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REPORTER REPORTER Island Island www.mi-reporter.com Patti Brawer/Contributed Photo A young bald eagle, slowly changing from gray to white feathers on the head, sits on a dock post on the western side of Mercer Island near the Brawer home on Sunday, April 7. Searching for fish By Mary L. Grady [email protected]In its effort to fight tolls on Interstate 90, the City of Mercer Island has spend about $125,000 to date out of a budget approved for the work of $150,000. From Olympia to Virginia to Washington, D.C., the city has taken its fight across the country. The work of legal counsel and lobbyists hired by the city are part of a two-pronged effort to look at both the state and federal roles in determining both the legality and the impact of tolling as a way to fund the rebuild of State Route 520. Within those realms, the city has hired help to look at the fol- lowing areas that might determine if, first, tolls are illegal, and next, if there are other sources of funds to pay for the SR-520 bridge. First, the city is concerned that decision makers may opt for a more abbreviated approach to assessing the impact of tolling by approving the production of an environmental assessment rather than a full environmental impact statement. By law, an EIS implies that the agency in charge fully studies and documents the social, environmental and economic impact of imposing tolls. In addition, the city has hired lobbyists to work within the state Legislature to look for other fund- ing sources for the bridge rather than tolling. Next, the city wants to be part of the decision about the legality of tolling a federal highway to pay for a state highway. As a part of that effort, the city has hired legal strategists to follow lawsuits brought against tolling in Portsmouth, Va., in a similar situation. Finally, if the state does decide to do a full EIS, the city will likely hire experts to follow the work. The Washington State Department of Transportation will be the lead agency on the report. “If and when an EIS is a go,” Treat said, “we will want to moni- tor the work being done on the economic impact, traffic changes and other effects from tolling.” In that case, a traffic consultant and an economic impact expert will be hired, he said. A traffic engineer will cost $25,000. According to City Finance City spending to fight tolls to grow By Reporter Staff Longtime Island resident, Benson Wong, has announced that he will run for Mercer Island City Council Position No. 6, cur- rently held by Mike Grady. Wong said, “I am excited about the opportunity to work for the residents of the Island if elected onto the City Council. While I was born and raised in Seattle, the Island has been my home for almost 30 years. My family and I love living here. I want to use the talents, skills and energy that I have to help make the Island an even healthier community.” As an attorney with the Seattle law firm of Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Wong believes that the skills used while representing clients in his business practice are well suited for Wong to run for City Council WONG | PAGE 2 Joint MISD, City Council meeting this Thursday The Mercer Island School Dis- trict Board of Directors will have its regular April meeting on Thursday, April 11. The meeting will begin with a special joint session with the City Council at 5:15 p.m. at City Hall. The two groups plan to discuss the proposed facilities master plan for the district, as well as the impact on North Mercer campus tenants and the pool. The regular MISD meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. The board will hear an update of the educational spec process. To learn more or to see a full copy of the agenda, visit www. mercerschools.org. ‘Leap for Green’ this Saturday, April 13 The Mercer Island City’s Leap for Green fair will be held this Satur- day, April 13, at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., stop by to learn about living green. There will be live music, educational booths and more. Tax deadline next Monday, April 15 The tax deadline for filing 2012 returns is Monday, April 15. The IRS recommends that the best way to file an accurate return is to e-file with the agency and to choose a direct deposit if expect- ing a refund. To learn more, visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov. Senior surveys in the mail to Islanders The Senior Advisory Board and the Mercer Island Senior Founda- tion is sending out its annual senior survey in the mail this week to Mercer Island residents. 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Patti Brawer/Contributed Photo A young bald eagle, slowly changing from gray to white feathers on the head, sits on a dock post on the western side of Mercer Island near the Brawer home on Sunday, April 7.
In its effort to fight tolls on Interstate 90, the City of Mercer Island has spend about $125,000 to date out of a budget approved for the work of $150,000.
From Olympia to Virginia to Washington, D.C., the city has taken its fight across the country.
The work of legal counsel and lobbyists hired by the city are part of a two-pronged effort to look at both the state and federal roles in
determining both the legality and the impact of tolling as a way to fund the rebuild of State Route 520.
Within those realms, the city has hired help to look at the fol-lowing areas that might determine if, first, tolls are illegal, and next, if there are other sources of funds to pay for the SR-520 bridge.
First, the city is concerned that decision makers may opt for a more abbreviated approach to assessing the impact of tolling by approving the production of an environmental assessment rather than a full environmental impact statement. By law, an EIS implies that the agency in charge fully studies and documents the social, environmental and economic impact of imposing tolls.
In addition, the city has hired
lobbyists to work within the state Legislature to look for other fund-ing sources for the bridge rather than tolling.
Next, the city wants to be part of the decision about the legality of tolling a federal highway to pay for a state highway.
As a part of that effort, the city has hired legal strategists to follow lawsuits brought against tolling in Portsmouth, Va., in a similar situation.
Finally, if the state does decide to do a full EIS, the city will likely hire experts to follow the work. The Washington State Department of Transportation will be the lead agency on the report.
“If and when an EIS is a go,” Treat said, “we will want to moni-tor the work being done on the economic impact, traffic changes and other effects from tolling.”
In that case, a traffic consultant and an economic impact expert will be hired, he said. A traffic engineer will cost $25,000.
According to City Finance
City spending to fight tolls to grow
By Reporter StaffLongtime Island resident,
Benson Wong, has announced that he will run for Mercer Island City Council Position No. 6, cur-rently held by Mike Grady.
Wong said, “I am excited about the opportunity to work for the residents of the Island if elected onto the City Council. While I was born and raised in Seattle, the Island has been my home for almost 30 years. My family and I love living here. I want to use the talents, skills and energy that I have to help make the Island an even healthier community.”
As an attorney with the Seattle law firm of Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Wong believes that the skills used while representing clients in his business practice are well suited for
Wong to run for City Council
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Joint MISD, City Council meeting this Thursday
The Mercer Island School Dis-trict Board of Directors will have its regular April meeting on Thursday, April 11.
The meeting will begin with a special joint session with the City Council at 5:15 p.m. at City Hall. The two groups plan to discuss the proposed facilities master plan for the district, as well as the impact on North Mercer campus tenants and the pool.
The regular MISD meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. The board will hear an update of the educational spec process.
To learn more or to see a full copy of the agenda, visit www.mercerschools.org.
‘Leap for green’ this Saturday, April 13
The Mercer Island City’s Leap for Green fair will be held this Satur-day, April 13, at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., stop by to learn about living green. There will be live music, educational booths and more.
Tax deadline next Monday, April 15
The tax deadline for filing 2012 returns is Monday, April 15.
The IRS recommends that the best way to file an accurate return is to e-file with the agency and to choose a direct deposit if expect-ing a refund.
To learn more, visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov.
Senior surveys in the mail to Islanders
The Senior Advisory Board and the Mercer Island Senior Founda-tion is sending out its annual senior survey in the mail this week to Mercer Island residents.
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the City Council. “When advocating and
negotiating for a client, you also need to listen carefully to the other party. By doing so, often a win-win result occurs.
I will listen and consider all viewpoints while on the City Council and will work with others for the Island’s common good.”
According to former School Board president and community activist, Terry Pottmeyer, who serves on Wong’s steering commit-tee, “I have been fortu-nate to work with Benson on several community boards and c o m m i t -tees over the years. He has consis-tently dem-onstrated a collaborative and thought-ful approach to our shared work. When Benson is involved, the team gets things accomplished.”
Wong sees challenges facing the community over the next four years, but also sees exciting opportu-nities ahead that will allow the community to shape its future.
“As a community, we need to confront the chal-lenges with an effective Island voice. While that voice often comes from the City Council, I want to make sure that it resonates from the entire Island,” he said.
Wong believes that the WSDOT’s current proposal for tolling I-90 is unfair to both Island residents and to non-resident employ-ees and adversely impacts Island businesses that rely on customers from off the Island.
He said he will work vig-orously to defeat the cur-rent proposal. Wong is also committed to the contin-
ued Town C e n t e r d e v e l o p -ment so that it best serves the Island’s local busi-nesses and will ensure that the
Island has well-maintained parks and open spaces. He emphasized the importance of having the City Council be an effective partner with the Mercer Island School District.
When his children were attending Island schools, Wong served on the Mercer Island Schools Foundation for three years. In 2011 he
completed six years on the Mercer Island Community Fund Board, serving as its president during the last two years of his term.
Susan Kaplan, another former School Board mem-ber and part of Wong’s steering committee, said, “Benson’s service on the MI Community Fund Board is just one example of his pas-sion for and commitment to our community and to his desire to improve the fabric of life on the Island.”
Wong also serves on the King County Bar Foundation Board of Trustees and is that orga-nization’s treasurer.
In 2011, Wong com-pleted 14 years of service on the Washington State Public Stadium Authority Board and on the TVW Board (having served for
three years as its presi-dent).
The PSA and First & Goal formed a public-pri-vate partnership to con-struct CenturyLink Field and the adjacent Event Center. TVW operates this state’s C-span equivalent of legislative proceedings in Olympia, and in 2012 the TVW Board awarded Wong its Founder’s Award.
During his campaign, Wong looks forward to meeting more Islanders, and to listening and learn-ing about the issues that concern them.
For more, go to www.ElectBensonWong.com.
Election factsThere will be no ballot
for Mercer Island voters in the April 23 election.
There are three City Council positions and two Mercer Island School District Board of Directors positions on the Novem-ber ballot.
Candidate filing for the August primary elec-tion is between May 13 and May 17. The August primary takes place on Aug. 6, with ballots to be mailed on July 1.
The November general election is set for Nov. 5.
Director Chip Corder, additional funds for the effort may be available from savings in last year’s budget. He will ask the Council if they wish to make those funds available at the City Council meet-ing on Monday night after Reporter deadline.
Both Corder and Assistant City Manager Noel Treat are uncertain about the amount of money it will take to fully monitor or influence the outcome regarding tolling I-90. Yet both acknowledge that cer-tain actions will require hiring additional expertise.
What is actually planned or spent is up to the City Council, they said.
It is difficult to say at this point how much the city might spend in its effort to fight and/or mitigate the effects of tolling I-90.
“If the city decides to litigate at both the state and federal levels, the cost could run into the hun-dreds of thousands of dol-lars,” he said.
For more, go to www.mercergov.org.
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“When Benson is involved, the team gets things accomplished.”
Terry Pottmeyer
Rebecca Mar/Staff PhotoDaffodils bloom at Mercerdale Park in early April.
Contributed PhotoBenson Wong is running for City Council.
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By Reporter StaffA solar array is being
planned for the Mercer Island Community and Event Center as the Island’s first renewable energy installation.
IslandVision, a Mercer Island nonprofit, and com-munity groups TIMI and the Mercer Island Green Ribbon Commission are working to raise $40,000 for the project.
Last year, Mercer Island met the goals of the “Green Power Challenge” and received a PSE grant of $30,000.
The 10kW solar array will cost an estimated $70,000 to install on the grounds of the community center.
“We invite residents to donate to this exciting com-munity solar project. Islanders have been generous in coop-eratively funding our city parks and public amenities,” said IslandVision Board Chair Callie Ridolfi. “Likewise, if we raise $40,000, this will more than double the size of the solar array and provide a significant renewable energy resource for the Island.”
The solar installation will help to power the community center, and thus reduce the cost of operating that facility for decades to come. The proj-
ect will also provide a dem-onstration about photovoltaic solar electric power, a rebate stream that will go toward maintenance and expansion and a tax-deduction for each donor.
Donations may be mailed by April 15, earmarked for the Mercer Island Community Solar Array, made out and sent to: IslandVision, P.O. Box 432, Mercer Island, Wash., 98040.
By Reporter StaffFor March, the number of
homes sold on Mercer Island was up, but the amount of active inventory usually seen in the weeks before spring has yet to materialize.
Data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service indicates that the 35 sin-gle family homes and one condo that sold last month
represent a more than 50 percent increase over the amount of homes sold in March of 2012. The median price for the single family homes (closed sales) was $869,000, up about 6 per-cent from the median price a year ago.
