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A GLOWING HANUKKAH

PHOTOS BY GREG FARRAR

Youngsters sing Hanukkah songs for the families attending the 10th annual Hanukkah celebration sponsored by Chabad of the Central Cascades at Blakely Hall in the Issaquah Highlands. The menorah was decorated with glow-in-the-dark plastic bracelets.

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Find more photos from Chabad of the Central Cascades’ 10th annual Hanukkah celebration at www.issaquahpress.com.

Above, Leeva Farkash (left), 9, and Mika Peizer, 11, enact a televi-sion cooking show seg-ment where they shared the recipe for making potato latkes.At left, Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler (left) is given a silver menorah by Rabbi Berry Farkash.

BY GREG FARRAR

From left, Issaquah Police detective Laura Asbell, a Renton sharpshooter, Issaquah Cmdr. Bob Porter, a Redmond police officer, Issaquah Cmdr. Stan Conrad, Issaquah Sgt. Paul Fairbanks and Issaquah Chief Scott Behrbaum confer on Northwest Dogwood Street at 10:45 a.m. Dec. 18 while two teens were barricaded in a home.

By David [email protected]

Two 17-year-old males face felony charges after surrendering to police Dec. 18 following a six-hour standoff.

Police responded at about 5:45 a.m. to a domestic vio-lence call at a home near Third Place Northwest and Northwest Dogwood Street, according to Cmdr. Stan Conrad. While police were speaking with other family members in the home, Conrad said the two youths locked them-selves in a bedroom and refused to come out.

“They made threats at the of-ficers, saying they’d shoot them if they tried to come in,” Conrad said.

The officers pulled back and set up a perimeter with help from officers from other jurisdictions, including Redmond, Pacific, Renton, Bellevue, Snoqualmie and a K-9 unit from Kent. Conrad said it is not unusual for other jurisdictions to lend assistance, or “mutual aid,” as he called it.

By 6:30 a.m., Northwest Dog-wood Street was closed between Newport Way Northwest and First Avenue Northwest.

Conrad said throughout the standoff, the two suspects con-

tinually antagonized the police officers.

“They continually made verbal threats, yelling at the officers, throwing glass containers at them,” Conrad said. “They ap-parently wanted to draw the officers into a shooting situation, saying they had handguns and an AK-47.”

Conrad added the two would periodically dash out of the bar-ricaded room with their hands in their shirts, implying they had hidden guns.

“Our officers showed a great deal of restraint,” Conrad said. “They did a good job of keeping the situation from getting out of hand.”

He said the standoff occurred over two shifts, requiring officers to stay long past 6 a.m. turnover.

At roughly 11:45 a.m., Conrad said the two youths finally sur-rendered to police, and no guns were found at the scene.

The 17-year-old who lived at the residence was arrested for felony domestic violence and obstructing law enforcement. The other suspect was also ar-rested for felony obstructing law enforcement. Conrad said the

Two unarmed youths surrender to police

after six-hour standoff

School threatened in letter will reopen after winter break

By Tom [email protected]

Issaquah School District of-ficials were being largely quiet last week regarding the continu-ing investigation into a threaten-ing letter found Dec. 17 outside a classroom at Pacific Cascade Middle School.

“We aren’t at liberty to talk about the specifics of an investi-gation while it is underway,” L. Michelle, district director of com-munications, said in an email.

“At this point, we haven’t identified a suspect,” she added Dec. 19.

The district was offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the writer of the letter that shut the school for three days, Dec. 17-19.

County police officials did not

return phone calls asking for comment.

In an email sent to Pacific Cascade parents, Principal Dana Bailey said officials intend for the school to reopen Jan. 5 with the rest of the district’s buildings fol-lowing winter break.

Bailey said the school would open to students one hour later than usual. Parents are invited to attend a meeting that morning, from 7:40-8:10 a.m. The school will require parents to check in at the building office and obtain a visitor’s badge, and then meet in the school gym.

The meeting itself was de-scribed by Bailey as “an opportu-nity for parents to hear directly from us our plan on how to

See SCHOOL, Page 5

See STANDOFF, Page 5

Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas


With a unanimous vote at its Dec. 15 meeting, the Issaquah City Council formally annexed Lake Sammamish State Park, making it part of the city.

The annexation includes 300 acres of parkland, beaches, the park picnic area and the boat launch, said Trish Heinonen, city long range planning manager.

The park will remain a state park and primary responsibility for maintaining it will remain

with the state.At the same time, King County

will retain responsibility for police patrols in the park, while state rangers also will con-tinue to serve the park. The memorandum of understanding created between Issaquah and Washington State Parks requires the state not change the level of police service in the park with-out notifying Issaquah officials.

The annexation takes effect Feb. 1. The move will cost the city $10,000 a year to be spent on shore patrol activities, Heinonen

said, adding that Issaquah might eventually want to look into get-ting its own boat for police use.

The city will take in approxi-mately $57,000 annually in ad-ditional storm water fees, but a few extra dollars was not why council representatives were pleased the annexation was finally a reality.

“I think this is a very excit-ing day,” Councilwoman Stacy Goodman said.

City boundaries to encompass Lake Sammamish State Park

See BOUNDARIES, Page 3


At 10:37 a.m. March 22, one of the largest landslides in the history of the state happened between the towns of Arlington and Darrington and became generally known as the SR 530, or Oso, landslide.

The slide killed 43 people, destroyed more than 40 homes and other structures, and grabbed national attention.

On Dec. 15, a 12-member commission authorized by the state completed what was described as a comprehensive

study of the landslide and made 17 specific recommendations to prevent other such occurrences.

“Since one of government’s key roles is to promote public safety, it is critical for the public to understand the risks posed by natural disasters and to mitigate or minimize their impact,” reads a part of the introduction to the commission’s findings.

Are there landslide risks lo-cally? Some residents point to a possible problem area as the hillside behind the Home Depot and Fred Meyer stores on East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.

The hillside is held up by a wall that runs between the stores and Southeast Black Nug-get Road.

“The wall is an engineered structure,” said Sheldon Lynne, public works engineering direc-tor for Issaquah. “We are not worried about the wall.”

The land behind the retaining wall is private property, Lynne noted, adding the city therefore has no control over it. Still, city workers will be doing some maintenance on the retaining

Officials say there is no chance of large-scale landslide locally

See LANDSLIDES, Page 5

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With just two weeks left, the Merry Christmas Is-saquah fund is almost half-way to its $100,000 goal.

That total is less that half of what will be needed to meet Issaquah Community Services’ client demands in 2015.

The people that the non-profit supports are not resi-dents looking for a handout; they are men and women who are simply looking to survive amidst a harrowing set of circumstances.

“We are getting families coming that are so desper-ate, they have completely exhausted everything,” said Lori Birrell, ICS board president.

ICS offers emergency financial aid to residents of the Issaquah School Dis-trict in the form of utility payments, rent assistance and other miscellaneous contributions, depending on a client’s specific need.

The need grows greater every year, as more families filter into the ICS offices.

Last year, the nonprofit organization helped 199 families avoid eviction and kept the lights and/or water on for an additional 187 families. They also re-ferred countless others to a network of agencies and

nonprofits that could offer more assistance.

Merry Christmas Is-saquah is the organization’s most important fundraiser all year. Organizers set a $100,000 goal for 2014.

The fundraiser — spear-headed by The Issaquah Press since 1981 — set a record for the number of donors last year with 254, collecting nearly $86,000, surpassing the 2013 goal of $75,000.

As the year winds down, organizations are often seeking public donations for the upcoming season. Giving to ICS through the Merry Christmas Issaquah fund ensures that your donations go directly back into the Issaquah com-munity and nearly every penny goes straight to the clients, since it is an all-volunteer organization.

Issaquah Community Services receives about 500 requests for emer-gency aid each year. The organization currently has an annual budget of just more than $100,000.

The Merry Christmas Is-saquah holiday fundraising drive accounts for about 80 percent of Issaquah Com-munity Services’ annual budget. The fund has re-ceived more than $875,000 in donations since its inception.

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2014 GOAL: $100,000 TO DATE: $45,555

HOW TO HELPHelp by making a

tax-deductible donation to Issaquah Community Services. The organization is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. Send donations to Merry Christmas Issaquah, P.O. Box 669, Issaquah, WA 98027. The names of donors — but not amounts — are published in The Press unless anonymity is requested. Call ICS at 837-3125 for more information.

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Hiking was at the top of the wish list followed by mountain biking and camping for the long-planned Snoqualmie Cor-ridor Recreation area.

More than 2,500 people were surveyed as part of the Washington State Department of Natural Re-sources planning process for the 53,500-acre swath of land that runs from Ti-ger Mountain to the Pratt River and Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River.

