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Firefighter solicits prostitutes, leads to gang member’s arrest
KFD starts internal investigation after employee granted immunity BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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Kirkland firefighter became entangled with a prostitution ring in February that resulted in the arrest of an alleged member of the infamous Los Angeles Crips gang,
according to a Kirkland Police Department investigation. The Reporter obtained the documents through a public information request and is not naming the firefighter because he is considered a victim by investigators. The firefighter first became involved after meet-
ing up with a 19-year-old alleged prostitute in February, according to police documents. The woman, who is also considered a victim in the case, was referred to the firefighter by several other alleged prostitutes. While the alleged prostitute was at the firefight-
er’s house in Kirkland, the woman stated she had a drug problem, according to a written statement by the firefighter. She said she had a child who was taken away from her at birth. The child was born two months premature and addicted to methamphetimine. The investigators also concluded that the
19-year-old woman matched the description and cell phone number of a woman listed on Backpage.com. The firefighter admitted to police that he slept in the same bed with the woman, but denied having any sexual relations. He claimed he tried to get her help for her drug use, the documents continue.
Several days later the woman’s Child Protective Services (CPS) worker showed up at the firefighter’s home. Shortly after, the alleged prostitute left in a blue vehicle driven by a black male. A few minutes later the firefighter received a phone call on his cell from a man claiming he [ more SOLICIT page 3 ]
Kirklanders remember “The Box” at JHS memorial Friends and family pack JHS Field House to say goodbye to Chuck Tarbox BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
A memorial was held at the Juanita High School Field House Monday for former head football coach Chuck Tarbox. Friends, family and associates spoke about the coach and his impact on their lives. LAYOUT BY MATT PHELPS, PHOTOS BY TJ MARINELL, Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland woman follows opera passion to Santa Fe BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
Kirkland native Abigail Mitchell decided at the age of 14 that she wanted to be an opera singer. Fifteen years later, that dream has been realized. Mitchell, a soprano, is currently an apprentice with the Sante Fe Opera, where she studied last
summer. A graduate of Indiana University, she also spent two years in London and has acted in dozens of operas. Mitchell’s love of singing was aided by her father, whom she said appreciated classical music. At age 8, she sang in the Columbia Children’s Choir in the Seattle area and toured
around Europe. Yet, she said it wasn’t until her father brought home a recording of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” that she decided she wanted to sing opera. “I think it is a very unique style of singing, which I think is why a lot of people don’t like it,” she said. “Also, it’s clearly the
most difficult style of singing. Nobody can argue that any kind of singing is more difficult. I think I sensed that and was drawn into the challenge of it. That was very enticing to me.” Singing while participating in a dramatic story was another appealing aspect of opera, she said. “I also liked the fact that
it was also drama,” she said. “I liked the idea of being on stage and being a character and wearing a costume.” After she went with her family to see “Don Giovonni,” she announced to them her intent to sing opera. “They were enthusiastic, perhaps surprised,” she said. “They had always been supportive of my singing.”
As a young man, Chuck Tarbox seemed to predict his own future as a legendary high school football coach. While a student at Queen Anne High School, he wrote an essay for language arts class titled “Coaching Football at a High School Level.” In the essay, he wrote on the importance of a good coach in order to have a successful team. As Tarbox saw it, it was [ more TARBOX page 11 ]
Determined to learn, Mitchell picked up the phone book and found a voice instructor to work with her every week and eventually helped her audition for colleges when she was a senior at Inglemoor High School. Ironically, Mitchell said she was determined to study at a conservatory on the West Coast and East Coast, she ended up in the Midwest. [ more OPERA page 6 ]
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Kirkland firefighter finishes second at Crossfit Games BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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irkland firefighter Tom Clark is in better shape than he was in 2003. He now has a major award to prove it. Clark, a 23-year member of the fire department, took second place in his age group at the Crossfit Games in Los Angeles. Clark first found out
about Crossfit during a training certification program in 2003 when one of the firefighters sent him a link to the Crossfit website. At first, he was skeptical, until he and another firefighter tried out one of the workouts involving squats, pushups and chin-ups. “We got halfway through and we’re looking at each other thinking ‘What have we gotten
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ourselves into?’” he said. “I did more workouts and thought ‘This is the stuff.’” Doing his own workout and running routine, Clark said he was attracted to the way in which Crossfit made the running enjoyable. It was also an effective way to stay in shape for his job. “I had thought I was in pretty good condition,” he said. “After the first workout I wasn’t in quite as good of shape as I thought I was in. It was challenging.” He now trains at the Crossfit gym in Ellens-
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burg, Wash. owned by his son, who opened it twoand-half years ago after Clark had encouraged him to tryout Crossfit. It wasn’t until 2012 that Clark decided to compete in the Crossfit opening after attending one in 2010 with his wife, Heather. Though he didn’t qualify for the games, he finished in the top 120, and when he came back this year, he moved up an age group to 55-59, and went from one of the oldest to the youngest in his category. For three days, he competed with 18 other men
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Among the competitions were a deadlift ladder, in which participants performed deadlifts with weights added incrementally, as well as short sprints and box jumping. Clark managed to beat his personal record of 415 to 445 pounds during the deadlift competition. At the end of the three days, Clark took second place in his category. “I was surprised and shocked,” he said. Whether he can take first place next year remains to be seen. “That’s something I’m hoping for,” he said. “I’ll try. We’ll see what happens.”
