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City to open zip line tours in April
BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Sound Transit introduced residents to its 60-percent design plans for East Link transit stations downtown on Tuesday night, including what has to happen to bring light rail under the city and back up at City Hall.
BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
April showers may feel a little different hitting your face at 35 mph as your legs dangle 20 feet in the air. That's all part of the experience people will get when they sign up for zip tours through the city of Bellevue's newest parks project — weather will vary. The city completed its zip line course at the South Bellevue Community Center's Challenge Course last fall at a cost of $200,000. It will be managed by Northwest Teambuilding under a four-year contract. Faced with wet and chilly weather, the city is waiting until April 5 to open zip lining tours to the public. Northwest Teambuilding owner Scott Andrews said about 40 people were invited out to test the zip tour in the fall. He's been riding zip since 1983, and said not many cities across the country have embraced zip lines for their parks, but that number is growing. He's now working on another course in Leavenworth. "Urban zip lines are very rare," said Andrews during a Tuesday media tour. "There are very few of them." There are six full lines to ride at various lengths, heights and speeds during the tours with a half line at the end. The cost is $44 for youth and $69 for adults and is available for children 9 years and up. Tours are anticipated to take up to 2 1/2 hours and come with harnesses, helmets, other gear and a release of liability form. The highest zip line is 80 feet.
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A working title, the Bellevue Transit Center will be incorporated into the north side of City Hall at Northeast Sixth Street, just down the hill from the Metro station. This station is being touted as an at-grade, elevated tunnel station that will save taxpayer dollars and be a light rail rarity, said John Walser, Sound Transit architect. "You probably won't find a station like this anywhere else in the U.S.," he said. Responding to comments during its 30-percent design presentation, Sound Transit has extended its platform to 90 percent to minimize wind and weather impacts. There will be eastern and western entrances with elevator and escalator access, including at the City Hall Plaza, which will also be modified to make way for the transit station. The city will also be reconstructing its parking garage, with a large part of public safety parking being displaced by the light rail tunnel portion. Sound Transit is looking for artists for the transit center, which will include a glass wall for the enclosed stairway to the light rail platform, said Barbara Luecke, Sound Transit art program manager. She said a selection committee already has been formed that includes members from the Bellevue Arts Commission, Bellevue Arts Museum and Meydenbauer Center situated across the street. The hope is for a nighttime lantern effect, said Luecke. Walser said it's important to Sound Transit to maximize property next to the station being purchased by the city from
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(Top Left) Northwest Teambuilding owner Scott Andrews looks back at zip liners at the South Bellevue Community Center Challenge Course. (Above) A city parks employee zips to a tree base. BRANDON MACZ, Bellevue Reporter To register for course reservations, go to http://activitysearch. myparksandrecreation.com and search for "Bellevue Zip Tour." Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602, bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
Bellevue City Hall to go mobile with new service app BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
There are millions of mobile software applications out there, but only one that will let Bellevue residents and visitors send out requests for city services, get push notifications about projects and further navigate Washington's fifth-largest municipality from their smartphones or tablet devices. MyBellevue launches Monday after City Council in September approved developing
the free mobile app, tapping PublicStuff for a three-year, $93,000 contract to help create the latest technological tool for the local government. "It's kind of a one-stop, where you don't need to know all about the city of Bellevue to report something," said Ian Toms, program administrator for the city's civic services department. With MyBellevue, users can check out news posts from the city, follow departments for project updates, report prob-
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Miyake gets in touch with Japanese roots in Fukuoka BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Brad Miyake says he’s more in touch with his heritage after a visit to Japan earlier this month as one of 10 Japanese American delegates selected to share his perspective and experiences here in the United States. Chosen for his leadership as acting city manager in Bellevue, Miyake is a thirdgeneration Japanese American who, until this year, had never been to the Land of the Rising Sun. As part of the 2014 Japanese American Leadership Delegation, his trip included meeting with those economically, politically and culturally tied to the country in order to strengthen its relationship with the United States. “They think that the relationship with America is very good and they want to keep it good for a number of years, and they think Japanese Americans can help with that,” he said. While visiting Fukuoka in Japan’s Kyushu region, Miyake participated in
a panel discussion sponsored by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the U.S.-Japan Council. He said he spoke about his family history and career in civil service, Brad Miyake which included finding his voice in government and promoting economic development in Bellevue. Miyake said the trip was an important part of discovering his roots. “It’s hard to explain but, when I got there, I could already tell that what’s going on there is in my DNA,” he said. During their visit to Tokyo, Japanese American delegates also met Princess Takamado, a member of the Japanese Imperial Family, at her home. Miyake said it was a treat for everyone, and he was surprised by how personable and informed she is. “You kind of expect someone like that to be stuffy, but she was very personable,” he said. While Princess Takamado has no
Police apprehend four in Newport Hills burglary BY DANIEL NASH BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bellevue police apprehended four suspects in a Newport Hills residential burglary March 13 after following up on a tip from a neighbor, department spokesperson Ofc. Carla Iafrate said. The witness called 911 after he saw three unknown persons in a neighboring backyard in Newport Hills. The person was able to obtain a photo of the suspects’ blue truck and its license plate number as they left the area, information he was able to share with police dispatch. An officer responding to the burglary saw the truck on 119th Avenue Southeast and initiated an emergency stop. One of the four
people — two female and two male — inside the van ran from the scene. Police closed down 119th from Coal Creek Parkway to Southeast 56th Street as they searched for the suspect. After being told of the operation, Newport Hills Elementary School locked down until police cleared the scene shortly after 1 p.m. A records check on the suspects’ truck returned as stolen in connection to a residential burglary in Tacoma. The truck was filled with stolen items, at least some of which the Newport Hills burglary victim was able to identify as being taken from their household. The missing suspect was apprehended less than three hours after the initial stop. Daniel Nash: dnash@bellevuereporter.com; 425-453-4290
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governmental authority, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his administration seek to increase the amount of women serving in leadership positions, said Miyake, who also met Abe in Tokyo. He said women make up 50 percent of the leadership roles within the city of Bellevue. He said Abe is looking to grow the business relationship between Japan and the United States now that his country is seeing growth after a 10-year downturn. While Miyake wasn’t serving as a liaison for the city, he said he thinks his visit to
Japan has opened the door between the two for economic development. In the meantime, he said he’ll keep up with the contacts he made there. Now that he’s been to his ancestral homeland, Japan will stay with him, he said. “I think there is a sense of greater value for my culture because I’ve been there and experienced everything,” said Miyake. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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King County Metro to allow for transitoriented development there after construction. A firewall will replace a portion of the glass wall where that property will be developed. The station also will use terra cotta tiles similar to what's present at City Hall, but use different colors. "So, we're relating to City Hall, but we're not matching City Hall with the color of our materials," he said.
Tunnel Starting at the East Main Station, the
East Link tunnel will run from 112th Avenue Northeast to Main Street before running up 110th Avenue Northeast all the way to the Bellevue Transit Center, turning at Northeast Sixth. In order to access ventilation fans along the route, a mid-tunnel access structure is planned to be built at Northeast Second Place and incorporated into pocket park design planned there. The building will simply house the stairs leading to the tunnel for maintenance.
Hospital Station The Hospital Station will be an elevated, center platform design, about 22 feet above Northeast Eighth Street and down the road
The downtown Bellevue light rail station is being designed to minimize wind and weather impacts. COURTESY PHOTO from Group Health. An ADA-accessible pathway will run from the station to the hospital complex. Metro has requested space for a bus shelter in a limited parking area to be constructed by the station. The lot will not be used for other bus stops, said Walser, as Metro has no plans to add the Hospital
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the city's mobile app, it is channeled through the city's backend database and shipped to the appropriate department. Toms said Bellevue appears to be the first Eastside city to move forward with an app, but other cities like Seattle have seen success with it. Requests to the city are not expected to increase greatly, he said, but should get where they need to go quicker. And its available to anyone for download.
