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Katie Metzger / Staff Photo A 200-foot landslide along Dawn Drive happened early Monday morning. A contractor had already been planning to work on the road when heavy rain over the weekend contributed to the slide. Story on Page 5.

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After a turnout of less than two dozen people at last year’s Town Hall, the 41st district’s Sen. Steve Litzow, Rep. Judy Clibborn and Rep. Tana Senn faced a packed house at Saturday’s meeting at Somerset Elementary in Bellevue.

Many people signed up to ask questions – about transportation, vaccinations, taxes on carbon and capital gains and gender pay equality – but most in the crowd wanted to hear about one topic: education.

Members of the Washington Education Association (WEA) wore red and held up signs that read “It’s Time:” to respect educators, for fair evaluation, for smaller class sizes and to fully fund education.

Senn and Clibborn, both Democrats from Mercer Island, stated that new revenue sources are needed to accomplish every-thing that’s been asked for by voters and the Washington State Supreme Court. The legislature is under a court mandate to fully fund basic K-12 education to sat-isfy the McCleary decision, and in November, Initiative 1351 to

reduce class sizes passed 50.96 percent to 49.04 percent.

But the legislators pointed out what they see as a problem with that ballot initiative: it didn’t come with a funding source.

“If people vote on things and they’re not told how much it’s going to cost, I have to take that with a grain of salt,” Clibborn said. “We are under so much pressure to

fund (education), and then to have another billion dollars put on top of McCleary, at a time when we can’t get to that level, is very disheartening. It’s undoable in my mind to raise enough taxes to do both.”

Litzow, a Republican from Mercer Island, said I-1351 could be sent back to the voters.

It was an unpopular statement to a room of WEA union mem-bers and education advocates, many of whom also oppose a

Citizens crowd 41st District town hall


After selecting nine “liaison group” members and 42 stake-holders, the city continued its Town Center engagement strategy with a series of meetings open to and specifically geared toward the general public.

The city decided to revise its Town Center code last year, and hired Seth Harry and Associates to lead the urban planning work and local firm 3 Square Blocks to be the community engagement consultants and primary authors of the new design guidelines.

Since then, community inter-est in the project has increased, along with concerns about new

Shaping a vision for Town Center

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43rd Rotary Run is Sunday March 22

Thousands of runners, walk-ers and their fans will hit Mercer Island for the 43rd Annual Mercer Island Half, aka Rotary Run, on Sunday.

A pre-race expo, sponsored by Farmers Insurance, runs between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. Races begin at 7:30 a.m. sharp on Sunday.

For street closures, go to www.mercergov.org. For details about start times and more, visit www.mercerislandhalf.com.

Volunteer at Pioneer Park

EarthCorps is looking for volunteers to help preserve and restore Pioneer Park. A work party will meet at 10 a.m., Satur-day, March 21 at the northwest corner of the intersection of Island Crest Way and S.E. 68th Street.

For more, visit www.earth-corps.org/volunteer.php.

‘Lighten Up and Learn’ at the library

Island teens are invited to the library between 2 and 5 p.m. March 25 to � nd out what crazy activities are planned for this week. Play around with circuits, mess with mixing oil and water, create art with tissue paper or make gifts out of duct tape. Visit kcls.org for more.

Mailing Day for MI Directory is Friday

Volunteers are needed to help prepare the 2015 Mercer Island phone books for mailing. Work will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 20, at Emmanuel Episco-pal Church.

Proceeds from the Direc-tory benefit Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Litzow-sponsored bill (SB 5748) to mandate use of student test scores in teach-er evaluations.

WEA representatives say it’s a “bad bill,” but Litzow said he “agrees to disagree.” SB 5748 would bring back $40 million from a No Child Left Behind Waiver and help 485,000 vulner-able children, Litzow said.

Stephen Miller, vice pres-ident of the WEA, said that test scores have been proven to be an ineffective way to evaluate teachers, and that following through on 1351 would satisfy McCleary, as one of its eight mandates is to reduce class size.

Constituents also want-ed to hear about plans to improve transportation.

Litzow co-sponsored a $15 billion transportation package, which recently passed the state Senate, to

improve I-405, I-90 and SR-520, maintain existing infrastructure statewide and address multi-modal needs in King County.

“There’s something in it everybody can hate and something in it everybody can love,” Litzow said. “We in the 41st district live liter-ally in the heart of it.”

The package includes an 11.7 cents per gallon gas tax increase, provides a funding option for Sound Transit 3 and doesn’t allow for tolling of I-90.

“There will be no toll-ing as long as I am there,” said Clibborn, who chairs the House Transportation Committee and will hear the House version of the package later this month.

Tolling may be off the table, but Senn said “increased revenue is on the table for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” voic-ing her support of a capital gains tax and cap-and-trade

on carbon emissions.Litzow said he is “not a

fan” of cap-and-trade and would prefer a simple car-bon tax until Washington’s regressive tax code can be rewritten.

Clibborn said she doesn’t understand how cap-and-trade would work without trickling down and affect-ing consumers.

“We are the polluters, we’re driving cars, we’re the ones who will pay,” she said.

Senn said that “we can-not wait to simply redo our tax system.”

“Maybe we will, and that would be amazing and I would be very supportive of that. In the meantime, we need to fund education and pass a transportation pack-age … and make our tax code less unfair,” she said.

Contact legislators Litzow at 360-786-7641; Clibborn at 360-786-7926; and Senn

at 360-786-7894.

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The 43rd annual Mercer Island ‘Rotary Run’ Half Marathon hits the streets and trails of Mercer Island this Sunday, March 22.

Five different run or walk events benefiting colon cancer awareness will take place on Sunday morn-ing. The events will result in temporary road closures and some traffic delays.

MIPD, Rotary course marshals and volunteers will provide traffic control Travel in a counterclock-wise direction on East, West or North Mercer Ways to minimize delays.

Visit www.mercergov.org or www.mercerislandhalf for more.

Record-breaking rain for region

Last Sunday was the wettest day for the greater Seattle area in six years.

Nearly three inch-es of rain fell last week-end. The 2.85 inches of rain set off some local flooding,at least one land-slide reported in Mercer Island, and in Bellevue, caused an overflow at the city’s Sweyolocken waste water pump station near the Mercer Slough.

The Seattle area had 2.16 inches of rain Sunday, March 15, setting a new record for rain for the date. And according to NOAA data from Sea-Tac airport, it is the second wettest day in March since 1945, when the agency began recording weather data. The last day it was this wet was Jan. 7, 2009, when 2.29 inches fell in one day.

