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By Ari Cetron
As expected, Klahanie resi-dents will pay less in taxes, and the city of Sammamish will net more money if city annexes the unincorporated area.
Pete Butkus, a former Sammamish deputy city man-ager who now runs Butkus Consulting, presented his study of Klahanie to the City Council July 15.
Sammamish paid Butkus $26,500 for his work. In addi-tion, it paid Issaquah $30,000 for access to information from that city’s study completed last year.
The Klahanie area is a rough-ly 2-square-mile mile triangle just outside the southern portion of the city. A small portion of Klahanie also borders the city of Issaquah. County planning
documents have long assumed Issaquah would eventually annex the area. After two failed attempts, however, Issaquah plans to relinquish its right to annex the area to Sammamish.
One step in Sammamish annexation process will be a review by the King County Boundary Review Board. City Manager Ben Yazici explained the Butkus study should meet
one of the requirements of the board, which will need to make adjustments to allow Sammamish to annex the area.
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Klahaniestudy released
By Ari Cetron
A trio of part-time judges is competing to fill an open seat on King County District Court. Judge Linda Jacke has announced her retirement in the Northeast Division, which serves a large swath of the eastside stretching from Lake Washington in the west to the county line in the east, and from Newcastle and areas south of North Bend in the south to the county line in the north. The district also includes the part of Bothell in Snohomish County.
Jacke’s courtroom is in Redmond, though there’s no guarantee the new judge would sit there.
The three running for the
seat are all pro-tem judges, meaning they act as fill-in judg-es when a regular judge is away. The top two vote getters in the August primary will move on to the General Election ballot in November.
Court rules prohibit judges from speaking about how they might be inclined to rule in spe-cific sorts of cases, but each of the three would bring a different skill set to the bench.
Lisa O’Toole
Lisa O’Toole, 52, is a Newcastle resident who has been a pro tem judge for the past six years.
She is married with two chil-dren and has experience in both
civil and criminal law, and notes that she is the only candidate to have practiced both sorts of law.
“What I really bring is experi-ence” she said.
O’Toole said although she’s been serving as a pro tem judge for several years, for the past three, its been her sole occupa-
tion.“The more I did it, the more I
actually enjoyed it,” she said.O’Toole said that she tries to
keep in mind that when people come to her courtroom, they want to be understood as a per-son.
“It’s not just a case or a num-ber that’s coming before us, it’s an individual,” she said.
If elected, she said she would like to be visible in the commu-nity outside of the courtroom. She’d want to work with leaders in communities that might not always have a positive experi-ence with the justice system to help reach out to members of those communities in an effort
On the Web
Each of the three has an extensive list of endorse-ments that can be found on their websites, along with more information.www.marcusnaylor.comwww.leoforjudge.comwww.lisaotooleforjudge.com
3 vie for District Court judgeship
City could net nearly $2 million, but money would be quickly spent
See JUDGE, Page 3
New rules could help with runoff
See STUDY, Page 5
By Ari Cetron
A change in stormwater rules will make more new homes subject to a review process that could reduce the impact new homes have on existing neigh-bors.
The Sammamish City Council enacted the regulations July 15 with a unanimous vote.
The rules specifically target the Inglewood neighborhood, said Laura Philpot, the city’s pub-lic works director. That neighbor-hood was platted in the late 1800s and consists of small lots. Philpot said the area has seen a lot of pressure about development lately.
Citywide, there are regulations in place that mandate homes with a footprint of 2,000 square feet or more to find ways to detain stormwater that runs off of the property. A footprint is the amount of ground a house cov-ers, so a two-story house might have a footprint equal to roughly half of the home’s total square footage.
Philpot said a recent uptick in the number additional houses, coupled with developers taking advantage of the 2,000-square-foot rule (some, she said, come in with a footprint of 1,999 square feet), has resulted in an aggregate problem.
Lots are often being submitted one at a time, meaning that while the impact of one house might not be very much, when all of them are added together, the extra water makes for a headache for their downhill neighbors.
“Up to this point, it’s been more of a nuisance, but we see the potential for it to be much more than that,” said Eric LaFrance, the city’s stormwater
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CorrectionThe cost of the roadwork on I-90 noted in last week’s
story was based on incorrect information on the WSDOT website. The correct cost is $1.6 million.
By Carol M. Ostrom Seattle Times staff reporter
Union members at EvergreenHealth medical center Thursday high-lighted the comparison between the 1 percent pay raise they say the Kirkland hospital is offer-ing them versus the 18 percent raise received by the CEO of the public hospital district facil-ity last year.
The northern half of Sammamish falls within the district and pays taxes to it.
The informational picket and rally was held by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, which repre-sents Evergreen’s cooks, nursing assistants, lab techs, secretaries and other healthcare workers.
The workers also complained the hospital was refusing to invest in patient-care improvements such as staffing changes. “Our patients deserve bet-ter and Evergreen does not have its priorities in the right place,” said Kim Steinbaugh, a cook at Evergreen, in a statement before the picket and rally.
Kay Taylor, Evergreen’s vice president of commu-nications, said the medical center has been working “very diligently” to find common ground with the union for nine months, including most recently a mediator. It will continue to do so rather than com-ment on negotiations in the media, she said in an email.
The union also took issue with the raise CEO Robert Malte received for 2013. Like other public hospital-district facilities, EvergreenHealth receives taxpayer support. In
EvergreenHealth hospital union: Why offer workers 1 percent raise, while CEO gets 18 percent?
Evergreen’s case, that amounts to about $25 million a year.
Malte’s pay, includ-ing retirement and benefits, went from $843,236 in 2012 to $996,268 for 2013.
“Regarding our CEO’s compensation, it is important to remem-ber that our board of commissioners bench-mark CEO compensa-tion to other similar organizations and cre-ate compensation that is at or near the 50th percentile,” Taylor said. “With our CEO’s recent raise, his com-pensation is still on par — if not below — other CEOs of similar-sized healthcare organiza-tions.”
engineer.The new rules mean
that new construction, or replacement construction plans of 500 square feet or more, must present their plans for a review of how the property will handle the water.
