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December 21, 2011

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By Caleb Heeringa

The Sammamish HeritageSociety is closing in on its finan-cial goal for relocating theReard/Freed House.

Ella Moore, the society’s presi-dent, announced Dec. 13 that thegroup had received a $28,850grant from 4Culture, KingCounty’s arts and heritage agen-cy. That puts their fundraisingtotal at just over $65,000, withinstriking distance of the $71,000they need to get the home movedand placed on a new foundationon the Pigott property nextspring.

At a Nov. 14 meeting, the CityCouncil approved leasing thehome to the society and allowingit to be placed on the Pigott prop-erty. The society and parks

department plan on remodelingthe home and converting it intosome sort of heritage-themedfacility.

“We couldn’t believe it whenwe got the letter from(4Culture,)” Moore said. “We’veworked real hard and done this inless than two years.”

The council earmarked$70,000 in city funds for the pro-ject, but has yet to agree to dis-pense that money to the heritagesociety.

The private developer whoowns the land on which thehome currently sits has given thecity until April to get the homemoved.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434. ext. 247, [email protected].

Sammamish Heritage Societynears goal for Freed House

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish motorists won’thave to worry about red light orspeeding cameras anytime inthe near future, at least not inthe city limits.

At a Dec. 13 City Councilstudy session, SammamishPolice Chief Nate Elledge recom-mended against installing thecameras in the city, citing theirpotential costs, the impersonalapproach to police work and askeptical public.

“My recommendation is thatwe don’t move forward withthis,” Elledge told the council.“I’m saying that because rightnow they’re very controversial –there’s this perception in thepublic that they’re being used tocollect revenue rather toincrease traffic safety.”

Elledge had researched thecameras at the request of coun-cil members who had heard con-cerns from residents aboutspeeding in school zones.

Councilman John James was-n’t convinced the cameras werea good idea after Elledge’s pre-sentation, but said he’d like tokeep the option in mind in thefuture, particularly if a private

vendor began offering a move-able camera system that couldbe rotated among Sammamish’smany schools.

“It’s impractical to put (aspeeding camera) in front of oneschool only,” James said. “But dothey make mobile units? … I’mtrying to help kids get to schoolsafely and make (drivers) moreaware.”

“We have one of those – it’s apolice officer with a radar gun,”Elledge said.

Sammamish Police often tar-get speeding in school zonesaround the city.

Elledge said the cost of thecameras – mostly administrativefees charged by the private com-panies that run them – canmean that the devices end up

Traffic cameras not likely here

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“There’s this perceptionin the public that they’re

being used to collect revenue rather to

increase traffic safety.”– Nate Elledge, Police chief –

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By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish was a differentplace when Michele Petitti firsttook her council seat in 2002.

City Hall, the library andLower Commons Park were littlemore than a dream to early cityleaders who met in an office inthe shopping center near AceHardware and Safeway, dealingwith the newborn city’s earlygrowing pains. Crews were in themiddle of expanding 228thAvenue from country road toSammamish’s main thoroughfare.

Nearly 10 years later, Petitti isstepping away from the councilwith Sammamish now a thrivingcity of 45,780 with big plans forthe future.

“We didn’t have a sense ofcommunity (when I started),”Petitti told the rest of the councilin parting comments at the Dec.13 council meeting – her last onthe council. “The south end ofthe city identified as Issaquah

and the north end identified asRedmond – Sammamish didn’thave a soul or a heart … When Ilook at what we’ve accomplished,I feel little bit like I’m sending akid off to college by steppingaway from the podium.”

Petitti’s seat will be taken overby Nancy Whitten, who switchedseats in this fall’s reelection cam-paign. Ramiro Valderrama isreplacing Whitten.

In a later interview, Petitti saidhad multiple reasons for retiringfrom the council. She is nowworking full time for the YMCA,which made the prospect of run-ning another campaign daunting.

“There’s a lot more doors toknock on now,” she said.

Mostly though, it was a sensethat 10 years was enough andthat other community membersshould be allowed to have theirsay.

“There are a lot of qualifiedpeople in Sammamish thatshould get a chance to serve the

community,” she said.Petitti, an avid equestrian, got

involved in local politics afterlocal politics came to her. Shemoved near Beaver Lake and wasshocked to find signs forbiddinghorses in the park within weeksof moving in. She got involved inthe Sammamish Saddle Club andpetitioned the city and county topreserve equestrian trails in thearea. That led her to run forcouncil in 2001.

“When something happens inyour backyard … you want toknow why it happened and whatyou can do to affect change,”Petitti said.

Petitti leaves with things look-ing up for one of her pet projects– the preservation of theReard/Freed House. Last monththe council approved, on a 3-2vote, leasing the building to theSammamish Heritage Society andplacing it on a portion of thePigott property, which is slated tobecome a city park in the coming

Michele Petitti looks back on City Council tenureyears.

Petitti was outspo-ken and steadfast inher support for theeffort to preservethe home, which hasbeen in the workssince Sammamish’sincorporation, some-times verbally spar-ing with coun-cilmembers whowere concernedabout the homebeing placed on cityproperty and turn-ing into a financialburden.

“It was always a‘Catch 22,’ ” Petittisaid. “If we had ahome for it, wecould find themoney to get goingon the project … butno one wanted toput forward moneyfor it unless it had ahome.”

Now that the house appears tohave found a home, Petitti saidshe’s hopeful that the council andthe public will rally around theproject.

Petitti said she hoped thecouncil would release the $70,000it has in the 2012 budget for theproject and look into forming aformal preservation commissionfor the city – similar to the parksor planning commissions.

“It’s going into a city park –why wouldn’t city money go

towards it?” Petitti said. “We’remaking history every day in thiscommunity – who is keepingtrack of it?”

Though she won’t be on thecouncil in the coming years,Petitti may still play a pivotal rolein a potential community andaquatic center in Sammamish, asthe Director of Development forthe YMCA, which has been men-tioned as an operator of such a

Photo by Caleb HeeringaMayor Don Gerend, left, presentsCouncilwoman Michele Petitti with aplaque honoring her service on the CityCouncil.

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being a cash drain for cities,especially after driversbecome more aware of thecameras and adjust their driv-ing to avoid tickets.

Red light cameras typicallycost $16,000 to $20,000 amonth, while speed camerascost about $10,000 a month.

The cameras, which haveraised the ire of drivers andcivil liberties advocates, andinvited anti-camera initiativesin cities like Redmond, alsotake away what Elledge saidwas one of the more impor-tant facets of police work – in-person contact.

“When you have a camerasystem in place it takes away

… from officers’ ability to use dis-cretion in deciding whether ornot to issue a citation,” Elledgesaid. “Believe it or not, some-times people have valid reasonsfor speeding.”

Not contacting drivers in per-son also prevents officers fromdetecting other crimes or arrest-ing people for outstanding war-rants, Elledge added.

While the cameras are effec-tive in catching law-breakers,Elledge said they also take anofficer off the street, since anofficer must review video of eachinfraction before a ticket isissued.

Public Works Director LauraPhilpot said the traffic cameraidea had been floated after staffat Discovery Elementary voiced

concerns about speeding along228th Avenue and Southeast 24thStreet. Philpot said the city hadadded signage and a flashingschool zone beacon in the area,which has helped slow driversdown.

Councilwoman Nancy Whittensaid installing cameras was prob-ably overkill at this point.

“It feels really ‘Big Brother,’ ”Whitten said. “If there weredeaths or significant accidentshappening, then it might be abetter time to look at somethingas major as this.”

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434. ext. 247, [email protected]. To com-ment on this story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

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By Christopher Huber

The outlook is not favorablefor residents in a handful ofSammamish neighborhoods whowant their children to attend theLake Washington School District,instead of the Snoqualmie ValleySchool District.

At its meeting Dec. 15, theSnoqualmie Valley School Boardvoted to oppose the transfer.

The residents, who filed a peti-tion in September to change dis-tricts, now wait on the LakeWashington School Board, whichwill make a decision Jan. 9.

The Lake Washington boardweighed its options during itsspecial meeting Dec. 12.

