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No teacher cuts for LWSD, elementary class size increase

The Kirkland National Little League defeated the Kirkland American Little League in the teams’ fi rst-ever all Kirkland game held at Everest Park on June 15. RACHAEL HARRIS, Special to the Reporter

BY RACHAEL HARRIS

Special to the Reporter

A crowd of spectators and two baseball teams helped usher

in summer with a classic little league competition at Everest Park on June 15. Th e game celebrated the recent annexation of Kirkland with the fi rst-ever Little League City Championship.

Th e Kirkland National “Brewers” took the trophy with a 12-4 win over the Kirkland American “Athletics,” but everyone shared the excitement of sunshine, hot dogs, and sportsmanship.

Mayor Joe McBride kicked off the game, thanking the fans and players on behalf of the

Kirkland City Council. “I am honored to be here,” she said, and then led the boys in the Little League Pledge.

A full season, plus four tour-nament games prepared the teams for the title determining game.

“I told the boys, ‘Let’s go and play our game, and

even if we lose 0-10 or 1-2 no one can take away

what we did in our regular season,’”

said Mark Peterson, man-ager for the Brewers who also played

for the Kirk-land National

Little League team that won the 1982 World Series. “We have fun, play,

and do the best we can. Th e boys seemed to re-spond to that very well.”

Th e Brewers responded very well, clinching the lead from the fi rst two in-nings, during which they scored fi ve runs to the A’s one. During the third inning, the A’s almost matched the Brewers’ lead, scoring two more runs for a 5-3 score halfway through the game, but the Brewers surged ahead, scoring seven more runs in the fi nal three innings.

“Th e Brewers are an excellent team,” said Corky Trewin, manager for the A’s. “Th ey pitched well, hit well, caught the ball well and were very well coached.”

Both teams entered the competition prepared to compete, but also ready to

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National wins first-ever all Kirkland game

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Judge to rule today on city’s motion in substation lawsuit PSE pays neighbors $64,000 for damage to neighbors’ homes from constructionBY MATT PHELPS AND

CARRIE WOOD

Kirkland Reporter

Th e $2.7 million lawsuit fi led by Juanita substation neighbors against Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and the City of Kirkland has taken some turns during the past two months. Th e court ruled against the main EMF (elec-tromagnetic fi eld) evidence presented by the neighbors and Kirkland offi cials have petitioned for the case against the city to be thrown out. PSE also came forward with pa-perwork to start the process of paying for damage to the

homes, thanks to the con-struction of the substation.

“Th e court, we believe wrongly excluded the testi-mony of our expert that EMF was possibly carcinogenic.” said Michael Heslop, one of the neighboring residents involved in the suit. “We fi nd this a bit puzzling because Th e International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), classifi es EMF as a 2B carcinogen (possibly car-cinogenic to humans). Th is is the the same classifi cation that IARC has assigned to

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BY SAMANTHA PAK

Reporter Newspapers

Kindergarten through fourth-grade class sizes and staff compen-sation at Lake Washington School District (LWSD) are the two areas that will be aff ected by state cuts for the district’s 2011-12 budget.

Business services coordi-nator Barbara Posthumus, who presented the proposed budget to school board mem-bers Monday evening, said the district plans to make up the $4.6 million shortfall by using levy funds and making

small reductions in staff at the K-4 level.

Th e good news is that the LWSD will avoid having to make any teacher layoff s as the staff reduc-tion will be done through attrition, but the bad news is that K-4 class size will increase slightly.

According to a LWSD press release, student-teacher ratios at the K-4 level will increase by about one student per class. Kindergarten and fi rst-grade staffi ng will change from 19-to-1 to 20-to-1; second- and third-grades

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Th e Seattle Seafair Pirates will invade the Kirkland Heritages Society’s meeting at 7 p.m. on June 29 at Heritage Hall, 203 Mar-ket St. Th e pirates will reveal their begin-nings and update their activities.

Th e Seattle Seafair Pirates are a volun-tary group of people started in 1949 by the members of the Washington State Press Club. Th ey joined together with other com-munity leaders to create Seattle’s fi rst Seafair Festival in 1950.

Th e Seafair Pirates was founded in 1949 by some of the younger members of the Ale & Quail Society. Th e group was created

to help provide some entertainment and to promote the Seafair festival in Seattle, Washington. Th e Seafair Pirates are a dedicated group who take their roles as pirates seriously. Th ere is a rigorous process to even being considered when joining the group, as they only want individuals who will dedicate themselves. Th ey are present at the Seafair parades during the summer months, and the boom of their cannons warn the crowd that they are coming.

Th e group entertains and raise funds for diff erent charities all year. Th e Pirates chari-ties include their own Holiday Treasure Chest Fund, which provides food, toys and good cheer to families in need. Every Christmas thousands of toys are delivered to families along with food for the holidays.

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A fire that broke out at a Puget Sound Energy electrical substation

in Redmond on June 16 caused 25,000 power outages across the region, including Kirkland.

PSE spokesperson Allison Stanford said the company was notified that a fire broke out at approximately 12:30 p.m. in the 9800 block of Wil-lows Road at the Sammamish Substation in Redmond. The fire caused power outages for 25,000 customers across the Eastside.

“PSE crews have redirected that power and restored 16,000 customers within an hour of the incident,” she said. PSE crews restored power to the remaining customers later that day.

Officials said there were no hazardous materials concerns, no injuries and no criminal activity they were aware of.

Redmond fire officials said mineral oil, which is a non-toxic substance used as a coolant and conductor in the substation transformer, caught fire and fueled the flames. The Redmond Fire Department responded to the scene, but could not use water to douse the flames

because water would only increase the flames.

A Port of Seattle foam truck, which extinguishes fires using foam similar to a fire extinguisher, was brought in and doused the flames.

Several readers called and e-mailed the Reporter to

report they saw flames shoot-ing several feet high and a column of black smoke could be seen for several miles.

Shortly after the fire broke out, employees at the Willow Creek Corporate Center were standing outside in the park-ing lot, looking up at the huge

black plume.“The power went out

quickly and then it came back on and then went out imme-diately,” said Trevor Johnson, an employee at Microsoft Corp., which was evacuated following the power outage.

Kim Haines, also a Micro-soft employee, said she was working on deadline on a big project when the power went out.”So this is really impact-ing our work day,” she added.

Meanwhile, Andrew Has-sard, vice president of Service Communications, Inc., was walking back to his office alongside of Willows Road, which was backed up for miles in both directions. He said his office shut down the servers and he headed over to the substation to check out the scene.

“I wandered down there and told everyone they can go ahead and go home,” said Hassard after he saw the fire and took a photo of it using his iphone from 100 feet away. “We’re going to be out of power for quite some time.”

Power was also shut down at several Lake Washington School District schools, in-cluding Lakeview Elementa-ry, International Community School and BEST in Kirkland and Ben Rush Elementary in Redmond, according to

Kathryn Reith, the district communications director.

She also said phones were down for a while at Rose Hill Junior in Redmond and Mark Twain Elementary in Kirkland. The LWSD Re-source Center, located in the Redmond Town Center, ran on emergency power during the outage.

Busses were delayed in getting out of the bus barn for the afternoon run as the fire was very near the LWSD support services offices,

which is located at 15212 NE 95th St., just off of Wil-lows Road.

“Redmond PD was wonderful, they helped us in creating a route to get busses out,” Reith said. “Busses may be delayed because of the traffic issues in the area, so we are letting parents know right now.”

The Sammamish substa-tion is a larger facility that serves smaller station in the area, according to the PSE official.

Substation fire causes 25,000 outages across Eastside

Fire at the Puget Sound Energy Samammish Substation along Willows Road in Redmond on Thursday. CHAD COLEMAN, Kirkland Reporter

BY BILL CHRISTIANSON

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Cleanup and restoration efforts continue in the after-math of a large fire that broke out last week at a Puget Sound Energy substation in Redmond.

