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Residents before region?

Have fun and stay safe this Halloween Celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating in the Town Center, going to a Martial Arts or Preschool Association party or participating in the city’s one mile fun run, the Monster Mash Dash, at 10 a.m. on Oct. 31 at Luther Burbank.

See a calendar of events on page 15, and go to www. mercergov.org for Halloween safety tips.

Council to discuss schedule, budget of Town Center process on Nov. 2

By Katie Metzger

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City Council to revisit moratorium on Monday The Council will hold a public hearing at its Nov. 2 meeting, where the group will discuss extending the moratorium on downtown development.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Council chambers at City Hall.

Late start times strike chord in community

By Joseph Livarchik

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Following more than two hours of discussion among themselves and with administrators from the Mercer Island band and orchestra program, Mercer Island School Board members expressed a willingness to have Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano provide an overview of next steps in the late-start decision process.

With several members addressing the audience, the board appeared unanimous that the decision should be made by the superintendent. Board directors Dave Myerson and Adair Dingle continued to advocate for later start times, though acknowledged the mechanics of the matter proved complicated and ultimately deferred to the superintendent.

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Director Pat Braman stressed she believed it should be a superintendent’s decision. She noted the negative community feedback to later start times in light of neighboring school districts in Bellevue and Seattle appearing to go in the later-start direction.

“I don’t see a need to rush,” Braman said. “I think it’s important for us to take the time, step back and then make the right decision for this group of kids in this school district.”

The band presentation was the latest in the study of potential impacts that the district would face should MISD adopt later school start times. High school band director Parker Bixby, administrative assistant Jennifer McLellan and middle school director David Bentley spoke for over an hour

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ParentEdge presents, “Throw Out the Check-Listed Childhood,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 at Mercer Island High School.

Julie Lythocott-Haims, author of “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare your Child for Success,” will talk about the harms of helicopter parenting and how to raise children to self-sufficient adulthood.

about the conflicts potential scheduling changes posed to the music program.

Bixby said moving music schedules dealt with three main issues: 1) the facilities and limited classroom spaces 2) having six available staff accommodating more than six staffing positions and 3) the complexity of the high school schedule and being able to offer single-section classes.

“Really what we’re talking about in terms of impact is enrollment and quality of instruction,” Bixby said. “We can’t teach them if they’re not in our chairs.”

Data provided in their presentation reflected that of over 2,500 5th through 12th grade students in the district, over 1,000 were in the music program, or 41 percent.

Nearly three of every four Mercer Island 5th graders, or 74 percent, are enrolled in music.

GPAs and SAT scores averaged about 9 percent higher among MISD music students than the general district averages.

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The Joint Planning-Design Commission discussed how best to engage the public in the ongoing Town Center code revision work at its Oct. 21 meeting.

City staff and consultant Karen Reed led the meeting. Reed was hired in July to build on the work of the 42-member Town Center stakeholder group and the interim report published based on citizen and stakeholder input.

Reed recommended that a “Joint Commission” be formed and that it develop its own work plan. The City Council authorized the Commission to help staff with development code language, but

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Vote by Nov. 3 There are five open City Council positions and three open School Board seats for Mercer Island in this general election. Go to www.mi-reporter. com to read profiles on all of the candidates: Jane Meyer Brahm, Dave Wisenteiner, Wendy Weiker, Salim Nice, Tom Acker, Bruce Bassett, Traci Granbois, Debbie Bertlin, David D’Souza, Tracy Drinkwater, Bill Hochberg and Ralph Jorgenson.

You can return your ballot at a drop box, drop-off van or accessible voting center, or by mail. Ballots returned via the U.S. Postal Service require one first class stamp, and must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

At Reporter deadline, 1,810 ballots had been returned out of 17,447 active, registered voters.

In addition to City Council and School Board seats, there are six statewide measures on the ballot as well.

Go to www.kingcounty.gov/elections to find more information and track your ballot.

BAND | FROM 1 Of the district’s proposed three scenarios for later start times, two posed negative impacts to the band program. Staggered start times at the elementary school would force elementary music students, who already have class before school starts at IMS, to be at school earlier, with earlymorning commute times before sunrise. The scenario with elementary beginning at 8:20 a.m., middle school at 9:10 a.m. and high school at 8:40 a.m. was deemed the least favorable outcome, with scheduling conflicts exacerbated and students likely forced to choose between music and their other activities.

The band administrators offered two recommendations: move forward with the scenario of adding 20 minutes to the end of the elementary day, while leaving the middle school and high school start times the same or wait until Northwood and the expanded IMS are open to allow the program to construct its modified scheduling.

A study session targeted for community taxpayers on the district’s 2020 vision, school construction projects, and replacement levies for 2016 preceded

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Thursday’s meeting. While the public was given time to ask questions about the fielded topics, no one took up the opportunity.

But there were plenty of interested audience members willing to weigh in on school start times, a topic not included in the session.

Eight people addressed start times during the public comment period, with many having to be cut off due to their comments going beyond the three minutes of speaking time allotted each person.

Plano reiterated the recommendation he received in June from the start-time committee to not move start times, which he said was his recommendation to the board. At Thursday’s meeting, Plano expressed frustration with how the process had gone up to that point.

“I think the board [in June]… was very interested in moving forward with looking at this investigation,” he said. “I felt that I didn’t have an opportunity to answer your questions about what alternatives might look like, because no one actually asked me that question.”

Plano said he would provide the board with an overview of next steps in the process at the board’s Nov. 12 meeting.

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School briefs MISD enrollment highest in 20 years This October, the Mercer Island School District reported it has reached the highest number of students enrolled in its schools since the late 1980s.

At the end of the last school term, the official Full Time Equivalent (FTE) number of students enrolled in Island schools was 4,223. This year, there are now 4,256 students enrolled in Island schools, a net gain of 33.

The number is about 40 students fewer than predicted and were expected this fall.

“Enrollment is still growing,” said Mercer Island School District Chief Financial Officer Dean Mack. “It is just growing more slowly than before.”

Most of the increase occurred at Mercer Island High School, where there are 62 more students this year than last. At Islander Middle School, there are 13 additional students. But there are 42 fewer students in the elementary grades.

Long-term demographic

projections in 2012 predicted a growing secondary population and a relatively stable elementary population.

Since 2007-08, an average of 52 new students have enrolled each year.

That adds up to 411 new students in eight years.

The average size of a new elementary school is 450 students.

