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Flutist Gary Stroutsos will perform at the Kirkland Performance Center on May 4. The master world � utist says that Native American stories are being lost to youth and creating music with storytelling allows him to share his knowledge. CONTRIBUTED
Two more coaches put on leave
BY MATT PHELPS
The Lake Washing-ton School District (LWSD) placed two
more coaches on admin-istrative leave last week for undisclosed reasons.
LWSD spokeswoman Kathryn Reith con� rmed on April 19 that Lake Washing-ton High School girls so� ball head coach Troy Hennum and Juanita High School baseball head coach Sherman Leach have both been placed on leave from their positions.
Reith said that the district could not release any more information as to why the coaches have been placed on leave.
Hennum told the Reporter on April 19 that he could “not comment on anything now,” when reached on his cell phone.
� e move follows a tough week for the Kangs athletic department, as former boys basketball head coach Barry Johnson pleaded not guilty at Kirkland Municipal Court on April 17 to communicat-ing with a minor for immoral purposes. � e accusations against Johnson took place while he was both a coach and an instructional assistant.
� ere is no indication that the issues with Hennum or Leach have anything to do with the Johnson investiga-tion, or that they have to do with misconduct. Leave can be taken for a variety of rea-sons, such as health issues.
� e Juanita High School athletic department had troubles of its own earlier this year as a varsity volleyball coach’s husband, Steve C. Meeks, 23, was charged with voyeurism for spying on team players in a bathroom.
Liquor stores sell for nearly $700,000Three locations sold to separate buyers from outside of KirklandBY MATT PHELPS
Kirkland’s three state-run liquor stores have sold for nearly $700,000 to three di� erent bidders, thanks to a month-long auction that ended April 20. � e state will take in $30.75 million for the 167 state-run liquor stores as individual bidding outperformed the highest bid, $4.6 million, for all the state-run liquor stores combined.
� e Washington State Liquor Control Board awarded 121 bidders license application rights for the 167 individual stores. � e winning bidders earned the exclusive right to ap-ply for a liquor license at the current location. � e WSLCB started the auction on March 15 and had 551 registered bidders. � ree Kirkland residents won auctions for other stores around the state.
Winning bidders will have to secure their own lease in their current loca-tion. If they cannot, they can sell their rights or re-quest an alternative location within a one-mile radius of the existing location.
� e Houghton neighbor-hood liquor store located at 10609 N.E. 68th St. will go to Tanveer Bhinder of Sur-rey, BC. � e highest bid was $325,200, according to the state liquor control board.
“� is is no big thing,” said Bhinder, who has never been to Kirkland. “I owned a liquor store in England for 15 years.”
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LWSD won’t comment on JHS, LWHS moves
BY PEGGY KUNKEL
UW News Lab
When Gary Stroutsos was in college back in the ‘70s he attended a Jethro Tull concert – and was never the same a� erward. Mesmerized by the � ute sounds of Ian Anderson, he went to a pawnshop and bought a beginner’s � ute for $35.
Largely self-taught,
Stroutsos had another epiphany during his � rst big gig, in 1997. A history bu� , he discovered his passion while perform-ing with “� e American Indian Music and Dance Tour,” where world music met traditional Native American music.
“It (was) an honor be-ing invited, not being a tribal member,” Stroutsos explains. “I wanted to
celebrate what Lewis and Clark heard, not what they saw.”
Considered a master world � ut-ist today, Strout-sos will appear at the Kirkland Per-formance Center on Friday, May 4 to remember the songs through music and � lm.
Dan Mayer, KPC executive director, says: “It’s our goal to bring artists and pro-grams that really count to
our community. Stroutsos does that. His work with (� lmmaker) Ken Burns
brings a unique quality to the performance. Audiences are captivated by his enthusiasm, learning about the Native culture without being lectured. We’re delighted to have him.”
In a recent interview in Kirkland, Stroutsos
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“It (was) an honor being invited,
not being a tribal member. I wanted to celebrate what
Lewis and Clark heard, not what
they saw.” Gary Stroutsos
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Bucky Beaver Preschool teaches givingBY CARRIE WOOD
Kirkland resident Lenore King says it’s di� cult for her two young sons to under-stand that there are people who don’t have food to eat.
Her older son, Christian, recently turned 7 and for his birthday one of the parents also brought a gi� for her youngest son, Beckham, age 5.
“I said, oh, that is so unnecessary. He needs to learn that he doesn’t always get presents,” King told the parent. “He got to open the
present and then literally two days later he said, ‘Mom, I want another Lego.’ I’m like, Beckham, do you understand that there are people who don’t have food to eat and you want another toy?”
But at Bucky Beaver Pre-school, teacher and founder Molly Carson has put the theory to the test for the past 30 years.
Carson has taught more than 1,000 preschoolers the concept of giving and has made charity a critical part of their learning, says parent Judy Mansour.
[ more BUCKY page 2 ]Bucky Beaver Preschool founder Molly Carson reads a book to her students about giving on April 13. CARRIE WOOD, Kirkland Reporter
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“I don’t know if at this age they understand it when I’m just telling them,” said King, whose son Beckham cur-rently attends Bucky Beaver and her older son attended in the past. “But having them reinforce it here at school, I think it makes them grasp the concept that someone who doesn’t have a kitchen, doesn’t have a home.”
On a recent a� ernoon, Carson asked the 22 students in her morning class to create place mats, cards and gi� bags of needed items for the homeless residents at Tent City, which was located at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church before moving to Woodin-ville on April 21.
To emphasize the concept of giving, Carson read, “A Circle of Friends” by Giora Carmi, to the students. � e story was about a circle of kindness, which started with a boy who leaves a share of his fresh mu� n with a home-less man sleeping on a park bench.
Youngsters then gathered around tables and colored place mats and cards that read: “Sending you some sunshine today! Love, Bucky Beaver Preschool.”