“It looks like our board is notsupporting the transfer,” saidKathryn Reith, Lake Washingtoncommunications director.

The neighborhoods,Devereaux, Trails at CamdenPark, 26th Street, 27th Place anda few houses along 244th AvenueNortheast, lie at the northeastcorner of Sammamish and sendtheir children to SnoqualmieValley schools.

The surrounding neighbor-hoods send their students to LakeWashington schools.

While negotiating the territorytransfer, the superintendent andtwo board members from eachdistrict considered factors like theaffected students’ educational

Neighborhoodsunlikely to changeschool districts

opportunities, school capacity,safety and welfare, geographicaccessibility, and the history andrelationship of the propertyaffected to the students and com-munities affected.

The group considered how thetransfer will affect — negativelyor positively — each school dis-trict, including through increasedtransportation costs (LakeWashington) or decreased tax rev-

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Sammamish Forum

OPINIONReview editorialCelebrate holidaysby helping others

The economy seems to be picking up steam, butthings are still tight for many families. InSammamish, most residents still have some presentsunder the tree, or near the menorah. Now is thetime to remember those in greater need than you.

The holidays are a good reason to think aboutsharing with those who need a helping hand. Itdoesn’t hurt that it is also the end of the year, a goodtime to assess your finances and your tax bracket todetermine your ability to give.

Sammamish residents as a whole are among thosefamilies in a position to share. The Hopelink foodbank in Redmond and the Issaquah Food & ClothingBank are both available to Sammamish families inneed, yet few from Sammamish come to either foodbank for assistance.

Most in the city are generous with what theyhave. For Sammamish families, the only real ques-tion is which charity to support, which one canmake a real difference in the lives of others.

These agencies do good work helping others helpthemselves. We recommend local tax-deductibledonations to:

Hopelink — Food, shelter, homelessness preven-tion, child development, transportation and adult lit-eracy education. Donate online at www.hope-link.org.Mail checks or drop off food donations to 16225 N.E.87th St., Suite A-1, P.O. Box 3577, Redmond, WA98073.

Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank — Donateonline at www.issaquahfoodbank.org. Mail money ordrop off food and clothing donations to 179 FirstAve. S.E., Issaquah, WA 98027.

Merry Christmas Issaquah Fund — Emergencyaid for families in the Issaquah School Districtincluding housing, utilities, prescriptions, trans-portation and special needs, dispensed by IssaquahChurch & Community Services. Mail checks to P.O.Box 1328, Issaquah, WA 98027.

The food banks may not serve Sammamish resi-dents often, but they exist because there are otherswithin the city’s two school districts who do needassistance. Once the holiday gifts are unwrappedand the winter vacation is over, we hopeSammamish residents will take a few minutes tocount their blessings and consider a year-round giftto community neighbors nearby.

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Thanks, Sammamish

Thanks to the generosity ofSafeway customers in Sammamish,Operation Bald Eagle was able toprovide more than 250 Thanksgivingdinners to Camp Murray andWounded Warriors at Fort Lewis.

I was humbled at the level ofthoughtfulness we experiencedwhen asked to help our soldier fami-lies in their time of need, but notentirely surprised. Operation BaldEagle has seen this before in previ-ous holidays.

We would not be able to do thework that we do if not for the sup-port of the community — from themother whose son is serving inAfghanistan to the gentleman whocame out with three cases of foodand said he wished he could havegiven more.

Not to mention the teenagerswho would pass by and drop in sev-eral dollars every day to help oursoldiers.

That is what Thanksgiving isabout. Thank you, Safeway andSammamish residents.

Jeffrey Mitchell, president/founderOperation Bald Eagle

Education cuts

would hurtRecently, I wrote a letter in sup-

port of educators in celebration ofthe 90th year of AmericanEducation Week. In the letter, I out-lined the many accomplishmentsthat the educators in the IssaquahSchool District have helped makepossible.

I’d like to follow that up with thesecond part of the purpose forAmerican Education Week. In addi-tion to informing the public of theaccomplishments of our schools, thepurpose of observing AmericanEducation Week was also to informthe public of the “needs of the publicschools and to secure the coopera-tion of and support the public inmeeting those needs.”

Education continues to haveneeds and we continue to seek coop-eration and support from the public.Unfortunately, our financial needsare growing quickly.

If the governor’s proposed cutscome to pass, these cuts would take

place this school year and couldresult in:

◆ Loss of $2.4 million for classsize funding in grades fourthrough 12, which may cause localclass sizes to increase. Washingtonstate ranks third worst in thenation in class size.

◆ Loss of state funding forkindergarten and early childhoodeducation programs.

◆ Loss of one full week of qual-ity instruction time for all of ourstudents (a loss of $2.2 million instate funding if the school year isshortened by one week).

◆ Loss of state funding for high-ly capable and honors programs.

◆ Loss of $400,000 to supportNational Board certification andoffset loans to pursue that certifi-cation.

◆ Loss of funding for science,technology and STEM programs.

◆ Loss of $3.7 million forschool bus transportation.

Students of the Issaquah SchoolDistrict should not be faced withreduced educational opportunitiesand larger class sizes. Cuts in edu-cation hurt our students. Pleasespeak up for education by contact-ing your legislators and askingthem not to do more financialharm to our schools and students.

Phyllis Runyon, presidentIssaquah Education Association

From the WebResponse to

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a religious symbol”I understand that many of the

Christmas symbols have little todo with Jesus Christ, but they arestill references to Christmas. Eventhough it has been adopted bysome non-Christians, a Christmastree is a symbol with meaning.You cannot deny that meaning,especially to those of us who prac-tice minority religions. I am reallynot interested in making a big dealif the city chooses to put a tree up.But make no mistake: if you cut itdown, string lights on it and/orbring it inside — it is a reference

to Christmas and therefore a reli-gious symbol.

Cynthia Krass

Response to “Stop the

car wash police”“We cooperated and switched to

the commercial car washes, but thatwas not good enough.”

I think you don’t really under-stand the meaning of the words“cooperated” and “switched”… if youreally had, this wouldn’t be an issuefor you.

If I were your downstream neigh-bor (and many of us actually are inone way or another), I would beconcerned about your insistence inyour right to pollute our sharedecosystem because you can’t followsimple, meaningful regulations.

We (thankfully) don’t live in a lib-ertarian utopia where everyone justgets to do what they want on theirproperty, regardless of the conse-quences on our neighbors. Thereare reasons environmental regula-tions exist and we arbitrate thosechoices democratically, not axiomat-ically.

If you don’t like the rules, workto change them. But insisting onyour right to violate them is an invi-tation for scrutiny and enforcement.

Frank Blau

Poll of the weekHow much did you spend this year on holiday shopping? A) About the same as last yearB) Less than last yearC) More than last yearD) I spent more, but on myself. Does that count?

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the commute time for theSammamish students, it couldcost Lake Washington up to$35,000 to feed a new bus routethrough those neighborhoods,Reith said.

And the schools those resi-dents would attend — CarsonElementary, Inglewood JuniorHigh and Eastlake High — areall currently or will soon beovercrowded, Reith said.

“Snoqualmie Valley, they dohave capacity in the schools thekids currently attend. But onour side,those schoolsare full,” shesaid.

In addi-tion, ReithsaidSnoqualmieValley wouldlose significant property taxincome from the Sammamishhomes.

“They would lose somehomes with fairly high assessedvalue,” Reith said.

If both school boards agree

on the next step, be it to transferthe land or not, then that deci-sion is what happens.

If the boardsdisagree, thedecision goesthrough anappeal processat the regionallevel, andcould possiblyend up in the

court system, though that israre.

This transfer request harkensback to 2009, when the

Broadhurst neighborhood, inunincorporated King Countynorth of Sammamish, made thesame request.

In that case, the transfer wasdenied when the school boardsfound that it would hurt theSnoqualmie district more than itwould help the Lake Washingtondistrict.

Since receiving the petitionfrom the residents Sept. 10, thetwo districts had 90 days to nego-tiate an agreement, but receiveda 30-day extension because of theholiday break.

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By Caleb Heeringa

It may not be the end of thereign of the traditional single-family home in Sammamish, butit’s a start.

