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Newport’s Justin Lau’s skills in lacross will take him to college in North Carolina.

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Bellevue Arts Museum exhibit showcases disabled artists

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Teacher at Bellevue’s Puesta del Sol school honored for his skills in the classroom

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Each year Phil and Susan Ershler buy stuffed bears for kids. This year the furry friends were delivered to the Bellevue Boys and Girls Clubs’ Hidden Village site.

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With opposition to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's proposed 2015-17 biennial budget coming from both sides of the aisle, the state's top executive says it's up to the Legisla-ture to provide a better alternative.

Inslee revealed his budget last week in separate portions, ending with his revenue strategy on Dec. 18. Staff members from Reporter newspapers met later that day in Bellevue to discuss the budget with the governor.

Inslee’s budget would fund a number of major state transpor-tation projects over the next 12 years, including completing the State Route 520 floating bridge and

Interstate 405 projects between Renton and Bellevue.

About $4.8 billion of that money would come from a cap-and-trade plan on carbon emissions that affects 130 of the state's biggest polluters. That, the governor said, would advance the state’s clean air obligations without raising the gas tax. He added this has been a proven method in the United States and other parts of the world.

"This is not a rocket ship to the moon where we have to invent a new science," the governor said. "This is a well-known, well-accepted, successful policy, so I don't think there's any reason we shouldn't be able to learn from the experience of other states."

The governor said he's open to other ideas, adding his budget has encouraged Republican lawmakers to reconsider raising the gas tax for the 2015-17 biennium.

Inslee wants taxes for schools, roadsGovernor meets with Sound Publishing staff to discuss budget details

Protest ends peacefully Saturday at BelSquareA planned and peaceful protest

took place at Bellevue Square on Saturday afternoon by people ad-vocating that "Black Lives Matter." The phrase has been used elsewhere in demonstrations following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black

man in Ferguson, Mo. Approximately 40 people entered

the mall around 2 p.m., staged a "die-in" by lying on the floor and then left the mall around 3 p.m. after they were notified they were trespass-ing. No arrests were made. Bellevue

Police said the protestors continued to demonstrate outside the mall and eventually dispersed about 4 p.m.

Police and mall personnel were aware of the planned protest in advance and the city made arrange-ments for media to park offsite if

they wished to cover the event. Protest backers, who called

themselves Outside Agitators 206, said on a Facebook page that they wished the event to be a peaceful demonstration and that everyone be kept safe.

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Staff members from Sound Publishing newspapers question Gov. Jay Inslee on Dec. 18 about the revenue portion of his budget. From left are: Joe Livarchik, Mercer Island Reporter, Daniel Nash, Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter; Brandon Macz, Bellevue Reporter; Gov. Jay Inslee; and Jon Bauer, the Everett Herald. SEE INSLEE, 13

Overlake Medical Center has honored Emergency Department Medical Director Steve Marshall, M.D. with a new honorary title – Dr. Overlake.

The honor of being named Dr. Overlake is an annual award handed out by the medical staff of Overlake to a physician who has gone above and beyond the standard to pursue excellence and to contribute to the betterment of the Eastside community. Marshall is the first recipient.

“This award recognizes an individual who has dedicated years of their career to serving patients and staff in the true spirt of the mission and goals of Overlake Medical Center,” said Overlake Medical Center Chief of Staff Dr. Tom Miller at the hospital’s recent Medical Staff Appreciation dinner.

Marshall joined the medical staff of Overlake Medical center in 1986 as the hospital’s first res-idency-trained emergency medicine physician and would later become medical director of the Emergency Department in 2003. In his first 15 years in the Emergency Department he treated more than 50,000 patients. He later served as Chief of Staff at the hospital from 2007-2008.

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Each year at holiday time, Phil and Susan Ershler purchase roughly 100 stu� ed bears for kids at local nonpro� t organizations. On Dec. 11 they brought 40 of the furry little friends to Hidden Village site in east Bellevue and handed them out to K-5 kids.

Hidden Village is one of three Bellevue Boys & Girls Clubs’ public housing sites — a partnership with King County Housing Au-thority. � e kids attending a� er-school pro-grams there are from low-income families.

� e couple has another joint activity: they are the � rst to have climbed together the highest mountain on each continent. Known as the "Seven Summits, the endeavor came on

May 16, 2002 when together they reached the summit of Mount Everest. � ey've written a book on their adventure, Together on Top of the World: A True Story of Love and Cour-age, published by Warner Books.

