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Chad Coleman/Staff Photo Lorna Isenberg and “Rocky,” a 22-year-old thoroughbred, at the Stevenson Farm on Mercer Island in March. 31. The acreage was recently listed for $6 million by Coldwell Banker Bain’s Bellevue office.

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By Linda [email protected]

There are a total of 135 residential and condominium listings on Mercer Island. That’s down by 36.32 percent from a year ago. Of those properties, 117 are single family residences and 18 are condominiums. It is interesting to note that the 33 new listings that

came on the market last month were all single family homes; not one new condo listing came on the market.

August’s inventory stood at 147 homes and condos.

With 27 total closings on the Island in September, and 33 new listings, it would appear that supply and demand on the Island is attempting to strike a balance. Pending sales, or sales that went under contract last month, num-ber 30 compared to 31 last month and 26 in September 2010.

“When you’re looking at single fam-

ily at 117, that’s not very much,” said Windermere broker Diane Rae Jones. “Supply is short, but if that were four years ago, people would be snapping them up. But if the price is off, it’s going to sit.”

Rae-Jones said buyers are tough and smart. With the recent stock market scare, she has had a few people drop out of the real estate market.

Median price on all Island sales rose from $648,000 a year ago to $725,000 last month. Single family homes sold at a median price of $747,500, while condominiums dropped just over 30 percent, with a median sales price of $410,000, down from $587,500 last year.

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Huston Riley dies at 90

Few condos for sale now, Stevenson property listedRare, flat five-acre site is zoned for nine residential lots

The Mercer Island High School cross country team won a home meet last week. See Sports on page 10 for details.

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The Mercer Island Com-munity and Event Center is now offering time for ‘special needs open play,’ a new drop-in gym time for special needs children and teens, ages 5 to 15.

Open play will occur every other Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the MICEC gym. Drop-in fees apply. Parent or caregiver supervision is required.

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Electric cars at Luther Burbank

Between noon and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, the City of Mercer Island is co-hosting a National Plug-In Day event at Luther Burbank Park.

The event, according to organizers, “is to show America that electric vehicles are here and viable — so buy one already.” Representatives from local electric utilities and makers of charging stations will be at the event.

Several vehicles will be at the event, including 24 Nissan Leafs (some giving rides), 14 Tesla Roadsters (some giving rides), eight home conversion vehicles, four vehicles from the 90s California program, and three other factory vehicles like Chevy Volt, Wheego LiFe and Lectric Leopard.

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By Reporter Staff Islander Huston Riley of

Mercer Island died Oct. 2 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. Mr. Riley, known as Hu, was 90. A lifelong Island resident, he lived with his wife, Charlotte, in the house that his father built in 1905 on the North end.

Mr. Riley was a decorat-ed World War II veteran and was the ‘soldier in the surf ’ depicted in Robert Capa’s immortal photo of the D-Day invasion. Riley

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was among thousands of American soldiers who, on June 6, 1944, stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from occu-pation by Nazi Germany. Mr. Riley was also in the first wave of invasions in North Africa and Sicily; was seriously wounded in the Battle of the Bulge; and ultimately received three Purple Hearts

In 2009, the Mercer Island City Council con-sidered a proposal to endorse “Riley Cove” as the official name of an unnamed cove located on the North end of the Island where the Riley homestead sits. The effort was later

turned down.In June of 2009, Tom

Brokaw of NBC News came to visit Mr. Riley at his home for part of a television special. The two

fished off the dock on the cove.

No services are planned.

For a tribute to Mr. Riley by Pastor Greg, go to www.mi-reporter.com.

Listing Service, pending sales for the NWMLS service area, which encompasses 21 counties, are up by more than 20 percent from a year ago. Pending sales tapered off by 9.6 percent area wide in a typical transition to fall and winter.

With interest rates at an all-time low, buyers may start shopping, but they are very well educated, said

NWMLS director Darin Stenvers.

“Before they ever leave their homes, they have a good idea of which homes are priced cor-rectly,” Stenvers said.

Stevenson farm land is listed for sale

Pete Hayes with Coldwell Banker Bain in Bellevue has listed the Stevenson property for $6 million. The property,

just shy of five acres, is one of the few — if not the only — remaining large tracts available on the Island.

“We’ve already received offers that are being consid-ered,” Hayes said. He said he has also made inquiries to the City of Mercer Island, hoping the tract could be used for the public good.

“If someone doesn’t pop up and say ‘I’ve got the cash and we’re ready to do this,’ then we’ll be obligated to sell to the buyer with the best offer,” Hayes continued. “I would absolutely love to see a soccer field.”

He said the offer he has is close to the asking price.

In the meantime, theMercer Island SchoolDistrict is finalizing plans for new schools. Superintendent Gary Plano said the SchoolBoard will meet Thursday to discuss real estate options, which the board is con-tinuing to examine and could presumably include Stevenson’s or other proper-ties. He said the district will not make public any nego-tiations, on any property.

“I truly would love to seeit saved,” the realtor said. “But it is for sale.”

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Chad Coleman/Staff photoIn 2009, Hu Riley stands at a front window in his home that overlooks Lake Washington. He lived there for 88 years.

By Reporter StaffThe Mercer Island City

Council has finalized a list of priorities in order to allocate the $2 million in savings realized from the construction of the sewer lake line project that came in under budget. The mul-tiyear $22 million project involved the replacement of the crumbling sewer line along the northwest corner of the Island.

On Monday, Oct. 3, the Council finalized its list to disperse the money. The list includes:

new South End fire sta-tion.

-ish a pair of city reserve

funds.

the reserves for firefighter union retirement pay-ments.

public records fine, and accompanying attorney fees in the Lindell lawsuit.

the pedestrian, bicycle and facility plan.

booster station on First Hill.

-geted sales and B&O taxes to the state.

to rebuild/repair the I-90 boat launch and police dock.

is to be spent on stud-

a possible community pool; $70,000 for TownCenter transit options and

the city’s human resources department.

to YFS. The Council declined

to use $200,000 to reduce water utility rate increases to customers, decided not to fund a communications position and reduced byhalf the amount to be spent on a study for acommunity pool.

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A new interior design business has moved into the suite previously occu-pied by Finders. Carly Burns, who just moved back to Mercer Island after attending school in New York and L.A., opened C. Michele Interior Lifestyles on Sept. 28.

‘Michele’ is Burns’ mid-dle name. The shop offers a selection of gifts for the home and special occa-sions: wedding, hostess, babies; and design ser-vices.

“I don’t think it’s nec-essary to spend a lot of money to give someone a great gift, although I do have things that are more expensive,” said Burns, who also offers help in reorganizing interiors and reaccesorizing shelves.

