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ISSAQUAH | SAMMAMISH WWW.ISSAQUAHREPORTER.COM News......................ext. 3 Circulation..............ext. 6 Advertising.............ext. 2 Sales Manager .........ext. 4 Contact Us! Main Desk (425) 391-0363 @IssReporter eraliving.com Wednesday, May 27 • 10 am-2 pm • University House Issaquah 22975 SE Black Nugget Road, Issaquah, WA 98029 • (425) 200-0331 Issaquah’s Senior Resource Fair • Various senior services • Senior products and demos • Massages and screenings • Giveaways and prizes FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Special Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure pullout inside Opinion JERRY CORNFIELD: State pays for public schools illegally Page 6 Sports Issaquah girls lacrosse finishes undefeated Page 4 Crime Bank robber hits Pine Lake Bank of America Page 8 Photo by Daniel Nash, Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter Jonas Moore (foreground) joined his father Joshua as well as dozens of Issaquah teachers and their supporters to picket Front Street and Northwest Gilman Boulevard Tuesday morning. The Issaquah Education Association staged a walkout to protest the state legislature and the lack of progress on funding for basic education. Educators protest state legislature, inaction on McCleary decision BY DANIEL NASH ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER Early Tuesday morning, dozens of teachers drove to Issaquah High School, parked in the lot and filed indoors. Not an unusual for a mid-week school day. Except on this day, no students would arrive and the teachers wouldn’t lead classes. Instead, they met in the school’s library to come up with a different kind of lesson plan: how best to picket Front Street. Issaquah School District teachers staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of state lawmakers’ continued failure to fund basic education. Teachers gathered at Issaquah High, Skyline High School and Liberty High School to picket downtown Issaquah, Sammamish and the Renton Highlands for two hours before tak- ing shuttles to Seattle Center, where they joined teach- ers from Mercer Island and Seattle school districts. Tuesday’s protest was part of a larger campaign of 24 local chapters of the Washington Education Associa- tion union. Rolling walkouts have taken place since April 22 and more than 4,000 teachers and supporters gathered at the Capitol building in Olympia April 25. e Issaquah Education Association announced its walkout last week, prompting the District to cancel school for the day. “I cannot endorse this walkout and regret the negative impact to our students and families,” district Superintendent Ron iele wrote in a letter to parents May 14. “However, I do share some of the frustration that has led the teachers across the state to take this action.” While picketing the four corners of Front Street and Gilman Boulevard in their red “It’s Time” t-shirts, teachers received a steady barrage of supporting honks. One truck driver pointed out his own red shirt before letting out a mighty bellow from his rig. “My biggest hope is to send a message to the Klahanie area will most likely join the city by January 2016 BY MEGAN CAMPBELL ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER e Klahanie annexation area will of- ficially join the city of Sammamish, most likely by January 2016. A large majority of Klahanie residents, 86 percent, voted in favor of annexing to the city during the April 28 special elec- tion. About 2,800 ballots were returned, a 46 percent voter turnout. City Manager Ben Yazici presented two possible dates for annexation, July 31 or Dec. 31, during a presentation for the council at its Monday committee of the whole meeting. While both are possible, Almost Sammamish Teachers walk out in protest Tuesday BY DANIEL NASH ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER Candidate filing closed last Friday and two of three races for Issaquah City Council will require a primary runoff before heading into the general election. Jennifer Sutton will be the only candi- date to run unopposed for a city council seat in November. She is running for Council Position Two, currently held by outgoing councilor Nina Milligan. But Council Positions Four and Six will see races of four and three people, respectively. Council Position 4 Council Position Four, currently held Issaquah council race to require primary runoff SEE KLAHANIE, 7 SEE PRIMARIES, 3 SEE WALKOUT, 15
Wednesday, May 27 • 10 am-2 pm • University House Issaquah22975 SE Black Nugget Road, Issaquah, WA 98029 • (425) 200-0331
Issaquah’s Senior Resource Fair• Various senior services• Senior products and demos• Massages and screenings• Giveaways and prizes
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Special Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure pullout inside
Opinion
JERRY CORNFIELD: State pays for public
schools illegallyPage 6
Sports
Issaquah girls lacrosse � nishes undefeated
Page 4
Crime
Bank robber hits Pine Lake Bank of America
Page 8
Photo by Daniel Nash, Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter
Jonas Moore (foreground) joined his father Joshua as well as dozens of Issaquah teachers and their supporters to picket Front Street and Northwest Gilman Boulevard Tuesday morning. The Issaquah Education Association staged a walkout to protest the state legislature and the lack of progress on funding for basic education.
Educators protest state legislature, inaction on McCleary decisionBY DANIEL NASHISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Early Tuesday morning, dozens of teachers drove to Issaquah High School, parked in the lot and � led indoors. Not an unusual for a mid-week school day. Except on this day, no students would arrive and the teachers wouldn’t lead classes.
Instead, they met in the school’s library to come up with a di� erent kind of lesson plan: how best to picket Front Street.
Issaquah School District teachers staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of state lawmakers’ continued failure to fund basic education. Teachers gathered at Issaquah High, Skyline High School and Liberty High School to picket downtown Issaquah, Sammamish and the Renton Highlands for two hours before tak-ing shuttles to Seattle Center, where they joined teach-ers from Mercer Island and Seattle school districts.
Tuesday’s protest was part of a larger campaign of 24 local chapters of the Washington Education Associa-tion union. Rolling walkouts have taken place since April 22 and more than 4,000 teachers and supporters gathered at the Capitol building in Olympia April 25.
� e Issaquah Education Association announced its walkout last week, prompting the District to cancel school for the day.
“I cannot endorse this walkout and regret the negative impact to our students and families,” district Superintendent Ron � iele wrote in a letter to parents May 14. “However, I do share some of the frustration that has led the teachers across the state to take this action.”
While picketing the four corners of Front Street and Gilman Boulevard in their red “It’s Time” t-shirts, teachers received a steady barrage of supporting honks. One truck driver pointed out his own red shirt before letting out a mighty bellow from his rig.
“My biggest hope is to send a message to the
Klahanie area will most likely join the city by January 2016BY MEGAN CAMPBELLISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
� e Klahanie annexation area will of-� cially join the city of Sammamish, most likely by January 2016.
A large majority of Klahanie residents, 86 percent, voted in favor of annexing to the city during the April 28 special elec-tion. About 2,800 ballots were returned, a 46 percent voter turnout.
City Manager Ben Yazici presented two possible dates for annexation, July 31 or Dec. 31, during a presentation for the council at its Monday committee of the whole meeting. While both are possible,
Almost Sammamish
Teachers walk out in protest Tuesday
BY DANIEL NASHISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Candidate � ling closed last Friday and two of three races for Issaquah City Council will require a primary runo� before heading into the general election.
Jennifer Sutton will be the only candi-date to run unopposed for a city council seat in November. She is running for Council Position Two, currently held by outgoing councilor Nina Milligan.
But Council Positions Four and Six will see races of four and three people, respectively.
Council Position 4Council Position Four, currently held
Issaquah council race to require primary runoff
SEE KLAHANIE, 7
SEE PRIMARIES, 3SEE WALKOUT, 15
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BY MEGAN CAMPBELLISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Following an executive ses-sion Tuesday, the Sammamish City Council unanimously named Deputy City Manager Lyman Howard as the next city manager, replacing Ben Yazici in 2016.
Howard will start March 1, 2016, pending con-tract negotiations.
“I’m very hon-ored,” Howard said in an email. “Sammamish is a special place with involved citizens, a strong city council and dedicated sta� . I strongly believe in the community and look forward to in-vesting more time and e� ort to assist in building a � rm legacy for current and future citizens.”
Howard was named deputy city manager in 2011 a� er join-ing the city as its � nance direc-tor about a decade ago.
Yazici, who has been city manager for 14 years, an-
nounced his retirement at the April 7 council meeting and recommended Howard as his replacement at the April 21 meeting; the council voted April 21 to conduct an internal search.
Yazici recommended Howard because of his strong � nance background.
Yazici pointed out the im-portance of having a city manager who has a � rm grasp on the city’s contracts. Sammamish partners with various groups to provide residents with services; for example, the city contracts with the King County Sher-i� ’s O� ce to provide Sammamish with its police force.
“We are a unique city for how we deal with services,” Yazici said. “(Howard) understands the contract model of manage-ment.”
Primary runo� will not be necessary for Sammamish City Council electionBY MEGAN CAMPBELLISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
No candidate will run unopposed in this year’s Sammamish City Council election. � e � ling ses-sion concluded at 4:30 p.m. May 15.
Tom Hornish and Arul Menezes � led against incumbent Mayor Tom Vance, position No. 6, but Menezes withdrew to support Hornish. Parks Com-mission Chair Hank Klein will run against incumbent Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo, position No. 4.
Incumbent councilmember Nancy Whitten, position No. 2, said earlier this month that she will not seek re-election. Sammamish resident Christie Malchow and former Sammamish coun-cilmember Mark Cross will run for the open seat.