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More than 400 city staff members have already signed on, and can also make requests across departments. "We want everyone to be engaged and let us know about things as they're seeing them," Toms said. MyBellevue will launch Monday for iPhones, Androids and Blackberry devices, with Windows downloads available in early April to allow Microsoft to finish its coding. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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Community Roundup What’s happening in Bellevue and elsewhere
Bellevue offers online projects map
The city of Bellevue has simplified how residents can keep up with its capital projects from start to finish with a new online map that pinpoints areas where projects are occurring and identifies their progress. Residents can click on the new map to find projects in their neighborhoods, including a description, the department handling its development, construction schedule, estimated costs and more. The map also works for mobile and tablet devices. The map is available at www.bellevuewa.gov/capitalprojects-map.htm.
Families sought to host students
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age, for the upcoming high school year or semester. The exchange students arrive from their home country shortly before school begins and return at the end of the school year or semester. More information is available at 1-800-733-2773 or host. asse.com.
Nine troopers join Bellevue WSP district
Nine new Washington State Patrol troopers will be assigned to the Bellevue district after completing more than 1,000 hours of training. They are part of a group of 35 recently sworn in by state Supreme Court Justice Debra Stephens. The new troopers are: David A. Bauders, Zachary A. Bloomfield, Joseph DePalma, Richard I. Ellison, Daniel W. Hagadone, Bryan M. Maloney, Benjamin J. Sherman, Briar R. Stanley, and David A. Warwick.
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Eastside Audubon will teach a three-part class on shorebirds. The class includes two weekday evening sessions and a Saturday trip to Grays Harbor to see them in their numbers. Taught by Tim Boyer, the evening classes will be from 6:30-8:45 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8 and 9 at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, 308 4th Ave. S., Kirkland. The field trip to Grays Harbor will be on April 12. Cost is $60 for Eastside Audubon members and $85 for nonmembers. Registration and more information is available at 425-576-8805 or www.eastsideaudubon.org.
Crossroads Grocery Outlet has teamed with Puget Sound based non-profit Northwest Center by providing a drop-off bin for textile recycling that supports local children and adults with developmental disabilities. Customers and residents are encouraged to donate reusable clothing, linens, towels, shoes and other household textiles by dropping off bagged items at the collection bin, located at 15625 N.E. Eighth St.. Proceeds from donations collected at bins are used to fund the wide range of services provided by Northwest Center, which offers support to people with developmental disabilities.
Workshop offers thought exchange
A workshop on Sunday, March 30 at Unity of Bellevue offers people to learn to change their mind by changing their thoughts at a workshop Sunday, March 30, at Unity of Bellevue. The workshop will be from 1-3 p.m. and will be facilitated by David Friedman, musical director of five Broadway shows, his own Off Broadway show, eight Disney films, and three television series. Friedman writes songs of inspiration and hope, including We Can Be Kind, Listen To My
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Former city manager takes Carlsbad job
Former Bellevue City Manager Steven R. Sarkozy has been selected to serve as the city of Carlsbad’s next city manager. Since leaving Bellevue in 2013, Sarkozy has worked as a consultant for a number of private firms including a social equity investment firm with an international portfolio focused on creating sustainable communities in Third World countries. Sarkozy will receive an annual salary of $260,000. His scheduled start date is April 14.
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The Bellevue Planning Commission unanimously passed its update to the Shoreline Master Plan to the City Council last year. The commission vote was incorrect in a March 14 article due to a reporter error.
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Lane closures are planned for the SR 520 bridge through the end of May. Crews will close one westbound lane of SR 520 from 92nd Avenue Northeast to Montlake Boulevard from 9 to 11 p.m. Thursdays. At 11p.m., both westbound lanes will close. One westbound lane will reopen at 5 a.m. Friday with all SR 520 lanes open to drivers by 6 a.m. During these overnight closures, crews will continue
building concrete columns for the West Connection Bridge, a 1,330-foot-long interim connection from the new floating bridge now under construction to the existing SR 520 highway in Seattle. Working from the closed roadway lanes, crews will pump more than 25 truckloads of concrete into column forms just north of the existing bridge. Drivers wishing to cross the SR 520 bridge in either direction also should prepare for overnight single-lane closures this spring as crews continue work on the West Connection Bridge. ■ Westbound: 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays through May – Crews will close one westbound lane of the SR 520 bridge from 92nd Avenue Northeast to Montlake Boulevard. ■ Eastbound: 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through April – Crews will close one eastbound lane of the SR 520 bridge to perform electrical work.
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t is inexcusable that General Motors withheld critical safety information from the public for more than a decade about a deadly ignition-switch problem. During that time, at least a dozen people died in crashes in which the faulty switches moved out of the run position, disabling power steering and brakes. Air bags also didn’t inflate. GM’s new CEO Mary T. Barra has apologized several times to families of those injured or killed in crashes. That’s nice — but not enough. What’s called for is a harsh and significant financial penalty not only to punish GM, but also to send a message to all manufacturers that problems and mistakes can’t be hidden for the sake of preserving their public image. That’s already happened in a similar case involving Toyota. The company last week said it will pay $1.2 billion to avoid criminal prosecution for hiding information in a car recall case. In the case, Toyota recalled some models when it discovered floor mats could trap gas pedals and make cars accelerate wildly. However, according to court records, the company recalled some models for the floor mats while knowing that others had the same problem. The company also concealed news about sticky gas pedals that could cause unwanted acceleration. In GM’s case, the amount of the Toyota settlement should be the starting point for any financial settlement. If the Toyota settlement is an eye-opener to manufacturers, what happens to GM should serve as a two-by-four to the side of the head. Everyone company wants to have a reputation for quality. But it can’t happen at the cost of killing some customers. – Craig Groshart, Bellevue Reporter
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ast June when the Legislature approved the expansion of Medicaid in Washington as part of the Affordable Care Act, health care advocates across the state celebrated. It was an important part of the ACA’s goal of providing healthcare to the one million Washingtonians who had no health insurance. But there is a missing piece in this equation: an adequate supply of primary care physicians who accept Medicaid patients. This physician Shane McCaulay shortage is the result of unfair Medicaid compensation. Fortunately our Legislature can fix this problem now by extending a temporary increase in Medicaid payment rates that the federal government funded beginning in 2013. Without this fix, Medicaid reimbursement rates fall far short of covering physicians’ costs to provide care. For example, Medicaid pays just $39 for an adult routine office follow-up visit, which costs $85 — a $46 loss for the
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provider. These losses are not sustainable, and many practices must restrict or exclude Medicaid patients to keep the business alive. With the Medicaid payment increase, that same visit is reimbursed at $77. While still an $8 loss, some providers are able to more easily absorb that. Although, as a radiologist, the increased rates for primary care won’t directly impact my practice, they greatly affect patient access to care, which ripples out to the whole health care system. Working with physicians and hospitals, the state saved $33 million in just one year by reducing non-urgent ER use, but the continued success of this program depends on patients being able to receive care from primary care physicians in our community. Currently 42 percent of Washington children are served by Medicaid. And with the program’s expansion, a growing number of adults will rely on it. The Legislature expanded Medicaid coverage to help our state’s lower-income families. But to turn that promise of coverage into reality they must act now SEE MEDICAID, 7
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Your opinion page cartoon in the March 21 edition was yet another tired reiteration of the old Tea Party mantra: why pay for services that don't directly benefit me? The answer is so obvious it's almost laughable. We all pay for services that do not directly benefit us. We pay for sewers we don't use, for roads we don't drive upon, for schools our children don't attend, for water we don't drink and for police and fire protection we hope never to need. Why? Because we all want to live in a civilized society where the greater good is respected, where our families can flourish, and where everyone is safe and secure. If anyone doesn't see the benefit of such a system, perhaps they should just purchase a ticket and go pay a visit to one of the many Third World nations without such benefits. You'll see first-hand the sad results of unbridled self-interest.