“I’m making stu� for all
the homeless people,” said Beckham, 5.
What did his teacher teach the class about homeless people? “Give them some food because they don’t have food,” noted Beckham. “If they don’t have a kitchen, they don’t have a house.”
He added that helping oth-ers made him feel “happy.”
� e parents later set up the place mats, cards and gi� bags on a table at the church and served the homeless resi-dents dinner on April 17.
� is year marked the preschool’s 10th year of providing and serving dinner for those in need. During the dinner, parents and King County Councilwoman Jane Hague honored Carson with
a proclamation for the giving that she instills in children.
“Giving has always been a strong value my parents gave me growing up,” said Carson, a mother of three grown children. “I always try really hard to give back to the community.”
When her kids were still small, she went back to school at Bellevue College and traded her nursing skills for a degree in early child-hood education. She always wanted a preschool in her own home, so she opened up the non-pro� t Bucky Beaver Preschool about 30 years ago.
Bucky Beaver has also provided dinners to KITH.
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Families Helping Families Food Drive Food DriveSaturday, May 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Each PCC store will hold a drive to collect nonperishable items for each of our partner food banks. Stop by your local PCC, grab a shopping list of needed items, and head into the store to purchase an item or two for your neighbors in need.
Free fruit for kidsChildren ages 12 and under receive a free serving of a fruit or vegetable while their parents shop at PCC. Just let the produce staff know what your child would like to try, and we’ll be happy to wash and/or cut the item of your choice. It’s a great opportunity for kids to explore the abundance of seasonal produce!
revealed that he learned the � ute on his own but later studied with great � utists, including James Newton and Demilio Lozano; also, with great Native � utists Kevin Locke Lakota, Keith Bear Mandan Hidatsa and Bryan Akipa Dakota.
A documentary � lm, “Remembering the Songs,” will also be shown dur-ing the event at KPC. Julie Cajune, executive director of the Center for Ameri-can Indian Policy at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Mont., will make a rare appearance, according to Stroutsos. “Remembering � e Songs” gives a glimpse of song keepers and music makers from the Dine, Zuni and Salish communities. “� rough the � lm we invite you to experience a brief moment of the power and meaning of song,” he says.
“I’m excited to show the � lm,” Cajune said in a recent phone interview. “Most have limited under-standing and this explains it fairly well. � e songs have particular uses. During the � lm, what the � rst song ac-tually says is based in prayer for rain.”
During the 1997 tour, � lmmaker Ken Burns of
PBS fame invited Stroutsos to perform at the White House. He recalls, “I saw a glimpse of Ken Burns and President Clinton walk-ing to the podium. Picture that, you’re playing a simple melody and who’s coming right up the chute, these two guys in blue blazers.”
He continues: “Even more profound, there’s a waiting room with a blue rug and all the di� erent busts of presidents. I look out the window thinking, wait a minute, there’s cars out there, I’m inside the White House, not outside just looking in. � at really blew my mind.”
When asked about a memorable performance, he shares this story: “I am playing this haunting song at the People’s Center in Pablo, Mont. Performing, bringing alive music and memories of people who are gone but dear to the heart of Native Ameri-cans. One of the elders cried while listening to the sounds that she did not hear anymore, saying it remind-ed her of relatives and days gone by. My own tears fell.”
Stroutsos lives in Se-attle; he moved here from California in 1979 with his wife and two children. He
smiles while reminiscing about coming to Kirkland to promote jazz music. “Kirkland was a sleepy little village then.”
He says, “� e Indian and other cultures’ stories are being lost to our youth. Creating music with story-telling allows me to share the knowledge I’ve learned from so many people. In-dian kids need Indian role models, but I encourage new listeners.”
What advice does he have for young � ute players? “Get a foundation, really work on a sound you can call your own. Put your � ngerprint on it. Feel good about what you are playing,” he says.
He o� ers what he calls his “Top 10 secrets”: “� ink melodically. Dynamics. Tone. Power in silence. Sound like landscapes. Take chances, creating on the spot. Have a story behind your song. Find spiritual underpinnings. Be original. Have a sound you call your own.”
For information visit www.kpcenter.org or www.GaryStroutsos.com.
Peggy Kunkel is a student in the University of Wash-ington News Laboratory.
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A Bucky Beaver preschooler shows o� an alien he created on a card that went to Tent City residents. CARRIE WOOD, Kirkland Reporter
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He said that he will at-tempt to negotiate a new lease with the current land owner.
“I don’t want to move it, I want to keep it in the same space,” said Bhinder.
The Juanita neighborhood liquor store, located in the Safeway parking lot, was sold for $315,550.10 to Sung Lee Kim of Issaquah.
The Reporter left a mes-sage for Kim.
Dennis Duryea of Belle-vue won the bidding for the Totem Lake liquor store on the west side of 405. Duryea will pay just $56,100 – one of the lowest bids in the state – for the store that sits in the QFC parking lot.
The Reporter attempted to contact Duryea Monday without success.
The WSLCB recorded a flurry of activity on the final day of bidding, increasing the final total by $23.7 mil-
lion.The sale was required
with the passage of Initia-tive 1183 last November, which privatized the sales from hard alcohol, or spirits. The initiative directed the WSLCB to auction the state store properties at their current location. However, the state leases the proper-ties, not owns, creating a unique circumstance for the auction.
All of the state store properties are below the 10,000-square-foot threshold established by the initiative.
The WSLCB ran two simultaneous auctions to achieve “maximum reason-able value,” as stated in the initiative. The first was for each individual store. The second was for all store lo-cations available for a single bid, with the state taking the higher of the two. The sum of individual bids exceeded
the all-store high bid by a nearly seven-to-one ratio.
The highest winning bid was $750,100 for a store in Tacoma and the lowest win-ning bid was just $49,600 for a store in Spokane. Twenty-
eight individuals won mul-tiple auctions. The auction took in 14,627 bids overall.