The survey results, along with recommendations from a 17-member citizen planning committee, are the basis for the final plan presented by the DNR.

A public meeting was held Dec. 10 at the Sno-qualmie City Hall to present the plan. The DNR will use the plan to guide decisions about land management.

“The idea was to come up with a 10- to 15-year vision for how to manage recre-ation on the landscape,” said Laura Cooper, a parks planner with the DNR and one of the people who ran the informational meeting.

The meeting was part of the finalization process of the State Environmental Policy Act review of the corridor plan. The SEPA

review also coincided with an open public comment period that ended Dec. 19.

“In conjunction with that we wanted to host this informational meeting just so that people could come, talk to us about the plan, ask us questions,” Cooper said. “We figured it would also be nice to have the opportunity for people to come and talk to a real person.”

Cooper and several other DNR employees said they felt the meeting went very well. They estimated that 75 to 100 people at-tended.

DNR representatives did a short presentation about the corridor plan overall and then set up several in-formation stations around the room. People could go from station to station with their questions.

“It was a really great meeting, and I really love that format,” Cooper said. “It just allows a lot more people to really talk to you.”

The corridor plan pro-cess started in February 2012. The 17-member Rec-reation Planning Commit-tee, along with the survey, provided input regarding the most appropriate rec-reational activities in the area. The committee, along with Cooper, extensively studied the area for a year.

They met once a month, often in the field, in order to analyze wetlands, critical habitats, soil conditions and other factors. They com-pleted a suitability analysis and created a number of maps for sustainability and recreation.

The Snoqualmie Cor-ridor Recreation Plan is broad. For example, it doesn’t make any deci-sions about specific trails.

Rather, it is a plan for the direction that will guide the DNR’s management of recreation in the area for at least the next decade.

The citizen informa-tional meeting signals the finalization of the public input process.

But for Cooper, it was a rewarding chance to explain the plan to the people who live in the area. To her, it was a great success.

“It was really nice,” she said. “I really liked it.”

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Echoing comments made by other council members, Goodman added she hopes the city can partner with the state in turning the

park back into “the gem” it used to be.

Widespread opinion holds the park has been overlooked by the state for some time.

“Lake Sammamish is a beautiful park. It’s just been neglected for decades,” said Jim Mackey, a board member of the community

group the Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park.

The Friends group sup-ported the annexation.

As soon as the annexa-tion is official, Issaquah will become the main source of building permits as well as handling zoning and similar issues. Among other pluses for the park,

the change should stream-line the permitting pro-cess allowing renovation projects to move ahead more swiftly, according to various city officials and the Friends organization.

Just prior to the vote, the council held a public hearing regarding the an-nexation. No member of the

public asked to speak and council discussion of the an-nexation was minimal. The lack of comment, at least by elected officials, seemed “vaguely bad” to Council-man Tola Marts, who said the lack of discussion might give the public the wrong idea. The annexation has been discussed extensively

and over a long period of time, he added.

There was plenty of work put into the annexa-tion, Mayor Fred Butler said, adding that the annexation was a very positive way for council to close out the year, a com-ment echoed by Council President Paul Winterstein.

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BY GREG FARRAR

A Puget Sound Energy crew and other workers dig into the pavement on Northwest Gilman Boulevard a block east of state Route 900 on Dec. 18 to repair a natural gas leak.

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The Lake Sammamish Elks Lodge officially closed its doors and will begin liq-uidating its assets, accord-ing to a Dec. 17 post on the group’s Facebook page.

The move comes after the Washington State Elks Association suspended its charter in September and encouraged the group to come up with a business plan and better engage the community.

The funds from the sale of the lodge, at 765 Rainier Blvd. N., will remain in

a restricted account for five years, should existing members decide to re-establish the lodge.

Elks member Sean Crowder told The Issaquah Press in October that many factors led to the lodge’s decline.

“I think the location of the lodge, the age of the lodge, didn’t help the situa-tion,” he said.

Current members are allowed to maintain their membership by going to any existing lodge and

requesting a transfer. The closest ones, however, are in Burien and Seattle.

More than 19,800 members belong to 39 Elks lodges in Washington. Nationally in 2012-13, the Elks gave more than $400 million in cash, in-kind donations and volunteer service. Local Elks lodges fulfill the Elks’ longstand-ing commitment to provide help for the disadvantaged and programs for veterans and youths in their com-munities.

Lake Sammamish Elks Lodge to close its doors, sell assets

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Check with your doc-tor promptly if you get flu symptoms and are at higher risk for complica-tions. Antiviral medication may be recommended for you.

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In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon was asked by his then-8-year-old daughter Virginia whether Santa Claus really existed. O’Hanlon suggested she write to The Sun, a promi-nent New York City newspaper at the time.

Virginia’s letter became the introduction to an editorial in The Sun, and is reprinted here. Merry Christmas one and all!

Dear Editor,I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no

Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon115 W. Ninety-Fifth St.

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as cer-tainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world, which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

Editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church

Yes, Virginia,there is a Santa Claus

EDITORIAL

Santa Claus and I see an Eastside seldom noticed by most — the economically challenged families holding their children on our laps and listening to their Christmas wishes.

I am Mrs. Claus at Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center annual holiday party.

People often scoff that there are no needy people in Bel-levue. The city’s reputation as a wealthy suburb is overstated. The same problems of unem-ployment, underemployment and hunger face all towns, including Bellevue.

While preparing for Christ-mas I sometimes forget that. Like you, I’ve had too many things to do in too short a time. My holiday shopping and cards aren’t done and the house is only half-decorated.

As I write this, those things don’t matter.

Santa and I were there for more than 4,000 children and their families, making the magic of the holiday season come alive.

Two decades ago, when I was a columnist/reporter for the now-defunct Journal American

newspaper, the center director came to me with a plea a week before the annual event.

Would I put some-thing in the paper ask-ing people to donate gifts? The usual donations hadn’t come through.

People were wonderful. The center stayed open extra hours to receive all the donations. The next year, the center employee who had been Mrs. Claus sug-gested I fill her suit so she could help at the party.

I’ve been Mrs. Claus since.Santa and I climb into a

hook-and-ladder truck and the firefighters transport us, with lights and sirens, to the center’s parking lot.

Hundreds of children and

Santa needs help making wishes come true

OFF THE PRESS

Sherry Grindeland

SnoValley Star editor

Windy had sent off for a doo-dad for his small kitchen, and that’s why he checked the mailbox. If you’re Alphonse “Windy” Wilson, and you’re long-in-the-tooth and single, you find yourself not checking the mailbox very often unless there’s a rea-son. It saves the disappointment of finding it empty, you see.

But there was something in there today.

He opened it up. It was a Christmas card from Mrs. Morris. In it, she had written, “Thank you so much for fixing my shed.”

Wow! As Windy would say, it was a “transfigurational enlight-ening.” Of course, he only used his fancy English when there was an audience of one or more. But

it led him to thinking he might have to check the ol’ mailbox more often.

He had straightened up Mrs. Morris’ shed that was perilously close to becoming kindling in her back yard. That Mrs. Morris had wanted it to become kindling so she could use the space for other reasons didn’t really figure in. It all happened on one of Windy’s helping days. One day each week, he looked around for someone who needed help and helped them, whether they wanted him to or not.

The next day there were two more Christmas cards. One from Mrs. Lopez, whose arthri-tis prevented her from weeding her flower patch, and one from someone who didn’t sign it, but just wrote “Thank you so much” inside.

Windy was rendered speech-less, which is the equivalent, here in Home Country, of the Pa-cific Ocean tides deciding to take

the day off.But the

capper came on Christmas Eve. Windy returned from eating at the Mule Barn and explain-ing to the guys all about “experiential trans-wisdom” and its effects on education these days. And there, on his front porch, was a cardboard box with holes punched in it. It was vibrating a bit, too, and making whining sounds.

On opening it, Windy found a brown puppy with an overabun-dance of enthusiasm and an active tongue and smile. There was no note. He hugged the pup and took him in the house. It was going to be a great Christmas.

Brought to you with warmest Christmas season wishes by Slim and Catherine Randles.

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Christmas

The true spirit of the holiday is love

I’m a Hallmark Christmas movie fanatic. There’s nothing better after a long work week than coming home, curling up with a cup of hot chocolate and watching a movie about love and sacrifice. Last weekend, I felt as if I was in one of those movies.

The nonprofit The Trail Youth Outreach (www.thetrai-lyouth.com/info.html) held its first Christmas event for people in crisis. People rose to the occasion to collect warm coats, hats, gloves, hoodies, hand warmers and toiletries. Teams of people tirelessly wrapped each item in colorful festive Christmas paper.

