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Katie Metzger/Staff Photo Candidates for King County Council and Mercer Island City Council — including Claudia Balducci (middle, in red) and Tom Acker (right, in white), among others — wave signs at the corner of Island Crest Way and S.E. 40th Street on Friday, Oct. 23.

Residents before region?

By Joseph [email protected]

Following more than two hours of discussion among themselves and with administrators from the Mercer Island band and orchestra program, Mercer Island School Board members expressed a will-ingness to have Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano provide an over-view of next steps in the late-start decision process.

With several members address-ing the audience, the board appeared unanimous that the decision should be made by the superintendent. Board directors Dave Myerson and Adair Dingle continued to advocate for later start times, though acknowl-edged the mechanics of the matter proved complicated and ultimate-ly deferred to the superintendent.

Director Pat Braman stressed she believed it should be a super-intendent’s decision. She noted the negative community feedback to later start times in light of neigh-boring school districts in Bellevue and Seattle appearing to go in the later-start direction.

“I don’t see a need to rush,” Braman said. “I think it’s impor-tant for us to take the time, step back and then make the right decision for this group of kids in this school district.”

The band presentation was the latest in the study of potential impacts that the district would face should MISD adopt later school start times. High school band director Parker Bixby, administra-tive assistant Jennifer McLellan and middle school director David Bentley spoke for over an hour

about the conflicts potential scheduling changes posed to the music program.

Bixby said moving music sched-ules dealt with three main issues: 1) the facilities and limited class-room spaces 2) having six avail-able staff accommodating more than six staffing positions and 3) the complexity of the high school schedule and being able to offer single-section classes.

“Really what we’re talking about in terms of impact is enrollment and quality of instruction,” Bixby said. “We can’t teach them if they’re not in our chairs.”

Data provided in their presen-tation reflected that of over 2,500 5th through 12th grade students in the district, over 1,000 were in the music program, or 41 percent. Nearly three of every four Mercer Island 5th graders, or 74 percent, are enrolled in music.

GPAs and SAT scores averaged about 9 percent higher among MISD music students than the general district averages.

Late start times strike chord in community

Council to discuss schedule, budget of Town Center process on Nov. 2

By Katie [email protected]

The Joint Planning-Design Commission discussed how best to engage the public in the ongo-ing Town Center code revision work at its Oct. 21 meeting.

City staff and consultant Karen Reed led the meeting. Reed was hired in July to build on the work of the 42-member Town Center stakeholder group and the interim report published based on citizen and stakeholder input.

Reed recommended that a “Joint Commission” be formed and that it develop its own work plan. The City Council authorized the Commission to help staff with development code language, but

Visioning work continues

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Have fun and stay safe this Halloween

Celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating in the Town Center, going to a Martial Arts or Preschool Association party or participating in the city’s one mile fun run, the Monster Mash Dash, at 10 a.m. on Oct. 31 at Luther Burbank.

See a calendar of events on page 15, and go to www.mercergov.org for Halloween safety tips.

Last week to turn in election ballots

General election ballots must be dropped off or postmarked by Nov. 3.

Check www.mi-reporter.com for election night coverage. Results will be posted online as soon as they are available.

Learn to “throw out the check-listed childhood”

ParentEdge presents, “Throw Out the Check-Listed Child-hood,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 at Mercer Island High School.

Julie Lythocott-Haims, author of “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare your Child for Suc-cess,” will talk about the harms of helicopter parenting and how to raise children to self-suffi-cient adulthood.

City Council to revisit moratorium on Monday

The Council will hold a public hearing at its Nov. 2 meeting, where the group will discuss extending the moratorium on downtown development.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Council chambers at City Hall.

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MISD enrollment highest in 20 years

This October, the Mercer Island School District reported it has reached the highest num-ber of students enrolled in its schools since the late 1980s.

At the end of the last school term, the official Full Time Equivalent (FTE) number of students enrolled in Island schools was 4,223. This year, there are now 4,256 students enrolled in Island schools, a net gain of 33.

The number is about 40 students fewer than pre-dicted and were expected this fall.

“Enrollment is still growing,” said Mercer Island School District Chief Financial Officer Dean Mack. “It is just growing more slowly than before.”

Most of the increase occurred at Mercer Island High School, where there are 62 more students this year than last. At Islander Middle School, there are 13 additional students. But there are 42 fewer students in the elementary grades. Long-term demographic

projections in 2012 pre-dicted a growing second-ary population and a rela-tively stable elementary population.

Since 2007-08, an aver-age of 52 new students have enrolled each year. That adds up to 411 new students in eight years. The average size of a new elementary school is 450 students.

Superintendent Gary Plano noted, “Regional growth and development combined with shifts in demographic trends on Mercer Island explain these numbers. Our com-munity is growing in size and diversity, and we wel-come our new neighbors and friends.”

Ballot measure committees needed

The Mercer Island School District is seek-ing interested parties to prepare statements, both in favor of and opposing, the upcoming 2016 ballot measures that will renew and replace existing capi-tal levies.

Consistent with King County election rules, the committees to submit pro

and con statements are limited to three persons each.

Interested residents should contact the Superintendent’s Office at 206-236-3300 by Nov. 16 for more information.

MISD band director featured in national music magazine

Mercer Island School District’s band director Parker Bixby is featured in the October issue of the national music edu-cation magazine, “The Instrumentalist.”

The story in the October 2015 issue, is aptly entitled, “Pursuit of Excellence.”

In the piece, Bixby details the philosophy and methods he and his team use to engage and teach their students. The story mentions the marching band trips to Australia, the Rose Bowl or London for the 2012 New Year’s Day parade.

The director also speaks to the age-old problem about getting students to practice.

For the entire story, visit http://theinstrumen-talist.com/pages/The-Instrumentalist/Pursuit-of-Excellence/.

School briefsVote by Nov. 3There are five open

City Council posi-tions and three open School Board seats for Mercer Island in this general election. Go to www.mi-reporter.com to read profiles on all of the candidates: Jane Meyer Brahm, Dave Wisenteiner, Wendy Weiker, Salim Nice, Tom Acker, Bruce Bassett, Traci Granbois, Debbie Bertlin, David D’Souza, Tracy Drinkwater, Bill Hochberg and Ralph Jorgenson.

You can return your ballot at a drop box, drop-off van or accessi-ble voting center, or by mail. Ballots returned via the U.S. Postal Service require one first class stamp, and must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

At Reporter deadline, 1,810 ballots had been returned out of 17,447 active, registered voters.

In addition to City Council and School Board seats, there are six statewide measures on the ballot as well.

Go to www.king-county.gov/elections to find more information and track your ballot.

