mercer island reporter, december 24, 2014

By Katie [email protected]

The long-awaited South-end fire station, which was planned to be done by Nov. 3 and promised to be a “lean project,” has faced fund-ing shortfalls, delays and problems with the roof. The earliest possible completion date has been pushed back to March 1.

Earlier this fall, there were issues with the installation of the roof ’s cap sheet, a building material that

consists of several layers to create a water-tight surface that extends the life of the roof.

Debris had fall-en onto the roof membrane after a wind storm, but the membrane was attached to the cap sheet anyway, which may have punctured the roof and caused a leak. The city later hired outside experts to inspect the roof, who observed water pooling on the floor.

These issues and others have delayed the project and will take more money to fix. The city may

hold the contractor responsible. To date, the city has held back $52,000 in payments, said city communications manager Ross Freeman.

The city is also setting aside $181,553 of its capital reserve fund

for the project, which could ordinarily be used to address other deficits in the 2015-16 budget.

But the contractor has to pay for damages and delays.

“Any additional costs incurred on this project, which aren’t [city] approved change

orders, will be funded by damages due from the general contractor for not completing the project on time,” said city finance director Chip Corder.

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Holiday respite at the library

Looking for a quiet place to read or hang out before, after and maybe even during the holidays? The Mercer Island library might just be the place.

The Library will be open during its usual hours but will be closed today Dec. 24 and 25; and at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and all day on Jan. 1.

Get outside Island parks and trails are the perfect place to walk o� those holiday calories. Find a copy of the “Luther Burbank Park,” a history and �eld guide at Island Books, or head to Pioneer Park.

Lacrosse Club tree pickup begins Sunday, Dec. 28

This annual fundraiser for the Mercer Island Lacrosse Club has several dates available.

Sign up at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mercer-island-boys-lacrosse-holiday-tree-pick-up-registra-tion-14099763773.

INSIDE: Our annual Holiday Greetings

Thanks to the artistic talents of Island youth (and their par-ents and teachers who bundle and get them to us) for sharing their views of the Holiday season.

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“Any additional cost will be due from the contractor.”

Chip CorderCity Finance Director

By Brandon MaczBellevue Reporter

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 Legislature to provide a better alternative.

Inslee revealed his budget this week in separate portions, end-ing with his revenue strategy on Thursday. 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

Governor Inslee proposes ‘cap and trade’ vs. gas tax funds to meet state needs

To pay for the station and a new rescue truck, Island voters approved a levy lid lift in 2012 to collect $662,000 per year for nine years. But initial construc-tion bids came in about $400,000 higher than antici-pated, so the city had to dip into other funds.

Now, the question is whether or not to tear off the roof and replace it. The old South-end fire station had to be replaced because of a similar issue: some of its structures had been installed incorrectly, ren-dering the building “seismi-cally unsound.”

Even before the roof issue, there were complaints about the contractor and slow pace of work.

The city is legally required to take the lowest project bid, which was $3,500,000 from Corp. Inc., a construc-tion company based out of Salem, Ore.

Reference checks for Corp Inc. indicated that the firm “does good work, is fair in dealing with owners and is proactive in solving prob-lems,” and the firm recently was awarded the contract to build May Valley Road Fire

Station 78 for Eastside Fire and Rescue.

The project team believes the contractor may have grown too fast and taken on too many jobs at once, according to City Council meeting minutes.

While the delays are trou-bling, Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz said he believes the workmanship is sound.

“While the construction is painfully slow, the quality of the work has generally not suffered,” Grausz said. “The roof remains the one open question; we are per-forming tests and will take other measures to address that by either requiring that the roof be replaced or, if replacement is not called

for, that financial assuranc-es be received.”

The Council held execu-tive sessions in October to discuss the problems with the project and the city’s next steps, and received reports from the roof con-sultant in November and December. Those reports indicate that the roof can be fixed with patches, but should be inspected later using infrared technology.

When done, the South-end station will also receive a beam from the World Trade Center to be dis-played as public art. The art will be put in place once all other potentially conflicting activities are wrapped up, Freeman said.

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Markus Kaarma, a 2003 Mercer Island High School graduate, former All-American swimmer and current Missoula, Mont. resident, was con-victed of deliberate homi-cide Wednesday Dec. 17.

His case tested the limits of Montana’s self-defense and right to property laws.

According to news reports, Kaarma, 30, shot and killed German exchange student Diren Dede, 17, after catch-ing Dede trespassing in his garage on April 27. Witnesses testified Kaarma fired four shotgun blasts at Dede, who was unarmed. Prosecutors said Kaarma baited Dede by

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Kaarma faces a mini-mum penalty of 10 years in prison at his sentencing on Feb. 11.

Wednesday’s verdict came after several weeks of trial and months of internat ional media attention – with both the German media and the German government fol-lowing the trial’s progress.

At trial, neighbors tes-tified that Kaarma’s girl-friend told them of the couple’s plans to bait an intruder and catch a bur-glar themselves because they believed police weren’t responding to break-ins in the area.

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homes or themselves, some of them known as “stand your ground” laws. The self-defense principle,

known as the “castle doctrine,” grants people the right to defend their homes against attack.

Kaarma’s law-yers argued that the “castle doc-trine” allowed him to use dead-ly force to pro-tect his home and family. This defense failed in

the initial trial, though his attorneys say they plan to appeal.

At Mercer Island High School, Kaarma was an accomplished athlete in football, track and most notably, swimming, win-ning Seattle’s 3A title in the 50 freestyle swim and swimming the anchor leg in a record setting 200-free relay and the Washington State champion 200-relay team.

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Community solar project to shift from schools to City Hall

The City of Mercer Island is trying to find out whether there is suf-ficient investor inter-est among Islanders to fund a solar project that would place 245 panels on the roof of City Hall. The panels are expected to generate about 80,000 kilowatt hours of power every year.

The community solar project was initially sup-posed to be a joint effort between the city and the school board. The city would figure out the logistics and initial plan-ning, and the district would provide the site – the south-facing roof of the high school gym.

“While they [the school district] were assessing the feasibility, we went to plan B,” said city commu-nications manager Ross Freeman. “It would be amazing if there were two projects.”

School district superin-tendent Gary Plano said he is not recommending that the district proceed with the project.

At the Dec. 11 school board meeting, Dr. Plano said he felt that if the district pursued this, it would do so with school supporters instead of pure investors who might not otherwise have any inter-action with the school district.

“At this time, the dis-trict will not be mov-ing forward, given the myriad of projects and instructional issues we have before us,” Dr. Plano said. “In addition, our new projects will have a significant number of

sustainability features in addition to generating clean energy.”

The city’s project would be entirely paid for from private funds. Investors need to be found soon for the project to progress and provide a payback, as state solar incentives – $1.08 per kilowatt hour – end in 2020.

City holiday closures

City offices will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 for the holidays.

In addition, the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC) will close for its annual week of repairs and main-tenance Dec. 22 through 26, and will also follow adjusted hours until Monday Jan. 5.

Mayor signs on to Governor’s climate action

Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of pro-posals on Dec. 17 to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and meet carbon pollu-tion limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008.

Mercer Island Mayor Bruce Bassett was among 35 regional elected offi-cials to sign a letter sup-porting Inslee’s action on climate and clean energy.

Mercer Island was a founding member of a coalition of cities that supports collaborative solutions to reducing the region’s carbon foop-trint, and many strate-gies will align with the Governor’s proposal. This group, known as the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration

(K4C) is developing a roadmap towards meet-ing shared climate targets in King County that will be announced in January 2015.

Inslee noted that taking action on the climate is “...the smart thing to do because we can make the air cleaner for our chil-dren, our businesses can lead the world in clean technology and doing so will bring good-paying jobs to Washington.”

Physician to speak on teen drug and alcohol abuse

The Mercer Island Communities That Care coalition (MICTC) is hosting a presentation by Leslie R. Walker, MD, on preventing drug and alco-hol use by teens. The free event will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mercer Island High School on Wednesday Jan. 7, 2015.

Walker is chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital and professor and vice chair of faculty affairs in the Department of Pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine.

She co-directs the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) at Seattle Children’s Hospital and is Director of the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health multidisciplinary training prog

The MICTC is a coali-tion of concerned parents, youth and community members who are joined around the common purpose of reducing the harmful effects of under-age drinking and other drug use among Mercer Island youth.

City news briefs Council revises Shoreline Master Program update

By Katie [email protected]

Revisions to the Shoreline Master Program (SMP), which has been a work in progress between the city of Mercer Island and the Department of Ecology for several years, were present-ed to the City Council on Nov. 17.

