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Balducci pulls upset in King Co. Council race

BY RYAN MURRAY BELLEVUE REPORTER

In a surprising upset, Bellevue’s Mayor Claudia Balducci defeated Jane Hague in a three-totwo margin for Position 6 of the King County Council.

Balducci was floored by the results.

“I really did expect it was going to be definitive one way or the other,” she said. “We were Police rescue woman hanging off of I-405 overpass

either going to get our message across to the voters or we wouldn’t. But I was really surprised by the margin. I did not see that happening.”

Balducci was elected to Bellevue’s City Council in 2004 and mayor in 2014. She is a member of Sound Transit’s board of directors and has helped guide the East Link light rail line.

She is the former director of King County’s Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention.

Balducci will serve as mayor through the end

of the year, and will be sworn in early in 2016.

“I have a few things in the hopper,” she said.

“I’d like to continue work on a ballot measure to ask voters for the next phase of transit building in east county.”

In ostensibly a non-partisan race, Balducci garnered support from progressive groups.

Hague joined the King County council in 1994, elected as a Republican, and remained on ever since. She was also a Bellevue City Council member before her King County position.

Her 21-year tenure on the council ended as SEE UPSET, 2

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CHEER TEAM ADDS ‘SPARKLE’

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Interlake Saints cheerleaders and sparkle cheer team members pep up the crowd during an Oct. 28 game.

Interlake creates cheerleading team for disabled students

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David, who has Down syndrome, loved it.

“He really just likes being part of a group,” said Engen. So, it wasn’t long before he mentioned the experience to David’s teacher at Interlake High School, Heather McLean.

McLean, who is in her 16th year with the school’s PACIFIC Program for disabled students and is also the head cheerleading coach for the Interlake Saints cheerleading squad, almost immediately thought it was a great idea.

“I wanted something new to bring to the squad,” said McLean, who also coaches the gymnastics team. McLean had coached a student with Down SEE SPARKLE, 11

An extremely tight race for Bellevue City Council Position 5 between Vandana Slatter and Michelle Hilhorst may not be decided for days, as ballots trickle in.

Slatter was leading, but the candidates were separated by less than 250 votes as of Wednesday night as the two vied for the lone open spot on the city council.

Slatter was pleased with her initial lead but recognized later returns could change things.

“I am thrilled to be in first place and have faith that the voice of the voters will hold this result,” she said.

“Great government is all about a shared dialogue with all voices in our community. This is what our campaign has been about, and in the past months we have been energized talking with voters and listening to their concerns and ideas about their neighborhoods. I look forward to continuing that conversation on city council.”

Hilhorst remained confident in her campaign.

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3,000 vote deficit in the primaries, and I hope my hard work will pay off. I just know when I was knocking on doors, a lot of voters were waiting to send in their ballots. I think we’ll know a lot more

by Friday.”

Slatter was hoping to provide a new point of view on the council, while Hilhorst thought her civic experience made her a superior candidate.

• In the Position 3 race, incumbent and three-time city councilman John Chelminiak holds a 500 vote lead over Don Davidson, Bellevue’s former mayor and longtime council member.

While council races are supposedly non-partisan, this race comes down to the conservative Davidson or the moderate Chel-

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Those two races will likely go a long way in determining what political direction the council takes in coming years.

• In the third contested race, incumbent Jennifer Robertson holds a commanding lead over reformer Lyndon Heywood with 82 percent of the vote to Heywood’s 18 percent.

“I’m feeling very grateful to the voters,” said Robertson, who is seeking her third term. “Most people in Bellevue enjoy the high quality of JENNIFER life, and I think my message wanting ROBERTSON to keep it that way resonated with them.”

Robertson based her platform on improving transit options in the city, improving neighborhoods with parks and public spaces and providing affordable housing to the community.

• Incumbent John Stokes was running unopposed for Position 1.

JOHN STOKES He secured more than 98 percent of the vote.

City Council Position 1: John Stokes: 98.8% - 12,056 Write-in: 1.2% - 147

City Council Position 5 Vandana Slatter: 50.67% - 7,989 Michelle Hilhorst: 49.07% - 7,737

City Council Position 3 John Chelminiak: 51.49% - 8,221 Don Davidson: 48.36% - 7,720

City Council Position 7 Jennifer Robertson: 82.10% - 12,729 Lyndon Heywood: 17.63% - 2,735

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the District 6 (Bellevue, Medina, Mercer Island, Kirkland, Redmond, Woodinville) voters went with someone with a more liberal bent.

Balducci said she will get an idea of the scene before jumping into her new position.

“I’m not coming there with this huge plan I need everyone to start working on,” she said. “I want to learn the lay of the land. I’ve been around this council enough that I think I have a good idea, but I still need to figure out what’s ongoing.”

Hague told the Reporter that she has been honored to serve the Eastside and is proud of the projects and services she had a hand in, such as the Meydenbauer Center, Downtown housing and Eastside Youth Services.

“These projects meant a lot to me and I worked with so many of you for a Bellevue that is liveable and welcoming.

We stand on the shoulders of giants and we must continue to keep a vision for the future,” she said.

Metropolitan King County Council District No. 6 Claudia Balducci: 59.49% - 18,290 Jane Hague: 40.32% - 12,397

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King County’s Best Starts For Kids levy — a proposition seeking property tax funding for early intervention youth health programs — opened election night Nov. 3 with approval.

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Clothing displays at the new Bellevue Square Uniqlo location, which opens Nov. 6.

Uniqlo opens, offers alternative to low-quality fast fashion will likely be popular items at the Bellevue store.

The Uniqlo brand is all about simplicity, Uniqlo opens its first Northwest locaquality and longevity, the company says. tion in Bellevue Square Nov. 6, bringing They strive to keep their displays clean, what the company says is an alternative customer service high and clothing items to “fast fashion” that has filled many large versatile — call it the Ikea of clothing, said Americans retailers’ stores, but is quickly company spokesperson Jessica Nadaud. disposed of.

The first of the seven new stores filling The Japanese retailer specializes in high the space formerly occupied by J.C. Penquality, mid-price basics for men, women ney, Uniqlo will soon be joined by Zara and children in a variety of colors. They (opening Nov. 11) and House of Hoops, are also known for their heat-capturing a new retail concept from Foot Locker HEATTECH and quick-drying and light (opening mid-Nov).

AIRism textiles, and have featured recent Many of the new shops are expected to collaborations with french stylists or bring in more business annually than J.C. retailers Carine Reoitfeld, Ines de la FresPenney. sange, Princesse tam.tam and Lemaire.

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Alcohol delivery service expands to Eastside

BY RYAN MURRAY

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Imbibers in Bellevue are now able to keep their parties going without leaving the comfort of their homes.

Drizly, a national alcohol delivery service based out of Boston, is expanding beyond its previous borders in Seattle, where it has operated successfully for a year. The company is expanding its delivery area by 70 percent, reaching roughly 350,000 new customers.

