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Event | Lake Washington Orchestra plays � rst show [8]
Lake Washington center Austin Glenn throws down a thunderous dunk during the Kangs romp over Bremerton Saturday night. The 87-60 win at Bothell High School sends the Lake Washington boys basketball team to the state tournament. For the full story on how both the boys and girls basketball teams advanced to the state tournament, see page 13. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter
Kang boys and girls advance to state
LWSD to put $404 million bond on April ballotBY RAECHEL DAWSON
Just one week a� er the $755 million Lake Washington School Dis-
trict bond o� cially failed, the school board of direc-tors voted to put a smaller bond on the April ballot.
Working on a March 7 deadline for the April 22 special election, the board met on Monday to discuss the next steps for the cur-rent and future overcrowd-ing issue that schools in Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish face.
“Current enrollment is nearing our total capac-ity,” said district spokeswoman Kathryn Reith, adding that cur-rent enrollment is around 26,000 students. “We’re expecting 4,000 more students in the next eight years.”
A� er a lengthy discussion, the board unan-imously passed Resolution 2178, which calls for a $404 million bond measure.
If passed by voters, resi-dents with the district aver-age house value of $495,000 would pay approximately $124 a year in property taxes over the next 20 years.
“We heard concerns from the community about the overall size of the February
bond measure,” said Jackie Pendergrass, the president of the Lake Washington School District Board of Directors. “We are facing growth and overcrowding in our schools today. � ese projects are the ones that are needed now to reduce current overcrowding and keep up with the rapid growth in our enrollment.”
� e $404 million bond would fund the construc-tion of three new elementa-ry schools, two in Red-mond and one in Kirkland; a new middle school; a new west side STEM (science, technology and mathemat-ics) focused school on the
Juanita campus; the rebuild of Juanita High School; and an addition to Lake Washington High School. � e bond would also leave some funds for future capital projects.
“� e district needs to act immediately to address our urgent and critical need for additional classroom space,” said Superintendent Dr. Traci Pierce. “� e board’s plan allows the district to � rst address the immediate need for additional space, and then to engage the community around the
Kingsgate petition seeks to keep nameBY RAECHEL DAWSON
At least 100 Kirkland residents have signed a petition to make sure the Kingsgate name remains.
Michelle Burdue, orga-nizer of the petition, said the name “Kingsgate” has been around for 50 years. Business owners have regis-tered with the Department of Revenue using “Kings-gate” in the business name, she said.
“� ere’s a lot of people who signed the petition who aren’t happy that an-other group of people can change the name so easily,” Burdue said, who’s lived in the Kingsgate area, not the Kingsgate subdivisions, for 30 years. “It’s documented on all the maps online or printed, we just have good history. Plus, all the businesses that include the Kingsgate name, we don’t want to o� end them, we want to keep them.”
Charlie Wilson, the owner of Kingsgate Car-wash, said he feels like the Kingsgate voices aren’t being heard.
“It’s been Kingsgate for 1,000 years,” he joked, adding that he has two Kirkland businesses that have the Kingsgate name. “Changing the name isn’t going to change the demo-graphic.”
While the city of Kirkland never o� cially changed the Kingsgate neighborhood name, what has changed is the imple-mentation of a Kingsgate area neighborhood associa-tion called the Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association. � e associa-tion began a� er the city of
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Community provides input on Cross Kirkland Corridor draft master planBY RAECHEL DAWSON
A tall tower, amphi-theater, canopy walk and canyon. An “underworld skate and play,” rain gardens, pickle ball court and Olym-pic Mountain views along the way.
Architects with the Berger Partnership didn’t hold back
as they pieced together fea-tures of each character zone to create the Cross Kirkland Corridor dra� master plan.
Published in February, city o� cials are now reach-ing out to the community to get feedback.
� e city held a com-munity forum on Feb. 27 at the Peter Kirk Community
Center, along with two other community planning days. Citizens have also been given the chance to provide input in the city’s “Ideas Forum” website.
“� is has been a long on-going process but in a good way,” said Guy Michaelsen, the principal of Berger Partnership, adding that the
master plan process dates back to June 8, 2013.
� e master plan sets the vision, Michaelsen said, not so much the � nal design and nitty gritty details of where each trail, wetland and bench will go.
But it does outline what could be done with the ap-proximately 100-feet-wide
corridor. Michaelsen and his
team planned the corridor to include many features, including a shared and divided trail for bikers and pedestrians, lighting, street crossings with “transition zones” and plenty of signs.
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“We heard concerns from the community
about the overall size of the February
bond measure.” Jackie Pendergrass,
president of the LWSD Board of Directors
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Kirkland annexed the area in June 2011.
� e Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association works for the community in the Kingsgate neigh-borhood, which covers everything east of 116th Way Northeast and north of Northeast 132nd Street and Northeast 128th Place in the city boundary.
But at a recent neigh-borhood planning meeting for the annexed areas on Feb. 19, city sta� asked the dozen or so attendees what the Kingsgate neighbor-hood should be called.
Kirkland City Coun-cilman Toby Nixon, a Kingsgate resident himself, said the topic sparked a discussion and he encour-aged Burdue to start an online petition as a way for people to express their feelings on the topic.
City of Kirkland Plan-ning Director Eric Shields said the neighborhood’s name hasn’t o� cially changed but explained there may have been some confusion because some recent city documents have called the neighbor-hood Evergreen Hill.
“Now we’ll be extra careful,” he said in re-sponse to learning of the petition.
But the question re-mains on what residents want.
At a Feb. 21 Council retreat, Council members and city sta� spoke about possibly including the question in a second citi-zen survey that addressed
the community’s thoughts on the planning and permitting process, Nixon said, adding that more details would come a� er the next neighborhood planning meeting, set to take place in a couple of months.
� e � nal decision on the name change will likely be part of the comprehensive plan update in early to mid 2015 and will be made by the Kirkland City Council. � e update will include opportunities for the pub-lic to weigh in.
“� e key thing we want to get across is the interim decision has not been made and the city is asking what they want it to be,” Nixon said. “We want to get as much input from people as we can.”
Fi� y years ago, when the Kingsgate area was in unincorporated King County, the Kingsgate developments were built in various subdivisions. Other neighborhoods such as Firloch, High Wood-lands and Upland Green were also built in the area.
� e 2011 annexa-tion added several new neighborhoods, such as Kingsgate, Finn Hill and North Juanita, to the city of Kirkland.
� e Finn Hill Neighbor-hood Alliance became the neighborhood association for Finn Hill and North Juanita was absorbed un-der the Juanita Neighbor-hood Association.
Several years before an-nexation, the Totem Lake Neighborhood Association
was expanded to include Kingsgate, as many of the members lived in the Kingsgate area, Nixon said.
Once Kingsgate was an-nexed, the members of the Totem Lake Neighborhood Association were given the opportunity to form a Kingsgate area neighbor-hood association.
