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Stokes, Chelminiak sworn in as new city leaders council member Jennifer Robertson had three votes to Chelminiak’s four in the deputy mayoral vote. Bellevue’s council members nominate who they would like to vote for in the position, then a paper ballot is submitted. Previous elections were decided by going around the council and asking each member to nominate a candidate and then having a vote. If that nominee was not
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In majority votes, council members John Stokes and John Chelminiak were sworn in Monday night as mayor and deputy mayor. Former deputy mayor Kevin Wallace finished second in the mayoral race behind Stokes’ four votes with three of his own. Newly-reelected
elected, it passed to the next councilmember to nominate a member. It could be a lengthy process. “This was a smooth vote and a good meeting,” Stokes said. “I’m still getting used to the title.” Stokes has been on Bellevue’s City Council since taking office in 2012 and in that time has
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brought to the Bellevue School Board’s attention in November, when teachers spoke of the impact on standard and speciality educators. “I have seen teachers be evaluated on their teaching skills when teaching one and a half classes on a moment’s notice. I’ve seen administrators be frequently torn away from other
A community group opposed to the newly instituted Express Toll Lanes on Interstate 405 claims they were vindicated by a blog post from Washington State Department of Transportation, and are using the post as supposed proof the toll lanes were ill-advised. Stop405Tolls.org cites a Nov. 18 post penned by the department’s toll spokesman Ethan Bergerson on WSDOT’s Blog in which traffic data is explored. WSDOT has since updated its data and claim the traffic rates are right on schedule. The resulting information from the Nov. 18 post revealed that particularly on the weekends, traffic times have actually increased since the opening of the lanes in September. “What drivers have been telling us is true - weekend congestion has increased since the I-405 express toll lanes opened,” Bergerson writes. “Based on data from October 3- November 8, travel times between Bellevue and Lynnwood are generally up to 5 minutes longer throughout the weekend, with up to a 10 minute increase northbound on Saturdays.”
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John Stokes, left, and John Chelminiak were sworn in as mayor and deputy mayor at Monday evening’s council meeting. Stokes has been on the council since 2012 and Chelminiak joined in 2004.
District facing problem with unfilled teacher absences be found to cover a teacher’s courses for the day — increased from 1.8 percent to 5.8 percent, according to district data. The district added 60 additional substitute teachers to their rotation this year, but still have a gap in covering teachers’ fall absences, which increased by 12.12 percent from 2013 to 2015. Concerns over the substitute shortcomings were first publicly
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Alleged November hit-and-run driver accidentally released from prison early BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER
The man accused of killing his fiancé in a hit-andrun accident in Nov. is reportedly one of two offenders who were accidentally released from prison early due to a sentencing issue and allegedly committed new crimes during the time period when they should have still been incarcerated. Robert Jackson was arrested and charged in the Nov. 12 death of Bellevue resident and mother of two Lindsay Hill. Witnesses reported seeing him, covered in blood, near the scene in the hours after the crash. Jackson was originally released from prison on Aug. 10 after serving time for previous crimes, but should have remained incarcerated until Dec. 6, according to the state Department of Corrections. Department Secretary Dan Pacholke offered his deepest condolences on Dec. 27 to Hill’s family. “Nothing I can say will bring back Ms. Hill. I deeply regret that this happened,” Pacholke said. “On behalf of the Department of Corrections, I apologize.” The Department of Corrections and law enforcement officers are still searching for the other offender. While this offender did serve his sanctioned time for the new offense of attempt to elude law enforcement, due to the miscalculation, he will need to complete his full prison term for his original offense of assault, according to the department. In a statement released on Dec. 28, Gov. Jay Inslee ordered the department to take immediate action to resolve the issue. “These were serious errors with serious implications,” Inslee said. “When I learned of this I ordered
DOC to fix this, fix it fast, and fix it right.” The problem dates back to July 2002 when a state Supreme Court ruling required the department to apply “good time” credits earned in county jail to state prison sentences. The department changed its sentence computation coding to comply with the ruling; however the programming fix contained an inaccurate sequencing that over-credited good time for those offenders with sentencing enhancements. A preliminary analysis by department indicates that as many as 3,200 offenders may have been released early over the course of 13 years. That represents approximately three percent of all releases during that 13-year time period. Early estimates indicate that the median number of days offenders were released from prison is 49 days before their correct release date. The Department of Corrections first learned there was a problem in 2012 and began the process of a sequencing fix. However, for reasons that will be investigated, the sequencing fix was repeatedly delayed. A newly hired chief information officer at department recently became aware of the severity of the problem and alerted department leadership who then notified the governor. “That this problem was allowed to continue for 13 years is deeply disappointing to me, totally unacceptable and, frankly, maddening,” Inslee said. The governor ordered department to halt all releases of impacted offenders from prison until a hand calculation is done to ensure the offender is being released on the correct date. A broader software fix was expected to be in place by Jan. 7.