Martha Monfried, director of Corporate Communica-tions for PSE, said Tuesday it will be a few weeks before the utility’s investigative team determines what caused a high-voltage transformer — filled with 15,000 gallons of non-toxic mineral oil — to go up in flames at the Samma-mish substation on June 16. Monfried said PSE will have final cost estimates of the damage caused by the fire next week, saying that “the transformer alone costs $3 million and $1 million more in equipment to install.”

There will be additional costs in the cleanup and trans-former replacement efforts, Monfried said.

The state Department of Ecology was at the substation last Friday, advising contractors doing cleanup, but are no longer on site. PSE’s environmental consultant, Geo Engi-neers, Inc. along with PSE environmental and engineering teams are leading the cleanup and replacement project, along with providing regular reports to Ecology, according to Larry Altose, spokesman for Ecology. more story online…

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Anyone who has been in the Kingsgate, Juanita or Finn Hill

neighborhoods of Kirkland at night recently knows that

the new fi reworks ban is not being observed by all of its

residents.

Even if annexation had never passed, fi reworks would not be

allowed this early. Cracks, booms and bangs are already being heard

and it makes many worry that a great number of residents are

already ignoring the law.

But the repercussions for such actions will make your day, week

or even year fi zzle faster than a wet wick.

At fi rst sight of the rockets red glare Kirkland Police may just

confi scate the fi reworks. Kirkland Police Department spokesman

Rob Saloum said the city’s main focus is to educate citizens and

make sure they understand and are aware of the law.

But depending on the individual situation, the penalties can also

be as severe as a citation and fi ne all the way up to being charged

with a class C felony for outlawed fi reworks. A perpetrator can also

be held personally responsible for damage to property resulting

from the discharging of fi reworks.

The social discussion about personal fi reworks has also been an

explosive one. Those who love seeing the sparks in the sky and the

exhilaration of a a M-80, argue that it takes away their freedom to

celebrate our freedom in a way of their choosing. The tradition of

personal fi reworks has been around for decades and without it the

holiday does not seem the same to some.

For others, the sound of a Saturn-Missle Battery makes them

cringe in fear for their possessions, no matter how remote, as a stray

rocket could set their house ablaze. Some who have pets or very

small children feel that it infringes on their rights as the noise and

bright lights can make keeping the unaware calm. The noise results

in many pets running away from their owners each year. To report

a lost dog or cat call the King County Regional Animal Services at

206-296-7387.

No matter where you fall in that debate, the fact remains that

the law restricts all personal fi reworks within Kirkland City limits.

City offi cials encourage people who observe violators to call 425-

577-5656. Emergency situations should be restricted to 9-1-1.

Kirkland is one of the dwindling numbers of cities to still hold a

public fi reworks display, along with a community parade through

downtown. “Celebrate Kirkland!” is a great tradition for many resi-

dents. The event is still attempting to reach its goal of $60,000 for

the fi reworks display held at Marina Park in downtown Kirkland and

is a great alternative to personal fi reworks. Many choose to donate

to the cause instead of breaking the law to buy their own. The city

encourages those who intend to attend the festivities to carpool or

ride mass transit for both the parade and the fi reworks.

There is parking available at Marina Park from 6 a.m. to mid-

night, Heritage Park from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Lake Street will be

closed on the Fourth of July. The Marina Park boat launch will also

be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the parade and again from

9:30-11 p.m. for the fi reworks. And alcohol is not allowed in public

spaces, including parks.

The fi reworks display will be blasted off from a barge on Lake

Washington and will begin at approximately 10:15 p.m. July 4.

No matter what you do to celebrate this Fourth of July, do it with

safety in mind. The fi fth of July should not be reserved for checking

out of a hospital.

For more information regarding fi reworks regulations, contact

the Kirkland Bureau of Fire Prevention at 425-587-3650.

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‘At-a-boy’ Kirkland for a job well done

I just fi nished reading the letters to the editor in the latest issue of the Reporter. Sounds like there are a few sour grapes that were previ-ously against annexation and are still trying to fi ght it. It seems to me that regardless of whether there was 60 percent approval or 59 percent approval - and yes I am well aware of the RCW dealing with annexa-tion - that a majority of the people in the annexation area were for the annexation.

Th e 60 percent would have made the annexation offi cial, without action by the city. So, the council vot-ing my area into the city was actually a vote for the majority and I believe, majority still rules. So, we’re now a part of Kirkland. Get over it.

It most certainly will be a relief to have the immediacy of Kirkland City Hall versus the more impersonal response of a downtown Seattle King County government. I don’t mean to put King County down as they have enough problems they must solve. King County, particularly the urban unincorporated areas, encompasses a large physical area with hundreds

of thousands of people to serve and with all the problems engendered by such a population. With King Coun-ty in a position where they must face a decreasing ability to serve that population means they would be in a reduced position to service the area annexed by Kirkland.

I have also noticed an increase in police vehicles in the Kings-gate neighborhood, hooray! And I applaud their enforcing the law. Enforcing traffi c regulations does not constitute a police state unless of course you are one of the viola-tors. I for one applaud the Kirkland Police Department. Traffi c violators cause accidents and causalities. I agree that there was a visible lack of law enforcement previously under King County, but that visual lack of offi cers also meant they weren‚Äôt there when a life-safety issue was involved. I somehow don’t fi nd that to be a positive factor. Personally, I’m glad to see an increase in police presence and protection in my area and I most certainly don’t look at it as a police state. One last note, if you check with the city, I think you’ll fi nd that there really are quite a bit fewer Kirkland police offi cers than there are residents in your area.

Th is of course is my personal opinion and obviously is in disagree-ment with the authors of the letters in last week’s edition. Kirkland needs an “at-a-boy/girl” for a job well done. Th ank you Kirkland.Dick Fredlund, Kirkland

Annexation process was legal and fair

Th ere have been a number of letters, including the one by Mr. Bonin, suggesting that the will of the people in the annexation area were overridden by the city council when it approved the annexation and that the annexation process was unfair for the residents of the pre-annexation Kirkland. So, some comments:

ers in the annexation area approved of the annexation.

that state law was violated during the annexation process.

Kirkland, as it was before this prob-ably last annexation, was the product of a series of annexations. In that context, who really are the original residents?Bob Thompson, Kirkland

City should revisit tree cutting policy

Th ere were a line of seven trees cut on what seems to be on public land, at the southern corner Northeast 60th Street and 104 Avenue North-east, in the Houghton area near some lots getting ready to be developed. Th ese seven healthy trees, as far as I can tell, were not on these properties, but on an easement along a gravel road.

Aft er talking to the Kirkland Planning Department, I was told that permits were issued for their removal. It was my understanding that there was a density clause with regard to cutting trees of certain sizes and limited to only a certain number within a prescribed area. Who justi-fi ed cutting a line of seven large and medium trees down, all next to each other? I pass these trees oft en, on my walks, and fi nd the destruction totally unnecessary. Th e tree stumps are an ugly reminder of someone’s disregard to fostering or natural surroundings, a real shame. Rick Bodlaender, Kirkland

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A Redmond woman was extradited from Great Britain

last week and charged with first-degree murder in the poisoning death of a Kirkland man.

Janjira Smith, 56, is be-ing held in King County Jail on $5 million bail for the crime.

Prosecutors allege Smith killed Roger Lewis, her former boyfriend and severely injured a woman using an insecticide, methomyl, to poison a bottle of alcohol the two drank from in a Kirkland apartment in 2006. The other woman involved in the poisoning has recov-ered from the incident, but a separate charge of second-degree assault were brought against Smith for the woman’s injuries.

Smith had recently been in an 18-month relation-ship with Lewis, who took a trip to the Philippines and met another woman. Upon his return to Kirk-land, he informed Smith he was going to marry the other woman, according

to court documents. “Smith reportedly did

not receive the news well,” charging papers said.

Smith repeatedly begged for Lewis to take her back with no results.