Susan Ershler is the fourth American woman to climb the Seven Summits and the 12th American woman to climb Mount Everest.

Not a professional mountain climber, she trained by climbing the 35 stories in her high-rise o� ce building on her lunch hour for a year — with a 40-pound pack on her back.

Phil Ershler is a professional mountain guide.

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Kids at the Bellevue Boys and Girls Clubs’ site at Hidden Village apartments unwrap stuffed bears, gifts from Phil and Susan Ershler, who donate them to children at local nonprofit organizations.

Habib named Democratic Whip

Senator-elect Cyrus Habib (D-48th District) has been named to the key leadership position of Whip by his fellow Senate Demo-crats. � e position, which

is responsible for party discipline and strategy, is considered one of the top leadership positions in the Senate.

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The beautiful and iconic global fashion designer Diane von Furst-enberg recently visited the Bellevue

Collection to officially open her new DVF boutique and to pro-mote her new book “The Woman I Wanted to Be.” DVF — how Furstenberg is now referred to — was a true princess who cre-ated the famous wrap dress 40 years ago this past January.

“The minute it came out it was madness, and I became that woman

through a little dress," Furstenberg recalled. "I became confident as I gave confidence to others.”

On the back cover of her new book, Anna Wintour, editor of American Vogue magazine, noted that “Diane’s book evokes everything she has lived through. It is honest, direct, and fascinating-just like the author herself.”

In her book DVF shares her journey and what she learned along the way about love, beauty and aging. Her story will surely inspire optimism and confidence with readers of many ages.

She autographed her book “Love is Life”, Diane — with a small heart next to her name. The perfect motto for us to embrace and live by every day.

Rose Dennis writes about events in Bel-levue and the Greater Seattle area. She lives in Bellevue.

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Bellevue Police are investigating claims from several property companies that the same woman they all employed to manage properties had embezzled thousands of dollars in rental payments.

A search warrant application filed earlier this month states Holly Bogan, 43, was hired by MS Real Estate in Bellevue as a

property manager, one of her jobs being to collect rent checks from tenants. MS Real Estate told police Bogan had cashed one check rather than depositing it into the company's account, that payment coming from Catholic Community Services to sub-sidize a qualifying low-income tenant. The property company alleges Bogan attempted to cover up the embezzlement by creating a fictitious CCS employee to discuss the missing check with MS Real Estate.

During the course of this investiga-tion, Bellevue Police took over a Seattle investigation into Bogan and allegations she embezzled funds from Columbia City Condos, where she had also been hired as a property manager after leaving MSRE. She is alleged to have changed money orders to make them payable to her husband and

daughter on several occasions.Pinewood Village apartments in Bellevue

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A Christmas poem for Congress

In honor of the season, the Reporter re-prints here the fa-mous letter to Santa and the response, by Francis P. Church, first published in The New York Sun in 1897.

We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful

author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:

Dear Editor —I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is

no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

—Virginia O’Hanlon

Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as cer-tainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what

Just days after session and all through the Dome,Not a member is working since they all have gone home;

House members left first, making deals left and right,Then voting out bills near the middle of the night;Senators meanwhile had debates on the floor,‘Till the chance came last Tuesday to bolt out the door;

If Murray and Cantwell looked to be a bit dour,That’s because very soon they’ll be los-ing some power;They’re majority today, minority tomorrow,They’ve been in it before, still there’ll be some sorrow; Murray will lead Dems on a key com-mittee,On which Rs may take aim at the N-L-

R-B;She’ll seek to rewrite No Child Left Behind,But getting it done will be quite a grind; Minimum wage is looming on the horizon,If the panel gets there, brace for a collision;Ds want it higher and will say Rs don’t careHey, doesn’t that sound like class warfare? Where Cantwell is moving should be lots of action,It’s the same energy panel where once sat Scoop Jackson.

Murkowski is the leader and knows issues ‘round hereBut that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to fear; Cantwell wants biofuels put ahead of oil,But the chair’s from Alaska, so expect a little roil;This panel has created some great national parks,Yet raising the subject may generate some sparks; Congress acted swiftly in its final few days,Hard to keep track in so many ways;Buried at the end of those last-minute billsAre what some fear are poisonous pills; Like easing protections in ‘ole Dodd-FrankCould leave the markets ripe for a prank;And allowing the parties to haul in more cashCould wind up inciting voter backlash; Yet tucked in the bills are bites of good newsRegardless of one’s political views;Like the sales tax deduction, it’s safe once again,A rare cause that united our delegation; ‘Tis days after session - yes Congress is done,They’ll look back without fondness ‘cuz it wasn’t fun;They’ll return in a few weeks, all full of good cheer,Knowing they don’t face election next year.

