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Tim Tiscornia / Special to the Reporter Over 100 participants including friends, family and even a baby, took to the waters of Lake Washington to paddle from the Enatai boathouse to Mercer Island and back on August 15. They raised over $10,000 for ongoing research into pediatric cancer. Kat Tiscornia, center with bullhorn, has raised over $180,000 since being diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma in spring of 2013. See more on page 2.

Paddling against cancer

By Celina [email protected]

Nearly a decade after clean-up efforts began on a gasoline leak from an old underground fuel tank at the city’s maintenance shop, the Island is still paying about $75,000 a year in clean-up efforts.

“We’ve made progress,” said Glenn Boettcher, maintenance director, “but it’s been slow going.”

The clean-up has included groundwater filtering, chemi-

cal injections and air injections. Boettcher said it’s not unusu-al for a clean-up such as this one, to take 20 years or more and that this was a “a small issue in the con-text of things.” The city will have spent $410,000 by the end of 2014. Another $570,000 will have been covered by Washington Cities Insurance Authority, the city’s insurer, by the end of 2014.

The three underground fuel tanks were removed from the

site at 9555 S.E. 36th St., just behind City Hall, more than 20 years ago when the city paid to dispose of them and a size-able amount of contaminated soil. Contamination was first detected in 1991, northwest of the maintenance shop, where the Honeywell Industries build-ing sat. A device was installed to remove vapors from the soil, but

was never activat-ed when paper-work was lost at City Hall. Over time, gasoline traveled through the groundwater onto the proper-ty to the west of City Hall. When a potential buyer took interest in the Honeywell

International site, soil and underground water testing was conducted in July of 2004.

City still paying to clean up old oil spill

By Mary L. [email protected]

Staff from the King County Assessor’s Office and Board of Equalization (BOE) spoke with some 60 Islanders last week to dis-cuss the new property tax assess-ments mailed out to Islanders on July 31.

The Assessor’s office lead by Lloyd Hara, an elected official, re-values 700,000 parcels of land county-wide each year. Of those, 16 percent or 112,000 parcels are physically inspected each year. This year, that amount included parcels on Mercer Island. The last time Island properties were inspected was 2008.

The Assessor’s office notes that land values county-wide have

Land values drive tax assessment

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Weekend sale to benefit City of Hope A huge sale of new and lightly used items along with fresh baked goods and more will benefit City of Hope, a research facility that focuses on the treat-ment of cancer, diabetes and HIV/Aids illnesses. The event is between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., this Friday and Saturday at Holy Trinity Church at 8501 S.E. 40th St.

Radio Operators to meet tomorrow

The Mercer Island Radio Opera-tors will meet at 7 p.m. at the North Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave S.E. for ongoing training on how to man-age emergency communications.

For more, go to www.mercer-gov.org.

Music at MercerdaleThere are two reasons to keep

those lawnchairs handy this week for an extra evening of Mostly Music in the Park.

At 7 p.m., Thursday, August 21, the Brazilian Orchestra, En Canto will perform.

Then a special bonus concert is set for 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, for a ‘Community Sing-a-long’ with Mercer Island Musician Nancy Stewart.

Both are at Mercerdale Park.

‘Fees and Photos’ days begin aug. 25

Students and their parents will begin the process of finalizing reg-istration and other details for the new school year at 9 a.m., Monday, Aug. 25, and Thursday, Aug. 29 at Mercer Island High School.

Expect heavy traffic and limited parking around the high schooll campus.

The 2014 - 2015 school year will begin Sept. 2. The first football game is at 7 p.m., Sept. 5 at Islander Stadium.

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reached pre-recession lev-els. The 2014 total value of county properties is set at $340.6 billion, just under the $361 billion in 2008.

The median assessed value of residential parcels on Mercer Island increased from $1.043 mil-lion in 2013, to $1.158 million for this year, an increase in value of 11 percent. Yet it was clear that many of those attending the meeting were worried by the fact that the value of their own properties had increased much more than 11 percent.

Staff from the asses-sor’s office told Islanders that the primary driver of the appraisal process is the value of the land not the structure or improve-ments.

Hara and Neal Cook, who is the Clerk of the Board of Equalization, an independent body from the assessor’s office, told attendees up front, that challenges to the present valuations were welcome.

Property owners have a couple of different options

to request a review, he explained. It can be done via mail or on-line. If people have questions regarding any part of the process, they were assured that they would be able to talk with a person on the telephone. Cook said that half of those who apply

for review r e c e i v e some level of adjust-ment to the a s s e s s e d value of the property.

Islanders Pat Turner and Terry Hart, who attended the

meeting, said that they were glad to hear about the extensive appeals pro-cess.

Yet Hart, whose prop-erty assessment increased over 20 percent this year felt that landowners in older neighborhoods where houses are being torn down for new homes are being penalized when the newer high-end homes are built. Both described some discomfort with some of the nuances of the assessment process such as what the physical inspection of properties did or did not include.

Taxpayers who believe the assessed value of

their property exceeds its fair market value have the opportunity to appeal each year follow-ing receipt of the revalu-ation notice by filing a petition to the King County Board of Appeals/Equalization (BOE), an independent King County agency, within 60 days of the mailing date printed on the ‘Official Property Value Notice’ post card.

The assessor’s office stresses that just because a property’s assessed value is higher does not mean that an individual’s tax bill will increase proportion-ately. The assessor’s office sets property values not taxes. The amount of your

property tax bill is based upon the costs of state and local government. This includes the operat-ing costs of schools, city and county, and of taxing districts such as hospital, fire and sewer districts. The assessed value of property is multiplied by the tax rate necessary in your levy area to calculate each taxpayers fair share of the total levied tax by these jurisdictions.

For more, visit the BOE website at www.king-

county.gov/appeals/ or call 296-3496. Or contact the King County Property Tax Advisor at 263-9700.

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“50 percent (who appeal) get some sort of adjustment.”

Neal CookBoard of Equalization

Golder Associates had been coordinat-ing the clean-up for the last ten years, but the city recently contacted another firm, Farallon Consulting, to determine if efforts could be accel-erated at all. Boettcher said he expected the city to make “modest adjustments to Golder’s approach.”

“Unfortunately, it’s not unusual for a clean-up like this to take 20 years or more to complete,” he added.

The city may be eli-gible for some reim-

bursement if it meets the state’s clean-up require-ments.

Farallon Consulting’s recommendations are still in draft form but Boettcher said the most significant suggestion was to conduct addition-al underground explora-tion to see if there is still contamination around where the tanks were removed. Remaining contamination might indicate that the pollut-ants are still spreading onto the adjacent prop-erty.

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‘paddle the Channel’ raises $10,000 for cancer research

Over 100 participants took to the waters of Lake Washington in various watercraft to paddle across the East Channel and back to raise money and aware-ness of childhood cancers.

The event raised over $10,000 to fund Seattle Children’s ongoing research into pediatric cancer. Kat Tiscornia,

the daughter of Tim and Jane Tiscornia, has raised over $180,000 since being diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma in spring of 2013.

This was the second Paddle the Channel event. This year was special because the teen could be there — she had to hear about it last year from her bed at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

She will be a sophomore at Mercer Island High School this fall.

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Events will require on-street parking in neighborhoods

Events scheduled for the 2014-15 school year around the Mercer Island High School campus will require parking beyond the capac-ity of school district parking lots. As a result, on-street parking in neighborhoods around the school will be allowed for the duration of the event. On-street parking in neighborhoods for these events is allowed under a 2007 agreement between the school district, Boys and Girls Club and the City of Mercer Island. A maximum of 30 event days per year are allowed.

