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Bellevue man faces charges in fiery crash
A 47-year-old Bellevue man is alleged to have struck this medical office in Mercer Island following a high-speed pursuit on Friday, Nov. 8. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington State Patrol
A 47-year-old Bellevue man is facing vehicular assault and drunk driving charges following a high-speed pursuit on the I-90 bridge Friday night, Nov. 8, that ended in a fiery collision at a medical office on Mercer Island. WSP reports a trooper on the I-90 bridge clocked Peter E. Kern traveling eastbound in an express lane at 150 mph in his 2013 Porsche Panamera and began pursuit around 11:30 p.m. Kern was observed exiting onto Island
Crest Way in Mercer Island where he lost control of his vehicle, striking a street sign and then the Mercer Park Dentistry building. The Porsche caught fire, but Kern and his female passenger, a 36-year-old Issaquah woman, were able to exit the vehicle with minor injuries. They remained on scene, according to WSP, and were taken to Overlake Medical Center. The Mercer Island Fire Department responded to the vehicle fire on the
3000 block of Island Crest Way and kept it from spreading to the building with the assistance of firefighters from Bellevue and Issaquah. Kern is facing DUI, reckless driving and vehicular assault charges, which Trooper Chris Webb said is due to the injuries sustained by the passenger. The Bellevue man is the confirmed owner of the Porsche Panamera, which Webb said are marketed at $75,000 to $175,000.
City hosts summit to reduce drop-outs BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
A protester is arrested during an immigration reform rally inside the Washington State Republican Party Headquarters in Bellevue on Thursday, Nov. 7. BRANDON MACZ, Bellevue Reporter
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More than 30 protesters were reported to have been arrested after refusing to leave the Washington State Republican Party Headquarters’ Bellevue office this afternoon. This was one of 10 acts of organized civil disobedience orchestrated by Washington CAN, the Alliance for a Just Society and We Belong Together and demanding Republican lawmakers get behind H.R. 15, an immigration reform bill stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"This is something that Republicans and Democrats can come together on and need to come together on," said Pramila Jayapal with We Belong Together: Women for Common Sense Immigration Reform. Only three House Republicans currently support the Democrat-sponsored immigration reform bill, and Jayapal said today's protests were to encourage Republican lawmakers, such as Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodg-
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Bellevue School District 405 boasts a high graduation rate, but there remains a gap too large to ignore, according to a recent city summit. Putting the spotlight on a national issue of high school graduation and retention Nov. 8 was the 2013 Grad Nation Northwest Regional Summit where the dialogue was all about student success. The city hosted the summit with a $15,000 grant from America's Promise, which brought in students, educators and elected officials from King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties to hear from speakers about best practices for reducing drop-out levels and increasing graduation rates in the Pacific Northwest. Grad Nation has set a 2020 goal of reaching a 90 percent graduation rate nationwide. While the graduation rate is the highest its been in more than 30 years at 78 percent, it's not good enough. "We want these children to be agents of change when they grow up," said keynote speaker Ford Roosevelt, CEO of Project Grad - Los Angeles, grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and a Seattle native. "They can be with our help." Roosevelt told attendees 2008 drop-out levels will cost $319 billion in lost wages in those students' lifetimes. The challenge lies in access and equity, which will effect the the security of generations of students for years to come unless change is made. Project Grad - Los Angeles approaches a sixth grade to college model serving more than 13,000 students annually through academic engagement and maintaining strong partnerships with colleges, universities and other community entities. "They say — and you've heard it here today and you'll hear
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Senn calls aerospace package 'economic win' Newly appointed state Rep. Tana Senn called the recent aerospace package passed by the Legislature "a great economic win for our region." Senn, who represents the 41st Legislative District, was appointed to the open legislative seat by the King County Council. Her district includes the southern portion of Bellevue along with, Beaux Arts, Mercer Island, Issaquah, Sammamish and Renton. One of the components of the aerospace package concerns investments in work force development. House Bill 2088, which Senn co-sponsored, is part of the effort. "We emphasize job creation and
workforce development in this bipartisan legislative package," she said. "The planned, state-of-the-art Central Sound Aerospace Training Center (C-SAT) will see a $5 million boost in funding, thanks to the terms of this legislation." The Center will provide classroom and hands-on training for participating students from local schools, community colleges and other training facilities. Senn said the bill will provide "stronger accountability than we've seen in taxpreference measures in the past. Bottom line: Boeing needs to keep the 777X jobs here in Washington, or those tax breaks will be revoked."
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work being done in Bellevue. "It ties in with our city and school district's goals in terms of making sure every student succeeds," he told The Reporter. "We're in a time period where there's a lot of change in the district." The key is to see education as a movement as significant as civil rights or marriage equality, he said, which means expanding inclusion for all students to succeed and contribute to a nation made stronger for it. "I believe that education rights does have the potential to produce far-reaching and significant impact on the trajectory of democracy," Roosevelt said.