Superintendent Gary Plano noted, “Regional growth and development combined with shifts in demographic trends on Mercer Island explain these numbers. Our community is growing in size and diversity, and we welcome our new neighbors and friends.”

Ballot measure committees needed The Mercer Island School District is seeking interested parties to prepare statements, both in favor of and opposing, the upcoming 2016 ballot measures that will renew and replace existing capital levies.

Consistent with King County election rules, the committees to submit pro

and con statements are limited to three persons each.

Interested residents should contact the Superintendent’s Office at 206-236-3300 by Nov. 16 for more information.

MISD band director featured in national music magazine Mercer Island School District’s band director Parker Bixby is featured in the October issue of the national music education magazine, “The Instrumentalist.”

The story in the October 2015 issue, is aptly entitled, “Pursuit of Excellence.”

In the piece, Bixby details the philosophy and methods he and his team use to engage and teach their students. The story mentions the marching band trips to Australia, the Rose Bowl or London for the 2012 New Year’s Day parade.

The director also speaks to the age-old problem about getting students to practice.

For the entire story, visit http://theinstrumentalist.com/pages/TheInstrumentalist/Pursuitof-Excellence/.

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And together with concerned citizens, defeated the tolling threat. It’s now off the table.

Now, more than ever, we need Bruce’s experienced leadership to find: • Town Center Solutions • I-90 Commuter Solutions • Traffic & Parking Solutions

Bruce proved himself in the I-90 Tolling battle. His regional connections will be essential in the upcoming Sound Transit negotiation.

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The Joint Planning-Commission is working off of an interim report that includes a City Council-endorsed “Town Center vision” and drawings of “opportunity sites,” like this one at the corner of 76th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 27th Street, where Starbucks is located.

VISION | FROM 1 also said that it could look at Comprehensive Plan issues.

The first Joint Commission meeting on Oct. 7 was meant to “hand off the baton,” with Councilmembers Jane Meyer Brahm, Benson Wong and Dan Grausz in attendance.

Grausz noted that the Planning Commission and Council have butted heads before. He said he wanted this process to go smoothly, and didn’t want the Commission to be confused about its expectations or marching orders.

But a sense of apprehension still lingered, with Commissioners wanting more data and public input.

At its second meeting, the Commission was tasked with approving a calendar, written by city staff, showing two meetings per month until final recommendations in April. It also formed a communications subcommittee that will work with staff to send a mailer out to each Island household.

The Commission has not yet answered a central question: whether it believes in the validity of the Town Center process conducted to date, or not.

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Group Director Scott Greenberg said that the primary purpose of this group is to “write the code, then get the public feedback,” which some members felt was the wrong approach.

“The big issue right now is, do people feel like they’ve been included in this process,” said Design Commissioner Lara Sanderson. “We didn’t decide to do this process the way we’re doing it. It has been handed to us.”

She said that a comprehensive public review of Town Center issues was missing the first time around, and suggested doing an independent survey to “save a lot of heartache down the road,” instead of “regurgitating something people have been very vocally opposed to.”

Others felt that they should build on the extensive input already collected, and give citizens something to comment on that is tangible and substantive.

Commission members questioned if they were bound by the interim report and the Council-endorsed “Town Center vision” that will be communicated in the mailer, or if they were allowed to tweak it.

Planning Commissioner and former mayor Bryan Cairns said that public

input should be taken with a grain of salt.

“I’m sure that the public we will hear from is not a public that wants us to do something, it will be a public that wants to do nothing, and that will be a problem for us,” he said.

Planning Commissioner Jenni Mechem suggested studying at other towns or cities of similar size that did successful “Main Street rejuvenations,” like Bainbridge Island, Sausalito or Burien, and forming a research subcommittee. Mechem was appointed to the Planning Commission after David McCann resigned in June, citing communications issues with the Council.

The Joint Commission ultimately decided to ask the City Council for $14,000 — $9,500 to design more graphics for communications materials and eventually the Comprehensive Plan and Town Center development code, and $4,500 for the Island-wide mailer.

They agreed that they would not be communicating that anything is finalized, just what they’re going to be working on.

“It would make the public feel better to know nothing is set in stone,” said Design Commissioner Susanne Foster.

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City briefs Moratorium public hearing scheduled The City Council will receive public comments on extending its moratorium on downtown development for up to six months at its Nov. 2 meeting.

The moratorium applies to the submission or acceptance of applications for any building permits or any other land development permits or approvals for major new construction in the Town Center, as defined in Mercer Island city code.

The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 9611 S.E. 36th St. Any interested person(s) may appear and provide input.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and the public hearing will be part of a larger agenda of regular business.

More information about the moratorium is available at on the city’s website at www.mercergov.org/towncenter.

City may absorb transportation district The Mercer Island City Council created a Transportation Benefit District (TBD) in October 2014 to enact a $20 car tab fee and bring in $350,000

per year to balance its street fund. The city began collecting the TBD fee in June, and has brought in $102,326 so far.

State law allows cities to establish TBDs, which function as tax districts to fund transportation improvements, so long as they are consistent with existing plans and are required by growing congestion. The governing board of the TBD is the City Council.

In this year’s session, the legislature made two changes to the TBD rules: the nonvoted fee limit can be raised from $20 to $40, and a city that shares boundaries with its TBD may absorb the TBD and assume all of its powers and functions.

Assumption will be brought before the City Council soon, said Assistant City Attorney Christina Schuck.

“It ends the artifice of the TBD,” Schuck said, and would decrease administrative costs, as the TBD is a separate legal entity.

TBD monies can be used to fund arterial street projects in the City’s 2015-2020 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) such as improvements on Island Crest Way and S.E. 40th Street, or on public transportation projects like the Mercer Island Commuter Shuttle, which

is also funded by the City of Seattle and King County Metro.

The car tab fee cannot be raised until it has been imposed for 24 months.

City reviews dashboard report Finance Director Chip Corder crunched the numbers on the City of Mercer Island’s performance last year, evaluating 35 indicators based on six priorities of government.

Corder found that 23 indicators rated “very good,” including crime prevention, traffic safety, emergency medical aid, creditworthiness, financial management, arterial street pavement condition, economic vitality and sewer infrastructure.

Some factors were “concerning,” including volunteerism and YFS funding, Town Center and fire loss/ prevention. There were a lot of damaging fires in 2014, causing Islanders to lose $3 million collectively. But, response times for the fire department have steadily decreased over the past five years, and the city started a Town Center revisioning process in 2014 that should be completed in 2016.

Water infrastructure was rated as “needing attention.”

