May 20, 2009 - Sammamish Review

May 20, 2009 

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EFR will 

examine 

new fees 

By Ari Cetron 

Eastside Fire & Rescue is in 

the early stages of a study that 

could lead to charging residents 

for emergency transportation to 

area hospitals. 

For the policy to be implemented, 

it would require 

approval of the EFR board. 

“We’re just starting a discussion,” 

said Deputy Chief Jeff 

Griffin. “This is more of an economic 

exercise at this point.” 

Like public agencies around 

the region, and the country, EFR 

is looking for ways to raise 

money in tight economic times. 

Griffin said the idea has been discussed 

in the past, but has been 

rejected by the board. 

“But we’ve never seen an 

economy like this,” he said. 

Charging for emergency transport 

is becoming increasingly 

common around the nation. 

Other fire departments in the 

area are also considering implementing 

the fees, Griffin said. 

Although EFR does not charge 

for transporting patients, some 

injured people in the area are 

already paying for an ambulance 

ride. 

In the EFR area — which 

includes Sammamish, Issaquah, 

North Bend, Carnation and portions 

of unincorporated King 

County — when someone needs 

to be transported to a hospital, 

EFR will sometimes call in AMR, 

a contract ambulance company. 

EFR began the contract with 

AMR in 2007. Since then, they’ve 

seen the number of times they 

need to transport patients drop 

by almost a third. 

In 2006, the last full year 

before the contract began, EFR 

See FEES, Page 3 

Shoreline plan draws ire 

By Ari Cetron 

The City Council seems 

poised to make changes to a proposal 

for new regulations on 

shoreline property owners. 

People who live along 

Sammamish lakes are none too 

happy with proposed revisions 

to the city’s Shoreline Master 

Program. In about three hours of 

public testimony during the 

council’s May 12 work session, 

the plan was blasted time and 

again by residents who own 

property along lakes. 

At the same time, some 

shoreline residents and at least 

one environmental group support 

the proposal to tighten 

development standards on the 

shores of Beaver and Pine lakes 

and Lake Sammamish. 

The state has mandated that 

localities revise their regulations 

for shoreline development by 

the end of the year. While the 

state calls for protecting the 

ecology of the shoreline, it 

leaves it to the local governments 

to figure out how. 

Sammamish has been studying 

its shoreline plan for more 

than two years, and the proposal 

has now reached the City 

Council. 

By Ari Cetron 

Tom Vance, chairman of the Sammamish 

Planning Commission, has announced his 

run for City Council. Vance said he enjoys 

the work he has done in city government 

and wants to ensure that the city continues 

to be well-governed. 

“I also like living in Sammamish,” he said. 

Vance, 57, lives in the Heritage Hills 

neighborhood with his wife, Mary Lynn. He 

is semi-retired from the publishing and communications 

industry. In addition to being 

on the planning commission, he was a member 

of the committee that worked to support 

Photo by Christopher Huber 

Homes such as these along the shores of Beaver Lake could be subject to new development 

restrictions. 

Councilmembers were lukewarm 

to some aspects of the 

proposal, particularly those 

last year’s parks bond. 

One of his top issues 

is continuing to manage 

the development 

Sammamish will see in 

the future. 

“Manage growth and 

make sure the growth 

looks like Sammamish,” 

he said. 

Tom Vance 

Vance wants to work 

on traffic safety, including 

what he called some “hot spots” in neighborhoods 

across the city. 

He also wants to continue the fiscal 

issues that have been lightning 

rods for residents. In particular, 

council members plan to examine 

issues like buffers, non-con- 

See SHORE, Page 2 

Tom Vance is running for City Council 

model the city has had to date, in terms of 

not taking on too much debt and looking 

beyond the current budget cycle. 

Another priority is for him to develop 

some additional teen services, and he hopes 

to work to establish a teen center. 

In his spare time, Vance enjoys hiking, 

biking, reading and following local sports 

teams. 

He has worked on campaigns of other 

councilmembers and says he is generally 

supportive of the way the council has operated, 

although he hopes to bring his own 

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2 • May 20, 2009 SAMMAMISH REVIEW 

Budget discussion centers on Freed and Sween houses 

Fate of both uncertain as a budgeting 

deadline draws closer 

By J.B. Wogan 

The Freed House and the 

Sween House became the focal 

point of budget discussions at the 

May 5 City Council meeting. 

Deputy Finance Director 

Aaron Antin updated the council 

on $6.9 million in projects that 

were either delayed or incomplete 

from 2008, and required the 

council’s approval to receive 

funding in 2009. 

Councilwoman Kathy 

Huckabay all but condemned the 

Freed House, a boarded up building 

off 212th Avenue. 

“Frankly, I drive by the house 

and it looks like it’s in bad 

shape,” she said. “I’m more than 

convinced that we should just 

drop the project.” 

But Councilwoman Michele 

Petitti urged the council to consider 

the house for its historical 

value and for what it could be 

with some renovations. 

“It represents more than just 

what you see there,” she said. 

The pioneer farmhouse dates 

back to 1895. It was built about 

300 feet away from its current 

location on 212th Avenue near 

Southeast 20th Street. 

The city allocated $250,000 in 

its 2006 budget for relocating the 

building to the lower Sammamish 

Commons Park, at the intersection 

of 225th Place Southeast and 

Southeast 4th Street. 

The Sammamish Chamber of 

Commerce and the Sammamish 

See HOUSES, Page 3 

The Sween House is planned to house counseling services. 

File photo 

Shore 

Continued from Page 1 

forming structures, docks and the 

amount of the lot that can be covered. 

Two council members, Nancy 

Whitten and Don Gerend, have 

property that would be affected 

by the proposed new regulations. 

During the work session residents 

attacked almost every 

aspect of the plan. In general, 

they said the proposal skews too 

far toward environmental protections 

over property rights. 

The draft plan could require 

residents to have a buffer of 

plants along the shoreline, introduce 

new standards for docks 

and bulkheads and limit the 

amount of the lot that could be 

covered by things like houses, 

driveways or other structures 

that do not allow water to go into 

the ground. 

Residents went after the plan 

in different ways. 

Some, like Mary Jo Kahler, 

took the broad brush approach, 

citing the state constitution and 

asserting that the city needs to be 

sure to work with the residents in 

developing the plan. 

Others, like George Toskey, 

opposed more arcane matters, 

like exactly what the city should 

consider the high water mark. If 

the city changes its definition of 

the high water mark, some houses 

could suddenly be too close to 

the shoreline and would be considered 

nonconforming. 

Nonconforming houses, which 

could become so for any number 

of reasons, have their own set of 

problems. These are structures 

that met development regulations 

when they were built, but 

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they would not be permitted to 

make alterations to them. 

Additionally, if a non-conforming 

house is destroyed, it could not 

be rebuilt under the current 

guidelines. Residents were upset 

by the provision. 

“If my house burns down, 

you’re telling me I can’t build my 

house again,” said Nancy Myers, 

who lives on Lake Sammamish. 

“If my house burns 

down, you’re telling me 

I can’t build my house 

again.” 

– Nancy Myers, 

Homeowner – 

Others questioned the need 

for changes at all. The water 

quality in the lakes is good, they 

said, pointing to years worth of 

data showing no decline. 

They also noted that development 

in other areas not along the 

shoreline is also contributing 

runoff to the lake, but those other 

areas are not being subjected to 

these restrictions. 

Opposition to the plan was not 

uniform, however. Some 

lakeshore residents are happy to 

see enhanced regulations. While 

quality is good now, there have 

been algae blooms in the past 

and could be again, they said. 

Joanna Buehler, president of 

Save Lake Sammamish, said that 

while people who live on a lake 

surely wouldn’t do harm to it 

intentionally, they might hurt it 

accidentally. 

She also noted that, while it 

may seem like onerous restrictions 

to an individual property 

owner, the lake quality is dependent 

on the cumulative impacts 

of all property owners. 

Buehler went on to cite studies 

supporting the environmental 

benefits of some of the proposed 

new restrictions. She noted that if 

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people who live along it will see 

property values decline dramatically. 

“You don’t want to lose your 

property by too many restrictions, 

or by a lake going poisonous,” 

she said. 

The council will discuss the 

proposal during their meetings in 

June, during which it plans to 

continue to listen to residents. 

After the council completes its 

discussions, it plans to develop 

what could amount to a new 

draft plan and to hold a formal 

public hearing. 

The timetable for this is 

unclear and could last through 

the summer. 

For more information, visit 

www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/SMP.aspx. 

Editor Ari Cetron can be 

reached at 392-6434, ext. 233 or 

samrev@isspress.com. To comment 

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW May 20, 2009 • 3 

Houses 


Heritage Society expressed interest 

in using the Freed House, 

though neither organization 

made a formal commitment, 

Parks Director Jessi Richardson 

said. 

But in April, Councilman 

Mark Cross questioned spending 

$250,000 to relocate the building. 

He said the council approved 

funding for the move at a time 

when the city could spend more 

freely, and now the project did 

not make fiscal sense. 

As if to underscore Cross’ 

point, Richardson informed the 

council that the cost of relocation 

would not include hooking up 

the Freed House to a sewer line. 

Petitti requested that the 

Chamber of Commerce and 

Heritage Society have an opportunity 

to argue on the Freed 

House’s behalf; a presentation 

was scheduled for May 19. 

The council also discussed the 

Sween House, a building already 

in the lower Sammamish 

Commons, which would be used 

by Youth Eastside Services and 

Friends of Youth. The Parks and 

Recreation Department uses the 

building for storage, Richardson 

said. 

Council considers rainy day fund 

Deputy Finance Director Aaron Antin recommended to the 

City Council May 5 that it save $5.3 million from unspent 

money in 2008. 

Based on requests from city departments, Antin’s recommendation 

was that the council approve $6.9 million in carry forward 

funds for 2009 projects. That is, projects that were either 

delayed or continuing from 2008 require the council’s approval 

before they can be funded for 2009. But the council should consider 

setting aside another $5.3 million carry forward funds for 

an “economic stabilization reserve account,” derived from the 

city’s 12 departments. 

Antin said the bulk of the $5.3 million came from the general 

fund. 

The city has allocated 

$300,000 for renovations to the 

1,800 square foot Sween House. 

The cost of linking up to a 

sewer was also a hang up for the 

council in planning out the 

Sween House. The house currently 

uses a private septic tank, 

something the Sammamish 

Plateau Water and Sewer District 

allows on a temporary basis. But 

if the youth counseling organizations 

want to use the building for 

longer than five years, the city 

must pay for a sewer line installation, 

as per a 2007 agreement 

with the district. 

Jay Regenstreif, a planning 

engineer with the district, estimated 

that a sewer line installation 

would cost about $370,000. 

Cross emphasized that the 

true goal of using the Sween 

House wasn’t the physical space 

of the Sween House, but the services 

it would provide. 

“It’s really more about counseling 

for teens and for families,” 

he said. 

The council is likely to decide 

about both houses at its June 2 

meeting, when it must decide 

whether to approve a contract for 

updates and enhancements to 

the entire Sammamish Commons 

Park. 

Reporter J.B. Wogan can be 

reached at 392-6434, ext. 247, or 

jbwogan@isspress.com. To comment 



Fees 


transported 1,592 patients. In 

2008, EFR transported 1,095 

people, according to a report 

prepared by Griffin. 

EFR responders assess the 

situation before deciding if they 

will need to call in the ambulance 

company. 

They consider a list of factors, 

first being the safety of the 

person. Then they consider if 

transporting the person in an 

EFR vehicle will leave the agency 

understaffed. 

“If we’re available, we transport,” 

said Chief Lee Soptich. 

If EFR transports the person, 

there is no cost. If AMR transports 

the injured person, they 

will bill them directly. 

Often, health insurance will 

pay at least a portion of the cost 

for AMR. Griffin said AMR’s 

fees change depending on the 

level of care needed and the 

distance transported. He estimated 

them to average around 

$700. 

AMR’s fee schedule gives discounts 

for some income levels 

and is free to people whose 

income is at or below the federally 

established poverty line, 

Griffin said. 

In King County, Bothell’s fire 

department is the only government 

agency which charges, 

said Lisa Allen, Bothell Fire 

Department spokeswoman. She 

said, however, it is common in 

Snohomish County. 

Bothell charges a flat fee of 

$400 for transport and basic 

medical services. Medical insurance 

typically pays a portion of 

that fee, Allen said. Bothell residents 

are not asked to pay the 

difference, but people from 

other areas are, Allen said. 

Bothell also has a policy of 

not sending unpaid fees to collection 

agencies if the person is 

unable to pay, Allen said. 

EFR has no amount or policy 

in mind, yet, Griffin said. 

EFR is contacting other fire 

agencies in the area and studying 

their success rate with 

billing. 

Griffin said he hopes to present 

the information to the EFR 

board for discussion in the next 

few months. 






Vance 


perspective to the council. 

“I wouldn’t say I’d agree on 

every issue, every time,” he said. 

