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Bellevue SWAT members cleared in 2013 shooting death BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
A six-member jury found members of the Bellevue SWAT team who shot a Seattle man to death in March 2013 were justified in their actions at the conclusion of a fourday inquest on March 13. Russell Smith was shot inside his Mer-
cedes Benz on the early morning of March 22, 2013, after Bellevue SWAT members approached his vehicle on the 5000 block of 43rd Avenue South in Seattle to serve an arrest warrant and search his property. He was suspected of at least three robberies in Bellevue and two in Seattle going back to November 2012. The 51-year-old Seattle laborer is alleged
to have backed out of his driveway, striking a pickup, before accelerating forward at several SWAT members who fired on him after they reported fearing for their safety. Three officers collectively fired 21 times and Smith was hit eight times, one bullet entering his brain. King County Executive Dow Constantine ordered an inquest into the shooting
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Newport High student hopes to turn dough into money BY DANIEL NASH BELLEVUE REPORTER
Senior year is a busy time for collegebound high school students. After months of picking schools, touring campuses, sending applications, waiting patiently for “the big envelope” and laboring over a final decision, there’s still the small matter of
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Bellevue officials say upcoming double-digit rate increases for solid waste won't be an annual hit to city residents under a new seven-year contract with Republic Services, which is seeking to recover $19.8 million annually during that time. City Council approved staying with Republic Services for solid waste collection in October, choosing a sevenyear service contract of $19.8 million annually over a competitive bid of $17.9 million from CleanScapes. That was a 14 percent increase over the city's last contract. Shortly after, the council voted to have Acting City Manager Brad Miyake complete negotiations for garbage, recycling and organic waste collections. "After that, then staff worked with Republic Services to say, 'How do you want to spread that total revenue requirement across all of the rates?' " said Nav Otal, city utilities director. "We have our objectives as a city. For example, we want to increase recycling and diversion?" The city reported it negotiated new services valued at $610,000 at no additional cost for residents and businesses. That includes an in-city customer service center, unlimited recycling for commercial customers and commercial and multi-family organics collection (96 gallons weekly). New rates taking effect June 29 mean increases for all cart sizes, not including new 10- and 45-gallon options. Otal said the new options will allow residents to lower their bill and focus on recycling. With the 10-gallon option and added cost of collecting such a small cart, she said some of that cost had to be spread to other cart rates. Twenty-gallon carts will see a monthly rate increase of 17 percent to $14; 32-gallon carts will increase 14 percent to $23.87; 64-gallon carts will increase 10 percent to SEE GARBAGE RATES, 5
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Police hope dropped receipt will identify gas March station14 robbery suspect Friday, BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Fast food may prove a bad decision for a suspect alleged to have robbed a store clerk at gunpoint in Factoria last month, leaving behind a McDonald’s receipt police hope will identify the woman who made off with $71 and cigarettes. A clerk at the Chevron/
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Local aerospace company agrees to $20M in fines Esterline, subsidiaries penalized for sharing sensitive defense data BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
A Bellevue-based aerospace and defense technology company has reached a settlement for $20 million in civil penalties against it for inadequate oversight that resulted in the provision of defense articles and technical information to foreign companies without the U.S. government’s authorization. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency reported the consent agreement on Friday, March 7, between the State Department and Esterline Technologies Corporation, which includes Everett-based subsidiary Korry HMI Solutions and Kirhill-TA in California. The agreement follows a multi-year investigation by ICE, Homeland Security and a review by the Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance. Korry HMI Solutions reportedly sent sensitive technical data to a foreign company in Liechtenstein between 1997 and 2010 because Korry had contracted with the company to manufacture night vision
components for the U.S. government. The company disclosed the unauthorized exports after conducting its own internal compliance review, which was brought on by a Homeland Security investigation. The news release states California subsidiary Kirhill-TA allowed foreign nationals unauthorized access to controlled technical data. The three-year consent agreement commits Esterline to a $20 million fine, however, $10 million of the penalty will be suspended as long as that amount is used to implement remedial compliance measures. Those are related to the Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance’s findings that Esterline used poor record keeping and jurisdictional control practices, and improperly administered its licenses and agreements. To ensure compliance, ICE reports, Esterline will “engage” a special official to oversee the agreement and the company will conduct two audits of its compliance program on top of implementing additional measures, such as improved policies and training. It is Esterline’s cooperation with the government, according to ICE, that spared it from administrative debarment. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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Marsh to head Overlake Medical Center Overlake Hospital Medical Center's Board of Trustees have named J. Michael Marsh as the health care provider’s new president and CEO, according to an announcement Wednesday. The selection followed a nationwide search begun after current CEO Craig Hendrickson's announcement last summer that he would retire. “Our hospital has been fortunate to have incredible leadership from the very start,” said Cecily Hall, past chair of the Board of Trustees and leader of the board’s execu-
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Council to digest shoreline plan BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bellevue city councilmembers emphasized the importance of a strong public process Monday as they move through a series of presentations on the planning commission's update to shoreline management regulations over the next four months. The Shoreline Master Program sets regulations within the Shoreline Overlay District in Bellevue, which includes Phantom Lake, Lower Kelsey Creek, Lake Sammamish, Lake Washington and the Mercer Slough to I-405. It is a planning and zoning ordinance governing waterfront development in Bellevue that also includes about 1,500 properties within 200 feet of these bodies of water, floodplains and wetlands. Updating the plan — mainly unchanged since 1974 — also has been an area of focus by the Bellevue Planning Commission for more than five years, a process that was slated for completion in 2011. Monday's City Council study session laid out the progress of the planning commission, including fixes to a number of compliancy issues within the SMP's May 2013 draft following an unsolicited review by the Washington Department of Ecology, which
Uwajimaya showcasing specialty food vendors Uwajimaya will bring specialty food vendors from Shimane Prefecture to its Bellevue store in March. The event will feature and sample products such as black garlic, fresh organic soba noodles, Japanese crackers and confections, teas, fish cakes and
has final say on approving the program. The ecology department is reserving its opinion on several issues identified in a September review until after the city passes its finalized version. With the planning commission supporting its updated regulations and restoration plan by a 4-2 vote, the council now will be briefed on the contents of the SMP over the next four months, with a review of recommended policies for shoreline overlay set for April 14 and review of the cumulative impact analysis and light rail component on April 28. Councilmember Jennifer Robertson said she supports the council schedule leading up to a public hearing and SMP approval proposed by late June or early July, but would like a public hearing to occur in May, after the public has more information, but before the end of the adoption process. Councilmember John Stokes pushed for more information to be provided to the public to ensure good feedback. Deputy Mayor Kevin Wallace said he supports no more than two public hearings. "We still have to do our jobs, and that's going to take as long as it takes,” he said. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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f you Google (or Bing, in deference to Microsoft) the words “Big Bertha,” the first thing that comes up is the name of a golf club. Next, comes the name of a super-heavy military howitzer, followed by a Guinness world record-holding cow. All of those Big Berthas share the ability to generate some degree of effective movement. Then comes Seattle’s Big Bertha, the tunnel boring machine that is now sitting underground as motionless as a set of dinosaur bones. The Department of Transportation says the problem with the $80 million stationary behemoth is that it has “leaky seals.” That was exactly the same excuse the Seattle Aquarium used when they temporarPat Cashman ily shut down a few years ago. So now, with Big Bertha being out-paced by slugs and glaciers, progress on the underground tunnel dig is progressing at the rate of zero feet per day. Or less. It doesn’t help that Bertha was named in honor of Seattle’s only female mayor from 1926, Bertha Knight Landes. “Gee, thanks a lot for the swell tribute,” Mayor Landes might say. “Could you have considered “Big Greg (Nickels) instead?” So while the gigantic boring machine sits as idle as a Sonics fan, why not try and make some money on it? Why not add Big Bertha to the area’s major tourist attractions? Seattle already has a very popular underground tour — why not introduce another one? Charge a healthy admission fee to hikers, joggers and bicy-
clists who would love to take a gander — and bring in food trucks and souvenir vendors hawking plastic Big Bertha Pez dispensers. And what a memorable setting for small weddings, bar mitzvahs and kids birthdays. Marketing the venue would be easy: ■ Need a fun spot for a bachelor party? Let Big Bertha entertain you! ■ How about renting it out as an off-leash area for family dogs? (Clean-up not included). ■ Plus, it’d be a nifty spot for taking prom photos too — a romantic setting — in a tunnel-digging-project sort of way. Yes, there will be pushback from transportation officials and the like, but what’s so wrong with trying to make the project pay for itself, while Bertha lies inert, in earth? WSDOT says the earliest they will get Bertha moving again will be September. Perhaps, but have they really tried everything? WD-40 got my lawn mower working last summer. Duct tape can fix about anything. And Remember on Happy Days how Fonzie would give the jukebox a whack — and it would suddenly start playing? In any event, let’s root for Bertha to be a big bore again someday — the Kim Kardashian of tunnel digging. You go, girl!
