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Former mayor McBride to challenge Tom for state Senate BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com
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ormer Kirkland mayor Joan McBride will run against Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Medina with the 48th Legislative District in the August primary election. “Rodney Tom abandoned critical issues important to the Eastside in order
to keep a title and corner Tom is a former Republioffice,” McBride said in a can turned Democrat who news release. “I handed Senate conlook forward to trol to Republicans talking with voters in 2013. throughout the McBride, 62, will 48th district about run as a Democrat the important isand said that educasues that unite us tion, transportation and where, as a new and quality of life Rodney Tom senator, I can make will be cornerstones a real and positive of her campaign. difference.” “From my years of serv-
ing the people of Kirkland a balanced transportation and the Eastside, I know package and investing in the importance great communities. of great schools, Unfortunately, the transportation and current leadership transit investments is blocking comand protecting our mon sense progress communities’ qualto maintain their ity of life,” McBride partisan control. said. “We need It’s wrong for our Joan McBride leaders in Olymfamilies and wrong pia committed to for our region.” funding schools, passing McBride points to stalled
legislation that would invest billions in regional transportation and transit priorities, a refusal to close loopholes that would add $200 million to K-12 funding and even legislation to safeguard access to reproductive health care for women that passed the State House but is languishing in the Senate — where [ more SENATE page 3 ]
School district levies passing, bond failing Bond would fund the rebuild of three Kirkland schools including Juanita High BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
The first returns for a Lake Washington School District special election show the two levies passing but a huge bond measure failing to reach the needed 60 percent to pass. The first results were released by King County Elections on Feb. 11. Prop. 3, which includes a $755 million bond, is failing with 14,019 votes or 57 percent of the overall votes cast. The measure needs a 60 percent or a super majority yes vote. It also needs a minimum turnout of 18,503 votes to pass. If it passes by Feb. 25, the bond measure would allow the district to continue with its modernization program with funds going toward replacing aging schools throughout the district. Six schools are scheduled to be replaced, including three in Kirkland: Juanita High School, Kamiakin Middle School and Peter Kirk Elementary School. According to the district, the bond would cost homeowners 53 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. Prop. 1, Education Programs and Operations Levy, is passing with 16,692 votes in favor, or 63.6 percent of the vote. The levy will cost $263.6 million over the
course of four years. For homeowners, this comes to an estimated rate of about $1.85-1.92 per $1,000 of assessed property value, according to the district. Prop. 2, the Capital Projects Levy, is passing with 16,425 votes in favor, or 62.5 percent of the vote. The levy will pay for two types of capital projects: facilities and technology, and will cost $127.2 million over the course of four years. For homeowners, this comes to an estimated rate of about 91 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, according to the district. The two levies are renewals and require a simple majority of 50 percent, plus one to pass. The three measures will go toward the district’s everyday operations, technology needs and building upgrades as well as toward replacing aging schools and building new schools to accommodate the district’s growing enrollment. The vote-by-mail ballots were due Feb. 11 and the election results will be certified by Feb. 25. There were 18 jurisdictions with ballot measures in the February special election. Vote totals will be updated at www.kirklandreporter. com as they are received by King County Elections.
A little girl stands with her mother as she models a pillow case dress made by one of the women at the Peter Kirk Community Senior Center. The family was staying at the “Kwashiorkor ward,” or malnutrition ward, at Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, Haiti. Allison McLean traveled to Haiti to hand-deliver the dresses after she heard about the philanthropic endeavor. ALLISON MCLEAN, Special to the Reporter
Women’s group sews dresses for children in impoverished countries BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com
One afternoon each month, a group of women meet at the Peter Kirk Community Center. It’s not for the exercise classes or a game of Bridge. It’s for thousands of children who don’t have proper clothes in some of the poorest countries around the world. And these women work to make a difference one dress and pair of shorts at
a time. During the last two years, their clothing has traveled to Malawi, Rwanda, Haiti and Kenya twice each. In March 2012, Margaret Wagner with the Senior Center at Peter Kirk, was watching the “Making a Difference” segment on NBC News, which showcased a woman with cancer who made pillow case dresses with her friends.
