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By Christopher Huber

When Don Gerend and hiswife bought their home on PineLake decades ago, they didn’tthink much of the list of nearly70 bird species the previousowner spotted around the proper-ty. The lakeside lot set in a wood-ed area naturally provided someof the basic elements that attractall sorts of wildlife, in particular,birds.

But in 2010, the Gerendsdecided to make their propertymore wildlife friendly by creatinga Certified Wildlife Habitat withthe National Wildlife Federation.They started taking seriously theidea that little changes or addi-tions could make their yard saferor more appealing to critters, aswell as lessen their impact on thelarger ecosystem.

“We realized we have lot ofbirds around the house that wedidn’t pay a lot of attention to,”

Gerend, who is mayorof Sammamish, said. “Ithought, ‘well shoot, if Icertify, I should takethis seriously.’”

And although hedoesn’t consider him-self to be quite the avidbirder that his home’sprevious owner was,Gerend said he lovesidentifying the birdsthat eat from the feed-ers suctioned to thekitchen windows.

The Gerend propertyis among more than160 homes inSammamish that areCertified WildlifeHabitats, as of March 4,when the city was offi-cially certified. Another

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Sammamish goes green

People inSammamishhave caughtthe bug.Around thecity, in wayslarge andsmall, theyare latchingon to thenational trend and finding ways to “gogreen.” They are making changes to theway they live and the way they interactwith the world to try and decrease thenegative impacts they have on the envi-ronment, without hurting the quality oftheir lives. This story is the first in aseries that will examine what people inthe city are doing to become more eco-logically friendly.

Photo by Christopher Huber

Hank Klein, Beaver Lake resident and Sammamish Parks Commission chairman, explains how hisduck boxes work. The seven that line his and his neighbor’s waterfront provide a safe place formother ducks to lay eggs and care for their offspring. Klein’s yard is a Certified Wildlife Habitat.

Backyards become habitats

See HABITAT, Page 6

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish’s already mea-ger bus service could be drasti-cally cut as King County Metrograpples with an estimated $60million annual defecit in thecoming years.

A series of cuts proposed byCounty Executive DowConstantine suggest eliminatingthe 927 route, which runsbetween Sammamish andIssaquah, as soon as February2012.

Constantine’s proposal alsosuggests cutting back on the fre-quency of busses on the 269route, which runs from theOverlake Park and Ride,through Redmond andSammamish to Issaquah.

In total, Metro expects tohave to cut up to 600,000 hoursof bus service, or up to 17 per-cent of the entire system, inorder to make the programbreak even. Metro gets about 60

Metro plan couldcut city bus routes

See BUS, Page 3

Council race pitsWhitten againstRichardson

By Caleb Heeringa

After a year and a half ofshaping thenitty grittydetails of citypolicy, KathyRichardson saysshe’s ready tohave a greatersay.

Richardson, a 43-year-oldLake Sammamish shorelinehomeowner and current vice-chairwoman of the Planning

Kathy Richardsonwants to move upfrom PlanningCommission

Nancy Whittenchanges her seatbut hopes to stayon the CouncilBy Caleb Heeringa

In March, the SammamishCity Council hadreached some-thing of a con-sensus on a setof regulations forelectric carchargers in the

city – leave it up to commer-cial property owners to deter-mine whether they wanted toinstall the new technology,where to put it and how much

See WHITTEN, Page 3See RICHARDSON, Page 2

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The Sammamish City Councilbegan grappling with how best tomake money from developmentrights it owns in Town Centerwithout unfairly competing withprivate citizens or King County.

At their July 5 meeting, thecouncil took a look at a proposalthat would have allowed the cityto sell up to 240 developmentrights into the densest portion ofTown Center development, justoff Southeast Fourth Street.

The plan would use a programcalled Transfer of DevelopmentRights, where a landowner volun-tarily gives up the right to devel-op their own land and sells thosedevelopment rights to the ownerof a different property. Thereceiving property owner couldthen to develop at a denser levelthan it would otherwise beallowed.

The city has developmentrights to sell because it is notdeveloping the SammamishCommons area near City Hall,even though zoning would allowit to do so.

The council has repeatedlydiscussed selling the rights to pri-vate developers around TownCenter as a way to make moneyfor the infrastructure – roads andstorm water drainage, for exam-ple – that will be needed toaccommodate the thousandsmore people and dozens of busi-nesses expected to move into afully developed Town Center.

But the council, particularlyCouncilman John James, alsoworried that by throwing arounddevelopment rights the citymight crowd private citizens andKing County out of the develop-ment market in the area, whichis limited by traffic and environ-mental considerations. The city

recently approved a transfer ofdevelopment rights program withKing County that would preserveagricultural land and open spacejust outside city limits, as well asan internal program for citizensaround the city.

“We’re monetizing an asset weown,” James said. “I’m hoping wecan come up with … a formulathat doesn’t have too many enti-ties competing.”

The July 5 proposal containedprovisions preventing the countyfrom selling development rightsinto the densest portion of TownCenter, but City Manager BenYazici said the city would be tak-ing that provision out after coun-ty officials made it clear that theyfelt that the plan “changed thespirit” of the city’s agreementwith the county.

The county is putting forward$375,000 to buy up developmentrights in preparation for them to

go to Town Center developers inthe coming years and is requiringthat it get first dibs on the first 20rights sold in order to make itsmoney back.

Councilwoman Nancy Whittenalso raised the question ofwhether there should be an expi-ration date on the city’s develop-ment rights to prevent a privateentity from speculating on theirvalue, potentially robbing the cityof potential profit.

The council also debatedwhether the rights should be aone-to-one swap or if the cityshould incentivize the programby making every right worth twodwelling units to a prospectivedeveloper. With so much fear ofoverbuilding in Town Center, sev-eral on the council voiced sup-port for making it a one-to-onetransfer.

During public comment, CityCouncil candidate and Town

Center landowner John Galvinquestioned the legality of a pro-gram in which the city is giftingitself development rights onproperty such as LowerCommons Park, where it has noplans to ever develop, and thenmaking a profit by selling thoserights.

He pointed out that historical-ly most TDR programs aredesigned to preserve open spaceor agricultural land, not act as amunicipal money-maker.

“You’re creating a new animalhere,” he said. “In time maybe all(development rights) inSammamish will be kept by thecity and if you want to developyour land you come to the city …This is an unusual digressionfrom what a TDR program shouldbe.”

The council is scheduled toconsider the plan again at theirJuly 18 meeting.

Council determining how to sell development rights

Commission, is running for theCity Council seat being vacatedby Michele Petitti, who is retiringfrom the council after threeterms.

Richardson will face incum-bent Councilwoman NancyWhitten, who switched seats torun against Richardson justbefore the deadline to file for theelection.

Richardson said her time onthe commission, which helpscraft the details of land use policythat goes before the council, hasbeen rewarding and a goodprimer for a spot on the council,where she hopes to keep thatkeen eye for small details withpotentially important conse-quences.

“I find those details fascinat-ing,” Richardson said. “Maybethat is a little bit strange to mostpeople.”

Richardson, who got involvedin city politics during the years-long Shoreline Master Plan pro-cess, said she wants to engage thepublic in decision-making in amore substantial way than thenormal three-minute public com-ment period during councilmeetings.

She said she was impressed bythe productivity of theroundtable discussions she andother shoreline homeowners hadwith city staff and councilmem-bers during that process; it’s amodel she has encouraged whileon the commission and some-thing she would like to see thecouncil do more of if she wereelected.

She said the council’s recentdecision to have “office hours,”where citizens can come in and

chat withcouncilmembershas beenproductiveand shewould con-tinue topush for thatsort of less-formalengagementwith thepublic.

Richard-son, who works for a technologyconsulting firm that makes cus-tom software for various compa-nies, said she sees herself as“goal-oriented and execution-ori-ented.”

Though she said she valuescareful consideration of deci-sions, she said government tendsto talk some things to deathinstead of moving forward andadjusting policy as necessary.

“When you make a decision,you know pretty soon afterwardswhether it was the right decisionor not,” she said. “Not making adecision is, in itself, making adecision, and I think people for-get that.”

Richardson said she fears thecity’s feasibility study for thecommunity center has been toodivorced from cost and begat a“Taj Mahal” that the city can’tafford. In particular Richardsonsaid she doesn’t support the ideaof including a competitive swim-ming pool, which is projected tohave a $100,000 annual operatingdeficit alone.

“I’m not convinced that thereis enough of a need to put thatkind of burden on the taxpayer,”she said.

Though she said she supportsbuilding some sort of facility thatmeets an unmet need in thecommunity, Richardson alsoquestions whether a community

or aquatic center that competeswith nearby private businesses iscounter-productive to another ofthe city’s priorities – diversifyingthe tax base by promoting thegrowth of local businesses.

“We’re building a communitycenter that will be competingwith a pretty significant localbusiness … a long-standing busi-ness that creates a lot of revenueand employment for our commu-nity,” she said. “Are we robbingPeter to pay Paul? I haven’t heardanyone talking about it in thatway – someone needs to ask thequestion.”

On Town Center, Richardsonsaid she isn’t convinced that thecity needs to employ a “Field ofDreams” strategy by investing ininfrastructure to entice develop-ers to build anytime soon.

“Let’s wait and see a little bit,”she said. “The economy is a lotdifferent than it was four yearsago … In 10 years it might be dif-ferent – I don’t think it’s some-thing we have to pursue in theshort-term.”

Richardson said earlier coun-cils deserve credit for improvingthe city’s road grid since incorpo-ration in 1999.

And though she’s a regularuser of the newly redone portionof East Lake SammamishParkway, she said she’s glad thatthe city has put off the rest of theproject.

“It’s way too expensive,” shesaid. “It’s a picturesque area andit’s a sensitive area – I don’t thinkit makes sense to turn it into ahighway alternative.”

Richardson said she was sur-prised by Whitten’s decision toswitch seats and run against her,but that she “welcomes the chal-lenge” of running against anincumbent.

“I hope people will find me arefreshing alternative,” she said.

