FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011 A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING .com NEWSLINE: 425.867.0353 ˜ REDMOND R EP O RTER BUSINESS | New Redmond gym offering youth sports training, free boot camp classes for January and more [13] Happy New Year to all e Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and City of Red- mond will host an opportunity for the public to meet and talk with Dr. Traci Pierce, the LWSD board of directors’ preferred candidate for its next district superintendent. e community is invited to this informal open house on Jan. 10, 2012 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Bytes Café, located on the first floor of Red- mond City Hall at 15670 NE 85th St. Pierce will say a few words at 6:45 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. e LWSD board conducted an internal search for its new super- intendent in October and Novem- ber and announced Pierce as their preferred candidate at the Dec. 5 board meeting. Pierce will replace Dr. Chip Kimball, who is leaving to take a school superintendent position in Singapore. e board decided to look for a qualified internal candidate because continuity and a smooth transi- tion will be necessary due to the many major district initiatives culminating next year. Pierce is currently the deputy superin- tendent of instructional services for LWSD and has not yet been hired as superinten- dent. e series of gatherings throughout the district to meet her will introduce her to the community and give them the op- portunity to provide input for the school board. “Education has always been a passion for me,” Pierce said. “My 17 years at LWSD has provided me the opportunity to work in many different positions, giving me a true understanding of our vision and what tools we must use to reach it.” For more information on the open house, contact Talley Hudson at (425) 556- 2101 or [email protected]. To learn more about the potential superintendent or the search process, contact Kathryn Reith at (425) 936-1342 or [email protected]. Dr. Traci Pierce School district superintendent candidate to meet public Jan. 10 Traffic flows westbound across the State Route 520 floating bridge on the first day of active tolling in this view from Medina Thursday morning. The east high rise has 12 cameras and photographs every license plate. CHAD COLEMAN, Reporter Newspapers NAT LEVY [email protected]It’s been years and millions of dol- lars in the making, but tolls on State Route 520 began ursday morning. e first day with the new equip- ment in place was going smoothly during the early-morning commute, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Traf- fic on the bridge the first hour of toll- ing was 45 percent less than a normal day, according to WSDOT. However, the real traffic test for commuters is expected to begin Tuesday morn- ing, when people return from their holiday vacation. WSDOT Tolls Director Craig Stone has said there will be some diversion away from 520 because of the tolls. ese drivers are likely to go to Interstate 90, State Route 522 and Interstate 405. “Drivers from Issaquah to Seattle and Tukwila to Shoreline will see changes to their commute,” Stone said. “Drivers who use these routes should prepare for potential traffic delays and adjust their schedule ac- cordingly. We expect traffic patterns will change daily, and it will take several months before traffic settles into a predictable new pattern.” Tolls vary by time of day, with the peak rate $3.50 for those with a Good To Go transponder during 520 tolls now a fact of life Expect more traffic on other regional roadways [ more TOLLS page 6 ] SPORTS | Sibling rivalry taken to a whole new level at The Bear Creek School [10] SAMANTHA PAK [email protected]e City of Redmond stands to receive a big economic boost as Cavalia, a world-class equestrian and performing arts show, will be at King County’s Marymoor Park from Jan. 18 to Feb. 5, 2012. Cavalia has been on tour throughout North America and Europe since 2003 and this will be the show’s second time in the Pacific North- west. e show was previ- ously in Renton in 2004. Ann Delarosbil, market development manager for Cavalia, said, “We evalu- ate the economic impact (of the show) of about $10 million.” Of this $10 million, which she said is an average amount for the cities they visit, about $5 million is spent on preparing for the show, promotion through local advertising companies and hiring about 200 local employees for customer service, tech support, site preparation and other jobs. She said the preparations for the show usually begin about four weeks before opening night and there is about a week aſter the run for teardown, which brings the Montreal-based Cavalia to town for 11 to 12 weeks. “So that has significant impacts economically,” Delarosbil said. Karen Nolz, tourism program administrator for the City of Redmond, said when big shows or events such as Cavalia come to town, they can apply for a city grant to help cover ex- penses. In the case of Caval- ia, she said City Council has approved a $10,000 grant for the event. However, they would only receive the money if they meet a specific set of criteria and this would happen aſter the show’s run at Marymoor is finished. Nolz said the money for these grants come from a 1 percent tourism tax local hotels charge, which goes to the city. Cavalia to provide major boost to the Redmond economy Equestrian performing arts show will attract more people to city’s hotels, restaurants and retailers [ more CAVALIA page 5 ]
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REPORTERBUSINESS | New Redmond gym off ering youth sports training, free boot camp classes for January and more [13]
Happy New Year to all
Th e Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and City of Red-mond will host an opportunity for the public to meet and talk with Dr. Traci Pierce, the LWSD board of directors’ preferred candidate for its next district superintendent.
