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BY MATT PHELPS
Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride joked Mon-day night that everyone attending the Kirkland CACHET Award ceremony at Northwest University would leave with red hands from so much applause. She was right, as the city’s arts, culture and heritage was on display and the abundance of talent was featured in eight distinct nominees.
But it was one of the city’s most community-oriented organizations, the Kirkland Arts Center (KAC), which came away the big winner.
“Well since we cheated I guess we won,” joked KAC Executive Director Chris Shainin in accepting the award. “If you want to join
us in ‘teepeeing’ the Kirk-land Performance Center (KPC) we are ready to go.”
Shainin was joined in accepting the award by one of the original founders of the KAC, Roberta Greer, and current KAC Board of Directors President Joan Wrench.
Both the KAC and KPC were selected as � nalists for the award. But the jokes ex-hibited the unity of the arts community in Kirkland.
“� is event really shows how much people care about the arts,” said Shainin.
And while the arts and culture component of the award is evident, the KAC also holds a special historical part of the city. � e KAC, which is currently celebrat-ing its 50th anniversary, is housed in the 120-year-old
Peter Kirk Building. “We are very apprecia-
tive of this recognition,” said Shainin following the ceremony. “� e community spirit is just amazing.”
Shainin talked about the spirit and history of com-munity within the Kirkland
arts scene and the KAC in accepting the award. He talked about how the arts community came together to purchase and preserve the historic Peter Kirk Build-ing. � e KAC was formed in 1962 as the Creative Arts
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Council considers extending paid parking hoursBY MATT PHELPS
Two of the three city-managed parking lots in downtown Kirkland
are free from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a three-hour limit. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. it costs $1 an hour. All parking is free parking from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m., but in a third city-run lot it costs $1 an hour from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Of course, there are no rules on the weekend and holidays. � e library parking garage is free on certain levels and by permit on others.
Confused yet?“We get people who come
in and are confused whether
to pay or not all the time,” said Alicia Baker, manager of � e Slip restaurant in down-town Kirkland. “I de� nitely think something needs to be done.”
� e biggest issue has been articulating the rules on park-ing signs.
� e Kirkland City Council and Parking Advisory Board are taking a look at the issue in an attempt to streamline the city-managed parking-lot rules. � e aim is
to have one simple set of rules that everyone can understand in all the lots, which could mean extending paid parking hours across-the-board from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
[ more CARS page 3 ]Kirkland Arts Center wins annual CACHET Award
Executive Director Chris Shainin, Board of Directors President Joan Wrench and one of the original founders of the organization, Roberta Greer were on hand to accept the second annual CACHET Award for the Kirkland Arts Center Monday night at Northwest University. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter
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Newly proposed boating ordinance triggers outcryBY MATT PHELPS
A newly proposed boating ordinance aimed at curb-ing the ra� ing of boats and excessive noise, primar-ily on Juanita Bay, caused public outcry over the weekend. Tuesday’s Kirkland City Council meeting was packed full of boaters and residents who wanted to voice their opinions on the measure.
“� e water cra� ordinance is a deeply � awed ordinance,” said Kirkland businessman John Gilday. “First there is no time speci� ed that boats
cannot remain 25 feet within one another without being considered ra� ing. Second, it only goes one way. If people on the waterfront are able to call the police and say I can hear Snoop Dogg, are people
from boats allowed to call the police depart-
ment and say I can hear their Shih Tzu? I guarantee a yipping little dog is going to carry
further than 50 feet over the water.”
� e public comment portion of the meeting was dominated by the topic as more than 15 people signed up to speak, including the chairman of the Rainier Yacht
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scene and the KAC in accepting the award. He talked about how the arts community came together to purchase and preserve the historic Peter Kirk Building. � e KAC was formed in 1962 as the Creative Arts League.
Nominations were pre-screened by the Kirkland Collaboration of Arts, Cul-ture, Heritage, Education, and � eatre (CACHET) committee, which is made up of members of the Kirkland Cultural Council. Final award recipients were selected by the Kirkland Cultural Council and the mayor.
� e CACHET Award was created by four sixth-graders at Peter Kirk Elementary. � e KAC received a framed photo of which each student was asked to draw of Kirkland landmark, including many of Kirkland’s arts, culture and heritage destinations. � ese have been combined into an image of Kirkland through the eyes of local children that CACHET Award recipients receive in a frame that includes a plaque to commemorate the event.
