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Dr. King inspires Kirkland volunteersVolunteers with United Way and the Green Kirkland Partnership spent their Martin Luther King, Jr. day helping the Kirkland community. Employees with United Way helped organize the Friends of Youth donation room and volunteers with the Green Kirkland Partnership removed invasive species from Kirkland’s Carillon Woods park. See page 2 for the full story. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Kirkland Reporter

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Kirkland police are searching for the man who has robbed

seven Kirkland businesses, with the most recent busi-ness hit on Saturday, as of the Reporter’s deadline.

� e Chevron on North-east 85th Street was the latest Kirkland business tar-geted. More than 20 other armed robberies have oc-curred since Oct. 21, 2012. � e robberies have spanned from Everett to Renton.

� e man, who matches previous descrip-tions, took an un-disclosed amount of money from the Kirkland Chevron at around 11:20 a.m. on Jan. 16, but Lt. Mike Murray with the Kirkland Police Department speculates it was between $150-$200.

In each incident, the suspect is wearing gloves and displays a black hand-gun. � e businesses robbed have included Subway restaurants, Baskin Robbins, various gas stations and co� ee stands. � e suspect demands money from the till and leaves on foot.

� e suspect has been described as a white or His-panic male ranging in age from 25-30 years old, 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 6 inches, with a stocky build. He typically wears a stocking type hat with a hood pulled up and a bandana conceal-ing the lower portion of his face.

Police believe that the sus-pect le� the scene in a nearby staged getaway vehicle and may not be working alone.

Kirkland police seek prolific robbery suspect

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If Patty Tucker asked for a business card, it was likely because she was going to add you to her growing list of nearly 1,000 volunteers.

Now, a� er 15 years of organizing volunteers for the Greater Kirkland Chamber of Com-merce, the Kirkland Downtown Associa-tion and the Kirk-land Performance Center, Tucker will no longer send the mass email “begging” for volunteers, as she puts it.

“I loved it, people were so nice,” Tucker said. “Volun-

teers are great in this city.”Although Tucker had an

impressive list, she recalls sending the emails as being a full-time job because she could only send 50 at one time.

“I’m considered a spammer,” she jokes.

� en of course, she would follow up with reminder emails, and when the volunteering was complete, she would send a batch of thank you

emails. About 100 volun-teers would turn out for each event, with at least 50 regulars.

Longtime Kirkland volunteer organizer passes baton

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A Bellevue native, Rob Butcher noticed the events taking place throughout the year when he fre-quented Kirkland to dine out.

“Events are wonderful things. It’s what attracted me to Kirkland,” said Butcher, who is now a long-time Kirkland resident.

As city events boomed from 26 last year – in-cluding the first annual SummerFest event that Butcher spearheaded - to 33 events this year, Butch-er discovered something.

“Unfortunately, events don’t fund themselves,” he said.

That’s why he and a group of about 20 pas-sionate Kirkland residents formed the Kirkland

Events Foundation this year. The non-

profit organization produces and promotes Kirk-land events for the betterment

of the Kirkland community. The

foundation’s mission is to present festivals of art, music and entertainment that enrich the cultural and economic vitality of Kirkland.

“It is Kirkland resi-dents producing Kirkland events for the benefit of Kirkland,” said Butcher.

He said the founda-tion will initially produce two events that will serve

Police sketch of suspect

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At least 50 volunteers chose to spend their Martin Luther King Jr. Day giving back to the Kirk-land community.

More than 20 volunteers with United Way gath-ered at the new Friends of Youth building located on Northeast 132nd Street to

help organize its donation storage room.

Lisa Keeney-McCarthy, president of United Way, said this was the � rst time United Way had dedicated a day of service within the company. Friends of Youth was chosen because much of the company’s business comes from the Eastside, despite its location in Seattle.

“Many people in our community continue to struggle even though we are seeing signs of eco-nomic recovery,” said Jared Erlandson, public relations manager for United Way. “Dr. King encouraged people to come together to help people in need and to strengthen our com-munities. � e work these volunteers will accomplish

will make a very real and tangible di� erence in the lives of thousands.”

Friends of Youth delivers a broad range of services to youth and their families to improve their self-su� ciency.

Volunteers with the Green Kirkland Partner-ship also took time out of their day to help the environment at Carillon Woods park, located on 106th Avenue Northeast. More than 30 children, teenagers and adults bundled up with gloves, boots and coats to remove invasive species, such as ivy and Himalayan black-berry bush, to make way for Washington’s native plants.

“It’s important because Himalayan blackberry takes over and kills our native plants and wildlife,” said Michaela Lovelady with Americorps.

Lovelady said animals maintain a better diet as volunteers replace the invasive species with the proper plants and vegeta-tion.

To volunteer in Kirk-land, visit www.kirk-landwa.gov/depart/CMO/Volunteering/Opportuni-ties.htm

Volunteers honor MLK Day by serving Kirkland

Catherine Zhong helps with the Green Kirkland Partnership to clear invasive species from Carillon Woods park. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Kirkland Reporter

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“� ere was always kind of a smile in her requests for help,” said Diane Charouhas, a volunteer and Tucker’s longtime friend. “You could sense that she was smiling, some kind of politeness among her (emails), the way she could corral volunteers. It was like you weren’t just doing it for Kirkland, you were doing it for Patty.”

Tucker gathered volunteers for Clean Sweep, the 4th of July event, SummerFest, holiday decorating and de-decorating every year. She says her favorite events are either holiday decorating or Clean Sweep, an annual event for volunteers to help clean up around Kirkland.

“Sometimes I’d just burst out in tears because I couldn’t believe so many people came out to volunteer for us at Clean Sweep because that’s hard work,” Tucker said.

Charouhas recalls that Tucker was “always there with co� ee and donuts,” a behind-the-scene type of a person and was always smiling.

Santos Contreras, a former Kirkland City Council member, said Tucker was interested in volunteering within Kirkland since she moved here 17 years ago.

“She’s a go-getter, very out there and wants to do good for the community,” Contreras said.

Councilwoman Penny Sweet agrees.“When Patty and David (her late hus-

band) arrived in Kirkland they simply be-gan, I think Patty would call it, ‘a love a� air’ with Kirkland,” Sweet said in an email. “I don’t know anyone who became as commit-ted as quickly into a community.”

Although Tucker will still do the rib-bon-cutting events for the Chamber and volunteer on her own time, Tucker passed the job of volunteer coordination to Nancy DeMond, who will oversee the task as a Chamber employee in a new paid position.

“She is so nice and has promised me that she will never give out (volunteers’) email addresses to anyone,” Tucker said of DeMond.

According to DeMond, she is the co-founder and vice president of marketing with EcoPet Waste Systems, is a marketing consultant with DeMond Consulting and

has worked in marketing and sales at the Heathman Hotel and the Wood-mark Hotel. DeMond holds a bach-elor’s degree in hospitality business management and marketing from

Washington State University.“I’m looking forward to the Kirkland

Shamrock Run,” said DeMond. “I think it will be a fantastic opportunity to have a fun St. Patrick’s Day run. I’m always amazed and surprised at how much people want to volunteer in Kirkland.”

DeMond mentioned a lot of the volunteer coordination will come from a new website, set up by the new Kirkland Events Foun-dation, that will allow people to see what events are going on and pick and choose the hours they can serve. Volunteers can sign up to help by visiting volunteerkirkland.com.

“Community cannot survive without volunteers. We cannot a� ord to pay people to do all that work,” Tucker said. “People don’t know how lucky they are to live here, everybody cares about everybody.”

Patty Tucker and Vince Isaacson, with Lake Street Diamond Co., organized the annual downtown Kirkland Clean Sweep event last April. More than 70 volunteers helped make city streets sparkle and shine. FILE PHOTO

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Building Changes grants $20,000 to KITH

Building Changes awards KITH (Kirkland Interfaith Transitions in Housing) a $20,000 grant from the Washington Families Fund. � rough those grants, Building Changes supports programs and strategies that lead to family stability and improved systems for ad-

dressing homelessness.“KITH looks forward

to working with Building Changes,” said Jennifer Barron, KITH’s executive director. “As early signers of King County’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness and partners in coordinated entry through Family Hous-ing Connection, KITH is engaged in the community-wide work to end homeless-ness. As a grassroots agency, we are committed to making every dollar count in the work of helping homeless and at-risk families gain self-su� ciency.”