Jerry Cornfield is a political reporter who covers Olym-pia for The Daily Herald in Everett, which is among the Washington state newspapers in the Sound Publishing group. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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would that prove? No-body sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor

even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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I had a recent dentist appointment and as I sat in the waiting room, I read a novel on my e-reader. A woman sitting near me asked me how I could read on “that

newfangled thing.” During our conversation she admitted

to me that her daughter had bought her an e-reader for her birthday and she just didn’t know how to use it so she shoved it in the closet. When she learned that I was a librarian, she was surprised. “Don’t these things take away from your busi-ness at the library?”

“We are busier than ever,” I assured her.

A librarian’s job is never done. I’ve embarrassed my kids by giving book recommenda-

tions in airport bookstores and in line at Disneyland. I couldn’t wait to show her the possibilities of an e-reader, so I scooted closer and showed her how to download magazines. She was delighted since she had already perused everything in the waiting area. She thanked me, promising that she would take the reader out of the bottom of her closet and bring it to the library to ask for help.

People are often surprised at how many borrowing options there are in the King County Library System. Visiting the ebook and downloads page at www.kcls.org/downloads/ shows the options between books, audio downloads, magazine downloads and video and music. If you’ve lost your KCLS library card, head in to a new branch and get another.

Staff members are happy to help with your download questions. You can visit a library or call Ask KCLS staff at 425-462-9600. With your library card and an internet connection, you can borrow any number or titles and formats to suit your needs and interests. Some of the best things in life really are free.

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The second edition of an ethnic cookbook by the Cultural Conver-sations women’s group is now on sale, with all proceeds benefiting local charities.

“The World in My Kitchen 2” features 75 new recipes from more than 40 countries represented by participants in Cultural Conver-sations, a partnership between diverse women in the community and the city of Bellevue working to build cultural understanding and community connections. A first

edition published in 2012 included 50 recipes from 20 countries.

The idea of both books is that it’s basic human nature to socialize over food and that trying cuisines from all parts of the world nour-ishes cultural connections. Featur-ing full color professional photos with the recipes, the new cookbook includes both exotic recipes and family stories. Many recipes have been adapted to make use of local ingredients.

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Metro sets record for ridership in 2014Metro Transit will close out 2014 with by breaking

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Preliminary data show Metro's annual ridership will be about 2 percent higher compared to 2013. That's more than 120 million rides — or an average of nearly 400,000 trips each weekday. Metro is the ninth-largest transit agency in the United States for ridership.

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The Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue’s Teen Center building is about to get a major upgrade to its electrical system. The center was recently chosen to receive a solar array donated by Northwest Electric and Solar as part of the Solarize Bellevue campaign.

The program, coordinated by the Pacific Northwest Pol-lution Prevention Resource Center and the city of Bellevue is working to encourage all Washington residents to buy and install solar systems in their homes and businesses, re-ducing the need for less environmentally friendly electric-producing methods.

Northwest Electric and Solar agreed to donate one of their systems to a local nonprofit in the community if at least 30 residences and or businesses purchased a solar array. Business leaders and home owners responded as Solarize Bellevue surpassed its goal quickly. When it asked the community to vote for who should get the array, the Boys and Girls Clubs was the clear winner.

The two-building teen complex in the Lake Hills neigh-borhood serves more than 4,000 teens annually. With the addition of its new tech center provided by Best Buy, the electric bill has certainly risen and the new array will go a long way to help keep costs down, according to a spokes-person.

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Housing prices climb, despite falling sales totalsBY REPORTER STAFF

The Washington housing market saw home prices climb despite falling sales totals in 2014's third quarter.

The statewide median price for a single family home rose to $277,100, a 5.2 percent increase compared to the third quarter of 2013, according to the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington.

However, compared to this time last year sales dropped 2.6 percent, despite increasing 11.2 percent from this year's second quarter.

"It is said that a rising tide lifts all boats, which in the third quarter of 2014 was true in all but one of the state's metropolitan counties," The Runstad Center's Stephen O'Connor said. King County continued to register as the most expensive metropolitan county to buy a home.

The first-time buyer index also continued to drop, with most first-time buyers having only 80.4 percent of the income needed to buy an average starter home. King County is currently the worst county to buy a starter home for first-time buyers, with average buyers having little more than half of the required income for an average starter home.