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Police Blotter The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week. Between July 18-24 there were 411 traffic incidents, 19 traffic accidents, eight DUIs, 31 general traffic incidents, 30 alarm calls, 14 abandoned vehicles, four burglaries, 15 incidents of fraud, 17 civil incidents, six cases of harassment, 29 thefts, 22 vehicle prowls, two vehicle thefts, six warrants served, 22 noise complaints, four court order violations, three animal calls, nine incidents of domestic violence, six incidents of malicious mischief, one sex offense, two assaults, two reported rapes, and 28 incidents involving one or more arrests.
July 20 Malicious mischief: 1 p.m., 13900
block of 87th Ave NE. A 17-year-old man was arrested after he punched his father’s vehicle on the hood and caused damage to it because he was angry. He was transported to the King County Youth Center. Theft: 1 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. A 30-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting in Fred Meyer. Assault: 10 p.m., 600 block of 12th Ave. A 21-year-old man was arrested after he and his 19-year-old girlfriend got into a physical fight over a text message. The man pushed her on the bed and choked her. He was taken into custody and transported to jail where he was booked.
July 19 Assault: 3:30 p.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd St. A 25-year-old woman was injured after being shoved by a 29-year-old man. Both suffer from mental health issues and have court orders to stay at Fairfax, a mental health hospital in Kirkland. Trespass: 9 p.m., 25 block of Lakeshore Plaza. A 21-year-old woman
to police that he was the “middle man” in prostitution activities that included the 19-yearold woman, though he denied being a pimp. He also allegedly confessed to being in the BMW that drove up in front of the firefighter’s house in February. He claimed he was in the back and did not call the firefighter. Bray stated that he was innocent and called the investigator a racist during questioning. In April, Bray was charged by King County prosecutors for burglary, domestic violence, promoting prostitution, felony harassment, and unlawful possession of a firearm. He eventually accepted a plea agreement with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution in the second degree. In addition to an 11-month sentence, he is forbidden to have contact with the alleged prostitutes for five years. Before Bray was arrested, the CPS worker found herself unable to stay at her home out of fear for her life. She told police she slept at hotels, friends’ homes, and even at truck rest stops after she discovered a blue bandanna on the top of her car at her residence. Police informed her it is the same color used by the Crips, of which Bray is allegedly a member according to police documents. She was transferred to was arrested for trespassing on the boat show yachts at Marina Park after the boat show was closed for the day.
July 18 Warrant: 12:15 a.m., 12000 block of 120th Place NE. A 38-year-old man was arrested at a Motel 6 after officers discovered he had a felony warrant from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Reckless driving: 1 a.m., 10800 120th Ave NE. A 19-year-old man was arrested after police responded to reports of a red sedan doing burnouts in a parking lot. Officers found a car sliding sideways through the parking lot. The driver was stopped and admitted he had been doing burnouts with his friends. He was cited for reckless driving. Warrant: 10:40 p.m., 11600 block of 124th Ave NE. A 19-year-old man was arrested after officers discovered he had a King County warrant out for minor in possession. He was placed under arrest along with his companion, whom officers found had a warrant for driving with a suspended license out of Olympia.
an office in Snohomish County until May, according to her statement to police. According to the CPS worker she was also followed by the blue BMW onto the freeway. The BMW pulled up alongside her and the driver pointed at her with his hand in the shape of a gun and pretended to shoot her. She also received phone calls from a man telling her to “leave his [expletive] alone.” Meanwhile, she also received phone calls from the 19-year-old alleged prostitute complaining
about Bray being arrested. “What do you have against this guy? All he’s ever done is protect me,” she allegedly said to the CPS worker. “Now you are making my life really hard and in danger on the streets because others are going to think I snitched.” She also allegedly said “Well, he wouldn’t do anything he is only to protect me and that’s all.” The CPS worker told officers that during the conversation she could hear a male voice in the background telling her
what to say. The 19-year-old alleged prostitute got married in June, according to her new social worker.