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Mercedes and the eight that struck Smith — one fatal shot to the head — were found by the jury to have had reason to believe Smith presented an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to himself or others. In their interrogatories — a series of 29 questions related to the inquest — all jurors agreed the details of March 22, 2013, as reported by numerous Bellevue and Seattle officers, were accurate. All six jurors, however, were unsure whether it was likely anyone around Smith's Columbia City residence that morning would have been able to visually identify the SWAT members' uniforms given the available lighting. Russell Smith was a dangerous felon who was wanted for a string of armed robberies," the Bellevue Police Department stated in a release last week. "Instead of complying with police commands and surrendering, he tried to use his car as a deadly weapon against the officers. Mr. Smith
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$31.41; 96-gallon carts will increase 8 percent to $36.02. The 10-gallon option will be $11.83 a month and the 45-gallon option will be $27.02. Oval said contract negotiations with Republic Services included making sure such cost increases do not become an annual occurrence. "This was a point that we were very firm on," she said. "We didn't want to hit the customers over and over again." Oval said it is normal for municipalities to agree to a contract cost for solid waste before negotiating the finer points of an agreement, including rate structures. The agreement between the city and Republic limits rate increases to inflation, said Oval. The rates taking effect June 29 are effective for 18 months. Anyone wanting to change to a new cart size of 10 or 45 gallons is asked to make a request by March 21 and changes to existing cart sizes can be accommodated immediately. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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e obviously didn’t sit in with the six-member jury that found members of a Bellevue SWAT team were justified when they shot and killed a Seattle man in March of last year. Nevertheless, we trust their judgment and decision. The Bellevue SWAT team was in Seattle the morning of March 22, prepared to serve a warrant on Russell Smith, who was suspected of at least three robberies in Bellevue and two in Seattle dating back to November 2012. Testimony said Smith backed out of his driveway in his Mercedes Benz, struck a pickup, and then accelerated forward at several SWAT members. Officers said they feared for their safety and fired at Russell in his car. The jurors in Seattle agreed that the details of the event as reported by both Bellevue and Seattle police officers were accurate. What people too often fail to remember is what police face every day as part of their job. For example, when reporters do ride-alongs with police officers for a story, they often come back with details that make us wonder how the police can do what they do every day. One reporter learned that officers in one city are told that every time they stop a car and get out to talk to the driver, they first make sure to touch a spot on the rear of the car. In case they are shot and killed, there will be evidence of their presence on the car. Another officer told a reporter that he always makes sure to kiss his wife and hug his kids as he goes out the door to work. Because of his job, he knows it could be the last time he sees them. Thankfully, most peoples’ jobs don’t come close to that. We are sad that someone died in that confrontation in Seattle. But we trust the jurors who looked at the facts and then reached, what we think, was the correct decision. – Craig Groshart, Bellevue Reporter
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houghtful citizens in east and south King County must vote “no” on yet another unfair Metro Transit tax hike — inequitable both for present and potential transit users and also for taxpayers countywide — to remind officials elected here to represent their constituents far more faithfully. East and south county taxpayers underwrite 35 percent and 30 percent of Metro’s excessive costs, but receive, respectively, only 17 percent and 20 percent of that Will Knedlik agency’s essential transportation. Immense revenues are diverted to subsidize Seattle, thereby leaving insufficient funds to close gaping holes in important transit routes, including pivotal connections long missing between family wage employment in east county and less expensive housing in south county. Suburban and rural taxpayers provide almost exactly two-thirds of Metro’s resources, despite receiving just over one-third of bus service. This massive transit and taxation inequal-
ity is accelerating, presently, as routes outside Seattle are cut repeatedly to safeguard transit there. The proposed tax hike would not simply fail to resolve this enormous unfairness but, if enacted, would actually worsen gross inequities between transit unavailability already shorting two-thirds of county residents and thereby still greater tax injustice. At Eastside Transportation Partnership and South County Area Transportation Board meetings, local officials complain regularly that east and south county residents pay too much for transit services and receive too few. Yet, these officeholders fail repeatedly, nonetheless, to represent their constituents as forcefully as those elected in Seattle, leaving suburban and rural taxpayers contributing ever more transit taxes, but receiving proportionally less-and-less public transport. As the King County Council was specifically informed with great respect — but with like clarity — at the public hearing required for another Metro tax hike on Feb. 24: when two-thirds of county residents are being fleeced to featherbed transit overwhelmingly designed to favor the other one-third, intentionally, result-
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ing inequalities yield far less constructive discussions than if council members would responsibly focus on Metro’s unsustainable operating cost of $155.38 per hour (among the very highest, nationwide, according to National Transit Database records). Nearly as regrettable as this tax hike proposal’s unfairness to two-thirds of county residents — as transit users and as taxpayers — is a colossal missed opportunity to earn citizen trust through balloting that, instead, squanders the best prospect in decades to add both transit finance stability for everyone reliant thereon and also transit service equity countywide, and thereby wastes Dow Constantine’s important low income fare initiative to rectify growing counterproductivity for transit-dependent residents from endless bus fare increases. Solutions are possible but, sadly, thinking citizens must first say “no” on April 22 to Proposition 1, including Seattleites who recognize gross tax injustice as unsustainable at least since mid-1776. Will Knedlik is the spokesperson for the official committee appointed by the King County Council to draft the Voters’ Pamphlet Opposition Statement.