The number of homes listed last month remains well under inventory in 2012. In March of 2012, the number of single family homes on the Island offered for sale totalled 81, down from 111 a year ago.
Just 10 condos were offered for sale last month, in contrast to 20 offered for sale a year ago.
At present there are seven condos for sale and 82 single family homes; two-thirds are offered at $1 million or more. Just six are under $500,000. The most expen-sive home for sale on the Island is an eight-bedroom waterfront mansion offered at $16.75 million. The least expensive is a one-bedroom, 975-square-foot condo for $195,000.
Courtesy of Windermere Bellevue CommonsThis Mercer Island home on West Mercer Way was built in 2005. It has 90 feet of no-bank waterfront, 3,700 square feet of living space, lake and mountain views. With two bedrooms and 3.5 baths, it was placed on the market in February and is listed for $4.3 million.
Condos scarce in Island real estate market Inventory of homes, condos for sale lower than a year agoZachariah Rosenberg, 3, plays on the fire truck at Luther
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Pet owners on Mercer Island and much of King County can take advantage of a one-month “license amnesty period” in April and bring their expired pet licenses up-to-date or pur-chase new tags for animals not currently licensed with-out facing late fees or other penalties.
“A pet license is the best insurance policy you can buy for your pet,” says Dr. Gene Mueller, manager of Kent-based Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC). “For instance, if your pet is wear-ing its license and it shows up at our Pet Adoption Center, we will notify you that your pet is here. Or if we find your licensed pet in the field, we’ll return it to you instead of taking it to the center. What’s more, an injured animal wearing a license is more likely to receive veterinary care if you’re not around.”
King County pet owners can go to www.kingcoun-ty.gov/pets, then click on “License Your Pet” to renew a pet license online.
Licenses are also sold at the King County Pet Adoption Center, 21615 64th Ave. S. in Kent, at 25 Regional Partner City Halls, many QFC stores, vehicle licensing agen-cies, or at any of the six King County Community Service Centers (CSCs) located throughout King County. For a full list of pet licensing locations, visit www.kingcounty.gov/pets.
For more information about pet licensing, call the Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) at (206) 296-PETS (7387).
Verizon cell tower project moves forward
The project to place a Verizon cell tower near Island Crest Park is con-tinuing to move forward, according to the City of Mercer Island.
The Verizon project man-ager is working with the city on final details before final permitting for the project.
While putting in an underground vault for the tower, Verizon discovered groundwater was collecting near the vault, requiring a dewatering system to be installed in order to pro-tect the electronic equip-ment that would be housed in the vault. Verizon opted to make the improvements now, instead of redoing the landscaping around the project later on.
Once the city receives the dewatering plan for review, permits should be issued by April 15. Construction of the system and completion of the landscape restoration should be completed by the end of May.
To learn more, contact Parks Superintendent Jason Kintner at [email protected].
Snoqualmie Pass work will bring driving delays this spring, summer
Motorists planning a trip over Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass will face several major road improvement projects that will delay drivers this year as the Washington State Department of Transportation improves sections of roadway across a 50-mile stretch of I-90.
WSDOT and contrac-tor crews will start work in the next several weeks on a number of projects that will add lanes, build bridg-es, repave bridge decks and repair cracked sections of pavement.
Several locations east of Snoqualmie Pass will have single-lane closures and rolling slowdowns this summer, which will add to travel time.
During construction, drivers need to add at least an hour to their east-west trips.
Motorists can check the WSDOT website at www.wsdot.wa.gov to learn more about the project and clo-sures.
Just days after the City of Renton said it was con-sidering legal action over the planned closure of the control tower at Renton Municipal Airport, the FAA announced it would delay closures until June.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday, April 5, that it would be delaying the closure of 149 air traffic control towers around the United States.
The delay is until mid-June in order to give the Obama administration time to deal with legal
challenges. The City of Renton has
been considering legal action over the planned closure of the control tower.
The Renton closure was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 21.
“We do anticipate taking some legal action by the end of this week,” Mayor Denis Law said Tuesday.
He doesn’t know yet whether the city would join another lawsuit against the FAA or file one of its own. Spokane Airports filed a lawsuit against the FAA last week over the closure of the tower at Felts Field, which
is separate from Spokane International Airport.
The purpose of a lawsuit would be to stop the FAA from closing the tower until federal officials can resolve their budget issues, he said.
Closure of the tower, he said, is “primarily a public safety concern.”
Renton Airport would remain open, but all air-planes, including the 737, would need to maintain visual contact with other craft landing or taking off from the airport and on the ground as well.
The airport is the sixth-
busiest in the state, mea-sured in takeoffs and land-ings.
The city doesn’t have the money to operate the control tower on its own, Law said. It’s estimated that it would cost $400,000 to $450,000 a year to main-tain the operations of the tower at its current levels.
The tower is one of 149 that the FAA plans to close to help balance its budget, which was cut because of federal sequester.
Dean Radford is the edi-tor of the Renton Reporter, a sister paper of the Mercer Island Reporter.
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Governor Inslee’s budget is full of new taxes
Despite claims that Gov. Inslee’s 2013-2015 budget proposal only includes “extensions” for existing taxes or “repeals” of tax breaks, the truth is quite the opposite. It is filled with new taxa-tion, and is coming at a most unwelcome time in our nascent economic recovery.
The recently passed Senate budget plan is a bipartisan effort (31 Republicans, 18 Democrats) to meet funding needs with-out raising taxes — a laudable effort in these ever-more-bipartisan days.
Gov. Inslee’s plan includes a broad set of new taxes for us all to pay — here are some examples:
- New B&O tax on boat moorage slips, mini-storage facilities, apartments and commercial real estate — anytime the rental is over 30 days. This isn’t a “repeal”. In fact, applying B&O tax to real estate was ruled an unconstitu-tional non-uniform property tax in 1960.
- New 50 cent tax on small brew-ers — the tax exists for large brewers but expires in June. Inslee wants the tax to continue, and he wants to add it as a new tax to small brewers. Small brewers are one of Washington’s bright spots — don’t dampen their competitiveness with a new tax.
- Add sales tax to custom software sales. This isn’t a “repeal” of a tax break. Custom software writing is a service business subject to B&O tax like any other service business, and has never been subject to sales tax.
- Add sales tax to bottled water. Inslee calls this “removing an exemption,” but it’s actually an effort to go against the will of Washington voters, who explicitly
removed sales tax from bottled water when they passed Initiative 1107 in 2010.
The bottom line is that Gov. Inslee’s budget proposal is filled with new taxes that he and his team are trying to charac-terize otherwise. Don’t be fooled.
I, for one, am writing my House rep-resentatives and encouraging them to support the bipartisan budget proposal that the state Senate just passed — it funds education as required by the state Supreme Court and doesn’t include a raft of new taxes. I encourage everyone to do the same.
Joe Williams
Island gas prices very highI don’t want to get into a conversation
about tolling a community that has no recourse, as do other communities, but to drive over a bridge to work, worship,
go to school, go to the emergency room, schlep the kids to their vari-ous events or shop at the Target — basically, live our lives — as enough of you are very eloquently put-ting the unfairness of the looming tolls into words,
and hopefully action. What I would like to address is the premium we already pay when we purchase gas on the Island. We’ve read before that Island gas prices are not determined by the individual sta-tion owner, but by the oil companies, so apparently they look at the ZIP code and decide we can afford to pay more at the pump. The truth is, we consistently pay 20 to 30 cents more per gallon to fuel up on the Island than any of our sur-rounding communities, including 98039 — Medina. In this situation, we are not a captive audience. Use your wheels, use your Gas Buddy app, and fuel up on the other side of the (currently free) bridge. Unless and until we send the station
owners and oil companies a message by impacting their sales, they will continue to rip us off with inflated gas prices just because they can.
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Response to recent letter supporting tolling
Ms. Friends’ letter had many miscon-ceptions.
#1: That our political philosophy has been smaller government and less taxes.
In fact, the Washington DOT has grown 250 percent since 1991 in a state economy that for the most part has been growing at less than 2 percent. The gas tax was raised seven times since 1991. Each time the people were promised that the raise in gas tax would pay for the additional lanes on the new parallel SR-520 bridge, and instead the money disappeared into other projects and growing a huge bureaucracy.
#2: That the money would not be found to rebuild SR-520 and that without
the rebuild there would only be the I-90 bridge across the lake.
In fact, the SR-520 bridge is not being rebuilt. A parallel bridge is being built next to the old SR-520 bridge. Ironically, the reason for the rebuild was conges-tion, which is now reduced 30 percent by the toll. If they had just tolled SR-520 and not built the bridge, the problem would have been solved and the state would have lots of extra money.
#3: Mercer Islanders are very wealthy.A study in the Mercer Island Reporter
a few years ago showed that a large per-centage of people living on the Island bought their houses in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. They are retired now, living on fixed incomes and couldn’t afford to buy their houses at the current prices. So, yes, Paul Allen and others like him skew the household income upward, but don’t assume the rest of us are wealthy.
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By Reporter StaffA rash of car prowls con-
tinued over the last week of March. The crime spree began with eight prowls and one vehicle theft on Sunday night, March 24.
Two burglaries and nine car prowls took place late Friday night, March 29. Someone entered a house under construc-tion through the front door, which had been left unlocked and open after the door jam was paint-ed, in the 5200 block of Butterworth Road. A 50-inch flatscreen TV was stolen after being removed from a wall. A TV bracket mount was taken into evi-dence for fingerprints. A Bose sound system and digital recording system
were also stolen. The vic-tim’s obscured surveillance camera recorded two sus-pects at 2:11 a.m. The total loss was $3,500.
In the same block, three unlocked vehicles were entered and searched, and $4 in coins were stolen out of one vehicle. Someone also rummaged through a Toyota Highlander in the 5300 block, but no items were known to be missing.
An open garage was burglarized in the 4200 block of Shoreclub Drive, and two unlocked vehicles parked inside were rum-maged through. $5 in coins was stolen. Multiple items were stolen out of an unlocked vehicle parked in a carport in the same block — including cash, two bags
of rock climbing gear such as harnesses, carabiners and belaying equipment, and a vehicle registration and insurance card.
A radar detector and iPod were stolen out of an unlocked vehicle in the 9400 block of S.E. 52nd Street, and the total loss was $700. In the same block, sometime between 3 and 8:30 a.m., several items were stolen out of two vehicles parked in a driveway. Stolen items included a vehicle reg-istration, $3 in coins, a Bluetooth adapter and charger, a broken phone charger and a pair of cuff links. A mini iPad worth $350 was stolen out of an unlocked Acura MDX and the center console was dis-
lodged in the 8800 block of S.E. 37th Street.
Earlier in the week, the theft of $2,000 in
tools was reported. The tools were stolen out of an electrician’s van some-time between March 22 and March 25 in the 7400 block of S.E. 27th Street. The rear door handle was broken for entry into the vehicle.
A Macbook Pro laptop was stolen out of a First Hill home in the 7200 block of S.E. 29th Street, along with a rolex watch and jade and gold ring, sometime between March 23 and March 26. Forced entry was not evident. No other items were touched or damaged.
On Wednesday night, March 27, the front pas-senger window was shat-tered out of a vehicle in the 2500 block of 81st Avenue S.E. A Garmin GPS unit and its cords were sto-len, and the total loss was $280.
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Roger W. Bockman1923 - 2013
Roger W. Bockman, a World War II veteran and long-time resident of Mercer Island, passed away February 25, 2013 on Mercer Island.
Roger was born in Nome, AK. He lived there until he left to study at the University of Washington and then served in the Second World War with the invasion forces stationed in the Philippines. After the war, he returned to Seattle and continued serving with the U.S. Army O� cers
Reserve Corps. He particularly liked his reserve assignment at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. He worked in the aerospace industry in California, Seattle, and Washington, DC. Roger greatly enjoyed discussing current events and politics, as well as creating innovative ideas and solutions. In 1988, he helped to mobilize the Soviet military’s assistance in rescuing the three gray whales trapped under the ice near Barrow, AK.