Correction Peter Kellet is the son of John Kellet a founding father of Kirkland and was miss identified as Kirk in the July 25 issue of the Reporter due to an editing error. The Reporter regrets the error and strives for accuracy in all printed material.
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wanted his money and that the firefighter had stolen $600 from the woman’s purse, the documents continue. In later interviews with police, the alleged prostitute told police the man was her “boyfriend.” In the written statement, the firefighter said the man also told him “I don’t give no [expletive] about no [expletive] police. I’ll burn your [expletive] house down!” The CPS worker then received a phone call in which the same man told her “I know where you live, [expletive]! You better not be talking to my [expletive] without me.” The man then threatened to kill the woman. In a followup conversation with investigators, the firefighter admitted that he actually had discussed “sex and money” with the alleged prostitute. The two had discussed $600 for sex during text messages, though he claimed he never paid the prostitute and insisted he never slept with her. Cell phone records obtained from the firefighter’s phone reveal he had contacted eight separate numbers between February and March that were also on Backpage.com. The firefighter was granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony in the case, according to a Kirkland Police Depart-
ment spokesperson. A statement from Kirkland Fire Chief Kevin Nalder said once the department found out about the situation, the firefighter was immediately placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation. The investigation is currently in process. Another alleged prostitute later told investigators that she had sex with the firefighter in the past. She had told the 19-yearold woman not to go to his house in February because she and other prostitutes who had slept with him were “afraid of him” because he was “scary.” In March, police conducted an undercover sting that resulted in the arrest of Dorond Alfred Bray, 39, of Los Angeles, for felony harassment and promoting prostitution. He was also believed to possess a stolen firearm. His blue BMW was identified as the same vehicle that pulled up in front of the firefighter’s house, though it is owned by his ex-girlfriend because he has no insurance, according to court documents. Bray is a convicted felon for armed robbery and was sentenced to 15 years, the documents continue. Bray is also a convicted sex offender and was convicted in February in Pierce County for failing to register, according to court documents. Bray allegedly admitted
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The disinterest is everywhere in this election
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’ve heard from some eligible voters that they intend to sit this one out and return for the general election in November, “when it matters.” One reason I understand is that ballots often include races with unopposed incumbents or only two candidates, both of whom will advance regardless of their performance due to the top-two format. “What’s the point?” they ask. And, with a couple of exceptions, contests featuring multiple candidates aren’t stirring the passions of voters because many of those running aren’t in it to win it. They’ll tell you they plunked down the money to get on the ballot in order to gain a platform for a cause. If Washington state as a whole breaks the 30 percent turnout bar it’s scaled in the past, it will be an anomaly of sorts, as a new study this year found unusual levels of electoral disinterest in many parts of the country. The analysis released Wednesday by the head of the Center for the Study of the American Electorate found in the 25 states that have held statewide primaries for both political parties prior to July 1, voter participation is down by nearly one-fifth, compared to the 2010 primary. Fifteen of those states set new lows for turnout, according to the study. Nevada and Iowa didn’t break 10 percent and only four
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states — Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana and Nebraska — finished above the 20 percent level, according to the study. Curtis Gans, the center director and report’s author, concluded that making voting convenient for voters just isn’t stimulating turnout as envisioned. Four states with election day registration — Colorado, Idaho, Iowa and Maine — all had lower turnout in 2014 as compared to 2010, the report says. Voting by mail doesn’t do the trick either; Oregon and California use it and each recorded the lowest turnouts ever for a midterm primary, the report found. Gans cited a litany of factors contributing to why eligible voters don’t vote. Among them are attack ad-fueled campaigns “that give the citizen a perceived choice between bad and awful”; a lack of voters’ faith in government; the ideological bent
of the two major parties; inadequate civic education; and the impact of modern technology which has “made grazing the Internet a substitute for reading the news” for many voting-age adults. “Many decades ago citizens turned out to vote out of a sense of civic duty and because of an allegiance to one or other major party,” Gans wrote. “That motivation has largely been lost.” Whether that will turn out to be the case will be known when balloting ends Aug. 5.
Jerry Cornfield is a political reporter who covers Olympia for The Daily Herald in Everett, which is among the Washington state newspapers in the Sound Publishing group. He can be contacted at jcornfield@ heraldnet.com.
