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LWSD to put $404 million bond on April ballot bond measure,” said Jackie Pendergrass, the president of the Lake Washington ust one week after the School District Board of $755 million Lake Directors. “We are facing Washington School Dis- growth and overcrowding trict bond officially failed, in our schools today. These the school board of direcprojects are the ones that tors voted to put a smaller are needed now to reduce bond on the April ballot. current overcrowding and Working on a March 7 keep up with the rapid deadline for the April 22 growth in our enrollment.” special election, the board The $404 million bond met on Monday to discuss would fund the constructhe next steps for the curtion of three new elementarent and future overcrowdry schools, two in Reding issue that schools in mond and one in Kirkland; Kirkland, Redmond and a new middle school; a new Sammamish face. west side STEM (science, “Current enrollment is technology and mathematnearing our total capacics) focused school on the ity,” said district Juanita campus; spokeswoman “We heard concerns the rebuild of Kathryn Reith, from the community Juanita High adding that curabout the overall School; and an rent enrollment size of the February addition to Lake is around 26,000 bond measure.” Washington High students. “We’re School. The bond Jackie Pendergrass, expecting 4,000 president of the LWSD would also leave more students some funds for Board of Directors in the next eight future capital years.” projects.

After a lengthy “The district discussion, the board unan- needs to act immediately imously passed Resolution to address our urgent and 2178, which calls for a $404 critical need for additional million bond measure. classroom space,” said If passed by voters, resiSuperintendent Dr. Traci dents with the district aver- Pierce. “The board’s plan age house value of $495,000 allows the district to first would pay approximately address the immediate $124 a year in property need for additional space, taxes over the next 20 years. and then to engage the “We heard concerns from community around the the community about the [ more BOND page 14 ] overall size of the February

Kingsgate petition seeks to keep name

BY RAECHEL DAWSON

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Kang boys and girls advance to state Lake Washington center Austin Glenn throws down a thunderous dunk during the Kangs romp over Bremerton Saturday night. The 87-60 win at Bothell High School sends the Lake Washington boys basketball team to the state tournament. For the full story on how both the boys and girls basketball teams advanced to the state tournament, see page 13. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter

Community provides input on Cross Kirkland Corridor draft master plan

BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com

A tall tower, amphitheater, canopy walk and canyon. An “underworld skate and play,” rain gardens, pickle ball court and Olympic Mountain views along the way.

Architects with the Berger Partnership didn’t hold back

as they pieced together features of each character zone to create the Cross Kirkland Corridor draft master plan.

Published in February, city officials are now reaching out to the community to get feedback.

The city held a community forum on Feb. 27 at the Peter Kirk Community

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Center, along with two other community planning days.

Citizens have also been given the chance to provide input in the city’s “Ideas Forum” website.

“This has been a long ongoing process but in a good way,” said Guy Michaelsen, the principal of Berger Partnership, adding that the

master plan process dates back to June 8, 2013.

The master plan sets the vision, Michaelsen said, not so much the final design and nitty gritty details of where each trail, wetland and bench will go.

But it does outline what could be done with the approximately 100-feet-wide

corridor.

Michaelsen and his team planned the corridor to include many features, including a shared and divided trail for bikers and pedestrians, lighting, street crossings with “transition zones” and plenty of signs.

Michaelsen said the plan [ more DRAFT page 11 ]

At least 100 Kirkland residents have signed a petition to make sure the Kingsgate name remains.

Michelle Burdue, organizer of the petition, said the name “Kingsgate” has been around for 50 years.

Business owners have registered with the Department of Revenue using “Kingsgate” in the business name, she said.

“There’s a lot of people who signed the petition who aren’t happy that another group of people can change the name so easily,” Burdue said, who’s lived in the Kingsgate area, not the Kingsgate subdivisions, for 30 years. “It’s documented on all the maps online or printed, we just have good history. Plus, all the businesses that include the Kingsgate name, we don’t want to offend them, we want to keep them.”

Charlie Wilson, the owner of Kingsgate Carwash, said he feels like the Kingsgate voices aren’t being heard.

“It’s been Kingsgate for 1,000 years,” he joked, adding that he has two Kirkland businesses that have the Kingsgate name.

“Changing the name isn’t going to change the demographic.”

While the city of Kirkland never officially changed the Kingsgate neighborhood name, what has changed is the implementation of a Kingsgate area neighborhood association called the Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association. The association began after the city of [ more KINGSGATE page 3 ]

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Elementary coin drive benefits victims of Typhoon Haiyan Red Cross Representative Steven Greimann accepts checks from Thoreau students Zeke Marsh and Fraxz Padilla. Thoreau Elementary collected a total of $765 in a coin drive to help families impacted by Typhoon Haiyan.

The funds were donated to the Red Cross and will provide support for approximately 14 families with two weeks of food for a family of five.

The student-initiated coin drive was led by Marsh and Padilla and lasted from November 2013 until January 2014. CONTRIBUTED

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Kirkland annexed the area in June 2011.

The Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association works for the community in the Kingsgate neighborhood, which covers everything east of 116th Way Northeast and north of Northeast 132nd Street and Northeast 128th Place in the city boundary.

But at a recent neighborhood planning meeting for the annexed areas on Feb. 19, city staff asked the dozen or so attendees what the Kingsgate neighborhood should be called.

Kirkland City Councilman Toby Nixon, a Kingsgate resident himself, said the topic sparked a discussion and he encouraged Burdue to start an online petition as a way for people to express their feelings on the topic.

City of Kirkland Planning Director Eric Shields said the neighborhood’s name hasn’t officially changed but explained there may have been some confusion because some recent city documents have called the neighborhood Evergreen Hill.

“Now we’ll be extra careful,” he said in response to learning of the petition.

But the question remains on what residents want.

At a Feb. 21 Council retreat, Council members and city staff spoke about possibly including the question in a second citizen survey that addressed

the community’s thoughts on the planning and permitting process, Nixon said, adding that more details would come after the next neighborhood planning meeting, set to take place in a couple of months.

The final decision on the name change will likely be part of the comprehensive plan update in early to mid 2015 and will be made by the Kirkland City Council.

