mercer island reporter, november 12, 2014

Consultant praises staff, but system needs work

By Katie [email protected]

On Nov. 3, city officials heard from a water utility consultant hired to find the source or poten-tial causes of the contamination of the city’s water supply last month.

Melinda Friedman, founder and president of Confluence Engineering Group, presented a review of water system data to assess the E. coli and Total Coliform events that forced res-taurants to close and residents to boil their water for weeks.

She said the contamination appears to be a “transitory event” and could not pinpoint a root

cause, but did identify risks and vulnerabilities in the Island’s water system.

No problems were detected with water treat-ment by Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), sampling methods, storage facilities, main installations and repairs or leaking water mains.

“Your staff is very knowledge-able and dedicated to protecting public health,” she said. “Where they exist, shortcom-ings are due to lack of resources and funding relative to demands of managing an aging distribution system.”

Friedman explained that there are three factors that lead to bac-teria issues: a pathway, a pathogen and a driving force.

There are four pathways by which “bugs get into the system,” she said, which are the water source or point of entry, distribu-tion system itself, sampling proce-

dure and purpose-ful contamination.

The first thought was to look at the city’s reservoirs, as all city water pass-es through them, though those were found to be clean by maintenance crews and a special dive team.

Friedman said that because subse-

quent sampling was overseen by SPU and because positive results occurred with different samplers, it seems unlikely that the cause was sample collection or site

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All Island blood drive at High School

Blood is needed to save lives in our community. All who are able are asked to give blood between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. (with a break between 10:30 and 11:15 a.m) in the West gym on Friday, Nov. 14, at Mercer Island High School.

Make sure to check in at the main entrance to the school.

League of Women Voters to meet

The Mercer Island League of Women Voters will meet at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 13 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 4400 86th Ave. S.E.

All are welcome to attend.

Holiday art showThe annual MIVAL Holiday Art

Show, presenting more than 30 local artists of all mediums is open now through Dec. 19, at the Mercer Island Community and Events Center. The opening reception is set for 6 p.m., Nov. 13 at the Community and Event Center.

For more information, visit www.mival.org.

City Manager at Historical Society Noel Treat, Mercer Island’s City Manager, will speak about the future of the Island at the gener-al meeting of the Mercer Island Historical Society at 1 p.m., Mon-day, Nov. 17 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. All are invited to attend.

Cercle Francophone The Mercer Island Sister City Association will sponsor an informal French Conversation evening between 7 and 9 p.m., Nov. 18. Contact Beth Brennan at 232-7650 or Monica Howell 232-2983 for directions.

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Islanders Judy Clibborn and Tana Senn are return-ing to Olympia for the 41st District. Each won their respective seats by a large margin.

As of Reporter press time, Rep. Clibborn, a Democrat, was leading her opponent Alex O’Neil, who does not claim any party affiliation, 74.69 percent to 24.87 percent.

Rep. Senn, a Democrat who was appointed last year to fill the seat vacated by Marcie Maxwell, leads UW student Bill Stinson, a Republican, 62.87 percent to 37.03 percent. Senn is currently a Mercer Island City Councilmember.

I-591 and I-594, the competing gun initiatives, were of great interest to Islanders. Statewide, I-594, which expands back-ground checks for firearm sales and transfers, is pass-ing 58.93 percent to 41.07 percent.

I-591 was turned down by voters, with 45.22 per-cent voting ‘yes’ and 54.78 percent saying ‘no.’

I-1351 concerning class sizes was close as of

Reporter press time on Monday evening, Nov. 10, but leading by about 11,000 votes. A small mar-gin separates yes (50.49 percent) from no (49.51 percent) votes.

Election officials are

considering conducting a recount. An automatic recount occurs if the mar-gin is 2,000 votes and less than one-half of a percent-age point.

Congressional District No. 9 U.S. Representative

Adam Smith was re-elected. Smith, a Democrat, is leading his opponent, Republican Doug Basler, 70.81 per-cent to 29.03 percent.

Hilary Benson/Contributed PhotoThe group of Island women who helped campaign for the passage of I-594 got together Wednesday morning after I-594 passed and put up a tribute to the Sandy Hook victims along a trail in the southeast quadrant of Pioneer Park. The green-and-yellow-colored tags include the names of each person killed in that tragedy. There are also signs at either end that say, “A peaceful tribute to the victims of Sandy Hook. Thank you to their families for inspiring us to pass I-594.”

City may cut $50,000 per year from open space management


Mercer Island’s budget is said to have a “structural imbalance,” which essen-tially means that the city’s expenditures are growing faster than its revenues.

Though the budget is balanced for the next two years, soon taxes will need to be raised or services will need to be cut, said Finance Director Chip Corder. One of the proposed cuts for this biennium is in open space vegetation management.

Open space management, like other capital improve-ment projects, is planned on a six-year basis. Corder presented the most up-to-date version of the 2015-16 Budget on Nov. 3, and sug-gested cutting $50,000 per year from the open space fund, or $100,000 in the biennium and $300,000 over six years.

The parks department can still maintain what it has accomplished to date in regard to managing open space and vegetation, Corder said.

All the areas being worked on would proceed on their current trajectories, but new areas of restoration couldn’t be brought in at that funding level, said Paul West, parks natural resourc-es coordinator.

A few councilmembers opposed the cuts, though they won’t come back for a final discussion until Nov. 17.

Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz said that reduc-ing open space funding would not keep faith with the voters, who approved a $252,000, 15-year parks levy lift in 2008 to fund park i m p r o v e -ments.

He said that the f u n d s should not be cut for the next two years, which is all the Council can control during its review of the pre-liminary budget.

“I can guarantee that the budget in 2017 won’t look like this. We all know the budget changes,” Grausz said. “The budget changed within the last two months and it will change in two years.”

Active restoration in the natural areas of Mercer Island’s parks expanded sig-nificantly in 2009 and 2010, due to additional funding from the levy and a favor-able bidding climate for contracted vegetation work.

West said that the land-scape industry saw a rebound in costs after the recession.

“The Council made a very good decision when we had a favorable market to move aggressively. We have a lot of areas in restoration as a result, and now main-

taining them in a rebound-ed economy is costing us more,” West said.

The funding in the first few years was used to fight invasive species, and “that’s been accomplished,” Corder said.

“Reducing to mainte-nance levels is not what voters wanted,” Grausz said. “We have to stand fast with the voters and what they approved with the parks levy.”

Corder said that the $50,000 being pulled back is not money from the parks levy, but the portion that

is supplemented by real estate excise tax (REET).

Councilmember Tana Senn, who sits on the city’s open space con-servancy trust, said that reducing open space management

is not the direction that group would want to see.

Grausz said that parks maintenance is something that was important when he ran for City Council in 1999, and still is.

“Those of us who walk through the parks really appreciate the condition of our parks,” he said, refer-encing the planting of new trees in Mercerdale Park and other projects that he said shouldn’t be stopped.

“Everyone has their thing they’re passionate about,” Corder said, but cuts have to be made somewhere. For now, he said he is trying to rework the budget to bring back $100,000 for the next two years.

Corder said he will pro-vide options of other cuts for the Council to vote on at its next meeting on Nov. 17. The final budget approval is set for Dec. 1.

“Cuts have to be made somewhere.”

Chip Corder Finance Director

Council considers difficult cuts to balance city budget

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Three seats open on Arts Council

The Mercer Island City Council is seeking appli-cants with community rela-tions and literary skills to fill three vacancies on the Arts Council.

The Arts Council advises the City Council on matters related to the arts and orga-nizes art events throughout the year.

The goals of the Arts Council are to:

Advocate for the arts, art-ists and arts organizations of Mercer Island.

Stimulate community awareness, and promote education and enjoyment of the fine arts.

Support performing, visual and literary arts pro-grams, projects and events.

Committees of the Arts Council, working with the support of Parks and Recreation staff, provide community activities such as art galleries, concerts, plays and literary events. They also support local art-ists with grants and acquire public art for the city.

Eleven members meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Mercer Island

Community and Event Center. One term expires on May 31, 2015, one term expires on May 31, 2016, and one term expires on May 31, 2018.

Interested applicants with questions should con-tact Karin Roberts, deputy city clerk, or call 275-7795.

City’s Solarize campaign hits installation goal

Several weeks ago, Mercer Island’s Solarize campaign not only met, but exceeded the initial target of 30 new solar installations under contract.

A last-minute wave of interest generated addi-tional sign-ups in advance of the Oct. 31 campaign deadline.

The final public work-shop was held in October, but there’s still an opportu-nity to find out if solar will work at your home or small business.

Email Ross Freeman, the city’s sustainability man-ager, or call 275-7662 to receive a PDF or archived video version of the work-shop.

After reviewing the mate-rials, participants become eligible for a free site assess-ment from a pre-selected solar installer.

City briefs

We had always smiled and rolled our eyes whenever we passed by the ‘deer crossing’ sign on Gallagher Hill. Perhaps someone was guilty of wishful thinking or had a rather wild imagination. We have lived here for 38 years and have never seen a deer. Then, on Sunday morning, Nov. 2, I heard calls in the ravine that edges our house. A man and his son were chasing after their dog who, they said, had been spooked by a deer — yeah, right, I thought, and continued on my way. But that afternoon, while watching the Seahawks game, I looked into the back yard, and there, to my utter amazement, stood three does and a four-point buck eating apple tree leaves and winter strawberries and drinking from the garden fountain. What a spectacular sight. What a lovely gift! They stayed for a while, came back toward evening, and the buck appeared again on Monday. We’ll take those ‘deer crossing’ signs more seriously from now on. I hope they visit us again soon.

Dan and Bonnie Sullivan

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Does the Mercer Island library need to be remodeled?ISLAND TALK

“No, it’s a waste of money. What we have is great.”

BALTHASAR WYSSIT industry

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“I’m not sure it needs a remodel. It looks great the way it is.”

ANNE LIPINSKIRetired

Mercer Island

“The only problem is tha the parking lot is too small, but that’s not a huge deal.”

IAN SCHEIDERMANHigh school student

Mercer Island

“As a tutor, I think it’s a great place to study. I don’t see any need for remodeling.”

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“I like it the way it is.”LAUREN BALOUSEK

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To the editorConcerns about PSE, recent power outages

Having lived in the same house on the Island for 44 years, we’ve experienced many power cuts due to windstorms. Usually a power loss was local and restored in a few hours. Restorations were attended by Puget Power Energy crews working on our immedi-ate streets and the transformer circuit breaker at the bottom of our hill. The breaker serves less than a 100 homes.

Two power cuts on Saturday Oct. 25 and Monday Oct. 27 were quite differ-ent to prior experience.

First Cut – This started around 8 p.m. on Saturday and lasted until 9 p.m. on Sunday. Several calls to PSE got the same-recorded mes-sage: - “Your power loss has been reported and involves 1017 homes, PSE cannot estimate when power will be restored.” Eventually we were routed to a live person at 6 p.m. on Sunday who indicated that PSE had dispatched a “single crew” to Mercer Island and we could expect power restoration between 7 and 8 p.m.

Actually restoration was at 9 p.m. We were lucky. Many Island homes were without power until

Monday morning. Oddly, we didn’t observe any PSE crews on our hill or at the transformer dur-ing the 25 hours of power cut and restoration.

Second Cut – In 44 years we had never experienced a second cut the day following restoration and yet this occurred at 6 p.m. on Monday Oct. 27, during benign weather conditions. Our call to PSE received the same recorded message as the first cut includ-

ing the number 1,017 homes. We persisted and this time the live person quoted mid-night for restoration and this occurred at 11:40 p.m. Again, dur-ing this cut and resto-ration no PSE crews appeared on our hill or at our transformer.

Conclusions and suspicions:We conclude that Mercer Island

has become a low priority for power cut restoration.

We conclude that PSE has divid-ed the Island into chunks. Thus a single tree (for example) falling in our chunk causes power loss to 1,017 homes.

We suspect that PSE has sub-contracted power restoration work at lower costs and degraded the response time for power restora-tion. Certainly PSE has to do a lot of explaining to Mercer Islanders.

Suggestions:Mercer Island City should

aggressively pursue these con-cerns. We are willing to serve on an ad hoc committee to collect the

facts and develop recommenda-tions for PSE to improve its poor performance.

Perhaps the city should provide a website to collate residents con-cerns.

Maybe it is time to bury at least the supply lines on main routes so that power losses are always local to small groups of homes.

Jocelyn and Michael Miller

Thanks to Council for letter to KCLS

Many thanks to our City Council, who sent a comprehen-sive letter to the KCLS Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Nov. 4, ask-ing them “not to proceed at this time with entering into any con-struction or other related contracts for the renovation of the Mercer Island Library,” and asking them to direct KCLS staff, city staff, and the Mercer Island Library Board to work together with the public to “hopefully agree upon further changes to the project.”

Many thanks, too, to the 54 Mercer Island citizens who attend-ed the City Council meeting and who raised their hands to be counted when asked who opposes KCLS plans for our library.

Thanks as well to the 17 Mercer Island citizens who spoke clearly and concisely to the City Council about their specific objections to the plans. After the last one had spoken, Councilmember Jane Brahm reported that she had just

received a text from her husband saying that the comments were much more interesting than the football game.

Please come to the KCLS Board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. at the KCLS Service Center in Issaquah. Everyone is welcome to speak for three minutes, or just come to listen. Carpools will leave from the library at 4 p.m. Please email us at libraryremodel.org if you would like a ride. Visit our website at www.libraryremodel.org for updated information and to watch our five-minute video.

Meg Lippert

Veterans Day poppiesTwice a year, around Memorial

Day and Veterans Day, the Mercer Island VFW Post 5760 solicits donations to help veterans and hands out “Buddy Poppies.” I am always grateful for the generos-ity of the Mercer Island residents. Last Saturday, we spent a few hours at both the North-end and South-end QFCs. Sometimes we get questions about the meaning of the poppies, so here is a short history.