Burns grew up on the Island and graduated from Mercer Island High School. She attended Hofstra University on Long Island,

for interior design, and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in L.A.

Burns’ Island roots extend back several gen-erations. Her grandfather, Richard Galanti, was a businessman who opened a grocery store near the current location of the Shorewood apartments.

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The Mercer Island Chevron ExtraMile convenience store recently celebrated its grand opening. Seen here, Brianna Junior, Rob Cowan, owner David Ulrich, MIPD officer John Pritchard and Chenese Williams celebrated by cutting the ribbon. During the opening celebration, Ulrich offered up Johnsonville brats and other goodies, and customers had the chance to win prizes, including a Seattle Seahawks football signed by Aaron Curry.Got a photo you’d like to share with the Island in our “Eye on MI” feature? Email your image with a caption about where and when it was taken to [email protected].

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Each fall, only 35 stu-dents are accepted into the University of Washington’s Academy Program, a group of young, gifted academics. Two are from Mercer Island this year.

These students go straight from their sophomore year of high school into the UW, as freshmen. No worries that they don’t get an official high school diploma or GED; this is better.

“UW is everything I had in high school times 10,” said 17-year-old Nikolas Midttun.

Viraj Parikh, 16, was also accepted into the program. He joked that they are “intel-lectual dropouts” from high school.

Both young men attended Mercer Island High School their freshman and sopho-more years. The UW sent both a letter after seeing their 4.0 GPAs, inviting them to come to an informational meeting at the high school. Midttun said he didn’t get caught up in it immediate-ly, but then warmed to the idea.

“You still have to go through the whole applica-tion process,” he said.

Out of over 100 applicants

from “all over,” Midttun and Parikh were accepted.

“I was both surprised and honored,” Parikh said. He said he had no prior knowl-edge of the program until he got the letter.

Midttun and his mother, Lori Midttun, have lived on the Island for eight years. He said he didn’t move on c a mp u s because “ h e r c o o k -ing is so g o o d .” P a r i k h and his f a m i l y moved to the Island in 2000. Echoing Midttun, Parikh is

still living at home and also appreciates his mom’s cook-ing.

Midttun said it’s a huge shift, going from sophomore year in high school into the “shark tank.”

“The workload is very heavy,” he said. “I’m nerdy, I’m an academic — especial-ly at UW, but I enjoy it.”

Carrying 17 credits this fall, he is impressed with his professors, who he calls “experts in their fields.” He said most of his professors don’t know he is in the acad-emy program.

This fall he is taking cal-culus, which he loves.

“I’m hoping to become a mechanical engineer,” Midttun said.

He is attracted to mechan-ical engineering because it covers a variety of engineer-ing disciplines, he said.

Parikh hasn’t settled on his major yet, but he is lean-ing toward pre-med. He vol-

unteers at Swedish Hospital now in its orthopedic insti-tute. He’s carrying 18 credits this fall, hoping to get all of his required classes behind

him as soon as possible.

B o t h Midttun a n d P a r i k h take a bio-eth-ics course w h i c h looks at

the ethics and morality of subjects such as stem-cell research and cloning. The class is linked to an English course where they write about what they are studying in the bio-ethics class.

Parikh said the two profes-sors (bio-ethics and English) work well together encour-aging great discussion. He is also taking an advanced calculus class. He credits his

excellence at math not only to MIHS but to the Kumon Center, where he has been studying since the first grade. He said Kumon encourages independent study, whileholding their students’ feet to the fire.

Midttun said he did receive a small scholarship from the UW, but the rest is up to him; he said an engineering degree will most likely take five years. Parikh is working to secure some scholarships, but like Midttun, is paying tuition.

Both said they miss friends and old teachers at MIHS, but do not regret their deci-sion.

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Dear friends, customers and Albertsons family:

After 22 years of sharing our lives together, I must say goodbye. My doctor has insisted that I must leave my home of 15 years for health reasons. I am relocating my home as well as my job, which is a very big transition for me. This will in turn be a better fit for my health and to bring me closer to my grandchildren and family. My new location will be in Woodinville, and I would welcome any of my friends to stop by and say hello if they get the opportunity!

My last day at the Mercer Island Albertsons will be on October the 15th. So please come in to wish me well on such a big life change for me! I will truly miss you all. Thanks for all the memories!

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El Jahncke leads budget Mercer Island is fortunate to have two

quality candidates competing for the same seat on the City Council. My vote goes to El Jahncke. El has extensive experience in city governance and has made significant contributions. He is both diligent and trustworthy.

In these times of budget shortfalls, El has played the leading role in overseeing every detail of the city’s expenditures and future financial commitments. The results show. Over the past 10 years, Mercer Island’s por-tion of your property taxes has gone down from 17.1 percent to less than 15.4 percent, and costs were lowered and then contained on the two largest city projects, namely the community center and the sewer line replacement. At the same time, city parks and recreation facilities are in better shape and Mercer Island has successfully

assumed financial responsibility for Luther Burbank Park and the Mary Wayte Pool.

El works constructively with fellow Council members and city staff. A person of firm convictions, El always remains open to well-considered persuasion.

I encourage you to cast your vote for El Jahncke.

Bryan Cairns

Debbie Bertlin for CouncilThe upcoming election will present

Islanders with a magnificent opportunity: to very positively alter the composition of the Mercer Island City Council by electing Debbie Bertlin and showing El Jahncke the way out. Debbie is a vibrant, intel-ligent woman with excellent experience in business, and has been an outspoken and productive activist on the Island in the areas of open space, transportation, schools and public safety. She stands in stark con-trast to Mr. Jahncke, our current deputy mayor, on whose watch the devastating lawsuit with resulting fines occurred, and whose positions in opposition to parks, school levies and public safety improve-ments directly contradict the wishes and interests of the great majority of our residents. She is a product of the Mercer Island school system and a graduate of Mercer Island High School (as a classmate of our son) with two daughters coming into our schools.

Time for a change? You bet! Put Debbie Bertlin on our City Council.

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El Jahncke supports housing initiatives

We need elected officials who will thor-oughly understand and aggressively pursue, through public policy and support, rational

solutions for more affordable housing.El Jahncke, candidate for re-election to

the Mercer Island City Council, has proven to be such an official by studying those issues and supporting the work of ARCH

and their strategies to meet those needs, such as with Ellsworth House on the Island.

ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing) is a consortium of 16 Eastside cities address-

ing affordable housing issues. Mercer Island has been a member of ARCH since the early 1990s.

The need for affordable housing options escalates as veterans from two long wars return to our Eastside communities to a slowed and stagnant economy. Jobs are scarce, low-paying and inadequate to meet housing costs. Public funds for housing have dried to a trickle from federal, state and local jurisdictions.