In King County, $620,000

in Building Changes fund-ing will support KITH and 27 other agencies in planning for and converting from a housing model that moves homeless families through a series of time-limited housing programs, before returning them to permanent housing, to one that o� ers shorter stays with prevention, diversion, and rapid re-housing services that move more people out of homelessness more quickly.

For more information about KITH, visit www.kithcares.org.

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A� er a decade of work, King County and our regional partners have an unprec-edented opportunity to provide transpor-

tation and recreational connections to our East and South King County communities. Stretching from Renton to Woodinville, in an area already con� ned geographically between water and mountains, the 42-mile Eastside Rail Corridor is a priceless public passageway. Now that its � nal acquisition has been completed, we must ensure that the region succeeds in maximizing its value and usage for the bene� t of all King County residents.

Acquisition of the corridor means the possibil-ity of creating a north-south public transporta-tion corridor and turning a patchwork of dozens of small trails into a regional system connecting hundreds of miles of trail. Imagine riding light rail or a commuter train down this corridor and completely avoiding the snarling I-405 traf-� c. Imagine a future where you can not only bicycle east from the Burke-Gilman trail through serene farmlands and wine country, but continue north to the lovely Snohomish County trails or go south through the key economic centers and charming suburbs.

So, how do we ful� ll this vision? Acquisition of this corridor represents incredible partnerships between both public entities and public and private stakeholders. At King County, we have determined that a regional planning process will be critical for properly coordinating plans between the public and private entities that have a legal stake in the County’s portion of this corridor: King County, Sound Transit, the cities of Kirkland and Red-mond, and Puget Sound Energy.

� is regional group will create a work program

and outreach process to acquire input from the public as well as all of the jurisdictions located along the corridor.

A key outcome will be coordination and coop-eration of corridor use for the betterment of our

community and the taxpayers who will contribute to all of the potential uses. A� er all, future funding to pay for trail, transit, and utility infrastructure will all come from the same taxpay-ers and ratepayers. So, let’s make sure that we keep those costs as low as possible through good coordination.

We are known as a region of highly educated and innovative people who provide for a vibrant local economy. � anks to regional cooperation, we now have a � agship acquisition to underscore our regional image.

We are planting the seeds for unmatched regional transportation connections and recre-ational opportunities to meet future population growth throughout King County. Let’s work together on a plan for bringing to fruition a

corridor of our collective dreams. Let’s ensure that our children and grand-children will have a wonderful array of travel options through dense urban centers and beautiful open spaces.

Please join us in making this vision of the Eastside Rail Corridor a reality.

Jane Hague is vice chair of the Met-ropolitan King County Council and

represents Bellevue and Kirkland. Larry Phil-lips is chair of King County’s Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee and a member of the Sound Transit Board.

Don’t let your dog poop in the cemetery

In early December, I went to the Kirkland Cemetery to put � owers on the grave of my mother and father. It was a rainy and cold day but that didn’t matter, this was something I did every Christmas season. As I approached the gravesite I saw dog poop on my father’s head stone; it was extremely upsetting to me. � ere is a sign that says no dogs, that means your dog! You are at a cemetery, not your backyard. Ximenita S. Miller, Woodinville

Letter writer made erroneous conclusions about Potala Village

Roger Lowe made several points accompanied by erroneous conclu-sions in a recent letter about the Potala Village project. His points, and the facts, are these:

“My understanding of zoning law is that it provides rights and obligations and that they vest at the time a build-

ing permit is requested.” � e devel-oper of Potala Village has not � led an application for a building permit. City permit records indicate only that he and the city held two “pre-submittal meetings” in 2010 at which time he was given the conditions he would need to meet if he wanted to � le an application for a building permit.

“Fairness and justice demand this. You cannot change the zoning a� er an owner has made a proper e� ort to get a permit under the zoning and terms in e� ect at the time the permit was � led. Check with your lawyers.” As noted, he has not “made a proper e� ort to get a permit.” With regard to “fairness and justice,” that cuts both ways. � e citizens have an equal right in that regard. � e problem is that the city passed an ordinance adopting our Comprehensive Plan, then the Plan-ning Department failed to update the applicable section of the zoning code to be in compliance with the Com-prehensive Plan. Citizens spent a huge amount of time helping produce that Comprehensive Plan, and expected the plan to be codi� ed in zoning.

“� e neighbors objecting to the project had the opportunity to be heard at the time the zoning was

being considered. � ey are wrong to object now.” � e only notice about the project that was ever publicized an-nounced a shorelines meeting about parks, � sh, docks, etc. In fact, the citizens discovered the issue of zoning a few months later. Until then, the city and the neighbors both believed that the zoning code and the Compre-hensive Plan were concordant, and that residential density for the project was limited to 12 units per acre. Planner Desiree Goble informed the developer of the that residential density limit in a December, 2009, letter.

“It appears that the owners of the Potala Village project have made a very sincere and generous e� ort to deal with the demands the city has made …” No demands were made. � e developer received two di� erent opinions from the Planning Department between December, 2009, and February, 2010. He purchased property based only on the favorable opinion, and made no e� ort to resolve the two. He then proceeded to deal with the prelimi-nary shorelines issue only and did not pursue a building permit. His poor business judgment is not the respon-

sibility of the citizens of Kirkland.“(� e mayor and council’s) duty

is to represent all of the residents of Kirkland, not just a segment object-ing to Potala Village.” And that “(they are acting) on behalf of the neighbors to the project, who are just a small segment of our city.” And, “stop � ght-ing the developer and stop spending taxpayer money and city resources that should be used for the good of the whole city.” � e opposition to this project comes from all over our

city. It is not just neighbors. More than 800 citizens are aware that what could happen to Kirk-land’s signature waterfront boulevard, due to a mistake/

loophole/oversight in the zoning code, could happen in

their neighborhood as well. Citizens throughout Kirkland consider Lake Washington Boulevard, its vistas and parks, to be one of the amenities of Kirkland that belong to us all.

“I want the council to resolve this … without the expense of a trial that has not the faintest glimmer of success …” Government entities can downzone any property at any time. � e city has been through an

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exceptionally well-thought, well-documented process to resolve this matter. Government entities prevail in the vast majority of land use cases in the state of Washington. � e surprise here is that the developer thinks he can beat those odds.

When Mr. Lowe says, “I have followed the Potala Village story in the Kirkland Reporter and now the Se-attle Times,” I believe he would have a completely di� erent perspective if he were a more active participant, like the dozen or so leaders who represent the 800-plus involved citizens. � is team has spent thousands of hours understanding the history of zoning and planning related to this issue and appreciate immensely that our city leaders have � nally faced the music, done the right thing, and are willing to defend this matter in court, rather than be walked over by a clever developer.

Finally, to the likely surprise of most readers, nearly everyone opposed to the Potala development, includ-ing several developers, are pro-development. We look forward to this property being developed responsibly and will support anyone with plans to do so.Chuck Pilcher, Kirkland

A serious threat to DemocracyOn Feb. 5 the Kirkland City Council will continue their consideration of a petition signed by more than

350 Kirkland residents asking that they pass a local resolution declaring their support for a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s infamous “Citizens United” ruling that in essence results in treating corporations as persons and equates money with free speech.

Democracy is consequently being sold to the highest bidder. Normal citizens with limited incomes and strict restrictions on their campaign donations have no chance of e� ectively competing with the enormous amounts of money that large corporations have been able to contribute to election campaigns.

Public disclosure of donations would be helpful, but cannot possibly create a level playing � eld allowing free speech of an individual to compete with the expensive media ads created by corporations. It will not stop corporations and PACs from creating smear campaigns or ads that are untrue or intentionally decep-tive.

Lobbyists promote legislation that has so many loopholes and such obscure language that regulation enforcement is virtually impossible, and funding is woefully lacking to enforce the rules.