Events set for September are as follows:

Sept. 5: Fall Kickoff Assembly (1:30-3:30 p.m.)

Sept. 5 : MIHS football game (7-10:30 p.m.)

Sept. 12: PTSA Welcome Back Coffee (9-11 a.m.)

Sept. 23: Curriculum Night (6-9:30 p.m.)

Sept 26: Football game (7-10:30 p.m.)

Changes will be posted to the district website on the Mercer Island High School page. Contact Todd Kelsay at 236-3337 or at [email protected] for more.

PEAK parking lot to change

The construction of The School District’s Elementary School No. 4 will require the district to redevelop the parking lot at the Boys and Girls Club, PEAK, to accom-modate staff parking and parent drop-off for the new school.

The development agree-ment between the school district and the club allows the district to assign other parking spaces to meet the requirement for 91 parking stalls for the exclusive use of PEAK.

The arrangement was established in 2007, when the city, the district and the club entered into an agree-ment covering the parking development standards for the the designation of the PEAK Project as a public facility.

CHILD school receives a 30-day extension on lease

The School District recently received a request from C.H.I.L.D. Institute’s executive director, Carrie Fannin, to discuss a lease extension for the school

beyond its August 31 expira-tion date. The school needs more time to complete prep-arations for its new location in Renton. In particular, a permit from the Soos Creek Water District is needed before work is completed and the facility is allowed to open.

On August 12, Superintendent Gary Plano called the water district him-

self in order to urge a quick resolution to the issue. The district, which approved a similar extension to Country Village Day School, instruct-ed staff to construct a simi-lar agreement with CHILD. The School Board voted to approve the extension but

not without commenting on how important it is for demolition and construction to move ahead on sched-ule for a fourth elementary school as well as other school projects. The superintendent also requested that CHILD provide the district with an

updated and revised con-tractor’s timeline for occu-pancy at their new, Renton location as well as describing a contingency plan should the school not be ready for occupancy on October 1.

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Impaired driving not only puts a driver, passen-gers and others in danger, but can be expensive if you are caught. The ticket itself is not the only price you will pay. In addition to the fine, drivers who receive a DUI might have to deal with attorney fees, alco-hol education fees and lost wages and other costs.

In 2013, nearly 8,000 drivers were charged with a DUI in King County.

A study by NerdWallet.com, a personal finance

website which brands itself as a means for helping consumers make informed decisions about money, has estimated the finan-cial damage from a DUI. It conducted a study on the costs of a DUI in terms of fines and increases in insurance rates that often follow a DUI ticket.

One of the longest-last-ing financial impacts from a DUI comes in the form of insurance increases. In Washington, car insur-ance increases will last on a driver’s record for five years after they receive a DUI. The minimum fine for a first-time DUI in Washington is $940.50, but the resulting car insurance premium increases for the average Washington driver will be almost 2.5 times the initial fine—drivers

will pay $2,334.01 more for insurance over the course of five years.

Depending on the sever-ity of the fine, the true cost of a first-time DUI for Washington drivers is between $6,574.51 and $10,634.01.

After receiving a DUI, the average Washington driver will see his or her car insurance increase by more than half. The typical Washington driver will pay $466.80 extra each year for insurance after a DUI. The increases last for five years after receiving a DUI, which means the average driver will pay $2,334.01 in insurance increases.

What are the costs associated with a DUI in Washington?

To calculate the “true cost” of getting a ticket

for impaired driving in Washington, Nerdwallet looked at four costs asso-ciated with DUIs:

1) The fine: The fine that drivers pay depends on the situation. The mini-mum fine for a first-time offender with a BAC of less than 0.15 is $940.50; the maximum is $5,000. According to Washington’s Administrative Office of the Courts, the aver-age fine imposed for all convictions—not just first-time offenders—was $3,711 in 2013.

2) Lawyer’s fees: According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, Washington drivers who receive a DUI pay about $2,000 in law-yer’s fees.

3) Ignition interlock device fees: If a driver wants to drive again, he or she will have to install an ignition interlock device

in his or her car. According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, the device will cost about $1,300 for the first year. In Washington, first-time offenders need to have the device for at least a year.

4) Location also influ-ences the total cost. The Website ranked the finan-cial impact of a DUI in 66 Washington cities.

The city with the most expensive DUIs is Tacoma with the true cost of a DUI ranging from $7,398.80 to $11,458.30.

Mercer Island was ranked as the 17th in high-est DUI expense ranging between $6,737.00 and $10,796.50.

The national organi-zation, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, ranks Washington state as 25th in the nation for the high-est number of drunk driv-ing fatalities.

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Even though Wash-ington has legalized marijuana for adults 21 and older, it is still illegal and dangerous to drive under the in�uence of marijuana or alcohol or both. O�cers now have ad-ditional training to iden-tify impaired drivers. And younger mari-juana users should take note: Impairment laws are much stricter for anyone under the age of 21. A young driver who has any marijuana in their system or a blood alcohol concentration of .02 or higher is consid-ered to be driving under the in�uence and is at risk for arrest.

Website estimates cost of drunk driving in dollars and cents; DUI on MI is 17th costliest in state

A DUI in Washington state will cost you plenty

CTC on the radio to warn about marijuana use

By Reporter Sta�The Mercer Island

Communities That Care Coalition (CTC) is continuing its efforts to educate Islanders about the new marijuana laws and health risks to youth

in two new public service announcements, which began airing Aug. 11 on the Mercer Island High School radio station, Hot Jamz 88.9FM and 94.5FM. The radio spots feature the talent of Island drama students and talk about risks of underage mari-juana use and the dangers of marijuana-impaired driving.

The campaign aims to help educate the com-munity about the new marijuana laws and the risks of today’s marijuana and marijuana-infused edibles.

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THURSDAY | 7FRAUD: A 62-year-old woman reported credit card fraud in the amount of $3,354 from four separate transactions with the same credit card. The fraudulent transactions took place over a two-day period.SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: The 35-year-old owner of a vehicle parked in the 7600 block of S.E. 27th St. reported damage to her car while she parked it for the day. The damage was consistent with unfinished body work that had been done to the car while she was away. ACCIDENT: When police arrived at the scene of an accident in 4100 block of E. Mercer Way, the victim was already gone. Two firefight-ers were on the scene. They said the bike rider ran into the southernmost bollard on East Mercer Way, while rid-ing his bicycle northbound. He had no visible injuries though he was clutching his neck when firefighters con-tacted him. He refused treat-ment and left the scene.FRAUD: A 20-year-old Island woman reported that some-body had used her credit card to make fraudulent purchases from Saudi Arabia. Her card was issued by the Bank of China and she needed a police report to file charges.

FRIDAY | 8ACCIDENT: A tree on the north side of Butterworth Road snapped and fell across the street. It fell in front of a residence in the 5300 block of Butterworth Road. The Mercer Island Fire Department cut the tree up and city maintenance prom-ised to clean up the debris.

SATURDAY | 9WARRANT ARREST: Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, a subject

was released into the custo-dy of the Mercer Island Police Department and was booked into Issaquah Jail.ACCIDENT: An officer dis-patched to the scene at 10:30 a.m. along S.E. 29th St. and 77th Ave. S.E., found a westbound facing vehicle with damage to the front driver’s side and passenger’s side. There was also dam-age to a tree about five feet north of the stalled vehicle. The officer observed a U.S. post office box with signifi-cant damage. It was found propped up by a bucket. Additionally, there was damage to an unoccupied vehicle five feet west of the mailbox. There were black marks on the road consistent with where the vehicle had gone up over the curb, hit the tree, hit and dislocated the mailbox, crashed into the second unoccupied car and hit a fence 15 feet away. The driver said he’d fallen asleep at the wheel after a long shift at work. He said he didn’t at first call police, but contacted his boss and a tow truck.MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Just after 8 a.m., a Mercer Island city parks employee reported graffiti along the east/west bike path on the south side of the Lid Park. The trail of graffiti stretched from the bike path intersection at the baseball field, to under the I-90 floating bridge at 60th Ave. S.E. The cost of remov-ing the graffiti was estimated

at about $500.