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City allowed microbrewery next to youth-oriented businesses It is very disheartening and extremely concerning to see a microbrewery being allowed to open next door to a ballet academy, a children’s music academy, as well as a martial arts gym and a cross-fit gym - in a complex located on 6th Street South. I understand that the location has been approved by the City of Kirkland, but the notice was ‘conveniently’ posted during the two weeks the child and youth focused businesses were closed, before the beginning of summer activities. As part-owner of AMC Kickboxing, a long-time Kirkland business (more than 15 years), I cannot comprehend why a business serving alcohol would be approved to have a business license literally next door to youth-oriented services. Many of us business owners have been in the complex on average 10-20 years, we have built our business from scratch and have seen students come and our programs grow. Then, to allow a new business coming in serving alcohol right next to where children are attending classes, is simply outrageous. I’m sure many residents nearby are parents of (some) young children, and possibly have grandchildren. I implore you to please
be a passionate voice for… no more excuses think about the ramifications of having a and budget gimmicks.”; “And I will fight to microbrewery at this particular location. If restore fiscal responsibility in state budgets, you had a child/grandchild taking a ballet, putting the people’s will ahead of political music, or martial arts class at the complex party.” and God forbid, someone leaving the microBut it is his Democrats who have created brewery was slightly intoxicated and failed to see a child walking in the parking lot, how partisan gridlock and Republicans like Andy Hill who broke it. incredibly devastating that would be? To It’s Democrats who have written budgets think that it could have possibly been avoidwith fiscally-irresponsible gimmicks able. Most patrons of the current busisuch as the “366th day,” basically nesses are aware of the youth-oriented “we’ll pay off debts on Dec. 32”. programs in the lot and take precauKIRKLAND It’s Democrats who have repeatedly tions when driving in the vicinity. defied the people’s will because of poAs a concerned parent who has a litical party: initiatives 960, 1053, and young daughter attending the ballet 1185 to prohibit tax increases without a academy and as a nearby Kirkland busi2/3 legislative vote all passed with far more ness owner, it seems extremely reckless to votes than any Republican got, meaning allow a business serving alcohol to open in that many Democrats supported them, yet this location. Surely, there are other locaDemocrats – “the party of the people” – have tions where a microbrewery in Kirkland voted every time to gut the resulting legislawould be more appropriate. Next door to tion and have even sued the people over the facilities serving youth on the Eastside does initiatives. not seem quite the right fit. His campaign material called our senator Thank you for taking the time to read this. Andy Hill “hyperpartisan” and proclaimed Christina Hume, Kirkland himself the one to bring bipartisanship to Olympia. Is he a liar, or did he write his statement on Opposite Day in another world? I doubt this would-be freshman will oppose his party In the voter’s pamphlet, Democrat Matt on their key “principles,” common sense says Isenhower makes some claims that are he’ll conform once he’s past Election Day. opposite of reality: he criticizes “a State Senate mired in partisan gridlock…”; “I’ll [ more LETTERS page 5 ]
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Sen. Andy Hill deserves reelection In the race for 45th District senator, the best decision for voters is to
Isenhower seems like a nice man and he probably is, but what does he even have to offer? All he has done is rely on a few talking points and throw mud at Sen. Andy Hill. In fact, Matt Isenhower was a Republican until he made the decision to run against Sen. Hill. His whole background is Republican. How can you believe someone who changed his party just to run for office? Don’t fall into Isenhower’s hyperpartisan rhetoric. If you want honest leadership with real results in Olympia, then make the right decision and re-elect Sen. Andy Hill.
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about microbreweries I am writing in response to the letter entitled “City allowed microbrewery next to youth-oriented businesses” penned by Christina Hume. I, like Hume, am disheartened but for a different reason. I am disheartened that someone would write a letter that makes such broad assumptions, painting the microbrew industry and clientele as degenerate menaces to society. Perhaps, instead, the proprietors of AMC Kickboxing should put their stereotypical views aside and be excited that another small business is getting its start in Kirkland. Maybe Hume could see the brewery as a draw for
her business, as it can offer something for parents to do while their children are attending her kickboxing school. Instead, she has drawn together a thinly supported argument against Chainline Brewing, that smacks of NIMBYism and leads me to believe there is an ulterior motive. For the record, I am an Everest neighborhood father of an elementary school age child who is very excited for a local microbrewery to open within walking distance,
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re-elect Andy Hill. Senator Andy Hill crafted a budget that put $1.4 billion dollars into public education without raising taxes. This has been the most put into education in recent history. Furthermore, this budget also froze in-state college tuition for the first time in 30 years. This is a major achievement. The importance in the passage of this budget was that it did not pass with 51 percent of the vote. No, it passed in both the House and Senate with 89 percent of the vote. This was the most bipartisan budget in over twenty years. It was because of this budget the Sen. Hill received endorsements from both Stand for Children and the League of Education Voters. Furthermore Sen. Hill was instrumental in crafting the Vulnerable Individuals Priority (VIP) Act. This proposal makes sure adequate funding goes into DSHS so that individuals with developmental disabilities can receive the help they need. Right now there is a backlog of 4,000 individuals that need respite care and over 1,000 individuals that need assistance in finding employment. Instead of a waitlist, these individuals will receive the services they need right away. In fact, this proposal passed the House and Senate with broad bipartisan support. It passed the Senate with 100 percent of the vote. His opponent Matt
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book “The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun”®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, “Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D.” (www.timigustafson.com).