Th e community is invited to this informal open house on Jan. 10, 2012 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Bytes Café, located on the fi rst fl oor of Red-mond City Hall at 15670 NE 85th St. Pierce
will say a few words at 6:45 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Th e LWSD board conducted an internal search for its new super-intendent in October and Novem-ber and announced Pierce as their preferred candidate at the Dec. 5 board meeting. Pierce will replace Dr. Chip Kimball, who is leaving to take a school superintendent
position in Singapore. Th e board decided to look for a qualifi ed internal candidate
because continuity and a smooth transi-tion will be necessary due to the many major district initiatives culminating next year.
Pierce is currently the deputy superin-tendent of instructional services for LWSD and has not yet been hired as superinten-dent. Th e series of gatherings throughout the district to meet her will introduce her to the community and give them the op-portunity to provide input for the school board.
“Education has always been a passion for me,” Pierce said. “My 17 years at LWSD has provided me the opportunity to work in many diff erent positions, giving me a true understanding of our vision and what tools we must use to reach it.”
For more information on the open house, contact Talley Hudson at (425) 556-2101 or [email protected]. To learn more about the potential superintendent or the search process, contact Kathryn Reith at (425) 936-1342 or [email protected].
Dr. Traci Pierce
School district superintendent candidate to meet public Jan. 10
Traffi c fl ows westbound across the State Route 520 fl oating bridge on the fi rst day of active tolling in this view from Medina Thursday morning. The east high rise has 12 cameras and photographs every license plate. CHAD COLEMAN, Reporter Newspapers
It’s been years and millions of dol-lars in the making, but tolls on State Route 520 began Th ursday morning.
Th e fi rst day with the new equip-ment in place was going smoothly during the early-morning commute, according to the Washington State
Department of Transportation. Traf-fi c on the bridge the fi rst hour of toll-ing was 45 percent less than a normal day, according to WSDOT. However, the real traffi c test for commuters is expected to begin Tuesday morn-ing, when people return from their holiday vacation.
WSDOT Tolls Director Craig Stone has said there will be some diversion away from 520 because of the tolls. Th ese drivers are likely to go to Interstate 90, State Route 522 and Interstate 405.
“Drivers from Issaquah to Seattle and Tukwila to Shoreline will see changes to their commute,” Stone said. “Drivers who use these routes should prepare for potential traffi c delays and adjust their schedule ac-cordingly. We expect traffi c patterns will change daily, and it will take several months before traffi c settles into a predictable new pattern.”
Tolls vary by time of day, with the peak rate $3.50 for those with a Good To Go transponder during
520 tolls now a fact of lifeExpect more traffi c on other regional roadways
[ more TOLLS page 6 ]
SPORTS | Sibling rivalry taken to a whole new level at The Bear Creek School [10]
Th e City of Redmond stands to receive a big economic boost as Cavalia, a world-class equestrian and performing arts show, will be at King County’s Marymoor Park from Jan. 18 to Feb. 5, 2012.
Cavalia has been on tour throughout North America and Europe since 2003 and this will be the show’s second time in the Pacifi c North-west. Th e show was previ-ously in Renton in 2004.
Ann Delarosbil, market development manager for Cavalia, said, “We evalu-ate the economic impact (of the show) of about $10 million.”
Of this $10 million, which she said is an average amount for the cities they visit, about $5 million is spent on preparing for the show, promotion through local advertising companies and hiring about 200 local employees for customer service, tech support, site preparation and other jobs.
She said the preparations for the show usually begin about four weeks before opening night and there is about a week aft er the run for teardown, which brings the Montreal-based Cavalia to town for 11 to 12 weeks.
“So that has signifi cant impacts economically,” Delarosbil said.
Karen Nolz, tourism program administrator for the City of Redmond, said when big shows or events such as Cavalia come to town, they can apply for a city grant to help cover ex-penses. In the case of Caval-ia, she said City Council has approved a $10,000 grant for the event. However, they would only receive the money if they meet a specifi c set of criteria and this would happen aft er the show’s run at Marymoor is fi nished.
Nolz said the money for these grants come from a 1 percent tourism tax local hotels charge, which goes to the city.
Cavalia to provide major boost to the Redmond economyEquestrian performing arts show will attract more people to city’s hotels, restaurants and retailers
[ more CAVALIA page 5 ]
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One of the aspects John Fleming enjoys about his career is working with the natural environment. And now that he has been selected as the artist for the Redmond Central Connector (RCC), he will be in charge of making sure nature shines bright throughout the visionary project.
Th e 20-year Seattle resident was one of about 30 artists nationwide who applied for the position when the City of Redmond put out its call for artists for the linear RCC park, which will begin construction next year and run along the Redmond-owned portion of the former Bur-lington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail corridor.
Fleming said he fi rst heard about the call through the City of
Seattle's Offi ce of Arts and Cultural Aff airs. He had applied to be the artist for an art installation along the Burke-Gilman Trail, but was not selected. Following the selection process, someone with the Seattle offi ce told him about the RCC project.
