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City offices closed Friday City offices will be open for a half day on New Year’s Eve, closing at noon, and will not be open on New Year’s Day.

“Chiropractor to the Stars” relocates to Mercer Island

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Learn about your family history with genealogy workshops The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is hosting family history and genealogy weekly workshops on Thursdays at 7 p.m. All are welcome.

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Obstacles and opportunities, some continuing from this past year, await MI in 2016

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2015 will be remembered in Washington for many reasons. The Seahawks came close to winning a second straight Super Bowl. A summer drought caused wildfires all over the state. The November general election engaged citizens in many different issues. Mercer Island’s new elementary school broke ground and the south-end fire station opened.

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Town Center visioning process, prompting concern in the community about growth, density and the effects on schools and traffic.

The grassroots group Save Our Suburbs forms and hosts its first meeting.

Eleven Islanders apply for the vacancy on City Council left by inated news coverage in 2015; not only in Mercer Island, but also the Tana Senn, including Joel Wachs, greater Seattle and Puget Sound Terry Pottmeyer and Wendy Weiker. Wachs area. With expected is appointed. growth of one million The 2015 people over the next 25 legislative sesyears, the Island is presion begins, paring now by adding with Mercer Read about the achousing, planning for Island’s top complishments of Island light rail and promoting priority listed athletes on pages 10-11. sustainability. But there as finding a was a pushback, as the way to fund City Council contema transportation package without plated not one, but two building moratoriums and enacted new tolling I-90.

The city begins exchanging letimpact fees. ters with Sound Transit on potential mitigation measures, including dedicated commuter parking, Texas developer Hines acquires for the loss of mobility after the three parcels of land south of McDonald’s and changes its YEAR IN REVIEW | PAGE 3 design in the midst of the city’s

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Isla Hellemons, 4, of Mercer Island, climbs the lower branches of the City of Mercer Island’s Holiday Tree along with other children after a lighting ceremony at Mercerdale Park on Friday, Dec. 4.

Walk into Mercer Island Chiropractic & Massage and you might see some new faces on the walls: Ted Nugent, Weird Al Yankovic and band members from Heart, Tool and Journey, to name a few.

The practice is welcoming a new doctor: Staten Medsker, also known as the “chiropractor to the stars” or “Rockndoc.” He’s not just a musician himself; he has also adjusted some of the more famous rock bands in recent memory.

“My table should be in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame,” he joked.

Medsker recently moved to Mercer Island from Nashville, but started his career in Seattle in the 90s. Being a huge rock and roll

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The Bellevue magic season ice arena will remain open until Jan. 10. The magic season also includes Snowflake Lane, Garden d’Lights at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, Enchanted Holidays at The Shops at the Bravern and KidsQuest Children’s Museum’s Family Gingerbread House Workshops.

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There will also be a holiday pop-up shop through tomorrow, Dec. 31, at Pilchuk Seattle featuring glasses, vases, ceramics, jewelry and more. Call 206-6218422 for information.

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DOC | FROM 1 fan, he said he would take his table to Key Arena every weekend and ask the stage or tour managers if the band would like to get adjusted before their show, for free.

“I know the toll rock ‘n’ roll takes on your body,” Medsker said.

Many agreed, in exchange for a promo shot for Medsker. Now, those photos and other memorabilia line the walls of a Mercer Island Chiropractic.

Medsker plays the guitar and writes songs, in an original genre he calls “pos prog,” or “positive progressive,” rock. His Christian faith inspires the message of his music.

“I believe in a positive message in every song,” he said.

His faith also contributes to his ultimate goal: to “heal the world.” He said

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he got into chiropractic care when he saw patients exiting appointments with positive, sometimes lifechanging, results. He carries out this healing on a small scale every day with his own patients, but recently started to think bigger.

He wants break the Guinness world record for most people adjusted in one day, planning a benefit concert featuring bands he’d worked with and hoping to adjust 10,000 people in 24 hours. That remains a goal, which he will break by hosting annual events on the death anniversary of the first man to ever get adjusted.

That man, William Harvey Lillard, lived in Seattle and is now buried on Capitol Hill, near Bruce Lee. Medsker is also hoping to quantify the worldwide impact of chiropractic care by conducting a global census of how many people get adjusted each day,

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Dr. Staten Medsker, or “Rockndoc” poses with the bass player of Bad Company and Drummer of Geoff Tate Queensrÿche. whether by a chiropractor, naturopath or barber, and count “many people utilize manipulation therapy as their healing choice.”

Medsker has many other projects. He owns Rockndoc Recording Studios, where he records albums and a weekly radio show.

He hosted a television show in Nashville called “ClubTV,” and is hoping to launch a similar concept,

along with a YouTube series, here. The videos have simple but helpful concepts: how to wash dishes, vacuum or do other activities without straining your back.

His band, Rockndoc and the Backbones, which performed during the 2002 Winter Olympics, continues to play local shows. He is also writing a book called “Transitions: Coping in a Cracked Up World.”

