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Juanita teacher under investigation for allegedly using racial slur in class Family of freshman student has filed complaint with NAACP

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he Lake Washington School District is investigating an incident at Juanita High School in which a history teacher allegedly used a racial epithet and

told a racially insensitive joke during a classroom discussion.

According to the family of a freshman girl, who said they have filed a complaint with the NAACP on the matter, the incident occurred on

Oct. 22 after the teacher allegedly made a racial joke while discussing ancient Chinese civilizations.

He then allegedly got into an argument with the freshman student over whether it was acceptable

for people to say “racist” things about their own race. At that point, the family claims, the teacher proceeded to have a conversation with the student, in front of the class, about the use of a specific racial slur (not used in the initial joke) and whether or not it [ more COMPLAINT page 10 ]

Dedicated to women’s health

Acupuncturist and East Asian Medicine/ Massage Practitioner, Rozalyn Khabibulin, left, and certified nurse-midwife, Jennifer Jimenez celebrate the grand opening of the Eastside Women’s Health Center in Kirkland. The new business aims to provide specialty services for women on the Eastside.

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New Kirkland health center offers fullservice health care for women

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

Local health providers have opened a new

health center in Kirkland intending to serve as a comprehensive care provider for women on the Eastside.

Opened by Kristina Chamberlain and Jennifer Jimenez, both certified nurse midwives (CNM), the Eastside Women’s Health Center offers services related to pregnancy and early childhood, such as

breastfeeding, lactation support and family building. The center also features providers focusing on holistic care, such as massage therapy and acupuncture.

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The King County Prosecutor has declined to move forward with charges against a former employee of former Kirkland City Councilmember Bob Sternoff,

who accused the man of embezzling money from him personally and his construction business.

The allegations came to light after Reporter published a story in March 2013 regarding a Kirkland couple who filed a civil lawsuit against Sternoff in

November 2012 in King County Superior Court.

The complaint, which Sternoff denied, alleges that he defrauded them out of $70,000.

He in turn claimed a former employee had embezzled him out of thousands of dollars. Soon

after the couple filed their lawsuit, Sternoff filed a police report with the Kirkland Police Department against the former employee.

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Kirkland MPD Prop. 1 YES 35% 65% NO King County Prop. 1 YES 53% 47% NO Final results will not be certified until Dec. 3.

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Police Blotter The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

Oct. 29

Between Oct. 23-29, there were 274 traffic incidents, 32 traffic accidents, three DUIs, 30 general traffic incidents, 44 alarm calls, 11 abandoned vehicles, 12 burglaries,

Business

BRIEF Cat-only store reopens in Bridle Trails, will hold silent auction during grand opening The Whole Cat and Kaboodle in Bridle Trails will hold a grand opening from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 15. Included will be a silent auction all day to raise money for Feral

Assault: 10:30 p.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd St. A 42-year-old man was arrested after he assaulted a nurse at Fairfax Hospital.

Care, a local feral cat sanctuary and rescue, and wine from Two Vintners will be poured between 3-6 p.m.

The Whole Cat and Kaboodle originally opened their doors two years ago in Houghton Village and recently moved to the Bridle Trails Shopping Center to expand their boarding room and retail area.

“We like to help our guests find the best solutions for the healthiest, happiest cats by showing them what the world looks like from the cat’s perspective,” said owner

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Warrant: 12:20 a.m., Northeast 119th Street and Slater Ave. Northeast. A 21-year-old man was arrested after another man told police he pulled a hand gun on him after a physical altercation at the intersection of 124th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 120th Street. The victim also said he ran home and called 9-1-1. The suspect was later located and taken into custody on his warrant.

No weapon was ever located.

Assault: 10:19 p.m., 14400 block of 124the Ave. NE. Police responded to an initial report of a strong-arm robbery at the Kingsgate Safeway. Store security confronted a 24-year-old man after he stole snacks and beer from the store. They grabbed the items from him and he fled away from the store. They followed him a few blocks away near Kingsgate Ridge and got into a scuffle with him. The suspect fled again. After a K9 track, he was apprehended and booked on theft and assault.

Oct. 26 Theft: 11:30 a.m., 10900 block of NE 53rd St. A 38-year-old man was arrested after being found inside someone else’s

work truck. He had found the owner’s handgun, chambered a round, found the spare truck key, put it in the ignition and turned on the accessories. The man was in the process of going through his backpack and the photos on his camera when he was arrested. He was found to be carrying a concealed pistol and three folding knives.

Oct. 24 Theft: 4:37 p.m., 8600 block of 120the Ave. NE. A 34-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting after he was observed

by Costco loss prevention concealing items in his pants then leaving the store passing all points of sale without paying for the items. He had never been arrested in the past, so he was taken into custody, administratively booked into

the Kirkland Jail and then released on personal recognizance.

Oct. 23 Assault: 7:30 p.m., 12300 block of 120th Pl. NE. A 28-year-old man caused a disturbance at LA Fitness and assaulted one of the staff members. He left prior to officer’s arrival, who later observed him walking in the 11900 block of NE 116th St. Assault: 5 p.m., 11100 block of 105the Ave. NE. A 45-year-old man was arrested after his girlfriend called 911 telling people he had scratched her and held her by her neck. He ran on foot when police arrived on scene but was taken into custody.

Closing Sale Ends November 15th!

Nancy Howard.

The business has broadened its product offerings, including many exclusive products from local artisans. Their cat boarding room is still the Eastside’s only free-roaming boarding room.

The business is now located next to a cat-only veterinarian, All About Cats.

Find the perfect holiday gift before the KAC Store closes on November 15th.

Including inspired selections of Art and Fine Craft.

Only the KAC Store is closing; Visit Kirkland Arts Center for year-round arts classes, exhibitions & events.

STORE HOURS: 336 Parkplace Center in Kirkland (425) 822 7161 Ext. 100

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seven incidents of fraud, 19 civil incidents, eight cases of harassment, 14 thefts, 16 vehicle prowls, two vehicle thefts, 12 warrants served, 15 noise complaints, eight animal calls, eight incidents of domestic violence, two incidents of malicious mischief, one rape, 11 disturbances, two sex offenses, six assaults, five hit and runs and 19 incidents involving at least one arrest.

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Last week’s poll results: “Do you think daylight saving time should be eliminated?”

Yes: 76.3 % No: 23.7 %

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he old Sunday morning trope asks, “What’s missing from CH _ _ CH? U R!“ No, it’s not particularly funny (my pastors growing up never were). It does, however, make a quick and important point – any group of people is only as vibrant as the people who participate in it.

Well, there are no letters “U” or “R” in the words, “Eastside decision-making,” but the point is no less true. It’s simply not complete without you.

That the Eastside is growing is not news. It’s been popular to tout our greater diversity than Seattle’s for years – more languages spoken in the schools, more foreign-born residents, fewer percentage of white residents. Then there is the infamous reverse commute – more workers come to the Eastside from Seattle to work than vice versa.

Yes, the Eastside is growing, but who’s deciding what we want to be when we grow up?

Despite roughly the same population as the Eastside, Seattle has a significant structural advantage when it comes to plotting its course – Seattle is a single municipality. Public participation in city-limits-constrained political processes results in widespread policy-setting.

What of the Eastside? With almost two-dozen municipalities, five school districts, business powerhouses with more global employees than the populations of the cities that host them, and a myriad of compassionate, engaged non-profits, it requires significant collaboration and focus to affect the whole.

And affecting the whole Eastside is what’s needed to plot a coherent course. That’s the way to grow up rather than to simply hope to keep growing.

So go the lessons of other U.S. communities looking to match and surpass our region’s success.

A group of community leaders, led by Bellevue Downtown Association, has been traveling to peer cities around the country for the past several years to learn from their mistakes and progress. After visiting Vancouver, British Columbia, Denver, Pasadena, Austin, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, one observation shines brightly as an underpinning of their recent advances: leaders in those communities collaborated to create a plan.

Despite the challenge of multiple municipal boundaries – i.e., the two dozen cities in Denver County or the long, differing histories of Minneapolis vs. St. Paul – public, private, and nonprofit leadership came together to plan their future and collaborate to get there.

The good news is a brand new partnership of business, non-profit and public sector leaders is

emerging across the Eastside to identify opportunities to collaborate on maximizing our inherent advantages and seizing the future.

What’s missing? You are. That’s why, Leadership Eastside and Sound Publishing’s Eastside publications are working together to invite their readers’ voices into the conversation. The people who live and work here should have a say in the course that is plotted.

The time has come for us to be intentional about the kind of community we want to live in tomorrow. And to set a table where everyone has a chance to participate in making that happen.

The time has come for the Eastside to grow up.

Welcome to the table.

James Whitfield is president and CEO of Leadership Eastside, a non-profit that convenes leadership for the greater good.

Drowsy driving and drunk driving are the same Drowsy driving and drunk driving are the same.

• ‘Driver falls asleep at wheel, crashes in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - A car crashed and rolled over on its side on Highway 14 after the driver fell asleep at the wheel.’

• ‘Police: Drowsy driver caused crash that killed 2.

MARYSVILLE - The driver who caused the Jan. 2 crash that killed two people along Highway 9 near Marysville had fallen asleep at the wheel.’

• ‘Sleepy driver blamed for death of motorcyclist on Interstate 405. A motorcyclist died Sunday night in an accident on Interstate 405, caused by the driver of a car who fell asleep at the wheel.’

These 2015 news headlines and many more came up from a simple web search on drowsy driving in Washington State. They are grim reminders that our society is exhausted. Since the great recession, we are working longer hours just to keep a roof over our heads. More

and more adults also suffer from undiagnosed disorders like sleep apnea and acute insomnia. On our campuses, high school and college students pull ‘All Nighters’ to study for tests or write papers and are always tired.

We are also a culture centered around the automobile.

But lack of sleep and driving a car is a deadly combination. On Washington’s roads, there were at least 10 deaths and 77 serious injuries in 2013 that were directly linked to a driver who fell asleep at the wheel.

According to the AAA Foundation, drowsy drivers are involved in an estimated 21 percent of all fatal crashes, up from 4.5 percent from 2010. Nationwide, drowsy drivers have caused 1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries and more than 100,000 accidents each year.

A reasonable person would never drive a car when drunk. But many

people will drive when they are too tired. There is no difference between being drunk or tired when you are behind the wheel.

A study by researchers in Australia showed that being awake for 18 hours produced an impairment equal to a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .05, and .10 after 24 hours; .08 is considered legally drunk in Washington state.

We tend to ignore statistics of drowsy driving injuries and deaths. We think ‘That will never happen to me.’

Sadly, my daughter Mora Shaw was one of those drowsy driving stats. She and my family know firsthand the pain and suffering caused by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel of a car after being awake for over 20 hours.

Nine years ago, Mora, then a 17 year old Issaquah high graduate, was nearly killed as the result of a driver who fell asleep at the wheel while driving over Blewett Pass.

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Suffering serious multiple fractures and a two week coma, Mora barely survived.

She spent years in recovery.

