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Photo by Kevin RettigWednesday morning, Jan, 26, Kevin Rettig took this photo from his back deck lookingsouth toward Inglewood Hill Road.

Sammamish sunrise

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish saw a slightimprovement in real estate salesin 2010, thanks in part to a feder-al tax credit for first-time home-buyers in the early part of theyear.

But buyers rushing to com-plete deals by the April deadlinemay have contributed to a bit ofa sluggish second half of theyear, which saw a 15 percentdrop in home sales compared tothe same period in 2009.

And the numbers still aren’twhat they were a few years ago,before one of the worst reces-sions in decades hit the country

– Sammamish included.“I’m cautiously optimistic that

we’ve turned a corner,”Sammamish Finance DirectorLyman Howard said of the realestate market. “But it’s a mixedbag – Sammamish is subject tothe same forces as the rest of thecountry.”

The tax credit, $8,000 for first-time home buyers and $6,500 forsecond-time buyers, led to a biguptick in sales in March (65) andApril (99), compared to 30 or sosales in the same months in2009.

April’s sales were the most in

Has Sammamish real estate hit bottom?

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Some owners have moved on, leaving empty houses for saleacross Sammamish.See HOUSES, Page 3

By Caleb Heeringa

A bill introduced by 45thDistrict Rep. Larry Springerwould prevent the governmentfrom using economic develop-ment as an excuse for seizingprivate property.

Though local examples arefew and far between, Springersaid House Bill 1035 is a responseto the 2005 U.S. Supreme Courtruling in Kelo vs. New London(Conn.), which held that thepotential jobs and commerce thatcould be created by a given prop-erty was enough to justify a city’suse eminent domain to transferthat property from one privatecitizen to another.

“This bill provides citizenssome safeguards against that,”Springer said. “Eminent domainis a necessary and vital tool forcities to make capital improve-ments like sewer systems androads that need to be built, butthis provides protections thatmake it a little more consumer-friendly.”

Sammamish has used eminentdomain during road wideningprojects such as 228th and 244thAvenues, though never in themanner described in Springer’sbill.

Springer said the bill is con-cerned with cities that use thebroader legal view of the term“public purpose” that includesprivate economic developmentthat would benefit the community.

He pointed to an example inBremerton in the early 1990s in

Bill couldrestricteminentdomain

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By Warren Kagarise

King County Council membersappointed a team of communityleaders last week to update themap for representation in countygovernment.

The council appointed fourmembers Jan. 18 to the KingCounty Districting Committee,the citizen committee responsi-ble for redrawing council districtsbased on 2010 Census data. Thecounty is carved into nine dis-tricts, each represented by a sin-gle council member.

“Redistricting is a challenging,time-consuming process that isvital to ensuring our residents arefairly represented,” CouncilmanReagan Dunn said in a statement.“We are grateful that these fourhighly-qualified community

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GiveCamp Seattle mischaracter-ized the work of Sammamish res-ident Girish Bhatia. He was partof a team that helped AuburnYouth Resources improve itsapplication performance opti-mization. It also conducted datamigration for the nonprofit orga-nization.

members are willing to providetheir service to King County.”

Sammamish is within District3, represented by CouncilwomanKathy Lambert. The third districtis the largest in the county.

The district could be shifted asthe citizen committee starts tosift through population data.

The council appointed repre-sentatives from across the countyto serve on the panel. The lineupincludes:

◆ Rod Dembowski, a partnerat the Seattle-based law firmFoster Pepper, a former policyanalyst for then-CountyExecutive Gary Locke and a staff

assistant for the U.S. Senate.Dembowski has also been amember of the Four CreeksUnincorporated Area Council,the community council for therural area near Issaquah.

◆ John Jensen, president ofJensen Roofing Co. and a pastmember of the King CountyCharter Review Commission.Jensen, a Newcastle resident, hasalso served the NewcastleChamber of Commerce as a long-time board member and past-president.

◆ Sally Nelson, a longtimecivic leader in South KingCounty, helped spearhead theeffort to incorporate Burien.Then, she later served on theBurien City Council and asmayor.

◆ Sally Poliak, CEO and presi-dent of The Poliak Group, astrategic communications andpublic affairs advocacy firm.Before she assumed the post, sheserved as the chief operating offi-cer at Nyhus Communicationsand spent 10 years at Microsoft inmarketing and public affairs posi-tions. Poliak served on the 1991county districting committee.

“I am pleased that we havesuch a strong group of citizensengaged in many diverse civicactivities who have volunteeredfor this duty,” Lambert said in thestatement. “I appreciate the com-mitment they have made, and Ilook forward to working with thisbipartisan panel to update ourdistrict boundaries based on thenew census data.”

The county charter grants the

authority for adopting a final dis-tricting map to the citizenDistricting Committee, not theCounty Council.

Under the charter, theappointed Districting Committeemembers must select a fifth per-son to serve as a chairperson.

The committee then chooses atechnical expert to serve as “dis-tricting master” and holds publicmeetings to gather communityinput. The committee must com-plete the process and file the finaldistricting plan by Jan. 15, 2012.

“It’s intimidating, and at thesame time it’s exciting,” Jensensaid. “What we’re all waiting tosee is the first map to get to seewhere the population changeshave occurred.”

State law and the King CountyCharter require council district

boundaries to be reset by usingthe most recent census data.

The statutes require the edgesof each district to meet theboundaries of existing municipal-ities, election precincts, censustracts, recognized natural bound-aries, and communities of relatedand mutual interest as closely aspossible.

“We can all look around andsee there was a developmenthere or there in our neighbor-hood,” Jensen said. “There’s a lit-tle bit of anxiety until we get tosee what needs to be done.”

Districts must also be drawnas contiguous areas and to be asnearly equal in population aspossible. The population datamay not be used to favor or dis-advantage any racial group orpolitical party.

“The council worked togetherto find committee members whohave a deep knowledge of ourlocal communities, an under-standing of government and thepolitical process, and an ability towork together on challengingissues,” council Chairman LarryGossett said in the statement.

Reporter Warren Kagarise canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 234, [email protected]. ReporterTim Pfarr contributed to this

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By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish recognized thecontributions of several exem-plary employees at a luncheonfor city staff Jan. 13.

Awards included:

◆ Firefighter of the Year:LieutenantRickReynolds, whois based at thePine Lake sta-tion. Reynoldsstarted as avolunteer 911dispatcher inthe early1990s. He cur-rently teachesCommunity EmergencyResponse Teams, who train formajor disasters, and is a teamleader for swift water and techni-cal rescue classes.

◆ Employee of the Year: Citybuilding official Kurt Aldworth

for his cooper-ativeness andpersonableattitude withstaff and thepublic.Aldworth washired as aplans examin-er in 2000 andwas promotedto buildingofficial in2010. Community DevelopmentDirector Kamuron Gurol saidAldworth is “an example of inter-nal promotion at its best.”

◆ CityManagerSpecialRecognitionAward: ParksandRecreationProjectManagerAnjali Myer,for her all

around work. CommunicationsDirector Tim Larson said Myer isvery “efficient, poised andresourceful” and deals well withthe public.

◆ PoliceOfficer of theYear:Detective BillAlbright, forhis humilityand the helphe providesyoungeremployees.Albright hasbeen assignedto Sammamish since its incorpo-ration in 1999.

◆ Team of the Year: TheCREW (Committed toReinforcing EmployeeWellness) Committee, whichworks to improve the healthof city employees throughexercise events and guestspeakers.

Rick Reynolds

Kurt Aldworth

Anjali Myer

Bill Albright

City honors top employees Roger Goodman

contemplates run for

congressA Sammamish-area member

of the state House ofRepresentatives may make arun for U.S. Congress.