The City Council asked

| www.mi-reporter.com how the metrics are applied to change city practices, and wondered if the data should be evaluated more often than once a year. City Manager Noel Treat said the dashboard report is “always open for rethinking or retooling.”

The city may conduct an audit of its budget. See page 16 for more.

MICEC celebrates 10th anniversary The Mercer Island Parks & Recreation Department invites the community to join them on Nov. 5 as it celebrates the Mercer Island Community & Event Center’s (MICEC) 10th anniversary.

The Mercer Island Community & Event Center will host an open house from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., alongside the Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL) Holiday Show, presented by the Mercer Island Arts Council.

Festivities will include a trivia contest, cake, hors d’oeuvres, beverages and much more. The Mercer Island Community & Event Center will provide snacks and other activities to commemorate the event throughout the day as well.

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Last week, mediation efforts in a long-running personal injury case led to an out-of-court $6.95 million settlement for the plaintiff, Susan Camicia.

The city’s insurance will cover the full amount, according to a city press release sent Oct. 26.

In 2006, Camicia sustained severe injuries in a bicycle accident on the Interstate 90 Trail that left her paralyzed, after she hit a fixed wooden bollard while attempting to avoid temporary construction fencing that extended onto the trail. She sued both the City and the Howard S. Wright Construction Company, which was overseeing the building of a Park and Ride garage at the time of the incident.

This case has taken a long journey through the court system, making its way to the Washington State Supreme Court and back before ultimately being settled in mediation rather than by jury trial.

Initially, the city argued a “recreational immunity” defense in the case, considering the I-90 Trail to be a park. Camicia’s lawyers said that the trail is a transportation corridor and that recreational immunity does not apply.

The case was set for jury trial beginning Nov. 2, but settled on Oct. 22.

In September, the city was fined $10,000 for withholding and destroying records related to the case.

On Oct. 12, the city sent a memo to the Reporter with a summary of the case that noted Camicia had received a settlement from the Howard S. Wright Construction company.

According a motion filed by Camicia’s lawyer, that information was “excluded evidence” that may have influenced jurors, and disseminating it violated an agreement between Camicia and the city granted in May 2015.

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To the editor

Debbie Bertlin, Wendy Weiker, Jane Meyer Brahm and Jeff Sanderson. I believe these candidates embody the important characteristics of excellent and thoughtful City Council members.

Rep. Tana Senn

Hochberg’s knowledge will make a difference I highly recommend Bill Hochberg for school board Position 3. A Mercer Island native, Bill knows the community well, has energetically served on bond and levy committees, supported the schools foundation and volunteered in the classroom.

He understands state and federal funding issues, and he has the contacts in both Olympia and Washington, D.C., to make a difference for our students.

Although not a teacher, Bill has been endorsed by the Mercer Island. Teachers Association. He is also endorsed by nine former or current members of the school board, our state Reps. Tana Senn and Judy Clibborn, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Deputy King County Executive Fred Jarrett, nine current or former members of the City Council, and many other leaders and community activists.

Andy Harris

Drinkwater’s talents will benefit school board We endorse Tracy Drinkwater for the School Board Position No. 3. Tracy is an outstanding supporter of Mercer Island schools and as a parent has been very involved in all aspects of her children and other’s diverse education needs.

Tracy taught at Islander Middle School for four years, gaining a unique perspective of the workings of the school and the district. Tracy is now an educational consultant, working closely with individual students to achieve significant results.

Out with old, in with the new

Tracy has deep community volunteer experience, through district committees, PTSAs, MIYFS’s Communities that Care, and Youth Theatre Northwest.

Her talents will complement and expand our strong, well-rounded and resultsoriented School Board. She has proven leadership in doing the research, and getting things done.

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office, I look for someone who has demonstrated good decision-making through open-minded conversations, thorough analysis of the facts, and a willingness to evaluate the pros and cons of an issue through a community-centric lens.

An additional part of my equation is reviewing their demonstrated, deep-rooted commitment to the community. By deep rooted, I don’t mean in years residing on the Island, but rather in activity and engagement in volunteering, board and task force participation and more. I’m looking for people engaged in finding solutions rather than only pointing out the problems.

This year’s election has clear choices when you consider which candidates will bring those attributes to City Hall.

I’m excited to vote for Bruce Bassett,

How assuring that the same ol’ clique — Jarrett (mayor 1984-1987), Newman (mayor 1990-1993) , Clibborn (mayor 1994-1997), and Merkle (mayor 20002005) — has endorsed their buddies who are presently on the council, asking you to vote for another round of Bassett, Bertlin, and Brahm to make major decisions for us for another four years.

A lot has changed on our Island. It’s time Mercer Islanders realize that we have to have a new smarter and brighter approach to the ever-growing list of problems our Island is facing. Let’s not go backwards.

Vote for Tom Acker, Traci Granbois, Salim Nice and Dave Wisenteiner.

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Bertlin can build consensus In this day, when civility, moderation and collaboration seem difficult to find, I am happy to support Debbie Bertlin for City Council, Position 7. She embodies all of these qualities.

Both before and while on the council, Debbie has shown that she has the ability to work with different opinions to achieve consensus. Her work during the library remodel debate is an example.

I also appreciate Debbie's as a strong advocate for Island children through her work with MIPA — launching the

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She advocates for seniors on limited incomes by supporting the city's utility bill relief program for those in need.

And, when Country Village and Little Acorn had to leave their school district facilities, Debbie worked hard with fellow Islanders to help them find new locations.

She is a positive and compassionate person and a woman with strong business skills which she brings to her council work. As a long-time Islander, I have confidence that Debbie is a leader who will represent us well in the years ahead.

Elaine Lotzkar

Four will put Islanders’ interests first In this upcoming almost unprecedented election, the three most important issues, for me, are growth, transit and transparency. And that is why I am voting for Tom Acker, Salim Nice, Traci Granbois and Dave Wisenteiner.

They know that there will be many great challenges ahead but, while they’re negotiating on our behalf, they

will understand the nature of the impacts and they will put Islanders’ interests first, ahead of outside developers and Sound Transit, and this is worth my vote.

Deborah Ehlers

Bassett understands benefit of city-school board association I recently concluded nearly eight years as a director on the Mercer Island School Board, four serving in the role of board president. During my tenure on the board, I was fortunate to work very closely with Bruce Bassett.

The relationship between the school district and city council is vital because the city and the school district share the same constituents. Bruce not only understood the importance of the city council and school district relationship, but he also contributed significantly to improving and strengthening that relationship through his collaborative, thoughtful, respectful approach. He is a great thinker when it comes to complex problems and has a knack for finding the win/win.