Like drunk driving prevention 30 years ago, the only thing that will change mindsets and habits about drivers getting behind the wheel of a car when they have not slept for 20 plus hours is swift and sure penalties. Every Washington driver, every legislator and every judge need to understand the widespread seriousness of drowsy driving. Their attitudes and our laws about it need to change.

Drowsy driving kills, injures and shatters lives just the same as drunk drivers do.

Ask the family and friends of those lost or injured this year.

Just ask my daughter. Just ask me.

Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed November 18 as Washington State’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week.

During the busy holiday season, we urge all drivers to be aware of their fatigue before getting behind the wheel of a car. Get some rest

and save a life.

The Shaw family have made it their mission to educate the public on the all too often tragic consequences of driving while drowsy.

In addition to Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s 2015 Washington State Drowsy Driving Prevention and Awareness Week proclamation, the Shaw family have also partnered with the Washington State Patrol, the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission, AAA of Washington, The Washington State Department of Transportation and the King County Sheriffs’ Of ice in their efforts to promote Drowsy Driving awareness and prevention in Washington State. The statewide proclamation is also in concert with the National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, sponsored by the National Sleep Foundation’s Drowsy Driving website: http://drowsydriving.org.

William Shaw is the Eastside regional publisher for the Reporter newspapers group.

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Kirkland’s newest Eastside Women’s Health Center focuses on women’s health to better educate them to live a healthy lifestyle. Services are provided from Gynecology to Gestational Diabetes Education and Monitoring.

Above right, community residents and staff of the health center celebrate its grand opening.

Right, one of the patient rooms at the health clinic. CHLOE EKBERG, Kirkland Reporter they are nurse midwives who deal with lactation, as well as tongue-tie correction, a condition restricting an infant’s use of their tongue, making it difficult for them to breastfeed properly.

“It’s (tongue tie) becoming more and more common,” Chamberlain said. “And the women in this area do want to breast feed, so they are seeking more support, and we can definitely offer that.”

Originally from San Francisco, Jimenez started working at a free-standing birthing center, where she said she focused on low-risk pregnancy and out of hospital births in at-risk communities. Prior to working at the Eastside

Center, she had spent 25 years working in New York. Her work there made her aware, she said, of gaps in health care providing concerning multiple births, or where an infant’s growth was restricted.

“Once these babies came home it was obvious, even though there was a lot of support, there was a gap in transition from there to home,” she said.

Jimenez said when she moved to the Seattle area she met Chamberlain and after talking about their mutual visions of an allinclusive health center, found they matched well.

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Although other centers offer fertility services, Chamberlain and Jimenez said typically it’s for women suffering from infertility and the care is centered around that, while their services are for both single mothers by choice and members of the LGBT community.

Another service they seek to offer is a personal approach to how they provide health care to patients.

“We definitely focus on holistic patient care,” she said. “We spend a lot

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be a one-stop shopping for women and their families,” Chamberlain said. “We want it to be a safe place they can come and know their health is taken care of and their families are welcome.”

The new center is actually an expansion of Chamberlain’s previous smaller practice she opened three years ago, located within the same building but a separate office space. First volunteering at a clinic in Chicago, Chamberlain worked in medical centers in Russia and Guatemala before studying midwifery at the University of Washington.

“We’re really excited to stay on the Eastside,” Chamberlain said. “We feel like a lot of communities aren’t getting what they need.

The new partnership between herself and Jimenez intended to make more providers and more services available to female patients that are readily found elsewhere.

“I felt like I was on the verge of growing,” she said. “When she and I met it just felt very serendipitous. We instantly felt very like-minded about the kind of services we wanted to provide to our community. “ Two of the top services they offer, she said, is that

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LWTech Foundation honors Peierls at Bright Futures benefit

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Futures Benefit Breakfast” for contributing more than $800,000 over the past 20 years.

Peirels was given the “Distinguished Friend of the College” award for the foundation’s contributions to the high school

programs at LWTech. The award comes as the Peierls Foundation recently announced its plans to donate an additional $66,000 to the programs, making it their largest single donation so far.

The Peierls Foundation is the leading contributor to the high school programs.

The breakfast not only honored Peirels but recognized other contributors to the foundation. It also featured several student speakers who discussed how their scholarships through the foundation helped make their success in education possible.

The Peierls Foundation first began donating to the foundation in 1996, when Peierls was living in Redmond. He visited the LWTech Kirkland campus after discussing ways they could use the foundation to contribute and with

Lake Washington Institute of Technology President Amy Goings and Brian Peierls of the Peierls Foundation.

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the director of the high school programs. During the conversation, he said, he realized how many simple student needs were

not being met, preventing some from pursuing their education further.

“It kind of amazed me what she was telling me,” he said.

After learning about the needs of high school students who were seeking an alternative way to complete their high school education, the Foundation made its first donation to the school, in the amount of $10,000.

The foundation has continued to donate to the school every year since, even after Peierls moved away from the area.

“It’s grown over the years,” he said. “Every year we’ve been able to give more. I’m thrilled to see the progress it’s made.”

The contributions have provided for student child care, bus passes, tutoring, emergency meals, schol-

arships for uniforms and tools, in addition to other services.

“What’s important is what has changed… to make it what it is today,” he said. “It’s pretty amazing. I think in the future we’re only going to see bigger and better things.”

The LWTech Foundation supports students through student scholarships, program support and the student emergency fund. In 2014-2015, the LWTech Foundation provided more than $100,000 in student scholarships.

The Peierls Foundation, created in the 1950s, also contributes to national organizations focusing on health, medical research and immigration. Brian Peierls oversees the foundation with his brother, Jeff.

When it comes to quality health care, we’re on your side.

You don’t have to leave the Eastside for quality health care from Virginia Mason.

Our Bellevue, Kirkland and Issaquah medical centers provide both primary and specialty care with daytime, evening and Saturday appointments available to fit your busy lifestyle. And we’re not only in your neighborhood, but most likely in your network. Finding great medical care can be stressful enough.

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SpeedPro Imaging holds grand opening event with Kirkland Chamber of Commerce The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce helped SpeedPro Imaging hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting event on Thursday with the help from city representatives, including City Councilman Toby Nixon.

SpeedPro Imaging is the newest Kirkland business, located at 11630 Slater Ave. NE.

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Kirkland artist finds success on the side of West Seattle buildings

Kirkland artist Jesse Link painted this mural on a building in West Seattle. It is his second in the neighborhood. Link has been painting and drawing since he was a child and attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh before joining the Army Reserves in 2005.

exhibitions and galleries area in 2007 along with throughout the state. It is his wife, Trisha, Jesse his second West SeLink was born and raised hose visiting West attle mural, the first one near Pittsburgh, where Seattle will get a featuring a bear riding a he said he first started chance to view relog, on the north side of painting and drawing as cently completed murals Shack Coffee in Luna a child. Attending featuring the artwork of Park. the Art Institute Kirkland artist Jesse Link.

“I’m a fan of of Pittsburgh, he KIRKLAND The mural on the south surrealism,” Jesse studied industrial side of the apartment Link said. “I like a design but sought complex at 4535 44th lot of abstract stuff, a job in commerAve. SW offers viewers a too. The style kind cial art. sense of the urban surof comes from urban art “I thought it would be realism also evident in or street art but more easier to find a job in that his other artwork he’s had refined.” field,” he said. featured at various group Moving to the Seattle Instead, he joined the Army Reserves in 2005.

As soon as training was finished, he was sent to Iraq and served a tour with an engineer battalion building bridges and depots. During his downtime, he continued to dabble with painting.

“I decided it was something I wanted to pursue,” he said. “It was mostly just messing around.

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He has also denied all the allegations against him.

“I am pleased to hear that after 36 months of having to worry about a criminal investigation that no charges against me will be filed,” he wrote in an email statement. “Sternoff and his lawyers have used this previously open investigation numerous times to trash my name in court through declarations in his receivership and ongoing civil cases against him and his companies.

To this day Sternoff takes responsibility for nothing and attempts to use me as a patsy on a regular basis.”

He also stated that the prolonged investigation and potential charges have had a detrimental effect on his life.

“Knowing a detective had been trying to charge me with multiple felonies for the last three years has had a significant impact on my life,” he wrote. “Not knowing if I was going to have to defend myself against the government has made life extremely difficult to plan and made it difficult to take natural steps one would make for their family. So far I have survived Sternoff trying to use the Kirkland police, his receivership, and his insurance company lawyers to come after me – I would like to say this is over but knowing his tactics and love for a good story – more will ensue.”

Sternoff, who resigned from the council in March 2013, declined to comment on the prosecutor’s decision, other than to say, “It’s an interesting story, and you guys know about one one-hundredth of what the real story is.

It’s much, much, larger.”

The King County Prosecutor’s Office Spokesperson Dan Danohoe declined to give details as

to why they decided not out of an office in the to file charges. However, lower section of Sternoff ’s Kirkland Police Departhouse, more and more ment (KPD) spokesperresponsibilities without son Mike Murray told the oversight. Eventually the Reporter that the statute man was running the of limitations for most of day-to-day operations the potential charges had while Sternoff ’s time was run out by the time the spent attending to Kirkprosecutor was considerland City Council duties. ing the case, with only Among these responsione charge related to a bilities were invoicing $32,850 check remaining. and accounts receivable, That last charge was not as Sternoff provided the pursued by the prosecuman with access to his tor’s office. business bank accounts The lawsuit and personal involving the bank account, Kirkland couple is albeit all checks still ongoing. In a issued required 2013 letter to the Sternoff ’s signacity, the couple’s ture. Although attorney expressed the employee was concerns over not authorized to Sternoff allegedly have a credit card Bob Sternoff using his position or debit card from as city councilthose accounts, man “inappropriately” by Sternoff admitted he requesting that the KPD would sign blank checks conduct an investigafor the employee in order tion into alleged business to pay for business transfraud. actions, according to the Then Kirkland police police documents.

Chief Eric Olsen wrote to According to the the attorney that Sternoff investigation, Sternoff “has never inappropriclaimed that over time ately used his his employee “A lot of it has position as allegedly became to do with (the council member very secretive fact that) he (the about the comto request, conemployee) had such pany’s finances, trol, or pursue an investigation.” free rein, it looks avoiding direct almost impossible conversations or The Kirkland Police first to prove. This is one details or claimconvoluted case, ing he was too became aware to say the least.” busy to discuss of the matter in November 2012 it. Sternoff also Kirkland Police after Sternoff alleged that the Lt. Mike Murray filed a report, employee set alleging that up passwords his former employee had and security questions embezzled a significant without providing them amount of money from to anyone else, and him personally, along that when suppliers or with his two businesses, subcontractors came to Sternoff Custom Homes the house, the employee LLC and Sternoff Develwould talk to them priopment Inc. vately.

