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Mary L. Grady / Staff Photo Hardy IslanderAdam Farrell, 7, takes advantage of the snow on Saturday at Rotary Park — the highest point on Mercer Island, at 383 feet above sea level. He was joined by his siblings, Colin Farrell, 15, Charlotte Farrell, 10 and friend Joseph Dornay, 7.

Welcome winter $26.8 m for East Mercer waterfront estate

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Firehouse Munch and Christmas Tree lighting is Friday An evening of holiday merri-ment begins at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony and caroling at Mercerdale Park. The fun then moves across the street to the Firehouse for arts and crafts, Santa photos, treats and musical entertainment. Bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots drive to help a child in need.

Winemakers at the Chamber lunch

Three Islanders will talk about how they got into the business of making wine and owning wineries.

Winemakers Scott Greenberg of CZ Cellars, John Ramseyer of Ramseyer Vineyards and Peggy Sullivan of OS Winery will share everything you ever want to know about crushing grapes, making wine and how the wine business works.

Wines will be available to taste. Bring ID. Reservations required. Call 232-3404.

Spice it upIslander Julie Kramis Hearne,

author of World Spice at Home and daughter of Islander cook and author, Sharon Kramis, will appear at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, at Island Books to talk about her new cookbook.

Kramis Hearne has joined with the owners of World Spice Merchants to create a new collection of recipes that does justice to the many tastes and flavors available in the Pike Place Market shop.

December ‘tis the season of the arts’

Check our Calendar on Pages 19 and 20 for listings.

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The grand 15,000 s.f. home was built for entertaining and relaxing and enjoying Lake Washington and views east and south toward Mt. Rainier.

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Family, friends and public officials gathered to celebrate the life and honor the death of Ida Ballasiotes on Monday after-noon at the Island’s Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Ballasiotes, a former five-term state representative, died on Nov. 23 at age 78 at Swedish Medical

Center in Seattle. She got involved in citizen activism and then the state legislature after the murder of her daughter, Diane, in 1988.

She turned the grief about her daughter’s death into action, championing crackdowns on sex offenders and the “three strikes” initiative after being elected in 1992. She earned a reputation for being “tough on crime,” but the picture painted of her at the memorial was in softer strokes, as people spoke about her sense of humor, kindness and intelligence.

Speakers at the memorial quot-

ed Ballasiotes when she said, “it’s been said that the great end in life is not knowledge, but action. And I believe that you make a difference by being willing to act. When you see that something is wrong, not just in your eyes, but in the eyes of many, go after it, and make it better.”

Her son Michael Ballasiotes told a story of when he broke his leg, and how his mother told the person carrying him into the house to ‘put him down, he can walk.’” Similar recollections of her independence, self-sufficiency and no-nonsense attitude were shared, with family members and colleagues remembering her com-mon sense, and how she used it to solve problems — not just at home, but across the entire state of Washington.

More than a lawmaker, Ida Ballasiotes worked to make a difference

Islander’s activism born of tragedy

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The promotion was a joint effort between the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce and the Mercer Island Farmers Market, to promote Island businesses through a Shop Mercer Island campaign. For a $5 donation to the Farmers Markets, the passports had coupons for a variety of discounts and offers from more than 35 businesses.

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At about 6 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, firefighters from Mercer Island, Bellevue and Eastside Fire and Rescue responded to a residential structure fire at 4300 block of East Mercer Way, accord-ing to a press release sent by Shawn Matheson, battalion chief.

The building was a two-story single fam-ily residence. First arriving units from Mercer Island Fire Department (MIFD)

quickly determined that the occupants safely self-evacu-ated, and there was no one remaining in the structure.

MIFD units found the dwelling with flames involving 100 percent of the attached gazebo-type struc-ture at the back of the build-ing. The fire extended into the interior of the structure on the first and second floors and the attic space. The fire involved approxi-mately 80 to 90 percent of

the attic and significant por-tions of both floors of the home.

Crews rapidly initiated an offensive interior and exte-rior fire attack and the fire was brought under control approximately an hour later. Firefighters then initiated overhaul efforts, extinguish-ing smaller fires throughout the structure.

The fire response was upgraded to a second alarm and a total of 18 units responded with 48 firefight-ers. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Mary L. Grady / Staff photoThe snow remained along this well-traveled trail that links together S.E. 42nd Street from 85th Avenue S.E., last Saturday afternoon.

State Sen. Jeri Costa recalled how she and Ballasiotes worked across party lines to advocate for victims of sexual assault and other violent crimes.

“Ida was an incredible person who made a huge difference in peoples' lives, and we are all so blessed to have known her,” Costa said.

Ed Murray, mayor of Seattle, also attended the memorial and spoke about Ballasiotes's wit and composure. Murray said he got to know her when he went to the leg-islature in 1996, and that she welcomed him warm-ly to Olympia.

“I wanted to get to know Ida because she had class,

and she had style, and I wanted to know who she was,” Murray said. “The issue that she worked on most was painful … but she did it without being self-righteous, with

restraint and with an incredible sense of fairness.”

Murray said that Christmas is the season of light, and “though we have lost Ida, we have not lost her light.”

Ballasiotes is survived by her husband Andrew,

her son and daughter-in-law Michael and Mary Kay, her daughter and son-in-law Stephanie and David, and six grandchil-dren.

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To the editorNew parking lot is ‘a bad idea’

Putting a large Park & Ride lot on the sunny view hill behind the Community Center is a bad idea for many reasons.

First, it will be another magnet for off-islanders swamping the Island and neighborhoods, looking for parking as they try to avoid high parking fees in Seattle.

A Park & Ride lot at the com-munity center will cause noise and light nuisance to neighboring homes and neighborhoods, and increase traf-fic and congestion on Island streets and intersections in areas already bur-dened by heavy traffic.

Transit will run from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. if the light rail hours are similar to Central Link. The Park & Ride lot will consequently likely be open for use before 5 a.m. and later than 1 a.m., Monday - Saturday (and until mid-night on Sunday).

The proposed location is far from the transit station for seniors, or par-ents with young children, or anyone carrying a heavier shopping bag or luggage. Ditto for persons who cannot walk well.

Finally, and very importantly, that hill area is already under the Luther Burbank Park Master Plan.

The Luther Burbank Park Master Plan was adopted by the unanimous vote of seven city council members and was widely supported by Islanders. It was the subject of years of expensive city staff and consultant work, and

years of community process, public involvement and ultimately communi-ty consensus embodied in the Master Plan.

The sunny hilltop area at issue is used and enjoyed today, as public open space and lake and mountain view-point. Under the Master Plan, that use is to be improved and continued “for decades to come.” It is the planned site of an iconic Mercer Island viewpoint, formal garden and water feature, and already has trails integrating it fully into the park.

City councilman Dan Grausz is tell-ing the public that the hill top area is not included in the Master Plan. He is telling people that its inclusion in the Plan was a “mistake.”

Grausz’s memory is contrary to the official records of the City Council vote and council meeting minutes; the Agenda Bills and exhibits that were

provided to councilmembers prior to their vote; contrary to city staff pre-sentations and letter from the city’s consultant; and contrary to the con-tents of the Master Plan itself, a copy of which was repeatedly provided and presented to councilmembers prior to their vote.

All clearly evidence what land was intended to be included in the Master Plan. It clearly included the sunny hilltop where the Park & Ride lot is proposed to be located.

Public open space on a rare sunny high hilltop with sweeping lake and mountain views should not be turned into a Park & Ride lot.

There was a Dec. 1 City Council study session on this topic, at City Hall, starting at 6 p.m.

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Will Goodwin gradu-ated from Mercer Island High School in 2011, and surprised his family and friends by deciding to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point the next year. He said that he wanted to pursue the leadership opportunities in the Army. He became the president of his class and will soon lead a group of 44 officers. Last week, he came back to the Island to speak to high school stu-dents, Rotarians and others about his experiences and accomplishments.

MIR: Did you always know in high school that West Point was where you wanted to go?

Will Goodwin: No, it didn’t really come about until sophomore or junior year. I enjoyed a lot of my classes, but when I looked at what I really enjoyed, it was the leadership program at the high school and work-ing with other people. To be able to graduate from West Point, be 22 and have 44 people you’re directly in charge of, in a pretty stress-ful line of work, was what drew me in.

MIR: What does your role as class president entail?

WG: It’s interesting because you have a military structure there that’s very hierarchical, and there’s also a parallel class leader-ship system. We plan events that are specific to the class. After graduation it’s a pretty important role as well. We’ll handle reunions and we also have a good support group, because odds are someone will get killed at some point

in a conflict. So providing support for families and funeral arrangements is a big aspect of what it is after graduation.

