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Symphony of Gardens tour is Sunday The second annual “Symphony of Gardens” tour will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, with live orchestral music playing from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Two of the five featured gardens are in Mercer Island. Tickets are $25. For more, call 206-307-7418.
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French Sister City delegation to visit Island Plan ahead: special guests from Mercer Island’s Sister City of Thonon les Bain, France will visit the Island in July. The Mercer Island Sister City organization is hosting two special events for the group. The community is invited. For more, see page 3 and RSVP soon.
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Consensus on Town Center still elusive City seeks input from public and stakeholders to plan for 2035 By Katie Metzger
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With the Town Center building moratorium extended for six months and the code revision process prolonged, there will be more opportunities for Islanders to help shape the 20-year plan for the downtown area. The main debates on the City Council and in the community, most revolving around population density and building height, have not been resolved. But there are other factors to consider as the city plans its “2035
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Vision.” City staff prompted the Town Center Stakeholders at their last meeting with questions. How do people get around, and where do they “hang out”? What kinds of shops, restaurants, other businesses and housing are in the Town Center? What makes Mercer Island’s Town Center unique (or is it unique)? Also at the last meeting, stakeholders presented their homework assignment: to write a newspaper article published in 2035 describing the character, unique features, amenities and special qualities and activities found downtown. The articles can be found on the city’s website. Some refer to the envisaged ability of the Island to maintain its small town feel. Many mention the
Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA), Farmers Market and light rail station as focal points. One article mentions self-driving cars. All look to the future with commonalities: buildings that are “human-scale” and appealing, streets and sidewalks that are safe and walkable, public spaces that are green and welcoming, retail that is locally-owned and sustainable and parking that is plentiful and accessible. “Twenty years ago the Mercer Island Village was well on the way to looking like Seattle’s South Lake Union area. The newest construction was buildings with flat tops and large dark windows, all lacking human scale and warmth. Rebelling against the probable proliferation of more ‘urban canyons,’ the Mercer Island City Council, together with Island citizens, regained their determination to help develop a healthy and interesting downtown,” wrote Islander Bart Dawson.
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From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 9-11 a.m. on Sunday, the Mercer Island Ham Radio Operators (MIRO) are hosting a ham radio Field Day at Luther Burbank Park Rotary Park. Free. Everyone is welcome.
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Islander Owen Blauman took this photo along West Mercer Way on his way to work Monday morning, June 15. He said that this is only the second time he has seen a deer in his 30 years on the Island.
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In a first reading of the 2016 capital/technology and transportation levies June 11, Mercer Island School District executive Dean Mack addressed to the School Board that most of the single-classroom portables within the school district will be demolished at the end of construction of the new elementary school. “Most of our single-classroom portables, we’ve had for a long time now. Most of them are rotting and need to be torn down, not sold and moved to another school district,” he told the board. “We’re going keep all the double-classroom portables. We have six of them, including the one that we’re just installing now at
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Grocers compete for Albertsons City Council to take a ‘back seat’ in negotiations By Kris Brackmann
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Before the City Council meeting on June 15, Mayor Bruce Bassett added an agenda item to update the Council on a potential new grocer to take over the closing Albertsons grocery site. Early in the meeting, Islanders voiced their support for having a Puget Consumers Coop (PCC) take over the space. Metropolitan Market CEO and Islander Terry Halverson attended the meeting to express his interest in the location. Bassett said that it was important that there not be a repeat to the situation that occurred with the old Safeway site. When the Safeway on 76th Avenue S.E., closed down in the 1990s, a commercial plant business sublet the property until 2008. Then the site was left empty for several years. That land is now the site of the apartment community, Aviara. “There is a risk that [Albertsons] becomes a useless shell,” Bassett said. “But we know there is community support for another grocer.” To the pleasure of many Island residents who have
spoken out about the issue, there are serious negotiations between the property manager and a natural foods market, said City Manager Noel Treat. While he hopes to make a public announcement in a few weeks, Treat remained unable to disclose the identities of the potential grocer at the meeting due to confidentiality agreements. Bassett then asked the question everyone in the room was thinking, “Can you tell us anything more?” Treat added that while no building permits have been issued for the site, it is “most likely that the party would be looking at renovations.” Meanwhile, he remains in regular contact with the parties. “There is not a direct action for the Council to take at this point,” he said. Councilmembers Mike Cero and Benson Wong agreed that the Council should let the parties work out the deal rather than step in to offer incentives or other advice. “There are very skillful property managers who own the building,” Cero said. “Let’s keep a fair distance away and let the experts work it out in the market. We don’t want to muck it up in our tendency to want to move things forward.” “It’s definitely a private matter for the market,” Wong said. “What we do
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need is to keep a distance and not be overly active in trying to reach out.” With certainty that the parties know what’s going on in the community, he cautioned the city against being too overactive on the issue. On the other hand, Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz said it is the Council’s duty to get involved. “You will get left with a plant store if you leave it to the market,” he said. “We as a city and City Council have an obligation to keep an eye out for it and make sure it’s done right.” Despite the concerns of what will become of the site, it’s looking like a viable grocer will take the place of Albertsons. While residents will have to wait a little longer for the announcement, Treat affirms that the party really wants to be a part of this community if the deal works out. He noted that the Council will be standing ready to help facilitate the decision if needed.
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The Mercer Island Fire Department (MIFD) opened the new southern Fire Station 92 at 8437 S.E. 68th Street for service on June 11. A formal dedication ceremony for the rebuilt facility is scheduled for 10 a.m. on July 18. The entire Island is invited. Firefighters moved out of their old building late in 2013, and during construction were based out of an apartment and office at the Mercer Island Storage Court. While the winter of 2014 was milder than most, several measures were put into place to ensure all apparatus would remain in working order despite exposure to freezing conditions. Construction on the fire station was expected to be completed in November 2014, but was delayed due to issues with the contractor work schedule and roof installation. City staff in the Development Services Group, IT and Maintenance departments worked to prepare for a seamless transition of
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MIFD operations, and the few minor move-in glitches were resolved, according to a city press release. Updated code requirements, safety features and sustainability measures have been incorporated into the new structure to support the expectations of a modern fire service. The station is designed with seismic stability in mind to ensure emergency response capabilities even during natural disasters. Check the city website for a full list of the stateof-the-art enhancements in the facility.
Two Island fires There were two structure fires on Mercer Island last week. At 8:34 p.m. on June 15, Mercer Island Fire and Police were dispatched to a residential structure fire on 76th Place S.E. The first firefighters arriving on-scene found smoke coming from the attic above the garage. Crews made entry into the attic and stopped the fire from extending to the living space of the residence. There were no injuries to
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Thonon les Bain delegation to visit the Island in July A delegation from Mercer Island’s sister city, Thononles-Bains, France, will visit Mercer Island to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the jumelage (sister city relationship) from July 6 to July 12. Guests will include Thonon’s Mayor Jean Denais and his wife, Françoise, Deputy Mayors, Christian Perriot and Alain Coone and other members of the Thonon-les-Bains Sister City Association. A welcome potluck for the group will be held at 7 p.m., at the VFW Hall, 1836
2035 | FROM 1 Others mentioned the need to get a reasonable return for the Island from developers for infrastructure like roads, parking, open spaces and schools. The disconnect in Town Center between what was in the code and what is on the ground is the reason the city started the visioning process in 2014. “Essentially, much harder bargains were driven for development approval. In the end, no one side got all it wanted, but the general consensus that Mercer Island was a unique community and needed to be preserved as such while realizing and reacting to
72nd Ave S.E. beginning at 7 p.m. Join in the fun and bring a dish to share. Beverages will be provided. For more information, contact Terry Moreman at 206-232-3404 or visit www. mercerislandsistercity.org. Seating is limited, so reserve your seats soon. RSVPs are needed by July 3. Another event, a four course wine-paired Northwest Celebration dinner, will be held at 7 p.m., July 10, at Seattle Yacht Club. For information, contact Carla Peterson at 206909-3643 or Kathy Erickson at 206-949-0454 or visit the MISCA website for information. Tickets must be purchased by July 5. The delegation will be riding in classic cars in
the Summer Celebration! Grand Parade at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 11. Following the parade, a special ceremony will be held at the pergola at the corner of Mercerdale Park with the Island's VFW Post 5760 to honor the role of U.S. Armed Forces in the liberation of France during World War II. The ceremony will also mark the 15-year anniversary of the sister city relationship between Mercer Island and Thonon–les-Bains. For further details about these events, Thonon-les-Bains, France and Mercer Island Sister City Association, visit www.mercerislandsistercity. org or contact Rich Conrad, 206-232-9174 or Linda Todd, 206-232-4570.