Among these new areas are Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Medina and West Bellevue. Mercer Island is also included in the new radius.

Drizly was founded in 2013 by two friends at Boston College, Nick Rellas and Justin Robinson. The company delivers beer, wine, spirits and mixers within local liquor laws and partnering with local liquor companies.

Calvin Iverson, spokesman for the company, said the Bellevue expansion was one the company had been looking toward since day one of operating in Washington.

“The expansion to Bellevue and surrounding areas is especially great because of all of the businesses based in the area,” he said. “Drizly offers companies the ultimate convenience and online ordering capability for their next company happy hour or event.”

Drizly has had success in the Seattle area delivering local beers, including Fremont Brewing, Elysian Brewing, Deschutes Brewing and Redhook Brewing beers.

The company operates in Boston, Austin, Baltimore, Boulder, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., among other locations.

New customers can visit www.Drizly.com and use the code NEWSEATTLE for free delivery on first purchases.

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International company TimeXtender moves American office to Bellevue

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International data warehouse automation company TimeXtender is setting up shop in downtown Bellevue, bringing employees and management of the company to town.

TimeXtender is a Danish/American company which operates out of Aarhus, Denmark and previously operated North American operations in Redmond. The new headquarters will be in One Bellevue Center at 411 108th Avenue Northeast.

Romi Mahajan, chief marketing officer for TimeXtender, said the company was filling an important vacuum and was succeeding because of it.

“Think about a company of any decent size and the ton of information it needs stored,” he said. “That could be financial information, customer information, market information. We store more and more data. We can access, massage and visualize that data.”

TimeXtender opened its new office Thursday, Nov. 5 with just over a dozen employees. The company hopes to expand to around 25 employees by February or March.

Company chief executive officer Heine Krog Iversen will shift TimeXtender’s North American base of operations to Bellevue and he will travel from Denmark to

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“The North American market is the key to our plans for hyper growth,” Iversen said. “We believe that by relocating our North American headquarters to Bellevue, we can support our projected growth by finding highly skilled professionals from this business region, an established, technology ecosystem.”

Executives were bullish on the move to Bellevue and the technology opportunities that would open for the company.

“A conservative estimate is we could see 10x growth in four or five years,” Mahajan said. “Now obviously we are a smaller company so there is more room to grow, but that’s not outlandish to hope for.”

TimeXtender execs said Redmond was a stop-gap measure, and one which was very successful for the company.

The dual-headquarters for the company have lead the business to be a “double-digit million dollar company,” according to Mahajan.

Bellevue has been the company’s North American dream destination since it started operations.

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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.’

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‘Semi rolls over between Arlington and Mount Vernon. - Washington State Patrol troopers said the driver of a FedEx truck that overturned on I-5 in Snohomish County Thursday morning likely fell 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 SEE DROWSY, 6

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n elevator conversation can be a great way to help your kids succeed in school. It’s a simple way to focus on your kids rather than the shiny new ideas about testing and teacher accountability.

Few of this season’s shiny new educational ideas are likely to benefit kids who are in school right now. Some, like the ill-conceived WASL, will go down in flames, some will quietly disappear and STEFAN a few might actually ULSTEIN help.

Meanwhile, your kids will march off to school to be taught in a classroom by a teacher. That hasn’t changed, and probably won’t in the near future. A few elevator conversations can make an end-run around all the shiny new ideas that may or may not work.

Great education comes out of relationships. You are busy. You probably have a demanding job, or maybe a couple of them. Teachers are busy, too.

A high school teacher with a hundred English students will have a hard time getting to know every student. Yet that teacher shares your deepest concern.

She wants your kid to get the best, most empowering education possible.

If you were to meet that teacher in an elevator you could say, “Hi, I’m Joe Smith’s dad. He says you are an interesting teacher.” The teacher will be encouraged and will probably respond with something like, “He’s an interest-

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ing guy. I’m looking forward to working with him.”

The elevator door opens and you step out. But in those few seconds you have made a connection. You have shown the teacher that Joe has a dad who cares. You have demonstrated your support. She now sees Joe as a member of a family rather than a face among many.

Now, think of the e-mail elevator conversation. I once wrote, “Ji-won wrote a great essay on Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning in Huck Finn. You might enjoy reading it. I sure did.” That took me eight seconds to write. Her mom replied, “Thanks. I will check it out.” Four seconds. Neither of us had invested much time or energy but Jiwon came to school the next day knowing that we were all on her side.

I get scores of e-mails every day and many of them are what my Microsoft friend calls TLDNR “Too long, did not read.” I can kiss away an hour of my day by composing equally detailed replies.

A short, civil note is a breath of fresh air. If we have had a couple of friendly interchanges I am ready for a polite question like, “Liam is having a hard time understanding why his essay is considered plagiarized. Any suggestions?” Now we can tackle a difficult issue as friends.

We all do our best, most creative work when we feel supported and safe.

When we are off balance, or afraid of somebody attacking us, the orbitofrontal cortex is compromised. We go into

Puget Sound Energy is exposing customers to escalating electricity bills. A poorly publicized fact buried in PSE’s draft Integrated Resource Plan is that PSE has an electricity generation problem, not a transmission issue.

PSE’s plans to address needed generation by relying on the open spot market (buying electricity elsewhere) to make up their electricity shortfall during winter peak demand. PSE is subjecting customers to a risky strategy – potentially paying much higher electricity rates on the open spot market, when demand is high.

Energize Eastside, a transmission project, will not address this issue. This is a double cost increase to all PSE customers – we will pay more on the open spot market for electricity, and our bills will increase to pay for an excessive Energize Eastside project.

If PSE had ratepayers’ best interests in mind, it could focus on the important issue facing our region: distributed emergency electricity generation west of the Cascades to satisfy

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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 first-hand 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 a result of driver who fell asleep at the wheel while driving over Blewett Pass. Suffering serious multiple fractures and a two-week coma, Mora barely survived. She spent years in recovery.

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Like drunk driving prevention 30 years ago, the only thing that will change mind-sets 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 Nov. 1-8 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.

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Incumbent Steve McConnell retained his seat on the Bellevue School Board Nov.

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PSE can’t have it both ways

How can PSE’s spokesman Andy Wappler describe Energize Eastside as “a local project to meet local needs,” and then use fabricated assumptions, like sending our local electri-

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McConnell won the race with more than 86 percent of the vote compared to Warwick’s 13 percent.

His was the only contested seat on this board. While the District 2 and 4 seats were up for re-election, no one took on imcumbents Carolyn Watson or Christine Chew, meaning there will be no changes to the school board this year.

cal power to Canada to meet an expired U.S. treaty obligation, or intentionally under utilizing local power plants PSE owns to create fabricated conditions that make our Eastside falsely appear to have a local energy reliability problem.

PSE can’t have it both ways. If Energize Eastside justification is for local needs only, then PSE needs to use a model that removes the fabrications and falsehoods.