He was preceded in death by his � rst wife, Marion Watson, and second wife, Susan Elaine Nelson Bockman. Roger is survived by his long-time companion Tavia Crowder, his � ve children -- Lane Bockman, Chris Davidson, Anne Hansen, Johanna Bockman, and Christina Tudor -- and nine grandchildren.
Inurnment will be held by the family at Holyrood Cemetery. A memorial service will be held in Renton, WA on April 20, 2013.
Pat BeersPatricia “Pat” Thelma Beers, 77, was born
in Seattle in 1936, the granddaughter of the Chairman of the King County, Washington, Democratic Party during the “New Deal.”
A graduate of Bellevue High School and the University of Washington, she taught school for several years, married Frank T. Beers III in 1957, and moved to Livermore, California after Frank’s graduation in 1959. She spent most of the 1960s working full-time as a stay-at-home mom, then moved with her family from Livermore to Las Vegas in 1972. She taught preschool at Trinity Methodist Church, earned her Masters in Counseling from UNLV in 1982, and was certified Marriage and Family Therapist for several more decades before retiring to Sun City Summerlin, though she and Frank spent many retirement years touring the Continent in an RV. She had a keen intellect and sense of humor.
She is survived by her husband, Frank, their son, Bob (Sarah) Beers and daughter, Allison Smith and four grandchildren, all of Las Vegas.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a contribution to Sun City Charities, Inc., 10362 Sun City Boulevard, NV 89134.
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March 26 AssAult: An assault in the 2400 block of 76th Avenue S.E. was reported at 5:30 p.m. The 31-year-old female suspect assaulted a 61-year-old woman. Broken window: A brick was used to break a double-paned bedroom window in the 3000 block of Island Crest Way. Accident: A 23-year-old man drove off the road in the 4300 block of East Mercer Way at 11:07 p.m. while trying to find a friend’s house. He said he was driving 32 mph in a 25 mph zone and was unable to round a curve while shifting gears. His vehicle struck an embankment, climbed partway up and backslid to the shoulder of the road. Neither the driver nor passenger sustained injuries. The driver was cited for speeding.
March 29Arrest: Police took cus-tody of a 21-year-old man from the Bellevue Police Department at 2 p.m. on a warrant for trespassing. He was booked into the Issaquah Jail.Hit And runs: A Seattle man’s Jeep was damaged in the parking lot at 3045 Island Crest Way after 8:15 p.m. while the driver was away from his vehicle for 25 minutes. When he returned after visiting a friend, he discovered a large dent in a rear pas-
senger door of his vehicle. Police observed that a vehicle parked in the space across from him likely struck the Jeep while back-ing out, according to the police report. A vehicle rear-ended a Tesla at 8:13 p.m. in the 7000 block of East Mercer Way while the 42-year-old driver of the Tesla was waiting to pass a group of bicyclists. The trunk and spoiler sustained dam-age, and the other vehicle immediately left the scene. No injuries were reported. trespAss: An unknown per-son entered a 21-year-old man’s first-floor bedroom in the 9400 block of S.E. 47th Street at 2 a.m. The victim inquired who was there and the trespasser left the room. Forced entry into the residence was not evident, as the back door had been left unlocked.
March 31dui: A witness observed a driver vomiting while leaning out of his car at night in the 3600 block of 90th Avenue S.E. in the Shorewood neighborhood. Police stopped the driver shortly afterward for driv-ing without taillights and not signaling a turn. The 33-year-old man had been drinking and was arrested at 2:33 a.m. He vomited inside the police car while being transported after failing standard sobriety tests.
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Our state representatives have told us that tolling I-90 is inevitable. Nothing in politics is inevitable — especially when it is bad policy for the community, the state and the national freeway system. Contrary to our representative’s posi-tion that tolling I-90 to pay for the SR-520 proj-ect is inevitable, we believe that it is such bad poli-cy that it is inevi-table that the state will find an alternative that is more efficient and will have fewer unin-tended consequences.
Lost in the dialogue is that the SR-520 bridge con-necting I-5 to Redmond is fully funded. The unfund-ed section is the “Montlake Approach” that goes from I-5 to Montlake. Nearly 30,000 vehicles use this sec-tion, but will not be tolled by the SR-520 bridge toll-ing gantries.
Rep. Clibborn was asked why none of the $10 billion (now $8.4 billion) of new transportation funding she proposed would go to pay for the unfunded portion of SR-520. She said, “My job is to provide funding for transportation statewide.” Her job is to represent the people of her district. In 2009, she said in a Seattle
Times interview about SR-520 funding, “The mea-sure does not call for toll-ing the Interstate 90 bridge over Lake Washington. It isn't on the table and it won’t be. Tolling I-90 would unfairly force drivers using that bridge to help pay for
something they’re not using.”
What didn’t make sense in 2009 still doesn’t make sense today! Our repre-sentative needs to stop policies that hurt her district. As chair of the House Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
Committee, Rep. Clibborn has the power to stop bad tolling legislation. While it’s true each elected offi-cial only has one vote in which to pass legislation, it is also true that the House Transportation Committee chair can stop transporta-tion legislation from pro-gressing through her com-mittee.
In representing her dis-trict to stop the tolling of I-90, she would be promot-ing good policy for the state and the rest of the coun-try. Tolling a federal inter-state to pay for an under-funded state road is poor policy. It’s poor policy for the nation, it’s poor policy for the region’s depen-dency on free flowing commerce and it’s poor
policy to those in the 41st District who will live with the disproportionate and e n o r m o u s f i n a n c i a l penalty and d i v e r s i o n caused by I-90 tolls.
R e p . C l i b b o r n has unself-ishly served the 41st for many years. Many don’t want her career identified among neighbors to be tolls on I-90 to pay for the unfunded/untolled por-tion of SR-520 Montlake Approach. Many want her on the 41st District team working hard to stop I-90 tolls and to pay for the SR-520 Montlake Approach from alternative sources, value-engineering or other savings. Many hope she changes her message from “I-90 tolls are inevitable” to “no tolls on I-90.”
I hope Rep. Clibborn includes a budget proviso requiring WSDOT to per-form a full and compre-hensive Environmental
Impact Study (EIS) of all consequences to the region and all funding alternatives
other than a toll on an interstate to pay for the unfunded/u n t o l l e d M o n t l a k e Approach. She should amend her transporta-tion pack-
age to set aside a portion of the $10 billion in state gasoline tax increases to finish SR-520 work that is underfunded.
Mike Cero is a Mercer Island City Councilman.
Editor’s Note: Ms. Clibborn said in her recent interview with the Mercer Island Reporter (issue of April 3) that she had sent in a proviso to fund a full Environmental Impact Statement for tolling on Interstate 90 earlier this ses-sion.
To read that interview, go to www.mi-reporter.com/news/200257591.html.
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bicycle paths, parks and emergency equipment.Mercer Island already has more bicycle paths and parks than its citizens can use, and if you haven’t noticed we’re already spending a lot of money on a new fire station.
The rest was a lot of could be and might be.
I have personal expe-rience with a business that was going to locate here, but decided not to because of the threat of the toll. The businesses that decide to stay on the Island will subsidize the tolls that their employees pay and add the increased costs of doing business here into the costs of goods and services. The school district, city, fire and police will subsidize their employees and add that into our taxes. So, the residents of the Island will not only pay for themselves, but also for all those other employees and businesses.
I bring it to your atten-tion that tolls are being planned in several more places on I-5, I-405, the waterfront tunnel and other places around the state. Also, once there, they can be raised at any time, like on the Narrows bridge. Remember that even more money will have to be found for the Eastside light rail starting in five years.
I, for one, have not been this angry at government since the Vietnam War and am sick of being bul-lied by these schoolyard bullies who take more than just my lunch money.
Bob Ewing
Clibborn an asset to Island, state
Mercer Island and Washington state are both extremely fortunate to have Judy Clibborn in the legislature.
The recent barrage of attacks on and criticism of Judy Clibborn is unwar-ranted. Clibborn has the courage to tell constitu-ents things the constitu-ents do not want to hear ... but need to hear.
I strongly disagree with those who claim that Clibborn should advocate solely for Mercer Island interests. Clibborn is the chair of the Transportation Committee for the entire state. She would be remiss in her responsi-bilities if she were to take blind-loyalty, Mercer-Island-first-last-and-only position(s) ... and the state Legislature would be as dysfunctional as is the U.S. Congress. She is tasked with finding solu-tions to multifaceted and very complex problems. I commend her willingness and ability to confront the totality of the problem(s) head-on.
Judy Clibborn a dedi-cated public servant. She is smart, perceptive, a quick study, accessible and even-handed. She has her head screwed on straight. She deserves greater respect. She could easily conclude, “Do I need to put up with this BS?” and avoid all the headaches and the non-sense. We don’t want that to happen. Mercer Island and Washington state need Judy Clibborn and more like her in Olympia.
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Islander Middle School student Jim Holt, who died in February at age 16, was born with severe disabili-ties. He was unable to speak and had only partial vision and hearing. He was total-ly dependent upon others for his care.
Yet through the deliberate and inno-vative schooling he received, Jim was able to learn. He became a cherished student and friend.
His progress was made possible by the partnership formed between his fam-ily and the special education and administrative staffs at the Mercer Island School District.
But while Jim’s needs were on the extreme end of the scale, there are hundreds of other children in the school district who receive some type of special education ser-vices.
According to Pat Turner,
the director of special educa-tion services for the school district, there are presently 443 special education stu-dents enrolled at Mercer Island schools. They are stu-dents who have an individ-ual education plan (IEP). Of those, there are several like
Jim who also have individual health care plans.
IEPs are put together by edu-cators, physicians, nurses, psycholo-gists, speech ther-apists and other professionals for each student who has special needs,
whether it is a physical or emotional disorder or a learning disability.
The plans set out learn-ing goals and milestones, and ways to meet both the physi-cal and emotional needs of the student.
The plans can include spe-cial equipment, transporta-tion requirements, personal care, diet and communica-tion plans. Jim’s plan eventu-ally grew to 22 pages.
About 10 percent of stu-dents who attend Mercer
Island schools have IEPs, Turner said.
Such care is the law.“The school district, by
law, must provide a free and appropriate education to all students,” said Turner. “As such, the district must pro-vide whatever supplies are necessary to accommodate these children.”
In order to provide care, emotional and learning sup-port for special needs stu-dents like Jim or for those with IEPs, a highly trained staff is required.
According to Turner, the present special education staff includes:
21 certified special educa-tion teachers; six psycholo-gists (four are part-time); six speech therapists (two are part-time); two speech thera-pist assistants; three occupa-tional therapists (part-time); a physical therapist (part-time) and three full-time nurses. In addition there are 60-plus para pros, both full-time and part-time at schools through-out the district.
It does not come cheap.Expenditures for special
education services for the 2011-2012 school year were
$5.5 million, representing 13 percent of the total budget for the Mercer Island School District for the year.
Joy Dunne, the school nurse at Mercer Island High School, emphasizes that spe-cial education services are all about partnership and team-work.
Dunne was the first pro-fessional from the district to meet Jim Holt’s parents in 1999, just before he began preschool.
Dunne, an RN who also has a degree in special educa-tion, said Holt was one the most disabled students she has ever worked with.
Dunne and Jim’s parents worked together to figure out how to deal with his physical needs, such as being fed every two hours, how to cope with his seizures and ensure his safety.
Despite the severity of his disabilities, Dunne said, there were expectations for his learning and growth.
“They wanted the best for him, despite his disabilities,” Dunne said of Kathy Holt and Jim Holt. ”
It was a partnership that lasted until Jim’s sudden death on Feb. 21.
For her part, Jim’s moth-er Kathy Holt cannot say enough about the school dis-
trict and the people in the special education program.
“The school district was with us every step of the way,” she said.
Dunne simply said, ‘it is our job.’
“It is our mission to help all students learn regardless of their abilities,” she said.
Turner notes that special needs students like Jim are a gift to staff and students alike.
“Within the Mercer Island
School District, there are stu-dents like Jim who provide a wonderful experience for non-disabled kids. Those interactions give them com-passion, empathy and accep-tance — and a good deal of perspective, too,” she said.
To read the first two stories, go to www.mi-reporter.com/news/197505841.html and www.mi-reporter.com/com-munity/200106911.html or www.mi-reporter.com.