The SMP governs about 1,000 parcels of land and sets regulations on docks, bulkheads, vegetation and shoreline uses.

It’s a “give and take” in protecting property rights and the environment, said Councilmember Tana Senn, and the main debate is whether the limit for docks should be four or five-feet wide.

Last December, the Council approved the SMP update with a maximum five-foot dock width within 30 feet of the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM), but Ecology is requiring a four-foot limit. Exceptions can be made if water is deeper than 4.85 feet below the OHWM, if there’s a need for ADA accessibility (on pub-lic or semi-public docks) or if a resident has permanent state disability.

Mayor Bruce Bassett sent a letter to Ecology last year explaining the Council’s rationale for the proposed dock width, writing “that a universal five foot dock width is easier to admin-ister, easier for the public to understand, far more practical from an ADA per-spective, and ecologically superior.”

Staff members from Mercer Island and Ecology met in June and developed a new approach, compro-mising and coming up with a menu of mitigation

options. They would allow homeowners to have five-foot docks if they show a net reduction of overwater coverage or no net loss of ecological function.

“We had sort of a break-through when there was a suggestion that maybe there could be some incen-tives offered for homeown-ers, so if they did some-thing good for the environ-ment, remove a bulkhead for example, hey could get that additional foot of dock width,” said Development Services Group (DSG) Director Scott Greenberg.

Other options include removing a boat house, installing decking that allows for more light trans-mittance or removing a moorage or pilings treated with creosote or compara-bly toxic compounds.

Existing docks and bulkheads are allowed to remain, but any exten-sions or major revisions are subject to SMP standards and requirements. Ecology agreed to a six-foot dock width for the replacement or repair of an existing dock six-feet wide or greater.

Ecology suggested a 75 percent threshold – mean-ing that if more than three-quarters of a dock is repaired or replaced, it would be subject to the new SMP codes. That is consis-tent with other jurisdictions around the lake. The City Council voted 5-2 to amend that number to 50 percent.

There are about 47 docks per mile around the Island, which means there are almost 700 docks along Mercer Island’s shoreline.

The Shorel ine Management Act was passed in 1971 to manage use and development of Washington state’s shore-lines. The city implemented its initial SMP in 1974, and is now updating it to com-ply with new state guide-lines adopted in 2003.

The present SMP update

began in 2009 and has entailed hundreds of hours of city staff work, spe-cial studies and 20-plus Planning Commission meetings, according to Reporter archives. Some of the work was paid for by a $150,000 grant from the state Department of Ecology.

City staff requested con-ditional approval of the amended SMP update, and expects to receive it within 45 days.

Then, the plan will come back for a second read-ing and adoption by the Council.

Visit the DSG “land use and planning” page on the city website to learn more.

Shoreline development

According to data kept by the city’s Development Services Group over the past 10 years, there are 30 shore-line exemption permits projected for 2014 – the most in one year since there were 73 in 2007.

There are 12 projected substantial shoreline developments in 2014. That number has �uctu-ated in the past 10 years – with the most permits granted in 2007 (22) and the fewest in 2011 (one).

Shoreline exemption permits are required for residents who plan to locate a structure or perform other speci�c activities (e.g. dredging, grading, �lling, pile driv-ing or installing a boat ramp, pier, bulkhead, etc.) in the Shoreline Jurisdiction.

The Shoreline Jurisdiction covers Lake Washington and 200 feet landward of the ordinary high water mark.

Even on the Island, every day is different

By Katie Metzger [email protected]

It was a Friday morning that started off pretty slow-ly, even by Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) standards. Drizzly, damp, quiet. Still, police officers were on patrol around the Island, looking for suspi-cious situations and keep-ing Islanders safe.

Public safety is a collab-orative effort for the MIPD. Every difficult case or situ-ation is handled by multiple people and even depart-ments, like the Marine Patrol or Fire Department. Officers tag team assign-ments or are otherwise in almost constant communi-cation with one another.

Covering City Hall, cops and crime, I wanted to see what a typical “day in the life” of an MIPD officer was like. I scheduled a ride-along for the morning of Friday, Dec. 5.

The officer I was riding with, David Canter, had already been working since 6 a.m. He has been with the department for a little

more than a year. We spent the morning discussing daily routines, crime rates and working on the Island, while driving up and down Island Crest Way and East and West Mercer.

MIPD officers respond primarily to property crimes, like thefts, motor vehicle prowls or burglaries, and less to physical crimes, such as assaults, rapes or homicides, said Operations Commander Leslie Burns.

They handle a variety of calls throughout their shifts, and work in traffic enforcement and education when they have time. They are also encouraged to get out of their patrol cars and walk through businesses and parks at night to check for security issues and other activity.

On patrol, officers peri-odically enter license plates into their mobile comput-ers, looking for expired tabs, warrants, suspended licenses, swapped plates and even stolen vehicles. Depending on the severity of the violation, they’ll issue a citation or a warning.

The computers allow officers to access warrants, driving records, caution information, criminal his-

tory and vehicle informa-tion — which is important to have in potentially dan-gerous situations, Canter said.

Canter pulled over one person with a broken driv-er’s side rear view mirror. The interaction between officer and civilian was recorded, so I could listen to it while sitting in the car. Canter said that relation-ships between Islanders and police are usually civil and polite, and people recog-nize if they’re in the wrong.

Of course, I had to ask: would you let a high-profile Islander off easy on some-thing like expired tabs? The answer was the one I was hoping for and expecting: we treat everyone equally.

Each vehicle is equipped with computers, printers, radar guns, rifles, first aid kits, AEDs, crime scene processing equipment such as fingerprint kits and cameras, in-car cameras to record audio or video of mainly traffic stops, ballis-tic shields and power sys-tems to keep all of the elec-tronics running. Patrol cars are replaced every three years due to the wear and tear on their engines, Burns said.

MIPD has six patrol cars, a total of 31 sworn officers and one police support offi-cer. Officers work 12-hour shifts that run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The computers in the patrol vehicles are easy to use, even when officers are rushing on their way to emergencies. I would have had no idea what dispatch — with scratchy sounds and complex codes — was saying, but information was simultaneously being updated on the computer screen. Canter explained a

few the codes to me — F for ‘Frank,’ meaning ‘felony,’ C for ‘Charlie,’ meaning ‘can-cel’ and so on.

After describing daily duties, Canter received several assignments: serv-ing divorce paperwork to a resident, providing a courtesy transport to a man with possible mental health issues who was wandering around Town Center with-out shoes on and respond-ing to a “person vs. vehi-cle” incident at the North-end Shell station, which involved collecting witness statements and making sure

everyone at the scene was OK.

Every day is different, Canter said, which is why he loves the job. Working on Mercer Island is also great for career stabil-ity and longevity. Several police and fire employees have been with the city for more than 20 years.

Islanders have noted an increase in residential burglaries and car prowls recently, but for the most part, the MIPD force is vigilant and committed to keeping residents safe.


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tions without raising the gas tax. He added this has been a proven method in the United States and other parts of the world.

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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 bien-nium.

“It’s interesting; I’ve heard some critiques of this (emissions plan) where, all of a sudden, some of my Republican 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 law-makers by diverting up to $650 million in sales tax on transportation projects from the general fund into

more transportation proj-ects. Neither he nor his fel-low Democrats think it is r e s p o n s i b l e , given the state’s e d u c a t i o n funding obli-gations, Inslee said.

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The governor’s bud-get does not fully fund Initiative 1351 by $2 bil-lion in the next biennium. Initiative 1351 requires reducing class sizes for pub-lic schools by hiring more teachers, administrators and school district staff, but Inslee’s budget only funds grades K-3.

The Washington Education Association, which sponsored the initia-tive, is criticizing the gov-ernor’s budget proposal, but Inslee said his plan is a good-faith effort to begin funding I-1351.

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Students recognized for community serviceMercer Island High School celebrated 15 Islander students for their volun-teer work for the � rst quarter of the 2014-2015 school term. Student Activities/Organizations• GOLD AWARDS:Ben Elliot National Honor SocietyJonathan Costa King County Search & RescueNelson Hayes Seattle Amigos, VOICEJoseph Shin Franciscan Health SystemTaylan Yuasa Seattle Buddhist Church, Troop 252Nick Hanson Boy Scout Troop 457, Bridges, BandKaya Robertson Kelsey Creek Kickers, NCL, Wind Horses campShaarika Kaul MI Indians, Shankara Eye Foundation, SVAWAngela Zhu VA HospitalBrooke Beherbaum Kelsey Creek Farm, NCL, MIB&GCMatt Manner Global Visionaries, MIB&GC, Rustic Patways Madison Nimmo MIYFS, VOICE, MI Marathon, KidsCorp • SILVER AWARD: Sungmin Na Bellevue Korean School • BRONZE AWARDS: Michelle You VOICE, Band Christina Zhang VOICE, Jingle Bell run

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Mercer Island juniors Jasmine Louie and Kelsey Yin know the busy lives of high schools students. Between homework, athletics, clubs, work and social lives, perusing school websites for important school information and updates probably isn’t a high priority for most students.

