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Snowflake Lane has over the past nine years marked the commencement of the winter holiday season in down-town Bellevue with highly orchestrated jubilation, each season an expectation of something more — and the 10th an-nual production will be no different.

“To me, it’s funny to think how it’s grown so much,” said Kristin Alessan-droni, production manager with Greg Thompson Productions, which puts on the Bellevue Collection show annually. “I remember the first year, it was like, ‘So You Think You Can Drum.’ ”

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Two losses at state doesn’t dampen team’s strong play throughtout regular season

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Hundreds of needy families get food from LifeSpring’s Adopt-A-Family event

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Bellevue man writes about blindness, courage, hope, inspiration and humor

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The Bellevue Collection and Greg Thompson Productions have added the Snowstorm Dance Crew to the nightly Snowflake Lane celebration, which kicks off 7 p.m. tonight, the only night to catch the parade down Bellevue Way. The dance crew incorporates hip-hop moves with holiday music.SEE SNOWFLAKE LANE, 13

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BY JOSH STILTSBELLEVUE REPORTER

American novelist John Steinbeck once wrote, “A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.” Recent research states he was more right than he knew.

The holidays can be one of the most stressful times of the year for many people, especially for those who don’t have anyone to spend them with. It might also be killing them.

People who are lonely are 50 percent more likely to die earlier than those who are not lonely, accord-ing to recent research.

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psychologists and professors at the University of Washington, have wanted to examine the benefits of building stronger social connections for some time. Thanks to an anonymous donor, their dream was

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JOSH STILTS, Bellevue Reporter

Dr. Jonathan Kanter, left, Stephanie Haque, right, interview two people during a runthrough of the University of Washington’s Center for Science of Social Connection study, which identifies how to create stronger relationships between people.

Council revises biennial budgetProposal adds 2% property tax increase, eyes 1% more in 2016BY BRANDON MACZBELLEVUE REPORTER

Deputy Mayor Kevin Wallace changed course during this week’s 2015-16 budget talks, agreeing now that the city must not delay a road project in Bellevue’s developing Spring District and that some prop-erty tax increase may be necessary next year.

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Boys & Girls Club raises $150K during fundraiser breakfastMariners’ manager McClendon credits club influence to his success

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Seattle Mariners’ manager Lloyd McClendon speaks before hundreds at the 22nd annual Friends Breakfast of Champions held at Bellevue Hilton on Nov. 21. The major league skipper said the Boys & Girls Club helped shaped the man he is today.

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The Boys & Girls Club of Bellevue serves more than 15,000 local teens and kids and one of them could be a future major league baseball player. At least that’s what hap-pened to current Seattle Mariners’ skipper Lloyd McClendon.

“I’m here because of the Boys & Girls Club,” he told the Reporter. “It’s certainly shaped me into the person I am today.”

Last week, McClendon served as the keynote speaker during the local chapter’s 22nd Annual Friends Breakfast of Champi-ons held at the Bellevue Hilton. Prior to the breakfast he spoke about what it was like growing up in Gary, Ind., and how the John Will Anderson chapter expanded his view of the world, sports and what it takes to be a good citizen.

“I met people from different cultures, backgrounds,” he said. “It helped build my ability to adapt. Before I was a member my entire life was in the inner city. I didn’t know anyone else.”

The club was also where McClendon began his baseball journey, playing for the Anderson Little League. The memories, he said, have stuck with him and continue to guide his decisions in life.

Bellevue chapter president and CEO Kathy Haggart said it’s not an unfamiliar story.

The money raised will go to help fund programs for the roughly 15,000 children and teens who come through the club’s doors each year. Many of whom are under-privileged and often forgotten. But when

given a chance, these kids blossom into “amazing human beings,” many of whom were in attendance at the breakfast.

Haggart said what continually impresses her is the group of people who have been coming to the breakfast since its inception 22 years ago. There’s also been a grow-ing group of younger community leaders, many who attended a Boys & Girls Club and know the value it provides, much like the Mariners skipper.

“It’s so great to see a lot of new faces,” she said. “If it wasn’t for this group, the Club’s board, this wouldn’t work. We couldn’t do the work we need to for these kids.”

Mariners Hall-of-Famer Edgar Martinez, who has co-chaired the event along with the team’s chairman and CEO Howard Lin-coln for several years, said he got involved with the club because he’s seen firsthand the impact it has on children’s lives.

Martinez’ two daughters go to one of the clubs after school often, and he said its influence is apparent.

“The club is such a great place for kids to go, especially after school,” he said. “It’s such a positive place where kids can be mentored by such great people.”

Frank Marcus, Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue board chairman, said the dona-tions will help the club’s 12 locations and help fund the creation of the Foster Family Foundational Fieldhouse at Hidden Val-ley Park. The location is slated to open in February 2015.

“When you look at the Bellevue com-munity, you don’t think of the pockets of need,” he said. “That’s where the club does its best work.”

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The King County Council has directed Public Health to find ways to scale back its proposed increases to permit fees for farmers markets in 2015, after operators and vendors expressed concerns the increase will be their undoing.

Lori Taylor, founder and manager of the Bellevue Farm-ers Market, said when she started the farmers market in 2004, the coordinator fee — paid annually to hold a market — was $100. This year it was $502, and would rise 131 percent to $1,162 under currently proposed 2015 fees.

The proposed 2015 schedule would raise the recurring event plan review — for preliminary assessments of event sites — 12 percent, from $201 an hour to $225 an hour. That is a one-time fee, if the event remains at the same location.

“The vendors are up in arms. They’re very concerned,” Taylor said. “You know we just can’t afford (the fee increas-es) and just can’t understand how they’re justified.”

A temporary food —limited fee, which applies to vendors with less food handling demands like scooping ice cream, is proposed to increase 264 percent, from $55 to $200. A tem-porary food permit for a more full-scale vendor is proposed to increase 42 percent, from $281 to $400.

Becky Elias, food program manager for Public Health, said the last time fees were increased was in 2011, and the agency spent the past three years analyzing the amount of time it spends coordinating with markets and vendors. She added the currently proposed fee rates are based on the three-year average cost for service.

James Apa, Public Health communications manager, said fees cover the cost of inspections, with no subsidization from the county’s general fund.

“The cost of the inspections reflects the full cost of deliv-ering the service, so there’s no subsidy from taxpayers, and

this is reflective of any of our other inspections,” he said.Now Public Health has been given until Dec. 18, when

the Board of Health holds a public hearing for proposed impact fees, to find ways to reduce them.