A 2009 study by King County Housing Authority [“A Quiet Crisis: Age Wave

Maxes Out Affordable Housing”] indicates a need to create 900 units of affordable senior housing per year in order to meet demand.

We require thoughtful, dedicated, com-passionate thinking to build strategies to meet the rising tide of demand for afford-able housing for seniors, veterans and their families.

El Jahncke has demonstrated interest, intelligence and dedication by delving into the complexities of public policy, attending ARCH meetings and learning and embrac-ing the collective wisdom of Eastside cities in striving to meet this growing need. The high degree of consciousness and dedica-tion he has brought to this issue is unique among our Council members, and I rec-ommend keeping El on our City Council to continue this good work.

El has my vote and I encourage you to support his campaign for re-election.

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“No, I think they are wasting their time.”

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By Linda Ball [email protected]

Mercer Island High School principal John Harrison announced Oct. 4 that he will be stepping down to take a position with the Bellevue School District, after six years at MIHS. His last day at MIHS is Oct. 13.

Associate Principal Craig Olson will step in as princi-pal until Nov. 4, when Pat Blix, who has previously served as an interim prin-cipal with the district, will take over until a permanent replacement for Harrison can be found. Presently Blix is in Guatemala on a study trip.

Harrison will serve as the director of school sup-port (secondary) for the Bellevue School District. He said his new job will be to provide instructional and operational leadership, mentoring the principals in the four high schools, one alternative school, one international school and five middle schools in the district.

“It’s a golden opportu-nity,” Harrison said. “I’ve been thinking about the next phase of my career.”

Several months ago Harrison told Gary Plano, superintendent of the Mercer Island School District, that he was inter-ested in working toward a superintendent position and asked for his help and advice. He told Plano that he was hoping to find a position that would serve as a stepping stone to a superintendent job. Plano explained that he has been mentoring Harrison since he began working toward that goal.

“For me, I’ve been in schools because it’s what I love,” Harrison said. “It’s my comfort zone. But I’m looking forward to this. It will stretch me. Now I’m ready.”

Harrison said he has already started his super-intendent credentials. The change of job will not require Harrison to move, as he and his family live in Issaquah.

When the position in Bellevue came up, Harrison took the job with Plano’s

encouragement. But it did not leave Plano much time to locate a replacement, Plano said.

He contacted a few indi-viduals, but did not have much luck because of the short notice. He did contact Blix, who agreed even though she had just begun her study program in Guatemala.

Harrison said the com-munity will be engaged in finding a permanent

replacement for him at MIHS.

“Harrison’s contributions on Mercer Island include his attention and rapport with students and families; his empowerment of staff; and his amazing ability to deal with challenging situ-ations with experience and calm,” Plano said.

Harrison’s farewell mes-sage can be read at the dis-trict’s website, www.misd.k12.wa.us.

Chad Coleman/File photoJohn Harrison took the job at Mercer Island High School in 2005. City Council

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SEPT. 28PADDLEBOARD THEFT: Two paddleboards and paddles worth $4,000 total were sto-len out of a shed on a water-front property in the 9000 block of North Mercer Way. The theft, reported at 11:23 a.m., occurred between Sept. 11 and Sept. 25.MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: An unknown suspect keyed a Mercer Island woman’s BMW parked at a residence on Maple Lane. The dam-age extended from the rear fender to the front fender on the driver’s side. The woman, a caretaker, was absent with her employer at Virginia Mason between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

SEPT. 29VEHICLE RECOVERED: A 26-year-old woman’s vehicle, which she reported stolen to Federal Way police, was repossessed by her bank. She has the vehicle in her posses-sion and asked for the “sto-len” status to be removed. Federal Way police request-ed a report to be filed.FORGERY: A 76-year-old Mercer Island woman found four unauthorized charges

on her monthly credit card statement, including a suspect’s room reservation through Orbitz for Hotel Max in Seattle, made between Aug. 16 and Aug. 18. The woman’s credit card compa-ny requested a police report.THEFT: The Visa Fraud Unit notified a 57-year-old Mercer Island woman that charges were made to her card in Miami, Fla. Three of the fraudulent charges were denied, but two were pro-cessed. The victim canceled her card number and got a new one. She did not know how someone obtained her card information.

SEPT. 30PADDLEBOARD THEFT: A paddle-board worth $1,500 was stolen from a dock in the 5900 block of East Mercer Way sometime after Sept. 12. The owner, a 51-year-old man, discovered it was miss-ing on Sept. 21 but could not immediately report the theft because of family emergen-cies. SURRENDER: A 28-year-old Federal Way woman with a misdemeanor war-rant turned herself in at the Mercer Island Police

Department. She was booked into the Issaquah Jail.THEFT: Two 24-karat gold necklaces disappeared from a residence in the 3900 block of Greenbrier Lane. The owners noticed that the necklaces were gone after a technician from an alarm company did some work in their bedroom on Aug. 12. The owners had removed the necklaces from a safe to con-sider selling them, and after a thorough search, reported the suspected theft to the alarm company.

OCT. 2VEHICLE THEFT: A Ford truck was stolen in the 8400 block of West Mercer Way some-time after 5 p.m., Oct. 1. It had remained parked for a week on the street, and when the owner went to work, he noticed that it had disappeared.MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: The wall of an apartment building in the 2800 block of 75th Place S.E. was spraypainted with graffiti sometime overnight.

OCT. 3CAR PROWL: Numerous items were stolen out of a vehicle at Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E., between 1:15

and 1:40 a.m. The vehicle’s passenger door window was broken, and a makeup bag and purse with a wallet, checkbook, credit cards and ID were stolen. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Unknown suspects tagged three sec-tions of an office building in the 2900 block of 80th Avenue S.E. with paint sometime after closing at 5 p.m., Sept. 30. The building manager found the “tags” at 8:54 a.m. during his morning rounds. ARREST: Police arrested a 22-year-old Mercer Island man in the 3100 block of 78th Avenue S.E. on a mis-demeanor warrant at 12:20 p.m. The suspect was cited with a weapons violation and one count of obstruct-ing government by resisting arrest. He was booked into the Issaquah Jail.HIT-AND-RUN: A witness reported a collision in the 7800 block of S.E. 30th Street at 12:32 p.m. While walking her dog, she heard someone scream inside a vehicle and saw a small beige Sedan slide into a parked pickup truck after attempting to make a left turn. The vehicle was speeding and could not successfully complete the turn. The pickup was dam-aged around the rear wheel well and on the tire. The suspect vehicle left the scene immediately and could not be found. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Someone

spraypainted a concrete wall in the 7400 block of S.E. 27th Street, behind a dentist office, sometime after noon on Oct. 1.