The winds blew sporadi-cally, ranging from 16 mph on Saturday morning to 36 mph on Sunday evening.

Metro fares up a quarter

Most King County Metro Transit riders are paying a bit more to ride the bus as of March 1. The fare change will apply to adults, youth, seniors and people with disabilities who use regularly transit services. This is Metro’s first fare increase since 2011.

Grady is regional editor for Eastside newspapers

Mercer Island Reporter editor Mary L. Grady has been named a regional edi-tor for Sound Publishing, Inc.

Grady will now be the editor of the Bellevue Reporter and the Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter newspapers in addition to the Mercer Island Reporter.

Grady has been with Sound Publishing since 2002, and has been the edi-tor of the Mercer Island Reporter since 2005.

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MARCH 3FRAUD: A fraudulent tax return was filed with the IRS using the identities of two Islanders - a 65-year-old female and 66-year-old male who live at the 3800 block of West Mercer Way.

THEFT: The daughter of a 54-year-old woman who lives at the 8000 block of East Mercer Way left her flute on a Metro bus, for a loss of $4,600.

MARCH 4FRAUD: A tax return was filed using the name and Social Security Number of a 40-year-old male at the 8300 block of S.E. 30th Place.

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FRAUD: Someone fraudulent-ly filed a tax return using the Social Security Number of a 52-year-old male at the

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MARCH 5FRAUD: A 50-year-old Island woman who lives at the 4000 block of 91st Avenue S.E. reported two fraudulent attempts to file a Federal Income Tax return.

FRAUD: A 60-year-old female at the 7200 block of West Ridge Road was notified by the IRS about her tax return, which she hadn't filed yet.

PROWLING: Three unlocked vehicles belonging to Islanders at the 4400 block of East Mercer Way were entered. Two male subjects also attempted to enter the locked, occupied residence. The subjects ran when yelled at by a resident. Residents didn't know if anything had been taken.

MARCH 7WARRANT ARREST: Redmond police arrested a 26-year-old Seattle man during a QA call. MIPD took custody and booked him into Issaquah Jail on a local misdemeanor warrant.

DUI: A 23-year-old Renton woman was involved in a traffic collision and arrested at the 2800 block of 78th Avenue S.E. for allegedly driving under the influence. She failed field sobriety tests with breath test results were .172 and .181. She was processed and released.

MARCH 8FOUND PROPERTY: A 51-year-old woman found a capsule containing a white powdery substance on the ground at the 7700 block of S.E. 34th Street. A NIK test confirmed the powder to be cocaine.

INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 56-year-old male stated that someone was banging on his door at the 4500 block of 91st Avenue S.E. Police con-tacted the reporting party's neighbor.

MARCH 9 INFORMATIONAL REPORT: Police found a shopping cart on the side of the roadway at the 3500 block of East Mercer Way.

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New Olympia political drama debuts March 23 when legislators reveal basic education budgets

By Alice DayWNPA Olympia News Bureau

A political thriller earns its debut March 23 at Olympia’s marble palla-dium when the Legislature’s leading producers-direc-tors—Sen. Andy Hill, R-Redmond, and Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina—take the stage to introduce their awaited and unreviewed drama they claim will keep their fellow political thes-pians out of jail and solve the constitutional quandary

hovering over them: full funding for basic K-12 edu-cation.

The Washington State Supreme Court is hold-ing those political actors accountable for a solution to its mandate issued last fall in the wake of unyielding inaction by the legislative body: fund education or be sentenced for contempt.

Hunter, who serves as House Appropriations Committee chairman, said the Legislature has to fund education in a way that eliminates the state’s depen-dence on local levies for basic education costs.

“We have about a $2.5 bil-lion obligation and I think we should fund it in equal annual increments,” Hunter said. “While the governor’s budget is clever, it’s not a good strategy for imple-mentation on the ground.”

Gov. Jay Inslee rolled out his budget for the 2015-2017 biennium last December, including a $3.6 billion edu-cation package, where he dedicates $1.3 billion for class-size reduction in K-3 and all-day kindergarten.

Hunter says he’s not fond of the governor’s education proposal because it would prioritize class-size reduc-tions in grades K-3 for low-income school districts, within the second year of this biennium and in doing so would overwhelm those schools with too many new teachers they would need to hire.

Instead, Hunter recom-mends a statewide class-size reduction in grades K-3, rather than a sudden reduc-tion in class size only for low-income school districts.

“We need to phase in spending in a way that let’s

people hire teachers gradu-ally so you don’t wind up with a school having a huge number of new teachers at once,” he said.

Hill, who leads the Senate Ways and Means Committee, agrees that the governor’s education budget phases in reforms too fast.

“I would argue that fund-ing everything today this year is a huge shock to the state budget and the school districts because they would have to hire more teachers and put in new classrooms,” he said. “That’s good reason why you would phase this in over the next three years.”

Hill says it’s difficult to pinpoint a dollar amount needed to comply with the McCleary mandate because the number fluctuates depending on the interest group you talk to and pro-grams included in the cal-culation.

Each committee leader and his respective party are preparing to unveil their education budget solution March 23.

What happens if Legislature does not meet McCleary funding mandate

To meet the court-ordered mandate, the State Legislature must establish:

• Full, ample funding by 2017-2018 biennium: $5.4 billion (addition to current budget)

• Per pupil funding: $12,700 (an increase of $5,400 from 2013-2014)

• Students served: 1 millionOn Sept. 11, 2014 the Supreme Court unanimously

found the State in contempt of its orders to meet the constitutional obligation to fully and amply fund the state’s K-12 education system. The Court warned that if that failure did not end by the 2015 Legislature’s adjournment it would reconvene and impose sanc-tions or other remedial measures. The Court did not say what those sanctions would be, but its prior order told the parties that it was considering these types of sanctions that courts across the country have employed to pressure elected officials to comply with court rulings and constitutional rights:

The court may:1. Impose monetary or other contempt sanctions. 2. Prohibit expenditures on specific non-paramount

programs until the court orders are obeyed. 3. Order specific amounts or remedies—fines, jail,

others.4. Sell surplus state property.5. Invalidate prior education funding cuts. 6. Prohibit continued operation of an unconstitu-

tional education system.7. Order any other appropriate relief. . .. . . invalidate all State tax exemptions to provide the

revenue the Legislature claims it lacks, leaving legisla-tors to re-enact whatever exemptions they want after the State amply funds its K-12 schools.