Vance says he will likely run 

for the seat being vacated by 

Councilman Lee Fellinge. TV 

personality John Curley has also 

filed to run for that seat. 

Candidate filings will take 

place from June 1-5. The primary 

election, if necessary, is set for 

Aug. 18. The top two candidates 

in each position will move to the 

general election Nov. 3. 





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OPINION 


Review editorial 

Enjoy Memorial Day 

with a staycation 

There’s a new buzz word in the air, and it couldn’t 

be more relevant than at the start of Memorial Day 

weekend when we make the mental shift toward 

summer. That word? Staycation. 

Stay home or nearby, but make it a vacation. You 

don’t even have to leave the Eastside for fun! 

Go fishing at Pine Lake or Beaver Lake. Take that 

walk or bike ride along the East Sammamish Trail 

that you’ve been meaning to do. Take a picnic and 

go watch the paragliders on the west side of Tiger 

Mountain. Have a block party or plan a garage sale. 

Been to the Cougar Mountain Zoo lately? How 

about bird watching at the heron rookery at Lake 

Sammamish State Park? If birds aren’t your thing, 

just bring a kite to catch the breeze. Or dust off the 

golf clubs and find a nearby driving range to hit a 

bucket of balls. 

Act like a tourist in your own backyard. When’s 

the last time you visited Snoqualmie Falls or the 

Woodinville wineries? Have you been to see the rain 

drums at the Cedar River Watershed Center in North 

Bend, or ride the Snoqualmie train? The Issaquah 

Fish Hatchery is always a favorite visitor spot, then 

head over to admire the sleek fenders at the Old 

Rides Car Show on Sunday at the Triple X Drive-in 

in Issaquah. 

If you’re looking for a family affair, design and 

plant a vegetable garden this weekend. Or hike 

Tiger Mountain to discover the talus caves (don’t forget 

your flashlight!) Visit Issaquah’s Gilman Town 

Hall and check out the old jail. Or visit Marymoor 

Park to watch both the radio-controlled airplanes 

and the Velodrome bikers. 

A visit to the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent 

or historic Hillside Cemetery in Issaquah would be 

worthwhile and interesting — after all, it is 

Memorial Day. 

The Eastside has much to offer! It’s good news 

that Eastside cities are combining resources to begin 

promoting tourism collectively as Outside Seattle. 

Whether the tourism dollars come from out-of-town 

tourists or staycationers, it will be good for our local 

economies. Spending our leisure dollars at home is 

always a good thing. 

Poll of the week 

What are your plans for Memorial Day? 

A) Barbeque 

B) Go to the beach 

C) Attend a memorial service 

D) Hit the holiday sales 

To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com. 

Sammamish Forum 

Land should 

be protected 

The Review was extraordinarily 

shortsighted and naive in last week’s 

editorial denigrating a proposed 

King County charter amendment to 

better protect county-owned parks 

and open space lands from future 

exploitation. 

Far from “protecting land that 

nobody wants to develop anyway,” 

this amendment would add muchneeded 

protection to open space 

lands that are essential to our quality 

of life and a sustainable ecosystem. 

They are, in fact, greatly desired 

for development. Are you forgetting 

Issaquah’s attempts to site a huge 

water reservoir within county 

wildlife corridor lands on Squak 

Mountain that ended only after a 

lengthy, time consuming fight by 

citizens? 

Do you really think developers 

wouldn’t love to get their hands on 

Cougar Mountain Wildland Park to 

cover it in homes like Newport Hills 

or Talus? 

And how might county leaders 

react if offered $1 billion to sell off 

this park? Have you missed the battle 

over the “donut hole” lands in 

Maple Valley? 

The only thing protecting county 

lands now is political will and public 

pressure. 

In the future, financial or population 

pressures or the whims of politicians 

and their contributors who prioritize 

development and money 

over parks or the environment 

(remember Bush’s assault on federal 

lands?) could cause any of the county 

lands that we naively think are 

protected to instead be sold to the 

highest bidder. 

Is that what we want? Do we dare 

risk that? 

That is precisely why this charter 

amendment is needed; to require 

any such decision to be subject to a 

vote of the people. 

You need to think toward the 

long-term future, not just today, and 

realize that if we hope to ensure the 

protection of these lands against 

development, financial or political 

pressures they may face in 20-50 

years then we cannot leave their 

fate solely in the hands or at the 

whims of political faces that come 

and go. 

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Issaquah Press Inc. 

Ken Konigsmark 

Issaquah 

Council spends 

too freely 

City officials have been saying 

for months that by 2015 city 

expenditures would exceed revenues 

and a decision would have 

to be made to cut services or raise 

taxes. 

It’s no wonder that the council 

is creating a fiscal mess. Look at 

some of their expenditures and 

proposals. 

◆ $3.5 million to buy a mansion 

adjacent to City Hall. The mansion 

is a residence not suitable for government 

use without extensive 

modifications costing hundreds of 

thousands more. After the purchase, 

the city announced it was 

looking for a use for the building, 

which was offered to the council 

in 2003 for $2.4 million. That 

council declined to purchase the 

mansion, as it had no use for a residence. 

◆ Tens of millions for “improvements” 

to East Lake Sammamish 

Parkway, changes the public made 

clear to the council that they didn’t 

want. Councilwoman Michele 

Petitti cited the “mob mentality” of 

the citizens voicing opposition to 

the project, which does little to 

improve traffic congestion on the 

parkway. 

◆ $100,000 for a clock at City 

Hall. 

◆ $5.4 million budgeted for an 

18,820 square foot operations and 

maintenance facility. That’s to 

store equipment, make signs, store 

materials, give the crews locker 

room space and do minor repairs. 

I’m sure a fully functional, wellbuilt 

structure could be constructed 

for millions less. 

◆ 10,000 square feet of unused 

space at City Hall. 

◆ Hundreds of thousands of 

dollars budgeted to move the 

Freed House to the City Hall site 

and refurbish the “historic” house, 

which has set rotting and vacant 

for more than 20 years. The house 

is a shambles not worth saving. 

All departments can be reached at 392-6434 

fax: 391-1541 / e-mail: samrev@isspress.com 

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Annual subscription is $30 or $55 for two years 

Add $15 outside King County / $20 outside state 

The list goes on and on. And 

remember, the government seldom 

comes in under budget. 

It seems our current City Council 

is on a spending spree during tough 

economic times, while all the while 

patting themselves on the back for 

fiscal responsibility. Four seats are 

up for election this November. It’s 

time for a change, a sweeping 

change. 

Ken Kilroy 

The writer is a former Sammamish 

City Councilman 

Have some patience 

One of the reasons I moved to 

Sammamish was the kid-friendly 

atmosphere. But some readers 

should be reminded that the important 

parts of the phrase “kid-friendly” 

are “kid” and “friendly.” 

My 6-year-old son is autistic, and 

requires special school services in 

Redmond. Each day, the proverbial 

“short bus” (I’m not ashamed to use 

that term; it is what it is) picks him 

up in front of our house, which faces 

a somewhat busy street near three 

elementary schools. 

The specially equipped bus 

requires parents to assist with seatbelt 

fastening, which includes a special 

screw-on device that prevents 

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County executive 

race is in full swing 

With County Executive Ron 

Sims taking on a federal government 

post, the race to 

replace him is heating up. 

So far, six people have 

announced a plan to run for 

the county executive spot that 

Sims has held for more than a 

decade. 

State Sen. Fred Jarrett, D- 

Mercer Island; King County 

Councilman Larry Phillips, of 

Seattle; King County 

Councilman Dow 

Constantine, of Seattle; State 

Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina; 

former television broadcaster 

Susan Hutchinson; and businessman 

Alan Lobdell have 

announced their candidacy. 

The deadline to file for 

office is June 5, so other candidates 

may emerge. 

The candidates for the 

newly nonpartisan post will, 

along with any others who 

file, appear on the ballot for 

the Aug. 18 primary. The top 

two vote-getters will then 

appear on the Nov. 3 general 

election ballot. 

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mentally disabled children from 

removing the seatbelt. This process 

adds about 30 seconds to the 

bus stop, which — like all school 

bus stops everywhere — temporarily 

stops both lanes of traffic 

during the entire boarding process. 

Recently, as my wife exited 

the bus, she was confronted in 

the middle of the street by an 

irate driver. A parent himself, he 

had actually left his car — engine 

running, toddler child still 

strapped into a car seat — in 

order to confront my wife. The 

stranger angrily demanded to 

know if the bus stop, and the 

extra 30 seconds of delay, had 

been caused by my wife’s need to 

“say an extra-long goodbye” to 

our son. 

My wife responded that the 

delay was caused by the need for 

additional seatbelt assistance. 

The stranger turned on his heel 

and left in a huff. 

Both my wife and the bus driver 

were astonished; the bus driver 

reported the incident to district 

staff. 

My immediate urge is to stop 

every car I see, in search of the 

stranger. I can’t do that, of 

course; that’s an inappropriate 

reaction. But if I were to find him 

(and I know I won’t), I’d just like 

to ask: 

Did you really not see that it’s 

the short bus? Did you really not 

know what its purpose is? Are 

you really in that much of a 

hurry? Seriously? Because this is 

me, waving an extra long goodbye. 

To you. Only I’m not using 

all five fingers. 

Frank Rogan 

Sammamish


Have your say on 

Beaver Lake Park 

By J.B. Wogan 

Residents can weigh in on possible 

design options for Beaver 

Lake Park at 6:30 p.m. June 3 at 

the Beaver Lake Lodge. 

Acquired from King County in 

2003, the park is 83 acres, located 

on the southeast corner of the 

city, with three ball fields, a 

pavilion, a picnic shelter, a lake, 

forested trails and a fenced-in, 

off-leash dog area. 

The city’s Parks and 

Recreation Department is drafting 

a comprehensive overview of 

what it plans to change about the 

park in the future. 

A consultant from the Berger 

Partnership will present sketches 

and three alternatives for 

changes at the park at the June 3 

meeting. 

Anjali Myer, the plan’s project 

manager for the parks 

department, said she hoped 

the meeting had strong attendance 

so the city could gauge 

people’s opinions about the 

park’s future. 

The city already held a public 

meeting April 18, where it conducted 

a survey and collected 

residents’ comments. 

Most of the people who filled 

out the survey were between 35- 

65 and part of a family with children. 

Residents repeatedly identified 

a need for more athletic fields 

and more multi-use fields that 

could accommodate both lacrosse 

and soccer. 

Some residents requested 

the city either monitor the 

off-leash dog area or remove 

it. Residents also asked that 

changes to the park not 

include the removal of more 

trees or the addition of more 

lights. 

To read residents’ comments 

The picinc shelter at Beaver Lake Park is a popular amenity. 

from the April 18 meeting, go to 

http://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/ 

BeaverLake.aspx and click on 

“Click here to review detailed 

survey responses,” listed under 

“Public involvement.” 

Reporter J.B. Wogan can be 



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There are many reasons 

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To put the program together, 

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City would host, 

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Sammamish City Council candidates 

will likely have a chance 

to participate in a forum and to 

have that forum broadcast on 

Channel 21. 

With elections coming up this 

year, the City Council is developing 

a policy governing how such 

forums will be permitted to continue. 

The current draft guidelines 

call for the city government to 

have a minimal say in the way 

they are administered. 

The forum would have to 

be put on by a non-partisan 

entity. 

It would be permitted to use 

the council chamber and to 

broadcast the forum on 

Sammamish’s cable Channel 21. 

Beyond that, the city would 

have little to do with administering 

the forum. 

Tim Larson, the city’s communications 

manager, said that such 

forums can create sticky situations. 

For example, if the incumbents 

look better than the challengers, 

there could be charges of 

favoritism, Larson said. 

The council was in favor of 

holding the forums and will 

develop formal guidelines. 

“I think the benefits outweigh 

“I think the benefits 

outweigh the burdens.” 

– Nancy Whitten, 

Councilwoman – 

the burdens,” said Councilwoman 

Nancy Whitten. 

City Manager Ben Yazici 

would be the person to decide if 

an interested group is, indeed, 

nonpartisan and to decide if that 

group’s suggested format is 

acceptable. 

Yazici said he was not very 

excited about the prospect of 

making those decisions. 

However, someone will have to, 

and the council itself would have 

conflicts. 

“Obviously, the council cannot 

make those decisions in a 

political environment,” Yazici 

said. 

Four council seats are up for 

election this year. 

Councilman Lee Fellinge will 

not run for re-election, leaving 

Kathy Huckabay, Don Gerend 

and Jack Barry as potential candidates. 

None of the three have formally 

announced their intentions to 

run. 

Residents John Curley and 

Michael Rutt have both 

announced their candidacy. 

The formal filing period runs 

from June 1-5. 

The primary, if there is one, 

is set for Aug. 18. The top two finishers 

for each seat will move to 

the general election Nov. 3. 


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“My parents never 

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Parents can learn more about 

the signs, symptoms and dangers 

of eating disorders at a special 

seminar May 21 at Beaver Lake 

Middle School. 