� e evening was full
of applause as McBride named o� the eight nominees for the CA-CHET Award, including: Sue Heale of the Kirkland Children’s Music Studio, Kirkland Choral Society, KPC, KAC, Kirkland histo-rian and author Matt Mc-Cauley, Kirkland Summer Concert Series organizer Karen Story, Studio East and the Kirkland Heritage Society.
� e night’s applause began before McBride even took to the podium.
Northwest University’s Creatio music program and recording studio was on display as the program’s Executive Director Je� Lockhart received the CA-CHET Award, along with Park Place Books, last year.
� e fruits of the Creatio experience were on display as the Ethan Bowe Band performed to kick o� the event. � e band is com-prised of Northwest Uni-versity students, including Ethan Bowe, a senior and music major.
The Ethan Bowe Band performed during the second annual Kirkland CACHET Awards at Northwest University. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter
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Club and residents with waterfront homes.
“I have 25 years of observa-tion on Juanita Bay,” said Brent Anderson, who lives on Rose Point. “It is interesting to note that even those people … who are opposed to regulation acknowledge that there is a problem on Juanita Bay both in terms of safety and noise.”
Anderson went on to point out that at times there are people drinking on boats and children in the water.
“Imagine Seafair with no police presence,” said Ander-son, who added that the noise problem is so great at times he can hear the boat parties in his home, two blocks from the shore.
� e issue is so unclear that one speaker used a map to show where the city’s boundary was in the bay, trying to make a point that the ordinance would not work. Council and city sta� immediately told the man the map was inaccurate, to which the man replied that he got the map from the city’s o� cial website.
“� ere are too many ques-tions that are unanswered,” said Councilwoman Penny Sweet. “Too many maps are unclear, we need a much clearer de� nition of what we are working on.”
� e furry over the issue, and the proposal itself, caught the council o� -guard. Coun-cilman Toby Nixon said that the public found out about the details of the proposal at the same time as the council. Council members noted they have received “scores” of emails on the issue during the four days between the council packet being released online and the meeting.
� e outcry triggered Sweet to propose sending the plan back to the Pub-lic Safety Committee. � e council passed the proposal unanimously and the council chambers erupted in unchar-acteristic applause.
“� is is one of those op-portunities that can be very positive for our city …,” said Councilman Bob Sterno� , adding that the ordinance needs to be looked at and the public needs to be involved.
� e council requested a proposal last September following a presentation and video of the issues taken by the Kirkland Police about safety issues on Juanita Bay.
Kirkland Police Capt. Bill Hamilton made a presenta-tion to the council prior to the unanimous vote.
“� ere have been times when Juanita Bay has literally been non-navigable due to the number of boats,” said Hamilton. “� e concern is
that if there was an emergen-cy such as someone falling o� a boat … that the emergency vessel could not get in there and provide some type of rescue. Sta� agrees that the majority of boaters are safe and responsible, and I would agree. I am a boater and I enjoy Lake Washington.”
Deputy Mayor Doreen Marchione asked that the noise issue be dealt with � rst and prior to the opening of the boating season.
� e proposed ordinance was derived from one used on Lake Tapps.
Assistant City Attorney Oskar Rey explained that there should have been more care taken in devising the ordinance.
“To the extent that this has caused angst for the council and the boating community I do apologize for that,” said Rey, who admitted he got “tunnel vision” a� er seeing the Lake Tapps ordinance. “I probably would have treated it di� erently had I known then what I know now about the level of concern from the community on this.”
All agreed that the issue needs more public input but in its current state the proposal goes too far.
“� is is like a ‘Footloose’ movie and we can’t be that town,” said Councilwoman Amy Walen.
But not everyone thinks the signs or the laws need to be changed. Some business owners are not happy about patrons potentially having to pay more to park downtown.
“I think that Kirkland is much busier at night for the dinner crowd,” said Brian Ugurlu, whose family owns Sirena Gelato across the street from one of the park-ing lots at the corner of Cen-tral and Lake Street. “� e free parking encourages people to come downtown at slower times.”
� at parking lot and the Marina parking lot have the
same rules with the same signs. Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for three free hours. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. it costs $1 an hour.
“(My clients) tell me they only come to Kirkland to get their hair done and there is nothing downtown that they are interested in,” Parking Advisory Board Member Roxanne Louise told the council during a study session on Feb. 7, who has worked downtown for over 20 years. “A lot of them have quit coming to Kirkland because they got a (parking) ticket.”