RichardsonContinued from Page 1

KathyRichardson

SAMMAMISH REVIEW July 13, 2011 • 3

CorrectionA July 6 article titled

“Government helicopters to buzzEastside” incorrectly describedthe area being monitored by U.S.Department of Energy heli-copters. Most of the radiationmonitoring will occur over theSeattle and Bellevue areas.Although the helicopters mayappear over Sammamish, noth-ing east of Lake Sammamish willbe actively monitored.

Clarification

The June 29 article aboutNamesEtc.org should have statedthat only some families in someregions of India follow the cus-tom of waiting a few years toname their children. Othersname their children at birth.

percent of its operating budgetfrom sales taxes, which hasmeant sluggish revenues duringthe recent recession.

The County Council is cur-rently considering a $20 “conges-tion reduction charge” to belevied on car tab renewals in thecounty over the next two years.

The council can approve thefee with a supermajority vote orput it to voters in November witha simple majority.

If approved, that fee is expect-ed to net about $50 million overtwo years, softening the financialblow.

Metro expects to make ser-vice cuts either way, countyspokesman Frank Abe said.

The public is invited to weighin on the proposed cuts at a pub-lic hearing in King CountyCouncil chambers, on the Tenthfloor at 516 Third Avenue inSeattle, at 6 p.m. July 12.

Another public hearing isscheduled for the Burien CityCouncil chambers, 400 S.W.152nd Street, at 6 p.m. July 21.Riders can also submit writtencomments and find more infor-mation on the proposed cuts athttp://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/future/index.html.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can bereached at 392-6434. ext. 247, [email protected]. To com-ment on this story, visitwww.SammamishReview.com.

BusContinued from Page 1

to charge for it.Councilwoman Nancy Whitten

was not convinced, saying thecity should be taking a moreproactive role by offering “car-rots” to encourage shopping cen-ters and other commercial-typeproperties to install the buddingtechnology.

She found herself in a some-what familiar position during thatmeeting – the lone dissentingvote. Over the last year and ahalf, Whitten has been by herselfon a vote no fewer than sixtimes, on topics as varied asTown Center development stan-dards, the transfer of housingdensity from the county into thecity and against loosening citystandards for developing parksfacilities next to private property.

Whitten, who is 65 and livesnear Pine Lake, is hoping to con-tinue the independent streak fora third term. She is runningagainst shoreline homeownerand Planning Commission vice-

chairwom-an KathyRichardsonin Nov-ember’selection.

Inrecentyears,Whittenhas been atirelessadvocatefor limitingthe traffic

impacts of Town Center develop-ment. She says she is concernedthat if developers build to themaximum they are allowedunder the Town Center plan, thecity will be maxing out the roadcapacity in the area, potentiallybringing the city back to where itwas prior to incorporation, whendevelopment around the city wasput in moratorium and waterrights were given out by lottery.

“I’ve been there and seen thefaces of people who want todevelop the property they’veowned for years and you have tosay, ‘I’m sorry, but you can’t,’”she said.

Even if that Armageddon sce-nario doesn’t play out, Whittensaid she’s concerned the city hasset up so many incentivesthrough open space and afford-able housing and recentlyapproved transfer of develop-ment rights programs that thefinal product is going to be such atraffic mess that Sammamish res-idents who don’t live there won’tbe able to enjoy it.

“We’re taking cars from 244th(Avenue), which has capacity,and putting them on 228th(Avenue), which doesn’t,” shesaid. “It’s great to have a heart tothe city, but if it’s choked withtraffic no one is going to want togo there.”

Whitten currently lives off of228th Avenue.

Whitten said she is also con-cerned about Town Center’srequirement that 10 percent of adevelopment’s housing units be“affordable,” in that they can berented by a family with an annu-al income of about $54,000.Having grown up in Chicago, shepoints to the infamous Cabrini-Green public housing project asan example of the downfalls ofclustering affordable housingtogether.

“I question, socially, if wewant to pack that much afford-able housing in that small of anarea,” she said.

On the community center,Whitten said she felt that the cur-rent feasibility study has created“false expectations” for a facilitythat the community cannotafford. She said she was hopefulthat the project could be trimmeddown and that the city couldpartner with a non-profit like theYMCA to handle the operation ofthe facility and hopefully keepoperating costs down.

“We’ve been completelydivorced from the cost aspect ofthings,” she said.

Whitten said the communitycenter process reflects the city’sdesire to “master plan” every-

thing. Though those projectscan be done in phases, shesaid it creates a perverseincentive to spend money inthe future that the city maynot have. She said she has setup meetings with city staff inSeptember to try to trim downsome previously approvedparks master plans, includingSammamish Landing andBeaver Lake Park.

“You’re selling the projecton a false basis if you’reincluding parts that you cannever afford,” she said.

Though she has been vocal-ly opposed to spending citymoney on the project in thepast, Whitten said she is gladto hear that supporters of theReard House may have founda home for the 115-year-oldfarm house on the soon-to-be-city-owned Pigott property.But she said she still wants tosee the project driven by pri-vate donations rather than cityfunds.

“I want to see the pledges inthe bank,” she said.

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Nancy Whitten

Council approves work on

Southeast 32nd Street

The Sammamish City Council officiallyapproved a series of road improvementsdesigned to slow down traffic on Southeast32nd Street after the road’s barricade comesdown.

The council unanimously approvedspending up to $343,000 on a series of

sidewalks, traffic circles, curb exten-sions and other pedestrian safety andtraffic-slowing measures on Southeast32nd Street and portions of 220thAvenue Southeast and Southeast 33rdPlace just west of the road.

In March the council approved takingdown the barricade that had stopped trafficon the road for decades.

The city’s contract with WestwaterConstruction Company calls for

$298,000 to be spent, with $45,000 setaside to absorb any potential cost over-runs.

City Engineer Jeff Brauns said thecontractor hopes to have the roadimprovements done by the end ofAugust and have the road open to traf-fic shortly afterwards.

To see a map of the planned roadimprovements, visit: http://www.ci.sam-mamish.wa.us/projects/32nd.aspx

Sammamish Forum

OPINIONReview editorialState tourism budget cuthurts local economy

The state’s elimination of tourism dollars, alsoknown as economic development, flies in the face ofwisdom. Each city is left to its own devices, andsurely won’t have the impact that comes from shar-ing an umbrella with the state’s push for tourism.

Washington had already cut its tourism budget,from $7 million to $2 million annually. Furtherreduction when economic development is the goalmakes little sense.

Tourism is our state’s fourth largest industry.Visitors spent about $15.2 billion here last year,according to state figures. Yet Washington is now theonly state in the nation with no money to spend onself-promotion.

A few states that had made similar cuts areupping their marketing budgets again, but haveexpressed concerns they have already lost marketshare.

About half the states are reportedly stepping uptheir marketing budgets to lure tourists and theirvacation-happy wallets, knowing that state and localsales tax revenues get pumped up by all that spend-ing. Isn’t that Washington’s aim, too?

Luckily for Washington, tourist-related trade asso-ciations have come together to support continuationof the state’s tourism website, but that’s it so far. AndCongress has allocated funds to encourage overseasvisitors to visit the U.S.

Capturing our share of tourism dollars for thestate and city helps secure our schools, roads,human service agencies and more. As a state depen-dant largely on sales taxes, we can’t get enough offolks who come here and fill our coffers, but don’tput children in the schools. When the economywins, we all win.

Sammamish is not a strong tourist destination, butthe Eastside certainly is. The Issaquah Chamber ofCommerce has hired a new staffer to direct atourism effort that will focus on both marketing andimproved amenities. The city of North Bend hasadopted a new slogan and marketing plan.

Eastside tourists often return and buy homes.Discovering the beauty of the mountains, the lake,the spawning salmon and our pioneer history leadsto new families who want to be part of our future.Now, that is economic development.

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No community center

Finally, a brilliant and eloquentwarning to the taxpayers ofSammamish by H. Cyrus Oskoui,founder of the Columbia AthleticClubs. His “Open Letter to CouncilMembers & City of Sammamish”clearly stated what we all know andthat is that no government expendi-ture is ever on budget and revenuesnever achieve projections.

That is why America has begunits long slide to the pitiful pile ofbankrupt countries. In case it hasescaped the Councilmembers atten-tion, we are still in the deepestrecession ever, despite what the gov-ernment spins.

Did you read about Bellevue nowfacing a $6 million hole in its bud-get? Layoffs are now imminent forcity workers.

We moved from Woodinville twoyears ago and initially were proud ofthe fiscal conservancy of theSammamish City Council. Comingfrom a community run by a dys-functional council controlled byfamily members from descendantsof founders of Woodinville, wewatched them spend $20 million ona “community center” with a pooland a $4 million soccer field.

We heard how revenues from theusers would cover the expenses ofbuilding the facilities and operatingthem. None of this ever materializedand now the community center hasbeen turned over to the Y andWoodinville taxpayers still have tosupport it.

The soccer field may be turnedover to the organization that provid-ed the original “pie in the sky” rev-enues projections, all at a loss ofmillions.

The result, the dysfunctionalgroup controlled four seats and thecitizens replaced all four inNovember 2008. Now the smartCouncilmembers are working toclean up the 20-year mess.

Why is it that when a council seesmoney in the bank, they alwayslook for ways to spend it on thedumbest ideas? Why doesn’t thecouncil give us all a tax holidayinstead of throwing our moneydown a hole, lost forever? Pleasestop wasting our time and yours,since we pay you and look for ways

to improve traffic, clean up thecity and keeping parks clean andsafe.

Richard BlockSammamish

Only show helmets

The city of Sammamish is doinga great job in providing activitiesfor the youth of Sammamish. TheTeen Fest is a wonderful exampleof this. However, your front pagephoto of the event in the June 22edition is an example of irrespon-sible reporting and shows a poorrole model for aspiring youngscooter riders.

What is missing from this pic-ture? The helmet required of allparticipants in the competition.All of your interior photographsshow riders in helmets, why notthe cover shot? I know the city haswrestled with making helmetsmandatory for all skate park users,but common sense is hard to legis-late. Good role models and appro-priate media coverage are muchmore effective at convincingyoung people to do the right thing.

If the cool older kid doing theflip-twist is wearing a helmet, itbecomes cool for the younger kidsto wear helmets too. Please ensurethat future photos of events likethis only show participants in hel-mets so that our youth see goodrole models in action.