— Network for Excellence in Washington Schools, January 2015

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development downtown. The city responded by enacting a four-month moratorium and approving a Town Center engagement strategy in February that involves many public out-reach sessions.

“Getting people to talk, even heatedly, about the Town Center at the same time that we were already about to begin a public

engagement process is fan-tastic,” Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz wrote in an email update to Islanders.

The sessions last week were facilitated by Julia Walton of 3 Square Blocks, who asked residents what types of public spaces, park-ing options, streetscapes, and retail they would like to see in their Town Center.

The input received dur-ing the public meetings will be distilled, analyzed and considered during the

March 20-21 stakeholder group meetings. The feed-back will be online this week, said Development Services Group (DSG) director Scott Greenberg.

The first community outreach meetings were held on March 12 — at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC) at 4 p.m. and at West Mercer Elementary at 7 p.m. There is a session on March 18 (tonight) at 7 p.m. at Lakeridge Elementary and

one on April 27 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

City staff and consul-tants gave the same pre-sentation to the Preschool Association on March 10 and the Country Club League of Women Voters on March 12. They will speak to the Rotary on March 31 at 12:30 p.m. at the MICEC.

The purpose of these meetings is to review Seth Harry’s preliminary find-ings, and present graphics depicting the development Islanders could expect to see if his recommendations were implemented.

The stakeholder group will provide constructive input on the Development Code revision process, based on individual exper-

tise and public opinion.The stakeholders met on

March 11 and will meet on March 20-21, April 21 and May 5.

The Town Center Liaison Group’s primary responsi-bility is to serve as a liai-son between the public and the City Council, city staff and outside consultants to ensure that the public receives sufficient informa-tion and ample opportunity to provide public input.

They met on March 3 and March 17, and will meet on March 24, April 14, April 22, May 5 and May 21.

In all, the Community Engagement Plan will feature 17 formal meet-ings (Town Center Liaison Group, Stakeholder Group, a two-day workshop and

public input meetings) and phone meetings between consultants and staff.

This has increased the budget for both consul-tants. From the city’s bien-nial budget, $75,000 has already been dedicated to the Town Center code revi-sion and economic devel-opment efforts.

Seth Harry and Associates proposed budget is $83,530 and 3 Square Blocks’ pro-posed budget is $43,080, for a total of $126,610. A budget appropriation of $51,610, which will come from 2014 General Fund surplus, is needed.

The Council discussed this budget authorization at its March 16 meeting, after

the Reporter deadline.


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Last week, residents received a letter from the city regarding progress made in strengthening and improving the Island’s potable water delivery sys-tem since the E. coli con-tamination and boil-water advisories last fall.

The city was supposed to provide an update on the response to the water situation at the Council meeting on March 16, but

that was pushed back in the planning schedule to March 30 to finish up the discussion on the morato-rium in Town Center.

Since the boil water advisories, city crews have maintained elevated chlo-rine levels throughout the water system, as strongly recommended by the state Department of Health (DOH), while continuing to search in every direc-tion for the cause of the contamination. The root cause has not yet been identified.

Soon, crews will be building nine new moni-toring stations — in addi-tion to the city’s existing

five — to provide more accurate data on what’s happening inside the water supply system, as well as replacing the plumbing in 60 underground vaults.

Staff will also be con-tacting households with plumbing connections, such as yard irrigation or fire sprinklers, that could potentially allow dirty water to enter the clean side of the system.

Any cross-connection with the city’s water sys-tem represents a potential pathway for contamina-tion. Staff is scheduled to present a cross-connection control program code update to the Council on May 4.

Mercer Island’s cross-connection control pro-

gram was adopted in 1985, and hasn’t been updated since. It requires backflow prevention devices to be installed and annually tested wherever a cross-connection exists, such as with irrigation systems, especially those using lake or reclaimed water.

The added water sup-ply system maintenance work will be funded by an increase in the city’s water utility rates. They went up 12.8 percent on Jan. 1 of this year.

For a typical home-owner, the total bimonthly utility bill (including water, sewer, storm water and emergency management systems) will increase eight percent, or $21.41, in 2015.

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Neighbors on S.E. 46th Street felt what they thought was an earthquake at about 1 a.m. on Monday morn-ing. It turned out to be a 200-foot landslide that took out a chunk of their private road. The 45 homeowners who live on the street, near East Mercer Way, will have to pay about $1,200 each to fix the damage.

Chad Griffin, of Griffin Foundation Repair, said that he was surprised to find that none of the homes had been damaged, and that the heavy rains over the weekend are the prob-able cause of the landslide.

He had been working

with one of the neigh-bors, who lives next door to where the landslide occurred, for more than six months to shore up the eroding hillside.

One neighbor said she asked the others to chip in, and that the landslide could have been avoided for a cost of about $750 per neighbor, per contractor and geotech-nical engineering estimates.

“The conditions have been getting worse over the past six months,” Griffin said. “We were supposed to meet to review the project today … The job has defi-nitely changed.”

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JayMarc holds open house for neighbors, buyers

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Island-based realtor JayMarc hosted a grand opening for its “Modern Collection” of new homes on March 14 and 15.

Neighbors have expressed concern that the somewhat homoge-neous homes may change the eclectic quality of the neighborhood. But with prices in the $2.2 million to $2.7 million range, the effect on property values in the area is likely to be a positive one.

The large lot on which the homes sit was formerly owned by the city’s water utility. Neighbors protested a proposal to build afford-able housing there after the lot was sold, and hoped it could be made into a park, according to Reporter archives.

In 2013, JayMarc applied to subdivide the 30,668 square foot lot into three short plats.

The homes — with designs called the Singapore, the Taipei and the Seoul — are located on First Hill at the corner of 74th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 32nd Street. The homes are more than 3,500 square feet each with at least four bedrooms and bathrooms.

“We saw over 100 people come through ... and heard many positive responses about (the homes),” said Adrienne Buxbaum, mar-keting assistant at JayMarc.

The homes “provide a contemporary aesthetic while embodying a com-fortable living atmosphere”

with open floor plans and views of Bellevue, accord-ing to JayMarc’s website.

JayMarc is owned by two Islanders, Jay Mezistrano and Marc Rousso. They are working on 35 projects in Bellvue and Mercer Island.For more information, go to jaymarchomes.com.

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Six Walls hosts grand re-opening in new location

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Six Walls showed off its new location at a grand opening event on the eve-ning of March 12, with cli-ents, designers and guests enjoying a photo booth, wine tasting and food cooked and served in the display kitchens.