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The city of Mercer Island wants to know: what’s your Town Center vision? It’s not too late to submit comments on the city website.

Share your thoughts on Town Center in the new year

By Reporter Staff

Recently, every Island address was mailed two postcards about the visioning process underway for Town Center.

The Joint Planning and Design Commission wants to hear from all Islanders on what they want to see in their downtown area.

The 2015 Town Center Code Update is a citizenbased, multi-stakeholder visioning process tasked with helping determine the desired future look and feel for the Town Center area for the next 20 years, by setting rules for things like building

heights, public spaces, retail and residential uses, and streetscapes.

The Joint Commission is meeting to recommend actual Town Center development code language and directly-related updates to the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

Learn more about the progress of the vision process so far, and submit your comments online, at: www.mercergov.org/ TownCenter.

Public Hearings on Town Center are scheduled from 7-9 p.m. on Jan. 20, March 9, and March 30, 2016, with a location to be determined later.

A Little Bit About Dr. Medsker Dr. Staten C Medsker, Jr., has been a Chiropractic Physician for 23 years. He graduated from Life Chiropractic College West in San Francisco with his Doctorate of Chiropractic (DC) degree. He added two years of postgraduate studies in the Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP) program in Seattle, WA where he became a massage therapist as well. His specialty as a personal trainer is in Certified Strength and Conditioning (CSCS) and Reebok’s Neuromuscular Training (RNT).

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Mercer Island High School graduates Ben Friedman and Brad Gillis return to their hometown to open a new restaurant, Homegrown Sustainable Sandwich Shop.

YEAR IN REVIEW | FROM 1 I-90 center HOV lanes are converted for light rail.

The new director of the King County Library System starts work, promising to focus on the Island’s contentious library remodel project.

The Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA) releases designs showing how the facility could be integrated with nearby Mercerdale Park.

Mercer Island High School graduates and founders of Homegrown sandwich shops open a location on the north end, in the old Stopsky’s spot.

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lery opens in the former Tatters location.

The annual Giving from the Heart breakfast supporting the Youth and Family Services Foundation raises $150,000.

Anticipating the opening of the new elementary school, the boundary committee gets ready to present recommendations despite some concerns from parents.

The principal for Elementary No. 4 is named.

Mercer Island Pediatrics celebrates 60 years on the Island.

Twenty five students visit Mercer Island’s sister city in Students help break ground at what will eventually be Thonon-les-Bains, France. dubbed Northwood Elementary.

March The city forms a Town Center stakeholder group to hear residents’ perspectives on key issues like parking and building heights.

The Rotary raises $85,000 for colon cancer research with its annual half marathon.

The City Council looks into imposing impact fees on new developments to pay for school improvements related to growth in the district.

Islander developer JayMarc opens its Modern Collection on First Hill.

Legislators Steve Litzow, Judy Clibborn and Tana Senn, all from Mercer Island, host a Town Hall in Bellevue where they hear from many teachers about the need to fully fund education, fulfill the McCleary obligations and reduce class sizes.

Work on Elementary No. 4 officially begins as a groundbreaking ceremony is held.

The Seahawks make it to a second straight Super Bowl, but lose to the Patriots 28-24 after a goal line interception.

The Mercer Island City Council imposes a four-month moratorium on downtown development, but decides to exempt the controversial Hines building.

The police d e p a r t m e nt’s new crime prevention program, Paws on Patrol, starts up.

Clarke & The Seahawks lose a heartbreakClarke art gal- ing Super Bowl to the Patriots.

path toward passing a transportation package based on a gas tax increase.

First Hill neighbors are upset at a proposal to tear down a Ralph Anderson house and subdivide the land.

Renaissance man and 1990 Citizen of the Year Phil Flash dies at 96.

The late start committee finds that an 8:30 a.m. start promotes healthy learning for high school students, prompting a discussion about schedule changes.

May

The City Council unanimously rejects Sound Transit’s bus intercept proposal which would locate a turnaround on Mercer Island to eliminate redundant service across the I-90 bridge once light rail is operational - citing objections to the scale and environmental impacts of School Board memthe facility. ber Janet Frohnmayer Hines unveils buildsteps down and is evening plans that do not tually replaced by Ralph include space for a Jorgenson after an promised upscale groIslander Phil Flash dies at cery store. appointment process.

Islanders intending to age 96.

Wachs resigns from run for City Council and Council for health reaSchool Board in the fall begin to sons, and the runner-up of the appointment announce their candidacies, while process, Terry Pottmeyer, a contentious political climate is is selected to serve the building. remainder of the term.

City attorney Katie Knight Eleven Islanders officially announces her retirement. sign up to run for five open Litzow’s Early Start Act passes seats on City Council in the the Senate and Clibborn paves a November general election.

April

The city’s Design Commission rejects plans for the Hines project, saying that it is too large and out of scale with the surrounding neighborhood. The Council puts the project in its commercial development moratorium after questions about the retail and parking arise.

A new commuter shuttle begins peak hour service from midIsland to Seattle and back, hoping to restore some of the routes cut

by Metro in 2014.