According to police Finally, in October investigative documents 2012, Sternoff allegedly obtained by the Reporter, found that his employee Sternoff had first hired had authorized a $32,850 the then 20-year-old man check from his business (23 at the time of the inaccount with Washington vestigation) in 2008 as an Federal Bank issued to operations manager for one of Sternoff ’s clients his company. Although out of a joint construction Sternoff was very inloan account between volved initially with the the client and Sternoff business, the documents to cover the costs of the say that he gave the home he was constructemployee, who worked ing for them. Allegedly,

the employee had first personal bank account emailed the bank to see without his knowledge, if they would issue the along with a Visa debit check to the client alone, card linked to Sternoff ’s and only then did he have business account. it issued to Sternoff and “[The suspect] proceedthe client. The check was ed to make hundreds of then deposited at a Wells transactions using these Fargo bank with the emVisa cards,” the docuployee’s signature instead ments allege. of Sternoff ’s. Sternoff Between April 2011 told police that the funds and September 2012, a should not have been period Sternoff described drawn out of the account to police as a time of “disbecause his authorization tress” for the business in was required. terms of profitability, the The day after the check employee made almost was issued, the docudaily ATM withdrawals ments continue, the man from machines in various allegedly sent Sternoff an locations throughout the email implying that the region, totaling $155,000 then councilman probfrom Sternoff ’s Washingably could not afford to ton Federal account, the keep him as an employee, police documents conbreaking all contact at tinue. Although Sternoff that point. When he left admitted that some of the business, Sternoff told these ATM withdrawals police the employee had could have had legitimate completely cleared out his connections to his busidesk, took the construcness, he alleged that the tion books with him and employee never provided wiped his computer clean, any invoicing and was not as well as removed five supposed to have an ATM additional hard drives card issued to him on that from Sternoff ’s computparticular bank account. ers.

The alleged fraudulent The investigation activity included the emfound the employee had ployee ordering a $1,400 obtained a contractor’s refrigerator using a credit license that same month card linked to Sternoff ’s under his own Washington Federal limited liability account and having KIRKLAND company and was it shipped to “Steractually scheduled noff Development to start work on Inc.” but delivered a separate project to the employee’s for a client, for whom home. The employee Sternoff was currently also allegedly transferred building a house. The $3,000 from Sternoff ’s contractor’s license was Wells Fargo account into obtained with another a Complete Advantage individual, who Sternoff account and used $6,000 said had provided him to pay for his auto insurwith construction-related ance. And while Sternoff services, though he altold police he wasn’t even leged that many of the drawing a paycheck, the payments authorized and investigation allegedly issued by the employee found that the employee lacked the supporting overpaid himself by invoices. It was the comnearly $20,000. bination of the email and Hired on at an annual the check made out with salary of $42,000 with the employee’s signature no other compensation, that had Sternoff alleghis pay stubs allegedly edly look back into his showed that he actually records, leading him to received $87,585.02 in conclude that his employ- roughly 17 months, a ee had embezzled money $61,824.72 annual salary. from him. Sternoff alSternoff told police that leged the employee did so the employee paid himself by obtaining a Visa debit as part of his duties with card issued for Sternoff ’s the business, but there

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had never been an approved pay raise or even a discussion.

During the investigation into the alleged financial embezzlement, Sternoff told police the man who had obtained the business license with Sternoff ’s employee had called him, yelling and threatening him. Sternoff claimed that the man told him regarding his employee, “You hired a guy that didn’t know what he was doing and he took your money.”

The Kirkland Police Department investigation concluded that the employee had committed forgery, theft and embezzlement and forwarded the case to the prosecutor’s office. However, after the case reached the prosecutor’s office, they concluded “there was very little evidence to support a majority of the theft allegations because there are no business records,” according to a September 2015 KPD supplemental report.

For example, the lack of record keeping made it difficult for Sternoff to say which of the $100,000 in cash withdrawals made by the employee were acts of theft, as he commonly paid day laborers using cash.

Additionally, Sternoff had also told police during a joint interview with the prosecutor’s office that he had planned on giving the business to the employee at some point, which prosecutors felt would be used against him in trial, even if it didn’t “negate the theft.”

According to the supplemental report, Sternoff had also told the prosecutor’s office that he did not believe the employee had endorsed the $32,850 check, but still wanted the prosecutor’s office to file criminal charges against him because it would “put pressure” on him to testify against the client and claim she had forged his signature on the check.

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the midst of a civil lawsuit with the client over construction defects and repairs to the custom home his company built for them, and “criminal charges against (the client) could discredit her, thereby providing him with a solid defense,” according to the supplemental report.

Other issues concerning the $32,850 check included the fact that the bank had allowed the employee to sign checks on his behalf whether or not Sternoff was legally entitled to draw the check at all and thus had legal claim to the money, and that his general contractor’s licenses had expired at the time the check was issued.

Murray told the Reporter the employee’s heavy involvement in running the business, particularly the financial aspect of it, would have presented a significant hurdle for the prosecution to overcome in order to secure a conviction, which opened up possible criminal liabilities.

“A lot of it has to do with (the fact that) he (the employee) had such free reign, it looks almost impossible to prove,” he said.

“This is one convoluted case, to say the least.”

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LWSD recognized for safety in pest management Every parent expects their child to go to school in a healthy environment.

Any use of pesticides and herbicides is a concern.

That’s why Lake Washington School District (LWSD) uses Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in its schools. IPM ensures the use of alternate, nonchemical pest control methods as the first approach to solve a pest issue on school grounds.

Because of the success of this program, LWSD was one of four school districts in Washington honored at a Washington School IPM event held on October 1 at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture in Seattle. Four districts were recognized as IPM Star Certified by Washington State University Urban IPM & Pesticide Safety Education. The other three districts are Federal Way School District, Kelso School District and Mukilteo School District.

There are currently only 12 school districts in the state that have achieved this certification.

LWSD earned this certification after passing a rigorous 37-point inspection conducted by the independent nonprofit IPM Institute of North America.

Jon Kollman, the maintenance field supervisor and IPM coordinator for LWSD, is most proud of the district’s HerbicideFree School Program.

“Schools take an active role in managing their site vegetation without the use of herbicides,” Kollman said.

IPM is a common-sense approach to solving pest problems with minimum pesticide usage. This approach requires schools to prevent the conditions that encourage pests. IPM involves close inspection and monitoring of structures and facilities for conditions conducive to pests.

The means sealing cracks, crevices and avenues of entry for pests to keep them out of buildings. Potential food sources for pests are sealed away or eliminated as well. Pesticides are used only when reasonable, non-chemical methods do not provide adequate control, and then only via least-risk products and

formulations.

Washington’s unemployment rate drops to 5.2 percent While Washington experienced a loss of 2,200 jobs in September, on a preliminary, seasonally adjusted basis, the state’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.3 percent in August to 5.2 percent in September, according to estimates by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The state’s unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in September 2014. The U.S. unemployment rate remained steady at 5.1 percent for September 2015.

Unemployment in the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett area rose slightly from 3.6 percent in August 2015 to a preliminary 3.7 percent in September 2015.

August jobs numbers adjusted upward, September shows slight loss The September Monthly Employment Report from the state Employment Security Department (ESD) revised August’s preliminary gain of 1,600 jobs to a gain of 5,200 jobs, but estimates Washington lost 2,200

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could be used depending on the person’s race.

During the discussion, the family claims, the teacher explicitly said the specific racial slur numerous times. The girl argued that the teacher couldn’t use the word because he was white, while the teacher allegedly argued that if the word is used repeatedly in the lyrics of rap songs performed by black rappers then those who buy the music should be able to sing the lyrics, as well. When she told him he couldn’t use the word because he was white, he allegedly compared it to when his dad would swear in front of him as a kid but then later tell him not to use the same words.

Eventually the student became so upset she left the classroom. When her parents brought the matter to school officials, one of them allegedly said, “Teachers are human and make mistakes, I am sure he is so sorry.”

The school officials then arranged for a meeting between the teacher

nonfarm jobs—all in the private sector—from August 2015 to September 2015, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

“Hiring across the state took a step backward in September, although forward momentum is still being sustained,” said Paul Turek, labor economist with ESD. “Some adjustments in hiring appear to be occurring as employers start transitioning to the holiday season, and some may be due to new challenges presented by global economic conditions.”

The professional and business services industry experienced the greatest losses with a reduction of 3,900 jobs. The construction and financial activities industries also saw losses of 800 jobs each.

Wholesale trade gained 1,100 jobs and other services gained 2,300 jobs.

LABOR FORCE CONTINUES TO CONTRACT, NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS ALSO DROPS

Washington’s resident labor force dropped from 3.531 million people in August 2015 to 3.526 million in September 2015. The labor force is the total number of people, both employed and unemployed, over the and the student so he could apologize, along with offering the family the ability to move her to a different class, according to emails obtained by the Reporter. The family ultimately declined to meet with the teacher.

They also chose to keep their daughter in the honors class, which they said was to protect her academic standing.

The teacher, who is not being named because the school district’s investigation is still ongoing, declined to comment on the incident when contacted by the Reporter via phone and email. Prior to the incident, the family complained to school officials at the beginning of October about the use of racial slurs by students in front of their daughter.

The school district’s parent and student guidebook forbids the “harassment of any employee or student on the basis of individual differences” including “race, color, national origin.”

“Harassment can take many forms,” the guidebook continues, “and can

age of 16.

The number of unemployed, or those who currently do not have a job but have actively looked for work in the last four weeks, dropped slightly from 185,800 in August 2015 to 184,400 in September. ESD paid unemployment benefits to 52,431 people.

YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH REMAINS STRONG WITH GAINS IN ALL SECTORS

The BLS estimates Washington gained 81,700 jobs from September 2014 to September 2015, on a not seasonally adjusted basis, with 71,900 new jobs in the private sector and 9,800 new jobs in the public sector. From September 2014 to September 2015, all 13 major industries saw growth. The top five industry sectors with the largest employment gains from September 2014 to September 2015, not seasonally adjusted, were: • Retail trade with 14,500 new jobs; • Professional and business services with 14,100 new jobs; • Leisure and hospitality with 11,700 new jobs; • Construction with 10,400 new jobs; and • Government with 9,800 new jobs. include bullying, slurs, comments, rumors, ‘putdowns,’ jokes, innuendoes, unwelcome compliments, cartoons, pranks, and/or other verbal or physical conduct relating to an individual which (1) have the purpose or effect of creating and intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or learning environment; (2) have the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or education; or (3) otherwise unreasonably affects an individual’s employment or education opportunities.”

Additionally, the district has a Teaching About Controversial Issues policy, which addresses respecting different opinions between students as well as the students and teachers. Under a separate district policy regarding teacher’s ethics, “Each teacher shall set an appropriate example of personal conduct and will avoid making any statement to any student which may be demeaning to any student or groups of students.”

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in Iraq, he said he had a lot of downtime, as well as space in a large apartment, to focus on painting.

Putting together a studio there, he finally began to publicize his art.

“That was where I really started to show work to the cafes,” he said. “I got a lot of support there.”

They then decided to try something new and moved up to the Seattle area after Trisha Link got a job with Boeing.

“We’d never been up here,” he said. “We fell in love with the Northwest.”

Unaware of the Seattle art scene prior to moving, Jesse Link said initially planned to take all his artwork to California galleries.

“I wasn’t really sure that Seattle would be the best kind of place to display and sell my work,” he said.

That changed when he discovered the emerging underground art scene.

