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Should Town Center be a destination or a place for pedestrians and plazas?

An exhibition and demonstrations of Ikebana , the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging, is at 11 a.m., April 11 and 12 at the United Methodist Church, 7070 S.E. 24th St. Free.

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Special election ballots arrive this week Ballots for the April 28 Special Election are set to be mailed this week. King County residents are being asked to vote for a tax to pay for updating the King County emergency radio system.

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Residents say more information on bus-rail integration is needed from city, Sound Transit

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At its March 30 meeting, the City Council discussed how Mercer Island will move forward with Sound Transit and King County Metro on I-90 transit integration.

A memo regarding negotiations with Sound Transit on commuter parking, a dollar amount for loss of mobility mitigation and a bus

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adopted April 23. The baseline includes plans to turn buses traveling on I-90 around in Mercer Island, and a similar plan for those on I-405 in South Bellevue, said Bruce Gray, Sound Transit public information officer. intercept proposal was sent out Currently, 33 buses stop on hours before the meeting started.

Mercer Island during peak hours, Many Islanders were concerned and with the bus about the late notice, intercept, that and the bus intercept. number may go As part of the East up to 45.

Link project, Sound “The benTransit and Metro efit is that we have been explorreduce service ing the possibility of time and proturning around buses Mike Cero vide savings in at the future Mercer City Councilmember service hours for Island and South Metro to alloBellevue light rail cate elsewhere,” said Tia Raamot, stations to eliminate redundant Sound Transit project manager service across the I-90 bridge into for Eastlink. downtown Seattle.

Sound Transit presented a The East Link “baseline,” which report to Mercer Island in July sets the scope, budget and schedule for the project, is set to be TRANSIT | PAGE 3

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Journalist Jeff Greenfield will interview former Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts at the legendary 92nd Street Y in New York City.

The interview will be streamed live at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, at the SJCC. For tickets and more, contact Pamela Lavitt at pamelal@sjcc. org or 206-388-0832.

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Islanders Patti and Michael Brawer grabbed a photo of a Canada Goose laying her eggs in a nesting box on Lake Washington near their home on Forest Avenue.

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Local business owners and Chamber of Commerce members gathered at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC) on April 2 to have their monthly luncheon, and to discuss how the city’s Town Center visioning process could be improved from an economic perspective.

The meeting was facilitated by Julia Walton of 3 Square Blocks, a consultant hired to help with the Town Center code update, first drafted in 1994.

“The 1994 vision is still quite valid, but it is quite general,” Walton said. “Now we’re going through and adding more detail … The camera is coming into sharper focus.”

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MIPD stamps out attempted mail theft On March 28, at approximately 5:40 a.m, the Mercer Island Police patrol units were dispatched to the 7600 block of West Mercer Way for a reported single car collision. Upon arrival, officers found the vehicle ‘high centered’ on the edge of the road with its front end hanging over the ledge of a steep drop off and the rear tires well off of the ground.

There were no injuries seen or reported.

As the officers were interviewing the driver and passenger about what occurred, they observed a large amount of mail from many

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different addresses strewn throughout the interior of the vehicle. The driver later confessed that she and her passenger had been stealing mail from mailboxes on Mercer Island, and they had just taken some from a nearby mailbox when she drove off the road.

Both subjects were booked into King County Jail for investigation of mail theft and possessing stolen property.

There were about 1,000 pieces of stolen mail inside the car from multiple cities within King County, as well as what appeared to be stolen credit and debit cards.

Mercer Island Police Detectives will be working closely with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to identify all of the victims in this case.

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Police found 1,000 pieces of mail inside a suspect’s car.

BUSINESS | FROM 2 Chamber members asked about the possibility of adding underground parking, making rents more affordable and creating a large park or plaza downtown. One idea that’s been floated by the Town Center group is to regularize the curved road by the drive-through Starbucks on 27th Street and create a public space there.

Kay Hirai of Studio 904, who is also in the Town Center stakeholders group, said that the city needs to create a friendlier environment for businesses, not just shoppers and pedestrians.

“Mercer Island has a reputation as a place where a retailer can’t make it. We’re fighting against a negative image,” she said. “We have to market that this is a place to come to, or the Island has to make a commitment to give their business to local business.”

Diane Larson, owner of Mercer Island Florist, questioned whether a “vibrant” vision for downtown really reflects the desires of the community.

“Do people truly want use to become a destination, and for people from other neighborhoods to come here and shop?” she

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Seth Harry and Associates, a consultant for the Town Center code revision process, came up with a preliminary design for a plaza on S.E. 27th Street by regulating the curved road. asked. “We’re not Queen Anne, Madison Park or University Village, and we never will be. We should enjoy what we have.”

Other retailers, including Jim Clarke of the newly opened Clarke & Clarke Art and Artifacts, said that he had a more optimistic view.

“People are looking for a reason to be out and about,” he said, noting that the city could reach out to other businesses to move to Mercer Island and bring their client bases with them

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to bring diversity, interest and excitement to the downtown area.

But, he said, businesses can’t rely on foot traffic alone to survive. A lot of Clarke & Clarke’s business comes from online. Still, he said, Island retailers need to “get the word out there and talk about it in an exciting way.”

Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA) Director Louise Kincaid, who used to work for Village Theater, said the new performing and visual arts venue could

bring a new vibe to the Town Center.

“Before Village Theater came to Issaquah, it was sleepy too,” Kincaid said.

“When Village Theater is dark, which is probably 40 nights a year, Issaquah is dark.”

The next Town Center stakeholder meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the MICEC, and the next public input meeting will be at 7 p.m. on April 27 at City Hall.

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Fire damages exterior of Island home There was a residential structure fire in the 9000 block of S.E. 79th Street at 5:03 a.m., on March 31, according to a press release from Battalion Chief Darrel Gordon.

Mercer Island, Bellevue and Eastside Fire and Rescue Departments responded to the incident.

The 4,500 square foot residence was occupied at the time of fire, and the owner was awoken by the sound of breaking glass when a window shattered due to the intensity of the fire.

The homeowner quickly called 911 and then tried to extinguish as

much of the exterior fire as possible with a garden hose while waiting for the arrival of fire crews.

Arriving on scene within minutes, firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before they could reach the home’s interior. Damage was limited to the roof eaves directly above the fire’s point of origination.

A total of seven fire apparatus and approximately 26 firefighters were used at this incident, including: seven firefighters on duty at Mercer Island, 15 firefighters from Bellevue and four irefighters from Eastside Fire and Rescue.

The cause of the fire appears to be accidental, but is still under investigation.

Preliminary damage estimates to the building are $50,000.

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TRANSIT | FROM 1 showing four possible routes for a bus turnaround, with a few routes going through the Town Center. Since then, a plan has developed to use 80th Avenue S.E., at the east-end of the planned light rail station. It’s “the same idea, just compressed,” Raamot said.

“This all started because city leaders didn’t want 45 buses doing a loop through downtown,” she said. “We wanted to find a solution that had the least amount of impact on the Island.”

80th Avenue wasn’t considered originally because “the length of the two lanes could only accommodate up to three articulated buses each,” according to the 2014 report. That was a conservative estimate, Raamot said, and engineers have since revisited the geometry.

Two months ago, Metro did a live test with 10 buses to make sure they could

turn around in the allocated space.

Still, city officials say that no bus intercept can be approved until additional resident-only commuter parking is included in the proposal.

Many other communities face similar problems with their Park and Rides filling before 7:30 a.m. and with people who aren’t residents parking there.

Mercer Island officials have ideas for permit or distance-based pricing programs to be piloted at their Park and Ride. Raamot said that is “something we will pursue.”

Raamot said Sound Transit is also “still exploring” the option to use $6.3 million to enter into a parking partnership with Mercer Island. That amount of money is not for “mitigation,” she said.

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Ciscoe Morris, celebrity gardener, drew a large crowd at Aljoya on April 1, talking about everything from which plants are best to attract hummingbirds to the problem with lace bugs and rhododendrons.

Morris is Aljoya’s “biggest draw of the year,” said community relations manager Larry Almo.

He gave a lot of gardening advice to Aljoya residents and guests, including: After pruning roses, use Elmer’s glue instead of sealant.