Albertsons a n n o u n c e s The Farmers Market kicks that its Island off its eighth season. store will close, sending organic market and co-op supporters into a frenzy. A “Bring PCC to Mercer Island” Facebook group forms, and later changes to “Co-Opportunity.”

The Farmers Market kicks off its eighth season, bringing local vendors to the Island every Sunday.

The State Legislature goes into a second special session to figure out the budget, namely, school funding.

Shorewood Apartments applies to build new units, prompting parking concerns from residents and neighbors.

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The SJCC holds its annual truck day for kids in its early childhood school.

Mercer Island decides to delay its Comprehensive Plan update until the completion of other planning processes, including the Town Center code revision.

The Schools Foundation Breakfast of Champions raises $410,000.

Mercer Island teachers, along with many other educators in the area, walk out to enforce the need for education funding.

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ackers of a carbon tax measure have spent months gathering signatures needed to earn a spot on the 2016 ballot.

Now they may not turn them in because the content of a competing initiative polls better.

“We are on the fence about whether or not to turn in our 350,000 signatures because of the emergence of an alternative proposal,” Yoram Bauman, the force behind the revenue-neutral proposal in Initiative 732, wrote on the group’s website Monday.

A conference call with I-732 supporters is slated for Tuesday night and a final decision due by Dec. 30.

I-732 is conceived as a bipartisan plan to combat climate change in a way that doesn’t put all the financial onus on the emitters of pollution-causing carbon. The alternative, which is still being drafted, will likely impose a fee on polluters and spend the money on clean energy and clean water projects. It is pushed by the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy.

Bauman noted I-732 doesn’t fare as well with voters as the alternative because of its complexity. And voters won’t spend the time to consider it amid the din of the presidential elections.

“That puts us in a difficult situation because I-732 requires a serious conversation...but most voters don’t have the time or the inclination to have a serious conversation about climate action amid all the other issues raised during a presidential election year,” he wrote.

‘I-732, a carbon tax measure, requires a serious conversation.’

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The Nov. 13 Bellevue Reporter included an article about Sound Transit’s second of four weekend partial closures of the I-90 bridge to implement changes required for adding fourth lanes to the bridge outer roadways. They currently don’t intend to finish the modifications and allow commuters to use the added lanes until 2017.

Sound Transit should be required to expedite modifying the outer roadway and substantiate the 2008 DEIS claim: “Travel times across I-90 for vehicles and trucks would also improve or remain similar with East Link” by temporarily closing the center roadway.

Their current plan to delay the lanes until it’s too late to prevent center roadway closure poses an unacceptable risk for commuters.

Bill Hirt Bellevue

Politicians, media out of touch with concerns The response coming from politicians and the media once again shows just how out of touch they are with the dissatisfaction of millions of Americans with the status of the country and their own concerns and fears. For decades, the conservatives have been using social issues such as scapegoating primarily blacks and homosexuals for political gains and to distract the Public from looking at

real issues. They have allied with religious bigots in this country to further confuse and divide the public. They have allowed foreigners to come into the country, taking job opportunities from Americans, and at the same time depressing wages for those lucky enough to still have a job, and are not in prison because of a criminal justice system designed to mainly to put in prison members of minority groups not just including blacks, but gays and other disadvantage, such as the poor and mentally ill.

In the past when peoples migrated to America or were brought here against their will they were quickly assimilated learning English and respecting out laws.

In the case of African slaves brought here, most lost any connection to their pass having Christianity imposed on them along with other things

like the English language. But too many Muslims arriving in Europe or America want to impose their religious values and laws on the entire country.

Further concerns are that Saudi Arabia is funding a lot of the new mosques, as well as many of the terrorist groups, and has made it clear it would like to see its way of life impose on the rest of the world.

It is legitimate to ask, why aren’t Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries taking in these refugees?

People have a legitimate right to be concerned about the future of this country, considering how much politicians and corporations have lied to and failed us in the past looking out for their own best interest and not that of every U.S. citizen, including the poorest.

George Whitaker Bellevue

What’s your New Year’s resolution for 2016?

“To see more of my family, since they’re spread out across the country.”

“I’d like the U.S. to increase the number of refugees coming in.”

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The city launches a “Lock it or Lose it” campaign to prevent residential burglaries.

Roger and Nancy Page, owners of Island Books, are chosen as the 2014 “Citizens of the Year.’”They later announce that they are selling the shop to Islander Laurie Raisys.

August The new south-end fire station opens with new technology, a second story and a sculpture built from metal salvaged from the World Trade Center after Sept. 11.

YEAR | FROM 3 Firefighters move into their new station on the south-end of the Island after months of delay and problems with the contractor hired for the project and the warranty on the roof.

The Island’s new elementary school is named ‘Northwood.’

July

Sound Transit undertakes a ‘listening tour’ on Mercer Island after urging by public officials to pause the planning on the bus intercept, new HOV lanes and other transitrelated topics until Islanders’ concerns are heard.