Of the district’s proposed three scenarios for later start times, two posed neg-ative impacts to the band program. Staggered start times at the elementary school would force elemen-tary music students, who already have class before school starts at IMS, to be at school earlier, with early-morning commute times before sunrise. The scenario with elementary beginning at 8:20 a.m., middle school at 9:10 a.m. and high school at 8:40 a.m. was deemed the least favorable outcome, with scheduling conflicts exacerbated and students likely forced to choose between music and their other activities.

The band administrators offered two recommenda-tions: move forward with the scenario of adding 20 minutes to the end of the ele-mentary day, while leaving the middle school and high school start times the same or wait until Northwood and the expanded IMS are open to allow the program to construct its modified scheduling.

A study session targeted for community taxpay-ers on the district’s 2020 vision, school construction projects, and replacement levies for 2016 preceded

Thursday’s meeting. While the public was given time to ask questions about the fielded topics, no one took up the opportunity.

But there were plenty of interested audience mem-bers willing to weigh in on school start times, a topic not included in the session. Eight people addressed start times during the pub-lic comment period, with many having to be cut off due to their comments going beyond the three minutes of speaking time allotted each person.

Plano reiterated the rec-ommendation he received in June from the start-time committee to not move start times, which he said was his recommendation to the board. At Thursday’s meet-ing, Plano expressed frus-tration with how the pro-cess had gone up to that point.

“I think the board [in June]… was very interested in moving forward with looking at this investiga-tion,” he said. “I felt that I didn’t have an opportunity to answer your questions about what alternatives might look like, because no one actually asked me that question.”

Plano said he would pro-vide the board with an over-view of next steps in the process at the board’s Nov. 12 meeting.

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also said that it could look at Comprehensive Plan issues.

The first Joint Commission meeting on Oct. 7 was meant to “hand off the baton,” with Councilmembers Jane Meyer Brahm, Benson Wong and Dan Grausz in attendance.

Grausz noted that the Planning Commission and Council have butted heads before. He said he wanted this process to go smoothly, and didn’t want the Commission to be con-fused about its expecta-tions or marching orders. But a sense of apprehen-sion still lingered, with Commissioners wanting more data and public input.

At its second meeting, the Commission was tasked with approving a calendar, written by city staff, show-ing two meetings per month until final recommenda-tions in April. It also formed a communications subcom-mittee that will work with staff to send a mailer out to each Island household.

The Commission has not yet answered a central ques-tion: whether it believes in the validity of the Town Center process conducted to date, or not.

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Group Director Scott Greenberg said that the pri-mary purpose of this group is to “write the code, then get the public feedback,” which some members felt was the wrong approach.

“The big issue right now is, do people feel like they’ve been included in this process,” said Design Commissioner Lara Sanderson. “We didn’t decide to do this process the way we’re doing it. It has been handed to us.”

She said that a com-prehensive public review of Town Center issues was missing the first time around, and suggested doing an independent sur-vey to “save a lot of heart-ache down the road,” instead of “regurgitating something people have been very vocally opposed to.”

Others felt that they should build on the exten-sive input already collected, and give citizens something to comment on that is tan-gible and substantive.

Commission members questioned if they were bound by the interim report and the Council-endorsed “Town Center vision” that will be communicated in the mailer, or if they were allowed to tweak it.

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“I’m sure that the public we will hear from is not a public that wants us to do something, it will be a pub-lic that wants to do nothing, and that will be a problem for us,” he said.

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The Joint Commission ultimately decided to ask the City Council for $14,000 — $9,500 to design more graphics for communica-tions materials and even-tually the Comprehensive Plan and Town Center development code, and $4,500 for the Island-wide mailer.

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The City Council will receive public comments on extending its moratorium on downtown development for up to six months at its Nov. 2 meeting.

The moratorium applies to the submission or accep-tance of applications for any building permits or any other land development permits or approvals for major new construction in the Town Center, as defined in Mercer Island city code.

The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 9611 S.E. 36th St. Any interested person(s) may appear and provide input. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and the public hear-ing will be part of a larger agenda of regular business.

More information about the moratorium is available at on the city’s website at www.mercergov.org/town-center.

City may absorb transportation district

The Mercer Island City Council created a Transportation Benefit District (TBD) in October 2014 to enact a $20 car tab fee and bring in $350,000

per year to balance its street fund. The city began col-lecting the TBD fee in June, and has brought in $102,326 so far.

State law allows cities to establish TBDs, which func-tion as tax districts to fund transportation improve-ments, so long as they are consistent with existing plans and are required by growing congestion. The governing board of the TBD is the City Council.

In this year’s session, the legislature made two chang-es to the TBD rules: the nonvoted fee limit can be raised from $20 to $40, and a city that shares boundaries with its TBD may absorb the TBD and assume all of its powers and functions. Assumption will be brought before the City Council soon, said Assistant City Attorney Christina Schuck.

“It ends the artifice of the TBD,” Schuck said, and would decrease administra-tive costs, as the TBD is a separate legal entity.

TBD monies can be used to fund arterial street projects in the City’s 2015-2020 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) such as improvements on Island Crest Way and S.E. 40th Street, or on pub-lic transportation proj-ects like the Mercer Island Commuter Shuttle, which

is also funded by the City of Seattle and King County Metro.

The car tab fee cannot be raised until it has been imposed for 24 months.

City reviews dash-board report

Finance Director Chip Corder crunched the num-bers on the City of Mercer Island’s performance last year, evaluating 35 indica-tors based on six priorities of government.

Corder found that 23 indicators rated “very good,” including crime prevention, traffic safety, emergency medical aid, creditworthi-ness, financial management, arterial street pavement condition, economic vitality and sewer infrastructure.

Some factors were “con-cerning,” including volun-teerism and YFS funding, Town Center and fire loss/prevention. There were a lot of damaging fires in 2014, causing Islanders to lose $3 million collectively. But, response times for the fire department have steadily decreased over the past five years, and the city started a Town Center revisioning process in 2014 that should be completed in 2016.

Water infrastructure was rated as “needing attention.”

The City Council asked

how the metrics are applied to change city practices, and wondered if the data should be evaluated more often than once a year. City Manager Noel Treat said the dashboard report is “always open for rethinking or retooling.”

The city may conduct an audit of its budget. See page 16 for more.

MICEC celebrates 10th anniversary

The Mercer Island Parks & Recreation Department invites the community to join them on Nov. 5 as it celebrates the Mercer Island Community & Event Center’s (MICEC) 10th anniversary.

The Mercer Island Community & Event Center will host an open house from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., alongside the Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL) Holiday Show, presented by the Mercer Island Arts Council.