When the gifts were brought to one place, I stood amazed at the generosity of the community. There was such an abundance that we had to move the gift tables outside. As people came to the Community Hall for the normal dinner hour, they were shocked and excited. They had a lot of fun digging through pack-ages to find what they needed. Thank you to all of you who donated, collected and wrapped gifts!

A shout out needs to go to Mag-giano’s who provided a real Ital-ian experience with its cuisine.

Manager Josh Roth stayed and worked alongside another com-munity group in setting up and serving the food.

No event is complete without music. Dan Hegelund and his Common Ground Choir made a special appearance, gracing us with Christmas carols. To top off the evening, everyone was sent off with a cup of specialty hot chocolate and coffee made by the teens of the Trail Youth.

The leftover gifts and coats were divided up and sent to our sister outreach in Tacoma and the Teen Challenge Rehab in Graham.

The true meaning of Christ-mas? Christmas is about love, sacrifice and the giving of hope. On Dec. 12, Christmas was lived out. Thank you to all of you who participated.

Trail Youth TeamIssaquah

Roadwork

When way too much becomes not nearly enough

“We have done so little for so long.”

So says a City Council member as the prelude to the warming the citizenry up to the idea of a host of massive new taxes.

However, I’d say the exact opposite is true. They have done far too much, too quickly, for too

long, all with a total disregard to reality and how it would ever be paid for.

We have been told repeat-edly over the past 20 years that growth was paying for itself, but city consultant Randy Young po-litely said recently “we” have not been collecting enough.

He recommended to keep up, new single-family unit fees needed to jump from $1,700 to $8,600….a difference of $6,900. While the sticker shock for devel-opment in the pipeline is horrific, what this really highlights is the degree that growth has been undercharged….a massive 500 percent giveaway!

Had their focus been on us, rather than on fanciful unfunded visions of the future, creating de-veloper “incentives,” and cater-ing to people and businesses that have not moved here yet, I might be receptive to listening.

However, they have tilted the process, systematically ignored us and disrespected what we love about Issaquah. But now they want us to tax ourselves to get them out of the hole they created.

Issaquah is much like the Titanic heading towards the ice-bergs. The band is playing loudly and the party is in full swing at City Hall, but I question really is if there is enough common sense left to change course.

C.A. ChristensenIssaquah

TO THE EDITOR

Car tab fees, sales taxes could help pay for roadwork

It is good to remember that the need for many of the roads in this article comes from the decision by council and admin-istration to embrace the Cen-tral Issaquah Plan, which far outstripped the growth required by the Growth Management Act. When that decision was passed, the council just pushed the question of how the infrastruc-ture needs for roads, parks, utilities, schools and adminis-tration would be funded down the road.

Now that the city share for transportation has made it into the light the high cost to the people who live here, who likely aren’t all that excited by the extreme growth, is clear. Is the proposed new growth worth the cost? And further even if the public does agree to vote in the many fees, with the growth simply give away the soul of our town?

The city is betting that the people will vote to pay more. Doubtful. Some yes…all no.

Connie Marsh

I think Issaquah should think of this as an opportunity to be more

progressive and build a bet-ter quality-of-life environment. Making room for cars to be more efficient in transit is good, but more/bigger roads can reduce a sense of community by forc-ibly breaking space connections across streets.

Being so close to mountain ranges, Issaquah should go with more of a ski resort model, to be more pedestrian- and bike-friendly, with a shuttle service back and forth from the high-lands. Lower Issaquah is quite flat and ideal for pedestrians, which is proven to improve overall livability of an area — which will always help with property values and city im-provement.

Issaquah needs value its roads and access beyond old urban planning models from the 1950s and ‘60s. The highlands is still too car-centric and is not walk-able. Issaquah should raise its standards to be a city that is centered on its residents, not one particular transportation mode. Another option is to add pedes-trian walkways and benches over streets.

As a former New York City resident who learned to love a walkable area, I think Issaquah is missing an opportunity to em-

brace growth in a way that will make it more hospitable for the long term.

Lara Lebeiko

Sen. Mark Mullet and Electric Vehicle Caucus

Excellent, as EVs are a win-win regardless of party. Whether for energy security and bal-ance of trade, climate change mitigation or individual energy independence, legislators of all stripes should agree on keep-ing more of our energy dollars in-state with clean Washington energy and pollution-reducing electric cars.

An EV even uses less electric-ity than a gas car due to the electricity consumed in refin-ing gasoline. It takes 8 kWh on average to refine a gallon of gasoline. That 8 kWh will propel an electric car from 24 to 40 miles, without even accounting for electricity usage at the gas stations. In other words, an EV has traveled up to 40 miles be-fore the gas car has even started burning gasoline, and the differ-ences only get better from that point.

Plus, electrics are more fun to drive, given their superior torque and lower center of gravity, which yields faster acceleration and tighter cornering.

Jay Donnaway

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wall itself in 2015.Four or five years ago,

the city completed a major study of the wall, which most notably indicated some maintenance needs to be done on a regular basis. Further, it identified a few locations where the wall needed some extra support. Those locations have been addressed, Lynne said.

As for the maintenance of the wall, he said struc-tures known as tie-back anchors present the big-gest challenge.

Essentially, according to Lynne, tie-back anchors are large anchors drilled well into the hillside, deep

enough to provide bal-last for the wall. A metal cap covers the ends of the tie-back devices. To com-plete maintenance on the anchors, the caps are re-moved, and the tie-backs inspected and tightened if needed.

What about land or debris simply rolling down the hillside and tumbling off the top of the wall? Lynne said there is three to five feet of “freeboard” above the ground level at the top of the wall, making the odds of debris simply falling off the hill unlikely.

Asked bluntly if a land-slide such as the Oso land-slide could happen locally, Lynne’s answer was a flat “no.” He said there was zero chance of something similar taking place here.

“We do have some areas susceptible to landslides,”

Lynne said, adding there is no doubt landslides have happened locally.

He also quickly said those slides took place tens of thousands of years ago.

As glaciers receded from this area, presum-ably at the end of the last ice age, some local hillsides could not drain the water left behind fast enough and landslides were the result. There is little doubt those slides helped shape this area, Lynne also said.

If you are looking for proof of those long ago slides, Lynne pointed to what he called the buried forest in the Vasa Park area of Lake Sammamish. He said the forest was undoubtedly the result of ancient landslides.

“Gravity is always there,” he said, but also added that he and other city officials are confident that there are no landslide issues to worry about locally.


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families jam the audito-rium. We wave and “ho ho ho” and then head to another room where Santa and I sit on a large couch. Then the line forms.

Children get a chance to talk to Santa and Mrs. Claus before receiving their gifts. Presents are given out in another room. We used to help but the numbers are overwhelming, so volunteer elves now handle that.

Some children are ex-cited to meet us. Smaller children reluctantly get plunked into our laps. There are huggers and there are screamers who don’t like that funny-look-ing man.

That’s where I come in.Scared children will often

come to me because I’m nonthreatening, dressed in a cape and long skirt trimmed in faux fur.

There’s always the mo-ment each year when a child touches my heart — that’s when Christmas truly begins for me.

This year’s moment came from a sweet little girl about 7 years old. Like many we see, her clothes probably were hand-me-downs. Her jacket was too lightweight for the weather. Her mother wore a work shirt from a local fast food restaurant.

The child asked if she could tell us what she wanted for Christmas.

I expected a request for something big — an elec-tronic gaming system or an expensive doll. If she were older, it would be the latest cell phone.

I wished I could have fulfilled her request on the spot.

“A Play-Doh kit so I can make things for my mother and my sister,” she said.

I gave her a hug and sent up a silent prayer that Santa will come through for her.

May your holiday be filled with love, hugs and smiles and your own version of a Play-Doh kit.

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return operations back to normal.”

She said that after the meeting, any parent who wished to remain at the school could do so and act as a presence, an extra set of eyes and ears.

“A future town hall meeting on school safety will be scheduled at a later date,” Bailey added.

Both Bailey and Michelle said that over winter break, district officials will,

if needed, communicate with parents and students by way of e-news, the district website, Facebook and other social media.

“If we have new in-formation during winter break, it will come out that way,” Michelle said.

Pacific Cascade first was closed the morning of Dec. 17 after building personnel found the letter threatening four specific school staffers. The letter also contained unspecified threats of further violence to take place Dec. 19 during a lunch period or during the school’s winter assembly, planned for that

same day.The district did not re-

lease the actual contents of the letter.