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it many, many more times — 'it takes a village,' " said Roosevelt. "And in the context of student success, that could not be truer." While Roosevelt lauded Bellevue's schools and its community partnerships, there remains a struggle to reduce dropout levels and improve graduation rates, said City Councilmember John Stokes, who is also a board member for Eastside Pathways, which maintains the exact goal of the summit. Stokes said he was excited the city could facilitate one of the largest gatherings in the region with the focus on student success as it reaffirms the
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ers, to get on board. "If they're really for immigration reform," said Jayapal, "there's a bill." Those arrested this afternoon were all women, she said, adding 75 percent of immigrants in the United States are women and children. They entered the GOP headquarters and refused to leave. Bellevue Ofc. Carla Iafrate said all were arrested for first-degree trespassing. Peggy Lynch, wife of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, was among those arrested, as well as presidents for the Washington Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers Washington. Keith Schipper, communications director for the Washington State Republican Party in Bellevue, said the landlord of the headquarters' office building on Northeast First Avenue requested the protesters
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Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com be trespassed after several other tenants went on lockdown. "Us political people, were used to that," he said, "but the insurance broker, he's not used to that." The state Republican Party was unaware of the planned protest, said Schipper, adding the plan today was to celebrate the predicted victory of Jan Angel for state Senate in District 26. "We weren't able to get any work done at all." Washington State Republican Party Chairwoman Susan Hutchison is in Washington, D.C., but distributed a news release during the protest agreeing the immigration system is broken. "We are happy to have a dialogue with anyone on the important issue of immigration reform," she states. "You cannot fix a broken law by breaking the law." Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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Left, Margo Day, vice president of U.S. education, Microsoft, speaks with Kalama High School teacher Kathy Schmit and students, Brady Harmon and James Willman, about the IT Academy Tuesday morning at the Bellevue Library. BRANDON MACZ, Bellevue Reporter
Microsoft's IT Academy expands to state libraries BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
The Washington State Library can add online technology training to its list of free services thanks to a partnership with Microsoft, which has expanded its IT Academy from classrooms to anyone looking to advance their tech skills and gain a competitive edge in the global job market. "In many ways, it's a dream come true," said Bill Ptacek, director for the King County Library System. "The library has always been, if you will, the people's university." Washington residents will be able to go to more than 385 libraries across the state, including public, technical colleges and tribal, to set up an account to choose from up to 250 online information technology courses at no cost. The King County Library System is already up and running. Microsoft is footing 90 percent of the bill after the state Legislature in June approved financial support for the academy in the state library's 2013-15 operating budget at $1.5 million. Pushing for the funding was Secretary of State Kim Wyman. "This is a 90 percent discount that Microsoft is providing," Wyman said inside the Bellevue Library during Tuesday's (Nov. 12) launch for the academy. "What a wonderful bargain for Washington and its libraries." Washington will be the first state to offer the IT Academy with its training and certification programs to both its public schools and public libraries, the former launching
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in late 2011. More than 50 percent of jobs in the United States require some form of technology training, said Margo Day, vice president of U.S. education, Microsoft. That number is expected to increase to 77 percent in the near future. She added Microsoft Office is a critical requirement for most jobs requiring technology training based on data research. "IT Academy is the best thing to happen to my school since peanut butter and jelly in our lunchroom," said Kathy Schmit, business and technology instructor at Kalama High School in southwest Washington. "It is a phenomenal resource, and now I have parents saying, 'How do I get into that,' and I can now say, 'Go down to the library.' " Washington District 48 Rep. Cyrus Habib lauded the expansion of the IT Academy Tuesday for its opening access to those who need it most, including those with disabilities, veterans, tribal communities and young women trying to fill a gender gap in information technology education. "I'm so proud to have this idea born out of the 48th legislative district," Habib said. "I'm happy to be able to work in a bipartisan way with (Sen.) Andy (Hill) and others to fund it in the Legislature and I look forward to working with all of you to take this to the next level in the next biennium." Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com Sound now through Dec. 6. Umpqua is partnering with 94.1 KMPS, which will broadcast this year’s granted wishes weekdays at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 2-13. To nominate a friend, neighbor or family member, go to www.umpquabank.com/ wish or call 1-866-486-7782 to speak with a bank associate.
Open house set for Overlake light rail segment Sound Transit will host an open house for its East Link Overlake light rail segment and stations 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Ardmore Elementary School in Bellevue.
Sound Transit will provide design concepts for the Overlake section to the public with a presentation 6:30 p.m., and is requesting feedback. Ardmore Elementary is located at 16616 N.E. 32nd St., Bellevue.
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EDITOR’S NOTE
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t’s said that a newspaper editor has the toughest job. Attorney’s mistakes end up in jail. Physician’s mistakes are buried in the ground. Newspaper editors put theirs on Page One for all to see. Just like I did last week. In a story about the November election, we printed photos of candidates who clearly had won their races for Bellevue City Council or the Bellevue School Board. One of the photos was of City Council candidate Lynne Robinson. Except we called her Jennifer Robinson. I started the problem by typing the wrong first name under the photo and the several people who proofread the Craig Groshart page didn’t catch the mistake. To say I’m sorry is an understatement. Lynne was gracious when she took my call to apologize. She nicely reminded me to remember to include the “e” on her first name. I’m burning that into my brain as I write this.
Driving people crazy
The web is a never-ending source of items. A recent one featured a card saying, “It’s a four-way stop, not a Rubik’s Cube.” That easily could apply to 156th Avenue Southeast and Lake Hills Boulevard.
Gulp
Voters in SeaTac have OK’d a minimum wage of $15 an hour for some jobs in and around the airport. And we thought lattes were expensive now.
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Seattle voters have approved electing most members of its city council by districts, starting in 2015. Goodbye Emerald City, hello Chicago. – Craig Groshart is editor of the Bellevue Reporter
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Drowsy Driving
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even years ago, I sped across the I-90 Bridge to Harborview Medical Center. As I did, I begged for God to take my life: “Please take me instead. Not Her!” Just 15 minutes before my drive across the bridge, my wife, Mary Beth, and I had received the phone call that every parent dreads. Our 17-year-old daughter, Mora, was in ER at Harborview. All we knew then was that she had been in a terrible car accident, and that her condition was critical. Like any parent, I bargained and begged aloud for God to spare the life of my child. Since that day, we’ve told the story about Mora’s accident and how it was caused by a drowsy driver over and over William Shaw again. And we will continue to do so until people take drowsy driving more seriously. That frantic trip across I-90 was just one of the moments from that harrowing time that is seared into my psyche. There are other memories of terrible moments like that that stay with me and continue to push my family and me to carry on in our mission to talk about the dangers of drowsy driving: ~ The sadness in the doctor’s eyes three days later as she took my wife and me over to a private corner after the morning consult was over. She told us that the trauma team was very disheartened. After being in a coma for three days,
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Mora’s brain was not showing any signs of response, and they were losing hope of her recovery or survival. ~ The devastation in my wife’s eyes as we approached our family in the Trauma ICU waiting room. When we told them it looked like Mora would not make it, our family closed around us in an elemental circle of love and shared anguish. Defiantly, my mother said, “Well, we’ll just have to pray even harder!” ~ The disbelief and anger we felt when we were told by the Washington State Patrol trooper that the driver of the car that Mora was a passenger in had been awake for more than 20 hours before she got behind the wheel. That she fell asleep and went off the road while driving at nearly 70 miles an hour over Blewett Pass. ~ I also will never forget Mora’s first words over a month later...whispered in pain and agony, trapped in a full body cast and an injured brain. “I hate this.” Or six months later, when Mora was an 18-year-old woman, and she took her first baby step without a wheelchair, crutches, or a scooter, knowing that she would need multiple surgeries on her ankle for years to come. We cannot give Mora back the years that were taken away from her, or the pain that she continues to deal with. But we
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can try to spare others from suffering terrible, life-changing injuries like hers. And to prevent more easily avoidable deaths from drowsy driving. Half of our mission is to promote drowsy driving awareness and prevention through education. In print, online, and on television, we have warned about the dangers of drowsy driving. We have shouted about it from the rooftops, and in our state Legislature’s House Judiciary Committee. But prevention and education goes only halfway. For, as with drunk driving 40 years ago and wearing seat belts 20 years ago, perceptions about and laws and penalties against drowsy driving need to be changed. If a person who has not slept for 20-24 hours gets behind the wheel of a car and causes an injury or death, there should be serious consequences to their actions, and added teeth to
LETTERS
Council is for everyone Congratulations to all those who will be sitting on the next Bellevue City Council. My race for Position No. 2 passed many people by, but I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me (yes - that's both of you), and those who indulged me along the way. Amongst my intentions was to show that these positions exist for all of us. Next time 'round, I hope that more people – better people than myself – are motivated to run for office and again we get a healthy selection of diverse candidates to choose from.
