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Russell’s business, Ming’s Asian Gallery, has been a staple here for the last 25 years. Now, he’s consolidating his business at his other location in Seattle’s Inter- national District. He’ll close his doors in Bellevue for the last time Oct. 15. “My son thinks I need to kick back a bit and relax,” said Russell, who typi- cally spends seven days a week run- ning Ming’s Seattle and Bellevue loca- tions. “We had one lady who came in crying, and a number of people come in and say how much they’re going to miss us.” But Ming’s won’t be moving far, less than 20 minutes away in the old Seattle Uwajimaya building. Russell hopes the Eastside cor- porations, institutions and private individuals that have come to rely on him for eclectic, Asian antiquities will follow his business to its new home. Walking through Ming’s two floors in Bellevue is like walking through a colorful, mini-museum filled with antiquities as old as 5,000 years: ancient Buddha statues, wood block paintings, Chinese snuff boxes and kimonos from the 1930s to name a few. And, while Seahawks stars, Microsoſt executives, and even one of the Rolling Stones, have been cus- tomers here, some people don’t come in to buy – they come to marvel at the artifacts from ancient periods and dynasties. While Ming’s has been in its Bel- levue location for 25 years, its roots are deeper than that. Russell and his wife originally had a small shop in the mid-’70s inside of Seattle Union Station. e couple moved to Issaquah in 1980, where they still live, and set up shop on Front Street. Finally, the business was relocated to Bellevue’s Main Street in the late ‘80s. At first, the couple sold western antiquities before falling in love with Asian design and artifacts in visits Ming’s, a Bellevue mainstay leaving BY GABRIELLE NOMURA [email protected]Attendees raised $113,000 to help domestic violence victims at Eastside Domestic Violence Program’s (EDVP) “Hope Starts Here Breakfast” Tuesday morning. Emceed by Jean Enerson of King 5 News, the event featured guest speakers including King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg as well as Attorney General Rob McKenna and his wife, Marilyn. McKenna drew a connection between domestic violence and human trafficking – an issue he’s passionate about. “Until around 30 years ago, we didn’t understand what domestic violence meant,” McKenna said. “It was called a domestic disturbance between two consenting adults.” Society has come a long way in its understanding of the problem, now recognizing the oppressive relationship between an abuser and a victim. One woman, Penny Arneson-Sweet, said she was able to move from victim to survivor through help from EDVP and the King County Prosecutor’s Office. Arneson-Sweet’s story was disturbing. Sexually abused by her stepfather as a child and then not believed by her mother, Arneson-Sweet would later marry a man who beat her and her children, and raped her oldest daughter from a previous marriage. e abuser was sentenced to 26 years in prison. “I’m here to be a voice for people who cannot speak for themselves,” Arneson-Sweet said. Sadly, her story is not all that uncommon, as evidenced by the harrowing, unedited phone conversations Satterberg played in his keynote presentation, including an abuser manipulating a victim on the phone from jail and a woman who managed to call 911 while she was being dragged into the woods to be beaten by her fiancé. Many women don’t cooperate with the prosecutor be- cause they face isolation from family and friends, threats or lack of financial resources by leaving their abuser. Satterberg said despite being “domestic” it’s a type of vio- lence that’s worse than gang members killing one another on the street. “Because where there was once love and hope of a future Grim stories, but hope at fundraiser for domestic violence Down economy forcing relocation to Seattle [ more MING’S page 21 ] [ more DOMESTIC VIOLENCE page 21 ]
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Jim Russell, owner of Ming’s Asian Gallery, stands in his Bellevue business, located on Old Main Street, Sept. 9. Ming’s will be consolidating at its Seattle location Oct. 15. GABRIELLE NOMURA, Bellevue Reporter
Jim Russell will miss Bellevue.From his neighbors at Monsoon
East to his regular costumers, it’ll be hard to leave behind his storefront on Main Street. Russell’s business, Ming’s Asian Gallery, has been a staple here for the last 25 years.
Now, he’s consolidating his business at his other location in Seattle’s Inter-national District. He’ll close his doors in Bellevue for the last time Oct. 15.
“My son thinks I need to kick back a bit and relax,” said Russell, who typi-cally spends seven days a week run-
ning Ming’s Seattle and Bellevue loca-tions. “We had one lady who came in crying, and a number of people come in and say how much they’re going to miss us.”
But Ming’s won’t be moving far, less than 20 minutes away in the old Seattle Uwajimaya building.
Russell hopes the Eastside cor-porations, institutions and private individuals that have come to rely on him for eclectic, Asian antiquities will follow his business to its new home.
Walking through Ming’s two fl oors in Bellevue is like walking through a colorful, mini-museum fi lled with antiquities as old as 5,000 years: ancient Buddha statues, wood block paintings, Chinese snuff boxes and kimonos from the 1930s to name a few. And, while Seahawks stars,
Microsoft executives, and even one of the Rolling Stones, have been cus-tomers here, some people don’t come in to buy – they come to marvel at the artifacts from ancient periods and dynasties.
While Ming’s has been in its Bel-levue location for 25 years, its roots are deeper than that.
Russell and his wife originally had a small shop in the mid-’70s inside of Seattle Union Station. Th e couple moved to Issaquah in 1980, where they still live, and set up shop on Front Street. Finally, the business was relocated to Bellevue’s Main Street in the late ‘80s.
At fi rst, the couple sold western antiquities before falling in love with Asian design and artifacts in visits
Attendees raised $113,000 to help domestic violence victims at Eastside Domestic Violence Program’s (EDVP) “Hope Starts Here Breakfast” Tuesday morning.
Emceed by Jean Enerson of King 5 News, the event featured guest speakers including King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg as well as Attorney General Rob McKenna and his wife, Marilyn.
McKenna drew a connection between domestic violence and human traffi cking – an issue he’s passionate about.
“Until around 30 years ago, we didn’t understand what domestic violence meant,” McKenna said. “It was called a domestic disturbance between two consenting adults.”
Society has come a long way in its understanding of the problem, now recognizing the oppressive relationship between an abuser and a victim.
One woman, Penny Arneson-Sweet, said she was able to move from victim to survivor through help from EDVP and the King County Prosecutor’s Offi ce.
Arneson-Sweet’s story was disturbing. Sexually abused by her stepfather as a child and then not believed by her mother, Arneson-Sweet would later marry a man who beat her and her children, and raped her oldest daughter from a previous marriage.