Glen BeyerSammamish

Enough with

the illegal fireworks

Even though fireworks are ille-gal in Sammamish, many incon-siderate people still shoot themoff.

Fireworks are dangerous explo-sive devices that can easily be mis-handled.

Each year, there are alwaysmultiple accounts of variousinjuries, including loss of fingersor hands, or severe burns. Peopleeven die when a large firecrackermisfires while standing too closeto it. Many fires are started, often

burning down land and even homes.Is it really worth all of this risk?

Fireworks can be very disturbing.People often shoot them off duringevery night of the entire weekend,well into early morning. People aretrying to sleep, and the fireworksmake it sound like living in a war-zone.

Dogs and other pets get reallybothered. My dog gets annoyed orscared, and always barks into thenight. Other dogs really freak out.One dog even got scared, got loosesomehow, got hit by a car, and waskilled.

The police need to step it up andenforce this law more, especiallylater in the night when people aretrying to sleep in peace. The entiredepartment doesn’t need to be at thecity hall fireworks.

Police officers don’t seem to betoo busy around here other thanoccasional domestic violence, van-dalism, theft, etc. I am sure they cantake a bit of extra time to drivearound and search for people illegal-ly shooting off fireworks.

Fireworks are hazardous andannoying, and should not beallowed in any city. If you want toshoot them off, go out of city limits,like into a large field or valley,where there are less people to dis-turb.

Chris PribbernowSammamish

Poll of the weekWould cuts to bus service bother you? A) Yes. I ride it frequently.B) Yes. On principle I want I pay for.C) Not enough to cough up a new $20 tax.D) No. I don’t ride the bus. Ever.

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By Ben Yazici

As expected, the city’s feasibil-ity study on a potential commu-nity center has stirred up a livelydiscussion across Sammamish.Some residents are enthusedabout the possibility of swim-ming, splashing, running, exer-cising, meeting and perhaps eveneating in a centrally located facil-ity the community could call itsown. Others say tax dollarsshouldn’t be used, especially dur-ing an economic downturn, tobuild a community/aquatics cen-ter that would compete with pri-vate providers.

This is the debate we wanted,and it’s exactly what we’re get-ting. Thank you for offering yourthoughts and concerns at publicmeetings, in focus groups, and onthe pages of the SammamishReview.

Ultimately, the “build/nobuild” decision will be left up tothe voters. If the current studyshows that a facility is, indeed,

feasible, theCity Councilbelieves thechoice shouldbe made bythose whowould footthe bill.

To pro-mote theflinty-eyedrealism thatmakes for

good community decisions, thecity will continue its vigorous dis-tribution of facts. In our citynewsletters, and in all our publicpresentations, we will shun advo-cacy, concentrate on those facts,and provide good-faith estimateswhen facts are unavailable.

To that end, here are someimportant truths:

◆ No price tag has been deter-mined. If the scope of the facilityis narrowed as part of the publicand City Council process, thecost will be lower than many ofthe published figures.

◆ Nobody on the City Councilor city staff would consider a$500,000 annual subsidy for oper-ation of the facility. That figure,featured in a recent headline,would kill the deal before it evergot to the ballot.

◆ A recent “open letter to thecity” published in theSammamish Review contained amath error. It divided the cost ofa community center by 10,000,the assumed number of house-holds in the city. There are actu-ally 15,000 households inSammamish.

The City Council will likely

Voters will make the decisionon building a community center

Ben Yazici

See YAZICI, Page 8

four farms, one church, eightschools, eight city parks and fourbuildings or well sites at theSammamish Plateau Water andSewer District are also certified.

While having that many prop-erties officially recognized aswildlife friendly seems just adrop in the bucket compared tothe roughly 15,000 homes inSammamish, city leaders andnational conservationists agree itrepresents a shifting mindsetamong residents.

To many leaders, “goinggreen,” planting native plants orcreating habitat for animals isn’tjust a trend or fad that will wearoff. While its popularity hasebbed and flowed in pastdecades, the idea that people canlive more in harmony withnature is beginning to stick, evenin a rapidly urbanizing place likeSammamish.

“I think we’re better off. One,it brings awareness to citizens,”Gerend said. “Getting people tolook at nature and think aboutthe impact you have in every-thing you do makes for a bettersociety.”

In addition to awareness, hesaid it creates an overall sense ofpride in the community.

“This is one more step in envi-ronmental awareness and sensi-tivity,” Gerend said.

Elaine McEnery, the drivingforce behind the SammamishCommunity Wildlife HabitatProject, echoed that sentimentearly on in the process of certifi-cation.

The most important aspect ofthis is “being aware of what wehave at risk in our own backyard,” McEnery said in late 2009,when only 72 families had certi-fied their properties. “The moreyou learn, the more you want toprotect. The more I have learnedabout it, the more passionate I’vebecome about it.”

In your own yardRaising awareness and pro-

moting sense of community arekey drivers in the never-endingquest to balance needs of humandevelopment and environmentalsensitivity.

But David Mizejewski, aNational Wildlife Federation nat-uralist and host of AnimalPlanet’s Backyard Habitat show,highlighted the core issuesaddressed when someone choos-es to create a backyard habitat.

“What better place to connectwith nature than in your back-yard,” Mizejewski said. “It’s aricher, more alive place for thepeople that live there.”

Even if they don’t pay the $20and go through the hassle of offi-cially certifying their yard, resi-dents who cultivate wildlifefriendly gardens and yardsinevitably use fewer lawn chemi-cals or pesticides, which wouldotherwise trickle into streams orlakes. What people do with theiryards has a ripple effect on thesurrounding ecosystem, he said.

“It feeds into a greater conser-vation consciousness. It getsthem thinking about localwildlife,” Mizejewski said. “Ithink a lot of people are getting

it.”Something as simple as plant-

ing native flora can help the localanimals to thrive.

Mizejewski said a gardenercan plant a perennial bed andbutterflies and birds will immedi-ately take interest, and likelybecome regular visitors.

“Their lifecycles are in syncwith each other,” he said.

More and more people areaware of this, so the gardenindustry, through the AmericanBeauties program — has begun toplay an integral role in helpingpeople create more natural,native gardens that help sur-rounding wildlife.

“It starts with plants,”Mizejewski said. “It doesn’t takelong for you to see an impact.When people see the directimpact and direct result of theiractions, it’s huge. It really is thatfirst step to conservation.”

In Sammamish, that action ledto being the 12th city named aCertified Wildlife Habitat inWashington. In a large part, thatwas the result of the efforts ofindividuals.

“National Wildlife Federation

certifies, but the local organiza-tion is the immediate impetusthat encourages people. That getsthe ball rolling and keeps the ballrolling,” said Hank Klein, BeaverLake resident and ParksCommission chairman.

Klein, Mizejewski and Gerendacknowledged there’s a long wayto go for the trendy movement toturn into an established elementof the national psyche.Historically, the “go green” move-ment has involved short-livedfads, the most recent of whichpeaked around 2008.

But those enduring qualities,such as reducing yard chemicaluse, planting native plants, hang-ing bird feeders and nestingboxes have continued since theearly 1970s, Mizejewski said.

“We’ve really ingrained thatthis is an important part of whatit means to be an American gar-dener,” he said. “There’s still along way to go. But we’re movingin the right direction and makingthis a permanent concept in theidea of gardening.”

One doesn’t necessarily haveto overhaul their garden, though.It’s as simple as installing a cou-

ple of nesting box for ducks or abirdfeeder.

The point is to help preservean area that belonged to thenative wildlife long before peoplebuilt houses in Sammamish,Klein said.

“I think we’re better off thatway because we’re making surewe’re as much in communitywith nature as we can be,” hesaid. “Wouldn’t it be nice if wehad more like three to five thou-sand households certified? It’s astart. It’s a young movement, butI think it’s one that’s growing.”

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected].


Ecological footprint

How many earths would ittake if everyone lived likethe average Sammamish resi-dent?

If everyone in the worldlived like the averageSammamish resident, itwould take the resources ofabout 6.25 Earths to sustain,according to the Center forSustainable Economy’swww.MyFootprint.org.

These results assume theaverage member of a four-person household lives in a3,000-square-foot home on aquarter-acre lot, earns about$120,000 per year, uses elec-tricity and natural gas to heatthe home, drives their SUV12,000 miles and flies up to5,000 miles, eats an assort-ment of meat, grains andveggies throughout the week,shops almost exclusively atstores like Safeway and QFCor eats out regularly, eats twolarge meals and two or threelight or medium snacks perday and recycles most oftheir recyclable materials.The results also consider theaverage resident uses someenergy-efficient appliancesand lights and owns non-sec-ond-hand furniture mademostly of non-recycled ororganic materials.

2 Easy How-To projects for your yardMALLARD DUCK NEST

Materials: pond, lake or wetland, wire fencing, wire cutters, pliers, hose clamps, 10-foot-long plas-tic/fiberglass pipe 1.5- inch diameter, hay/pine mulch, 3-foot by 3-foot hardware cloth, spool softwire.

Instructions: ◆ Cut a piece of wire fence and make a funnel with a diameter of 26 inches at the top.◆ Secure the bottom of the wire funnel to the pole using the hose clamps.◆ Place the wire cloth in the wire frame. Fold the edges over and secure using the soft wire. ◆ Line the basket with hay.◆ Sink the structure in the sediment. The basket should sit about three to 5 feet above the water.

SQUIRREL-PROOF BIRD FEEDER

Materials: rope, 2-inch diameter pieces of PVC pipe about 8 feet long, handsaw and a birdfeeder.Instructions: ◆ Using the handsaw, cut the PVC pipe into 1-foot-long pieces (you should have eight when fin-

ished).◆ Tie one end of the rope to a pole or tree about six-feet off the ground. ◆ String on four pieces of the PVC pipe, then hang the bird feeder and string the remaining four

pieces of PVC on the rope.◆ Tie the loose end to another tree or pole. The individual pieces of pipe should spin freely, thus

preventing squirrels from reaching the bird feeder.Source: Animal Planet: Backyard Habitat show page

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City will study

stormwater problems

The Sammamish City Councilapproved a study of how to allevi-ate regular flooding issues in theInglewood and Tamarack neigh-borhoods.