At their Dec. 6 meeting theSammamish city council unani-mously approved a series of newregulations that will make it easi-er to build duplexes and accesso-ry dwelling units (such as a so-called mother-in-law apartment)in the city.

The regulations also include apilot project that would allow upto 50 cottage housing units overthe next five years.

The updated regulations,which have been in the workssince the city completed aHousing Study in 2006, are aimedat diversifying the types of resi-dences available in the city.

The liberalized regulationswould make it easier for a home-owner to rent out their basementor a mother-in-law apartment, forexample, hopefully makingSammamish a viable place to livefor families that can’t afford amortgage for a half-million dollarhome.

The new regulations wouldalso allow cottage housing devel-opments, typically a cluster ofsmaller homes around a walkablecommon area.

Such developments havebecome increasingly populararound the Puget Sound area inrecent years and have recently

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facility.Like just about every other coun-

cilmember involved, Petitti said theend product of the city’s feasibilitystudy – a $64 million, 98,000 square-foot facility on the Kellman propertybehind the library – was too expensivefor the community. She said the citydidn’t give organizers enough parame-ters to work within, leading to a “wishlist” approach that grew too large.

But she said she remains optimisticthat the project can be pared down tosomething that would be more afford-able while still serving the needs ofthe community. She called 60,000 to70,000 square feet “the sweet spot”and suggested that the city not build acompetitive swimming pool itself,instead teaming with neighboringcities.

She also cautioned against under-building, given the growth expected inSammamish in the coming decades.She recalled the city facing a similarconundrum when she first started onthe council – whether to build a

cheaper 20,000-square-foot City Hallor larger 40,000-square-foot building inanticipation of future growth.

“We ended up going for the largerdesign,” she said.

Petitti said she is convinced thatthe Town Center plan is solid and willprovide more commercial amenitiesfor local residents while serving as amodel for smart, compact and low-impact growth. She said she was notin favor of modifying the city’s devel-opment standards in the area unless aspecific developer approached the citywith requests. Patience – particularlywith the economy – is a virtue, shesaid.

“Bellevue’s plan for what you seenow in their downtown sat on theshelves for 20 or 25 years,” she said.

Petitti said she’ll remember someof the more controversial decisionsshe was a part of over the years. Shesaid she still thinks the first phase ofthe East Lake Sammamish Parkwayexpansion was a good project, thoughshe’s glad the later phases wereshelved for the foreseeable future.Petitti said she wishes the councilwould have invested the extra moneyto underground the utilities along theparkway, rather than leaving them

above ground.She said she’s also glad that the city

put the skate park in front of CityHall, despite some residents’ protestthat it was a “hood ornament on CityHall.”

She also recalled the contentiousbattles over the East Lake SammamishTrail. She praised the project thoughmany shoreline homeowners opposedit because of the added pedestriantraffic near their properties. Followingone of her early campaigns, Petittisaid she went to take down a largesign near the waterfront bearing herlikeness and found that someone hadshot an arrow through her forehead.

“I thought, ‘Oh my God, what haveI gotten myself into?’ ” she recalled.

After nearly ten years of havingmost of her Tuesday evenings filledwith late council meetings, Petitti saidshe was looking forward to going rid-ing on Tuesdays.

“I’ll have more time to play withmy horses,” she said.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434. ext. 247, [email protected]. To comment onthis story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

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been built in the Issaquah Highlands.Councilmembers indicated they wanted to limit thenumber of these types of units so that they couldmonitor how they were meshing with existingneighborhoods.

Before passing the ordinance, the council passedan amendment that excluded affordable housingdevelopments, like the Habitat for Humanity devel-opment proposed for the old Lamb House property,from the 50 unit cap for cottage homes. The councilrecently donated the land to Habitat, which intendsto build affordable housing on it in the comingyears.

The smaller housing units would be allowed inall residential areas of the city except those zonedfor one unit per acre.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or [email protected]. To commenton this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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Five local teens were removedfrom The Knolls at InglewoodHill apartment complex after

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police found them in a parkedcar with marijuana and smokingparaphernalia at about 3 p.m.Dec. 9. A resident of the complexcalled police to complain that theteens had repeatedly gone intothe woods near the complex tosmoke marijuana.

Police arrived to find the teensin a car along with eight grams ofmarijuana and several bongs andpipes. The teens were removedfrom the complex and warnedthat they would be charged withdrug possession if they had anyrun-ins with the law in the nextyear.

Bah-Humbug

A resident reported Dec. 8 thatsomeone had destroyed severalsigns advertising the “Toys forTots” drive on the 3800 block ofSahalee Way Northeast.

Bank fraud

A Sammamish resident report-ed Dec. 7 that someone hadfraudulently withdrawn $500from her bank account. The vic-

tim is unsure how her informa-tion was compromised.

Mail theft

A resident on the 20600 blockof Northeast 38th Street reportedDec. 7 that she had received aWalmart credit card in the mail,though she had never applied forone.

This led the resident to discov-er that several checks she hadrecently mailed had not made itto their intended location. Theresident suspects that someonehas been stealing her mail. Thecase remains under investigation.

Copper theft

The president of theWaterbrook neighborhood home-owners association reported Dec.6 that someone had pried thecopper roofing off of a monu-ment at the entrance to theneighborhood. Police have nosuspects.

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A Sammamish teen wasremoved from The Knolls atInglewood Hill apartment com-plex Dec. 6. A maintenanceworker called police after seeingthree teenage males park in thecomplex and walk into thewoods. The worker parkedbehind the teens’ vehicle whilepolice responded.

Two of the teens had fled onfoot by the time police arrived.The remaining teen at firstclaimed to be visiting a friend atthe complex but could not pro-vide a name or apartment num-ber for the friend. The teen thenadmitted that his friends hadgone into the woods to smokemarijuana, but told police he wasonly there as moral support andhad no interest in the drug.

Police searched his vehicleand found no evidence of druguse aside from a half-eaten bag ofCheetos. The teen was warnednot to return to the property.

Change in career path

A 25-year-old Sammamishman was arrested on suspicionof driving under the influenceafter being pulled over forspeeding and swerving erratical-ly on 228th Avenue nearNortheast Eighth Street ataround 12:15 a.m. Dec. 5.

The driver was followinganother vehicle at a high rate ofspeed. When pulled over, theman, who smelled of intoxicants,told the officer he was followinghis wife home. The man askedthe officer to be let go because hewas close to home and becausehe had been applying to localpolice departments in hopes ofbecoming an officer, according tothe police report. The manrefused to take a portable breathtest but performed poorly onfield sobriety tests.

He was arrested and taken tothe Sammamish PoliceDepartment to provide a breathsample. The officer reports thatthe man proceeded to “do every-thing in his power to stall theprocess in an attempt to lowerhis (blood alcohol) level,” includ-ing taking an inordinate amountof time to read the DUI arrestpaperwork and reading thepaperwork out loud to the officer.The man also asked to go to thebathroom; after five minutes theofficer reported that he “did nothear any sounds which wouldindicate (the suspect) had excret-ed any waste.”

The man explained to the offi-cer that “it’s not easy going pottywhen you’re under stress.” Whenthe man finally provided a breathsample it showed an estimatedblood alcohol level of .11, over

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Hit and run

A resident on the 20200 blockof Northeast 38th Court discov-ered that someone had collidedwith his vehicle overnight Dec. 2.The car, which was parked on thestreet in front of his home, had alarge dent along the driver’s sidethat indicated another vehiclehad run into it. Police have nosuspects.

Mail theft

A resident on the 23200 blockof Southeast 47th Street reportedthat someone had broken thelock on their mailbox and stolenmail sometime between Dec. 5and Dec. 8.

Package theft

Police discovered a package onthe side of the road that belongedto a resident on the 1100 block of206th Place Northeast Dec. 8.The officer returned it to itsintended owner, who said thepackage was supposed to havebeen delivered two days prior butwas likely removed from herporch. All the package’s contentswere still there. Police have nosuspects.

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about $20,000 in tools was stolenfrom a home on the 19900 blockof Southeast 19th Streetovernight Dec. 7. The trailer,which was painted with thewords “SKL Construction” wasapparently stolen from the road-way in front of the home despiteseveral anti-theft measures,including a lock on the rearwheels.

