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BY MATT PHELPS

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or most kids the last day of school is not a big deal - other than

waiting for summer vaca-tion. For Robin Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset, the last day of seventh grade at Kirkland Junior High would change their lives and popular music.

“He was friends with some of my friends,” said Skjelset, about the day his friendship with Pecknold began. “We hung out over the summer. We both started playing guitar at the same time. But it took a year or two to fi nd our musical connection.”

But that connection has taken the two friends around the world with their band the Fleet Foxes.

Th eir second full-length album, “Helplessness Blues,” was recently nomi-nated for a Grammy.

“We never really had aspirations past just play-ing together,” said Skjelset over the phone from New York. “It has never been about getting somewhere with it. We just love playing music.”

Th e band has been around since the two attended Lake Washington High School when they played under the name Th e Pineapples. Th e band’s fi rst show was at the Old

Fire House Teen Center in Redmond.

“We played two or three times at the Lion’s Den in Bothell and Victor’s Coff ee in Redmond,” said Skjelset.

Th e band got noticed pretty quickly aft er changing its name, adding a few more members to the lineup and playing their fi rst show as the

Fleet Foxes at Neumos on Capital Hill in Seattle. Th e band signed with the Se-attle music label Sub Pop, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records, in January

2008.Th ey released their fi rst

album that year, simply titled “Fleet Foxes,” and toured for a year to sup-port it.

Skjelset said the mem-bers of the band have a pretty diverse background in styles.

“It’s all pretty eclectic. Robin is more into folk music, Morgan (Hender-son) was in the thrash band ‘Blood Brothers’ in Kirkland and I really like stuff like Sonic Youth,” said Skjelset. “Our sound is pretty organic.”

Th e band utilizes vocal harmonies and acoustic instruments. Pecknold writes most of the vocals and music, while Skjel-set brings a distinct lead

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Skyler Skjelset, second from left, and Robin Pecknold, foreground, met at Kirkland Junior High before forming The Pineapples, which became the Fleet Foxes. Skjelset credits growing up in Kirkland for shaping the band’s sound. “Helplessness Blues,” below, is nominated for a Grammy. CONTRIBUTED BY SUB POP

Nominated for best Folk Album, original band members met at Kirkland Junior High

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Redmond man pleads not guilty in cyclist’s deathBY MATT PHELPS

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The Redmond man who struck and killed a Kirkland cyclist plead not guilty to charges of ve-hicular homicide Dec. 22. Nathan Jeremie Godwin, 26, was arrested Dec. 8 on sus-picion of DUI af-ter he hit Bradley Nakatani, 36, of Kirkland, with his SUV in the intersection of 132nd Avenue North-east and Northeast 124th Street in Kirkland near the Redmond city limits.

If convicted on the charges Godwin could face three-to-four years in prison.

Godwin is suspected of hitting Nakatani in the intersection traveling 60 mph in the 35-mph zone. Godwin’s blood alcohol level was taken 45 minutes after the accident and registered at .078, according to Kirkland police. The legal limit in Washington State is .08. Godwin, a convicted felon, also admitted to taking two drugs, Lexapro and Subox-one, prior to the accident, which is used to treat an addiction to opiates.

A case setting hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 24.

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BY CARRIE WOOD

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Aft er years of struggling to fi nd space to off er youth tennis programs, Tennis Outreach Programs (TOPs) will soon have a home of its own.

Th e Redmond-based nonprofi t, which off ers low-cost tennis classes to under-served and at-risk Eastside youth, secured $1 million in funding to renovate a 58,000-square-foot facility in Kirkland. Construction is underway on the vacant warehouse in Kirkland’s Totem Lake neighborhood and is set for completion by the end of January.

Th e new public Outreach & Performance Tennis Center (OPTC) will include six full-sized indoor tennis courts, with six additional 36-foot courts designed to give kids 8 and under a less intimidating introduction to the game. Th e facility is located at 10822 117th Place N.E. just off of I-405 in Kirkland.