Louise said another issue
is that some residents and employees abuse the rules. � ey just move their cars around all day to avoid paying for parking and taking the available stalls. She said that many patrons would rather pay than have to move their car or worry about a � ne.
But more money for park-ing may mean less money for businesses.
“I am kind of okay with it because it is cheaper than most cities,” said Baker. “You do what you have to do to look towards the future.”
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Dismayed at spelling of Thoreau Elementary
I am struggling to � nd the right words to express my dismay about the spelling of Henry David � oreau Elementary on the � rst and third pages of the Reporter in the March 2 edition. Perhaps you could have done a more thorough job when you were on site at the school. Most of the elementary schools in Lake Wash-ington School District are named for American authors. � at was their cus-tom for many years. How ironic that your article was an interview with an author. � oreau Elementary has been around since early 60s or perhaps late 50s.
� is reminds me of � e Seattle Times and Journal American’s in-ability to spell Bridle Trails State Park correctly in the past. Somehow they disassociated bridles and trails and made it into Bridal Trails State Park. I don’t think very many brides are to be found on the park’s trails. You are our local newspaper. You can do better.Connie Winter, Kirkland
Reporter should keep high editing standards
� ank you for providing local news service to Kirkland through the Re-porter. It’s especially nice to have since the Seattle Times dropped their East-side bureau. I encourage you to keep high standards for proper editing of content. It was terribly embarrassing to see “� orough Elementary” on the front page! I certainly hope that the school is “thorough,” but the school’s namesake should be spelled properly: “� oreau.” I see that this has been corrected online. � ere were other errors in the recent issue, such as “Fit-ness boot camp for Mom’s.” Eeek.Liz Hunt, Kirkland
Shamrock Run needs volunteers
Top of the morning’ all my Kirk-land volunteer buddies. We still need volunteers for the Eastside’s’ � rst St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Run. (Take that, 520 toll!) We would really like to see you all dressed in green and
cheering on Kirkland’s celebration of the Green! We’ll meet at � e Grape Choice at 7 a.m. on March 17. Be there or miss all the fun.
What a great way to watch the runners go by and cheer on some of your neighbors. Wear your green and show your support! � e money raised will go towards Kirkland Downtown Association events (Farmer’s Market, 4th of July, � owerpots, Decorate Downtown, etc.).Michelle Sailor and Penny Sweet, Kirkland
Unlimited residential density threatens neighborhoods
Are you aware that Kirkland’s zon-ing code allows unlimited “residen-tial” density in any “commercial” zone in the city?
� is is a major problem for every Kirkland neighborhood. Potala Village in the Moss Bay neighbor-hood is just the most obvious current example. � is huge loophole needs to be eliminated. � erefore, we are asking the Planning Commission to
place caps on residential development in commercial zones, beginning with the smallest Neighborhood Business (BN) zone – immediately.
Please sign our petition to the Planning Commission or go to www.ipetitions.com/petition/say-no-to-un-limited-residential-density-in/ (Note: there was a petition to the Kirkland City Council last fall. � is one is new.)
For nearly a year, the Moss Bay/Lakeview neighborhoods have been very active working with the city to reduce the size, scale, and density of the Potala Village project at 10th and Lake Street. Speci� cally, the neighbors are working to ensure that our city’s zoning codes comply with our Com-prehensive Plan, beginning with BN zones. While the Comprehensive Plan is clear in its description of a hierarchy of uses and intensities for commercial development, the city is interpreting the zoning code permissively and allowing unlimited residential density on any property in the city with a “commercial” land-use designation.
I have learned a thing or two in my 15 years as a journalist. No one is truly unbiased, although there is a di� erence between trying to be unbiased and not caring.
If you cover a topic that is controversial and in the end both sides are mad at you, most likely you did something right. And no matter how perfect you want the paper to be or how hard you try, there will always be some mistakes from time-to-time.
When I got my � rst journalism job I remember my editor telling me: “You will make mistakes. The di� erence is that with this job everyone in the city sees them. But if you don’t get some phone calls that is even worse because that means no one is reading.”
That conversation never rang more true than with last week’s paper.