MIR: Do you know what you’re going to do after graduation?

WG: I’m going to be a field artillery officer. (The offi-cers) will receive a request for support, they’ll do the math on how they have to aim (the guns) and they’ll look at the platoon leader, which is what I would be, for the ultimate thumbs up or thumbs down. The stress there comes in the fact that whatever you hit is your responsibility, so if you don’t do the due diligence and you hit a school or a hospital, you go to jail.

MIR: When did you find out that that’s what you will be doing?

WG: I found out on Thursday (Nov. 20). (West Point) keeps class ranks with academics, physical program scores and a mili-tary evaluation, and based on how well you do, you get to pick what your job is.

MIR: What is the most important thing you’ve learned at West Point?

WG: I kind of boiled it down at the high school yesterday to a three-liner of what my leadership take-away has been. I borrowed the first part, but it’s: lead the way you want to be led, follow the way you want to be followed and invest in people. You come out of a place like Mercer Island and you think you’re on top of the world. The good thing about West Point is that they beat you down, liter-ally. I had to take a boxing class in my first semester.

MIR: Did you do ROTC in high school? How was the transition to West Point?

WG: It was a weird tran-sition. Other people have done junior ROTC or come from the military, but they do a good job of starting everyone on a level play-ing field. I didn’t feel disad-vantaged, but it was a total culture shock from MIHS. I think the underlying things I learned here (on the Island) carried me through. The sense of community here is awesome. You see it in Rotary and the leadership at the high school. That’s something that not every-one experiences.

MIR: Do you have any anxieties about life post-graduation?

WG: It’s kind of nice to know what you’re going to do (after graduation in May). The deal with get-ting to go to West Point for free is that you owe five to eight years. There’s a certain anxiety that comes with it just because you’re start-ing to split apart from the people you’ve spent four years with, and then you add in the uncertainty of, what am I going to do in those five years? I watch the news. Stuff is happening

everywhere - Ukraine, East Asia. Wherever the nation decides they need the mili-tary is where we have to go. It’s what I signed up for, but it’s also a lot of uncertainty.

MIR: What do you do for fun at West Point? What types of events do you plan?

WG: We do a lot of for-mal banquets. I’ve been on the crew team. I met Brian Williams when we went to this dinner over the sum-mer with a small group of cadets. I’ve met Rachel Maddow twice. You get to hear firsthand from some of these people, like the chair-man of the joint chiefs. I’ve seen the president speak, I’ve seen the vice president speak. Those opportunities are awesome. It’s kind of a weird dynamic because you won’t be in those situations again for 40 years until you become a general or some-thing.

MIR: Is that the goal?

WG: I don’t know. Some people love it and they stay forever, and some people don’t. So I just try to take each day one at a time and make the most out of the five years that I owe, and if I’m still having fun at the end, I’ll keep going.

Islander, West Point graduate looks ahead Parking proposal at ‘the hill’ at the Community Center

The area in question was part of the City’s pur-chase of the old Mercer View School site from the School District. Years later, Luther Burbank Park was purchased by the City from the County. No one disagrees that the area we are talking about as a possible parking site was part of the School District purchase and not part of the County purchase. The hill on the site was created in 2004 from the fill excavated during the construction of the Community Center; it was placed on the prop-erty to save the cost of trucking it off site.

The hill is discussed on the last page of the 2006 Luther Burbank Master Plan. The Plan refers to it as “West Hill” - a name that was never used before nor referred to since. I do not recall any Council vote while the Plan was being reviewed that could be interpreted as annexing this to the Park. Instead, I think everyone just ignored this part of the Plan at the time because no one considered it important

given everything else that is in Luther Burbank Park which needed to be addressed. Yes, it is in the Plan but its inclusion is due more to inattention than to anything else.

I am not saying that putting the parking lot there is or is not a good idea. We are study-ing this and until that is completed, it would be inappropriate for Councilmembers to make a decision. There are many valid reasons

to argue against plac-ing the lot next to the Community Center as there are reasons to support it going there.

What I object to, how-ever, is calling it part of Luther Burbank Park and using that as the reason for opposition. Luther Burbank Park is a beauti-ful place that many of us have fought very hard to preserve and protect. Using it in this way to fight the Park and Ride does it a great disservice and misleads people in a way that I would not have expected opponents to resort to.

Dan GrauszDeputy Mayor

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Contributed photoIslander Will Goodwin, at right, shakes hands with Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno. Goodwin will graduate from West Point in May.

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NOVEMBER 19PROWLING: A 33-year-old Island woman stated that her car was in the driveway and possibly unlocked at the 2200 block of 82nd Avenue S.E. She said she noticed someone entering the car and rummaging through the glovebox, but there was no damage to the car and nothing of value appeared to be miss-ing.

THEFT: A 40-year-old female suspect stole two 1.75 liter bottles of vodka from the QFC for a loss of $63.78, and fled across the street to her apartment complex at the 7800 block of S.E. 28th Street.

NOVEMBER 20BURGLARY: The home of a 58-year-old woman at the 8700 block of S.E. 46th Street was broken into. The rear glass slider was shat-tered and the door was unlocked to gain entry. Numerous rooms were ransacked and electron-ics, jewelry and cash were taken, for a loss in excess of $20,000.

BURGLARY: A couple at the 3500 block of 96th Avenue S.E. were victims of resi-

dential burglary. Someone shattered their rear glass door, causing the alarm to go off. Two laptops were stolen from a table by the door, but police thought the alarm may have scared off the intruders.

NOVEMBER 21DEATH INVESTIGATION: The police and fire departments responded to the death of a 71-year-old Island man at the 7500 block of S.E. 29th Street. The man’s son found him collapsed on a sofa, and said that from his con-dition, it was obvious that he had been deceased for some period of time prior to discovery. The death was investigated and found to be natural.

NOVEMBER 22THEFT: Police located a suspect at QFC on S.E. 28th Street. He stated that he just stole beer and food, and that the items were in his jacket sleeves. He was placed under arrest, and a search incident to arrest revealed four cans of Steel Reserve, a block of cheese and a package of sausage sticks, for a total value of $20.70. All items were returned to QFC and the suspect was brought back to MIPD for processing. He was cited and released, and

is trespassed from QFC.

NOVEMBER 23DOMESTIC: A 44-year-old Island man was arrested as the primary aggressor in a domestic violence incident that also involved a 29-year-old female at the 8400 block of S.E. 36th Street. He was booked into the Issaquah Jail.

PROWLING: A 44-year-old woman reported that she left her purse in her unlocked car in the drive-way of her residence at the 4500 block of 91st Avenue S.E. She knew it was miss-ing, but didn’t report it to police until she realized that funds were being withdrawn from her bank accounts for numerous forged checks.

NOVEMBER 24THEFT: A contractor report-ed that after working at a job site in the 2800 block of 82nd Avenue S.E. on Nov.9, the crew removed six shoring jacks from a trench and put them behind the garbage cans at the site until they returned to the job site the next weekend. Unknown persons took the jacks that are valued at about $1,000 each.

NOVEMBER 25ABANDONED VEHICLE: Starbucks’ Towing respond-ed to a call to remove a vehicle that was parked in another tenant’s parking space in the 2500 block of 81st Avenue S.E. The Ford Club Wagon E150 had been reported stolen.

NOVEMBER 26SHOPLIFTING: A 57-year old Seattle man was arrested for stealing a bottle of Jack Daniels, a Seahawks T-shirt and a bottle of Ibuprofen from Albertsons at 6:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER 27HARASSMENT: A 48-year old Island woman contacted police when she went on a second date with a subject to his home for Thanksgiving weekend. According to a police report, after a few minutes it appeared that the holi-day weekend date was not going well, so the woman left. Since then the subject as sent numerous text mes-sages that were concerning in nature. The subject was then contacted by police and he promised he would not communicate with her again.

ASSAULT: A 48 year old Island man, who lives in the 9700 block of S.E. 41st

Street was arrested for assault involving a 27-year old Kent woman. He was booked into the King County jail.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: A 51-year old woman called police to report an unknown subject on her property. The subject said he was “getting his guitar” and got in a verbal argu-ment with the reporting party before running down the property. The subject could not be found. A black guitar case and guitar were located. Police found drug paraphernalia in the guitar case. DUI: An 18-year old Island man was driving a 2003 Kia Specter northeast on East Mercer Way at 12:45 a.m. when he failed to negoti-ate a turn and drove the vehicle off the roadway and down an embankment where it landed on its roof. Both the driver and passen-ger exited the vehicle unin-jured. The driver admitted he had been drinking and was tested and arrested for DUI. Bottles of alcohol were seen that had fallen out of the trunk and on the floor-board inside the vehicle. It appeared as though the front of the vehicle had struck a tree before flipping over prior landing on its roof, a police report said.