Lyndon Heywood, Bellevue
Residents know integrity of league Once again, Medina makes the news, this time including one unopposed candidate questioning the integrity of the League of Women Voters. The candidates who questioned the procedure failed to believe their fellow citizens, spread misinformation about them regard-
the current reckless driving laws. Before others are injured or killed by drowsy drivers, we urge our legislators to seriously look at tougher penalties and fines if a driver causes injury of death after falling asleep while behind the wheel of a car. Mora has miraculously defied all the medical odds, and is living her amazing life. But others have not been so “lucky.” If a person getting behind the wheel of a car thought first and took a nap, Mora’s life and many other lives like hers would have been different. Other lives would have been saved. Seven years later, as our governor proclaims Nov. 11-17 Washington State Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, the Shaw family will continue to make noise about drowsy driving and its consequences. And we will never forget. William Shaw is Regional Publisher of the Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter, Bellevue Reporter, Mercer Island Reporter and the Snoqualmie Valley Record.
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ing the interaction with the league and their outright accusations of any collusion with the league to bias the forum. The individual and his supporting company continue to try and destroy the reputations of the honorable citizens of Medina. After this display against the league, Medina citizens are unhappy that our candidates once more made us appear uninformed about the league, which has been involved for years in public policy oversight and never had its integrity questioned.
Spiritwood community was in full force, explaining again the illegal remodels going on in their bit of Bellevue; the council passed the ordinance overwhelmingly, and emphasized a need for a citizens advisory committee to craft a comprehensive ordinance sooner rather than later. Mark Poch, Bellevue traffic engineering manager, explained the upcoming Southeast 16th Street improvements and listened carefully to concerns of several residents about congestion at 148th Avenue and Main Street, including increased pedestrian and bus traffic, outdated traffic lights, and the result of success – more traffic – at the revitalized Kelsey Creek Center. He and his new associate, Jeremy Chin, will work to address the
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GMO initiative withered on vine
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nitiative 522 is failing to pass for more reasons than just the $22 million opponents shelled out to defeat it. All those bucks certainly made a difference; it was the most money ever spent against an initiative in state history, so far. Had those pushing the food labeling initiative done a better job seeding their message throughout the state and tilling the fields of voters, they could have harvested victory. Rather, their pitch for requiring labels on foods with genetically modified ingredients lacked urgency and their campaign inspired little excitement outside Seattle and urban pockets in Western Washington. Jerry Cornfield At times, it seemed those running the Yes on 522 campaign had not learned many lessons from the defeat of a nearly identical food labeling initiative in California in 2012. As a result the ballot measure, which 66 percent of potential voters endorsed in a September Elway Poll, is on track to finish with only 49 percent voting for it. It is a startling, but not shocking collapse of support, said political consultants, pollsters — and a noted chronicler of food labeling battles watching from the sidelines. “Initiative campaigns are successful when they offer a solution to something the public perceives as a significant problem,” said consultant Sandeep Kaushik, who had a busy fall helping state Sen. Ed Murray’s campaign for Seattle mayor. “I’m not sure this initiative passed that test.” While the public does see value in labels on food, they were not overwhelmingly worried
about the presence of GMOs in what they eat, said Seattle pollster Stuart Elway. That made them persuadable. Advisers to the No on 522 campaign knew this, too. They took a tack saying that, while there is nothing wrong with labeling food, Initiative 522 wasn’t the right way of doing it. The Yes on 522 campaign lacked a convincing rebuttal on the need for labeling and how it wouldn’t bring a trove of troubles. Supporters had money. They spent $8 million — an impressive sum and only slightly less than their friends expended in California — yet could not get their response out often enough on television and almost not at all in the mailboxes. Nor could they turn out their voters. Their plan called for winning at least 60 percent of the votes in King County, to pick up Snohomish County and to do respectably in the rural areas. They are almost there in the state’s largest county. They barely got there in Snohomish County – 51.4 percent. But they are getting wiped out in the smaller counties of Eastern Washington. Dan Flynn, a Denver-based writer with Food Safety News, believes rural voters are the reason I-522 went down. “Indeed, the rural counties of Washington voted just like the rural counties of California did a year ago when they proved key to toppling Proposition 37,” Flynn wrote Sunday online. “When the medicine show behind the Prop. 37 campaign announced it was moving on to Washington state, I remember thinking, “Gee, a state with a larger rural vote than California.” Jerry Cornfield is a political reporter who covers Olympia for The Daily Herald in Everett, which is among the Washington state newspapers in the Sound Publishing group. He can be contacted at jcornfield@heraldnet.com.
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safety and convenience issues raised at the meeting. It is wonderful to have a forum for residents, their neighborhood associations and the city staff to have their concerns heard and addressed. Michelle Murphy as always did a great job of getting the meeting set up. She will be missed next year when she retires.
Betsi Hummer, Bellevue
Council needs to listen to neighbors Before coming to Bellevue/West Lake Hills 11years ago from New York City, I worked for a not-forprofit organization as a fair housing counselor. I was a strong advocate for housing that is affordable for both low and middle income individuals. I also witnessed first hand the dilemma and danger of illegal converted apartments in private homes, especially as it related to families with children. We should understand the difference between a homeowner (usually a senior citizen, with the empty nest) who rents out a room to a foreign student going to Bellevue College and a single family home renting out all the rooms exclusively for non-family members. The City Council and legal staff should be aware that advocates for this latter type of housing might want to compare the resident makeup with that of group homes. The difference is that group homes are licensed by government agencies with direct control over site and usually have staff on site
24/7, along with local neighbors on an advisory board. If Bellevue College wants to be a quasi-government agency to own the house and be responsible for the running of the house in all aspects, including periodic inspections, both internal and external — in short be a good neighbor — then that could be a negotiating tool. Otherwise it’s a neighborhood plan with too many failings. If the students and administration of Bellevue College see a need for student housing, why isn’t the college building dorms on campus? Why don’t the students/Bellevue College find and support subsidized housing in downtown Bellevue in the high rises; bus transportation from that area is very convenient. The council members and city staff need to give serious thought to the wholesale negative ramifications on the well being of vested neighbors in our viable neighborhoods throughout Bellevue.
Bart Goft, Bellevue
Health change costly
The recent little noted federal requirement those treated for mental disorders receive the same degree of care as those with physical problems has some significant implications. It seems there is a fine line between justifying treating someone for schizophrenia and treating someone with an addiction to alcohol and drugs. Doing the latter will surely result in huge expenditures attempting to rehabilitate larger numbers of addicts with very limited results.