"It seemed right up my alley with some other projects I've done," Fleming said.
One of the things that drew him to the project was the fact that he would be able to use salvaged rails, tracks and other hardware.
"I like working with recycled materials," Fleming said. "(Using the old hardware) was another thing that seemed to click with my past work."
His past work has been on dis-play in throughout the country and world, but a lot of it has also been
in the Seattle area, includ-ing Grass Blades at Seattle Center.
Originally from New Mexico, Fleming said his work is infl uenced by earth art, which links the natural landscape with a piece of art. And it was this infl u-ence that helped him stand
out to the selection panel for the RCC project.
Guy Michaelsen of the Berger Partnership, the Seattle-based land-scape architecture fi rm leading the design team, said one of the things that struck them about Fleming's work was how closely tied his pieces were to their locations.
Although Fleming lives in the Pacifi c Northwest, Michaelsen said this was not a factor in the selection process because his pieces are at home in their place anywhere, from
the greater Seattle area, to out of state, to out of the country.
"It so looks like it belongs there," Michaelsen said. "His work was just inseparable from the places they were in."
During the selection process, which began in September, Fleming was one of three artists who were selected for interviews in mid-Oc-tober. He said the other two artists were from out of state.
Th e interview included a presen-tation, site visit and workshop with city staff .
Fleming said his role in the RCC project is two-fold: Th e fi rst is working with the design team on integrating art throughout the park. Th e second is creating a piece that will be placed somewhere along the trail.
RCC artist to highlight city’s natural environment
John Fleming
[ more FLEMING page 3 ]
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With the former, Mi-chaelsen said Fleming's background in architecture helps because he under-stands how to create space and can quickly take artistic concepts and put them in a physical form. Michaelsen added that the line between his and his team's role and Fleming's role is blurred.
"We're kind of finish-ing each other's sentences, which is kind of neat," Michaelsen said. "He speaks our language."
With the commissioned piece for the park, Fleming said he wants to combine Redmond's natural environ-
ment and the old railroad materials with a technologi-cal aspect that would reflect that part of the community.
"Redmond has a very young, tech-savvy popula-tion," he said.
Fleming said he's not sure what this will mean yet, but he is excited to work with the community and see what will happen. However, one thing he said he wants from the piece is that it be interactive.
"It engages you," he said. "You become a part in the artwork itself."
For more information about Fleming and exam-ples of his work, visit http://johnflemingartist.com.
www.redmond-reporter.com[ FLEMING from page 2]
The City of Redmond will soon begin its Bud-geting by Priorities (BP) process for the 2013-14 biennial budget and needs members of the community to volunteer to become a member of one of the six results teams.
One results team is formed for each budget priority: Business Vital-ity, Clean and Green En-vironment, Community Building, Infrastructure and Growth, Respon-sible Government and Safety.
The six priorities were created in 2008 when City Council and Mayor John Marchione insti-tuted the new way of budgeting for Redmond. BP developed the city’s last two biennial bud-gets, set performance measures and moved the focus of the budget toward services and programs valued most by residents.
Following initial training in early 2012, citizen results team members will work as part of a team to priori-tize and rank city bud-get offers based on their likelihood to contribute towards the priority and city vision. They will then recommend to the mayor which offers should be considered for inclusion into the draft budget.
For more informa-tion about these vol-unteer positions or the BP process, contact the mayor’s office at (425) 556-2101 or [email protected].
City seeks volunteers to help with next budget
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Every 10 years, aft er the census required by the U.S. Constitution has been successfully completed, each state begins the process of
redistricting, or drawing new boundaries for its congressional districts. Here in Washington, our redistricting process is overseen by a fi ve-mem-ber commission with four voting members (two from each major party) and one nonvoting chair,
who helps facilitate and guide the commission's work. Th e commission has the unenvi-able task of not only drawing up new congressional districts for the next decade, but legis-lative districts as well.
Our state's Constitution gives the Redistricting Com-
mission (which must be reconstituted by the Leg-islature every decade) until the end of each year ending in one to come up with new maps that at least three of the commissioners can agree on.
If the commission cannot agree on new maps by New Year's Day of the following year, the task then falls to the state Supreme Court, though in practice this has never happened.
Th e 2011 Redistricting Commission, comprised of Slade Gorton, Tim Ceis, Tom Huff , and Dean Foster, had attempted to meet an earlier self-im-posed deadline of Nov. 1 in the hope of being able to fi nish the majority of their work well in advance of the holiday season, but they missed it. How-ever, it appears they are on track to be done by the deadline that really matters — Jan. 1, 2012.
To make the task of drawing new lines easier, the commissioners decided to split up the work and tackle it in bipartisan teams of two. Th e commis-sioners fi rst focused on legislative districts in west-ern Washington. Gorton and Ceis, who represent the Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats, respectively, took on the Puget Sound region, while Foster and Huff , who represent the House Demo-crats and House Republicans, took on southwest Washington and the Olympic Peninsula. Each team presented their proposal on Dec. 16.