Hornish is the president of the Sammamish Home Owners Inc., a residential group that re-cently � led suit against King County regarding the East Lake Sammamish Trail in February. He said he’s running against Vance because he aligns with Valderrama-Aramayo on issues like the trail or the initiative and referendum rights citizens showed they wanted in the April 28 special election.
While the trail initially peaked his interest in the government process, it is not why he’s run-ning, Hornish said.
“I always felt I wanted to be in public o� ce,” he said. “I want to ensure citizens have a voice and open communication.”
Hornish has a chemical engineering and law de-gree from Ohio State University. Between degrees he spent 22 years in the Air Force and served in the Persian Gulf War.
He moved to Sammamish two years ago with his wife and two children.
Klein, who’s been on the parks commis-sion since 2005, has lived in Sammamish with his family since 1988. Running against Valderrama-Aramayo, Klein said he doesn’t have a speci� c agenda, but hopes to bene� t the community as a whole.
“I think I have a more positive energy than Ramiro,” Klein said. “And that’s what we need on the council.”
Klein, who taught elementary school for more than 20 years, is currently an overload teacher of music and physical education, as well as librarian, at Challenger Elementary
School in Klahanie.“While I live in Sammamish, I also consider
myself a Klahanie resident because I work there,” he said.
He was also part of the committee that encour-aged Sammamish citizens to vote yes on the propo-sition that supported the Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center, now under construction.
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by outgoing councilor Joshua Schaer, may prove to be the most hotly contested race with four challengers and no incumbent candidates. Steven Bishop, Tim Flood, Daniel Johnson and Bill Ramos are competing for the seat.
Bishop, an Issaquah Highlands resident and security and facilities manager for technology company ARRIS, is running on a budget-ori-ented platform and told the Reporter he wants to see city government run like a business. He pointed to the cost of the upcoming Dogwood Street Bridge replacement — funded with a more than $2.2 million federal grant and $563,600 from the city — as an example of what he said were in�ated costs.
“Private industry could do that cheaper, so I don’t see why things should cost orders of magnitude more when it’s the government,” he said.
Flood is a business analyst for Rosetta Stone and a volunteer for several local organizations such as the Issaquah Citizen Corps and the Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park. He is also a resident of South Lake Sammamish, which Flood said has not had representation on the council since it was annexed into the city in 2006. Flood identi�ed the development of pedestrian pathways and increased police presence in those neighborhoods as issues important to residents of south lake neighbor-
hoods. But Flood’s most publicized campaign platforms early in the race are conservation, tra�c and the slowing of development.
“You have to pace development with infrastructure improvement and I think right now we’re developing as if we have that tra�c improvement already,” Flood said. “Today, the people of Issaquah are su�ering through increases of tra�c due to development.”
Johnson is an IT support specialist for Costco Wholesale and has said he will run a no-budget race in which he’ll accept no donations and reach out to voters face-to-face or through social media. Education advocacy is prominent in his campaign platform — he told the Reporter he’s a supporter of the recent teacher union protests for state funding of basic education — and he’s identi�ed city infrastructure and environmentally sustain-able construction as important issues in his campaign. He said he would like to see the Issaquah Senior Center developed as a means of making the city “more open and accom-modated to (its) senior citizens.” If elected, he will seek a spot on the council infrastructure committee, he said.
“I see myself as the underdog in this cam-paign,” he said. “I am the youngest candidate with the least amount of experience. However, I genuinely want to do something more for my community, and I want to remind people at [sic] this isn’t a career position, but a duty that anyone can take part in.”
Ramos may be the most familiar candidate to the current city council and city sta�, hav-
ing served on the Human Services Commis-sion for the past seven years, as well as the Economic Vitality and Planning and Policy commissions. He has been planning to run for council for about a year, he said. He is the founder of Issaquah-based transportation and public transit consulting �rm �e Common Good LLC and, like other candidates, he also has his eye on tra�c issues in the city.
“As … seen in the results of the recent citi-zen survey, a big concern of citizens is tra�c,” he said. “�ere’s infrastructure that we need to have for the growth in the city’s plans.
“I’ve got a handle on the issues to where I can help Issaquah continue to grow.”
Council Position 6Current Council President Paul Winterstein
is the only incumbent seeking re-election in the 2015 race and he’ll face two challeng-ers in the primary: Gregg Leinweber and Christopher Reh. A third potential challenger, Jennifer Regis, withdrew soon a�er �ling for candidacy.
Leinweber is a certi�ed nursing assistant and home care provider for ResCare. A�er volunteering on Seattle City Councilor Kshama Sawant’s campaign for o�ce and 15 Now, he wants to promote a $15 minimum wage in Issaquah.
“I want to make the middle class more prosperous and I think (a $15 minimum wage) will push our democracy up,” he said. “I think minimum wage advancements in the past have never been bad for the economy,
they’ve only helped it grow.”Leinweber is also an evangelist for the appli-
cation of electronic democracy, better known as e-democracy, a political philosophy that advocates for the incorporation of the Internet into democratic practices such as voting, voter education and town hall meetings. He said he would like to see Issaquah become a testing ground for e-democracy in practice and a model for state government.
“�is could be a real popular idea that could cross party lines,” he said.
Chris Reh, a management consultant for Slalom Consulting, harped on the frustration of being “stuck behind a line of dump trucks as they haul away large chunks of Cougar Mountain” as he described his frustration with tra�c in Issaquah. As the �ling deadline approached, his choices came down to mov-ing, whining or trying to make a di�erence, he said.
“�e last 3 to 4 years has seen a city that has not transitioned its thinking and approach from a small town to a growing thriving city,” he said. “Growth is being driven externally, and not managed. We see it in horrible tra�c and ill conceived developments. �at is not what I want for Issaquah.
“I believe that great cities do not occur by accident, they are the result of hard work, leaders with a vision and attention to detail on the execution of that vision.”
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PRIMARIESCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
BY DANIEL NASHISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Following deliberations that lasted the better part of three hours, the Issaquah City Council on Monday signed o� on the master site plan for a new Issaquah Middle School.
�ough the resolution and its materials weighed in at more than 230 pages, during the quasi-judicial process councilors found themselves �xated on only a handful of issues: tra�c mitigation for construction and the potential for noise pollution from the nearby gun range operated by the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club.
“I note in the … materi-als that were given to us that it says the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club gun�re noise can o�en be heard during school hours, but the classroom wing is bu�ered from the noise by the band room commons wing,” Councilor Tola Marts said, leading into a question about Environ-mental Protection Agency noise pollution standards. “It’s my understanding that
the range uses up to .338 lapua magnum rounds, which pack quite the wallop in terms of noise. �ese are rounds that can take things out from more than a kilometer away.”
City Senior Planner Amy Tarce noted that the gun range could be heard to varying degrees through-out Issaquah’s Olde Town district. She said noise mitigation with gun ranges is challenging due to the requirements for proper ventilation to deal with lead and other gaseous dis-charge from �rearms.
�e school’s application passed unanimously with an amendment requir-ing the applicant to take care of noise and indoor ventilation requirements in constructing the campus.
�e new Issaquah Middle School is planned to reach three stories in some areas of construction, add more than 131,000 square feet of space and is designed to accommodate about 1,100 students.
For the second year in a row the Issaquah girls lacrosse team reigned supreme in the most pressure-packed matchup of the season.
Issaquah’s squad, which is comprised of athletes from Skyline High School, Issaquah High School, Liberty High School and Forest Ridge, defeated Bain-bridge 11-8 to win its second consecutive Washington Lacrosse Girls state championship on May 15 at East-side Catholic High School in Sammamish.
Issaquah finished the 2015 season with an overall record of 16-0. The lacrosse program has won its past 28 games in a row. Issaquah head coach Penny Moss was overcome with emotion following a clutch perfor-mance against a talented Bainbridge roster.
“I’m in shock. I know my girls are good but they’re incredible,” Moss said of the win. “They work so well as a team. They know what to do all the time. They know how to pull it all together. I’m so impressed.”
Sophomore Hannah Meier led Issaquah’s offense, scoring all three of her goals in the first half of play. Meg Corscadden, Suzy Emerson and Nicole Victory added two goals apiece. Haley Johnson and Kameron Ramirez each scored a goal as well for Issaquah. Is-saquah started off the game strong, building a 8-5 lead at halftime. Bainbridge closed Issaquah’s lead to two goals three separate times in the second half but
couldn’t get any closer. Issaquah sophomore goalie Ka-tie Earll registered eight of her 11 saves in the second half, stalling Bainbridge’s comeback bid.
“That was absolutely the game of her life,” Moss said of Earll’s performance. “She saved the game for sure. She absolutely, to me, is the MVP (of the game).”
Earll acknowledged she felt the pressure of the game, especially in the second half as the minutes and sec-onds trickled off the clock.
“There was definitely some pressure. As a team we pulled together, we just held them at a certain point in the second half. That’s what we needed to do to stop the momentum,” Earll said.
With a three-goal lead in place as the final seconds of play withered away, Earll admitted she began her championship celebration a tad early on her side of the field of play.