The update will include opportunities for the public to weigh in.

“The key thing we want to get across is the interim decision has not been made and the city is asking what they want it to be,” Nixon said. “We want to get as much input from people as we can.”

Fifty years ago, when the Kingsgate area was in unincorporated King County, the Kingsgate developments were built in various subdivisions.

Other neighborhoods such as Firloch, High Woodlands and Upland Green were also built in the area.

The 2011 annexation added several new neighborhoods, such as Kingsgate, Finn Hill and North Juanita, to the city of Kirkland.

The Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance became the neighborhood association for Finn Hill and North Juanita was absorbed under the Juanita Neighborhood Association.

Several years before annexation, the Totem Lake Neighborhood Association

The signs for the Kingsgate developments in Kirkland have become landmarks within the city. Neighbors want to keep the Kingsgate name for the entire neighborhood area. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter was expanded to include Kingsgate, as many of the members lived in the Kingsgate area, Nixon said.

Once Kingsgate was annexed, the members of the Totem Lake Neighborhood Association were given the opportunity to form a Kingsgate area neighborhood association.

“Only a fourth of homes [are] in that homeowners association that has Kingsgate,” Nixon said, who was on the board of the Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association for five years before he joined the Council. “The majority of people on the board don’t live in the [Kingsgate subdivision].”

Also, some members were concerned that naming their association “Kingsgate” would confuse people with the many Kingsgate homeowners associations.

So, a search for a new neighborhood association name transpired.

The board researched Kingsgate’s history for months, even consulting with the Kirkland Heritage Society to learn the name of the original settlers.

“None of the names rolled off the tongue and appealed to the people,” Nixon said. “There was an area known as Tinkham Hill, there was Lake Wittenmeyer [now known as Totem Lake], nobody wanted that.”

The board eventually voted that the associations name would be Evergreen Hill because when they described to people where their neighborhood was, they would often say they were located on the hill behind EvergreenHealth Medical Center, if “Kingsgate” wasn’t recognized.

“Things get decided by who shows up and a simple majority vote,” Nixon said.

Lynda Haneman, the current vice chair of the Evergreen Hill Neighbor-

hood Association, said the association attempted as much public outreach as they could at the time.

“It’s easy for people to complain, not so easy for people to participate,” she said, adding that the association was responsible for putting benches around Kingsgate and putting a playground at the 132nd Square Park with city funding. “We wanted to have a name that holds where we are within the city of Kirkland. We wanted to have something that was a more neutral name for the neighborhood association, one that was more inclusive.”

Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association Chair Johanna Palmer could not be reached for comment.

Haneman is a realtor for Coldwell Banker Bain who lives in the Firloch neighborhood in Kingsgate.

She said that many people don’t realize there’s about 352 homes that belong to Firloch because many signs were taken down long ago.

“How do you pick one name that everybody identifies with other than Kingsgate?” she asked. “I look at this as a teaching moment. If people have that much interest in the [neighborhood] identity, that gives us an opportunity to reach out to them.”

Haneman said the neighborhood association is sensitive to the actual name of the neighborhood.

“People think we as a neighborhood association are trying to change the name of the neighborhood and we’re not,” Haneman said, adding that the association doesn’t want to be divisive and looks forward to talking to the community about this.

Being an actual Kingsgate neighborhood resident, Nixon admits he was for putting “Kingsgate” in the association’s name because of its 50-year history.

“In our area, things that have been around 50 years are old,” he said, adding that its quite different from European communities that date back to the 1600s. “It’s been a great neighborhood to raise kids in, a great neighborhood that cares about the community, it’s a walkable neighborhood and I’d be happy to keep the name.

But I also respect the majority’s wishes.”

To sign the petition to keep the neighborhood’s name as Kingsgate, visit http://www.ipetitions.com/ petition/kingsgate-wantsto-keep-the-name.

To get more information or join the Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association, visit evergreenhillna. org.

Editor’s note: Check www.kirklandreporter.com in the coming months for more information about the citizen survey or the next neighborhood planning meeting.

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he King County Metro funding gap and proposed service cuts are of great concern to the entire region and especially to the students, faculty and staff of area colleges. As the presidents of community and technical colleges we have followed the transportation funding issues with growing concern. We fear the proposed service cuts to King County Metro Transit will have negative effects on our society and economy.

Our colleges support a fragile population that is deeply reliant on Metro Transit’s service in order to learn English, develop basic skills, train for new jobs, and earn a degree. The proposed cuts are different for each school, but the impact on students is the same: • The elimination of one route and the cut back in service for another route serving Cascadia Community College could make the difference between being able to attend college or not for a percentage of students.

• The elimination of night service from the only route serving Lake Washington Institute of Technology means that some students will have no way of getting to campus or home.

Students attend our colleges from over 200

different regional zip codes.

Already many students are forced to make two or three transfers to reach campus; some are juggling jobs, childcare and other family responsibilities. But the implications of the proposed service cuts go beyond inconvenience. They represent a threat to social equity by restricting a resource needed by our most disadvantaged students to improve their lives.

Community and technical colleges are being championed as a critical resource to the Dr. Eric W. Murray

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economic vitality of our region and state by helping underserved populations develop the skills needed to gain employment and contribute to our economy rather than depend on social services.

We encourage Metro Transit to revisit its ‘service guidelines’ to include social equity by placing a priority on service to colleges and universities.

Dr. Amy Morrison Goings is the President Lake Washington Institute of Technology and Dr. Eric W. Murray is the President Cascadia Community College.

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Judicial system takes advantage of the people

the attorney has no conscience and is attempting to pull this off. This is judicial interference and obstruction of pro se litigants rights to fair outcome of a proceeding. There is no quick process through the courts to fix this issue. It is very costly. I am looking at spending $2,400 to have a new proceeding and fix the attorneys deviant deliberate botch of the paperwork. If I let it stand, it takes away more than $4,500 in back support owed to the children.

I am disgusted with the system. I am appalled in the United States court of law an attorney could get away with such actions. I should not have to put out any money to correct the situation, as the ruling should have been the ruling on paper. This is a prime example in America how the people are taken advantage of by the system.