Marceil Whitney, who founded TOPS in 2003, is a tennis educator who has taught and coached tennis for over 36 years. She said the Eastside is currently under-served in public indoor ten-nis courts. Th ere are only 16 public indoor tennis courts in King County, only one of which is located on the Eastside in Bellevue.

New public tennis facility underway in Kirkland

Travis Roach

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guitar sound. He has branched out to playing the mandolin and lap slide to extend the band’s sound, but also plays the bass clarinet in his free time. He said he likes branching out to new instruments to keep things fresh and it helps him to learn more about guitar.

“I think this music draws infl uence and inspiration from popular music and folk rock of the mid ‘60s to the early ’70s …,” Pecknold wrote on the Sub Pop website.

Pecknold sites musicians such as Peter, Paul and Mary, John Jacob Niles, Bob Dylan, Th e Byrds, Neil Young, CSN and Judee Sill as inspiring the Fleet Foxes sound.

“Th e Northwest is such a beautiful and inspiring place,” said Skjelset. “I can’t imagine the music sound-ing the same if we grew up somewhere like L.A. or New York. Growing up in Kirkland was part of that.”

Th at sound has put the band in an interesting spot between alternative music and folk music. Th eir Grammy nomina-tion comes in the Best Folk Album category and

pits them against some of their idols like Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder’s “Ukulele Songs” and “Th e Harrow and Th e Harvest” from Gillian Welch.

“We are nominated with Eddie Vedder, like the Eddie Vedder,” said Skjelset, who’s mom introduced him to Pearl Jam’s music. “It is nuts. It’s nice to know people like your music.”

But the Grammy nomi-nation is not a make or break issue for the band.

“I am really appreciative but we would still be hang-ing out and playing music without it,” said Skjelset.

Along with the Grammy nomination, the band members have had some exciting moments in their young careers. Rolling Stone magazine chose “Helpless-ness Blues” as the No. 4 album of the year. Th ey have also

played some big stages like Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, Abbey Road Studios and the Bridge

School Benefi t Concert.“When we played the

Bridge School Benefi t we got to meet Neil Young and his wife and kids,” said Skjelset. “We have been pretty lucky to meet some great people.”

Th e band is also starting to branch out with indi-vidual members working on side projects and releas-ing solo albums.

But despite the fact that the band has scattered a bit from the Seattle area where it got its start and is on the road a lot, they still have a connection with each other and the Pacifi c Northwest. Pecknold, who grew up in Redmond and Magnolia, along with the Houghton and Highlands neighbor-hoods of Kirkland, now lives in Portland. Skjelset recently moved to New York.

“I lived in the same house all my life,” said Skjelset about growing up in Kirkland. “And I plan to come back for Christmas to see my parents.”

Th e 54th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS Feb. 12.

For more information on the Fleet Foxes go to www.fl eetfoxes.com

[ FOXES from page 1]

The Fleet Foxes began in Kirkland with their fi rst show at the Redmond Firehouse as The Pineapples. COURTESY OF SUB POP RECORDS

“We are nominated with Eddie Vedder,

like the Eddie Vedder. It is nuts. It’s nice to know people like your

music.” Skyler Skjelset

Oath of Offi ce Ceremony

At the Jan. 3 Kirkland City Council meeting, Council members Bob Sternoff (Position No. 2), Toby Nixon (Position No. 4), and Dave Asher (Position No. 6) will take a ceremonial Oath of Of-fi ce administered by City Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo.

Kirkland residents are invited to the ceremony that begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 123 5th Avenue. Also at this meeting, the council will select a Mayor and Deputy Mayor who will serve through Dec. 31, 2013.

520 tolls Th e City of Kirkland

is encouraging drivers to be aware, prepared and patient before, during and aft er tolling begins on the 520 bridge on Dec. 29. An informational webpage has been created at www.kirklandwa.gov/520tolling that includes useful infor-

mation, helpful hints and online resources.