“Only a fourth of homes [are] in that homeown-ers association that has Kingsgate,” Nixon said, who was on the board of the Evergreen Hill Neigh-borhood Association for � ve years before he joined the Council. “� e major-ity of people on the board don’t live in the [Kingsgate subdivision].”
Also, some members were concerned that naming their association “Kingsgate” would confuse people with the many Kingsgate homeowners associations.
So, a search for a new neighborhood association name transpired.
� e board researched Kingsgate’s history for months, even consulting with the Kirkland Heritage Society to learn the name of the original settlers.
“None of the names rolled o� the tongue and appealed to the people,” Nixon said. “� ere was an area known as Tinkham Hill, there was Lake Wit-tenmeyer [now known as Totem Lake], nobody wanted that.”
� e board eventually voted that the associations name would be Evergreen Hill because when they described to people where their neighborhood was, they would o� en say they were located on the hill behind EvergreenHealth Medical Center, if “Kings-gate” wasn’t recognized.
“� ings get decided by who shows up and a simple majority vote,” Nixon said.
Lynda Haneman, the current vice chair of the Evergreen Hill Neighbor-
hood Association, said the association attempted as much public outreach as they could at the time.
“It’s easy for people to complain, not so easy for people to participate,” she said, adding that the association was respon-sible for putting benches around Kingsgate and put-ting a playground at the 132nd Square Park with city funding. “We wanted to have a name that holds where we are within the city of Kirkland. We wanted to have something that was a more neutral name for the neighbor-hood association, one that was more inclusive.”
Evergreen Hill Neigh-borhood Association Chair Johanna Palmer could not be reached for comment.
Haneman is a realtor for Coldwell Banker Bain who lives in the Firloch neigh-borhood in Kingsgate. She said that many people don’t realize there’s about 352 homes that belong to Firloch because many signs were taken down long ago.
“How do you pick one name that everybody identi� es with other than Kingsgate?” she asked. “I look at this as a teaching moment. If people have that much interest in the [neighborhood] identity, that gives us an opportu-nity to reach out to them.”
Haneman said the neighborhood association is sensitive to the actual name of the neighbor-hood.
“People think we as a neighborhood association are trying to change the name of the neighborhood and we’re not,” Haneman said, adding that the asso-ciation doesn’t want to be divisive and looks forward to talking to the commu-nity about this.
Being an actual Kings-gate neighborhood resi-dent, Nixon admits he was for putting “Kingsgate” in the association’s name be-cause of its 50-year history.
“In our area, things that have been around 50 years are old,” he said, adding that its quite di� erent from European communi-ties that date back to the 1600s. “It’s been a great neighborhood to raise kids in, a great neighbor-hood that cares about the community, it’s a walkable neighborhood and I’d be happy to keep the name. But I also respect the ma-jority’s wishes.”
To sign the petition to keep the neighborhood’s name as Kingsgate, visit http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/kingsgate-wants-to-keep-the-name.
To get more information or join the Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Associa-tion, visit evergreenhillna.org.
Editor’s note:Check www.kirklandre-porter.com in the com-ing months for more information about the citizen survey or the next neighborhood planning meeting.
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The signs for the Kingsgate developments in Kirkland have become landmarks within the city. Neighbors want to keep the Kingsgate name for the entire neighborhood area. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter
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Judicial system takes advantage of the people
I am writing regarding a true story of judicial interference and obstructions of a pro se litigant. � is involves a scam at the King County Regional Justice Center being pulled o� by lawyers and commissioners against pro se litigants. Please read fully.
� is is how it occurs. � e commissioner makes a ruling and assigns the attorney to prepare the paperwork for the orders. � e attorney then abuses this power and writes whatever he desires and completely disregards the ruling. He � lls out the paperwork in favor of his client and between the commissioners next cases hands it to him and the commissioner signs without reviewing. � is is now an o� cial order regardless of audio video recordings of the actual proceed-ing and ruling. � is order is then passed on to other organizations such as the Department of Corrections, etc.
� ere is no way to easily get these er-rors corrected. In my case I was pro se court by phone so I did not get to review the order in the court room. I received it via email three days a� er the fact. Imagine my shock with what I read. I have tried to contact my lawyer in Enumclaw to see if he would agree to do an errata, which is basically admitting mistakes and amending the paperwork. His secretary refused to allow me to talk to him and told me it was my problem. I do have proof both in the court record of video and audio of the ruling and I have the paperwork prepared and signed by the courts. � e errors are obvious and the ruling is clear to hear. � is is the biggest family law scam. I believe this is not the � rst time this has occurred. It is very scary that
the attorney has no conscience and is attempt-ing to pull this o� . � is is judicial interference and obstruction of pro se litigants rights to fair outcome of a proceeding. � ere is no quick pro-cess through the courts to � x this issue. It is very costly. I am looking at spending $2,400 to have a new proceeding and � x the attorneys deviant deliberate botch of the paperwork. If I let it stand, it takes away more than $4,500 in back support owed to the children.
I am disgusted with the system. I am appalled in the United States court of law an attorney could get away with such actions. I should not have to put out any money to correct the situa-tion, as the ruling should have been the ruling on paper. � is is a prime example in America how the people are taken advantage of by the system.
People should be made aware. I have the CD and all paperwork available for veri� cation
of my statements.CathyArroyo, Kirkland
LWSD bond fails … what’s next?
It is interesting to note Dr. Pierce’s frustration with “the minority of no voters” who failed to vote for the Lake Washington School District bond.
If the rest of the no voters are in the same boat as myself, it might just be that they too are are getting up in age, living on a � xed income, watching their real estate taxes go up anywhere from 8-10 percent a year, have paid for upwards of 20 years of school taxes for their own children, and some perhaps, even paying taxes for public schools as well as tuition for parochial schools.
� e schools I went to as a kid, both gram-
mar and high school, were more than 50 years old. � ere was no hue and cry that we needed new facilities and strangely we seemed to man-age just � ne without a lot of costly whistles and bells. Shockingly, we all came away with a decent education.
I realize that teachers need to be fairly compen-sated for the � ne work they do and that teaching aids (computers, etc.) need to be provided, and they should be, but one has to ask, “where does it all stop?”
Dr. Pierce claims “we are dealing with real overcrowding.” I think this is something our city fathers should have thought about when they allowed zoning changes that allowed builders to tear down single family homes and cram two, three or more homes onto the property.
In e� ect, they have created this overcrowding mess that now strains our cities resources, tra� c and schools, and they expect the taxpayers to bail them out.
Dr. Pierce’s � x for all this? Change the 60 percent rule to 50 percent and make an end run around the those who say, “enough.” We can’t a� ord real estate tax bills that double every ten to twelve years; not on a � xed income. Unlike local government, we can’t give ourselves a raise when-ever we feel the need. � is tax and spend mental-ity has to stop or our children will face an even greater problem than the very latest of everything; it will be a crushing tax burden.Dennis Schor, Kirkland
Yet another tax to pay for socialized medicine
I am suspicious of what it took to impose yet
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KIRKLANDOPINION
The King County Metro funding gap and proposed service cuts are of great concern to the entire region
and especially to the students, faculty and staff of area colleges. As the presidents of community and technical colleges we have followed the transportation funding issues with growing concern. We fear the pro-posed service cuts to King County Metro Transit will have negative effects on our society and economy.