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Control needed on campaign money
There needs to be a control on political campaign contributions. Individuals need to be limited on how much, if any, that they should be allowed to spend on their own campaigns. Rep. Suzan DelBene spent $4.5 million of her own money on her first two races, and is the 15th richest member of Congress with a worth of $23.9 million – not a representation of the average citizen. Now that a formable candidate is chal-
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Pot decision could create a black market
If the Bellevue City Council considers a 59 percent approval of I-502 by Washington voters in 2012 to be "a lack of public input" then all I can say is "It's a Good Day for the Gangs in Bellevue." Prohibiting recreational cannabis to be sold legally will ensure a black market.
Betty Kay Neel, Bellevue
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on fair Medicaid compensation to ensure that coverage equates to access to care in King County and across the state. Dr. Shane Macaulay is an executive officer of the Washington State Medical Association and a radiologist at Center for Diagnostic Imaging, practicing in both Bellevue and Kirkland.
Bandage Ball to benefit cancer center The 54th annual Bandage Ball will benefit Overlake Medical Center’s new comprehensive cancer center. The March 29 event will be at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. The Bandage Ball marks the official kick off of the Overlake Foundation & Auxiliaries’ $10 million campaign to raise funding for the $15 million state-of-the-art project. The new center will reconfigure cancer outpatient services for more seamless coordinated care, expand integrative and supportive services, enhance Overlake’s focus on patient-centered care and increase the hospital’s capacity to meet the growing needs of the Eastside community. The Bandage Ball is expected to gather more than 800 community leaders in sup-
port of Overlake’s new cancer center. First held in 1960 to celebrate the opening of Overlake Hospital, the Bandage Ball has raised more than $10 million in the last 16 years. Last year’s event alone raised $1.1 million for the David and Shelley Hovind Heart and Vascular Center, which provides diagnostic and therapeutic services. The event includes dinner, dancing and an auction featuring items such as trips to Tuscany, Maui and a private chef ’s dinner at the Columbia Tower Club. Tickets are $300 per person or $3,000 for a table of 10. For tickets or to volunteer, contact Jennifer Fischer at 425-6885526 or events@overlakehospital.org. More information is available at www. bandageball.org.
Workshops to look at electrical power lines Puget Sound Energy is holding a series of workshops to provide people an opportunity to learn more about its Energize Eastside project and provide feedback about potential route segments. Energize Eastside is a project proposed by PSE to build new, higher capacity electric transmission lines on the Eastside to upgrade the existing transmission system and ensure more dependable, long-term power. The project includes 18 miles of new transmission lines between Renton, through Bellevue, to Redmond. Neighborhood and community leaders serving on “sub-area” committees will gather information at workshops to share with the project’s Community Advisory Group, which will recommend a route to PSE later this year.
The workshops will be focused on specific geographic areas. Meetings in March and April are workshops; meetings in May are sub-area committee meetings. Upcoming meetings are from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the following locations: Bellevue meetings (central sub-area, between SR 520 and Interstate 90): April 23 and May 14 at the Hilton Bellevue Hotel, 300 112th Ave. S.E. (Salon A); Redmond meetings (north sub-area, north of SR 520): April 16 and May 7 at Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 N.E. 80th St.; and Renton meetings (south sub-area, south of I-90): April 24 and May 15, Renton Technical College (Building 1, Robert C. Roberts Campus Center Cafeteria, 3000 N.E. Fourth St.
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lenging her, another Microsoft retiree, she may have to use more of her wealth to buy her win. Elections should be based upon the individual’s ability to connect with the people they hope to represent. They need to run their campaign based upon contributions from those who support the candidate’s ideas. Elections should not be based upon how much money the candidate has, nor money that flows from outside the district/state/country being represented. We have to get away from He/She who has the most money wins. We all lose under that scenario.
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Transportation stalls as Legislature balks at compromise An inability to compromise is being blamed by 41st district legislators for another failure in Olympia to pass a transportation package that would have meant funding for major road projects on the Eastside. The Washington Legislature passed a supplemental budget before adjourning its session March 13, but left key issues like education, marijuana reform and a transportation package unresolved. There were fewer disagreements about what major transportation projects to fund than there was about the funding measures needed to pay the bill, according to Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island and Sen. Steve Litzow, R-Mercer Island. The package was anticipated to fund Eastside projects that included completion of the new SR-520 floating bridge – without tolling the I-90 bridge – an SR-167/I-405 interchange project and adding HOT Lanes on I-405 from Bellevue to Renton. Clibborn, chairwoman for the House Transportation Committee, said the transportation package passed by the House last year remained on the table and ready for amending once the Senate provided a bill of its own. The Senate didn't, and now the House bill faces expiration before the next legislative session in January. Litzow, who serves on the Senate Transportation Committee, said Democrats fought a Republican proposal to redirect sales tax for transportation projects from the state general fund back into funding transportation. He said if taxes were to be
transportation. That didn't gain traction, either. But the House was not ready to back down because it had an approved plan. "I already have something that 51 people voted on," said Clibborn, adding transportation tax was the Judy Clibborn Steve Litzow Jane Hague flaw Democrats couldn't get behind in the Republican-majority MCC more story online… plan. "We were in agreement with 98 perbellevuereporter.com cent of that package. ... The problem is you raised under a package – an 11.5 cent per can't take that much money out of the gengallon increase to the state gas tax – taxes eral fund. You don't have any votes for it." for transportation should go back to transReacting to such a possibility of a standportation. still in the Legislature, the King County The Senate plan pushed by negotiators in Council approved creating a transportation the Majority Coalition Caucus would have benefit district in February to fill a $75 taken $800 million in transportation tax million funding gap for public transportarevenue from existing projects, said Clibtion and allot a portion of revenues to local born. She said she's concerned about the road projects. The funding measure, Prop $2 billion the state will need to provide for 1, which includes a $60 car-tab fee and onepublic education following the McCleary tenth of a cent sales tax, will be decided by decision. King County voters in April. "I didn't have the votes for it and neither "I don't think the county has ever put did they," said Clibborn. "... They kept puta special election on an April ballot," said ting it out and we kept saying, 'Show us the King County Councilmember Jane Hague votes.' " of Bellevue. "We hope that people will vote, Litzow said the House plan approved last and we hope that people will study the year was a $9 billion project "wishlist" with issue." no funding measures. The funding measure is anticipated to "How do you spend $9 billion and not generate $130 million in revenue. But King put any money into 520?" said Litzow. "... It County Metro also will lose $25 million in was more of a political gesture." annual revenue when a $20 vehicle congesClibborn said Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake tion reduction fee approved by the LegisStevens, with the MCC came up with a lature expires in June, when a reduction $480 million compromise on transportain transit services is set to occur. That will tion sales tax that would have been spread have an affect on 28 of the 33 Metro routes out for Safe Routes to School and public in Bellevue, including moving stops further
from Bellevue College. Also tied to the funding measure is a low-income fare of $1.25. Hague said ridership pays for 28 percent of Metro service in King County, which is more than many jurisdictions. A 25-cent across-the-board Metro fare increase proposed to begin in 2015 would raise another $6.6 million annually. "Our riders here in King County are paying more per ride than almost anywhere else," said Hague. "... This measure is just about protecting what we are about to cut. We already have reduced them." She said the 40 percent of revenue that would go to local road and other transportation projects would be a benefit to Bellevue. "They can bond against it, they can use it to apply for other grants," said Hague. "That's a big deal for Bellevue because they're struggling with their capital infrastructure needs for roads and arterials." Clibborn said transportation benefit districts could gain momentum in Washington, fractioning off the state into regional pacts, not all of which may have the ability to pass funding packages. She said she doesn't believe eastern Washington could make it work and would still need funding from the state, which is already running out of money. Litzow said he understands not all Washington counties will wait for the Legislature to approve transportation funding – presumably in 2014. "I think the counties have to step up and do what they believe is right for their individual county," he said.