Festivities will include a trivia contest, cake, hors d’oeuvres, beverages and much more. The Mercer Island Community & Event Center will provide snacks and other activities to commemorate the event throughout the day as well.

For more information, call 206-275-7609.

City briefs

By Reporter StaffLast week, mediation

efforts in a long-running personal injury case led to an out-of-court $6.95 million settlement for the plaintiff, Susan Camicia. The city’s insurance will cover the full amount, according to a city press release sent Oct. 26.

In 2006, Camicia sus-tained severe injuries in a bicycle accident on the Interstate 90 Trail that left her paralyzed, after she hit a fixed wooden bollard while attempting to avoid temporary construction fencing that extended onto the trail. She sued both the City and the Howard S. Wright Construction Company, which was overseeing the building of a Park and Ride garage at the time of the incident.

This case has taken a long journey through the court system, making its way to the Washington State Supreme Court and back before ultimately being settled in mediation rather than by jury trial.

Initially, the city argued a “recreational immunity” defense in the case, con-sidering the I-90 Trail to be a park. Camicia’s law-yers said that the trail is a transportation corri-dor and that recreational immunity does not apply.

The case was set for jury trial beginning Nov. 2, but settled on Oct. 22.

In September, the city was fined $10,000 for with-holding and destroying records related to the case. On Oct. 12, the city sent a memo to the Reporter with a summary of the case that noted Camicia had received a settle-ment from the Howard S. Wright Construction company.

According a motion filed by Camicia’s law-yer, that information was “excluded evidence” that may have influenced jurors, and disseminating it violated an agreement between Camicia and the city granted in May 2015.

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Hochberg’s knowledge will make a difference

I highly recommend Bill Hochberg for school board Position 3. A Mercer Island native, Bill knows the community well, has energetically served on bond and levy committees, supported the schools foun-dation and volunteered in the classroom. He understands state and federal funding issues, and he has the contacts in both Olympia and Washington, D.C., to make a difference for our students.

Although not a teacher, Bill has been endorsed by the Mercer Island. Teachers Association. He is also endorsed by nine former or current members of the school board, our state Reps. Tana Senn and Judy Clibborn, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Deputy King County Executive Fred Jarrett, nine current or former members of the City Council, and many other leaders and community activ-ists.

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office, I look for someone who has dem-onstrated good decision-making through open-minded conversations, thorough analysis of the facts, and a willingness to evaluate the pros and cons of an issue through a community-centric lens.

An additional part of my equation is reviewing their demonstrated, deep-rooted commitment to the community. By deep rooted, I don’t mean in years residing on the Island, but rather in activity and engagement in volunteering, board and task force participation and more. I’m looking for people engaged in finding solutions rather than only pointing out the problems.

This year’s election has clear choices when you consider which candidates will bring those attributes to City Hall.

I’m excited to vote for Bruce Bassett,

Debbie Bertlin, Wendy Weiker, Jane Meyer Brahm and Jeff Sanderson. I believe these candidates embody the important charac-teristics of excellent and thoughtful City Council members.

Rep. Tana Senn

Out with old, in with the newHow assuring that the same ol’ clique

— Jarrett (mayor 1984-1987), Newman (mayor 1990-1993) , Clibborn (mayor 1994-1997), and Merkle (mayor 2000-2005) — has endorsed their buddies who are presently on the council, asking you to vote for another round of Bassett, Bertlin, and Brahm to make major decisions for us for another four years.

A lot has changed on our Island. It’s time Mercer Islanders realize that we have to have a new smarter and brighter approach to the ever-growing list of prob-lems our Island is facing. Let’s not go backwards.

Vote for Tom Acker, Traci Granbois, Salim Nice and Dave Wisenteiner.

Marty Gale

Bertlin can build consensusIn this day, when civility, moderation

and collaboration seem difficult to find, I am happy to support Debbie Bertlin for City Council, Position 7. She embodies all of these qualities.

Both before and while on the council, Debbie has shown that she has the ability to work with different opinions to achieve consensus. Her work during the library remodel debate is an example.

I also appreciate Debbie's as a strong advocate for Island children through her work with MIPA — launching the

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She is a positive and compassionate person and a woman with strong business skills which she brings to her council work. As a long-time Islander, I have confidence that Debbie is a leader who will represent us well in the years ahead.

Elaine Lotzkar

Four will put Islanders’ interests firstIn this upcoming almost unprecedented election, the

three most important issues, for me, are growth, transit and transparency. And that is why I am voting for Tom Acker, Salim Nice, Traci Granbois and Dave Wisenteiner.

They know that there will be many great challenges ahead but, while they’re negotiating on our behalf, they

will understand the nature of the impacts and they will put Islanders’ interests first, ahead of outside developers and Sound Transit, and this is worth my vote.

Deborah Ehlers

Bassett understands benefit of city-school board association

I recently concluded nearly eight years as a director on the Mercer Island School Board, four serving in the role of board president. During my tenure on the board, I was fortunate to work very closely with Bruce Bassett.

The relationship between the school district and city council is vital because the city and the school district share the same constituents. Bruce not only understood the importance of the city council and school district relationship, but he also contributed significantly to improving and strengthening that relationship through his collaborative, thoughtful, respectful approach. He is a great thinker when it comes to complex problems and has a knack for finding the win/win.

Bruce was one of the Island leaders I would turn to if I had a difficult problem I needed help thinking through.

But the quality I appreciated most about Bruce is that he is humble. He doesn’t think he knows it all or that he has all the answers. He’s a great listener and learner and believes in both the wisdom and power of community.

Recent successes of the collaborative relationship between the City Council and School Board include Mary Waite pool; new school construction; MIYFS counselors in the schools; and the playfield, batting cages and new field turf at South Mercer. In the coming months, both bodies will be considering development fees for new construction and continued collaboration on Mary Waite pool, just to name two.

Bruce will continue to serve both our community and schools well, as he has already demonstrated.

Janet Frohnmayer

Challengers’ policies best for IslandI endorse and wholeheartedly support: Position No. 1:

Dave Wisenteiner; Position No. 3: Salim Nice; Position No. 5: Thomas Acker; Position No. 7: Traci Granbois.

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Bassett has respect of regional policy makers

We have a clear choice for City Council. Critical and complex problems are facing our community, and the solutions will affect us for years to come.

Bruce Basset is smart, he listens, he is thoughtful and he has the interests of Mercer Islanders in mind. Just as impor-tantly, he has the respect of regional policy makers outside Mercer Island — so they listen to him. Many of our upcoming challenges are regional and will require regional solutions.

Candidates who make hardline state-ments and who suggest that we don’t have to play by the rules will find that they are shut out of the important conversations affecting transportation and our mobility on and off the Island. We can’t afford for that to happen.

