mercer island reporter, september 05, 2012

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Megan Managan/Staff Photo David and Shauna Youssefnia cross the street with their children Max, second grade, and Jordan, kinder-garten, with the help of crossing guard Dawn Griep on the first day of school last Wednesday.

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For the last 20 years, the house located at 6601 S.E. 25th Place has blipped on and off the city’s radar. The house sits unoccupied, but over the years the front lawn has been lit-tered with broken appliances, tires, furniture and sometimes even cars. Neighbors have grown weary of the eyesore.

King County property records indicate that the house is owned by Allan Benyon of Seattle. He is only the second owner of the house, built in 1942, which was owned by his parents, both deceased.

Since 1999 there has been a clear pattern. After a flurry of complaints

every year or so, the city works with the owner for several weeks, or even months to get the site cleaned up. Then the pattern repeats.

The sequence repeated this past summer after new complaints from neighbors and subsequent inquiries by the Reporter.

The file of paperwork is thick. Case reports, phone records and copies of vouchers for services go back to the late 1990s. Each time, a code enforcement officer from the city would work with the hom-eowner on the problem to varying degrees of success.

No one from the city has ever been inside the house to check on its condition or if anyone is living there. According to city attorney Katie Knight, the city has no basis to enter the home.

Despite clearly and repeatedly

violating city codes, the homeown-er has not been fined.

The first complaints to the city about the home came at the end of September 1999. Within just a few weeks, the debris was removed.

In late March 2002, the site again came under scrutiny with more debris in the front yard, this time with an abandoned car. Yet again, the cars and trash were eventu-ally moved off the property and the yard was cleaned up.

As the years passed, the pattern was well established.

In April of 2011, a neighbor again complained to the city, this time in great detail.

The complaint said, “the prop-erty was littered with abandoned household/industrial items so as to constitute not only an extreme eye-sore, but an extremely dangerous situation.”

It continued; “The owner/resi-dents are clearly in violation of Chapter 8.24 of the city’s Municipal Code. There is an abandoned vehi-cle with expired tabs (Jul 05) which

Years of complaints over derelict house

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Special School Board meeting is Sept. 6

The Mercer Island School Dis-trict Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 6 beginning at 6 p.m.

The meeting is to continue to discuss options for the North Mercer campus.

First fall chamber lunch Thursday

The Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce will hold its first member luncheon of the fall on Thursday, Sept. 6 at noon at the Community and Event Center.

The lunch will feature Craig Kinzer, the CEO of Kinzer Real Estate Services to talk about “what it takes to create a vibrant city”.

The lunch is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. RSVP by calling (206) 232-3404.

Banner Bank community appreciation day Thursday

Banner Bank, located at 2918 78th Ave. S.E. will hold it’s an-nual Community Appreciation Day on Thursday, Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Stop by for a free hotdog, chips and a pop and visit with other Islanders.

Cub Scout info night Thursday, Sept. 13

Interested in learning about Cub Scouts? The Cub Scouts will be holding an information night at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Mercer Island Presbyte-rian Church.

Cub Scouts are for boys in first through fifth-grade and helps them learn new skills, work in the community and have fun.

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obviously has not been moved for many months; there are several abandoned refrigerators on the lot. There is at least one aban-doned stove with oven door still attached … There is an abundance of debris that has been neatly stacked against the house (neatness notwith-standing, still a fire hazard, I would imagine). There are automobile tires that have been neatly stacked out in the open (great nest for ver-min). In general, the condi-tion of the lot is abysmal.”

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enforcement officer talked with the owner, asking for it to be cleaned up. A month later the owner said he needed more time, until the end of the year. Finally, there were some results.

In June 2011, the code enforcement officer, Jimi Serfling, contacted the owner after yet another complaint was received.

Notes from a call on Sept. 26, 2011, show that Serfling and the owner talked about how to move forward.

“Owner stated he knows he has a problem with col-lecting things and recognizes that he needs to clean up the yard,” the case notes said.

Not long after, Serfling, who works part time for the city, met with the owner at the site. He told her he was looking for the title to the car so it could be moved. By early November, the car had been removed, but other debris remained.

Public documents received by the Reporter, shows that after a check on the house in December, 2011, there have been a dozen or more calls and site visits. There was some progress, but not enough.

“I’ve been personally working on it for a year,” Serfling said of the case. “I initially contacted the homeowner with a cour-tesy notice. He called back and we worked through the problem. He said he would be dealing with it.”

Yet, the city got another complaint in April 2012, say-ing, “It seems that what he is doing is making it worse. Uncovering things that were hidden in the past.”

The home is located on a narrow street on a hill-side, a couple of blocks up from West Mercer Way. The view of the house is partially obscured by trees. Houses along the street are built closely together.

Serfling set a new compli-ance date for June 4, with the stipulation that by then no items should be in the yard. If it wasn’t taken care of,

there would be enforcement actions. By the end of July, it was cleaned up .

One of the home’s neigh-bors, Anne Whitehead, who had complained to the city in the past, was glad it was finally cleaned up.

“He is a very nice man,” said Whitehead of her neigh-bor in July after the clean-up was finished.

“I complement Jimi,” She continued. “She has worked diligently on this. She’s responsible for having finally gotten him to clean it up. I’ve been calling the city about this once a month for a long time, and its notice-ably better. It’s just the front yard, but that’s what I was concerned about.”

The homeowner lives in Seattle, where there has been similar issues at the house where he lives in the Eastlake neighborhood. County records indicate that the 2200 s.f. house built in 1913, was also owned by his parents.

It too, has been the focus of numerous complaints about trash and debris in the yard and the alley behind the house. Similar to the City of Mercer Island, the City of Seattle has dealt with Benyon with varying degrees of success over the years.

In a site visit in 2007, a Seattle code officer counted 17 recycling containers, a

large accumulation of wood, furniture, appliances, doors, containers and shovels in the rear yard.

A Seattle officer said that Benyon has faced fines in the past and has paid them.

After complaints in 2010, the city sent a $500 cita-tion to the Benyon without a warning first.

City of Mercer Island code shows that fines are typically $50 for the first day there is a violation; $75, the second day; and $100, a day

after that.The city has been reluc-

tant to fine Benyon, offer-ing him other kinds of help, such as vouchers for trips, to the King County solid waste transfer station.

