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Former soldier gets more than 20 years for killing Kirkland woman BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com
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former Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier was sentenced to 244 months on April 25 for fatally stabbing a Kirkland woman back in 2011. Earlier this month, Dakota Miles Wolf, 22, pleaded guilty to killing 19-year-old Scarlett Paxton with a large chef knife outside of her Juanita apartment one winter evening. A King County judge
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imposed the maximum sentencing, 220 months, for second-degree murder
and an extra two years were tacked on for a deadly weapons enhancement charge. Before Wolf was sentenced, Paxton’s mother, father and grandmother gave statements. “I miss my daughter Scarlett so much,” said Michelle Diggins, her mother, in a letter to the Reporter. “I wish that no other family or person would ever have to feel this grief, pain and utter devastation that we now deal with on a daily basis. Unfortunately, there will always be
bad people in this world.” Paxton’s boyfriend who found her stabbed in front of their apartment also attended the hearing. “I thought that what her family said [during the hearing] was absolutely beautiful and that they did a very good job of articulating who Scarlett was as a person,” Michael Lawson said. Judge Julie Spector addressed Wolf before giving him the maximum sentence. “I’m aware that you tried [ more MURDER page 3 ]
Dakota Wolf is handcuffed after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Scarlett Paxton. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter
Schools foundation luncheon surpasses fundraising goal BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com
It was another record year for the 9th annual Lake Washington Schools Foundation’s Legacy for Learning luncheon, which generated $237,023 -- the highest amount yet. Hosted at Juanita High School, 585 attendees packed into the Rebels’ gymnasium and were seated at more than 60 neatly decorated tables, also a record. “Part of it was that we set higher goals for ourselves,” said Kathleen Reynolds with the Lake Washington Schools Foundation. “Our new executive director, since September, has given us more capacity.”
“Part of it was that we set higher goals for ourselves. Our new executive director, since September, has given us more capacity.” Kathleen Reynolds
The foundation’s luncheon fundraising goal was $225,000. Reynolds said she believes Executive Director Kristina Williams was able to build stronger professional relationships as well. Microsoft was the foundation’s biggest sponsor. “Sometimes with a higher goal, you push harder,” she said, adding that their total annual goal is $365,000 for 2014.
Last year, the foundation raised $216,650 at the luncheon with a goal of $192,000, which was used to help implement the Lake Washington School District’s signature programs. This year was clearly a year to revel in the program’s success and to ensure it stays on the right path. “Six months ago, I didn’t value education the way I do now,” said Juanita High School student Lauren McAllister, who is enrolled in the STEM signature program. “And if you would have asked me if I thought I’d be standing here in front of hundreds of supporters as a representative for my [ more GOAL page 11 ]
Superintendent Dr. Traci Pierce speaks at the Lake Washington School District’s 9th annual Legacy for Learning luncheon at Juanita High School. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland Housing Dialogue sparks discussion on job, housing imbalance BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@kirklandreporter.com
Council members Penny Sweet, Jay Arnold, Dave Asher and Rep. Larry Springer were among the 60 who attended the first Kirkland Housing Dialogue meeting on an early Tuesday morning. Organized by Eastside realtor Brenda Nunes, the dialogue on April 22 was
meant to spur awareness surrounding the lack of affordable housing in Kirkland, as well as connect the business community to the building community. “We’ve seen an increase in people looking for properties who A. can’t afford them or B. they’re in multiple bid situations,” Nunes said. “It gets frustrating for buyers. The
inventory here is too costly.” Panelists Eric Shields, the city’s planning director, Rick Lerz with Kirkland-based Nytec, Nancy Hamilton with EvergreenHealth Medical Center, Doug Davis with Hallmark Realty, and Arthur Sullivan with ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing) described the housing dilemma for citizens in
Kirkland. With 22,000 jobs projected by 2035, Kirkland city officials are actively pursuing ways they can make the Comprehensive Plan Update fit the needs of Kirkland’s future, Sweet said in an introduction. Citing the Employment Security Department and the Puget Sound Regional Coun-
cil, Shields said of the 38,000 employees in Kirkland, 75 percent who commute drive to work alone. “One of the things the city is grappling with is the job and housing balance,” he said at the meeting. According to the Growth Management Act, the city should be planning for 22,400 more jobs with 8,300 housing
units, but “that in itself is not balanced.” The city currently has 3,700 housing units for the 38,000 jobs, Shields said. Lerz was able to back up Shields’s stats with his own figures. The average Nytec employee travels 14 miles each way to work every day. While 71 percent of Nytec employees live in King Coun[ more HOUSING page 5 ]
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Sketch, description of carjacking suspect released The Kirkland Police Department released a sketch and description of a suspect accused of carjacking a woman at EvergreenHealth hospital in the Totem Lake neighborhood of Kirkland. The female victim was using her phone while sitting in her car in the parking lot of Evergreen Hospital, 12040 NE 128th St. in Kirkland at about 10:30 p.m. on April 21. The suspect approached and
banged on her window to get her attention. The suspect was armed with what was described as a semi-automatic handgun with a black matte finish and a small amount of silver near the trigger guard. The suspect is described as a black male adult in his late 20s, approximately 5-foot-8 and a medium build. His skin was a light complexion and he had a “wispy” mustache. The victim described
his face as narrow with pronounced creases along the sides. His jacket appeared to be a “North Face” brand, dark green with black under the arms and white branding on the front left breast and back right shoulder. The suspect wore saggy blue jeans and had a black backpack with long straps hanging down. He wore large, bright blue low-cut Nike shoes.
The Kirkland Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying the above suspect. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Kirkland Police Department tip line at 425587-3515. For more information about this incident, please contact Detective Adam Haas, Kirkland Police Department at 425-587-3505 or ahaas@kirklandwa.gov.