the changing nature of the Seattle area in general drove the effort. The treasured Town Center we have today is the result of those wellintentioned compromises,” Tim Hunkapiller wrote in his article “published” in the Mercer Island Reporter on June 10, 2035. The next stakeholder meeting is at 5:30 p.m. on June 30 at the Community and Event Center, to review Town Center Comprehensive Plan policies. The City Council was scheduled to adopt the Comprehensive Plan update this month, as the state deadline is June 30, but delayed that vote to align with the extension of the other planning processes.
The Comprehensive Plan and development code must be consistent. At the June 15 Mercer Island City Council meeting, the Council voted 7-0 to extend its moratorium, initially enacted on Feb. 16, for an additional six months to allow time for the community to fully weigh in and ensure that development potentially incompatible with future code amendments is not approved, according to a city press release. “It is clear to me and the rest of the Council that we need to respond to the notable amount of public interest in, and passion for, this topic,” said Mayor Bruce Bassett. “It is without res-
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The City Council recognized Eagle Scouts from Troops 457 and 647 at last week’s meeting. Left to right, Wilson Arterberry, Carlos Schneilberg-Frazier, Matt McLellan, Willem Debray, Brook Thorpe, Drake Willard and Isaac Miller. In front, Troop 457 leader Robert Thorpe. Not pictured is Troop 647 leader Malcolm McLellan. ervation that we are arranging for more time to gather input from residents.” The terms of the moratorium remain unchanged, and prohibit the submission or acceptance of applications for building permits, or other development approvals, related to new
commercial construction taller than two stories. On June 1, 2015, the Council voted 6-0 to include a proposed development, known as the Hines project, in the moratorium. The proposal had previously been exempted due to the possibility it would
provide public amenities including a high-end grocer, a public plaza and commuter parking. The City Council will discuss Town Center and the Comprehensive Plan at its mini-planning session on Saturday, June 27.
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Where are Islander grads headed next? By Kris Brackmann
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The 2015 Mercer Island High School graduates won’t be traveling too far from the nest for postgraduation plans. Among the 320 graduates, 206 will be attending a university in the West. This number includes six in Oregon, 76 in California, and 112 in Washington. The rest will be in Montana, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. The most populated schools in the West Coast are University of Washington and Gonzaga University, which will be home to 60 and 11 graduates, respectively. There will also be nine Islanders heading to University of Southern California and eight to Washington State University. The second-largest group of 31 graduates will be in northeastern United States. Seven of these graduates will attend an
Ivy League school. Three Islanders each will attend Boston University, Brown University and Tufts University. In the midwest, 15 students will attend school in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. Heading south will be 13 graduates, spread out between Texas, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Nine students will travel farthest from home as they commit to attend university abroad. Five of those students will be in Canada, while one each will find themselves in Italy, Japan, Korea and Scotland. As part of alternative pathways, one student will attend each the United States Military Academy and culinary school. One student will participate in the MIHS Transition Program and five students are taking a gap year.
Unless otherwise noted, school board meetings are held at Mercer Island City Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street. Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Regular board meetings begin at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. .
Regular School Board Meeting Thursday, June 25, 2015 Agenda 9:30 a.m.
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Call to Order Study Session: Naming of Elementary No.4 World Language in Elementary Schools Governance Process: Board Policy 2020 Fundamentals and Ends Monitoring Governance: Critical Friends Reflection-monitoring policy language (timing); superintendent interpretations; high school start time (board/superintendent relations; survey review Board Committee and School Assignments Recess Reconvene Public Input Recognition: Mercer Island Schools Foundation – Presentation of Check Full Governance Process Monitoring: 1) Board Policy 2020: Fundamental 6 – Cultivating Global Awareness 2) Board Policy 5415: Educational and Support Personnel – Resolution No. 635
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Kirbi Phillips, left, and Sofija Raisys, both members of the Mercer Island High School Class of 2015, at Commencement Exercises held at Key Arena on June 11.
PORTABLES | FROM 1 the middle school. Two will go to West Mercer, two to Lakeridge, and two to Island Park.” Mack said two portable pads were being installed with the construction of Elementary No. 4, though the district doesn’t have any portables for that site and will only purchase portables “when and if we need them.” He noted the district continues to see growth and will need more classroom space with downtown growth, incoming light rail
and the Legislature reducing class sizes within the next few years in grades K-3. While the four portable classrooms remaining at each elementary school may not be used initially, the expectation is they will help accommodate reductions in classroom size. “Currently we are around an average of 22-23 students per classroom at that level,” Mack said. “We will be going to 17, so it just drives a need for more classrooms. All those things we’re getting prepared for within this levy.”
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Gibbs is new principal at Lakeridge The Mercer Island School District appointed Jenny Gibbs as the new principal of Lakeridge Elementary, effective July 1. Gibbs was presented to the School Board for confirmation in April. Gibbs completed her administrative internship at West Mercer Elementary in 2013. Gibbs most recently was the assistant principal at Hazelwood Elementary School in the Renton School District. She replaces Andy Labadie, who is stepping down to spend more time with family.
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The Mercer Island Schools Foundation (MISF) has raised $950,000 to support Mercer Island public schools through the Bridge 2015 campaign and hopes to reach $1,000,000 by June 30. “More than 55 percent of the Mercer Island School District (MISD) parent community contributed to Bridge 2015,” said MISF Executive Director Penny Yantis. “These funds are critical to supporting our educational model that is focused on personalization and supplying the necessary coaching, supervision, and professional training, as well as having enough quality teachers to maintain lower class sizes than is funded by the state.” Public funds received by the MISD do not cover the cost of providing the education expected on Mercer Island. The state’s portion of providing public-revenueper-student ranks MISD 282nd in Washington state’s 295 school districts. The Washington State Legislature still has not reached an agreement on a biennial budget that will appropriately address public education funding. A partial government shutdown will occur if an agreement is not reached
by the end of the month. Yantis will present a check to the MISD Board of Directors at their regular meeting on June 25 at 5:00 p.m. Donations for the Bridge 2015 campaign can be made online through June 30 on the MISF website.
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fter 158 days of regular and special sessions, there are signs state lawmakers have discovered a path to agreement on a two-year state budget. On Monday, House Democrats were to unveil a new budget proposal, as well as a revamped bill to raise revenue. The latter is expected to list tax exemptions Democrats wish to eliminate. Details of the legislation were posted online Monday morning. Also on Monday, the House Appropriations Committee was to hold a hearing on those bills. The panel was to consider legislation to delay the full implementation of Initiative 1351, dealing with smaller class sizes, and to tap into the “rainy day” reserves to fund government programs. And the committee will discuss a bill to modify sentencing laws related to property crime, which has been a priority of Gov. Jay Inslee. The committee hearing came after Inslee and Democratic leaders acknowledged that a proposed capital gains tax is no longer on the negotiating table – as long as Senate Republicans agree to raising revenue from other sources, such as closing tax breaks. Republican leaders on Friday signaled a willingness to do that. If a new budget is not signed by midnight June 30, parts of state government will shut down the following day. On Tuesday, roughly 25,000 state workers will be notified that they will be temporarily laid off July 1 if there is no new budget. In the meantime, officials don’t really expect the shutdown to occur. Washington state has never had to shut down state government due to a fiscal crisis. However, if it did, 30 state agencies would need to be fully shut down; 25 more would reduce their workload and of course, services to citizens.