And so, they came up with Bolt, a student iPhone and iPad appli-cation built for students by students.

“As busy high school students, we don’t have time for a difficult school website. They’re so complicated and we only need specific information,” Yin said, mentioning teacher e-mails, schedule changes and school cancellations as examples. “It’d really be nice if we had the informa-tion right away, and Bolt would solve that problem with the application.”

Bolt would work by pulling infor-mation from the user’s school website and then letting the student user select what they’d like to know. It would focus on daily schedules, announce-ments, calendar, lunch and contacts. Students would simply have to enter their classes into the app and then the information would sync from the school website to their iPad or phone. In their presentation, Yin and Louie

plan for Bolt to partner with different school districts, which would pay for the app to make it available to students for free. Students would log in with their last name and Student ID.

For phone-friendly Mercer Island students who, according to Yin and Louie, generally have 2-4 extracur-

ricular activities on top of school, Bolt would save a lot of time and just make life easier.

“This is personalized and it’s everything [stu-dents] are looking for on one app,” Louie said.

“We want to make it simple and the stu-dents will do the least amount of work as pos-sible. That’s why they pick their classes at the

very beginning and they never have to do anything again. It’ll automatically be synced, and then all they have to do is open the app and everything will be right there,” said Yin.

Louie and Yin first presented Bolt as a teen entrepreneurship culminating project for their marketing class with Kristine van der Hoeven at Mercer Island High School last year. They came up with a written business pro-posal, which was voted by their fellow marketing students to go on to a com-petition judged by a panel that includ-ed members from Angel Investors. Bolt won the competition.

Since creating the project for class,

Louie and Yin have met with men-tors to figure out how to improve the application. They met with pro-fessional developers, getting feedback on cost and production, and began working with a fellow MIHS student developer. They’ve also entered Bolt for the DECA competition as an entre-preneurship innovation project plan.

Ultimately, the pair has their sights set higher for their student-created app.

“We decided this is more than just a DECA project; this can actually be used,” Louie said.

Louie and Yin hope to have a fully functioning prototype by Jan. 8 for the DECA competition.

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“We want to make it simple and the students will do the least amount of work as possible.”

Kelsey Yin, Bolt co-creator

Islander to attend future tech leaders event at Harvard

Mercer Island High School (MIHS) senior Yu Cao, who goes by Roy, has been nominated to attend the 2015 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders at Harvard University in Boston, Mass.

At the conference in June, Cao will hear from physics Nobel Laureates like Dr. David Wineland and John Mather, the Dean of Admissions from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and several young leaders who have already made an impact in the fields of science and technology.

“We are all so proud of Roy’s accom-plishments and that he was selected to attend this prestigious conference,” said MIHS Principal Vicki Puckett. “He has such a bright future ahead of him.”

Islanders can donate blood between 1 and 7 p.m. (with a break between 3 and 4 p.m), Dec. 30, at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way.

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IDENTITY THEFT: A 56-year-old Island male received a let-ter from Capitol One credit company that someone tried to open an account with his information. He filed a police report in June when his information was stolen and opened new accounts.

THEFT: A 51-year-old Bellevue woman told police that a customer stole a dress from the Mercer Island Thrift Shop on S.E. 34th Street.

DECEMBER 11

PROWLING: The car of a 42-year-old female at the 2200 block of 80th Avenue S.E. was prowled. The car was locked, and a window was broken and a GPS and gray backpack were stolen. The suspect left a reusable Safeway bag in the victim’s car.

PROWLING: A 29-year-old female left her car unlocked at the 4600 block of 86th Avenue S.E. Someone rum-maged through her center console and opened her trunk, and stole her vehicle registration, two keys and a $11,000 check, which she canceled.

MORE PROWLING: A 76-year-old Island man reported that an unknown suspect prowled two unlocked vehi-cles in his driveway at the 2000 block of 80th Avenue S.E. The cars weren’t dam-aged, but the contents of the gloveboxes were strewn about the vehicles. The victim did not know what, if anything, was taken.

THEFT: A 36-year-old Island man found five bottles of stolen alcohol hidden on the northeast side of an apart-ment building at the 3000 block of 78th Avenue S.E. The suspect, a 30-year-old Bellevue man, was detained and found to have three outstanding misdemeanor warrants that were not confirmed due to MRSA and heroin withdrawals. He was cited and released to AMR and transported to UK hos-pital. The fire department was on scene to assess the suspect.

THEFT: A 20-year-old Orting man reported that a Hispanic or Asian woman was walking around the Mercer Island Thrift Shop carrying a bag that had about five coats that were not paid for. She then walked upstairs to an area for employees only and took a coat that was not for sale. She put the items in her car, came back into the store and tried to purchase a stroller with cash. She did not buy the stroller and drove off with the unpaid items.

DECEMBER 12

FRAUD: A 29-year-old female at the 8400 block of S.E. 69th Place said a suspect opened phone accounts using her information without her knowledge or permission.

THEFT: A 39-year-old Island woman said that her locking mailbox, that was screwed down in the bank of mail-boxes at the intersection of West Mercer Way and 82nd Avenue S.E., was gone. It didn’t appear to be removed in a malicious manner. The mail was last checked on Dec. 3. The only important thing possibly in the box was a Bank of America mortgage statement. Police checked with the post office and they said the box was there the day before when they delivered mail to it.

DECEMBER 13

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A 62-year-old Island man said that the tires on three of his vehicles, which were parked in his driveway at the 6500 block of 82nd Avenue S.E., were punctured, causing $2,500 in damage.

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Sound Transit approves $1.2 billion budget

Last week, the Sound Transit Board approved a $1.2 billion 2015 budget that continues major light rail expansions, antici-pates carrying more than 32 million riders and pre-pares for a future Sound Transit 3 ballot measure.

“Sound Transit is poised to see record rid-ership growth in 2015, while staying on track for the early, under-bud-get completion of light rail to the University of Washington and rollout of the next rail expansion plan,” said Sound Transit Board Chair and King County Executive Dow Constantine.

Major light rail project

funding in the 2015 bud-get includes:

• $121 million to com-plete station construction, systems installation and testing for the University Link project opening in early 2016

• $208 million for Northgate Link construc-tion

• $143 million for East Link pre-construction work

• $16.3 million for Lynnwood Link as the project finishes prelimi-nary engineering and moves into final design

The budget also includes

$19.7 million to replace 22 ST Express buses, includ-ing five new double-decker buses to be used on Snohomish County – Seattle routes and over-haul seven Sounder loco-motive engines.

Sound Transit said it is responding to strong support for the contin-ued expansion of regional mass transit services by launching efforts to shape a Sound Transit 3 ballot measure for regional vot-ers to consider as soon as November 2016.

Efforts are underway to work with the Washington State Legislature to secure the additional local fund-ing authority necessary to move a ballot measure for-ward. Public input during 2015 is planned to shape a draft package for pub-lic review as soon as early 2016.

Work on I-90 tolling EIS delayed

In late November, the Joint Transportation Committee chairs Representative Judy Clibborn and Senator King directed WSDOT to delay further expendi-tures on the environmen-tal review of the project for the remainder of the state’s biennium which is through June 2015. Due to this request, work on the alternatives analysis for the EIS is on hold as well as the development of the methodology and disci-pline reports. Cooperating or participating agency reviews of these docu-ments are not anticipated in the near future.

WSDOT has been directed to continue financial analysis work to update traffic and rev-enue information on I-90 tolling options to inform the Legislature including traffic forecasts, gross and net toll revenue projects, and financing options for full tolling as well as for a single express toll lane in each direction.

Transportation news

Expect extra DUI patrolsIf you choose to drive while impaired

this holiday season, there are 120 police agencies around Washington committed to making sure you are arrested and suc-cessfully prosecuted.

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is funding a significant number of local emphasis patrols, in which officers from the 120 agencies will work overtime to provide extra coverage at the hours when most DUI-related col-lisions occur.