The council unanimouslyapproved spending up to $90,000on “pre-design” work on a com-prehensive storm water systemin the neighborhoods.

The city hopes to have thework done by the end of the year,at which time the council willdecide whether to go ahead withan updated system, which hasbeen projected to cost severalmillion dollars.

For decades, both areas sub-sisted on a patchy network ofditches installed by developerswith little thought for where thewater was going, senior stormwa-ter engineer Eric LaFrance said.

This led to numerousinstances of ditches and culvertsdraining into vacant lots and,during large rain storms, intoneighbors’ basements andgarages.

It has also created erosionissues in the neighborhoods,which are on steep slopes aboveLake Sammamish.

City Manager Ben Yazici said itwill be up to the council onwhether a potential stormwatersystem would be paid for entirelyby neighborhood residents,

through tax dollars from aroundthe city or some combination ofthe two.

Sheriff’s Office move

to City Hall approved

by county

The King County Councilapproved a lease agreement July5 that will move up to 35 sheriff’sdeputies and administrative staffto the second floor ofSammamish City Hall.

Administrative ServicesDirector Mike Sauerwein said thecity is still coordinating themove-in schedule, but predictsthat deputies will be working out

of the building sometime this fall.To save money and adjust to

recent annexations of their patrolareas, the King County Sheriff’sOffice is consolidating itsKenmore and Maple Valleyprecinct command centers into acentrally located single office inSammamish City Hall.

In March King County SheriffSue Rahr assured the CityCouncil that the office wouldmostly be used for administra-tive tasks and that it would berare for sheriff’s deputies to becoming or going with their sirensblazing.

As part of the restructuring,the sheriffs will spend more timein their coverage areas ratherthan doing daily commutes back

and forth from precincts. Most of the office space will be

use by detectives and otheradministrative staff working aroughly 9 to 5 type of shift.

In March, the council unani-mously approved a 30-year leasefor the space.

The city has agreed to paynearly $780,000 to build a fenced36-stall parking lot behind thebuilding and finish interior con-struction on the 5,200 square feetof second-floor office space,which has sat unused since thebuilding opened in 2006.

The lease calls for the countyto pay around $104,000 a year inrent, putting the city on scheduleto recoup their costs in abouteight years.


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Where’s the party?A 19-year-old Bellevue man

was arrested on suspicion ofminor in possession of alcoholafter pounding on the door of aSammamish resident at 5 a.m.June 29.

The resident was awakened bythe man’s insistent knocking andcalled police. Police found thehighly intoxicated man nearby,who told police he came to thehome, located on the 22300 blockof Southeast 32nd Street, becausehe heard there was a party goingon. It’s unclear if he was late forthe party or mistaken about thelocation. The man refused to sub-mit to a breath test and wasarrested and booked intoIssaquah Jail.

Beer, pills and pot

A 19-year-old Issaquah womanwas arrested on suspicion of driv-ing under the influence and thentransported to HarborviewMedical Center after apparentlyhaving a seizure on the way tojail June 30.

A Sammamish officer pulledthe woman over near the cornerof Southeast 33rd Street and228th Avenue Southeast ataround 3:20 a.m. after witnessingthe woman’s car hit the curb in aroundabout. The woman smelledof alcohol and performed poorlyon field sobriety tests. She wasarrested and admitted to drinkingseveral beers before driving. Theofficer searched her purse andfound an amphetamine pill thathad been prescribed to someoneelse and a small baggie of mari-juana.

The woman became highlyagitated in the back of the offi-cer’s patrol car and began havingwhat appeared to be a seizure.Eastside Fire and Rescue crewswere called and said the womanappeared to be fine, but officerselected to have her transported tothe hospital as a precaution. Shewas given a blood draw at thehospital to determine whethershe was driving under the influ-ence of drugs or alcohol.

Not your home

A resident on the 22600 blockof Southeast 4th Street calledpolice June 26 to report that oneof his tenants had taken a quartof oil from his vehicle withoutasking.

The landlord told police thathe had found the tenant, whorents a room in his home, smok-ing marijuana in his garage,though he is not supposed tohave access to that area of thehome. The landlord later con-fronted the tenant about a quartof oil he had taken without per-

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not wish to have the mancharged with a crime, but wantedthe incidents documentedbecause he is planning to evictthe tenant.

Driving high

A 21-year-old Issaquah manwas arrested on suspicion of driv-ing under the influence of mari-juana after being pulled over fordriving close to 60 mph onIssaquah-Pine Lake Road ataround 10:40 p.m. June 30.

The officer smelled marijuanaon the man’s breath and the manperformed poorly on field sobri-ety tests. He admitted to havinghad “one hit” of marijuana aboutan hour beforehand. He wastaken to the hospital for a bloodtest and then booked intoIssaquah Jail.

Poltergeist

A resident on the 1400 blockof 205th Avenue Southeast calledpolice after finding the back win-dow of his vehicle broken outJune 26. An officer arrived andnoticed that most of the brokenglass was outside of the car andsome of the window’s safety glasswas protruding out of the breakin the window, leading the officerto believe that the window hadbeen broken from the inside dueto a manufacturer’s defect on the2011 vehicle. Nothing was takenfrom the vehicle.

Bank fraud

A Sammamish woman report-ed that someone had charged$340 worth of REI merchandiseto her credit card June 27. Thevictim is unsure how someonecould have obtained her creditinformation.

Death investigation

Police were called to the 800block of 238th Avenue Northeastafter a 99-year-old woman was

found dead of apparent naturalcauses June 25.

The woman’s caregiver calledpolice after finding the womanunresponsive. The woman had alengthy medical history, includ-ing Glaucoma, heart failure andpneumonia. The case was turnedover the King County MedicalExaminer.

Domestic violence

A Sammamish woman in her40s was arrested on suspicion ofassault with a deadly weaponafter allegedly attempting to stabher son, in his 20s, with a steakknife during an argument June28.

The son and a tenant in thehome called police after the high-ly intoxicated woman becameangry at the son for “occupyingher space.” The two got into awrestling match, during whichthe woman allegedly intentional-ly burned her son with a litcigarette. The son also reportedthat his mother threw a steakknife across the table at him.

The mother was found asleepoutside reading a book anddenied the attack. Based on wit-ness testimony, the son’s visibleinjuries and the woman’s historyof violence while intoxicated,police arrested her and bookedher into jail on assault charges.

Vandalism

A water tank on the 3400block of East Beaver Lake DriveSoutheast was painted with graffi-ti June 24. Police documentedthe graffiti, which was written inblack spray paint and juvenile innature.

Sammamish’s own

PicassoAn officer on patrol found a

spray-painted diagram of anaked, urinating man in the mid-dle of the road near the corner ofSoutheast 32nd Way and 238thAvenue Southeast June 24.

The picture was drawn in sil-

ver spray paint. It’s unclear whenthe graffiti showed up. Police doc-umented the incident and noti-fied Sammamish Public Works.

Textual assault

A Sammamish woman calledpolice after receiving harassingtext messages from an unknownnumber June 24. The womantold police she suspects that themessages were coming from herex-fiance, with whom she has ano-contact order. The caseremains under investigation.

DUI

A 26-year-old Tukwila manwas arrested on suspicion of driv-ing under the influence and driv-ing without his required ignitioninterlock device June 25 afterbeing pulled over for drivingnearly 60 mph in a 45 mph zone.

An officer pulled the man overjust before 3 a.m. June 25 on the2500 block of 228th AvenueNortheast. The man smelled ofalcohol and struggled to locatehis driver’s license in his wallet,once spilling its contents on hislap. The man’s license had beensuspended and he was requiredto have an ignition interlockdevice due to an earlier DUI inci-dent, but there was not one inthe car.

The man performed poorly onfield sobriety tests and gave aportable breath test of .14, overthe .08 legal limit for driving.According to the police report,the man, who is black, was argu-mentative during the arrest,accusing the white officer of tar-geting him and calling him“Officer Racist.” The man wasbooked into King County Jail.

Smash and grab

A Kirkland man had his truckwindow broken as he was parkednear the Beaver Lake Park sportsfields June 25. Someone brokethe window and took a blackbackpack sometime between 10a.m. and 2 p.m. Little of value

was inside the backpack. No onewitnessed the theft.

Broken windows

A Sammamish resident had apurse stolen out of their vehicleas it was parked at EastSammamish Park between 2:15and 5:30 p.m. June 21. Two checkbooks and several credit anddebit cards were among the itemsstolen.

Witnesses reported seeing aman in his 30s driving a yellowor green motorcycle weavingthrough the parking lot duringthat same time and suspect theman may have been involved inthe theft.

Road rage

Police were called to theSafeway parking lot at around 3p.m. June 22 after an apparentroad rage incident. Witnessesreported that a 26-year-oldSammamish woman becameangry when she had to stop for a27-year-old Sammamish manwho was backing out of a parkingspot.

The woman then proceeded tofollow the man around the park-ing lot, yelling at him. Thewoman also allegedly bumpedthe man with her car during theargument. Both parties simulta-neously called police.

The woman told officers thatshe feared for her life because ofthe man and his passenger’saggressive behavior, but thenadded that ‘they are scrawnyteenage meth users and I couldkick their asses,’ according to thereport. She showed officers ascratch on her car that she saidthe men had made, though policenoted that the scratch was cov-ered in dust and pollen andappeared to be old.

The men told police they didnot wish to pursue vehicularassault charges and officersadvised the woman that in thefuture calling police may be

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receive the final feasibility studyreport in September.Councilmembers will then decidewhether to shelve the idea or putit up for a public vote. If a pro-posed community center doesreach the ballot, I hope the hardfacts, blended with your personalvalues, will lead you to a cleardecision.

Please call City Hall (425-295-0500) or go to the city website(www.ci.sammamish.wa.us) ifyou have questions. In the mean-time, thank you again for partici-pating in this broad communityconversation.

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President Nixon’s

brother coming to

Sammamish

Edward Nixon, the last surviv-ing brother of former PresidentRichard Nixon, will visitSammamish July 14.