The red field poppy came to be known as an internationally rec-ognized symbol of Remembrance because of a poem written by World War I Colonel John McCrae, a surgeon with Canada’s First Brigade Artillery. It expressed McCrae’s grief over the “row on row” of graves of soldiers who had died on Flanders’ battlefields,

located in a region of western Belgium and northern France. The poem begins:

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the

skyThe larks, still bravely singing, fly.Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset

glow,Loved, and were loved, and now

we lieIn Flanders fields.”

The poppy was adopted as the official memorial flower of the VFW at its national convention in Seattle in August 1922, following the first nationwide distribution of poppies ever conducted by any veterans’ organization.

Today, disabled and needy vet-erans in VA hospitals assemble VFW Buddy Poppies.

The VFW Buddy Poppy pro-gram provides compensation to the veterans who assemble the poppies, provides financial assis-tance in maintaining state and national veterans’ rehabilitation and service programs and partially supports the VFW National Home For Children.

We live in a great community, thanks for you generosity and compassion.

Robert HarperSenior Vice Commander

Mercer Island VFW Post 5760


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The Mercer Island City Council sent a letter to the King County Library System (KLCS) Board of Trustees on Nov. 4 asking KCLS not to proceed with entering into any construction or other related contracts for the renovation of the Island Library. The proposed remodel “lacks the requisite public support and must be reconsid-ered,” the letter states.

Concerns have been raised about plans for the children’s area, the need for a sprinkler sys-tem and other proposed chang-es. According to the letter, the Council is worried the “intensity of opposition” among the public, and about the lack of transparency of KCLS decisions.

“There was no explana-tion. There was just, no,” said Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz about Islanders’ recent requests.

According to the letter, the city was contacted by attorneys for KCLS, which stated the agency would sue if the city pursues the addition of a sprinkler system to the remodel plans.

Construction bidding for the library opened last week, though building permits were not approved by the city as of Monday afternoon, Nov. 10. Scott Greenburg, development servic-es director, said the discussion is “down to the sprinkler issue.”

“We understand that Trustee Rob Spitzer’s motion to delay the project in order to determine whether sprinklers should be installed was withdrawn after your staff advised you of their intention to follow whatever direction they receive from the City on this issue. Less than 24 hours later, we received an email from KCLS outside legal coun-sel threatening to sue us if we

required sprinklers,” according to the letter, signed by all seven Councilmembers.

Island resident Ira Appelman attended the bid opening at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the KCLS Service Center. Ten gen-eral contractors bid, he said, and Westmark Construction was announced as the apparent low

bid. Their bid was about $1.5 million, a little less than the engineer’s estimate of $1.6 million. The high bid was about $1.9 million.

A s s i s t a n t City Manager Kirsten Taylor

said the city received a response from KCLS on Nov. 6. The mes-sage, from KCLS Board President Jessica Bonebright, stated that the Mercer Island library project has been placed on the agenda for the Board’s Nov. 19 meeting, and that KCLS will not send out a final

construction bid award letter until the meeting has been held.

Last month, the KCLS board voted 3-2 to go ahead with the plans as they currently stand, though Bonebright said she wanted to delay a decision until she heard a statement from the Council.

“I feel personally that if the Mercer Island government spoke in a clear voice about concerns about the plan, then that would be reason enough for us to take another look,” Bonebright said at the Board’s Oct. 29 meeting.

KCLS interim director Julie Acteson said decisions about what to do with the library are KCLS’s, not the citizens’ or the City Council’s.

“We’re at the point where we need to go ahead and renovate,” Acteson said. “The Mercer Island Library is part of the King County Library System. It doesn’t just serve Mercer Island residents. It serves residents across the entire county.”

Bryan Cairns, former Island mayor and head of the Mercer Island Library Board, said that discussions about the proposed remodel had reached an impasse. He said there are still “outstanding differences,” especially in regard to the children’s area, that need to

be resolved. In its letter, the Council request-

ed that KCLS staff, city staff and the Mercer Island Library Board be directed to work together on developing a comprehensive out-reach effort that provides com-plete information and solicits pub-lic input.

The Council also asked that a mutually acceptable mediator be brought in to try and facilitate a resolution.

Eighteen Islanders addressed the Council expressing opposition to the remodel at its meeting on Nov. 3, including many members of the Concerned Citizens for the Mercer Island Library.

Instead of issuing a specific statement earlier in the remodel process, the Council decided to work through a library committee and then a Library Board.

Both groups made progress, though citizens have lost faith in the process.

“I firmly believe that the pro-cess we adopted several months ago was the right one,” said Councilmember Benson Wong. “It takes two to tango. Sometimes KCLS has been a willing and fan-tastic dance partner, and other times, it feels like the community has been left standing alone on the dance floor.”

issues. The city conducted an assessment for purpose-ful contamination, and found no evidence of tres-passing, vandalism, alarms or any credible threats.

Friedman said a major issue is with the city’s rate of replacing old or dam-aged pipes. The industry standard is to replace one percent of the pipeline every year, and Mercer Island replaces .4 percent.

The Island’s water infra-

structure - comprised most-ly of unlined cast iron pipe - is aging. Some pipes are 50 years old in places. The older pipes can cause con-ditions for a buildup of bio-film and tubercules, which can harbor bacteria.

That’s a problem for many utilities in this region, Friedman said.

“This is an issue for the city to deal with, but you’re not alone,” Friedman said. “This could have been any-one in the region that this happened to.”

Biofilm and pipe issues

are impacting water quality, but aren’t likely the cause of the E. coli event, she said. Biofilm would have been the focus of the investiga-tion if only Total Coliform was detected, but E. coli, a fecal indicator, was also found in many locations around the Island.

Friedman said on a posi-tive note, the city averages about eight main breaks per year, systemwide. This is less than the industry goal of less than 15 breaks per year per 100 miles.

However, the city’s cross connection control program

needs to be improved, and it needs to increase chlorine residual levels and water monitoring, documentation and data management.

Cross connections are any connections between potable water and a non-potable fluid. A control program, which calls for inspections to identify and eliminate cross con-nections and annual test-ing of backflow prevention devices, is required by the Environmental Protection Agency, state Department of Health and the city (ordi-nance A-38). But that ordi-

nance hasn’t been updated since the 1980s, Friedman said.

There is also a need for additional staff, though Friedman praised the main-tenance crews and other city staff for doing the best they could with the resourc-es available.

There were other unusual distribution system bac-teriological results on the days when Mercer Island got its hits on Sept. 24 and 25, Friedman said, which may be due to a signifi-cant rain event. There were seven Total Coliform posi-tives in three separate sys-tems in the Seattle area, one of which was Mercer Island.

Standing water was observed after that rainfall, which could be a problem. Still, the experts have not

identified the specific cause of the contamination, or ‘smoking gun.’

As part of an expanded monitoring program, the city began collecting 18 samples per day on Oct. 3, but dropped down to nine samples per day starting Nov. 4. Since the lifting of the ‘boil water’ adviso-ry, over 500 samples have shown that the water is safe.

The city has a goal to maintain chlorine residual of 0.5, but that has been raised to 1 since the E. coli event. Elevated levels will be maintained until the other risk factors are mitigated.

City staff will present an action plan to the Council at its next meeting on Nov. 17. The Utility Board meets at 7

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peacefully on October 8, 2014 from complications of Alzheimer’s. She was surrounded by her husband, Eric of 61 years, and family and friends throughout her illness and �nal days.

Born in Seattle on May 12, 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm E. Nelson, Marolyn remained a Seattle area resident her entire life. She attended the University of

Washington and graduated with a degree in Art History. After college she worked in the �lm industry and married her college sweetheart Eric K. Hawkins. They made Mercer Island their home and raised their family there. She worked in retail for most of her professional career and donated thousands of hours to philanthropic work. She loved her family and people in general and is remembered as a spirited, kind-hearted soul who brought joy to any room.

Memorial on Saturday, November 15th, 11:00am at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island.

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OCT. 26

DUI: A 33-year-old Issaquah man was arrested on sus-picion of driving under the influence at the 5600 block of Island Crest Way. The vehicle was stopped due to an equipment violation, and the driver was unable to complete field sobriety tests. He provided BAC results of 0.287 and 0.289 and was booked into SCORE Jail. He had been involved in an injury hit-and-run collision in Bellevue before being stopped by Mercer Island Police.

BURGLARY: A 90-year-old female and 89-year-old male at the 9000 block of S.E. 59th Street were victims of residential burglary. $15,000 worth of property was sto-len, including cuff links, ear-rings, necklaces, rings and other pieces of jewelry.

PROWLING: A 72-year-old male reported that his vehi-cle was prowled in the park-ing lot of the Presbyterian Church. The driver's side front window was smashed,

but nothing was taken.

OCT. 28

PROWLING: A 42-year-old male reported that sun-glasses, pocket knives and a hospital ID badge were sto-len from his car at the 4500 block of 89th Avenue S.E. He said that his wife prob-ably left the car unlocked overnight, and that when he went to the car to take his kids to school, he found that all the doors were ajar and the car had been rifled through.

THEFT: King County Sheriff's Office advised that they had stopped a stolen vehicle with a license plate that didn't match, and that the plate belonged to a 62-year-old Island man. Mercer Island police confirmed with the man that his plate had been stolen at some point.

FOUND PROPERTY: A stolen license plate was located on an incorrect, unoccupied vehicle. The plates were removed and the owners of both cars were notified.

PROWLING: A 48-year-old Island woman at the 8400 block of S.E. 37th Street reported that her neighbor's vehicle door was ajar, so she contacted the neighbor. Nothing appeared to have been taken.

PROWLING: A 31-year-old female at the 4200 block of 92nd Avenue S.E. reported that her car window was smashed, and her purse and its contents were stolen.

LOST PROPERTY: A 51-year-old Bellevue man reported that his 15' Vanguard sailboat was lost. He believed it blew away during the storms over the weekend.

COLLISION: Two cars col-lided at the 5500 block of Island Crest Way. One driver has turned from S.E. 62nd Street, looked down at something in his car and struck the other car in the rear bumper. He had his vehicle privately towed. No injuries were reported.

INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 16-year-old female at the 2000 block of 81st Avenue S.E. holding a bag of knives

told police that she wanted to kill herself, but didn't know how. She has a history of verbalizing suicide but never made any attempts. She agreed to go volun-tarily with her dad and go to Seattle Children's Hospital. The knives were returned to the possession of her father.

OCT. 30

MISSING PERSON: A 75-year-old female at the 2200 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. called to report that she has not seen her 53-year-old son in 12 days, and that she is con-cerned for his well-being.

WARRANT ARREST: Police stopped a 39-year-old Redmond man for a regis-

tration violation at the 8400 block of S.E. 39th Street. He had a misdemeanor warrant for driving with a suspended license, third degree, out of Mercer Island, and was arrested.

OCT. 31

COLLISION: A car was parked and unoccupied in the park-ing lot of Rite Aid on 78th Avenue S.E. An unknown driver collided with the parked car, causing damage and paint transfer, and fled the scene without attempt-ing to contact the owner or calling the police to make a report.

PROWLING: A 59-year-old Island man reported that

his daughter's car had been prowled at the 22 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. The car was unlocked in the driveway, and her GPS was missing.

INFORMATIONAL REPORT: An officer responded to a domestic dispute at the Seven Star Bar on 78th Avenue S.E. It was a dispute between a husband and wife, both Island residents.

PROWLING: A 73-year-old Island woman reported that her vehicles were prowled overnight at the 7700 block of S.E. 72nd Street. A "Lexus" brand set of headphones and a pair of "Maui Jim" brand sunglasses were stolen.

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Margaret Marion “Maggie” Craig Angely Trautmann, 77, died October 3, 2014 in San Diego, California after a valiant 22 year battle with Alzheimer’s. Her strong will to live, quiet yet unwavering faith in God and the love, support and prayers of family, friends and caregivers carried her through living with this cruel and devastating disease with dignity.

Born in 1937 in Glasgow, Scotland to Alexander and Marion, the eldest of three beautiful sisters and two handsome brothers, Maggie’s love for her clan rivaled most storybook tales. Raised during WWII, the emotional and economic hardships brought on by wartime did not break them, but brought their family closer together and strengthened fast their Scottish pride. In 1955, with big, hopeful eyes and bigger dreams, she left her homeland for Canada, all the while holding tight to thoughts of her family. There she met a German immigrant, Adolph, who stole her heart the moment she saw him. The young couple immigrated to the United States, married and settled in Boulder, Colorado. With the majestic Rocky Mountains as their backdrop, Maggie and Ad worked tirelessly over the next 15 years building a successful millworking business and started a family. As a “pink lady” volunteer at Boulder Community Hospital, she loved making patients smile, laugh and feel truly cared about.

After the births of their daughters, Susan and Elke Colleen, the family remained in Boulder until 1975. Maggie and the girls traveled to Scotland, and for a year Maggie immersed her daughters in the love of her family, Scottish heritage and the local culture. Upon returning to the United States, Maggie and the girls moved to Mercer Island, Washington in 1977. Maggie would call this beautiful island home for the next 24 years. While in the Paci� c Northwest, Maggie’s innate skills with numbers, strong work ethic and a� nity for organization advanced her

professionally from bookkeeper to Comptroller of several

large corporations. She also loved volunteering at the Mercer Island Thrift Store, hoping to make a di� erence to those in need, even if just by a smile and friendly hello.

Maggie loved to dance, sing, garden, bowl, play cards, travel, watching her favorite show M*A*S*H, and listening to music, especially Jim Croce. Known for her ease in frequent conversation with even total strangers, they would always part as friends. Her contagious smile, infectious laugh, entertaining sense of humor, and genuine, endearing spirit won the hearts of many and brought her lifelong friendships. Her way of listening ever so intently to every word you said, made you feel like you were the most important person on Earth. Maggie embraced life and those in it, almost to a fault, preferring to see the best in people, even before they realized it in themselves. Even through the down times, she always had a positive outlook - if her glass had any amount of water in it at all, then it was more than just half-full, to her, it might as well be over� owing!