PSE continues to use its mighty corporate wealth and weight to bulldoze the Energize Eastside project through a flawed regulatory

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The Shaw family have made it their mission to educate the public on the all-toooften tragic consequences of driving while drowsy. In addition to Washington State Gov. 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’ Office 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

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An allegedly suicidal woman hanging off of the I-405 overpass was pulled to safety by Bellevue Police officers Nov. 2.

At approximately 3:02 p.m., police received a report of an individual hanging over a guardrail on the I-405 overpass at Northeast 10th Street. Bellevue trafPhoto courtesy of Bellevue Police Department fic camera footage appears to show the An image from the traffic camera video individual standing on the edge of the showing the moment of rescue on Nov. 2. overpass with their back to the railing.

The first officer on the scene began Sanabria, can be seen approaching the talking to the individual, who was not woman and pulling her over the railing. responding as she was reportedly wearing While officers are generally encouraged to headphones. That actually worked to potry and talk a person down, the departlice’s benefit and allowed them to quickly ment stands behind Sanabria’s call. coordinate a rescue, said Bellevue Police “It depends on the situation and the spokesperson Seth Tyler. factors,” said Tyler, noting that the large “We train in crisis negotiation, hostage amounts of traffic below the woman negotiation, and all of our officers who elevated the situation. “She was not only train in hostage negotiation also work our endangering herself, but innocent motorsuicide hotline. So, we actually had an ofists.” ficer on scene who works on the hotline,” The individual is currently being evaluhe said. ated at Overlake Hospital, and her identity After attempts to talk to the woman, has not been released at this time due to 280945_4.8_x_7 10/26/15 3:25 PMPM Page 1 1 280945_4.8_x_7 10/26/15 3:25 Page one of the responding officers, Lt. Dave privacy concerns.

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Bad husband #1: The suspect punched the pregnant victim several times during a domestic dispute. When police arrived, the victim was uncooperative and lied about the suspect being in the apartment and would not allow officers inside.

However, police entered the apartment to check the welfare of the victim’s six-yearold son, who witnessed the fight. The suspect was located inside and booked him into jail for assault.

October 29 Anti-semetic sentiments: The victim works at the Glendale Country Club and stated that three separate voicemails were left on their message service that were derogatory towards Jewish people. They appeared to be left by the same person, but were not threatening.

He knows the drill: An officer was in the area on patrol when he recognized the wanted subject walking down the street.

Immediately upon contact, the suspect laid on the ground without direction from police.

‘Screwy’ driver: An officer conducted a traffic stop for an equipment violation on Southeast 24th Street. The driver used a large screwdriver to turn the vehicle off.

A records check showed the driver had a suspended license, and the license plate on the vehicle appeared to have been tampered with. A consent search under the hood yielded a different VIN number that returned on a stolen vehicle out of Renton. A search of the vehicle later yielded a number of prowl tools, stolen cell phones, iPods, a sizable quantity of meth and additional victim information.

The suspect was arrested.

October 30 Disappearing act?: Employees at the Tully’s in Eastgate called 911 to report that a female was in their restroom and was refusing to come out. They said that she entered the restroom about 45 minutes prior. After extensive verbal commands failed to get the subject to exit the locked restroom, a decision was made to

use a battering ram to make entry. Upon entry, no one was located inside and it appears that the door had inadvertently remained locked behind its’ last occupant.

False identity: The elderly victim received a call from a female pretending to be her granddaughter. The suspect said she was in jail in Canada and needed bail money, and the victim wired $600 to the suspect.

October 31 Masked marauder: The suspect refused to remove his Halloween mask while inside Lucky Strike in Lincoln Square.

This was a violation of the Lucky Strike Halloween dress code, so he was asked to leave. The suspect refused, pushed a security officer, and held onto the exit door. Officers were eventually able to remove the suspect from the premises, and he spent the remainder of his birthday in SCORE jail, without his mask.

‘Getting bounced’ is what tiggers do best: Kemper Security Officer was assaulted by the suspect while attempting to break up a fight between two females.

Suspect was wearing a Tigger costume from Winnie the Pooh and bounced his way to SCORE jail.

Halloween haunting: The suspect was trespassed in Bellevue Square earlier in the night after she participated in a mutual brawl on the skybridge. The very intoxicated suspect initially refused to leave after she spoke to several officers, but was eventually escorted outside. An hour later, the suspect returned to use the restroom, where she refused to come out. After officers removed her from the restroom, she went limp and had to be carried to the police van, and was then booked into SCORE jail.

Bad husband #2: The suspect punched and strangled his wife after he discovered she had cheated on him. He then fled to a Medina residence, where he was housesitting. Officers surrounded the house in preparation for a barricaded subject. An officer used her hostage negotiation skills to talk the suspect out of the house, and he was booked into King County Jail.

November 1 Not so happy hour: The suspect assaulted the victim in front of Sideline Sports Bar and fled on foot, then assaulted another victim at the Honda Dealership. An employee at Honda Dealership got into a physical altercation with the suspect, who also damaged another person’s vehicle.

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Bellevue is a highly diverse city, and according to city officials, that’s what makes it strong.

At least, that’s the claim in the city’s newly drawn-up Diversity Advantage plan.

The plan is intended to expand opportunities to Bellevue’s highly diverse population. According to the plan, not only is the diversity desirable for cultural reasons, but also for practical ones. Different life experiences, languages and ways of approaching problems are all bonuses for a booming city governmentally and economically.

The new plan recommends a more culturally in-touch city government, more public gathering spaces for people to connect and celebrate, the establishment of an Eastside homeless shelter, continued recruitment efforts to reflect the city’s demographics in the police force and fire department, addressing achievement gaps between different groups in Bellevue’s schools and increasing the supply of affordable housing. These key points, among many others, form the backbone of the city’s plan.

Bellevue is 33 percent foreign-born and more than 41 percent non-Caucasian, according to census results.

More than 8 percent of residents identified at least one disability, according to city survey.

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Initiative has been in place since 1993, said Mark Manuel, the city’s diversity outreach and engagement administrator. The diversity plan was approved by the city council on Dec. 8, 2014.

A preliminary plan was recently released. Work on a new plan actually began in 2010.

“We had recognized that not only was the community changing, but it had changed,” Manuel said. “We had to re-look at the plan and look at it with fresh eyes.”

Manuel, who began his position with the city in May of this year, said his predecessor had laid the massive groundwork over a 20-year career.

Kevin Henry, who recently retired as diversity coordinator, spent two decades getting Bellevue to talk about diversity and embrace the concept.

The changes after Henry left included expanding the team from one to three people and finding ways to increase “cultural competency” in Bellevue’s community. “[Cultural competency] is different for different organizations,” Manuel said.

“Personally, I define it as a set of knowledge, experiences and beliefs that frame how to interact with others and yourself.”

This concept leads to openness to change and new ideas, something which can have growing pains of its own, he said.

