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By John HigginsSeattle Times education reporter

Because most Washington school districts don’t have 100 percent of their students passing state math and reading tests, the federal No Child Left Behind law says the districts must send let-ters to families explaining why.

But the districts don’t have to like it, and 28 school superin-tendents have jointly written a second letter they will send along with the first, explaining why they think their schools are doing much better than the No Child letters make it seem.

“Some of our state’s and dis-tricts’ most successful and highly recognized schools are now being labeled ‘failing’ by an antiquated law that most educators and elected officials — as well as the U.S. Department of Education — acknowledge isn’t working,” the

cover letter states.The letter is signed by John

Welch, superintendent of the Puget Sound Educational Service District, which represents the 28 districts. The signees include the Issaquah and Lake Washington school dis-tricts. They announced the protest letter at an event Aug. 13.

In the Issaquah School District, no schools have reached 100 per-cent passing, district spokeswom-an L. Michelle said. She noted that the sanctions under No Child Left Behind only apply to schools that receive federal Title I money. This applies to only three schools in the district, Michelle said; as a result, only parents at those three schools will receive the letters.

The state has yet to release official test scores, so which schools will get letters is unclear.

Critics say the federal education law, No Child Left Behind, is long overdue for a rewrite in Congress, where Republicans and Demo-crats agree it’s not working but disagree about how to fix it.

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The BrickHouse Show Band brings a decade worth of hits to the Concerts on the Green stage Aug. 26 at the Issaquah Commu-nity Center.

Picnicking kicks off at 6 p.m.; bring a blanket. Music is from 7-8:30 p.m. As many as 500 revelers attend, so come early to stake out your spot.

The high-energy dance band performs virtually every style of music. A group of three vocalists backed by a powerful rhythm section will perform hits from decades of music.

The concerts, at 301 Rainier Blvd. S., are presented by Is-saquah’s Parks & Recreation Department and the Issaquah

Arts Commission, in collabora-tion with the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah. Kiwanis sells refresh-ments during the show, includ-ing hotdogs and hamburgers.

The performance marks the 150th show in Issaquah’s Concerts on the Green series. The concerts were created after organizers of the Issaquah Com-munity Center grand-opening gala searched for their next project. Then-Issaquah Parks Manager Anne McGill came up with the Concerts on the Green name, longtime organizer David Harris said in an email.

With nothing in the city bud-get for concerts, Harris con-tacted local businesses for as-

sistance and received help from the Issaquah Arts Commission to make the music happen.

Guitar Slim kicked off the an-nual summer tradition July 15, 1997, surrounded by a crowd of only 40 or so attendees.

Issaquah’s summer concert series was the first of its kind in the area, but the idea has since spread to neighboring munici-palities across the Eastside.

“Ours here in Issaquah are still the premier concerts, as most any band who has performed for us will tell you,” Harris said.

The concerts are free, but donations are accepted. The money is put toward the next season of concerts.

By Peter Clark [email protected]

Issaquah police and the FBI said they see four banks being robbed in the past six months as more of a cycle than a crime wave.

So far this year, KeyBank on Northwest Gilman Boulevard has been robbed three times and Chase Bank, also on Northeast Gilman Boulevard, was robbed once. Police believe the same man, who they’ve dubbed the

Summertime Heat Robber, might be behind the Feb. 22, June 25 and July 11 KeyBank robberies. So far, officials have not arrested any suspects.

“It’s an increase,” Cmdr. Stan Conrad said. “But there are times when robberies pick up and times when they are down. Now, they are just down.”

Chief Scott Behrbaum agreed.“Historically, we’ve had bank

robberies in our city,” he said. “Last year, we didn’t have that many, but we’ve had years

where we’re close to twice the current number.”

Casting a wider netThe Issaquah Police Depart-

ment shares investigative duties for bank robberies with the Seattle FBI office and a regional task force.

“The FBI are the main driv-ers,” Behrbaum said. “The first objective after a robbery is making sure the people are safe. We bring in the FBI after that. Interviewing witnesses, survey-

ing the scene is more of a joint operation.”

The FBI has a Safe Streets Task Force to assist with region-al investigations. It is made up of representatives from other law enforcement departments to be a resource for those that may not have certain capabilities.

“The task force means that we can help out when others request it,” Ayn Sandalo Diet-rich, spokeswoman for the FBI’s Seattle Division, said. “We can help pull information from other

departments. It all just depends on whether they ask for help or not.”

Issaquah Detective Sgt. Chris Wilson is leading the local in-vestigation on the Aug. 4 Chase Bank robbery and said the mea-sure of FBI involvement changes with every robbery.

“It kind of depends on the situation and whether local law enforcement finds evidence or

Rash of bank robberies doesn’t alarm police, FBI

Photos By GreG Farrar

Above, Camille Hildebrandt (left) enacts a scene Aug. 16 as an anxious mail order bride arriving by

rail in the 19th century to embark on a new life with a husband she has never met, as Emma Wolff, 5, of

Bellevue, and her grandfather Ron Wolff, visiting from the Skagit Valley, look on. The weekend Suitcases

Project performance art, including an orphan train, hobos, a chapel car sermon and mail order brides, was a 4Culture 2014 Historic Site Specific Project that turned the Train Depot Museum into a living,

breathing exhibit of railroad history.At right, Lin Lucas, performing with fellow actors

as children fresh off the orphan train, tells his story to the audience at the Train Depot. Between 1854

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SCENES FROM SUITCASESFailing-school letters to go outSchool districts include retort

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BrickHouse Show Band to play Issaquah’s 150th concert

Talus trees still standing for now

By Peter [email protected]

A tussle over trees in Talus continues to take its toll.

After six homeowners applied to the Talus Residential Asso-ciation to remove 19 trees in a communal area this past spring, a groundswell of protest began aim-ing to protect the landscape. The homeowner applicants claimed that the trees blocked views of-fered by the development’s place on Cougar Mountain.

“We had views of Lake Sam-mamish, downtown Issaquah and the Cascades,” Henry Farber, one of the initial applicants and the attorney representing them, said. “That was part of the interest in buying these houses for all six of us. In the last eight years, all these trees have grown over.”

The removal was slated to happen in April, but city offi-cials halted the process because more trees were marked for felling than had been approved. Then, a subsequent appeal from residents led to the residential association board’s re-evaluation.

To respond to the appeal, the Talus Residential Association held a meeting to hear both sides

Aug. 13. There, only lawyers could present their cases, but that didn’t stop about two dozen residents from showing up to watch the proceedings.

Farber’s argument is the tree growth affects the aesthetic value as well as the financial value of the homes.

“There was a significant down-grade with a recent assessment of our views,” Farber said. “There was an $80,000 (each) decrease to the value of our homes.”

The homeowners’ application was made possible due to the Talus Residential Association’s passage of a view preservation rule in January that opened the doors for such situations.

The homeowners offered to pay for the removal of 19 trees and the planting of 63 to replace them. The replacement trees would grow significantly shorter than the big leaf maples cur-rently obstructing views.

“From our perspective, those 63 replacement trees are an im-portant part of this,” Farber said. “They will provide shade, privacy and stability to the land.”

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The Issaquah School Dis-trict will receive an addi-tional $5.4 million from the state government, which equates to revenue growth of less than 1 percent in the 2014-15 school year.

Public school districts and the state Legislature continue to battle over the McCleary decision of 2012, which said lawmakers weren’t fully funding basic education costs and called for them to rectify the situ-ation.