When removing tree roots, cut them clean to reduce risk of infection.

Keep orchids alive by using three ice cubes once a week instead of watering daily.

When planting daffodils and tulips, bury them 12 inches below the ground instead of six.

To get rid of weeds, spray them with white vinegar.

To get rid of lace bugs, blast them with water.

To get rid of buttercups and yucca, dig them out of the ground (though it doesn’t always work).

Morris also shared amusing anecdotes about his wife, Mary, and their “garden wars,” his dogs Fred and Ruby, his book “Ask Ciscoe” (a best-selling garden book and also “great for insomnia,” Morris said), his radio program and his television show.

Morris said he “never rehearsed” for his show, “Gardening with Ciscoe.”

It entertained his co-host, Meeghan Black, who grew up on Mercer Island.

He gave away plants— Tuscan blue rosemary, ‘hidcote’ lavender, heuchera, monarda (bee balm) and more—to guests who

and fellow transportation subcommittee members Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz and Councilmember Debbie Bertlin had a meeting with Sound Transit representatives on April 2.

“The demand for access to I-90 transit is going to grow, especially with light rail,” Bertlin said. “Everything is on the table at this point, and no decisions have been made. We have respective interests that can be mutually addressed with creative thinking.”

Councilmembers Mike Cero and Benson Wong expressed frustration on March 30 that none of the agreements or negotiations have been put in writing.

“We’ve gone from written contracts to unwritten narratives,” Cero said.

The $6.3 million won’t cover the cost of providing 200 parking stalls, according to the city’s memo.

Hines, a developer planning a new project in Town Center, expressed interest in working with the city to provide a floor of underground parking, but says it will cost $10-12 million.

“Neither Sound Transit staff nor Sound Transit Board members have expressed enthusiasm for the higher number nor did they rule it out,” the memo states.

The city has also asked Sound Transit to add bus capacity for Island commuters and consider a shuttle service from the South-end so Islanders can take advantage of I-90 transit without having to find parking at the North-end.

“We have to move beyond Sound Transit’s historic approach to park and rides,” Bertlin said. “We could look for community partnerships and show how Mercer Island could be a pilot for

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Ciscoe Morris appeared in Mercer Island in 2013 to help celebrate the reopening of True Value Hardware. answered trivia questions about plants, dogs and Canadian women.

If you want hummingbirds in your yard, you should marry a Canadian woman, he said. They dry clothes on a clothesline instead of in the dryer, and hummingbird feet are the perfect size to clasp on those lines.

“They love the clothesline with a passion,” he said, later imitating a “hummingbird mating dance” and explaining that the birds might be late migrating back to Pacific Northwest to gardens this year because “we’re three weeks early, but they have no way of knowing that down in Mexico.”

other communities.”

Residents have other concerns, such as where the sculpture on 80th Avenue would be moved, and that there is no “kiss and ride” or temporary drop-off zone by the bus intercept.

Raamot said the drop-off area will be on 77th Avenue S.E., at the west-end of the station, which is the designated Mercer Island local entrance.

Raamot said that Sound Transit has no current plans to host an open house, but that the agency will work with Mercer Island on a public outreach program.

A public comment form on bus-rail integration is available on the city website.

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Business briefs Han’s Garden has closed Lily and Roger Hsu have been in business for 11 and a half years, but said goodbye to the Island at the end of March.

Regular customers will be sad to see their restaurant, Han’s Garden, go.

“We want to thank them, and tell them they will be missed,” Lily said.

Han’s Garden, a familyowned Chinese restaurant, relied heavily on its takeout customers, with 65 to 70 percent of business coming from that sector, Lily said.

Lily’s brother, William Han, is the chef.

It’s been harder for restaurants to survive, Lily said.

Food costs doubled a few years ago, and rents in the Islandia Shopping Center have been rising steadily.

She said surprisingly there is a lot of competition among eateries on Mercer Island because the market

is so small, unlike Seattle or Bellevue. But Han’s Garden currently does not have plans to move to either of those locations.

“We might be back,” Lily said. “But not too soon.”

Gift shop Terra Bella will move into the Han’s Garden space in August. Hedmans’ hair salon, just two doors down from the restaurant, closed on April 1.

Hines buys more land in Bellevue Hines, the Texas-based real estate developer that is planning to build a mixeduse development in Mercer Island, has bought the Summit office complex, a 3.5-acre property at N.E. 4th Street and 110th Avenue N.E. in downtown Bellevue.

The property is the home of the headquarters of Puget Sound Energy.

The Puget Sound Business Journal reported the price was $320 million. The developer plans to

build a 330,000-square foot office tower.

Hines paid $205 million for another Bellevue office complex recently called Civica Office Commons, just south of the Summit block at 110th Avenue N.E. and N.E. 2nd Street.

Hines is planning to develop a 1.7 acre block in Mercer Island’s Town Center that would include between 215-230 residential units and over 14,625 square feet of commercial space.

MICA announces board members Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA) announced the election of its Board of Directors and officers for the following 12 months. Directors and officers were elected for a one year term at MICA’s annual meeting, held March 10.

Newly elected directors are: Norma Berquist, Robin Boehler, Patty Lazarus, Bruce Lorig, Pradyumna K. Misra and Terry Pottmeyer.

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Bertlin to seek re-election to City Council Incumbent first to announce intent

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Mercer Island City Councimember Debbie Bertlin has announced her intent to run for re-election to the Mercer Island City Council, Position 7.

She is the first to announce her intent to run

again. In addition to Pos. 7, there are four more Council seats open this fall.

Mayor Bruce Bassett, Councilmember Jane Meyer Brahm and recently appointed Councilmember Joel Wachs are up for reelection, but haven’t formally announced any plans.

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Bertlin is finishing her first term on the Council, and said she is “hitting her stride.”

“It’s been an honor to serve these past 3-plus years. In 2011 I committed to bringing a new collaborative tone to Council and increased rigor in planning for the needs of residents of all generations,” Bertlin wrote in a press release. “In the next four years, I will use my understanding of Island issues and willingness to engage the community and regional leaders to advance the Island’s agenda, including preventing I-90 tolling, improving access to com-

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elected for another term include: John Gordon Hill, President/Chairman of the Board, Joshua Rosenstein, Vice President/Assistant Secretary, Suzanne Zahniser, Secretary, Peter Hutt, Treasurer, Dirk van der Burch, Comptroller and Ralph Bufano, Anna C. Gordon, Markus Kunz, Benjamin S. Pariser, and Sue H. Sherwood.

MICA will be located on the site of the old recycling center, northwest of Mercerdale Park in the heart of downtown Mercer Island. MICA organizers state that Mercerdale Park will remain untouched.

Visit MICA online at MercerIslandArts.org.

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muter parking, and ensuring thoughtfully-planned Town Center development.”

Bertlin’s 2011 campaign focused on providing a “fresh start” for Island politics, and on initiatives such as the re-building of Fire Station 92 and establishing the Island’s first accessible playground, now in use at Luther Burbank, in partnership with the Mercer Island Preschool Association (MIPA).

Now running as an incumbent, Bertlin said she is “four years wiser” and brings a “deep understanding with a creative approach” to the Council. She said she has been effective at playing the “neutral position and the moderator,” listening to points and counterpoints

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Clarke & Clarke gallery open The new location of Clarke & Clarke, an art and artifacts gallery, opened April 4. Weekly hours are yet to be determined.

Proprietors Ginny Clarke and Jim Clarke have been setting up in their new location in Mercer Island at 7605 S.E. 27th St #105, giving passers by a glimpse into the gallery via a “peekaboo window.” Ginny said they

and “harnessing the intelligence of the community” to make decisions, keeping in mind that Mercer Island has regional interests as “part of the larger community in the I-90 corridor.”

Bertlin moved to Mercer Island with her with her family in 1974, graduating from Mercer Island High School before pursuing a bachelor and master degrees at Stanford University. She moved back to the Island in 1999, and currently works for Microsoft. She is married to husband Brian and has two daughters, ages 8 and 10.

“Growing up on the Island, I respect its values and traditions. I have such a deep appreciation for the continuing importance of investing in our children and schools,” she wrote.