Our colleges support a fragile population that is deeply reliant on Metro Transit’s service in order to learn English, develop basic skills, train for new jobs, and earn a degree. The proposed cuts are different for each school, but the impact on students is the same:
• The elimination of one route and the cut back in service for another route serving Cascadia Community College could make the difference between being able to attend college or not for a percentage of students.
• The elimination of night service from the only route serving Lake Washington Institute of Technology means that some students will have no way of getting to campus or home.
Students attend our colleges from over 200
different regional zip codes. Already many students are forced to make two or three transfers to reach campus; some are juggling jobs, childcare and other family responsibilities. But the im-plications of the proposed service cuts go beyond inconvenience. They represent a threat to social equity by restricting a resource needed by our most disadvantaged students to im-prove their lives.
Community and technical colleges are be-ing championed as a critical resource to the
economic vitality of our region and state by helping underserved populations develop the skills needed to gain employment and con-tribute to our economy rather than depend on social services.
We encourage Metro Transit to revisit its ‘service guidelines’ to include social equity by placing a priority on service to colleges and universities.
Dr. Amy Morrison Goings is the President Lake Washington Institute of Technology and Dr. Eric W. Murray is the President Cascadia Community College.
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another tax that we don’t have control of. I suspect it was initiated by the admin-istration in order to help pay for Obama Care.
Obama wants socialized medicine. In order to get it, he needs a new source of money. Under his guidance, the administration found a way of using the Social Security Administration to bypass changing the tax codes and instead used their own de� nition of the Modi-� ed Adjusted Gross Income to impose the additional tax.
� e IRS de� nition of the Modi� ed Adjusted Gross Income does not tax municipal bonds. � e IRS de� nition does not allow taxing of municipal bonds so it wasn’t good enough to justify the added cost to implement the new tax.
It’s the reason why the So-cial Security Administration came up with its own de� ni-tion of Modi� ed Adjusted Gross Income rather than using the IRS de� nition adjusted income?
As for the additional costs being yet another tax, what else are we to call it.Robert L. Style, Kirkland
Good management, not tab fee, should pay for buses
� e Dow Constantine Council has decided to pit vehicle owners against bus riders by asking for a $60 license tab fee. Perhaps the assumption of the council is that the poor unfortunate folks ride buses while the rich drive cars.
In reality there are many people working at relatively low paying jobs that need a vehicle to stay employed. A vehicle driver purchases a car, makes payments to a bank, pays insurance premiums, pays for vehicle repairs, pays highway fuel tax and o� en pays highway tolls. Why would the Con-stantine Council want to kill the very goose that lays the government revenue eggs?
In a somewhat rational nonpolitical world, public buses would sustain their operational costs through bus fares and good manage-ment. Why should people owning vehicles be expected to carry the cost of those that ride the bus?
Oh I know, the Constan-tine Council will whine about the need for better county roads and that ve-hicle owners need to pay the cost. So, what do buses drive on? Buses should sustain their own operational costs
through good management and necessary fares. Roads should be paid for through excise taxes that both ve-hicle owners and bus riders share equally.Dave Condon, Kirkland
Transportation without a car is not easy
In the spirit of an old adage “walk a mile in her shoes,” I’d like to propose such a challenge to the pow-ers involved in shaping our transportation choices. It’s a simple challenge: Spend 30-days navigating your daily life without your car – just
30 days. Find your way getting to
and from work, the grocery store, doctors and getting your kids to and from their school and extra-curricular activities. Try to � nd your way to and from your social events - be it a holiday party, book signing or charity dinner.
Be creative but spend 30 days experiencing the “alternative” transportation options in place today. � en consider your experience when you in� uence some-thing as simple as smother-ing competitive alternatives to taxis, minimizing bus routes or eliminating 24-hour parking.
Also, take it into consid-eration when in� uencing the acceptable width of a sidewalk, street lighting and where exactly you and your 5-year-old would cross the street. Consider the weather, the minutes of winter day-light we enjoy in the great Northwest, as well as the safety of your journey.
Try living like the people who have to rely on the transportation alternatives, and those who would opt to leave their car at home were the choices manageable.
Consider that a work commute of four hours isn’t manageable for most and neither is walking solo two miles in the dark to the
bus stop or relying on a cab that may or may not show up in time for you to get to the airport. Consider if it is economically feasible for you to enjoy a parents’ night out 12 miles away with a $40 taxi ride or be able to reach a zip-like car in your neighborhood for less than $73 a day.
� e problems are not all easy to solve, but the consequences of decisions are easily identi� able and with some perspective in� uencing there are indeed manageable solutions. May you rise to the challenge. I wish you luck.Michelle MacKenzie, Kirkland
A thank you to Mayor Walen
Yesterday, a very nice Kirkland neighborhood bul-letin hit my mailbox. I was impressed by Mayor Amy Walen’s proactive inclu-sion of citizens in a very controversial subject, zoning regulations that could im-pact the sale of recreational marijuana in certain zones.
Walen provided back-ground, weblinks, and access to the public hearing on O-4434. She made sure to inform citizens of the balance of interests sought and input opportunities still available to citizens. She even provided the date and location of the March 18 City Council meeting - 7:30 p.m. City Council Cham-bers - with guidance that comments will be heard at the beginning of the meet-ing.
Mayor Walen, thank you for taking the lead and proactively reaching out to include citizens in decisions that impact them, particu-larly since it is a subject that can be quite controversial.
For myself, I tend to favor watching other communi-ties implement controversial changes before they have an irreversible impact on our residences and commer-cial areas, but I will listen with interest to many novel insights, many emotional beliefs on both sides.
Your request for perspec-tives assures me that you are interested in doing the same and making some tough, but well considered decisions.
I commend you for this strong statement in favor of inclusion of the public in decisions that impact them directly.Karen Levenson, Kirkland
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In recent months, many residents have expressed opinions to city leaders both for and against
certain recreational marijuana retail locations in Kirkland. � is letter to the community expresses the city’s pledge to continue to thoroughly evaluate appropriate locations for marijuana retail, production and processing uses while ensuring the safety of those who live, work and visit here.
� e City Council is mindful of maintaining viable places where marijuana retailers, processors and producers may locate in Kirkland in support of the decision expressed by a strong majority of our citizens for the passage of Initiative 502. However, we are further mindful of the concerns expressed about potential tra� c im-pacts, safety and unknown impacts of marijuana retail locations in Kirkland. We are working hard to � nd a balance between these competing interests.
On Jan. 21, the City Council de-cided to consider interim zoning regu-lations that would prohibit the sale of recreational marijuana in certain zones; the proposed interim regula-tions were carefully measured on Feb. 4 during a public hearing on proposed
Ordinance 0-4434. Following testi-mony in favor of and in opposition to the interim regulations, the Council approved prohibiting marijuana sales in one zone (the Market Street Cor-ridor Zone 1) within the city.