Six Walls, a residential design firm, needed an

expanded studio to show-case kitchen and bath cabi-netry, countertop materials and lighting and plumbing fixtures.

It's “an environment displaying color, texture, style, pattern all to inspire collaboration with our cli-ents,” and features brands that no one else in the Pacific Northwest does, like German cabinet company Poggenpohl.

Six Walls is celebrating its 11th year in business on Mercer Island. It first operated out of a space in Tabit Square, and focused

on retail, furnishing and decor. It then moved to the 77 Central building and is now in The Mercer. The larger location, right across the street, provides more office and showroom space.

Its team of eight design-ers offer services like kitch-en and bath remodel, paint consultations and staging to clients, most of whom live on the Island.

“This is our third loca-tion on Mercer Island, and all three have been no more than a block from each other,” said Joe Belcher, marketing consultant for Six Walls. “It’s been real-ly great being on Mercer Island for so long.”

Contributed ImageJayMarc’s modern homes on 74th Avenue opened over the weekend. The Seoul (right) and the Taipei (middle) are currently on the market. The Singapore (left) is still under construction and should be finished in three or four weeks.

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Katie Metzger/Staff PhotoSix Walls hosted a grand re-opening in its new space on Thursday, March 12. It is located at 7650 S.E. 27th St. in suite 120 and open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


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Late start time committee look-ing for input

Work continues on investigating later start times for high school students. Mercer Island School District adminis-trator Todd Kelsay said the committee was in the second phase of its three-phase plan to explore the implications of changing to later start times.

The first phase consisted of gathering information about teenage sleep times and its relation to student performance. Kelsay said the second phase entailed outreach with internal stakeholders, being stu-dents and school staff.

Kelsay said the com-mittee has looked at the possibility of regularly starting later than 8 a.m., either 8:15 or 8:30, or hav-ing one late start day on Wednesday. Instead of early dismissal, students would start at 8:55 with a final bell at 3 p.m.

He said there’s been very little disagreement among the committee that sleep-

ing later into the morn-ing for teens and adoles-cents is a good thing.

“There happens to be some sweet spots with the data that suggest at 8:30 a.m., you see higher atten-dance, better test scores and all the things that we would love to see,” Kelsay said.

Next, the committee will begin community outreach outside of the high school through focus group discussions and parent surveys.

“It’s our goal in the May or June timeframe to be able to provide a recom-mendation,” Kelsay said.

Elementary School 4 naming committee is set

Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano announced PTA co-presidents Julie Ogata and Jackie Brown have agreed to oversee a process selecting parents for a Naming Committee for Elementary No. 4.

Two parents from each of the three schools will be named, in addition to three fifth grade students. At least one of the two parents from West Mercer

and Island Park will come from the geograph-ic boundary of the new school. Aimee Batliner-Gillette, who will be prin-cipal at Elementary No. 4, will also participate. The committee will be formed by April 3.

“We hope to have a set of names, hopefully three, for you to consider at your retreat June 23,” Plano told the board.

Groundbreaking at IMS is March 27

A groundbreaking cer-emony for the expansion project at Islander Middle School will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 27.

Boys basketball is academic champ

The Mercer Island High School boys’ bas-ketball team was named Washington’s 3A academ-ic state champion for the highest grade-point aver-age in the sport by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association for 2014. They also won last year.

The team earned an average GPA of 3.684.

School news

Rotary Islanders for March

The Rotary Club named Mercer Island High School seniors Kaya Robertson and Nathan Gallatin its Islanders of the Month for March.

Robertson is a Bridges leader, a band section lead-er, a member of French H o n o r s Society and N a t i o n a l H o n o r s S o c i e t y , played soc-cer and is i n v o l v e d with DECA.

Outside of school, Robertson is involved with National Charity League and Mercer Island youth club soccer. She enjoys horseback riding and has participated in Kelsey Creek pony summer camp, Red Gate summer camp, Windhorses summer camp and Western Sky horseman-ship.

The daughter of Betsy and Ken Robertson, she plans to attend a liberal arts college after high school.

Gallatin is a member of National Honor Society, a DECA member, a Bridges leader, a cross country cap-tain and a member of the track and field team.

He has v o l u n -t e e r e d t h ro u g h V O I C E , s e r v e d as a Kids C o r p s tutor and interned at Fred

Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

The son of Mike Gallatin and Brenda Sandmaier, Nathan plans to attend Pomona College next fall, running cross country and track and field, and explor-ing his interests in business and medicine.

Kaya Robertson

Nathan Gallatin

Shi wins WME spelling bee

Mia Shi, a fourth grade student in Mr. Baxter’s class at West Mercer Elemenatary School, is the winner of the school’s annual spelling bee held March 4. She won the competition by correctly spelling the word, “hydro-ponic.” She will continue on to the Regional Bee, at Town Hall in Seattle on March 29. The Regional Bee will be broadcast live

on Seattle Channel 21 and streamed on their website. Tatum Ellwood, a fourth-grader in Mr. Headlee’s class, took second place and is the alternate. The win-ner of the Regional Bee will travel to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Parent surveys due April 3

The 2015 Educational Effectiveness Parent Survey for schools in the Mercer

Island School District is online. Surveys must be submitted online by April 3.

“Mercer Island schools are committed to continu-ous improvement,” said Jennifer Wright, Executive Director of Learning and Technology Services. “To help each of our schools understand its strengths and challenges...we would appreciate your input on how our schools are doing. “

Go to https://www.research.net/s/MISD-Parent.

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Runners, take your mark.This weekend, the 43rd annual Mercer

Island Half will send thousands of runners and walkers across the Island, competing in events ranging from the half marathon run/walk, the 10K run, the 5K run/walk, and the half-mile Kids’ Dash. The event serves as a fundraiser for colon cancer prevention and other charities sponsored by the Mercer Island Rotary Club.

Assistant race director Dawn Naye, who will be working her sixth race, will also be competing for the first time in the half marathon. She said the event raised $10,000 for Swedish patients fighting cancer and another $90,000 for Rotary charities last year.

“I see it as a community event where we partner with a lot of local businesses to make this a showcase run for Mercer Island,” she said. “It kind of launches run season for all major runs in the Seattle area.”

Naye said registration numbers were down a bit from last year’s record turnout of 5,000 participants. As of last week, just over 3,000 runners and walkers were registered, and she didn’t expect to match last year’s turnout numbers this weekend.

Event organizers have once again part-nered with Sound Transit. Those traveling to Mercer Island to compete in the races should show their race bib and will get to and from Mercer Island for free.