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Eastside gets battery exchange kiosks BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Portland-based company BETTERY has partnered with Safeway to install high-tech kiosks for recycling alkaline batteries and purchase the latest generation of rechargeable batteries. One of these kiosks has been installed at the Safeway on Bellevue Way. “It’s definitely brand new, and we’re really pleased with Safeway being our next big national grocery store chain,” said BETTERY CEO and co-founder Charlie Kawasaki, whose company first partnered with Whole Foods for its kiosk locations. “We definitely have national ambitions to be as popular as Redbox or Coinstar is.” Kawasaki said the idea came about from all of the batteries he was going through when his 12-year-old daughter would read in bed and fall asleep with the flashlight on. He soon found himself with a lot of dead batteries and nowhere to get rid of them, other than a landfill where they would degrade and cause harmful environmental effects. “I said, ‘Wait a minute, why can’t we do a Redbox for batteries?’ “ he said.
The embedded network system within the BETTERY kiosks allow consumers to recycle their alkaline batteries and also purchase the company’s brand of rechargeable batteries. When the batteries die, Kawasaki said they can be exchanged at the kiosks for new ones. The used BETTERY batteries will then be recharged by the company, which means people don’t have to buy chargers or wait for them to finish charging. BETTERY offers AA and AAA rechargeable batteries at $2.50 for a four-pack, which Kawasaki said is half the cost in most stores. They also come in reusable cases, which are also used to store depleted batteries for exchange. There is no credit offered for alkaline batteries brought in for recycling. “We’re offering this as a service to keep them out of landfills,” he said. Safeway employees are being trained on how to use the BETTERY kiosks in order to assist customers, said Kawasaki, adding his company is currently working with a number of national store chains to expand business.
Business Roundup Businesses and business people making news
Theo Chocolate opens at Bellevue Square Theo Chocolate is opening its first holiday pop-up shop at Bellevue Square on Friday, Nov. 15, with a grand opening party 7-9 p.m., where attendees will get to meet company founders and sample special treats. The 480-square-feet store will remain open on the first floor of the Bellevue Square Mall through Dec. 24, and include all Theo chocolate bars and introduces its holiday bar collection. As a special holiday offer, purchases of $50 or more earns patrons two free tour passes of the Theo Chocolate Factory. Store hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
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BETTERY CEO Charlie Kawasaki stands next to one of his company’s high-tech rechargeable battery exchange and alkaline battery recycling kiosks in Kirkland on Wednesday, Nov. 6. COURTESY PHOTO
Sam Schuyler has joined KBA as a project manager in its Bellevue office. Schuyler has 36 years of transportation experience and recently retired from Washington State Department of Transportation after a 30-year career. Bellevue-based KBA, Inc. specializes in construction management of Pacific Northwest projects.
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Chamber hosting info session on Young Entrepreneurs Academy The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce will host an informational session about its latest educational program, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at its office in Bellevue Square.
www.bellevuereporter.com YEA! is a program for sixth- to 12thgraders that takes them through the process of starting and running a real business through the guidance of business and community leaders. Participants develop business plans, pitch them to potential investors, obtain funding and even register their businesses with the city. The application deadline for the Class of 2014 is Dec. 5. YEA! Night is free and open to the public. To RSVP, call 425-213-1211 or email kfredericks@bellevuechamber.org.
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Signs to come for Newport Hills Bellevue city staff has found a cheap and easy fix for Newport Hills residents and businesses concerned about the lack of awareness about their shopping district. The city council is responding to requests from the Newport Hills Community Club for informational signs directing shoppers to the neighborhood shopping center from two access points on Coal Creek Parkway at 119th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 60th Street. Land Use Director Carol Helland told city councilmembers Monday the quickest solution allowed within Bellevue’s current sign code is to put up neighborhood designation signs directing drivers to the Newport Hills Shopping District, however, code does not allow for off-site commercial signage. “It is not permitted to include any specific business content,” she said, adding such signs may be permitted by the state for motorist informational signs.
When Kearsten Weeks had finally had enough, she came to Swedish Weight Loss to change her life. Now, 140 pounds lighter and immeasurably happier and healthier, Kearsten is living proof of how Swedish can also help you. And now there’s good news if you live on the Eastside. Because the same medical and surgical weight loss programs that have made a difference for thousands of Swedish patients in the Northwest, are also available at our new Issaquah Highlands campus. You’re invited to a seminar where you can come see Swedish/Issaquah, hear from our expert physicians, and ask your questions in a relaxed setting. Then, if a Swedish weight loss program makes sense for you, you can follow in the much-lighter footsteps of Kearsten Weeks.
Two green, double-sided designation signs would only cost $2,700 to manufacture and install, but would take up to five weeks to complete, said Helland, and can be paid for using minor capital through the traffic operations programs. Deputy Mayor Jennifer Robertson said she is pleased with the quick and inexpensive turnaround following council’s request last month and the council appears ready to approve the project at its Monday meeting. She said she spoke with the president for the Newport Hills Community Club, who also voiced her support. “They heard that we had a need and they heard that we had a quick need, and that was definitely addressed with the sign that they came up with,” said Michelle Hilhorst, shopping center liaison for the NHCC, adding the neighborhood logo was an unexpected bonus. “They’re quite large, which I think is great. They’re definitely going to be noticeable.”
Local doctors boarded in new female subspecialty Washington Urology Associates doctors Elizabeth Miller, MD, and Kathryn Arendt, MD have been become board certified in the specialty of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reproductive Kathryn Arendt Surgery. This year is the first year a subspecialty board in Urogynecology was offered and approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Historically, urogynecology has been practiced by urologists and
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Community Roundup What’s happening in Bellevue and elsewhere
Family holds food drive The Families Helping Families Thanksgiving food drive will kick off Nov. 15 to collect food for 1,000 area families. Organized by the Kneip family, the sevenday event will take place at the Bellevue Village QFC. It is the sixth year for the collection. The food drive strives to provide full traditional Thanksgiving meals for families in need. It focuses specifically on those who do not qualify for outside aid, but still have to face the decision of what they can give up in order to feed their children. More information is available at thanksgivingfooddrive@hotmail.com.
Holidays to halt road work The city of Bellevue will shut down construction on 120th Avenue N.E. between N.E. Fourth and Eighth streets mid-November to February and open back up all lanes of travel. Construction is being halted due to winter weather and holiday shopping.
