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Juanita advances to quarterfinals behind Ahmed’s 6 TDs

Running back torches Columbia River for 230 yards in 57-7 win, Rebels play Blanchet tomorrow night in Seattle in state playoff

BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com

The Juanita High School football team advanced to the second round of the state playoffs by crushing Columbia River, 57-7, on Saturday in Vancouver, Wash.

The Rebels were led by running back Salvon Ahmed, who racked up 230 yards and six touchdowns.

“I’ve seen a lot of football in my years of coaching

and a lot of great performances,” said Juanita High School head football coach Lele Te’o. “Salvon’s night on Saturday was amazing to witness and be a part of.”

Ahmed began the game with a 54-yard touchdown run and never slowed down.

Columbia River scored its only points of the game during the first quarter, but the Rebels took a 23-7 lead into halftime.

The Rebels put the game

away with 34 third-quarter points. Ahmed and his blockers managed to score on three separate plays of more than 40 yards each.

“We scored five TD’s in eight plays during the third quarter,” Te’o said.

Ahmed would finish the game with his longest scoring run of the

contest, 57 yards.

Te’o said that the offensive line did a good job making blocks after their initial assignments on the line of scrimmage.

“Our offensive line did a really good job of getting to the next level and trusting each other,” Te’o said.

“Salvon has always put a lot

of faith in those guys to get it done and they continue to block hard for him. They get so excited to see him score and work really hard because they know that if they get to where they need to be, that Salvon will make something happen. I couldn’t be more proud of all of those guys. It’s a great group of kids.”

For Ahmed, he has scored a total of 10 touchdowns in the past two games alone.

City prepares to lobby Sound Transit about its easement on CKC

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

Kirkland city officials have found themselves between a rock and a hard place over possible rapid transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC).

The biggest complicating factor in the discussion is that while the city owns the CKC, Sound Transit’s easement rights supersedes their ownership.

Sound Transit ultimately has the authority to place whatever the organization wants, or not, on the corridor.

At the moment, the city is trying to lobby Sound Transit to get bus rapid transit (BRT) on the CKC as part of their 2016 ST3 ballot measure for voter approval. Kirkland officials envision electric buses on a road running parallel to the trail.

At the same time, the city is simultaneously trying to address concerns by residents, many of whom feel the plans have come up suddenly and left little time for discussion.

Yesterday, city officials held an open meeting for residents to bring questions or express their thoughts (after Reporter deadline).

While the CKC masterplan envisions transit on the corridor, it doesn’t specify precisely what type of transit or what kind the city would like to see.

City Manager Kurt Triplett said that this situation puts the city in a dicey position that could result in a rapid transit system not best suited for Kirkland commuters. Additionally, he said that anticipated growth, along with current traffic congestion, makes it imperative that they get more transportation options in the city. Because Sound Transit ballot measure projects often take years, even decades, to actually get off the ground, he said they can’t wait for another ballot measure.

“This is the time to get Sound Transit service,” he said. “We can’t miss the mo[ more CORRIDOR page 3 ]

State playoffs The Juanita High School football team will play Blanchet at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Memorial Stadium at the Seattle Center.

Rebels quarterback Tavin Montgomery passed for 172 yards during the game.

Another big factor in the win was that the Rebels [ more JUANITA page 6 ]

From Oz to the Olympics?

Kirkland girl is cool on the ice

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

Kirkland resident Jenny Shyu strikes a pose while performing at a figure skating competition. A member of the Kingsgate Skating Club, she trains at the Sno-King Ice Arena in Kirkland. She recently took second at the regional Pacific Coast Figure Skating Championship and will compete this weekend at sectionals in Los Angeles. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO, Jenny Shyu

Kirkland resident Jenny Shyu has successfully found a winning blend of figure skating and ballet.

Tomorrow, Shyu will compete at the Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championship in California after taking second at the regional competition. If she qualifies, she will advance to nationals.

For the 12-year-old Finn Hill Middle School student, the second place finish out of 21 skaters is a vast improvement over her performance last year, when she placed 11th out of 22.

Jenny’s parents and coaches at the Kingsate Skating Club attribute it to a combination of persistence, dedication and creatively integrating her ballet experience onto the ice. Along the way, she has amassed other victories, including more than a few medals.

She first started skating at age 5, when her parents got her skating lessons at a summer camp.

“I didn’t want her to [ more SHYU page 8 ]

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Kirkland man recounts being attacked with spade fork

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

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t was a strange sight for Kirkland resident Ryan Hutcherson to see a man in scrubs carrying a spade fork down the road.

“I thought, ‘I hope he doesn’t attack me with that,’” he said. “Of course you put it out of your mind because you don’t think it’s going to happen.”

Watching the man from the bus stop between 119th Street and 145th Street, Hutcherson said he looked like a member of some boy band, short spiky hair and stubble. He was calm, and there was no expression on his face.

Approaching Hutcherson, the man said, “Hey, what’s up?”