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Andy Hill has already accomplished everything Isenhower claims he’ll do: Hill broke partisan gridlock by co-leading the Majority Coalition with Democrat Rodney Tom and passing a budget with a unanimous-by-Olympia-standards 89-10 vote, the most bipartisan vote in over 20 years (most recent budgets have been near 50-50 party-line votes). Hill himself wrote a balanced budget that didn’t use hidden-card tricks. Hill’s budget also did not increase taxes and he added $1 billion to public school funding. That has earned Andy the endorsements of Stand For Children and the League of Education Voters. Hill is not hyperpartisan. Even if Isenhower really intends to defy his party and out-Andy Andy, I doubt this rookie has the credibility and reputation in Olympia to bring diverse factions (mainly his own Democrats) to bipartisan compromise, let alone fiscally-responsible bipartisan compromise. Re-elect our senator who is already fiscally bipartisan: Andy Hill.
were recorded and analyzed in connection with their overall health. At the end of the study, 2545 participants had died. “We have found that all-cause mortality was inversely related to sun exposure habits,” wrote Pelle G. Linqvist, a researcher at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cintec, Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, and lead author of the study report. “The mortality rate amongst avoiders of sun exposure was approximately twofold higher compared with the highest sun exposure group. Following sun exposure advice that is very restrictive in countries with low solar intensity might in fact be harmful to women’s health,” she added. The caveat here is that the study only involved women from Sweden
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all cancers, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urge people to take preventive measures such as wearing protective clothing and sunscreen to avoid skin damage at all times. While the authors of this latest study acknowledge the importance of protecting the skin, they say that the established guidelines may be too restrictive, especially in regions of the northern hemisphere where sunshine is limited. In populations living in these areas, there is epidemiological evidence that all-cause mortality is related to low vitamin D levels, the researchers concluded. For the study, nearly 30,000 Swedish women, ages 25 to 64, were recruited from 1990 for a 20-year follow-up period where their sun exposure habits
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or many years, we have been told to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun because of health risks like sunburn and, more seriously, skin cancer. Now a new study found that getting too little sun can cause problems as well. According to recent research, women who consistently avoided direct sunlight had a greater mortality risk from all causes, including skin cancer, than their counterparts with higher sun exposure. Sunlight is the main source of vitamin D. Deficiencies in this vitamin are linked to multiple health threats, among them cardiovascular disease and aggressive types of skin cancer, the scientists involved in the study said. The findings, which were published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, run contrary to recommendations by most experts. Excessive sun exposure is a known cause of skin cancer, which is now the most common form of
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Kirkland dance team to host the third annual Drea’s Dream Lake Washington High School Dance of Kirkland has pledged its support for The Andréa Rizzo Foundation’s nationwide fundraising effort, “Dance Across America.” The dance team, along with 15 other high school dance teams in Washington, will host the third annual “Drea’s Dream: Friday Night Lights” event, which will showcase a wide variety of dance styles throughout the
night. The event will take place at 6 p.m. on Aug. 22 on the Lake Washington High School football field, located at 12033 NE 80th Street. “Dance Across America” is one of many fundraising efforts created by The Andréa Rizzo Foundation, a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to bringing dance therapy to children with cancer and special needs in pediatric hospitals, including Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA,
public schools, and Ronald McDonald houses across the country. Created in memory of a young dance therapy graduate student and survivor of childhood cancer, killed by a drunk driver at the age of 24, the foundation aspires to bring dancers together to blend dance and compassion. Dancers of all ages and in all parts of the country can make a difference in the lives of fragile children by doing what they love best dancing. The Drea’s Dream: Friday Night Lights event will be hosted by Emerald City Productions and will feature burgers by BUNS and ice cream sandwiches from Sweet Wheels. A $5 minimum donation will be required for admission, with proceeds benefiting Dance Across America.