Th e abuser was sentenced to 26 years in prison.“I’m here to be a voice for people who cannot speak for
themselves,” Arneson-Sweet said.Sadly, her story is not all that uncommon, as evidenced
by the harrowing, unedited phone conversations Satterberg played in his keynote presentation, including an abuser manipulating a victim on the phone from jail and a woman who managed to call 911 while she was being dragged into the woods to be beaten by her fi ancé.
Many women don’t cooperate with the prosecutor be-cause they face isolation from family and friends, threats or lack of fi nancial resources by leaving their abuser.
Satterberg said despite being “domestic” it’s a type of vio-lence that’s worse than gang members killing one another on the street.
“Because where there was once love and hope of a future
Grim stories,but hope at fundraiser for domestic violence
Down economy forcing relocation to Seattle
[ more MING’S page 21 ] [ more DOMESTIC VIOLENCE page 21 ]
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Clarke & Clarke Art + Artifacts sells sculpture, masks, textiles and antiquities, but stepping inside the space is more like a travel experience than a shopping one.
Visitors even have their own tour guides, owners Jim and Ginny Clarke who call themselves “gypsy mer-chants.”
Th e husband and wife team moved their warehouse-style retail store of colorful ethnographic treasures from Seattle’s Pioneer Square to the Overlake area last month.
Ever been to Cost Plus World Market? Th e Clarke’s store is like the real-deal version.
Th e 2,000 square-foot space features a tented, high ceiling and hundreds of objects from Asia and Africa. Th at mainly includes interior designers, organizations and private individuals, many of them looking for art and centerpieces for homes.
Jim, who has a background in anthropology among other things, and Ginny, who specializes in fashion and adornment, can give a lesson on whatever artifact in their store, be it a piece of jewelry or a Kenyan buff alo mask – whatever sparks their visitor’s interest.
Th e couple encourages visitors to look around and fi nd a treasure that they’re drawn to.
Ginny’s passion for the couple’s work shows up in her clothing, including African beads and a Chinese amulet. Her light green, shimmery nail polish matches the green turtle neck she wears beneath a Japanese-inspired, quilt-ed vest. Her passion for art, as well as fashion, shows.
“People forget that, in some cultures, there is no word for art,” said Ginny, explaining how these objects change when they’re brought to the West: a store sign from China becomes like a painting to hang on the wall; an old jug used for storing olive oil becomes a rustic, center piece for a dining room.
Th e couple estimates 75 to 80 percent of their goods originally had functional, non-art uses, such as the store sign, jug and various religious icons used for spiritual practice.
If a visitor ever has a question about one of the arti-facts, Ginny teases “professor” Jim to explain an item’s signifi cance and place in history – such as a wooden, Th eravada Buddhist shrine from Burma, which Jim explains sat in a shrine in a provincial village.
“To me, seeing these things here that are from dif-ferent parts of the world and diff erent times – it’s like
they’re living in harmony. Th at’s how we’re supposed to live, too,” Jim said.
Clarke & Clarke Art + Artifacts is located at 2709 152nd Ave. NE in Bellevue’s Overlake area. It is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday to Monday throughout October, and by appointment other days of the week. For more information, go to http://www.ethnoarts.com/, call 425-516-9921 or email [email protected].
Gabrielle Nomura can be reached at 425-453-4270.
Ginny and Jim Clarke at their Overlake warehouse store, Clarke & Clarke Art + Artifacts. GABRIELLE NOMURA, Bellevue Reporter
Husband, wife team bringworld treasures to Overlake area
Andy Pletz can do it. Dressed in liter-ally just angel wings, a pink bandana and showing off her strategically-placed bicep in a Rosie the Riveter stance, the Bel-levue resident and breast cancer survivor smiles, looking directly into the camera in the Angel Care Foundation’s new 2012 calendar.
The $15 calendar, called “Our Angels in Wings Celebrate the New Year 2012,” benefits the Angel Care Foundation’s ef-forts to reach patients, friends and family of those diagnosed with breast cancer.
Angel Care is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 by Redmond resident Jan Harris, a breast cancer survivor di-agnosed in 1993 at a stage three. She saw the need to offer one-on-one emotional support for those diagnosed with breast cancer.
“We’re hoping everyone will see that the calendar can be a perfect gift to family and friends as a reminder to get an annual mammogram or as inspirational support – just in time for October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” Harris said.
The calendar models are Angel Care volunteers, photographed in only white, feathery angel wings and strategically posed so as not to reveal too much. The purpose is to show their strength as survivors, Harris said.
While Pletz admitted it was a little “awkward” posing without a shirt on, she was happy to volunteer for the calendar, along with other Eastside locals/breast cancer survivors, such as Bruce Young, a former pilot from Beaux Arts Village.
“When they asked me to do the Rosie the Riveter pose, I had this strong power-ful image in my mind of we can do it, we can take breast cancer on,” Pletz said.
As it reads in her Ms. September page of the calendar, Pletz, a banker, was diagnosed in 2008 with two cases of stage one breast cancer and treated with chemotherapy, bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction. Last year, she became a volunteer with Angel Care, which recruits breast cancer survivors to help provide support for newly-diagnosed patients. Volunteers accompany patients to early chemotherapy or radiation appointments, for example.
While Pletz has yet to work with an
individual via Angel Care, she’s mentored and supported other newly-diagnosed women, including her sister.
“Anything I can do to help,” said Pletz, who’s eager to “give back.”
There are more than 45 volunteers in the Puget Sound area who attend train-ings provided by the foundation to enhance their abilities to lend appropriate and sensitive assistance.
“A doctor tends to the cancer; Angel Care tends to the emotional support. One does not have to go on this journey alone,” Harris said.
For more information about Angel Care and the calendar, contact Renée Olson at 206-417-3484 or go to www.angelcarefoundation.org.
Gabrielle Nomura can be reached at 425-453-4602.
Bellevue breast cancer survivor shows strength in calendar
Bruce Young, a Beaux Arts Village resident, poses as Mr. November in the Angel Care foundation’s new 2012 calendar. Courtesy photo
Andy Pletz, a Bellevue banker and breast cancer survivor, poses in the Angel Care Breast Cancer Foundation’s 2012 calendar as Ms. September. Courtesy photo
Just like changing leaves and pumpkin pie, the Kelsey Creek Farm Fair is a staple of the fall in Bellevue.
