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By Neil Piersonnpierson@sammamishreview.com

Four years ago, Dennis Broadwell came within about 2,000 vertical feet of the top of the world before making the difficult decision to turn around.

This spring, the Klahanie resident is planning to make a second attempt at summit-ing Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak at 29,029 feet.

It’s a task that has proven difficult at best, and deadly at worst — more than 200 climb-ers have lost their lives on Everest over the past century, including 16 Sherpas buried in an avalanche at the base camp last spring.

Broadwell doesn’t express much worry, and said he climbs to attain a “shared experi-ence” in which his team bonds through adversity.

“It’s not only us doing these adventures and doing these things that, for most people, seem dangerous, but we’re shar-ing experiences with people, pushing ourselves on the moun-

tain, kind of a healthy lifestyle,” he said.

‘Not the right day’A professional mountain

guide since 1997, Broadwell nearly ascended Everest in 2011. One of his climbing partners reached the top, but due to a minor illness, Broadwell stayed behind, a few thousand feet below. When he tried to summit a day later, another partner was having trouble breathing, and Broadwell would’ve had to fin-ish the climb on his own.

Broadwell thought of his two young children, as well the part-ner who’d suffered snow blind-ness on the summit. He turned his back and began descending.

“As a mountain guide, I make a lot of conservative choices,” Broadwell said, “and I just said, ‘It’s not the right day, the right time to go to the top, especially by myself.’”

Broadwell, 43, a native of Long Island, New York, came to the Northwest about 20 years ago after cutting his teeth on the slopes of New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

He was turned away in his initial attempt to become a guide on Mount Rainier, but per-

Klahanie man prepares for Mount Everest climb

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Klahanie resident Dennis Broadwell uses a ladder to cross a crevasse on Mount Everest in 2011. Broadwell is leading another expedition to the world’s highest mountain starting in March.

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With an oxygen mask cover-ing his face, Dennis Broadwell prepares to climb Mount Everest in 2011. Broadwell didn’t reach the summit, but will attempt the climb again this spring.

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By Tom Corrigantcorrigan@isspress.com

State auditors made a find-ing of significant deficiency after completing a study of the record-keeping of Eastside Fire & Rescue.

Released by the state Feb. 2, the audit covered the time-frame between Jan. 1, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2013.

Fire Chief Lee Soptich said auditors took exception to how the fire district kept track of major purchases, such as emer-gency fire vehicles. Soptich said when such a purchase is made, each community mem-ber of EFR, such as Issaquah or Sammamish, becomes a partial owner of that equip-ment. He added EFR has kept track of those purchases in the same manner for many years. However, this year, auditors stated EFR methodology is

incorrect.Alleged, negative audit con-

clusions fall into three catego-ries: exit items, management letters and findings. Exit items are audit findings discussed with local officials once an audit is finished. Management letters are letters sent to upper level local officials outlining problems uncovered by an audit. In this instance, the state made a claim of an audit find-ing, the most severe of alleged audit conclusions.

“An audit finding, that’s a serious concern,” said Thomas Shapley, deputy director of communications for the Washington State Auditor’s Office.

There are also different lev-els of findings. In this instance, the finding was considered a significant deficiency, but did

State audit finds fault with EFR books

By Neil Piersonnpierson@sammamishreview.com

The Sammamish Learning Center, which has been serv-ing Eastside families and their preschool students since 1995, will permanently close its doors in June at the end of the current school year.

It wasn’t the original inten-tion of the school’s directors, Jill Porter and Helen Glenn, who sold the property to a developer last year.

“Jill and I were going to retire at some point anyway,” Glenn said, “and we hoped that someone else was going to carry on the torch, which we have attempted to do. But nothing has panned out yet.”

“The hope was the school would continue elsewhere, either in the same house or on a different piece of property,” Porter said, noting that efforts were made to relocate across from the current location at 22629 S.E. 29th St.

But the costs of acquiring property and installing utilities were too expensive.

School officials and current parents knew going in that the 2014-15 school year would be their last, but it wasn’t until the past few months that many alumni began hearing the news, because the closure wasn’t widely publicized.

Louise Boothroyd, the school’s assistant director, said it’s been a tough job for her to inform parents who previ-ously sent a child through the school, and are now looking to register a younger child.