“I actually started running out of the goal a little bit early. It was amazing. It took me back to last year (state championship in 2014) too. It was awesome,” Earll said.
The second state title meant more to Earll than the 2014 state title because of the challenges her team faced.
“I feel like this year is better because it shows who we are as a team since we lost of bunch of seniors last year. We came back and won it all again,” she said.
The Issaquah lacrosse team celebrates their second state championship in a row on May 15 in Sammamish.
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BY SHAUN SCOTTISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Skyline Spartans senior le�-handed pitcher Sam Lawrence performed admira-bly in a loss against the Newport Knights in late April.
Lawrence surrendered just four hits and three runs in six innings of work in Skyline’s 6-2 loss to the Knights on April 24 in Sammamish.
“�is was just one bump in the road,” Lawrence said a�er the game. “�ey’re a good team. We have a couple of tough opponents in Redmond and Issaquah ahead of us that we’re looking forward to playing. It will be a good way for us to bounce back and �nish o� the regular season. “We’ve had some close games where things didn’t go our way. We just keep battling.”
The Spartans, who finished the regu-lar season with an 11-10 overall record, have risen to the occasion in postsea-son action. The Spartans defeated the Issaquah Eagles, Redmond Mustangs and Woodinville Falcons in the Class 4A KingCo tournament, clinching a berth in the Class 4A state tournament. The Spartans will face Snohomish in the first round of the state tourney at 10 a.m. on May 23 at Everett Memorial Stadium in Everett.
Recently the Issaquah Reporter had an opportunity to ask Lawrence a few questions about his life away from the baseball diamond.
Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter: What is your favorite movie of all time?
Sam Lawrence: “�e Sandlot.” It is the best baseball movie there is out there. It is a movie you can relate to when you’re a kid.
IR: What is your biggest pet peeve?
SL: �e biggest pet peeve for me is when things don’t go as planned. �at is probably the biggest thing for me. I like things to go as planned.
IR: Who is your pick to win the NBA Finals this June?
SL: �e Golden State Warriors. I don’t know much about basketball but what I’ve watched of them, they seem like a very talented team.
IR: Who was your idol growing up?
SL: Derek Jeter. �e way he carries himself is something anyone can strive for who is playing this game (baseball).
IR: What is your favorite hobby away from baseball?
SL: I like playing pickup basketball with my friends and playing some XBox. It really takes my mind o� of everything else going on.
It wasn’t the Class 3A Metro League championship but the Eastside Catho-lic Crusaders will take it.
The Crusaders rebounded from a 5-1 loss to O’Dea in the Metro semi-finals with a 4-2 win against the Gar-field Bulldogs on May 14 in Seattle, clinching a berth in the Class 3A state baseball tournament. The Crusaders set the tone scoring three runs in the first inning of play. Eastside Catholic ace Billy Dimlow went the distance, allowing just three hits and two runs in seven innings of work. He improved his overall record as a starter to 9-0 with the win. Crusaders’ head coach Kyle Larsen was pleased with the way his ace performed with a state berth on the line.
“Billy did his usual thing. He pitched another complete game. He really cruised until he got to the seventh. He got into some trouble and gave up two runs but he got out of it,” Larsen said. “He didn’t give up any big hits.”
Alec Baer went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI and Addison Hull went 2-for-3 in the win for the Crusaders.
Larsen said his team was downtrod-den following the loss to O’Dea but got
back on track against Garfield.“I could tell the guys were a disap-
pointed we didn’t get to play in the Metro title game. I had to remind them last night about what they have all accomplished this year,” Larsen said. “I think once they got over the emotions of the tough loss to O’Dea then we were just fine. We get a chance to go play for a state championship. We’re pretty excited about it.”
The Crusaders (20-3) will compete in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs at 1 p.m. on May 23 in Yelm. The Crusaders will have had eight days off between their win against Garfield until they take the field for the first pitch of the state tournament.
“We will get a little bit of time off and it will give the guys a chance to kind of chill out, get our minds right, get focused and ready to go out and compete,” Larsen said in a phone in-terview on May 15. “We are in a pretty tough pod (bracket). Everybody we see from here on out is good. We got to be able to go out and battle. If you don’t do that you are going to get beat at this point of the season for sure.”
The Crusaders have won 11 of their past 12 games on the baseball dia-mond. Eastside Catholic’s only losses this season were to O’Dea (twice) and the Skyline Spartans in the season opener.
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The way Washington pays for public schools is illegal.But there’s no simple � x, and school leaders worry that state lawmakers are considering potential remedies
that might not be better and, in some cases, could be worse.Democratic and Republican lawmakers must meet a dead-line to � gure it out or face the wrath of the state Supreme Court.Back in 2012, the court ruled in the McCleary case that the state is in violation of the constitution for not amply funding the public school system. It gave them until the 2017-18 school year to set things right.Last year, justices found lawmakers in contempt for not
producing a plan to meet the deadline. They delayed sanc-tions to give lawmakers another year to write one.Legislators are on track to provide the additional money required by McCleary to cover
such things as materials, supplies, operating costs, buses and all-day kindergarten.Now comes the hard part. They must unravel a half-centu-ry of legislative decisions on which the � nancing of public schools has built — illegally, it turns out.Those decisions led districts to become too dependent on local tax levies to make up for the lack of state dollars to run schools and pay teachers. Fixing this isn’t as easy as passing a couple of laws and calling it good.Consider the players involved and the dynamics of the political conversation.There’s the Legislature. Its 147 members are hurtling to-ward a second special session due to disagreements over a new state budget, and now they’re under pressure to agree on a complete makeover of the rules for school � nancing and teacher salaries.And there are the school districts. These are essentially 295 independently owned and operated enterprises. Each has
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To the editorMayor allows another breach of protocol
In the May 18 Committee of the Whole meeting, Mayor Vance allowed a yet another breach of meeting pro-tocol that should not be duplicated. Mark Cross, who should be well versed on procedure himself, having been Mayor at one time, asked to make a comment pertaining to the Klahanie annexation timeline well outside of public comment. Mayor Vance obliged Mr. Cross’ request, and allowed him to inject his commen-tary. Earlier in the same meeting, another citizen requested to make a comment, and was denied by Mayor Vance. Not only is this unprec-edented break in meeting proce-dure unsettling, but is illuminating on what appears to be cronyism. I would ask our Mayor to strictly follow procedure, respecting that it exists for order and fairness. Should candidates for Council feel they’d like to weigh in on subject matter in the future, there is a public comment period during meetings for which that can be done. Mid-stream in a meeting is not the time or place.
Christie Malchow, Sammamish
Sen. Mullet responds to teachers union ad
Last week, the WEA ran a full-page ad that was critical of three of my votes and prime-sponsored bills during the 2015 Legislative Session.
I stand by all three votes and would vote the same way if the issues were to come before me again in the Legislature. I firmly believe my votes reflect the values of our local community and will provide the most benefit for the students in our schools. Here’s why.
I have not been supportive of initiative 1351 to reduce class sizes in grades 4-12, primarily because it would cost over $2 billion per year. My priorities are reducing class size in K-3, which is shown to have the more dramatic impact on stu-dent learning; expanding access to early learning pre-school programs; and reducing the cost of college tuition. Since we have a finite amount of tax dollars to spend, any money we spend to reduce class sizes in high school will reduce access to pre-school programs and necessitate double-digit annual increases in col-lege tuition.
My vote to require that local dis-tricts collectively bargain what per-centage of their teacher evaluations would include a portion of the state test scores was essential to main-taining flexibility and control of $40 million in federal dollars to help our most vulnerable students. Every dis-
trict that has collectively bargained this typically assigns a weighting of state test scores below 1 percent of the overall evaluation process. That means out of 100 possible points, only 1 (or often less than 1) of those 100 evaluation points would be based on state test scores. This is a very minor but solidly valid compromise to maintain flexibility and control of $40 million dollars that our students count on.
My levy reform proposal has been the only levy reform propos-al introduced this entire session that would ensure that not a single dollar of our local levies that we approved in Issaquah would be trans-ferred to school districts in Eastern Washington. Our local levy dollars are under attack in Olympia as peo-ple try to transfer our tax dollars to the other side of the mountains. This bill ensures our local approved levies would continue to support our local schools.
I am proud of all these votes and prime-sponsored bills. I have four daughters going through our Issaquah public schools and could not be happier with the excellent quality of their teachers. The fabu-lous public schools in Issaquah is the primary reason why I chose to raise my family in this community. My priority has always been what is best for my four daughters, and the other students attending public school in our community, and my votes reflect those priorities.
If you would like to discuss these (or any other) issues with me, I urge you to contact me through my office at 360-786-7680, my email at [email protected], or even in person at my pizza restaurant. These are important issues and they deserve a full and honest dialogue.
Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah
Home care workers deserve retirement
I’m proud to be a home care work-er in Washington State, which means
I provide care for some of the most vulnerable members of our commu-nity. Last year, home care workers negotiated a contract that provided a modest retirement contribution so that home care workers would be able to save for retirement. But Senate Republicans are supporting a budget that says, “You can never retire!” by refusing the fund this retirement contribution.