City attorney Knight notes that situations like this are not solved easily or quickly.

Knight said, “Our goal is to get compliance rather than punish for non-com-pliance.”

Mary L. Grady contributed to this story.

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Megan Managan/Staff PhotoA portion of the front yard at 6601 S.E. 25th St., before it was cleaned up in late July.

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The class of 2012 has demonstrated that they are beyond college-readiness as measured by the ACT, a series of curriculum-based tests of educational development in English, mathematics, reading, and science designed to mea-sure the skills needed for success in the first year college coursework.

Composite scores of the four tests average 26.7 compared to 22.9 for stu-dents statewide.

“I am very proud of our students and staff for their outstanding performance on these important bench-marks of college-readi-ness,” said Superintendent Gary Plano.

Washington’s average composite score of 22.9 was the nation’s fifth highest. The highest average score was 24.1 in Massachusetts. This year’s national aver-age composite score was 21.1.

In Washington state 13,929 students took the ACT; 205 MIHS students took the test this year.

MIHS outscore state in student progress

The Washington State Superintendent’s office announced the results of the grades 3-8 Measurements of Student Progress, the High School Proficiency Exam and the End-of-Course Performance for 2011-2012.

Mercer Island students continue to outscore the state average and their peers across the state. More than 88 percent of Islander sophomores met and or passed standards on the Biology EOC assessment compared to 61 percent statewide.

According to Jennifer Wright, Executive Director of Learning and Technology Services, “Overall we are pleased with the results of the tests. Scores are up in almost every area; once again our students and teachers rose to the challenge and per-formed well as they have in the past.”

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Rather than paying for commercial driver’s licens-es to pilot its eight-year-old book bus, the King County Library System is consider-ing buying a smaller vehicle for $300,000.

Its staff had been driv-ing the Library2Go bus for a few years before it dis-covered that Washington had changed its laws about what needs a commercial license. It was the only vehicle sidelined.

It would cost thousands each year to pay for the CDL licenses, said Nancy Smith, director of outreach services. “We didn’t really want to get into that busi-ness.”

The red bright van stops on Mercer Island, in the

Town Center at places like Island House and Ellsworth House.

The system hasn’t offi-cially decided on the new book van. It would likely be discussed for next year’s budget. It has been juggling its other vans to fill in the service gaps.

Most of KCLS’ libraries on wheels are used for early literacy. They stop by day cares to encourage kids to check out books. It also has a number of computer lab trucks that offer traveling computer classes.

Communities That Care receives $625,000 grant

Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, announced $7.9 mil-

lion in new Drug-Free Communities Support Program grants to 60 com-munities. The Mercer Island Communities That Care Coalition (MICTC) was one of the grant recipients, and will receive $625,000 in DFC grant funds for five additional years of funding to involve and engage the local community to fur-ther prevent substance use among youth.

MICTC is administered by Mercer Island Youth and Family Services. It is com-posed of community lead-ers, parents, youth, school administrators, religious and fraternal organizations, health care and business professionals, law enforce-ment, the media and oth-ers working together at the local level.

“Efforts to keep our youth drug-free are criti-

cal to healthy and safe communities here on Mercer Island,” said Derek Franklin, MICTC project director. “The Drug-Free Communities Support Program recognizes the great work of MICTC to help save young people’s lives. This new funding will allow the coalition to continue to mobilize and organize their community to prevent youth substance use.”

MICTC will specifically work to address underage alcohol, marijuana, pre-scription drug and tobacco use on Mercer Island.

Day care owner ordered to treatment program

A former Mercer Island day care operator was ordered to undergo alcohol and mental health treat-ment rather than jail for attacking her boyfriend last fall with a knife when chil-dren were under her care.

Last week, Mercer Island Municipal Court Judge

Wayne Stewart suspended fines for Laura C. Martin, a licensed day care operated who cared for children in her home for many years. The City Prosecutor Brian Zuanich had asked the judge to impose a 10-day jail sentence.

In June, Martin pleaded guilty in June to charges of assault and vandalism. She was arrested Nov. 21 after drinking, damaging her boyfriend’s truck and attacking him.

In the aftermath, Martin had lost her license, her business and her home.

Stewart remanded Martin to a three month treatment program at Harborview Medical Center.

ICW project enters clean-up phase

Construction is winding down on Island Crest Way. City engineer Clint Morris the project has entered its final phases. Over the last two weeks, the project contractor has raised and patched most of the utility

castings along the project. All but about twenty per-cent of the new pavement markings have been com-pleted.

In an update on the City’s website, Morris said that he believes the project will be finished in three weeks time.

“We still have a fair amount of cleanup to do along the project, including some minor landscaping, some driveway paving and a few small sidewalk areas that need completion,” Morris said.

The striping contractor will return to finish the pavement marking work, which will include some minor changes north of Merrimount Drive to com-plete the transition to the new three-lane configura-tion.

Some traffic signs are yet to be placed or moved to their new locations. The mailbox at 90th Avenue S.E. will be re-installed once the sidewalk there has been poured.

Morris believes that traf-fic disruptions now will be minor.

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Aug. 15Alcohol ThefT: A 50-year-old Renton man stole four bottles of alcohol worth $146.96 total from the South end QFC in the 8400 block of S.E. 68th Street. He was cited for the theft.

Aug. 16AccidenT: A sedan made a left turn into oncoming traffic and collided with an oncoming van in the intersection of Merrimount Drive and West Mercer Way at 3:28 p.m. The sedan was forced backward into traffic and struck a third vehicle. The driver of the sedan, a 71-year-old woman, was cited for failing to yield the right of way. She said she was reading a construction sign when she turned. The van was traveling 25 mph. The third driver received treatment for dizziness at the scene, but no other injuries were reported.

Aug. 17fender-bender: Two vehicles were involved in a fender-bender in the North end QFC parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Police could not determine who was at fault. Either one vehicle rolled backward or the other rolled forward to cause the collision. The sec-ond driver said that he had followed the first driver, 19, to the QFC to record his license plate because he had nearly caused an acci-dent in the Starbucks park-ing lot by cutting in front of several people. The first vehicle sustained minimal damage.

