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Water supplies fall, residents urged to conserve Water supplier, Seattle Public Utilities says water resources low BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
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Seattle implementing the advisory stage of its water shortage response plan has the Eastside cities it supplies joining in a call for greater
conservation efforts as the region continues to weather through record-setting summer heat. The Cascade Water Alliance — its city members including Bellevue, Kirkland, Issaquah, Redmond and Tukwila — reported in early May the city of Seattle began taking rain into its reservoir in February to compensate for low snowpack. At that time, the message was to continue using water normally. But Seattle reports high heat and dry weather
significantly increased the demand for water, putting its supply outlook at fair. The city is also making operational changes and drawing from supplementary water supplies. “We’re definitely taking it seriously,” said Bellevue Utilities spokesman Michael May. “I don’t think we’ve ever had a historically hot June and July, and then pair that with people using an SEE WATER, 7
Teachers bond, build curriculum at Fred Hutch
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Ian Scott, right, of Bellevue, and Maria Buzard, left, of Shoreline, pass through the Bellevue Square parking garage carrying art by Jesse Link, a self-described urban surrealist from Seattle, Saturday at the BAM ArtsFair. With the rain, it was good that much of the fair takes place in the parking garage. (See Page 3)
New Interlake High School science teacher Beth Gatewood got more than she expected working at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center this summer — not only was she working alongside world-class researchers, she found herself collaborating with longtime Interlake educator Philip Allen. Over the next 2 1/2 weeks, the pair worked on research projects that they have translated into new genetics and biotechnology curriculum. Not only that, but they developed an invaluable rapport. “It was absolutely golden to be able to work together with Philip (Allen),” Gatewood said. “You just don’t get this oneon-one time during the school year with other teachers. It will benefit not only us, but our students.” Allen and Gatewood are two of more SEE HUTCH, 7
Report: June officer-involved shooting occurred as suspect was seeking cover Former Braves scout, Minor League player holding camps across W. Washington
Lieutenant found justified by review board BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
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An investigation report regarding an officer-involved shooting in Bel-
levue in early June reveals a veteran lieutenant shot at a suspect armed with a pellet gun while he was seeking cover from police following a brief standoff where he used his girlfriend/ex-wife as a human shield. The King County Investigative Response Team — a division within
the sheriff ’s office — was put in charge of reviewing the events that led up to the June 5 officer-involved shooting, however, it did not make a determination whether Bellevue Police Lt. Andrew Popochock was justified in firing his pistol at 27-year-old Kevin Sahagun on a residential block in the Lake Hills
neighborhood. Bellevue Deputy Police Chief Jim Jolliffe said a shooting review board found Popochock’s actions were within the law and city policy, and a use of force and firearms instructor also reviewed the incident for
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