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Katie Metzger/Staff Photo Leaves fall from trees on the walking path along S.E. 24th Street down from West Mercer Way.

Thank-fall

Council to consider putting a pause on practice of short platting

By Katie [email protected]

An item tacked to the end of the Nov. 16 City Council meeting could have wide repercussions in Mercer Island neighborhoods.

Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz proposed adopting a six-month moratorium on the acceptance of applications for subdivisions and lot coverage deviations, which are the development practices that allow larger homes to be built on smaller lots.

Mercer Island already has a moratorium in place for develop-

ment over two stories in the cen-tral business district, which was imposed in February of 2015 and extended to June of 2016 as the city revises its downtown develop-ment codes.

But Councilmember Terry Pottmeyer said the city has been “looking at one fire and our barn is burn-ing behind us,” refer-encing the practices of short platting and building ‘mega-hous-es’ over which many residents have expressed concern.

Grausz said that these devel-opment tactics are “continuing problems” in First Hill, where he lives, and affect Islanders much more than Town Center codes do.

The character of the neighbor-hood is changing, he said: more homes are being built, yards are getting smaller and lot lines where trees and other vegetation have been planted are shifting. Mercer Island’s tree ordinance does not protect flat lots.

“The biggest impact that I’ve observed, at least, is when you get into these short plats,” he said. “Our code doesn’t give staff a lot of tools to address that.”

G r a u s z brought two options to the Council: an emer-gency ordi-nance that would go into effect immediate-

ly, or one that would allow for a second reading at the next Council meeting on Dec. 7. The Council started discussing the item around midnight on Monday, Nov. 16.

A second Island moratorium?

By Joe [email protected]

Mercer Island School Board members pressed local legisla-tors Sen. Steve Litzow and Rep. Tana Senn on a variety of educa-tion topics at a breakfast link-age session Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the Mercer Island School District admin building.

McCleary funding, the use of local levies, charter schools and pre-kindergarten early learning were among the issues presented by Mercer Island’s board of direc-tors.

Regarding efforts on McCleary funding, Litzow said the going assumption among the Legislature is that state education is fully funded as it’s been defined, but there is still an over-reliance on local levies.

School Board, legislators talk education

LEGISLATORS | PAGE 6

Happy ThanksgivingGive thanks tomorrow by

giving back to the community. Donate to the city’s Youth and Family Services department at two events: yoga classes at Yogabliss and a fun run at the Mercerwood Shore Club.

See pages 9 and 16 for more.

Express gratitude with graffiti

The city’s Arts Council is sponsoring a “Gratitude Graffiti” project during the month of November.

Several local businesses and organizations are participating. Stop by and write or draw what you are grateful for on the out-side of their store window using pens from inside the business.

Donate to Mercer Island Food Pantry today at both QFCs

Mercer Island Firefighters will ask for nonperishable donations today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at both the north- and south-end QFCs.

When shopping for last-minute holiday supplies, please consider donating items to the Mercer Island Food Pantry.

City offices closed for holiday

City offices will be closed Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.

Shop on Small Business Saturday

Now in its fifth year, Small Business Saturday is an oppor-tunity for small businesses to grow their customer base.

Along with shopping at retail establishments, remember to “Dine Local” this Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28.

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Above, neighbors wanting to walk through crunchy autumn leaves post-ed a sign in the trees along S.E. 24th Street asking that they not be blown away.

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Left, leaves line the walking path along S.E. 24th Street down from West Mercer Way.

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Councilmember Debbie Bertlin advocated for addressing the topic in January after the three new councilmembers come on board and more community members have a chance to weigh in. She and Mayor Bruce Bassett voted against the ordinance, which passed 5-2 after a short conversa-tion in executive session.

Bassett said that the tree code has other issues that need to be addressed, and that the amount of staff and other resources that would need to be allocated to this project could derail others.

Grausz said he would not support a complete rezon-

ing of neighborhoods, but that while the city finds a way to review short plats in a way that is more protec-tive of neighborhoods, the practice should be stopped altogether.

“There is permanent and irreversible damage occur-ring in neighborhoods because we have a code that right now lets that happen,” he said. “It’s time to address it.”

Councilmember Benson Wong said he was bothered by the “emergency nature” of the way in which the topic was brought before the Council, noting that he agrees there is an issue but

that the ordinance “is com-ing out of nowhere” and the public “hasn’t had a chance to think about it or discuss it.”

Development Services Director Scott Greenberg said he has noticed a trend: there were eight applica-tions for short and long plats in 2013, which includ-ed Coval, five in 2014 and nine in 2015. There were 32 impervious surface devia-tion permits submitted in 2013, 24 in 2014 and 23 so far in 2015. Of the total 79 applications, 25 were sub-mitted by developers like JayMarc Homes and RKK Construction, he said.

Six complete applications have been filed and are cur-rently under review, for a total of 19 lots, Greenberg said.

Councilmember Mike Cero, a vocal opponent of increased density in neighborhoods, said he applauds the ordinance but is “uncomfortable with the transparency of throwing this on the Island with-out some due review of it,” which is why he voted to have a second reading.

Cero said he has looked at residential zoning and

in one area, there are “321 lots where you could theo-retically combine two lots to make three short lots,” and 200 in another.

He said it would be “envi-ronmentally responsible” to encourage home remodels instead of teardowns and “change the zone to reflect what’s actually there.”

Wong said he felt com-fortable voting on the ordi-nance to start a conversation and press the ‘pause’ button on these two types of resi-dential development, which Grausz said have the most significant consequences and could be tackled with-out a “massive effort.”

“There is a problem, we recognize it, and we need to do something,” Wong said.

Ross Freeman, city com-munications and sustain-ability manager, said the city is not aware of any prec-edent involving a jurisdic-tion having two moratori-ums at the same time, but “research would be required to confirm.”

Citizens who want to speak on the proposed moratorium can do so at the Dec. 7 Council meeting or at a public hearing at the Jan. 19 Council meeting.

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Commercial moratorium delays hotel projectBy Katie Metzger

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The City Council decided to extend its moratorium on downtown development for another six months at its Nov. 16 meeting, delay-ing a project that lawyers and property owners say has been in front of the city since August 2014.