He is scheduled to speak atthe weekly Rotary Club ofSammamish breakfast meeting at7:15 a.m. at the BellewoodApartments, according to a pressrelease. Breakfast is free to allfirst-time visitors.

Edward Nixon, who lives inthe Puget Sound area, will be

talking about his book, TheNixons, a memoir published in2009 about the Nixon family. Itfocuses on what Edward Nixondescribes as an ordinary fami-ly striving to make a positivedifference in the world.

He currently serves aschairman of the Pyron SolarAdvisory Board in San Diego,Calif. He is president of NixonWorld Enterprises, Inc.

Bellewood Apartments islocated at 3710 ProvidencePoint Drive S.E., in Issaquah.

Photo by Talee WhitehornElliot Moulton carries an American flag while community mem-bers enjoy food and festivities at the annual July 4 pancakebreakfast at the Second Ward Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Happy Fourth of July King County

executive plans

upgrade to online

services

King County Executive DowConstantine intends to increaseaccessibility to county servicesonline.

The proposal outlines priori-ties to automate the propertytax appeals process, enhancethe county website to providebetter access to services, expandpublic alert capabilities, create alocation-based service directoryand improve accessibility ofpublic criminal case statuses.

Constantine sent the legisla-tion to the County Council onJune 29.

“In a tech-savvy region likethe Pacific Northwest, we arealways pursuing ways to allowgovernment to communicatewith people using digital for-mats,” he said in a news release.“We can offer exceptional cus-tomer service by making ouronline services more accessi-ble.”

Staffers from Constantine’soffice briefed the council’s

Government Accountability andOversight Committee on June29. Issaquah’s representative,Councilwoman Kathy Lambert,leads the committee.

“It’s imperative for local gov-ernment to use efficient two-way, online communication,”Bill Kehoe, county chief infor-mation officer, said in a newsrelease. “The county is alwayssearching for opportunities toensure our services are accessi-ble and easy to use.”

Officers to crack

down on speeders Prepare to slow down — or

else — on local roadways soonas law enforcement officersthroughout King County partici-pate in a statewide speedingcrackdown.

The countywide Target ZeroTask Force is coordinating theextra speed patrols for the July15 to Aug. 7 effort.

Driving faster than postedspeed limits may not seem likea big deal, but more than 40 per-cent of fatal crashes inWashington involve a speedingdriver. The average speedingticket in Washington is $156, but

as speed increases, so does thefine.

“Speeding is a major con-tributing factor in fatal and seri-ous injury crashes inWashington, and therefore, is apriority of Target Zero,” LowellPorter, Washington Traffic SafetyCommission director, said in astatement. “Well-publicized andhighly visible speed enforce-ment is a proven combinationthat reduces fatal crashes.Obeying speed limits is some-thing everyone can do to sup-port highway safety inWashington.”

The commission is alsoencouraging motorists to take aquiz at www.considerthisyour-warning.com to learn moreabout traffic safety and speedingdangers.

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Death investigation

Police were called after an 80-year-old Sammamish womandied in her sleep June 23. Thewoman’s husband found herunresponsive and called 911. Aidcrews were unable to revive her.

The woman’s husband said thedeath was not expected. Thewoman had been on blood pres-sure medication but had no otheroutward signs of medical prob-lems. The case was turned overto the King County MedicalExaminer.

Early Fourth of July

Police on patrol found anintoxicated, underage man asleepin his vehicle on the corner ofNortheast 10th Street and 232ndPlace Northeast at around 1 a.m.July 3. The 20-year-oldSammamish man was wearingonly boxers and a white t-shirtand did not wake up when theofficer pounded on the windowof the car.

Aid crews were called andwere finally able to wake theman up. For about five minutesthe man was unable to tell offi-cers his name, where he was orwhat he had drank earlier thatnight. He later admitted to drink-ing “8 or 9 beers and a bunch ofvodka” at a friend’s house, thoughhe declined to say where thefriend lived.

Officers continued to questionwhether the man was under theinfluence of other drugs, but theman denied that he was. Policedecided that the man was unableto care for himself and should besent to Overlake Hospital fordetox. The man became combat-ive and had to be physicallymoved to a gurney to be trans-ported. He then advised policeand aid crews to “lawyer up” andthat they would be sued for theway they were treating him. Hewas driven to the hospital andtold to expect a court date in themail for minor in possession ofalcohol.

Secret admirer

A Sammamish woman report-ed June 30 that someone had

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been leaving flowers on herdoorstep over the last two weeks.She told police that she had noidea who could have left theflowers and that she was con-cerned that she was beingstalked.

Euthanasia

Police were called to put downa deer that had been injured in atraffic collision near SammamishCity Hall June 30.

An officer found the deer withmultiple broken limbs and shotthe deer once in the head. PublicWorks was called to dispose ofthe carcass.

Shouldn’t be driving

Police cited a 33-year-oldIssaquah man for driving with asuspended license at around 2 a.m. June 30.

An officer pulled the man overnear the Madison Apartments fordriving 47 mph in a 35 mph zoneand discovered that his licensehad been suspended for previoustraffic incidents. He was citedand released.

Burglary

A Sammamish man reportedthat someone had broken into avacant home he was in the pro-cess of selling and taken a sub-woofer for a surround sound sys-tem June 28.

The man got a call from hisrealtor who said that he foundthe front door open and the sub-woofer missing from the home,located on the 2900 block of266th Avenue Southeast. Whilethe man was waiting for a lock-smith to arrive to re-key thehome, a large black truck pulledinto the driveway.

A woman the homeowner didnot recognize got out and askedhim if he was there to look at the

home and said she was a realtor.When the man related that he

was the homeowner, the womanpromptly got back into her truckand left. The homeownerbelieves the woman stole the sub-woofer and was returning for theappliances in the home.

Love hurts

Police were called after amessy break-up led to allegationsof theft July 2.

The male told police that heand his girlfriend had broken uprecently and that in the processof the girlfriend moving out,$1,100 and a gold necklace hadgone missing.

The girlfriend denied stealingthe money or jewelry andaccused the boyfriend of ransack-ing her belongings looking forthe items. Police documented theincident.

Old ammo

An Arizona man came to theSammamish Police DepartmentJuly 1 to turn in old ammunitionthat belonged to his recentlydeceased father.

The ammo boxes were for aRemington Kleanbore 30-30Winchester. The man wanted todispose of the ammo safely.

Off-roading

Staff at Eastlake High Schoolreported that someone hadripped a small oak tree out of theground during the early morninghours July 1.

Tire marks seemed to indicat-ed that someone drove over thetree, tearing it out of the ground.The case remains under investi-gation.

Items in the Police Blotter comefrom Sammamish Police reports.


On the second day of theirannual High Adventure trip, theboys of Scout Troop 500 floatedpast a moose as it crossed theHenry’s Fork River.

The Sammamish Scoutsrecently returned from five daysin Yellowstone National Park.Thanks to the funds earned dur-ing Boy Scouts’ annual Christmastree collection event in January,the dozen or so 14- to 18-year-olds and a fewparents spenttheir days fish-ing, campingand trekkingthe backcoun-try to placeslike LakeShoshone, con-sidered thecountry’s largest backcountrylake not reached by road.

“I thought it was really fun,”said Caleb Olson, 15. “It was niceto kind of get away fromWashington and see some of thewildlife.”

While meant to be a funadventure, the annual trip —they pick a new destination eachtime — seeks to bring the boys

closer together, separate themfrom the daily distractions ofcomputers and games and testtheir outdoors skills, said LanceOlson, the Venture Scout leaderwho led the trip.

“It’s the highlight of their year.This is what the younger scoutslook forward to,” he said. “Welook for things that will get themout of their comfort zone. Someof those boys had never reallydone that.”

After a 12-hour drive, the boysset up camp inYellowstone.They had tokeep foodaway fromtheir tents (tokeep the bearsaway) and hadto entertainthemselves

with simple conversation andtasks like fire building, LanceOlson said.

“I’ve noticed that it’s challeng-ing for them,” he said. “Theyhave to deal with boredom in aproductive way.”

While hiking the backcountry,the Scouts had to be prepared foran encounter with a bear, bisonor moose, Lance Olson said.

They carried pepper spray.Hikers often attach bells toshoelaces or a walking stick or

make noise or yell whenapproaching blind spots on atrail.

“That had them on their toes,”

COMMUNITY10 • July 13, 2011 SAMMAMISH REVIEW

By Monisha Gulabani

Sammamish Symphony volun-teers Colleen Venter and StephenSteck are the youngest recipientsof the annual Golden Batonaward for service to the sympho-ny. Recognized because of theircommitment to event planningand publicity, Steck and Venterorganized the symphony’s annualfundraisingauction thisseason.

Encouragedby her moth-er, MyrlVenter, who isthe vice presi-dent of thesymphony’s board, ColleenVenter began volunteering alongwith Steck in 2003.

Although they initially workedas greeters for concerts, Steckand Venter volunteered at theirfirst auction in 2007.

“I designed the invitation forthat auction as a teenager,” saidColleen Venter.

This past year, as part of theauction committee, Steck andVenter chose the auction’stheme, “an evening in Paris.”

They also went door-to-door col-lecting donations and recruitednew volunteers. Venter also cre-ated posters, brochures and pro-grams, while Steck publicized theauction on the SammamishSymphony’s website.

“They are the hardest workingvolunteers the symphony hasever had,” said Myrl Venter.

Longtime Sammamish resi-dents, Steckand Venterhave knowneach othersince theyattendedBeaver LakeMiddle Schooland Skyline

High School together. For them,volunteering with the symphonywas “a permanent after schoolcommitment,” stated MyrlVenter. Steck and Venter will getmarried this August. Steck hasjust been named webmaster, andhopes to design a new website forthe symphony in the coming year.

“We plan to continue workingon the auction committee andhope to increase the number ofvolunteers involved in next year’sevent,” said Venter.

ContributedStephen Steck (left) and Colleen Venter (right) were presented with the Golden Baton by R. JosephScott of the Sammamish Symphony for their volunteer work for the group.

Symphony volunteers receive Golden Baton award

“They are the hardestworking volunteers the

symphony has ever had.”– Myrl Venter,

Symphony member –

Tree disposal funds scouts’ trip to Yellowstone

Photo by: Lance OlsonThe Sammamish Scouts hike into the Grebe Lake backcountry, roughly 25 miles away from thelocation of a July 6 bear attack.