Ceis and Gorton then turned their attention to putting together new congressional districts, while Huff and Foster worked on drawing up new legislative districts for eastern Washington.
On Dec. 28, each of the teams again publicly presented a proposal.
Th e congressional district map created by Gorton and Ceis is expected to become the fi nal map, though Huff and Foster have yet to sign off on it. It is very diff erent from Washington's current map, in part because Washington gained a new congressional district – the 10th – as a result of the 2010 Census. Under the new map, there appear to be two safe Democratic districts, two safe Republican districts, three districts that lean Democratic, two districts that lean Republi-can, and one that is evenly divided.
Th e two safe Democratic districts are both in King County. Th e new 7th (Jim McDermott's district) remains centered on Seattle, but loses the Rainier Valley and nearby neighborhoods to the new 9th, while picking up Edmonds and Wood-way to the north and Burien and Normandy Park to the south. Th e new 9th (Adam Smith's district) will stretch from northern Tacoma all the way up to Bellevue and Mercer Island, encompassing Tukwila and Renton. Meanwhile, the northern Eastside (Redmond, Kirkland) will become part of the new 1st, a strangely shaped district that extends to the Canadian border but doesn't touch the coast until just north of Bellingham. Th is is the district that either party could win.
Conversely, the new 2nd (Rick Larsen's district) does not reach very far inland. Already, it's being nicknamed “the saltwater district” because it spans
coastal Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom counties along with Island County and San Juan County.
Th e new 8th and the 3rd now cross the Cas-cade Mountains. In terms of population, the 8th remains anchored by eastern King County, but it now also includes Kittitas and Chelan counties. Th e 3rd is still a southwest Washington district (home to Grays Harbor, Longview, and Vancou-ver) but it now includes all of Skamania County.
Th e 4th and the 5th remain safe Republican districts, consisting of most of central and eastern Washington, respectively. Th e 6th is also largely unchanged, and remains the Olympic Peninsula's district, currently represented by Norm Dicks. Finally, the new 10th is centered on Olympia, and includes most of south Puget Sound.
If Democrats do well in next year's presidential election, they may control as many as seven out of the 10 seats. And if Republicans do well, they may control as many of fi ve out of 10. Incumbents are expected to be running in eight of the 10 districts, with the open seats being in the 1st and the 10th.
If you'd like to see what congressional and legislative districts you've been drawn into, visit www.redistricting.wa.gov/ to view and down-load the new maps. Andrew Villeneuve, a 2005 Redmond High gradu-ate, is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a Redmond-based grassroots organization. Villeneuve can be reached at [email protected].
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Question of the week:“Do you plan to attend a Cavalia show, which kicks off at Marymoor Park Jan. 18, and runs through Feb. 5?”
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Last week’s results:“Will you still travel the State Route 520 bridge when tolling begins Dec. 29?”Yes: 61% No: 39%
Speak out against Group Health plans
Th e Redmond City Council has approved clearing the entire stand of more than 1,100 older growth and newer trees at the Overlake Group Health site.
Despite Council approval, there are still loose ends that deserve public scrutiny. We should let the Council know that Redmond resi-dents are concerned.
Despite an analysis by a certifi ed arborist that assured the city that many trees on the existing site can be saved, the council has dismissed this report without signifi cant ques-tions or any discussion. Th is report should be reexamined, and the deci-sion to clear all trees reconsidered.
Also, while Group Health promises a generous mitigation plan, details are hazy, including the
determination of where the replace-ment saplings are to be planted, and accountability for their long-term survival. Th is plan could become a burden to the City of Redmond.
Th is site has been “upzoned” at least twice since its initial plan, resulting in the present plan for many 10 to 13-story buildings on the 28-acre site. Th ese will dwarf other structures in the neighbor-hood, including the nearby Mi-crosoft campus. Th is development has “morphed” signifi cantly since the initial concept, oft en with little or no public input. Th is plan sets an ominous precedent for future development in Overlake, and in all of Redmond. Are we ready for high rises throughout Redmond?
Group Health has stated that it now foresees breaking up the 28-acre site into multiple parcels. If this transpires, how can Group Health, or the City of Redmond,
provide suffi cient governance to ensure that the city’s master plan is adhered to and carried out? Th is will be a monumental challenge.
Please join us on Jan. 3 at the Redmond City Council’s fi rst business meeting of 2012 to have a voice in how our city grows in the future. Public input is always wel-comed, and the voices of citizens are vitally important right now. Th e shape of our community is about to change.Robert Berg, Sustainable Redmond
Secret Santa shows the giving spirit
Somewhere, several years ago we stopped believing in Santa Claus. But this year, a Secret Santa sur-prised the Redmond High School girls’ basketball team with an anonymous gift .
Following an early-morning
workout, we had ventured down to the Redmond Pancake House for brunch and a traditional gift exchange. Th e atmosphere was fes-tive; pancakes were devoured and gift s were exchanged.
