going to Luke Wilson (126), Jake Pruchno (132) and Evan Condon (195). Finishing second were Taylan Yuasa (113), Trevor Gullstad (132) and Scott Lee (138).

Kevin Pedersen took third at 106, and Tanner Ranz took third at 182. Teague Frazier finished fourth at 170, Dylan Majewski was fifth at 285, and Kenji Walker took sixth at 138.

At the girls sub-regional tournament, Ailin Fu finished fifth at 124 and Jenny Chen finished sixth at 130.

Advancing to the region-

al tournament were Evan Condon, Teague Frazier, Trevor Gullstad, Scott Lee, Dylan Majewski, Kevin Pedersen, Jake Pruchno, Tanner Ranz, Luke Wilson and Taylan Yuasa.

Also at the tournament, Islander Middle School wrestling coach John Frazier was recognized as Middle School Coach of the Year, with the IMS Gators winning its second straight league title.

The regional tournament will take place at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 15 at Skyline High School.

gym | FROM 14 to the district, as did Crow with a score of 8.1.

Cheyanne Lewis tied for seventh in the floor competition with a score of 8.65. Mount Si’s Jenn Rogers won the event with a score of 9.3. Lewis, as well as Seifert and Prince, advanced to the district floor competition.

Advancing to the district vault competition were Crow, who placed fourth with a score of 8.425, Lightfoot with a score of 8.35, and Seifert with a score of 8.05.

The 3A gymnastics district championship will take place Saturday, Feb. 15 at Mount Si High School. Gymnasts will march in at 10:45, and competitions will begin at 10:55 a.m.

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And Pearson said he’s not concerned something inappropriate will suddenly appear.

“It’s a good test and we’ll see. I do know if the advertising doesn’t meet the standards of what people expect, we’ll hear from those people,” he said.

Whereas leaders of state parks are acting out of need, those at the helm of the state lottery are responding to requests from folks who want to advertise.

Under House Bill 2279, Washington’s Lottery could sell Internet ads and charge a fee for use of the lottery logo or trademark starting Sept. 1. It could net about $90,000 a year from the changes, according to a fiscal analysis prepared for lawmakers.

Lottery Director Bill Hanson said at a hearing on the bill last month that he sought the legislation because many corporate retailers which sell tickets ask regularly about running ads on the agency website.

“It is sort of a win-win for everybody,” he said.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, is awaiting a hearing in the House Appropriations Committee.

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Thousands of times every day someone visits the websites for the state’s parks system and lottery and flips through several online pages.

Now leaders of those two agencies want to reap a little revenue from all those clicks and state lawmakers seem willing to let them try.

Bills moving rapidly toward votes in the House and Senate would allow the agencies to sell ads on their sites, joining the state’s Department of Transportation and a growing crowd of public entities across the country monetizing their websites in this manner.

Click on the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles homepage and you might be greeted by a banner ad for an insurance company. On the site of the Cook County Assessor in Illinois you can find someone to prepare your taxes or satisfy your fix for M&Ms. Those two along with Washington’s transportation department contract with Municipal Media Solutions of Chicago, an ad broker that specializes in finding advertisers for government websites.

Bob Hoyler, the firm’s president and chief executive officer, said more and more entities are exploring the use of online ads to bring in additional revenues though not making the move rapidly.

“It is pretty much at the beginning,” he said. “I think it will become more of the norm but not overnight,” he said.

“Over a period of time it is going to be fairly commonplace.”

Washington eased into it in 2009 by approving a pilot project for the DOT, which at that time recorded 410 million page views a year.

Today, ads are not sold on every page. Rather they appear only on heavily visited ones containing traveler and traffic information. This includes pages for Washington State Ferries.

After a slow start, the program is generating about $8,000 a month, said Tonia Buell, communications manager for the Digital Advertising Pilot Project.

“We’ve been very conservative about our approach,” she said.

State parks and the lottery would each like to mimic such success though for much different reasons.

Lawmakers have made clear they want to stop using tax dollars to cover the day-to-day operations of the state’s 117 developed parks and a like number of undeveloped properties.

In response, the state Parks and Recreation Commission came up with ways of generating chunks of revenue from online ads and expanded private investments.

