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Construction alert: I-90 East Channel Bridge July 18 - 25 Beginning Friday, July 18, westbound Interstate 90 near Mercer Island will be reduced to a single lane around the clock for seven days to replace two massive bridge expansion joints.

In addition to the lane closures, contractor crews also will close several on- and off-ramps for the duration of the work.

Check www.mi-reporter.com or www.wsdot.org, for more.

Sept. 11 artifacts to be part of art installation at new fire station

By Celina Kareiva

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Find out about the beauty and culture of Mercer Island’s sister city, Thonon-les-Bains, France at the Mercer Island Chamber Art Gallery through July 11.

For more contact the Chamber office at 232-3404.

Musicians needed, Dachshunds wanted for Grand Parade An all-volunteer Community Band is forming again this year for the Summer Celebration Grand Parade, Saturday July 12.

For more information, visit Facebook.com/MercerIslandCommunityBand.

Calling all Dachshunds to march with the Island Weiners in the Grand Parade. No practice necessary. Call Marianne Bond at 236-2469.

Pain, sorrow after care facility closes Family grieves loss of loved one, but lauds nursing home staff

By Celina Kareiva

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In June Mulcahy’s room at Mercer Island Care and Rehab was a small collection of artwork on the wall, featuring an array of sunflowers, and a beautiful garden. Her daughter, Molly Nielson, says June loved the yellow sunbursts, and the staff admired June’s bright corner of the nursing home.

When her mom passed away soon after Mercer Island Care and Rehab announced its closure – just before she was transferred to her own placement

says Nielson. “You can’t even say, ‘Can I help with that?’ or ‘I’m very sorry for your loss.’”

Mercer Island Care and Rehab had its license revoked on June 4 after an investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services (DSHS) – Nielson remembers carting revealed pervasive finanthe boxes of her belongings cial troubles and a long list through the hallways. of unresolved complaints. The “Here I am with a [nurs- nursing home, a private facility ing] aid, pushing a trolley operated by the national comwith the last three pany Videll or four boxes of Healthcare, my mom’s storregularly age…Ever ybody couldn’t pay knew where her bills, resulting room was. It was in food shorteasy to know which ages and the were June’s things delayed delivbecause she loved ery of medical sunflowers,” says supplies. Over Nielson. the course of Molly Nielson, She remembers daughter of a patient 30 days, all 74 two administrators residents were coolly regarding to be relothe belongings. “Whose stuff is cated, a task that DSHS field that,” one woman asked.

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Artifacts from the World Trade Center arrived Thursday, June 26 at Fire Station 91 on the North-end of the Island. After being draped in flags and escorted by the Mercer Island Fire Department across the Washington border, a solemn ceremony was held to welcome them to the city.

Dozens of Islanders turned out Thursday afternoon to welcome a 9/11 artifact – a beam and chunks of a ceiling and floor from the World Trade Center – that will eventually go toward a gateway art installation at the South-end Fire Station.

Mayor Bruce Bassett was on hand to receive the artifact on behalf of the city, as well as Fire Chief Chris Tubbs, Paulette Bufano of the Arts Council, and fire personnel from the Island and other Eastside departments. “[September 11] taught us a lot about ourselves – about our capacity to give, to look after oth-

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Builder to be ‘ambassador’ for iconic house

By Mary L. Grady

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As the economy has rebounded, new homes are once again popping up amid long, established neighborhoods. Signs of demolition and new construction are appearing across the Island; along Island Crest Way and notably, in East Seattle.

The new construction, referred to as ‘in-fill development,’ replaces older homes with inevitably larger structures for new owners.

It can be upsetting. Such change can seem to threaten

the character of a block or a neighborhood or might mean the loss of a historic home.

Most notable of these is the sale and potential construction involving the large historic home along West Mercer Way, just north of the old Boys and Girls Club location, the now-shuttered East Seattle School. Often called the 'Castle House,' the 5,600 s.f. house was sold recently to JayMarc Homes, a developer and builder, by the Seaton family for $2.1 million. Some neighbors are

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concerned about what will happen to the property, worrying that it might be torn down to make way for several homes.

Not so, said Marc Rousso of JayMarc, who said that the firm plans to spend $300,000 on the house to replace the kitchen, add a garage and make other upgrades to the home. Those designs, he said, will “match the original house.”

JayMarc is owned by two Islanders, Jay Mezistrano and Rousso, who are busy building 20 new homes on the Island with another 20 underway in Bellevue. At their offices in the Island Corporate Center, Rousso explains that his firm is committed to the Island and doing what is right not only for clients, but for the community.

“We want to be ambassadors for that house,” said Rousso of the iconic home on West Mercer Way. “We want to leave it essentially as it is now.”

The property, however, will be divided, with two additional homes back-toback, sited on the southern side of the property. One home will be facing Island Crest Way on the corner at S.E. 28th Street. Another home will sit behind or east of that home, facing S.E.

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28th Street. Each will be a two-story home about 4,000 square feet in size. The circular driveway in front of the historic house will be made smaller to fit directly in front of the home.

It will look different, the builder said.

The 25,500 square feet lot has dozens of tall trees.

Rousso acknowledges that some trees will have to be cut down to make way for construction. “We have been talking a lot with Kathy Parker, the arborist at the city, to insure everything we do is correct,” he said.

The JayMarc partnership has been around for many years. Rousso and his business partner, friends since college, have managed dozens of homes and properties, developing land, remodelling or building new. They started in the real estate

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MISD’s Wright honored by CityU Reporter staff

City University’s 2014 President’s Award for Teaching Excellence for the Albright School of Education was awarded to Jennifer Wright. Wright is the Executive Director of Learning and Technology Services at the Mercer I s l a n d S c h o o l District.

Wr i g h t , who has taught at CityU for four years, Jennifer h e l p e d Wright develop and continues to teach the CityU course entitled, Technology for School Leaders. She earlier earned a CityU’s Principal and Administrator Professional Certification at the school.

Wright said, “It is an honor to be recognized by my peers for such an award, and I look forward to my continued association with CityU’s wonderful students and faculty.”

Wright, who has been with the Mercer Island School District for 21 years, was presented the award prior to CityU’s 39th Commencement Ceremony.

2014 Graduates Island residents receiving degrees from Boston University in May were: • Miriam C. Maritz, Master of Education in Curriculum and Teaching; • Caitlin A. Russell, Bachelor of Arts in Marine Science, Magna Cum Laude;

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$1 million check for Island schools Foundation presents big check to School Board

By Joseph Livarchik

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After wrapping up its spring fundraising efforts, the Mercer Island Schools Foundation presented the Mercer Island School Board with a check for $1 million at its board meeting June 26 at City Council chambers.

The million dollars was a culmination from the Schools Foundation's Bridge the Gap campaign, fundraising that began with the Breakfast of Champions in April and included donations from spring events held at all five Mercer Island schools.

“I cannot say thank you enough for the support this community has shown to our students and staff through the Bridge the Gap campaign,” said Mercer Island School District Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. “This is a remarkable show of support for our schools.”

Mercer Island Schools Foundation executive director Penny Yantis said the money will fund teach-

• David D. Kim, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management.

• Isaac Lev Tobis, has graduated with a bachelor of arts, political science from Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, June 1.

ing positions across the district and will go toward maintaining class sizes.

While MISF fell just short of its $1.2 million spring goal, Yantis said that shouldn't create any places where people feel impact and that the money raised should be more than enough to keep teachers where they belong.

Yantis was thankful to the community support, noting that collaborative efforts from the PTA, the school district and organizations like the Schools Foundation aren't always very common.

"It's a unique collaboration that doesn't happen in other communities," said Yantis. "The PTA does a lot of messaging throughout the community through the spring, and it's a really strong community collaboration that makes this happen. That's where it takes a village."

City asks schools about buses for commuters At the request of City Council, the Mercer Island School Board included the potential use of school buses for public use as an agenda item for discussion

at its annual school board retreat Wednesday, June 25 at the Mercer Island High School library.

City Manager Noel Treat made a request that the superintendent consider whether or not school district buses may be used to replace cancelled Metro routes for Mercer Island.

While the superintendent found using school buses with another public agency may be legal with certain conditions, a number of logistical issues would make it challenging, even before considering if it set a bad precedent.

Some of the logistical hurdles were the district doesn’t have a lot of buses and any non-student transportation would have to be outside regular transportation times for students, which take place between 7-10 a.m., 12-1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m. Consistency would be an issue, as the school schedule changes for testing and finals, early dismissals and weather-related delays, which would make it difficult to keep stable routes. Additional

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Acc-U-Set Construction foreman Curtis Clifton watches as a remote-controlled “Trax” machine moves a portable classroom over a curb at Islander Middle School. The portables, which weigh about 15 tons, were relocated at IMS last week. staff would be needed to manage routes, drivers, dispatch, complaints, breakdowns and accidents.

