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Two Juanita High football coaches placed on leave Investigation continues into alleged sexual assault committed by C-team players BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
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wo Juanita High School coaches have been placed on paid administrative leave from the football
team in connection with a sexual assault by four freshman football players. The C-team players are accused of sexually assaulting a special-needs student on Oct. 22 in the school locker room
with a broom handle. All four players have been expelled from the school pending the result of the investigation. The students were arrested in connection with the incident but have yet to
be charged. A letter to Juanita High School parents was sent via email last week announcing that the coaches would be on leave pending the Lake Washington School District’s investi-
gation into the incident. “Juanita High School and Lake Washington School District are committed to the safety and security of every student,” the letter states. The letter also said that Craig Peterson would act as head coach of
Search for Sky Metalwala reaches third year
BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
[ more DOOLEYS page 3 ]
[ more ASSAULT page 13 ]
Missing Kirkland boy sought
Bartletts sell Kirkland’s Dog House After 12 years, the Bartletts are finally leaving the Dog House. First started out of a desire to offer natural food for pet owners in Kirkland, Chuck and Marti Bartlett have sold Dooley’s Dog House on Market Street. The new owner is expected to start running things Dec. 1. The deal was finalized Nov. 3. For Chuck Bartlett, it’s been a fulfilling and pleasant experience. “I’ve just really loved it,” he said. “Custom-
the varsity team as they hosted a playoff game against Sumner at Juanita High School on Saturday. Shaun Tarantola has been the head coach of the Rebels for six seasons. The Rebels lost to Sumner 52-28, bringing an
BY ANDY NYSTROM anystrom@redmond-reporter.com
Marti and Chuck Bartlett stand in front of photos of dogs and cats that have been adopted through Doolye’s Dog House, a pet store located on Market Street that sells holistic pet food. The Bartletts have sold the business, named for their beagle, after running it for 12 years. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter
Ever since his son went missing three years ago, Solomon Metalwala has been on edge. The 39-year-old Kirkland resident doesn’t know what kind of information is coming around the corner. “Every call that I get with a number I don’t know, I hope that it’s some kind of clue leading to something,” Metalwala said on Monday morning about his son, Sky, who has been missing since Nov. 6, 2011. Sky was 2 years old at the time. [ more SKY page 12 ]
Council seeks other possible locations for proposed aquatic center BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
The Kirkland City Council has directed the parks board to search for additional locations for the Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC), though they haven’t given up on the North Kirkland Community Center or Juanita Beach Park sites. The council passed the resolution at their Oct. 21 meeting, which autho-
rizes the parks board to continue looking for other locations for the ARC in the city, as well as have a design consultant continue making conceptional drawings and renderings of the ARC at Juanita Beach Park. As part of the search, they will also engage in community outreach, including a telephone survey to obtain resident feedback on the project, costs and
siting preferences, according to an Oct. 7 city memo. The parks board will present the council with a report in March next year. Right now, city staff is working with a real estate broker to locate suitable properties and find out if the owners would be willing to sell and at what
price, according to the city memo. All council members except Dave Asher voted in favor of the resolution, who felt the city should not continue looking into Juanita Beach Park as a possible site, and that the ARC needs to accommodate the space within a location the city
budget, not the other way around. “I think we’re at a situation where we’ve come to want a facility that’s not constrained at all,” he said “And we’ve built an idea of a facility that’s not constrained. Our budget or our properties don’t come that way.” Triplett said the drawings and renderings were included in the resolutions because the council
had previously requested that none of the proposed sites be removed from consideration for the time being. “The way we’re trying to set this up is to gather more information before we talk to the public,” he said. The parks board asked for the extension on possible sites for the ARC after Juanita residents [ more COUNCIL page 13 ]