There to meet her at the Pearly Gates - her parents, brother Alex, nephew Duane and of course St. Peter! Happy that she is � nally free, but missing her terribly - her eldest daughter Susan (Jerry) and grandchildren Taylor and Joseph; her youngest daughter Elke Colleen (Derek) and granddaughter Aspen; her sister Moira, nieces and nephews Maggie, Jim, Lex (Jan), and Nicole; her sister-in-law, Helen; her brother Billy; her sister Irene, nephews Derek, Ian and Martin; nine great-nieces and � ve great-nephews, along with many other friends and family.

Maggie is remembered fondly for laughing until she cried and more so by giving of her love, attention and humor until someone who was crying would now be laughing. It would make Maggie happy knowing that all the love she generously shared and those it touched, pay it forward in her memory through small acts of kindness, sharing laughter, giving unsolicited hugs and smiles just because, taking the smaller cookie on the plate, and saying “I love you” more than necessary.

“Sing me a song of a lass that is gone. Say, could that lass be I? Merry of soul she sailed on a day. Over the sea to Skye.”

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Jean Winifred BlaggJean Winifred Blagg, 85, died

peacefully surrounded by her beloved husband and their four children on Sunday, October 26, 2014 following a short illness.

Born in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England on July 14, 1929, the daughter of Stanley and Nellie Thomas, she trained as a nurse at Leeds General In� rmary and as a midwife at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London. She was a senior nurse in Leeds

when she met her husband, Dr. Christopher Blagg. They married in December 1953 and lived in Leeds and London before � nally moving to Seattle in 1966.

They bought a house on the north end of Mercer Island in 1967 and moved to Covenant Shores in 2013. At various times in her career, Jean worked at Leeds General In� rmary, the Putney Hospital in London, the Leeds Maternity Hospital and as an obstetric nurse at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue.

Upon moving to Mercer Island she became an active member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church congregation. She was a member of the Women’s University Club, the Mercer Island Shore Club during her tennis playing days, the Arboretum Foundation and several other organizations. She was a past president of the Friends of the University of Washington School of Medicine and of the North Mercer Junior High School PTA. She will be sorely missed by her many friends on Mercer Island,

Seattle and the greater Northwest and also across the United States and the countless places she visited around the world with her husband.

She is survived by her husband of almost 62 years, Christopher, her daughter Alison and son-in-law Daniel, her daughter Elizabeth and son-in-law Gary, her son Christopher James and daughter-in-law Janet, her son Simon and daughter-in-law Maggie, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild and her older brother, Alexander.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday, November 22at 2 PM at Mercer Island Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

In lieu of � owers, please make any donations to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, the Northwest Kidney Centers or the charity of your choice.

Friends are invited to sign the online guestbook and to view a more detailed obituary at www.Flintofts.com

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Robert Alan “Bob” SendersRobert Alan “Bob” Senders died peacefully in Hermiston,

Oregon succumbing to metastatic lung cancer.A 1968 graduate of MIHS and a 1972 graduate of Washington

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DEATH INVESTIGATION: A 99-year-old woman at the 3300 block of 84th Avenue S.E. died. Her family went trick-or-treating for 45 minutes, and when they returned they found her unresponsive on her bed. DNR paperwork was present and CPR was not performed.

NOV. 1MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A 54-year-old male at the 7600 block of S.E. 40th Street said that someone drove over his yard, damag-ing his mailbox and bushes. The value to repair the 1960s style custom mailbox is $350, plus $500 for the azalea bushes.

NOV. 2PROWLING: A 69-year-old male reported that some-one entered his unlocked vehicle parked in his drive-way sometime between Halloween night and the fol-lowing afternoon. A dozen CDs, a generic multi-tool

and a Swiss Army knife were taken for a loss of $150. There was no damage to the vehicle.

COLLISION: One car rear ended another at a four-way stop at the intersection of S.E. 27th Street and 80th Avenue S.E. The driver was cited for inattention.

DUI: A 24-year-old Gig Harbor woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at the 6400 block of S.E. 24th Street. She struck something on eastbound I-90 and her car died on Mercer Island. She failed field sobriety tests and provided two breath samples resulting in .237 and .241 BAC.

NOV. 3THEFT: A 52-year-old Island man at the 3900 block of East Mercer Way said that his $1,200 white Giant “Rapid” model bicycle was stolen from the walkway by the front door of his residence.

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First meeting of Transportation Benefit District is Nov. 17

The City Council passed an ordinance creating a Transportation Benefit District (TBD) on Oct. 20. The TBD, governed by the Council, will be able to pass a $20 car tab to bring in

$335,000 (reduced from an estimated $350,000 due to administrative costs) for transportation projects. Its first meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17.

The TBD was created to address deficits in the city’s street fund. The fund is still projected to go nega-tive. The car tab fee can be increased if put to a vote, but is capped at $20 without voter approval.

“Islanders would be bet-ter served by putting these new taxes to an Island vote,” Councilmember Mike Cero wrote in an email update. “The car tab tax with its costs and benefits should be ‘owned’ by the citizens of Mercer Island.”

Grant for Island Crest Park is denied

At the Nov. 23 City Council meeting, Finance Director Chip Corder said

that the city won’t be receiv-ing a $500,000 Recreation and Conservation Office grant for the Island Crest Park South Field Turf Conversion project, which was proposed for 2015.

Corder said that because the project was contingent on receiving the grant, it is now classified as “unfund-ed,” or essentially, cut.

Another part of the proj-ect involves a $400,000 sus-pension bridge, which the city was looking to fund through private contribu-tions.

City seeks space for emergency center

Even before the ‘boil water’ advisories, Mercer Island officials recog-nized a need for a dedi-cated Emergency Operation Center (EOC).

Corder said the sugges-tion for a dedicated EOC came up during the Capital Improvement project pre-view in June, after the city had experienced an active shooter drill.

The City Council cham-bers were used as a tempo-rary EOC during the water situation, but staff is looking into designating an EOC space in a downstairs stor-age room in City Hall.

The Mercer Island Historical Society has a room right next to that stor-age room, Corder said.

Staff is putting togeth-er two options: one that involves taking over that room and displacing the Historical Society, and one that doesn’t.

Corder said that this proj-ect “got tee’d up late in the budget process,” and that there are no cost estimates yet.

“A crisis like the one we just had demonstrates the need for dedicated space for emergency operations, but I would hope that a space could be found in the base-ment that does not impact the Historical Society,” said Councilmember Jane Brahm. “It is the reposito-ry of the history of Mercer Island and I would like to make sure they have a home.”

The Society’s space has already been downsized before.

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Howard Goldstein / Special to the ReporterThe First Church of Christian Scientists at 8685 S.E. 47th St. sits on three acres of land just west of Island Crest Way. It is considered a classic examle of mid-century public architecture. Below, the orignal flagstone floor in the church entry lights up in the sun. It all seems b’sheret, Hebrew for ‘it was meant to be,” said Dr. Edward Epstein of Shevet Achim.

leasing space from the Northwest Yeshiva High School and plans to com-mence its services at its new location next month. The Christian Science Church is now leasing space from the United Methodist Church on First Hill in the north end of the Island and began holding its services there on Nov. 2.

The synagogue counts 90 families with 100 children as members. It had out-grown its rented space and sought a building of its own. The church’s central loca-tion, only three blocks from the Shevet Achim’s current quarters, was crucial since many congregants, in obser-vance of Jewish law, walk to synagogue on Shabbat and

holidays.“We’ve been here 53 years

and love this place, but as it says in Ecclesiastes, there is a time and season for every-thing under the sun, and it’s our time to move,” said Nancy Bushore, chairman of the Executive Board of the Christian Science Church. “We’re going to take a year or so to do some strategic planning about our future. We now have funds such as we’ve never had before, and we want to be good stewards of it.”

The property was never listed for sale. It took 18 months for the two parties

to close the sale.It was very important to

the Christian Scientists that the property remained with-in the faith community.

“The property would yield about nine residen-tial lots,” Bushore said. “But we think the residents and community are better off with a broad group of strong religious institutions on the Island.”

Architectural preserva-tionists commended the commitment to keeping the church in service.

“The building is a trea-sure,” observed Eugenia Woo of Historic Seattle and the Mid-Century architec-tural preservationist group, Docomomo WEWA. “It’s wonderful that the Christian Scientists chose to sell to their Jewish neighbors.”

“We saw this as a once-in-a-generation opportu-nity,” explained Dr. Edward Epstein, of Shevet Achim. “Together with the church, we overcame numerous obstacles to achieve the transaction. It all seems b’sheret, Hebrew for ‘it was meant to be.’”

“We are grateful for this blessing as it will allow us to achieve the vision we have for our congregation,” he added.

The City of Mercer Island carefully reviewed Shevet Achim’s plans and found that the new owner would preserve the church proper-ty’s existing conditional use.

In order to help raise enough capital to make the purchase, Shevet Achim will, subject to the city’s approval, sub-plat and sell

three housing lots on the westernmost edge of the property. JayMarc Homes will apply to the city to develop the property.

The Christian Science congregation has had a 90-year presence on Mercer Island. Ironically, it once owned the current United Methodist property on S.E. 24th Street. Then in 1957, it bought the three-acre parcel and built its church building in 1961.

“Both our congregations are members of the Mercer Island Clergy Association, an ecumenical group,” said John Chae, United Methodist pastor. “We wel-come them back openly and wholeheartedly. Here, they are able to hold their own services in our sanctu-ary, conduct Sunday school classes in our Fellowship Hall, and even have an office.”

“What blesses one, bless-es all,” Bushore said. “We are pleased to entrust our beau-tiful church to our friends at Shevet Achim.”

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The Mercer Island Rotary Club announced MIHS seniors Trevor Gullstad and Madison Nimmo its Islanders of the Month for November.

Gullstad is a boys water polo team captain, a mem-ber of the wrestling team, f o u n d e r and presi-dent of the Destination Imagination club and a member of the National H o n o r Society. He has volun-teered in a variety of projects through VOICE and the National Honor Society, was a BRIDGES leader and has managed the high school wrestling team’s website. Outside of MIHS, Gullstad enjoys keeping up with tech, sports and political news and learning about physics and engineering. The son of

Wayne and Carol Gullstad, he plans to study mechani-cal engineering after high school.

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Island teen has an eye on space

By Melissa MilburnSpecial to the Reporter

A team of aspir-ing rocket scientists, led by 15-year-old Mercer Islander Ryan Ressmeyer, have successfully designed and flown their quali-fication rockets for the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC).

Ryan, who’s been launching rockets for most of his life, was one

of a dozen students from The Bush School’s rock-etry class who flew self-designed creations with-out breaking a single (raw) egg payload.

The elective class is taught by Ryan and his father, Roger Ressmeyer, founder of the Visions of Tomorrow Foundation.

In his spare time, the elder Ressmeyer has been teaching students how to design, test and launch rockets for 13 years.

This local rocket launch comes just a week after two

major commercial rocket explosions in Florida and California.

“It is important stu-dents learn to move for-ward despite temporary setbacks in rocketry,” says Roger Ressmeyer, who is a world-renowned pho-tographer and filmmaker. “Scientific innovation, design and exploration is our future, and rocketry is part of this vision.”

At the competitive TARC event next May, 100 high school teams will compete by designing

similar rockets to the ones Ryan and his team built with the same specifica-tions.

These include flying a raw egg to 800-feet, verifying height with an onboard altimeter, and landing it within a num-ber of seconds without breaking the egg.

The TARC competition is sponsored by NASA and other aerospace compa-nies, including Boeing.

For more on rockets in the news, see page 23.

Above, Ryan Ressmeyer, 15, and his father Roger check final details on a set of rockets, at left, made by students at The Bush School. The project is part of a class on rocketry at the Seattle school, where father and son teach the class.

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Diane Mortenson, Mercer Island’s recreation superintendent, received the Most Dedicated City Staff Award from the National League of Cities (NLC) for her commitment to reducing childhood obe-sity rates through the Let’s Move! campaign.

Councilmember Debbie Bertlin recommended Mortenson for the award.

Elena Hoffnagle, pro-gram associate for Let’s Move! and the NLC, said she received many applica-tions from cities across the country.

“For the review team, (Mortenson’s) leadership in bringing Let’s Move! to Mercer Island and reaching out to a wide array of com-munity partners is truly admirable,” Hoffnagle said.

Mortenson will be recog-nized at a ceremony at the National League of Cities Congress of Cities on Nov. 20 in Austin, Texas.

Let’s Move! is a nation-wide campaign, launched by First Lady Michelle Obama and dedicated to solving the problem of childhood obesity by pro-moting nutrition and physi-cal activity.

Ready for the snow

Islanders of all ages perused the selection of new and used ski gear at the 30th annual Islander Middle School Ski Swap that benefits programs at the school. Above left, Islanders Cole and Annie Robbins scored new skis, helmets and a coat at the sale. Above right, Amelia Melnikov, 3 years old, studies the boot selection while her mother tries on boots nearby. Behind her in the stroller, hidden from view and fast asleep, is her baby brother Daniel ,who is 4 months old. At right, dozens of skis were available to flex.

Photos by Kevin and Mary L. Grady


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The Holiday Tradition Continues!

December 24th

When Charlotte Steiner began work on her � rst Children’s Holiday Greetings edition in 1970, everything else at the Mercer Island Reporter came to a halt as she wheedled and cajoled one Island merchant after another with “this darling drawing that a little child from the Island made just for you!” We are proud to carry on this wonderful Island tradition for 44 years!”

— William G.A. Shaw Publisher

One of the real joys of the holiday season is the opportunity to say thank you and to wish you the very best for the new year.

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“Sleepless in Seattle” provides sleeping bags to homeless


Sleepless in Seattle is, for some, associated with a romantic comedy.

For the 3,100 homeless people in King County, it’s a nightly reality, and soon, temperatures will drop into the 20s or 30s.

After hearing this statis-tic, recent graduates and students at the University of Washington, Seattle Pacific University and Bellevue College started a project called “Sleepless in Seattle” to provide homeless indi-viduals with warm sleep-ing bags to help get them through the winter.

The campaign hopes to raise $75,000 through Indiegogo by Thanksgiving. So far, it’s at $19,753, 26 percent of the goal.