The project — the 135-room, five-story “Hotel Mercer” — will be a mod-ern luxury boutique hotel planned adjacent to the apartment complex at the former site of Travelodge on Sunset Highway. That area is currently included in the moratorium bound-ary, though Town Center visioning work to date sug-gests the height limits along S.E. 27th Street, where many apartments and con-dos have already been built, will not change.

Dollar Development, which is run by the Cassan family and built The Mercer Luxury Apartments, shared the latest designs for a hotel with the city as part of its

request to be exempt from the moratorium, as Hines was initially.

Dollar Development’s attorney John Houlihan then suggested that the

moratorium boundary be changed to south of 27th Street to allow the project to proceed.

Dollar Development/Contributed ImagePlans for the Hotel Mercer, a modern luxury hotel on Sunset Highway, have not been submit-ted to the city due to the ongoing moratorium on major new construction in Town Center.

HOTEL | PAGE 5

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Directed by Susan Valencia, founder of Children’s Dance Conservatory, “Excerpts from the Nutcracker” features 52 students between the ages of 6 and 18. The production transports audiences into the magical scenery of Tchaikovsky’s imagination with exquisite costumes, theatrical wizardry, period settings and sophisticated dancing.

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There’s never been a figure in Washington politics quite like Frank Chopp.Since 2002, the Seattle Democrat has served as

speaker of the House of Representatives, a 13-year reign that stands as the longest anyone’s ever held the job in state history.If you add in the sessions he shared the gavel in a co-speakership with Republican Clyde Ballard — 1999, 2000 and 2001 — it means Chopp has had his hands on the levers of the legislating process in the Legislature since the last century.

It’s made him one of the most influential elected officials in Washington, at times seemingly more powerful than governors. That power is on display daily in Olympia at legisla-tive sessions where lobbyists and lawmakers gauge a bill’s chances on “how Frank feels about it.”

But it can’t last forever. Insiders in both parties are chat-tering louder than usual that just maybe by this time next year, Chopp will be out and Republican leader Dan Kristiansen, of Snohomish, will be in as speaker.“It’s Frank’s to lose and he just might do it,” theorized a veteran GOP insider. “He’s a smart cookie. Never count him out.”Chopp could be handing over the gavel and the Demo-cratic Party ceding its majority in the House because Republicans keep adding to their numbers. They’ve picked up seats in each election cycle since 2008 plus a couple of special elections, the latest coming Nov. 3 in a district that

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To the editorMICA advisory vote is needed

For those who chose to watch Monday Night Football on Nov. 16 instead of the Mercer Island City Council meeting (channel 21), they missed two ridiculous fumbles about the proposed city lease of over an acre of five-acre Mercerdale Park and Bicentennial Park to Mercer Island Center for Arts (MICA).

First, Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz stated he didn’t know the dollar value of the park land to be leased for the grand price of a dollar a year for 50 years, with three 10-year renewals at the same price. The silence of the six other council members indicated they didn’t know either.

Second, MICA’s chief, John Gordon Hill, was asked if he favored an advi-sory vote. He informed the council he was against such a vote, and that they, not the citizens, had all the knowledge and facts necessary to proceed. Again, silence from the other six.

Since when does MICA’s chief, who has the most to gain, dictate what the council should do? Especially when the council doesn’t even know the market value of the land it’s leasing? If anything, these fumbles prove how essential an advisory vote is before giving away these park lands to MICA.

Scott Majury

Key Issues must be resolved

At the Nov. 16 City Council meet-

ing, City Attorney Kari Sand presented the MICA lease and described three “Key Issues Going Forward” that would have to be resolved before any construction could begin. She further stated that the city could go right ahead and sign the lease with these three “Key Issues” unresolved.

If YOU were the landlord, would YOU sign a lease with three “Key Issues” unresolved? Or would you wait until the “Key Issues” were resolved and THEN sign the lease?

So—why would the city go ahead with three “Key Issues” unresolved?

If you had been at the meeting, or if you watch it (the video is on the city of Mercer Island website), you will see Mr. John Gordon Hill, president of the MICA board of directors, imploring the City Council to sign the lease as it is, with the three “Key Issues” unre-

solved, so that MICA can move ahead with fundraising.

Councilmember Cero stated that the city had agreed last year to sign an “agreement” not to consider other uses for the property so that MICA could give assurances to funders that the land would be reserved for MICA. But Mr. Hill said that this agreement is not enough, and that the signed lease would make a crucial difference to funders.

I support the Arts, YTN, and MICA, but not in public parkland, and certainly NOT being driven by a City Council marching to the beat of the MICA drummer.

The “Key Issues” are “Key” because they are—let’s say—KEY. These “Key Issues” are (1) lack of proper zon-


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Emergency management hero passes away

Islander Carter Powell, the “Home Town Hero” for Mercer Island Emergency Management in 2015, died peacefully at his Mercer Island home on Nov. 10 at the age of 94.

“Carter was at city hall every Tuesday to conduct the weekly radio check-in with Washington State Emergency Management,” said Jennifer Franklin, the city’s Emergency Manager. “He was also instrumental in starting the Mercer Radio Operators after the famous windstorm of 1993. Carter’s presence will be greatly missed.”

Powell was born in 1921 in Oakland, Oregon, and graduated from high school in 1939. He attended a com-mercial radio school where he earned his ham radio license, W7IAG, and com-mercial radio licenses.

He joined the U.S. Navy as a radio operator, then earned degrees in engineer-ing and education, teach-ing then working at Boeing after leaving the Navy in 1945. He married his wife, Verna, in 1950.

After the January 1993 windstorm, the city’s Public Safety Director mobilized the Island’s ham radio oper-ators, including Powell, to provide backup communi-cations for the critical first responders. Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO) traces its heritage to that power outage.

Powell’s remains have been cremated and will be interred at the Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent. At his request, there will not be any other services.

City adds electric vehicle to fleet

After several years of

research and test projects, Mercer Island recently added its first full-featured, commercial-grade electric vehicle (EV) to the fleet to replace a retired vehicle.

Primarily designated for City Building Inspectors, the new Kia Soul EV is suited to numerous short, stop-and-start trips, and has a 90-mile range. Favorable leasing fees make this vehicle cheaper to own than a standard gas vehicle, and it will also help lower vehicle-related emis-sions from city operations. Low electricity rates make EV fuel costs about three times cheaper than gasoline at today’s prices.

