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T-Mobile workers protest ‘gag-order’ policies with 15,000 signature petition

BY RYAN MURRAY BELLEVUE REPORTER

Local union representatives garnered more than a little attention as they waved signs and chanted in front of T-Mobile’s American headquarters in Bellevue on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

The representatives from the Communication Workers of America,

AFL-CIO and National Employment Law Project were at T-Mobile’s campus to present 15,000 signatures on a petition “urging the company to stop silencing women who speak out against sexual harassment.”

The grievance goes back to 2014, when T-Mobile worker Angela Agganis complained to human resources that her manager at a T-Mobile call center in Maine was sexually harassing her. She was asked to sign a confidentiality agreement and told if she spoke about the details of the investigation, she could lose her job.

Agganis signed the agreement, then resigned. She has since sued the company after meeting with her union, T-Mobile Workers United. She had worked at T-Mobile for eight years before the incident.

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to fill available job openings here,” the study reports. “While these concerns are most pronounced in the computer science, engineering and healthcare professions, their impact is felt by a wide range of companies — large and small — around the state.”

In the midst of this growing issues, local colleges are rethinking their strategies to prepare students to enter the job market.

Among them is Bellevue College, which recently hired jack-

The Bellevue School District is pursuing a partnership with Microsoft for Elementary 18, the district’s first entirely new elementary school in years, Superintendent Tim Mills recently announced.

“This is giving us an opportunity to envision and build classroom experiences that is really, truly integrating new approaches to teaching with technology,” Mills told the school board Nov. 17, the same day in which the district had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Redmond-based corporation.

Elementary 18, which has yet to be named, will be the second school in the district to work with Microsoft.

The company already works with Sammamish High School through their Microsoft Showcase Schools program. The 150 schools involved in the program globally use technology to drive a learning in a multitude of situations and environments.

“One of the things that we’re excited about is using the op-

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First graders at St. Louise School deliver donated food that were organized in baskets to deliver to those in need on Thanksgiving. Over 27 complete Thanksgiving meals were delivered to both St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Community Services. The annual project between the parish and the school has been conducted for over 20 years.

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Washington has great jobs available, but not enough skilled workers to fill those positions.

So says a 2013 Boston Consulting Group study on what they call the “growing job skills gap.” There are around 25,000 unfilled jobs in the state right now — a number that is expected to grow to 50,000 by 2017.

“Employers in Washington state express increasing concerns regarding their ability to find employees with the requisite skills

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Jeanne Stewart, president of the local branch of the Communication Workers of America, said she and the union were standing up for workers rights.

“The policy was only changed at her call center,” she said.

“We’re here to try and make that change and show our support for our fellow workers.”

Because of the ongoing lawsuit, T-Mobile said they could

not comment on the particulars of the case. Company representative Annie Garrigan did release a statement.

“T-Mobile is committed to maintaining a workplace environment where our employees feel safe and respected.

The documents referred to were solely intended to protect the privacy of our employees and the integrity of any investigations. We have already removed the confidentiality language in question and obviously can’t comment any further on any ongoing legal cases.”

After two findings by the Labor Relations Board in March and August, Garrigan said confidentiality rules had been changed.

Rebecca Smith, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project, said the company response was too little and underlined a bigger problem.

“We have to try to convince T-Mobile that gagging employees is wrong,” she said. “When women are victims of sexual harassment the company can’t just force them to be quiet.”

Several dozen protestors and union representatives waved bright pink signs urging T-Mobile to “stop muzzling

women” at the corner of Southeast 36th Street and 131st Avenue Southeast, earning honks and waves from passing motorists.

Kimberly Anderson, an AT&T Mobility worker, said she stood in solidarity with Agganis.

“We wireless workers have to stick together and fight back attempts to pit us against each other in a race to the bottom. Whatever happens at T-Mobile concerns everyone working in wireless,” she said.

The text of the petition is a simple one: “It’s time to stop silencing women who speak out against harassment. T-Mobile should retract these policies in every workplace in the United States and inform their employees of the retraction and of their rights to speak out.

Everyone, especially victims of sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination, must be made aware of their right to speak out and to seek support from others about workplace issues.

We have a right to a safe workplace, and a right to speak out when we’re harassed!

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said Microsoft is looking forward to working with younger students at a greater extent.