The team’s plan, drawn

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The three members of the City of Bellevue’s Diversity Team (from left) Elaine Acacio, Jennifer Mechem and Mark Manuel, are working to improve diversity in the Bellevue’s community. largely from community input, was presented to the city council in October.

It says that if a person or group feels different because of their diversity (be it culture, age or language) they will begin to distance themselves from the community. This can lead to public safety, education and economic issues.

“It can be an adjustment like anything else,” Manuel said. “We are trying a lot of community and work collaborations. There are people out there who have been challenged. Honestly it would be very difficult to implement something like this without some blowback.”

But for the most part, the drive to diversify has met with positive response, Manuel said.

By diversity, the team members mean quite a few things. Racial or ethnic minority residents, foreign-

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“Providing culturally competent services to an increasingly diverse client population is challenging for mental health professionals and social workers,” the plan states. “Human service providers often are confronted by a barrier caused by a client’s strong cultural distrust of government.”

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city government would provide ways for marginalized people to get assistance, or at least guidance, the team asserts, and that’s what Bellevue needs to try to do.

“Each of us has a very focused area,” Manuel said of the diversity team.

“Internally, we are working to do work that seeks to diversify our work force.

How do we set up systems that reflect our community?

That’s a question we need to address.”

The recommendations leave major work to be done, but the fact that the city wants to tackle the issue head on is a good sign, Manuel said.

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Jennifer Mechem, administrator of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VI, said her role was partially to make a plan looking at how well the city was making facilities, sidewalks and curb cuts accessible to disabled residents.

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BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

A special Bellevue Police team arrested two alleged identity thieves suspected in a string of crimes throughout the region, including at least one in Bellevue, on Nov. 3 after conducting undercover surveillance on the pair.

Detectives from the Bellevue Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team arrested Somaly Sen and Hong Phuc Giap after setting up surveillance on the woman, a spokesperson for the department reported on Nov. 4.

The team conducts plainclothes surveillance of prolific, active criminals and works frequently with the investigative units of other agencies, police officials said.

“This arrest wouldn’t have been possible without the tip from a prosecutor who recognized a wanted suspect with a high likelihood to reoffend, and requested police assistance with locating and apprehending them,” said Bellevue Police spokesperson Seth Tyler.

A prosecutor with the King County Economic Crimes Unit asked the Bellevue Police last week to help locate a suspect after she stopped attending a court ordered alternative to detention program, and failed to appear in court on three pending cases on multiple charges of identity theft. Sen, had three felony arrest warrants and was suspected of being involved in criminal activity.

Undercover detectives with the police team located Sen on Nov. 3 driving in Des Moines with Giap. Police arrested Giap for driving with a suspended license, and a credit card that had been stolen from a Bellevue burglary was found in his pocket. He also had a commercial check that had been stolen from a Seattle business in his pocket and Oxycodone tablets concealed in his sock.

Giap is suspected in at least one Bellevue burglary, and

BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

Hundreds of names have been submitted online for a new middle school in the Renton School District that will serve more than 500 Bellevue homes within the district’s boundary.

Students, parents and community members have submitted more than 400 names for the new school The district is building a fourth middle school in the Newcastle area.

The school is being built at the site of the old Hazelwood Elementary school and will help with continued growth in the area, district officials said. The passage of the “building for a lifetime of learning” bond measure in 2012 helped fund the construction.

A committee charged with sifting through the suggestions will provide the school board with a few options in early 2016.

Deadline for name entry is Tuesday, Nov. 17.

Entries can be submitted online at https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/namenewmiddleschool and three public comment sessions will be held around Renton and Newcastle.

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Several are hospitalized; no deaths have been reported.

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After finding a $2,100 diamond ring and receipt from the Covington Costco in Sen’s pocket, detectives obtained surveillance video that allegedly shows Sen opening a fraudulent account under another individual’s name at the Costco on Nov. 2.

Sen allegedly attempted to make another purchase for $7,100 with a counterfeit Washington driver’s license at the Federal Way Costco, and ran from the store after Costco Loss Prevention contacted her to question her.

Detectives impounded the vehicle that Sen and Giap were riding in, and will seek a search warrant to search for additional stolen property. Sen and Giap were booked into the King County Jail on multiple charges, including possession of stolen property, identity theft, drug possession and warrants.

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syndrome on her gymnastics squad for four years, so she knew it wasn’t a question of if, but how.

Enter The Sparkle Effect, an organization started in 2008 by Sarah Cronk at Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa when she was just 15 years old. They reportedly have helped establish cheerleading programs that blend students with and without disabilities in more than 150 schools in 26 states.

To become an affiliated team, McLean spent the spring and summer filling out a lengthy application, gathering letters of support from parents and administrators and interviewing with the organization.

The details of practice times, routines and at which games the team would cheer were up for debate and consideration.

For Interlake’s games, McLean chose basic cheers the crowds could do with the Sparkle team that don’t depend on the score of game and would be used for both basketball and football. The team sticks to junior varsity games and generally only cheers for the first half, so as not to overstimulate the students.

While The Sparkle Effect recommends starting with a team of three to five students, interest had grown enough that the Interlake team started with seven.

“Talk about a big community around you, right?” said McLean.

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dents, according to The Sparkle Effect.

Parents of students with disabilities report that participation on a Sparkle Effect team results in better school attendance and higher grades. Moreover, the organization says it has seen participants with disabilities more likely to eventually join additional school-based extracurricular clubs, like drama, newspaper, choir, and band and activities that fail to accommodate these students.

On Interlake’s team, McLean placed an emphasis on building relationships and making sure all students are included.

“I like Sparkle. You get to make a lot of new friends and it doesn’t matter if you’re different,” said Connie Banda, a member of Interlake’s Sparkle team. “They still accept you. In the hallways, they’ll come up to you and say hi.”

All of the cheerleaders are required to attend the Sparkle practices and do teambuilding exercises. Following a longstanding Interlake cheer tradition, both teams collectively conducted a start-of-the-season ritual normally done at cheer camp in which they each shared their goals and their achievements thus far while passing around a colorful string of yarn.

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Above: A group photo of members of the Interlake Saints cheerleading squad and Sparkle cheer team. Left: Team captain Brittany “B.B.” Stevens, center, high fives David Engen, right.

Students can often be seen on campus or at games with a piece of the yarn tied into their shoelaces, a common bond that the Sparkle team is now a part of.

“It’s like my family. I look at the Sparkle cheerleaders at games and assemblies and they have these big smiles on, it makes me so happy, I want to cry,” said Brittany “B.B.” Stevens, an Interlake cheerleader and Sparkle captain.

McLean has seen football players chatting with the Sparkle team members in the hallways between class. On the night of the Sparkle team’s first game – the freshman tailgate – Interlake Saints cheerleaders who weren’t on the field that night

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“It worked out perfectly that there were girls in the stands to help the freshmen students learn the cheers – it helped the sparkle squad and was really supportive,” McLean said.