Smith contacted the woman in October of 2006 and told her that Lewis liked to drink alcohol. Smith said that she would send over a bottle of Jägermeister with a friend and urged the woman to have Lewis drink the alcohol before they went out that night and to have a good time. A friend of the female victim had re-portedly told her that the bottle might be poisoned.

Later that night the woman poured Lewis a full shot glass of the alcohol and he drank the contents. The woman also had a smaller amount of the alcohol, according to the Kirkland Police De-partment’s investigation.

The woman told inves-tigators that she immedi-ately felt ill, lost her sight and blacked out. The two victims were found the next day by a friend. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman

was taken to the hospital. The woman was diag-nosed with having a stroke from lack of oxygen to the brain and was temporarily blind.

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will shift from 23.9-to-1 to 25-to-1; and fourth-grade will go from 25.12-to-1 to 26.75-to-1.

The release states that class size increases will result in eliminating about 17 to 18 teaching positions, through attrition “as more than that number of teachers retired or resigned at the end of this school year so the positions will simply remain unfilled.”

Posthumus said in prepar-ing the budget, one of her team’s goals was to avoid lay-offs — something the district has avoided even as the state continues to cut education funding.

“We have a his-tory in this district of good financial plan-ning,” she said. “No one wants to (have layoffs).”

Since 2009, state cuts to maintain small K-4 classes amounts to more than $13 million — $2.6 million of which are for the 2011-12 budget, which will be voted on at the Aug. 8 board meet-ing and go into effect Sept. 1.

To minimize cuts to the classroom and avoid teacher layoffs, LWSD has also been making up the difference by reallocating levy funds and making budget cuts in other areas.

“The bottom line is that local levy dollars are filling in

the holes the state has dug,” superintendent Chip Kimball said in the LWSD release. “For 2011-12, levy money will continue to take care of most of the cuts to K-4 class size enhancements. Even with those efforts, we will have a small adjustment in K-4 class sizes.”

During Monday’s meet-ing, board president Jackie Pendergrass acknowledged that school levies were originally created to enhance and enrich the classroom experience, not cover basic expenses such as programs

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have fun, regardless of the outcome.

“We reminded the boys of the desire to continue the process of becoming better players and the thrill of coming back during the game even if we fall short,” said Trewin.

Spectators were hard pressed to fi nd any players falling short of eff ort during this game. Peterson pointed out the Brewers’ bottom seven hitters made the big-gest impact on the game.

“Th e bottom seven guys in our order were absolutely phenomenal hitting the ball, producing runs, and getting on base,” he said. “Th ey scored half of our runs. Th at’s huge in Little League when you can have those players producing that much.”

Other game highlights include Jayson Schroeder’s seven strikeouts on the pitching mound (Brew-ers), a single and a triple by Ryan Traut-mann (Brewers), and an RBI Double by Hunter Trewin (A’s).

Manager Trewin empha-sized the character building quality of local Little League participation.

“Th e players, parents, and family members wanted to have fun and learn the game

of baseball with the ex-pectation of improv-ing throughout the season,” he said. “We did all of that.”

Kirkland Little League provides base-

ball and soft ball recreational competition for boys and girls ages 4-18.

“Little League is a wonder-

ful place to teach and learn in a community setting,” Trewin said. “Th e City of Kirkland Championship is a great place to bring more players, children, families and volunteers to experience our community.”

Aft er the game, Little League All Star team mem-bers were announced. Th e Kirkland All Star teams will continue on to post-season play.

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A Kirkland American Little League player attempts to get back to third base during the game between the two Kirkland little league teams on June 15. The National team won the game played at Everest Park. RACHAEL

HARRIS, Special to the Reporter Bridger Bartch Taylor PetersonTanner PetersonJayson Schroeder

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Help design special gathering place in Kirkland park

Saturday, June 25 is the fi rst of several community events where the public will provide ideas and inspira-tion for a new “gathering place” in the 132nd Square Park.

Th is event and the devel-opment and building of this new park feature come as the result of a grant awarded by Tully’s Coff ee and the Pomegranate Center to the Totem Lake/Kingsgate neighborhoods.

Th is project is a “design-build” project that will be

completed by the end of September. Outreach to and participation by the entire community is key to the success of the project and will ensure the resulting feature is refl ective of the community’s needs and creativity.

Th e community design event will begin at 10 a.m. on June 25 at the LDS Church across the street from the park (13220 N.E. 132nd St., Kirkland). It be-gins with a two-hour session and includes a tour of the park site, then active input and ideas from all members of the community. From 12-4 p.m., volunteer profes-sionals will work with the community input to create design concepts.

The public is invited to provide ideas for a new “gathering place” in the 132nd Square Park (pictured) on June 25. CONTRIBUTED


The blotter feature is both a descrip-tion of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Depart-ment that are dispatched to on-duty police offi cers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which aver-age about 1,200 per week.

Between June 10-17, the Kirkland Police Depart-ment reported 774 traffi c violations (14 DUIs), 43 alarm calls, 40 car acci-dents, 45 noise complaints, 20 thefts, 19 car prowls, 14 domestic violence calls, eight calls for harassment, eight acts of fraud, 27 calls of a disturbance, nine calls for illegal substances and 27 calls of civil disturbance. At least 97 people were arrested.

June 19Illegal substance: 2:08 a.m., 8400 block of 120th Ave. N.E. A 34-year-old Seattle man was contacted by police after someone reported him asleep in his car with an open bottle of Vodka next to him. When the man was attempting to fi nd his wallet the offi cer noticed a marijuana pipe in the vehicle as well.

June 18Domestic: 8:16 p.m., 9600 N.E. 120th Street. A 28-year-old woman called police to report that her husband shoved her and damaged property during an argument. The man also attempted to prevent her from calling police.

June 17Disturbance: 1:45 a.m., 117 Main Street. A 27-year-old Kirkland man assaulted three

people near the Central Club and was arrested.

Domestic: 12:30 p.m., 14700 block of 121st Court N.E. Offi cers responded to a call of a fi ght in progress and a male who was thrown through a window at a residence. When offi cers arrived they contacted the 24-year-old bleeding man who stated he fell through the window. He explained that there was a verbal confrontation with his brother and his mother attempted to intervene, tripping and falling into the man, knocking him through the window. The man’s stepfather then came down from the upstairs thinking his stepson broke the window intentionally and began assaulting him, slamming his head into the counter twice and throwing him to the

ground by his throat. The stepfather was arrested for assault.

Theft: 3:28 p.m., 14400 block of 124th Ave. N.E. Two Kirkland residents were arrested for

stealing items from Safeway.

June 16Intimidating a witness: 8:33 a.m.,

11515 N.E. 118th Street. A 27-year-old Kirkland man was contacted by police at the Kirkland court for attempting to intimidate a witness in regard to his assault trial. The man reportedly threatened the victim in front of the judge who was to oversee the case.

June 15Informational report: 3:05 p.m., 12300 N.E. 73rd Place. Neighbors called to report three juveniles playing with a scoped rifl e in their cul-de-sac. One of the juveniles was pointing the rifl e at the other kids. Police contacted the juveniles and the parents who were “highly un-cooperative.” The rifl e was deemed to be a high-powered pellet air gun and the juveniles were fi lming a school project for Kirkland Junior High.

Warrant arrest: 4:06 p.m., 12000 block of 120th Place N.E. A 35-year-old California man was contracted in Offi ce Max parking lot after a store manager noticed the man sitting in his car for over six hours. The suspect was found to have four outstanding felony warrants out of California.

266 possibly carcinogenic agents such as lead, pesticide DDT, chloroform and most recently cell phone radia-tion.”

PSE has declined to com-ment on the proceedings while it is in litigation.

Judge Mary I. Yu ruled in favor of PSE that the EMF levels were inadmissible in court because the medical or scientifi c testimony that the levels were too high was not reliable and did not reach the standard set by a previ-ous case, according to court documents. Th e ruling came nearly two weeks aft er the Reporter’s story on the city being included in the lawsuit against PSE, which was broke

by kirklandreporter.com on May 11. Th e substation neighbors plan to appeal the decision.