“They expressed that we want to see a lower fee,” Apa said of the county council. “They didn’t indicate exactly how to get there.”

A second stakeholders meeting was held Nov. 19 to gather feedback and ideas as to how.

The Bellevue Farmers Market runs Thursdays from mid-May to mid-October, and a Saturday market runs from June to Thanksgiving. This Saturday will be the last market event of the season at the Barnes and Noble parking lot down-town.

Taylor said she’s uncertain how fee increases will affect the market next year, but she’s hopeful Public Health will find cost savings, possibly by adding more efficiency to its inspections process.

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Safeway employee accused of stabbing shoplifter dead from apparent suicideBY BRANDON MACZBELLEVUE REPORTER

A Bellevue Safeway employee under investigation for the October stabbing of a shoplifter died Tuesday from an apparent suicide, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Chris A. Greytak, 45, allegedly stabbed a homeless man with a pocket knife on Oct. 1, following a chase that be-gan when Richard C. Beach, 37, allegedly left the Safeway store with a basket filled with liquor, razors, toilet paper and milk.

According to court documents, Greytak told police he pursued Beach outside the store, where the homeless man struck him in the head with a liquor bottle on a sloped sidewalk parallel to the south wall of the store. Greytak said he continued to pursue Beach, his pocket knife in hand, and engaged in a second altercation in the Bank of America parking lot that resulted in the homeless man being stabbed, the Safeway employee saying he had been in a headlock at one point.

Police report, in an affidavit for search warrant, exterior security video does not show an altercation between Greytak and Beach at the location where the Safeway em-ployee stated he was struck with a liquor bottle, however, interior footage shows Greytak entering a rear storage area in the store following the stabbing for 25 seconds, where a broken glass soda bottle would be found later that night.

Greytak was a registered sex offender who was convict-ed of kidnapping a female acquaintance at knifepoint and raping her in Montana in 1992. His case made headlines 10 years later when the Montana attorney general and a Helena District Court judge came out publicly in opposi-tion of Greytak being paroled, which occurred in 2004. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office lists the cause of death as asphyxia.


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Question of the week: “ Do you shop on Black Friday?”

All across the campus, you see them, those hungry students. They gather in our office,

they lurk in the cafeteria. They peek through the doors of events, asking

if the potluck or speaker is open to the public. They are students on campus between classes, international stu-dents, running start students, home-less students, and students living in shelters. These stu-dents do not match the stereotype of the

“hungry college student” subsisting of ramen and multivitamins alone.

The students at Bellevue College, like all community colleges, have seen their expenses rise over the past 10 years. Quarterly tuition and fees at a community college with a standard 15 credit load costs $4,000 a year, per the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. There are also book costs, which means expensive textbooks for those Science, Technology, Engineer-

ing, and Math (STEM) majors we eagerly push out. Textbooks can cost upwards of $150 per class, and with three different classes, that can add a hefty $450 in books alone. Trans-portation becomes another issue. Bus passes can run $90 a month, and quarters run three months. The low-est cost educational option available to students, the reliable community college system, may soon outpace students ability to pay.

Even now, students struggle to earn their way through college at a community college before taking out loans when they transfer for a four-year university. With all of these fixed costs, necessities for attending school, students begin to skimp on what the rest of our society considers the basics: food, rent and utilities.

For the past three years students, staff and faculty at Bellevue College have been fighting student hunger on many fronts. Students formed a gar-den club, planted a garden, and freely give fresh produce away to members and other needy students. Every fall, the campus has orchestrated a food drive to donate hundreds of pounds of food to St. Andrews Lutheran

Church food bank across the street from the college, which feeds the community including Bellevue Col-lege students.

Students and administration have investigated methods to accept EBT benefits on campus. The cafeteria piloted a program in Fall 2013 and Winter 2014 to sponsor one meal a day for those with Washington SNAP cards. The funds to support this pro-gram ran dry after two quarters, and the college has also explored legisla-tive means of dealing with hunger. With support from other community colleges, Bellevue College is leading the charge to ask for legislation al-lowing for all public higher education institutions for exemptions to the existing EBT policies to accept SNAP benefits in our cafeteria.

Bellevue College may have changed its name, but the college certainly did not abandon its community. We serve the most at-risk students, those whose situations are most fragile and tenuous, for whom a two-year degree can take four years to complete. We are, and will continue to serve the most basic needs of our students: the hungry body and the hungry mind.

Brandon Lueken is program coor-dinator, student programs, at Bellevue College.

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Make this a season of giving help and hope

It’s Black Friday, which means that people are flooding shops and stores looking for the perfect gift — or at least a good bargain. That’s well and good. Merchants need the

business and today means their bottom line turns to black from red.

But there is so much more to the holiday season than things in pretty boxes and fancy bows. More than anything, it should be a time of help and hope.

This year the Reporter helped LifeSpring with its Adopt-A-Family Thanksgiving distribution. Throughout the day Monday, we, along with others, helped prepare boxes of food and supplies so 214 families would be able to enjoy a bountiful meal with their loved ones.

My effort came with the title “Kitchen Help.” Pretty unglamorous, but then glamor isn’t what’s needed. What counts is a willingness to help.

LifeSpring’s mission is pretty simple, but very important. It strives to “foster stability and self-sufficiency for Bellevue’s children and their families through programs that feed, clothe and educate.” But in that one sentence is a goal of providing what most of the rest of take for granted: food on the table, clothes on our backs and a good education to help ensure a bright future.

Fortunately in our area, there are many organizations, made up of caring individuals, who each day extend a help-ing hand to those in need. Look around and you’ll find reli-gious organizations doing their part, food and clothing banks keeping shelves filled with daily necessities, and organizations that mentor individuals to get back on their feet and have a better life.

For all the good that these groups do, they still need your help. A financial donation is always welcome, but so is your time. Look around. The need is everywhere. With just a little effort, you too can offer help and hope.

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PSE (owned by an off-shore foreign controlled hedge fund) is racing the technology clock as new energy solu-tions are rapidly advancing and many are already here.

PSE has refused to show data that would justify the need for its project. And because the city does not have the nec-essary expertise, the Bellevue City Council has called for an Independent expert to provide review. But the expert has not yet been hired.

The council should not let the EIS process commence until the independent expert weighs in with results.