Individuals can’t pay for lobbyists, and when corporations invest their assets to in� uence political out-comes favorable to the corporations, stockholders are seldom allowed to vote on these huge donations. He who has the gold rules, a sad day in America and a serious threat to democracy.

Corporations do not have the responsibilities of citizenship, cannot be prosecuted, jailed or executed in the same way as natural born persons, and live far beyond the lifespan of natural born persons.

Corporations should not be granted the same rights as human citizens. � e word corporation does not occur in the Constitution. Unelected, unaccountable judges chose to give corporations their rights.

� e 14th Amendment says that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States …” (Read the whole amendment at wikipedia.org) Corporations are NOT born or naturalized in the way that real human beings are. Corporations are merely legal entities.

� e way that corporations are structured separates humans from their actions. � is destroys responsibil-ity and hijacks decision-making. Corporations are required by law to make money at any cost, making them dangerous to people and to democracy.

Corporations have no mind, no conscience, and exist to amass money. Human beings think and make choices based on ethical considerations that protect family and community. Corporations should NOT be considered to be “persons” or given an equal voice in a democracy.

Free speech comes out of the mouths of living, breathing persons. To pretend that using vast sums of money to promote a corporation’s vested interest is equal to free speech of a human citizen in a democracy is ludicrous.

I urge Kirkland residents to call or email City Council members no later than Jan. 30 to encourage them to join with more than 300 municipalities in the U.S. who have already passed local resolutions declaring that corporations are NOT persons and money is NOT free speech.

Email [email protected] or call 425-587-3001.� is local resolution could go to Olympia, and our Legislature can ensure that Washington state can be

the 12th state to send a resolution to the U.S. Congress to amend the Constitution to protect our democratic processes. “One man, one vote” should not be usurped by “many dollars, many votes.”

Suzanne Grogan, Kirkland

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Very rarely do people open a book, become inspired

and put a plan into action, but this is exactly what one Kirkland man did a� er reading “� e Abundant Community” by John McK-night and Peter Block.

Rodney Rutherford said the message behind the book - building communi-ties out of their inherent abundance, as opposed to looking at what they need - was what prompted him to come up with � e Neighbor Project.

� e project’s mission is to create “a comfortable place for neighbors from all walks of life to come together, share their perspec-tives, knowledge and gi� s.” And it does so by providing a place to drink some co� ee, so long as there are volunteers.

� e Neighbor Project’s space at Lake Washington United Methodist Church is not central to the provided espresso, puzzles or games but is focused around the people who come to enjoy each other’s company.

“I really challenged myself to think ‘how can we go build a place that extends hospitality to everyone in the community?’” Ruther-ford said.

“� e Abundant Commu-nity” spoke of three criteria to build such a community: Looking at what people’s unique gi� s are, the connec-tions through which gi� s are exchanged and extended hospitality, meant to draw new people in.

Rutherford hoped to ap-ply this concept to better the community by planting it in

a “third place,” a place away from home and work.

� e opportunity arose when the Bridle Trails Tully’s co� ee house closed this past October. Ruther-ford said many people in the Rose Hill community were dismayed by the loss of a “community resource” for meeting with people.

“I thought this is my great opportunity,” he said.

But Rutherford switched gears when he discovered Tully’s rental space would have been $3,000 a month. His train of thought shi� ed to: “I have a full-time job, I can’t create something that quickly ...”

But in November, Ruther-ford heard the news that a group called Camp Unity

Eastside, consisting of men and women without permanent housing, would be coming to his church, the Lake

Washington United Methodist Church.“� e church here is quite

supportive of ways to bring the community together and of connecting those who have with those who do not,” Rutherford said. “I saw Camp Unity as being a resource. � ey have gi� s to share with us as well - one of those is acting as a host to the community to help bring us together.”

Rutherford ordered a co� ee machine, gi� ed it to the church and started to set up the project so that they could o� cially launch it on Christmas day.

� e Neighbor Project has served about 3,500 cups of co� ee to date.

“� e whole irony behind this is I don’t even like cof-fee,” Rutherford jokes. “But I understand and I see co� ee

as a natural way, especially for people in our region, to connect with each other and hang out. It’s a catalyst more than anything else.”

Church members agree.“It’s nice to have (a space)

that’s not built around a commercial establishment,” said Catherine Smith, a regular host for the project. “Once Camp Unity goes, we’re going to have to work hard to bring in neighbors.”

Camp Unity residents are set to move out in February.

Camp Unity has been providing co� ee beans, Ru-therford supplies the syrups and, so far, the project has amassed $350 in donations. Rutherford says people don’t need to pay for the co� ee but donations are always accepted.

“We are thankful if people are able to pay for what they normally pay for a cup of co� ee, but if not, please still come and enjoy a cup with us,” Rutherford said.

Even though � e Neigh-bor Project is still in its infancy, the thought of what it could be is not far from Rutherford’s thoughts. He hopes to build a sustainable model that would keep the project a� oat, but also so that it can expand to other churches and organiza-tions. Groups such as Camp Unity or Tent City 4 might also become an impetus for the project as they go from church to church.

“I’d be in favor of trying this every place we go,” said Steve Wiggins, the chief

operations o� cer for Camp Unity. “Each neighborhood has its own � avor, its own personality… whether this will work every place, I don’t know, but I think it’s a good idea to try.”

� e Neighbor Project is hosted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Wednesday at Lake Washington United Methodist Church, located at 7525 132nd Ave. N.E., Kirkland.

To donate or to become a volunteer with � e Neigh-bor Project, visit www.neighborproject.org or email [email protected].

Man creates ‘third place’ in South Rose Hill neighborhood

Rodney Rutherford, creator of The Neighbor Project, stands near a co� ee machine that was gifted to Lake Washington United Methodist Church for people to share. The project is based on the idea of building a community out of abundance. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter

Members of the Lake Washington United Methodist Church and Camp Unity Eastside, a non-pro� t for helping the homeless, enjoy Rodney Rutherford’s ‘third place’ creation deemed The Neighbor Project. The project provides people with co� ee and a place to connect with their community. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter

Volunteers needed to sustain community gathering space at Lake Washington United Methodist Church

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Kirkland mayor welcomes Savrika Tea to downtown Kirkland

Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride o� cially wel-comed Savrika Tea into the Kirkland community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.

Monday marked the four-month anniversary of the business, located at 115 Kirkland Ave.

� e owner, Rupa Dalal Gadre, greeted Greater Kirkland Chamber of Com-merce members, customers, and her immediate family, and remarked how much she appreciated being welcomed into the Kirkland communi-ty. She expressed her idea of having a serene space where customers could sit and sip on � ne tea and get away from the hustle and bustle of their daily lives, if even for a short time.

Savrika Tea has seen its customer base grow every week and loves seeing its repeat customers who have become part of the Savrika family. An alternative to the traditional co� ee shop, Savrika Tea o� ers more than 190 varieties of premium loose-leaf teas, tea accesso-

ries, and light snacks, set in a modern and calm environ-ment.

Kindergarten registration begins Feb. 7

For parents in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) whose children will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31, it is time for kinder-garten registration.

Registration will take place at neighborhood schools, beginning Feb. 7 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

To register their child, parents should bring proof of the child’s birth date such as a birth certi� cate or passport, the child’s health history, including current immunizations and emer-gency contact information.

LWSD o� ers half-day kindergarten for all children

in the district. At times, the district may need to trans-port students to a school other than their neighbor-hood school due to enroll-ment levels. If that happens, a lottery will be held Feb. 13 to determine which students will be a� ected.

Most schools in the district o� er an all-day kindergarten program as well. � e district must charge tuition for the all-day program. � e state pays for half-day kindergarten; par-ents of all-day kindergarten students pay for the other half of the day. Tuition for 2012-13 was $3,300, but the fee is subject to change. � e 2012-2013 tuition for those who qualify for a reduced fee was $1,180. � e fee was $650 for those who qualify for free lunch. All fees are subject to change.