People should be made aware. I have the CD and all paperwork available for verification of my statements.

I am writing regarding a true story of judicial interference and obstructions of a pro se litigant.

This involves a scam at the King County Regional Justice Center being pulled off by lawyers and commissioners against pro se litigants. Please read fully.

This is how it occurs. The commissioner makes a ruling and assigns the attorney to prepare the paperwork for the orders. The attorney then abuses this power and writes whatever he desires and completely disregards the ruling. He fills out the paperwork in favor of his client and between the commissioners next cases hands it to him and the commissioner signs without reviewing. This is now an official order regardless of audio video recordings of the actual proceeding and ruling. This order is then passed KIRKLAND CathyArroyo, Kirkland on to other organizations such as the Department of Corrections, etc.

There is no way to easily get these errors corrected. In my case I was pro se court by phone so I did not get to review the order in It is interesting to note Dr. Pierce’s frustration the court room. I received it via email three days after the fact. Imagine my shock with what I read. with “the minority of no voters” who failed to vote for the Lake Washington School District I have tried to contact my lawyer in Enumclaw bond. to see if he would agree to do an errata, which is If the rest of the no voters are in the same basically admitting mistakes and amending the boat as myself, it might just be that they too are paperwork. His secretary refused to allow me are getting up in age, living on a fixed income, to talk to him and told me it was my problem. I watching their real estate taxes go up anywhere do have proof both in the court record of video from 8-10 percent a year, have paid for upwards and audio of the ruling and I have the paperwork of 20 years of school taxes for their own children, prepared and signed by the courts. The errors are and some perhaps, even paying taxes for public obvious and the ruling is clear to hear. This is the schools as well as tuition for parochial schools. biggest family law scam. I believe this is not the The schools I went to as a kid, both gramfirst time this has occurred. It is very scary that

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mar and high school, were more than 50 years old. There was no hue and cry that we needed new facilities and strangely we seemed to manage just fine without a lot of costly whistles and bells. Shockingly, we all came away with a decent education.

I realize that teachers need to be fairly compensated for the fine work they do and that teaching aids (computers, etc.) need to be provided, and they should be, but one has to ask, “where does it all stop?”

Dr. Pierce claims “we are dealing with real overcrowding.” I think this is something our city fathers should have thought about when they allowed zoning changes that allowed builders to tear down single family homes and cram two, three or more homes onto the property.

In effect, they have created this overcrowding mess that now strains our cities resources, traffic and schools, and they expect the taxpayers to bail them out.

Dr. Pierce’s fix for all this? Change the 60 percent rule to 50 percent and make an end run around the those who say, “enough.” We can’t afford real estate tax bills that double every ten to twelve years; not on a fixed income. Unlike local government, we can’t give ourselves a raise whenever we feel the need. This tax and spend mentality has to stop or our children will face an even greater problem than the very latest of everything; it will be a crushing tax burden.

Dennis Schor, Kirkland

Yet another tax to pay for socialized medicine I am suspicious of what it took to impose yet [ more LETTERS page 5 ]

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Robert L. Style, Kirkland

Good management, not tab fee, should pay for buses The Dow Constantine Council has decided to pit vehicle owners against bus riders by asking for a $60 license tab fee. Perhaps the assumption of the council is that the poor unfortunate folks ride buses while the rich drive cars.

In reality there are many people working at relatively low paying jobs that need a vehicle to stay employed.

A vehicle driver purchases a car, makes payments to a bank, pays insurance premiums, pays for vehicle repairs, pays highway fuel tax and often pays highway tolls. Why would the Constantine Council want to kill the very goose that lays the government revenue eggs?

In a somewhat rational nonpolitical world, public buses would sustain their operational costs through bus fares and good management. Why should people owning vehicles be expected to carry the cost of those that ride the bus?

Oh I know, the Constantine Council will whine about the need for better county roads and that vehicle owners need to pay the cost. So, what do buses drive on? Buses should sustain their own operational costs

Being responsive to concerns about marijuana licensing

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n recent months, many residents have expressed opinions to city leaders both for and against certain recreational marijuana retail locations in Kirkland. This letter to the community expresses the city’s pledge to continue to thoroughly evaluate appropriate locations for marijuana retail, production and processing uses while ensuring the safety of those who live, work and visit here.

The City Council is mindful of maintaining viable places where marijuana retailers, processors and producers may locate in Kirkland in support of the decision expressed by a strong majority of our citizens for the passage of Initiative 502. However, we are further mindful of the concerns expressed about potential traffic impacts, safety and unknown impacts of marijuana retail locations in Kirkland.

We are working hard to find a balance between these competing interests.

On Jan. 21, the City Council decided to consider interim zoning regulations that would prohibit the sale of recreational marijuana in certain zones; the proposed interim regulations were carefully measured on Feb. 4 during a public hearing on proposed

through good management and necessary fares. Roads should be paid for through excise taxes that both vehicle owners and bus riders share equally.

Dave Condon, Kirkland

Transportation without a car is not easy In the spirit of an old adage “walk a mile in her shoes,” I’d like to propose such a challenge to the powers involved in shaping our transportation choices. It’s a simple challenge: Spend 30days navigating your daily life without your car – just

Ordinance 0-4434. Following testimony in favor of and in opposition to the interim regulations, the Council approved prohibiting marijuana sales in one zone (the Market Street Corridor Zone 1) within the city.

To better understand the heartfelt concerns of those who addressed the City Council, the thoughtful deliberation of the Council as a whole and the perspectives of individual council members, we encourage you to view the video from the Feb. 4 public hearing proceedings at www.kirklandwa. gov/I-502.

There is more work to be done in order for the Kirkland City Council to balance the intent of I-502 to decriminalize recreational marijuana with the needs of Kirkland families, businesses and visitors. On March 18, the Council will further consider whether to place other restrictions on certain marijuana retail locations as well as whether to allow marijuana retail locations in the Light Industrial zones of the city. We will also receive additional information on the Washington State Liquor Control Board’s definition of “park.” Public comment is encouraged at the beginning of the meeting which

30 days.