Before Hutcherson could

even answer, the man stabbed him in the face with the tilling spade and then ran off. The spikes had struck Hutcherson in the mouth and his eye, causing him to bleed. As he recovered and sought help, he said a cop drove by. The officer was on the hunt for that man, who had already attacked several other people after leaving

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Directing the officer to where the man had run off, Hutcherson said he managed to flag some people down to help him and call for an ambulance. He was taken to the hospital. While the KPD press release said that none of the victims had life-threatening injuries, Hutcherson still had significant wounds requiring stitches. He was also found to have a fractured nose, left eye socket and left eyebrow, in addition to severe nerve damage to his front teeth. An indentation in his cheek made by one of the spikes is still there, he said.

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The man who stabbed him was later arrested

by Kirkland police when they found him naked and bleeding in a cul-de-sac at the 14300 block of 118th Avenue NE after he had jumped through the bedroom window of a home, where he had assaulted the female resident. The police were able to keep the suspect alive by applying a tourniquet before taking him to Harborview Medical Center.

In all, he had assaulted five people in a 30 minute period of time. Due to his proximity to Robert Frost Elementary School, police notified school officials, who initiated lockdown protocol.

An investigation is underway, but Murray said they are already looking at felony charges for assault and possibly burglary as well.

Commuters should expect traffic delays due to the annual Hopelink Turkey Trot to be held Nov. 22 in Marina Park.

The Lakeshore Plaza Parking Lot and Kirkland Avenue from Lake Street to the city dock will be closed to traffic from 5 a.m. until 3 p.m. The southbound lane of Lake Street from Kirkland Avenue to 2nd Avenue South will close temporarily at 10 a.m. for approximately 20 minutes. Commuters should watch for increased pedestrian traffic along the Kirkland waterfront between Kirkland Avenue and Carillon Point from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Hopelink hosted event attracts more than 1,500 participants each year and raises money to provide assistance to low-income families in east and north King County.

Event goers are encouraged to walk, bike, or carpool and plan for parking in advance.

For public parking, including the Kirkland Municipal Garage, go to www.kirklandwa.gov/parking.

For bus transportation, go to http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov.

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the city has intentionally ballot. developed and absorbed Also, Triplett said that growth in such a way as because of Sound Transit’s to put it in a position to easement rights, the city receive Sound Transit is very unlikely to ever services. further develop the CKC “We’ve been running interim trail until a decito keep up with them,” he sion is made on what kind said. of transit will go in there.

Sound Transit will Although the city’s create a draft of the final hope is to allow the curprojects next month, with rent trail to remain where a final decision someit is, with BRT on time early next the east section of year. The Sound CROSS KIRKLAND the corridor, if Transit Board first and when Sound adopted a list of Transit puts rapid possible projects in transit on the corAugust. ridor, their actual The short time-frame of design might require the the process is the result of city to move the trail. If the state legislature’s spethis happened, the city cial session, which lasted would be liable for all an extra 75 days, forcing financial costs associated Sound Transit to delay with moving it. their own examination “It’s going to happen of possible projects until sooner or later,” Triplett they received authorizasaid. “We want it to be tion from the legislature sooner, and we want it to to put a measure on the be right.”

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This graphic is an example of what sections of the Cross Kirkland Corridor could look like with bus service added. CONTRIBUTED, city of Kirkland study any lobbying to Sound Transit could result in a BRT that fits a general model rather than the most optimized.

“What you have to do is be a self starter,” she said. “And you have to go and show Sound Transit what you mean, because when we say BRT on the Cross Kirkland Corridor what they hear is ‘This is how we do BRT. It’s a 60 foot right-of-way. It’s this size of buses. This is how much its costs per mile.’

They have a huge machine that grinds out one model of BRT.” Triplett also argued that

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and lower costs, according to city officials. For example, BRT buses could go off the CKC and onto regular roads at intersections rather than require additional structures to accommodate a light rail system.

Because of this, city officials say they need to advocate in favor of BRT or else risk seeing a light rail system installed in the corridor that might not take into account Kirkland’s particular transportation needs.

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ment, so now is the time to take advantage of it.”

Earlier this year the Kirkland City Council approved a $250,000 conceptual design plan for a BRT they hope to present to Sound Transit in order to convince them to place it on the ballot.

Triplett said the design plan would provide the city with strong vision of what the BRT would look like in terms of scale and feel, which he said would be a smaller, less expensive and less impactful BRT system. The study might also be applicable if King County Metro ever decided to implement regional express bus routes.

While some residents are adamantly opposed to rapid transit on the corridor at all, others believe the city should not be taking a pro-rapid transit stance on the matter either way.

Triplett said that on top of trying to secure benefits for Kirkland residents who pay taxes to Sound Transit, the current mood on the ST board favors light rail systems, which he and other city officials believe would be less appropriate for Kirkland.

BRT has more flexibility, less impact on the surrounding neighborhoods

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What we talk about when we talk about the arts

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hy is the development of a vibrant arts and culture sector such an important element in the progress of the Eastside? It’s a fair question. After all, if you’re willing to sit in traffic, pay a toll, and spring for a $20 parking tab, there’s plenty to do in Seattle. But there are 600,000 people who live and work on the sunrise side of the lake and they can’t borrow their cultural life from Seattle forever.