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Access to affordable birth control is essential Washington has a reputation as a nationwide leader on things like access to abortion and birth control, but the truth is that there is still a lot of work to be done. Right now, fair access to affordable birth control does not exist and it’s going to get worse. It’s been proven that the types of birth control that work the best are methods like IUDs and implants. With an IUD or implant, you are set for years instead of having to take a pill every day. Increasing access to IUDs and implants does amazing things. In Colorado, an anonymous donation made these methods available at free or reduced cost to anyone who wanted them. The results? Five years in, the teen birth rate has dropped by 40 percent. We should be able to do the same in Washington. Right now unfair treatment from Medicaid is making it harder for low-income women to get IUDs and implants, and that has to change. Gov. Jay Inslee and the legislature should do something about this problem and make sure that all women in Washington have equal access to the birth control method that they choose. Holly Quimby Seattle
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Sound Transit light rail work too late Recently, the issue of light rail has been in the news as Sound Transit obtained public input on which of four routes they should select when extending light rail to Federal Way. I have two brief comments to make regarding this issue: 1. Sound Transit should have built this light rail system about 25-30 years ago (like San Francisco did with their Bay Area Rapid Transit system). However, when it involves politics and obtaining funding to build it, Sound Transit (unfortunately) goes only three speeds: slow, slower and slowest. If I had to pick one of the three, I would pick the latter. 2. Last, but not least, when Sound
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COLLISION: MIPD responded to a two-vehicle non-injury collision at the 3200 block of Island Crest Way. One vehicle, driven by a Mercer Island woman, came to a sudden stop for a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk, and was rear-ended by another car. The other driver, a Seattle man, said he couldn't stop in time, and that the pedestrian wasn't close enough to the lanes to justify the sudden stop. He was charged with following too close.
Lt. Col. James H. Keeffe, Jr.
Lt. Col. James H. Keeffe Jr (Jim), 92, long-time Bellevue resident, passed away peacefully May 26, 2015. Jim was born March 12, 1923, in Sioux City, Iowa, the third of six children. While in high school his family moved to Seattle where Jim graduated from Lincoln High School and attended Seattle University. At the age of ten Jim went for his first ride in an airplane, a small bi-plane piloted by his father. This led Jim to acquire a life-long love for flying that shaped his life. Early in 1941 Jim joined the National Guard. Later that summer he entered the Civilian Pilot Training program learning to fly at a small, grassy air field in Issaquah. In 1942 Jim joined the United States Army Air Force, became a B-24 heavy bomber copilot and transferred to England as a 2nd Lieutenant to fly combat missions against the Germans. On his fourth bombing mission, over Berlin, his aircraft lost two engines to enemy fighters and flak forcing bail out over Holland. During the next five months, Lt. Keeffe evaded the Germans with the help of the Dutch Resistance in Rotterdam. Eventually he was betrayed, captured, and transferred to the notorious German prisonerof-war camp, Stalag Luft III – site of the Great Escape. On the 29th of April, 1945, Lt. Keeffe, along with 130,000 other allied POWs, was liberated by elements of the 14th Armored Division under General George Patton and returned home to his family. Following a short period of employment with United Airlines, Jim joined the newly formed United States Air Force and became a fighter pilot and weather officer. He was commander of several combat weather detachments serving in Korea during the Korean War and throughout the Cold War. Jim retired from military life in 1966 as a Lieutenant Colonel and Command Pilot. Jim earned many awards including the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the POW Medal, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, and the Presidential Unit Citation with oak leaf. He logged over 6,000 hours military flying time. Following his retirement, Jim settled down in Bellevue to raise his family. He worked for Boeing for several years. Afterwards he became active in Bellevue politics, serving on the Bellevue City Council and the East Bellevue Community Council for many years. He continued to fly at every opportunity, in every form of aircraft imaginable from balloons and ultra-lights to jet fighter aircraft. Jim was deeply loved and highly respected by many people from all walks of life. He was a wonderful loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and mentor. He is survived by his wife Sandy, daughters Kerry Radley, Leslie Saville, and Tina Soleim, sons Jim, Kevin, and Brian, and fifteen grandchildren. Military funeral services will be held July 17th 10:30am at Tahoma National Cemetery 18600 SE 240th St, Kent, WA. Those wishing to attend please arrive at 10am. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held July 18th 1-4pm at Westminster Chapel 13646 NE 24th St, Bellevue, WA. All are welcome. RSVP jpsalm_91k@centurytel.net. 1347598
FRAUD: A 26-year-old Island
man who lives at the 2500 block of 81st Avenue S.E. was issued a fraudulent check.
FRAUD: A 49-year-old Island woman at the 3400 bock of 72nd Place S.E. reported credit card fraudulent transactions on multiple cards from early April to May 20. HARASSMENT: A 47-year-old
Seattle man stated that his co-worker, a 50-year-old Island man, threatened him at work at the 3000 block of 78th Avenue S.E. THEFT: A 60-year-old Island woman reported that her gray "Lush" Trek mountain bike was stolen from her garage at the 2900 block of 72nd Avenue S.E.
JUNE 5 COLLISION: A semi truck with
a trailer was making a left turn from the westbound I-90 ramp onto East Mercer Way with the green light, and hit a vehicle waiting at the red light with the lower left skirt of its trailer. Witnesses said that the car was stopped over the painted white stop line. Damage was minimal.
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JUNE 6 MARINE: A 28-year-old
Seattle man was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence. He was riding a Sea Doo and observed violating speed/wake restrictions near the East Channel Bridge. He refused a breath test but was released on investigation. COLLISION: During a police
pursuit, a 22-year-old Portland man was traveling northbound in the southbound lane at the 2700 block of 78th Avenue S.E. at a high speed, and collided into another vehicle, driven by a 19-year-old Island woman making a left turn in a designated turn area. He hit a lamppost on the sidewalk. The accident was the result of reckless driving in a stolen vehicle in an attempt to elude police.
JUNE 8 LOST PROPERTY: A 56-year-old woman at the 8300 block of Avalon Drive lost her wedding ring. She said it has a hinged clasp that can open. INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 78-year-old Island man who lives at the 9500 block of S.E. 43rd Street turned in a BB rifle and a BB pistol for destruction.
Dorian Bersos
April 10, 1960 – June 10, 2015
After a brief battle with cancer, Dorian died peacefully at the hospital, surrounded by love and positive thoughts and memories outpoured from her family and friends. Dorian Marisa Goucher Bersos lived on Mercer Island for most of her life, growing up in the public schools, attending church at Emmanuel, and meeting her husband, Bob Bersos, on the island as well. She and her family lived briefly off of Mercer Island, during which time Dorian attended and graduated from the University of Puget Sound before moving back to the island. Dorian’s nurturing spirit ranged far beyond her family and close friends to include her Emmanuel family and numerous young people. She was a ‘pied piper’ of children at the Mercerwood Shore Club Swim Team where she volunteered for more than a decade. She also showed her love and admiration of children when she ran her daycare. She was raised in Emmanuel Episcopal Church and as an adult, she worked there for more than twenty-five years, first as the bookkeeper and then as facilities manager. Even in her profession, she ‘watched over’ others. Aside from being a ‘mom to all,’ Dorian will be remembered for her compassion, her sense of humor, her intelligence, her open-mindedness, her faith, her perseverance, and for consistently choosing love above all else. Dorian is survived by her husband Bob; her children Joshua, Michael (Tiffany) and Laura; her brother, Geoffrey Goucher; her grand-dogs, Barney and Gus. A celebration of Dorian’s life will be held on Monday, July 6th at 2:00 pm at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. There is a Dorian Bersos Memorial Account set up at Chase Bank and at Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Mercer Island. 1349311
TRESPASS: A 26-year-old Snoqualmie man was causing a disturbance in Walgreens on S.E. 27th Street. The manager had the subject trespassed from the store.