Jim Holt
Contributed PhotoJim Holt, on his custom bicycle, rode a mile each day around the hallways at Islander Middle School.
Special education helped Jim Holt thrive
Island Park, Lakeridge earn state academic honors
Mercer Island’s Island Park and Lakeridge elemen-tary schools have earned Washington Achievement Awards for 2012 from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Island Park Elementary earned an overall excel-lence award in the elemen-tary school category, as did Lakeridge.
Island Park was also hon-ored for its work in math and science, while Lakeridge earned a science honor as well.
In total, 381 schools in the state earned awards. Schools are recognized for being top performers in seven catego-ries, including: overall excel-lence, language arts, math, science, extended graduation rate, closing achievement gaps and high progress.
To see the full list of schools honored this year, visit the OSPI website at www.k12.wa.us.
NW Yeshiva rocketry team heads to national competition
A Northwest Yeshiva High School rocketry team is heading to the Team America Rocketry Challenge in Virginia in May.
The program is the largest student rocket contest in the
country and has been held for the last decade, helping students to learn about sci-ence, technology, engineer-ing and match.
Representing Northwest Yeshiva will be Jessica Schwartz, Grace Almo, Itai Amon and Joel Jacobs, all seniors at the school.
This year a record 725 teams participated, with only the top 100 earning spots to compete in the final fly-off in The Plains in May.
Before heading east for the competition, the teams work to perfect their rockets, com-peting for the chance to win more than $60,000 in schol-arships and to participate in NASA’s Student Launch Initiative.
Island teacher, students earn King County Earth Hero awards
A Mercer Island teacher and students at Northwest Yeshiva High School have earned King County Earth Hero honors.
Heather McLyman, who teaches at Lakeridge Elementary, was honored for her work as the faculty lead on the school’s Green Team. She worked to organize the classroom and lunchroom recycling programs, super-vised production of green announcements and other programs to promote being green, while also serving as the schoolwide coordinator for Earth Week events.
Students at Northwest
Yeshiva were honored for their work as part of the NYHS Green Team. Led by Mathias Cohanim and David Kintzer, the team monitored recycling containers at the school, and worked with Redeeming Soles to collect shoes to be reused.
This year’s Earth Heroes will be honored by King County during a special cer-emony on April 25 at 4:30 p.m. at Maplewood Greens in Renton.
MISD is Education Recycler of the Year
Mercer Island School District has been named the Youth Education Recycler for the Year by the Washington State Recycling Association.
The Mercer Island School District has incorporated environmental steward-ship into the school board’s 2020 Vision, and each of the five schools in the dis-trict has made outstanding progress in promoting youth involvement in recycling and waste prevention. The dis-trict has participated in the King County Green Schools Program for several years, with all five schools recog-nized as Level One Green Schools for their effective waste reduction and recy-cling practices, particularly in reducing lunchroom waste. Three schools have completed Level Two (ener-gy conservation) and one has completed Level Three (water conservation).
The Washington State Recycling Association (WSRA) will highlight orga-nizations, businesses and individuals for outstanding recycling achievements at
their Recyclers of the Year Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 14, as part of the WSRA annual conference at Skamania Lodge.
For more, contact Washington State Recycling Association at (206) 244-0311 or www.wsra.net.
West Mercer students break food drive record
Students at West Mercer Elementary held a food drive in March for the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Food Pantry, col-lecting a record amount of food.
Last year the school held a similar drive setting a record for most donated, but this year the school amassed 5,320 items for the food pan-try, beating last year’s total. The items will be enough to supply an estimated one-quarter of the food pantry supplies for the next year.
“Last year’s success was so amazing — the kids were excited to see the hallways filled with bags of ‘kindness’ again,” said Student Council volunteer co-advisor, Karen Zimmer. “Students learned about the impact of disability, illness, unemployment and fixed incomes, and how these can lead to the need for food assistance.”
The student council decided in January to do the
project again this spring. The entire school got involved, with classrooms setting individual goals. Students tracked their progress during the two-week drive.
Third-grader Marissa Magnussen told her mother she wanted to collect food in front of Albertsons one day. Magnussen, along with classmate Adelaide Goepfert-Waterman, brought in 353 items in one day.
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School briefs
By Gwen DavisSpecial to the Reporter
Your elementary-aged daughter likes playing by herself at school. She talks most when she is with her family. She doesn’t have many friends. Her teachers say she’s shy and avoids the other kids during recess.
In other words, your child is an introvert.
But she’s perfectly nor-mal.
In our loud and talk-ative society, introverts are seemingly problem-atic. Parents worry if their kid is not a social but-terfly. However, introverts are natural — their minds are simply wired slightly different than that of an
extrovert, and it’s a good thing.
Mercer Island Parent Edge and ParentMap will host a lecture series at 7 p.m. on April 10 featuring Susan Cain and her new book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” a New York Times best-seller.
Cain’s TED.com talk in 2012 went viral with over a million views about her argument that our culture holds a bias toward the “extroverted ideal” — gre-garious and highly verbal — while undervaluing the strengths of introverts, who are more reflective, persistent and sensitive.
Cain will focus on the
special qualities of quiet kids and how they are often m i s -u n d e r -s t o o d a n d u n d e r -valued, a n d o f f e r w a y s t h a t parents a n d e d u c a -tors can h e l p t h e m m e e t t h e i r p o t e n -tial.
Some 30 per-cent of p e o p l e fall on the introvert end of the temperament spec-trum, according to Cain. While extroverts draw energy from mingling with
large groups of people, introverts find such social
interactions exhausting.
C a i n knows this herself.
A grad-uate of H a r v a r d Law School, she prac-ticed corpo-rate law for seven years before she began writ-ing full time. During most of those years in the legal system, she hated what she did, accord-ing to Bryan
Walsh of TIME Magazine. While Cain loved the research and writing com-ponents to her job, it soon became clear to her that
her soft-spoken, intro-spective temperament might not have been the best fit for a high-powered law firm. Eventually, she left law and began work-ing on her own, coaching clients in negotiating skills and working as a writer.
“When I started practic-ing the law, I thought the ideal lawyer was bold and comfortable in the spot-light, but I was none of those things,” Cain told TIME. “I could fake those things, but it wasn’t my natural self.”
“Introverted kids are often overlooked and mis-understood, which can have implications on their self-confidence, friend-ships and school suc-cess,” said Alayne Sulkin, ParentMap CEO and Mercer Island resident. “Ms. Cain’s remarkable work in presenting the special qualities of intro-verts is eye-opening for
us all to consider in our interactions with friends, colleagues and children.”
The event is presented by Parent Edge. Mercer Island Parks and Recreation is a participating sponsor.
The lecture will take place at Mercer Island High School in the audito-rium, which seats approxi-mately 600 people.
“We expect to sell out,” Sulkin said.
Learn more about Mercer Island Parent Edge at www.miparentedge.org.
New York Times bestselling author to talk about introverted kids
Contributed PhotoSusan Cain will speak at MIHS on April 10.
If you go:Tickets for the event
are limited and can be purchased at Island Books or online at http://click4tix.com/quiet.
Mercer Island PTA members can get a ticket for $10 in advance or $20 at the door. Non-PTA members are $20.
Contributed PhotoStudents at West Mercer donated a record amount of food to the Mercer Island Food Pantry in March.
My first job in high school was at KPQ radio in Wenatchee. Evenings and weekends found me rip-ping headlines from the teletype machine and reading news into a microphone. It was fascinating to interview former astronauts, can-didates running for office and recording artists. But as much as I enjoyed broad-casting current events, I couldn’t deny a feeling that I was being “called” to convey the “good news.”
Believing I was being led by God to become a pas-tor, I pursued a path that led to a master’s degree in divinity and serving four congregations in three dif-ferent states. Curiously, in each ministry setting I was provided with opportunities
to utilize radio in commu-nicating the “good news.” It was as if the Almighty was guiding me on a journey
that incorporated my passions and abilities.
M i k e Holmgren, for-mer Mercer Islander and Seahawks coach, is someone who takes his faith seriously. Coach Holmgren once told me that
Proverbs 3:5-6 is a Bible pas-sage that has guided him on his spiritual journey: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.”
My friend Jack Perkins has also discovered the truth of that ancient Jewish prov-erb. You might recognize
that name. For 25 years, Jack was a news correspondent for NBC. He was also host of the “Biography” series on A&E. Jack Perkins was one of the most respected (and successful) journalists in network television when at age 53 he left Los Angeles for a rural island in Maine.
Leaving the fast-paced road of fame to navigate an unknown trail of self-discov-ery was entirely Jack’s choice. In his new book, “Finding Moosewood, Finding God,” Jack explains his motivation. He had an inexplicable urge to find himself. He had tast-ed what most only dream of savoring and found it less than sat-i s f y i n g . He’d liter-ally trav-eled the world on a s s i g n -m e n t for NBC N e w s . Now he wanted to journey inward while he still had time. His spiritual pil-grimage would take place in
a primitive vacation home on an island where he and his wife were the only full-time residents.
It was a trek in which he discovered divine direction occurs when we are willing to quit feeding our own egos and stop trusting in our own understanding.
On Monday, April 15, Jack will be reading from and signing copies of his memoir at Island Books. The author event will take place between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
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EngagementMichels-Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michels of Mercer Island are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Haley Alta Michels, to Andrew Johnston Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Miller, of Los Altos, California. The couple met in Seattle in 2010 through mutual friends, and is planning a 2014 wedding.
The bride-to-be gradu-
ated from The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles and works at Gap, Inc. headquarters in San Francisco, Calif.
The groom-to-be grad-uated from the University of San Francisco and is a partner at Strict, Miller, Mains of Mountain View, California.
The couple currently resides in Redwood City, Calif.
Contributed PhotoHaley Michels and Andrew Miller are planning a 2014 wedding.
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Eastside FC Tryouts for the 2013/14 season, U10 and olderbegin Friday April 26
Join us for one of our Premier Soccer Information Nights
Weds April 17. Mercer Island Library. 6:30pm.Thurs April 18. Swedish Hospital Cafe. Issaquah. 6:30pm.
Mon April 22. Issaquah City Hall. Eagle Room. 6:30pm.
Visit WWW.EASTSIDEFC.ORG to register for tryouts
Eastside FC is the exclusive premier soccer club of the Eastside Youth Soccer Associa-tion communities of Issaquah, Bellevue, Lake Hills, Mercer Island, and Newport.
BUILDING CHAMPIONS IN LIFEA History of Champions On and Off the Field
Sister City Association’s annual Soirée to celebrate the Island’s jumelage (sis-ter city relationship) with Thonon-les-Bains, France, and raise funds for schol-arship and other programs
will be held on May 17 at Kaspar’s Restaurant on Lower Queen Anne in Seattle. It will feature a no-host wine reception fol-lowed by a gourmet, five-course French-inspired feast with wine pairings.
Community members are invited to join this evening in support of the Mercer Island Sister City Association. $85 tick-ets include a five-course
gourmet French dinner, one champagne and two wines, tax and gratuity. An optional opportunity to make a donation to the programs and scholar-ship fund of Mercer Island Sister City Association will be available. For the Soirée menu, more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.mercerisland-sistercity.org or call Linda Todd at 232-4570. The res-
ervation deadline is May 10.
The Mercer Island Sister City Association has recently launched its new, updated website. Visit www.mercerislandsister-city.org for information about the Island’s sister city relationship with Thonon-les-Bains, France, and details of the Mercer Island Sister City Association’s upcoming events.
Maria ‘Marika’ Frank Abrams, an artist whose inspiration for her abstract, hauntingly beautiful imag-es was often debated, died peacefully on March 29, at her Mercer Island home. She was 88.
Abrams, an accomplished painter, was spoken of in the same category as artists such as Mark Tobey and Walter F. Isaacs, of the renowned Northwest School. She interpreted nature using abstract forms; the shapes manifest by the shrewd use of color and an innate sense of light.
