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Working well into the night in a cater-ing warehouse tucked away in Bellevue’s Bel-Red neighborhood, a team of four pastry professionals put the � nal touches on a gingerbread house. But not just any gingerbread house.

It, and 19 others, are vying for honors in the annual KIDSQuest Museum Ginger-bread Lane, which is part of Bellevue’s Mag-ic Season. � e competing houses will be on display through Dec. 16 in the Bellevue Hilton lobby. Winners will be announced on Dec. 8. � e houses will be auctioned o� to the highest sweet-tooth bidders.

Jill Borgida, an instructor for Wilton Industries, worked side by side with Kelli Morse of Kelli’s Cake Creations, Gian Ed-mondson and Becky Bihary, consultants who have worked with Kelli. All are local pastry experts with steady hands, plenty of patience and an eye for the whimsical.

� e house, sponsored by Republic Ser-vices, embraces a theme of the Wizard of Oz situated in the Paci� c Northwest with multiple references to a “green” holiday. Jill Borgida is the wife of Republic Services’ general manager, Je� Borgida.

“When we brainstormed we kept the KIDSQuest audience in mind,” said Jill. “We thought kids and parents would enjoy our interpretation of the Land of Oz here in the Northwest. And a green theme wouldn’t be complete without a reference to environ-mental stewardship.”

� e entry is a traditional Northwest Tudor home equipped with stained-glass windows made of melted Lifesaver candies lit by the warm glow of a battery-powered candle stands surrounded by evergreen trees created from ice cream cones with frosting and an “Emerald City” skyline in the background. Wizard of Oz characters cra� ed in fondant demonstrate the team’s

careful attention to detail and the lengths to which they will go to create the Northwest � avor.

Dorothy wears a red scarf and goulashes with a latte in hand. A blue Republic Ser-vices’ curbside recycling cart also cra� ed of fondant awaits pick-up beside the Yellow

Brick Road, laden with gumdrop “recy-clables.”

“We’ve done our best to make everything look as realistic as possible,” added Becky as she rolled fondant rainbows for an um-

Gingerbread houses come to Bellevue20 creations on display to bene� t KIDSQuest Museum

Jill Borgida (left) and Gian Edmondson work to place the chimney on top. The battery powered candle that glows inside is accessed by way of a removable chimney. ANNE LAUGHLIN, Republic Services

Two Bellevue police officers disciplined for rowdy behavior

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Third o� cer exonerated in incident at Seahawks game

Two Bellevue Police Department o� cers were disciplined and one was exonerated a� er an o� -duty incident that occurred in September during a Seattle Seahawks game.

Corporal Dion Robertson, a 22-year vet-eran, was demoted to o� cer and lost his supervisory responsibilities on the Bomb Squad which results in a signi� cant annual loss in pay.

O� cer Andy Hanke, a seven-year veteran, was given 30 days suspension from duty without pay and was removed from the Bomb Squad, also resulting in a signi� cant loss in annual wages.

Both of-� cers were found to have violated policies on Deportment (a manner of personal conduct/behavior), Courtesy and Code of Ethics. O� cer Hanke also violated Obedi-ence to Laws Policy.

A female detective was exonerated and cleared of all allegations.

“I am convinced that these o� cers have learned a very hard lesson and their actions in the future will always meet the high standards of behavior that the Bel-levue community rightfully demands of their police,” said Police Chief Linda Pillo. “� e discipline given to these o� cers is � rm yet fair. A� er the media’s description of the events, some citizens demanded I

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The US is poised to fall o� a “� scal cli� ” on Jan. 1 unless Democrats and Republicans � nd a way to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax

increases.Yawn.It’s not that we don’t believe – sort of – the doomsay-

ers who tout what a catastrophe this would be to the nation’s economy. It’s just that we don’t think rational people – yes, that means politicians – are so stupid as to let that happen.

So, some time – by the end of this year or shortly af-ter the start of 2013 – politicians will force themselves to come up with an answer. When they do, it must contain both spending cuts and tax increases.

� e US debt now stands at more than $16 trillion. To put that in more personal terms, that’s more than $52,000 on the shoulders of every man, woman and child in this country. But, instead of � xing this, we’ve passed the problem on to future generations. � at has to stop.

� ere’s no question that higher taxes will be neces-sary to help pare down this problem. And the pain needs to start with families whose income is $250,000 and higher. Higher taxes, while unpleasant, won’t have a debilitating impact on their quality of life. � at’s not the case with many in the middle class who have little le� over a� er paying their monthly bills.

However, the middle class, too, needs to help � x this mess, perhaps in the form of fewer or more limited deductions. Spending also needs to be reined in. Gov-ernment trying to be everything to everyone is one reason why we’re in this � x.

It would be best if all this were accomplished before the end of the year. However, given the political stakes, that may be unlikely.

If we have to jump, at least we’ll be holding hands.

– Craig Groshart, Bellevue Reporter

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BY LINDA BALL

Every day I read a di� erent article on the ongoing saga of negotiations regarding the forthcoming � scal cli� , the possibility of increased taxes occurring at the same time as massive spending cuts by the federal government.

I’m really worried about it.� e chills and thrills make for good

TV, but if Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C., don’t come up with an acceptable compromise, the country could � nd itself reeling yet into another recession.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I would like Congress to spare us all the drama, and reach an agreement. � e hearts and minds of us regular American folks just can’t take it anymore.

I’ve been middle class most of my life, and I have been more fortunate than many during these last six years of economic turmoil. I have made some wise investments. But it is going to hurt you and me if our taxes go up by even one percent. Folks making $250,000 or more per year really won’t notice. We will.

Congress should agree to extend the Bush tax cuts for income levels below $250,000.

I just had the good fortune to buy a small condo. I love my new place and I am so thrilled that I was able to

become a homeowner again a� er 10 years of renting due to — � rst, divorce, then the market getting in� ated, crazy and overpriced. I didn’t need nor could I a� ord a McMansion; I just wanted my own place again. I scored on the interest rate and price.

I want others to have that opportunity, too. I fear everybody will climb back into their shell and

close their wallets if tax rates go up, or if we lose certain deductions like the interest on your mortgage loan. I doubt that will happen because the National Association of Real-tors will raise bloody hell � rst.

I disagree with the idea of raising the estate tax. We pay taxes all of our lives — why should we have to pay taxes when we’re dead? If you depart this world leaving assets behind, they should go to your heir, charity or whoever or whatever entity you want a better life for.