NOVEMBER 28

BURGLARY: A home in the 8200 block of S.E. 62nd Street was broken into and several valuable items were taken including identifica-tion documents, gold jew-elry and a key ring contain-ing car keys. The thieves kicked in the front door.

NOVEMBER 29MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A Toyota Prius parked in the 3500 block of 90th Avenue S.E was keyed from front to rear on the drivers side of the vehicle.

NOVEMBER 30HARASSMENT: A 33-year old Island woman called police after a 33-year old man, whom she had a protection order against, contacted her saying that it had expired and “he could do whatever he wants now.”

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A car and a truck parked in the 3500 block of 90th Avenue S.E. were scratched some-time overnight between Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Damage is estimated at $300.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Two tires were slashed on a Mercedes-Benz GL550 parked in the 5200 block of 88th Avenue S.E. The loss is estimated at $800.

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Transit published the final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) that will inform upcoming actions by the Sound Transit Board to update the regional tran-sit Long-Range Plan and develop the next phase of transit investments for the region.

Last summer, thousands of residents expressed inter-est in regional transit by commenting on the Draft SEIS. Those comments helped shape the Final SEIS. This environmental docu-ment provides the technical and environmental analy-sis supporting future Board

decisions about where mass transit should expand after current projects are com-plete in 2023. The Final SEIS evaluates the mass transit extensions that are eligible to be included in future system plans and ballot funding measures.

The Final SEIS is now available on the Long-Range Plan webpage: www.soundtransit.org/longrang-eplan.

The current Long-Range Plan for high-capacity tran-sit is part of Transportation 2040, an action plan for transportation in the Central Puget Sound region for the next 30 years. By the year 2040, the Puget Sound Regional Council estimates the region is expected to grow by roughly 1.5 million people and support more than 1 million new jobs. All of these new people and new jobs are expected to boost demand for travel by

about 40 percent.In some of our most

congested areas, transit is the most realistic option for substantially increas-ing the transportation system’s capacity to move people and freight. Transit helps everyone by moving thousands of people who would otherwise drive. Congestion-free commut-ing options also protect our environment and improve our regional economy. An effective transportation sys-tem makes it more attrac-tive for businesses to locate and expand here.

In January 2015, Sound Transit is poised to begin the process of shaping the next phase of transit investments for the region (“Sound Transit 3”). These investments will be present-ed for voter funding consid-eration in November 2016 or thereafter.

Sound Transit will launch

an extensive public involve-ment process in mid-2015 through mid-2016 that gives the region’s commut-ers and local jurisdictions opportunities to weigh in on this next set of transit improvements.

Last month the Sound Transit Board voted unan-imously to work with the Washington State Legislature to secure local funding authority for a Sound Transit 3 ballot mea-sure.

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School Board improves public access to meeting materials

The Mercer Island School Board is enhanc-ing public access to meet-ing materials online using BoardDocs. The web tool allows improved electron-ic access to Mercer Island School District (MISD) policies and meeting notic-es, agendas and meeting documents along with an improved search function.

“This new online system will allow our staff to pre-pare School Board meeting documents more efficiently, while enhancing the pub-lic’s ability to access and search School Board meet-ing materials,” said MISD

Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. “Since 2008 we have used the MISD website to share information with the public.”

The new system will also make searching past meet-ing materials easier. MISD Director of Information Technology Andreeves Ronser said, “One of the great benefits that BoardDocs provides is a stronger search tool, which will allow members of the community to more easily access the content they are looking for.”

Meeting documents will be posted and available on both the MISD website and on BoardDocs through the end of the calendar year, but upcoming board meet-ing documents will be avail-able exclusively through BoardDocs beginning in

January. Meeting materi-als since 2008 that are cur-rently on the MISD website will also be transferred to BoardDocs in the coming months. The MISD plans to keep board materials on its website under School Board until all archived docu-ments have been upload-ed into BoardDocs. This migration is estimated to take several months.

To access MISD materials on BoardDocs, visit www.boarddocs.com/wa/misd/Board.nsf/Public.

Schools release 2013-14 annual report online

The Mercer Island School District (MISD) made its 16-page annual report for the 2013-14 school year available online, while the state-mandated print edi-tion of the report will be

delivered to all Mercer Island residents around the Thanksgiving holiday.

Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano wrote, “The 2013-14 school year was a year of building toward the future, both in the classroom and in our community.”

According to Dr. Plano, MISD achieved several important milestones dur-ing the year, including monitoring two of the six fundamentals of the Mercer Island School Board’s Vision 2020 against evidence, both quantitative and qualita-tive, for the first time, and launching the Diversity Advisory Committee to advise the superintendent on matters of diversity and equity.

The report includes sto-ries of student learning like preparing elementary stu-dents for a digital economy through an introduction to coding, how Islander Middle School students are increasing personalized learning through indepen-dent science projects, and how Mercer Island High School students are work-ing to put an end to bul-lying. Data in the report includes finances, enroll-ment, demographics, test-ing results, graduation rate and matriculation to insti-tutions of higher education.

Key facts from the report:

• 4,318 student were enrolled as of June 1, 2014.

• MISD had a 95.4 per-cent graduation rate for the year.

• MISD spent $10,337 per student – $6,112 came from the state.

• Mercer Island Schools Foundation, PTAs and boosters contributions totaled nearly $1.9 million.


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Mercer Island High School associate principal and athletic director Mark Zmuda recently settled his discrimination law-suit with Eastside Catholic High School. According to news reports, Zmuda and the Archdiocese of Seattle agreed to end the lawsuit last week.

According to Zmuda’s attorney Richard Friedman, the case concluded with a confidentiality agreement, with both sides satisfied with the settlement. Terms of the settlement were not revealed.

Zmuda, formerly a vice principal at Eastside Catholic, was suing Eastside Catholic School and the Archdiocese of Seattle for discrimination, breach of contract, tortious interference with business expectancy and violation of consumer protection act. Zmuda filed the lawsuit in March after he was dis-

missed from his position at the school in December of 2013. He was forced to resign after the school dis-covered Zmuda had mar-ried his partner in a legal same-sex marriage. Sister Mary Tracy, president and CEO of Eastside Catholic, said at the time, the deci-sion for dismissal was based on Zmuda being in viola-tion of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Zmuda was approved to become associate princi-pal at Mercer Island High School in May.

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The main hall measures 80 feet long and contains an enormous chandelier visible through the carved glass, two-story plus entry. It is made of Austrian crys-tal, one of a matched set of three.

A 114-page digital listing book illustrates the desired effect.

“The south wing is a space for relaxing and entertaining. Besides the movie theater, a bil-liards room, there is tap bar room, ‘chef domain,’ [and] scone and tea room reminiscent of Breakfast at Tiffany’s overlooking the putting green,” according to the book.

There are 10 sitting rooms, including the gazebo, a breakfast nook, family room, great room, master bedroom sitting area, solarium, art room and an area by the bar and aquarium. The mas-ter suite, which includes a bedroom, two offices and a large, luxurious bathroom, also has beautiful view of Lake Washington and on clear days looking south, Mount Rainier.

“There are some won-derful rooms designed for enjoyment while sitting such as the theatre; and

watching the world go by from the end of the dock in the summer and from the warmth of your home when the Christmas ships come and stop the parade for a while as they linger by our home,” the Rosas said.

The Rosas married in 1967, and were among the major shareholders of once family-owned Primadonna Resorts in Nevada and California, before the hotel and casino company was sold to MGM Grand Inc. in 1998 for $590 million. The Rosas currently reside near Las Vegas.

There are five bedrooms and 9.5 bathrooms. The frames of the seven fire-places on the main floor are gold plated.

Materials incorpo-rated into the home design, including traver-tine flooring, a Vermont slate roof and hand-painted Portuguese tile on the countertops in the main kitchen, the auxil-iary kitchen and barbecue area. The plush white car-pets throughout the house were carved by Tammi Rodriquez of Carpets by Design.

In the basement, there’s a wine cellar that holds 2,500 bottles. While the wine col-lection will be taken by the owner, the home is being sold as furnished.

Art is everywhere. Many pieces were done just for the house. Some of the art can be purchased with the home. Sport fish caught by Mr. Rosa such as marlin and a yellow fin adorn the walls in the billiards room.

The grounds are almost more impressive than the

living quarters. There is a full sports pavilion, with an outdoor tennis court and spa, and a squash court with windows for spectators. The court also accommodates racquet-ball, volleyball, pickleball, badminton and half-court basketball. There are soak-ing tubs both indoors and out, with a large jetted tub in the master suite as well.

