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Feek’s fundraising lifts Kirkland art scene BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

nyone who attends the Kirkland Artwalk on Park Lane tonight will probably see Kathy Feek. As the first chair of the city’s Cultural Arts Commission, Feek has worked alongside other Kirkland residents and businesses over the years to bring art into the city that reflects its distinct culture and style. Aside from the Art Walk, she is also involved in Kirkland Summerfest and the recent Fish Frolic fundraiser. Earlier this year she was recognized along with other community members and groups at the fourth annual mayor’s CACHET event. Previously working for the Kennedy Center Arts Education Center and Imagination Celebration in Seattle, Feek first came to Kirkland in 1999, only a year after the opening of the Kirkland Performance Center. She had first acquired an interest in art during graduate school at Seattle University, where she said she discovered the power of art to improve people’s learning abilities. “I remember the days of high school when I was forced to do my geometry proofs in pencil,” she said. “I saw someone doing shapes in color and noticed how much easier it is to keep track of the angles… I thought ‘Wow, this is just an unbelievable difference that we’re all missing in the way we’ve been teaching.’ It

Kirkland ID theft case nearly turns into attempted murder Part 1: Kirkland woman steals friend’s identity, ends up on most wanted list This is part 1 of a 2 part Reporter investigation BY TJ MARTINELL

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An arrest by bail bond agents in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 20 put a stop to an alleged identify thief and Kent resident who was listed on Washington’s Most Wanted. The arrest of Jocelyn Valerie Ruiz, 20, is relief for a 31-year-old Kirkland woman, who police believe was a victim of a massive identity theft. But it didn’t stop there. Ruiz is believed to have allegedly planned

an armed robbery of the victim’s home and physical violence to be carried out by members of a regional gang as revenge for being reported to police. An arrest warrant was issued after Ruiz failed to appear in court for first degree attempted robbery and two charges of identity theft, with bail set at $250,000. She was tracked down by the bail bond agents from Jail Sucks Bail Bonds following an eight day hunt, according to the Kirkland Police Department (KPD). Documents from a KPD [ more RUIZ page 7 ]

Warrant issued for man who walked away from deadly Kirkland crash BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

Kirkland resident Kathy Feek stands with the Fish Frolic sculptures during Kirkland Summerfest. Fish Frolic is just one of the many art events that Feek has put her heart into to benefit the Kirkland art scene. BILL VADINO, Special to the reporter

helps catch all kinds of people and all kinds of learners and the needs of young children to old people,” she said. “It cuts across all of that. I’ve loved [art] from the very beginning of my adult learning.”

Feek said she sees art as a way to not only reflect their values but stimulate discussions and conversations. “I have seen the most amazing conversations with people who don’t

know each other at all discussing art,” she said. When she first came to Kirkland, she was eager to get connected with the community and joined the cultural arts commission. [ more FEEK page 6 ]

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A Woodinville man accused of walking away from a car crash in September that killed a Kenmore man in Kirkland walked away from his court date last week. A $250,000 bench warrant has been issued for Thomas Cushman Bird, II of Woodinville, 48, after he failed to appear at his Dec. 4 hearing at the King

County Courthouse. His arraignment is now set for Dec. 17. According to Dan Donohoe, the King County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson, Bird requested a new arraignment date, but the bench warrant remains active. Bird was recently charged with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and hit and run. King County Prosecutor’s Office described him [ more WARRANT page 3 ]

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Kirkland Youth Council hosts annual Holly Day Brunch for seniors BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com

eens cooked, served and entertained 60 Kirkland senior citizens during the Kirkland Youth Council’s 14th Annual Holly Day Brunch at the Peter Kirk Community Center on Dec. 6. The Youth Council hosts this annual event as one of its community service projects. The council uses money from projects during the year to pay for the supplies for the brunch. “This event is one of the year’s highlights for both the kids and the seniors,” KYC representative Regula Schubiger said via email. “The 30 teens cooked, hosted and entertained the seniors for the night.”

Above, clockwise from left, Timothy Drabble, Camellia Clark, Anthony Kirchevskiy, McKay Jaeckel, Kevin Blair, Annalese Ellefsen and Otto Smith prepare food for the Holly Day Brunch. Left, Veronique Harris plays her flute during the annual Holly Day Brunch put on by the Kirkland Youth Council. CONTRIBUTED

Sophie Crane takes the order of an attendee of the annual Holly Day Brunch, produced by the Kirkland Youth Council. CONTRIBUTED The Kirkland Youth Council is a group of about 40 teens represent-

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Springer named Deputy Majority Leader in State House House Democratic lawmakers elected three leadership positions, including Rep. Larry Springer from Kirkland as Deputy Majority Leader on Friday. His duties will focus on Larry Springer business outreach and engagement. Springer has owned a small business in Kirkland, The Grape Choice for more than 25 years. Springer is a former board member of the Seattle/King County Economic Development Council, former president of the Kirkland Downtown Association and mayor of Kirkland. He currently serves as a member of three chambers of commerce working on business development and promotion. The Reporter will have a full story in next week’s issue.

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Bird had admitted to the medics he had been driving the Porsche. The Reporter first became aware of the mistaken identity after it was contacted by Anita Reel, Kyle Reel’s mother. Anita Reel insisted her son had not been behind the wheel and would not have driven while intoxicated. Kirkland Police Department officials, while maintaining that the crash was still under investigation, confirmed her claims that her son was not the driver. The blood alcohol level of Bird could not be confirmed by police. At the hospital, Kirkland police questioned

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Bird, who allegedly stopped speaking with them once he learned Reel had been killed. He was arrested and then released on his own recognizance. During the followup investigation, casino video footage showed Bird had consumed at least six alcoholic beverages at the Kirkland casino approximately between 8:0510:17 p.m. The footage also showed Bird getting into the driver’s seat of the Porsche as it left the casino at around 10:34 p.m. His arraignment is now set for Dec. 17 at 8:30 am in courtroom 1201 of the King County Courthouse.