Much to our surprise, as we made our way to the cash register to pay the check a giggling waitress stopped us. She proceeded to tell us that the couple in the booth across from us had paid our check. We were taken aback at this generous gift , and left the Pancake House fi lled with joy and the holiday spirit, thinking of how we could pay this generous act forward.
Th is simple anonymous gift had touched us all; following a long December season, it was particularly nice to feel the support from our community. Th ank you Secret Santa!Lauren May and Ali Jorgensen, Redmond High School girls’ basketball captains
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Cavalia employees will stay in Redmond for the dura-tion of the show.
“Lodging is very impor-tant,” she said.
Local hotels also receive business from out-of-town-ers who come to the area for the show and stay overnight or for the weekend. Delaros-bil said on average, about 15 percent of their ticket sales come from people who com-mute anywhere from three to five hours to see the show. In addition to staying in lo-cal hotels, they will frequent restaurants, shops and retail-ers in the area as well.
Delarosbil also said retailers see about a 25 percent increase in business when Cavalia is in town and the eateries in the area become more packed.
Christina Henning, se-nior manager in marketing for Redmond Town Center (RTC) can attest to this.
She said in the past, when
Cirque du Soleil or other big-top shows have come to Marymoor, RTC has worked with the King County Parks and Recreation department and show producers to cre-ate partnerships to benefit RTC retailers, the show and attendees.
One way they do this, Hen-ning said, is to have RTC staff onsite as concierges at Mary-moor and one of the biggest inquiries they receive from people is about where to eat. She said in the past, show go-ers would make about 30 res-ervations at RTC restaurants before matinees so attendees would have somewhere to eat after the show.
“We definitely had the opportunity to educate people out Redmond and Redmond Town Center,” Henning said, referring all the different questions people would ask them. “We kind of just became the keepers of the information.”
MUTUALLY BENEFICIALBecause Cavalia will be in
town in the winter, Henning
is not sure if they will be able to provide similar concierge services because people prob-ably will not want to spend too much time out in the cold.
Another way RTC may work with Cavalia is through cross promo-tion, which they have done with past shows. The town center would have signage promoting the show in town and the shows in turn, will inform attendees about dining options and possible discounts for show-goers, Henning said.
She added that people coming from outside Red-mond would get to town early to beat the traffic and retailers benefit from the extra foot traffic.
“(Show attendees) would definitely browse some of the stores,” she said. “It’s really hard to put an exact dollar amount on it, but the foot traffic draw is significant.”
Delarosbil said not only do people who see their show frequent the local businesses, but the Cavalia team does so as well.
A DESTINATION SPOTDanielle Lynch, in-
terim president and chief executive officer for the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce, also said they notice the impact of big events. She said the chamber will work with event and show producers and refer them to hotels, restaurants, retailers and other chamber member businesses, but unlike the town center, they can’t offer discounts or deals.
Lynch said a big benefit of these events is bring-ing people to the city and exposing attendees to Redmond businesses.
Nolz said offering world-class entertainment in town
or nearby such as Cavalia will help make Redmond a destination for tourists and enhance the community both culturally and economically, especially because Cavalia will hire local employees.
“I definitely think it’s im-
portant (to hold these types of events),” she said.
Henning added that hav-ing big shows in the area in-troduces people to Redmond.
“It’s a great thing to put Redmond on the map,” she said.
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the hours of 7-9 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. Cameras on the bridge will read the license plates of cars without transponders and send them a bill. WS-DOT will charge $1.50 fee in addition to the cost of the toll for these drivers.
The east high rise has 12 cameras and photo-graphs every license plate. Blue lights on crossbars are near-infrared to help illuminate the plates in low light, reduce light pollution and protect fish population from revealing them to predators, accord-
ing to Patty Rubstello, the Director of Toll System and Engineering for WSDOT.
Tolling on SR-520 is expected to raise $1 billion overall toward the $4.65 bil-lion SR-520 bridge replace-ment and HOV program, which builds 12.8 miles of safety and mobility im-
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...obituariesFrank M. Gough
At the age of 79, Frank passed peacefully of liver cancer at home on
December 20, 2011. He was born to Helen and Cliff ord Gough April 26, 1932 in Sweets Mining Camp, Sweets, Utah, which has now disappeared from the map.
Frank served his country with the U.S. Army during the Korean Confl ict and his true
passions were hunting and fi shing which he excelled at. He was an
avid fi sherman from the time he picked up a rod and reel. He hunted the
high hills of Utah at an early age and continued on to adulthood. Many knew Frank as a man of excellent work ethics and a good sense of humor.
Frank was preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years, Sharron, with whom they had 5 children. Alan (deceased), Sharra (deceased), Lisa, Jan and Jill, and 4 grandchildren, Khayla, A.J., Chandler and Shane. His greatest achievement in life was achieving the status of “GREAT” father, husband, grandfather, brother, son and friend. He is survived by his second wife, Jody and daughters Kelly and Terry, and brother Brooks.