Naye said parking lots throughout Mercer Island have been secured, and shuttle buses will be available to transport people to the

community center.“It’s always a great community event,”

Naye said. “We’ll have 350 volunteers from Mercer Island.”

The 2015 Mercer Island Half will begin Sunday, March 22, with day-of-event reg-istration at 6:30 a.m. Runners can pick up race bibs and registration materials at the Pre-Race Expo Saturday, March 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Mercer Island Community and Event Center gym.

The West Mercer Way exit going east-bound on I-90 will close from 7:45 a.m. to noon. Islanders should plan for road closures and traffic delays Sunday morning, and are suggested to use Island Crest Way as the primary roadway.

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When badminton coach Roy Newton saw the turn-out for his girls badmin-ton team this year, nearly double from last season, one question came to mind: how will they have practice with so many players?

In its fourth year at Mercer Island High School, 65 girls turned out for bad-minton, well above last year’s turnout of 34. That’s a lot of players to share a lim-ited amount of court space in a no-cut club sport.

It’s a good problem to have for the up-and-coming program, which is aiming to get more competitive.

“How we break this team up is a big question,” Newton said. “We’ll be watching these girls play and figure out who’s going to be our number-one play-ers and who’s going to be our exhibition players and then maybe have a C group where they’ll play within house. We’re trying to figure that all out.”

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Mercer Island scores five late goals to surge past Cardinals


Scoring five goals in the final period of their season opener, Mercer Island boys lacrosse pulled away late to turn an otherwise close affair with Seattle Academy into a 12-7 win Friday night at Islander Stadium.

It was a timely scoring run for the Islanders, who were clinging to a single-goal lead after three quar-ters of play.

“We just out-endured them,” Mercer Island coach Ian O’Hearn said. “We slowly chipped away and they never took the lead.”

Tied 1-1 in the open-ing period, Mercer Island scored three goals in the

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Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Johnny Osmon takes the faceoff from Seattle Academy’s Parker Woo Friday, March 13 at Islander Stadium. The Islanders beat the Cardinals, 12-7.

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The Islanders compete in a KingCo division that features nine teams, which consists of mostly Eastside schools. The division origi-nated within the Bellevue School District, with teams from Bellevue, Interlake, Sammamish and Newport originally competing amongst each other.

Team wins weren’t fre-quent last year, but that’s not the program’s sole focus. Though this year, Newton said he’s asking his team to raise its level of competition while trying to maintain the congenial atmosphere of a no-cut sport.

“We’ve raised the inten-sity this year. We’re really asking them to step up competitively, but we’re still a sport where a lot of girls come out that aren’t as athletic and they just want a chance to play a sport and not be cut from it,” Newton said. “We don’t want it to be overly competitive. I want it to be an inviting sport

and a fun sport where they learn how to be better ath-letes, how to compete and also enjoy a sport that’s not overly competitive.”

But the Mercer Island coach still wants his team to be able to push its oppo-nents and give other teams a more challenging match.

“I want them to be able to master the fundamen-tals of this sport because a lot of them don’t have that background,” he said. “They’re just starting now as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, even some seniors that just joined the team and want to be in a fun sport and they lack the

basic footwork, the basic grip, how to swing and the basic strokes. That’s what we want to do. We want to not only bring aware-ness of badminton being a sport, but also teach them the fundamentals.”

Team captain Anna

Chandler said one of the things she liked most about playing badminton was she could immediately see results from putting in hard work.

“This sport is fun because you can move up really easily,” she said. “You can improve and become a ranked player in the season easily if you work hard, so it’s not like everyone is set in their squad.”

Chandler said one of her goals for this year’s team would be to make it through the early rounds of their postseason tourna-ment, which was echoed by her coach.

“I wouldn’t mind getting a couple more wins, we’d all like that,” Newton said. “But my goal for them is to raise their game, just raise their competitive level and from there, hopefully we’ll get some wins.”

the second before a goal from Evan Condon gave the Islanders a 5-3 advan-tage going into halftime.

The Cardinals came back with two quick goals to start the third and tied the game twice during the quarter, but Condon responded for the Islanders both times, keeping Mercer

Island ahead 7-6 head-ing into the final period. Mercer Island managed to put the game away in the fourth, scoring the first four of its five goals in the quarter unanswered.

Johnny Van der Velden had five goals and two assists to lead Mercer Island, while Condon had four goals and an assist, and Brett Bottomley had two goals and two assists.

Scott Lee, getting the start-ing nod in goal, had five saves for the Islanders. Mercer Island outshot Seattle Academy 50-33 and won the ground ball game 22-17.

While it was maybe a closer match than he would’ve liked to see, O’Hearn said the Islanders were merely getting back into game-shape.

“We hit five pipes, that’s

close,” O’Hearn said, not-ing the shots on goal. “You can take half of that and we double up on them. It’s just us in early season form, shaking off the rust and trying to dial it in.”

Mercer Island took on Bothell Tuesday, March 17 after the Reporter deadline. The Islanders face Tahoma at 8 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Tahoma High School.

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Redmond tops Islanders in soccer openerGetting two second-half goals from sophomore forward

Jacob Ferry, Redmond beat Mercer Island in their season opener Saturday, March 14 at Islander Stadium.

Ryan Hill gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 16th minute, but Pablo Gallo Arias answered for the Mustangs with seven minutes left in the first half to tie the game at the break. Ferry struck just before the 70th minute and again with 15 minutes to go to give Redmond the win.

Next, the Islanders will take on Skyline at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Skyline High School.

MI 8th grade girls select wins PSTL title

The Mercer Island 8th grade girls select basketball team had a successful finish to their season with three victories and a championship in the Silver Division of the Puget Sound Travel League (PSTL) season-ending tournament, which took place the weekend of March 7-8.

Mercer Island beat Issaquah 42-37 and Eastside Catholic 37-30 before winning over Snohomish 37-30 in the tourna-ment final.

Team members include Hannah Wainwright, Rio Beutelspacher, Sarah Gest, Emmeline Penn, Emma Pfeiffer, Mathilda Noone, Declan Chapin, Emily Arron, Jackie Stenberg and Julie Nordstrom. The team is led by head coach Tameka Stewart and assistant coach Lewis Cooper.

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Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoBadminton coach Roy Newton leads his team through practice drills March 12 at MIHS.

WEDNESDAY | 18TOWN CENTER PUBLIC INPUT MEETING: 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, Lakeridge Elementary, 8215 S.E. 78th St. The City will hold a series of community outreach sessions during the Town Center Development Code revision process. For more, contact Kirsten Taylor at 206-275-7661.

