Mercer Island Reporter, June 26, 2013

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Contributed Photo With flair, Anne Jess and Marina King collect and distill public comments at a transportation town hall in Bellevue last Wednesday, where Eastside leaders voiced support for a funding solution in Olympia for roads and transit services in King County.

Town Hall brainstorm

By Mary L. [email protected]

In Bellevue on Wednesday — the intersection of growth and change in King County — com-muters and planners, along with politicians, came to talk over the issues facing the region if the state Legislature does not pass a transportation budget in the sec-ond special session now under-way in Olympia.

The meeting began with an open house with various agen-cies showing information about transit and road projects in the

region.In attendance were Islander

and 41st District state Rep. Judy Clibborn and 48th District Rep. Cyrus Habib.

Earlier on Monday, the 3 5 - m e m b e r Sound Cities A s s o c i a t i o n , which includes the cities of Bellevue, Seattle, R e d m o n d , A u b u r n , Issaquah and Mercer Island, had sent a letter to the Legislature warning of dire cuts that will impact transit services and the ability to maintain roads and highways that will result.

Bellevue Deputy Mayor Jennifer Robertson said that the group came together to “send a strong message to the Legislature that they must pass the transpor-tation package now.”

The agencies warn that cost-cutting measures have already been taken and that there is no more to cut.

Officials from King County Metro warned that more bus service is needed. A funding shortage might force cutting 65 existing bus routes. WSDOT officials point to the failure of the Skagit River Bridge and a fragile 100-year old bridge in Kent as proof that the region’s transporta-tion system needs repair. Information

distributed at the event pointed out that it is not just state high-ways or urban bus routes that

Economy depends on transportation

By Megan [email protected]

Mercer Island state Sen. Steve Litzow introduced a bill during the legislative session earlier this year that would give letter grades to schools throughout the state.

While the bill met criticism, a new report from the Washington Policy Center did just that — graded Washington schools.

The information was based on the state’s Achievement Index, a joint project between the state Board of Education and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, which has been in place since the 2008-2009 school year as a way to measure achieve-ment in all schools in the state. It compares how schools do in reading, writing, math, science and graduation rates, and can be compared against other schools and districts.

Grading the schools

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MIsd board meeting Thursday, June 27

The Mercer Island School Dis-trict Board of Directors will hold its second regular meeting of June at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, in the City Council Chambers.

On the agenda is a discussion of the bond/levy election plan-ning, evaluation of the superin-tendent’s contract, and the first reading of the staff evaluation board policy.

To see a full copy of the agenda, visit www.mercerisland-schools.org.

Fourth of July closures next week

In honor of the Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4, various city and local offices will be closed.

The offices for the City of Mercer Island, along with the Mercer Island School District, the post office and the library will be closed.

The Reporter office will also be closed on Thursday.

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The new report from the Washington Policy Center assigns letter grades to those index levels, ranging from exemplary to strug-gling. Schools earning an exemplary rating got an A, while those in the very good category earned a B, good earned a C, fair a D and struggling an F.

The grades were given based on information from the 2011-2012 school year, the most recent available from the state’s Achievement Index.

On Mercer Island, Island Park Elementary earned an A, while Islander Middle School and West Mercer Elementary both earned a B. Lakeridge Elementary and Mercer Island High School hit the good mark for a C.

Jennifer Wright, the executive director of Mercer Island’s learning and tech-nology services said the reason for the difference is a slight change over the last time period when the school’s were measured.

Both Lakeridge Elementary and MIHS dropped very slightly in the improvement over previous year indicator, which was enough to drop the overall score to a lower category.

Wright said any time

there is a so-called ‘negative indicator’ meaning a drop from the previous year, it will drop the overall score.

In the case of MIHS, the school’s overall score on the Index was 4.9, hitting the good category, while the cutoff for the very good cat-egory is 5.0. For Lakeridge, the school earned a 4.79, landing on the high end of the good category.

Other schools in the area received similar marks. Bellevue High School earned a C, while Interlake Senior High earned an A and Newport High School received a B. In the Issaquah School District, Pine Lake Middle School and Skyline High School both received a B grade.

Eleven other states in the U.S. use a similar system, assigning schools letter grades. The idea has been openly supported by Gov. Inslee.

In total, 11 percent of schools earned an A, 15 percent a B, 35 percent a C, 27 percent a D and 7 per-cent an F. The remaining 5 percent of schools were not rated for a variety of reasons.

To see a full copy of the Achievement Index data-base visit eds.ospi.k12.wa.us.

GRAdES | FROM 1

By Mary L. [email protected]

The Mercer Island School District will review its screening of potential employees after an inci-dent between a high school

senior and an athletic coach led to a police investigation.

In May, Mercer Island police investigated what was termed as an inappropri-ate relationship between a Mercer Island High School track coach, Elliot Powell, and an 18-year-old Mercer Island High School senior in May.

Superintendent Gary Plano contacted police after a student spoke to high school administrators about

what he had witnessed between a fellow student and friend and the track coach a few months earlier.

After learning of this, Plano placed Powell on leave and called Island police. Detective Chad Schumacher, the school resource officer, was assigned to investigate the matter. He stated in the record that both the student and the coach were known to him from previous con-tacts.

Powell, who had been working part-time since the fall of 2009 as a special edu-cation parapro and athletic coach at Islander Middle School, was recently hired in December 2012 to be

the track and field coach at the high school this spring. Prior to his work on Mercer Island, Powell worked with students at the Bellevue School District’s Odle Middle School between 2008 and 2009.

The witness told adminis-trators that he had driven his friend, who was intoxicated, to meet the coach after mid-night at the Bellevue Park and Ride. The student got into the car with the coach and the friend witnessed the pair kissing.

The friend also said that the student has told him before that she had seen the coach other times outside

MISD to revisit employee screening steps Track coach resigned after investigation into relationship with student began

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City of Mercer Island spends over $125,000 on fight against I-90 tolling

The approved budget for I-90 tolling is $275,000 to date. The Mercer Island City Council voted on May 20 to add $100,000 to the original amount of $150,000 set up in March.

According to the city’s finance department, the $250,000 has come from the city’s contingency

fund, and $25,000 was al-located from 2012 General Fund savings.

To date, $129,176.67 has been spent on the city’s effort to stop I-90 tolling.

Of that amount, nearly three-quarters or $95,000 has been billed by the K&L Gates law firm.

Mayor Bruce Bassett, along with Councilmember Mike Grady and Deputy City Manager Noel Treat, traveled to Washington, D.C., in May to meet with transportation officials. The trip cost $2,140.

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Operation Patriots Plaza 2013Support Mercer Island’s VFW Post 5760!

� ese illustrations by David Lund represent our vi-sion of the � nished landscape of Mercer Island’s VFW Post 5760 Keewaydin Clubhouse.

Since acquiring the Clubhouse in 1966, VFW Post 5760 has rented the building to many members of our community, with the rental proceeds going to support veterans’ relief causes, both locally and nationally. In addition, rental revenues cover monthly operating and maintenance expenses of the building. We want to help Post 5760 augment their rental income by making their Clubhouse an even more attractive rental facility for individuals and groups by improving the building and grounds.

VFW Post 5760 has restored the Clubhouse exterior with funds raised at a community auction, Operation Restoration 2011, held on October 22, 2011. Our goal now is to help our Mercer Island veterans � nish the landscaping and � agpole area as well as the Clubhouse interior if su� cient funds are raised.

Add your name or honor a family member by pur-chasing an engraved brick for the Patriots Plaza, to be located around the base of three new bronze � agpoles. You can purchase a personalized brick for $150 each and help us raise funds to complete the improvements at the Clubhouse. Your engraved brick(s) will become part of an historical landmark at one of Mercer Island’s most treasured properties.

You are invited to join in our fundraising e� ort, Op-eration Patriots Plaza 2013, by completing the order form below and mailing your check for $150 per brick ($120 of which is tax-deductible), made payable to Mer-cer Island VFW Post 5760, to Mercer Island VFW Post 5760, Post O� ce Box 101, Mercer Island, WA 98040.

Making a brick donation is a wonderful way to sup-port our veterans and honor the service of a veteran in your family. Make your purchase now and be part of the initial installation of the Patriots Plaza. If your fa-ther or mother, son or daughter, grandfather or grand-

mother, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece, or a friend served in the armed forces, purchasing an engraved brick would be a special way to remember and honor their service to our country by including their names on the Mercer Island VFW’s Patriots Plaza. In addi-tion, if you want to honor the service of our veterans as a whole, you can purchase a brick as a Friend or Friends of the VFW. � ank you for your support!

Operation Patriots Plaza 2013 CommitteeFriends of VFW Post 5760

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If you have a question about our Operation Patriots Plaza 2013 project or about purchas-ing a brick, please call Judy Leithe, committee member, at 206-232-5413.

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Order Form for Mercer Island VFW Post 5760 Fundraiser – Operation Patriots Plaza 2013. A donation of $150 per brick ($120 of which is tax-deductible) will place your engraved brick on the Patriots Plaza. Make your check payable to Mercer Island VFW Post 5760 and mail your check and order form to Mercer Island VFW Post 5760, Post O� ce Box 101, Mercer Island, WA 98040.Name __________________________________________________________Address ________________________________________________________Phone(s) _______________________________________________________E-Mail _________________________________________________________

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of school. The student later told

Mercer Island High School principal Vicki Puckett and associate principal Jamie Prescott that she had been to the coach’s home, but only once, and denied that the two had a relationship or sex.

The student told police that she had begun talking with Powell on Facebook and by texting during the track season. She said she had kissed him at the Bellevue Park and Ride lot, and also said that she had been to his house and once had a meal with him at a South Center restaurant.

Two police officers met Powell at his residence the next day. He denied hav-ing any kind of relationship with the student outside of school. He denied that she was in his car or kissed him in the Bellevue lot and told police that the two did not have a sexual relation-ship. When the detective challenged some of those statements, he did say that he did kiss the student, but again denied a sexual rela-tionship.

At that point, police had Powell call Superintendent Plano. At the conclusion of that conversation, Powell gave his keys to school buildings to police to return to Plano.

Powell later resigned from the school district.

During the last two years, Powell had been stopped

by police three times on Mercer Island.

In May of 2011, Powell was booked into jail after being stopped for expired tabs and driving with a suspended license. Powell’s records also show traffic infractions in other coun-ties, including Snohomish and Grant counties. Powell does not drive students for the Mercer Island School D i s t r i c t . Powell has also been i n v o l v e d over the past several months in a family mat-ter in King County Superior Court.

Mark Roschy, direc-tor of human resources at the Mercer Island School District, said that the dis-trict conducts what is con-sidered the standard back-ground check on appli-cants for any position at the school district. Even volunteers are required to be checked. The school dis-trict also checks with six references; three over the phone and three via email. No issues were found when Powell applied for the job at Islander Middle School in 2009.