Th e ruling does not eff ect other issues in the case such as the devaluation of the homes from the substation based on real estate as-sessments.

On the heels of Yu’s decision, the city has fi led a motion for summary judg-ment based primarily on the fact that neighbors did not fi le a judicial review of the city’s variance.

Under the Land Use Petition Act, judicial review of a land-use decision must be sought within 21 days of the issuance of the land-use

decision.“Yet nobody fi led a LUPA

appeal of the city’s land-use decision,” said assistant city attorney Oskar Rey in court documents fi led by the city.

“In an attempt to avoid the procedural bar of LUPA,

plaintiff s claim that they ‘are not challenging the

validity of the vari-ance,’” stated Rey in the documents. “Yet they also assert that

the issuance of the vari-ance is an unconstitutional

taking of their properties.”Th e city asserts that be-

cause the neighbors did not petition the city’s judgement on the variance, the lawsuit is inadmissible.

Heslop has said in the past

that the neighbors decided not to appeal the variance be-cause their then-attorney ad-vised them that it would cost them more than $100,000.

In addition, the city said in the motion that the neighbors claim of inverse condemnation does not meet the legal requirements. Th e neighbors have fi led a response to the city’s motion and a hearing on these issues is scheduled for next Friday.

Substation neighbors did get good news on May 15 when they received pay-ment for physical damage to the homes caused by the construction of the substa-tion. PSE originally denied that the construction dam-aged the homes, but relented when a third party assessed the damage. Th e check for just under $64,000 is to be split between seven of the nine homeowners and brings to a close just one of the is-sues between the two parties.

Th e lawsuit was origi-nally fi led against PSE in September, and then the city was added in March, for the Juanita PSE substa-tion that was built at 10910 N.E. 132nd St. and borders 11 homes. Only nine of the homeowners are included in the lawsuit that asserts the substation has devalued the homes by 50 percent and EMFs encroach on the property, potentially causing physical harm.

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Kirkland goes quackers for Duck Dash traditionBY MATT PHELPS

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A sky brightly lit with fi reworks. American fl ags waving in the breeze. And a sea of 12,000 yellow rubber duckies?

Th e annual Duck Dash at Marina Park has become a traditional part of the annual Fourth of July celebrations in Kirkland. Th e event is produced by the Ro-tary Club of Kirkland and has become its largest annual fund raiser.

“Every Rotarian is asked to get 500 sold, but it is not easy for some. Th e ticket sales are phenomenal the two hours just before the event,” said Rotary member and former Kirkland Mayor Bill Woods. “But the greatest thing is what we are able to do with the money.”

Th e event started 16 years ago as the Rotary searched

for a new fund raiser. “We have done auctions,

but everyone does an auc-tion,” said Woods, about the Duck Dash that raised $50,000 during a single event. “We did a hamburger booth, pancake feed, sold wreathes. But this is the best money maker.”

Woods said that Rotary members Rick Ostrander and Dan Bartel came up with the idea.

“I fi rst saw it in Canada and it surprised me how much excitement it caused,” said Woods.

Th e three men decided to pursue the idea for the Kirk-land club. Th ey borrowed the bumpers from the Coast Guard and rented the ducks from a company. Th e event is still produced the same way.

“You can buy the ducks from them (the company) also, but it is written in the contract that you can’t do the event for three years if

you break the contract,” said Woods. “It is about $10,000 to rent the ducks, but the sponsors underwrite the event so all the proceeds go back to the community.”

Despite the contract issues, the Duck Dash continues to be a good event for the club.

Setting up is a painstaking task as every duck has to have a numbered sticker stuck to its bottom.

“We get about 20 kids

More information

To adopt a duck for this year’s Duck Dash, look for Rotary club members and the Lake Washington High School Drill Team at the follow-ing locations: Kirkland Wednesday Market; Juanita Friday Market and at the Parkplace QFC on the weekends.

The Rotary Club of Kirkland’s annual Duck Dash brings 12,000 rubber duckies to Marina Park each year for a fund raiser. REPORTER FILE PHOTO

[ more DASH page 12 ]

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Chartered on Oct. 4, 2006, and the newest Rotary Club in the area, the Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown’s motto of “right people, right mission, right now” describes this “young” club that off ers community-minded indi-viduals the opportunity for Rotary service in a breakfast club enviromnent.

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During the 2010-2011 Rotary year, the Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown (RCKD) strengthened its partnership with Juanita High School through its Vo-cational Services Committee. RCKD continued its Student of the Month program, sup-ported the Juanita Jazz Club and Honor Society, awarded $3,000 in college scholar-ships to three outstanding students, and started an Interact Club at the school.

Th e Student of the Month program recognizes nine outstanding seniors at Juanita High School for their contributions to the community and school. Collectively, these students have volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club, Race for t he Cure, Tent City, Youth Mi-grant Project; built homes in Tijuana, Mexico; Girl Scouts, NW Harvest, and HopeLink, just to list a few.

Many are also involved in leadership positions and sports, while maintaining a high GPA. Th ese students were then eligible to compete for college scholarship money. Th e three students who were awarded schol-arships were MaryKate Schurman ($1,500) who will be attending Seattle Pacifi c University in the fall, Jona-than Iwazaki ($1,000) who plans on attending Univer-

sity of Washington and True Vue ($500) who will attend Bellevue College.

Other students recognized in the 2010-2011 year were Lucy Hill, Molly Ichikawa, Timothy Johnson, Bonnie Gilbery, Jessica Latousek and Alexander Love.

Th e Juanita Jazz Club and Honor Society helped RCKD by performing and working the club’s 4th An-nual Crab Feed and Auction, held March 12. RCKD was able to raise more than $38,000 in net proceeds to support RCKD, Th e Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown Foundation and Th e Ro-

tary International Polio Plus Project. In return, RCKD donated $500 dollars to each of these groups of talented young people.

An exciting new part-nership with Juanita High School was created with the formation of an Interact Club, which is an independent service club within a school, sponsored and supported by a Rotary Club. Th e inaugural Board of Directors of the Interact Club of Juanita High School was formally introduced to RCKD members on March 22 and included President Kristina Koumaeva, Vice

President Genki Marshall, Secretary Hannah Johnson, Treasurer Carolyn Wilson, and Director Kyla Terashi-ma. Th is board, who will be seniors next school year, will serve through the 2011-2012 year.

Interact Club members also completed their fi rst community service project, sponsoring and working the Juanita High School blood drive where more than 100 students gave to the cause.

Wayne Ottum is the voca-tional service chair for the Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown.

RCKD partners with Juanita High School

The Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown started an Interact Club at Juanita High School during the 2010-2011 Rotary year. (From left to right) Sarah Taylor, RCKD president; Jean Johnson, JHS Interact Club representative; Kyla Terashima, director; Hannah Johnson, secretary; Carolyn Wilson, treasurer; Wayne Ottum, RCKD Interact Club representative; Genki Marshall, vice president; Kristina Koumaeva, president. CONTRIBUTED

BY BARB SEATON


Rotary Club of Kirkland volunteers assisted the Kirkland Parks Department in constructing a children’s

playground at Rose Hill Meadows Park in October.

Last year the City of Kirkland cut the Parks Department budget and the public was asked to assist the department wherever

possible. Several Rotary Club of Kirkland members decided on this playground project and on a rainy Sat-urday, joined by staff from the Parks Department, completed a signifi cant por-tion of the playground.

Th e Rotary Club of Kirk-land has participated in sev-eral parks projects through-

out the city, including the picnic shelter at Everest Park. Rotarian J. Donald Dicks said, “I have always enjoyed working outdoors and helping clean up some of our parks so thought that this would be a good way for our Rotary Club to continue to be involved

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[ more PARKS page 12 ]


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from the DECA Club at Lake Washington High School and we have a pizza party,” said Woods. “Lee Johnson Chevrolet is good enough to let us use some space to set this all up. But it is a two to three hour job.”

