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It was a packed house on Jan. 7, as the Mercer Island City Council and residents of the Island began what will be a long discussion on tolling Interstate 90.

Beginning later this month, the Washington State Department of Transportation will start taking public comment on the environ-mental impacts of tolling the cor-ridor.

Craig Stone, the Toll Division director for WSDOT, presented at the Jan. 7 City Council meeting,

explaining some of the background on the project.

“The key here is we’re at the beginning of a process that will include a very extensive public outreach,” said Stone. “Then I think a major pol-icy decision will have to be made.”

After a year of tolling on State Route 520 and seeing how traf-fic patterns and thus revenue have changed, the state has determined that it needs to find approximately $1.404 billion to finish building the SR-520 bridge. A majority of

the project has been funded by state and federal dollars, as well as grants and money coming from the tolls on SR-520, but the portion of the bridge on the western side of Lake Washington and the I-5 to Montlake area is unfunded.

Stone said that since tolling on SR-520 has gone into place, traffic on I-90 has increased by 11 per-cent, while traffic on SR-520 has

dropped by approxi-mately one-third. Traffic along other routes around Lake Washington, such as SR-522, have also increased.

“The environmental assessment will provide information to make sure everything has been considered and is part of the information gathering process,” said Stone. “We really want

to make sure people understand what all the options are.”

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City manager Rich Conrad to retire

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Yo Mercer benefit day for MIHS orchestra is Jan. 19

Yo Mercer, located in the South end shopping center, will host a benefit day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, for the Mercer Island High School Orchestra.

The group is raising money to go to Disneyland to perform.

Mention the orchestra on Saturday, and 20 percent of the proceeds will go to the group.

Hot Spot basketball competition Jan. 20

The Park and Recreation Department’s annual Hot Spot basketball competition will take place on Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Mercer Island Com-munity and Event Center from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Shots are taken from each of the five hot spots marked on the court. The competition is open to boys and girls ages 7 through 14.

The event is open to the public and is free.

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday closures

The City of Mercer Island offices, as well as local schools, the Mercer Island Library and the post office will all be closed on Monday, Jan. 21, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 22

The Mercer Island City Coun-cil will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. for a regular meet-ing. The meeting has been moved to Tuesday because of the MLK Jr. Day holiday.

The agenda will be posted on the city’s website at www.mercergov.org.

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Rich Conrad, a 35-year employee of the City of Mercer Island, has announced his plans to retire at the end of this year.

Conrad told the City Council about his decision at their annu-al planning retreat held over the weekend at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.

In a letter sent to city employ-ees Monday, Conrad said that he started out at the city in 1979, just as “another one of the gang that needed a job.”

Over time, things changed, he continued. “I was honored to be named the city manager.”

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to go out the way I select-ed,” he added.

City Councilmember and former Reporter edi-tor, Jane Meyer Brahm, has known Conrad longer than anyone on the present City Council.

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“The Lindell case unfair-ly besmirched his reputation for a time,” Meyer Brahm said, “but we’ve been lucky to have such an outstanding per-son spend his long career serv-ing the people of Mercer Island.”

C o n r a d expects to be involved professionally with city

or regional projects on a part-time basis after he retires. He will live part-time in Arizona, where he and his wife, April, have a second home.

“I expect that going into 2014 and beyond, I will continue to work on proj-ects and causes that I care about in a semi-retired manner; staying profes-sionally active, but on less than a full-time basis,” he said.

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Could this be “the year of the Grand Bargain in Olympia?” Sen. Ed Murray believes so after Washington House of Representatives and Senate leadership mem-bers met Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Associated Press briefing to discuss their pri-orities for this coming leg-islative session, all agreeing to make funding education the number one priority for both houses.

With the recent forma-tion of the Senate coalition this past December, ques-tions were raised concern-ing the Senate’s ability to work in a bipartisan way. When asked about his pri-orities this session, Senator

Murray (D-43rd District, Seattle), current majority leader, said the goal of the body was to govern respon-sibly.

Referencing Alan Rosenthal, Ph.D., of Rutgers University, Murray said, “Legislative bodies, by nature, need to be at points of contention, and those dif-ferent points need to come together. Legislative bodies that work, compromise.”

On the make-up of this hybrid organization in the Senate, Sen. Rodney Tom (D-48th District, Medina), the new Senate Coalition-Majority Leader this session, said the coalition will work in a sensible way. “We’re not doing this for window-dressing,” said Tom.

Nevertheless, there is still some disagreement on its composition. The coalition presently has six Republican committee chairs and six Democrat committee chairs, with three committees plan-ning to be co-chaired by one Democrat and one Republican senator.

Democratic leaders in the Senate are in favor of appointing co-chairs to

each committee to make the bodies totally bipartisan, but Republicans disagree.

Tom stated that having co-chairs is not a functional way to approach this ses-sion, and he would like to play to the strengths of each Senate member, still allow-ing for power-sharing.

Murray agreed that there is a great opportunity to take advantage of talent this session.

But what seemed to be on everyone’s mind Thursday was education, not just on how the body politic might work.

The House Minority Leader, Rep. Richard DeBolt (R-Chehalis), focused on addressing the looming 2018 deadline from the Supreme Court’s McCleary decision directing the Legislature to add funds to close the K-12 achievement gap.

To make education the top priority, DeBolt stated that education funding needed to have a separate budget formed in a “clear and trans-parent manner” and decided on before any other funding in Washington state.

“What is more of a prior-ity than funding it first?” asked DeBolt.

All agreed that, in order to fully address the consti-

tutional mandate on pub-lic education, both revenue improvements and reforms were crucial.

According to Tom, the state currently allocates 43 percent of its budget to edu-cation funding. However, while we’ve recently spent more, the results have yet to show improvement.

M u r r a y credited the lack of results to current tax policies, which have placed Washington in the bottom one-third tax-ing states.

“When you pay for a bottom-third education sys-tem, you get bottom-third results,” said Murray.

Tom entertained anoth-er method of receiving additional funds by using Internet sales tax, anticipat-ed to produce $500 million this biennium, for educa-tion financing.

But as discussed at the conference, in order to lessen the achievement gap formed by the increasing number of poor and minor-ity students failing to meet

their public education requirements, reforms must take place, the legislators said.

Speaker of the House, Rep. Frank Chopp (D-43rd District, Seattle), suggested that focus must always be

on the stu-dent.

“We need to look beyond just the class-room and teacher,” he said.

In doing so he cited the Apple Health program as an example, which he said serves

about 750,000 children in Washington.

To excel in school, a “stu-dent needs to be healthy and ready to learn,” said Chopp.

Murray stated that the achievement gap is directly related to poverty in the state.

In order to effectively close the gap, the state must help “grow the middle class by helping those who are not in it,” Murray stressed.

But DeBolt argued that, “If we’re going to look at the education gap, we can’t

just use platitudes and pla-cations about politics.”

If the Legislature wanted to address poverty in its relation to public education, it shouldn’t place people in more programs but rather find them a job, he said.

“The achievement gap is about putting people back to work in areas with high and persistent unemployment,” said DeBolt. “If we think we’re going to program our way out of it by using big government tactics, we’re in serious trouble.”

While all-day kindergar-ten sparked discussion last session, Tom urged that — in order to address the gap — legislators needed to look at drop-out rates and the bottom 40 percent of stu-dents in Washington.

“Some students start behind and can never catch up,” said Tom.

The 2013 legislative ses-sion began Monday, Jan. 14, when the Senate coalition took power.

Murray and his col-leagues are excited for this session and are hopeful that compromise can be reached on education funding issues and other priorities.

“This could be the year ... we look like Olympia, not D.C.,” said Murray.

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The discussion to toll I-90 is twofold. The tolls would help stabilize traffic patterns, returning cars to SR-520, as well as I-90, while also gen-erating funds needed to pay for the remaining portion of SR-520 construction.

Stone said the general outline is to have a trans-portation analysis complete in June 2013, followed by a public hearing sometime in November 2013, with find-ings possibly published in early 2014. Should the state legislature decide to imple-ment tolls on the corridor, it would likely take another year of construction and preparation to get things up and running, setting the ear-liest date for tolls on I-90 in early 2015.

“We realize this is a major decision,” said Stone.

State Rep. Judy Clibborn, herself a Mercer Island resi-dent and chair of the House Transportation Committee, said it has been a difficult topic.

“We can’t raise enough statewide dollars to pay for big projects in the Puget Sound,” she told the Council. “We have to come up with ways to pay for it. We can’t raise enough on tolls solely from SR-520.

But Clibborn said the state has been able to save on the project.

“Interestingly, we don’t have any more federal or [other] state dollars, she con-tinued, but we’ve had bet-ter financing and have saved half a billion dollars, which means we’re only looking at $1.4 billion left.”

Clibborn said anyone driv-ing now on I-405 and I-90 in the evening knows what a mess it is, but tolling could be a way to help alleviate and fix some of those issues.

“Traffic is deeply con-gested, and if we’re going to do tolling, it should invest money into that interchange so it’s not as blocked,” she said. “Those are the kinds of things I’ve looked at, but even though we’ve talked about it for four or five years, it hasn’t been part of the public con-versation yet.”

She added it will continue to be necessary to work with Sound Transit and WSDOT to ensure that the timing is correct on all projects, espe-cially with the work to add light rail to the middle of the I-90 bridge.

State Sen. Steve Litzow, another longtime Mercer Island resident, said not only is the state working to pay for current projects, but it is also working through a backlog of projects that are required to keep roads in decent shape.

“We’re playing catch-up in keeping the transportation infrastructure up to date,” said Litzow. “We’ve got to figure out how tolling I-90 works and how it works for Mercer Island specifically.”

State Rep. Marcie Maxwell was also in attendance at the meeting and said that though she doesn’t live on the Island, she understands how diffi-cult the commute can be for anyone trying to get from Mercer Island to Renton on a daily basis. She added that transportation is a vital tool for businesses and residents.

Many Mercer Island resi-dents attended the meeting and shared their thoughts during public comment, with many saying how tolls would not only affect property val-ues on the Island, but would hurt businesses because many employees don’t live here.

Stowe Sprague said she and her husband roughly charted how many off-Island trips they make a week, hitting 23 between going to work and children’s activities, as well as shopping, with 20 of those trips to the Bellevue area.

“Conservatively estimating a toll of $4 round trip, that would be $92 a week and roughly $5,000 a year,” she said. “If everyone calculated for their family, it would be mind-blowing. That’s more than I pay in school lev-ies, which I gladly do, and I have used the (I-90) bridge to Seattle twice (in recent years), so we would be pay-

ing for a bridge we never use. However, I think tolling is inevitable, and so I would like to concentrate my energy on figuring out how to allevi-ate this for Mercer Island, whether that means a cap for residents or something else.”

Another resident said he was concerned about not only tolling, but the increased tracking that is required to implement the tolls. He said not only would he be paying $6,000 to $7,000 a year just to leave the Island, but toll-ing stickers would also keep track of all Island residents’ off-Island moves, losing an element of freedom.

The state Legislature has authorized tolling in six places throughout the state. Tolls are currently being collected on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the SR-167 HOT lanes and SR-520. Three more places have been authorized for tolls, but are not yet in place — the I-405 express lanes, crossing the Columbia River and the SR-99 tunnel in downtown Seattle. The places where the state is studying tolling right now include: I-90, the SR-509 extension to SeaTac airport and the SR-167 extension to the Port of Tacoma.

WSDOT will hold a public meeting on Mercer Island on Jan. 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center to provide information about the pro-cess and to gather feedback. Learn more on the WSDOT website.

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numbers reveal a surge of activity of home and condo sales. While the number of listings added were a third lower than a year ago, the number of pending sales

nearly doubled. Sales that were final were also up — from 15 in December of 2011 to 25 this past month. Prices, however, remained flat at $850,000 for all homes and condos sold in December 2012, down just under two percent over the prior year.

Single family home list-ings and sales dominated the Island market in December. The number of single fam-ily homes whose sale was

either pending or closed during December totaled 49, as compared to 13 con-dos. Just eight Island con-dos were on the market last month. The average closed sale price for Island condos last month was $250,000, down from $320,000 for the pair of condos that sold in December 2011.

A final wrap up by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service for 2012 is due out later this month.

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lives — if not your life, maybe the life of some-one you know. Each year in the United States alone, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized and 36,000 die from the seasonal flu. People over 50 years old, young children and indi-viduals with other health conditions are at the most risk for complications due to the flu. We all know someone in one of these categories. When we get a flu shot, we’re protecting those we love by not pass-ing the virus on to them.

