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Katie Metzger/Staff Photo Islanders take a stroll in the winter sunshine near the tree at Mercerdale Park, which will be lit up on Friday to ring in the holiday season.

Mercerdale tree to light up for holidays

Despite budget surplus, Council votes to raise taxes in 2016

By Katie [email protected]

Though Mercer Island will end up with a $1 million surplus at the end of 2015, the City Council voted at its last meeting to raise property taxes by one percent in 2016.

“Looking ahead, the fiscal pic-ture is less encouraging,” Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz wrote in an email update. “We also have some one-time financial needs such as addressing Town Center and hope-fully Residential Development Code work and hiring the people

we need to help us with Sound Transit negotiations.”

Councilmember Mike Cero voted against the increase, which passed 6-1.

The increase impacts the city portion (about 23 percent) of a resident’s overall property tax bill.

The surplus is driven by devel-opment activity, said Chip Corder, city finance director, and the biennial bud-get that was adopted in 2014 was balanced assuming a one percent optional increase each year. A $1 million deficit is still projected in 2017.

“[The surplus] is one-time money,” Corder said. “I can’t bank on it to fund ongoing costs.”

There are many funding needs: the city’s biennial citizen survey is expected to be conducted in January or February, Youth and Family Services (YFS) is facing a deficit, Mercer Island’s contribu-tion to NORCOM went up by 25 percent and the moratorium could affect the city’s revenue stream.

Corder said that he has not yet factored the year-long morato-

rium on develop-ments over two sto-ries in Town Center into his budget projections for the city’s General Fund, but will do so before the Council’s January planning session.

He said that from a financial perspective, he is “very concerned” about the commercial moratorium, and now the Council

Property taxes to go up one percent


At its Dec. 7 meeting, the City Council will have second and final readings of two ordinances that would impose fees on new con-struction projects to offset their impacts on roads and parks.

The implementation of these impact fees is coming after months of discussion in the community. It stems from anxiety about recent growth in the Mercer Island Town Center, and the region, which is expected to grow by one million people in the next 25 years.

Impact fees are assessed only on new development and must be spent within 10 years on proj-ects triggered by growth in the

Council split on impact fees

IMPACT FEES | PAGE 2

Tree lighting and Firehouse Munch on Friday

The Mercer Island Fire Depart-ment is hosting the annual tree lighting and � rehouse munch on Dec. 4.

The tree lighting will be at Mercerdale Park from 6:30-7 p.m., followed by activities including arts and crafts, Santa photos, treats and musical en-tertainment at the north-end Fire Station from 7-8:30 p.m.

Meet the MIVAL artists on Thursday

The Mercer Island Visual Arts League is hosting a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 3 at its gallery at 2836 78th Ave. S.E.

The gallery will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.

Holiday book sale at the library

The Friends of Mercer Island Library will hold a book sale from Dec. 3 to Dec. 6. during library hours.

From 1-2 p.m. on Saturday and 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Dickens Carolers will roam the library, singing traditional holiday songs.

Lions Club holding annual Christmas tree sale

Support local organizations by purchasing a Christmas tree from the Lions Club at its annual sale, held this month at the Farmers Insurance lower park-ing lot on 77th Avenue S.E.

Fresh mixed green wreaths and cedar garlands are also available. The sale o� cially be-gan last weekend, and Its hours are from 2-7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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Island business owner and author recounts childhood in “Keiko’s Journey”


“Keiko’s Journey” is, at its heart, about a little girl and a little dog, said author Kay Hirai. But it’s also about war, isolation and the strength of Hirai’s mother, Fujiye, who died from tuberculosis when Hirai was 28.

“Keiko has been on my mind for a long time, because I wanted to tell the story of my mother,” said Hirai, owner of Studio 904 on Mercer Island.

Hirai grew up in Japan at the end of World War II, a time shrouded in secrets, she said. Her father died while serving in the Japanese Navy when Hirai was six months old, and she didn’t find out about him until moving to the United States when she was 11, in 1951.

Her mother remarried when Hirai was young, and the father she knew was a stranger, who also went off to war and returned when Hirai was six. He was abu-sive and jealous, but her

mother remained resilient, Hirai said.

The thing that helped Hirai through a difficult childhood of bullying and domestic violence was a dog named Shiro, a terrier puppy given to her by an American solider.

“She was so fiesty,” Hirai said. “She became my best friend.”

Hirai lived in Kokura, the

site of one of Japan’s largest munitions plants.

“They wanted to bomb my town after Hiroshima, but they couldn’t get a clear view,” Hirai said. “So they got instructions to drop a bomb on a city to the south, on Nagasaki.”

After the war, Hirai became a student and entrepreneur. She loved her education in Japan, which focused on discipline and the arts: drawing, poetry, calligraphy and writ-ing. When she was done with her homework, she set up little stores where her friends would shop, exchanging fake money for colored water or bean bags that Hirai had made.

When she moved to the U.S., settling in Renton,

she didn’t know a word of English, despite her mother being an American citizen and a translator after the war. Her mother had lived on a farm in Auburn, until going to live with extended family in Japan when she was 24. Upon returning to the U.S., she reunited with family members who had been in internment camps.

Hirai struggled to adapt to American culture, becoming shy and unsure of where she belonged. She was asked to change her name from Keiko to Kay.

Things turned around when her artistic skills were noticed, after she brought her water color set to school instead of crayons.

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community, including new classrooms, addition-al traffic signals or park improvements. Most other suburban King County cities use impact fees to fund needed infrastruc-ture upgrades, so the bur-den for new services is borne by the new develop-ment rather than current taxpayers.

Other cities switched from SEPA mitiga-tion fees to impact fees, which are outlined in Washington State’s Growth Management Act, years ago for revenue pur-poses.

Mercer Island, which said it was mostly built out anyway, decided to stick with mitigation fees until this year, when citi-zen groups began to argue that the city was leaving millions of dollars on the table.

The Council agrees that growth should pay for growth, but ended up with split votes at its last meet-ing on how exactly that should happen.

Parks impact fees can cover use by Island resi-dents only, but employees who work on the Island can be included in the cal-culations as well. Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz said that imposing fees on employees could be a bur-den on small businesses, especially as Mercer Island is trying to revital-ize its Town Center with an ongoing visioning and code revision process.

In an email update, Grausz wrote, “this seems to be the classic cutting off our nose to spite our face.”

He said it could hurt city finances by losing sales tax, that Islanders may have to continue driving off-Island for restaurants, and that “if most customers would be Islanders, there is no resulting increase in traf-fic on our roads.”