The city installed its pub-lic EV charging stations about three-and-a-half years ago at City Hall and the Community and Event Center. The School District also has units. As more EV car models come on the market, the chargers have become more popular.

Terry Pottmeyer recognized for service to city

Nov. 16 marked “care-taker” Councilmember Terry Pottmeyer’s last City Council meeting.

Pottmeyer served on Council for the past six months in the vacant seat left first by Tana Senn, then Joel Wachs.

Pottmeyer was a former School Board member and president, and was named 2011 Mercer Island Citizen of the Year for her work on the ”Mercerversary 50" Committee in 2010. She was also the former CEO of Eastside nonprofit Friends of Youth, and founded the Band Boosters and the Giving from the Heart breakfast.

Jeff Sanderson will be sworn in at the next Council meeting on Dec. 7.

City briefsBy Reporter Staff

The Boys & Girls Clubs of King County named John Oates as the new executive director of the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club, the organiza-tion announced in a press release Nov. 11.

Oates comes from the Boys & Girls Club in Anchorage, Alaska and previously worked as an outdoor educator for the Mountain Park Environmental Center in Beulah, Colorado. Concurrently, he taught at

Colorado State University-Pueblo as an adjunct instructor, teaching various recreation classes.

“We may never fully know the deepest impact that we as youth devel-opment profes-sionals have on a child, so we strive to make every interaction a positive one,” Oates said in the release. “One of my main goals is to sup-port my staff with the tools

and training they need to accomplish this.”

Oates will lead and man-age club staff to conduct effective operations, pro-

grams and partner-ships, and oversee the club’s budget. He will also communi-cate with external community groups, schools, mem-bers’ parents and other stakeholders to assist in resolv-ing problems, build

partnerships and maintain good public relations.

“We are fortunate to have John join us in a leadership role at our Mercer Island Club,” said Pat Murray, Boys & Girls Clubs of King County Vice President of Club Operations. “He has the experience, the heart, and the drive to provide fun and healthy opportuni-ties for Club members.”

Oates has a bachelor of science in exercise science, health promotion and rec-reation with an emphasis in outdoor adventure leader-ship from Colorado State University-Pueblo.

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The hotel’s permit appli-cation has been ready to go since June 1, and the company wanted the proj-ect to vest under the cur-rent code. Project planners don’t know what condi-tions and limitations the new Town Center code will impose on the prop-erty.

“Now that the Council has extended the Moratorium to 16 months, and we expect them to extend it even further, the project is stalled and may never be able to proceed,” said Dollar Development’s Kenneth Lee.

Lee said the Hotel Mercer wouldn’t have the same impacts as Hines would have on transporta-tion or schools.

“Relating to traffic, the impacts would be minimal compared to other uses like retail or apartments,” Lee said, noting that the

property is on the north-ern border of the Town Center near freeway access and on Sunset Highway, which is a dead-end street.

Dollar Development has been on the Island since the late 1960s, and is “ready to invest tens of millions of dollars into the Town Center,” and “resi-

dents have indicated sup-port for it,” Houlihan said.

Mercer Island hasn’t had a hotel since the Travelodge shut down in 2008.

The hotel will have win-dows offering lake and mountain views, a second-floor mezzanine and pool, and commercial space for

a restaurant and bar with seating for about 100 peo-ple, including a lounge and outdoor seating area.

The price range and type of hotel has not been deter-mined yet, though it will likely be mid-range to lux-ury and could be branded or unbranded, Lee said.

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Senn acknowledged resolving the issue of what to do with local levies would take time. She said if the Legislature does noth-ing about levies this year, there have been talks of a potential one-year exten-sion of the levy cliff to help schools with financial planning.

Both legislators expressed a desire not to take money away from dis-tricts and “raise all boats” for Washington school districts in fully funding education. Litzow touched on the senate bill 6130 that appeared to eliminate use of local levies. He said one of the big issues was how to account for, and separate, state and local spending among state school dis-tricts.

“The purpose of that bill was to draw as hard a line as possible between what was local and what was state,” Litzow said. “Obviously, it was too hard of a line, but there’s a huge concern of a lack of transparency in the 295 districts of what the money is being used for and how it’s being spent.”

When asked about regional pay adjustments for teachers in the state, Litzow said it’s been a big issue that the Legislature

is looking into addressing.The legislators discussed

potentially adding technol-ogy to be included in basic education, though Litzow said the chances were slim of anything being added to basic education.

Though approved by voters, Litzow predicted Eyman Initiative 1366 would be thrown out by the court. Senn called the initiative “one of the iro-nies of Washington state,” noting voters approved both the 1 percent sales tax reduction from I-1366 and I-1351 calling for reduced class sizes, which would cost billions of dollars.

“You can’t reduce rev-enue and get more, and people want that,” she said.

One potential area for revenue could come from marijuana sales, though how much will actually be generated has yet to be determined.

“There’s anticipation of marijuana money com-ing in, and we’ll see if that materializes,” Senn said. “That is going to be one of the big issues in the next two to three years. If that money doesn’t materialize, we’ve made great strides in McCleary based on people smoking a lot of pot. If they don’t, then we’re going to have to really revisit that and what it’s going to be in the new revenue stream.

We’re ironically counting on people to smoke a lot of marijuana in order to fund education and fund a lot of services that we didn’t cut because we were anticipat-ing this.”

Senn added the state currently doesn’t tax e-cig-arettes, which could also provide a potential revenue stream if they were equated with regular cigarettes. The legislators added there was talk in Olympia of poten-tially moving the smoking age to 19.

School Board members inquired why, in light of charter schools being deemed in violation of the state constitution, Litzow signed a letter to the Supreme Court calling for a review of its opinion. Board member Pat Braman said she was concerned that tax dollars were going to schools throughout the state without the oversight of an elected board, money that could otherwise be used for public schools.

Litzow said he is a big fan of charter schools as a part of an overall educa-tion system, calling them “part of the solution, not the solution.” He claimed charter schools had tight-er financial controls than public schools, and said a bill was being drafted to meet court demands and address the charter schools

initiative.Superintendent Dr. Gary

Plano asked the legislators where they were philo-sophically on pre-kinder-garten early learning and the state’s responsibility of funding it for all children.