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The Bellevue School District’s board of directors unanimously voted to purchase a Northeast First Street property from Tru G. Wilhelm Inc. for $12 million. The vote was made at the school board’s March 4 regular meeting. Purchase of 12011 N.E. First St. — adjacent to the district’s office — would allow the district to move administrative services out of the Wilburton Instructional Service Center in order to make Wilburton available for future campus expansion, Superintendent Tim Mills said. “After really going through analysis and looking for … property that could be used for a school site, looking for a centralized property, our concern is that the property this center (Wilburton) is sitting on is really prime property that could be used for a school,” Mills said. Funds for the purchase were taken from an account separate from the general fund, established from the 1983 sale of the land that became Bellevue Downtown Park. “We believe that as we look for other sites and continue our planning process that this property that we are on is going to be a valuable part of that puzzle that we’re going to be working to try to solve as part of future student needs,” Mills said.
Administrative services will be moved out of the Wilburton Instructional Service Center, pictured above, and into 12011 First St. Purchase of the latter property, for $12 million, was approved by the school board at the March 4 meeting. DANIEL NASH, Bellevue Reporter Board member Christine Chew said it would be a “tremendous asset” to have Wilburton available for school space. In a statement of concurrence, Steve McConnell added he thought the district had gotten a good deal. “Finding 10 acres of centrally located
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The Bellevue Schools Foundation’s lecture series, “Education Connections,” will return for three lunch sessions at the Wilburton Instructional Service Center beginning March 20. The lectures will bring in guest speakers from the Bellevue School District to discuss elementary school STEM education, Advanced Placement participation and bilingual education. The March 20 lecture on elementary “STEM” — science, technology, engineering and math — coursework will invite K-5 STEM Curriculum Developer Greg Bianchi to explain the early results of a pilot program in the district. The April 17 lecture on Advanced Placement will bring in Board Member Chris Marks, Deputy Superintendent Eva Collins and Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction Sharon Kautz
Sound Transit has reached an important milestone! Design plans for the Downtown Bellevue segment, from Main Street to 120th Ave NE, including the Bellevue Transit Center and Hospital Stations, are 60 percent complete. The open house is your opportunity to meet the East Link project team, review and provide feedback on current designs and share your thoughts with the City of Bellevue’s Light Rail Permitting Citizen Advisory Committee.
To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 1-800-201-4900/ TTY Relay: 711 or email accessibility@soundtransit.org. For more Information: Visit soundtransit.org/eastlink or call Sound Transit at 206-398-LINK, eastlink@soundtransit.org. For information in alternative formats, call 1-800-201-4900/TTY Relay: 711 or email accessibility@soundtransit.org
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to discuss how the district achieved 91 percent participation in AP and why it benefits students. The May 30 lecture on bilingual education will invite language curriculum developers Tina Ying Bogucharova and Paris Granville, as well as Bilingual Programs Supervisor Heidi LaMare. Also invited will be Sarah Soares, an instructor for the International Spanish Academy at Tillicum Middle School. The guests will discuss language education opportunities in the district. The lectures will be held in the Rainier Room at Wilburton, located at 12241 Main St. Advance registration is requested by visiting bellevueschoolsfoundation.org or calling 425-456-4199.
What’s going on in Bellevue’s schools and classrooms
Auction gala raises $570,000 for Kindering
Kindering, the Bellevue-based center for children with special needs, raised $570,000 for its programs at the 20th annual gala fundraiser held March 1 at the Grand
Hyatt Seattle. The nonprofit organization treats children with developmental delays caused by autism, cerebral palsy, chromosomal abnormalities, impaired vision, complications from premature birth, abuse or neglect. Kindering reports it helped 3,500 children and their families in 2013.
Catholic school to align schedule with Bellevue
Start here to make the pain in your back stop.
St. Monica Catholic School Principal Anca Wilson announced last week that the Mercer Island school would change its early release day to Wednesday to coordinate with STEM planning. About a quarter of the K-8 school’s population comes from Bellevue. The switch will align with Bellevue School District’s early release schedule and allow students to participate in afterschool activities tailored to said
schedule, Wilson said. The change will begin in the 2014-2015 school year. St. Monica will be one of the first schools in the Seattle Archdiocese to implement Phase One of a move to a “project-based learning model” for science, technology, engineering, math and the arts.
Student serves as page in House
Cole Steere, a student at Bellevue High School, served as a page recently in the Washington state House of Representatives. He was sponsored by state Rep. Ross Hunter (D-Medina). Cole is the son of Jody Steere and David Steere of Bellevue.
Two from Medina compete on robotics team
Fifth graders Bennett Husick and Matthew LePage, both Medina residents, competed in the First Lego League State semifinals with the French American School of Puget Sound robotics team. The five-member school team received the Judges Award. “The best part [for me]
was working together as a team, just pulling through all of these amazing things,” Husick said. “I am actually a rookie this year.” LePage added that he “learned how to work more as a team, how to program robots and do a better project presentation.” The team met weekly starting in the fall to prepare for the competition.
Schools foundation sets annual luncheon
The Bellevue Schools Foundation will hold its annual Spring for Schools luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday, May 16. The event shows examples of the impact the foundation makes in Bellevue public schools, presents student stories of success and connects people with others who care about public education. The event will be at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way N.E. More information is available at info@bsfdn. org, 425-456-4199 or www. bellevueschoolsfoundation. org.
Sub-Area Committee Workshops March 19 through May 15, 2014 At a Swedish spine seminar, you’ll hear straight from an expert surgeon all about non-surgical solutions to back problems, as well as the latest surgical techniques. You’ll also learn about the advantages of being cared for by one of the largest spine programs in the state. So, if you’d like to get started on a healthier, pain-free life, go online or call to reserve your spot. Then spend one evening that can make all the rest of your evenings a lot more comfortable.
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Join us at a series of upcoming route segment evaluation workshops for the Energize Eastside transmission line project! You can join neighborhood leaders serving on Sub-Area Committees who will gather information at these meetings to share with the project’s Community Advisory Group. The advisory group will recommend a route to PSE later this year. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Meetings, sub-areas and locations
NORTH • Kirkland • Redmond • North Bellevue
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All meetings 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center 16600 NE 80th St. Redmond
Hilton Bellevue Renton Technical 300 112th Ave. SE College Bellevue 3000 NE Fourth St. Renton
Register online at swedish.org/classes or call 206-386-2502
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Workshop #1: Examine route segments; identify factors to evaluate the segments March 19 March 26 March 27 Workshop #2: Score each segment April 16 April 23 April 24 Sub-Area Committee meeting: Committee reviews outcomes from the workshops; public welcome to attend May 7 May 14 May 15
Thursday, March 20, 6– 8 p.m. Swedish/Redmond 18100 N.E. Union Hill Rd., Redmond (Just east of Avondale) To view classes offered at all Swedish campuses, visit swedish.org/classes.