SUNDAY | 10WARRANT ARREST: A 36-year-old Auburn woman was booked into SCORE on a Mercer Island Municipal Court warrant for driving with a suspended license in the third degree. Her bail was posted at $1,000.PROPERTY LOST: An 84-year-old Island man reported his wallet had gone miss-ing somewhere on Mercer Island between Wednesday, August 6 and Thursday, August 7. The subject went back to the business he had frequented earlier in the day, but couldn’t find it. He later cancelled a Bank of America debit card that had been in his wallet.TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Two vehicles were found parked illegally on a roadway south of Luther Burbank Park. They were ticketed and prepared to be impounded. One vehicle was released to the driver just before it was about to be towed. The other was impounded by Starbucks Towing.

MONDAY | 11

TRESPASSING: A 56-year-old Mercer Island man has been spotted suspiciously hanging around Country Village Day School (CVDS) on three sepa-rate occasions. Employees reported that he seemed to be watching the kids. He does not have children at the daycare and according to the police report, could be seen circling the playground and parking lot. See a more com-plete story on page XX.

TUESDAY | 12CAR PROWL: A 63-year-old Island woman said that her car was locked and located in a secure garage. Somebody stole a sun hat and a GPS sys-tem from her car. She wasn’t sure how they had entered the locked vehicle.CAR PROWL: A 58-year-old Island man said someone entered his locked car and stole several items, including a radar detector, sunglasses, snow boots and several iPhone chargers. The car was parked in the 2400 block of 76th Ave. S.E.CAR PROWL: A 39-year-old Island woman reported her laptop and bag of clothing stolen from her car, which had been parked in the

secure level of the Aviara parking garage. The stolen items were valued at $1,650. CAR PROWL: A 46-year-old Island woman reported the lock on her car’s glovebox had been damaged. She wasn’t sure if anything had been stolen.

WEDNESDAY | 13WARRANT ARREST: A 53-year-

old Mercer Island woman was arrested with two outstanding warrants from Mercer Island Municipal Court and was booked into Issaquah Jail.INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 51-year-old Mercer Island woman was bitten twice, once on each leg, by a Dachshund dog while com-ing down the stairs at the Newell Court Apartments.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

2014-15 BUDGETMERCER ISLAND SCHOOL

DISTRICT #400 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of Mercer Island School District #400 has completed its budget for the 2014-15 school year ending August 31, 2015 and has placed same on file in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. Notice is further given that the Board of Directors will meet for the purpose of conducting a public hearing and adopting a budget for the General Fund, Transpor- tation Vehicle Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Associated Student Body Fund for the year ending August 31, 2015. Said meeting will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Mercer Island City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th Street, Mercer Island, Washington. Any person may appear there and be heard for or against any part of the budget. A copy of the budget will be available to any taxpayer making a request for same.

Dr. Gary Plano, SuperintendentSecretary to the Board of DirectorsMercer Island School District #400King County, Washington

Published in the Mercer Island Reporter August 6, 2014. August 13, 2014 and August 20, 2014. #1102613.

CITY OF MERCER ISLANDNOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a public hearing regarding Initiative Measure No. 594, con- cerning background checks for firearm sales and transfers, Ballot Title: “This measure would apply currently used criminal and public safety background checks by licensed dealers to all firearm sales and transfers, including gun show and online sales, with specific exceptions. Should this measure be enacted into law?” The Council will consider taking a position on this initiative. This public hearing will be held during the City Council Regular Meeting in the Council Cham- bers at City Hall, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA, at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

Ali SpietzCity Clerk

Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on August 20, 2014 and August 27, 2014. #1117591.

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Every month, the Mercer Island Police Department collects crime statistics for the month and compares them against months prior.

This month, there were 67 serious offenses, up from 53 last year, bringing the total for 2014 to 481. The majority of the cases for July were incidents of theft (48 in total). Burglaries were responsible for eight case reports and identity theft for 10. In July of 2013 there were 36 reported

thefts, four burglar-ies and five simple assaults. Though other crime statistics are on the rise, adult arrests were down slightly from July of last year — there were 11 com-pared to 14 last year. Last month saw 1,727 calls for service, an uptick from last year, which is consistent with crime trends for the year.

Traffic offenses have also more than dou-bled in July of this year, registering 483 com-pared to just 214 in 2013. There have been 2,697 total for the year — also almost double that of the 1,558 seen in 2013.

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Henterson Carlisle was also approved by the Mercer Island School District's Board of Directors as a new associate principal for Mercer Island High School. Carlisle was a prin-cipal and assistant principal with Seattle Public Schools.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University in economics and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Washington, having graduated from the Danforth program there.

Carlisle began his teach-ing career with Seattle schools teaching mathemat-ics, reading and science at the middle level. H. He was promoted to Principal at Madison Middle School where he served for four years.

Andreeves Ronser / Special to the ReporterThree principals were appointed to leadership positions in the Mercer Island School District this month. They include from left, Aimee Batliner-Gillette, Henterson Carlisle who was hired from the Seattle School District, and former district principal and administrator, Kathy Morrison.

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Country Village Day School locked down it school building on Aug. 11, after a suspicious man was seen circling the play-ground and parking lot. It was the fourth incident involving the same man. While police couldn't release the suspect's name simply for trespassing, Commander Leslie Burns confirmed that he was not a registered sex offender.

“He walks in circles around the school and hangs around the parking lot near the playground when children are outside and appears to be watch-ing the children,” reads the police report from

Monday, August 11.The suspect does not

have any children at the daycare facility and when employees tried to contact him, he fled the scene.

“There's not much more we can monitor,” said Burns. “There's a lot we'd love to do, but we can't do. We'll keep an eye out for him, and be vigilant if we see him in or around a school.”

Police and employees identified his license plate and recognized him as an Island resident. A post on the school’s Facebook page described him as a white male in his early 50s who was partially balding and often wore a base-ball cap. He's been seen driving a silver Chevrolet Malibu.

Country Village Day School could not be

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“As you can imagine, the staff and I are not comfortable with anyone that should not be on the campus...being on our campus,” wrote executive director Linda Tepper on August 12. “Our number one priority is the safety of our children, families and staff.”

Under the filed letter of trespassing, the sus-pect isn't allowed to be on or near CVDS' campus for one year. Tepper also wrote that she would work with MIPD to make sure the trespassing order fol-lowed Country Village to its new location at 9423 S.E. 36th St.

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Jill Morrison Jackson, the daugh-ter of Islanders, Frank and Kathy Morrison, is to produce the CBS “Face the Nation,” television news show.

CBS News has announced that Jackson, who’s been with the bureau since 2007, is set to join “Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer” as a senior producer.

Jackson is a 1997 graduate of Mercer Island High School and a

veteran of the Jazz Choir, Youth Theater Northwest and Island Sound. She is also a graduate of the University of Washington, earn-ing a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Economics from the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.

Before joining CBS, she was a reporter and producer for NPR’s “All Things Considered” program in the Washington, D.C. bureau. Prior to that post, she was an intern at NPR in Seattle.