Councilmember Mike Cero said that “growth should pay for growth with no exceptions,” vot-ing against the ordinance that exempted busi-

nesses along with Terry Pottmeyer and Benson Wong. The first reading of the ordinance still passed 4-3.

Cero and Grausz voted against the first ordinance for transportation impact fees, as they had ques-tions about exemptions for businesses and afford-able housing. The latter would encourage more senior housing, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and transitional hous-ing, because if a project meets the requirements to be considered afford-able housing, 80 percent of the impact fee would be exempted.

The Council is also considering including a discount on these fees for Town Center residents, as they are more likely to take public transportation.

The city has already adopted school impact fees, which went into effect Oct. 16. Permit applicants for new single-family or multi-family homes will now pay $14,118 for a new single-family home and $4,284 for a new multi-family unit. Though col-lected by the city, these funds go directly to the school district.

In November, the Planning Commission considered the park and transportation impact fees ordinances, recommend-ing a park impact fee of $1,751 for a new single-family home, $1,126 for a new multi-family unit and $647 per 1,000 gross square feet of commercial/retail/office floor area.

The proposed transpor-tation impact fee would be $3,788 for each evening peak-hour trip generated by the home or business. For example, a new sin-gle-family home would be assessed a fee of $3,788. A new 20-unit multi-fam-ily development would pay $43,180, and a new 5,000-square-foot restau-rant would pay $95,650, according to the city.

For more on impact fees, go to www.mrsc.org.

IMPACT FEES | FROM 1Keiko journeys to the past in new book

Katie Metzger/Staff PhotoKay Hirai poses with her handmade artwork to promote “Keiko’s Journey,” a story about her childhood in Kokura, Japan during and after World War II.

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Local Dancers Spark Holiday Magic

With Community Nutcracker Production

Island Youth Ballet Presents

14th Annual Holiday Performance

Details: The Island Youth Ballet and Children’s Dance Conservatory showcase scenes from one of the world’s most cherished holiday classics with “Excerpts from the Nutcracker,” which has become a favorite way for local families to celebrate the holiday season.

Directed by Susan Valencia, founder of Children’s Dance Conservatory, “Excerpts from the Nutcracker” features 52 students between the ages of 6 and 18. The production transports audiences into the magical scenery of Tchaikovsky’s imagination with exquisite costumes, theatrical wizardry, period settings and sophisticated dancing.

General admission is available for $25 and VIP reserved seating is o� ered for $35. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.ChildrensDance.org. The two-hour performance includes intermission.

To Buy Tickets, please go towww.childrensdance.orgor call (206) 275-4750

About the Children’s Dance Conservatory/Island Youth Ballet

Founded in 1984 by Susan Valencia, the Children’s Dance Conservatory/Island Youth Ballet is a participating member of the Royal Academy of Dance. Located in the historic Lakeview School on the south end of Mercer Island, the school provides an atmosphere that is fun, dynamic, sophisticated and academically challenging, while embracing a reputation for high artistic merit. For more information about the Island Youth Ballet, visit www.ChildrensDance.org.

Island Youth Ballet Presents

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Performances at the Jewish Community Center of Mercer Island; 3801 East Mercer Way

THE NUTCRACKERArtistic Director: Susan Valencia

Farewell salute to Bicentennial Park

Stop by Bicentennial Park and give a final salute one of these days, it’s about to be demolished in favor of MICA.

As a Combat Infantry Veteran, I am very disappointed the City has chosen to take down Old Glory and bulldoze the park for its $50, 50-year lease in nearby Mercerdale Park, a thinly veiled domino in the rush to prove we’re Regional Players, subservient to Sound Transit.

Bicentennial Park is located between the old Recycle Center and Farmer’s. It may look like part of Farmer’s, but it isn’t. The Park was established in 1976 as part of the national effort to commemo-rate the 200 years since 1776. The funds were raised by civic organi-zations and a door-to-door effort (including High School Senior Jim Pearman).

It opened with several ceremo-nies: A flag raising on Memorial Day, a 2-hour parade that sum-mer, a street dance, and other festivities.

The first flag flown was donat-ed by Mercer Island parents of a young man killed in Viet Nam.

But soon, it will be a Service Road at the MICA site. Even the Reporter was hoodwinked, not mentioning Bicentennial Park in its front page story (11-18-15).

Look at the artist rendering

on MICA’s website. Mercerdale Park’s features are listed. What is NOT labeled is Bicentennial Park, despite MICA’s footprint run-ning squarely through the middle. The remaining half of the Park, where our Flag flies proudly today, becomes asphalt.

I joined the U.S. Army because I love this country, its Flag, and my city. I served to ensure the preser-vations of all our Freedoms.

Destroying Bicentennial Park is an insult to our civic pride, espe-cially military veterans.

Larry McWilliams

Don’t move City Hall to Town Center

It seems that a Reporter reader feels that City Hall should be relo-cated to the town center. This is not a good idea for several rea-sons.

The vast majority of City Hall users drive to the present location. This will not change if a move is made. The present location is easily accessible and has ample parking. A move to the town cen-ter would increase traffic there and require more parking to be constructed.

There has already been a major increase in that area in vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic due to the construction of apartment buildings with more to come.

There is a suggestion that City Hall users will arrive by local bus.

Fat chance.It is also mentioned that City

Hall would be moving back to the town center. I remember when it was located at the upper Shorewood apartments and that was terrible. I do not remember that it was ever located at the town center.

There is a feeling by some Mercer Island residents that we need bigger and better(?) build-ings with more congestion.

I have seen what has happened in Ballard, West Seattle, Fremont

and Kirkland. Those were all nice places to live at one time but that time has passed.

Let us make some effort to retain the Mercer Island that is still a great place to live.

Azaria Rousso

How to avoid phone scams

The recent warning about phone scams for donations to the State Patrol (and other organizations) prompts me to respond with the

simple solution our family has. We make NO commitments for donations over the phone unless we initiate the call. This applies both to organizations we support and those we don’t.

When some one calls to solicit, you are never sure it is for real or a scam. Rejecting all such calls eliminates the need to try to verify the validity of the caller.

This is an absolute policy in our house.

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“I like to make Christmas cookies: molasses, or the peanut butter ones with chocolate kisses.”

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“My family makes spring rolls with shrimp, noodles and Thai chili sauce.”

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“Traditional things, like turkey, gravy and veggies. And cherry pie is the best.”