When employees change positions within the school district, those checks are not repeated, Roschy said.

The district subscribes to a service called Washington Access to Criminal History or WATCH. The process uses a database of records sent to the state patrol by

courts and criminal justice agencies throughout the state. The database includes conviction information, arrests less than one year old with dispositions pending, and information regarding registered sex and kidnap offenders.

In addition, Roschy explained that the appli-cation includes a disclo-sure form that asks if the

i n d i v i d u a l has been arrested or convicted of a crime.

“If I see a DUI from P u l l m a n during col-

lege, it is not a good thing. But I can deal with that. I understand that people make mistakes. If some-one says that they have not had an arrest or convic-tion, then I see it on the background check, that is a different matter,” he explained.

“If you lie, you are done,” he said.

Every year, all coaches old and new are required to attend the district’s ‘bound-ary training,’ Roschy said. It is a way for coaches to understand what level of relationship is appropriate with students.

“The situation with coaches and student athletes is unique,” he explained. “There is a high propensity for involvement because of the level of con-tact to schedule and orga-nizing. There is a lot of texting and calling.”

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“There is a high propensity for involvement.”

Mark Roschy

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including Bellevue, Is-saquah and Sammamish, ban fireworks, even on the Fourth of July. Fire-works are legal on Mercer Island only on July 4.

We want to know what you think.

Do you support fire-works being allowed on Mercer Island?

Vote now online at www.mi-reporter.com and look for the results in next week’s paper.

Online poll: Should Sound Transit include additional parking in the light rail station plan?• 83.33 % said yes.• 16.67 % said no.OPINIONOPINION

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O ne could seem to be cynical and callous to question plans for a new Youth Theatre Northwest along with an expanded Youth and Family Services Thrift

Shop. Both are, of course, noble enterprises. Both serve our Island’s youth and enrich our community.

Boosters say that a new Youth Theatre Northwest could be built on the old recycling center land with the adjacent Bicentennial Park. They say that the site is not (techni-cally) in the park, but outside the perimeter in an area now screened by trees. An expansion of the thrift store will increase sales and funding for the city’s Youth and Family Services. It will definitely be in the park. Both ideas repre-sent new opportunities for their organizations and mission. But they will come with trade-offs.

The neighborhoods and businesses surrounding the park will be affected by either or both of these plans. Parking and traffic from the thrift store already spills

over into the Mercerdale neighborhood as shoppers and park users juggle for limited parking. There are strollers, cyclists, boarders, walkers and dogs compet-ing with cars in the lot and on the street. For those parked and pointed the wrong direction, U-turns

are the favored way to head back to 78th Avenue S.E. In addition, a proposed lane for donation drop-offs

will turn west off a sometimes very busy 78th Avenue S.E. about halfway between S.E. 32nd and S.E. 34th Streets, across from the Covenant Church parking lot and professional offices next door.

YTN hopes that the community will embrace the the-ater. They say that there should be little impact on the community during the day and that parents who drop off and pick up kids will not affect traffic flow and park-ing. They suggest that more parking can be added along S.E. 32nd Street and 77th Avenue S.E., and that Town Center patrons could walk in the evening to the park.

Leaving aside the issue of city/park land handed over to an essentially private enterprise, we are all for shared facilities, walking, shopping and the theater, etc. But there absolutely needs to be a traffic and parking study before any further moves are made.

Numbers needed

A traffic study is needed on the neighborhoods around Mercerdale Park.

To the editorA letter to Senators Tom, Hill and Litzow on public school funding

I grew up in a working class fam-ily and have heavily relied on public education to accomplish a success-ful career and in raising my fam-ily. Without public education, I would have followed a much different path and would not have attended college. I even attended a public university; it was what I could afford. As a result, I am strongly in favor of supporting and funding our public schools.

Targeting and reducing funding for public schools is not the answer to balancing our state budget. Teachers are at the low end of the salary chain, which is detrimental to improving the status of Washington state schools in national rank-ing and not reflective of the impact they have to our children and social, technological and eco-nomic development.

I have lived in several states and have experi-enced the commitment that is made to educating our children through public school systems.

In the small town in which we lived in Massachusetts before mov-ing to Washington, public schools we refunded in lieu of subsidized trash collection. Citizens chose to drop off their trash at a transfer station or paid a private collector. The Massachusetts schools have satisfactory funding, teachers are respectively compensat-ed, and the students graduate with exemplary standing with higher than average college attendance. I have also traveled internationally for busi-ness and have observed and learned

the commitment that other countries make to educating their children, like Germany, Japan and China. They are

blowing past the U.S. technologically now, which will only accel-erate in the near future if we stand still, as you propose.

Teachers touch our future on an individ-ual, daily basis. What

is your motivation? Shame on you for targeting public school programs and the potential wages of public school teachers! Washington state, our chil-dren, our citizens, our state economy deserve better.

David Gusdorf

Why park for theater and not community center?

Perhaps some Council members were not around when the petition drive and more preserved Mercerdale Park. Now talk is that part of the park might be given over to the children’s theater. A noble endeavor, but why?

The community center has room for the nonprofit theater at a low rental cost. Plus, the community center is closer to the town center and its res-taurants, et cetera, than its current location by the high school. Let’s keep the children’s theater on the Island and house it at the community center without intruding on Mercerdale Park.

Jean Majury

Light rail won’t help parking and traffic issues

I agree with Susan Dykstra regard-ing the light rail and why it does not work for her. For all her reasons and more, I would not use the light rail. A previous writer mentioned that the station would be empty because there is no parking. It will be interesting to see just where they put more parking, as Mercer Island is a mess already!

Furthermore, on a similar topic, I don’t know if our City Council per-sons or our mayor tried to use I-90 on Saturday (June 22), but because

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MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSJanet Frohnmayer, President

Brian Emanuels, Vice-PresidentPat Braman, DirectorAdair Dingle, Director

David Myerson, Director Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent

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Thursday | 6Fraud: A 52-year-old man’s debit card was used for nine fraudulent transactions in northwestern Washington between May 26 and June 6. Four transactions were approved, and five were denied.

Friday | 7TheFT: A 50-year-old Mercer Island man was billed $151.43 for Verizon services that he did not order. An account with his name, address and Social Security number was used to open five phone lines. He does not know how anyone obtained his personal information.

sunday | 9Malicious MischieF: A police officer responded to a 3:37 a.m. report of three or more males making noise and discussing destroying

things in the 7200 block of 91st Avenue S.E. The officer searched the area and found a stop sign on top of a vehi-cle, which damaged the hood with scratches. The officer replaced the stop sign and left his card at the home.

Tuesday | 11Broken window: A window was shattered out of a Toyota Prius between 9 and 11 a.m. in the 7200 block of 79th Avenue S.E. on the South end. The vehicle was locked and parked in the victim’s driveway.

Wednesday | 12TheFT: A dirt jumper bicycle with large shocks and an autographed bicycle helmet were stolen from a bike rack between 3:30 and 4 p.m. in front of the South end QFC.

Thursday | 13TheFT: A full yard waste can worth $100 was stolen out of a yard in the 4500 block

of East Mercer Way at 12:20 a.m., for the second time in a month. The 56-year-old victim saw two male subjects load the can into the back of a truck. The suspects left the scene going southbound. Kirkland police reported a similar vehicle in a com-mercial burglary, when two suspects carried stolen items in a large yard waste can.

Friday | 14car prowl: A set of golf clubs was stolen out of a locked Dodge Caravan on Friday night in the 3400 block of 77th Avenue S.E.,

in the neighborhood next to Mercerdale Park. The 47-year-old victim said that someone stole his wife’s purse out of her vehicle in Bellevue one month prior. Her purse contained her driver’s license and a key fob. The victim believed that the suspects tracked down his vehicle and used the key fob to enter it, intending to steal it. The vic-

tim had changed the ignition lock, but not the door locks.

saTurday | 15VandalisM: A man reported that the doors of the former New Hope International Church were open and a ladder was set up against the eves. A glass window on the north side of the building was broken, making entry pos-sible. The building manager was notified and planned to secure the building.

sunday | 16car prowl: Camping gear was stolen out of an unlocked Toyota Tacoma on Sunday night in the 3200 block of Shorewood Drive. Stolen items included a Coleman four-man tent, collapsible cooler and sleeping bags, along with a radar detector and a wallet that contained $30 in cash, debit and credit cards, and ID. A debit card was used immediately after-ward. The total loss was $650.

By Reporter StaffKing County will offer

a new program for tak-ing back prescription drugs after the Board of Health passed a new law on Thursday, June 20.

Residents in the coun-ty will be able to dispose of unwanted medicines at pharmacies and other locations at no charge. The program will be funded by drug manufacturers.

“Today’s vote makes us the second jurisdiction in the nation to provide a safe and convenient way for residents to get rid of their unneeded medicines. I am proud of my fellow board members for passing this historic rule and regula-tion,” said Board of Health

Chair Joe McDermott. “The Board took strong action today to close a gap in the comprehensive response to misuse and abuse of medicines.”

In King County, more people die of prescription drug overdoses than from heroin or cocaine overdos-es combined.

Medicine collected will be destroyed by incinera-tion at permitted facilities, and drug manufacturers selling medicines for use by King County residents will be required to run and pay for the program. Seattle and King County Public Health will oversee the program.

No date has yet been set for the program to begin.

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king county offers property assessment appeals online

By Reporter StaffResidents of King County

have a new tool when it comes to appealing their property assessments. King County now offers an online

tool for appeals called eAp-peals. Appeals must be filed within 60 days of the mailing date on the official property value notice.

To learn more about the process, visit the eAppeals online at www.kingcounty.gov or call the Board of Equalization at (206) 477-3400. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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window was smashed. A canvas and leather tote bag was stolen out of the vehicle.

A Land Rover was broken into between 5 p.m. and 7:53 p.m. The front passen-ger window was smashed out. A woman’s purse and wallet were stolen from the passenger’s footwell. No other items were missing.


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Mercer Island graduates

Three Mercer Island residents graduated this spring from Linfield College in Oregon. They are Kaylee Adele Stern, who earned a bachelor of science, business; Isaac Lev Tobis, a bachelor of arts, political science; Cameron Paul Wilson, bachelor of arts, finance. Their degrees were pre-sented at the commence-ment exercises on June 2 in McMinnville, Ore.

Christopher Fricke-Yang has earned a BBA in Airport Management from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

Tessa Marcovitch graduated from Seattle University with a Master in Teaching degree on June 16. She is a 2006 graduate of Mercer Island High School, and in 2010 received a Bachelor of Arts from Western Washington University.