Michelle said the deci-sion to close the school was made by Superinten-dent Ron Thiele.

“Without a suspect in custody or knowledge as to whether or not the note was a prank, we did not feel we had a choice regarding whether or not to close school,” Michelle said. “Our ultimate con-cern is the safety of our students and our staff. This is the best precaution we could take.”

This is the second time

this year that a threat disrupted classes at Pa-cific Cascade. “Out of an abundance of caution,” the district delayed the start time for students at Cascade on Nov. 4 due to an online threat.

On the morning of the Dec. 17 closure, buses filled with students already were on their way to the school. All students were picked up as usual. But upon arriving at the school, buses were rerout-ed to take students back home. Staff was on hand to turn away any students who walked to school or arrived late.

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second suspect also had an outstanding felony drug warrant. The two are being held at the King County juvenile detention center.

The standoff never pre-sented a danger to nearby Issaquah Valley Elementary School. Principal Denise Waters sent out this email to parents:

“We have been receiv-ing calls from many of you today. We understand that the news of police pres-ence in our neighborhood is unnerving. I want to reassure you that I have been in contact personally with our school resource officer throughout the day and local law enforcement has assured us we are safe to continue operating school as normal. We work with our first responders very closely, and should there be any change, we will make modifications to our schedule as appropri-ate.”

In addition, city officials said the situation was unrelated to the closure of Pacific Cascade Middle School, which was closed after a threatening let-ter was left for a teacher earlier in the week. The school was closed Wednesday after the letter was found, and officials decided to keep the school closed Thursday and Friday.

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Restaurant reviews are a regular feature of The Issaquah Press. Reviewers visit restaurants unan-nounced and pay in full for their meals.

By David [email protected]

Buyer beware — you really can get too much of a good thing.

Take Stan’s Bar-B-Q, for instance. Just don’t take it all at once like I did. After downing just half of the “Who’s Your Daddy” sampler plat-ter, I was ready for a meat nap.

I’ve been beefing up my own home-barbecuing skills. But I leave it up to the professionals to get me through the winter

months. A couple of other barbecue joints have come and gone over the past couple of years. But Stan’s must be doing something right, as it remains the only barbecue game in town.

The first sign you’re in the right place? The smell. Nothing gets the juices flowing like the aroma of smoking meat.

While each region of the United States has its own preferred barbecu-ing method, Stan Phillips brought Kansas City style with him out west from his childhood home. Each hunk of meat receives a dry rub with a secret combination of spices and is super slow and low cooked until it is juicy and cut-with-a-fork tender.

Stan’s menu offers

individual servings of each type of meat in succulent sandwiches and three types of sauce to slather them with. For lunch, The Chief, at $11.99, show-cases the beef brisket and The Cowboy, $10.99, will make your mouth water with its pulled pork.

It was at Stan’s where I first had my mind blown by smoked turkey. That smoked flavor absolutely transforms turkey to a whole other level. Try it in The Big Bird sandwich, $10.99.

But with so many meats to choose from, the best way to go is try a vari-ety in one of the many combos. The most popu-lar is Who’s Your Daddy, where for $25.99 you get three ribs, a half-pound of brisket, a half-pound of pork, two links and two sides. But if you’re there for Sunday football with a group, especially to watch Stan’s hometown Chiefs, throw caution to the wind and order up the Hog Plat-ter, which feeds six.

Or go whole hog, almost literally, with the Who’s Your Gran-Pappy, which serves up 4 pounds of meat, a slab of ribs, a whole chicken and eight sides, enough to feed up to 10 of the hungriest fans. Make sure to split the check — the Hog Platter is $74.99 while Who’s Your Gran Pappy will set the group back $109.99.

Definitely leave room for the sides, with the baked

beans and potato salad that taste home-cooked or the best creamed corn I’ve ever had. Technically, it’s more juicy than creamy, but with whole kernels of white and yellow corn, the flavor combination will throw a party in your mouth with each bite.

I’ve been to barbecue chains that have lost that backyard barbecue feel once they went national. Not so with Stan’s. I’d be proud to produce on my Weber anything half as good on his menu. Head down to Stan’s and you, too, will discover why it remains the best, and only, ’cue in town.

By Maria NelsonSpecial to The Issaquah Press

There’s something about living in the Northwest that makes our winter weather seem a bit colder than what the thermometer says it should be.

I’ve always thought that it had to do with the persis-tent and ever-present wet that seeps into the bones and refuses to leave. Dryer, colder temperatures often fail to affect me in the way wetter and slightly warmer ones typically do.

When the chill is combined with the shortening days and longer, darker nights I find it more natural to cozy up with a warming winter drink that helps bring a little life back to the limbs.

Gløgg, or mulled wine, is a common drink in the winter months in Scandi-navia and one that is quite simple to prepare. There are a plethora of recipes available, some more po-tent than others, but I pre-fer my drink with a little spiced vodka thrown in for good measure. Steeping the vodka overnight with a few spices and the peel of an orange gives the wine a delicious seasonal flavor that goes particularly well with all kinds of fare.

We most commonly drink ours with thinly baked gin-gersnap cookies slathered with creamy blue cheese or with a delicious cheese fon-due, bread and vegetables. It goes without saying that this is a very strong drink, so please exercise some caution and restraint while drinking. You can also choose to omit the vodka if you prefer. For those of you who prefer no alcohol, I’ve given you a variation on how to make this non-alcoholic as well.

This drink will definitely do it’s part to help drive away that winter chill, and tastes especially delicious when sipped in front of a roaring fire.

GløggServes 4-541/2 cup vodka41 stick cinnamon44 whole cloves44 cardamom seeds4peel of one orange41/2 cup sugar or even

honey if you prefer4One 750 ml bottle red

wine4Whole almonds and

raisins for garnish

One day prior to mak-ing the gløgg, combine the vodka, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and orange peel in a small container and let steep overnight.

To prepare: Strain the spices from the vodka and discard. Pour the wine, and sugar in a large pot set over low heat. Slowly stir the wine until the sugar dissolves and add the vod-ka. Continue to warm the mixture over low heat until steaming and fragrant. Avoid boiling, as this will remove the alcohol.

Serve in small mugs with a tablespoon of the almond and raisin mixture.

Without the vodkaIn a small saucepan,

combine 1 cup water with the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and sugar or honey. Bring to a simmer until the sugars have dissolved and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes. Proceed with the rest of the recipe.

Non-alcoholic versionMake the spiced simple

syrup listed above in the “Without the vodka instruc-tions,” and reduce sugar or honey to 2 tablespoons. Substitute Concord or white grape juice for the wine.

COMMUNITY 6 • Wednesday, December 24, 2014

THE ISSAQUAH PRESSMaster Chorus Eastside is holding auditions in preparation for its upcoming 2014/2015 season. Tenors and

basses are particularly needed. This season’s repertoire includes works by Bach, Eric Whitacre, George Gershwin, local composer John Muehleisen and the spectacular “Sunrise Mass,” by Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo. Interested singers must have choral experience and basic music reading ability. Call the Master Chorus Eastside office at 392-8446 for an audition appointment. Learn more about the chorus at www.masterchoruseastside.org.

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Issaquah High School seniors Andy Co (left) and best friend J.B. Cohen took their favorite newspaper, The Issaquah Press, to the Army-Navy game in Baltimore, Maryland. Even the Academy mascots were excited about the Issaquah Press! Where have you taken your paper? Email your photo and info to [email protected].

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Students between the ages of 14 and 16 are invited to participate in the Senate page program, where each year hundreds of students from through-out Washington state get a firsthand look at how the legislative process works.

“The page program is an incredible educational opportunity and a great chance to learn from other students from different parts of the state,” said Sen. Steve Litzow, who represents Mer-cer Island, Bellevue, Beaux Arts, Issaquah, Newcastle, Renton and Sammamish. “Being able to participate directly in the legislative process can inspire our state’s future leaders.”

Students spend one week in Olympia, where they attend page school, hear directly from state law-makers and other officials, and assist with proceedings on the Senate floor during debate and voting.

Interested students living in the 41st District are en-couraged to apply by sub-mitting an application to Litzow’s office for the 2015 session that runs from January through April.

Learn more or get an ap-plication by calling the Leg-islative Information Center at 800-562-6000 toll free; go to SenatorLitzow.com and select “Page Program;” or email [email protected].

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George, Tatom and Anderson Metcalf (from left to right) participate in one of their favorite holiday memories, hav-ing the Eastside Fire & Rescue Santa truck come to their neighborhood.