“I’m personally going to

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severance paid off. He got a chance to prove himself during a rescue mission there, and he’s been mak-ing a living at climbing ever since.

Broadwell owns two mountaineering compa-nies: Northwest Alpine Guides, which leads local

climbs; and Mountain Gurus, which has an inter-national focus. He has led trips to many well-known peaks, including a few of the famous Seven Summits such as Aconcagua (Argentina) and Kilimanjaro (Tanzania).

‘Like a family reunion’

The team that will attempt the two-month

Everest climb, starting in late March, is small but closely knit. One of Broadwell’s clients, Brad Paskewitz, accom-panied him on a previ-ous Himalayan climb in Nepal.

Another client, Ben Breckheimer, is a U.S. Army veteran who’s involved with the Wounded Warrior program. He sustained a serious leg injury in Afghanistan, and

although he doesn’t have a prosthetic limb, he climbs with a significant disability.

Along with the physi-cal dangers, an Everest expedition can be cost-prohibitive to many peo-ple. This year, Broadwell said, an individual per-mit is $11,000. He works with someone in Nepal to coordinate Sherpa guides, and the process is becoming old hat.

“I’ve been over there

so much these guys are like friends to me now,” he said. “It’s like a family reunion every time.”

While his Northwest training grounds — including Tiger Mountain, Mount Si and Snoqualmie Pass — are more modest than the Himalayas, Broadwell said they’re more than adequate for keeping him in shape.

Muscle strength is a key in mountain climb-

ing, and it’s actually OK to go into the Everest climb a bit overweight. He’ll spend four or five weeks at the base camp, acclimatizing to the alti-tude.

“By the time I’m get-ting into my summit window, which is around May 15, I’ll probably have lost that 10-15 extra pounds, no prob-lem, and I’ll be in really prime climbing shape,” he said.

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not reach the level of a material finding, the most severe level.

Shapley said the state auditor’s office is a reporting, not an enforcement agency. EFR faces no fines or sanctions in connec-tion with the finding. He said auditors likely will take care to see that the perceived problem is fixed when the next

audit is completed later this year.

“It was a little upset-ting that it came across the way it did,” Soptich said, also saying he con-siders audits learning opportunities.

“And learning has occurred,” he said, add-ing EFR will modify its bookkeeping as the state suggested.

The state completed 2,257 audits in 2014, Shapley said. Of those, about 10 percent resulted in full-fledged findings such as were claimed after the EFR audit.

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miss the camaraderie of all the teachers, everybody that works here,” said Boothroyd, who began working at SLC 16 years ago and has basically “had every job in this school.”

The school employs 22 staff members to watch over 115 children in three separate classrooms. In past years, the enrollment has been as high as 145, Boothroyd said. All stu-

dents attend either morn-ing or afternoon sessions, and many aren’t there every day: some come on Tuesdays and Thursdays; others on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Porter and Glenn said they believe their success over the past two decades has stemmed, in part, from their unique cur-riculum and philosophy. They blend the Montessori focus of individuality in learning with the one-size-fits-all approach of tradi-tional schools.

“There are no schools like us in the area,” said Porter, noting that the National Association for the Education of Young Children has accredited SLC for the past 15 years.

On top of that, Glenn said, the school partici-

pates in Early Achievers, the state’s quality ratings and improvement system that any licensed child care program can opt into.

“We were actually one of the first schools to go through that and be rated, and we scored really high on our inter-actions with children,” Glenn said.

The school obtained a three-year, $15,000 grant from Early Achievers. This year, the money was used to purchase iPads for teachers to use as observational tools, and for Teaching Strategies GOLD, an assessment-based software program.

Christie Perry, the school’s curriculum direc-tor, is responsible for circulating “unit boxes”

that rotate around class-rooms every two weeks. For example, children might work with models of the solar system during lessons about outer space.

But the Montessori approach allows a lot of free time when “children can explore the class-room and explore their environment, and learn from their environment,” Glenn said.

Boothroyd said her daughter, Holly, attended SLC many years ago and gained a great deal of independence before heading off to Endeavour Elementary School.