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by stress, fatigue, poor diet and other factors. Adding a week of body-wrenching illness to that can be the last straw. If you work with the public or are a care-giver for someone at high risk — human influenza viruses can survive on sur-faces (doorknobs, money, books, table tops) for up to eight hours. If you inter-act with many people on a daily basis, you can eas-ily be exposed to the flu virus. If you care for an elderly parent, immune-compromised partner or young child, you can pass the virus on without knowing it. A flu shot will not give you the flu — flu shots contain three influ-enza viruses that are inac-tivated (killed). Batches of vaccine are tested by the manufacturer to make sure they are safe. You cannot get the flu from a flu shot. Research studies show that among two randomly cho-

sen groups — one receiv-ing the flu vaccine and one receiving saltwater shots — the only difference was increased soreness in the arm and redness at injec-tion site among those who got the flu shot.

Pharmacies on Mercer Island have limited sup-plies of the flu vaccine due to a nationwide short-age. Albertsons received a supply of 30 flu shots on Monday, Jan. 14, expected to last for two days, with another 20 vaccines due to arrive on Wednesday. There has been a high demand. “It’s been crazy since last Monday (Jan. 7),” one pharmacist said.

Walgreens also had about 30 doses as of Monday, and has been seeing a lot of people. All Rite Aid chains are shorted or out. The Mercer Island locations are expecting a new supply to arrive this week, but the quantity is unknown.

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Tolling I-90 is wrong way to raise money for SR-520

Tolling I-90 is the wrong way to raise money, and the reasons are not correct. If you need to pay for the new bridge, do the following:

1. Toll the new bridge, and put a time limit on the tolls like other bridges in Washington’s history.

2. Raise the gas tax by a bit so we all bear the burden equally, and designate funds for bridge payments and nothing else!

3. Resist the urge to play social nanny by doing things that make driving more difficult/expensive. The market and your efforts to improve public transportation will take care of that.

4. Rebuild confidence in the state’s promises to use publicly generated funds for promised specific reasons without later diversion. The people remember and you should be ashamed for not doing it.

5. The toll you propose is a tax with another name, is forever, and hits the fre-quent users disproportionately worse.

6. One reason given, “relieving conges-tion on I-90,” is like drinking a diuretic to relieve thirst.

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Islanders should be exempt from tolling on I-90

If there is tolling, Islanders should be exempt, as we have no other exit from the Island.

A recent article in the Seattle Times wrote that the 520 tolls are right on target for collections to supplement the budget for the 520 bridge.

Earlier, there was comment that tolling was needed because the 520 tolls were not adequate. There is no infrastructure on the Island to ameliorate the impart. Seniors and the disabled need access to facilities, rehab, specialists, etc., that are off Island. There isn’t even a good bus service on the Island or a parking facility on the North end that could accommodate Mercer Island cars or buses, let alone rapid transit that would enable residents and service personnel to get off and on the Island on transit vehicles.

Edward Barber

School use of tax dollars for survey questioned

After the resounding defeat of the school bond issues, I was astonished to receive a survey call this evening request-ing my support or lack thereof for ballot measures to build/renovate the Mercer Island elementary, middle and high schools. If the Mercer Island School District feels that a good use of public funds is to commission a voter sentiment survey on measures that have already been defeated, why would the taxpayers trust it with even more tax dollars? I questioned

the individual conducting the survey, and she advised me that this is the second survey of this type that she has done in the last six months. This is not only irre-sponsible, but it is also an unbelievable misuse of public funds and should not be tolerated.

Lauren Beck

Tolling will likely ‘not have any deal for Islanders’

My husband and I went to the City Council meeting Monday night, Jan. 7, 2013. The topic was the “possibility” of putting a toll on I-90. Supposedly, it isn’t a done deal, but everyone in the room thought otherwise. Several people who got up to speak had points that I want to pass on.

Our children were born and raised on the Island and participated in many activi-ties on the Eastside and in Seattle. None of them live here and come from off Island to see us, and vice-versa.

My eyes were opened when I heard what was presented by the representatives of WSDOT, Sound Transit and our elected officials in Olympia. Before this, I was like other people, who thought it a bad idea and “not fair” to the residents of Mercer Island. However, several people who had done their homework said by their calcu-lations it could add up to nearly $5,000 per year for just one active family. That’s astounding! We should all try to estimate how many times we go off Island, either east or west (the direction that would be

tolled hasn’t yet been deter-mined) and try to come up with a dollar figure for our own households. While the amounts of the tolls haven’t been decided either, we can all estimate a figure based on the SR-520 tolls. Busy families with kids in all sorts of activities go to

Bellevue and Seattle all the time. There are events and social gatherings and cultural things we go to, and we’d have to pay each

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Mercer Island is a safe community, but that doesn’t mean residents shouldn’t take precautions against crime. With thefts and bur-glaries as the most com-mon crimes on the Island, the police officers who spoke at the Mercer Island Rotary Club luncheon on Jan. 8 stressed two basic crime pre-vention tips: lock your doors and get an alarm sys-tem. Police respond to every acti-vated house alarm they are dis-patched to.

“Mercer Island is still a very safe place to live and work, and we want to keep that reputation,” Officer Rob Jira said.

Jira, with Officer Shawn Griffin, said that non-Islanders account for two-thirds of all arrests. Interstate 90 grants easy access to outsiders who don’t have the best inten-tions. There are 24,000 Island residents, but that number doubles with peo-ple coming on and off the

Island.However, that doesn’t

mean crime is more prev-alent on the North end. Instead, crime activity is “a lot more scattered,” Jira said. “We’re seeing it all over the place.”

Criminals like it dark. Police recommended installing motion sensor lights, and making sure house numbers are well

lit and vis-ible so that police can easily find the resi-dence when responding to an inci-dent.

The num-ber of bur-

glaries in 2012 totaled 87, an increase from 59 the previous year. Jira said the Island is currently in the middle of an uptick in bur-glaries, and there has been an increase in daytime break-ins and interrupted burglaries. Thefts in 2012, however, were down from the previous year by 26 percent, at 250 total.

“Thieves will steal prod-ucts that can be resold,” said Griffin, who addressed commercial crime and

It’s easy, police say – lock doors, turn on lights to slow crime

Dec. 30DUI: A Mercer Island police officer stopped a Toyota Corolla driving with its head-lights off at 1:03 a.m. in the 7000 block of Bellevue Way. The 23-year-old driver admit-ted drinking three beers. He was arrested and charged on investigation of DUI.

Jan. 1Arrest: Police booked a

19-year-old Seattle man into the Issaquah Jail on an out-standing $5,000 DUI warrant. DUI: A Mercer Island police officer arrested a 48-year-old man for DUI after he ran a red light in the intersection of Bellevue Way and N.E. 7th Street at 1:37 a.m. The driver failed standard sobriety tests and smelled strongly of intoxicants.

Jan. 2DUI: An Acura Integra sped up close behind a police car and quickly slowed down at 10:56 p.m. in the 8800 block of eastbound I-90. As the officer slowed, the 22-year-old driver pulled over and stopped “of his own volition,” according to the police report. The officer arrested the driver, a Bellevue resident, who had been drinking.BIke foUnD: A bike left for several days in front of the Mary Wayte Pool, in the 8800 block of S.E. 40th Street, was placed into the MIPD found property.

Jan. 3theft: Someone used a Mercer Island man’s infor-mation to obtain a false tax return in 2011. The fraud is

being investigated by the IRS.

Jan. 4Arrest: A 50-year-old man was arrested on two out-standing $10,000 warrants at 11:12 a.m. after falsely reporting an assault at the MI Care Center in the 7400 block of S.E. 24th Street. The alleged assault never took place. The suspect’s warrants were for criminal trespass and false reporting. He was transferred into Seattle Police Department custody.fenDer-BenDers: A pickup truck backed into a vehicle at a gas pump at Jacksons Shell Station in the 2900 block of 78th Avenue S.E. at 1:25 p.m. The truck backed into the front of the vehicle while the victim was pumping fuel into the car. A police officer observed video surveillance of the incident.A witness observed a Honda Civic scrape the side of a BMW parked, unoccupied, at 3:15 p.m. in the Starbucks lot in the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street while backing out of the adjacent parking stall. The witness provided the license plate number of the vehicle. BUrglAry: A rock was used to shatter the rear glass door of

a home in the 6600 block of

82nd Avenue S.E., in a neigh-borhood west of Pioneer Park, sometime between 1:30 and 1:50 p.m. An iPad and MacBook Pro laptop were stolen. The total loss and damage was $2,500.

Jan. 9DUI: A 44-year-old Mercer Island woman drove into the incoming lane in the 2400 block of West Mercer Way at 5:09 p.m. Police stopped her vehicle and found that she was intoxicated. She was arrested and released later to a sober adult.

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David W. HarrisDavid W. Harris, age 90, of Mercer Island, Washington,

passed away December 7, 2012. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18, 1922. Dave graduated from Gorham High School in western New York in 1940 where he was president of his class of 25 students.

He worked for Eastman Kodak prior to WWII. Following the start of the war he enlisted and served in the Army Air Corps where he flew B-24 Liberator bombers based in Italy. He participated in many combat bombing missions until the end of WWII. His parents had moved to Seattle and he joined them after the war. He went to the University of Washington Law School, graduating in 1950.

He practiced law in Seattle for many years and was highly regarded by colleagues and clients alike. He was a partner in the Law Firm of Hoof, Shucklin & Harris with offices in the Dexter Horton Building. He retired in 1995. In recent years, he served on the Probate Review Committee at the King County Courthouse. He had previously been appointed the first Justice of the Peace on Mercer Island when it was incorporated in 1960 and served for 10 years.

He was married to Elenor (Fay) Brown in 1951 and had 2 children. He built his home on Mercer Island in 1954 and lived there until his passing. Some of his favorite pastimes included boating, travelling, gardening and woodworking. He is survived by his wife, Fay, and his daughter, Deborah Morio.

There will be a memorial gathering in his honor at Island House, 7810 SE 30th St, Mercer Island, at 1:00 PM, Saturday,

January 26. Remembrances to your favorite charity. 727838

John Frederick “Rick” GoodmanJohn Frederick “Rick” Goodman

of Mercer Island, WA died peacefully on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Goodman was born on June 20, 1942, in Philadelphia, PA as the only child of Julius “Bud” Goodman and Margaret Graham McCrea. Mr. Goodman had a long and distinguished career as an executive in the transportation industry, a career that moved him across the country on two occasions, first from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and then from New York City to Seattle.

While living in Philadelphia he met his future wife of 44 years, Diane Carwithen Fuller, they were married in Los Angeles in July of 1968. They were blessed with two loving sons, Hunter Graham and Peter Van Court.

Anyone who had the pleasure of meeting Rick would know two things about him very shortly thereafter, first he was from Philadelphia (he may have left Philly but Philly never left him) and second his love of golf. Rick could be found every Wednesday and Saturday on the fairways of Sahalee or Aldarra. For the last decade or so, Rick and Diane would take their passion to the warmer confines of Palm Desert, California during the winter months to better perfect their games.

In addition to his love of golf, he was always committed to his sons’ endeavors, he coached them, sponsored their teams and always inspired them to enjoy competition and the lessons it provided in life. Rick loved his family and spending time with them, whether at an M’s game, on the golf course or simply taking in a USC football game, he loved to be with Diane and the boys.

He is survived by his wife Diane, his two sons Hunter and Peter and their wives Sarah and Beth and three grandchildren, Audrey, Grayson and Caroline.

A memorial service was held on January 8, 2013 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island.

Remembrances may be made to: The Virginia Mason Foundation, John F. “Rick” Goodman Memorial, P.O. Box

1930, MS: D1-MF, Seattle, WA 98111.725807

Bonnie S. WilsonBonnie Wilson passed away

peacefully at home on December 17, 2012. She was born Bonnie Sue Rood on October 27, 1929 in Seattle, to Morris Rood and Ruth Coffin. She leaves behind her two sons, Jim and Brian, daughters-in-law, Toni and Anca, and three grandchildren, Alex, Matthew and Julia. Her family was her life and she will be dearly missed by all.

Bonnie grew up in West Seattle and Mount Vernon (Sedro-Woolley High) and graduated from West Seattle High School in 1947. She attended the University of Washington, becoming a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She briefly attended modeling school, then went on to secretarial school and worked for Fisher Flour Mills and Carol Mortgage Co. In 1959 she married Larry Wilson. In 1960 they built a lovely house on Mercer Island where they raised their sons and where Bonnie continued to live until 2010.

Besides being with her family, Bonnie enjoyed traveling. She traveled in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, alone and with her sons, and went on numerous family trips to Hawaii, California and Lake Chelan. She was very involved in Republican political events as well as assisting the Lions Club. Bonnie was a faithful member of her church, Mercer Island United Methodist, where she joined in 1966. She was an avid cat lover who cared for her cat Missy, her granddaughter’s cat Skip, and a number of other island cats. She was a faithful friend, maintaining friendships which spanned decades. For the last two years she lived at Island House, where she quickly made close and lasting friendships with her neighbors.

