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BY CARRIE WOOD AND MATT PHELPS Kirkland Reporter W ith just days to prepare for a last-minute push in Olympia, several Houghton residents scrambled to organize a petition last week against a measure that takes aim at the Hough- ton Community Council. e bill moving through the Legis- lature would allow voters in the entire City of Kirkland to vote on whether or not to continue the existence of the Houghton Community Council. But many residents are angry that the measure has barreled through the session without any public aware- ness or opportunity for public input. Rick Whitney, chair of the Hough- ton Community Council (HCC), said he just heard about House Bill 1812 last week when he got a phone call from Ken Seal, the longest-standing member of the East Bellevue Communi- ty Council. e bill would affect both the Houghton and East Bel- levue community councils - the only two community Find us at KirklandWindermere.com 737 Market Street Kirkland, WA 98033 | 425-823-4600 Windermere Real Estate/Central, Inc. 469194 HISTORICAL | Kirkland Woman’s Club nominated for landmark status [12] R EP O RTER .com KIRKLAND FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011 A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING NEWSLINE: 425.822.9166 Cachet | Arts Council gives awards to Parkplace Books and Jeff Lockhart of NU [3] Kirkland native | UW gymnast rekindles love with the sport [16] Transparency at the heart of Houghton outrage Bill that could end community councils speeds through Legislature, disconnect between city and representatives questioned Twenty-two year Houghton Community Council member Elsie Weber testifies in Olympia against House Bill 1812 on Tuesday. The bill would end the formation of community councils in Washington State and let an entire city vote to keeping a community council every four years instead of just the community represented by the council. Joining Weber is Ken Seal, left, and Steve Kasner, of the East Bellevue Community Council, the only other community council in the state. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter Mayor Joan McBride Rep. Larry Springer [ more 1812 page 7 ] Redistricting could have big impact on Kirkland BY MATT PHELPS [email protected] Recently released Census numbers show an increase of 830,419 Washington resi- dents during the past decade. at increase will give Washington State a 10th Congressional District - but where will it be located? Most predictions show the new district around the Tacoma and Olympia area. But when the lines are redrawn it will have a major impact on Kirkland residents as both congres- sional districts that serve Kirkland are well over the targeted population. e majority of Kirkland is served by the 1st Congressio- nal District and a small area in south Kirkland is served by the 8th Congressional District. Based on the new numbers, each of the congressional districts in Washing- ton State should have a target population of 672,454 people. e 8th District is over the targeted population the most in the state with 810,754 people, or by 20.6 percent. e 1st Congressional District is over by 10 percent, or by 66,001 2010 CENSUS [ more CENSUS page 2 ] LWSD breaks ground on $18 million Muir project Lake Washington School District Superintendent Dr. Chip Kimbal and John Muir Elementary principal Jeff DeGallier break ground on the school’s new $18 million facility that is set to open this fall. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter BY CARRIE WOOD Kirkland Reporter e John Muir Elemen- tary community celebrated the groundbreaking on a new school during a cer- emony on ursday. Set to open this fall, the new $18 million facility will replace the existing building as part of the Lake Washington School District modernization program. During the event, the Kamiakin Junior High Jazz Band performed, followed by remarks from principal Jeff DeGallier and Dr. Chip Kimball, superintendent. Currently the longest-serv- ing staff member at John Muir Elementary, Barb Whelan also spoke dur- ing the event. She started working at the school as an instructional assistant nearly 30 years ago. “So 29 years later, six principals later, with four children and three grand- children attending this school, I’m still here,” said Whelan. She said the school has evolved from a nationally- recognized school in the ‘80s, to becoming a school of distinction in 2010. “I’ve seen a lot of changes and growth over the years, [ more MUIR page 2 ]

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Page 1: Kirkland Reporter, March 11, 2011

BY CARRIE WOOD AND

MATT PHELPS

Kirkland Reporter

With just days to prepare

for a last-minute push in Olympia, several Houghton residents scrambled to organize a petition last week against a measure that takes aim at the Hough-ton Community Council.

Th e bill moving through the Legis-lature would allow voters in the entire City of Kirkland to vote on whether or not to continue the existence of the Houghton Community

Council.But many residents are

angry that the measure has barreled through the session without any public aware-ness or opportunity for public input.