King County also registered the highest median resale price on homes at $462,100, a 5.5 percent increase from 2013. This barely beats out San Juan County ($454,200), but is far above the state average of $277,100.

The Runstad Center, a part of the University of Washington's College of Built Environments, compiles and produces statistical information on the Washing-ton real estate market in partnership with Washing-ton realtors. For more information, visit realestate.washington.edu.

Rep. Ross Hunter (D-48) of Medina will again head the key budget-writing efforts of the majority House Demo-crats in the 2015 Legislature, serving as chair of the Appropriations Committee.

The committee is responsible for writing the two-year state operat-ing budget, which pays for general government expenditures like teacher salaries, health care services, prison operations, and the higher education system. It also handles global fiscal is-sues such as pension policy as well as bills with significant fiscal impacts.

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After two years of research by AT&T to create a retail design that provides an inter-active customer experience, the telecom-munications company launched its fourth “Store of the Future” at Lincoln Square on Dec. 18.

“This is an experience store,” said Mike Maxwell, AT&T vice president for the Pa-cific Northwest. “This is where customers come in and find out they can mobilize all aspects of their lives.”

AT&T opened its third “Store of the Future” in Anchorage on Dec. 16, the other two located in Spokane and Clackamas, Ore. Maxwell said multiple Bellevue prop-erties were considered over the past two years for the fourth retail store, which is the model AT&T will adhere to for all new store locations and remodels. When Paper Source relocated from the corner of North-east Eighth Street and Bellevue Way, the decision was easy to make, Maxwell said.

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AT&T picked its top employees from around the Pacific Northwest, and some new blood, to staff its ‘Store of the Future’ at Lincoln Square.

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Forrest Sargent’s verbal vocabulary may be limited to a few dozens words, but his photographs speak volumes.

The 23-year-old Shoreline autistic man’s work was selected to join seven other artists with physical or devel-opmental disabilities and or traumatic brain injuries for Bellevue Arts Museum’s newest Community Education Gallery exhibit. Using a letterboard to communicate, Sar-gent said taking pictures allows him to express his thoughts and feelings.

“Photography shows the secret beauty within all things,” he wrote. “It shows the hidden light in everything.”

Initially thought of as a mere hobby by his parents Re-becca and Denny Sargent, Forrest’s work continues to leave them in awe, his mother said.

Before he learned to use the letterboard Rebecca said she would never have known her son loved photography.

“We didn’t know if anyone was in there,” she said. “It was finally a relief … it’s very lonely not knowing your child. He couldn’t tell you if he was sick, hurting or if he needed something. It proved what we knew, it proved he was a person, too.”

Five years ago, Rebecca said she asked Forrest what he wanted for Christmas and as fast as he could, he respond-ed, “a camera.” Forrest’s body spasms without his control, so his parents worked on a method for their son to take focused photos by attaching his camera to a monopod. She said his concentration when he’s readying to take a photo is transformative and his work shows it.

Whether it’s a close-up of a flower in bloom, or a koi fish swimming in a pond with the sky reflected in the water, Forrest images are an escape, he said.

“I am alone because I cannot say what I want when I want to,” Forrest wrote. “I can take photos to show how I feel. I wish people would understand my feelings through my photos … I want people to get pleasure and reach my mind from my photos.”

The exhibit, “Rising Stars: Works from NW Special Art-ists,” is a collection of works complied by the group’s direc-tor Leslie James, from the NWSA Open Studio time.

James said the mission of the artist group is offer a space for all individuals with disabilities who are looking to express themselves, and then to share those works with the community. Each of the exhibit’s artists have similar untold stories, including her 14-year-old son, Matthew, who is also autistic and verbally limited.

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are sometimes missed in the big picture,” he wrote. “Some-times it just feels good to express yourself freely on the can-vas with large brushstrokes that show a lot of movement.”

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Photographer Forrest Sargent explains the joy he gets from taking photographs in front of his art on exhibit in Bellevue.

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Newport Knights senior Justin Lau’s ability to succeed in one-on-one situations is evident on the lacrosse field and the gridiron.

Lau, who was a starting defensive back on the Knights football team that finished with a 10-3 overall record and advanced to the Class 4A semifinals, signed a letter of intent in November to play for the University of Mount Olive Tro-jans (North Carolina) Division-II lacrosse program. Lau said he was recruited by between five and seven schools, but the decision to commit to the University of Mount Olive was an easy one.

“It is a program on the rise. I’m pretty excited about it. There is a lot of guys from Washington on the team so even though the school is far away it will feel like it’s close to home,” Lau said.