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The artist as exploiter in ‘The Tutor’ BY DANIEL NASH
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Early on in “The Tutor,” there’s a fear, an icky sense of dread, that things between the titular private teacher and his teenage client could go in an inappropriate direction. The burden is on the former of course: a wolfish smile here, a turn THEATER of phrase there, smooth talk so greasy it slides uphill. Ease your stomachs, people. Ultimately, Village Theatre’s latest musical only threatens to become a story about a July/March romance. But it’s a knowing switcheroo in the service of a complex meditation on the nature of exploitation in art — and, in a broader sense, a story about selfish people learning how to give as much as they take in their relationships. Make no mistake: Eric Ankrim’s Edmund begins his character arc as a predator, if a chaste one. At the story’s opening, we meet him in his cramped New York apartment as a disheveled writer scribbling longhand notes for his first novel, “a surreal, kaleidoscopic journey through time, place and genre” (a description any writers in the audience will painfully recognize as code for “an overlong manuscript devoid of life or clear direction”). Not content to labor in poverty or share working hours with a full-time job, he falsifies Ivy League credentials to wrangle lucrative afternoon tutoring jobs from the “stupid rich kids” of affluent families. So he salivates at the opportunity to put on a tweed blazer and double his price for the surly daughter of Upper East Side dwelling Princeton alumni. Enter Sweetie (Katie Griffith, with scheduled alternate performances by Tatum Ludlam), emerging from the mists with a goth punk fashion
A film, “Finding Hillywood,” will be shown from 6-8 p.m. April 22 at the Bellevue Regional Library in Room 1. It tells the story of how new media in Rwanda plays a role in healing and empowerment. The screening will be followed by a conversation with producer-director Leah Warshawski. The film is free and best for ages 16 and older. RSVP is recommended by contacting Kevin Henry at khenry@bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-7886. The library is located at 1111 110th Ave. N.E.
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Eric Ankrim as Edmund and Katie Griffith as Sweetie. COURTESY PHOTO, © 2014 Mark Kitaoka. Property of Village Theatre sense and a “can’t tell me what to do” attitude. Their working relationship begins as a purely parasitic arrangement. Edmund subjects his student to rote English exercises that will carry him toward his next paycheck; Sweetie, in turn, blackmails her tutor for free time when she discovers his degree is more Hacky Sack than rowing team. It’s only when Sweetie gives input on Edmund’s manuscript that they learn to cooperate. No longer merely
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Seattle Art Museum has received a $65,000 grant from The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to support its upcoming exhibition, DISGUISE: Hidden Dimensions of African Art on view June 18 through September 6, 2015. The museum is located at 1300 First Ave.
Artists sought for Redmond festival VALA Eastside and Redmond Town Center are inviting artists, craftsman and designers to participate in the 2014 5th Annual Redmond Arts Festival taking place August 15-17. The three-day outdoor festival will feature approximately 75-100 artist booths, demonstrations, workshops, musical entertainment and food vendors. Application fee to apply to the festival is $20. A booth fee of $200 will be collected after acceptance into the festival. No Commission is taken on works sold. Deadline to apply is Monday, March 31. For more information visit www.valaeastside.org
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Miranda Sings Live!: March 29-30. All Ages Special Event (Ages 12-plus). Parlor Live at Lincoln Square, downtown Bellevue
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Crafting a Continuum – Rethinking Contemporary Craft: Over 60 craft objects are on view, created by Peter Voulkos, Ed Moulthrop, Dorothy Gill Barnes, Sonya Clark and Alison Elizabeth Taylor. $8-$10. Through April 27. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E. bellevuearts. org, 425-519-0770 Fragile Fortress – The Art of Dan Webb: In recent years, Webb has turned toward the unusual practice of wood carving, often at large scale. Featuring never-before-seen sculptures alongside some of the artist’s most iconic pieces, Fragile Fortress provides a survey of 15 years of intense exploration and self-invention. Through June 15. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E. bellevuearts.org, 425-519-0770 Kathy Venter – LIFE: A survey of internationally acclaimed ceramicist Kathy Venter, including the never-before-seen series MetaNarrative as well as many of the artist’s signature life-sized sculptures.
Little Shop of Horrors at 5th Avenue Through June 15. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E. bellevuearts.org, 425-519-0770
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Hannah Viano Storytime: Hannah Viano is an artist and illustrator living in Seattle who strives to mix natural history and art together in accessible ways, through public art projects, education, and site-specific installations. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. March 29. University Book Store, 990 102nd Ave. N.E. Bellevue. www2.bookstore.washington.edu
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David Alan Grier: “In Living Color” “Chocolate News” March 27-29. Parlor Live at Lincoln Square, downtown Bellevue
Vivaldi’s Gloria: Master Chorus Eastside come together with the mighty tones of Bellevue Presbyterian Church’s great organ and the soaring sounds of a string ensemble to present the miniature masterworks of Mozart, Haydn, Schütz, Bach and Fauré, culminating in Vivaldi’s vibrant Gloria in D major. 3-5 p.m. Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 1717 Bellevue Way N.E.
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Little Shop of Horrors: The story of a boy and his man-eating plant. Through June 15. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Sleeping Beauty: Classic fairy tale of good vs. evil in a show for all ages. March 28-30. Tickets at box office at 425452-7155 Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bellevue Youth Theatre, 16661 Northup Way. The Suit: Peter Brook’s adaptation of the South African apartheid tale. Through April 6. seattlerep.org
tolerating each other, they look forward to what have become joint writing sessions. But this dynamic, too, is doomed. Swept up in the book’s romance — and ecstatic to be valued for her thoughts — Sweetie begins to see Edmund as a potential lover. Edmund privately muses that, though his pupil “makes (him) write like Nabokov,” he will never think of her as a Lolita. The statement is a relief until you realize Edmund doesn’t even think of Sweetie as a friend. She’s a muse, a resource, something to be used up for material gain — but a friend? No. Sweetie may be the one who dresses the part, but she’s beset on all sides by vampires with one-sided ambitions. Edmund, who uses her idealism for inspiration. Her mother, whose desire to see her daughter succeed on the SATs becomes transparent as a means to vicariously relive her own college years. Her father, who would rather his daughter just be “normal” than get to know the person she is. Even strangers eventually clamor for her youthful insight. “I’m basically a kid,” she cries in the face of events in act two. “Why would you want me to tell you what to think, or how to act? Isn’t that your job? Isn’t someone supposed to tell me?” Out of the mouths of babes, indeed. Beth DeVries and Hugh Hastings provide strong, empathetic performances as Sweetie’s parents,
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the pseudo-Buddhist, co-op board politicking Esther and the chronically exasperated Richard, whose enduring desire for everyone to just Leave Him Alone is as endearing as it is convincing. Kirsten Delohr Helland and Matthew Kacergis are delightful as Edmund’s time-hopping literary characters Hildegarde and Sean (both have secondary roles as Pippie, a vegan with impulse control issues, and Sweetie’s pot-addled beau, Bo, respectively). It’s in their performance that “The Tutor” flexes its muscle as a true writer’s musical. Writing is a solitary and introverted affair, generally not suited for exciting depictions on stage or screen. Many stories work around this obstacle by sidestepping the act of writing altogether, focusing instead on the much-mythologized and often misrepresented “writer’s life” — an archetype that has probably inspired more pseudo-intellectual alcoholics than wordsmiths. In their fantasy sequences, Hildegarde and Sean are extensions of Edmund’s imagination, but they show off just how unruly the imaginary world can be. So, sure, they’ll act out their creator’s narrative — just as soon as they’ve picked apart every setting, dialogue and action choice he’s made, and made a pretty solid case for why he should just quit altogether. If that’s not an accurate depiction of the “writer’s life,” accuracy is a lie. Daniel Nash: 425-453-4290; dnash@bellevuereporter.com
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Former Microsoft employee now the big cheese The Ultimate Melt owner Greg Wagner serves up grilled cheese March 21 at Verizon Wireless in Eastgate.