Litzow said he supported high-quality early learning, and Senn credited Litzow for his efforts toward usher-ing the passing of the Early Start Act. But with many school districts within the state lacking the space and financial resources for full-day kindergarten and the state staring at having to reduce K-3rd grade class sizes, the matter has yet to be addressed in Olympia.

“The Pre-K debate is so far off in terms of becom-ing a reality or a must have,” Senn said.

In response to an audi-ence question asking if the legislators geared their funding and policies based on a basic mission for education, both Senn and Litzow expressed that the critical issues, such as reducing opportunity gaps within the state and seeing higher graduation rates, remained at the forefront of their minds.

“There is no silver bullet in education,” Litzow said. “Everybody has 1000 dif-ferent ways to do it.”

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straddles King and Pierce counties.Republican Teri Hickel’s de-feat of appointed Democratic Rep. Carol Gregory reduced the Democrats’ advantage to 50-48, down from the 63-35 margin it enjoyed in 2008.Several factors are fueling the Republican revival, start-ing with the recruiting of candidates.Of late, Republicans are doing a better job find-ing people to run who fit the political philosophy and temperament of their district. They’ve wound up increasing their ranks with younger, moderate and less doctrinaire members, many of whom are women.Democrats, meanwhile, are losing seats with candidates whose inclinations are more closely aligned with the liberal theology of Seattle politics than the district in which they’re competing.Campaign strategy is an-other area Democratic Party leaders are deliberating in their post-election soul-searching.There’s not been a shortage of money. There are those who think too much is spent on mailers and television commercials, and not

enough on contacting voters directly.This can be a big deal. Republicans’ pro-business, anti-tax message lends itself to such forms of communica-tion. Democrats’ talk of creating economic equality, strength-ening the safety net and combating climate change don’t translate as well on a mailer.Another challenge facing Chopp and the House Demo-cratic Campaign Committee is a sense of entitlement or complacency among a few members, a product of 13 years of uninterrupted rule.If the Republican takeover in the state Senate didn’t awaken them to the evolving political balance of power, the very real threat of be-coming the minority in the House might do the trick.Still, there are those in the caucus who rationalized Gregory’s loss as the result of a low turnout that favored Republicans. They point out 2016 will bring a presidential election. Participation of Democratic voters will soar and enough victories, they figure, will be racked up to preserve the party’s majority once again.The future of Frank Chopp’s reign as speaker depends on it.

CHOPP | FROM 4

By Reporter StaffWith a 6-1 vote on Nov.

18, the Seattle School Board voted to move back high school and middle school start times for the 2016-17 year.

Seattle high schools and middle schools will begin at 8:45 a.m. next fall, while most elementary schools

will start at 7:55 a.m. Elementary and K-8 schools in the district’s “tier three” group will see start times pushed back to 9:35 a.m.

The Mercer Island School District formed a steer-ing committee with the Bellevue School District in 2014 to study implications and impacts of changing

high school start times. Last June, the committee advised against moving back start times in Mercer Island.

In an email to the Reporter, Mercer Island Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano stated while he sup-ported the Seattle School Board’s decision to change bell times, the Seattle and Mercer Island communities do not equally compare.

Seattle votes for later start times

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CITY OF MERCER ISLANDORDINANCE NO. 15-25

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERCER IS- LAND, WASHINGTON, in- corporating certain budget revisions to the 2015-2016 bi- ennial budget, and amending ordinance nos. 14-15, 15-07, 15-10, and 15-17.

Ordinance No. 15-25 was adopted by the Mercer Island City Council at its Regular Meeting on November 16, 2015. Com- plete copies of the entire text of the adopted Ordinance may be obtained at City Hall or by calling (206) 275-7795.

Karin Roberts, Deputy City ClerkCity of Mercer Island

Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on November 25, 2015. #1468652


AN ORDINANCE APPRO- PRIATING FUNDS AND FIXING THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE LEVIED FOR THE YEAR 2016.



Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on November 25, 2015. #1468877.


AN ORDINANCE AUTH- ROIZING AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REVE- NUE FOR THE YEAR 2016.



Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on November 25, 2015. #1468887.


AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERCER IS- LAND, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, RENEWING THE TERMS OF A MORA- TORIUM ON THE ACCEP- TANCE OF APPLICA- TIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS OR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR RE- DEVELOPMENT IN THE MERCER ISLAND TOWN CENTER ZONE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EF- FECTIVE DATE.



Publihsed in the Mercer Island Reporter on November 25, 2015. #1469406.

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NOVEMBER 4COLLISION: An Island woman was cited for driver inatten-tion after a collision at the 4500 block of Island Crest Way. One driver said she stopped for a pedestrian in the crosswalk, and was rear-ended by the other, who said she looked away momentarily.

NOVEMBER 5PROWLING: An Island man who lives at the 9200 block of S.E. 42nd Street said his unlocked vehicle was entered, and various items were taken.

NOVEMBER 6FRAUD: An Island woman at the 5600 block of East Mercer Way said a fraudu-lent Sprint PCS account was opened in her name, for a loss of $1,425.

THEFT: A Sammamish woman said her purse was taken from a shopping cart while she was at the QFC on S.E. 28th Street.

PROWLING: A Woodinville woman said her unlocked car was prowled at the 7200 block of North Mercer Way. A duffel bag and makeup case were stolen, for a loss of $500.

PROWLING: An Island man said the rear window of his car was broken at the 3400 block of 76th Place S.E. and several items were taken from inside the vehicle.

NOVEMBER 7BURGLARY: A home at the 7000 block of 92nd Avenue S.E. was burglarized by unknown suspects between

Oct. 28 and Nov. 5. About $5,000 worth of assorted jewelry, cigars and accesso-ries were stolen.

THEFT: An Island woman at the 7000 block of 82nd Avenue S.E. said her vehicle was stolen overnight from her driveway.

THEFT: An Island man at the 7800 block of 89th Avenue S.E. reported that his vehicle was also stolen from the driveway overnight.

FRAUD: An Island woman at the 7200 block of West Mercer Way said her per-sonal information was used to fraudulently obtain a credit card.

NOVEMBER 9BURGLARY: Unknown sus-pects forced entry through a window in the old Mercer Island Care Center on S.E. 24th Street and stole about 200 pounds of copper piping, a commercial air conditioner and four exten-sion cords. The building is currently being prepped by a subcontractor for demoli-tion and had been secured.

