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May 4, 2011

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By Caleb Heeringa andWarren Kagarise

King County environmentalmanagers plan to tackle thehigh water level in LakeSammamish, after aquaticweeds and sediment clogged theoutlet from the lake to theSammamish River.

The problem although cen-tered at county-run MarymoorPark along the lakes northernshore reflects a commoncomplaint among lakeside resi-

dents in Issaquah andSammamish about the waterlevel.

Its really important that weremove these things.Particularly at the north end uparound Marymoor Park is a realproblem, and its spread to therest of the lake, Save LakeSammamish founder JoannaBuehler said. For real control,you need everybody around thelake to work on it.

The effort calls for yankinginvasive plants, increased mow-

ing near the transition zonefrom lake to river and enactingother steps along the lake inorder to address levels along theshoreline.

County Executive DowConstantine said the series ofsteps is necessary to reduce sea-sonal flooding along the lake.

We are taking immediateaction to provide relief for lake-side residents who have to dealwith high lake levels particu-

County plans to unclog LakeSammamish transition to river

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish has identifiedthree potential sites for its com-munity/aquatic center, all ofwhich are in the Town Centerarea.

Citizens are invited to a publicmeeting May 9 to learn moreabout the potential locations andsee conceptual designs of whatthe facilities could look like ineach location.

One of the sites, a six-acrearea off Southeast 4th Street, isprivately owned and wouldpotentially require upwards of a

million dollars for the purchaseof land.

Another, a 15.5-acre parcelnear Eastside Catholic is ownedby the Lake Washington SchoolDistrict.

A third site is already in cityhands. The city purchased the so-called Kellman mansion, a pinkhouse located on 9.35 acresbehind the library, for $3.25 mil-lion in 2006 with the intention ofeventually using the land for apublic purpose. The city hasweighed using the building for

Sammamish looksat 3 locations forcommunity center

See CENTER, Page 2 See LAKE, Page 3

By Laura Geggel

If the worst were to happen,Issaquah School Districts budgetwould take quite a hit for thenext school year.

Although the Legislature hasyet to finalize its biennial budget,the district is required, throughits contract with the IssaquahEducation Association teachersunion, to alert teachers aboutimpending layoffs by the lastschool board meeting in April.

At the board meetingWednesday night, Jacob Kuper,finance and operations chief for

the district, presented a worst-case scenario, predicting the dis-trict would lose $2.7 million acut that would lead to the layoffsof 51 teachers, two maintenance-and-operations personnel, sixcustodians, 1.3 bus drivers, 1.15educational assistants and 1.3teachers on special assignment.

Of the 51 teachers, 15 plan toleave through normal attrition,meaning that 36 teachers willreceive layoff notices.

One of the challenges thatyou face in an educational sys-

Issaquah schools tolay off 51 teachersLake Washington district likely to seereductions, is finalizing its numbers

See LAYOFF, Page 3

Photo by Dawn SandersSammamish families and leaders pose with a representative from the National WildlifeFederation April 30 during the citys Earth Day celebration. The federation presentedSammamish with a certificate, officially designating the city a certified wildlife habitat.

Wildlife habitat official on Earth Day

ering potential sites was part ofthe city doing due diligence aspart of its feasibility study and nofinal decisions have been madeon whether or not the facilitywould be built. Though residentshave responded positively in sur-

veys to the idea of a communitypool, Yazici also said it remains tobe seen whether aquatics will beincluded in the potential project.Several city council membershave spoken in favor of puttingany potential project to a publicvote.

Yazici said all three of thepotential sites are around theTown Center area because lastyears parks telephone surveyshowed that was the most popu-lar location for a community cen-ter, with the areas around the twoshopping centers in second place.

The next meeting in the feasi-bility study is scheduled for 6:30p.m. May 9 at City Hall and willinclude artists renderings show-ing what a potential communitycenter could look like.

A final public meeting isscheduled for June 13 and thenthe organizers will present thefinalized study, with a recom-mended location, design and costestimate, to the City Council July12.

The city is also planning onsetting up booths and publicevents to get feedback and willbe running focus groups withlocal residents.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434, ext. 247, [email protected]. To com-ment on this story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

various functions over the years,but never pulled the trigger.

These properties all met twoof the biggest requirements, CityManager Ben Yazici said in apress release. Theyre centrallylocated and theyre next to anexisting arterial road. Having saidthat, though, these site optionsall have their own pluses andminuses. Well have to do someadditional analysis over the nextseveral weeks.

Lake Washington SchoolDistrict spokeswoman KathrynReith said the district has hadinformal discussions with thecity about the possibility ofputting a community center onthe land.

She said the land is not forsale but that the district is opento the idea of co-locating a com-munity center and school func-tion on the property and will con-tinue to work with the city.

Were open to looking at thepossibilities, Reith said. Wealways want to cooperate withthe jurisdiction that were in.

Yazici said in a later interviewthat its unclear how a collabora-tive approach might look, but hecomplimented the school districtfor keeping an open mind.

Were not taking anything offthe table, he said. They weregracious enough to say, Lets

talk. What that may look like, Idont know yet.

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CorrectionThe April 27 Sammamish Review schools brief about the

McDonalds fundraiser misidentified the school involved. In March,the Rachel Carson Elementary School staff members spent part of anevening hanging out in the Sammamish McDonalds garnering sup-port for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, according to the PTA.They raised $1,746.22. The restaurant donated 20 percent of food salesproceeds and all proceeds from cookie sales.

3 potential sites for

community center 15.5 acres (10 buildable)

in front of Eastside CatholicSchool. The property isowned by Lake WashingtonSchool District and assessedat around $2.67 million.

9.35 acres (7 buildable)just west of the library andCity Hall. This is a city-owned property whichincludes the Kellman man-sion. The city purchased theproperty and aging home for$3.25 million in 2006. It isappraised at $1.4 million.

5.7 acres (all buildable)on the south side of SE 4thStreet, next to SammamishCommons. This site is madeup of a city-owned parcel andtwo privately owned proper-ties that are assessed at$358,000 and $457,000respectively.

Source: city of Sammamishand King County Departmentof Assessments

Map by Sammamish Review graphics

Sammamish officials identified three potential sites (in green) fora new community center.

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Redrawing county

political lines

The King County DistrictingCommittee, the group which willwork on redrawing the bound-aries of County Council districts,is holding a series of public meet-ings to gather input on redistrict-ing.

The meetings will include abriefing about population shiftswithin King County and providean opportunity for public com-ment on how districts should bedrawn.

Later this summer, the com-mittee will release a draft map ofdistrict drawings and hold morecommunity meetings.

The committee is responsible

only for County CouncilDistricts. Different committeeswill redraw state and federal dis-tricts.

The next meetings are sched-uled for 6:30 p.m. May 5 andKent-Meridian High School,10020 S.E. 256th St. in Kent and6:30 p.m. May 11 at Robert FrostElementary, 11801 N.E. 140th St.in Kirkland.

California bank seeks

to buy Cascade Bank

California-based Opus Bankannounced plans last month toacquire Cascade Bank parentcompany Cascade Financial for$21.75 million in cash.

Cascade shareholders plan tomeet in Everett next month tovote on the buyout. If sharehold-ers and regulators agree to thedeal, the transaction should becomplete late in the second quar-ter.

Cascade Bank operates abranch inside the SammamishQFC.

This strategic transaction isan extension of our vision to cre-ate a strong super-regional bankin the Western region, Opusfounder, CEO and PresidentStephen Gordon said in a release.

Combined, the company couldinclude 27 full-service offices,including 22 in the Puget Soundregion and five in SouthernCalifornia. Opus is based inIrvine.

Opus Banks vision ofbuilding a high-quality, rela-tionship-based communitybank is consistent withCascades own vision and richlegacy, Cascade CEO andPresident Carol Nelson said.

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larly during the wettest monthsof the year, he said in a state-ment released in March.

The transition zone from laketo river includes a fixed-concretespillway and a steep section ofchannel downstream from theweir. The area is designed to passflood flows quickly downstream,help hold water in the lake forsummer recreation and enablefish to pass upstream, includingsalmon returning to the IssaquahSalmon Hatchery.

In order to address the waterlevel, county workers could alsoremove accumulated sedimentfrom the transition zone. Crewsalso plan to mow the area eachyear, and as late in the season aspossible, in order to reduce vege-tation before the rainy season.The dense vegetation impedesflows from the lake to theSammamish River.