Under House Bill 2226 and Senate Bill 6034, the agency could start selling a limited number and type of ads on its website and in its printed materials later this year. A fiscal note prepared for the bill offered no estimates on how much money might be earned.

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wednesday | 12 giving from the heart - a benefit for Mercer island Youth and family services: 7-8:30 a.m., Feb. 12,

Mercer Island Community & Event Center, 8236 SE 24th Street. Every February, the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Foundation hosts a fundraising breakfast event called Giving from the Heart. The event is free, but attendees will be asked to make a donation to Youth and Family Services at the event. Please visit the Foundation’s website at www.miyfs.org or call the YFS Development Officer, Sari Weiss at 206-275-7756. giving from the heart island books fundraiser:

ongoing, Feb. 12, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave SE. On Feb. 12, Island Books invites its customers to shop in support of MIYFS. Twenty percent of all sales will be donated to the organization that day. As an added incentive, Island Books will give away a free beribboned bar of Theo’s chocolate to anyone who purchases a $50 gift certificate that day.

thursday | 13 Kiwanis meeting with king county assessor’s office:

12 p.m., Feb. 13, Aljoya, 2430 76th Ave SE. There will be a presentation by the King County Assessor’s Office on property taxes.

For more information contact Dr. Harry Dingwall at hdingwall@msn.com or by phone (206) 232-0672.

Howard Behar - Passion and Life PurposE: 7-8:30

p.m., Feb. 13, Mercer Island High School Performing Arts Center, 9100 SE 42nd Street. Parents and teens, please join Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks, for an inspirational and refreshing talk on leadership, passion, and life purpose, presented by Mercer Island Parent Edge. Behar will motivate young people to begin building their foundation for success and guide parents to support them in realizing their dreams. secret histories - Island books reading: 7 p.m.,

Feb. 13, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave SE . Join for an appearance by local authors Clare Hodgson Meeker, Kathy Opie, Laura Foreman, and Lindsay Pyfer. They’ll be reading from their new anthology, Secret Histories: Stories of Courage, Risk, and Revelation, published

by the Salish Sea Writers, a Northwest collective.

Following the reading, the authors will briefly talk about writing memoir, creating a supportive writing community, and the self-publishing process.

Wine and delicious snacks will be served, too!

MISD board meeting: 7-10 p.m., Feb. 13, Mercer Island City Council Chambers, 9611 SE 36th Street.

Agenda items include board policy revisions and the role of the board in construction projects going forward. For more contact: jan_lafountaine@ misd.wednet.edu or 206236-3300.

thursday | 20 mercer island radio operators meetings: 7-8:30 p.m.,

Feb. 20. Mercer Island City Hall - Council Chambers, 9611 SE 36th St. Join MIRO for training for training and discussions on Ham radio operation. Most meetings are held at the North Fire Station.

Events | Ongoing Disney’s ‘Little Mermaid, Jr.’: ongoing Jan 17

through Feb. 9, Youth Theatre Northwest, 8805 SE 40th St. Cost: $13-17.

Tickets available at youththeatre.org.

MIHS drama department presents ‘The Laramie Project’: 7 p.m., Jan. 30,

31, Feb. 1, 6, 7 and 8.

MIHS Performing Arts Center, 9100 SE 42nd St. In October 1998 Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. “The Laramie Project” is a chronicle of the life of the town of Laramie in the year after the murder. Cost: $10 in advance / $15 at the door.

May not be suitable for all audiences. ‘treasures in miniatures’ call for artists: ongoing

through Mar. 20. Mercer Island Visual Arts League presents ‘Treasures in Miniature’ a small format art show. Cash awards will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. There is an entry fee of $25. Find more at www.mival.org. parks and recreation volunteer senior golf driver:

Parks and Recreation is begining to recruit volunteers for its April through October Volunteer Senior Golf Drive. Volunteer bus drivers are needed to drive

Events | upcoming Eastside P.E.O. Founders’ Day Luncheon: 10 a.m.-2

p.m., Mar. 1. Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave SE. The annual P.E.O. Eastside Founders’ Day luncheon will be held. The Marketplace and registration begin at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are $20 per person. For reservations, please contact Stacy McIvor at 425-821-0367 or mcstacy@frontier.com before Feb. 18.

