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A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016 SPORTS | Redmond High wrestling rolls into prep spotlight [10] CRIME ALERT | Redmond Police Blotter [3] THEATER | Bear Creek School students to perform ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’ [9] R EP O RTER NEWSLINE: 425.867.0353 REDMOND ˜ SAMANTHA PAK [email protected] Construction crews tore down the old Nokomis building at 16210 N.E. 80th St. in downtown Redmond on Jan. 8. e building, which was constructed in 1933, was previously the original location for the Redmond Library and once housed the former Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce and McDonald’s Book Exchange. Since it became known that the building was being slated for demoli- tion, the Nokomis Club of Redmond and other members of the community had been working to preserve the building. Efforts were taken on two fronts: the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) determination for the site and the site plan entitlement. AN APPEALS PROCESS Alexa Munoz, president of the No- komis Club, led the efforts to preserve the building. As previously reported, in addition to the building’s history in Redmond, another reason for them wanting to preserve the building was because it was one of the few buildings that was built by women. Part of the process Munoz and oth- ers went through in trying to preserve the old Nokomis building was an ap- peal, which was held last summer be- fore a hearing examiner. e examiner ruled in favor of the city on both fronts. On Dec. 1, 2015, another hearing was held at the Redmond City Coun- cil’s business meeting as appellants — led by Munoz — challenged the hearing examiner’s decision. Nokomis building razed The old Nokomis building was torn down last Friday afternoon. The building was built in 1933 and was the original location of Redmond Library. The site will soon house a five-story residential building. Courtesy of Joe Townsend SAMANTHA PAK [email protected] On Jan. 8, King County Executive Dow Constantine removed the first railroad spike from the county’s portion of the Eastside Rail Corridor (ERC) at a ceremony signaling the expansion of its regional trail system. Once complete, the trail system will run from Woodinville to Renton, connecting the two cities as well as Kirkland, Redmond and Bellevue and parts of unincorporated portions of east and south King County. According to a county press release, the ERC is owned and managed by the county as well as the cities of Redmond and Kirkland, Sound Transit and Puget Sound Energy. It was purchased with the goal of developing a shared, uninterrupted multi-use corridor through the spine of east King County, the release states. e ceremony took place at the intersection of the Eastside Rail Corridor and 108th Avenue Northeast in south Kirkland, just east of Metro Transit’s South Kirkland Park and Ride. Constantine, other elected officials, county staff and others addressed the crowd. e county executive said while the existing railroad is historic, it is antiquated. Redmond, Kirkland ‘blazing the trail’ for ERC expansion SAMANTHA PAK [email protected] Moving to a new country is not easy. ere is a new culture to become accustomed to, new traditions and customs to learn, a language barrier to overcome in some cases and more. For refugees coming to the United States, all of this is compounded by the fact that they are also starting over and rebuilding their lives from almost nothing — and oſtentimes, while separated from some, if not all, of their loved ones. LIAISON BETWEEN PEOPLE AND SERVICES As manager of the Cultural Naviga- tor Program (CNP) at the Together Center in Redmond, Jennifer O’Neal has seen firsthand some of the things people go through when they arrive in this country. rough her job, she helps people access the services they need to get back on their feet. She said CNP acts as a bridge between immigrants and the services they need to access, of- fering free consultation in five foreign languages. “ey can come to us and we will offer them the advice they need and the information they need,” she said. O’Neal said this includes advice and information on how to navigate the health, education, housing, trans- portation and legal systems and more. She pointed out that many times, the services in their clients’ home countries do not work the same way as they do here. CNP helps with that. Refugees rebuilding their lives People of all backgrounds gathered along Central Way in Kirkland for an inter-faith peace vigil in support of Syrian refugees. Courtesy of Cari Conklin Redmond organizations help people access services to overcome obstacles in their new country [ more REFUGEES page 6 ] [ more RAIL page 9 ] [ more NOKOMIS page 5 ] Despite preservation efforts, development company proposes to construct five-story residential building with parts of old structure

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Page 1: Redmond Reporter, January 15, 2016

A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016

SPORTS | Redmond High wrestling rolls into prep spotlight [10] CRIME ALERT | Redmond Police Blotter [3]

THEATER | Bear Creek School students to perform ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’ [9]

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Construction crews tore down the old Nokomis building at 16210 N.E. 80th St. in downtown Redmond on Jan. 8.

� e building, which was constructed in 1933, was previously the original location for the Redmond Library and once housed the former Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce and McDonald’s Book Exchange.

Since it became known that the building was being slated for demoli-tion, the Nokomis Club of Redmond and other members of the community had been working to preserve the building.

E� orts were taken on two fronts: the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) determination for the site and the site plan entitlement.

AN APPEALS PROCESSAlexa Munoz, president of the No-

komis Club, led the e� orts to preserve the building. As previously reported, in addition to the building’s history in Redmond, another reason for them wanting to preserve the building was because it was one of the few buildings that was built by women.

Part of the process Munoz and oth-ers went through in trying to preserve the old Nokomis building was an ap-peal, which was held last summer be-fore a hearing examiner. � e examiner ruled in favor of the city on both fronts.

On Dec. 1, 2015, another hearing was held at the Redmond City Coun-cil’s business meeting as appellants — led by Munoz — challenged the hearing examiner’s decision.

Nokomis building razed

The old Nokomis building was torn down last Friday afternoon. The building was built in 1933 and was the original location of Redmond Library. The site will soon house a � ve-story residential building. Courtesy of Joe Townsend

SAMANTHA PAK

[email protected]

On Jan. 8, King County Executive Dow Constantine removed the � rst railroad spike from the county’s portion of the Eastside Rail Corridor (ERC) at a ceremony signaling the expansion of its regional trail system.

Once complete, the trail system will run from Woodinville to Renton, connecting the two cities as well as Kirkland, Redmond and Bellevue and parts of unincorporated portions of east and south King County.

According to a county press release, the ERC is owned and managed by

the county as well as the cities of Redmond and Kirkland, Sound Transit and Puget Sound Energy. It was purchased with the goal of developing a shared, uninterrupted multi-use corridor through the spine of east King County, the release states.

� e ceremony took place at the intersection of the Eastside Rail Corridor and 108th Avenue Northeast in south Kirkland, just east of Metro Transit’s South Kirkland Park and Ride. Constantine, other elected o� cials, county sta� and others addressed the crowd.

� e county executive said while the existing railroad is historic, it is antiquated.

Redmond, Kirkland ‘blazing the trail’ for ERC expansion

SAMANTHA PAK

[email protected]

Moving to a new country is not easy.

� ere is a new culture to become accustomed to, new traditions and customs to learn, a language barrier to overcome in some cases and more.

For refugees coming to the United States, all of this is compounded by the fact that they are also starting over and rebuilding their lives from almost nothing — and o� entimes, while separated from some, if not all, of their loved ones.

LIAISON BETWEEN PEOPLE AND SERVICES

As manager of the Cultural Naviga-

tor Program (CNP) at the Together Center in Redmond, Jennifer O’Neal has seen � rsthand some of the things people go through when they arrive in this country.

� rough her job, she helps people access the services they need to get back on their feet. She said CNP acts as a bridge between immigrants and the services they need to access, of-fering free consultation in � ve foreign languages.

“� ey can come to us and we will o� er them the advice they need and the information they need,” she said.