Find your way getting to and from work, the grocery store, doctors and getting your kids to and from their school and extra-curricular activities. Try to find your way to and from your social events - be it a holiday party, book signing or charity dinner.

Be creative but spend 30 days experiencing the “alternative” transportation options in place today. Then consider your experience when you influence something as simple as smothering competitive alternatives to taxis, minimizing bus routes or eliminating 24hour parking.

begins at 7:30 p.m., City Hall.

Additionally, Kirkland will continue to seek clarity from the board on the rules it implemented in December 2013.

The city submitted a letter to the board members expressing general concerns about pending marijuana license applications in Kirkland.

In the coming months the Kirkland Planning Commission will begin its work, in consultation with the Council’s Planning & Economic Development Committee, to develop permanent zoning regulations regarding marijuana retail uses.

Your voice about this issue is important to us. We encourage you participate in public hearings and public meetings as interim and permanent regulations are considered. Your emails, correspondence and testimony matter greatly. To receive City Council and Planning Commission agendas, subscribe at www.kirklandwa.gov/ ebulletins.

Amy Walen

another tax that we don’t have control of. I suspect it was initiated by the administration in order to help pay for Obama Care.

Obama wants socialized medicine. In order to get it, he needs a new source of money. Under his guidance, the administration found a way of using the Social Security Administration to bypass changing the tax codes and instead used their own definition of the Modified Adjusted Gross Income to impose the additional tax.

The IRS definition of the Modified Adjusted Gross Income does not tax municipal bonds. The IRS definition does not allow taxing of municipal bonds so it wasn’t good enough to justify the added cost to implement the new tax.

It’s the reason why the Social Security Administration came up with its own definition of Modified Adjusted Gross Income rather than using the IRS definition adjusted income?

As for the additional costs being yet another tax, what else are we to call it.

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Amy Walen, Mayor

Also, take it into consideration when influencing the acceptable width of a sidewalk, street lighting and where exactly you and your 5-year-old would cross the street. Consider the weather, the minutes of winter daylight we enjoy in the great Northwest, as well as the safety of your journey.

Try living like the people who have to rely on the transportation alternatives, and those who would opt to leave their car at home were the choices manageable.

Consider that a work commute of four hours isn’t manageable for most and neither is walking solo two miles in the dark to the

bus stop or relying on a cab that may or may not show up in time for you to get to the airport. Consider if it is economically feasible for you to enjoy a parents’ night out 12 miles away with a $40 taxi ride or be able to reach a zip-like car in your neighborhood for less than $73 a day.

The problems are not all easy to solve, but the consequences of decisions are easily identifiable and with some perspective influencing there are indeed manageable solutions. May you rise to the challenge. I wish you luck.

Michelle MacKenzie, Kirkland

A thank you to Mayor Walen Yesterday, a very nice Kirkland neighborhood bulletin hit my mailbox. I was impressed by Mayor Amy Walen’s proactive inclusion of citizens in a very controversial subject, zoning regulations that could impact the sale of recreational marijuana in certain zones.

Walen provided background, weblinks, and access to the public hearing on O-4434. She made sure to inform citizens of the balance of interests sought and input opportunities still available to citizens. She even provided the date and location of the March 18 City Council meeting - 7:30 p.m. City Council Chambers - with guidance that comments will be heard at the beginning of the meeting.

Mayor Walen, thank you for taking the lead and proactively reaching out to include citizens in decisions that impact them, particularly since it is a subject that can be quite controversial.

For myself, I tend to favor watching other communities implement controversial changes before they have an irreversible impact on our residences and commercial areas, but I will listen with interest to many novel insights, many emotional beliefs on both sides.

Your request for perspectives assures me that you are interested in doing the same and making some tough, but well considered decisions.

I commend you for this strong statement in favor of inclusion of the public in decisions that impact them directly.

Karen Levenson, Kirkland

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www.kirklandreporter.com NE 68th St. A 26-year-old man was arrested for trespass in the first degree. A 48-year-old woman is listed as the victim in this case.

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Police Blotter

Feb. 26 Warrant: 1:14 p.m., 10100 block of NE 112th St. A 23-year-old man was arrested on his Department of Corrections escape warrant.

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.

Trespass: 12:38 p.m., 11200 block of NE 68th St. A 53-year-old man was arrested for two counts of trespass after he violated a warning letter twice.

The man entered the Laurel Park office building to confront his victim and then attempted to enter again when officers were on scene.

Feb. 23 Warrant: 10:05 p.m., 11900 block of 93rd Lane. A 26-year-old man was taken into custody on a misdemeanor warrant after a “question and answer vehicle call.”

Feb. 25 Burglary: 6:20 p.m., 7600 block of 130th Ave. NE. A 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old man were arrested by “Bellevue Proact” after they followed the two known burglars to Kirkland where they burglarized a house. The suspects were arrested and the stolen property was recovered.

Between Feb. 21-27, the Kirkland Police Department reported 432 traffic violations, seven DUIs, 20 school zone traffic violations, four animal calls, 33 alarm calls, six noise complaints, two juvenile crimes, nine calls of disturbance, 16 calls for civil disturbance, 14 thefts, 10 car prowls, four car thefts, 17 traffic accidents, six reported burglaries, nine domestic violence calls, five calls for harassment, three reports of illegal drugs, three alleged assaults, 12 acts of fraud, 11 malicious mischief reports, one rape and four calls of suicide. At least 30 people were arrested.

Feb. 22 Warrant: 10:17 p.m., 100000 block of NE 120th St. A 20-year-old man was arrested on his outstanding felony warrant.

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Feb. 21

Domestic violence: 9:50 a.m., 11900 block of NE 143rd Place. A 61-year-old woman was arrested for assault after she punched her 51-year-old brother on his back three times for allegedly taking money from her car.

Feb. 27

Warrant: 12:20 a.m., 11600 block of 98th Ave. NE. An 18-year-old woman was arrested on her DUI warrant with bail listed at $25,000.

Trespass: 5:57 p.m., 11100 block of

Man connected to Kirkland bank robbery pleads not guilty

BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com

The man believed to be the “cyborg bandit” bank robber pleaded not guilty on Feb. 27 at King County Superior Court.