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Three Evergreen Academy locations in Bothell and Kirkland partnered to donate canned goods and nonperishable items to Maltby Food Bank on Nov. 20. Evergreen Academy students have been collecting nonperishable items, including canned corn, mixed fruit and boxes of macaroni and cheese. Students at the Bothell school, located at 16017 118th Place NE, loaded a bus with donations and the bus continued to the other Evergreen Academy locations in Bothell and Kirkland to collect more donations before dropping off the items at Maltby Food Bank. Through this experience, students will learn the importance of helping those in need during the holiday season.

the next morning when a friend arrived to take care of Zielinski’s dogs. After explaining to her what had happened, Bird allegedly told the person not to contact the police or medics. It was then the police discovered that Reel was not the driver. Police were then informed that a Shoreline medic unit had responded to a Zielinski residence to treat Bird, who eventually was transported to Haborview Medical Center. Bird allegedly had injuries that were consistent with that of a car accident, according to the medic supervisor who contacted the police. They also claimed

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embankment at Simonds Road Northeast and 92nd Avenue Northeast. The impact threw Reel, who had been sitting behind the driver’s seat, into the front of the car, causing him to suffer fatal injuries. When responding bystanders arrived they mistakenly believed he was the driver and pulled him out. Barely conscious from severe rib fractures, Zielinski told people that “Bird” had been driving, which police at the scene assumed was a nickname for Reel, the presumed driver. Prosecutors allege that Bird left the scene of the accident immediately, despite suffering significant injuries, and walked to Zielinski’s home three miles away. He was discovered there

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as being a “danger to the community” in the charging papers, requesting a $100,000 bail. “The defendant cannot or will not comply with the rules of the road and now a man has died,” the charging papers claim. “He is a danger to the community.” Although he has no felony convictions, prosecutors stated Bird has an extensive history of violating traffic laws going back to 1989, including negligent driving, reckless driving, hit and run attended and unattended and no valid operator’s license with valid identification (NVOL). Bird is believed to be the driver in a single vehicle accident Sept.

19 on Simonds Road in Kirkland that left one of the passengers dead. The accident occurred late in the evening on Sept. 19 after Bird had been drinking at a local Kirkland casino with several friends, including Kenmore resident and Redmond High School graduate Kyle J. Reel and Dave “Beaver” Zielinski, one of the fisherman on the boat “Time Bandit,” featured on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch. Then they left in a Porsche Bird borrowed from a friend. At around 10:45 p.m., police claim Cushman was going around 80 mph in a 35 mph zone when he lost control, crossed into the oncoming lane, left the roadway and crashed into a fence and up an

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History doesn’t forget when it comes to elephants

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istory is merely a repeat of itself, some say. Recent events seem to indicate this, sort of. In Seattle last week, protesters stormed the Woodland Park Zoo after the zoo announced they were shutting down their elephant exhibit over concerns about the condition of the pachyderms. Nearly a century ago, the same zoo was accused of causing the death of one of the largest elephants ever in North America by its Kirkland owner. Chances are, you have never heard of Tusko the Magnificent. I hadn’t until my cousin told me about him. During the Roaring ‘20s, however, he was well known as one of the largest elephants ever to set foot in North America, at 10-feet, 2-inches tall and a full ton heavier than Jumbo, the largest elephant ever in North America. Don’t let Tusko’s epithet fool you, though. Whether he was magnificent depends on your definition of the word. Yet his unruly personality and violent temper, often preceded by imbibing ridiculous amounts of alcohol, are well documented. Before he came to Washington, he had already killed six full-grown bulls in a Mexican arena on a $2,500 bet, two of which were thrown into the crowd. Trust me, what you’re about to read, you can’t make up. As part of the then-famous Al G. Barnes Circus, “The Mighty Monarch of the Jungle” - as he was referred to in advertising posters was brought to Washington in 1922. In May,

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removed. The rest of it reads like a rip-off of King Kong. After stomping through the circus grounds, the elephant marched into the town of Sedro-Woolley, tearing out telephone poles, tossing whole cars in the air, and even intruding himself into chicken coops. On Township Street, the elephant even poked his head into the living-room window of a family’s home, scaring them half to death. So how did the gentle folk of Sedro-Woolley respond to the sight of a massive beast raising Cain through their streets? According to one account, they joined Tusko in his inebriated state by tipping back home-made moonshine as they chased after him. Try to envision a pack of drunken loggers, and boys, tipsy as they chase after an elephant five times their size. Then imagine a circus representa[ more TUSKO page 12 ]

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the circus came to Sedro-Woolley, which at the time was a small logging community of 2,000 people. The pavilions went up, the crowds gathered, and all was set for a night of thrill and excitement. That’s when all hell broke loose, as recounted by J. Kingston Pierce’s article for historylink.org, “Tusko the elephant rampages through Sedro-Woolley on May 15, 1922.” Tusko burst forth from his tent after tossing his trainer, stomping through pavilions as he began a path of destruction that would continue on into the morning. While in the Disney film Dumbo, the titular character’s mother goes berserk simply to protect her son, Tusko’s motives were far less noble. His belligerence is attributed to the overconsumption of fermented moonshiner’s mash, which Tusko apparently took upon himself to raid while his chains were

The recent news is “House Democrats elect Rep. Larry Springer of Kirkland to Deputy Majority Leader” whose job it will be to focus on business outreach and engagement. What does that mean to the taxpayers in Kirkland and Puget Sound communities? At one of the many visits to Kirkland, Reprehensive Springer was proud to announce what his job was in Olympia. He said his job to find new revenues for government. What it means to the taxpayer is higher taxes and more of them. To Rep. Springer, engagement means trying to convince business and the public the additional cost is worth it. History has shown it is the poor who habitually elect Democrats yet they are still poor. Rep. Springer is doing what he can for that to continue. The announcement of Rep. Springer merely formalizes what he’s been trying to do all along: raising taxes beyond the cost of living. For those who recently receive Social Security payment notices from Social Security Administration showing their cost of living increase income went up 1.7 percent, far short of Kirkland’s 4.2 percent utility tax increase. Seniors quality of life is in jeopardy.