Rick Whitney, chair of the Hough-ton Community Council (HCC), said he just heard about House Bill 1812 last week when he got a phone call from Ken Seal, the longest-standing member of the East Bellevue Communi-ty Council. Th e bill would aff ect both

the Houghton and East Bel-levue community councils - the only two community

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Transparency at the heart of Houghton outrageBill that could end community councils speeds through Legislature, disconnect between city and representatives questioned

Twenty-two year Houghton Community

Council member Elsie Weber testifi es

in Olympia against House Bill 1812 on

Tuesday. The bill would end the formation of

community councils in Washington State and

let an entire city vote to keeping a community

council every four years instead of just the

community represented by the council. Joining

Weber is Ken Seal, left, and Steve Kasner,

of the East Bellevue Community Council, the

only other community council in the state. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland

Reporter

Mayor Joan McBride

Rep. Larry Springer

[ more 1812 page 7 ]

Redistricting could have big impact on KirklandBY MATT PHELPS

[email protected]

Recently released Census numbers show an increase of 830,419 Washington resi-dents during the past decade. Th at increase will give Washington State a 10th Congressional District - but where will it be located?

Most predictions show the new district around the Tacoma and Olympia area. But when the lines are redrawn it will have a major impact on Kirkland residents as both congres-sional districts that serve Kirkland are well over the

targeted population.Th e majority of Kirkland is

served by the 1st Congressio-nal District and a small area in south Kirkland is served by the 8th Congressional District.

Based on the new numbers, each of the congressional districts in Washing-ton State should have

a target population of 672,454 people. Th e 8th

District is over the targeted population the most in the state with 810,754 people, or by 20.6 percent. Th e 1st Congressional District is over by 10 percent, or by 66,001

2010

CENSUS

[ more CENSUS page 2 ]

LWSD breaks ground on $18 million Muir project

Lake Washington School District Superintendent Dr. Chip Kimbal and John Muir Elementary principal Jeff DeGallier break ground on the school’s new $18 million facility that is set to open this fall. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter

BY CARRIE WOOD

Kirkland Reporter

Th e John Muir Elemen-tary community celebrated the groundbreaking on a new school during a cer-emony on Th ursday.

Set to open this fall, the new $18 million facility will replace the existing building as part of the Lake Washington School District modernization program.

During the event, the Kamiakin Junior High Jazz Band performed, followed by remarks from principal Jeff DeGallier and Dr. Chip Kimball, superintendent. Currently the longest-serv-

ing staff member at John Muir Elementary, Barb Whelan also spoke dur-ing the event. She started working at the school as an instructional assistant nearly 30 years ago.

“So 29 years later, six principals later, with four children and three grand-children attending this school, I’m still here,” said Whelan.

She said the school has evolved from a nationally-recognized school in the ‘80s, to becoming a school of distinction in 2010.

“I’ve seen a lot of changes and growth over the years,

[ more MUIR page 2 ]

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Being able to provide the proper foun-dation and support for our children is extremely important. The chance to grow up in a loving family who nurtures one another and faces challenges together is something every child deserves, and I’m sure many of us have been quite lucky to grow up in this type of household. While we may not have been wealthy, we never went hungry and we were always loved and protected. We had all of the neces-sities and maybe even got a few “extras” too.

Unfortunately, not every child can claim to know this kind of stability. Through no fault of their own, some children are re-moved from their homes in order to pro-tect them from unspeakable acts of abuse, neglect and cruelty. Although it is in the best interest of the child – for their physi-cal and emotional wellbeing to be taken

out of the situation, this displacement can some-times cause unintended consequences including anxiety and low self-esteem.

Foster families pro-vide the safe homes for these children, but many times they cannot afford the “extras” like music or dance lessons; or sometimes even the sim-ple things like a warm winter coat. This is where Treehouse comes in. They are the local nonprofit organization helping to bring the “childhood” back to scores of foster children in our area. Treehouse bridges the gap for foster families to pro-vide school supplies and clothing, as well as support for the “extras” such as tutor-ing or sports equipment. They help create

wonderful memories and encourage posi-tive self-image, self-worth and self-confi-dence in local foster children. All of these are critical components to developing well-adjusted adults who will hopefully make the correct choices in life for them-selves and for their future families.

QFC is proud to partner with Treehouse to raise awareness and funds in support of local foster children. We invite you to make a donation at any QFC checkstand

or designate your bag reuse credit to Tree-house now through April 2nd. We hope that you’ll join us and support Treehouse because “Living in foster care shouldn’t keep a kid from just being a kid.”