As the season has gone on, there has been an outpouring of support from the Interlake community.

“At first, I don’t know if a lot of people in the community knew what was going on, but I have had so many text messages, emails, Facebook messages from friends, former peer tutors,” said McLean. “Adding our Sparkle team has been a lot of work, but it’s been rewarding.”

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Boeing in Puget Sound:

A Century of Partnership

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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?

TRUE. The Everett factory is like a small city, requiring its own fire department, security force, fully equipped medical clinic, electrical substations and water treatment plant.

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?

TRUE. There are 2.33 miles or 3.7 kilometers of pedestrian tunnels running below the factory. The tunnels are also utilized for operating the utilities and comes in handy during winter when getting around in the cold and snow can be a challenge.

Boeing employs more than 165,000 people worldwide.

TRUE. Their workforce is a combined total from within the United States and in more than 65 countries.

The have the largest mural in the world.

TRUE. According to Guinness World Records, the mural on the six factory doors is the largest digital graphic in the world.

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.

For Boeing, all three are covered.

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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.

Q:

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

A:

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.

Q:

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

A:

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?

A:

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?

A:

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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Tapping into

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.

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Neuroscience Institute opens at Overlake Hospital

BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

The new Neuroscience Institute at Overlake Hospital opened on Oct. 24 during the media center’s annual Eastside Vitality Health Fair.

The Institute combines the Overlake neurology and neurosurgery clinics in a new 7,000-square-foot space. The team of doctors will address health issues around the brain, spine and neurological system, and treat everything from brain aneurysms to spinal problems to migraines.

With the combination of the clinics and the soon-to-be-completed imaging center, patients will be able to see neurologists, get any imaging done and undergo surgery in one space. Prior to this, patients would have to go to multiple offices or buildings within Overlake Medical Center, or be referred to other hospitals entirely.

Overlake’s Neuroscience Institute is part of an effort by the hospital to compete in arenas for which they are less known.

The Neuroscience Institute has been in

the works for three years and is part of the hospital’s work to become not only the neurology leading resource on the Eastside, but also compete with the services and research conducted in Seattle.

Dr. Abhineet Chowdhary, who serves as the institute’s medical director, was recruited to lead the institute from CedarsSinai Medical Center.

“All of the advanced neurological care has been sent downtown, so our goal was to, one, get the capabilities of what you can get downtown out here. … The second part was to also be cutting edge and

conduct research, clinical trials and be the resource for the next step – thinking not just about what we can do today, but what we can do tomorrow and to be on the forefront,” he said.

Chowdhary and neurosurgeon Dr. Frank Bishop, who specializes in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery, lead various clinical trials with the potential to provide patients with access to new therapies before they become widely available.

Their team currently has 11 trials in the works relating to strokes, aneurysms and other ailments.

They are joined by neurological specialist Dr. Olav Jaren.

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Flynn exudes determination, competes at World Games

BY SHAUN SCOTT BELLEVUE REPORTER

Bellevue resident Mike Flynn doesn’t let Father Time prevent him from competing in his favorite pastime.

Flynn, who is 75, captured second place in the 100-meter dash at the 2015 Huntsman World Senior Games in Saint George, Utah in early October. Flynn clocked a time of 17.2 seconds in the finals of his age division (75-79).

Flynn, who ran the 440-yard dash during his high school and collegiate days, said he gave up running until his 60th birthday in 2000. Then, he received a flyer in the mail about the Washington Senior games — and the rest is history.

“I thought to myself, that is interesting. I got in shape and went down to Olympia where I won the 100 and was second in the 200 in 2001,” Flynn said.

In early 2011, Flynn faced an unfortunate setback that threatened his life after being diagnosed with colon cancer.

In May of 2011, Flynn underwent a successful surgery. During his eight-week recovery period, when all he was permitted to do athletically was walk, his thoughts were centered upon making a triumphant return to the track.

“I knew the 25th anniversary of the World Senior Games was taking place in October of 2011. I made my mind up that the most important thing in my life was to run in the 25th anniversary World Senior Games,” Flynn said.

After being cleared by his physician on July 22, Flynn began training for the most important race of his life.

“I knew I was going to have to bust my tail for nine weeks to be able to run,” he said. “Nine weeks is enough time to get in shape. I worked really hard, but never ran 100 percent

until the race because I didn’t want to hurt my hamstring.

I didn’t go all out until the day of the race and much to my surprise I ran a 15.4 and got third place in my age group. I was pleased with that.”

After taking three years off from competing, Flynn decided to make his return to the track this year. He pushed himself through a three-day-a-week workout regimen, focusing on preserving and developing fast twitch muscles throughout his entire body in preparation for the 2015 Huntsman World Senior Games.

“You have to keep the fast twitch muscles working. I usually run a lot of 400s and 200s, but I don’t run them that fast. I usually finish with five 100s at an increased speed.

I will run a 100 and then I walk another 100 before I run again,” he said.

The hard work paid off with a second place finish in the 100-meter dash at the 2015 games, even though his time was 1.8 seconds slower than it was four years earlier in 2011.

He said the pressure of having just once chance at the race is something he relishes.

“You only have one opportunity with your shoes on, 100 meters on the track and the stopwatch ready. You don’t ever lose the desire to compete. It is always there,” he said.

The spry 75-year-old is looking forward to making the return trip to Saint George in October 2016.

“I feel even more inclined to do this next year. I was probably 90 percent in shape this time and it still went okay,” Flynn said. “I’m going to keep in shape and I’m going to try to do the best I can next year.”

Shaun Scott: 425-453-5045; sscott@bellevuereporter.com

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Bellevue resident Mike Flynn captured second place in the 100-meter dash at the 2015 Huntsman World Senior Games in Saint George, Utah. Flynn is planning on competing in the World Senior Games in 2016 as well.

Squash World Championships are on the horizon in Bellevue Meydenbauer Convention Center and Bellevue Pro Sports Club will host the biggest squash sporting event of 2015

BY SHAUN SCOTT BELLEVUE REPORTER

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The Interlake Saints Cross Country team captured first place, compiling 53 team points at the 3A Sea-King Bi-District meet on Oct. 31 at Lake Sammamish State Park in Sammamish. The entire Saints roster will compete at the Class 3A state Cross Country Championships on Nov. 6-7 in Pasco. Interlake’s varsity roster is composed of Bryce Rosenwald, Matthew Roberts, Will Oden, Luke Beauchamp, Joseph Rodgers, Raymond Salgado and Dante Paszkeicz.

Beauchamp captured fourth place, Oden nabbed sixth place, Rodgers earned 10th place and Roberts nabbed 14th place individually at the Sea-King Bi-District meet.

A wide assortment of squash enthusiasts from all over the world will converge on Bellevue for the 2015 Professional Squash Association Men’s World Championships.

The tournament, which will take place from Nov. 13 through Nov. 22 at the Bellevue Pro Sports Club and The Meydenbauer Convention Center, will have 112 competitors in attendance.