O’Neal said this includes advice and information on how to navigate the health, education, housing, trans-portation and legal systems and more. She pointed out that many times, the services in their clients’ home countries do not work the same way as they do here. CNP helps with that.

Refugees rebuilding their lives

People of all backgrounds gathered along Central Way in Kirkland for an inter-faith peace vigil in support of Syrian refugees. Courtesy of Cari Conklin

Redmond organizations help people access

services to overcome obstacles in their new country

[ more REFUGEES page 6 ] [ more RAIL page 9 ]

[ more NOKOMIS page 5 ]

Despite preservation e� orts, development company proposes to construct � ve-story

residential building with parts of old structure

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From the planning stage to following its completion, the rechan-nelization of 166th Av-enue Northeast has been a point of concern for residents and commut-ers on Education Hill in Redmond.

Following a windstorm in November 2015 that knocked down a tree — which in turn struck power lines and partially blocked the roadway in the 9200 block of 166th Avenue Northeast — an-other concern was raised when a reader contacted the Reporter question-ing whether emergency response vehicles are able to maneuver up and down the hill and turn onto and from the side streets off of 166th Avenue Northeast.

The reader said her concern was regarding the islands that have been installed intermit-tently in the center lane and how they may not give bigger fire trucks enough space to turn when and where needed.

The woman also con-tacted the Redmond Fire Department (RFD) on the issue.

In response, Redmond Public Works Director Linda De Boldt said her department and RFD are looking into the issue to see if the islands are an issue for emergency re-sponse vehicles, though she added that during the planning and design-ing of the rechanneliza-tion project, RFD was involved and provided input on the topic.

“That’s absolutely part of the design process,” De Boldt said.

She said they don’t think the presence or ab-sence of the islands will affect a fire truck’s ability to turn onto or from a side street along 166th Avenue Northeast.

The islands in ques-tion are located between intersections along the street and De Boldt said they were installed to help control speed up and down the hill.

“We had a problem with speeding on 166th,” De Boldt said.

Islands provide a feel-ing of restriction for a more controlled traveling environment, she said.

She said the islands also offer safer crossing options for pedestrians because they provide a stopping point in the middle of the road.

RFD Deputy Chief Rich Brown said any issues RFD encounters in responding to calls along Education Hill are more due to traffic and congestion rather than any configuration of the islands.

Regarding RFD’s abil-ity to respond after the windstorm in November, he said first responders’ struggle to maneuver in this instance was due to the downed power lines, not the islands.

Brown said if RFD is responding to a call and finds themselves delayed due to traffic conges-tion or any other reason, they have a number of options. First, he said, they can find an alterna-tive route to take to the location. Second, first re-

sponders will drive down the opposite lanes, if they need to — that is what the lights and sirens are for, Brown said. Another option, he said, is to put out a call to the next nearest fire company and ask them to respond to the call.

Brown noted that these issues are not unique to Education Hill or even Redmond. They just come with working in emergency response.

“We’ve adjusted,” he said.

He added that if the area is expecting some extreme weather, RFD battalion chiefs can up staff, meaning calling in more people to work in preparation of what may come. Brown said they do this only if they know an extreme weather system is being predicted as they are cognizant of taxpayers’ dollars.

“We don’t up staff for a whim,” Brown said.

De Boldt said they do the same thing in her de-partment if they antici-pate more staff needed to address issues such as tree removal or fixing light signals.

De Boldt added that the two departments recently coordinated to-gether on an emergency response exercise. She said from the drill, they found what really worked well was utilizing public works’ traffic cameras to find the quickest routes first responders can take to their destinations.

De Boldt said the traf-fic information can be relayed to dispatchers, who can then direct first responders.

City says Education Hill islands don’t affect emergency responses

Cars drive by one of the islands located in the center lane along 166th Avenue Northeast. Concerns were recently raised regarding whether emergency vehicles are able to maneuver onto and from side streets when responding to calls. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter

AAA REDMOND COLLECTS 3,816 ITEMS FOR SOAP

FOR HOPE TOILETRY DONATION DRIVE

During the holiday season, AAA Washington teamed

up with local shelters, food banks and other charitable

organizations to provide unused toiletries for those in need. The

program’s eighth year proved to be the most successful

year yet, bringing in 148,159 items or 12,347 pounds across

Washington and northern Idaho.AAA Redmond collected 3,816

items benefiting the YWCA Family Village Redmond.

“The generosity of our

members, local businesses and community partners has

made the 2015 Soap for Hope campaign record setting,” said

Jennifer Cook, AAA Washington spokesperson. “Our stores love

delivering the donations to our charity partners because they

are always so grateful for these much needed donations.”

FRED MEYER INC. MAKES DONATION TO OPERATION

HOMEFRONT Operation Homefront Pacific

Northwest accepted a donation of $131,378 from Portland-

based Fred Meyer Inc. The retail supermarket company’s

donation stems from $61,160 from its regional store-based

coin boxes and from $70,218 in donations from its associates

located in Washington, including one in Redmond at 17667 N.E.

76th St., Idaho and Oregon.Operation Homefront is a

national nonprofit organization that helps the families of

service members, veterans and wounded warriors by offering

emergency and other financial assistance, caregiver support

initiatives, back-to-school supplies and programs that

provide short-term transitional housing and mortgage-free

homes.

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Redmond police ar-rested two 16-year-old suspects on Tuesday night for the theft of jewelry from a store at Redmond Town Center. Another suspect, an 18-year-old, was processed for an existing warrant. All sus-pects are from Seattle.

According to Redmond Police Department (RPD) public information officer Becky Range, the store owner called police at 7:20 p.m. and reported that seven juveniles — six males and one female — entered her store, pried the glass off cases in front of staff members and stole several gold necklaces valued at

$10,000. “Officers responded

and quickly established a perimeter in the area. As suspects fled on foot, officers closely commu-nicated with each other and were able to appre-hend three suspects near the parking lot of World Market at 7214 170th Ave. N.E.,” Range said.

Even though the three suspects matched the descriptions provided, RPD’s K9 officer was asked to assist. He quickly deployed with his partner K9 Remy and performed

a confirmation track of the suspects. Starting from the jewelry store, Remy completed a con-tinuous track, ending up at the patrol car where the suspects were located in the back seat.

“He put his paws on the door, began trying to jump in the car and barked in frustration when officers did not al-low him into the vehicle,” Range said.

Almost $3,000 of stolen jewelry was immedi-ately returned to the store owner.

City to conduct public hearing on proposed regulations for retail pot stores

The Redmond Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Jan. 27 in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 15670 N.E. 85th St. regard-ing potential zoning code and policy changes for retail marijuana stores.

Interested individuals are encouraged to provide testi-mony at the public hearing or to provide written com-ments to [email protected] before the hearing.

Recent changes in state law regarding retail mari-juana allow cities to reduce the minimum distance retail marijuana stores must remain from daycares, recre-ation centers, libraries, parks, transit centers and game arcades down to 100 feet. The minimum distance from schools and playgrounds remains 1,000 feet.

Also, the state Liquor and Cannabis Board has increased the limit on the number of retail store licenses it issues. Redmond is now allocated four licenses. Previously, Redmond was limited to two licenses. In December, the city held a public workshop and posted an online survey to seek feedback on questions related to the potential location of

retail marijuana stores in Redmond. About 300 people participated in the survey and several attended the workshop or provided com-ments by email or phone.

A summary of the public input so far is available at www.redmond.gov/mari-juana.