THURSDAY | 19OPEN SPACE CONSERVANCY TRUST BOARD REGULAR MEET-ING: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, March 19, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Held on the third Thursday of alternating months unless otherwise posted. For more, contact Deborah Alexander at [email protected] AND FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP: 7-9 p.m., Thursday, March 19, The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-Day Saints, 4001 Island Crest Way. Weekly workshop, featuring begin-ner to advanced training. Free and open to the public. For more, contact Peter Selden at [email protected] or 206-412-8252.MERCER ISLAND RADIO OPERATOR MEETING: 7-8 p.m., Thursday, March 19, North Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Join the Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO) for training on how to com-municate in emergency situations. For more, go to the MIRO website at http://mirohams.org or contact Officer Jennifer Franklin at 206-275-7905.

FRIDAY | 20MERCER ISLAND DIRECTORY MAILING DAY: 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 20, Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Social Hall, 4400 86th Ave. S.E. Come stuff envelopes! Volunteers are needed to help members of the Mercer Island Guild of Seattle Children’s get the 2015 Directory ready for mailing. Parking in east lot only. For more, contact [email protected] or 206-

232-3903.STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING: 5-9 p.m., March 20, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. A two-evening Design Workshop to review and analyze previously received public input and provide guidance on changes to the Development Code. Meeting will run from 5:30-9 p.m. March 21. Learn more at www.mercergov.org/towncenter.CLASSICS ON FILM: The Dinner Game (Le dîner de cons) (Francis Veber, 1998). 7:30-9:30 p.m., Friday, March 20, Aljoya Theatre 2430 76th Ave S.E. Presented in partnership with the Mercer Island Sister City Association. The film will be in French with English subtitles. Film historian Lance Rhoades will provide introduction and post com-mentary. Free and open to the public. For more, call Carla Peterson at 232-5354 or visit www.mercerisland-sistercity.org.

SATURDAY | 21VOLUNTEER FOREST STEWARDSHIP: Saturday, March 21. Opportunities are available for forest steward-ship training or groups that

want to do service work in a park or open space for a special project. Call Paul West at 206-275-7833 to learn more.MERCER ISLAND TIMEBANK GATHERING: 2-3 p.m., Saturday, March 21, Shorewood Heights, 3209 Shorewood Dr. Learn about the Mercer Island and Eastside Timebanks, get to know other members and ask questions about how it all works. Free. Contact Greta Climer at [email protected] or 425-827-0827.THE COHO STRING QUARTET: 7-9 p.m., Saturday, March 21, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Featured will be the String Quartet in C major by Mozart and the String Quartet in F by Antonin Dvorak. $10 - $20 suggested offering. Contact Steve Bosetti at [email protected] or 206-232-5595.

SUNDAY | 22MERCER ISLAND HALF MARA-THON: 6:30-10 a.m., March 22. The annual Mercer Island “Rotary Run” Half Marathon hits the streets and trails of Mercer Island on Sunday. This will result in temporary road closures and some

traffic delays. Five different run or walk events benefit-ing colon cancer awareness will take place throughout the morning. For more, visit mercerislandhalf.com.

MONDAY | 23MI LIBRARY BOARD REGULAR MEETING: 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, March 23, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Contact Kirsten Taylor at [email protected] for more.

TUESDAY | 24MIEA REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL MEETING: 4:15-6 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. For information, contact Tani Lindquist at [email protected] or 206-790-8976.TOWN CENTER LIAISON GROUP MEETING: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Serving as a liaison between the public and the City to inform the public and provide an opportunity for input. Learn more at www.mercergov.org/town-center.FIRST AID AND ADULT CPR WITH AED: 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, Main Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Sign up online at MyParksandRecreation.com or or via telephone at 206-275-7847. Cost is $25. For more, contact Jolene Judd at 206-275-7607.

THURSDAY | 26SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-STUDY SESSION MIEA: 5 p.m.,

Thursday, March 26, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Agenda can be found at mercerisland-schools.org. For more, con-tact Kendall Taylor at 206-236-3300 or [email protected].

EVENTS | ONGOING2015 SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: March 14-21, vari-ous locations. Celebrate the 20th annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival, featuring 33 films from 10 Countries, one Golden Globe nominee and three Oscar contenders. To see the full lineup and purchase tickets, visit www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org.

EVENTS | UPCOMINGMINI SPRING SALE: Thursday, March 26, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. All day. Breeze into some book bargains at our mini-spring sale. Six tables jam-packed on top and below with fiction and nonfiction books for adults and chil-dren. Sale is during library hours.ANNUAL SPRING RECYCLING EVENT AND COMPOST BIN SALE: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday, March 28, Mercer Island Boat Launch, 3600 East Mercer Way. Safely dispose of the old equipment and household items. Pick up a worm bin or compost bin at a discounted rate to use around the garden. Please consider bringing a non-perishable food item or cash donation for the MI Food Pantry. Call 206-275-7608 for more.

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For Christians, Lent is a season of shadows. The six weeks that sep-arate Ash Wednesday from Easter Sunday provide time for introspec-tion, reflection and preparation. Lent reminds us of suffering and death so we’re ready for the good news of resurrection.

This year, the Lenten season is a very personal jour-ney. It is a season of grief that finds me anticipating the reality of a message I have preached for 40 years.

On Ash Wednesday, Ken Lottis, my best friend on Mercer Island,

died. Ken was not kin to me, but over the past decade he became an older brother. Ken died on the 10th anniversary of our first meet-ing. He was on the search com-mittee that called me as pastor of Evergreen Covenant Church.

Ken and I would regu-larly meet at the north end Starbucks, where he would encourage me and strategize with me. Ken was the one who helped me realize my signature reference to Starbucks as “St. Arbucks” was not merely a play on words. Here was a citizen of our community who spent a quarter century in Brazil drinking coffee with

university students while studying the Bible with them. He realized that spiritual conversations are just

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It was Ken whose love for my family and our community, resulted in a partnership between our church and the Mercer Island Rotary Club. While sharing com-munion at St. Arbucks one day, I indicated my daughter was plan-ning to compete in the Rotary Half Marathon the third Sunday in March. I told him as a Rotarian, I wished I could participate as well. But there was a hurdle. The event was on Sunday.

It was Ken who prompted me to consider canceling our morning church services. What if we chose to serve our community instead of holding a service without regard for what 4,000 people were doing outside our building? He sold me. He helped lead the charge encour-

aging our congregation to partici-pate as contestants, volunteers and cheerleaders. Five years ago this month we put “feet to faith” and signed up 250 from our church to help stomp out colon cancer.