County collaborates for lakeDoug Williams, spokesman for

the county Department of

Natural Resources and Parks, saidsome of the backup in the chan-nel comes from invasive species,such as Brazilian elodea, a popu-lar aquarium plant, and Eurasianwatermilfoil, a feathery plant.

The plan also calls for revalu-ating the potential for removal ofaccumulated sediment, thoughWilliams said county staffersmust be careful not to disturbhabitat for spawning fish in theprocess.

Were hoping this can getwater moving a bit more quick-ly, he said.

Soggy conditions also causedthe water level in the lake to rise.

All it takes is a couple wetsprings or a particularly wet yearto really fill up the lake, and itslowly drains, Issaquah SurfaceWater Manager Kerry Ritlandsaid.

In addition to these efforts, thecounty is working alongsideRedmond municipal governmenton a proposed project to modifythe transition zone to createmore capacity in the river.

This proposed action planwill protect private property,address salmon habitat needs andalso meet the requirements of

our maintenance agreement withthe Army Corps of Engineers,County Councilwoman KathyLambert, the Issaquah,Sammamish and Redmond repre-sentative, said in a statement.Bringing in partners, such as thecity of Redmond, will help toensure the success of our long-term plan for the weir and thewater levels on the lake.

Dwight Martin, owner of D.K.Martin Custom Homes and aSammamish resident, conducteda study on the weir and the affectof the structure on the lake.

Martin also serves on the citi-zen advisory group for the citysupcoming Ordinary High WaterMark study.

Sammamish is in the biddingprocess for a study to determinethe average water level on thelake a key number in the citysshoreline environmental regula-tions.

Lake is like a bathtubLakefront homeowners peti-

tioned the Sammamish CityCouncil to conduct a new studyinstead of accepting the 28.18feet set by Bellevue after a 2004study. Residents had been push-

ing for the city to use 27 feet the number used by U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers for manyyears.

Martin said clearing any block-ages just past the weir shouldmake for a more accurate studyand cut down on the times whenheavy rains lead to a high waterlevel, flooded docks and erodedshorelines. The homebuilder alsopraised the countys responsive-ness to his concerns.

Sometimes, when citizensapproach government they won-der if anyone is going to listen,he said. To the countys credit,we came to them and said, Thisis what were seeing, and theyresponded.

Theories abound about theroot cause for the high waterlevel in the lake.

There is an effort by KingCounty to get to the bottom of ifthere are improvements thatneed to be done to improve theflow, Ritland said. There aretheories whether its moredevelopment or weeds in theSammamish River that are slow-ing down the water or Bear Creekkind of backing up into the lake.Its kind of a mystery.

Environmentalists blameinterrupted watersheds and addi-tional construction near tributarystreams for some of the prob-lems, because development addsimpervious surface.

The lake is like a bathtub, andit used to be that it was just fedby Issaquah Creek, which puts inabout 70 percent of the inflow,and then you have all of theseother little creeks, like Tibbetts,Lewis, Ebright, Vasa andtheyre all very small, Buehlersaid. But they have contributedto the lake water flow.

Rainfall exacerbates the prob-lem, as runoff flows from neigh-borhoods and roads into tributarystreams, rather than beingabsorbed into the ground.

What has happened is, withthe build-out, every one of theselittle streams has become, basi-cally, like a fire hydrant, everytime it rains, Buehler said.

Reach reporter Caleb Heeringaat 392-6434, ext. 247, [email protected]. or WarrenKagarise at 392-6434, ext. 234, [email protected]. To com-ment on this story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

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tem is that 85 percent of ourcosts are salaries, AssociateSuperintendent Ron Thiele said.

The Lake Washington SchoolDistrict is working out the size oftheir staff reductions, saidKathryn Reith, director of com-munications for the LakeWashington District.

Lake Washington has untilMay 15 to inform the teachersunion if there will be any teacherlayoffs. Reith said the district hasa number of teachers who arehired on an annual basis, so thedistrict may be able to avoid lay-ing off teachers by not renewingthe contracts of those annual

teachers.Hopefully, the numbers are

working out, Reith said.While technically not a layoff,

the distinction may not mattermuch to students, since eitherway there will be fewer teachers.The Lake Washington SchoolBoard will likely have to make itsdecision at its May 2 meeting,after the Reviews deadline.

Layoff notices at this point inthe year do not always happen.According to union contracts,both school boards must informteachers of potential layoffs inthe spring. Districts typically gowith a worst-case scenario andmay actually end up gettingmore in state funds than theyestimate. After the Legislaturecompletes a budget, and schoolsfind out what their funding levels

will be, some of those who werelaid off may be hired back.

During the past two fiscalyears, the Legislature hasreduced programs funding teach-ers, including suspension ofInitiative 728, which pays formore teachers and professionaldevelopment, and the elimina-tion of the kindergarten-through-fourth-grade class-size reduction.

Fewer teachers, in turn, leadsto larger class sizes.

Issaquah EducationAssociation President PhyllisRunyon urged the district not totake the layoffs lightly.

We all know that the financialdamage to school districts thesepast couple years has been atragedy, unfortunately tonight,financial tragedy could become apersonal one for our members,

she said at the meeting. We doremember that our members areso much more than a number ona seniority list. They are menand women who love their pro-fession. They are part of a family.They have homes, they havemortgages, they have studentloans, they pay taxes, they haveneeds. We need them in ourschools.

In a statement approved byunion members, she urged thedistrict to use its reserves and thedollars from its increased levy lidto keep as many teachers as possible.

Getting a RIF reduction inforce notice is scary, Thielesaid. He would know he gotone at the end of his second yearof teaching about 20 years ago.

I know how much it hurts, Iknow what it feels like, he said.

I know how scary it can be. But,one of the things that most con-cerns me, every time we gothrough this, is that those youngteachers will walk away fromtheir profession, and I reallyhope that thats not the casebecause Im living proof that youcan survive a RIF.

Once the Legislature and Gov.Chris Gregoire decide how toeliminate Washingtons $5.1 bil-lion deficit, each district willrestructure its budget, and possi-bly recall teachers for the 2011-12school year.

Editor Ari Cetron contributed tothis story. Reach reporter LauraGeggel at 392-6434, ext. 241, [email protected]. To commenton this story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

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Sammamish Forum

OPINIONReview editorialTeachers should not be exempt from evaluations

This month, both of Sammamishs school districtswill reduce the number of their teachers, possiblythrough layoffs. Owing to state law, the newestteachers will be the first to go.

The state is considering changing that law toallow teacher layoffs based on performance, notseniority. The idea is good. The system where teach-er layoffs are based on seniority needs to go.

Teachers union representatives often say there isno objective way to measure a teachers perfor-mance. In effect, they are saying it is not possiblefor teachers to determine who is a good teacher andwho is bad.

Who are they kidding?Every other profession in America manages to

rate itself. In every office, supervisors rate the peo-ple who report to them. They establish performancecriteria and judge how well the employee performs.In a well-run company, the system is reliable andpredictable.

Yes, some of the measures are subjective. Thatsthe way the world works. Your boss judges you andcan choose to fire you. Its why Washington is an atwill state. Nearly all employer-employee relation-ships outside of education work under this sys-tem.

We cannot believe that the schoolhouse is the onesingle workplace where it impossible to know whodoes a good job and who does not. We understandthe hesitance to use test scores. A teacher could getstuck with a class full of poor students in any givenyear, although poor student test scores over a num-ber of years mean its probably time the teacher waslet go.

There are other ways to evaluate teachers.Customer (parents and students) feedback matters.Principals know who on their staff is a good teacher,and who is not up to par. Find a way to codify thisknowledge. Make expectations clear and fair.

There is a growing body of studies surroundingthis issue. Tap into that knowledge and use it to forma rating system that is fair to the teachers, fair to thetaxpayers, and best for the students.

We hope state law changes, making this the lasttime seniority determines who gets the pink slip.

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No public

community centerThe Samena Club in Bellevue is a

full service, family friendly commu-nity club/center with meetingrooms, physical fitness equipment,child care and not one but threeswimming pools (two outdoor andone indoor).

According to their website, theyhave built this community club/cen-ter over the years through hardwork, donations from willing donorsand user fees, not extractions (taxes)from the public.

Sammamish has one of the topmedian household income levels inthe entire state.

This type of facility, if built, couldand should be one built and run byprivate enterprise on a user paysbasis.