In January, the Redmond Technical Committee com-pleted a recommendation to the Planning Commission on this topic, which can be found online alongside the public input summary. The report describes the alterna-tives the technical committee considered. The Planning Commission will seek public comment, discuss the issue and prepare a recommenda-tion to City Council. City Council will then review and make a decision as to whether and how to amend the city’s zoning and policies regarding retail marijuana.

For questions and more information contact Jason Rogers, senior planner, at [email protected] or (425) 556-2314.

Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs to hold meeting tomorrow in Redmond

The Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) will be holding a public board meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Together Center in Redmond. Public comment begins at 12:25 p.m.

Members from the com-mission and the public will

hear from the India Associa-tion of Western Washington, Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight & Account-ability Committee and the Office of the Education Ombuds to learn about community programs and education issues impacting the Asian Pacific American communities of Washington. Presenters will also address concerns and questions from the community.

The Together Center, Garibaldi Room, is located at 16225 N.E. 87th S., Suite A-5.

For more information, visit the CAPAA website at www.capaa.wa.gov.

Next State Parks ‘free days’ are Sunday and Monday

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Com-mission announced that Sunday and Monday are the next state parks “free days” when visitors are not required to display the Dis-cover Pass for day visits at state parks. The free days are in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.

The “free days” are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass. The pass costs $30 for an annual pass or $10 for a one-day permit and is required for vehicle access to state recreation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The Discover Pass legisla-tion provided that State Parks could designate up to 12 “free days” when the

pass would not be required to visit state parks. The free days apply only at state parks; the Discover Pass is still required on WDFW and DNR lands.

State Parks hopes the free days will encourage people to get out and discover a new park or revisit an old favorite and then consider support-ing recreation on state lands by purchasing a Discover Pass. More information about the pass is here: www.discoverpass.wa.gov

The free days do not apply to Sno-Parks. During the winter season, December through March, visitors to Sno-Parks will need Sno-Parks permits. For more information about winter recreation permit require-ments, visit: washingtonstate-parks.us/winter

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The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statisti-cal roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.

Tuesday, Jan. 12Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 10:08 p.m. in the 5600 block of 160th Avenue Northeast. A resident was a victim of an attempted online scam, in which her license was requested when someone posed as a potential employer.

Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 10:19 a.m. in the 17700 block of Northeast 76th Street. Someone used stolen credit cards from a car prowl at a local business.

Monday, Jan. 11Shoplifting: Redmond police took a shoplifting report at 5:29 p.m. in the 17700 block of Northeast 76th Street. Someone stole several sets of Legos.

Burglary: Redmond police took a non-residential-burglary report at 9:14 a.m. in the 10200 block of Willows Road. Someone broke into a cargo container used as a stor-age shed and stole a power washer.

Sunday, Jan. 10Theft: Redmond police took a report of a theft from a motor vehicle at 12:39 a.m. in the 7600 block of 170th Avenue Northeast. A victim’s credit card was stolen from his vehicle and later used in Redmond and Seattle.

Saturday, Jan. 9Shoplifting: Redmond police responded to a shoplifting report at 3:43 p.m. in the 17700 block of Northeast 76th Street. An elderly man took a DVD from the store.

Theft: Redmond police took a report of a theft from a motor vehicle at 12:22 p.m. in the 18700 block of Northeast 59th Court. A man’s visa and checkbooks were stolen.

Friday, Jan. 8Assault: Redmond police responded to an assault report at 12:41 p.m. in the 10700 block of Willows Road. An autistic student

became aggressive and lunged at a staff member.

Burglary: Redmond police took a non-residential-burglary report at 8:31 a.m. in the 16700 block of Northeast 79th Street. Two work laptops and a variety of small items were taken.

Thursday, Jan. 7Assault: Redmond police responded to an assault report at 10:41 a.m. in the 3900 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway. One apartment resident struck a neighbor in the head during a dispute about garden space.

Forgery: Redmond police took a forgery report at 7:09 a.m. in the 9200 block of 151st Avenue Northeast. Police investigated the report of fraudulent activity on a busi-ness checking account.

Wednesday, Jan. 6Accident: Redmond police took a report of a vehicle-bicycle injury accident at 11:45 p.m. in the 8100 block of 166th Avenue Northeast. A resident reported that while riding his bike, a vehicle turning hit him and knocked him over.

Burglary: Redmond police took a non-residential-burglary report at 1:45 p.m. in the 9000 block of 166th Avenue Northeast. Two Kindles, a fire stick and a DVD player were stolen from a church.

CRIME ALERT

This week’s…Police Blotter

Police officers arrest two juveniles after theft at Redmond jewelry store

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Why should we even care? Teenagers are labeled as the troublesome, incom-prehensible group out of touch from reality and going through an identity crisis on a daily basis. They are often dismissed as the irrelevant and insig-nificant part of society.

Yet they represent the future, bringing in new perspectives that are unique to their generation. Others cannot mimic or generate the same innovative ideas because they were not exposed to the same movements and environment as this millennial generation. The mille-nials are constantly adapting in accor-dance to the current societal shifts and global changes, and their willingness, openness and awareness are all crucial elements to how the society can prog-ress.

And as Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations remarked, “Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Em-powered, they can be key agents for de-velopment and peace. If, however, they are left on society’s margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every opportu-

nity to participate fully in the lives of their societies.” Their potential to contribute and advance the mod-ern society should be embraced and realized.

However, powerlessness often plagues the youth. According to the United States Census Bureau, “Overall, America’s youngest voters have moved towards less engagement over time, as 18- through 24-year-olds’ voting rates dropped from 50.9 percent in 1964 to 38.0 percent in 2012.” The problem lies in the frequent lack of youth empower-ment. With their voices unheard and opinions dismissed, the youth ultimately lose motivation for societal involve-ment. This is a grim notion, a reality that needs to be addressed. The pattern of dismissive attitude toward the youth’s voice cannot persist.

At the 2015 National Arts and Human-ities Youth Program Awards, First Lady Michelle Obama stated that “there are millions of kids.. . with talent all over

the place, and it’s hidden and it’s un-tapped... We wouldn’t know that all this existed without any of these programs and that would be a shame.” Whether it be through paintings, music or writing, teenagers and youth need and deserve a place to share, to realize their potential and to empower themselves through creative expressions.

And platforms such as the Redmond Reporter ’s “Teen Voices” column will en-able such empowerment. The teenagers, whose words are often limited to their immediate school setting, can extend their reach and influence by appealing to a larger audience in the greater Red-mond community. Their voices will not be silenced nor will their opinions be dismissed as underdeveloped and pre-mature, and their creativity, no longer overlooked, will instead be celebrated. It is time to involve the youth into our community, to provide an outlet for their too-often silenced voice.

Rachel Lee is a senior at The Overlake School in Redmond.

As newspaper editors and reporters, there are some stories we never want to write.

Last month, we were notified twice by the Redmond Police Department (RPD) that pedestrians had been struck by vehicles. One 87-year-old man died on the scene, and a woman in her early 60s later passed away at Harborview Medical Center.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims.

Both drivers stayed at the scene and cooperated with police, who noted that they didn’t believe either driver was impaired and the accidents were stil l under investigation. In one case, investigators believed that rain and poor visibility may have been factors in the collision.

As both drivers and pedestrians, please try and take care of yourselves and others when you’re on the road.