A n d there are significant differences between laws for passengers on school buses versus those Supt. Gary Plano on public buses, regarding crossing laws, loading and unloading, seating requirements and objects that can’t be taken on board.

“All those issues were considered, and the board did not express an interest to go down that road with the city because of

“The city will need to go back to Metro to find a more viable option..”

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those very issues, largely around the fact that we wouldn’t know if we could use our buses during our peak times,” said Plano.

“The direction I got was to ask the city to go back to Metro to find a more viable option.”

“The laws are different for children and adults.

How would that work with adults? Would people understand the difference?

People don’t stop for the Metro bus, they go around.

For children, that’d be catastrophic. Safety reasons, over logistical reasons, gave the greatest concern.”

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Community briefs Find out more about solar energy at July 8 workshop The city's solar installation campaign is well underway. Almost 70 residents attended the first workshop in early June, with 45 signing up for free site assessments. The Solarize Mercer Island goal is for 30-60 homes to be set up.

Interested residents should attend the informational workshop from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 8 at the Mercer Island Community and Events Center to find out more.

After attending the workshop, residents will be eligible for a free site assessment.

There are several options available for shaded roofs, as well as outbuildings, patios, gazebos, boathouses, etc.

Low interest loans are also available.

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lation costs. According to the city's sustainability manager Ross Freeman, the first installation is already underway.

To pre-register or for more information, contact Freeman at 275-7662, or visit the city's solar web page at www.mercergov.org.

Sound Transit open house on MI East Link station Sound Transit is holding an open house for Islanders to review current designs, meet the East Link project team and provide feedback on the East Link Extension’s Mercer Island Station.

The open house is set between 5 and 7 p.m., July 10, at the Mercer Island Community and Events Center.

The design plans for the Mercer Island station are now 60 percent complete. Project staff is looking for input on landscaping, materials, plans for bus rail transfers and more.

Sound Transit planners will also have a booth at Summer Celebration to talk with Islanders.

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Thrift Store adds more hours To meet increased customer demand, the Mercer Island Thrift Shop will extend its store hours on Saturdays to 8 p.m., beginning July 5. New store hours will be Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The store will also be open on July 4, for holiday store hours between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Donation Center hours will remain unchanged: Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For donation appointments, contact Coordinator Suzanne Philen at (206) 275-7753. To become a volunteer, contact Logan Ens at (206) 275-7766.

The revenue from Mercer Island Thrift Shop supports programs of Mercer Island Youth and Family Services.

In an effort to raise awareness and funds for programs that support children with special needs, 13 women from around the country have joined Investors Bank Bike 4 Friendship, a 1,500 mile cycling trip from Seattle to Los Angeles. A group left the Mercer Island Town Center on Sunday, July 29.

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There is no parking at Evergreen Church between 10 a.m. and noon. fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs, cheese, wine, pastries (including gluten-free) as well as prepared foods.

Musical entertainment provides a lively backdrop as people shop, meet the farmers and connect with friends. Activities for children, a food tasting booth, and even a dog-sitting service can be found at the Market, as well.

MIFM is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, with an all-volunteer board. The board is continually seeking ways to enhance the MIFM experience for all, from the very young to our seniors.

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ound Transit in nearing its final design phase for the Mercer Island station for the light rail trains that will stop on the I-90 center lanes in the block bounded by 80th and 77th Avenues S.E. along North Mercer Way. The agency is holding another Open House between 5 and 7 p.m. on July 10 at the Community and Events Center.

Despite the fact that the agency says that the design is 60 percent complete, there is more they say, that can be influenced by community input. There is landscaping, art, construction materials and the like, that are yet to be finalized. Probably most important is how to ensure rail and bus riders can move back and forth easily between buses and trains along North Mercer Way, and how and where buses will line up to receive riders.

But you may ask, why should we bother? Does it matter what we say? Will the facility serve the Island or just those passing through.

Left out of the discussion about the station is where Islanders will park in order to even get to the transit stops. The plans do not include increasing the size of the Island Park-and-Ride, which is usually chock full by 7:30 a.m. each day.

The problem from Islanders’ perspective is that off Islanders fill the Park-and-Ride, before residents get a chance to find a spot. Also a problem is that folks who wish to ride into the city later in the morning for work or a doctor’s appointment — will not find a place either. Adding to that frustration is that Metro bus routes that bring Islanders from the South-end, Shorewood or Covenant Shores to the Park-and-Ride or to Seattle, will essentially be completely gone by the end of next year. Just an abbreviated Route 204 will remain, revised from trips every half hour to every hour.

So what is in this for Islanders? Well, there is hope that something can be done to make the space flexible for future changes in the Town Center that would allow parking in proximity to light rail or bus. Let’s also ensure that how buses queue up will not clog North Mercer or side streets there. Lets make sure it is environmentally friendly, attractive, and safe.

‘Having our say now may help ensure flexibility for future transit options’

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To the editor New PSE transmission lines will ruin Island’s eastern views Picture the East Channel of south Lake Washington: rolling, tree-covered hills with the Cascade mountains in the distance, Mount Rainier to the south, and the Bellevue skyline to the north. Now picture the scene without any trees between 405 and the lakeshore, and with a miles-long series of 120-foot-tall steel towers supporting high-tension power lines. This is the plan that has been put forward by Puget Sound Energy, and which is currently undergoing a period of public comment. It’s far from an idle con- in fighting this plan, and our City cept: the tower sites are being surveyed Council needs to take a position and marked out already. Trees within against it. I would urge all Island resi100 feet of the old BNSF rail line are dents to visit the following website for being identified for removal. more information: www.lakecorridor.

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Island? Because everyone with an eastern view, or who has property on the Robert Andrews eastern shore of the island, stands to lose significant property value. And everyone on the island will feel the resulting decrease in the island’s tax base. We’ll also lose access to natural space and potentially see increased traffic on the island’s roads. Remember the original plan for the now-abanOn June 16, exactly 18 months doned railway? It was to be turned into after the Sandy Hook Elementary a nature trail and bike School massacre, I found path. Will anyone opt myself marching over the to take a walk or go for mighty Brooklyn Bridge a ride under the buzzwith Moms Demand Send your letters to: ing power lines? No, Action for Gun Sense in editor@mi-reporter.com. the “nature” will be America. My son Kai, Keep it brief, courteous, reduced to stumps and a Mercer Island High and sign your name. the bikers will probSchool graduate and now ably use the Mercer senior medical student Island loop instead. at Yale accompanied me It’s critical that we join together along with two of his med school

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I’ve been an ICU nurse for over thirty years and have seen my share of trauma. My son and his friends have all done ER and ICU rotations.

They’ve had to learn triage of gun violence victims and how to keep patients stable after long, complicated surgeries.

Gun violence affects us all – directly and indirectly. Every year over 30,000 Americans are killed from gunshots.

More than 70,000 are wounded. I’ve been intimately involved with the care of surviving victims. It’s not a pretty picture and rarely discussed in polite company. If the killings and injuries were due to viral infection or a faulty product, we would make changes STAT! Instead we shrug, become habituated and resign ourselves to thinking that nothing can be done in this day and age. We just hope that our safe island will be safe enough for our children and grandchildren.

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What do you think about the Island receiving a 9/11 beam for the South-end fire station?

“Seems pretty cool, it’s a good homage.”

EDWARD HUANG Student Mercer Island

“It’s nice to keep that fresh in people’s minds.”

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“It’s a great reminder, I don’t think anyone should ever forget.”

TAMMY LUCE Teacher Mercer Island

“Having grown up across the river from where it happened, I think it’s a nice idea.”

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Initiative 594 will be on the Washington State ballot this November. Demanding background checks for all gun purchases in our State is the least we can do to help stem the tide of gun violence. Do it Mercer Islanders!

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Cornelia Swenson and her son Kai, walk across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge in the ‘Rally for Gunsense’ walk to raise awareness for background checks and gun control.