Bruce was one of the Island leaders I would turn to if I had a difficult problem I needed help thinking through.

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Recent successes of the collaborative relationship between the City Council and School Board include Mary Waite pool; new school construction; MIYFS counselors in the schools; and the playfield, batting cages and new field turf at South Mercer. In the coming months, both bodies will be considering development fees for new construction and continued collaboration on Mary Waite pool, just to name two.

Bruce will continue to serve both our community and schools well, as he has already demonstrated.

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LETTERS | FROM 7

Let’s avoid strike three

These candidates are providing a great service to the community in committing time, energy and money promoting their campaigns and policies. Policies that I feel best for the Island. There are true differences between these candidates and the incumbents. Differences in policy that will play out in the running of the city and the look and feel of the Island that we hand over to future generations.

Mike Cero, Mercer Island City Councilmember

Bassett has respect of regional policy makers We have a clear choice for City Council.

Critical and complex problems are facing our community, and the solutions will affect us for years to come.

Bruce Basset is smart, he listens, he is thoughtful and he has the interests of Mercer Islanders in mind. Just as importantly, he has the respect of regional policy makers outside Mercer Island — so they listen to him. Many of our upcoming challenges are regional and will require regional solutions.

Candidates who make hardline statements and who suggest that we don’t have to play by the rules will find that they are shut out of the important conversations affecting transportation and our mobility on and off the Island. We can’t afford for that to happen.

Pandering to local voters’ worst fears, and our arrogance, may gain local votes but will not make for a credible representative of Mercer Island’s interests in the negotiations ahead. We are confident that Basset will represent us effectively.

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You are paying the fines for strike two.

The solution to our problem is to replace the leadership of the City Council with fresh capable people by electing Thomas Acker, Traci Granbois, Salim Nice and Dave Wisenteiner.

We have been residents of Mercer Island for 54 years and I believe we need new leadership. The city has been fined by the King County Superior Court for willfully violating discovery rules and on appeal; the state of Washington Supreme Court sent the case back for a jury trial.

Strike one was the city withholding public records in the 2011 Lindell case.

We are fortunate to have a hardworking City Council. We need to assure each member is the best person to do right things for right reasons to assure we avoid strike three.

Join me in setting the tone for forthright Mercer Island City Council leadership by voting for Acker, Granbois, Nice and Wisenteiner.

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Benefits for some, or for all?

There appears to be some confusion over Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA) and Youth Theatre Northwest (YTN). Neither are public entities. We taxpayers don’t own them, nor do we participate in their financial audits and outcome.

For example, MICA claims it can only pay a dollar a year for 50 years to lease and build a proposed 38,000 square-foot structure on an acre of Mercerdale Park.

Yet it plans to charge anticipated tenants for space and audiences for future cultural events. YTN collects hefty fees from its

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Hague in her non-partisan race.

However I have respect for her opponent. In, all my interactions with Claudia (Balducci) over several years, I have found her to be a dedicated public official.” n Another letter in the same issue, “Bassett changing what's special,” was attributed to John Nelson. Island resident Jack Nelson, who officially goes by John E. Nelson, wants readers to know he didn’t send the letter.

n An Oct 21 letter supporting Jane Hague, attributed to Robert Thorpe, was not written by him, the Island resident says. The email letter had the same sender information as a previous letter from Mr. Thorpe, who adds that he doesn’t know who would send a letter using his name.

As he says in a note he sent the Reporter, “I strongly support Jane

Campaigns too distracting

students and will charge those who attend its current and future performances.

On the hand, we, the public, through our taxpayer dollars, pay for cultural, band and sports opportunities at our schools, and sports fields, tennis courts and parks for all.

MICA and YTN provide admirable benefits for some. Islanders’ tax dollars provide a common public benefit for all.

Jean Majury

Morning commutes all week have been horrible at the intersection of Island Crest and 40th due to the circus of the campaigners.

As I waited three lights to make my left turn, no sooner had I thought how dangerous it all was when a walking high schooler was hit by a car right in front of me.

The walker had the WALK signal, but was hit by an obviously distracted person. He flipped up on the hood and when the driver braked, he slid off and almost went into the busy traffic. Disoriented and shocked for a bit, he shook himself off and seemed OK. The irony was that with all the campaigners around, at least there were many people there to help the kid back to his feet.

Perhaps whoever gets elected to the City Council can then ban the campaigning that goes on at the busiest and most dangerous intersection on Mercer Island.

This town bans kids from school yard tag for their safety. Let’s protect the high schoolers walking to school and unblock the 40th/Island Crest intersection by barring this annual distraction. It is a traffic headache for an already busy rush hour and it is clearly dangerous.

John Williams

Time for Island to have artistic and cultural center As a performing artist, Founder/Artistic Director of the Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle, and a resident of Mercer Island, I want to highlight the importance to this community of having its own performing arts center. We are a wealthy and cultured community, and the time is right to build the Mercer Island Center for the Arts.

MICA will be a catalyst for all performing arts activities on Mercer Island, a facility that will meet the our expectations.

Mercer Island is a wonderful place to live — the new MICA facility will make it even better.

Natalya Ageyeva

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MI CrossFit relocates

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Business briefs King County Exec to visit Chamber

By Katie Metzger

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Mercer Island CrossFit, which was operating out of a gym at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, has a new location: the old Veloce Velo shop at 2750 77th Ave S.E. The business had been looking for a new space for its 65 clients where they could “lift weights and make noise,” said head trainer Corey McGee. He said he also looks forward to incorporating runs around the Town Center and through Mercerdale Park as part of workouts.

CrossFit, a combination of weightlifting, cardio and gymnastics, can seem intimidating, McGee said, but Mercer Island’s gym focuses on “fitness for everyone.”

“People think you have to be in shape to do CrossFit,” he said. “The best way to get in shape for CrossFit is to try it.”

Mercer Island CrossFit offers an “essentials” class for beginners, as well as

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Allison and Corey McGee, owners and trainers at Mercer Island CrossFit, will host a grand opening in the gym’s new location on 77th Avenue S.E. on Saturday, Nov. 7. classes geared toward children and high school athletes.

McGee has owned the business since 2010. He and his wife, Allison, moved to Mercer Island to be closer to their clients and part of the community.

There are other fitness businesses in the Mercer Island Town Center: Yoga Bliss, MI Athletic Club and The Dailey Method, to name a few. But McGee said he’s not worried about competition.