The online auction was hosted by the Washington State Department of Enter-prise Services. The agency
has used the online auction site Public Service since 2009 to manage the sale of state goods.
Privately-owned liquor re-tailers may begin selling hard alcohol or spirits on June 1.
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Man shot in altercationBy MATT PHELPS
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland police found a man who was shot at the Ev-ergreen Villa Condos in the Totem Lake neighborhood late Tuesday night.
Police responded to a disturbance call in the 12000 block of Slater Ave. just after 11 p.m. The caller reported that a man had been shot at the residence.
“Police arrived to find all involved parties on scene including an adult male still conscious with a gunshot wound,” said Kirkland police spokesman Rob Saloum.
The victim was treated by aid personnel and transport-ed to Harborview Hospital. The victim’s condition is not known.
Two other males were contacted at the scene and transported to the Kirkland Police Department for ques-tioning.
“The incident appears to have been between acquain-tances and it is unknown at this time if any other crime had occurred,” said Saloum.
Detectives remained at the scene on Wednesday and are continuing the investigation.
Please visit www.kirklan-dreporter.com for updates on this story.
Council decides no daytime pay parking in two downtown lots
The Kirkland City Council unanimously voted not to impose pay parking during the day during its April 17 meeting.
Pay parking will continue from 5-9 p.m. at the Lake and Central and Marina/Lake-shore lots at the rate of $1 per hour.
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Bridle Trails Ace Hardware steps up for veterans
The Bridle Trails Ace Hard-ware store has really stepped up to support our local military/veterans. A couple of weeks ago when I asked about a military or veterans discount, similar to the ones Home Depot and Lowe’s offer, I was told they didn’t have one.
I contacted Ace’s corporate of-fices and was told Ace Hardware stores are a franchise operation, so I checked online and found an email address for the owner, Sheldon Smith. After I emailed him about the lack of a military/veteran discount, he responded he would institute such a dis-count if I would help him set
up our program for a military discount. I just needed to let him know what would be ac-ceptable military/veteran ID for his employees to use for verification.
I sent him some pictures of ID cards and within a week, he told me he had set up a program for a military discount, the same discount as offered by Lowe’s, 10 percent on regular priced prod-uct for active, reserve, retired, disabled vets and families.
Great response, great action! Thank you, Ace Hardware!Bob Maynard, Kirkland
City follows up with Critter Control
Mr. Campbell’s recommenda-tion that the City of Kirkland
explore further options for the “control” piece of animal services
in Kirkland is similar to the direction that I received from Kirkland City Council at their March 20 meeting. We appreciate Mr. Camp-
bell bringing Critter Control to our attention as we explore
all public and private options for providing animal services to Kirkland.
I recently contacted Critter Control and spoke with one of their managers about the potential of the City of Kirkland contracting for control services of Kirkland’s domestic animal populations (dogs and cats).
� e Critter Control manager said that they have a very speci� c focus on nuisance wildlife and that all of their licensing is for managing nuisance wildlife. While
Critter Control was appreciative of our outreach to them, they in-dicated that they do not have the capacity or interest in providing animal control service to the city.
City sta� will continue to explore all available options for the provision of animal services. I am grateful that Mr. Campbell took time to contact the city with his input and recommendation so that we could follow-up.
Critter Control will be among the list of potential resources should there be a need for their expertise in managing non-do-mesticated animal control issues, should the council decide to move forward in establishing a local animal services program for the city’s residents.Lorrie McKay, Intergovernmental Relations manager, City of Kirkland
It takes a great leader to be creative.It takes an even greater leader to take those
creative ideas and set them into motion.The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce’s new
Executive Director, Bruce Wynn, has done just that. He has only been at his new post for a couple of months and has already implemented some of his new ideas.
Earlier this month, we reported on a cash mob of Kirkland Chamber members who descended on Simplic-ity Décor in downtown Kirkland in an effort to support small businesses. The 20 or so cash-mob shoppers were
assembled under Wynn’s leadership and each spent at least $15 at the small business.
Wynn spent more than $60 on a new all-purpose utility bag. He is certainly putting his money where his mouth is.
On Tuesday, chamber members dressed up as various summer char-
acters and handed out envelopes and 600 fliers with donation requests during rush-hour traffic in downtown Kirkland.
Various musicians, Shakespeare characters and folks dressed in red, white and blue worked the streets to seek donations for the city’s host of summer events.
Wynn, who organized the event, said hopefully it would get people to recognize that events such as the annual Fourth of July parade and fireworks, Kirkland SummerFest, Kirkland Wednesday Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, require public support.
He said the donations will benefit the Give A Little,
Get A Lot campaign that offsets the cost of downtown events and programs for the Kirkland Downtown As-sociation (KDA).
Both efforts were a great way for people to support local business and community events.
Kudos to Wynn for making this possible.Simplicity Décor owner A. Suraphong, who is also on
the chamber board, says that in the past some business owners were unsure what the benefits were to become chamber members.
But with events such as the cash mobs, how can Kirkland businesses go wrong, when Wynn has made it a win-win for all involved?
By the way, if you would still like to donate to the Give A Little, Get A Lot campaign, you can make check a check out to the Kirkland Downtown Association, or donate online at www.kirklanddowntown.org.
KDA seeks Clean Sweep volunteers Saturday
Elsewhere, the Kirkland Downtown Association and
Vince Isaacson with Lake Street Diamond Co. need more volunteers for this Saturday’s annual Clean Sweep event.
Volunteers, ages 14 and above, will help make Kirkland sparkle and shine by weeding sidewalk cracks, sweeping and cleaning up downtown streets.
It’s a great way to take pride in our city, while making streets attractive to visitors.
The group will meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28 for Starbucks coffee and Alki Bakery pastries at 126 Park Lane in downtown Kirkland.