Boyscout Troop 457’s Annual Pancake Breakfast:

8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Mar. 2. Emmanuel Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, 4400 86th Ave SE. Come and be welcome at the 11th annual Troop 457 Pancake Breakfast! You can’t beat all you can eat for $5 for a single, $15 for a family, and $3 for a senior. All cooking, cleaning and serving will be done by the Scouts in troop 457. Come out and support the boys in the annual fundraiser.

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senior age golf players in vans to local golf courses, Mondays, April – October.

Volunteers must pass a driver’s test in a 14-passenger bus and attend a driver’s meeting. You can golf with the group and/or have lunch afterward. For more information call Katie Herzog at 206.275.7862. parks and recreation early summer camp registration:

ongoing Feb. 1 through May 30. Get a jump on Summer Day Camp registration! Register for Mini Mercers, Mercer Day Camp, or Mini Mercer Sports between Feb. 1 and 14 and receive $20 off your first camp, and entry into a drawing to receive half off your second camp. View summer camps at playonmercer.com on Jan. 30, and register at myparksandrecreation.com or call/visit the Mercer Island Community & Event Center; 206.275.7861.

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The dilemma of humpty dumpty: ongoing, 7 p.m.

Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 28 through Mar. 16. Humpty Dumpty’s story is so much more than sitting, falling, and feeling sore. What is it like to be on that wall?

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most prolific (and popular) opera composers of the last half of the 20th century. The Consul is set in an unnamed totalitarian country in the mid-20th century. It is a grim story of Cold War politics, in which Magda Sorel, the embattled wife of a political fugitive, tries to keep herself, her infant child, and her aged mother-in law alive as her husband evades the secret police.

Teens Teen Zone: Study, Games and Group Work: Mondays-Fridays, after school. Hang out, do homework, read or play board games. mid-winter break movie time for kids: 1-3 p.m.,

Feb. 19. On break from school? Take a trip back in time to when star Monsters, Inc. employees Mike Wazowski and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan were just two promising young Scare students themselves.

This is a free, full-length screening of the film.

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p.m., Monday through Friday and 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 24-28, 5437 Island Crest Way, Island Park Elementary School.

Join for a school fundraiser. You’ll find an amazing selection of new, used and bargain books as well as arts supplies, gifts and stationary. help restore clark beack: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,

Mar. 1, 7700 East Mercer Way. Join EarthCorps, Mercer Island Parks and Recreation, and community members working to restore this Mercer Island Park. This project is part of a larger effort to restore forests within the Mercer Island park system. This season, work includes removing invasive plants to make space for future tree planting efforts, and continuing stewardship on previously restored areas.

Gloves, tools, water, light refreshments and volunteer education that covers safety, are all provided. french travel and treasures - mercer island sister city association: Mar. 9, Mercer Island Community & Event Center, 8236 SE 24th Street. Rick Steves’

best known Francophile and French travel expert, Steve Smith, will share travel information, featuring Paris and the regions near Thonon. Island Books and other businesses will represent their goods.

Reservations are required.

Registration is $20 for the public, $15 for MISCA members. Online registration is available at myparksandrecreation.com, Course #14832. cercle francophone french conversation evening: 7-9 p.m., Feb. 25,

Home of Beth Brennen.

The Mercer Island Sister City Association will sponsor an informal French Conversation Evening for anybody who wants to improve his/her French at the home of Beth Brennen on Mercer Island.

The only “rule” is that we speak French. All levels of French are welcome!

For more information and driving directions, contact Beth Brennen 232-7650 or Monica Howell 232-2983.

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MEETING NOTICE Mercer Island School District

Unless otherwise noted, school board meetings are held at Mercer Island City Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street.

Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Regular board meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.