“I thought, ‘Wow,’” Wagner said. “I always watch these segments and think, ‘What can an individual do who’s not going to journey somewhere?’ Sometimes it’s amazing what you can do with the resources you have.” Wagner asked women at the Senior Center if they would be interested in sewing and donating the pillow dresses featured on the show. About five women
started with the group and even more donated materials such as seam binding, buttons, thread and pillow cases. “When we first started, we didn’t have anything,” Wagner said. “We had three sewing machines donated, an iron, ironing board… This woman said she found a $100 bill on the street and she went out and bought, at the thrift store, two sewing machines.” [ more DRESSES page 6 ]
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One sent to hospital in Kirkland house fire, two exotic birds dead
BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com
After a survey, they found a 62-year-old woman, the sole occupant of the house, covered in soot and disoriented. It was later determined she had carbon monoxide poisoning and was treated at EvergreenHealth Medical Center. It took about 30 minutes to extinguish the fire, during which firefighters
saved two dogs, one turtle and a lizard. Two exotic birds could not be saved. There’s an estimated $395,000 worth of damage, according to Peabody. The cause is still under investigation, but is not being considered suspicious. Bellevue and Redmond firefighters also responded.
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Police Blotter The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week. Between Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, the Kirkland Police Department reported 521 traffic violations, six DUIs, 19 school zone traffic violations, 17 traffic accidents, six animal calls, 39 alarm calls, six noise complaints, seven calls of disturbance, 13 thefts, 33 car prowls, three car thefts, 12 calls of civil disturbance, six reported burglaries, five domestic violence calls, two calls for harassment, two reports of illegal drugs, two alleged assaults, 10 acts of fraud, 10 malicious mischief calls, one sex offense and eight suicide calls. At least 41 people were arrested.
Feb. 5 Warrant: 9:05 p.m., 300 block of Kirkland Ave. A 41-year-old man was arrested on a Bothell assault warrant after police found him at the Kirkland Library. He had refused to leave at closing and was not cooperative when police arrived.
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of 126th Ave. NE. A 43-year-old woman was arrested for punching her 43-year-husband of 12 years in the chest and arm multiple times.
Warrant: 5 p.m., 14100 block of Juanita Drive NE. A missing 17-year-old boy was arrested after he was located and found to have a misdemeanor warrant.
Feb. 3 Theft: 8:56 p.m., 14130 Juanita Drive NE. A 30-year-old man was arrested for stealing eight boxes of Delsym, a cough formula, from the Inglewood Bartell Drugs store. Police found him a few blocks from home. He was trespassed for three years from the store. Warrant: 9:36 p.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 21-year-old man was taken into custody on a felony warrant after police found him at a QFC. Upon searching him, police found a Target debit card and a blue MasterCard belonging to a woman. Car theft: 11:12 p.m., 6900 block of 116th Ave. NE. A 32-year-old man was arrested for possessing a stolen Dodge Charger from the Rairdon auto dealership. Theft: 1:09 p.m., 9800 block of NE 132nd St. A 16-year-old boy was arrested for stealing a First Aid Kit, bug spray and a match box from Rite Aid.
Feb. 2 Domestic violence: 8:42 p.m., 8700 block
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Malicious mischief: 9:54 p.m., 5800 block of Lake Washington Boulevard NE. A 27-year-old man was arrested for kicking the car belonging to his girlfriend of six years and causing significant damage. His girlfriend had refused to get out of her car and into a cab with him.
Feb. 1 Hit-and-run: 1:55 p.m., 14300 block of 109th Ave. NE. A 22-year-old man was arrested for taking off after crashing his BMW into a rock retaining wall. He and his damaged car were found four blocks away as he was “feverishly trying to change the front tire.” He was charged for the damage he caused to nearby vehicles impacted by flying rocks. Assault: 2:52 p.m., 12500 block of NE 144th St. A 41-year-old man was arrested for punching a 52-year-old man at the Caribbean Casino. Police found the suspect at Tony’s bar a short time later. Domestic violence: 10:34 p.m., 6500 block of 113th Ave. NE. An 18-year-old man was arrested for kicking in a door. His 49-year-old mother told police her son was agitated and on meth.
