By Christina Corrales-Toynewcastle@isspress.com

The nation’s second largest re-tailer is free to expand its head-quarters, and it will continue to happen here in Issaquah.

The Issaquah City Council unanimously approved a 30-year development agreement with Costco Oct. 13, giving the company flexibility to add an additional 1.5 million square feet to its international headquarters housed in Pickering Place.

“It’s really a very, very big deal for Issaquah and for Cost-co,” Issaquah City Councilman Joshua Schaer said at the Oct. 13 meeting. “It ensures that, for years to come, when people around the country and around the world speak of Costco it will be in connection with the words ‘An Issaquah, Washington-based corporation.’”

The Fortune 500 company has called Issaquah home since 1994. Its current office space covering 700,000 square feet on 47 acres in Pickering Place is set to double under the agreement.

The development agreement was very important to Costco’s future here in Issaquah, Rich Olin, the company’s senior vice president and general counsel, said before the council Oct. 6. It allows the retailer to expand and offers the infrastructure im-provements necessary to achieve that goal, he added.

“We are committed to staying in Issaquah and growing,” Olin said.

One of the agreement’s ma-jor details is a public-private partnership that will bring much needed street improvements to

North Issaquah, city Economic Development Director Keith Niven said at an Oct. 6 City Coun-cil meeting.

The city will pick up a little more than half of the expected $50 million expense to cover three road projects — the widen-ing of East Lake Sammamish Parkway in front of Home Depot and Fred Meyer, a new road con-necting Pickering Place to East Lake Sammamish Parkway and improvements to 12th Avenue Northwest near the Issaquah Holiday Inn.

“Really, these North Issaquah road projects have been on the city’s traffic improvement list for a long time, and this is an op-portunity for us to actually bring them to construction,” Niven said.

Longtime business owner Randy Bass continued to voice his concerns about the agree-ment at an Oct. 6 public hear-ing. The road improvements will force Bass to redevelop some of his storage facility on East Lake Sammamish Parkway, since part of the new road will go through his property, he said.

During the public hearing, Bass and his attorney Sam Rodabough asked the city to provide some sort of mitigation for the negative impacts to his property.

“To be clear, my client does not oppose the proposed expan-sion of the Costco campus, or the anticipated improvements to the city’s infrastructure that are necessary to accommodate such expansion,” Rodabough said. “However, my client does object to the wholesale failure of the city and Costco to mitigate the impacts of these projects to the Bass property.”

It ultimately wasn’t addressed in the final adoption of the devel-opment agreement, but Issaquah City Councilwoman Nina Milligan

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Residents can offer their input about the city’s proposed 2015 budget at two upcoming public hearings.

The Issaquah City Council will hold a public hearing to consider revenue sources, including a possible increase to property tax revenues, at its Nov. 3 regular meeting beginning at 7 p.m.

The council will hold its final public hearing at 7 p.m. Nov.

17, during the regular meeting in which the city is expected to formally adopt the 2015 budget. Both meetings will be held in the Council Chambers, 135 E. Sunset Way.

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Almost six hours after the King County Sheriff’s Office asked the public to help them track down a prowler near an unincorporated area of Sam-mamish on Oct. 17, police reported that the sus-pect was arrested near Fall City.

Police specifically mentioned the Duthie Hill Park area and the 30000 block of Southeast

Issaquah-Fall City Road as areas he had roamed.

There was probable cause to arrest Shayne C. Kennedy for possession of stolen property, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. The release described Kennedy and asked for people to call if they had seen him.

A neighbor called 911 af-ter seeing the man that fit the description. Deputies and a K-9 unit responded and found Ken-nedy in the woods. He was taken into custody at 5:40 p.m.

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By Christina Corrales-Toynewcastle@isspress.com

As the city of Issaquah considers raising its business and occupation tax for the first time since 2004, local business owners gathered to offer their concerns about the proposal at an Oct. 15 roundtable at Tib-betts Creek Manor.

The Issaquah Chamber of Commerce-hosted event showed business leaders have plenty of questions about the tax in-crease, including where the extra revenue will be spent.

“I don’t want to pay for fluff,” said Norma Stephens, Curves of

Issaquah owner.The proposal would increase

B&O taxes for manufacturing, wholesale and retail companies from 0.0008 to 0.0015 effective April 1, 2015, and then to 0.002 effective Jan. 1, 2017.

B&O taxes for printing/pub-lishing, retail services and ser-vices/other would go from 0.001 to 0.0012 effective April 1, 2015.

Under the proposal, more than 30 percent of those who do business in Issaquah (with gross incomes of $100,000 or less) would be exempt, which creates tangible efficiencies, Is-saquah Mayor Fred Butler said. The current exemption is set at

$20,000.“Meanwhile, larger companies

would pay a higher rate for the first time since the tax was cre-ated in 2004,” Butler said Oct. 6 as he presented the budget to the Issaquah City Council.

The proposed increase will ac-count for the volatility of one of the city’s major revenue sources — sales and use taxes — which is heavily dependent on con-sumer spending, Butler added Oct. 6.

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Above, Jay Radmer (left), of Issaquah, with dozens of other zombies lying on the City Hall steps, prepares to perform a flash mob dance to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ after shuffling south on Front Street from the Hailstone Feed Store for the fifth annual downtown Zombie Walk on Oct. 18. Below left, zombie Sean Tucker, 5, of Issaquah, lurches along Front Street.

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said she is confident the city will deal with Bass’ concerns and “other issues that are just around the edge of this development agreement” in a manner that is honorable and fair.

Issaquah Chamber of Commerce CEO Matthew Bott applauded the agree-ment at the Oct. 6 public hearing, saying, “It really does send a message to the region about Issaquah’s future.”

He added that a corpo-rate partner essentially saying, “this is where we want to be,” is a great economic development and business recruitment tool

for the city. “It really is quite a state-

ment that not only Costco is making, but also that this council is making,” City Councilwoman Stacy Goodman said at the final vote. “We look at this as a 30-year development agreement, but really what we have, in my view, is essentially a permanent re-lationship, and that’s very exciting.”

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chamber roundtable and spent 15 minutes discuss-ing among themselves the potential impacts of the B&O tax and other regional economic issues.

At the end, table leaders summarized their group’s discussion and reported to the rest of the attendees. Mark Mullet, a state sena-tor who owns two Issaquah businesses and once served on the Issaquah City Council, said the business community needs time to delve into and understand the tax and budget.

Mullet called it a “mag-nitude issue,” and empha-sized finding a tax rate with a magnitude that

ensures business owners can keep their doors open.

Alan Finkelstein, the local McDonald’s business owner, said on behalf of his table that the tax would be one more expense that’s going up.

“It piles up along with everything else,” he said.

Chamber CEO Matthew Bott said his organization takes the proposal very seriously and has been discussing it with the city for the past six months.

“The chamber will continue to serve as the voice of business on this matter and advocate for a tax structure that best supports our business com-munity’s ability to compete and thrive, as well as the community’s need to sup-port a strong infrastruc-ture for our future,” Bott wrote in an Oct. 12 blog

post to chamber members.Issaquah Economic

Development Manager Jen Davis Hayes spoke briefly before the roundtable, not-ing that the proposal would allow the city to meet its objectives to invest in in-frastructure and continue to provide its current level of service.

Bott encouraged cham-ber members to educate themselves about the pro-posed tax increase.

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By Alexa VaughnSeattle Times staff reporter

Puget Sound Energy customers could end up paying lower rates over the next few years than the utility had initially wanted.

A Thurston County Su-perior Court judge decided PSE, which has more than 1 million customers, did not sufficiently justify rate increases or investors’ rate of return to the state’s utility commission. PSE is the largest investor-owned utility in the state.

Judge Carol Murphy’s opinion calls for the rate plan to be sent back to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commis-sion.

Last year, the commis-sion agreed to unprec-edented automatic mul-tiyear rate increases that applied the rate of return to investors approved in 2011, 9.8 percent.

According to the state Attorney General’s Office, which challenged the plan in court along with the Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities, that rate was too high based on current market calcu-lations and financial-risk assessment. State law requires utility rates “shall be just, fair, reasonable and sufficient,” Murphy noted in her June 25 opinion.

Both argued that, with the exception of a couple years in the 1980s, rates had been calculated based on current market con-ditions and the utility’s actual costs for things such as labor and infra-structure. The PSE rate plan approved last year would automatically keep the 2011 rate of return at 9.8 percent through at least 2016, no matter how much the economy improves.

“You need to update the 2011 number — it’s no lon-ger a fair number because investment returns are go-ing down nationally,” said Simon ffitch, who argued against the rate plan as senior assistant attorney general.

In addition to that, ffitch said investing in utili-ties is, just like when you play Monopoly, typically a less risky investment that should yield lower returns. He said the PSE rate of return to investors didn’t reflect that “reward fol-lows risk.”

If the rate of return is adjusted to what ffitch said he thinks is a fair rate, cus-tomers could collectively save as much as $10 mil-lion a year.

But PSE spokesman Grant Ringel said locked-in rate increases and return rates over several years can be good for customers.

“It removes the connec-tion between selling more energy and the financial health of the utility,” Ringel said. “So, if we have a very cold winter and we sell a tremendous amount of energy, there’s no financial benefit to PSE under this new mechanism.”

The practice, which utilities call “decoupling,” is becoming more wide-spread across the country, Ringel said. And, accord-ing to a WUTC release, it removes a disincentive for PSE to invest in conserva-tion and energy efficiency.