“The Island is a really active community. The businesses cater to that, and we’re proud to be a part of

it,” he said. “We all have something different to add, and we complement each other.”

Mercer Island CrossFit hosts a community event every month, like a Workout of the Day (WOD) and Wine/Whiskey, a mud run or a football game viewing.

The gym will open on Oct. 26 and host a grand re-opening from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

“This will be a great time for anyone who is interested to come meet the coaches, see the new gym, even try a CrossFit workout if they want to,” McGee said.

King County Executive Dow Constantine will be the featured speaker at the Nov. 5 Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Mercer Island Community & Event Center. There will be a meet and greet starting at 11:45 a.m., and the meeting starts at noon.

Call the Chamber at 206-232-3404 for more.

Design Commission reviews New Seasons plans The city’s Design Commission reviewed plans for the new grocer that will take the place of the north end Albertsons, Portland-based New Seasons Market, at its Oct. 14 meeting.

There are no major changes planned to the existing building, just exterior architectural modifications. The proposal includes amenities such as canopies, trellises with vines, two outdoor eating areas and bicycle racks.

It will utilize the existing landscaping and 123 park-

ing spots, and will add plantings on a portion of the roof.

The Commission also conducted a preliminary review of the planned five new townhomes at 7420 S.E. 27th Street.

Island businesses to host annual trick-or-treat Dress up and help the City’s Food Pantry at the same time by trick-ortreating with the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce.

More than 70 businesses in the Town Center and at the south end shopping center are collaborating to host a trick-or-treat event, from 3-5 p.m. on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31.

Island youth are encouraged to show off their costumes and trick-or-treat at participating businesses identified by decorations and a pumpkin poster in the window. Maps will be available shortly from the Chamber of Commerce.

Children’s musician Nancy Stewart will also be leading a spiderweb maypole event as part of the afternoon’s festivities.

Trick-or-Treaters are asked to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Mercer Island Food Pantry. Look for the specially decorated food collection boxes; Mercer Island Martial Arts will also be leading a special food drive.

The event, held during daylight hours, will provide a safe and fun opportunity for children to trickor-treat.

Correction In the Oct. 14 article titled “Safe Routes planned, but not without opposition,” the article stated that Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz opposed the capital “projects,” which was inaccurate.

The article should have stated that Grausz only opposed the capital project that would widen the S.E. 40th Street corridor at 86th Avenue S.E. to provide a dedicated left-turn lane.

The Reporter regrets the error.

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MI girls second, boys third at KingCo tourney

Islanders headed to districts | Prep boys tennis

Both Islander teams advance to Sea-King district meet

Three MI doubles teams, one singles player advance

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Behind strong showings at the 3A KingCo championships Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lake Sammamish State Park, both the Mercer Island girls and boys cross country teams advanced to this Saturday’s Sea-King district meet.

The Islander girls fin-

ished second as a team, while the boys placed third to make the top-three district cut.

“It’s just a phenomenal team effort across the board,” Mercer Island coach Erica Hill said. “Watching the way that people rallied together and stepped up for each other, it’s just an outstanding group of kids.

They seized the opportunity today.”

The Mercer Island girls had five runners finish in the top 15. Cece Rosenman led the way,

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Islanders were guaranteed at least four district qualifiers.

Christian Anderson and Chris Elliott won the 3A KingCo doubles title, defeating teammates Jake Bethards and Caden Conder 6-4, 6-0. Ben Bethards and Jarod Wong won the thirdplace match over teammates Jonah Tang and Kevin Chen 6-3, 6-3. The top three teams earned district spots, while Tang and Chen will serve as alternates.

Bellevue’s Theo McDonald won the 3A KingCo singles title, defeating teammate Zach Fleischman in the final 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Brandon Wong beat teammate Nils Harder in the third-place match 6-0, 6-0. Harder, who finished the tournament battling a groin injury, will serve as the singles alternate for districts.

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Mercer Island’s Cece Rosenman (125) and Chloe Michaels (124) flank Bellevue’s Casey Jacobson (11) during the girls 5K at the 3A KingCo Championships Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lake Sammamish State Park. placing fourth at 19:19.67.

Chloe Michaels was seventh (19:33.45), Mary Rose Vu finished ninth (19:40.57), Kayla Lee was 10th (19:42.95) and freshman Maggie Baker placed 11th (19:49.45).

Bellevue’s Katherine Penner won the girls 5K for the second year in a row, finishing in 18:32.17.

The Wolverines also won the girls race as a team with an overall score of 32.

In second place, Mercer Island tallied a score of 41, and Interlake rounded out the top three with a score of 66.

Interlake dominated the boys 5K with finishers in

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Competing in the 3A KingCo boys tennis tournament Oct. 19-20 at Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island took home the KingCo tournament title, advancing three doubles teams and one singles player to the Sea-King district tournament next spring.

Mercer Island won with a team score of 28. Bellevue placed second, scoring 17.

The second day of the tournament was nearly all Islanders, with the final two rounds of doubles competition featuring only Mercer Island teams. The Islanders also occupied two of the four semifinal berths in singles competition. With the top three finishers of each bracket moving on, the

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Evens coming up clutch for MI boys golf Islander having career year in final prep season

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Mercer Island senior Zach Evens was on the fairway of his final hole at the KingCo medalist tournament when he was approached by Islander boys golf coach Tyson Peters. Peters had a message: if Evens birdied his final hole, he’d tie for first place at the tournament.

“He was like, ‘OK,’ and then he went ahead and did it,” Peters relayed. “It was amazing.”

Really, it was par for the course.

Evens has seen his share of down-to-the-wire moments on the green for the Islanders this season. Time and time again, he’s pulled through for his team. Last week, it was his birdie on the final hole at Snohomish Golf Course to give Evens a share of the 2A/3A KingCo medalist title.

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Mercer Island senior Zach Evens has delivered an MVP-season for the Islanders this year.

Evens earned co-medalist honors at the KingCo tournament Oct. 12.

This season, Evens finished league play undefeated, medaling at four meets and tying for medalist honors at the other three.

He was the only player in 3A KingCo to finish the season with an under-par scoring average. Evens earned league MVP honors, becoming only the second Islander to win the honor in

the last decade.

Peters said Evens’ senior campaign has been the best he’s seen in his ten years coaching Mercer Island boys golf.

“We’ve had a few D-1 golfers come through, but they definitely didn’t do what he was able to accomplish this year,” he said.

Evens, who has played

golf since he was eight, said

undoubtedly, this has been the best he’s ever played.