Daniel Shen, a 17-year old UW student and Mercer Island resident, said he got involved in the project

through his church. “I heard about the prob-

lem and the project at the same time,” Shen said. “Those of us who may be better off have an obligation to take care of those who are worse off.”

Shen said that his first experience interacting with a homeless person came during a service learning project, and that he got to know homeless individu-als beyond “people stand-ing there with a cardboard sign.”

“The story deepens for me when I learn that the homeless aren’t just the ones I see at the intersection, but also youth my age,” he said.

Sleepless in Seattle is a great Thanksgiving cause, he said.

“Being a student, I’m con-tributing my time to this project, but since I can’t actually donate funds to the campaign, I figured I could do my part by getting the word out so our city can hear and act on this oppor-tunity to join in on helping the homeless this holiday season,” Shen said.

The Sleepless in Seattle

team reached out to over a dozen local non-profits to help with the project. One estimated that 80 percent of the homeless on the streets do not have access to sleep-ing bags.

Collected funds from the crowdsourcing campaign will be used to purchase sleeping bags in bulk from online wholesale distribu-tors. Gently used sleeping bags can also be donated.

Sleeping bags will be dis-tributed through the non-profits and a “Big Give” distribution at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, hosted by Serve Seattle. About 30 experienced staff will train volunteers on interacting with the homeless before sending them out across the county to distribute bags.

More information can be found at https://www.indi-

egogo.com/projects/sleepless-in-seattle-seattle-gives-back.

To view the group’s YouTube video, go to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41itNIM69Ps

or search “Sleepless in Seattle - Seattle Gives Back.”

A warm place to sleep

YouTubeThe “Sleepless in Seattle” project is raising money to help King County’s homeless population.

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Sweeping Views! $4,625,000New Construction! 8440 Benotho Place SE. Dramatic views of Lake WA & Mt. Rainier. 5BD/4.75BA Craftsman style waterfront home complete w/ a huge great room, gourmet kitchen, large yard, dock and much more!

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FEATURED PROPERTIES

Bainbridge Island $1,495,000Waterfront11656 Arrow Point Dr. NE. Bainbridge Island beauty. 4BR, 4665 sqft and a � oating dock ½ way down Manzanita Bay, protected from winter southern storms. Designed for entertaining inside and out. Approximately 6 miles to the ferry.

Craig Hagstrom 206.669.2267www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/54995

New on Market $325,00013011 48th Dr. SE, Everett. Fall in love with this meticulously maintained spacious 4BR/3BA home. Entertainment sized deck & level, fully fenced backyard w/ garden storage shed. 2 car garage w/work bench & storage.

206.232.8600www.johnlscott.com

North-end Condo $262,000 2500 81st Ave SE #A-102. North-End Garden Condo Conveniently located near town center. Garden level 2BD/1BA unit w/ your own yard & patio. 1 covered parking space and a Stor-age Unit.

Frank Ceteznik 206.979.8400www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/50622

Open & Bright $249,000304 SW 110th St, Seattle. Lovely, charming 2BD/1BA home in a convenient, desirable location. Fully fenced large corner lot. Large living room w/new bamboo hdwd � oor. New kitchen w/granite, SS appliances & more. Very open & bright…A MUST SEE!

Lisa Nguyen 206.718.6553www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/56502

Fall City Rental $1,500/mo4135 332nd Ave SE, Fall City. Nicely Remod-eled 3 bed/1 bath home with two car garage and extra storage with great views of Mt. Si. House sits on 3.4 acres in downtown Fall City across from the Fall City elementary school.

Cindy Verschueren 206.909.4523www.mercerisland .johnlscott.com/68939

New Rental $4,800/moon Market10700 NE 4th St Unit 2116, Bellevue. � is luxurious unit o� ers large sunny 2BR/2BA, gourmet kitchen, 2 indoor parking spaces + storage. Spectacular views of Lake Washington, extensive amenities & 24 hr concierge service.

Nina Li Smith 206.669.8983www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/34518

Take a look! $1,290,000Light & Bright!7375 80th Place SE. Work is done & the house is ready! � is 4BR/2.5BA home was just repaint-ed, has new carpets & freshly re� nished hdwds; as well as new kitchen cabinetry, appliances, and granite slab counters & island. Take a Look!


Unobstructed $2,950,000Panoramic Views4075 W. Mercer Way. Welcome to this 3BR/3BA Westside waterfront home. 90’ of waterfront ac-cess, including amazing decks, gazebo, dock & more. Unobstructed panoramic lake, mountain, city & bridge views!

Gloria Wolfe 425.922.7675www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/96267

Luxurious Townhome $695,0001857 10th Ave NE. Luxurious Issaquah High-lands Chalet style townhome. Grand 2-story entry leads into lg open kitchen w/ a great room that is wonderful for entertaining. Enjoy western views from deck o� great rm & patio o� lower bonus rm. Move-in Ready!


Welcome to the $1,150,000“Beaujolais"45825 SE Edgewich Rd. North Bend. Unique in style…Timeless in design…Nestled on 10 private acres. Secluded, cus-tom built, home presents abundant quality features: 4 zone geothermal heating/ac, elec-tronic gated entry, and so much more!

Shawn Elings 425.829.5622www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/37663

Stunning View Home $1,890,0003925 95th Ct. SE. Light-� lled 4BR/3.5BA home w/open � oor plan, high ceilings & gor-geous views of the Bellevue skyline, Lake & Cas-cades. Attention to detail demonstrated through-out main level master suite, chef’s entertainment sized kitchen & more. Easy I-90 access.


Deeded Moorage $1,695,0005059 84th Ave SE. 25 ft of shared WFT w/Dock is a Bonus to this West-side View Home. Kitchen remodeled in 2010 & has custom bake center. Beautiful trees create a private setting around entertaining size deck & level yard.

Betty DeLaurenti 206.949.1222Martin Weiss 425.417.9595

www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/93462

Aspen Properties $1,695,000Presale2436 62nd Ave SE. Opportunity awaits you w/the chance to fully customize the � nishes in this 4BR/3.5BA home. A Distinctive NW Classic within walking distance to 3 lake-front parks. Minutes to I-90.

Martin Weiss 425.417.9595Betty DeLaurenti 206.949.1222


Midtown Court Home $1,550,0004803 90th Ave SE. Nearing completion, RKK Constructions presents another quality home. 4BR/3.5BA featuring an open great room w/lg. gourmet kitchen & island, 10ft ceilings, 3 car garage & so much more! Neighborhood of Midtown Court.

Lou or Lori 206.949.5674www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/15972

Undiscovered Gem $649,0005221 88th Ave SE. Great site for a new home but livable as is. � is spacious 3BD/1.5BA updated Rambler sits on a large private lot. Clean home w/new hardwood � oors and updates in the kitchen & bathrooms.

Dieter Kaetel 206.427.0863www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/40149

Mercer Island Rambler $699,0002249 80th Ave SE. 3 BR w/ big master suite. 2 full baths, o� ce/den o� eat-in kitchen, oak hardwoods, double-pane windows. Lg. level sunny backyard & patio. Updated! Close to I-90, downtown, shopping & comm. center.

Tony Salvata 206.915.8672www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/72227

Desirable W. Bellevue $2,199,998 10267 NE 21st Place, Bellevue. Inviting lead-ed glass entry graces the elegant foyer of this 4BR/4.75BA home. Exterior stone accents, high ceilings, impeccable � oor-plan, striking kitchen w/granite, & balcony o� master are just a few of its well-designed features.

Jen Bao 206.453.9880www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/27233

Urban Retreat $699,0007119 135th Place SE, Newcastle. Opportu-nities in this marvelous neighborhood are rare & timeless architecture give this fantastic well cared for 4BR/2.5BA home immediate appeal. Minutes away from shopping, restau-rants, galleries, I-405 & I-90.

Petra H. Walker 206.715.5677www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/663014

Coveted First Hill $725,0002460 73rd Ave SE. Don’t miss the fantas-tic opportunity on MI’s coveted First Hill! Overlook the lake, downtown Bellevue & downtown Mercer Island. Build your dream home & take in all the sun & light. Easy free-way access.

Sandra Levin 206.949.2845www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/35727

Spectacular $699,000Snohomish Home 7715 201st St. SE, Snohomish. 5BR/2.5BA home w/newly remodeled kitchen w/granite counters, designer glass mosaic backsplash & ss appliances. Sport court, � re pit, hot tub, huge patio & deck. Perfect for today’s lifestyle.

Daryl Summers 206.697.0162www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/66698

Meydenbauer Bay Views $735,000 331 101st Ave SE, Unit 301-D, Bellevue. 2BR/1.75BA top � oor, end-unit condo w/ac-cess & views of Meydenbauer Bay. � is former model unit has amazing natural light & great � ow. Amenities include: pool, private main � oor entry, small boat launch, ample parking & more!


Immaculate $725,000 Magnolia Home2515 Piedmont Place W, Seattle. Brilliant natural light accents the features of this renovated 3BR/1.75BA home. Extensive upgrades throughout: hardwoods on upper/lower levels, granite countertops, custom out-door grill & more!


Aspen Properties $2,980,000Presale 46xx 81st Ave SE. Aspen Properties LLC is proud to present for presale a Timeless Traditional De-sign. Fully customize this 5BR/4BA home to your speci� cations. Western views of Lake WA & Olympics. Not an opportunity you want to miss!



Sunny South-side $2,275,000Waterfront 8218 Avalon Dr. Great opportunity for lakefront living! Remodel or build new, this property has 62’ of sunny south side water-front. Original house loved to party w/decks, lower level 2nd kitchen & bar. Wide Open Panoramic views!


Shadow Creek Home $529,5007904 NE 195th St, Kenmore. � is 5BDBD/2.75BA home boasts a grand foyer w/hardwoods overlooked by an iron railing stair-case. Granite kitchen counter-tops & gourmet gas cooking range. Gas � replace in family room & master. 3 car garage.


New on Market $630,0009314 SE 36th St. � is 3BR/3BA condo is the best of all worlds…a low maintenance “close the door & go” lifestyle combined w/the con-veniences of single family living such as private 2 car garage, HUGE amounts of storage, decks, open � oor plan & � exible spaces.


New on Market $360,000701 Galer St #408, Seattle. Spectacular 1 bd + den w/rare � oorplan, largest 1 bd unit in Nau-tica. Outstanding Lake Union & city views from your own private deck. Plenty of natural light, updated � nishes. 1 garage space. Amaz-ing location!

Gloria Lee 206.409.7277www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/63961

Investment $360,000Opportunity 11830 78th Ave S, Seattle. Opportunity to own a 5BR/1.75BA home w/partial views of Lake Washington; or build your dream on an included “ready to build on” level lot. Two in One Price!


Phenomenal Mt. $345,000Baker Home3422 36th Ave S, Seattle. Exceptional 5BR/2BA Mt. Baker neighborhood home. Phenomenal location convenient to Light Rail, Downtown, Shopping & I-90. Main � . Bdrm features en suite bath & alternate entrance. Great corner lot!



Charming Beacon $309,000 Hill Home 5811 16th Ave S, Seattle. Lovely traditional, charming 2BD/1.75BA home on Beacon Hill. All new paint, carpet, windows, and kitchen w/granite countertops, maple cabinets, & SS appliances. Generous sized detached shop.


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206-232-8600 | 7853 SE 27th Suite 180, Mercer Island

Julia Nordby Branch Manager

Frank CeteznikClaudia Allard Jen Bao Tim ConwayDebbie Constantine Betty DeLaurenti

Mark Eskridge

Shawn Elings

Lou GlatzKarin Fry Lori HoldenHelen HitchcockCraig Hagstrom

Jimmy Pliego

Dieter Kaetel

Gloria Wolfe

Andrea Pirzio-BiroliSandra Levin Tim Lyon Julie Mermelstein

Gloria Lee

Lisa Nguyen Tony Salvata

Cindy Verschueren Martin WeissPetra WalkerMillie Su Daryl Summers Huy Tat

Nina Li Smith

Sweeping Views! $4,625,000New Construction! 8440 Benotho Place SE. Dramatic views of Lake WA & Mt. Rainier. 5BD/4.75BA Craftsman style waterfront home complete w/ a huge great room, gourmet kitchen, large yard, dock and much more!


FEATURED PROPERTIES

Bainbridge Island $1,495,000Waterfront11656 Arrow Point Dr. NE. Bainbridge Island beauty. 4BR, 4665 sqft and a � oating dock ½ way down Manzanita Bay, protected from winter southern storms. Designed for entertaining inside and out. Approximately 6 miles to the ferry.


New on Market $325,00013011 48th Dr. SE, Everett. Fall in love with this meticulously maintained spacious 4BR/3BA home. Entertainment sized deck & level, fully fenced backyard w/ garden storage shed. 2 car garage w/work bench & storage.


North-end Condo $262,000 2500 81st Ave SE #A-102. North-End Garden Condo Conveniently located near town center. Garden level 2BD/1BA unit w/ your own yard & patio. 1 covered parking space and a Stor-age Unit.


Open & Bright $249,000304 SW 110th St, Seattle. Lovely, charming 2BD/1BA home in a convenient, desirable location. Fully fenced large corner lot. Large living room w/new bamboo hdwd � oor. New kitchen w/granite, SS appliances & more. Very open & bright…A MUST SEE!


Fall City Rental $1,500/mo4135 332nd Ave SE, Fall City. Nicely Remod-eled 3 bed/1 bath home with two car garage and extra storage with great views of Mt. Si. House sits on 3.4 acres in downtown Fall City across from the Fall City elementary school.

Cindy Verschueren 206.909.4523www.mercerisland .johnlscott.com/68939

New Rental $4,800/moon Market10700 NE 4th St Unit 2116, Bellevue. � is luxurious unit o� ers large sunny 2BR/2BA, gourmet kitchen, 2 indoor parking spaces + storage. Spectacular views of Lake Washington, extensive amenities & 24 hr concierge service.