Pandering to local voters’ worst fears, and our arrogance, may gain local votes but will not make for a credible represen-tative of Mercer Island’s interests in the negotiations ahead. We are confident that Basset will represent us effectively.

Corrie and Ted Yackulic

Let’s avoid strike threeThe courts have fined the city of Mercer

Island for breaking the law a second time. You are paying the fines for strike two.

The solution to our problem is to replace the leadership of the City Council with fresh capable people by electing Thomas Acker, Traci Granbois, Salim Nice and Dave Wisenteiner.

We have been residents of Mercer Island for 54 years and I believe we need new leadership. The city has been fined by the King County Superior Court for willfully violating discovery rules and on appeal; the state of Washington Supreme Court sent the case back for a jury trial. Strike one was the city withholding public records in the 2011 Lindell case.

We are fortunate to have a hardwork-ing City Council. We need to assure each member is the best person to do right things for right reasons to assure we avoid strike three.

Join me in setting the tone for forthright Mercer Island City Council leadership by voting for Acker, Granbois, Nice and Wisenteiner.

George Johnson

Benefits for some, or for all?There appears to be some confusion

over Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA) and Youth Theatre Northwest (YTN). Neither are public entities. We tax-payers don’t own them, nor do we partici-pate in their financial audits and outcome.

For example, MICA claims it can only pay a dollar a year for 50 years to lease and build a proposed 38,000 square-foot structure on an acre of Mercerdale Park. Yet it plans to charge anticipated tenants for space and audiences for future cultural events. YTN collects hefty fees from its

students and will charge those who attend its current and future performances.

On the hand, we, the public, through our taxpayer dollars, pay for cultural, band and sports opportunities at our schools, and sports fields, tennis courts and parks for all.

MICA and YTN provide admirable ben-efits for some. Islanders’ tax dollars pro-vide a common public benefit for all.

Jean Majury

Time for Island to have artistic and cultural center

As a performing artist, Founder/Artistic Director of the Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle, and a resident of Mercer Island, I want to highlight the importance to this community of having its own performing arts center. We are a wealthy and cultured community, and the time is right to build the Mercer Island Center for the Arts.

MICA will be a catalyst for all perform-ing arts activities on Mercer Island, a facil-ity that will meet the our expectations.

Mercer Island is a wonderful place to live — the new MICA facility will make it even better.

Natalya Ageyeva

Campaigns too distractingMorning commutes all week have been

horrible at the intersection of Island Crest and 40th due to the circus of the campaign-ers.

As I waited three lights to make my left turn, no sooner had I thought how danger-ous it all was when a walking high schooler was hit by a car right in front of me.

The walker had the WALK signal, but was hit by an obviously distracted person. He flipped up on the hood and when the driver braked, he slid off and almost went into the busy traffic. Disoriented and shocked for a bit, he shook himself off and seemed OK.

The irony was that with all the campaign-ers around, at least there were many people there to help the kid back to his feet.

Perhaps whoever gets elected to the City Council can then ban the campaigning that goes on at the busiest and most dangerous intersection on Mercer Island.

This town bans kids from school yard tag for their safety. Let’s protect the high schoolers walking to school and unblock the 40th/Island Crest intersection by bar-ring this annual distraction. It is a traffic headache for an already busy rush hour and it is clearly dangerous.

John Williams

LETTERS | FROM 7 Clarificationsn An Oct 21 letter supporting Jane

Hague, attributed to Robert Thorpe, was not written by him, the Island resident says. The email letter had the same sender information as a previous let-ter from Mr. Thorpe, who adds that he doesn’t know who would send a letter using his name.

As he says in a note he sent the Reporter, “I strongly support Jane

Hague in her non-partisan race. However I have respect for her oppo-nent. In, all my interactions with Claudia (Balducci) over several years, I have found her to be a dedicated public official.”

n Another letter in the same issue, “Bassett changing what's special,” was attributed to John Nelson. Island resi-dent Jack Nelson, who officially goes by John E. Nelson, wants readers to know he didn’t send the letter.


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Mercer Island CrossFit, which was operating out of a gym at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, has a new location: the old Veloce Velo shop at 2750 77th Ave S.E.

The business had been looking for a new space for its 65 clients where they could “lift weights and make noise,” said head trainer Corey McGee. He said he also looks forward to incor-porating runs around the Town Center and through Mercerdale Park as part of workouts.

CrossFit, a combina-tion of weightlifting, car-dio and gymnastics, can seem intimidating, McGee said, but Mercer Island’s gym focuses on “fitness for everyone.”

“People think you have to be in shape to do CrossFit,” he said. “The best way to get in shape for CrossFit is to try it.”

Mercer Island CrossFit offers an “essentials” class for beginners, as well as

classes geared toward chil-dren and high school ath-letes.

McGee has owned the business since 2010. He and his wife, Allison, moved to Mercer Island to be closer to their clients and part of the community.

There are other fitness businesses in the Mercer Island Town Center: Yoga Bliss, MI Athletic Club and The Dailey Method, to name a few. But McGee said he’s not worried about com-petition.

“The Island is a really active community. The businesses cater to that, and we’re proud to be a part of

it,” he said. “We all have something different to add, and we complement each other.”

Mercer Island CrossFit hosts a community event every month, like a Workout of the Day (WOD) and Wine/Whiskey, a mud run or a football game viewing.

The gym will open on Oct. 26 and host a grand re-opening from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

“This will be a great time for anyone who is interested to come meet the coaches, see the new gym, even try a CrossFit workout if they want to,” McGee said.

Katie Metzger/Staff PhotoAllison and Corey McGee, owners and trainers at Mercer Island CrossFit, will host a grand opening in the gym’s new location on 77th Avenue S.E. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

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Business briefsKing County Exec to visit Chamber

King County Executive Dow Constantine will be the featured speaker at the Nov. 5 Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Mercer Island Community & Event Center. There will be a meet and greet start-ing at 11:45 a.m., and the meeting starts at noon.

Call the Chamber at 206-232-3404 for more.

Design Commission reviews New Seasons plans

The city’s Design Commission reviewed plans for the new grocer that will take the place of the north end Albertsons, Portland-based New Seasons Market, at its Oct. 14 meeting.

There are no major changes planned to the existing building, just exte-rior architectural modi-fications. The proposal includes amenities such as canopies, trellises with vines, two outdoor eating areas and bicycle racks. It will utilize the existing landscaping and 123 park-

ing spots, and will add plantings on a portion of the roof.

The Commission also conducted a preliminary review of the planned five new townhomes at 7420 S.E. 27th Street.

Island businesses to host annual trick-or-treat

Dress up and help the City’s Food Pantry at the same time by trick-or-treating with the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce.