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resident was sent to a local hospital for observation after Kirkland firefighters responded to a “well involved” fire in the Highlands neighborhood the night of Feb.5. Dispatchers received the call at 8:19 p.m. and firefighters were at the house
within three minutes, according to Battalion Chief Larry Peabody with the Kirkland Fire Department. The house, located at the 11700 block of NE 105th Lane, had flames up to the roof. Firefighters were “driven back by the intense heat and flames” as they approached the fire from the back of the house.
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www.kirklandreporter.com tra Financial and Megomi School in Bothell. “I’m a real believer in Joan,” Walen said. “I have a lot of respect for her.” McBride said she began considering the Senatorial position last summer. “There were other candidates, other names being considered,” she said. “Many other people considering a run but, one by one, some of those decided not to. I don’t think that behavior of not representing the Eastside, not being able to tell if you’re a Democrat or a Republican, should be rewarded.” Walen said McBride turned around a dysfunctional Kirkland City Council during her time as mayor and she believes McBride will make a real difference in the Washington State Legislature, if elected. McBride said she’s interested in environmental work, issues around family support systems, looking at paid sick leave, the minimum wage and affordable housing. “For all these years, I’ve been very Kirkland centric,” she said. “I am really excited about [potentially] representing an entire district. My progressive values fit in well with our other sister cities - the Point cities, Bellevue and Redmond.
We’re an important voice on the Eastside.” As mayor, McBride served on the Finance Committee, helping Kirkland maintain the city’s Triple A bond rating. She also oversaw the annexation of 35,000 residents, the purchase of the Cross Kirkland Corridor, development of the Kirkland Transit Center, and the South Kirkland Park and Ride TOD. She was also a strong supporter of the recent parks and roads permanent levy, Youth and Senior councils and the Teen Center. McBride, a Lake Washington High School graduate, has served on the boards of the Kirkland Performance Center, Friends of Youth, Feet First, Together Center, Kirkland Interfaith Network, Washington Bikes, and on the PTA at Lakeview Elementary, Kirkland Middle School and Lake Washington High School. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including Elected Official of the Year and a Golden Acorn. McBride began her political career on the Houghton Community Council and then moved on to serve on the Kirkland City Council for 16 years. Tom, the Senate Majority Leader and incumbent, has raised about $100,000. He is
serving his second term in the Senate after serving two terms in the House for the 48th Legislative District. He said he’s worked with McBride before and he thinks the toss up presents the voters with a “real clear choice.” “Her record shows she’s for bigger government and car taxes,” Tom said. “So let’s have that debate.” Tom said that the issues of the Eastside, such as funding for State Route 520, education and other transportation funding, have been a priority and that his involvement can be seen by looking at past transportation package proposals from the Senate.
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Kirkland GIS mapping service now online The city of Kirkland is has announced that its GIS mapping portal is now available to the public. The system allows easier access to property, zoning and utility information for developers building in the city. The interactive maps can
be found at maps.kirklandwa.gov. Data layers include topographical contours, base map, zoning and land use, development permits, and environmentally sensitive areas. Users can create a property report, apply for permits through MyBuildingPermit.com, pay city utility bills and print out maps. The site is not suitable for mobile devices at this time but the mobile application is being developed. For questions about Kirkland Maps, contact Xiaoning Jiang, GIS Administrator at 425-587-3070 or xjiang@ kirklandwa.gov.