About ten years ago, I came across a book entitled “The Rise of the Creative Class,” by Dr. Richard Florida, the Heinz Professor of Regional Economic Development at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focused on “identifying the factors that make certain cities and regions grow and prosper and others lag behind.

He began by examining the conventional wisdom that the key to economic growth lies in attracting and retaining companies, because companies create jobs and people will “go where the jobs are.” But his research showed that the creative sector now accounts for 50 percent of all U.S. economic activity and that innovative companies are being formed almost exclusively in regions that are themselves attractive to creative workers.

There are more than forty-million people today who are paid to be creative - designers, engineers, artists, writers, programmers and so on. The emergence of creative workers as an economic force has been so powerful that they now constitute an entirely new economic class.

These people don’t work nine to five; they

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think 24/7. Access to this critical mass of creative thinkers is what drives economic growth. They can best be characterized as a “mosaic society” – open minded, mobile, tolerant, and diverse, with non-negotiable arts, entertainment, food and cultural needs. These factors work to enhance a community’s ability to mobilize the resources necessary to support innovative enterprises, including everything from venture capital to nightlife.

As executive director of a large performing arts center project I spend much of my time fundraising for its $160 million construction budget. Frequently a prospective donor – someone with financial capacity and a community leadership profile – will tell me that they’re “just not into the Arts.” This response is usually accompanied by the explanation that their interest and passion are bound up in sports, education, healthcare or other worthy agendas. I have come to realize that what they mean by “the Arts” is

very different than what I mean. They may not care for ballet or opera, but I’ll bet that they make playlists, go to movies, and decorate their homes.

“The Arts” is shorthand for creative human expression in all its forms. The arts feed our minds and our hearts … and they help create the kind of community that our prosperity and the futures of our kids depends on. If we care about these things, we’d better care about the arts and nurture the Eastside organizations that provide them.

John Haynes is Executive Director and CEO of Performing Arts Center Eastside/Tateuchi Center, a 2,000-seat, regional project being developed in downtown Bellevue. He served previously as President of the California Center for the Arts, Director of Performing Arts at the University of Notre Dame and President of the Western Alliance of Arts Administrators.

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I’m writing to express significant concern with what appears to be the city’s plan to lobby for bus rapid transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC). In fact, as articulated at the council meeting on Nov. 4, the expectation is a bus every two or three minutes.

What I ask for is transparency on behalf of the city and a willingness to listen to the voice of the citizens. I understand mass transit on the CKC has always been in the city’s plan, with encouragement from big business and developers (who seem to now have a greater say than residents) but I’ve questioned, throughout the CKC planning process, how much the views and opinions of the citizens of Kirkland have seemingly had little impact.

Bus rapid transit on the corridor wasn’t even an option for Sound Transit to study, until it suddenly appeared as a new project, a change if you will, on Aug. 27 of this year. It was something that had not been discussed, until Mayor [Amy] Walen suggested this on July 8. I’m in agreement with many that light rail is expensive and a long shot. What hasn’t been answered is why ruining this resource is even an option.

Next came the $250,000 investment for a sales piece and lobbying effort which speaks to the needs wants and desires of “Kirkland officials, businesses and residents.” In all due respect, I can’t

help but think that this is the exact order of priority through 7 p.m. We noted that the north end of Holmes Point Drive was closed, and thanks that city officials and staff had in mind as they’ve to the emergency crews working all day on attempted to push this through. Kirkland offirepairing the damage. No surprise, my consultcial, businesses and sadly and last, residents. The ing work came to a nearly complete halt except brochure encouraged citizen comment, but due to a few items I could handle via mobile phone. I an administrative error, only addresses ending in “kirklandwa.gov” could successfully send feedback. pay a higher price for having business coverage; A local Kirkland blog recently posted an interac- likewise I pay business tax for Kirkland, which was not the case when we were unincorporated tive poll that asked, “Does your vision of the Cross King County.

Kirkland Corridor include buses?” It may not be We also noted that the North end of the most scientific poll, but the results have Holmes point Drive is a general point of been overwhelming. 469 people have cast KIRKLAND concern. We had a nearly full day power their ballot. This is an issue that Kirkland outage in August also due to power line residents are very passionate about. 469 issues on the north end. people (and you can only vote once, I Therefore, I would like to ask you and tried). Just over 84 percent said no and 16 the copied stakeholders to consider mitipercent said yes. Coming off of election day, I gating and minimizing future risk to improve would say those are pretty impressive numbers. the security of power and Internet lines. At As citizens of this city, we deserve better. The Cross Kirkland Corridor is a true community gem. the same time, it would improve the safety of people in cars and on bikes using the north end.

Bus rapid transit belongs on I-405 with connecI could imagine that putting the lines below the tions from that area to the downtown core. This is where Kirkland’s conversations with Sound Transit ground would go a long way; in contrast to the north end, the south end with power lines in the need to be focused. ground is not affected at least not during the 10 Gary Greenberg, Kirkland years I live here. If you just see the erratic flow of the utility lines and poles at the north end, I am not surprised about the high number of issues.