Seniors are affected the most. Rep. Springer likes the wording of what he will focus on. I call it political poppy-cock that has an unacceptable cost.

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the greenies into a tizzy, I reuse these inserts after I am finished with them. I currently have three weeks of inserts on my garage floor with newly dug dahlias drying on them. I use the papers for packing fragile items; and in the summer, I cover my flower beds with the papers and then cover the papers with bark, which is effective in keeping the weeds under control. Needless to say, I favor the Kirkland Reporter keeping their “extra junk mail” policy. This just goes to show that one person’s perception of incredible waste is another person’s idea of a gold mine.

I would like to weigh in on Ghislaine Bernard’s letter on the “extra junk mail” that comes with the Kirkland Reporter. This junk mail consists of ads that generate the revenues necessary to publish this Laurel D. Lupton, Kirkland community newspaper. Usually, the advertisers have a contract with the KIRKLAND newspaper requiring the paper to run these ads. I suspect that if there were no ads there would be no newspaper. In response to Ghislaine Bernard As to what I do with this “extra junk about “What do you think of extra junk mail,” I use it to plan my shopping activities mail?” I want to say that I like the inserts for the next week. The Fred Meyer ads have in the Kirkland Reporter. My husband and great coupons that I often use; and coupled I love the Frame Games in the back of the with the coupons from the Smart Source inUSA Weekend. And I want the Fred Meyer sert, I find that I am able to cut my grocery insert so I know what will be on sale startbills by quite a bit. The PCC Taste insert is ing on Sunday. I don’t want to wait until full of bits of information on foods and ofSunday when I’m at the store. We don’t take fers great recipes. Finally, the Michaels’ ads the Seattle Times so don’t get all their inserts have introduced me to a store that carries a and ads. Besides your ads in the paper, I’m wide array of solutions to everyday problems, such as a kit to replace the inner work- sure you get paid for the inserts too. Thank you Kirkland Reporter for your wonderful ings of my battery-powered kitchen clock. little paper. I look [ more LETTERS page 5 ] Like the plastic bags, which seem to send

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The roadmap for our children’s future success Why is it important to have purpose in early childhood development? This was the question I asked myself. What is the relevance? Why is it important? I’m a student at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, where I am studying the pedagogy of early childhood education and development. Not only in the experiences I’ve been through in this study and that of practical child care experience, I have seen the benefits of having a purpose to motivate and cultivate our young children. The age group that I am dealing with is 3 years old. In the general public’s eyes, their response usually is, surprise, “how do you guide purpose and structure in such a chaotic group?” Undoubtedly my reply is it’s not about how, it’s about why. I like to see children’s growth as a continual cycle of change. As they begin something new and understand how to belong to their community, they become active in their learning and go beyond the current understanding. The cycle of begin, belonging, becoming and going beyond represents the purpose and plans that we can use to help guide our children and the community as teachers. When I look about, I see four areas that, without structure and purpose, do not help the child grow. The most important is community, because from diversity, health and wellness and educational preparedness have a place to thrive. From the words of Hillary Clinton’s book “It Takes a Village” the reference to “it takes a village to raise a child” refers to a community and how to create a growth cycle for their future. Through my education as a student, I have deeply studied these four areas. My goal is to reach out to the community to address the growth of our young children, their diversity, for the lifelong pursuit of wellness and to

be able to academically reach their goals through educational preparedness. The curiosity of the child provides us a wonderful platform to answer embarrassing questions. Everything to a child is different and that’s what fascinates them. They are just learning about the world around them and are driven to ask “why?” Why does that person look different? What does Christmas celebrate? And one of my favorites, just

“why?” As a community, we can help answer those questions about diversity by providing rich cultural examples that are targeted toward developing young children. Through conscientious purpose and planning, teachers and communities can work together to help our children grow by beginning their understanding of diversity. As we look at ways that children can begin, we also see the transition to

their belonging in our community. As teachers, we must closely look at the words that were said by Martin Luther King Jr.: “Education without morals is like a ship without a compass, merely wandering nowhere.” As a community, we need to make sure there is somewhere for children to go and belong. For an early childhood education, that path is through the elementary system. Being able to provide children

December 12, 2014 [5] with the skills necessary to be successful means granting them the ability to belong to a common goal of lifelong learning. I ask that we all think about what we can do to help the child belong. At the foundation of a healthy lifestyle is wellness and nutrition. Without a plan to provide children with healthy lifestyle habits and routines, we do not help them succeed and become successful. Success-

ful people are healthy in both the mind and body. As a community, we can provide enrichment by creating a setting where children can experience healthy activities and diverse foods that provide a well-proportioned and balanced diet. In our community, there is a rich offering at farmers markets of organic foods that we can show our children is real, not processed, and is within [ more letters page 12 ]

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BNP Nutcracker features Kirklanders The Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is celebrating the last year of its one-of-a-kind Stowell and Sendak Nutcracker that has been dazzling Northwest audiences for the past 31 years. A few of the talented kids who go to school and live in Kirkland are performing in this season’s production. All dancers attend PNB School, which is recognized as one of the top three ballet training institutions in the