Democrat Roger Goodman,who recently won reelection inthe state’s 45th District, filedthis week with the FederalElections Commission to runfor the 8th CongressionalDistrict in 2012, according tohis campaign manager MikeNelson.

Goodman’s state house seatencompasses parts ofSammamish north of Northeast16th Street along withRedmond and Kirkland. Thoseboundaries may change as aresult of the 2010 census.

The 8th CongressionalDistrict, currently representedby four-term Republican DaveReichert, includes the easternportions of King county and achunk of northern PierceCounty, though analysts saythose boundaries are also likelyto change with the upcoming

addition of a 10th congressionaldistrict in the state.

Nelson said the campaignwas in “exploratory” mode andwas required by federal law toregister the campaign officiallyafter they raised more than$5,000. Goodman is gauging thepublic interest and fundraisingpotential to see if he can makea viable candidate in 2012.

“In this business you have tostart sooner rather than later,”Nelson said. “If we get downthe road and we’re not seeingthe support we need, we’ll foldup shop.”

Reichert won reelection with53 percent of the vote overchallenging Democrat SuzanDelBene in 2010.

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which the city began condemn-ing 53 homes on 13 acres near asewage treatment plant that hadgarnered odor complaints fromneighbors, according to a Jan. 19Kitsap Sun article. The city hadoriginally said they were creatingan “odor easement” but eventual-ly sold the land to a car dealer-ship for $1.9 million.

The bill was suggested by theEminent Domain Task Force,convened by Attorney GeneralRob McKenna after the Kelo rul-ing. A few counties in the statehave enacted their own restric-tions on the use of eminentdomain, including Pierce andClallam, but this bill would applyacross the state.

Springer has been pushing forsuch legislation for several years,but said he’s hopeful this billwould garner more support. Priorbills contained language thatwould require cities to sell theproperty back to the former own-ers if the city hadn’t used it in 7years. This bill all-out forbids thetaking of the land for economicpurposes, which prevents citiesfrom having their hands forcedon development plans with landthey’ve condemned. The bill alsoexempts port authorities and pri-vately held public utilities suchas Puget Sound Energy, whichoften rely on eminent domain.

“I’m more hopeful this year,”he said. “I think we’ve gotten ridof some of those sticky points.”

The bill is currently before theHouse’s judiciary committee.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434. ext. 247, [email protected].

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a single month since July 2007.Sammamish also outpaced the

rest of King County both by therate and price of home sales – itsaw a 10 percent increase in salesyear-over-year compared to 4percent for the county as awhole.

The county also saw the medi-an price of sales drop from$380,000 to $375,000, whereasSammamish, with its glut of luxu-ry homes, saw homes sell for abit more – from $534,500 in 2009to $564,625 in 2010.

While most real estate agentsagree that we’ve hit the bottom asfar as the market goes, no one’squite sure how long we’ll staythere.

“I wouldn’t say we’re out ofthe woods,” said Sam DeBord, anagent with Coldwell BankerDanforth who works across theEastside. “I know I’m a real estate

agent and I’m supposed to makethat (optimistic) speech, but wecould see a long slide at the bot-tom here. The job market will beeverything. Ifbusinesses don’tstart hiring … itmay be anotheryear or two.”

DeBord saidthe “great reces-sion” represent-ed a significantprice correctionin the marketthat sellers nowhave to come toterms with. Forthose thatbought at the height of the boom,that often means dropping theirasking price and selling at a lossif they wish to move immediate-ly.

“There’s plenty of sellers thatonly a few years ago thoughttheir home was in the $800,000area and then saw the marketdrop 25 percent – that’s a bigdrop,” DeBord said.

Despite the down econo-

my, Roland Fink, a local real-tor with John L. Scott, saidSammamish is relativelylucky compared to some

areas. Greatschools, lowcrime and itsproximity tojob centersand recre-ation oppor-tunities con-tinue to helpthe city rankhigh onnational“best placesto live” lists.

“There’s alot of optimism,” Fink said.“There’s been so much positivepress for Sammamish in the lastcouple years … People are stillcoming here from all over theworld.”

Fink said since the statewidened Highway 202 he’sseen an increase in peoplefrom the Bellevue, Kirklandand Redmond areas willing toconsider Sammamish as a

home.Fink said it’s a buyer’s mar-

ket right now, with prices andinterest rates both remainingrelatively low.

Even those content withwhere they live should lookinto refinancing their homeswith a lower interest rate, hesaid.

Nation-wide, the average30-year, fixed rate mort-gage had a 4.45 percentinterest rate in the thirdquarter of 2010, comparedto 5.16 percent during thesame period in 2009,according to the U.S.Department of Housingand Urban Development.

“Prices are down, interestrates are down – it’s a goldenopportunity to buy,” Finksaid.

Fink and DeBord bothagree that real estate inSammamish and the rest ofthe Seattle area will likelyget back to the prices thatwere seen before the reces-sion, but how long it willtake to get there is any-one’s guess.

“It will take a long time,”DeBord said. “We’ll certainlyget there, but it’s not going tobe five years. By the timethere’s the next boom in thetech industry … people tend toforget these sorts of (reces-sions.)”

Fink is a bit more opti-mistic.

“This is America – prices goup,” he said. “People love toown their home … it’s theAmerican Dream.”

Reporter Caleb Heeringa canbe reached at 392-6434. ext. 247,or [email protected]. Tocomment on this story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

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“I know I’m a real estateagent and I’m supposedto make that (optimistic)speech, but we could see

a long slide at the bottom here. ”– Sam DeBord,

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Sammamish Forum

OPINIONReview editorialLegislature could makeinformation harder to get

Once again, the state legislature is messing withthe public’s easy access to local government’s basicfunctions.

Senate Bill 5360 and House Bill 1478 will give citiesand counties in Washington State the option to placerequired government notices on their websitesinstead of publishing in a newspaper of record.

Yes, the move would save money for cities, but at afar greater cost to the public. Instead of having thenotices of new ordinances, zoning changes, publichearings, tax rates, road closures and much morecome along with your newspaper, you will need to goto each local agency’s website. In Sammamish, thatmight mean websites for the city, the county, fire dis-tricts, water and sewer districts, Port of Seattle, andthe two school districts.

Sammamish Review publishes a few of those legalnotices. And we publish them online at sammamishre-view.com and at a statewide website for aggregatedpublic notices. We do charge for publishing in thenewspaper, but not for the online publications. Oncepublished, we provide notarized affidavits as proof ofpublication.

This is not just a money issue — we all want gov-ernment to be as lean as possible. This is bad publicpolicy. The citizens of Washington have voted repeat-edly for an open government, and keeping usinformed of what our government employees andelected officials are doing is a paramount part of theirjob.

It might seem like filler in the paper, but 53 percentof our Washington State community newspaper read-ers say they read legal notices regularly, according toa 2009 survey conducted by Pulse Research.Furthermore, 86 percent of respondents to the surveyagree that agencies should be required to publish legalnotices in a local newspaper.

Moving legal notices to online publication is yetanother threat to the viability of newspapers, but it isalso an enormous step backward for governmentaccountability. The small savings for governmentagencies has a huge downside for citizens who needand want to know where their tax dollars are goingand what decisions are being made that will impacttheir lives.

Let your state representative know that they have alot more important things to deal with than reducingyour access to government actions.

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Support the LWSD levy

As members of the LakeWashington School District Boardof Directors, we urge you to voteyes for the district’s levy measure.We are facing a very real space cri-sis.

It’s just not possible to fit in hun-dreds more students into the systemeach year without some cost.

With 600 more students this yearand 450 more expected each year forat least the next five, we will run outof space by the fall of 2012.

This measure is not about theplanned change in grade configura-tion to a four-year high school sys-tem. That change is being made foracademic reasons.

It also helps us handle the spaceproblem by moving sixth grade outof our already crowded elementaryschools, schools that would be in acrisis without a change that bringsus in line with most other schooldistricts in the state and nation.