Abrams’ art has been shown and admired at the Seattle Art Museum, Otto Seligman Gallery, A Vizualart Galeria in Budapest, Israel, ’Yad Vashem Museum and the Woodside/Braseth Gallery, among others. She held some 150 shows of her work. Her art can be found on permanent display at the Mercer Island Library, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Henry Gallery at UW. There is a piece in the King County Courthouse, at city offices in Seattle, Harborview Medical Center, the Kline Galland Home, the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, and the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University in Spokane.
She won one of the first four King County Arts Commission awards in 1976. Her art is also displayed in many homes throughout the Northwest.
In 2010, a book by Seattle art critic Matthew Kangas entitled, “Burning Forest, the Art of Maria Frank Abrams,” cataloged her work.
Born in 1924, Abrams grew up in Debrecen, Hungary, in a well-to-do family. A Jew, she was just 20 and already
an artist when she and her family and more than two million others were taken to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland in 1944. She was later taken to Bergen-Belsen, a death camp in Germany, and later another internment camp in the country. Her parents and all of her extended fam-ily were killed. Only she and one cousin survived. When the death camp at Magdeburg was liberated by the Allies, Marika weighed only 68 pounds.
Three years after her release from the camps, she found her way to Seattle on a Hillel scholarship to study art at the University of Washington. At the UW, she studied under renowned artists such as Walter Isaacs and Tobey and those associ-ated with the growing mod-ernist art movement. It set her on the path to her own unique style. Her work later expanded to mosaics and public art pieces. She also designed costumes and sets for the Seattle Opera.
While many argued that her time in the concentra-tion camps was the impe-tus for her often dark work, it was Abrams herself who said it was the subtle, ever-changing hues of the light over Lake Washington that inspired her. She said many times over the years that she did not paint about the Holocaust.
Abrams lived on Mercer Island since the mid-1950s at a home with a large, light-filled studio facing Lake Washington near West Mercer Elementary School.
She leaves behind her hus-band of 64 years, Sydney; their son, Edward, and his wife Tali; two grandchildren, Omri and Noga Vilma; and her cousin, Vera Federman, of Mercer Island, Agnes Jacobson of Santa Barbara, and Lewis Rose of Sydney, Australia.
Artist, Maria Frank Abrams dies at 88
Contributed PhotoMaria Frank Abrams, a well-known Mercer Island artist, died on March 29 at the age of 88.
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Frank Ceteznik Tim ConwayDebbie Constantine Terry Donovan Shawn Elings Mark EskridgeDaphne DonovanBetty DeLaurenti
Jimmy Pliego Tony Salvata Cindy Verschueren Larry WilliamsPetra Walker Anni ZilzMillie Su Tony Vedrich
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Julie Varon
WESTSIDE WATERFRONT $3,995,000OPEN SUN 1-42733 60th Ave SE - Living Room w/ two-story windows & exquisite views of Lake WA from most rooms. Elegant master suite includes Jacuzzi & walk-in closet. Dock with moorage, 2 decks, large patio, & wine cellar complete this luxurious home.
Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/62571
Exquisite Newcastle Home $1,285,000Located in a cul-de-sac, this 4BR/3.5BA home backs up to the golf course & a natural reserve. From the moment you enter you’ll appreciate custom touches throughout. Kitchen has large island, sub-zero & walk-in pantry. Main � Master w/ walk-in closet & sitting area. Media Room w/ Bar. Expansive deck w/ hot tub. Issaquah schools.
Julie & Ben Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/97374
FEATURED PROPERTIES
Passage To Phuket $9,300,000Never has a destination felt so right. 185’ Lakefront on over ¼ acre. 10,000sf main house includes 2300sf mahogany lined pool house. 4 BR / 7 BA plus 950sf guest house. Two 100’ docks, 135’ lakeside lawn. Very private.
Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.passagetophuket.com
Mediterranean Villa $3,150,000Over an acre with Mountain & Lake views. 6,200 sq.ft. home was custom built by original owner. 4+BR/4.75BA. A MUST SEE WITH EVERY AMMENITY ONE COULD WISH FOR!
Normandy Park $5,750,000Storied, landmark property of grand scale, iconic stature. Over 180’ of Puget Sound shoreline. Spectacular custom � nishes. Media room, wine cellar, games venue, billiards parlor.
Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.johnlscott.com/85137
Amazing Lake View $1,125,000508 Lakeside Ave S. E2, Seattle. Lakefront living doesn’t get any closer than this exciting condo w/ all the right spaces. Elevator entry opens into the entire � oor living area capturing an amazing lake view. 2009 quality built from inside out.
Lou or Lori 206-949-5674www.johnlscott.com/27649
Forest Waterfront $4,350,000� e centerpiece of Mercer Island’s Forest Avenue, the premier waterfront on the Island’s West side. Spectacular � nish level. Exacting standards. A focus on longevity. Design balances entertainment, casual living, & the waterfront lifestyle.
Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.johnlscott.com/67935
Old Black Nugget- $1,795,000New Construction� is 4BR/2.75BA rambler built by Boitano Homes is truly a rare � nd. With over 4 acres of cleared � at property this is an outstanding opportunity to create an estate in a well located, prestigious neighborhood.
Julie Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/59152
Timeless Craftsman $1,495,000PRESALE: 3031 61st Ave SE –Opportunity to customize before construction starts w/ Aspen Homes. Open � oor plan. Wrap around deck w/ covered � replace. Easy walk to 3 Lakefront Parks. Minutes to I-90.
Grand MI Waterfront $3,170,000NEW PRICE!! Spectacular 17 acre waterfront estate. Gracious daylight rambler with view from nearly every room. Street to water. Level lawn of breathtaking scale to water.
Larry Williams 425-445-9870 www.johnlscott.com/15888
New on Market $1,498,500Cross the threshold of this luxury home & instantly be captivated by dramatic spaces, extraordinary detail & sublime � nishes that create an unparalleled interior. Executed w/ � ne craftsmanship, this 4BR/3.5BA home was designed with today’s living in mind!Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240
www.johnlscott.com/26646
Spectacular Views! $1,079,0002829 69TH ST SE. A wall of windows provides amazing westerly views from every room! Massive vaulted ceilings with clear cedar walls throughout. Private setting w/ great deck for entertaining & enjoying sunsets! A nature lover’s delight!
Tim Conway 206-954-2437www.johnlscott.com/50463
Hawthorne Hills $549,000Charming brick home with 3+BR/2BA. Fully fenced yard. MOVE IN READY! Ride or walk to Metropolitan Market, Burke Gilman Trail, Children’s Hospital.
No Bank Waterfront $530,00020 E North Bay Rd, Belfair, WA – Case Inlet Waterfront 4BD/3BA. 96ft Low Bank Beach. Granite Counters, Heat Pump, 17ft Ceilings in Living/Dining & Kitchen. Most Furnishings included.
Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/77028
New on Market $375,000Desirable light-� lled townhome in the heart of Ballard w/ walk score of 95! Beautifully maintained w/ new carpet & paint. Enjoy the gorgeous hardwoods on main w/ open layout. Perfect for entertaining!
Gloria Lee 206-409-7277www.johnlscott.com/19205
Twin Lakes Golf $334,900Course Colonial31746 42nd Ave SW, Federal Way. Gracious Colonial 5BR/2.5BA right on the 12th hole of the golf course. Open Kitchen w/ a terri� c � oor plan for entertaining. Huge bonus room for activities & fun. Sliding glass doors open to a landscaped back yard.
Helen Hitchcock 206-856-7007www.johnlscott.com/27029
Bright Ballard Condo $335,0001545 NW 57th ST #510, Seattle. Open bright updated condo in an incomparable location! Well maintained building w/ concierge attended lobby, exercise room, hot tub/sauna, & MORE! Comes with 2 parking spaces.
Gloria Lee 206-409-7277www.johnlscott.com/17241
Park View Condo $158,0001100 Harrington Ave W #310, Renton. � is condo is one of the best locations in the building. Top � oor unit with view of the park from all windows & deck. Master has walk-in closet. Heated indoor pool, parking & secure access w/ elevator.
Frank Ceteznik 206.979.8400www.johnlscott.com/60409
Fantastic View! $699,950A MAJOR remodel w/ good � oor plan & possibilities or build your own dream home in one of the nicest NE Seattle Neighborhoods-Hawthorne Hills. Great view & generous lot to call your own in an area convenient to UW & Downtown. Value in Land.
Helen Hitchcock 206-856-7007www.johnlscott.com/82271
Luxurious & Private $325,0007549 SE 29th St. #201. Second-level end unit. 1,109+/- sq.ft. 2BR/2 Full Bathrooms. Private balcony o� the living room, w/ view of moun-tains & downtown Mercer Island. Secured parking area w/ 2 spaces. Close to shopping center. Short Sale. Sold AS IS.
Sunset Views $675,000OPEN SUN 1-4 5805 W. Mercer Way. Situated in a great Westside neighborhood, this home is minutes to I-90 and a short stroll to Groveland Beach. Upper level features 3 bdrms, full bath & ad-ditional o� ce/entertainment area. Expansive wrap around deck with sunset views.
Craftsman Estate $2,950,0007627 79th AVE SE. � is exquisite 4BR/3.75BA home is situated on a rare, � at near-acre lot w/ outdoor living space & sport court. Open liv-ing spaces, large rec rm, guest suite w/ private entrance, chef ’s kitchen, wine cellar & SO MUCH MORE!
Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/41407
Prime View & Location! $1,725,000OPEN SUN 1-41980 82nd Ave SE. – 270 degree views on prime Northend 82nd Street! Cul-de-sac, 2 view decks, hardwoods, 4+ bedrooms and 3+ car garage. City, Lake & Mountain Vistas. Stunning Architecture.
Gardener’s Delight $1,379,0007274 W. Mercer Way - Fabulous 4BR/2.5BA home on a wonderful, private, large western facing lot. Completely remodeled in 2003. Gourmet kitchen, new cabinets/appliances, huge deck, true mudroom & much more! Gardeners will love the raised beds & fruit trees.
Tim Conway 206.954.2437www.johnlscott.com/54176
Breathtaking $1,695,000Western View8144 West Mercer Way. Gorgeous western view of Lake WA & Olympic Mts! 4BR/425BA, den, wine cellar, family & bonus room. Eleva-tor. Large western view deck w/ hot tub. 4,362 sq. ft. 13,711 sq. ft. lot.
Luxury Apartment $315,000615 Boren Ave #17, Seattle. � is classic 2BR, End-Unit features soaring ceilings, detailed architectural molding, endless storage, rich hardwood � oors, and a re� nished bath w/ clawfoot tub. Located in a vibrant neighborhood w/ quaint cafes & exciting nightlife!
Mark Eskridge 206.251.2760www.johnlscott.com/76162
Totally Updated $135,000Studio Condo in Island Habitat on Lovely Mercer Island’s North End! Everything brand new including kitchen w/ slab granite counters, cherry cabinets & new appliances. Coin Laun-dry right below unit & Designated o� -street parking. Move-in Ready! Don’t Miss It!
Andrea Pirzio-Biroli 206.930.3456www.johnlscott.com/89467
Brook Bay Beauty! $1,795,000 OPEN WED 11-2 / SUN 1-41 Brook Bay Rd. Fabulous Brook Bay home with the best city, lake & mountain views! Sleek design w/ new view master. Flat, gorgeous yard.
Renton Highlands $200,000Rambler Great opportunity to put your cosmetic touches on this 3BR/1.5BA rambler. Living room has vaulted ceilings and bay window. Hardwoods under carpet. Large fully fenced � at yard.
Julie Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/61758
Waterfront Townhome $995,000506 Lakeside Ave S. W1, Seattle. � is lakeside unit is a quality built waterfront townhome with all the amenities. Roof top deck w/ view of Mt. Rainier as well as beachfront patio/garden to enjoy. Private Garage. Day moorage.
Lou or Lori 206-949-5674www.johnlscott.com/29029
Charming NW $769,000 Contemporary OPEN SUN 1-48455 W Mercer Way. Updated Southend move-in ready home includes 4BR/2.5BA with SW exposure to lovely lake views, sunsets & city lights. Glass sliding doors lead to entertaining size deck. Beautiful 16,000 sf. yard! Minutes to MI Beach Club.