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Lily James, a 13-year-old who was recently honored in Boston as an American Society of Plastic Surgeons Patient of Courage, will donate the $5,000 hono-rarium to the Medic One Foundation to fund pedi-atric advanced life support training for 24 future Medic One paramedics –– train-ing her family credits with saving her life after a Lake Washington boating acci-dent at age seven.

Her right foot, which was attached only by tendons, was successfully replanted thanks to the quick actions of Dr. Michael Copass, Medic One paramedics, and subsequent surger-ies at Harborview Medical Center. She was cited as “an

amazing example of some-one who has triumphed over adversity… and who is always prepared to give back to her community, running a lemonade stand to benefit Harborview Medical Center and Medic One Foundation.”

In 2009, James nearly drowned and her feet were almost severed when an inflatable flew off on her family’s boat and she was caught in the tow rope.

Paramedics treated her on the dock of the Mercer Island Beach Club to keep her alive, and a series of surgeries since then have allowed James to regain the full use of her feet.

“I will always be thank-ful,” James said. “We are for-tunate to have Medic One in our community.”


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School briefsMISD ranked best school district in state

MSN.com recently ranked the Mercer Island School District the best school district in Washington state, citing a study of school data by startclass.com. Startclass.com evaluated data from the U.S. Department of Education and identified the best school district in every state and the District of Columbia.

Each school district was evaluated using rat-ing system and scored on a scale from 1 to 100. The ratings represent a com-bination of student math and reading proficiency on state assessment tests, with other institutional

factors considered as well such as student-teacher ratios, student discipline, and more.

Each state’s selection for “Best School District” was determined by the highest average “Smart Rating” of all the schools in the district. Districts that have only one school or have charter schools were not included.

It’s important to note that each state defines the term “school district” differently. Hawaii and Washington, D.C. each have just one school dis-trict for all schools in the state or territory. Other states have districts with a mix of school types, as in elementary schools, junior highs and high schools all together in the same school district.

Carol James/Contributed PhotoLily James and Dr. Nicholas Vedder smile after James received her award as a Patient of Courage.

Teenager pays it forward to medics who saved her life

City briefsCouncil to vote on residential moratorium at next meeting

At the Dec. 7 City Council meeting, the Council will vote on a development moratorium that would stop new applications for residen-tial subdivisions and lot coverage deviations.

Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz brought the pro-posal forward at the last Council meeting “out of frustration with our delay in tackling a prob-lem that many believe is even more pressing than what is going on in Town Center,” he wrote in an email update to Islanders.

Vested projects, includ-ing the development planned for the Coval property, would not be

impacted. Grausz’s motion passed

on first reading, though it did not have the full sup-port of the Council.

Councilmember Debbie Bertlin said a larger community conver-sation is needed.

“I support this topic being thoroughly vet-ted at least into January to ensure 3 new council members are included, to allow for a complete assessment from staff as to achievable timelines and cost, and give all voices in the community the opportunity to be heard,” she said.

If the new moratorium is not imposed, then the Council will likely discuss next steps at its January Planning Session, Grausz said, which is scheduled for Jan. 22-24.

By Megan CampbellIssaquah-Sammamish Reporter

Public health officials urge people who recently bought Costco’s “chicken salad made with rotisserie chicken” to toss it out.

The product has been connected to a multistate E. coli outbreak, accord-ing to a Washington State Department of Health release Tuesday, Nov. 22.

Currently, there are 16 E. coli cases linked to the Costco chicken salad, including one Washington resident who fell ill in late

October.This person has not been

hospitalized.The Washington resident,

who lives in King County, bought the product — item number 337719 — from a Shoreline Costco, according to Public Health — Seattle & King County.

The Costco chicken salad is also linked to E. coli cases in Colorado, Montana and Utah.

There are four confirmed cases in Colorado, with two hospitalizations, according to the state Department

of Public Health & Environment. Colorado health officials report all infected have recovered.

Six cases in Montana, with two hospitalizations, are connected to the Costco product, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services release.

And there are five cases in Utah, with two hospitaliza-tions, according to the Utah Department of Health.

People who have eaten this product and are infect-ed with E. coli generally get

sick within two to eight days afterward.

Symptoms for those infected with the strain O157:H7 include bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever and vomiting.

Those who experience these symptoms should seek medical care immediately.

All state departments of health are investigating the outbreak along with the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

16 affected by multistate E. coli outbreak linked to Costco chicken salad

Vote Island Books for Indie Award

The national small business movement, Independent We Stand, announced the quarter-finalists, including Island Books of Mercer Island, of the 2015 Independent We Stand Independent Small Business of the Year Award.

Island Books is an inde-pendent bookstore that has been serving Mercer Island for more than 40 years.

“Our store has a special atmosphere, where book-sellers remember who you are and the kind of books you read,” said owner Laurie Raisys. “We may not be big, but everything inside is hand-selected with care, including cards, gifts, games, toys, locally-made chocolates and most importantly, the titles we personally know and love. We wrap your presents with a bow and ship them for free anywhere in the United States.”

Island Books is known for its children’s section and playhouse. The store hosts weekly morning sto-rybook corners, monthly PJ story times, and book fairs for the local schools, donating 20 percent of the proceeds.

“We pride ourselves on

being a community gath-ering place. Beside story times, our schedule is filled with monthly book clubs, author events, sip and shop nights, and more,” Raisys said. “You’ll find cozy chairs, old typewriters, bulletin boards and good friends around every cor-ner.”

Those who can’t drop into the store can visit the Island Books website to read recommendations and sign up for the blog and monthly eNewsletter.

“This year’s quarterfi-nalists represent a variety of independent businesses across the country, who are making an impact on their local economies,” said Bill Brunelle, co-founder of Independent We Stand. “This award is our way of recogniz-ing their outstanding efforts in their respective communities.”

Voting is underway at www.IndieBizAward.com through Dec. 13. Voters may visit the website to cast one vote each day.

The 2015 Indie winner will receive prizes with a combined value of more

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To vote, go to www.IndieBizAward.com, and for more on Island Books, visit www.mercerisland-books.com.

Jacksons stores join fight against domestic violence

On Thanksgiving, Jacksons Food Stores and the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence launched the “Give the Gift of Peace” campaign, a holi-day season campaign that runs through Dec. 25 to

raise funds for the pre-vention of d o m e s t i c violence.