The house has had a full-time house manager that also serves as ground-skeeper. Two indepen-dent contract gardeners are currently employed to take care of the landscap-ing on a schedule. There are 80 different types of Rhododendrons on the grounds, as well as apple and plum trees, irises, Asian pears, lavender bushes, white birches, hydrangeas, Japanese maples, roses and an English herb garden.

There’s also an elevator and an eight-car garage.

The 280-foot waterfront and moorage fits the Rosa’s 85-foot yacht, but can accommodate two major vessels, one up to 150 feet.

Property taxes for 2014 were $88,760.

Coldwell Banker Bain’s Wendy Lister and Christi Clark are the listing agents. The digital book can be found on Lister’s website, http://wendysgonedigital.com.

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Notable Mercer Island mansions• Lytle Mansion on Roanoke Way orginally listed at $40

million, sold for $12 million at auction in 2010.• Brick waterfront mansion at Proctor Landing listed at

$39.5 million, sold for $15.5 million in 2008.• Sandwith House on Boulevard Place originally listed

for $32 million sold for $13.25 million in 2012.• Coval home on 84th Avenue S.E. originally listed for

$10 million, did not sell and is to be be dismantled.• House on Faben Point on S.E. 22nd Street listed for

$28 million is priced now at $16.5 million. It remains on the market.

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By Mary L. [email protected]

Erin Brindley is in the process of transforming an iconic building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square into a space where fine food will be served with a theatric twist. Normal folks might call it dinner theater.

But just what is dinner theater, aka foodie theater? It is the combination of live storytelling and the delight of good food. The senses of taste and smell are joined with the sound and motion and the presence of actors at your elbow. Brindley and her partner, Terry Podgorski, hope their new dinner theater will trans-port patrons to a higher place.

Brindley, an actress, director and accidental foodie, grew up on Mercer Island. She attended Lakeridge Elementary School, Islander Middle

School, and graduated in 1995 from Mercer Island High School.

She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and acted in off-Broadway and regional productions for a number of years before turning her focus to direct-ing. She founded her own non-profit theater compa-ny, Ripple Productions. Not surprisingly, the company is dedicated to storytelling by blending the theatrical and culinary arts.

Brindley first began combining food and the-ater by working with a New York chef. Her first food show, entitled “Innocent When You Dream,” is where, “the action and emotion on stage mirrored the experience of eating the food on the plate.” The pro-duction was awarded Most Memorable Production of 2004 by the New York weekly, “Backstage.”

Her inspiration however, came from both coasts.

“My mom owned and ran a bakery my whole adult

life,” she explained. “But honestly, I was first

exposed to really ‘high end food’ when I was dating a chef in New York City. Despite being a young and broke artist, I was able to eat at Gramercy Tavern, Chanterelle and many of the top restaurants in New York. It was the first time I recognized that food can be storytelling.”

Her next production, entitled “Sweet Pushes, Tangy Pulls” was praised for its innovative integra-tion of food and theater, and brought “One to Watch” sta-tus from NYTheatre.com.

After 11 years in New York, she returned to Seattle to manage and direct a the-ater group named “Circus Contraption.” She direct-ed “The Show to End All Shows,” which was deemed “a fantastic and demented evening of entertainment,” by the Seattle Weekly.

At Circus Contraption, she worked with Podgorski, a technical director. It was a stroke of luck.

Podgorski was a writer as well. One of his stories

foretold the future. A story entitled “The Distressed Chicken” featured a char-acter named Chef Nordo Lefeszcki, a mad genius who invites theatrics in his res-taurant to create “Culinary Anarchy.” Thus, Café Nordo was born.

Their production, “Café Nordo presents The Modern American Chicken,” was awarded a Seattle Times Footlight Award for excel-lence in local theater by the Seattle Times.

A review said, “A fric-assee of satire, zany antics and enlightened food con-sciousness, ‘Café Nordo’ has a unique spin on dining, wine-ing and watching — with kinky sincerity, the show spoofs chef-cult mad-ness but sincerely honors the consumption of a well-cooked meal.”

Other productions fol-lowed such as “Café Nordo presents, ‘Sauced,’” won another Seattle Times Footlight Award. Since that time, Café Nordo has stacked up five more foot-light awards.

Last September, the com-

pany launched a Kickstarter to raise $250,000 to fund renovation of the 1890s-era Globe Building at the cor-ner of Nord Alley and South Main Street, the longtime home to the iconic Elliott Bay Book Company. The space is being transformed into Nordo’s Culinarium,

“a spectacular new venue where food meets perfor-mance, literary and visual arts.” The effort has brought in $210,000 so far.

Nordo’s Culinarium is set to open March 5, 2015.For more information,

visit cafenordo.com.

New dinner theater to serve up satire, zany antics and an enlightened food consciousness

Contributed photo Islander Erin Brindley, right, and business partner Terry Podgorski, will open a new dinner theater in the former Pioneer Square location of the Elliot Bay Book Company.

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BOYSBASKETBALL

By Joseph [email protected]

With her team coming off its second-straight trip to the state tournament last year, girls basketball coach Kaela Yuen has a very spe-cific mindset she expects her players to have, some-thing very much in contrast to that of the up-and-com-ing teams of years before.

“I’m constantly telling the girls that we are a state tournament team, so that makes us one of the best sixteen teams in the state,” Yuen said. “We always need to be going to that regional game, that should be hap-pening every season and that should be an expec-tation. Regardless of who we’re losing, how young we are or how old we are… I am demanding a lot from them and trying to make them play at a higher stan-dard than maybe they think they can play.”

It is with that mindset that the Islanders hope to capitalize on after seeing first-round exits from the state tournament each of the last two seasons.

“I think the past two years, not coming home with anything has definitely put that extra chip on our

shoulder,” said returning starter and senior captain Julia Blumenstein. “We know what that feeling is like when we come home empty-handed, so this year we want more than any-thing to bring back a trophy or a banner. Every year we fall short of that, we know how painful that felling is because we know how much work we put in to have those opportunities.”

Mercer Island will have to do so after graduating most of its post rotation, with sophomore Anna Luce serving as the team’s lone post player. Still, Yuen remains confident about the make-up of her team.

“I know we only have one post, but I think she’s going to be one of the best posts in the league,” said Yuen. “Anna is left-handed, she’s a great scorer, she’s got

soft touch, so that’s excit-ing. I also think we’re really strong in the guard area, we have long guards… they’re all kind of the same height they’ve got good length, they handle the ball well and shoot the ball well.”

Yuen expects the Islanders to be better deep-er in the season than in years past, with the goal to keep improving throughout the season and have their skills reach a climactic point come playoff time.

“We were very disap-pointed last year. We thought we had a really good draw to get some wins and I think that left a dis-satisfaction with the girls, which is healthy and good. I think they’re hungry to not only get back to the state tournament, but to do some damage down there and get some wins under their belt.”

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoGirls basketball captains Julia Blumenstein, Jess Blakeslee and Maddie Salvino.

Still not satisfiedGirls basketball looks to do more in postseason

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoBoys basketball captains David Emanuels, Andrew Pickles and Nick Taylor.

Looking to build legacy


For many following local prep basketball, Mercer Island’s season-ending regional-round loss to eventual 3A state champs Rainier Beach could be seen as a triumph of sorts. Rainier Beach was nation-

ally recognized by USA Today and MaxPreps, would go on to win its third-straight state cham-pionship and would com-

pete in a national prep bas-ketball tournament in New York. But to get there, the

Islanders hope to break four-year regional streak

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Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoWrestling seniors Trevor Gullstad, Scott Lee, Evan Condon, Taylan Yuasa and Delano Kingston

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoGymnastics captains Emily Menz, Catherine Seifert and Olivia Shen.


When asked about their season goals, the seniors on the Mercer Island varsity wrestling squad make no bones about gunning for a sixth consecutive KingCo title.

“To be completely hon-est, it’s not really a goal at this point. It’s kind of an expectation of our team to win KingCo because I know we have that talent and the ability to take us there,” said returning state medalist Taylan Yuasa.

But while the Mercer Island seniors maintain KingCo title aspirations, coach Creighton Laughary said the team will have to do so while factoring in a dif-ferent composition to this year’s team.

“We graduated a lot of strong kids. We have five seniors returning with some experience and a lot of kids stepping onto varsity for the first time or even stepping on the mat for first time,” he said. “I think we’ll have two goals: we’ll really try to push

kids to compete at the high-est level, but at the same time, I want to make it fun and have a learning experi-ence and retain the younger and newer kids.”