Can’t make the workshops? Take our survey and learn more about the project online at pse.com/energizeeastside. A nonprofit organization
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Shine will deliver bulk orders to catering services and individual consumers located within a 12-mile radius of its Redmond headquarters — or further, with a surcharge. Lingenbrink picked up baking when she was a young girl and stuck with it. In 2013, her Old Fashioned American Apple Pie won “Best Crust” at the Crossroads Bellevue Farmers Market. She enrolled in Newport’s culinary arts program, competing with the ProStart team in the restaurant
management division. “This project really inspired me to look deeper into permits, licenses … everything you need to operate a food business,” Lingenbrink said. It was a summer job working for a neighbor’s catering company that made her begin to seriously consider opening up her own business to pay for college. With business guidance from her mother, Lingenbrink began researching in earnest state food standards and startup requirements. She used her savings to purchase equipment and set up shop in her
neighbor’s commercial kitchen. For now, the business is just her with some help from friends and family. “I don’t know where I’m going to college yet, but I plan to go to school in Washington state,” she said. “Because of that, I’ll have the option of living at home … I can be focused on school and the bakery.” Lingenbrink’s favorite treat from her inventory? The vanilla cupcakes with raspberry frosting. ShineBakery.com is live now and will begin taking orders and making deliveries Sunday, March 16. Daniel Nash: dnash@bellevuereporter.com; 425-453-4290
Church sets launch
Vanilla cupcakes with raspberry frosting are Rachel Lingenbrink’s favorite treat from her inventory. COURTESY PHOTO
Essential Church will celebrate its official launch at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, March 16 at the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center on Lake Hills Boulevard. After the celebration, the church will offer a catered meal as a gift to all of its guests. As part of its opening, church members will do a "Clean Up at the Club" on March 14-15 by doing yard work, landscaping, interior cleaning and minor repairs to the building. The Club is located at 15228 Lake Hills Blvd.
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Every evening before bedtime, invite your children to participate in the preparation of their backpacks. Make sure they pack sunscreen, a hat or baseball cap, and a good pair of shoes. As most camps have swimming in their programs, ensure they also include a swimsuit, towel, and a change of clothing. Some pools require swim caps to be worn. You might also be required to supply life vests or swim floats if your children need them.
School is barely out before it’s time to start the kids at day camp. All summer long, they will be able to do a variety of activities, go on group outings, and make lots of new friends. Here are a few tips to help your children enjoy this enriching experience, which they are sure to remember for the rest of their lives. First of all, it’s possible that your children will feel a little nervous about going to camp, especially if it’s their first time. Reassure them by describing all the activities that will be organized throughout the summer, emphasizing the ones you know they’ll prefer. Remind them that this is a perfect opportunity to experience wonderful adventures with other children of the same age.
Last but not least, go over basic safety rules with your children, and be sure to tell them to have a good time. After all, day camp is the perfect place to create unforgettable memories.
On the first day of camp, start them off on the right foot by giving them a good breakfast. They can take their own lunches and snacks or they can buy food if a cafeteria is available. Be careful of allergies—some camps, just like schools, ban peanuts and tree nut products.
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Summer fun on the run Even though winter is still very much with us, it’s time to think about the summer school holidays and choosing a summer camp for your children. After several months spent in the classroom, they deserve a chance to spend time in nature and run off their excess energy. A great place to do that is at a sports camp. Summer sports camps are ideal places to have fun with friends in surroundings that promote health through physical activity. Running, swimming, skating, climbing, kayaking, team sports, and trampolines are just a few of the activities that await the children who attend sports camps. While some camps are specialized in one particular discipline, such as gymnastics, soccer, or hockey, others allow children to try out a wide range of sports. When choosing a camp, parents have to ask themselves what their children would like. Would they like to improve their performance in a sport in which they wish to compete or do they just want to run around, have fun, and discover a range of different activities?
Some camps welcome children for one or two weeks away from home, while others run day programs spread out over several weeks. Depending on their age and level of independence, children can benefit from attending either sort of camp. What counts is that they do activities that develop their self-confidence and self-esteem, all while having lots of fun.
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On a chilly day like today, it’s hard to believe that the warm weather will be back in a few short weeks. Summer is just around the corner, and it will soon be time for your children to go off to summer camp or to day camp. Have you started thinking about what you’d like them to do? You’d better get busy, because now is the time to register if you want those early-bird prices. Special camps First of all, find out from your children exactly what they have in mind when they think about going to camp. Of course, traditional camps are always available; they are ideal for children who love a bit of everything. Other camps are more specialized, and some offer activities that are really off the beaten path. Think about the following possibilities: sports, outdoor activities, dance, martial arts, sciences, languages, performing arts, visual arts, music, cooking, archeology, soccer, horse riding, ice hockey, deep-sea diving, circus, and the list goes on.
Formulas The next step is to find out if your children are ready to go to sleep-away camp, where they can stay for a week or more, or if they prefer day camp, so they can come home every night. Some specialized camps welcome families or special-needs children who might have disabilities, be ill, or require specialized care. Benefits When your children have made their choices and are registered, give yourself a pat on the back. Attending summer camp—with all its challenges, experiences, and learning opportunities—will have a positive effect on your children’s development. Children who attend camp develop their socializing skills, emotional intelligence, self-confidence, physical abilities, and environmental awareness.
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That’s the Camp Terry song, created by Charlie, an avid camper who’s been coming to this YMCA summer camp at Preston since he was old enough to go, with help from his family. Children and teens learn responsibility, core values and the love of the outdoors at Camp Terry, located by the bank of the Raging River. As the largest provider of summer camps in the U.S., the YMCA makes sure kids
have fun but also learn to socialize, share and develop new interests. All camps of the YMCA of Greater Seattle, of which the year-old Snoqualmie Valley YMCA is a part, nurture the healthy, successful growth of every camper by emphasizing values such a caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Staff make sure parents know about the activities their child takes part in every day.
Take Charlie’s story. In a testimonial for the camp, his mother explains how Charlie participated in day camps at the Y when he was younger, but as soon as he was old enough to try Camp Terry he went, going
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every summer for five years. Dropped off each day, he was warmly greeted by staff and counselors. Charlie’s fmaily celebrated his birthday party there and attended several Family Camps. “Charlie is captivated by the idea of the camp mascot, Woody the Wood Elf,’” his mother wrote. “Charlie wrote letters to Woody each time he attended Camp Terry. The letters Woody wrote back are treasures we will be putting in Charlie’s scrapbook.” • To learn more about Camp Terry and the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, visit http://ykids. org/summer-camps-at-the-y or contact the local Y at (425) 256-3115. Snoqualmie
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Life-long summer camp memories Most years, summer seems to fly by fast. But that wonderful, warm season can seem very long when you’re not prepared. To ensure that you can give your children the best summer ever, look into the variety of summer camps on offer in our region and book them in early.
out about camps that their friends go to, as they will probably be tempted by the same ones. If none of the camps available are of interest to them, you could compare the different possibilities yourself. There are general camps suitable for a wide range of children, while there are many others that aim to develop one particular strength. You could even take into account their school work or their personal Browse the different types of camps with your children: aptitudes to help you come to a decision. sciences, sports, arts, scouting,
These days, summer camps offer an astonishing breadth of choice for all kinds of interests. Traditional outdoor activities, science, sports, arts, language immersion, and scouting are just some of what’s available for kids. It is worth taking the time to browse the options along with your children; their comments will reveal exactly what is most likely to work for them.