The 29th installment of the event will take place Saturday at Kelsey Creek Farm beginning at 11 a.m.
Featured attractions will include heritage demonstrations by the Eastside Heritage Center, barnyard animals, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, inflatables, live entertainment by Cowboy Buck and tractor-pulled wagon rides by NW Vin-tage Tractor Clubs.
Entrance to the event is free, though costs vary for some activities.
Free parking and shuttles will run from
Bannerwood Sports Park, 1630 132nd Ave. SE. and the Wilburton Park & Ride, 720 114th Ave. SE. The last shuttle from the event will depart at 4:15 p.m.
Kelsey Creek Farm’s history as a farm dates back to 1921 when tree stump-cov-ered land was cleared for what became a popular family-operated dairy called Twin Valley Farm.
For more information about the Kelsey Creek Farm Fair, call the Parks & Com-munity Services Dept. at 425-452-6885, email [email protected] or visit
East Link debate has taken up much of the City Council’s time in recent months, but that’s not the only issue on Bellevue’s radar, council candidates said at a debate Tuesday.
Th e forum, hosted by the Bellevue Downtown Association, featured seven candidates for Bellevue City Council. John Chelm-iniak and Claudia Balducci
drew challengers in their races, Jennifer Robertson is running unopposed, and candidates John Stokes and Aaron Laing are fi ghting to replace Grant Degginger who decided not to seek another term.
As expected, light-rail came up several times dur-ing the debate, but other issues were on the minds of the candidates as well.
Transportation projects still ruled the day, as many
of Bellevue’s missions - re-maining a vital job center, maintaining strong neigh-borhoods - depend on avoiding snarling gridlock.
“If there’s one thing that will hold back our suc-cess it will be our inability to get transportation in order,” said Balducci, who has been on the council for the last eight years.
Balducci’s opponent Patti Mann, a paramedic and fi refi ghter in Seattle,
mentioned the exten-sion of Northeast Fourth Street as a key means to free up traffi c problems near downtown. She also pointed to the need for a downtown fi re station as a crucial project for Bel-levue.
Chelminiak also wanted to see the downtown sta-tion happen, but he was worried about staffi ng it. He referred to one of his most important priorities
as human capital. He cited issues such as annexing 5,000 people into the city from Eastgate, and remov-ing the municipal court from its temporary home in Surrey Downs as human capital needs.
Chelminiak’s opponent, Michelle Hilhorst, who works for AT&T, said road projects with grant money should be a top priority.
“Th at funding is obvi-ously very critical to us,”
she said.Th e seven candidates all
struck a friendly tone, and many of them extolled the virtues of collaboration. Candidates mentioned some previous tension, and public disputes be-tween council members as something they’d like to do away with.
Laing, a land use attor-ney, referred to himself as a collaborator. He shared frustration that he’s heard while campaigning, that Bellevue is not paying at-tention to its residents.
“What I hear over and over at the door, is people feel like they’re not being listened to by the city,” he said.
By setting aside some of the diff erences, candidates said, Bellevue can remain a strong force in the region.
“We’re a leader in this region, and we depend on this region,” said Parks and Community Services board member and former PTSA member Stokes. “You get people working together, and you can have more of an impact.”
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Th e Internet is an amazing place. Where else would you fi nd a concise description of what’s wrong with our economy. Th e following turned up in our in-box recently. Enjoy.
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit . She realizes that virtually all of her custom-
ers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer aff ord to patronize her bar.
To solve this problem, she comes up with a new marketing plan that allows her customers to drink now, but pay later.
Heidi keeps track of the drinks consumed on a ledger (thereby granting the customers’ loans).
Word gets around about Heidi’s “drink now, pay later” marketing strategy and, as a result, increasing numbers of customers fl ood into Heidi’s bar. Soon she has the largest sales vol-ume for any bar in Detroit .
By providing her customers freedom from immediate payment demands, Heidi gets no resistance when, at regular intervals, she substantially increases her prices for wine and beer, the most consumed beverages.
A young and dynamic vice-president at Heidi’s local bank recognizes that these cus-tomer debts constitute valuable future assets and increases Heidi’s borrowing limit.
He sees no reason for any undue concern, since he has the debts of the unemployed alco-holics as collateral.
At the bank’s corporate headquarters, expert traders fi gure a way to make huge commis-sions, and transform these customer loans into DRINK BONDS.
Th ese “securities” then are bundled and traded on international securities markets.
Naive investors don’t really understand that the securities being sold to them as “AAA
Secured Bonds” really are debts of unemployed alcoholics. Nevertheless, the bond prices continuously climb, and the securities soon become the hottest-selling items for some of the nation’s leading brokerage houses.
One day, even though the bond prices still are climbing, a risk manager at the original local bank decides that the time has come to demand payment on the debts incurred by Heidi’s bar. He so informs Heidi.
Heidi then demands payment from her alco-holic patrons, but being unemployed alcohol-ics they cannot pay back their drinking debts.
Since Heidi cannot fulfi ll her loan obliga-tions to the bank she is forced into bankruptcy. Th e bar closes and Heidi’s 11 employees lose their jobs.
Overnight, DRINK BOND prices drop by 90%.
Th e collapsed bond asset value destroys the bank’s liquidity and prevents it from issuing new loans, thus freezing credit and economic activity in the community.
Th e suppliers of Heidi’s bar had granted her
generous payment extensions and had in-vested their fi rms’ pension funds in the BOND securities.
Th ey fi nd they are now faced with having to write off her bad debt and with losing over 90% of the presumed value of the bonds.
Her wine supplier also claims bankruptcy, closing the doors on a family business that had endured for three generations, her beer supplier is taken over by a competitor, who immediately closes the local plant and lays off 150 workers. In addition, the laid-off workers’ pension funds and IRAs all suff er substantial loss in value.
Fortunately though, the bank, the broker-age houses and their respective executives are saved and bailed out by a multibillion dollar no-strings attached cash infusion from the government.
Th e funds required for this bailout are obtained by new taxes levied on employed, middle-class,nondrinkers who have never been in or heard of Heidi’s bar.
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Buses have advantageHere’s an objection to light rail: Its route is
fi xed in place. I frequently take the 271 Metro bus from the
Lake Hills area to the University of Washington. Recently, construction closed the SR 520
(Evergreen Point) bridge, and my bus got there on time anyway. Th e driver followed its regular route from my bus stop through Medina, turned on 520 back towards Bellevue, headed south on 405 back toward Seattle on I-90, north on I-5, resumed its regular route at Montlake and got to the hospital bus stop on time. All the driver did was steer the bus on the alternative route.