Debbie Bertlin and Tracy Drinkwater lead the primary election for contested seats on the City Council and School Board, respectively.

The 2015 wildfire season is the largest in Washington state history, with a state of emergency declared in the wake of the Okanogan complex and Chelan complex fires.

Record-breaking heat prompts the parks department to activate water conservation measures.

A new group called the Concerned Citizens for Mercer Island Parks, with many of the same members and strategies as 2014’s library group, forms to oppose the MICA plans to build in Mercerdale Park.

The Island’s emergency management response is tested with an ‘active shooter’ drill.

Seafair celebrations return to the Island, with many flocking to the lake, I-90 bridge and Island beaches to watch the Blue Angels.

Peggy Pomeroy, 85, leads a group of Island swimmers across Lake Washington.

The new addition at the high school, with more classrooms and labs, is unveiled.

The Mercer Island band marches before a football game. “hands off ” policy at recess, interpreted as a ban on the popular game of tag, Island parents sound off on social media. The issue attracts local, national and even international media attention.

October After years of research and work, the vision of a few Islanders is realized when a new Ski and Snowboard museum opens at Snoqualmie Pass.

The judge in the well-publicized Susan Camicia case involving a 2007 bike accident on the I-90 trail finds that the city withheld and destroyed records. Mercer Island later settles with Camicia for about $7 million.

The election season heats up with voter’s forums, fundraising and sign waving.

Hines decides to pull the plug on its Town Center project, leaving questions about how Islanders can get the retail and parking they want without more density.

A drought causes the The general election results come in. Over 50 percent of Mercer Island receives a national award for Council to debate imposLet’s Move, Michelle Obama’s healthy lifestyle Islanders vote as Mayor Bruce Bassett and Debbier Bertlin ing a ban on fireworks. are re-elected. Wendy Weiker, Dave Wisenteiner and Jeff initiative.

Mercer Island is one of Art UnCorked returns to Town Center, Sanderson win Council seats and Tracy Drinkwater, David the few cities in the area The pirates return for 2015’s Summer bringing artD’Souza and Ralph Jorgenson to allow them. are picked to serve on the Celebration. ists, winemakIslanders raise conSchool Board. ers and resicerns about giving public park land to MICA, and suggest dents together for a secJayMarc saves the historic the Hines parcels as an alternative site.

‘Symphony House’ on West ond year.

The new south-end fire station opens to the public and Mercer Way. Sound Transit says perthe city hosts a dedication ceremony.

Island students hold a candlemit parking will be conMICA announces that the Island will host two “Pianos sidered at the Island Park light vigil for victims of terrorin the Parks.” An Islander wins Seattle’s Pianos in the Park and Ride, one of the busiism in Paris and Beirut as the contest after filming himself playing an original composi- est in the area. national conversation on gun tion on the instruments in Mercerdale and Luther Burbank. violence and accepting refugees The Town Center Portland grocer New Seasons announces it will take over ‘interim report’ is released intensifies.

Albertsons site, and open in 2016.

The school district says it to community, and work After the publication of a New Yorker article on earth- is handed from the stakemay lengthen the school day for quakes and the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the city says holders and consultants a Spanish program.

Incumbent Mayor Bruce Bassett and challenger Tom Acker, residents should be prepared for “the really big one.” to a Joint Planningalong with 11 other Islanders, face off in the November genREVIEW | PAGE 6 Design Commission.

A new community eral election.

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group called Vision Mercer Island forms to educate the community on transportation issues and advocate for solutions.

The city pays $100,000 for Sound Transit consultants to keep the negotiations moving forward.

Tolling begins in the I-405 HOT lanes.

After hearing that the school district had implemented a

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The Council considers a residential moratorium to prevent short platting and preserve neighborhood character, prompting cheers from residents, especially in the First Hill neighborhood, and jeers from realtors and developers.

The renewed Town Center moratorium delays a planned Hotel Mercer project, though other developments like Pagliacci Pizza remain on track after the Council decides to change its walk-off parking code.

After year of discussion, the Council decides to adopt impact fees for schools and parks, and fees for transportation remain in discussion.

December The Island hosts its annual holiday traditions, including the Firehouse Munch and Mercerdale tree lighting.

Noel Treat announces that he will leave Mercer Island after two years as city manager to take a job at Seattle Public Schools. The Council discusses hiring an interim manager to bring in the new year.

Transitions begin on the City Council and School Board as longtime members step down and new ones are sworn in.

The Council decides not to adopt a residential moratorium and says that neighborhood zoning is still on the work plan for 2016.

Property taxes will rise one percent next year as the city contemplates levy lid lift to address looming deficits in General Fund and Youth and Family Services Fund.

The new Council faces tough decisions regarding school counselors, Sound Transit and buses/parking, Town Center visioning and MICA, among others.

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BURGLARY: An Island man reported that his bike was stolen from a secured locker at the Island Square apartments, at the 7800 block of S.E. 28th Street.

from the Mercer Island Thrift Shop at the 7700 block of S.E. 34th Street.