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The growing population of Asian immigrants settling in Bellevue and the greater Eastside is showing its culinary influence with the upcoming opening of two Japanese ramen bars. A cultural icon in Japan, quality ramen is based on a strong broth and slurping good noodles. It’s also popular in the Asian business world because it serves as a quick and tasty lunch. Bellevue is having great success in pulling in ramen chains from Japan and larger U.S. metropolitan areas, notably Kukai Ramen and Izakaya, which opened in spring 2013. Kukai started more than 10 years ago in a popular Tokyo shopping district and has 18 chains,
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Jinya Ramen Bar Founded by Tomonori “Tomo” Takahashi in Southern California, Takahashi traveled to Bellevue to meet David Lim and Mitch Lin about their interest in starting the first Washington location in the Crossroads area. Jinya Ramen states Lim and Lin are experienced restaurateurs who have been trying to open a ramen bar for years. Takahashi was
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also will be the chain’s first freestanding location, as all others are either inside malls, shopping centers or bustling Japanese subway stations. “The way they cook and how they make the ramen themselves, it’s going to be pretty much what they’ve been doing,” said Hideo Suganuma, broker for Kohtoku Enterprise, who found the Bellevue site. He added restaurant supervisors from Japan will be coming out to ensure success here. A menu can be found at http:// www.santouka.co.jp/en/menu/index.html. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@ bellevuereporter.com
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“On the other hand, it’s not like anything you’ve ever played,” she said. A lot of Microsoft customers come out to every store launch party, standing in the pre-order line or playing new releases in the store while they wait to buy them. Some tried to wait out the Titanfall release the day before, but Ekornas said they waited until 6 a.m. Monday to let the line start forming. Another line up occurred Monday night in the form of Seahawks fans waiting their turn to see Sherman, who came to the Bellevue store before making an appearance at the University Village Microsoft Store. Looking fresh off a Super Bowl XLVIII victory, Sherman posed for numerous photos before meeting up with fans in the pre-order line in the lower Bellevue Square concourse. Making one pass up and down the line for highfives, Sherman exited the Microsoft Store around 10 p.m. through a back door as fans continued to scream his name, even five minutes after his last sighting. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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his first ramen bar on the Japanese island of Hokkaido in 1988, Bellevue will be the first Washington location for a Hokkaido Ramen Santouka restaurant. The restaurant is still under construction at Bellevue Way and Northeast First Street and is planned to open in mid-April. “Before we decided to come here, we kind of had a survey,” said Miho Suyama, store development and marketing for Plenty, USA. “People really want to have a Santouka in the Seattle area. … We kind of noticed that there are many Asian people here on the Bellevue side and Santouka ramen is very popular in the Asian market.” Hokkaido Ramen in Bellevue
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pleased with his visit, and decided to give Bellevue the chance to test the waters for expansion into Washington. Specializing in Tonkotsu Ramen, which uses a flavorful pork broth, Jinya’s grand opening in Bellevue will be March 17. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. The store is at 15600 N.E. Eighth St. Jinya is still filling a number of positions, for those interested in employment opportunities. A menu can be found at www. jinya-ramenbar.com.
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For the first few minutes of Bellevue’s 3A state quarterfinal game against once-beaten Stanwood, the Wolverines looked out of sorts, falling into an 11-2 hole. But thanks to the influence of guards Sharif Khan and Kyle Foreman, and some timely shooting from junior Zach Moore, that appearance proved deceiving. The Wolverines weathered the early storm from the once-beaten Spartans, took the lead with a minute left in the first quarter on a Foreman bucket and never looked back en route to a 61-43 win. “You’ve got to do it one possession at a time,” O’Connor said of digging out of the first quarter deficit. “They play a really good matchup zone and it takes a little getting used to.” Bellevue acclimated itself quickly with its season on the line, and used a 17-0 run of its own to go up 28-15 on back-to-back threes from Moore. O’Connor said after sustaining a concussion in practice, Moore was unavailable in the Regional round against Lincoln. But he made a timely return in the quarterfinals, and finished with 12 points in the win. “Zach is a great shooter,” O’Connor said. “I don’t think they knew much about him.” Khan finished with a team high 14 and Foreman added nine, and the two also played a large role in forcing 15
O’Connor said before the game using a number of big bodies on Stang and getting him to commit fouls was the game plan. Junior Gunther Klimes handled the task for much of the night, battling for loose balls and jockeying with Stang down low, and finished with eight points, eight rebounds and a blocked shot. “He has a good mid-range, and he’s crafty and has a good spin move,” Klimes said. “I just wanted to give him a lot of pressure.” Standout guard Josh Thayer scored a team high 16 for the Spartans to lead all scorers, but was held without a point during Bellevue’s decisive run in the first half. The Wolverines led by 11 at the half, and by the same margin at the end of the third quarter, as Stanwood was unable to find second chances while being out rebounded 36-26 and losing for only the second time on the year. In the semi finals against Rainier Beach, Bellevue got off to another quick start, thanks to its defensive effort against the athletically inclined Vikings. The Wolverines led top-ranked Rainier Beach by as many as five points in the first quarter, and had a one point advantage at the half of their 3A state semi final game after a Sharif Khan three-pointer. But the Vikings proved too much down the stretch, and used 10-2 third quarter run to take control for good in a 73-61 win. “We executed well in the first half,” O’Connor said. “We came back and settled down and made a run at them. It just wasn’t enough.” That loss sent Bellevue to Saturday’s third place game against Wilson, and conference Player of the Year Kyle Foreman put on another signature display to get his team a 71-61 win over Wilson for the third place trophy. Khan finished with 13 points and Klimes added 12 to go with eight rebounds. Timmy Haehl added 10 and Hunter Cikatz added nine more in a balanced offensive effort from Bellevue in its final game of the year.