� ere is much to be bantered about until the end of the year. � e most likely outcome will be that Congress shrinks the cli� so that some tax rates don’t rise and some of the spending cuts aren’t made.

I just hope both the Dems and the Reps can come to-gether and avoid a dive into murky waters.

Linda Ball is a sta� writer for the Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter. She can be contacted at 425-391-0363, ext. 5052 or at [email protected].

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More cloutfor unions

With both their advo-cate and “bag man” having been re-elected, look for the unions to expand their expectations from Presi-dent Obama and his proxy NLRB for more rulings (a la Boeing), strikes and appeals.

Unions’ brinkman-ship and strikes will now throttle a tottering private enterprise engine that has already been laid low by � scal irresponsibility and environmental obstruction-ism. Hostess and Walmart are merely the beginning. Harvey Gillis, Bellevue

Praise for Howie, Seastar

I was the grateful recipi-ent of an invitation to come to the Seastar Restaurant for � anksgiving dinner this year. I believe I was one of something like 500 deserving guests attending this feast, people down on their luck for one reason or another.

� e sweet children ar-riving all dressed up and wide-eyed from witnessing the sparkling Christmas

tree in the lobby were a de-light to behold. � e turkey and trimmings dinner was absolutely scrumptious.

� anks to John Howie for a memorable experi-ence. What a remarkable man.

I feel I must also men-tion the army of volunteers who greeted, served and made all those people who attended feel special and welcome to be there.

It was indeed a day to remember.Sylvia Sutton, Bellevue

When is business big?

With so many arguing for, and pleading with, con-sumers to buy only from small business, the question is raised: at what point does a small business become one that has become large enough to be ignored or boycotted by the public?

It would be interesting to hear what that maximum level of success is and how it compares to what I was

taught in business school. I have the impression

that many believe Sam Walton (Walmart founder) should not have created more and more stores, hired more and more people, and o� ered cheaper merchandise to the con-sumer, or William Boeing should not have expanded his aircra� -building busi-ness beyond a certain level and, in turn, hired fewer people.Thomas Markley, Bellevue


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In my youth I thought the ukulele, as well as the songs played on it, were among the purest examples of what my peers and I called “lame.” (Funny how the word

has resurfaced in recent years and seems to mean the same thing.) Only the accordion came in high-er on our list of instruments to avoid.

Part of the uke’s bad rap for any of us who didn’t live in Hawaii was that we associated it with the only Hawaiian song we’d ever heard: “Tiny Bubbles.” And where was “Tiny Bubbles” per-formed? In night clubs over� owing with people our parents’ age, which automatically quali� ed it as lame. (Never mind that the song’s most enthusiastic

promoter, Don Ho, played it on the piano with guitar and drum backup. We didn’t want facts to get in the way of our prejudices.)

Fortunately, Jake Shimabukaro, Hawaiian virtuoso, came along and turned perceptions of the lowly ukulele upside down and inside out. In October, he � lled most of the 2,480 seats in Benaroya Hall with people of all ages, and they demanded three encores. I’m con� dent no one used the word “lame” to describe the event.

Now I’m hooked on the uke. I’ve added it to the piano as a musical interest, and this might be a good thing. Some research studies related to music and aging suggest that “musical training o� sets losses in memory.” Another study showed that Alzheimer patients who listened to music dur-ing their recreation period, compared to two other groups who worked on puzzles or drawing and painting projects, “were more alert, happier, and had higher recall of past personal history.”

� e irony is that as a beginner one of the � rst pieces I learned to play was “Tiny Bubbles,” and so far my musical repertoire consists primarily of songs that are, well…lame.

Ann Oxrieder has lived in Bellevue for 35 years. She retired a� er 25 years as an administrator in the Bellevue School District and now blogs about retirement at http://stillalife.wordpress.com/.

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Around TownWhat’s happening in Bellevue and elsewhere

High tea set at Bellettini� e Bellettini will serve a Holiday High Tea from noon

to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. � e event will be in the fa-cility’s Toscasno restaurant, 1115 108th Ave. NE, Bellevue.

� e tea will consist of teas, savories and sweets. Cost is $25/adult and $12.50 for age 12 and under. Seatings will be at noon, 12:20 p.m., 12:40 p.m. and 1 p.m.

Reservations are encouraged by Dec. 12 by calling 425-450-0800.

Preschool preview setParentMap will host a free Preschool Previews 2013

from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Bellevue College.Representatives from 75 preschools will be present to

provide information to parents about their programs and teaching philosophy. Parents can sign up to meet with education experts for 10 minute consultations.

� e free event also will include activities for children and childcare. To sign up visit www.parentmap.com/preschool-previews. Bellevue College is located at 3000 Landerholm Circle, Bellevue.

Overlake gets an ‘A’ Overlake Medical Center was honored with an “A”

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Holiday music o� ered� e Bellevue Youth Symphony will present “Music for

Kids by Kids” from 2-3:30 p.m. Dec. 9. � e free mini-per-formance of holiday music will be at Crossroads Bellevue Mall, 15600 NE Eighth St.

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State regulators � ned Puget Sound Energy (PSE) $430,000 for improperly charging residential disconnect-visit fees to electricity and natural gas customers.

� e Washington Utilities and Transportation Commis-sion (UTC) approved a multi-party settlement agreement that alleged 1,639 violations of the state’s consumer protec-tion rules. In addition to the penalty, the utility has now refunded to customers more than 9,000 disconnect-visit fees charged in error dating back to December 2009.

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During the holiday season, there are no shortage of drives, fundraisers, collec-tions and other endeavors to make sure both children and parents can celebrate even in the face of hard � nancial times.

For Bellevue’s � erese Andersen and Kim Stone, the mission is even more basic and is one that applies year-round: provide diapers for babies in need.

In 1992, Jean Ann Lynch founded a non-pro� t called Baby Basics to do just that. � e organization currently has chapters across the coun-try and a� er serving on the board of an a� liate agency

while she lived in Michigan, Andersen wanted to bring the program to Bellevue. Stone said � nding a niche in the non-pro� t world was a challenge that actually ended up connecting the women with many of the groups they coordinate with still.

“We wanted to talk to other agencies to � nd out if there was a need,” Stone said. “Everyone we talked to said there de� nitely was.”

A� er beginning with three babies and a garage-turned-warehouse for diaper storage only a few months ago, Baby Basics now provides diapers for six babies twice per month, with 11 more on a waiting list. First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue o� ered a room in their facility to hold

distributions along with a phone line. � e room also serves as a gathering place for the clients to learn about other agencies and services that are available.