Good to Go passes will also be sold at Kirkland City Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 4-5.

Th e Washington State Department of Trans-portation (WSDOT) will closely monitor all of the Lake Washington cor-ridors to determine how tolling is aff ecting traffi c and will report its fi ndings to the State Legislature, local governments, includ-ing the City of Kirkland, and the State Transporta-tion Commission. WS-DOT will conduct before and aft er tolling traffi c counts.

Th e City of Kirkland has conducted pre-tolling traffi c counts and will continue to monitor traffi c impacts particularly along the Lake Washington Blvd./Market Street/100th Avenue corridor and the N.E. 116th Street/Juanita Drive corridor.

Ridership is expected to increase on Metro routes that cross SR 520. In response, service has been added to Route 255 and other key routes. Park and Ride lots like Kingsgate and South Kirkland may fi ll up sooner than usual, so plan ahead.

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“Marceil’s programs have operated for many years in local community centers and public courts on a smaller scale and now finally we have a home for those programs so we can serve so many more kids,” said Travis Roach, ex-ecutive director of OPTC. “And having six dedicated courts that we don’t have to go rent from the city, or if we’re forced not to have a program because a community center closes, is huge.”

Roach said the new facility will provide tennis opportunities for all ages and all skill levels.

“We want it to be a com-plete public tennis center, so we want it to be a place where everyone can come and learn,” said Roach. “Whether it’s a 3 or 4 year old who touches a racket for the first time or a high school player who’s been playing since they were 3 or 4, we want to offer something for everyone.”

The facility will provide much-needed affordable public indoor courts for adult and junior play. OPTC will sublease courts to Northwest High Perfor-mance Tennis, a national-ly-recognized junior high performance program, run

by Dan Willman and Mike Calkins.

For kids, the program aims to serve 150-200 kids per day, providing youth with a safe and productive place to play tennis. The facility will offer dedicated court time to youth, as wells as various programs before and after school.

In addition to tennis, youth tutoring services and fitness programs will be given.

“We’ve seen from the kids in our community center programs ... that just having a positive thing to look forward to each day, whether it’s a before- or after-school program, (helps with their educa-tion)” added Roach, who

volunteered with TOPS for many years and most recently served as general manager of the Mercer Island Beach Club where participation in the tennis programs doubled during his tenure.

The new nonprofit facil-ity will offer scholarships to provide youth in need with rackets, shoes and training equipment.

He said the programs will also focus on fun.

“Some perceptions about tennis have been where you see an instructor feed-ing balls to kids standing in lines and that’s not the way tennis is anymore, especially the way we’re teaching it,” said Roach. “It’s very active, keep-

ing the kids moving and engaged.”

Roach, a former tennis coach who started playing tennis himself just before high school, said he looks forward to expanding TOPs programs at the new facility.

“Just getting to see the growth of kids through the tennis experience has al-ways been something that I’ve enjoyed,” said Roach, adding, “The number of opportunities that tennis has provided to me, I’m excited to share that with others.”

For more information, visit www.topskirkland.org or www.tennisout-reach.org; or email [email protected].

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Kirkland robotics group ranks 7th in First Lego League competition

A robotics group from Kamiakin Junior High partici-pated at the regional qualifying round for the First Lego League robotics competition on Dec. 3.

It was the first year the team, the “Flying Penguins” has worked together and their robot managed to rack up 151 points overall, ranking 7th out of almost 30 teams.

Team members included Judy Brewer, Joel Frostad, Alexander Novokhodko, Nick Teoh and Matthew vonAll-man. The theme for the competition this year centered on food safety and the Flying Pengiuns focused on toxins in fish and ways to avoid contamination.

Registration for 7 Hills of KirklandRegistration is now underway for the 2012 7 Hills of

Kirkland, presented by Evergreen Healthcare. One of the Northwest’s premier cycling events, 7 Hills

will be held on May 28, 2012, Memorial Day, at Marina Park in Kirkland.