If you have them, please bring rakes, shovels, dust-pans, brooms, gloves and wear appropriate clothing.
Volunteers will also meet between 11:30 a.m. and noon for lunch, courtesy of Qdoba Mexican Grill on Lake Street.
If you plan to volunteer, please RSVP to Patty Tucker so that she can ensure there is enough food for everyone. Contact her at: [email protected]
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thinking, wait a minute, there’s cars out there, I’m inside the White House, not outside just looking in. That really blew my mind,“ said Gary Stroutsos (page 1).
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With 16 percent of Ameri-cans at risk of hunger each day, members of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) hope their annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive will help lower the number of individuals who face malnutrition in the United States. May 12 will mark the event’s 20th an-niversary.
Brooks Bennett, a letter carrier who has worked in Bothell since 1975, has participated in the food drive since its inception. He said mail carriers have a charitable history because the nature of their work connects them with communities.
“We know that people need help from time to time and this is an easy thing for us to do,” Bennett said. “It’s one day of intense involve-ment and additional labor, but the feedback we get from people who bene� t from the food and custom-
ers who provide food is very appreciative. And appre-ciation goes a long way in a volunteer e� ort.”
According to the Stamp Out Hunger website, the drive is the nation’s larg-est one-day food collection occasion. A� er beginning in the 1982, the NALC drive grew nationwide in 1992. Each year, letter carriers across America collect dona-tions that help stock local food banks for spring and summer.
Last year, letter carriers across the nation collected 70.2 million pounds of food, the website stated.
PreparationRick Horner, former
president of NALC Branch 79 in Seattle, lives in Kirk-land and has participated in the drive since it launched.
“To hear stories of children and families going hungry is just unthink-able to me,” he wrote in an email.
According to Horner,
volunteer food-drive committees at each postal service branch begin pre-paring for the event in the fall. Teams organize the drive with members from local organizations such as Food Lifeline, a nonpro� t food-distribution agency that caters to low-income individuals in Western Washington.
Bennett is a member of his branch’s committee. He said it is useful to have a co-ordinating agency like Food Lifeline to help promote the event and store and distrib-ute collected food.
Horner wrote that the U.S. Postal Service also plays a large role by provid-ing postage for reminder cards and donation bags. He credits the food drive’s success to its many partners and the event’s consistency.
“It is at the same time each year (the second Saturday in May),” Horner wrote. “It is also relatively easy to put a bag out in the morning and have your let-
ter carrier pick it up.”
Bene� ciaries� e drive bene� ts local
organizations, including Hopelink’s Kirkland and Northshore food-bank and emergency services center. Scott Milne, Hopelink food-program manager, said the group received 134,459 pounds of food from the 2011 drive.
� is year he said he hopes there are more donations.
“We saw a little bit of a low last year,” Milne said, adding that this food drive is Hopelink’s largest dona-tion.
Since 1971, the Hopelink foundation has served homeless and low-income families, including individuals with disabilities. From employment-skills training and interpreter services to emergency shelter and food banks, Hopelink’s mission is to help low-income individuals change
their lives by providing essential services, accord-ing to its website.
Last month Hopelink’s food bank served 3,008 households and 10,809 in-dividuals, Milne said. � at includes households in Kirkland, Bothell, Bellevue and Redmond.
Although the Stamp Out Hunger drive collects mostly food, Milne said cash donations are some-times given as well.
“Money is really nice because when we do have a shortage we can utilize these funds to purchase
items that we’re low on,” he said.
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Milne said he is thankful for the support of Kirkland residents.
“It’s an amazing com-munity as far as their willingness to support the organization,” he said.
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Handy with a paint brush or sander? Good at following directions? � e Juanita Neighborhood As-sociation seeks volunteers with or without handyman skills to help repair shelters and make other improve-ments from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5 at Edith Moulton Park, 13710 108th Ave. N.E., Kirkland.
Volunteers will sand and stain shelters and a picnic table and install pavers
at the park entrance. � e project, sponsored by the Juanita Neighborhood Association with a $1,500 grant from the City of Kirk-land, will also replace metal roofs on the shelters. City sta� will manage the roof replacements.
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� e project is the � rst of several planned this year by the Juanita Neighborhood Association. Other projects include a neighborhood picnic at Juanita Beach in August, historical signs at Juanita Beach, and emer-gency training for neigh-bors.
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A Bothell man who pulled out a gun during a road-rage incident in Kirkland has been charged with second-degree assault.
� e man is out of custody a� er posting a $100,000 bond for the incident that took place on April 10.
� e victim claims that Phillip W. Baxter, 64, of Bothell pulled his red Acura Integra in front of the woman in the 14000 block of 100th Avenue Northeast
in Juanita at about 7:15 a.m. � e woman claims that the car was driving at a speed of 15 mph in a 35-mph zone.
She admitted to following Baxter closely as she believed he would speed up to the posted speed limit. But in-stead of speeding up, Baxter slammed on the brakes, forc-ing the woman into another lane to avoid hitting the car, and proceeded around the Acura, according to charging documents.
� e woman continued southbound on 100th Avenue Northeast, eventu-
ally turning eastbound onto Northeast 132nd Street. When the woman stopped at the intersection of Northeast 132nd Street and 116th Way Northeast for a red light, Baxter pulled up beside her and both drivers rolled their windows down.
� e two drivers began yell-ing at each other and Baxter “quickly” displayed a small black revolver, the docu-ments continue. � e woman told police that she believed the gun was in Baxter’s lap because of how fast he pulled it out.
“I am a cop, and I should tell that o� cer about you,” Baxter allegedly yelled at the woman.
� e police investigation states that there was pos-sibly a patrol car parked at a nearby � re station.
A� er showing the gun to the woman, Baxter then pointed it at her, according to charging documents.