Although the judge’s pending order could force the state utility commis-sion to reconsider PSE’s return on equity rates, the commission could decide to keep rates the same if PSE has enough evidence to justify the rate.

According to the WUTC, the multiyear rate plan allowed PSE to increase residential electric custom-ers’ rates by 3.34 percent and natural-gas rates by 1.55 percent last July.

In the next three to four years, PSE may increase rates by a maximum 3 percent of PSE’s annual revenue, with any excess above the 3 percent recov-ered in the following year.

Alexa Vaughn: 206-464-2515 or avaughn@seattletimes.com.

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Jeff Nadeau joins Ancient Arts Bodywork

Ancient Arts Bodywork has announced the addi-tion of Jeff Nadeau to the Issaquah healthcare clinic.

Nadeau attended the Bri-an Utting Massage School (now Cortiva Seattle) and graduated in 1995. He was a Boeing inspector for 16 years until he found his new career as a licensed massage practitioner in Bellevue.

Ancient Arts Bodywork has moved to expanded of-fices in the Rowley Center, 1505 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite No. 3.

Ancient Arts Bodywork is accepting new patients; call 206-920-0987 for an appointment. Drop-in chiropractic clients are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis six days per week. Nadeau is ac-cepted and approved by Regence BlueShield plus other insurance compa-nies. Call the Issaquah office at 391-3939 or email Nadeau at Jeffrey.nadeaulmp@gmail.com.

Issaquah angus ranch named to top 10

Blue Drifter Ranch in Issaquah tied for 10th larg-est in registering the most angus beef cattle in Wash-ington with the American Angus Association during the fiscal year 2014.

Angus breeders across the nation in 2014 reg-istered 298,369 head of Angus cattle.

The American Angus Association is the nation’s largest beef breed orga-nization, serving nearly 25,000 members across the United States, Canada and several other countries. The association provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and oth-ers who rely on angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and qual-ity beef for consumers.

Learn more about Angus cattle and the association at www.angus.org.

Captain’s Cleaners receives county aid for service upgrade

Issaquah business Captain’s Cleaners was one of four King County dry cleaners to receive a $15,000 grant from the county hazardous waste management program to help purchase dry cleaning machines that use safer

cleaning solvents.Captain’s Cleaners is at

1025 N.W. Gilman Blvd.For eligibility, criteria

and rating considerations for future grants, con-tact Trevor Fernandes at 206-263-3066 or trevor.fernandes@kingcounty.gov or Patrick Hoermann at 206-263-3038 or patrick-hoermann@kingcounty.gov.

Issaquah dentist Ajay Dhankhar wins award

Issaquah dentist Ajay Dhankhar won the Acad-emy of General Dentistry’s 2014 Fellowship Award at its June conference in Detroit.

The award is presented to dentists who seek to provide the highest quality dental care by remaining current in their profession. Dhankhar completed 500 hours of continuing dental education, passed a com-prehensive written exam and fulfilled three years of continuous membership in the Academy of General Dentistry.

He joins more than 6,400 active fellows who have gone above and beyond the basic requirements to care for their patients’ oral health. Dhankhar gradu-ated from Loma Linda University in 2003 and works at Issaquah Valley Dental Care.

Fern Life Center welcomes new provider

Fern Life Center wel-comes new provider Kris-ten Brown.

The center’s well woman, urgent care and functional medicine practitioner is in the office Thursdays. Ask the front desk about her schedule.

Brown — coming from a family with a history of Type 2 diabetes, high choles-terol and/or heart disease — she set out to change her lifestyle and diet to help prevent those diseases and make positive changes that would influence the health of her children.

She changed her life

for the better, and then decided to formally study functional medicine.

Brown has been work-ing in the medical field for more than 14 years and practicing as an advanced registered nurse practitio-ner in family practice and urgent care for more than six years. She earned her master’s degree in nursing from Seattle University.

In her free time, she enjoys jogging, yoga, going on dates with her hus-band and raising their two young children.

Eastside Baby Corner names new board members

Eastside Baby Corner recently appointed the fol-lowing new members to its board of directors:4Rick Lessley, of Sam-

mamish, vice president of the Supply Chain Group at Nintendo of America Inc. He has served as an execu-tive at Nintendo since 20014Carmen Malsbury, of

Renton, a commercial lend-er at Whidbey Island Bank/ Heritage Bank Issaquah. Malsbury, in the banking industry since 1980, holds a Bachelor of Science in elementary education.4Brian Daniels, of

Snoqualmie, vice president of operations and surety manager at MCM. He holds a Bachelor of Science in business management from Western Governors University and a Leader-ship Executive Master of Business Administration from Seattle University.

All About Socks & More comes to Issaquah

All About Socks & More has opened in Issaquah.

The store is at 1420 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite No. 2.

All About Socks & More offers medical socks, ath-letic socks, bamboo socks, holiday socks and even tights and leggings. The store also offers a variety of biking gear, intimate apparel, body shapers, lounge wear, children’s hats, booties and more.

The store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; closed Sundays.

Call 392-0394 or go to www.allaboutsocks.com.

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Melissa Norman (holding check), a ninth-year special education teacher at Maywood Middle School, was surprised in front of her students and honored by the Seattle Seahawks and Bellevue-based Symetra Financial Corporation in September as a ‘Symetra Hero in the Classroom,’ one of just 16 K-12 teachers across the Puget Sound area chosen during the 2014 National Football League regular season. Norman received a $1,000 donation for classroom books and supplies, tickets to a Seahawks home game including a pre-game visit on the field, and a jersey and football. With Norman were (from left) Jane Harris, assis-tant principal; Jason Morse, principal; Shaun Angell, Seahawks corporate partnership man-ager; and Candace Bailey, Symetra customer service representative.

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Editorial — Top 10 reasons to go Salmon Days

“… do not bring your dog.” I saw lots of people who brought their dog. Is this a rule of Salmon Days, the city or just a request that need not be complied with if you just want to bring your dog to a place where there are thou-sands of people and children?

Like a lot of rules in Issaquah,

is this a rule that gets enforced or is it a “should” not bring your dog or a “shall” not bring your dog?

Bryan Weinstein

Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast safety project

The added left turn lane is probably a good thing. But what is really required at this location

is additional parking. The park-ing lot is completely inadequate, and restricted parking along Hobart Road invites dangerous attempts to park vehicles. Why can’t King County arrange ad-ditional parking on some part of the unused land surrounding the parasailing area, on either side of the road? The money spent on creating the left turn lane would have been better spent on addi-tional parking and some signage to slow traffic.

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It’s a little thing but it’s important: A flu shot this month can keep you and your family healthy this winter.

Sometimes, people confuse the flu and a cold because they both affect our breathing. Adding to the confusion is the way we describe stomach ailments as the flu.

The real flu, or influenza, is a respiratory problem. A cold will make you or your children feel bad for a few days while flu can make you quite ill. The differences can be deadly.

With a cold you rarely run a fever, usually have a stuffy nose but you can keep functioning.

With the flu, your temperature soars, possibly for several days, you ache and you’re so exhausted you can hardly move. A severe case of flu can develop into bronchitis or pneumonia and require hospitalization.

The flu can also be deadly. More than 53,000 people died from influenza in 2010, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The World Health Organization estimates that influenza annually hits 5 percent to 10 percent of the adult population and 20 percent to 30 percent of children around the world and accounts for between 250,000 and 500,000 deaths a year.

A virulent form of flu swept around the world nearly a century ago and killed several million people. And that was before international travel became as common as it is today.

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Salmon dinner

Thanks to everyone who helped with Kiwanis fundraiser

Issaquah is a wonderful com-munity! Thanks to everyone who came to the Kiwanis Salmon Din-ner at Salmon Days. More than 2,000 of us enjoyed the delicious salmon meal, and by coming donated more than $20,000 that Kiwanis will be donating back to nonprofits in the Issaquah area.

A special thanks to Trident Seafood who donated the de-licious, bone-free salmon to Kiwanis this year and to Erik Nelson, the Issaquah High Key Clubber who asked Trident to make the donation. We received many compliments on the tasty fish — the best ever.

More than 100 Key Clubbers and Builder’s Club students donated part of their weekend to help make the Kiwanis Salmon Dinner the magnificent party it was. These students at our Is-saquah School District schools are amazing people and wonder-ful citizens.

Want to be part of this great Kiwanis club? We meet every Wednesday from noon to 1 at Gibson Hall across from the fish hatchery. Join us for lunch and give us a “test drive.”

Again, thank you, Issaquah.

Tina Butt, presidentKiwanis Club of Issaquah

School funding

Education needs ideas, moneyThe Issaquah Schools Founda-

tion heartily concurs with Mr. Larsen’s (To the Editor, Oct. 15) idea that education will get better with ideas. We fund grassroots innovation — ideas that have been surfaced by teachers, prin-cipals and other district leaders.

Incidentally, almost every pro-gram we fund districtwide came from a great idea at one building or another.

We strongly believe in not “throwing money at a problem.” We make strategic investments in programs and opportunities that provide the greatest leverage for our students — always mindful of how we can garner the greatest return on investment for our stu-dents. We look through the lens of “What do our students need to be successful and how can we find or raise those resources and direct them to our students?”

We are most effective in our fundraising role when we stay out of the political fray and remain focused on creating a conduit through which our com-munity can invest in our students and our schools.

We got our start 28 years ago, when John and Maureen Shaw wanted to replace a filthy rug in their son’s kindergarten class-room and the district had no mechanism by which private in-vestment could be made in public education. Today, we do — the Issaquah Schools Foundation.