If you have a graduate information to announce, please send information to [email protected] or call (206) 232-1215.

Mercer Island School District schools announce summer hours

Schools in the Mercer Island School District will be moving to their sum-mer schedules this month.

Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, until June 28, and will be closed the entire month of July.

At the high school, the athletics, facilities and main offices will reopen on Aug. 5, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

To learn more, visit the MISD website at www.mercerislandschools.org.

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By Jerry Cornfield [email protected]

With lawmakers set to pour as much as $1 billion more into public schools, Senate Republicans want to make sure most of it doesn’t wind up in the pockets of teachers in the form of pay raises.

A bill approved by the Senate steers most of those new dollars away from salaries and into training existing teachers and hir-ing new ones to improve the reading skills and aca-demic performance of stu-dents.

One provision bars school districts from granting pay hikes greater than the rate of inflation for the next two years. Teachers could earn more than inflation but, under the bill, any added com-pensation would have to be for “targeted profes-sional development” and not salary.

Sen. Steve Litzow, R-Mercer Island, the chairman of the Senate education committee, said they want teachers paid for improving their knowledge and abilities in ways that will have an impact in the classroom. There is concern, he said, that too much will simply go into salaries.

“Everybody expects by putting a billion dol-lars more into education, you’ll get results,” he said. “We’re going to be watch-

ing very carefully.”Many House Democrats

oppose the provision, and that has made Senate Bill 5946 one of the last stum-bling blocks in reaching agreement on a new bud-get in time to avert a par-tial shutdown of govern-ment on July 1.

House Speaker Frank C h o p p , D - S e a t t l e , said the bill could not pass “the way it came over from the Senate” but didn’t specify how his majority caucus will respond.

The Senate approved SB 5946 on a 26-22 vote on June 13. As of Friday, the House had not scheduled a vote.

Washington lawmakers are in their second spe-cial session in search of a deal on a new budget for the two-year cycle, which begins July 1.

The House, which is controlled by Democrats, and the Senate, which is run by a coalition of 23 Republicans and two Democrats, are trying to agree on how to erase a nearly billion-dollar shortfall while comply-ing with a Supreme Court order to pump significant new sums of money into public schools.

Both chambers adopted budgets that suspend cost-of-living pay hikes for teachers as required under Initiative 732, a move that saves $300 million. This would be the fourth con-secutive year that lawmak-ers have balked at provid-ing the money.

But budgets adopted in each cham-ber do pro-vide in the n e i g h b o r -hood of $1 billion for other basic e d u c a t i o n services and p r o g r a m s now paid for by school

districts with local levy dollars.

The largest chunks of money in each budget are for bus transportation and materials, supplies and operating costs, known as MSOC. The Senate wants to provide $720 million on those items while the House is at $524 million.

Regardless of the final amount, every state dol-lar that comes in for those areas will free up a dollar for school dis-tricts to spend elsewhere, and Republicans are con-cerned that teacher unions will make a grab for it.

“What we’re trying to figure out is what the locals are going to do with it,” Litzow said. “We want to make sure the money

goes in and actually makes a difference.”

The leader of the state’s largest union of public school teachers said the bill is a case of micro-managing by leaders of the Majority Coalition Caucus.

Mary Lindquist, presi-dent of the 82,000-mem-ber Washington Education Association, said teachers, administrators, parents and school board mem-bers will decide where the freed-up local dollars can be best spent.

Teachers will likely want money spent in several areas, including salaries, smaller class sizes, and implementing a new eval-uation program.

“These are local deci-sions that every district in every community will have to make,” she said. “(Senate leaders) think they have a better idea of what the Everett School District and Marysville School District should be doing with the funds they have. I fundamentally think they’re wrong.”

Jerry Cornfield is a reporter for the Daily Herald, a sister paper of the Mercer Island Reporter. Both are owned by Sound Publishing, Inc.

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“There is a concern that too much will simply go to salaries.”

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By Reporter StaffThis year, the Kiwanis

Club has partnered with the Mercer Island Masonic Lodge and Mercer Island VFW to manage the sale of fireworks and split the proceeds.

The stand opens for business on June 27 through July 4, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and will be in its usual location at the north end Rite Aid park-ing lot.

The proceeds that are raised will go toward several Island organiza-tions such as the Boys and Girls Club, Mercer Island Special Olympics, Mercer Island Preschool Association’s annual cir-cus, Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Fun Mobile, and more.

This year the Mercer Island Fire Department has partnered with the clubs to spread the word about firework safety. “Be

Prepared, Be Safe, and Be Responsible” is the 2013 slogan.

The City of Mercer Island allows the dis-charge of legal fireworks on one day only: July 4 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Over 300 injuries reported in 2012 from fireworks statewide

A total of 354 fire-works-related injuries and fires reported to the State Fire Marshal’s Office in 2012 by fire departments and hospitals.

Of the 354 reports received, there were 128 fires and 226 injuries, according to a media release from the State Fire Marshal’s Office to warn people about the dangers of fireworks as the Fourth of July nears.

The majority of these incidents occurred on July 4 and most were caused by males between ages 8 and 21.

The major incidents included:

• 7 residential fires

totaling $880,500 in loss; 1 was caused by an illegal device, 3 were caused by legal fireworks, and 3 were caused by an unknown type of firework device.

• 26 fires and 64 inju-ries were caused by devic-es that are illegal to own or possess in Washington state.

• 7 sparkler bomb inci-dents that included 5 fires/explosions and 2 caus-ing facial, torso and hand injuries. These devices are considered improvised explosive devices that are illegal to manufacture and possess.

Parents need to know: Supervision of kids 14 and under is critical in reduc-ing emergency responses to fireworks incidents.

Talk to your kids about fireworks and safety. Set family boundaries; only adults should light fire-works. Store fireworks in a secure location out of the reach and sight of curious children.

Remember the three B’s of fireworks safety:

Be prepared — have water nearby and put pets indoors; Be safe — only adults should light fire-works; and be responsi-ble — clean up fireworks debris.

For more information about fireworks safety, public fireworks displays and the fireworks laws for your area, check the Celebrate Safely website at www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/fireworks.htm.

the express lanes were closed due to the Rock and Roll marathon, I-90 was jammed.

Cars were coming off at Island Crest Way to bypass traffic, then hop-ping back on at the 77th Avenue S.E. ramp.

As a result, cars were backed all the way up the ramp. I’m sure, although I did not bother to check, that North Mercer Way and First Hill were also busy because of I-90 peo-ple traffic hopping.

This is just more proof that few people want to pay the tolls on SR-520 when they can use I-90 for free, despite sitting in miles of backups.

Linda Cade

New Windermere shred event raises money for YFS

The annual Windermere Mercer Island Office Recycling &

Shredding event held this past Saturday was a huge success with twice the impact this year. In addi-tion to helping clients and the greater community recycle their items in a responsible manner, the office also collected dona-tions of $820 earmarked specifically for Mercer Island Youth & Family Services, through the Windermere Foundation.

While the recycling event is a free service for our clients and communi-ty, many of you were gen-erous of heart and happily opted to donate funds to this very worthwhile cause. The fundraiser was new this year and we are thrilled to be able to sup-port MIYFS in the great work they do across our community. Thank you for supporting this vital and important commu-nity organization!

Kathryn Lerner

Light rail to encourage urban living

The light rail public

relations people first said there will be no new MI parking for the proposed station, then with irritated comments from the audi-ence, said that no decision has been made.

They were honest the first time: there will be no significant new park-ing. Why? Remember the shock we had four years ago when light rail opened in Seattle. Within a day, it became clear that the purpose of the light rail system is NOT to help citizens park and then ride to work.

Rather, the purpose is to force the population to live in increasingly urbanized, crowded, noisy, paved-over areas near the stations instead of in the less crowded, quieter, greener areas away from the city center.

Everyone who likes the idea of being pushed to live in increasingly crowded urban areas can go ahead and keep voting ‘yes’ to give Sound Transit more billions of our tax dollars. Personally, I will continue to vote no.

Richard Winslow

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Mercer Island’s sister city, Thonon-les-Bains, France, sits on the shore of Lake Geneva in the Haute-Savoie region of France. The Mercer Island • Thonon-les-Bains relationship, founded in 2000, promotes educational, cultural and other exchanges between our cities. Upcoming events include:

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COURS DE CUISINE: COOKING CLASSES IN FRANCE October 12-20 in Thonon-les-Bains, France

Travel with us to Thonon to experience cooking clas-ses at the famous Lycee École Hôtelière Savoie-Léman and to enjoy the food and sights of the area. Registration is now open until July 15 for up to 18 participants. For details, contact Kathy Erickson, 232-7622 or [email protected], or visit our website.

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King County hosts July 9 meeting on flooding

The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks’ Water and Land Resources Division, on behalf of the Flood Control District, is meeting July 9 on Mercer Island to update the county’s management plan. The plan guides the management of regionally significant river and stream flooding to:

• Reduce risks from flood and channel migration haz-ards.

• Avoid or minimize the environmental impacts of flood hazard management.

• Reduce the long-term costs of flood hazard man-agement.

A public review and com-ment period will be held from June 14 to July 12, and includes one public meet-ing.

The public meeting will be held on July 9 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street.

Draft update documents, including meeting informa-tion, can be found at www.kingcounty.gov/floodser-vices.

Comments can be sent by email to [email protected] or to Attn: Flood Plan Update, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, 201 S. Jackson St., Suite 600, Seattle, Wash., 98104.

Pet owners reminded to keep animals cool in hot cars

As the temperatures get warmer this summer, resi-dents of Mercer Island are reminded that hot cars are dangerous for pets.

When it is 70 degrees out-side, a car can easily reach 100 degrees inside, while 90 degrees outside can trans-late into 140 degrees inside a vehicle.

“We haven’t had tempera-tures this high for several months, so people and pets need to take it easy at first,” said Dr. Gene Mueller, man-ager of Regional Animal Services. “After a long and dreary winter, animals need to get re-acclimated to the heat just like humans do.”

Animals don’t sweat like humans do, making them very vulnerable to overheat-ing. Owners are reminded to bring cool fresh water for

pets, whether they are in shade or the sun.

Anyone who sees an ani-mal in distress in an unat-tended vehicle can contact authorities by calling 911 or (206) 296-7387.

King County Metro to replace, update worn-out buses

King County Metro Transit announced on Monday, June 17, that it will be replacing its worn-out buses with electric trolley buses.

Metro is working with New Flyer, maker of all-electric coaches that use one-third less energy. The initial purchase is for up to 141 buses, about 10 percent of the current Metro fleet. The contact with New Flyer totals up to $164 million.