Anything else would be premature.Steve O’Donnell, Bellevue

Energy needs changingThe nation’s energy landscape is shifting rapidly and

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Now is the time to voice your concerns with Bel-levue City Council and state representatives.Russell Borgmann, Bellevue

Obama must changeThe polls show the major-

ity of Americans disapprove of his administration’s policies, voting out many of those who supported his polices. The day after the election, the president said he wanted to develop a spirit of cooperation with Republi-cans to pass his agenda.

It is still about his agenda, and not how the people voted — in other words it is

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to endure the divisiveness that he brought to the White House.

I know, some will say the Republicans have been the ones stonewalling the president, and true, they wanted him to be a one term president because of his policies. However, the House has passed many bills, but they have been stopped by Harry Reid in the Senate, so who has been stonewalling progress?

Based upon the polls, maybe instead of viewing Republicans as the enemy, the president should truly work with them as they seem to be more in tune with the voters. I hope the president will show respect for the will of the people, as expressed at the polls, in-stead of forging ahead with executive orders to by-pass the Congress.

Change is what we need — now it is time for President Obama to change.

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LETTERSCONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

I have been a scout in Bellevue Troop 626 for the past three years. Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, I get up in the

morning and I know the holidays are coming.That’s also the day our Christmas tree lot

opens and the smell of fir and hot apple cider fills the air. I have noticed familiar faces appearing, people I saw last year and the year before that. These are the people who have been coming to our tree lot for years and, to them, it’s more than just buying a Christmas tree. This is the true feeling of a commu-

nity event. For them this is a tradition. I hear them tell me stories of how they used to come here with their mother or father to get the tree for Christmas and now they are coming with their children to get one of their own.

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like we have been doing this for five years and have learned a ton along the way. We have both earned the salesmanship merit badge that really comes in handy when selling di-rectly to your customer. After these few years I can really help you pick out a good tree. Over the years I have noticed that our trees tend to be a little bit taller than advertised, a great value for you and an opportunity for me to customize the height to your needs. To help you with your tree, scouts will trim, bale and help place the tree in or on your vehicles.

I am glad we get our trees from the same Olympic Peninsula tree farm we have for the last 30 years. They really look after our troop and deliver great trees we are all really proud to sell. The Troop 626 tree lot is more than our annual fundraiser. It allows us to practice our knots and meet new people every year. I invite you to stop by for a Christmas tree, make new friends and have a wonderful holiday.

Cameron Wheatley is a Life Scout in Troop 626 and in the 8th grade at Tillicum Middle School. Troop 626’s tree lot is located at Newport Hills Swim and Tennis Club, 5464 119th Ave. S.E., Bellevue. Now in its 32nd year, the tree sale is the troop’s only fundraiser.

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BY ANDY NYSTROMREPORTER NEWSPAPERS

Chance Sweetser is an early riser, a talented trombonist and a member of the 2014 Macy’s Great American Marching Band.

Getting up at 5:30 a.m. since he was in junior high for jazz band practice is part of his musical lifestyle. It’s what it took to help pave the road to performing in the Macy’s 88th Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27 in New York City.

“He’s always up at the crack of dawn and he wouldn’t miss it for anything,” said Chance’s mother, Kristin Sweetser, about music rehearsals.

Chance, a 16-year-old Interlake High School musician, was selected as one of the 180 high school musicians from across the country who marched in the big parade. Musicians submitted five-minute YouTube video auditions as well as resumes outlining their accomplishments to the Music Festi-vals and Tours website; a panel reviewed the audition submissions. Chance also received a recommendation, which he sent with his video audition.

“It’s an honor to have been selected and I’m grateful to my brother Zach for encouraging me to audition and for believing I had what it takes to make it,” Chance said before leaving for New York City. “I’m also thankful to my parents for always supporting me in all my musical adventures and dreams.”

The Sweetsers watch the parade each year on television, but last Thanksgiving was the first time Chance witnessed the marching band in action. He slept in past 9 a.m. and nearly missed the band kicking off the parade, but Zach hit rewind so Chance could watch its “impressive” performance of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us.”

After almost a week of rehearsals, the band stepped off from Central Park at 9 a.m. on

Thanksgiving morning in front of 2.5 million live spectators before performing at Macy’s Herald Square in front of more than 50 mil-lion television viewers watching the broadcast live on NBC.

“It’s almost impossible to envision being a performer in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Chance said. “There’s something really magical about that place during the holidays.”

Chance is a member of the Interlake Jazz I Ensemble, marching band and wind ensemble as well as the Seattle Youth Sym-phony Orchestra. He recently returned from Nashville, where he performed at the Grand

Ole Opry House as part of the NAfME All National Honor Band. In February, he will perform with the All-Northwest Honor Band in Spokane. Chance has been playing the trombone since the fifth grade, following in Zach’s footsteps with the instrument. Both boys also play the piano.

On Chance’s trombone success, Kristin said: “He thought he would give it a try and he ended up just taking off on it. He loves it. His brother said, ‘Wow! He’s going to be so great at that.’”

Chance’s favorite and influential trom-bonists are Jiggs Whigham, J.J. Johnson and Wycliffe Gordon. As for composers, he’s

drawn toward Martin (Marty) O’ Donnell, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, Michael Giacchino and Randy and Thomas Newman. His dream job would be to record music for Disney and Pixar motion pictures.

In addition to marching in the parade, Chance was one of three members of the band selected to be part of a CNN story that aired the evening before Thanksgiving. He filmed a short video diary that included prac-ticing his music at school, boarding a plane to New York City, checking into his hotel and meeting his roommates.

The band played Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” in front of Herald Square and then marched to Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven” in the parade. The musicians were under the direction of Auburn University’s Dr. Richard Good and assistant director, Barry Houser, from the University of Illinois.

While Chance is in New York City, his fellow Interlake marching band members did their traditional march in the Seattle Macy’s Day Parade. His Interlake band directors David Kim and Paul Gillespie and the school’s musicians share in Chance’s excitement to be part of the iconic parade. Chance said that Kim, Gillespie and his private instructor Cathy Cole are keys to his success.

“Throughout the last school year, Chance has consistently sought out opportunities to push himself to improve his musicianship and grow his experience,” Gillespie said. “He benefits many facets of our music department as a dedicated student section leader and standout trombone player. He is truly an asset to our band program,”

Added Kim: “He’s always very humbled and always has great integrity. For him, it’s not about ‘me,’ it’s about the team — what he can do to make the team better.”

Kim said Chance is shy, “But when he plays, you wouldn’t think that.”


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Last summer, Chance Sweetser mentored budding youth musicians and performed with Macklemore’s trumpeter, Owuor Arunga, at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle.