In the 28 years that we have funneled more than $9 million into life-changing opportunities for our students, very little has changed regarding education funding in Washington. Our students’ lives cannot be put on hold while our state works through the challenges facing public education. They need additional resource today. Please go online to make a donation at www.isfdn.org.

More about the investments made in our students through the Issaquah Schools Foundation’s All in for Kids Campaign can be found on our website, ww.isfdn.org. Education will get better with ideas an money.

Robin CallahanExecutive director,

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Election

Tana Senn cares about educationSince moving to the Sam-

mamish Plateau in 1978, I have had two daughters and three grandchildren attend our local public schools.

I taught for 30 years in the Issaquah district, and although retired, volunteer several hours a week in our schools because the education of our children is essential for the well-being of our community. I will be voting this November for legislators who have demonstrated their com-mitment to sound educational policies that will benefit all our children. One such candidate is State Rep. Tana Senn.

Tana has children of her own in public schools and was very active in PTA before holding elected office. So, she knows firsthand the importance of a high-quality education. Acting on this belief, the very first bill Tana passed (HB 2519) increased access to quality early-learning services for kids in child welfare programs.

Tana has a rich and diverse background, with local govern-ment experience and a master’s degree in public administra-tion. Even more importantly, she has the right focus. As she put it, “We need to be focus-ing on the major issues affect-ing families, like fully funding education, improving transpor-tation, and creating work place policies that allow us to raise kids and advance our careers.” I agree and I think we need more legislators who can bring a family-oriented perspective to Olympia.

I urge you to join me in voting for Tana Senn for representative, 41st Legislative District.

Neva LukeIssaquah

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Horror movies aren’t really my area of expertise. I prefer watching classic sports movies, like “Field of Dreams,” “Bull Durham” or “Rudy,” or spend-ing years waiting for book-based fantasy adventures like “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter” to wrap up.

However, I’m more than will-ing to get into the spirit of the season when it comes to Hal-loween. There’s a certain sense of exhilaration that comes from viewing hordes of zombies, chainsaw-wielding psychopaths, and enough blood and gore to make your average emergency-room physician nauseous.

So here, for your benefit, are six scary movies to take advan-tage of during the week leading up to Halloween. You’ll notice these flicks don’t necessarily fall squarely into the horror genre. I’m definitely more into psycho-logical thrillers, and having my mind messed with tends to be a lot scarier than decapitations and disembowelments.

1) “Arachnophobia” (1990). I don’t doubt much of my fear of this film is based on when I saw it — squarely in adolescence, when your emotions can be more easily manipulated. I used to fear spiders more, and this movie, starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, has one of the grossest, most terrifying arach-nids you’ll ever see. You might wake up in the middle of the night brushing imaginary eight-legged creatures off your pillow.

2) “Cape Fear” (1991). I’ve never seen the original film from 1962, but the remake, starring Nick Nolte and Robert DeNiro, and directed by the great Martin Scorcese, is bril-liant. DeNiro’s character is the definition of sociopath — my first viewing resulted in see-ing his cold-blooded eyes in my

waking mind.3) “The

Exorcist” (1973). Children can be scary. No, I’m not talk-ing about the change-my-wet-diaper-at-3 a.m. kind of scary. The demon-possessed girl, played by Linda Blair, had me wishing I could crawl off to a well-lit corner and start sucking my thumb.

4) “The Ring” (2002). OK, so the sequel was one of the big-gest piles of dung to ever hit the silver screen, but let’s not allow that to spoil the psychotic gem from director Gore Verbinski. Yes, I have a soft spot for the story’s setting in Seattle. Yes, I have a spot for the lovely Naomi Watts, who plays a journalist. No, I don’t have a soft spot for the little girl who climbs out of televisions and kills people.

5) “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991). Imagine being stuck in the bottom of a pit in a serial killer’s basement. Imagine that guy’s inspiration, the great and powerful Hannibal “The Can-nibal” Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins. Imagine trying to stay sane as an FBI agent (Jodie Fos-ter) tries to unravel the mystery.

6) “Side Effects” (2013). I was a bit skeptical when my wife, a mental health therapist, wanted me to watch this, but it turned out to be a fantastically frightful representation of our country’s reliance on the pharmaceutical industry. Solid acting from Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Rooney Mara, whose spiteful, conniving character will have you rooting for her downfall.

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It was a bright morning, and we had finished off the cof-fee and conversation at the Mule Barn truck stop, and we couldn’t think of anything much to do because we were still full from breakfast and it was too early for lunch, and the political problems and Hollywood gos-sip tanks had been thoroughly topped off.

So, we went over to Doc’s house to look at his mare in the back yard. She had, he said, a quarter-crack in a front hoof.

So there we were, in a half-circle around the little mare, staring at that slight crack as though focusing would bring

a welded solution to the problem, but we all knew we just need-ed to drink Doc’s coffee and change the scene.

“I see you have a block of salt,” Bert said.

Doc nodded. Bert said, “Speak-ing of salt …”

We really hadn’t been, but smooth transitions aren’t always easy.

“…. puts me in mind of the time I stopped in that little store,” Bert said. “Few years back now, I guess. Well, it was about the last time Milly had pups, because I think I’d left her home to have them. Of course, she waited until

I got home ….”Doc and Steve stared at him

encouragingly. “And?”“Oh … well, there’s this little

store up north … out in the middle of about flat nothing … and it was hot and I was thinking of a nice cold cocola right about then, so I stopped.”

Bert looked around. “Dang store was about full of salt.”

“Salt?”“Everywhere. This guy had ice

cream salt. Bags of it. Salt blocks for horses, sheep, cows, rabbits and even danged guinea pigs. He had regular salt. He had huge bags of bulk salt for putting on the ice.

“So, I went to pay for my drink and I says to the guy, ‘You must sell a lot of salt.’ And he says to me, ‘No, but that salesman who calls on me sure does.’”

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Car break-ins4A checkbook was taken

Oct. 3 from a 2000 Honda Civic in the 700 block of Front Street South. A $377 check from the stolen check-book was later cashed.4A gym bag with swim-

ming gear was stolen Oct. 6 from a 2006 Toyota Corolla in the 300 block of Northwest Pebble Lane.4A vehicle was broken

into Oct. 7 in the 500 block of Mountain Park Boule-vard Southwest. The loss was valued at $125 from a stolen power cord and damaged window.4A 2015 Chrysler 200LTD

was broken into Oct. 7 in the 900 block of Sunrise Place Southwest. The loss was val-ued at $1,059 from a stolen gun, backpack, headphones and books.

Lost call4 A cell phone, valued

at $250, was stolen Oct. 6 in the 100 block of East Sunset Way.

Shotgun wedding?Police responded Oct.

4 to possible gunshots fired in the 18200 block of Southeast 43rd Place. An officer found it was fire-works at a wedding.

Salmon Days handoutSomeone reported Oct. 5

finding a suspicious small white bag suspected of con-taining drug paraphernalia

in a female bathroom in the 600 block of Front Street South. A responding officer found a wax hand from one of the Salmon Days booths. It was thrown away.

ShopliftingA 19-year-old suspect

was apprehended Oct. 7 after being suspected of stealing $4.46 in food from a business in the 100 block of Front Street South.

Stolen bikeA bicycle, valued at

$250, was reported stolen Oct. 7 in the 200 block of Southwest Clark Street.

The Press publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

EASTSIDE FIRE & RESCUE REPORTS FOR OCT. 3-94Six engine crews

responded at 11:42 a.m. Oct. 3 to a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the 12700 block of state Route 18.4A motor vehicle acci-

dent with injuries at 3:57 a.m. Oct. 4 required the aid of two engine crews in the 16600 block of Issaquah-Hobart Road.4Eight engine crews

extinguished a building fire at 6:09 a.m. Oct. 5 in the 400 block of Northeast Alder Street.4At 6:27 p.m. Oct. 5,

four engine crews were dis-patched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the 100 block of Renton-Issaquah Road.4Two engine crews

assisted a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at 6:40 a.m. Oct. 7 in the 100 block of 228th Avenue Southeast.4Two engine crews

assisted at the scene of a motor vehicle accident at 12:47 p.m. Oct. 7 in the 100 block of 10th Avenue Northwest.4A motor vehicle acci-

dent with injuries at 12:36 p.m. Oct. 9 required the aid of six engine crews in the 30200 block of westbound Interstate 90.

ON THE MAPSee the Issaquah Police Department’s reported activity from the previ-ous 72 hours at a crime map created by the city at http://bit.ly/ZPHFbA. Addresses contained in the map have been rounded to the nearest hundred block. The address displayed reflects the location where the officer responded to the incident — not necessarily where the incident occurred.

PolICe & fIre Issaquah named one of best places in Northwest

According to a new sur-vey by Movoto Real Estate Blog, Issaquah is the third best place to live in the Pacific Northwest.

The blog site compared cities in Washington, Idaho and Oregon with populations of 30,000 or more using the following criteria:4Amenities per capita4Quality of life (cost of

living, median home price, median rent, median household income and student-to-teacher ratio)4Total crimes4Tax rates (sales tax

and income tax)4Unemployment4Commute time4Weather (temperature

and air quality)Movoto then ranked

each place from one to 63 into a Big Deal Score. Coming out on top was Bellevue, followed by Lake Oswego, Oregon and then Issaquah.

Sammamish tied for 27th and Renton placed 35th.

Learn more about the list at www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/best-places-in-the-northwest.