Wolf had stabbed her neck and she had lacerations on desperately to get help for her chin, thumb, hand and your addiction from your knee, all consistent with commanding officer and defensive knife wounds. that was denied,” Spector After an extensive police said. “I’m aware of that. You investigation that included have no criminal history, yet video evidence, a Joint Base you are a ticking time bomb Lewis-McChord official told that blew up in this Kirkland community and took Scarlett Kirkland police Wolf was “AWOL,” or absent without from everybody.” official leave, and gave Even Wolf’s friends the address to the and family requested residence he was KIRKLAND the judge show no staying. leniency in several The official had submitted letters, she spoken to the homesaid. owner, who expressed “There are two groups concern that Wolf was linked here and yet we are all part to the homicide. of a greater community, Wolf had sustained an raveling and reconciling injury to his leg and he had the loss of a beautiful and come home wearing bloody wonderful person known as clothing. Scarlett,” Spector said, “as a He was soon arrested for daughter, a niece, grandniece, his AWOL status. It was his a granddaughter, a friend and a beloved member of our third time going AWOL. Police eventually did a community.” positive DNA match on three Although Lawson isn’t blood samples taken from completely satisfied with the Paxton’s pants. 20-year sentence, he does Wolf initially denied admit “it’s good to have this any association with the chapter closed.” homicide or Paxton, but he “While it’s not going to admitted to police that he be over, of course, I will was in the same area where admit it’s a huge relief he was the victim died early in the sentenced, whether I like the night, charging documents results or not,” he said. state. On Nov. 30, Scarlett PaxHe also told police he was ton went for a walk with her boyfriend at around 1:30 a.m. addicted to smoking spice and that he smoked spice near their Hidden Firs aparton the night Paxton was ment complex in the 12800 murdered. Spice is synthetic block of 132nd Ave. NE. cannabis that can cause halAccording to court lucinations and paranoid records, Paxton left early to behavior. walk back home and call a During the investigation, friend. he told police he has issues But when her boyfriend with “paranoia, hallucinareturned at around 2:50 a.m., tions, anxiety and memory he found Paxton slumped issues,” as well as anger over in front of their secondmanagement issues. floor apartment unit.
Records indicate police believe the violent attack was unprovoked and random. “The fact that her throat was ripped open and the blood covered the door of the apartment, there’s nothing, like, no mystery involved,” Lawson said. “Not to spread hearsay but there are stories corroborated by his friends of animal abuse, etcetera, etcetera, that he’s a born monster. Cut and clear, that’s just what he is and I have absolutely no doubt he can do it again. It’s not just an issue of substance abuse, it’s an issue of character, which he has none.” Paxton’s mother, Diggins, thanked the Kirkland Police Department in her letter, specifically mentioning Detective David Quiggle and Detective Adam Haas on the work they did. Lt. Mike Murray said initially the entire detective unit
within the Kirkland Police Department was involved in the case on the morning Paxton was discovered. “I’m really proud of the work our detectives, the State Patrol and the prosecutors did on this,” Murray said. “I’m real sorry for the family and their loss and I hope we can put this all behind us now.” Even though prosecutors had the case in-hand and Wolf in jail, Murray said due diligence kept detectives working on the investigation for about two-and-a-half years. “It’s always nice to have the case closed and we’re happy for the guilty plea,” Murray said. “As always with detectives and officers, we’d like to see the best charge -- murder one, but after conferring with the family, which the prosecutors always do, it
looked like this plea deal was a good one.” Paxton’s murder drew widespread media attention because it was one of the scarier ones, since the two didn’t personally know each other, he said. “He picked her randomly and decided he was going to kill her and he did,” Murray said. In the past, Paxton’s friends
A Washington State Patrol car was struck on southbound I-405 and 160th Street, near the boundary between Kirkland and Bothell, while investigating a two-vehicle collision at approximately 10:15 p.m. on April 23. Anyone that may have seen the collision or have information are asked to call Detective Sgt. Stacey Moate at 425-401-7745.
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This is a sketch of a suspect Kirkland police are looking for in connection with a carjacking at EvergreenHealth. Courtesy Kirkland Police Department
stated the two did know each other but Murray said most of that was hearsay. “He may have seen her at some party in one point in time,” he said. “We were never able to link any of that stuff. It could be true but if it is, it’s a mystery to us.”
Editor Matt Phelps contributed to this report.
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GUEST EDITORIAL
Tom makes right choice for the right reasons
The announcement that Sen. Rodney Tom of Medina will not seek re-election to the Legislature certainly jump-started the political season. Tom, a Democrat, already was facing a challenge in his own party from Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride. That wasn’t surprising since many Democrats were livid that Tom became the Senate Majority Leader when he and another Democratic Senator joined with the Republicans to give them control of the Senate. While Tom stepped down as a Democrat, he once was a Republican. That ability to see the good in both political outlooks probably is more in tune with most voters. True-believers may run the parties, but they don’t speak for the majority of people in this state. That’s one of the reasons voters approved a Top Two primary system. Republicans won’t want to admit it, but Tom was right to switch to the Democratic Party some years ago. The GOP was stubborn on social issues that over time put them at odds with the majority of people in this state. Likewise, the Democrats have too often shown that they are far too willing to raise taxes to promote social programs that, while admirable, aren’t affordable. Tom, to his credit, wouldn’t
go along and thus the Senate coalition was born. What’s unfortunate is that the political polarization that has hobbled Congress for several years is showing some of those symptoms here, too. To say it’s unhealthy is an understatement. Tom is stepping down for personal, not political reasons. His 85-year-old father recently was hit by a car while walking in the grocery store parking lot (in a crosswalk with his cane). Tom is the only son who lives in the area to help him with his recov-
ery. “I have always said that health and family are my number one values, and instead of that being merely a campaign slogan, I really do try to live by them,” Tom told his Senate colleagues, As he has many times in the past, Tom is making the right decision for the right reason. We’ll miss that in Olympia.