“Her kindergarten teacher said she was so easy to have in the class-room, because she knew how to follow teacher directions,” Boothroyd said. “When Holly had finished her work, she was self-sufficient and she could just go and pick up a book.

“And that’s the beauty of this school, because they have their own work time and they’re free to choose their work. … Somebody is not telling them constantly what to do.”

The school is planning an alumni reunion prior to its closure. The event will be from noon to 2 p.m. June 13. More infor-mation is available on SLC’s Facebook page.

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Connie Fletcher will return to state Board of Education

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Connie Fletcher to another term on the Washington State Board of Education.

Fletcher joined the board in 2009 and cur-rently serves on its executive committee. Her educational leader-ship experience includes 16 years on the Issaquah School Board and three years as president and in other officer roles at the Washington State School Directors’ Association.

Fletcher has served as consultant to nonprofit organizations, munici-palities and school districts regarding gov-ernance, planning and fundraising, as well as serving on the boards of several other child wel-fare and social service organizations.

“I’m honored to serve with this outstanding board as we engage in meaningful work to

improve the futures of the children in our state,” Fletcher said in a news release.

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Sammamish Symphony presents España

Travel to Spain through the music of Ravel and Rodrigo at the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra España con-cert featuring guest clas-sical guitarist Michael Partington.

The performances are at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Meydenbauer

Theatre, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., in Bellevue, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Eastlake Performing Arts Center, 400 228th Ave. N.E., in Sammamish.

Under the direction of guest conductor Adam Stern, the Sammamish Symphony will perform

Ravel’s “Boléro,” a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel.

Partington will perform Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez.”

Tickets are $10 to $20. Get tickets and more information at www.sam-mamishsymphony.org.

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We Americans have gotten too lax about vaccinations.Recent news stories about measles cases spreading

throughout the country show we’ve fallen down on the job of educating parents about how important immuni-zations are to our children.

Too many people apparently think these vaccina-tions against what were once classic childhood diseases are an option. They should be mandatory.

Many of these illnesses — chickenpox, two kinds of measles and mumps — have all but been eradicated in the past four decades. So, our societal memory of how dangerous these things can be has faded.

Also, many physicians today haven’t ever seen anyone with these diseases. So, possibly the medical community isn’t emphasizing the necessity of immunizations enough.

Ask your grandparents and great-grandparents what these childhood diseases were like.

Children — and adults who sometimes caught them — sometimes went blind, suffered brain damage or became deaf.

These childhood illnesses were not something you recovered from quickly. Children would miss a week or more of school. They were so contagious that families would have someone sick with something like chickenpox for months as the germs spread through a household.

Pertussis (whooping cough), measles and diphtheria sometimes caused death.

“Was it rusty?” was once the standard question when someone stepped on a nail or pierced their skin with a metal shard. If it was, you needed a tetanus shot to pre-vent lockjaw — another killer.

There were more serious diseases such as smallpox, which has been effectively eradicated worldwide thanks to pro-grams from nonprofit agencies and service clubs. Polio is another disease easy to prevent with proper immunization.

Our public health programs and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control offer age guidelines on when immuni-zations should be given.

But the question is, why are people opting out of vac-cinations? A small percentage claim religious preference but others just decide to forgo the simple protection.

The theory they caused autism was debunked years ago.Will it take children dying, being permanently dis-

abled or disfigured by scars from chickenpox for parents to overcome their reluctance to immunize?

Vaccinations shouldn’t be a choice in a world where we live so close together that colds spread like wildfires. They are a necessity.

More than an hour is much too long

When our son turned 3 and received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, our family went through a series of difficult transi-tions.

We were dealing with the reality of a challenging diagnosis and he was aging out of Early Intervention services and into a new and somewhat overwhelm-ing school system. Though we were nervous, we were also so thankful that he qualified for continua-tion of free special services through the school district.

Being a parent of three

young children (ages 3, 1 1/2 and a newborn), the option of free bus trans-portation to and from school was perhaps the most relieving bonus, and assured me that this would all be possible.

However, we soon learned that due to the bus routes and number of special-needs children requiring this service, the ride duration would be 75 minutes every morning on the way to school, even though we only live five minutes from the school. Additionally, the bus driver is not allowed to assist the children, and there are no aids.