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Eastside students invited to join Senate page program

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Restaurant

Review

KANSAS CITY ’CUE

STAN’S BAR-B-Q58 Front St. N.11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday11 a.m. to 8 p.m. SundaysOpens at 10 a.m. Sundays during football seasonwww.stansbarbq.com

During the winter, leave the barbecuing to Stan’s

BY GREG FARRAR

An order of Who’s Your Daddy? at Stan’s Bar-B-Q comes with three ribs, a half-pound of beef brisket, a half-pound of pulled pork, two sausage links and two sides, all for just $25.99.

THURSDAY, DEC. 25 Libraries and government build-ings are closed for Christmas.

FRIDAY, DEC. 26Squak Mountain Partners Trail Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., sign up and location details at issaquahalps.org

‘Nutcracker’ Story Time, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Jim Basnight, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

Keely Whitney Band, 8 p.m.,

Pogacha, ages 21 and older only, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., $5, 392-5550

‘Mary Poppins,’ 8 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $47 to $62, villagetheatre.org

Live music, 9 p.m., no cover, Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 392-2964

SATURDAY, DEC. 27Squak Mountain Partners Trail Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., sign-up and location details at issaquah-alps.org

Tradition Plateau Hike, very easy, 4 miles, up to 600-foot ele-vation gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

Arabic Story Times: Ahlan!, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Holiday Magic, magic, mayhem and inventions, ages 5 and older, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Wild Tracks,’ ages 5 and older, explore the park for signs of wildlife and take home a plas-ter track, 1 p.m., Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., $2/resident, $3/nonresident, register by calling 452-6885

‘Mary Poppins,’ 2 and 8 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $47 to $62, villagetheatre.org

Shaggy Sweet, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

The Daily Flash, 8 p.m., Pogacha, ages 21 and older only, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., $5, 392-5550

Karaoke, 9 p.m., Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 392-2964

SUNDAY, DEC. 28Poo Poo Point and Section Line Trails Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., sign up and location details at issaquahalps.org

Issaquah Alps Hike, easy, 2-4 miles, up to 600-foot elevation gain, 9:30 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

‘Mary Poppins,’ 2 and 7 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $47 to $62, villagetheatre.org

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MONDAY, DEC. 29Corks and Canvas, 6 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., $45, 391-1424

‘Mindful Meditations to Empower Yourself,’ 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

TUESDAY, DEC. 30Trail Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., sign up and location details at issaquahalps.org

The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Senior Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, www.rovinfiddlers.com

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31All libraries will close at 5 p.m. for New Year’s Eve.

Party with The 5 Johnsons, 6:30 p.m., Amante, 131 Front St. N., 313-9600

Party with At Five, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 21 and older, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., $25, 392-5550

Live music, 9 p.m., Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 392-2964

Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m., Zeeks Pizza, 2525 N.E. Park Drive, 893-8646

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Hilary Ann Wildermuth Wylde, of Issaquah, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014.

Hilary was born Nov. 6, 1970, in Reno, Nevada, to Don and Janell Wil-dermuth. She grew up in the small town of Verdi, Nevada, with her horses, dogs and cats, with horses being her first love. She became a USEF Certi-fied Pro Hunter Jumper Trainer and spent many years competing, training and teaching in Nevada, California and Washing-ton.

Hilary graduated from the University of Washing-ton and left the riding field to pursue a career that would allow her to have

a family. Hilary worked in the printing business and began a horse magazine, Horses Inc., and then stayed home to raise her beloved daughter Sayre, the light of her life. In recent years, Hilary worked from home as a Web content author to be able to spend more time with Sayre.

She left us much too early but will be remembered as fiercely loyal, a mentor, best friend, quick witted, stylish, generous, sister, daugh-ter and most importantly mother of Sayre.

Survivors include her daughter Sayre, mother

Janell Wil-dermuth, brother Brady (Jennie) Wilder-muth, and nieces Kate-lyn and Krissa.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home.

Friends are invited to share memories, sign the family’s online guest book, and get location informa-tion at www.flintofts.com.

Paul D. JohnsonPaul

D. John-son, 71, of Sam-mamish, died Dec. 12, 2014.

Born Dec. 15, 1942. Beloved husband of Cyn-thia “Cindy” Johnson; fa-ther of Denise (Tyron) Long

immensely proud of (and grate-ful for) his more than 30 years of sobriety.

He is survived by his wife and best friend Taffie, son Todd, sisters Susan and

Betsy (Barney) Zabora, and numerous nieces and nephews.

At Doug’s request, there will be no memorial ser-vice.

In lieu of flowers re-membrances, if desired, could be made to the American Lung Associa-tion, The Alano Club of Bellevue, or a charity of your choice.

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Douglas deVeer Barney, beloved father, brother, uncle and friend, died Friday Dec. 12, 2014, of natural causes.

Born May 26, 1943, in Plainville, Massachusetts, he was transplanted at the

age of 10 with his family to Bellevue. After a 40-year career at Boeing, he re-tired in 1998 and enjoyed many years with friends and family.

He was a longtime board member and supporter of the Alano Club of Bellevue. He and his family were

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John BenakJohn Richard Benak, of

Issaquah, loving husband to Adeline, passed away Dec. 2, 2014, at home.

A graveside committal with military honors was held at Tahoma National Cemetery.

Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

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and Paul (Aimee) Johnson; grandfather of Jason, Trevor, Brandon and Cindy Long, Zachary and Meghan Johnson, and Alex and Joel Kreider; brother of David, Bill, Sue, Dan and Mary.

Preceded in death by his daughter Donna.

Funeral Mass was held Friday, Dec. 19,

2014, at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Sammamish. Interment followed at Upper Hillside Cemetery, Issaquah.

Arrangements by Flintoft’s Issaquah Fu-neral Home. Friends may view photos and sign the online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

Charles Joseph McCarthy Charles Joseph McCarthy,

of Issaquah, loving husband to Lillian and abiding father to Charlie and Elizabeth, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Issaquah. He was 91.

A vigil service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Issaquah.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests remembrances to a

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SPORTS 9 • Wednesday, December 24, 2014

THE ISSAQUAH PRESS CorrectionAn athlete was identified incorrectly and the results

of another match were incorrect in a Dec. 17 wrestling story. Liberty High School junior Cooper Antin wrestled at 195 pounds, pinning Benjamin Fines, of Juanita, in 1:58. State-ranked Liberty senior Romney Noel won his match at 182 pounds by forfeit.

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The Liberty High School gymnastics team just couldn’t find its balance at a Dec. 18 home meet against Sammamish.

In what was the Patriots’ second, and final, home meet of the season, Liberty fell to the Totems, 159.3-112.3.

Sammamish dominated the top 10 results in all events, including the all-around. The highest placement in any category for the struggling Liberty squad was sixth.

Michelle Pan was the Patriots’ top overall performer, placing in the top 10 of every event. Her highest finish was on the vault; she placed sixth with 7.65 points.

She also placed eighth on the bars, ninth on the beam, ninth on the floor and seventh in the all-around.

Lauren Coate and Bri-anna Fisher were the other top Liberty finishers, com-ing in just behind Pan in the all-around scores.

Coate finished eighth on the beam, seventh on the floor and eighth in the all-around, while Fisher took ninth on the vault, 10th on the bars and 10th in the all-around.

Though they couldn’t crack the top 10 in the all-around scores, Stacia Hendersen, Sophie Wart-ena and Gillian Archibald placed on the vault, bars and beam, respectively.

Hendersen took 10th on the vault, Wartena placed ninth on the bars and Archibald earned 10th on the beam.

Sammamish High’s Nykaela Dodson was the meet’s overall win-ner, finishing first in the all-around with a score of 36.3.

For many of the Liberty gymnasts, the Dec. 18 meet was just the third of their career.

“With a team of 29 girls, 14 of whom are new to the team, we were excited to have 17 girls compete in this meet,” head coach Lori Copenhaver said after Lib-

erty’s first meet of the sea-son Dec. 4. “Seven of those girls have not competed in gymnastics before.”

Liberty dropped that Dec. 4 meet to Interlake, 146.25-120.05, though three girls — Fisher, Coate and Candace Baltazar — made the top 10 all-around.

With just three meets left, all on the road, the young Patriots squad will continue to get thrown in the fire, as it accumulates valuable experience for the future.

Liberty’s next meet is 7 p.m. Jan. 8 at Sammamish High School.


Above, Michelle Pan, Liberty High School junior, goes airborne in the dismount from her vault routine during the Patriots’ Dec.

18 meet against Sammamish, leading her teammates with 7.65 points. Pan finished in the top 10 on each apparatus and

in the all-around. At right, Lauren Coate, Liberty High School junior, performs her balance beam routine for a team-high 6.55 points. Coate finished in the top 10 on the beam and floor and

in the top 10 all-around.