Donations needed for coat and book drives Bellevue Youth Link is collecting new and gently used coats – as well as books for youth, teens and adults in the community. Last year, the Kids Care Coat Drive collected and distributed over 3,500 coats for Bellevue families in need. Bellevue Youth Link is a partnership of the city of Bellevue and Bellevue Public Schools. Coat and book donations can be dropped off through Monday, Jan. 6, at City Hall, Crossroads Mall Mini City Hall, all community centers and the following schools: Bellevue High, Newport High, Sammamish High, Interlake High, International School and Big Picture School. Volunteers are also needed to help sort and distribute the donations. For information about other donation locations or volunteering, contact Patrick Alina, Youth Link program coordinator at palina@bellevuewa. gov or 425-452-5254. Donated coats and books will be distributed from 4-8 p.m. Jan. 7, at Crossroads Community Center, 16000 N.E. 10th St., while
Soroptimist International of Bellevue Metropolitan is collaborating with the Wells Fargo Women’s Team Member Network and other Puget Sound Area Soroptimist clubs to collect new and gently used coats and jackets for local homeless women and girls. Those interested in participating can bring new or gently used coats and jackets to our the organization’s Happy Hour Coat Drive from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. For the address and RSVP, call Fiona Skelly at 206-275-3342. All donated coats will be given to the Jubilee Women’s Center and the Salvation Army for distribution to local people in need.
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Bookaholics can feed their reading habits at the Newport Way Library Association used book sale on Nov. 23-24 at the Newport Way Library. There will be a huge assortment of hardbacks and paperbacks with most books priced at $1. All book sale proceeds fund library programs like Opera Preview, SAT prep, and summer reading programs for children. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The library is located at 14250 S.E. Newport Way, Bellevue. More information is available at 425-747-2390 or kcls.org/newportway.
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Sleep Country holding toy drive for foster kids Sleep Country is holding a “Secret Santa Toy Drive” to ensure the Northwest’s nearly 20,000 foster children have a joyful Christmas. During the holidays, many foster children and youth enter new and unfamiliar homes. To make sure these children awake Christmas morning to find a present under the tree, the mattress retailer is asking its community to make a donation of a new, unwrapped toy or gift. All donations will be distributed among Sleep Country’s 24 partner foster organizations.
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Surreal take on long-running ‘Les Mis’ Jazz Club honors late drummer “Les Misérables,” the world’s longest running musical and the latest production by the Village Theatre, is a story that can be and has been presented in a number of ways. It has been produced as a realistic historical narrative — sensible, as the story is set against the backdrop of the June Rebellion against the Orléanist French monarchy. It has been presented minimally, foregoing sets or in front of the orchestra in productions that placed emphasis on the stirring score by Claude-Michel Schönberg. But musical theater, more than any other stage endeavor, is about the subjective emotional truth of the story. It’s a sentiment clearly understood by director Steve Tomkins, whose production often feels like a fevered and surreal dream given form by stunning set design and propelled forward by a talented cast. The story follows 17 years in the life of convicted thief and escapee Jean Valjean (played by Greg Stone), beginning with his parole from Bagne prison. Faced with discrimination for his criminal past, Valjean is given a gift from a charitable bishop (John Dewar) allowing him to finance a new
life “as an honest man.” He becomes Monsieur Madeleine, wealthy industrialist and mayor of Montreuil-suMeir. When the cruel Inspector Javert (Eric Polani Jensen) brings the wrong man to trial for Valjean’s parole violation, he reveals himself to the court. Valjean takes flight once more, for Paris, along the way adopting Cosette (Victoria Ames Smith and Alexandra Zorn), the daughter of a deceased woman once under his care. The two live happily until the eve of a student rebellion against the government, and Valjean chooses to risk life and freedom to save the life of Marius (Matthew Kacurgis), a young revolutionary in love with Cosette. The cast of Les Mis has nary a weak link to be found. In a preview interview with the Reporter, Tomkins praised the vocal range of Stone, a veteran to the role of Valjean from Broadway and touring productions. He did not disappoint, delivering bellows and whispers alike with supreme control and gravitas. Kirsten deLohr Helland’s adult Eponine (played as a child by Ilsa Weigel) likewise proves deft at carrying the emotion of her songs. Her contribution to trio “A Heart Full of Love” and Act II solo “On My Own”
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The ensemble from Les Misérables. © 2013 Mark Kitaoka. Property of Village Theatre. drip with the muted sorrow of unrequited love. But Nick DeSantis and Kate Jaeger stole the show as the raunchy comic relief characters Monsieur and Madame Thenardier — con artists, thieves and all-around low lives. Jaeger makes a delightfully boisterous entrance as the domineering and
The Eastside Jazz Club will honor the death of one of its own at its monthly concert Tuesday night at the Courtyard Marriott in Bellevue. Lawrence Brazg – a jazz lover, drummer and Newcastle man originally from South Africa – died April 2 at the age of 90. “He was always, always wonderful,” club co-operator Cooksie Kramer said. “This is a special night in memory of Lawrie.” A seven-member jazz combo from Newport High School will be among four high school groups playing the concert by invitation. The combo is a subset of the school’s larger Jazz Band. The players met Wednesday to plan their set list, which will include some “jazz standards,” director Todd Mahaffey said. Kramer and her husband, Lionel, (previously profiled in “Local couple keeps jazz alive on Eastside,” Nov. 30 2012), formed the Eastside Jazz Club in 2002, with their colleague SEE EASTSIDE JAZZ, 15
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Exhibit of paper costumes at Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue Art Museum exhibit “A World of Paper, A World of Fashion: Issabelle de Borchgrave Meets Mariano Fortuny” opens Nov. 21 and runs until Feb. 16. An opening celebration will be held Nov. 22, with a VIP reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and a public opening from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The exhibit features an array of “opulent, life-size paper costumes, accessories and
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A Bellevue man won an award at the Boston Film Festival for his six-second movie. Chris Fabregas’ “The Real Genius Behind the iPhone Ringtone” took home the first Ultra Short Film award at the Oct. 26 festival. The category required entries to be shot, edited and entered via Vine, a mobile app owned by Twitter that enables users to post video clips at a maximum length of six seconds. Fabregas’ video, shot on his own Apple phone, starts with an overhead shot of a man at his desk. The camera rapidly zooms into the iPhone next to him before cutting to a bear and apparent resident of the device — played by Fabregas — who plays the ringtone on a set of glasses just as the original man receives a call. “It took me about four hours to shoot this six-second video,” Fabregas said. “I learned that the best way to shoot the video was to keep it simple. I originally wanted to film all the inner workings of the phone with electronic boards and wires but realized that would take way too long.” Fabregas, a Bellevue High School and University of Washington graduate, has worked as a model and actor for the past
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Painter Helen Coyle exhibit at Bellevue Library An exhibition of watercolor and acrylic paintings by Eastside artist Helen “Lynn” Coyle will be on display at the Bellevue Library through Nov. 30. Coyle is a member of the Eastside Association of Fine Arts.