Police responded and founddeep ruts in the gravel shoulder,apparently from the suspectsdragging the trailer from thepremises. Police could find nowitnesses; the case remainsunder investigation.

Suspended license

A 33-year-old Sammamishman was cited for driving with asuspended license after beingpulled over near the corner of228th Avenue and Southeast 18thStreet the evening of Dec. 7. Theofficer reported that the mansmelled of intoxicants, but theman provided a portable breathtest that showed him to be underthe legal limit for driving. Theman’s license had been suspend-ed for unpaid tickets. The man


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Mail theft

Several residents on the 23300block of Southeast 47th Way hadtheir mailboxes broken intoovernight Dec. 7. The suspectlikely used a screwdriver to forceopen the locked boxes. A neigh-bor reported seeing an older-model red Honda car near themailboxes at around 4:45 a.m.that morning, but could not pro-vide a description of the driver.

Slashed tire

A resident on the 200 block of217th Avenue Northeast discov-ered that someone had cut openone of his tires between Dec. 5and Dec. 7. Police have no sus-pects.

Stopped twice

A 51-year-old Sammamishwoman was arrested on suspicionof reckless driving after beingpulled over for speeding on the3200 block of East Beaver LakeDrive Southeast at around 7:45a.m. Dec. 7. An officer clockedthe woman driving 40 mph in a25 mph zone.

The woman, who had turnedon her bright headlights as shepassed the officer, became agitat-ed and argumentative whenpulled over, saying that she hadturned on her brights in responseto the officer’s fog lights, whichhurt her eyes.

The woman continued to beupset when given the speedingticket and revved her engine andsquealed her tires while pullingaway from the scene at a highrate of speed.

The officer followed her andpulled her over again, whichprompted the woman to jumpout of the car and aggressivelywave her arms around anddemand an answer as to why shewas being stopped for a secondtime. The officer, who by nowhad called for backup due to thewoman’s demeanor, put thewoman in handcuffs for his ownsafety, according to the policereport.

Once in custody the womanbegan to weep and told the offi-cer that her husband was suffer-ing from medical problems andshe was “at a breaking point.”The officer agreed not to bookher into jail and gave her a phonenumber for a local crisis clinic.

The woman was apologetic forher behavior and gave the officera hug before leaving the scene.The case will be forwarded to theSammamish city prosecutor, whowill decide whether to charge thewoman with reckless driving.


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A Sammamish teen wasremoved from QFC Dec. 7 afterloitering around the store severaldays after allegedly shopliftingfrom the store. The teen agreednot return.

Drug possession

An 18-year-old Sammamishman was cited for marijuana pos-session and making false state-ments to an officer after runningfrom police near QFC at around 3a.m. Dec. 7. An officer respondedto a report of several teens loiter-ing behind the store late at night.When the officer confronted thegroup it scattered. Another offi-cer stopped the Sammamish manin a nearby apartment complexand verified with the first officerthat he had been one of the teensthat had fled. A search of theman revealed about half a gramof marijuana and a pipe. Theman was cited and released.

Broken windshield

A resident on the 1400 blockof 227th Avenue Southeast hadtheir windshield broken by a rockovernight Dec. 15. Police have nosuspects.

Wintertime

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of 206th Place Southeast reportedthat someone had entered theirunlocked car Dec. 10 and stolentwo hand warmers.

Vandalism

A resident on the 25800 blockof Southeast 31st Place had a lightfixture in their front yard brokenovernight Dec. 10.

Illegal dumping

Police were called Dec. 10after staff at Ace Hardware sawsomeone dumping old carpet intheir garbage dumpster. Staff gota license plate number, whichreturned to a Buckley man.Police documented the incidentin case the man returns.

Stolen wallet

An Eastlake High School teenreported that someone had stolenher wallet from her backpack theafternoon of Dec. 9. The teen hadleft her backpack outside of abathroom stall. When sheretrieved it someone had openedit and taken the wallet, whichcontained a social security card,debit card and $280 in cash. Thecase remains under investigation.

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What’s not to love about climb-ing onto a fire truck and seeingyour principal dressed up asFrosty the Snowman?

Hundreds of DiscoveryElementary School students andtheir families filled the travelingreindeer fire truck to capacitywith toys Dec. 16.

A steady stream of childrenpoured out of the school onto theback play-ground formore thanthree hours onthe last daybefore winterbreak, as theyhanded off toysfor fellowyouths they don’t know.

“I’ve never filled up the engineuntil today,” said Emily Harig, avolunteer firefighter withEastside Fire & Rescue.

Harig and fellow volunteerfirefighter Michele Julum esti-mated that the students donated500 items, from Candy Land toBop-It and other types of toys.The one-day effort was part of amassive, 2-week food and toydrive to benefit Hopelink and theIssaquah Food Bank.

When it was all said and done,Discovery families donated 2,874pounds of food and hygienenecessities Dec. 12-16, including305 pounds of pasta and rice, 477pounds of peanut butter andjelly, 811 pounds of flour andsugar, 625 pounds of oils andsauces and 656 pounds of diapersand toiletries, Discovery princi-pal Tera Coyle said.

In addition, fourth-gradersspent much of their last day mak-

ing upliftingcards for can-cer patients atSeattleChildren’s. Shewas excitedabout the out-pouring of gen-erosity from

the Sammamish students andfamilies.

“We have an incredible com-munity — that has more than alot of others — and is willing togive back to the communitythat is less fortunate,” Coylesaid.

Harig and Julum delivered theload of toys to the CarnationHopelink facility, where organiz-ers would arrange them in a

Photos by Christopher HuberDaniel Martinez-Otto, of Sammamish, poses with volunteer firefighters Michele Julum, left, andEmily Harig, and Frosty the Snowman (principal Tera Coyle) after giving a toy to Hopelink atDiscovery Elementary School Dec. 16.

Toys and food pilein for local families

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“I’ve never filled up theengine until today.”

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Lauren Mincin spent hermorning Dec. 15 counting 3,000pennies, demonstrating her dedi-cation to a cause near and dear toher family’s heart.

The mother of two Skylinestudents, juniors Emily andHaley Mincin, counted evenmore than that $300, as themorning-drop-off collection andin-class change drive that hap-pened earlier in the weekbrought in about $1,600 forSkyline’s second annualInvisible Children AwarenessWeek Dec. 12-16.

In all, the week of fundraisingand spreading awareness earnedapproximately $4,800 forInvisible Children, the Mincinssaid. The 2010 efforts garneredabout $5,200 for the cause.

“The energy from last year ishow we were able to do it wellthis year,” said Emily Mincinafter most of the tallying wasdone.

Part of the event’s increasedsuccess, Emily and Haley said,was because they partnered withtheir school’s ASB leaders tospread the word more and getpeople more involved in support-ing the cause of freeing child-sol-diers in Uganda from the Lord’sResistance Army.

Each day, students engaged ina different activity. From the“Change for Change” drive in

first-period classes to the $1 tick-ets to the students-versus-staffsoccer game, the leaders found a

way to get people excited aboutthe organization. In four days,the girls sold 160 Invisible

Children T-shirts, adding $1,600to the mix. But this year, the girlsand their family made cus-tomized tile coasters. Ultimatelythey sold about 100 4-packs for$12 each, many of which peoplebought to give to family andfriends for Christmas, the girlssaid.

Emily said the project hastaken off beyond what theyexpected last year, when theystarted the effort with their bigsister, 2010 Skyline graduate KatieMincin. Emily said she was pleas-antly surprised to hear fellow stu-dents talking about the cause inpassing.

“Students are talking aboutInvisible Children,” she said.“Yeah, we want to raise money,but awareness is first.”

Mason Gregory, a senior ASBleader, said he was mostimpressed with how much theschool raised during first-periodalone Dec. 13 — about $1,000. Heand his fellow seniors haveknown about the plight of childsoldiers for the past two years.

“I thought it went really suc-cessful,” Gregory said. “We’vegrown up with the idea of it.”