The goal of the seminar is to 

reduce stigma associated with 

body image and to recognize the 

pressures, attitudes and behaviors 

that shape eating disorders. 

“I think it is important for parents 

to be aware that it can happen 

in middle school and 

beyond, also, to understand the 

underlying problems and issues 

associated with these disorders 

and what influences these children 

to become concerned about 

their body image and eating 

habits in the first place,” said 

Alison Cathro, a PTSA member at 

Beaver Lake who helped organize 

the seminar. 

The session is hosted by Erin 

Gist, a mental health clinician 

with Sound Mental Health, and 

sponsored by the district’s PTSA 

council. 

Gist is a former Pine Lake and 

Beaver Lake middle school student 

and a graduate of Issaquah 

High School. She earned her 

bachelor’s degree in community 

health at Central Washington 

University and her master’s 

degree in counseling psychology 

from Argosy University. 

She is a regular speaker at 

local schools with Sound Mental 

Health’s school-based services 

program. She speaks to Beaver 

Lake eighth-graders in their 

health classes, but her session is 

so informative, Cathro and other 

PTSA volunteers thought parents 

should be able to hear it as well. 

“The first thing that comes to 

mind is parents never think it is 

going to happen to you,” Gist 

said. “My parents never would 

have guessed that their child 

would die of anorexia.” 

Erin’s sister, Kristin Briels, 

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she was attending Skyline High 

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was diagnosed, Gist said. 

During the session, she will 

also discuss how media influences 

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that affect girls and boys. 

“Having an open dialogue is 

important,” she said. “Just talking 

about media and its influences 

and discussing what are the ‘in’ 

styles for clothes, what friends 

are thinking and doing, or how 

do kids feel in their body — do 

they feel good or bad?” 

Having that open dialogue can 

help you identify problems early, 

she said. 

She will also speak about ways 

parents can act as positive role 

models by having a healthy selfesteem 

and speaking about their 

image with respect and appreciation. 

“They will walk away more 

educated, knowing the signs and 

symptoms of anorexia and bulimia, 

and where to turn if they 

think their teen may be in danger 

of having an eating disorder,” 

she said. 

“There are resources in our 

community and ways of preventing 

and supporting children, as 

well as ways of getting medical 

help, if it is necessary,” Cathro 

said. 

The session is open to parents 

and mature students throughout 

the district and is free. Funding 

for the seminar was provided by 

the district’s PTSA. 

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It’s very early in the budget 

year, but Eastside Fire & 

Rescue is predicting a possible 

6 percent increase in the cost 

of fire services next year. 

According to EFR documents, 

Dave Gray, EFR’s 

finance chief, is predicting a 3 

percent increase in labor costs 

next year, due to contracted 

pay increases and an increase 

in medical costs. 

When other budget items 

are added to the labor costs, 

Gray forecasts a possible 6 percent 

increase in next year’s 

budget. 

Last year, facing tight budgets, 

some of the cities that 

make up EFR – notably 

Sammamish and Issaquah – 

asked the agency to keep its 

cost increases to a maximum 

of 5 percent. 

Since most of the cost 

increases are the result of 

contracted pay increases 

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needed to cut other parts 

of the budget, and still 

went over the requested 

target, increasing spending 

by 5.6 percent. 

The formal budgeting process 

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Bottled beer is $2.50, well drinks 

are $3.50, wine by the glass is $4 

and cosmopolitans, lemon drops 

or margaritas are $5. 

As a Curtain Call subscriber, 

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There may be opportunities at 

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Check out what a subscription 

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The Issaquah School District’s 

proposed 2010 levy package 

would supplement the district’s 

strapped budget with more than 

$193 million by 2014 if the school 

board members and voters 

approve it. 

Superintendent Steve 

Rasmussen and administrative 

officials presented school board 

members with the proposed levy 

package May 13. 

A vote will come after board 

members have had time to study 

the proposal, take community 

input and discuss them. 

The package consists of three 

levies: A maintenance and operations 

levy, a transportation levy 

and a capital levy, which 

includes critical repairs and technology. 

If approved by the school 

board and voters in February 

2010, the whole package would 

bring in about $193 million or 

about $214 million over the next 

four years. 

The higher amount would be 

allowed under law if the 

Legislature and governor sign a 

bill that would allow Issaquah to 

lift its levy lid from 24.97 percent 

to 28.97 percent. 

However, under each proposal, 

there would not be a tax 

increase nor would the district 

exceed the tax rate promised by 

district officials, said Jake Kuper, 

chief of finance and operations 

for the district. 

For instance, under the nearly 

25-percent levy, the proposed tax 

rate would be $3.83 per thousand 

of assessed value in 2011, and 

under the nearly 29-percent levy, 

it would be $3.93 per thousand 

for the same year. 

Traditionally, district officials 

run their levies with a school 

bond. In the face of trying economic 

times and the fact that 

several projects are yet to be 

completed from the 2006 bond, 

district officials and school board 

members decided not to run one. 

District officials could run an 

off-cycle school bond, if it is necessary, 

in 2012. 

With state funding being 

slashed in education, “if there is a 

double failure, which won’t happen, 

it would be four to five 

times worse than the cuts we’re 

seeing now,” said Ron Thiele, 

assistant superintendent, to 

school board members. “Right 

now, we’re seeing cuts between 

$7 million and $8 million.” 

It costs $250,000 and countless 

hours by volunteers to run an 

election, which is why it’s important 

to pass the package on the 

first vote. 

District officials are asking for 

the community’s input and support 

as they move forward to the 

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Levies are necessary for 

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The amount districts are 

allowed to ask for varies from district 

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ask taxpayers to supplement 

about 20 percent of their budget. 

Bonds are money the district 

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to their levies. 

However, bond monies 

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schools. It can’t be used for the 

operation of schools like levies 

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To ensure the levies are something 

the community would vote 

for, district officials commissioned 

the Levy Committee to 

help them develop the package. 

A group of volunteer community 

representatives created the 

levy package with help from the 

district officials. For each levy, 

the group considered the burden 

on taxpayers and the district’s 

needs in coming years. 

Maintenance and operations: 

The Maintenance and 

Operations Levy covers the 

state’s shortfall for special education, 

teacher salaries, highly 

capable learners, English language 

learners, Advanced 

Placement and honors courses, 

and extracurricular activities, 

such as arts and athletics and 

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some cash courtesy 

EFR 

Four area charities will 

receive grants, after being 

designated for them by 

Eastside Fire & Rescue. 

As part of EFR’s contract 

with American Medical 

Response ambulance services, 

the company agreed to 

donate $6,553.17 to local 

charities. 

The EFR board designated 

Youth Eastside Services, 

Friends of Youth, the 

Issaquah Food Bank and Mt. 

Si Helping Hand Food Bank. 

The money will be split 

roughly equally between the 

four charities. 

Sammamish bucks 

declining trend 

In a reflection of the 

recession, taxable retail sales 

declined by 4.3 percent in 

Washington state in 2008. 

The state Department of 

Revenue reported the 

decline, which is equal to 

$113.2 billion during calendar 

year 2008. 

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In Sammamish, however, 

sales were up by 1.9 percent 

to $331 million. The increase 

is likely due to a change in 

the state’s accounting measures 

for calculating the 

amount of sales taxes due to 

a locality. 

Sammamish’s taxable 

retail sales were greater than 

those of 11 of Washington’s 

counties. 

Retail trade, a subset of 

total sales that excludes construction, 

services and other 

non-retail business was down 

across the state by 6.1 percent 

to $48.3 billion. 

The department considers 

retail trade to be a better 

measure of consumer purchases. 

Sammamish again bucked 

the trend, with sales increasing 

16.9 percent to $79 million. 

The county overall, however, 

was in step with the 

state averages. 

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decline mirrored the state 

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drop to $45.2 billion in taxable 

sales. 

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declining by 7 percent to $17 

billion. 

Missed votes 

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missed roll call votes on bills 

and amendments for every 

legislator during the 2009 

Legislative Session. 

This year, there were 887 

votes in the House and 847 

in the Senate. A total of 

2,584 bills were introduced 

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through the Legislature. 

Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R- 

Maple Valley) missed the 

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legislators were listed alphabetically. 

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5th District 

◆ Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R-Maple 

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Olympia and asked to meet with 

me on an urgent matter.” 

◆ Rep. Jay Rodne (R-North 

Bend), missed votes — 24 

◆ Rep. Glenn Anderson (R- 

Fall City), missed votes — 27 

45th District 

◆ Sen. Eric Oemig (D- 

Kirkland), missed votes — 20 

◆ Rep. Roger Goodman (D- 

Kirkland), missed votes — 2 

◆ Rep. Larry Springer (D- 

Kirkland), missed votes — 2 

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$2.8 million, which allowed officials 

to purchase 36 large and 12 

small buses. 

The one-year 2011 transportation 

levy will tax each household 

7 cents for every $1,000 of 

assessed property. It will provide 

the district $1.7 million between 

2011 and 2014 to purchase 41 

buses. 

Capital — technology and critical 

repairs: 

The total revenue from the 

technology portion of the levy 

over four years would be $40.4 

million. 

The technology piece would 

enable district officials to purchase 

new software and computers, 

update buildings without 

wireless or interactive boards, 

and pay for training on new software. 

The technology component 

would bring in about $34.8 million 

in four years. 

The critical repairs piece 

would be about $5.6 million over 

four years and would enable district 

officials to repair or replace 

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Changes for Fourth on the Plateau 

The grassy area beyond the stage is now a construction zone. 

The past two years, thousands 

of area residents have crowded 

onto a grassy area across from 

City Hall July 4 to watch fireworks. 

This year, that area is a 

construction zone, as a new 

library is being built. 

As a result, the main seating 

area will be moved to the Lower 

Commons, said Mike Sauerwein, 

administrative services director 

for Sammamish, 

Some other attractions will be 

moved to that area as well, 

Sauerwein said, including beefing 

up the entertainment there, and 

increasing the size of the children’s 

area with additional inflatable 

play equipment. 

Most of the other familiar 

plans will be in effect. No left 

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p.m.-midnight and parking 

restrictions will apply on nearby 

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Last year, the city budgeted 

$50,000 for the festivities, but 

ended up paying only $10,000 

Sauerwein said. Local businesses 

paid the bulk of the cost for the 

evening, which cost a total of 

about $80,000, he said.

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By Christopher Huber 

The members of the Electric 

Limes certainly stood out as they 

circled the Eastlake High School 

track on the warm afternoon of 

May 16. Senior Alex Chmaj 

donned a bright green cape, 

wacky sunglasses and carried a 

giant flag with the team’s name 

painted for all to see. Jeff White 

shaded his face and head from 

the burning sun with an 

immense, flimsy, green cowboy 

hat, and Brandon Eller taped 

green balloons to his ears to grab 

some attention for himself. 

But they weren’t joking in 

their enthusiasm for the cause 

for which they were walking. 

More than 600 students and 

community members gathered at 

Eastlake to help raise money and 

support for the American Cancer 

Society in the annual Relay For 

Life. 

The event began at noon May 

16 and 24 hours later, 56 teams 

had raised $80,375.37 to fight 

cancer. 

Organizers were optimistic 

going into the event. As of May 

13, teams had not quite tallied 

$50,000. 

“The most phenomenal part 

about it is … between Wednesday 

and Sunday, we ended up raising 

an additional $30k,” said student 


Tents cover the Eastlake High School football field as about 60 teams participate in the 2009 Relay 

For Life May 16. 

organizer Zoya Hyder. “So the 

teams worked really hard and the 

participants worked really hard.” 

The sun was out in all its glory 

as participants began the event 

with a “survivor lap” at 10 a.m. 

The non-stop walking began at 

noon and continued throughout 

the night. All the while, local 

bands entertained the crowds. 

One member of each team had to 

be walking the track at any given 

time, but many teams fielded a 

handful of eager members, trying 

to see how many laps they could 

complete. 

White, a senior who has participated 

in Relay For Life the past 

three years said this year was the 

most successful in terms of 

fundraising. The Electric Limes 

raised $1,300 in time for the 

event. 

“This year, I’m not even doing 

it for community service,” White 

said. 

Entertainment also included 

acts from the Eastlake Improv 

Team and other interactive 

games. Students like Jonathan 

Cook participated in the Relay for 

Life because they don’t want 

other people to go through the 

pain of losing friends and family 

to cancer. 

“I hope what we’re doing now 

can prevent a lot of people from 

going through the same thing I 

did,” Cook said. 

After hours of endless walking, 

organizers held a “luminaria” 

ceremony to remember those 

who have died from cancer. 

Hyder said this year’s event 

went smoothly and according to 

plan. 

“It’s kind of mind-blowing. 

The event passed by in a blur,” 

Hyder said. “Everything just 

came together. It was crazy to see 

it all come together.” 

Every year, up to 60 Eastlake 

students on 13 committees spend 

months planning the 24-hour 

event, which features local 

bands, food, entertainment and 

activities, Hyder said. 