� e woman said that Baxter then shook it at her like someone “would shake their � nger at someone that did something wrong.”
Baxter later told police that
he has a hard time buckling his seat belt with the revolver holstered and leaves it on the passenger seat. He also told police that he saw something in the woman’s hand, and based on her erratic driving, he did not know what it was. When he realized that the object was a cell phone, he grabbed the gun and put it back in his holster.
She estimated that if Baxter had pulled the trigger, the bullet would have hit her in the upper chest or le� shoulder.
She then recalled thinking
to herself, “Please, God, don’t let him shoot me.”
A Washington State Patrol trooper later stopped Baxter based on the vehicle descrip-tion and the woman’s report of the license-plate number.
A loaded black Taurus .38 caliber revolver was recov-ered in a holster on Baxter’s hip.
When asked to identify the man, the woman told police she was “300 percent sure,” he was the suspect. Baxter’s arraignment was set for April 26 at King County Court, a� er Reporter deadline.
Man charged with pulling gun on woman during road-rage incident
BY MATT PHELPS
A Kirkland man was charged Monday with as-saulting a Kirkland police o� cer a� er kicking the o� cer in the face.
� e assault occurred in connection with Jonathan A. Stevenson’s arrest in 2011.
Stevenson, 21, and a fe-male were contacted on the north side of Kirkland’s Fire Station 22, a� er a � re� ghter called police to report hear-ing footsteps on the roof at midnight on June 30, 2011. Stevenson and the female initially gave false names to police.
� e reporting � re� ghter initially told the respond-ing o� cer that he found a new black “tagging” symbol spray painted on one of the � re station doors. � e � re crew had returned from a call nearly an hour-and-a-
half earlier and did not see the symbol.
� e o� cer observed that the paint was “extremely fresh.” More spray painting was also found on another door, a window, on the roof, a fence line and on the garbage dumpster in the parking lot. In all, six di� er-ent sites were identi� ed as freshly tagged. Spray cans were found around and on the two suspects.
When an o� cer began to frisk Stevenson he took o� running between two patrol cars in the front parking lot, according to charg-ing documents. An o� cer eventually caught up with the man, tackling him to the ground before he could get to the street. Stevenson continued to resist arrest and fought to get free.
Another o� cer arrived on scene to assist with the arrest. Ultimately, the man had to be tasered in order
for the o� cers to handcu� him. Even a� er the suspect was in cu� s he kept � ght-ing the o� cers, “violently” kicking one of them in the face, causing a laceration on the bridge of the o� cer’s nose, the charges continue. � e man was also found to have two empty beer cans and alcohol on his breath.
Stevenson was arrested for third-degree felony assault, third-degree mali-cious mischief, provid-ing a false or misleading statement, resisting arrest and minor in possession of alcohol.
Stevenson was not found to have any criminal convictions prior to the incident.
� e cost to the City of Kirkland to clean up the spray paint was just over $200.
Stevenson is not being held in jail and his arraign-ment is pending.
Kirkland man charged with kicking police officer in the face
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a sta-tistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.
Between April 17-23, the Kirkland Police Department reported 601 traffic violations (four DUIs), 27 alarm calls, 26 car accidents, 15 noise complaints, 17 thefts, 20 car prowls, seven domestic violence calls, nine calls for harassment, six acts of fraud, nine calls of a disturbance, three calls for il-legal substances and eight calls of civil disturbance. At least 40 people were arrested.
April 23Traffic offense: 12:40 p.m., 11500 block of N.E. 118th Street. A 76-year-old Kirkland woman drove to her probation appointment for a DUI with a suspended license.
April 21
Malicious mischief: 4:30 p.m., 11500 block of 124th Ave. N.E. A 28-year-old Bremerton man was seen entering the Kirkland Firestone and damaging the bathroom by knocking over the trash cans and throwing trash all over. He was later seen lighting a cigarette in the middle of the store lobby. The following day, the man was seen urinating in the parking lot and throwing trash all over. Firestone is pursuing criminal charges.
Order violation: 2 p.m., 10600 block of N.E. 132nd Street. A 49-year-old Kirkland man was arrested after violating a no-contact order with his daughter six times.
Assault: 10:30 a.m., 10200 block of N.E. 132nd Street. A 15-year-old Kirkland girl was arrested after grabbing a Fairfax Hospital nurse by the hair and throwing her across a hallway where she hit her head and hip on the wall and floor.
Assault: 10400 block of N.E. 116th Street. A 21-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for assault after he “su-plexed” his step-father and put him into a headlock. The victim was also arrested for an outstanding warrant out of Pasco, Wash.
April 20
Theft: 6 p.m., 5800 block of Lake Washington Blvd. N.E. A $700 motor-cycle helmet and a $200 bluetooth unit were taken from inside of the network center at Demand Media. The night time cleaning crew has access to the area and video footage shows a male crew member entering the room and exiting with garbage bins. There is no evidence that the male took the helmet. The victim of the theft was in the room when the cleaning crew member entered and exited the room.
Domestic: 10:48 p.m., 300 block of Kirkland Ave. A 34-year-old Seattle man was arrested for fourth degree assault
and harassment.
April 18Theft: 7:35 p.m.,
6600 block of 132nd Ave. N.E. A 32-year-old
Kirkland man was arrested for stealing beef jerky from the Red
Apple grocery store.
April 17Minor, liquor violation: 10:20 p.m., 10300 block of N.E. 132nd Street. A 17-year-old Maple Val-ley boy was arrested for minor in consumption after he attempted to run away from his mother while she was trying to have him admitted to Lakeside Milam.
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For the second consecutive year, the Lake Washington School District and Lake Washington Education Association have agreed to postpone teacher contract ne-gotiations for another year.