Philpot specified the rules do not state develop-ment is forbidden, simply that a review is required.
The rules, in general, will not impact existing houses.
Councilman Don Gerend, however, pointed out one area where it might. He noted that if replacements are subject to a review, property own-ers who want to replace an existing patio, for example, might be subject to a costly review process, even though there will be no change in the amount of
runoff.“I think this is exces-
sive,” Gerend said.Everyone agreed the
city should find a way to carve out exceptions for such instances, which it will try to do in the coming months.
Since the law is con-sidered an “emergency,” the city can implement it now and hold a public hearing at a later date. City Attorney Mike Kenyon sug-gested the council could implement the rules, and then make adjustments when the rules come back for consideration at the public hearing.
Kenyon reasoned that would give city staff time to consider the implica-tions of how to make the change without creating a loophole.
“We don’t want to legis-late on the fly,” he said.
The rules went into effect July 16. The City Council has scheduled a public hearing on the mea-sure for Sept. 2.
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Issaquah schools lengthening time in classrooms
Middle-school and high-school students in the Issaquah School District will spend more time in the classroom in the 2014-15 year, after the school board approved a change at its June 11 meeting.
State law mandates an
increase in instructional time for the 2015-16 year, but Issaquah will imple-ment the switch a year ear-lier. To meet the require-ment of 1,080 instructional hours, middle schools and high schools will release 45 minutes later on Wednesdays next year.
“This is the right thing to do for our students,”
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to increase their participa-tion.
She notes that some-times at a criminal trial those on trial – entitled to a jury of their peers – might face a jury that doesn’t look much like they do or have similar life experiences.
She said if she can reach out to those communities and find ways to increase
their response rate when called for jury duty, it will help advance the cred-ibility of the court
in general. “It could make a positive
impact on people’s view of our legal system,” O’Toole said.
She also thinks it would benefit her to be able to fol-low a case from beginning to end, allowing her to bet-ter serve justice.
“You will not only have the background, but you get to know that defendant,” she said.
O’Toole notes that judg-es, besides running a court-room, also run the Judicial Branch of government, and with that comes some administrative responsibili-ties. She said she’d like to be able to see some chang-es to the District Court system.
She also lamented the fact of unrepresented defendants in civil cases.
In a criminal case, defendants have a right to legal representation if they can’t afford it on their own. In a civil case, defendants have no such right. O’Toole said if budgets weren’t an issue, she love to see a way to find legal representation for people in those cases, but she realizes it’s not likely to happen.
Rick Leo
Rick Leo, 44, lives in Snoqualmie. He’s married and has one child.
Leo started his career as a public defender before moving to the prosecutor’s office. He’s also been work-ing part time as a pro-tem judge, and would like to have the job full time.
“I honestly believe that I can give more to the com-munity as a judge than as an attorney,” he said.
Leo notes that with his experience as a defense and prosecuting attorney, along with his pro tem judg-
ing, he’s the only candidate who’s sat in every spot in the courtroom.
Leo said that when he presides, he likes to
be sure every-one has a chance to have their side heard.
“What I think is most important
is to be fair to the process,” he said.
He said that he likes to spend time explaining his reasoning for his decisions. Leo said he finds it helps people better understand why a case may not have gone their way, so they can still feel like they were heard and got a fair trial.
He also said he believes his temperament is well suited to running a court-room. He thinks he can put people at ease while still keeping control of the court.
Leo would like to remain involved in the community, while still maintaining his judicial impartiality. He gave an example of judges who lend their expertise to running youth courts, where teens try other teens, under the guidance of adults in the legal sys-tem. He might want to help start more programs like that if he is elected.
“There’s things like that a judge can do,” he said.
Leo also has some ideas for improving the way the court operates, particularly using technology. He said he’d like to improve tech-nology, such as filing more documents electronically, which could help make the process run more effi-ciently.
He would also like to find a way to develop a series of videos cover-ing common topics, and present them in dozens of languages. That can help people, particularly those who are not native English speakers, understand how
to fill out certain forms or complete other tasks. He notes that if the court could find translators to donate their time to pro-duce the video once, the system could continue to use it to the benefit of all, and do so rather inexpen-sively.
“I think that’s a way to
use technology to make things more efficient,” he said.
Marcus Naylor
Marcus Naylor, 51, lives in Sammamish and has been a pro tem judge for four years. He is married with two children.
He has spent his legal career in the public defend-ers office and currently supervises a team of seven attorneys in the Seattle Municipal court.
He said the majority of the work he has done is in criminal cases, but that he has had an opportunity to
defend clients in most courts in the county, such as district, supe-rior and juvenile among
others, giving him a breadth of experience
He said he wants to be a judge so he can continue his work in public service, a value instilled in him by his parents.
He said he would also like to reach out to under-served communities to better serve them.
“I want access to justice for all people, including minorities and the poor,” Naylor said.
He would also like to find ways to improve access for non-English speakers. He notes the county is home
JudgeContinued from Page 1
What do they do?
King County District Court handles a wide vari-ety of cases. It holds court in 10 locations around the county including: Auburn, Bellevue, Burien, Issaquah, King County Courthouse (Seattle), King County Jail (Seattle-jail calendars only), Redmond, Maleng Regional Justice Center (Kent), Shoreline and Vashon Island (one day per month).
As a court of limited jurisdiction, the District Court is responsible for the following types of mat-ters:u Civil litigation matters up to $75,000 u Small claims matters up to $5,000u Nuisance violations u False alarm hearings u Vehicle tow and impound hearings u Anti-harassment orders u Domestic violence protection orders u Name changes u Infractions (traffic, non-traffic and parking) u Misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor criminal cases u Felony expedited cases u Felony preliminary hearings u Search warrants u Garnishments and other supplemental proceed-ings u Lien foreclosure and forfeiture hearings u Death inquests Source: King County District Court website
Show me the moneyThis chart shows the total amount of campaign
contributions each candidate has raised, and the top contributors to each campaign, including their place of residence. Under state law, the maximum contri-bution to a judicial campaign is $1,900 per year, per person, not per household. As a result, a husband and wife could each give the maximum amount to the same candidate.