“Electric trolleys have a lot of fans, and I’m one of them,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “They’re quiet, they run clean, they’re part of our transit heritage, and studies confirm they’re the best for moving riders in our very hilly and dense urban environment.”

The first prototype is expected in Seattle begin-ning in 2014, and riders will begin to see them on the roads in 2015.

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Adding to the issue is that local and state tax revenues have fallen.

“County funding from local property tax, the gas tax and grants has declined by one-third since 2009,” a WSDOT press release said.

WSDOT planners esti-mate that between $250 to $260 million will be needed to repair and m a i n t a i n roads alone in 2015. E x p e c t e d r e v e n u e s g e n e r a t e d from gas and prop-erty tax r e v e n u e s that year are only expect-ed to reach $85 million.

Insisting that local governments are simply unable to pick up the tab, local city officials came together to demand that the Legislature pass the transportation package by the end of the second spe-cial session now under-way.

City officials from Kenmore to Auburn made the point that a safe and efficient transportation network is needed to ensure that commuters can get to work and that goods can be shipped to markets.

Speakers and panelists who came to speak and take questions included Auburn mayor Pete Lewis, Kenmore mayor Dave Baker, Kirkland mayor Joan McBride, Mercer Island mayor Bruce Bassett, Sammamish City Councilmember Don Gerend, County C o u n c i l m e m b e r s Jane Hague and Rod Dembowski as well as Deputy King County Executive Fred Jarrett.

Bassett said that while the prospect of tolling on

I-90 is the top worry for Islanders regarding trans-portation, he said that the Island’s bus routes will all either be cut or eliminat-ed.

Lewis said that his community, Auburn, is the home of the largest warehouse district in the state. Employers and ship-pers need to be able to move their goods, he said. Otherwise, jobs will suf-fer. Kenmore mayor Dave

Baker said that con-gestion in K e n m o r e lasts “all day long” in his town from over-flow from SR-520. In addition, he said, “bus services are to be cut, and lower-

income families will be hurt.”

Robertson noted that growing delays on I-405 hurt the Eastside econo-my. “We have more jobs here than residents,” she said.

Repairing and expand-ing I-405 makes good sense, she explained. “Every dollar spent on 405 brings $5 of benefits.”

The City of Bellevue, she noted, has already spent millions on roads in recognition of the benefits that it brings.

The City of Sammamish has a different type of prob-lem, said Councilmember Don Gerend. “We are a bedroom community. We do not have enough peo-ple to support bus service. We have heavy vanpool and carpooler use. So our concern is roads and tran-sit.”

The passage of the state transportation package will help most everyone in the region. Deputy King County Executive and Islander Fred Jarrett said that the county has not spent enough on transpor-tation needs. “We spend 25 percent of what we should

on roads. Due to budget cuts, the county has cut its road maintenance depart-ment in half. We are facing a real crisis in roads.

“It is imperative that we send a message that the transportation mea-sure must be passed now,” Jarrett said repeating oth-ers plea. “We are already closing one bridge a year.”

Luckily, he added, we do have our champions in Olympia, Rep. Clibborn and Rep. Jessyn Farrell, among others.

“We have done enough through efficiencies and reform,” Jarrett added. “We cannot just wait for the economy to get better.”

County Councilmember Debrowsky said that he believes that people, if asked, would vote for more money for roads.

“We are behind already — before we get to the growth management act, you have to have the infra-structure in place,” said Gerend.

“County funding from local property tax, the gas tax and grants has declined by one-third since 2009.”

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Contributed PhotoAbove, WSDOT workers take out the median on eastbound I-90 to make room for a new HOV lane in 2012. Changing lane configurations to make way for light rail is just one of the projects underway on the regional transportation system.

Contributed PhotoThis colorful transcription of the meeting was placed on the wall of the Bellevue City Council Chambers. Artists and scribes Jess and King have their own firm, thedoodlebiz.com.

I-90 HoV project updateWSDOT and Sound Transit plan to add

HOV lanes to the I-90 outer roadway between Seattle and Bellevue. With those new lanes, HOV on- and off-ramps on Mercer Island will also be built.

During the second stage of the project, crews will add an eastbound HOV lane be-tween 80th Avenue S.E. and Bellevue Way.

To learn more about the project, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/I90/twoway-transit.


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WESTSIDE WATERFRONT $3,825,0002733 60th Ave SE - Living Room w/ two-story windows & exquisite views of Lake WA from most rooms. Elegant master suite includes Jacuzzi & walk-in closet. Dock with moorage, 2 decks, large patio, & wine cellar complete this luxurious home.

Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/62571

Exquisite Newcastle Home $1,285,000Located in a cul-de-sac, this 4BR/3.5BA home backs up to the golf course & a natural reserve. From the moment you enter you’ll appreciate custom touches throughout. Kitchen has large island, sub-zero & walk-in pantry. Main � Master w/ walk-in closet & sitting area. Media Room w/ Bar. Expansive deck w/ hot tub. Issaquah schools.

Julie & Ben Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/97374

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Old Black Nugget – $1,795,000New Construction� is 4BR/2.75BA rambler built by Boitano Homes is truly a rare � nd. With over 4 acres of cleared � at property this is an outstanding opportunity to create an estate in a well located, prestigious neighborhood.

Julie Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/59152

Mediterranean Villa $3,150,000Over an acre with Mountain & Lake views. 6,200 sq.ft. home was custom built by original owner. 4+BR/4.75BA. A MUST SEE WITH EVERY AMMENITY ONE COULD WISH FOR!

Betty DeLaurenti 206-949-1222www.johnlscott.com/20974

Forest Waterfront $4,350,000� e centerpiece of Mercer Island’s Forest Av-enue, the premier waterfront on the Island’s West side. Spectacular � nish level. Exacting standards. Design balances entertainment, ca-sual living, & the waterfront lifestyle.

Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.johnlscott.com/67935

Lou GlatzKarin Fry Dieter KaetelLori HoldenHelen Hitchcock Jean LockeJames Laurie Gloria LeeCraig Hagstrom

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Timeless Craftsman $1,495,000ASPEN HOMES: 3031 61st Ave SE – Framing & Roof on. Still time to customize � nishes. Open � oor plan. Wrap around deck w/ covered � replace. Easy walk to 3 Lakefront Parks. Minutes to I-90.


Grand MI Waterfront $3,170,000Spectacular 1.7 acre waterfront estate. Gracious daylight rambler with view from nearly every room. Street to water. Level lawn of breath-taking scale to water. Large dock w/ covered moorage.

Larry Williams 425-445-9870 www.johnlscott.com/15888

The Yarrow Preserve $8,488,000Over 185’ of Lake Washington waterfront in Yarrow Point. Refreshingly reserved. Stunning main house of signi� cant scale. Texture rich, vibrant design elements. Notable media lounge. Separate guest house. Expansive auto court.


Forbes Creek Home $499,95011416 NE 112th, Kirkland. � is gorgeous 3BR/1.5BA home has been updated & completely remodeled w/ some of the � nest features you would desire. Situated on large � at lot in the Forbes Creek community. Close to I-405.Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240

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Prime View & Location! $1,725,0001980 82nd Ave SE. – 270 degree views on prime Northend 82nd Street! Cul-de-sac, 2 view decks, hardwoods, 4+ bedrooms and 3+ car garage. City, Lake & Mountain Vistas. Stunning Architecture.

Cindy Verschueren 206-909-4523www.johnlscott.com/26061

Complete Remodel $1,299,0007274 W. Mercer Way - Fabulous 4BR/2.5BA home on a wonderful, private, large western facing lot. Completely remodeled in 2003. Gourmet kitchen, new cabinets/appliances, huge deck, true mudroom & much more!

Tim Conway 206-954-2437 www.johnlscott.com/41422

Breathtaking $1,645,000Western View8144 West Mercer Way. Gorgeous western view of Lake WA & Olympic Mts! 4BR/425BA, den, wine cellar, family & bonus room. Eleva-tor. Large western view deck w/ hot tub. 4,362 sq. ft. 13,711 sq. ft. lot.

Debbie Constantine 206-853-5262 www.johnlscott.com/25786

Vacation at Home! $298,0006305 Sandpoint Way NE #1, Seattle. Vacation at home in beautifully maintained Sandpointer. A stylishly updated end unit lives like a single family home. All of the amenities of resort living: pool, spa & courts.

Anni Zilz 206-390-5723www.johnlscott.com/56374

Mt. Si Views! $332,55012715 480th Ave SE, North Bend. � is 4BR/2BA home situated on almost 1 acre, has a creek running across the back side of the property with stunning views of Mt. Si. � e home is perfect for entertaining with decks on the front and the back.

Jimmy Pliego 206-240-7160www.johnlscott.com/83841

Southfork Elegance $1,520,000 5335 90th Ave SE – What a spread! Elegant traditional 4BD/3BA home on oversized lot w/ gorgeous pool. Plus 1BD/1BA main level ADU w/ separate entry. 3 car garage.


Endless Possibilities $264,950Bring your builder & remodel this quaint Port Orchard cottage or build your dream home. 17,859 sq. ft. no bank waterfront lot. Minutes from the Southworth Ferry, w/ views of Blake Island & West Seattle. A public � shing pier & boat launch close by.Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240


Lake Views $768,0002675 74th AVE SE. Close to but yet far enough from downtown Mercer Island’s hustle & bustle. � is 3BR/2.75BA has lake and territorial views from most rooms. Wrap around deck. New car-pets and interior paint. MOVE IN READY!


N’End Traditional $1,449,0002242 82nd Ave SE. Merging of traditional style, coveted N’end location & compelling views, this 4BR/3BA home has it all! 4,520 sq. ft. w/ Legal ADU, bi-level view deck & pristine backyard…it is the home to buy!

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/40999

Stunning Craftsman $775,000Stunning Craftsman home in the Heart of Greenlake. Perfect condition 3BD/3BA home with great open concept � oor plan. Attached 2 car garage & fully fenced patio and yard w/ barbecue. Close to everything!

Helen Hitchcock 206-856-7007www.johnlscott.com/33126

Waterfront Rental $4,000/mo7671 W. Mercer Way. Custom designed 3BD/3BA NW Contemporary w/ meandering path to waterfront. Soaring ceilings, updated kitchen, fresh paint and more. 100’ of low bank grassy beach access, dock & moorage available.

Anni Zilz 206.390.5723MLS# 502682

Lake View Contemporary $1,789,000Refreshingly contemporary, rebuilt 5BR/3.25BA home w/breathtaking western lake view. Private gated entry, lovely patio, ironwood decks & more make this a dynamite place to live.

Lou or Lori 206-949-5674www.johnlscott.com/68351

Waterfront Townhome $975,000506 Lakeside Ave S. W1, Seattle. � is lakeside unit is a quality built waterfront townhome with all the amenities. Roof top deck w/ view of Mt. Rainier as well as beachfront patio/garden to enjoy. Private Garage. Day moorage.