King County prosecutors charged Anthony Leonard Hathaway, 45, of Everett on Feb. 14 with one count of robbery in the first degree after a year-long investigation.

Hathaway was arrested by the Seattle Safe Streets Task Force on Feb. 11 after he was caught robbing a Key Bank in the University District of Seattle.

Post-Miranda, Hathaway confessed to committing 29 other bank robberies throughout western Washington during the past year, charging documents state.

Several local robberies

were included in his confession, including the Kirkland Totem Lake Wells Fargo on Nov. 30, 2013.

Police had been watching Hathaway the day he was arrested as a part of a year-long investigation the task force had been building since the first robbery in Everett.

Hathaway developed a pattern of wearing a metalliclike fabric over his face, similar to the look of a cyborg, and a long sleeve shirt with eye holes cut out, appearing as an “elephant man.”

During several of the bank robberies, the suspect verbally threatened the teller with a weapon but never displayed one.

In early February, the investigation led detectives to a suspicious white van that had been used in a recent South Snohomish County robbery.

It was this lead that connected Hathaway to the robberies, according to charging documents.

On the day of Hathaway’s last robbery, investigators followed the van from Everett to Seattle for two hours and observed him changing clothes and getting out of the van with a black umbrella near the Seattle Key Bank in the University District.

Hathaway allegedly stole $2,320 from the teller’s cash drawer as he donned a dark colored mask and told everyone in the bank to “get down” on the floor.

Hathaway is being held on $750,000 bail and is considered a flight risk and danger to the community.

Charging documents state additional charges will be filed for the other bank robberies in the future.

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to education-research and consulting firm Eduventures, the “supplemental education” sector is now a $5 billion business and grew 50 percent between 2008 and 2011.

Kids go to tutoring for many different reasons: extra help, enrichment, getting ahead and test prep.

There are many different organizations and companies where you can find a qualified tutor to help you. Some examples in the Kirkland area include Kumon, Sylvan Learning, hiring private tutors and the Kirkland Library. Depending on what

getting harder and harder, would create successful students who are confident. Kumon costs $125 per month for one subject, or $230 for both math and reading.

Sylvan Learning is another tutoring resource in Totem Lake in Kirkland.

Sylvan’s learning model is more group focused. Three students work with one certified teacher, who is there to supervise and answer questions. Students all work individually on their own assignments based on their goals and needs.

Students work at Sylvan two to four hours a week on subjects including history, math, reading, writing, science, test prep and study skills.

“Sylvan helps students meet academic goals by helping them catch up, stay up, and get ahead,” said Michael Bell, Director of Education at Sylvan Learning. Students are four years old and up. As Bell puts it, “Anyone who needs to learn can come here.”

Sylvan helps its 105 students stay motivated by giving them a token each time they finish or accomplish something. The tokens students receive are saved and collected until eventually they have enough to buy something at the Sylvan Store. This is a way to keep students focused and on task. Sylvan costs $45-50 per hour.

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“The goal of Kumon is to make independent learners.”

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Mrs. Brooke’s Guidelines for the TV:

No commercials: Commercials create an “I want” attitude. I am sure you have noticed this already. Choose networks and/or use online streaming that have no commercials and offer educational programming.

• Content matters: Choose programs that focus on learning. Shows that have words on the screen such as “Between the Lions,” “Super Why” and “Sesame Street” have been shown to increase literacy skills in young children. If you aren’t sure a movie is age appropriate, ask others and/or refer to sites such as commonsensemedia. com, which gives summaries of movies and appropriate ages for viewing.

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half of families eat dinner with the TV on. This can prevent healthy conversation, healthy eating habits and even healthy play. Researchers in a study done with one, two and three year olds, said that even though the children weren’t interested in the show, background TV is an “everchanging audiovisual distractor” that disrupts their ability to sustain various types of play. The finding is important because many well-meaning parents, who wouldn’t let their young children watch television, may not realize that even adult programs that don’t interest children still can have an effect.

• Limit to 10 hours a week: Research has shown that children who view more than 10 hours of TV a week often have lower school achievement score. With the average child watching 21-28 hours of TV a week, this may be quite the change for some. But one must wonder what your child is missing out on doing.

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Dear parent of a TV lover, You are not alone in asking this question. Children under the age of six watch an average of two hours a day. The average child watches three to four hours of TV a day. This number does not include video games and other forms of screen time. By age eight, 71 percent of children not only live in a home with three televisions but also had a TV in their bedroom, which added an additional hour of viewing. According to my research, this rate increases as a child grows.

You are right in stating too much TV is not good for kids. We know TV can have many harmful affects on a child’s life. Excessive TV viewing decreases physical activity, develops unhealthy eating habits, lowers school performance, causes sleep deprivation, adds to the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD and when exposed to violent TV shows, increases aggressive behavior in children.

However, there is also a lot of research to support the educational value of TV. The TV is a well-loved object.

And when I say TV in this day and age, that may mean watching shows/movies on an ipad, phone, car DVD player, streaming device and on computer, along with regular programming from a cable network. After reading many research studies I have created some guidelines for the TV that hopefully can

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Dear Mrs. Brooke, My child loves TV and I know too much TV is not good for kids. He is beginning to struggle in reading and I have been debating whether to do away with the TV altogether. What do you suggest or do you have any guidelines for families to follow? Do you believe in no TV at all?

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worlds, bond with siblings, work on friendships, go on walks, or serve the community. There is so much more to do instead of sitting in front of the tube. And when your child says, “I’m bored!” jump for joy, as they are just about to embark on a whole lot of learning.

• When you can, watch with your child. Many of us parents use TV as a babysitter. That is fine and necessary at times. However, as much as you can try to make watching a social activity. Adding a family movie night along with your family reading night can add to this shared family time.

• Read books before you watch movie. Read aloud a good book together and then watch the movie. There are so many great read-aloud books with a movie matched with them. “James and the Giant Peach,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “Pippi Longstocking,” “Matilda” and so much more.

Make memories together.