ASSAULT: A Seattle man said that after an argument in QFC, a woman struck him in the face as he was attempting to enter the fire station at the 8400 block of S.E. 68th Street. Police arrested the suspect.

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Island man at the 2700 block of 78th Avenue S.E. said that the storage lockers at the Island Square apartments were damaged, with a value of damages estimated at $2,500.

DUI: A suspect was behind the wheel at the 7500 block of S.E. 29th Street when she almost ran over a group of people. She failed field sobriety tests and admitted to drinking. She was arrested and provided two breath samples of 0.088 and 0.083.

BURGLARY: An Island man at the 7800 block of S.E. 27th Street reported that someone broke into his storage unit in the Island Square apartments parking garage. The latch was broken, but nothing had been taken.

pect was arrested for a misdemeanor warrant at the 9600 block of S.E. 36th Street.

FOUND PROPERTY: An Island woman found documents in her yard waste can. The

THEFT: Items were stolen

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Island Park – Multipurpose Room Lakeridge – Multipurpose Room Northwood – PEAK Multipurpose Room West Mercer – Multipurpose Room Mercer Island School District’s four elementary schools are each hosting an information session for parents of incoming 2016-17 kindergarten students. District staff will be present to answer questions, discuss educational programs available and distribute registration forms. Families can find more information about their boundary area by visiting the district website at mercerislandschools.org or by calling Mary Newcomer at 206-230-6336. Registration will open Wednesday, Jan. 20.

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An Island woman at the 7700 block of 89th Place S.E. reported that she discovered a flat tire on her vehicle. She wanted it documented in the event that it could be related to ongoing problems with her ex-husband.

DECEMBER 22 BURGLARY: An Island man at the 2000 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. said an unlocked vehicle in the garage attached to his home was entered and searched. Nothing was taken.

PROWLING: An Island man at the 2200 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. said the side window of his vehicle had been broken, but nothing was taken from inside the car.

PROWLING: An Island man and woman at the 3000 block of 69th Avenue S.E. said someone stole Christmas gifts from their car. A black dress shirt, two gray tank tops, a pair of jeans and kids Seahawks T-shirts were taken. The victims had surveillance footage of the suspect and suspect vehicle to forward to police.

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To say the least, 2015 was a special year for Mercer Island prep sports. While Super Bowl XLIX may have broken our collective hearts and the Mariners couldn’t quite meet their high preseason expectations, Mercer Island sports teams went on an unprecedented run during the 2015 spring season. In the spring alone, the Islander athletes brought home five state-championship trophies, and even won Mercer Island’s first-ever state baseball championship ‘twice.’

This week, the Reporter looks back at those memorable highlights from 2015.

Winter Sports The Mercer Island boys basketball team finished second in the 2A/3A KingCo standings, advancing to the 3A Sea-King district tournament. The Islanders finished with a 10-2 record in KingCo and

Joe Livarchik/Staff Photos

The Mercer Island baseball team piles on Josh Stenberg (center, wearing helmet) after Stenberg’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the 13th inning against Shorewood secured a 1-0 victory and Mercer Island’s first state baseball championship.

Above right, Mercer Island girls golf qualified five of its six state competitors to the final round of the 3A state tournament to take home the state title.

Below right, behind a seven-goal rally in the final quarter of the Div. I boys lacrosse state final, Mercer Island ended Bellevue’s three-year run as champions, defeating the Wolverines 11-8 at Starfire Sports Stadium in May. were 17-9 overall.

The Mercer Island girls basketball team also finished second in KingCo with an 8-4 KingCo record and were 17-10 overall.

The Islanders advanced to the 3A state tournament regionals, and were one overtime loss away from

their third-straight trip to the Hardwood Classic in Tacoma.

Mercer Island’s boys swim and dive team placed second at the 3A state tournament behind crosslake rivals, Bellevue. The Islanders boasted a state champion in Ian Caldwell,

who won the 50 free and 100 free events.

Though the Mercer Island wrestling team saw its fiveyear reign as KingCo league champs come to an end at the hands of Bellevue, the season didn’t end there.

The Islanders sent program stalwarts Evan Condon and

Taylan Yuasa to the 27th annual Mat Classic. Condon won the state title in the 195 division and Yuasa placed second at 113.

Mercer Island gymnastics placed sixth at the 2A/3A KingCo championships, and saw Cece Belady advance to the state tourna-

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Above left, Mercer Island’s Jess Blakeslee goes baseline during the Islanders’ regional round game against Wilson in March (File Photo). Above right, Sabrina Kwan won the 3A state title in the 100 fly, the third 100 fly state crown of her high school career (Joe Livarchik/Staff Photo).

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Above, Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano shares a brief moment with the Coast Division Orioles before taking a team photo at the Mercer Island Little League Opening Day Saturday, April 18 at South Mercer Playfields.

WRAP | FROM 10 five innings after Anthony Scalzo’s walk-off walk was controversially waved off.

Highlights of the controversial call garnered national media attention.