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conservatives hold sway in critical committees. McBride filed with the Public Disclosure Commission on Jan. 25. The Public Disclosure Commission lists $14,000 raised for her campaign committee, which is called “Friends of Joan McBride,” but a release from McBride states she has raised $20,000. McBride said while she can only run in the district she lives in, the 48th Legislative District, she might not have chosen to run if the district had a “strong advocate in the state Senate for the needs of the Eastside.” “We need someone who can get results, who is committed to our families and businesses, and stands strong for public education,” said McBride as she stood picketing for the Lake Washington School District’s propositions. “Someone who recognizes that woman’s reproductive freedom is important and transportation is critical to economic viability.” Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen with Ford of Kirkland is among several backers, including Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci and Redmond Council Vice President Kim Allen. Others include people with the Children’s Hospital, Syme-
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Promote the recycling of plastic bags Recent letters have supported the proposition to ban disposable plastic shopping bags in favor of reusable cloth. While I am in complete sympathy with the desire to help the environment, the proposed action is considerably less effective and substantially more costly, in time, of natural resources and money than the alternative. I’m speaking of the simple act of recycling disposable plastic bags instead of putting them in the trash. Bins for this purpose are already abundantly available. Kirkland residents can bundle the bags together and toss them into their residential recycling containers. It is easy, cost-effective and immeasurably superior to reusable cloth shopping bags in terms of its affect on the environment. A leading environmentalist has commented that the proposal to ban disposable plastic shopping bags is largely a “distraction” to turn our attention from other issues. More than 98 percent of the environmental impact comes from what is within the shopping bag, not the bag itself. If we look no further than the cloth shopping bag, we can see all the disposable plastic promoting the recycling of plastic shopping bags inside it to protect fresh produce and bags. It’s a lot better for the environment, our meat items from cross-contamination. With pocketbooks and our balance of payments disposable plastic shopping bags, the clerk with China. simply uses different bags for produce and Jim Lewis, Kirkland meat. Beyond that, we need to be aware the manufacture, shipping, washing and ultimate disposal of the reusable cloth bags is not without its affect on the environment. When all aspects of the use of cloth bags are taken There have been some good arguments on into account, many researchers doubt there both sides of the issue of a ban on single-use is any net gain in terms of benefits to the plastic bags for Kirkland and I would like to environment from making the switch. direct you to an article in the Los Angeles In fact, some research from areas in which Times from Dec. 26. Google the term “plasa ban on disposable plastic bags has been tisphere” and you will learn that this term implemented indicates the amount of plastic refers to ecosystems that live in human-made in landfills actually increases after the ban plastic environments in our oceans. is enacted. The reason is disposable plastic Researchers are finding that when bags are used for many purposes in the plastic products find their way into home. The most common are to bag oceans, microbes accelerate the garbage before putting it in collection KIRKLAND the breaking down of the plastic into bins, lining waste baskets and picking micro particles smaller than grains up pet waste. Deprived of disposable of salt, causing harmful chemicals plastic shopping bags, consumers are to leach into the water. Bacteria and led into buying plastic bags, which are other microscopic organisms grow on these generally larger, thicker and more harmful microplastics, which are showing up in the to the environment. Moreover, consumers food chain. Everything from plant algae to frequently purchase larger quantities than are needed to save cost. Ultimately the excess fish and birds are responding to the effects of plastics in their food systems with negative bags wind up in the trash; and unlike the physiological conditions. disposable plastic bags, purchased bags are It is only recently that scientists are acusually not able to be recycled. tively studying the negative impacts of plastiLet me offer one last observation: When plastic shopping bags are banned, consumers sphere on the ocean environment. However, find themselves acquiring more reusable bags already in 1972, a professor of microbial ecology in California found that microbes than they really need or want. The reason is were attaching themselves to plastic particles. the consumer forgets to bring them to the He speculated that hazardous chemicals apstore, or the shopping trip was unplanned, pearing in ocean animals may have leached or the bags were left in the other car, or the out of bits of plastic. The bacteria accumulatconsumer rode the bus that day and didn’t ing on these particles of plastic get ingested feel like carrying a bag with him all day, and by single-celled animals, which in turn are so on. That leads to excess numbers of bags ingested by larger predators. As a result, collecting in car trunks, garages and utility closets. The excess ultimately winds up in the plastic in the