It is not about the school buildingmodernization program, which wasapproved twice by voters, first in1998 and then in 2006.

That program ensures that ourschool district has buildings that aresuited to the current educationalprogram through a complete updateevery 30-40 years.

What this measure is about isadding classroom space at the highschool level where we will desper-ately need it very soon. It is aboutmaking sure that Redmond andEastlake High Schools have enoughspace for the students who entertheir doors.

An additional small secondaryschool will reduce those numbers sothat those two schools don’t becometoo large.

Because of the great interestlocally and nationally in science,technology, engineering and matheducation, we will focus the curricu-lum on those subjects. This newschool will be open to students fromall over the district.

The Lake Washington SchoolDistrict works hard to provide anexcellent education for our students,but we need your support.

Please vote yes for our studentsand mail your ballot by Feb. 8. (Thevoter’s pamphlet is included in your

ballot on the back of the instruc-tion sheet.)

Jackie Pendergrass, director,District 1, board president

Nancy Bernard, director, District 3

What aboutInglewood?

I was reading in the local pressabout the upcoming “school zone”traffic improvements that are slat-ed for McAuliffe, Smith, and Meadelementary schools. Great, butwhat about Inglewood Junior HighSchool? Inglewood Junior Highhas a dangerous school zone alongNortheast Eighth Street: There isinsufficient signage and insuffi-cient lighting to alert drivers towatch for students. Cars zoom bythe school zone at 35 mph (orfaster), even when students arepresent as they are walking to andfrom school in the mornings andin the afternoons.

There are also no crossingguards in the morning when theschool starts. I do see crossingguards at Northeast 8th Streetaround 9 a.m., but these crossingguards seem to be exclusively forthe benefit of Rachel CarsonElementary School students! Atthe other end of Sammamish theydo have crossing guards for PineLake Middle School! There is alsoa very well-lit crosswalk for stu-dents at that school to cross 228thAvenue.

So why are Inglewood studentsforced to walk to school in nearabsolute darkness and absence ofsufficient school-zone-signage,without the help of crossingguards on Eighth Street?

I applaud the city ofSammamish installing school zonesafety measures at various ele-mentary schools, but pleaseinclude Inglewood Junior HighSchool in the long overdueimprovement plans.

In 2012 Inglewood Junior Highwill turn into a middle school withyounger students. I hope my childwill still get to walk to his schoolin safety before 2012 rolls around.This lack of concern for Inglewoodstudents’ traffic safety is surely an

oversight the city and LakeWashington School District need toaddress. I hope this will help tobring this about. If more parentsvoice their concerns, there will beaction. It seems unfair, but the loud-er neighborhoods get their way,regardless of merit. If you requestimprovements, you better mobilizethe neighborhood first, or the city ofSammamish and school district willnot do the right thing. They onlyreact, they are not leading the way.

Katja MaySammamish

Put Aquatics CenterBond on Ballot

In the most recent city ofSammamish Newsletter, the mayorendorsed pushing forward on a cityaquatics center.

Mayor Don Gerend has been onthe City Council for over a decadeand, along with the city ParksDepartment, he has in recent yearsrepeatedly claimed a survey by theParks Department justifies anaquatics center. He has incoherent-ly argued that increases in proper-ty values because of an aquaticscenter will allow homeowners topay for it with no increase in their

Poll of the weekAre you optomistic about Sammamish’s real estate market? A) Yes. I think we’ve hit bottom, and folks want to live here.B) No. I think we’re still overvalued.C) I don’t know, but this has really hurt my retirementplans.

To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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property taxes.Now Gerend proposes the city

spend $6 million of taxpayermoney to study the project andpurchase land for it. His let’s-get-started-now proposal is exactlythe strategy and tactic the citymanager and council used to lockcitizens into starting the EastLake Sammamish Parkway pro-ject, which resulted in ridiculoussidewalks to nowhere, a $650,000cost overrun on Phase 1B, andzero chance of completing theunfunded full parkway project inour lifetimes.

If Gerend and other support-

ers are so sure the citizens wantan aquatics center costing anestimated $50M then put a $50Maquatics center bond issue on theballot. When the bond issue isvoted down, as it almost certainlywill be, save the proposed $6 mil-lion “study money” in a rainy dayfund to maintain roads and dealwith inevitably rising salary andbenefits costs for fire, police, andcity employees.

Gerend’s cheerleading andattempt to force the start of thisexpensive, non-essential aquaticscenter project might have slippedby during the previous, never tobe repeated real estate bubblewhen property tax revenuesseemed destined to grow to thesky. But with brutal budget cutsand financial realities facing

cities, states and federal govern-ment for the next decade ourCity Council must focus on oper-ating within the existing city bud-get and infrastructure. Gerendand other activist tax-and-spenders who simply can’t enjoyor accept governing within astrict budget must be voted offthe council in the next electionand replaced by fiscally responsi-ble representatives of the citizens.

Jeffrey WeemsSammamish

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ESHB 1086, which provides additional savings inthe 2009-11 biennial budget, passed the House bya vote of 55 to 43. ESHB 1086 reduces the totalstate deficit by $345 million, eliminating $222 mil-lion in current spending and $123 million in fundtransfers.

The spending reductions were accomplished byreducing spending across many state agencies anda series of fund transfers.

The largest cuts were made to programs at theDepartment of Social Health Services and educa-tions services

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HR 4610, which establishes permanent rules forthe state’s House of Representatives, passed theHouse by a vote of 56 to 41.

Each biennium the House and Senate adoptgovernance rules and procedures for their respec-tive chambers. In particular, HR 4610 establishes a24-hour waiting period before a budget bill may beconsidered on final passage.

Amendments to require a 72-hour, and a 48-hour, waiting period before final consideration ofbudget bills failed 42 to 55.

5th DistrictRep. Jay Rodne (R) NoRep. Glenn Anderson (R) No45th DistrictRep. Roger Goodman (D) YesRep. Larry Springer (D) Yes

SOURCE: WashingtonVotes.org, a free, non-parti-san website to find plain-English explanations of billsand a record of each legislator’s votes.

Roll Call Save the date for

Health & Safety Fair The seventh annual

Issaquah/Sammamish Health& Safety Fair will be held 10a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday,Mar. 13 at Pickering Barn.Admission is free.

Nearly 2,000 peopleattended last year’s fair totake advantage of free healthscreenings and the opportuni-ty to meet with the 50 healthcare providers all under oneroof. Medical clinics, dentists,pharmacies, home healthcare, health insurance, chiro-practors, assisted living facili-ties, surgical centers and anursing home are expected tobe represented.

The fair is presented byOverlake Hospital MedicalCenter and co-sponsored by theIssaquah Parks and RecreationDepartment and The IssaquahPress.

Contact Amelia at 425-392-6434, ext. 243 or [email protected] to learn more aboutbooth space.

Dems elect 5th-

District officersDemocrats in the 5th

Legislative District elected MapleValley resident Jim Baum aschairman Jan. 19.

The district stretches fromIssaquah to Snoqualmie Pass, andfrom Sammamish to MapleValley. The organization repre-sents the Democratic Party in the5th District.

“I think we have turned animportant corner in politics,”

Baum said in a statement.“Conservative right-wing candi-dates like Sarah Palin have crest-ed. It’s all downhill from here forRepublicans.”

The leadership team includesSammamish resident RobynScola as first vice chairwoman,Sammamish resident DorothyWillard as second vice chairwom-an, Issaquah resident JenniferSutton as state committeewoman,and Maple Valley resident MikeBarer as state committeeman.

Sutton just completed a two-year term as chairwoman.

Members also elected Di Ironsas secretary; Gloria Hatcher-Mays as treasurer; AugustLuniuck Rakita and David Springas delegates to King CountyDemocratic Central Committees.The group also electedSnoqualmie resident ScottWilliams to the new role of com-munications director.

