Redmond Reporter, October 16, 2015

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Fields, Marchione square off in mayoral candidates’ debate SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com

Challenger Steve Fields and Mayor John Marchione participate in a candidates’ debate on Wednesday night at Emerald Heights Retirement Community in Redmond. Ballots have been mailed and Nov. 3 is election day. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter

On Wednesday evening, residents of Emerald Heights as well as the greater Redmond community gathered at the retirement community to watch the mayoral candidates’ debate. The debate was organized by the local branch of the League of Women Voters with member Judy Love moderating the event. The candidates — Redmond Mayor John Marchione and challenger Steve Fields — answered questions that were submitted by audience members before the debate began. The questions ranged in topics from city traffic and transportation to growth management to citizen involvement in city government. Candidates had two minutes each to give their answers. When asked what they felt the three priority issues Redmond is facing, the candidates’ answers differed, but did have some overlap. Marchione said the three issues are growth, traffic and poverty while

Fields’ response was a lack of confidence in government, affordability and homelessness. The candidates also discussed how they would improve community input and council communication with citizens. Fields said he has a plan for city officials to have dialogues with citizens, such as having scheduled meetings with neighborhoods on a regular basis. In response to the question, Marchione acknowledged that getting people engaged in local government is difficult. “People don’t react until the dirt’s being moved,” he said in reference to how people don’t always get involved before construction begins on projects. Marchione added that he goes out to the schools in town to meet with PTSAs and council members will have booths at community events such as Derby Days. He and Fields were also asked how they would improve traffic in Redmond. [ more DEBATE page 9 ]

Schumacher reunites with people who helped save her life at QFC SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com

On the afternoon of May 8, Penny Schumacher went to the QFC up on Redmond Ridge. She was going about her shopping when she suddenly collapsed near the deli and the cheese section. Toshia Maund and Tarrah Bailey were also shopping that day — in the same part of the store — while cheese master Katie Beacom was

working behind the cheese counter. All three women heard a loud crash. They looked to find the cause and found Schumacher on the floor.

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Beacom proceeded to call 911 and Maund and Bailey rushed to check on Schumacher. The two shoppers first tried to wake her up and checked to see if she had any

sort of medical bracelet or necklace to indicate what could have caused her to collapse. They didn’t find anything and Schumacher began turning blue from a lack of oxygen, so Maund began performing hands-only CPR while Bailey tilted her head to make sure Schumacher’s airway remained open and held her hand. “She didn’t look good,” said Bailey, who was in the store to do her weekly grocery shopping and initially

Penny Schumacher (center, seated) is surrounded by her family and Tarrah Bailey (far left), Toshia Maund (to Schumacher’s right) and Katie Beacom (in red), who helped save her life on May 8. The four women were reunited on Monday for the first time since the incident. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter thought Schumacher had possibly slipped on water that could have been on the floor.

Bailey added that she remembered seeing Schumacher coming into the store and how sluggish the other

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woman seemed while she was walking around the store. [ more CPR page 10 ]


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