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Buses on CKC is a Kirkland City Council generated idea Few are disputing the need for high capacity transit in Kirkland to overcome the Kirkland crawl. But plopping it on the corridor with ST3 is a council-generated idea. For validation of these plans to put buses or trains on the corridor, the city council leans heavily on the community-vetted Kirkland Corridor Master Plan - which, upon close reading, actually tells a quite different story.

In the Intro (Section 1.0), where community requests are listed, trains and buses aren’t even mentioned. In Section 2.5 where it gets into details, transit on the corridor IS mentioned... like this: • “may one day include high capacity transit.”

• “If and when the corridor is determined to be an appropriate home for transit... the city is committed to welcome it.”

Now, if you listen closely to the Kirkland Public Works presentations, you hear phrases like “high capacity transit on the corridor was always a priority” and “a main reason for purchasing the corridor.” So ultimately, what we have is a recent public promise to approach corridor transit one way and a city council that is already pushing heavily another direction - to the point of arbitrarily funding its own conceptual design document for Sound Transit lobbying with $250,000 of your tax dollars. Apparently, determining whether transit is even appropriate on the corridor isn’t for Kirkland residents to decide.

With or without BRT on the corridor, Kirkland will need priority city lanes for frequent buses that don’t get stuck in car traffic. So build them, Council. That alone will improve traffic! And everyone else, it’s time to dust off what we agreed to about the corridor to keep the facts straight. Everyone should have a copy: http://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/ Cross+Kirkland+Corridor/Cross+Kirkland+Corridor+Master +Plan+Final.pdf

Corridor into a transit corridor is antithesis to the city’s stated mission and goals of “preserving the city’s existing charm and natural amenities” and “protection of the natural environment for current residents and future generations.” Changing the corridor from a natural trail will damage environmentally sensitive areas, bisect our community creating separation between our neighborhoods, and bring pollution into our lake and noise into our backyards. The City Council needs to listen to its citizens and step back from supporting transit options on the CKC so we can preserve the special gift of nature running through the heart of our city.

Kelli Curtis, Kirkland

No transit on Cross Kirkland Corridor I do not support bus rapid transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor. Yes, Kirkland needs more transit, but I see no compelling reason to put it on the CKC. The I-405 master plan adopted by all Eastside cities specifies bus rapid transit on 405.

A I-405 option would be cheaper, within range of just as many people, and could more easily connect people to jobs and shopping on both sides of I-405.

• Road infrastructure already exists on I-405.

• Simple stations like the one at Northeast 68th Street should not cost any more than adding stations along the CKC, and should be feasible even at Northeast 85th Street.

• The CKC option would require expensive safety improvements at crossings and elsewhere.

• The CKC option would require property acquisition.

• 405 is in proximity to as many, or more, people and businesses as the CKC. • A I-405 option would better serve both sides of I-405.

• I-405 is not significantly farther from Kirkland business districts (buses could just as easily get off I-405 and to downtown Kirkland).

• There are many more options for park and rides near I-405.

Bob Forgrave, Kirkland

Jeff Canin, Kirkland

Don’t put mass transit on Kirkland’s front porch

Pursue a better alternative on CKC

The Cross Kirkland Corridor is a 5.75-mile ribbon of nature that strings together seven of our important city parks (Watershed Park, Carillon Woods, Terrace Park, Cotton Hill Park, Crestwoods Park, Forbes Creek Park and Totem Lake Park). It borders ecologically vital secondary wetlands and environmentally sensitive areas, and crosses five natural drainage basins (South Juanita Slope, Kirkland Slope, Houghton Slope A, Carillon Creek, and Houghton Slope B), where run off streams directly into Lake Washington. It also serves as a riparian and wildlife corridor for our resident wildlife such as deer, coyotes and owls that are doing their best to survive in an increasingly dense city environment.

The Cross Kirkland Corridor serves as a “front porch” to our community. It draws our citizens out of their homes and out into nature where it provides a safe, quiet place for people to walk, bike, exercise, commute, experience nature and get to know each other. Use of the trail naturally fosters relationships among neighbors, which, in turn, builds a stronger, connected community.

The city of Kirkland takes great pride in its natural resources, often citing our miles of shoreline, exceptional park and natural areas within easy reach of each resident and our many recreation opportunities. Developing the Cross Kirkland

In my wildest imagination I cannot fathom why the city of Kirkland would support constructing two lanes for bus traffic, destroying some areas along the trail that are ecologically sensitive wetlands, and trying to integrate bus traffic safely alongside of a walking and bike path enjoyed by all ages that has become a signature green space connecting numerous parks and neighborhoods. I would request that this idea be rejected in its entirety, pursue existing alternative and better options rather than this costly plan to destroy the trail forever.

Vic Loehrer, Kirkland

Preserve Kirkland’s non-motorized transportation option Kirkland has been my beloved home for 21 years now.

Having come from South Carolina by way of New Hampshire and Texas, I value the opportunity our climate offers to have year round outdoor sports availability. I feel so blessed to live in a city that offers the luxury of a non-motorized transportation option. This is my home, and I live close to the new bike trail using it two to four times weekly for commuting, grocery shopping, exercise, and community building.