The state increased funding by about $1 billion for its 2013-15 biennial budget, but that isn’t quite cutting it when it comes to meeting the requirements of the McCleary decision, school officials said.

“Though a billion dollars sounds like a lot, when you split it over two years and divide it by 295 school dis-tricts, you see it translates to a rather minute increase in the proportion of state revenue,” said Jake Kuper, the Issaquah district’s chief of finance and operations.

The district held a public hearing on its annual bud-get at the Aug. 13 school board meeting. The board is scheduled to adopt the budget Aug. 27.

State funding, as a percentage of the district’s total revenues, is still substantially lower than the 2008-09 school year, when the national reces-sion hit. Issaquah will get $118.9 million — nearly 62 percent of its income — from the state in 2014-15, but that’s down from 68 percent six years ago.

And while the $5.4 mil-lion increase is welcome,

much of that will simply help the district keep pace with projected enrollment growth. Officials expect an additional 325 students in the coming year.

“It’s not all just magic new money,” school board member Suzanne Weaver said.

Officials said one of the major reasons Issaquah continues to have stable budgets is the decision to keep relatively low ad-ministrative costs. Kuper said Issaquah devotes a smaller percentage of its budget to administrators than any King County school district — the county average is 11.3 percent, while Issaquah’s would be 8.7 percent in the coming year.

Part of that, Kuper not-ed, is the district’s decision to create a longer school day for secondary schools. The state is mandating a shift to 1,080 instructional hours per year by 2015-16, but because the mandate is already being funded, Issaquah officials chose to implement it a year earlier.

High-school and middle-school students will stay in classes 45 minutes longer each Wednesday in the coming year.

The school day is length-ening, which increases the district’s expenses, but there won’t be any more administrators to accom-pany the change.

Superintendent Ron Thiele said officials have “thoughtful” conversa-tions about administrative levels each year, and it’s important to not overwork existing employees.

“It’s not always as easy as, we added more kids, so we have to add more ad-ministrators,” Thiele said.

“Frankly, we’ve even struggled a little bit to find space for people,” he said, noting the district added more portable offices last year at the administrative building. “If we’re going to hire anybody, we better have a place to put them.”

One bright spot for the district in terms of state funding is a large boost in transportation dollars.

Historically, Kuper said, schools have received about half of their annual transportation costs from the state. In 2014-15, how-ever, the state will fund 88 percent — about $6.5 million of Issaquah’s $7.3 million outlay.

“That is about as good as we can expect,” Kuper told the board.

Issaquah will lose about $275,000 in federal Title I funds — money that goes to low-income schools — although the district isn’t highly dependent on those dollars.

The district is expect-ing a small bump in rev-enue through tuition and fees as more families use before- and after-school care programs. About 1,600 children were served in the past year.

To help with additional students, the district is expecting to hire 32 new classroom teachers, six new special-education teachers and invest in more custodial staff. The district’s square footage has grown because of modernization efforts at Liberty High School, and Apollo and Issaquah Valley elementary schools.

“It’s important to bring those services back up to where they were before the recession,” Kuper said of custodial services.

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Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks, including Lake Sammamish State Park and Squak Mountain State Park locally.

State Parks free days are

in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on lands managed by Washing-ton State Parks and the state departments of Natural Re-sources and Fish & Wildlife.

The Discover Pass legis-lation provided that State Parks could designate up to 12 free days each year when the pass would not be required to visit state

parks. The Discover Pass is still required to access lands managed by WDFW and DNR on these days.

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The 2001 law required all states to create their own standards for reading and math and work toward ensuring every student reaches them, including students with disabilities and those who don’t speak English as their first lan-guage. The deadline, set in 2001, was 2014.

Recognizing that few if any districts would hit that target, the Obama adminis-tration granted most states a waiver from some of the law’s requirements in exchange for adopting cer-tain reforms, including the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations, a move some think should be challenged in federal court.

In April, Washington became the first state in the country to lose its waiver because it does not man-date districts use student scores on state tests as part of judging how well teachers do their jobs. That meant the letters, which Washington schools haven’t had to send for a few years, now must go to parents.

The federal government has said that it’s important

to notify parents about the reasons a school is judged subpar, what it’s doing to improve and how parents can get involved. Some schools will be required to notify parents if their children are eligible for outside tutoring.

Seattle Public Schools did not sign the let-ter because it is seek-ing reinstatement of the waiver for its own schools, arguing that its unique teacher-evaluation sys-tem, negotiated with the teachers union, meets the federal requirements.

“We are still waiting to

hear about our waiver re-quest and didn’t think it was appropriate for us to sign on with the other districts at this point,” district spokes-woman Lesley Rogers said. “We certainly support the sentiments in the letter.”

The letters must be sent 14 days before school starts, which means Kent will send them out Thursday and include the joint cover letter.

“While we are required to do this, our school district and our schools are not failing,” Kent School District Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas said. “What we really need is for Congress to act to

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gathers a lead in the initial investigation.” Wilson said.

With this year’s robber-ies, he said the department has played a big part.

“On this specific case,” Wilson said, referring to the Summertime Heat Robber, “we’ve been pretty heavily involved.”

Due to the limited na-ture of resources, Conrad said FBI involvement allows an investigation to cast a wider net, particu-larly when multiple rob-beries occur.

“There’s more than one bank robber out there,” he said. “We’re sharing information with them and they’re working for us.”

Dietrich said the FBI and the task force are happy to help local investigations.

“We try to make it a partnership,” she said.

Trending thievery?Behrbaum said the

recent rash of robberies did not indicate an overly

concerning turn in local crime. Rather, he said, Issaquah remains a safe place in the region.

“Walking around in town, you’re not going to have a stranger try to rob you,” he said. “Every year, there is an individual or a group working the Puget Sound region performing bank robberies.”

While the Issaquah crime rate for robberies rose by 16.7 percent from 2012 to 2013, the number re-ally only moved from six to seven, respectively, accord-ing to The Crime In Wash-ington 2013 Annual Report, compiled by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs and the Wash-

ington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.

“If you look at our rate compared to the city of Seattle’s rate, relatively we really do not have that many,” Behrbaum said. “Put into perspective, we are pretty low in crime.”

Dietrich said the num-ber of bank robberies in the region as a whole have remained average as well.

“Anecdotally, I don’t feel like we’re any more up than usual,” she said. “There are fluctuations, and there seems to be a lot of variety.”

She did add the num-ber of KeyBank robberies seemed unusual.

“Three times with the

same bank is notable,” Dietrich said. “It’s not un-usual to hit the same bank again, but usually when I see that, they have other banks they rob as well.”

Crime watchingIn terms of prevention,

citizens may help more than a bank’s security system.

“The banks already have a lot of procedures and practices in place,” Beh-rbaum said. “We always encourage the general public to be aware of their surroundings.”

Dietrich also said by-standers could provide the most assistance in robbery prevention.

“We do emphasize over and over again the impor-tance of being a good wit-ness,” she said. “Be obser-vant. Maybe they can give us that one clue that would help apprehend them.”

Behrbaum said the Is-saquah Police Department has had similar experiences.

“We’ve had some people notice some suspicious be-havior at a bank and call it in, and that’s helped us apprehend them,” he said. “We’ve had those.”

Above everything else, he asked that citizens stay alert.

“That’s the one message we’d like to get out there,” Behrbaum said. “Pay at-tention.”