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Girls win two without head coach BY JOSH SUMAN BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bellevue junior Mandy Steward took a hurried step backwards, a flash of uncertainty in her eye as they closed in. “Sorry,” she said to a group of advancing reporters. “I just got rattled.” A pack of media approaching the un-
suspecting guard was the only thing that rattled Steward Thursday in the Tacoma Dome, as she scored a game and career high 32 points to help the Wolverines advance to the 3A state semi finals with a hard earned 66-58 win over Sunnyside. Bellevue was without head coach Leah Krautter for much of its Regional and quarterfinal preparation, as the head coach
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Clients Alexis and Peter, who spoke to the audience, both successfully underwent dialectical behavior therapy for self harming behaviors. Alexis was 11 when her home life began suffering after her parents’ divorce. After a period of depression and bullying, she went to Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she was introduced to dialectical behavior therapy. Peter was already dealing with depression when he came out as gay at the age of 15. A friend referred him to BGLAD, a drop-in support group for queer youth. In her closing keynote speech, Carlile urged the audience to be mindful of “the kid right there, below the surface of your skin.” “The kid sees injustice long before we do, but we’ve learned to keep them pretty quiet,” Carlile said. “... You don’t need to have had a rough childhood to join the club and I’ll tell you why. Life changing and defining moments are the all day, every day reality of adolescent life.”
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the best thing that could happen to us,” Yvonne’s mother, Julia, said, speaking through a translator. “She got stronger, she got better and more emotionally resilient. We’re all very happy because Yvonne has become stronger and has overcome this event and is moving forward with her life.” Suicide and suicidal thoughts also have become increasingly serious concerns for YES, Skelton-McGougan said. “I have to say in all the years I’ve done this work, I have never seen such an increase in self harm and suicide amongst our young people,” she said. “It’s heartbreaking and Eastside kids are taking their lives at an alarming rate.” In the past year, YES has incorporated dialectical behavior therapy, a form of psychotherapy developed for the treatment of bipolar disorder and chronic suicidal thoughts by professor Marsha M. Linehan of the University of Washington. The method combines cognitive behavioral therapy with Buddhist concepts of acceptance and mindfulness.
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BHS grad’s sketch comedy duo Charles draws crowds Class of 2000 Bellevue High School graduate Chuck Armstrong will go north of the border Saturday, performing alongside Charlie Stockman in two performances for Toronto Sketchfest. Armstrong is one half of Charles, a Seattle sketch comedy duo who have gained a following at home and on the road for their cerebral and absurd brand of humor. When Charles takes the stage in their signature button-down shirts and ties, audiences may see a marketing executive mistakenly pitching smaller jungle cats to Jaguar Motors, or Santa Claus falling into a debate about race relations in America after confusing two minority children on the same block. It’s writing-centric comedy with less emphasis on the physical performance, a feature that harkens back to the two Charles’ Stanford days. Armstrong met Stockman when he began writing for The Stanford Chaparral, the undergraduate humor magazine where Stockman was editor. “Because material is going to the written
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time career. “The way television is changing, there isn’t really a clear blueprint anymore,” he said. Following Toronto SketchFest, Charles will return to Seattle to perform a threeweekend run of their play “Moby Alpha,” a sci-fi retelling of “Moby Dick.” The play will run from March 28 through April 12 at Ballard Underground.
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but we weren’t performers. But we did a 30-minute show of material we had written, and it went great.” The two have stuck with live performance since, though they’ve dipped their toes back into video. Their video sketch “More Rock, Less Talk” — an emotional debate among DJs on the preferred ratio of rock to talk — won the 2013 Seattle Comedy Film Challenge. Now Armstrong is focused on the next step of turning comedy writing into a full-
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Chuck Armstrong as a disgruntled DJ in “More Rock, Less Talk,” the video that won the 2013 Seattle Comedy Film Challenge. VIDEO STILL, YouTube.com/user/CharlesSketchComedy
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Books March 16 Extreme Wine: 6 p.m. Explore the wide world of wine with Mike Veseth, the wine economist who searches the globe for the culture of the fermented grape. The wines discussed at this event will be available by the glass from Essential Baking Company. University Book Store, 990 102nd Ave. N.E., Bellevue
Concerts March 18 Washington Wind Symphony: 3 p.m. Tickets, info at www. kpcenter.org. Kirkland
Dance March 14 PNB Director’s Choice: 7:30 p.m. Pacific Northwest Ballet director Peter Boal’s annual roundup of favorite and new performances. Runs through March 23, Tickets, info at www.pnb.org. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle March 15-16 Tea For Ruby: Evergreen City Ballet. World-premiere ballet adapted from the picture book from Fancy Nancy illustrator, Robin Preiss Glasser and author Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York. Following the performance audience members are invited to take photos on stage with dancers and see the sets. Times vary. www.evergreencityballet.org. The Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue
March 16 Pinocchio: 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Pacific Northwest Ballet School presents the adventure of a living puppet who wishes to become a real boy. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle
Music March 14 HAPA: 7:30 p.m. Hawaiian vocals and harmonies with a dose of American folk rock. Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave March 15 Kalimba – Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire: Two shows: 8 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. $20 cover. Dinner available at 5 p.m. Bake’s Place, 155 108th Ave. N.E., 425-454-2776 March 16 Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: 7 p.m. Brazilian-born pianist, flutist and composer. $20. Dinner available at 5 p.m. Bake’s
Place, 155 108th Ave. N.E., Bellevue 425-454-2776 Kyle Eastwood: 8 p.m. Son of Clint and virtuoso bassist performs modern jazz. Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave March 17 Geoffrey Castle’s 9th Annual St. Patrick’s Celebration: 8 p.m. Geoffrey Castle with his high energy, rocker style electric violin playing, accompanied by his band and Irish dancers. $15. Bake’s Place, 155 108th Ave. N.E., 425-454-2776
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Robert Laing
Robert Laing, passed away Feb. 26, 2014, in Oak Harbor, WA. He was 87. He died peacefully at Homeplace, where he lived the last year and a half, due to Alzheimer’s and dementia. Bob was born to Edward and Helen Laing on August 25, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA. After high school, he promptly joined the Navy, and worked in electronics aboard a destroyer. On the GI Bill, he went to Penn State and graduated in 1950 with a BS in Engineering. In 1961, he graduated from Pittsburgh University with an MBA. While a college student Bob met his future wife Trudy Spiker. They eloped in 1947. They raised three children and were together for 67 years until she passed away. Bob’s dream was to travel, and he achieved that through his work. Pittsburgh Plate Glass sent him to Europe, Australia, and the Middle East. In 1964, he began a 20 year career with Boeing, a job that allowed him to travel all through Asia. After Boeing, Bob founded, EUROTECH, a company connecting Washington State farmers with food processors in Asia. Later he worked for the French aerospace company GETECA until retirement. Catholic by conversation, Bob was passionate about his faith and Bible study. He was a member of St. Louise Parish in Bellevue, and Open Spirit, at Edwards Church, in Seattle. Bob hiked the Cascades and scuba dived in Puget Sound. He enjoyed dancing and every kind of music. He loved going to Anthony’s Seaport, the Rainier Club, the Intiman Theater and attending concerts at the zoo with his friends. But more than anything, Bob loved and cared about people. He was a good listener who always gave validation and support. His favorite writing was the prayer of St. Francis, and he tried to live by those words. Bob is survived by his sister Jan Waterman, and children Bruce, Christine, and Kevin. He has five grandchildren: Justin, Jessica, Brian, Jason, Krissie, and a great grandson, Kingston. A Mass will be celebrated in Bob’s honor at St. Louise Parish in Bellevue, Friday, March 21st at 9:00 am.There will be a private family inurnment at Sunnyside Cemetery, in Coupeville, WA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the last place Bob worked as a volunteer: Merciful Love Connection, 6208 – 226th St. SE, Bothell, WA 98021. To learn more see: www. mercifulloveconnection.org 1008550