Mercer Island tennis once again dominated at the 3A state championships, with the Islander girls winning their seventh-straight title and the boys winning their fifth-straight state crown. In their final prep tournament

appearance, Gabby and Lydia Venditti won their third-straight state doubles title, defeating teammates Caroline Hamilton and Sammy Sweet for a one-two Islander finish.

With five of Mercer Island’s six state-qualifiers advancing to the final round of the 3A state girls golf tournament, Mercer Island took home the 3A state championship at Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland. Rachel Fujitani led the Islanders with a two-

day score of 146, good for a second-place finish behind Ingraham’s Sarah Rhee.

The Islander boys golf team placed third at state, with Zach Evens finishing ninth overall and Will Mansfield, who also competed in the state baseball tournament for Mercer Island, tied for 14th.

Mercer Island boys lacrosse capped a special season in dramatic fashion, rallying for seven fourthquarter goals to overtake Bellevue 11-8 in the state

final and take home the championship trophy, ending the Wolverines’ threeyear reign as boys lacrosse state champions. Mercer Island finished its season with an overall record of 22-1, the only loss coming against the Wolverines.

The Mercer Island boys soccer team were off to the

races on the soccer pitch, going undefeated in KingCo during regular season competition with a 12-0 league record. But eventual 3A champs Interlake stunned Mercer Island in the KingCo title game, and the Islanders finished one win away from the state tournament, finishing with a 13-4-2 overall

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The Mercer Island girls track team finished third at the KingCo championships, while the boys placed fourth overall. The Islanders qualified 15 athletes for the state tournament. The team of Kayla Lee, Victoria Gersch, Piper Casey and Kendra Watson finished second in the girls 200 meter relay.

Mercer Island’s girls lacrosse team finished second in their division behind Bainbridge Island, with a 5-1 league record and were 9-4 overall. The Islanders fell to Snohomish in the first round of the state tournament.

With a 7-3 win over Wilson, Mercer Island girls water polo earned a fifthplace finish at the 2015 state tournament. The Islanders finished their season with a record of 6-3 in league play.

Mercer Island fastpitch finished its season tied for

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p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Capt. Joe Raymond, Puget Sound Sector Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard 13th District will speak on his the many aspects of his command. Bring a friend.

THURSDAY | 7 MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE MONTHLY MEETING:

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. Monthly general meetings are the first Thursday of every month and open to the public. Discover what MIVAL does and meet many artists of all mediums. Become a member and make new friendships through visual arts. For more, visit www.mival.org.

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12-1 p.m., Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Join members of the Chamber to hear Kevin Mather, president of the Seattle Mariners at the January Membership Luncheon. With a new general manager and all the trades he’s made, the 2016 Mariners will definitely have a new look, but we’ll still have King Felix! $15-20.

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27-Jan. 10. Once again this year, the Mercer Island Boys Lacrosse Club will come to your curb, pick up your tree,

haul it away and have it composted for you. Choose from the following weekend days: Dec. 27, Jan. 2-3, Jan. 9-10. All proceeds go directly to operating expenses of the club. Please visit www. mercerislandlacrosse.com to select your pickup date.

THE ART OF GIVING - A HOLIDAY POP-UP SALE: Through Dec.

31, Pilchuck Seattle, 240 2nd Ave. S, Seattle. Handmade gifts from 14 Pilchuck artists. Glasses, vases, ceramics, jewelry and more! Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and some Saturdays in December. Call 206-6218422 for information.

GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP: 7 p.m.,

Thursdays, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4001 Island Crest Way. Free, no obligation, family history and genealogy weekly workshop.

Beginner to advanced training hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All are welcome.

Contact Peter Selden at peterselden@gmail.com or 206-412-8252.

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SLASH & BURN ART EXHIBIT:

Through Jan. 30, Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland. In Slash & Burn, artists give birth to new creations by harnessing the same destructive power of flame and blade: soot and char as media and as creative acts. Featured artists include Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf and Ellen Ziegler. A “Burn” demonstration will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, and a “Slash” demonstration will be at Thursday, Jan. 28.

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GRAND OPENING OF DYNAMIC BALANCE NATURAL HEALTH AND WAGNER FAMILY MEDICINE:

Saturday, Jan. 9, Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 N.E. 80 St., Redmond. On the morning of Feb. 8, 1886, James M. Colman and family friend Wilbur Patten were on their way to Seattle. They were ambushed at the south end of Mercer Island, neither making their destinations.

Tom Hitzroth will share the results of his personal detective work: exploring the crime, the investigation and the trials. Speaker subject to change. For more, visit www.redmondhistoricalsociety.org.

5-8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22, Bassi Jones Building, 7834 S.E. 32nd St., Suite 203. Join Melony Cable (licensed acupuncturist and East Asian medical practitioner) and Laura Wagner (naturopathic doctor and massage therapist) at their grand opening on Mercer Island. Learn about new health and wellness options available on Mercer Island while enjoying a glass of wine or beer, a hor d’oeuvres, and fabulous door prizes. Free. For more, visit www.dbnaturalhealth. com.