Regular School Board Meeting Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014

8:00 a.m. Call to order the regular meeting of the board • 2014 election debrief

WORK AND DELIBERATION • Partial Governance Monitoring - Policy 1800 OE-11: Facilities and Capital Assets Mahlum Architects elementary #4 update - Board Policy 1800 OE-10: Instructional Program 8th Grade optional novel The Fault in our Stars by John Green - first reading - Board Policy 1800 OE-9: Communication & Support to the Board • Board Policy Revisions - Board Policy 3210 Nondiscrimination –first reading - Board Policy 3240 Student Conduct – first reading - Board Policy 5406 Leave Sharing – first reading - Board Policy 1400 Meetings – first reading • Full Governance Process Monitoring - Board Policy 1800 OE-8: Asset Protection - Board Policy 1800 OE-11: Facilities & Capital Assets • Board Action - Interlocal agreement for services with Snohomish School District - Personal services contract with CPM Seattle, Inc. for facilities support - Five-year copier contract with Xerox Agenda items are subject to change. Please verify agenda items by going to www.mercerislandschools.org/boardagendas

MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Janet Frohnmayer, President Brian Emanuels, Vice-President Pat Braman, Director Adair Dingle, Director Dave Myerson, Director Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent

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Doctor is director of ‘digital health’ at Seattle’s Children’s Hospital

By Andrea Brown,

Her book is another way to connect with moms and dads. "Mama Doc Medicine" is a parenting manual Dr. Spock, meet Dr. Swanson.

She's a pediatrician, clinical on about 100 different topics, from instructor, TV reporter, mother, car seats and sunblock to emotional author, runner and she still has time support and work-life balance.

"I would never want to pretend to blog about Justin Bieber's DUI and that I'm Dr. Spock," she said. "He was post 8,000 Tweets.

But to hear Dr. Wendy Sue quite a pioneer. I am indebted to his Swanson tell it, she's just another wisdom and transformation of really bringing parenting and pediatrics mama pushing 40.

"I'm a regular, busy, stressed-out together."

Dr. Spock didn't have social media mom, just like the rest of us," she to reach the masses of anxious new said.

For this "digital physician," social parents wondering what to do with media tools are as vital as a stetho- their bundles of joy.

"There is no easy way to raise a scope in patient care.

Swanson, director of digital health child. It's a very complicated thing, at Seattle Children's Hospital, is mixed with all sorts of messaging," known by thousands of online fol- Swanson said.

"We are inundated with inforlowers as SeattleMamaDoc, which mation. For most families, ranked in TIME Magazine's it's not that they don't have Best Twitter Feeds of 2013. enough, it's potentially that Soon, she'll be on oldthey have too much. They fashioned bookshelves need help with the curation." with the March debut of That's where she comes in. her book, "Mama Doc "Six out of 10 adults have a Medicine," published by smartphone. It doesn't matter the American Academy of where you live or how much Pediatrics. money your have. Most of us Swanson started her Wendy medical career at Everett Swanson M.D. have a computer in our back pocket. It's crazy," she said.

Clinic in Mill Creek, where "We have this opportunity she still sees patients one as physicians and experts to join day a week.

"What a practice was seven-and- people where they are with their a-half years ago versus what it is devices."

This doesn't replace hands-on today is profoundly different," she said. "I was one of those people who doctoring.

"If someone asks me about their would bang my keyboard when the computer froze. I'm much more of a child's recurrent sore throat or enlarged tonsils, I can send a link technophile now."

Her blogs, Tweets and segments on that I think provides expertise about King 5 TV cover it all: tummy aches, how to get the care they need," she said. "Of course, I never provide pertanning, vaccinations, flu and fever. sonal health advice online."

"Bieber Fever" isn't the norm.

Swanson was there, in the flesh, for "The Justin Bieber episode was a teachable moment," she said. "This Chad and Reni Ross of Mill Creek is a opportunity to have a wake-up after their first child was born four call so parents can talk to their kids years ago.

"You feel comfortable talking to about alcohol. her and asking her questions," Reni "We put up an illustration on Facebook and overnight 17,000 eyes Ross said. "She educated us."

Before medical school, Swanson, were on it. For me, I can go into the a Minnesota native, taught bilingual clinic and see 17 kids a day."

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science and math in California with "Teach for America."

That experience with youth led her to specialize in pediatrics.

She didn't set out to be a digital doc.

"I was on bedrest with my second pregnancy and I joined Facebook and I thought, 'Holy moley, this is incredible.' That was the beginning of my discovery that I could potentially improve the lives of more people than I could see in a clinical environment by using these tools."