Feb. 22 KeyBank robbery suspect June 25 KeyBank robbery suspect July 11 KeyBank robbery suspect Aug. 4 Chase Bank robbery suspect

LettersFrom PaGe a1

LODGING A PROTESTSchool districts that signed the protest let-ter are Auburn, Bellevue, Bethel, Clover Park, Eatonville, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Fife, Franklin Pierce, Highline, Issaquah, Kent, Lake Washington, Northshore, Orting, Peninsula, Puyallup, Renton, Riverview, Shoreline, Snoqualmie Valley, Steilacoom, Sumner, Tacoma, Tahoma, Tukwila, Vashon Island and White River.

Janet Irons, the attorney representing the Talus appellants, said the appli-cation to remove the trees and the view preservation rule itself was against the initial development agree-ment struck between the city and developers.

“The development agree-ment has a specific provi-sion that trees and forested areas are protected unless there is a safety issue,” she said.

She said the view pres-ervation rule violates the underlying agreement of Talus, and was passed when the applicants con-trolled the leadership of the residential association.

“They’re trying to create views rather than preserve them,” Irons said. “One of the contentions of the appellants is that the trees reached their full heights before the houses were built.”

Farber spoke against invalidating the whole of the residential association’s view preservation rule.

“We think that would be a tragic mistake for all of Talus,” he said. “If you look at the development agree-ment, while there is an appropriate desire to have a tree-like environment, there is just as much em-phasis on having views.”

The concern has spread throughout the city as vari-ous local activists weighed in on the proposed tree removal. Residents began a Facebook group to garner support for protecting the trees and Issaquah Alps Trails Club President Dave Kappler submitted an open letter to City Council mem-bers.

“The tree cutting plan proposed by the HOA is in violation of many of the agreements regulat-ing Talus and the permit should be revoked by the city,” the letter reads. “The proposed removal of many trees, including multistem maples and alder trees, is a major impact to the open space and to the adjoin-ing residents. Justifying this because the trees are perceived as ‘dangerous’ would require the city to close most of their trails on Cougar Mountain, West and East Squak, Tradition Plateau, Park Pointe and some city parcels on Grand Ridge.”

City officials have largely stayed out of the disagreement, instead deigning to let the residen-tial association solve the matter internally. How-ever, Issaquah’s approval was initially needed and granted through officials in the Development Services Department.

“The homeowners asso-ciation’s election to remove certain trees, and replace them with comparable trees, is not a significant departure from the natural character of the area, such that a new landscaping plan must be permitted and approved,” city Communi-cations Manager Autumn Monahan said. “More often, our authorization simply serves to confirm that the anticipated work is not a ‘significant revision.’”

Under those stipulations, she said the democrati-cally elected framework of the residential associa-tion should determine the outcome.

Monahan also reiterated the city’s commitment to conservation.

“Tree preservation in Issaquah is a high prior-ity,” she said. “The city is carefully monitoring this situation in the event ‘sig-nificant revisions’ in Talus are proposed.”

The Talus Residential Association will decide whether to side with the applicants or the appellants by Aug. 27.

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reauthorize this bill. It’s out of date, and imposing this requirement is really unfair to the community and the hard work of our teachers and parents and administra-tors.”

John Higgins: 206-464-3145 or [email protected]. Sammamish Review Editor Ari Cetron contributed to this story.

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Sometime soon, some area parents will get a pair of letters. One is a federally mandated notice informing them their child’s school is failing. The other, likely included in the same envelope, will tell them not to worry about what the first letter says — things are

just fine.The mixed message will undoubtedly confuse some.Here we are: 2014 was the year that every child in America

was supposed to be at grade level standard in math and read-ing, according to the federal No Child Left Behind law.

The idea was well-meaning, but obviously flawed. While pretty much everyone agrees the law needs revisions, revi-sions mean Congress needs to get involved. Since Congress can barely agree on the color of the sky, it’s unlikely to see revisions any time soon.

Unfortunately, that has left room for other agendas. The U.S. Dept. of Education can use its power to grant or deny a waiver from the law as a cudgel to force education reforms without buy-in from the Legislative branch, which is exactly what it has done.

The state of Washington lost its waiver after resisting those reforms, in particular refusing to use test scores as a portion of teacher evaluations — a position that speaks more of the power of the teacher’s union in this state than it does of some sort of idealism in Olympia.

No reforms mean no waiver. No waiver means Washington state schools have to tell parents that the schools are failing. Never mind that schools in other states are probably in the same boat. They played ball with the feds, so they don’t have to send the letters.

Will either letter you receive make any school any better? No, it won’t. Does the letter mean your children aren’t learn-ing? No, it doesn’t. What is the practical meaning of all of these power struggles for parents and their children? Exactly nothing. Where are the children in this debate? Nowhere.

The very people we’re supposed to not leave behind don’t seem to be factored into the discussion.

Parents should just go with their gut. Most residents prob-ably have a sense of whether or not their child is at a good school, and in the Issaquah School District, they probably are.

The best choice is to ignore both letters and write one of your own. Address it to your public officials at the federal and state levels, and demand that they stop using your children as pawns.

The kids are (probably) all right

Off The Press

Who is the government really working for?

Very interesting article from the viewpoint of a current non-homeowner looking to purchase a home in the current market, the reasons why he and his wife want to purchase a home in Se-attle at this time, and the prob-lems they see.

One constantly hears about the government wanting the cost of housing to rise, and the govern-ment continues policy to create this “bubble.” This is great for the real estate lobby, government expansion and investors looking to make a quick profit.

For current renters, first-time buyers and market stability, this market distortion works against these interests. The problem with housing is that homes cost too much, not too little, and this hurts responsible people looking to get ahead in life.

When government creates bubbles, decisions are made for the wrong reasons. The next time the government says it is doing things to help you, think about whom it is really working for. Usually, it is for votes and money.

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Join city and others to stop the killing of these animals

I would like to commend the city of Issaquah for successfully using humane measures to re-duce conflicts with Canada geese in their parks. The use of bald eagle cutouts have been a proven success.

USDA Wildlife Services has been lethally removing Canada geese in the Puget Sound area for 13 years under an interlocal agreement between several cities and entities within the region. The geese are being rounded up in our parks and gassed to death or shot on Lake Washington. In 2013, nearly 1,200 geese were killed by Wildlife Services in just King County alone.

The members of the 2014 interlocal agreement include Bel-levue, Kent, Kirkland, Mountlake Terrace, Port of Seattle – Seattle-

Tacoma International Airport, Renton, Seattle Parks and Rec-reation, SeaTac, Tacoma Metro Parks, Tukwila, Woodinville and the University of Washington.

Humane solutions can be utilized to mitigate conflicts with geese in urban areas. These include landscape modifications; goose deterrent products and controls; public outreach to stop feeding waterfowl; automated devices to clean up goose drop-pings; and reduction of popula-tions through egg addling.

Health concerns are cited in order to justify the killing of geese. However, according to the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife website, “Canada geese are not considered to be a significant source of any infec-tious disease transmittable to humans or domestic animals.”

Killing geese creates a void in the environment, other geese move in and a new round of killing begins. This creates an endless cycle of killing. The bru-tal killing of thousands of geese including their newborn goslings must stop. We must do a bet-ter job of sharing the earth with wildlife.

Other cities need to follow the example set by Issaquah and end the killing.

Get more information and sign a petition to stop the killing at http://chn.ge/1yRdgFH.