As many, many readers noticed we had a mistake on the front page of the paper. Well, technically more than one. My story written about author and cartoonist Marc Tyler Nobleman visiting Thoreau Elementary on Finn Hill was front and center. But Thoreau was spelled: Thorough. Not once in the text, but every time it appeared on the front page. It was in the headline, photo cutline and once in the body of the story.
When we realized this had happened it was too late. Somehow the Thoreau got changed to Thorough in our pagination program’s spell check and no one caught it until it was posted online.
But for me this was not the normal “oops” mistake, as my son attends Thoreau Elementary. A parent of one of my son’s classmates and friend of mine was the second person to notice the error and � red o� an email to let me know so I could � x it. His was the second of many, many emails we received on the subject.
One of those emails came from a very nice former English teacher and “steady reader” of our paper. She, as others had, noti-
� ed me of the mistake in a very kind way. I emailed her back to let her know what had happened. I quipped: “I guess we get an ‘F’ on this assignment. Not trying to make light of the mistake but it is better than crying.”
After I sent the email, I realized my � ngers were a little too fast and I had spelled Thoreau, Throeau. It was not a good week.
We also received several phone calls pertaining to the mistake in the paper.
Carrie Wood, the paper’s editor, received a phone call from a man who, after she said, “hello”, simply asked “How do you spell Thoreau?” She tried not to laugh and said, “T-H-O-R-E-A-U.” He only replied, “Thank you very much,” and hung up. The call was so abrupt she didn’t even get the man’s name or give an apology.
As the only two people on the Kirkland Reporter editorial sta� , we know we are not perfect and we always strive to be
THOROUGH. But we try to own up to our mistakes and make things right.
This is not the type of mistake that costs taxpayers money. It is not the type of mistake that demands a correction for reasons of trust. But it is a mistake that we own and try not to let happen.
More egregious errors have run in the paper. We print correc-tions when they are warranted. We correct stories online when needed.
We also appreciate the high standards that this community holds us. We appreciate your readership. And this mistake has reemphasized the fact that newspapers are not dead and people still read every word – misspelled or not.
But as Henry David Thoreau once said: “One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors. To dwell long upon them is to add to the o� ense.”
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D● Q U O T E O F N O T E : “This is like a ‘Footloose’ movie and we can’t be that town,“ said Councilwoman Amy Walen (page 1).
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� e 45th Legislative Dis-trict has spoken. Loudly.
On Saturday, voters over-whelmed precinct caucuses around the district, and the state, to voice their prefer-ences for the GOP primary candidate.
Mitt Romney won the 45th District’s delegate, who represents voters from parts of Kirkland, Redmond, Woodinville, Duvall, and Carnation.
Romney also won the majority statewide with 37.6 percent of the votes.
Unlike the 2008 election, when McCain proved the GOP favorite early on, the 2012 candidacy has been a race to the last hour.
� is competition was pow-ered by eager voters at Robert Frost Elementary School, where 11 precincts tallied 66 votes for Romney, 19 for Rick Santorum, 16 for Ron Paul, 14 for Newt Gingrich, and 5 undecided.
Kirkland City Councilman Toby Nixon acted as the pool chairman for the precincts at Robert Frost, and as a Precinct Committee O� cer (PCO).
Nixon’s precinct cast 26 votes, with Romney taking half. � e remaining 13 votes were split among the three remaining candidates and undecided voters.
Also favoring Romney
were David and Gay Holmes, PCO’s for Precinct 45-3450.
“I think Romney’s got the best chance of winning the general election,” Gay Holmes said. “I would be happy to support the others, but it’s important to support a candidate who can bring in a victory.”
David Holmes cited the economy as the biggest issue in this election.
“Romney has a bet-ter chance of turning the economy around,” he said. “Also, I know that he’s really strong on immigration. He’ll secure our borders.”
Dave Gri� n’s precinct, 24-89, favored Paul, though Gri� n voted for Santorum.
“People like Paul because he has a compelling vision, and connects well with Washingtonians,” Gri� n said.
Gri� n originally support-ed Michele Bachmann, but when she dropped out of the race, he transferred his bid to the candidate with the most similar values.
“We need to be focused on principles, not bi-partisan politics,” he said. “Santorum is � scally responsible, has a family message, and will bring more jobs.”
While the splintered opinions of GOP voters may indicate a lack of excitement for a single candidate, the number of voters present on Saturday proves otherwise for the Republican Party.
“It’s always hard to know how many voters to expect,” Nixon said.