Tournament director Shabana Khan said the qualifying rounds of the tournament will take place at the Bellevue Pro Sports Club and the main draw will be held at the Meydenbauer Center. Khan said she expects close to 1,000 spectators a day to be in attendance for the festivities.

“Over the eight-day period we expected anywhere between 7,000 to 8,000 fans. I’m really excited that people in this area are finally getting to see the sport. We are thankful to have this opportunity to showcase it,” Khan said.

“Our biggest fan base right now is from Vancouver, Canada. They are great fans.

This sport has a lot to offer and we’re hoping there is increased interest and

hope it becomes more mainstream after this event and hope we get more people playing Squash.”

Khan said tickets are $500 for a weekly pass, $1500 for a VIP pass and daily tickets are $100 per person until the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals take place. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at www.worldsquashchamps2015.com. Although the price may sound expensive, Khan believes fans will get their money’s worth.

“If you think about it $100 for the day, but you’re getting to see 10 matches per day, which is a lot of squash,” Khan said.

Shabana’s brother Murad Khan, who is helping his sister with the event, said there will be an expo hall committed to helping attendees learn more about the sport of Squash throughout the tourney.

“We’re going to open up an expo hall to the public where there will be squash vendors and a live feed of the matches so people can get an idea for the sport.

We’re trying to get as much interaction as we can,” he said.

Shaun Scott: 425-453-5045; sscott@bellevuereporter.com

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WOLVERINES WIN SAN DIEGO OPEN

SOCCER

Wolverines collect second place finish at districts

The Bellevue Wolverines girls Cross Country squad finished in second place with 83 team points at the Class 3A SeaKing Bi-District Championships on Oct. 31 at Lake Sammamish State Park.

Ballard finished in first place with 69 points (low score wins in Cross Country). Katherine Penner cruised to a second place individual finish with a time of 18:58.98. Camille Moore finished in 10th place with a time of 19:59.14.

VOLLEYBALL Newport nabs KingCo title

The Newport Knights cruised to a 3-0 win against the Issaquah Eagles on Oct. 28 at Newport High School in Factoria.

The Knights (12-3) clinched the Class 4A KingCo regular season championship with the victory.

Wolverines capture regular season KingCo championship The Bellevue Wolverines ground out a hard-fought 1-0 win against the Mercer Island Islanders on Oct. 30 in Bellevue. The Wolverines clinched the Class 3A KingCo regular season championship with the victory. Bellevue’s Anastasia Justus scored the lone goal of the game in the 70th minute of play.

FOOTBALL Winning streak continues for Bellevue on the gridiron The Bellevue Wolverines won their seventh consecutive game courtesy of a 45-3 win against Lake Washington on Oct. 30 in Bellevue.

The Wolverines (7-1) will host Ferndale in a winner-to-state, loser-out playoff game at 6 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Bellevue High School.

Interlake defeats Bellevue in Cascade Christian defeats KingCo tournament match Bellevue Christian Vikings The Interlake Saints clinched a berth to the Class 3A Sea-King district tournament with a 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21) win against Bellevue on Oct. 31 in the Class 3A KingCo tournament.

Interlake senior Courtney Johnson had 29 digs and Jamie Wagner added 20 digs. Erin Brown finished with a teamhigh 13 kills and Wagner added 11 kills in the win. Nicole Kramer had seven kills, Billie Harvey and Marie McHenry combined for 36 assists as well. Harvey also recorded eight kills and five blocks.

The Saints faced Garfield in the first round of the Sea-King district tourney on Nov. 5. As of press time, results of this contest were unavailable.

In a showdown between private schools, the Cascade Christian Cougars rolled to a 40-6 victory against the Bellevue Christian Vikings on Oct. 31 in Bellevue.

The Vikings (4-5) will face Port Townsend at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 in Port Townsend.

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The Bellevue Wolverines boys water polo team captured first place at the San Diego Open water polo tournament on Nov. 1. The Wolverines, who won the Washington State water polo tournament state championship in 2014, defeated Torrey Pines High School 4-3 in the semi-finals and conquered University City 11-6 in the finals. Wolverines coach Evan Kaseguma said it was the first time a non-California school had ever won the San Diego Open. Bellevue seniors Mina Abdel Shahed and Zack Rosmsman each scored 15 goals in the tournament. Mario Abdel Shaed also added 12 goals, scoring three goals in the finals. Bellevue goalie Ethan Wlaschin had eight saves between the posts against Torrey Pines in title game.

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The Woodinville Falcons defeated the Newport Knights 21-7 on Oct. 30 at Newport High School in Factoria. Newport dropped to 2-7 overall with the loss. The Knights will face the Hazen Highlanders at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Renton Memorial Stadium in downtown Renton.

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Gomez was selected as one of the 33 grant recipients across individual and team sports for female athletes in the United States. Gomez partakes in six different styles of snowboarding consisting of Giant Slalom, Slalom, Banked Slalom, Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Snowboard Cross. Gomez captured first place at the United States of America Snowboarding Association Nationals tournament in Copper Mountain, Colorado earlier this year.

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Emergency declared, new investments announced to tackle county homelessness

King County Executive Dow Constantine and Mayor Ed Murray have declared emergencies and outlined new investments to respond to the growing number of unsheltered homelessness in King County and Seattle.

Constantine signed an emergency proclamation for King County Murray signed a Proclamation of Civil Emergency for Seattle.

“Emergency declarations are associated with natural disasters, but the persistent and growing phenomenon of homelessness – here and nationwide – is a humanmade crisis just as devastating to thousands as a flood or fire,” Constantine said. “We call on the federal and state governments to take action, including shouldering more responsibility for affordable housing, mental health treatment, and addiction services.”

“Seattle is facing an emergency as a result of the growing crisis in homelessness,” said Murray. “The city is prepared to do more as the number of people in crisis continues to rise, but our federal and state partners must also do more. Cities cannot do this alone. Addressing homelessness must be a national priority with a federal response.”

Constantine proposed $2 million in investments, some of which are already pending before the King County Council, to address immediate human needs and the root causes of homelessness.

“Homelessness is an emergency,” said King County

City to restore wetland

BY RYAN MURRAY BELLEVUE REPORTER

A wetlands restoration project proposed by the city of Bellevue is one step closer to commencing.

Abe Santos, the utilities employee who submitted the permit, said the project was a simple one to help restore natural plants to a seven-acre lot. “We are basically going to be installing plants on the land,” he said. “We’ll be doing basic wetlands restoration to restore that wetlands buffer.”

The dogleg-shaped parcel of land is located just off 124th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Spring Boulevard holds a detention pond fed by the west tributary of Kelsey Creek. It is not a salmon-bearing tributary, Santos said.

Future plans for the site could include development

by Sound Transit and a perimeter trail added by the city.

Plants native to the area will be installed should the work be deemed not environmentally significant.