More than 70 businesses in the Town Center and at the south end shopping center are collaborating to host a trick-or-treat event, from 3-5 p.m. on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31.

Island youth are encour-aged to show off their cos-tumes and trick-or-treat at participating businesses identified by decorations and a pumpkin poster in the window. Maps will be available shortly from the Chamber of Commerce.

Children’s musician Nancy Stewart will also be leading a spiderweb may-pole event as part of the afternoon’s festivities.

Trick-or-Treaters are asked to bring a non-per-ishable food donation for the Mercer Island Food Pantry. Look for the spe-cially decorated food col-lection boxes; Mercer Island Martial Arts will also be leading a special food drive.

The event, held during daylight hours, will pro-vide a safe and fun oppor-tunity for children to trick-or-treat.

Correction

In the Oct. 14 arti-cle titled “Safe Routes planned, but not without opposition,” the article stated that Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz opposed the capital “projects,” which was inaccurate. The article should have stated that Grausz only opposed the capital project that would widen the S.E. 40th Street cor-ridor at 86th Avenue S.E. to provide a ded-icated left-turn lane. The Reporter regrets the error.

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PAGE 12 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 MERCER ISLAND REPORTER | www.mi-reporter.comSPORTSSPORTSMI girls second, boys third at KingCo tourneyBoth Islander teams advance to Sea-King district meet


Behind strong showings at the 3A KingCo cham-pionships Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lake Sammamish State Park, both the Mercer Island girls and boys cross country teams advanced to this Saturday’s Sea-King district meet.

The Islander girls fin-

ished second as a team, while the boys placed third to make the top-three dis-trict cut.

“It’s just a phenomenal team effort across the board,” Mercer Island coach Erica Hill said. “Watching the way that people rallied together and stepped up for each other, it’s just an outstanding group of kids. They seized the opportu-nity today.”

The Mercer Island girls had five runners fin-ish in the top 15. Cece Rosenman led the way,

placing fourth at 19:19.67. Chloe Michaels was sev-enth (19:33.45), Mary Rose Vu finished ninth (19:40.57), Kayla Lee was 10th (19:42.95) and fresh-man Maggie Baker placed 11th (19:49.45).

Bellevue’s Katherine Penner won the girls 5K for the second year in a row, finishing in 18:32.17.

The Wolverines also won the girls race as a team with an overall score of 32. In second place, Mercer Island tallied a score of 41, and Interlake rounded out the top three with a score of 66.

Interlake dominated the boys 5K with finishers in

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Cece Rosenman (125) and Chloe Michaels (124) flank Bellevue’s Casey Jacobson (11) during the girls 5K at the 3A KingCo Championships Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lake Sammamish State Park.

Islanders headed to districts | Prep boys tennisThree MI doubles teams, one singles player advance


Competing in the 3A KingCo boys tennis tourna-ment Oct. 19-20 at Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island took home the KingCo tournament title, advancing three doubles teams and one singles play-er to the Sea-King district tournament next spring.

Mercer Island won with a team score of 28. Bellevue placed second, scoring 17.

The second day of the tournament was nearly all Islanders, with the final two rounds of doubles competi-tion featuring only Mercer Island teams. The Islanders also occupied two of the four semifinal berths in singles competition. With the top three finishers of each bracket moving on, the

Islanders were guaranteed at least four district quali-fiers.

Christian Anderson and Chris Elliott won the 3A KingCo doubles title, defeating teammates Jake Bethards and Caden Conder 6-4, 6-0. Ben Bethards and Jarod Wong won the third-place match over teammates Jonah Tang and Kevin Chen 6-3, 6-3. The top three teams earned district spots, while Tang and Chen will serve as alternates.

Bellevue’s Theo McDonald won the 3A KingCo singles title, defeating teammate Zach Fleischman in the final 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Brandon Wong beat teammate Nils Harder in the third-place match 6-0, 6-0. Harder, who fin-ished the tournament bat-tling a groin injury, will serve as the singles alternate for districts.

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Mercer Island senior Zach Evens was on the fairway of his final hole at the KingCo medalist tournament when he was approached by Islander boys golf coach Tyson Peters. Peters had a message: if Evens birdied his final hole, he’d tie for first place at the tourna-ment.

“He was like, ‘OK,’ and then he went ahead and did it,” Peters relayed. “It was amazing.”

Really, it was par for the course.

Evens has seen his share of down-to-the-wire moments on the green for the Islanders this sea-son. Time and time again, he’s pulled through for his team. Last week, it was his birdie on the final hole at Snohomish Golf Course to give Evens a share of the 2A/3A KingCo medalist title.

This season, Evens fin-ished league play unde-feated, medaling at four meets and tying for medal-ist honors at the other three. He was the only player in 3A KingCo to finish the season with an under-par scoring average. Evens earned league MVP honors, becoming only the second Islander to win the honor in

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Peters said at several junctures this season, he’s approached Evens during close matches when the team needed him to golf “lights out.”

“Zach reached a level of play where he knew the team was riding on him,” Peters said. “If I went to him and said, ‘Hey, you’ve got four holes left, we need you to make a couple birdies or put up certain number,’ he had the confidence to go out and get job done. That’s really hard to do and really impressive to watch.”

One of those instances was against league champs Liberty. Previously unde-feated, the match went into a playoff round tied 187-187. Mercer Island outlast-ed the Patriots 23-26 in the playoff, with Evens shooting for birdie on the final hole to deal Liberty their only loss of the season.

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“Anything can happen between now and May. They can practice, they can get injured, they can get sick, who knows. But I think they should all improve. They have a goal in mind and they have six months to practice. I feel pretty good about it.”

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Several Mercer Island boys tennis players earned All-KingCo recogni-tion. Freshman Brandon Wong was named league MVP, while Chris Elliott, Jake Bethards and Caden Conder were named to the All-KingCo second team. Jarod Wong, Christian Anderson and Ben Bethards all earned honor-able mention.

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THURSDAY | 29PARENT EDGE PRESENTS JULIE LYTHCOTT-HAIMS: 7 p.m., Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. In her New York Times bestseller “How to Raise An Adult,” Julie Lythcott-Haims expos-es the harms of helicopter parenting and sets forth an alternative philosophy for raising children to self-sufficient adulthood. Free to PTA members, $10 for non-members.