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Newly-elected King County Commissioner Claudia Balducci addresses a gathered crowd at Bellevue Youth Theatre on Tuesday, Dec. 29 after being sworn into her new county position. Balducci recently left her position as Bellevue’s mayor to take up the King County slot. Eventgoers were treated to a choir made up of Bellevue Youth Theatre members.
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Team members Subi Lumala, Vivienne Rutherford and Catherine Whitmer designed an experiment that will be conducted on the International Space Station. They have been photoshopped onto the planet Mars.
Open Window students’ project to sprout in space Experiment to test effects of microgravity on plant chosen, to be conducted by astronauts on space station
pass a NASA Flight Safety Review. During the two-step review process, the pool of proposals was first narrowed down to three finalists by a review board consisting of researchers and master STEM educators. The winning experiment was then selected by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education. BY ALLISON DEANGELIS The winning proposal, “Arabidopsis BELLEVUE REPORTER Germination in Martian Soil Simulant,” tests the effects of microgravity on the Now that NASA has found evidence growth of Arabidopsis (a small flowerof water on Mars, astronauts will test the growth of a small plant in simulated ing plant also known as rockcress) in simulated Martian soil. The experiment Martian soil, thanks to students at Belwas proposed by seventh grade team levue’s Open Window School. members — Subi Lumala, Vivienne The experiment will be one of 21 triRutherford and Catherine Whitmer als put to the test 250 miles above sea — who are “over the moon” that their level on the International Space Station experiment was selected. through the Student Space Flight Ex“We developed this proposal so that periments Program (SSEP). The Open colonists would have starter seedlings Window School was chosen to particifor both fresh food and for science pate in the program last fall, and is the experiments. Arabidopsis is very hardy only school in the state to be included. and there is a lot of knowledge about “Participation in SSEP offers our students an experience that they will re- the plant in the scientific community,” member the rest of their lives. Far more said Rutherford and Whitmer. Other proposed projthan learning science, they ects included figuring out will have the opportunity to “We developed whether potatoes would be be scientists, conducting an this proposal so more resistant to the plant experiment structured iden- that colonists pathogen bacteria Pectotically to the work of the would have bacterium carotovorum in world’s leading researchers,” starter seedlings microgravity and whether said Open Window’s Head for both fresh hydroponic plant germinaof School, Jeff Stroebel. food and science tion could occur in microFifty student teams of gravity. fourth through eighth grad- experiments.“ In addition to the Arabiers worked on proposals dopsis experiment, Open for microgravity experiWindow School will send ments. They include topics such as seed germination, crystal growth, physiology two official mission patches designed by kindergarten through eighth grade and life cycles of microorganisms, cell students to fly aboard the ISS. biology and growth, food studies and The mission is planned for late spring studies of micro-aquatic life, but had to or early summer of this year. be designed to work within the constraints of a Fluids Mixing Enclosure (FME) research mini-laboratory and
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Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee is developing an initiative to curb gun-related violence in Washington through executive order. “We are finalizing our plan JERRY and hope to announce someCORNFIELD thing soon,” confirmed Jaime Smith, Inslee’s director of communications. She declined to discuss any details, saying only that the initiative “will be focused on executive action.” The announcement on Jan. 5 coincides with President Barack Obama’s move to strengthen federal gun control efforts through executive action. Obama on Monday moved to ensure anyone who is “engaged in the business” of selling firearms is licensed and conducts background checks on their customers including for sales make online and at private shows. On Tuesday, he formally announced it. The expanded background check rules Obama is seeking are already in force in Washington as a result of voter approval of Initiative 594 in 2014. Obama also wants to hire more people to process background checks through the National Crime Information Center database more efficiently and to expand federal research into gun safety technology. And he said he will ask Congress to provide money to hire 200 new ATF agents and investigators to enforce our gun laws and an additional $500 million to help states better address mental health issues.