Jackson served as a Capitol Hill producer in CBS’ Washington, D.C. bureau before joining “CBS This Morning” telecast in 2013.

During the 2010 midterm elec-tions, Jackson shifted to the role of senior political producer, and at the Republican and Democratic nation-al conventions in 2012.

Jackson won an Emmy in 2013 for her work as a field producer on the “Business of Congress” series.

“Jill is a rising star in the bureau and we couldn’t be happier to have her,” said Schieffer. “There’s no bet-ter way to learn Washington than to spend your days chasing down the newsmakers on Capitol Hill and Jill’s years there will serve her well as she takes on her new responsibili-ties. She knows the players and she knows news. You can’t ask for more than that and we’re lucky to have her on the team.”

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The Women’s Clinic at Overlake Medical Center has opened a Mother’s Milk Depot, where lac-tating women can donate their breast milk to infants in need.

A “milk depot” is a con-trolled collection point where healthy women can donate their surplus breast milk for premature babies. The milk collection, ship-ping, processing and distri-bution are overseen by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, (HMBANA),

the umbrella organization that ensures the safety of human milk donations in the U.S. and Canada.

Donated breast milk pro-vides life-saving nutrition and immune support to fragile, premature babies. In the United States, there is a critical shortage of donat-ed human milk. According to the HMBANA, there are 60,000 low birth weight infants (weighing 3.5 pounds or less) born every

year who need donated breast milk for life-saving nutrition.

“Nonprofit milk depots and banks throughout the U.S. are taking care of babies who fit in the palm of your hand. For them, breast milk is lifesaving, not just what’s best,” said Kim Updegrove, president of HMBANA.

With the opening of its Mother’s Milk Depot, Overlake hopes to make it more convenient for moms to donate and serve its infants. Last year, Overlake’s NICU used

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It’s Friday, just two days before Jeff Sanderson and his wife Lara, will shut Stopsky’s Delicatessen for good, and business is boom-ing. Jeff ’s phone pings with text messages from cus-tomers wishing him well. Regulars share memories and grieve what they call a “great loss for the commu-nity” on Stopsky’s Facebook page. Others leave hand-written notes on the backs of receipts.

“People have said ‘thank you,’” says Jeff, pausing before a lunch rush brings a literal stampede of peo-ple through the front door. “They’ve expressed grief over the fact that we’re clos-ing. But overall people have been understanding of what the restaurant business is...It’s been so heartwarming for [us].”

After nearly three and a half years in business, and just as many on the Island, Jeff and Lara announced early last week that they’d sold the space they’d called home since 2011 and were finalizing lease agreements with the next tenant.

“Stopsky’s was a project of

the heart,” wrote Jeff on the restaurant’s Facebook page, Tuesday morning, “whose mission was to reconnect people to Jewish heritage, connect the community, and create homemade Jewish comfort cuisine from scratch. We achieved a lot of this, but in the end could not discover the magic for-mula to break even.”

The concept for Stopsky’s in many ways, grew out of and alongside Jeff and Lara’s relationship with one anoth-er. While honeymooning in Portland six years ago, the couple dined at a Jewish deli called Kenny and Zuke’s. Realizing that Seattle lacked anything comparable, they began to shape plans for Stopsky’s, a deli named after Jeff ’s grandfather, who moved from Ukraine to the United States in 1905. The couple wanted their new space and menu to be rooted in Jewish cuisine, but with an updated twist and an infusion of Northwest ingredients.

They filled their menu with Jewish staples like borscht, challah, reuben corned beef and matzo ball

Stopsky’s shuts after heartfelt farewell

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After spirited run, Rockers fall in final to Maple Valley

By Joseph [email protected]

Heading into postsea-son play with the league’s top seed and a nine-game winning streak, the Mercer Island Rockers appeared ready to take the Puget Sound Senior Coed League softball championship. But after a spirited tournament run that included a final-inning comeback win, the Rockers fell in the title game Thursday, Aug. 7 to reign-ing champs Maple Valley, 16-11.

After sweeping through the first two rounds and taking an 11-game winning streak into the final, head coach Alan Anderson said it was a tough end to an oth-erwise special season.

“We were really injury-free all year until today,” he said, noting the Rockers lost outfielder and leadoff hitter Lee Hochberg to an achilles injury, outfielder Larry Kirchner to a ham-string injury and saw start-ing pitcher John Weinberg take a line drive to the chest.

Both the Rockers and Maple Valley had only one loss heading into the tournament, with both teams responsible for the other’s lone blemish. They squared off for two games Thursday, with the first for seeding and the second for the championship. Maple Valley won the first match-up 13-9, though Anderson

used the game to shuffle his lineup and played people out of position. Still in the Rockers’ two games, the Rockers’ coach thought he saw early jitters befall his team.

“In the first couple of innings of both games, it was error after error. Then we settled down and came back,” he said. “Unfortunately, we can’t do that against Maple Valley. They’re too good.”

It was a different story for the Rockers in the games leading up to the tourna-ment final. Mercer Island opened tournament com-petition with a 13-10 win over Sumner, followed by a 13-12 thriller over Seattle, a game that saw the Rockers overcome a five-run deficit in the game’s final inning.

“We went into the bottom of the sixth, which would be the last inning, down 12-7. We got three hits, an out, a couple more hits and another out. The bases were loaded with two outs and we got a hit that drove in runs 11 and 12 and tied the score,” relayed Anderson. “It was one of those things, a very remarkable comeback, especially with two outs.”

Despite falling in the title game, Anderson said his team had one of its better seasons in recent memory

Ex-Sounder brings pro experience to Island

By Joseph [email protected]

When Darren Sawatzky takes the field with his soc-cer players, he sees his role as much more than that of a typical instructor.

“When you’re coach-ing, you’re educating,” he said. “It’s more important to put the pieces in place so winning comes later. If a younger person doesn’t have any character, it doesn’t matter what kind of athlete they are. It’s impor-tant to put their role to the community first, that’s just my philosophy.”

It’s that kind of philoso-phy that the Mercer Island FC was looking for when the MIFC brought on the former Seattle Sounder as its new technical director. As technical direc-tor, Sawatzky will work with MIFC coaches, train players and coach a boys U11 team and a girls U13 team. He comes to Mercer Island after working as technical director for the Sounders’ Academy sys-tem, where he helped scout and recruit talent.

Sawatzky said he took the position because he felt it was time to get back

to doing grassroots coach-ing and, with friend Aaron Byers on the MIFC board, the opportunity presented itself.

“At the select level, there are a lot of begin-ning coaches looking to get better at what they do. I have education expe-rience I can pass on, and hopefully that translates to the players and will be fruitful,” he said.

Sawatzky grew up in Federal Way and Highline, and says he “has pretty much coached and played at every level in the U.S.” His playing career boasts stints with MLS teams New England Revolution, Dallas

Burn, Colorado Rapids, the Sounders and the Portland Timbers, with Sawatzky finishing his career with the Sounders.

He has developed an extensive coaching resume, coaching the Sounders U23 Premier Development League (PDL) team. During his four-year ten-ure as head coach at his alma mater, Jefferson High School in Federal Way, the Raiders won a 4A state championship in 2005, while Sawatzky was coach of the year. He has coached various soccer camps with his MLS teams, served as training director for the Highline Heat Soccer Club in Burien and was an assis-tant coach at UW and also the Sounders.

A big part of Sawatzky’s

education background is rooted in the MLS/French Football Federation Academy coaches world-class training program, a 16-month development cours Sawatzky is par-ticipating in and will fin-ish in November. He has earned his Elite Formation Coaching License, which Sawatzky describes as a top-tier license that takes into account the minute details of each player to increase player develop-ment.