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Two World were weathered, Floating bridges were constructed to support Wars were fought, abolitionist policies the growth of automobiles, the introduction of both Radio and have come and gone, great depressions Television and now the evolution of the computer generation. were weathered, and floating bridges were constructed to But no matter what the Inn has witnessed, it has always been support the growth of automobiles. The introduction of both the communities extended room to discuss all the topics radio and television and nowliving the evolution of the computer of has dailychanged importance. generation many things. But no matter what the Inn has witnessed, The Rowy The Rowy cherishes its role as the informal gathering spot for has always been the community’s extended all class reunions from those who graduated from the local living room to discuss all the topics of daily schools. The place to be for all those attending college to importance. come back home and re unite with there buddies, and in Thethe Rowy cherishes its role the informal many cases place to have your firstasbeer when gathering spot for all class reunions from those celebrating your 21st birthday. who graduated from the local schools. The placeour to be for all those attending In a effort to show appreciation to our patronscollege and the to come back home and reunite with their community who have supported the Rowy for so many buddies, and in many cases the place to decades, we are sponsoring the local fireworks show during have first beer when celebrating theyour cities summer celebration eventyour Saturday July 12. We 21st birthday. hope you can all come out and join us…..

To show our appreciation to our patrons and the community who have supported the Rowy for so many decades, we are sponsoring the local fireworks show during the city’s Summer Celebration event Saturday, July 12.

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CAR PROWL: Sometime between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday, an Island man had his truck prowled. He said it was parked on the west side of West Mercer Way and that he’d left it unlocked. When he returned after work, he noticed his wallet was missing and his medication, both of which were in the glovebox.

His wallet had his driver’s license, a hunting safety card, two fishing licenses and a number of other items were in his wallet. The victim said he’d cancelled credit cards but reported losses of at least $300.

SATURDAY | 21 THEFT: An unknown suspect

stole patio furniture from in front of the QFC in the 8400 block of S.E. 68th St. A boxed outdoor sofa set and a boxed outdoor patio set were among the items stolen.

CAR PROWL: A driver’s window was shattered and her purse contents stolen. The Island woman reported losses of $900. Among the items taken was a purse, Washington state license, a Wells Fargo debit card later cancelled and a Coach wallet. The BMW was parked in the 4500 block of E. Mercer Way.

MONDAY | 23 FRAUD: A 49-year-old Island woman and 56-year-old Island man reported fraudulent activity on their credit card.

Changes were made to four separate accounts and the fraud topped $9,000.

THEFT: A 41-year-old Island man reported several items of sensitive mail stolen between April 5 and April 12 of this year. He got a call from a subject in Auburn who said he’d found a black binder in the bushes in Lakewood, containing the Island man’s address.

There were also other items of what looked like stolen mail.

The reporting party kept his

James Melford Peterson 3/18/1932-6/17/2014

Jim (Pete) Peterson grew up in Troy, Idaho the only son of Dr. E.S. and Ruth Peterson. He graduated from North Central High School in Spokane and received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho where he was a Kappa Sig. After graduation he entered the U. S.Army Engineer Corps and received his wings as a Fixed Wing and Helicopter Pilot. While serving at Fort Greeley, AK he married Marion Todd. After his active duty they moved to Florida where he worked as a Test Engineer for the Chemstrand Company. Missing the Northwest weather they moved to Seattle where Jim joined Boeing for the next 32 years. He worked on the Minute Man Missile Project and then transferred to Flight Test where he was Test Director and Operations Supervisor in Flight Test. He worked on the Dash 80,707,747,757, AWACS, Air Force One. He spent his last 2 years in Hawaii as an Engineering Representative for the Boeing E-6 aircraft.

He continued his association with the Army Reserve graduating from the Army Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. He retired with the rank of Colonel after 30 years of service.

He was President of Lakeridge Lutheran Church for 4 years and was active at Holy Trinity Lutheran on Mercer Island for many years. He especially enjoyed the men’s Bible Study Group.

Jim served as a member and Chairman of the Mercer Island Utility Board and was a Precinct Officer for over 30 years. Jim started the Volksmarch Club on Mercer Island. He and Marion Volksmarched in 50 states and many Canadian provinces. He was a member of the Boeing Blue Bills, Mercer Island PROBUS Club, Boing Road Runners, and the Museum of Flight. Jim enjoyed RV ‘ing with his family from Alaska to Mexico. He enjoyed sports and the Boy Scouts with his kids. In later years he became interested in woodcarving and golf.

Survivors include Marion his wife of 57 years, daughter Patrice and grandchildren Mikayla, Kylie and great grandchild Callie, son Preston and wife Meg and grandchildren Grant and Dean.

A memorial service will be held at Holy Trinity Church at 2 pm on July 13. An interment with military Honors will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery July 14 at 3pm. Remembrances can be made to Medic One or Holy Trinity Church or Hospice.

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mail and turned over the rest of the binder’s contents to the police.

FRAUD: A 49-year-old Island woman reported her personal information stolen. It was used to open a checking account and to obtain credit cards from three separate banks. All accounts have since been closed.

THEFT: Someone entered an Island man’s porch in the 7400 block of Mercer Terrace Dr. and took a men’s “Hard Rock” mountain bike. The bike was not secured and was valued at $700. No suspect info was collected.

THURSDAY | 26 THEFT: Between 5 p.m. June 16 and 12 p.m., June 21, a bike went missing in the Mercer Apartments. The open parking garage has no secure door and the bike -- a black Trek Fuel with a white racing seat

-- was valued at $900.

DUI: A 34-year-old Renton man was stopped for a burned-out passenger taillight. When the officer contacted him, he realized the driver was under the influence. After a field sobriety test, he was arrested for DUI.

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TUESDAY | 24 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: A 73-year-old woman in the 8200 block of 36th St. noticed that the screen on her window was missing. She’d last seen it on June 20. There were no signs of attempted illegal entry.

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WEDNESDAY | 25 Rear Admiral Paul Edward Versaw United States Coast Guard, Retired Paul Edward Versaw, 76, a retired U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral, died peacefully on June 12th after a long illness.

RADM Versaw was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 5th, 1937, and raised

by Aline Lucille Brewer Versaw and Malcolm Versaw. He graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, in 1961. In 1973 he earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. In 1983 he was the first Coast Guardsman to attend the State Department’s Executive Seminar in National and International Affairs in Washington D.C. During his 36-year Coast Guard career, RADM Versaw held numerous assignments including Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, Assistant Superintendent, Coast Guard Chief Counsel, Commander of Group San Francisco, Chief of Coast Guard International Affairs, and District Legal Officer for the 13thassignments include service on the cutters MACKINAC, ROCKAWAY, UNIMAK, and VENTUROUS. Highlights of his career include his significant contribution to the implementation of federal laws and regulations following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in 1989 and the Coast Guard response to the Haitian Migrant exodus of 1991. RADM Versaw was a leading member of numerous U.S. delegations that resulted in the reduction of piracy in the Far East.

He was also instrumental in establishing foreign Coast Guards in Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, St Kitts and Grenada.

His military awards include the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, four Meritorious Service Medals, and three Coast Guard Commendation Medals. He was also awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from Catholic University.

Following his retirement in 1997, RADM Versaw and his wife returned to their home on Mercer Island where they enjoyed many friendships playing golf, tennis, and Bridge.

He enjoyed being on the over-55 “Rockers” Softball team, winning their senior division one year. An avid gardener and home improvement enthusiast, his backyard was featured on a Mercer Island Arboretum Home Garden tour. He also served on the Salvation Army Advisory Board and the Emerald Heights Advisory Board.

A devoted husband and father, he was heavily involved with activities in his children’s lives, volunteering countless hours of time toward coaching his sons’ sports teams, scouting and other family activities.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marjorie Rich Versaw, and three children: Charles B. Versaw (Chantel) of Soldotna, Alaska; David R. Versaw of McLean, Virginia; and LCDR. Greg E. Versaw (Aimee) of Stuttgart, Germany. He is survived by six grandchildren, Caroline, Ashleigh, Avery, Alex, Chase and Max. He is also survived by a brother, Malcolm Versaw, and two sisters, Kathleen Kennedy and Rosalie Blacklock.

A memorial service was held on Thursday, June 26th at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 1961 Fund in New London, Connecticut, or the Salvation Army.

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Nancy Baynham passed away June 18, 2014 peacefully at home on Mercer Island, Washington, with her husband at her side. Nancy was born October 27, 1937 in Bremerton, Washington to Mabel and Edwin Eliason.

A graduate of University of Puget Sound with a degree in business, she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority.

Nancy worked in Washington D.C. where she met her husband Bob. They were married in 1964 in Bremerton, and celebrated their 49th anniversary in Paris last year. They raised their three children on Mercer Island where they have lived since 1967. In 2003 Nancy had a double lung transplant at the University of Washington Medical Center and celebrated the event yearly like another birthday. She enjoyed over ten years of good living with her new lungs including three more grandchildren.