“Keeping your families together and our roads safe is our first priority this holiday season,” said Traffic Safety Commission Director Darrin Grondel. “Reaching Zero fatalities requires your help, make the right choice, join the Target Zero Team. Drive sober, report a DUI, keep your eyes on the road, and buckle up. It’s your best defense against a DUI-driver.”

Among the 120 agencies out in force will be the Washington State Patrol, the King County Sheriff ’s Office and munic-ipal law enforcement agencies.

Applications due Dec. 30 for City Council position

There is still time to apply to serve on the Mercer Island City Council. The City of Mercer Island is accepting applications from residents of Mercer Island to fill a vacancy on the Council. Tana Senn has resigned her position (No. 4) as Councilmember effec-tive Jan. 5, 2015.

The seven-member City Council serves as the legis-lative body of the city.

The Council is respon-sible for setting policy, adopting the annual budget, adopting laws, determining the services to be provided and the funding levels for those services and appoint-ing citizens to its advisory boards and commissions.

The timeline for filling the Council vacancy is as follows:

Dec. 30, 2014: Applications are due to City Clerk by 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015: Candidate interviews begin at 6 p.m. (during a special Council meeting).

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015: Council votes and swears in new Councilmember (dur-ing a regular Council meet-ing).

Residents interested in applying must have resided within the city of Mercer Island for one year and must be a registered voter.

Applications are available online, at City Hall (9611 S.E. 36th Street) or from City Clerk Ali Spietz at (206) 275-7793.

Additional information is also available on the City Council’s webpage at www.mercergov.org/Council.

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A review of the first six months of 2014 is in this issue. The final six months will be printed in the issue of Dec. 31.

The front page of the Jan. 8 issue of the Mercer Island Reporter foretells what is ahead. It is all about growth and develop-ment — cars, traffic and parking.

JanuarySound Transit tells

Island officials that it will commit up to $6 million to help with parking issues at the Mercer Island Park and Ride, saying it would commit $6 million to “address overcrowding at the lot.” City offi-cials are optimistic, but note that more parking will not help Islanders if it fills up with “commuters from the Eastside.”

Ideas are shared on how to find more commuter parking include sharing lots with churches, perhaps starting a shuttle service and more.

A traffic consultant estimates there would be 250 more car trips each day generated by an expanded high school by 2017.

The State Legislative session in Olympia begins, with transportation funding at the top of the list.

Islanders get a preview of King County Library System’s plan to remodel the Island library. Islanders are not enthusiastic about the changes.

Meetings are set on proposed cuts to Metro routes. Island riders are not happy.

A planning commission meeting at City Hall on the Coval property on 84th Avenue S.E. is standing room only. Many speak against the proposal to build 18 homes on

the five-acre property, citing the impact on traffic and the character of the surrounding neighborhood.

Former foes of the 2013 school bond and levy vote throw their sup-port to the revamped and smaller proposal to build a new elementary school, and expand and rework other facilities, on the ballot in the February.

The Mercer Island office of Windermere in Mercer Island reports that 353 homes are sold on the Island in 2013 — the highest num-ber of sales since 2009. Days on the market fell.

Average prices were just 3 per-

cent higher than 2012 — the median price was up by 13 percent.

Islander Greg A s i m a k o p o u l o s , chaplain of Covenant Shores, is chosen to open the 63rd meet-ing of the Washington State Legislature.

But there is other news, joy and excite-ment.

Eleven Islander youth receive their Eagle Scout rank at a court of honor.

The Mercer Island United Methodist Church celebrates its 50th anniver-sary on the Island.

Noel Treat is sworn in as the new City Manager for the City.

Results from the annual bird count reveal 3,000 birds representing 67 species are seen on the Island.

Islanders gath-er signatures for I-594.

Seahawk fever begins to build as the Super Bowl is set for Feb. 2. Islander ward-robes become heavily tilted toward the colors of ‘college navy’ and ‘action green.’

The old South-end Fire station is demol-ished to make way for a new modern build-ing. The French American school buys more land to expand at its present site.

FebruarySeahawks win the Super Bowl. Hundreds

of Islanders, including students skipping

school and adults missing work, attend the massive parade in downtown Seattle. Communications systems are swamped by the event. One provider, Verizon, report-ed that voice use peaked at 130,000 calls between 10 and 11 a.m. Data requests peaked at 5.2 million between noon and 1 p.m., a load estimated to be roughly 100 times greater than normal.

Less than 40 percent of Islanders fill out a survey that tabulated the number and times they drove on I-90. The data was to help inform tolling proposals. Just 3,595 Islanders completed the survey.

School Measures pass as 3/4 of voters say yes to more taxes to build a fourth elemen-tary school, upgrade and expand school buildings and fund ongoing maintenance and operations. The vote was the final step in moving toward plans to rebuild Island schools. Just half of Island registered voters voted.

Islanders again begin to receive tele-phone calls with callers impersonating police or IRS agents demand-ing money.

Neighbors continue to voice their opposi-tion to the proposal to build 18 homes on five acres of land on 84th Avenue S.E. above the Town Center. The Planning commis-sion splits the vote on whether to approval with four saying yes, and two voting no. Construction begins on Stevenson Farm property. Mercer Island Nutrition closes after 15 years on the Island.

The private schools, who have long leased land on school district property near the high school, search for new space after the district announces it will move ahead to build a fourth elementary school on the land leased to them.

Plans to expand the Thrift store are post-poned.

A new solicitor ordi-nance takes effect on Valentine’s Day.

Islanders receive property assessments from the King County Assessors office. Island-wide, assessed values are up eight per-cent.

Islanders see and hear from Sound Transit about the new light rail station to be placed in the center

lanes of I-90, next to the Park and Ride. The agency held an open house at the Community Center. Islanders wanted to know where there would be parking.

Mercer Island’s new plastic bag ordinance that bans the use of single-use plastic bags with some exceptions, is approved.

Youth Theatre Northwest is the first ten-ant to move out of its old home at the North Mercer Gym on S.E. 40th Street.

March Island native Joel McHale thrills Islanders

by appearing at a fundraiser for Youth Theatre Northwest, where he himself took the stage as a youth. Prior to the gala, he holds a private session at the old YTN for Island youth, who took selfies with the star.

School Board notifies its remaining ten-ants on teh old Norther Mercer it is time to go.

Islanders become alarmed about pro-posed changes to the Mercer Island library. A Library Advisory group is appointed by City Council.

The 30,000 square foot property along North Mercer Way owned by the Beaufort family for more than 80 years with 60 feet of no bank waterfront, receives five offers within a day. It sells for $2.5 million but later is sold again for $3.1 million in August.

A group of Island teens hang out for a few days at an Island home off West Mercer Way, whose owner is away on vacation. They help themselves to cash and valuables. Two are arrested at school a few days later.

Mercer Island High School student Josiah Townsend wins a chance to compete for the August Wilson monologue competition in New York City.

More than 3,800 walk or run in the 42nd Rotary Run to raise money and awareness about colon cancer.

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Islanders head out from the Mercer Island Community Center at the start of the annual Mercer Island Half race (aka the Rotary Run) in March.

2014 fades into the rearview mirror

YEAR | PAGE 9Snow blankets the Island in early February.

Islander Mike Corson shows off his Super Bowl tickets.

A selfie with Joel McHale at the now-closed Youth Theatre Northwest stage at the old North Mercer gym. The building was demol-ished to make way for a fourth elementary school.

The Beaufort property on North Mercer Way had several offers in the hours after it was listed for sale. The sailboat at anchor was named for Elmira Beaufort, who lived on the property for 60 years.

Mercer Island High School teacher Jan Sayers visits with Seattle Seahawk's line-backer K.J. Wright at a special day at Seahawks Stadium that honored sixteen local teachers selected as 'Heroes in the Classroom’ by the team and Symetra.

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Island youth collect six tons of food for YFS food pantry.The Mercer Island High School Marching Band along with Island Boy Scout troop 457 collect six tons of food for the food pantry.

Nathan Cummings, 18, is named a national Portfolio Gold Medalist in the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. He is awarded a $10,000 scholarship. He said he would attend Harvard in the fall.

AprilIslanders fan

out to help the community of Oso in Snohomish County after the devastating mudslide there. Au Courant and other Island busi-nesses and indi-viduals gather donations for the community. Islanders ask city for maps and information on landslide risks on Mercer Island.

Prop 1 for transit and roads to increase the King County sales tax by 0.1 of a percent for ten years; and establish a $60 vehicle fee, is voted down.

The mayor and deputy mayor warn that city may need to establish a Transportation Benefit District and charge $20 for tabs in order to pay for improvements. Metro bus cuts loom.