“We see the early years as being foundational in establishing lifelong learners,” he said. “Also, we know that there will be a diversity of learners and language groups who will require machine translations and other adaptive technology solutions to help ESL or other students with learning needs that we can assist and learn from.”

Elementary 18 will draw students from around the downtown and Wilburton areas, relieving overcrowding at Enatai, Woodridge and Clyde Hill.

As the Reporter previously reported, enrollment is growing by roughly three percent annually, or close to 600 additional students each year.

Work on the new school and the partnership with Microsoft is expected to take shape over the next 18 months, said Mills.

The district has already begun the permit application and design process for the school, and will be hiring the school’s principal this spring. In addition to the existing steering committee made up of a dozen district staff members, they will be establishing a teacher advisory committee of 10-12 members to give input on the school, Mills added.

“We’re very excited to be moving forward with Microsoft, and we find that this is just an incredible opportunity,” he said.

Microsoft is hoping to reach a definitive agreement with the district

by January, said Sparvell.

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-portunity to prototype out in the field solutions that aren’t in the marketplace,” said Mark Sparvell, Senior Manager School Leader Audience Worldwide Public Sector, who is heading the Elementary 18 partnership. That being said, he said the partnership is about more than Microsoft providing certain technology or software.

“There was conversation early on about what types of learners they were interested in building,” he added.

A large part of influencing learning through technology at Elementary 18 will be the creation of variable, technology-integrated learning spaces, he said. There’s a multitude of ways to create said spaces, including a mixture of quiet work areas and open learning areas and horizontal and vertical displays. Having all the desks in a classroom facing the front may still occur, but is not the dominant model, according to Sparvell.

“We’re excited to have the permission to think differently about learning spaces. Technology and design can be approached in ways that may be different to mainstream, but don’t look as if they’re in a science-fiction movie,” he said.

Most of the American schools currently involved in the Showcase program — including Sammamish — are secondary schools, but Sparvell

for most community colleges, which historically have operated to provide training and post-secondary degrees for career-oriented students — Bellevue College included.

Earlier this month, Bellevue College made the 2016 Military Friendly School list for post-military education and career opportunities.

They also recently opened a professional-grade health sciences facility for students to train in, received a grant to improve their healthcare IT program, and are adding a new computer science degree.

Bellevue College’s programs are more targeted than others he has worked with and on the cutting edge of industry needs, said Lewis.

Prior to his start at Bellevue College, Lewis was the dean of corporate, community and continuing education at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL. Originally from Akron, Ohio, Lewis played football for Marshall University and dreamed of owning a radio station someday. After graduating, he bounced around several different fields before sticking to education, including advertising, selfpublishing a small newspaper and consultant work.

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of-all trades Albert Lewis as its vice president of economic and workforce development.

“Economic and workforce development is a vital component of our college,” Bellevue College President, Dr. David Rule said in a statement.

“Al’s contributions to this campus will not only shape our campus but the entire Eastside community for years to come.”

As the economy has changed and technology has impacted nearly every occupation, the task of training people for the workforce has fallen to colleges, whether academics will admit that or not, said Lewis.

“Most academics won’t say this, but all of college is about workforce development… What’s happening in our economy now, we had this whole group of what were traditionally called ‘blue collar’ workers. Those jobs changed with the advent of technology. What happened was, instead of hiring a person right out of high school and training them, the companies are asking the colleges to train them,” he said.

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their jobs. I think the common thread is probably the fact that I enjoy seeing people improve through education,” he said.

Having just joined the college in September, Lewis is in the midst of expanding his initial vision for the college’s workforce development program to target the area’s needs. Building those relationships will be integral in Bellevue College’s plans for its programs.

“My goal is to make sure we have the right relationships with the right constituents in the community, that we operate in a collaborative manner, because we’re part of what I call the workforce ecosystem,” he said.

This is part one in a twopart series on workforce development in education in the Bellevue area.

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The summer after his sophomore year in high school, Ryan Smith knew he was interested in firefighting.

So he began looking into the different options and programs available to him as a high school student. Initially, he planned to enter the fire science degree program at Bellevue College through Running Start. However, Bellevue College closed the program the following year, he said. Following this news, Smith’s school counselor at Emerson K-12 in Kirkland suggested he enroll in the fire and EMS course offered by the Washington Network for Innovative Careers Skill Center.