A successful showing of his art on Capital Hill, he said, made it clear that Seattle offered opportunities. Since then he’s been invited to juried art festivals, such as the Bellevue Festival of the Arts, Bumbershoot and Folklife, in addition to commissioned art for local businesses.

The first mural on the side of Shack Coffee, he said, proved somewhat difficult at first because much of the wall’s visibility would be blocked by cars, requiring him to paint based on what people would normally see.

“They were really happy with it,” he said of the owners.

Given free rein to paint whatever he wanted, he was approached by the apartment building owner to paint the second mural after seeing the first one.

“We threw around some

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ideas and changed it a evolved,” he added. “It’s few times,” he said. “We matured.” wanted something that Despite the two West had kind of a vibe of what Seattle murals, Jesse Link West Seattle was all about, said his primary passion while staying true to my is in personal artwork, style and how I available as origi“... We wanted do things. We nals or canvas something that had reprints, rather wanted to give kind of a vibe of than public art. it a West Seattle vibe without hav- what West Seattle At the same time, ing to try and was all about, while he won’t turn illustrate West staying true to my down the opporSeattle or be too style and how I do tunity. literal. I wanted “I’m interested things. We wanted it to appeal to my to give it a West in doing perage demograph- Seattle vibe without sonal work,” he ics that are living having to try and said. “If they give in that neighborme a giant wall illustrate West hood.”

Seattle or be too and want me to The final literal. I wanted it do something result evokes the with it and I have to appeal to my age industrial areas, artistic liberty, demographics that it’s just a lot of along with the are living in that fun.” various sea life neighborhood.” and native aniAlthough Jesse Link mals - a fishing several of his boat suspended limited edition in mid-air flying paintings have a seal flag, with pelicans sold well, including one of near the bow. an octopus, Jesse Link said Jesse Link said the he doesn’t try to paint acurban surrealism is much cording to what he thinks more subtle than other will prove popular. types of art.

“I take sales out of the “The message in the equation,” he said. “I just painting doesn’t come paint what feels good and out,” he said. “It’s not very what I like. If I try to figobvious. It’s one where the ure out what people want viewer has to make their to buy that would just own association, a feel for drive me crazy.” what the painting is. It’s about expressing feelings More of Jesse’s work can be and messages.” viewed at jesselink.com.

“My style has definitely

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BRIEF JHS students participate in National Manufacturing Day Thirty Juanita High School students visited Cascade Engineering Services, Inc., on National Manufacturing Day on Oct. 2. Students

toured six areas of the company. They talked with employees who performed testing in each area. Those areas included altitude and decompression, centrifugal force and shake/vibration testing.

Failure analysis was one of the students’ favorite activities. The students represented engineering, architecture, material science

and computer science classes.

Students visited two Cascade Engineering Services sites: the Reliability and Failure Analysis laboratory in Redmond and the metrology laboratory in Kirkland. The visit was arranged by the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS). This field trip provided students with an opportunity to see what consulting engineers do. It opened their eyes to new career options.

A recent online survey sponsored by the city of Kirkland’s cultural arts program asked for opinions and ideas on how salvaged pieces of the Kalakala ferry boat might be incorporated into public art. The survey presented several scenarios for art and heritage installations as well as potential locations.

More than one half of the survey respondents favored a literal interpretation of the salvaged pieces by repurposing them to commemorate the history of the boat, its design, contributions to Kirkland and the region, and activities that occurred on the boat.

This preference was supported by a strong interest that the art be located at or near Carillon Point, the present-day location of the

former Lake Washington shipyard where the Kalakala was built in 1935.

Respondents also suggested that the pieces and historical information be incorporated into facilities the City is building or planning to build. A smaller number of responses suggested that the pieces be incorporated into a new art installation that might be located somewhere along the Cross Kirkland Corridor. A summary of the Kalakala art survey and photos of the salvaged pieces are online at kirklandwa.gov/arts.

“Ideas ranged from building a full scale replica of the ferry incorporating salvaged pieces to rebuilding the (navigation) flybridge and roof or upper portions of the boat on a platform overlooking Lake Washington to a more impressionistic approach of projecting an image of a worker onto a salvaged part.” said city of Kirkland’s Economic Development Manager Ellen Miller-Wolfe. “A majority of respondents

commented that whatever is done with the pieces should enable future generations to understand and appreciate the importance of the Kalalaka.”

Respondents also were asked to share their memories of the iconic passenger boat. Many reminisced about relatives who had built or operated the boat; others recalled eating at the horseshoe counter, appreciating the elegant wood interior, and remembering the boat’s final days.

A committee with members from the Cultural Arts Commission, Park Board, Transportation Commission and interested citizens and Kalakala advocates will be reviewing the survey results and will begin to contact potential donors to gauge interest in financial support for this project.

For more information about the Kalakala project, go to kirklandwa. gov/arts or contact Ellen Miller-Wolfe at emwolfe@ kirklandwa.gov or 425587-3014.

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oeing is coming up on a special year. In July, the company will be 100 years old. It’s a great success story, but Boeing didn’t do it alone.

They’ve had incredible support from the community. It’s this special relationship between Boeing and its Puget Sound neighbors that will make its second century even better for the company and the communities where its employees live and work.

Boeing and Puget Sound have come far in their journey together. Today, they’re major partners in international trade – with aerospace accounting for over half the state’s exports last year. Boeing is the largest single exporter in the U.S. – an important engine of the economy and a creator of jobs in the Puget Sound area.

Although Puget Sound is home to a number of major companies, Boeing remains the state’s largest private employer, with over 80,000 employees based here in Washington. In the past five years, Boeing and Amazon together accounted, directly or indirectly, for more than 40 percent of the jobs created in the Puget Sound region.

Commercial aviation is growing around the world, and Boeing’s success in global markets supports rising production rates in Boeing factories around Puget Sound. At the same time, as Boeing increases its international growth, it is also providing support in Puget Sound communities where the majority of its employees live.

In 2014, Boeing, its employees and retirees gave more than $50 million to Washington state charities and nonprofit organizations.

Boeing support for Puget Sound communities Boeing is an important presence in Washington state and in the lives of its residents, and has become a catalyst for positive change in millions of lives.

In 2014, Boeing, its employees and retirees gave more than $50 million to Washington state charities and nonprofit organizations. The continued growth in aviation means the Puget Sound region stands to receive continued strong community support for health and human services, arts, environmental, culture and civic engagement.

Boeing is working to significantly expand Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) educational opportunities for Puget Sound youth.

Boeing employees are also playing a leadership role in supporting their communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound, more than $9 million in financial assistance was provided to local nonprofits to boost education, human services and veterans support.

The company is also inspiring the next generation of Puget Sound leaders. More than 650 Everett middle school students have participated in Boeing programs focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Students are also learning about clean energy and energy conservation due in part to a Boeing-funded science curriculum within the Everett School District.

Boeing partners with Everett Community College to train aviation mechanics, and has contributed more than $9 million to the United Way of Snohomish County and other organizations dedicated to service.

For the past five years, Boeing employees have volunteered to encourage recycling, employee engagement and community volunteering companywide.

The Sustainables, a Green Team based in the Puget Sound, has completed about 80 site-based projects since 2010, contributing to a 74 percent increase in recycling and environmental education initiatives at the local sites.

Boeing also supports military personnel and families. The Employees Community Fund awarded a grant to USO Northwest to support the construction on a new USO Welcome Center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which will serve more than 10,000 military personnel and their families each month.

Boeing is lead supporter for Rally Point 6, a nonprofit that helps veterans seeking employment, educational opportunities, assistance with benefits, housing or transition advice. Since the center opened in March 2014, more than 1,750 military, veterans and their families have found support.

With Boeing winning in growing the aerospace marketplace, Puget Sound residents will see a win of their own. As the state’s largest employer, Boeing has shown a commitment to giving time, talent and resources to build up the communities its employees call home.

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Is Boeing the largest building on earth?

TRUE. Guinness World Records list the Boeing Everett factory as the largest manufacturing building in the world by volume at 472 million cubic feet (13.3 million cubic meters).

Is Boeing a city?

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The Boeing Factory employees 100,000 people.

FALSE. There are about 35,000 employees working at the Everett facility, and they work in three shifts around the clock.

The Boeing Factory is so big that it rains in the factory.

FALSE. Although the factory is the world’s largest building, it does not rain nor does it create any cloud/rain inside the factory building. However, when the factory was first built, clouds actually formed near the ceiling.

The weather cleared when an aircirculation system was installed.

Is there a maze of walkways running below the factory?

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Boeing employs more than 165,000 people worldwide.

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The have the largest mural in the world.

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Boeing 787 Dreamliners for China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines at Beijing Capital International Airport in China.

China becoming powerful catalyst for Puget Sound economic growth

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hina is projected to become the world’s largest commercial airplane market by 2030, creating opportunities worth billions for the Puget Sound region.

The country is already Washington’s largest trading partner, with nearly a quarter of all the state’s exports headed for Chinese markets. In 2014, more than $20.7 billion in goods were exported, including apples, cherries, hops and wine.

Topping the export list is the aerospace industry and Boeing.

China’s rapidly growing aviation market plays a crucial role in Boeing’s current and future success, said Boeing Chairman Jim McNerney in a news release.

Boeing projects Chinese markets will need 6,330 new planes worth $950 billion by 2034, making them the company’s largest potential customer.

While Boeing makes up more than 50 percent of the Chinese commercial airplane market, the company is in a stiff competition to win Chinese orders against European plane-maker Airbus.

The European company opened an airplane completion facility in Tianjin, near Beijing, in 2008 for the A320, and announced plans this summer to open a facility to finish interiors of the twin-aisle A330 in China. Boeing is leveling the

competition with its Sept. 23 announcement to open a similar facility in China.

The company’s 40-year business relationship with China, which helped develop its aviation industry, could give the Puget Sound region an added advantage to come out on top.

An investment treaty between China and the U.S. could provide a framework

Boeing Mechanics giving President Xi an airplane tour in the Everett factory.

for broader investment in U.S. and Chinese economies, according to previous reports.

Supporters say, if signed, an agreement with China would create “a powerful catalyst for more economic growth,” according to The Daily Herald. The agreement would open up more of its market to American companies, provide clearer rules for Chinese investment in the U.S. and create jobs on both sides. Nonetheless, both sides have a long way to go in negotiating any investment agreement.

With Boeing’s announcement to build a China-based delivery center – the first of its kind outside the U.S. – job creation will be on the rise and employment on the 737 line in Washington will not be reduced, according to a memo from Ray Conner, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The deal announced Sept. 23 also involves delivering 300 Boeing jets worth $38 billion, nearly double last year’s record delivery of 155 airplanes to China.

Despite the competition and obstacles before them, Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ vice president for marketing, said in a Sept. 16 Daily Herald report, that selling in the Chinese market depends on the same fundamentals as in others: relationships, patience and investment.

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Boeing and China

Airplane sales to China are vital to Boeing, its workforce and the region’s prosperity. Boeing has worked with Chinese aviation industry stakeholders - including customers, suppliers, government agencies and others - in mutually beneficial ways for more than 40 years.

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What is the most important thing people need to know about China and Boeing?