“We’re really trying to help people who are trying to help themselves,” Andersen said. “� ese families are really trying to make it work and sometimes the system doesn’t help them.”

Baby Basics is focused on helping the “working poor” in Bellevue, those with jobs who are not receiving state cash assistance. Andersen and Stone said with more than 20 percent of students in the Bellevue School

District now qualifying for free or reduced lunch and the lack of a reliable and sustain-able option for free diapers, the need was more apparent than ever.

“Every week we get an-other application,” Andersen said. “� e wait[ing] list was four, then seven, then 11. I don’t like having a wait[ing] list.”

While additional volun-teers who can serve as buyers and help with distribu-tions are always welcome, Andersen and Stone said the most pressing need for Baby Basics Bellevue currently is consistent donations.

� e two estimate it costs roughly $1,800 to provide diapers a baby will wear for three years. Families are ac-cepted into the program a� er the entire donation has been secured to avoid leaving fam-ilies with another unexpected cost should intake slow.

“To know they can count on that, it means a lot,” An-dersen said.

Along with standard cash and diaper donations, Baby Basics has worked with Boy Scout Troop 520 on a diaper drive and both Andersen and Stone said they would be open to new ways of collecting donations. � eir own dedication to the project has spread throughout their families and become a hands-on lesson in giving.

“It takes a lot of time to get something started,” Stone said. “But my family under-stands and they are a part of the Baby Basics volunteer community.”

To volunteer with Baby Basics Bellevue, make a donation, or � nd out more about receiving assistance, contact � erese Andersen or Kim Stone at [email protected] or by calling 425-454-3084 ext. 3205.

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From thebottom, upBellevue non-pro� t focused on providing most basic of needs

Kim Stone and her son prepare donations before a distri-bution at First Presbyterian Church in Bellevue. COURTESY PHOTO

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� ings you can do to help your commuity

Toys for Tots and Food Lifeline Holiday Drive: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; through Dec. 16. Free picture with Santa from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 15. North-west Pianos, 13310 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue.

Season of Sharing: Gift collection sponsored by city of Bellevue employees. Gift tags available at Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. NE and Mini City Hall at the Crossroads Shopping Center, Northeast Eighth Street and 156th Avenue Northeast. Through Dec. 17.

Stewardship Saturday at Lewis Creek Park: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. , Dec. 8. Help remove invasive Himalayan black-berry, plant native plants, and help maintain a plant-ing site. Pre-registration required at [email protected] or 425-452-4195. Lewis Creek Park and Visitor Center is located at 5808 Lakemont Blvd. SE, Bellevue.


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Business RoundupBusinesses and business people making news

Adventure Kids opensAdventure Kids Playcare, a drop-in child care and enter-

tainment center, has opened in Bellevue at 1100 Bellevue Way NE Ste. #1. � e business o� ers drop-in and perma-nent, part-time childcare for kids ages 2 years to 12.

� e facility features a movie room, large playscape, bas-ketball court, train tables, air hockey table, climbing wall, sta� -led group activities, theme nights, arts and cra� s, and separate infant and toddler area. Meal choices and snacks are also served throughout the day.

During the month of December, Adventure Kids Play-care o� ers childcare from noon to 8 p.m.

Physician to join MDVIPPeter B. Schock, M.D., of Bellevue, will join MDVIP

on Dec. 31 to focus on personalized healthcare with an emphasis on prevention.

MDVIP-a� liated physicians have practices that are signi� cantly smaller than traditional practices and allow physicians to have closer relationships with their patients and a more thorough knowledge of their lifestyle, medical history and overall well-being.

He is board certi� ed in family practice and a� liated with Overlake Hospital Medical Center. Schock’s o� ce is located at 1600 116th Ave. NE, Suite 102, Bellevue, 425-454-5311.

Hansen, Miller named shareholdersMitch Hansen and Pete Miller have been elected to the

position of Audit and Assurance Shareholder at Clark Nu-ber, a CPA and consulting � rm headquartered in Bellevue.

Hansen is the � rm’s expert in long-term care, which is a key component of the � rm’s healthcare strategy, as well as being the leader of our governmental practice area.

Miller is a key member of the � rm’s Manufacturing and Technology Group and has led the development of forensic accounting within Clark Nuber.

Both men will move into their new positions on Jan. 1, 2013.

Mark Allen Salon moves � e Mark Allen Salon and Spa has moved from its loca-

tion on First Street Northeast to its new home at 10000 Main Street in Bellevue’s Old Town.

� e new salon is larger and has dedicated spaces for hair styling, manicures, pedicures, and eyelash and brow ser-vices as well as two rooms for a full range of spa treatments including BOTOX®, � ller treatments, medical skin care, and permanent makeup.

More information is available at 425-688-1436 or www.markallensalon.com.

� e Eastside economy should see growth over the next year, accord-ing to a consumer shopping survey conducted by Pulse of America and the Bellevue Reporter. In addition, the survey indicated that most new jobs will be created by new or expanding small businesses.

According to the survey:■ 34 percent of survey respondents

expect their household spending to increase over the next 12 months, while only 18 percent say it will go down.■ 28 percent of respondents say

that they plan to spend more at locally owned businesses rather than the Inter-net or out of town over the same period, while 62 percent state their local spend-ing will be the same. � e survey covered hundreds of small business types and provided details on where respondents intend to shop in the next 12 months. Details include:

■ 11 percent intend to shop for a used car;■ 10 percent intend to shop for a new

car (which is up over previous quarters);■ 10 percent expect to use a land-

scaping service;■ 16 percent will shop at a furniture

store;■ 15 percent will shop at a jewelry

store; and ■ 10 percent will use a legal � rm.� e survey also contained some

interesting nuggets:■ 23 percent plan to go to a bowling

alley, compared to 16 percent who plan to use a golf course;■ 21 percent plan to change auto

insurance providers;■ 23 percent plan to change or get a

new dentist; and■ 13 percent plan to change their

cellular phone provider.� e survey noticed certain trends,

too.■ 14 percent of respondents plan to

buy a tablet in the next 12 months; 20 percent already do own a tablet;■ More than twice as many respon-

dents (68 percent) use Facebook at least weekly compared to 33 percent who use YouTube. Only 11 percent use Twitter at least weekly.