Eric Miller is the Public Affairs Specialist for QFC.

He can be reached at [email protected] or

425-990-6182.

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and now I’m part of another wonderful change – a new school,” she said.

Her granddaughter, Mak-ena Whelan, age 10, also spoke about her favorite memory at the school - the 5th grade Halloween party.

The school was built in 1970 and is named after famous naturalist and writer, John Muir. The new 56,700-square foot school will be built “green” reflect-ing the Muir’s beliefs.

The project’s general contractor is Allied Con-struction Associates and Mahlum Architects helped design the new building.

The school will open this

fall as a K-6 elementary school, then in 2012 it will become a K-5 elemen-tary school as the LWSD changes to a K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 format.

John Muir is part of Phase 2 of the district’s over-all modernization program. Voters approved $436 mil-lion in bonds in 2006 to pay for the program. The new facility will be built behind the old facility. Planning and design began in 2006.

Other Phase 2 schools in Kirkland include Robert Frost Elementary that was completed in 2009, and Lake Washington High School and Finn Hill Junior High, which are currently under construction.

[ MUIR from page 1] [ CENSUS from page 1] people.

By comparison, the 7th Congressional District, covering mainly Seattle and Vashon Island, gained the fewest residents with 49,000, or a 4.7 percent increase.

A panel of two Republi-cans and two Democrats will work on reconfiguring the nine current congressional districts, along with creating a 10th District. A non-voting chair will also be a part of the commission. The panel will have all of 2011 to develop and finalize the maps, and three of the four voting members must vote for the final product. The Legislature has virtually no role and the governor cannot sign or veto

the maps.The population change for

the legislative districts that serve Kirkland is opposite from congressional districts. Both the 45th and 48th, which serve Kirkland, are be-low the target population and will have to expand boundar-ies to include more voters.

The differences in popula-tion will also affect the King County Council. The council has appointed a four-person commission to redraw the council districts based on 2010 Census data, accord-ing to state law and the King County Charter. The statutes require that the boundaries of each district correspond as nearly as practical with the boundaries of existing mu-nicipalities, election precincts, census tracts, recognized natural boundaries, and communities of related and mutual interest; be drawn to produce districts with com-pact and contiguous territory; be composed of economic and geographic units; and be as nearly equal in population as possible. Population data may not be used for purposes of favoring or disfavoring any racial group or political party.

The state population grew by 14.1 percent since the 2000 census, to 6,724,540 mil-lion people. The population growth in the west also was very strong, up 13.8 percent. The U.S. average was 9.7 per-cent, to 308.7 million people.

Expect traffic delays during the Parade

Commuters should expect traffic delays due to the Kirkland American Little League Parade to be held on Saturday, March 19. Detours will be in place and the following streets closed from 10 a.m. until the final participant passes at approximately noon:

lanes of Lakeshore Plaza Drive (boat launch access will not be available begin-ning at 9 a.m.)

of Central Way from Lakeshore Plaza Drive to Fourth Street

Kirkland American Little League hosts 800-plus participants during the event, which includes opening ceremonies at Peter Kirk Ball field. For event information go to www.kirklandamerican.com. For permit infor-mation contact, Sudie Elkayssi, Special Projects Coordinator, City of Kirkland Parks & Com-munity, 425-587-3347

or [email protected].

Wu highest achiever in math, science

Joseph Wu, a senior at Lake Washington High School was named one of the Washington state win-ners of the 2010 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, a signature program of the Siemens Foundation administered by the College Board.

Wu has taken a total of eight AP courses to date, his favorite being U.S. His-tory. His hobbies are Math Club and computer pro-gramming and Wu would like to pursue engineering after high school.

The other winner was Rebecca Hu, a senior at Hanford High School.

The awards recognize up to 100 of America’s top achievers in Advanced Placement Program science and mathemat-ics courses with a $2,000 college scholarship to one male and one female student in each state. Two national winners are also recognized, each receiv-ing a $5,000 scholarship. This year, 98 high school students in 50 states were recognized.

CommunityBRIEFS

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BY MATT PHELPS

[email protected]

The arts commu-nity honored two of its own Monday

night at Heritage Hall for its R&R – reading and rockin’. Th e Kirkland Cul-tural Council and Mayor’s Cachet Awards were presented to Jeff Lockhart of Northwest University’s (NU) Creatio program and Parkplace Books.