Lisa O’Toole
Total raised $27,800Top donorsBen Ellison Bellevue $1,900Nancy Ellison Bellevue $1,900Denise Merle Bellevue $1,900Sandy Phillips Kirkland $1,900Keri Ellisan Mercer Island $1,800Robert Mcaulay Mercer Island $1,800
Marcus Naylor
Total raised $32,542Top donorsOlympia Little Bothell $1,000Canyon ParkAdult Living Centers Bothell $500John Cho Bellevue $500Catherine Im Renton $500Donald Lee Bellevue $500Marvin Lee Bellevue $500
Rick Leo
Total raised $26,740Top donorsCandace Martin Seattle $1,200Jon S. Fox Bellevue $500Anna Leo Scotch Plains, N.J. $500Jeannie Mucklestone Medina $500Dale Piccoli Snohomish $500Nathan Webb Bellevue $500Aaron Wolf Bellevue $500
Source: Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
See JUDGE, Page 12
Lisa O’Toole
Rick Leo
Marcus Naylor
Sammamish Forum
OPINIONReview editorial
Hundreds of backpacks needed for students
Let the back-to-school shopping begin! Wow, everything from erasers to three colors of
ink pens, from scissors to notebooks are on the list. Don’t forget a box of Kleenex for the classroom and an apple for the teacher.
If you’ve purchased a new backpack for you stu-dent and added in the supplies, your receipts prob-ably add up to well more than $100. And you still have to get new shoes and pay for a yearbook and a PTA membership.
Now imagine you are trying to buy backpacks for hundreds of students and fill them with school supplies. That’s the goal of the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank, Hopelink and other area service organizations, to meet the needs of students whose parents are struggling just to pay for a car repair and keep up the rent payments. Pencils and erasers fall to the bottom on the list.
Folks at the food bank and the collection of like minds at other human service agencies who collec-tively make up the Nourishing Network are deter-mined to take care of as many of those children as they can. They expect to spend thousands on school supplies alone — not counting the backpacks.
In some years, the group is lucky and has back-packs donated, in others it depends on the generos-ity of others. Area church congregations are more involved than ever, and the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs and local schools foundations play a big role. Many donations come in one backpack, or one pack of pens at a time.
Your help is needed if all students are going to start school on an equal footing.
Jump online to www.issaquahfoodbank.org or www.hope-link.org to make a pledge to donate back-packs or cash. On the south side of the plateau, resi-dents can head into Issaquah and just drop off your donation at the food bank.
For the north end, There’s a Hopelink service center in Redmond.
Many churches and other groups hold donation drives, keep an eye out and drop off your donations there.
Sammamish, you’ve met bigger needs. This time, step up for the school kids who need you most.
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Mayor on a power tripI have been greatly concerned
with the attitude of our mayor towards citizens lately.
As I’ve watched two recent City Council meetings and study sessions on TV, Mayor Tom Vance has been either dismissive or hostile towards citizen partici-pation in the process.
When a crowd of concerned citizens showed up regarding the cutting down of so many trees while improving the East Sammamish Trail, many people in the audience wanted to sim-ply show support for comments being made by raising a small flag when a comment was given or clap. Whenever that support was shown, Vance demanded that it stop.
At the last council meet-ing when it was suggested by Councilman Ramiro Valderrama that citizens are concerned about process in the city, Vance said “that and the price of a cup of cof-fee will get you a cup of coffee.”
I hope everyone understands what our mayor thinks of our opinion in the city as they go to the polls next year.
Warwick HolderSammamish
Support for HusseyAfter living in the 45th district
for five years, I understand why Joel Hussey has been a resident for 19 years and wishes to con-tinue serving this community as state representative. It is a great place to live which demands great representation in Olympia.
Joel’s accomplishments in life are easily documented and his involvement in local efforts has already made the 45th District a better place to live.
However, it is crucial that a state representative understand the most prominent current issues, collaborate over party lines and make change happen. I have personally witnessed Joel’s ability to get to the heart of a matter, speak candidly about the issues and institute change. He
has proven these abilities on the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association, non-profit organiza-tions and in his own successful business.
These accomplishments take a person of great character and competency; Joel is that rare individual who possesses both.
It is no surprise that an impressive list of commu-nity organizations has readily endorsed his candidacy, and I hope the voters in our 45th dis-trict do also.
David GianniniSammamish
Time to kick out Reichert
I’m a college student in Washington and although I’m away at school most of the year, I still call Sammamish my home.
Throughout U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert’s time in Congress, his “representation” of my district has proven to be anything but representative of the issues that effect Sammamish and the diverse views of residents throughout the district. He sup-ports many pro-police state stances and hateful positions in his voting record.
Both of my parents have worked long, hard hours in many different jobs and careers in order to give me the safe, healthy and productive environ-ment I grew up in.
Although I didn’t know this as a child, my mother, along with other hard working moth-ers throughout Washington were going to work knowing that on average, they would make 70ish cents to every dollar their male counterparts made.
It blows my mind that in the 21st century my mom and dad could work the same exact posi-tion and make vastly different amounts in wages and salaries.
You know what’s even worse than this unequal pay reality? The fact that Dave Reichert voted against the Lilly Ledbetter
Fair Pay Act that ensures equal pay for equal work. We no longer live in the sexist hierarchy of the 1940’s. This alone shows that Mr. Reichert is oblivious to the needs of Washington families.
Reichert’s insistence upon repealing the Affordable Care Act also speaks volumes to his desire to limit the availability of health-care to all American citizens. Healthcare shouldn’t be a luxury that only the richest, most com-fortable citizens can afford.