Bonnie was a loving mother, grandmother and daughter, and her interest was always in the activities of her sons and their families. She was kind and generous and will be missed by everyone who knew her.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 26, at 2:00 pm, at the Mercer Island United Methodist Church, 7070 SE 24th Street on Mercer Island. In lieu of flowers, Bonnie asked that donations be made to the church, or to

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Police

By the numbers

In the month of December, the Mercer Island Police Depart-ment made 26 arrests and reported 14 burglar-ies, 26 thefts, one auto theft and one assault. There were 966 total calls for service, 45 park-ing tickets and 163 total citations.

Traffic incidents in-cluded 11 accidents, two hit-and-run accidents, one DUI accident and one DUI arrest.

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suspects peer into windows, arrested for trespassing

Police arrested two men for criminal trespass-ing around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8, near Mercer Island High School. Police observed the two suspects exit their vehicle and peer into windows of residences.

The suspects were found to have a baseball bat, gloves, screwdrivers and other tools used in burglaries.

“Thieves will steal products that can be resold.”

Shawn Griffin, Mercer Island Police

Department

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time we cross the bridge. There would likely not be any sort of deal for MI residents. And the use of the HOV lanes still hasn’t been decided either, but don’t hold your breath for that one.

The money generated from the tolling would go to finish paying for the construction of the new SR-520 bridge. Mercer Island residents would be the most heavily impacted because we have to use a bridge to go anywhere off Island. We would be contributing the most to the dollars still needed for SR-520.

I think of the older MI residents, may of whom own their homes outright and are already paying dearly in property taxes. Many, in addition to other citizens, live on fixed incomes.

To add this additional burden might put them over the edge and mean they couldn’t stay in their homes.

In addition to older residents, there are many people who come from off Island to work at the grocery stores, retirement facilities, schools, cleaning houses, babysitting, offices and more. If they see their incomes being affected significantly because of the toll, they might choose

to work elsewhere. By the same token,

their employers might cover that cost and pass it on to the consumers. Consider organizations located here: private schools, churches, small businesses. A toll to and from Mercer Island would have a huge impact on our daily lives. We who live here have no option about “going around.” Eastside and Seattle residents do. Many of them do not cross the lake on a regular basis, so the once-in-a-while cost would not be oner-ous. Their burden would be nothing compared to Mercer Island residents. Our representative, Judy Clibborn, who of course lives here on the Island, was quoted three years ago saying she would never support tolling I-90 and now has flipped and says there is no other way

to finish paying for the SR-520 bridge — we have to toll I-90.

The point was raised about the legality of tolling an interstate. WSDOT and Sound Transit have found a way around that, too.

The citizens of Mercer Island who I talk to are all against putting a toll on I-90, but few have spo-ken up about it except to friends and neighbors. We need to band together and fight what is wrong. Take the time to think about

your individual impact. Why should we foot the bill for the other bridge? We need to write to Judy Clibborn, Marcie Maxwell and Steve Litzow, the new governor, Sound Transit and WSDOT. There is a community meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Community Center, at which the pub-lic will be able to express their opinions. We should all attend and even if we don’t speak, make a state-ment by the size of the crowd.

Martha Weiss

Joseph C. MayerJoseph C. Mayer was born March 25,

1916 in Norwood Park, IL; died December 17, 2012 on Mercer Island.

Joseph, age 96, was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a decorated veteran of WWII who was stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After a 30 year career in the U.S. Navy Joseph retired as a Commander. He then went on to another 30 year career as a King County Assessor.

Joe was an honorable man who loved his family, believed in the power of hard work, and was always ready to lend a hand to anyone in need. He is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Vesta Mayer, and survived by his sons David (Sheri) and Brian (Leasa), his daughter, Cynthia Seely (Daniel); and his grandchildren, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Daniel, Calista, and Katherine.

Funeral Mass was celebrated Friday, December 21 at St. Monica’s Catholic Church on Mercer Island. Donations in his memory can be sent to Catholic Relief Services, 710 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104.

Hoffner Fisher & Harvey Guestbook at harveyfuneral.com726627

Doris JamesDoris (Dorie) Amtmann James was

born in Weehawken, NJ on July 19, 1931 and died after a short illness in Kirkland WA on January 4, 2013.

She was raised in NJ but after 50+ years the NW and Mercer Island were home. Hiking in the mountains and beach combing the Pacific Ocean was a passion she shared with various hiking groups across the state and her family. Her love of

sports—Husky and Seahawk Football, The Seattle Sounders and anything her grandchildren were participating in was known to all. As an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, she helped establish and run the Emergency Feeding Program. She worked and volunteered at Seattle Children’s Hospital for nearly 40 years.

She is survived by her brothers Neal (Coupeville) and James (Uxbridge, MA) Amtmann, daughter Melanie Lee (Steve), sons Jeffrey James (Lori Claudon) and Chris James, and grandchildren Joshua and Jessie Lee, Alex James, Joe James, and Chase, Hadley and Campbell Gunnell.

A service will be held on January 19, 1:00 pm at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Mercer Island, WA.

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PUBLIC NOTICEREQUEST FOR

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mercer Island is accepting applications for 2013 Comprehensive Plan amend- ments, pursuant to RCW 36.70A. The Planning Commission will conduct an open record public hearing to consider proposed amendments and will forward a recommendation on each amend- ment request to the City Council. The City Council will conduct a public meeting and take action on each amendment request. A State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist may be re- quired, and it is recommended that applicants schedule a pre- application meeting with staff. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Comprehensive Plan amendment requests may be submitted before Friday, 4/5/13 at 5:00 PM in person or

mailed to the City of Mercer Island, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040. To request additional information, please contact Shana Crick, Planner, at 206-275-7732 or shana.cr ick@mercergov.org . Public notice will be provided for each application received by the City, including the date and time for any open record public hearing. The public will have an opportunity to comment on submitted applications at a future time. Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on January 16, 2013. #727487.

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added that a major deter-rent is not to be an easy target.

Workplace violence was also discussed. Police rec-ommended being aware of what is going on with employees and cowork-ers, identifying potential problems before they escalate, and even coor-dinating with the MIPD about the workplace lay-out and having a plan.

The officers answered questions from the audi-ence ranging from mari-juana legalization and gang activity (not found here) to self-defense, and recommended that if one has a firearm for defense, to know its capabilities and to be trained in it.

Other tips included: don’t leave valuable items in cars such as purses, GPS units, laptops; take pictures of valuable items kept at home, and keep a list of serial numbers of important items. And have a plan if you don’t

feel comfortable when your spouse or family member is at home alone.

While 100 percent safe-ty can’t ever be guaran-teed, Griffin said, “Our goal is not to have any victims. We need your help in order to help us be successful.”

Other crimes in 2012 included 35 assaults, two robberies and two rapes. Auto thefts decreased by half, with seven in 2012 and 14 the prior year. Police made 277 arrests in 2012, down from 354 in 2011.

Accidents were also down last year, with 139 in 2012 and 166 in 2011.

The number of parking tickets doubled in 2012, at 782. Citations totaled 3,270 in 2012 and 3,780 the previous year.

To learn more about crime prevention and the MIPD, visit the City of Mercer Island’s website at www.mercergov.org.

incident near high school causes lockdown at schools Friday morning

St. Monica School, Mercer Island High School, Crest, PEAK and the MISD administration build-ing were put on modified lockdown Friday morning because of police activity in the area.

Around 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, the MIPD notified Superintendent Gary Plano of police activ-ity near the high school related to a domestic dis-pute, according to the MISD website.

Officers with the Mercer Island Police Department responded around 2:30 a.m. to a domestic violence assault in the 4300 block of 87th Avenue S.E.

Earlier, the victim of the assault fled the house

after being assaulted and called police to report her 36-year-old boyfriend had assaulted her and was still inside the residence. She was treated at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland.

Officers who responded to the residence were only able to make minimal ver-bal contact with the suspect who was inside. He refused to leave the home and was not cooperative.

As a precaution, the police asked that exterior doors be locked at local schools. Around 8:20 a.m. a modified lockdown was ordered by the police department. Students were allowed to enter the build-ing, but all students were required to remain inside until the lockdown was lifted.

The Bellevue Police Department provided MIPD with a hostage nego-tiator, who arrived around 7 a.m. The negotiator spoke with the suspect for nearly two hours and was able to

talk him into surrendering. He exited the home and was taken into custody at 9 a.m.

The lockdown was lifted at 9 a.m. after the suspect was taken into custody.

seattle, King County first gun buyback is Jan. 26

King County officials have announced that a new Gun Safety Initiative, including a gun buyback program, will take place later this month.

“If we can prevent just one child, one innocent bystander, from being the victim of a random accident, or the target of an unstable person, it will be well worth our time and effort,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine.

The first gun buyback will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, in downtown Seattle in the parking lot underneath Interstate 5 between Cherry and James Streets.

The Seattle Police Department will also be

distributing trigger locks at each of the five precincts during normal business hours.

Individuals turning in their unwanted weapons will remain anonymous. Law enforcement officials will not be taking pictures of participants, nor will they be logging license plate numbers or run-ning ballistic tests on the guns that are turned in. In exchange for dropping off a weapon, individuals will receive a gift card valued at up to $100 for handguns, shotguns and rifles, and up to $200 for assault weapons (as classified in the state of Washington).

In partnership with the Seattle Police Department, other law enforcement agencies in King County, community and faith-based organizations, the gun buy-back effort will set up loca-tions throughout Seattle and King County with no questions asked.

Local businesses, includ-ing Amazon, are contribut-ing gift cards and cash to the program.

News briefs

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By Zoey PalmerWNPA Olympia Reporter

Washington’s new gov-ernor, Jay Inslee, addressed issues of job creation, the state budget, education funding and gun control as he outlined his policy goals for his first term, appearing at an Associated Press briefing session at the state capital Thursday morning.

Inslee, a Democrat, took office Monday, Jan. 14.

“My focus, first, is job creation in this legislative session,” he said. New tax credits for entrepreneurs, said Inslee, can help new startup companies get the resources they need to start hiring and making money.

The governor said that clean energy could be an area where Washington can create jobs and boost its economy.

“Boeing is very inter-ested in ways to develop

biofuels to run our jets — something other than ker-osene and Jet A. We can grow these products and fly the jets of tomorrow, built here,” he explained.

Planned changes for the state’s existing clean-ener-gy tax credits will help consumers get financing to make their homes more energy efficient through Washington solar energy startups, Inslee said.

He said he intends to encourage schools to produce more graduates trained in science, tech-nology, engineering and math to fill jobs in high-tech Washington compa-nies such as Boeing and Microsoft.

Innovation is the funda-mental thing Washington state does, said Inslee.

The governor also plans to help small businesses get contracts with the mil-itary, taking advantage of federal budget cuts to the Department of Defense. Washington is 12th in the nation in military activ-ity, Inslee said, but 23rd in economic benefit from military activity in the state.

Education is a major focus for lawmakers this

year in the wake of a state Supreme Court decision last year. The court’s rul-ing was that state govern-ment has not adequately funded education to the extent required by the state constitution.

“The state must amply provide for the educa-tion of all Wa s h i n g t o n children as the state’s first and highest priority before any other state programs or operations,” the court stated in the ruling.

Inslee estimated that complying with the court’s decision could add an additional $1 billion to education’s share of the state’s already tight bud-get, and said that it isn’t a problem that will be solved overnight.

The governor suggested that Washington’s mari-juana initiative, which took effect in December, could be a possible source of education funding if it were amended. He advised caution before seeking to modify such a recent voter decision, but conceded

that taxes on marijuana sales, which are expected to begin in early 2014, could generate a great deal of money for the state that could be used for other purposes.

On the issue of gun control and safety, Inslee stressed that m u l t i p l e actions are needed to address the p r o b l e m . “There is no panacea.

There is no one solution to violence or gun violence,” said Inslee.

Improving the state’s mental health care can help prevent shootings like the recent one in Seattle. He also reiterated his sup-port for gun-control laws that prevent criminals from obtaining guns, and restricting access to high-capacity gun magazines.

The governor urged cooperation concerning the contentious issue, say-ing that common-sense solutions are needed from all sides:

“This is a time for pow-erful listening,” Inslee said.

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The Washington State Department of Transportation has begun the scoping period for the Interstate 90 Tolling Environmental Assessment. The community can provide input throughout the scoping period (Jan. 22 – Feb. 22, 2013) on-line or by mail, and in-person during three scoping meetings held January 29, 30, and 31, as noted below.

Tolling on I-90 between I-5 and I-405 is needed to generate revenue to help complete the SR 520 program and to help alleviate congestion on I-90. Scoping is an opportunity to gather feedback that will shape the tolling study. Please join us at any time during the public scoping meetings to learn more and tell us what you think.