Compare and contrast the book and movie. Discuss with your child how the book was different in your mind than the movie on screen.

Share how you connected to the character more in the

book than on the screen. This is actually a really great way to turn your TV lover into a book lover for life.

• No TV in bedroom: Studies show that kids who have a TV in their bedroom often end up watching an hour more a day and have lower school achievement scores. Keeping the TV in a central location in the home, where parents can monitor dosage and content, is highly recommended.

• Try not to use the TV for a “treat”: We must be careful as parents when we say things like “do your nightly reading and then you can watch a show,” for we are putting a higher value on TV. I try to never mix the two. The words we use can create a reading culture or viewing culture in our homes.

• Not before school: Children who view television before school have a harder time focusing at school.

• Not before three years old: American Pediatrics recommends no television for children under the age of three. But, who are we kidding? Screens are everywhere and they are not going away.

We must be responsible. If the child has older brothers and sisters the viewing time may need to be during the younger child’s nap time.

• Be a good role model: The television viewing habits of parents and siblings influences a child’s TV viewing habits more than any other factor.

It is your and your family’s decision to do away with TV altogether. I know many families who have a rule of no TV or screen time during the school week, while other families limit their child to one show after school. My rule of thumb is that if it’s affecting a child’s learning it is definitely time to rethink and create a new plan. Thank you for your questions. I hope you find these guidelines helpful. I call them guidelines, because once again you are your child’s first and most important teacher. Best wishes in creating a home that supports and fosters a healthy life and a love for learning.

Joy Brooke resides in Kirkland with her husband and two children and is a National Board Certified teacher in Literacy: ReadingLanguage Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. You can also contact her by e-mail at dearmrs.brooke@gmail.com with any questions regarding your child’s learning.

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“We extend a warm welcome to Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty,” says Amy Walen, Mayor of The City of Kirkland. “The vision statement for Kirkland is to be ‘an attractive, vibrant and inviting place to live work and visit’ and as I tour the Connoisseurs of Life Showroom I am experiencing this very doctrine come to life.”

More than 30 people attended the grand opening celebration.

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is “very mindful” of future transit opportunities, such as light rail, but ultimately they created the plan so that people could use the corridor sooner than the 20 years in which Sound Transit could utilize their easement.

“In the end, the thing with transit is that it will be a while before it’s a reality,” Michaelsen said. “We kept many variables out of the Sound Transit zone and designed things to be moveable in those Sound Transit zones.”

While the master plan doesn’t include parking because it’s being viewed as a transportation facility instead of a destination, it does include several portals and access points from many Kirkland neighborhoods and parks.

The plan anticipates restrooms will be available at the South Kirkland Park and Ride and the Totem Lake Park, once complete. Terrace and Crestwoods Parks are near the Cross Kirkland Corridor and also have restrooms located onsite.

Yarrow Woods Yarrow Woods will be home to the southern trailhead. Not only will it connect to the South Kirkland Park and Ride and Transit Oriented Development, but it will also connect to future State Route 520 trails. The new floating bridge will include bicycle and pedestrian access on either side, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, and will connect people to Seattle and the University of Washington.

To act as navigation icon, a tower may also be construct-

ed at the Yarrow Woods trailhead.

As the pedestrians traverse north, they’ll be met with a Cochran Springs perch.

Space between trails could allow for seating that faces toward the water, Michaelsen said.

The Northeast 52nd Corridor will act as a perpendicular access portal into an area with wetland rain gardens to treat storm water.

Houghton Porch The draft master plan outlines a vision for “microporches” near the Lake Washington shipyards, which might consist of covered benches.

A Terrace Park play-slope has the opportunity to act as a corridor portal, restroom stop, play area and a space for an amphitheater. The space could be created by keeping one trail heading north but looping the other east and then northwest, creating a triangular formation.

Another corridor portal could be at the Northeast 68th Street, acting as the Houghton connection and serving as a community and commerce link as well, Michaelsen said, adding that citizens would have views of the Olympic Mountains at this point along the corridor.

“Imagine buildings that choose to face toward the corridor,” Michaelsen said.

Buzz Zone Pedestrians will then enter the “buzz zone,” which will include the section of corridor that connects the Google campus with the second Google II project, currently being built. The portal could provide access to integrated play, a lawn area, an urban

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beach, basketball court and other activities. Michaelsen said Google has been an active force in suggesting design elements along parts of this section.

The Sixth Street South intersection will include rain gardens and actual gardens “blur the line between public and private,” according to Michaelsen.

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Everest Edge The Everest Creek crossing will include lighting near the creek, wetland enhancements and a connection to Everest Park. With separated grade crossing at Sixth Street South, there’s the possibility of including an enhanced tree canopy walk near Everest Creek, a bridge that allows pedestrians to walk through trees.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity,” Michaelsen said.

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Norkirk Edge The Norkirk section could include an elevated cat-walklike trail with gathering lawns on each side. Michaelsen said there would be an opportunity to look out over the Public Works facility. Rain gardens and storm water treatment will also be around the area.

“The Norkirk edge allows territorial views to downtown Kirkland and fairly direct connections, making it a gateway to downtown for those traveling from the north,” city documents state.

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This “New ParMac” active zone is comprised of a light industrial area, warehouses and limited accessibility.

But the master plan outlines the Forbes Creek Canyon that will act as a hub for recreational activities, such as a bocce ball, pickle-ball, basketball and horseshoes.

Michaelsen said this area will have plenty of night lighting so that parents would be comfortable leaving their kids to play at around 4:30 p.m. on a December day.

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The West Totem Lake Connection is a relatively small part of the trail that would go underneath Interstate 405. But to lighten up the dark space, designers dream of an “underworld skate and play,” or a skate park with lighting, Michaelsen said.

The path would connect the west and east side of Totem Lake and therefore “be a catalyst to move the long-stalled re-imagining of Totem Lake forward,” city documents state.

Totem Lake And last but not least, the Totem Lake trail section will loop around in a sky-bridge formation, bypassing the busy Northeast 124th Street intersection. The trail will stop at the Totem Lake Park trailhead and loop around

the lake.