The non-motorized Cross Kirkland Corridor has been an amazing addition to our dear hometown of Kirkland. Wow! when Kirkland does it, we do it right. You have made the trail

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a truly enjoyable place to spend time. I remember in the beginning when it was dangerous to even walk on the large stones that made it up. I continue to encourage my Woodinville and Bellevue friends to “do their part” and make this trail all it can be by connecting our cities.

CKC is Kirkland’s 5.75 mile longitudinal park serving our community as a recreational and non-motorized trail connecting our neighborhoods, schools and parks. There are even incredible wine tasting/art gallery options along the Totem Lake portion of the trail, which allow a little imbibing without the driving - brilliant. Our trail is lined by a 50-foot greenbelt on either side, with thoughtful and important signage reading, “Environmentally Sensitive Area.” Would motorizing really protect our sensitive area?

Kirkland City Council members, I truly feel if you are using this trail, you would not even consider trying to “motorize it.” Get out there and enjoy it. Why spoil a good thing? Our non-motorized corridor will one day be Kirkland’s biggest selling point. We are headed for greatness. Don’t let short-sighted planning ruin a long term vision. We want to grow old here in Kirkland and stay physically fit and healthy, and this trail can be part of that. You are wise, that is why we elected you and placed our trust in you. Please don’t let us down. Preserve this unique amazing trail for our grandparents, parents, children and their children.

Constance Ballou, Kirkland

I support a mixed use CKC My family uses the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC) to take walks and ride bicycles. It is a nice feature of our community.

That being said, in all honesty, the CKC is a generally underwhelming blackberry-lined gravel path sandwiched between industrial parcels and backyards offering limited viewpoints of Lake Washington and the Olympics. The CKC would be improved and provide greater utility to the broader community by serving as a mixed-use transit/pedestrian corridor.

Upgrades to include some form or public transit would: 1) improve redundancy and reliability in comparison to 405-centric commuting routes; 2) offer convenient access to major employers along the corridor; 3) directly link existing and/or planned urban centers of Totem Lake, Downtown, and South Kirkland Park and Ride, with further connections to Bellevue and Seattle; 4) likely result in paving the CKC which would benefit bicycle commuters and disabled citizens.

I support a mixed use CKC and think it would be a win-win for our community.

Bryce Figdore, Kirkland

Council is on the wrong side of an important community issue Once again, the Kirkland City Council is on the wrong side of an important community issue and once again, the citizens of Kirkland have to fight against their own elected officials. I am disappointed that the Council authorized the use of $250,000 of valuable tax dollars to hire a consultant to do a feasibility study on having buses share the Cross Kirkland Connection (CKC)trail. That money could have been used to keep park restrooms open during the winter or to restore declining service levels in public works and parks.

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Teammate Megan Phillips placed 13th in diving.

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who haven’t played much during the regular season.

It’s fun to watch them play fast to the last whistle.”

Juanita now moves on to the state quarterfinals against Bishop Blanchet at 5 p.m. on Saturday at Memorial Stadium at the Seattle Center.

“The focus is always how we do things,” Te’o said about his team’s preparation. “Bishop Blanchet has a great team and looks very tough. We

will continue to focus on us and how we practice and prepare. I think the key for us is just to keep making plays and to be accountable for our jobs and assignments on the field.

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A long-standing Lake Washington High School girls 100-meter backstroke record was broken twice this weekend by International Community School senior Jayna VanStone of Kirkland at the state championship girls swim and dive competition on Friday and Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The record was held by current Juanita High School teacher and assistant swim coach Carly (Schulz) Parker, who was in attendance.

During prelims on Friday, VanStone completed the event in 59.97-seconds, breaking Parker’s 1:00.01 record and winning the heat to qualify for the finals on Saturday.

VanStone then broke her own record with a fourthplace finish overall in a time of 59.25.

Lake Washington High School girls swim and dive team member Gabrielle Rector finished sixth in the 100-meter backstroke

had no turnovers. Te’o said that the Rebels finished the regular season No. 1 in 3A KingCo in turnover ratio.

“It was a great environment and our guys were able to make plays when we needed them,” Te’o said about his defense, which had five turnovers during the game and shut out its opponents during the second half. “(We had) huge contributions from guys

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While at the summer camp, Jenny said she fell in love with skating. Contrasting with other sports, skating is in a colder environment, and she liked the experience of skating on the ice. She added that she also enjoyed the friendships she has made since she started, as well as life lessons that the sport has taught her.

“I learn things to help my life,” she said. “To stay positive and practice.”

Though she said things came relatively easy for her at first, and her coaches remarked on her ability to pick up new techniques quickly, not all days on the rink are equal.

“Some days are just bad days, so I have to work harder,” she said.

She started taking private lessons at 7, first competing in the Fiesta Skate at 9.

Her day begins at 5:10 a.m. when she wakes up to prepare for skating practice at 6 a.m. at the Sno-King Kirk-

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“I don’t need to wake her up,” her dad, Ming Shyu, said.