By Christopher Huber

The first thing MichelleMoulton did each morning dur-ing her first five months recover-ing from a liver transplant was tolook in the mirror to make sureher eyes were still white.

Since the operation in August,the yellow had gone away — asign the new liver was doing itsjob keeping Bilirubin (yellow pig-ment) levels low, among otherfunctions. She took handfuls ofpain and anti-rejection pills, butthe abdominal pain, in general,was easing, too.

When she woke up Christmasmorning, the pain was different,but manageable, she said. ByNew Year’s, the pain was worse.And her eyes were yellow.

“I had no energy,” Michellesaid. “The pain got worse, butwhat I first noticed was the jaun-dice.”

On top of that, her whole bodyitched, a sign that things weren’tall honky-dory with the neworgan.

“You just get really, really hot.Your skin just feels like it’s on

fire.”After a few tests at the

University of Washington MedicalCenter, in early January,

Michelle and the Moulton familylearned her body was rejectingthe liver.

“I was aware of side effects, I

guess I never thought it wouldhappen to me,” Michelle said. “Itwas really discouraging. I wasjust starting to get my life back.”

Rejection happens when, inthis case, Michelle’s immune sys-tem attacks her new liver, saidDr. Jorge Reyes, chief of trans-plant surgery and professor ofsurgery at the University ofWashington. Liver transplantrejection is common, but whenit’s treated, tends to be inconse-quential.

“After a transplant, it is com-mon for a patient’s immune sys-tem to see the organ as a foreignbody and try to destroy the newliver,” Reyes said.

Over the past few weeks,while in and out of the hospitalabout four times, Michelle hasreceived a battery of extra-potentanti-rejection drugs (immunosup-pressants). Even while recover-ing at home she will have to takeweaker anti-rejection medica-tions for the rest of her life,

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When Justin Cook brings hischildren into the SammamishAce Hardware store for regularerrands, his 4-year-old son makessure to bring his allowancemoney. The boy dodges the rackof 69-cent candy bars and goodiesand heads straight for the back ofthe store, Cook said. There standsperhaps the cheapest deal oncandy in town: the 5-cent M&Mmachine.

“My kids love it,” Cook saidwhile getting a key made at theservice desk Jan. 26. His son real-izes he gets a better bargain withthe M&Ms. “He’s definitelypicked up on that.”

The aging candy machine hasbecome the store’s equivalent ofa water cooler since owner TimKoch took over the place in 2000.There, employees and patronsgather for conversation, munch-ing on handfuls of the delectablechocolate bits. Children, includ-ing Eastlake High School stu-dents, rush to get their sugar fix

for a nickel, and parents likeCook often can’t resist either.

“It’s like a legend withEastlake (students),” saidemployee Heidi Smith.

The candy machine, whichhas sat in front of the Ace cus-tomer service desk since Kochput it there in 2000, dispensesabout 25 pieces per nickel,according to employees’ “official”counts. So, 10 cents worth fromthe machine buys someone aboutthe same quantity as the 69-centpackets for sale up front.

“People will come in here …and stand there, amazed, becausethey like the tradition and quaint-ness,” said Sherry Decker, anemployee.

Although he’s not sure exactlyhow old the candy machine is,Koch, a Sammamish resident,said he bought it 42 years ago at arummage sale. It sat in his roomfor years before he moved toSeattle, he said.

In the late 1960s, 5 cents wasthe going rate for candy in thatmachine, but now he said he

could sell each handful for atleast 25 cents. He never changedthe price, partly to keep a bit ofthat old-fashioned, family-orient-ed feel in the store.

“People love it,” Koch said.

“I’ve thought about getting rid ofit, but they all have fun with it.It’s a conversation piece.”

Each bag of M&Ms costs about$9 at Costco, Koch said. It takestwo bags to fill the machine and

he refills it once or twice amonth. He certainly doesn’t keepit full to make money on it either.Per $18 fill-up, Koch gets back

A time warp thatmelts in your mouthCandy machine’s prices hearkenback to an earlier era

See CANDY, Page 7

Photo by Christopher HuberAce Hardware employee John Davis enjoys a handful of M&Ms at the candy machine at the backof the store Jan. 26.

File photo

Michelle Moulton shows off some of the medications she has to take in September 2010, shortlyafter her transplant surgery.

Michelle Moulton’s new liver goes into rejectionGet Involved

Donate to the MichelleMoulton Transplant Fund atwww.friendsofmichelle.com

See MOULTON, Page 7

Reyes said.About 30 percent of recipients experi-

ence liver rejection, but approximately 80to 85 percent of transplanted livers are stillworking after one year, Reyes said.

“If the new liver does not work or apatient’s body rejectsit, the doctor andtransplant team willdiscuss and decidewhether an additionaltransplant is possible,”Reyes said.

However, by thetime she left the hospi-tal Jan. 27, doctors hadtold her the odds weregood of not having togo through the trans-plant process again,she said.

“We see much less rejection at our cen-ter than what is in the literature, and gener-ally they are very treatable,” Reyes said.“The liver generally recovers nicely after about of rejection, but it does depend on theseverity.”

Knowing this does give Michelle somepeace of mind, she said. But, even thoughdoctors warned her this could happen, thesetback has brought new uncertainties toher fight.

The questions linger.In addition to the increasing financial

struggle, the hardest parts are “the fear and

disappointment,” Michelle said. “What am Igoing to do if I need another transplantagain? Could I mentally go through thatagain?”

With new drugs and the four- to six-dayhospital stays racking up, monthly medicalbills now amount to more than the family’sincome, she said.

When the jaundice and pain came back,she was just starting to exercise and dothings she hadn’t dong in years, like go

Christmas shopping.“My goal was to be

in really good shape,”she said. “All that’sbeen kinda disappoint-ing.”

She noted the phys-ical and mental rigorsof constantly fightingfor her life. She saidshe understands whydoctors psychological-ly evaluate patientsbefore going throughthe transplant process.

“You really have to fight,” Michelle saidJan. 27, just a few hours before checkingout of UW.

This time, she hoped, the treatmentswould have done their job for good by mak-ing her liver more appealing to herimmune system.

“I hope this time I go home that I’ll stayhome,” she said.

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reachedat 392-6434, ext. 242, or [email protected] on this story atwww.SammamishReview.com.


about $9 in nickels, he said.After spending any amount of

time in the store, one might gath-er that the employees and ven-dors like the machine even morethan patrons. Store managerLarry Rothmier said the firstthing some vendors do, beforetalking business, is ask for a nick-el for the M&Ms. Often he seespeople counting how manypieces they got.

“I always make sure I got twoor three nickels in my pocket,”Rothmier said.

Longtime employee JohnDavis also highlighted how thecandy machine is the cheapestgood deal around, in a day wheneverything is getting more expen-sive.

“It’s one of those fun littlethings; you just can’t get rid of it,”Koch said.

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected]. Comment onthis story atwww.SammamishReview.com.

CandyContinued from Page 6

Symptoms of liver

transplant rejectionPatients experiencing a liver

transplant rejection may feel tired,lose appetite or feel nauseous. Othersigns might include: fever, painaround the liver, jaundice, dark-col-ored urine or light-colored stools.

Source: Dr. Jorge Reyes, chief oftransplant surgery and professor ofsurgery at the University ofWashington.

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WSU honor roll

The following Sammamishresidents have been named to theWashington State UniversityPresident’s Honor Roll for the fall2010 semester. Some students’names were printed in pastweeks’ papers.

Saress Michelle Prentice,Benjamin Thomas Ressler,Alexandra Mae Schlight,Christina Elise Shajenko, MichaelRichey Smith, Regan Spencer,Kurt Donald Thirtyacre, MatthewRobert Thompson, Lowell MiltonTroyer, Natalia EmiliaValderrama, Alyssa Nicole Wadeand Megan Elizabeth Winkel.