Craig Groshart is the editor of the Bellevue Reporter.
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Offended by male homosexuals calling partner “wife” My husband and I have watched several television programs recently in which the male homosexual referred to his partner as his wife. This misuse of a sexual term is offensive to me. The dictionary defines the word wife as a woman. It is a vulgar insult to every woman, particularly those who have given birth, to have a person with male sexual organs called a wife. The homosexual community found a specious constitutional right to gay marriage, but they do not have license, or a constitutional right, to redefine sexual gender words so that they can pretend that their relationships are the same as straight people.
Luisa Franklin-Bell, Kirkland
A large tree may be the home of birds That large tree in your yard may be the home of a mother and her babies during nesting season. Removal of large significant trees also means removing homes for migrating birds. During nesting season from about February through August, a tree being cut down may likely take with it an active nest with eggs or baby birds. Removal of any tree with an active bird nest is in violation of federal law called the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Removal of trees eliminates the current homes and ecosystems of birds and other small animals. Replanting, while better than not replacing lost trees, can never fully replace the bird home. The replacement trees will take years to be of a size usable for birds to nest again. To put a human spin on this, imagine having your home taken with your loved ones in
it. You’ve lost your loved ones and no viable home will be available to you in the foreseeable future. Contrary to what a person might think, there are not a lot of “other” trees for birds to move to and build their nests when a tree is cut. We hope you will look out for the neighborhood birds who share our property before considering the removal of their homes.
Tracy Hendershott, Kirkland
Lake Washington School District is too big The April bond request by the Lake Washington School District appears to have failed, although results are not yet certified. The bond was smaller than the one put forth in February but perhaps the district, with boundaries extending from Finn Hill to Sammamish, should try a different, “smaller” approach. “Smaller,” as in going to the legislature and asking that the district be divided up to reflect the reality of a “grown-up” eastside. The reality is that Sammamish and Redmond Ridge, among others, are no longer rural outposts. They’re full-blown cities and communities with huge populations of younger families with children. They may need additional schools, but asking the more mature homeowners of Kirkland to foot the bill is a hard sell. I suggest you survey Kirkland homeowners. Simply ask residents of ZIP code 98033 or 98034 if they can name an elementary school on the Sammamish Plateau. My bet is that they can’t and don’t care to. In some situations there is a good connotation to the old saw: “divide and conquer.”
Llew Johnson, Kirkland
Hill doing great job in state Senate
I want to thank Sen. Andy Hill for the great job he is doing for the Eastside and for our state. In a time when bomb-throwing partisanship rules the day, Andy gets the job done by working with others. For example, it has been very difficult attempting to pass state budgets in the past, but under Andy’s leadership, the last state budget passed the Senate 48-1 and by an equal amount in the House. At the same time, an additional $1 billion went into our schools while college tuition did not go up for the first time in a long while. The brilliance in Sen. Hill’s style is that he makes it easy for other legislators to support his ideas. Andy concentrates on priorities that we all agree on and doesn’t burden the opposition with measures that would make it hard for them to vote with him. Andy has worked with the governor to pass laws which protect vulnerable individuals. People with disabilities no longer have to wait for years to receive services due them. This will help some 5,000 families in our state. We need Sen. Andy Hill in Olympia to keep the new sense of open, bipartisan government alive and well in our state.
Dave McDonald Kirkland
Potala Village does not have vested right to large development The citizens have been inquiring about when Lobsang Dargey and Potala Village will be meeting in the Court of Appeals with the city of Kirkland. The city is arguing that Dargey and Potala Village, also known by some as Path America, are not vested to the large development that he is hoping to build.
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“There’s 20-30 waitresses who work downtown. They all need a place to live. It’d be nice if they didn’t have to commute.” Nunes recalls a “famous” teal house in Bellevue that once had 44 offers. Her most recent multiple-offer situation involved 14 offers for the home. “We’re getting more people wanting to live in Kirkland,” said Nunes, who has worked in Kirkland for the last 20 years with Keller Williams Eastside. “The demand has been really strong the last year or two. Prior to the recession it was strong as well.” Sullivan stated that the average wage in Kirkland is between $30,000 to $45,000 or lower income, and between $50,000 and $70,0000, or moderate income. But despite the current situation, there are some ways developers can help fill the need for housing that accommodates all income levels. Eric Campbell with Toll Brothers, Linda Pruitt with the Cottage Company, Gary Young with Polygon Northwest, Len McAdams with McAdams Remodeling and Design, and Robert Pantley with Natural and Built Environments discussed their businesses and some innovative ways they’ve been able to help create affordable housing. Since 1996, Pruitt’s cottages can be seen as far north as Whidbey Island, as far west as Silverdale and at least three communities on the Eastside and in Kirkland. The Cottage Company’s homes are designed to be smaller, roughly 1,000 to 1,500-square-foot homes, with more energy efficiency. “The first question my buyers ask me is what can I walk to?” Pruitt said. “There’s a demand for high quality neighborhood commercial. Why do you think Microsoft employees are going to live in Seattle? It’s not because they want to spend three hours a day on a connector…” Pruitt said the need and want for residential communities near commercial businesses is very much alive and that by keeping that in mind, there can be a positive
impact on those long commutes. Young and Pantley echoed the importance of residential units being strategically placed near retail and transit. “There’s a very high need for the residential component in Kirkland and Seattle,” said Young, who is working on the South Kirkland Park and Ride TOD (Transit Oriented Development) with Imagine Housing. “The TOD is a great experience. It connects to Metro, it connects two cities and provides 58 affordable housing units in Bellevue and Kirkland.” About 850 total parking stalls will be installed for commuters once all construction is complete. The leader of projects in Redmond such as Vision 5 and The Retreat, Pantley is in the process of building Kirkland’s first single residential occupancy complex where the original Crab Cracker was once located. Pantley said people such as a woman named Meagan, who recently received her nurses certificate, would be able to afford a residential suite priced between $770-$850 versus the studios that are currently priced at $1,400-$1,600. Pantley said the majority of occupants don’t own a car and therefore don’t “clog the freeways.” “It’s a model that allows people to live where they work,” he said. Nunes said it was important to start the dialogue now to raise awareness in time for the Comprehensive Plan Update and so that the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce has time to prioritize the housing issue as they lobby during the next legislative session. “I think the panelists did a really good job of discussing housing, transportation and development,” she said. “It was interesting to see the link between the commutes of the employees, the income level to live in Kirkland, the average home … and how that matches or doesn’t match to the job.” Nunes said her next goal is to keep the dialogue going while finding other ways to reach out to more voices and input for the future.