Diane WeinsteinIssaquah

Women’s rights

A vote for Jason Ritchie is a vote for women

This is a call to voters to push for positive change. It has been almost a century since women received the right to vote and yet women still only make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, holding all other variables con-stant.

Yes, there have been improve-ments, but the fight should not stop until equality is fully reached. Women should not worry have to worry about sexual harassment, pay differences or any form of discrimination in the workplace.

As voters it is our responsibility to elect officials who will push for legislation that will create a more equal work environment. Other-

wise, we are allowing progress to stagnate. We are saying “it is OK for gender to factor into the value of a person’s work.”

With election season right around the corner, now is the time for voters to make educated decisions regarding the direction our government takes. A vote for Dave Reichert in November will help the congressional leadership continue to block key legislation in the House that could close the gap.

Reichert, along with most Republicans, voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This is inconsistent with the values we hold as Washingtonians. We need someone who understands that the fight is not over.

Thankfully, this year, the 8th District has an alternative. Jason Ritchie has made women’s rights a central point in his campaign. I support Jason Ritchie.

Bridget SpencerTacoma

Iraq situation

Stop the lawlessness and widespread killing

The situation is Iraq is terrible. There is civil war, lawlessness and widespread killing.

ISIS is in Iraq killing people they don’t like because of their religion or their politics. They operate outside the law. There is no U.N. approval, no courts, no trials, just vigilante killings. They have an army and they have weapons, and there is no one who can stop them from doing these things.

The U.S. is in Iraq killing people we don’t like because of their religion or their politics. We operate outside the law. There is no U.N. approval, no courts, no trials, just vigilante killings. We have an army and we have weap-ons, and there is no one who can stop us from doing these things.

It’s not so much what the U.S. is doing but it is how the U.S. is doing it. In chasing the dragon, have we become the dragon?

Sid SherbonIssaquah

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I didn’t know a 23rd cen-tury, high-tech war was being waged in my arm-pits on my behalf by the cosmetics industry, but

apparently it is.For years, it’s just been the

same ol’ deodorant scent for yours truly, Old Spice High Endurance Arctic Force. I think it smells good. The red plastic container is easy to find in the grocery aisle. Period. And I’m a guy. I don’t need directions for using deodorant, right? I never read the fine print on the back, until just recently:

Contains odor-fighting “Atom-ic Robots” that “Shoot Lasers” at your “Stench Monsters” and replaces them with fresh, clean, masculine “Scent Elves.”

Whoa!Now, I need a lot more infor-

mation. Are the Atomic Robots leaving any residual radia-tion under my arms as I sweat through the day’s work? If I for-get to apply, or switch brands, will the Scent Monsters multi-ply, grow and take over man-kind? If one of my robots has poor aim, will one of my friends die in the blast, or are the laser beams set on stun? And thank heaven my masculinity is not compromised by a population of tiny forest fantasy people.

Putting these questions aside for a moment, our office supply cabinet here at The Press has little plastic boxes organized for various needs. Blue pens. White Out. Paper clips. Highlighters. You get it.

This week, I wanted two new pencils for my desk, went look-ing for the pencil box and found

it. It should be full of new pencils ready for their first sharpening, right? And there were more than 60 brand new pencils there.

But here’s a new ques-tion. Why did I also find almost 30 worn-down pencils with no erasers in the supply box? If the eraser is down to the ferrule, isn’t it time to throw the old pencil away? It had a good life and gave its money’s worth. “Previously owned” is just a euphemism for used. Let it go!

Last but not least, I read a story last week about corpora-tions moving their operations overseas to save billions in taxes. And here’s what Edward Kleinbard, a University of South-ern California law professor, said:

“My guess is that they [gov-ernment computations suggest-ing the nation could lose ‘only’ about $20 billion in tax rev-enue] didn’t reflect the shark-nado of inversions that is about to happen.”

Ohmigod! Is everything going to be a sharknado now? The name of a campy movie about an impossible computer-gener-ated weather-and-wildlife storm has now entered the vocabulary of law professors, economists and people with Ph.Ds to de-scribe real-world events?

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The Skyline High School girls soccer team has its sights set on another deep run in the state playoffs, but it’s the work they’re doing during the summer that may hold the key to success.

Dozens of Spartans soccer players have been preparing for the 2014 season — which officially stars Aug. 25 with tryout sessions — by spend-ing their summer in the weight room.

They’re not working without guidance. Skyline brought in Kevin Chiles, a professional sports devel-opment coach, for a series of twice-a-week workouts that started in mid-July and finish during the week of tryouts.

The training sessions are voluntary, and play-ers have paid a suggested donation of $50 to partici-pate. It’s much different from a mandatory train-ing environment, said Kiara Williams, a former Skyline soccer player who is assisting Chiles with the training program.

“Everyone comes because they want to be

here,” Williams said, “and they’re actually work-ing hard, which is nice, because then that also shows you the amount of improvement from week to week to week.”

From varsity veterans to incoming freshmen, a majority of the players in the Skyline program have joined in at some point. A dozen players were on hand for a 90-minute ses-sion Aug. 6, which Williams led in Chiles’ absence.

For some players, it was their eighth training session, and their fit-

ness levels are noticeably higher in only a month’s time, Williams said.

“The first couple weeks were a lot of instruc-tion, where now it’s a lot of monitoring and just tweaking instead of fully teaching,” she said. “The whole time it’s muscle-building, but now it’s even more building, getting stronger, instead of learn-ing everything.”

The players attacked a rigorous circuit-training regimen in the Skyline weight room. Straight-arm planks and crunches tight-

ened their core muscles. Squats and presses with free weights and dumb-bells strengthened their arms. And a rapid-fire series of step-ups targeted fast-twitch muscle fibers in their legs.

All the drills are rel-evant to success on the soccer pitch, said Kelli Sullivan, a Skyline senior

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1947 IHS graduating classThe girls in the Issaquah High School class of 1947 received locking Lane cedar hope chest boxes. They are standing in front of Reggie Thomas’ furniture store. Thomas is standing at the far left.

OPENING THE ARCHIVES

AN ONGOING LOOK AT MEMORABLE IMAGES FROM

ISSAQUAH’S PAST

The Issaquah History Museums take requests regarding what people would like to see in the Digital Collection. Roughly quar-terly, volunteers have a data-entry day and prep a bunch of records for upload. If there is a particular name, place or item you’d like to see more images of on the website, email Erica Maniez at [email protected]. If you have a photo or subject you would like to see in this feature, email [email protected].

By Christina [email protected]

Fraternity Snoqualmie’s annual Nudestock festi-val has many similarities with the 1960’s event that inspired the local one.

There’s the similar carefree, no worries vibe, and a day’s worth of music to keep audiences sway-ing through the night. But there is one marked differ-ence — Fraternity Sno-qualmie’s festival attendees will likely do their dancing without any clothes.

“It’s about the music, the freedom to just come and dance completely natural, no clothes, no inhibitions, no social pressures. You just get to be yourself,” Fraternity Snoqualmie spokeswoman Dawnzella Gearhart said.

The family nudist park nestled on Tiger Moun-tain will host its annual day of music from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 23. The party goes on rain or shine thanks to a covered stage. The fun really kicks off the day before, though, with a 7 p.m. performance by Mary McPage and The As-sassins, Gearhart said.

“They’re one of my favorite bands and I get to sit in with them,” she said. “They just get the party going.”