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Letters to the editor Toll explanation owed On Saturday, December 19 at about 5:30 PM, a collision occurred in the northbound lanes of I-405 near the SR-527 interchange. This caused a blockage to traffic, and shortly afterwards, the variable message signs were announcing a fourmile back-up. At the location of the accident, there are two generalpurpose lanes and one “HOT” lane, available only to carpoolers and to those willing to pay a toll. In past times, WSP would have directed traffic into the (then) HOV lanes in order to use all the available capacity, in order to clear the back-up. Nowadays, the same result could be achieved by changing the toll signs above the HOT lane to indicate that the lane was open to all traffic free of charge. But instead, the toll signs were changed to read that the toll would increase by a factor of 13 from $0.75 to $10.00. It seemed reminiscent of the actions of the young hedge fund tycoon who purchased a drug company in order to raise the price of its product from $13.50 to $750 per pill - an opportunistic attempt to make an unseemly profit from a situation of misery. Does this action signify that WSDOT’s priorities have changed? Is maximizing toll revenue now more important than relieving traffic congestion? I think WSDOT owes us an explanation, with an apology if appropriate, for this indefensible behavior. Lin Wilson Bellevue
Adkins and RESPECTMedina don’t respect Medina With the new year, Medina has two new representatives on city council. Medina residents are lucky to have Sheree Wen and Cindy Adkins taking a seat on the council. Their backgrounds and passion for the city will only serve to make Medina better. There are concerns about the passion that Cindy Adkins has for a single issue that drove her to seek a seat on council, and that’s related to the cell tower that is proposed for Fairweather Park. She and her husband, John F. Harris, run the RESPECTMedina 501(c)(3) that is fighting against the proposal. While it is easy to agree with their goals, Cindy has proven herself to be a very partial advocate for the placement of the cell phone tower and does not seem to take into consideration the impact of the positions her non-profit advocates for on all the citizens of Medina.
Many smart, reasonable location alternatives have been proposed which will minimize the impact of the cell towers on all neighbors but the one site continuously and strenuously proposed by RESPECTMedina will most directly impact residents –the site they want is located CLOSEST to homes and the Bellevue Christian School. It will be mere feet from many homes. The citizens who live near the RESPECTMedina preferred site do not want a cell phone tower in our yards, just like Ms. Adkins does not want one in view of her property. Where is the respect? We strongly oppose any and all proposals to place a cell phone tower within mere feet of our homes. We also request that Councilwoman Adkins not be permitted to participate in any official discussions or other work related to the cell phone tower as her conflict of interest is well documented. Recusal is the only option. Jennifer Garone Medina
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New Year’s DUI arrests down Alcohol-related accidents and arrests were down this New Year’s Eve compared to past years, as were the number of DUI emphasis officers working the holiday. The Bellevue Police Department reported that there were no major accidents, no injury accidents and four DUI arrests on the evening and early morning of Dec. 31, 2015/ Jan. 1, 2016. Three of those arrests were made by officers working a special state-funded DUI emphasis patrol. However, the number of those special patrol officers was also down this year compared to years past. Each year, the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission funds DUI emphasis patrols on holidays such as New Year’s Eve, when there will generally be an increase in citizens drinking and driving. In cities like Bellevue, these officers are in addition to the standard patrol forces and spots are filled on a voluntary basis. The funding for this year’s patrols was on par with previous years. This year, three Bellevue Police officers worked the New Year’s Eve emphasis patrol, compared to five last year, according to police. When he worked the DUI emphasis patrol in years past, there were as many as six or eight officers on the emphasis patrol, said Bellevue Police Spokesperson Seth Tyler. On New Year’s Eve 2015, there were five emphasis officers on patrol who made six arrests. The emphasis patrols are above and beyond normal staffing levels, said Tyler. “The reason behind making it voluntary is that you don’t want someone to work that shift who doesn’t want to. There’s the expectation that these officers will be out actively looking for intoxicated drivers,” he said.