2 0 1 5 marks the 12th anni-versary of the c a m p a i g n t h r o u g h -out the

Northwest, and is intended to raise community aware-ness and legislative efforts to ensure funding priorities for domestic violence vic-tims. Contributions can be made in increments of $1, $5 or $10 at any Jacksons Food Stores location. At the end of the campaign,

Jacksons Chief Executive Officer, John Jackson, will match all customer contributions dollar for dollar up to $75,000, with all the proceeds going to the Washington State Coalition Against

Domestic Violence.The Washington cam-

paign began in 2009, and customers have contributed by purchasing paper doves at Jacksons Food Stores. During the 2014 campaign, Washington Jacksons Food Stores customers contrib-uted over $14,500 result-ing in more than $29,000 in donations, including Jacksons’ dollar for dollar match. Washington dona-tions have resulted in over $200,000 over these six years.

Jacksons Food Stores in Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, and Nevada will also par-ticipate in the campaign, and proceeds will go toward coalitions against domestic violence in the respective states.

Since the inception of the “Give the Gift of Peace” campaign, Jacksons has raised more than $1 mil-lion.

“We are so appreciative of the generosity and com-mitment of John Jackson, the Jacksons Food Store family, and their loyal cus-tomers,” said Nan Stoops, executive director of the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. “The ‘Give the Gift of Peace’ campaign is a model of how communi-ties can come together and truly make a difference.”

In addition to the funds it raises, the campaign makes an invaluable con-tribution to the commu-nity by increasing aware-ness and sharing domestic violence information and resources, Stoops said.

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Business briefsis considering imposing a second one on residential development.

Corder said he was “sure there would be an impact in 2016,” making the potential need for a levy lid lift that year “all the more challeng-ing.”

The Council discussed the possibility of a levy lid lift — a property tax increase that Islanders would vote on — at its 2014 planning ses-

sion. Before raising revenue, councilmembers decided that they wanted to look harder at expenditures.

To that end, the Council is moving forward with a performance audit proposal for the city’s maintenance department, Grausz said.

In addition to the one per-cent property tax increase, city utility rates (water and sewer) will increase about 5.3 percent in 2016.

Mercer Island is state’s priciest home market

The average sales price for a home on Mercer Island is $1.2 million, said Chip Corder, city �nance director.

The Coldwell Banker Home Listing Report for 2015 shows that that price lands Mercer Island at No. 23 on the list of Washing-ton state’s most expensive housing markets, while Centralia is the most af-fordable city.

The report ranks some 2,700 markets across the U.S. based on the average listing price of a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home in each area.

The average listing price for such a house in Wash-ington is $404,638, placing it eighth among most

expensive states. Hawaii, where the average price is $654,648, came in �rst.

On Mercer Island, the average price for a four-bedroom, two-bath home is $1.06 million. Bellevue, Redmond, Sammamish and Kirkland rounded out the top �ve.

The average listing price in Centralia is $181,067. Spokane Valley, Spokane, Spanaway and Kelso round out the �ve cities in the state with most a�ordable housing.

Despite its million-dollar average, Mercer Island didn’t crack the top 20 most expensive markets in the U.S.

The report removes out-liers such as pricey Medina and Clyde Hill. All cities compared had to have at least 10 four-bedroom, two-bath listings.

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NOV. 6ELUDING POLICE OFFICER: An Island man at the 3800 block of 76th Avenue S.E. reported suspicious activity and provided a plate that returned to a stolen vehicle.

NOV. 15PROWLING: An Island man said an unknown amount of change and pair of pre-scription sunglasses were stolen after his vehicle was prowled at the 5000 block of West Mercer Way.

NOV. 16THEFT: An Island man at the 9000 block of West Shorewood Drive said some-one obtained his credit card information and used it to make purchases at an Apple store for $10,000.

PROWLING: An Island man at the 8200 block of S.E. 48th Street reported that his unlocked car was prowled in his driveway. His wallet was taken and his credit and debit cards were subse-quently used.

FRAUD: An Island woman at the 3200 block of 80th Avenue S.E. said

an unknown person has applied for and opened numerous bank and credit accounts using her identity.

WARRANT ARREST: Issaquah PD arrested a suspect on a Mercer Island misdemeanor warrant and booked them into Issaquah City Jail with a $1,500 bail amount.

NOV. 17MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: An Island man at the 3600 block of 90th Avenue S.E. said the rear passenger side tire of his vehicle was slashed. He had to have his car towed and the tire repaired, and said it was the second tire slashing in recent history.

THEFT: An Island man at the 7500 block of 86th Avenue S.E. said his son left his bicy-cle locked to a rack at the middle school, and returned later to find it was gone.

NOV. 18BURGLARY: An Island woman at the 3000 block of 70th Avenue S.E. reported that someone took a bicycle from her garage, which was open.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: An Oklahoma man said his rent-al car was keyed at the 3000 block of 62nd Avenue S.E.

FOUND PROPERTY: An Island man found a bicycle under a pine tree at the intersection of S.E. 60th Street and 90th Avenue S.E. He said the bike had been at this location for about a week.

NOV. 19THEFT: An Island man at the 6700 block of 82nd Avenue S.E. said he was tricked into sending $2,100 to Moldova in reference to the “grand-son in jail” scam.

NOV. 20WARRANT ARREST: MIPD con-tacted a suspect at the 8000 block of North Mercer Way who had a warrant. He was arrested and handed over to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

DEATH INVESTIGATION: An Island man at the 8800 block of S.E. 59th Street was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor by an Island woman, who had been requested to do a welfare check by the man’s girlfriend. He had died of natural causes.

NOV. 21PROWLING: An Island woman at the 4200 block of Shoreclub Drive said her vehicle was entered over-night and $30 in small bills was taken.

WARRANT ARREST: MIPD con-tacted a male subject via a traffic stop at the 2600 block of 84th Avenue S.E. Dispatch confirmed a war-rant out of Bellevue for theft in the third degree. The sub-ject was taken into custody and handed to Bellevue.

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PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council passed Resolution No. 1507, setting the date for a public hearing concerning the Council’s intent to assume the rights, powers, functions and obligations of the Mercer Island Transportation Benefit District, in December 7, 2015, as allowed by 2ESSB 5987, Section 302 (July 15, 2015). Complete copies of Reso- lution No 1507 are available at City Hall or by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 206-275- 7795. The hearing is scheduled to take

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Dr. Yoshitaka Ogata died peacefully on November 19, 2015 at the age of 87.

He was a Seattle pioneer in many ways including in education and his professional life as an orthodontist. He will always be remembered as a humble, honest and hard-working man who put his family � rst.

Yosh was born September 12, 1928 in Kurume, Japan while his mother was on a family trip. He was the third of � ve children born to Charles Masato and Ine Ogata. He was their only child not born in America, which made getting into dental schools more challenging.