For more information on The Andréa Rizzo Foundation or the “Dance Across America” program, call (401) 952-2423, e-mail DreasDream@aol.com, or visit www.dreasdream. org. To make a donation to Lake Washington High School’s “Dance Across America” event, contact Lindsey Beck at 425-8942373, e-maill wdanceteam@gmail.com.
KPD invite residents to host “National Night Out” events The Kirkland Police Department will help facilitate Kirkland neighborhoods participating in the 31st annual National Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 5.
Seafair BUI patrols begin today on Lake Washington The Washington State Patrol (WSP) and cooperating agencies are preparing for the annual Impaired Boating Emphasis on Aug. 1-3, as part of the Seafair activities on Lake Washington. City, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies will converge in an effort to improve water safety through impaired boating enforcement. As with similar enforcement emphasis in the past, the staging area for the event will be at Proctor Landing on Mercer Island. The WSP Mobile Impaired Driving Unit (MIDU), temporary detention facilities and prisoner support vehicles will be available to assist in the processing of boaters suspected of boating under the influence (BUI) or other crimes involved with unsafe usage of watercraft. BUI is similar to driving under the influence (DUI) in that the per se legal limit is .08, or under the influence and/or affected by drugs. New BUI laws that went into effect last year include: - Makes BUI a gross misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $5,000 and 364 days in jail. - Law enforcement can now require operators, suspected of BUI, to take a breath or blood test. - Officers now have authority to issue citations to vessel accidents they did not witness and hold negligent and reckless boaters accountable.
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“National Night Out” is a nationwide campaign aimed at involving communities in crime and drug prevention awareness. Activities that neighborhoods may want to host include cookouts, flashlight walks or contests. The Kirkland Police and Fire Departments will be attending community events from 6-9 p.m. To show support of National Night Out, Kirkland residents are encouraged to get with neighbors and friends, turn your porch lights on, and come outside to take a stand against crime. To register an event with the city of Kirkland, visit the Kirkland Police National Night Out webpage.
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it hard to think about anything else, but that’s “My teacher said, ‘You why we also train for so should look at Indiana many years, because we University,’” she said. “I need to get the technique thought ‘Are you nuts?’” After auditioning at the to where we don’t need to think about it and can school, however, Mitchell act. I really think its what said she fell in love with makes opera so magical.” the campus. While at IU, Mitchell “It is a fabulous school, performed in several opa big music school,” she said. “It was definitely the eras, including Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, right move for me.” Ariadne auf Naxos and At the same time, Suor Angelica. Mitchell said she strugAt the same time, gled to learn the variMitchell was apous languages opplying to gradueras are typically KIRKLAND ate schools to sung in, such as further continue German, Italian her studies. She and French, somefinally got accepted thing she said she to the University of was not particularly Southern California, but enthusiastic about. She not before she fell in love also learned how to sing with her future husband and act simultaneously. and decided they didn’t “It’s sort of the kind of want to do a long distance thing where both make relationship. it harder and easier in a “I just felt like I weird way,” she said. “The couldn’t leave,” she said. technical aspects of singInstead of a crossing are so extensive and continental relationship, difficult that it can make
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King County shares tips to reduce food waste More people than ever are paying attention to the food they buy, whether it’s organic, local or nonprocessed. Meanwhile, an alarming trend is largely ignored: In the United States alone, food waste has increased 50 percent per capita since the 1970s. Each month, the average family of four in King County throws out about 25 percent of the food and drinks they buy, because they bought too much, didn’t store it properly or didn’t eat it in time. That adds up to nearly 400 pounds of food worth more than $1,500 per year. King County encourages residents to take the new Food: Too Good to Waste Challenge, which involves tracking the food they toss at home and trying simple strategies to waste less while saving money. “The first step to throwing out less food is to figure out how much you’re throwing away and why,” said Karen May,
project manager with King County Solid Waste Division. “Research shows most people waste much more than they think they do. Once consumers become more conscious of what they are throwing away, they can make small shifts in how to shop, prepare, store and cook food so that they waste less.” King County is one of the first communities in the country to tackle the issue of consumer food waste – a worldwide problem with significant financial, environmental and social impacts. “When we waste food, we also waste the water and energy needed to get that food from the farm
to our plates,” May said. “Consider this: Just one slice of bread takes 10 gallons of water to get to your toaster. A single hamburger takes at least 4,000 gallons to get to your grill.” Food waste also makes up the largest percentage of what ends up in King County’s Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. And while King County encourages composting food rather than throwing it out, it’s better to not waste it in the first place. The greenhouse gas emissions in King County that result from food consumption (from farm to plate) are second only to emissions from personal transportation.