Whether you choose the traditional 7 Hill Route (ap-proximately 40 miles), the popular Metric Century Route, or the challenging Century Route, you’ll enjoy the scenery and support KITH.

Travel at your own pace through urban, suburban and rural roads on a holiday when cyclists seem to outnumber vehicles. Follow the signs and “Dan Henry’s” to great food stops, challenging ascents and wonderful descents. Climb Winery Hill and be rejuvenated by the applause of your own cheering section and the lovely strains of a bagpiper. All of this for such a great cause, to end homelessness.

The event is a fund raiser for KITH. KITH assists individuals and families on the Eastside who are caught in a homelessness crisis. Whether people are living in their cars, housed temporarily in shelters, or facing eviction, KITH will work with them to stabilize their situation.

For more information about the event or to register, visit www.7hillskirkland.org.


Timeliness is critical for Eastside Rail Corridor development

We are very pleased and excited about the newly purchased railroad line segment. We were long-time bicyclists, but no longer have any easy access to a safe local bicycle trail. We are also both avid walkers and a new walking trail would be just terrifi c.

Please count us in for support for a walking/biking path. As for a rail commuter corridor, the surrounding communities will have to come up with a master plan. In the meantime, a walking/biking path would benefi t all of us.

Th e issue of timeliness is critical. Th ese issues can be studied to death as we all know. We hope we don’t fall into the same trap the East Lake Sammamish trail did for over 10 years. Let’s get the ball rolling so we

can use this wonderful asset as soon as possible.Chuck and Cynthia Telford, Kirkland

City’s indebtedness still growing

Evidently you haven’t followed what’s happening in Kirkland. Even with the state’s 10-year reimburse-ment of a percentage of sales taxes, the city’s indebtedness will be $40 million greater than it would have been without annexation. Add to that the $30 million plus for buildings and millions more for roads, bridges, surface water management and parks being brought up to city standards, you have a huge fi nancial burden on the taxpayers brought on by the legis-lators failure to act responsibly.

Kirkland’s quality of life will decrease; citizens will be paying more for fewer services, and they will be forced to pay for broken promises in

an area that cannot have the services they want without having someone else pay for all or some of them. All of this on top of the council preventing the citizens to even take an advisory vote on annexation.

Promises were made by Jane Hague without King Council’s approval at her meetings with just two Kirkland council members (Joan McBride and Mary-Alyce Burleigh) who also did not have their council’s approval in their discussions with Ms. Hague.

Add to that the eff orts for Mr. Toby Nixon trying to regain political power with hopes to become a Kirkland Council member from the newly annexed area and he ran a successful hypocritical campaign against Jessica Greenway.

Th en, State Rep. Larry Springer collaborated with the now Kirkland Mayor McBride to pass state legisla-tion to assist with the cost of annexa-tion. Th ey were in cahoots with each other in trying to gain political power

for the council. He’s now saying: don’t blame me

for not knowing what the Governor would do in the budget crunch. Why didn’t he become aware of the risk of budget reductions and alert the citizens of the pending possible ac-tions. He made many phone calls and had many meetings with state, county, and city staff and elected offi cials. He knew of the risk and kept the citizens in the dark hoping it did not happen.

I also cringe when I hear that Kirk-land cherry picked all the revenue-producing areas leaving the county bearing the cost for urban services in the unincorporated areas. Over the years, the unincorporated areas have had the same opportunity to become incorporated or annexed to gain revenue producing areas. Bob Style, Kirkland

The 2011 year in news for Kirkland had everything from

“A”nnexation to “Z”oning codes disputes. But some of the

biggest stories were also some of the most tragic in the city’s

history.

The Reporter began the year with its fi ve-week long in-depth

series on the Totem Lake Malls. We looked into the history, fi nancial

issues, ownership and future of the place that had been called

everything from a “ghost town” to the “white elephant.” The series

generated a nationwide response like any other we have ever

received.