The park stage will be filled with Saturday acts featuring blues, rock and country. Champagne Sunday, 8 Second Ride, Jeff Herzog and the Jet City Flyers, and park favorite

The Wired! Blues Band will all perform.

Later that evening, park-goers can enjoy a midnight screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

The My Chef Lynn gour-met food truck, as well as the park’s Nudestroms Bare Essentials store will be open for business. Attendees can purchase snacks, souvenir event shirts and browse ven-dor offerings. There is no onsite ATM, so participants should bring cash.

Cameras are not al-lowed on the premises, but there will be a photo booth available for attendees that want to commemorate their experience.

To avoid hassle with limited parking, Fraternity Snoqualmie suggests visi-tors carpool or camp at the park over the weekend.

The park was established in 1945, and is registered with the state of Washing-ton as a 501c3 nonprofit. The cost to enter the fes-tival is $16 for a one-day membership, and first-time visitors receive a voucher to make their next visit free. Children may attend if ac-companied by their parents.

The park screens all visitors against the Wash-ington, Oregon, Idaho and national sex offender lists, and will turn away those who show up on the lists. Photo identification is re-quired for admittance.

The park is at 24050 S.E. 127th St. Learn more at http://fraternitysnoqualm-ie.com.

Rock out at Nudestock 2014

Head to Grange Supply Aug. 23 for its Customer Appreciation Day and 2014 Purina Check-R-Board Day.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., enjoy a chance to win prizes, special promotions throughout the store and activities the entire family will enjoy. Participate in the lasso and pie-eating contests, and play horse-shoes and cornhole. Chil-dren will enjoy the on-site pony and carriage rides, live band and petting zoo.

Register for a chance to win a gift card valued at $500. The card will be drawn for during the event; you must be present to win.

Hotdogs, chips and dip and your choice of water or

soda will be served. Guests will also get $1 off all Purina Premium Horse and Poultry Feed.

Numerous vendors and area businesses will also be in attendance includ-ing Purina, NutriSource, Evanger’s, Noble Outfitters, Toklat, Love-A-Mutt Rescue, Puget Sound Goat Rescue, Farmstr and Tavon Center.

Customers also have the opportunity to enter the national 2014 Pu-rina Check-R-Board Days sweepstakes for a chance to win a 2014 John Deere Gator TS, a trip for two to the Purina Animal Nutri-tion Center or Purina gear.

Grange Supply is at 145 N.E. Gilman Blvd.

Contests, games rule at Grange appreciation day

Get a photo with mermaid at aquarium workshop

The Issaquah Petco team will host an aquarium workshop, including a spe-cial guest mermaid, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 23.

The mermaid will be there to discuss and answer questions about marine biology, teach guests how to set up a new aquarium and best ways to keep aquariums clean and

healthy. People who attend the event will also be able to take photos with the mermaid and learn about local ecosystems.

According to the ASPCA, there is a common mis-conception that a solitary goldfish in a bowl is the proper way to care for a fish. Instead, the ASPCA recom-mends a 20-gallon aquarium for first-time fish owners.

Petco is at 975 N.W. Gil-man Blvd.

By Rachel [email protected]

Seattle Paragliding teamed up with Project Airtime recently to give wings to those for whom flight seemed impossible.

“The overall goal of Project Airtime is to take everyone flying, no exclu-sions,” Project Airtime founder Chris Santacroce said.

Marc Chirico, the owner of Seattle Paragliding, worked with Santacroce to give people with special needs the opportunity to fly tandem as co-pilots. Santacroce came from Salt Lake City to provide Seattle Paragliding with the necessary equipment to launch paraplegics and quadriplegics off Tiger Mountain from July 25-27.

“My favorite part about working with Project Airtime is the inspiration and perspective check that comes out of all Santacroce does,” Chirico said. “It is clearly a good

spirited project.”Project Airtime is a

nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the experience of flight, no matter the obstacles facing the prospective co-pilot. Using a super chair, a three-wheeled wheelchair engineered for flight, certi-fied pilots are able to take the elderly, sick and wheel-chair bound to the skies.

“One of the highlights of this project is the ability to make magic moments happen,” Santacroce said. “People who are facing challenges often times need a lift. An awesome experience like this can be the thing that gets them excited and helps them to persevere as they take next steps.”

With the help of Project Airtime, extreme sports-man Michael Roe was able to add paragliding to his athletic resume. Sur-rounded by an entourage of friends and family, Roe and Santacroce launched the super chair off the

Tiger Mountain runway. “This was my first time

paragliding and it was great,” Roe said. “It was awful cold, but fun to float around up there.”

The intrepid individuals were far from flying solo — families and friends

came out to support and experience flight with the Project Airtime co-pilots.

“One of the best parts of this venture is its far-reaching and inclusive

Summer workouts prepare team for slog through soccer season

Tandem flights help everyone take wing

SKY RIDERS

By Rachel OsgOOd

A tandem paragliding wing flies above Tiger Mountain, with the Issaquah Highlands’ Grand Ridge Plaza in the background, July 25 after being launched from Poo Poo Point during a three-day event organized by Project Airtime and Seattle Paragliding. The event gave people with disabilities the opportunity for free flight with pilots.

See WORKOUTS, Page A8

SKY RIDERS

By Neil PieRsON

Parklyn Neil (left) and Alyssa D’Mello, Skyline High School athletes, perform squats with dumbbells during a summer workout session at the school Aug. 6.

By Rachel OsgOOd

Extreme sportsman Michael Roe, seated in the three-wheeled super chair, has the thrill of co-piloting a tandem paragliding wing over Tiger Mountain with Project Airtime founder Chris Santacroce, of Salt Lake City.

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LET’S

GO!Nudestock 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 23

Leave your inhibitions behind and join the festivities at Nudestock, a nude rock and blues experience, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 23 at Fraternity Snoqualmie, 24050 S.E. 127th St. There will be Souvenir T-shirts, and craft, jewelry and massage vendors, as well as the Nude-stroms store on site. Tickets are $16. Learn more by calling 392-6833 or go to http://fraternitysnoqualmie.com.

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AUGUST 21-27

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Issaquah Networkers: 7:30-8:30 a.m. IHOP restaurant, 1433 N.W. Sammamish Road, www.IssaquahNetworkers.com

Yarns and Threads, all levels welcomes, 10 a.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. Fridays, Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Blakely Drive

Sammamish Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m., Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E. www.sam-mamishfarmersmarket.org

Volunteer in the Learning Garden at Pickering Barn, 5-7 p.m., (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays), 1730 10th

Avenue N.W., volunteer form at seattletilth.org

Karaoke, 7 p.m., Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 392-2964

Issaquah Emblem Club: 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 765 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-1400

Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m., Zeeks Pizza, 2525 N.E. Park Drive, 893-8646

Spiritwood at Pine Lake is seeking volunteers to assist with group activi-ties, background check required, 313-9100 or email Erica Judd at [email protected]

EFR CPR and first aid classes, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6, $60/first aid, $30/CPR, Sammamish Station No. 83, 3425 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road S.E., register at www.eastsidefire-rescue.org

You’ve experienced Salmon Days as an attendee; make 2014 the year you experi-ence it from the inside. More than 500 people a year donate their time to this great community event, help-ing in a variety of capacities. It’s a great way to meet new people, support Issaquah and enjoy Salmon Days in a whole new light. Attend the Volunteer Sign Up Party, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept.

9, at Pickering Barn. Dinner and T-shirts will be provided. Salmon Days is Oct. 4-5.