Also, at Christmas time a few years ago, we got caught in Seattle in the big snowstorm and our bus home, on an alternative snow route, still got us home.
Any blockage can stop light rail service for some time. A few extra buses can handle big emergencies if necessary. Buses obviously off er the advantage of versatility as well as expense.
One can imagine light rail’s cash appeal, but the long-run benefi ts favor buses.Neil M. Huber, Bellevue
Money just pocket changeI agree with George Whitaker’s Sept. 16 letter
that the U.S. Census Bureau may close in order to save a whopping $15 million. Th at amount is just government pocket change when compared to the $4 trillion and climbing of our tax dollars going overseas by the boatload to be stolen or used for war.Ken Maus, Bellevue
Story great informationRegarding the story “Head Games | Concus-
sions in youth sports, the Lystedt Law and a local response,” Great and important information here. As coaches, we must lose the term “shake it off .” Head injuries, and the health of our young players, are not to be taken lightly. Joshua Young
Laing worth checking outI had the opportunity recently to introduce a
truly nice guy, Aaron Laing, candidate for Bel-levue City Council, to friends and neighbors.
Th is wasn’t an easy crowd. Th ey asked: why you, the newcomer? Turns out he isn’t. As a land-use lawyer, he’s been working on Bellevue issues for years. He moved here a few years ago because he wanted to raise a family. Where bet-ter than here?
What about light rail? He’s supported by Kemper Freeman so he must be against it, right? Wrong. Yes, Freeman has contributed to his campaign. But he has pretty much contributed to everyone on the City Council.
But doesn’t Aaron Laing just want to stall the process? No. What he doesn’t want is a project that destroys neighborhoods and costs us a hun-dred million dollars, just so it gets done quickly. We get one chance. Let’s do it right.
Check it out for yourself.Janet Suppes, Bellevue
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Jane Hague has been on the King County Council since 1994, but her oppo-nent still doesn’t believe she has what it takes to lead.
Mercer Island resident Richard Mitchell ques-tioned Hague’s leadership at a candidate forum hosted by the Bellevue Downtown Association on Tuesday, while the incumbent highlighted her history of reaching across the aisle to work with Democrats, in the county and Bellevue.
“We’ve built Meyden-bauer Center, the Down-town Comprehensive Plan, we’ve brought housing to downtown so we’re more than just a job center; we’re a diverse neighborhood,” she said.
Mitchell, a former counsel to Gov. Christine Gregoire, took the opportu-nity on several occasions to paint Hague as a flip-flop-per who initially supported a $20 car-tab fee to avoid transit cuts, before revers-ing her position to get more out of the deal and finally voting in favor.
Hague called it a dem-onstration of her leader-ship. Rather than jumping on board without raising questions about the lack of buses on State Route 520 and the existence of an outdated ride-free zone in downtown Seattle, she fought for what needed to be done before supporting the fee.
Both candidates spoke of a long-term funding issue in county government, specifically for transporta-tion. Hague praised many of the reforms that have oc-curred in the last few years, while her opponent was not satisfied.
“We knew there was a problem, and we didn’t ad-dress it,” he said. “It is now time to solve the problem while we have a temporary funding solution.”
The candidates saw transportation as key to many county issues, includ-ing keeping it a viable job center. To attract com-panies and businesses to Bellevue, and the region as a whole, a first-class trans-portation system must be in place to move workers.
Transit dominates county debate
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I remember the day I brought home a particular fi ft h grade report card. Mine, unfortunately.
It contained the usual dismaying news about my test scores – but also something else. Under “comments,” my
teacher – perhaps grasping for some-thing nice to say – wrote: “If Pat can learn to keep his mind from wandering, he has the potential to become a really good student.”
Th at was something like writing, “If Pat can learn to keep from falling asleep, he has the potential to become a really good air traffi c controller.”
“Potential” seems to be one of the most frustratingly ambiguous words in the language. Adj. Capable of being but not yet in existence. It’s the word that means that any kid is capable of becoming a president, a ballerina or a getaway car driver. Or even all three.
But can anyone really predict what kids will be when they grow up – besides just grown up? It’s hard enough to predict which horse will win at Emerald Downs – although you can’t like the chances of any thoroughbred named
“Lame Warrior.”We are told that Einstein didn’t even speak until he was
four – at which time he said, “Relatively speaking, I prefer the pudding.”
Th omas Edison’s teachers’ thought him quite stupid in his early years. But when he got older, a light bulb suddenly came on. He went on to create lots of other things – in-spiring later generations of inventors – and thus making possible the Ronco Pasta maker.
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard. Now that he can af-ford the tuition, maybe he’ll go back someday.
Th e point seems to be that there is no way of really knowing how things will turn out for anybody. Except – maybe – in the area of athletics. At least some people think so – and are willing to put money on it.
Just recently, the big-time soccer team Real Madrid (be-ware of imitators) signed a 7-year-old kid from Argentina to a contract. At that rate, he should be comfortably retired by the time he starts shaving.
Less than a month ago, a 9-year-old girl qualifi ed for a world amateur golf tournament.
Her publicists say she has already made two holes-in-one in her brief career. I don’t mean to pooh-pooh her ac-complishment, but my nephew has had three holes-in-one – which he achieved all in one day at Tukwila’s Family Fun Center. (I’ll wager that 9-year old girl didn’t have to get her ball through a windmill.)
Still, home genetic testing kits claim to be able to give at least a glimpse into your child’s athletic potential. You simply send in a sample of their saliva – along with several bucks – and get an assessment of their genes.
If the result comes back saying, “We think your kid has what it takes to become a major league baseball player” – it may mean that your kid’s spit indicates real sports potential.
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This same concept is the reason why QFC is so proud to partner with the YWCA as our Checkstand Charity of the Month during October. It’s all about creating a support structure and stability where it did not previously ex-ist. YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish opens doors to opportunity and self-sufficiency for women and families who face poverty, violence and dis-crimination. For more than a century, YWCA has offered programs that help
women improve lives for themselves, their children and our community.
The YWCA also remains one of the largest and most experienced provid-ers of housing and supportive services to women and families in our com-munity. YWCA Seattle | King | Sno-homish owns some 693 apartment units and manages an additional 267 units throughout King and Snohom-ish counties. YWCA Family Village at Issaquah, an innovative 146-unit affordable-housing community on the Eastside, is among the YWCA’s recent housing ventures.