As is happening throughoutthe country, government has toface the reality that the taxpayeris not a bottomless resource andgovernment is there to provideessential services, not nonessen-tial luxuries.

While we all like to have freeservices that are paid for by others,users paying for of this luxuryshould certainly apply, especially inSammamish.

Let the users decide what theywant built and how they will pay forand maintain it.

Tom HarshSammamish

City voices only in

community center

decisionIn the story, Residents Get a

Look at Costs Caleb Heeringa andthe Review reported more than 40Sammamish residents were thefolks participating in the April meet-ing.

I was at that meeting therewere a substantial number of peopleparticipating in the process who nei-ther live nor work in Sammamish.Who were they?

They were people from othercommunities who run pools or asone person told me pool experts.

Well, at my table as we

worked through the Coloradoconsultants exercise, if youdid not live or work inSammamish or have childrenin schools in Sammamish,your input was not considered.

At least what was turned infrom my table was fromSammamish moms and a dad Ido not have confidence this is truefor the other groups.

When I asked the gentlemanfrom Seattle why he was attendinga Sammamish public meeting andhe replied, Oh, I just like to cometo these types of meetings. I knewsomething was up.

Sammamish residents need todefine what our community cen-ter will be no one else. If you arepart of the Sammamish communi-ty, I urge you to participate in theprocess.

Reading the paper you wouldthink it is only about a pool it isnot. In fact, from attending themeetings, I notice the thing theconsultants seem to keep pushingfor is a climbing wall.

To the City Council, I sug-gest at all future meetings par-ticipants must write on theirnametags their name andwhere they live.

Sue ByronSammamish

No place for

a parking lotA religious group bought a

home in a residential area. Nowthey want a 40-space parking lot.This religious group happens to beMuslim.

Because they are Muslim I canthelp but feel they are counting onthe city to give them special treat-ment.

After all, no one wants to beseen as being prejudiced or notbeing politically correct. Otherreligious organizations inSammamish have either a perma-nent place of worship or havearranged to have gatherings wherea large group can be accommodat-ed.

But the Sammamish Muslimswent about it in a sneaky way.They bought a residential home

knowing from the start they wantedspecial accommodations to build a40-space parking lot.

I drove down Southeast 20thStreet and it is very clear this streetis designed to be for residencesonly.

On one side of the street themajority of the homes back up toPine Lake.

How will all that extra pollu-tion be handled? If theSammamish Muslim group want-ed a venue where they couldhave larger gatherings why did-nt they wait till they had thefunding, which is what themajority of any business, includ-ing religious organizations do.

Since they already had achurch willing to provide bor-rowed space, there was no rea-son to rush to buy a place thatdid not meet their needs andwould obviously create conflictwhen they requested a parkinglot in a residential area.

I like to consider myself tolerantof others beliefs, but when an orga-nization tries to pull a fast one anddeliberately takes advantage ofwhat it knows to be an already deli-cate issue, I find I cannot stay neu-tral.

Marjorie PacholecSammamish

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By Caleb Heeringa

An eight-year-long disputebetween two Pine Lake neighborsover one residents plan to splittheir property into two parcelshas gone before judges in countyand federal court and could endup costing the city thousands ofdollars.

The matter came close to apossible end April 18 as CityAttorney Bruce Disend asked theCity Council to approve the planto split the property, hopefullyputting the contentious issue torest.

The dispute, which Disendcalled one of the most unusualcases Ive ever encountered prac-ticing law in the last 40 years,features back-and-forth legalappeals and centers on the prop-erty of Bernard and KirstenOlshausen on the 21000 block ofSoutheast 28thLane, south ofPine Lake. TheOlshausensfiled with thecity in April2003 to splittheir four-fifths of anacre propertyinto two. Theplan would allow them to sell theextra portion, according to a law-suit filed in U.S. District Court.

The city approved the plan butMark McGill and Ilene Stahl, theOlshausens next-door neighbors,appealed to the citys hearingexaminer, who rules on land usepetitions for the city. Stahl said inan interview that she and someof her neighbors objected to roadimprovements, including a side-walk and storm drains, plannedfor the private road that runs bythe homes.

(The plan) would have turnedour private street into a publicroad, Stahl said. Weve got lotsof kids around Its a safetyissue.

The hearing examiner deniedthe petition, prompting theOlshausens to appeal the deci-sion to King County SuperiorCourt, which referred the matterback to the City Council for adecision.

The council, following theirprotocol, referred the land usedecision back to the hearing

examiner, who stuck with theirprevious decision that the shortplat should not be approved. Thisled to a second Superior Courtlawsuit by the Olshausens askingto reverse the hearing examinersdecision and to find the city incontempt for deferring the mat-ter to the examiner when thejudges original decision explicit-ly asked the City Council to makea decision on the matter.

The county judge denied thesuit on both counts, leading theOlshausens to pursue the matterin federal court. A May 2010 U.S.District Court lawsuit alleges thecity erred in passing the issue offto the Hearing Examiner a sec-ond time and seeks $342,000 indamages the Olshausens esti-mate of the profit the city hascost them by refusing to complywith the courts first ruling thatthe City Council make the deci-

sion.A represen-

tative of thecitys insurancecompany,which repre-sents the city infederal courtcases, has nego-tiated a settle-ment with the

Olshausens that would allow thecase to be dropped if the councilapproves the subdivision withoutthe road improvements that hadoriginally drawn the ire of neigh-bors.

Disend estimates nearly$6,000 in city funds have beenspent fighting the case in countySuperior Court. CommunityDevelopment Director KamuronGurol said it was difficult toquantify the cost of the hours ofstaff time spent on the project.

Stahl, who is former presidentof Friends of Pine Lake and alongtime advocate for environ-mental interests in the city, saidshe felt that the council wasbeing asked to approve animproper subdivision just so thatcity staff could make the issue goaway.

I dont understand how adead (subdivision plan) can risefrom the dead and be approvedby the City Council when all ofthese judges and the hearingexaminer have denied it, Stahltestified at the April 18 meeting.

Plan to split land in 2 has cost city thousands in feesIts unethical.

Though the road improve-ments that Stahl originally object-ed to have been removed fromthe plan, she says its still a badprecedent for the council toapprove a subdivision outside ofits normal hearing examiner pro-cess.

Once you violate that stan-dard, everyone is going to wantto do it, she said in a later inter-view.

As if the case werent compli-cated enough, the city updatedits Critical Areas Ordinance in

2005, while the case was beingappealed. Stahl claims the detailsof the subdivision have beenchanged so much since the planwas originally filed that it neces-sitates a new application andshould have to meet more strin-gent standards that might make itmore difficult to build anotherhome on the new property.

Gurol said the city still consid-ers the 2003 application valid, astheres little substantively differ-ent about the subdivision planaside from the lack of roadimprovements, which are being

allowed outside city standards inan attempt to placate everyoneinvolved.

Mr. Olshausen doesnt have topay for the improvements, Mrs.Stahl doesnt have to lose any ofher property (to the widenedroad), the city doesnt have tomaintain another stretch of roadand the wetland doesnt have todeal with the added impervioussurface, Gurol said. We feel likethis is in everyones interest.

Gurol said he doesnt believe

(The plan) would haveturned our private street

into a public road. Ilene Stahl,

Resident

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By Caleb Heeringa

Subscribers to the govern-ment that governs the least gov-erns the best school of thoughtmay be happy to hear thatSammamish Plateau Water andSewer District is considering get-ting its hands out of matters onprivate property.

But for some, including manyhomeowners on the shores ofLake Sammamish, it would alsomean theyd be responsible forup to $6,000 every 10 to 20 yearsto replace an underground pumpthey rarely think about now. Andif the district, which covers allbut the northeast corner of thecity, left those pumps and theirmaintenance in the hands ofhomeowners, that list of itemsnot to flush or wash down thedrain would be a little moreimportant.

The pumps in question arecalled grinder pumps andinstalled next to homes that arelocated at a lower elevation thanthe nearest sewer line. Theygrind raw sewage and then forceit uphill to a main line.

Scott Jonas, operations manag-er for the district, said most ofthe 408 grinder pumps in the dis-trict are connected to lakefronthomes, especially those alongLake Sammamish.

In the 1980s the district tookover operation of grinder pumps

at the suggestion of theWashington State Department ofEcology, which feared the poten-tial for a malfunctioning pump tooverflow, sending sewage intothe lake.