Young Patriots can’t stick landing against Sammamish

By Neil [email protected]

With a 44-38 deficit heading into the fourth quarter, the Skyline Spar-tans needed to make some game-changing plays, and they did it by going back to their original game plan.

“One of our keys is of-fensive rebounds, both us preventing them and then us getting them,” coach Bill McIntyre said.

“At that point, going into the fourth quarter, I’m not sure we even had an offen-sive rebound. It was a good time to click in and start doing some of the things that we practice.”

The Spartans turned the game around by playing hard-nosed defense and collecting second-shot opportunities, and they earned their first win of the season, 56-49, over the visiting Newport Knights Dec. 16 in Class 4A KingCo Conference boys basketball action.

Braden Ahlemeyer, a

6-foot-5 junior forward, keyed the comeback ef-fort with some scrappy plays under the basket. He worked tirelessly at both ends of the floor and finished with 12 points.

“He’s relentless on the boards, and he kept balls alive for us in the fourth quarter,” McIntyre said.

Ahlemeyer said it felt great to help the Spartans even their record at 1-1 in the conference and recover from a 65-62 defeat at Inglemoor 11 days earlier.

He helped keep New-port’s Calvin Throckmor-ton, a 6-7 senior, from dominating the game down low with his bruising physical nature.

“I like a good challenge like that,” Ahlemeyer said of facing Throckmorton. “He’s a good player. He’s going to Oregon next year for football. He’s very strong, but I like handling guys like that.”

Newport (2-1 overall, 1-1 KingCo) seemed to have the game in hand with eight minutes to play. The Knights kept momentum

on their side as Throck-morton scored 15 points inside the paint and guard Jake Higgins added 10 points on jump shots and drives to the basket.

They led by as many as nine points in the first half before the Spartans closed the gap to 31-28 on Blake Gregory’s pull-up 15-footer at the buzzer.

Skyline then took a 36-33 lead midway through the third quarter on John Farrar’s only bucket of the game, but Newport re-sponded with an 11-2 run.

Skyline senior guard Robert Biegaj led all scor-ers with 20 points, 14 of them in the first half. Drew Stender and Logan Wa-namaker combined for 17 points, 11 coming in the second half.

Having a long break helped the Spartans — their Dec. 9 game against Bothell was pushed back to Jan. 24 after the Cougars reached the state football title game and wanted to reschedule to rest some of their players for basketball season.

“We had a lot of prep time and we had a lot of rest before this game, so we just got our minds right and watched a lot of film on Newport,” Ahlemeyer said. “We just came into this game knowing what we were going to do, and we had a game plan, so it was good.”

“In a lot of ways, it sort of became almost a first-game scenario for us again,” McIntyre added. “But I’m proud of how they played, obviously. They got down, and got down again, and just kept battling, and they made plays.”

The fourth quarter was a thing of beauty for the Spartans as they overcame some foul trouble and out-scored the Knights 19-5.

“I’d like to see us do that for all four quarters — the game might not be so close,” McIntyre mused.

Skyline travels to San Diego, California, for a three-day holiday tourna-ment after Christmas, and returns to KingCo Confer-ence play Jan. 3 at Mount Si.

BY GREG FARRAR

Braden Ahlemeyer, Skyline High School junior forward, battles three Newport players, including Ryan Kingma (right), for an offensive rebound Dec. 16 during the heated fourth quarter of the Spartans’ 57-49 win over the Knights.

Skyline rallies against Newport for season’s first win

BY GREG FARRAR

Maya Witherspoon, Issaquah High School freshman guard, is fouled in the second quarter while driving between Mount Si’s Mady Privatsky (left) and Camryn Buck. Witherspoon sunk one of her free throw shots, contributing to the Eagles’ 62-47 victory.

Eagles keep Wildcats winless


Above, Lauren Longo, Issaquah High School junior guard, throws a long pass to a teammate in the fourth quarter Dec. 17 against Mount Si. Longo led her team with 16 points, 11 com-ing from the free-throw line.At right, Nicole Victory, Issaquah High School sophomore guard, goes to the basket during the third quarter for two of her 12 points as Scout Turner, of Mount Si, defends.

Movie: ‘Interstellar’“Inter-

stellar” is a dramatic sci-fi film that came into theaters Nov. 7. With human life on Earth on the brink of apocalyptic termination, a team of explorers embarks on an intergalactic mission to find mankind a new home. “Interstellar” com-bines the virtues of “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Gravity” into a dramatic, mind-bending adventure among the stars.

Album: ‘V’ By Maroon 5

“V” is Ma-roon 5’s fifth and most re-cent album, showcasing their upbeat style and Adam Levine’s impressive falsettos. “V” spawned hit singles “Maps” and “Animals.” Featuring pulsing rhythms and highly energetic songs, “V” is Maroon 5’s first album since 2012’s “Overexposed.”

Book: ‘Unbroken’ By Laura Hillenbrand

The novel “Unbroken,” which is being released as a movie this Christmas, tells the harrowing true story of survivor Louis Zamperni. Emerging from a troubled youth to become a groundbreaking Olympic runner, Zamperni eventu-ally joins the military only to wind up in a World War II Japanese POW camp. “Unbroken” is the power-ful story of one man’s persistence and grit in overcoming impossible odds.

The United States is often considered to be the melting pot of the world in terms of racial and cul-tural diversity, and along with this variance there comes an assort-ment of religious traditions during the winter season.

In modern America, we try to be conscious of how everyone cele-

brates the holiday season. However, there is an undeniable tendency for people to assume a majority of the population celebrates Christmas as opposed to other holidays during winter, such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Yule. Should Americans be ex-pected to be more inclusive of these holidays, too, or is it perfectly ac-ceptable to use the phrase “Merry Christmas” to anyone during the winter season?

“A lot of people celebrate Christmas in America,” Issaquah High School freshman Macie

White said.A difficult challenge arises in

trying to remove the term “Merry Christmas” as a common greeting during the holiday season when it is so deeply ingrained into Ameri-can society.

Whether Christmas should be specifically recognized af-fects schools, too. High schools have started using terms such as “winter celebration” or “Winter Fest” instead of “Christmas party” to describe school festivities in the winter months. The reason-

ing behind this is to not offend any students and to make them feel included, despite what they choose to celebrate (or not celebrate) during this time of the year.

“School is supposed to be an inclusive environment for every-one,” Issaquah High School junior Zaviar Brown said. “Because of this, it is especially important that the school makes sure no one feels left out or generalized.”

Even though the Christmas-oriented portion of the holiday

season is coming to a close, it is important to keep in mind the ample amount of other celebra-tions that will be taking place within the next few weeks.

So, similar to what schools do, you could choose a happy medium that is frequently used by people: “happy holidays.” That way, your greeting can mean whatever a person wants it to, whether it be Christmas, another holiday or even no holiday at all but just a simple recognition of the season.

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“I’m most excited to hang out with friends and family.”

Kay Hanson, senior

Issaquah High School

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Issaquah High School decks the halls with some Starbucks-themed spirit.

At Lib-erty High School there are count-less types of people: tall, skinny, overweight, brown, white…the diversity is endless. But until now, there has not been a club to encompass all of these people.

Diversity Club was founded by seniors Hayley Murdoch and Cecelia Lofton, who hope the club will help students embrace their diver-sity and find a safe place to be around other people who feel the same.

Treasurer Joanna Moreira says she finds the club a great way to express one’s culture. During meetings, presentations are given about a country chosen by the members from the prior meeting, followed by whatever activity the presenter had in mind to show.

After three meetings, a food day takes place and everyone gets to celebrate by eating the previously pre-sented countries’ food.

Meetings take place every other Tuesday in Room 5138, so feel free to join the Diversity Club for a global experience.

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“I’m excited to have time off school, go off ski-ing and just hang out with friends.”

Alex Jonson, sophomore

Skyline High School

“I’m looking forward to spending time with my family and playing guitar with my brother.”

Sanket Katta, sophomore

“I’m excited to go thrift shopping with my friends with more than $20 in my pocket.”

Niyathi Chakrapani, senior

Gather-ing in the Issaquah High School ceramics room after school each Thursday, a club of six students and adviser Karin Walen discuss how to educate people about and raise awareness of the issue of domestic violence.

The Fight the Fear event Nov. 17, sparked new interest in Students for Cycle the Wave. With empowered energy, club members first discussed the characteristics of a positive relationship. Afterward, they concluded that people should avoid relationships that make one feel trapped and instead gravitate to-ward relationships that are built on trust, communica-tion and, most importantly, happiness.