If you would like to call your current Congressman and share your feelings about him, I would recommend proceeding with cau-tion due to Congressman Reichert voting for warrantless wiretap-ping.
I truly hope that there is a via-ble opponent this primary elec-tion that will work towards fixing the wrongdoings caused by the reign of Reichert.
Michael NewlandSammamish
Poll of the weekWhat are you doing about the I-90 construction project?
A) TelecommutingB) Changing up my hoursC) I don’t use the road, so it shouldn’t be too bad for me.D) Gritting my teeth and sitting in the traffic.
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According to the Butkus study, homeowners in the Klahanie area would see a net reduction of about 84 cents per $1,000 of assessed value on their property taxes. That translates to about $420 dollars a year.
Even with the lower taxes, Sammamish as a whole comes out ahead. According to the study, Sammamish would net $1.93 million more per year in tax revenues after the annexation.
Butkus was quick to point out, however, the extra money will likely be quickly spent.
The city will need to make major investments, particularly in roads, to bring the area up to the standards enjoyed by the rest of the city.
Some of these are big-ticket items, like work to be done to parts of Duthie Hill and Issaquah-Pine Lake roads, which will likely cost tens of millions of dollars. Butkus did not include the money needed for those road projects in his study, since there are no reliable studies for how much the costs will be.
However, he noted Sammamish has already committed to improving Issaquah-Pine Lake Road.
Councilwoman Nancy Whitten said she consid-ers the report incomplete because it does not include these outstanding numbers,
which are likely to have substantial costs.
Councilwoman Kathleen Huckabay rejected Whitten’s complaint, saying the numbers Butkus might include could be off by a factor of 10 or 20, giving an inac-curate picture of the issue.
City Council mem-bers pointed out those sorts of improvements will also benefit current Sammamish residents who use the roads every day.
“They’re also because of Trossachs, because of Alderra-Montaine,” said Mayor Tom Vance.
Butkus noted that Klahanie’s internal street network will also
need lots of work, as the streets there are gener-ally below Sammamish standards.
“Street maintenance has been virtually non-existent for the last decade,” Butkus
said.Surface
water could also end up cost-ing the city some money, Butkus said, although
it’s unclear how much.“The surface water man-
agement area has the big-gest questions,” he said.
Butkus said that many of Klahanie’s detention ponds are old, not up to current standards, and have not been properly maintained. While the city doesn’t have to bring them up to standard, it
will need to make sure they function properly. In some cases, there are significant plant and tree removals that would need to be done before the city could even begin to assess the status of the ponds.
Butkus also pointed out that the area has only one park, and it would likely need improvements to bring it up to standard.
However, the park has no master plan as do other Sammamish parks. As a result, it’s impossible to know how much it might cost to build any new ame-nities and maintain them in the future.
Butkus noted Sammamish has a history of having extra funds in its operating budget, and using those to help with capital expenses, and he expected the city would continue that tradition.
Yazici echoed these
thoughts.“The study shows a sur-
plus on the operating side that will be spent on the capital side,” he said.
The council, long sup-portive of annex-ing the Klahanie area, was excited about the study. It praised Butkus for using conservative pro-jections.
Councilman Tom Odell noted the projected surplus of nearly $2 million gives the city some breathing room if some of the study’s assumptions turn out to be incorrect.
“There’s enough margin here for unknowns,” he said.
The annexation process is continuing along three
parallel tracks: Sammamish is adding the area to its plans, Issaquah is removing it from its plans, and King County is making adjust-ments of its own.
On Samm-amish’s end, Yazici expects the council to take a vote on
the idea of annexation by the end of the year.
If everything goes smoothly, Klahanie resi-dents could vote whether or not to become part of Sammamish in April 2015, with the annexation (if approved) becoming final-ized Jan. 1, 2016.
“That’s, again, if every-thing goes smoothly,” Yazici said.
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INSIDETODAY’S
Big changes
Klahanie would make Sammamish more populous, bigger and denser if annexed.
Sammamish population: 48,060Klahanie population: 10,939Klahanie percentage of Sammamish total, if annexed: 18.5
Sammamish area: 21.55 square milesKlahanie area: 1.98 square milesKlahanie percentage of Sammamish total, if annexed: 8.4
Sammamish population density (people per square mile): 2,230Klahanie density: 5,538Sammamish density, after annexation: 2,507
Source: Butkus Consulting study
The short endOne big loser in the mix could be Fire
District 10. Right now, the fire district covers Klahanie, along with Carnation and other parts of unincorporated King County. Generally, the district collects taxes from those areas and passes virtu-ally all of those taxes on to Eastside Fire & Rescue.
Losing Klahanie is likely to result in a net loss of about $1.2 million per year for the district, according to the Butkus study.
“For the short term, the district can continue to operate under the reduced revenue if the area were to be annexed. Over the longer term, finances of the fire district in general may need to be
examined for tax, benefit fee or service delivery changes,” Butkus wrote in the study.
District 10 also has an outstand-ing bond issue, but that should not be affected. Klahanie residents will have to continue to pay for the bond until its expiration in about 2026.
King County will also see some reductions. It will continue to collect the same level of property taxes from the area.
However, it will lose out on other revenue streams such as sales taxes and cable franchise fees, the study states. However, these are not likely to add up to a large amount compared to the whole of the county budget.
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“The study shows a sur-plus on the operating side that will be spent on the capital side.”
– Ben Yazici, City manager –
“There’s enough margin here for unknowns.”
– Tom Odell, City Councilman –
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The magic of science
A large crowd showed up July 15 at the Sammamish Commons to watch Jeff Evans perform his “Science Magic” routine as part of a Kiwanis-sponsored event for families.
Jeff Evans and a young audience member experiment with dry ice during a “Science Magic” demonstration July 15 at the Sammamish Commons.