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December 28 Phallic infraction: Unknown suspect(s) caused a few thousand dollars worth of damage to Crossroads Park. A window was broken out, phallic pictures spray painted in the spray park and deep vehicle tire marks left in the grass.
December 29 Fake funds: An unknown suspect passed a counterfeit $50 at the Factoria Taco Bell location. The counterfeit currency wasn’t discovered until the cash register was being counted later, and the employee who collected the fake bill during the evening only recalled the suspect as a white male between 25 and 30 years old and about 5’06” to 5’08” in height. The Factoria Taco Bell does not have video surveillance and the bill had was extensively handled by multiple Taco Bell employees before police were called, hindering the case. The bill was entered into evidence and the U.S. Secret Service was notified of the case. Watch out: A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while crossing Factoria Boulevard Southeast. The driver stated that they did not see pedestrian in the crosswalk while making an unprotected left turn against traffic. The pedestrian suffered a minor injury and was transported to Overlake Medical Center.
December 30 Java jackpot: The manager at Starbucks on Northeast 8th Street stated that an unknown customer turned in a bag containing $3,900 in cash found inside the
January 2 Mischevious mayhem: Three young boys who were left with a very naïve nanny accidentally set fire to their garage. Officers located evidence of other small fires in the yard and neighbors reported seeing the boys routinely setting fires. The uninvolved mother lives in California and the father works several hours away. The father was notified; however, he was not overly concerned about his children’s behavior.
January 3 International threat: A 15-year-old International School student posted on social media “Some of you guys are okay. Don’t go to school tomorrow.” Contact with the student was made at his home and it was determined that no credible threat existed.
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In the King Co District, East Division Court of the State of WA for King Co, Rebecca M Strisower, Petitioner vs. Christopher A Brunton, Respondent. Case 151-00488. The State of WA to Christopher A Brunton: You are hereby summoned to appear on Jan 21, 2016 at 1:00pm at 1309 114th Ave. SE, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98004 and respond to the petition. If you fail to respond, an order of protection will be issued against you pursuant to the provisions of chapter 10.14 RCW, for a minimum of one year from the date you are required to appear. A temporary order of protection has been issued against you, restrain-
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advocated strongly for more affordable housing options in Bellevue. He plans to continue that crusade as mayor. “Council member [Lynne] Robinson and I have worked together on affordable housing strategies,” he said. “We’ve been working on a strong action plan, and hope to have a full plan developed by years end, which is quite soon considering all the details.” Other big projects Stokes is excited to work on include Sound Transit’s operations and maintenance satellite facility (OMSF) and the nascent Tateuchi Center as well as downtown livability. “We now have 12,000 people living downtown,” Stokes said. “That’s a major growth in five years. And with Kemper Freeman projects like the Lincoln Square expansion, there’s potential for more. We’re starting to work on neighborhoods in the city, and it’s a lot to deal with.” For Chelminiak, this tenure as deputy mayor will be his second. He served in the position in 2006 and 2007. “It’s very nice to be a part of city leadership,” he said. “And I think we’ve got a good team.” Chelminiak is anticipating work on zoning for the Sound Transit East Link light rail stops in Bellevue, one at City Hall and the other at Overlake
In other council news: • Council agreed to the terms for a $1 million state grant to start work on Meydenbauer Bay Park. The grant will be funded through the State of Washington’s Recreation Conservation Office, and will help Bellevue expand the existing Meydenbauer Beach Park east along the waterfront. Bellevue has pledged a matching $1 million contribution as part of the grant’s terms. The park is located near Downtown Bellevue and runs across Northeast 1st Street and Lake Washington Boulevard Northeast. The planned park, when finished, will be 10 acres or a quarter-mile and will connect downtown with the waterfront. Phase 1 of the park’s development includes stream daylighting, beach and shoreline improvements, canoe and kayak tie-ups, pathways, trails,