OCT. 4CAR PROWLS: A Dell laptop and case were stolen out of a Toyota FJ Cruiser in the 7900 block of S.E. 67th Street sometime overnight.“Bazooka” gum was sto-len during a prowl of two unlocked vehicles, a Toyota van and a Volvo, in the 6500 block of 80th Avenue S.E. sometime overnight. A bowling ball and bowling shoes were stolen out of a vehicle parked on the road in the 1600 block of Roanoke Way at 3 p.m. Three T-shirts and a jacket were also stolen. The victim, a 38-year-old Bellevue man, witnessed a red two-door Coupe speed away from the scene. A passenger window of the victim’s vehicle was broken out, and the sheet metal surrounding the window was damaged. A nearby surveil-lance camera captured a video of the suspect vehicle.ARREST: Police arrested a 31-year-old Seattle man at 1:04 a.m. in the 6800 block of West Mercer Way for driving with a suspended license. His vehicle was impounded. He was cited and released from the police station. ARREST: Police arrested a

31-year-old Seattle man at 1:04 a.m. in the 6800 block of West Mercer Way for driving with a suspended license. His vehicle was impounded, and he was cited and released from the police station. WALLET FOUND: A Mercer Island citizen found a wallet on the ground at 7:45 a.m. and turned it in to police. The wallet’s contents, includ-ing ID, cards and $29.01 in currency, were strewn on the ground. Police contacted the owner, who picked up the item.ACCIDENT: Hot coffee dis-tracted a 32-year-old driver in the 9200 block of S.E. 36th Street and caused him to veer into the opposite lane at 3:10 p.m., when he struck an oncoming vehicle driven by a Redmond woman. Both drivers drove to the police station and reported the collision. Both vehicles were damaged, and the man was cited for inattention. There were no injuries.

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2011 homecoming parade moves to streets around MIHS campus

By Reporter StaffThe annual Mercer Island

High School homecoming parade will move this year.

The parade is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, along S.E. 42nd Street in front of the high school campus. The parade is usually held in the Town Center, where it begins at Mercerdale Park, goes north on 77th Avenue to S.E. 27th Street, then south on 80th Avenue S.E.

The reason for the change, school officials said, was scheduling. Changing the home football sched-ule to two home games in September, along with the Thursday night game on Oct. 6, made Oct. 21 the only date for homecoming and the traditional All-Island Band Night. Now homecom-ing will also include ‘Senior Night’ recognitions for the

Islander football players and an important band fundrais-er, the ‘Pizza Pig-Out.’

According to Craig Olson, acting principal of Mercer Island High School, city per-mit officials said the parade could not begin any earlier than 5:30 p.m. in the Town Center. Having the parade a half hour earlier would have allowed the students to return in time for the pizza fundraiser, he said.

The change will mean less parking and fewer parade viewing areas for those who attend.

All-Island Band night, with band members from fifth through eighth grades at Island schools, brings hun-dreds of extra band mem-bers who perform at half-time, along with their fami-lies, to the stadium. Parking will be at a premium due to the staging areas needed for

floats and the 285-member marching band. Spectators are expected to primar-ily park along the side streets adjacent to the high school. Parade viewing will be limited to the sidewalk on the north side of S.E. 42nd Street and on school grounds between 91st and 92nd. Streets. According to Dean of Students, Jamie Prescott, the school will be distributing flyers to neigh-bors around the high school regarding the parade and parking.

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The Mercer Island girls cross country team took second overall and first for the 3A teams at the Oct. 1 Twilight Invitational.

The race, held under the lights at Cedarcrest Golf Course in Marysville, fea-tured teams from all classifi-cations, broken into groups. The Islander girls took sec-ond in the 1A to 3A group, but were the top 3A team out of 19 with 74 points.

Five runners for the Islanders had their best times of the season. Freshman Katia Matora had the Islanders’ top time at 18:43, while senior Lindsey Benster finished with a 19:38 time. Alida Scalzo finished the course in 19:46, while Mikayla Davis had a 20:03 time. Laura Brindley finished close behind with a 20:20 race time.

On the boys side, the team finished in ninth place. The team’s top finishers included Matt Wotipka with a 16:41

time, Joey Chiang at 17:22 and Austin Scarff at 17:26. Brett Bottomley had a 17:37 time and Daniel Mayer fin-ished in 18:27.

On Oct. 5 the team’s host-ed Sammamish, with both team’s winning.

To see more cross country results, see page 11.


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Compared to years past, it wasn’t exactly a ban-ner season for the Mercer Island boys golf team. The Islanders finished with a 2-4 league record this season, but have a lot of reasons to be optimistic.

“The team was young and they learned a lot, and I feel like we taught them a

lot,” said head coach Tyson Peters.

While the Islanders fin-ished fifth out of seven teams in KingCo, several began the postseason run with the KingCo tourna-ment, which started Tuesday, after Reporter deadline. The district competition is next week, the last for the boys’ fall season. The season picks back up in the spring for the state competition.

“I’m hoping at least a cou-ple guys will get to move on into the postseason,” said Peters. “We’d like to con-

tinue the streak.”The Islanders have the

longest streak of having at least one player make the state competition.

“It was a little rocky, but we’re optimistic about where we’re headed and feel it was a success in that regard,” said Peters.

The KingCo tournament was held on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Willows Run Golf Course, after Reporter deadline.

Qualifiers will move onto the district tournament Oct. 17 at Willows Run Golf Course in Redmond.

Contributed PhotoMercer Island boys cross country team members Austin Scarff, Brett Bottomley and Joey Chiang race during the Islanders’ home win over Sammamish last Wednesday.

Mercer Island girls cross country takes second at annual race

Boys golf begins postseason run


After making a run at Bellevue the week prior, Mercer Island had new confidence going into the game against Mount Si on Thursday evening. That con-fidence showed during the Islanders’ 42-12 win over the Wildcats.

Mercer Island head coach Brett Ogata said after last week’s game, in which the Islanders made a comeback in the final minutes against Bellevue, that the Islanders gained confidence, know-ing if they could play with Bellevue, they could play with anyone.

“Just confidence,” Ogata said of what the Islanders took from last week’s game. “Our guys just realized that if we can play with Bellevue, we can play with anyone. The kids are learning how to

win games. They aren’t get-ting too excited, and that’s an important piece.”

The game started off with Jeff Lindquist passing to junior tight end Zach Bucklin to get a 7-0 game rolling. The team added another in the second to have a 14-0 lead over Mount Si, before the Wildcats scored near the end of the half. The teams ended two quarters with a 14-7 score.