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Comments sought on demolition of King County court building

The city of Bellevue is seeking comments on the demolition of the King County Building site at 585 112th Ave. S.E. Plans are to demolish the existing 21,773-square-foot building and approximately 47,951 square feet of asphalt and concrete paving.

Comments are due by 5 p.m. Dec. 1. More infor-mation is available by contacting Heidi Bedwell, a city planner, at 425-452-4862 or hbedwell@be llevuewa.gov.

Bookfair to benefit school libraryBarnes & Noble Booksellers in downtown Bel-

levue will host a Bookfair from Dec. 1-7 to benefit the Odle Middle School library.

A percentage of Bookfair sales will underwrite the school's cause. Also, the library will create a wish list for titles to enhance the library collection. Bookfair supporters may choose books from an in-store wish list display to purchase for the library.

As part of the event, special storytimes will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 7, including:

Vice Principal Renee Barut Del Fierro reading New Year’s Day

Special Ed Teacher Hope Hurla reading excerpt from Christmas Carol

Library Specialist Mariel Pachucki reading Gift of the Magi

Also, author and illustrator Dana Sullivan and his big blue pupae Ozzie will read and entertain at 1p.m.

Barnes & Noble is located at 626 106th Ave. N.E.

Naturalist training offeredThe city of Bellevue will host its 7th annual Master

Naturalist Training Program. The free program educates volunteers through a series of in-class lectures, field trips, workshops and restoration projects.

In exchange, naturalists reciprocate at least five volunteer hours per month up to 100 hours of service in the care of Bellevue’s natural resources. Applications must be postmarked by Dec. 1 and preference will be giving to Bellevue residents.

Visit www.bellevuewa.gov/volunteer-master-naturalist.htm for more information, call 425-452-4195 or email [email protected].

Bellevue walkability initiatives earn ‘Walk Friendly Community’

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has designated Bellevue a Silver “Walk Friendly Community” for its walkability initiatives and programs. The designation, awarded from bronze to platinum, is given to applicant communities that have demonstrated a commitment to improving and sustaining walkability and pedestrian safety through comprehensive programs, plans and policies, ac-cording to a city news release.

Each community receives a “report card” that evaluates its walkability based on five E’s – engineer-ing, education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation.

Health event set at CrossroadsWashington Healthplanfinder will host a pop-up

mall enrollment event at Crossroads Shopping Cen-ter on Saturday and Sunday. The event will help local residents sign up for free or low-cost health plans.

Community navigators and insurance brokers will be on-site to help answer questions, make ap-pointments or sign individuals up for coverage from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Crossroads Shopping Center is located at North-east Eighth Street and 156th Avenue Northeast.

Around TownWhat’s happening in Bellevue and elsewhere

Sound Transit to review stakeholder conceptsBY BRANDON MACZBELLEVUE REPORTER

The Sound Transit Board is reviewing options for how to inte-grate transit-oriented development around the BNSF site in Bellevue that most likely will be home to a 20-acre rail yard.

Michael Williams, director of Sound Transit’s Office of Light Rail Development, updated the board last week about discussions that occurred during three stakeholder meetings earlier this year. The stake-holder group was formed shortly after the transit board selected the BNSF site as the preferred location for an operations and maintenance facility required for the East Link light rail extension.

The group proposes several key elements for how an operations and maintenance satellite facility might coexist with development, which has been a major point of concern for the city of Bellevue.

“This is a situation where we need to make some serious lemon-ade,” said Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci, who also serves on the transit board, adding work needs to be done to move from concept

to reality.Williams presented options

where stakeholders found 1.5 million square feet of developable parcels within a quarter-mile of the future 120th Station site, add-ing that number could be closer to 2.1 million square feet once the facility is constructed. Part of Sound Transit’s task also has been to reduce the footprint for the rail yard from 23 to 20 acres.

Options also were provided that show how more parcels could be freed up by realigning 120th Av-enue Northeast and still maintain-ing a bike trail. Realigning 120th would result in the loss of space for 20 buses, added Williams.

King County Executive Dow Constantine said Sound Transit should leave Bel-Red development planning to the city of Bellevue and respect its land-use priorities. The next step, he said, will be to incorporate stakeholder feedback into preliminary engineering work to ensure the facility design sup-ports the city’s Bel-Red vision.


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The Center for Science of Social Con-nection, part of the college’s psychology department, opened earlier this year with a new study aimed at giving people the tools they need to strengthen bonds between each one another.

“Relationships are the essence of life,” Tsai told the Reporter. “My dream is that anyone, in any city, can find a meeting, to find other people who want to connect with each other in meaningful ways and are willing to be vulnerable.”

With the help of one of Kohlenberg’s for-mer pupils, Dr. Jonathan Kanter, the center is up and running, moving closer to her vision. A group of scientists are currently investigating what best helps build better relationship bonds between pairs of people.

“Interpersonal connection is beneficial to human health and happiness in funda-mentally different ways,” Kohlenberg said. “For example, people who are in strong, healthy relationships heal from cuts ad bruises faster than those who don’t have those bonds with someone.”

Each of the therapists and those assist-ing in the research each went through the same process participants are currently going through, with someone they wanted to get closer with, Mavis said.

The initial results have shown immense success, she said.

Stephanie Haque, of Bellevue, said she’s al-ready seen improvements in her relationships.

Haque, who decided to go back to school after a successful decade-long career as a nurse to study psychology, joined the center several months ago.

“I really loved their vision of and for behavioral science,” she said. “I believe we’re a byproduct of our biology and I’ve

been fascinated with psychology. What I’ve learned in this lab, and what partici-pants are learning can be taken home. I’ve already started applying it to have an even better relationship with my kids. “

Each pair of participants who finished all three of the Center’s assessments and all four of the sessions held by one of the trained therapists will be paid $200 cash, Mavis said.

The study is open to any two people,

whether they’re in a romantic relationship, friends, a parent and child older than 18, or any other kind of relationship between two people who want to get closer, she said.

For more information about the study or to sign up visit www.uwconnectionsstudy.com or call 206-221-4296.

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The following questions were designed to create stronger bonds in relationships. According to Dr. Mavis Tsai, the

holidays provide a prime opportunity to get closer.