� e goal for Nixon’s pool was to accrue 10 votes per precinct, with the number of registered voters per precinct ranging from three to 600.
120 people voted at Robert Frost, averaging nearly 11 votes per precinct repre-sented, surpassing the goal, though the actual number of votes per precinct ranged from three to 26.
“Four years ago, all the candidates dropped out and it was just McCain, so people thought, ‘What’s the use?’” Nixon said. “Now, there are still four very active candi-dates.”
Saturday, the gym at Rob-ert Frost was � lled for almost an hour and a half, and the air was humming with
discussion and possibilities-� e same was true across the district, in homes, churches, and community buildings.
Mike Nykreim, pool chair-man for 13 precincts at Kirk-land Congregational Church, said the voter turnout was overwhelming.
His involvement with pre-cinct caucuses has spanned 33 years, and this year’s election prompted the largest voter response he has seen.
“Everyone is stepping up,” he said. “People are � red up, and they de� nitely want a di� erent president.”
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David and Gay Holmes, who are precinct committee o� cers, tally votes during the caucus at Robert Frost Elementary on Saturday. RACHAEL HARRIS, Special to the Reporter
Blue Lake Art Academy of Kirkland to celebrate grand opening
� e Blue Lake Art Acad-emy of Kirkland will host its grand opening celebra-tion and open house from 1-8 p.m. Saturday, March 10.
Special guest Ned Mueller will do a painting demonstration from 1-5 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served and special door prizes will be o� ered.
Blue Lake Art Academy of Kirkland was formed by local artist Arlon Roseno� , who also owns and operates Arlon Roseno� Fine Art nearby.
Blue Lake Art Academy is a private art academy that will host guest instructor workshops from regionally and nationally recognized art instructors, as well as open studio sessions for painting in a studio setting
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walls, oak � oors, 13 foot ceilings, ample windows and skylights, as well as antique and retro furniture to compliment the atmo-sphere.
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At QFC, young people are a vital asset to our business. Our courtesy clerks play a key role in our stores: keeping our checkstands stocked and sparkling, greeting customers, helping them fi nd items and, of course, taking their orders to their cars. A beginning job as a courtesy clerk has served as a springboard to a career as a store manager or company executive for untold numbers of our company leaders, past and present. We value the contributions of our youngest associates and know the potential they possess to lead productive lives as adults, and we are proud to sponsor two charities this month which are each working with care to bring out the potential in the youth they have chosen to serve. Treehouse in King County provides a variety of programs to support foster children and Trillium Family Services in Oregon focuses on helping youth with behavioral and mental health issues.
Treehouse began through the efforts
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Trillium Family Services was formed in Oregon in 1998 and has an integrated treatment system with a statewide reach to serve more than 5,000 children and families each year. The children who are treated at Trillium Family Services have mental and behavioral health issues. These can include: severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,
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A� er a long-time ongoing civil dispute with a former Kirkland jewelry store owner, customer Colleen Holden said it’s not about the money anymore.
� e feud began when O’Day Gem Gallery owner Jerry O’Day was evicted from his Lake Street store in 2003 and � led for bankruptcy. Many victims alleged that they consigned their jewelry to O’Day and he le� without paying them or giving their jewelry back.
He was never charged with a crime, but Holden � led a civil claim that ended in a nearly $30,000 judgment against O’Day in 2009.
A dozen pieces of O’Days’ artwork were seized on Feb. 2 at Gunnar Nordstrom Contemporary Fine Art gallery in Bellevue because O’Day failed to pay the judgment, according to court documents. � e artwork – which includes guitars signed by such musicians as Steve Miller and a sculpture of Jimi
Hendrix and O’Day’s father, legendary Pat O’Day shaking hands – will be sold at a pub-lic auction on March 14.
While all proceeds will go toward Holden’s judg-ment, she said to her this is not about restitution, but accountability.
“It’s important because he’s wronged so many people in this area,” said the long-time Kirkland resident. “I just had a desire to right a wrong and to hold him accountable.”
O’Day Gem Gallery
O’Day and his wife opened their gallery in 1993 at 115 Lake Street, where O’Day designed, manufactured and sold jewelry. He moved to a larger location in 1999 and partnered with Gunnar Nordstrom, renaming their store to On Bronze.
O’Day said his store, which focused on higher-end jewelry and art, did very well at � rst. But the dot-com bust a� ected his business.