The new downtown Kirkland Transit Center opened in March

to great fanfare. The transit center was expanded and construction

shut down Third Street for months.

House Bill 1812 nearly started a war in Olympia and Kirkland. It

aimed to shutdown the Houghton Community Council but residents

fought the measure and won a reprieve.

In April, Rep. Jay Inslee visited Lake Washington High School for

Democracy Day. The event was coordinated with schools across the

country and featured a speech by the now candidate for Washing-

ton State Governor.

Former astronaut Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar was the guest speaker

at the annual Lake Washington School District luncheon at Juanita

High School. The event raised $145,000 for the district.

Kirkland said goodbye to one of its most trailblazing former

mayors Doris Cooper, as she died at age 85. Along with being the

fi rst woman mayor of Kirkland, Cooper was partly responsible for

purchasing land on the Kirkland waterfront and turning it into city

parks, a feature that defi nes the city to this day.

The Juanita girls softball team won the state title over Bain-

bridge Island during June.

One of the worst tragedy’s in the city’s history came to a close

for many as Leonid Milkin moved back into his home, which was

rebuilt by community members. Milkin, a service member, was

stationed in Iraq in 2006 when his family was murdered in their

Kirkland home and it was burned to the ground.

The City of Kirkland became the 12th-largest in the state in June

after a long anticipated annexation of the Finn Hill, Juanita and

Kingsgate neighborhoods. During that same month contractors

hired to renovate Juanita Beach Park were fi red after they failed to

complete the project on time. The park fi nally opened three months

later after a new contractor was hired to complete the job.

A six month string of tragic deaths began when Kirkland resident

Steve Lacey was killed by a drunk driver July 24 on busy N.E. 85th

Street. Tragic news continued in August as a cyclist was killed on

N.E. Juanita Drive. A second cyclist would lose his life in December.

September saw the announcement that LWSD Superintendent

Dr. Chip Kimball would step down following the school year.

The announcement of the Potalla Village project on Lake

Washington Boulevard would set off a fi ght between residents, the

city and the developer over the scale of the project. The project has

been put on hold as the city takes time to reassess the zoning codes

and the Comprehensive Plan for the area.

The fall election gave Kirkland its fi rst council member from

the newly annexed neighborhood of Kingsgate, as Toby Nixon

narrowly defeated two-term incumbent Jessica Greenway for

Position No. 4.

Kirkland father Solomon Metalwala’s son Sky went missing in

November and the search continues for the boy. Sky was left in his

mother’s car in Bellevue on the side of the road and she claims he

was gone when she returned after going to get gas for the vehicle.

Metalwala would gain custody of his daughter Maile in December.

The owner and cook at Amici, an Italian restaurant in

downtown Kirkland, were charged with rape of a woman at the

establishment after hours.

Tragedy struck again at the end of November as Scarlett

Paxton, 19, of Juanita was allegedly stabbed to death by Lewis-

McCord soldier Dakota Wolf.

The year fi nished on a more optimistic note for the future of

Kirkland, as the City Council voted to approve the purchase of the

old BNSF rail line through the city for $5 million. The property

could be used for a bike and pedestrian trail or even Lightrail.

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Thanks to the Reporter for the opportunity to give some thoughts

on where we should aspire to go as a community as I transition roles from the Kirkland Chamber and Downtown Associ-ation to oversee the Kirkland Concours and other ventures.

It has been a mo-mentous 10 years in Kirkland and it was fun to personally play a part because of the kind of community we have. Residents and businesses have a heritage, resilience and commitment that many communities only dream of having.

As I look to the future, I think we all can agree with Robert Frost who said, “We have many miles to go and promises to keep.”

What is next? I would venture we need to con-tinue to be vigilant about the strengths of our community and take it a signifi cant step further. In other words, and in deference to a group formed by U2’s Bono, let’s call it “One Kirkland.”