The Trojans 2015 incoming freshman recruiting class consists of five players from Washington. The UMO lacrosse program went 13-3 last season.

Lau, who plays the position of face-off specialist, enjoys the thrill of going one-on-one against other players. He said play-ing defensive back for the Knights for the past two seasons has given him a mental edge when he steps on the lacrosse field.

“Ever since I started playing high school football I devel-oped a fearless mentality on the lacrosse field,” Lau said. “Play-ing football against the best players in Washington and going

head-to-head with them has helped me a lot.”Lau said he has no aspirations to eventually play lacrosse

professionally, but is looking forward to his senior season and the next four years of college on the lacrosse field.

“I’m not thinking about playing professionally or anything, I just want to do it for the love of the sport and just play as


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Newport Knights senior Justin Lau signs a letter of intent with the University of Mount Olive Trojans lacrosse team.

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The one-on-one battles on the hoop in the driveway in the front of their house between Courtney Wehner and her older brother, Nate, began shortly after she first picked up a basketball in 2003. She was age 4.

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because we were the only two in the school that were able to do that. It was fun playing in my game and then getting to watch my brother play in his game,” Wehner said. “It is fun to follow in the family tradition. Everyone knew me when I first got to school as a freshman that I was Nate’s

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much as possible,” he said. Lau’s lacrosse career almost never got

off the ground. He didn’t try the sport until 2009 as a seventh grader after being prod-ded by one of his life-long friends.

“My really good friend, Hudson Taylor, who is from Maple Valley, and was the per-son who first got me involved with lacrosse.

Once I gave it a shot, I immediately fell in love with the sport,” he said.

Newport head football coach Drew Oli-ver said Lau’s can do attitude was evident on the gridiron this past fall.

“Justin was a pretty emotional player. It was great having him on the team. Obviously lacrosse is his passion, but he brought a good energy to our football team,” Oliver said. “We’re proud he is representing us (Newport) at the next level.”


Expectations never waver for the Bellevue Wolverines wrestling squad despite lacking a sizable roster.

The Wolverines, who have just 24 wrestlers on the team, are looking to build upon last season’s 13th place finish at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament at the Mat Classic in the Tacoma Dome.

“We finished 13th last year and 11th two years ago. This year we only have four seniors on the team. We’re more of a state-built team instead of a dual-meet team just because of our lack of depth in some spots of our lineup,” Bellevue head coach Kyle Smith said. “I think we can finish in the top five in state.”

The Wolverines will have to get through a formidable regular season, KingCo League tourney and regionals in order to fulfill their goals on the mat.

Smith said regionals are going to be especially tough considering the stiff competition his team will face.

“We are probably in the toughest region in the

state. I would guess 10 out of the 14 state champion-ships (Class 3A) will come out of our region. It is a pretty dominating region,” Smith said.

The regional tourney, which takes place a week before the Mat Classic state wrestling tourna-ment, will consist of teams from Tri-Cities, Spokane, KingCo Division and the Greater St. Helen’s League.

Eastern Washington is known for its stellar high school wrestling programs.

The Wolverines will rely on the leadership of top-flight wrestlers Christian Villani (152) and Alec Pa-lander (285). Villani won a state title in the 145-pound weight class and went un-defeated last season. It was Villani’s second consecu-tive state title. Palander finished in fourth place in the 220-pound weight class. Bellevue’s dynamic duo couldn’t be more dif-ferent on and off the mat.

“Alec is more the voice of the team and Christian is the quieter guy. Chris-tian is very talented and is well ahead most high school wrestlers with his talent and experience. Alec is just a grinder and a hard worker. He came in as a first-year wrestler

as a freshman and picked things up quickly. His only two losses last year were at the state tournament and were to the state champion and to the guy who beat him for third and fourth,” Smith said.

Smith said Garrett Wil-liams (145), who is one of the Wolverines’ three team captains, is thriving dur-ing early season practice sessions.

“Garrett is one of those kids who is looking to break through. He is super talented and works with Christian (Villani) every day in practice. They push each other. He will surprise some people. I definitely expect Garrett to place at state this year,” he said.

Newcomer Brennan Holmes, who is a freshman 106-pounder, has im-pressed Smith with his vast array of skills in a mere two weeks of mat time.

“Brennan is just a stud and is such a raw talent. He joined our team two weeks after the first prac-tice. The sky is the limit for him. He has just got an eye for the sport and is very talented,” Smith said.