Nancy was a member of the Women’s University Club of Seattle for over 25 years and especially enjoyed the camaraderie of the Club’s investment club, the Insiders. She and Bob had a love for boating as members of the Seattle Yacht Club and spent many summers in the San Juan Islands and Canada’s Desolation Sound as a family.

Nancy is survived by Maureen Eliason Patton. Her brother Bob’s passing preceded her death. Nancy is also survived by her husband Bob and their children Doug (Chris), Linda (Rob), and Greg (Jen), six grandchildren, Riley and Bennett, Robbie and Ryan Moreau, Jack and Elle and many other relatives and loyal friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Seattle Yacht Club on Thursday, July 10 at 5 p.m. Contributions in memory of Nancy may be made to Planned Parenthood of Washington or other charities of your choice. Friends and family are invited to share memories online at www.

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The best wife, mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother ever, Betty Lucille Mossafer, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening at her home surrounded by those who loved her deeply.

Born April 12, 1932 in Montana to Adelaide and Richard Jones, she is survived by her husband Albert Nessim Mossafer, her sister Jean Jones, four wacky daughters Laurel (Bob) Mossafer-Moultray, Patricia Mossafer-Cacabelos, Linda (Mark) Kosin, and Elizabeth (David) Mossafer-Rosenthal, eight grandchildren Josh (Amy) Moultray, Jonathan (Natasha) Cacabelos, Jeffrey Cacabelos, Jimmy (Shaylee) Moultray, David Kosin, Alyssa Rosenthal, Nate Kosin and Ben Rosenthal, and two great-grandchildren.

In 1950, she was lovingly married to her high school sweetheart, the luckiest man in the world, Al, at the age of 18. She was blessed with a large and happy family; Betty filled each day and each of their hearts with love.

Betty dedicated her love and unwavering support to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren; attending endless baseball games, happily hosting family dinners, and planning annual themed trips with her daughters.

Betty spearheaded a myriad of community activities from Sisterhood president and board member of Temple De Hirsch Sinai to Mercer Island School District PTA president to advisor for the Mercer Island City Council. She also led the donation drive to support the Mercer Island Fire Department’s purchase of their first thermal imager.

In honor of Betty’s memory and love, the family continues to support her decades-long commitment to Noel House (http:// www.noelhouse.org/) and New Horizons (http://nhmin.org/) by asking that any contributions in Betty’s memory be sent there.

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CARE | FROM 1 manager Bennetta Shoop said was on target as of Monday, June 30.

Nielson remembers receiving a phone call about the closure at an odd hour, the evening DSHS announced the facility’s license was being revoked.

It was from a nurse Nielson knew and respected. She was shocked and instantly became worried for her mother.

“I can barely put into words what it was like walking in that day,” said Nielson of the following morning. “There was the full gamut of emotions walking down the hall— stress and nervousness.

[Patients wondered] am I going to get a place? Where will I end up? People calmed down a little bit as other skilled nursing facilities and the state worked hard to find great placements…But I just think the company should be truly, utterly ashamed of themselves.”

Nielson’s mother had been at the facility for six years and while she had many grievances about Mercer Island Care and

Rehab, she felt the staff four stars for staffing were the main reason it but just one on its health operated for as long as it inspection. did. Many approached her Nielson estimated that after her mother passed to most staff had been there express their condolences, for ten or more years. They caring for her, she said, as had never been anything though she but profeswere their sional, she own loved said, and she one. It was didn't for a only after minute susnews of pect there the closure were stormy began to ripw a t e r s ple through Molly Nielson, ahead. the com“There daughter of a patient munity that were a lot of Nielson said things that certain staff were not began to open up about great here, but the level their own experience – of care is skilled and they about checks that bounced, had a caring staff. You want or the frequent changes in that,” she said. “I just had no management. “Everywhere idea what they were going you walked in the build- through as an entity...I felt ing, staff were so kind. The [the staff] handled themone thing Mercer Island selves with great respect for Care and Rehab had was an the residents and also for amazing staff, even in their themselves.” poor ratings from various For staff, the closure studies.” is equally devastating.

Nursing homes that Nielson remembers one accept Medicare patients conversation with a nurse are regularly inspected and who had been with the reviewed on a five-star rat- facility for close to ten ing system. Mercer Island years. She drove each day Care and Rehab received from Kent because she

“The company should be truly, utterly ashamed of themselves.”

loved the community she worked in. But with news that Mercer Island Care and Rehab’s license had been revoked, she felt “broken,” and wondered if she had it in her anymore to continue in her line of work.

“This company has destroyed the neighborhood. It has destroyed the community. It's no different than if I took a bulldozer and ran through it.

It's shattered lives,” said Nielson. “Even though the state was amazing and the company they hired to find placements was great, when you're at a need for skilled nursing care, you have limited options.”

Nielson expressed frustration that not every patient had a support system or family to assist. June had her daughter to help with the transition, but the move proved a trying ordeal for such a vulnerable population.

DSHS held a conference call about the ramping down of Mercer Island Care and Rehab Monday, June 30. Field manager Shoop said that the facility planned to have everyone out by July 3. For an updated story with comments from DSHS, visit www.mireporter.com.

Law enforcement agencies work together on credit card fraud Island police serve search warrants On Tuesday, June 17, the Mercer Island Police Department Detectives served a search warrant on a Seattle residence in the Holly Park neighborhood. The occupants were under investigation for credit card fraud on Mercer Island and in several neighboring cities.

The suspects were targeting QFC stores, Fred Meyer, Kroger’s and other similar retailers in the area. During the search warrant process, detectives seized nearly

300 fraudulent gift cards (actual value still pending), 140 Oxycodone pills with a street value of $4,200, approximately 40 grams of crack cocaine, cash, computers, cell phones and a stolen vehicle.

The MIPD Detectives were assisted by the Seattle Police SWAT Unit, a Prosecutor from the King County Prosecutor’s Office, the FBI, and agents from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Detectives will conduct additional investigations to determine how widespread this case is. It’s expected to take several months.

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PUBLIC NOTICES The Cities of Bellevue, Bothell, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, Shoreline, Snoqualmie, Woodinville, along with Capital Hill Housing, Cascade Water Alliance, East Pierce Fire and Rescue, Jefferson Transit, King County Library System, NORCOM, Pacific Hospital PDA, Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer District, and Woodinville Fire and Life Safety are now accepting applications from contractors, consultants and vendors to the Shared Procurement Portal (SPP), Roster program. Additional government agencies may join the Shared Procurement Portal.

The Shared Procurement Portal (SPP) roster includes businesses representative of Small Works (RCW 39.04.155), Professional Services/Architecture & Engineering (RCW 39.80.030), General Services, Legal Services , and Information Technology.

Interested companies may apply at any time, by visiting our website at sharedprocurementportal.com and selecting the Vendor Registration button. For questions, call 425-452-6918 or email egovsupport@ ecitygov.net. Applicants currently approved on the SPP roster are reminded to update their application at this time and to upload a new Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) if you have not done so in the past year.

Some or all of the agencies participating in the Shared Procurement Portal may use the roster to select businesses for public agency contracts. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against in the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

In addition, the selected contractor, with regard to the work performed during the contract, shall affirmatively support non-discrimination practices, including in the selection and retention of subcontractors and in the procurement of material and equipment.

Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. For more information contact the specific agency.

To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 1-800-201-4900/ TTY Relay: 711 or email accessibility@soundtransit.org. For more Information: Visit soundtransit.org/eastlink or call Sound Transit at 206-398-LINK, eastlink@soundtransit.org. For information in alternative formats, call 1-800-201-4900/TTY Relay: 711 or email accessibility@soundtransit.org

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‘Lifelong Learning’ comes to Island Reporter Staff

A new program that has seen success in Seattle and other local cities, will allow adults 50 and over to continue their educations through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Washington (OLLI-UW). Former mayor Elliot Newman is spearheading efforts to introduce a branch on Mercer Island.

Courses are offered with no tests, grades or credits, but students can tailor coursework to their interests—everything from geology to comparative religion.

“For me, it's the humanities – politics and art” said

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Islanders joined fire personnel, city staff and Mayor Bruce Bassett for a small ceremony Thursday for the above artifacts from the World Trade Center. The beam and ceiling pieces made several stops at fire stations across the country on its journey to the Island.

Newman of the courses that most interest him as he ages. “Having a class on Shakespeare, you didn't have the ability [to take in school] because you had to take another math class or physics class. That side of the world interests me, even painting. It's fun when you're retired. You can keep busy and I think there's no excuse for any retiree.”

Newman, a former executive and environmental engineering consultant, hopes to begin coursework as soon as August of this year. Osher-MI will likely host a one-hour lecture for free at the end of the summer, to invite Islanders and Eastside residents to learn more before enrolling at the cost of $30-45 per course.