Hayden Chisholm

wins scholarshipHayden Chisholm, of

Sammamish, was awarded thePresidential Scholarship atElmira (N.Y.) College

Preston Mui on

dean’s listPreston Mui, of Sammamish,

was named to the dean’s list ofGeorgetwon University for the

Arts commission to celebrate Chinese cultureThe Sammamish Arts Commission invites the community to visit Sammamish

City Hall Feb. 5 to participate in a celebration of Chinese culture.The event happens 1-6 p.m. and will include Chinese art, music, dance, tea and

demonstrations. The arts commission will feature the selected works fromChinese artist Hongduan Yang.

In addition to the art exhibition, various local organizations will be conductingmartial arts dance, painting and calligraphy demonstrations. Participants may alsoenjoy crafts, a fashion show of traditional Chinese clothing, and Chinese tea andfood tastings.

Event admission is free. The Yang art exhibit runs until March 31 at City Hall.

fall 2010 semester. Mui received second honors,meaning he had a GPA of 3.7 or above.

Abigail Johnson on dean’s list

Abigail Johnson, of Sammamish, was namedto the dean’s list at Hope College for the fall2010 semester. To qualify, students must have aGPA of 3.5 or above.

Kimberly Lammers

on dean’s listKimberly Lammers, of Sammamish, was

named to the dean’s list of Mercer (Ga.)University’s fall 2010 semester.

Jennifer Sim named

to dean’s listJennifer Sim, of Sammamish, was named to

the dean’s list of Colby College in Waterville,Maine for the fall 2010 semester. The Eastlakegraduate, daughter of David and Nomee Sim ismajoring in biology.

By Laura Geggel

Whether depositing four quar-ters or a $30 check, EndeavourElementary School students aresaving for their futures throughschool banking.

“It’s hard to go into the bank,”said third-grader Katherine Holo,who earns money by doingchores. “It’s easier just to comehere to school.”

Twice a month, Endeavourstudents can bring in their pocketchange or birthday money to par-ent volunteers coordinating thestudent-banking program.

“I tell them, ‘If you want tobring me a quarter that you gotfrom allowance, I’ll take yourquarter,’” parent volunteer TeresaCzaja said. “‘I want you to get intothe habit of making a deposit.’”

When she was in grade school,Czaja started a bank account ofher own.

She saved until she reachedcollege and then emptied herentire account to buy a new car— a 1980 Datsun.

Holo employs a similar sys-

tem.“Instead of just wasting it at

one time, it’s good to save it andbuy one big thing,” Holo said.

The bank moms have a realrapport with their little bankers,always asking if students are sav-ing money for anything special.Kindergartner Alexis Schock saidshe planned to buy another doll-house with money from herchores and Christmas. If shekeeps up her depositing rate, shemay soon have a doll neighbor-hood.

Fourth-graders Cade Ames andJadyn Dunn said they were sav-ing for college, and fourth-graderEllie Osterhout said she wouldsave for two purposes: a highereducation and fashionableclothes.

In the past, WashingtonMutual led the program, award-ing students with prizes eachtime they made a deposit duringlunch or recess. When the bankfailed and Chase bought it, thestudent banking program was dis-continued.

Looking for a replacement was

hard work until Czaja found thatWashington Federal, a bank thatstarted in Ballard in 1917, wouldpick up where WashingtonMutual had left off.

Washington Federal started

with Endeavor and has sincespread to Challenger, Discoveryand Creekside elementaryschools, bringing the number ofstudent bankers to more than100.

“We thought that would be agood fit for us to reach out intothe community,” OperationSupervisor Debbie Chaney said.

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By Laura GeggelEndeavour Elementary School third-grader Zoe Czaja gives her deposit to her mom Teresa Czajawhile third-grader Zander Schock forks over his money to his mom Alison Schock. At Endeavour,44 students bank with Washington Federal twice a month at school.

Endeavour studentslearn to make bank

See BANK, Page 9


The crowd of 580 high-school-ers sat silent as the somber videoplayed. Some people’s attentionwandered, trying not to take theprogram too seriously. But mosteyes fixed on the screen as par-ents, siblings, friends and lawenforcement officers recountedtragic car accidents and deathscaused when teens texted whiledriving.

“Where u at.” “lol.” “Yeah.”Those were the messages thatdistracted three different teenslong enough to cause collisionsthat killed them or someone else,according to the video.

It was part of EastsideCatholic’s texting-while-drivingassembly Jan. 26 in the school’sgym. The DECA program’s TXTL8R committee brought localleaders and law enforcementtogether to educate the youngdrivers about the affects of tex-ting while driving.

“When I heard the idea, Ithought it was a really creativeway of being able to get the ideasand the message out there,” saidjunior Genevieve Greschler, aDECA student and TXT L8R com-mittee member. “I think it’s such

an issue because your phone isright there. It’s just such a poten-tial hazard and anybody can do

it. It’s extremely preventable.”In addition to a couple of

videos, which included a mes-

sage from Gov. ChristineGregoire, the students heardfrom City Councilman John

Curley and longtime WashingtonState Patrol Trooper BrandyKessler.

Kessler told the story ofTumwater 19-year-old HeatherLerch, who died after crashingher car Feb. 23, 2010.

“Having the trooper come …was eye-opening,” said studentKristin Standish.

Curley spoke about the affectsof dopamine, the chemical thebrain releases when a personthinks about reward, which alsohappens when you want toanswer the phone.

“It’s really not that essentialyou look at it right away,” saidCurley, who emceed the eventand tossed out Butterfinger barsto illustrate the dopamine affect.“When it rings, try to ignore it.”

He noted a study that found68 percent of Americans admitthey’re addicted to their cellphones. And texting while driv-ing reduces a person’s reactiontime by 35 percent.

Greschler and fellow commit-tee members, Kevin Curtis andMadi Lobet, presented their class-mates with statistics: 81 percentof people text while driving and

Photo by Christopher HuberEastside Catholic’s Kristin Standish, center, and Malia Bachesta, attempt to steer a trike while tex-ting on their phone during a race at the school’s TXT L8R assembly Jan. 26.

Eastside Catholic students learn don’t txt n drive

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The bank also offers childrenan incentive. Those who open anaccount with a minimum balanceof $5 will have it immediatelymatched, bringing their balanceto $10. Student accounts alsoearn 0.25 percent interest,Chaney said.

“It’s a really good program forkids to learn the value of savingand the fact that they can dotheir deposits at school,” she said.

Parents interested in register-ing their children should contacttheir school.

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Saving money also helps chil-dren set goals.

“I want a dog, so it’s going totake a lot of time,” fifth-graderTiffany Zheng said.

the No. 1 source of drivers’ inat-tention is their mobile devices.

“For the whole student body,it’s good to hear,” said seniorStephanie Matusiefsky.

If it sounded a lot like thedrunk-driving spiel the teens getbefore prom season, it’s becausethe effects of texting are similarto drinking, according to presenters.

Jason Epstein, a Bellevue-based personal injury lawyerwho founded Teens AgainstDistracted Driving, highlightedthe average text takes your eyesoff the road for about four sec-onds. That’s long enough to missa curve, to veer off the road, tohit something or someone, hesaid.

He thought, “what’s a betterway than if I make a differencegoing to the teens,” Epstein said.“If we can stop someone frommaking a four-second mistake…”

He then challenged the stu-dents (even freshmen and sopho-mores) to sign a pledge to nottext and drive.

“It was very powerful,” saidElla Gunderson, a senior, whodecided to sign the pledge. “It’scool to see how many people arepassionate about it.”

While the event focused onthe serious consequences of awell-ingrained habit amongteenagers, a handful of themcompeted in a relay race to seewho could drive a tricycle bestwhile texting an assigned phrase.