Two for One! $1,595,0008192 W. Mercer Way – Two for One! Ideal for extended family, a car a� cionado or as a home w/ additional investment income. A large deck & gazebo connects to legal ADU. 7 covered parking spaces. Private 1.4 acre lot. Short walk to schools.

Tim Conway 206-954-2437www.johnlscott.com/35831

Welcome Home $699,0009724 Mercerwood Dr. - Room for everyone! 4 or 5 BR/3 BA 2,810 sq. ft. Oak Floors. New Roof. Family/Rec Room. Close to schools, I-90, & downtown shopping.

Tony Salvata 206-915-8672www.johnlscott.com/76789

Spacious New Home $1,950,0004899 Forest Ave SE currently under construction & scheduled for completion early summer 2013. Great room styling w/ master on main. Quiet setting on acre in desirable neighborhood. Very private.


Aesthetic Excellence $929,0003 Lindley Road. Architect Wendell Lovett has demonstrated “aesthetic excellence” by thorough resolution of every detail of this 2BR/3BA home. Modern. Contemporary. Open layout. Soaring celings. High end � nishes. Private.

James Laurie 425-466-3672www.johnlscott.com/23896

Captivating Luxury $1,395,500Cross the threshold of this luxury home & instantly be captivated by dramatic spaces, extraordinary detail & sublime � nishes that create an unparalleled interior. Executed w/ � ne craftsmanship, this 4BR/3.5BA home was designed with today’s living in mind!Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240


Greenwood Home $260,00014331 Phinney Ave N, Seattle. Cute 2BR home on a level, fenced yard with good light. Dual pane windows in most of the home & newer plumbing. Mature plants provide privacy.


Renton Highlands Condo $158,0001100 Harrington Ave W. #310. � is condo is one of the best locations in the building. Top � oor unit with view of the park from all windows & deck. Master has walk-in closet. Heated indoor pool, parking & secure access w/ elevator.


Spectacular Craftsman $1,975,0004421 Ferncroft Rd. – 4BR/3.25BA home on estate-like setting w/ sweeping views of Lake WA. Dramatic open � oor plan w/ designer touches and opulent � nishes make this a special home. A MUST SEE!


Amazing Lake View $1,099,000508 Lakeside Ave S. E2, Seattle. Lakefront living doesn’t get any closer than this exciting condo w/ all the right spaces. Elevator entry opens into the entire � oor living area capturing an amazing lake view. 2009 quality built from inside out.


New on Market $944,999Charming custom built 5BD/3.5BA true New England style Cape Cod. Sited on a very private, quiet ¼ acre lot w/ decks o� family room and master. Upstairs sound proofed bonus/media, 3 � replaces and more. Move-In Ready!

Lou or Lori 206.949.5674www.johnlscott.com/20477

Ideal Opportunity $1,250,0007229 93rd Ave SE. Hard to � nd level lot on Mercer Island, ready for your vision. 21,011 sq. ft. dividable lot, zoned 9.6. Livable single story 4BR/2BA home sold as is with property.

Mark Eskridge 206-251-2760www.johnlscott.com/10104

New on Market $1,349,5004240 Crestwood Place. 4BR/3BA home, sophisticated architecture & updated interior, immaculately maintained & designed w/ an open � oor plan for today’s lifestyle. Dramatic inside spaces & a medley of views as the back drop!Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240


Historic Appleton $1,189,5004840 E MERCER WY Historic Appleton. � is 5-bed home features hardwoods, exposed wooden beam ceilings, guest room w/ ensuite, o� ce, and family room. � e chef ’s kitchen includes an oversized island, granite counters, and ss appl.


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WESTSIDE WATERFRONT $3,825,0002733 60th Ave SE - Living Room w/ two-story windows & exquisite views of Lake WA from most rooms. Elegant master suite includes Jacuzzi & walk-in closet. Dock with moorage, 2 decks, large patio, & wine cellar complete this luxurious home.


Exquisite Newcastle Home $1,285,000Located in a cul-de-sac, this 4BR/3.5BA home backs up to the golf course & a natural reserve. From the moment you enter you’ll appreciate custom touches throughout. Kitchen has large island, sub-zero & walk-in pantry. Main � Master w/ walk-in closet & sitting area. Media Room w/ Bar. Expansive deck w/ hot tub. Issaquah schools.

Julie & Ben Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/97374

FEATURED PROPERTIES

Old Black Nugget – $1,795,000New Construction� is 4BR/2.75BA rambler built by Boitano Homes is truly a rare � nd. With over 4 acres of cleared � at property this is an outstanding opportunity to create an estate in a well located, prestigious neighborhood.

Julie Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/59152

Mediterranean Villa $3,150,000Over an acre with Mountain & Lake views. 6,200 sq.ft. home was custom built by original owner. 4+BR/4.75BA. A MUST SEE WITH EVERY AMMENITY ONE COULD WISH FOR!


Forest Waterfront $4,350,000� e centerpiece of Mercer Island’s Forest Av-enue, the premier waterfront on the Island’s West side. Spectacular � nish level. Exacting standards. Design balances entertainment, ca-sual living, & the waterfront lifestyle.


Lou GlatzKarin Fry Dieter KaetelLori HoldenHelen Hitchcock Jean LockeJames Laurie Gloria LeeCraig Hagstrom

a sign of distinction

Timeless Craftsman $1,495,000ASPEN HOMES: 3031 61st Ave SE – Framing & Roof on. Still time to customize � nishes. Open � oor plan. Wrap around deck w/ covered � replace. Easy walk to 3 Lakefront Parks. Minutes to I-90.


Grand MI Waterfront $3,170,000Spectacular 1.7 acre waterfront estate. Gracious daylight rambler with view from nearly every room. Street to water. Level lawn of breath-taking scale to water. Large dock w/ covered moorage.

Larry Williams 425-445-9870 www.johnlscott.com/15888

The Yarrow Preserve $8,488,000Over 185’ of Lake Washington waterfront in Yarrow Point. Refreshingly reserved. Stunning main house of signi� cant scale. Texture rich, vibrant design elements. Notable media lounge. Separate guest house. Expansive auto court.


Forbes Creek Home $499,95011416 NE 112th, Kirkland. � is gorgeous 3BR/1.5BA home has been updated & completely remodeled w/ some of the � nest features you would desire. Situated on large � at lot in the Forbes Creek community. Close to I-405.Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240


Prime View & Location! $1,725,0001980 82nd Ave SE. – 270 degree views on prime Northend 82nd Street! Cul-de-sac, 2 view decks, hardwoods, 4+ bedrooms and 3+ car garage. City, Lake & Mountain Vistas. Stunning Architecture.


Complete Remodel $1,299,0007274 W. Mercer Way - Fabulous 4BR/2.5BA home on a wonderful, private, large western facing lot. Completely remodeled in 2003. Gourmet kitchen, new cabinets/appliances, huge deck, true mudroom & much more!

Tim Conway 206-954-2437 www.johnlscott.com/41422

Breathtaking $1,645,000Western View8144 West Mercer Way. Gorgeous western view of Lake WA & Olympic Mts! 4BR/425BA, den, wine cellar, family & bonus room. Eleva-tor. Large western view deck w/ hot tub. 4,362 sq. ft. 13,711 sq. ft. lot.

Debbie Constantine 206-853-5262 www.johnlscott.com/25786

Vacation at Home! $298,0006305 Sandpoint Way NE #1, Seattle. Vacation at home in beautifully maintained Sandpointer. A stylishly updated end unit lives like a single family home. All of the amenities of resort living: pool, spa & courts.

Anni Zilz 206-390-5723www.johnlscott.com/56374

Mt. Si Views! $332,55012715 480th Ave SE, North Bend. � is 4BR/2BA home situated on almost 1 acre, has a creek running across the back side of the property with stunning views of Mt. Si. � e home is perfect for entertaining with decks on the front and the back.

Jimmy Pliego 206-240-7160www.johnlscott.com/83841

Southfork Elegance $1,520,000 5335 90th Ave SE – What a spread! Elegant traditional 4BD/3BA home on oversized lot w/ gorgeous pool. Plus 1BD/1BA main level ADU w/ separate entry. 3 car garage.


Endless Possibilities $264,950Bring your builder & remodel this quaint Port Orchard cottage or build your dream home. 17,859 sq. ft. no bank waterfront lot. Minutes from the Southworth Ferry, w/ views of Blake Island & West Seattle. A public � shing pier & boat launch close by.Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240


Lake Views $768,0002675 74th AVE SE. Close to but yet far enough from downtown Mercer Island’s hustle & bustle. � is 3BR/2.75BA has lake and territorial views from most rooms. Wrap around deck. New car-pets and interior paint. MOVE IN READY!


N’End Traditional $1,449,0002242 82nd Ave SE. Merging of traditional style, coveted N’end location & compelling views, this 4BR/3BA home has it all! 4,520 sq. ft. w/ Legal ADU, bi-level view deck & pristine backyard…it is the home to buy!

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/40999

Stunning Craftsman $775,000Stunning Craftsman home in the Heart of Greenlake. Perfect condition 3BD/3BA home with great open concept � oor plan. Attached 2 car garage & fully fenced patio and yard w/ barbecue. Close to everything!

Helen Hitchcock 206-856-7007www.johnlscott.com/33126

Waterfront Rental $4,000/mo7671 W. Mercer Way. Custom designed 3BD/3BA NW Contemporary w/ meandering path to waterfront. Soaring ceilings, updated kitchen, fresh paint and more. 100’ of low bank grassy beach access, dock & moorage available.

Anni Zilz 206.390.5723MLS# 502682

Lake View Contemporary $1,789,000Refreshingly contemporary, rebuilt 5BR/3.25BA home w/breathtaking western lake view. Private gated entry, lovely patio, ironwood decks & more make this a dynamite place to live.


Waterfront Townhome $975,000506 Lakeside Ave S. W1, Seattle. � is lakeside unit is a quality built waterfront townhome with all the amenities. Roof top deck w/ view of Mt. Rainier as well as beachfront patio/garden to enjoy. Private Garage. Day moorage.


Two for One! $1,595,0008192 W. Mercer Way – Two for One! Ideal for extended family, a car a� cionado or as a home w/ additional investment income. A large deck & gazebo connects to legal ADU. 7 covered parking spaces. Private 1.4 acre lot. Short walk to schools.


Welcome Home $699,0009724 Mercerwood Dr. - Room for everyone! 4 or 5 BR/3 BA 2,810 sq. ft. Oak Floors. New Roof. Family/Rec Room. Close to schools, I-90, & downtown shopping.