“We had over 18 nominees for these awards, more than could be expected,” said Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride. “… and over the last year the Kirkland Cachet has been a great resource for our community.”

Cachet stands for Col-laboration, Arts, Culture, Heritage, Education and Th eatre and the award, in its fi rst year, is meant to honor the best in the city within those categories by the Kirkland Heritage So-ciety and Cultural Council.

Lockhart was presented with the individual Cachet Award for his work in creat-ing Creatio program at NU,

which is one of the largest state of the art recording studios and programs in the Pacifi c Northwest. It also produces U-Rock , a pro-gram for teens that teaches recording, business tech-niques and most important – how to create music in a rock n’ roll atmosphere.

He told the audience of about 75 people that, when completed the Creatio

recording studio will be the largest north

of Los Angeles and West of the Missis-sippi River.

“And we don’t think that should be

in Bellevue or Se-attle but it should here in Kirkland. We are honored to be leading the charge,” said Lockhart. “Th is is a profound honor.”

Parkplace Books was given the Cachet Award for the best business or organization contributing to the arts. Th e bookstore supports many arts based programs and over 50 dif-ferent book clubs.

“We love Kirkland and have always felt like it deserves the best quality of everything,” said Re-

becca Willow of Parkplace Books. “Th e arts provide food for the soul.”

Th e winners were presented with a framed picture of Kirkland drawn by Peter Kirk sixth graders that also contained a small plaque commemorating the event.

Finalists in the in-dividual category also included author and historian Matthew Mc-Cauley, who wrote “A look to the past: Kirkland,” and local artist Chris Sharp. In the business or organiza-tion category the fi nalists were Studio East and the Kirkland Arts Center. Other nominees included: William “Bill” Ballant-ine; Henry Bischofb erger Violins, LLC; Evergreen Hospital Medical Cen-ter; Loita Hawkinson, President of the Kirkland Heritage Society; How-ard Mandville Gallery; Kirkland Choral Society; Kirkland Performance Center; “A” Suraphong Liengboonlertchai; Kaylee Nilan; Northlake Unitar-ian Universalist Church; Michele Parsons; and the School of Prophetic Arts.

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Creator of NorthwestUniversity’s Creatio music program Jeff Lockhart is honored with a plaque and photo during the Cultural Council’s Cachet Awards. Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride presented Lockhart with the award. MATT

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Husky coach to keynote YES event

University of Washington Men’s Basketball Coach Lorenzo Romar will be the keynote speaker at Youth Eastside Services’ (YES) annual Invest in Youth Breakfast on April 26 at the

Hyatt Regency in Bellevue.

Romar will share his enthusiasm for issues surrounding youth and wisdom learned on and off the court. “I’m pleased to support YES and the work they do to keep our youth and families healthy

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Romar has led the Husky Men’s basket-ball team for nine seasons, and during this time has lift ed the Huskies to an

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Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet reads “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think,” by Dr. Seuss to Robert Frost Elementary kindergartners on March 4. Several guest readers came to the school to celebrate the author’s birthday. CARRIE WOOD, Kirkland Reporter

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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 Department that are dispatched to on-duty police offi cers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be repre-sentative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 800 per week.

Between Feb. 25 to March 3, the Kirk-land Police Depart-ment reported 638 traffi c violations (four DUIs), 16 alarm calls, 18 car accidents, fi ve noise complaints, eight thefts, eight car prowls, three domestic violence calls, seven acts of fraud, seven calls of a disturbance, four calls for illegal substances and seven calls of civil disturbance. At least 32

people were arrested.

March 3Illegal substance: 1:05 p.m., 300 block of Kirkland Ave. A 19-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for marijuana possession.

March 1Sex off ense, other: 4:03 p.m., 12400 N.E. Totem Lake Way. A man called to report a possible luring incident by a man in an SUV. The man told police that the suspect ex-posed himself to his 15-year-old daughter.

Feb. 28Illegal substance: 11:57 a.m., 12200 N.E. 80th Street. An 18-year-old King County man was stopped on a traffi c violation and was found

to have a bag fi lled with 28.95 grams of marijuana.