Evan Condon joins Yuasa as Mercer Island’s second returning state medalist. Condon finished third in the 195 division at last year’s state tournament, while Yuasa finished sixth in the 113, though having to for-feit his final two matches due to a knee injury. Other returning seniors are Trevor Gullstad, Scott Lee and Delano Kingston.

Mercer Island will have one less obstacle in its way, with league rival Mount Si moving to 4A. Laughary acknowledged it was diffi-cult to see such a strong opponent leave the league.

“I think it’s like Bellevue in football; it just lends the league a whole lot of credi-bility,” Laughary said. “Then there’s the very real ben-efit of being able to wrestle against some of the best wrestlers, which makes us better. Without that, we just have to make sure we take care of our opportunities when we have them.”

While juggling wrestlers of different experience lev-els won’t make for a sure path to a sixth KingCo title, Mercer Island’s wrestling coach seems up for the task.

“The trick is to give [the older guys] enough compe-tition in the practice room and nurture along kids who need a lot more guidance. If we can manage that, they’re going to accomplish big things in the Dome.”

Rising to expectations By Joseph Livarchik

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After 25-year veteran gymnastics coach Lenny Lewis saw his youngest daughter, Cheyanne, grad-uate from Mercer Island High School last year, there was some speculation among booster club mem-bers that the high school would lose its longest-ten-ured athletic coach.

“A lot of people were wondering after she made it through if I would coach another year,” Lewis said. “Yeah, I’m back. I just can’t get enough.”

Gymnastics is very much in Lewis’ blood, which it has to be for someone who divides their time between working at Boeing during the day, coaching high school gymnastics in the afternoon and then heading over to Connect Cheer in Bellevue, where he works nights as a tum-bling coach. It’s easy for a busy man like Lewis to lose track of time, as he embarks on his 26th year as gymnastics coach.

“Isn’t that weird?” he asks aloud after mention-

ing the length of his tenure. “I can’t believe it’s been that long. It just doesn’t seem like it.”

Though Lewis will admit he’s seen more success-ful years at Mercer Island. Despite high hopes head-ing into last season, the Islanders failed to advance out of KingCo to the dis-trict meet, placing fifth overall as a team.

“To place fifth at KingCo, I’ve never seen fifth. I don’t think I’ve ever placed that low at KingCo,” Lewis said. “And it wasn’t because we didn’t have talent, it was because the other teams had great talent.”

Lewis attributed last year’s finish to the strength of other teams on the uneven bars, an event where the Islanders weren’t

throwing “giants”, or big-ger moves, to earn more points. “I’m focusing on bars this year,” he said. “We’re going in and work-ing on skills and trying to get girls to do their rou-tines early.”

Graduating 12 seniors last year, the Islanders saw a lot of talent go out the door, but will look to bounce back this year with cleaner routines through hard work and confidence-building.

“We’re hoping they can become a cohesive team that roots each other on and inspires each other to do better,” Lewis said.

“If we can get them to believe, ‘I can stay on this event, we can do this,’ we’ll score well… we can beat people.”

Giant strides


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Vikings had to sweat for a hard-fought six-point victory over a smaller, less athletic Mercer Island team. Against a team that rou-tinely put up 100 points a night, a 61-55 loss could seem heroic.

For those in the Mercer Island locker room, it was a missed oppor-tunity, mark-ing the fourth-straight year the Islanders failed to advance beyond the final 16 to the Tacoma Dome.

“I was expect-ing to win the game,” said senior captain David Emanuels. “People think that sounds crazy, but I knew that was the exact type of game it was going to be, where it would come down to the wire. I thought we were going to pull it out.”

Silver linings aside, the returning Islanders from

last year’s team don’t want to go out with almost beating Rainier Beach as their last-ing legacy. This year, Mercer Island hopes to finally earn that elusive win that sends them to Tacoma.

“We’ve made it to the round of 16 four years in a row and we don’t want to get lumped into that streak,” fellow captain Nick Taylor said. “We want to be the

team that broke that streak. We want to make it to the Tacoma Dome.”

But the Islanders will have their work cut out for them, as the

team graduated six varsity members, including three of its top four scorers in Kaleb Warner, Chris Lawler and Jake Stenberg. What the Islanders lost in offense, Mercer Island coach Gavin Cree hopes his team will make up defensively.

“A lot of our returning guys are defensive-mind-ed guys, so we’re going to

have to hang our hat on the defensive end,” Cree said. “We lost so much scoring from last season, I think it’s going to come along more slowly. But I’m expecting us to be good defensively right away.”

While the Mercer Island coach acknowledged the Islanders are a young team that will take time to develop, he sees an added depth to his squad among the younger players. With a roster potentially going ten deep, Cree said ultimately, the goal hasn’t changed for Mercer Island.

“Our goal is to get to the Tacoma Dome. We’ve fallen short of the final eight for four years in a row, and so our guys are determined to go beyond that point. Our goal is always to win a state championship, we’re never going to cut ourselves short of anything and set the bar too low. But in order to win a state championship, you gotta get to the final eight, so that’s our first step.”

Swim cap-tains from left, Teddy Larkin, Ian C a l d w e l l , Drew Fukuda and Jack Larkin.

Joseph Livarchik/Staff

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BOYS SWIM AND DIVE


Mercer Island swim and dive coach Chauntelle Johnson knew she had a special group last season, with a team loaded with veteran talent. But after the boys swim and dive team reclaimed its first state title in three years, the Mercer Island coach saw her team graduate 22 seniors.

“Replacing that number alone is difficult, and we had some special kids last year. They’re not an easy group to replace,” she said.

With a slew of fresh faces, Mercer Island swim and dive will look to defend its title. Embarking on that challenge with new talent is

something Johnson is excit-ed to begin doing.

“The best part about this group is that they really want be here, they come into practice and they want to get better,” Johnson said. “I see a lot of good things from this particular group. Not necessarily a lot of state-level returning talent, but a lot of kids that have been waiting for the last two or three years to get an opportunity to swim at districts and swim at state that are now going to get that chance.”

The Islanders return six of their 16 state representa-tives from last year’s team, with a team strength being the backstroke and breast-stroke events.

While the sprint freestyles have been a strong point for the Islanders in years past, they have become a weaker event this year due to the outgoing team members.

With inexperience the biggest challenge of the season, Johnson is anxious to see what her swimmers

are capable of in dual meet competition.

“I think right now, our goal is to get through the season and win out our dual meets. We’ve got the tal-ent to be very competitive. I don’t know what other teams have, but I feel very confident with what we have right now.”

Despite the changing of the guard, Johnson still lists winning KingCo and plac-ing at the state meet as goals for her team. “I don’t think its outside of our realm to come home with a trophy,” she said.

“Some of the past sea-sons for the boys, I’ve kind of known what we’ve had going into the season. This year, there has been a lot of unknown, which has made it really exciting. You come into practice and you don’t really know exactly how things are going to go, and sometimes you’re surprised in a really good way. I’m really looking forward to this.”

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American novelist John Steinbeck once wrote, “A sad soul can kill you quick-er, far quicker, than a germ.” Recent research states he was more right than he knew.

The holidays can be one of the most stressful times of the year for many people, especially for those who don’t have anyone to spend them with. It might also be killing them.

People who are lonely are 50 percent more likely to die earlier than those who are not lonely, according to recent research.

Doctors Mavis Tsai and Robert J. Kohlenberg, psychologists and profes-sors at the University of Washington, have wanted to examine the benefits of building stronger social connections for some time. Thanks to an anonymous donor, their dream was real-ized.

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Each of the therapists and those assisting in the research each went through the same process partici-pants are currently going through, with someone they wanted to get closer with, Mavis said.

The initial results have shown immense success, she said.

Stephanie Haque, of Bellevue, said she’s already seen improvements in her relationships.

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Seattle’s second annual International Ladino Day will be observed on Dec. 4 at the University of Washington, but people on the Island will have another opportunity to celebrate a few days later at the Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC).

Renowned Ladino sing-er-songwriter Flory Jagoda will perform at the SJCC on Dec. 6, following the world premiere of a documentary about her life called “Flory’s Flame.”

Jagoda was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and is now 90 years old. Her perfor-mances feature traditional Sephardic songs with her own Balkan compositions, all sung in Ladino or Judeo-Spanish, the language of the Sephardim – the Jews who trace their roots back to Inquisition-era Spain more than 500 years ago.

“I would compare her to Edith Piaf of France. She’s the voice of a particu-lar kind of heritage,” said Pamela Lavitt, SJCC’s direc-tor of cultural arts and the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.

Lavitt said that the idea for the event emerged after a conversation with filmmak-ers Curt Fissel and Ellen Friedland. They directed and produced “Flory’s Flame.”