Nina Li Smith 206.669.8983www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/34518

Take a look! $1,290,000Light & Bright!7375 80th Place SE. Work is done & the house is ready! � is 4BR/2.5BA home was just repaint-ed, has new carpets & freshly re� nished hdwds; as well as new kitchen cabinetry, appliances, and granite slab counters & island. Take a Look!


Unobstructed $2,950,000Panoramic Views4075 W. Mercer Way. Welcome to this 3BR/3BA Westside waterfront home. 90’ of waterfront ac-cess, including amazing decks, gazebo, dock & more. Unobstructed panoramic lake, mountain, city & bridge views!


Luxurious Townhome $695,0001857 10th Ave NE. Luxurious Issaquah High-lands Chalet style townhome. Grand 2-story entry leads into lg open kitchen w/ a great room that is wonderful for entertaining. Enjoy western views from deck o� great rm & patio o� lower bonus rm. Move-in Ready!


Welcome to the $1,150,000“Beaujolais"45825 SE Edgewich Rd. North Bend. Unique in style…Timeless in design…Nestled on 10 private acres. Secluded, cus-tom built, home presents abundant quality features: 4 zone geothermal heating/ac, elec-tronic gated entry, and so much more!

Shawn Elings 425.829.5622www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/37663

Stunning View Home $1,890,0003925 95th Ct. SE. Light-� lled 4BR/3.5BA home w/open � oor plan, high ceilings & gor-geous views of the Bellevue skyline, Lake & Cas-cades. Attention to detail demonstrated through-out main level master suite, chef’s entertainment sized kitchen & more. Easy I-90 access.


Deeded Moorage $1,695,0005059 84th Ave SE. 25 ft of shared WFT w/Dock is a Bonus to this West-side View Home. Kitchen remodeled in 2010 & has custom bake center. Beautiful trees create a private setting around entertaining size deck & level yard.



Aspen Properties $1,695,000Presale2436 62nd Ave SE. Opportunity awaits you w/the chance to fully customize the � nishes in this 4BR/3.5BA home. A Distinctive NW Classic within walking distance to 3 lake-front parks. Minutes to I-90.



Midtown Court Home $1,550,0004803 90th Ave SE. Nearing completion, RKK Constructions presents another quality home. 4BR/3.5BA featuring an open great room w/lg. gourmet kitchen & island, 10ft ceilings, 3 car garage & so much more! Neighborhood of Midtown Court.


Undiscovered Gem $649,0005221 88th Ave SE. Great site for a new home but livable as is. � is spacious 3BD/1.5BA updated Rambler sits on a large private lot. Clean home w/new hardwood � oors and updates in the kitchen & bathrooms.

Dieter Kaetel 206.427.0863www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/40149

Mercer Island Rambler $699,0002249 80th Ave SE. 3 BR w/ big master suite. 2 full baths, o� ce/den o� eat-in kitchen, oak hardwoods, double-pane windows. Lg. level sunny backyard & patio. Updated! Close to I-90, downtown, shopping & comm. center.

Tony Salvata 206.915.8672www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/72227

Desirable W. Bellevue $2,199,998 10267 NE 21st Place, Bellevue. Inviting lead-ed glass entry graces the elegant foyer of this 4BR/4.75BA home. Exterior stone accents, high ceilings, impeccable � oor-plan, striking kitchen w/granite, & balcony o� master are just a few of its well-designed features.

Jen Bao 206.453.9880www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/27233

Urban Retreat $699,0007119 135th Place SE, Newcastle. Opportu-nities in this marvelous neighborhood are rare & timeless architecture give this fantastic well cared for 4BR/2.5BA home immediate appeal. Minutes away from shopping, restau-rants, galleries, I-405 & I-90.

Petra H. Walker 206.715.5677www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/663014

Coveted First Hill $725,0002460 73rd Ave SE. Don’t miss the fantas-tic opportunity on MI’s coveted First Hill! Overlook the lake, downtown Bellevue & downtown Mercer Island. Build your dream home & take in all the sun & light. Easy free-way access.

Sandra Levin 206.949.2845www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/35727

Spectacular $699,000Snohomish Home 7715 201st St. SE, Snohomish. 5BR/2.5BA home w/newly remodeled kitchen w/granite counters, designer glass mosaic backsplash & ss appliances. Sport court, � re pit, hot tub, huge patio & deck. Perfect for today’s lifestyle.

Daryl Summers 206.697.0162www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/66698

Meydenbauer Bay Views $735,000 331 101st Ave SE, Unit 301-D, Bellevue. 2BR/1.75BA top � oor, end-unit condo w/ac-cess & views of Meydenbauer Bay. � is former model unit has amazing natural light & great � ow. Amenities include: pool, private main � oor entry, small boat launch, ample parking & more!


Immaculate $725,000 Magnolia Home2515 Piedmont Place W, Seattle. Brilliant natural light accents the features of this renovated 3BR/1.75BA home. Extensive upgrades throughout: hardwoods on upper/lower levels, granite countertops, custom out-door grill & more!


Aspen Properties $2,980,000Presale 46xx 81st Ave SE. Aspen Properties LLC is proud to present for presale a Timeless Traditional De-sign. Fully customize this 5BR/4BA home to your speci� cations. Western views of Lake WA & Olympics. Not an opportunity you want to miss!



Sunny South-side $2,275,000Waterfront 8218 Avalon Dr. Great opportunity for lakefront living! Remodel or build new, this property has 62’ of sunny south side water-front. Original house loved to party w/decks, lower level 2nd kitchen & bar. Wide Open Panoramic views!


Shadow Creek Home $529,5007904 NE 195th St, Kenmore. � is 5BDBD/2.75BA home boasts a grand foyer w/hardwoods overlooked by an iron railing stair-case. Granite kitchen counter-tops & gourmet gas cooking range. Gas � replace in family room & master. 3 car garage.


New on Market $630,0009314 SE 36th St. � is 3BR/3BA condo is the best of all worlds…a low maintenance “close the door & go” lifestyle combined w/the con-veniences of single family living such as private 2 car garage, HUGE amounts of storage, decks, open � oor plan & � exible spaces.


New on Market $360,000701 Galer St #408, Seattle. Spectacular 1 bd + den w/rare � oorplan, largest 1 bd unit in Nau-tica. Outstanding Lake Union & city views from your own private deck. Plenty of natural light, updated � nishes. 1 garage space. Amaz-ing location!

Gloria Lee 206.409.7277www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/63961

Investment $360,000Opportunity 11830 78th Ave S, Seattle. Opportunity to own a 5BR/1.75BA home w/partial views of Lake Washington; or build your dream on an included “ready to build on” level lot. Two in One Price!


Phenomenal Mt. $345,000Baker Home3422 36th Ave S, Seattle. Exceptional 5BR/2BA Mt. Baker neighborhood home. Phenomenal location convenient to Light Rail, Downtown, Shopping & I-90. Main � . Bdrm features en suite bath & alternate entrance. Great corner lot!



Charming Beacon $309,000 Hill Home 5811 16th Ave S, Seattle. Lovely traditional, charming 2BD/1.75BA home on Beacon Hill. All new paint, carpet, windows, and kitchen w/granite countertops, maple cabinets, & SS appliances. Generous sized detached shop.


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Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoSabrina Kwan swims the 100 fly during the Sea-King 3A district swim championships Saturday at Mary Wayte Pool.

By Joseph [email protected]

In its quest for another postseason title, Mercer Island swim and dive ran into its first roadblock at the district meet.

Lakeside bested Mercer Island at the Sea-King 3A girls swim and dive district championships Saturday at Mary Wayte Pool, winning with a team score of 255.5 to Mercer Island’s 221.5.

“Sometimes teams just have more swims and

more swimmers and I think [Lakeside] had a couple more swims than we had today,” swim coach Chauntelle Johnson said after the meet. “My big thing was to get as many kids into next week as pos-sible.”

Four district records were broken at Saturday’s meet, with Bellevue’s Kim Williams breaking her own record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.21 and setting a new record in the 100 breast at 1:03.42. Lakeside’s 200

free relay team of Caroline Wagner, Yasmin Luthra, Abby Wagner and Helen Teegan set a new mark at 1:38.32, while Lakeside’s 400 free relay team of Luthra, Addie Chambers, Amber Chong and Caroline Wagner broke a 2011 record set by Mercer Island, finish-ing at 3:36.11.

Sabrina Kwan was Mercer Island’s lone event winner, edging Holy Names’ Sophia Chien in the 100 yard fly by 0.03 seconds with a winning time of 57.83.

Mercer Island’s team of Kwan, Sofija Raisys, Emily Koksu and Sammie Edwards placed fifth (1:53.56) in the 200 medley relay.

Leah Fisk took third (1:56.2) and Maeve Murdoch was fourth (1:56.94) in the 200 free, and Kwan tied with Lakeside’s Helen Teegan for fourth in the 50 free at 24.95.

Hadley Michaels placed fourth (357.95) and Kayla

Lakeside races past Mercer Island at district swim meet

Islander volleyball second at Sea-King


After overcoming the one team it couldn’t beat during the regular season in the district tournament semifi-nals, Mercer Island volley-ball found itself victim to yet another team from the Metro Mountain division, falling to Lakeside 3-2 in the Sea-King 3A volleyball finals Nov. 8 at Lakeside High School. As the runner-up, Mercer Island will take the district’s second seed into the state tournament.

The Islanders opened the tournament sweeping Ballard 3-0 before advanc-ing to take on Holy Names Academy in Saturday’s semifinal round, the only team to deal Mercer Island

a loss this season back in September.

After splitting the first two games, Mercer Island outlasted Holy Names in a crucial third set, winning 30-28 before closing out the match in the fourth set 25-12. Jemma Yeadon posted 22 kills, 23 digs, two aces and two blocks in the match, while Olivia Hughes had six kills, four blocks and four aces, and Natalie Robinson contributed five kills, ten digs, three aces, four blocks and 47 assists.

In the finals, Mercer Island met Lakeside, which finished second in the Metro Mountain stand-ings behind Holy Names.

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Boys sixth, girls eighth at state XC meetBy Joseph Livarchik

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Mercer Island’s boys and girls cross country teams wrapped their 2014 sea-sons at the 3A state cham-pionships Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Wash. The boys fin-ished sixth as a team, while the girls finished eighth.

Dylan Lesko was Mercer Island’s top individual finisher in the boys race, coming in 17th at 15:54.35. Ben Vandenbosch finished 62nd (16:44.11), Teddy Larkin was 70th (16:53.56), Ben Stoops finished 78th (16:57.94), Sean Bender was 79th (16:59.16), Nathan Gallatin came in 85th (17:02.98) and Tiger McBurney was 130th (17:36.65). North Central

Scott McBurney/Contributed PhotoMary Rose Vu rounds the bend during the girls 5K race at the 3A state cross country championships Saturday, Nov. 8 in Pasco. XC | PAGE 18

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Season ends at KingCo for girls soccerBy Joseph Livarchik

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After besting Interlake in the opening round of the KingCo 3A girls soc-cer tournament, the Mercer Island girls soccer team couldn’t stop Lake Washington in its lose-out matchup for the second berth out of the KingCo tournament, falling 4-0 to the Kangs Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Mac Field.

It was the third matchup of the season between the two teams, all won by Lake Washington.

“It’s always a tough break in the playoffs, especially to lose 4-0,” said girls soccer coach Ryan Camden after the game. “It’s a tough one especially for our seniors to go out like this, but all season long, the wins and losses are almost meaning-less to the life lessons that were learned this year.”

Mercer Island was com-ing off its own 4-0 vic-

tory two nights earlier, but struggled to get its offense going against KingCo’s second-place Kangs. Emily Bunnell had two goals for Lake Washington, scoring first off a corner kick in the 28th minute. Gracie Sturdevant extend-ed the Kangs’ lead in the 35th minute to give Lake

Washington a 2-0 advan-tage at the intermission. Anna Henderson found the back of the net shortly after the opening kick of the sec-ond half to put the Kangs ahead 3-0, and Bunnell scored Lake Washington’s final goal in the 77th minute. Maeve O’Connor recorded the shutout in

goal for the Kangs. “They’re a good squad.

They’ve been building for several years now, they have 11 or 12 seniors. It’s their time right now,” Camden said of Lake Washington. “It’s nothing that we did or didn’t do, we have somewhat of a young group. It’s a good lesson for us to take this in and move on for next year.”

With a theme of unity for the season, Camden said he was most proud to see his team come together as a unit by the end of the year.

“This is only the begin-ning for us. We’re a new program, we’re up-and-coming. What these seniors left was some of that legacy that’s beginning,” he said.

The Islanders gradu-ate seniors Joelle Antilla, Sylvie Dornay, June Kissel, Julia Meade, Jamie Mounger, Stephanie Silke and Meredith Thieme.


The game had ended, the scoreboard was shut off, but the Mercer Island foot-ball team had assembled at midfield. Players and coaches embraced with tears in their eyes, bidding their farewell to the grid-iron, with some players lying down in the south end zone staring upward and taking in the moment.

“Nothing can replace this moment right here,” said coach Brett Ogata, looking on at his players. “They’ll be out here prob-ably another 20-30 min-utes and that’s OK with me. We’ll just be out here hang-ing out and enjoying this moment.”

Mercer Island foot-ball had one last victory

to end the season, beat-ing Bellingham’s Sehome Mariners 35-21 in a week-ten football game Friday night at Islander Stadium.

For the 21 senior Islanders on the varsity squad, it meant ending their high school careers on a high note.

“Coach kind of talked about it earlier. He said, ‘not many people have the opportunity to have their last game be a win,’” relayed senior quarterback Alfonso Gonzalez. “It’s kind of a special feeling, the last game ever and just come out with a win, it feels really nice.”

Gonzalez, who became Mercer Island’s record-holder for single-season touchdown passes last week, added to his record while leading the Islanders with five touchdown pass-es, finishing with 29 on the season. His final strike was a 43-yard bomb to MI’s

One last win | Islanders beat Sehome in finale

By Carol GullstadSpecial to the Reporter

Mercer Island boys water polo secured a spot at state tournament after plow-ing through the competi-tive region II of the dis-trict tournament. Region II contained all of last year’s top four state finishers - Bellevue, Mercer Island, Roosevelt and Curtis.