SATURDAY | 31MERCER ISLAND MARTIAL ARTS HALLOWEEN PARTY AND FOOD DRIVE: 12-4 p.m., Mercer Island Martial Arts, 2630 77th Ave. S.E., #106-108. It’s the 18th annual Halloween party and food drive! There will be a huge bouncy house, candy, a martial arts demo and costume contest. Collecting food for Youth and Family Services. For more, visit www.merceris-landmartialarts.com or call 206-230-9050.MONSTER MASH DASH ONE MILE FAMILY FUN RUN: 10-11:30 a.m., Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Join Mercer Island Parks and

Recreation for a Halloween walk or run through Luther Burbank Park! Starting from the south end of the park to Calkins Point and back. Costume contest for you (and FIDO) with treats and prizes. Cost is $10. Register for course No. 15870 at 206-275-7609 or online www.myparksandrecreation.com.MIPA’S HALLOWEEN PARTY: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. MIPA’s Halloween Party is a fun, non-spooky event designed for preschoolers and all children ages 1 to 6. Fun Halloween-themed crafts, games and activities, and of course, tricks and treats! Parents are invited to bring children dressed up in costume. Cost is $3-5. For more, visit http://mipreschoolassociation.org/halloween-party.HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREATING AT ISLAND BUSINESSES: 3-5 p.m., Town Center. Last year, over 80 businesses partici-pated in this annual com-munity event. Businesses that would like to par-ticipate should contact the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce at 206-232-3404. ANNUAL LAKES HALLOWEEN

FOOD DRIVE: 6-9 p.m., the Lakes neighborhood. If you will be trick-or-treating in the Lakes neighborhood, please bring a canned non-perishable item to donate to Mercer Island Food Pantry. Food bins will be located throughout the neighbor-hood on Halloween. The food pantry needs canned meals like spaghetti or chili; canned tuna, turkey or chicken; peanut butter; hearty canned soups; and canned fruit, all varieties.

MONDAY | 2NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY PTA CHARTER MEETING: 7-9 p.m., West Mercer Elementary Library, 4141 81st Ave. S.E. Become one of the first members of the Northwood PTA. Hear about the PTA timeline and learn about opportunities to volunteer and get involved. For those unable to attend but inter-ested in getting involved, contact Michelle Ritter at [email protected].

WEDNESDAY | 4PROBUS CLUB MEETING: 1:30 p.m. Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605

84th Ave. S.E. Mrs. Helen Szablya, Honorary Consul General of Hungary, will speak on her experi-ences while growing up in Hungary between WWI and WWII under Nazi and Soviet control of her country. Bring a friend.

THURSDAY | 5NOVEMBER CHAMBER LUNCHEON: Noon-1:15 p.m., Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. King County Executive Dow Constantine and Deputy Executive Fred Jarrett will speak. Open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling the Chamber office at 206-232-3404 by 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3. $15 for members, $20 for non-members.MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE MONTHLY MEETING: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. Monthly general meetings are the first Thursday of every month and open to the public. Discover what MIVAL does and meet many artists of all medi-ums. Become a member and make new friendships

through visual arts. For more, visit www.mival.org or contact Nannette Bassett at [email protected] or 206-232-8148.MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE 2015 HOLIDAY SHOW ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: 6:30-8 p.m., Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and entertain-ment. For more, call 206-275-7609.

EVENTS | ONGOINGMIVAL 2015 HOLIDAY SHOW: Nov. 2-Dec. 18, Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL) will show-case paintings, fiber arts, photography, as well glass, jewelry, ceramics, and more. A great place to find holiday gifts for someone special on your list! Call 206-275-7609

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EVENTS | UPCOMINGMI FOOTBALL MATTRESS FUNDRAISER: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, MI Boys & Girls Club, 4120 86th Ave. S.E. Mercer Island High School and Junior Football Programs are holding their first annual Mattress Fundraiser. For one day only, come to the PEAK and purchase a name brand, top quality mattress at significant discounts and support the community’s football program. For more, visit www.facebook.com/events/1480846238857180.HELLO DOLLY: 7 p.m., Nov. 12-14 and 19-21, Mercer Island High School PAC, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. Purchase tickets from cast or on cam-pus during lunch for $10. $15 at the door.

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Ballot Measure Committees needed for the 2016 Capital Projects Levy and School Transportation LevyThe Mercer Island School District seeks interested parties to prepare statements in favor of and in opposition to, the upcoming 2016 ballot measures that will renew and replace existing capital levies. Notification is being made pursuant to state regulations and county election rules. Consistent with King County election rules, the committees to submit pro and con statements are limited to three persons each. Interested residents should contact the Superintendent’s Office at 206-236-3300 by November 16, 2015 for more information.

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CITY OF MERCER ISLANDNOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING – TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT

MORATORIUM Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a public hearing at the No- vember 2, 2015 City Council Meeting to receive comments on extending a moratorium for up to six months on the submission or acceptance of applications for any building permits or any other land development permits or approvals for major new construction as defined in Mercer Island City Code Chapter 19.16 in the Mercer Island Town Center zone. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Any interested person(s) may appear and provide input. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm and the public hearing will be part of a larger agenda of regular business. More information about the moratorium is available at on the City’s website at www.mercergov.org/towncenter.

Scott GreenbergDevelopment Services Group DirectorCity of Mercer Island

Published in Mercer Island Reporter on October 21, 2015 and October 28, 2015. #1440052SeaWatch Plantation Owners Association, Inc. v. Yvonne BarkasCivil Action No. 2015-CP-26-6392

Court of Common Pleas, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit,

Horry County, South CarolinaTO: YVONNE BARKAS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above refer- enced Civil Action within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Summons and to

serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney at the following address:Butler Law, LLCAttn: Dan V. Butler, Esq.1293 Professional Drive, Ste 224Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 For your information, the Com- plaint was filed August 28, 2015 with the Clerk of Court for Horry County, South Carolina. You can obtain a copy of the Complaint from the Office of the Horry County Clerk of Court located at 1301 2nd Ave, Conway, South Carolina. If you fail to answer the Com- plaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attorney and must state your address, or the address of your attorney if signed by your attorney. Dan V. Butler, Esq.Phone: (843) 855-3157Email: [email protected] Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on October 28, 2015, November 4, 2015, November 11, 2015. #1445010.

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Elizabeth “Betty” OsborneElizabeth “Betty” Osborne was born

on July 9, 1923 in Enumclaw. She passed away peacefully on October 2, 2015 at the age of 92.

Betty is survived by and will be deeply missed by her son Bob Osborne (wife, Candy) of Seattle and son Tom Osborne of Kirkland, her brother Joe Schlosser of Kirkland, her grandchildren – Rob Osborne, Ryan Osborne, Kim Stewart and Stephanie Castro and her 6 great

grandchildren.Anyone who knew Betty - either as a mother, grandmother,

coworker, or friend knew she represented the best of all of us. She was a best friend and advisor to many. She enjoyed playing and watching golf, vacationing to Reno and most of all, her visits to Ireland. Betty was a true Irish lady who thoroughly enjoyed reminiscing about her heritage and Irish roots. Betty was passionate, classy, caring and always supportive.