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“We look for things thatwill get them out of their

comfort zone.”– Lance Olson, Scout leader –

he said. In fact, the troop hiked back-

country trails about 25 milesfrom where a mother grizzlybear mauled a California man todeath July 6.

Caleb remembered catching atrout in the river after a moosecrossed just 20 feet from thegroup along the shore. Not onlydid they get the thrill of a closeencounter with wildlife, but theboys enjoyed the first fish hecaught, cleaned and cooked onthe spot.

“It was actually a pretty bigfish,” said Caleb, an incomingsophomore at Eastlake. “No onethought we would catch any-thing.”

In another instance, anosprey dove into the water for afish within feet of Scout DillonJones while he fished, said hisfather, Jeff Jones.

Although Caleb and many ofthe teen Scouts had been onsimilar trips before — they did aweeklong, 50-mile backcountryCascades hike in 2010 — Calebsaid he learned to be more pre-pared for things like adverseweather.

On one of the days, a sudden

storm dumped rain and windthat caused many burnt, deadtrees to break and fall on thetrail. Caleb had to use a plasticbag to stay dry, he said.

“To watch them have to digdeep and work through being

tired, it’s good to see they can dothat. And it’s good for them tolearn they can do that,” said PaulLovell, a parent who went onthe trip. “I’ve known many ofthese kids most of their lives. It’sfun to watch them go from being

squirrelly kids to start to see aglimmer of adulthood in them.As a father, it gives you hope.”

Reporter Christopher Hubercan be reached at 392-6434, ext.242, or [email protected].


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Gonzaga University

announces dean’s list

Thirteen Sammamish resi-dents made the dean’s list atGonzaga University this spring bymaintaining GPA’s between 3.5and 3.69.

The students were AllysonArcher, Mercedes Bass, GraemeErickson, Kathleen Kading,Natalia Persegani, Megan Suter,Greggory Busch, MatthewCristallo, Jessica Daniels, LukeKoch, Kara Moller, CraigSadowski and Annie Worman.

Gonzaga University

announces

president’s list

Twenty Sammamish residentsmade the president’s list atGonzaga University this spring bymaintaining GPA’s of at least 3.7.

The students were RebeccaCarlson, Kellie Shreve, MatthewNeighbors, Chadwick Gray,Andrew Pollom, Keagan Strong,Jeffrey Kettman, Jordan Brunner,Nigel McClung, Reece Allawatt,Evan Anderson, Emily Wilson,Samantha Ross, Kylie Neale, GregPostlewaite, Evan Bull, LaurenBurns, Mikkel Kurian, KaylaGalbraith and Julie Daniels.

Pepperdine

announces dean’s list

Emily Chu and KathrynMalone, of Sammamish, madethe dean’s list at PepperdineUniversity, in Malibu, Calif. Toqualify, students must be in thetop 10 percent of their class andmaintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

As secre-tary of theboard ofdirectors — avolunteerposition —Martin willserve theremaining

year of a two-year term once

held by now-board presidentNovella Fraser. Martin was unop-posed (voted in unanimously)and will be eligible for nomina-tion for another term, if boardmembers so choose, she said.

Bill Williams, the state PTA’sexecutive director, noted Martin’spersonable attitude and superborganizational skills.

“She’s a delight to work with;very well organized, thoughtful,”he said. She’s got a great sense ofhumor and works well with peo-ple.”

And while Martin will helptackle dozens of pressing issuesschools and governments face,she is particularly passionateabout teacher pay. She saidteachers don’t get paid enough.

“I just keep going back towhere would we all be if not forour teachers, at any level?”Martin said. “They do more withless, year after year.”

Working with the state to fundbasic education is another issueabout which Martin advocatesespecially hard. She would like tosee local levies actually fundingthe supplemental programs theywere intended for, not paying formath curriculum or teachersalaries.

“Our state gets away with a lot


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Sammamish graduated from theUniversity of Washington thisJune. This is a partial list. Somestudent’s names were printed inprevious weeks.

Eric Michael Braun, B.S. inaeronautical and astronauticalengineering; Ashley AlexaBrown, B.A. in business adminis-tration; Mary Elizabeth Bucy,B.A. in English; Theresa SusanBucy, B.A. in business adminis-tration; John DevachariamBushey, B.S. in chemical engi-neering; Arianna Michelle

Caldwell, B.A. in economics;Daniel Charles Castro, B.S. inpsychology; Zachary JeffreyCharat, B.A. in business adminis-tration; Alexander WileyChauhan, B.A. interdisciplinaryvisual arts; Joseph RobertChemis, B.S. applied and compu-tational mathematical sciences,mathematics and statistics; GeneHun Choi, B.A. in economics;Jamie Long Sang Chu, B.S. inenvironmental health; MarissaYu-Ting Chu, B.A. in society,ethics and human behavior;Travis Benjamin Coster, B.A. inpolitical science; Geoffrey David

Coyner, B.S. in economics; SarahAnn Dove, B.S. in psychology;Kristin Leigh Eide, B.A. in com-munication and law, societiesand justice; Jared Michael Fagan,B.A. in business administration;Michael Dale Fisher, B.S. in neu-robiology; Gregory StinsonGeiger, B.A. in communication;Henry Hee Giang, B.A. in psy-chology; Cody James Habben,B.A. in history; Lauren AshleighHallas, B.A. in landscape archi-tecture; Christina Jean Hanke,B.A. in communication and polit-

ContributedThe International Association of Firefighters Local 2878 — the union representing Eastside Fire &Rescue Firefighters and support staff — granted scholarships to local students. The union hasbeen presenting scholarships to students who attend public high schools inside the EFR coveragearea since 1999. This year’s recipients from Sammamish schools were Gretchen Kayser of EastlakeHigh School and Theodora Staikos of Skyline High School. Each girl received a $500 scholarship.

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After 10 years of volunteer-ing with PTAs in the LakeWashington School District,Barbara Martin decided sheneeded a new challenge.

So the Sammamish resi-dent aimed to get involved inhigher-level leadership in theparent-teacher relationshiparena. While simply beingnominated to serve on thestate-level PTA was a suffi-cient honor, she said, earninga spot among executive lead-ership that affects state and,sometimes, federal educationpolicy was a thrill.

Martin, who led PTAs atRedmond Junior High,Redmond High School,Rockwell Elementary andSammamish’s CarsonElementary, was recentlyelected secretary of theWashington State PTA organi-zation. She’s been on the jobsince June 1 and so far lovesit, she said.

“The opportunity to serveat the state level thus far hasbeen exciting and humbling atthe same time,” she said in anemail to the Review. “To actu-ally be elected by your peers,a very savvy group of menand women, is an experiencelike no other.

Now, after a month inoffice, the work has trulybegun and there is an enor-mous amount to be done bythe board in its entirety.”

Barbara Martin isstate PTA secretary

Barbara Martin

See MARTIN, Page 13

See UW, Page 13

on the backs of local levies (i.e.tax payers like you and me) andall of the PTAs across our state,both of which were originallymeant for enrichment,” Martinsaid.

But, with one year to prove

her worth at the state level,Martin was clear that she ulti-mately wants to focus on facilitat-ing strong communicationbetween the board and the statePTA’s 143,000 members.

“As a secretary in this associa-tion at any level, I believe it iskey to keep a constant and effec-tive flow of communication,”Martin said.

In the meantime, Martin will

help the organization work withstate legislators to reform theeducation funding system andwill continue training local PTAleaders.

“She’s a great advocate for kidsand that’s what we’re all about,”Williams said.

Reporter Christopher Huber canbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, [email protected].


MartinContinued from Page 12

ical science; Thomas GrantHardy, B.A. in business adminis-tration; Kristin Joyce Harper,B.A. in economics and anthropol-ogy; Ryan Kenneth Hebert, B.A.in history; Daniel AamonHeckeroth, B.A. in social sciences

and communication; Erik RobertHenricksen, B.S. in psychology;Jacob Michael Hines, B.S. in con-struction management; KirkRyan Hovenkotter, B.A. in com-munity, environment and plan-ning; Gibran Hyder, B.S. in biolo-gy; Alexander Benjamin Johnson,B.A. in business administration;Tanor Jeffrey Johnson, B.A. inbusiness administration; SydneyMarie Johnston, B.A. in commu-

nication; Kimberly Marie Judge,B.A. in society, ethics and humanbehavior; Laura Marie Julich, B.S.in chemical engineering;Samantha Marisa Kandler, B.A. inScandinavian area studies andanthropology; Todd RussellKeithly, B.A. in philosophy;Kelsey Jean Keizur, B.A. in histo-ry; Tyler Lawrence Kennedy, B.S.in chemistry; Alexandra LynnKenyon, B.A. in English.

UWContinued from Page 12

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Creepin’ Critters Performance, an educational andinteractive performance that uses puppets, stories andsongs to teach children and adults how common arthro-pods, such as spiders and ladybugs, help the garden, for

children and families, at 5:30 p.m. July 13 at the Sammamish Library.

Shakespeare in thePark. The Wooden OShakespeare Company will

present “Macbeth” at 7 p.m. July 16 atPine Lake Park.

The Magnificent Magic andMystery Tour, come aboard themighty airship Parnassus, marvelat mysterious feats of magic andrelive the adventures ofCommodore Payne as he attemptsto traverse the globe in under 80days, for children 5 and older with anadult, 1 p.m. July 16 at theSammamish Library.

The Zambini BrothersWonderland Tea PartyPuppet show is from noon-1 p.m. July 19 at the

Beaver Lake Lodge.

The WashingtonDepartment of Revenueis hosting a free tax work-shop for small businessowners. Participants will

learn about various taxes, reporting and record-keeping requirementsand will receive a workbook and reference guide. The workshop isfrom 1-4 p.m. July 21 at Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. NE, room1E-113 in Bellevue. Space is limited and registration is required. Visitwww.dor.wa.gov.

Concert in the Park summer concert series will feature the AboutFace Band, from 6:30-8 p.m. July 21 in Pine Lake Park.