School Board approves impact fee adjustments in facilities plan By Joseph Livarchik
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advised they had a warrant subject, a 43-year-old Bellevue man, in custody. The King County Sheriff’s Office booked the subject into SCORE Jail.
COLLISION: MIPD responded to a hit-and-run at the 4000 block of Island Crest Way. A 23-year-old Snoqualmie man said he was rear-ended at a stoplight by a man who was possibly intoxicated, and appeared to have an open alcoholic beverage container between his legs. He left the scene and the other driver lost sight of him. He was described as an older male, about 65 years old and wearing a hat.
JUNE 10 FRAUD: A 57-year-old Island woman at the 7900 block of Island Crest Way said a fraudulent tax return was filed using her identity.
JUNE 11 THEFT: A 24-year-old Island man at the 7700 block of Sunset Highway reported that his bike, a white Cannondale "Synapse" road bike with blue trim, had been stolen.
The Mercer Island School Board approved a six-year capital facilities plan at its regular meeting Thursday, June 11 at City Council chambers. The plan includes impact fee adjustments for single- and multifamily homes, which the board discussed at length at its previous meeting May 28. The impact fees would replace the previous SEPA mitigation fees. With the legal counsel of Pacifica Law Group attorney Denise Stiffarm, the board moved to apply a 25 percent adjustment for single-family homes, which Stiffarm said comes out to around $14,000, and a 10 percent adjustment for multifamily homes, which will come in around $4284. MISD executive director Dean Mack said the fees will be paid by new developments and should not impact existing Mercer Island residents. The district submitted its capital facilities plan to the city, which according to Mack, the City Council will put on its agenda sometime in July. “If the council adopts this, within five days following that adoption
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Delle Muth
Delle Muth, born May 4, 1933, in E. Stroudsberg PA, passed on May 28, 2015 at 9:45 am from complications of Alzheimers and cancer. Married 56 years to Dave Muth, and raised 3 children on Mercer Island. She worked for Benton McCarthy Real Estate and later operated the Yarn Basket. A memorial will be held at son Craig’s home in West Seattle. Call 206 818 9168 if you would like to attend. 1348694
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IMPACT | FROM 6 date, this would become effective for any developments that hadn’t already paid its permit fees and received a building permit,” Mack told the board. Stiffarm said the primary purpose of impact fees is to provide a mechanism for growth to pay for growth, so that the full costs of capacity needed to serve new development is not placed on the existing community. At the May 28 meeting, Mack said there were two primary concerns he voiced to City Council. First, that the impact fee must be related to the actual impact of providing classroom space. Second, that there must be some kind of adjustment in order to eliminate risk and guarantee the district can collect money and not be charged.
Local IT firm says look out for computer scams Firm reports seeing rise in threats over last two months By Joseph Livarchik
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A local computer consulting firm has seen a spike in calls reporting computer scams, and now it hopes to alert Islanders of the potential cyber security threats they may face. Alex Klemm, an IT project manager with Mercer Island-based company Blue Frog, said the firm has seen two types of IT threats go from being a typical monthly problem to becoming a weekly occurrence. Each threat primarily targets older residents. One is a scam call offering to fix slow computers or viruses, directing
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Mack said from his perspective, the minimum adjustment for a singlefamily home needs to be 25 percent as a bare minimum, which poses moderate risk. To totally eliminate risk would be around 50 percent. “When I look at multifamily homes, the adjustment would be much less because they’re not that great as compared to the actual cost of providing housing,” he said. “That might be as little as 10 percent or as much as 20 percent.” Stiffarm said when King County adopted the first school impact fee ordinance in the state back in 1991, there was a negotiation between the development community and school district representatives, all agreeing to a 50 percent adjustment, or discount for the schools, which many jurisdictions adopted in
full. chart from the “If you King County 2015 Adopted were to of School Impact Fees Department go [for Permitting and the 25 Environmental Top regional singlepercent Review, Lake family rates adjustWa s h i n g t o n • Lake Washington ment], showed a $9,623 t h a t single-family • Snoqualmie Valley would impact fee - $8,325 be the of $9,623 for • Highline - $7,395 highest 2015. impact “If you were • Tahoma - $6,783 fee for to take away singlethat 50 percent Data via King County family [discount], Department of Permitting [ h om e s ] their fee would and Environmental Review in King essentially be C o u n t y, very close to and that’s what your fee in large part because every- looks like, and they are the one else is doing the 50 highest in King County at percent discount,” she said. this point,” Stiffarm said. Stiffarm said Mercer When asked by board Island was most compara- member Ralph Jorgenson ble to the Lake Washington about the justification for School District, with both two different adjustment districts adding for ele- rates, Stiffarm said it was mentary, middle school purely discretionary. and high school capacity “There’s not a precise growth needs. Presenting a answer, its just in the dis-
cretion and your policy decision in terms of how you want to address that,” she said. Board member Dave Myerson expressed concern about the size of impact fees being proposed because of the high prices it would mean for single-family housing units compared to other King County school districts. Stiffarm said as long as there was some adjustment and potential vulnerabilities were addressed, the board’s decision would be “comfortable” from a legal perspective. “The numbers are high but the numbers were done with calculations with best practices, as I understand,” Jorgenson said. “I think 25 percent and 10 percent is reasonable. We’ve painfully had to deal with growth with passing this bond measure, and we don’t have much extra land.”
the victim to download a program which allows the scammer remote access to the victim’s computer. The scammer can then load malicious programs that monitor the computer for financial information, such as banking details. The second threat is an email attachment containing a malicious program. Once opened, it begins to lock all the resident’s files with strong encryption, making them impossible to open again. Also known as ransomeware, scammers may demand a ransom paid in order for restrictions to be removed. “We went three or four months without a ransomware call and then within the last two months, got several of them,” Klemm said. “We’re seeing them every week now.” Though Blue Frog primarily specializes in computer consulting on the business level, Klemm said the firm is hoping to help Island residents avoid
being exploited by techsavvy attackers. He said these particular scams are a big problem that police stations and small county governments have dealt with. “Once they hit someone in the community, scammers try to hit everyone else around them,” said Klemm, adding scammers will try multiple people in the same area code or on the same address block. “They’re making money when they do these, which is an incentive to do more. There’s no way to stop them. They’re not operating in the country, so there’s not much the police department can do.” To combat the cyber threats, Klemm advises residents to get a backup service or plan in place. He says there are several options available that are fairly simple to work with, even for people with no IT experience. Most importantly, if anyone calls unannounced
Blue Frog is taking calls to report scams and other threats at 206-236-1120.
Harry C. Dolbeck
Harry C. Dolbeck was born in 1925, died of natural causes, May 2015. Survived by wife Harriet, sons John and Andrew, and grandchildren Emily and Elizabeth. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Dolbeck worked as a Certified Public Account and as a tax attorney. A firm believer in the value of education and the virtues of an active life, he volunteered his time to the Boy Scouts of America in both Virginia and Washington State, as well participating in the local Sea Scouts and other outdoor activities. Mr. Dolbeck served as a Commander in the US Navy and is to be interred at the military cemetery in the Presidio in San Francisco. At the request of his family, services will be private. 1348669
offering help with your computer, hang up the phone. “Unless you specifically purchased IT service, no one is going to call you out of the blue and fix your computer,” Klemm said. “It’s probably scammers.”