To better understand the heartfelt concerns of those who addressed the City Council, the thoughtful delibera-tion of the Council as a whole and the perspectives of individual council members, we encourage you to view the video from the Feb. 4 public hear-ing proceedings at www.kirklandwa.gov/I-502.
� ere is more work to be done in order for the Kirkland City Council to balance the intent of I-502 to decrimi-nalize recreational marijuana with the needs of Kirkland families, busi-nesses and visitors. On March 18, the Council will further consider whether to place other restrictions on certain marijuana retail locations as well as whether to allow marijuana retail loca-tions in the Light Industrial zones of the city. We will also receive additional information on the Washington State Liquor Control Board’s de� nition of “park.” Public comment is encouraged at the beginning of the meeting which
begins at 7:30 p.m., City Hall.
Addition-ally, Kirkland will continue to seek clarity from the board on the rules it implemented in December 2013. � e city submitted a letter to the board members expressing general concerns about pending marijuana license applications in Kirkland.
In the coming months the Kirk-land Planning Commission will begin its work, in consultation with the Council’s Planning & Economic Development Committee, to develop permanent zoning regulations regard-ing marijuana retail uses.
Your voice about this issue is im-portant to us. We encourage you par-ticipate in public hearings and public meetings as interim and permanent regulations are considered. Your emails, correspondence and testimony matter greatly. To receive City Council and Planning Commission agendas, subscribe at www.kirklandwa.gov/ebulletins.Amy Walen, Mayor
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Between Feb. 21-27, the Kirkland Police Department reported 432 tra� c viola-tions, seven DUIs, 20 school zone tra� c violations, four animal calls, 33 alarm calls, six noise complaints, two juvenile crimes, nine calls of disturbance, 16 calls for civil disturbance, 14 thefts, 10 car prowls, four car thefts, 17 tra� c accidents, six reported burglaries, nine domestic violence calls, � ve calls for harassment, three reports of illegal drugs, three alleged assaults, 12 acts of fraud, 11 malicious mischief reports, one rape and four calls of suicide. At least 30 people were arrested.
Feb. 27Trespass: 5:57 p.m., 11100 block of
NE 68th St. A 26-year-old man was arrested for trespass in the � rst degree. A 48-year-old woman is listed as the victim in this case.
Feb. 26Warrant: 1:14 p.m., 10100 block of NE 112th St. A 23-year-old man was arrested on his Department of Corrections escape warrant.
Feb. 25Burglary: 6:20 p.m., 7600 block of 130th Ave. NE. A 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old man were arrested by “Bellevue Proact” after they followed the two known burglars to Kirkland where they burglarized a house. The suspects were arrested and the stolen property was recovered.
Feb. 24Domestic violence: 9:50 a.m., 11900 block of NE 143rd Place. A 61-year-old woman was arrested for assault after she punched her 51-year-old brother on his back three times for allegedly taking money from her car.
Trespass: 12:38 p.m., 11200 block of NE 68th St. A 53-year-old man was arrested for two counts of trespass after he violated a warning letter twice. The man entered the Laurel Park o� ce building to confront his victim and then attempted to enter again when o� cers were on scene.
Feb. 23Warrant: 10:05 p.m., 11900 block of 93rd Lane. A 26-year-old man was taken into custody on a mis-
demeanor warrant after a “question and
answer vehicle call.”
Feb. 22Warrant: 10:17 p.m., 100000
block of NE 120th St. A 20-year-old man was arrested on his outstanding felony warrant.
Feb. 21Warrant: 12:20 a.m., 11600 block of 98th Ave. NE. An 18-year-old woman was arrested on her DUI warrant with bail listed at $25,000.
CRIME ALERTThis week’s…
Police BlotterBY RAECHEL DAWSON
� e man believed to be the “cyborg bandit” bank robber pleaded not guilty on Feb. 27 at King County Superior Court.
King County prosecutors charged Anthony Leonard Hathaway, 45, of Everett on Feb. 14 with one count of robbery in the � rst degree af-ter a year-long investigation.
Hathaway was arrested by the Seattle Safe Streets Task Force on Feb. 11 a� er he was caught robbing a Key Bank in the University District of Seattle.
Post-Miranda, Hathaway confessed to committing 29 other bank robberies throughout western Wash-ington during the past year, charging documents state.
Several local robberies
were included in his confes-sion, including the Kirkland Totem Lake Wells Fargo on Nov. 30, 2013.
Police had been watching Hathaway the day he was ar-rested as a part of a year-long investigation the task force had been building since the � rst robbery in Everett.
Hathaway developed a pattern of wearing a metallic-like fabric over his face, simi-lar to the look of a cyborg, and a long sleeve shirt with eye holes cut out, appearing as an “elephant man.”
During several of the bank robberies, the suspect verbally threatened the teller with a weapon but never displayed one.
In early February, the in-vestigation led detectives to a suspicious white van that had been used in a recent South Snohomish County robbery.
It was this lead that con-nected Hathaway to the rob-beries, according to charging documents.
On the day of Hathaway’s last robbery, investigators fol-lowed the van from Everett to Seattle for two hours and observed him changing clothes and getting out of the van with a black umbrella near the Seattle Key Bank in the University District.
Hathaway allegedly stole $2,320 from the teller’s cash drawer as he donned a dark colored mask and told everyone in the bank to “get down” on the � oor.
Hathaway is being held on $750,000 bail and is consid-ered a � ight risk and danger to the community.
Charging documents state additional charges will be � led for the other bank rob-beries in the future.
Man connected to Kirkland bank robbery pleads not guilty
Tutoring is very com-mon for students of all ages, and many
children receive help from
tutoring at some point in their academic career. In fact, a Wall Street Journal article in 2011 said that, according
to education-research and consulting � rm Eduventures, the “supplemental education” sector is now a $5 billion business and grew 50 percent between 2008 and 2011.
Kids go to tutoring for many di� erent reasons: extra help, enrichment, getting ahead and test prep.
� ere are many di� erent organizations and companies where you can � nd a quali-� ed tutor to help you. Some examples in the Kirkland area include Kumon, Sylvan Learning, hiring private tutors and the Kirkland Library. Depending on what
your needs are, you might use a di� erent tutor at di� er-ent times.
Kumon is a tutoring re-source in downtown Kirkland. � e two subjects Kumon o� ers are math and reading. Each one of their 120 students works at their own individual pace, completing work-sheets in order to move up to the next level in their subject. � e majority of their students do math, but both subjects have equally strong curriculums. Kumon’s
curriculum overlaps with the public schools’ Common Core curriculum about 80 percent of the time. Students come in once or twice a week and complete 15-20 minutes of daily homework. � is daily practice helps students
increase their con� dence in math “We form a strong foundation and then build on top of that for more advanced mathematics,” said Peter Youngs, the owner and instruc-
tor at Kumon in Kirkland. “� e goal of Kumon is to make independent learners.”