“I personally made mis-takes in running the business
and ended up having to go bankrupt,” said O’Day, who now lives in Des Moines. “� ere were several people I had received consignments from that didn’t get paid … It was a very di� cult time.”
Kirkland Police Detective Don Carroll said 15 cus-tomers � led police reports between 2003-2005, mostly alleging that O’Day stole their possessions or didn’t return money. Some also al-leged that O’Day took stones out of some jewelry and replaced them with cheaper stones.
“People had stu� on consignment and they just couldn’t get it back,” said Carroll, noting that O’Day was cooperative throughout the process. “Obviously we thought we had a good case, but for one reason or another the (King County) Prosecutor’s O� ce wouldn’t � le charges.”
On one occasion, a Kirk-land woman gave O’Day an item of diamond jewelry to sell on consignment in 2000, according to a police report � led in 2003. A� er three years and several attempts to get her jewelry back, O’Day brought her several pieces of inferior grade jewelry as “collateral” for her stone, the documents continue.
O’Day said the stone from the woman’s ring was being certi� ed, among other expla-nations for it being missing. � e woman � nally learned that O’Day had declared bankruptcy and she was listed as a creditor in the � ling, along with more than a dozen others.
Many, including Holden, � led judgements against O’Day to try and retrieve their money and jewelry that O’Day discharged through bankruptcy.
“� ere are so many people who have a bad taste in their mouth about Jerry O’Day,” said Holden, who met O’Day in the ‘90s and was his friend, customer and then investor. “He’s a slippery character.”
She said she invested in several projects with O’Day in 2001-2002, including a diamond project and the bronze mermaid Bella Serena statue. Holden said she took possession of the statue because O’Day “didn’t pay me any of the money he owed me.”
However, O’Day said Holden was “dishonest” and wouldn’t work with him to try and convert the jewelry.
� e statue itself became another ordeal for Holden when she gave it back to
O’Day because he said he had a buyer for it. When he didn’t return the $37,000 statue, Holden hired a private detective and learned that it was located on the beachfront property of his father’s Friday Harbor home.
Pat O’Day is a well-known disc jockey and radio host in Seattle.
Holden � led another law-suit against O’Day and his wife, Lynn Bartholmey and
Former Kirkland man’s art seized for auction
This Jimi Henrix-Pat O’Day sculpture, created by former Kirkland resident Jerry O’Day, is one of the items up for bid at an auction on March 14. Proceeds will satisfy a judgement against Jerry O’Day. CONTRIBUTED
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Former Kirkland jewelry store owner Jerry O’Day’s art up for sale at auction to satisfy judgement against him
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Pat O’Day and wife, Stepha-nie O’Day in 2008. However, she eventually dropped thelatter two from the lawsuit after the couple returned the statue a year later.
She eventually settled with O’Day for about $30,000, but said except for a small amount of O’Days’ wages that were successfully garnished, she has yet to see the rest of her money.
“It’s been so much stress for me and it’s been so hard on my health,” said Holden, who is 64 and a hospice nurse. “I need it to be done with.”
O’Day said he’s paid the state more than $50,000 since he filed for bank-ruptcy and still has taxes to pay.
He said he is “devas-tated” that his art was seized.
“That’s sacred stuff, so to have it taken away was hurtful, but I also under-stood it,” said O’Day, who stressed that Nordstrom had nothing to do with the situation. “I hope
that they get good money (from the auction) and I hope this will help me further resolve the debt that I have.”
But both agreed on one thing, saying that the entire process has been a “nightmare.”
“In life some people learn lessons harder than others,” said O’Day. “I had a very difficult 10 years, but I really wish no ill-will and I just want the nightmare to be over.”
About the auction
A dozen pieces of O’Days art-
work, including paintings, pieces
upon which signed guitars are mounted and a sculpture of Jimi Hen-drix and Pat O’Day shak-ing hands will be sold during a sheriff ’s auction at 10 a.m. on March 14 at 6860 Coal Creek Parkway S.E. in Newcastle.
The pieces collectively are worth about $30,000.
For more information, visit Hansen Bros. Mov-ing & Storage at www.hansenbros.com/HB-Auctions.
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BY SAMANTHA PAK
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It has only been over a week since she was o� cially chosen as the Lake Washing-ton School District’s (LWSD) new superintendent, but Dr. Traci Pierce is already hard at work preparing to take over the district’s top job.