Mercer IslandJanuary 29, 20134 – 7 p.m.Mercer Island Community Center8236 Southeast 24th St.Mercer Island, WA 98040

BellevueJanuary 30, 20134 – 7 p.m.Bellevue City Hall450 110th Ave NEBellevue, WA 98004

SeattleJanuary 31, 20134 – 7 p.m.Yesler Community Center917 East Yesler WaySeattle, WA 98122

Your input is needed!

www.wsdot.wa.gov/Tolling/i90The public comment period ends on February 22, 2013

By Mail: Angela Angove, I-90 Tolling Project, 999 Third Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98104Jan. 22 - Feb. 22

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(4232). Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may make a request by calling the Washington State Relay at 711.

By Reporter StaffLegislators will discuss

competing visions for education funding.

The League of Education Voters will host an education funding forum with Rep. Ross Hunter (D) and Sen. Steve Litzow (R) on their competing visions for edu-cation funding in Washington state.

The League of Education Voters will host the forum on Tuesday, Jan. 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the King County Library Administrative Building with Representative Ross Hunter (D) and Senator Steve Litzow (R).

The forum will provide an opportunity to learn more about the competing

visions for funding public education in Washington state. Funding our public education system is the central challenge in the

2013 Legislative session, and this forum will provide an insider’s view of the upcoming debate.

At this forum, participants will hear:

A brief explana-tion of the current budget shortfall in this biennium.

A brief explana-tion of the costs of meeting McCleary by 2018.

Contrasts in approaches from two legislative leaders to address the issue and meet the Supreme

Court's mandate.The forum is free.

Please register at info@educationvoters.org.

Governor Inslee outlines his prioritiesState’s 23rd governor sworn in on Monday, Jan. 14; promises results on economy, education, energy

Sen. Steve Litzow

Rep. Ross Hunter

Eastside legislators to hold forum on education funding

“This is a time for powerful listening.”

Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington

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Tobacco sales to minors in Washington state at highest level in the last decade

About 16 percent of tobacco retailers illegally sold to minors in 2012.

The number of Washington retailers illegal-ly selling tobacco to minors has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. An annual report that tracks illegal sales shows about 16 percent of tobacco retailers in our state sold tobacco to minors from January to June of this year — up from 11 percent in 2011 and 10 percent in 2010.

“This is unacceptable. Our young people should not have access to these deadly tobacco products,” said Secretary of Health Mary Selecky. “Most adult smokers start as teens, so if we can keep tobacco out of the hands of kids, it’s likely they’ll never take up this dangerous habit.”

The current youth smok-ing rate in Washington is about 13 percent. It’s dropped by about half since 2000. Unfortunately, the rate of decline has leveled

off in recent years, and the use of alternative tobacco products like chew, cigars and hookahs is a growing concern.

The Department of Health works with state and local agen-cies to train t o b a c c o retailers so they know and under-stand their obligations under the law and the pen-alties for violating it. The high level of employee turnover in stores that sell tobac-co makes retailer educa-tion crucial. With limited budgets over the last few years, local communities were unable to expand retailer education or dedi-cate resources to youth prevention. Meanwhile, the tobacco industry continues to invest huge amounts of money to attract new smok-ers. In 2010, the industry spent about $80 million on marketing activities in Washington alone.

The rate of stores selling tobacco to minors is moni-tored in the annual Synar Report. The report is the result of federal legislation that requires states to enact and enforce laws that pro-

hibit the sale of tobacco prod-ucts to minors, and to conduct annual random, unannounced inspections of retailers. The report is com-piled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Compliance checks are con-ducted by local health agen-

cies and the state Liquor Control Board. Working with local law enforcement, teens try to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products at randomly selected retail-ers. Clerks who sell tobacco to minors can be fined up to $100, and retail owners can be fined up to $1,500.

Licenses to sell tobacco are permanently revoked after multiple violations.

If the rate of retail-ers selling tobacco to minors exceeds 20 percent, Washington could lose nearly $14 million dol-lars in federal funding for drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention and treatment. While official youth checks determine the rate of illegal sales, anyone can report a violation on the state Liquor Control Board’s website.

Washington has made significant headway in lowering smoking rates, but there’s still work to do. Statewide there are about 70,000 youth who still smoke cigarettes. About 50 young people start smoking each day, and about 7,900 people die every year in Washington from tobacco-related diseases.

For more, go to the Department of Health web-site at doh.wa.gov.

State receives $1.3 million in settlement with drug maker

Thirty-four state attor-

neys general, including Washington state, reached a $42.9 million settlement with Pfizer Inc. to resolve allegations that the com-pany unlawfully promoted its drugs, Zyvox and Lyrica.

“Pfizer’s claims about Zyvox and Lyrica were not supported by scientific evi-dence,” said State Attorney General Rob McKenna.

The drug maker engaged in illegal marketing for Lyrica by encouraging its use for the treatment of pain conditions for which the drug is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Such promotion of drugs is called “off-label” market-ing.

The attorneys general allege that Pfizer engaged in unfair and deceptive practices by making mis-leading and unsubstantiat-ed claims about the drugs’ superiority to similar, bet-

ter-known drugs. The FDA approved Zyvox to treat, among other conditions, pneumonia and skin infec-tions caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). Pfizer promoted Zyvox as supe-rior to Vancomycin, an effective and well-known MRSA drug. Lyrica is FDA-approved for seizure control and nerve pain in diabet-ics, among other illnesses. Pfizer marketed the drug as a more potent successor to Neurontin, another drug that has been used effec-tively for years.

A small portion of Washington state’s $1.3 mil-lion share of the settlement will be used to cover attor-neys’ fees and costs associ-ated with the investigation. The rest will be made avail-able as grants to organiza-tions set up to help those who suffer from diabetes.

“If the rate of retailers selling tobacco to minors exceeds 20 percent, Washington could lose nearly $14 million in federal funding.”

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Applications for the Mercer Island Freemasons scholarship program are now available to juniors and seniors in the MIHS Counseling Center. For more than 35 years, the Freemasons have invested in the success of outstand-ing MIHS students. By including juniors, the pro-gram helps students get a head start on the college application process.

The Freemasons award an achievement certifi-cate to the outstanding junior boy and girl, and a $1,000 grant to the out-standing senior boy and girl. Winners at the Mercer Island Lodge are then for-warded to the Grand Lodge of Washington, where the winning juniors are eligible for a $1,000 grant and the winning seniors are eligible for an additional $1,000 grant.

Applications must be completed and returned to the Counseling Center by Feb. 11. All applicants and

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Schools ‘Annual Report’ mailed to Island residents

Just after the New Year began, the Mercer Island School District mailed its annual report to Islanders. In it the school district summarized the accom-plishments of its schools, at the same time acknowledg-ing challenges that remain.

The district maintains a nearly perfect high school graduation rate, and con-sistently high scores on standardized tests. In each school, 90 percent of stu-dents tested met or exceed-ed standards. Statewide, between two-thirds and three-quarters of students met or exceeded standards in all categories.

As accomplishments, the report listed recognition of the district by others including a designation as an ‘outperforming district’ by the Council of Chief State Schools Officers and

by the financial services giant, Standard & Poors.

Both Mercer Island High School and Islander Middle School have been named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The high school was also named as one of the best for college prepa-ration in the Seattle Times School Guide.

The report also lists other factors including the district’s ‘green schools’ program, and describes the ethnicity of its students. Just over one percent of the student population is Black/African American, just over three percent are Hispanic/Latino, 3.4 per-cent multi-racial, 19 per-cent Asian and 72 percent white. Ten percent of all students qualify for some level of special education services. .

The report also outlines the steps that the district is taking to alleviate over-crowding at Island schools. The section describes pub-lic outreach efforts, studies on traffic and best practices for schools to define needs, explore options and gain community input.

For more, go to www.mercerislandschools.org.

School briefs

By Mary L. Gradyeditor@mi-reporter.com

On Thursday, Jan. 10, a day that saw yet another shooter at a public school — this time in California, Mercer Island School Superintendent Gary Plano turned first to the topic of safety at the School Board meeting that same evening.

Along with Plano, Mercer Island Police Chief Ed Holmes and Police Commander Dave Jokinen discussed how Island police, along with school admin-istrators, are continuously looking for ways to improve school security here.

Holmes said that he felt that the relationship between the schools and police is extraordinary and an important element of school safety.

Yet, there is still more that needs to be done.

“The tragedy in Newtown underscores our need to demonstrate that safety is our priority,” Plano said.

Despite the many mea-sures that are already in place at the schools, Plano has asked for a formal audit

to be performed. A school safety expert will conduct the audit.

Holmes agreed with the need for an audit.

“Since Connecticut, there is more work to do to increase security on cam-pus,” he said.

Some of the measures underway now include making sure that maps of school layouts are available to police in the event of an emergency and installing more sophisticated locking mechanisms on all school entrances.

Holmes, a father of two who trained as a teacher before becoming a police officer in 1994, said that school safety is at the top of his list.

Many Island police offi-cers, including the chief, have been school resource officers. He noted that his staff trains constantly for any type of situation, including “active shooter” incidents. The training for those situations began in earnest across the coun-try after the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999.

Police train in schools when they are vacant. They practice for lock downs — that are called for if reports of a shooter or possible gunfire is reported within the vicinity of the school, he explained. Such an incident happened on Jan. 11. (See page 7 for the report.)

Jokinen, also a former school resource officer, said the department’s exist-ing safety plan includes the private schools as well. Along with tactical train-

ing, schools and the police are continually working on how they assess threats, he said.

School facilities survey underway

The meeting was sup-posed to include a discus-sion about the results of a survey that was to begin on Jan. 6. The telephone poll of the community regard-ing school facilities was not ready for analysis, however, due to a low response rate on the first evening. It was begun at the same time that the Seahawks football playoff game against the Redskins in Washington, D.C., was on television.

Plano said the results will be ready at the end of this month.

Schedule changes to add instruction time

Plano also discussed the work underway to increase the number of instructional minutes in the school day to meet the new guidelines set by the state superintendent.

The first change pro-posed is to add a few min-utes by changing start times by five minutes at elemen-tary schools.

The change will be phased in. Administrators are studying the best ways to find time.

The district is expected to easily meet and surpass the new time standards, which call for increasing student instruction time by 80 hours over the school year.

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The local pizza joint, Island Crust Cafe, was rec-ognized Thursday after-noon as the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year.

Owners Rich and Kim Benjamin were given the honor, highlighting not only a great local busi-ness, but one that strives to give back to the community.

Island Crust, located in the Island Corporate Center at 7525 S.E. 24th Street, Suite 100, is a kosher vegetarian restau-rant that offers everything from pizza to salad and more. The restaurant prides itself on the fact that all of its items are homemade, using the best ingredients.

At the Chamber lunch when the award was announced on Thursday, Jan. 10, Rich said they were extremely surprised.

The cafe will be catering the annual Giving From The Heart Breakfast in February, which fundraises for Mercer Island Youth and Family Services. The breakfast will serve 500 attendees and the restau-rant has donated $5,000 to the cost of providing

the breakfast. At the 2012 breakfast, the Benjamins provided free pizza par-ties to a classroom at each Mercer Island elemen-tary school, including St. Monica, as a prize for a YFS-sponsored art project. The restaurant also gave 20 percent of their revenue during ‘Giving From The Heart Day’ to YFS.

The restau-rant is also well known for host-ing local commu-nity events and helping when

and where it can, including free meals

for veterans on Veterans Day, special events to raise money for Israeli orphans, poker nights with proceeds going to the winner’s phi-lanthropy of choice, and local school fundraisers.

“Island Crust Cafe is an outstanding example of the businesses here on Mercer Island. They are building a better Island community by being here,” said the nomination form.

Island Crust Cafe, which has been operating for 2.5 years, is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Megan Managan/Staff PhotoRich and Kim Benjamin, the owners of Island Crust Cafe, which was named the Business of the Year by the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce.

Mercer Island resident joins ThinkWell

Judy Bloom, of Mercer Island, is joining forces with Alyse McConnell, PCC and Annie Fitzgerald, PCC to form ThinkWell Workplace Enrichment Coaching, a group dedi-cated to helping organi-zations foster a culture where motivation thrives and drives results. With this approach, employees eliminate personal barri-ers that hold them back, such as self-limiting thought patterns, ineffec-tive interaction styles and resistance to change.

Through one-on-one

coaching, attention train-ing and other innovative tools, executives develop new strategies for manag-ing stress, staying resilient and working with others. They are supported in unleashing their “personal best.”

ThinkWell has several key companies dependent on it for their leadership development training. These programs focus on fun, well-being, compas-sion, vision and action.

“The leaders we train credit us for the differ-ence they make in every domain of their lives,” Bloom said.

ThinkWell offices are located on Bainbridge Island, Mercer Island,

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Retail sales up 5.4% in third quarter 2012

Taxable retail sales increased 5.4 percent to $28.8 billion during the third quarter of 2012, com-pared to the same period in 2011, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported on Tuesday, Jan. 8.

Retail trade, a subset of all sales that excludes non-retail sectors such as construction and services, rose 7.3 percent to $13.1 billion.