[ FEEK from page 1] She acted as its first chair and served on the commission for eight years. Among the first things the commission accomplished, she said, was saving two bronze sculptures at Carillon Point by successfully raising $250,000 through hundreds of small donations. They also carried out a project to place art on Interstate 405. Through the arts commission, she said, the city has obtained around $1 million worth of art. Kirkland’s first attempt to bring art to the Eastside started in the 1950s. Though it had music in the schools and a local barbershop quartet, Kirkland was known as a sports city, according to artist Merrily Dicks. Organizations such as the Creative Arts League, now known as the Creative Arts Center, were founded by Kirkland resident and Lake Washington School District Art Director Bill Radcliffe. Radcliffe also started the Cellar Gallery in 1957. Located on Kirkland Avenue, it ran until 1977 and was the first real opportunity for local artists to show off their work on the Eastside. The

KAC was founded in 1962 not only to provide local artists with venues to promote their work, but also to preserve the historic Peter Kirk Building. Though the city saw the arrival of several art galleries in the 1980s, within a decade much of the art scene seemed drifting back across the lake to Seattle, according to Dicks. “People weren’t interested here,” she said. “They [galleries] would draw their clientele from Seattle, so they might as well move to Seattle,” she said. “I really think it has changed with different people coming into town.” Feek sees the same downtown area as a great venue to showcase local art through events such as Kirkland Art Walk. As a consultant for four hospitals in the area, she has also acted as the curator for art at EvergreenHealth hospital. “There is more and more research on the effect of colors and art on patients,” she said. “We don’t do just any kind of art. It’s uplifting, colorful, inspirational, peaceful; things people find comforting and reassuring. We don’t have to show everything, and we don’t do anything contro-

Mia Kennedy is playing the role of Scrim Mouse; Laura Massey is playing the role of Toy Theater Girl; and Alma Wigzell is playing the role of Infantry. For more information about performance dates and times or to purchase tickets go here www.pnb. org.

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versial.” Feek said hospital art is designed to bring a sense of warmth and friendliness to a place that can often feel cold. “It is a different kind of niche, but within that there’s a whole world of art,” she said. “People love it, they respond to it. They don’t want to go places that feel sterilized. They want to go to places where the environment feels as if people care about them.” Since the economic downturn in 2009, Feek said local organizations and groups have turned to fundraising as a necessity, though she hopes at some point this will change. “The things we love in downtown Kirkland, the holiday lighting, the concerts in the park, the things that are beautiful and enhancing our lives - they don’t pay for themselves,” she said. “We use the art to raise money for things that really matter.” The success of Fish Frolic, a project which Feek headed up, suggests they have tapped into an effective method of using art to fundraise in order to purchase more art. The idea first came out of Kirkland Summerfest after

This one’s for the grown-ups. A night of drag and holiday traditions turned on its head. The three performing groups will bring the hilarious campy fun with satirical versions of favorite holiday songs. Hosted by David Hunter Koch. Tickets are $25 for those 18 and up. For more information visit www.kpcenter.org.

LW Symphony Orchestra to perform with choir for Christmas Pops The Westminster Chapel Choir and the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra, conducted by

Kathy Feek, center, was awarded the mayor’s annual CACHET Award in April. Feek is standing with Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen, left, and former mayor Santos Contreras. REPORTER FILE PHOTO King County’s 4culture provided a small grant to pay for fiberglass fish. Selected artists such as Dicks were then allowed to apply material to give it an artistic exterior. The fish were first unveiled in front of over 200 people in June at Nytec Product Innovation Center in Kirkland, and later were displayed during both Summerfest, as well as the Fourth of July parade. “It’s been a massive project and lots of skills needed,” she said. “The people who have been working on it have been amazing.” Feek said they have raised $60,000 so far and

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expect a total of $100,000 once they have sold all the fish. “It’s sort of like using art as a Kickstarter crowd funding,” she said. “It’s been completely popular with the businesses, community and with people at Summerfest. People who purchase the fish love them. They put them in their lobbies and gardens. They’re going to all sorts of different sites. It’s very fun to hear what people are doing with the fish.” Having previously worked in the Seattle art scene, Feek sees Kirkland as having the opportunity to carve out its own art identity that is equally as

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The Kingsgate Skating Club will host its annual “Winter Solstice” event from 5-7 p.m. today at the SnoKing Kirkland Ice Arena. The holiday presentation on ice will feature skaters from the club. Donations of nonperishable food items or wrapped holiday gifts will go to Hopelink. For more information visit www.snokingkirkland.com/schedule. The SnoKing Kirkland Ice Arena is located at 14326 124th Ave. NE in Kirkland. distinct. “Kirkland I think has a real energy,” she said. “It’s a boutique community. What is great for Kirkland is variety, to have bronze sculptures and colorful art and have movement.” One such example of how they view art, she said, is the cow and coyote sculpture located at Lake Street and Central Way, which Kirklanders traditionally decorate for the holidays. “It’s completely silly and lighthearted and doesn’t hurt anything,” she said. “We don’t take it too seriously, and we have fun with our art. We like to experience our art.” In addition to dedicated volunteers and strong response from the business community, Feek sees continued fundraising success as proof that Kirklanders are willing to put their money where their art is, or where it will be. “There are people who feel passionate about it,” she said. “That’s what I love about Kirkland. You can live in a lot of places where nobody cares. I’ve found only people who care. They work with you and come day after day and show up for things.”

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Laurence J. Berteig, is presenting a Christmas Pops Concert on at 6:30 p.m. today and 3 p.m. tomorrow. This choral Christmas concert includes “Gloria” by John Rutter; two portions of Robert Shaw’s “The Many Moods of Christmas,” some contemporary Christmas songs, old and new; and audience sing-a-long of favorite carols. Tickets are available at www.westminster.orch/ events and are $10 for adults age 13-60; $7 for seniors age 60 and older; $5 for students age 5-12; childcare is provided for birth through age 4. Westminster Chapel is located at 13646 NE 24th St. in Bellevue.