“It’s like doing a master thesis,” he said. “It basi-cally trains you on how to form pro players between the ages of 13-18, which is how they produce players

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Darren Sawatzky

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soup. Other favorites got a modern twist. Their eggs benedict swapped English muffins for potato latkes.

Most of all, they wanted community to underscore everything they did and food was a natural conduit. Jeff, a self-described extrovert became the face of Stopsky’s. He’s the person gabbing with regulars the minute they walk through the door. Lara, became the brains behind the project — the interior designer, who gave the place its look and feel.

“We said we’re only going to do this a certain way...We’re going to make every-thing from scratch, using the best quality products and we’re not going to treat Jewish cuisine as this muse-um piece from the past,” said Jeff. “We’re making some-thing that’s a living tradition.”

Regulars would note Jeff and Lara’s attention to detail and their emphasis on com-munity. Black-and-white family photos cover every square inch of Stopsky’s back wall. Some of them are of Jeff and Lara’s own family. But as Stopsky’s made a name for itself in the community, they solicited other family photos. When one Islander lost his battle with prostrate cancer, the couple asked for a portrait to remember him

by. Sharing photos seemed analogous to their mission of creating community.

“Every one of these pic-tures has a story. The atmo-sphere of the restaurant is very much about these pic-tures on the wall,” says Jeff.

Stopsky’s has received its share of accolades. Bon Appetit featured their Passover Seder menu; and in the spring, The New York Times mentioned Stopsky’s among a number of Jewish deli revivals across the coun-try. So when the couple real-ized they couldn’t do things to their own standards, and meet their bottom line, Jeff and Lara felt it was time to close this chapter.

“We did this not think-ing it would be a big money maker for us,” said Jeff. “We’re not restaurant people and we thought in our hubris we could run a restaurant. But restaurants are very, very tough businesses. It’s about pennies, ounces and seconds — all the little things that come together really matter to make a place profitable.”

Jeff and Lara will continue to sell their Stopsky’s label at certain gourmet food shops, including at DeLaurenti in Seattle. Jeff says also that the new tenant, though he is not ready to announce who it is yet, aligns with Stopsky’s value system of quality and sustainable food.

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this year. He noted that a softball team’s success had a lot to do with the tal-ent level of both its male and female players, and he had much praise for the women taking the field for the Rockers.

“It’s our women that are by far the strong part of our team,” said Anderson. “You have to play three women at all times and in our first two tournament games, we were playing six women. Our three and four female hitters were putting the ball over their heads.”

While there’s always player turnover in between seasons, the Rockers head coach said he hoped

he’d see everyone return for next summer’s cam-paign, though he knows one reason or another always seems to creep up. “There’s always something that happens in the nine months we don’t play. We are seniors, you know,” he quipped.

For those who might be interested but unsure about the commitment, Anderson offers the invita-tion to take the field, even if only for a little while.

“Everybody come out. If after a couple a weeks you can’t do it anymore, at least you’ve thrown the ball around for a few weeks and relived some of the old childhood memo-ries. We’re always looking for players and it is a lot of fun.”

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around the world and which is different than what we do here. It’s related to making sure the maximum potential of a child is reached as they grow into an adult. It’s much bigger than X’s and O’s.”

When asked what kind of adjustments he’ll need to make going from working with U23 play-ers to those of middle-school age, Sawatzky said the focus will shift from finishing a player’s development to continu-ing it.

“With youth, it’s not about coaching, it’s about the education of the player, and really, the

education of the individ-ual player is much more important than winning or losing,” he said. “I feel a responsibility to help raise the level of how to educate and coach soc-cer in this country. If I can help one coach get better at what he does, it will help the level of soc-cer in the U.S.”

Ultimately, Sawatzky says the goal is to help raise good kids who put their role to the commu-nity first.

“What’s most impor-tant is the growth of young people. It’s most important helping that young person grow up and be a part of the com-munity.”

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Left, The Mercer Island Rockers include (front row) Cam McLeod, Cookie Woods, Jackie Roberts, Debbie Wilkening, Larry Kirchner, (middle row) Greg Blindu, Ka Anderson, Harriet Slye, Terry Graham, John Weinberg, (back row) Ken Krekow, Alan Anderson, Lee Hochberg, Gary Wiberg and Jim Shuman. Not Pictured are Stan Herold and Geri Aslin.

FRIDAY | 22SALE TO BENEFIT CITY OF HOPE: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Aug. 22 and 23, Holy Trinity Church, 8501 S.E. 40th St. Huge sale of new and nearly new items plus fresh baked goods. All funds benefit City of Hope, a research center and hospital focusing on cancer, diabetes and HIV/Aids treatments and cures in Duarte, CA. For more, contact Julie Meacham at [email protected] or 415-485-5288.

thuRsDAY | 28mErCEr ISLANd SISTEr CITY ASSOCIATION - FrENCH COOkINg wITH CHEFS jACquES BOIrOux ANd dOmINIquE PLACE: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Aug. 28 or 29, in the Madison Park neighborhood. Learn how to make the per-fect onion soup, sweet and

savory crepes, fillet of beef wellington and a carpaccio of salmon with a medley of fresh herbs. Includes menu tastings with wine, recipes and apron. Advanced tickets required. For more information, visit: www.mercerislandsistercity.org or call 232-4570.

events | UpcomingjAZZ CONNECTION AT mErCEr ISLANd FArmErS mArkET: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Aug. 31, Mercer Island Farmers Market, 7700 S.E. 32nd St. Jazz Connection will fill the air at the MIFM Sunday. Featuring Island physician Edgar Steinitz on saxophone. This traditional jazz ensemble plays Gerswin and all your favorite jazz standards. Original tunes too! Enjoy good music, friends, and food at the MIFM. For

more, contact Nannette Bassett at [email protected] CLuB mEETINg: 1:30 p.m., Sept. 3, Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. John Rose of the Nature Conservancy, will discuss the Conservancy’s implementa-tion of a four-part strategy to restore burned forests to health. This is a timely subject in view of the recent fire destruction in Eastern Washington. Please note the changed start time of the meeting and bring a friend.mErCEr ISLANd VISuAL ArTS LEAguE mONTHLY mEETINg: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 4, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 400 86th Ave. S.E. First Thursday of each month. General monthly information meeting and speaker presen-tation. You are invited to join the meeting and learn what this art organization does for the community. Always an informative speaker or pro-gram each month too. OLLI-uw FALL COurSES: ongo-ing September through October. Join Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Washington and register for fall courses today. Choose from courses offered in Seattle, Everett, Redmond and now Mercer Island. Now offering “Comparative Religion,” Tuesdays in September (1-3 p.m.) and “A Survey of Design and Development of the Great Aircraft of History,” Wednesdays in October (10 a.m.-12 p.m.) For more, visit: www.osher.uw.edu/pro-grams.ArT uNCOrkEd: 6-9 p.m., Sept. 12, Town Center. Art and wine tasting in the Town Center. Art UnCorked will be an evening of wine tasting, art,

music and food at the Mercer Island Outdoor Sculpture Gallery. The evening will feature 10 local wineries, many with Mercer Island con-nections, offering tastings of at least two wines each and juried artists from both Mercer Island and the Seattle area with a selection of fine handmade artworks.AuTHOr OF ‘BOYS IN THE BOAT’ AT ISLANd BOOkS: 8-9:30 p.m., Sept. 12, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave. S.E. Island Books will welcome Daniel James Brown, the author of “The Boys in the Boat.” The New York Times bestselling story tells the tale of an American Olympic rowing team who competed against the rowing crew of Nazi Germany and found unlikely success.mErCEr ISLANd CHAmBEr LuNCHEON: Sept. 4, Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Sound Transit will present to the Mercer Island business community.STudY SkILLS wOrkSHOP: 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursday, Aug, 14 or 12:30-3 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 19 for middle school students; 12:30-3 p.m., Aug. 14, or 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 19 for high school students; Help your student become a more skilled learner this summer. College Tutors’ Back to School Study Skills Workshop is the perfect solution if your child struggles with test-taking strategies, organization, note taking or time management. Free practice SAT and ACT exams offered. Cost: $25.