According to the RPD, “Winter can be a dangerous time of year for pedestri-ans and drivers. A common statement from drivers following a collision with a pedestrian is, ‘I never saw the pedes-trian.’ As a pedestrian, arm yourself with that information and take the following precautions”:

• Be visible. Pedestrians wearing dark clothing at night may not be seen in

time for a driver to stop. Yellow and white clothing increases your safety, but ref lective clothing, accessories, and equipment is best. Do not enter the street from behind a parked car or other obstruction.

• Look both ways. Always look to the left, to the right, and to the left again before entering any roadway.

• Use a marked crosswalk when pos-sible. Keep in mind, all intersections, whether they are marked or unmarked, are legal pedestrian crossings. For more info on crosswalks, visit http://tinyurl.com/bw3zk7a.

• Cross at the intersection. Drivers must yield to pedestrians at an intersec-tion. A pedestrian must not interfere

with traffic when crossing a roadway at any point other than a marked crosswalk or intersection.

• Keep your attention on the traffic. Most collisions between pedestrians and motor vehicles happen in crosswalks where pedestrians feel most protected.

• Don’t cross against the signal. Al-ways cross with the pedestrian signal. Watch for turning cars before you enter the roadway.

• Signal your intentions. Make eye contact with a driver before you enter the roadway. Put your hand out to signal your intent to cross the street.

• Don’t dart or run into traffic. Pedes-trians should not enter the roadway so suddenly that a driver is unable to stop.

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Drivers, pedestrians: Take care of yourselves and others on the road

Teenagers represent the future, offering new and unique perspectives

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Each side had 10 minutes to make their case but no new material, evidence or information was allowed to be introduced during the hearing.

Redmond planning director Rob Odle said the purpose of the hearing was to see if the hearing ex-aminer made a mistake in her decision or otherwise misapplied the code.

In the end, council voted 4-0 to uphold the exam-iner’s decisions.

Prior to the proceedings, Mayor John Marchione and former council member Tom Flynn recused them-selves from the hearing as they are board members on OneRedmond, which had previously owned the building. In addition, coun-cil members John Stilin and Hank Myers recused themselves. Council Presi-dent Hank Margeson said Stilin stepped back because his wife sits on the board of the Redmond Historical Society, which has been in-volved in the preservation efforts, and Myers stepped back because of comments he brought up on the topic about a year ago.

All four left the room when the hearing started.

“They had no participa-

tion at all in the hearing,” Margeson said.

Margeson said one of the constraints they had as council members was to look just at the evidence presented at the hear-ing and to set aside their personal feelings. Based on this, he said nothing pointed to the hearing ex-aminer making any sort of errors in her decisions.

Following council’s decision last month, Odle said there was one final opportunity to reconsider the decision at last week’s meeting on Jan. 5.

“No one showed up to speak to the issue,” he said. “So the topic never even came up.”

AN ALTERNATIVE OPTIONIn addition to Munoz

and others’ work to pre-serve the building where it was, there were talks in the summer of 2015 of pos-sibly moving the Nokomis building to one of the parks in Redmond. As previously reported, Arthur Johnson Park and Martin Park were possible sites for the build-ing’s potential relocation.

Odle said the offer to relocate the building was made in July 2015 and people had six months to raise money for the move

but no money appeared to be raised and that six-month period expired last week.

“While I’m disappointed that the Nokomis Club and the developer were not able to find a path forward to relocate the building to one of the sites the city offered, I am pleased that the developer has commit-ted to preserving historical elements of the building to honor the Nokomis legacy,” said Marchione.

MOVING FORWARD WHILE RESPECTING HISTORY

The developer is Natural & Built Environments (NBE), a Kirkland-based development company committed to sustainability.

Owner and CEO Robert Pantley said they plan to build a five-story building that will house residents as well as a possible coffee lounge, meeting room and art walk. He added that the building will be LEED Platinum certified, the highest certification avail-able in green building.

Pantley said NBE also plans to incorporate some elements from the old Nokomis building into the new building. He said they carefully packaged the windows in wood frames

and put them into storage for future use. NBE also saved the bricks from the old building’s chimney to be reintroduced into the new building. And finally, Pantley said they saved a section of the old build-ing’s front porch and are looking at ways to integrate that into the new proposed building.

“Our goal here is to do it very respectfully,” he said.

Regarding Munoz and others who wanted to see the old building preserved, Pantley said, “I think they’re good people with a different opinion.”

ABSORBING GROWTHAs previously reported,

Munoz said in addition to wanting to save the build-ing, they were concerned that a five-story building would lose the human scale in that part of downtown, which contains mostly one- to three-story buildings. She said a five-story build-ing can have people feeling overwhelmed.

This sentiment was echoed on the Reporter’s website and Facebook page in response to this story. A number of readers stated that they are not happy to see so many apartment buildings and other multi-

family buildings being developed in downtown Redmond.

Margeson said according to the Growth Manage-ment Act, a state law, every county in the state must figure out a way to accom-modate the growth coming into the area. Within King County, cities throughout the Eastside — not just Redmond — are looking at how to accommodate the anticipated influx of people.

“You can’t just say no,” Margeson said. “That’s not an option.”

In Redmond, he said they have decided to urbanize downtown and Overlake rather than build multiplex units in the middle of the city’s established residential and single-family neighbor-hoods such as Grass Lawn and Education Hill.

“It’s not easy to do,” Mar-geson acknowledged about

the change.

DEMOCRACY IS A VERBAlthough people are

voicing how upset they are about the old Nokomis building being torn down after the fact, Munoz said “the democracy we live in is a verb that requires appropriate action by the people” and it “respects our ability to think and act accordingly in a way that allows individual freedom of choice.”

“Retention of that free-dom requires the personal responsibility to respond to the shared values of the community when action is required,” she said. “While the (Jan. 1) survey in the Redmond Reporter indi-cates that 82.9 percent of the respondents wanted to save the Nokomis building, what responsibility did you take to assist in retaining the building?”

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TO: DEFENDANT, Gregory (“Gene”) Reick A lawsuit has been started against you in the Superior Court of King County by Eric Wiberg, Plaintiff. You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 18th day of December and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Eric Wiberg, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, Rani Sampson of Overcast Law Offic- es, PS, at their office below stat- ed; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. This action asserted by plaintiff, Eric Wiberg is for the money damages arising from damages arising from a residen- tial lease in the amount of $4,728.15 together with interest and attorney fees. DATED this 7th day of Decem- ber, 2015. Overcast Law Offices p.s.By: /s/ David A. Kazemba David A. Kazemba, WSBA #48049Attorneys for PlaintiffOvercast Law Offices23 S. Wenatchee Ave, Suite 320Wenatchee, WA 98801(509) 663-5588 tele(509) 662-5508 faxPublished in Redmond Reporter on December 18, 25, 2015; Janu- ary 1, 8, 15, 22, 2016. #1490648.

Countrycraft Homes LLC, 14410 Bel Red Rd, Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98007, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Dis- charge General Permit. The pro- posed project, 201 Development East Short Plat, is located at Tax parcel 0225069081 located at the intersection of NE 97th Street (if extended), and 255th Avenue NE (if extended), in Redmond, in King County. This project in- volves 2.4 acres of soil distur- bance for Highway or Road, Utilities construction activities. The receiving waterbody is Wet- land VS24, ultimately discharg- ing to the Snoqualmie River north / northeast of the site. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this applica- tion, may notify Ecology in writ- ing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest accord- ing to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173- 201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology, Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwa- ter, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696.Published in Redmond Reporter on January 15, 2016 and January 22, 2016. #1513079.