Thriller Flash Mob Rehearsals begin 5-6 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 7 through Oct. 12, prepare for Green Halloween Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 18, 2550 N.E. Park Drive

‘Walking and Sketching the Camino de Santiago,’ local artist and author Marcia Shaver shares her experiences, signed copies of her book ‘The Artist’s Journey’ will be available for purchase, 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 18, sponsored by artbyfire, So There Handmade Gifts and Experience Tea, 195 Front St. N.

School Book Swap, through Sept. 5, drop off gently

used books in exchange for tickets, claim a new book for each ticket from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 6, Recology CleanScapes Store, 317 N.W. Gilman Blvd., No. 22, 392-0285

‘Northwest Landscapes Grand and Intimate’ exhibit through Aug. 28, Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, and artEAST art center, 95 Front St. N., arteast.org

Alzheimer’s Association Town Hall Meeting, give feedback about public policy, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Swedish/

Issaquah, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive, more information at www.alz.org

‘In Flight,’ Sammamish Symphony concert

of pop music, 6:30 p.m., Pine Lake Park, 2401 228th Ave. S.E., www.sammamish-symphony.org, free but tick-ets required

Robot Garage, use robotic kits to explore

basic engineering to build an extra-terrestrial rover, ages 12-18, 6:30-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130, registration required

‘Chalk the Walk,’ use your mad chalk drawing skills, enjoy a Popsicle and bring a new school supply item to donate to Eastside Baby Corner, you may win a prize, 2-4 p.m., Ashland Park, 1928 15th Ave. N.E.

‘Perpetrating Acts of Creativity,’ artist reception with Pamela K. Beer, 5-7 p.m., Northstone Real Estate, 1495 N.W. Gilman Blvd., No. 16, 837-4700

Night Hike, 7:30-9 p.m., ages 5 and older, Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808

Lakemont Blvd. S.E., $2/resident, $3/nonresident,

register 452-6885

Lady A, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

Wings n’ Things, the music of Sir Paul McCartney, 8 p.m., Amante, 131 Front St. N., 313-9600

Seahawks Party, enter to win a trip to the Super Bowl during half time, 7 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 392-5550

Live music, 9 p.m. Fridays, drink specials and no cover, Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 392-2964

Tennis and Friends, 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, Tibbetts Valley Park, 965 12th Ave. N.W., 50 and older, registration not required

Knit for Life, providing sup-port for cancer patients and beyond, supplies provided, 1-4 p.m., Swedish/Issaquah, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive, open to the public

Corks and Canvas, includes first drink and all supplies needed to paint your own art piece, 6 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424, $45

Open gym volleyball, for men and women ages 16 and older, 6-9 p.m., commu-

nity center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., $4/adults, $3/youths

Celebrate Recovery on the Plateau: 6 p.m. dinner, 7-9 p.m. meeting, Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., www.celebraterecov-eryontheplateau.org

Vintage Chevy of America Meeting and Show, 6 p.m., Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd., 392-1266

Star Gazer Hike, strenu-ous, 8 miles, 2,600-foot elevation gain, call for time, George Potter 516-5200 meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

Computer class: ‘One-on-One Assistance,’ drop-in help, 10 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Climate Change: How Prayer Can Help,’ live online Q & A, 11 a.m., Christian Science Reading Room, 415 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-8140

150th Concert on the Green with Brickhouse Show Band,

the 2014 season comes to an end this night, 7-8:30 p.m., community center lawn, 301 Rainier Blvd. S.

The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., Highlands Fire Station, 1280 N.E. Park Drive, www.rovinfiddlers.com

Computer class: ‘One-on-One Assistance,’ drop-in help, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Send items for Let’s Go! to [email protected]

by noon Friday.

YOUR WEEKEND AUG. 23-24SATURDAY

Lake Sammamish Triathlon, 7 a.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, www.buduracing.com

FISH Volunteer Training Day, learn to be a volunteer for Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery,

sign up online by completing volunteer inter-est form then come to the training, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, 125 W. Sunset Way, www.issaquahfish.org

Issaquah Alps Hike, easy, 2-4 miles, 400- to 600-foot elevation gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

Farmers market, music by Los Orchids karate demonstration by Karate West and magic show with Matt Wells, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W.

Kids Writer’s Camp, ages 10-13, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Customer Appreciation and Purina Check-R-Board Day, prizes, activities and promotions throughout the store, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Grange Supply, 145 N.E. Gilman Blvd., 392-6469

Shaggy Sweet, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

Nudestock, a nude rock and blues experience, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fraternity Snoqualmie, 24050 S.E. 127th St., 392-6833, http://fra-ternitysnoqualmie.com, $16

Edward Paul Trio, 21 and older, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 392-5550, no cover

Geoffrey Castle, 8 p.m., Amante, 131 Front St. N., 313-9600

Karaoke, 9 p.m., Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 392-2964

SUNDAY

Corvette Marque Club of Seattle’s All Corvette Show 8 a.m., weather

permitting, Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd., 392-1266

Lodge Lake Hike, easy, 4.5 miles, 800-foot elevation gain, 9:30 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaqua-halps.org

‘Hot Topics in Washington State: Disappearing Bees,’ ages 12 and older, 1-2 p.m., Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., 452-6885, free

Mother Daughter Book Club: ‘Anne of Green Gables,’ by L.M. Montgomery, ages 10-13 and their mothers, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

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nature,” Santacroce said. “The co-pilots bring their friends out and everybody works together to make the flights happen. All par-ties get to help out in their own little way and leave the experience renewed and excited.”

Chirico said many pas-sengers facing physical challenges have a tendency to become withdrawn and stoic. However, upon land-

ing, they come out fully and gush with emotion.

“I am only now realizing the magnitude of the pro-found effect of this project on the disabled individual and the impact it has on those involved as they watch it unfold,” he said.

Santacroce has been a professional paraglider pilot since age 17. He is one of the nation’s top aerobatic and cross country glid-ers, as well as one of the world’s foremost gliding instructors. Santacroce was wheelchair bound after suf-fering a spinal cord injury. Defying the odds and mak-ing a full recovery, he dedi-cated his time to ensuring that flight be made possible for everyone.

Seattle Paragliding was founded by Chirico and is the only paraglid-ing school in Western Washington. The training facility at the base of Tiger Mountain is outfitted with cutting-edge equipment and instruction.

Chirico said he hopes the efforts of Project Airtime would gain traction in the greater Seattle area. If enough awareness and support are raised, Seattle Paragliding may be able to share the experience of flight with all aspiring co-pilots.

Learn more at www.seattleparagliding.com.

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Baxter is a 16-year-old black-and-white long-haired-mix who adores people. She has tiny pixie-like ears and is sport-ing a summer-cut, so she looks like a teddy bear. She is one of those cats that will follow you around the house hoping for love but happy just to be near you.

Pets of the WeekCopper is

a handsome, energetic 2-year-old hound mix with brown eyes and soft ears. He would be an excellent com-panion for someone who enjoys regular hiking and roaming outdoors. Copper is intelligent and curious, learns quickly and he loves to have his ears rubbed.

To adopt these or other animals, call the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 641-0080 or go to www.seattlehumane.org. All animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, and come with 30 days of pet health insurance and a certificate for a vet exam.

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midfielder.“Mainly, it’s just stuff

like jumping and different kinds of agility work that’s going to let us explode out of things and move quickly off the ball,” Sullivan ex-plained.