Parents interested in registering their child for

all-day kindergarten will need to bring their check-book as they will be asked to pay for the � rst month of kindergarten at the time of registration. Arrangements can be made for automatic withdrawals from parents’ bank accounts for monthly payments during the next school year.

If more than 22 children register for all-day kin-dergarten classes, a lottery will be held on Feb. 13 to determine the students in those classes.

Parents will be able to register their children for kindergarten a� er Feb. 7, up through the beginning of the 2013-14 school year. How-ever, they are less likely to be able to get into an all-day kindergarten class and may be more likely to have their child assigned to a di� erent school.

For more information, visit lwsd.org/Parents/Student-Registration/kinder-garten-registration.

To determine which school is your neighborhood school, click on “District Map” or “School & Bus Finder” or call the district transportation o� ce at (425) 936-1120.

Construction underway for South Kirkland Park & Ride parking garage

Construction of a 250

stall parking garage for transit riders is underway at the South Kirkland Park and Ride. When complete in 2014, the park and ride facility will include two ad-ditional mixed-use residen-tial buildings with ground � oor commercial uses in the southwest corner of the property.

For the next six months access to the park and ride will be from Northeast 38th Place and the bus loading area is tempo-rarily located on the west side of the park-ing lot. Construction disturbance may a� ect tra� c � ow along Northeast 38th Place and 108th Avenue Northeast.

During construction park-ing is limited at the facility. To avoid parking on resi-dential streets and adjacent properties, transit riders are asked to park at alternative locations including: North-west University o� ce build-ing at 6710 108th Ave. N.E. (during the day), Houghton Park and Ride at Northeast 70th Place and I-405, and St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Park and ride in Bellevue (south of SR-520).

Lake Washington Insurance and Financial Services opens in Kirkland

Lake Washington Insur-

ance and Financial Services recently opened its new of-� ce location in Kirkland, where they will provide a comprehensive suite of insurance products to meet personal needs.

Spencer King, principal agent, brings a wealth of expertise to this agency located at 11636 N.E. 98th Ave. in Kirkland, with unparalleled products for the Lake Washington families

and businesses, along with a local and honest team of knowledgeable and bi-lingual - Span-ish and German - sta� dedicated to delivering the highest level of service and best

insurance solutions.“I am thrilled to be focus-

ing all of my e� orts towards taking care of people and their assets. We are a full-service agency, o� ering a complete line of insurance and � nancial products to the community. We provide outstanding service, where we know people will be treated the way they should be treated” says King.

Lake Washington Insur-ance and Financial Services hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with evening and Saturdays by appoint-ment. For more information, contact Spencer King at (425) 821-1950 or visit www.LakeWashingtonInsurance.com.

BY ALYSSA KEEHN

UW News Lab

Bassline Fitness is set-tling into its � rst month of business on Central Way in downtown Kirkland and so far, seems to be a great � t.

� e innovative � tness studio is the latest creation of workout guru Dave Fox and his wife, Angela, a Seattle native and former professional model.

Having owned his own gyms since 1995, Fox is no novice in the � tness game. He has created and operated gyms from coast to coast in the last 18 years: from � tness facilities in San Francisco and Portland to yoga studios in Charleston, S.C.

A decision to move closer to extended fam-ily has brought the couple and their three children to greater Seattle.

Fox’s wife has enjoyed a long professional model-ing career closely tied with

� tness. She has graced the cover of Health magazine and has traveled around the world for commercial work. She is a certi� ed Spinning and Barre instructor and teaches the Lean 425 class at the studio.

In a city that’s arguably more health-conscious than most, Bassline’s classes have really seemed to resonate with Kirkland clients since its opening in December. � e group synergy that builds within the gym’s high-tech studio rooms cre-ates a user experience that is both music-driven and appears to be fun.

“It’s not like you’re just clogging along on the tread-mill for an hour listening to your own headphones,” Kirkland resident and new Bassline Fitness member Lisa Fakes said.

“� e videos keep you interested,” added her husband, Tom Fakes, refer-ring to the music videos projected on two 180-inch

screens at the front of the main studio’s wall.

Fox’s biggest challenge so far has been “getting people to understand what we’re doing” because it is unique.

Bassline � lls 4,200 square feet and is comprised of two studio rooms, as well as a child-care facility for class members.

� e larger studio houses Fox’s signature MashUp group exercise class, which allows gym-goers to alter-nate between 40 spinning bikes, 12 non-motorized treadmills and 10 Krank-cycles — all while three subwoofers and impressive visual enticements keep the class operating on the same beat and rhythm.

� e adjacent studio is home to Lean 425, a class that focuses on weight training and resistance intervals for those looking to tone up while using a variety of novel workout equipment.

Fox preaches time ef-

� ciency at his studio. Both classes are precisely one hour long—a punctual alternative to an o� en more lackadaisical approach taken at traditional gyms.

� e conciseness of the workouts doesn’t make them any less sweat-induc-ing, however.

“My classes are going to be a challenge,” Fox said, “and that’s the kind of clientele that I want to attract. I want someone who wants to come to me and get better, and get stronger, and kind of gets swept up in it. I push and I want them to try just a little harder.”

� e layout of both MashUp and Lean 425 classes allows gym-goers of all � tness levels to push themselves—whether that’s by simply breaking a sweat or by spinning at a higher resistance level than ever before.

Bassline has a strong social media relationship

with its clients, something Fox said seems to be an especially important asset here in Seattle.

Members of the gym are encouraged to request songs and music videos via Bassline’s Facebook page, which are then incorporat-ed into upcoming classes.

� e gym, at 126 Central

Way, is open six days a week—Monday through Saturday. Classes are � lled on a � rst-come, � rst-served basis. Members as well as � rst-time clients are encouraged to reserve class spaces online in advance through the gym’s website at bassline� tness.com.

Booming multimedia experience enhances new gym’s classes

Treadmills are in the back row of the studio, Krancycles in the middle and spinning bikes at the front of Bassline Fitness. ALYSSA KEEHN, University of Washington News Lab

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...pet tipsexceptionally well-thought, well-documented process to resolve this matter. Govern-ment entities prevail in the vast majority of land use cases in the state of Washing-ton. The surprise here is that the developer thinks he can beat those odds.

When Mr. Lowe says, “I have followed the Potala Village story in the Kirkland Reporter and now the Seattle Times,” I believe he would have a completely differ-ent perspective if he were a more active participant, like the dozen or so leaders who represent the 800-plus involved citizens. This team has spent thousands of hours understanding the history of zoning and planning related to this issue and appreci-ate immensely that our city leaders have finally faced the music, done the right thing, and are willing to defend this matter in court, rather than be walked over by a clever developer.

Finally, to the likely surprise of most readers, nearly everyone opposed to the Potala development, including several developers, are pro-development. We look forward to this property being developed responsibly and will support anyone with plans to do so.Chuck Pilcher, Kirkland

A serious threat to Democracy

On Feb. 5 the Kirkland City Council will continue their consideration of a peti-tion signed by more than 350 Kirkland residents asking that they pass a local resolution declaring their support for a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s infamous “Citizens United” ruling that, in essence, results in treating corporations as persons and equates money with free speech.

Democracy is conse-quently being sold to the highest bidder. Normal citizens with limited incomes and strict restrictions on their campaign donations have no chance of effectively competing with the enor-mous amounts of money that large corporations have been able to contribute to election campaigns.

Public disclosure of dona-tions would be helpful, but cannot possibly create a level playing field allowing free speech of an individual to compete with the expen-sive media ads created by corporations. It will not stop corporations and PACs from creating smear campaigns or ads that are untrue or inten-tionally deceptive.

Lobbyists promote legislation that has so many

loopholes and such obscure language that regulation en-forcement is virtually impos-sible, and funding is woefully lacking to enforce the rules.

Individuals can’t pay for lobbyists, and when corpora-tions invest their assets to influence political outcomes favorable to the corporations, stockholders are seldom allowed to vote on these huge donations. He who has the gold rules, a sad day in America and a serious threat to democracy.