The firm also is directing residents to the National Cyber Security Alliance website at www. staysafeonline.org.
PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING – CITY COUNCIL MINI-PLANNING SESSION Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a Mini-Planning Session on Saturday, June 27, 2015 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm in the Calkins Room at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center at 8236 SE 24th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Allison Spietz City Clerk Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on June 17, 2015 and June 24, 2015. #1347013. CITY OF MERCER ISLAND ORDINANCE NO. 15C-09 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, washington AMENDING CHapter 15.14 of the mercer island city code regarding unlawful crossconnections Ordinance No. 15C-09 was adopted by the Mercer Island City Council at its Regular Meeting on June 15, 2015. Complete copies of the entire text of the adopted Ordinance may be obtained at City Hall or by calling (206) 275-7795. Karin Roberts,
Deputy City Clerk City of Mercer Island Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on June 24, 2015. #1349297. CITY OF MERCER ISLAND ORDINANCE NO. 15-12 AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, RENEWING THE TERMS OF A MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF OR REDEVELOPMENT IN THE MERCER ISLAND TOWN CENTER ZONE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND ESTABLISHING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 15-12 was adopted by the Mercer Island City Council at its Regular Meeting on June 15, 2015. Complete copies of the entire text of the adopted Ordinance may be obtained at City Hall or by calling (206) 275-7795. Karin Roberts, Deputy City Clerk City of Mercer Island Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on June 24, 2015. # 1349299.
Ending domestic violence
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hy don’t victims just leave?” Those of us who work at domestic violence programs hear this question all the time. The truth is, they do. Every day we hear from survivors of abuse who were able to find the support and resources they needed to be safe and self-sufficient. Every day we also hear from people who are unable to leave because they fear the abuser will be more violent if they do. This fear is very real. According to the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review, in at least 55% of homicides by abusers, the victim had left or was trying to leave. Many people are unable to leave an abusive relationship because they have nowhere to go. Our communities don’t have enough affordable housing, and shelters and transitional housing units are limited. On just one day last year, domestic violence programs in Washington could not meet 267 requests for housing. People often stay with or return to an abusive partner because they don’t have the money to support themselves or their children. We also hear from people who don’t want to leave, but want the abuse to stop. Research consistently shows that people in an abusive relationship make repeated efforts to be safe and self-sufficient, but there are many barriers— both external, such as limited resources or support; and internal, such as an emotional connection to their partner or a desire for their children to be with both parents— that makes this very difficult. But here’s the thing: This is absolutely the wrong question to be asking, as it implies that victims are responsible for ending violence. They aren’t. Instead, we should be asking what we can do to stop abusers from being violent and controlling. To find the domestic violence program in your community, visit wscadv.org or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). To raise money and awareness for domestic violence prevention, register today for the Goodwill Refuse To Abuse® 5K at Safeco Field at refusetoabuse5k.org. Kelly Starr
Director of Communications Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence 206-389-2515, ext. 210 kelly@wscadv.org
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Symphony of Gardens tour set for June 28 The second annual “Symphony of Gardens” tour, benefitting the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra, is between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., Sunday, June 28. The tour will feature five gardens in Bellevue, Beaux Arts, Kirkland and Mercer Island. Live music will be played by orchestra members between 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $25. Find them at Island Books, Bellevue Nursery, Wells Medina Nursery, Grape Choice in Kirkland or call 206-3077418.
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One of the most breathtaking sights was the view of the Swiss Alps from atop Mt. Stanserhorn.
My crazy European discovery By Kris Brackmann
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Set the alarms for sunrise and hop onto a coach with 52 other first-time travelers all hopeful of making it to the next destination before dinner time. Run around taking selfies in front of every historic monument and stay up all night experiencing the culture of this new city. Then repeat.
For 12 days this was my daily routine as I traveled to eight European countries and 11 cities with just my lightly-packed 20-pound suitcase and childhood dreams. It’s not exactly what one might call a relaxing vacation. But for an energetic youngster who has never traveled outside of the continent, let alone more than four hours alone before, this trip was all I needed it to be
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Historic home for sale House built in 1885 went on the market Monday
waterfront, before the locks lowered the water level. Hoyt, a highly-respected pioneer of Washington state who played a major part in the development of By Katie Metzger the Pacific Northwest, was kmetzger@mi-reporter.com born in 1841. He married Lettie Lewis in 1869, and they had three children, While many things June, Harold and Arthur. on Mercer Island have Hoyt’s granddaughchanged around it, from ters “lost interest in the the number of homes to house when the level of Lake it was wrongWashington, the fully inherited yellow house by Lizzie Hoyt, at 3239 West his daughterMercer Way has in-law,” but feel remained relathe home is “in tively untouched loving care,” for 130 years. according to Owner letters sent to Dorothea the Hardings Harding hopes after they were Lettie Lewis and it stays that Judge John P. Hoyt featured in the way, though Mercer Island she is putting Reporter in the home on 1981. the market this week. The Hoyt was appointed house, built in 1885 and Secretary of the Arizona occupied by Judge John Territory by President Philo Hoyt, was one of the Ulysses S. Grant in 1876 first permanent residences before accepting a judgeon the East Seattle shoreship in the Washington, line. and later being appointed Harding said she would Associate Justice of the like to sell to someone who Supreme Court of the appreciates its historical Territory of Washington. value. He also joined Arthur “Or at least to someone Denny in developing the who doesn’t want to tear land that is now Fremont. it down,” she said. “I’ve From 1889 to 1896, lived here for 46 years, so Hoyt was a member of the of course it’s special to me, Washington State Supreme but I don’t know if it might Court, serving as Chief be special to somebody Justice for the final two else.” years of his service. He Harding has collected became a member of the documents and old phoBoard of Regents at the tos of the house over the University of Washington years, and met Judge Hoyt’s in 1898, and died in 1926. granddaughters. One picDorothea and her husture shows how close the band, Les, bought the house used to be to the house in 1969. They made
modifications over the years, upgrading the bathrooms, adding a pool and tennis court and building an addition with a new kitchen in the 1980s. But everything else is original: the glass windows and French doors, the wood, a few low ceilings and two large verandas overlooking the lake. There are five bedrooms, an attic and a basement. Les Harding died in 1996, and Dorothea said that after living alone, the time now feels right to sell the house. “It was used so much, and now it’s not,” she said. “There should be a family here that can enjoy everything.” Many affairs of the state were held there while the Hoyts occupied the home from 1885 to 1924, and the Hardings, both accomplished squash players, also had many parties and gatherings there. With an old house, there’s always upkeep needed, Harding said. She especially hopes the next owner will take care of her English garden, her “true love,” which includes a greenhouse, raspberries, apple and plum trees. “It should go to someone who doesn’t want everything to be pristine; who doesn’t mind wood with dents and knots in it,” she said. “But the realtor said it could go quickly, since there’s nothing really around to compare it to.” Check the listing for asking price and more information, or contact Rick Feduska at 206-512-6162 or Rick@GBK.com.
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Above, the yellow house on West Mercer Way was built in 1885. It is one of the first permanent residences on Mercer Island. (Katie Metzger/Staff Photo)
At right, the Mercer Island Reporter featured the house in 1981. Dorothea Harding, still the current owner and soonto-be seller, sits on the second story veranda overlooking the sport court. (Reporter File Photos)
Below, the view of Lake Washington from the first story veranda is perfect for watching sunsets and Seafair activities. (Katie Metzger/Staff Photo)
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Changing of the guard | Three MIHS coaches step down Girls basketball, girls tennis and swim coaches leave respective programs By Joseph Livarchik
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From left, Mercer Island girls tennis coach Mindy Blakeslee (Willy Paine/Contributed Photo), girls basketball coach Kaela Yuen (Willy Paine/Contributed Photo) and boys and girls swim coach Chauntelle Johnson (John Fisk/Reporter Archives). All three coaches are stepping down to focus on family. senior year of high school really brought home what little time she has left as a parent to root on her seniorand junior-aged daughters. “It’s the first of a lot of lasts,” she said. “I can’t get these years back with my children and the clock is ticking, so I don’t want to miss out on that at all.”