Aug. 18losT keys: A Mercer Island man, 22, reported losing his keys between 3 and 4 p.m. He had left his keys on the front counter in the lobby of a business in the 2600 block of 77th Avenue S.E. Video surveillance would allow police to determine if

the keys were stolen. bike ThefT: A 15-year-old girl’s bicycle, worth $200, was stolen at the North Mercer park-and-ride some-time between 12 and 5 p.m.

Aug. 19boATing under influence: Marine patrol stopped a boat for a noise violation and arrested the driver, a 38-year-old Kenmore man, who had been drinking. The driver was also in pos-session of drugs, including both cocaine and mari-juana.

Aug. 20drugs: A police officer contacted two 16-year-old male teenagers at 5:12 p.m. in Island Crest Park in the 5600 block of 84th Avenue S.E. The officer was responding to a report of teens planning to use drugs in the park, and found them with drug parapher-nalia, but no drugs. Their parents were notified. dui: Police responded to a single car traffic accident in the 7400 block of West Mercer Way and arrested a 21-year-old Mercer Island man for DUI at 6:17 p.m. The driver drove off of the road while trying to back up a driveway. He was “unsteady on his feet and had slurred speech,” according to the case report. He was later booked into the Issaquah Jail. Four witnesses were present.

Aug. 21WAkeboArd ThefT: A wake-board and bindings, worth $500, were stolen from a 46-year-old Mercer Island woman’s boat dock in the 5800 block of East Mercer Way sometime overnight on Aug. 3. squATTers: A neighbor reported squatters in an abandoned house in the 2200 block of 71st Avenue S.E., adjacent to the Park on

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Aug. 22dui: Police stopped a vehicle for not signaling lane changes in the 8200 block of westbound I-90. The 18-year-old driver, who had noticeably been drink-ing, admitted consuming alcohol. He was arrested at 1:31 a.m. skATeboArd ThefT: A 14-year-old boy’s skate-board was stolen from out-

side of the North end Rite Aid after 5 p.m. in the 3000 block of 78th Avenue S.E. One witness was present. Police could not locate the witness for a statement.ArresT: Police arrested a 33-year-old Seattle man at 10:13 p.m. in the 7600 block of North Mercer Way for driving with a suspended license. The driver had several counts of failure to appear in court on record, in addition to a motor vehicle transfer of owner-

ship violation. He was cited and released. cAr gouged: Someone put large, deep gouges into an 86-year-old woman’s Honda Accord parked in the 2800 block of 75th Place S.E. sometime between 2 and 4:30 p.m. The damage was estimated at $2,000.

Aug. 23AssAulT: A 13-year-old boy reported that his father, 49, assaulted him by throwing a chair during an argument, then chased him and kicked through his bedroom door while making threats in their South end residence. The victim described his father as intoxicated and angry, according to the case report. Child Protective Services was notified.ArresT: Police took custody of a 31-year-old Seattle man

at 3:30 p.m. and booked him into the Issaquah Jail on an outstanding misde-meanor warrant. disTurbAnce: A 49-year-old woman demanded that police arrest her 13-year-old son after a disturbance at her North end residence. Police found no evidence to warrant an arrest. The son was taken to his grandpar-ent’s and father’s house instead.Vehicle ToWed: A Ford Taurus parked less than 8 feet from the center of the road, on an “S” curve, was impounded at 9:51 p.m. in the 7000 block of North Mercer Way. Police issued a citation to the registered owner. broken WindoW: Someone threw an object at a 57-year-old woman’s Honda

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Police Thief jailed for harassment after stealing from Thrift shop

A 57-year-old Mercer Island man stole a 3-by-5-foot metal cart, worth $300, from the Mercer Island Thrift Shop loading dock sometime overnight on Aug. 21 in the 7700 block of S.E. 34th Street. The thrift store reviewed a surveillance video, and af-ter the man was identified, police went to his resi-dence. He was not home, but he was arrested hours later when he returned

to the Thrift Shop. The suspect was also in posses-sion of marijuana, which police took into evidence. The incident is under a prosecutor’s review.

After the arrest, police booked the man into the King County Jail on a felony offense for harass-ing an Island resident in a separate incident. The suspect had threatened the victim with a razor, making verbal threats, and the victim “feared for his life,” according to the case report. The victim was try-ing to help the suspect by giving him a ride after his car broke down.

Wayne E. Crill, M.D.Wayne E. Crill, neuroscientist,

neurologist, teacher, academic leader and loving husband and father died August 21, 2012 in Mercer Island, WA from complications of a neurodegenerative disorder. He was 77.

Wayne was born in Nampa, Idaho, received a B.S. from the College of Idaho and his M.D. degree from the Univ. of WA School of Medicine. His residency

training in Neurology was at New York Hospital at Cornell Univ. Since 1966, the rest of his professional life was spent in Seattle where he served as Chief of Neurology and Director of the Epilepsy Center at the VA Medical Center, Chair of Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, UW School of Medicine (1983-1999) and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Medicine and Neurology.

Wayne had an extraordinary combination of quiet intelligence, strength and humanity. He was respected and loved for his defense of academic principles, his skill at reaching consensus, his delight and curiosity in science, and the fairness of his judgments. He was kindhearted and accepting of the differences between people in a way that attested to an honest humility and straightforwardness. These qualities made him much sought after as the chair of many scientific and academic review committees both at home and abroad. He improved the lives of patients, colleagues, students and his family.

Wayne and his collaborators published more than 120 original research papers and book chapters. He received the UW Medicine Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award, the College of Idaho Lifetime Achievement Award and was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

An avid fly fisher, Wayne made over fifteen annual trips with male family members, friends and colleagues to Lake Hi Hium in B.C. In addition, Wayne and his family enjoyed many hiking trips, ski vacations and summer weeks at a rustic cabin in Canada. These trips have prompted wonderful stories and memories. He loved music, from his trumpet playing as a student to early music and chamber music. During his residency years he enjoyed dabbling in oil painting and found joy in art appreciation, particularly the work of the artists of the Northwest School. He also enjoyed the essays of The New York Review of Books and many scientific and historical journals and books.