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FALL mINI BOOk SALE: Sept. 18-21, during regular library hours. It may be a mini sale but there are still well over 1,000 books in a wide-rang-ing selection of genres. Stock up on your fall reads.COmPuTEr CLASS ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE: 7-8 p.m., in half-hour intervals, Sept. 30. Do you need extra help on the computer? A KCLS volunteer instructor can give you one-on-one assistance. Registration required.CHILdrEN

INFANT STOrY TImE: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24. Ages newborn to 12 months with adult. Stories, rhymes, songs and fun designed for your infant and you.YOuNg TOddLEr STOrY TImE: 10:15 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 24. Ages 12 to 24 months with

adult. Come for fun stories, rhymes, songs and fun with this 30-minute program designed especially for you and your young child.PrESCHOOL STOrY TImE: 1 p.m., Sept. 25. Ages 3 to 6 with adult. Come for stories, songs, rhymes and fun in this 30-minute program for pre-schoolers.TEENS

LIgHTEN uP ANd LEArN: 2:30 p.m., Sept. 10. For 5th grade and up. Come to the large meeting room and find out what we’re doing this month! Movies, Makey Makey or a chance to tinker and invent. Check it out! This month is a screening of the “Lego Movie.”

CALENDARCALENDAR submIssIons: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. please email your island event notices to [email protected]. items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. items are included on a space-available basis. CALenDAR onLIne: post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. click on the “calendar” link under community.

events | ongoingYOuTH THEATrE NOrTHwEST - ‘LITTLE SHOP OF HOrrOrS’: ongoing Aug. 8-24, 7 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m., Sundays, Islander Middle School Multipurpose Room, 8825 S.E. 72nd St. Best for ages 10 and up. Cost: $15 for general admission; $13 for students and seniors.mErCEr ISLANd ArTS COuNCIL jurIEd ArT SHOw: ongoing through Sept. 12, Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. mErCEr ISLANd FArmErS mArkET: ongoing, Sundays from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Mercerdale Park. Food, farmers, music, perform-ing artists, nonprofits, kids activities and master gar-deners are all in one place for our community. Join weekly email updates to hear about specials.YTN SummEr CAmPS: ongo-ing through Aug. 29, Islander Middle School, 8225 S.E. 72nd St. Join YTN for a summer of star mak-

ing. Explore imagination, hone song and dance skills, and perform in a full-scale production. YTN has one-week, three-week, full-day, half-day, flexible payment plans, and a galaxy of educators. For age groups and specific offerings, visit: youththeatre.org/classes-camps/summer-2014-camps/.LION’S CLuB EYEgLASS drIVE: ongoing, drop-off loca-tions at Mercer Island Thrift Shop, Mercer Island Community and Events Center and Mercer Island Fire Station. If you have ill-fitting, used or unused eyeglasses, consider donat-ing them for a good cause. mErCEr ISLANd rAdIO OPErA-TOrS mONTHLY mEETINg: 7-8 p.m., 3rd Thursday of every month, next meeting Aug. 21, Main Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Please join the Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO) at the North Fire Station for training on how to com-municate in emergency situations. For more go to the MIRO website at: miro-hams.org/.

Places of Worship

RedeemerLutheran Church6001 Island Crest Way 232-1711

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Sunday Worship & Kids' Church 10:00am

Fellowship & Bible Study 11:00am

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Real Estate for SaleIsland County

ClintonSandy beach!

$2,450,000W h i d b ey I s l a n d f l a t sandy beach w/90 tax ft of wft + add’l footage as p r o p e r t y m e a n d e r s a r o u n d t h e p o i n t . 4BR/2.25BA, chefs kit, separa te ap t + huge boathouse #552862

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Real Estate for SaleKing County

Bellevue $968,000

Step into this 2-Story sun l i t entry and feel your cares subside. Soaring ceilings and walls of windows make this home fee l even larger than 3860 sqft. 4BR/2.75BA #671054

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Bellevue

Factoria $285,000

Looking for a short commute w/o spending a fortune? Welcome hm to this pvt, move in condition 2BR condo. Kitchen w /SS app l cs , che r r y cabinets & granite counters. #674659


Issaquah Gem $450,000

S e t a m o n g M a j e s t i c Towering Evergreens on over 2 acres this Issa- quah NW Retreat wi l l capture your heart! Skylit cei l ings, starry nights and sunshine days! 4BR #651382

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IssaquahProvidencePoint

$345,000Lovely Versail les f loor plan condo in Garden Village truly lives like a h o m e . F e a 1 4 7 5 s f , 2BR/2BA, remodeled kit, lg nook, l i v ing/d in ing room, utility, 2 car gar. #670061

Molly Penny 206-200-4411

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MERCER ISLAND4 BD, 2. 5 BA with great view of the lake. Com- m u n i t y B e a c h . $ 2 , 8 0 0 / M O B o b a t (206)948-0831


Marysville $250,000

Location, Location, Loca- tion! Desirable neighborhood, within 3 miles of Shopping, Schools, Res- t a u r a n t s , a n d hwys/frwys. Neighbor- hood park right behind the house #667945

Debbie Barbara 206-300-6077

Mercer Affordable WFT!

$2,300,000Yes, you CAN own private waterfront with a move- in - ready home! 5BR, Studio, level lawn to beach, year round covered porch! Lovely upda tes o r add your own. #627102

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Mercer

Best Buy MI $1,425,000

6 B R / 5 B A , 6 5 5 0 S F, 33,837SF property/separate guest quar ters, huge deck & f lat play yard. Pristine setting / private. #605214


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East Mercer $965,000

Enjoy spectacular lake and mountain views from this stunning 3 bedroom MI contemporary home. Extensive remodel in ‘02. 3BR/3.25BA, 2640sf, terraced deck. #619088

Julie Green 206-230-5388

Mercer ELEGANT-CLASSIC

$1,349,9995BR, 2.75BA, 3350 SqFt, 1 Story, High Ceilings, Leaded Glass French Doors, Mstr Suite-Spa BA, K i tchen-2 S inks, Sta in less Appl iances, Gardens By Island Park Elem. #631724

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First Hill $1,260,000

Fabulous north end location on private lane, custom built 2 story, recent updates, 3 bedrooms+office or 4th, formal rms, great rm kit, bonus rm, deck+yard. #638896

Suzanne Lane 206-230-5516

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MercerFirst Hill $950,000

Urban Oasis. Tucked at the end of a quiet lane sits this stylish Rambler w/the Greatest of Great Rms, one might forget they are mere mins to downtown Sea & Bell . #676473


MercerHOT on MI $815,000

Set above w/ lots of light! 4BR/2.5BA contempo- ra r y home in p r i va te wooded setting. Amazing private center courtyard. A h o m e t o r e l a x i n ! #603247

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Mercer Location, View!