Before being elected to the Council, Bertlin served Chair of the Open Space Conservancy, held many leadership positions with

can gauge the strong level of interest by the number of nose prints on the glass.

The focus in April and May will be on a “Global Adventure” in the selections being offered in the gallery, with art and antiques from Japan, China, Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Persia, the Philippines and the Americas. It will also feature Modern and Mid-century Art, paintings, prints, art glass and studio pottery.

Clarke & Clarke is known for offering unique and fairly priced treasures for over 30 years—having moved from Pioneer Square to Santa Fe and then to Scottsdale.

The gallery moves to Mercer Island from a warehouse in Redmond, which was open to the public several days a month.

“Our new location is a little gem of a space nestled in the midst of a grouping of shops and restaurants,” Ginny wrote in an email.

“Come take a peek and find a treasure.”

Call 425-516-9921 or go to www.ethnoarts.com for more information.

Emmanuel Day School and served as MIPA liaison for several city initiatives.

During her tenure on the Council, Bertlin authored the initial I-90 anti-tolling plan and served on the Library remodel sub-committee. She currently serves as Parks and Recreation sub-committee chair, as liaison to the Utility Board and on other city and regional committees.

“In working through the library remodel, I have been impressed with Debbie’s intellect, ability to communicate and temperament, which are all very important qualities for the job,” said Rob Spitzer, Island resident and King County Library System Board member.

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t is a huge disappointment that legislation proposed to raise the legal age to buy tobacco to 21 failed.

The bill, requested by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, would raise the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21.

However, House Bill 1458 did not make it through a committee hearing that reduced the proposed upper age limit of 21 for buying tobacco products to 19.

The original proposal was essentially rendered useless.

The new law, sponsored by Sen. Mark Miloscia (R-Federal Way) and Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), would apply to tobacco and other nicotine products, including “vaping.”

A mountain of research, including a recent report from the Institute of Medicine, indicates that increasing the smoking age to 21 would significantly reduce the number of young people who start smoking; reduce deaths from smoking; and immediately improve the health of adolescents, young adults, and those around them.

So why is this so hard?

Late adolescence and young adulthood is the time that smoking begins. We should be pushing any way possible to stem the tide of new smokers.

Research from the Centers for Disease Control indicates that each day in the United States, more than 3,200 people younger than 18 years of age smoke their first cigarette, and an estimated 2,100 youth and young adults who have been occasional smokers become daily cigarette smokers.

More young men begin smoking than young women.

But a newer trend has emerged with both young men and women using a variety of tobacco-type products.

Smoking is expensive and gross. The effects of smoking not only kills smokers but can harm those around them. We all end up paying the price.

‘A mountain of research shows that smoking starts in adolescence’

ISLAND TALK

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Don’t forget to take the library survey As of last Thursday, KCLS had received over 550 completed online surveys about Mercer Island Library.

Please add your voice to the dialogue.

It is important to show KCLS how much we love our library, and to note specifically what we love about it.

Here’s the link: http://www.kcls. org/MISurvey. The deadline is April 20, so do it now.

In addition, I hope you received a postcard announcing the community forum with KCLS Director Gary Wasdin and Miller-Hull architects about the remodel plans for our library.

The community forum is on Thursday, April 23, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the library.

Please make every effort to attend this important meeting, and please speak up to share your thoughts about our very special library.

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“It’s accessible, but it needs more variety of restaurants. We need a good burger place.”

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May 1 will be an evening of learning and celebrating MIHS women

Boater safety classes to be held before summer

By Clare Meeker

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Did you know that President Obama’s mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, graduated from Mercer Island High School and became a renowned anthropologist? And that she took her first anthropology class at the University of Washington?

She went on to earn her Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Hawaii, but her passion for learning about other cultures and helping to improve the lives of marginalized communities around the world started right here on Mercer Island.

To honor this connection, the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund Board of Directors is holding its sixth annual Scholarship Award Ceremony for graduating MIHS women at the Burke Museum on the UW campus on May 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

This free event, which will be cohosted by the Department of Anthropology, is open to the Mercer Island community.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Guests are encouraged to come early to see the “Here and Now” exhibit of native artists which includes the wood carving that inspired the Seahawks logo. Light refreshments will be served.

The evening of celebration and learning will feature special guest speaker Bronwen Solyom, a Southeast Asian art scholar, curator and librarian at the University of Hawaii, who was a close friend of Stanley Ann Dunham.

They met in graduate school at UH and shared an interest in Indonesian traditional art and culture.

Their lives overlapped as they did research and fieldwork in small villages throughout Indonesia. Several years ago, Stanley Ann’s daughter, Dr. Maya-Soetoro Ng, asked Solyom to compile her mother’s papers for donation to the National Anthropological Archives at the Smithsonian.

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“Archives and Friendship.”

Since its inception, the Scholarship Fund has awarded $5,000 college scholarships each year to outstanding graduating senior women at MIHS who have demonstrated a commitment to Stanley Ann’s values of social activism, global citizenship, and the empowerment of women through education and service.

“We believe that early recognition and support of these young scholars’ work will encourage them to continue on their path creating meaningful change as global citizens,” said Board Chair Clare Meeker.

An additional $500 award will be given this year to encourage those entering the field of anthropology to learn about and be inspired by Dunham’s remarkable life and work.

The local United States Coast guard Auxiliary Eastside Flotilla 22 will present three one-day classes on boating rules and safety.

Washington state law now requires all persons between the ages of 12 and 60 years of age to have a state Boater Education Card in their possession when operating a boat powered by a 15 hp motor or greater. Vessel operators who are required to have a Boater Education Card must carry the card on board the vessel and have it available for inspection by an enforcement officer. Not carrying a card can result in a fine The one day class will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., on Saturdays; April 25, May 30 and June 27. The classes will be held at Bellevue Fire Station #9 in Newcastle at 12412 Newcastle Way. The cost is $30 for the class materials and the test. Registrants are asked to register and pay two weeks in advance in order to receive the book before the class begins.

Those who attend the one day class and pass the

The UW Anthropology Department and the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund are also jointly sponsoring an essay contest for UW anthropology majors. The winners will be announced at the evening’s event.

examination at the end of the day, will receive a certificate which may be used to apply for a Washington state Boater Education card.

The ABS class is taught by experienced boaters who are Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors.

For information and to register, email Terrence Hooper at HoopCGAUX@ gmail.com or call 425-8850259. For more on state law regarding boating and vessel registration, go to http:// boat.wa.gov/regulations. asp.

Mercer Island Library User Survey is online The King County Library System (KCLS) and the Mercer Island Library Advisory Board invite all library users to share their thoughts and opinions about the Mercer Island Library to help planners better understand how patrons use the Library and what features and aspects of the facility are most important to them.

Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QSJ85C5 to learn more and participate in the anonymous survey. The deadline is noon on Monday, April 20.

The public is also invited to attend a community forum at the Mercer Island

Library on Thursday, April 23 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed Mercer Island Library renovation.

Six-year TIP update underway Mercer Island is preparing an annual update to its transportation improvement program (TIP), which includes roadway, pedestrian and bicycle projects planned for the six-year period beginning in 2016.

The process of updating Mercer Island’s TIP includes opportunities for public input from April 1 to April 30. Visit the city’s TIP webpage for more.

The City Council will hold a public hearing on the draft 2016-2021 TIP at its May 18 meeting, and is scheduled to adopt the TIP on June 18.

Blood drive April 17 at MIHS A blood drive at Mercer Island High School is between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with a break between 9:30 and 10:15 a.m., April 17, 2015in the west gymnasium. All are welcome.

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Construction resumes on Snoqualmie Pass $500 million project along I-90 Snoqualmie Pass — plan ahead It’s time to start planning ahead for trips over Interstate 90. A number of road improvement projects will cause delays for drivers this spring and summer as the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) improves sections of roadway from the summit of Snoqualmie Pass to Vantage at the Columbia River.

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MARCH 19 DOMESTIC: An 18-year-old

Island man was arrested at the 8800 block of S.E. 37th Street after getting into an argument with his parents and punching a wall, causing damage. He was booked into SCORE Jail.