Volunteers needed for NAMI Walk in Kirkland
chapter of the National Association for Mental Illness (NAMI) as the primary fundraising event to fund the 23 affiliates across the state. Helpers are needed to serve as guides along the 5K route on the shore of Lake Washington as well as volunteers to hand out snacks and water to the walkers when they return to the festivities at Kirkland’s
Marina Park. Students are encouraged to participate. Letters to help high school students meet community service requirements will be provided. More than 1,000 walkers participated in last year’s walk. For more information about how to register for the walk or how to volunteer, contact Uradnik at walk@ namiwa.org.
ty and the majority commute from Redmond, 18 percent live in Snohomish County with Pierce, Kitsap and Skagit County also in the mix. One employee even commutes from Graham, he said. Of the demographic who lives in Snohomish County, the majority are young, single and make the lower end of the company’s annual salary -- about $48,000. “They look solely at obvious [housing] cost,” he said. “They don’t look at cost of travel time, car maintenance, wear and tear. By living closer and reducing car costs, they can afford more house.” Furthermore, of the 3,834 employees at EvergreenHealth Medical Center, a good 15 percent live in Kirkland, Hamilton said, adding that 28 percent live in Bothell, Seattle and Redmond. Hospital employee’s average commute time is 16.4 miles, with the majority of their lower paid staff of $49,000 a year relying on the King County Metro bus system, she said. “What happens when you can’t find something local is you end up commuting,” Nunes said. “The freeway from Snohomish County, down south, it’s packed. We spend so much time commuting because we can’t afford to live where we work.” Davis, a realtor, said currently the 235 homes for sale in Kirkland are on average worth $725,000 south of Northeast 116th Street. While single-family homes, north of the old city boundary are between $525,000 and $600,000. “I’ve been in this business a long time and in the last three years, I’ve seen so many cash sales,” he said. Davis described a recent situation where a middleclass family was vying for a 1972 Houghton rambler worth about $800,000. They sent photos of their family and told the owners they wanted their kids to go to Lakeview Elementary school but it was a “multiple offer” home with people who could buy it outright, flip it and make millions. “They’re gone in days -- quick, quick,” Davis said.
Volunteers are still being accepted to fill a variety of responsibilities at the annual NAMI Walk in Kirkland to raise funds to battle mental illness on May 17. The annual walk is sponsored by the Washington
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April 23 Domestic violence: 4 a.m., 12700 block of NE 129th Court. A 28-yearold man was arrested for pushing his 24-year-old girlfriend to the ground, causing pain to her right knee. The two were arguing about their relationship and the man’s unwillingness to return her personal belongings.
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.
April 22
Between April 18-24, the Kirkland Police Department reported 392 traffic violations, five DUIs, 15 school zone traffic violations, 30 traffic accidents, three animal calls, 36 alarm calls, 12 noise complaints, eight calls of disturbance, 17 thefts, 16 car prowls, four car thefts, 21 calls of civil disturbance, five reported burglaries, 13 domestic violence calls, nine calls for harassment, six reports of illegal drugs, two alleged assaults, 14 acts of fraud, eight malicious mischief calls, two sex offenses, two juvenile crimes, two robberies and three suicide calls. At least 39 people were arrested.
Warrant: 2:15 p.m., 12000 block of 98th Ave. NE. A 19-year-old woman was arrested on a Yakima misdemeanor warrant. Domestic violence: 3 p.m., 12200 block of NE 147th Place. An 18-year-old man was arrested for twisting his girlfriend’s arm. She tried to call police when her boyfriend wouldn’t get out of her car. The two were in a “heated debate” over racism in America. After he twisted her arm, she bit him and told him to get off. The man later admitted to the altercation. Assault: 8:36 a.m., 10800 block of 120th Ave. NE. A 41-year-old man was taken into custody for assaulting his 37-yearold male co-worker following several days of arguments leading up to the altercation.
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April 21 Domestic violence: 3 p.m., 11000 block of NE 124th Lane. A 30-year-old woman was arrested for jumping on her 20-year-old wife during an argument inside a vehicle, grabbing her face and left arm and shaking her back and forth.
April 20 DUI: 12:50 a.m., 100 block of Central Way. A 24-year-old man was arrested after he nearly collided head on with an officer and ran a stop sign near Lakeshore Plaza. After the officer pulled him over, he stated “Officer, I’m very intoxicated.” However, he refused field sobriety tests, a preliminary breath test and a blood alcohol content test. Assault: 8:21 a.m., 11800 block of NE 85th St. A 56-year-old homeless man was taken into custody for acting aggressive toward officers when they tried to remove him from McDonalds. Police were there to issue the man a trespass letter because he was acting belligerently. But when they arrived he refused to remove his hand from inside his coat and tried to flee. He resisted when officers tried to gain control and pushed an officer towards traffic on a busy street. He was taken to the ground, during which he bit the same officer.