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Boeing is a key driver of strong employment growth in the Seattle region over the past five years, according to a new economic study.

Seattle-area heavyweights Boeing and Amazon generate 43% of new Puget Sound Jobs

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he Seattle metro area has experienced an impressive 15.5 percent growth in employment since 2010, with 43 percent of jobs generated by two of the area’s largest employers: Boeing and Amazon, according to a September report by the Seattle City Budget Office. In comparison, Washington State has seen 12.5 percent job growth and the U.S. overall 9.7 percent growth during that same time period.

Boeing and Amazon, both of which have had a long-established presence in the Puget Sound area (founded in 1916 and 1994 respectively), are re-

sponsible for the creation of high-skill, high-wage jobs with an average annual salary of $100,000 in Seattle and the surrounding areas. The economic robustness of these two major employers over the past five years has been directly linked to the addition of thousands of other secondary and tertiary jobs, such as in construction, retail and service sectors, that, when combined, account for a substantial amount of job growth in the region. In light of this, ensuring Boeing and Amazon’s continued success will be a key factor in maintaining a healthy regional economy.

Boeing is competing hard to win sales in China because China will become the world’s largest airplane market in the coming years, and our success there is vital to Boeing production and employment in the United States and Puget Sound. This year, Boeing will deliver about 25 percent of all the airplanes we produce, including about one in three 737s built in Renton, to China. And, over the next 20 years, Boeing has forecast demand there for more than 6,300 new airplanes valued at nearly $1 trillion. One reason why China’s airlines are growing so rapidly is that its middle class is as large as the entire U.S. population yet, on average, people in China travel on airplanes a tenth as often as Americans.

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The Chinese economy seems to be struggling. Could this hurt Chinese demand for orders from Boeing?

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Our forecast for airplane demand accounts for fluctuation in markets over a 20-year period. We’re confident that China’s economy and aviation sector will continue to see strong growth over the long term.

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What are the factors that determine whether Boeing or your competitor sells more airplanes in China?

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First and foremost, Boeing has to deliver the best and most fuelefficient airplanes and services to support our customers’ business

plans. In addition, we must continue to grow our 40-year presence and collaboration with China’s aviation industry because this supports our sales opportunities, market access and long-term growth. This is not surprising: Just as Americans like to buy products made in the USA, China and other countries expect Boeing to partner with their industry and contribute to their economies.

Q:

Why has Boeing decided to establish a 737 finishing and delivery center in China?

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China is the key international market for the 737: This year, Chinese carriers will take delivery of one out of every three 737s that our employees build in Renton. With this in mind, a 737 completion and delivery center makes sense for several reasons: it serves Chinese customers by bringing the 737 closer to home, it adds capacity that will enable our planned production-rate increases in Boeing’s 737 factory in Renton, and it allows us to collaborate with Chinese industry in a way that supports our access to the China market.

Q: Will this new facility in China cause layoffs in the Puget Sound?

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No. This facility in China increases Boeing’s 737 production capacity and will not result in layoffs or reduce employment for the 737 program. In addition, significant 737 sales to Chinese customers combined with this new China-based facility will enable higher 737 production rates on the 737 program in coming years.

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Top Talent Photo by Peter P. Pedraza New hires Oleksandr Shevchuk and Alexander Davis participate in functional training at the Everett Skills Processing Center prior to joining the 777/777X team as general mechanics.

Boeing taps into high school talent for manufacturing jobs

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continually learn and adapt to be sucike many Boeing people, 777/777X cessful,” said Walt Odisho, vice presinew hire mechanic Oleksandr dent of Manufacturing and Safety for Shevchuk is passionate about air- Commercial Airplanes. “We can do a planes. But what makes him – and better job of attracting top talent and 30 other recent hires – different is be- providing opportunities for current and ing part of the inaugural class of high new employees to develop the skills school and skill center graduates join- needed to succeed. If we do that, we ing Boeing through a new accelerated can extend our reputation as a major hub for aerospace talent while providhiring and training program.

“Making it to Boeing wasn’t easy,” ing great jobs and careers.”

Record producShevchuk said. “But tion levels coupled as the saying goes, with worker retire‘hard work pays off,’ “Making it to Boeing ments on the hoand I’m real excited to rizon means Boebe here.” wasn’t easy but as the ing expects to hire During a high many more people school career day for manufacturing and tour of the Snosaying goes, ‘hard work jobs in WashingIsle Tech Skills Center ton state through in Everett, Shevchuk pays off,’ and I’m real the end of this decaught the aerocade. Boeing is space bug. When he excited to be here.” also making investgraduated in 2015 ments in advanced from high school in manufacturing that Edmonds, while also — Oleksandr Shevchuk will transform the attending Sno-Isle nature of manufacTech, he competed in turing jobs. Those the Washington state Skills USA Aircraft Mechanic Competi- investments mean more preparation tion and won. He finished top 10 nation- and training for current employees and future hires. ally in the Skills USA competition.

“We are working with our partners This all from someone who spoke almost no English when he immigrated to help develop people with the skills to America in 2008. He now speaks, needed by aerospace companies,” said reads and writes in Russian, Ukrainian Michelle Burreson, senior manager, Workforce Development & Integration and English.

He is currently pursing an Airframe at Commercial Airplanes. “By sharpenand Powerplant (A&P) license and illus- ing existing academic partnerships and trates the type of talent Boeing needs, creating new ones, we can make sure the school curriculum matches the skill Boeing leaders say.

“Today’s manufacturing tools and needs of employers. So far, we have processes means our workforce must partnerships with 29 high schools, skill

centers and community and technical colleges in specific skill areas to ensure new hires are career ready.”

Boeing recruiters also have accelerated their efforts at Puget Sound schools with strong aerospace programs. In addition to career fairs, information sessions and factory tours, job offers are now presented more quickly to qualified individuals. Once hired, employees participate in a five-day enhanced orientation focused on quality and safety followed by hands-on training with Airplane Programs or Boeing Fabrication. The second wave of more than 30 new hires from high schools and skills centers start the program this month.

“The goal of the Pierce County Skills Center is to prepare students for high-wage, high-demand careers,” said Michelle Ledbetter, director, Pierce County Skills Center in Washington state. “Our aerospace manufacturing students are excited about the opportunity to start their careers in manufacturing at Boeing. These are viable, well-paying jobs with great opportunities for professional development and advancement.”

Shevchuk echoed that sentiment. “I’m looking forward to starting my Boeing career and taking on some new challenges. And, at some point, pursue a college degree on the company.”

Photo by Marian Lockhart Earlier this year Ray Conner, Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, spoke to more than 50 community college and high school educators about working together to build the future manufacturing workforce in the Puget Sound region.

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Boeing makes $15 million investment in STEM learning

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oeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner announced that Boeing is providing $15 million to create the Boeing Academy for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Learning at the Museum of Flight . An additional $15 million match was announced by the family of the late Bill Boeing Jr., son of the company founder, bringing the total investment in the museum to $30 million.

The academy being created with the company’s investment represents a vigorous, new STEM-focused education initiative that aims to double the number of students served by the museum’s immersive programs over the next two years — particularly from communities under-represented in STEM fields — and connect them to fulfilling, in-demand careers.

Washington state leads the United States in creating STEM-related jobs, but, by 2017, an estimated 45,000 jobs requiring STEM education in Washington will go unfilled because of a lack

of qualified candidates, according to Washington STEM, a nonprofit organization advocating for increased investment in STEM education.

“This academy will help close that gap, and we are confident the Museum of Flight is the perfect partner to help us expand the pipeline of diverse, talented young STEM professionals in Washington and beyond,” Conner said. “Whether they choose aerospace or not, we’re happy to provide the opportunity, access and education that will enable them to develop their talents and grow their skills.”

The Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight will significantly expand STEM opportunities for Washington’s youths, company and museum officials said. The number of students served by the museum’s educational program is expected to double by 2017 and double again by 2019. Additionally, at least half of those students will be young women, students of color or economically disadvantaged, which makes it possible for

Photo courtesy of Boeing Children toss paper airplanes to celebrate the announcement of the Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight near Seattle.

young people across the spectrum of the community to develop their talents and share in the promise of a better future, officials said.

“It allows us to reach more kids, allows a lot more kids to be involved in programs that we’ve already done and allows us to expand the program dramatically to reach underserved audiences,” said Doug King, CEO of the Museum of Flight, about Boeing’s investment. “What we find in our immer-

sive programs at the high-school level is that two-thirds of those kids end up going into STEM careers, and more than half of those are aerospace related.”

Meanwhile, June Boeing represented her late husband, Bill Boeing Jr., in announcing the $15 million match.

“He cared so deeply about the educational mission of the museum,” she said of her husband. “He would smile most brightly when in the midst of our eager young learners.”

Local clubs learn who’s ‘all in’ for Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing Photo courtesy of Boeing

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t’s a video message they will likely never forget. Teenagers involved in more than half-a-dozen, youth-focused organizations in Washington state learned through a short video message that they’re among the recipients selected to join the Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing this year. The Legion of Youth is a unique community program created in 2014 to provide tickets to the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks home games to community organizations that serve young people throughout the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

The news was delivered in a video featuring Pete Carroll, Seahawks head coach, and Ray Conner, Boeing Com-

Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner and Seahawks’ Coach Pete Carroll announce groups to receive home game tickets in special video message.

mercial Airplanes president and CEO. Empowering local young people is part of Boeing’s long-standing commitment to giving back to the communities where employees live and work.

“Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing is really a special way for us to recognize local students like you who are committed to school, demonstrating leadership, are active in your local communities and are setting a great example for your peers,” Conner said in the video. “That’s why we’re so excited to let you know that the youth-focused organization you are part of has been selected as one of our 2015 Legion of Youth recipients.”

During each of the eight regular season games at CenturyLink Field in Se-

attle, 25 young people each will receive four game tickets and the opportunity to meet a former Seahawks player. They also are given concession vouchers and a Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing sweatshirt while at the game.

“Legion of Youth is an outstanding program that recognizes students who make positive contributions in the classroom and in the community,” Seahawks President Peter McLoughlin said. “We are pleased to partner with Boeing to provide tickets for deserving youth to be among the 12s on game day at CenturyLink Field.”

The Seahawks and Boeing select the community groups that receive the tickets.

This year’s recipients are: ■ Athletes for Kids ■ Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue ■ Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County ■ Girl Scouts of Western Washington ■ Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative ■ Washington Aerospace Scholars ■ WA National Guard Child & Youth Program ■ YMCA of Greater Seattle

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Giving Back...

Boeing employees are making a significant difference in communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing Puget Sound, employees contribute funding for training for veterans, food for seniors, early learning for low-income children – and much more. Last year, more than $9 million in grants were awarded to community non-profits throughout the Puget Sound region. Here are some recent grant recipients.

Mary’s Place increases its reach

The Greater Trinity Academy’s new bus purchased with grant money from ECF funds. The bus will be used to transport students who are a part of the GTA Before and After School Program to local schools.

$40,000 grant for Greater Trinity

EVERETT — The Greater Trinity Academy (GTA) in Everett received a $40,000 grant to purchase a new bus to transport students who are a part of their Before and After School Program to local schools. The bus will also be used to transport GTA students to field trips and other educational opportunities in the community.