� e idea behind Kumon’s strategy was that a little bit of work every day, gradually
getting harder and harder, would create successful stu-dents who are con� dent. Ku-mon costs $125 per month for one subject, or $230 for both math and reading.
Sylvan Learning is another tutoring resource in Totem Lake in Kirkland. Sylvan’s learning model is more group focused. � ree students work with one certi� ed teacher, who is there to supervise and answer questions. Students all work individually on their own assignments based on their goals and needs.
Students work at Sylvan two to four hours a week on subjects including history, math, reading, writing, sci-ence, test prep and study skills.
“Sylvan helps students meet academic goals by help-ing them catch up, stay up, and get ahead,” said Michael Bell, Director of Education at Sylvan Learning. Students are four years old and up. As Bell puts it, “Anyone who needs to learn can come here.”
Sylvan helps its 105 students stay motivated by giving them a token each time they � nish or accom-plish something. � e tokens students receive are saved and collected until eventu-ally they have enough to buy something at the Sylvan Store. � is is a way to keep students focused and on task. Sylvan costs $45-50 per hour.
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Dear Mrs. Brooke,My child loves TV and I
know too much TV is not good for kids. He is begin-ning to struggle in reading and I have been debating whether to do away with the TV altogether. What do you suggest or do you have any guidelines for families to follow? Do you believe in no TV at all?
� ank you.A parent of a TV lover
Dear parent of a TV lover,You are not alone in asking
this question. Children under the age of six watch an aver-age of two hours a day. � e average child watches three to four hours of TV a day. � is number does not include video games and other forms of screen time. By age eight, 71 percent of children not only live in a home with three televisions but also had a TV in their bedroom, which added an additional hour of viewing. According to my research, this rate increases as a child grows.
You are right in stating too much TV is not good for kids. We know TV can have many harmful a� ects on a child’s life. Excessive TV viewing decreases physical activity, develops unhealthy eating habits, lowers school perfor-mance, causes sleep deprivation, adds to the risk of attention de� cit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD and when exposed to violent TV shows, increases aggressive behavior in children.
However, there is also a lot of research to support the educational value of TV. � e TV is a well-loved object. And when I say TV in this day and age, that may mean watching shows/movies on an ipad, phone, car DVD player, streaming device and on computer, along with regular programming from a cable network. A� er reading many research studies I have created some guidelines for the TV that hopefully can
help you and other families.
Mrs. Brooke’s Guidelines for the TV:
No commercials: Com-mercials create an “I want”
attitude. I am sure you have noticed this already. Choose networks and/or use online stream-ing that have no commercials and o� er educational programming.
• Content matters: Choose programs that focus on learning. Shows that have words on the screen such as “Between the Lions,” “Super Why” and “Sesame Street” have been shown to increase literacy skills in young children. If you aren’t sure a movie is age appropriate, ask others and/or refer to sites such as commonsensemedia.com, which gives summaries of movies and appropriate ages for viewing.
• Background noise mat-ters: Turn o� the TV during playtime, during family time and during meals. More than
half of families eat dinner with the TV on. � is can prevent healthy conversation, healthy eating habits and even healthy play. Research-ers in a study done with one, two and three year olds, said that even though the children weren’t interested in the show, background TV is an “ever-changing audiovisual distrac-tor” that disrupts their ability to sustain various types of play. � e � nding is important because many well-meaning parents, who wouldn’t let their young children watch television, may not realize that even adult programs that don’t interest children still can have an e� ect.
• Limit to 10 hours a week: Research has shown that children who view more than 10 hours of TV a week o� en have lower school achieve-ment score. With the average child watching 21-28 hours of TV a week, this may be quite the change for some. But one must wonder what your child is missing out on doing. Have them go play outside, write stories, paint, read good books, create imaginary
worlds, bond with siblings, work on friendships, go on walks, or serve the commu-nity. � ere is so much more to do instead of sitting in front of the tube. And when your child says, “I’m bored!” jump for joy, as they are just about to embark on a whole lot of learning.
• When you can, watch with your child. Many of us parents use TV as a babysit-ter. � at is � ne and necessary at times. However, as much as you can try to make watch-ing a social activity. Adding a family movie night along with your family reading night can add to this shared family time.
• Read books before you watch movie. Read aloud a good book together and then watch the movie. � ere are so many great read-aloud books with a movie matched with them. “James and the Giant Peach,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “Pippi Longstocking,” “Matilda” and so much more. Make memories together. Compare and contrast the book and movie. Discuss with your child how the book was di� erent in your mind than the movie on screen. Share how you connected to the character more in the
book than on the screen. � is is actually a really great way to turn your TV lover into a book lover for life.
• No TV in bedroom: Studies show that kids who have a TV in their bedroom o� en end up watching an hour more a day and have lower school achievement scores. Keeping the TV in a central location in the home, where parents can monitor dosage and content, is highly recommended.
• Try not to use the TV for a “treat”: We must be careful as parents when we say things like “do your nightly reading and then you can watch a show,” for we are putting a higher value on TV. I try to never mix the two. � e words we use can create a reading culture or viewing culture in our homes.
• Not before school: Children who view television before school have a harder time focusing at school.
• Not before three years old: American Pediatrics recommends no television for children under the age of three. But, who are we kid-ding? Screens are everywhere and they are not going away. We must be responsible. If the child has older brothers and sisters the viewing time may need to be during the younger child’s nap time.
• Be a good role model: � e television viewing habits of parents and siblings in� uenc-es a child’s TV viewing habits more than any other factor.
It is your and your family’s decision to do away with TV altogether. I know many families who have a rule of no TV or screen time during the school week, while other families limit their child to one show a� er school. My rule of thumb is that if it’s a� ecting a child’s learning it is de� nitely time to rethink and create a new plan. � ank you for your questions. I hope you � nd these guidelines helpful. I call them guidelines, because once again you are your child’s � rst and most im-portant teacher. Best wishes in creating a home that supports and fosters a healthy life and a love for learning.
Joy Brooke resides in Kirkland with her husband and two children and is a National Board Certi� ed teacher in Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. You can also contact her by e-mail at [email protected] with any questions regard-ing your child’s learning.
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� e newly formed Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Michael Miropolsky, will present its inaugural concert at 3 p.m. March 9 at the Lake Washington High School Performing Arts Center in Kirkland. Featured works will include Die Fledermaus Overture by Johann Strauss Jr., Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 by Hugo
Alfvén, Bizet’s Carmen Suite No. 2 and Schehe-razade Op 35 by Rimsky-Korsakov.
� e Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra is a group of professional musicians who previously played together as the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra. � e Bellevue orchestra folded in 2011 for � nancial reasons, but the musicians have remained committed to keeping the orchestra alive and have been working to reorganize under a new board of directors.
� ey are pleased to con-tinue performing under the direction of conductor
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� e Lake Washington High School Performing Arts Center is located at 12033 NE 80th St. in Kirkland.
Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors and $15 students and are avail-able through Brown Paper Tickets, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/562784.
For information about the orchestra, see http://www.lwso.org.