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6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 11, Mercer Island High School Library, 9100 S.E. 42nd St.

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3:45-4:45 p.m., Wednesdays.

Kids will learn to use bands, balls and their own body weight to work on cardiovascular and weight training as well as balance, stability, and stretching. Free for members, $10 for guests.

For more, visit www.sjcc.org WINTER BREAK CAMP AT SJCC:

Dec. 21-31. The SJCC offers a variety of full and half-day camps during the winter break. Each day features activities centered on a special theme, plus kids will swim, play in the gym, and enjoy arts and crafts. Weeklong break camps include field trips. For the winter break camp, bring a bathing suit, towel, and non-perishable dairy, peanut-free lunch. Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. For more info, contact SJCC Youth and Family Program Coordinator Emily Schankerman at EmilySc@sjcc.org or 206388-0828.

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CAPTAIN’S LICENSE TRAINING:

8 a.m.-4 p.m., Feb. 8-19.

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SJCC EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,

Tuesday, Jan. 12. The SJCC Early Childhood School is a school of excellence rooted in Jewish values, with a curriculum inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy.

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sixth-place in the KingCo division.

Getting his first start for the U.S. men’s national soccer team, Islander Jordan Morris scored his first goal in international competition as the U.S. defeated Mexico 2-0 in San Antonio in April.

A few days later, hundreds turned out to South Mercer Playfields to catch a glimpse of Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano, as he helped usher in Opening Day ceremonies for Mercer Island Little League. Cano threw out the ceremonial first pitch to young catcher Mitch Ashberg.

Fall Sports In a season plagued by injuries, the Mercer Island football team saw four different players take over at quarterback as the Islanders tied for fourth in the 2A/3A KingCo standings.

Mercer Island girls swim and dive boasted the top 3A (and 4A) team score at the KingCo championships at Kamiak High School on Halloween.

The Islanders placed second at the state championship meet behind Lakeside for the second year in a row.

Sabrina Kwan was a statetitle winner for Mercer Island in the 100 fly, the third 100 fly state crown of her high school career.

Mercer Island volleyball took home the 2A/3A KingCo league and tour-

nament titles and finished third at the Sea-King district tournament. But a knee injury to KingCo MVP Jemma Yeadon left the Islanders without their best player for the state tournament, cutting the team’s postseason run short and leaving the team without a state trophy for the first time since 2011. Mercer Island finished 11-1 in league play and 20-5 overall.

The Mercer Island girls cross country team advanced to the state meet for the second year in a row, placing ninth overall. The Mercer Island boys placed third at the 3A KingCo championships and saw Ben Stoops advance to the state meet.

Like their spring counterparts, the Mercer Island girls soccer team was off to a fast start, winning their first nine games of the season. The Islanders finished the year second in KingCo with a 9-3 league record and were 14-6 overall, making the playoffs and coming within one win of reaching the state tournament.

Me rc e r Island boys golf placed third at the KingCo medalist tournament in October.

Senior Zach Evens took co-medalist honors with Liberty’s Ben Graham at the tournament before winning the 3A Sea-King district title two weeks later.

Evens and teammate Drew Christofferson will compete in the 3A state tournament

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CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF POSSIBLE QUORUM Notice is hereby given that there may be quorum of the Mercer Island City Council at the 2014 Audit Exit Conference (hosted by the Washington State Auditor’s Office) on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 11:00 am at Mercer Island City Hall, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA. The Council will not be taking action on any City business during this meeting.

Allison Spietz, City Clerk Published Mercer Island Reporter December 30, 2015 #1494798.

State of Washington Department of Ecology NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE AN EXISTING WATER RIGHT TAKE NOTICE: That Christopher Lewis of Mercer Island, Washington on October 19.

2015, has filed an application of change to surface water certificate 2934. Certificated use is for 0.005 cubic feet per second (cfs) for irrigation, as granted under Surface Water Right 2934, priority date June 19. 1947. That the original point of diversion and place of use is located in Lot 597

of Hillman’s Sea Shore Lake Front/Garden of Eden Addition, Section 36, Township 24N, Range 4E, W.M. in King County.

The request here is to change point of diversion from an unnamed stream tributarv to Lake Washington to Lake Washington and place of use that are both located in the NW1/4. NE1/4., Section 36. Township 24N. Range 4E. W.M. in King County.

No increase will be made to the instantaneous withdrawal rate or annual quantity. Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections: protests must be accompanied with a fifty-dollar ($50.00) NON-REFUNDABLE recording fee (PLEASE REMIT CHECK OR MONEY ORDER ONLY) and filed with the Department of Ecology at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days from December 30, 2015.

Department of Ecology Cashiering Office- NWRO-WR PO Box 47611 Olympia WA 98504-7611 Published in Mercer Island Reporter on December 23, 2015 and December 30, 2015.#1490794.

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Mercer Island boys water polo prevailed over Puyallup to take third place at the state tournament at Curtis High School in November.

Four Islanders were named to the All-State teams.

Conner Vacca was named to the first team, Hunter Peshkin and Ford Witman earned second team honors and Erik Raisys earned honorable mention.