Yosh remembers growing up in Seattle during the Great Depression. His family owned a dry cleaners called “S and N” located on 6th Avenue between Jackson and King Streets. His dad would give him .25 cents for a haircut, but he’d go to the barber college and get a cut for only .15 cents and pool the rest of the money with friends to rent � shing boats and catch salmon in the Puget Sound. His love of � shing continued throughout his entire life.

When Yosh was 11 years old, his life changed dramatically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He could no longer move freely in Seattle and after Executive Order 9066, the Ogata family was forced to leave behind their possessions and could only take two pieces of luggage per person to the Minidoka Concentration Camp in Idaho via Puyallup. Yosh remembered friends asking if he did anything wrong or if he got a trial. The answer to both questions was “no.” During camp, he wrote music and played clarinet and saxophone on military radio.

After three years under barbed wire, armed guards and unbearable heat and cold, Yosh moved back to Seattle after the end of World War II. In 1947, Yosh graduated from Seattle’s Gar� eld High and also studied music at Cornish.

Yosh attended the University of Washington and majored in zoology with a minor in music. He always wanted to be a dentist since he was a little boy. A dentist at his church encouraged him after seeing Yosh’s talent at putting together model airplanes.

Because Yosh had been born in Japan and was not a U.S. citizen, no dental school would accept him. A reverend from Seattle’s Blaine Memorial Methodist Church wrote to Washington Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson about Yosh’s plight.

Senator Jackson knew something needed to change, so he proposed two options.

One was to put Yosh’s name on a rider bill that was sure to be approved, thus allowing him to be granted citizenship by

the U.S. Congress. The second option was to wait for the

McCarran-Walter Act that would allow Asians citizenship for the � rst time through the naturalization process.

On April 13, 1953, Yosh became one of the � rst Asians to be naturalized under the new McCarran-Walter law. This milestone was covered by the media and has far-reaching e� ects to this day.

Now that Yosh was an American citizen, he was accepted into several dental schools. He graduated from University of Missouri at Kansas City’s (UMKC) dental school with Omicron Kappa Upsilon academic honors and then started his orthodontic program also at UMKC.

Yosh married his UW college sweetheart, Mabel Kondo, from Priest River, Idaho. They were married 62 years and Yosh never forgot how hard Mabel worked to support him through dental school.

After graduating with his Masters in Orthodontics, Yosh was drafted into the U.S. Army and stationed at Fort Richardson in Alaska. Yosh and Mabel enjoyed Alaska’s life of hunting, � shing and skiing. In fact, Yosh shot one of the world’s largest moose in Alaska and held a record in the Boone and Crockett’s record book for several years.

After his discharge from the Army, Yosh and Mabel moved back to Seattle and Yosh set up his practice at the 4th and Pike building, later moving into the Medical-Dental Building until he retired at the end of 2000. Yosh also taught at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He was a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthodontics, inducted into three honorary dental colleges and honored as Orthodontic Alumnus of the Year in 1990 by his alma mater UMKC. He also lectured numerous times throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. He was a pioneer in how breathing and muscles a� ect the teeth and jaw.

Yosh and Mabel moved to Mercer Island 50 years ago and immersed themselves in their children’s Mercer Island activities and held season tickets to Husky, Seahawk and Mariner games.

Yosh is survived by his wife, Mabel, his four children and seven grandchildren. His oldest sons Greg (Siamphone Bounthaphone) and Randy (Wendy Alexander) followed in their Dad’s footsteps and are also orthodontists. His daughter, Julie (Gabriel Ciobanu), is a former KOMO-TV news anchor. His youngest son, Brett, is the head football coach and a math teacher at Mercer Island High School. His grandchildren include Austin, Carson and Kiana Ogata; Cienna and Carys Ciobanu; and Blake and Andrew Ogata.

A Celebration of Yosh’s Life will be held Saturday, December 5th at 1 pm at Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church.

In lieu of � owers, please kindly make donations in Yosh’s honor to Friends of Minidoka or Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church. 1471597

Dr. Yoshitaka Ogata September 12, 1928 - November 19, 2015

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According to a city press release, Mercer Island has had a fair number of solic-itors contacting residents at their homes over the past few weeks.

“We expect more, given the season,” said Ross Freeman, city communi-cations and sustainability manager.

Soliciting is allowed under Mercer Island’s city-code, but solicitors must-have a city license and be willing to display it.

“If the solicitor uses threatening or coercive behavior, you should report that to the MIPD,” Freeman said.

The Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) has received a number of recent complaints asso-ciated with aggressive

soliciting techniques, but responding officers have found no criminal activity related to these solicitor visits.

Still, the city wanted to offer some helpful infor-mation that explains the license requirements, solicitor responsibilities, exemptions to the license and general tips for home-owners.

If you’d like to pre-vent these visits, post a “No Soliciting” sign. Most solicitors are not allowed to approach houses dis-playing these signs.

More information and a downloadable flyer is available at www.mercer-gov.org/soliciting.

To file a complaint, call the MIPD non-emergency dispatch number at 425- 577-5656.

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But she put away artistic ambitions to care for her frail mother, deciding to enroll in cosmetol-ogy school instead of college and in the process, discovering a lifelong passion and opening Studio 904.

“Now, I have so much energy and I feel very fulfilled and happy. I love this busi-ness and I still love doing hair,” she said. “But I still have so many things I want to learn.”

Hirai’s enterprising spir-it and belief in Kaizen, a Japanese word that means life-long learning in small incremental steps, led to the eventual success of her busi-ness, which has been on the Island for 19 years.

A multi-talented art-ist and perpetual student, Hirai is now learning about graphic design and tech-nology, forming her own marketing department for Studio 904. The salon has become known for its hiring practices, employee training and community outreach programs.

In writing “Keiko’s Journey,” Hirai said she found out many things not just about her famiy, but also about herself. She said she learned to “overcome the past and live a life of purpose.”

“I feel like I was spared a life,” she said. “I shouldn’t even be here, because of the bombing. That’s why I want to help people.”

She also traveled back to Japan before writing the book. After moving to the U.S., she and her mother “erased Japan,” she said.

But when Hirai found a small gray suitcase that her mother had saved filled with letters from home, the memories started to come back. She decided to visit her father’s family, and her

stepfather. Friends and coworkers

of Hirai say she is creative, compassionate and coura-geous.

The salon gives free haircuts to those helped by Mercer Island’s Youth and Family Services. It has many raffles and fundrais-ers, including the Angels for the Animals event that runs through Dec. 5, benefitting dog havens and pet rescues.

Hirai said her values come from two cultures, and that she learned differ-ent lessons from growing up in Japan and the U.S.