A Sunny Statement! $879,5004 Lindley Rd. Sophisticated in its architectural design & artisan details, this 4BR home boasts exceptional craftsmanship & open � oor plan! � e light-� lled setting & unique outdoor living spaces will astound you!
Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/30009
Tranquil Retreat $779,0009104 SE 53rd Place - An island of tranquility nestled in a lovely sylvan setting. Beautifully re-modeled 3BR/2.5BA home w/ natural � nishes, exquisite design features & � exible � oor plan. Gourmet kitchen, vaulted ceilings and skylights throughout. Special retreat ready to be enjoyed.
Tim Conway 206-954-2437www.johnlscott.com/50788
New on Market $799,950Stunning Craftsman home in the Heart of Greenlake. Perfect condition 3BD/3BA home with great open concept � oor plan. Attached 2 car garage & fully fenced patio and yard w/ barbecue. Close to everything!
Helen Hitchcock 206-856-7007www.johnlscott.com/33126
Lake Views OPEN SUN 1-4 $799,0002675 74th AVE SE. Close to but yet far enough from downtown Mercer Island’s hustle & bustle. � is 3BR/2.75BA has lake and territorial views from most rooms. Wrap around deck. New car-pets and interior paint. MOVE IN READY!
Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/21865
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Lauren FournierJulia Nordby Branch Manager
Frank Ceteznik Tim ConwayDebbie Constantine Terry Donovan Shawn Elings Mark EskridgeDaphne DonovanBetty DeLaurenti
Jimmy Pliego Tony Salvata Cindy Verschueren Larry WilliamsPetra Walker Anni ZilzMillie Su Tony Vedrich
CONTACT OUR OFFICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT OUR ON & OFF ISLAND HOME RENTALS206-232-8600 | 7853 SE 27th Suite 180, Mercer Island | www.JohnLScott.com/MercerIsland
Andrea Pirzio-Biroli
Julie Varon
WESTSIDE WATERFRONT $3,995,000OPEN SUN 1-42733 60th Ave SE - Living Room w/ two-story windows & exquisite views of Lake WA from most rooms. Elegant master suite includes Jacuzzi & walk-in closet. Dock with moorage, 2 decks, large patio, & wine cellar complete this luxurious home.
Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/62571
Exquisite Newcastle Home $1,285,000Located in a cul-de-sac, this 4BR/3.5BA home backs up to the golf course & a natural reserve. From the moment you enter you’ll appreciate custom touches throughout. Kitchen has large island, sub-zero & walk-in pantry. Main � Master w/ walk-in closet & sitting area. Media Room w/ Bar. Expansive deck w/ hot tub. Issaquah schools.
Julie & Ben Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/97374
FEATURED PROPERTIES
Passage To Phuket $9,300,000Never has a destination felt so right. 185’ Lakefront on over ¼ acre. 10,000sf main house includes 2300sf mahogany lined pool house. 4 BR / 7 BA plus 950sf guest house. Two 100’ docks, 135’ lakeside lawn. Very private.
Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.passagetophuket.com
Mediterranean Villa $3,150,000Over an acre with Mountain & Lake views. 6,200 sq.ft. home was custom built by original owner. 4+BR/4.75BA. A MUST SEE WITH EVERY AMMENITY ONE COULD WISH FOR!
Normandy Park $5,750,000Storied, landmark property of grand scale, iconic stature. Over 180’ of Puget Sound shoreline. Spectacular custom � nishes. Media room, wine cellar, games venue, billiards parlor.
Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.johnlscott.com/85137
Amazing Lake View $1,125,000508 Lakeside Ave S. E2, Seattle. Lakefront living doesn’t get any closer than this exciting condo w/ all the right spaces. Elevator entry opens into the entire � oor living area capturing an amazing lake view. 2009 quality built from inside out.
Lou or Lori 206-949-5674www.johnlscott.com/27649
Forest Waterfront $4,350,000� e centerpiece of Mercer Island’s Forest Avenue, the premier waterfront on the Island’s West side. Spectacular � nish level. Exacting standards. A focus on longevity. Design balances entertainment, casual living, & the waterfront lifestyle.
Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.johnlscott.com/67935
Old Black Nugget- $1,795,000New Construction� is 4BR/2.75BA rambler built by Boitano Homes is truly a rare � nd. With over 4 acres of cleared � at property this is an outstanding opportunity to create an estate in a well located, prestigious neighborhood.
Julie Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/59152
Timeless Craftsman $1,495,000PRESALE: 3031 61st Ave SE –Opportunity to customize before construction starts w/ Aspen Homes. Open � oor plan. Wrap around deck w/ covered � replace. Easy walk to 3 Lakefront Parks. Minutes to I-90.
Grand MI Waterfront $3,170,000NEW PRICE!! Spectacular 17 acre waterfront estate. Gracious daylight rambler with view from nearly every room. Street to water. Level lawn of breathtaking scale to water.
Larry Williams 425-445-9870 www.johnlscott.com/15888
New on Market $1,498,500Cross the threshold of this luxury home & instantly be captivated by dramatic spaces, extraordinary detail & sublime � nishes that create an unparalleled interior. Executed w/ � ne craftsmanship, this 4BR/3.5BA home was designed with today’s living in mind!Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240
www.johnlscott.com/26646
Spectacular Views! $1,079,0002829 69TH ST SE. A wall of windows provides amazing westerly views from every room! Massive vaulted ceilings with clear cedar walls throughout. Private setting w/ great deck for entertaining & enjoying sunsets! A nature lover’s delight!
Tim Conway 206-954-2437www.johnlscott.com/50463
Hawthorne Hills $549,000Charming brick home with 3+BR/2BA. Fully fenced yard. MOVE IN READY! Ride or walk to Metropolitan Market, Burke Gilman Trail, Children’s Hospital.
No Bank Waterfront $530,00020 E North Bay Rd, Belfair, WA – Case Inlet Waterfront 4BD/3BA. 96ft Low Bank Beach. Granite Counters, Heat Pump, 17ft Ceilings in Living/Dining & Kitchen. Most Furnishings included.
Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/77028
New on Market $375,000Desirable light-� lled townhome in the heart of Ballard w/ walk score of 95! Beautifully maintained w/ new carpet & paint. Enjoy the gorgeous hardwoods on main w/ open layout. Perfect for entertaining!
Gloria Lee 206-409-7277www.johnlscott.com/19205
Twin Lakes Golf $334,900Course Colonial31746 42nd Ave SW, Federal Way. Gracious Colonial 5BR/2.5BA right on the 12th hole of the golf course. Open Kitchen w/ a terri� c � oor plan for entertaining. Huge bonus room for activities & fun. Sliding glass doors open to a landscaped back yard.
Helen Hitchcock 206-856-7007www.johnlscott.com/27029
Bright Ballard Condo $335,0001545 NW 57th ST #510, Seattle. Open bright updated condo in an incomparable location! Well maintained building w/ concierge attended lobby, exercise room, hot tub/sauna, & MORE! Comes with 2 parking spaces.
Gloria Lee 206-409-7277www.johnlscott.com/17241
Park View Condo $158,0001100 Harrington Ave W #310, Renton. � is condo is one of the best locations in the building. Top � oor unit with view of the park from all windows & deck. Master has walk-in closet. Heated indoor pool, parking & secure access w/ elevator.
Frank Ceteznik 206.979.8400www.johnlscott.com/60409
Fantastic View! $699,950A MAJOR remodel w/ good � oor plan & possibilities or build your own dream home in one of the nicest NE Seattle Neighborhoods-Hawthorne Hills. Great view & generous lot to call your own in an area convenient to UW & Downtown. Value in Land.
Helen Hitchcock 206-856-7007www.johnlscott.com/82271
Luxurious & Private $325,0007549 SE 29th St. #201. Second-level end unit. 1,109+/- sq.ft. 2BR/2 Full Bathrooms. Private balcony o� the living room, w/ view of moun-tains & downtown Mercer Island. Secured parking area w/ 2 spaces. Close to shopping center. Short Sale. Sold AS IS.
Sunset Views $675,000OPEN SUN 1-4 5805 W. Mercer Way. Situated in a great Westside neighborhood, this home is minutes to I-90 and a short stroll to Groveland Beach. Upper level features 3 bdrms, full bath & ad-ditional o� ce/entertainment area. Expansive wrap around deck with sunset views.
Craftsman Estate $2,950,0007627 79th AVE SE. � is exquisite 4BR/3.75BA home is situated on a rare, � at near-acre lot w/ outdoor living space & sport court. Open liv-ing spaces, large rec rm, guest suite w/ private entrance, chef ’s kitchen, wine cellar & SO MUCH MORE!
Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/41407
Prime View & Location! $1,725,000OPEN SUN 1-41980 82nd Ave SE. – 270 degree views on prime Northend 82nd Street! Cul-de-sac, 2 view decks, hardwoods, 4+ bedrooms and 3+ car garage. City, Lake & Mountain Vistas. Stunning Architecture.
Gardener’s Delight $1,379,0007274 W. Mercer Way - Fabulous 4BR/2.5BA home on a wonderful, private, large western facing lot. Completely remodeled in 2003. Gourmet kitchen, new cabinets/appliances, huge deck, true mudroom & much more! Gardeners will love the raised beds & fruit trees.
Tim Conway 206.954.2437www.johnlscott.com/54176
Breathtaking $1,695,000Western View8144 West Mercer Way. Gorgeous western view of Lake WA & Olympic Mts! 4BR/425BA, den, wine cellar, family & bonus room. Eleva-tor. Large western view deck w/ hot tub. 4,362 sq. ft. 13,711 sq. ft. lot.
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Megan Managan/Staff PhotoMercer Island pitcher Isak Morris pitches during the first inning of the Islanders’ game against Sammamish on Wednesday, April 3.
The Mercer Island base-ball team earned its first KingCo win of the season last week, beating Interlake on Friday, April 5. The team finished 1-2 during spring break and has start-ed the season with a 5-4 overall record and has a 1-2 league record.
On Monday, April 1, the Islanders traveled to Kirkland to play Lake Washington. The final score was 10-4 for the
Kangs.The Kangs were up
early on with three runs in the bottom of the first and another three in the bottom of the second, and another run in the third for a 7-0 lead.
Mercer Island rounded the bases in the fourth inning, making it a 7-1 game. The team went on to score twice in the fifth inning, but another three runs by Lake Washington gave the Kangs a 10-3 lead. Mercer Island scored
another run in the seventh inning to end the game.
The Islanders had four runs on six hits and five errors in the match, while the Kangs posted 10 runs from 16 hits and one error.
Mercer Island’s Brian Higgins was 1-3 at the plate with two RBIs and a double, while Sean Casey was 1-2 at the plate with a double and one RBI.
On the mound against the Kangs, Karsten Sherman, Aidan Plummer
Mercer Island beats Interlake by one run
By Reporter StaffThree members of the
Mercer Island High School track team participated in the Arcadia Invitational track meet held on April 6 in Arcadia, California.
The meet, which attracts the top prep athletes in the United States and interna-tionally, has seen 25 national high school records and has helped produce 152 U.S. Olympians. It is considered the premier high school meet in the world. This year there were over 4,000 partic-ipants, making it the largest high school sporting event in the country.
The three Islanders who qualified to attend included: juniors Sarah Bjarnason, Eric Schulz and Alida Scalzo. The Islanders were led by Schulz’s performance in the 800-meter, where he clocked a time of 1:53.40, finishing in second place in the open division. Schulz’s time is the top in Washington as well as 12th fastest nationally.
Bjarnason competed in
the 800-meter, finishing with a KingCo leading time of 2:22.13 good for 34th in the open category, while Scalzo ran a 5:29.43 mile, which is a top time in KingCo. The time earned her a 40th place
finish in the Arcadia Open division.
The team will host Bothell and Bellevue on Thursday, April 11, in a 4 p.m. meet at Mercer Island High School.
Three Islanders travel to California invitational track meet
Contributed PhotoMercer Island junior Sarah Bjarnason races in the 800-meter event at the Arcadia Invitational, which featured some of the top track athletes in the United States.