See RELAY, Page 13 

Brain cancer walk 

to benefit Swedish 

The 2008 Seattle Brain Cancer Walk drew hundreds of supporters. 

Photo contributed 

By Laura Geggel 

Brain cancer may be one of 

the deadliest cancers, but that 

fact only makes Sammamish resident 

Dellann Elliott more determined 

to fight the disease. In 

2002, Elliott started the Chris 

Elliott Fund for Glioblastoma 

Brain Cancer Research in honor 

of her husband and participated 

in the Swedish Medical Center’s 

Seattle Brain Cancer Walk when 

it started in 2008. 

Sammamish resident Tamara 

DePorter, who is running for Mrs. 

Washington on a brain cancer 

awareness platform, is part of the 

Chris Elliott Fund team. A good 

friend of hers passed away from 

glioblastoma within six months 

of receiving his diagnosis. She 

encouraged others to join the 

team and contribute to the cause. 

This year’s walk, held from 

8:30-11:30 a.m. May 30 at the 

Mercer Island High School Track, 

costs $25 per person until May 26 

and $30 the day of the event. To 

join or donate to her team, visit 

www.chriselliottfund.org. 

The Chris Elliott Fund will 

have a Comedy Night May 31 at 

Snoqualmie Casino, with headliner 

Owen Smith from the show 

“Everybody Hates Chris” and 

Comedy Central’s “Premium 

Blend.” 

Proceeds from the walk will 

fund an integrative care coordinator 

at the Swedish Medical 

Center’s Center for Advanced 

Brain Tumor Treatment. The 

coordinator will help patients and 

their families find resources to 

manage the disease. To learn 

more, visit www.braincancerwalk.org. 

Elliott’s story 

On a sunny day in August 

2000, 39-year-old Chris Elliott 

was working in his Sammamish 

yard when he noticed a strangely 

See BRAIN, Page 13



Eastlake senior Alex Chmaj waves a flag for the Electric Limes as 

he and senior and teammate Brandon Eller, left, walk the track. 

Relay 


Students from Eastside 

Catholic High School and 

Inglewood Junior High School 

have joined forces to form teams, 

as well, Hyder said. 

They partner with an 

American Cancer Society staff 

member to organize and promote 

the Relay For Life. 

Eastlake has traditionally been 

a fund-raising powerhouse, 

Hyder said. In recent years, the 

Eastlake Relay For Life has been 

the largest of all high school 

relays in the 11-state Western 

division, organizers said. 

The Eastlake Relay For Life 

organizers and participants are 

still accepting donations until 

August, so those interested can 

contribute online at 

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR? 

pg=entry&fr_id=15255. 

Reporter Christopher Huber can 

be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or 

chuber@isspress.com. Comment on 

this story at www.sammamishreview.com. 

Brain 


horrible smell and felt a wave of 

nausea sweep over him. His 

wife Dellann helped him lay 

down, thinking he needed rest, 

but his situation quickly deteriorated, 

and she called 911. 

After paramedics loaded 

Chris into the ambulance, he 

had a seizure. A CT scan followed, 

allowing doctors to pinpoint 

the problem — he had a 

primary brain tumor the size of 

a quarter in his right temporal 

lobe. 

Surgeons removed his tumor 

and diagnosed him with 

glioblastoma. Several inherited 

or environmental factors may 

influence glioblastoma, but doctors 

are still unsure of its main 

causes. 

The family was devastated 

but determined to fight the disease. 

Malignant tumors send out 

stem cells, which, in turn, 

sprout new tumors. Soon, he 

had another tumor growing in 

his brain and had to fly all the 

way to the Dana Farber Cancer 

Institute in Boston to receive 

treatment. After three surgeries, 

interspersed with trying to lead 

a normal life and spend time 

with his two children, he died in 

June 2002. 

At the time of her husband’s 

death, the Elliott family had little 

local support, both medically 

and emotionally. Vowing to 

change the landscape for brain 

cancer patients and their families, 

Dellann Elliott started the 

non-profit Chris Elliott Fund for 

Glioblastoma Brain Cancer 

Research. 

About 20,000 Americans live 

with glioblastoma every year, 

but only eight laboratories in 

the U.S. are studying the disease, 

Elliott said. Of the three 

drugs that exist for glioblastoma 

patients, two extend life 

expectancy by about two 

months and the third improves 

quality of life, but does not 

lengthen it. 

Elliott wanted more attention 

focused on glioblastoma. She 

wanted patients like her husband 

to live beyond the average 

two years from the onset of 

their disease. In 2002, she 

helped raise $5,523 for the fund. 

Last year, the fund reached the 

$50,000 mark. 

Elliott recently partnered 

with Swedish Medical Center’s 

Center for Advanced Brain 

Seattle Brain 

Cancer Walk 

When: 8:30-11:30 a.m. 

May 30 

Where: Mercer Island 

High School Track, 9100 

S.E. 42nd St., Mercer Island 

Cost: $25 per person 

through May 26; $30 day-ofevent. 

Tumor Treatment, a new 

resource for brain cancer 

patients that opened in 2008. 

Patients receiving care from the 

center can not only elect to 

have surgery but also have their 

tumor studied in the quest for 

better treatment and a cure. 

Many people typically learn 

they have brain cancer after 

they have a seizure. Other 

symptoms may include dizziness, 

headaches or a dramatic 

change in mood. Once a tumor 

is discovered, doctors determine 

the best way to remove it. 

If the tumor is about the size 

of a blueberry or smaller, doctors 

at Swedish can use the 

CyberKnife. This advanced laser 

uses computer technology to 

non-invasively destroy tumors. 

Dr. Greg Foltz, co-director of the 

center and neurosurgeon at the 

Swedish Neuroscience Institute, 

joked it was like the laser from 

“Goldfinger,” but more accurate. 

Instead of just one laser 

about to wipe out 007, the 

CyberKnife has 200 lasers coming 

from different directions 

that all focus on the tumor. 

Individually, the lasers do not 

harm the person, but combined 

they can remove an unwanted 

growth. 

The brain, which is like a 

sponge, will then grow back to 

how it once was. 

If the tumor is larger, doctors 

will do an invasive surgery. 

Both Elliott and Foltz recommend 

patients ask doctors to do 

live tissue samples, in which 

researchers take the removed 

tumor, decode its genome, and 

determine which medication 

and treatment would best suit 

the patient. 

Although decoding the 

genome costs $5,000 per 

patient, Swedish does it for free, 

Foltz said. 

About 200 to 300 patients frequent 

Swedish’s center in 

Seattle per year. As the center 

helps more people and gathers 

more tumors to study, Foltz said 

he was hopeful of extending the 

life expectancy of glioblastoma 

patients. 

If patients begin making it to 

the five-year mark, pharmaceutical 

companies may begin 

investing in research for drugs 

helping those with the disease. 

“Besides this being a great 

cause, I would encourage people 

to walk to make a difference,” 

Elliott said. “Being there 

and showing up means they’re 

bringing a huge amount of 

awareness to this disease.” 

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Tons of school supplies headed for South Africa 



The rain subsided just in time 

for the Endeavour and Sunny 

Hills fourth-graders to break for 

lunch May 14 at Beaver Lake 

Park. 

Although the misty blanket of 

precipitation went with the 

theme of the day’s events, participants 

welcomed its cessation. 

They were there to learn about 

water’s role in the environment, 

not to get soaked in the process. 

The Sammamish students, 

along with fourth graders from 

the Lake Washington and 

Northshore school districts participated 

in the 15th annual 

Sammamish Watershed Festival. 

The festival ran for three days, 

but each school’s fourth-grade 

classes spent one day learning 

about water and watersheds 

through numerous interactive 

activities and instruction. 

“It’s to teach kids and parents 

and teachers that they can live 

within a watershed and minimize 

their impact,” said Janet Sailer, 

conservation and public information 

specialist for the 

Sammamish Plateau Water and 

Sewer District. “They can make a 

difference.” 

Each day, the Watershed 

Festival opened with a Pacific 

Northwest native dance and 


Beaver Lake Middle School science teacher and Generation Joy founder Curtis Betzler, right, and 

student Mason Bernard load one of the first boxes into the 40-foot shipping container May 14. 

It looked like moving day in 

the parking lot at Beaver Lake 

Middle School May 14. 

Bicycles littered the pavement 

and a conveyer belt of students 

and adults transferred 400 boxes 

of computers, school supplies 

and other goods from one shipping 

container to another. 

No one was moving, but leaders 

and helpers from Generation 

Joy and Beaver Lake Outreach 

Community of Kids spent the 

afternoon preparing the mountain 

of donations collected since 

March to be shipped to South 

Africa. 

“This is making me really 

happy, seeing all this hard work 

pay off,” said eighth-grader 

Joshua Schaier as he helped load 

boxes. “This has really been 

important to me. Being able to 

help here … makes us proud to 

be Beaver Lakers.” 

The Beaver Lake students and 

others, including Generation Joy 

founder and science teacher 

Curtis Betzler, took a few hours of 

heavy lifting to transfer the 

goods, but soon the contents of 

the boxes will arrive in South 

Africa to benefit about 6,000 students 

in 32 schools. 

For each of the past five years, 

It’s all about water at annual festival on Beaver Lake 


Sunny Hills students point to an area of pollution on the model at the enviroscape presentation 

booth May 14 during the Sammamish Watershed Festival at Beaver Lake Park. 

drumming ceremony in the 

Lodge at Beaver Lake with performer 

Elizabeth Baty. 

Generation Joy members and 

students have traveled to the 

Throughout the more than 

three-hour festival, groups of students 

traveled to 16 different 

towns of Underberg and 

Heinville, in the southern part of 

interactive stations, where representatives 

from Redmond-based 

Nature Vision taught them about 

South Africa, said BLMS PTSA 

member and the organization’s 

director Linda Guard. 

This year, Generation Joy collected 

about 10,000 books, 20,000 

pens, more than 1,200 pairs of 

shoes, 3,000 spiral notebooks, 

2,500 stuffed animals and 94 

bicycles, said Guard. 

“I just love it,” Guard said. 

“There’s nothing like the satisfaction 

of seeing plateau kids do 

something for someone else.” 

The donations came mostly 

from the Beaver Lake donation 

drive in March, but other area 

schools, like Clark and 

Challenger elementary schools 

helped garner items like soccer 

balls and shoes, Betzler said. 

Throughout the school year, the 

approximately 60 Beaver Lake 

students in the Beaver Lake 

Outreach Community of Kids 

organized collection events, promoted 

the cause and held donation-boxing 

sessions after school, 

organizers said. 

“It’s definitely been a team 

effort from the kids, and we really 

focus on the kids being the 

driving force behind what happens,” 

Betzler said in an e-mail. 

See JOY, Page 15 

pollution, and taking care of their 

surroundings. 

“We pretty much take over the 

whole park,” Sailer said as she 

walked from tent to tent. 

As Sunny Hills students — 

pretending to be salmon in the 

wild — performed tasks to make 

it through the “Run Salmon Run” 

station, parents helped direct 

them. 

“I think this is fantastic,” said 

Sunny Hills parent volunteer 

Keri Monroe. “The kids are actually 

having fun because it’s interactive. 

They’ve adapted the curriculum 

well to the attention 

span and the age group.” 

The salmon activity exposes 

students to the types of threats 

salmon face in the wild, Sailer 

said. 

“I think it gives them a greater 

appreciation of what salmon go 

through,” she said. 

Other students took water 

samples from Beaver Lake and 

observed the critters and organisms 

up close through portable 

microscopes. At another station, 

the Water Wizard offered explanations 

for anything the students 

wanted to know about living in a 

watershed. 

Yet another expert offered the 

students advice and techniques 

See WATER, Page 15


Carson hears about Africa 

Photo by Megan Burch 

Sam Lawrence talks to Megan Burch’s fourth grade class at Rachel Carson Elementary. 

Sam Lawrence delivered more than $3,000 in 

school supplies to two schools in Uganda, after 

Rachel Carson Elementary students raised the 

money for it. 

Joy 


“It’s pretty impressive what 

they do for others. 

The main focus is to collect 

donated educational supplies, but 

people do donate money, he said. 

The container left the school 

parking lot May 15 and will set 

sail for South Africa May 23, 

Betzler said. He and a team of 

volunteers will meet the container 

July 10 at its destination and, 

with help from the South African 

organization Vukuzakhe, will 

spend three weeks distributing 

the supplies to the schools. 

“It’s great, you go to a school 

and the kids are happy to see 

you,” Betzler said. “It’s really 

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Lawrence spoke to the students and showed 

them a DVD of the donations. 

He also talked about his life growing up in 

Uganda. 

been a great experience.” 

When it comes to paying to 

ship the loaded container halfway 

around the world, Betzler 

said the people at STL 

International have offered to 

cover the approximate $7,000 

cost. 

“We’ve been fortunate,” Betzler 

said. “(Roger Teeter) said as long 

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Endeavour Elementary fourth-graders Calvin Wood, right, Brooke 

Shoemaker and Ben Furphy admire a small critter they found in 

a water sample. 