Forty to 50 people gather the ducks and get them out to Marina Park where the bumpers hold them until the race begins at 3 p.m. on July 4.

“We have people with

dinghies and lawn blowers out there,” said Woods.

Each participant “adopts” a duck for the race for $5 or four for $20. Th e fi rst duck across the fi nish line wins a prize for its adopted owner. Th is year the grand prize is $5,000 in cash.

When the race is over the ducks have to be put back into the cartons and shipped to the next destination.

“Th ose same ducks travel all around the country,” said Woods.

Th e money raised goes to-

wards helping Kirkland kids for various needs.

“We go to the schools and ask who needs a winter coat and then we buy 200 kids new coats for the winter,” said Woods.

Th e Rotary funds also go towards annual events such as Shoes from Santa and providing 11 annual scholarships, among other things.

“Every dollar we raise comes back to the commu-nity,” said Woods. “Th at is why I get excited.”

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with our community.” Th e weather gave the volunteers a break and the rain held off until club members fi nished.

Kirkland Parks Department staff had all the parts laid out and ready to go when the volunteers arrived and, although the project wasn’t completed by the end of the day, the structure was up and Rotarians were able to help them with the heaviest part of putting the children’s playground structure together.

All of the Rotarians and volunteers left at the end of the day feeling good about what they had accomplished by giving a few hours on a Saturday to their community.

Barb Seaton is the public relations chair for the Rotary Club of Kirkland.

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Rotary Club of Kirkland volunteers assisted the Kirkland Parks Department in constructing this playground at Rose Hill Meadows Park in October. CONTRIBUTED

Name: Dave Griffi thOccupation: Wealth Manage-ment Advisor, Northwestern MutualMembership length: 6 yearsFavorite Rotary moment: Conducting three community blood drives.What does Rotary mean to you: As a Rotarian I am associated with a group of individuals in our community and participate in meaningful projects for people who are in more need. Th e strong values of these Rotarians also provide an excellent source for professional services.

Name: Sarah Taylor, 2010-2011 PresidentOccupation: Financial Advisor, Edward JonesMembership length: RCKD Charter MemberFavorite Rotary moment: Fellow Rotarians in Tela, Hon-duras emailed to say the club completed a $50,000 three-year project providing clean water to 750 households.What does the Rotary mean to you: An opportunity to give back to both my local community and the worldwide community. A way to connect with other community-minded business professionals, both person-ally and professionally.

Name: Patti Smith, President-Elect Occupation: P Smith Insur-ance, Employee Benefi tsFavorite Rotary moment: Th e very fi rst day of Miracle League. It was heartwarming to watch the excitement and joy of kids who had never had a chance to play baseball before. It brought tears to my eyes!What does Rotary mean to you: Rotary is so rewarding in that I can give back to the community through a highly-respected organization. I have established wonderful friendships and met some incredible people.

Name: Rick OstranderOccupation: RetiredMembership length: I have been a Rotarian for 31 yearsFavorite Rotary moment: Over the years I have enjoyed watching the club spontane-ously raise funds when a speaker presents a worthy cause. What does Rotary mean to you: Rotary has allowed me to give back to the community and at the same time to make close friends with others who care. As an individual, the Rotary ethical standards and our four-way test are important in all my business activities.

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The Lake Washing-ton boys basketball team won their

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Earlier in the month the team won the Woodinville tournament, followed a week later by a win at the Roosevelt tournament.

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In a sport where players and coaches are known by a single name -- Kobe, LeBron, Coach K -- what do you do when no one knows your name? In a new book Kirkland native Rick Turner recounts what has been over 20 years of coaching and why no one knowing his name was the catalyst for his latest project. “If my name was Phil Jackson would you read this?” is Turner’s book about his life in basketball.

Turner has worked for the Sonics, coached at Bellevue Community College and for teams in the Continental Basketball Association and American Basketball As-sociation around the U.S.

“What happened was I was trying to get D-league jobs and I kept hearing sort of the same thing from people which was, we like you and we like your experi-ence and we love your re-sume, we love your passion, but I can’t hire you because no one’s ever heard of you,” said Turner. “I got an email from a previous owner of several D-league teams who is now a general manager in the NBA and his email was basically that I can’t hire

you because no one has ever heard of you. I think what he really said was you don’t have a high enough profi le. It was like one of those deals where it doesn’t matter how good you are, which led to the name of the book.”

Turner grew up in Kirkland, graduated from and played at Lake Wash-ington High School and then headed to BCC to play basketball, where, as he said, he was a dumb 18-year-old who thought he knew more than he did. He never hit the court of the team, and transfered up to Western Washington University.

He ended up with the Sonics, as is explained in the book, through a series of lucky breaks and hard earned jobs. He ended up

becoming the director of broadcasting for the team in the early 90’s. At around the same time, he started work-ing with the Mercer Island basketball program, as a volunteer coach and found a passion.

“I just got this desire to see what I could do with coaching,” he said. “A situ-ation popped up with the Sonics where I was sort of hitting my head on the ceiling as far as progressing with my career and I just thought, you know what? I’m going to go for it.” He left the Sonics and headed back to BCC where he volunteered as a coach, then became the athletic director and then the head coach.

“I more or less hired my-self at BCC and had really good success,” said Turner. “I then had an opportunity to coach in the CBA. When I left the Sonics I wouldn’t say that I never had aspira-tions of coaching in the NBA, but it wasn’t a realistic goal. I thought the CBA was obtainable. At the time the CBA was the equivalent of the what D-league is now.”

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[ more TURNER page 14 ]

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BEST High School graduated the follow-ing 25 students during a commencement cere-mony on June 14: Allen, Shayla; Amen, Melody Hero; Axtell, Joseph Dean; Barron, Melina Teresa; Boswell, Haley Ann; Carroll, Natasha L.; Clarke, Valerie L.; Her-bert, Kari Lynn; Houot, Stefan Hy; Hufstader, Jo-hanna M.; Larson, Tyler

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BEST HS graduates 25 once again Turner was left trying to figure out what to do. He ended up at the University of Washington, the college he once dreamed he’d play for, volunteering for new head coach Lorenzo Romar. For a while after that Turner said he bounced around, coaching in the ABA and then again in the CBA.

“There’s lots of former NBA players who were kind of done playing in the league,” said Turner of his job in the ABA. “But there was kind

of a miracle season in 2005 which is part of what I write about. We had all local play-ers, we played something like 25 of our 35 games on the road and ended up making it to the championship game in Little Rock, Ark. against just a loaded team with like four former NBA players and here we were kind of like the Bad News Bears.”

After that season ended and a variety of other coaching jobs failed to pan out the way he hoped, Turner said he felt like the D-league was where he was ready to go, but ran into the aforementioned catch-22. He knew what he was doing as a coach, but no one knew of him. At that point, Turner

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“I had sort of let go of chas-ing it and once I did that my phone rang,” said the coach. “It was Bob Weiss, who was the former head coach of the

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and I started sending home emails to my

friends and family about the experience and just what was going on.” It was those emails and encouragement from the people who read it that gave Turner the idea and push to put his experience on paper.

“It’s had really good feedback so far, which I’m

really happy about,” he said of the book. “I sort of thought, it would appeal to my mom and my sister, but then the next step was maybe my friends will like it, but once I heard that people that don’t know me and strangers have really enjoyed it I started getting confident and thought this might be ok.”

Along the way of writing and finishing the book, which took just about two years, Turner found old friends in unexpected ways who helped him along. Needless to say, the book proved to be an opening to all sorts of long lost friendships and many new ones.

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I was Biscuit’s third try as an owner, and she came to me with lots of issues, most related to trust. She was very afraid of feet – evidently she’d encountered feet in her past (probably because she is an under-foot kind of pooch) and whenever feet came too close she’d scoot off – into the path of the runners or cyclists on the trail, into the street. Biscuit was also very fearful of strangers and in-clined to bark; she’d bark at people she saw out on our walks, who walked past our door, on the sidewalk … on the other side of the street! Biscuit’s best skill was bark-ing, probably because she got a lot of practice.