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little sister. That helped me a lot.” Wehner, who is the starting point guard

for the Saints, enjoys being the floor general for her squad.

“I’m generally a pretty loud person so it’s nice to have a role that says you should be talk-ing all the time,” Wehner said. “I like to not only know my role, but also know what everyone else on the floor is do-ing.”

Recently the Bellevue Reporter had an op-

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Bellevue Reporter: Where is your favorite place to eat in Bellevue?

Courtney Wehner: I really like Mod Pizza. Usually I get either the Meatlovers or Hawaiian pizza.

BR: What is your biggest pet peeve?CW: When people chew with their

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BR: Who was your idol growing up?CW: My older brother, Nate. He played

basketball and baseball at Interlake High School. We would always play one-on-one (basketball) in the driveway. I always wanted to beat him even though it never happened because he was three years older than me. I always thought one day I would be able to beat him. Whenever I practiced, that was always my dream: to beat my brother in basketball.

BR: What kind of music do you enjoy the most?

CW: I like alternative pop music.

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CW: My two cousins who live in Eng-land. They are 8 and 5 years old. I haven’t seen them in a couple of years.

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Kjell Mattson had no idea he was in for the surprise of a lifetime during a Dec. 16 morning assembly at Bellevue’s Puesta del Sol elementary school.

Known as “Señor Mattson,” the fourth-grade teacher was honored by Bellevue-based Symetra and the Seattle Seahawks for his ability to reach students in a way few others have, being named the one of this year’s Heroes in the Classroom.

Of the award, Mattson said he was honored, but felt somewhat guilty, saying “I feel there’s so many other teachers that deserve it. It’s a privilege working with young people and helping them guide their future.”

Math, social studies and literacy — Mattson teaches each of the subjects in Span-ish with patience and caring, said Lisa Wada, a parent

who nominated Mattson for the award. She said her son couldn’t have succeeded without Mattson’s teaching.

“He’s enthusiastic and engaged with the students no matter what’s going on,” she told the Reporter.

For his work, the Seattle Seahawks gave the teacher two tickets for the Dec. 28 home game against the St. Louis Rams and a field pass where he and his yet-to-be-decided guest will have access to interact with play-ers. Symetra also awarded Mattson a check for $1,000 to spend on his classroom.

“Is this really happening?” Mattson said. “I never come to work expecting anything like this. I kept telling myself not to faint.”

Seattle Seahawks line-backer Bobby Wagner also recorded a personalized message of thanks for Matt-son’s work.

The teacher said he couldn’t do his job without

the school’s “hardworking and passionate staff and the supportive community.”

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than Shearer said Mattson had all the attributes you look for in a teacher and applied his strengths to his

instruction in the classroom.“I immediately noticed

he’s a teacher that prioritizes strong relationships with his

students,” Shearer said. “He has a wonderful tone and tempo, which is vital in a Spanish immersion class.”

Mattson joins Elayne Grueber, of Sammamish High School, and Susan Muller, of Medina Elementary School, as the other Bellevue School District educators honored by Symetra this year.

Symetra spokeswoman Diana McSweeney said teachers may be nominated by their principal, district staff, student or student’s parent. Winners are selected based on each’s ability to make a “real difference” in student’s lives, to those that go above and beyond their day-to-day responsibilities and those who help students build life skills.

Based on what Wada had submitted and what other parents had said about Mattson’s ability to maxi-mize student interaction and participation, he was an ideal choice for the award.

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"It's interesting; I've heard some critiques of this (emis-sions plan) where, all of a sudden, some of my Repub-lican colleagues are falling in love with the gas tax," Inslee said, "and I'm wondering where they've been the past two years."

Inslee said his budget also includes a "mark of good faith" to Republican lawmak-ers by diverting up to $650 million in sales tax on trans-portation projects from the general fund into more trans-portation projects. Neither he nor his fellow Democrats think it is responsible, given the state's education funding obligations, Inslee said.

About 40 percent of the projected revenue from a carbon emissions cap-and-trade would be dedicated to education funding through the general fund, Inslee said. Another $800 million a year in education funding would come from the governor's proposed capital gains tax on the sale of stocks and bonds and other assets. �e plan would not include a tax on retirement funds or home sales.

Inslee said another $400 million in spending cuts and cost savings will satisfy re-quirements of the McCleary decision — a court order requiring the state in increase funding for K-12 education — a year early. His budget supports all-day kindergarten statewide and would add more than 6,300 children in the state’s preschool program for low-income children.