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Representatives of Realogics Sotheby’s Interna-tional Realty were joined by Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen, Kirkland City Council members and members of the community � urs-day for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the o� cial opening of the Connoisseurs of Life Showroom – a retail lifestyle showcase converging homes, art and wine in the heart of downtown Kirkland.
“We extend a warm wel-come to Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty,” says Amy Walen, Mayor of � e City of Kirkland. “� e vision statement for Kirkland is to be ‘an attractive, vibrant and inviting place to live work and visit’ and as I tour the Connoisseurs of Life Show-room I am experiencing this very doctrine come to life.”
More than 30 people attended the grand opening celebration.
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Above, Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen, center, addresses the crowd in downtown Kirkland during the ribbon cutting event for Connoisseurs of Life Showroom. Below, more than 400 people showed up to an invitation-only party for the team Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty location in downtown Kirkland called the Connoisseurs of Life Showroom on Feb. 28. JANEEN ARCHER, Kirkland Reporter
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“In the end, the thing with transit is that it will be a while before it’s a reality,” Michaelsen said. “We kept many variables out of the Sound Transit zone and designed things to be move-able in those Sound Transit zones.”
While the master plan doesn’t include parking because it’s being viewed as a transportation facility instead of a destination, it does include several portals and access points from many Kirkland neighborhoods and parks.
� e plan anticipates restrooms will be available at the South Kirkland Park and Ride and the Totem Lake Park, once complete. Terrace and Crestwoods Parks are near the Cross Kirkland Corridor and also have rest-rooms located onsite.
Yarrow WoodsYarrow Woods will be
home to the southern trail-head. Not only will it con-nect to the South Kirkland Park and Ride and Transit Oriented Development, but it will also connect to future State Route 520 trails. � e new � oating bridge will in-clude bicycle and pedestrian access on either side, accord-ing to the Washington State Department of Transporta-tion, and will connect people to Seattle and the University of Washington.
To act as navigation icon, a tower may also be construct-
ed at the Yarrow Woods trailhead.
As the pedestrians traverse north, they’ll be met with a Cochran Springs perch. Space between trails could allow for seating that faces toward the water, Michaelsen said.
� e Northeast 52nd Corri-dor will act as a perpendicu-lar access portal into an area with wetland rain gardens to treat storm water.
Houghton Porch� e dra� master plan
outlines a vision for “micro-porches” near the Lake Washington shipyards, which might consist of covered benches.
A Terrace Park play-slope has the opportunity to act as a corridor portal, restroom stop, play area and a space for an amphitheater. � e space could be created by keeping one trail heading north but looping the other east and then northwest, creating a triangular formation.
Another corridor portal could be at the Northeast 68th Street, acting as the Houghton connection and serving as a community and commerce link as well, Michaelsen said, adding that citizens would have views of the Olympic Mountains at this point along the corridor.
“Imagine buildings that choose to face toward the corridor,” Michaelsen said.
Buzz ZonePedestrians will then enter
the “buzz zone,” which will include the section of corri-dor that connects the Google campus with the second Google II project, currently being built. � e portal could provide access to integrated play, a lawn area, an urban
beach, basketball court and other activities. Michaelsen said Google has been an active force in suggesting design elements along parts of this section.
� e Sixth Street South intersection will include rain gardens and actual gardens “blur the line between public and private,” according to Michaelsen.
Everest Edge� e Everest Creek crossing
will include lighting near the creek, wetland enhance-ments and a connection to Everest Park. With separated grade crossing at Sixth Street South, there’s the possibility of including an enhanced tree canopy walk near Everest Creek, a bridge that allows pedestrians to walk through trees.
“It’s a wonderful opportu-nity,” Michaelsen said.
Norkirk Edge� e Norkirk section could
include an elevated cat-walk-like trail with gathering lawns on each side. Michaelsen said there would be an oppor-tunity to look out over the Public Works facility. Rain gardens and storm water treatment will also be around the area.
“� e Norkirk edge allows territorial views to down-town Kirkland and fairly direct connections, making it a gateway to downtown for those traveling from the north,” city documents state.
Highlands Pass and Active zone
At the end of the High-lands Pass portion of the trail, the Forbes Creek cross-ing meets the “Active zone.”
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Guy Michaelsen, principal for Berger Partnership, presents the Cross Kirkland Corridor draft master plan during a community forum at Peter Kirk Community Center on Feb. 27. The city is currently seeking public input on the plan before the Council adopts it in June. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter
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� is “New ParMac” active zone is comprised of a light industrial area, warehouses and limited accessibility. But the master plan outlines the Forbes Creek Canyon that will act as a hub for recreational activities, such as a bocce ball, pickle-ball, basketball and horseshoes. Michaelsen said this area will have plenty of night lighting so that parents would be comfortable leaving their kids to play at around 4:30 p.m. on a December day.
West Totem Lake Connection
� e West Totem Lake Connection is a relatively small part of the trail that would go underneath Interstate 405. But to lighten up the dark space, designers dream of an “underworld skate and play,” or a skate park with lighting, Mi-chaelsen said.
� e path would connect the west and east side of Totem Lake and therefore “be a catalyst to move the long-stalled re-imagining of Totem Lake forward,” city documents state.
Totem LakeAnd last but not least, the
Totem Lake trail section will loop around in a sky-bridge formation, bypassing the busy Northeast 124th Street intersection. � e trail will stop at the Totem Lake Park trailhead and loop around
the lake.“� e proximity of major
employers and large scale opportunities for develop-ment (and more major employers) make Totem Lake a critical link along the [Cross Kirkland Corridor],” city documents state.
“My thinking is that we passed a levy and people love the parks,” said Kathy Schuler, who attended the community forum. “Most of our parks are passive open space, huge canopies of 100-year-old trees. So the corridor is a di� erent experience than the parks but maybe that’s OK.”
Schuler said when she looked at the dra� master plan she noticed there was more of an entertainment factor but understands how those factors will attract families and others for a more social experience.
Rick Whitney, who was on the Park Board for nine years two decades ago, is looking forward to being able to use the corridor for biking, walking and enjoying the scenery.
“It was always my feeling that the only way we could have a signi� cant non-motorized transportation system in the city was if we could get this route for a trail that people could use for biking,” Whitney said. “And that would be the spine from the city … You need to sepa-rate people from vehicles … People don’t like � ghting tra� c and risking their lives to get around the city.”
Whitney added that it will be a “huge game-changer” for how people get around Kirkland when the multi-modal trail is implemented.
While most of the dra� master plan is in the � nal stages, city o� cials want to know what the community’s priorities are for implemen-tation and phasing.
� e master plan is not yet funded, which includes any type of trail paving or amenities.
City sta� will report back to the Council on April 1 and the third community planning day will be held on April 26.
� e � nal Council check in will be on May 20 with a study session and then the Council is expected to adopt the master plan at their June 17 regular Council meeting.
A� er the Council adopts the plan, a design team will review the plan and prepare a more detailed plan for contractors. City docu-ments state the public will be involved in this design-ing phase, as will partners such as Puget Sound Energy, Sound Transit and King County.