Wayne is survived by Jean, his wife of 51 years, daughters Betsy and Jennifer, son Wayne and 7 grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wed., Sept. 19, 2 pm at Hogness Auditorium, UW Health Sciences Center. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to the Wayne E. Crill Endowed Research Fund, https://www.washington.edu/giving/make-a-gift?source_

typ=2&source=efz, or to a favorite charity.671112

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By Reporter StaffThe Stevenson Farm,

the undeveloped five acre parcel along Island Crest Way has sold. The land is considered one of the last large undeveloped parcels on the Island.

According to real estate agent Pete Hayes, of CB Bain, the property at 6053

Island Crest Way sold close to its $6 million ask-ing price. The new own-ers he said, want to keep the property as an eques-trian facility. Hayes said he could not identify the buyer.

They own other prop-erty on the Island, he added.

The land was used for boarding horses for decades. Lewis C. Stevenson Sr., who owned the property, died in March 2011. At his death, there were 10 horses boarded there. Less than a month later his heirs asked the horse owners to find other lodging for

their horses.The only buildings on

the land are the home of Mr. Stevenson and a couple of stables and out-buildings.

The Mercer Island School District had made a agreement with the sell-ers to purchase the prop-erty if the school bond put to voters last spring had passed. The Mercer Island School Board saw purchasing the land as an opportunity. The intent was either to build a school there or to ‘bank’ as an asset that could be used toward acquiring land at another location either as a trade or a sale.

When the school levy did not pass, the land was again available for sale.

Pilot SUV and broke the rear window at 9:45 p.m. in the 6700 block of Island Crest Way. The cost to replace the window is $250.

Aug. 24

Found backpack: A 57-year-old Mercer Island man reported finding a back-pack with goggles, clothing and a keychain in the 8700 block of S.E. 71st Street, near Pioneer Park, on Aug. 6. Police placed the back-pack into found property.Malicious MischieF: Someone put a golf ball-sized dent into a 53-year-old Ridgefield woman’s

BMW in the parking lot in the 8400 block of S.E. 68th Street sometime between 2:30 and 3:27 p.m. The cost of repair is estimated at $1,500. TheFT: Two UPS-delivered packages were stolen from a Mercer Island man’s door-step in the 2900 block of 76th Avenue S.E. on June 26. The victim had ordered a pair of turbochargers for

his vehicle. Mailbox benT: Someone bent a mailbox pole at a residence in the 9200 block of S.E. 61st Street and moved a landscaping rock. Damages totaled $100.

Aug. 25bike TheFT: A road bike worth $1,500 was stolen out of an unsecured com-mon area at the Shorewood Apartments in the 9000 block of East Shorewood Drive sometime after Aug. 23. The thief cut the bike’s cable lock. Fraud: Wells Fargo employ-ees caught a 20-year-old Renton woman who tried to cash a stolen check at 11:15 a.m. in the 3000 block

of 78th Avenue S.E.Fender-bender: A Toyota sedan backed into a Lexus SUV in the parking lot at 2245 West Mercer Way and drove away. The driver of the Lexus then stopped the other driver, who admitted hitting the vehicle, said no damage was done, and left without providing her information. Her license plate number, however, was obtained. One witness was present. boaTing under inFluence: Marine patrol stopped a boat and arrested the 18-year-old boat driver, a Medina resident, at 8:25 p.m. for boating under the influence. Police forwarded the case to a Bellevue pros-ecutor, as the incident hap-pened in Bellevue waters.

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Unless otherwise noted, school board meetings are held at 4160 86th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, in the Board Room. Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Regular board meetings begin at 7:00 pm.

Agenda items are subject to change. Please verify agenda items by going to www.misd.k12.wa.us/board/agenda

MEETING NOTICEMercer Island School District

MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSJanet Frohnmayer, President Adair Dingle, Vice-President

Pat Braman, DirectorBrian Emanuels, DirectorDavid Myerson, Director

Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent

Purpose: To conduct a study session in order for the board to discuss facilities master planning including school options and other improvements on the mega-block and for the board to tour the music room addition

Special School Board Meeting

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bellevue organic grocery to close permanently

Less than a year after opening, Bellevue’s down-town organic hybrid gro-cery has closed down.

The store, Your Local Market, has been closed since June. Employees said it was only for a remodel.

But owner Jason Brown announced Thursday in an email to customers that the store will not reopen.

The store sits on a lot at the corner of Northeast Fourth Street and Bellevue Way, which will be the main lot for expansion of

Kemper Development’s Lincoln Square.

Brown said when he opened the store he hoped it would become a part of the new development.

Mi rotary to hear from candidates for political office

The Mercer Island Rotary Club, that meets each Tuesday at the Mercer Island Community and Events Center invites the public to join them to hear upcoming speakers.

According to Rotary member, Chuck Maylin, the club is expecting to schedule candidate for gov-

ernor, Rob McKenna for an upcoming meeting.

The Mercer Island Rotary Club will hear from candi-dates for office in the com-ing weeks.

Jay Inslee spoke at the Rotary meeting in August. Steve Litzow and Maureen Judge both candidates for State Senate appeared yes-terday at the Rotary meet-ing after Reporter deadline.

On Sept. 11, Bill Grace of the Center for Ethical Leadership will speak about global awareness in the post-9/11 world.

The two candidates for King County Sheriff will appear at the meeting on Sept. 18.

The public is invited to the meeting. Visitors may purchase lunch.

Stevenson Farm is soldLand sells close to asking price, will be ‘a place for horses’

News briefs

By Megan [email protected]

Mercer Island picked up its first ‘w’ of the season, beating Redmond at home on Friday night 35-20.

The Islanders played a solid first half, getting points on the board quickly, but fol-lowed it with a sloppier sec-ond half, which head coach Brett Ogata said will have to be fixed before they take on the defending 6A Idaho state champs next weekend.

“It was a good game for us, the last couple of years our first game hasn’t been that great, but this year we came out and did really well in the beginning. In the sec-ond half they kind of got a little lackey dazey but we got the win so we’re happy,” said the coach. “We’re going to have get a lot better really quick. We’re playing the 6A state champs from Idaho and I think what we can take from this is we did some really great things, take those positives and work with those. We will need to play a full 48 minutes and tonight we probably played solid 24 minutes.”

During the non-con-ference match up between the 4A Mustangs and the 3A Islanders, the Islanders started quickly, taking their first drive all the day down the field over six minutes to score the first points of the night. Quarterback Brian Higgins connected on a short pass to Zach Bucklin for six points after the team converted three fourth downs during the drive.