In six seasons under Blakeslee, Mercer Island girls tennis won six of its seven consecutive 3A state championships, also winning the KingCo and SeaKing district tournament each year. As a team, the Islanders never lost a dual match. “It makes it sound like
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it was really easy, but it wasn’t,” she stressed. “A lot of difficult things have to align. Every year, it’s tougher and tougher.” An MIHS alum, Blakeslee was a three-year state doubles champ, with Mercer Island winning the state championship throughout her high school career. She played singles and doubles
2011. “When I first took over, going to state and having a winning season was more of a goal and kind of a dream,” Yuen said. “Now, it’s an expectation.” In each of Yuen’s three seasons as coach, the Islanders finished in the top three of the KingCo 3A/2A standings, made back-to-back state tournament appearances and were one overtime loss away this past February from making it three state trips in a row. But as a new mom of a 15-month-old daughter, Yuen said the time is ripe for her to step away. Seventh grade Mercer Island select coach Gillian d’Hondt will take over as varsity head coach. “This past year was pretty difficult with the baby and coaching,” Yuen said. “I felt like I was pulled in two different directions, and it’s not fair to the team or my daughter to not be fully committed to either one.”
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For the past several years, three Mercer Island athletic programs have served as benchmarks for postseason success, with one amidst a seven-year championship reign, one shifting its culture to become a routine state-tournament contender, and one a single year removed from a five-year title run. Next school year, each of those programs will have to continue to do so with a new face at the helm. Mercer Island will see coaching changes in its girls tennis, girls basketball and boys and girls swim programs next year, as Mindy Blakeslee, Kaela Yuen and Chauntelle Johnson are stepping away from their respective places on the sidelines. Each said their decision was purely for family reasons, with Yuen and Johnson both being mothers of young daughters, and Blakeslee preparing for her oldest daughter’s senior year of high school. Blakeslee, the girls tennis coach, said watching and coaching her niece, Jamie Mounger, during her
tennis at the University of Washington, and said she’s been primarily a one-sport athlete throughout her career. She said as a coach, one of the accomplishments she was most proud of was Mercer Island tying for the KingCo sportsmanship award in 2013. Now, she looks forward to handing off a tennis program with a strong legacy in place to a new coach. “It’s really hard to step down, but at the same time, the program is in great shape,” Blakeslee said. “The pipeline has great players coming through and we’ve built a great tradition.”
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WEDNESDAY | 24 BRAINPOWER EXHIBIT:
4-8 p.m., Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Presented by Pacific Science Center’s Science on Wheels. Discover the source of real life super powers, the human brain. See a real human brain up close and then compare it to the brains of other animals. Drop in anytime, all ages welcome.
THURSDAY | 25 SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR MEETING: 5 p.m., MI City
Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Retreat and study session from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact Kendall Taylor at 206-236-3300 or kendall. taylor@mercerislandschools. org.
FRIDAY | 26 FOREST STEWARDSHIP EVENT:
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Stewardship Opportunities. Register for today’s events at www.mtsgreenway.org. For more, contact aline.sommargren@mercergov.org.
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RSVP DEADLINE: Friday, July 3. Mercer Island Sister City Association’s Welcome Potluck Dinner honoring visitors from Mercer Island’s Sister City, Thononles-Bains, France. Visit www.mercerislandsistercity.org, click on Thonon Delegation Visit, then click on Welcome Potluck in the sidebar for event details and ticket purchase.
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Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO) will participate with a larger group of volunteers in a simulated emergency to test communications and auxiliary power. This event marks the first Field Day that agencies and volunteers from multiple cities will cooperate as one to prepare our communities for potential disasters or crises. For more, contact Woody Howse at whowse@me.com. BUSINESS ENGLISH CLASS: 11 a.m., Mercer Island LDS Church, 4001 Island Crest Way. Anyone who needs to use English regularly and for whom English may be a second language who would
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TUESDAY |30 STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING:
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Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Social hour at 1:30 PM and program at 2:00 PM. Ron Dickinson, who was the MI City attorney for 21 years and served 15 years as Administrative Law Judge, will discuss Social Security issues of interest to us all. Bring a friend. For more, contact Jim Marich at 206-232-4019.
28-July 4, southeast corner of the Rite Aid parking lot. MI Masons, MI Kiwanis and MI VFW Post join together again to sell safe and sane
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TICKET DEADLINE: Sunday, July 5. Mercer Island Sister City Association’s Northwest Gourmet Dinner at Seattle Yacht Club honoring visitors from Mercer Island’s Sister City, Thonon-les-Bains, France. Visit www.mercerislandsistercity.org and click on Thonon Delegation Visit, then click on NW Gourmet Celebration Dinner in the sidebar for event details and ticket purchase. SUMMER CELEBRATION 2015:
July 11-12, Mercerdale Park, ages 6-12. Drills and handson instruction are woven into the game focus of the camps. Cost is $137. For more, contact Mark Linden at marklinden20@gmail.com or visit www.diysports.com/ baseballpositive. CALL FOR ARTISTS JUNIOR ART SHOW: The 41st annual
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COACHES | FROM 13 Yuen said it was a difficult decision to move on for her and her husband, Austin, who served as an assistant coach. Both are competitors who have played basketball professionally overseas. Though the demands of a growing family have made for a greater time crunch in their lives. “[The players] know very much as they get older they’ll have to make decisions along these lines,” Yuen said. “Some things you have to let go of and say, ‘No’ to; that’s just part of life.” Yuen said what she’ll remember most from her time as coach is everything she went through with her
team, both on the court and away from the hardwood, be it injuries, dance pictures or graduations. “I’m someone who really believes in living life fully and feeling the good and the bad,” Yuen said. “In three years at Mercer Island, it’s always been the hardest year and the best year. You should feel all the highs, all the lows and everything in between. I’m very, very thankful for my time with the Islanders.” Stepping into her position as boys and girls swim coach in 2009, Chauntelle Johnson knew she had big shoes to fill. Departing swim coach Jeff Lowell had established quite a legacy, winning five state titles in 11 seasons with the Islander
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boys team. “When I finished the boys ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix season, I was expecting to be it’ became the mentality, and back in the fall and continue that winning legacy waged to do it all again,” Johnson on. In each of said. “My 3-yearJohnson’s first old said, ‘I want to five seasons go to swimming, as girls swim when is it my turn coach, the to swim?’ So it’s Islanders took about my two lithome 3A state tle ones and what championKaela Yuen, I want for them, MIHS girls and what I want ship trophies, basketball coach for them is to love while the boys swim team the sport as much won state as I do.” three times. Johnson began Neither the Mercer Island swimming when she was girls nor boys placed lower nine and hasn’t left the pool than second as a team at the since. She’s coached in some state tournament in her six capacity since she was 16, years as coach. swam at Missouri State and Now with 3-year-old coached club teams and and 1-year-old daughters, young swimmers along the Johnson is shifting her way to her tenure at Mercer swimming focus to her girls. Island. She acknowledged
“Some things you have to let go of.”