This week, a group of Kirkland families will kick off King County’s 2014 Food: Too Good to Waste Challenge campaign with the help of PCC Natural Market’s Chef Jackie Freeman. The neighbors will share the food that went to waste in their homes over the previous week and Chef Jackie will cook a community meal using ingredients from food they would have tossed out. Together the group will demonstrate how proper shopping, preparation and
storage techniques can prevent food from going to waste.
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bins. • Learn the difference between “sell-by,” “use-by,” “best-by” and expiration dates. For more tips, tools and recipes, and information about how to take the challenge, visit recyclefood.com. The program will also be providing community outreach on selected dates at the Issaquah, Lake Forest Park and Renton farmers markets this summer. For a list of dates, visit recyclefood. com.
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Kirkland man is among seven people charged in connection with explosions tied to the practice of extracting hash oil from marijuana. Kirkland resident Robby Wayne Meiser, 46, is charged with the Jan. 1 explosion and fire at the Inglenook Apartments on the Kirkland and Kenmore boundary. “Manufacturing hash oil is illegal and poses a significant risk to families, neighbors and the general public,” U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan said. “An explosion and fire caused by hash oil production at a Bellevue apartment complex caused significant injuries to people trying to escape the flames. We will not stand by and allow this dangerous conduct to endanger the public.” Charges have also been filed for the other six people in connection with similar but separate explosions in Bellevue, Seattle and Puyallup. Those explosions resulted in multiple injuries to innocent bystanders, some of whom were unaware of the illegal activity nearby, according to Durkan’s office. “These deadly explosions are reckless and preventable acts,” DEA Special Agent in Charge Matthew G. Barnes said. “As marijuana cultivation activities increase, explosions will continue. DEA will stand by our law
Comedy competition at the KPC The Kirkland Performance Center will feature the Seattle International Comedy Competition at 8 p.m. on Nov. 28. The competition begins on Nov. 6 and will be featured in 18 venues with 22 shows between Tacoma and Bellingham. More than $15,000 will be given to winners of the competition. Talent executives from CBS, NBC, movie studios, managers, agents and producers will be on hand to watch performers. The show is billed as the “America’s biggest touring comedy festival.”
U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan announced July 22 the charging of seven people allegedly tied to four hash oil manufacturing operation explosions and fire. CONTRIBUTED enforcement partners in stemming this dangerous threat.” One of those injured died due to complications after hospitalization. The defendants will appear in U.S. District Court in Seattle and Tacoma on July 22. Three people were charged in connection with the Bellevue explosion and fire on Nov. 5, 2013. Former Bellevue Mayor Nan Campbell was hospitalized for a broken pelvis she suffered trying to escape the flames. She later died following complications after her hospitalization. “We are committed in the support of our federal, state and local partners in their ongoing efforts to ensure citizens in our community are safe from illegal acts resulting in violence,” said Douglas R. Dawson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explo-
sives, Seattle. Endangering human life while manufacturing controlled substances is punishable by up to ten years in prison and three years of supervised release; maintaining a drug involved premises is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and three years of supervised release and manufacturing hash oil and marijuana is punishable by up to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. The cases were investigated by multiple local and federal agencies including: the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bellevue Police Department, the Seattle Police Department and the Kirkland Police Department. Significant assistance was provided by the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office.
PUBLIC NOTICES King County Department Of Natural Resources And Parks NOTICE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. 7909-01 TAKE NOTICE: That Macro Technologies LLC located at 12530 135th Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98034 has filed an application for an industrial waste discharge permit to discharge industrial wastewater into South Treatment Plant from its metal finishing - CFR 433 operation in the amount of 1,000 gallons per day following treatment and inplant control and in compliance with rules and regulations of the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks; Washington State Department of Ecology; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The approximate point of discharge is 12530 135th Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98034. Any person desiring to express their view, or to be notified of the King County Department of
Natural Resources and Parks’ action on this application, should notify the King County Industrial Waste Program at 130 Nickerson Street, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109, in writing, of their interest within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Published in Kirkland Reporter on August 1, 2014 and August 8. 2014. #1100452.