Corporations do not have the responsibilities of citizen-ship, cannot be prosecuted, jailed or executed in the same way as natural born persons, and live far beyond the lifespan of natural born persons.

Corporations should not be granted the same rights as human citizens. The word corporation does not occur in the Constitution. Unelected, unaccountable judges chose to give corporations their rights.

The 14th Amendment says that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States …” (Read the whole amendment at wikipedia.org) Corporations are NOT born or naturalized in the way that real human beings are. Corporations are merely legal entities.

The way that corpora-tions are structured separates humans from their actions. This destroys responsibility and hijacks decision-making. Corporations are required by law to make money at any cost, making them dangerous to people and to democracy.

Corporations have no mind, no conscience, and exist to amass money. Hu-man beings think and make choices based on ethical considerations that protect family and community. Corporations should NOT be considered to be “persons” or given an equal voice in a democracy.

Free speech comes out of the mouths of living, breath-ing persons. To pretend that using vast sums of money to promote a corporation’s vested interest is equal to free speech of a human citizen in a democracy is ludicrous.

I urge Kirkland residents to call or email City Council members no later than Jan. 30 to encourage them to join with more than 300 munici-palities in the U.S. who have already passed local resolu-tions declaring that corpora-tions are NOT persons and money is NOT free speech.

Email [email protected] or call 425-587-3001.

This local resolution could

go to Olympia, and our Legislature can ensure that Washington state can be the 12th state to send a resolu-tion to the U.S. Congress to amend the Constitution to protect our democratic pro-cesses. “One man, one vote” should not be usurped by “many dollars, many votes.”Suzanne Grogan, Kirkland

Concerned about gay marriage and adoption

Whenever one comments about the homosexual life-style, the pejorative responses I received are not unusual. However, as a retired doctor, I assure the very gentle men that I am neither ignorant nor silly. I became concerned about the gay marriage/adop-tion issue not only by the television emphasis with chil-dren, but by an informative article in a local newspaper describing the lack of screen-ing for HIV/AIDS. That reference to the article was deleted from my published letter, but it should be read by those concerned about the disease. It should be obvious that the state of Washington must not order children to live with infected persons who may then infect the children and condemn them to a life of expensive medical treatments, pain and worse. A simple blood test can prevent it. All parents know that rais-ing a child inevitably involves exchanging bodily fluids. It is definitely not “in the best interest of the child” if the parent has HIV/AIDS. In dis-cussing this with my son who treats infected children in his medical practice, he made a valid suggestion that the law should also prohibit placing children in foster homes where the providers are posi-tive for the disease. For the sake of the innocent children, I hope that the homosexual

community will support my proposal.Edward Bell, Kirkland

Kirkland approves Potala for 143 units

The City of Kirkland Planning director recently approved the Potala Village shoreline permit for 143 units and fewer parking spaces. So this is the shore-line permit and not the building permit. The Plan-ning director did a good job making sure the developer knows he must still meet all zoning code requirements, etc. But there is much that is concerning about what could still happen since 143 units were approved AND EVEN MORE CONCERN-ING is less parking will be required!

The Planning director did a very good job with a couple things. First, he made sure to let the devel-oper know that this is only a decision on the shoreline permit, which is an “over-lay” on top of all zoning and other Kirkland policies that will still have to be met when a building permit is submitted.

Also, at first glance it appears that the concern about contaminated soils may be pretty well ad-dressed as the remediation and oversight seems man-datory. The concern here is that the city picks out who does the oversight and the neighbors have previously been concerned because those chosen for oversight of things were part of an “inner-circle” and the oversight seemed more like a rubber stamp. Let’s hope this time we have someone quite objective! Karen Levenson, Kirkland

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rePorter stAff

The owners of a dog who ran into the woods following a car accident in Kirkland Jan. 11 are search-ing for their dog, Mandy.

The black flat-coated re-triever ran off after the car she was in was involved in a collision in the Finn Hill neigh-borhood. That accident resulted in the dog owner’s car crashing into gas pumps at the 76 gas station. The car caught fire and Mandy’s owner was injured.

The community has organized a search for the dog.

Jim Branson of Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue offers the following advice:

• People are certainly welcome to go out search-ing for Mandy at any time. The more people who look, the better, as long as you follow a few simple guidelines.

• Don’t call Mandy’s

name. She won’t come to you if you call her under normal circumstances, and she certainly won’t come to you now. Calling her name will probably cause her to run further away.

• If someone tells you they’ve seen Mandy, get as many details as pos-

sible, including contact information so Branson can call this person back. The search effort has been

hampered by the in-ability to get details such

as time of day, direction of travel, did she still have a harness, etc.

• If you see Mandy, ignore her, accidentally drop some food or treats, and walk away. Keep her in sight from a distance, and call Branson at 206-552-0304. He will arrange for the dog owner to come to that location as soon as possible.

For more informa-tion, email Branson at [email protected] or call 206-552-0304.

Community searching for dog who ran away after car accident

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In the Superior Court for the State of Washington, In and

For the County of SnohomishIn re the Estate of BETTY S. PUGH, Deceased, No. 12-4-01726-9.

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effec- tive as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonpro- bate assets. Date of First Publication: January 11, 2013. Personal Representative: Donald L. Pugh. Attorney for Personal Represen- tative:WILLIAM COATS, 5400 Carillon Point, Building 5000, 4th Floor, Kirkland, WA 98033, (425) 990-8399. Published in Kirkland Reporter on January 11, 2013, January 18, 2013 and January 25, 2013. #725006.

In the Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for

the County of King

In the Matter of the Adoption: Of: Victoria Jade WilliamsonA person under the age of eighteen No. 13-5-00163-3SEA

Summons and Notice by Publication of Petition/Hearing re Termination of Parent-Child

RelationshipTO: Brock Manly Williamson, nonconsenting father. You are herby summoned to appear within thirty (30) days after the date of first publication of this summons, to-wit, within thirty (30) days after the 18th day of January, 2013, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court and serve a copy of your answer upon the petitioner at the address below stated; if you fail to do so judgment may be rendered against you according to the request of the Petition for Adoption and the Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship which has been filed with Clerk of the said court. Your are hereby notified that a petition has been filed with the Clerk of the above requesting that the parent-child relationship between you and above-named child be terminated. The object of the action is to seek an order terminating the parent-child relationship between you and the child and a Decree of Adoption declaring the petitioner to be the legal parent of the child. The child was born on 02/24/2001 in the City of Palm Springs, State of California. The name of the child’s mother was Michelle Charmagne Williamson at the time the child was born. The name of the Child’s mother is now Michelle Charmagne Wil- liamson. You have been named as the father or possible father of the child. The court hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship shall be on the 18th day of February, 2013 at 1:30 pm in Room W-325 of the King

County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Seattle, WA, 98104 Your failure to appear at this hearing may result in a default order permanently terminating all of your rights to the above- named child. You may respond to this summons and notice by filing a written response with the Clerk of the Court and serving a copy of your response on the Petition- er whose name and address appear at the end of this summons and notice. If you do not serve your written response within thirty (30) days after the date of first publication of this summons and notice, the court may enter an Order of Default against you permanently terminating all of your rights to the above-name child. The court may, without further notice to you, enter an order terminating your parent-child relationship and approving or providing for the adoption of the above-name child. You are further notified that you have the right to be represented by an attorney, and if you are in- digent and request an attorney, an attorney will be appointed for you. You are further notified that your failure to respond to this termination action within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication of this summons and notice will result in the termination of your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. Your are further notified you have a right to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington. Your are further notified that your failure to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington or the respond to the petition for termination of parent-child relationship which has been filed herein, within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this summons and notice is grounds to terminate your parent-child relationship with respect to the child.