In the first, Mercer Island’s defense did a solid job of slowing Mount Si and turn-ing the shortage of yards in their favor.

“We’ve been working on tackling and being really aggressive, and that showed tonight,” said the coach.

Defensively, the Islanders forced three turnovers dur-ing the game, and had 34 total tackles.

Back in the third quarter Lindquist connected with

Nicky Sinclair with 5:21 in the quarter for a 2-7 game after Alex Wood’s kick was blocked.

The team added another touchdown with 2:29 left, this time adding a two-point conversion to make it 28-7.

In the final quarter of the game, the Lindquist-Sinclair duo struck again to make it 35-7.

Ogata credited Sinclairwith a great game, one that has been in the works for a while. Sinclair, who had a serious knee injury last year, has slowly been making his way back into the game for the Islanders this fall.

“Nicky Sinclair really stood out tonight. He really had a good game for us,” said his coach. “He had a really bad knee injury last year, and came back and had a wonderful game. It was

Islanders storm past Mount Si

Megan Managan/Staff PhotoMercer Island quarterback Jeff Lindquist (5) looks to make a pass, while teammate Phil Frazier (34) prepares to block the incoming Mount Si defense. In the background, University of Washington head football coach Steve Sarkisian watches future Husky QB Lindquist.

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really cool; his grandpa was on the sidelines tonight and he got to call the play, the one, actually, he caught the touchdown on. That was pretty fun. It was a great night for his family.”

Mount Si scored with 6:38 left in the game, to make it 35-14, but the Islanders would have one more run before the game ended.

Connor Bernal made a 57-yard touchdown off a pass from Brian Higgins with 3:56 left to go for the final points of the night.

With the reception, Bernal broke a school record, mak-

ing last Thursday the 23rd straight game with at least one reception, breaking the all-time career receptions record. It was also the larg-est out gain of yards against an opponent at 323 yards since October 2009. The Islanders had 545 yards during the matchup, while holding the Wildcats to just 222, 289 of those yards came from passing from Lindquist and Higgins.

Mercer Island is now 3-1 in league games and 4-2 overall. The Islanders will travel to Liberty next Friday, Oct. 14, for another

KingCo game.“We’re just constantly

trying to get better. We’re playing another team that’s going to be tough — we have to do it again,” said Ogata of this week’s match-up.

Mercer Island returns home on Oct. 21 for homecoming against Sammamish.

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Monday, Oct. 3

Tam O’Shanter (par 36)

Team scores – Interlake 191, Mercer Island 216.

Individual – No individual scores for Mercer Island were reported.

Girls soccer

Tuesday, Oct. 4

Mount Si 2, Mercer Island 1

Mount Si – Leah Corra (Laura Barnes) 27:00, Leah Corra (Sophia Rouches) 60:00.

Mercer Island – Celina Solomon (un) 43:00.

Thursday, Oct. 6

Lake Washington 2, MI 0

Lake Washington –Shelby Bergren (Emma Holm) 17:00, Emily Robinson (Emily Bunnell) 79:00.

Tennis

Tuesday, Oct. 4

Mercer Island 7, Juanita 0

Singles – Jordan Smith beat Bill Barita 6-1, 6-1; Henry Smith beat Austin Chen 6-0, 6-1; Brian Hou beat Alex Wallin 6-1, 6-2; Josh Hartmann beat Dillon Cooper 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles – Zack Elliot-Ben Elliot

beat Devin Chambers-Ethan Ludlam 6-1, 6-0; Kyle Baska-Marcus Almqvist beat Jordan Sodeman 6-0, 6-0; Jeremy Chow-Matt Seifirt beat Sam Schwabacher-Paul Reed 6-0, 6-2.

Thursday, Oct. 6

Mercer Island 6, Liberty 1

Singles – Jordan Smith beat Michael Payant 6-0, 6-0; Jeremy Chow beat Brandon Yan 6-0, 6-1; Tuahn Vu beat Blake Reeve 6-1, 6-0; Neil Datar beat Brock Mullens 6-0, 6-3.

Doubles – Justice Conley-Tyler Le (Liberty) beat Chris Voncina-Eric Chung 6-4, 6-3; Nayan Tiwary-Max Tilden beat Robert Cunningham-Jacob Lindstrom 6-1, 6-2; Joey Suk-Michael Choi beat Aaron Burk-Matthew Cao 7-6, 6-3.

Volleyball

Monday, Oct. 3

MI def. Lake Washington 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18)

Mercer Island –Lorial Yeadon 9 kills, 8 digs; Rachel Bowdle 10 digs; Sara Lindquist 15 kills, 3 aces; Carly Wilson 31 assists, 9 aces; Brooke Behrbaum 6 kills, 3 aces; Robby Blood 9 kills.

Wednesday, Oct. 5

Juanita def. MI 3-2 (25-12, 21-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-8)

Mercer Island –Lorial Yeadon 12 kills, 10 digs; Rachel Bowdle 15 digs; Sara Lindquist 14 kills, 3 aces; Kris Brackmann 10 kills; Carly Wilson 38

assists; Robby Blood 11 kills.

Monday, Oct. 10

Interlake def. Mercer Island 3-1 (25-20, 27-25, 15-25, 25-23)

Mercer Island –No individual stats were given.

Cross Country

Tuesday, Oct. 4

Northwest Yeshiva boys at Lincoln Park

Team scores – Shorewood 61, Mount Rainier Lutheran 63, Crosspoint Acad-emy 83, Chief Leschi 95, Bear Creek 106, Northwest Yeshiva 134.

Wednesday, Oct. 5

Boys @ Luther Burbank Park

Team scores –Mercer Island 23, Sammamish 33.

Individuals – 2. Matt Wotipka 17:24, 3. Austin Scarff 17:45, 4. Brett Bot-tomley 17:46, 5. Joey Chiang 17:47, 9. Daniel Mayer 18:33, 10. Thomas Brown 18:34, 12. Kyle Weiss 18:55.

Girls @ Luther Burbank Park

Team scores –Mercer Island 17, Sammamish 46.

Individuals – 1. Katia Matora 19:52, 2. Laura Brindley 20:24, 3. Alida Scalzo 20:25, 5. Mikalya Davis 20:44, 6. Lauren Knebel 21:18, 7. Linden Elggren 21:21, 8. Mary Wingerson 21:49, 9. Sarah Bjornason 22:01, 10. Rhiannon Holmes 22:19.

FOOTBALL | FROM 10

By Carol GullstadSpecial to the Reporter

No one on the young inexperienced Islander team thought it was going to be easy this season, but no one imagined it would be this tough either. MIHS boys water polo dropped two more games this week, one against non-league opponent CPA and the other to league rival Newport Knights.