MARCH 20 COLLISION: A 20-year-old

Island male exited a private drive at the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street. He stopped in the center lane behind an off loading tractor trailer, and when merging into the eastbound lane, hit another vehicle. He said he did not see the approaching car.

PROWLING: A 77-year-old Island woman said her vehicle was broken into and her purse was taken at the 9000 block S.E. 44th Street.

Her front driver side door window was shattered.

MARCH 21 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A 47-year-old Renton woman said the back window of her car was broken with a rock at the 2400 block of 76th Avenue S.E. MINOR, LIQUOR VIOLATION:

Police conducted a traffic stop for speeding at the 4500 block of Island Crest Way. There were underage Island residents - three 17-year-old males and one 18-year-old - in the vehicle.

They were allegedly under

the influence of alcohol.

Police saw open containers in the vehicle.

MARCH 22 FRAUD: A 58-year-old Island woman at the 6300 block of S.E. 24th Street said that someone used her credit card information to send $230 via a website called JPay.com (cash for the incarcerated) to someone in jail.

She contacted her bank, cancelled the account and will be credited the amount.

MARCH 23 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A 60-year-old Island woman at the 4100 block of 81st Avenue S.E. reported that the metal frames of eight window screens on portables were bent, causing about $400 in damage.

THEFT: A 61-year-old Island male at the 3000 block of 71st Avenue S.E. said that his credit card information was used to attempt a purchase at Nordstrom. The transaction was not approved.

DEATH INVESTIGATION: A

75-year-old man was found deceased in his residence at the 6200 block of East Mercer Way.

MARCH 25 THEFT: A file cabinet and petty cash box at the 4400 block of 86th Avenue S.E. were pried open, causing $180 in damage. About $8 in cash was taken. The incident was reported by a 54-yearold Island woman.

Frances Anderson Tanner

Frances Anderson Tanner passed away peacefully on March 15, 2015, her 92nd birthday.

Born to George Edgar and Frances Anderson in Aberdeen, Washington, she graduated from Weatherwax High School and the University of Oregon with a degree in geology.

After college she worked in the anatomy department at Stanford University where she met Donald C. Tanner, the love of her life, then a first year medical student. They married December 27, 1947 and moved to Bellevue, Washington in 1955 where they lived until Donald’s death in 1999 when she moved to Mercer Island.

Fran, as she was known to family and friends, was involved with family and active at St. Thomas and All Saints Episcopal Churches in Bellevue and later at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island.

Fran is survived by her sons Donald and Stephen Tanner, her daughters Frances Tanner and Shelley Sage, her brother George Edgar Anderson, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 1PM on Friday April 10 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 64th Avenue SE, Mercer Island.

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COLLISION: A 16-year-old Island male was cited at the 4300 block of 87th Avenue S.E. after attempting to make a left turn into a driveway, using some of the righthand shoulder to make the turn. A woman driving behind him said she thought he was turning into a parking lot, and pulled to the center of the roadway to go around him. He then turned left in front of her, and a collision ensued.

MARCH 26 FRAUD: A 66-year-old Island woman at the 3000 block of 60th Avenue S.E. said that she received a letter from the IRS informing her that her Social Security number was used in two 2013 federal income tax returns.

FRAUD: A 44-year-old Island

man at the 2200 block of 77th Avenue S.E. also reported identity theft. He said he contacted the IRS and found out that someone had already filed a tax return for him and his wife.

They had not yet filed yet.

THEFT: An 86-year-old Island man at the 3800 block of 83rd Avenue S.E. reported that jewelry and coins were taken from his garage, for a loss of $141,000. The suspect, a 34-year-old Renton man, is known to the victim.

WARRANT ARREST: A 50-yearold Seattle man was taken into custody at the 9600 block of S.E. 36th Street on

a warrant for driving with a suspended license. He was arrested by Customs and Immigration off the Victoria Clipper.

MARCH 27 FRAUD: A 54-year-old woman and 50-year-old man at the 4600 block of Forest Avenue S.E. received a letter from the IRS about a fraudulent tax return filed in their name. They hadn’t filed their taxes yet.

FOUND PROPERTY: A cleaning crew was cleaning out an apartment at the 3200 block of Shorewood Drive, which was recently vacated. A pistol was found in one of the kitchen cabinets, and turned over to the apartment manager, who called MIPD. INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 39-year-old Seattle woman fell down on a trail on city property in the Northeast quadrant of Pioneer Park.

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PUBLIC NOTICES The City of Mercer Island’s public comment period for the annual update of the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is April 1 to 30, 2015. Visit the City’s TIP webpage at http://www.mercergov.org/TIP to view the TIP adopted in 2014 and to submit comments for consideration in the 2016-2021 TIP. The TIP covers roadway, pedestrian and bicycle projects planned for the six-year period beginning in 2016. The TIP is scheduled for a public hearing May 18, 2015 and adoption June 15, 2015 by the City Council. Contact Patrick Yamashita, City Engineer for questions at patrick.yamashita@mercergov.org.

Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on April 1, 2015 and April 8, 2015. #1279669.

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TORS BY CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF SOLICITORS AND CHANGING THE CURFEW Ordinance No. 15C-06 was adopted by the Mercer Island City Council at its Regular Meeting on March 30, 2013. Complete copies of the entire text of the adopted Ordinance may be obtained at City Hall or by calling (206) 275-7795.

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Crime stats for March

theft, which includes first, second and third degree offenses, as well as mail theft and vehicle prowls.

Every month, the Police Last month, there were Department calculates 18 adult arrests and zero crime statistics and comjuvenile arrests. Police pares them to numbers arrested 18 adults and four from the year prior. juveniles in March 2014.

In March of this year, there There were 1,700 calls for were 56 serious offenses, service this year, comcompared to 48 in 2014. pared to 1,440 in 2014.

The number of burglaries There were only seven are down, as well as cases traffic accidents in March of assault. But the depart- 2015, compared to 12 the ment had 13 more cases of year prior. her ankle and was transported to the hospital by AMR. She had already been removed from the scene prior to police arrival.

MARCH 28 TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Two women from Lynnwood and Seattle

were arrested at the 7600 block of West Mercer Way on suspicion of mail theft.

Their vehicle had highended just off the roadway.

They were booked into King County Jail, and the vehicle was impounded and secured at MIPD, awaiting a search warrant.

Holly Ann Fotheringill

Holly Ann Fotheringill was born on March 18, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois to Raymond Anderson and Aino Kotila Anderson. She was the second of three children with brothers Rodger and Richard.

Her earliest years were spent on the family farm in Frederick, South Dakota.

When she was three, the family moved to Kelso, Washington and two years later moved to Renton where they made their permanent home. Holly graduated from Renton High School and began college at Central Washington University as a music major.

In 1965 she married Michael Fotheringill. They started their home on Mercer Island then moved to Bellevue, Spokane and back to Mercer Island where they lived until 2012. Holly worked the first six years of their marriage until their first son Tyler was born, followed by son Jeffrey four years later. Holly was a stayat-home mom for the next ten years before returning to work in the healthcare field. After receiving her degree in Human Services from Western Washington University, she began a new career in elder care, ultimately working as Activity Director at Covenant Shores Retirement Community on Mercer Island.

During her time on Mercer Island she served as a board member of the Boys and Girls Club and also in a number of roles at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church including choir member and soloist.

She enjoyed hiking, running, sailing, weight lifting and pilates.

Holly was also active in Bible Study Fellowship for years, both in Bellevue and in University Place.

Feeling a very strong need to serve others, Holly and Mike retired early from their careers to become missionaries, serving Mercy Ships as volunteers aboard the hospital ship Anastasis in West Africa for three years. They then served at the Mercy Ships International Operations Center for two more years before returning home to Mercer Island. In 2012 they retired to Anderson Island in south Puget Sound.

In 2013 Holly was diagnosed with a stage two cancer that required a hysterectomy and subsequent radiation. She was pronounced cancer-free in February of 2014 but two months later she was diagnosed with another endometrial cancer, this time, stage three from which she would not survive.