$1,689,000This 4BR/5BA Westside home captures the quiet water views in popular Lake View Highlands. Everything is here plus an amazing indoor pool w/ lap lane & hot tub. #663538

Molly Penny 206-200-4411

Katie Penny Shea 206-755-5051

Mercer

North End $675,000

Solid 3 bedroom/2 bath rambler is just waiting for you. New roof in 2006. Totally flat! Convenient North End location at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. #677221

Becky Nadesan 206-230-5377

Mercer Shared Water MI

$999,000S h a r e d W t r w / S w i m Dock. 2310 Sq.Ft. View Hm, 3BR, 1.75BA, .353 Acre, Beach House & Old World Design. Sub- mit Written Offers to List- ing Brkr By 8PM Aug. 20 For Review. #680336


Mercer

South End $1,365,000

Impeccably maintained 2 0 0 7 t r a d i t i o n a l . 4BR/3.5BA great-room concept with main-flr & upper o f f i ces, bonus room and gorgeous fin- i s h e s . S u n n y y a r d w/sport court #602616

Greg Rosenwald206-230-5445

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Mercer Want Quality?

$2,280,000No need to settle. With 6 , 0 0 0 + s f , we s t e r n views, gracious mid-island loc on a level lot, this is your home! Gor- geous? YES! Exquisitely m a i n t a i n e d ? Y E S ! #655707


SeattleQueen Anne

$669,000Finely crafted townhome located on Queen Anne’s eastern slope with pano- r a m i c c i t y a n d l a ke views. Unique 4 bed design w/gourmet kitch, SS app l . & gran i te s lab. #653846

Eric Huang 425-922-4368

Real Estate for SaleKitsap County

Seabeck $2,985,000

Unique mansion on 8 acres with 500 ft of prime water f ront . Old wor ld charm, dramatic views. One of a kind opportunity! #525084

Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

Real Estate for SalePierce County

Tacoma Charmer $323,000

Peace of mind awaits you in th is char ming Cape Cod. Thoughtfully updated w/new copper plumbing & electrical + refinished hdwds. Chef’s k i t c h e n . 4 B R / 2 B A . #657160

Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093

Marlene Fallquist 206-310-3580

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Real Estate for SaleLots/Acreage

2 adjacent level lots, nice neat homes, pi t , utilities in and very good water, room for a shop. C lean c lass ic min ing town, t rain r ides, low crime. 2 golf courses, 1 block to beautiful Pend Oreille River with 60 plus miles of boating, 2 ski areas, 1 ATV area, Sal- mo Wilderness area, excellent hunting. Very last building lots in Metaline Fa l l s , WA . $ 1 7 , 5 0 0 / e a c h / O B O , c a s h . (509)446-3014

Real Estate for SaleLots/Acreage

AWESOME wide open view of Lake Roose- velt from the 5 AC par- cel with water and un- d e r g r o u n d p o w e r . Bring your RV or build your home. Close to hosp i ta l , shopp ing , golfing & year round f i sh ing . Cash pr ice $ 5 9 , 5 0 0 , c o n t r a c t $64,500 509.422.0404 or 509.429.5430

Real Estate for SaleOffice/Commercial

This is a great opportunity in desirable Issaquah for a start up, relocation or expanding

medical office.This location provides 2,588 square feet with mu l t ip le rooms, h igh visibility and high traffic count, abundant parking and convenient freeway access to I-90 with se- rene views of tranquilIssaquah Creek f rom rooms. The p rev ious tenants were or thope- dists and the space can accommodate a variety of medical office uses. The oppor tunit ies are endless. Space is now available. Must see to appreciate. Call (425) 786-1411 or

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Apartments for Rent King County

BELLEVUE, 980051 BR CLEAN, QUIET spacious apt by down town. Includes utilities & parking. No pets. $950 per month. Call 425-985- 3373 or 425-747-7169.Charming Mercer Island studio apar tment with magnificent water views. Located just minutes from I-90, this clean and quiet apartment has covered parking, W/D, excel lent k i tchen and a l a r g e 3 / 4 b a t h r o o m . Non-smoking with excellent references required. $1 ,750 pe r mon th + utilities. Available imme- d i a t e l y. P l e a s e c a l l 425.999.3805.

WA Misc. RentalsParking/RV Spaces

IDAHO, 83876.RV SPOT $150 Weekly or $500/ mo, Aug - Oct, on a North Idaho ranch. Gorgeous area. Br ing your horses or boat!!!!!!!! Near public boat launch on Lake Coeur D’alene. 45 m in t o Spokane / Coeur D’alene Minutes to the casino. Quiet! Pri- vate! Includes all utilites. 208.686.1030208.818.6433

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SPORTS REPORTERThe Bellevue Reporter and Issaquah/Sammam- ish Reporter, divisions of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a sports reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Bellevue office. The primary coverage will be sports and recreation, with occa- sional general assign- ment stories. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a re- por ter for Sound Pub- lishing, you will be expected to: be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; produce 5 by-line stories per week; write stories that are tight and to the point; use a digital camera to take photo- graphs of the stories you c o v e r ; p o s t o n t h e publication’s web site; blog and use Twitter on the web; layout pages, using InDesign; shoot and edit videos for the web .We are looking for a team player willing to get invo lved in the loca l community through pub- l icat ion of the weekly newspaper and da i ly web jou r na l i sm. The ideal applicant will have a understanding of local spor ts and recreation. He or she wil l have a commitment to commu- n i t y j o u r n a l i s m a n d everything from shor t, brief-type stories about people and events to ex- amining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging sports issues and trends; write clean, balanced and ac- curate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and institute readership init ia- tives. Candidates must have excellent communi- cation and organizational skills, and be able to work e f fec t ive ly in a deadline-driven environment. Must be proficient with AP style, layout and design using Adobe In- Des ign ; and use the publ ica t ion ’s webs i te and online tools to gath- er information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-motivated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rap- port with the community. We offer a competitive hourly wage and bene- f its package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) Email us your cover le t ter, resume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writ- i n g c h o p s t o : [email protected] mail to:

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Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting ap- plications for a Circula- tion Manager for the Bel- l evue Repo r te r. The primary duty of a Circu- lation Manager (CM) is to manage a geographic district. The CM will be accountable for the as- s igned newspaper as follows: Recruiting, con- tracting and training independent contractors to meet delivery deadlines, insuring delivery standards are being met and quality customer service. Posi t ion requi res the ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe man- ner; to occasionally lift and/or transport bundles w e i g h i n g u p t o 2 5 pounds from ground level to a height of 3 feet; to d e l i v e r n e w s p a p e r routes, including ability to negotiate stairs and to deliver an average of 75 newspapers per hour for up to 8 consecu t i ve hours; to communicate wi th carr iers and the public by telephone and in person; to operate a personal computer. Must possess re l iable, in - sured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license. We offer a competitive compen- s a t i o n a n d b e n e f i t s package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) If you are interested in joining the team at the Bellevue Reporter, email us your cover letter and resume to:

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2 PLOTS $5900 NEGOT Rest your loved ones side by side (plots 3 & 4). Monuments are okay. D e s i r a b l e , s o l d o u t Heather Section located in Renton’s Greenwood Memorial Park. Seller pays transfer fees. Val- ued at $12,000 each. Private seller willing to entertain all offers. Call Andrew, 206-373-1988.

2 VETERANS GARDEN SECTION SxS Ceme- tery plots. Sold out garden fo r many years, highly desirable section! Corner plots, just a few feet off the main path. Located at Greenwood Memorial, Renton. Lot 227, block 16, spaces 1 & 2. Both: $12,000. Re- tails for $16,000. Jeff: 206-310-9833.