Feb. 26Domestic: 10:23 p.m., 12300

block of 120th Ave. N.E. Police were called for a physical altercation at the Rodeo Steakhouse. A 21-year-old Lacey man strangled an 18-year-old Lacey female, causing her to vomit three

times. The woman was transported to Evergreen Hospital for examination and the man was arrested for assault.

Warrant arrest: 1 a.m., 218 Central Way. A 24-year-old Kenmore man was arrested on his outstanding King County warrants.

Domestic: 2 a.m., 4300 block of Lake Washington Boulevard N.E. A 19-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for allegedly assaulting his father during an argument. The man punched, kicked and pushed his father causing pain and leaving numerous marks on his face.

Illegal substance: 6:25 p.m., 11200 N.E. 124th Street. A 25-year-old King County man was stopped for an equip-ment violation. Upon contact the officer noticed a strong odor of marijuana com-ing from inside of his vehicle. The man then handed a tiny baggy of marijuana to the officer and was arrested.

Feb. 25Liquor violation: 8:37 p.m., 300 block of Kirkland Ave. A 19-year-old Kirkland woman and an 18-year-old King County man were contacted in the stairwell of the Kirkland Library and arrested for minor in possession of alcohol. They were also found to have outstanding warrants.

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Kirkland students on WSU’s honor roll

Washington State University’s President’s Honor Roll for the 2010 fall semester includes the following students from Kirkland: Deirdre Kelly Allison, Eduard Ifraim Ba-badzhanov, Dane Friddell Baird, Brian Jeff ery Bixby, Serena Rose Donnelly,

Jonathan Edward Evatt, Heather Morgan Hastings, Katie Dorae Hokanson, Malia Nicole Jurick, Calli Alexa Martinez, Mikael S McFeely, Th omas Richard Moser, Minh Van Nguyen, Kelsey Alexandra Phillips, Sarah Anne Pistorese, Joel Monroe Roberts, Haydn John Roberts, Jenna M. Schulz, McKenzie Chris-tine Smernis, Benjamin Lamoine Smith, Samantha Marie Snyder, Elizabeth

Rose Spurr, Teresa Dawn Th iessen, Alex Peter Th orson and Shann Marie Yonlick.

To be eligible for the honor roll, undergradu-ate students must be enrolled in a minimal of nine graded hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point aver-age of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA, based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work.

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Summer Concert Series bands to rock Marina Park

Th e bands have been booked for the 2011 Kirk-land Summer Concert Series at Marina Park.

Th ere will again be eight Tuesday morning concerts for children, and eight Th ursday evening concerts for all ages. Th e concerts begin July 5 and run through Aug. 25.

Th is year’s performers were chosen from dozens of applicants. Children’s per-formers include favorites like Caspar Babypants, Recess Monkey and the Not-Its.

Evening concerts will kick off with Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers, all the way from Austin, Texas, and the season fi nale will be roots reggae legend Clin-ton Fearon and his Boogie Brown Band. In between, you’ll get to hear blues, soul and all fl avors of original rock and covers.

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If you are a business that is interested in sponsoring the concerts in exchange for some great publicity, please contact [email protected] for more information.

Silver earns highest honors

Zoe Silver, Class of 2014 at Skidmore College, earned highest honors for the fall semester. She is the daughter of Robert and Eva Silver of Kirkland.

Highest honors are awarded for a quality point ratio of 3.670 or more from a possible 4.0. Honors are awarded for a grade point ratio of 3.4 to 3.669.

Skidmore recognizes aca-demic excellence in several ways. In addition to making the Dean’s list, a student may be elected to the Periclean Honor Society, Skidmore’s own academic honor society, or to the Skidmore chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

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councils in the state of Washington. Both are lo-cated in the 48th District.

“He asked me if I was aware of this bill and I was shocked – I had no idea,” said Whitney. “Th e most disturbing part of this whole thing is that our elected representa-tives obviously are trying to pass this bill without any notifi cation to either the Houghton Community Council or the citizens of Houghton who they represent. Th ey’re trying to sneak this by without us knowing about it and that’s not how government should work.”

HB 1812, which is sponsored by Reps. Steve Kirby (Tacoma), Ruth Kagi (Lake Forest Park) and Jim Moeller (Vancouver), was introduced on Feb. 3 and passed the House unani-mously on Feb. 26. Kirk-land legislators who voted in favor of the bill include Reps. Larry Springer, Roger Goodman, Deb Eddy and Ross Hunter.