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workforce, and the rest were friends and couples traveling together. Among my tour group were people from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. While traveling so closely with these people I not only experienced the cultures of the countries we visited, but also got a glimpse into some of their own. Rather than stress about planning my own route and accommodations day-byday, like many travelers my age do when they backpack their way through Europe with friends, my experience was a breeze. I arrived in London on day one with my luggage and money in hand, and let the trip managers st guide me through more Reporter sights and tastes of Europe 4
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stepping away, after coaching for nearly half of her life, will be a strange experience. “This is going to be uncharted territory,” she said. “I’ve always been on the deck. This is the first time that I won’t be.” Johnson said of all her coaching accomplishments at MIHS, she was most proud of watching her swimmers grow from adolescents to young adults. She loved seeing her pupils going on to take their own place as coaches on the deck, yelling out the same words of encouragement she once would shout to them at Mary Wayte Pool. “The Mercer Island High School team has my heart. They’ve gotten all of me and they still have a piece of me now,” she said.
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up the Eiffel Tower to watch the Parisian sunset. We also did things more extraordinary than one might find in the typical travel guide, like whitewater rafting through the Austrian Alps, a canal cruise through Amsterdam’s Red Light District, and losing our breath atop the summit of the Swiss Alps. Though I traveled here by myself, I was never alone on the trip. The managers paired me up with an easygoing roommate and I made new friends who set off into the cities with me to make sure we checked everything off of our bucket lists. We had become a family in two shorts weeks. Together, we fumbled over our Italian to get directions back to the coach, watched one of our own couples get engaged in Paris, and cried on the last day when we had to say goodbye. The long travel days during the trip made it feel
like we were gone for so much longer than two weeks, but now I’m wishing that I could go back and do it again. I’ve been home for less than a week and it feels like months since we danced along to songs at the beer garden after our bike tour in Munich. I’m beyond happy that I booked this trip with Contiki, and as my first time traveling alone, this trip was the perfect appetizer of Europe that makes me eager to book my next flight back.
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BALTA, NORTH DAKOTA 1037 acres, on bids contact: grosslandsale@aol. com, (1) Legal-lots 2,3 & 4, Section 4-154-73, containing (120) acres, tax parcel 03954000, taxes $752; (2) Legal S 1 / 2 S W 1 / 4 , N W 1 / 4 S E 1 / 4 , NE1/4SW1/4, Section 4154-73, (160) acres, tax parcel 03959000, 2014, taxes $890; (3) Legal S 1 / 2 N W 1 / 4 , NW1/4SW1/4, Section 4-154-73 (120) acres, tax parcel 03957000, 2014, taxes $680; (4) Legal S1/2NE1/4, section 5-154-73, (80) acres, tax parcel 03964000, 2014 taxes $576; (5) Legal N W 1 / 4 S E 1 / 4 , NE1/4SE1/4, Section 5154-73, (80) acres, tax parcel 03965000, 2014 taxes $674; (6) Legal N 1 / 2 S E 1 / 4 , S W 1 / 4 N E 1 / 4 , SE1/4NE1/4, Section 18-154-73, (160) acres, tax parcel 04043000, 2014 taxes $244; (7) Legal S1/2SE1/4, Section 18-154-73, (80) acres, tax parcel 04049000, 2014 taxes $116; (8) Legal, E1/2NE1/4, LESS SOO, RT W2A, Section 19-154-73, (78) acres, tax parcel 04050000, 2014 taxes $215; (9) Legal SW1/4, Section 27154-73, (160) acres, tax parcel 04099000, 2014 taxes $354; This information was taken from the 2014 tax statement of Pierce County, ND, bids will be considered o n a l l o r a ny p a r c e l , there will not be any set bidding & sellers waive all bidding & selling irregularities, bids may be emailed to grosslandsales@aol.com , sellers consulting firm, jjlarueconsultingfir m, Jack H o f f n e r o w n e r. To t a l cash rent 2014, $33,993....701-799-9151 Vacation/Getaways for Sale GRAYS’ HARBOR.
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CIRCULATION MANAGER Issaquah/Sammamish/ Snoqualmie Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting applications for a Circulation Manager. Position will be based out of the Bellevue office. The primary duty of a Circulation Manager (CM) is to manage a geographic district. The CM will be accountable for the assigned newspaper as follows: Recruiting, contracting and training independent contractors to meet delivery deadlines, insuring delivery standards are being met and quality customer service. Po s i t i o n r e q u i r e s t h e ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner; to occasionally lift and/or transport bundles weighing up to 25 pounds from ground level to a height of 3 feet; to deliver newspaper routes, including ability to negotiate stairs and to deliver an average of 75 newspapers per hour for up to 8 consecutive hours; to communicate with carr iers and the public by telephone and in person; to operate a personal computer. Must p o s s e s s r e l i a bl e , i n sured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match). If you are interested in joining the team at the Issaquah/Sammamish Repor ter and the Valley Record, email us your cover letter and resume to: hreast@ soundpublishing.com Please be sure to note: ATTN: CMISS in the subject line.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR T h e Pe n i n s u l a D a i l y News in Por t Angeles, Wash., a six-day morning newspaper and 24/7 online news operation serving the beautiful two-county North Olympic Peninsula, seeks a w e b - s a v v y exe c u t i ve editor with excellent writing, editing and pagination skills and proven m a n a g e m e n t ex p e r i ence. Reporting to the publisher, this is the No. 1 position in our newsroom. The executive editor provides day-today newsroom leadership, overseeing online n ew s c ove ra g e w h i l e spearheading the publication of our print newspaper and overseeing all its sections and special supplements. Particularly important on the print side are firstrate InDesign skills. T h e exe c u t i ve e d i t o r also oversees our website (avg 1.2 million page views monthly), Facebook pages and Twitter account and helps deve l o p a n d i m p l e m e n t strategies to grow the PDN’s social media, mobile and video audiences. The right candidate can identify major news and trends pertinent to our print and online readers, edit a story on deadline and help coach repor ters into tur ning their ideas into top-flight reads — and also has the ability to quickly fix a we b s i t e p r o bl e m a n d edit an occasional video or podcast. Affordable Port Angeles, gateway to Olympic National Park and Victoria, British Columbia, gets half the rainfall of Seattle yet is close enough to enjoy Seattle as well as our rain forests, great fishing and other outdoors activities and pleasant lifestyle. ?Port Angel?es just finished second in Outside magazine’s 2015 “Best Town Ever” online contest, beating out Santa Barbara, Calif., Flagstaff, Ariz., Bar Harbor, Maine, and two western cities. We a r e a m e m b e r o f Sound Publishing Inc., the largest community media organization in Washington state, and o f fe r a f u l l r a n g e o f fringe benefits. To apply, please e-mail to hr@soundpublishing.com (1) a resume including at least three professional references; (2) at least three relevant work samples (or a link to them); (3) a cover letter addressing the specific job requirements we’ve outlined. Please also include your salar y requirements.