“We have a long-standing relationship with filmmak-ers,” Lavitt said. “Those art-ists are capturing the most amazing stories all over the world and bringing them to

Seattle’s, and now Mercer Island’s, doorstep.”

According to many, Ladino is in danger of extinction, but is expe-riencing a minor revival among Sephardic commu-nities, especially in music. Jagoda is a leader in this revival, and in 2002 she received a Lifetime Honor by the National Heritage Fellowship and the National Endowment for the Arts for her work.

Jagoda learned many of the traditional songs from her grandmother. Although most of her relatives died in the Holocaust, she and her parents were able to escape and find refuge in Italy, then the United States. Since then, she has made it her life’s mission to keep Ladino tradition and culture alive.

The SJCC’s newly reno-vated auditorium is a per-fect stage for both film and live performance, Lavitt said, and the goal is to hold three or four marquee per-formances every year. This is the first year of the SJCC’s cultural arts program, which kicked off in September.

“The history of Sephardic traditions in our region is deep and meaningful and often lost,” she said, noting

that many Sephardic Jews were the founders of Pike Place Market and inhabiters of Pioneer Square. “We are exploring a unique minority culture through the arts.”

For people who have never heard Sephardic music or the Ladino lan-guage before, Lavitt said to expect “ethnic folk heri-tage” music that should resonate with fans of the Northwest Folk Life Festival and other cultural concerts. Translations will be provid-ed in the event program.

The SJCC and UW Sephardic Studies program are partnering to bring this event to the commu-nity, said Sarah Tobis, SJCC marketing and communi-cations Manager. Seattle is the third largest Sephardic community in the nation, with Mercer Island rep-resenting home to a large constituency of Sephardic family names, including Behar, Bianco, Mezistrano and Piha, she said.

The film begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the con-

cert at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door and can

be purchased online at http://sjcc.org/cultural-arts/

music/#Flory-Jagoda.

Contributed photo Ladino singer-songwriter Flory Jagoda will perform at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Dec. 6.

Islanders perform in the Nutcracker

Pacific Northwest Ballet is celebrating the last year of its one-of-a-kind Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker that has been entertaining Northwest audiences for the past 31 years. Five Islanders are performing this year. All are dancers who attend the Pacific Northwest Ballet School.

• Flora Cruzen is playing the role of Small Servant

• Ana Ko Glass is play-ing the role of Chinese Attendant

• Jessica Li is playing the role of Scrim Mouse

• Elizabeth Park is playing the role of Tall Servant

• Aidan Rosenbaum is playing the role of Cavalry

For more information and to purchase tickets to the final Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker, go to pnb.org.

Emerald Ballet Nutcracker

The Nutcracker also returns to the Northshore Performing Arts Center on December 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 2 p.m. at the Emerald Ballet Theatre. Now in its

Eighth season, EBT’s full-length production features a live orchestra, gorgeous costumes, lavish sets with exquisite cho-reography in the Russian tradition.

Island resident Kaylee Morris will play the part of "Little Clara" on Dec. 13 and 14 in the production with the Rainier Symphony Ballet Orchestra.

For information, tickets and special offers, visit npacf.org.

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Northwest ushers in the holiday season with a yuletide classic. Our production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will take families on a hysterical journey where the most unlikely children perform the lead roles in their community’s annual Christmas Pageant. Will this revered holiday tradi-tion be ruined? Will it be cancelled? Will the wise men run off with the baby Jesus? Or maybe, just maybe this will be the Best Christmas Pageant Ever!

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever performs from December 5 – 21 in the sanctuary of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island. Based on the book by Barbara Robinson, the show is directed by Matt Giles and features the performing talents of children from across the region.

For tickets and more information about Youth Theatre programs and our school season, visit YouthTheatre.org.

Island Sound performances set

It is not the holidays on Mercer Island with-out performances by Island Girls Choir and Preparatory Choir.

The Island Sound Choir will present “Candy Cane Café,” this weekend. Islanders and friends are invited to join a magical tour to the North Pole to hear the latest and great-est musical songs for the holiday season. Seventy local middle school and high school girls are transformed into musical elves who sing and dance through December.

Mercer Island’s own Graham Smyth is the disc jockey for KFREEZE and guides us on the adven-ture. Tickets are available at the door for $15, $10 with a student ASB card. Performances are at 7

p.m., Saturday, December 6 and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, all at Mercer Island High School.

Island Sound Preparatory Choir will present “Candy Cane Lane” at 7 p.m., Saturday Dec. 13 and Sunday Dec. 14th at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets: $15 available at door all at Mercer Island High School

For more information Heather at 206-232-8007 or [email protected]

‘Wreaths across America’ needs extra hands to honor veterans

Volunteers are needed to lay wreaths at Sunset Hill Memorial Park in Bellevue on Dec. 13.

There are over 2,200 veterans buried at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Bellevue. But this isn’t a Bellevue event, it is an Eastside event for anyone who wants to honor a veteran. You do not have to have a family member buried at Sunset Hills to attend. Many people attend to honor veterans in general or a family member buried in another part of the United States.

It is a simple way of saying “We remember.”

The group needs help in placing wreaths on veterans’ graves. If you and your family would like to help place wreaths on the graves of veter-ans at Sunset Memorial Park in Bellevue, all you need to do is attend the Wreaths Across America ceremony. No sign ups are required It will begin at 10 a.m. on December 13. After a short ceremony, those present are invited to place wreaths on veter-ans’ graves.

Learn more by watch-ing the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC6BtKwKaUY.

Other help is needed for the event.

“We haven’t raised enough funds for all their graves, but we are extremely pleased to have raised funds for over 1,200 wreaths,” a spokes-man said.

Anyone can sponsor a wreath for Sunset Hills or any other cemetery in the program by going to http://give.wreathsacros-samerica.org.

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CALENDARCALENDARTHURSDAY | 4ST. MONICA MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT: 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, St. Monica School, 4320 87th Ave. S.E. Parents of prospective middle school students are invited to join Middle School Information Night, which will offer an overview of St. Monica’s STEM + the Arts curriculum. Those unable to attend can call 206-232-5432 x174 to schedule a campus tour. Tours during school hours are offered by appointment only. For more, contact Jamie North at [email protected] BOOK CLUB: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave. S.E. Island Book’s open book club meets the last Thursday of every month. A staff facilitator chooses both fic-tion and nonfiction titles. All are welcome to attend. For more, visit www.merceris-landbooks.com.

FRIDAY | 5HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING AND FIREHOUSE MUNCH: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, Mercerdale Park, 77th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 32nd Street. An evening of holiday merriment at the community tree lighting ceremony and caroling at Mercerdale Park. Arts & crafts, Santa photos, treats and musical entertainment will follow at the Firehouse. Bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots drive to help a child in need have a better holiday season. For more, contact Amber Britton at [email protected].

CLASSICS ON FILM: Much Ado About Nothing (Kenneth Branagh, 1993). 7:30-9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, Aljoya Theatre 2430 76th Ave S.E. Presented by the Mercer Island Arts Council and hosted by Aljoya. All films are intro-duced and Q&A led by film historian Lance Rhoades. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided courtesy of Aljoya. For more, contact Amber Britton at [email protected].

SATURDAY | 6EVERGREEN COVENANT CHURCH ANNUAL WOMEN’S CHRISTMAS BRUNCH: 9-11:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, 3200 78th Ave. S.E. Presented by Women Ministries, this annual Christmas event will feature catered brunch and a theater performance by Taproot Theater. Bring a friend or host an entire table. Cost is $15 per person. Tickets are on sale through Nov. 30 at www.evergreen-church.cc/events. For more information, contact Linda Nicholl at 206-232-5142 or [email protected] ISLAND PARKS AND RECREATION PARENT’S NIGHT OUT: Drop, Shop & Dine! 5-9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Plan an evening out to shop and dine, and bring the kids to the Mercer Island Community Center for fun and games, a movie, snacks and Santa. Register at www.myparksandrecreation.com or call 206-275-7609. Course #14831. Cost is $25 per child; $12 for each additional child.

MERCER ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CONCERT SERIES: Strum All Ye Faithful: 7-9:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. A dazzling evening of man-dolins and carol singing. For more, visit www.mipc.org.

SUNDAY | 7JULIE KRAMIS HEARNE, AUTHOR OF WORLD SPICE AT HOME: 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave. S.E. Cookbook author Julie Kramis Hearne has joined with the owners of World Spice Merchants to create a new collection of recipes that does justice to the many treasures the Pike Place Market shop purveys. She will be on hand to pres-ent, discuss and sign copies of the book, and she’ll also have with her a fantastic flavor companion. The World Spice merchants have assembled a 16-jar set of their most delicious spices to accompany the book. For more, visit www.merceris-landbooks.com.