� e complete survey shopping results are available to any local small busi-ness by calling the Bellevue Reporter’s National Sales o� ce at 360-394-5833.

Finally, local residents are invited to participate in the current Pulse of America survey at www.pulsepoll.com. � ose participating in the survey will be entered in a drawing for a Visa card, pre-loaded with $4,000 that they can spend whenever and wherever they want.

Survey sees economic growth for Eastside

First tenant signs atOverlake Medical Pavilion

� e recent topping-o� of Bellevue’s newest medical o� ce building has been followed by the signing of its � rst tenant. Proliance Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine signed a 10-year lease for 12,000 SF on the 7th � oor, with the option to expand to 18,000 SF.

Paul Carr, Steven Perovich and Tim Owens of CB Rich-ard Ellis represented the building owner, Healthcare Realty, in the negotiations. Eric Blohm represented Proliance.

“We are thrilled Proliance chose this new facility to relocate and expand their � agship Bellevue location,” stated Amy Poley, Vice President of Real Estate Investments for Healthcare Realty. Poley and CBRE also noted there are multiple parties who are in negotiations for tenancy, including one full-� oor user. � ey should be able to make those announcements later in the year.

Proliance’s move to Overlake Medical Pavilion will not disrupt their connectivity with Overlake Hospital. Over-lake Medical Pavilion will be directly wired to the hospital to facilitate hospital/clinic communications for all practices in the building.

� e 190,000 SF high-rise medical o� ce building, located at 1231 116th Ave. NE in Bellevue, is still on schedule for LEED© Silver certi� cation.

Berger Commercial Realty broker and Senior Vice Presi-dent Steve Hyatt recently represented BD & D Investment Company, LLC in the sale of a 4.42-acre property, includ-ing a 34,000-square-foot automobile dealership in Bellevue for $8,425,000 to Dog Walk, LLC.

� e property is currently occupied by Ford Lincoln of Bellevue and is leased to AutoNation on a long-term basis.

“A local Seattle investor bought the property and plans to eventually develop it as the downtown central business district expands,” Hyatt said.

Hyatt worked on the transaction for more than three years with several di� erent groups interested in buying the property, including a group that proposed the development of a new Bellevue arena, to house both NBA and NHL teams, on the site. He closed the deal in partnership with Seattle brokerage � rm AGM Inc.

Hyatt served as Vice President of Corporate Develop-ment at AutoNation from 1996 through 2008. BD & D Investment Company, LLC, a large dealership group, has hired him to handle the disposition of several automotive properties across the country.

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Tectura Corporation will relocate its Bellevue o� ce to the � rst � oor of Ridge-wood Corporate Square’s Building E. � e company, a worldwide provider of busi-ness consulting services, will lease 14,693 square feet.

Acquired by KBS Realty Advisors of Newport Beach, Calif., in 2009, Ridgewood Corporate Square encom-passes seven, multi-level buildings, located a mile from downtown Bellevue.


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terminate these officers. Once the facts were un-covered through a com-prehensive administrative investigation conducted by the Office of Professional Standards regarding the off-duty alleged conduct, it was clear their actions, although embarrassing and disheart-ening, did not rise to the level of termination.”

On Sept. 16, Seattle Police contacted Pillo re-garding a littering incident where Bellevue Police officers were present. After seeing a female littering, an SPD officer asked her to pick it up. The female, a City of Bellevue Utilities employee picked the item up. Robertson and Hanke, who were with the female, used profane language while confronting the SPD officer. An SPD supervisor was called to the scene to assist with the incident.

Shortly after this inci-dent, security was contact-ed inside the stadium by a ticket holder complain-ing about Robertson and

Hanke’s offensive language used while he and his fam-ily watched the game. Dur-ing this incident, the female City of Bellevue Utilities employee who littered earlier made statements identifying them as “Bel-levue’s finest” and suggested to the citizen to be careful while driving in Bellevue.

Security asked them to leave the stadium. The female detective was not involved in this incident and did not make any comments to the public as previously reported by the media.

During the internal investigation, it was deter-mined Officer Hanke drove home under the influence of alcohol, the Bellevue Police Department reporter, adding that the investiga-tion could not determine his level of intoxication and that there was no forensic evidence of his level of intoxication when he oper-ated the vehicle.

The lack of evidence precluded a criminal pros-ecution, the department noted. The department said the same standard and rules of evidence would be ap-plied to any member of the

public. However, Chief Pillo found in the Civil Inves-tigation that Hanke drove

while intoxicated violating Obedience of Laws Policy.

Officers statementsI want to sincerely apologize to the citizens and

police department of the City of Seattle, the citizens and fellow officers of Bellevue, and to the staff and fans at CenturyLink Field for my actions on September 16, 2012.

My behavior was inappropriate, disrespectful and lacked the professionalism you expect from me in my position. I deeply regret the negative impact this has had on my fellow law enforcement officers and the citizens we serve.

Please accept my apologies and know I vow to al-ways uphold the values of the Bellevue Police Depart-ment both on and off duty.Officer A. Hanke

To the Seattle Police Department, Bellevue Police Department, citizens of Seattle, Bellevue and to Law Enforcement professionals: I want to express my humble apologies to all involved for my inexcusable behavior on September 16. I was completely out of line and not behaving in a manner anyone should.

While I cannot change the past, I can let you know I have taken complete responsibility and taken the positive life changes to make sure it never happens again. I am very sorry to have put all of you through this incident.Most sincerely,Corporal Dion HankeBellevue Police Department

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Omega Photo’s month-long grand opening relocation celebration continues this weekend with a food drive to support local charity LifeSpring, demonstrations by expert manufacturer’s representatives and the opportunity to win free equipment and other prizes.

On Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., demonstra-tions by the expert supplier representatives from Canon, Hoya Filters and Tokina lens will show off their newest products.

The Canon representative will demonstrate all canon cameras including the new Canon EOS 6D DSLR. People also can learn about choosing filters and lens from the Hoya Filter and Tokina lens supplier.

There also will be a demonstration of the Canson Infinity fine art printer paper. People are invited to bring in an image on a USB drive or memory card and have a print made free.

Omega also will hold prize drawings on Saturday for $100 gift certificate for goods, services, or developing at Omega, and a Sony NEX-F3 camera.

On Sunday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., people can have their photo taken with Santa by bringing in two cans of food to benefit LifeSpring. The donation also will qualify people for $5 off their Santa package prints.

There will also be a free prize drawing for an 11x14 Can-vas Wrap and 50 4x8 printed holiday cards.