ASSAULT: An elderly suspect allegedly assaulted an Island man with a wooden stick while the victim was holding his infant son at the 7500 block of S.E. 27th Street. The victim held the suspect down until the police arrived. Both were transported to the hospital due to injuries. The suspect was arrested and booked into Issaquah Jail on charges of assault and battery, reck-less endangerment and malicious mischief. The Chinese Consulate was noti-fied via fax due to the sus-pect’s foreign citizenship.

NOVEMBER 10FRAUD: An Island woman at the 3200 block of 74th

Avenue S.E. said applica-tions for credit lines were filed using her identity. She was notified by her credit watch company and filed a report by phone.

THEFT: An Island woman at the 8200 block of S.E. 30th Street placed checks in her unlocked mailbox for her bank, which informed her that the checks were not received. She assumes her mail was stolen.

NOVEMBER 11FRAUD: An Island man at the 9100 block of S.E. 70th Place said he purchased a cell phone through Ebay from a seller in China, but the phone was never delivered.

NOVEMBER 12MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: An Island man at the 3600 block of 90th Avenue S.E. reported that his rear pas-senger side tire deflated while he was driving. He found that the cause was a puncture in the side in the tire, which could have hap-pened the day before.

THEFT: A bicycle was stolen from the 8000 block of North Mercer Way on Nov. 11, but recovered at the Mercer Isle Condos the next day.

INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 76-year-old Islander was bit-ten in the leg by a dog while jogging past the off-leash dog park on 86th Avenue S.E., and required medical attention, but was cleared. The dog’s owner was con-tacted. The dog was large and energetic but did not appear vicious, police said.

NOVEMBER 13LOST PROPERTY: An Issaquah woman said she lost her wallet at Luther Burbank Park.

NOVEMBER 14ASSAULT: An Island woman shoved her mother during an argument at the 9000 block of S.E. 79th Street, causing her to fall and strike her head. The daughter was arrested and booked into SCORE Jail.

BURGLARY: An Island man said he had a painting crew working in his house at the 7800 block of 89th Avenue S.E. while he was out of town, and when he returned home, he found that items had been stolen from his garage.

PoliceElection results certified Nov. 24

By Reporter Staff

Results for the November general elec-tion, which were certi-fied on Nov. 24, show the new makeup of Mercer Island’s govern-ing bodies.

Three new C o u n c i l m e m b e r s will be sworn in over the coming weeks: Jeff Sanderson, Wendy Weiker and Dave Wisenteiner. Incumbents Bruce Bassett and Debbie Bertlin won their bids for re-election.

Sanderson, who ran essentially unopposed, will begin his two-year term in Postion No. 4 on Dec. 7. Wisenteiner, who beat incumbent Jane Meyer Brahm for Position No. 1, will be sworn in on Jan. 4, as will Position No. 3 vic-tor Weiker, a longtime community volunteer who previously served on the city’s Utility Board.

Dan Grausz and Benson Wong’s seats are up for election in 2017. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections will be on Jan. 4.

City Council candi-dates brought in more than $130,000 over the campaign season.

The School Board going into 2016 will be composed of: Adair Dingle, Dave Myerson, David D’ Souza, Ralph Jorgenson and Tracy Drinkwater, who won her contested race in both the primary and general elections. D’Souza and Drinkwater will be sworn in Dec. 10.

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Islander Marsha Karr will showcase paintings, prints and cards at a holiday art show and sale on Dec. 5-6.

Karr is planning to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Northwest Harvest Food Bank.

Karr, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2004, moved her studio to Mercer Island in 2006.

“Painting was diffi-cult due to PD symptoms including low energy. I fought hard against suc-cumbing to them,” she said.

In May 2013, she had Deep Brain Stimulation, “which changed every-thing,” she said. Now, her “aspiration is to bring delight and healing” to peo-ple through her paintings.

“Humor, whimsy and the awesome beauty of nature are my inspiration,” Karr said.

Handcrafted bowls by Carl Bloom will also be available at the sale.

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Feed your sweet tooth at next Chamber lunch

The next Chamber of Commerce luncheon will be at noon on Dec. 3 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.

Autumn Martin will be the featured speaker for the “Chocolate for the Holidays” themed meeting.

Martin, a fourth genera-tion Washingtonian, is best known for her molten choc-olate Hot Cakes. She found-ed the business in 2008, selling the namesake Take n Bake Molten Chocolate Cake in mason jars at farm-ers markets in Seattle.

In May 2012, she

opened Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery in Ballard and now on Capitol Hill, and has received many awards and accolades for her desserts.

The Chamber will also award its Annual Business of the Year Award at the luncheon.

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Yogabliss is hosting its eighth annual Practices of Gratitude on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26.

All proceeds from these four yoga classes will direct-ly support Mercer Island Youth and Family Services (MIYFS), the city’s human

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New on Market $1,573,869 3629 35th Ave W, Seattle. New in Magnolia! Elegant 5BD/3BA home w/ top quality � nishes throughout. Island kitchen w/ walk-in pantry, formal living & dining rooms, great room. Media/rec room in lower level. Large detached garage.

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Mercer Island mother of two tackles Javelina Jundred in Arizona


When Shannon Hogan Warburg says she ran all night and day, she means it in the literal sense.

At the end of last month, Warburg competed in the Javelina Jundred, a 100-mile ultramarathon in Arizona, finishing in 22 hours and 58 minutes. She began the race at 6 a.m. Halloween morn-ing, and finished at 4:58 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.

The ultramarathon, which is any race longer than the traditional 26.2-mile marathon length, is staged out of Pemberton Trailhead at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, north of Fountain Hills, Arizona. The 100-mile dis-tance is comprised of six full loops on the Pemberton

Trail, each loop equating to roughly 15 miles. The final 10-mile “half loop” is on the Pemberton and Tonto Tank Trails.

Warburg, a former pro-fessional mountain biker

and a mother of two, said it was the longest footrace she had ever competed in, and that the event had a 50-percent DNF (did not finish) rate.

“A lot of things can go

wrong along the way,” she said. “I was lucky to hang on at the end.”