During this time, city sta� will also actively seek grant funding for the project.
Construction on the grav-eled, interim trail will begin this June and be complete at the end of October.For more information, visit www.kirklandwa.gov/Community/Cross_Kirk-land_Corridor.htm.
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� e Lake Washington High School boys basket-ball team used a huge third quarter Saturday night to punch their ticket to the state tournament and the elite eight.
� e 87-60 win against Bremerton at Bothell High School means both the boys and girls teams will compete for their respec-tive state titles at the Sun Dome in Yakima next week.
“� at’s awesome,” said Lake Washington boys basketball head coach Ryan Staudacher, about the two teams’ accomplishments. “It’s just great for the school. We have the best fans in KingCo.”
� e boys’ 17-3 run dur-ing the opening moments of the third quarter proved to be the biggest di� erence in a dominating perfor-mance against Bremerton, as Lake Washington built an insurmountable 61-33
lead.“� ey are a good basket-
ball team but the di� er-ence was a lot of our shots were falling tonight,” said Staudacher.
� e Kangs wasted no time getting o� to a quick start following the open-
ing tip o� . A three-pointer from Je� Staudacher and a basket from Kelly Guy to begin the game gave Lake Washington a very quick 5-0 lead and set the tone.
“We made our � rst couple of threes which made them get outside on
us and defend our shoot-ers,” said Guy, who led all scorers with 30 points dur-ing the game.
But that � ve-point advantage grew into a 12-4 lead. Lake Wash-ington continued to push the pace, doubling up the Knights with a 26-13 lead before the end of the � rst quarter.
Bremerton found their groove on o� ense during the second quarter, keeping pace but never cutting into the lead by more than four points.
A big dunk by Lake Washington center Austin Glenn, followed by a big three-point basket by Je� Staudacher, helped the Kangs maintain a 14-point lead going into hal� ime.
Lake Washington leaned on their big third-quarter advantage and cruised through a Bremerton push during the waning minutes of the game.
Drew Heimdahl � nished with 21 points, while Stau-dacher had 19.
“We’ve been working together really hard and we know what it takes to get to state,” said Je� Staudacher.
� e seniors on the team competed in the state tournament during their sophomore season.
Lake Washington � n-ished the regular season with a 9-5 record and third in 2A/3A KingCo. � ey take a 15-8 overall record to state.
� e Kangs played Clark-son on � ursday (a� er Reporter deadline) during the Elite Eight. With a vic-tory, the boys will advance to play tonight at 7:15 p.m. in the Sun Dome for the right to compete for the state title tomorrow.
Girls advance to state
� e Cinderella post-season for the Lake Wash-ington High School girls basketball team continued Feb. 28 in Puyallup, as the Kangs defeated Sumner 51-44 to advance to the Elite
Eight of the state tourna-ment in Yakima.
� e two teams played a tight contest throughout the � rst half, tied at 11-11 a� er the � rst quarter and separated by just one point at hal� ime.
But Lake Washington took control during the third quarter, going on a 17-9 run to take a 35-28 lead into the � nal eight minutes of play.
Both teams turned up the o� ense during the fourth quarter, each scor-ing 16 points. But Sumner could not cut into the Kang lead and eventually ran out of time.
With the win, Lake Washington’s overall record this season sits at 13-12.
� e Kangs took a No. 2 seed to the state tourna-ment � ursday against Ellensburg (a� er Reporter deadline) at the Sun Dome in Yakima. With a win, Lake Washington will play tonight at 5:30 p.m. for the right to compete in the state � nals Saturday.
Boys, girls basketball teams advance to state tournaments
Lake Washington High School boys basketball player Kelly Guy led the Kangs with 30 points against Bremerton during the round of 16. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter
LWHS dance team quali� es for districts
� e Lake Washington High School dance team of-� cially quali� ed for districts last week. � e Kangs will compete at noon on March 15 at Redmond High School during the district competi-tion.
� e team has been competing in both the pom and military categories, placing in the top three at every competition so far this season.
� e Kangs will also be hosting a Friends and Fam-ily Night showcasing their routines at Lake Washington High School at 7 p.m. on March 24.
� e event is free to the public.
Kirklander named to BU Dean’s List
Kirkland resident Jessika R. Smith was named to the Dean’s List at Boston Uni-versity for the fall semester.
Each school and college at Boston University has their own criterion for the Dean’s List, but students generally must attain a 3.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), or be in the top 30 percent of their class, as well as a full course load as a full time student.
Kirklanders selected for scholars program
International Commu-nity School student Jack Eggleston, along with Nikhil Auradkar of Eastlake High School, Hannah Yang of Redmond High School and Alex Zhou of Redmond High School, have all been selected as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program from the Lake Washington School District.
In all, 67 students from around the state were selected as candidates. � ese students will now complete applications for the chance to become Presidential Scholars. Each year, up to 141 students nationally are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the na-tion’s highest honors for high school students. � e U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school se-niors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and perform-ing arts.
Juanita student receives award
Juanit High School senior Keegan Taggart is the recipient of the 2013-14 Lee
Johnson Student Communi-ty Service Award presented by the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce. � is $1,000 scholarship is presented annually to a deserving high school student. Keegan is recognized for his excep-tional music talent and his dedication to community service.
“By helping others in an out of the school setting, planning events at schools to promote a safe environ-ment, and playing a leading role in improving the lives of others through the Make A Wish Foundation and Relay for Life, Keegan’s actions and values uphold those most treasured by the Lee Johnson family,” said Ginny Johnson of the Lee Johnson Family, in a letter written to the school district.
In addition to the $1,000 scholarship for Keegan, Lee Johnson will also donate $1,000 to the Lake Washing-ton Schools Foundation in Keegan’s name.
Kang team wins Excellence Award at robotics tourney
� e Lake Washington High School Robotics Club participated in a tourna-ment Feb. 8-9 at Cavelero Mid-High School in Lake Stevens, Wash. All three teams made the quarter � nals; two moved on to the semi� nals and team 4770 went on as the number four seed overall and took second place in the tournament, one of the best � nal rounds so far this season.
Team 4770 also competed in the Robot Skills Chal-lenge and placed second for scoring as many points as possible in one minute. Team 4770A, the number eight seed, placed eighth in skills. � irty-six teams from all over the northwest par-ticipated, including two from Rose Hill Middle School.
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longer term need to con-tinue to modernize our aging school facilities.”
� is current bond will not fund an east side internationally focused choice school, the ad-dition to Eastlake High School in Sammamish and the modernization of � ve schools: Kamiakin Middle School and Peter Kirk Elementary in Kirkland, Evergreen Middle School and Rockwell Elementary in Redmond, and Mead Elementary in Sam-mamish.
� ose improvements would have been funded, had the previous February bond passed.
“I think they had a di� cult decision and I think they looked at the alternatives and said this is an important and criti-cal enough issue that they need to take action,” said Jeanne Large, a Kirkland resident who attended the meeting. “� ey made the appropriate changes to back o� on those things which are not immediate and can be taken care of four years from now.”