Tony Salvata 206-915-8672www.johnlscott.com/76789

Spacious New Home $1,950,0004899 Forest Ave SE currently under construction & scheduled for completion early summer 2013. Great room styling w/ master on main. Quiet setting on acre in desirable neighborhood. Very private.


Aesthetic Excellence $929,0003 Lindley Road. Architect Wendell Lovett has demonstrated “aesthetic excellence” by thorough resolution of every detail of this 2BR/3BA home. Modern. Contemporary. Open layout. Soaring celings. High end � nishes. Private.

James Laurie 425-466-3672www.johnlscott.com/23896

Captivating Luxury $1,395,500Cross the threshold of this luxury home & instantly be captivated by dramatic spaces, extraordinary detail & sublime � nishes that create an unparalleled interior. Executed w/ � ne craftsmanship, this 4BR/3.5BA home was designed with today’s living in mind!Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240


Greenwood Home $260,00014331 Phinney Ave N, Seattle. Cute 2BR home on a level, fenced yard with good light. Dual pane windows in most of the home & newer plumbing. Mature plants provide privacy.


Renton Highlands Condo $158,0001100 Harrington Ave W. #310. � is condo is one of the best locations in the building. Top � oor unit with view of the park from all windows & deck. Master has walk-in closet. Heated indoor pool, parking & secure access w/ elevator.


Spectacular Craftsman $1,975,0004421 Ferncroft Rd. – 4BR/3.25BA home on estate-like setting w/ sweeping views of Lake WA. Dramatic open � oor plan w/ designer touches and opulent � nishes make this a special home. A MUST SEE!


Amazing Lake View $1,099,000508 Lakeside Ave S. E2, Seattle. Lakefront living doesn’t get any closer than this exciting condo w/ all the right spaces. Elevator entry opens into the entire � oor living area capturing an amazing lake view. 2009 quality built from inside out.


New on Market $944,999Charming custom built 5BD/3.5BA true New England style Cape Cod. Sited on a very private, quiet ¼ acre lot w/ decks o� family room and master. Upstairs sound proofed bonus/media, 3 � replaces and more. Move-In Ready!

Lou or Lori 206.949.5674www.johnlscott.com/20477

Ideal Opportunity $1,250,0007229 93rd Ave SE. Hard to � nd level lot on Mercer Island, ready for your vision. 21,011 sq. ft. dividable lot, zoned 9.6. Livable single story 4BR/2BA home sold as is with property.


New on Market $1,349,5004240 Crestwood Place. 4BR/3BA home, sophisticated architecture & updated interior, immaculately maintained & designed w/ an open � oor plan for today’s lifestyle. Dramatic inside spaces & a medley of views as the back drop!Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240


Historic Appleton $1,189,5004840 E MERCER WY Historic Appleton. � is 5-bed home features hardwoods, exposed wooden beam ceilings, guest room w/ ensuite, o� ce, and family room. � e chef ’s kitchen includes an oversized island, granite counters, and ss appl.


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Mercer Island High School cross country and track coach Erica Hill has been a fixture in the running community on Mercer Island for years. She has helped inspire hundreds of young ath-letes to love running and now is up for the 2013 Inspiring Coach of the Year award.

“I’m completely hum-bled, and it’s such an amazing group of ath-letes, parents and families that nominated me,” said Hill. “I’m so thankful for the nomination.”

Twenty-six finalists from around the country were chosen from hun-dreds of nominations for the 2013 award.

Hill has coached for 17 years in both cross coun-

try and track. In Hill’s nomination,

Mercer Islanders wrote: “She is always there for her students outside of practice, allowing them to talk about problems they are h a v i n g , h e l p i n g them find a solution or just l i s tening . Each year at the end-of-season banquet, Coach Hill brings all 120 kids on the team up in front of the room and says a few positive, encouraging words about their perfor-mance for the year. These special words make each runner feel like an impor-tant part of the team.”

Hill said she was inspired by her high

school coach, who helped support her through a tough time in school. She said running is her chance to be free.

“Running makes me feel free,” she wrote on

the Brooks website. “It’s my time to think, feel p o w e r f u l and free centered.”

C o a c h e s f r o m

around the country have been nominated, includ-ing two others from Washington state who teach in SeaTac and Seattle.

The top coach was to be chosen based on votes from the public online. The deadline to vote is July 21 at www.facebook.com/BrooksRunning.

Mercer Island cross country coach in running for national award


The second annual Joyce Hedlund Memorial ten-

nis tournament will take place July 13-15 at the high school.

The event, organized by Ryan Pang, a tennis coach on Mercer Island, is in honor of former Mercer Island High School tennis coach Joyce Hedlund.

The tournament is a doubles event with dou-bles and mixed doubles

in three divisions. Players can enter in the A division which is the open level including college or strong high school payers. The B division is open to high school junior varsity and strong club players. The C division is set up for all other players.

All those entered can play in both mixed doubles

or the doubles competi-tion. Gift certificates will be awarded for the top players.

To learn more, contact Pang at [email protected].

Joyce Hedlund Memorial Tournament returns to Mercer Island courts

Contributed PhotoRiley MacAulay, second from right, rows with SRC teammates to a silver medal finish in the National Championships in early June in Tennessee.

Contributed PhotoChris Wales races his single scull to a silver medal finish in the National Championships.


Two rowers from Mercer Island have earned med-als at the recent National Championships, held in Oak Ridge, Tenn., June

7-9.Chris Wales and Riley

MacAulay competed in the USRowing Youth National Championships.

Wales earned a gold medal with his teammates in the lightweight four with coxswain competition, and a silver in the single scull event. MacAulay earned a silver with her team in the quad race.

Wales graduated this month from Seattle Prep and will attend Harvard

in the fall, joining his brother on the crew team. MacAulay will be a senior at Mercer Island High School in the fall.

T he Nat i on a l Championships bring together over 1,300 ath-letes from across the coun-try. Both MacAulay and Wales won their regional events to advance to the national stage. Both row with the Seattle Rowing Center under former Olympian Conal Groom.

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Mercer Island Force wins Snohomish United Invite

The Mercer Island Force girls U15 soccer team recently won its division at the Snohomish United Invitational in June. The team beat the Issaquah Gunners in penalty kicks for the title.

The team includes: Mallica Carey, Julia Panelli, Renee Nahum, Gabi Kasman, Anneka Allard, Kate Daugherty, Nikole Pham, Sperry McQuaid, Mira Dornay, Mallory Phillips, Joise Blakeslee, Kayla Tsang, Lilly Peet-Martel, Hannah Noren and Anna Gallagher. The team is coached by James Allard and Per Noren.

Flame fastpitch team wins tournament

The Flame 12U fast-pitch team, featuring four Mercer Island students, recently took first place in the silver championship bracket during the ASA Sudden Impact tourna-ment.

The tournament was held in Parkland, Wash., against some of the top teams from Washington and Canada. The Flame beat the Seattle Spice team in the semifinals, 11-6, and beat the Washington Patriots, 11-2, in the finals.

The team includes Angelina Barokas, Emily Rowe, Hannah Kelley and Natalie Wilson from Mercer Island. The team is

coached by Taia Walters, Caitlyn Paus and Liz Pearse.

Mercer Island student helps softball team to tournament win

Mercer Island student Jessica Ramseyer is a member of the Bellevue Blast Black 2000 softball team, which recently won a tournament in Tacoma.

The team won the gold

bracket in the 12U divi-sion of the Sprinkler tour-nament in Tacoma in June. The team is made up of students from Bellevue, with Ramseyer the only Islander. The team is coached by Rick Jackling.

Mercer Island Rangers win Majors tournament

The Mercer Island Rangers Little League

team recently took first place in the Majors tour-nament.

The team includes: Tyler Butson, Graham Cartwright, Bryant Davis, Chris Fuchs, Greg Fuchs, Alex Kaelin, Andrew Kaelin, Jack Moffitt, Brandon Nowbar, Rory Shanks, Max Tanzer and James Watson. The Rangers are coached by

Robin Fuches and Andy Shanks.

Camp for Champs returns to Mercer Island in July

The popular Camp for Champs is returning to the Mercer Island Community and Event Center this July.

The multi-sports camp is for athletes and non-

athletes with developmen-tal disabilities. The camp focuses on giving the kids a chance to play sports, interact with friends and have fun. On the last day of the camp, there will be a pizza party.

The camp will run July 15-19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the MICEC. For Mercer Island residents, the camp is $214, and for non-resi-dents, it’s $235.

To learn more or to reg-ister, visit www.mercergov.org or call (206) 275-7839.

Sports briefs

Contributed PhotoThe Mercer Island Rangers Little League team recently took first place in the Majors tourna-ment.

Contributed PhotoThe Mercer Island Force girls U15 soccer team recently won its division at the Snohomish United Invitational in June.

Contributed PhotoThe Flame 12U fastpitch team, featuring four Mercer Island students, recently took first place in the silver championship bracket during the ASA Sudden Impact tournament.

Contributed PhotoMercer Island student Jessica Ramseyer is a member of the Bellevue Blast Black 2000 softball team, which recently won a tournament in Tacoma.

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CALENDARCALENDAR submissions: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. Please email your Island event notices to [email protected]. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a space-available basis. Calendar online: Post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. Click on the “Calendar” link under Community.

Wednesday | 26Family Day Camps: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., June 26 and July 24, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. S.E. Day camps held by Providence Hospice of Seattle with professional grief counselors for chil-dren, teens and their fami-lies who have experienced the death of a loved one. To register, contact: Mary Jean Hermes, (206) 749-7699, [email protected]. www.prov-idencehospiceofseattle.org.

sunday | 30No KiD HuNgry BaKe sale: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., June 30, Hennie McPennie Shoes, 3043 78th Ave. S.E. Join Hennie McPennie Shoes in helping end child-hood hunger in America. Cupcakes, cookies, muffins, breads, perhaps even cakes and pies. All proceeds donated to nokidshungry.org, a national organiza-tion.merCer islaND Farmers marKet: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., June 30, Mercerdale Park,

7700 S.E. 32nd Street. Washington grown fruits and vegetables, fresh eggs, farmstead cheese and dairy. A summer of music, kids’ hands-on activities, master gardeners. www.mifarmersmarket.org.

monday | July 1islaNDer Hoop Camp: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., July 1, MIHS and IMS. Basketball hoopsters (grades 1-12), join MIHS boys varsity coach Gavin Cree and his staff for morn-ing and afternoon sessions. Participants will work on skills, drills and fundamen-tals in a fun environment. Registration is open and spots are filling up. Cost: $140. Register at: www.mibasketball.org.

Tuesday | 2merCer islaND rotary CluB luNCHeoN: 12-1:30 p.m., July 2, MICEC, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Weekly meeting covers club activities and features a guest speaker. The gen-eral public is welcome.