Five years later, Evergreen Covenant continues to cancel morning services the day of the Half Marathon. And Ken Lottis is the reason. When I serve as a course marshal at this year’s event, I will give thanks for my friend as the runners pass. I’ll be grateful his painful earthly race is over. I will also be thankful that Lent’s finish line is a day that promises death’s victory has been called into question.

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“The city will not be paying for any repairs here as it is an entirely private road,” said city communications manag-er Ross Freeman, though city building officials “red-tagged” the site, meaning it needs to be inspected and stabilized.

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EmploymentGeneral

CIRCULATIONMANAGER

Issaquah/Sammamish/ Snoqualmie

Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting ap- plications for a Circula- tion Manager. Position will be based out of the Bellevue office. The primary 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 in- dependent contractors to meet delivery deadlines, insuring delivery stan- dards are being met and quality customer service. Posi t ion requi res the ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe man- ner; 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 com- pensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holi- days), and 401K (currently with an employer match). If you are inter- ested in joining the team at the Issaquah/Sam- mamish Repor ter and the Valley Record, email us your cover letter and resume to:

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The YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County

seeks a

Veterans Employment Specialist

The Veterans Employ- ment Specialist will provide employment assis- tance to homeless and formerly veterans who a r e e n r o l l e d i n t h e YWCA’s Supportive Ser- vices for Veterans and their Famil ies (SSVF) program. The Veteran Employment Navigator will help clients pursue employment to find full time, family-supporting employment by provid- ing job search assis- tance, employment case management, job readi- ness skil ls, vocational training referrals, and job p lacement. The Vete- rans Employment Spe- cialist will conduct as- sessments, provide one- on-one job search assis- tance, make referrals, fac i l i ta te job t ra in ing workshops, and assist veterans with job reten- tion and wage progres- s ion af ter p lacement. Fu l l t ime, 40 hrs /wk. Ra te $16 .35 /h r. Re - spond to

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pets/animals

Dogs

AKC GERMAN S H E P H E R D p u p s . Ready to Go. We have p u r e E a s t G e r m a n , working lines. 1 solid black male $2,000 & several solid black Fe- males. $1,700/$2,000. H o m e c o m p a n i o n , Search and Rescue, Spor t & family protec- tion, Service/The rapy dogs. We match your puppy to you r spec i f i c needs. 253-843-1123 or SchraderhausK9.com

wheelsMotorhomes

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Announcements

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stuffCemetery Plots

(1) CEMETERY PLOT for sale at Sunset Hills Memorial Park. Located in the beautiful “Garden of Rest”. Lot #44, place #9. $17,000 negotiable. Sel ler to pay transfer fees. Contact Mike or Vicki: 425-255-1381

$7000; 2 CEMETERY PLOTS in the beautiful Garden of Meditation. Desirable sold-out section in Washington Me- morial. Call before its gone. Section 14, block 97, lots A2 and A3. Patti 360-497-2114, (private seller. I pay transfer fee).

$7999 SUNSET HILLS Cemetery plot or 2 plots for $15000. Panoramic Seattle city view! Well manicured Garden of Prayer location, Belle- vue. Easy access, right off the road. Highly desirable. Lot 78, spaces 3 & 4. Owner pays transfer fee. Private seller, call Loyd at 509-674-5867.

Electronics

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flea marketHeavy Equipment

1973 ALLIED 2 AXEL PUP TRLR $4000. Good hoist. Long reach. As- phalt gauge. Lights and f laps okay. ALSO, 5 th WHEEL DOLLY, long reach two axel, titled, as is, $500. Call Rick 360- 951-7126. Por t Town- send.

Mail Order

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Acorn Stairlifts. The AF- FORDABLE solution to your stai rs! **Limited t ime -$250 O f f You r Stairlift Purchase!** Buy Direct & SAVE. Please call 1-800-304-4489 for FREE DVD and b ro - chure.

KILL ROACHES! Buy Harr is Roach Tablets. Eliminate Bugs-Guaran- teed. No Mess, Odor- l e s s , L o n g L a s t i n g . Available at Ace Hard- ware & The Home Depot

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Wanted/Trade

$Wanted$ Comic Books Pre-1975: Original art & m o v i e m e m o r a b i l i a , sports, non-sports cards, ESPECIALLY 1960 ’s Collector/Investor, paying cash! Ca l l WILL: 8 0 0 - 2 4 2 - 6 1 3 0 b u y - i ng@ge tcash fo r com- ics.com

9 AUSTRALIAN Shep- herd Pups. Pure Bred. Parents very docile and friendly! Mom on site. 6 males and 3 females. Tails & dew claws done. Shots & worming will be. Taking deposits now, will make good family pets! $ 4 2 5 fo r Tr i - C o l o r s ; $500 for Blue Merles. Call: 360-631-6089 for more info.

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Dogs

$500 AKC English Mas- tiff/ Great Pyrenees puppies. Perfect for families, security and as gentle as can be! AKC Mastiff Dad & Mom is a beaut i fu l Great Pyrenese. All red or brown colored pups w/ some black markings. Pick you puppy, before their gone, call Francis now 360-535-9404 King- ston, WA.

AKC English Lab Pups $550, $650 & $700. Chocolate & Black Lab with blocky heads. Great hunters or companions. Playful, loyal & healthy. Family raised & well so- cialized, OFA’s lineage, first shots, de-wormed and vet checked. Par- ents on site. 425-422- 2428. A few rare mis- marked Labradors

AKC German Shepherd Puppies. Black, black / tan, and Panda colors. $750 + tax . Pa ren ts OFA’d. Shots, wormed, ve t checked . Yak ima 509-965-1537.www.bahrsshepherds.com

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Marine Storage

MOORAGE WANTEDfor ski boat in

Mercer Isl, Bellevue or Renton area.Responsible, re-

spectful, won’t hang out on your dock.206-498-1201.

Auto Events/ Auctions

BIG D TOWINGAbandoned

Vehicle AuctionTuesday 03/24/15

@ 11AM.1 Vehicle

Preview 10-11am. 1540 Leary Way NW,

Seattle 98107

AutomobilesOthers

AU T O I N S U R A N C E S TA RT I N G AT $ 2 5 / MONTH! Call 877-929- 9397

Pickup TrucksDodge

TRACTOR WANTED ie Kubota, Yanmar, Mitsu- bishi. Older Japanese Diesel tractor 4WD with loader. Call Dan, private cash buyer at 360-304- 1199.