Newport, currently ranked first in the state, won the opening sprint and quickly built a 6-1 lead

in the first quarter. Even when Mercer Island was able to retain ball posses-sion, there seemed to be no outlet for passing as field players struggled to sepa-rate from defenders.

By halftime, the Islanders were down 3-12.

When the two teams faced off earlier this season, the Islanders were stymied by Newport’s Lee Griffin, the league’s top Hole Set. Griffin scored over half the team goals during the Knights’ early season vic-tory.

“The strategy this time was to shut down Griffin and let the team (Newport) beat us instead of just one guy. We were able to con-tain the Hole Set but need-ed to play more to help the defense,” said head coach John Jacobson of the strat-egy for the game.

Unfortunately for the Islanders, the Newport field players did step up to score repeatedly when their “go-to” guy was shut down by double coverage.

Newport was able to put in most of its goals from the outside unchallenged. MI goalie Kenny Trowbridge managed 14 saves during the assault.

“I give a lot of credit to Farah Kunkel (Newport head coach) for making the adjustments to our different game plan,” said Jacobson. “Newport is one of the top teams, so we had to play and execute our game plan well to be in the mix.”

When asked what the Islanders needed to do to make progress, Jacobson pointed to a greater aware-ness of spacing, better switching on coverage and shot clock management.

The team will play at Bainbridge Island on Wednesday.

Water polo loses to top-ranked Knights

Ron Rudokas/Contributed PhotoMIHS water polo head coach John Jacobson talks to his team during the Islanders’ game against Newport last week.

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It seems like Dave Anderson has been hooked on grilling for a long time. Before he and his wife, Kathy, were married, she bought him a barbecu-ing cookbook because he already had three Webers. That really got him started.

Anderson works for the Mercer Island School District as a special edu-cation para-pro and a bus driver. His barbecue busi-ness, Blue Ridge Barbeque, is completely separate from his jobs with the district, but he started out cooking for the lacrosse games since he was a lacrosse coach for seven years.

“Then some of the par-ents and kids thought this would be great for football,”

he said. So, there he is, at every

game with his son, Ben, a 2009 graduate of MIHS, cooking up a storm for the concession that raises money for MIHS football. The booster club pays for the supplies; a typical game menu is a full meal for $6 that includes a choice of burger, cheeseburger or hot dog with chips and a bev-erage; or a la carte, with a burger, cheeseburger or hot dog at $4, chips for $1.50, soft drinks for $1.50, bottled water for $1, and on most occasions, pulled-pork sandwiches for $5.

Anderson said at the game against Bellevue on Sept. 30, he sold 400 burg-ers, 250 pulled pork sand-wiches and 250 hot dogs, bringing in about $5,000.

Anderson’s mobile barbe-cue is a work of art. He calls it a slow-cook barbecue pit, because the food is never directly above flame; rather, the fire is in a compartment

of its own. It was made about 10 years ago with the help of five men and a week in a metal shop.

“It’s essentially a large wood-fired oven,” he said. “It took a good year to learn to cook on it, to get every-thing to come out even.”

He cooks pork shoulders or briskets for 20-22 hours, ribs all day, and chicken five to six hours. Burgers take about 45 minutes, so he arrives well ahead of time to get things cooking for the hungry hordes that attend the football games.

Anderson calls his opera-tion Dave’s Barbeque at the school, but he and Ben have been catering for six years under the name Blue Ridge Barbecue.

He said before he built the barbecue, people started asking him to cook maybe three racks of ribs, which wouldn’t fit in his old bar-becues. A welder friend of his who was getting mar-ried helped him build the barbecue, then Anderson cooked at his wedding. At the wedding, more and more people wanted him to cook at their weddings, too.

Now, the catering busi-ness has become a huge part of his spring, summer and fall.

Anderson cooked for the Seahawks team lunches three or four times a sea-son for three years. He and Ben have also cooked for

the football and lacrosse banquets, Seahawks’ parties and the Laurelhurst Beach Club party in addition to many weddings and other special occasions.

Before working for the district, Anderson cooked for a crew of seven on a tugboat called “Blackhawk” for two years. Based out of Portland, the tug made runs to northern British Columbia to pick up lime-stone, and two to three times a year to Cedros Island located off the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California to pick up loads of salt. He said he has never been to a formal cooking school — he is self-taught. But he didn’t like being away from his family, so he gave up the sea life.

Son Ben says he wants to take over the business eventually.

To hire Anderson for

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Kramis and her daugh-ter, co-author, Julie Kramis Hearne, between 7 and 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17 at Island Books. The duo will sign copies of their new cookbook, “Cast Iron Skillet-Big Flavors,” a new twist on their first book, “Cast Iron Skillet.”

Former Islanders Kramis (pictured above) and Hearne (right) promise to bring a whole world of spices, herbs and preparations to the kitch-en. The recipes are sophis-ticated but easy, not fussy. Complimentary French wine and cheese tastings and

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THURSDAY | 13GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT GROUP FOR SENIOR ADULTS: 1-2:30 p.m., Oct. 13, Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Presented by Mercer Island Youth & Family Services Department. Registration required. Free. Contact: Betsy Zuber, (206) 275-7752, [email protected].

FRIDAY | 14COMMUNITYWIDE SHABBAT AND SUKKOT DINNER: 5:30-7 p.m., Oct. 14, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. For families with children ages 13 and young-er. Adults: $10. Children under 13: $5. Under 2: free. Contact: Matthew Korch, (206) 388-0830, [email protected] ON FILM: “Inside Job” (Charles Ferguson, 2010), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 14, Aljoya, 2430

76th Ave. S.E. Winner of the 2011 Oscar for Best Feature Length Documentary as an investigation into the reasons for the collapse of global financial markets in 2008. www.mercergov.org.

SATURDAY | 15VOLUNTEER BASIC FIRE SUPPRESSION TRAINING: 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Oct. 15, Station 91, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Seventh disaster preparedness class in Emergency Volunteer Series. Focus: basic fire fight-ing techniques for volun-teers. RSVP: Officer Jennifer Franklin, (206) 275-7905.FIRST AID AND ADULT CPR W/AED CLASS: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 15, Station 91, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Please note that if less than three students sign up, the event may be cancelled and you will be notified via telephone. This is not a health care provider class. Cost: $30 (check or cash). Call (206) 275-7607 to reserve a

space. SATURDAY MATINEE: “The Philadelphia Story” (George Cukor, 1940), 1 p.m., Oct. 15, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Part of the “Mercer Island Public Library Film Series on Newspapers and Other Media,” with Lance Rhoades, matinee series program director.