One of the most confus-ing parts of the issue is who knew what and when.

Public hearingTh e prime sponsor of the

bill, Kirby told the Senate Committee in Olympia on Tuesday that he did not consult with any communi-ty council members to get their views on the measure.

“No, I haven’t ... just the city council and mainly with city offi cials, Kirkland in particular,” Kirby said during the public hearing when asked by the panel if he spoke with community council members.

Following the hearing, Kirby told the Reporter he has spoken with Kirkland Council members regard-ing HB 1812. He said he spoke with “representa-tives of the city. I actually don’t know all the players without a program. My in-volvement in this is just to facilitate all this and what-ever happens, happens.”

Kirkland Mayor Joan

McBride said she has never spoken with Kirby. She said the Legislative Committee did, however, meet with bill sponsor Ruth Kagi during a 15-minute meeting in February to discuss mainly a $2 million capital request to fund the city’s new pub-lic safety building.

“We did not even men-tion the community coun-cil,” she said.

McBride added during the next council meeting she will make a statement: “I have no connection with this bill and I’m going to say on the record and on my word,” she said, noting all council members will have the opportunity to speak on the matter and “try to get things cleared up.”

Th e Reporter could not contact all seven council members about if they had spoken with Kirby about the bill.

Th ree Houghton resi-

dents, including HCC vice chair of 22 years, Elsie Weber, and two East Bel-levue Community Council members testifi ed before the Senate Committee as well.

Th e bill would change provisions relating to so-called “municipal corpora-tions.” If passed, no new community councils could be created aft er Jan. 1 2012.

In addition, voters in the entire city could vote for the community council members and decide to approve or disapprove extending a community council’s existence every

four years. At present, just the

neighborhood governed by the community council votes on its continued exis-tence every four years.

Houghton was the fi rst community in the state to have its own neighbor-hood council, which was established in 1968 aft er a new state law allowed for the smaller of two merging cities to form its own com-munity council. Houghton and Kirkland agreed to consolidate, with the caveat that a community council would be established to review the city’s land-use decisions that related to the Houghton area. Th is gave the HCC the authority to veto those decisions, if necessary.

Houghton’s boundaries include the central Hough-ton and Lakeview neigh-borhoods, and a section of Bridle Trails that together make up 6,300 residents.

During a House fl oor debate on the bill Feb. 28, Springer called community councils “a throwback to the 1960s.” He said com-munity councils can force a city to have two land-use policies: one for the service area and one for the rest of the city.

In his own experience as a former mayor of Kirk-land, Springer added that administration of this kind of dual system is expen-sive and diffi cult. If a city and a corporation become embroiled in a lawsuit, the city must pay the costs for both sides.

Th e HCC’s total estimat-ed expenses cost the city nearly $70,000 last year, ac-cording to a Finance Com-mittee meeting report on Oct. 26, 2010. On average, the HCC’s annual expenses are $43,000, said Eric

Shields, planning director. However, Whitney said

the HCC has established a process in recent years to address disagreements with the city more effi ciently.

“It has been really eff ec-tive and it has resulted in no disapprovals for quite a long time,” said Whitney. “We’re trying hard to work well and minimize our cost to the city and minimize the disagreements, but yet make sure we are still pro-tecting the character of our community, which was the whole basis for establishing the community council.”

And the HCC is “every bit as relevant now” as it was more than 40 years ago, he said.

“Th ere are still signifi cant develop-ment decisions aff ect-ing our community,” he said, noting the transit-ori-ented development project at the South Kirkland Park & Ride and the Yarrow Bay Business District develop-ment.

Whitney said he is not surprised that local leaders want to “do away with” the HCC, but he understands it.

“Honestly, I do under-stand why the city council members and other people in Kirkland outside of Houghton would not be a

fan of Houghton Commu-nity Council – I under-stand it,” he said. “Anybody who has veto power over the city council is not going to be favored by the council or many residents.”

However, he said he would be “much more understanding and respect-ful” of legislators who back the bill “if they just would have been open about it and would have notifi ed us so that at least there was an opportunity for us to present our position on this. But to try and sneak it through the way they did is

really poor.”Several Houghton

residents, includ-ing Whitney, have draft ed a petition against HB 1812

and are urging residents to testify in

Olympia as the bill moves through the Senate.