Press general manager named WNPA trustee

During the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association convention in Chelan ear-lier this month, Issaquah Press Inc. General Manag-er Joe Heslet was appoint-ed to serve as a trustee on

the association’s board of directors.

Heslet was appointed to a three-year term, which begins this month.

“I’m looking forward to serving on the board of trustees of the Washington Newspaper Publishers As-sociation with my news-paper colleagues,” Heslet said. “Our community newspapers serve pro-vide a vital service to our readers and advertisers and the WNPA provides important services to our community newspapers.”

WNPA is composed of more than 120 member newspapers in Washing-ton state, most of them weeklies, and is dedicated to promoting high jour-nalistic standards, open government, newspaper ethics and promoting the effectiveness of advertis-ing in community news-papers.

“We’re thrilled to have Joe joining the board trustees,” said this year’s WNPA President Keven R. Graves. “His background and experience will be invaluable to the asso-ciation as we take on the challenging tasks ahead of us.”

Tickets go on sale for ‘Mary Poppins’

Tickets are now avail-able for Village Theatre’s production “Mary Pop-pins.”

Based on the timeless books of P.L. Travers and complete with all the beloved songs from the Academy Award-winning

Disney film, “Mary Pop-pins” tells the tale of the flying nanny.

Tickets are available in person at the theater box office, 303 Front St. N., by calling 392-2202, or online at http://bit.ly/Zun65d.

The musical runs in Issaquah from Nov. 13 to Jan. 4.

Planning commission hosts public hearing

The Issaquah Plan-ning Policy Commission will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in Council Chambers, 135 E. Sunset Way, regarding proposed transportation concurrency amendments for 2014.

Proposed land use code amendments may change as a result of the public review process.

Written comments on the proposed amend-ments may be mailed to Issaquah Development Services Department, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA 98027, or emailed to DSD@issaquahwa.gov prior to the public hear-ing. Written or verbal comments may be given at the public hearing.

Additional information and copies of the pro-posed amendments are available for review dur-ing business hours at the Issaquah Development Services Department, 1775 12th Ave. N.W. For more information contact David Favour at 837-3090 or go to http://bit.ly/1qWR5dC.

Restaurant reviews are a regular feature of The Issaquah Press. Reviewers visit restaurants unan-nounced and pay in full for their meals.

By David Hayesdhayes@isspress.com

The problem with so many family restaurants is how commercialized they have become, from Apple-bee’s and TGI Fridays to Red Robin and Denny’s.

That’s why Herfy’s was such a pleasant discovery.

No pretensions, no wait-resses singing a custom-ized happy birthday song to a slightly embarrassed group of diners, just a large menu full of delicious food.

The family restaurant is taking its turn in a location within Gilman Village that several others have failed to capitalize upon. Perhaps the wide variety of the Herfy’s menu will be just the thing to keep it around

longer than its predeces-sors.

Speaking of the menu, it boasts that Herfy’s has the

“Best Burgers in Town!!” My threshold for burger

divinity is how messy it is. Herfy’s jalapeno burger delivers at least a five-napkin dining experience. Juicy, extra flavor from the grilltop fried in, it definite-ly is a hard burger to top. But in a town of this size, everyone has his or her favorite burger joint, so to stand out in the crowd

you’d better deliver some-thing the others don’t.

Herfy’s does. Its menu includes chicken, teriyaki, salmon and garden burg-ers, sure to offer some-thing for every tastebud.

But the variety does not end with the burgers. There is a whole section of

Community 6 • Wednesday, October 22, 2014

the issaquah PressIssaquah’s new Taco Time restaurant raised $2,500 for the Friends of the

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery at its opening Aug. 20. The money was raised dur-ing the grand opening of the new prototype restaurant. For the grand opening, Taco Time NW donated 50 percent of the day’s sales to FISH.

Taco Time grand opening nets $2,500 for FISH

By Giancarlo Santoronews@isspress.com

Whether it’s coinci-dence, or a sign of some greater forces at work, the color yellow seems to fol-low Issaquah High School graduate Kevin Powers.

Powers, 21, donned the navy blue and yellow of the Swedish National Lacrosse team at the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship in July. In high school, Powers was a standout player in the purple and gold of Is-saquah. He continued his success in San Rafael, California, where he is in his senior year wearing the — once again — navy blue and yellow of Domini-can University.

At the lacrosse champi-onships, Powers led Team Sweden to an 11th-place finish out of 38 teams. Not bad, considering Sweden only has 250 registered

men and women lacrosse players in the entire country.

Not his first sportBut for all of his success,

lacrosse wasn’t Powers’ first sport, and he didn’t start playing until his friends decided to ditch hockey pucks for woven lacrosse sticks.

“I played a whole bunch of sports when I was younger — soccer, basket-ball, football — but hockey was what drew me into lacrosse,” Powers said.

After joining the Is-saquah Lacrosse Club’s youth league during the inaugural season in 2004, Powers hit the ground running.

“I love the transition game and how there is always something happen-ing,” he said. “It’s not like in baseball or in football, where there’s a break in between plays. There’s always something going on. That’s what I love about it.”

Luckily for Powers, Issaquah over the years has become a breeding ground of sorts for top-level lacrosse players, and Issaquah high school’s lacrosse team is one of

the best in the entire state, consistently ranking among the top five teams in Washington.

“Playing at Issaquah definitely helped me de-velop as a lacrosse player, because we had a good coach, Brandon Fortier, who had a lot of schemes and tactics that helped us grow,” Powers said. “Play-ing in big games against schools like Bellevue and Mercer Island helps you grow, because when the game is on the line, big things happen.”

High-level playDuring his four-year

varsity career at Issaquah, where he made First Team All-State as a top mid-fielder on both offense and defense, Powers finished his senior year by partici-pating in the U.S. Lacrosse All-American Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The event was at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, and out of 96 high school participants, Powers was the only one selected from Washington state.

The high level of play at Issaquah and the show-case, Powers said, helped him prepare for collegiate

competition, and he has since finished his junior year with even more accolades playing NCAA Division II lacrosse at Do-minican University.

“It’s a faster game in college, so that took time to get used to,” he said. “I’ve also been playing more lacrosse throughout the year than I did back in Issaquah, where during off-season it was just once a week. But at Dominican, it’s year round.”

In addition to helping Dominican win its second consecutive Western Inter-collegiate Lacrosse Asso-ciation conference cham-pionship this past season, Powers was named both MVP and Offensive Player of the Year after scoring 36 goals and registering 51 offensive points in just 12 conference games.

He also earned WILA First Team and Academic team recognition, making him a vital part of Domini-can’s success on and off the field.

“Kevin was a major part of our offense, leading both our team and the conference in scoring,”

Restaurant

Review

By David Hayesdhayes@isspress.com

Ben Hobbs figures he has always been a creative person.

Whether it was writ-ing lyrics for music project in high school or putting other thoughts from pen to paper, he has always allowed his brain to go off on creative tangents. However, sometimes it was to the detriment of current surroundings.

“I’ve actually found myself doodling during class when I should have been doing other things, like paying attention,” he admitted.

Hobbs finally found a way to focus that creativity into an outlet that can be shared with others — his first book of poems, “Early Harvest: Poems New and Selected.”

But to find the 28-year-old’s book on amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com, you’ll have to search by his nom de plum — Euphrates Arnaut Moss, a pseudonym compiling three of his favorites.

“I like place names bet-ter than people names,” Hobbs said, referring to the Euphrates, the lon-gest river in western Asia. “Arnaut came from Arnaut Daniel, the Provençal poet. And Moss is actually my mom’s maiden name.”

The 2004 graduate of Issaquah High School pursued degrees in English literature at Bellevue Com-munity College and English creative writing at Seattle University. Hobbs said he was naturally into literal aspects in school, and Eng-lish was always his strong point.

“My interest really caught fire when I read Huckleberry Finn,” he said. “It sort of helped me real-ize what literature could do.”

His first forays into writ-ing novels didn’t go well.

“I’ve taken to poetry now, because a lot of my writing is a failure to write like other writers,” he admitted. “I failed to write like Mark Twain. I failed to write like Charles Dickens. Finally, I just kind of gave up on the novel altogether.”

Hobbs said his biggest inspirations were Walt Whitman and Emily Dick-

inson. “I’m pretty mainstream

in terms of inspiration when it comes to poetry,” he said.

But you won’t see Hobbs writing down his latest ideas on napkins as he goes about town. Rather, he models his creative pro-cess after another house-hold name in the long-form poem.

“I recite a poem, write it in my head. Like the way Homer did it. He never ac-tually wrote ‘The Odyssey’ down, just told it at dinner tables,” Hobbs said.

Once Hobbs had enough ideas cobbled together, it was time to compile them into a book.

“My first two attempts were self-published at a printer,” he said. “I had 50 books kept in my closet that I’d give to anyone who showed an interest.”

This time around, he went with an outside pub-lisher, Unbound Content. Through a connection with an editor at Poetica maga-zine, Hobbs finally, after years of trying, got his first book of poems to where it is available en masse to the public.

Hobbs writes a lot about topics and themes about the experience of having trouble socializing with other people, with feelings of isolation.

“I think Charles Bu-kowski had the right idea. He basically wrote on four themes and kept on those four all the time — tons of

“It’s not like in base-ball or in football, where there’s a break in between plays. There’s always some-thing going on. That’s what I love about it.”— Kevin PowersLongtime lacrosse athlete

Writer hones craft with book of poems

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Herfy’s varied menu includes a solid presentation of a Philly cheese steak sandwich and fries.