First, the magic of down-town needs to be spread to the other neighborhoods and business districts of Kirkland.

Th e volunteerism embodied in the KDA, 4th of July, the new Kudos Kirkland and other groups is special.

Th is esprit du corps inspires resi-dents and businesses to volunteer their “time and treasure” to clean, decorate, plant fl ower pots and organize to accom-plish community

needs, some that were funded by the city in better times. Th is can and should happen all over Kirkland – it is time to do the same for North and

South Juanita, Kingsgate, Houghton, Bridle Trails and our other areas. Not only are there current and potential volunteers and donors in the wings, many of the businesses that step up now with time and/or treasure (that would take a full page of this paper to name) have other potential partners that are ready to step up.

Second, we need to continue to build on our past successes to help our non-profi ts. Th ese are in the areas of community need (those needing housing,

medical care, employment and sustenance), the arts and, of course, the needs of our youth and education system. Citizens, businesses and most notably service organizations (Rotary, Kiwanis, KITH, etc.) are generous and step up to meet these needs. Th e challenge is that there is so much need and so many events to help support these causes that perhaps the volunteer commitment and energy expended can be used more eff ectively and more effi ciently. Th us, it is time for us to seriously look at an idea espoused by many, most no-tably former mayor and “fi rst citizen” Bill Woods: the form-ing of a Kirkland Foundation.

Th ese needs would be under one banner, encompassing an annual “one ask” linked with focused fund-raising events under the diverse umbrella areas of the arts, the under-served and education/youth.

A foundation would be nimble and would also be able to respond to emerging needs, such as the reality that today volunteer donations augment the school’s free breakfast and lunch programs by providing backpacks of food so the same students can bring food home for the weekend. And this is in Kirkland, 98033.

Th e key is getting there together as “one.” Th ere is an adage that much can be

done when there is selfl ess-ness, sharing and no issue of whom gets credit. I think we are up to the task, especially now with another 40,000 citizens who share our values.

Th ese are movements and strategies I hope would be considered and I would support if I were to stay in my current role — and, in fact, in my new ventures I would volunteer to assist. So, with respect, those are my thoughts as I write this on Christmas Eve. Let the dialogue begin.

Bill Vadino is the execu-tive director emeritus of the Greater Kirkland Chamber and KDA.

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The last 12 months have, as is typi-cal, been busy in

Kirkland – especially in sports. Local teams have hit new highs and individuals have accom-plished impressive feats.

In January, local tennis phenom Henrik Wiersh-olm heated up the court overseas, playing in the international Les Petitis As tournament in France. The Kirkland native, 13, also reached the finals in

an English tournament in singles and doubles. He competes with the U.S. Tennis Association. Weirsholm later went on to compete in the World Junior Tennis Finals in the Czech Republic last August.

The Juanita girls bas-ketball team had a strong winter season, winning the KingCo league title for the first time since 1987. They went on to fall to Cleveland in the district tournament. The Rebels finished with a 19-7 record.

During the same post season run, the Juanita wrestlers finished in third at KingCo, while Lake Washington had three state finishers at the 3A meet in February. Joel Navas finished sixth, Jerry Petrechko was fifth and Jack Michels was fourth. Juanita’s Jeremiah Laufasa was second overall.

In boys basketball, Lake Washington’s season ended in the district tournament in February against Rainier Beach. The Kangs were 15-11 overall.

In March, Kirkland

readers met Ruby Engre-itz, a Kirkland native and University of Washington gymnast. After missing her senior season during high school because of injury, she bounced back in college stronger than ever. She had an extreme-ly strong season, both in the gym and academi-cally.

The Juanita girls softball team won the 3A state title over Memorial Day weekend, beating Bainbridge 6-1 for the win. The team also won the KingCo title and its third straight district title.

The Lake Washington baseball team capped a strong spring season at the end of May with a run to the first round of the state tournament. They lost to Richland 14-8.