Among major indus-tries, construction was up 6.1 percent to $4.6 bil-lion, accommodations and food services increased 5.6 percent to $3.5 billion, motor vehicles and parts rose 15.7 percent to $3.0 billion, and general mer-chandise stores were up 4.7 percent to $2.6 billion.

Washington ranks 36th highest in state, local taxes

Washington ranked 36th from the top in state and local taxes paid per $1,000 of personal income in 2010, according to Census Bureau data published by the Washington State Department of Revenue.

Washington ranked 42nd among the states in state and local taxes as a percentage of gross state product. Neighboring state Idaho ranked sixth, and Oregon was 39th. Gross state product is the value of goods and services pro-duced in a state.

Washingtonians paid $96.08 in taxes for every $1,000 in income, the second lowest rate in 50 years. The lowest rate was recorded in 2009 at $93.24, and the third low-est rate was $98.43, paid in 1960, the earliest year for which reliable records are available.

Even though 2010 taxes were higher than in 2009, the state actually dropped one notch among the states from its 35th ranking in 2009 because taxes in some other states increased more. The national aver-age was $106.54, up $4.44 from 2009.

Residents from 35 other states paid more in 2010, with New York rank-ing first at $204.12 per $1,000 personal income. Neighboring state Oregon ranked 35th at $96.88, while Idaho ranked 45th at $89.98. South Dakota was ranked 50th at $83.72.

The report also tracks taxes per capita. Washington ranked 21st at $4,016 in taxes per capita in 2010. The national aver-age was $4,147. Taxes per capita tend to be higher in states with higher personal incomes.

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By Reporter StaffMost readers will recog-

nize the faces on the cover of Mercer Island author and speaker Rev. Wayne Perryman’s new book. Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Albert Einstein. The book, “Teens And Young People Who Impacted The World,” contains short biographies of famous individuals who started making a difference in the world or becoming

successful while in their youth.

“There has always been a false assumption that much of the technology and many of the inventions and social improvements that we enjoy today were produced and/or developed by adult men and women,” Perryman writes in the introduction. He con-cludes with, “Throughout the ages our young people have given us so much, from sacrificing their lives as sol-diers to secure our freedom, to creating a multitude of products and services that made our world a better place in which to live.”

Fifteen individuals are

highlighted, from bibli-cal times to the modern era — from Jesus and Mary to Mother Teresa, Mozart, Martin Luther King Jr. The least known individual is perhaps Jan Matzeliger, an African-American who invented the ‘Shoe Lasting Machine’ for the mass pro-duction of shoes.

Perryman, a minister at Mt. Calvary Christian Center Church of God in Christ, is a former newspaper pub-lisher and radio talk-show host. His other books include “Unveiling the Whole Truth,” “The Drama of Obama,” and “Unfounded Loyalty,” to name a few. Two of his chil-dren’s books about baseball All-Stars Ken Griffey Jr. and Harold Reynolds were the first children’s storybooks to be part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library.

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By Reporter StaffJennifer Brastad wants

women to be aware of their inner beauty. The Mercer Island resident has launched “Our Beautiful Project,” a new business created to help women build their self-esteem by showcasing an affirmation in their bath-room that reads “Beautiful” when looking in the mirror.

The scrolling letters are printed backwards in the frame so that they can be read when reflected.

“It’s the best beauty regi-men toward creating real beauty that shines, delights and gives joy to others,” said Brastad, who by trade is a graphic designer.

The project has been born out of Brastad’s own life experience — her journey of healing and overcoming an abuse-filled childhood. Now 44, she has a 6-year-

old son with her husband. “It’s been an arduous and

painful journey on the path to healing, but with the help of therapy, I am growing stronger. Little by little, I’m able to loosen the restraints of my past that bound me tightly for so many years,” Brastad said on her website.

A variety of framed affirmations are available for purchase on the web-site in different colors and patterns. Brastad is also a blogger.

“I am trying to build up a social movement for women to value their inner beauty and increase community awareness about the dangers of the pressure to be physi-cally beautiful, especially for girls and teens,” she said. “I think the affirmations would also make a fantastic Valentine’s Day gift. A man would basically be saying, ‘I

love you. I think you are so beautiful, and I want you to believe you are, too.’”

For more, go to www.our-beautifulproject.com.

‘Beautiful’ project has a simple message

By Reporter StaffSound Publishing, Inc.,

the state’s largest community news organization, has pur-chased the Seattle Weekly. Sound Publishing is the par-ent company of the Mercer Island Reporter.

Details of the purchase were not disclosed. The Weekly, a freely distributed newspaper in Seattle and nearby cities, was purchased from Village Voice Media Holdings.

The Seattle Weekly reaches over 200,000 unique print and digital readers every week with more than 1,500 out-door news boxes and in-store racks throughout Seattle and nearby areas. It was founded in 1976 by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster.

Sound Publishing was founded in 1987 and its pub-lications reach more than 500,000 homes weekly, with over 700,000 monthly digi-tal readers. Sound publishes 36 daily, weekly and monthly community newspapers and magazines, in addition to

the Little Nickel Classifieds in western Washington and northern Oregon. Sound also operates a state-of-the-art print facility in Everett, Wash.

“We think highly of the Seattle Weekly and its faith-ful readership,” said Gloria Fletcher, president of Sound Publishing. “The Weekly fits quite well into Sound Publishing’s culture of deliv-ering unique and relevant content to both print and digital readers.”

“The addition of the Seattle Weekly to Sound’s print and digital portfolio is very excit-ing,” said Josh O’Connor, VP of East Sound Newspaper Operations. “The Weekly opens up many possibilities for readers, advertisers and the communities that we serve. We appreciate the edi-torial focus on local news, culture and the arts. This publication has been a leader in shaping Seattle for many decades, and we look forward to managing this business in

the future.”The purchase of the Seattle

Weekly came in tandem with a separate purchase of the SF Weekly by the San Francisco Examiner, which is owned primarily by David Black, chairman of Black Press and other Black Press executives. Black Press is the parent com-pany of Sound Publishing. Black Press operates more than 170 newspapers in west-ern Canada and Washington, in addition to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal.

The Seattle Weekly and the San Francisco Weekly will be operated independently of one another.

The Seattle Weekly is known for political and gov-ernmental reporting, as well as music and arts coverage. It publishes a number of special issues throughout the year on topics such as a spring and fall arts guide, dining guide, special coverage of the Seattle International Film Festival and Bumbershoot.

Sound Publishing has executive offices in Bellevue and Poulsbo. The Seattle Weekly will remain based in Seattle.

Contributed PhotoThe word ‘beautiful,’ writ-ten backwards, is meant to reflect in a mirror to remind women they are beautiful.

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Contributed PhotoMercer Island resident Wayne Perryman’s new book for teens.

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Julie & Ben Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/97374

Newcastle Acreage $1,000,000Build a great neighborhood! Acreage in the midst of Newcastle. Close proximity to Highlands at Newcastle and Newcastle Elementary. Opportunity to sub-divide with the potential for up to 10 lots.

Julie Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/25760

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Passage To Phuket $9,300,000Never has a destination felt so right. 185’ Lakefront on over ¼ acre. 10,000sf main house includes 2300sf mahogany lined pool house. 4 BR / 7 BA plus 950sf guest house. Two 100’ docks, 135’ lakeside lawn. Very private.

Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.passagetophuket.com

Waterfront Living At Its Best! $2,285,0004602 East Mercer Way - 50ft +/- low bank waterfront w/2 docks totaling 100ft +/- moorage, long enough for lg boats up to 46 +/- 4 bedrms 3bths, 3,468sqft with separate apartment w/another private deck. Lg grassy yard and plenty of parking.

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Normandy Park $5,750,000Storied, landmark property of grand scale, iconic stature. Over 180’ of Puget Sound shoreline. Spectacular custom � nishes. Media room, wine cellar, games venue, billiards parlor.

Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.johnlscott.com/85137

Forest Waterfront $4,350,000� e centerpiece of Mercer Island’s Forest Avenue, the premier waterfront on the Island’s West side. Spectacular � nish level. Exacting standards. A focus on longevity. Design balances entertainment, casual living, & the waterfront lifestyle.

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Undiscovered Gem! $299,950� ink of the possibilities…Well built home in Greenwood neighborhood. Starter home or investment property zoned LR3.

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Endless Possibilities $299,950Bring your builder and remodel this quaint Port Orchard cottage, or build your dream home, on this 17,859 sq. ft. no bank waterfront lot. Minutes from the Southworth Ferry, w/Views of Blake Island & West Seattle. A public � shing pier & boat launch close by.

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South End Opportunity $849,000Excellent opportunity to complete the renovation or build your dream home in a premier MI location. Close to schools, parks, trails, Country Club, shopping & restaurants. 4BD/2.25BA.

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/11804

Hood Canal Waterfront $260,000Home on 2 acres with 130’ frontage. SPECTACULAR VIEW of Hood Canal and Mt. Baker! Enjoy absolute privacy, fresh oysters and walks on the beach. RV Parking. Beach access down the road where you can launch a small boat. Coyle Community Club available for special occasions.

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Total Update! $167,5002500 81st Ave SE. #311. New Bamboo Flooring, Freshly Painted throughout. New Kitchen, appliances, � xtures, electrical and much more. � is 1BR/1BA unit has a small patio/garden, assigned parking, and a few steps (no stairs) to back entry. North-end convenience.

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Luxurious & Private $325,0007549 SE 29th St. #201. Second-level end unit. 1,109+/- sq.ft. 2BR/2 Full Bathrooms. Private balcony o� the living room, w/ view of mountains & downtown Mercer Island. Secured parking area w/ 2 spaces. Close to shopping center. Short Sale. Sold AS IS.

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Watercourse Townhome $534,950Light & Bright! � is 3BR/3.5BA home has a north-end location on dead-end Street. Hardwoods, Gas Fireplace, Private Deck, Secluded Setting & Sunlight � lled! 2 car attached garage just moments to I-90. MOVE IN READY!

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Shoreline Home $399,995Spacious Shoreline residence with quick, easy access to Hwy 99 and I-5. Large, fully fenced backyard allows for plenty of space to play. W/ separate entrances & 2 kitchens, this 6BR/3BA home is essentially 2 houses in 1! 15538 Midvale Ave N. Shoreline.

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Enchanting Mt. Baker $875,000Vintage HomeTurn of the century 4BR/3.25 BA Victorian Farmhouse that has been lovingly and completely remodeled from the studs out. Gorgeous views looking toward Mercer Island & Lake WA. Master w/loft. Media, wine room, sauna!

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Lake View Luxury $1,725,000 4,350 sq. ft. of dramatic spaces, extraordinary details & sublime � nishes with lake and city views! Nestled in the arms of Faben Point – a location beyond perfection! Inspired architecture… Fine Craftsmanship… A crown jewel!

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New On Market $1,795,000� is 4BR/2.75BA rambler built by Boitano Homes is truly a rare � nd. With over 4 acres of cleared � at property this is an outstanding opportunity to create an estate in a well located, prestigious neighborhood.

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WATERFRONT $578,00020 E North Bay Rd, Belfair, WA - Case Inlet Waterfront 4BD/3BA. 96ft Low Bank Beach. Granit Counters, Heat Pump, 17ft Ceilings in Living/Dining & Kitchen. Most Furnishings Included.

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RARE OPPORTUNITY $649,000Create a beautiful estate on a very special property. Already cleared acreage ready to build your own secluded luxury retreat, while still just minutes from downtown Issaquah & I-90.

Julie & Ben Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/33195

Verdant Setting $799,000 2675 74th AVE SE. Close to but yet far enough from downtown Mercer Island’s hustle & bustle. � is 3BR/2.75BA has lake and territorial views from most rooms. Wrap around deck. New carpets and interior paint. MOVE IN READY!

Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/21865

New on Market $412,00018434 47th Place NE, Lake Forest Park. Enjoy your privacy in a peaceful neighborhood. � is 3BR/1.75BA home includes a “secret” entrance to the daylight basement, deck o� the master, solar tubes for natural light, a fenced dog run and more. Easy commute to downtown Seattle or UW.

Megan Shay 206-714-7058www.johnlscott.com/26476

Great Deck Views! $799,000OPEN SUN 1-49818 Mercerwood Dr. - Great Northend location within minutes of Mercerwood Shore Club & I-90 access. HUGE, updated kitchen w/adjoining great room & dining area, nice big deck o� the kitchen w/Cascade & territorial views.

Craig Hagstrom 206-669-2267 www.johnlscott.com/86006

Prime View & Location! $1,950,000 Broker’s OPEN WED 11-2 / OPEN SUN 1-41980 82nd Ave SE. – 270 degree views on prime Northend 82nd Street! Cul-de-sac, 2 view decks, hardwoods, 4+ bedrooms and 3+ car garage. City, Lake & Mountain Vistas. Stunning Architecture.