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proBus CluB oF merCer islaND meetiNg: 10:30 a.m., July 3, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Speaker: Dr. James P. AuBuchon, Puget Sound Blood Center presi-dent and CEO. Public is welcome.

saTurday | 13summer CeleBratioN merCer mile FuN ruN: 9:30-9:45 a.m., July 13, Mercerdale Park. A one-mile dash at Summer Celebration. Register at www.mypark-sandrecreation.com #14021.summer CeleBratioN suNset

FireworKs Cruise aBoarD argosy sHip ‘CeleBratioNs’: 7-11 p.m., July 13. Appetizers, desserts, no-host bar and chance to win a raffle basket. For tickets ($60/person) or more information, call the MI Chamber Office at 232-3404 or view online: www.mercerislandsistercity.org. merCer islaND Visual arts league (miVal) at summer CeleBratioN: July 13-14. Look for a large and small tent exhibiting artwork. MIVAL Gallery, 2836 78th Ave. S.E., will host its Summer Celebration art-ists throughout July. Artist Reception: 5-8 p.m., July

11, with raffle. Enter raffle at the Gallery or Summer Celebration tents. www.mival.org.

evenTs | uPComIngmipC VaCatioN BiBle sCHool 2013: 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., July 8-12, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. ‘Everywhere Fun Fair: Where God’s World Comes Together.’ Scholarships available with advance reg-istration. Experience God’s love at VBS. Adventures include interactive Bible fun, great music, super sci-ence, cool crafts, hands-on

mission work, global games and more. www.mipc.org.Cours De CuisiNe à tHoNoN: Register by July 15 to travel with the Mercer Island Sister City Association to the Island’s sister city, Thonon-les-Bains, France, Oct. 12-20. The trip focuses on cooking classes for adults at Thonon’s famous Lycee École Hôtelière Savoie-Léman. www.mer-cerislandsistercity.org.CHiNese soNgs & stories: 6-6:45 p.m., Wednesdays, July-August, Shorewood Heights Community Center, 9056 E. Shorewood Drive. www.singanddraw.com.

Rebecca Mar/Staff PhotoPink clouds reflect the sunset at Luther Burbank Park, looking across the lake toward Bellevue on a Thursday evening in mid-June. If you have photos to share from Mercer Island, email them to [email protected].

library4400 88tH aVe. s.e.(206) 236-3537www.KCls.org/merCerislaNDopera preView - “riNg” By riCHarD wagNer: 7 p.m., Tuesdays. “Die Walkure,” July 9; “Siegfried,” July 16; “Gotterdammerung,” July 23. Presented by Norm Hollingshead. “The Ring of the Nibelungen” was first performed at Bayreuth in 1876.Computer Class - miCrosoFt puBlisHer: 1 p.m., July 10. Registration required.Computer Class - oNe-oN-oNe assistaNCe: 3, 3:30 and 4 p.m., July 10. A KCLS vol-unteer instructor can give you one-on-one assistance. Registration required.Drop-iN to learN aBout eBooKs: 10 a.m., July 13. Come in and learn about KCLS eBooks.Computer Class - miCrosoFt

worD leVel 2: 10 a.m., July 26. Registration required.a plaCe at tHe taBle: KCLS invites everyone to find ‘A Place at the Table.’ Toss around fresh ideas about food, cooking, nutrition and growing and using locally produced food. Nonperishable food dona-tions accepted for local King County food banks.CHilDreNmiss margaret’s BoN Voyage: 2-4 p.m., June 30. Come wish farewell to longtime Mercer Island children’s librarian Margaret Martin as she pursues new adventures in Cambodia. Drop by to say goodbye and enjoy cake, refreshments and a musical performance with Nancy Stewart.tHe eNCHaNteD garDeN story worKsHop: 10:30 a.m., July 1. Presented by Live Paint! A Theatre & Creative Arts. Ages 3 and older with adult.

youNg toDDler story times: 10 a.m., Wednesdays, July 10-31. Ages 12-24 months with adult.toDDler story times: 11 a.m., Wednesdays, July 10-31. Ages 2-3 with adult.reaDiNg BuDDies: 1-3 p.m., Wednesdays, July 10-31. Help your child practice reading while making a new friend. Ages 5-8 are invited. 20-minute reading session with a local teen. Teen volunteers have lit-eracy training.maKe a meerKat pop-up puppet art worKsHop: 2 p.m., July 11. Presented by Cheryl Hadley. Ages 8 and older with adult. Create a pop-up meerkat puppet. Please register.“tHe BarBer’s wiFe, a play”: 10:30 a.m., July 16. Presented by Last Leaf Productions. Ages 3 and older with adult. Punjabi folktale.roCK aND roll sCieNCe sHow:

2 p.m., July 25. Presented by Pacific Science Center on Wheels. Ages 7 and older with adult. Take a glimpse into the underground geo-logical forces throughout the Northwest.tops aND Bottoms Drama worKsHop: 2 p.m., July 29. Presented by Youth Theatre Northwest. Ages 3-7 with adult. “Tops and Bottoms” is a story by Janet Stevens.summer reaDiNg program: Get reading, earn prizes and enjoy fun programs. Ask at the library for details.teeNs

teeN aDVisory BoarD: 7 p.m., July 23. Teens, voice your opinions on the pro-grams and services the library offers you.“BeNeatH tHe surFaCe” teeN summer reaDiNg program: Visit www.kcls.org/teens/summer or ask at the library for details.

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become such integral parts of our lives that when we see those low battery warn-ings, our hearts sink right along with the power of our mobile devices.

And as most smartphone owners use their mobile devices for much more than just calls or texts, this can take a serious toll on battery life.

“One of the biggest pains for smartphone owners is battery life and power efficiency,” said Tim McDonough, vice president of marketing at Qualcomm Inc. “This is especially true when you look at the battery-inten-sive activities people regu-larly do on their devices, like surf the web, play games and watch video.”

Sixty-nine percent of smartphone owners and 67 percent of tablet owners play games on their devices, according to a 2012 survey conducted by Qualcomm. Approximately one-third of smartphone or tablet owners watch movies on them at least monthly, with that number increasing to

47 percent among males ages 18-34.

But by following some simple tips and taking advantage of free tools, you can help extend your bat-tery life.

• Dim your screen to the lowest comfortable level. Exact levels will be differ-ent for every person and circumstance, but keep-ing this in mind when you need a little extra battery life can make a big differ-ence.

• Disable your Wi-Fi, data or Bluetooth capabili-ties when not using them. Some phones’ default settings have all of these enabled, but you usually only use one or two of them. Take note of which ones are appropriate for you and disable others in your settings menu until needed.

• Alternatively, dis-able this setting in cer-tain applications, such as weather apps, which con-stantly access your data connection. This way you maintain access, but limit power used.

• Download a battery performance app or sys-tem optimizer. Perhaps the quickest, easiest way to manage power usage is to have an application do the work for you. Getting an app designed specifically

to monitor and conserve energy usage will help increase battery life with minimal effort.

One way it will save power is by proactively adjusting smartphone settings without dis-abling features that make it smart. For example, if you’re using an Android device powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, you can down-load the free Snapdragon BatteryGuru app available in your phone’s app store. This app extends battery performance and improves overall user experience by intelligently making changes that optimize your smartphone’s functionality.

• Set syncing to the wid-est internals that you can live with. Common set-tings for email accounts and active applications tell phones to check every 15 or 30 minutes, to sync con-tinuously, or send ‘push’ notifications. The latter means that your phone is constantly checking on multiple applications, which can suck up lots of power.

• Turn off vibrate. Vibrating uses extra energy that may not be necessary. Reducing the volume on your ringtone also saves a bit of power.

Heeding these tips will help you save your battery for when you need it most, like when locating that gas station when you’re on empty, or pulling up trivia in the middle of a bet with your best friend.

Help your iPhone keep up with youBy Timi Gustafson, R.D.

Special to the Reporter

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit China and spend some time in Beijing. One of my favor-ite morning activities was to go to a public park close to my hotel. Initially, I just went for walks on my own, but soon I was invited by a small group of local seniors to join in their tai chi exercise. It was a first for me, so I had some learning to do, but everyone was extremely helpful and showed me the ropes. Although I didn’t continue practicing regu-larly after returning home, the message I received from the encounter stuck.

Tai chi ch’uan, as the exercise was originally called in China, is in fact a form of martial arts. However, unlike aerobic and weight training, its primary pur-pose is not to increase ath-letic ability, but rather p r o m o t e h a r m o n y b e t w e e n the physical and mental aspects of our being.

It’s not about being able to run mara-thons or lift hundreds of pounds. It’s not about winning in competition, says Arthur Rosenfeld, a tai chi master and author of “Tai Chi – The Perfect Exercise: Finding Health, Happiness, Balance and Strength.” It’s a more mature way of accepting one’s body, how it works and how it looks, and also

about aging gracefully and with acceptance of one’s inevitable decline.

Much is being talked about the new way of

aging as the baby boomer genera-tion approaches retirement. Unlike their parents and g r a n d p a r e n t s , today’s retirees are not ready to spend their twilight years quietly. Those who have worked hard and played

hard all their lives, we are told, will continue to do so — and many actually try. But that doesn’t mean we can defy the laws of nature forever. The fact that there are many more senior ath-letes who can run a mara-thon in their 70s and 80s doesn’t make aging a thing of the past. The fact that modern medical technol-ogy can treat most ail-ments and control symp-toms nearly indefinitely doesn’t make us immune

to disease. On the con-trary, some studies have found that boomers are aging worse than past generations in a number of respects.

Of course, staying phys-ically active at any age is an impor-tant ingre-dient for good health.

Exercising regularly can prevent many age- and lifestyle-related illnesses, including diabetes, heart disease, and will also help reduce stress, anxiety and depression, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Endurance and strength training continue to be important as the body

ages, perhaps increasingly so. Stretching for flexibil-ity and balance exercises to prevent falls should be added. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recom-mends that older adults spend at least 150 minutes on moderately intense aerobics and 60 minutes on resistance training each week. Naturally, more time in the gym or on the bike path can yield higher benefits. But equally cru-cial is acting age-appro-priately, knowing one’s limitations, avoiding inju-ries and accepting (grudg-ingly) that things are not the same as they used to be. There is no point in denying nature taking its course.

What I learned from my brief encounter with the Chinese tai chi practitio-ners was that there can be joy in doing less and achieving little — such as finding pleasure in sim-ply moving one’s body with grace and gratitude. Realizing that didn’t make me feel old; it made me feel rich.

Eastsider Timi Gustafson, R.D., is a regis-tered dietitian and author of the book, “The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun.” For more on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, “Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D.” (www.timigustafson.com).