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Mercer Island boys lacrosse wraps up east Coast trip with win over Concord-Carlisle
The Mercer Island boys lacrosse team wrapped up a trip to the East Coast by beating Massachusetts 2012 state champion Concord-Carlisle on Saturday, April 6. The final score was 7-2.
The team finished the trip with a 2-1
record.The Islanders led Concord 4-0 at the end
of the first quarter, and gave up just one point to Concord in the first half. In the second half, Mercer Island scored two goals in the third and one in the fourth, while again allowing their opponent to score just one goal.
Steen Swedstedt scored two goals in the match, as did Peter Mahony. Grant Preisler scored one goal, with an assist. Evan
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mercer Island 1, Liberty 1mercer Island – Ryan Hill (un) 5:00.Liberty – Jared Bales (Connor Noblat) 10:00.
Friday, April 5mercer Island 3, mount si 1
mercer Island – Blake Wright (Josh Lee) 8:00, Ryan Hill (Blake Wright) 56:00, Blake Wright (Josh Lee) 62:00.mount si – Aaron Baumgardner (Alex Censullo) 10:00.
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mercer Island 8, Liberty 4mercer Island – 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 – 8Liberty – 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 – 4mercer Island – Makenna Pellerin 4-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 1 doubles, 1 triple; Morgan Peyou 4-5, 2 runs, 2 doubles; Sofia Murillo 2-4, 2 runs; Andie Munroe 2-5, 1 RBI.
tuesday, April 2mount si 5, mercer Island 4
mount si – 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 – 5mercer Island – 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 – 4mercer Island – Lilly Blakey 2-3, 3 RBIs; Morgan Peyou 7 innings pitched, 7 hits, 5 runs, 2 errors, 2 strikeouts.
Islander earns lacrosse player of the week honors
Mercer Island native and Lakeside senior Natalie Fox was named one of the Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association play-er of the week for March 18-24.
Four winners are chosen each week for both boys and girls varsity lacrosse, by their coaches, for excep-tional performance and sportsmanship.
As a midfielder for Lakeside, Fox has earned 13 goals, four assists, 14 draw controls and 10 ground balls, helping the Lions to a perfect 3-0-0 record this season.
Last week, during the Lakeside game against Overlake, Fox scored seven goals and six ground balls. She scored two goals with one assist and two ground balls during the team’s 19-4 win over Nathan Hale and finished the week with another four goals and three assists during the Lions’ win over Mukilteo.
Fox has played lacrosse since sixth grade, and has been named an All-Conference, All-State,
All-American and All-Academic player as a junior. She also competes in cross country.
After graduating, Fox plans to plays NCAA Division I lacrosse at Brown where her brother Henry, who also went to Lakeside, plays water polo.
Island student plays in ustA national spring championships
Mercer Island student Anders Gibbons played in the USTA boys and girls 12s national spring cham-pionships tennis competi-tion in California.
Gibbons, a student at St. Monica, trains at the Mercer Island Country Club.
The event is being held April 7-12 in Delray Beach, California.
The tournament is being presented by Longines, and is a qualifier for the Longines youth tennis initiative for future tennis aces. The winner of the boys 12s tournament will earn a trip to Paris to play against kids from 16 other countries.
and Keegan Ogard pitched for the Islanders.
The Mercer Island base-ball team dropped its sec-ond straight KingCo game on Wednesday, April 3, to Sammamish. The final score was 6-1.
Sammamish scored early, making two runs in the top of the first inning. The score remained unchanged until the bottom of the fifth, when the Islanders scored one run to make it a 2-1 game. Sammamish added two in the top of the sixth and seventh innings to take the game.
The Totems scored six runs off five hits and had one error, while the Islanders scored one run off seven hits and had six errors.
Nick Chandler was 3-4 at the plate, while Brian Higgins had an RBI. Mack Schlamp was 2-2 at the plate and Sean Casey was 1-3 with the team’s only run of the match. Isak Morris started the game on the mound, fol-lowed by Chandler, Higgins and Ogard.
On Friday, the team wrapped up the week with a win over Interlake. The final score was 6-5.
Interlake was up 2-0 at
the end of the first inning, but Mercer Island scored one run in the second and third innings to tie the game going into the fourth.
A battle at the plate began brewing in the fifth inning when Mercer Island scored two runs in the top of the fifth, while Interlake scored three in the bottom of the fifth. The game was in Interlake’s favor, 5-4, going into the sixth inning. Mercer Island scored two runs in the sixth to take the game.
The Islanders had six runs on eight hits and no errors, while the Saints scored five runs on five hits with four errors.
Nick Chandler was 2-2 at the plate with three runs scored, while Brian Higgins was 2-3 with two RBIs and Alex Himstead was 2-4 at bat with two RBIs. Sean Casey had two RBIs in the match.
The team played against Juanita on Monday, after Reporter deadline, and will travel to face Liberty on Wednesday, April 10, for a 4:30 p.m. game. The Islanders will finish the week against Mount Si in a 6 p.m. game on Friday, April 12.
BAseBALL | FROM 14 Sports briefs
Megan Managan/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Beau Hibbert throws to first base during the Islanders’ home loss to Sammamish on Wednesday, April 3.
Condon had a goal and two ground balls. Charlie Vetter added a goal and a ground ball, while Devlin Conway had six ground balls in the match, while Charlie Reinertson had five ground balls. Benji Rothenberg made seven saves for the team.
The team started off the trip with an 8-4 loss to Duxbury on Tuesday, April 2. The Islanders traveled to Maine on Thursday for a match against Scarborough, winning 15-2.
Mercer Island, now 9-2-0 this season, played at Bothell on Tuesday, April 9. The game was the Washington State High School Lacrosse Game of the week and was streamed online by The Lacrosse Network at www.you-tube.com/TLN.
The team will play again on Friday, April 12, in Vancouver, Wash., against King’s Way Christian in a 7 p.m. match.
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Wednesday | 10Parks and recreation senior Lunch and conversation: 12-1 p.m., April 10, MICEC, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Second Wednesday of every month. Transportation available. Reservations required. Contact: (206) 275-7895, prompt #2. Age: 65+. Fee: $5 plus tax.“Quiet kids - raising an introvert in a WorLd that can’t stoP taLking”: 7 p.m., April 10, Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd Street. Speaker: Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author. For parents with kids of all ages. www.miparent-edge.org.
Thursday | 11Mercer isLand-Lake Washington chaPter Puget sound angLers Meeting: 7 p.m., April 11, South Bellevue Community Center, 4509 S.E. Newport Way. Speaker: Dick Streater, Islander and Fishing Hall of Fame member. Topic: “Fishing Can Be Funny.” Public welcome. Free.Pacific northWest audio society Meeting: 7:30-9:30 p.m., April 11, Mercer Island Congregational Church, 4545 Island Crest Way. Emmanuel Go of First Sound Audio (Renton) will demonstrate his line of handmade tube preamplifiers. Guests wel-come. www.audiosociety.org.
saTurday | 13coMMunity eMergency resPonse teaM cLass: 9 a.m.-12 p.m., April 13, City Hall Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. CERT Unit 3: Disaster Medical - Part 1. www.mer-cergov.org/emergencyprep.city of Mercer isLand sPring recycLing event: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., April 13, Mercer Island Boat Launch, 3600 East Mercer Way. Safely dispose of old equipment, household items. For a list of acceptable and unacceptable items, go to www.mercergov.org.LeaP for green fair: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 13, MICEC, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Earth Day Family Fair. Theme: “There’s no
place like home.” Resources for green, healthy, sustain-able living. Music, entertain-ment, education, food. Free. Sponsors: IslandVision, City of Mercer Island.LeaP for green Birding & nature WaLk: 11 a.m., April 13. Depart from the Friends of Luther Burbank Park booth inside MICEC, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Explore Luther Burbank wetlands. Led by Audubon master birder, Judith Roan. Free.
Monday | 15Mercer isLand historicaL society Meeting: 1 p.m., April 15, MICEC, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Speaker: Wendy Funicello, Compliance and Guild Projects Manager, Seattle Children’s Hospital Guild Association and Panel Members of MI Guild. Topic: uncompensated care pro-gram that benefits from Directory fund. www.mihis-tory.org. coLLege tutors free hoMeWork heLP: April 15-18, College Nannies & Tutors, 7605 S.E. 27th St. Sessions for Mercer Island middle/high school students. Free tutoring after school until 6:30 p.m. Appointment required; call Mackenzie Krause, (206) 659-4156. www.collegetutors.com.
Tuesday | 16Mercer isLand rotary cLuB Luncheon: 12-1:30 p.m., April 16, MICEC, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Each weekly meeting covers club activities and features a guest speaker. General pub-lic welcome.
Thursday | 18Mercer isLand radio oPerators Meeting: 7 p.m., April 18, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Learn about amateur radio communications, emergency preparedness. www.miro-hams.org.
Island Girl Scouts for two sessions (one hour each) of self-defense classes. Help raise money for the Kiran Anjali Project: kaproject.org.“42nd street” oPening night gaLa: 7 p.m., April 19, Youth Theatre Northwest, 8805 S.E. 40th Street. Performances: April 19-May 5. For ages 8+. Tickets: (206) 232-4145 ext. 109. www.youththeatre.org.
saTurday | 20first aid and aduLt cPr W/ aed: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., April 20, Mercer Island Fire Station 91, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. This is not a health care provider class. Cost: $35 (check/cash). To reserve a space, call (206) 275-7607. stanLey ann dunhaM schoLarshiP aWard cereMony & recePtion: 12-2 p.m., April 20, MICEC, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Annual award for MIHS senior girls. Special guests: Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President Obama; Katy Sewall, KUOW-NPR pro-ducer. Reception to follow. www.stanleydunhamfund.com.
Tuesday | 23cercLe francoPhone - french conversation evening: 7-9 p.m., April 23, Brennen residence on Mercer Island. Sponsor: Mercer Island Sister City Association. The only “rule” is to speak French. For directions, contact: Beth Brennen, 232-7650; Monica Howell, 232-2983.
evenTs | OngOingMiyfs voice & svP registration: open through 5 p.m., April 24, at www.mercergov.org/voice. MIYFS offers two youth volunteer summer programs: VOICE (high school) and SVP (mid-dle school). Contact: Tambi Cork, [email protected], 275-7755.organic herB & veggie starts saLe: 12-3 p.m., April 24-25, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. The J’s garden manager will offer organic herbs and veggie starts for sale. A por-tion of each sale will go to
the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. www.sjcc.org.“Journey into aBstraction”: May 2-June 2, MIVAL Gallery, 2836 78th Ave. S.E. Artwork by Pia Messina. Born in Italy, Messina has painted flowers and figures with watercolors as a medium for 20 years. She also utilizes collage, sumi-e and pastel, and acrylic medium. Parks & recreation senior goLf PrograM: Mondays, open through Oct. 28. Nine hole, 18 hole options, local golfing courses. Transportation available ($5), green fees on your own. Fee plus tax: $24 (resident); $28 (nonresident). Contact: Katie, (206) 275-7862.
evenTs | UpcOmingst. Monica Parish schooL oPen house: 8:45-10:45 a.m., April 24, St. Monica School, 4320 87th Ave. S.E. For parents, families. Free informational tours. www.stmonicasea.org.eMergency voLunteer Lead QuarterLy Meeting: 11 a.m.-
1 p.m., April 25, City Hall Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Meetings consist of team leads from com-mittees, but all interested emergency volunteers are welcome.northWest WatercoLor society artists’ recePtion & aWard cereMony: 6:30-8 p.m., April 25, MICEC, 8236 S.E. 24th St. 2013 Open Show is in the Mercer Gallery, April 15-May 31. Meet the artists. Refreshments served.infant/chiLd/aduLt cPr With aed: 7-9 p.m., April 25, Mercer Island Fire Station 91, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. This is not a health care provider class. Cost: $20. To reserve a space, call (206) 275-7607.Jazzercise Maui styLe: 6-8 p.m., April 26, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church. 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Join Lori Mahalo and the Boogie Board. Donations benefit the National MS Society’s WALK MS campaign.earth day ceLeBration: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 27, Island Crest Park. Join EarthCorps and Parks and Recreation to restore the park. Help con-trol invasive plants. www.
earthcorps.org/volunteer.php.Medication take Back day: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 27, Mercer Island City Hall, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Dispose of expired, unused medication, behind the police station. (206) 275-7743.Mercer isLand PreschooL association circus: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 27, Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd Street. 47th annual circus. New this year: food trucks (Bistro Box, Veraci’s Pizza, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt). Free admission. mipres-choolassociation.org/circus.an afternoon With charLes fox: 2 p.m., April 28, SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. Speaker: Charles Fox, renowned composer of TV hit themes and film scores, will play piano. SJCC Jewish Touch Lecture Series. Cost for admission. www.sjcc.org.fire & feast Lag B’oMer ceLeBration: 5:30-7 p.m., April 28, SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. Meet in the Kesher Community Garden for a dinner picnic and campfire. Register: www.sjcc.org.