Throughout her life Holly impressed both friends and family with the love she had for them and for the Lord. That magnificent love will be her legacy. Holly is survived by her husband Mike, her sons Tyler and Jeffrey, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Her memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, April 16 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Mercer Island.

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Vote to update emergency radio on April 28 Special election ballot Ballots will be delivered this week to voters for the April 28, 2015 Special Election.

For Mercer Island, Proposition No. 1, is up for approval. This measure would implement a regular Property Tax Levy

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This proposition would provide funding to replace the current aging emergency radio network used for dispatching and communicating with police, fire and other first responders.

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Urquhart, City of Seattle Police Chief, Kathleen O’Toole, and Redmond Mayor John Marchione say that the system now in place is old and inadequate.

The proposition would fund capital and transition costs as defined in Ordinance 17993 and would authorize King County to levy an additional regular property tax of $0.07 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for nine years with collection beginning in 2016.

Philip Nathan Flash, Boeing engineer, artist and art collector, Mercer Island historian, died April 4, 2015, of old age. He was 96. Mr. Flash offered a perfect example of how to live life: Keep busy, exercise, eat healthy food, never, ever sweat the small stuff, and always stay positive.

Mr. Flash was born in Victoria, B.C. on Sept. 19, 1918, and moved to Seattle at age 2. He grew up in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, graduated from Broadway High School, and attended the University of Washington, where he studied architecture and industrial design. He worked for over 45 years as a design and ergonomics engineer at Boeing.

Known for being a natty dresser, Mr. Flash was passionate about art — both as a painter and a collector. During his life he served as the president of the Northwest Watercolor Society and president and lifetime member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists.

He married Claire Barkey Flash in 1960 and together they had two children and built a home on Mercer Island. She died in 1991. Later, Mr. Flash became active in the Mercer Island Historical Society, serving as its president for many years. He was named Mercer Island Citizen of the Year in 1990. He was also an active member of both Temple De Hirsch Sinai and Temple B'nai Torah.

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Services have been held. Remembrances can be made to the Flash Family Campership Fund through The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, The Mercer Island Historical Society, or the Student Scholarship Fund with the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists.

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Mercer Island High School sent 59 student musicians to the Jazz Northwest Festival in Spokane. The MIHS Jazz Ensemble placed first among 3A schools in the competition portion of the festival.

“All three of our jazz bands performed extremely well in the festival competition and handled their accomplishment with dignity and class,” said Mercer Island School District (MISD) music teacher David Bentley.

In addition to competition, the festival allows students to perform, participate in clinics with top jazz educators, hear other high school jazz bands, and see special guest performers.

“This festival is a tremendous experience for our kids,” said Bentley.

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“We are so fortunate to have teachers like David Bentley and Ryan Lane, who offer our students some of the best music instruction and learning experiences anywhere,” said MISD Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano.

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$3,988,000

5026 Butterworth Rd. Elegant & whimsical 4BR/4.75BA home features stunning views of Lake WA & Mt. Rainier. Top quality finishes throughout, 75’ of low bank waterfront & much more makes this an exceptional residence.

Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/75213

Tons of Potential! $1,950,000

4117 83rd Ave SE. Great estate sized property w/ a solid 4BR/2.25BA home with several updates. Vaulted ceiling in Living & Dining rooms, master on main & separate apartment in basement. North End location w/views of Lake WA, the Olympics & the city.

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New on Market

$2,999,900

New on Market

$2,620,000

$1,695,000

Room for All! Great Location!

$1,639,000

7228 SE 24th St. This 5BR/4.75BA home offers sweeping views of the Lake, Cascades & Bellevue skyline. Huge gourmet kitchen, elevator, wine cellar & Maple floors are just a few of the spectacular features. Minutes to Seattle/ Bellevue.

Craig Hagstrom 206.669.2267 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/45318

Aspen Properties Presale

2436 62nd Ave SE. Opportunity awaits you w/the chance to fully customize the finishes in this 4BR/3.5BA home. A Distinctive NW Classic within walking distance to 3 lakefront parks. Minutes to I-90.

Martin Weiss 425.417.9595 Betty DeLaurenti 206.949.1222 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/77569

2228 78th Ave SE. Impressive 6200+ sq.ft.

5BR/5.5BA luxury home located in the highly desired North End. Very best material & quality construction throughout. Chef’s kitchen, pre-wired home theater, exercise room, formal living/dining & much more.

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4897 Forest Ave SE. Gracious 4BR/3.5BA home w/ spacious formal/informal living areas, updated kitchen w/ adjoining family rm opening to entertainment deck. New carpets throughout. Dead-end street, play area & garden space.

Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/96530

Pending

Sought After North End $1,495,000

2449 63rd Ave SE. The Classic Homes is proud to showcase the “Jewel” built by Aspen Homes NW. Traditional architecture meets a modern floor plan. Time to customize your finishes in this 3BR/2.75BA home. Sought after North End location, near waterfront parks.

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Picture Perfect Traditional

$1,299,999

8420 SE 83rd St. This light filled 4BR/2.75BA home features ideal layout for entertaining & everyday living. Formal living & Dining room, dramatic family room w/vaulted ceiling, gorgeous kitchen w/breakfast area & much more.

Mark Eskridge 206.251.2760 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/91950

Light Filled

$1,295,000

6130 (private lane) E. Mercer Way. Step in & feel light pouring into this 5BR/3.75BA home w/vaulted ceilings, skylights & open floor plan. Beautiful grounds & Lake WA views.

Walk down to 20’ of shared waterfront.

Lou or Lori 206.949.5674 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/87837

Move-In Ready

$1,288,000

4020 96th Ave SE. Buchan style 5BR/3.5BA home in lower Mercerwood is move-in ready.

Refinished hdwds, new master bath tile, freshly painted interior, gracious entertaining spaces & more! Close to schools, shopping & I-90.

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$1,200,000

1238 Alki Ave SW Unit-602, Seattle. Quintessential 3BR/2.75BA West Seattle Penthouse Condo!

Panoramic views of Olympics, Puget Sound & City. Spacious floor plan includes master suite w/fp & deck. 2 parking spaces & dedicated storage unit.

Martin Weiss 425.417.9595 Betty DeLaurenti 206.949.1222 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/744173

Tranquil Sylvan Setting

$1,199,000

8055 E Mercer Way. Well maintained 5 BR/2.5 BA home w/ room for all. Flexible floor plan, updated kitchen & picturesque views of Lake Washington. Private setting w/ level backyard. Do Come See! Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/38385

2,448 sq. ft.

Tons of Light!

45609 SE Edgewick Rd, North Bend. NW meets Classic Contemporary for a stylish, unique blend of finishes in this 3BR/3.75BA mountain retreat. Set on 2.19 picturesque acres w/Mtn. views & the whisper of Boxley Creek. 3rd level w/2nd Kitchen & ¾ Bath.

Shawn Elings 425.829.5622 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/11115

Pending

Pending

Alki Penthouse

Mountain Retreat $1,249,500

$965,000

8005 SE 33rd Place #PH. Lg, nearly 2500 sq. ft. on one level, 2BR +Den/2BA luxury penthouse w/elevator access. Family Rm off kitchen shares gas fp w/private den & both open to deck.

Secured 3 car parking. Bright, sunny unit w/ skylights throughout…A MUST SEE! Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/76281

New on Market

$949,000

2937 74th Ave SE. Light & bright home w/ exceptional charm & open floor plan.

3BD/1.75BA. 1,730 sq.ft. Gracious & meticulously maintained back yard w/ Koi pond.

Great for entertaining. Upgraded appliances in kitchen. A must see!

Tim Conway 206.954.2437 www.johnlscott.com/Timc

Beautifully Remodeled

$849,000

8020 SE 34th Pl. No details spared in this beautifully remodeled 3BR/2.5BA home.

Surrounded by large fenced yard & situated on private cul-de-sac. Recently updated: plumbing, electrical, roof & more.

Liz Kenny 206.229.5881 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/87455

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Pending

Elegant Craftsman

$849,000

4807 50th Ave S, Seattle. Elegant Seward Park Craftsman! This 4BR/2.5BA 3106 sq.ft. home has exquisite finishes throughout. Spacious master has inside/outside deck fireplace, views & walk-in closet. Sunny flat back yard & garden.