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This full-time position offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, 401K, paid vacation and holidays. Please send resume with cover letter and salary requirements to

[email protected] mail to SWRED/HR,Sound Publishing, Inc.,

19351 8th Ave. NE,Suite #106,

Poulsbo, WA 98370EOE.

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Home Furnishings

BEAUTIFUL COUCH! “ Fo s t e r s ” S e c t i o n a l couch; black / brown. Special order custom three piece set. Like new condition! Asking $4,000 but make us your best offer. Original retail value $4,800. 206-780- 8800.Moving Must Sell Mur- phy Bed with Computer Desk Shelves Drawers White Fullsize, Lighted headboard, Excel lent Conditon. Quality Made. Must See. Buyer Moves. $3500. 425-636-8634

Jewelry & Fur

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water pipes, oil burners, keif boxes, nug jars, ho-

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Sporting Goods

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Dogs

(5) MINIATURE YORK- SHIRE Terrier Puppies For Sale. They are 8 weeks old and ready for a new home. I have 3 female and 2 males left. They are very loving, playful, and ready for a new adventure. I am asking $1200 for the female and $900 for the males. Email or call if interested: [email protected]

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COLDWELL BANKER BAIN MERCER ISLAND OFFICE | 7808 SE 28th Street #128, Mercer Island | 206-232-4600To see every home that is for sale in Western Washington go to cbbain.com

Dream Home Here $145,000Spectacular view property in gated Willapa Heights. Inspiring, panoramic, and sweeping ocean views! Property ready w/water, septic, etc. Just bring your dreams! #412843


OFF ISLAND HOMES

VACANT LAND

INVESTOR ALERT! $184,900Great development potential - can be short platted to make 2 lots. Could be a � xer or tear down. In disrepair. #486497


Issq Schools! $499,000Renton Highlands Luxury 2005 Burnstead craftsman w/designer touches at every turn. 4BR+loft, 2.5BA & 2821sf. Gourmet Kitchen with stainless appliances. #490425


◆ Magnolia $724,999Lovely updated home combines modern living with old world charm. Gorgeous remodeled kitchen & master. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths top � oor Seattle views. #503531

Julie Green 206-230-5388

◆ Grass Lawn Park $490,000A classic home in one of West Redmond’s favorite neighborhoods! This well maintained 4 Bedroom and 2.75 Baths on a quiet street is waiting for you to call it home. #503132

Eric Huang 425-922-4368

Whidbey Island $2,450,000Sunlight re� ects off of the waters that front this special island home. Rare 210 ft. steel dock for your boat and pier � shing which is shared by only one neighbor #455424

Doug Shih 206-230-5364

-SHORT SALE- $120,000Top � r 1BR/1BA condo located in Front9. Updated kitchen w/cozy dining nook. Open living area w/frplce. Balcony overlooks the community pool. #498778


-SHORT SALE- $167,500Single story 2 bedroom and 1 bath home in quite location on 1.5ac. Cozy covered deck overlooks the spacious yard. Additional dwelling on property. #487356


-SHORT SALE- $262,500Private drive ends at this cozy 3BR/2.5BA home, master on main. Spacious living areas, open kitchen & large rear deck &patio w/fully fenced backyard. #494945


-SHORT SALE- $359,900Quiet 2BR/1.5BA, home. Skylights brighten up the living area & french doors open to spacious deck w/hot tub overlooking beautifully maintained, fully fenced bkyd #485433


◆ Compass Point $360,000Light & bright 3BR condo with open � oor plan. Soaring ceilings, stainless steel appliances, great � ow! Positioned among 1,000ac on Redmond Ridge. #501315

Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093

Custom Estate $1,235,000Spectacular 2.5ac estate with pool, ADU, sport court, poolhouse, year-round creek. Street of Dreams builder Gregerson Homes custom built this 2005 5BR home #457615


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Floating Home $495,000Charming Lake Union Floating Home on the desirable log foundation co-op dock. Nice position on the dock of the most adorable community on Lake Union. 1BR/1BA #478218

Doug Shih 206-230-5364

Amazing Value! $998,000World class spectacular views sweep along the coastline. Luxurious gated retreat. Finest amenities. Panoramic views of the Ocean, Olympics, Long Beach Peninsula. #488288


◆ Houghton Living $850,000Minutes to everything... 2 Park N Rides, 405, 520, Metropolitan Market, trails, Google the waterfront. AND a main � oor master! 3BR’s, and bonus room downstairs. #501556


-SHORT SALE- $174,900Wonderful new 3BR/2.5BA short sale with landscaped backyard, new carpets and laminate � ooring and security system. located near parks and a golf course. #478483


Opportunity! $348,000Tucked away building lot up private lane. Potential lake & Mt Rainier views. Large lot, 3000sf building pad. Paved access to lot line. Near Park trails. #112896


Building Site $398,000Partial lk view lot, small subdivision 5 lots, up pvt road off E Mercer. Backs to conservancy Tract. Road, utilities in along paved access. Cleared for viewing! #83516


Private Lane $448,000Large residential building site in area of new/remodeled homes. Lk & Mt Rainier views. All utility/access easements recorded. Serene stream along south boundary. #143651

Janet Scroggs 206-230-5414

Westside View $500,000South Mercer Island westside view residential building site in area of other newer homes. Opportunity for creating a homes of your choice. Utilities available. #482387


Customize… $549,000Now is your chance. Build the view estate of your dreams. Over 21,000sf of mostly level land, one hse from the water. Utilities in the street. Start now! #455555


Whidbey Island $1,650,000Consider this stunning natural canvas for your custom waterfront home. Gated 12.5+/- acres of statuesque � rs and cedars fronted by your own beach & tidelands.#455191

Doug Shih 206-230-5364

Lake WA Views $2,500,000Large 7.46 Acre subdivision comprised of 17 single family residential lots located with in Bellevue. Great location with easy access to 405, and minutes from I90. #387423

Doug Shih 206-230-5364


COLDWELL BANKER BAIN MERCER ISLAND OFFICE | 7808 SE 28th Street #128, Mercer Island | 206-232-4600To see every home that is for sale in Western Washington go to cbbain.com

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING Stop by our COLDWELL BANKER BAIN Mercer Island o� ce for a Hot Sheet of New Listings, Sunday Open Houses or Sold Properties in your neighborhood!

Waterfront Time $4,800,000A “home built to last”! New construction: 5BR/6BA, 115’ level wft w/sandy beach, pvt dock & view of Mt. Rainier. Fabulous details w/outstanding master suite. #473900

Molly Penny 206-230-5515

MERCER ISLAND HOMES

Cape Cod Estate $3,000,000Extraordinary property-Acre+ of formal gardens, exquisite renovation of inte-rior, 5BR/4.5BA, main master+formal rooms+fam rm+rec rm, outdoor rm+pool-gorgeous! #391328


Westside Resort $2,200,000Private 74+/- ft waterfront+dock. Master BR on main � r + den + lower level rec room +3 bedrooms-priced at land value, but so livable as is! #473532 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-949-3270

Suzanne Lane 206-419-6387

Gold Coast 60’ $3,125,000Clean lines and walls of windows sets the stage for this 5BR/2.75BA home. Master suites on both � oors offers � exibility. 60’ of wtft, 183’ dock & sandy beach! #471980


MEET OUR BROKERS

How may I help??Since joining Coldwell Banker in 1985, I have seen every phase of the real estate market’s swings numerous times. From the

frenzy of the late 1980’s to the depths of the 2007-2011crashing market correction. This experience enables me to advise my clients how to maximize their position. My long term approach allows me to concentrate on the wants and needs of my clients and advise the best approach to meet their unique real estate goals.

Let me put my experience to work for you. I would love to help!

When experience counts, count on Peggy.

Peggy WatkinsBroker

(206) 230-5444

Shared Wtrft $1,150,000Westside .49 Acre parcel; 50ft,+slip & boat lift; view protection, Great rm+kit+fam rm+liv rm+den+master on main +rec rm+carpt+2 car gar-so many possibilities! #505591


NORTH END VIEW $798,0002704SF, 3BR/2.5BA European Townhouse Style Condo w/Master Suite, Courtyard, 2 Decks, 2 Fplcs, Kitchen w/Granite Counters & Stainless Appliances. 3Pkg Spcs. #491241


New on Market $998,000Step back in time. Unsurpassed Serenity found in this Prime First Hill Estate Setting. Large picture windows let the sun shine in. Tastefully Updated. 4BR/1.75BA. #493645


◆ Lkvw Highlands $1,150,000Classic Northwest 2 storied residence with large � at lot; multiple french doors open onto garden. Main � oor � ows from formal to casual. 4 Bedrooms +den #502544

Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275

Prime Location $798,000Sparkling fresh Contemporary in prime mid island location. Expansive � at yard and entertaining deck. Bright & open with vaulted ceilings & skylights. Welcome Home #486831


◆ Rambler By MIHS $895,000Single Level, 2 Mstrs, Sunny Fenced Yard, 2002 Major Remodel, 5BR/2.75BA, 2520SF, 2BR Wings. Living, Dining & Family Rms. Granite, Hdwd, Slate, 2 Fplcs, 3 Patios. #504154


First Hill $1,450,000City, Lake & mtn views, completely renovated 2005, 2 master suites, formal liv & din+fam rm in kitchen+rec rm bsmt-walk to Lid Park & town -enter on 66th #483416 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-230-5351

Above it All! $1,348,000Lovely views & amazing light all day! Open � oor plan w/ room for everyone! Updates throughout. Plus a private yard, sport court. 3 car garage, north end. #473915


Outstanding! $2,299,000Exceptional quality! 5BR+of� ce/5.75BA. Rare 12,000SF street-to-street lot. North End close to Lake. Mtn/Lake Views. Chef’s kitchen. Legal ADU (separate unit) #479109

Sarah Ford 206-854-7702

New on Market $1,198,000Brand New by Friedman Homes: A sought after � owing � oor plan with massive kitchen open to the family rm overlooking the sunny 15,000sf lot w/spacious deck. #500188


Dream big! $550,000Private lane. Wonderful opportunity to build your dream home. West side with possible lake views! Bring your builder/architect/dreams! #404816

Carol Hinderstein 206-595-5722

Italian Villa $5,088,000Magni� cent northend-90 feet private wtft & dock, level yard; great rm & main � oor master-5+BR, 5.5 baths, new exterior, roof, bsths & much more! #496920


On the 4th of July over the past 25 years, the Mercer

Island o� ce has distributed over 181,000 � ags throughout the Mercer Island community.

Watch for � ags this Independence Day.

Stop by our Island Square o� ce and pick up a � ag –

or help yourself to the � ags on your street!

Celebrating 25 years of � ag planting!

Mercer Island Reporter, June 26, 2013

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