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Biscuit has become a more comfortable dog, and now that she’s not scaring my neighbors anymore, life has also become more comfortable for me. Most important, though, these are skills that could save Biscuit’s life. With reliable recall mastered, when I fumble the leash handle I

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Eastside mayors weighed in on Bellevue’s light-rail drama and plans for downtown development at a forum June 16.

Five cities were represent-ed at the Bellevue Down-town Association event, but mayors from Redmond and Issaquah were unable to attend.

Th e most anticipated topic was the development of light rail on the Eastside.

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pay about $10 million into Sound Transit coff ers and are lucky to see a bus pass through town, said mayor Don Gerend. “We’re not too enthused about Sound Tran-sit’s long-term plans.”

In contrast, Mercer Island Mayor Jim Pearman was pleased that the rail was coming through the island, envisioning at some point increased traffi c could sup-port a hotel.

Bellevue’s Mayor Don Davidson continued to stand by his commitment to the B7 line, a route which

diff ers from Sound Transit’s preferred location.

Support for B7 split the otherwise agreable council, and has been the cause of an unusual amount of drama.

Kirkland empathizes with Bellevue’s situation, said Mayor Joan McBride, whose comments on the topic were limited to, “I’m glad it’s not Kirkland.”

Considering Seattle’s drama over the Alaskan Way Viaduct, when it comes to transportation projects someone will always be unhappy, said Bothell Mayor

Mark Lamb. “I think it’s important to put that in context.”

With Bellevue’s new tow-ering skyline as an example of what city planning can bring about, moderator James Whitfi eld asked may-ors what their downtown plans are.

Sammamish doesn’t want to look as urban as Bellevue, Gerend said. Th e youngest city, it just now has plans to zone a downtown area and to build a community center.

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EVENTS June 25Rally for Dog Park: Help Kirkland win

the $100,000 prize in the semi-finals for PetSafe’s National Dog Park Contest. For this stage of the contest, Kirkland resi-dents are creating a video showcasing the support for a dog park in Kirkland. The public is invited to come be part of the final scene of the video during a rally at 9 a.m. June 25 at the Marina Park pavilion. Bring your dogs, family, friends (and their dog). No aggressive dogs. Feel free to make a fun sign, and bring it to the video shoot to show signs of support.

Rain Water Talk and Walk: When it rains, pollution like oil, grease, pesti-cides and pet waste washes off streets, parking lots and other hard surfaces into local waterways and Puget Sound, harming the health of birds, fish, whales and people. Kirkland neighbors are invited to a free walking tour to see low-impact development examples and discusses watershed and polluted runoff basics. The tour runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25 in the north parking lot of Everest Park, 500 Eighth Street South. To sign up, contact Lauren Currin, [email protected].

Junk in Your Trunk: This community garage sale runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 25 at Juanita Beach Park. For information, contact Mike Metteer at 425-587-3380 or [email protected].

June 29Seafair Pirates: Seattle Seafair Pirates will invade the Kirkland Heritages Society’s meeting at 7 p.m. June 29 at Heritage Hall, 203 Market St. The pirates will reveal their beginnings and update

their activities. The Seafair Pirates are a voluntary group of people started in 1949 by the members of the Washington State Press Club. They joined together with other community leaders to create Seattle’s first Seafair Festival in 1950. There is a rigorous process to even being considered when joining the group, as they only want individuals who will dedicate themselves. They are present at the Seafair parades during the summer months, and the boom of their cannons warn the crowd that they are coming. For meeting information, call 425-827-3446.

July 4Celebrate Kirkland Fourth of July Celebration: Celebrate the Fourth of July with a downtown parade, picnic and evening fireworks at Marina Park, 25 Lakeshore Plaza Drive. The parade begins at 10 a.m. in downtown Kirkland. For information, visit www.celebratekirk-land.org.

July 5Summer Concert Series: The Sum-mer Concert Series kicks off with a free family-friendly performance at 10 a.m. July 5 at Marina Park, 25 Lakeshore Drive. Enjoy a children’s concert with Rhys Thomas and the Jugglemania Sci-ence Circus. The series runs on Tuesdays through Aug. 25.

July 7Summer Concert Series: Enjoy a free performance by Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers at 7 p.m. July 7 at Marina Park, 25 Lakeshore Drive. Rockabilly, roots and country all the way from Austin, Texas!

July 9No. 123 Rue de Park Lane: A french inspired flea market using local North-west vendors. Happens from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 9 at Haleys Cottage, 123 Park Lane.

Carillon Point Outdoor Movie Nights: Come down early, set up your chair and blanket, enjoy the sunset, and a delicious dinner from one of our fabulous restaurants on-site, then relax and enjoy a late night movie on a huge screen overlooking Lake Washington! The movie “Dirty Dancing” shows at 9 p.m. July 9 at Carillon Point Plaza. This com-munity centered, family friendly event is great for kids of all ages. There is a $5 suggested donation. All proceeds from the evening will benefit Hopelink, a non-profit organization dedicated to promot-ing self-sufficiency to all members of the community. For information, visit www.carillon-point.com.

FARMERS’ MARKETS

Juanita Friday Market: The Juanita Friday Market is now open and runs from 3-7 p.m. Fridays at Juanita Beach Park, 9703 N.E. Juanita Drive. Due to the delay in the construction work by the beach side, the market will operate by the Forbes House and should move back to the beach side by the second week of June.The market hosts 35-plus vendors selling: fresh organic fruits & vegetables, beautiful flowers, bedding plants & herbs, honey products, dry dip mixes, chutneys, kettle corn, taffy, cupcakes, breads, and other tasty treats. The artisan section will showcase fine jewelry, pottery, pet supplies, face paint-ing, soaps and lotions. Live music and performances all afternoon and evening. Fun Kid’s Crafts and Activities each week. First Baptist Church returns with their beloved puppet show the first Friday of each month.

Kirkland Wednesday Market: The market will run from 2-7 p.m. through Sept. 28 on Park Lane. Produce featured varies by the season, but is all locally grown. The market will also have vari-

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ARTSThe following summer art classes and camps happen at the Kirkland Art Center, 620 Market St. For information, call 425-822-7161, ext. 105:

Half Day Art Camps (ages 5-7): Hap-pens from 9 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday from June 27 through July 29. Themes include people in art, the art of magic, animals in art, ancient art treasures and stories in art. Cost per week is $145 members; $160 non-members.

Full Day Art Camps (ages 8-11): Happens from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday from June 27 through July 29. Themes include portraits and people, global art, art of nature and architecture in art. Cost per week is $275 members; $295 non-members.

Art History 101 Series: This new series will be taught in the gallery amongst the current show from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, June 30 through Aug. 4. Cost for each session is $15 for members and $20 non-members.

‘Paper Dolls: A Conversation with my Sisters’: Print artist Mary Mac presents “Paper Dolls: A Conversation with my Sisters” through July 3 at Parklane Gallery, 130 Park Lane, Kirkland. The original monotype printworks celebrate sisterhood with simplicity of design. Also, Parklane Gallery celebrates 20 years in downtown Kirkland with an all-artist show of works all priced at $100 each. For more information, visit www.parklanegallery.com or call 425-827-1462.

Master Chorus Eastside: Master Chorus Eastside celebrates the 4th of July once again with its very popular All-American Independence Celebration at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. June 26 in Issaquah’s historic Pickering Barn. American music of all styles, from early Americana to frontier music to gospel, and delightful sing alongs stand side-by-side with Dr. Linda Gingrich’s signature commentary. All admissions $12; family $36. Group rates are available. Tickets are available by phone at 425-392-8446, online at www.ticketweb.com or at the door.