Residents such as Megan and Gary Hammon are finding life more afford-able and comfortable at YWCA Family Village at Issaquah. Their three young children include Hailey, a sweet 4-year-old who suffers from a medical condi-tion and requires a feeding tube. The family had to move from their former apartment because of building defects but wanted to stay in the Issaquah School District. Although Gary works
in security for a hospital and has excel-lent health-care coverage, their portion of Hailey’s medical expenses is still high. The affordability of YWCA Fam-ily Village and its proximity to a re-gional hospital and other medical care means the Hammons can stay in the school district and community they cherish while providing the best care their daughter needs.
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Yesterday at the Fairfield Inn, locals lined up to cash in on their gold and silver, antiques, col-lectibles, at the “As seen on TV,” Treasure Hunters Roadshow. The free event is in Bellevue all week, buying gold, silver, antiques and collect-ibles. One visitor I spoke with yesterday said, “It’s unbelievable, I brought in some old coins that had been in a little cigar box for years and some old herringbone necklaces—in less than fifteen minutes I left with a check for $700. That stuff has been in my jewelry box and dresser for at least 20 years.” Another gentleman brought in an old Fender guitar his father had bought years ago. The man said, “Dad had less than fifty bucks in that guitar.” The Roadshow specialist that assisted him made a few phone calls and a veterinarian in Seattle, Washington bought the guitar for $5,700.00. The seller continued, “I got another $300.00 for a broken necklace and an old class ring. It’s not every day that someone comes to town bringing six thousand dollars with your name on it.”
Jeff Parsons, President of the Treasure Hunt-ers Roadshow, commented, “Lots of people have items that they know are valuable but just don’t know where to sell them. Old toys, trains, swords, guitars, pocket watches and jewelry are valuable to collectors. These collectors are will-ing to pay big money for those items that they are looking for.”
This week’s Roadshow is the best place to get connected with those collectors. The process is free and anyone can bring items down to the event. If the Roadshow specialists find items that their collectors are interested in, offers will be made to purchase them. About 80% of the guests that attend the show end up selling one or more items at the event.
Antiques and collectibles are not the only items the Roadshow is buying. “Gold and silver markets are soaring,” says Archie Davis, a Road-
show representative. “Broken jewelry and gold and silver coins add up very quickly. I just fin-ished working with a gentleman that had an old class ring, two bracelets and a handful of silver dollars. His check was for over $650.00. I would say that there were well over 100 people in here yesterday that sold their scrap gold.”
One gentleman holding his check for over $1,250.00 in the lobby of the event yesterday had this comment: “I am so happy I decided to come to the Roadshow. I saw the newspaper ad for the event and brought in an old German sword I had brought back from World War II and some old coins, and here is my check. What a great thing for our community. I am heading home now to see what else I have that
they might be interested in.”The Roadshow continues today starting at
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Gold and silver pour into yesterday’s Roadshow due to highest prices in 40 years.
If you go to the Roadshow, you can cash-in your items for competitive prices. Roadshow representatives will be available to assess and purchase your items at the Fairfield Inn, this week through Saturday, in Bellevue.
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Bellevue Firefi ghters Community Sup-port Foundation have donated backpacks fi lled with school supplies to young teens and siblings of Youth Eastside Services’ (YES) Success Mentoring program. Th e youth were able to pick their backpack at a special Back-to-School event held at YES’
Bellevue offi ce Aug. 24.Th e mentors, mentees and family mem-
bers ate dinner, played games and snapped photos with complimentary disposable cameras donated by new mentor, Shelly Nguyen, and her employer Bank of Amer-ica. Youth volunteers from YES’ Latino
HEAT program helped guide the event.It is the ninth year the fi refi ghters have
supported YES youth with school sup-plies, and it’s the largest gift the foundation makes. Th e foundation spared no expense and invested in high quality backpacks. One mother commented on the durability:
“Th ey will take the kids through the whole school year!”
Most of the 60 youth and their siblings are part of the YES Success Mentoring program which matches youth from single parent households with adults who want to make a positive impact in their lives. Other benefi -ciaries of the backpacks included teens from YES prevention and education programs in schools, and community centers.
Bellevue fi refi ghters give backpacks to YES kids
BC program Featured in magazine
Bellevue College’s Com-Gen project, a program where students conduct genetic research, is featured in the Sept. 16 issue of Sci-ence magazine. Th e article is about two-year colleges around the country that are involving students in research once reserved for four-year science programs.
Th e project, funded with a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant, is a graduate-school type proj-ect. Students maintain a lab notebook, isolate plasmid DVA, and run PCR while they sequence the genome of Pseudomonas fl uore-scens L5, 1-96, a bacterium that fi ghts off a fungus that attacks wheat.
Th e article quotes BC faculty member Dr. Gita Bangera, a molecular biolo-gist, who says she assumed her students would be perfectly capable of doing research and analyzing original research articles.
“Th e fi rst time they do it, they’re terrifi ed,” she said, quoted in the Sci-ence article. One daunting aspect is that the students have to look up many of the terms to simply understand the articles. “I say, ‘Yeah, you’re going to have to do that.’ Th ey learn to ask and answer questions, which is really what research is about.”
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Bellevue police chief named to commission
Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo has been ap-pointed to the Commis-sion on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agen-cies (CALEA), a national organization that maintains standards for public safety agencies.
Chief Pillo was appoint-ed, for a three-year term.
At first glance, it may seem like Teatro ZinZanni’s intimate, vintage circus tent might not be roomy enough for big leaps and pirouettes.
In reality, there’s a lot of movement under the cover of ZinZanni’s spiegeltent. The company’s newest show, “Bonsoir Liliane” centers around former prima ballerina Liliane Montevvechi and includes performer/choreographer Tobias Larson and former Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer Ariana Lallone.
Directed by Tony Award winner, Tommy Tune, the dance, music and theatrical elements come together to sweep audience members away on a “train of dreams” through Montevvechi’s fondest and boldest memo-ries.
The leading lady, (who was knighted as a Dame in Malta) was a vision of glitter, femininity and sex appeal at age 79.
With Montevvechi’s
“fondest and boldest mem-ories” as a guide, audience members are transported through the ballet stu-dios of Moscow, romantic Parisian landscapes, as well as the colorful, festive envi-ronment of Bombay. While the various locations are geographically scattered, the all-around lavishness of the whole show connects the dots.