It’s the first time the Sky-line players have worked with a professional trainer in the offseason, and they believe it’s going to help them have a stronger start to the season.

“Compared to previous seasons without hav-ing this kind of program, we’ve been having to work on our fitness level toward the beginning, and so may-be our start in preseason or our conference wasn’t as strong as we’d hoped,” said Kendra Elderkin, a senior midfielder.

“I think this program is really going to help us because we can work on skill stuff when the season starts instead of having to focus on fitness.”

Williams may be the kind of role model they need. She played midfield and forward at Skyline from 2005-08, helping the Spartans win their first state title as a senior, and went on to a four-year career at Arizona State University.

Athletics are also in her bloodline — her brother is Kasen Williams, a former All-American wide re-ceiver at Skyline who now stars for the University of Washington.

When it comes to offsea-son workouts, Kiara said, things have changed for the better since she left high school.

“I think it’s getting more intense,” she said. “When I went to Skyline, I wish we had this. We didn’t have this.”

Earning a college schol-arship, she said, may be a motivating factor for players who choose to in-crease their fitness levels, on top of the work they do year round with their high school and select squads.

“The recruiting and stuff for that is getting earlier and earlier,” Williams said, “so having programs like this, where they’re start-ing earlier and earlier with weight lifting, getting their bodies strong and things like that, I think is really, really good.”

Elderkin, who plays for the Redmond-based Crossfire Premier pro-gram, said she needs to get stronger in order to stay healthy through a busy fall schedule. Along with daily practices and at least two matches per week with Skyline, she’ll continue practicing with Crossfire three times a week.

For example, build-ing stronger biceps and abdominal muscles are things that soccer players should do, but don’t always think about, Elderkin said.

“But obviously, exploding out of things, and jumping and everything, it’s really helped me. I’ve noticed, with my soccer ability,” she said.

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Brown Bear Car Wash celebrates its 57th an-niversary with free car washes Aug. 21.

Brown Bear will give away free “Bear Essential” car washes at 21 of its au-tomated “tunnel wash” lo-cations in the Puget Sound area. The local wash is at 22121 S.E. 56th St.

Cutie Pies grand opening is Aug. 22-24

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tique and upscale brands resale clothing shop for children, will hold its grand opening Aug. 22-24.

Cutie Pies has partnered with Eastside Baby Corner, to which it will donate a percentage of all profits.

The grand opening at 485 Front St. N. (inside Rewind ladies resale cloth-ing) is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Guests will get a 25 percent discount on all clothing at both stores.

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Taco Time opening day will benefit FISH

The city’s second Taco Time franchise will host a special opening day fund-raiser Aug. 20.

A portion of proceeds raised from the new restau-rant that day will go toward the Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, which helps to safely bring the salmon home every year.

The store is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and is at 5611 221st Place S.E., across the street from Brown Bear Car Wash.

Eastridge center expands, hosts open house Aug. 26

The Eastridge Childcare and Learning Center has completed construction on additional classrooms, add-ing about 30 more openings for children to its Issaquah-Pine Lake campus.

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6-7 p.m. Aug. 26 to view the new classrooms and tour the entire childcare center.

The center, at 5025 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, provides all-day care for infants through kinder-garten, and before- and after-school programs for children up to age 12.

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Lake Sammamish Triathlon is Aug. 23

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The event begins at 7 a.m. and includes a quarter-mile swim, a 14.7-mile bike ride and a 3.2-mile run, mostly over trails.

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A portion of the proceeds from the triathlon sup-port the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

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SURPLUS SALE

On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, the Issaquah School District will hold a sale of surplus computer systems, furniture, equipment and books. From 3:00‑3:30, books will be for sale for students only. From 3:30‑5:00 com‑ puters, furniture, equipment and books will be for sale to the general public. The sale will be held at the May Valley Service Center, 16430 SE May Valley Road, Renton, WA 98059. Questions can be referred to the Pur‑ chasing Office at 425‑837‑7071.

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Providence Ridge LLC, Joshua Freed, 12900 NE 180th St, Suite 220 Bothell, WA 98011, is seeking cover‑ age under the Washington State De‑ partment of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Providence Ridge, is located at xxx SE 43rd Way in Issaquah in King county. This project involves 4.7 acres of soil disturbance for Residential, Utilities, Other (Single Family Residential Sub‑ division) construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to Laughing Jacobs Creek. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State De‑ partment of Ecology regarding this ap‑ plication, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether dis‑ charges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiv‑ ing water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173‑201A‑320. Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504‑7696

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CITY OF ISSAQUAH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COSTCO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND MAJOR

AMENDMENT TO PICKERING PLACE MASTER SITE PLAN

Notice is hereby given that theIssaquah City Council will hold a pub‑ lic hearing at its regular meeting on Monday, September 15, 2014 regard‑ ing AB 6780 ‑ Costco Corporate Headquarters Development Agree‑ ment and Sunset of a Portion of the Pickering Place Master Site Plan. The Council Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in the Council Chambers located at 135 East Sunset Way.

The purpose of the public hearing is to take public testimony on the pro‑ posed Costco Development Agree‑ ment and Major Amendment to Pick‑ ering Place Master Site Plan ensur‑ ing Costco would have the ability to grow its corporate office in the City of Issaquah over the next 30 years by approximately 1.5 million square feet, which could include 250,000 square feet of non‑office employment use. The applicant would partner with the City to construct a number of street improvements. A Major Amendment to the Pickering Place Master Site Plan is also required for thisproposal.

RCW 36.70B.170 authorizes a city to enter into a development agreement to establish the development stan‑ dards and other provisions that will apply to, govern and vest the use,development and related mitigation of the property for the duration specified in the agreement. State law also re‑ quires that the development agree‑ ment be consistent with the jurisdic‑ tion’s applicable development regulations. Anyone interested may appear at the public hearing and be heard for or against, or provide comments, regard‑ ing the proposed development agree‑ ment and major amendment to the site plan.

For questions related to the proposed development agreement, pleasecontact Keith Niven, Economic Devel‑ opment Director, at 425‑837‑3430. The Development Agreement, file and plans are available for review online at issaquahwa.gov/costco.

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SEPA DETERMINATIONPursuant to the provisions of Issaquah Ordinance No. 1633 and the State Environmental Policy Act, Chapters 43.21[c] RCW and WAC 197‑11‑510, notice is hereby given that the City of Issaquah issued a Miti‑ gated Determination of Nonsignifi‑ cance (MDNS) on August 20, 2014 for a proposal to subdivide a 10.49 acre site into 3 development parcels and 2 critical area/open space tracts. The site contains steep slope critical areas (greater than 40% slopes) and the applicant has provided supporting geotechnical information to reduce the steep slope buffer from 50 feet to 10 feet and protect the steep slopes in separate critical area tracts. The proposal includes a pedestrian trail through the critical area tracts that would connect the west Parcel A and “The Woods” neighborhood to the east site boundary along Newport Way NW. The site is currently split between two zoning designations: Single‑Family Suburban (SF‑S) on the west portion of the site and Mixed Use Residential (MUR) on the east part of the site. The short plat will es‑ tablish the exact zoning boundary. The west development Parcel A (2.88 acres), to be accessed off NW Inneswood Pl, will be developed in the future as a single family plat. Parcel B (1.40 acres) and Parcel C (0.28 acres), accessed off Newport Way NW, will later be proposed for multi‑family residential development. The project site address is 905 New‑ port Way NW. The site is located be‑ tween NW Inneswood Pl on the west and Newport Way NW on the east. Permit number: SP13‑00002After review of a completed environ‑ mental checklist and other informa‑ tion on file with the agency, the City of Issaquah has determined thisproposal would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.This MDNS is issued under WAC 197‑11‑340(2) and 197‑11‑680(3)(a)vii. There is a 21‑ day combined comment/appeal pe‑ riod between August 20, 2014 and September 10, 2014. Anyone wish‑ ing to comment may submit written comments to the Responsible Offi‑ cial. The Responsible Official will re‑ consider the determination based on timely comments. Any person ag‑ grieved by this determination may ap‑ peal by filing a Notice of Appeal with the City of Issaquah Permit Center. Appellants should prepare specific factual objections. Copies of the envi‑ ronmental determination and other project application materials are avail‑ able from the Issaquah Development Services Department, 1775 12th Avenue NW.