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restaurant, but decided on running a food truck after he noticed their increasing presence in Seattle and the Eastside. He spent time shadow-
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Gilbert takes post at SAMBICA Skyline High School Athletic Director Ryan Gilbert has taken up the post of ministries director at SAMBICA, the 94 year old youth summer camp located on the southern tip of Lake Sammamish in Bellevue. A native of Washington, Ryan graduated from Issaquah high school in 1998. After college he returned to Washington to pursue a Masters in teaching from UW.
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Alaska USA Federal Credit Union has recently completed installing 46 ATMs inside Quality Food Center (QFC) stores in the Pacific Northwest, following the removal of ATMs at these locations by Bank of America earlier this year.
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Business Calendar April 1 National Association of Professional Organizers, Seattle Chapter: 6:30-8:30 p.m. $25 for guests. Bellevue Coast Hotel, 625 116th Ave. NE; signs will be posted to meeting location within the hotel.
April 2 Eastside Women in Business: Noon to 2 p.m. Guest speaker Margaret Spencer, founder and CEO of DRES. $30 members; $40 guests. Advance registration required at www.ewib.biz. McCormick & Schmicks, 700 Bellevue Way N.E. (Lincoln Center). Bellevue Chamber of Commerce luncheon: Noon to 1:30 p.m. UW President Michael Young speaks on how the UW leads the country in licensing its technology and has set a new record for start-up companies built on UW research. $35 members; $45 prospective members. 425454-2464. Hyatt Regency Bellevue, Grand Ballroom, 900 Bellevue Way N.E.
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Cris Nelson has been named the new managing broker of Windermere’s Bellevue South office. Nelson has been a licensed real estate broker since 1987 and originally joined Windermere in 1994 where she served as a broker and assistant manager for 15 years. In 2009, Nelson Cris Nekson left Windermere to become managing broker of John L. Scott’s Bellevue Main office. The Windermere Bellevue South office currently has 56 brokers and is located at 14405 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100.
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Lai Lau, lead production marketing manager at AT&T and a Bellevue resident, was the recipient of the 2014 Technical Sales and Marketing award at the BEYA STEM Awards Conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. The Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference is a multi-cultural event aimed at broadening diversity in the United States’ technical and scientific workforce.
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The Rockefeller Group is targeting a gold standard for energy and environmental design with its 20-story office tower, anticipated to be completed by mid-2017 in downtown Bellevue. A joint venture with the Sterling Realty Organization, the Rockefeller Bellevue Tower is proposed to be 895,000 square feet — including underground parking — and constructed on a 1.46-acre parcel at the southeast corner of Northeast Eighth Street and 106th Avenue Northeast. According to an optional determination of nonsignificance filed with the city of Bellevue, the tower will include highperformance glazing and mechanical systems anticipated to earn a gold rating for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
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Greg Wagner spent the better part of a year making his dream of owning a food truck a reality. Now the former Microsoft employee is oozing with enthusiasm — and cheese — as The Ultimate Melt grilled cheese truck makes its rounds in Bellevue. “I left as a happy employee,” said Wagner, who spent a decade in sales at Microsoft, “but I was definitely ready to do something different.” Wagner spent years thinking about owning either a bar or
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Chick-fil-A’s Bellevue plans a surprise for Denny’s
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Chick-fil-A may have little to say about its plans for a future Bellevue location, but it was news to Northwestern Foods LLC, which had been trying for months to get a lease renewed for its Denny’s restaurant on 116th Avenue Northeast. “It’s extremely interesting because we didn’t want to close,” said Anthony Murray, manager for Northwestern Foods, adding the landlord didn’t want to renew the Denny’s lease. “They more than likely are getting a
lot more rent from Chick-fil-A, and that’s why they’re doing it.” Bobbi Pochman, city Development Services Department, said permits are still in the review process and Chick-fil-A is also conducting more work to be submitted for review. There is also a boundary line adjustment pending. “We’re very excited to be entering the (Washington) market,” said Chick-fil-A spokesman Jerry Johnston of the fast food chain’s first two restaurants in the state to open in Tacoma and Lynnwood next year. He said Chick-fil-A has no infor-
Three companies honored at Eastside Business Awards Three businesses were honored at the 25th annual Bellevue Chamber of Commerce Eastside Business Awards reception and ceremony March 20. Outerwall of Bellevue was named Eastside Business of the Year. Outerwall was recognized for its sustained performance as an established Eastside business of more than 100 employees.
mation about the Bellevue location to release at this time. Murray said the Denny’s location will remain open until the end of August, but it is uncertain if Northwestern Foods will be able to find a new location in Bellevue. “For me, there’s no place either,” said Steve Shafia, owner of neighboring business Pier 1 Auto Sales. His lease expires in July. Shafia said his location on 116th has worked well for him the past four years, but finding a location for his smaller inventory of about 20 cars may be impossible in Bellevue.
Eastside Small Business of the Year went to Smartsheet.com, Inc., also of Bellevue. It was recognized for its superior performance as an Eastside small business of 100 employees or fewer with an established presence in the community, a commitment to workforce excellence, and a demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit. Innovative Service of the Year went to Nytec Product Innovation Center of Kirkland. The company was recognized for launching a new cutting edge product, software, service or application. More information is available at Download Eastside Entrepreneur Magazine at www.bellevuechamber.org
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The 300-foot tower will include 10,500 square feet of retail and 510,000 square feet of office space with underground parking access from Northeast Eighth and 106th Avenue Northeast. Two office and retail buildings currently on the site will need to be demolished. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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to expect with his new venture. He also got insight into the market during last April’s Grilled Cheese Invitational in Los Angeles. He hired on Bob Carroll as his cook. Carroll has more than 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry, including cooking for Black Angus, Hungry Hunter, Olive Garden and catering companies. Together, they came up with a number of grilled cheese combos. “We both gained weight,” said Carroll about testing recipes as he cooked inside
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The Ultimate Melt during a lunch rush in the Verizon Wireless parking lot in Eastgate. “It is really the combinations and the variety you can put together,” Wagner said of his menu. Last week’s top seller was the We Brie Jammin’, which is double crème brie, homemade fig aioli, thick-sliced bacon, Granny Smith apple and homemade cayenne/candied pecans on a ciabatta roll. The Ultimate Melt has nine sandwiches on its menu, but rotates out three for variety along its ever-expanding Eastside route. To see the menu, locations and times, go to theultimatemelt.com, and follow @ theultimatemelt on Twitter.