The decision, which was unanimously approved by the district’s board of directors at the April 16 board meeting and by an LWEA vote of 96 percent, will extend the current Collective Bargain-
ing Agreement (CBA) through August 2013. The CBA contract was originally negotiated for Septem-ber 2008 through August 2011, but was extended last year due to the uncertainty of the state economy.
In addition, both sides agreed to a revised 2012-13 school district calendar, which includes two additional work days for teachers.
LWEA President Kevin Teeley said the state of the economy was once again
a factor in their decision to extend the contract
another year.“We were really
scared to death that there would be more
cuts,” he said.There were no new cuts
this year, but there was no new money coming in either, just as Teeley and his col-leagues expected.
Teeley said LWEA of-
ficials felt that they did not think it was likely for the state Legislature to allocate additional funds to K-12 education this year even with the favorable Supreme Court ruling in January stating that public education is not ad-equately funded by the state as outlined in Washington’s Constitution.
Janene Fogard, deputy superintendent of operational services for LWSD, said the financial situation at the state level has a significant impact on the contract negotiations between the district and LWEA.
State funding is a major factor in whether the district will be able to honor teachers’ — and other employees’ — contracts, Forgard said. She added that the lack of new cuts this year is a positive sign for public education.
“I’m hopeful,” she said. “There are some signs the economy is recovering.”
However, Fogard is still cautious because major im-provements to education will be a long process. She said there is no magic wand to wave to instantly fix things.
Another reason LWSD and LWEA decided to forgo negotiations once again was the district’s upcoming grade reconfiguration to a K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 system this fall.
Fogard said because the transition is very complicated and involved, it seemed like a good time to just extend teacher contracts for another year rather than add another equally complicated and involved process into the mix.
Teeley agreed. “It was just better to not have the contract negotiations hanging over our heads,” he said. “It just made more sense to not add that onto all of the exist-ing pressures.”
Teeley said with the renewed contract, teacher sal-ary will remain the same even
though state funding for this had been cut by 1.9 percent. He said the district is using local levy funds to make up the difference.
While teacher pay is remaining the same, Fogard said there will be a few chang-es. “It’s the same terms,” she said. “The only real change was the calendar.”
A recent LWSD press release outlined the upcom-ing calendar changes. The changes include moving the last day of school to June 19, instead of June 18.
As part of the changes, teachers will work two addi-tional days — one teacher-only day at the end of August and one student transition day for secondary schools before school starts.
The teacher-only profes-sional development day, known as a LEAP day, will be Friday, Aug. 31.
In conjunction with the district’s change in grade configuration to four-year high schools, a transition day has been added for secondary schools on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
LWSD board and teachers’ union postpone negotiations, extend contract one year
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The Handsel Founda-tion has awarded MEOW Cat Rescue a $10,000 grant to help fund spay/
neuter surgeries for those in the extended commu-nity.
This is on the heels of a grant from the Washing-ton Federation of Animal Care and Control Agen-cies that MEOW received last year, which funded 220 spay and neuter surgeries.
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Years ago, I was the physical director at the West Seattle
Branch of the Greater Seattle Association of YMCA’s. I remember how dependent I was upon the active participation of volunteers to provide programming to our community. What struck me was how willing, if asked, both youth and adults were to become part of an almost exclusively volunteer implemented program.
I had volunteer coaches for the multitude of sport teams; volunteer adminis-
trative helpers that kept track of membership in programs, shi� s for volunteers, equipment and supply needs. I had volunteers who not only led physical � tness programs, but also volunteers who provided babysit-
ting for participants. I had a volunteer board, a
physical education commit-tee also sta� ed by those giv-ing their time and expertise. We had volunteer teacher assistants for the swimming instructors, volunteers who worked in the “bag room” (didn’t have lockers in those days).
We had volunteers who would provide and cook meals for special occasions and celebratory events (swim team, � tness class graduations). In fact, I remember well the volunteer who led our Triple B pro-gram (Breakfast, Bible and Basketball).
My wife and I are regular blood donors. Guess what – the Puget Sound Blood
Center needs volunteers. � e ones I saw were administra-tive and “snack providers” a� er the “blood letting.” � ey need you!
During part of my time volunteering in Central America I took Spanish Les-sons at the Peter Kirk Com-munity Center in Kirkland. Community centers have a constant need of volunteers to teach, coordinate, and
provide services to every-one from youth to seniors. Languages, arts and cra� s, socialization. Are you tired yet? Okay, one more.
� e Bellevue YWCA ac-cepts used women’s business suits and working cloth-ing, which they provide to women needing such for the work environment. Giving clothes is not the same as giving time, but valuable
nonetheless. Imagine a young woman who has the need and the opportunity to work to provide for her family, but can’t a� ord the apparel. You can make that di� erence.
Volunteering provides such personal satisfaction. More so, I think, than in a paid position. Dare you expose your heart and con-viction to helping others?
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� e Taste of Retirement event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 27 at the Peter Kirk Community Center, 352 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland. � e event is open to the public and 15 repre-sentatives from retirement communities will be on hand to discuss housing options.
� e chef from each location will also present the community’s signature dish for sampling.
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Dwayne J. Clark, founder and CEO of Aegis Living, speaks about his mother in his new book, “My Mother, My Son.” His mother
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su� er from dementia. Purchase a copy of the
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All 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) teams are trying to
persuade � eo Alexander, a senior who plays for Lake Washington High School’s baseball team, to play for them. And beginning his senior season as the � rst person to be named KingCo’s 3A baseball player of the week isn’t a bad way to further convince the scouts that he deserves to play in the MLB.
“I’ve pretty much talked to all of them (the teams),” said Alexander. “Every team in the MLB has scouted me, touched base with me, and have introduced themselves to me.”
Alexander is proud that every team is � ghting for him to be a special part of their roster, but there’s no feeling like the � rst time it happened.
“� e � rst team that scouted me was the Kansas City Royals and they saw me when I was 14, 15 years old,” Alexander said.