Additionally, Issaquah High will hold a self-defense class in February. Girls will learn to trust their intuition, walk with confidence and use self-defense strikes, Walen said. Club members stress the importance of shedding light on sexual assault in a community of young minds to prevent future incidents and engender courage in girls everywhere.

During the holidays, it’s impor-tant to be thankful for everything you have and remember there are people less fortunate than you. It’s important to remember to give back.

Skyline High School’s Red Cross Club is holding a fundraiser Jan. 12 to raise money for the Red Cross Measles & Rubella Initiative. The initiative essentially raises money for children and families in Africa — who don’t necessarily have access to immediate health care — to allow them to get measles and rubella vaccinations.

Measles is a highly prevent-able disease and nonfatal, but can cause future complications, according to historyofvaccines.org. However, with two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, children will be immune for life.

Skyline’s Red Cross Club is hoping to draw attention of the prevalence of measles in Second and Third World countries and help stop the disease. The club meets every other Monday in Room 1114.

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Since its incep-tion last year, the Eastside Catholic Microfinance Club’s mission has been to raise money for entrepreneurs in Third World countries to start a business.

Microfinance is relation-based banking; sev-eral entrepreneurs loan money to a person in a Third World country to help him or her start a business. The club’s mem-bers focus on funding people’s businesses in the Dominican Republic. If the business is suc-cessful, the owner then pays the Microfinance Club back the initially loaned money.

Club officials and adviser Scott Alcorn raise money in a variety of ways. During a typical meeting, members plan ways to raise money and awareness. They do so by regularly announc-ing club meetings and running fundraisers, such as selling candy grams during the holiday season. Learn more about the club at https://twitter.com/ec_mi-crofinance.

Throughout the rest of the year, the club’s organizers will attempt to meet their fundrais-ing goal and continue to grow

their club.

“I’m excited to spend time with my friends, my family and to sleep in every day.”

Emma Siegel, sophomore“I’m excited to have

time to reflect back on a fruitful year and spend time giving back to the community with my family.”

Jerome Siangco, senior

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“I’m usually really busy so it’s refreshing to have a few weeks off from all the stress.”

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Public Notice 14‑1292

The City of Issaquah, PO Box 1307 Issaquah, WA 98027, is seeking cov‑ erage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, East Lake Sammamish Parkway right‑of‑way improvements, will be completed on and adjacent to East Lake Sam‑ mamish Parkway between SE 56th and 62nd Streets. Associated work will be done at existing stormwater detention pond at the intersection of SE Black Nugget Road and SE Is‑ saquah ‑ Fall City Road in Issaquah in King county. This project involves approximately 1.7 acres of soil disturbance associ‑ ated with Highway or Road constru‑tion activities. Stormwater will be discharged to North Fork Issaquah Creek and a tributary to Lake Sammamish.Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State De‑ partment of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may no‑ tify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publica‑ tion of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173‑201A‑ 320.

Comments can be submitted to:Department of Ecology

Attn: Water Quality Program, Con‑ struction Stormwater

P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504‑7696

Published in the Issaquah Press on January 7th and January 14,

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NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATIONREQUESTS: Formal SubdivisionFiles:PLAT14‑0005Applicant: Jacobs LandingLocation:SE corner of the intersec‑ tion of Issaquah‑Pine Lk Rd SE & SE 32nd WayProposal:Subdivide 5.10 acres, zoned R6 & R6 SO into 20th lots for single‑family detached dwellings & tracts for access, drainage, critical areas, recreation & open spaceProject Manager: Kim Claussen, 206‑477‑0329COMMENT PROCEDURES: Com‑ ments on the above file are now be‑ ing accepted by King County DPER, at the address listed above. Published this 24th day of Decem‑ ber, 2014

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Published in the Issaquah Press on December 24, 2015.


NOTICE OF ORDINANCES PASSED BY ISSAQUAH CITY

COUNCIL

Following is a summary, by title, of two ordinances passed by the Is‑ saquah City Council on December 1, 2014, to be published in the Is‑ saquah Press on December 24, 2014, effective date of December 29, 2014.

ORDINANCE NO. 2728AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON, AC‑ KNOWLEDGING THE MERGER OF TW TELECOM INC. AND LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND AP‑ PROVING THE RESULTING INDI‑ RECT CHANGE OF CONTROL OF THE TW TELECOM OF WASHING‑ TON LLC TELECOMMUNICA‑ TIONS FRANCHISE WITH CONDI‑ TIONS AND ESTABLISHING AN EF‑ FECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE NO. 2729AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON, RELAT‑ ING TO THE FORMATION OF A CITY COUNCIL SALARY COMMIS‑ SION, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER TO TITLE 2 OF THE ISSAQUAH MUNICIPAL CODE.

Complete texts of these ordinances are posted at City Hall, 130 E. Sun‑ set and on the City’s website, is‑ saquahwa.gov/ordinances. Upon re‑ quest, to the City Clerk’s Office (425‑ 837‑3000), photocopies are avail‑ able, for a fee.

Published in the Issaquah Press on

December 24, 2014.


NOTICE OF ORDINANCES PASSED BY ISSAQUAH CITY

COUNCILFollowing is a summary, by title, of two ordinances passed by the Is‑

saquah City Council on December 15, 2014, to be published in the Is‑

saquah Press on December 24, 2014, effective date of January 1,

2015 (#2730) and February 1, 2015 (#2731).

ORDINANCE NO. 2730AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF I S S A Q U A H , W A S H I N G T O N , AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2726 LEVYING THE GENERAL TAXES FOR THE CITY OF ISSAQUAH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COM‑ MENCING JANUARY 1, 2015, ON ALL PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN SAID CITY WHICH IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING SUFFI‑ CIENT REVENUE TO CARRY ON THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF SAID CITY FOR THE ENSUING YEAR AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

ORDINANCE NO. 2731AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON, AN‑ NEXING PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS LAKE SAMMAMISH STATE PARK; DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF; PROVID‑ ING FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF IN‑ DEBTEDNESS AND PAYMENT OF TAXES, ESTABLISHING ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE AN‑ NEXED; PROVIDING FOR SEVER‑ ABILITY; AND FIXING THE EFFEC‑ TIVE DATE OF SAID ANNEXATION.

Complete texts of these ordinances are posted at City Hall, 130 E. Sun‑ set and on the City’s website, is‑ saquahwa.gov/ordinances. Upon re‑ quest, to the City Clerk’s Office (425‑ 837‑3000), photocopies are avail‑ able, for a fee.

Published in the Issaquah Press on December 24, 2014.

Public Notice 14‑1296CITY OF ISSAQUAH REQUEST

FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

The City of Issaquah is soliciting Statements of Qualifications for Con‑ struction Management Services re‑ lated to major road and bridge projects currently under design and nearing the construction phase. These projects are:East Lake Sammamish Parkway Im‑ provements: The project is approxi‑ mately 0.5 miles long and will widen East Lake Sammamish Parkway to the west by adding a south bound travel lane, bicycle lane, curb, gut‑ ter, sidewalk, and landscaping. It also includes the relocation of over‑ head power, under‑grounding of power, other utility work, traffic sig‑ nal modifications at the intersections of Black Nugget Rd and at SE 62nd Street, street illumination, and off site stormwater and wetland mitiga‑ tion work. This project currently has Federal, State, and local funds in‑ volved and the City is in the process of acquiring the necessary right‑of‑ way in anticipation of construction beginning in the summer of 2015.

For this project, the City is looking for a firm to perform construction management services including but not limited to inspections, pay esti‑ mates, record keeping, managing the construction contract while re‑ porting and coordinating with City staff to ensure quality control and compliance with all contract docu‑ ments and the funding sources.SE 62nd Street Widening and Ex‑ tension: The project has four major sections that have specific chal‑ l e n g e s . T h e s e a r e : T h e re‑al ignment and widening of the existing SE 62nd Street from East Lake Sammamish Parkway to its intersection with 4th Ave NW and 221st Ave SE where a roundabout intersection is planned. This section of the project involves a grade sepa‑ rated crossing of the King County East Lake Sammamish Tra i l . SE 62nd Street will be extended westward from the roundabout west; there will be a bridge approximately 1000 feet long spanning the North‑

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Fork and Main Stem of Issaquah Creek, the flood plain, and wetlands and their buffers. The bridge is planned as a two‑lane facility with a sidewalk on the north side and is an‑ ticipated to be supported by driven piles. Other than the bridge on the east side of Issaquah Creek, the ex‑ isting Pickering multi‑purpose trail will be widened from its current width (8 ‑ 10 feet) to 12 feet. oFrom the west end of the bridge to the intersection of Lake Drive the roadway is planned as a three lane facility with curb, gutter, sidewalk, and landscaping. A roundabout is planned at the intersection of the ex‑ tension of SE 62nd Street and Lake Drive.oLake Drive will be improved be‑ tween the intersection of SE 62nd and 10th Avenue NW. This section will be widened to include bicycle lanes along both sides and have continuous sidewalk and landscap‑ ing in accordance with City stan‑ dards for this roadway.