Herfy’s extensive menuoffers something for everyone

ON THE WEBRead an example from “Early Harvest: Poems New and Selected” with this story at www.issaquah-press.com.

Local athlete keeps the competitive

edge at every level he plays lacrosse

By Christina Corrales-Toynewcastle@isspress.com

On April 29, 2002, Me-lissa Wyman and husband Kevin won what she calls, “the ticket of a lifetime.”

It was the day the Liberty High School soccer coach welcomed her son, Camp-bell, now a sports-loving, determined 12-year-old that just happens to have Down syndrome.

“It wasn’t easy in the beginning. You don’t know what to expect,” Wyman said. “You hear people say he’s not going to be able do this or that, but I sure wasn’t about to let someone tell me what or who my son should be. He will be Campbell.”

Inspired by Campbell, Wyman, who coaches the Patriots’ C team, and sister-in-law Demaree Kieburtz, who coaches Issaquah’s C team, worked together to create an event

that raises awareness about Down syndrome.

The result is an annual match between the two C teams featuring a half-time spectacular in which the squads honor two peo-ple with Down syndrome who have had a positive impact in the community. The honorees receive the teams’ Impact Award.

“We thought through storytelling and sharing about people who have Down syndrome that are in our typical lives, we can make a difference and an impact,” Wyman said.

The event is now in its third year and keeps get-ting bigger, Wyman said. This year’s game is 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Liberty High School, 16655 Southeast 136th St., Renton.

Spectators can purchase baked goods and raffle

Soccer teams host Down syndrome awareness night

See SOCCER, Page 11 See HERFY’S, Page 10

Ben Hobbs

By Tor Jernudd

Above, Kevin Powers chases an opponent for Team Sweden during its game against South Korea. Powers finished the tourna-ment with the third most goals and fourth most points. Below, Powers poses with his award after being selected to the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship Presidents team, given to the top 10 best players competing outside the Blue Division.

See POWERS, Page 10 See POET, Page 10

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By Lena Powers

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGSSocial Hour and Costume Party, free to public, music by The Double Barrs, 3-4 p.m., Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E., 313-9100

Halloween Party, featuring The Beat Project, prizes for best/scariest costume, 7-9 p.m. Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

Halloween Party with The Edward Paul Trio, prizes for best costumes, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha, ages 21 and older only, free show, 120 N.W. Gillman Blvd., 392-5550

THURSDAY, OCT. 23Spanish Story Time, 10 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

‘Hello English!’ beginning ESL class, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

King County 3A Championship Cross Country event, noon to 6:30 p.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road

Study Zone, grades K-12, 4-6 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Police Town Hall Meeting, join Chief Scott Behrbaum and his officers to learn more about what the police do for the community, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive

Family Book Club: ‘Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle,’ by Betty MacDonald, ages 6-12, 6:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Jessie Siren (solo guitarist), 7-9 p.m. Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

‘In the Heights,’ a hip-hop musical with a salsa beat, 7:30 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $47 to $62, villagetheatre.org

FRIDAY, OCT. 24Young Toddler Story Time, ages 1-2, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Train Depot Museum, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday, visit the vintage caboose and railroad cars,

tours available by appoint-ment, $2/adults, $1/children, www.issaquahhistory.org/issaquah-depot

Issaquah School District Art Docent Training: Ceramics, noon to 2:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., register at http://arteast.org/2014/08/art-docent-training-2

Social, free to public, music by The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 3-4 p.m., Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E., 313-9100

‘Read Your Greens,’ meet children’s author Katherine Pryor, 4 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Clay Play for Adults,’ 6:30-9:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St.

N., arteast.org, $40/mem-bers, $45/nonmembers

Phillip Lomax, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

‘Owl Prowl,’ night hike with ranger, ages 5 and older, 7:30-9 p.m., Lewis Creek Park Visitor

Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., 452-4195, registration required, $5/resident, $6/nonresident

Covering Fire, 8 p.m., Amante, 131 Front St. N., 313-9600

The Charlatones, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha, ages 21 and older only, $5 cover charge, 120 N.W. Gillman Blvd., 392-5550

‘In the Heights,’ 8 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $47 to $62, villagetheatre.org

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

SATURDAY, OCT. 25Soaring Eagle Hike, easy, 6 miles, up to 200-foot elevation gain, 9 a.m., meet at

175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaqua-halps.org

Friends of the Issaquah Library

Fall Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W.

Sunset Way, 392-5430

PT Cruisers Pumpkin Bash, 10 a.m., weather permitting, Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd., 392-1266

Chinese Story Times: Ni-Hao!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Arabic Story Time: Ahlan!, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

King County 3A Championship Cross Country event, noon to 6:30 p.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road

‘Colorful Fall: Why Do the Leaves Change?’ ages 5 and older, 1 p.m., Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., 452-4195, free

‘In the Heights,’ 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $47 to $62, villagetheatre.org

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

The Daily Flash, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha, ages 21 and older only, $5 cover charge, 120 N.W. Gillman Blvd., 392-5550

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

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

SUNDAY, OCT. 26Scott Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series, 7.6-mile, 20-mile, and 50K options, 8 a.m., Cougar Mountain Regional Park, Sky Country Trailhead, 166th Way S.E., Newcastle, $45 to $85, register at http://bit.ly/1vSCeEn

Raging River Basin Hike, strenuous, 12 miles, 2,800-foot elevation gain, 8:30 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

‘Bats, Living with Wildlife,’ ages 12 and older, 1 p.m., Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., 452-4195, free

Friends of the Issaquah Library Fall Book Sale, 1-5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

‘Introduction to Special Effects Makeup,’ bring your own makeup and brushes if you have them, ages 12 and older, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130, registration required

‘In the Heights,’ 2 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $47 to $62, villagetheatre.org

One-on-One Computer Help, 4 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430, register at http://bit.ly/1tOwOdv

Divorce Care Support Group, sponsored by Timberlake Church, 7-8:30 p.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, 869-4400

Issaquah resident Erez Benari presents .COMedy Live, featuring comedians Silas Lindenstein, Elicia Sanchez, Mike Coletta, Aisha Farhoud and Tanner Hodgeson, 8 p.m., Parlor Live, 700 Bellevue Way, Bellevue, www.dotcomedylive.com or www.facebook.com/dotcomedylive

MONDAY, OCT. 27‘Figure Drawing Open Studio,’ short pose 9:30-11:30 a.m. and long pose noon to 2 p.m., artEAST art center, 95 Front St. N., $20 or $30 for both ses-sions, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., arteast.org

Spanish Story Times: Hola!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Hello English!’ intermedi-ate ESL class, 11:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

City of Issaquah B&O Tax open house, 5:30-7 p.m., Eagle Room, City Hall, 130 E Sunset Way, 837-3007

‘Knit for Life,’ providing sup-port for cancer patients and beyond, supplies provided, 1-4 p.m., Swedish/Issaquah, 751

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The city of Issaquah presents Fall Fun Fest, for ages 6 and younger and their families, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the community center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S. Wear costumes, enjoy activity booths, try out the Toddler Time toys, participate in face painting and win prizes. There is a $2 suggested donation per child. To learn more, call 837-3300.

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N.E. Blakely Drive, open to the public

Corks and Canvas, 6 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., register at corksandcanvasevents.com, $45

Study Zone, grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘How to Turn a Story Idea into a Finished Novel,’ 7-8 p.m., Issaquah Library meet-ing room, 10 West Sunset Way, 392-5430

Issaquah Valley Grange general meeting, featur-ing docent from Issaquah Salmon Hatchery outlining the program to save the Lake Sammamish kokanee, 7:30-9 p.m., Issaquah Masonic Hall, third floor, 57 W. Sunset Way, 206-931-1223

TUESDAY, OCT. 28One-On-One Computer Assistance, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Puppets Please Marionettes, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Play and Learn Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Supporting Honest Government,’ live online Q & A, 11 a.m., Christian Science Reading Room, 415 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-8140

‘Zentangle Basics,’ easy-to-learn drawing method, 12:30-2:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., arteast.org, $40/members, $45/non-members

Issaquah School District Middle School Cross Country event, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road

Study Zone, ages K-12, 4-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘Mindful Meditations’ work-

shop, 7-8:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Sammamish Youth Writing Group, ages 10-18, monthly projects, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Highlands Fire Station, 1280 N.E. Park Drive, www.rovinfiddlers.com Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Gaslamp Bar & Grill, 1315 N.W. Mall St., 392-4547

Cherry Cherry, Neil Diamond tribute band, 7:30 p.m., Amante, 131 Front St. N., 313-9600

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29Toddler Story Times, ages 2 and older, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Infant Lapsit Story Time, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Citizenship Class, 3:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Study Zone, grades K-12, 4-6 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Study Zone, ages K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Drypoint Printmaking, tech-nique where image is cut into a surface, all supplies includ-ed, 6:30-9:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., arteast.org, $50/members, $55/nonmembers

‘Added Sugars: Such Sweet Sorrow,’ 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

‘The Business Case for Addressing Climate Change,’ join author Kevin Wilhelm as he discusses his new book, ‘Making Sustainability Stick,’ 6:30-9 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

Nightmare at Beaver Lake, Family Scare 7-7:45 p.m. $11, Full Scare 8-10 p.m. $18, 2656 244th Ave. S.E., $1 discount with nonperish-able food donation

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

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Tucker, a 3-year-old Border Collie. Tucker is a smart boy who would love to show off all he knows in an agility class. Looking for an active and intelligent partner who would love to join you on all of life’s adventures? Come meet Tucker!