Sport Utility VehiclesLincoln

2008 Lincoln Navigator, 4 wheel drive. Black, fully loaded, pure luxury. Only 75K miles. 5.4 liter V-8 engine. Perfect con- di t ion. $22,000. Cal l (253)351-6459

Vans & Mini VansFord

2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN $2,700 obo. White, automatic. 83,409 miles. Dr ives great, but I no longer drive. Issaquah. Cal l 630-440-1313 or 425-443-3878.

Vehicles Wanted

CASH FOR CARS! Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay MORE! Running or Not. Sell Your Car or Tr u c k TO DAY. F r e e Towing! Instant Offer: 1-888-545-8647

SOLD IT? FOUND IT? Let us know by calling 1-800-388-2527 so we can cancel your ad.


2015 Ready! $1,425,000Serene location with North End ease. This one of a kind gem is waiting for you for! Beautifully crafted carpentry & mill work throughout. #605214


Westside $1,329,000Westside 4BR/3.5BA remodeled home w/vaulted light living & dining rms, gourmet kit w/butler’s pantry, master suite w/spa BA, well-appointed home of� ce + rec room. #727541

Molly Penny 206-200-4411Katie Penny Shea 206-755-5051

◆ Turn Key $1,349,000Dramatic entry, formal living and dining rooms, spacious great room and chef’s kitchen with commercial grade appliances. 4BR/3.5BA. #752163


Pine Lake $2,600,000Builders, developers & investors take no-tice! Desirable Community surrounded by elegant custom homes. Over 3.5ac, zoned R-4, adjacent to Evoke nbrhd. #742638

Barbara Bro 206-459-8411Curt Peterson 425-503-4230

New Build $1,688,888Soon to be completed! Luxurious con-temporary in sought-after Redmond area; close to MSFT. Exquisitely � nished design-er touches throughout this 5BR/3.5BA home. #715995

Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275

Houghton $1,085,000Wake up to the light dancing off of the lake & the Olympic mtns framing the Seattle skyline. Designed to take advantage of the views w/3 remodeled levels. #699431


Coupeville $900,000Amazing property overlooking Puget Sound w/sweeping views to the N & E of Camano & Mt. Baker. Almost 3ac w/170â€™ of beautiful waterfront. 3BR hm w/soaring ceilings. #722479

Scott MacRae 206-230-5451Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

Island Point $1,285,000Classic NW contemporary � lled w/character & grace, wrapped in beautiful gardens. Smart � oor-plan & great separa-tion of spaces. 4BR/2.25BA, 3510sf+/-. #740206


Harbour Pointe $1,358,000Mukilteo’s � nest penthouse! The Fairview’s largest unit with the best views! 3 bedroom + of� ce & loft. 2-story � oor plan. 20’ vaulted ceiling. 3 parking spaces. #710872

Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667

South End $1,600,0002015 completed Classic Federal-Styled residence de� ned with contemporary � air. 4BRs + den/guest suite and extra 3/4 bath, hardwoods on main and stairs. #729786

Debbie Barbara 206-300-6077

◆ Kirkland $439,000Not your ordinary townhome! Immaculate 3 bedroom home on a private lane of only 5 homes. Spacious bedrooms, 2.5 baths, bright eat-in kitchen. #752277


◆ New List! $838,000Blending into its environment, this 4BR/2.5BA Northwest contemporary home features an open, airy � oor plan w/light-� lled window walls bringing the outside in. 4BR/2.25BA. #752784


◆ New on Market $885,000Unbeatable location, updated & elegant home, quiet street & all the right spaces. This is the one you have been waiting for! 5 (or 6) spacious BRs, 3 baths. #752297


FOX ISLAND $727,0003 bdrms|3.5 baths|3 car garage|2.4+acres. Stunning landscaping! Large master bed-room with sauna. Beautiful wainscoting thru-out. View. #689298

Nancy Stanbery 206-619-4866Kim Stanbery 206-419-4347

3350SF 1Story $1,299,0002 Wings, 4BR+Of� ce/5thBR, Master Suite, 1 Story, Bonus Heated Attic, Sky-lights, Leaded Glass, Stainless Appliances, Jetted Tub, Close to Island Park Elemen-tary #631724

Galen Hubert 206-778-9787

Short Sale $462,900Stanwood 3BR/3.5BA, 3146sf custom home, sitting on 4.63 acres. Main � oor master suite. Wrap around deck/screened in porch. #743781

James R. Shute 206-230-5421

Capitol Hill $400,0003 adjacent lots totaling 15000sqft. Build your dream home or 2 townhomes. Lake Union & Queen Anne views, walk to city center, Broadway & more. Amazing location! #678887

Patricia Temkin 206-579-5073

Bothell $318,000Strategically set within a greenbelt & uniquely secluded from neighbors. 3 Levels of easy living w/3 bedroom upper � oor & Of� ce/Rec Rm on lower w/bath. #746222

Barbara Bro 206-459-8411Stephanie Susen 206-755-6310

◆ Mercerwood $685,000Fantastic opportunity to build in one of Mercer Island’s most sought after north end neighborhoods. Value is in the land. #753299

Don Samuelson 206-226-8338

◆ Auburn $300,000Gorgeous rambler extensively remodeled w/ quality � nishes. Stunning kitchen w/ granite countertops, breakfast bar & plenty of cabinetry. 3BR/2BA. #751170

Stephanie Susen 206-755-6310 Barbara Bro 206-459-8411

◆ Kenmore $148,800Don’t miss out on this FHA approved, 2 bedroom 2 full bathroom condo with 2 parking spots and no Rental Cap! Im-maculate inside, new � ooring & paint. #737559

Natalie Malin 206-232-3240

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Leschi $1,175,000Relax on your private deck & enjoy the panoramic views of the Lk WA, mtns & daily sunrises. Open spaces, dramatic ceil-ing height & brilliant light. 4BR/3.5BA. #746735

Vicki Napoleone 206-790-5822

Alki $521,650Distinctive Live+Work, 1BR+Bonus+Work Space, 2 1/4BA Townhome. Built Green. Rooftop deck. Multiple townhomes avail-able, call for details! #671103

Keith McKinney 206-230-5380

◆ Renton $398,000ENJOY comfort & convenience in this mid-century. RAMBLER, 1,390sf, 3BR/1.5BA PLUS an ADU built in 2003, 670sf, 1BR/.75Ba. Both light & bright! #743708

Heidi Klansnic 425-830-4199

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