Frank gave many loving hours to the Kirkland First Baptist Church over the years and was an active member of the Rotary Club of Bellevue Overlake. His medical problems in later years curbed his volunteering eff orts. In Lieu of fl owers, remembrances can be made to Bellevue Overlake Rotary and the Harbor Club 777 N.E. 8th Ave. Bellevue, WA 98004. For the many lives that Frank touched, a celebration of his life will be held on January 7, 2012, at 11:00am at the First Baptist Church 701 First Ave., Kirkland, WA 98083. Lunch to follow the memorial service. YOU MADE ME LAUGH A THOUSAND TIMES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER MADE ME CRY. Loving
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King County Fire District 34REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Website Design Services King Fire District 34, located inEast King County Washington isrequesting proposals from expe-rienced firms for website designservices. The project involvesdesign development and con-struction of a website to replace the Districts current website andwill require coordination with theDistricts administrative staff,elected officials and governmentpartners. All proposals are due no later than 5:00 pm on January 15, 2012. For detailed task information please visit the District’s current website www.kcfd34.org or contact: Thomas Johnston, Commissioner King County Fire Protection District 34 at: t.john- [email protected] Published in Redmond Reporter on December 30, 2011; January 6 & 13, 2012. #565202.
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The Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee’s (RYPAC) annual Girls Unlimited series continues next year with the theme “What if Girls Ran the World” on Jan. 21, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Redmond City Hall, located at 15670 N.E. 85th St.
This session’s focus is to stay active and chal-lenge the stereotypes media places on women. RYPAC is partnering with the Seattle Storm for this event during which team members will teach a clinic.
Targeted for young women aged 12 to 19 years old, this program is a day of fun and learn-ing. Local community
leaders will share stories about their experiences staying fit: what it takes and what are their chal-lenges. There will also be interactive activities to help girls experience staying active in alterna-tive ways.
Girls Unlimited began with the goal to empower young women in the com-munity to take charge of their lives and be a part of their change.
The event fee is $10 and prior registration is rec-ommended. Scholarships are available.
To register visit www.redmond.gov/econnect and enter course #38943. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
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The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dis-patched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representa-tive of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergen-cy) per week.
Wednesday, Dec. 28Marijuana: Redmond police arrested a teenage boy after he was found to be in possession of marijuana and parapher-nalia at a park around midnight in the 18800 block of Northeast 116th Street.
Bike theft: It was reported at 11:19 a.m. that a bicycle was stolen in the 15300 block of Redmond Way.
Vehicle prowl: Redmond police took a
vehicle prowl report at 7:13 a.m. in the 17200 block of Northeast 45th Street.
Tuesday, Dec. 27Shoplifting: At 2:30 p.m., Redmond police responded to a theft caught on a store’s surveillance system in the 7500 block of 170th Avenue Northeast.
Hit and run: Redmond police re-sponded to a hit-and-run incident in the parking lot of a business in the 15800 block of Redmond Way at 10 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26Shoplifting: Redmond police re-sponded to an 11:25 p.m. report of a shoplift at a store in the 8800 block of 161st Avenue Northeast.
Burglary: Redmond police inves-tigated a residential burglary in the 7100 block of 139th Place Northeast at 4:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25Domestic dispute: Redmond police arrested a man after responding to a domestic dispute in the 15900 block of Northeast 83rd Street at around 7 p.m.
A garage fire that oc-curred in the 22800 block of Northeast Union Hill Road in unincorporated King
County outside of Red-mond has been determined to be arson by investigators.
Sgt. Cindi West with the
King County Sheriff’s Office said the fire occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Monday and was contained to the garage,
which is not attached to the house. West said Tuesday morning that the garage and everything inside, including two cars, were declared a total loss. No one was home at the time. West said the fire is still under investigation.
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Reporter Newspapers The Redmond man who struck and killed a Kirk-
land cyclist plead not guilty to charges of vehicular homicide last week.
Nathan Jeremie Godwin, 26, was arrested Dec. 8 on suspicion of DUI after he hit Bradley Nakatani, 36, of Kirkland, with his SUV in the
intersection of 132nd Avenue Northeast and Northeast 124th Street in Kirkland near the Redmond city limits.
If convicted on the charg-es Godwin could face three to four years in prison.
Godwin is suspected
of hitting Nakatani in the intersection traveling 60 mph in the 35-mph zone. Godwin’s blood alcohol level was taken 45 minutes after the accident and regis-tered at .078. The legal limit in Washington state is .08.
Godwin, a convicted felon, also admitted to taking two drugs, Lexapro and Subox-one, prior to the accident, for which is used to treat an addiction to opiates.
A case setting hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 24.
Redmond man pleads not guilty in death of Kirkland cyclist
Investigators say Union Hill garage fire was arson
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Redmond Police Department’s K9 unit helped with the arrest of a juvenile male, who allegedly attempted to rob a man using a toy pistol at a downtown Kirkland automatic teller machine late Tuesday night.