Councilmember Bob Sternoff initially brought the issue to the Kirkland City Council’s attention during a legislative update at the council’s March 1 meeting. He said he was notifi ed about the bill from a couple of his mother’s former Houghton neigh-bors.

“It appears that no one on the council knew about the bill,” said Sternoff in an

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Rep. Steve Kirby (Tacoma) testifi es in Olympia that he spoke with City of Kirkland representatives about House Bill 1812. Kirby is the sponsor of a bill that would change the way that the Houghton Community Council’s existence is voted on. It is currently voted on every four years by just those residents in Houghton. The bill would let the entire city vote on it. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter

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Legislation could exonerate council from bad decision

Th ere is an urgent need to solve the budget crisis. Citizens should remem-ber what caused the crisis that caused Rep. Springer to propose legislation that would help exonerate the council from its bad decision. As a result, the council incurred millions more in debt by annexation.

Th e proposed legislation allows up to $1 million from REET funds to be spent on maintenance rather than new capital facility projects, money that could have been used to help pay for the new facilities needed for annexation. Th e $1 million can now be used as a slush fund and lacks the accountability that REET funds had.

But it’s good news for the current residents of Kirkland. Th at’s because we just might get our garbage cans back. More of the new capital facilities going to the annexation area will at least require the annexation area to help pay for the cost.

Councilmember Walen support of the measure is in line with her sup-port for annexation. No wonder she wants more of the REET funds to fi nd her not guilty in her decision to add

millions in debt to the city’s budget that we now must pay for.

Th anks Mr. Springer for your eff orts. We now may get our garbage cans back, but it will be at the expense of all of the citizens of Kirkland. As for the annexation area, they’ll have to pony up more money to help pay for their capital facilities.Bob Style, Kirkland

Legislature trying to quietly kill Houghton Community Council

At the Kirkland City Council meet-ing on March 1, the council received a Legislative Update (item 10(b) on the meeting agenda). During this segment, Councilmember Sternoff asked about a bill that he believed would have an impact on community councils, such as the Houghton Com-munity Council, which he identifi ed as House Bill 1812. Th e other council members and staff indicated that they were unfamiliar with the bill. I decided to look into it.

HB 1812, “Changing provisions relating to community municipal corporations,” is sponsored by Rep. Steve Kirby (Tacoma), Rep. Ruth Kagi (Lake Forest Park), and Rep. Jim Moeller (Vancouver) – all of whom

represent cities that do not have any community councils (one wonders what their interest might be). It was introduced on Feb. 3, heard in the Local Government Committee on Feb. 16 and voted out of committee the same day, and passed on the fl oor of the House unanimously (97-0) on Feb. 26.

Th e bill does three main things: (1) no new community councils can be created aft er Jan. 1, 2012; (2) extending a community council’s existence must be approved by voters in the entire city, not just those in the council’s area; and (3) voters in the entire city vote for the community council members, not just those in the council’s area.

If the bill passes, it would mean that all voters in Kirkland would vote on members of the Houghton Com-munity Council, and on whether or not to continue the existence of the HCC. Th is seems as though it might be contrary to the principles of local control that the cities of Houghton and Kirkland agreed to when they merged. It would likely lead very quickly to the end of the HCC.

When the bill was heard in com-mittee, only one person testifi ed in favor of it: Rep. Larry Springer. Th e bill report summarizes Rep. Springer’s

testimony as follows: “Community municipal corporations are throw-backs to 40 years ago; there are only two left in the state. Corporations have veto power over implementa-tion of a city’s land use decisions within the corporation’s service area. As a result, they can force a city to have two land use policies: one for the service area, and one for the rest of the city. Administration of this kind of dual system is expensive and diffi cult. If a city and a corpora-tion within its boundaries become embroiled in a lawsuit, the city must pay the costs for both sides. Th is bill does not do away with corpora-tions; however, it allows the citizens of the greater city to have a voice in the corporation’s governance and continued existence.”

Th e bill was voted out of com-mittee unanimously the same day it was heard, with no opportunity for any further input from citizens or local offi cials regarding the impact it would have. Rep. Springer voted for the bill in committee. Several ques-tions come to mind about all of this.Toby Nixon, Kirkland

Two cities made an agreement more than 40 years ago that

would set the stage to merge as one.

That agreement was between the cities of Houghton and

Kirkland.