Omega also will offer a prize drawing during December for Canon’s just released EOS 6D DSLR comes complete with 24-105mm lens. The winner will be announced on Dec. 21.

The demonstrations and drawings will be at Omega’s new location behind the downtown Bellevue Safeway at 210 – 105th Ave. NE.

Omega adds to grand opening

Hopelink faces toy shortage for kidsThousands of local kids whose families

count on Hopelink for a special toy during the holiday season may not have a gift to open this year without a little extra help from their neighbors.

Last year, nearly 7,000 children received a new toy from one of Hopelink’s five Holiday Gift Rooms. Demand is high again this year, but shelves are nearly bare at some centers.

Donations can be dropped off at any Hopelink Center through Friday, Dec. 14. Centers in Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland

and Sno-Valley also are open limited hours on Saturday, Dec. 15 to accept donations.

Hopelink’s Bellevue Center is located at 14812 Main St., and can be reached at 425-943-7555.

Toys and gifts are needed for all ages – as well as warm clothes, sweatshirts and sports clothing.

Hopelink President and CEO Marilyn Mason-Plunkett said the Holiday Gift Rooms provide a few brief moments when kids are able to just be kids.


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Arts RoundupWhat’s happening in the world of art

■ Patricia Lee Allen: � e singer stops by the Eastside to sing a number of Motown and R&B hits with distinctive original compositions. Friday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. $15. Bake’s Place, 155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue.

■ Holiday Pops: � e Sammamish Symphony Orchestra makes its debut at the Meydenbauer � eater with this family-friendly holiday concert. Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase tickets at the door or online at TicketWeb.com. Meydenbauer � eatre, 11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue.

■ Pearl Django: Known for their expert delivery of the Hot Club style jazz made famous by violin-ist Stephan Grappelli and guitarist Django Reinhardt, Pearl Django brings their festival-worthy tunes to Bake’s Place. Sunday, Dec. 9 at 7

p.m. $15. Bake’s Place, 155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue.

■ Janette West Quartet: � e Eastside Jazz Club presents this local quartet of Jazz musicians Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $13 Adults, $8 for age 18 and under. Mar-riott Courtyard Hotel, 11010 NE Eighth St., Bellevue. Free parking on P3.

■ “Fiddler on the Roof”: Multi-award-winning musical features be-loved songs “Matchmaker,” and “If I Were A Rich Man.” Laughter, warmth and inspiration for the whole family. � rough Dec. 30. Village � eatre, 303 Front Street North, Issaquah.

■ Modern Twist - Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art:Modern Twist explores the innovative shape that bamboo art, a uniquely Japanese phenomenon, has taken since the mid-twentieth century. � e 17 artists included in this strik-ing collection have pushed their medium to new levels of concept and technique. Runs through Feb. 3 at the Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE.

■ “Really Rosie”: Youth � eatre Northwest (YTN) continues its 29th season of exuberant and youth-ful storytelling with a tribute to beloved children’s writer Maurice Sendak, with songs by Carole King. � rough Dec. 16; � ursday and

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Christmas with the HerdmansDowntown Theatre Project debuts with “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”

BY KEEGAN PROSSERBELLEVUE REPORTER

For most people, the holidays mean drinking hot cocoa, getting together with family and celebrating the season. For the Herdman family, it’s just another reason to wreak havoc. At least that’s the case in Barbara Robinson’s novel “� e Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

� is month, the Downtown � eatre Project brings the classic story of riot and redemption to the stage.

Directed by theater veteran Jeremy Anderson, who worked previously at Seattle’s Taproot � eatre Company, this marks the � rst production by the Downtown � eatre Project - a new group looking to create a more active per-forming arts community in West Bellevue.

A longtime holiday classic, Robinson’s tale tells the story of Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman - a family of delinquents who crash the annual Christmas Pageant a� er being told the church provides snacks. � e Bellevue production will feature a cast and crew of approximately 45 people (ages 8 to 60), who have been working on the show since September.

“We wanted to do a holiday themed play,” Anderson said regarding their show selection. “And it’s a great story.”

Cast in the role of eldest daughter Imogene Herdman is Amanda Albert, 19, of Snohomish.

Albert � rst heard about the production from Anderson, who was directing a show at her high school, Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, last spring.

While the young actress was not familiar with the story before auditioning, she said it’s been an exciting challenge.

“I had trouble connecting with [Imogene] because she is

so di� erent from who I am,” Albert said. Prior to this production, Albert said she generally played

roles similar to who she is o� stage. She said getting to know Imogene - and learning to become her on stage - has helped her to round out her acting abilities.

Playing narrator Beth Bradley is Kirsten Dunn, 18, who has been a fan of the story for as long as she can remember.

“I grew up reading the story with my family every Christ-mas,” said the Kirkland resident.

Dunn said she was drawn to the role because she loves the theme of redemption in the story.

“It’s really a story about not judging a book by its cover,” Dunn said. “And it gives a really di� erent take on the [Nativ-ity] story - it makes it real.”

She said she is excited to give the story her own � avor, and to make the character of Beth her own.

Regarding the performances, Anderson says he is most excited to see how it all comes together. He hopes the audi-ence leaves feeling the warmth of the holiday season.

But more than that, he hopes their production will serve as a launching pad for more projects to come.

“� ere are so many di� erent kinds of people and relation-ships within this play,” Anderson said. “It’s been really excit-ing to see the community build within the cast itself.”

Performances will take place Friday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 15 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. (doors at 1:30 and 7 p.m.) at Interlake High School, 16245 NE 24th St., Bellevue. � e show is sponsored by � e Downtown Church and is free and open to the public. Seating is � rst come, � rst served.

For more information go to www.facebook.com/� eDo-wntown� eatreProject.

On November 16 more than 1600 dancers from the competed as part of the Western Region Oireachtas - a regional Irish Dance Championship held in Bellevue.

Mary Herridge, whose son Brendan took 2nd place in the U16 division said the competition had a great spirit and that everything seemed to run smoothly.

Also in attendance was Bellevue resi-dent Kim Bouchard, whose three chil-dren Alexis (U16 female dancer), Chris-

tophe (U14 male dancer) and Tristan (U12 male dancer) also competed. � e Bouchard kids have been dancing since they were 6-years-old. Tristan has been dancing since he was four.

“� is competition wasn’t di� erent,” said Christophe, who defended his title by taking home the top prize in his age bracket. “I always try to do my absolute best in every competition - big or small.”