There is also the additional cost of $35 for annual mem-

bership. In the past, courses have been held at the UW's Seattle campus and at Trilogy on Redmond Ridge, and other locations. Now the Island's branch campus is finally coming to fruition.

“The initial reaction we're getting from both the Island and from those who've heard about it, is very positive,” said Newman.

Students will be able to take between three and five classes, amounting to anywhere from six to ten hours of instruction.

Newman points out that students also have a great deal of control over the

types of courses offered.

Those enrolled in an introductory course on geology can request more in-depth courses in the future, if they choose to continue down that academic trajectory.

Fall courses will be released later this month and will include “The Geology of Water” at the Seattle UW campus, and “Comparative Religion” on Mercer Island.

To become a member or to register visit osher.uw.edu or call 221-7771.

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After receiving the resignation of West Mercer Elementary principal Rich Mellish, the Mercer Island School District announced Aimee Batliner-Gillette will serve as interim principal at West Mercer for the 2014-15 school year.

Mellish, who served as principal at West Mercer for six years and was working on superintendent certification this year, accepted an elementary principal position with the Issaquah School District.

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-ers in the community and to work together,” said Bassett in opening remarks at a small ceremony at the North-end fire station. “These artifacts will become a tribute to those ideals and I look forward to the conversation that they will inspire here on Mercer Island.”

The Mercer Island Fire Department was the last recipient of 9/11 artifacts from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The artifacts shipped from Brooklyn the week before last. They were escorted by Mercer Island firefighters and briefly displayed at the Northend fire station draped in American flags. They will now be transferred to artist John Sisko and architect Jim Brown.

each school and taking on administrative responsibilities. Before working on Mercer Island, Batliner-Gillette worked as a literacy coach with the Tukwila School District, and before that was a trainer and coach for the Douglas County School District in Colorado. She has a master’s degree in English language arts from Regis University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

“She’s a good choice in the sense that she knows the school well,” said Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. “We’re fortunate that she’s on the team and was able to step in on such short notice.”

A full interview process for the permanent West Mercer principal position is next spring. The district will now search for an associate principal.

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Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/36442

Jimmy Pliego 206.240.7160 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/76390

4421 Ferncroft Rd. Dynamic 4BR/3.25 BA home on estate-like setting has sweeping views of Lake WA from all levels. Open floor plan w/ designer touches, opulent finishes & attention to detail make this a special home.

5075 W Mercer Way. All new sleek & clean 4BR/3.5BA quality built contemporary home.

Expansive great rm opens to dining rm, stylized kitchen & breakfast nook. Flood of light pours in from expansive window wall.

South-End Perfection

$988,000

6763 80th Ave SE. Perfectly preserved midcentury modern 4BR/1.75BA home on level, landscaped near half acre. Dramatic floor to vaulted ceiling walls of glass make outdoor space come alive indoors.

Lou or Lori 206.949.5674 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/69147

$1,695,000

Large View Property

5059 84th Ave SE. 25 ft of shared WFT w/Dock is a Bonus to this West-side View Home. Kitchen remodeled in 2010 & has custom bake center.

Beautiful trees create a private setting around entertaining size deck & level yard.

7375 80th Place SE. Elegantly appointed 4BR/2.5BA home. Recently updated kitchen and master bath. Situated in the fabulous community of The Lakes!

New on Market!

$725,000

2460 73rd Ave SE. Don’t miss the fantastic opportunity on coveted First Hill! Overlook the lake, downtown Bellevue & downtown Mercer Island. Build your dream home & take in all the sun & light. Easy freeway access.

Sandra Levin 206.949.2845 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/35727

9110 SE 78th Place. Be instantly captivated by dramatic spaces, extraordinary detail & sublime finishes that create an unparalleled interior to this 4BR/4BA home. Designed w/entertaining in mind. Nestled on a cascading creek!

$1,199,000

9413 SE 70th Place. NW Classic w/lake & Mt.Rainier views boasts 4300 sq.ft.

4BD/3.5BA. Elegant formal entertaining areas, Chef’s kitchen, adjoining family rm w/2-story ceilings. Bonus/Rec rm w/large BD/BA down.

Puget Sound Views

$629,500

5336 SW Admiral Way, Seattle. 4BR/3BA home boasts great views of Puget Sound & Olympics from Master w/bay window & balcony, w/peek view from Main. Western exposure w/deck off dining. Lots of natural light.

Craig Hagstrom 206.669.2267 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/57020

Stunning View Home

5408 S Holly St, Seattle. Prepare to be WOWED by this stunning 2002 NW Contemporary Craftsman 4BR/4BA home w/striking finishes throughout.

Media Room & full MIL are found on lower level.

8452 N Mercer Way. This exceptional property offers dazzling views! Boat Slip w/lift, awaits your Watercraft! An elegant & socially open floor plan provides fabulous entertaining flow w/divine details, opulent materials & walls of windows that flood the interior w/ light.

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206.713.5240 www.sharedwaterfrontmercerparklane.com

7731 SE 58th St. 3BR/2.5BA Mid-Century Modern home w/great western views & community waterfront. Large living room is oriented to the view, opening onto a great entertainment sized deck on a mostly level lot.

Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/23351

Exceptional Opportunity $1,175,000

Serene Sanctuary

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206.713.5240 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/17867

Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/81026

4150 78th Ave SE. Only the 2nd time in 57 years this property has been on the market!

Exceptional opportunities to remodel this well constructed home or build your dream home on this very special property!

Belltown Beauty

$509,999

159 Denny Way #203, Seattle. New on Market!

Contemporary 2BD/2BA in the heart of it all!

Don’t miss this spacious & private unit that you can walk to everything: restaurants, games, concerts, waterfront & more.

Sandra Levin 206.949.2845 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/72022

$1,048,000

9980 SE 40th St. Ultimate flexibility & cozy areas throughout this 4BR/2.5BA home. Updated kitchen w/new granite & appliances.

Huge great room w/vaulted ceilings. Large outdoor entertaining area.

New on Market!

$495,000

818 NE 69th St, Seattle. Craftsman 3BR/1.75BA home in coveted Greenlake/Roosevelt neighborhoods. Patio dining w/flat-level backyard, updated rms & more! Embrace the Greenlake Park lifestyle. Live it. Walk it. Experience it.

James Laurie 425.466.3672 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/34993

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Sahalee Woods Investment Potential

$469,000

Affordable opportunity for income potential in the Sahalee Woods neighborhood of Sammamish, 5 generous-sized BR or 4+ rec room; where the rental market is strong. Easy commute to Redmond, Bellevue, & Microsoft.

James Laurie 425.466.3672 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/647377

Location! Location!

$308,000

1400 Hubbell Place Unit 401, Seattle. Grab this opportunity to live in a wonderful, convenient location. Short stroll to Convention Center, Paramount Theater, fine stores, restaurants, & all downtown Seattle has to offer. 2BD/1BA & 1 parking space.

Petra H. Walker 206.715.5677 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/65535

Charming W Seattle Home

$465,000

8845 37th Ave SW, Seattle. Updated throughout 3BD/2.25BA home features huge chef’s kitchen w/granite island/counters. French doors open to beautiful entertaining courtyard deck and flood home w/natural light.

Jimmy Pliego 206.240.7160 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/94283

Great Location w/ Upgrades $287,000

3200 81st Place SE #A202. Enjoy lake, city & territorial views from this wonderful 1 bed, 1 bath condo. Upgrades include: granite, stainless steel appliances, solid wood cabinets & designer lighting. 1 covered parking & storage unit.

Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/57800

Office/Retail Condo

Immaculate Top Floor Condo

Claudia Allard

Jen Bao

Frank Ceteznik

Terry Donovan

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Mark Eskridge

Karin Fry

Dieter Kaetel

James Laurie

Gloria Lee

Tony Salvata

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Jimmy Pliego

$225,000

14733 NE 31st St. #2-D, Bellevue. Don’t miss this top floor 2BR/1BA updated condo.

Community pool & clubhouse. Superb location & no assessments. Close to Microsoft, restaurants, downtown & much more!

Sandra Levin 206.949.2845 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/30820

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$365,000

7513 SE 27TH ST #14&15. Hard to find Office/Retail Condo in Mercer Island’s N’End Business Core. 2 Upper Floor Units sold together & next to another unit for sale, so potential to double sq ft. Used as retail dance studio since 1987. Huge Views! Dance floor w/hi ceilings.

Dressing room w/private ba. Plenty of storage.