Since the district’s board of directors unanimously voted at a Feb. 27 meet-ing to hire Pierce, she has been meeting with district sta� and administrators to introduce herself to those who don’t know her and reintroduce herself to those who do.
Pierce, who is the current deputy superintendent of instructional services for LWSD, has also received a number of invitations to visit di� erent buildings through-out the district. She recently read at Margaret Mead El-ementary School in Samma-mish and Redmond’s John James Audubon Elementary School. Both events were for Read Across America, an annual event that celebrates reading on March 2, the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss.
Pierce began her career in education in 1994 as a teacher at Inglewood Junior High School in Sammamish. She spent the � rst six years as a teacher before moving to the administrative side. She said she misses being in the classroom so she especially enjoys any opportunity to return.
“It’s always fun,” she said.In addition to meeting
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Pierce said with this shi� , there will be some sta� changes in terms of what grade levels and subjects people will teach as some people may need to move schools. � ere will also be adjustments among the schools’ student bodies as well: Two-thirds of middle school students will be entering a new school and the same goes for half of high school students.
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Twin sisters Mary McCagg-Larin and Elizabeth (Betsy) Mc-
Cagg Hills will be inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame on March 10 in Connecticut.
� e Kirkland natives got their start in the sport in the waters around Seattle, headed on a path that would take them to Harvard, the World Championships and to several Olympic games.
“I was kind of surprised, but I’m excited that my sister is getting it at the same time,” said Betsy McCagg, who lives in Kirkland and teaches at the St. � omas School in Bel-levue. “At the time it didn’t seem like anything special, being named to the National Team, but when I look back now I can see it was. We were
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The Lake Washing-ton boys basketball took fourth in the
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A� er losing to Univer-sity in the quarter� nals, and outlasting Mountlake Terrace in the consolation bracket Friday, the Kangs beat O’Dea 52-51 Saturday, March 3.
In the 8 a.m. game, the Fighting Irish were up
18-4 at the end of the � rst quarter, but Lake Washing-ton found it’s o� ense in the second quarter, outscoring O’Dea 13-8, but remained behind going into hal� ime.
A� er the break, both teams came out hard, with O’Dea hitting 14 points, while Lake Washington added 13 in the third.
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Kang boys finishes fourth at state
The Lake Washington boys basketball team � nished fourth in 3A state tournament last weekend, after beating O’Dea in overtime. ADAM GUY, Contributed Photo
Kirkland tennis player wins World Junior title
Kirkland tennis player Henrik Wiersholm, a 14-year-old currently competing on the ITF World Junior Circuit, won his first world title last weekend.
Wiesholm, won the title in El Salvador, win-ning three matches to qualify for the event, and then upset five seeded players to take the title.
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He also recently com-peted in the ITF World Junior Circuit event in Guatelama and is the No. 13 in the USTA Boys’ 16s National Standings and No. 5 in the USTA Boys’ 14s National Standings.
LWHS dance team prepares for districts
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The team will perform pom, kick and military routines. The Kangs need a qualifying score in each routine to compete in the state competition on March 24 in Yakima.
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I’m a real stickler for correct spelling. I’ve been teach-
ing English to foreign students on and o� for many years now and I just cannot help myself from correcting ev-eryone’s spelling – pronunciation and grammar too for that matter. However, I do take pride in the fact that I am the “go to” person in my family for spelling-related questions.
As we speak, my sister and I are in a heated
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A� er all, everyone knows that cousin is
spelled with an ‘s’ and not a ‘z!’ Don’t get me wrong, the letter ‘z’ does have a place in this world: in a zoo, on a zipper, and when you are checking out your friend’s house on Zillow. Luckily, this did not deter me from going straight home to search online for Couzin’s Cafe! Four solid stars ... 87 reviews ... breakfast anytime ... AND ... within walking distance from my house. � is restaurant is a must-try! So I gathered up family members, my sister included (as we are still on
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I met with Greg Wa-ham, the chef/owner of Couzin’s Cafe at 10 a.m. on a Friday morning. His restaurant was packed but he still graciously took the time to sit down and talk with me.
My � rst question was, of course, about his choice of restaurant name. Very simply, for Greg, it is all about fam-ily. Inside, above the front door, is a plaque that reads, “Family Gathers Here.”