1. What have been the most cherished experiences/memories of your life?2. What is your personal motto?3. Who is the hero to you in your/our family? Why?4. What’s important for you to experience or accomplish before you die?5. Do you have fears about aging or dying? What are they?6. What are your most important priorities about dying (e.g., dignity, no pain, holding on as long as possible, loved ones present))?7. What will you teach your grandchildren?8. If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone?Why haven’t you told them yet?9. What do you dream or wonder about?10. Tell us something about yourself that feels risky to share.

Institute seeking projects to help area nonprofits

The Executive Development Institute is seeking projects from nonprofit organiza-tions that will be undertaken by those in the institute's leadership programs. The projects allow participants to experience the rewards of giving back through team-work and innovative leadership. In the past 20 years, EDI participant teams have as-

sisted 90 nonprofit agencies and worked on more than a 120 projects for these agencies.

Nonprofits interesting in being consid-ered must submit proposals by Dec. 31. More information is available by contacting Vivian Huang at [email protected] or at 425-467-9365. More information is avail-able at http://ediorg.org/.

Sound Transit board sets low-income fare for Link light rail service

The Sound Transit Board on Thursday, Nov. 20, approved a new reduced fare for low-income riders on Sound Transit’s Link light rail services in Seattle. The new low-income fare category aligns with a new low-income fare on King County Metro bus routes.

The new fares will be implemented in March, 2015. All other light rail fares will increase by 25 cents to offset the low-income fare. Sound Transit will provide the fare discount to riders who pay with special low-income ORCA cards issued by King County Metro or Kitsap Transit.

The reduced fare will be available to adult riders with incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level — about $23,000 in annual income for an individual. To quali-fy, a household of four would have an annual household income at or below $47,700.

More information on how to qualify for the new program is available at

http://metro.kingcounty.gov/fares/fare-change-effective-03-01-15.html

No garbage collection on Christmas, New Years

Republic Services will not collect gar-bage, recycling or organics on Christmas and New Years. Customers with a pick-up on Thursdays will have their waste picked up on Friday. Friday service will have their waste picked up on Saturday.


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The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce recognized com-munity members who do good things in the Newcastle area Nov. 20 in its annual awards ceremony. The event, the New-castle Diamond Awards, features awards based on nomina-tions made by members of the community.

“This is a communitywide celebration of all the nomi-nated individuals who put their time and efforts into our neighborhoods, businesses, schools and groups, said Sara Biancofiori, president, Newcastle Chamber of Commerce.

David Harris received the Mayor’s Award from Newcastle Mayor Steve Buri, who recognized Harris’ 10 years of work contributing to the success of summer Concerts in the

Park and the annual city celebration, Newcastle Days. Buri also pointed out Harris’ volunteer contribution of time and money to the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce.

“Chances are that if you’ve been to one of our community festivals or music events, you know about David," Buri said. "He is the cool, calm and professional presence that oversees many of the musical events.”.

In addition to the Mayor’s Award, there are six Diamond Award categories: business, community leadership, customer service, education, youth and inspiration. The awards are:

The Dennis Yarnell Inspiration Award: Jaime Greene, director of healthy living & community engagement at the

Coal Creek YMCA.n The Business Award: Chris Ware, owner, Dolce Vita

Salon and Nail Span Community Leadership: Christina Corrales-Toy,

reporter, Issaquah Pressn Customer Service: The Coal Creek YMCAn Education: Margaret Strong, teacher at Hazelwood

Elementary Schooln Youth: David Vaisar, Eagle Scout, and Mary Elworth,

member of the YMCA/King County Library Teen Leader-ship Board.

The event was held at The Golf Club at Newcastle.

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David Harris, left, receives the Mayor’s Award from Newcastle Mayor Steve Buri.

Newcastle chamber honors community with Diamond Awards

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Newcastle Diamond Awards 2014 were given to (from left) Christina Corrales-Toy, Chris Ware, Margaret Strong, Jaime Greene, David Vaisar, Mary Elworth, Sara Biancofiori (Coal Creek YMCA) and David Harris.


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A Magic Season standard in Bellevue has long been playing host to the region’s largest open-air ice skating rink, and John Stewart has seen its magic in action for years now.

Supervisor for Ice Rink Events, Stew-art oversaw the erection of the Bellevue Downtown Association’s Magic Season Ice Arena this month, which started with four days of draining the pond at Downtown Park to erect the arena platform.

Last week the rink crew put down the sheeting — the BDA added 250 square feet of rink this year — and ran 25 miles of tubing through it.

“It’s pretty tedious,” Stewart said. “You can see there are little slots they fit in and there’s a lot of walking around to make

sure they fit in.”A combination of water and specialized

fluid was run through the arena Monday, in conjunction with “The Chiller,” which is what Stewart calls the large refrigeration unit that causes the mix to freeze into a 3-4 inch skating surface.

Mike Ogliore, BDA vice president of events and operations, said blue lighting will be a new element for the open-air arena, which opens today through Jan. 11. It adds to the holiday feel of the decked-out arena, but it also will be mood lighting

for one of Stewart’s favorite surprise events at the arena — marriage proposals.

Every Magic Season for the past few years he’s seen a few take a knee on the ice to pop the big question, Stewart said, counting three last year, one of whom was the producer of Animal Planet who proposed to his ex-Olympic figure skating girlfriend.

“There wasn’t a dry eye in the house,” Stewart said.

But wedding engagements will account for less than a percent of the 40,000 skaters the arena entertains every year, and most days the arena will be offering some type of deal or event:

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$9 for ages 8 and under (includes skate rental)

n Free Skate Mondays: Show your Bank of America debit or credit card or Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card to receive two free skate admissions for skating on Mondays

n Advance Discount Admission Pass: Purchase 10 skating passes (includes skate rental) for $85 (a $35 savings)

n Special events like free lessons, skate with the T-Birds, stroller skating and fam-ily skate days

n Booking availability for private holi-day and birthday parties

Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; [email protected]

Magic on iceIce arena manager looking forward to marriage proposals

BRANDON MACZ, Bellevue Reporter Crews worked this week to set up the Bellevue Downtown Association’s Magic Season Ice Arena, which includes new and improved skates.


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City adding red-light cameras next monthBY BRANDON MACZBELLEVUE REPORTER

This year’s red-light camera infrac-tions are poised to be higher than last’s, the first increase since Bellevue Police implemented the program in 2010. Next month American Traf-fic Solutions will add three more cameras around the city as part of a council-approved expansion.

Council approved adding the three additional cameras in July, which will be installed by ATS in Decem-ber at Northeast Eighth Street and 116th Avenue Northeast westbound, Northeast Eighth and 112th Avenue

Northeast east and westbound. A southbound speed zone camera for Sunset Elementary at West Lake Sam-mamish Boulevard will also be added.