The Network, known popularly as WANIC, was developed as a consortium of the Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Riverview and Snoqualmie Valley school districts. Under the WANIC partnership, the seven districts share career and technical education programs and high school students from any of the participating districts are able to enroll in any of the courses — even those that are not at their home school or home district.

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Issaquah school districts. Like Running Start, students must provide their own transportation to off-campus classes.

Lake Washington School District became the host district for WANIC this year.

Dan Phelan, the career and technical education director for Lake Washington School District, said the district’s role as host makes it responsible for budgeting, auditing, accounting and reporting WANIC programs.

Because WANIC is a public school district program, there is no cost to students to enroll. However, course or lab fees can apply to cover supplies and other costs. If students find themselves unable to pay any required fees, WANIC finds funds to help them, Phelan said.

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“It was established to provide advanced-level career and technical education program based upon rigorous academic and industry standards to prepare students for post-secondary education and successful entry into high-skill, high-demand careers and employment,” Phelan said.

WANIC Director Karen Hay said students can also receive college credits for the courses they take, potentially giving them a jumpstart on their post-secondary degree. WANIC classes can also shorten the time it takes for them to earn certain professional certifications.

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Specific courses include interior design; horticulture; welding technology, design and fabrication; DigiPen robotics and future technologies; sports medicine; CISCO Networking Academy and fire and EMS. Hay said WANIC has 13 skill centers that are three class periods long in which students can earn three credits. She said the program also offers 1-2 credit courses that are one period long. Threeweek courses can also be taken during the summer.

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Assisted-living facilities on the way The construction includes demolition of two single-family homes comprising approximately 3,600 square feet.

The new facility would have 66,500 square feet in the two-story facility.

At the planned Crossroads Senior Living facility at 15600 Northeast 8th Street, 185 senior housing units will be available, at least 50 percent of which will be made “affordable” for seniors with low

income.

The mixed-use residential facility will have 206,380 square feet, including 1,600 square feet of commercial space, 114 underground parking spaces and 40 surface parking spaces.

The proposed six story building will be placed on an open grassy lot and parking lot adjacent to the Crossroads Mall property.

Main entry will be on 158th Place Northeast.

Twin hotels planned for 118th A pair of five-story hotels on 118th Avenue Southeast could be on the way if a permit is approved to demolish an existing one-story structure.

The proposed hotels would be located at 969 118th Avenue Southeast if the permit is approved, demolishing a composting facility in the Richards Valley.

The site is 3.58 acres and Mercer Slough exists behind the property, necessitating a buffer between construction and the

wetlands.

The applicant is asking for a buffer reduction of 12,092 square feet.

The proposed hotels, a Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Inn Suites, would have 279 hotel rooms and 256 surface and below-ground parking spaces.

Each hotel will have an independent entry. Two existing access points for vehicles on the northeast and southeast corners will continue to be used.

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Eastside residents hankering for some of “Oprah’s favorite fried chicken” have only a few short weeks to wait before they can get some without having to cross into Seattle.

Ezell’s Famous Chicken, the Seattle-based fast food restaurant founded in 1984, will open a new restaurant in the Bel-Red corridor.

Lewis Rudd, one of the founders of Ezell’s, said the restaurant would open in early December. He said Bellevue was a longtime goal for the chain.

“We’ve been looking forward to opening a location on the Eastside for a long time,” he said.

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The Ezell’s locations in Lynnwood and Mill Creek already follow this model.

Those locations and Bellevue are franchised by the DDL LLC Franchise group.

Other stores are going to be retrofitted to the new “fast casual” model of Ezell’s.

The chain will celebrate 32 years in business next February, a fact which has not escaped Rudd.

“It’s great people still love us after all this time,” he said. “We’re coming to the Eastside with the spice of life!”

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The Bellevue location, located at the corner of Bel-Red Road and 140th Avenue Northeast, is going to be a 2,200 square foot restaurant.

The location will be Ezell’s 15th. Four of those are corporately run, and the other 11 (including Bellevue) are franchised.

“The Bellevue store will be built to our new prototype model specs,” Rudd said. “We are known as fast food, and we’d like this store to be fast casual.

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Younger, moderate recruits bolster Republican ranks There’s never been a figure in Washington politics quite like Frank Chopp.