Water 


for surviving out in the wilderness. 

“It was pretty fun,” said Sunny 

Hills fourth-grader Matthew Oss. 

“I learned we need to build more 

dams because of electricity.” 

In the past, grants from various 

organizations funded the 

event, Sailer said. But this year 

sponsors like the area water and 

sewer districts, REI, Nature 

Vision and other companies supported 

the festival. 

Sailer and parents said the festival 

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Calendar 


Events 

Read three, get one free at 

the library. Read three books 

and write three thoughtful 

reviews and get a book prize, 

free. Also, make a video and post 

it on YouTube. Ask at the library 

for details. 

A presentation about body 

image and eating disorders will 

be given by Erin Gist. 6:30-8 p.m. 

May 21 at Beaver Lake Middle 

School. 

Call to artists. The 

Sammamish Arts Commission 

has issued a call to artists for its 

Third Annual Art Fair, which will 

be held in October. Contact 

Jamie McKay at 

jamieandpaul@comcast.net for 

submission information. The 

deadline is May 27. 

The art exhibit “Four 

Seasons,” which showcases the 

work of artists exploring the 

changes in the seasons of nature, 

is on display daily 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. 

at University House, 22975 Black 

Nugget Road in Issaquah, 

through June 7. 

Resume Writing Workshop. 

Join career counselor, author and 

resume consultant Gary Kanter 

for a two-hour workshop to create 

or improve your resume at 7 

p.m. June 10 at the Sammamish 

Library. 

Habitat for Humanity holds 

monthly work days. Go to 

Patterson Park in Redmond and 

meet with other volunteers the 

third Saturday of each month. E- 

mail habitat@spconline.org. 

Pine Lake Urban Telescope 

Observers meet the second 

Saturday of each month to 

stargaze. The event is unstructured 

and individuals are welcome 

to bring their own telescope, 

binoculars or nothing. 

The group meets, starting at 

about 7 p.m. at Ebright Creek 

Park in Sammamish. 

The Family Finder series of 

classes are designed to help people 

explore their genealogy. The 

classes meet Tuesdays and are 

structured for both beginners and 

advanced researchers. 

The next class is set for May 

26. The beginner class, from 10- 

11 a.m. will cover how to find 

your ancestors using research 

stratgies. The advanced class, 

starting at 11 a.m., will study preserving 

your family history. 

Classes are held at the Church 

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 

Saints, 10675 NE 20th St. in 

Bellevue. 

Religious/spiritual 

Prayer in a time of war. 

Mary, Queen of Peace Church 

will host an ecumenical prayer 

service to pray for those around 

the world affected by wars past 

and present. 7:15-7:45 p.m. May 

Howl at the library 

The World of Wolves. A brief glimpse into the behavior, physical characteristics and social 

structure of wolves. For ages 11 and older, 7 p.m. May 28 at the Sammamish Library. 

24 at the church. 

Faith United Methodist 

Church offers “Faith Cafe” for 

women of all ages. The café features 

drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, 

mom & baby 

playgroup, quilting/knitting and 

walking group. There will also be 

one-off classes, studies and 

themed days. 9:30 a.m. 

Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas 837- 

1948. 

Healing Prayer Service is 

available every fourth Tuesday of 

the month at 7 p.m. at Pine Lake 

Covenant Church, 1715 228th 

Ave. S.E. Call 392-8636. 

The Social Justice Book 

Group meets at 1 p.m. the third 

Monday of each month in 

Sammamish. E-mail shlcministries@yahoo.com 

for information 

on the current book being 

discussed and location. 

Celebrate Recovery, a 

Christian, 12-step ministry, 

meets Monday evenings from 

6–9:30 p.m. at Pine Lake 

Covenant Church, 1715 228th 

Ave. S.E. Call 392-8636. 

A Deeper Well discussion 

group – friends of Our Savior 

Lutheran Church gather for informal 

talk of faith and life. The 

group meets at 8 p.m. on the last 

Tuesday of each month through 

June at the Issaquah Brew 

House, 35 W. Sunset Way. 

Moms In Touch is a nondenominational, 

Bible-centered 

prayer support group for all 

moms whose children attend 

Pine Lake Middle School or 

Pacific Cascade Freshman 

Campus. 

They meet at 9:20 a.m. Friday 

mornings at 4119 West Lake 

Sammamish Parkway S.E., 

Bellevue (across from Sambica). 

Contact Jan Domek 746-4561 jandomek@comcast.net. 

Pine Lake Covenant Church 

offers a ministry for children 

with special needs at 10:30 a.m. 

Sundays. Call 392-8636. 

“Caffeine for the Soul,” a 

free Judaic and Torah class for 

women, is from 1-1:45 p.m. every 

Tuesday at Caffé Ladro in 

Issaquah Highlands Shopping 

Center. Contact Chabad of the 

Central Cascades at 427-1654. 

Free Hebrew classes are 

offered through Chabad of the 

Central Cascades. Call 427-1654. 

Kabalat Shabbat is offered in 

the Chabad house at the Issaquah 

Highlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. New 

members and guests are welcome. 

Call 427-1654. 

Learn to read and speak 

Samskritam from 4-6 p.m. at the 

Vedic Cultural Center. To register, 

visit vedicculturalcenter.org. 

Community Bible Study, 

open to all women, meets 

Thursday mornings. To register 

for the current class, or for more 

information, call Nancy Carr at 

868-1630. 

Bhajan Bliss. Join musicians 

and singers to learn traditional 

devotional bhajan, and how to 

make vegetarian pizzas and 

samosas from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays 

at the Vedic Cultural Center. 

Youth 

Eastside Precision Drill 

Team is now filling spots for the 

2009 parade and competition season. 

The team is looking for girls 

ages 7-10 for their junior team 

and ages 10-19 for their senior 

team. For more information, 

please call Heather at 647-4831 or 

visit www.eastsidedrillteam.com. 

Classes 

Indoor women’s fitness 

class offered by Pepper Fitness 

and Sammamish Parks and 

Recreation. To pre-register, contact 

Jayne at 206-714-9752. Visit 

www.pepperfitness.com. 

Library activities 

The Sammamish book discussion 

group will meet at 7 

p.m. June 17. This month is a 

free read – share an interesting 

book with the group. 

The Mother Daughter Book 

Club, for daughters ages 9-12 and 

their mothers, is reading “Emma- 

Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree” 

by Lauren Tarshis at 7 p.m. May 

27. Next month will be “Riding 

Freedom” by Pam Munoz Ryan at 

7 p.m. June 24. 

Musik Nest Children and families 

share songs, dance and 

rhythm with a toddler. 10 a.m. 

June 1. 

Teen creative writers group. 

Share your work, give and 

receive feedback and meet other 

teen writers. 3:30 p.m. June 16. 

The Teen Book Lovers 

Group will meet to talk about 

what they’ve been reading, have 

snacks and hang out. 3:30 p.m. 

June 2. 

Volunteers needed 

The King County Long- 

Term Care Ombudsman 

Program needs certified longterm 

care ombudsman volunteers. 

After completing a four-day 

training program, visit with residents, 

take and resolve complaints 

and advocate for residents. 

Volunteers are asked to donate 

four hours a week and attend 

selected monthly meetings. 

Contact John Stilz at 206-697- 

6747 or johns@solid-ground.org. 

Eastside Bluebills is a Boeing 

retiree volunteer organization 

that strives to provide opportunities 

for retirees to help others in 

need and to assist charitable and 

nonprofit organizations. 

Eastside Bluebills meet every 

third Wednesday of the month at 

the Bellevue Regional Library 

from 10 a.m.-noon. Call 235-3847. 

LINKS, Looking Into the 

Needs of Kids in Schools, 

places community volunteers in 

the schools of the Lake 

Washington School District. 

Opportunities include tutoring, 

classroom assistance and lunch 

buddy. 

Just one hour a week can 

make a difference in a child’s life. 

For more information, e-mail 

links@lwsd.org or visit 

www.linksvolunteer.org. 

Eastside Baby Corner needs 

volunteers to sort incoming donations 

of clothing and toys and 

prepare items for distribution. Go 

to www.babycorner.org. 

Volunteers are needed to 

visit homebound patrons with 

the King County Library System’s 

Traveling Library Center program. 

Volunteers must be at least 18 

years old and have reliable transportation. 

Call Susan LaFantasie 

at 369-3235. 

Sammamish Citizens Corps 

holds a refresher/advanced training 

class for CERTs on the second 

Saturday of each month from 9-11 

a.m. at Station 82. E-mail sammamishcitizencorps@hotmail.co 

m. 

Volunteer drivers are needed 

for the Senior Services Volunteer 

Transportation Program. Flexible 

hours, mileage, parking reimbursement 

and supplemental liability 

insurance are offered. Call 

206-448-5740. 

Guide Dogs for the Blind 

Eager Eye Guide Pups Club 

needs volunteers to raise puppies 

for use as guide dogs for the 

blind. For information, call Sandy 

at 644-7421. 

Volunteer Chore Services 

links volunteers with seniors or 

individuals who are disabled and 

are living on a limited income. 

Call 284-2240. 

Clubs, groups 

A support group for care- 

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Calendar 


givers of people with 

Alzheimer’s meets in Issaquah. 

The group is designed to let caregivers 

gain emotional support, 

learn and share their experiences. 

The free group meets from 6- 

7:30 p.m, the second Thursday of 

each month at Aegis of Issaquah, 

780 N Juniper Street. Call 313- 

7364. 

The Rotary Club of 

Sammamish meets every 

Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the 

Bellewood Retirement 

Apartments, 3710 Providence 

Point Drive S.E. 

The Sammamish Fit Club, a 

club looking to improve the 

health of the community, meets 

from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. For 

location and more information, 

call Trish at 206-605-0679 or send 

an e-mail to whyweight@comcast.net. 

Cascade Republican 

Women’s Club meets at 11:30 

a.m. the third Wednesday of 

the month at the Plateau 

Club, 25625 E. Plateau Drive. 

Call 788-2028. 

Sammamish Plateau Parent 

Networking Group meets normally 

the last Monday of the 

month at Sahalee Fire Station 

#82, 1851 228th Ave. N.E. Call 

868-2111. 

Redmond Toddler Group, a 

parent-child program with art, 

music, play and parent education 

has openings in pre-toddler, toddler 

and family classes. 

Call 869-5605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org. 

Moms club of the 

Sammamish plateau has activities 

including weekly, age specific 

playgroups and monthly meetings, 

coffee mornings, mom’s 

nights out, craft club and local 

area outings. 

Visit www.momsclubsammamish.org 

or call 836 5015. 

Foster Parent Support 

Group meets the last Thursday 

of each month from 6-8 p.m. at 

Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, 

1121 228th Ave. S.E. 

Earn your training/foster parent 

hours. Refreshments and 

child care are provided. Call 206- 

719-8764. 

The Eastside Welcome Club 

meets the first Wednesday of the 

month at 10 a.m. in members’ 

homes and on various days of the 

month for other activities and 

outings. 

People who are new to the 

area and want to meet new people 

and join in different interest 

and social groups, can call 821- 

5857. 

Sammamish Kiwanis meets 

every Wednesday at 7 a.m. at 

Sammamish Hills Lutheran 

Church, 22818 S.E. Eighth St. 

Visit 

www.sammamishkiwanis.org. 

Toastmasters of Sammamish 

meet from 7:15–8:45 p.m. every 

Tuesday at Mary, Queen of Peace 

Parish, 1121 228th Ave. S.E. Call 

391-4834 or e-mail davidlloyd_70@msn.com. 

The General Federation of 

Women’s Clubs local chapter, 

Cascade Woman’s Club, meets at 

7 p.m. the second Wednesday of 

each month in members’ homes. 

Membership is open to all 

women who would like to be a 

part of one of the oldest and 

largest women’s organizations 

whose members are dedicated to 

community improvement 

through volunteer service. Call 

898-8603. 

Mothers of Preschoolers at 

Sammamish Presbyterian 

Church meets the first and third 

Mondays, October through June, 

from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at SPC. E- 

mail emilyjsnyder@hotmail.com. 

Sammamish Garden Club 

meets the second Tuesday of the 

month at 9:30 a.m. in the homes 

of members. Visitors and new 

members are always welcome. 

Call Cathy at 836-0421 or e-mail 

CathyWebst@aol.com. 

The Pine Lake Garden Club 

meets the second Wednesday of 

the month, plus occasional meetings 

for workshops and taking 

local field trips together. 

Their yearly plant sale is a 

fundraiser for “green-related” 

projects and charities. Call 836- 

7810. 

Mothers and More – 

Sammamish/Redmond 

Chapter offers “Moms Need a 

Playgroup Too,” scrapbooking, 

book club, movies out, Clutter 

Club, kids play groups and more. 

The monthly chapter meeting is 

the first Thursday of the month 

at 7 p.m. Go to www.redmondmothersandmore.org. 