She's not a digital mom.

Her sons, 5 and 7, have Legos and books, not tablets and gadgets. "I love the basics. The clean, simple toys," Swanson said. "We hardly watch any television in our home. They just don't need it."

Tips from Mama Doc 1. Forgive yourself in advance for mistakes you'll make as a parent.

Parenting is a wondrous, arduous and high-stakes job.

2. Give children vaccines on time to protect them from having an illness that can be life-threatening.

3. Use a car seat the correct way.

An infant/toddler needs to stay rearfacing until at least 2 years old.

4. Half of what you feed your child should be fresh fruits and vegetables.

5. Go outside every single day and move.

6. Your sleep as a parent is as important as your child's sleep.

Consistency may be the "secret sauce" to parenting.

7. You don't need to buy a lot of things to raise a healthy, bright child. What they need is attentiveness, interaction and play.

8. No TV in the bedroom. It actually impairs their ability to fall asleep.

For more information, go to seattlemamadoc.seattlechildrens.org.

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Read all about it FDA plans to update food Labels, but will it help consumers?

on calories to help consumers construct healthy diets.”

Also the positioning of food labels needs reviewing. Most labels are placed on the back or one side of

By Timi Gustafson, R.D. the packages and can be Special to the Reporter hard to read, especially for seniors. A front-of-package It has been 20 years design using sufficiently since the Food and Drug large fonts could be more Administration (FDA) helpful.

While today’s consumlast issued guidelines for food labels as they appear ers are arguably better on bags and packages in informed about issues of supermarkets and grocery nutrition and nutritional stores. Since then, consum- health than ever before, er behavior has significant- they also get sometimes ly changed and advocates overwhelmed with data they don’t readhave long called for ily understand. making the inforFor instance, the mation more usermetric system that friendly. measures ingredi“The food ents in grams and environment has milligrams is not changed and our familiar to many dietary guidance Americans and has changed,” said often leaves them Michael Taylor, the Timi at a loss for what FDA’s deputy com- Gustafson the numbers truly missioner for foods mean. who worked at the And although there is agency in the early 1990s when a universal labeling some evidence that more system was first introduced. people are interested in “It’s important to keep this food labels nowadays, updated, so what is iconic studies (http://healthland. doesn’t become a relic,” he t i m e . c o m / 2 0 1 1 / 1 0 / 2 4 / study-why-people-dontadded.

It wasn’t until the late read-nutrition-labels/) have 1960s that food manufac- shown that only a fracturers offered any nutrition tion – fewer than 10 perinformation at all. Since cent – actually looked at people still cooked most calorie counts, and only a of their meals from scratch miniscule number – about at home, there was no real 1 percent – viewed addineed for it. However, as tional components like fat, consumers sought greater trans fat, added sugar and convenience, the demand serving sizes. Still, well over for processed foods one-third claimed to check increased. Eventually those at least for one ingredient trends prompted congress they deemed important.

Regardless of these rathto impose regulations.

But it wasn’t an easy pro- er disillusioning findings, cess, and to some extent, a recently released report it still isn’t. Especially the (http://www.ers.usda.gov/ listings of serving sizes are publications/err-economicutterly confusing to most research-report/err161#. people who often don’t real- Uua-orSIaM) by the U.S. ize that many food contain- Department of Agriculture ers hold multiple servings, (USDA) revealed that more which can distort other data Americans indeed consume on the so-called Nutrition slightly fewer calories, prepare more of their own Facts labels as well.

“The agency is working meals, and want to know toward publishing proposed about the quality of the rules to update the nutri- foods they buy. The report tion facts labels and serving also found that a growing size information to improve number are aware of nutriconsumer understanding tion guidelines and pay and use of nutrition infor- attention, at least to some mation,” said Julie Putnam, degree, to what they recoma media spokesperson for mend. the FDA, to TIME magaTimi Gustafson R.D. is a zine (http://healthland. registered dietitian, newstime.com/2014/01/24/fdapaper columnist, blogger revising-food-nutritionand author. Visit her blog at labels/?iid=hl-main-lead).

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