Tony Salvata 206.915.8672 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/13451

Pending

Pending

Amazing Views

$839,000

3947 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE, Bellevue.

Immaculate, fully updated 5BR/2.5BA home w/amazing Lake & Mtn. views. Updated kitchen w/granite, custom lighting, cherry hdwds & lower level w/second kitchen, 2BR/.75BA & massive family room. Minutes from I-90.

Gloria Wolfe 425.922.7675 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/67263

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$749,000

Watercourse Place $649,000

3915 SE 86th St. This lovely updated 3BR/1.75BA home has a remodeled kitchen which includes: double ovens, gas range & stainless appliances. Expansive fenced yard with play-set. Great north end neighborhood.

9318 SE 36th St. Fabulous North End 3BR/3BA townhouse that lives like a single family home! Two story great room with walls of windows & skylights that allow light to pour in from every direction.

Liz Kenny 206.229.5881 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/79000

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Immaculate Condo $495,000

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Lou or Lori 206.949.5674 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/756677

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New on Market

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Beautiful end-unit 4BR/3BA townhome has a great open floor plan, granite counters, balcony & 2-car garage. No stairs to your front door in a community w/ walking trails, shopping & minutes to I-90.

Highland Park Home $389,000

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Large 4BR/2.25BA home situated on over-sized corner lot in Highland Park neighborhood. Lower level w/ bonus & rec. room & potential for MIL. Close to bus line, dog park & playground.

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Islander soccer shutting out the competition MI girls tennis cruises

into spring break

Through three league games, MI defense has allowed zero goals

By Joseph Livarchik

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Prior to the season, Mercer Island coach Colin Rigby was bracing for the stretch of games taking place around the Islanders’ spring break. It began last Tuesday for Mercer Island’s matchup against Juanita, and lasts through the Islanders’ final contest during spring break April 8, where his team could have up to 12 players missing in action.

Yet with the way the Islanders have performed since that stretch began, one has to wonder if there was any reason for worry.

Mercer Island beat Lake Washington 4-0 Friday, April 3 at Islander Stadium, the team’s second-straight shutout after hammering Juanita 5-0 earlier in the week. Through the team’s first three KingCo games, the Islanders have scored 11 times while conceding zero goals.

“We were missing most of our defensive crew, so I’m most impressed with our clean sheets,” Rigby said of Mercer Island’s shutouts, noting only five players were missing Friday night. “I’m very happy that

Joseph Livarchik/Staff Photo

Joseph Livarchik/Staff Photo

Mercer Island’s Jamie Shannon shoots against Lake Washington goalkeeper Jamison Gunhus Friday, April 3 at Islander Stadium. The Islanders beat the Kangs, 4-0.

Mercer Island’s Lydia Venditti serves during her doubles match with sister Gabby against the Totems’ Miho Inove and Danielle McCormack Thursday, April 2 at MIHS. The Vendittis won 6-0, 6-0.

our defense has been able to shut them down. Our attack is very strong, and I’m very confident with what they can do for the rest of the season. They show it every game.”

Mercer Island was looking for its shot early against Lake Washington, with several opportunities before Freddy Kleemann put the Islanders on the board off an assist from Nico Moreno in the 19th minute. Six minutes later, Ryan Hill scored from the right side to give the Islanders a 2-0 advantage.

The Kangs had a corner opportunity in the 29th

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Islanders top Totems 7-0 at MIHS

By Joseph Livarchik

jlivarchik@mi-reporter.com

Joseph Livarchik/Staff Photo

Mercer Island’s Nico Moreno looks for an opening against the Lake Washington defense Friday, April 3 at MIHS.

Mercer Island girls tennis has been about as consistent as a prep sports team can get while competing during a season full of schedule surprises and reshuffling.

If only the weather could be as on-point, it’d make things easier on their schedule.

After seeing their first two tennis meets of the week rained out, Mercer Island breezed past Sammamish 7-0 Thursday, April 2 at MIHS. It was the team’s last

match before heading into spring break.

For the Islanders, it may have been a relief to actually see competition after having their previous match with Interlake rained out shortly after warm-ups. Five of Mercer Island’s first nine matches were postponed due to weather and have yet to be played.

“I think this is a very lighthearted team this year,” coach Mindy Blakeslee said.

“They’re serious about their tennis, but they take things in stride. They’re not letting the little things bother them.”

In singles action, Caroline

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MI fastpitch searching for first league win

By Joseph Livarchik

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Mercer Island fastpitch was staring down a big fourgame week last week, which included a make-up KingCo contest against Liberty and a two-game series with league opponent Sammamish.

But after beginning with a convincing 10-4 nonconference victory over Hazen March 30, the Islanders were left still searching for their first KingCo win.

Mercer Island fell to Sammamish 16-4 Wednesday, April 1 at South Mercer Playfields. Mariah Smith went 4-4 at the plate

to help lead the Totems to their first league win.

Camryn Steiner went 2-3 for the Islanders with an RBI, while Morgan Peyou had two hits and Kayla Varney hit a triple with two runs batted in.

Leading 3-2 after the first inning, the Totems broke the game open with four runs in the second. Mercer Island struggled in the field, committing seven errors.

“I think today we were pretty mental. If a girl made an error or there was a miscue, they couldn’t get out of their head. They couldn’t flush it, and that’s part of the difference,” Steinle said. “That’s part of being a young team.”

The Islanders certainly are young, with 10 of Mercer Island’s 12 roster

spots occupied by freshmen and sophomores. Peyou is the lone senior on the roster, and saw a bulk of the work at starting pitcher throughout the week, starting all four of Mercer Island’s games.

“Morgan has thrown 250 pitches in the last two days, so the more intense she gets and the more she wants to get at them, the more tendency she has to let things kind of creep up into the zone and when they do that, those big hitters take advantage,” Steinle said Wednesday.

The next day against Liberty proved just as tough. The Patriots scored eight runs in the opening inning en route to a 15-4 win April 2 at South Mercer Playfields. Peyou went 2-3

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Joseph Livarchik/Staff Photo

Caroline Hamilton returns a serve against the Totems’ Jessica Jau Thursday, April 2 at MIHS. Hamilton beat Jau 6-1, 6-0.

Hamilton defeated Jessica Jau 6-1, 6-0. Sarah Sweet defeated Tina Liu 6-1, 6-1, while Grace Bethards won over Ha Nauyen 6-2, 6-1 and Chloe Gage beat Blair Ziegen 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles, Gabby and Lydia Venditti defeated Miho Inove and Danielle McCormack 6-0, 6-0.

Sammy Sweet and Fiona Brasfield defeated Taryn Okomoto and Sydney Lank 6-2, 6-0, and Josie Blakeslee and Claire Mansfield beat Anabelle Xang and Cindy Au 6-0, 6-1.

Thursday’s match marked a return of sorts to doubles competition for the Venditti sisters, where they are the two-time reigning 3A state champions. Prior to taking on Sammamish, the Vendittis had been competing as Mercer Island’s

at the plate with an RBI, while Steiner was 1-3 and batted in a run and Phoebe Larson went 1-2 with an RBI. The Islanders upped the effort in their second game against Sammamish April 3, but after taking a 2-1 lead after the first two innings, the Totems reeled off six unanswered runs to pull out a 7-2 win. Andi Hormel went 3-4 at the plate for Sammamish, while Peyou had three hits for the Islanders.

Down players Thursday and Friday because of the upcoming spring break, Steinle knew it would be a rough go for her team.

But the Mercer Island coach expected to see a more aggressive effort going forward.

top singles competitors.

“I try to mix our lineup up a little bit,” Blakeslee said. “They play [Nos.] one and two singles and I’ve actually been switching them between one and two because they’ve been beating each other in practice.”

Blakeslee said her lineup was still pretty open, as she figures out where the Islanders will face the most competition as the season goes on, particularly from Metro teams.

In KingCo, she’s expecting tough runs from both Interlake and Bellevue.

“Last year, I really felt like our shot [to win state] was in doubles and

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Mercer Island’s Olivia Kane takes off after laying down a bunt against Sammamish Wednesday, April 1 at South Mercer Playfields. The Islanders lost their matchup to the Totems, 16-4.