MONDAY | 17MERCER ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 1 p.m., Oct. 17, Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Speaker: Dori Jones Yang, author of “Daughter of Xanadu.” www.dorijone-syang.com.INFANT/CHILD/ADULT CPR WITH AED: 7-9 p.m., Oct. 17, Main Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. This is not a health care provider class. Cost: $15 (check or cash). Call to reserve a space. Contact: Jolene Judd, (206) 275-7607.

THURSDAY | 20MIVAL GALLERY 3RD THURSDAY ART SHOW: 5-8 p.m., Oct. 20, MIVAL Art Gallery, 2836 78th Ave. S.E. 3rd Thursday art gallery opening and artist receptions of new exhibits. Contact: Nannette Bassett, (206) 232-8148, [email protected]. www.mival.org.MERCER ISLAND RADIO OPERATORS MEETING: 7 p.m., Oct. 20, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Learn about amateur radio communications and emer-gency preparedness. www.mirohams.org.

FRIDAY | 21MEET THE FILM MAKER: 7:30-9 p.m., Oct. 21, Aljoya House 2430 76th Ave. S.E. Sponsor: MI Arts Council. Sue Gilbert of “Beyond Greenaway” will show her documentary. Q&A to follow. Admission: free, open to the public. Refreshments served. www.

beyondgreenaway.com.

SATURDAY | 22FALL RECYCLING EVENT: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 22, Mercer Island Boat Launch, 3600 East Mercer Way. Safely dispose of old equipment and house-hold items. Drop off mate-rial before or after the city recycling event to avoid long lines. Note: drop-off location and conditions may change. A list of acceptable and unac-ceptable items is available at www.mercergov.org.

SUNDAY | 23“SIX MONTHS IN ’62” AUTHOR PRESENTATION: 1 p.m., Oct. 23, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. The Seattle World’s Fair 50th anniversary book’s release is Oct. 21. Submit your Seattle World’s Fair remembrances at www.thenextfifty.org/stories.

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SENIORS GETTING THERE SAFELY DEFENSIVE DRIVING: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 24, Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Fee: $18 (resident), $21 (nonresi-dent). (206) 275-7609, www.myparksandrecreation.com.

TUESDAY | 25FRENCH CONVERSATION EVENING: 7-9 p.m., Oct. 25. Host: Mercer Island Sister City Association. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers. Evening is informal. For location and information, contact: Monica Howell, 232-2983, or Beth Brennen, 232-7650.

EVENTS | ONGOINGCONGREGATION SHEVET ACHIM JEWISH HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES: through Oct. 21. All ser-vices are held at Northwest Yeshiva High School, 5017 90th Ave. S.E. No tickets required. www.shevetachim.com.

CALENDARCALENDAR CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS: The Mercer Island 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 is desired. Items are included on a space-available basis.


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Island Park Elementary fifth-grader Faith Cook said her friends at school really don’t believe that she’s a fig-ure skater. After all, there’s not much ice around here. Cook, age 10, competed Oct. 1 in the 2012 Northwest

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p l a c e d third out of seven girls in her class, c a l l e d non-test girls, the first level of skaters who go to regionals. Campbell said this is a transitionary class before pre-preliminary ladies, for a

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Cook is now officially a regional bronze medalist as a non-test girl; Campbell said next year she will most likely compete in the pre-prelimi-nary ladies/girls.

The youngest of seven children, Cook started skat-ing at age 3 at Lloyd Center

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Cook said watching the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver ignited the spark to skate again. After that, Victoria Cook said, her daughter went online and found Campbell, met with her, and they’ve been together ever since.

Cook can perform the axel jump — the only jump counted as a jump element,

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“I picked up the axel pretty quick,” Cook said. “Usually, it takes three years, but I've been doing it like I’ve been at it for years.”

Yes, this is one confident little girl, “skating” in her liv-ing room in her bare feet while being interviewed. She never stops skating, her mother said.

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Fall City $150,0005+ acre lot on the upper side of Preston Fall City Rd. Water stubbed to lot, lovely & close to freeways. #149921

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Michele Schuler 206-992-2013

-SHORT SALE- $519,900This wonderfully built Magnolia gem features irrigation, gas fireplace upstairs (double hearth) and fresh air system throughout house. #238573

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Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477 Betty Carleton 425-444-3507 Ocean View! $1,295,000

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On the Blvd! $1,098,000On the Boulevard & directly across from Houghton Beach Park, this nearly 2,000sf, 2BR/1.75BA condo boasts spectacular city & lake views. #254580

Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

Tacoma Comm $550,000Great location, no vacancy in 5 years. 5 units, one a retail space, 2-5 are residential units. In Three Bridges area. #183771

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Fall City $400,0003 lot assemblage on upper side of the Preston-Fall City Rd. Water stubbed to all, lovely area and a fast commute. #149963


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Hoquiam Estates $1,400,00060 lots in a 55+ plat. Utilities in, the road is paved. 1/2 reduction from old price, nice territorial views, convenient to shopping. #194858


Golf course $3,600,000345+ac perm for 18 hole course in Westport. Hotel, condos, retail areas. 2.5+mi of ocean/bay frontage, by Lighthouse State Park. Unique. #273135


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Partial lk view $498,000Small subdivision of 5 lots, up pvt road off E Mercer. Road, utilities in along paved access, recorded maintenance agrmt. #83519


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Snoqualmie $195,0006+ac in Snoqualmie. Fast access, close to riding & hiking trails, this pvt location offers mature trees & a brook. Lots of space. #259947


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New Price! $234,950Short Sale! Great investment opportunity! New in 2008, biggest model home! Light & bright, hdwd flrs. Fully fenced & well maintained. #257883


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Donna Murphy 206-230-5432

New Price! $299,900Luxury ‘07 townhome in N Admiral w/view of the Olympics & Sound. Spacious flrplan w/gourmet kit & plentiful storage. Light & bright! #228495


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-SHORT SALE- $119,900This condo is 1242sf w/2 bedrooms and 1.75 bathrooms with carport. www.cbbain.com/jamesshute #261041


Burke-Gilman $349,900This N Kirkland home has it all-neighborhood, Sammamish River access, Lk WA boating, golf course & good schools. 3BR/3BA great condition. #245564

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Building lot $325,00014,000sf lot available just off E Mercer Wy. Access on title for driveway easement. Great price on a nice building lot, super affordable. #179845


-SHORT SALE- $299,900This home is 1550sf with 4 bedrooms and 1 bath, located in a great neighborhood! www.cbbain.com/jamesshute #263515


-SHORT SALE- $309,9006 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in Ballard! A great investment opportunity! www.cbbain.com/jamesshute #259726