“For everybody who thinks they don’t have a gift to offer, look at your childhood. It’s amazing how those things come out,” Hirai said. “I’m fortunate to have two cultures to draw from.”

“Keiko’s Journey” isn’t Hirai’s first book. “Yumi’s Life Lessons,” self-published about 10 years ago, is also about the love between dogs and their owners. Hirai said she wrote it to help promote humane treatment of ani-mals, and motivate others to help animals that need love and attention.

“Keiko’s Journey” is more about teaching people, especially children, “never to be ashamed of your ori-gin,” Hirai said.

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Windermere to host bike driveHave an old bike collecting dust in the garage? Donate

it on Dec. 6 from 12-3 p.m. at Windermere Real Estate Mercer Island, 2737 77th Ave. S.E. #100.

The donation benefits Bike Works - a local nonprofit that supports youth through bicycle education. Go to bikeworks.org for more information.

Lions Club Christmas tree sale benefits local organizations

The Mercer Island Lions Club is hosting its annual Christmas tree sale starting Nov. 28 in the lower parking lot of Farmers New World Life Insurance.

Buying a tree from the Lions Club supports Mercer Island Boys & Girls Clubs, Youth and Family Services, senior citizen programs, community events and Lions Club sight and hearing projects.

The sale is from Wednesdays to Fridays from 2-7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Fresh mixed green wreaths and cedar garlands are available too.

MI Directory ending fiscal yearThe 2015 Mercer Island Directory, the Island’s pri-

vate phonebook, has once again generated more than $100,000 for uncompensated care and research at the hospital. This is the 20th year that the Mercer Island Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital has reached this goal.

There is still time to add your gift in support of the many families in need of assistance. The MI Guild, publishers of the MI Directory, depends on revenue from business ad sponsorships and individual donations to maintain this level of support.

Using the blue envelope tucked into the Directory is the easiest way to donate, but checks made out to Mercer Island Directory and sent to PO Box 442, Mercer Island, WA 98040, are equally welcome.

If you didn’t receive a copy in the mail, the Directory is available at Island Books and the MI Chamber of Commerce. To get on the residential mailing list or to advertise in the March 2016 issue, send an email to [email protected].

Giving tree helps families in needThe Mercer Island Community and Event Center

(MICEC) and Mercer Island’s Youth and Family Services (MIYFS) are asking the community to help provide some of life’s necessities to low-income Island families this holiday season with the Giving Tree program.

The Giving Tree is displayed at the MICEC. Hanging on the tree are tags for grocery gift cards, health care items and family products.

Participants may remove a Giving Tree tag and return these new, unopened items starting Monday, Nov. 30, to the MICEC’s Giving Tree Collection Box. Items will be accepted as late as Friday, Dec. 18.

“Low-income families often struggle to provide for basic household necessities that are not easily found at the Food Pantry. These include soap, toothpaste, sh amp o o / c ond i t i one r, Band-Aids, laundry deter-gent, cleaning solutions and paper towels,” said Cheryl Manriquez, YFS Family Assistance Coordinator.

For more information about MIYFS Services, please visit www.miyfs.org.

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This year, the Canadian Armed Forces, who stood shoulder to shoulder with American troops on major battle� elds in the 20th century, will also be honored alongside the men and women who served the United States of America.

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When Island resident Charlotte Steiner began work on her � rst Children’s Holiday Greetings edition in 1970, everything else at the Mercer Island Reporter came to a halt as she wheedled and cajoled one Island merchant after another with “this darling drawing that a little child from the Island made just for you!” We are proud to carry on this wonderful Island holiday tradition for 45 years!”

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Winter Sports Previews By Joe [email protected]

This week, the Reporter takes a look at the five prep teams representing Mercer Island this winter.

Boys basketball

Contributed PhotoFrom left, Mercer Island seniors Josh Stenberg, Eric Kim, Andrew Pickles, Sam Nordale, Emerson Schulz and Griffin Kane.

COACH: Gavin Cree (7th year)LAST SEASON: Second in KingCo, lost in district tournament. STRENGTHS: Experience, depth. Of its 12 roster spots, Mercer Island is returning six players who started games for the Islanders last season.“The nice thing about this season is that our guys kind of know our stu� . They know our o� ense, our de-fense and our expectations as a coaching sta� ,” Cree said. “There’s not as much teaching. We’ve been able to jump right into things and get a little farther along than we were last year.” “I think we have a deep team, I think it’s one of our

strengths. We have 9-10 guys who have experience and who can all play. I think last year, we didn’t always feel that way.”NEEDS TO IMPROVE:

Maintaining a high level of performance. A theme for this year’s team is to be “Pros.”“Even though we’re not professionals, we’ve got to

act like it,” said senior Sam Nordale. “Everything that goes along with being a professional, we have to implement every day in practice. Keeping everyone accountable, supporting each other, making sure we’re working hard and staying focused.”

GOALS: “We want to win KingCo,” said senior Emerson Schulz. “It’s been three years, and we’ve been second the last couple years. We want to cross that hump.”“And get past regionals,” added senior Andrew Pickles.

SENIORS: Josh Stenberg, Sam Nordale (captains), Eric Kim, Andrew Pickles, Emer-son Schulz, Gri� n Kane.OTHER KEY ATHLETES: Shane Scott, Ethan Chen, Parker Simpson, Gri� n Emanuels.GAMES TO WATCH: Bel-levue, Jan. 12, Feb. 5.

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to respect each player.” GOALS: “We want to make it the furthest at state that we’ve ever made it before. State is always our goal,” Blakeslee said. “We de�nitely think it’s a rea-sonable goal. We have pretty much the same team coming back this year, we’ve only lost a few players,” Krause said. CAPTAINS: Jess Blakeslee, Taylor Krause, Anna Luce.OTHER KEY ATHLETES: Kailee Yan, Claire Mans�eld, Josie Blakeslee, Jessica Stenberg.GAMES TO WATCH: Juanita, Dec. 16, Jan. 22; Bel-levue, Jan. 13, Feb. 5.


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Joe Livarchik/Staff PhotoFrom left, Mercer Island boys swim and dive captains Ben Gore, Ford Witman and Conner Vacca.