You are further notified that if the child is either: (A) A member of an indian tribe or (b) Eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and the biological child of a member of an indian tribe and if you acknowledge paternity of the child or if you paternity of the child is established prior to the termination of your parent-child relationship, your parental rights may not be terminated, unless (A) You give valid consent to termination or (B) Your parent- child relationship is terminated involuntarily pursuant to chapter 26.33 or chapter 13.34 of the revised code of Washington. Note: “Indian Tribe” is defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903. It refers to Ameri- can Indians or Alaska Natives. One method of filing your response and serving a copy of the petitioner is to send them by certified mail with return receipt request. Dated this 14th Day of January, 2013.Carlos Velategui, Court CommissionerBy A. Gallardo Deputy ClerkFile Response with: Clerk of the Court, King County Superior Court, E-609 King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Serve a copy of your response on Petitioner: Christopher Duvall, 20415 Bothell Everett Hwy Apt C306, Bothell WA 98012 Published in the Kirkland Reporter January 18, 25, 2013, and February 1, 2013. #729592

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The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirk-land Police Department that are dispatched

to on-duty police o� cers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

Between Jan. 11-17 the Kirkland Police Department reported 494 tra� c violations (four DUIs), 19 school zone tra� c violations, 25 alarm calls, eight noise complaints, six calls of disturbance, 13 thefts, six car

prowls, one car theft, 26 acts of tra� c abandonment, six animal calls, 18 calls of civil disturbance, six reported burglaries, 10 domestic violence calls, three malicious mischief reports, one juvenile report, three robberies, 12 calls for harassment, two reports of illegal drugs, six acts of fraud, four alleged assaults, one rape and one reported suicide. At least 30 people were arrested.

Jan. 15Domestic violence:2:10 p.m., 12900 block of 126th Ct. N.E. A 15-year-old girl and her 44-year-old mother got into an argument. As a result, the girl broke a double pane window and was arrested.

Domestic violence: 4:30 p.m., 6100 block of 114th Ave. N.E. A 19-year-old woman was arrested after a domestic violence advocate noti� ed police that the woman and a 17-year-old boy were violat-ing a no-contact protection order.

Jan. 12Domestic violence: 6:30 p.m., 14200 block of 112th Ave. N.E. A 50-year-old man

was arrested after he threatened to assault his 29-year-old roommate during a dispute about rent money. The older man was taken into custody for the harassment and for his outstanding DUI warrant.

Harassment: 11:57 p.m., 11900 block of N.E. 153rd Pl. A 56-year-old man was taken

into custody after he harassed his 20-year-old daughter. Photos of the man and a 5-inch steak knife was taken as evidence.

Domestic violence: 3:28 p.m., 10800 block of 126th

Ave. N.E. Two parents, ages 41 and 44, forced entry into their

22-year-old daughter’s residence and allegedly assaulted her while

inside and outside the home as they were trying to leave. There were

at least three witnesses. According to the police report, both are being charged with � rst-degree burglary and domestic violence.

Jan. 11Liquor violation: 6:15 p.m., 12500 N.E. 85th St. Three young men, ages 17 and 18, were arrested for possessing or consuming al-cohol underage at the Lake Washington High School parking lot. All three were transported to the Kirkland Police Department jail.

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KALL now registering

Kirkland American Little League is now registering players for the 2013 season

and its 63rd year of Little League baseball and so� ball in Kirkland.

Boys and girls ages 4 to 18 are encouraged to register.

Teams are just now starting

to be formed, with prac-tices beginning in March and games beginning in late March and early April. Reg-ister early so you can take ad-vantage of pre-season indoor training on the weekends.

Volunteer coaches are still needed, especially for the younger divisions of both baseball and so� ball.

To register or for more information, go to www.kirklandamerican.com.

Local quartets spread Valentine’s Day joy through song

A small army of quartets will fan out around the Seattle

area this Valentine’s Day sur-prising cherished recipients with Singing Valentines sent from a loved one or secret admirer. Quartets will croon sweet songs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. � ursday, Feb. 14. � ey will appear at jobs, homes, restaurants, or wherever their songs’ recipients happen to be.

� e quartets are members of A Cappella Joy Chorus, a championship a cappella women’s chorus based in Kirkland. AJoy is a nonpro� t organization dedicated to spreading the love of music to women of all ages through education and dedication to excellence. Singing Valentines are part of their fund raising campaign to further their

e� orts.AJoy is a group of

women ranging in age from teens to 70’s and come from all walks of life. With a 55-year tradi-tion, their main focus is promoting barbershop harmony but they also in-clude contemporary music in their repertoire. For more information about the Singing Valentines, or to order one, call Nancy at 206-367-1526 or email [email protected].

Nonprofit daycare to host open house

Tree of Life Daycare

will host an open house for immediate enrollment from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 26 at 14216 132nd Ave. N.E. Free childcare and refreshments will be included.

� e nonpro� t Christian-based daycare in Kirkland serves full-time working parents with children 1-6 years old. It is open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-day through Friday.

Capacity is 30 children with seven full-time sta� to serve the children. Two teachers are in the toddler room, which has a maxi-mum of nine toddlers.

For more information, visit www.treeo� ifedaycare.org or call (425) 821-8223.


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95-Year-old writes book about leaving Wyoming to start new life in Kirkland

Longtime Kirkland resident and author, Link Kaiser, shares his hardship stories about growing up on a home-stead in Sundance, Wyo. with seven brothers and sisters in the book, “What Became of the Sundance Kids.”

The title refers to his two brothers closest to him and their combined efforts to escape poverty through perseverance and education. To com-memorate the author’s 95th birthday in January, every book purchased this year will be signed by the author with a personal inscription.

“I wrote this book because it’s a timeless story about overcoming hardship that’s just as relevant today as it was when I lived it almost 100 years ago,” explains Kaiser. “Keep in mind, when I was growing up,

we didn’t have a TV, run-ning water or a car. So much has changed since then and yet the struggles of enduring poverty haven’t really changed very much.”

Does Kirkland still meet his expectations of paradise he heard while growing up?

“When I was in the Navy, I lived in different cities across the country. Kirkland is still my first choice and I’m very happy living here with my wife Virginia in the house I built on Rose Hill in 1961.”

Books are available for purchase directly from the author by visit-ing www.tinyurl.com/c39hmd7

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Parkplace Books will host a book release party for author Lisa Murphy and her second novel, “The Wyrmstone,” from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at 348 Parkplace Center.

The event will include a live performance of old-time music by artists Murphy & Middaugh. The musicians frequently play at the Urban Coffee Lounge in Kirkland.

Pastel artist Denise Hast-ings and photographers Lois Farrington and Janice Love-lace will also display some of their art during the event.

Murphy’s second novel, “The Wyrmstone” is an adult/teen novel and a magi-cal realism tale about teen role-playing gamers trying to survive in a world in which their game, Age of Dragons, has come to life in Seattle.

Because much of the book is told from the point of view of an older sister trying to parent these youths, the book would also appeal to parents whose high school students are obsessed with “elves and dragons fantasy gaming.”

For more information about the author, visit www.murphyink.com. For more information about the event, call 425-828-6546.

LWIT receives $10,000 grant

Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) recently received $10,000 from Puget Sound Energy Foundation to support the development of an emer-gency operations center for the college.

An operation center works as a centralized communi-cations command post for police, fire, campus secu-rity and any other agency involved in a campus-wide emergency such as a fire, hos-tage situation, shooting, gas leak, or other life-threatening situation.

With the funding, LWIT’s security department will pur-chase a base radio, dedicated hand-held radios, a gen-erator capable of operating emergency communications equipment, lighting for a communications center and a locking portable equipment cart that can secure all vital emergency operation center equipment and allow for set up of an operation center anywhere on campus.

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It is making yourself available. It’s an attitude - a part of your being. I’m glad I’m a vol-unteer. This time, “think city.”

I found a num-ber of additional ways for us to provide volunteers to the city! Imagine that.

An important part of the city government’s policy-making process is its various boards and commissions, which ad-vise the council on vital public policy matters.

Recruitments start gen-erally in February or as needed. Positions on all boards and commissions

are non-salaried.Check these out:• The Civil Service

Commission oversees the hiring and disciplin-ing of city police and fire personnel. Contact Rod Lank at (425) 587 3218.

• The Cultural Arts Commission advises

the council on public art ac-quisitions and, in consultation with the city manager, pro-motes strategic planning and development for arts, culture,

and heritage in the com-munity.