Jeff Evans and a young audience member demonstrate the effects of air pressure by inflating a balloon inside a plastic water bottle. Children in the audience laugh along with science “magi-
cian” Jeff Evans during his July 15 performance at the Sammamish Commons.
Jeff Evans demonstrates the properties of liquids with differ-ent densities, using a playing card and two containers to make oil and water switch places. Photos by Neil Pierson
By Neil Pierson
Hot showers and cold drinks are among the things John and Emily Ball have in abundance at home that they didn’t have dur-ing a two-week stay in Fiji.
John Ball, a Sammamish resi-dent and Microsoft employee, and his daughter, an Eastlake High School senior-to-be, trav-eled to the South Pacific island nation last month. They were part of a 25-member crew with Humanitarian Experience for Youth, a Utah-based nonprofit organization that serves impover-ished areas in 10 nations around the globe.
The Balls, who are natives of Sydney, Australia, aren’t first-time humanitarian workers. They lived in Beijing, China, for two years, where Emily and many of her friends with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteered at orphan-ages, donating their time and supplies.
Emily learned about HEFY last summer from some family friends, and began research-ing the group with her mother, Kareena.
“Immediately I was drawn to Fiji, because that’s where my mom lived for a couple years of her life,” Emily said.
At first, she wasn’t sure wheth-er she’d be able to go to Fiji, since HEFY only guaranteed 20 spots for younger volunteers – ages 16-19. Those spots were filled, but additional teenagers were allowed to serve if their parents came along.
“It was really Emily’s idea, to be honest,” John said. “It was something that Emily had orga-nized, and I was just lucky to be able to accompany the trip.”
The main goal of the trip was to construct sanitary toilets for the residents of Taci, a 250-per-son village on Viti Levu, the most populous of the Fijian islands.
Most of the villagers – except
for a tribal chief, the Balls said – were using primitive outhouses prior to the HEFY group’s arrival. The conditions were harsh: Holes in the ground with nothing more than rusting iron walls that pro-vided meager privacy.
“It’s actually infecting all the soil, and it leaches out and is actually causing health issues,” John said, explaining the group built toilets and septic systems for six different families.
After arriving on Viti Levu and taking some time to get to know each other, the workers took a four-hour bus ride to the opposite side of the island to reach Taci. There, the two-week project con-
sisted of digging holes, pouring cement, moving and stacking cin-der blocks, framing and painting.
It was difficult but rewarding work, the Balls said, and they became fast friends with the Fijians. Working alongside two other teens, the Balls served an unorthodox family. Their matri-arch, known as Mama Una, not only had children and grandchil-dren of her own, but had adopted several kids whose parents had either died or abandoned them.
“Definitely, the sense of family is a lot stronger than it is here (in the U.S.),” Emily said. “Everyone
Father-daughter duo donate time and supplies to Fiji
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system.The Balls were surprised
by the overwhelming presence of religion. In Taci, most residents were Methodists, and they woke each day at 4 a.m. to pray. At noon, large drums in the center of the village sig-naled another prayer time.
For John, there was a simple but overpowering reminder to take home.
“You come back and you think, ‘We are so blessed and we are so lucky.’ But the thing that’s striking is, even though they have so little, they’re so happy …
“I think the message for me is, it’s not necessarily
what you have that actually makes you happy. It’s what
you do with it, and how you help other people.”
Contributed photoEmily Ball, who is entering her senior year at Eastlake High School, made strong memories with many of the Fijian children she met during her visit there in June.
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Contributed photoJohn and Emily Ball, of Sammamish, spent two weeks in June in the South Pacific nation of Fiji as part of a humanitarian trip.
loves everyone like a sibling, whether they’re related or not.”
Food wasn’t plenti-ful, but the villagers were happy to share their daily catch from the ocean. The workers ate a batch of crabs for breakfast, and a shark for lunch.
And they were con-stantly entertained by the children. The boys climbed coconut trees, and even captured a mongoose by luring it into bamboo trap with a piece of the sweet fruit.
One of the Balls’ favorite memories was a visit to the local school. They posed for tons of photos, and gave many of the preschool-aged children a ride home on their bus.
“First, it was crazy getting off the bus, because all the little kids ran and charged the bus,” Emily said.
“It was like we were rock-and-roll stars,” John added.
Many of the villag-ers spoke basic English, Emily said, although conversations weren’t always easy.
However, since tour-ism is such a large part of the Fijian economy – and most tourists come from first-world countries like the U.S. – English is a key com-ponent of today’s school
Austin Burke graduates
Austin Burke, of Sammamish, graduated from Endicott College with a B.S. in business adminis-tration in the spring 2014 semester.
Felipe Concha on dean’s list
Felipe Concha, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Duke University for the spring 2014 semester.
Christian Cook graduates
Christian Cook, of Sammamish, graduated from Santa Clara (Calif.) University June 14, 2014 with B.S. in business major-ing in finance with a minor in entrepreneurship.
Jeffrey Burge on dean’s list
Jeffrey Burge, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Wheaton College for the spring 2014 semester. To qualify, stu-dents need a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Nitin Shyamkumar on dean’s list
Nitin Shyamkumar, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Cornell University for the spring 2014 semester.
Andrew Stull on dean’s list
Andrew Stull, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for the spring quarter 2014. To qualify, students need a GPA of 3.3.
Harvey Mudd announces graduates
The following Sammamish residents graduated from Harvey Mudd College May 18. Jaron Kent-Dobias, B.S. in physics with high distinc-tion and departmental honors; David Lingenbrink, B.S. in mathematics with distinction; and Michelle Vick, B.S. in physics with high distinction and depart-mental honors.
Nacole Kiss graduates
Nacole Kiss, of Sammamish, graduated from Concordia University with a B.A. in kinesiology.
MSU announces honor roll
Sammamish residents Keegan McBride and James Nielsen were named to the honor roll at Montana State University for the spring 2014 semester. To qualify, students need a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Kathryn Barnett was named to the president’s honor roll by earning a 4.0.