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U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene scans a package while UPS delivery driver Mike Vallimont watches at Triumph Aerospace Group on Redmond Ridge. DelBene, who represents the 1st District, which includes Medina and the Points communities, went “undercover” as a UPS worker during Vallimont’s morning run in Redmond as part of her effort to pursue more engaging and creative forms of constituent outreach. ANDY NYSTROM, Redmond Reporter
McBride adds endorsements in Senate race Former Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride has received endorsements from U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, and state Reps Cyrus Habib and Ross Hunter in her bid to unseat fellow Democrat Rodney Tom in the state Senate for the 48th District. Democrats are unhappy with Tom for joining with Republican in the state Senate
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Interlake duo growing together on golf course BY JOSH SUMAN BELLEVUE REPORTER
Aleana Groenhout has experienced the full range of emotions during her first three seasons on the prep golf course. After a freshman season that included an emotionally taxing introduction to the state tournament, a host of medalist rounds and all-conference honors during her three years at Interlake, the senior leader for the Saints is ready for her final act. “I was kind of nervous as a freshman,” she recalled. “I practiced over the years, continued improving and learning more about the game. It has been a cool ride.” Groenhout finished in a tie for 13th at state last year as the Saints moved back to Class 3A, after ending the year in third place in the 2A tournament as a sophomore. She held a three stroke lead headed into the second day that year, and also made the cut as a freshman. Sophomore Delaney Douglas gives head coach Doug Calvert another bonafide KingCo and state title threat, and has also given him the chance to see Groenhout go
from quiet newcomer to the tone-setter of the program. “The biggest thing she represents is work ethic,” Calvert said. “Aleana is a stallion and when she’s on, she’s phenomenal.” Groenhout said the intensity and uncertainty of the prep golf scene led to a nervous energy she carried throughout that first season. But playing with Douglas has provided an outlet for competition during practice, as well as a new perspective on enjoying the game. “She has this way to have fun, all the time, when we’re on the golf course,” Groenhout said of her younger teammate. “I’ve definitely learned to do that from her.”
Newport’s Li, Kent looking for redemption on golf course Marianne Li had a disappointing finish to the 2013 season, and it had nothing to do with her performance on the course. An injury at a tournament before the high school postseason began held Newport’s top player from last season out of the KingCo and district meets, and denied
WE ST B E LLE V U E VI E W HOM E Interlake sophomore Delaney Douglas (left) and senior Aleana Groenhout have learned to feed off one another on the golf course, making for a light but competitive atmosphere. JOSH
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her the chance to compete for what would example,” he said of Li and Kent. “They are have been an all but assured state berth. showing the type of game where if they get Head coach Frank Nimmo said after the to state, anything can happen.” setback last year, his junior standout again looks like a state championship threat in 2014. “I know she is a competitor, and it was Myra Maza was one of two state particisomething she wanted,” Nimmo said of pants for the Totems at the Class 2A state missing last year’s postseason. “She is meet last year, and returns along with mentally tough, and has played so much fellow juniors Andrea Hood and Kelsey golf, she’s learned to accept the good with Brooks to lead Sammamish this year. the bad.” Maza missed the state cut by only two Even without a senior on its roster, strokes last season. Newport played this year’s frontrunner Bellevue beat Juanita in 3A KingCo Eastlake within five strokes in the first Offered at $2,885,000 dual meet Tuesday at Overlake Country match of the year. Nimmo said a continClubyoubehind a medalist performance A love affair with Lake Washington, Seattle’s silhouette and the Olympic the instant you enter this gracious home. This is a hom gent that also includes former statemountains quali- will greet that defines and personifies understated, tasteful elegance, both inviting and enveloping from you withLauren its blend Patrick, of formal, informal alwaysin luxurious who fiand nished 17th space fier Monica Kent may not have the depth Five bedrooms, four and a half baths, formal living and dining, media and recreation room, wineatcellar, officestate and two laundry rooms. 6,630 square fe place the 3A meet last year. Fellow of previous Newport teams, but should of living space. www.WestBellevueViewHome.com returning state competitors Tiff any Huang still challenge for district and state playoff and Alexis Choi should keep the Wolverspots. Kathy Madsen ines in the mix for postseason spots. ey do everything I ask, and lead by BRAZEN SOTHEBY’S“Th INTERNATIONAL
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Interlake boys soccer building confidence early in 2014 season BY JOSH SUMAN BELLEVUE REPORTER
Interlake will be without first team All-KingCo selection Chad Shapard and second team honoree Nate Lafavour during the 2014 soccer season, but still carry high expectations into the year. Head coach Dan Peterson said returning second team all league selections Arden Chew and Jose Castillo provide experience and confidence to a group looking to make a playoff push. “It is really important to have kids who feel like they are supposed to be successful,” he said. “They bring the mentality they are supposed to win.” Defender Nestor Quijada and forward Issac Reed are two more players Peterson said have the chance to make a major contribution to a playoff run. “Every year the goal is to play as many games as you can,” he said. “I think we should definitely be a KingCo playoff team, and we will see how we stack up.” The Saints beat crosstown Newport 3-0 to start the year before taking the defending conference champs from Liberty to overtime before falling 1-0. Wins over Hazen and Mount Si have bolstered the confidence of a group looking to make the 3A state tournament for the first time, after a run of four trips to state as a member of Class 2A from 2009-2012. Peterson said even against a perennial playoff team in Liberty, his team expected to get the win.
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Totems after 2A playoffs
Sammamish was only one goal from its second state tournament appearance in three seasons last year before falling 4-3 to Sedro-Woolley in its 2A bi-district playoff game. The Totems finished in front of Lake Washington in the regular season to claim the conference’s lone 2A postseason spot, and won two games in the tournament to reach the third place game. Sammamish is 1-2-0 after a loss to Mercer Island Tuesday to begin conference play, and faces Mount Si in Snoqualmie at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
KingCo play underway for Bellevue, Newport
Bellevue lost its conference opener 2-0 to Lake Washington on Tuesday, and faces Juanita Friday in Kirkland at 7:30 p.m. Newport’s Jordan Thompson earned KingCo Player of the Year honors in his senior season in 2013, but was unable to help his team to a postseason berth. The Knights have dropped games to Chief Sealth, Hazen and Interlake to start the year, earning a 1-1 draw with Lake Stevens. A trip to Skyline starts the 4A KingCo season at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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Bellevue lacrosse in NWI Bellevue has looked every bit the part of two-time defending state champion in posting a 5-0-0 record on the lacrosse field, and gets its chance to measure up against a pair of out-of-state foes at the Northwest Invitational Friday and Saturday. The event, which features 18 teams from Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada and British Columbia, has become a main attraction for prep lacrosse in the state. The Wolverines, which beat Eastlake 11-3 Tuesday, face Claremont at 6 p.m. at Mercer Island High School before taking on Lakeridge (Oregon) at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Other Washington teams in the event are Bainbridge, Issaquah, Eastlake, Skyline, Lake Washington and the hosts from Mercer Island. Lakeridge (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Sunset (Portland, Ore.), Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), Southridge (Beaverton, Ore.), Coronado (Henderson, Nev.), Palo Verde (Las Vegas, Nev.), Centennial (Las Vegas, Nev.), Columbine (Littleton, Colo.), Claremont School (Victoria, B.C.) and New Westminster (B.C.) round out the field. Each of the 18 teams made the playoffs in their respective state last year.
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Bellevue grad signs with Seahawks BY JOSH SUMAN BELLEVUE REPORTER
The Seattle Seahawks will defend a Super Bowl title for the first time in 2014, and recently signed a former 3A state champion from Bellevue to help them do just that. Steve Schilling, a standout during his time as a Wolverine both at Bellevue and Michigan, and sixth round draft
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pick of the San Diego Chargers was signed by the hometown Seahawks, the team announced in a media release. He has played in 18 games at left and right guard since entering the NFL in 2011, and signed with the Seahawks as an unrestricted free agent. A 2006 Bellevue graduate, Schilling was a standout for the Wolverines on the line and also averaged a double-double on the basketball court as a junior. Parade Magazine tabbed him an All-American as a senior, and he was rated by Rivals.com as a the second prospect in the state in the Class of 2006. The Wolverines won 3A state football titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004, before falling to Prosser 38-35 in the quarterfinals in 2005. During his time at Michigan, Schilling earned All Big 10 honorable mention honors during his junior and senior seasons. His first action as a rookie in 2011 came in a preseason game against the Seahawks, an experience he talked about in a Q and A with the Reporter in 2011. The 6-foot-5, 310 pound Schilling could provide depth for a team that recently lost starter Paul McQuistan from its 2013 offensive line group.