The Islanders had an easy time in the first round, beat-ing Rogers 25-3. MI led 12-0 after the first quarter and coasted through the rest of the game, with 10 differ-ent Islanders scoring goals. Topher Lacrampe led the scoring blitz with six goals on seven attempts. Jacob Guedel and Jack Larkin led the defense with four steals each.

The semifinal game ver-sus Curtis was a closer see-saw battle. The Islanders led at halftime by a slim mar-gin, 7-6, but were able to open their lead in the third quarter, outscoring Curtis 4-1. In the fourth quarter, Curtis was more aggres-sive driving and shooting as the Vikings took advan-tage of the Islanders’ four key defenders being saddled with two ejections each – Guedel, Trevor Gullstad, Ford Witman and Conner Vacca.

But Mercer Island man-aged to stave off the Vikings and advance to the finals with a 12-11 victory.

The Region II final pit-ted Roosevelt against MI. Roosevelt pulled an upset

in the semifinal round, defeating the reigning state champs Bellevue, 7-6. Mercer Island and Roosevelt split their regular season games, walking away with one victory each.

The game was tied 1-1 at the end of the first and con-tinued to be a low-scoring defensive battle through-out, with Mercer Island trailing 2-4 at the half. But the Islanders held the Roughriders scoreless in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 3-4 off of a five-meter goal by Larkin.

At 6:43 in the fourth quarter, Anthony Pedreira scored off an assist by Lacrampe to tie it up at 4-4, before Roosevelt reeled off three unanswered goals. Larkin broke the scoring drought with a goal in the last minute of the game, but it was too little too late as the Islanders fell 5-7.

Despite aggressive shoot-ing throughout the contest, the Islanders were unable to penetrate the brick wall of Roosevelt’s goalie, junior national team member Conrad Gordon, who had 16 saves.

“We gotta win. We have to play our water polo, not the other team’s,” coach Andrew Smith-Jones said after the game.

The Islanders will begin state tournament competi-tion at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at Curtis High School.

Boys polo takes second at districts, advances to state

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Stephanie Silke, right, fights off Lake Washington’s Gracie Sturdevant Nov. 5 at Mac Field.

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Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island wide receiver Jack Counihan gallops into the end zone after hauling in a 43-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Alfonso Gonzalez Friday at Islander Stadium.

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Murdoch was fourth (54.52) in the 100 free, while Fisk took third (5:12.37) and Angela Riggins was fifth (5:20.03) in the 500 free.

The team of Edwards, Murdoch, Fisk and Kwan finished second (1:39.53) in the 200 free relay, Audrey Hixon was fourth (1:01.63) in the 100 back, and Mercer Island’s

team of Murdoch, Ellie Williams, Riggins and Fisk finished second (3:38.27) in the 400 free relay.

Johnson wasn’t too wor-ried about the Islanders missing out on the district title, saying she didn’t see much to be concerned about from their perfor-mance. In preparation for the state tournament, she said her team’s focus would be to outperform them-selves.

“We can’t control other

teams. I can’t control how other kids swim, but we can control our kids,” Johnson said. “We can help them figure out how to be better prepared and how to make sure that they’re ready for next week, so our goal is to outperform our-selves.”

Mercer Island will compete at the 3A state championship meet Nov. 14-15 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

single-season record-holder for touchdown receptions, receiver Jack Counihan, four minutes after the Mariners cut the deficit to one possession to trail 28-21 in the game’s final quarter.

“First drive of the game, we ran that exact same play and [Sehome defensive back Taylor Rapp] picked me off,” Gonzalez said. “We knew he was aggressive, he’s a really good player. He was going to come down on the

slot receiver, so I knew I was going to have Jack over the top one-on-one, and I just put it up there for him.”

“We’ve had a lot of those in our career, it was kind of a special way to go out, doing the same thing we’ve been doing for four years,” said Counihan, who fin-ished the season with 13 touchdown receptions.

While Ogata admitted the goal was to make it to the postseason, he said end-ing on a high note was what he loved about the oppor-tunity to play a week-ten

game. Amidst the tearful camaraderie between play-ers whose high school foot-ball careers just ended, it was clear that sentiment was shared.

“You play with these kids for four years, some of them longer. When you think back, you can remember the fun you had, and the last game kind of sums it up,” Counihan said.

Mercer Island finished its season fourth in the KingCo 3A/2A standings with a 3-3 league record and 5-5 over-all.

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island receiver David Emanuels charges for the end zone on an 18-yard passing play Friday, Nov. 7 against Sehome. Emanuels would score on Mercer Island’s next play, catching a six-yard touchdown pass from Alfonso Gonzalez.

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earned the top team score while boasting the race’s top finisher, with senior Tanner Anderson winning at 14:31.7

For the girls, Cece

Rosenman led the Islanders, finishing 21st at 19:18.08. Alexa Bauman finished 42nd (19:49.13), Chloe Michaels was 51st (20:03.11), Kayla Lee fin-ished 53rd (20:04.43), Mary Rose Vu came in 107th (21:11.48), Elly McMillan

was 128th (21:47.45) and Adrienne Suhm finished 135th (22:24.82). Lakeside senior Andrea Masterson, Sea-King’s 3A district champion, won the girls race at 17:40.9, while Holy Names Academy won the event as a team.

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5K at Sun Willows Golf Course3A WIAA State Championships

Boys ResultsTeam — 1. North Central 41; 2. Kamiakin 55; 3. Bishop Blanchet 164; 4. Arlington 179; 5. Central Kitsap 202; 6. Mercer Island 209; 7. Nathan Hale 214; 8. Ingraham 220; 9. Interlake 222; 10. Ballard 228.

Individual — 1. Tanner Anderson, NC, 14:31.70; 2. John Dressel, MS, 14:46.65; 3. Andrew Snyder, K, 15:13.00; 4. John Rodehef-fer, OH,15:15.39; 5. Miler Haller, EW, 15:23.44; 6. Andy Reisch-ling, Prep, 15:36.07; 7. Andrew Vandine, NC, 15:37.00; 8. Nathan Beamer, A, 15:37.64; 9. Stuart Smith, NH, 15:38.21; 10. Hayden Dressel, MS, 15:39.75; 11. Peter Hogan, BB, 15:43.99; 12. Justin Janke, NC, 15:44.43; 13. Jonathan La�erty, K, 15:44.72; 14. Phillip Fishburn, K, 15:45.54; 15. Sam Sjoberg, NC, 15:48.70; 16. Austin Blankenship, CR, 15:51.86; 17. Dylan Lesko, MI, 15:54.35; 18. Patrick McDermott, Ing, 15:57.98; 19. Roberto Aguilera, F, 15:58.15; 20. Braxton Gutierrez,

K, 15:59.29; 21. Luke Beauchamp, Int, 15:59.85; 22. Jacob Christner, NC, 16:03.59; 23. Kirby McDer-mott, Ing, 16:04.67; 24. Matt Siegel, EC, 16:08.57; 25. Thomas Psyhogeos, Prep, 16:09.30.

Girls ResultsTeam — 1. Holy Names Academy 83; 2. Mountlake Terrace 109; 3. Glacier Peak 143; 4. Ballard 155; 5. (tie) Mt. Spokane 175; Lakeside 175; 7. Gar�eld 184; 8. Mercer Island 196; 9. Kamiakin 203; 10. Capital 210.

Individual — 1. Andrea Mas-terson, L, 17:40.90; 2. Sophie Cantine, L, 17:55.73; 3. Jordan Oakes, HN, 18:06.56; 4. Erin Ripple, HN, 18:35.62; 5. Micaela Kostecka, MS, 18:36.38; 6. Lauren Dunnell, SP, 18:40.73; 7. Lauren Pierson, C, 18:40.88; 8. Mikayla Pivec, Lyn, 18:41.33; 9. Katherine Gustafson, MT, 18:46.48; 10. Katherine Penner, Bel, 18:47.11; 11. Ella Schroth, MT, 18:47.60; 12. Jonalynn Horn, OH, 18:57.32; 13. Ashley Hauger, SP, 18:58.11; 14. Megan LeGresley, LW, 19:02.87; 15. Heidi Smith, GP, 19:04.36; 16. Jamie Smith, Bal, 19:07.35; 17. Rosie McDonagh, HN, 19:11.98; 18. Emily Peterson, J, 19:13.09; 19. Natalie Sharp, G, 19:13.72; 20. Samantha Engebretsen, E, 19:16.41; 21. Cece Rosenman, MI, 19:18.08; 22. Katherine Walter,

MT, 19:18.82; 23. Jamie Ferris, P, 19:24.19; 24. Katherine Dit-tmann, GP, 19:27.83; 25. Kaelah Corrigan, NC, 19:27.92.

GIRLS SOCCERMonday, Nov. 3

KingCo 3A Playo�sat Mercer Island High SchoolMercer Island 4, Interlake 0

INT 0 0 — 0MI 1 3 — 4

Mercer Island — Namya Malik (Kate Miller) 22:00; Namya Malik (Amanda Wall) 45:00; Julia Meade (Sylvie Dornay) 73:00; Stephanie Silke (Amanda Wall) 78:00; Bella Johnson shutout.

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at Lake Washington High SchoolLake Wash. 4, Mercer Island 0

MI 0 0 — 0LW 2 2 — 4

Lake Washington — Emily Bun-nell 28:00; Gracie Sturdevant (Lauren Curlanis) 35:00; Anna Henderson (Caroline Ross, Taylor Sekyra) 41:00; Emily Bunnell 77:00; Maeve O’Connor shutout.

VOLLEYBALLThursday, Nov. 6

Sea-King 3A District Tournamentat Juanita High School

Mercer Island 3, Ballard 0MI 25 25 25 — 3B 9 12 15 — 0

Mercer Island — Jemma Yeadon 12 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces, 1 block; Kelly Behrbaum 8 kills; Brooke Behrbaum 5 kills, 4 blocks, 7 aces; Olivia Hughes 5 kills, 3 blocks, 3 aces; Brooke Gardner 6 aces, 5 digs; Adara Hamilton 2 aces, 6 digs; Tess Hendelman 8 digs; Natalie Robinson 30 assists, 4 kills, 1 ace.

Saturday, Nov. 8 Sea-King 3A District Tournament

Semi�nalsat Lakeside High School

Mercer Island 3, Holy Names Academy 1

MI 25 23 30 25 — 3HN 14 25 28 12 — 1

Mercer Island — Jemma Yeadon 22 kills, 23 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Brooke Behrbaum 10 kills, 2 blocks; Olivia Hughes 6 kills, 4 blocks, 4 aces; Natalie Robinson 5 kills, 10 digs, 3 aces, 4 blocks, 47 assists; Tess Hendelman 27 digs, 2 aces; Adara Hamilton 8 digs, 2 aces.

Sea-King 3A District FinalsLakeside 3, Mercer Island 2

MI 25 18 25 12 12 — 2L 17 25 19 25 15 — 3

Mercer Island — Jemma Yeadon 28 kills, 25 digs, 2 aces; Brooke Behrbaum 7 kills, 3 blocks;

Caroline Hamilton 7 kills; Olivia Hughes 6 kills, 3 blocks, 3 aces; Natalie Robinson 4 kills, 11 digs, 1 block, 51 assists; Tess Hendel-man 18 digs, 2 aces; Brooke Gardner 12 digs, 3 aces; Adara Hamilton 9 digs, 1 ace.

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Mt. Baker Crew wins at Head of the Lake

Four Island rowers helped their Mt. Baker Crew take top honors in the Head of the Lake Regatta in Seattle Sunday, Nov. 2.

Islanders Anika Christofferson, Margaret

Seaton, Gretchen Peterson and Charlotte Lepp helped the Mt. Baker Junior Women’s Varsity 8+ defeat the 2014 US Rowing Youth National Champions, the Oakland Strokes, in the junior 8+ competition. Mt. Baker Crew won the three-mile race with a time of 19:11.31.

The Mt. Baker Crew Varsity 8+ was undefeat-

ed in its fall season, also winning the Portland Fall Classic and the Head of the Snohomish races.

Little Dribblers Kicks off its 48th Season

The Mercer Island Boys Basketball Booster Club has opened registration for its Little Dribblers pro-gram, which begins on Dec. 6.

Little Dribblers contin-ues its 48-year history of providing Mercer Island boys the opportunity to learn the game from the best coaches and players on the Island.

The camp is overseen by Mercer Island head coach Gavin Cree, and the close instruction is provided by current high school coaches and players.

Three different sessions for 2nd-9th grade boys will take place over seven Saturdays through Feb. 7. Grades 2nd-4th grades will take place from 9-10 a.m.,

5th and 6th grades will follow from 10–11 a.m. and 7th-9th grades will make up the final session from 11–noon. Balanced teams are formed after two weeks of drills and scrim-mages, and the program culminates in a champion-ship tournament on the final day of the program.

The cost is $85 per child, but needs-based scholarships are available. Families can register at mibasketball.org.

“The program was founded to inspire Mercer Island boys, like me many years ago, by providing instruction and role mod-els and it works because every kid can remem-ber their Little Dribblers coach,” Cree said. “I see many of the boys in the stands watching our high school games and com-ing down on the floor congratulating our guys. I also have been able to see boys refine their games and graduate from Little Dribblers to our high school program.”

Contributed PhotoThe Mt. Baker Junior Women’s Varsity 8+ bested the reign-ing US Rowing Youth National Champions, the Oakland Strokes, at the Head of the Lake Regatta Sunday, Nov. 2.

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Olivia Hughes (15) goes up to joust against Ballard’s front line during the first round of the Sea-King 3A district tournament Thursday, Nov. 6 at Juanita High School. Mercer Island won, 3-0.

Taking on the Lions in their home gym for the district title, Mercer Island grabbed a 2-1 advantage after winning the third set 25-19. But the Islanders couldn’t close out the Lions, dropping the next two sets 25-12 and 15-12. Yeadon

had 28 kills, 25 digs and two aces, Brooke Behrbaum had seven kills and three blocks, and Tess Hendelman had 18 digs and two aces for the Islanders.