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Patricia J. Brick
Patricia J. Brick, age 78, of Bellevue, passed away March 3, 2014. Pat Jeffery was born April 26, 1935 in Pocatello, ID, and graduated from Reed College and the University of Washington. She was married for 38 years to Alvin Brick, who predeceased Pat in 1995. She was an employee of Mercer Island Youth & Family Services, serving as the Diversion Counselor for over 20 years. Mother of Deborah (Rodney) Ross, Mimi (Michael) Aherne, and J.B. (Robert Jones) Brick; grandmother of Jonathan Aherne and Kelsey Ross. An avid pet lover, Pat will also be missed by her Border Collies. Private family service. 1007728
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On February 25, 2014 we lost an amazing man named David Boorkman. After a short illness, David died in his home in Sausalito, CA with its view of the magnificent Bay and San Francisco. Libby Dietrich, his wife, soul mate and love of his life, was by his side. Born in Oregon in 1943, David graduated from Wilson High School after which he attended Carleton College before receiving his law degree from Yale University. He passed both the New York and California Bars. David settled in San Francisco where he found the consulting firm URSA. He led dozens of planning, evaluation, and training projects, working with federal, state and municipal government agencies, foundations, and Native American communities across the country. It was while working that he met Libby. Shorty into their marriage, David suffered a major stroke which left him partially paralyzed on his right side and unable to speak. However his great sense of humor, intelligence and compassion were still very much a part of David and apparent to all who knew him. With Libby by his side, they continued to be very engaged in life. He is remembered and admired by all who came in contact with him and will be forever missed by his family and the many friends who loved him. David is survived by his wife Libby Dietrich; by his brother Peter Boorkman (Bellevue, WA) and his wife Patti and their sons Philip and Patrick and granddaughter Milee; by his brother Tod Boorkman (Murrieta, CA) and his wife Sharon and their daughters Emily and Nic-e and son Logan; and by his sister-inlaw Deborah Duffield (Norwood, CO) and her son Miles. In lieu of flowers Libby asks that donations be made in David’s name to: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, c/o Institutional & Planned Giving, Kaiser Vallejo Rehabilitation Center, 1800 Harrison Street, 25th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612; or to The Bay Institute (www.bay.org). 1008660
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admit students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities, generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarships and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs. Published in Bellevue Reporter on March 14, 2014. #996780. Notice of Service by Publication of Order to Show Cause in the United States District Court Western District of Washington at Seattle UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Petitioner, v. JOSEPH P. BRYANT, Respondent. Civil No. 2:13-cv-01253-RAJ The United States of America to the said Joseph P. Bryant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 7th day of March 2014, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the Order to Show Cause of the petitioner, the United States of America, and serve a copy of the answer upon the undersigned attorney for the petitioner, the United States of America, at his office below stated; and in the case of your failure so to do, the Court will enter an Order approving the Internal Revenue Service levy pursuant to the Order to Show Cause, which has been filed with the clerk of said Court. The object of this action is for judicial approval of a levy upon
Joseph Bryant’s principal residence in order to sell that property to satisfy part or all of his federal tax liabilities. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY The property that is the subject of this action consists of real property located at 10441 SE 14th St., Bellevue, WA 980004 and with a legal description as follows: That portion of the north half of the south half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 5, Township 24 North, Range 5 East, W M, in King County, Washington, described as follows Beginning on the southerly line of said subdivision at a point 177 18 feet westerly of the intersection of said southerly line and the westerly line of Lake WashingtonBoulevard, Thence north 88 degrees 30 minutes 39 seconds west along said southerly line 89 00 feet, Thence North 2 degrees 23 minutes 40 seconds west to the southerly line of the north 165 00 feet of said subdivision, Thence south 88 degrees 30 minutes 21 seconds east along said southerly line to a point from which the point of beginning bears south 6 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds east, Thence south 6 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds east to the point of beginning EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the City of Bellevue by instrument dates March 20, 1957, and accepted by City of Bellevue Resolution No 609, recorded April 3, 1957 under King County Recording No 4784855 Petitioner’s Attorney: QUINN P. HARRINGTON Trial Attorney, Tax Division U.S. Department of Justice Post Office Box 683 Washington, D.C. 20044-0683 Published in the Bellevue Reporter on March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 7, 14, 2014. #996087.
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100th Avenue Northeast to the west, Northeast 12th Street to the north, I-405 to the east and Main Street as the jagged southern border. King said land use code audits will help make improvements without starting over. "It really helped diagnose the opportunities for which to focus on, acknowledging that we don't want to tear the code apart entirely," he said. "I think we want to fix things that need fixing and not start from scratch." There are multiple zoning and design districts within the area, and a few councilmembers expressed concerns about options to increase height and floor area ratio — a building's total floor area — restrictions moving away from the downtown core. City staff is looking at logistics for increasing the MU
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Natalie Doggett of Bellevue’s Girl Scout Troop 51064 and a graduate of Newport High School, was honored by the Bellevue City Council on March 3 for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. It is the highest level of achievement in the Girl Scout program. The Gold Award pin was presented by Brittany Byrd, King County troop program manager of Girl Scouts of Western Washington. Bellevue City Council members Kevin Wallace, Claudia Balducci and Lynne Robinson watch the presentation. COURTESY PHOTO ■ Yiyang Chen of Medina has been named to the dean's list for fall 2013 at Babson College. ■ Thomas Michaels III, a student at Interlake High School, served as a page recently in the Washington state House of Representatives. He was sponsored by state Rep. Cyrus Habib (D-Kirkland). Thomas is the son of Margaret Chung and Thomas Michaels Jr. of Bellevue.
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■ Yoon Mou Lee of Bellevue was named to the fall 2013 dean’s list at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
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District — a square perimeter around the core — from 200 feet to 300 feet with a 20 percent FAR increase. It is also looking at extending downtown zoning between 112th Avenue Northeast to I-405 and what allowing 350foot towers there could look like. "In that area we are looking at the potential for a very big increase," King said. "It really does feel like an awful lot, it does," said Mayor Claudia Balducci. "It feels like, and I'm going to steal this phrase, we're going to take a slice of Manhattan and just drop it into the middle of downtown Bellevue." Councilmember Jennifer Robertson said it may make sense to have taller buildings from 112th to I-405 — an office and limited business zone — because of the light rail station coming at East Main Street and the numbers of people it will bring with it. Robertson reminded the council the point of the initiative is to make downtown more livable, meaning more public amenities. She added downtown Bellevue is only about 2.7 percent of the city's total land area. Councilmember John Chelminiak cautioned about relying so much on downtown to carry the bulk of growth in Bellevue, pointing out that's why the city has other projects, such as the Bel-Red Corridor Plan and Eastgate, its working on. "Sometimes animals die, or birds die, when they get too fat," he said in regard to Councilmember Conrad Lee referring to the downtown area as a golden goose for the city. "What I see here is an intensity that goes beyond what we should be considering."