“The reason is maintaining the Bel-Red corridor,” Santos said. “The vision is to rehabilitate certain areas along this corridor.”

The project recently entered the entered the permitting phase, and work is slated to begin in fall 2016.

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Councilmember Joe McDermott, who chairs the council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee and serves on the All Home board. “Our declaration is like that for other crises – a call to action for the county and city and our federal and state partners to come together with solutions.”

King County already invests $36 million a year to assist individuals and families at-risk of or experiencing homelessness.

Last winter’s One Night Count found more than 3,772 men, women, and children without shelter on the streets of Seattle – a 21 percent increase over 2014.

People are homeless, on average, about 100 days. So far in 2015, more than 66 homeless people have died on the streets and in unpermitted encampments across the county. The state now reports that 35,000 people in King County become newly homeless at some point during the year.

Murray and Seattle city councilmembers outlined a $5.3 million package to respond to the growing demand for services. Seattle already invests more than $40 million annually to assist people at-risk of or experiencing homelessness, including single adults, youth, families, domestic violence survivors, older adults, and veterans.

Constantine and Murray cited the decades-long decline in both federal housing support and federal

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Of the six ill in King County, none are in the hospital, as of Tuesday, Hilary Karasz of Public Health — Seattle & King County said.

Three of the King County residents who have fallen ill are teenagers, two are in their 20s and the last is more than 65 years old.

Karasz did not know where in King County the residents live.

In all, there are 11 Washington citizens and three from Oregon in the hospital.

The King County residents sickened with E. coli ate at the Chipotle between Oct. 19-23, she said.

Out of the 25 reported in Washington, 23 reported eating at Chipotle in the last couple of weeks, leading officials to believe the outbreak is connected to the food chain.

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and state mental health and substance abuse treatment as significant contributors to the homelessness emergency. A recent study published in the Journal of Urban Affairs found that when rent increases by $100 per month, a correlating increase in homeless can be expected: 15 percent in urban areas, and 39 percent in rural and suburban areas. The study also correlated declines in safety net funding and population growth with increases in homelessness.

In July 2015, King County, the cities of Seattle and Bellevue, the Sound Cities Association, and United Way all endorsed a new four-year homelessness strategic plan. The effort, renamed All Home, includes more than 500 stakeholders – people experiencing homelessness, nonprofits, businesses, faith leaders, and residents. Their goals are to make homelessness in King County rare, to eliminate racial disparities, and, if one becomes homeless, to make it a brief and one-time occurrence only.

“This act of leadership by County Executive Constantine and Seattle Mayor Murray represents a significant step toward implementing the All Home Strategic Plan,” said Mark Putnam, Director of All Home. “Their joint requests of the state and federal government are action steps toward our strategies for addressing the root causes of homelessness, and support our goal of making homelessness rare. Their commitments of local resources are action steps toward our strategies for addressing the immediate crisis of homelessness, and making it brief and only a one-time occurrence.”

Those interested in joining the effort to respond to the homelessness crisis should visit All Home.org and review All Home’s strategic plan. you feel ill you should call us or your doctor.”

The type of E. coli strain in this outbreak has not been confirmed, but it is a Shiga toxin-producing strain similar to E. coli O157:H7, according to Karasz. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever and vomiting.

“It can sometimes result in severe, life-threatening illness and death,” Karasz wrote in a Public Health statement. “In general, anyone with bloody diarrhea should see a health care provider.”

Local and state health officials in Washington and Oregon are working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Washington State Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the outbreak.

For more information and daily updates, visit www. doh.wa.gov/Newsroom.

Or call Public Health — Seattle & King County at 206-296-4774.

Megan Campbell: 425-391-0363 ext. 5054; mcampbell@issaquahreporter.com

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NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL 30TH ANNUAL SKI AND SNOWBOARD SWAP: 3 p.m.,

GERMAN GROUP OF EASTSIDE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: 1

SECRETS OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS: 11 a.m.,

Newport High School, 4333 Factoria Blvd. S.E. Newport High School will host its 30th annual swap featuring 10,000 pieces of snow sports gear in 17,000-square-feet of display space at amazing prices. The event is open

p.m., Bellevue LDS Church, 10675 N.E. 20th St. Genealogy Speaker, Janet O’Conor Camarata, will be presenting “Google Tools Beyond Basic Search”.

These tools will assist in researching your ancestors. Visitors are always welcome.

Bellevue Library. This seminar will help families separate college admissions fact from fiction.

Grades, test scores, activities, and everything else colleges evaluate are discussed. Attendees will get straight answers about what college admissions

committees really look for and how they ultimately decide who gets in.

FINDING THE RIGHT COLLEGES FOR YOU: 1 p.m., Bellevue

Library. Learn how to recognize what types of colleges might be a good fit and how to evaluate the many factors that need to be considered.

LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: GAP YEAR STUDY ABROAD : 2

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Effective January 1, 2016, Republic Services’s rates for garbage, recycling and organics in the City of Bellevue will increase. For most residential customers, rates will increase between 0.71% and 0.85% before taxes and the King County Hazardous Waste Fee. For most commercial customers, rates will increase between 0.58% and 1.08% before taxes and the King County Hazardous Waste Fee. This increase covers the normal inflationary operating costs experienced in provision of service.

This past year, the local consumer price index increased 1.08%.

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In the Superior Court of Washington King County, Seattle Division DON KLEPPER, Plaintiff, v.

PATRICIA S. HENNESSEY, an individual, and JOHN DOE HENNESSEY, an individual, husband and wife and the marital community comprised thereof, Defendants.

No. 15-2-20431-9 SEA SUMMONS The State of Washington TO: PATRICIA S. HENNESSEY: and the State of Washington TO: JOHN DOE HENNESSEY You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 16th day of October, 2015, and defend the

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above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Don Klepper, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, Don Klepper, at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court.

This action is asserted by Plaintiff, Don Klepper for the repayment of that certain Promissory Note dated November 15, 2010 in the face amount of $25,000 together with interest and attorney fees. Plaintiff also asserts a cause of action as assignee of Defendant’s loan obligations to Barry Klepper in the total amount of $22,000 with interest accruing from November of 2010.

A copy of your answer may be served upon counsel for Plaintiff at the address indicated below: Dated this 7th day of October, 2015.

STEPHEN J. PLOWMAN, WSBA No. 21823 Representing Don Klepper 8048 NE 8th Street Medina, WA 98039 Telephone: (425) 233-0321 Facsimile: (425) 406-6889 Email: sjplowmanlaw@gmail. com Published in the Bellevue Reporter on October 16, 23, 30, 2015; November 6, 13, 20, 2015. #1439356 Superior Court of Washington County of King In re: Martyn Skorkin Petitioner, and Jessica A Budiman Respondent.

No. 15-3-05370-5SEA Summons by Publication To the Respondent: The petitioner has started an action in the above court requesting: that your marriage or domestic partnership be dissolved.