By Neil Pierson
The old cliché that success breeds success couldn’t be more true for Eastlake High School’s football program and head coach Don Bartel.
After Bartel arrived at Eastlake, last summer’s True Champions Camp, a four-day event for boys in grades 2-8, tri-pled in size. The Wolves followed up in the fall with one of the best seasons in program history, fin-ishing 9-3 and earning a berth in the Class 4A state quarterfinals.
The community appears to have responded to those accom-plishments. This year’s True Champions Camp, held July 15-18, grew from 60 to 85 partici-pants.
“I think that the success has been a big thing, but I think the success brings attention to how we do things,” Bartel said. “And I think a lot of parents enjoy that.”
On the camp’s opening day, players worked in a three-station circuit. They learned one of Eastlake’s running plays, two
passing plays, then listened to Bartel as he spoke about the keys to earning an athletic scholar-ship.
The coach noted that Eastlake attracted college football recruit-ers from every corner of the country last year, including all eight Ivy League schools and representatives from all six Bowl Championship Series confer-ences.
Bartel taught the kids that the counseling center is the most important place at the school, where they can obtain their tran-scripts and career advice.
“If you want a recruiter to keep recruiting you, if you actu-ally want to move on, that’s the first place,” he said. “Second place is the weight room, because they want to know whether or not you work hard. And then the last place is the football field, because they already know you can play, or else they wouldn’t be here.”
While the overarching mes-sage of the camp was serious, there was also plenty of fun to
be had. Players were divided into teams, and finished up their daily activities with competitive games that blended football and Ultimate Frisbee rules.
Bartel even cranked up the excitement by using Eastlake’s
video scoreboard to post player photos.
It’s the kind of atmosphere that’s easy to fall in love with, said Eastlake senior Eric Uhlar, who will be serving as a team captain this season alongside
Michael Nelson and Justin McOmber.
“I think Bartel is doing a great job spreading the word, getting the message out to the whole
By Neil Pierson
The Skyline High School boys basketball program has reached the state tournament just twice in its 17 seasons of existence, something Bill McIntyre will be looking to change as he takes over as head coach for the 2014-15 season.
McIntyre was hired this spring after former coach Maui Borden’s contract wasn’t renewed. Borden had a 13-24 overall record in two seasons, including 8-22 in confer-ence games.
Eastlake High also hired a new head coach this spring, selecting former Eastside Catholic School coach Steve Kramer to take the reins. Kramer was at Eastside Catholic for five seasons (2006-11) and replaces Brian Dailey, who resigned due to conflicts with his full-time job. The Wolves won 12 games under Dailey last season, coming within a win of a state berth.
McIntyre has strong ties to the Skyline community, having coached at the youth level for the Skyline Select program from
1998-2011. For the past two sea-sons, he served as an assistant under head coach Omar Parker at Liberty High School.
It’s McIntyre’s first head-coaching gig at the high-school level, but he said he has no rea-son to believe he won’t be suc-cessful. He has already coached many of Skyline’s players, either at the select level or at Pine Lake
Middle School.“I know most of the kids and
their parents, and that’s a huge advantage as a new coach,” McIntyre said. “So I don’t feel like there are any huge challenges, outside of our opponents, to be honest.”
McIntyre experienced a simi-lar rebuilding situation at Liberty, where the Patriots have gone 17-31 over the past two years.
Skyline and Eastlake will likely benefit from reclassifica-tion changes this year as Class 4A state champion Garfield leaves the KingCo Conference along with Ballard and Roosevelt. Still, there’s plenty of quality opposi-tion, including 2014 state runner-up Issaquah and perennial pow-erhouse Bothell.
“It’s a competitive confer-ence,” McIntyre conceded. “But I think Skyline, as a school, has been pretty competitive in most sports.”
He called his time at Liberty “invaluable,” noting Parker coached for a decade at the college level with Boise State, Washington State and Missouri.
McIntyre hasn’t chosen any assistants yet, although he said he has a number of people help-ing out with the Spartans’ busy summer schedule, and expects to name a staff once he’s had a chance to properly evaluate can-didates.
Kramer, who works full time in commercial real estate, said his three years away from coach-
ing sparked a passion to return. Before the Eastlake job was posted, he said, he’d been advis-ing former players who are set to enter the working world.
“Being a mentor in kids’ lives is just sort of a hard thing to replace,” Kramer said. “To still be a part of their lives, where they ask for your help here and there, you sort of realize how badly you miss being an influential part of kids’ lives.”
The Eastlake program is “definitely heading in the right direction,” he said, and it’s been a boon for Kramer to have Dailey, athletics director Pat Bangasser and Hall of Fame coach Rich Belcher, an Eastlake teacher, express their support.
“They’ve got three ex-coaches here who care a lot about this program and are still highly involved, and I want to keep it that way,” Kramer said.
On the court, Kramer preaches smart decisions and fundamentals. He expects his players to take good shots, play
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Bill McIntyre Steve Kramer
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Photo by Neil PiersonBen Wiljanen, an incoming sixth-grader at Inglewood Middle School, tries to escape from Chase Randall, an incoming eighth-grader at Inglewood, during a ball-carrying drill July 17 at the Eastlake High School True Champions Camp.
Wolves’ football wins translating into youth camp growth
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The Northwest Lady Sharks, a 10-and-under fastpitch team featuring several Sammamish residents, earned a berth to the Amateur Softball Association of America’s national champion-ships.
The team, coached by Steve Olynyk, Tim Schmidt and Don
Hines, will compete in the Class A division at nationals in Johnson City, Tenn., from July 26 to Aug. 3. The Sharks had several strong tournament showings during their regular season, including first-place finishes at the Mosquito Invite in Federal Way and the NSA Patriots Invite in Everett.