Shakespeare in the Park. The Wooden OShakespeare Company will present “The Comedy ofErrors” at 7 p.m. July 23 at Pine Lake Park.

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July 13Issaquah School Board. 7 p.m. 565 N.W. Holly St., Issaquah.

July 14Eastside Fire and Rescue. 4 p.m.175 Newport Way N.W., Issaquah.

July 18◆ Sammamish Plateau Water andSewer District. 3 p.m. 1510 228thAvenue S.E.

◆ City Council FinanceCommittee. 5:30 p.m. City Hall.

◆ Sammamish Arts Commission.6:30 p.m. City Hall.

◆ City Council. 6:30 p.m. City

Hall.

July 19◆ City Council Office Hour. 5:30-6:30 p.m. City Hall.

July 21◆ Northeast Sammamish Waterand Sewer District. 3 p.m. 3600 Sahalee Way N.E.

◆ Sammamish PlanningCommission. 6:30 p.m. at CityHall.

August 8Lake Washington School Board.Worksession, 5 p.m. 16250 N.E.74th St., Redmond Town Center.Board meeting, 7 p.m.

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Dance at the park

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Concert in the Park summer concert series will feature@five, playing dance music from the soul, from 6:30-8 p.m.July 14 in Pine Lake Park.

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23Sammamish Heritage

Society will hold a specialmeeting to bid farewell tofounder Virginia Kuhn 7:30 p.m. July 13 at the PineLake Community Center.Visit www.sammamishher-itage.org.

Rotaract, a communityservice for young adults ages18-30 sponsored by theSammamish Rotary, meetstwice a month. [email protected].

The La Leche League iscommitted to helping moth-ers breastfeed. They plan tomeet on the secondWednesday of each monthfrom 10 a.m.-noon at FireStation 83. Visit www.lllusa.org/web/SammamishWA.

Block Party Quiltersmeets at 7 p.m. the firstThursday of the month atMary, Queen of PeaceChurch. Visit

www.bpquilters.org.The Social Justice Book

Group meets at 10 a.m. thethird Monday of each monthin Sammamish. [email protected].

Teen late night. The sec-ond Friday of each month isteen night at theRedmond/Sammamish Boysand Girls Clubs. Music, danc-ing, games, Xbox and Wii,movies, food and more. AnASB or ID card is required foradmittance. The fee is [email protected] orcall 250-4786.

A support group forcaregivers of people withAlzheimer’s. Caregivers gainemotional support, learn andshare their experiences 6:30-8 p.m. the secondThursday of each month atFaith United MethodistChurch. Call 617-1936.

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Musik Nest, for toddlers, 7 p.m. July 14.

Pajama Story Time, for ages2-6 with an adult, 7 p.m. July 18and 25.

Spanish Story Time, for chil-dren 3 and older with an adult, 6 p.m. July 19 and 26.

The Mother Daughter BookClub, for girls ages 10-13 andtheir mothers, will discuss“Home of the Brave” by KatherineApplegate, 3 p.m. July 16.

Swaddler Story Time, forchildren birth-9 months with anadult, 11 a.m. July 14, 21 and 28.

Waddler Story Time, for chil-dren 9-24 months with an adult,10 and 11 a.m. July 15, 22 and 29.

Hindi Story Time, for chil-dren 3 and older with an adult, 4 p.m. July 14, 21 and 28.

Toddler Story Time, for chil-dren 2-3 with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. July 13, 20 and 27.

Preschool Story Time, forchildren 3-6 with an adult, 10 a.m. July 14, 21 and 28 and 1 p.m. July 15, 22 and 29.

The teen writers’ group,3:30 p.m. July 19.

Sammamish Book Group,will read “Special Topics inCalamity Physics” by MarishaPessl at 7 p.m. July 20.

Masks of the Rain Forest, godeep into the rain forest of WestAfrica with dances, stories andmusic to discover the three typesof ceremonial masks worn in typ-ical Liberian villages for children4 and older with an adult, 11 a.m.July 23.

Tales from a Small Planet,search under stones and rum-mage through suitcases withsongs, dances and books to dis-cover hundreds of stories fromPlanet Earth for children 2 andolder with an adult, 3 p.m. July29.See CLUBS, Page 15


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Mary, Queen of Peaceyouth groups are for children insixth-eighth grade and ninth-12th grades. Meetings are at 6:30p.m. Sundays. Call the church at391-1178, ext. 129.

Faith United MethodistChurch offers “Faith Cafe” forwomen of all ages. Drop-in cof-fee time, scrapbooking/stamp-ing, mom and baby playgroup,quilting/knitting and walkinggroup, classes, studies andthemed days. 9:30 a.m.Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at837-1948.

Healing Prayer Service. Ifyou desire to make space forGod in a peaceful setting. Thefourth Tuesday of every month,7 p.m., at Pine Lake CovenantChurch. Email [email protected] or call 890-3913.

Celebrate Recovery, aChrist-centered program offer-ing support. Mondays, 7-9 p.m.,

Pine Lake Covenant Church.Visit www.missiolux.org, or call392-8636.

Griefshare, a support groupfor those who have lost a lovedone is from 7-9 p.m. Thursdaysat Sammamish PresbyterianChurch.

Moms In Touch an inter-denominational prayer supportgroup for moms to pray for chil-dren and schools. Call JanDomek, (Issaquah SchoolDistrict) 681-6770, or KellyWotherspoon, (Lake WashingtonSchool District) 392-2291, or visitwww.MomsInTouch.org.

Pine Lake CovenantChurch offers a ministry forchildren with special needs at10:30 a.m. Sundays. Call 392-8636.

“Caffeine for the Soul,” aJudaic and Torah class forwomen, is from 1-1:45 p.m.

Tuesdays at Caffé Ladro inIssaquah Highlands ShoppingCenter. Call Chabad of theCentral Cascades 427-1654.

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

Kabalat Shabbat 7 p.m.,Fridays, the Chabad House atthe Issaquah Highlands. Call427-1654.

Learn to read and speakSamskritam at the VedicCultural Center. Visit www.vedic-culturalcenter.org.

Community Bible Study,open to all women, meetsThursday mornings. Visitwww.redmondcbs.org.

Bhajan Bliss. Musicians andsingers teach the traditionaldevotional bhajan. Vegetarianfood is served. 7:30 p.m. Fridaysat the Vedic Cultural Center.

Sammamish MedicalReserve Corps is seeking retiredmedical and non-medical work-ers. Meetings are 6:30-8 p.m. thefourth Wednesday of the monthat Eastside Fire & Rescue Station82. Email [email protected].

Visit residents in nursinghomes. Friend to Friend matchesvolunteers with residents inSammamish nursing homes andassisted living facilities.Volunteers are asked to visit resi-dents a couple times a month fora year. Orientation will be provid-ed. Background check required.Call 1-888-383-7818.

Evergreen Healthcare isseeking volunteers to help servepatients throughout King County.Volunteers, who will be assignedto help people in their ownneighborhoods, provide compan-ionship, run errands, do lighthousehold work, or give a breakto primary caregivers. Volunteerswill be supported by hospitalstaff. Call 899-1040 or visitwww.evergreenhealthcare.org/hos-pice.

The King County Long-Term Care OmbudsmanProgram needs certified long-term care ombudsman volun-teers. After completing a four-daytraining program, visit with resi-dents, take and resolve com-plaints and advocate for resi-dents. Volunteers are asked todonate four hours a week andattend selected monthly meet-ings. Contact Cheryl Kakalia at206-694-6827.

Eastside Bluebills is a Boeingretiree volunteer organization

The Rotary Club ofSammamish meets everyThursday at 7:15 a.m. at theBellewood RetirementApartments. Visit www.sam-mamishrotary.org.

Cascade RepublicanWomen’s Club meets at 11:30a.m. the third Wednesday ofthe month at the Plateau Club.

Focus on Faith

that strives to provide opportuni-ties for retirees to help others inneed and to assist charitable andnonprofit organizations. 10 a.m.-noon, the third Wednesday of themonth at the Bellevue RegionalLibrary. Call 235-3847.

LINKS, Looking Into theNeeds of Kids in Schools,places community volunteers inthe schools of the LakeWashington School District.Opportunities include tutoring,classroom assistance and lunchbuddy.

Email [email protected] or visitwww.linksvolunteer.org.

Eastside Baby Corner needsvolunteers to sort incoming dona-tions of clothing and toys andprepare items for distribution.Visit www.babycorner.org.

Volunteers are needed tovisit homebound patrons withthe King County Library System’sTraveling Library Center pro-gram. Volunteers must be at least18 years old and have reliabletransportation. Call SusanLaFantasie at 369-3235.

Sammamish Citizen CorpsCouncil needs volunteers to helpsupport the CommunityEmergency Response Team andother groups. Email [email protected], visitwww.sammamishcitizencorps.orgor attend the meeting from 7-8p.m. first Wednesday of everymonth at Fire Station 82.

VolunteerOpportunities

Call 861-7910.

Redmond Toddler Group, aparent-child program with art,music, play and parent educationhas openings in pre-toddler, tod-dler and family classes. Call 869-5605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org.

Moms Club of theSammamish Plateau has activi-ties including weekly, age specif-ic playgroups and monthly meet-ings, coffee mornings, mom’snights out, craft club and localarea outings. Visit www.mom-

sclubsammamish.org or call 836-5015.

Foster Parent SupportGroup meets the last Thursdayof each month from 6-8 p.m. atMary, Queen of Peace. Earn yourtraining/foster parent hours.Refreshments and child care areprovided. Call 206-719-8764.

The Eastside Welcome Club,for people new to the area, meetsat 10 a.m. the first Wednesday ofthe month and at other times foractivities and outings. CallBarbara at 868-2851.

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Kevin Penner watched ashis final approach shot of theday sailed right at the 18thpin. He shot eagle on hole 6earlier that day and was try-ing to finish the SahaleePlayers Championship with acouple of good holes July 8.

“When I hit it, I looked upand it was headed right at theflag,” Penner said. “I was justtrying to put up a birdie andget off the course with a goodround.”