This is wrong, and any budget agreement has to fund the retire-ment plan that was agreed to. For home care workers, who receive poverty-level wages and are often elderly themselves, this agreement is the only way to save for our own retirement.
Home care workers like me are holding up our end of the bargain, but the Legislature is threatening to go back on the state’s word. We nego-tiated our contract in good faith and reached a historic detail with the state without arbitration. Now it’s time for Olympia to live up to honor its agree-ment and help hard-working home care workers retire with dignity.
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the ideal date is a matter of how quickly the city can implement promised services to some 11,000 additional residents.
Yazici said the July 31 deadline could be a disaster, as it would likely result in costly solutions to compensate for the lack of available resources at the earlier date and it would strain existing equipment and an already busy city sta�.
“What I don’t want to see happen, in the process of delivering services … sooner for our Klahanie residents, (is) we drop the level of service for our citizens here,” Yazici said. “�at is my biggest concern if we rush this thing, because something is going to fall apart.”
Annexing too soon might also give a bad �rst impression of city membership, he said.
�ough the council did not vote Mon-day, and they all expressed their desire to include city residents in the conversation as soon as possible, the majority favored the December date.
“Most of the residents (in the Klahanie annexation area) will be �ne either way,” said Kristen O’Malley, head of Klahanie Choice. “It’s really important that when Sammamish comes on board that they do bring those services they promised during the campaign.”
If e�ective July 31:· �e city will see an estimated $3 million
in revenue by the end of 2015.· It is unlikely Sammamish would have
the six additional o�cers it promised the area. It takes approximately nine months to bring in a new o�cer, and six months to purchase and equip new vehicles. �e city could supplement the work by paying additional o�cers overtime.
· All departments would need to use
interim measures to compensate for the lack of time to hire new sta� and buy new equipment.
· �e public works department would begin street sweeping, stormwater “vactor-ing,” and landscape maintenance services, as well as begin iden-tifying potential 2016 pavement projects and designing the improve-ments to Issaquah-Fall City Road.
· �e parks and recre-ation department would begin key services to Klahanie Park; it would also include the area in 2016 event planning.
· �ere is not enough time to seek proposals for maintenance contracts. Instead, the city would need to negotiate for additional services and modify existing contracts, which could be costly.
· �e city would have to rent or lease maintenance equipment.
If e�ective December 31:· �e city will not collect any additional
revenue in 2015.· �e city would have three new o�cers
in service by Dec. 31. Yazici is con�dent the remaining three would be on payroll fairly soon a�er the �rst of the year.
· �e city will have the time to hire most of the needed additional sta�, to seek com-petitive prices for maintenance contracts and to purchase new equipment, sidestep-ping potential costly interim measures.
Regardless of the date, Klahanie resi-dents will not see lower tax rates until 2016.
O’Malley said she has never doubted the city would deliver on its promises, and most of the residents she’s heard from are mostly concerned with their tax rates decreasing.
Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama-
Aramayo, who favors the earlier date, said some Klahanie residents are not happy with the decision to annex by the end of the year. He’s con�dent people will understand the transition will take time, and, regardless of the annexation date, bringing the area
up to code is a gradual process.
He’s also con-fused as to why the city would pass up $3 million in revenue this year.
�e city does expect to see $5.8 million in revenues from
the Klahanie annexation area at the end of 2016.
�e council still needs to create a transi-tion committee, comprised of Klahanie residents, to help spread the word. It also
needs to notify agencies and utilities 60 days prior to the e�ective date.
In early summer, the city plans to host a “Welcome to Sammamish” event. �e date is still to be determined.
Yazici anticipates all ordinances will be ready for the council to adopt by July 31.
�e �rst reading of the Klahanie annexa-tion ordinance is scheduled for the June 2 regular meeting in city hall at 6:30 p.m.
�e annexation area includes 25 subdivi-sions with a triangular boundary de�ned by Southeast 32nd Way/Street and South-east Issaquah-Beaver Lake Road on the north, Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast on the west and Southeast Issaquah-Fall City Road and Southeast Duthie Hill Road on the south and east.
Klahanie was formerly in Issaquah’s annexation area. A�er two failed attempts to annex the roughly 2-square-mile area, Issaquah signed over the potential annexa-tion area to Sammamish in mid-2014.
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“Most of the residents (in the Klahanie an-nexation area) will be �ne either way.”- Kristen O’Malley, head of Klahanie Choice
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IssaquahMay 8URINETOWN: An o�cer responded to the 300 block of Front Street North to an ongoing complaint about transients sleeping, urinat-ing and leaving trash on the stairwell and landing of the Village �eatre. Police dispatch arranged a patrol for the following week to check on the problem.THAT WAS UNEXPECTED: While investigating a crash at Southeast 48th Street and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road South, an o�cer witnessed a private charter school bus run o� the road into a ditch. �e o�cer stood by until a tow had the bus out of the ditch and o� the road.
May 9ASSAULT: A 67-year-old Seattle man was arrested for assault in the fourth degree and harassment on
the 100 block of Newport Way Southwest.
May 10DOMESTIC: A 39-year-old Issaquah man was arrested in connection to a domes-tic violence incident on the 900 block of Northeast High Street.GTA: A maroon ‘88 Toyota Camry was reported stolen from the 1600 block of 11th Avenue Northwest, at a total loss of $2,000.
May 11DUI: A 29-year-old Bel-levue woman was arrested for drunken driving near the intersection of Front Street North and Interstate Highway 90, with a blood alcohol level of 0.201.FERNGULLY: Trees were reported damaged in a possible malicious mischief case on the 1900 block of Northeast Park Drive, at a total loss of $250.CAMRY AGAIN: A white ‘91 Toyota Camry was reported stolen from the 1000 block of Lake Drive
at a total loss of $2,000.LEERY: A resident of the 1400 block of Pine Crest Circle Northeast called to report three men had climbed up a pile of dirt on a neighboring construc-tion lot to look over her fence and into her house. She closed her blinds and they sat on a bench at the park along another side of her house. they le� shortly a�er she called police and were gone by the time an o�cer arrived.
May 12RECKLESS: A 20-year-old Renton man was arrested for reckless driving near the intersection of Renton-Issaquah Road Southeast and Northwest Talus Drive.ASSAULT: A 57-year-old Sammamish man was ar-rested for domestic assault in the fourth degree on the 900 block of Northeast Park Drive.
May 132 LOKO: A 22-year-old Se-attle man was arrested for shopli�ing less than $12 of alcohol and energy drinks from a store on the 100 block of East Sunset Way.DUI: A 63-year-old Issaquah woman was ar-rested for drunken driving near the intersection of Newport Way Northwest and 12th Avenue North-west, with a blood level of 0.228.
May 14MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Two Issaquah 18-year-olds were arrested for damag-ing a window pane, at a total loss of $250, on the 23400 block of Southeast
Black Nugget Road.SOMEONE GET WER-NER HERZOG: An of-�cer searched the area of Renton-Issaquah Road Southeast and Northwest Talus Drive for a green Ford Escort swerving on the roadway. It was reported the driver was looking down in her lap, possibly texting. �e car was not found.COME GET ME: An o�cer responded to Walgreen’s on the 6300 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast to deal with a man who had been loitering for three hours. �e man turned up with an outstand-ing the� warrant out of the Edmonds Police Depart-ment and was arrested.
SammamishMay 3ACCIDENT: No one was seriously hurt when a Sammamish driver collid-ed with an 8-year-old boy carrying his push scooter while running across the street at the Southeast Belvedere Way and Tros-sachs Boulevard Southeast intersection around 4:20 p.m. �e front of the black Toyota Camry hit the boy’s legs and knocked him over. �e boy hit his head, but was wearing a helmet.ASSAULT: A verbal domestic dispute turned
physical when a Sam-mamish resident pushed his wife down the stairs of their home in the 300 block of 227th Lane Northeast around 4 p.m., according to the wife’s tes-timony. Police later arrest-ed the husband in a nearby park. He was transported to the Issaquah Jail to be prosecuted for assault in the fourth degree.
May 4HOT AND THEN COLD: A Sammamish resident in the 1500 block of 209th Avenue Northeast called police because an employee from Fischer Heating and Air Condi-tioning threatened his life when he told the employee he would not pay the remaining of his bill. �e employee denied making such threats. �e next day, the resident told police he spoke with the owner and no longer feared for his life.
May 5SOTALLY TOBER: Police arrested a Sammamish man for driving under the in�uence near Safeway in the 800 block of 228th Avenue Northeast. He submitted to and failed the standard �eld sobriety test and the portable breath test, which had a 0.126 reading.
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The BlotterPolice reports from Issaquah & Sammamish
BY MEGAN CAMPBELLISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Sammamish Police were searching for a white male, in his 40s, who robbed the Pine Lake Bank of America Wednesday at 11 a.m., according to King County spokesman Sgt. Stanley Seo.