Traffic enforcement cameras were authorized by the council in 2009, with two school speed zone cameras at Stevenson and Lake Hills elemen-tary schools and red-light cameras at the north and southbound intersec-tions of 148th Avenue Northeast and Bel-Red Road and southbound 148th Avenue Northeast and Main Street.

There were 19,529 infractions is-sued from January to October 2010, which dropped 49 percent through 2013, at 9,925. Infractions issued

during that same time this year, however, are at 10,341 — 1,316 in October. That remains a 47-percent reduction over 2010 infractions. Southbound 148th at Main had the highest increase this year, up 12 percent through October.

Bellevue Police reported a revenue gain of $2.3 million over the four full years of operating the photo enforcement program, pay-ing $249,000 annually for the ATS service. The cost for the program is now at $441,000 annually. The city anticipates the new enforcement cameras will bring in $690,000 in revenue next year.

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Chef John Howie, right, accepted one of four 2014 Corporations for Communities awards at the Washington Secretary of State’s Office in Olympia on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Howie and his Bellevue-based John Howie Restaurants were honored for their commitment to the community, also receiving from Secretary of State Kim Wyman, left, a National Association for Secretaries of State Medallion Award. John Howie Restaurants was nominated for taking part in several charitable acts and events, including hosting free holiday dinners for low-income and homeless people, as well as its partnership with the Seattle Seahawks and Craig Terrill for the NFL Kick Hunger Challenge.

Adapting to the growth in attendance at the nightly holiday show, starting 7 p.m. tonight and running through Christmas Eve, has meant adding to Snowflake Lane’s large cast of characters and performers.

One of the first to take on the challenge every year is Mimi Countryman, wardrobe supervi-sor for GTP. She began fitting the 230 characters and perform-ers four days before Halloween, spending a half-hour with each member teaching them how to quickly change in and out of their ensembles. Last year Country-man took on the task of adding 60 Jingle Belle dancers.

This year Snowflake Lane’s base of operations is vacant space below Sleep Country, across from Bellevue Square and recently acquired by the Kemper Develop-ment Company through a long-term lease with option to buy.

Performers have been practic-ing there for months, with cur-tains segmenting changing areas for holiday critters, Jingle Belles, princes and princesses, sugar plum fairies, drummers and stilt-walking toy soldiers.

“They walk like it’s nothing,” said Alessandroni of the toy sol-diers. “They make it look so easy.”

Countryman said this year’s staging area for Snowflake Lane has the added challenge of

lacking an elevator, requiring all performers to use a flight of stairs, including the toy soldiers, but they will not be allowed to descend on their stilts.

“I was going to suggest a zipline, but they’d love that too much,” she said.

Performers also share space with a wall of candy — about 1 million pieces — to be passed around during the nightly holiday event, as well as all of the props, costumes, mini-stages and drums.

“I’m just curious what it’s going to be like when everyone is here,” said Alessandroni.

Last Saturday was one of the last practices for this year’s new feature at Snowflake Lane, the Snow Storm Dance Crew, given the daunting task of fusing hip-hop moves with holiday music.

“This year they wanted to introduce an element of funk,” said Ana Vincenti, Snowstorm dance captain, who worked with a professional choreographer on incorporating hip hop and Christmas music. “I worked with the choreographer for a week. I came in every day for two hours or four hours.”

Bijua “Bi” Napat was 19 when he started at Snowflake Lane as a drummer 10 years ago, but has proven to be one of the most flex-

ible crew members over the past decade, Alessandroni said, taking on wardrobe, stilts, set design, and now Snowstorm dancing.

“I don’t mind the backstage,” Napat said. “I like building stuff.”

Napat said two years ago he got to drill holes in oil drums used by the Snow Storm Drum group, whom the new dance crew will complement this year. The holes let out the festive lights inside the drums.

“They’re like Blue Man drum-mers a la ‘Stomp,’ but they’re in white,” said Countryman.

Napat was asked to join the new dance crew for his energy, which he’ll need to perform with the more seasoned dancers, who are taking to the main stage, but he said the group has been wel-coming and fun — he also isn’t dressed as the hip-hop polar bear.

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the council with an alternate budget proposal from that of City Manager Brad Miyake, which would have taken out a 5-percent property tax increase and $85 million in long-term debt to complete the first segment of the Northeast Spring Boulevard project.

Wallace said Monday he under-stands that delaying the process of acquiring right-of-way property for the Spring Boulevard project would be more costly down the road and cause delays for Sound Transit’s East Link light rail extension.

“We don’t want to be responsible for their delays,” he said.

The council spent more than three hours adjusting budget items in what Mayor Claudia Balducci described early on as “sausage-mak-ing at its finest.” Councilmembers found common ground in providing funding for KidsQuest to purchase a former doll museum downtown for its new location and partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue for a new downtown club and com-munity center.

Most also agreed to removing $2.5 million in Community Con-nectivity funding, which would have installed equipment to expand Wi-Fi hotspots around the city. Councilmember John Chelminiak said it is a good project, but not the highest priority when consider-ing projects that would support

people. The council stated the full benefits of the project had not been detailed enough to consider funding it currently. The council agreed to $200,000 in designing the project.

“What I’m hearing from my col-leagues is we don’t have a pumpkin pie yet baked,” Chelminiak said.

Balducci proposed considering a 2-percent property tax to ensure the city can afford to continue with its community partnerships, hire an executive development director and set aside $1 million for possible commitment to the Performing Arts Center Eastside’s Tateuchi Center, assuming that commitment would likely increase over time.

Wallace said he was frustrated by the proposition of increasing prop-erty taxes, but felt he could support a 2-percent increase if it were placed in the final budget to be adopted in early December.

Councilmember Jennifer Rob-ertson was able to pass through a motion modifying the budget with the property tax increase, with Conrad Lee opposing any additional taxes. Another 1 percent property tax increase is proposed for 2016 for public safety projects, like hiring back four of the eight firefighters lost during the recession, replacing the Clyde Hill fire station and pur-chasing property for a downtown station. Robertson credited Wallace’s alternate proposal for producing a leaner budget at the end of the night.


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In his new role, Campbell will serve as the head of all international initiatives on the campus with the goal of expanding the college’s global recruitment to further di-versify its student population, according to Ata Karim, vice president of student affairs.

“Jean will help us reinvigorate our efforts to meet the goals and vision for international education at Bellevue College,” Karim said. “His contributions to this campus will no doubt help to positively shape our community for years to come.”