Elements of the project also include wetland mitigation, street illumina‑ tion, wet and dry util it ies, and stormwater mitigation. In total the project is approximately 1 mile long. The project has State TIB and De‑ partment of Commerce funding as well as City and private funding. The design and construction of the SE 62nd and its extension, and Lake Drive is required to be closely coordi‑ nated with Costco Corporation. The design and environmental permitting is expected to continue from its cur‑ rent state in 1st quarter 2015 and take 18‑24 months to complete with construction beginning in 2017.

For this project the City is looking for a firm to perform construction man‑ agement services including but not limited to design oversight, inspec‑ tions, pay estimates, record keeping, managing the construction contract while reporting and coordinating with City staff to ensure quality control and compliance with all contract doc‑ uments and the funding sources.

NW Dogwood Bridge Replacement: This project involves the replace‑ ment of the existing NW Dogwood Bridge. The bridge is designed with a span of approximately 95 feet with two travel lanes, 5 feet shoulders, and sidewalks on both sides with a drilled pile foundation. Construction is scheduled for 2015. Funding for this project is Federal and City funds.

For this project, the City is looking for a firm to perform construction management services including but not limited to inspections, pay esti‑ mates, record keeping, managing the construction contract while re‑ porting and coordinating with City staff to ensure quality control and compliance with all contract docu‑ ments and the funding sources.

Submittal Requirements:Submittals shall be provided sepa‑ rately for each project if a company wants to be considered for that project. Submittals shall be no longer than 15 pages and shall pro‑ vide the City with information regard‑ ing the firm or team qualifications, demonstrating the ability to perform the required work, at least 5 refer‑ ences, and resumes of key staff that will work on the project(s).

Submittals Due: Submittals are due to the City of Issaquah Public Works Engineering Department, 1775 12th Avenue NW, Issaquah, WA 98027 no later than 5:00 pm on January 15, 2015.

City Staff Contact: Sheldon Lynne (425) 837 ‑ 3426

Published in the Issaquah Press on December 24th and

December 31 2014.

LEGAL SUMMONS14‑1289

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE

COUNTY OF YUBA

RANDY E. BENDEL Plaintiff,v.WILLIAM ANDRAESEN, an individ‑ ual, PATRICIA ANDRAESEN, an in‑ dividual, GRAHAM LEAKE, an indi‑ vidual, DAVID LEAKE, an individual, CAROL LEAKE, an individual, TIM‑ BERLINE LANDSCAPING OF COUGAR MOUNTAIN, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,Defendants.Case No. YCSCCVPO‑0001071COMPLAINT FOR:1. GROSS NEGLIGENCE;2. NEGLIGENCE PER SE;3. NEGLIGENCE;4. NUISANCE;5. ASSAULT;6. BATTERY; and7. DECLARATORY RELIEF

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you with‑ out your being heard unless you re‑ spond within 30 days. Read the infor‑ mation below.You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS af‑ ter this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑ Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the court‑ house nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an at‑ torney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligi‑ ble for free legal services from a non‑ profit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifomia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.goviselfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. Randy Bendel, P.O. Box 95962, Oregon House, CA 95962

Address for the court: 215 Fifth Street, Marysville, CA 95901

Published in The Issaquah Press weekly on

December 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2014

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Best use of resources?At 12:40 p.m. Dec. 12,

an officer spoke by phone with a resident in the 800 block of Fifth Av-enue Northwest who was requesting extra patrol around the residence be-cause of cigarette butts be-ing found on the sidewalk.

ShopliftingA 44-year-old Issaquah

man was arrested for third-degree theft at 2:34 p.m. Dec. 12 for shoplift-ing at a business in the 1800 block of 10th Avenue Northwest.

Protection order violationA 51-year-old Florence,

Oregon, man was arrested at 5:58 p.m. Dec. 12 in the 4200 block of 190th Ave-nue Southeast for violation of a protection order.

Car break-ins4At 7:35 a.m. Dec. 14,

someone broke into a 2011 Dodge Caravan in the 1700 block of 10th Avenue Northeast and stole $5,000 in tools.4At 4:06 p.m. Dec. 14,

someone broke into a car in the 700 block of Front Street South and stole an in-dash DVD/navigation stereo system, valued at $800.4Someone broke into a

2014 Toyota FJ and 2013 Toyota Highlander at 7:58 p.m. Dec. 14 in the 400 block of Southeast Croston Lane and stole a computer and bag, valued at $800.4At 8:41 p.m. Dec. 14,

someone broke into a 2003 Ford Expedition in the 300 block of Front Street North and stole a pocketbook, valued at $74.4At 11:07 a.m. Dec. 16,

someone broke into a 2006 Honda Element in the 300 block of Southeast Crystal Creek Circle and stole $40 in paperwork, iPod cord and yoga mat.

Don’t disrespect MomA youth called 911 at

2:58 p.m. Dec. 14 from the 1600 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard because she claimed she was made to write 350 times that she would not speak and/or disrespect her mother.

TheftAt 7:21 p.m. Dec. 15,

someone stole a bracelet valued at $2,500 in the 5000 block of Northwest Village Park Drive.

The Press publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

EASTSIDE FIRE & RESCUE REPORTS, DEC. 12-184Two engine crews

oversaw an authorized, controlled burning at 1:28 p.m. Dec. 12 in the 15500 block of Tiger Mountain Road Southeast.4A motor vehicle

accident at 1:45 a.m. Dec. 13 required the aid of two engine crews in the 1900 block of Northeast Park Drive. There were no injuries.4An engine crew extin-

guished a cooking fire at 8:18 p.m. Dec. 13 in the 26500 block of Southeast 20th Place.4Three engine crews

investigated a gas leak at 11:58 p.m. Dec. 14 in the 22500 block of Southeast 56th Street.4At 6:50 p.m. Dec.

15, five engine crews were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of Upper Preston Road Southeast. There were no injuries.4A structure fire at

11:09 a.m. Dec. 16 in the 23200 block of Southeast 53rd Street required 14 engines to extinguish.4Two engine crews

oversaw an authorized, controlled burning at 11:48 p.m. Dec. 16 in the 16600 block of 228th Avenue Southeast.4A motor vehicle

accident with injuries at 7:08 a.m. Dec. 17 required the aid of five engine crews in the 100 block of Renton-Issaquah Road Southeast.4Six engine crews

were dispatched at 12:15 p.m. Dec. 18 to the scene of a head-on collision in the 26600 block of Southeast Duthie Hill Road. The two drivers were transported with injuries to separate hospitals.

ON THE MAPSee a map of the Issaquah Police Department’s report-ed activity from the previous 72 hours at http://bit.ly/ZPHFbA. Addresses on the map have been rounded to the nearest hundred block. The address reflects where the officer responded to the incident — not necessarily where it occurred.

POLICE & FIRE

To My Kitten (Susan O’Connor)Christmas is coming soon and you are so special – I know how much you love this time of yearEverything needs to be perfect and you deserve that – somehow I have slowed down over the

Years but I still enjoy every moment with you and at Christmas time I love you even more, if that is possible.

You are a special women that I was so lucky to meet. I love you my Kitten Love Forever,

Your Miko

For Susan

Merry Christmas

Wendy - Our Sweetie (Wendy O’Connor) I am so sorry I missed your birthday ad but you know we think about

you always. Happy Birthday to our Alice in Wonderland – you are so special even though you are grown you are still our little sweetie. You bring so much

joy into our World and our life. Happy Birthday to Someone Very Special in everyone’s lives…

From: Mom and Dad (aka Michael and Susan)

For Wendy

Issaquah resident named to Together Center board of directors

The Together Center recently announced the addition of Rob Forenza to its board of directors.

Forenza, a resident of Issaquah, is principal, designated broker for Applied Capital in Bel-levue. A member of the Rotary Club of Redmond, he brings expertise in commercial real estate and E-commerce. He has a law degree from Golden

Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, and a Bachelor of Science in business administration, with a concentration in fi-nance, from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Calif.

The center, 16225 N.E. 87th St., Redmond, is a nonprofit multitenant center. Services include medical and dental care, youth shelter, child care assistance, youth and family counseling and more.

Learn more by calling 869-6699 or go to www.togethercenter.org.

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