Each grade level cheered for itsteam as they competed againstthe staff. In the end, the seniorscrossed the finish line first.

“The trike race seemed to gettheir attention,” said KevinCurtis, a senior and TXT L8Rcommittee member. “We got amuch bigger reaction from thepledge drive (than expected).”

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected]. Comment onthis story atwww.SammamishReview.com

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Photo by Christopher Huber

Grace Howland, an Eastside Catholic freshman, examines the damage to a car involved in a tex-ting-and-driving accident.

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EventsArt historian Susan Olds

will explore the theme of needle-work, such as knitting, lace-mak-ing, weaving, quilting andembroidery in modern art andcontemporary fiction at 7 p.m.Feb. 2 at the Sammamish Library.

Block Party Quilters will fea-ture Scott Hansen, a longtimequilt designer, as a speaker attheir next meeting at 7 p.m. Feb.3 at Mary, Queen of Peacechurch. Guests and non-mem-bers are welcome, but the groupsuggests a $5 donation.

Ray Chew explains how dif-ferent computer operatingsystems work and the options offree software for entertainmentand daily needs. He will also pro-vide simple tips to upgrade com-puter performance at 7 p.m. Feb.9 at the Sammamish Library.

Collegewise will present aseries of talks about the collegeadmissions process. CollegeAdmissions 101 covers how col-leges select students at 1 p.m.Feb. 5, How to Write GreatCollege Essays at 1 p.m. Feb. 12and Applying for College in aRecession at 1 p.m. Feb. 26. Allworkshops are at the SammamishLibrary.

Health

A mobile mammographyfacility will be available forSammamish residents. Themobile facility features the sameequipment used at EvergreenHospital, but you do not need tobe an Evergreen patient to usethe facility. It is available from8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Wednesdays at the EvergreenPrimary Care Center, 22850Northeast Eighth Street. For anappointment, call 899-2831.

Religious/spiritual

Sex, Drugs and Rock andRoll. Sammamish PresbyterianChurch will sponsor a course tohelp parents guide their fifth-12thgrade students through adoles-cence by blending research withChristian theology. The class is

set for 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Cost is$10 per family.

Mary, Queen of Peace youthgroups are for children in sixth-eighth grade and ninth-12thgrades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m.Sundays. Call the church at 391-1178, ext. 129.

Faith United MethodistChurch offers “Faith Cafe” forwomen of all ages. The café fea-tures drop-in coffee time, scrap-booking/stamping, mom & babyplaygroup, quilting/knitting andwalking group. There will also beone-off classes, studies andthemed days. 9:30 a.m.Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837-1948.

Healing Prayer Service. Ifyou have a physical, emotional or

spiritual challenge, or if you desire tomake space for God in a peaceful set-ting, attend the Missio Lux HealingPrayer Service the fourth Tuesday ofevery month at 7 p.m. at Pine LakeCovenant Church, 1715 228th Ave.S.E., Sammamish. Become a healingprayer minister by joining eitherweekly sessions from 9:30 to 11:30a.m. Fridays, or monthly weekendclasses in November, January andMarch. E-mail [email protected] call 890-3913.

The Social Justice BookGroup meets at 1 p.m. the thirdMonday of each month inSammamish. E-mail [email protected] for informa-tion on the current book beingdiscussed and location.

Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-

centered program offering sup-port and a path to freedom,meets every Monday, 7-9 p.m. atPine Lake Covenant Church,1715 228th Ave. S.E. For moreinfo, visit www.missiolux.org, orcall 392-8636.

Griefshare, a support groupfor those who have lost a lovedone is from 7-9 p.m. Thursdaynights at SammamishPresbyterian Church.

Moms In Touch is an inter-denominational, prayer supportgroup for moms to get togetherand pray for children andschools. For more information,call Jan Domek, Issaquah SchoolDistrict representative, at 681-6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, LakeWashington School District repre-

sentative, at 392-2291, or visitwww.MomsInTouch.org.

Pine Lake Covenant Churchoffers a ministry for childrenwith special needs at 10:30 a.m.Sundays. Call 392-8636.

“Caffeine for the Soul,” afree Judaic and Torah class forwomen, is from 1p.m. to 1:45p.m. every Tuesday at CafféLadro in Issaquah HighlandsShopping Center. Contact Chabadof the Central Cascades at 427-1654.

Free Hebrew classes areoffered through Chabad of theCentral Cascades. Call 427-1654.

Kabalat Shabbat is offered inthe Chabad house at the IssaquahHighlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. Newmembers and guests are wel-come. Call 427-1654.

Learn to read and speakSamskritam at the VedicCultural Center. To register, visitwww.vedicculturalcenter.org.

Community Bible Study,open to all women, meetsThursday mornings. To registerfor the current class, or for moreinformation, visit www.redmond-cbs.org.

Bhajan Bliss. Join musiciansand singers to learn traditionaldevotional bhajan, and how tomake vegetarian pizzas andsamosas from 7:30 to 9 p.m.Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center,www.vedicculturalcenter.org.

Library events

Hello English! Learn Englishin a structured environment. Forbeginners. at 7 p.m. Feb. 3, 10, 17and 24. For intermediate studentsat 10 a.m. Feb. 8, 15 and 22.

Swaddler Story Time, forchildren aged birth-9 monthswith an adult, is scheduled for 11a.m. Feb. 3, 10 and 17.

Waddler Story Time, for chil-dren aged 9-24 months with anadult, is scheduled for 10 and 11a.m. Feb. 4, 11 and 18.

Hindi Story Time, for chil-dren 3 and older with an adult at4 p.m. Feb. 3, 10 and 17.

Toddler Story Time, for chil-

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The Eastlake Dance and Drill invitational,sponsored by the dance team boosters, will fea-ture performances in different dance styles bythe Eastlake Dance team, the WesternWashington University Hip-Hop Dance Teamand Gotta Dance. Admission is $7, children

under 5 are free. Proceeds will help sendEastlake’s team to the state competition inMarch.

The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Feb. 5 atEastlake. For more information, visitwww.EHSdanceteam.com.

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dren 2-3 with an adult, is sched-uled for 10 a.m. Feb. 3, 10 and 17and 11 a.m. Feb. 2, 9 and 16.

Musik Nest, for toddlers, isscheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 23.

The teen writers’ group isscheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m.Feb. 15.

Lounge and Listen, for teensto munch on snacks amid flicker-ing lanterns and to relax and lis-ten to a librarian read book sam-ples and short stories at 4 p.m.Feb. 2.

Spanish Story Time, for chil-dren 3 and older with an adult, isscheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 5, 12and 19.

Pajama Story Time, for ages2-6 with an adult, is scheduled for7 p.m. Feb. 7 and 14.

Preschool Story Time, forages 3-6 with an adult, are sched-uled for 1 p.m. Feb. 4, 11 and 18and 10 a.m. Feb 2, 9 and 16.

The Sammamish BookGroup will read “The GreatGatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald anddiscuss the book at 7 p.m. Feb.16.

The Mother Daughter BookClub, for girls ages 10-13 andtheir mothers, will discuss“Chasing Vermeer” by BlueBalliett at 3 p.m. Feb. 26.

Classes

Beyond Baby Blues, a drop-in postpartum depression sup-

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port group, meets 12:30-1:30 p.m.Thursdays at New ParentsServices, 11911 N.E. First St., No.300, in Bellevue. Participantsmust call to confirm 450-0332,ext. 3.

Sammamish PresbyterianChurch is hosting a series of dif-ferent fitness classes,Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30-7:30 a.m., Tuesdays andThursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. Formore information, contact BillieDonahue at 785-2880. Classes arefree and no registration isrequired.

The Issaquah SammamishInterfaith Coalition is hostingEnglish Language Classes at 6p.m. Wednesdays at Pine LakeCovenant Church.