Tristan, who placed 5th at last year’s

regional competition, said he was excited to place third this year.

“My teachers have been saying. ‘You’ve improved so much such last year and it shows,’” Tristan said. “So it felt pretty good to move up two places.”

� e Bouchards also participated in a U15 “Mixed Ceili” group dance that took 1st place.

� e Bouchard boys, along with Herridge, will compete at the world championship in Boston this March.

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Each artist glanced at props and photos from the Wizard of Oz as they cra� ed � gurines. � ere are literally hundreds of minia-ture edible pieces attached

to the house to transform it into a winter wonderland, Northwest-style.

Surrounded by cupcake tins, cake stands, bins of cookie cutters and stacks of baking sheets on speed racks, the team spent more than 40 hours together, pasting and placing rows of co� ee bean cobble-stones, cookie shingles and snow� akes of sugar dough

throughout the gingerbread property, which measures four square feet and nearly two feet tall outlined in pretzel fencing.

For any interested bid-ders, the taste experience will range from vanilla and red cherry to chocolate and green apple � avored fondant, not to mention the gingerbread architecture and its royal icing glaze.

Despite the long hours, team members agreed the project has been a stress-reliever, satisfying their creative appetite while taking part in a delightful community tradition this holiday season.

When asked if the team would reconvene next year to do another gingerbread house the answer was a resounding, “yes!”

Above: � e Republic Services team (from le� ) Becky Bihary, Jill Borgida, Gian Edmondson, and Kelli Morse. Right: � e � nished house. ANNE LAUGHLIN, Republic Services

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Food Lifeline to providesnacks, meals to Bellevue teens

Food Lifeline’s Kids Cafe program will expand this month in Bellevue by providing a� er school snacks and meals at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue’s Club Teen Center, 15228 Lake Hills Blvd.

� e meals are provided at no charge without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability.

Food Lifeline is a local hunger relief organization that serves almost 300 food banks and meal programs in West-ern Washington.

Concert to bene� t hurricane victims

Music with a Mission, a club at Newport High School, will hold a concert to bene� t the victims of Hur-ricane Sandy from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at Newport Covenant Church, 12800 Coal Creek Pkwy. SE, Bel-levue.

Cost is $5 will proceeds going to the Red Cross fund for Hurricane Sandy Victims.

Band will include Music with a Mission members, Fusion, Fringe Shi� , Spirits Collide, and Roll the Credits.

Bootcamp classesto bene� t Toys for Tots

Impact Strength and Performance, headquartered in Bel-levue, will be collecting money or toys for Toys for Tots at its Saturday morning Go-Giver bootcamp classes in December.

At the classes, held at 9 a.m. at Evans Industrial Park, 1508 128th Place NE, attendees have the option of paying $10 or bringing a new, unwrapped toy.

Co-owners Drew Ragan and Travis Motley hold Go-Giver bootcamps every Saturday morning and each month select a di� erent local cause or charity and donate all the proceeds from the Go-Giver bootcamps to that organiza-tion. Anyone can attend the 45-minute classes for just a $10 donation.


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John Whitten is barely visible behind his wall of Jalapeno jelly. But though he seems out of place among the braided rugs and handmade jewelry of this year’s Hilltop Holiday cra� s show, Whitten estimates that he’ll do eight or nine similar events before the end of the year.

“It’s one of those things that my wife did for years,” said Whitten of his jelly recipe, which he samples with Ritz crackers, slathered in cream cheese.

“She gave me the choice of crocheting something or making this Jalapeno jelly,” he laughs.

Neighbors, customers and the generally curious de-scended on Bellevue’s Hilltop Holiday cra� show for its � � h and � nal day, Saturday. � ey picked through racks of scarves, sampled tru� es and chatted with vendors about technique. � e annual cra� show, now in its 30th year, featured 80 di� erent booths.

“People come back every day and they call it their show,” said event coordinator Cameron Amann. “� ey like this small facility and the closeness…When they come, they know one another. � ey’re neighbors.”

� e cra� fair circuit sees many of the same faces, but Amann says that Hilltop is unique for its local and entirely homemade selection of products. Vendors come

from as far as Snohomish and Bellingham, and while the facility is small, there is a huge waiting list for prospec-tive vendors.

Amann suspects that many cra� show customers are drawn to its community origins.

“A lot of people are supporting the little business people now. � at’s been really cool to see,” she explains.

� is was Sue Schleer’s � rst year at the show. Schleer, who used to work in the construction business, began making cakes and treats for her daughter a� er being laid o� several years back. On her 40th birthday, when her friend pre-sented her with a stack of business cards, Schleer decided to turn her hobby into a business. She still makes cakes, but on Saturday found herself showcasing an array of tru� es, featuring � avors like salted caramel and pistachio.

“It can be hard to stand out at these things,” admitted Schleer of the cra� s fair scene. “But if you have a good product, you’ll � nd a way.”

Above all, Schleer says that the chance to interact with customers can be a lot of fun.

“People come up and look sort of serious…And then you talk to them,” says Schleer. “� ey taste it, and their whole body just relaxes. I love that.”

Holiday craft show givesa family feel to shopping

Bellevue’s Hilltop Holiday cra� show attacted many shop-pers to see the wares of 80 vendors. CELINA KAREIVA, Bellevue Reporter


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■ Eva Smerekanych (above), a sixth grader student at Tyee Middle School, was named the overall regional winner in the QFC Holiday Bag design contest. Her design now appears on all the QFC paper grocery bags throughout the region. Emily Wan, also a Tyee sixth-grader, won � rst prize for the Factoria QFC store.

■ Mary Jo Selg, a nurse at Overlake Hospital Medical Center, has received the Nurse of the Year Award for Mentoring at the March of Dimes Washington Chapter’s tenth annual Western Washington Nurse of the Year Awards. � e award recognizes nurses whose extraordinary e� orts in providing constant care and compassion towards patients stand out.

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■ Robin Russell, a teacher at Belle-vue’s Open Window School, was honored as a “Symetra Hero in the Classroom” on Dec. 4 during a school assembly that featured Seattle Seahawks tackle Russell Okung on hand for the sur-prise presentation to Russell, a humanities instructor. Open Win-dow School is located on Cougar Mountain in Bellevue’s Lake-mont area.