• The Design Review Board reviews and makes decisions upon proposed development projects for compliance with City of Kirkland design guide-lines and regulations and may also advise the coun-cil and Planning Com-mission on city design policies and regulations.

Contact Jeremy McMa-han at (425) 587-3229.

• The Houghton Community Council is constituted differently and has a slightly dif-ferent mission than city advisory boards and com-missions.

This body exercises both advisory and ap-proval authority over most matters related to zoning regulations and land use within the Houghton area.

No other board or commission in the city exercises jurisdictional authority. Contact Nancy Cox at (425) 587-3228.

• The Human Services Advisory Committee reviews funding requests from human services providers, and prepares recommendations to the council regarding fund-ing of the city’s Human Services Program.

Contact Sharon An-derson, Human Services coordinator, at (425)

587-3322.• The Library Board

acts as a liaison between the city and the King County Library Sys-tem, actively promoting the use of the library, encouraging intellectual freedom and promoting special programming. For additional information, visit the King County Library System.

• The Tourism De-velopment Committee advises the council on allocating the lodging ex-cise tax fund for tourism promotion. Contact Ellen Miller-Wolfe at (425) 587-3014.

• The Park Board advises the council on development, acquisi-tions, and operation of Kirkland’s parks and recreational facilities.

Contact Michael Cogle at (425) 587-3310.

• The Parking Advi-sory Board provides an exchange of informa-tion both to and from

citizens concerned about parking downtown and recommends new policy and policy changes to the council.

Contact Tami White at (425) 587-3871.

• Th e Planning Commis-sion advises the council on all matters relating to the Kirkland Comprehensive Plan and land use regula-tions.

Contact Paul Stewart at (425) 587-3227.

• Th e Senior Coun-cil advises the council by studying, reviewing, evaluating and making recommendations regarding issues impacting citizens age 50 and older. Contact Sharon Anderson at (425) 587-3322.

• Th e Transportation Commission advises the council regarding plan-ning and development of those transportation issues referred to them by the council, also submitting to the council, through the city manager, recommendations

for such other transporta-tion issues of interest to the Commission.

Contact Dave Godfrey at (425) 587-3865.

Remember – send in suggested volunteer op-portunities to the Kirkland Reporter, attn: Bill LaMa-rche.

Bill LaMarche is a 36-year Kirkland resident, retired, and active community, national and international volunteer. Bill’s prior career focused on coaching and mentoring pro� t and nonpro� t executives and company/organizational participants in professional development, leadership, organizational alignment and performance manage-ment, including planning for volunteer service as part of existing company/organizational culture. Bill can be reached through the Kirkland Reporter at [email protected].

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as the nonpro� t’s “engine” to boost economic support for other local events. Th is includes the Kirkland SummerFest – a two-day celebra-tion of art, music and culture in August – and the Kirkland Oktoberfest event, which is new to the city this year.

When Butcher and other volunteers created SummerFest last year, they looked at other events in the region.

“We visited two dozen festivals last year, studying how the business models work in preparation to build our Kirkland Events Foundation and run things like a business,” he said.

Th e group discovered that there were busi-ness models that they could adapt to Kirkland, including the Oktoberfest event in Leaven-worth that funds other city events throughout the year.

“It’s a great model in that one type of event will fund all those community events that can’t fund themselves,” said Butcher. “So we’re all about keeping things always running in the black and � guring out how we can be sustain-able because events in town right now are not sustainable. Th e city council is dealing with these issues right now and we’re well aware of that.”

Organizers struggle to fund events

Recent budget reductions have severely curtailed the amount of annual city fund-ing available for events, according to a report presented at the city’s Jan. 2 meeting.

Although cities like Redmond and Issaquah have signi� cant event budgets that pay for city-produced events, Kirkland does not produce any of its own events.

Event organizers also continue to request city funding, even though the city eliminated a General Fund allocation for events, the report continues.

Th e Kirkland Events Foundation will partner with the Greater Kirkland Chamber

of Commerce and the Kirkland Downtown Association, which produce various events.

Last year, the downtown association received $2,700 in proceeds from Summer-Fest, which netted nearly $20,000. Funds will support the association’s many events, including the annual 4th of July parade and fi reworks, Summer Concert Series, Kirkland Classic Car Show and holiday tree lighting.

Oktoberfest’s bene� ciary will be the Chamber.

Bruce Wynn, executive director of the Kirkland Chamber, says the organization strongly supports the Kirkland Events Foundation.

“Kirkland Downtown Association events at best break even,” noted Wynn. “Th ey are completely dependent on volunteers. Th e Kirkland Events Foundation pays its sta� and focuses on fund raising, freeing up the Chamber and Kirkland Downtown Associa-tion to focus on fewer events. If they are successful, other (downtown association) events that are less successful with fund raising will have access to surplus funds generated by SummerFest and Oktober-Fest.”

Santos Contreras, who is on the founda-tion’s board, says the foundation’s goal is all about keeping money from events in Kirkland.

“Kirkland is a whole new city now – we’re much bigger and there’s a lot of stu� going on all year ‘round,” said Contreras, not-ing each year kicks o� with the Polar Bear Plunge and ends with the downtown tree lighting event. “What we stand for is non-pro� t, Kirkland events put on by Kirkland people for the bene� t of Kirkland organiza-tions. I would almost call that our mantra.”

Th e foundation also supports events throughout the year with co-marketing and other services. In addition, the foundation also funded a centralized database to help manage event volunteers. Th e database is available on the foundation’s website.

Oktoberfest oom-pah-pah and more

So why Oktoberfest?“Oktoberfest is something that a lot of us

have always enjoyed and why travel for two-and-a-half hours over to Leavenworth for your oom-pah-pah when you can have it right here on the waterfront,” said Butcher.

Th e Kirkland Events Foundation will hold the event from Sept. 27-29 at Marina Park. Oktoberfest will feature traditional German music, German beers, brats, wiener dog races and family-friendly activities, such as pumpkin carving contests, rides and bouncy toys.

Butcher says the foundation is open to the community’s ideas for any of the events they produce.

Foundation board members also have their eyes set on big plans for the future. While they haven’t announced plans for other events yet, Butcher hints at some potential events.

“If one were to do a search of domain names, one might come up with about 20 domain names that start with ‘Kirkland’ and end in ‘fest’ and � ll in everything but banana in the middle,” he laughs.

Future foundation events could include any-thing from a Kirkland Ciderfest, to a Jazzfest or Winterfest, he says.

“Everything you can imagine,” said Butcher. “We’re also looking into broadening the reach of events, so they’re not just all in down-town, but will reach out to Totem Lake or in Juanita… where, to date, not a lot of events have taken full advantage of them. So that’s a great opportunity in the future.”

More informationFor more information about the Kirkland

Events Foundation, visit kirklandeventsfounda-tion.com. To contact foundation members with ideas, email [email protected] or call 425-456-1111. For information about Oktoberfest, visit Kirkland-Oktoberfest.com.

[ EVENTS from page 1] Lawmaker puts emphasis on continuing education for engineers

Keeping up with the latest advances in one’s � eld simply makes excellent common sense, especially in � elds packing a potentially huge impact on public health, safety and peace of mind.

State Rep. Derek Stanford (D-Both-ell), who represents the 1st Legisla-tive District, maintains that licensed engineers should continue learning just like other professionals who are licensed by the state, such as architects and land surveyors.

“Continuing professional develop-ment is a basic and very important requirement for many professions,” Stanford emphasized.

Stanford is prime-sponsoring House Bill 1231, a measure that would bring licensed engineers in Washing-ton up to the same level as 40 other states by requiring 15 hours per year of continuing professional develop-ment.

Currently, a professional engineer’s license in Washington can be renewed forever simply by paying the renewal fee.

For a timely example of why the continuing-education requirements in the bill are so very needed, one need look no further than the recently reported leaking-pontoon problems with the under-construction new Interstate 520 bridge.

Th e bill was scheduled for a hearing last Wednesday in the House Business and Financial Services Committee. Th e measure will likely come up for a vote in the committee next week.


It feels good to laugh once in a while. Ev-eryone knows that.