Since then, the district took onthe responsibility for maintainingthe pumps doing annual main-tenance check-ups, responding inthe event of a breakdown andreplacing the pumps at the endof their lifespan.

The district charges homeown-ers with pumps a little more than$20 a month on their water andsewer bill.

But as Jonas told the watercommissioners at their April 11study session, the districts cur-rent maintenance program isfinancially unsustainable.

Pump manufacturers suggestreplacing a grinder pump every 9to 12 years, though Jonas said thedistrict has found they canstretch the average pumps lifecloser to 20 years with regularmaintenance.

Even assuming the longer life,steadily increasing costs forbrand-new pumps and the two or

three unplanned pump failures ayear, which the district respondsto 24 hours a day, make for abudget crunch over the next twodecades.

The replacement programtook in close to $50,000 morethan was spent last year moneythat is saved for the eventualreplacement of pumps in thefuture.

At current rates the programwould be running a $1.25 milliondeficit in 20 years when evenrecently installed pumps arescheduled to need replacement.

Jonas said that projectionassumes a 1 percent annualincrease in the cost of newpumps and a 3 percent annualincrease in maintenance costs asmore and more pumps reach theend of their life spans and mal-function.

The district collects about$250 a year from each pumpowner for maintenance upfrom about $125 when the dis-trict took over the pumps around1990.

Jonas, who admits that projec-tions 20 years in the future are ashot in the dark, expects that ratewill have to rise to closer to $600a year or $50 a month in order tokeep the program solvent by2030.

The sobering financial pictureled to a conversation about theproper role of government at themeeting, with some commission-ers questioning whether it wouldbe better for the district to get outof the pump business altogetherand leave it up to homeowners tocall a plumber to do any work.

I dont like the notion of thegovernment telling me when I

should buy a new car, commis-sioner Robert Abbott said aboutthe districts policy of automati-cally replacing a pump after 20years whether or not it hasstopped working. I think weshould have a good explanationfor why (the districts replace-ment program) is a benefit tothem.

District General Manager JayKrauss said taking care of thepumps was part of the districts

commitment to customer service.Leaving the pumps in the handsof homeowners might save thewater district some work but itmight increase the chance that apump fails, leading to sewagebacking up into a home or a yard.

Its an incontinence (to ahomeowner), Krauss said.Things like this tend to go out atthe worst possible time whenyoure on your way our the dooror in the middle of the night orwhen you have people over for aholiday.

Commissioners instructed thedistricts lawyer to consult withDOE and determine whetherceding the pumps back to privatehands poses any legal or environ-mental problems. Krauss said thecommission will likely discussthe grinder pumps at upcomingstudy sessions but has yet toschedule a discussion.

Jonas said in an interview thatthe district could look at ways tocut down on costs for the pro-gram, such as doing maintenancechecks every other year insteadof annually.

But he warned that the costsassociated with waiting for thepumps to break might make upfor any savings.

If were only going when theyfail and being reactive were onlydealing with them when theyre abig problem, Jonas said.Sometimes by cutting costs youmay not actually be cuttingcosts.



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Easy theftA Sammamish woman called

police April 23 to report that herdaughters cell phone went miss-ing after the 12-year-old left it onthe hood of a vehicle while shewent jogging.

Euthanasia

A Sammamish Police officerwas forced to put an injured deerout of its misery April 19. Apasserby spotted the injured deerin a driveway near the 2000 blockof East Lake SammamishParkway Northeast at around11:30 a.m.

The officer found the deerwith a broken back leg, bleedingfrom the mouth and nose and inshock. With help from anotherofficer, police moved the deer outof sight of the road and killed thedeer with one shot.

The citys Public Works depart-ment was called to dispose of thecarcass.

Parking dispute

Police received a vandalismreport on the 1100 block of 231stPlace Northeast after a residentfound what appeared to be amilkshake on his vehicle.

The owner of the vehiclereported that he suspected a

neighbor who had been com-plaining to the homeownersassociation about the vehiclesbeing parked on the side of theroad.

There was no permanent dam-age to the vehicles. The caseremains under investigation.

Elementary school

vandalismStaff members at Elizabeth

Blackwell Elementary reportedthat someone had hit the schoolwith a paintball gun betweenApril 16 and April 18. Police haveno suspects.

Suspended license

and hotboxed carA 22-year-old Sammamish

man was cited for driving with asuspended license after beingpulled over in a car that smelledlike marijuana just before mid-night April 18. Police pulled theman over near the corner ofNortheast 8th Street and 245thAvenue Northeast because thevehicle had a headlight out.

When asked why the vehiclesmelled like pot, the driver toldpolice that his friends had hot-boxed his vehicle an hour before.According to the police report,this is a process whereby some-one smokes marijuana with allthe windows rolled up to trapexcess smoke.

The driver also showed signsof marijuana impairment andadmitted to smoking six hoursprior.

He was given field sobriety

tests, which he performed wellon.

A check of the mans record,however, revealed that his licensehad been suspended due tounpaid tickets. His car wasimpounded and he was droppedoff at home.

Designated drinker

A 26-year-old Issaquah manwas arrested and booked into jailon suspicion of driving under theinfluence just before 1 a.m. April23.

Police pulled the man overnear the corner of Southeast 16thStreet and 228th AvenueSoutheast for having expired tabs.

Officers smelled intoxicants onthe driver and his girlfriend, whowas sitting in the passenger seat.The man, who had a suspendedlicense, explained that he and hisgirlfriend had been out drinkingin Issaquah and he was drivinghis girlfriends car because shewas too drunk to drive.

The man took a portablebreath test and blew a .16, doublethe legal limit for driving. He wasbooked into Issaquah Jail.

Bank fraud

A Sammamish woman found afraudulent charge of more than$6,100 on her credit card April12. The victim is unsure howsomeone could have gotten hercredit card information.

DUI

A 61-year-old Fall City man

was arrested on suspicion of driv-ing under the influence just after2 a.m. April 17.

Police pulled the man overnear the corner of TrossachsBoulevard and Duthie Hill Roadfor weaving over the center line.

The man smelled of alcohol,gave a breath test and blew a .13,over the legal limit of .08. Hisvehicle was impounded and hewas dropped off at home.

Drug theft

A Sammamish resident calledpolice April 19 after findingabout 30 tablets of Vicodin andPercocet missing from theirhome.

The resident told police thatthey suspect it was stolen by ahousekeeper that was recentlyfired. Police continue to investi-gate.

Smash and grab

A Bellevue man had a laptopstolen from his car as it wasparked near the corner of 205thAvenue Southeast and East LakeSammamish Parkway Southeastthe afternoon of April 16.

The passenger side window ofthe car was smashed to gainaccess to the car.

The incident happenedbetween 1:10 and 1:25 p.m.Police have no suspects.

Errant cigarette

Police were called to investi-gate a fire that broke out on theback deck of a home on the

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19300 block of Southeast 21stStreet at around 11 p.m. April 10.

Police and fire investigatorsbelieve a cigarette butt ignitedthe wood deck, causing about$10,000 in damage.

No one was injured in the inci-dent.

Not legal yet

Three Sammamish teens werecaught smoking marijuana in avehicle parked on the 25500block of Southeast 28th Street theevening of April 21. Policereceived a report of a suspiciousvehicle parked on a gravel roadin the area. As the officerapproached, pot smoke billowedout of the windows.

The occupants, Sammamishresidents ages 19, 16 and 15,handed over a large glass bongand a bag of marijuana.

Two ounces of the drug werefound in a container under thedrivers seat.

The teens were taken to theSammamish Police station andreleased to their parents. Nocharges have been filed at thistime.

Vehicle prowl

A Sammamish woman had herpurse stolen from her minivanafter parking at Cascade RidgeElementary to watch her son playbaseball at around 6 p.m. April21.

She returned to the vehicle ataround 7:30 p.m. to find the frontwindow broken and her pursegone.

Credit cards and a checkbookwere among the items taken.Police could not locate any wit-nesses and were unable to findany fingerprints because it wasraining at the time.

Teens and pot

Police found two 17-year-oldssmoking marijuana in a vehicleparked on the 25900 block of EastMain Drive, near Soaring EaglePark, at around 12:45 a.m. April21. They confiscated a glass bongand about two grams of marijua-na.

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Hit and run

A Sammamish residentreported April 20 that he hadbeen hit by another vehicle,which promptly fled the scene.