Mercer Island City Councilmember, Tana Senn announces her run for State legislature. She was earlier appointed to replace State Rep. Marcie Maxwell at the statehouse.

The city approves charges fee for false alarms.

The plastic bag ban ordinance, approved by the City Council, goes into effect on Earth Day, April 22.

City re-opens discussion on the Coval property.

Mercer Island School District hires new staff and reorganizes leadership positions. Educator Mark Zmuda, formerly a prin-cipal at Eastside Catholic High School, is chosen as the new associate principal at Mercer Island High School.

Oso fund reaches $30,000.Country Village Day School finds a new

home on S.E. 36th Street near City Hall. They later begin renovating the space.

A dog bites two police officers respond-ing to call about one dog attacking another. The owner is fined $500.

A performing arts center is proposed for old recycling center land and Bicenntenial Park, adjacent to Mercerdale Park.

May The controversy about the fate of the pro-

posed remodel at the Mercer Island library continues. The newly formed Concerned Citizens group grows more frustrated.

A new $415,000 rescue truck is delivered to the Mercer Island Fire Department. It can be seen most Sundays on the parking apron outside Station 91. Island fire fighter Alec Munro is dispatched to help with the technical rescue and recovery efforts in Oso.

After sev-eral meetings with neigh-bors and city staff regarding the impacts of expanded schools; nota-bly regarding the proxim-ity of school buildings and their height, new zoning is approved for school proj-ects.

An exhibit of art work by the late Islander

artist, illustrator Ted Rand, is exhibited at the Governor’s mansion in Olympia. A film about the life of Stanley Ann Dunham, a Mercer Island High School graduate and the mother of President Barack Obama, is shown at the Seattle International Film Festival.

Julie Brand-Acteson, interim director of the King County Library System, announc-es that construction remodeling of the library would commence in the fall. She said, “We are at a phase where public input is no longer needed.”

Solar panels begin to pop up around the Island, including the South end Rite aid.

Mercer Island High School senior

Mark Anderson is one of 700 National Achieve Program Finalists to receive a $2,500 National Achievement Scholarship award. The scholarship serves as an award recognizing outstanding Black American high school students. Anderson was also selected as one of the 1,000 Gates Millennium Scholars for the GMS Class of 2014. Over 52,000 students applied to the Gates Millennium Scholarship program, which offers a full college scholarship.

At 2 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, Mercer Island police officers respond to a call of a male and female breaking into locked mail boxes at an apartment building in the 2800 block of 75th Place S.E. The caller had the suspect’s vehicle blocked in with his own car. The suspects rammed the caller’s vehi-cle and fled as officers arrived. A female suspect was taken into custody. The male suspect then escaped on foot. At 4:15 a.m. Washington State Patrol Troopers located the male suspect walking across the I-90 bridge. He then jumped into Lake Washington. Seattle Harbor Patrol pulled him from the water at 4:45 a.m. He was transported to the hospital.

JuneThe Roanoke Inn, Island landmark and

favored Island watering hole and gathering place, celebrates its 100th anniversary.

The Mercer Island School District Teachers of the Year are Jan Brousseau, Jeanne Berkshire and Sue Jobe.

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services closes Mercer Island Care and Rehab Center after the nursing home was cited for numerous vio-lations. As a result, the families of 74 patients had to find a new place for their family member to stay. Investigators found that yhe owners of the business did not have enough money to support basic needs.

The first annual Mercer Island High School Band rummage sale is held at Islander Middle School to raise money

for the band and the upcoming trip by the Wind Ensemble to Australia.

Respected teacher Mr. Segedelli retires after 15 years teaching math at Islander Middle School.

The Mercer Island Fire Department announces that some of the very last arti-facts from the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York, are set to come to Island. They will be fashioned into pub-lic art to be placed at the new South-end fire station.

Coval developers reduce the number of homes to be built from 18 to 16.

Islander family-owned, Kusak Cut Glass works celebrates its 100th anniversary on June 14. The shop, down on Rainier Avenue South, was founded by Anton C. Kusak, a master crystal engraver who was a native of Morovia in the Czech Republic in Eastern Europe.

Mercer Island Parks and Recreation employee Marilyn Anderson retires after 33 years with the City. She was the first female main-tenance employee hired by the city.

In mid-June, 321 Islander teens cel-ebrate their gradu-ation from Mercer Island High School at commencement ceremonies held at Key Arena in Seattle.

Islander gradu-ate Emily Lightfoot earns her 14th and final athletic letter.

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Islander Middle School math teacher, Dave Segadelli, with students from left, Elakshi Shah, Isis Fu, and Rani Woerner.

Members of the Mercer Island High School Class of 2014 wait their turn to approach the dais at commencement ceremonies at Key Arena in June.

Supporters of the Mercer Island Center for the Arts or MICA refined their proposal for a performing arts center in the Town Center.

Small children dash for candy and trea-sures at the annual Egg Hunt on April 19 at Mercerdale Park.

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By Linda FoleySpecial to the Reporter

Children’s Institute for Learning Differences (CHILD), a 21-year Mercer Island neighbor, has estab-lished a permanent campus to ensure the services pro-vided to vulnerable chil-dren throughout the Puget Sound continue.

Operating since 1977, CHILD helps extremely vulnerable children (5-18 years) with a broad range of challenges that interfere with learning — includ-ing Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADD/ADHD, mental health, and other neurologically-based conditions — and their families and their teachers.

This has been a momen-tous year for the school and its founder, Trina Westerlund. The day before CHILD opened its new regional campus locat-ed on 2640 Benson Road, South in Renton, founder Trina Westerlund was hon-ored by the community.

In October, Seattle Met

Magazine and the Seattle Foundation held their third annual Light a Fire Awards to acknowledge people in the larger Seattle commu-nity for their extraordinary and generous acts of ser-vice. Westerlund was pre-sented the 2014 Lifetime Achievement award.

CHILD had been deliv-ering services from the for-mer North Mercer Island Junior High School. The school site currently being re-purposed for a new public elementary school.

“Mercer Island has been supportive of CHILD and our mission,” said Westerlund, “and we will be forever grateful.”

We were able to continue serving the same popula-tion of children with severe learning challenges in the same place, without inter-ruption for the past two decades, she said.

Westerlund added that since its inception, CHILD staff members have served more than 4,000 students with special needs, includ-ing many from Mercer Island.

Today, the school is accredited through the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC/AdvancED) and is certified to provide both therapeu-tic day school services and in-service training through the Office of the state Superintendent of Public Instruction in Olympia. Currently, 20 school dis-tricts from across the Puget Sound area depend on CHILD for specialized therapeutic day-school and pediatric clinical services.

Westerlund’s belief that children deserve help before they fail ignited her passion to begin CHILD and continues to fuel “The CHILD Way.”

The school has received several accolades over the years. It received the KCTS Golden Apple Award; an Excellence in Education Award from the National Board of the Learning Disabilities Association; former Governor Christine Gregoire issued a procla-mation for a “CHILD Day” every Oct. 25.

The poignant story of CHILD teachers help-ing struggling children is told in CHILD’s recently released documentary, “Am I Broken” (www.ami-broken.org).

Carrie Fannin, CHILD’s Executive Director said “Securing our permanent home means CHILD’s ser-

vices will endure.” Like Westerlund, Fannin

readily understands par-ents’ need for support; her daughter, now a successful college student, is a CHILD alumna.

Responding to current needs, CHILD will expand both its day-school and clinical services, offer early childhood services, and increase training opportu-nities for families and edu-cators, Fannin said.

“With expanded, techni-cally advanced, and sen-sory-enhanced space, our ability to share what we have learned with other parents and profession-als throughout the Puget Sound will grow exponen-tially; it’s the way CHILD’s impact will expand from one to many.”

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Troop 624 scouts Devin Nelson and Eric Dubofsky have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Their accom-plishments were celebrated with a Court of Honor at the Mercer Island Presbyterian church on Nov. 29.

Nelson and Dubofsky and Eric joined Troop 624 about the same time and in the same patrol. Both have served as Senior Patrol Leaders and completed a 50-mile hike on the Pacific Crest trail last summer.

Nelson’s Eagle Project consisted of cataloging and organizing all of the emer-gency supplies for the North end of Mercer Island. Over

two days, he led a work party of several scouts in counting, organizing and recording the items.

After the materials were taken out, they organized the items by function, and placed them back into their respective areas in an order based on how quickly the items would be needed in the event of a disaster.