Betty moved to Mercer Island in 1950 where she spent the majority of her life. In 1963 she began her long career at St. Monica’s as a P.E. teacher. Over 30 years later, Betty retired as their school secretary. She had a deep love and dedication to the students and faculty and provided unconditional gifts of wisdom and guidance.

Please join us as we celebrate Betty’s life on November 5th at 11am at St. Monica’s Catholic Church with a reception to

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Council considers audit of city budgetBy Katie Metzger

[email protected]

In order to cut costs down the road, the City Council is considering spending $90,000 on a performance audit to determine Mercer Island’s “leanness,” evalu-ate its operating budget and review its maintenance department, which has the largest operating budget in the city at $14.7 million.

Finance Director Chip Corder recommended recruiting two councilmem-bers to help determine the scope of the audit and hire a local government consul-tant.

Corder said that a “high level,” overarching assess-ment of the city would cost $15,000 and evaluate metrics — including staff-ing levels and total oper-ating budget expenditures — relative to neighboring full-service cities including Bothell, Issaquah, Kirkland, Lynnwood and Redmond.

Councilmember Mike Cero said he was suspi-cious that such an assess-ment would justify a tax increase in 2016, and said

that instead of a govern-ment consultant, Mercer Island should look to pri-vate industry cost-cutting approaches like Six Sigma.

“Consultants don’t save us money, they cost us money,” he said. “We should save taxpayers money through more efficient processes.”

Cero said that comparing Mercer Island to other cities is not “apples to apples.”

“You can get a fuji to a Rome,” Corder said. “You can get pretty close.”

The impetus of the audit came out of the City Council’s Planning Sessions in 2015. Looking at the bud-get forecast and upcoming deficits, staff presented an option to go to voters with a levy lid lift in 2016.

“Before we go to the vot-ers and talk about revenue issues, we better be able to show that we took a very strong look at expendi-tures,” said Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz.

Grausz said that he sees opportunities to cut costs in the city’s vehicle fleet. Corder recommended a selective assessment of the

maintenance department, which could cost $75,000.

Corder and the consul-tant would break down the staffing level by work teams, make recommenda-tions based on industry best practices on how productiv-ity could be improved and evaluate the number of fleet vehicles.

“I’m personally not interested in comparisons [with other cities]... The geography of the city really impacts the use of the vehi-cles,” Grausz said. “I would like to see the performance audit look specifically at our systems for replacing vehi-cles and identifying how to maintain vehicles.”

Councilmember Jane Meyer Brahm suggested tabling the discussion for another time, and using the $90,000 on other proj-ects. She said that she had been involved in a company that was audited, and it can cause a morale issue.

Councilmember Debbie Bertlin said she was inter-ested in “the efficiency fac-tor and effectiveness factor.”

“It’s not only about cut-ting costs, but making sure we are delivering the right services at the right cost,” Bertlin said.

By Reporter StaffThe Washington State

Patrol will be working this week to make sure motor-ists know they need to move over when they see emergency vehicles on the side of the road.

The patrol will be con-

ducting “emphasis patrols” statewide from Tuesday to Thursday to bring increased awareness to the “Move Over Law.”

Between 2007 and 2014, 212 patrol vehicles have been stuck while troopers were conducting traffic stops or providing motor-ist assistance, officials said.

State law requires driv-ers approaching an emer-

gency zone to either move over to another lane in the same direction if possible, or proceed with caution and reduce the speed of their vehicle. Last year, troopers stopped more than 4,000 violators.

Emergency vehicles include police, fire, medi-cal, tow trucks and other vehicles providing road-side assistance.

WA State Patrol to emphasize patrols on “Move Over Law”

The 5-4 Islanders play their last league game on Wednesday

By Carol GullstadSpecial to the Reporter

After suffering losses at Roosevelt and Bellevue the week before, Mercer Island Polo entered the Curtis Invitational determined to turn the tide.

The team went 3-2 in the tournament, earn-ing a win over Roosevelt — the first victory for the Islanders this season over the Roughriders after losing the previous two matchups.

“As the tournament pro-gressed, we figured it out and played Mercer Island Water Polo. We didn’t let them (Roosevelt) dictate what was happening in the game. We played our own offense,” said Mercer Island coach Andrew Smith-Jones.

Captain Conner Vacca added, “Conrad (Gordon) wasn’t playing, but we worked really well in that game. A double-deep pool was to our advantage. We

have put in a lot of work and we are playing better as a team.”

Gordon has played on the U.S. National Team and leads Roosevelt. He sat out the game due to injury.

Buoyed by their Invitational performance, the Islanders propelled for-ward with a 12-5 win over Sammamish and an 11-10 victory over Newport in league play. Smith-Jones was particu-larly pleased with the Sammamish game, saying “It was a great game to have our bench players get lots of minutes.”

Freshmen Killian Riley and Nate Robinson scored one goal each. Erik Raisys led the team with four goals and Cole Nielsen registered six saves.

While the Islanders were victorious over Newport, the tenacious Knights fought to the wire scoring five goals in four minutes during the fourth quarter.

Islander goalie Hunter Peshkin had two crucial blocks in the final 50 sec-onds to secure the win.

“We were ahead most of the game, but the fourth quarter ended up being close, which was a com-pletely new experience for our guys. It was a great

o p p o r t u -nity to hold that and take those positive results into San Diego and the post-season,” said Smith-Jones.

Vacca led the Islanders with six goals for the game. Nielsen and Peshkin had four saves each.

“We have had an attitude shift in practice,” Vacca said about the recent suc-cess. “We have been a lot more structured in prac-tice. The coaches are keep-ing our spirits high and intensity and discipline.”

The Islanders are 5-4 heading into their final league game at 7:45 p.m. versus Shorewood at home on Wednesday.

Boys water polo is on a roll

“As the tournament progressed, we figured it out and played Mercer Island water polo.”

Andrew Smith-JonesCoach


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four of the race’s top five spots. Luke Beauchamp won with a time of 15:56.92. Ben Stoops finished eighth for the Islanders at 16:45.10, and Nate Benson placed 15th with a time of 17:10.88.

The Saints earned the top team spot with score of 23. Juanita was second, scoring a 42, and Mercer Island was

third with a score of 76.Interlake’s boys and girls

JV teams also won their respective meets. Interlake’s Dante Paszkeicz won the JV boys race at 17:20.66. Islander Katherine Brodsky won the JV girls race at 21:27.68.