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WESTSIDE WATERFRONT $3,995,000 Living Room w/ two-story windows & exquisite views of Lake WA from most rooms. Elegant master suite includes Jacuzzi & walk-in closet. Dock with moorage, 2 decks, large patio, & wine cellar complete this luxurious home.

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Grand MI Waterfront $3,170,000NEW PRICE!! Spectacular 17 acre waterfront estate. Gracious daylight rambler with view from nearly every room. Street to water. Level lawn of breathtaking scale to water.

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Spectacular Views! $1,895,000� is 5BR/5BA home has it all! � e Dream Master Suite has a � replace, 2 walk-in closets, and bath w/ every amenity. � e Kitchen is spacious w/ large walk-in pantry & all the facilities to make cooking a pleasure. � ere are spaces for all ages including a � eater, Exercise Rm, Library, and more. A MUST SEE!

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First Hill View $1,250,0002920 70th Ave. SE. Custom built 3 level home – elevator ready. 4 BR/Great rm plan. Tumbled travertine tile, slate & hardwood � oors. Lake & MT views.

Betty DeLaurenti, 206-949-1222 www.johnlscott.com/90223

Exquisite Newcastle Home $1,285,000Located in a cul-de-sac, this 4BR/3.5BA home backs up to the golf course & a natural reserve. From the moment you enter you’ll appreciate custom touches throughout. Kitchen has large island, sub-zero & walk-in pantry. Main � Master w/ walk-in closet & sitting area. Media Room w/ Bar. Expansive deck w/ hot tub. Issaquah schools.

Julie & Ben Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/97374

Newcastle Acreage $1,000,000Build a great neighborhood! Acreage in the midst of Newcastle. Close proximity to Highlands at Newcastle and Newcastle Elementary. Opportunity to sub-divide with the potential for up to 10 lots.

Julie Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/25760

FEATURED PROPERTIES

Passage To Phuket $9,300,000Never has a destination felt so right. 185’ Lakefront on over ¼ acre. 10,000sf main house includes 2300sf mahogany lined pool house. 4 BR / 7 BA plus 950sf guest house. Two 100’ docks, 135’ lakeside lawn. Very private.

Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.passagetophuket.com

Waterfront Living At Its Best! $2,285,0004602 East Mercer Way - 50ft +/- low bank waterfront w/2 docks totaling 100ft +/- moorage, long enough for lg boats up to 46 +/- 4 bedrms 3bths, 3,468sqft with separate apartment w/another private deck. Lg grassy yard and plenty of parking.

Debbie Constantine 206-853-5262 www.johnlscott.com/49600

Normandy Park $5,750,000Storied, landmark property of grand scale, iconic stature. Over 180’ of Puget Sound shoreline. Spectacular custom � nishes. Media room, wine cellar, games venue, billiards parlor.

Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.johnlscott.com/85137

Forest Waterfront $4,350,000� e centerpiece of Mercer Island’s Forest Avenue, the premier waterfront on the Island’s West side. Spectacular � nish level. Exacting standards. A focus on longevity. Design balances entertainment, casual living, & the waterfront lifestyle.

Larry Williams 425-445-9870www.johnlscott.com/67935

Undiscovered Gem! $299,950� ink of the possibilities…Well built home in Greenwood neighborhood. Starter home or investment property zoned LR3.

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/74847

Endless Possibilities $299,950Bring your builder and remodel this quaint Port Orchard cottage, or build your dream home, on this 17,859 sq. ft. no bank waterfront lot. Minutes from the Southworth Ferry, w/Views of Blake Island & West Seattle. A public � shing pier & boat launch close by.

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/67700

Lou Glatz Dieter KaetelLori HoldenHelen Hitchcock Jean LockeJames LaurieCraig Hagstrom

South End Opportunity $849,000Excellent opportunity to complete the renovation or build your dream home in a premier MI location. Close to schools, parks, trails, Country Club, shopping & restaurants. 4BD/2.25BA.

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/11804

Hood Canal Waterfront $260,000Home on 2 acres with 130’ frontage. SPECTACULAR VIEW of Hood Canal and Mt. Baker! Enjoy absolute privacy, fresh oysters and walks on the beach. RV Parking. Beach access down the road where you can launch a small boat. Coyle Community Club available for special occasions.

James Laurie, 425-466-3672www.johnlscott.com/51420

Total Update! $167,5002500 81st Ave SE. #311. New Bamboo Flooring, Freshly Painted throughout. New Kitchen, appliances, � xtures, electrical and much more. � is 1BR/1BA unit has a small patio/garden, assigned parking, and a few steps (no stairs) to back entry. North-end convenience.

Craig Hagstrom 206.669.2267www.johnlscott.com/21776

Luxurious & Private $325,0007549 SE 29th St. #201. Second-level end unit. 1,109+/- sq.ft. 2BR/2 Full Bathrooms. Private balcony o� the living room, w/ view of mountains & downtown Mercer Island. Secured parking area w/ 2 spaces. Close to shopping center. Short Sale. Sold AS IS.

Debbie Constantine 206-853-5262www.johnlscott.com/92277

Watercourse Townhome $534,950Light & Bright! � is 3BR/3.5BA home has a north-end location on dead-end Street. Hardwoods, Gas Fireplace, Private Deck, Secluded Setting & Sunlight � lled! 2 car attached garage just moments to I-90. MOVE IN READY!

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/34925

Shoreline Home $399,995Spacious Shoreline residence with quick, easy access to Hwy 99 and I-5. Large, fully fenced backyard allows for plenty of space to play. W/ separate entrances & 2 kitchens, this 6BR/3BA home is essentially 2 houses in 1! 15538 Midvale Ave N. Shoreline.

Tony Tran 206-351-3719www.johnlscott.com/62235

a sign of distinction

Enchanting Mt. Baker $875,000Vintage HomeTurn of the century 4BR/3.25 BA Victorian Farmhouse that has been lovingly and completely remodeled from the studs out. Gorgeous views looking toward Mercer Island & Lake WA. Master w/loft. Media, wine room, sauna!

Lou or Lori 206-949-5674www.johnlscott.com/60444

Lake View Luxury $1,725,000 4,350 sq. ft. of dramatic spaces, extraordinary details & sublime � nishes with lake and city views! Nestled in the arms of Faben Point – a location beyond perfection! Inspired architecture… Fine Craftsmanship… A crown jewel!

Terry & Daphne Donovan 206-713-5240www.johnlscott.com/29996

New On Market $1,795,000� is 4BR/2.75BA rambler built by Boitano Homes is truly a rare � nd. With over 4 acres of cleared � at property this is an outstanding opportunity to create an estate in a well located, prestigious neighborhood.

Julie Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/59152

WATERFRONT $578,00020 E North Bay Rd, Belfair, WA - Case Inlet Waterfront 4BD/3BA. 96ft Low Bank Beach. Granit Counters, Heat Pump, 17ft Ceilings in Living/Dining & Kitchen. Most Furnishings Included.

Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/57090

RARE OPPORTUNITY $649,000Create a beautiful estate on a very special property. Already cleared acreage ready to build your own secluded luxury retreat, while still just minutes from downtown Issaquah & I-90.

Julie & Ben Varon 425-444-7253www.johnlscott.com/33195

Verdant Setting $799,000 2675 74th AVE SE. Close to but yet far enough from downtown Mercer Island’s hustle & bustle. � is 3BR/2.75BA has lake and territorial views from most rooms. Wrap around deck. New carpets and interior paint. MOVE IN READY!

Frank Ceteznik 206-979-8400www.johnlscott.com/21865

New on Market $412,00018434 47th Place NE, Lake Forest Park. Enjoy your privacy in a peaceful neighborhood. � is 3BR/1.75BA home includes a “secret” entrance to the daylight basement, deck o� the master, solar tubes for natural light, a fenced dog run and more. Easy commute to downtown Seattle or UW.

Megan Shay 206-714-7058www.johnlscott.com/26476

Great Deck Views! $799,000OPEN SUN 1-49818 Mercerwood Dr. - Great Northend location within minutes of Mercerwood Shore Club & I-90 access. HUGE, updated kitchen w/adjoining great room & dining area, nice big deck o� the kitchen w/Cascade & territorial views.

Craig Hagstrom 206-669-2267 www.johnlscott.com/86006

Prime View & Location! $1,950,000 Broker’s OPEN WED 11-2 / OPEN SUN 1-41980 82nd Ave SE. – 270 degree views on prime Northend 82nd Street! Cul-de-sac, 2 view decks, hardwoods, 4+ bedrooms and 3+ car garage. City, Lake & Mountain Vistas. Stunning Architecture.

Cindy Verschueren 206-909-4523www.johnlscott.com/cindyv

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By Megan Managanmmanagan@mi-reporter.com

The Mercer Island boys swim and dive team earned its first win of 2013, beat-ing Bainbridge 126-57 in an island battle on Tuesday. Days later, the team traveled to the Kentridge Invitational, taking second place overall with 467 points.

At the King County Aquatic Center on Saturday, Jan. 12, against some of the top teams from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, Mercer Island finished in second place to Omaha Creighton Prep, a team from Nebraska. Prep earned 750 points.

Against Bainbridge earlier in the week, Mercer Island won 10 of the 12 events to win the meet.

The Islanders team of Samuel Chong, Noah Deiparine, Duncan Koontz and Brandt Waesche won the 200-medley relay in 1:43.40, while Deiparine took the top spot in the 200 freestyle race in 1:51.28. He went on to also win the 100 butterfly race in 57.93 sec-onds. Tanner Martinez won

the 200 individual medley for the Islanders in 2:09.51. Bainbridge’s Kevin Yalung won the 50 freestyle spring in 23.20 seconds.

Cody Hall won the div-ing competition for Mercer Island with a final score of 199.85. Andrew Weiss won the 100 freestyle race in 48.55, and Ian Caldwell earned the first-place finish in the 500 freestyle race in

5:19.13.Mercer Island’s Karl

MacLane, Samuel Peterson, Caldwell and Weiss won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:35.07. Bainbridge’s second event win went to Logan McDaniel, who won the 100 backstroke race in 59.9 sec-onds.

Islander Duncan Koontz won the 100 breaststroke race in 1:06.46, while the 400

relay race went to Mercer Island’s Weiss, Caldwell, Deiparine and Waesche in 3:27.91.

Two days later, the team

lost to Bellevue, 97-89, at Mary Wayte Pool.

Bellevue won 11 of the 12 events during the meet.

Mercer Island’s only indi-vidual win was in the diving competition, when Connor Nielson won with a final score of 192.95.

The team competed against Skyline in a non-conference meet on Tuesday, after Reporter deadline, and will swim against Garfield on Friday, Jan. 18, at Medgar Evers Pool in Seattle. The meet is set to start at 3:30 p.m.

Boys swimming second at Kentridge Invite

Megan Managan/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Noah Deiparine swims the 200 freestyle race against Bainbridge on Tuesday, Jan. 8. He won the event.

By Megan Managanmmanagan@mi-reporter.com

The Mercer Island gymnastics team hon-ored its two seniors on Thursday, Jan. 10, during the Islanders’ final home meet of the year.

Mercer Island won the meet, scoring 142 points to beat Interlake. Newport, a 4A team, filled out the competition against the Mercer Island JV squad.

Monica Airut-Murphy and Cricket Travis’s years with the team were cel-ebrated and honored by head coach Lenny Lewis and the rest of the team.

Both gymnasts thanked their parents for their help and support and the team for making things fun. Travis joined the team in her sophomore year at MIHS, while Airut-Murphy is a four-year member of the squad.

“We had fun; it was a fun night,” said Lewis after the meet. “Monica was the only freshman who stayed with the team all four years.

I really enjoyed having her there. That was one of the wildest freshmen classes we’ve ever had, and she hasn’t changed.”

Mercer Island will travel to compete against Liberty on Thursday, Jan. 17, at Interlake High School, before heading to Mount Si on Thursday, Jan. 24, for the final meet of the regular season.

Lewis said the Mount Si meet will be on the Wildcats’ senior night, making a tough meet even tougher.

“It’s going to be really interesting,” he said.

The KingCo cham-pionships will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2, at Roosevelt High School in Seattle. Before then, Lewis said the team not only needs to recoup from some injuries, but to con-tinue to work on tighten-ing up routines.

“We need to tighten things up,” said the coach. “We can improve our score; I think we’re a 160 team. Our goal is to make it out of KingCo as a team. Lake Washington, Bellevue and Liberty have really good teams, so it’s going to be a battle for second place. Mount Si is just too good to not win.”

Mercer Island gymnastics honors two departing seniors

Olivia Shen on the beam during the Mercer Island gymnastics meet against Interlake and Newport on Thursday, Jan. 10. Below, Mercer Island gymnastics coach Lenny Lewis hands senior Cricket Travis a senior gift. Travis and Monica Airut-Murphy were the only two seniors this season.

Megan Managan/Staff Photos

Megan Managan/Staff PhotosMercer Island’s Jack Oberle swims the backstroke leg of the 200-medley relay race against Bainbridge on Tuesday, Jan. 8. Below, Mercer Island’s Xander Lacrampe swims the 200 individual medley race against Bainbridge.