The victim said he had beenstopped at a stop sign at the cor-ner of Southeast WindsorBoulevard and 244th AvenueSoutheast at around 12:30 p.m.

the previous day when a whiteMercedes approached at a highrate of speed behind him andtried to pass him on his right toturn right at the stop sign.

The Mercedes hit his rearbumper, breaking a headlightand leaving scratch marks.

The driver then got out andbegan acting mouthy and bel-ligerent, according to the victim.

The Mercedes driver refusedto give the victim his informa-tion for insurance purposes andthen fled the scene. The victim

got a license plate number andcalled police the next day.

The victim picked the regis-tered owner, a 21-year-oldVancouver man, out of a lineupof photographs.

Police are forwarding thecase to prosecutors with thesuggestion that the man becharged with hit and run anddriving with a suspendedlicense.

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For the few Sammamish resi-dents who spend countless hoursper week working to help a groupof orphans in rural Tanzania, thegrueling half-day drive from theDar es Salaam airport to visitthem in Songea is no sweat.

Under the MwangazaFoundation, leaders likeSammamish resident LindaHines spent the past four yearsnetworking and developing pro-grams to provide a better life formore than 60 orphans in thesmall village.

Through monthly sponsor-ships, they have provided bal-anced meals, shelter, educationand are working with Songeasleaders to create a sustainable vil-

lage community. We are listening to village

leaders, said Sally Farrell, theorganizations board chairperson.This year we guarantee all ourkids will be in school.

While the aim of the organiza-tion has not changed, the namehas. The Mwangaza Foundationis now Songeas Kids.

The Sammamish-based non-

profit, with the pro-bono helpfrom Engineers Without Bordersand Seattle-based architect firmSundberg Architectural Initiative,is in the middle of developing a160-bed kijiji cha matumaini, theKiswahili phrase for hope vil-lage.

Leaders from Songeas Kidsand the other organizations willpresent a progress report on thedevelopment project aimed toimprove the lives of 62 orphansin Songea, Tanzania at a benefit

COMMUNITY10 May 4, 2011 SAMMAMISH REVIEW

The Bahais of Sammamish spent the dayApril 23 working to clean up a 1.3-mile stretchof East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast. Itadopted the road eight years ago and clearsdebris and trash twice a year, according to theBahais of Sammamish. For the youth involved,the service project allows them to add two hourstoward their community service requirement atschool.

In addition to the service project, the Bahais

of Sammamish celebrated the Festival ofRidvan, the holiest period of the Bahai calendar,April 21-May 2, according to a press release.Bahai communities across the nation held fel-lowship and devotion gatherings and held theirannual elections for local and national leader-ship. The period marks when Bahaullah, theFounder of the Bahai Faith, declared his mis-sion to a small group of people on an island inthe Tigris River, near Baghdad.

ContributedMembers of Bahais of Sammamish and local youth take a break from their road clean-upproject April 23.

Local Bahais clean up parkway

If you go Songeas Kids Benefit tick-

ets cost $100 each, $60 ofwhich is tax-deductible.Island Soul CaribbeanRestaurant is located at 4869Rainier Ave. S, in Seattle.

Photo courtesy Linda HinesLinda Hines, of Sammamish,

sits with a boy in Mshangano,Tanzania during her trip to

Songea last October.

Sammamish group drivingprogress in hope village

See SONGEA, Page 11


Before the start of his sopho-more year in high school,Sammamish youth TuckerRussell had never thought ofleaving the country on his own.

But a friend from Issaquahraved about his foreign exchangeduring the summer of 2010 andencouraged him to try it for him-self.

I had never been outside thecountry except Canada, Russellsaid. I wanted to go outside theculture and meet new friends.

So, in the fall, Russell appliedfor a six- to eight-week exchangethrough the Rotary Club ofSammamish.

After about four months of fill-ing out applications and inter-viewing with Rotary leaders, heand three fellow Skyline studentswere accepted into the summeryouth exchange program, accord-ing to Sammamish Rotary.

The students Russell, EmilyEpker, Katarina Smigoc and MisaBerndt will spend three to fourweeks hosting a peer from anoth-er country and then will travel tothat respective locale.

After hearing all the fun sto-

ries from his Issaquah friend, Iwas like I want to go to Italy,Russell said. During the applica-tion process, each student rankedtheir top three countries ofchoice.

He got his No. 1 pick, Russellsaid. He will be exchanging witha student from a town near LakeComo, a popular vacation spot inItaly.

I was lucky it only took twoweeks to match me up withsomebody in Italy, he said.

The four from Skyline are thefirst set of students to do theexchange through theSammamish Rotary, said Rotarysinternational committee chair-person Charlotte Weigel. The pro-gram offers a yearlong and sum-mer exchange to mainly Asia andWestern Europe and aims todevelop more globally consciousyouth.

Its important for a lot of rea-sons, she said. So that kids herecan learn to go out and representwhat America is.

Naturally, the exchange willteach the students independence,flexibility and confidence, Rotary

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Peggy Kraun, 80, ofIssaquah, died peacefully onMonday, May 2, 2011, with her family by her side. She waspreceded in death by her hus-band of 51 years, Fred.

Peggy was born inLewistown, Penn., in 1930. Shespent her early years in Alaskauntil moving to Issaquah in1966.

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dinner, which begins at 6:30p.m., May 16 at Island SoulCaribbean restaurant in Seattle.

While Songeas Kids originalgoal was to build a 160-personhome, plans changed whenthey spoke with local leadersduring a trip to Songea, a villageof about 14,000.

The Tanzanians highlightedthe need for a medical clinicand a school, as well as an agri-culture program, which mem-bers of the village would cultivate.

So, with help from EngineersWithout Borders and architectRick Sundberg, Songeas Kidsbrought a well and taughtSongea residents how to useRocket stoves, which reducesmoke inhalation and allowfamilies to cook much faster,Hines said.

Its humbling to see how

much of a difference it makes,Hines said. They want to seeyou as a friend and family, not agiver of charity.

Unlike larger non-govern-mental organizations, SongeasKids is all volunteer-run state-side and many of the boardmembers, like Hines, have beenthere and met the children andlocal leaders they are workingto help.

Were not trying to changethe culture, said Songeas Kidsmember Anna Sanford.

Songea is located in the poor-er southern zone of Tanzania,where people mainly subsis-tence farm and live on less than$1 a day, she said.

Its pretty much a forgottenarea, Hines said. They arealways in some kind of risk.

Formed in 2007 as theMwangaza Foundation, SongeasKids took up the cause of sup-porting 71 orphans in June 2008after members of the SongeaWomen and Children

Organization approached themfor financial help.

The 12-acre village will serveas a permanent home, schooland medical facility for the 62orphaned children, Hines said.

It will have six acres for rais-ing livestock and growing crops.

The facility is meant eventu-ally to serve as a sustainablesource of income for Songearesidents, Hines said.

In a measure of its commit-ment to the youth of Songea,the organization sent its firststudent, Lucy, to college lastfall, fully funding her three-yearstudies, in hopes, leaders said,that she will return to bringnew ideas to help her fellowyouth in the hope village.

Its not possible to underesti-mate the power this has for achild, Hines said. It givesthem hope for the future.

Reporter Christopher Hubercan be reached at 392-6434, ext.242, or [email protected].

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said, as they navigate new citiesand places and try to learn bitsof the local language.

Not only will it broaden thestudents understanding ofanother culture, but it may alsohelp them develop relationshipsfor future business opportunities,Weigel said.

The growing opportunity forthe kids that do it is hopefully alife-changing experience, Weigelsaid. The idea is this experiencefor these kids will hopefully havea long term effect on their livesand how they view the world.

In addition to the new youthexchange program, theSammamish Rotary internationalservice committee promotesother humanitarian projectsabroad, according to the organi-zations website.

It focuses its efforts on under-privileged children and familiesin developing countries.

Weigel stressed the impact anexperience like the youthexchange can have on the world.

Kids are impressionable atthis age and its important to givethem the right impressions, getthem thinking about being partof a bigger world, Weigel said.

While Russell and his school-mates wont leave for the respec-tive exchanges until school getsout in mid-June, the anticipationis building.

He said he looks forward tomany aspects of the trip.

I dont want to have anyexpectations. I just want to seewhat comes at me, Russell said.I want to see what the cities arelike there. In the future its goingto benefit me because it will benice to learn how different cul-tures interact with each other. Iespecially look forward to Italianfood.