They qualified for nation-als with a second-place finish at the ASA Northwest National Qualifier, June 27-29 in Salem, Ore. Players with local ties include Megan Cotton, Hannah Olynyk, Belle Schmidt, Hallie Sehlin, Jada Mohamed, Leslie Hines and Olivia Glover.
Contributed photo by Carla BarokasThe Northwest Lady Sharks pose with their second-place trophy at last month’s ASA Northwest National Qualifier in Salem, Ore. Pictured in the front row, from left: Hallie Sehlin, Olivia Glover, Leslie Hines, Reagan Ellis and Megan Cotton. Back row: Coach Don Hines, Megan Boswell, Penny Walker, coach Steve Olynyk, Hannah Olynyk, Charlise Barokas, coach Don Schmidt and Belle Schmidt.
Lady Sharks devour 10U fastpitch opponents
solid defense and expose opponents with weak ball-handling.
Eastlake’s defense will
largely be a man-to-man scheme, with some traps, presses and zones mixed in, and the offense will be continuity-based with lots of movement.
“It’s designed to get the most out of the abil-ity that we have,” Kramer
said of his system. “If that … is enough to win a lot of games, that’s awesome. That’s a byproduct of work-ing hard, playing smart and having good players.”
Kramer and McIntyre have some history togeth-er that’ll be reignited
when the Wolves and Spartans face off this win-ter. They coached against each other at the youth level.
“That’ll be fun to face Bill again – it’s been 10 years, I think,” Kramer said.
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community, and I think kids are really responding to it,” Uhlar said.
Along with coach-ing football, Bartel also teaches leadership classes at Eastlake. And camp par-ticipants were learning the same lessons.
“It’s not about the result – it’s about the journey and doing the right thing every day, working hard
every day,” Uhlar said. “It’s just kind of sunk into me now to be the best person I can be every day, even when no one is watching.”
Along with the Wolves’ coaching staff, 10 Eastlake players helped lead the younger kids through activities.
It’s a shift in routine from the high-school schedule, which stays busy during the sum-mer.
The Wolves held team drills throughout June,
then participated in the popular Gridiron of Champions camp – led by former Skyline High coach Steve Gervais – at The Evergreen State College in Olympia.
“There was great com-petition when we were there,” Bartel noted. “There were three of our (2014) opponents there – Gig Harbor, Bothell and Issaquah. We scrim-maged with O’Dea and Timberline and Kentlake as well. It was fun.”
Winning has helped
cement the Wolves’ foothold with the youth football systems in and around Sammamish.
“Before Bartel was here and we weren’t doing as well, the kids were more skeptical and kind of gloomy about coming here,” Uhlar said. “But now that we have a good program and we went as far as we ever had in the state playoffs, I think they really realize that what we’re doing here is spe-cial, and they want to be a part of it.”
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By Neil Pierson
Lakeside Recovery had a largely successful regular season of Double-A American Legion baseball, but the end came surpris-ingly quick at last week’s Area 1 South District tour-nament.
Lakeside Recovery – comprised of 17-and-under players from Skyline, Issaquah and Newport high schools – opened the tourney with an 11-1 loss to Juanita, and didn’t find its groove in the next game either, suffering a season-ending 5-1 loss to the Monroe Legends on July 17 at Eastlake High School.
“It’s tough to win in the district tournament, and we just couldn’t put any offense togeth-er,” Lakeside coach Chris Tamm-inen said. “We had some errors on the defen-sive side, and nothing was really clicking. Obviously, we’d played better all year, and these two games, we just didn’t play up to our potential.”
Lakeside finished 13-5 in league games, earning the No. 3 seed to the eight-team district tournament. But after getting blown out by sixth-seeded Juanita July 16, the season ended with an overall mark of 20-16.
Monroe, the No. 7 seed, took early control of the July 17 loser-out contest, scoring twice in the top of the first inning off Lakeside starter Jack Rooney.
Rooney walked leadoff batter Matt Baller, and Joey Crawford beat out an infield hit. Both players scored on Shawn Smith’s groundout, with Crawford hustling in from second base.
“Giving up two runs was tough because then you’re
playing from behind,” Tamminen said. “But the kids stayed positive, and they kept on working hard and trying to do their best. But against better pitching, we’ve had a struggle scor-ing runs, that’s for sure.”
Monroe added to the lead in the fourth on singles from Cooper Martin and Tristan Newsome.
Lakeside got within 3-1 in their half of the frame as Gunnar Erickson, an Issaquah High product, homered over the left-field fence. But Lakeside also wasted a chance to get closer as Chris O’Dore was picked off at second for the third out.
The Legends widened their lead in the fifth, using Martin’s two-run single to
capitalize on two walks. The 5-1 lead was more than enough for pitch-er Tyler Koontz, who held Lakeside to four
hits in seven innings.Koontz outdueled
Rooney, who had ups and downs during five innings of work. Rooney, an incom-ing sophomore at Skyline, had 10 strikeouts, but issued four walks and hit one batter. Three of the four walks resulted in runs.
Rooney also didn’t have much good luck, Tamminen indicated.
“Some of those unfortu-nate swinging bunts kind of hurt us, where you can’t make a play on them, and things kind of add up a little bit,” he said. “It kind of just starts snowballing on you a little bit.
“But when (Monroe) got on base, they made the most of it. They were aggressive, they took advantage of us – some physical and mental errors – and that’s the name of the game. My hat’s off to them. They did a good job.”
Lakeside Recovery’s season ends
“Obviously, we’d played better all year, and
these two games, we just didn’t play up to our
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Verona’ at 7 p.m. July 26 at Pine Lake Park.
The Mother-daughter book club, for
girls 10-13 and their mothers, will discuss ‘Turtle in Paradise’ by Jennifer Holm from 1-2 p.m. July 27 at the Sammamish Library.
One-on-one computer help lets you ask computer ques-
tions of volunteers from 10 a.m. to noon July 29 at the Sammamish Library.