Starting from the 8-yard line at the beginning of the second quarter, Mercer Island edged its way in again, this time off a touch-down run by Higgins, put-ting the team up 14-0 over Redmond. After stalling the Mustangs next possession with no major gains, the Islanders offense returned to the field, putting up anoth-er touchdown, this time a pass from Higgins to senior receiver Steen Swedstedt.

With 9:30 left on the clock in the first half, the Islanders were up 21-0.

Unwilling to go to the break without points on the board, Redmond put togeth-er a string of first downs, and scored with 7:20 left to go in the first half. The kick was blocked by Mercer Island, putting the score at 21-6.

On their next drive, the I s l a n d e r s pushed all the way to the red zone, with Higgins running and reaching the third touch-down of the night over the goal line for Mercer Island, giving his team

the 28-6 lead at halftime.On the first Redmond

attempt back from the break, junior quarterback Zack Wheat threw his sec-ond touchdown of the night, but once again the Islanders blocked the Mustang kick for a 28-12 game.

Senior Risley Lesko earned his first touchdown

of the season, running the ball in with 8:06 left in the third quarter to put Mercer Island up 35-12. After Redmond’s short posses-sion, the Islanders faced a slew of flags, slowing their pace. With 1:20 left in the third quarter, the team faced an illegal procedure, then a holding call, followed by another illegal procedure calling, facing the offense with a first and 36 situation. Once things got moving, junior Peter Mahony was able to eat away at the defi-cit, but not before time ran out in the third quarter.

Redmond bounced back from its own penalty troubles early in the fourth quarter when Wheat threw a long pass to Jackson Keimig to score. On the extra point attempt Wheat connected with Chris Carpenter for the two points.

The final score was 35-20.

“I thought Zach Bucklin played really well on offense, defensively Matt Hassall and the whole back did well,” said Ogata. “Brain Rauzi had a really great game those

guys played really well. The offensive line throughout the game played really solid. Brian Higgins did well once he settled down and got into his game.”

Next week Mercer Island will travel to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for a 2 p.m. game on Saturday, Sept. 8. The Vikings are the two time defending 6A state champi-ons, handily winning their first game of the season on Friday night. It’s the first time a Mercer Island football team has traveled to play a game out of state. Redmond will take on Interlake next Friday in another non-con-ference game.

SPORTSSPORTS On Saturday, Sept. 8, from 8:30 until 10 a.m., check out Swim Across America at Luther Burbank’s swim beach. The effort raises money for cancer research. Sunday, Sept. 9, is the fourth annual Round the Rock paddle board race, starting at Seward Park. Learn more online at www.mi-reporter.com.

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Mercer Island FC team plays in Xtreme Cup

The Mercer Island FC girls U12 team competed in the Xtreme Cup tour-nament at Starfire in late August. Top premier teams from around the region play in the tournament each year.

This year the MIFC girls team won its bracket with three wins and a tie, playing in five games in just over 48 hours. The team advanced to the semifinals before los-ing, 3-2.

The team includes: Sara Gest, Caroline Agress, Mackenzie Magnussen, Ellie Sulla, Lexi Shurygailo, Hannah Wainwright, Mathilda Noone, Abby Fahey, Catherine Yoshida, Elaina Martin, Annelise Rorem, Piper O’Kane, Nicole Mandt, Stella Goffman, Robin Henry

and Keathley Pinney Brown. The team is coached by Tom Hill.

MI United boys win tournament

Defending Washington State Challenge Cup Champions, the Mercer Island United 16U boys team, began the new season with a trip to the Snohomish Big Foot tournament held Aug. 15-19.

After beating FC Edmonds 1-0 in the semi-final, the United faced off with WP Fury, a team well known to the United play-ers. After the first half, the team from Mercer Island was up 1-0, and had several early chances in the begin-ning of the second half, but couldn’t find a way to add a

Sports briefs

Contributed PhotoThe Mercer Island United boys soccer team won the Snohomish Big Foot tournament in August.

Contributed PhotoThe Mercer Island FC girls U12 team made it to the semi-finals in the Xtreme Cup tournament.

Megan Managany/Staff PhotosPeter Mahony tries to slip away from Redmond’s defense during the Islanders first home win over the Mustangs on Friday, Aug. 31. Below, quarterback Brian Higgins looks for an open pass early in the game.

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Lou GlatzLauren Fournier

Julia Nordby Branch Manager

Frank Ceteznik Tim ConwayDebbie Constantine Terry Donovan Shawn Elings Mark EskridgeDaphne DonovanBetty DeLaurenti

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Grand MI Waterfront $3,850,000Spectacular 17 acre waterfront estate. Gracious daylight rambler with view from nearly every room. Street to water. Level lawn of breathtaking scale to water.


Deep Water Moorage $1,997,0009651 SE 61st PL. Low bank year round moorage. 3 bedroom 3,680 sqft on 21,000 land, lots of updates, 4 car garage, lots of light. Walls of windows.


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Dancer and physical education teacher Jesse Jaramillo, of Island Park Elementary School, died last Friday, Aug. 17, after suffering a heart attack ona few days earlier.

Jaramillo, 59, was a teach-er for 11 years at Island Park. But he taught more than exercises, basketball skills or tumbling. He was a professional dancer who coaxed and inspired the elementary students to think and feel and even learn with movement.

Kathy Morrison, the former principal of Island Park, first learned of Jaramillo when he was hired as an artist in resi-dence to teach dance at Lakeridge Elementary School.

“It was a time when fine arts were beginning to be incorporated throughout public school curriculum,” Morrison said.

Knowing those chang-

es were coming, she kept her eye on Jaramillo, who taught in Woodinville schools. When the PE teacher at Island Park retired, Morrison, now the director of Learning Services for the School District, hired Jaramillo in 2001.

Throughout his years at Island Park, Jaramillo inte-grated dance and move-ment with the music pro-gram and other curricu-lum, incorporating it into studies of different cultures and traditions. He collabo-rated with others to design unique learning experienc-es for students.

He taught square danc-ing to students and helped start the school’s ‘Hoe Down’ evenings, when both students and families were invited to an evening of dance and music at the school.