Although Kansas City
was the � rst team that scouted him, MLB scouts had been eying Alexander since he was playing Little League at 12 years old. Alexander was already feel-ing good about his talents on the � eld, but he didn’t know how talented he really was until MLB scouts were calling for him.
“I kind of had a feeling, but I didn’t think that my talents would be as good as they are,” said Alexander.
“Working hard pays o� . I realized it this year when the (MLB) scouts started to come to my house to tell me this.”
As of right now, Alex-ander has committed to playing baseball for the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is also among Baseball North-west’s Class of 2012 top 60 prospects. All of that could change, though, if there are teams that show further
interest in him. “I want to go there (UC
Santa Barbara), but playing in the MLB is my dream,” said Alexander. “I’m waiting to see where other teams will see me in the dra� .”
Alexander plays out� eld. He started playing baseball when he was 5 years old; during his younger years he was a catcher. As he got older, he wanted to play in� eld but ended up getting moved to the out� eld. Alex-
ander realized that out� eld was better for him a� er all.
“I wanted to play in� eld, � rst base, but (later) I real-ized I didn’t want to play those positions. So I just stuck to the out� eld,” he said.
Playing out� eld worked out in the end not only because he felt comfortable there, but because he got to shadow his favorite player.
“My idol has been Ken Gri� ey Jr. so I try to mimic him in some ways, but it’s di� cult because he was very unique.”
� is spring, Alexander helped his team open the season with a 3-0 record for week one. He went 4-for-7 with a triple, two home runs; six RBI and scored � ve runs. By the end of the week, Alexander already tacked on a .727 on-base percentage.
Given the KingCo 3A Honorable Mention recognition last year, along with earning a spot to the Power Showcase All World baseball team, Alexander still seeks to improve on everything to make him a better baseball player. � is
includes the things at which he is already good.
“I’m pretty good at hit-ting. I (can) hit with power,” Alexander said. “I get on base a lot. For � elding I have range and a pretty good arm.”
As far as improvements go, “I need to improve on everything. Everything needs improvement. I have got to get better.”
His amazing statistics speak otherwise. Lake Washington Head Coach Derek Bingham always saw Alexander as a player with great potential and a strong work ethic. His leadership has developed as a baseball player and a person, Bing-ham said.
No matter what decision � eo Alexander makes a� er high school, his passion for baseball, obvious talent and positive attitude will help out any baseball team he ends up playing for.
Erin Acacio is a student in the University of Wash-ington Department of Communication News Laboratory.
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LW baseball lifts record to 9-1, in first place
The Lake Washington High School baseball team pushed its record to 9-1 this week with three consecutive wins.
The Kangs began the week by holding off a seventh-inning rally April 18, beating the Totems 9-5. Lake Washington began the game with a four-run first inning and increased that lead to 9-1 by the bottom of the sixth. Sammamish put up four runs during the top of the seventh but it wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit. The Totems committed five er-rors, leading to two unearned runs during the game.
Nick Johnson led the Kangs at the plate with three RBI, while Theo Alexander, Shawn Gray, Steve Semler and Jeremy Parkhurst all had an RBI each. Alac Wong had a triple during the contest.
Lake Washington starting pitcher Robert Hill pitched five strong innings, scattering four hits, while striking out six and allowing one earned run for the win.
Lake Washington starting pitcher Zach Johnson threw a three-hit shutout Friday, 6-0 against Liberty.
Zach Johnson went the distance, giving up just three hits, while striking out six batters and walking no one. His brother Nick helped him secure the victory collecting three hits and four RBI.
Wong went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases, while Alexander went 2-for-2 with three runs scored.
Everyone pitched in a little during Lake Washington’s 11-4 victory against Mercer Island Monday. The Kangs took an early 2-1 lead during the first inning but fell behind 4-2 during the top of the third. But Lake Washington’s bats came alive during the third inning as the Kangs hammered the ball for nine runs. Alexander had two RBI, while teammates Zach John-son, Nick Johnson, Selmer, Parkhurst and Jordan LaFave all had an RBI each. Victor Mayorquin, Nick Johnson and Parkhurst also had extra-base hits. Lake Washington scored 11 runs on 10 hits and three errors, while Mercer Island had 11 hits for four runs with five errors.
Juanita softball goes 3-0, Miller collects 10
consecutive hitsThe Juanita High School
softball team defeated Inter-lake 14-5 as Keana Miller’s red-hot bat led the team at the plate, going 5-for-5 with a triple, four runs and two RBI on Monday.
Abbie Oswald was right behind her with a 3-for-5 performance that included a double and two RBI. Inter-lake came out strong taking a 3-2 lead in the first. But Juanita broke it open during the fourth, adding four runs to lead 8-5. Milly Kawabata started on the mound for Juanita and recorded the win. She gave up five runs on six hits in three and two-thirds innings, while recording three strikeouts. Senior Allison Rhodes finished the game allowing no hits or runs and while recording six strikeouts.
Miller also went 5-for-5 against Liberty, as the Rebels won Wednesday’s game in grand fashion 16-3. The Rebels went scoreless during the first inning but pounded the ball for four runs in the second, five in the third, three in the fourth and four in the fifth to end the game via mercy rule, collecting 16 hits along with way. Miller had six RBI during the contest, while Molly Steck and Amanda Tsujikawa both had two RBI each.
Rhodes threw four-of-the-
five innings, giving up just one run, while collecting nine strikeouts for the win.
The Rebels also won on Tuesday, 8-1, against Bel-levue. Rhodes gave up a rare first-inning run but settled down to throw seven innings, giving up just two hits during the game and striking out 14 batters for the win.
Juanita exploded during the fifth inning, scoring five runs, and then adding three more during the sixth. At the plate, Juanita was led by Ra-chel O’Neil, who was 2-for-2 with a double and three RBI.