landscaping and restroom and pier construction. Estimates for total costs range just over $12 million between 2014 and 2017. Bellevue applied for the grant in April of 2014. • Council agreed to extend a residential parking zone near Interlake High School. The Zone 2 residential parking permit area will include Northeast 25th Street between 162nd Avenue and 164th Avenue Northeast. Bellevue’s comprehensive plan allows for permitted areas to reduce parking spillover on residential streets. The area was expanded in 2012 and 2013 to deal with Interlake’s growing student population. Zone 2 parking restricts parking between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. to those who have a prominently displayed permit. • Council accepted the terms of another grant from the State of Washington’s Recreation Conservation Office, this one a $250,000 matching grant to replace the synthetic turf at Robinswood Park. The grant is part of an ongoing parks refurbishment plan to improve Bellevue’s Parks and Recreation. Much of the improvements are focused on safety in the parks and reducing potential liability to the city. This includes maintenance, repairs, improved lighting and an improved trail system, as well as dock and tie-up maintenance for shoreline or waterway-adjacent parks.
Congress asks Germany to investigate T-Mobile BY RYAN MURRAY BELLEVUE REPORTER
Fourteen members of the U.S. House of Representatives have thrown their weight behind a petition asking the German government to investigate labor practices of T-Mobile US, a Bellevue-based telecommunications company that is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom (DT). The German company is partially owned by the German government. Rep. Mark Pocan (Democrat - Wisconsin) is leading the charge asking DT to enforce fair labor practices at all its international locations. On Dec. 18, members of Congress released a damning open letter for their German counterparts in the Bundestag. “T-Mobile clearly has significant labor relations problems,” the letter read. “In the United States, when people think of large, non-union companies with poor labor records, Wal-Mart immediately comes to mind. Yet, when controlling for the size of their respective workforces, T-Mobile’s rate of unfair labor practice charges since 2009 is nearly seven times that of Wal-Mart’s. The scope and frequency of the charges have repeatedly garnered the attention of the United States Congress. We believe they warrant the German government’s attention as well.” T-Mobile did not respond to questions about the claims, but has gone on record with the Reporter before claiming they follow the law with labor relations.
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WSDOT claims four major reasons are to blame for the increased times: Construc‑ tion, sporting events, higher rainfall and a lack of people using the Express Toll Lanes. Although through October only 36 per‑ cent of drivers using the Express Toll Lanes were in high occupancy vehicle mode, Bergerson said that number grew to 48 percent in November and 50 percent in the first half of December. “It’s still lower than last year, but we are seeing the traffic volume increase in the express lanes,” he said. David Hablewitz, one of seven members of Stop405Tolls’ leadership team, wrote a response to Bergerson’s initial post, claim‑ ing those excuses weren’t going to cut it. In his estimation, construction impact on traffic would be eased if general pur‑ pose lanes could be shifted to the Express Toll Lanes when some lanes are closed. WSDOT has been mixed in its approach to the issue ‑ at times allowing drivers to shift lanes to avoid constrution or accidents, and other times charging a huge premium rate to use the lanes to get around a wreck in
the toll lanes. “The first thought I have, is they are on the defensive,” Hablewitz said. “They are trying to explain the problems away.” As for weather, Bergerson cited weather history reports to show that there was three times as much precipitation this year over 2014 during the same six-weekend period. Stop405Tolls currently has a petition to repeal the tolling between Lynnwood and Bellevue with more than 27,000 signatures, and Hablewitz didn’t mince words when it comes to his disdain for the Express Toll Lanes. “The people understand that building and maintaining roads is not free. But we also know that tolling is a terribly inef‑ ficient and ineffective method to collect revenue and a stupid way to provide ‘con‑ gestion management,’” he writes. WSDOT claims the lanes will work once drivers adapt. “We’ve always said that it takes 6 months to a year for drivers to adjust to the changes,” Bergerson writes. “And this is es‑ pecially true for weekend drivers who may travel or carpool on I-405 less frequently and have had fewer trips then daily com‑ muters to adjust to the changes.”