food cycle in the ocean eventually can show up in fish products consumed trash. Unlike the disposable plastic shopby people. ping bags, reusable cloth bags are not readily Now, over 40 years later, we are starting to recyclable. have a better understanding of this negative For all these reasons, it makes no sense to interaction of plastic in our environment. burden the public with the cost and inconveLet’s not let the convenience of having plastic nience of a ban on disposable plastic shopbags determine the consequences of our ping bags. If anyone feels they want to buy and use the cloth bags, let them. While cloth future health and that of our ocean’s ecosystems. Kirkland has been a leader in dealing shopping bags are not really helping the enwith environmental issues on many fronts, vironment, I don’t feel we have to ban them. and passing a ban on single-use plastic bags Let’s drop this subject and focus on
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Potala construction hours bad for Kirkland I have worked with neighbors and other Kirkland citizens reviewing some of the city’s responses to the Potala Village developer. Here’s some things that appear very concerning. Kirkland staff recently informed developer Lobsang Dargey’s team that the hours for construction trucks was to be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Such has been the case with other developments, particularly along one of Kirkand’s busiest arterials. This didn’t seem to be well received as the Potala team argued that they would be slowed down by maybe a month. To this, staff seemed to indicate they would “work” with the developer. Say what? Remember that we are talking a full parade of trucks for major excavation for months or years. Is staff completely forgetting the traffic problems of Lake Street South during both the morning and the afternoon commute? All the more delay to discourage people from trying to get downtown to support those businesses. As for the “threat” of a longer construction timeline, Dargey’s Pogoda Village Everett project originally had a completion timeline of spring 2012 but won’t be completed until 2014, according to the Everett Herald. Kirkland is only the third such development for Path America LLC and we may have a similar experience in Kirkland. A recent headline in the Herald regarding the impact of Pogoda Village Bogda in Everett reads: “New construction harming existing Everett businesses.” Will the next headline about impacted businesses be in the Kirkland Reporter and local blogs? Again, why in the world would staff budge at all on this? Normal construction hours should be 100 percent enforced. Not a minute more or you further impact an already overly impacted roadway. There should be steep fines for starting with these trucks before 9 a.m. or after 3 p.m. What are our [ more LETTERS page 5 ]
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requested that renters be required to mechanisms? pay for on-site parking, even though we A phone call and request for compliance understand this is not permitted in other from the city? What can we learn from residential developments. The developer the Everett experience in the second has also requested that tandem on-site article to make sure our streets are not parking be allowed. Again, this is not also negatively impacted that Kirkland, lowed for other developments. The out of as a whole, suffers during the years of scale size of the proposed project would construction? How will we make sure create major traffic problems for Lake we have a mechanism that works to Street, and, with the other items enforce compliance of Kirkland’s requested, would greatly exacerkirkland rules? bate existing on-street parking Let’s learn from the Everett conditions. situation. We need firm rules and We are pleased to learn the city we need to have a way to enforce has engaged an environmental conthem. sultant to monitor ongoing clean up These need to be rules that the city work. We hope and expect the city will imposes for the good of the citizens and hold the Potala developer to the same business people who are already here. We standards as other developers and firms don’t need the next headline to be, “New such as Google. construction harming Kirkland busiConsidering the understandable nesses.” skepticism, we believe it is essential the permitting process proceed with care and Karen Levenson, Kirkland precision.
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Concern about Potala permitting process
George and Linda Lamb, Kirkland
We own a condo on Lake Street South, less than a block from the proposed Potala development at the corner of Lake Street South and 10th Avenue South. We have considerable concern about the course of the permitting process for the Potala application. The earlier project application showed no provision for site remediation, even though the site had contained a gas station and a dry cleaner, the most common urban site contaminators. Since groundwater from the site almost certainly flows beneath Lake Street and under existing residential units on the west side of the street, proper remediation is essential at the Potala site. More recently, the developer has
Your editorial in the Feb. 7 issue brought tears to my eyes. You captured our emotions perfectly as we enjoy seeing our beloved Seahawks gather accolades from all over. As longtime diehard fans who never gave up hope that next year would be better this has been a dream come true. This is a unique team with a unique love affair with its fans. We may never see this again but Russell tells us there will be more. In the meantime we will enjoy this feeling, this year and this team. Thank you, Matt, for a great editorial.