And yes, that metaphori-cal train also includes a metaphorical dinner car, except with a real, five-
course meal that will leave you needing a take-home box.
With performances by the talented dancers, a con-tortionist, acrobats (I SOL-ed) – screamed out loud – when three men, stacked on top of each other’s shoulders, fell to the ground in a three-man chain, mi-raculously escaping a trip to the emergency room thanks to some serious tumbling skills) musicians (includ-ing “Diva and the Dixies”) and the unforgettable Kevin Kent as the train’s conduc-tor – and more.
Unlike longtime Teatro ZinZanni performers such as Kent, Montevvechi and Larson there was a new-comer to the mix – Lallone, who’s pursuing a new career after 24 years with Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Known for both her exotic beauty as well as her more than 6-foot-tall stat-ure in pointe shoes, Lallone was as smoldering as ever – whipping out soutenu turns in a red tutu on a small raised platform, showing off her grace and power.
The $100-plus tickets are worth the splurge at least once (or maybe a couple times).
Teatro ZinZanni is located at 222 Mercer St., Seattle. For more infor-mation and tickets, go to http://www.zinzanni.org/ or call 206-802-0015.
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A career as a martial arts com-petitor left her with a body that was unable to continue and a heart that wouldn’t let her walk away. But aft er already trying her hand in the corpo-rate world, Hales knew she couldn’t go back to sitting at a desk.
“I’m super active,” Hales said. “Jiu Jitsu changed my life.”
Before beginning her career as a fi ghter, Hales earned a degree in social sciences and also had a background working with at-risk youth during college. She eventually found her way into a nine-to-fi ve job, but soon dis-covered it was an imperfect marriage, leaving her longing for a physical
challenge. “I just started training casually,”
Hales said of her introduction to martial arts. “Eventually I quit my corporate job. I would compete then get another job when I needed to.”
Hales climbed the women’s ranks, crossing the globe to fi ght some of the fi ercest competitors the world of female martial arts had to off er. But when her days in the ring ended, Hales was left searching for a way to bring her two worlds together. Th e result was Sleeper Athletics.
Sleeper Athletics began in 2009 in Seattle’s old Rainier brewing build-ing with some of the clientele Hales built while working in various gyms in the area. It quickly proved to be exactly what its founder, and many area youths, desperately needed. Cur-rently, Hales serves around 35 clients,
20 of which are kids. Most come from around the Greater Eastside, but some travel from as far as Lake City and West Seattle.
“I want to run a team that’s like a family,” Hales said. “My ultimate goal is to have them come through my program and send them to college.”
While her own background was in elite level training and competition, Hales isn’t out to fi nd the next great UFC sensation. Instead, she hopes Sleeper Athletics can become a place where young people can succeed while building confi dence in both their physical abilities and coping mechanisms.
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Fighting FamilyBellevue gym builds strength, confi dence in local youth
Wolverines dominate early,hang on late to top Mercer Island
Bellevue used three rushing touchdowns from John Nguyen and a pair of receiving scores from Nathan Derider to outlast Mercer Island 43-28 and move to 5-0 on the season.
Th e Wolverines led 43-7 before a pair of Bellevue fumbles and a trio of scores from Islanders’ quarterback Jeff Lindquist tightened things up.
“Mercer Island is a good team,” Bellevue head coach Butch Goncharoff said. “We’ve got to get better and under-stand that we have to play at a much more positive level.”
Lindquist threw three interceptions on the night, two to Budda Baker and another to Matt Gilbert in the fi rst half. Mercer Island also lost a fumble that was recovered by Bel-levue’s Dakota Jones in the fourth quarter.
Goncharoff ’s squad will be back at home to take on Juanita tonight.
Totems pick up fi rst KingCo win since 07For the fi rst time since 2007, Sammamish won a 2A/3A
KingCo football game last week. Th e Totems defeated Lake Washington 48-42 in overtime behind four touchdown runs from quarterback Austin Lee. Coach Brian Tucci’s squad trailed 14-0 aft er one quarter, but rebounded with 21 unanswered points to go on top.
Lee racked up touchdown runs of 80, 39, 34 and seven yards and running back Nick Meyers added a pair of scores.
Wildcats too much for InterlakeMount Si overwhelmed Interlake with two touchdown
passes from Ryan Atkinson and a rushing score from Con-nor Deutsch. Th e Wildcats took a 17-0 lead into the fourth quarter before Jordan Todd went in on the ground and Kamana Adriano found Ryan Turman for another score. Wildcats’ kicker Cameron VanWinkle hit fi eld goals from 42 and 39 yards in the win.
Interlake will travel to Sammamish for the Crossroads Cup for the fi rst time in three years tonight at 7 p.m.
Knights overwhelmed by EastlakeNewport had no answer for Eastlake in the Crest divi-
sion opener, losing 52-14. Th e Wolves took a quick 14-0 lead on two fi rst-quarter touchdown runs from Eastlake running back Ryan Lewis, who fi nished with 118 yards on eight carries.
Newport will host Skyline tonight at 7 p.m.
Vikings drop second straight Bellevue Christian, playing without a handful of start-
ers on both sides of the ball, was defeated 41-27 by Orcas Island. Th e Vikings took a 14-0 lead at the end of the fi rst quarter but were unable to hang on.
BCS will travel to Concrete for a 7 p.m. start tonight.
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GAMES PLAYED 9/27Bellevue 4 Lake Washing-ton 3
The Wolverines got wins from top singles players
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GAMES PLAYED 9/28Bellevue 5 Sammamish 2
The Wolverines’ boys tennis team earned another win on Wednesday, 5-2 over Sammamish be-hind the play of number one singles player Zack Kosanke, who took his match with Ethan Romney in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0. Bellevue swept the doubles matches.Bellevue 3 Sammamish 0
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that to other aspects of our lives,” Hales said. “I had people do that for me when I was a kid and now I can give something back.”
The training is tailored to match age and experi-ence, with kids as young as four training under the same roof as youngsters
who have captured world championships. Sleeper Athletics’ students have the opportunity to compete in various grappling tourna-ments around the Pacific Northwest and Hales her-self works with other gyms to coordinate less formal tournaments to keep kids
interested and excited about competing.
Many parents, like Kim Thome of Medina, come into the process apprehen-sive of the violent nature of the sport as it is seen on television.