GTA serves underprivileged kids and families that cannot meet the financial demand of providing quality early childhood education.

Grant allows EFP’s food storage capability to expand

SEATTLE — Mary’s Place Seattle was provided $15,000 by Boeing employees for new refrigerators and freezers at their Day Center for homeless women. Mary’s Place empowers homeless women and children to reclaim their lives by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope. The new freezers and refrigerators replace inadequate equipment and will help Mary’s Place continue to serve its patrons at the Day Shelter and the Night Shelters, and increase their reach to potentially support additional night shelters.

$17,000 grant for homeless KING COUNTY — The Emergency Feeding Program (EFP), located in Renton, was granted $40,000 to purchase new warehouse equipment that will expand its ability to store more food, stock inventory of packaging materials and stage food drives. EFP packs and distributes distinct, ethnically sensitive and nutritionally focused bags of non-perishable foods for those in immediate hunger by collaborating with over 200 distributor partners throughout King County. Last year, EFP and their partners packed and delivered over 20,000 bags of food serving over 45,000 people in the Puget Sound region.

SKAGIT — A special funding grant of $17,000 was granted to Community Action Agency of Skagit County, the fiscal agent for Skagit Project Homeless Connect (PHC). PHC is an annual, oneday event that brings together, in a single location, a wide variety of volunteers and free services for homeless people. Direct services provided on site include: hot meals; medical and dental care; vision screening and eyeglass vouchers; haircuts; mental health assessments; substance abuse screening and housing referrals. The funds from ECF will cover the costs of the medical screenings, volunteer t-shirts with the ECF logo, intake forms and tent rentals for the service providers.

THANK YOU VIETNAM WAR VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE SACRIFICES YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES HAVE MADE. Many of the troops who returned home from Vietnam at the end of the war were met with disdain rather than with the thanks that veterans of other conflicts had received. Now is the time for the citizens of Washington state to undo that disservice done to our Vietnam veterans many years ago.

Join us in taking part in the Vietnam Veterans 50th Anniversary Commemoration, a national initiative to thank and honor Vietnam veterans a half century after the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The commemoration is aimed at spurring events and activities in cities and towns around the country to recognize Vietnam veterans and their families.

March 30, 2016 is Washington state ‘Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day’. Make sure to thank a Vietnam veteran that day and every day.

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Carjacking suspect took officer’s gun moments before being killed

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35-year-old man a with a history of violent crime was killed by Kirkland police Oct. 15 after physically resisting arrest and taking one of the officer’s handguns following several failed carjacking attempts, according to information released by investigators.

The King County Investigative Response Team also revealed that Robert Burgess Jr was a convicted

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Gun safety and lock giveaway event in Kirkland Big 5 Sporting Goods in the Totem Lake neighborhood will hold a gun safety and gun lock giveaway from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 14.

To encourage safe gun storage, especially for homes with children and teens, Safe Kids Eastside, Seattle Children’s and LOK it Up, are giving away free lock boxes and trigger locks and hands-on training. Supplies are limited.

First come, first served. Recipients must be present to receive item. One free lock box or trigger lock per person. Maximum two items per household. Recipient must be 18 or older.

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felon for kidnapping, possession of a firearm and assault.

Police were initially called to the 11800 block of 115th Ave NE after Burgess walked up to a woman who was sitting in her car and tried to give her his 3-year-old son.

The woman instead called 911 and followed Burgess as he walked away with the child. When police arrived to the scene they attempted to confront Burgess, who handed his

revitalization grant King County was awarded funding support from Living Cities, a philanthropic organization comprised of 22 of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions, to proceed with local initiatives aimed at improving health and economic opportunities for low-income people and communities in our region. King County and Seattle Foundation will use the funds to continue joint coordination of Communities of Opportunity investments in areas currently facing the greatest inequities based on health, housing, and economic data.

“We need every neighborhood in our region to be a place that reinforces a child’s progress,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “With our partners at Seattle Foundation, we are creating safer, healthier communities where our children and youth can flourish.”

The announcement means that King County advances to the implementation phase of Living

son to one of the officers and then fled. It was then one of the officers reported seeing him with a gun in his hand.

Shortly afterward another 911 call reported a suspect with a gun, matching Burgess’ physical description, had attempted to carjack a delivery van near the 11500 block

of NE 118th St. Officers contacted Burgess, who was still armed, just after the carjacking attempt and a physical fight ensued when the officers tried to apprehend him.

During the struggle, investigators state, Burgess was able to gain control of an officer’s handgun and raised it at the offi-

Cities’ The Integration Initiative (TII). Now in its second round of funding, TII supports civic leaders who are reshaping their communities to increase opportunities for low-income people.

King County, along with Albuquerque, N.M., New Orleans and San Francisco, will receive funding in the form of grants and flexible debt for up to three years to implement local efforts. King County previously received a $100,000 transformation grant from Living Cities in 2014 and formed a partnership with Seattle Foundation to launch regional planning efforts.

Earlier this year, Constantine and Seattle Foundation announced more than $1.5 million in investments over the next three years to three community-based partnerships that have demonstrated success in creating opportunities in places that have the greatest inequities. They are: SeaTac and Tukwila, through the nonprofit Global to Local; the Rainier Valley in southeast Seattle through HomeSight; and the White Center/North Highline

unincorporated area through the White Center Community Development Association. The experiences of these projects will inform efforts to make policy and systems changes to improve outcomes throughout the county.

In working to create Communities of Opportunity, King County and Seattle Foundation have committed to aligning efforts across sectors to maximize resources and improve health, social, racial, and economic outcomes for low-income individuals and communities. Unlike the traditional one-size-fits-all approach to programs, this allows communities to take a leadership role and address the specific needs of neighborhoods.

The Living Cities grant also supports knowledge exchanges, technical assistance, site visits, online collaboration tools and meetings with other TII sites. Communities of Opportunity continues to draw additional partners in funding community wellness and revitalization efforts in SeaTac, Tukwila, southeast Seattle, and White Center, including

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Burgess was registered as a violent offender, with a registered address at an intersection on the Bothell and Kenmore boundary, though he was reportedly living out of motel rooms with his wife and son. He had a history of assaulting police, according to investigators, including an incident in the Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority.

City of Kirkland to host Finn Hill neighborhood plan workshop on Nov. 14 Finn Hill residents and businesses are encouraged to attend a second workshop to help develop the first Neighborhood Plan for the area that will be integrated with the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

Input will help to develop goals and policies for how to guide future growth of the neighborhood in the areas of zoning, transportation, sensitive areas and other topics. The workshop will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Finn Hill Middle School Commons, 8040 NE 132nd Street, Kirkland. Persons interested in attending are asked to register at https://finnhillneighborhoodworkshop. eventbrite.com to ensure adequate refreshments.

Workshop check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. Input is also

sought through an online survey located at kirklandwa.gov/finnhillsurvey.

The survey is available throughWednesday, November 11 and the results will be shared at the workshop.

The online survey seeks ideas and opinions on future amenities and events people would like to experience in Finn Hill, what improvements to parks and recreation activities should happen in the future and how to improve mobility and connectivity within the neighborhood.

The survey also asks about housing type, commercial centers and building scale and placement.

For more information about the Neighborhood Plan process or to subscribe to receive updates via email, go to kirklandwa.gov and search “Finn Hill Neighborhood Plan.”

For specific questions, contact Janice Coogan, Senior Planner, Planning & Building Department at 425-587-3257 or jcoogan@kirklandwa.gov or Scott Morris, President, Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance at scott@finnhillalliance.org or 206-9729493.

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Grant allows Lake Washington Institute of Technology to serve more veterans

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he Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) has received a $367,000 grant from the Department of Education to open a center that school officials hope will improve the institute’s appeal to military veterans.

The grant will fund the first three years of the Center of Excellent for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS), which will be on the Kirkland school’s campus, though the exact location has not yet been determined. The center will be part student lounge, part resource center, staffed by a CEVSS coordinator paid through the grant. The coordinator will provide direct advising for current veteran students, as well as work to recruit more veterans.

LWTech President Amy Goings said that the center will also complement the current support they have for veterans, such as the annual recognition luncheon and assistance received through the financial department if they’re enrolling through the GI Bill.

“What I think is exciting about this recent grant, the center for excellence grant, it allows us to strengthen that support network for our veteran students,” she said. “The space will allow us to really focus on our veteran students and make sure they have the resources they need to not only feel very welcome and included, but to also complete their credentials.”

One of the main focuses of the grant will be to provide a community space for veterans on campus, along with helping them match their previous education in the military with programs at LWTech, according to Vice President of Student Services Dr. Ruby Hayden. For example, a veteran trained as a welder will not have to take unnecessary courses covering the same material, which will allow them to graduate sooner and with lower costs.

Another goal of the center, Hayden said, is to improve their retention rate for veteran students, along with their graduation rates.

“We started to take a look at our completion rate and our enrollment rates, our enrollment rates were lower than national averages for colleges in veteran enrollment, and we thought, especially with the natural alignment of manufacturing and high tech career based programs, there’s no reason why we’re not one of the best options for veterans in this area,” Hayden said. “Our veterans should be some of the most successful students on campus. Those two things were what really sparked it.”

Goings, whose father fought in the Vietnam War, said, “I’ve seen first hand the sacrifices veterans make their entire lives from their service, and so personally, as well as professionaly, this grant is a great source of pride for me. I think it’s the least we can do.”

Although veterans choose a variety of studies, Hayden said they tend to concentrate on programs such as manufacturing, electronics, engineering, machining, welding and collision repair.

As part of that effort, the center’s coordinator will provide intensive advising, using a more intimate approach that guides the students throughout their academic career at the institute.

“One of the things we pride ourselves on is treating students like people,” she said.

The center can also help veterans navigate issues such as Veterans Affairs, so that they have access to benefits or resources.

“It’s not like we train people to understand bureaucracy,” Hayden said. “So having someone

trained in it to be your liaison is nice. This would be the person to help them get connected.”

Although LWTech already has a sizable veteran student population, with an estimated 150 enrolling this current academic year, Hayden said they’re looking to keep the enrollment numbers high and consistent.

Once the grant money is spent, Hayden said they hope to have other funding mechanisms in place to keep the center going.

“We want it to be an ongoing program at the college,” she said. “We want to maintain ongoing high level support for our veterans.”

By then, ideally the institute will be able to secure more state funding to reach their pre-recession levels, Goings said, as there remain numerous funding gaps.

“We are continuing to work with our legislators to focus on the need for rebuilding state funding to the state and technical colleges,” she said.

“We hope by the time this grant runs out we’ll have made up some lost ground legislatively and we’ll have the funds to continue this work.”

Boys & Girls Club names Jamie Heil executive director Jamie Heil has been promoted to club executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of King County’s Kirkland branch, also known as the Kirkland Boys & Girls Club.

Coming from the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County’s Sammamish Teen Center, Heil started in 2011 as the teen coordinator, became the teen director in 2013, and then program director in 2014. She has also been involved in and led multiple committees within Boys & Girls Club of King County.