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“We are also a resource for public and private service organizations who need guidance with regard to cultural competency in order serve their clients who are new to this area,” she added. “Our organiza-tion is run by the Chinese Information and Service Center and we work out of locations in Bellevue, Redmond and Kent.”

O’Neal said CNP is always in need of volunteers to help with their services. Some of the roles that need to be � lled include bilingual interpreters for languages such as Arabic and Farsi, people to run errands and deliver packets and people to welcome refugees as they arrive.

“We can match them up with opportunities that work for them,” O’Neal said.

A CHALLENGING TRANSITION

� rough CNP, O’Neal has been assisting a number of families from Syria escaping ISIS, who have recently arrived in the area.

With O’Neal acting as an Arabic-English interpreter, one woman shared with the Reporter some of her expe-riences since she arrived on the Eastside from Syria.

� e woman requested to remain anonymous as O’Neal explained that some Syrian refugees have relatives who continue to face political persecution back home, which adds to their stress as they try to get settled in the United States. � e woman did not wish to be identi� ed in order to keep relatives overseas safe.

Since she arrived in the area, the woman said some things such as the food stamps program have gone smoothly, while other things have been harder. � rough O’Neal she said � nding a� ordable housing has been extremely di� cult.

“� ere is no govern-ment assistance for rent and no available low-cost apartments in the Bel-levue/Redmond area, where most people in the Syrian or Arab community live,” O’Neal interpreted for her. “� at means I have no choice but to relocate to somewhere like Kent or Everett, far from the sup-port and companionship of my community and far from the Arabic-speaking families who might hire me to tutor their children in Arabic.”

Despite these di� culties, she said she has received a lot of help.

“I’d like to mention in particular Meena Menter, who is an immigration lawyer,” O’Neal translated. “She helped me with some very important issues that I was unable to resolve on my own.”

A NEW HOME, A NEW LANGUAGE

� e woman said � nd-ing employment has also been a challenge. In order to receive cash assistance from the state, she needs to have a job. But she can’t � nd a job without learning English.

“Needless to say, it takes time to learn a foreign language, but my need for income is immediate,” she said through O’Neal. “It’s an impossible situation.”

In addition, the woman said if you had a vocation back home that required a license — such as a beauti-cian or electrician — it is very di� cult to get licensed to practice that vocation here.

“You would need about four years — two to learn English well enough and two to take the classes you need to get licensed here,” O’Neal translated. “� at makes it very hard to get a job in your profession here.”

Another challenge this woman — and other refu-

gee parents — must deal with is the public school system. � e woman, who came to the states with her daughter, said written mate-rials that are sent home are in English or Spanish, so it is di� cult for anyone who doesn’t speak English well. She said she requests translation of materials, but it doesn’t always happen.

“I had some exposure to English before coming here, but it was British English,” the woman said through O’Neal. “American English is very di� erent and I had trouble understanding or speaking it. Many Syrians, especially those from rural areas, may not have studied English at all before coming here. So it is very hard for them.”

� e language barrier is not limited to just parents.

Cari Conklin, a Kirkland resident who has been working with another Syri-an family and helping them adjust to life in the United States, recently helped the family on their � rst day of American school in Seattle. She said on that day, one of the daughters was becom-ing stressed because she needed to use the restroom but didn’t know how to ask. Fortunately, the family met a neighbor at the bus stop earlier — a � � h-grader whose family is Soma-lian — who also spoke Arabic and could translate. Conklin, whose work with the family has been through the Eastlake Commu-nity Church in Bothell and Kirkland, said in the future the school may need to ask for the neighbor’s help again until they are able to get someone dedicated to help the new students.

PRACTICAL HELPIn addition to the CNP

and the work Conklin and her church have been doing, there are a number of organizations, faith com-munities and individuals in Redmond and throughout the area who have been doing what they can to help as more Syrian refugees are beginning to arrive in the Paci� c Northwest.

� e Muslim Community Resource Center (MCRC) initially began its work by organizing clothing drives with donated goods being converted into cash to send to refugee camps in Jordan and Turkey. But as people began arriving stateside, MCRC — which is a com-munity outreach organi-zation out of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) in Redmond but represents mosques

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Aya, right, smiles with her teacher on her � rst day of school in the United States. She and her family recently arrived in the Paci� c Northwest after � eeing from their home country of Syria. Courtesy of Cari Conklin

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throughout the Eastside — shi� ed its focus to helping refugees locally.

Khizer Sheri� , who co-founded MCRC with his wife, said they have mobilized and coordinated a community response, which includes donating and collecting furniture and other household items so when people arrive and � nd housing, they will have an inventory to choose from to furnish their new homes. In addition, he said MCRC has been working with Muslim Housing Services in Seattle to raise $250,000 to make 10 housing units available in the area for two years as more people arrive.

Sheri� said some com-munity members have also donated cars, while others are volunteering their time to drive people around when needed as the newly arrived likely won’t have access to a vehicle or have a driver’s license. He added that they have also reached out to Uber, the ride-shar-ing app, to see if they can work out an arrangement. � is is still in the works, Sheri� said.

MCRC is also working to connect people to educa-tion, ESL classes and vo-cational training so people can take required licensing exams to be able to work and get back on their feet.

“Many of these people have good skills,” Sheri� said.

Conklin added that the refugees arriving are highly educated professionals and

now they are starting over with minimum-wage jobs. In addition, she said upon arriving, refugees must pay back the U.S. government for their plane tickets — so they immediately have debt they have incurred.

O’Neal said contrary to what has been shown in the media, Syrian refugees are generally well-educated, cultured, middle-class people who happen to have been caught in an extremely unfortunate political situa-tion not of their making.

“Syrians are also known for their entrepreneurship, trade and business acu-men,” O’Neal said. “� ey have a wealth of skills and know-how to contribute to the economy here if ways can be found to help them with practical matters, such as obtaining licenses, com-pleting paperwork to start businesses and building their clienteles.”

She said personally, she is looking forward to having some Syrian restaurants open in the area, calling Syrian cuisine “among the best in the world.”

LEGAL HELPAnother organization

that is helping refugees is Americans for Refugees & Immigrants (ARI), which is focused on working with state and national lawmak-ers to enable refugees to come to the United States. ARI was started in Septem-ber 2015 by Anny Khan of Renton and Isra Ayesh of Shoreline.

Khan, who is the organi-

zation’s executive director, said one of their goals is to make sure people know what their rights are and receive the help they need. And like CNP and MCRC, ARI can connect people to resources.

ARI has recently been working with lawmak-ers such as Reps. Suzan DelBene and Dave Reichert of the � rst and eighth con-gressional districts. Khan said they want to make sure legislators hear the refugees’ and immigrants’ side of things before making deci-sions based on immature reactions to recent attacks such as the one in Paris in November 2015. She ref-erenced H.R.4038, a piece of legislation that would require the FBI to conduct a screening of individuals seeking refugee status in the United States.

Already, Khan said refu-gees are screened by four di� erent agencies before they can enter the country. And the process can take anywhere from 2-4 years.

� e Syrian family Conk-lin has been working with is evidence of this timeline.

“It took them over two years to go through the pro-cess,” she said, adding that the family had been living at a Jordanian refugee camp for some time prior to their arrival in Washington.