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected]. Commenton this story atwww.SammamishReview.com.

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Central Washington

honor rollThe following Sammamish

residents were named to thehonor roll at CentralWashington University for thewinter 2011 quarter. To qualify,students need a GPA of 3.5 orhigher.

Kyle Robert Bissell, SusanDiane Bucy, Katie RoseDucharme, Jason Paul Hedin,Alexandra Nicole Kelly, TriciaMarie Klopfenstine, NoraKatherine Litvak, Angela RoseMartenson, Lindsey MichelleMoen, Scott Ryan Seeley, SarahJeanne Sexton, BrittanyChristena Thurlow andChauncey Anne Trask.

Hanna Moran in

leadership lunchHanna Moran, of

Sammamish, participated in theleadership lunch sponsored byUniguard Insurance Group andWestern WashingtonUniversitys College of Businessand Economics. Moran is one ofsix students who will attend thelunch and discuss business,leadership issues and careerdevelopment.

Jessyca McIntyre a

peer mentorJessyca McIntyre, of

Sammamish, was named one of40 members of the Peer Jacksmentoring program forNorthern Arizona University forthe fall 2011 semester. The men-tors work with out-of-state stu-dents to help them connect totheir new campus.

Dennis Malone

named senior analystDennis Malone, of

Sammamish, was named seniorproduct and business analyst atWashington Federal. Malone, amember of Mary, Queen ofPeace, is also a member ofChristian Rock band, Ignite theLight. He has 22 years bankingexperience and is a graduate ofPennsylvania State University.

Justin Grant gets golf

degreeJustin Grant, of Sammamish,

earned an associates degree ingolf complex operations andmanagement from the GolfAcademy of America in SanDiego. Grant and 73 othersreceived the degree April 22.

UW honor roll

The following Sammamishresidents have been named tothe deans list at the Universityof Washington for the WinterQuarter 2011. To qualify, stu-

dents need a GPA of 3.5 or high-er. This is a partial list. Morestudents will be named infuture weeks.

Rebecca Ann Aanenson,senior; Neal Ryan Ajmera,sophomore; Adam LucasAlbaum, freshman; NathanDean Anderson, junior; JenniferLee Apple, junior; MelissaDelaine Arnold, sophomore;Sohrob Tosh Aslamy, sopho-more; Jordan Scott Atwood,sophomore; Alexandra NicoleBeahan, freshman; MeaghanBeth Beaulaurier, junior; LaurenNola Becherer, sophomore;Brian Joseph Bennett, senior;Jayit Biswas, freshman;Brandon Alexander Bond,junior; Kelly Ann Boudwin,freshman; Connor JamesBrandt, freshman; David JohnBretln, junior; Graham ThomasBrew, sophomore; Ashley AlexaBrown, senior; Adam MatthewBrzycki, junior; Dune TrentonButler, freshman; Carly DallasCameron, senior; ZacharyRobert Carlile, junior; DanielCharles Castro, senior; ZhiyuanChen, junior; Alex Cheng,sophomore; Alan Kirk Chisophomore; Anthony Se-HmCho, sophomore; Brian MarshChristensen, freshman; JamieLong Sang Chu, senior; JuliaChung Sang Chu, senior; SeungHwan Chung, sophomore;Seung Won Chung, senior; CasieMarie Clark, senior.

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SCHOOLS12 May 4, 2011 SAMMAMISH REVIEW


The members of team FightLike A Girl have raised nearly$7,000 as they prepare for the2011 Relay For Life event atEastlake High School. And itsteam captain, Kaylee Hansen,has raised more than any individ-ual participant $4,675, accord-ing to the American CancerSociety.

The Relay For Life happensMay 14-15 at the schools trackand football field. More than 560people on 62 teams will walk thetrack at least one team mem-ber walking from noon May 14 to8 a.m. May 15 to raise moneyand awareness for cancerresearch. They will also remem-ber those who have died from thedisease, as well as the many sur-vivors who live in or nearSammamish.

Relay For Life is about a posi-tive event to bring the communi-ty together, said event organizer,Monisha Gulabani, an Eastlakejunior.

She is among dozens of stu-dents involved in planning theannual event. Eastlake hasbecome a relay powerhouse, hav-ing previously raised the most ofany high school and third most ofany high school or college in the12-state Great West Division. Asof April 28, the teams have raisedapproximately $53,600, according

to the event website. Student organizers have spent

about 10 hours a week sinceSeptember planning every aspectof the event, from parking logis-tics to what bands to book forperformance, Gulabani said.

While the event raised about$108,000 in 2010, Eastlakes 2011

goal is $120,000. As part of theincreased fundraising efforts thatcome with it being a standard-bearer in the region, Gulabanisaid organizers launched a cam-paign to raise $10,000 in 10 daysApril 22-May 1. Due to its pastsuccess, the American CancerSociety has designated Eastlake

as a pace-setter school for theRelay.

Theres always a challenge topush to get more each year, shesaid.

Not only do participants pushto raise as much money as possi-ble for cancer research but alsothey stay up all night to walk the

track. When not walking, teammembers will hang out in tentssprawled about the football field.

The event is open to anyoneinterested in supporting cancerresearch and getting some exer-cise and will feature live music,entertainment and other activi-ties, in addition to the walkingrelay.

Gulabani said participantsfriends or community membersinterested in viewing the eventshould attend the opening cere-monies at noon May 14. Non-par-ticipants are allowed to stay fromnoon to 11 p.m. May 14, Gulabanisaid. She extended an invite forcancer survivors to attend the 11a.m. survivors breakfast May 14.

Undoubtedly its a goodcause. Its powerful because ofthe impact it has, unlike anyother event in other communi-ties, because we have so muchsupport here. Gulabani said. Itsabout the connection we makewith others.

Contribute to a teamsfundraising or learn more atwww.eastlakerelay.org.

The Issaquah Relay For Life atSkyline High School is set forMay 21-22. This year, 720 partici-pants have raised more than$62,000 for the cause, accordingto its event page.

Cancer never sleeps, so forone night we wont either,Gulabani said.

ContributedEastlakes Relay for Life last year kicked off with cancer survivors taking a lap around the track.

Community prepares for Eastlakes Relay for Life


As the car full of teensapproached the crash site, oneyouth lay lifeless on the hood ofa small SUV while others stum-bled onto the pavement dazedand bloody. An opened bottle ofhard alcohol fell from the backseat and rolled on the ground.

The friends who happenedupon the sceneyelled in shockat those whohad justcrashed with anoncoming car,killing two andinjuring twomore. Policeand fire units arrived within acouple of minutes.

Ive seen accidents, but notdrunk driving accidents, saidjunior Connor Menninger as hewatched the scene.

Eastlake High School studentswitnessed the sobering scene of acar crash caused after a teenchose to drink and drive April 26at the schools parking lot. The

scenario was part of Eastside Fire& Rescues Choices program toeducate teens on the potentiallydisastrous effects of drivingunder the influence of alcohol ordrugs.

Dont do it, Menninger said.Obviously it hits me hard. Itcould happen to anyone.

Afterward, the students met inthe gym to discuss the realities of

drinking ortexting anddriving. SeniorSharada Rayancommentedon her experi-ence as one ofthe accidentsactors to the

student body. The mock carcrash was loosely scripted,according to organizers with EFR.The student-actors were instruct-ed to react to the situation asthey think they normally would.

Just like being there, it washorrifying, Rayan said.

Andrew Galbreath, EastlakesPhoto by Christopher HuberEastlake students watch as a staged drunken driving car crash scenario unfolds April 26. The stu-dent in the foreground was unharmed.

Eastlake students see case study in drunk driving

See CHOICES, Page 13

Just like being there, itwas horrifying. Sharada Rayan,

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new drug and alcohol coun-selor, said the event seemed tohave an impact. As firefightersand paramedics rushed onto thescene in the schools parkinglot, students watched, riveted.Some yelled to their friendswho were in the crash, trying tonot take the scene too seriously.

I think people do take itseriously, Menninger said. Ittakes a lot of people to clean upthis mess.

Galbreath noted that runningan event like the mock carcrash is not meant to be a scaretactic, but to immerse the youthin an experience that highlights

the risks of drinking and driv-ing.

In addition to the mock carcrash simulation April 26, fire-fighters educated the sopho-mores and seniors April 19 onthe risks of texting while driv-ing, as well as drug and alcoholuse.