The Juanita girls track team finished seventh as a team in May during the 3A state track meet in Tacoma. The Rebels top finisher was Alanna Coker in second place in the 100 meter race.

Kirkland native and professional wake boarder Nick Jones made a trip back home in July with the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard tour. The Juanita graduate visited his hometown while com-peting in Monroe.

The Little League Ju-nior Softball World Series held another success-ful tournament in early August.

Teams from around the world came to Ever-est Park to play for the title of best in the world. The team from Croswell, Mich. representing the Central region of the U.S. took home the title.

The Lake Washington girls volleyball team fin-ished their season at the district tournament, fall-ing to Mercer Island in the consolation bracket. The team was 8-12 this autumn.

The Kangs girls soccer team was one win away from the 3A state tourna-ment in the fall, but lost to Eastside Catholic in early November to end the season.

Here’s to another won-derful year in sports in Kirkland!

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Kirkland Reporter sports year in review for 2011 Enrollment to change school classifi cations

It appears KingCo schools can prepare for some reclassifi cation. While the numbers won’t be offi cial until next month when the Washington Interscho-lastic Activities Asso-ciation meets, it’s very likely there are changes coming for KingCo schools.

Based on current en-rollment numbers Lake Washington High School will be dropping down to compete in 2A, while Juanita will stay at 3A.

Lake Washington Athletic Director George Crowder said the school plays where it lands in terms of classifi cation. Currently the Kangs have an enrollment of 998, according to the Lake Washington School District website, putting the school well within the 2A range of 513-1085.

Juanita High School sits at 1036, also within the 2A range, but has opted up to play in 3A.

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Vance L. NixonJanuary 31, 1932 – December 20, 2011

Vance LaVerne Nixon, father of Kirkland city councilmember-elect Toby Nixon, passed away on December 20 in Redding, California, after a long illness. He was born January 31, 1932 in Dayton, Ohio. In 1943 he moved to North Hollywood, CA with his parents and four younger siblings. During the Korean War he proudly served as a medical technician in the U.S. Air Force. Afterward, he worked in a variety of positions and businesses including manufacturing and sales. Genealogy was his passion for many years, and he created an extensive family history database going back over 400 years.

He married his first wife Patricia Hodgkins in 1956 and they had three sons. In 1970 he moved to Redding with his sons. He married his second wife Joan Severtson in 1976, and they were married over 34 years until her passing in July, 2011.

He is survived by his first wife Patricia, who lives in Kirkland; his three sons, Toby of Kirkland, WA, William of Sacramento, CA, and Lawrence of San Diego, CA; sisters Mildred and Elizabeth; brothers Raymond and Leslie; and eight grandchildren.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Services will be held at Lawncrest Memorial Chapel in

Redding on December 30.566134

Frank M. GoughAt the age of 79, Frank passed peacefully of liver cancer at home on

December 20, 2011. He was born to Helen and Cliff ord Gough April 26, 1932 in Sweets Mining Camp, Sweets, Utah, which has now disappeared from the map.

Frank served his country with the U.S. Army during the Korean Confl ict and his true

passions were hunting and fi shing which he excelled at. He was an

avid fi sherman from the time he picked up a rod and reel. He hunted the

high hills of Utah at an early age and continued on to adulthood. Many knew Frank as a man of excellent work ethics and a good sense of humor.

Frank was preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years, Sharron, with whom they had 5 children. Alan (deceased), Sharra (deceased), Lisa, Jan and Jill, and 4 grandchildren, Khayla, A.J., Chandler and Shane. His greatest achievement in life was achieving the status of “GREAT” father, husband, grandfather, brother, son and friend. He is survived by his second wife, Jody and daughters Kelly and Terry, and brother Brooks.