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A map showing the locations of cities across the country that were named LGBT-inclusive in the Human Rights Campaign’s 2015 assessment. Bellevue joined the list for the first time, representing the Puget Sound along with Seattle and Olympia. Fourty-seven out of 408 cities assessed across the country were given a perfect 100-point score based on non-discrimination laws, municipality as employer, municipal services, law enforcement and relationship with the LGBT community. That number is up from 38 cities in 2014, 25 cities in 2013 and 11 cities in 2012, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
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responsibilities in order to substitute teach with almost no notice,” said Spiritridge Elementary School teacher Kelye Kneeland. “This school year has been a huge challenge in relation to the substitute shortage.” Others voiced concern for the impact on so-called “speciality” classes such as physical education, art, music and library. International School Band Director Andy Rubesch told the school board that the substitute shortage was pulling specialist instructors away from their classes to cover teacher absences, often leading to weeks-long gaps in instruction. “Our primary concern is not the substitute shortage — which we all recognize as a problem
— but that the practice of relying on specialists to act as emergency subs seems to be more and more commonplace and an accepted practice by building principals,” he said. In response, the district’s Executive Director of Human Resources Jeffrey Thomas conducted a survey last month of existing Bellevue substitute teachers and assured the school board that the district was not just sitting idly by. “We have been very aggressive in hiring substitutes and also in hiring teachers,” he said. “There really is a teacher coverage challenge. Because when you look at the data that we presented, we’ve done more around recruitment of substitutes than we’ve done in several years and we increased the number of substitutes in our active pool by 60 this year.”
Over the last two years, the district has expanded recruitment, increased pay and created incentivized pay for substitute teachers. Those reasons, in addition to the convenience and climate/culture of Bellevue schools were the top reasons that substitutes surveyed reported that they chose to substitute in Bellevue. Substitutes overwhelmingly have nothing but positive things to say about working in the district and over 98 percent said they would recommend other substitutes do so, Thomas reported. The district is aiming to reduce the unfilled absence rate to below 4.5 percent by January 31, then below three percent by March 1. The key to remedying the substitute gap is increasing the number of substitutes but also managing teacher absences, including
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A graphic presented to the Bellevue School Board shows the increase in both teacher absences and unfilled absences. Despite hiring 60 district substitutes this year, the Bellevue School District is still experiencing some problems filling teacher absences. the dramatic growth in the use of personal and professional development leave over the last two years, he said.
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Pressure defense propels Wolverines to victory BY SHAUN SCOTT BELLEVUE REPORTER
From the opening tipoff to the final buzzer, the Bellevue Wolverines girls basketball team unveiled relentless pressure defense against the Inglemoor Vikings. The gameplan paid dividends. The Wolverines outscored the Vikings 23-9 in the first quarter en route to a 67-41 win on Jan. 4 at Bellevue High School. The Wolverines improved their overall record to 11-0 with the victory while Inglemoor dropped to 8-2 with the loss. The full-court pressure and half-court traps are a stable of the Bellevue basketball program. “We like to make teams uncomfortable. Our goal is to cause chaos in full court and in the half court as much as possible,” Bellevue head coach Leah Krautter said. Despite the defensive pressure, Inglemoor cut Bellevue’s lead to seven points after senior forward Ifeoma Emeka connected on a three-pointer slic-
ing Bellevue’s lead to 29-22 with 1:51 left in the second period. Bellevue went on a 8-0 run in the final 1:40 of the second quarter, extending their lead to 37-22 at halftime to put the game away. Bellevue was led by Shelby Cansler’s team-high 18 points. Senior Quinessa CaylaoDo scored 10 of her 14 points in the first quarter of play. Cansler said the Wolverines have a deep bench, which allows them to play aggressive on the defensive end of the floor. “We just feel like we have the speed to keep it up the whole game. Every single person on our team can keep up that pressure. We know we can pressure teams the whole game and slowly wear them down,” Cansler said. The Vikings are currently in second place in the Class 4A KingCo Division and were a solid test for the Class 3A KingCo first place Wolverines. “Inglemoor is definitely one of the toughest teams we’ve faced. They have some good athletes for sure and they play hard,” Krautter said.