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■ A Lake Forest Park man faces burglary charges a� er he jumped from a Northlake Marina dock into the water to evade Kenmore police the morning of Nov. 22. A witness noticed the man jump from the shore into a boat and called police. When police arrived, the man jumped into the water and stayed there for 45 minutes. When he was pulled from the lake, he was taken to a hospital where he was treated for hypothermia and then booked into King County Jail.

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■ A four-year e� ort to clean up an illegal dumping site in Snoqualmie ended in November as workers hauled out a rusted car from a ravine alongside the road. Workers estimated that over the four years that Friends of the Trail had worked on this site, they’d pulled out almost 250 tires, six or seven large appliances, seven or eight abandoned cars and loads of miscellaneous trash.

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Newport hopes to make a deep run after � irting with a state berth in 2011-12. (Left to right) Riley Hering, Miles Fowler, Isaac Dotson and Calvin Throckmorton give them sizable options. JOSH SUMAN, Bellevue Reporter

� e football state championship games put a bow on the fall season last weekend and the prep scene now shi� s to winter. A host of returning state competitors and 2013 hopefuls are already back in action in boys swim and dive, wrestling, basketball and gymnastics and the Reporter has your � rst look at the biggest questions squads in Bellevue face.

Is Newport’s experience, size and athleticism enough to make state?

Newport’s boys basketball team had a promising regular season in 2011-12, but a 1-2 mark at the conference tournament

sent the Knights packing without a state playo� berth for the tenth consecutive season. Senior Isaac Dotson, a � rst-team all league selection in football and commit to the University of Nevada as a quarterback, and the inside duo of Calvin � rockmor-ton and Miles Fowler gives coach Steve Haizlip a group that boasts size, experience, athleticism and a determination to rewrite program history.

“With our size, I think we have the abil-ity to go inside and create mismatches,” Haizlip said. “It’s just going to allow us to be really physical and dictate the way the game is played.”

� e head man for the Knights is also an alum and was on the team the last time the school made a 4A state tourney appearance

in 1994. A� er coaching the nucleus of this team, including Dotson, Fowler, James Fer-ris and Riley Hering since seventh grade, Haizlip said there would be no greater satisfaction than sending them out in the Tacoma Dome.

“It would be really special,” he said. “� ere would be nothing better.”

Which local contender shaves the most time?

Bellevue and Newport � nished in the top six at their respective state swim and dive meets last year and Sammamish could be ready to climb the ladder in its � rst season in Class 2A.

Newport junior Benton Allen, who was fourth at state in 2011 in the 200 free and third in the 500 free, will try to � ll the shoes of the departed Sebastian Bury and Dehlan Gwo. Nicholas Weiss returns for his senior season a� er swimming on a � � h place relay team in 2012 and Andrew Pana will be back a� er a freshman season that saw him in the pool at state.

Bellevue’s Michael Stanchi, Casey Lee, Jamie Doucette and Matt Williams will help ease the loss of last year’s leader Carl Andrews. Stanchi was third in the 100 backstroke for Bellevue at state in 2012. Jacob Tower and Tyler Spencer return for Sammamish, which will swim in 2A for the � rst time this season.

Interlake returns a handful of swim-mers that made the 2A state meet last year, including Joe Lorr, Alex Lorenz, Tsukasa Ito, Albert Furlong, Jake Beauchamp and Sheridan Conrad, who was sixth in the 500 freestyle.

How does Bellevue bounce back after 2012 playo� run?

None of the four Bellevue public high schools has made a girls basketball state tournament since Bellevue in 2008. But coach Leah Krauter’s Wolverines made an

unexpected run to the 2A/3A KingCo tour-nament title last year before bowing out one spot shy of the � � h and � nal berth to state from District 2. Katie Savard, a force on both ends of the � oor, is gone to gradu-ation, as is Carly Best. Bellevue does not have a single senior on the varsity roster for this season and will suit four freshman. While Bellevue looks to better its 2012 � nish, Bellevue Christian will be a� er a 1A state tourney berth for the eighth straight season as they join the Nisqually League.

Can wrestlers break through at Mat Classic?

Bellevue and coach Tom Ovens lost both of their state quali� ers to graduation. Jim-my Trull, who made the title match at 220 pounds, and fellow state quali� er Andy Ew-ing are both gone and leave sizable roles to be � lled. Interlake faces a similar challenge, as Jake Wilson, Jacob Marks, Alex Gise-burt and Chad Peterson leave coach Dave Unwin and the Saints looking for a new cast of contributors this year in Class 3A. Newport’s David Yingling made the � eld as a sophomore last year before su� ering a � rst round defeat in the 4A tournament.

Do the Knights get back on top of the podium?

Newport � nished fourth in the team scoring at the 4A gymnastics state cham-pionships last year, behind Mount Rainier, KingCo rival Woodinville and state cham-pion Mead. Candace Ho, who returns for her junior year a� er helping the Knights to a 4A team title in 2011, will be the leader a� er winning the state title in � oor last year. Coach Melissa Baker said the leader-ship has been the best she has seen during her three seasons at Newport and a strong point of the team thus far.

“We have a very young team,” Baker said. “It’s been really exciting because they are picking up on things really quickly.”

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Coach Pete Carroll and the Seahawks will be back home on Sunday looking for a split in the season series with the Arizona Cardinals and to bolster ever-increas-ing chances of getting back into the postseason.

Last weekend’s 23-17 overtime win over the Bears put Seattle back in the thick of the NFC playo� picture and with three divisional games remaining, including one against the leading San Francisco 49ers, a num-

ber of scenarios are still possible for the Seahawks to continue chasing the Lombardi Trophy.

Rookie quarterback Rus-sell Wilson put his name squarely in the middle of the Rookie of the Year conversation with a pair of touchdown drives, one as time was running down in the fourth quarter and another for the game-winner in overtime. � e third round selection from

Wisconsin now has 19 touchdowns on the year against only eight interceptions, none of which have come in the past four games.

Both Golden Tate and Sidney Rice made their pres-ence felt, each securing scores on the two fateful drives. � e two are tied for the team lead in scoring (for a non-kicker).

Arizona, which pulled out a 20-16 win over the Seahawks when a last-minute drive stalled near the goal line in the season’s � rst week, has been in a free-fall of late. Since a 4-0 start, the Cardinals have dropped the last eight games.

John Skelton will start at quarterback for the Cardi-nals, which will face a Seattle secondary that will play its � rst of four games without starting cornerback Brandon Browner.