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Getting behind the wheel while tired or sleepy is not a crime like driving drunk. But it can be just as dangerous, and just as deadly. To call attention to the issue, Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed Nov. 11-17 as Washington State Drowsy Driving Prevention Week . In 2010, sleepy drivers killed 16 people and seriously injured 60 more in the state. Nationwide, drowsy drivers cause 1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries and more than 100,000 accidents each year. An Issaquah family knows firsthand the pain and suffering caused by a drowsy driver. Mora Haggerty Shaw was nearly killed as a result of an early-morning, singlecar accident caused by a drowsy driver in July 2006. Shaw, a passenger in a car driven by a friend who had had little sleep in the hours leading up to the accident, suffered multiple fractures and a traumatic brain injury. Shaw was in a coma for two weeks and has spent years in recovery. As a result, Mora and her parents, William Shaw and Mary Beth HaggertyShaw, also of Issaquah, have made it their mission to educate the public on the all too often tragic consequences of driving while drowsy. In 2010 the Shaws testified before the Washington state House Judiciary Committee to encourage it to consider stiffer penalties for drowsy drivers who caused accidents and injuries. William Shaw is regional publisher of the Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter, Bellevue Reporter, Mercer Island Reporter and Snoqualmie Valley Record. Experts say that after 24 hours without sleep, a driver is as impaired as if he or she were over the legal limit for alcohol. And young drivers, aged 16-24, are the most likely group to be involved in a drowsy driving accident. Men have twice as many drowsy driving crashes as women. Yet, anyone can find themselves driving while drowsy, experts say. More than one-third of all drivers report having fallen asleep behind the wheel at some point in their lives; more than ten percent report having fallen asleep behind the wheel in just the past year. Besides the obvious advice to get enough sleep, officials offer several tips to stay awake if a person has to be on the road. ■ Bank it Up. If you know you are going on a big road trip or driving at night-before you hit the road, get more than enough sleep (seven to nine hours) before hand. ■ Don’t be too rushed to arrive at your destination. Many drivers try to maximize the holiday weekend by driving at night or without stopping for breaks. It’s better to allow the time to drive alert and arrive alive. ■ Use the buddy system. Just as you should not swim alone, avoid driving alone for long distances. A buddy who remains awake for the journey can take a turn behind the wheel and help identify the warning signs of fatigue. ■ Take a break every 100 miles or two hours. Do something to refresh yourself like getting a snack, switching drivers, or
GOVERNOR, STATE PATROL SPEAK OUT ON DROWSY DRIVING Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed Drowsy Driving Prevention Week this week, calling attention to danger that annually takes more than 1,000 lives. “This week we have a chance to stop and reflect on the dangers of drowsy driving. Driving while tired can be dangerous and sometimes deadly. Every year, drowsy driving crashes result in more than 1,000 deaths and 71,000 injuries. This week is an opportunity to let our young drivers, their parents and other Washingtonians know how they can stay safe on the road and remind all of us to think twice before getting behind the wheel while tired.” The Washington State Patrol also spoke out on the issue, noting such accidents are more common that people think and is just as devastating and dangerous as speeding, drinking and driving, or not wearing seat belts. “Falling asleep at the wheel is just as preventable as collisions caused by speeding or driving under the influence,” said Chief John Batiste, Washington State Patrol. “Just a few simple precautions to prevent drowsy driving could save a life.” For more information about drowsy driving and how to prevent it visit SleepFoundation.org, DrowsyDriving.org, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
going for a run. ■ Take a nap by finding a safe place to take a 15 to 20-minute nap, if you think you might fall asleep. Be cautious about excessive drowsiness after waking up. ■ Avoid alcohol and medications that cause drowsiness as a side-effect. ■ Avoid driving at times when you would normally be asleep. ■ Consume caffeine. The equivalent of two cups of coffee can increase alertness for several hours. ■ Don’t rely on stimuli from the radio and/or having the AC turned up or an open window to keep you awake. Certain physical symptoms should alert a driver to get off the road because of his or her fatigue level. These include: constant yawning, trouble focusing visually, drifting out of your lane, suddenly realizing that you can't remember the last stretch of road traveled, or actually falling asleep and waking up after having continued to steer the car down the road. As Drowsy Driving Prevention Week is officially observed in Washington state, Mora Haggerty Shaw and her family urge all drivers to be aware of their level of alertness or fatigue before they get behind the wheel – this week, during the upcoming busy holiday season and throughout the year. In light of Gov. Inslee's statewide proclamation, Shaw and her family have also partnered with the Washington State Patrol, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, AAA of Washington and the King County Sheriffs' Office in their efforts to promote Drowsy Driving awareness and prevention. The statewide proclamation is also in concert with the National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (Nov. 3-10), sponsored by the National Sleep Foundation.
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Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee on Wednesday (Nov. 13) signed an agreement with a major Chinese construction firm during a Washington state trade mission that means a possible office location here by Beijing Construction and Engineering Group International. Lee, who joined representatives of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s office for
the trade mission, also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chaoyang District of Beijing to promote technology, media and telecommunications innovation in both cities through cross-border investments. Chaoyang is also considering opening a small office in Bellevue, according to a news release from the city.
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hat has been your peak experience so far?” asked an American tourist sitting with his wife at a nearby table at a sidewalk cafe in Madrid. My husband and I stumbled around for an answer, but none came. No single experience on our visits to Paris and Madrid stood out as “peak.” The man’s “peak” was a walk through a cave in northern Spain, its walls covered with prehistoric drawings. Our conversation ended about the time Ann Oxrieder the tourist’s soup arrived and he became angry with the waiter because the soup didn’t meet expectations. He said, “I know how this soup should be prepared and this is not right. Don’t ever do this to me again.” His continued rant and refusal to accept a substitute provided us with a memorable experience, but I wouldn’t call it “peak.” This brings me to an article a friend sent from The New York Times (Sept. 24, 2013) called, “Sign of the Times/The Virtues of Fine in the Age of Awesome.” Andrew O’Hagan writes, “In an era of extreme travel
and desperately competitive bucket lists, it’s worth recognizing that “‘good’ is often good enough.” He talks about the “Ultimate Experience” holiday that involves traveling by private jet, mountain climbing, or deep-sea diving and warns that, “The Ultimate Experience now poses a threat to the kind of small revelations that can make us happy.” We’d enjoyed strolling through different neighborhoods in Paris and Madrid, visiting art museums and cathedrals, testing out new dishes and desserts in restaurants, bakeries, ice creameries, and trying to read unfamiliar signs, menus, bits of text and maps in French and Spanish. We were pleased that everyone we’d talked to or asked for help had been friendly, often generous with their time and knowledge. Two nights earlier we’d eaten at the same restaurant, when my husband realized he didn’t have enough euros to cover the bill. The waiter took it all in stride while my husband walked the four blocks back to our hotel to get a credit card. It’s true that we hadn’t seen everything we wanted to see, but that meant we had a reason to return. We were content. As O’Hagan describes vacationers like us, we weren’t seeking the “awesome,” but “travelers who wanted simply to find a lovely part of the world and dwell in it for a week or two.” Without peaks or piques.