A second bond with an undetermined amount will likely go before voters in 2018 to complete the third phase the original bond was planned for.
Mark Stuart and others on the board grappled with the decision to put
the bond on the Novem-ber ballot versus the April ballot because they feared that might not allow enough time to do an ap-propriate campaign.
Ultimately, the fear of supporters losing momen-tum and the $21 million hit for delaying the con-struction projects prompt-ed the board to stick with the schedule and try to get a bond passed as soon as possible.
“I really believe this is a crisis-mode decision,” Pendergrass said. “ … One of the things I’m worried about in delaying [the bond on the ballot] is that it will water down the message … We really need this to happen so we know where we’re putting kids.”
Redmond resident Jane Wither told the board she’s experienced the problems the district is facing.
Wither’s oldest daugh-ter attends Stella Schola Middle School and her youngest is � nishing up � � h grade at Rockwell Elementary.
“As a Rockwell family, we witnessed � rsthand the impact of overcrowd-ing,” Wither said, who is a Rockwell PTA member. “We also understand what a positive impact school modernization can have on our students and com-munity at large, especially with the Stella Schola and Rose Hill Middle School
modernization project.”Although the board
voted to exclude the mod-ernization measures in this bond, Wither advised the district to reframe the conversation on why the bond is so needed.
Large, who promoted the propositions by wav-ing � ags on Central Way in Kirkland last month, said the new bond campaign should make sure people know the positive and negative im-pacts of not passing the bond.
If the bond doesn’t pass, the district would be forced to reduce or eliminate all-day kinder-garten and double shi� kindergarten through 12th grade, which means the school would operate in two shi� s so more stu-dents can be taught in less space. � ey would have to add portables “wher-ever possible,” which cost $300,000 each, they would have to change delivery models for district pro-grams, re-boundary and/or change to a school year calendar.
During the meeting, district sta� presented an analysis of why voters didn’t pass the previous bond in a 60 percent su-permajority vote. � e � nal vote was 57.79 percent in favor of the $755 million bond.
A� er analyzing voter data, o� cials discov-ered that 5.68 percent of Lake Washington School District voters didn’t vote “yes” or “no” on the bond even though they voted on the other measures.
“� e assumption is peo-ple failed to turn the ballot over,” Deputy Superinten-dent Janene Fogard said, noting that other school district measures on the back of the King County ballot also had less votes.
But in a districtwide survey of 400 residents, district o� cials learned that 23 percent of people who voted against the bond said it was simply too expensive. Another 16 percent said the reason they voted against it
was because it was a tax burden.
“Peter Kirk Elementary can last decades more if not a century with proper maintenance and large re-pairs,” said Mike Nykreim, chair of the propositions “1-2, not 3” committee, referring to the modern-ization measures. “� is whole structure of tearing
down schools and replacing them has got to end.”
Nykreim said he and the business
owners that were a part of the commit-
tee were concerned about the school construction expenditures. He believes they can be built for a cheaper amount.
Kirkland resident Dave Gri� n said the district should look at the eco-nomic impact in that the district would be taking “hundreds of dollars out of people’s pockets for schools.”
“I think we need to spend those dollars very, very carefully and make sure the structures are used fully and we get re-ally good use out of them,” Gri� n said. “I’ve talked to many neighbors who do not plan on tearing down their houses when they hit 40-41 years old but they look at maintaining and getting full value and use out of those structures for as long as they feasibly can.”
Pendergrass responded that schools aren’t in the same realm of public facil-ities, which have di� erent permitting requirements, among many other factors.
“We asked for a lot,” said school board director Christopher Carlson at the meeting. “Why did we ask for a lot? Because we need a lot … We are not saying we asked for things that we don’t need, it’s just the things that we need in the next four years cost a lot less than the sticker shock of three-quarters of a bil-lion dollars.”
For information on the April 22 special election, visit www.kingcounty.gov/elections/election-info/2014/201404.aspx.
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Castle presents St. Patrick’s event at KPC
Kirkland resident Geof-frey Castle will hold his ninth Annual St. Patrick’s Celebration at the Kirkalnd Performance Center at 8 p.m. on March 15.
Castle is a rocker style electric violin player, and along with his band and Irish Dancers, give a musi-cal performance like no other. Castle will also debut his newly released single.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and youth.
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KPC to host Peter Pan
Lyric Light Opera will present “Peter Pan” at the Kirkland Performance Center from April 12-26.
Join Peter Pan, Wendy, Michael and John in the high-� ying timeless Broadway musical that will whisk you away to a place where dreams are born and no one ever grows up.
Peter Pan is one of the most beloved family favorites of all time. Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and with a sprinkle of pixie dust begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, a � erce Indian tribe, a band of bungling pirates, and of course the villainous Captain Hook.
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Attorney general warns of “phony utility bill” scam
A new email phishing
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Washington consumers have reported receiving emails that appear to be statements from a le-gitimate utility company, notifying the recipient that their bill is “due upon receipt” or “past due.”
The email message provides a link to “view your most recent bill,” but clicking on the link will instead prompt the down-load of malware, which will infect your computer. Malware is software used to disrupt computer op-eration and gather sensi-tive information.
According to the at-torney general’s consumer experts, these fraudulent
messages are just another variation of the common phishing scams — emails that look like they origi-nate from a legitimate company, but are actu-
ally designed to obtain personal information or direct you to a website that downloads malware.
While phishing scams come in many differ-
ent forms, the defense is always the same: Delete these emails and do not click on any links in them or open any attachments.
The Attorney General’s Office offers the follow-ing tips to avoid being scammed:
Never give out personal or financial information to anyone who emails or calls you.
Hover over the reply address or links in the message (without click-ing) to see if it includes your utility providers’ company and domain name.
If you are concerned about the notice or the status of your account, contact your utility company directly for as-sistance, using a number you know to be legiti-mate.
For additional internet safety tips, advice and information visit the At-torney General’s website at www.atg.wa.gov/Inter-netSafety.aspx.
Mid-term Democratic caucus in Kirkland
The mid-term Demo-cratic caucus for the 48th Legislative District will be at 1 p.m. March 9 at Rose
Hill Elementary School in the cafeteria.
Keynote speakers include 48th Legislative District State Rep. Ross Hunter and former Kirk-land mayor and Senate candidate Joan McBride.
The caucus will con-sider platform proposals and resolutions and elect eight delegates and six al-ternates to join ex officio members at the Wash-ington State Democratic Convention in Spokane on June 21.
Platform items and resolutions for referral to the state convention or county convention on April 12, will also be considered.
Any registered voter in the 48th Legislative Dis-trict or 17 year old who will be eligible to register to vote in the November 2014 general election may vote at the caucus.
The 48th Legislative District includes parts of Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond and all of Medina, Clyde Hill and Hunts Point. For more information contact 48th Legislative District Dem-ocrats Chair Phil Kouse at [email protected].
Rose Hill Elementary School is located at 8110 128th Ave. NE in Kirk-land.
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