Andrea Pirzio-Biroli 206.930.3456 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/57731

Investment Opportunity $360,000

11830 78th Ave S, Seattle. Opportunity to own a 5BR/1.75BA home w/partial views of Lake Washington; or build your dream on an included “ready to build on” level lot. Two in One Price!

Lisa Nguyen 206.718.6553 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/16008

Build Your Dream

$125,000

11830 78th Ave S, Seattle. Ready to build your dream home? Large, Level Residential Lot w/ water, sewer, gas & electric available at the street. Partial Views of Lake Washington.

Lisa Nguyen 206.718.6553 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/43037

New on Market!

$335,000

22530 NE Alder Crest Lane, Redmond. This like new 2BR/2.25BA townhome offers a private setting w/unobstructed front yard view.

High ceiling living room w/fireplace opens to a nice deck overlooking fenced backyard.

Millie Su 206.799.0628 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/35916

Jewel of Kitsap-Land

$50,000

33734 Vine Place NE, Hansville. Build your ultimate green getaway nestled among native plants & located in the hidden jewel of the Kitsap Peninsula. Largest lot on the market right now - double corner lot on a cul-de-sac. 20,563 sq. ft.

Daryl Summers 206.697.0162 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/80420

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SPORTS

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Islanders looking to toughen up this summer

Sports briefs

Mercer Island football coach preaching improved mental, physical strength

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While a lack of depth ultimately factored against the Islanders last season, that shouldn’t be the case this year. The Islanders return 16 of its 22 starters, with seven of 11 positions already accounted for on offense and nine of 11 on

By Joseph Livarchik defense, something Ogata jlivarchik@mi-reporter.com acknowledges may garner If you ask Mercer Island notice around the league. football coach Brett Ogata One less hurdle for how his team’s 2013 camthe Islanders will be the Carrie Bell/Special to the Reporter paign went, he’ll give you absence of Mount Si, as the Brett Ogata talks to his players before an Oct. 11 matchup Wildcats move this year two answers. “[How it] ended? Not with Juanita. from the 3A/2A KingCo very good. Overall as a Conference into 4A comseason? Really good,” said Islanders got pushed ment at the University of petition. In five matchups Ogata. “The boys really around at the end of the Washington, Mercer Island against Mount Si under did a great job of coming year, and he wanted to see triumphed over 4A power- Ogata, the Islanders are 1-4. together and playing as a improvement from his house Skyline.

Still, the coach has conflictteam and making the play- team on that front. And so “It’s 7-on-7, so in the big ing views of the move. offs, when we were pre- in preparation for next sea- scheme of things, it doesn’t “It’s kind of a doubledicted to finish in last place son, hustle and toughness mean much except for our edged sword,” he said. “It or second-to-last place in became dominant themes boys’ confidence,” said helps us from a playoff the league.” during spring football for Ogata. “It’s not something standpoint, but it also in a Graduating 23 seniors Mercer Island. to brag about that we won, way hurts us because I like and returning only five “This is probably the but our boys know that playing quality teams. It starters, low preseason toughest spring I’ve been they beat them and can say, makes you better, it makes expectations around the on the boys since I’ve been ‘hey, we can compete with league were here,” said the best talent in the state FOOTBALL | PAGE 16 understandO g a t a . now, let’s continue doing able. But in “I’ve been a game of demanddepth where ing more the Islanders and asking didn’t have for more much, fightfrom them. ing their We’re hitway to the Brett Ogata, Mercer Island ting a little postseason football coach bit more, wasn’t an easy [getting] a accomplishlittle more ment. physical. Not over-the-top While the Mercer Island physical, but a lot more coach was thrilled with his contact in hitting drills.”

Carrie Bell/Special to the Reporter team exceeding expectaSome of those demands Brett Ogata roams the sidelines with Jack Counihan tions, he wasn’t so thrilled may be already getting during Mercer Island’s homecoming game against Lake with how his team went results this summer. At a Washington Sept.

20. out. Ogata thought the competitive 7-on-7 tourna-

“This is probably the toughest I’ve been on the boys since I’ve been here.”

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GU16 youth soccer team Mercer Island Force took home the U16 Silver title at the Snohomish United Invitational June 21-22.

Mercer Island Force tops at Snohomish Invite

By Reporter Staff

Girls U16 youth soccer team Mercer Island Force won its silver division of the Snohomish United Invitational June 21-22, finishing the tournament with a perfect 4-0 record.

After dispatching South Kitsap United 4-2 in its opening game, the Force beat Seattle United 3-1 and Emerald City 4-1 to set up a rematch with South Kitsap in the final round. MIFC topped South Kitsap once

again, this time 1-0 to take the title.

MIFC team members include Anna Gallagher, Gabby Kasman, Kate Daugherty, Jensen Antilla, Julia Panelli, Hanna Noren, Sidney Montague, Sam Mills, Hanna Puetz, Camryn Steiner, Kayla Tsang, Mira Dorney, Lily Martel, Josie Blakeslee, Brooke Fitzwilson and Mallica Cary. The Force is coached by Per Noren, Tom Montague and Eric Mills.

Three Robinswood tennis teams headed to USTA Sectionals Three United States Tennis Association adult league teams from Robinswood Tennis Center recently took home local titles and advanced to the USTA sectional championships, which will take place Aug. 22-24 in Spokane.

Advancing were men’s 2.5 group, Team Schmid,

women’s 2.5 team, Team Gertmenian, and women’s 3.0 team, Team Lilley. Team Schmid features Islander Philip Schmid and MIHS teacher Roy Newton, while Team Lilley features Islander Karen Schmid.

All three teams are coached by Robinswood head pro, Jason Chapman.

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Boy’s cancer diagnosis spurs activism Facing adversity, family’s instinct is to help others Oliver McIntosh

Special to the Reporter

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Wa s h i n g t o n / A l a s k a Chapter hosted nearly 50 guests on Thursday night, June 26 at Georgetown Brewing Company in Seattle to celebrate the first ever Winter Pineapple Classic 5k kickoff event.

Among those in attendance was Mercer Island resident and longtime fundraiser, Mark Peterson, who spoke to the audience candidly about his son Ryan’s battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Mark and his team of friends and family first participated in the Winter Pineapple Classic in 2009 shortly after Ryan’s diagnosis, and together they’ve helped raise more than $230,000 to help find

a cure.

It all began on October 10th, 2009, when Mark received the news that every father dreads; his 21-month old son Ryan was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

Shortly after the diagnosis, while Ryan was undergoing treatment, Mark was invited to join a team and participate in the Winter Pineapple Classic, a Hawaiianthemed 5k fun run to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Washington/Alaska Chapter.

“It was such an uncertain and difficult time for our family that the Winter Pineapple Classic seemed like a tremendous opportunity to raise money for a

great organization and take our mind off of what Ryan was going through,” said Mark. “At the time I don’t think any of us could’ve ever imagined that we’d be standing here today having raised more than $200,000 to help find a cure. It’s unbelievable, really.”

That first year, with the help and Mark Peterson persistence Island dad of family friend Loch Anderson, his team raised $14,000 and another $41,000 in 2010. That number continues to grow each year with Mark, Loch and their team eclipsing the $64,000 mark last year alone, bringing the grand total to $230,893.

Since the beginning, Loch has served as the engine

“The Pineapple Classic seemed like a tremendous opportunity to raise money to help find a cure.”

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Team Ryan is shown here at the 2013 Pineapple Classic.

The kick off for the 2014 event was 7 p.m., Thursday, June 26 at Georgetown Brewing Company in Seattle. For more, visit www.winterpineappleclassic.org. behind the fundraising effort, channeling his inspiration from Ryan’s story to help the team get to where they are today.

Since his diagnosis, Ryan has faced a tough road to recovery. He initially underwent five rounds of chemotherapy over the course of six months, but relapsed after three months in remission. He then faced another eight rounds of radiation treatment and another two rounds of chemotherapy before receiving a bone marrow transplant

on Thanksgiving Day 2010.

Now almost four years later Ryan has finished his first full year in school and is excited to move on to 1st grade.

The 9th annual Winter Pineapple Classic will take place on November 8th, 2014 at Mountain Meadows farm in North Bend, and you can be sure that Mark, Loch, Ryan and their team will there.

To learn more or register for this year’s race, visit www.winterpineappleclassic.org.

64 Islanders race in the ‘Rock and Roll’ Marathon Sixty-four Islanders ran in the Rock and Roll Marathon and Half-marathon on June 21, in Seattle. Over 18,000 people from all 50 states and 21 countries registered to participate in Seattle's largest marathon and half marathon event, with charity participants raising over $700,000.