WEDNESDAY | 10ARTS COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The Arts Council and Parks and Recreation staff provide community activi-ties such as art galleries, concerts and plays and liter-ary events as well as sup-port local artists with grants and acquire public art for the city. For more about the Arts Council, contact Amber Britton at [email protected].

PLANNING FOR SUCCESS - GIVING FROM THE HEART TABLE CAPTAIN KICK-OFF: 7-8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Giving from the Heart Breakfast, the largest MIYFS Foundation fundraiser, is open to all community members. Planning will begin Dec. 10 to create a stellar recruitment strategy for a successful event. All are welcome. Those who can’t make it and still want to be involved can contact Sari Weiss at [email protected] or by calling 206-275-7756.

EVENTS | ONGOINGMERCER ISLAND LITTLE DRIBBLERS BASKETBALL CAMP: Saturdays, Dec. 6 - Feb. 7, Mercer Island High School gym, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. The Little Dribblers program is the longest running youth basektball program on Mercer Island, with over 40 years of basketball instruc-tion to young athletes. Little Dribblers complements par-ticipation in Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club recreation

basketball and the Mercer Island Select program. Cost is $85. To register or find out more, visit mibasketball.org.MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE HOLIDAY ART SHOW: Nov. 3 - Dec. 19, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. MIVAL once again cre-ates their Annual Holiday Art Show presenting over 30 local artists of all mediums. Their artwork will adorn the walls and interior of the Mercer Island Community and Events Center. For more, contact Nannette Bassett at

[email protected] or call 206-232-8148. JAYMARC HOMES TOYS FOR TOTS:Nov. 3 - Dec. 8. Toys for Tots is a charity put on by the U.S. Marine Corps that col-lects new, unwrapped toys each year and distributes those toys as Holiday gifts to children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Boxes will be at each JayMarc open model in Bellevue and Mercer Island. Donation boxes will be available through Monday, Dec. 8. Model homes are

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EVENTS | UPCOMINGTHE CHILDRENS DANCE CONSERVATORY/ISLAND YOUTH BALLET: The Nutcracker. Dec. 13-21, SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. It isn’t Christmas without excerpts from the Nutcracker. Lovely costumes, colorful sets and beautiful dancing will transport you to magical places where mice and soldiers battle, snowflakes dance, and the Sugar Plum

Fairy reigns. This year, the Nutcracker performances will take place at the Stroum Jewish Community Center. For more informa-tion and performance dates visit ChildrensDance.info/nutcracker. PACIFIC MUSICWORKS PRES-ENTS J.S. BACH’S CHRISTMAS ORATORIO: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. Celebrate the holiday season with a collection of North America’s best peri-

od instrumentalists and vocal soloists in this fes-tive performance of three of Bach’s six Christmas Oratorio Cantatas. This new collaboration features multiple presenters from the Pacific Northwest, and is co‐produced with Early Music Vancouver. Cost is $40; $35 for seniors; $10 for those under 25. Children ages 7-12 free with ticketed adult. For more, contact [email protected] or call 206-724-6625.

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Unless otherwise noted, school board meetings are held atMercer Island City Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street.Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of everymonth. Regular board meetings begin at 7:00 p.m., unlessotherwisenoted.

Special School Board MeetingThursday, December 4,2014, 8:00 a.m.

Lakeridge Elementary School8215 SE 78th Street

AgendaPurpose: The Board will conduct a site visit at Lakeridge Elementary School (times are approximate).

8:00 a.m.-8:55 a.m. Call to Order; Visit with staff

8:55 a.m.-9:20 a.m. Meet with Administrative Team

9:20 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Classroom Visits

10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Meet with Parents in Room 315

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Debrief with Administrative Team

12:00 p.m. Recess to Executive Session

Purpose: Executive Session to discuss performance of a public employeepursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(g). Estimated to last forty (40) minutes. (closed to the public)

12:40 p.m. Reconvene Special Meeting and Adjourn

No final action will be taken at this meeting.Times are approximate.

Agenda items are subject to change. Please verifyagenda items bygoing to www.mercerislandschools.org/boardagendas

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TEENSLIGHTEN UP AND LEARN AT THE LIBRARY: 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 3. For 5th grade and older. Create your own computer keyboard with Makey Makey kits, or get a chance to tinker and invent. Contact [email protected] or call 206-236-3537.STUDY ZONE: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 10 and 17, 3–6 p.m. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors. Proofreading help is avail-able. Ask at the Reference Desk for location.TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9. Voice opin-ions on the programs and services the library offers. Come with feedback and bring ideas to discuss. Pizza available.

ADULTSMERCER ISLAND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE: Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. Running Dec. 8-15 during library hours. For more, contact [email protected] or call 206-236-3537.COMPUTER CLASS: One-on-One Assistance. Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Do you need extra help on the com-puter? A KCLS volunteer instructor will give one-on-one computer assistance. Registration required.

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KCLS to forgive library fines for kids

At a recent visit to a library in Seattle, I accompanied my son to the check-out desk. The staff member behind the desk told us there were some fines on his card. As a librarian I feel a spe-cial kind of shame in dis-covering when my kids lose or dam-age books. My son blushed, I blushed, then I gave him a sigh and what my husband refers to as the ‘Stern Look of Disapproval.’ As I reached for my wallet, I calculated a list of chores that could be done to pay back those fines.

There are a few com-mon things people ask when they learn I’m a librarian. The questions are usually what I’m read-ing and how to down-load an ebook. The most common occurrence is a quiet admission that they haven’t been to a library lately because they are embarrassed by having too many fines.

There is a campaign right now to help rid students of their library fines. If students are in kindergarten through 12th grade they can ask for a Fresh Start on fines that were accrued before November 2014. This does not extend to fees from lost items or to adults. More information is available at http://www.kcls.org/usingthelibrary/freshstart/.

There are a few other things I’d like to point out about fines:

• If you are an adult with overdue fines we promise to not tell your mother. We will also not shun you, taunt you or put your photo in the post office.

• If your account is under $10 you can still check out items. A total of $9.99 in fines still

allows you access of up to 100 items and down-loads.

• Fines do not accrue interest like credit cards do. I wish Visa would follow suit.

• Your fines can be paid online. This is a simple way to avoid the embarrassment of admitting to a staff member you kept Fifty Shades of Grey a week longer than the due date.

• Ebooks can never be overdue. They simply expire.

If managing a house-hold worth of library cards is getting to be too much, remember that Library Elf can help con-solidate those cards and you can set your prefer-ences for helpful remind-ers by email or text when things are coming due.

We could all use a fresh start now and then. Maybe I’ll suggest it to Visa.

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REPORTERT h e G r ay s H a r b o r Publishing Group on Grays Harbor, Wash., has an opening for a full-time reporter with an emphasis on local sports writing. We’re looking for someone to produce clear, brightly wr i t ten h igh school prep spor ts s tor ies relevant to real people reading us in print, on our website and in social media. Ability to take photos is necessary, as is familiarity w i t h s o c i a l m e d i a . Grays Harbor is on the Washington Coast, an hour from the Olympic Rain Forest and two hours f rom Seat t le. Benefits include, but are not limited to paid vacation, sick and holidays, medical, dental and life insurance, and a 401(K) p lan w i th company match. Send a cover letter, resume and writ ing samples to: [email protected] qualified applicants will be considered for employment. Qualified applicants selected for interview wil l be required to complete an application.

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REPORTERT h e a w a r d - w i n n i n g w e e k l y n e w s p a p e r , Bainbr idge Island Re- view on beautiful Bain- bridge Island, WA, has an opening for a general assignment reporter. We want a skilled and pas- sionate writer who isn’t afraid to tackle meaty news stor ies. Exper i - ence with photography and Adobe InDes ign pre fer red. Appl icants must be able to work in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment, possess excellent writing skills, have a knowledge of community news and be able to write about multiple topics. Must re- locate to Kitsap County. This is a full-time position that includes excellent benefits: medical, dental, l i fe insurance, 401k, paid vacation, sick and holidays. EOE. No calls please. Send resume with cover letter, three or more non-re- turnable clips in PDF or Text format and refer- ences to

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2 RESTING PLACES in desirable Sunset Memo- rial Park. Great views to reflect upon memories. Located in the Garden of Rest. Side by side, spaces 3 and 4, lot 57. Ask- ing $6000 ea or best offer. Seller will pay fee. Call Bill at 425-679-6364

4 CHOICE LOTS IN the prest igious, desirable Rhododendron Garden. Nestelled side by side, with a nice level walk up for visitors. Mature flow- er ing landscape. Well ma in ta ined g rounds. Easy to locate. Available now at The Greenwood Cemeter y in Renton, 9 8 0 5 6 . O w n e r p ay s t ra n s fe r fe e . A s k i n g $9000 ea / OBO. Please call 206-307-5609.