His second eagle of thefinal round gave him the extra2-under he needed to go froman eighth-place finish to tiefor fourth overall. Penner shota plus-1 289 through fourrounds and was one of threeSammamish residents whocompeted in the 18th annualtournament that brings someof the best amateur golfers inthe world to Sammamish.Chris Williams, of Moscow,Idaho, won the PlayersChampionship with a 1-under287.

Cheng-Tsung Pan, wholives in Sammamish and isranked 10th in the world byAmateurGolf.com, tied forsecond in the tournament andshot an even 288.Sammamish resident ThomasGocke finished tied for 38thplace with a 303-stroke perfor-mance.

“Friday was really good,”Penner said. “It was kind ofnice, I just wanted to put up agood round. I did exactly whatI wanted to do.”

Pan, who qualified for the2011 U.S. Open, was amongthe leaders most of the way.He shot a 1-under first roundafter shooting four birdies. Hehad a rough day-two, shooting


More than 60 lacrosse teams from around the PacificNorthwest converged on the Pine Lake Middle SchoolFields July 2 to compete in the largest SammamishShootout ever, according to organizers.

“Saturday’s tournament was a smashing success,” saidtournament organizer Eric Bean. “Biggest ever, and in everyway, the best yet.”

Participants in the sixth annual summer tournamentcompeted in chumash-style lacrosse games, where three-player teams try to shoot the ball into a narrow 6-foot-by-1-foot goal. They play on a smaller field and may not enter adesignated zone, or “crease,” around the net.

The Sammamish Shootout champs are: Girls Lightning3/4 — Issaquah Blue (Allison Schnebele, Jenna Wisler,Holly Streamer, Saskia Slater, Riley Flynn); Girls Juniors5/6 — Wild Things: (Stephanie Larson, Kate Wiper, SarahWoo, Keira McDonnell, Melissa Funes); Girls Seniors 7/8 —Island Studs (Sally Carroll, Katie Harris, Hannah Paborsky,Sonia Olson, Paige Brigham); Girls High SchoolUnderclasswomen 9/10 — Triple Shot (Megan Davis,Hanna Dalrymple, Kayla Petz, Hailey Nyquist, Holly Ruiz);Girls High school Upperclasswomen 11/12 — Ballard(Kelsey Barta, Haley Jackson, Maddie Soukup); BoysLightning 3/4 — 98040 Boys (Rutger Marks, Cole Crosetto,Hunter Johnson, Glenn Mahoney); Boys Juniors 5/6 —Flow Broz (Brennan Moloney, Paul Johnson, Matt Marino,Connor Quigley, Carson Lombardi); Boys Seniors 7/8 —Hot Lax Moms (Jason McLean, Charlie Kurtenbach, JordanGreenhall, Sasha Oelsner, Alex Earll); Boys High SchoolUnderclassmen 9/10 — X-Lax (Joe Finnell, BarrettGenness, Frank Medlicott, Erik Risa, Curtis Yokoyama);Boys High School Upperclassmen 11/12 — Bananas (BenDirector, Jack Pruitt, Austin Richert, Matt O’Neill, DuncanHamilton).

Lacrosse tourneydraws 60 teams

Photo by Christopher HuberSammamish’s Cheng-TsungPan assesses the eighth-holegreen as he prepares to puttJuly 8 at the Sahalee PlayersChampionship. He tied forsecond with an even 288.

Locals finish 2ndand 4th at Sahaleetournament

See GOLF, Page 17


As hikers approached the finaluphill stretch of the Little Si trail,the downy wood-pecker curiouslypeered around atree and scootedup the side, peck-ing lightly at thebark. People con-tinued up theminor switchbackand the black-and-white bird with ared crest spread itswings andswooped over toanother tree near the trail. Itseemed accustomed to the regu-lar foot traffic as it alertly spiedon passers by from just a few feetoff the trail.

While the woodpecker might

be the only wildlife youencounter during a trip up therocky mountain face, the 4.4-mileLittle Si trail will make you want

to return — proba-bly soon.

Beth and DuaneCarlson, ofBellevue, havereturned a dozentimes, they saidwhile basking inthe mid-day sunJuly 6.

The couplewere planning tocatch up on someyard work that

morning, but the limitedprospect of having another 80-degree day like this turned theirthoughts toward the mountains.

WeekHike

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Little Si hike offers aview from the top


Bob Dubose and Kyoko Maruyama, both of Bellevue, enjoy the view from the top of Little Si after

their July 6 hike.See HIKE, Page 17

“I was like, ‘you know what,let’s go hik-ing,’” saidBeth, an avidoutdoor-swoman at60.

And although he wanted to getwork done in the yard, Duanesaid it didn’t take much convinc-ing to change his mind.

“It took her two sentences totalk me out of doing yard work,”said Duane, 71, a retired doctor.

The Little Si trail, one of themore popular hikes in KingCounty, along with the famedMount Si trail, starts out steep,levels out a bit and tests hikers ofall ages with a steep and roughfinish.

At 2.2 miles each way, hikerscan do the trail in a couple ofhours at a brisk pace. But theviews of Upper SnoqualmieValley all along the route slowmany down, as apparent on amid-day Wednesday.

From the trailhead, you headstraight up into the forest on arocky path. Within 10 minutes,you’ll get a glance of RattlesnakeLedge across the valley. Thethick second-growth forest pro-vides needed shade on a hot dayand levels out after about 0.3miles. Stay left at the junctionwith the Boulder Loop Trail.

At about 1.5 miles you’ll passthe rock-climbing section to theleft. You might hear unidentifiedvoices echoing through the forest,but the ropes dangling from clipsin the rock face give them away.Stay right at the “Y” in the trail —

climbers scramble up the left sideto reach their rope-up points.

The final mile is rock- androot-laden and steep, so makesure to hydrate and tighten yourshoes before the ascent. When

not lookingdown to watchyour step, takein the glimpsesof Mount Si tothe east and

the valley to the south. Stop andlisten to the gentle breeze whiskthrough the trees.

It’s self-explanatory at the top.If it’s clear, you will have 180-degree views of the UpperSnoqualmie Valley and NorthBend. Dragon flies flit about andchipmunks may clamor for thecrumbs of your sandwich.

Sit. Eat. Gaze. Explore. The rock face of Little Si pro-

vides ample space for dozens ofvisitors to find their own quietspot.

Getting there:

From Sammamish, take I-90east to exit 32 (436th AvenueSoutheast). Turn left and driveover the freeway. After a half-mile, turn left onto North BendWay. In a quarter-mile, turn rightonto Mount Si Road. Cross thebridge and the first parking lotwill be on your left. Anotherparking lot (closer to the maintrailhead) is located about 1,000feet down the road.

Allow three to five hours forthe driveway-to-drivewayroundtrip, depending on yourdesired pace on the trail and ifyou have children or pets withyou. Dogs are allowed on-leash,and to park you need a day orseason-long Washington StateDiscover Pass, www.discover-pass.wa.gov.

a 76 to go plus-3. Trying to dighimself out of a hole, Pan sunkfive birdies in the third round togo 3-under for the day and getback to even. In the final round,Pan went plus-2 through nineholes, but shot three birdies onthe back nine (he bogeyed hole17) to bring his score back toeven. It wasn’t quite enough toclaim the title.

The Players Championship

returned to Sahalee after beingheld in 2010 at The HomeCourse — Sahalee was prepar-ing to host the 2010 U.S. SeniorOpen. And the conditions,although typically unpre-dictable throughout the year,were sunny and mild, makingfor fast greens.

“It gets better every year,”said Mike Johnson, tournamentdirector.

He noted the high level ofcompetition Sahalee tries topromote through this event.Organizers invite what theyconsider to be the top 150 ama-teur golfers in the world toSahalee.

“This field is very deep,”Johnson.

The course challengedgolfers with narrow, tree-linedfairways and deceiving, hillygreens. But the pin placementadded extra frustration, as seenon golfers’ faces when theymissed what looked like an easyputt.

For Penner, having grown upplaying Sahalee provided quitethe advantage, he said. Heknew how to approach everyhole, which saved him plenty ofgrief.

“You have to play what thecourse gives you. You can’t tryto attack the course,” saidPenner, who hopes to make thecut again at the U.S. AmateurQualifier July 26 in Lawrence,Kansas. “I was able to puttogether a great game plan. Ijust hit the ball a little bit betterand ended up scoring reallywell.”


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Photo by Christopher HuberKevin Penner, ofSammamish, tees off on thepar-3 ninth hole July 8 duringthe fourth round of theSahalee PlayersChampionship.

Key Features:Roundtrip: 4.4 milesHighest point: 1,576 feetElevation gain: 1,200 feetMaps and guidebooks:

Green Trails Mount Si No.174 and Bandera No. 206;Day Hiking: SnoqualmiePass (Nelson and Bauer –Mountaineers Books).

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A downy woodpecker takes a break from looking for bugs.

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ContributedThe Eastlake Yankees pose after winning the District 9 Coast Invitational Baseball Tournament inSnoqualmie, June 29. Top row from left: Manager Rob Chandler, Coach Marcus Monteiro, CoachMatt Fitzgibbons, Coach Greg Kirchoff. Standing: Reed Branson, Josh Young, Vini Monteiro, RyanTaylor, Barret Albright, Calvin Kirchoff, Raafay Ahmed, Dalton Chandler, Gavin Gaule. Sitting: JackRud, Nathan Fitzgibbons, Taige Thornton.

Eastlake Yankees win District 9 invite

The Eastlake Little LeagueYankees team is 2011 District 9champions.

The team won the CoastInvitational Baseball TournamentJune 29 in Snoqualmie by beat-ing the Redmond North Dodgers9-4 in the championship game.

The Yankees had defeatedRedmond North earlier in the

tournament 14-2, also. The Yankees relied on clutch

hitting and commanding workfrom the pitcher’s moundthroughout the tournament, saidparent Kelly Chandler.

Reed Branson, Ryan Taylorand Nathan Fitzgibbons eachprovided strong pitching downthe stretch in the final three

games. But centerfielder JackRud, catcher Dalton Chandlerand left fielder Josh Young eachmade key defensive plays defen-sively for the team.

At the plate in the title game,Fitzgibbons went 2-for-3, Taylorwent 2-for-2 with a triple, CalvinKrichoff was 2-for-3 and GavinGaule finished 3-for-3.

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