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The Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review has been studying domestic violence–related homicides in our state since 1997. The research shows how early many abusive relationships start. Nine percent of domestic violence homicide victims were under 21 at the time they were killed, and 31% of homicide victims in studied cases were under 21 when they started dating the abuser.

Several met in high school or middle school.

Researchers found that education about dating violence in schools was not sufficient and often started too late. In their first experiences with dating, these young people did not get critical information about what a healthy relationship is or practical tips on what to do if someone was abusing them. Their parents also did not have the information they needed. Many tried to help, but did not know about resources—like their local domestic violence program—that could help them in their efforts.

We can do better. Teens need information, safe options, and support. Dating violence is a complex issue with no one, simple answer, but it is simple for each of us to play a role in teaching teens about healthy relationships.

For teen dating violence support, find the domestic violence program in your community at wscadv.org, contact the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline at 1-866-331-9474, or text “loveis” to 22522.

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ne in three teens has experienced some kind of abuse in their dating relationship, according to the American Journal of Public Health. One in three. This includes physical and emotional abuse, stalking, and sexual coercion. Abuse may look different in teen versus adult relationships, but we need to take it just as seriously.

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SUBMISSIONS: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. Please email your Island event notices to ckareiva@mi-reporter.com. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a space-available basis. CALENDAR ONLINE: Post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. Click on the “Calendar” link under Community.

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WEDNESDAY | 2 PROBUS CLUB OF MERCER ISLAND - JULY MEETING: 10:30

a.m., Jul. 2, Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave S.E. The Probus Club of Mercer Island invites Michael Luis, mayor of Medina, to discuss Seattle’s success as a business community.

He is author of the book “Century 21 City: Seattle’s Fifty Year Journey from World’s Fair to World Stage”. The public is welcome.

WEDNESDAY | 9 START TO FITNESS SEATTLE STAIRWAY WALKS: 7-8:30

p.m., Jul. 9, Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Meet Cathy and Jake Jaramillo, the authors of the only guidebook to stairway walks in Seattle.

Learn how to explore Seattle neighborhoods in a new way. Stairway walks are great for people of all ages who want to get outside, exercise and explore.

In partnership with Mercer Island Parks & Recreation.

For more, visit: www.kcls. org/fitness.

LIBRARY 4400 88TH AVE. S.E. 236-3537 WWW.KCLS.ORG/ MERCERISLAND COMPUTER CLASS ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE: 7-8:30 p.m., in

half hour intervals, Jul. 22.

Do you need extra help on the computer? A KCLS volunteer instructor can give one-on-one assistance.

Registration required.

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eBooks. Bring your eReader, tablet, or phone, to ask questions about downloading from the library’s growing catalog of titles.

CHILDREN LUNCH BUNCH STORY TIMES AT THE PARK: 12 p.m., July 8,

15, 22, 29, August 5 and 12.

Deane’s Children’s Park, 5500 Island Crest Way. Family program, all ages welcome. Bring your lunch to the park and enjoy stories while you munch.

PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER PHYSICS EXHIBIT: 10:30 a.m.-1:30

p.m., Jul. 10. Presented by Pacific Science Center’s Science on Wheels. For ages 5 and older. Join us for a journey into the fascinating world of physics.

From hair-raising static electricity to solar ovens and catapults to cracked eggs you will discover Newton’s Laws of motion, acceleration, electricity and simple machines.

Bi-lingual Spanish and English. Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.

SING WITH OUR FRIENDS: 7 p.m., Jul. 15, Mercerdale Park, 77th S.E. & SE.. 32nd St. Presented by Nancy Stewart. Come for a true community sing-along.

Bring your whole family and guitar.

DIG UP THE PAST: 11 a.m., Jul. 17. Ages 5 and older with adult. Learn fun facts about dinosaurs and prehistoric times! There will be stories and activities to enjoy.

BOOK BUDDIES / READING BUDDIES: 12-2 p.m.,

Thursday, July 17, 24, 31, and August 7. Presented

by Mercer Island Teen Reading Buddies. Parents, help your child practice reading while making a new friend. Children ages

5 to 8 are invited to stop by the children’s area for reading with a local teen.

Call the library to confirm the location.Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.

SCIENCE MAGIC SHOW: 7 p.m., Jul. 21, Mercer Island Boys&Girls Club, 4120 86th Ave. S.E. Presented by Jeff Evans. Ages 5 and older.

Learn how magic can be explained by scientific principles, ranging from air pressure to center of mass, and reveal how everyday items behave in extraordinary ways when you know the secrets of science.

OCTOPUSES - EIGHT TIMES THE FUN: 11 a.m., Jul. 24.

Presented by Seattle Aquarium. Ages 5 to 12.

What has three hearts, blue blood and eight arms? The giant Pacific octopus, a species that lives right here in Puget Sound! Learn about the behavior, adaptations and anatomy of this amazing underwater neighbor.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.

BUBBLES, VOLCANOES AND ROCKET BALLOONS WORKSHOP: 11 a.m., Jul. 31.

Presented by Debbie Hansen, The Science Lady.

Ages 5 to 7. Who were Archimedes, Newton and Galileo? Discover some of their scientific laws through fun experiments including floating eggs, rocket balloons, effervescent bubbles, a baking soda volcano, dancing raisins and foil boats.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.

TEENS ROBOT GARAGE: 1 p.m., Jul. 16, Mercer Island Boys&Girls Club, 4120 86th

Ave. S.E. Presented by The Museum of Flight. For middle school, junior high and high school students.

Learn about the science and history of robots and the latest achievements of robots in space, Earth and in your home. Use the Museum’s robotics kits to explore the basic engineering skills required to build a successful extra-terrestrial rover.

Registration online or over the phone.

EVENTS | ONGOING MERCER ISLAND FARMERS MARKET: ongoing, Sundays

from 10 a.m. onward at Mercerdale Park. Food, farmers, music, performing artists, nonprofits, community, kids activities and master gardeners are all in one place for our community. Join weekly email updates to hear about specials. For more about this year’s selection, visit: mifarmersmarket.org/.

LION’S CLUB EYEGLASS DRIVE:

ongoing, drop-off locations at Mercer Island Thrift Shop, Mercer Island Community and Events Center and Mercer Island Fire Station. If you have ill-fitting, used or unused eyeglasses, consider disposing of them for a good cause. The Mercer Island Lion’s Club has been collecting and donating glasses through the years. Glasses are sent to a central eyeglass recycling center. Lion’s Club meets monthly for dinner and an informative meeting.

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Finding inspiration in the company of fellow writers Meet agents and editors - and fellow writers, face to face

my novel), I chuckled with relief.

Another thing helping me relax was the hubbub of conversation in the hotel conference center.

By Claire Gebben Complete strangers were Special to the Reporter striking up conversations in Summer and fall are the the registration lines, in the busiest time for writing hallways, and in the classconferences, where pub- rooms while waiting for lished and aspiring writers the sessions and panels to begin. gather to network and N o t learn the latest about Reading and to menthe business of writing writing tion the and publishing. stories!

I’ve attended half a One of dozen of these confermy more ences now. The first memoone was closest -- the r a b l e Pacific Northwest exchangWriters Association es went (PNWA) Conference. s omeI signed up hoping to Claire Gebben thing like entice a literary agent this. with my just-com“Where are you from?” pleted manuscript starring a seventeen-year-old back- I asked a woman during a packer. (That book is still break between sessions. She unpublished in the drawer.) was lingering by a window, Naturally, I was nervous the sunlight illuminating going in, in part due to my her like a halo.

“Hawaii.” advanced years. Would lit“Wow! Doesn’t Hawaii erary agents even glance my way, someone just starting hold writing conferences?”

“Probably. I have no to write books in her midforties? When I received idea.”

“If they do, let me know. the registration materiI’m there. So what do you als and my name tag read CLAIRE GEBBEN – Young write? Are you here to pitch Adult (referring to genre of a novel?”

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about writing one. I told my husband, ‘go ahead and spend your retirement on the couch in front of the TV. I’m getting out of here.’

Looking for things to do in Seattle, I came across this conference. I realize I’m out of my league, but I’ve gotten some great ideas.”

Some people do attend conferences to improve on their craft, but most attend with a completed manuscript (or, in the case of nonfiction, a well researched book proposal) for the purpose of securing representation for their book(s) from literary agents and/or editors of big name publishing houses. Bestselling authors often headline as evening keynoters, an additional draw.

Most conferences touch on all aspects of writing, but some focus in on certain areas. The Willamette Writers Conference in Portland has a strong emphasis on screen-writing. Spokane’s “Travel and Words” (held in May) zeroes in on travel writing.

Sometimes writing contests are held prior to the events.