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

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Karl F. Besecker

Karl F. Besecker, formerly of Is-saquah, father to Joshua, passed Sept. 23, 2014, in

Shoreline.A celebration of his life

will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club in Sno-qualmie.

Please view photos, get directions and share memories at www.flintofts.com.

— Flintoft’s Funeral Home, 392-6444Karl Besecker

Leighton Bernard Evans“Bernie” passed of

natural causes Oct. 3, 2014.

He was born in Vic-toria, B.C., on Nov. 30, 1924. He was the “son of a sailor” with his father a salvage ship captain, but Bernie found his passion in the sky. In World War II, he trained as a fighter pilot and flew one of the world’s first fighter jets, the “Vampire,” for the Cana-dian Air Force.

He met his lovely wife, “Edee” Irene Doubledee, on a blind date in To-ronto. They married Feb. 8, 1947. Bernie earned a mechanical engineering degree from the Univer-sity of British Colum-bia. The couple moved to Ontario, where his aerospace career began with Avro Canada. He spoke fondly of “Orenda,” a jet engine that “out-performed its rivals.” When Avro failed, Boeing recruited a group of Ca-nadian engineers.

The family settled on Lake Sammamish, “the lake house,” as it will always be called. Bernie retired in 1985, returned twice under contract and ultimately hung up his slide rule in 1991, achieving the position of Boeing Senior Principal Engineer. The Canadian group remains close, with

lunches to this day.Bernie was a passion-

ate builder, a man of many projects, an avid reader and great story-teller. He will be dearly missed.

Bernie is survived by his wife Edith; their three children: Barbara Walmsley, John Evans and Susan McKinney; five grandchildren: Shannon Urban, Allison Evans, Raleigh Douthwaite, David Evans and Kelsey Douthwaite; and four great-grandchildren: Piper, Jorden, Paisley and Drew.

A memorial service will be held in his honor on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m., at the Hilton Bellev-ue Hotel, 300 112th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, WA 98004. Family and friends are welcome.

Edee and Bernie Evans

Constance LeahyConstance L. Dunham

Leahy, age 86, of Burl-ington, a former longtime Issaquah resident, passed away in Bellingham at a

care facility Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014.

Arrangements are pend-ing with Sig’s Funeral & Cremation Services in Bell-ingham, 360-656-5459.

Alan Hoerst graduates from Air Force bootcamp

Air Force Airman First Class Alan D. Hoerst graduated from basic mili-tary training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

Hoerst completed an intensive, eight-week pro-gram that included train-ing in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare prin-

ciples and skills.Airmen who complete

basic training earn four credits toward an Associate in Applied Science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Hoerst is the son of Jennifer A. Kempe, of Is-saquah.

He earned a diploma in 2008 from American School, Unk, Illinois, and a bachelor’s degree in 2013 from the University of Washington in Bothell.

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Issaquah residents win for state fair entries

The following resident of Issaquah won ribbons for their entries at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup:4Caron Fisher, of Rent-

on, won second place and $50 for her Peach Cobbler Coffee Cake in the Dillanos Quick Bread Coffee Cake Contest

4Margaret Edwards, of Issaquah, was honored as champion of the Cavy Fit & Show division4Callie Weber, of Is-

saquah, placed first in the Netherland Dwarf and Tan rabbit divisions, open class. She also placed second and third in the thrianta rabbit division.4Sydney Weber, of Is-

saquah, placed first in the Polish rabbit division

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Local students make deans’ lists4Alex Hansen, 2013

graduate of Issaquah High School, University of Chicago, 2013-14 school year4Issaquah residents

Nathan Gibson, Stephen Okamoto and Stepha-nie Teramoto, along with Newcastle resident Nathan Gibson and Sam-mamish residents Grace Blanchard, Kathleen Crandall and Tyler White, Azusa Pacific University, in Azusa, California, 2014 spring term

Biola University dean’s list students are named

Biola University, in La Mirada, California, has announced its spring 2014 dean’s list for academic excellence:

Newcastle: Jeremy Hamann

Issaquah: Leah Millar, Austin Quamme, Mark Stacy

Sammamish: Kelsey Nyce

WSU announces its president’s honor roll

The following local stu-dents made the president’s honor roll for the 2014 summer semester at Wash-ington State University in Pullman.

Issaquah: Megan Bid-dle, Ali Dematteo, Madi-son Dutro, Marc Egland, Bryce Hendrix, Miranda Jones, Linda Larsen, Erin McKee and Lauren Merdinyan

Sammamish: Tyler Bongiani, Stephanie Coffey, Jonathan Cook, Brianna Dankberg, Hannah Goehri, Konrads Leitis, Jocelynne

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Newcastle: Chelsea Moorhead and Alexandra Stuj

Area students make OSU honor roll

The following local stu-dents made the scholastic honor roll for the sum-mer term at Oregon State University, in Corvallis, Oregon:

Issaquah: Sarah A. Jacobi, Devin M. O Donnell and Michelle M. Pighin

Newcastle: Justyn I. Jacobs

Sammamish: Ashley J. Center, Daniel J. Christian-son, Avalon P. Dunbar, Erik D. Mietzner, Kayla J. Shim and Emily M. Skrobecki

Local students graduate from WSU

The following students graduated from Washing-ton State University, in Pullman, at the end of the 2014 summer term:

Issaquah: Eric Clark, Bachelor of Arts, political science; Delaney John-son, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Taylor Johnson, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Linda Larsen, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences; Connor McCulloh, Bach-elor of Arts, business ad-ministration; Erin McKee,

Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, history; Heather Nelson, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences; Michael Scourey, Bachelor of Arts, education; Jeffrey Walker, Bachelor of Sci-ence, civil engineering

Sammamish: Tyler Bongiani, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Jacob Bowman, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Brittany Cardoza, Bach-elor of Arts, communica-tion; Richard Garagliano Jr., Bachelor of Science, environmental science; Julie Sliger, Bachelor of Arts, human develop-ment; Mikel Tihista, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Sci-ence; Destiny Whitcomb, Bachelor of Arts, fine arts

Newcastle: Brian Baterbonia, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences; Pui Ho, Cum Laude, Bach-elor of Science, nutrition and exercise physiology; Chelsea Moorhead, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, apparel, merchandising and textiles

Annemarie Falaniko graduates from Marquette

Annemarie Falaniko, of Renton, has graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Falaniko earned a Bach-elor of Science in informa-tion technology.

By Neil Piersonnpierson@sammamishreview.com

If there were any doubts about Bothell’s ability to win a big football game on the road, the Cougars destroyed those theories in the opening minute of their Oct. 17 game at Sky-line High School.

Bothell, the top-ranked team in Class 4A, scored on its first two plays from scrimmage and went on to thoroughly dominate the Skyline Spartans, 56-0, clinching the KingCo Con-ference title in the process.

“We couldn’t ask for anything better — score on the first play, score on the second play of of-fense,” said senior Sam McPherson, the Cougars’ star running back and defensive back.

“We’ve started off slow a couple of the games, so that was big for us, to start off strong. The great start put them down early, and that’s when we just kept piling it on.”

Skyline coach Mat Tay-lor gave credit to the Cou-gars (7-0), who beat the Spartans (4-3) for the first time since 2009. Both-ell led 42-0 at halftime, outgaining Skyline 340-94 and scoring on six of its seven possessions.

“They were unbe-lievable,” Taylor said. “They’re clearly the best team that we’ve seen — No. 1 in the state — and

they deserve it.”On the opening play

from scrimmage, Bothell wide receiver Dayzell Wil-son used a double move to blow past a defensive back, and quarterback Ross Bowers hit him in stride down the right sideline for an 82-yard touchdown.

Running back Rashaad Boddie fumbled on Sky-line’s first play, and McPherson recovered the ball at the Spartans’ 31-yard line. On the next play, Bowers tossed a short pass to McPherson, who weaved his way through the de-fense to the end zone.

Bothell led 14-0, and the game was only 44 seconds old.

That changed the Spar-tans’ game plan, Taylor said, and it led to quar-terback Blake Gregory’s struggles against a fierce pass rush. The Cougars sacked Gregory five times, and the junior finished 11-for-25 passing for 72 yards.

“It kind of got into a game where you had to start going deep, to try and get caught up,” Taylor said.

McPherson said the Cougars “take our de-fense seriously.” Their offense — led by Bowers, a California-Berkeley com-mit — averages 47 points per game and gets most of the plaudits for the team’s success, but their defense has been just as good, giv-ing up only 10 points per

game.“As a DB, there’s no

better pass coverage than having a quarter-back on his butt, so that’s awesome,” McPherson remarked.

After scoring twice in the first minute, Both-ell didn’t let up. Skyline punter Kevin McGrane couldn’t handle a poor snap, and the Cougars tackled him for a big loss, shifting field position back in their favor.

McPherson zipped through the middle for a 13-yard TD and a 21-0 lead.

Gregory completed a short pass to Boddie, con-verting a fourth-down play on Skyline’s next series, but the drive eventually stalled at the Bothell 30. And Bowers needed only four plays to take his team 70 yards, a drive that Jackson Keimig capped with a leaping, 37-yard grab in the front corner of the end zone.

Bowers tossed a 13-yard TD pass to Wilson, and McPherson scored his third TD on a 19-yard run before the half.

The entire second half was played with a con-tinuously running clock because of the 40-point lead, but Bothell managed two more touchdowns as Bowers threw for a fifth score, a 23-yarder to Sean Hanrahan, and backup fullback Michael Gray piled in from a yard out.