Since 2002, the Seattle Democrat has served as speaker of the House of Representatives, a 13-year reign that stands as the longest anyone’s ever held the job in state history.

JERRY If you add in the sessions he shared CORNFIELD the gavel in a co-speakership with Republican Clyde Ballard — 1999, 2000 and 2001 — it means Chopp has had his hands on the levers of the legislating process in the Legislature since the last century.

It’s made him one of the most influential elected officials in Washington, at times seemingly more powerful than governors. That power is on display daily in Olympia at legislative sessions where lobbyists and lawmakers gauge a bill’s chances on “how Frank feels about it.”

But it can’t last forever. Insiders in both parties are chattering louder than usual that just maybe by this time next year Chopp will be out and Republican leader Dan Kristiansen, of Snohomish, will be in as speaker.

“It’s Frank’s to lose and he just might do it,” theorized a veteran GOP insider. “He’s a smart cookie. Never count him out.”

Chopp could be handing over the gavel and the Democratic Party ceding its majority in the House because Republicans keep adding to their numbers. They’ve picked up seats in each election cycle since 2008 plus a couple of special elections, the latest coming Nov. 3 in a district that straddles King and Pierce counties.

Republican Teri Hickel’s defeat of appointed Democratic Rep. Carol Gregory reduced the Democrats’ advantage to 50-48, down from the 63-35 margin it enjoyed in 2008.

Several factors are fueling the Republican revival, starting with the recruiting of candidates.

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Of late, Republicans are doing a better job finding people to run who fit the political philosophy and temperament of their district. They’ve wound up increasing their ranks with younger, moderate and less doctrinaire members, many of whom are women.

Democrats, meanwhile, are losing seats with candidates whose inclinations are more closely aligned with the liberal theology of Seattle politics than the district in which they’re competing.

Campaign strategy is another area Democratic Party leaders are deliberating in their post-election soulsearching.

There’s not been a shortage of money. There are those who think too much is spent on mailers and television commercials, and not enough on contacting voters directly.

This can be a big deal. Republicans’ pro-business, anti-tax message lends itself to such forms of communication.

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strengthening the safety net and combating climate change don’t translate as well on a mailer.

Another challenge facing Chopp and the House Democratic Campaign Committee is a sense of entitlement or complacency among a few members, a product of 13 years of uninterrupted rule.

If the Republican takeover in the state Senate didn’t awaken them to the evolving political balance of power, the very real threat of becoming the minority in the House might do the trick.

Still, there are those in the caucus who rationalized Gregory’s loss as the result of a low turnout that favored Republicans.

They point out 2016 will bring a presidential election. Participation of Democratic voters will soar and enough victories, they figure, will be racked up to preserve the party’s majority once again.

The future of Frank Chopp’s reign as speaker depends on it.

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cate those outside Bellevue encountering one for the first time?

James Molenda, Bellevue

This is in response to a recent letter congratulating the Bellevue traffic engineers for their hard work and diligence by installing flashing yellow arrows at intersections.

I have seen many drivers sit at these lights confused by what they mean. I can understand why. Like most drivers, the first time I saw one I didn’t know what it meant.

A solid yellow light at a traffic signal means the light is about to turn red. A driver, unfamiliar with a flashing yellow arrow, could easily think the light is about to turn red and decide they’d better turn immediately or risk blocking an intersection.

What started this discussion was the death of a child, possibly due to a driver being confused by a flashing yellow arrow. This is not the time to congratulate the traffic department because you now save a few minutes of your day. It is a time to discuss whether they are safe and if they are inadvertently creating dangerous intersections. I don’t think we really know yet.

The city plans to educate drivers. How will they edu-

Inslee wrong on refugee issue In a highly predictable move Gov. Jay Inslee says that Washington will “welcome all refugees.” Marching in lockstep by Inslee with an increasingly out of touch President Barack Obama is no surprise. What is a surprise, though, is that Inslee can so cavalierly put the citizens of Washington at risk.

On a day when the headlines still report on the massacres in Paris this proclamation by Inslee is unconscionable. What’s the connection? At least one of the Paris murderers has a Syrian passport. And ISIS is claiming responsibility for the massacre.