“As a teen coordinator I learned that being in youth development is much more than just watching club members.

It is about helping teens develop into productive young people who

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are respectful, kind and compassionate leaders,” Heil said. “We want to help them learn their role and place in the world and how their actions, even at a young age, have lasting effects on others around them.”

Heil will lead and manage internal staff to conduct effective operations, programs and partnerships. She will maintain close contact with club staff and volunteers along with overseeing the club’s budget.

She will also communicate with external community groups,

schools, member’s parents and other stakeholders to assist in resolving problems; build strategic partnerships, and maintain good public relations.

“It is important to me to instill strong values, work ethics and belief in our organization’s mission in my staff,” Heil said. “Building capable and passionate leaders who directly work with our kids every day is a main focus.”

“We are truly excited about Jamie stepping up as the leader of the Kirkland Club,” said Boys & Girls Clubs of King County Vice President of Club Operations Pat Murray. “Her passion, experience and proven commitment to changing kids’ lives for the better is a perfect fit for the future of the club.

Heil has a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Seattle University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Seattle Pacific University.

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EvergreenHealth, in partnership with Cambia Grove and Elevar, announced the finalists of the organizations’

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According to EvergreenHealth CEO Bob Malte, the organizations are eager to collaborate with digital health startups and pioneer new

...obituaries Memorial for Arnold “Arnie” Berkey

Arnold “Arnie” Berkey, longtime Kirkland resident and community volunteer.

Memorial service to be held at the Kirkland Congregational Church, Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm.

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John H. Adams

John H. Adams, 75 of Chelan & Lake Cle Elum,WA passed away on October 18, 2015. He was born on December 25, 1939 in Roslyn. John graduated from Cle Elum Roslyn High School in 1958. In 1963 he married his high school sweetheart, Lorraine Melos. That same year they moved to Kirkland, WA where they raised their three boys; Mike, Mark & Jeff, and resided until retiring to Chelan, WA in 2002.

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Ellen Mangon Thomson Hanly September 5, 1926 - October 24, 2015

Ellen, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, was born the youngest of 5 in Nainital, India, to Disciples of Christ missionaries: Clinton and Bertha Thomson. After the untimely death of Clinton, Christmas 1927, Bertha moved the family back to Peru, Nebraska and established her medical practice.

Ellen graduated from the University of Nebraska in Sociology. While attending a university picnic, she met her dear husband, John A. Hanly and the two were wed December, 1948 at All Soul’s Unitarian Church in Lincoln. The two cornhuskers moved to the Pacific NW in 1950 to start their family after hearing that roses bloom in winter there!

In 1960, John and Ellen joined with fellow Unitarians to found a fellowship in Kirkland which later became Northlake U U Church. Both were very active within the church: after John’s death in 1998, Ellen continued to sing in the choir and helped with the care committee. She pursued Modern Dance for a time, (a season ticket holder for the PNB)but then went back to school for her Master’s degree and began a career as a school counselor at Tyee Middle School. John and Ellen loved bike riding with the Mountaineers and also took their bikes to Europe. In the winter they enjoyed skiing.

Ellen was passionate about politics: door belling for her candidates well into her 80’s. She most enjoyed her family and always hand wrote a thank you for the deserving person.

She developed memory loss lately and moved to Auburn to be closer to her daughter. Her health declined after two hospitalizations this year and she died peacefully October 24th at her daughter’s home.

Ellen is preceded in death by her parents, two siblings, and beloved husband. She is survived by two sisters, Katie and Alice; daughter, Joellen; sons, Mike(Barb), Ed(Delia), John, Phil(Elizabeth); 10 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren, and favorite cat, Bocelli.

A memorial service will be held at Northlake UU Church, Saturday, November 14, at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Northlake UU Church, Nature Conservancy or Global Fund for Women.

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ways to accelerate patientpowered care.

“We are inspired by the innovative thinking all of the participating startups are currently developing within their own verticals and we look forward to solving some of our industry’s most pressing patient-engagement challenges together,” Malte said.

The finalists represent a range of health care startups selected out of nearly 100 companies from around the world. The program kicked off with Seattle’s first “Reverse Pitch Day,” which took place on July 28, 2015, at Cambia Grove, a local work space designed to foster and support startup health care technology companies.

At the event, EvergreenHealth executives discussed business challenges and “pitched” four problem statements to a group of startup companies, which were then further vetted through the “Enterprise Challenge” to refine and customize solutions for the health system.

The selected innovative health care startups are: • EHR.Works, a web-based productivity suite that brings efficiency and personalization to healthcare with multiple apps and services.

• Flow Health, an intelligent operating system designed like a social network for patient-centric care that automates, coordinates and personalizes care delivery.

• Health123, a Seattlebased digital health startup transforming between-theoffice-visit care with a shared “virtual care plan” platform that extends care teams and improves adherence and outcomes.

• Life Nexus (iChip), a cloud-based platform that allows patients to update and share their health information, giving providers greater insight and the ability to operate more efficiently.

• MD Clarity, a platform for patients and providers that makes it easier to share data about out-of-pocket costs and outcomes, access analytics around payer and patient populations and optimize the transactions associated with the patient’s flow through the healthcare system.

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“We were extremely impressed with the quality of digital health startups and cutting-edge innovations that applied to the program,” said Chris Edell, CEO of Elevar.

“The Pacific Northwest demonstrates a very inspiring spirit of entrepreneurship, and we applaud EvergreenHealth and Cambia Grove’s invaluable contributions to the digital health entrepreneurial ecosystem.”

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To be named a Most Connected Hospital, EvergreenHealth demonstrated commitment to health care’s ongoing digital revolution within three critical areas – clinical connectedness, patient safety, and patient engagement – which was evaluated through an annual IT survey administered by the American Hospital Association (AHA). Hospitals that earned the highest scores on the survey in addition to achieving a high performance rating from U.S. News were recognized among this year’s leaders in digital connectivity and clinical excellence.

“As health care technology rapidly evolves it’s critical for integrated systems like ours to keep pace in ways that improve safety, empower patients with information about their care and make it easy to share information quickly and seamlessly,” said EvergreenHealth CEO Bob Malte. “We’re proud to be recognized for these achievements and remain committed to continuing to implement digital solutions that improve health care delivery.”

To evaluate connectivity, U.S. News considered a hospital’s clinical connectedness, or ability to exchange information with any provider, as one of the most important indicators of commitment to technology with its performance in this area counting toward half of its total score.

Advances in patient safety through digital means, such as using bar-coded wrist bracelets to verify identity prior to administering medication, accounted for one-third of its score. Patient engagement, or enlisting patients in their own care with the use of technology, was worth about one-fifth of a hospital’s total score.

Among its latest advances, EvergreenHealth recently joined several other health care technology companies to address its most challenging business problems through startup partnerships, providing innovative entrepreneurs an opportunity to align products and solutions with the needs of enterprise.

The organization evaluated pitches from several entrepreneurial teams and recently selected a finalist launching a pilot to improve the health care space with a web-based productivity suite enabling any provider to seamlessly connect apps, devices and services to improve workflow and delivery of care.

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Encouraging self-learning for academic success

In a traditional classroom setting, activities move along at a pace that usually caters to the class as a whole, rather than to each individual student. Self-learning exercises allow students to think critically and move on to more difficult exercises at their own speed.

In Kumon, students are given short incremental assignments that help them carry knowledge gained from previous lessons on to the next one. The ultimate goal is for students to progressively build the knowledge and learning skills that will allow them to study above their grade level. Students can then develop a more thorough understanding of a concept, while also gaining confidence in their problemsolving abilities.

Self-learning isn’t only tied to academic activities;

children of any age are learning through life experiences every day. By promoting problem solving through play activities, you can promote your child’s self-learning ability. Any activity that taps in to your child’s ability to solve problems can promote independent learning.

When buying toys or games, consider those that have a problem-solving element and offer fun challenges to build your child’s sense of accomplishment. Solo craft projects and building projects are also great methods for tapping into your child’s need for creative thought and exploration.

One skill essential to children’s academic success is the ability to learn on their own. While teachers and parents play a key role in a child’s development, educational activities that encourage self-learning are equally important. Learning independently inspires children to become more confident, nurturing critical thinking and analytical skills.

Giving children time to learn on their own taps into their natural curiosity and allows them to explore in a way that more structured learning activities do not.

At its core, self-learning gives students the power to explore new concepts on their own, at their own pace.

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• Become a classroom helper: Classroom helpers usually assist in one classroom and help with several students each week.

Volunteer opportunities vary depending on the needs of the students. The most common subject areas include reading, writing, math and science.

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“Helping at school made retirement easier and more fun for me,” said LINKS Volunteer Phyllis Platz.

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Prep sports

BRIEFS Rebels, Kangs football start playoffs Both the Lake Washington and Juanita High School football teams qualified for the 3A District playoffs this season.

Juanita finished the year with a 5-1 in-league record and 7-2 overall. The Rebels completed the regular season with a dominating 48-14 win against Interlake on Friday. Juanita finished second in 3A KingCo to Bellevue, which was undefeated in league play. The Kangs finished third in the division.

The Rebels will begin the post season on the road at 7 p.m. on Friday, traveling to Whidbey Island to take on Oak Harbor. The Wildcats finished the season 6-2 overall and 4-1 in league play.

Lake Washington finished the regular season with a 45-3 loss to Bellevue on Friday. The Kangs finished the regular season with their only in-league

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The Kangs will play at 7 p.m. on Saturday and travel to Mt. Tahoma High School to take on Wilson.

Wilson finished the season with a 5-2 record in league play and 5-4 overall.

Juanita boys cross country team qualifies for state meet, first time in nearly a decade and a half For the first time since 2001, the Juanita High School varsity boys cross country team qualified for the state meet on Saturday at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah.

Juanita finished second out of 12 teams at this year’s 3A combined District I and II Sea-King championships.

The Rebels had 101 points on the rainy and muddy course, while Interlake finished first with 53 (lowest score wins). Ballard High School, Nathan Hale and Bainbridge Island finished third, fourth and fifth and all qualified

For the first time since 2001, the Juanita High School boys cross country team will compete at the state meet after finishing second at districts. CONTRIBUTED, Philip Goodwin for state.

Juanita senior Tom Mikkelson placed fourth in the overall in the race with a time of 16-minutes, 37.20-seconds. Rounding out the remaining Juanita runners were senior Grant Mackey in 15th (17:04.26), junior Adrian Goodwin in 22nd (17:11.05), senior Noah Kells in 28th (17:22.85), sophomore Dane Garman in 36th (17:33.39), senior Nick Goodwin in 46th (17:43.64) and junior Michael Gengo in 54th (17:54.54).

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Kangs girls soccer beats Juanita in KingCo playoffs The Lake Washington High School girls soccer team advanced to the 3A KingCo tournament finals with a 3-0 victory against crosstown rival Juanita on Monday in Bellevue.

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The Kangs played Mercer Island Wednesday in the finals (after Reporter deadline).

Against Juanita, Lake Washington scored two early goals. First, Anna Henderson passed to Sakky Yoshida, who put the ball into the back of the Rebels net just two minutes into the game.