The thought of my already developmentally behind 3-year-old with sensory issues, the ten-dency to melt down and even harm himself if he is too hungry or tired, and limited communication, sitting on a bus alone for that long was unbearable. I was left dragging all three kids to school each morning. Eventually, I contacted the head of the district transportation department, knowing that this was not reason-able to expect of any young child, especially one with special needs.

After weeks of calls and emails, I received a letter

from the transportation manager reassuring me that this was a top prior-ity, and they only needed to complete the hiring process for more driv-ers (three to four weeks). Five months and multiple unsuccessful follow-up attempts later, I am still loading my now 4-, 2- and 1-year-olds into the car every morning due to a failure in a service that is supposed to help make the lives of families of children with spe-cial needs a little easier. Perhaps it’s time for a change?

Sarah BollingerSammamish

Citizens can make a difference by contacting their elected representa-tives.

State — Governor Gov. Jay Inslee (D),

Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002; 360-902-4111; www.governor.wa.gov

State — 45th District

Sen. Andy Hill (R), andy.hill@leg.wa.gov

Rep. Roger Goodman (D), roger.goodman@leg.wa.gov

Rep. Larry Springer (D), larry.Springer@leg.wa.gov

State — 41st District

Sen. Steve Litzow (R), steve.litzow@leg.wa.gov

Rep. Tana Senn (D), tana.senn@leg.wa.gov

Rep. Judy Clibborn (D), judy.clibborn@leg.wa.gov

Toll-free Legislative Hotline: 800-562-6000

CountyKing County Executive

Dow Constantine, King County Chinook Building, 401 Fifth Ave., Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-296-4040; or kcexec@king-county.gov

King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, District 3. King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Room 1200, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-296-1003; 800-325-6165 toll free; kathy.lambert@kingcounty.gov

SammamishTo contact the entire

City Council, email city-council@sammamish.us.

Mayor Tom Vance: tvance@sammamish.us

Deputy Mayor Kathleen Huckabay: khuckabay@sammamish.us

Councilman Don Gerend: dgerend@sam-mamish.us

Councilman Bob Keller: bkeller@sammamish.us

Councilman Tom Odell: todell@sammamish.us

Councilman Ramiro Valderrama: rvalderrama-aramayo@sammamish.us

Councilwoman Nancy Whitten: nwhitten@sam-mamish.us

Issaquah School Board

Board President Anne Moore: moorea@issaquah.wednet.edu

Marnie Maraldo: maral-dom@issaquah.wednet.edu

Lisa Callan: callanl@issaquah.wednet.edu

Brian Deagle: Deagleb@issaquah.wednet.edu

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The City of Sammamishwants to know if residents would like the power to put

an initiative or referendum on an election ballot. To find out, the city has placed an advisory vote on the April 28 ballot, and is now asking for volunteers to write pro and

con statements for the voter’s pamphlet. If interested, please contact City Clerk Melonie Anderson by Feb. 27

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By Neil Piersonnpierson@sammamishreview.com

Six senior members of the Eastlake High School boys bas-ketball program were playing on their home court for the final time Feb. 10, and they wanted to leave with one more victory.

But the visiting Newport Knights spoiled the Wolves’ senior night activities, using a fourth-quarter surge to pull away for a 56-46 victory in the final regular-season game of Class 4A KingCo Conference play.

The Wolves had a 21-20 lead at halftime, and entered the final quarter very much in con-tention, down 36-31. But the Knights went on a 9-0 run over the first three minutes of the

fourth, and hit four 3-pointers in the final period to even their KingCo mark at 8-8.

“We made a couple defensive mistakes, and they hit a couple big threes that were the dif-ference,” Eastlake coach Steve Kramer said.

Omar Chokr’s layup early in the fourth quarter brought the Wolves (7-13 overall, 5-11 KingCo) within three points, but they didn’t get any closer.

Newport guard David Babayan, who finished with 15 points, drove to the basket and completed a 3-point play. And after an offensive foul negated a 3-pointer for Eastlake’s Jordan Lester, Newport got consecutive treys from Jake Higgins and AJ Block to forge its first double-

digit lead, 45-33, with about five minutes to play.