Surrounding schools, including Pine Lake Middle School, were in lockdown for about an hour Wednes-day a�ernoon.
Police used a K9 unit to track the suspect, who was last seen running east away from the bank, according to the department’s Twitter post.
As of press, Wednesday a�ernoon, the suspect was still on the loose.
Eastside Fire & Rescue responded to a �re at the Hilton Garden Inn in Issaquah early Saturday morning.
An electrical issue in an air conditioning unit caused a lot of smoke and was contained to a guest room on the fourth �oor shortly a�er crews ar-rived, according to EF&R Deputy Chief Bud Backer.
�e elderly woman
staying in the room and another woman were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, Backer said.
�e �re was extin-guished quickly.
�e initial call came in shortly a�er 1 a.m. Crews were on scene at 1:12 a.m. Six engines responded to the �re.
Bellevue Fire Depart-ment assisted.
Sammamish PD look for bank robber suspect
EF&R respond to Hilton Garden Inn �re
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Thursday, May 28Issaquah Community AwardsLocation: Hilton Garden Inn, 1800 NW Gilman Blvd5:30-8 p.m. — Celebrate outstanding individu-als at the 36th annual Issaquah Community Awards. The event is or-ganized by the Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the presentation, the chamber crowns a new king and queen of Issaquah at the event. To learn more or register, go to issaquahchamber.com.
Saturday, May 30Flying Wheels Bike RideLocation: Marymoor Park, 6046 West Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE, Redmond6 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Routes will all begin and end at Marymoor Park. The 45-, 67- and 100-mile loops include challenging hills, while the 23-mile loop has only a couple of gentle climbs. For more information call 206-522-2453 or visit http://www.cascade.org/about-ride-0.
Sunday, May 31Deadline for Sam-mamish Arts Fair By midnight — Submis-sions for the October Sammamish Arts Fair are to be submitted to [email protected]. (The deadline has
been extended from May 17.)For more information and to download the ap-plication and guidelines visit SammamishArtsFair.wordpress.com/call-for-artists-2/.
Thursday, June 4Sammamish Symphony Orchestra performsLocation: Meydenbauer Theatre, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue7:30 p.m. — The Sam-mamish Symphony Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s Sym-phony No. 4 in F minor. Tickets range from $10 for children to $20 for adults. Purchase tickets at http://goo.gl/907Flh. For more information call 206-517-7777.
Friday, June 5Issaquah Wine WalkLocation: Downtown Issaquah Association, 232 Front Street N6-9 p.m. — The last First Friday Downtown Is-saquah Wine Walk boasts live music, art, snacks and local boutique wines poured in various tasting locations up and down Front Street. Bring your own glass to cut down on waste. To buy tickets visit http://goo.gl/MTPV7u. For more information go to www.downtownissaquah.com/events-and-music/wine-walk/.
Teen Fest Skateboard CompetitionLocation: Sammamish Skate Park, 801 228th Ave SE4 p.m. — Sammamish residents and non-residents are welcome to compete in the 2015 Teen Fest. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. It costs $5 for residents and $10 for non-residents to compete. Helmets are required. For more information call 425-295-0500.
Saturday, June 6Summer SmashLocation: Lake Sam-mamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, Issaquah1-7 p.m. — Enjoy head-liner Nolan Garrett and other local groups Cygnus, Last Minute, LocoMotive and the School of Rock House Band during the free Lake Sammamish State
Park concert. Attendees will not need to purchase a state parking pass. For more information call 425-274-8558.
Family Art Time!Location: artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St N, Issaquah3-5 p.m. — Do you some-times wish you could attend an art class with your child? Now’s your chance. All skill levels are welcome. It costs $20 for members, $25 for non-members and $12 for children. To regis-ter, visit http://arteast.org/2015/03/family-art-time/.
Sunday, June 7Sammamish Symphony Orchestra performsLocation: Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Eastlake High School 400 228th Ave NE, Sam-mamish2 p.m. — The Sammamish
Symphony Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor. Tickets range from $10 for children to $20 for adults. Purchase tickets at http://goo.gl/RPY1EE. For more information call 206-517-7777.
Sammamish Youth Chamber Orchestra performsLocation: EX3 Teen Center, 825 228th Ave NE, Sammamish7 p.m. — Its time for the Sammamish Youth Chamber Orchestra, a newly-formed group of local musicians, to per-form its final concert. The event is free, but dona-tions are welcome. For more information on the
event call 425-868-5120.
Saturday, June 13Seattle Family Concert Location: Springfree Trampoline, 1875 NW Poplar Way, Suite 1, Is-saquah2-3 p.m. — Springfree Trampoline will host a free concert, the first in its summer series, and will feature Recess Monkey, a musical group of three teachers from Seattle. The nationally acclaimed group plays music for children and families. Springfree will also provide the “world’s safest” trampolines for children to jump on dur-ing the concert. For more information on the event call 425-654-1306 or email seattle@springfree.
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ONGOINGIssaquah Farmers MarketLocation: Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave NW9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Find farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, freshly cut � owers, baked goods, beer and wine and more at the Issaquah Farmers Market every Saturday from May 2 to Sept. 26. For more information call 425-837-3320. Issaquah Valley Trolley
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Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting ap- plications for a Circula- tion Manager. Position will be based out of the Bellevue office. The pri- mary duty of a Circula- tion Manager (CM) is to manage a geographic district. The CM will be accountable for the as- s igned newspaper as follows: Recruiting, con- tracting and training in- dependent contractors to meet delivery deadlines, insuring delivery stan- dards are being met and quality customer service. Posi t ion requi res the ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe man- ner; to occasionally lift and/or transport bundles w e i g h i n g u p t o 2 5 pounds from ground lev- el to a height of 3 feet; to d e l i v e r n e w s p a p e r routes, including ability to negotiate stairs and to deliver an average of 75 newspapers per hour for up to 8 consecu t i ve hours; to communicate wi th carr iers and the public by telephone and in person; to operate a personal computer. Must possess re l iable, in - sured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license. We of- fer a competitive com- pensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holi- days), and 401K (cur- rently with an employer match). If you are inter- ested in joining the team at the Issaquah/Sam- mamish Repor ter and the Valley Record, email us your cover letter and resume to:
Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Em- p l o y e r ( E O E ) a n d strongly supports diver- si ty in the workplace. Check out our website to find out more about us!
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Three Salons! Bridle Trails,
Kirkland, Duvall, Issaquah Highlands
Now hiring Manager (Bridle Trails)
Full and P/T StylistsAll locations Call Tricia at
425.444.3096 for an informational
interview.
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EmploymentGeneral
Multi-Media Advertising Consultant
(Bellevue, WA)Do you have a proven track record of success in sales and enjoy man- aging your own territory? Are you competitive and thrive in an energetic en- vironment? Do you de- sire to work for a compa- ny that offers uncapped earning oppor tunities? Are you interested in a fast paced, creative at- mosphere where you can use your sales ex- pertise to provide con- sultative print and digital solutions?I f you answered YES then you need to join the largest community news organization in Washing- ton. Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for self- motivated, results-driven people interested in a mult i -media sales ca- reer. Position is respon- sible for print and digital advertising sales to an ec lec t ic and exc i t ing group of cl ients. Suc- cessful candidates will be engaging and goal oriented, with good or- ganizational skills and will have the ability to g r o w a n d m a i n t a i n strong business relation- ships through consulta- tive sales and excellent customer service. Every day will be a new adven- ture! You can be an inte- gral part of the Bellevue community while helping local business partners succeed in their in print or online branding, mar- keting and adver tising strategies. Whether their marketing footprints are in Bellevue, all around t h e E a s t s i d e , K i n g C o u n t y, o r We s t e r n Washington - you have the opportunity to help them with their success. Professional sales expe- rience necessary; media experience is a definite asset but not mandatory. If you have these skills, and enjoy playing a pro- act ive par t in helping you r c l i en ts ach ieve b u s i n e s s s u c c e s s , please email your re- sume and cover letter to:
ATTN: MMSCBLVUWe offer a competitive compensa t i on (Base plus Commission) and benefits package includ- ing heal th insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an e m p l o y e r m a t c h . ) Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Em- p l o y e e ( E O E ) a n d strongly supports diver- si ty in the workplace. Visit our website to learn more about us!www.soundpublishing.com
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www.securitasjobs.comSelect Bellevue, WA as of� ce locationSelect Security Of� cer- Regular for positionSecuritas Security Services USA, Inc. has immediate Full-Time and Part-Time openings for dynamic security professionals in North Bend, WA.
Every day, all over the nation, our 'everyday heroes' help make people feel more secure. At Securitas Security Services USA Inc., we recognize this commitment by offering our employees opportunities for training, development and advancement as well as the stability and confidence of working for a reputable national company. Working together, we combine our expertise in security and passion of service to truly make a difference.
Security Of� cer Job ResponsibilitiesAs a Security Officer with Securitas, you will many times be the first person that people interact with at an assigned client site. Maintaining a positive environment and experience will be one of the primary responsibilities of this role. In addition, a Security Officer will observe and report activities and incidents, provide for the safety of client property and personnel; while making periodic tours to check for irregularities.