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United States. This year from Kirkland, Maia Breslin is playing the role of Infantry; Alyssa Eros is playing the role of Little Girl; Mia Griff is playing the role of Mouse King; Sophia Hara is playing the role of Chinese Attendant; Hana Jacobs is playing the role of Baby Mouse; Grace Klinge is playing the role of Scrim Mouse; Olivia Milstein is playing the role of Small Servant; Brooke North is playing the role of Small Servant; Olivia “Lola” Richmond is playing the role of Tall Servant; Abigail Kostolansky is playing the role of Infantry; Isabelle Mollicone is playing the role of Fighting Mice Woman; Emily Brooks is playing the role of Artillery;

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On Aug. 10, 2013, Ruiz allegedly attempted to put a charge for $18,969 on one of the victim’s credit cards while trying to purchase a 2006 Chrysler 300 at Sunset Cars in Renton for $30,0000. Ruiz allegedly listed herself as the cobuyer and the victim as the buyer, according to police documents. When the alleged victim contacted the dealer, they admitted that while running a credit check on her they received a fraud alert, but decided to process the sale anyway because the victim’s credit score was so high, according to police documents. The purchase

was never completed, however, because the victim’s signature was needed on a loan application for the remaining amount due. The alleged victim began receiving rejection and confirmation notices for credit and debit cards for which she didn’t apply. During a police interview on Sept. 4, 2013, Ruiz denied using any credit or debit cards belonging to the alleged victim or opening any accounts with her personal information. She allegedly insisted that the victim had agreed to buy the car with her but hadn’t been able to complete the purchase due to a lack of necessary funds. When asked by police about the use of the card at the Pateros motel, Ruiz claimed she had used her own card. It was only later that Ruiz allegedly began admitting to taking credit cards mailed to the victim, cards which Ruiz had applied for in the victim’s name after stealing her personal information from a variety of sources, including her email, as well as memorizing her Social Security number - which she was able to repeat to the officer. She also allegedly confessed to opening up an American Express account in the victim’s name without her knowledge. Ruiz also allegedly admitted to getting American Express and Citi to change the email address and phone number for the alleged victim’s account to her own phone number and an email address she had set up. When police confiscated

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Although the alleged victim could not know it at the time, her story eerily matches that of another one of Ruiz’s alleged victims in Renton. One of the identity theft charges leveled at Ruiz stems from accusations made by a Renton woman and her father, who claimed Ruiz stole their financial information in a manner similar to that of the Kirkland woman. The then-18-year-old woman first met Ruiz when they both lived in California, according to Renton Police documents. They later met again in Washington, when the victim was working for the same company as Ruiz. In November 2012, Ruiz rented out a bedroom in the same house as the victim, which was owned by her 46-yearold father. Within days, the alleged victim noticed mysterious charges to her Bank of America account. She contacted the bank and learned the money went towards a cell phone payment for a person whose name matched that of Ruiz’s grandmother, who shared the same cell phone plan as Ruiz. When she confronted Ruiz about it, Ruiz allegedly claimed it was a mere coincidence. Later in the month, the alleged victim’s checks started disappearing from the cardboard box she kept

then accused Ruiz of using his daughter’s debit card to pay for her cell phone bill, which Ruiz allegedly denied at first before later saying she had used the checking account number to pay the bill over the phone. When the officer searched Ruiz’s bedroom after obtaining her written consent, he found opened garbage bags full of mail on her bed, including letters written from the bank to the victims alerting them of fraudulent checks. She was later charged by the King County Prosecutor’s Office with first degree and second degree identity theft. Ruiz was arrested for the identity thefts as well as an outstanding warrant, only to be released from jail a couple days later. It was then she allegedly starting threatening the victim through calls and text messages. Meanwhile, she was also allegedly plotting to break into the victim’s residence with the help of at least one gang member, which will be covered in Part 2 of this series.

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Interviews by KPD detectives with both parties indicate the two were friends for several months. They often slept at each other’s residences and had planned to take a trip together. It is not known precisely what ended the relationship, but Ruiz claimed in a KPD interview that her brother and the victim had “messed around,” which bothered her. She also claimed the alleged victim had told her “You are not a very good friend. I should kill you.” In July 2013, before their planned trip, the alleged victim discovered unexplained charges made to her debit and credit card accounts for a room at a Pateros motel and a Lake Chelan hotel, in addition to a $170 charge to Southwest Airlines. When she called the Pateros motel, one of the employees said a woman matching Ruiz’s description and going by her name had rented out a room. Surveillance footage later showed Ruiz in the hotel as well as in the park-

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them in, only to see them later pass through her account written out to Ruiz, according to RPD documents. The situation grew worse when the victim’s father was informed by Citi that money had been taken from his credit card account and two convenience checks had been written on his account. After flying back to Washington, the victim’s father met with her and Ruiz at the house, where he found garbage bags with his opened mail in it. He also searched Ruiz’s bedroom and found more of his mail, including an image of a credit card check and his Best Buy credit card. When police arrived at the house, Ruiz allegedly admitted to stealing mail from both the victim and her father, using his credit cards to make large purchases as well as depositing checks by taking pictures of them with her cell phone and then depositing them in her bank account through her cell phone. The victim’s father

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Ruiz’s phone they discovered numerous photos of the alleged victim’s driver’s license, Social Security card, AAA card, as well as numerous credit cards. All of the photos had been taken between June 22 and July 6, 2013.