Traffic offense: 5:35 p.m., 8400 block of 122nd Ave. NE. A 42-year-old man was cited for driving while his license was suspended. His ex-wife had reported he was intoxicated during their custody exchange. When police contacted him, he was not intoxicated but they found him driving with a suspended license status. Malicious mischief: 7:57 p.m., 12000 block of 131st Lane NE. A 31-year-old woman was arrested for slashing a 34-year-old man’s tires after he requested she leave his apartment because she was too intoxicated. The two allegedly celebrated Easter together by drinking heavily and doing drugs. The woman later refused to go but the man eventually was able to get her to leave. After she slashed his tires, he came out to check the damage and she began waving the knife at him. The woman also had a theft warrant from Renton.
April 19 Trespass: 10:44 p.m., 11700 block of NE 137th St. A woman called police to report two teenagers smoking at a closed park. When police arrived, the teens were gone. The woman told police there has been an increase in minor graffiti at the park and that she plans to upgrade the security cameras soon.
Warrant: 8:35 p.m., 12500 block of 116th Ave. NE. A 20-year-old man was arrested on a warrant. Police discovered him after McDonalds’ employees reported him as an “unwanted subject.” Assault: 2:20 p.m., 12000 block of NE 128th St. A 22-year-old man was arrested on charges from an incident at Motel 6. Police were originally called to EvergreenHealth Medical Center because the man had assaulted his 35-year-old nurse while she was assisting him. But she did not wish to pursue charges at that time.
April 18 Warrant: 1:35 p.m., 10300 block of 111th Ave. NE. A 28-year-old man was taken into custody on a $10,000 DUI Seattle municipal warrant. Police contacted him during an alarm call. Domestic violence: 6:26 p.m., 8400 block of NE 145th St. An 18-year-old man was arrested for punching his 53-year-old father in the face and causing multiple injuries. Illegal drugs: 11:18 p.m., 12400 block of NE 60th St. Two 16-year-old boys were arrested for possessing liquor and marijuana. Police found the boys with two 14-year-old girls, one 15-year-old girl and one 15-year-old boy loitering in the parking lot of Benjamin Franklin Elementary school after hours. Police took their Skyy Wild Strawberry Vodka and marijuana as evidence.
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This relates to the camp’s purpose and how it impacts on all areas of camp life. What ideas are emphasized and how they are reflected at camp. For instance, the importance of competition can vary
widely from camp to camp. Some camp directors feel that experiencing competition is a natural part of life and emphasize this idea in sports and other activities. Others work in non-competitive ways to foster a greater sense of cooperation and interdependence.
Camp director’s experience The American Camp Association (ACA) minimum standards for camp directors require a bachelor’s degree, a minimum 16 weeks of camp administration experience, and the completion of in-service training within the previous three years. Whether a camp is accredited or not, you’ll want to know about the director’s previous experience in staff and camper supervision. In some cases, you will speak with a certified camp director (CCD). This certification comes from the ACA and is bestowed on those who have met requirements related to work experience, age, education, and have successfully completed a Camp Director Institute.
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Accredited overnight summer camps require a ratio of counselors to campers as follows: One counselor for every six campers for ages 7 and 8; one counselor for every eight campers for ages 9-14; one counselor for every 10 campers for ages 15-17. Day camp ratios are: One counselor for every eight campers for ages 6-8; one counselor for every 10 campers ages 9-14; one counselor for every 12 campers for ages 15-17. Ask the camp director what they look for in their employees. Staff members must be dependable, enthusiastic, outgoing, knowledgeable and truly caring individuals. They will be looked up to and depended on by campers for physical and emotional support and must be qualified to assume this important responsibility. The ACA recommends that at least 80 percent of the counselors and program staff should be 18 years or older and at least 20 percent of the administrative and program staff possess a bachelor’s degree. Also, find out what experience the camp director and staff have had with children the same age as your own and other age groups. [ more CAMPS page 7 ]
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DelBene campaign releases fundraising totals Starting 2014 with a significant level of momentum and broad support, Rep. Suzan DelBene announced April 15 that she has raised $297,640 in the first quarter of 2014 for her re-election campaign. The campaign also is reporting a cash-onhand amount of $894,090. “The voters of the 1st Congressional District want a representative who’s working to grow our economy,
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Students in Washington state will soon have new graduation requirements aimed at improving their success after high school. Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 6552 into law which increases the number of credits required to graduate from high school to 24 credits, and provides funds to do so. The law directs the State Board of Education to develop rules regarding the changes for the
graduating class of 2019. Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom, D-Bellevue was a key sponsor of the legislation to improve student achievement. “We really need to make sure our students are prepared for an increasingly challenging work environment. By making sure students have a well-rounded education and a solid foundation in the basics, we will be setting our students up to compete in a highly competitive global economy,” said Tom. The law also makes needed enhancements to school funding formulas for secondary schools by expanding the number of science lab classes, increasing counselors and allocations for maintenance, supplies and operating costs.
Kirkland residents on EWU dean’s list Eastern Washington University released its dean’s list for winter quarter and four Kirkland residents were among those honored. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the dean’s list for the quarter. Kirkland students appearing on the list are Kimberly Baba, Victoria Close, Jessa Morissey and Shannon Olsen.
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Ask the director for references. It’s always possible you’ll find the name of someone you know. However, a conversation with a few other parents (friends or strangers) who have children attending the camp will be very helpful to you. Also, speak with your friends about camps they’ve had experience with. This can provide
Rules and discipline Be sure that discipline problems will be handled in a manner that you are comfortable with. You and your child will be interested in knowing about important rules and how discipline is applied. Penalties should be carried out in a fair and calm manner. Rules
and policies should be communicated clearly and openly, and should uniformly apply to all campers.