In addition to the efforts in theclassrooms, Skyline DECA pro-moted the cause and collected

Photo courtesy of Lauren MincinThe Mincin family collected tiles and turned them into custom-made coasters. They sold about 1004-packs, raising about $1,200 during Skyline’s second annual Invisible Children Awareness Week.

Skyline rakes in the change for Invisible Children

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Students at Endeavour andSunny Hills elementary schoolsin Sammamish came out on topin a contest to reduce wasteamong five Issaquah districtschools.

“We were really trying to getpeople to look at the wastestream differently,” said MaryJoe de Beck, resource conserva-tion coordinator for the city ofIssaquah.

The two Sammamishschools were among the threewinning schools which wastedthe least during nationalAmerica Recycles Day Nov. 15.Issaquah Valley Elementarywas the other winner.

Issaquah used a small KingCounty grant to bring the ideaof reduce, reuse and recycle tothe front lines at the fiveschools.

Those five schools housesome 2,650 students, who spentseveral weeks gearing up forthe recycle day.

During the one-day contest,

the challenge was to bring cafe-teria waste as close to zero aspossible, de Beck said.

Students had to slice theirpersonal lunch waste to lessthan eight ounces, or onecup.

Some students broughtlunches in plastic or reusablecontainers rather than paperbags, and schools encouragedparents to pack only what thestudents would eat.

Further, students madechecklists of ways to reducewaste, created posters andhelped with the proper sortingof waste.

Schools around the district,and in the Lake WashingtonSchool District, have extendedbeyond the recent challenge asparticipants in the county’sGreen Schools program.

Many of them have wonawards for their waste-reduc-tion efforts, which have signifi-cantly lowered garbage pick-upfees and frequency.


A small group of teachers atschools across Sammamish arecelebrating reaching a milestone.

After about a year of conduct-ing self-evaluations, writingpapers and compiling lessonplans and in-class video, 23teachers representing all gradelevels received National BoardCertification, the National Boardfor Teaching Standardsannounced Dec. 7. They areamong the 6,200 teachers aroundthe country who earned the certi-fication — considered the highestlevel of certification for a teacher— in 2011.

The Lake Washington SchoolDistrict saw 10 Sammamishteachers become board-certified,according to a press release. Inall, 36 Lake Washington teachersachieved National BoardCertification.

Of the 24 Issaquah School

District teachers who receivedthe certification, 13 of themteach Sammamish students.

The teachers are: Eastlake High School — Kalle

Andres, English languagearts/adolescence and youngadulthood; Tyrell Hardtke, sci-ence/adolescence and youngadulthood; Sherilynn Skiba,mathematics/adolescence andyoung adulthood; John Stratton,mathematics/adolescence andyoung adulthood; Cassie Wesson-Mast, mathematics/adolescenceand young adulthood.

Inglewood Junior High School— Gerald Lenocker, social studies- history/adolescence and youngadulthood; Eric Sambrano, math-ematics/early adolescence;Heather Tracy, physical educa-tion/early adolescence throughyoung adulthood.

McAuliffe Elementary School— Anna Jaross, literacy: reading-language arts/early and middle

childhood.Smith Elementary School —

Kathy Hiles, generalist/middlechildhood

Skyline High School — CariCrane, social studies; ElizabethLund, language arts; MarisaReinsch, math; Tracy Schellberg,P.E.

Pacific Cascade Middle School— Heather Weider, humanities;Kathryn Rice, science.

Beaver Lake Middle School —Catherine Johnson, science.

Discovery Elementary School— Abigail Ferguson, secondgrade; Allison Lehr, fourth grade.

Endeavour Elementary School— Callie Nordell, third grade.

Creekside Elementary School— Neal Pollock, fifth grade,Kathryn Tasa, kindergarten.

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new board-certified teachers,according to the district pressreleases. North Carolina had themost.

Washington has the fourth-highest overall number of teach-ers who are National BoardCertified, with 6,242. The stateemploys 59,681 teachers, accord-ing to the Office ofSuperintendent of PublicInstruction.

During their application pro-cess, teachers spend an averageof about 400 hours putting togeth-er a two-piece package, theIssaquah School District said.First they compile a portfolio oflesson plans, student work sam-ples and a video of live classroomteaching, which demonstrate theteacher’s effect on student learn-ing. The second piece is a writtenassessment, which measures theteacher’s mastery and overallknowledge of their particularsubject area, classroom practicesand curriculum design. Thenational panel of teachers mustapprove the application.Otherwise they return it for fur-ther development.

Depending on the district, ateacher may receive $1,500 to$3,000 in grants to pay for theNational Board Certification, theIssaquah School District said.And based on a state measure torespond to a federally mandatedreport in 2008, teachers receive a$5,000 pay increase.

in spring of 2010. Eastlake HighSchool also has an activeInvisible Children club, promot-ing the cause and raising moneyfor programs like the Schools for

Schools initiative.Support Invisible Children or

learn more about its numerousprograms atwww.InvisibleChildren.com.

change at the varsity basketballgames Dec. 16.

While the DECA and ASB stu-dents did much of the legwork,they relied on staff support, too,in managing the money collec-tion.

Lauren Mincin reflected onwhy the students go out of theirway to give to a cause likeInvisible Children.

“I think they get it,” she said.Three young filmmakers

formed the nonprofit InvisibleChildren after receiving anoverwhelming response to theirfilm, which documented thelives of night commuters andchild soldiers in northernUganda in 2003.

They formed the organiza-

tion in 2005 to give concernedpeople an opportunity to helpthe situation, according to thegroup’s web site.

Since then, the organizationhas partnered with schools andcommunities across the UnitedStates and Uganda to raiseawareness about the people suf-fering from the conflict inUganda.

They went on to raise moneyand donate books to help thedisplaced children receive aneducation.

Invisible Children represen-tatives travel the world to showthe motivational films and talkto school audiences about thesituation in Uganda and sur-rounding countries.

They sponsor benefit con-certs, as well.

Skyline hosted the travelingcontingent, which included res-cued child soldier Jacob Acaye,

InvisibleContinued from

Issaquah Schools

Foundation campaign

sees big increase in

donations

After a four-month marathonthat included mailings, schooldisplays, “Click for Kids Days”and three marathon calling ses-sions, the Issaquah SchoolsFoundation’s All in for Kids cam-paign came to a close Nov. 19.

The grand total raised to bene-fit various programs within theIssaquah School District was$325,000.

According to informationreleased by the foundation, thefinal dollar figure represents a 37percent increase over 2010 cam-paign receipts.

Last year, perhaps mostnoticeably, the foundation helpedfund a new science curriculumfor every elementary school inthe district. This year, the foun-dation will use a portion of itsfunds to help the district under-write the cost of a new literacycurriculum.

The foundation will continueto accept contributions to the Allin for Kids campaign through theend of the year. Learn more ormake an online donation atwww.isfdn.org.

CertifyContinued from Page 16


It didn’t matter to Will Parkerthat he had scored a career-high25 points Dec. 16. He knew itwas mostly Newport’s mistakesthat allowed his Skyline Spartansto win and for him to get somany scoring opportunities.

He was happy about helpinghis team win, but focused onwhat Skyline will have to workon over the winter break if itwants to succeed against KingCocompetition this season.

Parker scored 18 second-halfpoints — 10 from the free-throwline — to lead Skyline to a 59-51victory over the visiting NewportKnights. The Spartans improvedto 2-0 in KingCo conference playand 4-0 overall. Newport fell to 2-2 in KingCo and 2-4 overall.

“I could’ve played better than I

did,” Parker said. “We didn’t comeout strong. We got lazy with theball.”

Newport led 17-10 after a slowfirst quarter for Skyline. But theSpartans narrowed the margin in

the second to make it 28-26Newport at halftime. Sophomoreguard Hunter Cikatz hit two 3-pointers for Skyline and his olderbrother, Bryan Cikatz, scored hisseven points all in the first half.Hunter finished with nine.

Newport relied on 13 pointsfrom sophomore guard WillFerris, who drained three 3-point-ers, and junior forward IsaacDotson, who scored eight in thefirst half and went 4-for-4 fromthe free-throw line.

Both teams got out to a slowthird-quarter start and didn’t real-ly recover.