“We know that we have to be tougher in general,” Steinle said. “Just more fundamentally sound and more aware of what’s going on in each play.”

so our theme was kind of doubles last year. We knew we had to concentrate on that and luckily it paid off,” she said. “This year, I feel like we have a chance to get some singles players over there too, and hopefully get a couple doubles teams as well, but it’s all a numbers game. You’ve got to figure out what your best shot is.”

After the break, Mercer Island will have a full schedule before

The Islanders will be back in action when they take on Lake Washington at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 13 at South Mercer Playfields.

them to figure that out.

“We’re backloaded. When we get back from spring break, we’ve got at least three matches a week for quite awhile,” Blakeslee said.

“There will be weeks when we probably have four matches, but that’s good. The weather should get better, and it kind of builds us when we move into KingCo.”

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Islander to skate with the ‘Stars on Ice’ IMS figure skater will share the ice with Olympic skaters

By Joseph Livarchik

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Faith Cook isn’t shy about her aspirations as a figure skater. She hopes to one day perform in the Olympics.

“I think it’s every skater’s goal,” says the 13-year-old Cook. “It’s not a sport that everyone does. It’s very competitive.”

This Friday, April 10, Cook will get to share the ice with Olympic skaters when she performs at the “Stars on Ice” tour at KeyArena.

Cook will be participating in a choreographed group number at the event, which features both Olympic and

regional amateur skaters on its current tour.

Cook, the youngest of seven children, started skating at age three at Lloyd Center in Portland, but stopped a year or so later, resuming the sport at age eight when she moved to Mercer Island with her mom and brother, Kwame.

“It’s kind of like a habit sport,” she says. “I remember when I was eight watching the Olympics, I was like, ‘I want to skate again.’ So I started again and I really liked it.”

She is coached by Jeri Campbell, the 1987 Junior Ladies Nationals Champion and the Olympic alternate in 1988, who she’s worked with for the past five years.

Cook practices five days a week, waking up at 5 a.m.

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every morning to practice at Sno-King Ice Arena in Renton.

“I know she wanted to go to the Olympics, so we were going to do whatever we could to get her there,” says her mother, Victoria Cook.

Cook says she likes to do jumps on the ice and says the axel — a jump with an extra half rotation and lands with the skater gliding backward — is probably her easiest jump that she can perform. She says her toughest is the double lutz, a toepickassisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.

Cook says competing as a skater requires a good amount of determination and mental strength. She also plays basketball, vol-

leyball and track, and she hopes to continue playing volleyball and track in high school, but skating takes priority.

Taking on so many activities has helped teach Cook how to prioritize her time, but she says finding time to do schoolwork hasn’t been a problem.

Though when things do get tough, Cook says she turns to her mom.

“It’s all about encouragement and having support,” Victoria Cook says.

“When you are down, you get somebody, your mom or friends and say, ‘you’ve come so far, don’t give up.’”

The “Stars on Ice” tour at KeyArena will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 10 in Seattle. To purchase tickets to Stars on Ice, visit www.starsonice. com/get-tickets.html.

Run Like a Girl May 16

to the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. Participants under 18 years of age require the signature of a parent or legal guardian.

Register at www.myparksandrecreation.com or call 206-275-7609. Cost is $20 per adult and $15 per youth 17 and under. All runners will receive a free t-shirt. Registration deadline is May 3.

While not an officialtimed race, there will be a clock for runners to see their finish times. Parking will be located at the north and south Luther Burbank lots. Participants are encouraged to carpool.

A female 5K fun run for all girls, ladies and women will take place at Luther Burbank Park at 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 16.

Sponsored by Windermere Real Estate and Kitchen Plus, runners and walkers will take off and finish at the Luther Burbank Meadow area.

Participants should download a waiver at the mercergov.org website and submit a signed copy via email to miparks@ mercergov.org. Waivers may also be submitted in person or by mail

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Islander Faith Cook will perform at the U.S. Figure Skating “Stars on Ice” tour Friday, April 10 at KeyArena in Seattle.

SOCCER | FROM 12 minute, but saw a headergoal waived off to an offsides penalty. Three minutes later, Kleemann struck again, finding himself with the ball behind the goalie after a Mercer Island penalty kick.

“Freddy is a fantastic player. He’s stepped into the role that we have him playing and he does it as good or better than anyone in the league,” Rigby said.

Mercer Island continued to be aggressive in the second half, with OShane Braidy adding insurance in the 70th minute. Matt LeProwse recorded the shutout in goal for the Islanders.

While acknowledging

things have gone as well as planned, Rigby said the real test for his team would come during spring break, with more players missing from the lineup and a big game against KingCo’s second-place Liberty Patriots April 8.

“We’ll continue with our strategy that we put together. We’ve got a strong starting lineup and a strong group of guys coming off the bench and everybody knows their role. We just encourage them to do their job to its fullest,” Rigby said.

“We don’t reinvent the wheel. We try to figure out what works and we try to stick with it and enhance it and improve it every game.”

Mercer Island takes on Liberty at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 8 at Liberty High School.

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WEDNESDAY | 8

SATURDAY | 11

ARTS COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING: 6:30-8:30 p.m.,

VOLUNTEER FOREST STEWARDSHIP: Saturdays.

Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The Arts Council and Parks and Recreation staff provide community activities such as art galleries, concerts and plays and literary events as well as support local artists with grants and acquire public art for the city. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month unless otherwise posted. For more, contact Amber Britton at amber.britton@mercergov.org.

THURSDAY | 9 OPEN SPACE CONSERVANCY TRUST: 6-8 p.m., City Council

Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Regular meetings are held on the third Thursday of alternating months unless otherwise posted. For more, contact Deborah Alexander at deborah.alexander@mercergov.org.

VADER SEDER: 6 p.m., SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. Discover the story of Passover with chocolate Seder plate movie snacks and a “Star Wars” Passover skit. A showing of “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” in digital high definition and Dolby digital sound will take place. Families welcome.

Free. RSVP required. Contact Mark Rosenberg at markr@ sjcc.org.

Opportunities are available for forest stewardship training or groups that want to do service work in a park or open space for a special project. Schedule of events and times can be viewed at www.mercergov.org. Call Paul West at 206-275-7833 to learn more.

SOGETSU IKEBANA 25TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION:

11 a.m., United Methodist Church, 7070 S.E. 24th St. Ikebana is the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging. Sogetsu Ikebana features the idea that Ikebana may be arranged anytime, anywhere by anyone. Exhibition will run April 11-12, with a demonstration taking place Sunday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m. Free admission.

For more, contact Shirley Hill at shirleyhill@live.com or call 206-954-3833.

SUNDAY | 12 MERCER ISLAND INDOOR/ OUTDOOR SPRINT TRIATHLON: 9

a.m., SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. The SJCC’s first annual Indoor/Outdoor Sprint Triathlon will include a ten minute swim, a 30 minute bike and a 20 minute run.

Open to everyone. Cost is $30-45. Price includes a race tee-shirt, cap, and race bib.

For more, contact Andrea (Selix) Crane at AndreaS@ sjcc.org or 206-388-1991.

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J - IN THE NEWS WITH JEFF GREENFIELD: 3:45 p.m., SJCC,

3801 East Mercer Way. Barney Frank discusses his journey from Bayonne, New Jersey to the U.S. Congress, where he played a vital role in the struggle for personal freedom and economic fairness. Author of a new memoir “Frank.” Copies will be available. Cost is $8-24. For more, contact Pamela Lavitt at pamelal@sjcc.org or 206388-0832.

MONDAY | 13 MERCER ISLAND - THE UN-HISTORY: 7 p.m., Mercer

Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Mercer Island would be a very different place today if some ideas from the past had borne fruit. This presentation will take a look at what might have been if some plans for Mercer Island’s future had come to pass.

Presented by Jane Brahm, author of the local best seller “Mercer Island History: From Haunted Wilderness to Coveted Community.”

Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.