Health has been important, as Evens had to recuperate from a back injury he had been dealing with last year.

Evens also attributed his play this season to stepping into his own confidence and finding a new comfort level.

“I’ve worked hard on my game and reached a point during the summer where I got my scores to a place where I like them,” Evens said, adding his scores previously hovered around par.

“That got me in the mindset that under par is the new normal.”

Peters said at several junctures this season, he’s approached Evens during close matches when the team needed him to golf “lights out.”

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“Zach reached a level of play where he knew the team was riding on him,” Peters said. “If I went to him and said, ‘Hey, you’ve got four holes left, we need you to make a couple birdies or put up certain number,’ he had the confidence to go out and get job done. That’s really hard to do and really impressive to watch.”

One of those instances was against league champs Liberty. Previously undefeated, the match went into a playoff round tied 187187. Mercer Island outlasted the Patriots 23-26 in the playoff, with Evens shooting for birdie on the final hole to deal Liberty their only loss of the season.

“I’ve learned to love pressure and understand what pressure and nerves do to me,” Evens said.

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Mercer Island’s Ben Bethards (left) and Jarod Wong compete in the 3A KingCo boys tennis tournament Tuesday, Oct. 20 at MIHS. Bethards and Wong placed third in the doubles bracket to advance to the district tournament in May.

TENNIS | FROM 12 Ryan Pang said getting four district qualifiers was crucial to the Islanders’ pursuit of a sixth-straight 3A state title. But he said if the Islanders hope to achieve their goal, they’ll have to put in the work during the winter downtime before the tournament in May. “Our doubles [teams] have to get better, they’ll have to work a lot harder,” Pang said. “If anyone wants

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The 3A Sea-King district tournament will take place May 17-18 at Lower Woodland Park.

Several Mercer Island boys tennis players earned All-KingCo recognition. Freshman Brandon Wong was named league MVP, while Chris Elliott, Jake Bethards and Caden Conder were named to the All-KingCo second team.

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PARENT EDGE PRESENTS JULIE LYTHCOTT-HAIMS: 7 p.m.,

Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. In her New York Times bestseller “How to Raise An Adult,” Julie Lythcott-Haims exposes the harms of helicopter parenting and sets forth an alternative philosophy for raising children to selfsufficient adulthood. Free to PTA members, $10 for nonmembers.

SATURDAY | 31 MERCER ISLAND MARTIAL ARTS HALLOWEEN PARTY AND FOOD DRIVE: 12-4 p.m., Mercer

Island Martial Arts, 2630 77th Ave. S.E., #106-108. It’s the 18th annual Halloween party and food drive! There will be a huge bouncy house, candy, a martial arts demo and costume contest.

Collecting food for Youth and Family Services. For more, visit www.mercerislandmartialarts.com or call 206-230-9050.

MONSTER MASH DASH ONE MILE FAMILY FUN RUN: 10-11:30

a.m., Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Join Mercer Island Parks and

Recreation for a Halloween walk or run through Luther Burbank Park! Starting from the south end of the park to Calkins Point and back.

Costume contest for you (and FIDO) with treats and prizes. Cost is $10. Register for course No. 15870 at 206275-7609 or online www. myparksandrecreation.com.

MIPA’S HALLOWEEN PARTY: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. MIPA’s Halloween Party is a fun, non-spooky event designed for preschoolers and all children ages 1 to 6. Fun Halloween-themed crafts, games and activities, and of course, tricks and treats! Parents are invited to bring children dressed up in costume. Cost is $3-5. For more, visit http:// mipreschoolassociation.org/ halloween-party.

HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREATING AT ISLAND BUSINESSES: 3-5

p.m., Town Center. Last year, over 80 businesses participated in this annual community event. Businesses that would like to participate should contact the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce at 206-232-3404.

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FOOD DRIVE: 6-9 p.m., the Lakes neighborhood. If you will be trick-or-treating in the Lakes neighborhood, please bring a canned nonperishable item to donate to Mercer Island Food Pantry.

Food bins will be located throughout the neighborhood on Halloween. The food pantry needs canned meals like spaghetti or chili; canned tuna, turkey or chicken; peanut butter; hearty canned soups; and canned fruit, all varieties.

MONDAY | 2 NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY PTA CHARTER MEETING: 7-9 p.m.,

West Mercer Elementary Library, 4141 81st Ave. S.E. Become one of the first members of the Northwood PTA. Hear about the PTA timeline and learn about opportunities to volunteer and get involved. For those unable to attend but interested in getting involved, contact Michelle Ritter at mcodyritter@yahoo.com.

WEDNESDAY | 4 PROBUS CLUB MEETING:

1:30 p.m. Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605

84th Ave. S.E. Mrs. Helen Szablya, Honorary Consul General of Hungary, will speak on her experiences while growing up in Hungary between WWI and WWII under Nazi and Soviet control of her country. Bring a friend.

THURSDAY | 5 NOVEMBER CHAMBER LUNCHEON: Noon-1:15 p.m.,

Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. King County Executive Dow Constantine and Deputy Executive Fred Jarrett will speak. Open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling the Chamber office at 206-2323404 by 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3. $15 for members, $20 for non-members.

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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. Monthly general meetings are the first Thursday of every month and open to the public. Discover what MIVAL does and meet many artists of all mediums. Become a member and make new friendships

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EVENTS | ONGOING MIVAL 2015 HOLIDAY SHOW:

Nov. 2-Dec. 18, Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL) will showcase paintings, fiber arts, photography, as well glass, jewelry, ceramics, and more.

A great place to find holiday gifts for someone special on your list! Call 206-275-7609

MI FOOTBALL MATTRESS FUNDRAISER: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

Sunday, Nov. 8, MI Boys & Girls Club, 4120 86th Ave. S.E. Mercer Island High School and Junior Football Programs are holding their first annual Mattress Fundraiser. For one day only, come to the PEAK and purchase a name brand, top quality mattress at significant discounts and support the community’s football program. For more, visit www.facebook.com/ events/1480846238857180.

HELLO DOLLY: 7 p.m., Nov. 12-14 and 19-21, Mercer Island High School PAC, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. Purchase tickets from cast or on campus during lunch for $10. $15 at the door.

Consistent with King County election rules, the committees to submit pro and con statements are limited to three persons each.

Interested residents should contact the Superintendent’s Office at 206-236-3300 by November 16, 2015 for more information.