They presented the mangledcar of a teenage girl who wasrecently killed in an accidentcaused when she was texting afriend.

This is providing them withan experience, which is defi-nitely rad, said Galbreath. Itsgreat just to get the awarenessout there.

Reporter Christopher Hubercan be reached at 392-6434, ext.242, or [email protected].

ChoicesContinued from Page 12

By Hugo Fonck

When I walk into Mr. Clymersclassroom, his fun stunts and thestories he tells make his mathclass one of my favorites.

Mr. Clymer has been teachingfor 14 years and has been atBeaver Lake Middle School forthe last nine years.

Before then, he taught fifthgraders at ChallengerElementary, just across a fieldfrom Beaver Lake. Saying he isjust a teacher is an understate-ment.

He also coaches track, runsTeam Sports Club, and is theassistant coach for the Skylinecross country team.

Being one of his students, I doknow a lot about him already, butI asked him, what is the mostinteresting thing people dont

know about you? He told me he started his

career wanting to be a writer ofchildrens adventure novels. Backwhen he taught at Challenger,with the enthusiasm of his stu-dents, he wrote a 31-chapter, 220-page novel called Watching Outfor Will, but he could never fig-ure out how to market the story.

He loves writing, and willmaybe sometime think of com-ing back to it.

While he coaches many differ-

ent sports, the largest of all isTeam Sports Club, which hasalmost 50 members.

The students in the clubplay fast-paced sports likeindoor soccer, flag football,and a new sport they invent-ed called Superball.

Mr. Clymer says that the for-mat of the club is unique becauseI play on one of the teams ratherthan just standing around andfacilitating.

He also said that he has beendoing Team Sports Club for 11years, and he thinks that everyyear keeps getting better and bet-ter.

We at Beaver Lake MiddleSchool are lucky to have anenthusiastic and dedicated teach-er who inspires us to be the bestthat we can be. Thank you Mr.Clymer, and Go Bulldogs!

A teacher who keeps class funSScchhoooollssccoooopp

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The Lake Washington SchoolsFoundation raised $145,500 at itsannual Legacy for Learning lun-cheon April 20. The keynotespeaker was former astronautBonnie Dunbar.

Dunbar is now executive direc-tor of Wings over Washington, anaffiliate of the Museum of Flight.More than 530 came to the lun-cheon at Juanita High School.

Flat Stanley makes

rounds in SammamishThe second graders of Mrs.

Byrnes classroom at SamanthaSmith Elementary School got asurprise visit from the firefightersof Sahalee station 82 April 26.

They delivered Flat Stanleyback to his rightful owners afterhe spent the previous nearly

three weeks hanging out with thestation crew, according to anEastside Fire & Rescue pressrelease.

Each student created theirown Flat Stanley, a popular story-book character, to send to a mem-ber of the Sammamish communi-ty. The firefighters received oneApril 7 and took him to meetings,out on emergency calls and tothe EFR headquarters inIssaquah.

All the while they took pic-tures to show the students whereFlat Stanley traveled and to teacha little about their job.

The Flat Stanley project waspart of the classs reading, writ-ing, language, social studies andtechnology program, the releasesaid.

Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown, isa book about a boy namedStanley who gets squished whena bulletin board falls on him. Heis flat but figures out how to foldhimself small enough to fit in an

envelope, which leads him onmany an adventure.

Skyline to

hold garage saleSkyline High School invites

the community to its springgarage sale, 8 a.m. to noon May 7in the Skyline Commons, 1122228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish.Proceeds benefit the scholarshipfund money used to help stu-dents pay for costs associatedwith school.

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In the 50th minute of playApril 26, Eastlakes head coachAdam Gervis benched seniorSawyer Preston. The midfielderneeded some time to settle downand rethink his strategy againstleague rival Skyline.

It had been an up-and-downmatch, with opportunities forboth teams shifting like the gustywind.

He was trying to do toomuch, Gervis said.

Preston returned to the actionin the 67th minute with a newattitude he later thankedGervis for the time-out. Andthree minutes later Prestonscored the games only goal.

He adjusted, did what heneeded to do, and led the team,Gervis said. When he went backon, he was a different player. Hecontrolled the game.

The Eastlake Wolves handedSkyline its first loss of the seasonwith a 1-0 win. Eastlakeimproved to 6-1-1 in KingCo (7-3-2 overall) and Skyline went to 6-1-1 (10-1-2 overall). Its victorycreated a three-way tie for firstplace in the KingCo 4A standingsbetween Eastlake, Garfield andSkyline.

This was a must-win for us,Gervis said. But we have morework to do.

According to Gervis and

Skyline coach Don Bramanstake, Prestons 70th-minute goalwas out-of-the-blue. Eastlake hadbeen pressing hard all second

half and had a series of unsuc-cessful corner kicks. Sophomoremidfielder Sam Langston hadpassed it into the scrum of play-

ers in the box. The ball bouncedaround a bit, nearly going in. Butwhen it wasnt cleared, Prestonslid and was the first one to theball, tapping it past Skyline goal-keeper Steven Pankiewicz fromfour yards out.

Thats all about passion. Itsall about getting it done whenyou need a goal, Gervis said. Itsabout wanting it.

Braman gave credit to theWolves offense for taking advan-tage of its opportunities, especial-ly in the second half, as well asits defense for taking away looksfor Skylines crafty senior forwardBraxton Griffin.

(Eastlake) as team hadworked hard. Braman said.They were able to get us off thegame we wanted to play.

Skyline had some close callsearly on, while the wind was toits back. Griffin offered up a neargoal in the first minute thatsailed just over the crossbar. Inthe 18th minute, sophomore for-ward James Molyneaux-Elliottcame close on a shot that hitEastlake keeper Zach Wile andeventually went wide of the side-bar.

The Spartans had spent the

Photo by Greg FarrarBraxton Griffin (17), Skyline senior forward, and Eastlake freshman forward Jason Twaddle battle forthe ball until it goes out of bounds.

Eastlake soccer tops Skyline with goal in final minutes

See SOCCER, Page 15


If junior outfielder ClaytonHuber had not been hit by apitch in the top of the sixthinning, the Eastlake Wolvesmight have had a better chanceto win.

But Hubers getting on basewas the beginning of a four-runinning that broke open a 4-4 tieApril 28 at Eastlake High School.

They definitely battled, saidSkyline coach Chris Tamminen.We gave (Eastlake) a couplegifts, but they definitely battled.

Despite committing threeerrors and a few other costly mis-takes, the Skyline Spartans base-ball team managed to beat cross-town rival Eastlake 8-7.

The Spartans (7-5 league, 9-9overall) remain in third place inthe KingCo 4A standings behindNewport (8-3 league) andRedmond (9-2 league). Eastlakewent to 1-11 in KingCo play and4-12 overall.

Skyline got out to an early 2-0lead after Eastlake dropped a flyball. It scored one more in the

second on a Joe Beattie RBI sin-gle.

The Wolves came back in thethird, though, tying the game at3-3 when Fithian drove in RobertNolan and infielder Derek Papkescored two more on a double toright field. Papkes double, a ris-ing line drive, soared right overthe glove of the Skyline rightfielder. The instance of lost focushighlighted, for Tamminen,Skylines mentality after beatingRedmond, the states No. 2ranked team, 4-3 April 26. Hecalled the complacency againstEastlake symptoms of a hang-over.

It played a huge factor, inbeing negative for us, he said.We did not have energy for thatgame yesterday. Thats not how

Photo by Christopher HuberEastlakes Robert Nolan slides

safely into home plate asSkyline catcher Jim Sinatro

tries to tag him out in the bot-tom of the third.

Skyline baseballsqueaks past Eastlake

See BASEBALL, Page 15


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first half using the wind to avoidpassing through the Eastlakemidfield. But the Wolves took thefield in the second half with thewind at its back.

The second half was muchmore challenging. (Eastlake) dida good job to win the ball in theair, Braman said. The secondhalf felt like we were on ourheals more.

Braman and Gervis creditedEastlakes Michael Gallagher, ajunior defender, with thwartingnumerous Skyline offensivethreats.

Hes very steady and man-aged to calm everything downwhen we would get a goodchance, Braman said.

If Eastlake beats Bothell April29 and Inglemoor May 3, it willhost the KingCo championshipgame, likely against Skyline orGarfield. If it loses one andSkyline wins both of its lastmatches, Skyline would host.

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected].

SoccerContinued from Page 14

we can play. We got a little com-placent.