Conklin said the family’s only thoughts were on � ee-ing Syria, not taking over the United States.

� e woman O’Neal has been working with said she has seen the process take

more than a year, as well.Khan noted that it would

be very ine� ective for a terrorist to sit in a refugee camp for years before they are able to come to the country they are targeting. She added that the way to � ght fear is with knowledge and “people need to educate themselves more” on the issues.

BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER

While the Syrian refugee crisis has many in the coun-try divided, Conklin said she has seen it bring people of all backgrounds together.

� e refugee family she has been helping is Muslim and a lot of the work she and her church have been doing has been in partner-ship with MAPS.

Since she has gotten involved in the e� orts, Conklin — a Christian — said she has become friends with people of di� erent faiths who she would not have otherwise simply because she rarely came across them in her day-to-day life. Conklin said this has been a learning experience for everyone in a number of ways.

For her personally, she has learned how important others’ faith in God is to them and that they pray and seek God the same way she does.

“Yes, there are di� er-ences, but your heart is the

same,” she said. “It’s been pretty amazing.”

Conklin added that she and the Syrian family have even prayed together, despite their di� ering faiths. And on the Monday before Christmas, they held a peace vigil in Kirkland that had all faiths represented, from Christians and Mus-lims to Hindus and Jews.

“We had all the bases covered there,” Conklin said. “It was a wonderful experience.”

For Sheri� , seeing other faith-based groups reaching out to help and partnering with them to synchronize and collaborate their e� orts to help the mainly Muslim families arriving here has been great.

“It was really touching and amazing to see,” he said.

A HISTORY OF HELPING� is coming together

to help refugees new to the country is not new to Redmond.

In 1975, Minh-Duc Nguyen and her family ar-rived in Redmond as refu-gees from Vietnam follow-ing the Vietnam War. Her family — which was made up of her, both her parents and her four siblings — was sponsored by Redmond United Methodist Church (RUMC).

“We were the � rst Viet-namese family to arrive in Redmond,” Nguyen said.

Nguyen, a teenager entering Redmond Junior High School at the time, said church members and other members of the Redmond community were supportive and nurturing. She described instances in which her peers would take the time to play with them and teach them English and other instances in which teachers would escort them from class to class to make sure they knew where to go.

“Our family is forever in gratitude to the people of Redmond,” Nguyen said, “especially to the members of the Redmond United Methodist Church for their incredible support.”

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Construction is well under way at our Chateau Bothell LandingCampus, with our newest building, Dolcetto. Construction onDolcetto is expected to be completed in early 2016.

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He described the proposed ERC as “a true network” of trails for non-motorized users and a “priceless public access way.” Constantine noted that walkers, runners and cyclists alike will be able to use the ERC. People will be able to get almost anywhere without having to get into a car, he said.

King County Council member Claudia Balducci agreed, saying the trail system will provide people with an alternative to driv-ing.

Although she just took o� ce this month, Balducci — who represents District 6, which includes parts of unincorporated King County near Redmond — has been following the corridor’s progress over the years. She said she is “deeply excited” about the county’s progress on the ERC as it will provide incredible opportunities for recreational outdoor activ-ity. � at activity can lead to a healthier and improved

quality of life for residents, Balducci said.

In looking at the ERC’s future, she recognized the cities of Redmond and Kirkland on their Red-mond Central Connector (RCC) and Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC), respec-tively.

“Both of whom are blaz-ing the trail,” Balducci said about the work the two cities have put into their respective trails.

Redmond Mayor John Marchione added, “In part-nership with Kirkland and King County, we’re looking forward to joining the trail at 124th Street, in the near future.”

Guy Michaelsen with the Berger Partnership, the Settle-based landscaping architecture consultants for both the RCC and CKC, also attended last week’s ceremony. Although he is not involved in the ERC project, Michaelsen attended the event as an interested member of the community.

Like Balducci, Mi-chaelsen acknowledged the

work that has been done in Redmond and Kirkland on their portions of the trail system.

“Redmond in particular,” he said, “Redmond has led by example.”

Michaelsen said the RCC — a linear park that features art installations, benches and more — is an example of what other portions of the ERC can be. He said there are ecologi-cal and cultural bene� ts to the trail system. People won’t have to drive as much to get from one place to another and the trails will provide opportunities to meet new people — some-thing that wouldn’t happen while sitting in a car.

“It’s about community,” Michaelsen said about these bene� ts.

� e RCC project is divided into three phases, the � rst of which was com-plete in 2013. Michaelsen said they are onto Phase II. According to the city’s website, the work in this phase includes construct-ing about “1.3 miles of regional trail along the

former Burlington North-ern Railroad corridor from just east of the Sammamish River to the south side of the intersection of Willows Road and the 9900 block, near DigiPen (Institute of Technology) and Overlake Christian Church. � e trail will generally be 12 feet wide, paved and have grav-el shoulders.” In addition, the website states that the Sammamish River trestle and bridge over 154th Avenue Northeast will be retro� tted to accommodate the trail.

� ere was a call for bids for Phase II in October 2015, but due to bid irregu-larities and the resultant lowest responsible bid being higher than available funding, the city site states that all bids were rejected by City Council at its Dec. 1, 2015 meeting. � e site continues, stating that a revised scope of work will be published and the project will be rebid this month with construction scheduled to begin in early April and is expected to be completed later this year.

Bellevue Mayor John Stokes removes a railroad spike from the old BNSF rail line at the Kirkland and Bellevue boundary on Jan. 8. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter

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THE BEAR CREEK SCHOOL’S FINE AND PERFORMING

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ABOUT NOTHING’ The Bear Creek School’s upper

school students will perform

William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy “Much Ado About Nothing”

at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Directed by Dr. Ron Lynch, attendees

can experience this lively romp through the Italian city of Messina.

The story is one of love, hate,

deception and redemption, and the main plot revolves around the

relationship between Benedict and Beatrice, two caustic individuals,

who spend most of their days trying to outwit each other with barbed

remarks and un� attering nuances.

A smaller but very important theme is the love between Claudio,

a soldier, and Hero, a beautiful maiden. Shakespeare introduces a problem to be resolved when Don

John schemes to undo the marriage of Claudio and Hero through a

series of lies. Comic relief is a� orded the audience through a group of

bumbling fools, the local constable and his watch, who are given the

opportunity to unravel the mystery of Hero’s “premature demise.”

In lieu of charging for admission,

donations will be accepted to support completion of Bear Creek’s

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Theater, 8905 208th Ave. N.E., Redmond.

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Lantz Schwabenbauer’s Duck Dynasty-esque red beard may soon be a thing of the past if Redmond High junior wrestlers Luke Kennedy and Jose Conde keep knocking o� op-ponents.

If Kennedy places at state or if Conde quali� es for state, the Mustang assistant coach will shave his beard, according to head coach Robert Kaneko, who re-lays this informa-tion with a smile and a chuckle.

Kaneko’s squad is already moti-vated to succeed and sports a 13-4 overall dual-meet record and a 3-2 dual-meet mark in 4A Kingco action. For Kennedy and Conde, they’re even more � red up to notch wins with Schwa-benbauer’s beard as a prize. At press time, Kennedy was 16-1 (not including four for-feit wins) with 15 pins at 182 pounds and 220-pounder Conde took � rst at the Na-

than Hale tournament earlier this season.

Being around the Red-mond wrestlers is a good place to be, Kaneko said.