“I just turn on the lights.”

In addition to skating, Jenny also plays the flute and piano. She also dances with the Pacific Ballet Conservatory. It’s from the last pursuit that she drews inspiration for her current skating routine.

Previously performing to classical music, this specific routine has her skating to the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” using ballet-style dance gestures and motions to convey the various aspects of the Wizard of Oz, from the Kansas tornado to the journey on the yellow brick road to Oz. “There’s a lot of ways to do it, and ballet is palatable to the judges,” coach Jared Randolph said. “They (the judges) like to see girls that look like ballerinas.”

Judging for figure skating is based on the International Judging System (IJS), which gives points to skaters based on various elements, such as jumps, performance execution and the music selection. However, they can

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Regardless of how sectionals turn out this weekend, Jenny is looking to the future, hoping to eventually compete internationally, possibly at the Olympics. It’s a prospect Randolph said isn’t far fetched for her.

“She can fall and get up and still have a smile on her face and that’s what it takes,” he said. “She doesn’t let her mistakes keep her down.

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“I usually think no pain, no gain,” Jenny said.

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Lake Washington School District now fourth largest in the state

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ake Washington School District’s (LWSD) enrollment grew by 1,114 students last year, from 26,716 students in 2014 to 27,830 on Oct. 1.

The enrollment increase this year moved the district from sixth largest district in the state to fourth largest. LWSD passed both Evergreen School District and Kent School District. It trails only Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma School districts in size.

This year’s increase follows five straight years of enrollment increases. The increases averaged about 625 students per year, or the size of a large elementary school. This upward trend began in the 2009-10 school year after a decade of little change in enrollment.

“Redmond is growing quickly, but we are seeing growth elsewhere as well,” said LWSD communications director Kathryn Reith about where they are seeing increased enrollment.

She said while Redmond is showing the most growth, they are seeing higher numbers in parts of

Kirkland. Sammamish has been mostly steady, with some small growth, Reith said.

She added that the growth is at all grade levels.

The district began seeing significant growth beginning in 2009, though Reith said they had been seeing larger classroom sizes in the kindergarten and first-grade levels a few years before then. Because of that growth at the lower-grade levels, she said they are now seeing more growth at the middle-school and high-school levels as those students have grown older and moved up through the district.

According to an LWSD press release, part of the increase from 2014, about 339 students, is due to a change in the accounting process for students who are enrolled in the Washington Network for Innovative Careers (WANIC).

WANIC is a skills center serving seven districts. It offers advanced-level career and technical education programs such as fire and medical and health. Bellevue, Issaquah and Northshore school districts — in addition to LWSD — offer WANIC classes, which are

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Reith said as the host district for WANIC, LWSD handles the accounting and other administrative duties for the program. She said while this may be the case, it doesn’t mean all of the funds come from the district.

Also, as the host district, LWSD is now required to count these students in its enrollment.

“In the past, the state allowed the district offering the WANIC classes to include the WANIC students in their counts,” Reith said.

“Now, the host district (LWSD) counts all WANIC students. So a student may be from Riverview and go to classes in Bellevue and still show up in the LWSD count.”

She added that there is very little impact to LWSD classrooms: there is a WANIC building on the Lake Washington Institute

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Lake Washington High School offers culinary arts and American Sign Language as part of WANIC. Excluding WANIC and LWSD’s Parent Partnership Program, the district’s actual enrollment was seven students less than the

projection used for budgeting purposes.

Enrollment growth is forecasted to continue.

The district is projected to grow to more than 30,000 students by 2020-21.

“As our cities grow, so does our enrollment,” said Superintendent Dr. Traci Pierce. “We are fortunate to serve vibrant, attractive communities where people want to live and work. With

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A community task force has worked since December 2014 to develop recommendations for long-term strategies the district can use to address the challenges of additional classroom capacity as well as aging schools.

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Along with the first place finish and a Pokémon Autumn Regional Champion trophy, Kendahl also earned valuable Championship Points that count toward a potential invite to the 2016 Pokémon World Championship in San Francisco next summer.

Rotary, Parks Foundation donate money for Waverly Park The Rotary Club of Kirkland and the Kirkland Parks Foundation were in attendance at the Kirkland City Council meeting on Tuesday to formally present checks to the city of Kirkland

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The project is expected to cost $150,000.

Those in attendance included, Rotary President Rich Bergdahl, Brandon Honcoop of the Rotary, Patti Smith of the Rotary, Dana Nunnelly of the Foundation and Tom Neir of the Foundation.

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BY TJ MARTINELL millions of other GIs. Many tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com of the sketches follow in that same cartoonish exagf there was a quintessengeration, while others depict tial American GI during somber events, giving it a World War II, 91-yearwar correspondent old Kirkland resident feel a la Ernie Pyle.