Mercer Island will begin state competition against Marysville-Pilchuck in the tournament’s opening round at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14 in Lacey, Wash.

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Sports briefs

Islander presides over ‘ride and drives’ for new car launches

By Mary L. [email protected]

Emerald Downs is the epicenter of thorough-bred horse racing in the Northwest. Yet late last month, there was no trace of horses or eager betters. Instead, there was the pun-gent smell of hot brakes and the squeal of rubber on asphalt.

In a vast empty parking lot just north of the barns was another kind of race-horse. A set of performance luxury cars, sat lined up precisely like rental cars at

the airport, waiting for driv-ers. The keys were in the ignition. The engines were on.

It was a new car ‘product launch' or ‘roll out’ for the new $50,000 2015 Acura TLX. These events allow car salesmen at local deal-erships to learn about the features and feel of a new vehicle. The salesmen drive both the new car and simi-lar cars to be able to under-stand and explain the dif-ferences to potential buyers. The events can sometimes stretch across the country.

“We began the tour on Aug. 11 in Atlanta, two weeks rehearsing, buying set props, training my staff and wrapping our head around the new program,”

explained Islander Owen Blauman, who serves as the road producer for the events. “We then went live at the Atlanta Motor speedway for three days. Packed it up and headed to Fed Ex Field outside Washington, D.C., then Gillette Stadium in Boston, Arlington Heights outside Chicago, Giants Stadium near NYC, Miami, Denver, Dallas, Houston, LA, San Francisco, and finally Seattle.”

Hired by the auto manu-facturer, Blauman heads up a team of auto and event professionals to manage and set up these events. Using six to eight large semi-trucks, the group hauls dozens of vehicles and gear from place to place.

On this day, 18 2015 Acura TLX cars were to be compared with a set of 12 competitor cars. The com-petitor cars, also priced at $50,000, included similar models from Lexus, Audi and BMW.

Such an event is simple in concept, but highly complex in execution. There are a thousand and one details to attend to. It requires a wide set of skills, ingenuity and patience. Blauman has been doing these events since 1999. The crew of 21 that he directs are old hands in the performance auto mar-keting business. The team includes professional race car drivers, long haul semi -truck drivers and market-ing professionals, riggers and roustabouts. Everyone has a role, a set of chores to do, details to look after.

The team must set up the event, offloading gear, rig-ging up tents and canopies, chairs, set up the test course and fill out paperwork - lots of paperwork. Blauman must ensure that the crew

gets the rental equipment on site and on time like the fork lift, water truck, fuel truck, and extra tires. There are catering staffs, fire mar-shals, building departments, city electrical inspectors and more that must be dealt with. Leases for land and gear must be arranged, per-mits applied for.

Linked by walkie talkie across the huge lot, workers must make sure that every step is followed to ensure that every piece is in place.

Yet Blauman says each show, every day, every place is different. Something always happens.

“It involves skills that are similar to party planning, babysitting and crisis man-agement all rolled together,” he said of his job. “The situ-ation is always fluid.”

“I do everything that needs to be done or that is left undone,” he continued. “It might be that there is not enough food or that some-one is out of their heart medicine.”

On this day, there was not an adequate water source for

the water truck. Blauman grabbed some Acura hats and assorted swag and headed over the horse barns to talk his way into filling the big truck there.

There isn't much room for error. Such an event is expensive. Blauman said he has done campaigns with


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WEDNESDAY | 12

ARTS COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The Arts Council and Parks and Recreation staff provide community activities such as art galleries, concerts and plays and literary events as well as support local artists with grants and acquire public art for the city. For more, contact Amber Britton at [email protected].

THURSDAY | 13

MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE HOLIDAY ART SHOW RECEPTION: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, 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 Event Center Nov. 3 to Dec. 19. For more, contact Nannette Bassett at [email protected] or call 206-232-8148.

MIHS PRESENTS ROMEO AND JULIET: 7-9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, Mercer Island High School Performing Arts Center, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. William Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers are brought to life on the MIHS stage in the Drama department’s fall production of Romeo and Juliet. Performances run Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 20-22

in the MIHS Performing Arts Center. Advance tickets can be purchased directly from the cast for $10. Tickets at the door are $15, $5 for children under 7 and seniors over 65. More information at www.mercerislandschools.org/Page/11021.

FRIDAY | 14

MOVIE NIGHT/ PARENT’S NIGHT OUT: 6-9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14, Mercer Island Martial Arts 2630 77th Ave. S.E., #106-108. MIMA presents a movie, games, snacks and juice for ages 5 and up. Cost is $10. For more, contact Claudia Vicek at [email protected] or call 206-230-9050.

FALL CLASSICS ON FILM: Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974). 7:30-9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14, 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 | 15

MIPA TOY SWAP: Toys, Gear, and Clothes Sale. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15, Islander Middle School, 8225 S.E. 72nd St. Every year, the Mercer Island Preschool Association organizes a

giant consignment sale of gently used toys, children’s clothes and equipment. The proceeds (35% of consign-ment sales and 100% of donations sales) go toward funding MIPA charities and operations. For more, visit mipreschoolassociation.org/toyswap.

SHABBAT UNPLUGGED: 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15, SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. Unplug from technology and plug into community and family. Every Shabbat Unplugged will feature a variety of activities open to our entire community, including family yoga, a gym obstacle course, swim-ming and art projects. Free. Contact Zach Duitch at [email protected].

MONDAY | 17

PUBLIC BUDDHIST TALK: 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17, Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E. A talk on the enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha, given by Rev. Master Basil Singer. For more information, visit seattledharmarefuge.org or email [email protected].

TUESDAY | 18

CERCLE FRANCOPHONE - FRENCH CONVERSATION EVENING: 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18. The Mercer Island Sister City Association will spon-sor an informal French Conversation Evening for anybody who wants to

improve their French at the home of Beth Brennen on Mercer Island. The only “rule” is that those attend-ing must speak French. All levels of French are welcome. For more informa-tion and driving directions, contact Beth Brennen 206-232-7650 or Monica Howell 206-232-2983.

PEAK AND CLUB OF ROCK OPEN MIC NIGHT: 7:30-9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18, Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club Peak, 4120 86th Ave. S.E. Club of Rock will be host-ing an open mic night at the Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club PEAK building. All are invited, including poets, musicians and other artists. Food will be pro-vided. Admission is $3 for members and $5 without membership. For more, con-tact Katy Krupin at kkrupin@

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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 Event Center. For more, contact Nannette Bassett.

MERCER ISLAND MARTIAL ARTS BLANKET DRIVE: Mercer Island Martial Arts, 2630 77th Ave. S.E., #106-108. For the month of November, Mercer Island Martial Arts is collect-ing blankets for Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission. For

more information, contact Jessica Merly at [email protected].

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 open Friday-Tuesday from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mercer Island locations are at 2229 77th Ave. S.E. and 2436 60th Ave. S.E. Donated toys must be new. For more information about this charity, please go to www.toysfortots.org/Default.aspx.

EVENTS | UPCOMINGANNUAL THANKSGIVING SENIOR LUNCH: 12-1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Join old and new friends at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center for the Annual Thanksgiving Lunch on Thursday, Nov. 20. Featuring traditional favor-ites including roast turkey with all the trimmings. Registration required and transportation available. Call 275-7609 to reserve a spot and a ride. Cost is $5.50 plus tax. For more, call 206-275-7609.

BIG, BOLD, QUICK FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP WITH BARBARA FUGATE: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Be a more com-passionate observer and enthusiastic participant making big and bold figure drawings with expression and dynamism. Gesture drawings are emphasized to make longer poses more vital and dynamic. Line, contour, space, and shad-ows are covered. Charcoal, drawing ink, and soft pastel on 24x36” paper. Some drawing experience recommended. Cost is $246 for residents, $271 non-residents. Contact Diane Mortenson at [email protected]

or call 206-275-7609.

MERCER ISLAND BAND BOOSTERS PRESENTS BAND TOGETHER: A Band Fundraiser for Grades 5-12. 6-10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22. Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. With the theme “Rockin’ the Casbah,” Band Together will feature an eclectic mix of music, wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres and desserts with a Moroccan flair along with live and silent auction items. Tickets for the adults-only event are available in lim-ited quantity for $75 per person. To purchase tickets and find out more, visit misbb.org.

CALENDARCALENDAR SUBMISSIONS: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. Please email your Island event notices to [email protected]. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a space-available basis. CALENDAR ONLINE: Post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. Click on the “Calendar” link under Community.

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

Regular School Board Meeting Thursday, November 13, 2014

Tentative Agenda 7:00 p.m. Call to Order the Regular Meeting of the Board Study Session – BoardDocs Training for Board 8:00 p.m. Recess 8:10 p.m. Reconvene

1. Full Governance Process Monitoring a. Board Policy 2020 Board Discussion of Fundamental 2

– High Academic Standards b. Board Policy 1005: President’s Role 2. Partial Governance Monitoring a. Board Policy 1800 OE-11: Facilities and Capital Assets

Solarize Mercer Island Project 2014 Bond Projects Update

b. Board Policy 1800 OE-10: Instructional Program Textbook Adoption - Travel as a Political Act, by Rick Steves (1st reading)

c. Board Policy 4215: Community Relations Use & Possession of Tobacco, Nicotine Products & Delivery Devices (1st reading)

d. Board Policy 1800 OE-5: Staff Evaluation (2nd reading)

Agenda items are subject to change. Please verify agenda items by going to www.mercerislandschools.org/boardagendas

Mercer Island School District Board Members Janet Frohnmayer, President

Brian Emanuels, Vice-President Pat Braman, Director Adair Dingle, Director

Dave Myerson, Director Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent

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

Special School Board Meeting Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:30 a.m.

MISD Board Room 4160 86th AVE SE

Revised Agenda Purpose: To discuss education-related issues with legislative representatives from District 41.

7:30 a.m. Call to Order

Discussion

8:50 a.m. Recess to Executive Session

Purpose: Executive session to discuss litigation and potential litigation with District legal counsel pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) – (Closed to the Public)

9:20 a.m. Reconvene Special Meeting

Purpose: To conduct training about the Open Public Meeting Act and the Public Records Act in compliance with state regulations.

Training will occur.

10:30 a.m. Adjournment

The meeting is open to the public except as noted above. No final action will be taken. Times are approximate.

Agenda items are subject to change. Please verify agenda items by going to www.mercerislandschools.org/boardagendas

Mercer Island School District Board Members Janet Frohnmayer, President

Brian Emanuels, Vice-President Pat Braman, Director Adair Dingle, Director

Dave Myerson, Director Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent

more stops that have cost up to $20 million.”

And they buy in bulk, Bauman added. At the beginning of this tour, he bought eight white leather couches from Ikea.

Instead of chalk, crew buys dozens of commer-cial sized bags of flour to mark the pavement for the ‘hot lap’ road course that allows drivers to put the cars through their paces.

A different kind of lan-guage is spoken at the event.

A marketing rep from Acura schooled the local sales people how to describe the car and highlight dif-ferences between competi-tors’ vehicles. He advised the group on how to manage the customers experience. “Have your customers stand directly in front of the car to look at it,” he said.

He reeled off a set of phrases and words that would memorialize the fea-tures.

The terminology was technical. The adjectives were masculine: features were “chiseled,” the stance, “athletic.” The sleek look of the auto body is magni-fied by flares, spoilers. The

machine is enhanced by “character lines,” a “muscled look,” and “diamond-cut” wheels.

There are surprising new features. The exhaust pipes in the rear of the car have been eliminated. There is a back-up camera and radar in the bumper.

The language lessons showed. David Ajibade of Hinshaw’s Acura in Fife said driving the cars confirmed his position that the Acura was best of the three models.

“It solidified my position,” he said. “The fit and finish of the car is superior. You can feel the fusion between man and machine.”

The visiting sales people were rapt but anxious, ready

to jump into the humming cars.

It was time to drive the ‘hot lap’ to compare the han-dling of the cars. The course was laid out with hundreds of orange cones that zig-zagged and curled around at impossible angles. There were a couple of 90-degree turns and at least one 180. The lap was meant to be driven as fast as possible to test the limits of steering, braking and control.

The all-male crew of mostly young men stood in a cluster in the drizzle, bouncing on their toes. They did not bother to stand within the tented waiting area. They laughed, cri-tiqued each other’s driving and talked about cornering, braking, suspensions. They never took their eyes off the cars flying around the track

in front of them.They were enthusias-

tic. There is nowhere bet-ter than to drive a couple of cars to find out about a vehicle, one salesman said. “No question. It helps us sell. It helps us point out the unique features and ‘show off a car.’”

As the afternoon winds down, the next phase of the event starts in motion with nary a word. The crew begins to inspect, process and move the cars to be lined up by the big trucks. The big screens and those eight white leather couches have to be boxed up. The big barrels full of water that secure the tie-downs for the tent need to be drained and packed.

To the unschooled, it appears seamless. And that is how it is supposed to be.

WHEELS | FROM 20 | Wednesday, November 12, 2014 MERCER ISLAND REPORTER | www.mi-reporter.com

Top, the two big 53-foot tents are brought in by truck. Upper right, cars parked at an angle under cover for closer inspec-tion. Bottom, charts and other materials are made available to sales people to compare similar vehicles side by side.

Photos by Mary L. Grady


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The King County Superior Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Clarence D Robinson’s estate, 13-4-12533-9 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the forego- ing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Personal Representativ: Charlotte Robin- son, 16700-174th Ave SE Ren- ton, WA 98058 Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on November 12, 19 & 26, 2014 #1180702.