Over two dozen states have already said that they will not accept Syrian refugees. They, along with members of the European Union, are showing concern for the safety of their citizens. It’s too bad that Inslee doesn’t show the same concern. 2016 can’t come soon enough.

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Knights senior exudes leadership on the court

BY SHAUN SCOTT BELLEVUE REPORTER

Ever since the sixth grade, Acacia Moran has been enamored with the sport of volleyball.

Moran, a senior who was the Knights’ starting Libero on the back row, said playing proficiently as the last line of defense is the first step in creating positive plays on the court.

“Being the person out there who is talking to the other players on the team and helping them out is a really big part of being the Libero. The initial first pass is from the back, so if that pass isn’t there it is difficult to get the set and the hit going. It is a vital part of the game,” Moran said.

The Knights clinched the Class 4A KingCo regular season championship with a 3-0 win against the Issaquah Eagles on Oct. 28. Newport finished the regular season with an overall record of 12-3. The Knights were eliminated from postseason play after suffering a 3-2 loss to the Redmond Mustangs in a loserout KingCo playoff match on Nov. 3 at Skyline High School in Sammamish. The Knights went 1-2 at the KingCo tournament.

Recently the Bellevue Reporter had an

opportunity to ask Moran a few questions about her life away from the volleyball court.

Bellevue Reporter: What is your favorite movie of all time?

Acacia Moran: I really like Disney movies. I’m going to go with “Finding Nemo.”

BR: What is your dream vacation spot?

AM: Somewhere on the coast in Chile.

BR: What is your biggest pet peeve?

AM: When people tap their pencil.

BR: What is your favorite artist right now?

AM: I really like George Ezra. I really like the deep tone in his voice and the way he presents his songs.

BR: Who was your favorite sports team growing up?

AM: My family is a really big fan of the Seattle Seahawks. I’m definitely going to have to go with the Seahawks.

BR: What is something unique about you that nobody would know?

AM: I have a twin sister (Eleanor) who is on the volleyball team.

Shaun Scott, Bellevue Reporter

Newport Knights senior Acacia Moran was the starting libero during the 2015 season. Newport lost to Redmond 3-2 in a KingCo tournament loser-out match on Nov. 3.

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The Interlake Saints girls swim team (Class 3A), Newport Knights girls cross country team (Class 4A), Newport Knights girls soccer team (Class 4A) and the Forest Ridge (Class 1A) girls volleyball squad captured academic state championships in their respective classifications for the 2015 fall season.

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Steve Goucher, a former professional baseball player who has been a baseball instructor in the Seattle area for the past two decades, will host a baseball skills and drills clinic on Saturdays from Dec. 5 through Dec. 19 at the Foster Family Fieldhouse at Hidden Valley Park in Bellevue. For more information about the camp, contact Goucher at goucher15@gmail.com.

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Prep Sports Roundup SWIMMING Knights capture second place at state swim meet

The Newport Knights girls swim team earned a second place finish at the Class 4A state swim and dive championships compiling 257 team points on Nov. 14 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Skyline won the state title with 293 team points.

Newport freshman Yulia Groysman captured first place in the 200-yard free with a time of 1:51.21. She also nabbed an individual title in the 500yard free finishing in first place with a time of 4:56.68. Elisa Fang collected a second place finish in the 50-yard free with a time of 24.08. She also nabbed second place in the 100-yard free clocking a time of 53.12. The 200-yard free relay squad consisting of Maddie Rainey, Jenny Huo, Eva Smerekanych

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and Groysman earned first place with a time of 1:39.25. Rainey collected a second place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.09. The 400-yard free relay team of Rachel Nguyen, Smerekanych, Fang and Groysman earned second place with a time of 3:32.87.

Wolverines nab fourth place at state swim meet

The Bellevue Wolverines girls swim squad captured a fourth place finish at the Class 3A state swim and dive championships tallying 191 team points on Nov. 14 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Bellevue freshman Aneta Wyzga nabbed third place in the 500-yard free tallying a time of 5:07.05 and captured fourth place with a time of 1:54.44 in the 200-yard free. Delora Li nabbed fourth place in the 200-yard intermediate with a time of 2:10.98.

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The Bellevue Christian Vikings boys Cross Country team captured a 12th place finish, compiling 278 team points at the Class 1A state Cross Country meet on Nov. 7 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Bellevue Christian junior Craig Lambert, pictured above, nabbed 20th place individually with a time of 16:54.5.