“Dance is a language stu-dents can use,” he told the Reporter in 2002.

Jaramillo prepared stu-

dents for the school dis-trict’s annual Fine Arts Showcase and brought in other artists in residence to teach and inspire students.

After school hours, Jaramillo wrote grants to expand arts programs, earned a master’s degree in education and attained his National Board Certification in 2009. He also attended seemingly hundreds of his students’ performances, games and concerts.

One grant awarded by the Mercer Island Community Fund was to help fund a dance program at all three elementary schools. Jaramillo, the instructor and coordinator of the pro-gram, said it would impact over 1,700 students.

He knew movement was essential to learning.

Jaramillo said then, “Children do better aca-demically if they are pro-vided with creative out-lets and opportunities to engage in physical move-

ment. They need the ability to express themselves with their bodies.”

On Monday, Morrison and Superintendent Gary Plano met with Island Park staff to remember Jaramillo. With laughter and tears, teachers and staff remembered that the dancer played football in college, loved to snow-board and essentially built himself the home that he shared with his wife, Nancy, in Kirkland.

Jaramillo was always concerned about every sin-gle child, whether or not

they had athletic ability. He wanted them to feel confi-dent about themselves. He wanted them to learn to be fit and always be ready to help one another, Morrison said. He was an example of that himself.

The Island Park staff remembered how he sat in the same place every day, eating his lunch, a salad, laughing and talking.

Plano said that the staff spoke about how to pres-ent the news of Jaramillo’s death to students at school next week. Counselors will be on hand.

Both Plano and Morrison remembered how thrilled and proud the teacher was last spring when Island Park won its very first All Island Track Meet, the 37th year of the event.

Island Park usually won the spirit award, Morrison said, which was always much more important to Jaramillo than winning.

The Jaramillo family had planned private services. The staff at Island Park Elementary School will announce a way to honor the teacher at a later date.

Rebecca Mar/Staff PhotoA portion of a memorial set up at Island Park Elementary by stduents in honor of teacher Jesse Jaramillo, who died just before the beginning of the school year.

Teacher, dancer fondly remembered by Islanders


I t is that time of year. We have made our mental checklist. By the end of

August: find out kids’ teach-er, buy new school clothes, get new school supplies, enroll in after-school activities, call the School Board, buy school office staff little gifts to welcome them back, email teachers, get our kids on a regular sleep schedule before the first night of school.

Oh, how the list goes on.

By the time September rolls around our kids are ready for their over-sched-uled life, but only until the complaining and homework begins. As parents, we try the best we can not to heli-copter over our children in the way which has become so popular.

And then it hits us. Our daughter is a high

school senior; everything she does will be the last time as a Mercer Island student. Her tears are constantly rolling. And I, as a loving, devoted mother, keep tell-ing her in one breath, “Your life is just beginning,” and in the next breath, “You will be home for dinner; this is your last year of family dinners.”

Oh, the guilt of paren-tal love. I secretly cry every chance I get knowing that my precious daughter will be leaving and going off to college very soon. I can’t let her go. I can’t call her college professors and say what I really need to say to them.

Fortunately, it is also time of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. I am able to sit in synagogue not one day, but two, and take a breather.

At this time of year, g-d gives me permission to sit back and reflect on the past year and the upcoming year. I am allowed to take solace in the fact that I can pray

and rejoice at all the accom-p l i s h m e n t s and letdowns from the past year, all while welcoming the New Year.

The Jewish New Year is not like the secular New Year. We do not stay up

until midnight and drink ourselves silly. No, we pray, reflect, and the Torah scroll starts at the beginning.

But, let’s not forget that for almost 48 hours, we fill ourselves with every tradi-tional New Year food pos-sible, beginning with apples and honey for a sweet new year and welcoming of the fall harvest. In our family tradition, the first night of Rosh Hashanah dinner is just for family. Many people have a celebratory lunch after synagogue on the first day.

We have a second night dinner. For the last 19 years, this dinner consists of friends and their families. This dinner is for friends who do not have extended family in the Seattle area. This dinner is a lot of work, but is a symbol of love and a way to cherish and renew friendships. It represents our hopes and dreams for our friends and family in the upcoming year.

And in the spirit of the New Year and the upcoming Yom Kippur, I wish to offer apology.

To my friends and family, La Shonah Tovah (Happy

New Year). If I have any way shamed or harmed you, please accept my very public apology.

I will talk more about Yom Kippur in an upcom-ing column.

‘New Age’ Plum Torte

This recipe is one that I have used for many years. I generally use the plums from a Mercer Island family plum tree.

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalt-ed butter

3/4 cup plus teaspoon sugar

1 1/2 ripe medium banan-as, cut into large chunks

1 cup unbleached flour, sifted

1 teaspoon baking pow-der

1/2 cup egg substitute (2 eggs = 1/2 cup egg substi-tute)

24 halves of ripe, pitted prune plums or 1 pint blue-berries

1/2 lemon1 teaspoon cinnamon, or

to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter, 3/4 cup of the sugar, and the bananas in an electric mixer until well blended. Beat in

flour, baking powder and egg substitute (or real eggs) until well blended. Spoon batter into an 8, 9 or 10-inch ungreased spring form pan. Arrange the plum halves skin side down or blueber-ries on top of batter, sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons

of sugar, a few squeezes of lemon juice and about 1 tea-spoon of cinnamon. Bake 1 hour, until center tests done with a toothpick. Remove and cool.

This torte freezes well. Serves 8.

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Contributed PhotoPlums for this tasty torte can be found on trees in Mercer Island neighborhoods. Substitute blueberries if needed.

Use local plums for tasty torte

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Padgett earns Bronze Palm Award

By Reporter StaffAndrew Padgett, of

Troop 647 on Mercer Island, was awarded an Eagle Bronze Palm at a Troop Court of Honor in June 2012. The Bronze Palm is awarded for earn-ing five additional merit badges beyond what is required for Eagle Scout and for service and leader-ship to the troop. Padgett will continue as a junior assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 647 helping to lead and mentor younger scouts. Padgett is a senior at Mercer Island High School and is active in the drama program.

Contributed PhotoAndrew Padgett earned the Eagle Bronze Palm award.