COACH: Chris Conroy (First year)LAST SEASON: Second at state tournament.STRENGTHS: “I think we gained a lot more people than we lost in terms of people capable of qualifying for state,” said senior Ben Gore. “Not just freshmen, but people who joined the team who can put in a lot of work this year.”“We not only have se-niors and juniors who can dominate in the pool,” said Ford Witman, “but we have freshmen and sophomores

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COACH: Creighton Laughary (16th year with program, 11th year as head coach)LAST SEASON: Second in league, second at KingCo tournament, ending �ve-year run as league champs. “It was something we thought we had in the bag, and then it kind of fell through at the end,” said senior Nic Meinzinger-Richards.“We want to obviously re-deem ourselves,” said senior

Jace Chen, “and we’re going to work to become even bet-ter than we were before.”STRENGTHS: “Midweights for the most part,” Meinz-inger-Richards said. “That’s where a lot of our returners are on the team.” NEEDS TO IMPROVE: Depth and experience. “It’s a young team. Unlike last year and the year before and every year before that, we don’t have anyone com-ing back with state experi-ence,” Laughary said. “This

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Joe Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island gymnastics captains Cece Belady and Jamie Vanderwall.

COACH: Lenny Lewis (27th year)LAST SEASON: Sixth at KingCo tournament.STRENGTHS: Floor and vault events.“We always seem to be good on �oor,” Lewis said. “It looks like we have some good vaulters who aren’t afraid to run and hit their handspring.”NEEDS TO IMPROVE: Experience.“We don’t have a lot of club girls,” Lewis said. “It’s usually when you have a couple club girls to help lead the team, to bring the rest of the team up, you have a better team because you have that cohesiveness between the girls and they start working harder.”GOALS: “The goal is always [to make] state as a team, but that hasn’t hap-pened for quite a few years, so we’re hoping to place

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“Our main goal is just about personal improvement; how we improve as a person and a wrestler,” Isabelle Castle-man said. KEY ATHLETES: Nic Meinzinger-Richards, Brian Wen, Finn Childress, Jonah Andrew, Malachai Morgan, Isabelle Castleman, Jace Chen.MEET TO WATCH: Bel-levue, Jan. 7. Bellevue won its meet with Mercer Island last season to clinch the league title.“It was really close, it came down to a few points,” Castleman said. “We had a couple of weight classes that we had to forfeit, so it was a real tough loss to lose that way. But we’re going to try and redeem it this year.”

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It is well known that when immigrants come to the United States and other parts of the Western hemi-sphere, they quickly adapt their eating styles to ours – especially the young. People from around the Pacific Rim, South America, the Middle East and Africa who were largely raised on fresh whole foods begin to prefer fast food and other highly-processed ingredi-ents, often to the detriment of their nutritional health and well-being. The conse-quences in terms of obesity and diet-related diseases can be devastating.

This is not a new phe-nomenon. As it happens, I just returned from a two-day conference that was organized by Oldways, a nonprofit organization with focus on culinary and

cultural diversity around the globe. Its founder, Dun Gifford, a lawyer, politi-cian, developer and res-taurant owner, became concerned as far back as the 1980s with the progres-sive disappearance of many culinary traditions in favor of what he called “techno foods.”

Why does your culture matter when it comes to your food choices, he asked. Because – no mat-ter where you come from – it is not in your heri-tage to become overweight, diabetic, or develop heart disease and cancer, all the leading causes of death in the modern world. What we all should have in com-mon as our birthright is, by contrast, a healthy heart, a strong body, extraordi-nary energy, and a long and healthy life – all of which we would be enabled to

by access to nutritious and delicious foods.

Instead, many of us have lost their way when it comes to feeding them-selves, and it affects those who adopt our lifestyle more recently the most. Part of it is a widespread ignorance and confusion about nutrition and nutri-tional health.

The conference I men-tioned was titled “Finding Common Ground,” a meet-ing of many of the world’s leading experts and scien-tists in the field of dietetics. Although it was clear from the start that there would be (and will continue to be) different, and often-times conflicting, views on how and what we should eat, there was also a gen-eral consensus on a few basic ‘truths’ that could be shared by all participants. Among them were the

desire that messages about diets should not be dis-torted or misleading; that some foods yield greater nutritional benefits than others; and that consid-erations about food con-sumption should include environmental sustainabil-ity concerns. The latter, as you may have heard, is a major point of contention in the upcoming release of the Dietary Guidelines of 2015.

In addition, there was agreement that reviving certain culinary tradi-tions could indeed have the kind of positive impact the Oldways’ founder envi-sioned. For instance, much has been made in recent years of the advantages the so-called ‘Mediterranean Diet’ can provide, with its richness of mostly plant-based foods. But also many other cultural heritages from South America, Asia and Africa have much to contribute to our rethink-ing of what it means to eat healthily.

What it ultimately comes down to is not to get blind-ed by the endless onslaught of diet fads and latest “sci-entific discoveries,” but to focus on the bigger picture and discern what is tried and true, which we can often find by simply going back to our roots, says Sara Baer-Sinnot, the current president of Oldways. For this, we need to communi-cate clearly and effectively what constitutes healthy and sustainable ways of eating that all consumers can understand and live by, she says.

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CALENDARCALENDARWEDNESDAY | 2TOWN CENTER VISIONING JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: 6-9 p.m., City Hall, 9611 S.E. 36th St. The Planning and Design Commissions are convening together as the “Joint Commission” for the next phase of recommenda-tions for actual Town Center development code language and directly-related updates to the City’s Comprehensive Plan. This is a working meeting and will not take public comment. Interested residents may use the Town Center Visioning online form to submit comments. Visit www.mercergov.org for more.

THURSDAY | 3MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE MONTHLY MEETING: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. Monthly general meetings are the first Thursday of every month and open to the public. Discover what MIVAL does and meet many artists of all medi-ums. Become a member and make new friendships through visual arts. For more, visit www.mival.org or contact Nannette Bassett at [email protected] or 206-232-8148.DECEMBER CHAMBER LUNCHEON: 12-1 p.m., Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Speaker Autumn Martin founded Hot Cakes in 2008, selling the namesake Take-n-Bake Molten Chocolate Cake in mason jars at farm-ers markets in Seattle. In May of 2012, she opened

Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery in Ballard and now on Capitol Hill, artisan des-sert and craft cocktail bars featuring creative, small-batch desserts and fine spir-its, to rave reviews. $15-20.CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP: 2:30-4 p.m., Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. On the first Thursday of each month, caregivers are invited to share concerns, receive support and increase their knowledge about resources in a group setting. Facilitated by Betsy Zuber, MS, LMHC. $5 suggested donation. Please call Betsy prior to your first meeting at 206-275-7752.MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE GALLERY OPENING: 5-8 p.m., MIVAL, 2836 78th Ave. S.E. Celebrate the holidays and join the fes-tivities with you and your friends to meet the artists and see their art work. New handmade crafts and fine artwork with holiday spirit. Showing scarves, wreaths, ornaments, gift items, paint-ings, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, artwork note cards and much more. For more info, visit www.mival.org.