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SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCER (Everett, WA)The Daily Herald, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking a Social Media Producer to take our social media e� orts to the next level and help grow our digital audience in Snohomish County, Washington. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable and passionate about social media, with professional experience on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, preferably for a media website. You need journalism experience, excellent writing skills and strong news judgment. If you’re the right candidate, you know how to optimize a Web headline for SEO and social engagement, and you know how to use analytics to in� uence your decisions. You’ll be part of our newsroom team, collaborating with reporters and editors to maximize the reach of our content. You’ll also collaborate with other departments on company initiatives to promote The Herald and its various products and grow our overall audience.Responsibilities:• Lead day-to-day eff orts on The Herald’s growing portfolio of
social channels.• Help our writers and editors package stories for social channels
and audiences.• Set best practices and tone of voice for The Herald’s social channels.• Monitor trending topics and act on that information by communicating
with sta� writers or blogging and aggregating on your own.• Track success through engagement rates, growth statistics and
other metrics.• Participate in live coverage of news events using social tools.• Integrate with Herald marketing and audience development
teams to help with broader company aims in social media.
Desired skills and experience:• 3-5 years of professional experience in journalism-related social
media. Proven track record running social for media outlets or brands preferred. The ability to exercise sound judgment is an absolute must.
• Extensive knowledge of mainstream and emerging social channels.• Ability to track your own success and justify decisions with numbers.
• Familiarity with Snohomish County and the Puget Sound area.• Experience with SEO/SEM, paid social advertising, or email
marketing a plus.• Experience using professional Web publishing tools, photo
editing and video editing a plus.
We o� er a competitive compensation and bene� ts package including health insurance, paid time o� (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match).To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and examples of your work to [email protected], ATTN: SMPSound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Check out our website to � nd out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com
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Accepting resumes at:[email protected] by mail to:19426 68th Avenue S, Kent, WA 98032ATTN: HRPlease state which position and geographic area you are applying for.
We are community & daily newspapers in these Western Washington Locations:
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Sales Positions• Multi Media Advertising Sales Consultants - Bellevue - Everett - Renton - Whidbey Island - Port Angeles/Sequim• Social Media Producer - Everett
Non-Sales Positions• Creative Artist - Everett - Poulsbo (On-Call)
Circulation• Circulation Sales Manager - Everett
EmploymentTransportation/Drivers
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stop off and unload- ing pay
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EmploymentSales & Retail
SALES ASSOCIATERodda Paint
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Professional ServicesCatering
Weekly Meal Service(P lanning, Shopping, Travel, Cooking, Clean- up). Catering (All Sizes Events). Seatt le Chef Joe was founded on the principle of pairing the Best Ingredients to the Best Service.
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Professional ServicesLegal Services
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stuffCemetery Plots
2 s ide by s ide p lots, Bonney Watson Wash- ington Memorial Park in Seatac. In near ly fu l l Lakeside garden. Sec- tion 17, block 41, lot C, spaces 3 & 4. Asking $4,200 for both. Valued at $3,600 each. Seller to pay transfer fees. Call Ann (253)735-9497
SEATAC. 2 SxS PLOTS $2500 ea Washington Memor ial Cemetery Park. Private, & off the busy main path. Relax and vis i t loved ones i n Sec t i on 18 , block 168, lot B, plots 3 and 4. Retai ls $4000 each. Private seller. Call Richard for details today at 541-752-9980.
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Cemetery Plots
Greenwood Memor ia l Park, Renton. Three side-by-side cemetery p l o t s l oca ted i n t he A z a l e a G a r d e n a t Greenwood Memor ia l Park. The Azalea Gar- den is an established and we l l -ma in ta i ned park-like setting with roll- ing lawns and trees in the Highland Park area of Renton. Price: $2500 for one, $4000 for two and $5000 for all three. (Current value of each plot is $7997.) Owner can meet you to show you exact location and t r a n s f e r o w n e r s h i p would be conducted by Greenwood staff. Call Al a t 2 0 6 . 2 1 8 . 9 5 8 9 o r [email protected]
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Electronics
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pets/animals
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Cats
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Dogs
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Dogs
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MINI Austral ian shep- herd Purebred Puppy’s, r a i s e d w i t h f a m i l y, smart, loving. 1st shots, wormed. Many colors. $550 & up. 360-261- 3354
garage sales - WA
Garage/Moving SalesKing County
RENTON.LAST ESTATE SALE this Saturday only 5/23 from 8 am to 2 pm. An- t iques, furniture, plus lots of collectibles; Star- Trek, Kincaid, Coca-Co- la. Lots more! See you at 16703 121st Ave SE, 98058. Cash only please
transportation
Auto Events/ Auctions
Clark’s Towing, LLCPublic Auto Auction05/29/15 - 12 PM
Preview at 10amAuction @ 1780 NW Maple St, Issaquah
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AutomobilesClassics & Collectibles
C L A S S I C 1 9 6 4 V W BEETLE / $13,600. New AM/FM radio installed with great sounding new speakers. 1964 VW has excellent body condition. New front seat belts in- stalled. Four new tires installed in 2013.Brand new 12 volt bat- tery installed in 2014.Upholstery in great con- dition. Two speed wiper motor installed for wiper blades. Gel seat on driv- er’s seat to make ride more “comfortable”.Includes owner’s manu- al. Vehicle has “the Club Anti-Theft Device”Contact [email protected]
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Event DetailsJoin us for our 36th annual Issaquah Community Awards Banquet! �is community-wide event celebrates the many service clubs in the Issaquah area as they recognize one of their own in front of the Issaquah community! Enjoy a delicious plated dinner and a no-host bar as you see some amazing people get awarded for their great service in dedication to Issaquah.
Some of these organizations include the Issaquah Schools’ Foundation, Eastside Fire & Rescue, the Rotary Club of Issaquah, Issaquah Parks & Recreation and the list goes on!
Who’s going to win??Join us in a fun evening of celebrating ‘Issaquah’s finest’ to find out! �ank you to our sponsors,
When:May 28, 2015 @ 5:30PM - 8:00PM
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di�erent management teams, supported by di�erent investors (taxpayers), and their workforce is mostly unionized.
Multiple approaches are getting �oated as part of a potential grand bargain among lawmakers.
�ere’s an idea of a levy swap. �is would raise the state’s property tax rate and lower districts’ property tax levies. �is is envisioned as a dollar-for-dollar trade.
Another idea would create a capital-gains tax on Washington’s wealthiest 7,500 residents to generate a pot of money that could displace some of those local levy
dollars.Complicating matters is an absence of
trust in lawmakers to deliver on pledges they make. Not only are there doubts among the education establishment, many lawmakers worry about breaking promises and winding up in front of the Supreme Court again.
Tuesday morning a group of superinten-dents and school �nance o�cers huddled in Redmond to assess di�ering and evolving proposals sprouting in Olympia. Similar gatherings are occurring around the state and on the Capitol campus almost daily.
“We’re trying to �gure out what they really mean,” said Everett schools Superin-tendent Gary Cohn, who was in Redmond.
While no one intends to harm students or the schools they attend, Cohn said there’s concern lawmakers will settle on a “collection of deals and bargains and compromises that creates an unintended consequence.”
“Our worry is that there won’t be a series of solutions that is adequate time-wise and that’s ample funding-wise to be able to maintain programs while the state takes its responsibility,” he said.
“It is very di�cult for them to come up with a simple answer in a short period of time,” he said, “yet we don’t have a lot of time.”
Jerry Corn�eld is the political reporter for the Everett Herald.
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Beaver Lake Advisory Board seeks volunteers
�e Beaver Lake Management District Advisory Board seeks three volunteers for vacant seats.
�e board examines projects and programs that a�ect Beaver Lake and determines which proposals are most bene�icial to the current conditions and overarching goals of the lake’s manage-ment district.
Applications are being accepted alongside required letters of intent and resumes. Inquire for applications by contacting Melonie Anderson, [email protected]. Anderson will also accept completed applications.
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legislature that they should be funding schools,” Instructional Technology Specialist Joshua Moore said. “�e McCleary decision made it clear they need to �gure it out and make it happen. �e point of this is to let them know we’re watching them and they need to make it happen.”
Teachers were also concerned about fund-ing for smaller class sizes as mandated by Initiative 1351, passed in November.
Ellen Hayes, a Spanish teacher at Issaquah High who said she teaches a class of 34, came to the district from Washington, D.C., where unions were able to demand smaller class
sizes. She said she was surprised education wasn’t a higher priority in Washington state.
“It’s been a lesson in local government,” Hayes said. “I thought (funding for education) was such a slam dunk. It’s been disappointing to �nd out that’s not the case.”
�e state legislature entered special session in late April a�er failing to come to agree-ment on issues including a state budget or a legislative response to the Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary decision, which found the legislature was failing to fund public education as required under the state constitution.
�e legislature was on its 21st day of special session Tuesday. Special sessions are required to last no longer than 30 days.