“At first, I was like ‘arm bars and chokes, I don’t know about this!,” Thome said. “I’m really impressed with how technical the sport is and how Cindy teaches the kids. We haven’t had any injuries and it just really surprised me how safe it can be.”
Aside from the physi-cal benefits she has seen in her children, Thome said watching their confidence and self esteem build have been eye-opening.
“There’s this confidence, this self-discipline,” Thome said. “I think it’s a lot for a young kid and even young men to go out on a mat and be out there with 100 people looking at you. There’s no hiding.”
While those looking to hone more specific skill set are referred to one of Hales’ numerous con-tacts throughout the area, (including basically every
Jiu Jitsu coach in the Pacific Northwest) children who are looking for a new outlet to make friends or simply find a safe haven for a few hours each day have a place in Sleeper Athletics.
“A kid that maybe won’t fit into football or soccer, or a kid who is too big and doesn’t fit into the model of what an athlete should be, there’s a place for that kid in Jiu Jitsu,” Hales said. Hales remembers fondly how one of her students came into the gym with a furtive, unsure demeanor and has since built confidence and begun to express his character freely.
“He was getting bullied, he was super shy, a tiny little kid,” Hales recalled. “He’s been with me almost a year and he’s seven years old and has a six pack. Now you can see this life in this kid and that’s what you re-ally want.”
Hales will be hosting an open house for prospective students and their families from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 30. Sleeper Athletics is located at 1555 127th Pl NE. off Bel-Red road.
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25-12, 25-12, 25-18. Jessie Marvin tallied three aces, five digs and a block to go
with her team-high 10 kills.
GAMES PLAYED 9/29
Interlake 7 Sammamish 0Luat Le, Connor Garnett,
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GAMES PLAYED 10/3Interlake 191 Mercer Island 216
The defending 2A state champion Saints dominated the match, led by co-med-alists Andrew Kennedy and Sam Fisher, who both
shot 37. Grant Cole (38), Dawid Papenfus (39) and Patrick Sato (40) all shot a lower round than the 41 of Mercer Island leader Kevin Lin. Bellevue Christian 3 Uni-versity Prep 0
Emily Stoppler had 14 digs to go with a pair of aces and Katie Hoffman added 26 assists, six digs and a block to go with 15 kills in the Vikings straight set (25-14, 25-21, 25-21) victory over University Prep in volleyball.
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GAMES PLAYED 10/4Interlake was dropped
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Interlake 184 Juanita 195
While the Saints were unable to remain perfect on the pitch, they did so on the golf course as the boys beat Juanita 184-195 to finish the regular season 7-0.
Around TownWhat’s happening in Bellevue and nearby areas
Allied Waste goes ‘pink’Allied Waste Services drivers (men and women)
throughout the Puget Sound are wearing pink gloves through October as part of the company’s “Passionately Pink for a Cure – And Still Tough as Nails” breast cancer awareness campaign.
Rotarians help at KITHNineteen volunteers from the New Member committee
of the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club painted staircases at KITH’s Salisbury Court in Kirkland on Aug. 27.
Robotics team takes thirdA robotics team from Bellevue placed third in the recent
MoonBots 2.0 Challenge to design and build robots that simulate lunar missions.
Team Lunar Lords will receive free team registration for the 2012 FIRST robotics season.
The national robotics competition challenged teams of students ages 9 to 17 to design, program and build robots that simulate lunar missions mirroring the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE international competition, which involves privately funded teams building a rover to land on and explore the Moon’s surface.
Gene Juarez to offer mammogramsGene Juarez Salons and Spas will partner with the Puget
Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® to provide mammograms in salons throughout the Puget Sound region during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Locally, mammograms will be available from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Gene Juarez Salon at the Bel-levue Galleria. To schedule an appointment call 1-888-233-6121.
Women who schedule a mammogram in a Gene Juarez Salon and Spa will also enjoy a mini hand treatment or foot
soak, a soothing cup of tea, and a special gift.“We believe this partnership with Gene Juarez is a
fantastic way to spread the word about the importance of getting an annual mammogram,” said Komen Puget Sound Executive Director Cheryl Shaw. “The five-year survival rate for breast cancer when caught early is 98-percent, compared to 23-percent when it isn’t.”
Hula school to present benefitSeattle Hula Productions will perform at the Meyden-
bauer Theater at 3 p.m. Sunday as a benefit to raise funds to help start the Kamakana’akealoha (Gift of Love) Founda-tion.
The non-profit organization works to provide a space where people can share the Hula and offers academic help to challenged and underprivileged teens at no cost to the student and parent.
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the studio, 12015 NE Eighth St., Bellevue from 5:30-7:30 p.m. every Friday or by calling 808-343-2231 or via email at [email protected].
Pumpkin patch at Kelsey Creek Parents looking for that first pumpkin for their tod-
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Fashion design students from Th e International Academy of Design and Technology debuted their collections Sept. 30 at the Imagine Fashion Show at Benaroya Hall. Judges were David Blackham, founder, owner and president of David Lawrence at Th e Bravern; Cynarah El-lawala, COO + CMO of Fashion Network-Seattle; Derieontay D. Sparks, VP - store manager of the Southcenter Macy’s; Alison Brownrigg, freelance shop-ping and fashion writer for NWSource.com; and myself.
Th e night before, we judged more than 130 gar-ments that were submitted by the students and the alumni graduates. Th e criteria for our judging was based on creativity,
construc-tion, and if the design was cur-rent and wearable. We spent about three hours looking at each garment on a live model and later on the hanger, determining the winners.
When Friday night ap-proached, you could feel the nerves and excitement in the room, where each student designer patiently listened in hopes that their name would be announced by this year’s host Teresa Gonzalez, news anchor and reporter, co-host Michelle Font, or by the presenters Amy Yamada, Cameron Johnson and Angelina
Kayyalaynen, Miss Wash-ington USA.
Talented young mem-bers from the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Or-chestra under the leadership
of Music Director Geof-frey Larson performed throughout the evening, adding some more elegance to the evening. Th is was my fi rst introduction to this chamber orchestra, and I look forward to attending their season opening at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at 2 p.m. Oct. 16 at Benaroya Hall. (www.SeattleMetropolitanCham-berOrchestra.com)
Th e 2011 student winnersBest of Show: Laksmi
Mckenna; Best Evening Dress: Lisa Jones; Best Day Wear: Julius Leano; Best Cocktail: Corban Harper; and Best Alumni: Bellevue Designer Olga Earle.