After earning his bachelor’s degrees in political sci-ence and sociology from SUNY Binghamton, Campbell founded the New Young African Scholar Association, and worked for the Immigrant and Refugee Commu-nity Organization, where he still serves on the board. A member of NAFSA: Association of International Edu-cators, as well as Friends of the United Nations, Karim said Campbell’s experience will serve him well at BC.

Before starting at Bellevue College on Oct. 27, Campbell spent the previous nine years overseeing all of Portland Community College’s district campuses’ international education initiatives.

In addition to his leadership duties, Campbell said he wants to develop new global initiatives for students and faculty and make the Bellevue campus a national model in global affairs.

“My goal is to see Bellevue College become a leading national model in internationalization efforts,” he said. “BC has all the ingredients to become a global village. I look forward to further cultivating the passion and commitment I see in the faculty, staff and students to help us achieve our goal, moving forward together in the spirit of dialogue, engagement and collaboration.”

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Not even two consecutive losses in the Class 3A state girls soccer tournament could put a damper on the spirits of the Bellevue Wolverines soccer team.

The Columbia River Chieftains regis-tered a 3-1 victory against Bellevue in the Class 3A third place/fourth place game on Nov. 22 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. Bellevue's Noelle Mitchell scored her team's lone goal of their final game on a penalty kick in the 19th minute, tying the game at 1-1. The Wolverines finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 18-2 and finished the regular season with a 16-0 un-defeated record. Bellevue head coach Matt Dorman said his team had a lot to be proud of despite the loss in the season finale.

"Results don't define the season. It's the journey you take that gets you there and that is going to be what sticks with our players," Dorman said. "I'm really proud of what they've done and what they've achieved. We kept consistent with our aims and the philosophy we wanted to bring since the first day of our season. I don't there is many schools that have had the perfect regular season. I'm really proud of them for having that record."

Bellevue senior defender Corinne Foster was in good spirits as she departed the soccer field at Sparks Stadium for the final time as a high school soccer player.

"It was an awesome season. We didn't finish out the way we wanted to, but overall we had a really fun time this year. I think it was a bummer we couldn't pull it off (undefeated season/state title) but our team did really well," Foster said.

Going into the semifinals and the third place/fourth place game, the Wolverines allowed just seven goals in 18 games. The Wolverines will be strong in 2015 as they will return 14 varsity players from this year's squad.

"It's a fantastic group. We'll be back here next year and I think we can be successful," Dorman said.

Edmonds-Woodway stuns Bellevue in semifinals

The Wolverines dominated play for the first 20 minutes of their matchup against the Edmonds-Woodway Warriors.

Unfortunately for the Wolverines, they couldn't find the back of the net and Edmonds-Woodway star forward Madison Schultz took over. Schultz scored a game-

high three goals (28th minute, 36th minute and 75th minute) propelling the Warriors to a 3-0 victory against the Wolverines in the Class 3A semifinals on Nov. 21 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. The Warriors snapped the Wolverines 18-game winning streak with the win. Schultz said the Warriors are notoriously known for starting off games sluggish.

"I think for us it was just getting that first goal in and realizing that we were still in it. Once we got the first goal it really changed the momentum for the rest of the game," Schultz said.

Dorman was disappointed to see his team lose its first contest of the 2014 sea-son.

"We dominated the first 20 minutes and also dominated the whole second half. They (Edmonds-Woodway) did what they needed to do to get the win. Games come down to little things and they took their chances well," Dorman said.

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Bellevue loses to Edmonds-Woodway and Columbia River

Wolverines capture fourth place finish

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Bellevue’s Ellie Bryant, left, goes for a 50/50 ball while being pressured by Columbia River defender Sophie Landers on Nov. 22 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.

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Sammamish Totems senior Nick Martin earned a fifth place finish in the Class 2A Cross Country state meet on Nov. 8 in Pasco. Martin clocked a time of 15 minutes, 42 seconds. East Valley (Spokane) runner Chad Stevens captured first place with a time of 15 minutes, 27 seconds.

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Bellevue Wolverines senior Kim Williams put together a memorable performance at the Class 4A state swim and dive championships on Nov. 15 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Williams captured first place in the 200 individual medley clocking a blistering time of 2:00.35, breaking the previous meet record she set of 2:01.20 in 2012. Williams also finished in first place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:01.80.

FOOTBALLWolverines crush Peninsula, 31-7

The Bellevue Wolverines are heading back to the Tacoma Dome.

Bellevue (12-0 overall) registered a con-vincing 31-7 victory against the Peninsula Seahawks in the Class 3A quarterfinals on Nov. 21 in Bellevue. The Wolverines

have allowed just seven points in three playoff games thus far. Bellevue will face the Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks in the Class 3A semifinals at 7:30 p.m. today at the Tacoma Dome.

Knights win nail-biterThe Newport Knights football team

defended its home turf in the best way pos-sible against the Federal Way Eagles.

Newport ground out a 17-10 win against the Eagles in the Class 4A quarterfinals on Nov. 22 in Bellevue. The Knights (10-2) will face the Bothell Cougars in the Class 4A semifinals at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 at the Tacoma Dome. Bothell (12-0) defeated Newport 47-13 on Sept. 19.

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BY SHAUN SCOTTBELLEVUE REPORTER

Five years ago Frank Nimmo knew Marianne Li was going to be a special golfer on the links.

Nimmo, who has been the Knights coach for the past decade, had just cancelled one of his team's matches due to adverse weather conditions in 2009 when he noticed an individual on the putting green at their home course at The Golf Club at Newcastle working on their game despite temperatures in the 30s and driving sleet.

"I knew of her (Li) but didn't know her at the time," Nimmo said.

During Li's freshman season at Newport in the fall

of 2011, Nimmo said she was already a Division-1 caliber golfer. Li, who will graduate in June of 2015, signed a let-ter of intent with the Univer-sity of California (Berkeley) women's golf program Nov. 12 in the Newport High School commons.

"In my opinion, she is one of the best athletes to come through Newport in quite some time," Nimmo said. "She is the way that she is be-cause of her work ethic, com-mitment to the sport and love and support from her parents. We (Newport golf team) are the beneficiaries of that work ethic. Marianne is the consummate student ath-lete. She prioritizes academ-ics over athletics."

Li's journey with golf be-

gan in 2006. She tried a bevy of different sports consisting of swimming, taekwondo and tennis but golf was the sport she fall in love with.