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�e Washington Educa-tion Association, which sponsored the initiative, is criticizing the governor's budget proposal, but Inslee said his plan is a good-faith e�ort to begin funding I-1351.

Peers describe him as dedicated to his community and patients, a great role model and forward thinker. Marshall helped lead the hospital’s �rst foray into elec-tronic medical records in 2005 and co-chaired the $12.5 million fundraising campaign to build the hospital’s south tower.

“I was very surprised,” Marshall said of receiving the recognition. “It’s an extraordinary honor to be recognized by the medical sta�.”

As medical director, Marshall leads a practice of 16 emergency medicine physicians and �ve mid-level pro-viders in the treatment of approximately 44,000 emer-gency department patients a year.

“Our doctors are second to none from my point of view,” Marshall said of the medical sta� that cares for his patients once they leave the emergency department.

her, unaware of her son’s talent, she said. It wasn’t until he grabbed a brush and put the paint to canvas that she realized what he was capable of, she said.

“I couldn’t believe he had this inside him,” she said. “All of these people are just so amazing. I’m so glad their work gets to be shared.”

�e Community Edu-cation Gallery, located on the main �oor of the Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E. and is free to the public.

�e show runs through March 15, 2015.

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A former Bellevue-based devel-oper and lender indicted last year on charges he hid his assets for 10 years while avoiding taxes and living a life of luxury was convicted of two counts of tax evasion on Dec. 11.

�omas R. Hazelrigg, III, 68, of Redmond was found guilty by a jury in U.S. District Court following a nine-day trial, and now faces up to �ve years in prison on each count of tax evasion when he's sentenced on March 12.

Hazelrigg avoided $533,454 in

taxes owed from 1989 to 1991 and also in 1994, while spending millions of dollars on a Bellevue penthouse, two homes in Palm Springs, private aircra�, thoroughbred horse racing and country club fees, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney's O�ce.

�e trial also focused on the illegal funneling of income from Hazelrigg's businesses into accounts he kept hidden from the Internal Revenue Service, which federal o�cials said he used to remodel his Bellevue penthouse and Palm Spring homes, including the installation of two glass chandeliers by Dale Chihuly valued at more than $460,000.

“�omas Hazelrigg III, wrongly thought he could hide from his tax liability,” stated Special Agent in Charge Teri Alexander of IRS Crimi-nal Investigation in the statement. “What makes this case so egregious is that he consented that he owed the tax and then immediately took exceptional actions to avoid his obligation to pay, all while living a lavish lifestyle. �is verdict sends a strong message that tax evasion will not and cannot be tolerated. Americans who pay their fair share can be con�dent that IRS Criminal Investigation will pursue those who do not.”

Developer convicted of tax evasion

�e Medic One Foundation has kicked o� its year-end fundrais-ing drive. If met, the foundation’s $615,000 goal would cover the cost of training 23 new Medic One para-medics – the largest paramedic class since 2003 – as well as the purchase of two new training de�brillators.

A total of $100,000 of the $615,000 goal still remains to be raised by the end of the year. �e foundation funds the intensive paramedic train-ing that is key to the area’s Medic One system. Reports show that the Seattle/King County area has a 62 percent survival rate for sudden

cardiac arrest. Rates for other cities are New York (5 percent), Chicago (3 percent), Los Angeles (7 percent) and Detroit (0 percent).

“Our region's �re�ghters and paramedics make this the safest place in the country for victims of sud-den cardiac arrest,” said Jan Sprake, executive director of the Medic One Foundation. “Most people don't think about the quality of training paramedics receive or how to im-prove your chances of survival before you even reach the hospital. But when the unexpected does happen and you or a loved one is �ghting

to stay alive, the paramedic training program we are asking you to sup-port could play a big part in helping you win that �ght."

�e foundation doesn’t get any government funding for the training it provides. Donors can designate gi�s for a number of items including para-medic training textbooks, cardiac life support classes, medical equipment and the two training de�brillators.

�e training for the region’s paramedics funded by the founda-tion provides more than double the amount of instruction time required by the national standard.

Medic One Foundation kicks off end-of-year fundraising drive

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NOTICEWashington State law requires wood sellers to provide an invoice (re- ceipt) that shows the s e l l e r ’s a n d bu ye r ’s name and address and the date delivered. The invoice should also state the price, the quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based. There should be a statement on the type and quality of the wood.When you buy firewood write the seller’s phone number and the license plate number of the delivery vehicle.The legal measure for firewood in Washington is the cord or a fraction of a cord. Estimate a cord by v isual iz ing a four-foot by eight-foot space filled with wood to a height of four feet . Most long bed pickup trucks have beds that are close to the four-foot by 8-foot dimension.To make a f i r ewood complaint, call 360-902- 1857.