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Pathways students Frances and Victoria measure out the water they’ll use for a soil permeation test. DANIEL NASH, Bellevue Reporter view. One girl, Victoria, commented how it would be cool to look at paramecia, like she’s studied in her science class. Her sample went under the microscope next, a green nub the group had difficulty identifying as plant or insect. Wilson pointed out the hairs growing out
of the sample’s surface that seemed to be the trichomes of a plant. Finally, they looked at a molted snake skin and sediment before the last members of the group arrived. “Microscope skills are really, really useful in a lab setting,” Wilson said as she invited them to their seats for the next warm-up exercise:
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a reading of an environmental news article on wetland mitigation. This was the third week of the eight-week Environmental Pathways after school program, educating middle schoolers in environmental science. The pilot was created by the Pacific Science Center, which operates facilities on the city-owned park, as a scaleddown version of the existing high school Environmental Science and Technology Practicum. The goal of both programs is to introduce students to the potential of careers in environmental science. “You can mention these careers in a classroom setting,” said practicum instructor Siri Nelson, who co-developed the program curricula with Wilson. “But it means so much more when you see what they involve firsthand.” After Wilson finished reading the week’s news article and took students’ thoughts, she told them they would be changing their focus of study. In the first two weeks, they
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What’s going on in Bellevue’s schools and classrooms
Grants for four educators
The East-King School Retirees’ Association presented grants to four Bellevue School District educators this month. Bellevue High School’s Stephanie Kubej received funds to purchase a document camera and accessories for use in her English classes. Instead of scanning pages at the copy machine, she’ll be able to use the camera to project and magnify texts and student writing for all to easily study. Three elementary school teachers also received grants. Chelle Swim requested money to purchase sets of math manipulatives for use by all three first grade teachers at Phantom Lake. Nancy Mowat at Sherwood Forest was presented funds to purchase “We Both Read” books for joint
Satellite Club launch in Ellensburg The Tyee Middle School Satellite Club will head out to Ellensburg Saturday, March 29, for a launch. The club — which partners with Microsoft, T-Mobile and Paccar with support from Boeing — is in its third year. The 75-student strong club had a booth at the Seattle Mini Maker Faire at the EMP March 22-23.
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studied energy and built solar cars — an activity students unanimously agreed had been their favorite activity so far. On this particular day they would begin work on wetland ecology, gearing up and trekking out into the park to take samples for lab analysis during their next session. Soon the group was out in the (park) wilds, armed with soil corers, probe meters, permeation tubes and plant charts to get their hands dirty in wetland delineation — in loose terms, the identification of wetland environments. “It sounds like you’re playing with soil — and you kind of are — but this is what scientists do to get an idea of the environment they’re studying,” Wilson said to the class. As they entered the park, they were let loose in groups of two or three in a dry environment to introduce the concept of a control sample. One group used the probe to take measurements of temperature, pH and moisture levels. Another group took a soil sample, squeezing it, rolling it around in their hands and smudging it against their worksheet to get a sense of its texture. Walking a little farther down the hill, a smaller girl ventured into a creek to bottle a sample of water. The deeper the group traveled, the wetter the environment became. “I like to think of wetlands as a cereal bowl,” Wilson said to the group. “If you
pour milk into your cereal bowl, where does it go? Does it stay on the lip? No, it goes to the bottom, right? It’s the same here.” Wilson pointed to a growth of skunk cabbage as the first sign they were entering wetlands, though the group smelled it well beforehand. Francis, a particularly eloquent tween who identified quantum physics as her favorite branch of science, wrinkled her nose and noted that it was an “apt name.” At the next site, Wilson asked one of her interns, Ashlyn Sloane, to lead them in “the bounce test.” As a group, they jumped up and down, laughing when the ground began to shake under them. “Because the ground is so saturated, it’s like a bowl of water and we’re making a ripple,” Sloane said. “If we all work together, we’ll see if we can wobble this tree.” The group agreed to identify the area as Bounce Tree and, with detective work from the next battery of tests, they decided the area was a scrub-shrub wetland, notable for it’s low-growing flora. The next and last site was even wetter, and presented the group with a conundrum. The presence of Bog Labrador Tea strongly suggested it was a bog. But bogs are acidic, and the hydrology analysis turned up a 7 pH — confoundingly neutral. Wilson suggested the area could be in ecological transition. The group wasn’t perturbed — the day was done, but they would be able to study their samples in the lab the next week. Daniel Nash: 425-453-4290; dnash@bellevuereporter.com
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March 28-29 Friends of the Newcastle Library Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Newcastle Library, 12901 Newcastle Way Gardening With Your Children: 10-11 a.m. Explore the world of gardening through hands-on experiences with soil, plants, and water. Cost: $2.50 Resident; $3 NonResident. Pre-registration required: 425-452-7225, course #82780. Info: 425-452-7225. Lake Hills Greenbelt Ranger Station, 15416 S.E. 16th St., Bellevue Spring Shakespeare – The Comedy of Errors: 10:15 a.m. Reading and discussion of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors that concerns two sets of identical twins who were separated as children and now live as master-servant pairs in neighboring cities. Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E. Owl Prowl: 7:30-9 p.m. Then take a night hike with the Rangers to look for owls and other nocturnal wildlife in the park. Bring a flashlight or headlamp, as well as good shoes, for the journey. Ages: 5+ Cost: $5 Resident; $6 Non-Resident Pre-registration required at 425-452-6885. Course # 82058. Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., Bellevue
March 29 AARP Free Tax Help: During library open hours. Free individualized tax preparation assistance provided by trained AARP volunteers. No age or income limits. Please bring picture I.D., documented proof of Social Security Number, and last year's return as well as any current tax documents. Lake Hills Library, 15590 Lake Hills Blvd., Bellevue Earth-Friendly Gardening Seminar: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get tips on cultivating your own vegetable garden from a local organic farmer. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave. N.E., Bellevue Master Gardeners Clinics: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get expert advice on your plant and landscape questions from Master Gardeners. Available every Saturday through May 31 in the library lobby. Newcastle Library, 12901 Newcastle Way Singles 50 and over Coffee Social: 10-11:30 a.m. Coffee social to meet singles 50 and over with a variety of interests. Free for first 2 visits. VFW Hall, 4330 148TH Ave. N.E., Redmond Trophy Cupcakes' Jennifer Shea: 1 p.m. Trophy Cupcakes & Party owner Jennifer Shea will kick off a national tour for her book Trophy Cupcakes & Parties. Williams-
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April 1 Genealogy Research Help: 7-9 p.m. Volunteers from the Eastside Genealogical Society can help you track the history of your family. Come by for research help and an introduction to the library's genealogy books, periodicals and databases. Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E. Genealogy Research Help: 7-9 p.m. Volunteers from the Eastside Genealogical Society can help you track the history of your family. Come by for research help and an introduction to the library's genealogy books, periodicals and databases. Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E. AARP Tax Help: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free individualized tax preparation assistance provided by trained AARP volunteers. No age or income limits. Please bring picture I.D., documented proof of Social Security Number, and last year's return as well as any current tax documents. Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E.