An Honorary Award was given to Kirkland resident Monir Zandghoreishi, fash-ion design and merchan-dising program chair, for her on-going dedication to IADT and to her students.
Congrats also to this year’s Imagine Director Eduardo Khawam, who also will be the producer for Metropolitan Fashion Week in 2012. For the past three years Eduardo has made this event a huge success, sharing the opportunity to see many talented students showcasing their design tal-ents as they prepare to enter the world of fashion.
Rose Dennis writes about events in Bellevue and the Greater Seattle area. She lives in Bellevue.
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Wine party to benefi tlocal non-profi t for kids
Residents are invited to bring some tasty wine and help out local non-profi ts at Olive Crest’s annual auction at Lot No. 3 on Wednesday.
Olive Crest, an organization dedicated to preventing child abuse, treating and educating at-risk children and preserving the family, will host the event for the 10th time, with the last auction bringing in more than $11,100 in donations and fi ne wine.
Each guest is asked to bring one bottle of fi ne wine (val-ued at $100) to be auctioned at Olive Crest’s Gala Auction on March 3, or make a $100 donation. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres from Lot No. 3 and wine tastings from Mercer Estates, O Wines and William Church Winery are included.
Tickets will be sold for $50 each for a chance to win a Chelan Crush Weekend Package.
For more information about the event or to reserve a glass, visit Olive Crest online at http://www.olivecrest.org/.
For those who cannot attend the event but wish to make a contribution, donations can be made online at any time, or mailed to Olive Crest, 515 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004.
Representatives from more than 80 schools will take part in a free educa-tion event from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Meydenbauer Center. Called Education Extravaganza, the event will include learning spe-
cialists and tutors. Talks from local educa-
tion leaders will include:- Jackie Ferrado of
Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET). “Funding Your Child’s College Education” from 5:15-5:45 p.m.
- Anoo Padte, educa-tion coach. “Elementary School: Finding the Right Fit” from 6-6:30 p.m.
Kid-friendly activities also will be off ered.
All attendees will be entered-to-win a $2,500 tuition credit toward their child’s educational costs.
For more event in-formation and to RSVP, visit parentmap.com/education-extravaganza. Meydenbauer Center is located at 11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue.
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together, there are now broken bones, rapes and murders,” he said.
All the speakers pointed to some grim statistics, making the need for aid even more crucial, includ-ing the fact that one in four women experience domestic violence in their lifetimes, and that one in three King County mur-ders are domestic-violence related.
Th e down economy also has taken its toll, resulting in an increase in urgent calls to EDVP for assistance and shelter.
Today, oft en faced with little money and few op-tions, victims are staying in abusive relationships longer.
On a national scale, domestic violence costs $5.8 billion a year in health care, lost productivity and savings.
Th e situation is a grim at both a local and national level, but not hopeless, Sat-terberg said.
“Imagine a culture that raises young boys to never hit a human being,” he
said. “Imagine the end of domestic violence in our lifetimes. You may say I’m just a dreamer, but I’m not
the only one.”
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Down economy has increased calls for help
to Taiwan, Hong Hong and Mainland China.
“Let’s stop Europe. Stop American. Let’s just do Asia,” said Russell, explain-ing their feelings at the time.
For the couple, the busi-ness is more of a passion than work. Making four to fi ve trips to Asia a year, they hand-select antiquities from East Asia, as well as India and the Philippines.
Ming’s had a series of
exhibitions and lectures representing the arts of China, Korea, Japan, Bur-ma, Th ailand, Cambodia, India, Mongolia, and Tibet, collaborating with the City of Bellevue, the library, arts museum and Portland Art Museum’s “Tombs of China,” to name a few.
Russell will eventually leave the business up to his adult children, and let them take it from there. Ming’s fi nal move, is exciting yet bittersweet, he said.
School Board Director District No. 1 candidates, incumbent Betsy John-son and challenger Steve McConnell, shared their views with the public in an attempt to garner votes in the November election on Tuesday night.
Th e discussion was part of Bellevue Downtown Association’s candidates forum held at Bellevue Hil-ton, which gave an oppor-tunity for 11 candidates in the race for county council, city council and the school board to discuss their views and meet with members of the public. More than 200 people attended overall.
Th e school board is governed by district direc-tors who represent specifi c areas of the district. District 1, represents much of the northwest portion of the city, including Cherry Crest, Medina and Clyde Hill. However all Bellevue
voters can vote for the candidates.
In their opening state-ments, Johnson stressed her leadership as a district parent and PTSA mem-ber, a business leader as a former Microsoft execu-tive and experience on the school board, saying she hoped to meet the needs of all students – whether they require extra help or increased challenges; McConnell, a district par-ent of both a gift ed and special needs child, cited his management skills as the owner and CEO of Construx Soft ware, his ability to “engage” parents and community members via social networking and blogs, his openness and accountability and his Bel-levue Education Associa-tion endorsement.
Th e two candidates dif-fered on issues including the current school board’s transparency, support of teachers and its handling of “no confi dence” vote
on schools supt. Amalia Cudeiro.
McConnell said the school board has not been doing an adequate job of keeping the community informed of its decisions and practices. He said he’d publish district scorecards and create parent satisfac-tion surveys. He also stated that he felt teachers weren’t being listened to, and was unhappy with the board’s negative response toward the vote of no confi dence.
“Th at did a lot of damage and basically ignored the fact that teachers have a legitimate concern,” Mc-Connell said. “… It was a disappointment to learn that teachers can report a problem and the board says, ‘We’re disappointed that you’d report that.’”
Johnson, on the other hand, said the board has been measuring a number of diff erent factors for a district scorecard, includ-ing student growth and test scores.
“Should it be more transparent? Sure. Will it be more transparent? We’re only in the fi rst quarter,” she said.
Where the “no confi -dence” vote is concerned, Johnson said she’s met with union leaders and indi-vidual teachers, and that the root of people’s displeasure has more to do with the big changes in the district in light of the new contract.
“We asked teachers to improve instructional practice. We asked kids to do more. We looked under every policy rock. We rec-ognize that change is hard,” Johnson said.Gabrielle Nomura can be reached at 425-453-4270.
Leadership marks school board debate
Betsy Johnson and Steve McConnell discuss their views at the Bellevue Downtown Association candidates forum Tuesday. NAT LEVY, Bellevue Reporter
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