Sammamish Saddle Club — 

For membership and meeting 

information, visit www.sammamishsaddleclub.org. 

Contact 

Shaila Nyborg 466-7168. 

Sammamish Women’s 

Walking Club hosts one to three 

different walks each week. 

Sometimes it will be a neighborhood 

walk under the streetlights 

or maybe a walk in nature along 

a trail. 

E-mail your requests of times 

and potential walking sites to 

www.pepperfitness.com. 

The Issaquah Women’s Club 

meets at 9:30 a.m. the first 

Thursday of each month at 

Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 17th 

Ave. NW in Issaquah. Call 392- 

1890. 

To submit items for the 

Community Calendar, contact the 

editor at 392-6434, ext. 233. 

Information may be e-mailed to 

samrev@isspress.com or mailed to 

the Sammamish Review, P.O. Box 

1328, Issaquah, WA 98027. 

Items must be received by the 

Wednesday before publication.

SportS 


Make it 8 straight titles for Skyline girls track 


Skyline’s girls track team continues to 

dominate KingCo, winning their eighth 

straight title May 15. 

Junior Shealee O’Donnell was integral 

to the girls’ win. The standout sprinter 

placed second to Issaquah’s Johanna Carr 

in both the 100- and 200-meter dash with 

times of 12.48 and 25.44 seconds respectively. 

But she also ran a leg of the winning 

4x100 and 4x200 relays. 

She anchored the 4x200 and held it 

together just long enough to beat Issaquah 

by .18 seconds. 

“I knew not to pass on the corner, but 

found an extra spurt of energy,” O’Donnell 

5 Sammamish area girls head to state golf tourney 


Skyline senior Chelsea 

Guenette will remember her daytwo, 

ninth-hole putt for birdie 

“for a long time.” 

After completing a soggy first 

day of KingCo tournament play 

May 12 at Snohomish Golf 

Course with a competitive 94, the 

ground dried out for Guenette, 

and she sank the 25-foot putt to 

finish the front nine in 44 shots. 

She finished with a score of 181, 

which was enough to advance to 

the state tournament in Pasco 

May 27 and 28. 

“I am so excited. It’s been my 

goal since freshman year to go to 

state,” Guenette said in a phone 

interview after the match. 

Guenette will be in good company 

as she travels to Tri Cities — 

four other Sammamish-area 

golfers finished in the top 13 in 

the 2009 KingCo 4A District 

Medalist Tournament. 

Eastlake sophomore Dana 

Mydland hit the best of them all, 

though, finishing third with a 

163. Her best round was a 39 on 

the back nine on day one. 

Eastlake junior Emmie 

Schwartz placed sixth with a 175- 

shot performance and Megan 

Wotherspoon, a freshman at 

Eastlake, shot a 180 to make the 

cut in the ninth spot. 

“I’m really happy with the way 

they played,” said Eastlake coach 

Pat Bangasser. “The scores would 

have been a little better had we 

figured out the putting a little 

earlier.” 

Guenette’s teammate, Skyline 

junior Emily Baldwin, also maintained 

a low enough score over 

both days to move on. 

She finished the tournament 

with a 183. 

Guenette said the competition 

was fierce at Snohomish. 

Redmond’s Kara Zitzman took 

the medal in KingCo 4A, shooting 

a 151. She led Redmond to win 

the overall district title (181 

points). 

“There are some great girls in 

See GOLF, Page 19 

Photo by Greg Farrar 

Shealee O’Donnell of Skyline runs the anchor leg of the 4x200 relay beating out 

Issaquah’s Madison Callan. 

said after Skyline won the 4x200 in 

1:42.58. “I couldn’t have done it if (Kaylyn 

Berry) hadn’t run such a good leg.” 

Eastlake junior sprinter Brandon Cole 

could barely get the words out as he 

caught his breath near the finish line after 

winning the 400-meter dash. It was anyone’s 

race coming out of the final turn, but 

Cole dug deep and found the extra boost 

Eastlake’s Dana Mydland will be heading to state in Pasco. 

he needed to take the KingCo 4A title with 

a time of 50.11 seconds. He said he was 

shooting for less than 50 seconds. 

“I was pretty confident, but I definitely 

needed a kick in the end,” Cole said. 

Teammate Keenan Clinch took third 

with a 51.26-second finish and helped 

Photo by Greg Farrar 

Brandon Cole of Eastlake leaps from the starting block for the 400-meter run during 

the 4A KingCo track and field championships May 15. See TRACK, Page 19 

Photo by Christopher Huber


Track 


Eastlake to a third-place finish 

with 69 points at the 2009 

KingCo Championships at the 

Eastlake track. 

In other boys’ sprinting 

action, Skyline’s Alex Lee 

slipped past Eastlake’s Marcus 

Harewood and Garfield’s 

Christian Blanks in the 100- 

meter dash. 

He won with a personal-best 

time of 11.11 seconds, just .09 

seconds in front of Blanks. 

“I knew I had a lot of competition,” 

Lee said after the race, 

“but it’s just nice to be in 

KingCo healthy.” 

Helping the Spartans to a second-place 

(87.5 points) team finish 

at KingCo, sophomore multisport 

phenom Kasen Williams 

earned champion status in three 

events: high jump (6-02), long 

jump (22-05) and the triple 

jump (46-01.5). 

Williams’ triple jump performance 

was enough for third in 

state going into the 4A District 2 

meet and beat the KingCo competition 

by nearly four feet. 

“He already has the school 

record, he just furthered it,” said 

teammate Morgan McCleod. 

Eastlake’s Jeff Sloat finished 

third in the 300-meter hurdles 

(40.3 seconds); the 4x400 relay 

team placed second with a time 

of 3:24.92 and W. Devin Bennett 

jumped 42-00.75 for a fourthplace 

finish in the triple jump. 

The Eastlake girls took eighth 

in the meet with 42 points. 

Sophomore Katelyn Steen took 

fourth in both the 1600- and 

3200-meter run events with 

times of 5:16.16 and 11:27.28 

respectively. 

Both Eastlake and Skyline are 

gearing up for the 2009 4A 

Regionals/Bi-District Meet May 

22 in Seattle. 

Reporter Christopher Huber 

can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 

242, or chuber@isspress.com. 

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Eastlake, Skyline 

soccer players win 

awards 

The Washington 

Interscholastic Activities 

Association recently announced 

the spring-sports academic champions. 

The Eastlake High School 

boys soccer team is this year’s 

Class 4A academic champion. 

The 21 Wolves on the team 

Golf 


the KingCo 4A league,” Guenette 

said. 

Eastlake took second as a 

team, accumulating 139 points, 

and Skyline came in fifth with 

60.5 points. 

The Lady Wolves used their 

depth to nearly catch Redmond 

at districts. 

Two more golfers — Hannah 

Ostic and Tera Stenhouse — just 

maintained a collective gradepoint 

average of 3.480. Adam 

Gervis is Eastlake’s head coach. 

Players from both Skyline and 

Eastlake were also recently 

named to the 2009 4A All-KingCo 

boys soccer teams. 

Skyline goalkeeper Brian 

Schwartz was named to the first 

team, as were Eastlake defender 

Gordon Savage and Eastlake midfielder 

Jordan Strong. 

Three Eastlake players made 

missed the cut for state with 

totals of 186 shots each. 

“The seniors shot their best 

golf of the year,” Bangasser said. 

Senior Kaitlin Jackson finished 

with a 196, shooting two sets-ofnine 

in the 40s. 

“She shot her lowest ever,” 

Bangasser said. 

Skyline and Eastlake will be 

trying to give Redmond, last 

year’s 4A state champion, a run 

for its money. 

“One of our goals is to nip at 

the heels of Redmond,” 

Bangasser said. 

the second-team All-KingCo: 

defenders Michael Short and 

Patrick Yagi and forward Amir 

Shabeneh. Skyline forward 

Braxton Griffin also made the 

second team. 

Renato Bandeira, Kevin Braun, 

Mikey Marsh and Nick Rudella 

each received honorable mentions 

along with Skyline’s Will 

Cottrell, Mitchell Kim, Pedro 

Miola, Ben Molyneaux-Elliot, 

Travis Strawn and Josh Twaddle. 

The trick, though, will be to 

quickly adjust to the unfamiliar 

characteristics of Sun Willows 

Golf Course and to execute the 

short game, Guenette said. 

“We’re kind of in the dark as to 

what the tricks on that course 

(are),” she said. “It’s going to be a 

true test of your golf character, 

your skill. I’m excited for it.” 



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Scoreboard 

Baseball 

Friday, May 15 

West Seattle 6, Eastside Catholic 4 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E 

East. Cath. 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 3 

West Seattle 2 1 3 0 0 0 x 6 5 2 

WP: Ryan Wiggins; LP: Garrett DeGallier 

Thursday, May 14 

O’Dea 3, Eastside Catholic 2 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E 

O’Dea 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 

East. Cath.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 

WP: Joe Ng; LP: Matt Boyd 

Tuesday, May 12 

Inglemoor 11, Skyline 4 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E 

Skyline 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 9 1 

Inglemoor 4 1 2 4 0 0 x 11 10 0 

WP: Austin Heuter 

Eastlake 15, Jefferson 0 

1 2 3 4 5 R H E 

Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

Eastlake 0 2 11 2 x 15 10 1 

WP: Joe Shaffer 

Monday, May 11 

Eastside Catholic 17, Franklin 3 

1 2 3 4 5 R H E 

Franklin 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 1 

East. Cath. 6 2 9 0 x 17 16 1 

WP: Justin David; LP: Albert Pool 

Lake Washington 7, Skyline 0 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E 

Skyline 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 

Lake Wash.0 1 1 1 1 3 x 7 8 0 

WP: Tyler Staudacher; LP: Blake Fulghum 

Softball 

Friday, May 15 

Skyline 9, Garfield 0 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E 

Skyline 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 9 14 2 

Garfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 

WP: Lauren Richards; LP: Carol Brown 

Wednesday, May 13 

Monday, May 11 

Skyline 2, Eastlake 0 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E 

Eastlake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 

Skyline 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 2 1 0 

WP: Ashley Smiley; LP: Nicole Guptil 

Girls Golf 

Tuesday, May 12-13 

4A District Medalist Tournament 

at Snohomish GC 

Team Scores (points) — 

Redmond, 181 — Eastlake, 139 – Newport, 

117.5 – Inglemoor, 81 – Skyline, 60.5 – 

Woodinville, 23.5 – Issaquah, 23 – Ballard, 16.5 – 

Garfield, 14 — Lake Washington, 5 — Bothell, 3 

Individual Scores 

Kara Zitzman, 12, Redmond, 151: Maria Stoica, 

12, Inglemoor, 160: Dana Mydland, 10, Eastlake, 

163: Kelly Kennewick, 10, Redmond, 165: Sydney 

Conway, 12, Redmond, 166: Emmie Schwartz, 11, 

Eastlake, 175: Kelly O’Donnell, 12, Redmond, 177: 

Nicole Lomax, 10, Newport, 180: Megan 

Wotherspoon, 9, Eastlake, 180: Maddie Curtain, 

12, Redmond, 180: Kelly Lee, , 11, Newport, 181: 

Chelsea Guenette, 12, Skyline, 181: Emily Baldwin, 

11, Skyline, 183. 

Alternates to State 

Jamie Kirsila, 11, Newport, 184: Makayla 

Walker, 10, Redmond, 184: Jenna Harken, 11, 

Inglemoor, 184 

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Skyline 7, Garfield 2 

Singles — Alisa VanGrunsven, Skyl, beat 

Christina Cook, Garf, 6-2, 6-1; Kelly Boudwin, 

Skyl, beat Becca Fine, Garf, 6-3, 6-1; Molly 

Knutson, Skyl, beat Cathrine Most, Garf, 7-6 (5), 6- 

1; Kirstin Park, Skyl, beat Elena Kazanjiam, Garf, 6- 

1, 6-1; Morganne Hatfield, Skyl, beat Sherry Tran, 

Garf, 6-4, 6-0; Kari Thompson, Skyl, beat Laura 

Baron, Garf, 6-2, 6-2. 

Doubles — Christina Cook-Becca Fine, Garf, 

beat Molly Knutson-Kelly Boudwin, Skyl, 8-3; 

Cathrine Most-Arina Abbott, Garf, beat Morganne 

Hatfield-Kristin Park 8-3; Kelsey Haas-Laura Bull, 

Skyl, beat Jackie Montardo-Jessica Stevens 6-1, 6-1. 

Girls Lacrosse 


Issaquah 14, Eastside Catholic 12 

Highlights: Sydney Lee, IS, 4 goals; Sophie 

Schiefelbein, IS, 3 goals, 2 assists; Katie Mincin, IS, 3 

goals; Teagan Cameron, IS, 17 saves; April Hayden, 

EC, 4 goals; Kate Slyngstad, EC, 3 goals, 1 assist; 

Allie Hawes, EC, 12 saves. 