Art Schladerman has The sketches a strong claim to the reveal him to be title. a soldier’s soldier, An engineer with portraying the ofthe First Army, he ficers as imbeciles, was the first man out even though he of his landing craft Art Schladerman didn’t think they on D-Day, June 6, were, while recount1944 as part of the ing many haunting events, third wave of troops stormincluding a firefight where ing the Normandy beachhis comrades were forced to head code-named “Omaha.” pull the upper part of a man’s Following the invasion, he body off a tank destroyer, was attached to General another when he played dead George Patton’s Third Army along with a wounded man and fought in northern when they were discovered France before eventually beby several German soldiers. ing transferred to the Ninth It’s not just his sketches Army commanded by Genwhere he has tried to eral William Simpson. keep the details accurate.

In all, he participated in Schladerman said he has four campaigns, earning the always tried to tell it as it was Silver Star as well as a Purple without any embellishments.

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“I was just a GI and I did what they told me to do,” he said. “We were all the same.”

His down-to-earth mentality matched well with what might be seen as a practical approach in how he viewed the war. Drafted into the Army in 1943, he said he wasn’t gung-ho about fighting.

“I had better sense than that,” he said.

Going through basic training Virginia, then in Arkansas, he later trained with the 8th Cavalry Reconnaissance Regiment in the desert between California and Arizona. He learned to be a radio operator with a recon unit operating with a halftrack. It was during this training he nearly killed an officer while on guard duty. Under a new policy, the guards were required to have live ammunition in their pistols. After firing a shot in the air when a jeep failed to stop in front of him according to procedure, a lieutenant driving the jeep got out, incensed, and tried to disarm Schladerman. As

he reached for the pistol, Schladerman accidentally discharged another shot, this one missing the officer’s head by a few inches. He was relieved by the Corporal of the Guard, but no punishment or reprimand was given (the scene is among Schladerman’s sketches).

The next morning, the regimental commander assembled the entire regiment and announced no more live ammunition would be given to guards.

“Though I was not named, everyone knew he was referring to me,” Schladerman reflected. “I never pulled guard duty again.”

After completing training in the southwest, they were transported to New York, where they sailed on the Queen Mary to England.

Stationed in Trowbridge, a town southeast of Bristol, it was there Schladerman first started using his spare time to draw sketches, sending them home in the mail.

“It’s always been a part of my life,” he said of drawing.

“I have always been an artist of some sort. I could draw people, and I have to say I was pretty good.”

The cartoons reflected

his perspective as a private, he said, and what it was like to be under the continuous authority of superior officers.

His cartoons were also inspired by pranks pulled by junior officers.

“I had a humor that was crude,” he admitted.

Eventually, one day he was ordered to report to his captain, who informed him about the Army’s strict mail censorship before showing one of his cartoons seized by his platoon leader, depicting “one of my best of a bumbling, buffoon and inept officer.”

However, rather than receiving a harsh rebuke, he watched in disbelief as the captain burst into laughter.

He then told Schladerman he could draw whatever he wanted. He would even get the writing material necessary. However, he would have to inspect the sketches first before mailing them.

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ly shipped out in his landing craft along with thousands of other men in 29th Infantry Division under the First Army as part of Operation Overlord, the planned Allied invasion of Normandy, he had no illusions about his odds of survival.

Just days before they left, they had received their orders. As a combat engineer, he would go along with other engineers as part of the third wave to hit Omaha Beach.

After receiving their orders, the provost marshall present then offered them two options; either agree to the orders, in which they had a 50/50 chance of surviving, or sign papers refusing the orders - which Schladerman knew was a certain death sentence in front of a firing squad or under the gallows.

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Providence volleyball and boys soccer show well at state The Providence Classical Christian School girls volleyball team battled to victory over Thorp-Easton High School during its first round of competition at the state playoffs on Friday, but lost momentum in their bids to upset former rival Christian Faith of Federal Way and Sunnyside Christian, Sunnyside.

The Highlanders bested Thorp-Easton of central Washington, 3-1, at the Yakima Valley Sundome and ad-

vanced to the second round of play for the first time in PCCS volleyball history. But a strong Eagles offense took its toll. With some close sets to their credit, the Highlanders lost their final game to Sunnyside Christian.

Although disappointed, two talented seniors are looking ahead to college competition. Co-captain Katie Adair will play volleyball for Cedarville University in Ohio this fall, and co-captain Hailey Ferguson is considering an offer to play at Colorado Christian University in suburban Denver. “All of us on the team are disappointed that our season had to end the way it did, but we made it farther than any team before us; we made history, and that’s something to be proud of,� said Ferguson, who is one of the team

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Meanwhile, the PCCS boys’ soccer team narrowly missed a slot in the state semifinals on Saturday after a 1-1 game against Crosspoint Academy from Bremerton ended in a PK “shootout.�

The boys led most of the way but gave up the tying goal with less the one minute in the game. “It was a tough loss after an even fought game, but through defeat we will only grow and become stronger,� said Joe Moisant, one of the co-captains of the team.

The Providence soccer team took first in state in 2010, second in 2011 and third in 2012.