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We’re on a missionIf you’re reading this message, you
may feel as we do at Susan G. Komen Puget Sound: we’re on a mission. It’s so important that everyone have access to breast cancer screening programs, as well as equal insurance coverage for cancer treatments. � e lives and well-being of our loved ones and all the women in our communities are at stake.
Everything we do is aimed at � ghting this awful disease, and you can help. Educate yourself about breast health. Encourage your loved
ones to be screened. Be an advocate. And don’t forget to join us for the 22nd annual Susan G. Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure® on Sunday, June 7 at Seattle Center. Together we’ll celebrate the strength and courage of breast cancer survivors while raising critical funds to battle breast cancer locally.
To save $5 and have your registration fee matched dollar-for-dollar, sign up in person at an X� nity store from April 20 through Race day. Donations are accepted and matched as well; up to $35. Our thanks to Comcast for their generous matching program, which could bring in as much as $25,000 for our cause. Our appreciation also to presenting sponsor QFC and all the companies and teams who come together to make Race such a great experience each year.
Check out our website and fundraising app and be sure to sign up your friends, co-workers and family for Race for the Cure on June 7. Got kids? We’ll have plenty of fun for them and – for the � rst time – your canine friend!
If you’d rather volunteer – or just make a donation – we welcome your participation as well. A� er Race for the Cure, please check out our other upcoming events and opportunities. Together, we’ll make a di� erence against breast cancer and in our communities.
Yours in the � ght,
David RichartExecutive DirectorSusan G. Komen Puget Sound
Yours in the � ght,
David RichartExecutive Director
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Get ready for a fun � lled family day at the JA Pedal Party.
No matter if you are a biking enthusiast or just graduated
from training wheels, you will have fun exploring the picturesque
fairgrounds and scenery around Remlinger Farms. It’s more than
just your average bike ride; there will be food, drinks, and an
auction that will all bene� t Junior Achievement of Washington.
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XFINITY STORES OFFER RACE FOR THE CURE REGISTRATION, DONATION MATCHES
Comcast is matching Race for the Cure Puget Sound registration fees and donations up to $35 for those who sign up in person at participating X� nity retail stores.
To double your donation, head to your local X� nity retail store and look for the pink iPad display. Race registrations will be accepted and matched at X� nity stores through Friday, June 5 and donations through Race day – Sunday, June 7.
Comcast has committed to support the matching campaign up to $25,000. � e company will match one registration fee or donation per participant.
“Employees throughout Comcast participated in the Race for the Cure for years, and it’s exciting to take this support to a new level. I can’t think of anyone at Comcast who hasn’t been
touched in some way by breast cancer through personal experience or family and friends. We are excited to partner with the Susan G. Komen Puget Sound and be a part of the solution to end breast cancer,” said Steve Kipp, Vice President of External A� airs for Comcast.
Washington State has the 5th highest breast cancer incidence rate in the U.S., according to a 2015 American Cancer Society survey. Breast cancer a� ects women and men across regions, ethnicities, and ages. In 2015, there are expected to be nearly 295,000 new breast cancer cases and over 40,000 deaths in the United States.
For more information about the registration and donation match and a list of participating X� nity stores, visit: www.KomenPugetSound.org/ComcastMatch.
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chip booth open 8:00 AM Kids for the Cure® Race 8:15 AM Women’s Only 5K Run8:30 AM Co-ed 5K Run 8:45 AM One Mile Walk8:45 AM Co-ed 5K Walk9:00 AM Paws for the Cure 5K Dog Walk (NEW!)10:55 AM Survivor Parade11:15 AM Fundraising Awards and Closing Ceremonies
RegisterJoin us on Sunday, June 7 as we come together to celebrate breast cancer survivors while raising critical funds for the � ght against breast cancer. Seventy-� ve percent of funds raised at the Race support local breast health screening, education and outreach programs. Twenty-� ve percent of funds raised go toward global research to � nd a cure. Visit komenpugetsound.org to sign up.
New this YearYour canine companion can be an of� cial part of this year’s Race when you register them for Paws for the Cure 5K walk! Paws for the Cure will begin at 9:00 am at the start line on Race day. A Race bib and pink bandana are included with your dog’s $25 registration fee, which must be purchased as part of an adult walker registration. Only one dog is permitted per adult walker registration.
Why We Race• One in eight women in the U.S. will be
diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
• Because every minute, somewhere in the world, someone dies from breast cancer.
• And because, breast cancer knows no boundaries—be it age, gender, socio-economic status or geographic location.
We Race because at the current rate, 13 million breast cancer deaths around the world will occur in the next 25 years. When you participate and fundraise for the Race, we � ght these statistics together. In 1980, the 5-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer (cancer con� ned to the breast) was about 74 percent. Today, that number is 99 percent! Komen has played a critical role in every major advance in the � ght against breast cancer - transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors. This progress was made with your continued support and together we can reach our vision of a world without breast cancer.
Join a TeamMultiply your impact, multiply your fun! Participating in the Susan G. Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure® with a team increases the fun, the laughter and maybe even the tears you share on Race day.Did you know that every two minutes a new case of breast cancer is diagnosed in the US? Help us � ght back by forming a team in honor or in memory of someone you know impacted or touched by breast cancer. Together you make an even greater impact than you could alone.Teams can be of any size and team members do not have to participate in the same event. There is no extra cost to form or join a team.
Make a donationEven if you can’t walk or run, you can lend your support to the breast cancer � ght by making a general donation or giving to a participant or team. Visit the Race website to � nd out how.
Fundraise for the cureFundraising for the Race is easy! When you register, you automatically receive your own fundraising website which can be personalized. Use it to encourage everyone you know to visit your site where they can see what you are doing in the � ght against breast cancer and make a donation on your behalf. The Race website has a full list of other resources you can use to help you achieve your fundraising goals.
Community EventsRock ‘n’ Soul for the CureAugust 15, 2015 • Benaroya Hall, Seattle
Rock & Soul for a cause! Enjoy an evening at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle with Kalimba Band’s R&B, soul, and funk-inspired sound while playing a part in the local � ght against breast cancer.
Survivor CelebrationSeptember 12, 2015Holland America Line at Pier 91, Seattle
Join us at the 2015 Breast Cancer Survivor Celebration aboard a Holland America Line cruise ship. Enjoy a gourmet lunch with stunning views of Puget Sound and the Seattle city skyline, meet other breast cancer survivors and be inspired by special guest speakers. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91, Seattle. Registration begins in August.
Susan G. Komen 3-Day®
September 18-20, 2015Greater Seattle Area
The Susan G. Komen 3-Day is a 60-mile walk for women and men who want to make a personal difference in the � ght to end breast cancer.
Lunch for the Cure®
October 6, 2015Hotel Murano Bicentennial Pavilion, Tacoma
Lunch for the Cure® brings together Pierce County’s business and community leaders to raise funds for breast health outreach and education in Western Washington and for breast cancer research globally.
Power of a Promise® LuncheonOctober 28, 2015 • Downtown Seattle
The Power of a Promise luncheon brings together the Seattle and Eastside communities to make a powerful statement of commitment to Komen’s promise of a world without breast cancer.
Learn more about these and other events at komenpugetsound.org.
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Gregoire, a breast cancer survivor, credits early detection for saving her life and is committed to raising awareness of cancer prevention and screenings, including mammograms.
� e � rst 18 Washington State breast cancer awareness license plates were sold by online auction in October, raising $13,983 for the cause.
If you or a loved one need a mammogram but have no insurance or a limited health plan, contact the BCCHP to apply for a free screening. Call 1-888-438-2247 to � nd out if you may be eligible, or get more information online at www.doh.wa.gov/bcchp. Eligibility for the BCCHP is based on health insurance status, income and age.
THE FABULOUS FOOBSWith a name like � e Fabulous
Foobs, the Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure team co-led by survivor Dana Chambers would have a good story behind it. Indeed, “foobs” are the result of Dana’s own journey, which began in December 2013 with a needle biopsy and diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma.
Dana, married and “mom” to a quarter horse named Gunnar, was told to prepare for surgery, chemo and a long, di� cult year. Determined to win the battle, she opted for a double mastectomy, and ended up having 16 lymph nodes out too.
Dana recalls a di� cult recovery from surgery, followed by a surprising rebound during chemo. � ough she lost her hair and experienced pain and fatigue, she took RV trips with her
husband, rode Gunnar and made progress on her quilting projects. “I was not about to let cancer rule my life and take away the things I love the most,” she said.
She signed up for her � rst Race for the Cure and joined thousands of Komen Puget Sound supporters and fundraisers at Seattle Center last June. “At the end of the one-mile walk I was so warm that I decided to remove my bandana in public for the � rst time,” she said. A photographer captured the moment when a friend kissed Dana’s bald head. � at compelling shot – with Dana’s beautiful grin – graces this year’s Race � yers and ads.