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Bellevue Wolverines guard Anna Wilson, right, attempts a shot while being guarded by Inglemoor’s Hannah Shimek, left, on Jan. 4 at Bellevue High School. The Wolverines improved their overall record to 11-0 with the victory against Inglemoor. Bellevue is currently in first place in the Class 3A KingCo Division.
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A little more than two and a half months ago it appeared the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl aspirations were doomed. They had just suffered their fourth loss of the 2015 season, courtesy of a 27-23 home defeat to the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 18 leaving the Seahawks with a meager 2-4 overall record. I was in attendance at the game as a fan with my best friend Tom Winslow. Our seats, which were situated in the first row of the 300 level at CenturyLink Field close to the 40-yard-line, gave us a perfect view of the playing surface. We couldn’t believe our eyes when Carolina quarterback Cam Newton connected with tight end Greg Olsen on a 27-yard touchdown pass for the go-ahead touchdown in the final minute of regulation. Since the setback against Carolina, Seattle won eight of their final 10 regular season games clinching the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Seahawks are peaking at the right time and are dominating their opponents in every facet of the game. Even though the Kansas City Chiefs have won 10 consecutive games, in my opinion, the Seahawks are the hottest team in the National Football League right now. Seahawks fourthyear quarterback Russell Wilson turned in a most valuable player worthy caliber season as his team’s signal caller. Wilson threw for 34 touchdowns and a mere eight interceptions. He also passed for 4,024 yards and ran for 553 yards as well. Seahawks’ wide receiver
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Perfection on the hardwood continued for the Bellevue Christian Vikings courtesy of a 38-17 win against Blaine in a non-league game on Dec. 30. The Vikings (7-0) hosted South Whidbey High School on Jan. 7. As of press time, results of this contest were unavailable.
Doug Baldwin had the best season of his career with 78 catches for 1,069 yards receiving and 14 touchdown receptions. In the season finale, the Seahawks’ stifling defense surrendered just six points in a convincing 36-6 triumph against the Arizona Cardinals on Jan. 3. For the fourth consecutive season, the Seahawks defense allowed the fewest points in the NFL surrendering a total of 277 points in 16 games. The passing game is rolling, the defense is dominating and one of most esteemed players in Seahawks history will be making a triumphant return to the lineup just in time for the playoffs. Seahawks’ running back Marshawn Lynch, who has missed the past eight games with an abdominal injury, is scheduled to play in the Seahawks’ wildcard playoff game at 10 a.m. on Jan. 10 on the road against the Minnesota Vikings. Lynch is the most physical runner in the NFL. His return to the lineup will not only make a huge difference on the field due to his steady production, but will be a spirited emotional lift for the entire team to see one of the most well-liked players on the roster in the huddle once again. The Seahawks are just three wins away from their third consecutive Super Bowl appearance and are four wins away from hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three seasons. The road to a Super Bowl title is going to be formidable (three possible road games in the NFC playoffs), but if the Seahawks do indeed reach their goal of winning Super Bowl 50 they will undoubtedly be crowned as a dynasty. The NFL playoffs have arrived and the Seahawks are firing on all cylinders.
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Amanda Melhoff scored a game-high 15 points in Interlake’s 64-22 win against Bear Creek in a non-league contest on Dec. 30 at Interlake High
School in Bellevue. Courtney Wehner added 14 points in the win as well. The Saints outscored Bear Creek 23-9 in the second quarter to put the game out of reach. Interlake (6-4) will host Nathan Hale at 3 p.m. on Jan. 9 at Interlake High School in Bellevue in a non-league contest.