"Golf just kind of stuck with me. I really liked it from the beginning. I liked the challenge of it and how it's not that easy to be good," Li

said. "It takes a lot of practice. Golf is a tough sport."

Li relentlessly perfects her skills on the links at The Golf Club at Newcastle.

"Our team practices up at Newcastle. It is a really nice course. The facility is one of the best in KingCo (Divi-sion). We are really lucky," she said. "It's also my home course. I live five minutes away. It's really convenient."

Nimmo has no doubt Li will succeed at the Division-1 level.

"I can't single out one as-pect of her game. Marianne has the whole package and has a great foundation. It's just fun to watch her play," he said.

Li believes the University of California (Berkeley) is the best fit possible for her athletically and academically.

"Location was a factor. I wanted to stay relatively close to home and the weather down there is really nice. Cal is the No. 1 public university in the United States. I was looking for a pretty good bal-ance between academics and athletics and I think I found it," she said.

Li said she enjoys math and science but plans on deciding on a major between the end of her freshman year and prior to the start of her sophomore year.

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Marianne Li, center, signs a letter of intent with the University of California (Berkeley) on Nov. 12 in the Newport High School commons.

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Michael Powers sets concertGuitarist Michael Powers, one of the most well-respected

jazz musicians in the country, will appear in concert at 2 p.m. Nov. 30 in the Unity Performing Art Center (UPAC) Auditorium inside Unity of Bellevue.

Powers will play selections from two of his nationally released CDs, “Frosty the Bluesman,” and “Frosty’s Funky Holiday.”

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Clark L. Roberts lost his ability to see at age 24. But he didn't lose his ability to enjoy and participate in life. For more than 22 years, he has been a motivational speaker and an advocate for Guide Dogs for the Blind.

"When changes come, life doesn't stop," said Roberts, who lives in Bellevue.

Now he has authored a book, "Wags to You: Short & Long Dog Tails" that he calls stories of hope, courage, inspira-tion and humor.

"Writing this book provided another venue to share my story of sight loss and the struggle that followed," Roberts

said. "It allowed people to walk with me through those struggles, to be a part of my journey with my guide dogs and with the people that I met along the way."

Even for people with sight, the world can seem very dark at times, Roberts said.

"People need to hear a message of hope,” he said. “They need to know that in the middle of struggle, God has an incredible plan for them, that they have potential, tal-ent and abilities."

People, Roberts added, need to know they have a choice — let the challenge de-fine them and hold them captive or choose to embrace it and move forward.

“Life is a gift,” Roberts said. “Unwrap it and cherish every moment.”

Though his book is just coming off the press, Roberts has had multiple emails and conversations with people who are eager to purchase their copy and to purchase a copy for their friends and family.

“They have told me that they laugh, cry and then laugh again as they are drawn in to the stories,” Roberts said. “They can relate to the struggle, the relationship be-tween my guide dogs and me.”

Roberts recently gave a presentation to students at Bellevue’s Tillicum Middle School.

“These students could not stop talking about what they had learned, and wanted to bring their parents down to see Arby, meet me and buy a book.” Roberts said.

Roberts notes that self-publishing a book involves a massing learning curve.

“The self-publishing industry is a puzzle that is not easily pieced together,” Roberts said. “I could easily teach a class titled: ‘Self Publishing — Wreck to Reality!’ ”

Publishing also produced a personal con-nection between Roberts and readers.

“I was surprised that many of the people who reviewed the book wanted to know more about me,” Roberts said. “They wanted to know when I was writing the next book, the behind the story story, the beginning of my journey, more about my family then, my life before the sight loss and more about my life now.”

There were surprises too. Particularly how much emotion Roberts felt as he wrote

the book.“As I relived on paper the moments of

loss, grief, anger and hope, I felt like I was there again,” Roberts said. “I have shared my life pretty openly with others, but there was something about really digging deep into my memories and reliving each mo-ment that was healing. I have laughed and cried as I put my thoughts together and shared them in this book. It truly is from my heart.”

Roberts continues to speak in schools and makes presentations to youth groups, business people and business organizations.

“One of the highlights was last October when I had the privilege and honor to give back to Guide Dogs For The Blind by be-ing a keynote speaker for the 2013 Alumni Reunion,” Roberts said. “I truly cannot say enough about this amazing organization. My life has been blessed because of them and because of that, we are donating a percentage of all sales to Guide Dogs for the Blind.”

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RAGDOLL Maine Coon mix kittens (6), will be huge, docile, dog like. Raised under foot never caged. Raised with dogs and great with kids. 8 weeks. Sealpoints, Blue- points, tabby, black & black & white. Shots, wormed, garaunteed. $300 no checks please. Weekend delivery pos- s ib le. Sor r y no p ics. Available Bengal Main- coon Mix. 425-350-0734.Need extra cash? Place your classified ad today! Call 1-800-388-2527 or Go online 24 hours a day www.nw-ads.com.

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AKC ENGLISH Mastiff Healthy Fawn pups, with large bone, English cor- rect confirmation, and genetically sound. Su- perior breeding! Family ra i sed . Ve t checked . Current on shots and worming. Both parents on site. Old foundation lines, set the standard in which Mastiff ’s should be. Huge, yet gentle and we l l behaved. $1200 and up. Guaran teed. Pictures and information call 509-738-6330.

AKC Standard Poodle Puppies. Ready Now for t he i r fo reve r homes. B lack, Brown & Red. Healthy & well socialized. Proud, graceful, noble, good-natured, en- joyable and cheerfu l . This highly intel l igent dog is one of the most trainable breeds. Micro chipped & housebroken. Parents are health test- ed. $1,100. www.ourpoeticpoodles.comor call 509-582-6027AKC YELLOW LAB puppies. 3 females, 2 males are ready for their loving homes. Hunting bred & wonderful companions! Both parents on s i te. Dew-clawed, wormed, 1st shots. Born October 4th. $600 each. Roches- ter. Call Chuck 360-250- 4559.

Dogs

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GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES 2 Females, black and tan, 1st shots, wormed. Very loving and playful. $425. 2 year old male German Shepherd, black & tan $300. 360- 4 9 6 - 1 3 9 0 . 3 6 0 - 4 9 6 - 1394, Randle, WA

GERMAN Sheppard/lab, long haired female pup. Her ears are up. Great a r o u n d o t h e r d o g s , ch ickens. Bor n Ju ly 23rd. 1st shots, wormed, $200 (206)280-7952

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