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investigation into Ruiz, obtained by the Reporter through a public information request, reveals an alleged financial nightmare Ruiz created for several people in Renton and Kirkland, whom she would befriend before stealing their personal information. As part of the charges, Ruiz allegedly went to elaborate lengths to obtain the victim’s credit cards in order to purchase clothing, hotel reservations and even a car from a Renton dealership despite the credit check showing a fraud alert. Ruiz is also accused of successfully obtaining credit cards in the victim’s name and violating a no-contact order. The list of financial records collected as police evidence includes four credit cards, three bank account statements, one debit card and five credit/debit Paypal cards.

ing lot. The alleged victim told police that Ruiz questioned her about her ethnicity and her mother’s maiden name, which was a security question for her bank account. While investigating Ruiz, Kirkland police learned that she had an outstanding warrant for theft out of Kent. She was arrested and interviewed by Kirkland police in the Kent Jail on July 11, 2013. Ruiz allegedly claimed she had taken the trip with the victim to Lake Chelan and that she always paid. She said she offered to pay the alleged victim $1,000 to cover her losses because she wanted to “just go away.” Following the police investigation, the alleged victim filed a two-year restraining order against Ruiz. When Kent police attempted to serve orders on Ruiz on July 29, 2013, they discovered she had moved and did not leave a forwarding address. Afterwards, however, the victim allegedly discovered more and more charges made to several of her credit cards between June 25 and Aug. 29, 2013 totaling in $2,600. In response, the alleged victim was forced to cancel three credit cards. Yet, that didn’t put a stop to it.

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Toys still needed at Hopelink Holiday Gift Rooms Local kids in low-income families who are dreaming of a special toy or gift this holiday season are counting on the generosity of their neighbors to make those wishes come true. Hopelink holiday gift rooms begin next week and donations of toys and gifts are still needed to stock the shelves. Last year, more than 5,800 children in Hopelink families had a happier holi-

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day because their parents and grandparents were able to “shop” for them at a holiday gift room. Now in their 20th year, Hopelink’s gift rooms in Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, Carnation and Shoreline enable families to select new, unwrapped toys and gifts for their children and grandchildren. New toys and gifts can be dropped off at any Hopelink Center through Dec. 12. In addition, the Kirkland Center at 1011 120th Ave. NE will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 13 to accept donations.

Toys are needed for all ages – as well as warm clothes, sweatshirts and sports clothing. In particularly short supply are gifts for teenagers, such as sports equipment, electronics, makeup and lip gloss sets, prepaid cell phones and gift cards. For center locations and hours, visit www.hope-link. org/contact/locations or call Hopelink at 425-8696000. A list of toy and gift suggestions is available at www.hope-link.org/take_ action/toys/.

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our own community. By providing a purpose to drive early childhood education in our community, everyone can help the child take the next steps to go beyond. It’s very important that we have a plan to make sure the growth cycle for every child does not stop. Through our community, we can provide opportunities at each step in their journey to have structure and support for them to have the roadmap for future success. “Education is the investment our generation makes in the future.” Mitt Romney stated this when he was discussing his bottomup platform for early childhood education. We are the “our,” and as a community, we can all invest into our future by supporting early childhood development.

tive following in the elephant’s path of destruction to pay off the town’s people with $20,000 in cold-hard cash he had in a satchel. As I said, you can’t make this stuff up. Their pursuit of Tusko did little good. He went on for 30 miles before anyone, or anything, caught up with him. Finally, a group of drunken men managed to get him back into town and trap him between boxcars in an area known as the Garden of Eden. Ostensibly Adam and Eve were unavailable for comment. Thus ended Tusko’s notorious rampage through Sedro-Woolley, amazingly, without a single injury or death. After a series of new owners, bigger chains and plenty of barrels of whiskey, Tusko had acquired a new epithet, “The Great Unwanted.” He was eventually purchased by Kirkland resident H.C. Barber, who attempted to display him in Seattle, according to the now-defunct newspaper, the Eastside

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Journal. The plan backfired when Seattle Mayor John Francis Dore, horrified at the alleged poor condition of Tusko, ordered him placed in the Woodland Park Zoo on Oct. 8, 1922. G.W. “Slim” Lewis was hired as special keeper for Tusko, while children collected money to accommodate his gargantuan size within the Wide Awake’s Elephant House. There was even a Tusko Fund set up to pay for his care. Yet, Barber wasn’t done showing off his prized elephant. In 1933, he tried to convince Kirkland businesses to bring Tusko there to help advertise the town of 1,700 people. During the winter, when he wasn’t being used for advertisements, Tusko would be kept in the old Todd Feed Building at 120 Commercial, which according to Loita Hawkinson, president Kirkland Heritage Society, is now 120 Park Lane. The plan never bore fruit, as Tusko died of a blood clot on June 10, 1933. Barber had him skinned by another Kirkland man, Jacob Kaper, a

job Kaper described as the biggest of his life, requiring ten hours for him to skin the gargantuan beast. The hide alone weighed 2,200 pounds, according to the Eastside Journal. Tusko was then stuffed in preparation for the 1933-1934 Chicago Century of Progress exposition, while his bones were put on a roadside show before finally being donated to the University of Oregon Museum of Natural History. Of course, no story seems complete without the requisite lawsuit. Barber ended up suing the city of Seattle for $25,000, claiming they had killed his beloved elephant and cost him money he would have got in Kirkland and Chicago. Dore, a lawyer himself, retorted that the owner was mistreating Tusko and he had no legal case. Meanwhile, the rendering company and another man filed a chattel lien on the bones and hide to try to recover its unpaid bill from Barber. “Beyond that, the papers are silent,” writes by Alan

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all together. This year’s theme is ‘Rebel Heart,’” said Juanita High School principal Gary Moed. “It is terrific to see so many students and staff working together to share their Rebel Hearts with others during the holiday season.” More than 3,262 pounds of goods were delivered on Nov. 25 to the food bank. “It was incredibly rewarding to know that we were able to raise so much for the less fortunate,” said Madelyn Lum. “It’s really great to know that when we sit down and eat Thanksgiving dinner, other people will also be able

to do the same.” Items included canned and dry foods, toiletries and diapers. A cash donation of more than $1,500 will be made from Juanita High School to help buy other items needed. “This is who we are,” said student Caitlin Carbonell. “We shout it loud and proud.” Juanita High School has held an annual food drive for more than 25 years. “It was great to see the student body unite towards a common goal,” said Oliver Jones, a National Honor Society member.