Greg wants his custom-
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� e menu is chef-inspired and induces what my husband refers to as “order anxiety.” All the selections are Greg’s favor-ite recipes and all sound delicious!
His omelettes are � u� y and loaded with fresh ingredients. � e eggs over-easy are cooked to perfection. Yelpers already know the hash browns are bronzed and crunchy on the outside and warm and steamy on the inside.
Greg o� ers a variety of breads, but the honey whole wheat deserves spe-cial attention. Greg asked Franz Bakeries to make the old Gai’s recipe for their honey whole wheat bread. Sliced thick and toasted – it is inspiring!
Greg, born and raised in Kirkland, has been in and out of the restaurant
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De� nitely worth high-lighting are his famous stu� ed burgers (1/2 lb ground chuck) for lunch that sound amazing, and his new dinner selec-tions ranging from turkey dinners to 14 oz. steaks to meatloaf, etc.
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Between Feb. 28 to March 5, the Kirkland Police Department re-ported 456 tra� c violations (four DUIs), 33 alarm calls, eight car accidents, eight noise complaints, 18 thefts, 11 car prowls, eight domestic violence calls, eight calls for harassment, four acts of fraud, 14 calls of a disturbance, six calls for illegal substances and 14 calls of civil disturbance. At least 36 people were arrested.
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Obstructing: 2:26 a.m., 12300 block of 120th Ave. N.E. A 22-year-old Lynnwood man was arrested for obstruction after at-tempting to � ee during a possible assault investigation. A short foot pursuit was needed to apprehend the man.
Domestic: 2 a.m., 10500 block of N.E. 139th Street. A 44-year-old Kirkland
woman called police to report that her live-in boyfriend had thrown her down on the bed and held her down by her arms and would not let go. The man was intoxicated and angry that she was packing up her belongings and throwing him out. The woman was scared and intimidated by the man’s behavior as he had never been physical. She now fears for her son’s safety.
March 2Obstructing: 7:30 p.m., 13400 block of 129th Place N.E. A 25-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for obstruction and his misdemeanor warrant out of South Seattle after he attempted to leave the scene of a verbal domestic violence investigation.
Feb. 29Burglary: 12 noon, 12300 block of N.E. 109th Place. A Kirkland woman reported coming home to � nd the suspect and his
vehicle in her garage when she opened the garage door. The man immediately � ed the scene in his vehicle as the woman was able to obtain his license number and call 911. An o� cer located the vehicle a short distance away and took the man into custody. The man was found to have taken many items from the woman’s home.
Theft: 11:40 p.m., 300 block of Kirkland Ave. A 31-year-old female was ar-
rested for stealing items out of packages in the lobby of an apartment complex.
Feb. 28Suspicious circum-
stances: 8:30 a.m., 12400 block of 110th
Lane N.E. A Kirkland resi-dent reported that a juvenile
male was holding an object that looked like an AK-47 towards
her in her apartment complex. Al-though the reporting party was concerned, she could not say for certain that the act was not intentional. O� cers made contact with persons in the area and determined that they were the parents of the subject. The parents let o� cers in the house where they removed the unwanted air-soft gun. The boy was later contacted and told police he was just waiting to play air-soft guns with friends during the incident.
Minor, liquor violation: 1:18 a.m., 25 Lakeshore Plaza. A 19-year-old Kirkland man and woman, along with a 17-year-old Bothell woman, were arrested for pos-sessing marijuana during a stop of their vehicle. They were also cited for possessing alcohol.
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Kirkland police of-� cers captured � ve home burglary suspects within a 24-hour period over Tuesday and Wednesday.
Late Tuesday a� er-noon, o� cers responded to a home in the 13400 block of 121st Avenue when four male suspects shattered the rear-slider door while the hom-eowner was at home. � e suspects grabbed some items and � ed in a vehicle.
A Kirkland police o� cer quickly spotted the vehicle and one adult and three juvenile male suspects were taken into
custody. Two of the sus-pects admitted to com-mitting other burglaries in the area.
Mid-day Wednesday, a homeowner in the 12300 block of Northeast 109th Place came home to � nd a man inside her locked garage loading his vehicle with her property. � e alert homeowner provid-ed police with a detailed vehicle description and license plate number.
A short time later, an o� cer spotted the vehicle and stopped it on North-east 132nd Street where the suspect was taken into custody.
Police nab five suspects in two home burglaries
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