Tide Pool Tunes and Fishy Tales Show, for children ages 3-7 is a music filled beach party at 1 p.m. July 29 at the Sammamish Library.
Ready to move into a small-er house, A dis-
cussion will share first steps to gain momentum on downsizing your home from 7-8 p.m. July 30 at the Sammamish Library.
The Harry Potter reading club will discuss ‘Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows’ from 4:30-5:30 p.m. July 31 at the Sammamish Library.
Concerts in the Park, the annual summer concert series, runs 6:30-8 p.m. July 31 with The Delphi Band, a jazz/funk/R&B band, at Pine Lake Park. For details, including a complete schedule and parking information, visit www.sammamish.us/events/ConcertsInthePark.
aspx.
Safe and Sound Sammamish, an annual kick-off
event on National Night Out is at 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at City Hall.
The anticancer lifestyle explores recent findings on ways to increase
resistance to cancer at 7 p.m. Aug. 6. To pre-regis-ter, call 206-386-2502.
Build a Robot Puppet, for chil-
dren ages 8-12 will let children build a movable robot puppet at 6 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Sammamish Library. Pre-registration required and opens July 31 at www.kcls.org.
Concerts in the Park, the annual summer con-cert series, runs 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 7 with Junkyard Jane, a ‘Swampabilly’ Blues band, at Pine Lake Park. For details includ-ing a complete schedule and parking information, visit www.sammamish.us/events/ConcertsInthePark.aspx.
Insect Safari, for children of all ages with an
adult, showcas-es thousands of insects in a mini-museum at 1 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Sammamish Library.
Sammamish Days, a family-friendly festival that serves partly as the city’s birthday party runs from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at City Hall.
Sammamish Nights, an adults-only evening of jazz and wine and food is from 6:30-10 p.m. Aug. 9 at City Hall. For more information, or to pur-chase advance tickets, visit http://www.sammamish-chamber.org/Sammamish-Nights.506.0.html.
The Gravity Catastrophe Show, for chil-dren of all ages
with an adult, teaches about physics concepts like gravity, friction and more at 1 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Sammamish Library.
Little Science Lab: Busy Buzzing Bees Workshop,
for children 3-5 with an adult, teaches all about bees at 1 and 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Sammamish Library.
Concerts in the Park, the annual summer concert series, runs 6:30-
8 p.m. Aug. 14 with Petty Fever, a Tom
Petty tribute band, at Pine Lake Park. For details including a com-
plete schedule and parking information, visit www.sammamish.us/events/ConcertsInthePark.aspx.
Sing a Song of Science, for chil-dren of all ages
with an adult, presents an interactive sing-along experience of science at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 15 at the Sammamish Library.
Sammamish Walks will feature Brad Conner, of
the parks commission, giving a tour of Evans Creek Preserve from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 16. For details and to sign up, visit http://ci.sammamish.wa.us/events/Default.aspx?ID=3182.
Magician Matt Wells will per-form as part of the Kiwanis
Kidsfirst series from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 19 at Ebright Creek Park.
Wilderness Adventures, a program geared toward teens, teaches survival skills wile discover-ing how to explore the
Northwest at 1 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Sammamish Library.
The Adult Book Club will discuss ‘Beautiful Ruins’ by Jess
Walter at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Sammamish Library.
Kinfolk artist’s reception, fea-turing the work of David Berfield
hanging in City Hall, is scheduled for 6 p.m. July 21 at City Hall.
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Sammamish Presbyterian Church
Early Elementary CoordinatorSPC is seeking applicants for a part‑ time Early Elementary Coordinator, beginning at 15 hours a week with a possible hourly increase effective January 2015. This position will as‑ sist the Children’s Director in imple‑ menting Christ‑centered classes for children ages pre‑kindergarten through first grade and their families.
Childcare and Early Childhood CoordinatorSPC is seeking applicants for a part‑ time Childcare and Early Childhood Coordinator, beginning at 15 hours a week with a possible hourly increase effective January 2015. This position will assist the Children’s Director in implementing Christ‑centered child‑ care and classes for infants through 5 year olds and their families.
For an Application: www.spconline.org/pages/jobs.html
To Apply:Please email your resume and completed application to [email protected].
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PUBLIC NOTICE 12‑1243
Request for Proposal: Sammamish Hearing Examiner Services
Submittal Deadline: AUGUST 22, 2014
I. PURPOSE OF REQUEST
The City of Sammamish (“City”) is re‑ questing proposals from individuals with at least five (5) years of Hearing Examiner experience for the purpose of selecting a Hearing Examiner. The party selected must be experi‑ enced in the areas of land use law, real property law, city planning and development, and code enforcement. Proposers will be expected to be fa‑ miliar with applicable Washington State law and to become familiar with the City of Sammamish development codes and all other applicable codes, ordinances, regulations and policies. II. SCHEDULE
The City will follow a schedule which should result in a selection of a Hear‑ ing Examiner by September 16, 2014.
For the complete Request for Pro‑ posal package, please visit the Shared Procurement at http://www.‑ sharedprocurementportal.com/default.‑ aspx or visit the City’s website at www.sammamish.us.
For more information contact Melonie Anderson, City Clerk at manderson‑ @sammamish.us.
Published in the Sammamish Re‑ view on July 23, 2014.
PUBLIC NOTICE 14‑1244
CITY OF SAMMAMISHLEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sammamish adopted the following ordinance at the July 15, 2014 regular meeting. Copies of this document are available and will be mailed upon request of the office of the City Clerk, 801 228th Avenue SE. during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Documents are also available on the city’s website at www.sammamish.us.
CITY OF SAMMAMISHWASHINGTONORDINANCE NO. O2014‑373
An Ordinance Of The City Of Sam‑ mamish, Washington, Establishing In‑ terim Development Regulations As Authorized By The Growth Manage‑ ment Act Relating To Surface Water Management; Providing For Sever‑ ability; And Declaring An Emergency.
Published in the Sammamish Re‑ view on July 23, 2014.
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