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BELLEVUE YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS “THE MITTEN,”:

7 p.m., Bellevue Youth Theatre, 16051 Northeast 10th Street. This Ukrainian folk tale is about a child who loses a mitten in the snow, where it is inhabited by the animals of the forest.

The magic of the forest is brought to life in this tale of sharing, just in time for Thanksgiving. Tickets $10 if pre-purchased and $12 at the door.

SATURDAY | 28 GINGERBREAD WORKSHOPS:

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GARDEN LIGHTS: Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street. The 21st annual Garden d’Lights event will be bigger and better than ever!

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ADVENTURE: 10:45 a.m., The Lutheran Church of Christ the King, 3730 148th Avenue S.E. ADVENTure is a way to celebrate the coming of Jesus with crafts, music, food, fellowship and a visit from St. Nicholas.

The fun starts downstairs in the fellowship hall right after the 9:30 service.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH: 7:30 p.m., The Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. 6th St. City Opera Ballet of Bellevue is proud to present Handel’s Messiah. Guest Artistic Director and Choreographer, Sayoko Knode in partnership with Music Director and Conductor Laureate, Philip Tschopp, deliver the full menu of emotions in this most famous and beautiful work.

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TUESDAY | 1 EAST BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING: 6:30

p.m., Lake Hills Club House. East Bellevue Community Council has jurisdiction over certain land use permits in the Lake Hills area. Join us to find out the latest developments for our jurisdiction, and let us know your concerns and credits with the city of Bellevue.

WEDNESDAY | 2 PACIFIC SOUND CHORUS: 5

p.m., Bellevue Square Center Court, 400 Bellevue Way. PSC, a championship women’s a cappella chorus, brings four part barbershop harmonies to the songs of the season. Old favorites and future classics create a festive performance of music for the whole family. Two shows between 5 p.m. and 6:30 pm.

BOOK LOVER’S HAPPY HOUR AT 13 COINS: 5 p.m., 13

Coins Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way N.E. Love to read? Mingle with other book lovers and hear about new titles for your to-read list. Light appetizers will be provided.

TEEN PRINTMAKING: Design your own block print greeting cards: 7 p.m., Newport Way Library, 14250 S.E. Newport Way. This class will cover the

most basic method of printmaking: block printing! Students will create a design suitable for block printing, transfer a design onto the carving block, carve with a lino cutter set and finally ink and print their own designs onto greeting cards. Each participant will get to make a set of greeting cards to bring home. No prior experience required.

THURSDAY | 3 HOLIDAY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: 6

p.m., University Book Store, 990 102nd Ave N.E. Looking for great gift recommendations for the book lovers on your list? Join us at our Bellevue store for winter refreshments and a special presentation of over a dozen new and exciting titles we absolutely love, and know other book lovers will also. From nonfiction and fiction titles to art, gift, and children’s books, our booksellers will share their favorite books for giving—plus plenty to add to your own list, too.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS:

7:30 p.m., Interlake High School. Students will be presenting Little Shop of Horrors. Tickets are $10 at the door.

FRIDAY | 4 BELLEVUE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HOLIDAY SALE: 10

a.m., Bellevue Library.

Mark your calendar now with the dates of The Bellevue Friends Holiday Sales Event. We have books, CDs, DVDs, audio tapes, video tapes and puzzles for all ages will be sold at bargain prices.

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EVENTS | ONGOING SNOWFLAKE LANE: Nov. 27 through Dec. 24.

Starting at 7 p.m., Bellevue Way N.E. between N.E. 8th Street and N.E. 4th Street.

Experience this magical evening performance of live Toy Soldier Drummers, costumed characters, Jingle Belle Dancers, Snow Princesses and lively music all beneath falling snow and glittering lights. It’s a festive extravaganza sure to be a memorable experience for all! Plus, don’t miss Santa’s grand arrival parade and tree lighting at the Bellevue Place Wintergarden on November 27 at 7 p.m. where you can take your picture with Snowflake Lane characters, enjoy holiday music and snack on cookies and cocoa!

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BELLEVUE FESTIVAL OF THE NATIVIT Y: Dec. 4-13,

15205 S.E. 28th St. The Bellevue Festival of The Nativity, one of the largest seasonal nativity displays in Western Washington, will be two weeks this upcoming December.