Two Kirkland middle schoolers were part of a record-breaking 200yard medley relay team in their age group at Mount Rainier Pool on Sunday. Tyler Lu, a 6th grader at Chinook Middle School, swam backstroke, and Jake Rinehart, a 7th grader at Kirkland Middle School, swam butterfly. Their KING Aquatic Club relay also included Alex Flores and Ethan Dang. The boys’ record swim of 1-minute, 44.97-seconds broke the previous USA Swimming record by more than a second. The swimmers are coached by Tommy Cunningham and Keith Ure.

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tion, K-12 education and postsecondary education would create 8,000 STEM jobs that would generate $4.5 billion. “About the best thing we can do in our state right now is to develop innovative talent,” Inslee said. Jackson gleaned inspiration from Inslee’s speech and addressed Washington’s STEM situation with words that could apply to any scenario: “We’ve seen that inclusion leads to growth, and with growth, everybody wins. Don’t give up on dreaming, don’t give up on believing. If we fall down, we get back up again — because the ground is no place for champions and so we keep rising, we keep fighting back.” Mike Town, an instruc-

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hen Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped up to the podium, people leaned forward in their chairs and listened intently to his thoughts about education. As he locked eyes with more than 320 educators and business leaders at the third annual Washington STEM Summit 2014 at the Microsoft Conference Center on Dec. 2, the civil rights leader recalled one of his grade-school teachers believing in her students during a rigorous math lesson. “You must never teach down to our children and have low expectations of them,” Jackson — an unannounced guest at the summit — told the crowd during the morning group session. “There’s nothing that you cannot learn given the opportunity. Tell (your students) over and over again that deep water does not drown you — you drown when you stop kicking, you drown when you give up, you drown when you

Robert Allen Weaver Robert Allen Weaver, born in Seattle on March 3, 1945, passed away on Nov. 20, 2014 from long-standing respiratory issues. “Bob” was raised on a farm in Kirkland, graduated from Lake Washington High School, attended Western Washington State College and graduated from the University of Washington. He served in the

tor at the Tesla STEM High School in Redmond, was impressed with both Inslee and Jackson’s speeches about STEM education helping to boost the state’s economy and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed in school and in life. Along with the many breakout sessions during the day — including addressing the Computer Science Talent Gap, Effective Teaching and Leading and more — Sen. Andy Hill and Rep. Ross Hunter discussed meeting the McCleary mandate while balancing the needs of other services, STEM education being part of the definition of basic education and improving the economic vitality of the state by investing in STEM teachers and degrees. Army in Vietnam, was an RN at Overlake Hospital’s Emergency Department for 30 years, and raised his family on Finn Hill. He is survived by life-partner Terry Melinda Mandeville (Duvall), and sons Velizar Allen Weaver Mandeville (Kirkland) and Anton William Weaver Mandeville (Duvall). Internment will be at Restlawn Memorial Park (Edmonds) as well as the Potholes Reservoir. Life Celebration details can be found at http://www.becksfuneralhome.com/obituary.php?id=2081

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Outreach planned for new Kirkland fire station Following its approval in August 2014 to continue studying the “dual station” model to maintain Fire Station 25 in the Finn Hill Neighborhood at its current location and build a new station in north central Kirkland city limits, the City Council directed the further evaluation of two properties located in the Juanita Neighborhood on Northeast 132nd Street. The “dual station” model provides faster and more reliable fire and emergency medical response to more residents. The City Council considered six sites at its November 18, 2014 meeting and expressed consensus to further study the parcel located at 10007 NE 132nd Street, the current site of a church, and 9820 NE 132nd Street, the current site of the Rite Aid. Both sites provide for four-minute emergency response travel time within city limits, offer dual means of egress to adjacent streets, and the availability of existing utilities (e.g. water, sewer, and electricity). In the coming months, the city will host public outreach opportunities to engage Juanita and Finn Hill Neighborhood residents, schools, and businesses about the two potential sites on Northeast 132nd Street and the benefits of the new station. To request a presentation, contact Marie Jensen, Communications Program Manager at 425-587-3021 or mjensen@kirklandwa. gov. Analysis shows that the two sites provide improved response time to the northwest area of the City, in addition to areas to the west, east, and south. A new fire station located at either of the two properties would respond to calls that would otherwise be responded to by Fire Stations 27 (Totem Lake), 25 (Holmes Point), and 21 (Forbes Creek). The Rite Aid site could offer two possible options: using a portion of or all of the parcel. As part of the siting analysis, more than 20 sites have been considered. The cost of a new fire sta-

tion would depend on the programmatic and functional needs of the building and the cost of property. Current estimates range from $7.5 million to $11.9 million. There is $5.2 million set aside toward a new fire station. Additionally, the city’s proposed 2015-2016 Budget includes an additional $3 million toward the completion of a new north end fire station. However, in order to fully fund the new station, it will be necessary for the city to sell the Fire Station 24 building and identify other funding sources that may include issuing debt or tapping reserves. The volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) which have been based out of Fire Station 24 will be reassigned to the city’s Fire Corps program beginning January 1, 2015. The Kirkland Fire Department Strategic Plan, adopted in 2013, identified several response time gaps, including north Finn Hill which prompted a Standards of Coverage and Deployment Plan. The Coverage Study identified the option to build and staff a new fire station (replacing Fire Station 24), while maintaining Fire Station 25 by redeploying existing personnel. The city’s short term plan is to move forward on this concept. The Deployment Plan recommends that in the long-term, the city move Fire Station 27 to the east side of I-405 to address a coverage gap in the northeast area of Kirkland.