“The proximity of major employers and large scale opportunities for development (and more major employers) make Totem Lake a critical link along the [Cross Kirkland Corridor],” city documents state.

“My thinking is that we passed a levy and people love the parks,” said Kathy Schuler, who attended the community forum. “Most of our parks are passive open space, huge canopies of 100-year-old trees. So the corridor is a different experience than the parks but maybe that’s OK.” Schuler said when she looked at the draft master plan she noticed there was more of an entertainment factor but understands how those factors will attract families and others for a more social experience.

Rick Whitney, who was on the Park Board for nine years two decades ago, is looking forward to being able to use the corridor for biking, walking and enjoying the scenery.

“It was always my feeling that the only way we could have a significant nonmotorized transportation system in the city was if we could get this route for a trail that people could use for biking,” Whitney said. “And that would be the spine from the city … You need to separate people from vehicles … People don’t like fighting traffic and risking their lives to get around the city.”

Whitney added that it will be a “huge game-changer” for how people get around Kirkland when the multimodal trail is implemented.

While most of the draft master plan is in the final stages, city officials want to know what the community’s priorities are for implementation and phasing.

The master plan is not yet funded, which includes any type of trail paving or amenities.

City staff will report back to the Council on April 1 and the third community planning day will be held on April 26.

The final Council check in will be on May 20 with a study session and then the Council is expected to adopt the master plan at their June 17 regular Council meeting.

After the Council adopts the plan, a design team will review the plan and prepare a more detailed plan for contractors. City documents state the public will be involved in this designing phase, as will partners such as Puget Sound Energy, Sound Transit and King County.

During this time, city staff will also actively seek grant funding for the project.

Construction on the graveled, interim trail will begin this June and be complete at the end of October.

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Lake Washington High School boys basketball player Kelly Guy led the Kangs with 30 points against Bremerton during the round of 16.

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“They are a good basketball team but the difference was a lot of our shots were falling tonight,” said Staudacher.

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The team has been competing in both the pom and military categories, placing in the top three at every competition so far this season.

The Kangs will also be hosting a Friends and Family Night showcasing their routines at Lake Washington High School at 7 p.m. on March 24.

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The Lake Washington High School boys basketball team used a huge third quarter Saturday night to punch their ticket to the state tournament and the elite eight.

The 87-60 win against Bremerton at Bothell High School means both the boys and girls teams will compete for their respective state titles at the Sun Dome in Yakima next week.

“That’s awesome,” said Lake Washington boys basketball head coach Ryan Staudacher, about the two teams’ accomplishments.

“It’s just great for the school. We have the best fans in KingCo.” The boys’ 17-3 run during the opening moments of the third quarter proved to be the biggest difference in a dominating performance against Bremerton, as Lake Washington built an insurmountable 61-33

us and defend our shooters,” said Guy, who led all scorers with 30 points during the game.

But that five-point advantage grew into a 12-4 lead. Lake Washington continued to push the pace, doubling up the Knights with a 26-13 lead before the end of the first quarter.

Bremerton found their groove on offense during the second quarter, keeping pace but never cutting into the lead by more than four points.

A big dunk by Lake Washington center Austin Glenn, followed by a big three-point basket by Jeff Staudacher, helped the Kangs maintain a 14-point lead going into halftime.

Lake Washington leaned on their big third-quarter advantage and cruised through a Bremerton push during the waning minutes of the game.

Drew Heimdahl finished with 21 points, while Staudacher had 19.

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“We’ve been working together really hard and we know what it takes to get to state,” said Jeff Staudacher.

The seniors on the team competed in the state tournament during their sophomore season.

Lake Washington finished the regular season with a 9-5 record and third in 2A/3A KingCo. They take a 15-8 overall record to state.

The Kangs played Clarkson on Thursday (after Reporter deadline) during the Elite Eight. With a victory, the boys will advance to play tonight at 7:15 p.m. in the Sun Dome for the right to compete for the state title tomorrow.

Girls advance to state The Cinderella postseason for the Lake Washington High School girls basketball team continued Feb. 28 in Puyallup, as the Kangs defeated Sumner 5144 to advance to the Elite Johnson Student Community Service Award presented by the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce. This $1,000 scholarship is presented annually to a deserving high school student. Keegan is recognized for his exceptional music talent and his dedication to community service.

“By helping others in an out of the school setting, planning events at schools to promote a safe environment, and playing a leading role in improving the lives of others through the Make A Wish Foundation and Relay for Life, Keegan’s actions and values uphold those most treasured by the Lee Johnson family,” said Ginny Johnson of the Lee Johnson Family, in a letter written to the school district.

In addition to the $1,000 scholarship for Keegan, Lee Johnson will also donate $1,000 to the Lake Washington Schools Foundation in Keegan’s name.

Eight of the state tournament in Yakima.

The two teams played a tight contest throughout the first half, tied at 11-11 after the first quarter and separated by just one point at halftime.

But Lake Washington took control during the third quarter, going on a 17-9 run to take a 35-28 lead into the final eight minutes of play.

Both teams turned up the offense during the fourth quarter, each scoring 16 points. But Sumner could not cut into the Kang lead and eventually ran out of time.

With the win, Lake Washington’s overall record this season sits at 13-12.

The Kangs took a No. 2 seed to the state tournament Thursday against Ellensburg (after Reporter deadline) at the Sun Dome in Yakima. With a win, Lake Washington will play tonight at 5:30 p.m. for the right to compete in the state finals Saturday.

Kang team wins Excellence Award at robotics tourney The Lake Washington High School Robotics Club participated in a tournament Feb. 8-9 at Cavelero Mid-High School in Lake Stevens, Wash. All three teams made the quarter finals; two moved on to the semifinals and team 4770 went on as the number four seed overall and took second place in the tournament, one of the best final rounds so far this season.

Team 4770 also competed in the Robot Skills Challenge and placed second for scoring as many points as possible in one minute.

Team 4770A, the number eight seed, placed eighth in skills. Thirty-six teams from all over the northwest participated, including two from Rose Hill Middle School.

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longer term need to continue to modernize our aging school facilities.”