It was her previous com-petition experience as a cyclist that Warburg said came in most handy in preparation for the Javelina Jundred. She is a five-time Iron Man triathalon fin-isher, and in 1996, became the first woman to finish La Ruta de los Conquistadores, a three-day, coast-to-coast

stage race in Costa Rica.But she had never tackled

such a distance on foot. Running her first 100-

mile race, Warburg said she really didn’t know what to expect. She had never run the course, and with a 30-hour cutoff for partici-pating runners, her primary goal was to simply finish. She packed three pairs of socks, three pairs of shoes and one change of insoles.

As the day went on, it became more and more appar-ent that she would not only fin-ish, but also make a final push. Wa r b u r g ’s s e c o n d a r y goal was to finish in under 24 hours, something not a lot of people, and not a lot of women, could do. She finished in under 23.

“I had 99.5 miles when I just sprinted. I sprinted like no one’s business, and I made it like no one’s busi-ness,” she said, noting her

final mile clocked in at 8:10. “I made it with 86 seconds to spare. It was incredibly intense at the time and very rewarding.”

Warburg referred to the ultrarunning approach as long, slow and methodical running. In training for the Javelina Jundred, Warburg previously participated in

a 100K race, or 62 miles, in Renton to test her shoes and how her n u t r i t i o n p r e p a r e d her body for such an event. She avoided caf-feine and p r o c e s s e d food in her diet. She had also competed in the Boston M a r a t h o n and the

Sky Marathon at Crystal Mountain this year.

While running, Warburg used aid stations to serve as checkpoints navigating her throughout the course, doing everything to keep her mind and body at ease

And I ran | Islander runs 100 miles in under a day

Photos courtesy of Ceton’s Photo PlaceAbove, Islander Shannon Hogan Warburg (front) needed less than 24 hours to complete the Javelina Jundred 100-mile ultramarathon, which took place Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Arizona.

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during the long, grueling stretches.

“I was very attuned to the smallest concern. The minute I had sand in my shoe, I did something about it. The minute I felt sunburned, I applied more sunscreen. I was very on-top of the details and look-ing at the day in a very macro sense,” she said. “You can’t run 100 miles at a time, all you can do is run to the aid station 25 times. You do that and then you just have one final 10-mile lap at the end.”

Another aspect that helped Warburg endure her epic stretch was the nature of the competition and the participating ath-letes.

“[In] ultramarathons, as opposed to road mara-thons, the competitors actually talk to each other the entire time. It’s the best way to take your mind off of what’s happening,” she said. “There’s kind of a rule that if you don’t have some-thing super positive to say, you just don’t say it. You’re constantly getting and giv-ing positive feedback and little by little, the hours just go by, one great conversa-tion after another.”

This wasn’t the last adventure race for

Warburg. She’s qualified to compete in the Boston Marathon next spring. Next November, Warburg will travel back to Costa Rica to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her first finish at La Ruta de

los Conquistadores.Whatever the hurdle,

Warburg makes sure to take it in stride, even run-ning 100 miles in under a day.

“It was just great to be out there. It’s a beautiful

part of the country to run under the stars. The sun sets at 6:45 p.m. or so. It was just under this dome of perfect crystal-clear, more-stars-than-you’ve-ever-seen night sky,” she said. “Who gets to run all night long and enjoy nature in all of its glory like that? It was pretty fantastic, a very satisfying undertaking for sure.”

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Photo courtesy of Cetons Photo PlaceIn preparation for the Javelina Jundred, Warburg par-ticipated in a 100K ultramarathon in Renton. She also competed in the Boston Marathon and the Sky Marathon at Crystal Mountain this past year.

By Reporter Staff

Five Mercer Island High School soccer alumni, Corey Goeltz, Sam Miller, Ryan Hill, Josh Lee and Sean Bender, are represent-ing their colleges in the NCAA Division III men’s soccer tournament, which began Nov. 12 in locations across the country.

Corey Goeltz, a junior goalkeeper at Pomona-Pitzer started 12 of 18 matches for the Sagehens, who qualified by winning the SCIAC Tournament championship. The Sagehens beat Wisconsin-La Crosse 3-0 in round 1 but lost to Illinois Wesleyan 1-0 in round 2.

Sam Miller, a junior at Haverford College, is the starting goalkeeper for the Fords. Selected twice this season as Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Miller recorded 68 saves and 9 shutouts through 19 games.

Ryan Hill, a freshman at Haverford and MIHS career goal-scoring leader, appeared in every contest for the Fords at striker and attacking center mid. Hill notched 4 goals during the regular season.

The Fords are ranked No. 12 in the NSCAA coach-es poll and No. 1 in the Mid-Atlantic Region. They

are one of three teams in the tournament to receive a first-round bye. They defeated Washington & Lee 2-1 on Nov. 15, and took on St. Lawrence Nov. 21 after the Reporter deadline.

Josh Lee, a junior mid-fielder for Kenyon College, started in all 18 games, scor-ing 1 goal and 4 assists as the Lords (17-1, 8-1 con-ference) won their second straight NCAC Conference title. The Lords are ranked No. 8 in NSCAA coaches poll. Kenyon advanced out

of the Sweet 16 with a 3-2 win over Tufts on Nov. 20.

Sean Bender, a fresh-man at Whitworth College, appeared in 14 of 18 reg-ular season matches for the Pirates at forward and defense. Whitworth is ranked No. 9 in the NSCAA coaches poll and clinched its second-consec-utive Northwest Conference title. Whitworth lost its first-round match against Redlands 3-2 in double overtime on Nov. 14th.

Soccer standouts compete in NCAA tourney

Contributed PhotoIslanders Sam Miller (left) and Ryan Hill (right) celebrate Haverford College’s Centennial Conference Men’s Soccer tournament championship win over Dickinson on Nov. 8th.

The final date of the National Letter of Intent Signing Day for 2015 took place Wednesday, Nov. 18. Mercer Island’s list of student-athletes commit-ting to play athletics at their respective schools next fall include the following:

Ben Berejka is commit-ted to play men’s lacrosse at Kenyon College in Ohio; Jessica Blakeslee will play women’s basketball at University of the Pacific in California; Zach Evens will play men’s golf at Guilford College in North Carolina; Harrison Goonewardene is committed to play base-

ball at the University of Washington; Alarie Pierce will play women’s soccer at Evergreen State College; Josh Stenberg is committed to play baseball at Gonzaga; Ezra Tillinger is commit-ted to play men’s lacrosse at Marquette; Jemma Yeadon is committed to play volley-ball at Notre Dame.