Browner dropped the appeal of his four-game suspen-sion from the NFL for violation of its performance en-hancing drugs policy. Fellow corner Richard Sherman’s appeal is still pending a hearing. Carroll said Walter � urmond III will start in place of Browner. � e team promoted DeShawn Shead from its practice squad to the active roster and signed Ron Parker to take Shead’s place.

Golden Tate has shown a knack for the spectacular this year, including his go-ahead touchdown in the 4th quarter last week. COURTESY PHOTO

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Terry M H SmithOctober 19, 1940 - November 19, 2012

Terry M H Smith, longtime Bellevue resident, passed away at the age of 72 on November 19, 2012.

Terry is survived by his three siblings and their spouses: Sherry and Jim Ladd of Bellevue, Randy and Linda Smith of Port Orchard and Kip and Barb Smith of Ballard. Terry also had numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends who will miss him deeply.

He was predeceased by his parents, Art and Gladys Smith, who brought the family to Bellevue in 1953.

Terry graduated from Bellevue High School (class of ’59) and the University of Washington.

Terry was born in Walla Walla, Washington, but moved to Seattle with the family when he was 5 years old. At the age of 16, he was in a serious car accident that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down and dependent upon a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Despite the many challenges presented by his circumstances, Terry persevered by working in radio broadcasting then pursuing a career at the Boeing Company. He lived independently, traveled and enjoyed his life fully until the day he died. He cherished his extended family and many friends, all of whom admired his tenacity and ability to accomplish tasks his doctors said shouldn’t be possible after such a serious injury. Terry leaves an inspiring legacy.

Services will be held on Saturday, December 15 at 11:00 am at First Congregational Church, 752 108th Ave NE, Bellevue.

Terry always focused on helping others, so in lieu of flowers, please consider a gift in Terry’s name to a charity of your choice.

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I, Charusheela Mahajan, holder of US Passport 492503941 issued on 19 May 2012 had Indian Passport (cancelled) U289107 issued on 24 April 1995 in the name of Charusheela Ravindra Mahajan. I have not changed my name. The US Passport does not show my middle name.Charusheela Ravindra MahajanBellevue, WA Dated 12/29/2012

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By Celina KareivaBellevue RepoRteR

The Bellevue City Council passed its next biennium’s budget Monday night, voting 5-2 in favor. Capital and op-erating budgets will total $1.29 billion for 2013 and 2014, after small adjustments were made at the Nov. 26 meeting.

Councilmembers Claudia Balducci and John Chelm-iniak voted against the budget, saying that it didn’t go far enough.

“What was a little different about last night, was two councilmembers voted no for a different reason, which was that the budget didn’t go far enough in their minds,” said assistant city manager, Myrna Basich. “…It’s not unusual to not have an unanimous budget, but I’d say this was more along the lines of a philosophical difference of opinion.”

The 2013-2019 Capital Investment Program budget will include $6.2 million reserved for economic and neighbor-hood projects. No tax increases or layoffs were made under what was repeatedly labeled a “status quo” budget. And the general fund is expected to grow by 4.4 percent next year, and 3.2 percent the following year.

“It’s not status quo,” Chelminiak rebuked at Monday’s meeting. “I think we’re going backwards…We’re the implementing committee, and if you ask: Do we have the political will to implement what we need to do? The answer from this budget is not yet. That’s bothersome to me.”

Balducci echoed her colleague, saying that the city needed to return to long-range financial planning.

Mayor Conrad Lee countered, saying that he was proud the council had found a plan that didn’t raise taxes, while meeting the city’s goals.

“This is the result of an amazing effort by city staff, city council leadership and public support,” said Lee.

Despite varied support for the budget, nearly everyone agreed that a more comprehensive discussion was long overdue.

“There never seems to be the right year to have the conversation,” said Balducci. “…There’s got to be a time to talk about it. There’s got to be a time to discuss how we’re going to fund the big dreams and vision we have for this city because we owe it to the citizens to deliver, and to stay on the cutting edge.”

Celina Kareiva: 425-453-4290; [email protected]

Bellevue OKs budget with no new taxes

Holiday Activities‘Tis the season for things to do

Snowflake lane: Through Dec. 24. Evening perfor-mance of live toy soldier drummers, costumed characters, lively music, falling snow and glittering lights. Nightly at 7 p.m. at Northeast Eighth Street and Bellevue Way. Free.

Garden d’lights: Through Dec. 31. 500,000 twin-kling lights adorn plants and trees and formed into those shapes throughout the Bellevue Botanical Garden from 5-10 p.m. $5 with those age 10 and under free. Also free nights for all Dec. 3-6. Advance tickets available at www.gardendlights.org. 12001 Main St., Bellevue

ice Skating: Through Jan. 312. Open-air ice skating rink at Bellevue Downtown Park. $10 and includes skate rental. Two-for-one skate on Tuesdays. Various hours. 10201 N.E. Fourth St.

Gingerbread lane: Dec. 1-16. Gingerbread creations by businesses and bakeries. Bellevue Hilton Hotel, 300 112th Ave. S.E.

The Three Wisemen Christmas concert: Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m. Timothy James Meaney, Brett Williams, and Brian Fennell as The Three Wisemen in concert. Free will offering to support World Vision. Westminster Chapel, 13646 NE 24th St., Bellevue

Carol of the Bells: Dec. 15, 4-5:30 p.m. Ukrainian Christmas festival featuring performances and music. $10 (free for those under age 12). St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8398 NE 12th St., Medina

SJCC Community Hanukkah Celebration - Ha-nukkah Under the Stars: Dec. 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Concert, arts and crafts, and community candle lighting. Free admission with donation of personal items to Jewish Family Service such as toothpase, toothbrushes, deodor-ant, shampoo or soap. Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island

Two dozen Puget Sound Energy natural gas employees headed to New York on Dec. 4 to help restore heat for customers on Long Island faced with temperatures dipping into the 20s.

PSE employees will work with National Grid to replace natural gas

meter sets damaged nearly five weeks ago by Superstorm Sandy; they also will inspect and relight equipment and appliances inside homes and busi-nesses.

PSE’s team of 21 technicians and three supervisors will work for 2½ weeks and return home the week-

end before Christmas. They will join natural gas crews from other utilities around the country.

PSE received the mutual aid request from the Northeast Gas Association to help restore natural gas service for the storm-damaged communities on Long Island.

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She is at the Seattle Hu-mane Society in Bellevue, located at the intersection of I-405 and I-90. It is open seven days a week from noon to 6 p.m. For direc-tions call 425-641-0080.

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