FRIDAY | 4HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING & FIREHOUSE MUNCH: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mercerdale Park, 77th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 32nd Street. An evening of holiday merriment at the community tree lighting ceremony and caroling at Mercerdale Park. Arts and crafts, Santa photos, treats and musical entertainment will follow at the north-end Fire Station. Bring an

unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots drive to help a child in need have a better holi-day season. For more, con-tact Amber Britton at [email protected]. CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION: 5:30-8:30 p.m. St. Monica School, 4320 87th Ave. S.E. Join us for Christmas caroling, hot cocoa and the lighting of the Christmas trees at the main school entrance. Walk down Candy Cane Lane to the school gymnasium for dinner, Gingerbread house making, Christmas cookie decorating and pictures with Santa (photo packages available for purchase). Cost is $5. For more, visit www.stmonicasea.org.FRENCH FILM - LE PLAISIR: 7:30 p.m. Aljoya, 2430 76th Ave. S.E. The Mercer Island Sister City Association, the Mercer Island Arts Council and Aljoya will co-host this French film in which Ophuls brings his masterful art of direction to three stories by Guy de Maupassant: “Le Masque,” “La Maison Tellier,” “Le Modele.” Featured scholar Lance Rhodes will provide introduction and post-commentary for the film, which will be in French with English subtitles. No 6:30 pre-program. Free to the public. For more, call Carla Peterson at 206-232-5354.

SATURDAY | 5ARTS COUNCIL ANNUAL RETREAT: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. City Hall Council chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Agenda items include current budget, core program recap and the 2016 work plan. Open to the pub-

lic. Please contact Amber Britton at [email protected] if you would like to attend. STUDIO 904 HOLIDAY “ANGEL FOR ANIMALS” SALE: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Studio 904, 3041 78th Ave. S.E. Come celebrate the magic of the season and shop for handmade gifts, purchase local author Kay Hirai’s new book, and enjoy light refreshments. All pro-ceeds benefit animals and will be donated to Pasado’s Safe Haven, Precious Life Animal Sanctuary Senior Dog Haven and Ginger’s Pet Rescue. For more, visit http://studio904.com/cat-egory/news/.HOLIDAY ART SHOW AND SALE: Dec. 5-6, Artist’s Studio, 6829 96th Ave. S.E. Featuring Marsha Karr’s magical landscape paint-ings, prints and cards and Bloom’s handcrafted

wooden bowls. Ten percent of proceeds will be donated to Northwest Harvest Food Bank. From 2-6 p.m. Dec. 5 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 6. For more, visit http://mar-shakarr.com/.

SUNDAY | 6MERCER ISLAND BIKE DRIVE: 12-3 p.m. Windermere, 2737 77th Ave. S.E. #100. Give an old bike new life and sup-port community program-ming at Bike Works! Bike Works accepts all types of bikes, bike parts and bike accessories. We recom-mend bikes in good condi-tion, including: 20” wheel BMX style bikes, 24” and 26” wheel mountain bikes, road bikes of any size, but especially smaller-sized road bikes.

MONDAY | 7CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING: 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Held on the first and third Mondays every month unless otherwise posted. Special meetings and study sessions begin at 6 p.m. For questions, contact Ali Spietz by phone at 206-275-7793.

TUESDAY | 8MERCER ISLAND UTILITY BOARD MEETING: 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. The Mercer Island Utility Board is an advisory board to the City Council on matters regarding all utili-ties on the Island. The Utility Board meets on the second Tuesday of the month unless otherwise posted. For more,

SUBMISSIONS: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. Please email your Island event notices to [email protected]. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a space-available basis. CALENDAR ONLINE: Post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. Click on the “Calendar” link under Community.

[email protected]. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a space-

EVENTS | ONGOINGMERCER ISLAND LIONS CLUB ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE SALE: Farmers Insurance lower parking lot, 3003 77th Ave. S.E. Buy a beauti-ful tree from the Lions Club and support: Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club, Youth and Family Services, local senior citizen’s programs, Mercer Island community events and Lions Club sight and hearing projects. Fresh mixed green wreaths and cedar garlands available too! Sale began Saturday, Nov. 28. Open from 2-7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

MIVAL 2015 HOLIDAY SHOW: Nov. 2-Dec. 18, Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL) will showcase paintings, fiber arts, photography, as well glass, jewelry, ceram-ics, and more. A great place to find holiday gifts for someone special on your list! Call 206-275-7609 for more info.GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP: 7 p.m., Thursdays, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4001 Island Crest Way. Free, no obligation, family history and geneal-ogy weekly workshop. Beginner to advanced training hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints. All are welcome. Contact Peter Selden at [email protected] or 206-412-8252.

EVENTS | UPCOMING COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, McDonald’s park-ing lot, 2807 78th Ave. S.E. Help ensure this precious resource is available for ill and injured people in our community by giving blood. Plus, get free cook-ies and burn 650 calories just by laying there. To sign up, visit https://schedule.psbc.org/DonorPortal/GroupLanding.aspx?s=4155.

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RedeemerLutheran Church6001 Island Crest Way 232-1711

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taking place Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m.STARS WORKSHOP - TALKING TO PARENTS ABOUT LIMITING TECHNOLOGY USE: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7. Presented by Kathy Slattengren, M.ED., Priceless Parenting. Talking to parents about their kids’ use of technol-ogy can be touchy. How do you approach parents when you believe their child is spending too much time on screens or perhaps viewing inappropriate things? How do you set expectations for parents around their own technology use when dropping their kids off or picking them up? We’ll dis-cuss these questions and more. Registration begins November 23. STARS credit available, please bring your number to program.MOTIVATING YOUR ADHD CHILD OR TEEN: 7-8:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7. Parents will learn motivation myths that you can throw out, what actually motivates ADHD children and teens, and the one thing you can do imme-diately to build confidence in your child. For more, visit http://GiftedWithADD.com.

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ner and watch the first six episodes of season 1. Peace may be on its way, but for residents of this bohemian Tel Aviv neighborhood, per-sonal matters override poli-tics. Think: “Friends” with an Israeli edge. $10-15.THE BIG CHANUKAH SHOW: 7-9 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7. A free musical variety show featuring Jewish Chanukah-related music and other entertainment during the winter holiday season. This year’s show features the Shalom Klezmer Band fea-turing Chava Mirel, Hazzan Isaac Azose, and other local

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