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IRS PUBLIC AUCTION SALE Date of Sale: April 17, 2014 Time of Sale: 11:00am Registration begins 10:00am Location: 516 Third Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Property Offered: Commonly known as 12600 SE 7th Pl, Bellevue WA 98005 Lots 11 and 12, Block 1, ALL IN HERITAGE LANE NUMBER 3. according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume71, of Plats page 17, records of King County, Washington ) Under the authority in IRC Section 6331, the property described below has been seized for non payment of taxes due from James K Elmer. Property will be sold at public auction as provided in IRC Section 6335 and related regulations. Only the right, title and interest of James K Elmer in and to the property will be offered for sale. Minimum bid: 106,432.00 Enter terms of payment: Deferred payment as follows: 20% of highest bid due at the conclusion of the sale, at time of the sale - Remaining balance due: May 7, 2014 All payments must be made by cash, cashier’s check or money order made payable to the US Treasury. For more information go to www.irsauctions.gov or contact Mary Smith 951-201-6919 or Mary.Smith3@irs.gov Published in Bellevue Reporter on March 28, 2014. #1014898. 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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Carl Soderberg
Carl James Soderberg passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2014. He was born in Seattle on November 9, 1928 to Carl and Jennie Soderberg, grew up in West Seattle, attended West Seattle High School, enlisted in the Army stationed at Florida, then married Emma Jean Flanagan on December 24, 1950. They had two daughters Vicky Jean and Cindy Lee. Carl worked in sales, ending his career at 78 as a security guard. He always heped others particularly children through the Optimist Club and his church. He will be remembered by the hand written letters and notes he sent to friends and family. Carl is survived by his wife Emma and daughter Cindy. Memorial service will be held April 5, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2:00 pm, 14230 SE Newport Way, Bellevue. Donations, Bellevue Humane Society. 1014658
Marilyn Joanne Fike
Marilyn Joanne Bundy was a girl of seven when she and her family moved to Seattle’s Mt. Baker neighborhood. There she befriended a new Sunday school playmate, Dick Fike. Inseparable from that time to this, she and Dick were 10 when they had their first date, dressing up and going downtown to see a movie. As students at Whitman College, they married at 20. Within a decade the couple had four children: Rick, Jef, Melissa and Marta -- and love to spare. They’d need it, as well as Marilyn’s remarkable calm and presence of mind when it came to caring for and supporting their youngest, born with serious medical issues that required numerous surgeries and the exuberant energy of a mother fiercely intent on her daughter’s survival. Marta survived, and thrived, allowing Marilyn time to volunteer with The March of Dimes, distinguishing herself as a capable leader who later traveled the U.S. to train other volunteers. Fun was foremost in the Fike family. Marilyn and Dick bought a Cessna 172, a four-seat craft that -- while their children were still young and lightweight -- allowed them to take to the sky together. Marilyn became as competent a navigator as she was a pilot, flying as far south as Acapulco and as far east as New Orleans, with frequent family excursions in the western states. Dick built a cabin on Lopez Island and this sanctuary in the San Juans became a treasured place for the Fikes, remaining Marilyn’s favorite destination throughout her lifetime. Once her children became young adults, Marilyn turned her attention to a job at The Bullitt Foundation, ultimately becoming Director of Administration, Assistant to the President and bookkeeper for over $100 million in assets. But the fun and games weren’t over. A 40th wedding anniversary gift to the couple from their children kick-started a multitude of “second honeymoons,” and from then on, when time and money allowed, Marilyn and Dick would travel the world. She thrived on their adventures in France (her favorite), Italy, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia, Austria, Greece and Switzerland. An extraordinary woman, Marilyn was dearly loved by many, and when at age 79 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she proved strong and resolute throughout her treatment, moving with Dick to Aljoya Thornton Place, a continuing care retirement community. There, the community truly came together. And when her cancer recently reappeared and no further treatment was appropriate, she said, “Oh bother! This will be inconvenient for so many!” She was always thinking of others. Marilyn, a lifelong Seattle resident was born June 3, 1933 and passed at home on March 12, 2014, a few months after celebrating her 60th wedding anniversary. She has six surviving siblings (Emory, John, Mac, Jim, Steve and Jennifer Bundy) in addition to her husband (Dick) and four children Rick (Carla), Jef, Melissa (Mary Lou) and Marta (Virginia) and two grandsons, Joe and Jake. A Memorial Service will be held at the Center for Spiritual Living, 5801 Sand Point Way NE, on April 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM. The family welcomes expressions of love in the form of gifts to Odyssey Gentiva Hospice Foundation (3350 Riverwood Pkwy, #1400, Atlanta, GA 30339), the Center for Spiritual Living or your favorite charity. 1011001
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Five Bellevue Scouts earn Eagle award Five Scouts from Troop 626 in Bellevue received their Eagle Scout Award in a Court of Honor ceremony Sunday, March 16. Ryan Cambron, Chris Farmer, Richard Gartenberg, Evan McFarlane and Jacob Thackray received the award, the highest rank in Scouting. Former state Attorney General Rob McKenna, an Eagle Scout himself, was the guest speaker at the ceremony. Troop 626 draws Scouts from the south Bellevue area including Newport, Sammamish and International high schools. Ryan Cambron began scouting at age 7 and has been an active member of Boy Scouts for the better part of his life. His future plans involved attending Western Washington University next fall and study graphic design in advertising. He also plans to continue to play music in bands and continue working to grow as a musician in the coming years. Chris Farmer started his scouting journey in first grade as a Tiger Cub Scout at Puesta del Sol Elementary in Bellevue. He learned to speak fluent Spanish while attending the Spanish Immersion Program. He joined the Boy Scouts and Troop 626 when he was 11. He is a sophomore at Interlake High School where he plays football. For the future, he is considering college or the military. Richard Gartenberg started scouting as a Tiger cub and has been in scouts every year since then, even the three years when he was living in England.
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He has been on a 100-mile hike, learned to swim and eventually joined the school’s water polo and swim teams. He most recently become a member of the school's DECA (marketing) state competition. Evan McFarlane also began scouting as a Tiger cub. He dropped out for a few years, but rejoined scouting in the sixth grade. For his Eagle project, he led a group of fellow scouts and friends in clearing and cleaning-up a trail in the Newcastle Historic Cemetery. Outside of Boy Scouts, he is involved in boxing and wrestling at Newport High School. After graduation, he plan to attend either Western Washington Univer-
sity or Linfield College in Oregon and is interested in studying business and economics, and plan to major in marketing and minor in Spanish. Jacob Thackray joined scouting at age 11. He has completed many hours of community service and has completed such scouting activities as a 102-mile hike at Phlimont in New Mexico and a 75-mile canoe trip at Lake Bowron in Canada. He is a senior at Newport High School and has been in a Spanish Immersion program since kindergarten and can read, write, and speak Spanish fluently. In college, he wants to pursue majors in economics, business, or engineering, but have not yet decided on which.
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The McKee Building, 1930. COURTESY PHOTO, Eastside Heritage Center
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The McKee Building, at Main Street and 101st.,had six retail units and housed several different businesses over the years, including Younger’s Mints, the post office, Mrs. Roger’s Variety Store, the Puget Sound Power and Light offices, Robinson Motors, English Centre Gifts and Maynard’s Drug Store. The original building was built it 1924. It has since been demolished. The Parkside apartment building is in that location now.
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For 20 years, Bellevue resident Robin Franzi worked as a corporate financial analyst. Then two years ago, she learned her kidneys were failing. “Sheer exhaustion,” is how she explains it. “But because of the way I was pushing myself and always did, I had been exhausted for a long time and had ignored it.” When she could no longer ignore it, she went to see her doctor and learned an autoimmune disease had damaged her kidneys so badly that she needed to start dialysis, the treatment that keeps a person alive by cleaning the blood when kidneys can’t. That was Mother's Day weekend 2012. Now, nearly two years later, the Northwest Kidney Centers patient gives herself dialysis at home. Now, she said, that is her “job.” It’s also a way for her to take control of her medical treatment. During March, National Kidney Health Month, Franzi took control another way — by flying to Washington, D.C., as a volunteer with Dialysis Patient Citizens to lobby Congress to maintain funding for kidney patients now and in the future. She made arrangements to receive dialysis treatments at a clinic two of the five days she was there. The rest of the time she met with representatives from Washington state and Utah — seven in one day. Real Estate for Sale Skagit County
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