Wednesday | 5Probus Club of MerCer Island: 10:30 a.m., Sept. 5, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Speaker: James Farrington, a survivor of the sinking of the carrier Yorktown during the 1942 Battle of Midway. The public is welcome.

Thursday | 6MerCer Island banner bank CoMMunIty aPPreCIatIon day: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sept. 6, Banner Bank, 2918 78th Ave. S.E. Free hotdogs, chips, pop. MerCer Island ChaMber of CoMMerCe lunCheon: “What It Takes To Create A Vibrant City,” 12 p.m., Sept. 6, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Speaker: Craig Kinzer, CEO Kinzer Real Estate Services. Informal networking: 11:30 a.m. Luncheon cost: $15 (mem-bers), $20 (nonmembers and members without reserva-tions). Contact: 232-3404, [email protected]. To pay by credit card, please call. The Chamber bills for reserva-tions not cancelled 24 hours in advance.

Friday | 7MIVal artIst reCePtIon: “Late Summer Harvest,” 5-8 p.m., Sept. 7, MIVAL Gallery, 2836 78th Ave. S.E. New exhibit is open Sept. 6-30. The

theme for September is “Late Summer Harvest” and features art from 25 local artists. www.mival.org.

sunday | 9MerCer Island farMers Market: Farm To Table With Kids, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sept. 9, along S.E. 32nd Street at Mercerdale Park. The market will feature Island chickens, goats and rabbits. Music: Casper Baby Pants (Chris Ballew) and Yammba-Conga Drum Group. Children’s Table activity: flower prints and collages. www.mifarm-ersmarket.org.sJCC JewIsh touCh leCture serIes: Opening Lecture, “Jews, Magic & Houdini,” 4 p.m., Sept. 9, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way. Joshua Jay, internationally acclaimed lecturer and magician, explores why Jews are attracted to magic and illus-trates with a performance. Emphasis on Harry Houdini. Cost: $8 (SJCC members, seniors, students), $12 (non-members). Contact: Kim Lawson, (206) 388-0823. www.SJCC.org.

Monday | 10“My Personal brush wIth hIstory” PresentatIon: 7 p.m., Sept. 10, Stroum Jewish Community Center Auditorium, 3801 East Mercer Way. Speaker: Kurt Mayer, 81, who came to America with his parents

as a 10-year-old Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany. This will be Mayer’s last presentation. Presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State. Doors open: 7 p.m. Presentation starts: 7:30 p.m. Book sign-ing to follow lecture. $5 for nonmembers; free for JGSWS members. www.jgsws.org.

Thursday | 13Cub sCout InforMatIon nIght: 7 p.m., Sept. 13, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Cub Scouts provides oppor-tunities for first- through fifth-grade boys to learn new skills, help out the community and have fun. Opportunity for parents to have quality one-on-one time participating with sons in a broad range of activi-ties.

Friday | 14MIPC russIan ChaMber MusIC: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 14, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. The Russian Chamber Music Foundation begins its sec-ond year. For information, contact Natalya Ageyeva, artistic director: [email protected].

saTurday | 15faMIly and frIends benefIt gala: 4-6 p.m., Sept. 15, Covenant Shores, 9150 Fortuna Drive. The commu-nity is welcome. Proceeds benefit the Benevolent Care Fund. Hors d’oeuvres and desserts served at Fortuna Lodge dining room at 4 p.m. Pat Wright and Total

Experience Gospel Choir will perform. Cost: $35. Reservation deadline: Sept. 7. Contact: Penny Zelinsky, (206) 268-3012. MIhs Class of 1982 30-year reunIon: 6:30 p.m., Sept. 15, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Contact: Carrie York Williams, [email protected]. To register, go to www.reunionswithclass.com.

evenTs | UpcomingMerCer Island radIo oPerators MeetIng: 7 p.m., Sept. 20, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Learn about amateur radio communications and emer-gency preparedness. www.mirohams.org.

evenTs | ongoingeastsIde woMen’s Photo foruM: ongoing through Sept. 7, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Featured artists include Nancy Abel, Lorraine Day, DeAnna Foran, Barbara Lewis and Betty Span. For more information, call (206) 275-7609.Master gardener free ClInICs: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sundays, ongoing through Oct. 14, Mercer Island Farmers Market, Mercerdale Park. Bring your gardening ques-tions. Plant disease diagno-sis available. www.mgfkc.org. senIor golf PrograM: Mondays, ongoing through Oct. 29, with Mercer Island Parks & Recreation. Nine and 18 hole options. Register:

(206) 275-7609, www.miparksandrecreation.com.MerCer Island farMers Market: Volunteers are needed for set up, take down and during the market, Sundays, through Sept. 30. Set up: 8-10 a.m. Take down: 3-5 p.m. During the market: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: [email protected].

Library4400 88th aVe. s.e. (206) 236-3537www.kCls.orgone-on-one CoMPuter assIstanCe: 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m., Sept. 6. Do you need extra help on the computer? A KCLS volunteer instructor can give you one-on-one assistance. Please register.droP-In to learn about ebooks: 1 p.m., Sept. 9 and Sept. 24. Library staff is available to get you started with KCLS eBooks.sIng wIth our grandkIds for adults only: 7 p.m., Sept. 13. Presented by Nancy Stewart. Remember your favorite songs and learn fun and creative ways to share them with your grandchildren in this monthly gathering.saturday MatInee fIlM serIes - oCCuPIed wIth wall street: “Wall Street,” 1 p.m., Sept. 15. “Barbarians at the Gate”: 1 p.m., Sept. 22.frIends of the MerCer Island lIbrary sIlent auCtIon book sale: ongoing through Sept. 25. Stop by and view a select offering of special books for auction.frIends of the MerCer Island lIbrary fall book sale: Sept. 27-30. Thursday, Sept. 27, is open to Friends members

only. Get great bargains on books.ChIldren & faMIlIesfall nature garden dIsCoVerIes: 2:30 p.m., Sept. 12. Ages 6 to 10. Join Sarah Heller from Washington Park Arboretum. Enjoy stories, a scavenger hunt and other hands-on activities to help you discover some of the secrets of native plants and how the Native Americans used them. Make a pine cone critter out of natural materials. Please register.baby and Me story tIMes: 10 a.m., Tuesdays, Sept. 18, 25. Ages 3 to 12 months with caregiver.PresChool story tIMes: 11 a.m., Tuesdays, Sept. 18, 25. Ages 3 to 5 with adult.wonderful ones story tIMes: 10 a.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 19, 26. Ages 12 to 24 months with adult.terrIfIC twos and threes story tIMes: 11 a.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 19, 26. Ages 2 to 3 with adult.teens

teen Zone: Study and Games, 2 p.m., Mondays, Sept. 10-24; 1:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 12-26. Hang out, do homework, play board games or just chat.study Zone: 3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, ongoing through Sept. 25. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.onlIne teen readers: Join local teens reading and talking about books on their own schedule online. Facebook: KCLS Online Teen Readers, blogs.kcls.org/onlineteenreaders.