Guardian angels help during Saturday’s snow On Feb. 8, the evening snow hit Seattle and the Eastside, I was driving home at 11:30 p.m. from work. Having never driven in snow before, apprehension and fear came to me. I made it three-quarters of the way home when I drove up on 108th Avenue Northeast, a large hill, heading into a residential area of Kirkland. At the steepest part of the hill my wheels started to slip and I knew I could not go any further. At that point of the road, it is one lane and I did not know how to
maneuver my car any further. At that point, as my car was headed to the right side of the curb, I saw a couple walking down the hill. They had chains, offered to put them under my front tires and pushed me. They stayed with me for about 15 minutes. They were kind and encouraged me, as I’m sure they saw the panic in my eyes. I neglected to get their names. They were my guardian angels, as what are the odds they would be walking down that hill at 11:30 p.m.? I am forever grateful for their kindness and help. If they are reading this, thank you.
Janice Higa, Kirkland
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Soon, by word of mouth, the group had grown and the pillow case dresses were on their way to Malawi, an “extremely poor” country in Africa. The clothes were sent with a woman who belongs to a local Catholic church. She was visiting a sister church in Africa. It was important for Wagner and the women to send their creations with people who could physically hand them to the children. “We discovered that the big established foundations were not interested in anything like this,” Wagner said. “They just wanted money.” Sending them by mail also posed a risk, as some governments were corrupt and could not be trusted. “We wanted to give the dresses personally to someone who was going,” said Jeanne Thompson, a sewer in the group. “We wanted to know, to get some feedback with what was actually happening.” After Malawi, a doctor from the Seattle Children’s Hospital delivered a batch of dresses to Kenya. And then the mother of woman
A young boy accepts a pair of shorts made by the women at the Peter Kirk Community Senior Center. The boy was staying at the “Kwashiorkor ward” at Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, Haiti this past November. ALLISON MCLEAN, Special to the Reporter who’s employed by the State Department in Rwanda delivered another. Without knowing where or when they’ll get another opportunity to send their clothes, the women continued to make dresses
and shorts in their spare time while meeting once a month. Last November, a special delivery of 50 dresses and shorts was made by Allison McLean to a Haitian hospital malnutrition ward.
McLean had learned of the group in much of the same way other travelers have: word of mouth. McLean’s sister-in-law’s mother attends the Senior Center exercise class and had seen the dresses sprawled out on one of the facility’s tables. “I was really excited when I saw the dresses,” McLean said, who is a professional photographer from Bellevue. “I didn’t realize how creative and individual and just really cute these things could be. Things that kids in a country like Haiti would be happy to have instead of just some shapeless sack or something. “It’s much more than that. There’s a lot of love and care put into it.” When McLean and her husband delivered the clothes to the hospital, she remembers the mothers and children were told there were some dresses and shorts Americans would like to donate. “They came up and they were looking at them,” she said. “They [were] hesitant, they’re very polite people.” McLean picked up a pair of shorts that matched a little boy’s red shirt and
handed them to him. “He just lit up,” McLean said. “It was pretty neat.” McLean said the “Kwashiorkor ward,” which is the term for malnutrition, put the majority of the clothes in reserve to make sure they were reserved for the poorest children. “Everyone thinks of Haiti as everyone being super poor, but there’s degrees of poverty,” she said. “Sometimes kids come through there who live in the mountains and their parents had to carry them down. They really have nothing at all.” The most recent trip was in January, when a young man involved in Earth Corps agreed to take the clothes to Haiti where his mother runs an orphanage for boys and girls. “It was through this place, a woman who takes the exercise program, she has a good friend who houses Earth Corps volunteers through all different countries,” Wagner said. But almost as important is the friendship the women in the group have developed. “People who probably wouldn’t have spent too much time with each other, they have out of this synergism of making the dresses,” she said. “We’ve developed relationships. To me, that’s as magical, really, as what happens at the other end.” Wagner said it’s that
bond that makes it hard when their members pass on. One woman, Virginia, 90, isn’t likely to make it, she says, but was responsible for nearly 35 percent of the dresses. “Her mother was a tailor and she was a single mother,” Wagner said. “She made her living by tailoring and so Virginia learned and makes all of her own clothes. She jumped into this with a lot of gusto and she’s made the most darling, precious dresses.” Wagner said their goal is to continue their project for some time but need more members and material to do so. She said anyone can join -- men, women, young, old, experienced and non-experienced. And they’ll gladly accept any fabric, thread, buttons or monetary donations for the seam binding, which is the most expensive part of their project. At this time, the women are sewing clothes for children in Kenya that will go with a man who will help build a church in the country. He has delivered the clothes to Kenya in the past as well. Wagner said the next group meeting is at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20.