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Sea-King champ Williams looking for more, Knights after repeat in 4A BY JOSH SUMAN BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bellevue junior Kim Williams will try to add to her three individual state championships this weekend at King County Aquatic Center after taking a pair of Sea-King titles at last weekend’s district meet. Williams owns the top seed in the 200-yard individual medley in an Automatic All-American time of 2:02.9, nearly four full seconds ahead of her closest competitor at state. She will also be in the pool and the top seed for the 100 breaststroke, owning an All-American consideration time of 1:04.40 on the year. Bellevue is seeded fifth in the 200 medley relay, with four Sea-King District competitors in front of them in Bainbridge, Mercer Island, Lakeside and Holy Names. Interlake owns the 11th seed in the event and also has senior Brigid Mackey in the top-15 for the 200 free. Junior Naomi Ngo and sophomore Linnea Uyeno will join Williams in the 200 IM and Ngo owns the fourth seed in the 100 fly. Uyeno will try to make the A final in the 500 free, where she is the 17th seed. Hannah Walsh is the fifth seed in the diving competiton, with senior Ayane Roassano also in the field. Bellevue will have a chance to get on the podium in the 200 free relay as well, where it owns the 10th seed time heading to state. Interlake is 16th in the event. The 400 free relay team is seeded fifth for the Wolverines, with Interlake also in the field. Junior Christina McDermott will join Williams in the 100 breaststroke as the sixth seed and Interlake senior Anna Kimura will compete for the Saints in the vent as well, along with freshman Shannon Cassidy. Williams took the 200 IM title last year at the 3A state meet in an automatic All-American time and meet record 2:01.20, and is the two-time defending state champion in the 100 breaststroke, winning a AAA time of 1:03.49 last year after capturing the title in 1:03.97 her freshman year. The 3A state swim and dive meet preliminaries are scheduled for 6: 15 p.m. Nov. 15 with the finals the following day at 6:30 p.m. at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way (650 SW Campus Drive).
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Bellevue swimmer Kim Williams, pictured above at the SeaKing District meet, will try to add to her three individual state titles this weekend. JOE LIVARCHIK, Mercer Island Reporter a deep and talented field back to Federal Way Friday and Saturday with the hope of going back-to-back in the pool and capturing some individual accolades in the process. The Knights are the top-seeded team in the 200 yard medley relay headed to state, just in front of second seed Gig Harbor. Senior Maggie Pana and junior Kiera Watson are set to swim the 200 free, with Pana seeded seventh with a time of one minute, 57.49 seconds. Sophomores Jenny Huo and Katie Groesbeck will swim the 200 IM and Huo looks like a contender to get on the podium and score valuable points for her team as the seventh seed in the event in 2:11.86. She is also seeded 11th in the 100 breaststroke. Sophomore Elisa Fang is in the field for the 50 free for coach Eric Bartleson and owns the third fastest time in the sprint race. She will be joined by seniors Lorea Gwo and Emily Waddell, with Gwo eighth and also after a spot in Saturday’s A final in the event. Fang is seeded third in the 100 backstroke, with Maddie Rainey ninth and Kennedy Elhajj also in the field. Gwo is the fifth seed in the 100 fly in 58.02 and will compete with a pair of familiar faces from Skyline in the event in Kathy Lin and Stephanie Munoz. Rainey and Waddell are in the 100 free and Pana and Watson will swim the 500 free for the Knights, with Pana owning a top-10 time in that event. Newport’s 200 free relay team posted a best time just more than a second off the state’s best thus far and sits fourth headed into Friday’s prelims. The 400 free relay team is seeded second, just fractions of a second behind Richland. 4A action begins 9:45 a.m. Nov. 15 at KCAC and continues the following morning at 10 a.m. with the championship heats.
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Skyline was unable to finish the job against the Knights in the conference tournament championship match, as Newport stormed back to win 3-2. RICK EDELMAN, Courtesy Photo Each of the past three volleyball seasons, Newport has finished its season at the 4A state tournament. Friday at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, the Knights will try to go one step further. Newport finished the 4A KingCo tournament with a comeback effort, winning the final three games against Skyline to take the top seed from the conference to the 4A state volleyball tournament and keep its record against conference foes unblemished on the year. The 17-1 Knights, which lost their only match of the year to Kentwood in early September, had recorded five consecutive sweeps before the second round of the league tournament in a 3-1 win over Bothell. “We had some of our toughest competition early on,” standout senior Casey Schoenlein said earlier in the season. “Having that behind us helped us grow this confidence.” The physically imposing leader for Newport recorded 29 kills in the championship match, aided by 46 assists from India Gants and 17 kills from Anna Crabtree. Head coach Steve Trachy said the key for his team throughout the year has been cohesion and confidence, two traits he said have been vastly improved from previous years. “I think having that pressure of our league tournament and going to state will help this group,” Trachy said, noting the team’s past experiences at Saint Martin’s against the best Class 4A has to offer. Emerald Ridge enters the match at state with four straight wins, its last setback coming to the same Kentwood team that beat Newport. The Knights open the tournament at 9:45 a.m. on Court 2 at Saint Martin’s, and will face either Mount Vernon or Central Valley in the second round.
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Bellevue, Newport set for playoff clashes on gridiron Newport (8-2) VS. Bellarmine Prep (8-2), 2 p.m. Saturday Two weeks ago in his team’s 49-24 4A KingCo crossover round win over Woodinville, Newport football coach Mike Miller knew he had seen a special effort from senior running back Conner Baumann. With the season on the line, and facing a group of Falcons they had already seen during the regular season, Baumann toted the ball 20 times for 241 yards and an eye-popping six touchdowns, seemingly putting a signature performance on his prep career. As improbable as it seemed, it wasn’t even the best game of the postseason for Baumann. “I thought he just went off,” Miller said of Baumann’s game against Woodinville. “I told him if he could repeat that, it would be awesome, not thinking he would.” Last week against Lake Stevens, Baumann did exactly that, rushing 20 more times for 481 yards and six more scores. “He’s just been phenomenal,” Miller said. “I think they have all responded well and it feels like we’re peaking when we should.” The offense certainly hit a high point last week in the district playoffs against the Vikings, with four different players scoring rushing touchdowns as Newport pulled away in the second quarter for a 62-35 win. Miller said the game was eerily similar to the rivalry loss to Issaquah during the regular season, where his team hung around early, but saw momentum swing the other way in a lopsided loss. “I didn’t know what to think after that game,” Miller said. “The difference against Lake Stevens was we kept responding and matching score-for-score and eventually wore them down.” Baumann certainly played a large part in that and leads a group of ball carriers that has the Knights back in the state playoffs despite losing four-year starting quarterback Isaac Dotson, now at Washington State.