Th e suspect came up to the victim at an ATM outside the QFC at 211 Parkplace Center just be-fore midnight on Tuesday, according to Kirkland Po-lice Sgt. Rob Saloum. Th e suspect fl ashed a black hand gun, which turned out to be a painted air soft pistol, and demanded that the victim withdraw money and give it to him.
During the attempted robbery, another person arrived near the ATM, which caught the atten-tion of the suspect. With the suspect distracted, the victim ran into the store and called 911 at 11:43 p.m., Saloum said. Th e suspect then ran away. Kirkland police set up a search perimeter for the suspect and Redmond’s K9 unit, Vader, helped with the search eff ort. Vader located the gun and clothing the suspect shed as he ran away. Soon aft er that, a Kirkland sergeant spotted the suspect, who was arrested for fi rst-de-gree robbery, Slaoum said.
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Prepping your house, wardrobe and routines ahead of time can help ease the transition for both you and your new family member. Here are some tips to welcome a new pet into your household and ensure a smooth transition for everyone:
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At a small school like Redmond's Bear Creek School, one will oft en fi nd that the sports programs there are very close-knit, like a family.
For four pairs of Grizzly sisters, however, they take that meaning quite literally.
During the 2011-12 school year, the Jones, Isbell, Englestone and Fernandez families each have two girls that not only attend Bear Creek, but also get to spend time on the fi elds, courts and tracks together as teammates – and best friends.
JONES TWINS HAVE LOTS TO CHEER ABOUT
Seniors Laurel and Gwen Jones have something in common that the other three pairs of sisters don't – they are identical twins.
In fact, it's so hard to tell them apart, they have their fi rst names sewn into their the corner of their cheerleading skirts as a form of identifi cation.
While the Joneses haven't played any actual sports during their time at Bear Creek's Upper School, they have been supporting their fellow Grizzly athletes throughout the year on the sidelines, both being
third-year cheerleaders.Th ey said that being twins, the
traditional sibling rivalry was mostly centered upon academics, rather than athletics.
"Th ere's a lot more direct compari-son, like on tests and stuff ," explained Laurel. "Not so much in sports, because we were at the same level."
As far as their chosen extracur-
ricular, they both agreed that hav-ing someone there to lean on and learn from during such a technical activity was vital to their success.
"It's a lot easier to have someone to help you learn the dances," Gwen said. "(Cheer) is a strange sport, because we do most of our hard work at the practices … but it's nice to get to lift everyone up."
SOCCER BRINGS ISBELLS TOGETHERFor senior Danielle Isbell and her
freshman sister Whitney, soccer has been a way of life.
Th e girls began playing competi-tive soccer in the fi rst grade, and have progressed through the ranks up to being varsity starters on the Grizzlies' team.
Th e Isbells agreed that there wasn't too much of a rivalry be-tween them growing up due to the three-year gap in age, but instead they feed off each others' drive for success on the soccer fi eld.
"We play diff erent positions, but we push each other because we both work really hard," said Danielle, who anchored the team's defense. "Th ere's actually less com-petitiveness between us in soccer."
For a ninth-grader like Whitney, an attacking midfi elder who earned a starting spot on the team, it could have been diffi cult to assimilate her-self with all the seniors on the team.
But that's where big sis came in."It was nice to go into a sport hav-
ing an older sister, because it helped me socialize with upperclassmen," she said, adding that getting to play soccer with Danielle has helped them know each other better.
BEAR CREEK SCHOOL’S SISTER ACTS
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Four sets of Grizzly girls push each other in and out of the sports arena
The Bear Creek School has four pairs of sisters playing sports together this year. Pictured from left, top to bottom: Gwen/Laurel Jones, Elizabeth/Catherine Fernandez, Kendall/Kristina Engelstone, Danielle/Whitney Isbell. TIM WATANABE, Redmond Reporter
RHS BOYS WIN ONE, LOSE ONE IN CALIFORNIA
Playing at the Don Bambauer Holiday Classic tournament in Kentfi eld, Calif., the Redmond
Mustang boys’ basketball team has won a game and lost a
game so far in tournament play.On Tuesday night, the Mustangs
used a fast start to bury Terra Linda from San Rafael early in a 50-40 win, outscoring them 34-
16 in the fi rst half and leading by as many as 24 at one point.
In that game, Jason Harrington led all scorers with 19. Last
night, the Mustangs (5-3) fell to Temecula Valley in a close
battle, 61-55. Harrington scored a team-high 16, followed by
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Last October, the Isbell sisters experienced the thrill of a lifetime in win-ning the 2B state soccer championship together, but whether they win or lose, it's all about spending time with each other.
"We just came from shop-ping all day," laughed Danielle, who also plans to run track with her sister in the spring. "She's my best friend. I love doing everything with her."
