Bellevue Reporter, November 13, 2015

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Tillicum to rebuild

City approves permit for Tillicum rebuild that will double school’s size

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REMEMBERING BELLEVUE’S VETERANS

‘Done to Death’ opens

‘Nobody has condoned any of this behavior’ Longtime officer caught violating police policy BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

Newport High School’s new play ‘Done to Death’ opens on Friday, Nov. 13

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Brewery in business

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Resonate Brewery and Pizzeria opens for business

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Wolverines earn fifth

This sign, sponsored by the City of Bellevue and unveiled on Veterans Day, announces to visitors in Downtown Park the loss of three sons of Bellevue in World War One. A bronze sculpture of a casket flag which was designed by Bob Shay, a veteran who led the charge to rededicate the memorial, is visible in the background. Victor Freed, Victor Hanson and Clarence Oscar Johnson died overseas during the First World War, becoming some of Bellevue’s first war dead. Story on pg. 7.

Alexis’ wish come true

Though she will be enjoying a worry-free Christmas at home this year, not too long ago, Alexis, 6, was in a hospital battling pediatric cancer. Now, Alexis wants to help kids with cancer. She is doing so through her own Make-A-Wish project, a three-minute long animated cartoon that helps explain cancer to young children. In her video, Princess Alexis is kidnapped from her home near the Marrow Woods by a dragon named Kemia. After her fairy godmother tells her she must fight the dragon, she travels to collect a magic wand that will help her fight the dragon, but strip her of her strength and hair. But, with the help of her fam-

Local cancer survivor creates video to help other children

BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

Bellevue’s Katherine Penner takes sixth place individually at state meet

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Deep in concentration, Alexis Hwa carefully copies the practice letter she had written at home to Santa Claus, asking for a bunny for Christmas. Placed on her small shoulders was the task of kicking off Macy’s eighth annual Believe campaign benefitting Make-A-Wish this year with her letter to Santa, and she wanted to make sure every word was spelled correctly.

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Four years after his disappearance, the Bellevue Police Department is continuing the search for Sky Metalwala, and may have new information to work with. Sky’s father, Solomon Metalwala, has reportedly give Bellevue Police new information on his son’s disappearance, police said. “I wouldn’t call it ‘leads’ so much as it is new information that he feels is relevant to the investigation,” said Bellevue Police Department spokesperson Seth Tyler.

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A longtime Bellevue police official abruptly retired late last week amid an investigation into an incident in which he used the lights on his police vehicle to avoid stopping at intersections while driving his son and two others to a school event, in violation of department policy. Deputy Chief Michael Johnson was reportedly pulled over by Sammamish police on Oct. 24 while driving an unmarked police cruiser and using its emergency equipment while off duty.

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