November 15, 2013 [19] to go with Baumann’s 18, and Chisebuka has added six of his own and nearly 500 yards. Routen has done his share on the ground as well, scoring twice and averaging nearly six yards per carry. The challenge grows this week against a group from Bellarmine Prep that has allowed more than 21 points only twice on the year, in losses to Olympia (28-10) and Tumwater (26-14). The Lions, despite losing quarterback Sefo Liufau, now the starter for Colorado, have scored 50 or more points four times this year, including each of the past two weeks in blowout wins. “Every team at this point is a good team that executes well,” Miller said. “I’m hoping we can just keep this thing rolling.” A win will send Newport to the quarterfinals, where they will face either Bothell or Graham Kapowsin.
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The Newport offense, center Nolan Anderson, quarterback J.P. Routen and running back Conner Baumann, hope to break out again this week. JOSH SUMAN, Bellevue Reporter “That was the question everybody had and we had too,” Miller said. “We knew we had some talent coming back and we would be pretty good up front.” Baumann credited the work of fellow running backs, namely speedsters Paul Wells and Nkumbu Chisebuka, for stretching defenses and allowing him to operate between the tackles, along with an offensive line that has formed a certain identity on the ground. “Paul and ‘Bu’ are really fast and shifty,” he said. “(Quarterback) J.P. (Routen) has really stepped up and taken care of this offense.” Wells has 16 rushing touchdowns of his own on the year
Ferndale proved to pose little opposition to the fivetime defending 3A state football champions last week, as Bellevue rolled to a 44-0 win over the Golden Eagles in the district playoffs. Sam Richmond scored three times and brother Max added another in last week’s win. The Grizzlies won 28-3 last week in the district playoffs over Wilson, but were dropped 59-20 by Marysville-Pilchuck the week prior and also lost to Bothell, 42-23. Since a 45-14 win over Shorecrest in early October, Glacier Peak is averaging just more than 22 points per game. The two last met in the 2011 round of 32 and also faced off in 2009, both of those games resulting in Bellevue wins on the road to a state championship. This group of Wolverines has yet to be tested en route to its 10-0 record, blasting 4A playoff teams Skyline (45-7) and Bothell (49-6) and allowing 3A KingCo foes no closer than 24 points in any game this year. While the defense has not matched the statistically improbable greatness of last year’s unit, which allowed only a single touchdown to a Washington prep foe all season, Bellevue has surrendered only 14 points in the past three games combined and held state playoff bound Mount Si to only 13 points in the third lopsided win over the Wildcats in the past two seasons. A win sends Bellevue to a quarterfinal game with either Bonney Lake or Peninsula, with a place in the Tacoma Dome and 3A state semi-finals on the line.
Wolverines win opener at state Bellevue got on the board early and often against Bonney Lake, winning the program’s first ever state playoff match 5-0 and keeping its season alive for the quarterfinal round. Lillie French netted an unassisted goal in the 23rd minute to put her team on top and two minutes later, Jojo Harber found Isabelle Butterfield for an insurance tally that put the Wolverines up 2-0. Sabrina Mohazzabfar and Sophie Butterfield added goals and Isabelle Butterfield tacked on another as well as Bellevue put away any doubt. Goalkeeper Sam Fredman and the defense pitched another shutout as Bellevue won its sixth straight and earned its spot in the quarterfinals. The win was the seventh time this year Bellevue has scored four or more goals and they have been held to fewer than two on only four occasions this season. The Wolverines will face Auburn Mountainview, which beat Shorecrest 1-0 in another opening round game, at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 with a spot at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup for the 3A semi-finals on the line. Liberty also won its first round game and the SeaKing District has five of the eight teams left in 3A.
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The power of hearing and telling stories BY DANIEL NASH BELLEVUE REPORTER
For the past decade that the Temple De Hirsch Sinai has resided at its Eastgate location, they’ve leased out their top floor to the Emerald Heights Academy. The two organizations — one a Reform synagogue, the other a Catholic K-8 school — were always good neighbors, but rarely socialized on a day-to-day basis. When Pierre “Nic” Antoine came on as the Academy’s principal at the end of 2012, he decided he wanted to walk over to the fence and start a conversation. At the beginning of 2013, Antoine approached Rabbi Daniel Septimus and Laurel Abrams, the director of the temple’s Jennifer Rosen Meade preschool, about having his eighth-grade students read to the temple’s preschoolers. “I wanted to work with Ms. Abrams and Rabbi Septimus with the goal to build and strengthen our relationship with our Jewish brothers and sisters,” he said. A first “reading buddies” day was held in spring, and plans were soon
made to do another in the fall – held Oct. 24 – and in spring 2014. The temple will share the traditions of Tat Shabbat with Emerald students in January, and the two organizations will have an interfaith picnic at the end of the school year. “As a synagogue, we work together and for the past 10 years we’ve been having a good working relationship,” Abrams said. “I think (reading buddies) has multiple benefits to all of us. “Reading benefits the child being read to and the person doing the reading. It’s something we all value.” The older preschoolers – 3 to 5 years old – participating in the program were excited about having the “big kids” come read to them, Abrams said. Eighth grader and student council president Helen Haley was one of the Emerald students who participated as a reading buddy. She read “The Spider and the Fly” and “Miss Mouse’s Day” to multiple small groups of preschoolers. “I had a different voice for each of the characters,” Haley said. “As far as I could tell, (the preschoolers) liked it a
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Emerald Heights academy eighth grader Helen Haley read to students of the Jennifer Rosen Meade preschool in October. COURTESY PHOTO lot. They were so into the book. “Some of them would get up really close. ‘Oh, I can’t see it!’ They were really into it.” Preschool instructor Tammy Bargas said her students seemed excited to have the reading day. “I think they really liked it,” she said. “They seemed to be very attentive. “I saw kids asking questions, and point things out if they wanted to know more.” The most gratifying part of the day, Antoine said, was seeing the two groups slowly become more
friendly. Preschoolers and middle school students alike were wary of each other at first but, as more and more books were read, the two would sit closer and closer together. The older students learned as much as the younger, he said. “(I want our students) to understand the power they have … as mentors to the other students,” he said. “Reading buddies is a fun way to do that. Learning without knowing you’re learning: that’s the best.”
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