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Council considers audit of city budget kmetzger@mi-reporter.com

In order to cut costs down the road, the City Council is considering spending $90,000 on a performance audit to determine Mercer Island’s “leanness,” evaluate its operating budget and review its maintenance department, which has the largest operating budget in the city at $14.7 million.

Finance Director Chip Corder recommended recruiting two councilmembers to help determine the scope of the audit and hire a local government consultant.

Corder said that a “high level,” overarching assessment of the city would cost $15,000 and evaluate metrics — including staffing levels and total operating budget expenditures — relative to neighboring full-service cities including Bothell, Issaquah, Kirkland, Lynnwood and Redmond.

Councilmember Mike Cero said he was suspicious that such an assessment would justify a tax increase in 2016, and said

that instead of a government consultant, Mercer Island should look to private industry cost-cutting approaches like Six Sigma.

“Consultants don’t save us money, they cost us money,” he said. “We should save taxpayers money through more efficient processes.”

Cero said that comparing Mercer Island to other cities is not “apples to apples.”

“You can get a fuji to a Rome,” Corder said. “You can get pretty close.”

The impetus of the audit came out of the City Council’s Planning Sessions in 2015. Looking at the budget forecast and upcoming deficits, staff presented an option to go to voters with a levy lid lift in 2016.

“Before we go to the voters and talk about revenue issues, we better be able to show that we took a very strong look at expenditures,” said Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz.

Grausz said that he sees opportunities to cut costs in the city’s vehicle fleet.

Corder recommended a selective assessment of the

PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a public hearing at the November 2, 2015 City Council Meeting to receive comments on extending a moratorium for up to six months on the submission or acceptance of applications for any building permits or any other land development permits or approvals for major new construction as defined in Mercer Island City Code Chapter 19.16 in the Mercer Island Town Center zone.

The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Any interested person(s) may appear and provide input.

The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm and the public hearing will be part of a larger agenda of regular business.

More information about the moratorium is available at on the City’s website at www.mercergov.org/towncenter.

Scott Greenberg Development Services Group Director City of Mercer Island Published in Mercer Island Reporter on October 21, 2015 and October 28, 2015. #1440052 SeaWatch Plantation Owners Association, Inc. v.

Yvonne Barkas Civil Action No. 2015-CP-26-6392 Court of Common Pleas, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Horry County, South Carolina TO: YVONNE BARKAS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above referenced Civil Action within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Summons and to

serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney at the following address: Butler Law, LLC Attn: Dan V. Butler, Esq. 1293 Professional Drive, Ste 224 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 For your information, the Complaint was filed August 28, 2015 with the Clerk of Court for Horry County, South Carolina. You can obtain a copy of the Complaint from the Office of the Horry County Clerk of Court located at 1301 2nd Ave, Conway, South Carolina.

If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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Dan V. Butler, Esq. Phone: (843) 855-3157 Email: dbutler@butlerlaw.net Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on October 28, 2015, November 4, 2015, November 11, 2015. #1445010.

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maintenance department, which could cost $75,000.

Corder and the consultant would break down the staffing level by work teams, make recommendations based on industry best practices on how productivity could be improved and evaluate the number of fleet vehicles.

“I’m personally not interested in comparisons [with other cities]... The geography of the city really impacts the use of the vehicles,” Grausz said. “I would like to see the performance audit look specifically at our systems for replacing vehicles and identifying how to maintain vehicles.”

Councilmember Jane Meyer Brahm suggested tabling the discussion for another time, and using the $90,000 on other projects. She said that she had been involved in a company that was audited, and it can cause a morale issue.

Councilmember Debbie Bertlin said she was interested in “the efficiency factor and effectiveness factor.”

“It’s not only about cutting costs, but making sure we are delivering the right services at the right cost,” Bertlin said.

Boys water polo is on a roll The 5-4 Islanders play their last league game on Wednesday

By Carol Gullstad

Special to the Reporter

After suffering losses at Roosevelt and Bellevue the week before, Mercer Island Polo entered the Curtis Invitational determined to turn the tide.

The team went 3-2 in the tournament, earning a win over Roosevelt — the first victory for the Islanders this season over the Roughriders after losing the previous two matchups.

“As the tournament progressed, we figured it out and played Mercer Island Water Polo. We didn’t let them (Roosevelt) dictate what was happening in the game. We played our own offense,” said Mercer Island coach Andrew Smith-Jones.

Captain Conner Vacca added, “Conrad (Gordon) wasn’t playing, but we worked really well in that game. A double-deep pool was to our advantage. We

have put in a lot of work Islander goalie Hunter and we are playing better Peshkin had two crucial as a team.” blocks in the final 50 secGordon has played on onds to secure the win. the U.S. National Team “We were ahead most of and leads Roosevelt. He sat the game, but the fourth out the game due to injury. quarter ended up being Buoyed by their close, which was a comInvitational performance, pletely new experience for the Islanders propelled for- our guys. It was a great ward with a opportu12-5 win over nity to hold Sammamish that and take and an 11-10 those positive victory over results into Newport in San Diego league play. and the postSmith-Jones season,” said was particuSmith-Jones. larly pleased Vacca led with the the Islanders Sammamish with six goals game, saying for the game.

Andrew Smith-Jones Nielsen and “It was a great Coach Peshkin had game to have our bench four saves players get each. lots of minutes.”

“We have had an attitude Freshmen Killian Riley shift in practice,” Vacca and Nate Robinson scored said about the recent sucone goal each. Erik Raisys cess. “We have been a lot led the team with four more structured in pracgoals and Cole Nielsen tice. The coaches are keepregistered six saves. ing our spirits high and While the Islanders were intensity and discipline.” victorious over Newport, The Islanders are 5-4 the tenacious Knights heading into their final fought to the wire scoring league game at 7:45 p.m. five goals in four minutes versus Shorewood at home during the fourth quarter. on Wednesday.

“As the tournament progressed, we figured it out and played Mercer Island water polo.”

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Elizabeth “Betty” Osborne

Elizabeth “Betty” Osborne was born on July 9, 1923 in Enumclaw. She passed away peacefully on October 2, 2015 at the age of 92.

Betty is survived by and will be deeply missed by her son Bob Osborne (wife, Candy) of Seattle and son Tom Osborne of Kirkland, her brother Joe Schlosser of Kirkland, her grandchildren – Rob Osborne, Ryan Osborne, Kim Stewart and Stephanie Castro and her 6 great

grandchildren.

Anyone who knew Betty - either as a mother, grandmother, coworker, or friend knew she represented the best of all of us.