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Birds

M A C A W, b e a u t i f u l blue/gold, 10 year old male. Recent check up with nail clip. Recent job change forces sale. In- cludes very large collap- sible cage with 2 perch- es, 3 food/water dishes, also travel cage, food. $1 ,200 f i r m to good home. Large vocabu- lary! (425)772-2012

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Cats

PIX IE BOBS - T ICA Registrat ion possible. P l ay f u l , l o t s o f f u n ! Hypo-allergenic, shor t hair, some with extra big feet, short tails, very lov- i n g a n d l o y a l . B o x trained. Excellent mark- i n g s . A l l s h o t s a n d wormed. Guaranteed! $150 to $1,500. Also, 1 FREE adult cat! Call for appointment: 425-235- 3193 (Renton)

RAGDOLL Maine Coon mix kittens (6), will be huge, docile, dog like. Raised under foot never caged. Raised with dogs and great with kids. 8 weeks. Sealpoints, Blue- points, tabby, black & black & white. Shots, wormed, garaunteed. $300 no checks please. Weekend delivery pos- s ib le. Sor r y no p ics. Available Bengal Main- coon Mix. 425-350-0734.

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AKC ENGLISH Mastiff Healthy Fawn pups, with large bone, English cor- rect confirmation, and genetically sound. Su- perior breeding! Family ra i sed . Ve t checked . Current on shots and worming. Both parents on site. Old foundation lines, set the standard in which Mastiff ’s should be. Huge, yet gentle and we l l behaved. $1200 and up. Guaran teed. Pictures and information call 509-738-6330.

AKC Standard Poodle Puppies. Ready Now for t he i r fo reve r homes. B lack, Brown & Red. Healthy & well socialized. Proud, graceful, noble, good-natured, en- joyable and cheerfu l . This highly intel l igent dog is one of the most trainable breeds. Micro chipped & housebroken. Parents are health tested. $1,100. www.ourpoeticpoodles.comor call 509-582-6027

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Dogs

AKC WEST HIGHLAND White Terr iers. These puppies are beyond cute and full of “Westitude”. They are healthy, lively puppies from sweet, loving parents. We are experienced breeders with 35 + years experience. Ready to go to their new homes Dec. 7 for the d iscr iminat ing buyer. $1200 each. Rochester. Call now 360-273-9325.

B E A G L E P U P P I E S . Now taking deposits for our Champion Blood- l ines. Born Oct. 24th. Raised in our home, well socialized. Make great family pets. Will have 6 weeks of worming and first shots. $550 each. 360-779-7489 or 360- 509-5109Christmas Puppies!

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Horses

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AutomobilesClassics & Collectibles

1959 BUICK WANTED; Conver t ible. Good to great condition please (#3 + condition). Willing to wheel and deal. Call John in Renton at 425- 271-5937.

1972 BUICK RIVERIA (boattail) Classic cruiser in great condition! Head turner & only 2nd owner! No dents or rust. Perfect glass! Only one repaint. New vynil top. New muf- fer and exhaust sytem. Tip top! Beige top & a rootbeer bottom. $11450 OBO. Renton. Call John 425-271-5937.


AutomobilesChevrolet

1981 CAMARO Z28. All original $8,500. Beautiful sleek black crusier is ready to roll. Own the car of your dreams! Ex- cellent cond! Lake Ste- vens. Call Jim 425-244- 4336.

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Holiday Ready! $1,425,000Serene location with North End ease. This one of a kind gem is waiting for you for the Holidays! Beautifully crafted carpentry & mill work throughout. #605214

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Rare Find… $969,000Quality view homes are rare on MI, so don’t miss this! Lake view, 2BR, 2.5BA, family room, formal liv/din rms. Deck for entertaining, xtra storage. 2 pkg. #703426

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Traditional $1,299,000Flat Lot By Bus, School & Shopping. Rm For Art & Piano. Leaded Glass, French Doors, Mstr Suite w/Spa BA, Kitchen w/Stainless Appliances, 3350+SF, 5BR/2.75BA. #631724

Galen Hubert 206-778-9787

Whidbey Beach! $2,300,000Coveted location, � at sandy beach w/90 tax ft wft + add’l footage as property meanders around the point. 4BR/2.25BA, chefs kit, separate apt + huge boathouse #552862

Carol Hinderstein 206-595-5722

New Build $1,688,888Soon to be completed! Luxurious con-temporary in sought-after Redmond area; close to MSFT. Exquisitely � nished design-er touches throughout this 5BR/3.5BA home. #715995

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Redmond $1,148,888New Construction! 5BR/3.5BA. Sleek custom contemporary. Dream gourmet kitchen w/Miele SS applcs & waterfall counter edge. Generous master suite. Move right in! #715813

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WOW GREAT VIEW! $1,290,0001st time on market! Breathtaking Lake/Marina view from all rooms! Ideal site near boat launch; elegant AIA cus-tom home w/amazing bonus extras! #684470

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Snoqualmie $395,000Stunning, Light & Bright! Spacious 1,760sf 2-Story home. 3BR,/3BA, Vault-ed Ceiling in Living Room. Totally remod-eled inside! New Kitchen with all new SS apcls #692068


Wallingford $495,000Charming craftsman in a remarkable loca-tion features a warm living room w/classic � replace & an inviting formal dining room with a boxed beam ceiling. 2BR/1BA #718888

Michael Scott 206-230-5455

Renton $249,950Great lighting and top � oor plan with vaulted ceilings. Updated kitchen with tons of cabinets & counter top. Hardwood � oors in kitchen and guest bedroom/den. #697490


Dwntwn Issaquah $230,000This 2BR/2BA end unit at Issaquah Crown Condos with updated modern look has a private balcony overlooking woods w/wildlife and nature trails. Spa-cious yet cozy. #707551

Koleen Cook 425-233-5500

Northend Condo $259,500Conveniently located near downtown shops, restaurants, parks & Park & Ride. 2BR/1BA, updated appliances, carpet & paint. Handicap accessible top � oor unit #685674 Laura Parris-Reymore 206-230-5351

Houghton $1,085,000Wake up to the light dancing off of the lake & the Olympic mtns framing the Seattle skyline. Designed to take advantage of the views w/3 remodeled levels. #699431

Greg Rosenwald 206-230-5445

Snoqualmie $540,000Gorgeous Murray Franklyn resale in the Deer Park neighborhood of Snoqualmie Ride. A four-bedroom home features an open � oor plan with gourmet kitchen. #698634

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Issaquah $525,000Redone 2 story house is ready to wel-come you hm. Extensive renovation: new hdwd � rs & carpet, remodeled kitchen w/all new applcs & granite counters, updated BAs #708147

Scott MacRae 206-230-5451Becky Nadesan 206-972-1113

Renton SS $344,900SHORT SALE. Well constructed Quadrant home in Liberty Ridge. Large open concept kitchen w/stainless appliances & hardwoods that overlooks the living/dining rms. #710548


Harbour Pointe $1,430,000Mukilteo’s � nest penthouse! The Fairview largest unit with the best views! 3 bedroom + of� ce & loft. 2-story � oor plan. 20’ vaulted ceiling. 3 parking spaces. #710872


Bellevue Towers $620,000Luxury downtown lifestyle! Enjoy moun-tain and city views during the day and romantic glimmers of downtown lights at night from your living room. 1BR/1.5BA, 1043sf. #710866


Monroe SS $269,900Comfortable 4 bedroom, 3.5BA home in pleasant Remington Heights community. Each bedroom has it’s own walk-in closet. Beautiful granite kitchen counter tops #459722


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December 18th.

Coldwell Banker Bain is proud to join forces with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in their annual

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Your donation of a new, unwrapped toy is requested to

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Firehouse Munch on Friday December 5th, beginning at 7:00PM Donations are also accepted at

our Island Square office through December 18th.






Firehouse Munch on Friday December 5th, beginning at 7:00PM

Stop by our COLDWELL BANKER BAIN Mercer Island o� ce for a Hot Sheet of New Listings, Sunday Open Houses or Sold Properties in your neighborhood!EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

To see every home that is for sale in Western Washington go to cbbain.com

COLDWELL BANKER BAIN MERCER ISLAND OFFICE | 7808 SE 28th Street #128, Mercer Island | 206-232-4600

mercer island reporter, december 03, 2014

Documents

mercer island community

island mansion

island books

east mercer way

author of world spice

charlotte farrell

colin farrell

sharon kramis