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Master Chorus Eastside hosts auditions next season

Master Chorus Eastside is holding auditions for its upcoming 2014/2015 season. Tenors and basses are particu-larly needed.

The season’s repertoire includes works by Bach, Eric Whitacre, George Gershwin and local composer John Muehleisen, and “Sunrise Mass,” by Norwegian compos-er Ola Gjeilo.

All interested singers must have choral experience and basic music reading ability. Get an audition appointment by calling the Master Chorus Eastside office at 392-8446.

Learn more about the chorus at www.masterchoruseastside.org.

Sammamish Symphony to play Concerts in the Park

The 14th annual outdoor concert series at Pine Lake Park continues Aug. 21 with the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts in the park are from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 28.

There is plenty of lawn space, so you can bring your own picnic basket. The Rotary Club of Sammamish will sell barbecue dinners and the Kiwanis Club of Sammamish will sell ice cream. No alcohol is allowed in the park.

The all-volunteer ensemble provides the opportunity for talented, dedicated musicians to perform with a full sym-phony orchestra. In addi-tion, the orchestra promotes involvement in the arts for young musicians who are given the chance to par-ticipate in classical and pops concerts.

Pine Lake Park, 2401 228th Ave. S.E., has limited parking. Parking is also available at Dis-covery Elementary School and at the Pine Lake Park & Ride. A free shuttle is available to and from the park & ride. No dogs are allowed on the shuttle.

The next and final concert in the park features The Rem-nanz, a classic rock ‘n’ roll

band, on Aug. 28.

Young Issaquah violinist to play in Pioneer Square

Issaquah teen Alena Hove will perform in a Pioneer Square pop-up concert Aug. 26.

Hove, a student at Eastside Catholic High School, will play the violin, an instrument that helped her win the 2014 KING FM Young Artist Award for the junior division of ages 6-15.

The 15-year-old performs from noon to 1 p.m. at Pioneer Square’s Occidental Park at the corner of South Main Street and Occidental Avenue South in Seattle.

Having already made an appearance with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra at Bena-roya Hall, Hove is a third-year member of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Pike Street Quartet.

KING FM 98.1 sponsors free chamber music con-certs in the park through Sept. 23. Learn more at www.artsparksseattle.org.

“Perpetrating Acts of Creativity” is the theme for Issaquah artist Pa-mela K. Beer’s fine art show from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 22 in the offices of Northstone Real Estate.

Beer will give a short talk about the inspiration for her work at 6 p.m. The public is invited to the show and reception at 1495 N.W. Gilman Blvd., No. 16.

Beer’s art has been exhibited at Northstone Real Estate since late June and will be on display for the public through the end of September. “Perpetrating Acts of Creativity” is Beer’s first solo exhi-bition. Beer describes her work as, “abstract acrylic on canvas art.”

“I prefer larger works,” she said. “I begin my work with textured layers and complex color in an un-derpainting. I use a palette knife for line and emphasis, typically a sig-nificant part of my current works. These lines give angles, structure and boundaries. Colors include grays, greens, blues, pinks, reds, oranges and golden yellows.

“I find glimpses of a hidden world of the rarely observed and use texture to represent the slices of time and a soulful reflection.”

Brian Leavitt, real estate adviser and owner of Northstone Real Es-tate, offered to host the show and reception after seeing Beer’s work. They began collaborating when she ran out of storage space for her larger pieces of art. Leavitt uses the pieces in staging his higher-end houses for sale.

“It’s a win-win. Furnishings help a house sell faster and for more,” Leavitt said. “Helping Pam with her storage space problem solved one of my problems.

“Hosting this exhibition and

reception for the public on August 22 gives me the opportunity to expose more people to Pam’s art,” he added, “and show my gratitude and appreciation.”

Beer is a self-taught artist who began in watercolors, attending a variety of instructional classes as well as local community college art classes. She has an undergraduate in business and a master’s degree in psychology with an emphasis in organizational development.

Beer spent her career in infor-mation technology leadership but was “downsized” last year. Howev-er, she said, the unexpected layoff provided her with the opportunity to turn a hobby into a full-time business.

Beer’s art will be for sale at the reception and she is taking original commissions. Her art is also avail-able at www.pamelakbeer.com.

Local artist perpetrates acts of creativity, hosts discussion

The rhythm takes over in “In The Heights,” a Broad-way dance spectacular that brings the passion and power of Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood to Vil-lage Theatre.

Set in a community where everyone knows your business, things are about to shake up as romances bloom, dreams are challenged and one win-ning lottery ticket threatens to change everything. Nominated for 13 Tony awards, winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical and nominated for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “In The Heights” is a fun and fresh hip-hop musical with an infectious salsa beat.

Two members of the national

“In the Heights” touring cast will be a part of this regional produc-tion: Perry Young as Usnavi and Kyle Robert Carter as Benny.

Eric Ankrim will direct and work closely with cho-reographer Daniel Cruz and music director R.J. Tancioco. Tom Sturge is the scenic and lighting designer while Brent Warwick handles sound de-sign. Melanie Taylor Burgess and Kelly McDonald serve as co-costume designers.

Cruz wears two hats, that of choreographer and the stage role of Graffiti Pete. Additional cast members include Iris El-ton as Daniela, Justin Huertas as Sonny, Jose Gonzales as Kevin Rosario, Naomi Morgan as Vanessa, Corinna Lapid

Munter as Abuela Claudia, Jennifer Paz as Carla, Tanesha Ross as Nina Rosario, Pamela Turpen as Camilla and Joseph Tancioco as Piragua Guy.

The ensemble also includes Rylan Bonnevie, Desireé Boyd, Arthur Cuadros, Rianna Hi-dalgo, Vince-John Frijas, Jenna Lindberg, Nathaniel Padre and Shelby Willis.

The production runs from Sept. 18 to Oct. 26. Showtimes are select Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays and Thurs-days at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. There is a Thursday mati-nee at 2 p.m. Oct. 9.

Get tickets at www.villageth-eatre.org.

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The Broadway hit ‘In the Heights’ comes to Village Theatre Sept. 18, staring two members of the national touring cast, Perry Young as Usnavi and Kyle Robert Carter as Benny.

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FESTIVAL DATES: October 4-5, 2014SPACE DEADLINE: September 16

Be seen by more than 150,000 visitors!

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Pamela K. Beer will give a talk at the exhibition ‘Perpetrating Acts of Creativity’ at 6 p.m. Aug. 22. The public is invited to the reception from 5-7 p.m.

Issaquah Press 08/20/14

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Transcript of Issaquah Press 08/20/14