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Boys basketballtuesday, Jan. 8

mI 59, Lake Washington 41mercer Island – 14 18 14 13 – 59Lake Washington – 12 9 10 10 – 41mercer Island scoring – Joe Rasmus-sen 26, Nick Nordale 12, Kaleb Warner 11, Jake Stenberg 6, Espen Platou 2, Max Tilden 2.

Friday, Jan. 11mercer Island 65, Juanita 35

mercer Island – 21 14 11 19 – 65Juanita – 2 8 12 13 – 35mercer Island scoring – Joe Rasmus-sen 18, Kaleb Warner 13, Nick Nordale 9, Max Tilden 6, Jake Shaddle 5, Jake Stenberg 5, Espen Platou 4, Will Taylor 2,

Teddy van der Velden 2, Alex Emanuels 1, David Emanuels 1.

Girls basketballWednesday, Jan. 9

mI 47, Lake Washington 39mercer Island – 13 11 11 12 – 47Lake Washington – 9 5 13 12 – 39mercer Island scoring – Kris Brackmann 20, Jessica Blakeslee 8, Jamie Mounger 6, Rachael Tessem 6, Christina Williamson 6, Julia Blumenstein 1.

Friday, Jan. 11mI 57, Juanita 46 (2Ot)

mercer Island – 4 11 10 9 7 16 – 57Juanita – 4 4 12 14 7 5 – 46mercer Island scoring –Kris Brackmann 17, Julia Blumenstein 15, Rachael Tessem 7, Renae Tessem 7, Jes-sica Blakeslee 6, Christina Williamson 3, Jamie Mounger 2.

mIhs girls golf program in need of volunteer coaches

The Mercer Island girls golf program is looking for several volunteer assistant coaches.

One or two coaches are needed to help the program,

which boasts one of the best records in the state.

The team hosts practices Monday through Thursday after school in the spring at Jefferson Park in Seattle.

Anyone who has a passion for youth golf and is interest-ed in joining should contact head coach Don Papasedero at (206) 719-0492.

Sports briefs

By Megan Managanmmanagan@mi-reporter.com

On Saturday, Jan. 12, some of the top wrestling teams from around the state gathered at Mercer Island High School to take part in the annual Jack Reynolds Tournament of Excellence.

Mercer Island finished in fourth place as a team with 137.5 points. Granger took the team title with a total of 202.5 points.

Mercer Island saw eight of the team’s wrestlers finish in the top five of their brackets. In the 106 division, Taylan Yuasa finished second over-all, while Luke Wilson was third in the 120 weight class. Jacob Pruchno finished in fifth place in the 126 weight division and Connor Gullstad was third overall in the 152 class. Teammate Tanner Ranz earned fifth place in the 160 division, fol-lowed by Nick Chandler in third place in the 170 weight class. Island senior Danny Stanke was third in the 182 division, and Evan Condon was fifth in the 195 division.

Earlier in the week, the team picked up a KingCo win on Thursday, Jan. 10, beating Liberty 49-27 in the Patriots gym.

Yuasa won the 113 divi-sion by forfeit, while Liberty’s Ian Tidwell did the same in the 120 weight class. In the 126 weight class, Trevor Gullstad pinned Michael Shaw in 4:47, while Pruchno pinned Zach Toombs in 3:31 to win the 132 division match. Mike Ong beat Alec Bluhm by 9-3 decision in the 138 match, and Liberty’s Jimmy Andrus pinned Nick Richards in 5:02 to win the 145 match.

Conner Small picked up another match win for Liberty in the 152 class, beating Connor Gullstad by 11-8 decision. Mercer Island’s Ranz won the 160 division by a 14-2 major decision over Cooper Antin,

and Chandler won the 170 match by forfeit, as did Chris Richards in the 182 match. Condon also won by forfeit in the 195 group, while Andrew Picton pinned Zach Arthur in 1:45 to win at 220. Liberty’s Alejandro Tachiyama won the 285 match by forfeit, as did Sean Surowiec in the 106 match.

On Tuesday, Jan. 8, the Islanders defeated Lake Washington, winning 57-12.

In the 113 weight divi-sion, Yuasa pinned Chet Atuanya after a minute on the mat. Both the 106 and 120 matches were double forfeits.

Trevor Gullstad won the 126 division by pinning Johnny McKamey in 4:38, while Pruchno won the 132 weight class by forfeit, as did Ong in the 138 division.

Lake Washington’s Benson

Hull pinned Nick Richards to win the 145 weight class after 5:32 of wrestling. Connor Gullstad beat Saul Del Rio in the 152 division by 6-4 decision. Ranz won the 160 weight match by for-feit, as did Chandler in the 170 division and Stanke in the 182 group.

Condon and Picton won

the 195 and 220 weight matches by forfeit, giving Mercer Island the points.

Kang Andrey Ilnitsky pinned Hayden Gaddis in 22 seconds to give Lake Washington a second win.

Mercer Island will host Mount Si on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 7:30 p.m.

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Dan Richards/Contributed PhotoMercer Island’s Jake Pruchno wrestles Zach Tooms of Liberty on Thursday, Jan. 10.

Contributed PhotoMercer Island’s Julia Blumenstein celebrates with her team-mates after the team’s double overtime win over Juanita on Friday, Jan. 11.

Brothers Mike and David Schiller take a break at the SJCC on Saturday, Jan. 12, after David shot 1,000 free throws as a fundraiser for the MS Society. Mike was diagnosed with MS several years ago, and David’s fundraiser was in honor of his brother and family. Contributed photo.

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Zellerbach-ReekHilary Ann Zellerbach

and Terrance Robert Reek, both of Mercer Island, are engaged to be married. A wedding on the Big Island of Hawaii is planned for June 29, 2013, with a reception to follow on Aug. 10 at Delille Cellars in Woodinville.

The bride, daughter of Katherine Zellerbach and William Howard, of Tucson, Ariz., and Charles and Patricia Zellerbach, of Orange County, Calif., is a 2002 graduate of Mercer Island High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree

in English and journalism from Colorado College in 2006 and shortly thereaf-ter graduated with hon-ors from the University of Washington with a bach-elor’s degree in science and nursing. She is currently employed as a registered nurse at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

The groom, son of Pamela and Ronald Reek, of Mercer Island, is a 1995 graduate of Mercer Island High School and a 1999 graduate of Bellevue College. He is current-ly employed by and part owner of R.L. Lawler Incorporated, a property

management firm where he has served as president for the past seven years.

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle’s annu-al Connections Brunch, set for Jan. 27, represents the largest gathering of Jewish women in the entire Northwest each year. It is no small task. Yet Mercer Islander Iantha Sidell and her daughter, Brooke Pariser, who are chairing the event, are well-suited for their roles.

Pariser comes by her “vol-unteering” genes honestly. Her mother, Sidell, has won numerous awards from the local and national Jewish Federations as well as other organizations, based on a staggering list of volunteer and philanthropic activi-ties.

Pariser is build-ing her own reputation as a young leader in the Jewish community, but this year’s Connections 2013 Brunch, sponsored by the Federation, represents the first time that she and her mother are chairing such a major event together.

Connections is histori-cally the largest gathering of Jewish women in the Northwest, and this year looks to be no different. Managing the event is a huge effort and, as co-chairs, Sidell and Pariser have become deeply involved in many of the hands-on tasks.

They have helped plan the program — a dazzling presentation by classical pianist and actress Mona

Golabek — and event details such as location and theme (‘Women Making Choices’), and spent count-less hours calling, emailing and Facebooking friends and acquaintances to spread the word.

Helping others is an essential part of their con-nection to Judaism, which Sidell adopted as a matter of choice and whose tradition Pariser is continuing in her own family.

“In Judaism we have the idea of ‘Tikun Olam,’ or ‘repairing the world,’” explains Sidell. “When I got married, I was privi-leged to become part of a healthy Jewish community, so I want to make sure that others also have a healthy Jewish community, wheth-er they’re here, in Israel or anywhere in the world.”

For Pariser, who started volunteering in middle school, going to high school in Israel shifted her focus to working exclusively for Jewish causes.

“The exposure to Israel helped me see the impor-tance of my Jewishness to my life, and my mom has been most active in the Federation, so after college, I joined the Federation’s young leadership board,” she said.

Since then, Pariser has taken on other Federation activities, including chair-ing the Federation’s annual meeting and taking part in the Federation’s Advanced Leadership Development

Program. Pariser said her mother’s

example has been an inspi-ration and a guide for her own activities.

“She never pushed me,” Pariser says of Sidell, “but led by example. I won’t fill the same shoes, but because of her, volunteering will be a big part of my life and my daughter’s.”

Connections 2013: Women Making Choices takes place on Jan. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.

The program features a musical-theatrical presen-tation by acclaimed con-cert pianist Mona Golabek, based on her book, “The Children of Willesden Lane.” The book chronicles the story of Lisa Jura, Mona’s mother, who made her way on the Kindertransport from Vienna to London and later to a career as a concert pianist.

For details, go to www.jewishinseattle.org/news-events/events/welcome-con-nections-2013.

Pair embraces ‘Tikum Olam’

Contributed PhotoIslander Iantha Sidell and her daughter, Brooke Pariser, are co-chairs of the Jewish Foundation’s Connections Brunch.

Alante PhotographyHilary Zellerbach and Terrance Reek will be mar-ried in June 2013 in Hawaii.

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

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

MEETING NOTICEMercer Island School District

MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSJanet Frohnmayer, President

Brian Emanuels, Vice-PresidentPat Braman, DirectorAdair Dingle, Director

David Myerson, Director Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent

Special Meeting Purposes:

To review the performance of a public employee pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g); and to conduct a study session in order for the board to discuss and deliberate on the following topics:

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There has been a fair amount of discussion in the investment industry recent-ly regarding the potential for increased market volatil-ity in 2013.

One recent article dis-cussed a mathematical model that implies there is a high poten-tial for an increase in volatility.

What may cause this increased mar-ket volatility? We think: increased investor focus on the debt ceiling debate, which will come more into focus in late February. The U.S. federal debt ceiling needs to be raised again to accommodate additional debt issuance by the U.S. Treasury in March. We think the tone and nature of the debate over the next couple of months could get quite ugly and increase investor anxiety, which could lead to rising market volatility (meaning “downside”).

One widely used indi-cator that market analysts

watch to gauge market vola-tility is the VIX index. VIX stands for “CBOE Volatility Index.” The VIX measures expectations of near-term market volatility reflected in changes in forward stock index option prices. It is

sometimes referred to as the mar-ket “fear” i n d e x . L a r g e increases in the VIX index have tended to be associ-ated with declines

or corrections in the mar-ket.

Over the past several years, major spikes in the VIX have occurred fol-lowing periods of 8-12 months of low volatility or quiescence in the index. We have been in one of these “quiescent” periods for the past 12 months. If history is any guide, the odds of a major increase in volatility may be rising.

So what does this all mean for financial planning and investing? As financial planners, there are things we can do to protect cli-ent assets from increased market volatility. One of the ways is through diversifying investment holdings by asset class. This reduces portfolio volatility because different asset classes behave dif-ferently in varying market conditions.

Another way to reduce volatility is by holding larg-er proportions of dividend-paying stocks, as they tend to be less sensitive to harsh swings in the market. A dis-

ciplined investment process or model can also help to keep investment decisions within rational bounds and help avoid the temptation to make emotionally based decisions.

Finally, having a sound financial plan that incor-porates reasonable and reasoned spending, income and investment return assumptions is essential.

Bob Toomey is vice presi-dent of research for S.R. Schill & Associates, a reg-istered investment advisor located on Mercer Island.

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While church attendance in North America has been in decline for the past few decades, it would be ill-advised to suggest that worship is no longer a part of our culture. In light of the devo-tion that marks professional foot-ball fans this time of year, it would be safe to sug-gest our inbred worship instincts have simply been redirected.

We still wor-ship on Sundays, just not the way we used to. The Sunday-go-to-meeting garb of years gone by has been replaced by team logo sweatshirts and replica jer-seys.

Every Sunday football’s faithful, robed in sacred color schemes, chant their praises to the pigskin god on high. In both domed and dome-less cathedrals throughout the country, devoted fans converge at the appropriate hour to confess their belief in something bigger than themselves. With unguard-ed emotional responses they raise their arms heav-enward. Their week-in and week-out rituals verge on superstition.

It’s religion pure and simple. But the liturgy observed is not limited to those in the “pews.” I’d call attention to the priests who officiate the three-hour service. (Can you believe we used to complain about mass lasting 60 minutes?) In

their black-and-white vest-ments, the pastoral team directs the sacred drama and prompts the congrega-tion’s responses with their amplified announcements.