Dubofsky’s Eagle Project involved creating and orga-nizing an inventory of emer-gency supplies at the South end of the Island. Eric sum-marized the master supply list to accommodate the south end needs then led a work party of Boy Scouts to inventory and re-supply the emergency container for both the South end and Islander Middle school.

Both scouts are seniors at Mercer Island High School.

Above, the school’s new

home in Renton. At

right, the front doors of the old Island location.

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Two achieve Eagle Scout rank

Contributed photoEagle Scouts, left, Devin Nelson, and Eric Dubofsky.


After seeing wins in its first two competitions against Lake Washington and Liberty, the Mercer Island gymnastics team suffered its first loss of the season Thursday, falling to Interlake at Interlake High School. The Saints topped out with a score of 146.1 to Mercer Island’s 140.2.

Interlake had the top three all-around finish-ers, with Frankie Paszkeicz placing first with a score of 32.4. Paszkeicz dominated the competition, topping every event for the Saints, winning vault, bars, beam and floor.

Catherine Seifert was Mercer Island’s top all-around finisher, placing fourth with a score of 31. Seifert tied for second on bars with Interlake’s Amy Yeung and Manon Frevol,

placed fourth on beam, took fifth on floor and placed second on vault.

Rounding out the top five in all-around was Mercer Island’s Rachel Hicks with a

score of 27.7. Hicks placed

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Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Catherine Seiftert performs her floor routine Thursday, Dec. 18 at Interlake High School. Seifert placed fifth in the event.

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Islanders hammer Juanita to begin 3-0


Before the start of the season, Mercer Island girls basketball coach Kaela Yuen drew comparisons between this year’s Mercer Island squad and last year’s league-winning Juanita

team, citing both as teams that found success through their scrappy play. Her com-parison was put to the test Wednesday night, with her team looking every bit the part of a KingCo contender.

Mercer Island girls bas-ketball pummeled Juanita 73-46 Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Mercer Island High School, improving to 3-0 in league play over the reign-ing KingCo champs.

Though Juanita came into Wednesday’s game winless, Yuen wasn’t sleep-ing on the Rebels. She said afterward she wasn’t sure what to expect from either team heading into the game, with Mercer Island coming off a tough run of three games in three nights last weekend. The Rebels posed threats with point guard Tea Adams and post player Jaisa Nunn, she said.

“In their last game, Jaisa Nunn had 29 points and 17 rebounds and Tea had scored 17 of their last 25 points, so we were really focusing on those two,” Yuen said. “They are phenomenal players. They are Division 1 bound and they’re really carrying their team, so our game plan going in was if we could hold them, we’d

MI girls off to fast start in KingCo

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Jess Blakeslee (14) looks to shoot against Juanita’s Brittany White (2) Wednesday, Dec. 17 at MIHS. GIRLS | PAGE 14


Coming off weekend con-tests followed by two league games opening the week on Monday and Tuesday, Mercer Island coach Gavin Cree looked a little worn. His team had just played its fourth game in five nights and hadn’t practiced during the stretch.

On the bright side, the Islanders came out of it unscathed.

Mercer Island capped a four-game run with a 76-48 win over Juanita Tuesday, Dec. 16 at MIHS, bringing the Islanders to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in KingCo competi-tion this season.

For Cree, a break from game play was warranted.

“I think coaches like to have practice, but it’s nice to

get a win and get some guys in and see everybody get an opportunity,” Cree said afterward.

Mercer Island saw wins over Stanwood and Liberty, as well a win in an “inter-national friendly” with the touring Mornington Breakers of Australia, before heading into Tuesday’s game. The Islanders didn’t show many signs of wear, going on scoring tears early to pull ahead of the Rebels (1-4, 0-3).

Trailing Juanita 13-10 in the opening period, Mercer Island finished with an 8-0 run to claim an 18-13 advantage at the end of one. After a 3-pointer from Juanita’s Dylan Moctezuma

Islander boys open league play 2-0

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fifth on bars, took seventh on beam, placed seventh on floor and tied for third with

Interlake’s Yeung on vault. Other Mercer Island

top five finishers includ-ed Stephanie Prince plac-ing second on floor, Emily Greaves tying for

fifth on beam and Emily Culbertson tying for fifth on vault

After hearing the results Thursday night, Mercer Island coach Lenny Lewis said a loss was kind of expected, noting the Islanders’ struggles stay-ing on beam.

“We didn’t drop below 140, which I was hoping. We just have to step it up on bars, and we could’ve done better on beam,” he said.

Lewis said by this point in the season he was hop-ing to see bigger stunts

from his team on bars, an area that was a concern last season and will continue to be a focal point for this year.

But overall, Lewis felt positive about his team through three meets.

“I like what we’re doing. I like the progression we’re making, but we’ll see how things go. I’m looking for more of an improvement, but it’s small,” he said. “I didn’t think we had as much talent as we have and so with what’s happening so far, I’m really pleased.”

brought the Rebels within four in the second quarter, two baskets from Andrew Pickles and another from Ethan Chen gave Mercer Island a 39-29 halftime lead.

But the Islanders really broke the game open com-ing out of the break, hold-ing the Rebels to eight points in the third quarter as Mercer Island’s lead grew out of reach. Pickles led the Islanders with 16 points, while Josh Stenberg had 12.

Mercer Island had one more KingCo game, a home contest against Interlake Friday after the Reporter deadline, before heading

to West Hills, Calif. for the Chaminade Prep Classic Dec. 26-30. Cree said he’s looking forward to seeing how his team handles the rigors of the competition during the trip, which in terms of game scheduling, won’t be unlike the four-game stretch the Islanders just finished.

“I want to see us play con-sistently,” Cree said. “We’ve been a little bit inconsis-tent. Sometimes we start the game off real well and have a lull, and sometimes we have a lull at the beginning and finish strong. I want to see us put four quarters together of good, defensive pressure and attentiveness and taking care of the ball.”

have a really good chance of winning the game.

“I’m just really proud of how our girls responded. I feel like they came to life and we finally saw the MI team we’ve been waiting for.”

Once again, it was long-range shooting that got Mercer Island (5-2, 3-0) going early. The Islanders knocked down four first-quarter 3-pointers to take a 22-11 lead after one. Their lead grew to 13 early in the second before the Rebels (0-5, 0-3) cut the deficit to ten, with Mercer Island ahead 32-22 at the half.

Juanita managed to gain some momentum in the third quarter, with a 7-0 run opening the second half to bring the Rebels within three. But the Islanders responded with eight unanswered points of their own, getting five from Julia Blumenstein and three free throws from Taylor Krause in that stretch. A 13-2 run by

Mercer Island to open the fourth gave the Islanders a 24-point advantage, effec-tively putting the game out of reach.

Mercer Island had three players reach double fig-ures, with Blumenstein posting a game-high 18 points. Taylor Krause had 13 and Anna Luce had 11. Adams led Juanita with 14 points, while Natalie Kalda posted 12 and Jaisa Nunn

had 10. The Islanders took on

Interlake Friday followed by a matchup with Todd Beamer Saturday, both after the Reporter dead-line. Mercer Island will take a week off for the holi-days, a change from recent years that Yuen thinks will be good for her team.

“In years past, we’ve lost a lot of energy and vital-ity at playoffs and at state,

so I think having a breath to rest, to be with family, to travel, to do something other than basketball, is going to be beneficial for our team this year,” Yuen said. “A lot of our girls play all year round or they play sports all year round, and sometimes taking a step away is exactly what your body, your head and your heart need.”

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoTaylor Krause (15) takes off past Juanita’s Shelley Waltar (far left) and Brittany White (right) Wednesday at MIHS.

GIRLS | FROM 13

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Ethan Chen goes up for the lay-in Tuesday, Dec. 16 against Juanita at MIHS.

BOYS | FROM 13

GYM | FROM 13

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Rachel Hicks performs her beam routine Thursday, Dec. 18 at Interlake.

BY THE NUMBERSBoys Basketball

Tuesday, Dec. 16at Mercer Island High SchoolMercer Island 76, Juanita 48

JUA 13 16 8 11 — 48MI 18 21 23 14 — 76

Mercer Island — Andrew Pickles 16, Josh Stenberg 12, Ethan Chen 8, Nick Taylor 8, Gabriel Boucaud 6, Emerson Schulz 6, Jack Counihan 4, David Emmanuels 4, Eric Kim 4, Sam Nordale 4, Shain Scott 2, Evan Shaddle 2.Juanita — Dylan Moctezuma 13, Ravi Regan-Hughes 8, Salvon Ahmed 5, Connor Andrews 5, Austin Cole 5, Daniel Eason 4, Ishmael Simpson 4, Andrew Kullman 2, Makiah Gilmer 1, Jared Holden 1.