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Professional ServicesAttorney, Legal Services

Notice to ContractorsWashington State Law

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pets/animals

Cats

PIX IE BOBS - T ICA Registrat ion possible. P l ay f u l , l o t s o f f u n ! Hypo-allergenic, shor t hair, some with extra big feet, short tails, very lov- i n g a n d l o y a l . B o x trained. Excellent mark- i n g s . A l l s h o t s a n d wormed. Guaranteed! H O L I DAY S P E C I A L ! Prices starting at $150. Also, 1 FREE adult cat! Cal l for appointment: 425-235-3193 (Renton)

Dogs

AKC GERMAN S H E P H E R D p u p s . Ready to Go. We have East German, Czech & West German working lines. Beautiful bicolors, so l id b lacks & black sables. Ma les & Fe- males. $1,700/$2,000. Home companion, SAR, Spor t & family protec- t ion, Service/Therapy dogs. We match your puppy to your specific needs. 253-843-1123 or SchraderhausK9.com


Dogs

AKC POMERANIANS. 1 gorgeous, l i t t le black male pup just in time for Christmas. White mark- ings, 8 weeks old. $500. 1- 2 year old Parti Pom, Male $400. All shots & wormed. So adorable, Parents on si te. 253- 886-4836

AKC Poodle Puppy 1 Toy Silver/White Male 6 months, All

Shots Happy Loving & Beautiful. 2 Teacup Litters due in Janu- ary: 1 Parti Litter, 1 Red Litter. Reserve

your puff of love. 360-249-3612

AKC Standard Poodle Puppies. Ready Now for t he i r fo reve r homes. B lack, Brown & Red. Healthy & well socialized. Proud, graceful, noble, good-natured, en- joyable and cheerfu l . This highly intel l igent dog is one of the most trainable breeds. Micro chipped & housebroken. Parents are health tested. $950. www.ourpoeticpoodles.comor call 509-582-6027

AKC YELLOW LAB puppies. 3 females, 2 males are ready for their loving homes. Hunting bred & wonderful companions! Both parents on s i te. Dew-clawed, wormed, 1st shots. Born October 4th. $600 each. Roches- ter. Call Chuck 360-250- 4559.


Dogs

CHIHUAHUA Puppies, call for pricing. Financing Available. Adult Adop- tions Also, $100 Each. Reputable Oregon Ken- nel. Unique colors, Long and Short Haired. Health Guaranteed. UTD Vacci- nations/ wormings, litter box trained, socialized. Video, pictures, information/ virtual tour:

www.chi-pup.netReferences happily sup- plied! Easy I-5 access. Drain, Oregon. Vic and Mary Kasser, 541-459- 5951

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES ready to go for Christmas, Dec 20th. 4 Black & Tan Males with 1st shots and wormed. G o o d t e m p e r m e n t . Beaut i fu l ! $425. 360- 496-1390 or 360-496- 1394. Randle, WA.

GREAT DANE Chr ist- mas puppies. Only 4 left. 2 Harlequin $475 ea. 2 Mantle $400 ea. Won- d e r f u l d i s p o s i t i o n s ! Breed is known for being strong yet elegant, with a friendly, energetic personal i ty. Phenomenal f a m i l y d o g . P h o t o s emailed upon request. Call 253-223-4315. Ta- coma area.


Dogs

Newfoundland’s Purebred with

champion bloodlines. Very Healthy & quick learners, beautiful. These are a large

breed. Both Parents on premises

425.239.6331What better Christmas present than a loving

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OUR BEAUTIFUL AKC English Cream Golden Retriever puppies will be ready to go to their new homes soon. They have b e e n ra i s e d a r o u n d young children and are well socialized. Both par- e n t s h ave ex c e l l e n t health and OFA health clearances. $1250 each. For more pictures and information about the p u p p i e s a n d o u r home/kennel please visit us at: www.mountain- spr ingskennel .com or call Verity at 360-520- 9196

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Dogs

RAT TERRIER Puppies. Unbelievably cute, loving little babies with plenty of Ratitude. We have chocolates, black and tans and brindles and they’re al l toys. Tails docked and dewclaws removes and by the time they go home they ’ l l have had two shots and been wormed several times. Ready to go to t h e i r n e w h o m e s 1/6/2015. $450 and up. 360 273-9325. Roches- ter.

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