You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publication of this summons (60 days after the 16th day of October, 2015), the court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons.

In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final de-

cree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered.

Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form WPF DR 01.0300, Response to Petition (Marriage).

Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (360)705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http:/www.courts.wa.gov/forms If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time.

One method of serving a copy of your response on the petitioner is to send it by certified mail with return receipt requested.

This summons is issued pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the State of Washington.

Dated: August, 26 2015 Petitioner: Martyn Skorkin File Original of your Response with the Clerk of the Court at: King County Superior Court 516 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 Serve a Copy of your Response on: Petitioner Martyn Skorkin 12828 SE 41st Ln., Unit C105 Bellevue, WA 98006 Published in the Bellevue Reporter on October 16, 23, 30, 2015: November 6, 13, 20, 2015. #1440728.

Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Solid Waste Division Pat McLaughlin, Division Director of the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Solid Waste Division (201 S. Jackson Street, Suite 701 Seattle, WA 98104), is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities.

The industrial site, known as the Factoria Recycling and Transfer Station, is located at 13800 SE 32nd Street in Bellevue, WA.

Operations are due to start up on 3/15/2016.

Industrial activities include municipal solid waste transfer station, including standard curbside recyclables collection and moderate risk waste collection.

Stormwater from the site discharges to the City of Bellevue’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4).

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology concerning this application may notify Ecology in writing within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice.

Comments may be submitted to: Department of Ecology Water Quality Program - Industrial Stormwater at P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Bellevue Reporter October 30, 2015 and November 6, 2015. #1445799.

Quadrant Homes, Dave Mozzone, 14725 SE 36th St Bellevue, WA 98006, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Breva Townhomes, is located at 16229 Northup Way in Bellevue in King county. This project involves 1.57 acres of soil disturbance for Residential and Utility construction activities.

The receiving waterbody is Lake Washington.

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Bellevue Reporter on November 6, 2015 and November 13, 2015. #1463590.

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UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY CELEBRATION: 6 p.m.,

5 p.m., Bellevue Family YMCA, 14230 Bel-Red Rd. A fun, high energy evening of Indian dance and culture as we will celebrate Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights. Diwali is a Hindu festival that spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil.

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MOCKINGJAY MONDAY MOVIES: CATCHING FIRE : 4

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MOBILE OFFICE HOURS FOR CONGRESSMAN ADAM SMITH:

10 a.m., Lake Hills Library.

Congressman Adam Smith’s office will be hosting mobile office hours to make their services more convenient and accessible to you. Congressman Smith’s staff members are able to assist constituents with Federal Agency issues (Social Security, Internal Revenue Service, State Department, etc), provide housing and financial support resources, and help with federal grants.

PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS - START SMART: 6 p.m.,

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Bellevue Youth Theatre, 16051 S.E. 10th St. The event will showcase various performances from community groups sharing their stories of inspiration, unique perspectives and message of unity.

The event highlights the city’s commitment to our dynamically growing diversity and invites people to discover, celebrate and connect with each other.

FOOD LIFELINE BENEFIT CONCERT: 7:30 p.m.,

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Come and enjoy an evening of Classical music featuring one of our own local NW favorite pianist Carlin Ma. Refreshments following concert. Please R.S.V.P. due to limited seating. Non-perishable food and monetary donations greatly appreciated for Food Lifeline.

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Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy an hour of sharing worlds and words.

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Sound Publishing is seeking self-motivated, energetic Reporters to join our team!

The Renton and Auburn Reporters, divisions of Sound Publishing Inc., are seeking general assignment reporters with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. Positions are based out of the Kent office. The primar y coverage will be general assignment stories. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a reporter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to:

REPORTER General Assignment (Bothell/Kenmore, WA) T h e B o t h e l l / Ke n m o r e Repor ter, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general assignment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Kirkland office. The primary coverage will be general assignment stories. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work.

REGIONAL EDITOR (Bellevue, WA) Sound Publishing has an immediate opening for a Regional Editor of the Bellevue, Mercer Island, and Issaquah/Sammamish Repor ter publications. This is not an entr y-level position. The position requires a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, photography, pagination with InDesign skills. The position also requires experience editing and monitoring social media i n c l u d i n g Tw i t t e r a n d Facebook and posting stories and photo art to the website.

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• be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; • produce 5 by-line stories per week;

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EZELL’S FAMOUS CHICKEN IS COMING! OPENING IN THE EVERGREEN SHOPPING CENTER soon and we are looking for you to fill our team roster! We need HOSTS with a diamond smile and a warm, energetic personality to serve our wonderful guests! We need LINE COOKS and PREP COOKS to prepare our “Ultimate Souther n-Fried Chicken”, along with our fresh made in house side dishes, rolls and desser ts!We offer upward mobility, a progressive wage scale, high volume tips, free on-duty meals, off duty discounts and much more!

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• post on the publication’s web site; • blog and use Twitter on the web;

As a reporter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to: • be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; • produce 5 by-line stories per week; • write stories that are tight and to the point; • use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover; •post on the publication’s web site; • blog and use Twitter on the web; • layout pages, using InDesign; • shoot and edit videos for the web .

We a r e l o o k i n g fo r a • layout pages, using In- team player willing to get Design; i nvo l ve d i n t h e l o c a l community through pub• shoot and edit videos lication of the weekly for the web . n ew s p a p e r a n d d a i l y web journalism. The We are looking for team ideal applicant will have players willing to get in- a commitment to comvolved in the local com- munity journalism and munity through publica- ever ything from shor t, t i o n o f t h e w e e k l y brief-type stories about n ew s p a p e r a n d d a i l y people and events to exw e b j o u r n a l i s m . T h e amining issues facing ideal applicants will have the community; be able a commitment to com- to spot emerging trends; munity journalism and wr ite clean, balanced ever ything from shor t, and accurate stories that brief-type stories about dig deeper than simple people and events to ex- features; develop and inamining issues facing stitute readership initiathe community; be able tives. to spot emerging trends; wr ite clean, balanced Candidates must have and accurate stories that excellent communication dig deeper than simple and organizational skills, features; develop and in- and be able to work efstitute readership initia- fectively in a deadlinetives. dr iven environment.

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The successful candidate: Has a demonstrated interest in local political and cultural affairs.

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Understands how to lead, motivate and mentor a small news staff.

Must develop a knowledge of local arts, business and government.

Must be visible in the community. Must possess a reliable, insured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays) and 401K (currently with an employer match.)

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Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com Carriers Wanted: The Bellevue Reporter is seeking independent contract delivery drivers to deliver the Bellevue Repor ter one day per week. A reliable, insured vehicle and a current WA drivers license is required. These are independent contract delivery routes. Please call (253) 872-6610. or email circulation@bellevuereporter.com circulation@bellevuereporter.com

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Employment High Tech

Senior Software Design Engineer: Design & devp innovative mobile sols for Travel & Exp Mgmt.

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