The Knights had a bal-anced offensive attack that got stronger throughout the game. Higgins finished with 18 points, and 6-foot-7 center Calvin Throckmorton added 10 points.

For the first three quarters, however, Kramer was pleased with how Eastlake executed. The Wolves were particularly good in the second quarter, erasing a seven-point deficit as Lester, Chokr and Kyle Loofburrow led a 13-5 surge.

Kramer said the Wolves focused on maximizing their opportunities in a game where every possession seemed to mat-ter.

“No question, because that’s

our game,” Kramer said. “We’ve got to keep the score down. We want to take good shots.

“We also had a couple turn-overs there that hurt us. They executed a little bit better than we did in the fourth quarter, and that’s what it comes down to in a close game.”

Ten straight points in the second period gave Eastlake a brief lead. Chokr drained a mid-range jumper, and then finished under the basket off a feed from Ethan Thompson. Loofburrow knocked down a 3-pointer, and Lester converted a fast-break layup to complete the run.

Lester finished with a team-high 18 points, but was the only Eastlake player in double figures.

“Everybody has got to hit their shots when they get the opportunity,” Kramer said. “I don’t think we shot particularly well as a team tonight, so it was a team effort in that regard. It’s really not so much making shots as just a few key turnovers and a couple defensive mistakes.”

Newport edged back in front early in the third quarter as Higgins ignited a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer and two free throws.

Newport won handily, 65-41, when the teams met Jan. 6 in Bellevue, but the rematch was closer. Kramer said the Wolves have learned to make adjust-ments against every KingCo team, and have either won or played better the second time around.

Eastlake boys fall to Newport in regular-season finale

Nathan Swanson captures regional wrestling title

By Greg Farrar

Nathan Swanson (left), Skyline High School senior, sizes up Sebastian Robles from South Kitsap in a second-round 120-pound bout on the way to his win by fall at 5:44 during the Class 4A Region 2 tourna-ment Feb. 14 at Inglemoor High School.

By Neil Piersonnpierson@sammamishreview.com

Nathan Swanson has spent a lot of time honing his craft, and the Skyline High School senior wrestler saw his perseverance pay off during the Class 4A Region 2 championships Feb. 14.

Swanson won three consecu-tive matches and won the title in the 120-pound division, which will earn him a high seed and possibly a deeper path into the Mat Classic XXVII state tourna-ment, Feb. 20-21 at the Tacoma Dome.

He’s 1-4 in two previous trips to state, but he could be ready to earn his first medal if his regional performances are indicative of his abilities.

“I just need to stay focused, make sure that I keep running, make sure I keep doing my extra stuff outside of practice, as well as staying conservative on the mat,” Swanson said.

Swanson started the regional event at Inglemoor High in Kenmore with a 53-second pin of teammate Paul Abboud, and then pinned South Kitsap’s Sebastian Robles with 16 seconds left in the match.

That put him in the final against Yelm junior Thomas Munoz, and Swanson didn’t let

up. He earned an early takedown, got a brief near fall for a 4-0 lead, and gave up only two escapes for a 7-2 win.

“I wanted to get off to a fast start,” Swanson said. “I knew he was going to be pressured into it quickly. I knew that he had quick feet, so I just made sure to take my time and set up my shot.”

He isn’t the only member of his family heading to the Mat Classic. His twin brother Garin Swanson placed fourth at 132 pounds.

Garin Swanson opened the regional tourney with a pin of Issaquah’s Nyan Hartman. He dropped to the consolation bracket with an 11-5 loss to South Kitsap’s Brandon Forster, but wrapped up his state bid with a 10-4 decision over Redmond’s Kyle Nazareth.

The Spartans sent eight par-ticipants to regionals and scored 63.5 points to place sixth out of 17 teams. Perennial power Yelm (283 points) ran away with the team title, followed by South Kitsap, Mount Si, Issaquah and Bellarmine Prep.

Skyline sophomore Kona Bertolino (106 pounds) and freshman Scott Huff (126) earned state-alternate berths as the fifth-place finishers in their divisions,

meaning they will compete at the Mat Classic if another Region 2 qualifier can’t wrestle.