The district berths were the 19th consecutive for both the Islander girls and boys teams. Now, the focus shifts as both teams will vie

for a second-consecutive trip to the state tournament.

“They’re getting stronger every week, and I feel that they’re peaking at the right time,” Hill said. “I want them all to feel like they’re end-ing on a note where they’ve achieved what they want to achieve, but right now we’re at that place where there’s still a couple more weeks of moving forward.”

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Ben Stoops (117) keeps pace with Bellevue’s Ian Van De Kamp (far left) dur-ing the KingCo Championships Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lake Sammamish State Park.

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REGIONAL EDITOR (BELLEVUE, WA)Sound Publishing seeks a regional editor to oversee the Bellevue Reporter, Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter, and Mercer Island Reporter newspapers.

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Clyde Hill $2,528,000Perfectly positioned on the crest of Belmont Court, enjoying spectacular SW & NW sunsets, views of the lake, city & mountains; panorama from almost every window. 4BR/3.75BA. #790219

Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275

First Hill $1,550,000$100,000 price reduction! Incredible views of Lake WA, Seattle, Mountains & sunsets. This 5BR/3.75BA, fully remod-eled beautiful home is located on the con-venient North End. #802344


Sammamish $1,120,000Contemporary architectural piece nestled in coveted Rock Meadow Farm Commu-nity. Awash in natural light, featuring an open concept & custom design in a tran-quil setting. Great schools #802991

Tom Wu 206-240-7300

Multi-Family! $1,195,000The property has 5 buildings consisting of 1 4plex and 4 individual houses. The zoning is R14. Well positioned property! Commercial access with 1 mile radius. #805506

Curt Peterson 206-230-5480

East Mercer $1,249,0005BR/4BA NW Contemporary w/gor-geous circular drive & covered portico. Impressive two story entrance with vaulted ceilings & walls of windows add to the spa-ciousness of the main � oor. #789873


Seattle $168,000Well situated entry level, 2 bedroom home. Move in condition. Close to amenities and bus line. Secured, gate access grounds w/garage parking. Stainless steel appliances, cherry cabinets. #790472Seattle Brokerage Group 206-919-1290

SHORT SALE $245,500Lovely Seabeck rambler in exceallent condi-tion. Kitchen features granite counters and stainless appliances. Tiered media room for movies or the big game! 3BR/2BA #725432

James R. Shute 206-230-5421

◆ Renton Hill $295,950Surrounded by beautiful gardens, this gor-geous 3BR rambler exceeds expectations w/ a beautifully remodeled kitchen featur-ing granite counters, stainless appliances & high-end cabinetry. #861524

Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

◆ Kirkland $368,000This alluring condo community empha-sizes the luxury of downtown Kirkland liv-ing. Just steps away from Lake WA’s shore, several parks, groceries, lively restaurants, bars, shops & more. #856101

Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

Capitol Hill $465,000Welcome to this lovely & tranquil nbrhd. Slate & cherry � oors mix to create warm elegance in this spacious 2BR home. Covered & secured parking. High ceilings, tasteful � nishes. #825658

Scott MacRae 206-499-5766Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

Multi-Family! $499,000Great investment opportunity, good loca-tion on Beacon Hill. Four one bedroom and one bath units. Long term Tenants. Rents are below market, vacancy rates are near zero. #837376

Sammy Lee 206-972-3801

Enatai $829,950Opportunity Knocks! Stunning luxury home for only 269/sqft! $200K+ in improvements include: 20’ � oor-to-ceiling glass windows, gourmet kitchen & baths, solid hdwd � rs, new roof & A/C. #853263


Price Reduced $1,100,000Lovely 2 story-quiet street invites formal & informal living, outdoor spaces for all & close to schools & shopping center. Updated w/ new paint, � oors, carpets, hardwoods-both levels #842149Laura Parris-Reymore 206-949-3270

Lk Forest Park $1,998,000Sheridan Beach waterfront home with expansive 180 lake views from Mt Rainier to Mt Baker. Gracious 4BA/4BA Colonial boasts grand living & dining rooms + expansive deck. #853506


South Mercer $989,000Spacious 4 bedroom + Of� ce, 3 bathroom home on the south end. This 2810SF home sited on a lovely 13,556SF lot is the best value under $1million on Mercer Island. Call for a private tour #809597


Snohomish $479,000Tucked away on a well maintained shy 2ac lot sits a well-planned charming home. 1930SF, 3BR + Of� ce, 3 bathrooms, two separate entertainment areas, off master deck & quaint covered porch #848516Seattle Brokerage Group 206-230-5380

◆Newcastle Twnhm $550,000View, View, View in Issaquah SD! Rare light & bright, level entry 4 BR (or 3+den), end unit w/2-car full size garage. Well run community on a dead-end road, protected by a greenbelt. #861147

Heidi Klansnic 425-830-4199

◆ N’End Retreat $850,000Fabulous Rambler Remodeled in 2005. Close to schools, parks, PEAK, Mercer Town. Light streams in through the walls of windows bringing the outdoors to your � ngertips. 3BR/2BA. #853871


GREAT MI LOT! $428,500Private road leads to scenic sylvan site in pre-mier mid-Island E. Mercer neighborhood! All utilities in! Bank � nance too. Bring your Architect/Builder! #797307

Natalie Malin 206-232-3240Keith McKinney 206-230-5380

Federal Way $510,000Norris Homes resale in Bellacarino Woods. Timeless and traditional � oor-plan. Exceptionally private & peace-ful backyard. 3BR/2BA. 3,300 SF. #820992

Michele Schuler 206-992-2013

ATTN: BUILDERS $710,000.363 Acre LOT FOR SALE. Review w/Your Architect and Staff. Great Location For a Beautiful Home on Mercer Island! Call Bro-ker for More Information. #775221


BUILD NEW? $575,000Suburban Lot For Sale, Forested on Street of Established Nice Homes. Partially Bordered by Park & Greenbelt. Beautiful, Natural Set-ting. Hear the Birds. Stream at South End of Lot. #775235


Capitol Hill $350,000Rare � nd. 3 adjacent lots totaling 15,000sqft. Build your dream home or 2 townhomes. Lake Union & Queen Anne views, walk to city center, Broadway & more. Amazing loca-tion! #678887

Patricia Temkin 206-579-5073

Greenwater $118,500Your year round recreation oasis waits! Enjoy endless summer & winter fun at this pristine Crystal River Ranch property! 1/2 ac+ this � at, corner lot is close to playground & club-house #770312

Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093Keith McKinney 206-230-5380

Mercer Island $848,500Beautiful 19,360sf mid-island building lot zoned R9.6. Westerly territorial and lake views with a potential 2-lot short plat. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac. #574116


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mercer island reporter, october 28, 2015

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