Special Needs Be sure to discuss any special assistance your child will require. Every-
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detectives. He now sits in King County jail. Kirkland detectives believe Hartung was in communication with a 12-yearold boy and a 13-year-old boy, both in Colorado, for nearly two years. He is accused of trading gifts for nude photos with one of the boys. Hartung also discussed visiting the boys in Colorado this month before being arrested, the documents continued. He used the alias “Andrew Jarratt” through texts, Skype and during online gaming sessions with the children.
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When the 13-year-old’s asked who Andrew was, father questioned him about the boy responded “a needy disturbing texts he found jerk.” He told detectives that that Jarratt had sent, the Andrew “was his therapist/ boy stated that Jarratt was a best friend until he found 34-year-old gay man from out what he was really like.” Washington state. The father The boy stated that the two immediately called the talked about drugs and sex Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s and that “Andrew tries to be Office. a close friend, but in reality, The 13-year-old told all he wants to do is control detectives that Andrew had [him].” He was planning asked the other boy to to meet Andrew this touch himself and month when he was show him his naked in Colorado for a kirkland body. He had not gaming convention. seen the act but He told police that assumed that was Andrew gave a boy how the other boy named Jacob, who lives obtained a gaming card in Wyoming, his credit card from Andrew. He also told number to pay for gaming detectives that Andrew services and that he tries to has asked other people, buy everyone’s friendship. older than 18, to expose He also said that the man themselves over Skype. The bought items for a 12-year13-year-old also positively old boy from Illinois, the identified “Andrew Jarratt” documents continued. as Hartung, the documents When detectives asked continued. the boy about the topic of When detectives intersex, the boy began to cry. viewed the 12-year-old boy “I’ve done some things he was “emotional, cried that I am not proud of. I many times and was relucgo to tears because it keeps tant to disclose too much me from talking. I don’t information,” according to really want to talk about the charging documents. subject,” the boy said. When initially asked why He told investigators that he was being interviewed, he had taken pictures of his the boy immediately re“no, no square,” which he sponded “Andrew?” When clarified was the area be-
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tween his belly button and knees, so Andrew would send him gaming money. Altogether, he sent Andrew eight photos. He also stated that the other Colorado boy told him Andrew asked for photos of his “no, no square” and he declined. During the interview the boy stated that Andrew Jarratt’s Facebook page was that of Andrew Hartung. A Skype message recovered by investigators shows Hartung and the boy talking about sexually explicit acts, while text messages talk about the explicit photos sent to Hartung in exchange for cigarettes. Detectives executed a residential search warrant on Hartung’s apartment on April 18 where Kirkland detectives found three DVDs with movies of young nude males, along with photos of naked boys and kid’s toys. Detectives also found several electronic devices that have yet to be searched or were destroyed and are being analyzed. Forensic examinations of electronic devices owned by a victim and the suspect confirm that Hartung was planning to visit the boys and “was discussing graphic sexual plans he had for the victim,” according to court documents. Hartung has been charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of communications with a minor for immoral purposes and one count of possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct in the second degree. The state has requested bail for Hartung be set at $500,000 “because the defendant is unlikely to appear in response to summons and … based on the likelihood the defendant will commit a violent offense.” Hartung had a previous conviction 12 years ago in Pullman, Wash. for possessing child porn and never registered as a sex offender. If he had registered he would not have been allowed to live in the Juanita apartment complex. “Since that time, the defendant has groomed children across state lines via the Internet, enticing them with expensive gifts, electronics, money and cigarettes in exchange for photographs [of their privates],” prosecutors state in the documents. Hartung will be arraigned on May 5 at the King County Courthouse.
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Elected officials participate in Women’s Equal Pay forum Adriana Hutchings spent her college years at Western Washington University like many college students studying, working parttime, and fairly broke. In 1993, her $4.80 an hour waitressing job coupled with her parents generosity of $155 a month, was all she could rely on as she worked six, seven days a week, ate rice, beans and Top Ramen, and worked toward her education. “I always thought wage discrimination was something that happened at a corporate level until it happened to me,” Hutchings told a room full of women at an Equal Pay forum on April 24. One day, Hutchings walked into her boss’s office at the small, family-owned restaurant and noticed a Post-it note on a bulletin board that read her male colleague’s name and “$5.50 an hour” underneath. “I was being paid $4.80 an hour for the exact same job and that’s nearly a dollar less per hour for the exact same job,” she recalled. “And I admit, I was really shocked, kind of angry and
really confused.” After grappling with what her next move was, Hutchings finally confronted the restaurant owner. Although he denied it and gave excuses at first, Hutchings held her ground and was able to prove the discrepancy. “He had the audacity to say because Fred’s parents owned restaurants in Seattle that he had more qualifications than me,” she said, noting Fred was not her colleague’s real name. “But I was friends with Fred and I knew he never actually worked in any of those restaurants.” Hutchings reflected on the income she had missed out on simply because someone had believed “Fred’s work was more important than” hers, even though in actuality she had more experience. “It can be really hard to find out if you’re paid unfairly and, in fact, employers will retaliate against employees who discuss their wages with coworkers and in some instances it’s a fireable offense,” she said. “It is time to put an end to policies that belong in an episode of ‘Mad Men.’” One of the ways local
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene hopes to keep those “Mad Men” policies at bay is through the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 377, of which she is an original co-sponsor. Although the Equal Pay Act was enacted in 1963, the average woman in Washington still earns 76 percent of what the typical man does, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s $11,000 less per year than male counterparts and $15,000 less a year for women who live in King County, according to Marilyn Watkins with the Economic Opportunity Institute. “One of the real problems is that, especially when it comes to equal pay issues, so many women don’t know,” Watkins said. “A lot of corporations, a lot of companies actually forbid people to talk about their pay with their coworkers.” If passed, the Paycheck Fairness Act would protect employees against retaliation for discussing salaries with colleagues, require employers to prove that pay disparities exist for legitimate, job-related reasons, and remove several legal obstacles for
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private sector alone, private employers know what they’re doing, they shouldn’t be told ever what to do under any circumstances and therefore, even though we know it might be better for us all in the end, we just can’t support it,’” Watkins said. Cofounder of MomsRising and Kirkland resident Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner said she discovered inequality firsthand, much in the same way Hutchings did. “I grew up believing that women had mostly achieved equality in the work place. That is my confession,” Rowe-Finkbeiner said. “But when my first child was born, I quickly learned that was a big mistake, that was in fact not true.” Rowe-Finkbeiner had to quit her full-time job to stay home with her son who was born with an immune deficiency illness. Luckily, she was able to lean on her husband, who had adequate health care and income. But she said she was aware her situation could have been an “outright disaster,” as her own mother was single most of her childhood. “For too many, in the United States of America, motherhood is a fast lane to poverty,” she said. “In fact, having a baby is the leading cause of poverty in the United States right now.”