The annual event features nativities & crèches, from residents of Bellevue, Newcastle, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Snoqualmie, North Bend & more. It is presented by the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. More information at: bellevuenativity.com.

SING IN PACIFIC SOUND CHORUS’ HOLIDAY SHOW:

Every Tuesday through December 8, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave. N.E. Ladies of all ages and singing ability are invited to sing with us in our holiday show on December 13th. Come learn some new holiday songs, get some tips on improving your singing, and have a whole lot of fun. For more infortion, email info@pacificsound.org.

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SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION To: Ricky Armand Dore A lawsuit has been filed against you. Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it)—or 60 days if you are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (a)(2) or (3)—you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the complaint on file with the United States District Court, District of Idaho, or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are: Jonathan H. Rupp, Scalley Reading Bates Hansen & Rasmussen, 15

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If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.

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Jack-in-the-box: An officer observed the suspect inside a donation bin on 140th Avenue Northeast attempting to steal items while an accomplice waited in the car. As the officer approached, he saw the stock of an assault rifle on the pull down shelf of the bin. After calling for backup, both suspects were detained and the rifle turned out to be an airsoft gun that the suspect had taken out of the bin.

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Park problems: Redmond Police were dealing with an armed suicidal subject at Grasslawn Park. They requested Bellevue Police assist by providing access to the SWAT armored vehicle. Fortunately, the subject was peacefully taken into custody before the Bellevue officers arrived at the park with the vehicle.

Stocking up: The complainant works at 7-11 and noticed a large shortage of lottery tickets and cigarettes. Upon reviewing store video, he found that on November 10th, while the store clerk was stocking shelves, four subjects came into the store. Two subjects blocked the view to the counter and distracted the clerk while two others went behind the counter and stole lottery tickets.

This went on for 16 minutes. $1,400 in lottery tickets and $800 in cigarettes were stolen.

Preschool scare: The victim parked her vehicle in the parking lot of the KinderCare on West Lake Sammamish Parkway to drop off one of her children into the school. She left her 7-year-old in the vehicle to wait. A man smashed a window and took a bag from inside the vehicle while the child was in the car. The suspect was described as a dark skinned male wearing a Seahawks knit cap.

Maimed by a gun malfunction: The victim was shooting at Wade’s when his gun malfunctioned. While trying to clear the malfunction, the victim shot himself in the hand. It was a grazing wound so nobody caught the accidental shooting until he reported it at Overlake Hospital during treatment.

Shooting the breeze: The suspect spent over an hour inside the 7-11 preparing a large purchase before he asked the clerk if the clerk would “shoot him?” The suspect fled the store with $6.35 worth of merchandise. An officer located the suspect walking in Factoria. The suspect was emotional and highly dissatisfied with the police.

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Mayor John Marchione, along with special guests, will light the campus before departing on the luminary walk. The walk meanders down the Redmond Central Connector to Redmond Town Center with performances and light displays along the way. The fun and entertainment continue there with an outdoor skating rink, ice sculpture, holiday carousel and kids activities.

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LISTEN | SAMMAMISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY CONCERT

The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra has a few surprises in store for its holiday concert. In fact, newly appointed conductor and music director Adam Stern said it’s the “musical equivalent of a wrapped present under the tree.”

The orchestra will perform holiday standards like Vivaldi’s Four Seasons alongside Liberty High School’s Liberty Singers WHEN: 2 p.m. December 5-6 WHERE: Eastlake High School Performing Arts Center, 400 228th Ave. N.E., Sammamish

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Enter the Kirkland Arts Center and you’re greeted by a chair, a (seemingly) wood and leather antique piece that would feel right at home in a Victorian household. Except, perhaps, for the swarm of crows and “Frankenstein” busts — each one carefully molded by artist Paul Metivier — that form a swirling vortex. As you step closer and cast a more careful gaze down the storm’s loci, you see that the chair’s seat and back are being pushed and rended by tortured, animalistic faces desperate to burst out of their prison’s exquisite leather upholstery.

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DeWald’s own installations — which include the life cycle of a predatory dragon (Late Period Draco Ootheca is pictured above) — can be compared to the work of H.R. Giger, the German surrealist whose dark and violently erotic Necronom IV became the basis for his design work on Ridley Scott’s Alien.