TUESDAY | 14 TOWN CENTER LIAISON GROUP MEETING: 5:30-7:30 p.m.,

Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. This group serves as a liaison between the public, the City Council and city staff to ensure the public receives sufficient information on the Town Center code revision process. Learn

EVENTS | UPCOMING

APRIL IN PARIS & CÔTES DU RHÔNE WINE TASTING: 7-8:30

MERCER ISLAND RADIO OPERATOR MEETING: 7-8

p.m., Thursday, April 16, North Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Join the Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO) for training on how to communicate in emergency situations. For more, go to the MIRO website at http:// mirohams.org or contact Officer Jennifer Franklin at 206-275-7905. more at www.mercergov. org/towncenter.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: 7 p.m., Mercer Island School District Board Room, 4160 86th Ave. S.E. Agenda can be found at mercerislandschools.org. For more, contact Kendall Taylor at 206236-3300 or kendall.taylor@ mercerislandschools.org.

MERCER ISLAND UTILITY BOARD MEETING: 7 p.m., City Hall

Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. The Mercer Island Utility Board is an advisory board to the City Council on matters regarding all utilities on the Island. The Utility Board meets, as needed, on the second Tuesday of the month. For more, contact Asea Sandine at asea.sandine@mercergov.org.

EVENTS | LIBRARY 4400 88TH AVE. S.E. (206) 236-3537 WWW.KCLS.ORG/MERCERISLAND

Mercer Island Places of Worship

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Rev. Roberta Rominger's as our NEW pastor Congregational Church on Mercer Island United Church of Christ 4545 Island Crest Way 206-232-7800

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TODDLER STORY TIMES:

Thursdays, 11:15 a.m. Ages 2 to 3 with adult. No Story Time April 23.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIMES:

Thursdays, 1 p.m. Ages 3 to 6 with adult. No Story Time April 23.

CELEBRATE DÍA! RHYTHM OF THE ROCKS: Tuesday, April

28, 6:30 p.m. Join Nancy Stewart in this interactive concert that will take children on a musical journey around the world. It is based on her American Library Award recording.

Registration not required, but space is limited. Family program, all ages welcome.

Redeemer

Lutheran Church

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD:

Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m.

Voice your opinions on the programs and services the library offers. Come with feedback and bring your ideas to discuss. Eat pizza, too.

HAIKU AND PAINTING INSPIRING ONE ANOTHER:

Saturday, April 18, 1 p.m.

Explore art and poetry.

Haiku, a form of Japanese poetry, is often inspired by nature. Molly Hashimoto’s watercolors are inspired by nature, too. Join Molly and librarian Carrie Bowman to discover ways that poetry, art and nature mingle. Bring Haiku, paintings or natural objects for inspiration.

Painting supplies provided.

Please register. For middle and high school students.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.

STUDY ZONE: Wednesdays, 3 p.m. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.

EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH

6001 Island Crest Way 232-1711

Sunday Worship | 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship & Kids' Church 10:00am Fellowship & Bible Study 11:00am www.RedeemerLutheranMI.org

spiritual formation for all ages; includes Godly Play and nursery

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And a complimentary tasting of 3 French wines (2 with 90 rating!) from France’s famous Côtes du Rhône wine appellation paired with delectable cheese tastings will be served, compliments of Mercer Island Sister City

Association. The store will be featuring all things French related including fiction, non-fiction, travel, food, and children’s books in English with some in French as well as a delightful selection of French Moulin Roty stuffed dolls and animals. 20 percent of all sales at this event will benefit the Mercer Island Sister City Association scholarship fund. For information, call Carla Peterson 232-5354 or visit www. mercerislandsistercity.org.

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION

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50th ANNIVERSARY VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION LOCAL EVENTS APRIL 12-17

Seattle and Washington State have an unusual role in the Vietnam War Commemoration, a national initiative to thank Vietnam veterans a half century after the United States rapidly escalated its deployment of troops to South Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Many of the troops who returned home were met with disdain rather than with the thanks that veterans of other conflicts received.

Joe Galloway, the Vietnam correspondent who authored the book “We Were Soldiers Once... And Young” (adapted into the 2002 film “We Were Soldiers”), is in Seattle for a week of interviews with local Vietnam veterans. He will speak at Seattle Rotary’s noon luncheon April 15 and will be featured at a breakfast interview session at the Columbia Tower Club on April 17.

The Vietnam War Commemoration is aimed at spurring events and activities in states, cities and towns around the country to recognize Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice.

The partners’ program is designed for state and local communities, veterans’ organizations and other nongovernmental organizations to assist in thanking and honoring Vietnam Veterans and their families.

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Vietnam author Galloway to visit Seattle Joe Galloway, the Vietnam correspondent whose book “We Were Soldiers Once… and Young” and the movie “We Were Soldiers” that was produced from it, will be in Seattle doing a week of interviews with Vietnam veterans as a special project for the 50th Anniversary Commemorative.

Galloway has been going around the country doing three two-hour interviews a day with Vietnam veterans from across the services spectrum and by now has well over 75 two-hour interviews done, as he explained it, “beginning with Colin Powell and working outward.”

Galloway was a Texas boy who became a correspondent for United Press International and, in the battle of Ia Drang that his book and its movie adaptation made famous, he was decorated for heroism on the battlefield, receiving the bronze star for rescuing two wounded soldiers while under fire. He was praised by the late Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf as “the soldiers’ reporter” because of his caring and regard for those whose battles he covered.

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New on Market $1,278,000

Top floor luxury penthouse. In the heart of the Boeing community. Ocean views.

On the golf course. 20’ Ceiling, Office + Loft, 3,146sf, 3 prkg spaces, gym & club. #754098 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667

1 Story, 2 Wings, 4BR + Office /Nanny/ 5th BR, Master Suite, .518 Flat Acres, Skylights, Leaded Glass, Stainless Appliances, Jetted Tub, Close to Is Park Elementary #631724 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787

Stunning Black and Caldwell, custom designed for the original owner. Time to add your inspiration to transform this stately lady into her new glory. #757462

Kirkland

$439,000

Capitol Hill

$400,000

Auburn

$289,000

$199,900

SHORT SALE

$199,900

SHORT SALE

$149,900

Not your ordinary townhome!

Immaculate 3 bedroom home on a private lane of only 5 homes. Spacious bedrooms, 2.5 baths, bright eat-in kitchen. #752277 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

-SHORT SALE-

Private drive ends at this cozy 3BD/2.5BA home, master on main. Spacious living areas, open kitchen and large rear deck and patio with a fully fenced backyard. #494945 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

3 adjacent lots totaling 15000sqft. Build your dream home or 2 townhomes. Lake Union & Queen Anne views, walk to city center, Broadway & more. Amazing location! #678887 Patricia Temkin 206-579-5073

Great Federal Way location, close to shopping, restaurants, I-5, Pacific Highway, SR-18. Pellet stove in basement.

Large covered deck, patio. 4BR/1.5BA. #657061 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275

Gorgeous rambler extensively remodeled w/quality finishes. Stunning kitchen w/ granite countertops, breakfast bar & plenty of cabinetry. 3BR/2BA. #751170 Barbara Bro 206-459-8411 Stephanie Susen 206-755-6310

New Construction $2,199,990

This cozy 3571sf JayMarc home offers 5 bedrooms and 4.25 baths, casual dining, tech room, contemporary fireplace & mantel in spacious great room. #753946 Don Samuelson 206-230-5435

◆ Views Galore

$1,398,000

Wake up to the sun sparkling on the lake and casting a rosy hue on Mt. Rainier, or break out the binoculars and watch the Seahawks practice. 4BR/3.5BA. #760067 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

FOX ISLAND

$692,000

SHORT SALE

$229,900

3 bdrms|3.5 baths|3 car garage|2.4+acres.

Stunning landscaping! Large master bedroom with sauna. Beautiful wainscoting thru-out. View. #689298 Nancy Stanbery 206-619-4866 Kim Stanbery 206-419-4347

Lovely Seabeck rambler in excellent condition. Kitchen features granite counters and stainless appliances. Tiered media room for movies or the big game! 3BR/2BA #725432 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

You will love this beautiful and well kept Bremerton home! Huge kitchen w/ beautiful hardwoods and breakfast nook.

Free standing wood stove in living/dining area. #717093 James R. Shute 206-230-5421

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