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Christmas and Thanksgiving arrived early for me this year. It all came about because of my repu-tation as a Faith and Values columnist in The Reporter and other publications.

As a result Samaritan’s Purse, a worldwide human-itarian relief agency, invited me to be part of a media trip to Grenada to observe the distribution of shoe-box gifts for poor children packed by North Americans last Christmas.

Churches I’ve served had never participated in the shoebox gift project (known as “Operation Christmas Child”), but I was familiar with the program. The con-cept of filling a small box that would result in a big smile on the face of a child

in a faraway place captured my imagination. I was curi-ous to see the program up close and personal.

Our team of writers, broadcasters and bloggers arrived in St. Georges,

Grenada almost 32 years to the day when President Reagan had sent American troops to stabilize an unstable political situation on the island nation in the Caribbean. The con-

trast between the resort hotel where we stayed and the living conditions in the villages was mind-boggling.

I couldn’t help but smile as I watched 400 children at a local school open their shoeboxes. The explosion of excitement was deafen-ing. The continuous cries of glee went on for over a min-ute. Children from ages 5 to 15 were totally surprised to be handed a gift. Due to the extreme poverty of their parents, most of these kids never receive birthday gifts (let alone Christmas presents).

As these adorable chil-dren rifled through their shoeboxes, my heart melt-ed. For a single moment the abject poverty that defined their fragile world and lim-ited options was forgotten. Thanksgiving was still a

month away, but I found myself thanking God for the benefits and blessings that punctuate my life. I was grateful for the privilege of being a means of grace in their little lives.

I was amazed to learn that each year Americans and Canadians pack over 8 million shoebox gifts that are sent by container ships around the world to the poorest of the poor.

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The dietary restrictions that come with managing diabetes are not easy for anyone. Limiting sugar to keep glucose levels under control can usually mean saying goodbye to many of the delicious food and treats people have grown to love throughout their lives. Such dietary restrictions can be especially difficult for seniors, being told what to eat after being indepen-dent for so long.

For Sodexo clinical nutri-tion Maia Kurnik, MPH, RD, CD, who oversees nutrition care at Covenant Shores Retirement Community, it’s about find-ing balance to ensure her patients are healthy but still enjoying life.

“It’s really inappropriate for me to recommend a diet for someone who is older because they can’t separate food from their quality of life,” she said.

Kurnik said while some medications may call for patients to be on very restrictive diets, the return doesn’t always jus-

tify the cost. Seniors may not necessarily live longer with such restrictions, and should factor in their qual-ity of life.

“Rather than telling people they can’t eat their favorite foods, as dietitians, we try to plan meals around them,” she said. “Enjoying pasta is OK, but a whole plate can’t be pasta. Fruits, vegetables and protein must be part of the meal.”

With November being National Diabetes Month, Kurnik said it’s incredibly important to not only care for folks who have diabetes, but also talk about diabetes prevention. There is medi-cine to control it, but still no cure for Type 2 diabe-tes. She said studies have shown that half of the adult population in the U.S. are likely go on to develop dia-betes.

Kurnik said among the unhealthy habits that can lead to diabetes are drink-ing too much soda, living a sedentary lifestyle, eating too much saturated fat and fast food, and not manag-ing portion control.

Maintaining a healthy

weight is important to dia-betes prevention, as well as getting in vigorous exercise. Kurnik recommends 25-30 minutes of exercise a week, and says every 2 pounds of weight loss reduces the risk of developing diabetes by 15 percent.

Serving sizes are impor-tant, and priority should be devoted to foods high in fiber. The United States Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate recommends half of a meal plate should be made up of fruits and veg-etables.

“It’s important that we control the amount that we’re eating rather than get-ting rid of them all togeth-er,” she said. “It’s really hard

to overeat fruits and veg-etables.”

One myth that may be associated with diabetes is that carbohydrates and sugar aren’t allowed, which Kurnik said isn’t true. She recommends 1-2 servings of carbohydrates at each meal, with each serving equating to 15 grams.

“There is room for car-bohydrates, and your body needs carbohydrates to function,” she said. “The brain is picky on what fuel it needs. It will only accept carbohydrates.”

Other changes people can make include substi-tuting olive oil and omega 3 fatty acids in their diets for saturated fats. Instead

of drinking sodas or fruit juices that are high in sugar, drink herbal tea or water, or even add a small amount of juice to water.

“Diabetes can be a very overwhelming diagnosis,” she said. “A few small, gradual changes can make for a big change.”

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CALENDARCALENDARTHURSDAY | 26MERCER ISLAND THANKSGIVING 1/2 MARATHON FUN RUN: 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 26, Mercerwood Shore Club, 4150 East Mercer Way. A 13-mile fun run supporting Mercer Island Youth and Family Services. No entry fee or water stations, street parking. Donation forms can be found at https://miyfs.org/donate-form/. For more, visit www.facebook.com/MIThanksgivingFunRun/info/.

TUESDAY | 1HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Mercer Island Beach Club, 8326 Avalon Drive. Featuring unique vendors, artists and crafters. Benefiting Mercer Island Youth and Family Services.

WEDNESDAY | 2TOWN CENTER VISIONING JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: 6-9 p.m., City Hall, 9611 S.E. 36th St. The Planning and Design Commissions are convening together as the “Joint Commission” for the next phase of recommenda-tions for actual Town Center development code language and directly-related updates to the City’s Comprehensive Plan. This is a working meeting and will not take public comment. Interested residents may use the Town Center Visioning online form to submit comments.

THURSDAY | 3MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE MONTHLY MEETING: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. Discover what MIVAL does and meet many artists of all mediums. Become a mem-ber and make new friend-ships through visual arts. DECEMBER CHAMBER LUNCHEON: 12-1 p.m., Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Speaker Autumn Martin founded Hot Cakes in 2008, selling the namesake Take-n-Bake Molten Chocolate Cake in mason jars at farm-ers markets in Seattle. In May of 2012, she opened Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery in Ballard and now on Capitol Hill, artisan des-sert and craft cocktail bars featuring creative, small-batch desserts and fine spir-its, to rave reviews. $15-20.