This current bond will not fund an east side internationally focused choice school, the addition to Eastlake High School in Sammamish and the modernization of five schools: Kamiakin Middle School and Peter Kirk Elementary in Kirkland, Evergreen Middle School and Rockwell Elementary in Redmond, and Mead Elementary in Sammamish.

Those improvements would have been funded, had the previous February bond passed.

“I think they had a difficult decision and I think they looked at the alternatives and said this is an important and critical enough issue that they need to take action,” said Jeanne Large, a Kirkland resident who attended the meeting. “They made the appropriate changes to back off on those things which are not immediate and can be taken care of four years from now.”

A second bond with an undetermined amount will likely go before voters in 2018 to complete the third phase the original bond was planned for.

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the bond on the November ballot versus the April ballot because they feared that might not allow enough time to do an appropriate campaign.

Ultimately, the fear of supporters losing momentum and the $21 million hit for delaying the construction projects prompted the board to stick with the schedule and try to get a bond passed as soon as possible.

“I really believe this is a crisis-mode decision,” Pendergrass said. “ … One of the things I’m worried about in delaying [the bond on the ballot] is that it will water down the message … We really need this to happen so we know where we’re putting kids.”

Redmond resident Jane Wither told the board she’s experienced the problems the district is facing.

Wither’s oldest daughter attends Stella Schola Middle School and her youngest is finishing up fifth grade at Rockwell Elementary.

“As a Rockwell family, we witnessed firsthand the impact of overcrowding,” Wither said, who is a Rockwell PTA member.

“We also understand what a positive impact school modernization can have on our students and community at large, especially with the Stella Schola and Rose Hill Middle School

modernization project.” was because it was a tax Although the board burden. voted to exclude the mod“Peter Kirk Elementary ernization measures in can last decades more if this bond, Wither advised not a century with proper the district to reframe the maintenance and large reconversation on why the pairs,” said Mike Nykreim, bond is so needed. chair of the propositions Large, who promoted “1-2, not 3” committee, the propositions by wavreferring to the moderning flags on Central Way ization measures. “This in Kirkland last month, whole structure of tearing said the new bond down schools and campaign should replacing them has make sure people got to end.”

KIRKLAND know the positive Nykreim said he and negative imand the business pacts of not passing owners that were a the bond. part of the commitIf the bond doesn’t tee were concerned about pass, the district would the school construction be forced to reduce or expenditures. He believes eliminate all-day kinderthey can be built for a garten and double shift cheaper amount. kindergarten through Kirkland resident Dave 12th grade, which means Griffin said the district the school would operate should look at the ecoin two shifts so more stunomic impact in that the dents can be taught in less district would be taking space. They would have “hundreds of dollars out to add portables “wherof people’s pockets for ever possible,” which cost schools.” $300,000 each, they would “I think we need to have to change delivery spend those dollars very, models for district provery carefully and make grams, re-boundary and/ sure the structures are or change to a school year used fully and we get recalendar. ally good use out of them,” During the meeting, Griffin said. “I’ve talked to district staff presented many neighbors who do an analysis of why voters not plan on tearing down didn’t pass the previous their houses when they hit bond in a 60 percent su40-41 years old but they permajority vote. The final look at maintaining and vote was 57.79 percent in getting full value and use favor of the $755 million out of those structures for bond. as long as they feasibly After analyzing voter can.” data, officials discovPendergrass responded ered that 5.68 percent of that schools aren’t in the Lake Washington School same realm of public facilDistrict voters didn’t vote ities, which have different “yes” or “no” on the bond permitting requirements, even though they voted on among many other factors. the other measures.

“We asked for a lot,” “The assumption is peo- said school board director ple failed to turn the ballot Christopher Carlson at the over,” Deputy Superintenmeeting. “Why did we ask dent Janene Fogard said, for a lot? Because we need noting that other school a lot … We are not saying district measures on the we asked for things that back of the King County we don’t need, it’s just the ballot also had less votes. things that we need in the But in a districtwide next four years cost a lot survey of 400 residents, less than the sticker shock district officials learned of three-quarters of a bilthat 23 percent of people lion dollars.” who voted against the For information on the bond said it was simply April 22 special election, too expensive. Another visit www.kingcounty.

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2 CEMETERY PLOTS $4,000 ea or best offer at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton. Located in the Holly section. Seller pays transfer fee. For sale by owner call Jim 206-228-3356.

(2) PREMIUM, SIDE by Side Indoor Mausoleum Casket Spaces at the B e a u t i f u l Wa s h i n g t o n Memorial Park in Seatac. In the Sold Out Garden Court Mausoleum.

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Selling for $7,900 each or Save $800 and buy both for $15,000! Seller pays transfer fee. Call Andrew at 206-373-1988 2 SPACES in Beautiful Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Bellevue. Valued at $44,000. A Bargain at $18,900 For Both! Will Enter tain Reasonable Offers. Call 425-2040720, ask for Marlene or 504-455-9970, Jim. $6000 FOR 2 PLOTS, located in Gethsemane, Federal Way. Includes 2 openings & closings (fee is already prepaid $600 value). Nice setting in a mature, manicured landscape. Level ground location, off main road coming in, not too far behind the main building.

Section D. Private seller, call 253-333-1462. $7,700=2 SIDE BY SIDE plots in highly desirable “Lords Prayer Memorial” area Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. Valued at $5,750 ea. Section 17, lot 214, graves 6 & 7 . 1 1 1 1 1 Au r o ra Ave Nor th, 98133. Gloria 480-361-5074.

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NOTICE Washington State law requires wood sellers to provide an invoice (receipt) that shows the s e l l e r ’s a n d b u y e r ’s name and address and the date delivered. The invoice should also state the price, the quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based. There should be a statement on the type and quality of the wood.

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Old growth Doug Fir split and ready to burn $ 3 0 0 / c o r d d e l i ve r e d , $ 2 5 0 yo u h a u l . N ex t season Doug Fir been down sense early december $250/cord delivered, $200 you haul.

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RARE AKC NORWICH Terrier Pups. 3 males, house raised, up on wor ming and shots.

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