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Issaquah family hospitalized for CO poisoning
Longtime Plateau resident Wally Pereyra stands in Zaccuse Creek in late July. Pereyra hopes the kokanee will one day spawn in this stream, which runs through part of his property east of Lake Sammamish. Currently, the freshwater fish only spawn in three creeks that lead into Lake Sammamish.
BY DANIEL NASH ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
An Issaquah family of six was hospitalized Nov. 7 after being poisoned by carbon monoxide in their home. Eastside Fire and Rescue firefighters responded to Northeast High Street Saturday morning after receiving a call for medical assistance at the family’s home. Firefighters identified the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. The cause was determined to be a car left running in the garage. Firefighters closed the street while they investigated and ventilated the home.
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Zaccuse Creek could prove a boon for kokanee Resident aims to rehabilitate creek, needs city’s help
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BY MEGAN CAMPBELL ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
There isn’t a paved path to Zaccuse Creek from Wally Pereyra’s place. After ducking under low branches, pushing through chest-high blackberries and stepping over a buried barbed wire fence, the path eventually opens to reveal a stream in perfect condition for spawning kokanee, a freshwater cousin of sockeye salmon, Pereyra said. It was about 2 p.m. on a late July day. The sun sat high above, but the trees’ outstretched limbs, with
chilled spring-fed water running below, provided relief from the summer’s record-setting heat. Pereyra bends down, reveling in the condition of the stream — it’s beautiful. For the past 42 years, Pereyra has lived just east of Lake Sammamish, slowly buying up neighboring land to protect the surrounding environment. Most recently, he acquired 13 acres to include Zaccuse Creek. Ebright Creek, a kokaneebearing stream, also runs through Pereyra’s property. Ebright is one of three steams kokanee return to in the fall to lay their eggs. “From a population health standpoint, that’s really dangerous,” said David St. John, coordinator and chair of the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Work Group. SEE CREEK, 7
City council elections update BY MEGAN CAMPBELL ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
As of Wednesday, King County Elections staff counted more than 440,753 votes submitted in the November election. Results in all area races will not be official until certified Nov. 24.
On Tuesday, a pair of adult kokanee swim in Ebright Creek, which also runs through resident Wally Pereyra’s property. Ebright is one of three creeks the freshwater fish return to in the fall in order to lay eggs. More on the kokanee’s return on page 6.
Sammamish City Council race results: • Position 2: Christie Malchow leads with 58.65 percent to Mark Cross’ 41.22 percent, with 8,926 votes counted. • Position 4: Incumbent Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo has 83.36 percent approval to Hank Klein’s 16.07 percent, 8,532 votes tallied. • Position 6: Mayor Tom Vance trails with 45.87 percent to opponent Tom Hornish’s 53.96 percent, with 8,795 votes counted so far. SEE UPDATE, 3
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