� e team won the Redmond Mustang Invita-tional for the � rst time, took second at the Nathan Hale tourney and is looking forward to more wrestling, including some postseason action and hopefully the state meet, where that beard status will be decided.

First-year varsity head coach Kaneko, who replaced retired 22-year Mustang head coach Paul Mullen, said the

team concept is working for Redmond this season.

“And that’s hard to do with wrestling, because wres-tling is such an individual sport, but I’ve pushed the team concept with the other coaches. I’ve pushed it with the kids,” Kaneko said. “I want them to function as a team, and we’re always there to support each other. We’re

always there to work togeth-er. We expect success and the kids have bought into that. � e kids are working harder than any group I have ever seen, and it’s paying o� .”

Kaneko also serves as the wrestling coach at Evergreen Middle School, a Redmond High feeder school that has won the district title 11 or 12 times during his tenure and

is currently riding a � ve-year unbeaten streak.

He is joined on the Mustang coaching sta� by primary assistants Schwa-benbauer (a former college star and coach), Trevor Long (a former Evergreen and Redmond High wrestler), Esteban Herrera and John Brookman.

Redmond doesn’t sport any seniors in the varsity lineup, but is rolling with Kennedy, Conde, junior Judah Dorsey (138), fresh-man Jeremy Hernandez (132) and others. On the girls’ side, junior Nadia Medvinsky wrestled at 145 for the � rst half of the boys/girls varsity season, and will drop to 140 and compete in girls competitions the rest of the way.

Kaneko said that co-cap-tain Kennedy, who will trim down to 170 in the postsea-son, is a special wrestler.

“He is just that kid that every coach wants. He’s the kid with the leadership and the energy and the enthu-

siasm. He sets the example in everything,” said Kaneko, who added that Kennedy is one of four Redmond wres-tlers with straight A’s.

Kennedy said he became motivated to qualify for state this year by attending last season’s state meet and wit-nessing the level of competi-tion at the Tacoma Dome.

“I decided that was some-thing I wanted to be a part of. So during the o� season, obviously I had to juggle football, as well, but I spent tons of time in the weight room, putting on size and strength,” said Kennedy, who also feels he possesses an aggressive mindset that gives him an edge.

And the pins — Kennedy’s got plenty of them and he’s gunning to break the school record of 24, set by Mitch Colleran in 2004.

“� at’s a big deal to me,” Kennedy said of the pins. “My wrestling style is I like to come out hard, I like to come out fast and if I have to outlast someone, I can do

that — but I’m always work-ing for the pins.”

Another Mustang stand-out is junior co-captain Nick Kaneko, the head coach’s son, who is 9-5 at 195.

Nick, who started wres-tling as an eighth-grader at Evergreen, not only works out at practice, but trains on his own and studies high school state wrestling � lm for hours, according to his dad. A key to Nick’s success is combining his upper-body strength with leg attacks, the wrestler said.

“When I started wrestling in eighth grade, I just kind of fell in love with the sport a� er playing football, and I decided I was going to dedicate more time to this than anything else,” Nick said, adding that wrestlers grab success when they determine “how much you’re willing to give that day, how much you’re willing to put into it and I think that’s really something special about this sport.”

Redmond wrestling: 15 pins, a beard and tons of success

Redmond High School Student to Receive Eagle Scout Award, January 23

Tyler Ross, son of John and Yvette Ross, of Redmond Ridge in Redmond, will receive his Eagle Scout award at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Timber-lake Church, 4505 236th Ave NE, Redmond.

Tyler is a member of Troop 550, sponsored by the Redmond United Methodist Church. His Eagle Scout project was to build a two-rail split rail fence totaling over 400 feet in length around the community soccer fields at Redmond Ridge East to protect the fields from recreational vehicle traffic. He has participated in two high adventure camps at Philmont Scout Ranch in 2013 and 2015, backpacking

a total of more than 200 miles in those two trips.

Tyler is a junior at Redmond High School. He has been a member of the RHS football team for three seasons and intends to play his senior year as well. Tyler is also active in both the Wind Ensemble Band and the Jazz Band and will be traveling with the Jazz Band to perform at Carnegie Hall this spring. After graduation next spring, Tyler plans to attend college to pursue a medical degree in either pediatrics or orthopedics and will attend a medicine and health conference this summer at the University of Washington. 1

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Redmond High’s football season has been over for a while now, but Mus-tang head coach Jason Rimkus will jump back onto the � eld next month as the defensive coordinator for the U.S. U16 football squad at the Inter-national Bowl in Arlington, Texas.

Mega-successful Bothell High head coach Tom Bainter, whose team won the 2014 4A state title and notched a 14-0 record and top-25 national rank-ing, will be the U.S.’s head coach and handpicked Rimkus to join him on the coaching sta� . Rimkus played for Bainter at Bothell High and graduated in 2001.

“I feel lucky and honored that he chose me to go with him,” Rimkus said on Monday while overseeing his team running laps in the gym before hitting the weight room.

� e U.S. vs. U16 Alberta, Canada, game will take place Feb. 5 at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cow-boys.

Rimkus and Bainter will � y to Texas on Jan. 31 and their team will have

seven practices and play in a jamboree before taking the � eld in their main game.

Overall, the International Bowl will feature games on Jan. 31, Feb. 3 and Feb. 5. Four U.S. national teams will join U.S. select teams to compete in a

series of games against Canadian na-tional teams. More than 500 top U.S. high school and junior high athletes will represent their country on the football � eld.

“It’s pretty cool, we have the top freshmen in the country on our team. Kids that started on high school teams in Florida, California and Alabama, from all over the country,” said Rim-kus, who added that his team’s � nal roster hasn’t been solidi� ed yet and he’s not sure if there are any Washing-ton players on the squad.

“I was telling our booster club, it’s a cool honor for our school and our community to be able to represent them in that way,” Rimkus said.

Rimkus was ecstatic when Bainter called him out of the blue last week and asked him if he was interested in the coaching position. Rimkus has remained close with Bainter over the years and is looking forward to team-ing up with him on the gridiron again. � e Redmond coach said that Bainter is a genuine leader who cares for his players and knows how to get the most out of their athletic ability.

Rimkus said he tries to have the same approach as Bainter and he wants to leave a lasting impression on the U.S. players.

“I would like to walk away and the kids say, ‘Man, I hope my high school coach is like that guy,’” Rimkus said.

“Not just how much football we teach them, but the enthusiasm, how much you care about the kids and the level of detail that they learn.”

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Redmond High’s sports teams will compete in class 3A contests starting next fall, according to the school’s athletic director John Appelgate. From now until the spring season ends, the Mustangs will continue to play in 4A.

Redmond has played in 4A since the Washington Interscholastic Activi-ties Association (WIAA) added the classi� cation in 1997.

Due to 22 schools opt-ing up to 4A, Redmond landed in 3A and decided not to try and opt back up. � ere are 65 class 4A schools and 65 class 3A schools, and Redmond sits at 66th on the 4A list.

“We chose to play where we ended up. We’ll em-brace 3A for the next cycle (2016-2020) and see how we can do,” said Appelgate, who received the news on

Wednesday. � e WIAA initially

released the enrollment � gures for students in grades 9-11 to the member schools in all classi� cations (1B to 4A) in November 2015. Each member school had a little over a month to review its � gures and decide if it would opt up by the Jan. 13 deadline.