Frank gave many loving hours to the Kirkland First Baptist Church over the years and was an active member of the Rotary Club of Bellevue Overlake. His medical problems in later years curbed his volunteering eff orts. In Lieu of fl owers, remembrances can be made to Bellevue Overlake Rotary and the Harbor Club 777 N.E. 8th Ave. Bellevue, WA 98004. For the many lives that Frank touched, a celebration of his life will be held on January 7, 2012, at 11:00am at the First Baptist Church 701 First Ave., Kirkland, WA 98083. Lunch to follow the memorial service. YOU MADE ME LAUGH A THOUSAND TIMES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER MADE ME CRY. Loving

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Just days aft er Univer-sity of Kansas alumnus Th omas Lovitt made

arrangements with KU Endowment to create a music scholarship in honor of his late wife, KU alumna Polly Owen Lovitt, he received a diagnosis nobody wants to hear — pancreatic cancer.

Lovitt, of Kirkland, made a $60,500 gift to create the Polly Owen Lovitt Music Education and Choir Scholarship for KU music majors who participate in KU choirs.

Since learning his diagno-sis in August, Lovitt has been tying up loose ends.

“When I think about things I’d like to do with the rest of my life — my bucket list — I’m really doing what I want to do,” he said. “It’s getting this scholarship set up and writing Polly’s story. I don’t have any trips I want to go on; and I don’t want to buy a new BMW. But it would be wonderful to know the name of the fi rst person who receives this scholarship, to know who it is and a little bit about them, I’d love that.”

“Th e School of Music is thrilled that Polly’s song will

be continued so beauti-fully in this scholarship,” said Robert Walzel, dean of the KU School of Music. “Just as music was a large part of her life, so will Polly’s legacy be for future generations of KU music students.”

Katherine Dick, of Lawrence, is the inaugural recipient and will receive the scholarship in spring 2012.

“I’m very grateful and humbled to have been chosen for this scholarship,” said Dick. “Growing up here in Lawrence

and around KU gave me such a privileged music educa-tion, especially in choral experiences. Receiving such a meaningful scholarship to keep pursuing what I love is a special thing. It will allow me to continue in my choral studies, something both Polly and I share a love for. Th ank you, Mr. Lovitt.”

Th omas and Polly met at KU and married as under-graduates. Polly earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from KU in 1952 and a master’s degree in education in 1966. Th omas earned three degrees from KU — a bachelor’s in music

education in 1952, a master’s in music education in 1960 and a doctorate in education in 1966.

Polly grew up in Emporia. During her junior and senior years at KU, she sang in the KU Chorale, a 16-member choir directed by nationally known musician Clayton Krehbiel. She described this as one of her most meaning-ful experiences at KU.

Aft er graduating from KU, Polly shared her contralto voice in prestigious choirs, including the Washington National Cathedral choir and the Kansas City Symphony Chorus. Later, as a middle-school music teacher, Polly turned her talents and energy to inspiring a love of music in her students. When needed, she even would develop student music shows from scratch.

“Her programs were sen-

sational,” said Lovitt. “Polly would write the scripts and the music, sew the costumes, all kinds of things.”

Lovitt said his wife was gift ed at working with the middle-school age group, especially the girls.

“I think a lot of them kind of saw her as a sur-rogate mother,” he said. Th roughout her life, Polly encouraged women to fi nd self-fulfi llment, and she was particularly interested when women took up nontradi-tional careers, for instance, truck driving.

Aft er Polly died in De-cember 2010, Lovitt set out to preserve her legacy. He is writing a book about her life, using as a backdrop decades-worth of letters Polly wrote to her family and meticulous scrapbooks she compiled. He created the music scholarship to honor her in perpetuity

at the university where they met.

Th e couple were married 58 years and have four chil-dren, six grandchildren and fi ve great-grandchildren. In 2010, Tom Lovitt, a professor

emeritus of special education at the University of Wash-ington, received the Edward L. Meyen Distinguished Lecturer award at KU.

KU School of Music scholarship established in memory of Kirkland alumna

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