Girls BasketballWednesday, Dec. 17

at Mercer Island High SchoolMercer Island 73, Juanita 46

JUA 11 11 14 10 — 46MI 22 10 17 24 — 73

Mercer Island — Julia Blumenstein 18, Taylor Krause 13, Anna Luce 11, Macy Mounger 8, Jess Blakeslee 7, Claire Mans�eld 7, Kailee Yan 4, Jamie Mounger 3, Josie Blakeslee 2. Juanita — Tea Adams 14, Natalie Kalda 12, Jaisa Nunn 10, Hannah Kleppe 4, Taylor Byrne 3, Aimee Richardson 2, Brittany White 1.

Boys SwimTuesday, December 16

at Mary Wayte PoolMercer Island 114, Inglemoor 72

200 medley relay—Mercer Island, 1:43.72. 200 free—Munro, Ing, 1:50.77. 200 IM—Anderson, Ing, 2:02.64. 50 free—Li, MI, 23.12. Diving—Dixon, MI, 212.25. 100 �y—Anderson, Ing, 53.89. 100 free—Ho�, MI, 50.33. 500 free—Bohlin, Ing, 5:22.30. 200 free relay—Ingle-moor, 1:32.77. 100 back—Birrell, Ing, 1:00.57. 100 breast—Fukuda, MI, 1:02.26 . 400 free relay—Mercer Island, 3:30.13.

CALENDARCALENDAREVENTS | ONGOINGMIVAL PRESENTS A WINTER’S TALE: Dec. 4 - Jan. 21, MIVAL, 2836 78th Ave. S.E. Featuring exhibits from over 30 local artists. December is the month to share and give items from the heart. One of a kind fine art, jewelry, glass, photography, sculpture, collage, encaustics, trinkets, ornaments and stocking stuffers can be discovered. Proceeds contributed to Visual Arts annual scholar-ships. For more, contact Nannette Bassett at [email protected]. MI LACROSSE CLUB CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UP: The Mercer Island Lacrosse Club is tak-ing reservations for their annual “Christmas Tree Pick-Up” fundraiser. Pick-up service is for Mercer Island residents only. Sign up online for a pick-up day, put your tree out to the curb by 9 a.m. on the day you select-ed and leave the hauling to the volunteers. The MILC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organiza-tion, so all donations are a tax deductible-contribution. Register online through mercerislandlacrosse.com.

EVENTS | UPCOMINGREGISTRATION FOR BEGINNING FLY-TYING CLASS: Taught by members of the Washington Fly Fishing Club, learn to tie 15 Northwest trout fly patterns, while receiving personal instruction on common fly-tying skills. Each student will be given online access to the WFFC Fly-Tying Manual. A DVD showing close-ups of the flies being tied, tying tools and materials are available for purchase. The eight weekly sessions will begin

Thursday, Jan. 8, taking place from 6:30-9 p.m. at Evergreen Covenant Church, 3200 78th S.E.. Cost is $60; DVD is available for an addi-tional $10. Register online at www.wffc.com. For more, contact Pat Peterman at 425-503-5979.CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON: 12-1:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. In his presentation, “Boeing in Washington – Our future together”, Boeing’s Rich White will share informa-tion about Boeing and will provide insight into local employment, Boeing’s commitment to the environ-ment, and its hopes and expectations for our future here. $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, Jan. 6. For more, call 206-232-3404.MY MI HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Celebrate health and wellness on Mercer Island. Features of the event will include exhibitors, educa-tional presentations, a kid zone, fitness demonstra-tions, food and more. Free. For more, contact Erin Sirianni at [email protected] or call 206-236-2777.

EVENTS | SJCC3801 EAST MERCER WAY(206) 232-7115WWW.SJCC.ORG

SJCC WINTER BREAK CAMP: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dec. 22 - Jan. 2. During school breaks, the SJCC offers a variety of full and half-day camps. Each

day features activities cen-tered on a special theme, plus kids will swim, play in the gym and enjoy arts and crafts. Week-long break camps include field trips. Cost is $60 per day for mem-bers, $70 per day for guests. For more, contact Daliah Silver at [email protected] or call 206-388-0839.TWEEN FITNESS, AGES 9-13: 3:30-4:30 p.m., Wednesdays. Kids will learn to use bands, balls and their own body weight to work on cardio-vascular and weight training as well as balance, stability, and stretching. Free for members, $5 for guests. Contact Dana Azose at [email protected] or call 206-388-0836.TOT SHABBAT: 9:45 a.m., Fridays. Join us with your children and celebrate Shabbat with songs and challah on Friday mornings. Free event. GRANDPARENTS TOT SHABBAT: 9:45 a.m., Friday, Jan. 9. Come celebrate the joy of Shabbat with your grand-kids and friends. Enjoy a light nosh, sing along with our Tot Shabbat leader, and join in with our Shabbat blessings. Everyone is wel-come.CREATIVE BEGINNINGS: 9:30-10:45 a.m., Mondays. Creative Beginnings is a time for your child, together with a parent or caregiver, to explore the richness of the SJCC Early Childhood School through art, sensory experiences, and creative play. Another class follows from 11:15-12:30 p.m. Runs September 8 through June 8. $592 for member, $718 for non-members. For more, contact Laura Selby at [email protected] MATTERS: Moms, Getting Real about What

Matters. 10-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays. Mommy Matters is an opportunity for moms to get support and learn about what matters most as your child moves through the toddler and preschool years, blending love and logic par-enting, positive discipline and Gottman principles with personal coaching. Cost is $259 for members, $279 for non-members. Contact instructor Melissa Benaroya, LICSW, for more information and to register, [email protected] UNPLUGGED: 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10. Unplug from technology and plug in to your com-munity and family. Every Shabbat Unplugged will feature a variety of activities open to our entire commu-nity. We’ll have family yoga, a gym obstacle course, swimming, and art projects. Free. Contact Zach Duitch at [email protected] or call 206-232-7115.PARENTS NIGHT OUT - SUPERHERO NIGHT: 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10. It’s a night of superheroes, super chal-lenges and super strength! Featuring games, arts and crafts, and activities. Includes dinner. Cost ranges from $40-$60. For more, contact Daliah Silver at [email protected] or call 206-388-0839.JEWISH TWEEN EXTREME - LIMO SCAVENGER HUNT: 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10. Grab your friends to journey around Seattle in chartered limos to find clues and prove your group is the best. At the end of the night, we’ll meet at Island Crust Café on Mercer Island for a late-night treat and prizes. Co-sponsored by SJCC, NCSY, Jewish High, BBYO, and Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Cost is $25. For more, contact Mark Rosenberg at

[email protected] or call 206-388-1990.

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CHILDREN & FAMILIES

YOUNG TODDLER STORY TIMES: Thursday, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 10:15 a.m. Ages 12 to 24 months with adult for sto-ries, songs and fun. TODDLER STORY TIMES: Thursday, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 11:15 a.m. Ages 2 to 3 with adult.PRESCHOOL STORY TIMES: Thursday, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 1 p.m. Ages 3 to 6 with adult.

TEENS

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m. Voice your opinions on the programs and services the library offers. Come with feedback and bring your ideas to discuss. Eat pizza, too. LIGHTEN UP AND LEARN AT THE LIBRARY: Wednesday, Jan. 21 and 28, 2:30 p.m. Come to the large meeting room and find out what’s going on this month. Create your own computer keyboard with MaKey MaKey kits, play around with circuits, mess with mixing oil and water, or make gifts out of duct tape. COUNT US IN - SURVEY OF HOMELESS TEENS: Thursday, Jan. 22. Homeless teens and young adults will be sur-veyed on Thursday, January 22 in the library to tell the story of homelessness in King County and help our community understand the scope of the issues teens face.

EXPLORING RACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE - A CONVERSATION: Saturday, Jan. 31, 1 p.m. In the charged atmosphere following the events in Ferguson, Mo., and else-where, communities can benefit from open conversa-tions about issues that can divide us, but also inspire us to come together. Come for a conversation that explores these issues in the context of our past, present and future as a nation. STUDY ZONE: Wednesdays, 3 p.m. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors. Proofreading help is avail-able. Ask at the Reference Desk for location.