Mercer Island boys tennis locked up the KingCo league and tournament crowns in October, advancing three doubles teams and one singles player to the Sea-King district tournament next spring. Christian Anderson and Chris Elliot won the 3A KingCo doubles title, defeating teammates Jake Bethards and Caden Conder. Freshman Brandon Wong placed third in singles competition to advance in singles competition.

Scoring two goals in the final game of the NCAA College Cup, Jordan Morris led the Stanford Cardinal to the program’s first national soccer championship in December.

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CALENDAR | FROM 12 tions. Hands-on activities too! Ages 3 to 6 with adult.

Registration not required, but space is limited.

TEENS TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEETING: 7 p.m., Tuesday,

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Earn volunteer credit!

JUMP START YOUR CREATIVITY:

1:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 23.

Have you secretly dreamed of sharing your thoughts, experiences, emotions and fears? Believe it or not, we are all writers. Explore your hidden talents using a variety of creative writing techniques. Share the power of words with a local poet!

STUDY ZONE: 3:30 p.m., Thursdays, grades K-12.

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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-ROGUE NATION: 1 p.m., Saturday,

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ADULTS TALK TIME: 1 p.m., Mondays, no class Jan. 18. Improve your speaking and listening skills in this English conversation group. Learn more about American culture and meet people from around the world.

Registration not required.

Walk-ins welcome.

OPERA PREVIEW - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: 7

p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Mozart, in his first collaboration with Lorenzo DaPonte, lavished so much glorious music on DaPonte’s libretto that The Marriage of Figaro, even though it caused a scandal when it was first presented in 1784, has never been out of the repertory. This free lecture, provided to increase enjoyment and appreciation of Seattle Opera productions, will feature speaker Norm Hollingshead with recorded musical excerpts. Space is limited.

Jan. 16. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his teammates reunite for this pulsepounding sequel, in which they attempt to take down a secret international organization known as the Syndicate-highly skilled ex-IMF agents who are intent on bringing down their former outfit.

FRIENDS OF THE MERCER ISLAND LIBRARY MEETING: 3

p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21.

MARY SHELLY’S FRANKENSTEIN - ANATOMY OF A MASTERPIECE:

1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30.

Frankenstein has resonated widely in the popular imagination, most notably in theater and cinema.

Over the two centuries since its first publication, the work has also served as a vivid allegory in debates about technology, slavery and universal suffrage.

Led by film scholar Lance Rhoades, this multi-media presentation considers how Shelley addressed some of mankind’s greatest concerns with a creation that took on a life of its own.

Priscilla Freeman Martin (Formerly Priscilla McCartney) 1932 ~ 2015

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Mercer Island, WA – Priscilla Freeman Martin, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2015. Priscilla was born in Bath, Maine, on January 3, 1932, to Marian Hill Freeman and Captain William Robinson Freeman, a sea captain.

Priscilla moved to Westfield, NJ, in May of 1936, graduating from Westfield High School in 1949. In 1951, she received an associate’s degree from Lasell Junior College, in Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Priscilla worked college summers at Rock Gardens Inn, Sebasco Estates, Maine. After completing college, she worked for the Lederle Laboratories Division of the American Cyanamid Company in New York City.

She married John “Jack” Elwood McCartney on April 24, 1954. After two years at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, they enjoyed nearly five decades in Connecticut where they raised their four children; John, Melissa, Richard, and David. These years were spent in Stratford (’56-’66) and then Easton (’66’99). Rejoining the workforce in 1974, she worked at General Electric Co. in Fairfield, CT, until retiring in 1999.

Priscilla married Richard LeRoy Martin on December 3, 2005, a friend of fifty years. She moved from CT to Mercer Island to join him as a resident of the Covenant Shores retirement community. Priscilla and Dick traveled extensively during ten plus glorious years together. Besides quarterly trips to Lake Chelan, they made several cruise trips while also visiting friends and family throughout many of the contiguous United States.

Priscilla dedicated many years of service toward church and scouting endeavors while also enjoying sewing, cooking, and entertaining. She lent her vocal talents as a proud member of the Triple Trio at Westfield High School, as part of a few townbased plays, and then subsequently for many years of choir service in the Episcopal Church. She loved Maine, the Pine Tree State, and she always said, when turning the wheels towards Maine, she felt like she was heading home and she could “give the horse its head.”

Priscilla is survived by her husband Richard Martin, brother William R. Freeman Jr., and her children: John Elwood McCartney Jr., Melissa McCartney Scotti, Richard Freeman McCartney, and David Langdon McCartney. Her surviving grandchildren are Jeremy and Lauren; Ryan,Trevor, and Heather; Garrick; and Christopher, Katlyn, and Shannon.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Phippsburg Historical Society, Attn: Rowland Bisson, P.O. Box 21, Phippsburg, ME 04562. Please reference: Priscilla Freeman Martin, daughter of Marian Hill Freeman, granddaughter of Frederick Dayton Hill, of Bath, ME. 1492943

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