Second Friday ArtWalk: Change is in the air for Artwalk in downtown Kirk-land. Artwalk is now from 6-9 p.m. the second Friday of the month. Along with the participating galleries of downtown Kirkland, the City of Kirkland Cultural Council “Artilization” team has plans to invigorate the new artwalk experience with the inclusion of sidewalk activities, temporary artist placement in partici-pating businesses and live performances. Participants include Blaubak Gallery, Gallery Wine, Howard/Mandville Gallery, George’s Place, Jennifer Winter Photo Studio, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland Painting Company, Kirkland Performing Arts Center, Lakeshore Gallery, Merrill Gardens, Parklane Gallery, Unique Plus +, Soul Ease and Zoka Coffee. For a free, self-guided Artwalk Map go to www.kirklandartwalk.org.

Sunday Life: Work from a live or costumed model during this drop-in drawing, painting or sculpting session from 1-4 p.m. May 8 and June 5 at the Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St. There is an $8 model fee per session.

Howard/Mandville Gallery: Featured artwork by artists Renato Muccillo and Kim Matthews Wheaton. Oil/panel artist Renato is from British Columbia and is firmly established with collectors in Canada, but relatively undiscovered in the U.S. Oil/linen artist Wheaton lives

and works in the Columbia Basin region of Washington. View the artwork at the Howard/Mandville Gallery, located at 120 Park Lane, Suite D. For information, call 425-889-8212.

Second Saturday Contradance: A new community dance series will be held every second Saturday at the Juanita Community Club, 13027 100th Ave. The evening will be primarily con-tradances - a social dance form originally from New England. Dances are presented by a caller with a live band of traditional folk musicians. A walk-through is pro-vided for each dance. Attending with a partner is not necessary. Beginner con-tradance instruction starts at 7:30 p.m. and the dance gets into full swing by 8 p.m. Free ice cream is provided during the break. Admission is $8 at the door; $4 for student with an ID. Info www.folkhorizons.org or 425-605-0804. Folk Horizons is a non-profit organization.

Skylight Open Studio: Kirkland Arts Center students and members are invited to enjoy free weekly drawing and painting sessions from 1-5 p.m. Fridays in the Skylight Room at the Kirkland Arts Center. For information, visit www.kirklandartscenter.org.

Artluck!: On the last Friday of each month, artists come to Kirkland Arts Center to share a meal, view new work, and discuss current art issues. Each month features a short presentation or exercises to boost creativity. Potluck be-gins at 6:30 p.m. at KAC, 620 Market St.

Kirkland Arts Center Store: This is the place for unique, affordable, quality work in 2-D, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, fiber arts, glass, and more. Wonderful new work is arriving weekly in all mediums, so make this a regular stop for gifts, self-indulgence, and retail therapy. Conveniently located at the core of downtown Kirkland at 336 Park-place, Kirkland Arts Center’s has store is open seven days a week, and offers art-making activities for kids and special in-store events. Store hours are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 425-827-8219.

Live Guitarist: Guitarist Jake Olason takes requests from 7-10 p.m. every Wednesday at St. James Espresso, 355 Kirkland Ave. For information, visit www.kirklandsbestcoffee.com.

BOOKSBook Launch Party: From the author of “Don’t Lick the Dog” comes another hilarious and boldly illustrated look at the world of our beloved family pets in Wendy Wahman’s newest picture book, “A Cat Like That.” With her usual sense of humor, Wahman portrays what cats like and what they don’t like in this ideal book for any kid who meets a feline ... from the overeager greeter to the scaredy-cat. So join in the festivi-ties with the author, friends and fellow feline lovers to celebrate the release of “A Cat Like That” at 3 p.m. June 26 at Parkplace Books, 348 Parkplace Center, in Kirkland.

Knit Too Readers: The group will discuss “When the Elephants Dance,” by Tess Uriza Holthe at 3 p.m. June 26 at Parkplace Books. Open to all.

Reading Circle: The group will discuss “Homer & Langley,” by E. L. Doctorow at 6:30 p.m. June 28 at Parkplace Books. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in order to select next six months of titles. Book discussion will start at 7 p.m. Open to all.

BUSINESS Kirkland First: This free service offered by the City of Kirkland gives local busi-nesses and consumers the opportunity to connect and do business locally. Kirkland businesses or non-profits are invited to create a free listing on the Web site or search for local Kirkland businesses quickly in one place, at Kirklandfirst.org. For information, contact Elizabeth Ordos at 425-587-3013.

CLASSESFree Legal Clinics: Eastside Legal Assistance Program, a nonprofit that

provides free and low-cost legal services in King County, announced that its volunteer attorneys are offering a free legal consultation clinic at the Kirkland/Northshore Hopelink. The clinics, which are designed to help low-income resi-dents of east King County understand and assess civil legal issues, will take place twice a month. To make an ap-pointment, call 425-747-7274.

Free Break Dancing for teens: Practice your freezes, flexes, spins, pops and locks and get rock-solid footwork as you develop your own unique break-style. Classes are held from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Kirkland Teen Union Building. No previous danc-ing experience required. Visit www.ktub.org/programs/.

SUPPORT GROUPS GFWC Kirkland Woman’s Club: The woman service organizations meets twice a month at noon the first Thursday of each month (even days, pot luck; odd days, lunch is served) and 1 p.m. the third Thursday of each month for coffee and dessert at the Kirkland Woman’s Club, 407 First St., Kirkland. For reserva-tions, call 425-829-7720.

Eastside The Compassionate Friends: For any parent who has experienced the death of a child, at any age, from any cause. The group meets the second Thursday of every month from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 10021 N.E. 124th St., Kirkland. For information, call 425-325-0357.

The Eastside Welcome Club: Meets the first Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in members homes and on various days of the month for other activities and outings. If you are new to the area and want to meet new people and join in different interests and social groups, please contact Barbara at 425-868-2851.

Kirkland Moms Net-work: An on-line support group for stay-at-home moms (or dads) who live in or near the Kirkland area. The group meets several times a month for outings and play dates. For more information, visit kirk-landmomsnetwork.groupsite.com.

Overeaters Anonymous: Meets at 7 a.m. Tuesday at Bellevue Alamo Club, 12302 N.E. 8th St. All are welcome.

Bellevue Women’s Club: A support group where you can make new friends on the Eastside who have similar in-terests and participate in activities you enjoy, including Bridge, Pinochle, Bunco, book club, theater group and more. Monthly luncheons and programs are held on the third Wednesdays of every month at various times and places. For information, call Jan at 425-391-1135.

ONGOING‘Get Around Puget Sound’: Knowl-edgeable volunteers help people learn how to use all the transportation op-tions available for getting around the Puget Sound region, from buses to taxis. Kirkland residents who want to use their cars less, or don’t have their own transportation and aren’t sure how to get where they need to go, now have some place to turn for help and answers. Hopelink provides a “Getting Around Puget Sound” service free to anyone who has transportation questions. The two-hour sessions will be held from 9-11 a.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Peter Kirk Community Center, 352 Kirkland Ave. in Kirkland. For more information, call 425-943-6769.

Permanent Renter: Northlake UU Church is looking for a permanent renter to use the historic Greens Chapel on Wednesday nights. The group needs to be a non-profit. What a great place for community dancing, movies, potlucks or a coffee house. For information, contact Joie Goodwin at 425-829-7720.

Free Assessments: Residence XII, a non-profit alcohol and chemical de-pendency treatment center for women and their families in Kirkland, offers free assessments to women who are

considering see king treatment for their addictions. Residence XII’s assessment and referral counselors are available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday. To make an appointment, call 425-823-8844 or 800-776-5944. To learn more about what the assessment entails, visit www.residencexii.org/assessment.html.

VOLUNTEERSpanish-Speaking Financial Educa-tor Needed: Hopelink is looking for a Spanish-speaking volunteer for its “Money Smart” programs in Bellevue, Kirkland and Shoreline. Must have strong financial literacy and Spanish language skills and be comfortable explaining banking practices, checking procedures, money management and budgeting skills, savings practices, consumer protection skills, credit and borrowing skills, and credit report interpretation skills. Must be 18 years or older with at least a high school diploma. Money Smart is a five-week series with a 2-hour class offered one night per week for five consecutive weeks. Commitment: three to four hours per week with two hours class time and one to two hours prep time (depending upon instructor prefer-ence.) Volunteers are required to create a profile and pass a background check at: community.hope-link.org and attend a volunteer orientation.

Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop: ECA is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that raises money through its thrift shop. All profits are do-nated back into the Eastside community through grants. No experience needed. Fun way to give back to your immediate community. Open Monday through Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteer a couple of hours, half a day or all day once a week. Call or visit ECA Thrift Shop at 12451 116th Ave. N.E., Kirkland. For information, call 425-825-1877.

Elementary School Speed-watch: Volunteers “adopt” a

local elementary school and monitor car speeds during flexible morning and afternoon shifts (minimum of one shift

per week). Volunteers are trained to use hand-held radar units and

record license plate numbers for speed-ing vehicles. Vehicle owners receive a friendly reminder from the Kirkland Police Department to drive at safe and legal speeds in school zones. E-mail Julie Huffman [email protected] or call 425-587-3012 for an application.

Peter Kirk Senior Center Coffee Barista: A volunteer is needed to tend the coffee bar at the Peter Kirk Community Center from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Fridays. Just make the coffee, set out the pastries and then enjoy the company of seniors. To apply, fill out the online on-going application: www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/CMO/Volunteering/volapp_Ongoing.htm.

Super Scoopers: Are you interested in helping to keep City of Kirkland parks clean and healthy? Do you like talking with people? Join the “Super Scoopers” to help educate dog walkers on the importance of cleaning up after their pets. Volunteer training and materi-als are provided. To volunteer, please contact Betsy Adams (425-587-3858 or [email protected]).

Drivers Needed: The Group Health Transportation Assistance Program needs volunteer drivers to transport frail, elderly members to and from medical appointments in King County. Volunteers use their personal cars, are reimbursed for mileage and determine their own schedules, including when, where and how often they will drive. Volunteers do not need to be Group Health members. For information, contact Lisa Hirohata at 206-326-2815 or [email protected].

Kirkland Arts Center: KAC relies on volunteers with all skill levels for special events, gallery, outreach, and arts education programs. Interested persons should contact Ashley Baldonado, volun-teer coordinator, at 425-822-7161.

Kirkland Performance Center: Each performance at KPC is staffed with volunteers who help take tickets/ usher,

manage concessions and assist with pre- and post-performance needs. Front of house volunteering at KPC is a great way to see shows and become more involved in the community. Visit www.kpcenter.org/volunteer.htm to sign up, or for further information about usher-ing or other front of house duties, please contact the Box Office Manager at [email protected].

Evergreen Hospice and Palliative Care: Volunteers are needed to serve patients and families throughout King and Snohomish counties. The hospice and palliative care volunteers provide service to the patient and family by providing companionship, life review, compassionate presence, light house-hold help, running errands, or providing respite so the primary caregiver can have a break. To learn more about the volun-teer program, call 425-899-1040 and/or apply online at the Evergreen Healthcare website at www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice.

MEETINGS Eastside Homelessness Advisory Committee: EHAC coordinates efforts to mitigate and end homelessness on the Eastside. Monthly meetings are held from 2-4 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, 1717 Bellevue Way N.E. All are welcome.

Singles Golf Group: Hey single golf-ers. Have you been missing opportuni-ties to play a variety of great courses while meeting new people and having fun? The group is looking for golfers of every level and age to join them and experience a lot of good tee times and a variety of people who love the game as much as you. The ASGA (American Single Golf Association) holds monthly din-ner meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at The Big Fish Grill, 10426 Northup Way, Kirkland. For information, e-mail singlesgolf.com or call 206-444-4055.

Kiwanis Club of Kirkland: The group meets from 12-1:15 p.m. every Wednes-day at the Crab Cracker in Kirkland. The global organization of volunteers is dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. For information, visit www.kirklandkiwanis.org or contact Matt Gregory at 425-828-0231 or e-mail [email protected].

Rotary Club of Kirkland Down-town: Weekly meetings held on Tuesday mornings at the Crab Cracker restaurant in Kirkland begin with coffee, conversa-tion and a buffet breakfast at 7:15 a.m. For information, visit www.RCKD.org.

Rotary Club of Kirkland: The club meets at 6:15 p.m. Mondays at the Woodmark Hotel, 1200 Carillon Point. For information, contact Barb Seaton at: [email protected] or 206-782-3815.

Weekly Roundtable: Join community members to discuss “Local Perspectives on Market Uncertainty: How are we feeling about the markets and why.” The group will informally discuss how volatility in the markets affects each of us, and participants can share ways for others to feel positive about making de-cisions during turbulent times. Open to all over 21, but sign-up required as room space is limited to six each week. The free roundtable runs at 6 p.m. Wednes-days at 2205 Carillon Point, Kirkland. Call Chris at 425-766-8797.

Kirkland Eclectics: Kirkland Eclectics, a Toastmaster Club, meets from 7-9 p.m. Thursday evenings at Merrill Gardens Retirement Community, 201 Kirkland Avenue in downtown Kirkland. Guests are welcome! For information, contact Paul Yarbrough at 425-822-1428.

Eastside Genealogical Society: 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. All are welcome to attend and learn how to search for family. Also free genealogi-cal help available: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays. All at Bellevue Regional Library, NE 12th St and 110th Ave. NE, Bellevue.

Job’s Daughters: The organization seeks girls 10-18 years old to join the youth organization of Job’s Daughters. New friendships, leadership and fun. Call

for more information: 425-821-3992.

Soroptimist International Bellevue-Metro: Business meeting is at 6 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month. Call for location. Program meet-ing is at noon the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Bellevue Library, 1111 10th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. For information, call Sherry Schuler, 425-614-2749.

CITY MEETINGSHoughton Community Council: Meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m., City Hall. The next meeting is June 27.

Design Review Board: Meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m., Kirkland City Hall. For information, call 425-587-3229.

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: For meeting information, call 425-587-3001.

Ethics Task Force: Meets at 4 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Kirkland City Hall, Houghton Room. For information, call 425-587-3030.

Amateur Radio Emergency Ser-vices: Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Meeting location varies at fire stations. For information, call 425-587-3630.

King County Fire District No. 41 Commissioners Meeting: Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m., 520 Kirkland Way, Suite 400. For infor-mation, call 425-587-3662.

City Council: Meets first and third Tues-day of each month at 7:30 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers. Study sessions are typically conducted prior to the regular meeting and begin at 6 p.m. and held in the Peter Kirk Room. For agendas, go to: www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/council/Agendas.htm. Call: 425-587-3190.

Planning Commission: Meets the sec-ond and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers. For information, call 425-587-3227. For agendas, visit www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/Planning/Planning_Commis-sion.htm.

Park Board: Meets the second Wednes-day of each month at 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers. For information, call 425-587-3310.

Kirkland Youth Council: Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:45-8:30 p.m., City Hall. The next meetings are June 13 and 27. Call: 425-587-3323

Kirkland Cultural Council: Meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m., City Hall. Call: 425-587-3014.

Civil Service Commission: Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m., City Hall. Call: 425-587-3218.

Transportation Commission: Meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m., City Hall. Call: 425-587-3865. Agenda information available: www.ci.kirkland.wa.us.

Kirkland Library Board: Meets the third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m., Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave.

Kirkland Senior Council: Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., Peter Kirk Community Center. Call: 425-587-3361.

Parking Advisory Board: Meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30-9:30 a.m., City Hall. Call: 425-587-3871.

Hearing Examiner: Holds hearings the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. and the third Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. at City Hall (unless otherwise posted). For information, call 425-587-3225. Agenda information available: www.ci.kirkland.wa.us

Human Services Advisory Commit-tee: Meets as needed. For information, call 425-587-3322.

LEOFF Disability Board: Meets every other month on the third Tuesday, 4:30 p.m., City Hall. Call: 425-587-3217.

Civil Service Commission: Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m., City Hall. Call: 425-587-3218.

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