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Bobby Arzadon, who owns Perfect Wave Surf Shop in Kirkland, saved Sadie from drowning in Lake Washington. Photo courtesy of Jim Dever, Evening Magazine
to tell you how wonderful you are in saving Sadie,” posted Peggy Sherlin on a Facebok message board. “The reporters for alerting Bobby to the situations and for Bobby jumping into action. She would have never made it without you all.” Sherlin said that the
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Friends of Youth welcomed new board member and Kirkland resident Justin von Gortler during the agency’s monthly Board of Directors meeting on July 22. Currently a Financial Advisor for Morgan Stanley and previously the CEO of Pallino Pasteria Company and The Justin Agency, Inc., Von Gortler
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Chuck Tarbox was remembered at the Juanita High School Field House on Monday. The JHS football coach spent a decade in Kirkland. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter eventually inducted into the Washington High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 1991. He was also described as a colorful man of blunt honesty and poignant sensitivity; blunt enough to tell parents their son wasn’t being played because he was “gutless and that’s hereditary!” yet sensitive enough to encourage players after making a game-losing mistake. Rico Tipton, a former coach with Tarbox, recalled his ability to speak to the athletes in a man-
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Duck Dash, put on by the Rotary Club, is set for Aug. 10 at Marina Park. According to Vice President Scott Becker, the proceeds go to various causes, such as Miracle League Baseball, First Harvest food bank and Operation Warm Coats and Shoes. Ducks can be purchased individually for $5.00 or $20.00 for five. Tickets are available at the Rotary Club’s website. Adoptees of the top five winning ducks will each receive a $1,000 Grand Prize. 10 additional prizes with a total value of over $1,500 will be awarded. For information, visit www.kirklandrotary.org.
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back to the locker room at their high school, however, Tarbox had somehow found the right words to lift their spirits up. “I can’t remember what he said, but what’s important, what he had to say to the kids, was exactly what those kids needed to hear,” Tipton said. “He would not let them leave that locker room feeling sorry for themselves.” Former rival Jay Boitano, who moderated the service, also described his respect for Tarbox. Coaching the Issaquah
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replied “they’re pissed off at themselves for not coming up with such a great plan.” The Crusaders eventually won the game, 10-0, according to Marsh. Tarbox’s daughter Dona Kidwell, before reading his high school essay, spoke of her father’s favorite quips, which included “excuses don’t win ball games” and “I only made a mistake once. That’s when I thought I had made a mistake.” As one former coworker put it, Tarbox also took a direct role in ensuring the academic success of his players. He arranged for study sessions with math teachers and was always discussing their classwork. Though he retired to Arizona, his son Mike Tarbox said he still looked for opportunities to coach, even when the team existed only in a video game. Mike Tarbox said while he was playing the video game NCAA Football, his father started scouting the other team’s plays. Finally, Mike let him coach while he played. “We played three games a day for a week,” he said. “My dad coached the Huskies to the national championship.”
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the coach’s responsibility to produce finer, better young men as the result of being around their coach. Tarbox was to “win without boasting and lose without bitterness.” A good coach was determined not by the games he won, but by the respect he earned. Former coaches, players, coworkers, and friends conveyed the image of a man who succeeded in living up to those standards at a memorial service at Juanita High School, where years before he helped the Rebels break a 47-game losing streak and later lead them on to win back-to-back league championship titles in 1984 and 1985. Tarbox, who died on July 3 at the age of 77, was known by a variety of nicknames that included “The Box” and “Prima Donna No. 2.” A University of Washington graduate, he coached at five separate schools in the Seattle area from 1961-1999, including Cleveland High School in Seattle (1966-67), Nathan Hale (1968-79) and Eastside Catholic (1992-99), making his coaching tenure one of the longest in the state’s history. He was
High School football team in the 1980s, Boitano said his dislike for “The Box” during their years as rivals turned into reverence once he joined Tarbox’s coaching staff. “He’s one of a kind,” Boitano said. “Chuck was a legend.” Another attribute of Tarbox was his ability to remember everyone, according to friend Gary Seefried. Seefried added that Tarbox had no problem speaking his mind. “He was a remarkable guy,” he said. “You loved where he came from.” Bill Marsh, who took over for Tarbox after he left Eastside Catholic, credited Tarbox with taking the time out of his schedule to help Marsh obtain a teaching position. Though Tarbox had a soft side, Marsh said he could also be unapologetically resolute, especially when he turned out to be right. During a particularly rainy game against Aberdeen High School, Tarbox arranged to have his Eastside Catholic team kickoff twice after winning the coin toss, much to the chagrin of parents. At the start of the second half Tarbox was informed by coaches that parents were upset with him, to which he
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Metro cuts hit Kirkland riders, five routes to be discontinued BY MATT PHELPS AND BRANDON MACZ
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shortfall. Councilmember Rod Dembowski had called for a delay on July 14 to allow the council’s transit committee to review a revised ordinance that was substantively no different than what had been agreed to the week before. The transit committee passed the legislation to council with unanimous approval July 15. “We should be growing the system,” Dembowski said, pointing to growing transit ridership. “It’s tragic that we’re cutting it.” Another 188,000 service hours are to be cut in February, barring an upward trend in the county’s economic forecast and review
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