While Skyline had a toughtime composing itself on offense,so did Newport. Skyline’s defenseheld relatively strong down lowand forced the Knights to takehasty and off-balance shots.Newport scored just six points inthe third quarter, to Skyline’s 15.

The Knights made 10 of 12free-throw attempts in all. ButSkyline hit 12 of 23 in just thesecond half, with Parker sinking10 of his 15 second-half attempts

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With less than a minute to goand her team down by two,Eastlake junior guard CaleighMcCabe knew she had to dosomething. She hit the “reset”button in her head, focused andexecuted when it mattered most.

She hit a game-tying lay-upwith 30 seconds remainingagainst the Issaquah Eagles,which ultimately sent the gameinto overtime.

“I tried to block it out — makeit like it was zero-zero,” saidMcCabe, who finished the gamewith 13 points.

That shot proved to be the sec-ond chance the Eastlake Wolvesneeded Dec. 16 as it ultimatelybeat Issaquah 73-67 in overtimeat Eastlake High School. McCabehit a go-ahead 3-pointer that gavethe Wolves the momentum to fin-ish the job.

Eastlake improved to 4-0 inKingCo conference play (4-2overall), and Issaquah went to 1-2in KingCo and 5-3 overall before

the winter break.Issaquah overcame a first-

quarter deficit after the Wolvesgot out to a quick 15-6 lead. TheEagles led 31-28 at halftime andincreased the lead to 48-42 afteran especially strong and balancedthird quarter. Eastlake missed itsfair share of short shots, whilethe Eagles pressured hard all theway down the court.

“I thought we had the momen-tum,” said Issaquah head coachKathy Gibson. “Most of the timewe had good ball pressure.”

McCabe said the key to beat-ing conference rival Issaquahwas executing on offense and adesire to win.

At times, the Wolves had atough time executing, as theEagles controlled the tempo andscored more consistentlythroughout. And despite a 6-pointdeficit starting the fourth quarter,Eastlake proved it could finishwell. It scored 18 in the fourthand outscored Issaquah 13-7 inovertime.

“We wanted it more, we just

needed to show it,” McCabe said.Eastlake finished the night hit-

ting six 3-pointers. As a team, itmade 22 of 36 free throwattempts; a statistic Issaquah’sGibson acknowledged was a hugefactor in Eastlake tying it up andthen pulling away in overtime.Eastlake was 8-for-16 from theline through three quarters.

In addition to McCabe, threeof her teammates scored in dou-ble digits, too.

Abby Carlson and KendraMorrison, both seniors, had 11points and senior forward LaurenFiles scored 10.

Issaquah sophomore guardMackenzie Wieburg led all scor-

Photos by Christopher HuberAbby Carlson, Eastlake senior

guard, and Quincey Gibson(10), Issaquah sophomore

point guard, wrestle for theball during the fourth quarter

Dec. 16 at Eastlake HighSchool.

Free-throws, last-minute surgenet Eastlake win over Issaquah

See EASTLAKE, Page 20

Photo by Christopher HuberNick Kassuba (14), Skylinesenior forward, powers for alay-in as Calvin Throckmorton(50), Newport freshman cen-ter, tries to block.

Photo by Christopher HuberHunter Cikatz (23), Skylinesophomore guard, goes up fora shot as CalvinThrockmorton, Newport fresh-man center, defends duringthe third quarter Dec. 16.

Skyline players, coaches lessthan enthusiastic about win

See SKYLINE, Page 20


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Boys basketballKingCo 4A StandingsTeam Conference OverallCCrreessttSkyline 2-0 4-0Issaquah 2-1 5-1Newport 2-2 4-2Redmond 1-2 3-2Eastlake 1-3 2-5CCrroowwnnBallard 4-0 5-1Garfield 3-0 5-1Roosevelt 2-1 3-1Bothell 1-3 2-3Woodinville 1-3 1-5Inglemoor 0-4 1-5Metro – Mountain Div. standingsTeam Conference OverallSeattle Prep 4-1 5-1O’Dea 3-1 4-1E. Catholic 3-2 4-2B. Blanchet 0-5 1-5Lakeside 0-5 1-5FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1166Eastlake 68, Issaquah 61

1 2 3 4 FinalIssaquah 15 12 16 18 61Eastlake 14 16 16 22 68Eastlake scoring: Connor Perry, 16; Brandon

Lester, 14; Michael Hwang, 13; Kyle Laubscher, 12;Eric Holmdahl, 10.

Issaquah scoring: Nick Price, 30; FletcherMartin, 9.

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Seattle Prep 61, Eastside Catholic 44

1 2 3 4 FinalE. Catholic 10 9 13 12 44S. Prep 17 16 14 14 61

ScoreboardEC scoring: Joey Schreiber, 18; Austin Soukup

and Mandrell Worthy, 9; Trey Reynolds, 4; MattCallans, 3.

SP scoring: Mitch Brewe, 21; DJ Fenner, 18.TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133Skyline 58, Redmond 44

1 2 3 4 FinalSkyline 14 15 13 16 58Redmond 12 14 10 8 44Skyline scoring: Lucas Shannon, 19; Will Parker,

16; Nick Kassuba, 15; Max Browne, 5; JonahEastern, 2.

Redmond scoring: Conner Floan, 15; JasonHarrington, 12.

Franklin 56, Eastside Catholic 531 2 3 4 Final

E. Catholic 6 26 6 15 53

Franklin 11 5 16 24 56EC scoring: Joey Schreiber, 21; Chevy Walker,

11; Austin Soukup, 8; Matt Callans, 5; MandrellWorthy, 4.

Franklin scoring: Patrick Ball, 15; Arell Henningsand Cody Russell, 10.

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1122Newport 69, Eastlake 47

1 2 3 4 FinalEastlake 8 16 15 8 47Newport 13 21 19 16 69Eastlake scoring: Brandon Lester, 20; Conner

Perry, 6; Kyle Laubscher, 5; Eric Holmdahl andMichael Hwang, 4.

Newport scoring: Isaac Dotson, 21; Jake Fink,14.

Girls basketballKingCo 4A StandingsTeam Conference OverallCCrreessttEastlake 4-0 4-2Skyline 3-0 4-1Issaquah 1-2 5-3Redmond 1-2 2-4Newport 0-4 2-5CCrroowwnnWoodinville 4-0 4-0Inglemoor 3-1 4-2Roosevelt 2-2 3-2Garfield 1-2 2-2Ballard 1-3 2-4Bothell 0-4 0-7

Metro – Mountain Div. standingsTeam Conference OverallHoly Names 5-0 6-0Seattle Prep 4-1 4-1Lakeside 3-2 4-3B. Blanchet 2-3 3-3E. Catholic 0-6 2-6

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1166Skyline 47, Newport 32

1 2 3 4 FinalNewport 1 10 10 11 31Skyline 16 10 13 8 47Skyline scoring: Rachel Shim, 15; Megan

Wiedeman, 9; Haley Smith, 8; Morgan Farrar, 7;

See SCOREBOARD, Page 21

ers with 19 points and was a force on both sides ofthe ball. She scored six of the Eagles’ seven over-time points.

“She has just been getting better and betterevery game,” Gibson said.

Mandie Hill, Issaquah’s sophomore point guard,finished with 12 points. Aimee Brakken, a juniorguard, scored nine and Taryn Holmes and MonicaLanddeck each scored eight points for Issaquah.

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or [email protected]. Comment onthis story at www.SammamishReview.com.


Good Samaritan Episcopal Church

Christmas Eve Christmas Eve WorshipWorship

Holy Eucharist, Rite II at both servicesHoly Eucharist, Rite II at both services

6:00 pm6:00 pmFamily service with children’s pageant Family service with children’s pageant

and candlelight. All children can be and candlelight. All children can be

in the pageant. Come in biblical costume.in the pageant. Come in biblical costume.

10:00 pm10:00 pmThe Traditional Mass which The Traditional Mass which

leads to midnight, with full leads to midnight, with full

music, choir and candlelight.music, choir and candlelight.