COMPETITIVE FIRE DRIVES ENGELSTONES
Out of the four sister duos, one thing stood out among senior Kendall Engelstone and her sopho-more sister Kristina.
"We are both REALLY competitive," said Kendall, with her younger sister mock-glaring back, "EX-TREMELY competitive."
Having both been play-ing basketball since they could walk, the hardwood has always been the home of the Engelstone girls.
Growing up playing in club teams and the strong Bear Creek basketball program, they found that intense rivalry burning between them helped give them an extra edge.
"I think it's always been a good thing, because it always pushes us to be better," said Kristina. "I'll spend that extra 20 minutes in the gym just so I can beat her out on the next set of lines. I think that we both try to work hard. It's friendly competition."
Th is year, however, their competitiveness took a twist, as both are part of the Grizzlies' varsity starting fi ve. Th e younger Kristina runs the fl oor as the team's point guard, while Kendall, a forward, is one of four Grizzly quad-captains.
"Th ere's a constant chem-istry of knowing passing, and knowing where she will be," explained Kristina on play-ing with, instead of against, her sister. "It's nice to have someone on the court that will have your back."
Added Kendall, "It's diffi -cult at times, but it's been fun.
We've grown a lot together and learned a lot about each other through the seasons."
ALL IN THE FERNANDEZ FAMILY
Th e Fernandez family is deeply entrenched in Th e Bear Creek School, from mom Sini, the school's Com-munications Associate, to daughters Elizabeth (senior) and Catherine (sophomore), as well as Elizabeth's twin brother Lucas, who runs track and plays basketball and soccer for the Grizzlies.
While both girls are multiple-sport stars as well, the sisters' favorite activity is volleyball, having shared the court together last fall dur-ing the Grizzlies' fi ft h-place run at state.
Much like the Isbells, the younger Fernandez credited
her sister with helping her fi t in on a senior-laden team.
"I'd never played volleyball with rotation, so it was nice to have a sister that could show me the ropes," Cath-erine admitted. "She was an upperclassman, so I felt okay talking to the older girls on the team. She was a nice mentor
throughout the whole season."Elizabeth started playing
in sixth grade for the school, and has been playing club since eighth grade. She said that she was more competi-tive with Lucas growing up than with her younger sister, but is always eager to help her out on the court.
"We have diff erent friends and we're diff erent ages, but it's fun to share something outside of being
family," Elizabeth said.Catherine added, "Our
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From the middle or high school athlete looking to gain that competitive edge, to the busy Microsoft professional or the stay-at-home mom looking to shed a few pounds, Redmond's newest gym has something for everyone.
Electro Fit, located inside the Sammamish Baseball Academy (SBA) facility at 18047 Northeast 68th Street, Suite B-130 in Redmond, has
been open for a little more than one month and has already received many new clients.
"We're a full-service per-sonal training studio," said head fitness director Carson Cook. "We do high-end training, sports training for kids, a climax program that covers the fundamentals of weight lifting, from age eight to the professional level, nu-trition counseling, all sorts of different services."
Being that the SBA
primarily caters towards youths ages 8-17, Electro Fit offers many programs specifically designed for the younger set, so the facility can be a "one-stop shop" for sports training, personal training and nutrition ad-vice, according to Cook.
Having played profes-sional baseball briefly in the Atlanta Braves organization and also in Canada, Cook spoke to the importance of today's youth being prop-erly training and educated
in nutrition and staying fit."Proper exercise and
nutrition is just like any skill that you learn in a sport," he explained. "It's very vital for them to learn how to re-sistance train or lift weights properly."
The certified Master Trainer added that the idea that kids lifting in their preteen years stunts growth or getting easily injured is a common misconception, and that learning proper technique early on will benefit them later in their athletic careers.
"They should start when they're young... working on the connection between their brain and their muscles, and their technique," Cook explained. "They're not going to get bigger, but they need to have their form down, so when they're 12, 13, 14 and they get into the weight room, they get a chance to put on some weight."
In addition to one-on-one personal training, which involves a thorough fitness assessment and a personalized program for each individual, Electro Fit also offers a boot camp program, which will be
completely free for the month of January.
The camps will meet three times a week for 30-45 minutes. Participants can choose between a Monday-Wednesday-Friday or Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday schedule and start times of 9, 10 or 11 a.m.
"We're just getting every-body off to the right start," said Cook on the compli-mentary sessions.
In addition, an early-morning boot camp, designed for those with a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule, is in the works and will also be offered in 2012.
Electro Fit also sells Advocare, a top supplement product line, and offers a sports training program
called Climax that offers four levels of training based on the individual's physi-cal assessment and athletic goals.
"What we run into is a lot of high school athletes have been taught incorrectly, and their egos take over," Cook said. "Their (bad) form leads to injury and (poor) utilization of their time in the weight room. Hopefully they will advance through the ranks to the Pro program, which is what we have a lot of our profes-sional athletes on."
For more information or to sign up for a free boot camp, visit the website at electrofit.net. or contact Cook at [email protected].
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