Dana’s battle isn’t � nished. Chemo ended, but her oncologist advised Herceptin infusions and an anti-estrogen medicine along with radiation. With treatments and reconstruction still in her future, Dana works at maintaining a positive attitude, expressing thanks to God, family, friends and a supportive medical team. “I’m going to the gym, walking, riding my horse and living my life,” Dana said. “And I’ll see all of you at Race for the Cure on June 7!”
Founded in 1992 by local volunteers who shared a vision of ending breast cancer forever, the Puget Sound A� liate has invested more than $28.6 million to � ght breast cancer. Funding from Race for the Cure and other Komen Puget Sound events support community programs, as well as groundbreaking science to � nd a cure.
Komen funds breast cancer early detection and education. Here are just a few of the organizations that bene� t:
Cancer Lifeline—Patient Assistance & Treatment Support, helping
low-income patients who are in treatment for breast cancer.
Washington State Department of Health—Komen Breast Cancer Screening & Diagnostic Program, lifesaving mammograms and diagnostic services to nearly 8,000 low income women
Franciscan Foundation—Breast Cancer Navigation Program, screening,
diagnostics and treatment for Asian, Paci� c Islander, African American, Hispanic, Native American and sexual minority women in Tacoma/Pierce County
South Puget IntertribalPlanning Agency—
Native Women’s Wellness Program, providing breast health outreach, education, screening and support to women in rural tribal communities.
Also, a minimum of 25 percent of the a� liate’s net income goes to breast cancer research. Here are just a few of the Komen Scholars funded in the past year:
• Julie Gralow, M.D., of the University of Washington, is exploring whether there are features found on breast cancer cells at the time of diagnosis that make the cancer cells more likely to spread to the bone or other sites. Dr. Gralow and her team also test whether biophosphonates, a class of drugs that inhibit bone breakdown, can decrease breast cancer recurrence.
• Benjamin Anderson, M.D., of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, to continue his professional work in addressing breast cancer disparities around the globe.
• Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., of the University of Washington to screen for mutations in the non-coding regions of breast cancer genes that may regulate when and where those genes get activated, potentially identifying novel mutations and new mechanisms for inherited breast cancer.
Dr. King is well known for her discovery of the BRCA1
gene. Studies have shown that mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 (combined with other known genetic risk mutations) account for about one-third of hereditary breast cancers.
KOMEN ON A MISSION TO END BREAST CANCER
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but they do have heart. If that’s true, then Susan G. Komen Puget Sound volunteer Barb Tiller has heart—lots of it. � e 70-year-old Seattle native has been an active Komen Puget Sound volunteer for 20 years, beginning her involvement with the Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure in 1996. � is year’s Race for the Cure brings Barb’s volunteer career full circle as she tackles the challenge of wrangling close to 500 helpers as the Race volunteer co-chair.
“I’ve always loved Komen, ever since I started volunteering,” Barb says. � at love was born of a chance meeting with a pair of breast cancer survivors, a meeting she counts as a transformational moment in her journey. “� ey were so full of life and happy,” she recalls. “� ey’d just gone through treatment and losing a breast, and I thought ‘How could they be happy going through something like that?’”
Barb soon recognized
that it is the feeling of sisterhood among survivors that lies at the root of their joy. Since then, Barb has been an active Komen volunteer, providing support for everything from administrative work in the organization’s downtown Seattle o� ce to greeting guests at events. Her volunteer work, she says, “is just something of a passion now. I want to continue to work with Komen and be a part of the cure.”
As Race volunteer co-chair, Barb is charged with managing a variety of roles required to ensure the event goes smoothly. However, her greatest joy in the role is in seeing all of the other who are also interested in � nding a cure. She is inspired by these volunteers, many of them breast cancer survivors, who share her determination to bring an end to the disease.
THERE’S A SAYING THAT VOLUNTEERS DON’T NECESSARILY HAVE TIME,
It may be hard to know what to say or do when someone has breast cancer, even when you really want to help. Susan G. Komen has resources for “co-survivors,” along with suggested ways to o� er support and take care of yourself during this di� cult time.
A co-survivor can be anyone who o� ers support, including family, friends, spouses, partners, kids, co-workers, healthcare providers, support groups and spiritual advisors.
� ere are many ways to support a survivor. � oughtful gestures big and small mean a lot, whether the person has just been diagnosed or completed treatment years ago. By giving support you show strength and love. � ere are three main types of support: informational, emotional and practical. Survivors may need di� erent types of support at di� erent times.
Informational support involves learning all you can about breast cancer, because the more you know, the more you can help. You can learn common breast cancer terms and treatment options, make a list of questions to ask the
doctor, or gather information for your loved one and share what you’ve learned.
Emotional support means you’re aware a diagnosis of breast cancer can bring about a wide range of emotions including shock, fear, denial, sadness and anger. As your loved one goes through this, just listen. Let them express their feelings. Give them a hug if it will be of comfort.
Practical support means helping with day-to-day tasks. You could o� er to cook or clean, drive them to the doctor, deliver a hot meal, do laundry, send a note or watch their kids.
Sometimes co-survivors need help too. Support groups are available for caregivers. You can also ask others to help so that you can take a break. By going to www.komen.org/cosurvivor, you can connect with others on Komen’s co-survivor message board and create an online calendar to assist your loved one.
If you’re a co-survivor in need of support or tips, visit www.komen.org/cosurvivor or call the breast care helpline at 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636).
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Healthy lifestyle choices may help lower your risk of different types of cancer and other health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.Though not all these behaviors lower the
risk of breast cancer, they are good for overall health.
• Be physically active (get regular exercise).
• Achieve and maintain a healthy weight. (Survivors who are overweight or obese should limit high-calorie foods and beverages
and increase physical activity to help with weight loss.)
• Eat at least 2 ½ cups of fruits and vegetables every day.
• Choose 100 percent whole grain foods (such as 100 percent whole grain breads and cereals, brown rice, millet and quinoa).
• Limit red meat and processed meat. Choose chicken, fish or beans more often.
• Limit “bad” fats (saturated and trans fats). These are found in
foods such as red meat, fatty deli meats, poultry skin,
full fat dairy, fried foods, margarine, donuts and microwave popcorn.
• Eat “good” fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats). These are found in foods such as olive and canola oil, nuts and natural nut butters, avocado and olives.
• Limit alcohol intake to less than one drink a day for women and fewer than two drinks a day for men.
Being physically active, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol and to a lesser degree, eating fruits and vegetables may help lower your risk of breast cancer. Other factors are good for your overall health and may help lower the risk of other types of cancer.
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Due to the use of regular mammography screening, most breast cancers in the U.S. are found at an early stage – before signs appear. However, not all breast cancers are found through mammography.Though warning signs of breast cancer
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• Lump, hard knot or thickening inside the breast or underarm area
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• New pain in one spot that does not go away.
In most cases, these changes are not cancer. For example, breast pain is more common with benign breast conditions than with breast cancer. However, the only way to know for sure is to see a provider. If you have breast cancer, it is best to � nd it at an early stage, when the chances of survival are highest.
A WORLD WITHOUT BREAST CANCER MEANS CURING THE DISEASE
My name is Lynda Weatherby and I’m a breast cancer survivor. Until a couple years ago, I thought I was an early detection success story – but as it turns out, I was wrong. Instead, I’m among the many women whose breast cancer has recurred and metastasized.
More than a decade ago, when I was in my 30s, I had early stage breast cancer; it was detected and treated early. � en came an awful day in May 2013, when I learned the cancer had fooled and foiled everyone. Twelve years later, it was back.
Right a� er Mother’s Day, I began radiation treatments to halt tumors that threatened my spinal cord. � e most intense treatments involved Gamma Knife surgery to wipe out tiny tumors at the base of my brain and a larger, truly wicked tumor that had formed on my main facial nerve.
Yes, the tiny cancer I had a dozen years ago with a minuscule chance of recurrence, came back into my life, this time as metastatic stage 4 disease. I couldn’t bear to say those awful words to anyone for nearly a year, and it’s still hard. I will likely be in some form of treatment for the rest of my life, taking meds, getting scans every few months, and balancing my fears with hope for a cure.
� ere are far too many women living in these circumstances. Last year the � rst report from the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance – of which the Susan G. Komen organization is a founding member – estimated the lifetime risk of recurrence at up to 30 percent for all breast cancers.
Breast cancer typically metastasizes to any of four
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Susan G. Komen is funding research into new treatments for metastatic disease, so I am hopeful. But a 30 percent risk of recurrence? � ose are sobering statistics for all breast cancer survivors. We need answers to how metastases happen. THEN we’ll be getting somewhere, and we’ll be able to save more lives.
In the 32 years since its founding, Komen has invested nearly $850 million in research, more than any other nonpro� t and second only to the U.S. government. It’s research that has helped push breast cancer death rates down by 34 percent since 1990, and helped improve survivability.
Early detection and mammography programs save lives and must continue, but also, a world without breast cancer means curing the disease, and research is how we get there.
I hope everyone reading this will consider joining the Susan G. Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure, either as a participant or volunteer. In doing so, you’ll not only be funding help for women in need right here
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Lynda Weatherby lives in Issaquah with her family.
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