CITY OF MERCER ISLANDNOTICE OF

BUDGET HEARINGS Notice is hereby given that pursuant to RCW 35A.34.100 as of October 10, 2014 the City Clerk of the City of Mercer Island has the 2015-2016 Prelim- inary Budget on file. A copy of the 2015-2016 Preliminary Bud- get may be reviewed in the City

Clerk’s office, located at Mercer Island City Hall, 9611 SE 36th Street or online at www.mercer- gov.org/budget. Notice is also given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold public hearings for the 2015-2016 budget on the following dates:• October 6, 2014, Monday,

7:00 pm, Regular Meeting• October 20, 2014, Monday,

6:00 pm, Regular Meeting• November 3, 2014, Monday,

6:00 pm, Regular Meeting• November 17, 2014,

Monday, 6:00 pm, Regular Meeting• December 1, 2014, Monday,

7:00 pm, Regular Meeting The meetings will convene in the Council Chambers of Mercer Island City Hall at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Adoption of the budget is antici- pated at the Regular Meeting on December 1, 2014. The budget hearings will be open for public comment; any taxpayer may appear at these times and be heard for or against any part of the budget. Allison Spietz City Clerk Americans with disabilities accommodations are available by calling 206-275-7795. Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on October 1, October 8, October 15, October 22, October 29, November 12, and November 26, 2014. #1143450.

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New listings include a mansion on Butter worth Road listed for $26.8 million

By Mary L. [email protected]

The median price for Mercer Island single fam-ily homes sold in October was up 18 percent from the same month a year ago.

Last month, the median price for closed sales of 24 Mercer Island single fam-ily homes was $1,325,000. A year ago, the median final sales price for Island single family homes was $1,125,000.

Yet the inventory for homes offered for sale slumped last month with just 14 added to the inven-tory. Last year 42 single family were added to the market for the month. Total single family inven-tory on the Island now stands at 54, half of what

it was a year ago. Pending home sales were even for October from a year ago at 24 The number of final sale was down six from 31 sales a year earlier.

The number of con-dos offered for sale on the Island remains in the single digits. Just five new condos were added to the market last month, up from just two added a year ago. There were four sales pending, down from three in October 2103.

The median sale price for the seven condos sales that were finalized last month was $303,000, down ninepercent from the four that were final-ized by Halloween 2013.

The number of homes offered in the Northwest Multiple Listing areas that cover the Eastside remained flat last month at 1,438. The number of condos offered for sale last month were 455, up nearly 10 percent from over a year ago.

At the present time, there are eight pieces of

vacant land offered for sale on the Island. They range from a sliver of seeming unbuildable land for $49,000 along West Mercer Way to land at about 3,500 square feet to $4.2 million for 1.2 acres of undeveloped land on the South-end with waterfront.

As of Nov. 1, there were 52 single family homes on the market. Six are priced at $1 million or more.

The home with the highest offer price is a 15,000-square foot man-sion on nearly two acres on Butterworth Road with waterfront. It was listed on Oct. 29 for $26.8 million. It and eight other single family homes were added to the Island mar-ket in the last 30 days.

Two of the eight condos presently offered for sale were added in the last 30 days. They range in price between $1.08 million for a Town Center condo and $215,000 for a 1 bed, 1 bath condo at the Carlton.

Local builder sponsors holiday ‘Toys for Tots’ drive

Mercer Island’s JayMarc Homes has set up its model homes as Toys for Tots Donation Centers.

Toys for Tots, sponsored by U.S. Marine Corps col-lects new, unwrapped toys each year, and distributes those toys as Holiday gifts to local children in need.

Donations of new toys will be accepted between 11 and 5 p.m., Fridays through Tuesdays until Dec. 8 at these locations: 2229 77th Ave S.E. and 2436 60th Ave S.E, on Mercer Island, and in Bellevue at 10444 N.E. 24th Place.

Please see www.jay-m arch om e s . c om / toy s -for-tots-2014, for updated donation locations and information. Donated toys must be new.

For more about Toys for Tots, visit http://www.toys-

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Test satellite on rocket re-supplying International Space Station

by Andy Nystrom Editor, Redmond Reporter

The commercial space industry had its second major accident last week when Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo dropped from the airplane that car-ried it some 50,000 feet over the Mojave desert. In a test flight, the space plane’s rocket engines ignited, then exploded, destroying the spacecraft, killing one of its pilots, and leaving the other in serious condition.

The accident follows the Oct. 28 failed launch of an Orbital Sciences rocket attempting to carry out a commercial mission to the International Space Station. When that rocket went down it carried a high tech device made in Redmond with it. Despite the set back, the company is upbeat.

A tweet from Redmond’s Planetary Resources rolled out later that day: “A3 was just a robot! We are making more.”

The unmanned Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket “suf-fered a catastrophic fail-ure” shortly after its 6:22 p.m. (EDT) lift-off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., according to Orbital and Planetary Resources. NASA’s emergency opera-tions officials reported that no one was injured when flaming debris fell to the ground on the south end of Wallops Island.

The rocket was car-rying supplies to the International Space Station and also had the

Redmond startup’s first technology demonstrator, the Arkyd (A3) test satel-lite, on board.

Prior to the launch, the startup tweeted: “Less than 3 minutes to the launch of #ARKYD A3!! We’re excited!!”

After the explosion, another tweet: “Live to fly another day. Onward!”

“As this launch failure and history have dem-onstrated, spaceflight is inherently risky. The A3 is the first example of our strategy to ‘use space as our testbed,’ and to tol-erate failures by building success into the develop-ment path,” said Stacey Tearne, vice president of communications for Planetary Resources, which develops technol-ogy for mining asteroids.

In a statement on Orbital’s website, Frank Culbertson, executive vice president and general manager of its Advanced Programs Group, said: “It is far too early to know the details of what happened. As we begin to gather information, our prima-ry concern lies with the ongoing safety and secu-rity of those involved in our response and recovery operations.”

Culbertson added that Orbital will conduct a thorough investigation of the failure, and as soon as officials understand the cause, they will take steps to return to flight.

As for Planetary Resources, Tearne said: “With the A3, the Planetary Resources’ team achieved most of our objectives when we deliv-ered the spacecraft to the launch integration site.”

For more, visit www.planetaryresources.com

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LAKE CHELAN 21 Acre Mountain property with Lake View for $49,000! Private, Stunning Views, Borders USFS, Zoned Residential, Water and Power Available, 15 minutes to town, appraised for $147,000. First person with kind disposition and $49,000 cash gets deed. Call Owner: 509- 670-0321. No Agents

Real Estate for SaleIsland County

ClintonWhidbey Island!

$2,300,000Great home w/ flat sandy beach w/90 tax ft of wft + add’l footage as property meanders around the point. 4BR/2.25BA, chefs kit, separate apt + huge boathouse! #552862

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Real Estate for SaleKing County

Federal Way SS $324,900

Beautiful rambler style home w i th Gorgeous views of Puget Sound and Olympics! Nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac. Main floor with raised living, dining & kitchen areas. #696589

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Issaquah $539,000

Redone 2 story house is ready to welcome you hm. Extensive renovation: new hdwd flrs & carpet, remodeled kitchen w/all new applcs & gran- i te counters, updated BAs. #708147

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IssaquahKlahanie $519,000

Meticulously maintained & updated home sited on a private, level 7813sf lot on a qu ie t t ree l ined street in the heart of it all! 3BR/2.5BA, vaulted ceilings. #709014

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Kent Short Sale $269,900

This home is nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac in the beautiful Meridian Valley CC. Safe, gated community. Gourmet Kit. 4 large bedrooms upstairs, 2.5 bathrooms. #675949

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KirklandHoughton $1,085,000

Wake up to the l igh t dancing off of the lake & the Olympic mtns framing the Seattle skyline. Designed to take advantage of the views w/3 remodeled levels. #699431

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MercerBest Buy MI $1,425,000

6 B R / 5 B A , 6 5 5 0 S F, 33,837SF property/separate guest quar ters, huge deck & f lat play yard. Pristine setting / private. #605214

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MercerEllis Pond $839,000

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MercerJaymarc Homes

$1,979,990Brand New 4,900sf north e n d Jay m a r c H o m e . 15,000sf lot. Near 2 lake access street ends. All you have come to expect f rom Jaymarc Homes #689144

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MercerNorthend Condo

$259,500Conven ien t ly loca ted near downtown shops, res tau ran ts , pa r ks & Park & Ride. 2BR/1BA, updated appliances, carpet & paint. Handicap accessible top f loor unit #685674

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$969,000Luxury view condo on the island? This is it... A chic 1940sf flat in boutique bldg. 2BR/2.5BA, formal & informal spaces, storage galore, 2 car parking. #703426

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MercerTraditional $1,299,000

Flat Lot By Bus, School & Shopping. Rm For Art & Piano. Leaded Glass, French Doors, Mstr Suite w / S p a B A , K i t c h e n w/Stainless Appliances, 3 3 5 0 + S q F t , 5BR/2.75BA. #631724

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$1,290,0001 s t t i m e o n m a r ke t ! Breathtaking Lake/Mari- na view from all rooms! I dea l s i t e nea r boa t launch; elegant AIA custom home w/amazing bonus extras! #684470

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Renton $249,950

Great l ighting and top floor plan with vaulted ceilings. Updated kitchen with tons of cabinets & counter top. Hardwood f loors in k i tchen and g u e s t b e d r o o m / d e n . #697490

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Renton SS $374,900

SHORT SALE. Well-constructed Quadrant home in Liberty Ridge. Large open concept k i tchen w/stainless appliances & hardwoods that overlooks the l iving/dining rms. #710548


Seattle $199,000

Cute br ick rambler on great street. Lg l iv ing room with wood burning fireplace. Huge kitchen w/great dining area and steps to utility area and back door to fenced yd. #637876

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Spacious/br ight 1BR/ 1BA in the prestigious Decatur. Clean, secure & close to everything. 7th flr views. ‘07 upgrades- granite, ss, hdwds, car- p e t . N o r e n t a l c a p . #686694

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SeattleAlki

$645,000TOP FLOOR, Rare Find! Cathedral ceilings in living room, two master suites w/an addit ional large 3rd bedroom, + a b o n u s r m / o f f i c e . 3BR/1.75BA. Watch the boats! #623998


SeattleHighland Park

$465,000Beaut i fu l west fac ing craftsman. BLT in 2012. 4BR, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage. Open floor plan with granite cntr tops, ss ap- p l i a n c e s , a n d m o r e . L a r g e m a s t e r s u i t e . #698347


Snoqualmie $415,000

Stunning, Light & Bright! Spacious 1,760sf 2-Story home. 3BR/3BA, Vaulted Ceiling in Living Room. Totally remodeled inside! New Kitchen with all new SS applcs #692068


Snoqualmie $540,000

Gorgeous Murray Frank- lyn resale in the Deer Park neighborhood of Snoqualmie Ride. A four- bedroom home features an open floor plan with g o u r m e t k i t c h e n . #698634

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Real Estate for SalePierce County

FOX ISLAND $727,000

3BR|3 .5 ba ths |3 ca r garage|2.4+acres. Stun- ning landscaping! Large master bedroom wi th sauna. Beautiful wainscoting thru-out. View. #689298

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Real Estate for SaleSnohomish County

Monroe SS $284,900

Comfortable 4 bedroom, 3.5BA home in pleasant Remington Heights community. Each bedroom has its own walk-in clos- e t . Beau t i f u l g ran i t e k i t chen coun te r tops #459722


MukilteoHarbour Pointe

$1,430,000Mukilteo’s f inest penthouse ! The Fa i r v i ew largest unit with the best views! 3 bedroom + office & loft. 2-story floor plan. 20’ vaulted ceiling. 3 p a r k i n g s p a c e s . #710872

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SnohomishClearview $375,000

Gourmet kitchen w/open- design, custom cabinetry, granite counters, island cook-top & dining area. Vaulted ceil ings, decora t i ve mo ld ings, skylights. 3BR/2.75BA. #712100


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Mercer IslandGorgeous v iew home available now. 4 BD, 3.5 BA, 4 ,400 SF. Grea t school system! Adjacent to beach club. $5600/Mo on a 12 month lease. (206)[email protected]@gmail.com

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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+SqFt, 5BR/2.75BA. #631724

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Ellis Pond $839,000Classic & fabulous mid-century modern, contemporary hm designed by Dallas Zieger for his own family. Home boasts walls of windows framing views of a bkyd oasis #709513


Kent Short Sale $269,900This home is nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac in the beautiful Meridian Valley CC. Safe, gated community. Gourmet Kit. 4 large bedrooms upstairs, 2.5 bathrooms. #675949


Federal Way SS $324,900Beautiful rambler style home with Gorgeous views of Puget Sound and Olympics! Nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac. Main � oor with raised living, dining & kitchen areas. #696589

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Jaymarc Homes $1,979,990Brand New 4,900sf north end Jaymarc Home. 15,000sf lot. Near 2 lake access street ends. All you have come to expect from Jaymarc Homes #689144

Don Samuelson 206-230-5435

Highland Park $465,000Beautiful west facing craftsman. BLT in 2012. 4BR, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage. Open � oor plan with granite cntr tops, ss appliances, and more. Large master suite. #698347


Monroe SS $284,900Comfortable 4 bedroom, 3.5BA home in pleasant Remington Heights community. Each bedroom has its own walk-in closet. Beautiful granite kitchen counter tops #459722


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

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Snoqualmie $415,000Stunning, Light & Bright! Spacious 1,760sf 2-Story home. 3BR/3BA, Vaulted Ceiling in Living Room. Totally remodeled inside! New Kitchen with all new SS applcs #692068


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

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Klahanie $519,000Meticulously maintained & updated home sited on a private, level 7813sf lot on a quiet tree lined street in the heart of it all! 3BR/2.5BA, vaulted ceilings. #709014

Michele Schuler 206-992-2013Anastasia Miles 425-260-5881

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


Alki $645,000TOP FLOOR, Rare Find! Cathedral ceilings in living room, two master suites w/an additional large 3rd bedroom, + a bonus rm/of� ce. 3BR/1.75BA. Watch the boats! #623998


Issaquah $539,000Redone 2 story house is ready to welcome 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

◆ Clearview $375,000Gourmet kitchen w/open-design, custom cabinetry, granite counters, island cook-top & dining area. Vaulted ceilings, decorative moldings, skylights. 3BR/2.75BA. #712100


Renton SS $374,900SHORT SALE. Well-constructed Quadrant home in Liberty Ridge. Large open concept kitchen w/stainless appliances & hardwoods that overlooks the living/dining rms. #710548


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