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Our Preschool is currently Our Preschool is currently

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Come join us at ChristmasChristmas Eve6:00 pm – Family worship with an on the spot Christmas tableau and Holy Communion11:00 pm – Traditional worship with Holy CommunionChristmas Day10:00 am – Traditional worship with Holy Communion

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 24850 S.E. Issaquah -Fall City Road Issaquah, WA 98029 Phone: (425) 391- 8431 www.shephillschurch.org

Come, Worship With Us

Photo by Christopher HuberMaggie Douglas, Eastlake sophomore post, isfouled by Mackenzie Wieburg (32), Issaquahsophomore guard, during the second quarteras Ngozi Monu (4), tries to defend Dec. 16.

EastlakeContinued from Page 18

from the free-throw line.Skyline head coach J. Jay

Davis wasn’t excited about histeam’s play, whether Parker hada career-high night or not.

“We had very little to do with(Newport’s poor performance),”Davis said after the game. “Theyhad every shot they wanted.”

He highlighted the Spartans’lack of focus on offense, whichled to sloppy ball movement andmissed scoring opportunities. Healluded to Skyline relying toomuch on Newport’s mistakes, aswell as an inflated ego from alop-sided victory Dec. 15 againsta visiting team from Australia.

“They had no capacity to focuson the things at hand,” Davissaid. “They’ve got a rude awaken-ing if they think this is how theycan play. (The amount of) free-throws was a snapshot of wheretheir focus was.”

Skyline heads to Palm Springswhere it will face Harvard-Westlake (Los Angeles) Dec. 27,Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Dec. 28,and Bishop Manogue (Reno,Nev.) Dec. 29.

SkylineContinued from Page 18

County offers tips to

turn holidays ‘green’King County is encouraging

revelers to turn the holiday sea-son red and “green.”

The county Solid WasteDivision launched the GreenHolidays campaign atwww.kcgreenholidays.com to edu-cate consumers about how to cutwaste, save energy and supportthe local economy during theholiday season.

The campaign covers holidaydécor, entertaining, Christmastree-cycling and more. The“green” motif also extends tocards, packaging and gift wrap.

Residents can dump greasefrom entertaining, for instance, atdesignated drop-off sites to avoidclogged pipes in the sewer sys-tem and recycle food scraps forcomposting. Green Holidays alsooffers environmentally soundadvice for donating to others dur-ing the holiday season.

Participants can also enter aGreen Holiday Drawing for achance to score meals and other“experience” gifts.

Regulators file

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In the complaint issued Dec.14, state Utilities andTransportation Commissionstaffers said PSE committed 1,639violations of state consumer pro-tection rules. Staffers also asked

the commission to require theutility to refund customerscharged the $13 fee in error.

Officials said a PSE repre-sentative could only chargethe fee if he or she went to theresidence to disconnect ser-vice. Under state rules, PSEmay not charge a disconnect-visit fee if the utility visits acustomer’s home for a purposeother than to disconnect ser-vice, such as leaving a 24-hourtermination notice or collect-ing a payment.

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ScoreboardContinued from Page 19

Allie Wyszynski, 6.Newport scoring: Marikah Wright, 7; Milana

Hoving, Kaitlin Sahlinger and Kathryn Wood, 5.TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Seattle Prep 66, Eastside Catholic 31

1 2 3 4 FinalE. Catholic 2 10 10 9 31S. Prep 22 17 15 12 66EC scoring: Michaela O’Rourke, 12; Lauren

Johnson, 11; Ashley Blanton, Emma Burnham,Molly Callans and Sarah Hill, 2.

SP scoring: Michaela Carew, 15; QuinnMorrow, 14.

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133Holy Names 90, Eastside Catholic 53

1 2 3 4 FinalHoly Names 22 19 28 21 90E. Catholic 15 10 18 10 53EC scoring: Michaela O’Rourke, 29; Emma

Burnham and Sarah Hill, 8; Shelby Newell, 7.HN scoring: Sophie Reichelt, 27; Olivia Vincent,

25.MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1122Eastlake 51, Newport 50

1 2 3 4 FinalEastlake 6 9 15 21 51Newport 9 9 15 17 50Eastlake scoring: Kendra Morrison, 16; Abby

Carlson, 12; Marijke Vandershaaf, 6; MaggieDouglas, 5; Bella Zennan, 4. Newport scoring:Anna Crabtree and Milana Hoving, 11.

WrestlingSSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1177Lynnwood Classic at Lynnwood H.S.Team scores — Meadowdale 201,

Lynnwood 162.5, Granite Falls 161.5,Roosevelt 128, Jackson 117, Cascade 100,Eastside Catholic 92.5, South Whidbey91, Mountlake Terrace 75, BishopBlanchet 68

Championship matches113 — Matt Iwicke, Eastside Catholic, tech.

fault Chris Jenkins, 15-0. 220 — David Hurdle,Eastside Catholic, pinned Blake Carrico, 1:19.

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Skyline 72, Eastlake 5106 — Nathan Swanson, S, won by forfeit. 113

— Justin Manipis, S, tech. fall Alex Sotelo, 17-1.120 — Tristan Steciw, S, pinned Austin Faccone,5:13. 126 — Jerred Kiss, S, won by forfeit. 132 —Joseph Gurke, S, won by forfeit. 138 — TylerWhite, S, dec. Mark Smith, 6-3. 145 — ChristianCaldwell, S, pinned Teddy Hung, 0:57. 152 — IanCrouch, S, tech. fall Ryan Wasserman, 12-0. 160— Michael Mecham, S, tech. fall Andrew McRae,15-0. 170 — Eric Harper, E, tech. fall DouglasLawson, 16-0. 182 — Cyrus Sarkosh, S, won byforfeit. 195 — Sean McAlhaney, S, tech. fall. RudiRoss, 17-1. 220 — Kyle Nardon, S, won by forfeit.285 — Larry Liao, S, won by forfeit.

Nathan Hale 39, Eastside Catholic 36106 — Ryan Mazure, ED, won by forfeit. 113

— Mathew Iwki, EC, won by forfeit. 120 — ChrisMoore, NH, pinned Mathew Boss, 4:21. 126 —Double forfeit. 132 — Ryan Lenea, NH, pinnedDavid Tronsrue, 0:57. 138 — Jake Warfield, EC,pinned Danny Giday, 3:16. 145 — Lue Lattanzio,EC, won by forfeit. 152 — Jasper Bourgette, NH,won by forfeit. 160 — Mike Hodges, NH, dec. JonObernesser, 9-4. 170 — Alex Paeth, NH, pinnedSimon Van Amen, 1:01. 182 — Kea Roberts, EC,pinned Joey Singer, 4:17. 195 — Joe Stoutt, EC,pinned Ben Katz, 0:16. 220 — Mack Dirks, NH,pinned David Hurdle, 1:13. 285 — NickCastoriano, NH, won by forfeit

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133Skyline 37, Bothell 21106 — Double forfeit; 113 — Justin Manipis, S,

won by forfeit; 120 — Tristan Steciw, S, won byforfeit; 126 — Allen Resendiz, B, dec. Jo Tono, S,13-8; 132 — Kyle Hanson, B, dec. Joey Gurke, S,6-3; 138 — Tyler White, S, pined Ethan Perez, B,in 3:35; 145 — Christian Caldwell, S, pinnedJordan Clandon, B, in 1:10; 152 — Ian Crouch, S,Maj. Dec. Dustin Rohde, B, 13-4; 160 — BrandonDavidson, B, Maj. Dec. Michael Mecham, S, 13-4;170 — Douglas Lawson, S, dec. Zachery Alvi’s, B,6-4; 182 — Double forfeit; 195 — Kyle Nardon, S,won by forfeit; 220 — Max Henson, B, won by for-feit; HWT — Thompson Forker, B, won by forfeit.

GymnasticsTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133Team results — Bothell 163.85,

Ballard 149.1, Skyline 121.85, BellinghamSchool District 116.1

Vault — 1, Raynie Hultgren, Bothell, 9.55; 2,Maria Volk, Ballard, 8.7; 3 (tie) Kelsey Meyer,Bothell, and Kahokuloa Kauhi, Sehome, 8.35. Bars— 1, Raynie Hultgren, Bothell, 9.3; 2, Lauren Lee,Ballard, 7.3; 3, Maureen Sturgeon, Ballard, 7.2.Beam — 1, Raynie Hultgren, Bothell, 8.9; 2,Marquesa Dixon, Bothell, 8.4; 3, MaureenSturgeon, Ballard, 8.35. Floor — 1, RaynieHultgren, Bothell, 9.55; 2 (tie), Marquesa Dixon,Bothell, and Kelsey Meyer, Bothell, 9.15. All-around — 1, Raynie Hultgren, Bothell, 37.3; 2,Marquesa Dixon, Bothell, 32.9; 3, MaureenSturgeon, Ballard, 31.95.


Rotaract, a community ser-vice for young adults ages 18-30sponsored by the SammamishRotary, meets twice a month.Email [email protected].

The La Leche League iscommitted to helping mothersbreastfeed. They plan to meeton the second Wednesday ofeach month from 10 a.m.-noonat Fire Station 83 Visitwww.lllusa.org/web/SammamishWA.

Block Party Quilters meetsat 7 p.m. the first Thursday ofthe month at Mary, Queen ofPeace Church. Visit www.bpquilters.org.

The Social Justice BookGroup meets at 10 a.m. the thirdMonday of each month inSammamish. [email protected].

A support group for care-givers of people withAlzheimer’s is where caregiversgain emotional support, learnand share their experiences 6:30-8 p.m. the second Thursday ofeach month at Faith UnitedMethodist Church. Call 617-1936.

The Rotary Club ofSammamish meets everyThursday at 7:15 a.m. at theBellewood RetirementApartments. Visit www.sam-mamishrotary.org.

The Sammamish Fit Club, aclub looking to improve thehealth of the community, meetsfrom 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays.Call Trish at 206-605-0679 oremail [email protected].

Cascade RepublicanWomen’s Club meets at 11:30a.m. the third Wednesday of the

month at the Plateau Club. Call861-7910.

Redmond Toddler Group, aparent-child program with art,music, play and parent educa-tion has openings in pre-toddler,toddler and family classes. Call869-5605 or visit www.redmond-toddler.org.

Moms Club of theSammamish Plateau has activi-ties including weekly, age specif-ic playgroups and monthlymeetings, coffee mornings,mom’s nights out, craft club andlocal area outings. Visitwww.momsclubsammamish.orgor call 836-5015.

Foster Parent SupportGroup meets the last Thursdayof each month from 6-8 p.m. atMary, Queen of Peace. Earnyour training/foster parenthours. Refreshments and childcare are provided. Call 206-719-8764.

The Eastside WelcomeClub, for people new to thearea, meets at 10 a.m. the first

Wednesday of the month and atother times for activities andoutings. Call Barbara at 868-2851.

Sammamish Kiwanis meetsat 7 a.m. every Wednesday atSammamish Hills LutheranChurch. Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.

Toastmasters ofSammamish meet from7:15–8:45 p.m. every Tuesday atMary, Queen of Peace. Call 427-9682 or [email protected].

The Cascade Woman’sClub, meets at 7 p.m. the sec-ond Wednesday of each monthin members’ homes.Membership in the volunteerservice organization is open toall women. Call 898-8603 or visitwww.gfwccascadewomansclub.org.

Sammamish Garden Clubmeets at 9:30 a.m. the secondTuesday of the month in thehomes of members. Call Cathyat 836-0421 or [email protected].

Christmas Eve

services

Timberlake Church willhold early Christmas Eve ser-vices. Redmond at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. Dec.23. Issaquah at 4 p.m. Dec. 23.

Sammamish PresbyterianChurch will hold family ser-vices at 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,carols and candlelight servicesat 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., and car-ols, candlelight, and a commu-nion service at 10:30 p.m.

Mary, Queen of Peace willhold Christmas Eve masses at 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Spirit of Peace UnitedChurch of Christ will hold acandlelight service with aMoravian Love Feast at 5 p.m.

Pine Lake Covenant willhold a family service at 4 p.m.and candlelight and carols ser-vices at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Timberlake Church will holda Christmas Eve service at GrandRidge Elementary at 4 p.m.

Good Samaritan EpiscopalChurch will hold a Christmaspageant/service at 6 p.m. and acandlelight sermon at 10 p.m.

Sammamish HillsLutheran will hold a childrenand family service at 3 p.m., ayouth and family service at 5 p.m., a traditional service at

7 p.m. and a traditional acousticservice at 9 p.m.

Christmas services

Mary, Queen of Peace willhold Christmas masses at 8 a.m.and 10 a.m.

Pine Lake Covenant will holda Christmas service at 10 a.m.

Community Church of Joywill hold Sunday school at 9:30a.m. and a Christmas service at10:45 a.m.

Good Samaritan EpiscopalChurch will hold a Christmasservice at 9 a.m.

Sammamish HillsLutheran will hold a Christmasservice at 10 a.m.

Mars Hill ChurchSammamish will hold servicesat 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

Foundation BaptistChurch will hold services, fol-lowed by a children’s presenta-tion and refreshments at 10:30a.m. The church will meet atCity Hall, not their usual loca-tion.

Blood Drive. PugetSound Blood Centerwill hold a blood drivefrom 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Dec. 22 at City Hall.

They will be closed from 11 a.m.-noon for lunch. To make anappointment, visithttp://www.psbc.org/programs/drive.asp?URL=1811.

The Reindeer and the DreidelPuppet Show, a girl celebratingHanukkah meets Rudolf the rein-deer and they teach each otherabout their holidays at 6:30 p.m.Dec. 22 at the SammamishLibrary.

Joyful Noise withthe Noise Guy pre-sents a holiday soundadventure for ages 5and up with an adult

at 3 p.m. Dec. 27 at theSammamish Library.

ProfessorPayne’sAmazingFlea

Circus and MagicShow for ages 5and up with anadult is set for 3 p.m. Dec. 29 atthe SammamishLibrary.

How to start a busi-ness, a class thatexplains resourcesavailable through theSmall Business

Administration is at 2 p.m. Jan.13 at the Sammamish Library.

A class, led by Dr.Amir Bastawrous,will discuss the treat-ment options avail-able for colon cancer

at all stages of the disease at 7 p.m. Jan. 18.

A discussion of thehistory, ethics andliterature ofJapanese intern-ment during World

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The truck has become some-what of an institution during theholidays in Sammamish. EastsideFire & Rescue began running thetruck, outfitted with a wreath anda sleigh-toting Rudolph, in 1992,said Josie Williams, the agency’scommunications officer. Off-dutyfirefighters volunteered to driveit around town or use it to collectfood or toys in various neighbor-hoods.

“It started as something wethought would be kind of nice tohave; just to drive through thecommunities,” Williams said. “Itreally was just a ‘thank you’ tothe community.”

But since then, its popularityhas risen significantly.Sammamish residents beganrequesting the reindeer truck fortheir food and toy collections.

Nowadays, the truck showsup at almost an event a dayfrom Nov. 25 to Dec. 31,Williams said.

At events like the SammamishChristmas tree and menorahlighting ceremony, familiesposed for photos in the woodensleigh atop the engine’s roof.

The Fire agency has partneredwith numerous schools, includ-ing Discovery and Creekside ele-mentary schools, and communityorganizations to benefit primarilythe Issaquah Food Bank andHopelink.

In 2010, Williams said, the EFRtoy collections helped 169 fami-lies through Hopelink. And as ofDec. 15, the agency had helpedcollect and deliver 15,000 poundsof food and $1,100 to the foodbank.

And for the firefighters, it’s alloff-the-clock.

“This is all on a volunteerbasis that we’re doing this,”Williams said.

Kris Betker, of Hopelink,stressed the impact efforts likethe Discovery-EFR toy and fooddrives have on poor families inthe area — especially as dona-tions are a bit down from lastyear.

“What the kids and firefightersare doing is incredibly importantto us,” Betker said. “Gifts are justsomething the families can’tafford. For the kids to step up andhelp each other is just so inspir-ing. It’s especially heartwarmingto us. It’s one of my favoritetimes of year.”

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected]. Comment onthis story atwww.SammamishReview.com.

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