ADULTS

OPERA PREVIEW - TOSCA: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m. This free lecture, provided to increase enjoyment and appreciation of Seattle Opera productions, will feature speaker Norm Hollingshead with recorded musical excerpts.DROP IN TO LEARN ABOUT EBOOKS: Monday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m. Get started with KCLS eBooks! Bring your eReader, tablet or phone for an intro-duction to downloading from the library’s growing catalog of titles. FRIENDS OF THE MERCER ISLAND LIBRARY MEETING: Thursday, Jan. 15, 3 p.m. Discover how you can sup-port your library. COMPUTER CLASS - ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE: Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Do you need extra help on the computer? A KCLS volunteer instructor can give one-on-one assistance. No appointment necessary, assistance provided on a drop-in basis.

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

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Seattle Weekly

Seattle Weekly, one of Seattle’s most respected publications and a division of Sound Publish- ing, Inc. has an immedi- a t e o p e n i n g f o r a calendar assistant. This is a Part-Time position, working approximately 16 hours over 3 days per week. The calendar assistant will assist both the arts and music edi- tors in the creation and upkeep of Seattle Week- ly’s extensive events listings. He/she must be detail oriented, able to comb press re leases and onl ine calendars and manually transcribe mind-numbing information with great accuracy and gus to. A p roven ability to write succinct, lively copy is a must, as is a working knowledge of most art forms and fa- miliar ity with Seattle’s arts and music scenes, from the high-art institu- tions to the thriving un- derground. Obsessive knowledge about one or two particular disciplines (Appalachian folk songs and Kabuki, say) is not required, but is definitely a plus. If you have trou- ble meeting deadlines, don’t apply. Applicants must have a work ing knowledge of Microsoft Office. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to juggle several projects at once. Qua l i f i ed app l i can t s should send a resume, cover letter, and a few samples of your writing to: [email protected]

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ART DIRECTORSeattle Weekly, one of Seattle’s most respected publications and a division of Sound Publish- ing, Inc. has an immedi- a t e o p e n i n g f o r a n experienced editorial art director. The art director is responsible for the overal l design qual i ty and integrity of the publication. He/she must be able to conceptual ize and produce modern, sophist icated, and vibrant design for covers, features, and editor ial pages. This individual must be an exceptionally creative designer who has experience commissioning high-quality photography and illustration, negotiating fees, clearing rights and managing a budget. The art director wil l work with and manage other designers in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment so will need the ability to balance strong leadership with strong collaboration in order to thrive in a team environment. Ap- plicants must have a superior understanding of typography and expert- level skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat. Editorial design exper ience is a p lus. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to juggle several projects at once. Knowledge of PDF and postscript technology is beneficial. Other talents such as i l lustration or pho tography a re desirable, but not required.Sound Publishing offers competitive salaries and benefits including healthcare, 401K, paid holidays, vacation and sick t ime. Qual i f ied appl i - cants should send a resume, cover letter, and a few samples o f your work to: [email protected]

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Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting applications for a Circula- tion Manager. Position will be based out of the Kirkland office. The pri- mary duty of a Circula- tion Manager (CM) is to manage a geographic district. The CM will be accountable for the as- s igned newspaper as follows: Recruiting, con- tracting and training independent contractors to meet delivery deadlines, insuring delivery standards are being met and quality customer service. Posi t ion requi res the ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner; to occasionally lift and/or transport bundles w e i g h i n g u p t o 2 5 pounds from ground level to a height of 3 feet; to d e l i v e r n e w s p a p e r routes, including ability to negotiate stairs and to deliver an average of 75 newspapers per hour for up to 8 consecu t i ve hours; to communicate wi th carr iers and the public by telephone and in person; to operate a personal computer. Must possess re l iable, in - sured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license. We offer a competitive compen- s a t i o n a n d b e n e f i t s package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) If you are interested in joining the team at the Redmond and Bo- thell/Kenmore Repor t- ers, email us your cover letter and resume to:[email protected]

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EDITORSound Publishing has an immediate opening for Editor of the Snoqualmie Valley Record. This is not an entry-level position. Requires a hands- on leader with a minimum o f t h ree yea rs newspaper experience including writing, editing, pagination, photography, and InDesign skills. editing and monitoring so- c ia l med ia i nc lud ing Twitter, FaceBook, etc.The successful candidate: Has a demonstrated interest in local politi- cal and cultural affairs; Possesses exce l l en t writing and verbal skills, and can provide representative clips from one or more profess iona l publications; Has experience editing reporters’ copy and submitted materials for content and style; Is proficient in de- s ign ing and bu i ld ing pages with Adobe InDe- s ign ; I s exper ienced m a n a g i n g a F o r u m page, writing cogent and stylistically interesting commentaries, and editing a reader letters col- umn; Has exper ience with social media and newspaper website content management and understands the value of the web to report news on a dai ly basis; Has p roven in te r persona l sk i l l s represent ing a newspaper or other organization at civic func- tions and public venues; Unde rs tands how to lead, motivate, and men- tor a small news staff. Must develop a knowledge of local arts, business, and government. Must be visible in the community. Must possess reliable, insured, motor vehicle and a valid W a s h i n g t o n S t a t e driver’s license.We offer a competitive compensation and bene- f its package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) If you are interested in joining the team at the Snoqualmie Valley Record, email us your cover letter and resume to: [email protected]

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ISSAQUAH Do you have a proven track record of success in sales and enjoy managing your own territory? Are you competitive and thrive in an energetic environment? Do you desire to work for a company that offers uncapped earning oppor tunities? Are you interested in a fast paced, creative atmosphere where you can use your sales expertise to provide consultative print and digital solutions?I f you answered YES then you need to join the largest community news organization in Washing- ton. The Issaquah Re- p o r t e r , o n e o f t h e Eastside’s most respected publications and a division of Sound Publish- ing, Inc. is looking for self-motivated, results- driven people interested in a multi-media sales career. This position will be responsible for print and digital adver tising sales to an eclectic and exciting group of clients. The successful candidate wil l be engaging and goal oriented, with g o o d o r g a n i z a t i o n a l skills and will have the ability to grow and maintain strong business relationships through con- s u l t a t i ve s a l e s a n d excellent customer service. Every day will be a new adventure! You can be an integral part of the Issaquah/Sammamish communities while helping local business part- ners succeed in their in print or online branding, marketing and advertising strategies. Whether their marketing footprints are in Issaquah/Sam- mamish, all around the Eastside, King County or Western Washington - you have the opportunity to help them with their success. Professional sales experience necessary; media experience is a definite asset but not mandatory. If you have these skills, and enjoy playing a pro-active part in helping your clients achieve business success, please email your resume and cover letter to:[email protected]

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Multi-Media Advertising Consultant

SEATTLE Be a part of the largest commun i t y news o r - ganization in Washing- ton ! Do you have a proven track record of success in sales and enjoy managing your own territory? Are you competitive and thrive in an energetic environment? Do you desire to work in an environment which offers uncapped earning opportunities? Are you i n t e r e s t e d i n a fa s t paced, creative atmosphere where you can use your sales expertise to provide consultative pr int and digital solutions? If you answered YES to the above, then we are looking for you! Seattle Weekly, one of Seattle’s most respected publications and a division of Sound Publish- ing, Inc. is looking for self-motivated, results- driven people interested in a multi-media sales career. This position will be responsible for print and digital adver tising sales to an eclectic and exciting group of clients. As par t o f our sa les team you are expected to maintain and grow ex- is t ing c l ient re la t ion- ships, as well as develop new client relationships. The successful candidate wil l also be goal oriented, have organizational skills that enable you to manage multiple deadlines, provide great consultative sales and excellent customer service. This posit ion re- ce ives a base salar y plus commission; and a benefits package including heal th insurance, paid time off, and 401K. Position requires use of your personal cell phone and vehicle, possession o f v a l i d W A S t a t e Dr iver ’s L icense and proof of active vehicle insurance. Sales experience necessary; Media experience is a definite asset. Must be computer-proficient. If you have these skills, and enjoy playing a pro-active part in impacting your local bus inesses ’ f inanc ia l success with advertising solutions, please email your resume and cover letter to:[email protected]

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REPORTERT h e a w a r d - w i n n i n g w e e k l y n e w s p a p e r , Bainbr idge Island Re- view on beautiful Bain- bridge Island, WA, has an opening for a general assignment reporter. We want a skilled and pas- sionate writer who isn’t afraid to tackle meaty news stor ies. Exper i - ence with photography and Adobe InDes ign pre fer red. Appl icants must be able to work in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment, possess excellent writing skills, have a knowledge of community news and be able to write about multiple topics. Must re- locate to Kitsap County. This is a full-time position that includes excellent benefits: medical, dental, l i fe insurance, 401k, paid vacation, sick and holidays. EOE. No calls please. Send resume with cover letter, three or more non-re- turnable clips in PDF or Text format and references to

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