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process, and to some extent, it still isn’t. Especially the listings of serving sizes are utterly confusing to most people who often don’t realize that many food containers hold multiple servings, which can distort other data on the so-called nutrition facts labels as well. “The agency is working toward publishing proposed rules to update the nutrition facts labels and serving size information to improve consumer understanding and use of nutrition information,” said Julie Putnam, a media spokesperson for the FDA, to Time magazine. “For example, the initial nutritional facts label focused on fat and diet. There is now
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to needy children. Children have assisted me during story time when I am reading stories and doing crafts with kindergartners and first graders. Kids have assisted in planting and harvesting in my vegetable gardens, the output of which partially goes to a food bank. I see kids assisting often at benefit events by serving the needs of others. I see kids canvassing neighborhoods for donations to worthy causes. I
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see kids in their schools promoting activities that benefit those in need. Teaching our children to care about others is a gift to all of us. Often parents see evidence of this quality and can’t remember planting the seed early in life. A family I am close to planted these seeds in their children when they were young and now they are adults. Their daughter, throughout her young life, cared and volunteered to protect animals. She volunteered in her own daughter’s school and ultimately
a shift to focus on calories to help consumers construct healthy diets.” Also the positioning of food labels needs reviewing. Most labels are placed on the back or one side of the packages and can be hard to read, especially for seniors. A front-of-package design using sufficiently large fonts could be more helpful. While today’s consumers are arguably better informed about issues of nutrition and nutritional health than ever before, they also sometimes get overwhelmed with data they don’t readily understand. For instance, the metric system that measures ingredients in grams and
milligrams is not familiar to many Americans and often leaves them at a loss for what the numbers truly mean. And although there is some evidence that more people are interested in food labels nowadays, studies have shown that only a fraction – fewer than 10 percent – actually looked at calorie counts, and only a minuscule number – about 1 percent – viewed additional components like fat, trans fat, added sugar and serving sizes. Still, well over one-third claimed to check at least for one ingredient they deemed important. Regardless of these rather disillusioning findings, a
became the president of a young woman’s volunteer community action group. She has made an amazing impact on her community. Her husband shares in many of the volunteer efforts and provides an additional example for their daughter. Now, their own daughter volunteers in an animal protection program, participates in fundraising events and is steadily growing into a young woman who wants to help others. Their son volunteered in coaching young athletes, became a counselor in an “outdoor adventure” recovery program for troubled youths and, among other things,
volunteered at his daughter’s pre-school to build and rebuild furniture, fix gates, etc. In the same manner, his wife is a tremendous supporter and initiator. Their daughter is still very young but learning to share with others, and to be aware of the needs of others. So if you want to really give a lasting gift to your children give them the gift of exposure to volunteering. If you choose to do this, closely evaluate the volunteer opportunity for worthiness, safety and for a continuation of the message you are giving – seeing and acting upon the needs of others, without a return to yourself. Now
February 14, 2014 [7] recently released report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed that more Americans indeed consume slightly fewer calories, prepare more of their own meals, and want to know about the quality of the foods they buy. The report also found that a growing number are aware of nutrition guidelines and pay attention, at least to some degree, to what they recommend.
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Bill LaMarche is a 30-plus year Kirkland resident, retired, and active community, national and international volunteer. Send in suggested volunteer opportunities to the Kirkland Reporter, attn: Bill LaMarche, at letters@ kirklandreporter.com
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