DT Bellevue $343,600Located in the heart of Bellevue this fabulous unit boasts 9’ ceilings + 2 bedrooms and 2 Full Baths. Close to all amenities and MSFT. #269216


-SHORT SALE- $399,900This home is 6BR/4BA, 2580sf, fully fenced yd, wonderful flrplan, close to Microsoft. This one is a must see! #253265


-SHORT SALE- $484,900Beautiful Stafford construction: 4BR, 2.5BA, 2950SF home in Newcastle’s LaCrosse development. www.cbbain.com/jamesshute #205062


Bainbridge Is $493,000Former Naval officers quarters barged from Seattle to picturesque 1ac setting w/views of Eagle Harbor & downtown Seattle. Lovingly restored #277229


Bellingham comm $1,350,0004.5ac just off the freeway, all utilities in the street or on property, new sidewalks in. Multi use, near Bellis Fair & growing commercial. #27127645


Ocean View Lot $159,000Spectacular view property, high on hill in gated Willapa Heights. Panoramic ocean views. Highly coveted. Ready to build, septic in. #235503

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North End $1,149,000Fabulous First Hill home sited on a quiet cul-de-sac w/cascade views that capture your heart. Gorgeous Custom Kit w/Natural Cherry cabs & slab Granite. #276387


◆ Lake Views $999,000Over 2100SF of luxury living w/city, mtn & lk views. All the convenience of a home w/none of the bother. This 2BR/1.75BA Spacious Condo is perfect! #280637


IT’S FANTASTIC! $988,0005BR Black & Caldwell on pvt park site! Skylights, wdws & French drs galore; best kit w/Subzero, slab granite isl. Zen feel w/creek; amazing extras! #270181

Natalie Malin 206-232-3240

View Brightener $898,500Light fi lled home w/Lk views, 5BR/3.5BA, living/dining, family rm/kit, rec rm & den/offi ce. One lot above wft. Come enjoy the ever changing views! #254940

Molly Penny 206-200-4411

Classic NW $899,000Westside half ac, lk views at end of street, 4BR, 2.75BA, spacious & light, rec rm+den, separate space for studio, lovely grounds w/pool. Mid century classic! #250752

Cathy Humphries 206-300-6142Laura Reymore 206-949-3270

S’end Charmer $749,0002 story traditional style in a lvl nbrhd near all the S’end conveniences. 5BR+den+bonus. Your own full size sportcourt for years of fun! #258197

Jane Harrison 206-919-9992Stephanie St. Mary 206-953-8359

Light & Private $609,000Sunny bright 3BR/1.75BA on a quiet st on First Hill: popular North End Nbrhd. Walls of windows, pvt bkyd, open kit/dining area. 2 car gar. #269656

Sarah Ford 206-854-7702Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

GREAT NEW LIST! $680,000Bright, spacious custom home ideally sited a few blocks from schools & parks; 3-5BR w/superb formal areas, gorgeous lg lvl yd & so many extras! #276822

Natalie Malin 206-230-5422

Best Deal! $685,000Beautifully updated 3BR/2.75BA, No work to do! Quality fi nishes. Lg & bright kitchen. Very sunny home. Flat, fenced bkyd & 2 Car Covered Prkg. North End. #265891

Sarah Ford 206-854-7702

Move-in ready! $880,000Inviting, light 4BR, 3300sf, almost 1/3ac, Rolling hills, views & decks. Lg beds all on one lvl. Room for boat or RV, playhouse. New roof #250520

Patricia Temkin 206-579-5073Felicia Brooks 206-612-4663

Westside Sunset $1,998,000Extremely pvt 100’ westside WF, dock, deepwater moorage, jet ski pad. Rebuild/remodel on footprint at water’s edge. 2nd tax parcel available to WF buyer. #196224


Perfect Spaces* $1,175,000Urban/Suburban living w/o giving up space. 3BR/3.5BA townhome w/apx 3,450sf & attached 2 car gar. Living/dining, kit/family rm, den, rec rm, + A/C. #251490


Be Dazzled! $1,255,000Rebuilt 2004. Elegant 4BR/3.5BA home boasts 2 master suites, perfect for guests! Chef’s kitchen, spacious rooms & custom fi nishes. #275154

Julie Green 206-930-0511

New Listing $1,199,0002007 Built John Day home w/the most functional fl oorplan! 5BR/3.5BA, 3420SF, Flat, sunny lot NEnd location on dead end st: blocks to I-90 & town. #253097


Last Chance! $1,650,000Plans & permit ready! Traditional, shingle sided new home by RKK Const at Sunset Ridge. Luxury amenities & systems, craftsman styling. Last in plat for pre-sale. #166242


WOW-What a VIEW $1,750,000Westside NW Contemporary 5BR/6BA has unstoppable lk views & amazing spaces for entertaining. Apt over the gar. “Celebrity house” w/amazing privacy. #258151

Mary Lou Putman 206-551-3111

MERCER ISLAND HOMES

Great Price! $499,000Pre-approved, Short Sale. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to own a 4BR/3BA, 3,130sf home on a 19,320sf lot. Needs TLC. #249760


Serenity $598,000A refreshing break from the ordinary! Tucked in the evergreens on a 29,110sf lot, this 4BR uniquely NW contemporary will take your breath away. #257833


The Lakes $978,000Formal spaces & casual living are combined in this classic, 4BR, 2-story home located in The Lakes. Main fl oor den & additional bonus room over 3-car gar. #268794


Lake Views! $688,000Building site of nearly a 1/2ac w/tranquil & serene Lake views & Seward Park to the west, treetops to the south. Olympic Mtn views w/2nd story. #248070


New Price! $850,000Seattle skyline view! Prime southend nbrhd. Close to schools, shopping & parks. Great rm plan w/updated kit. 4+BRs/3BA. Big bkyd! #258208

Jane Harrison 206-919-9992Stephanie St. Mary 206-953-8359

NEW PRICE! $2,080,000Like new lux 4500sf home; great 4 entertaining. Mt/Lk views. 5BR, 3.5BA, cook’s kit, A/V sys, 2-Zone Heat-A/C. 3 car gar, sep guest quarters/media ctr. #254974


Gorgeous Wft $2,300,000Gracious, level 1/2ac w/light-fi lled 3370 SF home. Stunning lake & mtn views. 5BR/3BA. Pvt & serene setting w/easy access to I-90. #191475

Janet Scroggs 206-230-5414

At Water’s Edge $5,495,000Brilliant 4BR/3.5BA custom designed home w/80’ of pvt wft, sandy beach & moorage. Built in 2004 with unparalleled details throughout. Call for an appot. #251682


mercer island reporter, october 12, 2011

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