Being a finalist during the conference is a way to gain credibility and panache. In addition to PNWA’s regular twelve-category writing

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Agents and editors attend conferences hoping to meet the writer of the next big breakout novel, or the hidden gem the rest of the industry has overlooked.

It’s a symbiotic relationship. Agents and editors have an ever-growing “slush pile” of unsolicited manuscripts. Writers keep submitting their work into the void. Via writing conferences, authors, agents and editors get to meet face to face. If the agent or editor is intrigued by a pitch and wants to see more, it’s the writer’s rare opportunity to pole vault from the slush pile to the short stack.

Literary agents and editors also attend to put a personal face to the email addresses, to support and encourage writers, and to network with one another.

The following are just a few of the writer’s conferences taking place this summer and fall in and around the Pacific Northwest.

Islander and author Claire Gebben is an occasional columnist for the Reporter.

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Conferences for writers near and far, Summer and Fall 2014 • The Port Townsend Writers Conference, July 10-20, 2014 Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend WA http://centrum.org/theport-townsend-writersconference/

• Willamette Writers Conference, August 1-3, 2014 Doubletree, Portland, Oregon http:// willamettewriters.com/ wwcon/

• The Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference, July 17-20, 2014 Seatac Hilton, 17620 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188http://www.pnwa. org/?page=conference • Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Summer Conference, August 1-4, 2014 Los Angeles, California https://www.scbwi.org/ events/43rd-annualsummer-conference-inlos-angeles/

• Oregon Christian Writers Conference, August 4-7, 2014 Red Lion in Jantzen Beach, Portland, Oregon http:// oregonchristianwriters. org/sc2014/ • Write on the Sound Writers Conference, October 3-5, 2014 Frances Anderson Center, Edmonds, Washington http://writeonthesound. com/ • Whidbey Island Writers Conference, October 24-25, 2014 Coupeville, Washington http://www.nila.edu/ wiwc/

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SCHOOLS | FROM 3 something Plano says the board is interested in, asking the superintendent to put together a study of feasibility and inviting experts and consultants to the board to study the issue.

“The board and I believe that learning a world language is best suited for the youngest brain in acquiring language development,” said Plano. “A child at 5 is easier taught a second language than at 15. The exposure and immersion of a world language is a

FOOTBALL | FROM 12 you have something to achieve.

“Playing up there was good because it’s a tough place to play, it’s a little bit of a travel for us and it does get us ready for the playoffs, so we lose that. But for playoff implications, it helps.”

But the Islanders still share a conference with KingCo juggernaut Bellevue, coming off its sixth-straight 3A state title and 11th in 13 years.

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richer experience, even in their own language. Having a child become bilingual helps even with learning their native language. It’s reciprocal.”

The board would be able to push this issue through a policy amendment requiring the superintendent deliver a world languages program to K-5th grade students, or through another amendment requiring student fluency in a second language by a to-be-determined grade level.

But because additional revenue has not been pro-

vided by the state, the board would have to identify funding for a new initiative in both cases.

Mercer Island already offers world languages to K-5th grade students through a before-school program called Sponge, which offers Spanish, Mandarin, French, Japanese and Hindi classes for kids in the greater Seattle area.

Plano said the district used to run its own program up through 2008, but due to budget cuts and low participation numbers, the district couldn’t afford to keep it.

for the Islanders because “at state, someone else might knock them off.”

When asked what kind of mindset his team needs going into a season opposite a team like the Wolverines, Ogata believes to have success in their conference, every player on his team must maintain the attitude of always giving 100 percent.

“Hustle and toughness are both a big part of it. We can hustle more than Bellevue and we can be tougher than Bellevue, those are things we can control. No matter how talented the other team is, we can win those wars and that’s what we have to do. We

can’t beat Bellevue at their game. Ultimately, we’re not going to be faster than them.

We’re not going to be more athletic than them. But we can be tougher and we can outhustle them.”

As he continues to preach hustle and toughness to his team throughout the summer, Ogata hopes to instill in his players a drive to play at a high level, work hard and understand that, come the fall, nothing is going to be given to them.

“I keep telling the boys, ‘It’s easy to be good, it’s really hard to be great,’ and that’s where the boys want to be, they want to be great.”

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Po s i t i o n r e q u i r e s t h e ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner; to occasionally lift and/or transport bundles weighing up to 25 pounds from ground level to a height of 3 feet; to deliver newspaper routes, including ability to negotiate stairs and to deliver an average of 75 newspapers per hour for up to 8 consecutive hours; to communicate with carr iers and the public by telephone and in person; to operate a personal computer. Must p o s s e s s r e l i a bl e , i n sured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.)

If you are interested in joining the team at the Bellevue Reporter, email us your cover letter and resume to: hreast@sound publishing.com

ADVERTISING SALES CONSULTANT Looking for an exciting career in Sales? Sound Publishing, Inc. has an immediate opening for a n A d ve r t i s i n g S a l e s Consultant with the Issaquah/ Sammamish Reporter! The ideal candidates will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral, and have excellent communications skills; must be motivated and take the initiative to sell multiple media products including on-line advertising and special products, work with existing customers and find ways to grow sales and income with new prospective clients. Sales experience necessar y; Print media experience is a definite asset. Must be computer-proficient with data processing and spreadsheets as well as utilizing the Internet. Position requires use of personal cell phone and vehicle, possession of valid WA State Driver’s License and proof of active vehicle insurance.

We offer a competitive salary (plus commission) and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an e m p l oye r m a t c h . ) I f you’re interested in joining our team and working for the leading independent newspaper publisher in Washington State, then we want to hear from you! Email us your cover letter and resume to:

hreast@soundpublishing.com

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com SOLD IT? FOUND IT? Let us know by calling 1-800-388-2527 so we can cancel your ad.

20-30 hrs per week

Call Today 1-253-872-6610

or mail to: Sound Publishing, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032 ATTN: HR/ISS

Position available for a small office in East Bellevue that supports several small businesses.

Looking for a responsible, detail oriented and responsible person that has strong communication and accounting skills. Duties to include sorting mail, entering in bills for payment, making payments and reconciling bank accounts. Additionally the principal of the business will have administrative needs; letter writing, filing, maintaining the office in a neat and orderly manner. Hourly DOE. Send payment requirements with resume to cascade bizgrp@gmail.com

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PUPPIES - These Pups a r e o f a s m a l l m i xe d breed. They’re lap size and make excellent c o m p a n i o n s . T h e y ’r e good natured and very intelligent. They’re not yippee, bar king, heel nipping little dogs but have a more loving nature. 8-10 lbs when grown. Females, $200.

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Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

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pets/animals Cats

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Current Employment Opportunities at www.soundpublishing.com We are community & daily newspapers in these Western Washington Locations: • King County • Kitsap County • Clallam County • Jefferson County • Okanogan County • Pierce County • Island County • San Juan County • Snohomish County • Whatcom County Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. We offer a great work environment with opportunity for advancement along with a competitive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401k.

Accepting resumes at: hreast@soundpublishing.com or by mail to: 19426 68th Avenue S, Kent, WA 98032 ATTN: HR Please state which position and geographic area you are applying for.

Sales Positions

• Multi Media Advertising Sales Consultants - Friday Harbor - Whidbey - Kitsap

Non-Sales Positions • Photographer - Everett • Regional Circulation Manager - Kitsap

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• Reporters - Friday Harbor • Features Editor - Port Angeles

Production

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REPORTER The Bonney Lake Courier Herald, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general assignment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Enumclaw office. The primary coverage will be city government, business, sports, general assignment stories; and may include arts coverage. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work.

As a Reporter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to: • be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; • write stories that are tight and to the point; • post on the publication’s web site; • layout pages, using InDesign;

• produce 5 by-line stories per week; • use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover; • blog and use Twitter on the web; • shoot and edit videos for the web .

We are looking for a team player willing to get involved in the local business community through publication of the monthly journal and daily web journalism. The ideal applicant will have a general understanding of local commerce and industry, education, employment and labor issues, real estate and development, and related public policy. He or she will have a commitment to community journalism and everything from short, brieftype stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging business issues and trends; write clean, balanced and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and institute readership initiatives.

Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to work effectively in a deadline-driven environment. Must be proficient with AP style, layout and design using Adobe InDesign; and use the publication’s website and online tools to gather information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-motivated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rapport with the community.

We offer a competitive hourly wage and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.)

Email us your cover letter, resume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to: hreast@ soundpublishing.com or mail to: Sound Publishing, Inc., 19426 68th Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032, ATTN: HR/BLCH Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

For a list of our most current job openings and to learn more about us visit our website:

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