Since co-founding MomsRising in 2006, Rowe-Finkbeiner has heard countless stories of moms being discriminated against. “Cynthia wrote in and she said, ‘I work for an advertising firm. At one event it was obvious just how many women worked for the executive director, so I asked him why. He told me quite bluntly, I can pay them less. I was 23 and in shock. I hadn’t yet learned I was less valuable than a man,’” Rowe-Finkbeiner said. What’s more, RoweFinkbeiner stated women without kids make about 90 cents to a man’s dollar, while married moms make 73 cents and single mothers make about 50 cents to a man’s dollar. “We have to address this because these are not isolated incidents,” she said. “Eighty-one percent of women in the United States have children by the age of 44 years old and all are facing what we call a ‘maternal wall.’” Rowe-Finkbeiner said this is why anti-discrimination legislation, such as DelBene’s Paycheck Fairness Act, is needed. About 40 percent of the wage gap is unaccounted, Watkins said, which makes up factors such as which jobs women are geared toward and whether the job is part time or a woman’s qualifications. But more
needs to be done to attend to the 60 percent, she said. And one approach is by implementing paid sick and safe leave for all employees and, specifically, mothers, Watkins said. The Washington House passed the Paid Sick and Safe Leave bill in January, however, the bill died in the Senate. “There’s that piece of equal pay for equal work, but there’s also this large issue of making sure that all jobs, whatever they are, even if it’s a child care teacher or working in a little store or anywhere else - a nonprofit - that if you’re working hard and doing a job that benefits society, you shouldn’t be struggling to get by,” Watkins said. “You should be able to care for your kids, deal with family emergencies, take care of your own health, honor your parents if they’re aging.” DelBene is also a cosponsor of the Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1286, which, if passed, would allow employers who employ 15 or more for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked. Rowe-Finkbeiner recalled how because one woman named Barbara didn’t have paid sick days, she had to postpone taking her daughter to the doctor
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MomsRising CEO/Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner speaks at the Equal Pay forum hosted in the Peter Kirk Room of Kirkland City Hall. Marilyn Watkins, the policy director of Economic Opportunity Institute sits nearby. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter businesses currently offer paid sick and safe leave?” Kloba said not only does improving workers paid sick and safe leave situation have a positive economic impact and public health benefit, but there’s also the competitiveness standpoint to consider. “A large part of our employees here do not live in Kirkland and so, for instance, if I’m a worker in Seattle and I’m starting to think about getting a job and I look at Seattle, for instance, if they pass their $15 minimum wage law, they’ve already got paid sick and safe leave laws, we’ve got tolling on the bridge and Metro cuts,” Kloba said. “How do those decisions change the equation for somebody who might have thought about commuting to the Eastside and taking a job in Kirkland?”
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Cooking class with Monty Reed The Greater Kirkland Citizen Corps Council is presenting “Cooking With Long-term Food Storage” with Monty Reed from 7-9 p.m. on May 28 at Fire Station 22, 6602 108th Ave. NE, in Kirkland. Reed will teach students how to cook freeze-dried food when the power is out. He will demonstrate making tacos, spaghetti, chicken teriyaki, scrambled eggs, nocook chicken salad, peach crisp, macaroon cookies and milk. Reed will discuss the nutritional value of freezedried foods and allow time for questions. To register, go to www. KirklandCERT.com. There is a registration fee of $5.
such as “gene sequencing” and “gene amplification” during the field trip, Barnett said they were able to understand the technical jargon because they “were all educated in the classroom to understand what it meant and how it applied to the research they did.” Initial keynote speaker Robert Malte, the CEO of EvergreenHealth Medical Center wasn’t able to speak, as there was a death in his family, but Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeff Tomlin took the reins. Tomlin recalled when Malte was interviewing for the CEO position. He was assigned to giving Malte a tour of the hospital and one of the questions Malte asked was how successful the Lake Washington School District was. “I told him Lake Washington School District is superior,” Tomlin said; his children attended several Kirkland-area schools and later became coaches at Juanita High School in their adult lives. EvergreenHealth has partnered with schools to create a career day that has been widely successful, he said. The hospital is also the largest employer in the city of Kirkland, employing more than 3,800 people. “It isn’t just nursing or doctors, but there’s a number of things that are within the health care institution,” he said, describing the hospital’s need for well-educated students in the workforce. “It’s like a small city. You have it, you have behavioral health, you have radiology - all the medical things - but there’s environmental services. We’re at a point where we have arts and education.