Volunteers needed

Visit residents in nursinghomes. Friend to Friend matchesvolunteers with residents inSammamish nursing homes andassisted living facilities.Volunteers are asked to visit resi-dents a couple times a month for

a year. Orientation will be provid-ed. Background check required.For information, call 1-888-383-7818.

Northwest Center acceptsdonations of clothing and house-hold items at “The Big BlueTruck” open at the Pine LakeQFC shopping center from 9 a.m.to 6 p.m. seven days a week.Donations are tax deductible. Formore information, visit www.big-bluetruck.org.

Eastside Bluebills is a Boeingretiree volunteer organizationthat strives to provide opportuni-ties for retirees to help others inneed and to assist charitable andnonprofit organizations. EastsideBluebills meet every thirdWednesday of the month at theBellevue Regional Library from10 a.m. to noon. Call 235-3847.

To submit items for the CommunityCalendar, contact the editor at 392-6434, ext. 233. Information may be e-mailed to [email protected] ormailed to the Sammamish Review, P.O.Box 1328, Issaquah, WA 98027.

Items must be received by theWednesday before publication.

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Spartan gymnasts improve against Issaquah

the state cheer competition, saidcoach Stephania Lemeshko.

“It’s just a great feeling ofaccomplishment,” said Green cap-tain Lauren Malik. “You push sohard through that routine.”

In the 4A Large Varsity compe-tition, Eastlake placed second(234 points) and Eastside Catholicplaced fourth (207 points) behindthe winner, Hanford, which tal-lied 247 points. In all, 51 teams

competed at the state champi-onships.

Skyline Green was also youngthis season, made up mostly ofsophomores, said Lemeshko. Andalthough most of the experienced

Photo by Greg FarrarAmy Bearman of Skyline performs her uneven bars routine Jan. 27 at Skyline High School.

Photo by Brian Deagle

Skyline Green performs at the state chearleading championships in Everett Jan. 22.

Skyline cheers to two state titles


When the judges announcedSkyline’s score at the end of thegymnastics meet Jan. 27, theteam celebrated, said coachDebbie Gliner.

They had worked all season tohit the 140-point mark and finallymade it.

“When we heard the finalteam score, I think that was areally exciting moment for us,”Gliner said. “We knew it would bea year of rebuilding and growth,and it’s exciting to see how farthey’ve come.”

The Skyline hit a team mile-stone, but ultimately Issaquahbeat the Spartans 166.13-141.8 inthe final meet of the regular sea-son. Overall Newport did best,finishing the meet with a score of173.8. Redmond took third over-all with 158.675.

“To finish out the regular sea-son knowing everybody’s tryingnew things, it’s fun to see allthose new things come together,”said Issaquah coach RyanFleisher. “I’m pleased with whereeverybody finished.”

Issaquah standout OliviaGoree took second in the allaround, tallying a combinedscore of 36.55 points. Newport’sKristine Wong won the all aroundwith 37.35 points. Issaquah’s A.J.Bowers came in sixth overallafter she scored 33.8 points.Skyline junior Amy Bearmanplaced eighth in the all around(33.2), ahead of Issaquah’sRebecca Chinn (32.65) and AnnaFairhart (32.35).

“Issaquah just has a lot ofdepth,” said Skyline coachDebbie Gliner. “Their 1-10 (line-up) is just really strong.”

In the vault event, Bowers out-did Goree, scoring a 9.1 and plac-ing second to Newport’s CandiceHo (9.4 points). Goree scored a9.0 to take third in that event. Itwas her first time this seasonscoring well on both tries of thevault, she said.

Goree then took third placeoverall in the floor competition,posting a 9.45, which impressedFleisher.

“Her floor routine was great,”Fleisher said.

Issaquah teammate Fairhart


Skyline senior Kelsey Cohenand her younger cheer team-mates were a bit nervous beforetheir performance at the StateCheerleading Championships.They had worked since May toperfect their two-and-a-half-minute routine and the Silverteam was young and inexperi-enced at this level.

“We were scared at first,because the division was sobig,” Cohen said. “But it kind ofjust motivated us more to workeven harder. At the end of theday we knew what we had todo.”

Nerves aside, they executed.And the judges rewarded them.

Both of Skyline’s cheersquads won state in theirrespective categories Jan. 22 atComcast Arena in Everett.Skyline Green (16 members)took the 4A state championshipin the Medium Varsity competi-tion, scoring 227 points, aheadof Mount Si, which had 205points. Skyline Silver, whichCohen captains, took first instate in the 4A Non-TumblingLarge category, with a score of208. This was the third time infour years a Skyline team won

girls graduated last June, theteam held up as one of theschool’s strongest. Green com-petes among the top cheersquads in the nation, filling itsroutine with more than twominutes of vaulting, flipping,tumbling, yelling and holdingformations. They look morelike gymnasts, Lemeshko said.

“Having such a youngerteam is really great, in the longrun,” Malik said. “Thinkingabout how good its gonna be …really excites me.”

Malik highlighted the diffi-culty of maintaining nearlythree minutes of high-energyperformance, but it’s what theyspent a couple of hours per daypreparing for since May.

“State is the one thing welook forward to all year,” Maliksaid. “Every injury we get,every struggle, it’s always just‘state, state, state.’”

Skyline Silver’s state wincaps its season. Green heads onto the national competitionFeb. 12-13 in Florida.

Reporter Christopher Hubercan be reached at 392-6434, ext.242, or [email protected] on this story atwww.SammamishReview.com.

placed sixth in that event, scoringa 9.25. Bowers’ 9.2 and RebeccaChinn’s 9.05 provided some con-sistency for the Eagles.

“Anna Fairhart shined onfloor,” Fleisher said.

Skyline’s Bearman placed inall but the floor routine, but she

said her floor performance washer best so far this year. She

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scored a 7.0 — tied for ninthplace — in the bars routine,behind teammate Alyssa Holt,who scored a 7.3 and earnedeighth place. Wong, of Newportearned first with a 9.3. ForIssaquah, Goree took second inthe bars, garnering an 8.7 fromthe judges.

“I think we had a solid meet,”Goree said. “I was impressed withhow it went.”

Bearman also upped her gamein the beam routine. She scoredan 8.8 and tied for fifth amongthe four schools at the meet.

“Overall it was a really greatmeet for me,” said Bearman.

Gliner, impressed with

Skyline’s overall performance,said the team showed improve-ment in every meet throughoutthe regular season.

“We’ve really grown andimproved as a team,” Gliner said.“This is probably one of the firstmeets where everybody has beenhealthy. To put a whole team outthere … that was helpful.”

While Issaquah beat Skylinehead-to-head, both teams arepreparing for the post season.They will assemble their bestsquads to compete in the KingComeet Feb. 5 at Ballard and couldmove on to districts Feb. 12 atSammamish High School.

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9 make all-state teamNine girls soccer players from

Sammamish high schools wererecently named to the All-State4A and 3A teams, voted on bycoaches around the state.

Five of the eight who wereselected in 4A made the firstteam. Those included forwardsJaclyn Softli (Eastlake) andMichelle Bretl (Skyline), mid-fielder Maddie Christ (Skyline),

defender Brittanee Randle(Skyline) and goalkeeper TinaVargas (Skyline).

Skyline midfielder Madi Barneyearned second team honors and herteammates, defenders Jackie Wilsonand Dom Randle, earned honorablemention.

For the 3A All-State honors,Eastside Catholic defender KellieStandish received honorable men-tion.