Despite conference losses to Bothell and Woodinville, the Spartans

still control their playoff destiny. Wins over Ingle-moor and Eastlake in their final two games would put them in the postseason. And Taylor didn’t want his players to be demoralized.

“We said at halftime, ‘We can’t lose the team,’” he said. “We have to win two games to go to the playoffs, so that’s the big-gest thing. We’ve got to go 2-0.”

By Christina Corrales-Toynewcastle@isspress.com

The Liberty High School boys tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a home-court loss to Inter-lake Oct. 16.

The Patriots dropped five of the seven matches against the Saints, but found a sliver of hope when two players who normally compete in singles teamed up to show impressive mettle in the No. 1 doubles match.

Marek Pierepiekarz and Matthew Cao defeated Interlake’s Michael Kwong and Justin Lee in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.

“Winning 6-3, 6-3 in the Interlake match was an amazing accomplishment for two singles players to achieve as a newly-formed doubles team,” Liberty coach Mike Salokas said.

Pierepiekarz starred as a sophomore singles player on last year’s team, but elected to end the 2014 season on a doubles team with Cao, giving the Patri-ots the best chance in post-season play. Salokas called it a “very unselfish gesture on both of their parts.”

Liberty’s only other win came in the No. 2 doubles

match, as Cody Hughes and Ethan Le combined to make quick work of the Saints, 6-4, 6-2.

“Cody Hughes and Ethan Le were a pleas-ant surprise for us this year,” Salokas said. “As a doubles team, they won several matches merely on guts and determination.”

Interlake’s Dylan Mil-ligan and Kevin Li won the third doubles match, beating Liberty’s Devin Emerson and Christian Wong, 6-1, 6-3.

In singles, Interlake’s Matthew Hur bested

Keaten Winegar, 6-0, 6-0; Vishnu Sarukkai defeated Liberty’s Naoki Lucas, 6-2, 6-4; the Saints’ Wesley So beat Josh Ryker, 6-1, 6-0; and in the only match that went to three sets that day, Brian Baek outlasted the Patriots’ Ben Tran, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Liberty ended its season, again played at Tibbetts Valley Park while the team still awaits comple-tion of its courts on school grounds, with a 4-8 record.

“Our record was not the best but I take some

responsibility for that,” Salokas said. “There were several matches where winning became second-ary to providing players with important experience that will prove helpful in the postseason. I believe the Interlake match was an example of deferring a pos-sible win to gain meaning-ful experience for players.”

The Patriots began postseason play Oct. 21 with a KingCo qualifier at Bellevue High School. Results were not available at press time.

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the ISSaquah preSS The final event in the 2014 Cougar Mountain Trail Run series is Oct. 26. Runners can choose to participate in one of three distances: 50 kilometers (31.2 miles), 20 miles or 8 miles. All races start at 8 a.m. and begin at the Sky Country Trailhead off 166th Way Southeast. Co-produced by Northwest Trail Runs and the Seattle Running Club, the race benefits King County Parks, with more than $126,000 raised since its inception. Registration fees range between $30 and $90 depending on the race, and $15 of each regis-tration fee will benefit King County Parks & Recreation. Register for the race at http://bit.ly/1jl6iDg.

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By Sam Kenyonskenyon@snovalleystar.com

The Issaquah High School Eagles fell to the Mount Si Wildcats in an away game Oct. 17, bring-ing their season record to 2-5.

The Eagles pulled ahead early in the rainy matchup, but the Wildcats responded and Issaquah was ultimate-ly unable to recover, losing 20-14.

“We had our chance,” head coach Buddy Bland said. “We just didn’t take care of business.”

The Wildcats kicked in an early field goal in the first quarter after be-ing prevented from the touchdown by the Eagles defense. Issaquah was unable to score on the fol-lowing possession, punting after three downs.

But three downs after that, senior defensive back Ray Littles intercepted a pass and returned it 70 yards for the touchdown. With three minutes re-maining in the first quar-ter, the Eagles led 7-3.

“We had our opportuni-ties,” Bland said.

The Wildcats responded with a 13-play drive early in the second quarter for a touchdown. Three minutes later, Issaquah fumbled the ball. The Wildcats recovered and ran it back 40 yards for their second touchdown. Issaquah wouldn’t score again until the second half.

“Hats off to Mount Si. Their kids played hard,” Bland said. “They wanted it a little bit more, I guess.”

After a long field goal from Mount Si, the two teams headed into the locker room at halftime with the score at 20-7.

In the second half, the Eagles hit the ground running, literally. Sopho-more running back Bryce Hughes helped carry his

team on its opening, rush-heavy drive in the second half. The Eagles scored midway through the third quarter off a 15-yard run by Hughes. It was the last score of the game.

Later in the quar-ter, Issaquah caught an interception at its 2-yard line to prevent another Wildcat score. The Eagles also recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter, but were unable to convert the turnovers to scoring either time. They couldn’t keep their offense on the field.

“You’re not going to be able to do much when you don’t have the ball,” Bland said.

The game clock wore down and neither team was able to score on the other after 8:39 in the third quarter. Ultimately, the Wildcat defense halted any hope the Eagles had. Each time the Eagles appeared to have an opportunity to sustain a scoring drive, the Wildcats would shut them down.

The game ended after a final wild scramble by Mount Si quarterback Jonathan Hillel, who en-sured a first down and kept possession away from the Eagles until the clock ran down.

Issaquah has two games remaining on the season. The Eagles play their final home game against Wood-inville on Oct. 24.

The Eagles no longer have a shot at making the postseason, but after the Mount Si game, Bland talked about the team’s mentality after a loss.

“All we’re going to do is learn from this, and we’re going to come out and we’re going to put our best foot forward when we play Woodinville next week,” he said. “My guys have always continued to battle, and I’m proud of them for that.”

The Issaquah High School golf team wrapped up its regular season in dominating fashion, winning both the KingCo League tournament and the district tournament at the Snohomish Golf Course last week.

The Eagles edged out Skyline, the only team they lost to during the regular season, head coach Tom Bakamus said.

“Issaquah’s victories at Snohomish eased the pain of the one league match they lost earlier to Skyline at the Plateau Club,” he said. “I liked our chances on a neutral course with the depth of our team this year, which included seven seniors, four of which played in the finals.”

Based on their perfor-mance, the Eagles will now send four players — Bar-rett Dowling, Zack Over-street, Tom Rothwell and Sid Raman — to the state

tournament in Spokane in May.

In the league tourna-ment, Skyline senior Kelley Sullivan was the match medalist. The Spartans will send both Sullivan and junior Chris Mogg to state.

Bakamus was also the second golf coach in the Issaquah School District to receive league Coach of the Year honors during the 4A competition. Liberty coach Jon Kinsley took the same honor at the KingCo 3A/2A level.

Mogg, Sullivan and Over-street were also named to the KingCo 4A All-League First Team, Rothwell was named to the Second Team and Dowling and Skyline’s Nate Fischer received Hon-orable Mentions.

Liberty sophomore Ben Graham was named to the KingCo 3A/2A All-League First Team and teammate Dexter Simonds received Honorable Mention.

Eagles send four golfers to state

Issaquah squanders early lead to Mount Si

By GreG Farrar

Sam McPherson (20), Bothell High School senior running back, gets a block from a teammate on Skyline junior defensive back Danny Sinatro, and scored from 13 yards out for the Cougars’ third touchdown of the game.

By Calder ProduCtions

Ray Littles (left), Issaquah High School senior defensive back, picks off a pass meant for Mount Si junior wide receiver Reid Lutz (6), returning it 70 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and a brief 7-3 lead. The Eagles lost by a final score of 20-14.

By GreG Farrar

Matthew Cao (left), Liberty High School senior, is set for the return as his teammate, junior Marek Pierepiekarz, serves in the first set of their top-seed doubles match Oct. 16 against Interlake seniors Michael Kwong and Justin Lee at Tibbetts Valley Park. Cao and Pierepiekarz won, 6-3, 6-3.

BOTHELL BEATDOWN

Patriots drop season finale to Interlake

Cougars humble Spartans, 56-0 PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUPWeek 4 — Sept. 26, 2014

Mount Si 20, Issaquah (2-5) 14

Bothell 56, Skyline (4-3) 0

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Dominican head coach Matt Blamey said. “He had a knack for being in the right place, and without Kevin, I’m not sure we would have achieved the level of success that we did last season.”

Europe and Team SwedenBut it’s not just on the

West Coast where Powers has been displaying his skill. While most kids his age were out partying for Halloween, a 17-year-old Powers traveled to Eu-rope after he was invited to a tryout for Team Swe-den’s national lacrosse team.

“I was born in Sweden and lived there until I was 5, and heard about the team from a buddy that I played club lacrosse with,” Powers said. “He told me I should come out, and they liked what they saw, so I ended up making the team.”

It didn’t take long for Powers to make his mark

for the country of his birth, and his first experi-ence with the team was helping it take 10th place at the 2010 World La-crosse Championship in Manchester, England.

“I was only 17, so I was really young at the time and felt like I had to prove myself,” Powers said. “But it was a lot of fun just taking in the atmosphere, being able to wear the Swedish jersey and meet-ing a lot of new guys.”

One of Team Sweden’s coaches, Kim Langeborg, said he was impressed with Powers’ transition from high school to inter-national play.

“Kevin is a down-to-earth guy who was very good in getting into the group,” Langeborg said. “He adapted to the way of how Sweden plays lacrosse and showed straight away at practice that he was to have a spot on the national team.”

Just two short years later, Powers was back with Team Sweden, this time for the European Lacrosse Championship in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 2012. Sweden took bronze.