CALENDARCALENDAR subMissions: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. please email your island event notices to [email protected]. items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. items are included on a space-available basis. CaLendar onLine: post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. click on the “calendar” link under community.

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second goal. Despite strong advances by the Fury, United goalie Evan Condon held them off, giving United the 1-0 win.

The team includes: Dominic Giampapa, Peter Battisti, Jeremy Moss, Derek Sims, Michael Krebs, Sebastian Faucher, Kisho Armitage, Stuart Toda, Nathan Rosenstein, Cameron Coe, Nathan Gallatin, Scott Montague, Evan Condon, Jack

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MI CrossFit Kids host fundraiser

The Mercer Island CrossFit Kids program will host a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 15, to benefit Steve’s Club, an organization that brings at-risk kids into the CrossFit community.

The fundraiser begins at 9:30 am. on Sept. 15, and CrossFit affiliates across the

United States will take part in a one-day team WOD to raise money and awareness for Steve’s Club.

The WOD for the fund-raiser is a two-person team WOD that can involve kids and adults together, or par-ents competing against their kids. Kids ages 5 through 18 are welcome. A certified CrossFit Kids coach will be leading the workout.

Participants are asked to donate $25 per person. Emerald City Smoothie will be donating prizes to the top-scoring team and the top donors.

To learn more, contact Allison McGee, Mercer Island CrossFit Kids coach, at [email protected] and visit the website at www.merceris-landcrossfit.com.

MI girls basketball free tuneup clinics, select tryouts

The Mercer Island girls basketball select program will be hosting free tuneup clinics for girls in fourth

through eighth grade in advance of the select team tryouts for this winter’s sea-son.

Players can brush up on their skills, meet the coaches and get back into the basket-ball rhythm.

Tune ups will be held Tuesday, Sept. 11, Thursday, Sept. 13 and Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the North Mercer Gym. Fourth and fifth grad-ers can stop by between 6-7:30 p.m. while the sixth through eighth graders will have the gym from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Tryouts for the teams will

be held on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Mercer Island High School. Fourth and fifth graders will go from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., with sixth grade from 3 to 4 p.m. and seventh and eighth graders from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tryouts will also be held on Sunday, Sept. 23 from 10 to 11 a.m. for fourth and fifth graders, sixth grad-ers from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and seventh and eighth graders from 1 to 2 p.m.

To learn more about the program, visit www.migb.org or contact Carla Barokas at [email protected].

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Virtually every adult will lose a tooth, and as we get older, more Americans will suffer with missing and failing teeth. These days, however, there are dental implant solutions that either didn’t exist in the past or which were diffi cult to access. But now, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers are leading the way in innovative dental implant treatments. Dental Implants are a permanent solution for dental problems. And now your treatment, from our team of specialists, can often be accomplished in just one day*… and without the need for additional bone graft surgeries. In fact, dental implants can last a lifetime and have become the treatment of choice for replacement of missing and failing teeth. With more than 10,000 dental implant procedures performed, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers have become a leader in dental implant treatment delivery.

TECHNOLOGY

Every ClearChoice Dental Implant Center includes an on-site 3D CAT Scan. The 3D CAT Scan technology costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. This technology provides three-dimensional and cross-sectional views that allow ClearChoice doctors to examine the quality and density of the bone that will anchor the dental implants; select the correct type and size of implants; determine the precise placement of implants, and avoid the nerves and sinuses.

Since every smile is custom designed, each ClearChoice Center has a specialized Dental Implant in-house lab to custom make your smile.

TEAM OF SPECIALISTS

The technology alone cannot elevate ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers in their fi eld. Our technology is paired with an expert professional team of doctor specialists enabling ClearChoice to empower so many patients around the country to change their lives. These qualifi ed specialists include an oral surgeon who places implants, and a prosthodontist who designs your custom new smile. Each of the doctors has special expertise and can be trusted to deliver your high quality implant care. Dental Implants are a surgical procedure and the ClearChoice doctors have extensive experience in this area including administering anesthesia to provide comfort. Custom fabrication of the patient’s new smile and replacement teeth are accomplished by trained lab technicians in the on-site dental implant lab.

Our local specialists are available for a FREE initial consultation or even second opinions. Why wait, call now!

SATISFACTION & WARRANTY

Whether for a missing single tooth, multiple teeth or a whole mouthful of missing or failing teeth, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers provide comprehensive implant treatment professionally and affordably in a fraction of the time it would take many other professionals. That’s why in an independent study of thousands of patients, ClearChoice patients would overwhelmingly recommend ClearChoice to others† and we warranty our work.

Actual ClearChoice Patient

Before After

“I suffered with bad teeth since I was a teenager. Imagine dealing with failing teeth so young in life. As a musician, I’m often in front of an audience. I wanted a rock star smile ... and now I have one.” - Kurt C., real ClearChoice patient

Tooth loss is not your fault. Doing nothing about it is. Come see how easy it is to live the comfortable life you deserve ...

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They said they had specialists, a lab, and high tech equipment all at one location, but I had no idea that they could really do all of this in just one day!*

— Actual ClearChoice patient

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ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers are locally owned and operated by licensed dentists, and are part of a professional af� liation of implant practices operated by oral surgeons, prosthodontists and restorative dentists across the U.S. *Quali� ed patients can have their procedure in one day after initial workup without additional bone graft surgery. Results may vary in individual cases. Limited services available at satellite of� ces. †Independent Dental Implant Survey March 2011. America’s #1 Choice determined by an Independent Patient Survey 2011. © 2012 ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers


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