Five NU men earn All-CCC Soccer Honors The All-Cascade Collegiate Conference team for men’s soccer was Reach

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Roo’s World of Discovery, a Montessori-inspired indoor play and learning space for families with children birth to five years old, has opened its doors near the Kirkland waterfront at 108 Central Way. Roo’s World offers a nurturing and peaceful environment for all children, including those with special needs. “Roo’s World of Discovery creation was inspired by my three year old, who has developmental delays and sensory issues,� said Michelle Landwehr, founder and owner of Roo’s World. “I created this space for families with children of all abilities to play in a peaceful environment and connect with others who are going through the same experiences.�

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announced Nov. 10 and five Northwest University Eagles earned honors for the 2015 season. Northwest University is located in Kirkland. “I’m really proud of our team and the guys for such a good season,� said NU Eagle coach Gary McIntosh. “We are never seeking individual awards, but the five guys are deserving and it is great to see them honored for their hard work and commitment by the conference coaches.�

Senior Brendon Wheeler, juniors Jacob Weaver and Kyle Zimmerman all earned second team, All-CCC honors. Sophomore goalkeeper Daniel Christenson and junior Odason Pelogi, were named honorable mention award recipients in a vote of the league coaches.

Wheeler, Pelogi and Christenson are all repeat All-CCC winners from the 2014 season.

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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.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE / SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER (EVERETT, WA) Sound Media, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking an exper ienced, customer-focused advertising sales account executive who needs to be the best and work among the best! If you thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where you can truly deliver value to your clients; if you are someone who is passionate about Social Age Technologies and understands the cross channel campaign strategies offered by an innovative, 21st century consultative marketing team; then we invite you to consider joining our team of professionals.

We a r e l o o k i n g fo r a confident, detail-oriente d , s e l f - s t a r t e r, w h o among other things will be responsible for: · Prospecting, qualifying, cultivating, and renewing client relationships resulting in sales “wins” for new or extended contracts; · Designing and implementing actionable sales plans based on performance goals and objectives; · Developing and maintaining favorable relationships among prospects and existing clients in order to increase revenue and meet individual and team goals; · Formulating customizable marketing communications solutions for each unique client through a thorough needs-assessment, ensuring recommended campaign strategies and related tactics meet or exceed client expectations.

Software Engineer: Design & devp customerfacing aspects of visual analytics sw prods util high- l e v e l p r o g l a n guages, incl C++, C#, & Python. Req MS or foreign equiv in Comp Sci, or rtd field, & 2 y r s ex p in: design & devp comp sw apps util high-level, obj-oriented prog languages, incl C++, C # , & Python; perform troubleshoot & debug to solve issues; design & devp test plans, test s c e narios, test cases, test reports & doc for manual & auto tests util APIs & auto test suites; p e r form load test, end-toend test, & unit test of sw apps & web svcs; & util relational dbases, incl SQL, SQL Server, DDL & DML queries. Position at Tableau Software, Inc. in Kirkland, WA. To a p p l y, p l e a s e e-mail resume to Jobs tableau@tableau.com and ref Job ID: SE3.

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We a r e l o o k i n g fo r a team player willing to get i nvo l ve d i n t h e l o c a l community through publication of the weekly n ew s p a p e r a n d d a i l y web journalism. The ideal applicant will have a commitment to community journalism and ever ything from shor t, brief-type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging trends; wr ite clean, balanced and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and institute readership initiatives.

Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to work effectively in a deadlinedr iven environment.

Must be proficient with AP style, layout and design using Adobe InDesign; and use the p u bl i c a t i o n ’s w e b s i t e and online tools to gather information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-motivated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rapport with the community.

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

Email us your cover letter, resume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to: careers@ soundpublishing.com Please be sure to note: ATTN: BKRREP in the subject line. or mail to: Sound Publishing, Inc., 19426 68th Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032, ATTN: BKRREP Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

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

Po s s e s s e s ex c e l l e n t writing and verbal skills, and can provide representative clips from one o r m o r e p r o fe s s i o n a l publications. Has experience editing reporters’ copy and submitted materials for content and style. Is proficient in designing and building pages with Adobe InDes i g n . I s ex p e r i e n c e d managing a For um page, writing cogent and stylistically interesting commentaries and editing a reader letters column. Has exper ience with social media and newspaper website content management and understands the value of the web to report news on a daily basis. Has p r o ve n i n t e r p e r s o n a l skills representing a newspaper or other organization at civic functions and public venues.

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.)

If you are interested in joining Sound Publishing and leading our editorial team at the Bellevue, Mercer Island, and Issaquah/Sammamish Repor ters, email us your cover letter and resume to: careers@ soundpublishing.com Please be sure to note: ATTN: REGED in the subject line.

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

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Position may require a bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience.

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Please note ATTN: BDS in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you!

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We are community & daily newspapers in these Western Washington Locations: • King County • Kitsap County • Clallam County • Jefferson County • Okanogan County • Pierce County • Island County • San Juan County • Snohomish County • Whatcom County • Grays Harbor County Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. We offer a great work environment with opportunity for advancement along with a competitive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401k.

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The job requires focus, attention to detail, quality writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to train staff and communicate with the public. The right candidate must be be an engaging coach and motivator; have to ability to communicate effectively with our reporters; and act as an informed sounding board for molding stories. Integrity and accuracy are a must.

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