Eastlake will send two wrestlers to state

Eastlake will also have two participants at Mat Classic as 195-pounder Jacob Kaufman placed third, and 113-pound-er Martin Miller placed fourth.

Kaufman started slowly, getting pinned in 61 seconds by Yelm’s Ryan Cook, but was sharp after that. The junior

beat Redmond’s Nicky Kaneko (7-0) and South Kitsap’s Kenny Close (6-3), and then avenged his loss to Cook with a 17-6 major decision.

Kaufman has never been to the Mat Classic, even as a spectator, but he doesn’t seem intimidated.

“I’ve heard stories, but that’s about it,” he said. “You just go head first. Lean into the knife. That’s it.”

Miller, a sophomore, booked his second state trip in dra-matic fashion. He had academic troubles, forcing him to miss the first six weeks of the season, and then was on the verge of

elimination at regionals when Bellarmine Prep’s Jed Klein beat him via technical fall.

Miller bounced back against Newport’s David Zobel (pin in 3:47) and Timberline’s Parker Risk (pin in 2:23).

“I had to work harder when it came down to it,” Miller said of missing time early in the season. “I didn’t wrestle very good at KingCo (tourna-ment), so I’m happy I stepped up here.”

Eastlake William Galarpe was fifth at 132 pounds, earning an alternate’s bid to state. The Wolves scored 37 points to place 11th in the team standings.

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New Value Village Store Opening in IssaquahNational secondhand store Value Village opens the doors to a new location on Thursday, February 19.

National secondhand store Value Village opens the doors to a new location in Issaquah on Thursday, February 19, bringing unexpected treasures and incredible deals to the community. This will be the 26th Value Village store in Washington.

Through its unique business model of purchasing, reselling and recycling donated items, Value Village provides sustainable funding to nonprofit organizations, offers communities a smart way to shop, and saves more than 650 million pounds of goods from landfills each year – making Value Village one of the largest recyclers of used goods in the world.

“We’re thrilled to bring our good deeds and great deals to local residents,” said Cheryl Brincefield, Value Village store manager. “We take great pride in working with our nonprofit partners and in looking after the environment, while at the same time providing our customers with the best selection and shopping experience of any secondhand store. Everyone likes to find a great deal, and people really love to support their local communities. We make it easy to do both.”

The new store opens in conjunction with a rising thrift shopping trend, which is one of the fastest growing retail segments. Lifestyle, economy and social trends have contributed to the growth, including the popularity of do-it-yourself projects, a renewed interest in vintage clothing, and importantly, environment and budget-conscious consumers. Value Village stores have been rapidly growing in popularity among all types of shoppers – ranging from families on a budget to six-figure professionals.

Carrying everything from clothing and accessories, to housewares, electronics and more, Value Village is no ordinary secondhand store and has more than 100,000 high quality items on its sales floor at any given time. Customers will find a fresh stream of value-priced goods including authentic vintage finds and name brand fashions, with 10,000 new items stocked to the floor daily.

Despite this large volume of merchandise, shoppers won’t spend hours shuffling through stacks of items. Value Village is clean, bright and well-organized with racks of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing sorted by category and size, and shelves of housewares, books and even electronics neatly labeled for an enjoyable shopping experience. Average prices include $3.99 - $7.99 for most men’s shirts; women’s dresses from $7.99 - $14.99; shoes and handbags for $7.99 on average; and books from $0.69.

And where does Value Village get this impressive inventory? Each store partners with local nonprofits, paying the organizations for used merchandise collected at Community Donation Centers located on-site at Value Village stores or donated directly to the nonprofits. The new Issaquah store’s Community Donation Center, which is now open, provides an easy, convenient way for residents to donate gently used clothing and household items.

In the Issaquah community, Value Village has teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound and Issaquah Schools Foundation. The partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters supports the organization’s mission to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentorships.

From February 17-21, donations made at Value Village will also support Issaquah Schools Foundation’s Basic Student Needs Program. The Basic Student Needs Program assists students in need with clothing, dental care, breakfast food, school supplies, and other basic needs that prevent students from learning.

Located at 5530 East Lake Sammamish SE, grand opening festivities begin Thursday, February 19, starting at 8:45 a.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new location will be open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.