PAGINATOR Peninsula Daily News, a six-day morning newspaper serving the beautiful North Olympic Peninsula of Washington, has a full-time opening on its design/copy desk in Port Angeles. The successful c a n d i d a t e mu s t h ave demonstrated and creative layout/pagination skills using the Adobe Suite, copy editing experience, good grammar and syntax skills, be AP style-savvy, know current events, write accurate and catchy headlines and possess sharp InDesign skills (we have a Macintosh-based computer system). Daily newspaper experience preferred; will consider a t o p - d rawe r c a n d i d a t e from a weekly newspaper looking to move to a daily. The design/copy editor will produce pages and put together sections. The shift is daytime Sundays through T h u r s d ay s . T h e s u c cessful candidate also will post stories on the PDN’s website as well as have Facebook and Twitter responsibilities. Affordable Port Angeles, gateway to Olympic National Park and Victoria, British Columbia, gets half the rainfall of Seattle yet is close enough to enjoy Seattle as well as our rain forests, great fishing and other outdoors activities and pleasant lifestyle. Por t Angeles just finished second in a national magazine’s “Best Town Ever” contest after beating out all four other We s t e r n c i t i e s i n t h e contest. Peninsula Daily News publishes two zoned a.m. editions in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Pay commensurate with experience; full benefits package includes medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), paid vacation with immediate eligibility and sick pay. Finalists may be invited to a tryout; preference given to candidates from the Northwest and We s t C o a s t . P l e a s e send cover letter, resume and clips of pages (PDFs are acceptable) with at least three professional references to hr@soundpublishing.com
REPORTER The Snoqualmie Valley Record, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general assignment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Nor th Bend office. The primar y coverage will be general assignment stories. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a repor ter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to: be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; produce 5 by-line stories per week; write stories that are tight and to the point; use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover ; post on the publication’s web site; blog and use Twitter on the web; layout pages, using InDesign; shoot and edit videos for the web . We are looking for a team player willing to get involved in the local community through publication of the weekly n ew s p a p e r a n d d a i l y web journalism. The ideal applicant will have a commitment to community journalism and ever ything from shor t, brief-type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging trends; wr ite clean, balanced and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and institute readership initiatives. Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to w o r k e f fe c t i ve l y i n a deadline-driven environment. Must be proficient with AP style, layout and design using Adobe InDesign; and use the p u bl i c a t i o n ’s w e b s i t e and online tools to gather information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-motivated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rapport with the community. We offer a competitive hourly wage and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) Email us yo u r c ove r l e t t e r, r e sume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to: hreast@sound publishing.com or mail to: Sound Publishing, Inc., 19426 68th Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032, ATTN: HR/SNOQ Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com
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LIFESTYLES EDITOR The Daily World at Aberd e e n , Wa s h . , h a s a n opening for a Lifestyles editor. We are looking for someone who has an eye for design and a knack for finding the stories and trends that shed light on what life is like in our community. The section also includes ar ts and entertainment news. The ideal candidate will have a bright, lively writing style, a talent for social media and be skilled in InDesign. Magazine experience would also be a plus. Aberdeen is o n t h e Wa s h i n g t o n Coast, an hour from the Olympic Rain Forest and two hours from Seattle. This is a full-time position. Benefits include, but are not limited to, paid vacation, medical, vision, dental and life insurance and a 401(K) p l a n w i t h a c o m p a ny match. Send a cover letter, resume and writing and design samples to: hr@soundpublishing.com To learn more about us, please visit us on the web at www.soundpublishing.com. The Daily World is an equal opportunity employer. Schools & Training
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COLDWELL BANKER BAIN MERCER ISLAND OFFICE | 7808 SE 28th Street #128, Mercer Island |
206-232-4600
To see every home that is for sale in Western Washington go to cbbain.com
Celebrate America! Over the past 27 years, our Mercer Island office has distributed over 195,000 flags throughout the Mercer Island community.
Alki
$3,125,000
Clyde Hill
$2,800,000
East Seattle
$2,198,000
View w/yard!
$1,895,000
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$1,598,000
Seven Distinctive, 1800sf contemporary 4 level Townhouse units w/Seattle, Elliott Bay & territorial views from roof top decks & covered basement level parking #756387 Keith McKinney 206-230-5380
Watch for the flags this Independence Day! Stop by our Island Square office and pick up a flag–or help yourself to the flags on your street!
Cool, sophisticated, stunning w/50 yard line seats to the best views on Mercer Island. Blue Angels, hydroplanes, sailboats, yachts framed by the Olympic Mtns, Lk WA & Seattle skylines. #784816 Don Samuelson 206-226-8338
Isl. Point Gem!
$1,749,000
Shared Wtft
$1,700,000
Newly Listed
$1,685,000
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$1,650,000
Medina
$1,518,000
Somerset
$1,150,000
Houghton
$1,085,000
East Bellevue
$825,000
You won’t want to leave! This home radiates casual comfort & a gracious floor plan. 4BR + Office upstairs, generous gathering rooms on main level. Magazine quality yard/ garden. #796975 Harrison & St. Mary 206-953-8359
2-story well maintained home. Bright spacious floor plan, beautiful red brick patio, large flat yard w/sweet plum trees & a veggie bed. Open concept kitchen w/ gorgeous slab granite counters. #806150 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667
An impression of sophistication & serenity mark the stunning architecture of this 5000+sf residence. Dazzling Lk WA & Rainier views. Master suite on main. Shared Waterfront w/moorage! #784534 Barbara Bro 206-459-8411 Stephanie Susen 206-755-6310
Meticulously built w/quality & longevity in mind, this grand Somerset residence will exceed expectations. Elegance exudes from marble detailing, parquet flooring, open kitchen. #793234 Barbara Bro 206-459-8411 Curt Peterson 425-503-4230
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$2,250,000
Builders, developers and investors take notice! Desirable Pine Lake Community surrounded by elegant custom homes. Over 3.5 acres, zoned R-4, opportunity for development. #788543 Curt Peterson 206-230-5480
Float your Boat
$299,999
...or lay by the pool and watch the Seahawks arrive to work in theirs. This waterfront condo is adjacent to the VMAC and enjoys all the benefits of lakeside living. 2BR/1.7BA, 28’ slip. #769391 Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
DREAM HOME LAND $710,000
Dream House LAND FOR SALE, .363 Acre Located on West Side of East Mercer Way. Grab Your Builder & Your Ideas For Your New Home, May Be Winter Peak Views, Depending on Your Plans. #775221 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787
Move to this fabulous home for Summer, northend private site w/amazing view, impressive living rm. Cook’s kitchen off of FR lined w/ greenhouse windows. 4 BRS, AC, low maintenance yard #789694 Linda Tsang 206-230-5505
Wake up to the light dancing off of the lake & the Olympic mountains framing the Seattle skyline. Designed to take advantage of the views w/3 remodeled levels. 4BR/3.5BA, 3824sf. #699431 Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445
BUILD NEW
$575,000
Lot For Sale on SW End of Street of Established Homes w/Greenbelt to the West. Beautiful, Natural Setting. Lot Extends From North to South w/Stream Passing Through at South End of Lot. #775235 Galen Hubert 206-778-9787
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Watch amazing Blue Angle Air Shows from your own deck! Incredible views of Lake WA, Seattle, Mountains & sunsets. 5 bed/3.75 bath home is located on the convenient North End. #802344 Shelly Zhou 425-802-5667
One owner, meticulously maintained, Buchan built home is in one of Bellevue’s most delightful neighborhoods! Lovely chef’s kitchen, park-like backyard. 4BR/2.5BA. #782613 Scott MacRae 206-499-5766 Becky Nadesan 206-230-5377
Greenwater
Perfectly positioned on the crest of Belmont Court, enjoying spectacular SW & NW sunsets, views of the lake, city & mountains; panorama from almost every window. 4BR/3.75BA. #790219 Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275
Sunfilled w/ western lake, city and mountain views...never a gray day here! Beautifully updated, hardwoods t/o main floor, walls of windows. 4,280sf, 4BR+Bonus rm. Carrera marble kit. #795190 Harrison & St. Mary 206-919-9992
NOW COMPLETED! Luxurious contemporary gated & fully fenced residence in Redmond area; close to MSFT; exquisitely finished designer touches throughout this 5BR, 3.5BA home. #766184 Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275
Alki
$479,500
Distinctive Live+Work, 1BR+Bonus+Work Space, 2 1/4BA Townhome. Built Green. Rooftop deck. Multiple townhomes available, call for details! #671103 Keith McKinney 206-230-5380
$118,500
Your year round recreation oasis waits! Enjoy endless summer & winter fun at this pristine Crystal River Ranch property! 1/2 ac+ this flat, corner lot is close to playground & clubhouse #770312 Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093 Keith McKinney 425-221-8557
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$428,500
All utilities in: ready to go! Savor serene sylvan 17,877 sf site in wonderful mid-Island E. Mercer neighborhood! Bank finance available. Bring your builder! #797307 Natalie Malin 206-232-3240 Keith McKinney 206-230-5380
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