But laughter as a health-promoting exercise is not as widely practiced, despite of the fact that scientists have long known about the healing effects of good humor.

In his best-selling book, “Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient” (W.W. Nor-ton & Co., 1979), Nor-man Cousins describes his own recovery from a life-threatening disease, which he credits in large parts to laughter.

What at first sounds like a good story – man cures himself by watch-ing funny movies – is in fact an ac-count of what scientists call the “natural recu-perative mechanism” of the body, also known as “homeostatic response,” meaning that the body is able to heal itself and return to a state of normalcy from injuries suffered at a time of illness.

Of course, proper medical care can sup-port and accelerate the natural healing process, but recovery almost always also depends on the body’s own defense mechanisms.

Among these defenses is the patient’s state of mind. In Cousins’s case, it seemed that a positive attitude and specifically a great sense of humor helped him muster the inner resources needed to overcome his ail-ments.

This, obviously, is a dramatic and rare example of the poten-tial benefits of positive thinking.

More common are reports that laughter has helped ease pain and suffering, not just the mental but also the

physical kind. A recent study conducted at the University of Oxford, England, found that belly laughs caused the body to release endor-phins, which act like opiates by inducing emotional calm and en-hancing an overall sense of well-being.

During my internship as a clinical dietitian, I observed these ef-fects more than once. I distinctly remember one occasion around Mardi Gras when a

nurse dressed up in a clown costume and tried her best to cheer up patients, some of whom were desperately ill.

That night, the nursing staff re-ported having dispensed significantly less pain medication than on other days. The laughter in response to the nurse’s performance worked just like a painkiller.

Even if you are not seriously ill but just feel a bit run down, laughing can be good medicine for you, says R. Morgan Gri� n, who writes for WebMD. We change physiologically when we laugh, she says, our blood pressure goes up and we breathe faster, sending more oxygen through our system – “like a mild workout.” Laughing may actually o� er similar ben-e� ts as physical exercise.

Other possible side e� ects of laughter include stress relief, sounder sleep, better blood sugar regulation and strength-ening of the immune system.

As plausible as some of these claims about the health bene� ts of laughter may sound, it is hard to prove any of

them scienti� cally, warns Dr. Robert R. Provine, professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and author of “Laughter: A Scienti� c Investigation.”

It’s di� cult to deter-mine cause and e� ect when it comes to under-standing what laughter actually does, he says in an interview with WebMD.

“But we all know that laughing, being with friends and family, and being happy can make us feel better and give us a boost – even though studies may not show why,” he concludes.

P.S. If you liked this article, you may also enjoy watching the movie “Patch Adams” (1998) with Robin Williams, which is based on the true story of a medical student trying to improve hospital patients’ quality of life through humor.

Timi Gustafson RD, LDN, is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book “The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun,” which is available on her blog, “Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D.” at www.timigustafson.com), and at amazon.com.

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Evergreen stroke treatment helps patients overcome setbacks

Last fall, Mill Creek resi-dent and avid marathoner Je� Knakal experienced a sudden weakness on the right side of his body and had di� culty speaking. His wife recognized the symp-toms as signs of a stroke, and called 911. When he arrived at the EvergreenHealth Medical Center emergency department, the hospital’s award-winning team of stroke specialists got to work to diagnose the cause of the otherwise healthy man’s symptoms.

Knakal was acutely at-tuned to his own body. As a veteran runner who logs hundreds of miles per year, he was in exceptional physi-cal health and was in the midst of training for the New York Marathon, then just one week away, when he was sidelined by the attack.

“I went from training for a marathon to spending the night in the hospital and had no idea what put me there,” said 52-year-old Knakal.

EvergreenHealth’s emer-gency stroke treatment team, which relies on the col-laboration of doctors across a range of specialties from emergency care to neurology, cardiology and hospitalist medicine, quickly inter-vened to treat his symptoms and identify the cause as a TIA, or transient ischemic attack – essentially a stroke

that resolves, but is a serious warning that another stroke may happen again.

� ough his stroke symp-toms quickly resolved on their own, diagnostic tests performed by his multi-disci-plinary team revealed a heart condition that contributed to the TIA and put Knakal at greater risk for a stroke in the future. He is among the 20 percent of Americans who have a condition called patent foramen ovale – a hole between the sides of his heart. It’s also likely that genetics played a factor – his doctors identi� ed an increase in his cholesterol, despite his active lifestyle.

Within mere hours, EvergreenHealth’s specialists helped Knakal understand why he had the attack, and the lifestyle and medication changes he needed to make to prevent future strokes.

“My doctors understood me, not just my symptoms. In such a scary moment, that made all the di� erence,” said Knakal.

Recognizing his resolve to keep running, the Evergreen-Health team developed a comprehensive a� ercare plan incorporating regular care from a cardiologist, neurolo-gist and a team of pharma-cists at the EvergreenHealth Anticoagualtion Clinic to keep Knakal healthy for the long-term and allow him to continue training for future marathons.

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2 Mausoleum Crypts l o c a t e d a t Fo r r e s t H i l l s . $8 ,000 /ea o r OBO. (425)334-1976

4 CEMETARY PLOTS in the Her i tage Garden next to the Jewish Es- tates at Sunset Hills Me- m o r i a l i n B e l l ev u e . Beautiful, serene resting place. These are one of a kind and can only be purchased from individuals. Valued at $22,000 each. Price negotiable. Will sell separately or as a group. Call: (206)568- 3227 ABBEY VIEW Cemetery in Briar. Single plot in Cascade View, Lot #39, Space #13. Can accom- modate up to 2. Valued at $3100. Asking $1500 or best offer. Call Marcy, 206-240-9209

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ACACIA Memorial Park, “Birch Garden”, (2) adjacent cemetery plots, #3 & #4. Se l l ing $4,000 each or $7,500 both. Lo- cated in Shoreline / N. Seatt le. Cal l or email Emmons Johnson, 206- 7 9 4 - 2 1 9 9 , [email protected]

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SUNSET HILLS Memori- al Cemetery in Bellevue. 1 plot available in the sold out Garden of Lin- coln. Space 328, Block A, Lot 11. Similar plots offered by Cemetery at $22 ,000 . Se l l i ng fo r $12,000 or best offer. Call 360-387-8265

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flea marketFlea Market

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Musical Instruments

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Sporting Goods

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We have over 25 years combined experience and have sold over $20 million alone in 2012. We would welcome the chance to help you in 2013.

Catherine Ferrera206-579-1077Catherine@resourceforhomes.comwww.resourceforhomes.com

Catherine Ferrera206-579-1077Catherine@resourceforhomes.comwww.resourceforhomes.com

Dave Janssens425-785-7432davej@windermere.comwww.KirklandSpecialist.com

Dave Janssens425-785-7432davej@windermere.comwww.KirklandSpecialist.com

We work in Real Estate for two reasons only; to sell our clients’ home for the most money and to � nd our clients the best property at the best price…period. If you are considering selling or buying a home and this appeals to you, please contact us today. We will not waste your time.

ACTIVE LISTINGS OR PENDING LISTINGS

Waterfront $2,599,998 Highlands $650,000 Downtown $399,000 West of Market $2,695,000

WE HAVE BUYERS

Kirkland one story or house with master on the main, � xers

welcome

East of Market/the Highlands 4+ bedroom, walking

distance to DT Kirkland

COMING SOON

SOLD

WATERFRONT CONDO EAST OF MARKET 2 bed / 2 bath 5 Bed /4 bath

We have over 25 years combined experience and have sold over $20 We have over 25 years combined experience and have sold over $20

Homes Are Selling in Kirkland.If You’re Looking To Buy Or Sell, Contact Us!

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We have sold over $20 million of real estate in 2012 and have over 25 years combined experience.We would welcome the chance to help you in 2013!

YOUR HOME

YOUR HOME

PENDING

in 6 days

PENDING

Bridle Trails $580,000Kirkland $875,000

Represented Buyer

Houghton $1,210,000Kirkland/Juanita $920,000

Kirkland Reporter, January 25, 2013

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