“I felt like I changed as a player after the 2010 championships, I really developed,” Powers said. “In Amsterdam, I was a little older and felt like I could be in more of a com-manding role.

“Our biggest things is every time you come to play Swedish lacrosse, you’re gonna say, ‘That was a hard one, or that hurt,’ and it’s not gonna be a fun time playing against us.”

Having seen Powers’ development from a teen-ager to present day first hand, Langeborg agreed.

“First of all, Kevin is a winner. And he will do what it takes for the team to win,” Langeborg said. “As an athlete, he is the

best player Sweden has had in a long time.”

Powers said he is now focusing on school and just have fun playing lacrosse. His coach was quick to recognize his accomplish-ments so far.

“Watching Kevin com-pete for Team Sweden during the 2014 FIL World Championship was excit-ing to see,” Blamey said. “Not only did he excel on the field, but he led the entire tournament in scor-ing.

“He represented the state of Washington, Dominican University, the West Coast and Sweden very well, which is a lot to have on your shoulders as a young man. He has a lot to be proud of.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE 14-1275

CITY OF ISSAQUAH2015 PRELIMINARY BUDGET ON

FILE WITH CITY CLERKAND NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARINGS

The 2015 Preliminary Budget for theCity of Issaquah has been filed withthe City Clerk. Copies of said budgetare available for review at City Hall

(Finance Department and City Clerk’s

Office), 130 East Sunset Way, and atthe Issaquah King County Library, 10 West Sunset Way, or online at

issaquahwa.gov/2015Budget.

Notice is hereby given that on Novem-

ber 3, 2014 at 7 p.m. City CouncilRegular Meeting, a public hearing

willbe held to consider revenue sources,including any possible increases inproperty tax revenues. Estimated

rev-enues for the 2015 Preliminary Bud-get were presented to the City Coun-cil on October 6, 2014, and a listingof those revenues is on file at CityHall (Finance Department and City

Clerk’s Office); and,

Further notice is hereby given that onNovember 17, 2014 City Council

Reg-ular Meeting, a final public hearing

will be held on the proposed budget.

The public hearings are an opportu-nity for any taxpayer to appear andbe heard for or against any part ofthe budget, or provide comments.Council Meetings are held in the

Council Chambers located at 135 E.Sunset Way, Issaquah. (Note: It is

an-ticipated that the Council will formallyadopt the 2015 Budget at the Council

Meeting of November 17, 2014.)

Published in The Issaquah Presson October 22, 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICE 14-1277

On 10/26/14, 1st Pl. NW in Issaquahwill be closed from Dogwood St. toNW Alder Pl. between the hours of 4:30pm and 10:30pm to facilitate theloading of trucks for Village Theatre’sproduction of In The Heights.

Published in The Issaquah Presson October 22, 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICE 14-1278

CITY OF ISSAQUAH NOTICE OF PLANNED FINAL

ACTION REGARDING ACQUISITION OF

BASS AND BASS PARTNERSHIPAND REID FAMILY INVESTMENTS

LLC PARCELS ON EAST LAKESAMMAMISH PARKWAY

Notice is hereby given that on Novem-ber 3, 2014 at 7 p.m. City CouncilRegular Meeting, Agenda Bill 6911,Acquisition Process Approval – Bassand Bass Partnership and Reid Fam-ily Investments LLC parcels on EastLake Sammamish Parkway will beconsidered for final action.

Tax parcels included in the proposedacquisition process including possiblecondemnation are: 2124069054,22410 SE 62nd St; 2124069026,6011 East Lake Sammamish Park-way SE; 2124069033, 6001 EastLake Sammamish Parkway SE; and2124069029, 22411 SE 62nd St, Is-saquah, WA 98027.

Council Meetings are held in theCouncil Chambers located at 135 E.Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027.

Published in The Issaquah Presson October 22 and 29, 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICE 14-1279

PUBLIC NOTICESEPA DETERMINATION

Pursuant to the provisions of Is-saquah Ordinance No. 1633 and theState Environmental Policy Act, Chap-ters 43.21[c] RCW and WAC 197-11-510, notice is hereby given that theCity of Issaquah issued a Determina-tion of Nonsignificance (DNS) on Oc-tober 22, 2014 for a proposed updateto the City’s Transportation Concur-rency system and to amend Trans-portation Concurrency Management,IMC Chapter I8.15. Revisions in-clude updating the computer trans-portation model, simplifying the con-currency review process to an impactfee payment versus project-specificmitigation, updating transportation im-pact fees to fund projects on the City’-s Transportation Improvement Pro-gram (TIP), creating a non-motorizedtransportation mitigation fee, and up-dating Parks impact fees and creat-ing a Parks non-residential mitigationfee.After review of a completed environ-mental checklist and other informa-tion on file with the agency, the Cityof Issaquah has determined this pro-posal would not have a probable sig-nificant adverse impact on the envi-ronment.This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2). The lead agency will notact on this proposal for 14 days. Any-one wishing to comment may submitwritten comments between October22, 2014 and November 5, 2014 andthe Responsible Official will recon-sider the DNS based on timely com-ments. Any person aggrieved by thisdetermination may appeal by filing aNotice of Appeal with the City of Is-saquah Permit Center between Octo-ber 22, 2014 and November 5, 2014. Appellants should prepare specificfactual objections. Copies of the envi-ronmental determination and otherproject application materials are avail-able from the Issaquah Planning De-partment, 1775 12th Avenue NW.

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teriyaki plates, from chicken and pork to beef and shortribs with all the gyoza and eggroll sides in between.

Want to eat healthy? The menu boasts eight seasonal salads. My din-ing partner went with the grilled tilapia with a balsamic-vinaigrette dress-ing. The presentation of the fish arriving separate on a sizzling platter got us salivating, activating all five of our senses. It helped that it was also cooked to flaky perfection. Within the salad, the crumbled blue cheese and sliced almonds were welcome additions to the typical green roughage.

Don’t skip over the sea-food basket section of the menu — it boasts a variety from the deep, includ-ing oysters, scallops and clams.

Feeling nostalgic for my vacation recently in

Philadelphia, I ordered the cheesesteak sandwich. While competently assem-bled, the restaurant didn’t go out of its way to offer more than just the basic ingredients of thinly sliced steak, cheddar cheese and grilled onions. But the bread was fresh and held up to the tasty interior.

And the wavy fries were crisply cooked perfection, served with a signature, tangy fry sauce (just don’t call it Thousand Island).

There is so much variety on the Herfy’s menu, it begs for repeat visits (there are 19 flavors of shakes to chose from, for goodness sake).

With a welcoming staff and a building that fea-tures three garage doors that open to let in fresh air on sunny days and a bar at the other end with the lat-est live action games play-ing on television, Herfy’s proves to be a welcome alternative to the national, homogenized family res-taurants dotting the dining landscape.

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books on them, maybe 50 or 60 — drinking, getting with women, being at the race track and poetry it-self,” Hobbs said. “You can go a long way on a limited number of themes.”

He describes “Early Harvest,” which came out Aug. 8 in print, as an on-demand selection, as a greatest hits of his first two “books.”

“There’s a lot of stuff, more outtakes really, of my next book, a big book concentrated in terms of its themes. These poems didn’t go into that book. They are still good poems

that deserved a book of their own,” he said.

That next book is a big TBD, he said, or to be de-termined.

“It’s a work in progress, has a title (‘Telos and Other Psychographs’), but no release date,” he said. “It’s still under construc-tion. I think I’m 95 percent done, but I keep coming up with other ideas to add to it.”

Hobbs admits “Early Harvest” hasn’t sold any-where near enough books to say he could make a living from it yet. But being in between jobs gives him plenty of opportunity to promote it through read-ings and twisting arms at bookstores to get them to add it to their shelves.

“The audience for ‘Early Harvest’ is probably younger folks, as I am, going through the same things I’ve been through,” he said. “They’ve been to college, had social difficul-ties. I think everybody has experienced these difficul-ties or at least can relate to them.”

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Finally, a law firm fo-cused on our community has opened in town. Issaquah Le-gal Services opened its doors October 1, 2014, with a goal of helping the residents and businesses of Issaquah and the Greater Eastside.

The law firm is headed by Justin P. Walsh, who lives here in Old Town with his life-partner, Pam. Justin is a North-west native, born and raised in neighbor-ing Renton. He graduated Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law, and served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Mary Fairhurst on the Wash-ington Supreme Court. He has also been named a “rising star” by Superlawyers.com for three consecutive years – 2012, 2013, and 2014. Justin also serves the city as a member of the Planning Policy Commission.

Justin has represented both people and cor-porations in class action claims. Addition-ally, Justin has assisted numerous business-es starting from the ground up, including forming the business and transaction work. In addition, he has helped businesses with planning and litigation related to text mes-sage and email marketing campaigns, in-cluding defending one client who was sued for over $34,000,000 in damages related to a text message campaign.

Issaquah Legal Services is currently ac-cepting new clients and can help you in the areas of personal injury, medical malprac-tice, nursing home abuse and neglect, busi-ness formation and transactions, and email and text marketing campaigns. In addition, the firm can help you with wills, trusts, estates, and probate.

In an effort to assist members of our com-munity, Issaquah Legal Services will help you set up a simple will, medical power of attorney and financial power of attorney for $500, or will set up these documents for both you and your partner or spouse for $900. Issaquah Legal Services will honor this price through the end of December.Visit www.issaquahlaw.com to learn more.

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Renowned doctors, expert nursing teams, and the latest

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