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SwimmingSaturday, Jan. 22BBooyyss ddiivviinnggKingCo district/state qualifierAt Juanita H.S.** State qualifying mark* District qualifying markDrew Carlson Rothe, Woodinville, 341.25**;

Eric Klassen, Redmond, 337.55**; Alec Ginn,Garfield, 325.55**; Max Nelson, O’Dea,315.10**; Alex Coffey, Lake Washington,305.65**; Cody Hall, Mercer Island, 299.05*;Antoine Signoretty, Eastlake, 288.40*; SkiahGarde-Garcia, Garfield, 278.85*; CodySodawasser, Bothell, 272.90*; Nate Ginn,Garfield, 240.10*; Brendan Foor, Ballard,237.70*; Josh Wy, Inglemoor, 218.95; ConnorKnox, Eastlake, 216.30; Alex Carson,Inglemoor, 215.15; Nick Racz, Woodinville,200.65; Cameron Stanish, Garfield, 176.95.

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more than $3,500 fraudulentlycharged to her credit card Jan. 20and 21. The woman’s bank noti-fied her of the charges, whichwere made to several stores inthe Tukwila area.

No-contact order

Police served a no-contactorder on a man accused ofdomestic violence and removedhim from his home Jan. 18. Theman’s wife had applied for thecourt order, which forbid the manfrom being within 500 feet of thewoman or the couple’s home, inconnection with alleged domesticviolence. The man was coopera-tive when contacted at the cou-ple’s home and was given 20 min-utes to gather personal items andreturn his house key, accordingto the terms of the court order.

Crash and dash

Sammamish Police found a carthat had apparently crashed nearthe corner of Northeast 18thPlace and 228th AvenueNortheast Jan. 17, but the ownerwas nowhere to be found.

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Family disturbance

Police were called to sort outan argument between a marriedcouple who told police they “taketurns calling 911 on each other.”The couple got into an argumentthe evening of Jan. 16 regardingthe best way to handle theirteenage son, who did not want tofinish his homework.

According to the police report,the son locked himself in hisroom while his parents continuedto argue. During the argument asoda pop that the man was drink-ing was spilled, upsetting theman and prompting him to call911. Police arrived and deter-mined that no actual violencehad occurred and neither partywas injured.

Neither person wished to pur-sue charges against the other andneither wished to leave the homefor the evening. The wife toldpolice that they often call 911 oneach other during arguments that

“this was his turn to call.”

Electronic theft

The manager of the RadioShack near the corner ofNortheast Inglewood Hill Roadand 228th Avenue Northeastreported that someone had stolena portable television Jan. 22.

The manager told police thatnumerous people had been inthe store when the 7-inch, Auvioportable television went missing,sometime between 3 p.m. and4:30 p.m. The thief apparentlyalso cut a power cord to a laptopin an attempt to steal it. The caseremains under investigation.

Burglary

A family on the 21400 block ofSoutheast 33rd Place had morethan $8,000 worth of electronicsand other items stolen from theirhome Jan. 21. The wife left thehome at around 8:30 a.m. andreturned at around 1 p.m. to findthe front door apparently kickedor pried open.

Dozens of items were missing,including three laptops, a 52-inchtelevision, jewelry, gaming sys-tems, cell phones and checkbooks. Police were unable to findany fingerprints but did record ashoe-print on the door.

A neighbor reported seeing agold Acura SUV parked near thehome during the day andrecalled seeing a man smoking acigarette in the passenger seat,but she could not provide adescription of the man.

Domestic violence

Police arrested a Sammamishman for allegedly pushing andaggressively grabbing his motherduring an argument Jan. 20. Themother confronted the son, whosuffers from mental illness, abouta mess in the home and the argu-ment quickly escalated to thepoint where the son squeezed hismother’s shoulders to the point ofcausing pain.

The mother told police thatthe son threatened to burn thehouse down and had threatenedto harm her during arguments inthe past. Police located the manat a grocery store and arrestedhim on suspicion of domestic vio-lence. He was booked intoIssaquah Jail.

Bank fraud

A Sammamish resident report-ed that someone had made morethan $10,000 in fraudulentcharges to her bank account overthe first three weeks of January.

Most of the charges weremade at a store in Pennsylvania.She notified her bank, whichclosed the account.

Driving under the

influenceA 23-year-old Sammamish

man was arrested on suspicion of

driving under the influence inthe early morning hours of Jan.19. Police pulled the man overjust before 2 a.m. on the cornerof Southeast 44th Street andIssaquah-Pine Lake RoadSoutheast for driving 50 miles anhour in a 35 mph zone.

The officer reported that theycould smell alcohol as soon asthe man opened his driver’s sidewindow. The man reported hav-ing two Red Bull vodkas at theRolling Log Tavern in Issaquah.Police took the man’s informa-tion and discovered that hislicense had been suspended fornot paying previous traffic tickets.

The man took a breath testthat revealed an estimated bloodalcohol level of .18, more thandouble the legal limit. His carwas impounded and he was driv-en home and told to expect a DUIcharge in the mail.

Odd theft

A nightshift employee at QFCreported that someone hadapparently stolen a portable bar-code scanner from the store justbefore midnight Jan. 18.

The employee told police heset the scanner down while hewas stocking shelves. When hereturned 15 minutes later thescanner was gone. Employeesreviewed security camera footagethat shows a man grabbing thescanner, putting it under his shirtand leaving the store.

The suspect is described as awhite male, 5-foot-6, in his early20s, wearing a black baseball hat,black T-shirt, light blue jeans andbrown shoes with a tattoo on hisneck.

Burglary

A resident on the 100 block of206th Avenue Northeast foundhis home had been burglarizedJan. 20. The man left his home ataround 11:15 a.m. and returnedaround 1:30 p.m. to find a sideglass door shattered.

A Dell laptop and about $400in cash was taken from the home.Police were unable to find anyfingerprints. The case remainsunder investigation.

Crimes of opportunity

A resident on the 3200 blockof 218th Avenue Southeastreported that someone had gonethrough their car in the earlymorning hours of Jan. 17. Theresident said they heard a noisenear the car at around 1:30 or 2a.m. When they got into the carin the morning, items had beenmoved around, though nothingwas missing.

That same evening a secondresident on the same blockreported that a GPS unit, satelliteradio and $30 in loose changehad been stolen from their vehi-cle. Both vehicles were leftunlocked and were sitting in the

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More unlocked doors

A resident on the 3300 blockof 216th Place Southeast had sev-eral bank cards and a cell phonestolen from her vehicle overnightJan. 16. The next day she foundthe driver’s side door, which hadbeen left unlocked, ajar and herpurse gone. Police have no sus-pects.

Suspended license

A 22-year-old Sammamishman was cited for speeding anddriving with a suspended licensethe afternoon of Jan. 16. Policepulled the man over near the cor-ner of Southeast 24th Street and212th Avenue Southeast forallegedly traveling 56 miles perhour in a 35 mph zone.

The man then produced aCalifornia driver’s license thathad been suspended. The mantold police that he was waiting forhis Washington license to comein the mail. The man was citedand allowed to drive his carhome, which was only a fewblocks away. He was advised notto drive again until he had a validlicense with him.

Vehicle prowl

A resident on the 19500 blockof Southeast 16th Street had aGPS unit stolen from her vehiclein the early morning hours ofJan. 16. The resident told policethat she was unsure how thethief got into the car. Police haveno suspects.

Hoop dreams

A resident on the 2100 block of272nd Way Southeast calledpolice after someone apparentlymoved his basketball hoop fromin front of his house to a neigh-bor’s house down the roadovernight Jan. 18.

The hoop was apparentlymoved with the help of a vehicle,which tore up some of the man’slawn. The resident blamed sever-al teens who had been harassinghis son. The case remains underinvestigation.

Your iPod is myPod

A resident on the 23000 blockof Southeast 13th Way had a lap-top and iPod stolen from theirvehicle sometime between noonon Jan. 14 and 9 p.m. on Jan. 16.

The laptop is valued at around$1,000. Police believe the thiefentered through an unlockeddoor. The case remains underinvestigation.

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