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Virginia Lockwood passed away peacefully on January 4,2016. Born in Palmer, Iowa in 1922, she had two older brothers and two younger sisters. She was a graduate of the University of Iowa and worked for a judge after college. She married Harold Lockwood in 1946, and they began their family, eventually having four daughters and one son. Virginia was a resident of Bellevue for 35 years, where she was a member of Overlake Park Presbyterian Church, and Overlake Service League. She was an excellent cook, seamstress and bridge player. She also was a fan of the Mariners and Seahawks. She is survived by Ann Wojtacha, Bellevue; Jane O’Donnell, Reno; Beverly Davis, Tacoma; Harry Lockwood, Sunnyvale, CA and Sara Hakel, Lincoln, NB; and her sister Marjorie Edson, Longmont, CO. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. Services are planned for 11am, Saturday, January 9 at The Gardens at Town Square, Bellevue. Memorials to Overlake Park Presbyterian, Redmond, or charity of choice. 1500387
William Ainsworth Culliton William Ainsworth Culliton was born in Seattle August 11, 1928 to Helen Ainsworth and William Miles Culliton. He graduated from Overlake High in 1945, and attended the University of Washington - Delta Kappa Epsilon. He died in his sleep December 20, 2015. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict where he survived an ocean landing after a failed takeoff from a carrier, and was discharged in December 1951. Bill married Harriet Ann Tremper August 26, 1950. He worked in the Seattle and Alaska salmon fisheries for San Juan Fishing and Packing until 1959 when he and Bob Reid started Reid Sand and Gravel. He and Harriet have five children. He worked for Jim McGinnis Yacht Sales until his retirement. Bill grew up sailing flatties on Lake Washington, exploring the San Juan Islands and the Inland Passage to Alaska and flying small planes. He shared his passion for the outdoors with his wife Harriet and their five kids. They spent summers on Hood Canal: fishing, crabbing and gathering oysters. Winter weekends he would pack everyone up and go skiing at Snoqualmie Pass. In 1977, he married Lyn Cochran and they spent their retirement years exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands and enjoying their cabin on Hood Canal. They were active members of the Seattle Yacht Club. Until the day he died, he was an ace at dominoes and though his memory was fading, still enjoyed reciting his favorite poem, “The Cremation of Sam Magee”, and had he had a piano would have still played boogie woogie occasionally after midnight. He had a quick wit, a wonderful sense of humor and a twinkle in his eye. He knew how to enjoy the moment and his zest for life was contagious. He was preceded in death by Lyn Culliton, his son Steve Cochran, and his two sisters, Patti Smith and Georgi Coombs. He is survived by his first wife, Harriet Lee, and his children: Bill Culliton, Nancy Dupar, Ann Toelle, Mary Groskopf, Jane Culliton and Lisa Cochran Haff. A private family memorial will be held in the springtime. Remembrances may be sent to the Center for Wooden Boats or the Alzheimer’s Association. 1496441
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Bellevue resident breaks Guinness record Bennett Haselton names 58 world capitals in 58 seconds
I wore a bucket on my head.” Haselton, 37, said he was extremely concerned with doing things properly, and as such, he was able to convince several strangers at Cafe Mox Boarding House on Bel-Red Road to be his witnesses to the feat. “I was actually at an IHOP and asked the manager if I could buy two people dinner if they would agree to be my witnesses,” he said. “But it was a slow night so I went to Mox, and people there were happy to help.” A Polish programmer named Damian Woroch working off of Freelancer.com designed a program for Haselton which would help him by listing random countries for a volunteer to read aloud, to which he would respond with the correct capital. Starting with Guinea’s Conakry and ending with
In 58 blistering seconds, Bellevue resident Bennett Haselton set a Guinness World Record by perfectly naming 58 world capitals. After sending a video to the Guinness people on Dec. 12, Haselton heard back on Dec. 18 with an email congratulating him for breaking the previous record. “I wasn’t sure they would count it,” he said. “In the video the guy filming it dips down and you can’t see my eyes for a second. Although I guess I could have been looking at something behind the camera and you wouldn’t know. The only way they could prevent it is if
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