WHEN: Through December 5 WHERE: Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St.

Not much can be said about musical theater staple My Fair Lady that hasn’t been said already, except that it stands as enduring proof that good comedy burns eternal.

So it’s a good thing that Village Theatre has delivered a cast that can tend the flame with wit, energy and rat-a-tat comic timing. Allison Standley proves herself an expert chameleon as Eliza Doolittle, the uncultured Cockney flower girl who is transformed into an honorary member of the British gentry by phoneticist Henry Higgins (Mark Anders). Anders plays condescending and unlikeable well, which is great for his comic back-and-forth with Standley, but an unfortunate hindrance when the story calls for him to become an object of sympathy and (less believably) affection.

Given that this is a show about the divisive nuances of British language, Village’s production starts out feeling a bit inaccessible to Lady newbies, like this writer. In other words, the cast hits the accents hard — it’s difficult to tune your ear to it at first, but no more so than your standard episode of BBC Sherlock. Stick it out and you’ll be well rewarded.

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Pictured at left, homegrown Eastside artist and Redmond High alumnus Cody Votolato (leather jacket), rocks out with his band Head Wound City at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 8. Also pictured is Justin Pearson. Votolato’s former band The Bloodbrothers got its start playing at Redmond’s Old Fire House Teen Center in the late 1990s.

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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.

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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 interests and passions are tied up in sports, education, health care, 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 depends on. That our children’s futures depend on.

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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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CLARK: Surprisingly, when I started, Milwaukee still had three comedy clubs.

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It was this place called The Safe House, and it was a spy themed bar that catered to tourists. They used to have Thursday open mics, so I started there. They had all these 007-themed things and then there would be comedy in the back. Sometimes you just performed in front of an empty room.

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CLARK: I was just on Conan back in Sep-

tember 28. That was something I’ve been working on for a long time. And I was just in this movie called Freaks of Nature, which was a long delayed movie with Denis Leary and a bunch of other really funny actors. I shot it two years ago and they dumped it on the world pretty recently -- it’s on a limited release. But they kept my scene in, which is pretty great. I think I even made it into the trailer.

Who do you play?

CLARK: I was known as “Concerned Citi-

zen Tom.” I have a scene where I’m in a gymnasium with everyone else and — I should back up and explain the movie is about vampires, zombies and humans teaming up to fight aliens. Anyway, I’m one of the humans that are coming out, questioning the aliens and their intentions. What do they want?

You grew up in Wisconsin and eventually moved to Los

Angeles. Where did you get your start as a standup?

CLARK: I started in Milwaukee in the mid ‘90s. I actually started with Frank Caliendo, who’s on ESPN now. There were six or seven comics who were around when I started. Comedy had really bottomed. I was definitely at the low point of comedy.

Your jokes are short and punchy. How did you arrive at that style?

CLARK: I think when I initially started I had a lot of longer drawn out bits. I had a... hm, a take home joke or a staff joke...

I don’t remember really, but I used to tell this longwinded joke and I would screw up everything every time I tried it on stage. “There was this guy and he, he... he was Irish! No, he was German! Wait, no, he was Chinese!” I would go through all this trouble for just a three-minute joke. But if you’re on TV you have to tell these 30 second jokes, then move right along to the next 30-second joke. I had to learn how to edit myself.

You also play up a sort of manic and naive character on stage. How close is your onstage persona to your actual personality?

CLARK: I would say it’s not that close. I’m silly, but I think when people meet me

they find me pretty serious and pretty down-to-earth.

Did you like to be goofy when you were younger? Were you a weird kid?

CLARK: Ha, no, I never performed really at all throughout grade school or high school.

Or even really in college. I was really quiet. I remember my third grade teacher wrote up my report card and she called me a loner. I was like, what’s a loner? I looked it up later and I was like, aw, man, that means I’m weird. Amongst my friends I’d have two or three friends I would make laugh and come out of my shell with, but it was really only with them.

You’re performing at Laughs Comedy Spot in December.

Have you performed there before?

CLARK: I performed there when it first opened up. I was one of the first comics to perform up there. Dave and Angela, they treat the comics so well. I think Dave knows what comics go through and that makes all the difference.

What do you like to do when you’re up here?

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