4 PLOTS in Washington Memorial Park in Sea- tac. Garden of Flowers, section 18. block 254, lot B, plots 1, 2, 3 & 4. Of- fered at discount - $6000 for a l l ! Cal l 253-939- 4569

$7500 PLOT; Pretigous Sunset Memorial Park in Bel levue. View of the mountains!! ! Sold out space in the desirable “Garden of Prayer” section. Lot # 210, space # 5. Owner pays transfer fee & endowment care fee. If available would retail at $22,000. Private owner. 503-412-8424.

BEAUTIFUL LOCATION 1 Plot for sale, asking $3,000. Value $5000. Mature floral landscape with fountain. Peaceful location in “Garden of Flowers”. Desirable Bon- ney Watson, Sea Tac, near A i r por t . P lease leave message, I will return your call 206-734- 9079.BELLEVUE$8000 SUNSET HILLS Cemetery plot or 2 plots for $15,000. Well mani- cured Garden of Prayer. Lovely panoramic city- scape setting. Easy access, right off the road located in Lot 78, spaces 3 & 4. Owner pays transfer fee. Pr ivate seller. Loyd at 509-674-5867.

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Electronics

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Firewood, Fuel& Stoves

NOTICEWashington State law requires wood sellers to provide an invoice (receipt) that shows the s e l l e r ’s a n d bu ye r ’s name and address and the date delivered. The invoice should also state the price, the quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based. There should be a statement on the type and quality of the wood.When you buy firewood write the seller’s phone number and the license plate number of the delivery vehicle.The legal measure for firewood in Washington is the cord or a fraction of a cord. Estimate a cord by v isual iz ing a four-foot by eight-foot space filled with wood to a height of four feet . Most long bed pickup trucks have beds that are close to the four-foot by 8-foot dimension.To make a f i r ewood complaint, call 360-902- 1857.

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KING SIZE bedroom set. Bed with box springs, 2 n i g h t s t a n d s , l a r g e dresser with triple mirror, and 3 additional smaller dressers plus armoire. Built at old cannery of solid oak. BEAUTIFUL SET! Excellent condi- t i o n , l i k e n e w , $ 2 5 0 0 / o b o . C a l l (360)943-0427 or days: 360-456-1776

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Miscellaneous

Host Families Needed For Foreign Exchange

StudentsNorthwest Student Ex- change is looking for Host Famil ies in your area to host a foreign exchange high school student for one school year (or 5 mos/semes- ter). Students arrive in the fall from all over the world.

Do you have a spare room to share and high s c h o o l s t u d e n t / s a t home? Want to host a student? Please contact me today at [email protected] or

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Sporting Goods

#1 TANDEM BICYCLE by Raleigh USA, Com- panion model. 24 speed in top cond.! Great summer fun cruising along with a friend! Gray with black. Used only once. Brand new. $600 obo. Please leave message 360-886-1442. B lack Diamond, King county.

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pets/animals

Cats

3 MO. OLD AMERICAN SHORT HAIR KITTENS. STARTING AT $60 EA Indoor / outdoor friendly. A-one mousers, long ap- p ren t i cesh ip t ra in ing from their mousing mom. Beautiful natural colors. Also availzable mature, calmer, proven mousers. Altered and unaltered. Flea free, socialized & dewormed. Call Louise at 425.488.4502. Photos available on request.

A F F E C T I O N AT E M . CAT. HANDSOME! He needs a new home as we a re t rave l ing too much to give him the love he deserves. We are in Mercer Is land. Please call us at 206- 853-3336 for more details.

MAINECOON Ragdol l Mix Kittens. Adorable balls of fluff. $300 each. MAINECOON Russian Blue mix kittens. Smart & dog-like & docile. Will be b ig , $300. Shots, wormed, guaranteed. No checks please. Delivery possible 206-436-4386.

MANX/PIXI-BOB KIT- TENS, family raised, indoor or outdoor, great h o u s e c o m p a n i o n s , short tails some polydac- t a l . F r i e n d l y, l i t t e r trained, low shedding, healthy, wormed, vaci- nated & flea controlled. $200-$1,500 health gau- rantee. Call for appoint- ment (425)235-3193

Dogs

2 DOGS, avail for good homes, moving. AKC F German Shepherd, 5 yr old long haired. Great watch dog but friendly! Also a big M Lab / Shep- herd mix, 1 .5 yr o ld . Fantast ic guard dog! Asking $200 each. Call for photos 206-280-7952

AKC POMERANIANS G o r g e o u s b a b i e s t o choose from. Variety of colors. Up to date on shots. Health guarantee. Ready to go to their new homes! Pr ices range from $400 to $600. Extra small $600 firm. Also, 1 year to 7 year olds avail. 253-223-3506 223-8382www.gonetothedogskennel.com

AKC SM. F. GERMAN SHEPHERD. Jet black in color. Super compan- ion, great family dog, just adorable! All around loveable dog. 4 year old. Never welped. $800 best offer. Orting. Call 253- 761-6067.


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Want Quality? $2,280,000No need to settle. With 6,000 + sf, western views, gracious mid-island loc on a level lot, this is your home! Gorgeous? YES! Exquisitely maintained? YES! #655707


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Location, View! $1,689,000This 4BR/5BA Westside home captures the quiet water views in popular Lake View High-lands. Everything is here plus an amazing in-door pool w/lap lane & hot tub. #663538

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East Mercer $965,000Enjoy spectacular lake and mountain views from this stunning 3 bedroom MI contemporary home. Extensive remodel in ‘02. 3BR/3.25BA, 2640sf, terraced deck. #619088

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Marysville $250,000Location, Location, Location! Desirable neighborhood, within 3 miles of Shop-ping, Schools, Restaurants, and hwys/frwys. Neighborhood park right behind the house #667945

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Best Buy MI $1,425,0006BR/5BA, 6550SF, 33,837SF property/separate guest quarters, huge deck & � at play yard. Pristine setting / private. #605214


Issaquah Gem $450,000Set among Majestic Towering Evergreens on over 2 acres this Issaquah NW Retreat will capture your heart! Skylit ceilings, starry nights and sunshine days! 4BR #651382


ProvidencePoint $345,000Lovely Versailles � oor plan condo in Garden Village truly lives like a home. Fea 1475sf, 2BR/2BA, remodeled kit, lg nook, living/dining room, utility, 2 car gar. #670061

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Tacoma Charmer $323,000Peace of mind awaits you in this charming Cape Cod. Thoughtfully updated w/new copper plumbing & electrical + re� nished hdwds. Chef’s kitchen. 4BR/2BA. #657160

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◆ Shared Water MI $999,000Shared Wtr w/Swim Dock. 2310 Sq.Ft. View Hm, 3BR, 1.75BA, .353 Acre, Beach House & Old World Design. Sub-mit Written Offers to Listing Brkr By 8PM Aug. 20 For Review. #680336


HOT onMI $815,000Set above w/ lots of light! 4BR/2.5BA contemporary home in private wooded setting. Amazing private center courtyard. A home to relax in! #603247

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Kiki JiangBroker

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As an international student, Kiki came to the United States in 2002 to pursue a Master’s degree in Taxation. She has moved from the East coast to the West coast among four cities within the past

twelve years and has � nally settled down on the beautiful Mercer Island in Washington. She is well-experienced in real estate transactions from mul-tiple occasions of selling or buying her own houses and knows the impor-tance of quality professional services provided by a real estate broker. She decided to become a broker herself in order to help more people with their housing needs and transitions. With her Chinese and English bilingual back-ground and life experience in the U.S., Kiki is perfectly situated to serve the needs of an ever-growing community of Chinese immigrants.

Kiki lives and works on Mercer Island and is here to help you make Mercer Island your home too!

Mercer Island Reporter, August 20, 2014

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