Some of our Parkinson’s patients have dance instructors that help them learn to dance, which helps them with Parkinson’s.” Tomlin said he looks forward to strengthening the partnership between the foundation and the hospital so they can continue to aid in fostering “energetic young students” excited about learning and applying their education in a real world environment in something they can use, he said. “In light of the levy and the hard news there, you can tell a lot about an organization from its foundation,” Tomlin addressed the crowd. “It’s a healthy foundation. I know it’s young, but the commitment from all of you will help take an organization, like Lake Washington School District’s partner with us, to take organizations from good to great, to make organizations like this even better.” After highlighting the district’s high graduation rate of 93 percent, Superintendent Dr. Traci Pierce also mentioned the failing bond measure and said she would be meeting with district staff and board members to discuss their next steps. “The Lake Washington Schools Foundation is a key partner for the district,” Pierce said. “They help us to fund programs in core academics, intervention, and enrichment that build pathways for student success. We are so fortunate to have a caring and supportive community that invests so generously in our schools and in our students.” To donate to the Lake Washington Schools Foundation, visit www.lwsf.org/ donate.
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about $5,000. There is another child currently going through the initial stages of the program and will be underway with treatment soon. The KCK Keller Foundation is one of the many ways that the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland serves the community of Kirkland. For more information about the club or other projects they are involved in, please visit the website at www.kirkland. kiwanis.org or contact Matt Gregory, Secretary at 425828-0231.
Parklane Gallery hosts Miniature Art Show Parklane Gallery in Kirkland is hosting the 22nd annual International Miniature Art Show until May 18. The free show features artists from around the world exhibiting 300 of their tiny treasures. Based upon an ancient art form that can be traced back as far as the second century, today’s miniature art delights the viewer with details that sometimes can only be appreciated by using a magnifying glass. An
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Beloved wife of R. Kirk Sherr (Age 57), died at home in Vienna, Virginia on April 22, 2014, following a long illness. Mrs. Sherr was born in Redwood City, California and spent her childhood outside of Kirkland, Washington Leslie was an excellent student and determined early on that she would pursue an international career, receiving a B.A from Georgetown University and an MBA from George Washington University. Along the way, she studied in Mexico, Brazil, Portugal and Turkey and became fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish. Her career was always focused on helping others and included working for the U.S. Department of State and working on women’s and children’s health for international organizations. She was a lifelong volunteer and her efforts spanned everything from work in refugee camps in the Philippines to help for immigrant mothers in Northern Virginia. In recent years she was a real estate agent with Long and Foster in McLean, where she continued to excel despite her illness. Her vivacious personality, quiet determination and amazing culinary skills endeared her to all. Mrs. Sherr is survived by her husband of 19 years, R. Kirk Sherr of Vienna, her children Erika and Nicholas, also of Vienna, her sister Rebecca, of Durango, Colorado and her mother Mary Lou, of Juanita, Washington. A Rite of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, May 1 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Vienna, Virginia. Interment will follow in the Holy Comforter Columbarium with a reception to follow in McGill Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be directed to the Boston University School of Medicine Amyloid Research Fund at www.bu.edu/amyloid/donate. Arrangements were entrusted to Money and King Funeral Home. Online condolences and fond memories of Leslie may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com 1037971
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Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) is proposing to add additional antennas to an existing collocation site on the rooftop an existing 48 foot building at 105 Central Way, Kirkland, WA 98033. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30-days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corporation – Angela French - 2501 SE Tones Drive, Suite 700, Ankeny, Iowa 50021 – a.french@trileaf.com – (515) 635- 0004. Published in Kirkland Reporter on May 2, 2014. #1038044. CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS BRENT MANN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND DBA JBA GROUP INC GREETINGS: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the Clerk on or before ten o’clock A.M., of the first Monday after the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being Monday the MAY 26 2014, at or before ten o’clock A.M. before the Honorable 191ST DISTRICT COURT of Dallas County, Texas, at the George Allen Courthouse, 600 Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas, 75202, a Default Judgment may be taken against you. Said Petitioner’s THIRD AMENDED Petition was filed in said court, ON THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2014, in this cause, numbered DC-13-11744 on the docket of said Court, and styled: MORRIS JAFFER AND ANTHONY FERTITTA, Petitioners vs.
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Choral concert at Northwest University Northwest University will hold a choral concert from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on May 2 at The Butterfield Chapel. The concert will feature music students of Northwest University’s Concert Choir, along with the Coro Amici Choir, organist Jo Ann Stremler and community brass musicians. The program will be directed by professor Bill Owen. Tickets are $5 per person with kids 12 and younger free. For more information email music@northwestu. edu or call 425-889-5255.
Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop to hold sale May 9 The Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop in Kirkland will hold a sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 9. The 50 percent off sale will be storewide but will exclude white-tag items. As a non-profit staffed entirely by volunteers, the shop donates its proceeds to local human service organizations. Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop is located at 12451 116th Ave. NE in
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LWIT to host Mental Health and Community Resource Fair Lake Washington Institute of Technology is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month by hosting its 7th annual Mental Health and Community Resource Fair on May 7. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the East Building with several resource booths staffed all day, and a keynote presentation at 11 a.m. The college is demonstrating its commitment to educating and connecting people in need to community resources by ensuring several state agencies and community organizations have booths at the event. Organizations with booths include: the Department of Social and Human Services, NAMI Eastside, Hopelink, KITH Cares, Crisis Clinic of King County, Molina Healthcare and Consejo Counseling and Referral. Dr. Caprice Hollins, CEO of Cultures Connecting LLC, will be the Keynote presenter. Her presentation, Microaggressions: Removing Barriers to teaching and Learning, will touch on issues surrounding microaggressions, what they are, why people often react the way they do, and the hidden underlying messages they convey in order to assist us in effectively engaging and deepening our relationships with others. This event is open to the general public, and will take place at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 11605 132nd Ave. NE, Kirkland, WA 98034. Directions and campus maps can be found at www.lwtech. edu/directions. For more information on the event, contact Neera Mehta at 425739-8211 or neera.mehta@ lwtech.edu.
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