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volunteers At this point in the school year, Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students are settling into their daily classroom routines. They have been adjusting to new teachers and the expectations set for them. While some kids look forward to a new, challenging class schedule; others may become overwhelmed. These are the students that the LINKS Program offers extra support. LINKS receives volunteer requests from staff that range from volunteers needed to work with small groups of kids on math or reading to academic mentors to work one on one with a student who needs more focused support. Mentors help a student in one subject until the student feels comfortable with achieving success on their own. This can take months or it can be a short-term match. In both cases, students show improvement more quickly when they receive additional support. Students who participated in this program last year showed noticeable improvement and felt more confident about their ability to do well in school. They proved to themselves they can achieve better grades with the added support of a volunteer. That’s success. Several middle and high schools throughout the district have started lunchtime and after-school study programs. Many students voluntarily meet with a tutor to receive extra help in a particular subject. Math, science and English are among the most commonly requested;

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Kirkland libraries to close Dec. 15 The Kirkland Library in downtown and the Kingsgate Library will be temporarily closed on the morning of Dec. 15 for staff training. The Kirkland Library will open at 12:30 p.m., while the Kingsgate Library will open at 1 p.m. For more information on the closures call the King County Library System assistance 425-462-9600 or visit www.kcls.org.

PSE releases mobile outage reporting app Puget Sound Energy electric customers have a quick, new way to keep tabs on power outages: a mobile outage reporting app that’s now available for most web-enabled smartphones and tablets. It can be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Even if the electricity is out at a customer’s home or business, they can still access the app to get the information they need. Key features of the mobile app are: Report power outages to PSE, view a map of outages, get estimated restoration times, see the number of customers af-

fected in neighborhoods and report natural gas emergencies. “PSE strives to provide reliable, affordable energy service to our 1.1 million electric customers. But sometimes outages still happen. We’re committed to keeping customers informed so they can make plans for their families or businesses,” said Phil Bussey, PSE’s chief customer officer. PSE customers can download the new app to their Apple iOS, Android and Windows smartphones and tablets from the various app stores. Search for “Puget Sound Energy” or “myPSE.” PSE officials still need to hear from customers when their power is out. The easiest way to report an outage is to use the app. To do that, customers use their myPSE account information to log in; they can also quickly set up their account on the app if they need to. Reporting outages becomes even easier after that. Reports can also be made at PSE. com or by calling 1-888225-5773. And remember: Safety first. If you ever see a downed power line, call 911; never approach it or touch it.

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achieved this honor. “As a district, we believe in preparing all students for college level work,” said Dr. Traci Pierce, superintendent. “Our high schools have made a concerted effort to encourage students to take on the challenge of AP coursework as part of that preparation.” The number of AP tests taken by LWSD students increased from 2,825 in 2012 to 3,496 in 2014. At the same time, the rate of students achieving a score of three or higher dropped from 79 percent in 2012 to 76 percent in 2013, but returned to 79 percent in 2014. Inclusion on the 5th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on three years of AP data, from 2012 to 2014. The criteria follow. • Increased participation/ access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, 6 percent in medium districts, and 11 percent in small districts. • Increased or maintained the percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native students. • Improved performance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2014 scoring a three or higher to those in 2012, unless the district has already

attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a three or higher.

Students named to WMEA AllNorthwest or AllState Ensembles Lake Washington School District high school music students have been accepted to the 2015 National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME) High School AllNorthwest Honor Groups and the 2015 Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) High School All-State Honor Groups. Of those students 20 are from Kirkland. After three days of rehearsals, under the direction of outstanding national level music educators and internationally renowned conductors, the students will perform at the conclusion of the 2015 NAfME’s Northwest Division Conference in Spokane, Wash., on February 15, 2015. Besides Washington state, the Northwest Division of NAfME includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Wyoming. Each of these musicians had to submit required audition recordings to be considered. The following are the students from Kirkland:

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2015 WMEA All-Northwest Band Abby Bergman, senior, flute, JHS Clark Ellis, senior, trombone, JHS Leslie Fisher, senior flute, JHS Thomas Mikkelson, junior, alto saxophone, JHS

2015 WMEA All-Northwest Jazz Choir Tyra Overby, senior, soprano 1-vocal jazz, JHS

2015 WMEA All-Northwest Orchestra Logan Esterling, senior, oboe, LWHS Madeline Kramer, junior, viola, JHS Chris Potter, senior, string bass, JHS

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Jonathan Azpeitia, senior, bass clarinet, JHS Thomas Donahue, freshman, euphonium (baritone horn), JHS Alexander Gilbert, senior, Bb soprano clarinet, LWHS Adrian Goodwin, sophomore, trombone, JHS Izabel Jo, junior, trumpet (cornet), JHS

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Erik Abramson, junior, tenor 2, LWHS

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Kyle Oppermann, junior, viola, LWHS

Students selected for junior all-state music ensembles Lake Washington School District has 38 students who have auditioned and been selected for Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) Junior AllState ensembles. Twelve of them are from Kirkland. Students from Finn Hill Middle School (FHMS), International Community School (ICS), Kamiakin Middle School (KaMS) and Kirkland Middle School (KiMS) were selected. These students will perform at the WMEA conference in Spokane, Wash. on Feb. 14. The ensembles rehearse for a day under the direction of outstanding music educators and perform in a culminating concert

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