Then, Henderson found Sammie McChesney for the team’s second score, 12-minutes later.

Seven minutes into the second half, Natalie Vetto took a pass from Megan McCarthy to score the team’s final goal of the contest.

Providence volleyball takes second at districts The girls volleyball team of Providence Classical Christian School in Kirkland capped a perfect regular season with a 3-0 win over Orcas Island Christian on Oct. 28, then went on to take second place at the district playoffs in Mount Vernon on Oct 31.

First-game jitters, combined with excellent play from Highland Christian

School, brought Providence their first loss of the season in the first match of the playoff games. Refocusing, the Highlanders went on to take the next three games for the match.

Providence then took Grace Academy 3-0, which brought them to the championship match against a solid Mount Vernon Christian squad—a team that dominated Providence at last year’s districts.

The games went back and forth, with Providence taking the second and fourth sets 25-23 and 26-24. Mount Vernon prevailed in the last set, giving Providence a second place finish and the highest seed for a Providence volleyball team advancing to the tridistrict playoffs.

“I’m proud that we didn’t overlook any team and kept our goal of [competing at] state in mind,” said senior co-captain Hailey Ferguson.

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Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra opens season on Nov. 7 Maestro Michael Miropolsky will lead the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra in its season-opening concert at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Westminster Chapel in Bellevue. The concert will begin with the overture from Verdi’s La forza del destino, followed by the Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring pianist Angelo Rondello.

The program will conclude with Tchaikovsky’s beloved Fifth Symphony.

Soloist Angelo Rondello has performed across the US and makes regular appearances at the Clayton Piano Festival, Campbell University, and the University of the Philippines. He is known for his powerfully expressive performances

and has received critical acclaim for his recording of Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes. Mr. Rondello, a native of Bellingham, is a popular performer with Northwest orchestras.

The Westminster Chapel is located at 13646 NE 24th St. in Bellevue.

Tickets are $35 adults, $25 seniors and $15 students. Children aged 12 and under are free.

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Toll Brothers holds donation drive to benefit Hopelink Toll Brothers, a Kirkland-based home builder, is hosting a donation drive to benefit Hopelink at all Seattle area communities culminating in a public Harvest Festival.

Donations bins showcasing the Toll Brothers and HopeLink logos are onsite at Toll Brothers communities in the Seattle area leading up to the Harvest Festival on Nov.

7. All donations from the event will be given to HopeLink to help better our local community.

“Toll Brothers is honored to support HopeLink’s efforts in improving the local community,” said Division President Kelley Moldstad. “Each of our communities will be acting as a donation site to help raise needed items such as canned foods, clothing, toiletries, etc. With everyone joining in, we hope we can aid HopeLink in their efforts to make a difference.”

Toll Brothers invites everyone to visit any of the Seattle area communities to get involved in the donation drive. The Harvest Festival will be open to the public and held on Nov. 7. Each community will provide a fun fall-themed activity including latte carts, pumpkin painting, a petting zoo, hay wagon rides, pony rides, and more.

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Annual Turkey Trot 5K run and walk in Kirkland, Nov. 22 Hopelink’s 15th annual Turkey Trot 5K family fun run and walk is a fun and festive preThanksgiving tradition in Kirkland.

This year’s event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 22, beginning at Marina Park.

Join more than 1,000 families and individuals - and even puppies - who get together every year to have fun and raise money to help low-income families, seniors and children in north and east King County.

The course follows the shores of Lake Washington from Marina Park to Carillon Point and back.

Money raised will provide emergency services during the winter months.

The cost to join is $25-40, which goes to Hopelink.

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Judah Wessel scored twice during the Kirkland-based Providence Highlanders boys soccer team game on Saturday.

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The Providence Highlanders boys soccer team is a force to be reckoned with this post season, as made evident by their 7-0 victory against the Christian Faith Eagles during the first round of the Tri-District tournament on Saturday.

Joe Moisant opened up the scoring near the 20th minute by heading a corner kick from central midfielder Landon Butaud into the back of the goal.

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The victory guarantees the Highlanders a spot in the state quarterfinals, but right now their focus falls to their next opponent in the Tri-District Tournament, the Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes.

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Email us your cover letwww.soundpublishter, resume, and include ing.com five examples of your DRIVER (Class B) best work showcasing Sound Publishing, Inc. is your reporting skills and looking for an experi- writing chops to: enced truck driver with a careers@ CDL-B to drive out of soundpublishing.com Paine Field area in EverPlease be sure to note: ett, WA. Must have exATTN: BKRREP cellent driving record, be in the subject line. able to lift 50 lbs and load/unload truck. Posior mail to: tion is Full-Time, 40 hrs Sound Publishing, Inc., a week and include ex19426 68th Avenue S. cellent benefits. The Kent, WA 98032, schedule varies and reATTN: BKRREP quires flexibility. Must have knowledge of the Puget Sound area. Must Sound Publishing is an provide current copy of Equal Opportunity Emdriving abstract at time p l o y e r ( E O E ) a n d o f i n t e r v i ew. P l e a s e strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace. email application to hr@soundpublishing.com Check out our website to find out more about us! or mail to www.soundpublishHR Dept/DREPR, ing.com Sound Publishing, Inc, 11323 Commando R W, Reach thousands of Unit Main, readers with one call Everett, WA 98204 1-800-388-2527 E.O.E.

Sound Publishing, Inc. has a Creative Artist position available at our Print Facility in Everett, WA. Position is FT and the schedule requires flexibility. Duties include performing ad and spec design, trafficking ads & providing excellent customer service to the sales staff and clients.

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Please email your cover letter, resume, and a few work samples to: careers@sound publishing.com ATTN: EVRTCreative Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com CREATIVE ARTIST (Everett, WA) Sound Publishing, Inc. has a Creative Artist position available at the Daily Herald in Everett, WA. Position is PT and the schedule requires flexibility. Duties include perfor ming conceptual design for ads, logos, page layout, marketing campaigns and collateral.

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A K C B I C H O N Fr i s e Puppies 1 Females, 3 Males. Taking Deposits for Delivery , ready now.

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Dogs

AKC Yorkies, 4 males, born 7.5.15, vet checked, all shots. Will be 3-4 lbs. Tails & ears up, home raised, potty box trained. Parents on site & well socialized. $750.00. Ephrata, WA, (509)787-4775 or (509)760-8540 ammann40@gmail.com S H I H P O O P U P P Y, Only 1 left! Dew claws removed, wormed & first shots, littered and loved i n h o m e. To s e e t h i s adorable little fluff ball or call for more information 360-734-0101 C h e ck o u t Fa c e b o o k and Litters Of Love https://www.facebook.com/Litters-Of-Love-1222659021093066/timeline/?ref=hl

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AKC Lab Pups $550 $800. Chocolate, black & yellow Labs with blocky heads. Great hunters or companions.

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Family raised & well socialized, OFA’s lineage, first shots, de-wormed and vet checked. Parents on site. Great service animals especially PTSD. 425-422-2428 https://www.facebook. com/Autumn-Acres-Labradors957711704292269/timeline/?notif_t=fbpage_fan_invite

Dogs

Bazaars/Craft Fairs

HOLIDAY BAZAAR! Labrador Puppies, Chocolate , Blacks & and occasional yellows.

2 chocolates 8 weeks, 2 blacks 12+ weeks, ready now. Others available up till Christmas. Next litter available 5 males, 4 females Canadian English style. Ready now.

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Saturday, Nov 7th, 9am-3pm Handicrafts, Bake Sale, BIG RAFFLE & Lunch!

Wandering Creek 240th Street SW & 8th Place W, Bothell

Automobiles Classics & Collectibles

“GOLDILOCKS” ENJOY DRIVING this head turner classic 1974 VW Superbeetle! Nice throughout. Two tone bronze / gold, sport wheels, electronic ignition, upgraded fuel system, stereo AM / FM tape deck, good mechanical and interior. 30 year ownership by fussy old mechanical engineer. Detailed records available. $5,950. Redmond. 425-947-7907.

Automobiles Others

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AU TO I N S U R A N C E S TA R T I N G AT $ 2 5 / MONTH! Call 877-9299397

ENGLISH MASTIFF Puppies. Purebred AKC Intellingent, loving, easy going gentle giants.

Wor ming & 1st shots.

Pet price $700 - $900.

Registered price $1,000 - $1,200. Reserve now, ready before Christmas.

360.787.6937 GERMAN SHEPHERD A K C, s t u r d y, q u a l i t y pups raised in a clean environment. We breed for health, temperament t h a t m a ke s ex c e l l e n t family companions to love and protect their family. Parents onsite, OFA hips and elbows good.

RedOakShepherds.com 3 6 0 . 2 6 2 . 0 7 0 6 , 360.520.6187 GOLDEN DOODLE PUPPIES never-heard o f p r i c e ! B oy s $ 6 0 0 .

Girls $800. Highly intellig e n t . Wo n d e r f u l w i t h children; not just a pet, but one of the family.

Non-shedding, wormed, shots. Sire is a Blonde Standard medium Pood l e. D a m e i s a s m a l l Golden Retriever. Male 1 yr old Golden Retriever $300. 360-652-7148.

PUPPY KISSES FOR SALE Bernese Mountain Dog cross puppies. 7 available; 5 boys and 2 girls. Super cute! Great family dogs! Both parents on site. $400 ea.

Details, call Christine 360-858-1451. www.facebook.com/ SeedMountainFarm www.facebook.com/SeedMountainFarm

garage sales - WA Bazaars/Craft Fairs

HOLIDAY BAZAAR Green Acres Mobile Home Park Sat, Nov 7th, 9am-3pm Food, Crafts, Gifts & Rummage Sale too.

23825 15th Ave SE, Bothell, WA. 98021.

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transportation Auto Events/ Auctions

Abandoned Vehicle Auction 17611 NE 70th ST #5 Redmond WA November 12th 2015 Preview time 09:30 Auction time 11:30 Ibsen Towing RTTO 5051 & 5364 22 Vehicles 425-644-2575 Whether you’re buying or selling, the Classifieds has it all. From automobiles and employment to real estate and household goods, you’ll find everything you need 24 hours a day at www.SoundClassifieds.com

SUPERIOR TOWING

RTTO 5278 17611 NE 70th ST, Redmond WA 98052.

Thursday,11/12/15, 12:30 PM Abandoned Car Auction (17 VEHICLES)

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2005 VOLVO S60, 2.5 Turbo. Low mileage! 4 door white sedan w/ sun roof and power seats.

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Safe, well built car. Asking $6,900. Bainbridge 206-780-2328.

Vehicles Wanted

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Sound Publishing seeks a regional editor to oversee the Bellevue Reporter, Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter, and Mercer Island Reporter newspapers.

We’re looking for an energetic, creative, outgoing editor who can oversee a small staff, manage three weekly print deadlines and keep readers attention on a daily basis through our websites and on social media. Must be passionate about local news and be involved in the community. This position involves writing, copy editing, layout, photography, videography and online content management. Our office additionally produces several special advertising sections that occasionally require content from the editorial team — the qualified applicant must be able to schedule these sections into regular workflow with speed, efficiency and open communication.

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