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NEWS | Public isn’t enthused about proposed HOV lane tolls for I-405. [2]
Real-estate agent dives into TV’s ‘Shark Tank’ Ali receives deal from Herjavec for his Drain Strain invention SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
With a wife and daughter, both with long hair, it came as no surprise to Naushad Ali a couple of years ago when their bathroom sink became clogged. They called a plumber to their home and paid about $150 to have him clean out the sink’s P-trap, where the hair had become stuck. After that, Ali began thinking about the products out there designed to help with clogged sinks. Most of what came to his mind, however, were reactive — the products would help with unclogging the sink. And the straining devices out there that would prevent clogs are not pretty. Ali, a Woodinville resident who works as a real-estate agent at John L. Scott in downtown Redmond, said those are basically small mesh baskets that would replace the sink stopper and catch any debris. The problem with these baskets was that they do not [ more SHARKS page 6 ]
SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Redmond real-estate agent Nashaud Ali pitches the Drain Strain to potential investors on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Courtesy photo
STEM High School students create aquifer education program SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
When the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) was planning to develop and construct Nikola Tesla STEM High School, one concern community members had was that the chosen location in unincorporated King County near Redmond is the site of an aquifer recharge zone. In order to ensure water in the aquifer, a natural water-purification system that provides drinking water for about half of Redmond, remains
DeLay and Comer’s trial set for March 30
as clean as possible, certain steps were taken during construction. For example, the school’s parking lot is porous to reduce stormwater runoff and a swale was constructed in the lot to manage water runoff, filter pollutants and increase rainwater infiltration. To take things a step further, a group of STEM students have created an aquifer education program to teach others about the site’s aquifer. The program was started by a group of students last spring and has been taken over by five juniors
STEM High School junior Dinesh Parimi performs a demonstration in front of students at Inglewood Middle School in Sammamish. Courtesy Photo at the beginning of this school year — some of whom were part of the original group. Since the fall, Vibha Vadlamani, Dinesh Parimi, Udit Ranasaria, Sonia Murthy and Sophia Tevaryan have been working together to make sure their fellow students are aware of their campus’ environmental ele-
ments and their importance. “It was really important we take care of the aquifer health,” said Murthy. After learning about the program, Redmond Mayor John Marchione, who is also a board member for the Cascade Water Alliance (CWA), [ more AQUIFER page 5 ]
After a case-setting hearing on Tuesday, the trial date for David DeLay and Marysa Comer has been scheduled for March 30. As previously reported, DeLay, 48, was arrested Jan. 12 at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport after arriving on a flight from Chicago. He was charged with three counts of promoting prostitution in the second degree, one count of extortion in the second degree, one count of tampering with a witness and trafficking. Comer, 20, was DeLay’s partner and was arrested on Jan. 13 at a Chicago hotel and was booked into Cook County Jail in Chicago. She returned to Washington and was booked into the Seattle Correctional Facility on Jan. 29 for failure to appear and promoting prostitution in the second degree, said Janessa Rosick, public information coordinator for the Redmond Police Department. As previously reported, Comer was charged with three counts of promoting prostitution in the second degree, one count of extortion in the second degree, one count of tampering with a witness, cyberstalking and criminal impersonation in the first degree.
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