On the field, some ancient sac-rifice is reen-acted. The obvious pain and suffering call to mind the brute and gore of gladia-tor days when the faithful hid in cata-

combs as opposed to sip-ping beer and eating brats comfortably seated in out-door stadiums. With rapt attention, the worshipers vicariously feel the pain of those who suffer on their behalf. In both joy and in sorrow, they pray to the pigskin god pleading that this deity above will fix the score.

Yes, it appears that foot-ball’s faithful comprise the fastest growing religion in our nation. The conversion rate is stunning. Sadly, the longing for belonging and community many failed to find in their local church has been met in sports bars and stadiums. Equally sad, what was once a source of benign amusement has become idolatry. For too many, the Lord’s Day has given way to Game Day!

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Thursday | 17Mercer Island radIo operators MeetIng: 7 p.m., Jan. 17, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Learn about amateur radio communications, emer-gency preparedness. www.mirohams.org.

Friday | 18classIcs In FIlM serIes: “Hangover Square” (John Brahm, 1945), 7:30 p.m., Jan. 18, Aljoya, 2430 76th Ave. S.E. Features an introduc-tion from film historian Lance Rhoades. Q&A fol-lows the screening. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. Presented by the Mercer Island Arts Council.

saTurday | 19seattle’s annual Burns nIght: 7-11 p.m., Jan. 19, Congregational Church of Mercer Island, 4545 Island Crest Way. An evening of dancing, music and poetry with a taste of haggis, neeps and tatties. Celebrate the life of Scottish poet Robert Burns. Presented by Seattle Branch Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. rscds-seattle.org.

sunday | 20parks and recreatIon hot spot BasketBall coMpetItIon: 3:30-5 p.m., Jan. 20, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Annual basketball skills competition involves shooting from five “Hot Spots” marked on a basket-ball court. The competition tests young athletes’ all-around skill within a series of one-minute rounds. Open to boys and girls ages 7-14. Participants who win the local competition qualify to participate in the state event. No fee, no reg-istration required.

Tuesday | 22 MoM’s MornIngs: 9:30-11 a.m., Jan. 22, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 8501 S.E. 40th Street. A safe, happy place for moms to gather every Tuesday, presented by the HTLC Christian Education Committee. Child care provided. Schedule fol-lows MISD schedule. www.htlcmi.org/momsmornings.Mercer Island rotary cluB luncheon: 12-1:30 p.m., Jan. 22, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Speaker: Joseph

Breidenbach, attorney. Topic: Evolving DUI laws in Washington state. The general public is welcome to attend.InFant/chIld/adult cpr wIth aed: 7-9 p.m., Jan. 22, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Non-health care provider class. Cost: $20 (check/cash). To reserve a space, call (206) 275-7607, Monday through Friday. Parking available behind fire station. www.mercergov.org.

Friday | 25parks and recreatIon senIor trIp: Black Diamond Bakery & Outing, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Jan. 25. Depart and return from Mercer Island Community and Event Center parking lot at 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Cost: $12 plus tax. chrIstIe neal hogue art at Mercer park dentIstry: 4-6 p.m., Jan. 25, 3003 Island Crest Way, Suite 2. Event features Mercer Island trail scenes and wine and cheese. Open to the com-munity.

saTurday | 26kIx and spInz grand openIng: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Jan.

26, 8451 S.E. 68th St., Suite #105. New fitness studio offers group classes, boot-camps and one-on-one personal training for adults and youth. www.facebook.com/kixandspinz.

sunday | 27st. MonIca school open house: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Jan. 27, St. Monica Parish School, 4320 87th Ave. S.E. Free informational tour of school for parents and fami-lies. www.stmonicasea.org.dIsney & dessert: 2 p.m., Jan. 27, Mercer Island High School Commons, 9100 Southeast 42nd Street. Classic Disney tunes, sweets and fun. All proceeds bene-fit the 2013 MIHS Orchestra trip to the Anaheim Heritage Festival. Cost: $15 (donation in advance), $20 (at door). Tickets at Island Books or from orchestra students. Presented by Team O and the MIHS Orchestra.

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I-90 tollIng envIronMental assessMent: 4-7 p.m., Jan. 29, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. The community can provide input during the WSDOT scoping period: Jan. 22-Feb. 22, online, by mail or in person at the meeting. Additional meet-ings in Bellevue (Jan. 30) and Seattle (Jan. 31). www.wsdot.wa.gov/Tolling/I90.

evenTs | OngOingparks and recreatIon pre-Ballet: 3:10-4 p.m., Thursdays, Jan. 17-March 28, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, Dance Room, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Ages 3-4. Cost: $114 (resi-dent), $136 (nonresident).parks and recreatIon Ballet: 4-5 p.m., Thursdays, Jan. 17-March 28, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, Dance Room, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Ages 5-8. Cost: $114 (resident), $136 (nonresident).

evenTs | UpcOmingMercer Island woMen’s cluB annual FundraIsIng luncheon: 11 a.m., Feb. 11, Covenant Shores, 9150 Fortuna Drive. The com-munity is invited to attend. Speaker: Erica Bauermeister, Seattle author of “The Lost Art of Mixing.” Proceeds help support many Mercer Island organizations such as Youth and Family Services and Parks and Recreation. Reservations deadline: Feb. 1. Cost: $26. Contact: JoAnne Jones, (206) 232-3903. www.mercerisland-womensclub.com.gIvIng FroM the heart BreakFast: 7-8:30 a.m., Feb. 13, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th Street. Join Mercer Island Youth & Family Services and the community for break-fast and then shop all day at select Island shops and res-taurants where 20 percent of all purchases benefits MIYFS.

CALENDARCALENDAR submissions: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. please email your island event notices to rmar@mi-reporter.com. items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. items are included on a space-available basis. Calendar online: post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. click on the “calendar” link under community.

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Jan. 19. Learn how the test is structured, strategies for taking it and have a chance to ask questions. Practice answering real SAT ques-tions and get help with them.teen advIsory Board: 7 p.m., Jan. 22. Voice your opinions on the library’s programs and services.teen zone: Study and Games, 2 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays. No Teen Zone on Jan. 21 and 30. Hang out, do homework, play board games or chat.study zone: 4 p.m., Tuesdays. Drop in for free homework help from vol-unteer tutors.

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Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

Kent 10 Acres $250,0009.98 acres, 2 parcel numbers of stunning land. In the family since 1917 and about 1/2 pasture, 1/2 treed. At the end of a dead end road. #385825

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Newcastle Land $150,0002.5 acres w/R-1 zoning. Good location and close to everything in Newcastle, must hike in to see. #392633

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Opportunity! $348,000Tucked away building lot up private lane. Potential lake & Mt Rainier views. Large lot, 3000 sq foot building pad. Paved access to lot line. Near Park trails. #112896

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Chestnut Hill $775,0007BR/6BA 10267SF - Once in a lifetime! Classic 1888 grand mansion meets millions in upgrades, restorations and additions. Must see!! #416669

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Estate! $4,500,0004BR/4BA Waterfront estate property on private gated grounds. Formal garden, pond, baseball � eld and sports court & ballroom. Large steel dock. #335992

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Oceanfront $250,000Highly sought-after coastal community of Moclips. 40 ft of prime ocean frontage. Water and sewer Electric in the street. Endless possibilities. Great Views! #412644

Renata Andrews 206-230-5424

North Bend Land $150,00012.9 wooded ac. just off I-90 at exit #31. Reduced; deeded easement for easy access. Lots of room, timber and space to roam, this will be a great location. #29160006

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Mercer Is. Lot $300,000Generous .48 acre lot on Mercer Island, with survey and some studies done. Convenient location. #295333

Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

N. Bend 29 Acre $249,00029+ acres of land, super easy access off I-90. Will support 3, maybe 4 homes, huge price reduction. Studies available. #206270

Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Private Lane $448,000Large residential building site in area of new/remodeled homes. Lk & Mt Rainier views. All utility/access easements recorded. Serene stream along south boundary. #143651

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N Bend Land $475,0003.4 ac w/commercial potential. Multiple tenants want to stay, level, ut. in street. Next to I-90, great access. Possible owner � nance. #328993

Michael Schoonover 425-442-0477

Pacific Hwy So. $575,0006.08 acres w/650+- on Hwy 99. Water, power, sewer and gas in the street. Highly visible with many possibilities. #378015

Betty Carleton 425-444-3507

Westside View $598,000Great opportunity - building site in desirable Lakeview Highlands. Slopes uphill, ideal for daylight rambler to accommodate 27.5’ height restriction above SE 63rd #400336

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Lk WA Views! $2,500,000Large 7.46 Acre subdivision comprised of 17 single family residential lots located with in Bellevue. Great location with easy access to 405, and minutes from I-90. #387423

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COLDWELL BANKER BAIN MERCER ISLAND OFFICE | 7808 SE 28th Street #128, Mercer Island | 206-232-4600To see every home that is for sale in Western Washington go to cbbain.com

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◆ New Listing $1,600,000Showcase 6,220sf NW Contemporary w/spectacular West facing lake views. Spacious, light � lled main lvl perfect for entertaining. Gourmet kit: custom maple cabinetry, 6 burner Wolf oven/range & Sub-zero fridge. #435560

Marlene Fallquist 206-230-5450Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093

Immaculate Home $1,170,000Gracious 4BR built by Imani Homes-an outstanding builder. Large windows, high ceilings, spacious rooms. New stainless appliances. Fab Master Suite. Low maintenance #423688

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West Side! $598,900Fixer upper with potential or bring your architect! Serene private lane on west side with possible lake views! #404816

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The Carlton $399,000Lovely ground � oor condo close to downtown. 1023sf 2BR/2BA home welcomes you w/a spacious living rm w/a wd-burning fplc & slider leading to a pvt patio area. #433218

Renata Andrews 206-230-5424

Mercer Isle $152,000Wonderful Western exposure gives this top � oor unit glorious light & vistas. N’End, Close to all amenities & a commuter’s dream. This 1BR/1BA just waits for you! #393485

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Views! $1,587,000Contemporary 3-level luxury home located on .46 acre lot w/Lake WA views on every level. 6,070sf, 6BR/5.25BA. Spacious & private! #417385

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West Seattle $304,900Great 2BR/1BA 940SF home in the Genessee neighborhood of West Seattle. Close to the junction, shops, schools. Large back yard, 1 car garage. Great starter home! #397600

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-SHORT SALE- $119,900Cozy 2BD 1BA 934SF unit in the Issaquah Highlands. New paint and trim. Brand new laminate � ooring in living room. MB features a large walk in closet. #427228

James R. Shute 206-230-5421

Newly Restored! $324,950Lg. Master + 2BD den/of� ce. Family rm, Living rm, & Dining rm downstairs. Mud room off kit Lg un� nished basement w/potential, $3,000 Seller appliance credit #425696

Jeffrey Costello 206-230-5496

Sunset Hill $456,000Light & bright 3BR/3BA in Ballard’s Sunset Hill n’hood. Master on main. Large kitchen. Bonus Rm. Heated garage. Near cafes, parks & bluff for great sunsets! #420620

Sarah Ford 206-230-5354

Commercial/MV $585,000Welding shop/commercial/home in Maple Valley. 1.4+ acres right on the M. Valley Hwy, 3 bldings, house, 2 tenants. 2 tax parcels. Pull through access. #390273

Mike Schoonover 425-442-0477

Gated Community $499,000Pvt. 5 acres in Grays Harbor. Custom blt home, open � oor plan & windows throughout. Wtr & sunset views. Path through woods, orchard, fenced garden, & a barn. #413059

Renata Andrews 206-230-5424

Poulsbo: 1.3 Acre $359,000Darling yellow farmhouse situated on a sunny 1.3 acre parcel with views of Hood Canal. 3BR/3BA, 2500+sf - just minutes from town & amenities! #411552

Michele Schuler 206-992-2013

-SHORT SALE- $164,000MULTI FAMILY DUPLEX in W Seattle. Preapproved price by lender! Great investor opportunity - zoned C-140 with great development potential. #334912

James R. Shute 206-230-5421

Talbot Hill $489,900John F. Buchan model w/lg kit, stainless steel Bosch Appls. Bamboo hrdwd � rs, w/gas fplc. Mstr ste w/ lg walk-in, & den. Pvt fenced yard backs up to greenbelt #424223

Jeff Costello 206-595-5709Chase Costello 206-999-4420

-Short Sale- $335,000You must see this amazing 3-Level Auburn home! Custom built home features 3 full kitchens on every � oor, 3 full baths w/ laundry closets, 3BR, 3 fplcs. #334934

James Shute 206-230-5421

Street to Water $2,200,000There’s no place like home...and no better place to build your dream home than on this 29,000+sf lot. 92’ of wft, sandy beach, stone patio at the waters edge. #399584

Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

Shared Wtft $1,300,000 Lovely setting on .49 Acre parcel; moorage & boat lift included; Great room enjoys kitchen, fam rm, living room+den, carport+2 car gar; master BR on main+2 more #400850

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