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sing With our kids: 7 p.m., April 11. Remember your favorite songs; learn fun and creative ways to share them with your children, grandchildren or children you work with as you pass down your family history and traditions.saturday fiLM series feast your eyes! Movies aBout food: “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” 1 p.m., April 13. Each screening will include an educational lecture and Q&A led by film historian Lance Rhoades.droP in to Learn aBout eBooks: 1 p.m., April 22. Get started with KCLS eBooks. PLace-Based oraL history on Mercer isLand: 7 p.m., April 30. Find out about a local project bringing people together to talk about their favorite places on Mercer Island. Learn tips and techniques to inter-view someone; or learn tips about telling an interesting story. chiLdren
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The Carlton $399,000
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Auburn $219,500
Great duplex investment oppor tun i ty. C lose to downtown shops and busline. Both units have 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. #236629
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Columbia City$310,000
SHORT SALE ; Colum- bia City Bungalow within w a l k i n g d i s t a n c e t o popular Columbia City establishments and bus lines. #436490
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Welding shop/commer- cial/home in Maple Val- ley. 1.4+ acres right on the M. Va l ley Hwy, 3 bldings, house, 2 ten- ants. 2 tax parcels. Pull through access. #390273
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Custom Estate $1,235,000
Spectacular 2.5 acre es- tate w/pool, ADU, sport court, poolhouse, year- round creek. Street of Dreams builder Greger- son Homes custom built th i s 2005 5BR home #457615
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Key Pennisula S$269,900
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Luxur ious Feng Shu i masterpiece! Stunning views of Lk Samm, Cas- cade Mtn & Mt Baker. Arched main entrance, circular stairway, soaring ceiling, square floor plan. #462437
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Beautiful private hm up long driveway driveway that s i ts on 35,000sf. Open kitchen/ dining/liv- ing room, great for enter- taining. Includes work s h e d o r p l a y f o r t . #465026
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Puyallup SS$324,900
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Snoqualmie$346,500
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Newcastle Land $150,0002.5 acres w/R-1 zoning. Good location and close to everything in Newcastle, must hike in to see. #392633
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Downtown Blvu! $1,949,000Custom built in 07. Premier location-perfect for downsizing. 5 Star quality, main � oor master, guest suite, all season covered deck w/fplc & grill. 3350sf. #454022t
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The Pinnacle $1,678,000Rising above it all sits a house on a hill overlooking the land of sunsets, re� ective lake & sparkling city skylines. 5BR/6BA, 6350sf. #462809
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Whidbey Island $2,450,000Sunlight re� ects off of the waters that front this special island home. Rare 210ft steel dock for your boat & pier � shing which is shared by only one neighbor #455424
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Westside View $598,000Great opportunity: building site in desirable Lakeview Highlands. Slopes uphill, ideal for daylight rambler to accommodate 27.5’ height restriction above SE 63rd #400336
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Mercer Island $300,000Generous .48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333
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North Bend Land $63,0009.5 ac close to North Bend and I 90 freeway. No access currently to it, hold for futher development. Bounded on 2 sides by DNR. #158590
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Opportunity! $348,000Tucked away building lot up private lane. Potential lake & Mt Rainier views. Large lot, 3000sf building pad. Paved access to lot line. Near Park trails. #112896
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Lynnwood Lot $99,995.55 acre lot close to everything. Water and power in the street. #446417
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N Bend 29 Acre $249,00029+ acres of land, super easy access off I-90. Will support 3, maybe 4 homes, huge price reduction. Studies available. #206270
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North Bend Land $150,00012.9 wooded ac. just off I-90 at exit #31. Reduced; deeded easement for easy access. Lots of room, timber and space to roam, this will be a great location. #29160006
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Pacific Hwy S $575,0006.08 acres w/650+- on Hwy 99. Water, power, sewer and gas in the street. Highly visible with many possibilities. #378015
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Lk WA Views! $2,500,000Large 7.46 Acre subdivision comprised of 17 single family residential lots located with in Bellevue. Great location with easy access to 405, and minutes from I-90. #387423
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Poulsbo $469,000Gracious home, situated on a private 1.85ac lot. Great balance of formal & functional. Grand entry, formal living & dining + great rm/kitchen combo. 3BR/2.75BA. #439531
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Bothell SS $442,800Beautiful valley views from custom home. Spectacular � nish work from moldings, wrought iron staircase, slab granite countertops, rich walnut cabinets, SS applcs. #453009
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Snoqualmie $346,500D.R. Horton resale on W. Crest View Loop. Beautiful home in a great neighborhood! Close to shopping, schools, parks and trails. #429540
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Bainbridge $390,000Quiet well taken care of home great for large quiet solitude, even great entertainment home! 3 bedroom, 3 bath... with additional room on lower level. #463598
Lakemont $1,080,222Luxurious Feng Shui masterpiece! Stunning views of Lk Samm, Cascade Mtn & Mt Baker. Arched main entrance, circular stairway, soaring ceiling, square � oor plan. #462437
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◆ Mirrormont $399,950Beautiful private hm up long driveway driveway that sits on 35,000sf. Open kitchen/ dining/living room, great for entertaining. Includes work shed or play fort. #465026
Gated Community $459,900Pvt 5 acres in Grays Harbor. Custom blt home, open � oorplan & windows throughout. Wtr & sunset views. Path through woods, orchard, fenced garden, & an barn. #413059
Renata Andrews 206-230-5424
Commercial/MV $555,000Welding shop/commercial/home in Maple Valley. 1.4+ acres right on the M. Valley Hwy, 3 bldings, house, 2 tenants. 2 tax parcels. Pull through access. #390273
tBetty Carleton 425-444-3507
Building Site $398,000Partial lk view lot, small subdivision 5 lots, up pvt road off E Mercer. Backs to conservancy Tract. Road, utilities in along paved access. Cleared for viewing! #83516
Lindy Weathers 206-920-8842
Private Lane $448,000Lg residential building site in area of new/remodeled homes. Lk & Mt Rainier views. All utility/access easements recorded. Serene stream along south boundary. #143651
Janet Scroggs 206-230-5414
Edgewood $710,0002.9 commercial acres in Edgewood on Meridian Ave. Ready for development. #446147
Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
Pacific Beach $29,900DEVELOPED corner lot near the bluff & beach approach. CAMP or BUILD. It’s cleared, WATER, SEWER hookups are PAID. Electric to lot, road is in. #429793
Tokeland $145,000Spectacular view property, high on the hill in gated Willapa Heights. Panoramic, sweeping view from the beach to Westport. Property is ready to build. #412843
Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142
Kent 10 Acres $200,0009.98 acres, 2 parcel numbers of stunning land. In the family since 1917 and about 1/2 pasture, 1/2 treed. At the end of a dead end road. #385825
Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
Oceanfront $250,000Highly sought-after coastal community of Moclips. 40 ft of prime ocean frontage. Water and sewer Electric in the street. Endless possibilities. Great Views! #412644
Renata Andrews 206-230-5424
North Bend $400,000High visibility/accessibility on 3.4 acres. All utilities on property or in street. Has current tenants. #448929
Betty Carleton 425-444-3507
Build New! $549,000Mountain and lake views. Prime northend location to build your dream! 21,350sf mostly level vacant lot. One house from the lake. Possible owner � nancing #455555
Harrison & St.Mary 206-953-8359
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING Stop by our COLDWELL BANKER BAIN Mercer Island o� ce for a Hot Sheet of New Listings, Sunday Open Houses or Sold Properties in your neighborhood!
-SHORT SALE- $124,000Issq Chateau style beauty! Top � oor with beautiful view of professionally landscaped courtyard. ARCH housing. Cash buyer only. #314087
James R. Shute 206-230-5421
West Seattle SS $304,900Great 2BD 1BA 940SF home in the Genessee neighborhood of West Seattle. Close to the junction, shops, schools. Large back yard, 1 car garage. Great starter home! #397600
James R. Shute 206-230-5421
Auburn $219,500Great duplex investment opportunity. Close to downtown shops and busline. Both units have 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. #236629
New In Everett $234,900Large attic space, gas available for appliances, new roof within past 3 years and a kitchen water � ltration system. #462633
James R. Shute 206-230-5421
Rainier Beach $219,000Wonderful starter home or rental on great street. Large living room with cozy � replace. Huge kitchen w/great dining area, fenced yard. 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom #454821
Mary Yax 206-612-8722
Columbia City $310,000SHORT SALE ; Columbia City Bungalow within walking distance to popular Columbia City establishments and bus lines. #436490
Puyallup SS $324,900Comfortable 4BR, 3.5BAhome in pleasant Remington Heights community. Each bedroom has it’s own walk-in closet. Beautiful granite kitchen counter tops. #459722
James R. Shute 206-230-5421
MERCER ISLAND HOMES
OFF ISLAND HOMES
Summer on MI $4,595,000Sophisticated 4BD/4BA home incl 80’ wft w/sandy beach, dock, lvl bkyd, sunsets, lake views & the “glow from Huskie stadium”. Enjoy it all without missing the fun! #440326
Molly Penny 206-200-4411
Cape Cod Estate $3,250,000Acre+ of formal gardens, exquisite reno-vation of all interior space, 5BR/4.5BA, main master+formal rooms+fam rm+rec rm, outdoor rm+pool & play space galore #391328
Laura Reymore 206-230-5351
MI Beach Club $1,699,000Sparkling Lake Views at every turn! Spectacular home taken down to the studs in 2001, rebuilt w/ high end elegance & luxury. 4BR/2.5BA + 2 spacious view decks. #444675
Shared Wtft $1,250,000Westside .49 Acre parcel; 50 ft, moorage & boat lift; more views w/ recent trees removed, Great room w/ kit +fam rm+liv rm+den+master on main carport+2 car gar #400850
Laura Reymore 206-230-5351
The Carleton $399,000Lovely ground � oor condo close to downtown. 1023sf, 2BR/2BA home welcomes you w/a spacious living rm w/a wd-burning fplc & slider leading to a pvt patio area. #433218
Renata Andrews 206-230-5424
West Side $598,900Fixer upper or bring your architect! Great opportunity to build your dream home. Serene private lane on west side with possible lake views! #404816
Carol Hinderstein 206-595-5722
Westside Custom $1,065,000Estate-like property with 4950 SF home, 20,000 SF lot. Quality built by custom builder. 5BR, den, 3.5BA, family rm, media rm. outdoor pool. 3 car garage. #464295
Janet Scroggs 206-230-5414
FIRST HILL $889,000Western Lake/Mt/City Views on 16,000 SF lot. Great Room concept 3030 SF, 4BR/3BA, Remld kitchen, baths. Do not miss this opportunity to own a view home! See Today #467988
Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113
Nantucket… $1,298,000Charming 1 owner home new in ‘09. Convenient N’end nbrhd. Level lane. Classic farmhouse kitch, great rm, main � r mstr, 9’+ ceilings, 4BR + Den. Level yd. #445007
Harrison & St.Mary 206-953-8359
Key Pennisula S $269,900-Short Sale- Perfect location for your beach house getaway! Access to a private, pea gravel beach for � shing, walks, and summer moorage. 3BR/2.5BA, 1200sf #451141
James R. Shute 206-230-5421
-SHORT SALE- $325,000You must see this amazing 3-Level Auburn home! Custom built home features 3 full kitchens on every � oor, 3 full baths w/laundry closets, 3BR, 3 fplcs. #334934