Boys Division I Lacrosse 


Mercer Island 16, Eastlake 1 

Highlights: Steven Caditz; MI, 3 goals, 1 assist; 

Pat Keogh, E, 1 goal; Trevor Olson, E, 20 saves. 

Bainbridge 10, Skyline 9 

Highlights: Sam Snow, B, 4 goals, 1 assist; Dugan 

McDermott, B, 9 ground balls; Bryce Stevenson, B, 

14 saves; Calvin Wiley, S, 2 goals, 1 assist; Ethan 

Thomas, S, 2 goals; Spencer Matches, S, 11 ground 

balls. 

Boys Division II Lacrosse 


Eastside Catholic 26, Franklin 2 

Highlights: Michael Rambaldini, EC, 4 goals, 4 

assists, 11 Ground Balls; David Carlton, EC 3 

goals, 6 assists; Michael Ingles, F, 13 saves. 

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Blotter 

Who’s got game? 

Someone found an Xbox 360 

while running along 204th 

Avenue Northeast near 206th 

Place Northeast between 6:30 and 

10:05 p.m. May 1. It had not been 

in that location the previous day, 

the person said. 

It is being held at the police 

station. 

E-trade representatives 

advised her to download fraud 

affidavits before they will begin 

investigating. 

Hit and run 

A woman parked at the 

Safeway parking lot on 228th 

Avenue said someone had struck 

her car at about 2:15 p.m. May 6 

and then left the scene. 

Officers found damage to the 

front bumper and hood. 

The woman had initially left 

the scene but returned to make 

the report upon the advice of her 

insurance company. 

swung a full can of tomato paste 

at him. He ducked and the can 

missed. He said he asked the person 

what he was doing and the 

cook stated he was trying to hit 

him in the head. 

The person said he feels the 

other’s anger is getting worse and 

said he has attacked people in 

the past. He does not wish to 

prosecute. 

Officers spoke to the person 

who is reported to have swung 

the can, and he apologized. 

The report was filed at 1:19 

p.m. May 5 

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Smash and grab 

A person on 188th Place 

Northeast heard a dog begin to 

bark at 5:30 a.m. May 2. Upon 

investigation, he saw someone 

across the street smash a vehicle’s 

window and take a laptop 

and its bag. The damages and 

missing items total about $1,650. 

Individuals then got into a 

waiting car and drove north. The 

vehicle was described as possibly 

a dark gray Toyota with dark windows. 

The witness believes it was 

a four-door. He is unable to 

describe the suspects or how 

many were involved. 

Burglary 

A man moving out of a house 

on the 22500 block of Northeast 

14th Drive reported missing 

items on April 28. 

He left to go to work at about 9 

a.m. and when he returned at 

7:30 p.m. he found a 52-inch television, 

a 20-inch television/DVD 

combo and a bottle with some 

oxycontin pills were missing. The 

items total about $4,200. 

Police found a small hole 

smashed in a window in the back 

of the house. They believe someone 

then unlocked the window to 

gain entry to the house. Police 

believe that the person may have 

been wearing gloves. 

Playing the market 

A woman on the 1800 block of 

220th Place Northeast reported 

that someone had opened 12 

accounts with E*TRADE financial 

using her name and Social 

Security Number. She noticed the 

accounts at 6 p.m. April 24. 

Close your doors 

At about 11:39 a.m. May 5, 

police responded to a report of an 

open garage door at the 1400 

block of 233rd Avenue Northeast. 

When officers arrived they 

found the garage door open and 

the front door locked with no 

response. Officers entered the 

garage and the house and 

announced themselves, but 

received no response. 

After checking the house, officers 

closed the door and locked 

the house. A neighbor had reported 

the open door and was unsure 

if the residents had gone on vacation. 

Nothing seemed to be missing. 

iPod gone 

A person on 268th Place 

Northeast reported that the passenger 

window of their Ford 

Explorer was broken between 

11:30 p.m. May 8 and 8:45 a.m. 

May 9. An iPod was reported 

missing. 

The person estimated the total 

damage to the window and value 

of the iPod at $1,000. 

Canned attack 

At about 10:15 a.m. April 19, a 

person working at the Vedic 

Cultural Center on 228th Avenue 

went into the kitchen there to get 

some candy to distribute to people. 

Another individual was in 

the kitchen cooking. The cooking 

person is reported to have gotten 

angry with the other person, for 

reasons the other person does 

not know. 

When that person left the 

kitchen, the cook followed and 

A person on Southeast 27th 

Way reported that someone shot 

a BB at a window of his house 

sometime between 11 p.m. May 2 

and 6 a.m. May 3. 

The BB broke through one 

pane of the double-paned window 

and could be seen between 

the two panes of glass. It could 

not be recovered without breaking 

the window. 

The resident reported he has 

not had problems with anyone in 

the area. 

The damaged window was valued 

at $200. 

Explosive mailboxes 

Between 1:10 and 1:15 p.m. 

May 3, officers responded to a 

call of shots fired on 212th 

Avenue Southeast. 

Upon arrival, officer found two 

mailboxes, which they believe 

were blown apart with fireworks. 

The fireworks exploded with a 

loud noise, which sounded like 

gunfire. 

Officers found traces of paper 

that they say are indicative of 

fireworks. 

Officers searched the area, but 

were unable to find any suspects. 

Broken window, 

nothing gone 

A man on 191st Court 

Southeast reported someone 

smashed the window of his 

Mercedes between 11 p.m. May 1 

and 9 a.m. May 2. 

The car was locked and it 

appeared nothing was missing. 

Rain washed away any possible 

fingerprints. 

The man said his car dealer 

estimated the damage to be $500. 

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3-Condo/Townhouses 

ISSAQUAH, PRICED TO Sell. 

Providence Point condo. 55+, 

great amenities, 2BD/1.75BA, 

desired corner, top floor, immaculate. 

Give away price 

$210,000. Call Tom, 

Owner/Broker, 206-972-2466 

4-Lots/acreage 

20 ACRE RANCHES!! $0 

down! Near Booming El Paso, 

Texas. $15,900, $159/month! 

Beautiful mountain views, road 

access. Money Back guarantee. 

Owner Financing. No 

credit checks. 1(800)343- 

9444. 

VIEW LOTS, SEA of Cortez, 

Baja, Mexico. Only $40,000. 

Quality of life. Affordable living. 

All utilities. Safe, secure 

ownership. Financing. Contact 

VistaDelMarSan Felipe@gmail 

.com; 1-877-871-9783. 

TO 

ADVERTISE 

CALL 

392-6434 

Ext. 222 

Garage Sales this week! 

13-Apartments Unfurnished 

DUVALL- 2BD APTS. 

Washer/Dryer. Private, quiet 

location, overlooking Forest 

and Stream. 2 Units available. 

One on 6-1 and One on 7-1. 

$950/mo. +util. Both have new 

paint. You won't find nicer apts 

anywhere for the money. 

Please call Steve, 206-930- 

1188 

2 

17-Duplexes 

DOWNTOWN ISSAQUAH 

2BD, private drive, fenced 

yard, W/S/G. For info call 

425-392-5295, $925/month 

19-Houses 

KLAHANIE/ISSAQUAH, 3BR/ 

2.5BATH, 2000 sq.ft, Corner 

lot, family room, across from 

park. $1850/mo. Pets negotiable. 

425-890-6236 

23-Rooms 

SAMMAMISH ROOM FOR 

rent, $400/month plus utilities. 

No smoking, no petts, internet 

access. 425-392-8155 or 425- 

392-1179 

31-Vacation Rentals 

SKI & SAVE 20% at Sun 

Peaks Resort, B.C.! Vacation 

rentals of new Condos & Chalets, 

1-4 bdrms, full kitchen, 

F/P, hot tubs, slope-side locations, 

1(800)811-4588. 

www.BearCountry.ca 

1 

35-Want To Share 

SHARE 4BD/3.5BA HOME, 

Sammamish on 1 acre lot, 

parking for 4. Good for 2 families. 

Close to schools. 

$1200/month each, share utilitis. 

425-281-0502 

41-Money & Finance 

LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR 

loans money on real estate 

equity. I loan on houses, raw 

land, commercial property and 

property development. Call 

Eric at 1(800)563-3005, 

www.fossmortgage.com 

ADVERTISING? 

We’ve got the lowest 

rates in town! 

$18.00 for 10 words, 

35¢ for each extra word in 

one insertion 

in one publication. 

Call 392-6434 Ext. 222 

(1) SAMMAMISH, TIBBETT’S 

STATION Annual Neighborhood 

Garage Sale, Saturday, 

5/23, 8am-4pm. Start at SE 

Duthie Hill Road & SE 33rd 

Street, follow signs through 

the neighborhood. 

(2) ISSAQUAH HATCHERY 

Rummage Sale, this Saturday 

and Sunday, 5/23-24, 9am to 

3pm, 125 W. Sunset Way, Issaquah, 

98027. Call 425-392- 

8025 or issaquahfish.org for 

information. 

41-Money & Finance 

LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR 

loans money on real estate 

equity. I loan on houses, raw 

land, commercial property and 

property development. Call 

Eric at 1(800)563-3005, 

www.fossmortgage.com 

44-Business Opportunity 

ALL CASH VENDING! Do you 

earn $800 in a day? Your own 

local candy route. Includes 25 

machines and candy all for 

$9,995. 1(888)771-3503. 

PART-TIME, HOME BASED 

Internet business. Earn $500- 

$1,000/month or more. Flexible 

hours. Training provided. 

No selling required. Free details. 

www.K738.com 

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY 

$2,990.00--Convert your 

LOGS TO VALUABLE LUM- 

BER with your own Norwood 

portable band sawmill. Log 

skidders also available. norwoodsawmills.com/300n. 

Free 

information: 1-800-578-1363- 

Ext300-N. 

55-Appliances 

HOTPOINT REFRIGERATOR, 

WHITE, side-by-side, $100. 

Works great. 425-888-2173 

61-Clothing 

2 LARGE TUXEDO shirts, 

white, pleated front, $10/each, 

425-837-9816 

66-Furniture 

4-PIECE BDRM SET + mattress. 

Bed, 2 end tables, lrg 

dresser, 2 lamps. $250.00 

425-392-3779 

74-Toys/Baby Items 

BICYCLES/TOYS, BEST OF- 

FER. 425-391-1755. Call after 

1pm. 

BIG JAKE RIDING dump 

truck, 4’X2’, good shape, 

$75.00. 425-391-1755. Call after 

1pm. 

119-Colleges/Schools 

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE 

from home. Medical, Business, 

Paralegal, Computers, Criminal 

Justice. Job placement assistance. 

Computer available. 

Financial aid if qualified. Call 

1(866)858-2121; www.CenturaOnline.com 

 

134-Help Wanted-Local 

LA PETITE ACADEMY 

IS GROWING! 

Now hiring Full-time Teaching 

positions: Preschool, Infant, 

Toddler, School Age. PT Van 

Drivers, 8:30am-10am & 2:45- 

4pm. Competitive wages. 

Call 425-868-5895 

Email: lpawr@lpacorp.com 

OPENING NEW SHOP in Gilman 

Village. Looking for experienced, 

motivated, mature 

salespeople. Full-time and 

part-time. Contact Sam at 206- 

728-5865 

135-Help Wanted-Other 

ABLE TO TRAVEL: Hiring 

eight people, no experience 

necessary, transportation & 

lodging furnished, expense 

paid training. Work/travel entire 

U.S. Start immediately. 

www.protekchemical.com Call 

1-877-936-7468. 

DRIVER -- CURRENTLY HIR- 

ING Experienced Teams and 

Solos with HazMat. Dry Van & 

Temp Control available. O/Os 

welcome. Call Covenant (866) 

684-2519. EOE 

PICKUP TRUCK & Commercial 

truck drivers needed. Deliver 

RV trailers and commercial 

trucks and buses to all 48 

states and Canada. Log on to 

www.RVdeliveryjobs.com 

TO 

ADVERTISE 

CALL 

392-6434 

Ext. 222

SAMMAMISH REVIEW May 20, • 2009 • 23 

135-Help Wanted-Other 

TRAVEL, TRAVEL, TRAVEL! 

$500 sign-on-bonus. Seeking 

sharp guys and gals. Rock-n- 

Roll Atmosphere, Blue Jean 

Environment! Call Janelle 888- 

375-9795 today. 

138-Childcare Needed 

WE 

NEE D 

A JOB! 

139-Work Wanted 

EXPERIENCED ACCOUNT- 

ANT, CMA/MBA available for 

part-time or project work. Call 

Mark, 425-457-3431 

EXPERIENCED EXTERIOR 

REMODELER seeks employment. 

5 yrs exp. Can operate 

boom trucks Have vehicle, 

tools. Tim, 425-516-9713 

HOUSE SITTER WORK wanted. 

Single mom (kids in college). 

Will take care of pets, 

landscape & home, References. 

425-890-6587, Nicol 

ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DIS- 

TRICT officials are trying to organize 

a way for you to reach 

the 158 teachers who are receiving 

layoff notices. If you 

would like to help, contact Lissy 

Mandel at 837-7113. 