Hill hits two home runs, Kangs pound MI
The Lake Washington soft-ball team beat Mercer Island April 19, 16-0, thanks to two home runs by Jenny Hill. The Kangs scored early and often with four runs in the first, three in the second, three in the third and six in the fourth to force a mercy-rule finish. The Islander defense commit-ted seven errors during the game, while the Kang offense collected 10 hits.
Hill was 2-for-3 with two home runs and seven RBI. Taylor Ferleman and Audrey Sundene also hit home runs for the Kangs and had mul-tiple RBI. Sundene held the Islanders scoreless from the pitching circle, striking out nine batters and walking just
four for the win.But the week began with a
tough loss to Mount Si 11-5, on April 18, despite taking a one-run lead into the sixth inning.
The Kangs scored two runs during the top of the first but gave it all back during the bottom of the inning. A three run top of the fifth for Lake Washington was met by a two run bottom of the inning, as the Kangs held a 5-4 lead heading into their final two innings of play. But the Wildcat bats could not be silenced during the bottom of the sixth, as they scored seven unanswered runs to take the
win.A late comeback, includ-
ing a three-run sixth inning, wasn’t enough to defeat Newport on Friday.
The Knights scored two runs during the first inning but the Kangs came back to tie the game during their next at-bat. Lake Washington regained the lead during the top of the third inning, but Newport drew what would be an insurmountable lead by scoring four in the fourth and one more in the fifth. The Kangs were led by Whitney Dunlap who went 4-for-4 with three RBI. Hill and Sundene had multiple hits
during the game. Newport committed four errors during the game compared to just two for Lake Washington.
O’Rourke goals lift JHS against Bellevue
The Juanita boys soccer team shutout Bellevue 2-0 Friday at Bellevue High School behind two goals from Riley O’Rourke. Goal-keeper Sam Schwabacher earned the shutout victory for the Rebels.
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Springer announces bid for re-election
State Rep. Larry Springer of the 45th District an-
nounced his run for re-election to the Washington State House of Representa-tives on Monday.
Springer has been a member of the House since 2005 and currently serves as Deputy Majority Leader for jobs and economic development, focusing on business outreach and
coordinating the development of a job creation plan.
“I am eager to return to the Legis-lature and continue working to help Washington climb out of this economic recession,” said
Springer, D-Kirkland. “We have made progress the past two years but there is much le� to do.”
Springer is the only candidate so far to � le for 45th District, Pos. 2 with the Public Disclosure Commis-sion. So far, he has raised nearly $86,000, according to the PDC.
Springer has a reputation for working across the politi-cal aisle which has garnered
him support from both Republicans and Democrats. His endorsements include local elected o� cials: Jane Hague, King County council-woman; Redmond Mayor John Marchione; Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride; Wood-inville Mayor Bernie Talmas; Amy Ockerlander, Mayor Pro Tem of Duvall; Don Gerend, City Councilman and former mayor of Sammamish; and Kirkland Deputy Mayor Doreen Marchione.
Before his time in Olym-pia, Springer served 11 years on the Kirkland City Council, four as mayor. While on the council he served as president of the Suburban Cities As-sociation, chair of the salmon recovery program in the Cedar River watershed, on
the Puget Sound Regional Council, and the Eastside Transportation Partnership.
Springer is a lifelong resident of the Eastside. Born in Snoqualmie, he attended a one-room school in Seattle before his parents moved to Bellevue where he gradu-ated from Bellevue High School, before earning a BA from Western Washington State College and a Masters Degree from the University of Oregon.
A former elementary school teacher, Springer owns a retail wine store in down-town Kirkland for the last 27 years with his wife Penny Sweet, a Kirkland City Coun-cilwoman, and their two Golden Retrievers, Beaune and Brix.
Sandburg-DCS Green Team to host recycling event
� e Carl Sandburg Ele-mentary/Discovery Commu-nity School’s Green Team will host 1 Green Planet for a free recycling event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6 in the school parking lot, 12801 84th Ave. N.E., Kirkland.
Acceptable items include computers, printers, TV and stereo equipment, appliances – large and small – lawn mowers, bikes, etc. For a complete list, visit the web-site: www.1greenplanet.org. Donations will be accepted to bene� t Hopelink.
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Addie Conner, born in 1914, le� her Kirkland home for Jesus’ home on the � rst day of spring.
She grew up in Aberdeen, Wash. A� er marriage she and Bob moved to Wenatchee and raised four children. In the mid-80s, a� er the death of her husband and son Bob Jr., she moved to Kirkland.
She was active for many years in Eastside Garden Club, Welcome Wagon, and Bible Study Fellowship. Her silk and dried � ower arrange-ments were sold at local fairs and the Totem Lake QFC.
She is survived by three children: Chris (of Kirkland), Midge (of Kirkland), and John.
Her service was held at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond.
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STUNNING VIEW OF Mercer Island, Seattle, B e l l e v u e , O l y m p i c Mountains & Mt Rainier! Plot for sale in the pre- mier Sunset Hills Memo- rial Park Cemetery. Gor- geous serene set t ing has beaut i fu l ly main- tained grounds. Cordial and friendly staff to help with all your needs. Lot- cated in Lincoln Memori- a l G a r d e n , L o t 4 5 , Space 12. This section is filled, pre-plan now! Retails $22,000 will sell for only $10,000. Please call Steve 206-235-8374
Cemetery Plots
WASHINGTON MEMO- RIAL Cemetery, Seatac. 4 Side by Side Plots in the Garden of Sunset. Excellent location, flat plot. Easy access from road. $5000 per plot . Wish to sell all at once or two at a time. Willing to negotiate. (425)432- 5188
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Moving Sale! Queen Bed, matching couch & chair, Pannasonic 26” TV w/DVD & VCR, elec- t r o n i c k e y b o a r d o n stand, misc. household item. (425)820-5594
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