Each team tallied a run in thefifth inning, leaving it tied at 4-4going into the sixth.

Huber scored the first of fourruns in the sixth for Skyline.Teammate Travis Snider belted a2-RBI single down the left fieldline to break open the tie. AndConner Gilchrist followed suitthree batters later to make thegame 7-4. Before Eastlake endedthe inning, sophomore shortstopMatt Sinatro drove in Skylinesfinal run on a fielders choice.Huber, a consistent force this sea-son, finished the game 2-for-3with an RBI.

Hes been having some goodat-bats, Tamminen said. And hehas been pretty consistent. Hesbeen a pleasant surprise with thebat.

Eastlake battled back in theseventh inning with three runs ofits own, including a walked-inrun for Ryan Tucker and a 2-RBIsingle to right from infielderPierce Warren. Standout catcher,junior Casey Fithian seemed tohold things together for Eastlake.He finished 3-for-4 from the platewith two doubles, an RBI andthree runs scored. He also threwout Matt Sinatro at first in thesecond inning.

Casey he had not only a hugegame, but he was kind of a decid-ing factor against Issaquah andSedro-Woolley, Agnew said. He

had a huge week for us.Despite the loss, Agnew said

he and his players enjoy playinga team from across town. If just acouple of things had gone anoth-er way Eastlake may have comeout on top.

The key at the end was persever-ing. We kept on battling, Tamminensaid. The biggest thing was, comingoff that win against Redmond, wehad to make this win even bigger.

But Eastlake was on an up-tick, too, after beating IssaquahApril 26 and Sedro-Woolley April23, which ended a 12-game losingstreak. Against the Spartans and

on its home field, the Wolvesseemed to have that resilientconfidence that has kept theteam in games throughout theseason.

We played really hard. Wewere right in it up until theend, said head coach KevinAgnew. If you take a coupleof those (mistakes) away, youhave a little bit less of deficitto overcome. I was reallyhappy with the way we com-peted.

BaseballContinued from Page 15

BaseballSSaattuurrddaayy,, AApprriill 3300Eastlake 5, Juanita 2Eastlake batting: John Armour, 3-for-4, RBI, R,

2 SB; Casey Fithian, 2-for-4, 3 RBI, R, HR.Eastlake pitching: Alex Dean (W).

FFrriiddaayy,, AApprriill 2299Newport 4, Skyline 2Skyline batting: Brandon Fisher, 2-for-3, R;

Travis Snider, 2-for-3. Skyline pitching: ClaytonHuber (L).

SoftballFFrriiddaayy,, AApprriill 2299Skyline 5, Inglemoor 1Skyline batting: Lindsey Nicholson, 2-for-3, 2

RBI, 2B. Skyline pitching: Charlotte Zhao (W).

Eastlake 10, Roosevelt 1WWeeddnneessddaayy,, AApprriill 2277Bothell 26, Skyline 17Skyline batting: Megan Burris, 2-for-3, 4 RBI;

Natalie De La Garrigue, 3-for-4, 2 RBI; AnyaKamber, 4-for-4, 2B, 3B; Lindsey Nicholson, 2-for-3, 3 RBI. Skyline pitching: Megan Burris (L).

TTuueessddaayy,, AApprriill 2266Eastlake 7, Newport 0Eastlake batting: Kelsey Dempsey, 2-for4, RBI;

Nicole Guptil, 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2B; Lexi Jaeger, 2-for-3, 2 RBI. Eastlake pitching: Nicole Guptil (W)

Boys soccerFFrriiddaayy,, AApprriill 2299Eastlake 3, Bothell 0Scoring summary: Sean Klauer, E, (James Gee

assist) 33:00; Sam Langston, E, (unassisted) 59:00;Sean Klauer, E, (unassisted) 77:00.

Shutout: Zach Wile/Devon Dealteriis, E.Skyline 3, Roosevelt 1Scoring summary: Braxton Griffin, S, (Stephen

deMers assist) 18:00; Travis Burns, S, (JakeBechtel assist) 27:00; Patrick Scholdt, R, (TolgaDelik assist) 63:00; Griffin, S, (Jake Bechtel assist)80:00.

Girls golfTThhuurrssddaayy,, AApprriill 2288At Plateau Golf Club (par 36)Team scores: Skyline 280,

Woodinville 315.Individuals: 1, Bri Hemming, W, 51; 2,

Bryalynn Vowels, S, 52; 3, Layla Hiramoto, S, 53;4, Shirley Young, S, 55; 5, Ashley Wadsworth, W,59.

WWeeddnneessddaayy,, AApprriill 2277Wayne Golf Course (par 34)Team scores: Eastlake 237 strokes,

Woodinville 304Individuals: 1, Megan Wortherspoon, E, 39

strokes; 2, Jamie Midkiff, E, 41; 3, Kylie Owen, E,51; 4, Amulya Cherala, E, 52; 5, Kelsey Maki, E,54.

TTuueessddaayy,, AApprriill 2266At Jefferson (par 36)Team scores: Eastlake 244 strokes;

Garfield 359 strokesIndividuals: 1, Megan Wotherspoon, E, 41

strokes; 2, Jamie Mibkiff, E, 44; 3, AmulyaCherala, E, 52; 4, Blaine Weiss, E, 53; 5, RebeccaPriestley, E, 54.

LacrosseFFrriiddaayy,, AApprriill 2299Boys Div. IEastside Catholic 14, Overlake 7 Scoring highlights: Michael Rambaldini, EC, 6

goals, 5 ground balls; Ross Komenda, EC, 3 goals,2 assists, 6 ground balls; Colin MacIlvennie, EC, 1goal, 4 assists, 5 ground balls; Kyle Decker, EC, 3goals; Colin Schriever, EC, 10 saves; Eric Risa,OV, 1 goal, 6 ground balls; Barrett Jeness, OV, 1goal, 1 assist; Frost Cunningham, OV, 2 goals, 1assist; Nick Evans, OV, 14 saves.

TThhuurrssddaayy,, AApprriill 2288Boys Div. 1Skyline 13, Stadium 6 Scoring highlights: Andrew Hankey, SK, 4

goals, 3 assists, 4 ground balls; Cannon Gardner,SK, 4 goals, 1 assist, 6 ground balls; Max Saffle,SK, 2 goals, 3 assists, 2 ground balls; CoryLarson, SK, 5 ground balls.

Girls Div. IIssaquah 22, Eastside Catholic 5 Scoring highlights: Katie Mincin, IS, 5 goals, 3

assists; Sophie Schiefelbein, IS, 3 goals, 5 assists;Laura Voss, IS, 12 saves; Lauren Breynaert, EC, 2goals; Malia Bachesta, EC, 2 goals; Allie Hawes,EC, 4 saves; Justice Gilbert, EC, 5 saves.

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EventsPine Lake Garden Club will

hold its annual plant sale featur-ing plants, baked goods and trea-sures from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7 atSammamish PresbyterianChurch.

The EvergreenPhilharmonic, the IssaquahSchool Districts orchestra madeup of students from all three highschools, will perform aMasterworks Concert at 7 p.m.May 7 at First PresbyterianChurch, 1717 Bellevue Way N.E.in Bellevue.

PROVAIL and the PacificNorthwest Insurance Councilwill hold a dinner and silent auc-tion to benefit adults and chil-dren with disabilities starting at4:30 p.m. May 9 at SahaleeCountry Club. Tickets are $50. Topurchase tickets, email SarahSteinberg at [email protected].

Want to start a business?Learn resources available fromthe Small BusinessAdministration and the steps instarting a business at 2 p.m. May10 at the Sammamish Library.

Sustainable Redmond andEastside Timebank will presentthe film Fixing the Future at6:30 p.m. May 10 at the RedmondLibrary.

The Renaissance School ofArt and Reasoning will presenta series of plays. Seventh graderswill perform East O the Sun andWest O the Moon. Eighthgraders will perform The Legendof Sleepy Hollow and ninth-graders will perform a series ofone-act plays. The plays are setfor 7 p.m. May 11 and 12 atEastlake. Tickets are $5, or $4 forstudents with an ASB card.

The Sammamish Chamberof Commerce will present alunch and legislative sessionwrap-up with Reps. Jay Rodneand Glenn Anderson, and MayorDon Gerend from 11:15 a.m.-1p.m. May 19 at the Plateau Club.Cost $25-$30. Visitwww.SammamishChamber.org.

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