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Zeke is a handsome 1-year-old Australian Shepherd mix that is looking for an active family that will provide him with lots of fun activities. He is the perfect companion for anyone with an active lifestyle. Zeke loves to go on walks, hikes, jogs, or just run around the yard. Trinket is a 5-month-old tuxedo kitten with a huge personality captured in a petite little body. She loves dribbling pingpong balls, napping in the sunshine and the occasional wrestling match with her brother, Geronimo. While initially a shy girl, Trinket has blossomed in her foster home. Both are at the Seattle Humane Society in Bellevue, located at the intersection of I-405 and I-90. It is open seven days a week from noon to 6 p.m. For directions, call 425-641-0080. Gracie is a 16-year-old female cat, domestic long hair, black and white that is a very sweet and friendly girl who loves to be petted head to tail. She especially loves the "double cheek smoosh," where you gently scratch both her cheeks at the same time. Gracie gives headbutts, rubs and purrs to show appreciation for the love showered on her. Gracie is front declawed and will need to be indoor-only for her safety. She also has early kidney disease, which may require specialized care in the future. Gracie is available at the King County Pet Adoption Center in Kent, located at 21615 64th Ave. S. Adoption hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday, noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 206-296-PETS or pets@kingcounty.gov.
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The Bellevue Reporter is looking for residents who have an eye for photography for its upcoming photo contest. Photographs can be in any or all of four categories: local scenery, local architecture, local people and local animals (pets and livestock). Entries will judged by The Reporter staff. A prize will be offered for the best photo in each category. To submit your photo, email them to editor@bellevuereporter.com and clearly mark them as contest photos. Submitted photos should be at least 300 dpi and at least 14 inches by 11 inches. Limit your submissions to three photos total. Entries must be received by Wednesday, March 26. The winning photos will be published in our April 4 issue. Participants should include their name, city of residence, contact telephone number and a few details on when and where their images were taken. The newspaper reserves the right to publish any photos submitted in future editions, online or in special sections. For more information, send an email to editor@bellevuereporter.com or call 425-453-4233.
Macy’s fundraiser benefits blueberry farm
Larsen Lake Blueberry Farm has been selected for “Heart Your Park,” a program by Macy’s that aims to raise awareness and dollars for local parks across the country. From now to March 31, customers at the Bellevue Square Macy’s can donate $1 or more at the register, with 100 percent of the donations benefiting Bellevue Parks’ Larsen Lake. Macy’s will match the total customer donation across all stores, dollar for dollar, up to $250,000 in total. Larsen Lake Blueberry Farm is one of more than 550 parks nationwide that will benefit from Macy’s “Heart Your Park” this spring. Macy’s is raising funds in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association.
Heritage Corner A look at Bellevue’s past
Newcastle Beach Park shortly after it opened in 1989. COURTESY PHOTO, Eastside Heritage Center
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With 29 acres and 1700 feet of waterfront, Newcastle Beach Park is Bellevue’s largest waterfront park. It is also the park with the longest development time — almost 20 years. The city of Bellevue purchased the property in three parcels in 1969, 1970 and 1971 for $800,000. However, other parks were given higher priority for funding, and the Newcastle Beach Park project was shelved until the resources for development became available. There also were delays due to objections from some nearby Newport Shores residents who did not wish to grant an easement across their property. Newcastle Beach Park currently has a 300-foot dock, three reservable picnic areas, a nature trail and a children’s playground. The park is located at 4400 Lake Washington Blvd S.E. Heritage Corner is a feature in the Bellevue Reporter. To learn more about Bellevue and Eastside history contact the Eastside Heritage Center at 425-450-1049 or visit EastsideHeritageCenter.org. Announcements
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425.503.5397
$2,683,000
MLS #372610
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www.NewportShoresLiving.com Matching exceptional people with great homes in communities they love, Sharalyn has been keeping Newport Shores, and other fine Eastside properties moving, one home at a time since 1992. The heart of a stylist, the soul of a matchmaker, she tells the unique story of each home with creative staging, both interior and exterior, evocative architectural photography and a passion for real estate. Selling Eastside lifestyle with innovation, expertise and results.
CSABA KISS
MLS # 594082
www.IdeasInRealEstate.com
Imagine an agent listening carefully to all of your real estate needs and wishes, then making them come true. This is does not have to be a dream, this can be your reality when you involve the trusted services of David Eastern. Over the past 18 years, David has a proven track record of creating the perfect home buying and selling experience for his clients. He is highly respected among clients and peers for his Professionalism, Honesty and Expertise. He creates innovative marketing programs that are unparalleled in the real estate industry today.
SHARALYN FERREL
$3,488,000
SO
Where else in Bellevue can you find 250 feet Lake Washington waterfront on .89 acre with year round protected moorage, over 7000 sq ft estate property and a separate guest house?? All for under 3 million dollars!! And, award winning schools! WWW.110CASCADE.COM For an insider’s perspective of the Newport Shores neighborhood check out the video tour at www.newportshoresliving.com/video-tour
DEVONSHIRE IN BELLEVUE
$845,000
MLS # 571099
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SO
Enjoy Downtown Bellevue Lifestyle in this luxurious gated Devonshire community. Meticulously maintained and recently updated town-home on a quiet tree lined lane with open floor plan and great natural light, Chef’s kitchen with high-end finishes and top of the line appliances, hardwood floors, gas fireplaces in both family and living rooms, elegant powder room, spacious master suite with 5-piece master bath, nice size second bedroom with it’s own bath, two car garage, great storage and built-ins, air conditioning, private patio, manicured grounds and the list goes on!
YARROW POINT
$2,929,000
MLS #597699
artw@windermere.com Art has been selling Real Estate on the Eastside for 30 years and has established himself as one of the top agents in the region. He has been a Broker in the Bellevue West Windermere Real Estate office for 11 years and understands why the network of Windermere agents continues to be such an asset to the community. Throughout weak and strong markets, Art has continued to be a leader in the world of luxury Real Estate, as well as new construction and is dedicated to providing his clients with the finest experience possible.
Custom Remodel in the heart of Yarrow Point! Calm and soothing is the name of the game. 2 story entry leads you into the formal Dining and Living Rooms. Sumptuous Main Floor Master Suite. Open and inviting Kitchen/Great Room, complete with Sub-Zero/Wolf/Miele appliances, looks out to the private back yard. Entertain effortlessly with 4 zone audio control, central wet-bar and the infra-red heated outdoor patio! California closets throughout. A/C to Cool those summer days. Welcome to Yarrow Point. 992425