Appelgate said the change came as a surprise and noted that a host of schools opted up to 4A from 3A because of the revival of the old North Puget Sound League.

In 3A, Appelgate said, “We have the opportunity to renew some old rival-ries with Lake Washington and Juanita.” Both those schools moved from 4A Kingco to 3A Kingco in recent years.

Redmond will still face 4A Kingco rivals like Eastlake and Woodinville in nonleague games.

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Sound Media, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking an exper i- enced , cus tomer - fo - cused advertising sales account executive who needs to be the best and work among the best! If you thrive in an entre- preneurial environment where you can truly de- liver value to your cli- ents; if you are someone who is passionate about Social Age Technologies and unders tands the cross channel campaign strategies offered by an innovative, 21st century consultative marketing team; then we invite you to consider joining our team of professionals. We are looking for a confident, detail-orient- ed , se l f -s ta r te r, who among other things will be responsible for:· Prospecting, qualify- ing, cultivating, and re- newing client relation- ships resulting in sales “wins” for new or extend- ed contracts;· Designing and im- plementing actionable sales plans based on performance goals and objectives;· Developing and maintaining favorable re- lationships among pros- pects and existing cli- ents in order to increase revenue and meet indi- vidual and team goals;· Formulating custo- mizable marketing com- munications solutions for e a c h u n i q u e c l i e n t t h r o u g h a t h o r o u g h needs-assessment, en- sur ing recommended campaign strategies and related tactics meet or exceed client expecta- tions.

Position may require a bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experi- ence in the field or in a r e l a t e d a r e a , o r a n equivalent combination of education and practi- cal experience.

Must possess a reliable vehicle, valid Driver’s Li- cense, and proof of cur- rent vehicle insurance coverage.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume

to: careers@soundpu-

blishing.com. Please note ATTN: BDS in the subject line. We look forward to hearing

from you!

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Em-

ployer (EOE) and strongly supports diver-

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REPORTER - General Assignment

(Bothell/Kenmore, WA)The Bothe l l /Kenmore Reporter, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general as- signment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Kirkland office. The primary coverage will be general assignment sto- ries. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a reporter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to:• be inquisitive and re- sourceful in the cover- age of assigned beats;• produce 5 by-line sto- ries per week;• write stories that are tight and to the point;• use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover;•post on the publication’s web site;• blog and use Twitter on the web;• layout pages, using In- Design;• shoot and edit videos for the web . We are looking for a team player willing to get invo lved in the loca l community through pub- l icat ion of the weekly newspaper and da i ly web jou r na l i sm. The ideal applicant will have a commitment to com- munity journalism and everything from shor t, brief-type stories about people and events to ex- amining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging trends; wr i te clean, balanced and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and in- stitute readership initia- tives. Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to work ef- fectively in a deadline- d r i ve n e nv i r o n m e n t . Must be proficient with AP style, layout and de- sign using Adobe InDe- s i g n ; a n d u s e t h e publ ica t ion ’s webs i te and online tools to gath- er information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-moti- vated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rap- port with the community. We offer a competitive hourly wage and bene- f i ts package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an em- ployer match.)

Email us your cover let- ter, resume, and include f ive examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to:

[email protected] Please be sure to note:

ATTN: BKRREPin the subject line.

or mail to: Sound Publishing, Inc., 19426 68th Avenue S.

Kent, WA 98032, ATTN: BKRREP

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Em- p l o y e r ( E O E ) a n d strongly supports diver- si ty in the workplace. Check out our website to find out more about us!

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EmploymentGeneral

CREATIVE ARTIST (EVERETT, WA)

Sound Publishing, Inc. has a Creative Artist po- sit ion available at our Print Facility in Everett, WA. Position is FT and the schedule requires flexibility. Duties include performing ad and spec design, trafficking ads & providing excellent cus- tomer ser v ice to the sales staff and clients.

REQUIREMENTS:Experience with Adobe Creative Suite 6, InDe- sign, Photoshop, Illustra- tor, and Acrobat ( fo- c u s e d o n p r i n t ) . Excellent customer ser- vice, organization and communicat ion ski l ls. Ability to work indepen- dently, as well as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment. Newspa- per experience is pre- ferred but not required. AdTracker/DPS experi- ence a plus! Must be able to work indepen- dently as well as part of a team. If you can think outside the box, are well organized and would like to be part of a highly en- ergized, competitive and professional team, we want to hear from you! Please email your cover letter, resume, and a few work samples to:

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ATTN: EVRTCreativeSound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Em- p l o y e r ( E O E ) a n d strongly supports diver- si ty in the workplace. Check out our website to find out more about us!www.soundpublishing.com

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Manufacturing Engineering Manager

(Terex USA, LLC Red- m o n d , WA ) . R e q . a m a s t e r ’s o r f o r e i g n equ iv. deg . in Mech. Eng., Industr. Eng., Ma- nuf. Eng., or a rel. field & 2 yrs. of exp. in the job offered or 2 yrs. of exp. supervising manuf. eng., maintenance & tooling personnel across manuf. facilities. Also req. is 2 yrs. of exp.: designing & manuf. tooling fixtures & weld, paint & assembly equip.; performing new equip. purchasing & im- plementation; applying l e a n m a n u f . p r i n c i - p les/ tools to improve manuf. ef f ic iency; re- cruiting, onboarding & training/mentoring new engineers; conducting design reviews to opti- mize manuf. capacity/ca- pability; performing bud- geting & capital/expense planning; & performing product line design & im- plementation & project m g m t . I n l i e u o f a master’s degree, will ac- cept a bach. deg. in Mech . Eng . , Indus t r. Eng., Manuf. Eng., or a rel. field & 5 yrs. of pro- gressive post-bach. exp. in the job offered or 5 yrs. of progressive post- bach. exp. as stated. Ap- p l y w / r e s u m e a t www.terex.com/careers. No relo. available. No 3rd par ty responses. EOE

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EDITOR (FEDERAL WAY, WA)Sound Publishing has an immediate opening for Editor of the Federal Way Mirror. This is not an entry-level position. Requires a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, pagination, photography, and InDesign skills. editing and monitoring social media including Twitter, FaceBook, etc.

The successful candidate:• Has a demonstrated interest in local political and

cultural a� airs.• Possesses excellent writing and verbal skills, and can

provide representative clips from one or more professional publications.

• Has experience editing reporters’ copy and submitted materials for content and style.

• Is pro� cient in designing and building pages with Adobe InDesign.

• Is experienced managing a Forum page, writing cogent and stylistically interesting commentaries, and editing a reader letters column.

• Has experience with social media and newspaper website content management and understands the value of the web to report news on a daily basis.

• Has proven interpersonal skills representing a newspaper or other organization at civic functions and public venues.

• Understands how to lead, motivate, and mentor a small news sta� .

• Must develop a knowledge of local arts, business, and government.

• Must be visible in the community.• Must possess reliable, insured, motor vehicle and a valid

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We o� er a competitive compensation and bene� ts package including health insurance, paid time o� (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.)

If you are interested in joining the team at the Federal Way Mirror, email us your cover letter and resume to: [email protected]. Please be sure to note ATTN: FWM in the subject line.

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Check out our website to � nd out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

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EDUCATION HILL | RedmondSpacious new home with modern amenities & details. Beautiful community with parks and trails in Redmond! Award winning schools! MLS# 871917, $1,176,000Nila Karekar • 305-342-8246, [email protected]

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