She was a best friend and advisor to many. She enjoyed playing and watching golf, vacationing to Reno and most of all, her visits to Ireland. Betty was a true Irish lady who thoroughly enjoyed reminiscing about her heritage and Irish roots. Betty was passionate, classy, caring and always supportive.

Betty moved to Mercer Island in 1950 where she spent the majority of her life. In 1963 she began her long career at St. Monica’s as a P.E. teacher. Over 30 years later, Betty retired as their school secretary. She had a deep love and dedication to the students and faculty and provided unconditional gifts of wisdom and guidance.

Please join us as we celebrate Betty’s life on November 5th at 11am at St. Monica’s Catholic Church with a reception to follow. All are welcome to attend.

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ducting “emphasis patrols” statewide from Tuesday to Thursday to bring increased awareness to the “Move Over Law.” Between 2007 and 2014, 212 patrol vehicles have been stuck while troopers were conducting traffic stops or providing motorist assistance, officials said.

State law requires drivers approaching an emer-

gency zone to either move over to another lane in the same direction if possible, or proceed with caution and reduce the speed of their vehicle. Last year, troopers stopped more than 4,000 violators.

Emergency vehicles include police, fire, medical, tow trucks and other vehicles providing roadside assistance.

William “Bill” Taube, Jr.

Deacon William “Bill” Taube of Mercer Island, loving husband to Joanne and abiding father to Lisa, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 in Issaquah, A funeral mass will be said at St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic Church in Bellevue, Thursday, October 29th at 11am. Friends are invited to view photos, get directions and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home, 425-392-6444.

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EVENS| FROM 13 Evens is committed to play golf at Division III school Guilford College next year. He had hoped to win a KingCo title with the Islanders this year, though despite his efforts, the team fell one shot away from a league crown.

Evens’ remaining goal is to take an Islander cohort with him to the state tournament in May. Even though only two Islanders went last year, Mercer Island placed third overall as a team.

“I’d love to get a team to state,” he said. “If we could get two [players] to state, it would be amazing. Three would be phenomenal.”

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Mercer Island’s Ben Stoops (117) keeps pace with Bellevue’s Ian Van De Kamp (far left) during the KingCo Championships Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lake Sammamish State Park.

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XC | FROM 12 four of the race’s top five spots. Luke Beauchamp won with a time of 15:56.92.

Ben Stoops finished eighth for the Islanders at 16:45.10, and Nate Benson placed 15th with a time of 17:10.88.

The Saints earned the top team spot with score of 23.

Juanita was second, scoring a 42, and Mercer Island was

third with a score of 76.

Interlake’s boys and girls JV teams also won their respective meets. Interlake’s Dante Paszkeicz won the JV boys race at 17:20.66.

Islander Katherine Brodsky won the JV girls race at 21:27.68.

The district berths were the 19th consecutive for both the Islander girls and boys teams. Now, the focus shifts as both teams will vie

for a second-consecutive trip to the state tournament.

“They’re getting stronger every week, and I feel that they’re peaking at the right time,” Hill said. “I want them all to feel like they’re ending on a note where they’ve achieved what they want to achieve, but right now we’re at that place where there’s still a couple more weeks of moving forward.”

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MERCER ISLAND REPORTER

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Opportunity Knocks! Stunning luxury home for only 269/sqft! $200K+ in improvements include: 20’ floor-to-ceiling glass windows, gourmet kitchen & baths, solid hdwd flrs, new roof & A/C. #853263 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667

Welcome to this lovely & tranquil nbrhd.

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Mercer Island

$710,000

.363 Acre LOT FOR SALE. Review w/Your Architect and Staff. Great Location For a Beautiful Home on Mercer Island! Call Broker for More Information. #775221 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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$368,000

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Beautiful 19,360sf mid-island building lot zoned R9.6. Westerly territorial and lake views with a potential 2-lot short plat. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac. #574116 Keith McKinney 206-230-5380

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$575,000

Suburban Lot For Sale, Forested on Street of Established Nice Homes. Partially Bordered

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First Hill

East Mercer

$1,249,000

5BR/4BA NW Contemporary w/gorgeous circular drive & covered portico.

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$510,000

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SHORT SALE

$245,500

Seattle

Norris Homes resale in Bellacarino Woods. Timeless and traditional floorplan. Exceptionally private & peaceful backyard. 3BR/2BA. 3,300 SF. #820992 Michele Schuler 206-992-2013

◆ Renton Hill

Surrounded by beautiful gardens, this gorgeous 3BR rambler exceeds expectations w/ a beautifully remodeled kitchen featuring granite counters, stainless appliances & high-end cabinetry. #861524 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

Capitol Hill

◆ N’End Retreat $850,000

Multi-Family!

South Mercer

Spacious 4 bedroom + Office, 3 bathroom home on the south end. This 2810SF home sited on a lovely 13,556SF lot is the best value under $1million on Mercer Island. Call for a private tour #809597 Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

Fabulous Rambler Remodeled in 2005.

Close to schools, parks, PEAK, Mercer Town. Light streams in through the walls of windows bringing the outdoors to your fingertips. 3BR/2BA. #853871 Becky Nadesan 206-230-5377

Lovely Seabeck rambler in exceallent 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

Issaquah

$850,000

Snohomish

$479,000

Gorgeous estate with 1100sf ADU & just under 2 acres in sought-after Issaquah School District! Spacious and gracious main home w/ 3200sf, fresh paint in. & out, 4+BR. #845968 Heidi Klansnic 425-830-4199 Koleen Cook 425-233-5500

$168,000

Well situated entry level, 2 bedroom home.

Move in condition. Close to amenities and bus line. Secured, gate access grounds w/ garage parking. Stainless steel appliances, cherry cabinets. #790472 Seattle Brokerage Group 206-919-1290

$350,000

Rare find. 3 adjacent lots totaling 15,000sqft.

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

$428,500 Greenwater

Private road leads to scenic sylvan site in premier mid-Island E. Mercer neighborhood!

All utilities in! Bank finance too. Bring your Architect/Builder! #797307 Natalie Malin 206-232-3240 Keith McKinney 206-230-5380

$1,550,000

$100,000 price reduction! Incredible views of Lake WA, Seattle, Mountains & sunsets. This 5BR/3.75BA, fully remodeled beautiful home is located on the convenient North End. #802344 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667

$118,500

Your year round recreation oasis waits! Enjoy endless summer & winter fun at this pristine Crystal River Ranch property! 1/2 ac+ this flat, corner lot is close to playground & clubhouse #770312 Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093 Keith McKinney 206-230-5380

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