EVENTS | ONGOINGMIVAL 2015 HOLIDAY SHOW: Nov. 2-Dec. 18, Mercer Island Community and Events Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL) will show-case paintings, fiber arts, photography, as well glass, jewelry, ceramics, and more. A great place to find holiday gifts for someone special on your list! Call 206-275-7609 for more info.

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TEENSCHOCOLATE HOLIDAY GIFT MAKING FOR TEENS: 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5. Join pastry chef Laurie Pfalzer to

learn how to make choco-late gifts for the holiday season. Make dark choco-late ganache and turn it into beautiful hand-rolled truffles. Learn to temper chocolate and make dark chocolate and peppermint bark, white chocolate pop-corn, and caramel corn with dark chocolate drizzle. At the end of class, you can package your gifts to give away, or take them home to enjoy! For middle and high school students. Please reg-ister starting Nov. 15.

ADULTS

WINTER MINI BOOK SALE: Dec.

3-6 during library open hours. While it’s a mini-sale, there are so many great books, you will have no trouble finding lovely gift selections for family and friends or a special book for yourself.SUMI ART WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. Explore what you can create using authentic sumi painting tools of handmade brushes, handmade rice paper and sumi (ink). You will leave the workshop, presented by art specialist, Midori Thiel, with a completed sumi painting. Registration required, visit www.kcls.org/mercerisland for more.

TALK TIME: 1 p.m., Mondays. Improve your speaking and listening skills in this English conversation group. Learn more about American cul-ture and meet people from around the world. Walk-ins welcome.THE DICKENS CAROLERS: 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5. Holiday favorites sung in beautiful four-part harmony. Also taking place Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m.MOTIVATING YOUR ADHD CHILD OR TEEN: 7-8:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7. Parents will learn motivation myths that you can throw out, what actually motivates ADHD children and teens, and the

one thing you can do imme-diately to build confidence in your child. For more, visit http://GiftedWithADD.com.

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TWEEN FITNESS, AGES 9-13: 3:45-4:45 p.m., Wednesdays. Kids will learn to use bands, balls and their own body weight to work on cardio-vascular and weight train-ing. Free for members, $10 for guests.

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.

EVENTS | UPCOMINGHOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING & FIREHOUSE MUNCH: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, Mercerdale Park, 77th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 32nd Street. An evening of holiday merriment at the community tree lighting ceremony and caroling at Mercerdale Park. Arts and crafts, Santa photos, treats and musical entertainment will follow at the north-end Firehouse. Bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots drive to help a child in need have a better holi-day season. CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, St. Monica School, 4320 87th Ave. S.E. Join us for Christmas caroling, hot cocoa and the lighting of the Christmas trees at the main school entrance. Walk down Candy Cane Lane to

the school gymnasium for dinner, Gingerbread house making, Christmas cookie decorating and pictures with Santa (photo packag-es available for purchase). Cost is $5. For more, visit www.stmonicasea.org.FRENCH FILM - LE PLAISIR: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, Aljoya, 2430 76th Ave. S.E. The Mercer Island Sister City Association, the Mercer Island Arts Council and Aljoya will co-host this French film in which Ophuls brings his masterful art of direction to three stories by Guy de Maupassant: “Le Masque”, “La Maison Tellier”, “Le Modele”. Featured scholar Lance Rhodes will provide introduction and post-com-mentary for the film, which will be in French with English subtitles. No 6:30 pre-program. Free to the public. For more, call Carla Peterson at 206-232-5354.STUDIO 904 HOLIDAY “ANGEL FOR ANIMALS” SALE: 10 a.m.-

4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, Studio 904, 3041 78th Ave. S.E. Come celebrate the magic of the season and shop for handmade gifts, purchase local author Kay Hirai’s new book, and enjoy light refreshments. All pro-ceeds benefit animals and will be donated to Pasado’s Safe Haven, Precious Life Animal Sanctuary Senior Dog Haven and Ginger’s Pet Rescue. For more, visit http://studio904.com/cat-egory/news/.HOLIDAY ART SHOW AND SALE: Dec. 5-6, Artist’s Studio, 6829 96th Ave. S.E. Featuring Marsha Karr’s magical landscape paint-ings, prints and cards and Bloom’s handcrafted wood-en bowls. Ten percent of proceeds will be donated to Northwest Harvest Food Bank. From 2-6 p.m. Dec. 5 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 6. For more, visit http://mar-shakarr.com/.MERCER ISLAND BIKE DRIVE: 12-3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6,

Windermere, 2737 77th Ave. S.E. #100. Give an old bike new life and support community programming at Bike Works! Bike Works accepts all types of bikes, bike parts, and bike acces-sories. We recommend bikes in good condition, including: 20” wheel BMX style bikes, 24” and 26” wheel mountain bikes, road bikes of any size, but especially smaller-sized road bikes.COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, McDonald’s park-ing lot, 2807 78th Ave. S.E. Help ensure this precious resource is available for ill and injured people in our community by giving blood. Plus, get free cook-ies and burn 650 calories just by laying there. To sign up, visit https://schedule.psbc.org/DonorPortal/GroupLanding.aspx?s=4155.

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(Bothell/Kenmore, WA)The Bothe l l /Kenmore Reporter, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general assignment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Kirkland office. The primary coverage will be general assignment stories. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a reporter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to:• be inquisitive and re- sourceful in the coverage of assigned beats;• produce 5 by-line stories per week;• write stories that are tight and to the point;• use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover;•post on the publication’s web site;• blog and use Twitter on the web;• layout pages, using In- Design;• shoot and edit videos for the web . We are looking for a team player willing to get invo lved in the loca l community through pub- l icat ion of the weekly newspaper and da i ly web jou r na l i sm. The ideal applicant will have a commitment to community journalism and everything from shor t, brief-type stories about people and events to ex- amining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging trends; wr i te clean, balanced and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and in- stitute readership initia- tives. Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to work ef- fectively in a deadline- d r i ve n e nv i r o n m e n t . Must be proficient with AP style, layout and design using Adobe InDe- s i g n ; a n d u s e t h e publ ica t ion ’s webs i te and online tools to gath- er information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-moti- vated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rap- port with the community. We offer a competitive hourly wage and bene- f i ts package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.)

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REPRESENTING MERCER ISLAND WITH DISTINCTION

Mercer Island Reporter, November 25, 2015

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