IVY LEAGUE PH.D. Computer 

Scientist, fraud detection expert, 

12 years corporate experience, 

patent author, speaker 

at international conferences 

seeks employment, 

vincent@datashaping.com 

LOOKING FOR OFFICE- 

CLERICAL work I can do from 

home. Dependable and mature, 

10-20 hours/week, college 

educated. 425-445-8083 

TO 

ADVERTISE 

CALL 

392-6434 Ext. 222 

139-Work Wanted 

NORTH BEND/SNOQ. AREA. 

Previous Elementary Teacher 

available for babysitting in 

your home. Daytime/Nightime. 

Excellent references, 

$10/hour, 425 831-1414. 

TECHNICAL EDITOR, OVER 

10 years experience, editing 

documents for technical & 

public audiences with consulting 

firms. 425-641-0118 

146-Health & Fitness 

15 PEOPLE WANTED to lose 

up to 30 lbs in 30 days! 100% 

guaranteed. Dr. Recommended. 

www.rdgowellness.com 

 

149-Elder Care 

EXPERIENCED TLC CARE- 

GIVER seeking private client. 

New large bedroom, full bath, 

cable, skylight, 425-443-4402 

208-Personals 

ADOPT ART CLASSES to zoo 

trips and everything between; 

your baby will be our King or 

Queen! Expenses paid. Matt & 

Francesca 1-800-562-7393 

 

210-Legal Notices 

02-1616 LEGAL NOTICE 

CITY OF SAMMAMISH 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Planning Commission 

Meetings - Dates & Times 

The Planning Commission is 

scheduled to meet the following 

dates and times listed below 

at Sammamish City Hall, 

801 228th AVE SE. 

Thursday, May 21, 2009, 

6:00-9:00 p.m. - Regular 

Meeting 

Thursday, June 18, 2009, 

6:00-9:00 p.m. - Regular 

Meeting 

Thursday, July 2, 2009, 6:00- 

9:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting 

Thursday, July 16, 2009, 

6:00-9:00 p.m. - Regular 

Meeting 

For more information contact 

the Department of Community 

Development at (425) 295- 

0525. 

Published in Sammamish 

Review on 5-20-09 

Best Prices On the Plateau 

for the square footage 


02-1615 LEGAL NOTICE 

CITY OF SAMMAMISH 

DETERMINATION OF 

NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) 

Sorrento Subdivision 

PLN2008-00059 

Description of proposal: 

The applicant proposes to divide 

a 5 acre site into 10 single-family 

residential lots. The 

subject site is zoned Residential 

R-6. The site construction 

will involve clearing and grading 

with cuts of 10,886 cubic 

yards and fills in excess of 

20,000 cubic yards and installation 

of utility lines over 8 inches 

in diameter. 

Proponent: Ben Leland Construction, 

2310 130th Ave NE, 

Ste 101, Bellevue, WA 98005 

Location of proposal: Directly 

adjacent ot 22824 SE 

48th Street Sammamish, WA; 

SW _ Section 15, Township 

24N,Range 6E, Willamette 

Meridian. City of Sammamish, 

County of King, State of 

Washington Tax Parcel: 

152406-9077. 

Lead agency: City of Sammamish, 

Department of Community 

Development 

The lead agency for this proposal 

has determined that it 

does not have a probable significant 

adverse impact on the 

Sarah’s Crossing Home for Sale 

3,220 square foot home with 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths 

and a fantastic sunrise view of Cascades from front of 

home! Each bedroom has walk-in closet - Master has 

2! Huge bonus room easily holds pool table. Tile 

upgrades in kitchen and master bath. Sarah’s Crossing 

has a community playground. 

Offered at $570,000 

Jacob’s Cr eek Condominium for Sale 

Stunning 1349 sq. ft. Craftsman built condo with 2 

bedrooms and 1.75 bat hs. Updates include hardwood 

and granite countertops in kitchen with stainless 

appliances. Home features two fireplaces. Large patio 

overlooks walking trails and open space. Best priced 

home in Jacob’s Creek per square ft! 

Offered at $329,500 


environment. An environmental 

impact statement (EIS) is 

not required under RCW 

43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision 

was made after review of 

a completed environmental 

checklist and other information 

on file with the lead agency. 

This information is available to 

the public on request. 

This DNS is issued after using 

the optional DNS process in 

WAC 197-11-355. There is no 

further comment period on the 

DNS. 

Responsible official: 

Kamuron Gurol, Director 

Department of Community Development 

801-228th Ave SE 

Sammamish, WA 98075 

425.295.0500 

Contact person: 

Rob Garwood, Senior Planner 

Department of Community Development 

801-228th Ave SE 


425.295.0524 

Date of Decision: May 14, 

2009 

The comment period for this 

project was combined with 

the Notice of Application issued 

October 13, 2008. 

You may appeal this determination. 

Send appeals to: 

SEPA Responsible Official 

City of Sammamish 

We’re Hiring! 

If your ideal job gets you out from behind 

the desk, builds relationships with 

customers, and is close to home... this may 

be just the job you’re looking for! 

Our advertising sales team seeks a hard worker who can 

handle multiple deadlines, provide great customer service 

and is highly motivated. Our journalism company has four 

excellent community newspapers you can be proud to 

represent! 

We need a multi-tasker who will take good care of many 

existing advertising accounts while expanding the 

territory. Basic computer skills, reliable transportation 

needed. Outside sales experience a plus. We offer a 

base salary + commissions + benefits. 

Send your resume and references to: 

THE ISSAQUAH PRESS 

Jill Green, Advertising Manager 

mail to: jgreen@isspress.com 


801 - 228th Ave SE 


Deadline: Appeals must be 

received at the address above 

by: June 4, 2009 at 5pm per 

SMC 20.15.130. 

Published in Sammamish 

Review on 5-20-09 

ADVERTISING? 

We’ve got the 

lowest 

rates in town! 

$18.00 for 

10 words, 

35¢ for each 

extra word 

in one 

insertion 

in one 

publication. 

Call 392-6434 

Ext. 222 

$ 

25 

package 

Add Issaquah Press 

classifieds only $12 extra 

GARAGE 

SALE 

Sammamish Review 

makes it easy and fun with our GARAGE SALE 

PACKAGE which includes all the basics for success: 

• A 25-word ad in Sammamish Review 

• Placement on sammamishreview.com 

• Location listing on our garage sale map 

Classified Advertising • 425-392-6434 ext. 222 • www.sammamishreview.com 

VA C A T IO N REN T A L or LO N G TERM LEASE 

on LAKE SA M M A M ISH 

2nd floor, 1 BD APT next to owner’s house for single or double 

occupancy only. No children, NS/NP, 910 sq.ft., kitchen, w/d, full 

bath with separate steam shower. Furnished, incl. large screen TV. 

No dishes, pots, linens but could arrange. Property on Lake 

Sammamish between Issaquah/Redmond. Vacation rental $125/ 

night, min. 7-day stay. Monthly lease (min 6 month). $1,550/month 

+ full utilities. 425-836-5614 / 206-484-4845 

Spacious home on Park-Like Grounds 

N eed space? This fabulous 6 bdrm, 4.5 bath home offers 

room to roam style. Sprawling lawn with fenced garden, 

pond, play structure, dog run & 6-car garage parking with 

shop space. Interior details include chef’s kitchen, 400 sq.ft. 

of finished attic storage, huge bonus room, built-in 

generator, intercom and MIL potential. 

1925 248th Ave SE., Sammamish MLS# 29046996 

More photos at www.lesliehancock.com/29059633. 

Offered at $1,495,000 

Call Leslie Hancock at 206-909-4663 

Working Together to Serve YOU Better! 

Sammamish/Ashton Woods Sammamish/Deer Park Sammamish/Vintage 

Fabulous 4bdrm + den + bonus floor plan, built Gorgeous 3bed+bonus w/closet Updates Former model home! 4 bdrm, 2.50 bth w/a light 

by Bill Buchan! Tons of fine finish work, 

include; remodeled kitchen with granite, added flooding floor plan, entry & formal areas w/vaulted 

kit w/granite, stainless appliances, oversized hardwoods in family, dining, stairs & hallway, Paint ceilings, cozy family room w/gas fireplace & built-ins. 

rooms, gorgeous neighborhood on cul-de-sac. in/out, master bath with marble newer 

Professionally landscaped yard w/sprinkler system 

Only $769,950 composition roof! Only $554,950 located in a sought after cul-de-sac! Only $459,990 

nancysinclair@remax.net 206.353.2639 

Serving Sammamish 

since 1991 

425-417-HOME (4663) 

www.NorthwestHomelinks.com 

WindermereRealEstate/SCA/Inc. 

Sammamish/Summer Ridge 

Beautifully updated 4bdrm 2-story! Newer furnace, 

hot water tank, paint, stainless appliances, remodeled 

baths, fabulous landscape w/sprinkler system and a 

newer composition roof! Only $474,950


COLUMBIA 

MONTRACHET 

CAMDEN TRAILS 

HIGHLAND PARC 

AUDUBON PARK 

Beautifully updated Columbia resale features 4 

bdrms, or 3+ den & bonus. Gorgeous honed black 

granite & stainless appl. Private.19 acre backyard. 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9700 $599,500 

WESTMONT 

Pride of ownership thruout spectacular 3500 sq 

ft w/4 bdrm, den & bonus! Island kit, gorgeous 

backyard backs to park. Upgrades galore. 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9699 $749,500 

Open House 

May 24 

1-4 pm 

Classic Northwest Craftsman style home offers 

2230 sq ft w/4 spacious bdrms. Private greenbelt 

lot next to park. Built in 2002. Great value! 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9699 $484,000 

2 large bdrms/ 2.5 BA townhome located near 

green belt. Fresh paint, updated kit w/wood 

floors, SS appl, granite cntrtps, no stairs. LSWD 

Marisa 425.445.9616 $349,999 

FEATURE HOMEOFTHEWEEK 

Welcome to Windsor Greens 

Fabulous Conner resale offers 3160 sq ft, 4 

bdrms, main floor den/5th bdrm plus Bonus! 

Beautifully updated thruout. Iss schools. 

Dave Green 425-941-9415 $599,950 

SAMMAMISH -3LOTS 

Spacious 2670 sq ft 4 bdrm, 2.5 Ba, w/designer 

touches. , Large eat in kitchen w/breakfast bar. 

Great backyard w/flagstone patio. LKW. 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9699 $499,500 

VICTORIAN ESTATE 

Spacious 3000+ Sq ft w/3 bdrms, den+bonus. 

Den or 4th bdrm. Island kitchen w/granite & 

cherry cabinets. 1.42 acre lot. Lease $2,650 

Scott 425-864-9700 $899,000 

SALISH SPRINGS 

Victorian Charm throughout 4 bdrm, 3 story 

home on 1.11 acres w/pool & sports court. 

Carriage house + detached gar w/ bonus. 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9699 $795, 000 

Beautiful William Buchan home in Windsor Greens offers 4 bdrms, 3.5 baths, two dens + bonus. Grand entry w/soaring ceilings, 

spiral staircase & exquisite details. Chef’s Island kitchen, The beautifully landscaped backyard is an entertainers dream w/granite 

built-in BBQ station, in ground swimming pool, & two cabana’s situated on a sunny .66 acre lot! Plateau Golf & Country Club offers 

golf and social memberships. Vacation at home this summer in Windsor Greens! 

Quality built 2300 sq ft, 2 story home on .89 acre lot. 

3 bdrms + main flr den. Gorgeous gourmet kitchen, 

oversized 3 car gar + RV room, Lake WA schools. 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9700 $539,500 

PARK LIKE 1.25 ACRES 

SUMMERHILL VILLAGE 

CARNATION 

HERITAGE HILLS 

SAHALEE 

Pride of ownership - updated 4 bdrm situated 

on level 1.25 acre lot in Sammamish. New roof, 

kit updated w/slab granite, SS appl. 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9699 $649,500 

Stunning & completely updated 2 bdrm/2 BA 

end unit. New-hardwoods & carpet, granite 

counters, new SS appls. Attached 1 car gar. 

Mike Maloney 206-755-8483 $295,000 

Immaculate 5 bdrm, 5 ba, den bonus remodeled 

5680 sf w/over $150,000 upgrades. Private 5 

acres. Kit w/granite, SS appl. Bonus w/2nd kit. 

Mike 206-755-8483 $875,000 

Spectacular 3450 sq.ft. home offers 5bdrm + 

bonus & 3.5 bath. Beautifully updated 

throughout. 6 acre community park w/pool. 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9699 $585,000 

3 bdrm, 2 bath in gated Sahalee. Great room 

floorplan, 2 car garage and fully fenced 

backyard backs to greenbelt. 

Scott & Kim 425-864-9699 $2,065/Month 

Justin 

Bobson 

Jeff 

Nicola 

425.868.5200 

206.779.1874 

#510-LO-33524

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