Now a Kirkland neighborhood, Houghton residents through a

community council can approve or disapprove land-use decisions

that aff ect them.

Local legislators say that 6,300 residents who have the power to

veto decisions that aff ect the city’s soon-to-be population of more

than 80,000 is a moot point.

We do not argue whether or not the Houghton Community

Council should still exist. We do, however, question the legislative

process of getting House Bill 1812 before the Legislature without

public awareness.

Rep. Larry Springer said the bill is “as transparent as any other

bill.” Sure, voters can retrieve a bill status report and scan the list

of all the bills before the Legislature and their current status. But

with 2,167 bills currently on that list, most voters do not have the

time to read through each bill and fi nd out which ones may impact

them.

This is why many voters track bills by sponsor on the Washing-

ton State Legislature Web site. But it muddles the process when

representatives sponsor bills that do not aff ect their constituents.

Voters scanning through bills could easily overlook HB 1812.

The bill is sponsored by representatives who live in Tacoma, Van-

couver and Lake Forest Park. But the bill directly impacts residents

in Kirkland and Bellevue.

Kirkland voters also turn to the Kirkland City Council’s legislative

agenda to keep them informed of measures that impact our city.

However, HB 1812 is not on the council’s agenda. In fact, council

members say they only learned of the bill last week – about four

weeks after the bill was introduced on Feb. 3.

When a bill gets past even city offi cials, lobbyists and local

media, this is hardly a transparent process. Councilmember Dave

Asher even said the bill’s language, mainly the term “municipal

corporations” when referring to community councils, is obscure.

This does not excuse city offi cials who should have followed

up with local legislators to check their legislative list – and check

it twice. But legislators should do a better job of communicating

with people they represent.

This process is not over. The bill still has to run through the state

Senate. Our hope is that our senators will solicit and listen to the

opinions of those they represent and not blindly vote for a bill with

confusing language.

Regardless of what you think of the Houghton Community

Council, legislative transparency is paramount to a functional

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● Q U O T E O F N O T E : “The most disturbing part of this whole thing is that our elected representatives obviously are trying to pass this bill without any notifi cation to either the Houghton Community Council or the citizens of Houghton who they represent.“ Rick Whitney

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Just weeks ago, Wash-ington’s employers faced massive increases in un-

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It would have been a job killer at the worst possible time. But the only way to avert the tax hit was to fi nd common ground between two very diff erent perspectives on unemployment taxes.

Employers know these tax-es will increase the costs of every job and make it harder for businesses to expand or hire new workers.

Labor sees them as the mainstay of the Unemploy-ment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund that helps unemployed workers and their families survive hard times. Reduc-ing support for the fund could hurt future benefi ts for unemployed workers in their times of greatest need.

Bridging these perspec-tives wasn’t easy. Gov.

Gregoire’s proposal to reduce unemployment taxes met stiff resistance. So did pro-posals to improve benefi ts for unemployed workers.

But leaders for all sides kept talking and lis-tening. Fortunately, Washington had one advantage that set us apart from other states - the healthiest UI Trust Fund in the entire country.

House leaders believed that responsible leadership could fi nd a way to protect employers from unaff ordable taxes and help unemployed workers while leaving the fund as healthy as it is today. Th e key was to fi nd the right balance.

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workers who are laid off be-tween March and November 2011 with a $25 boost in weekly benefi ts that will be paid for with federal funds.

Th e fi nal reform package was much better than earlier alternatives that had stalled in the Legislature.

Th e Senate had agreed to pass a temporary tax-relief bill. But temporary relief would only help to keep employers afl oat. In order to give businesses the certainty they need to hire permanent workers and accelerate eco-nomic recovery, the House made the $300 million tax cut permanent.

Similarly, the eff ort of some lawmakers to perma-nently increase unemploy-ment benefi ts hit a brick wall, even though an immediate increase would spur recovery by pumping more dollars into our local economies. Th e House bridged the gap

by making the boost in benefi ts temporary and tying it directly to federal dollars. Th is compromise secured the support of business.

By taking good ideas and making them better, the House overcame deadlock and produced reforms that all sides now agree will help Washington’s businesses, workers and families recover from these hard times. Com-promise worked.

Th e Association of Washington Businesses (AWB) makes a comparison between Washington and California that puts things into perspective.

Beneath a picture of representatives for businesses and labor, Democrats and Republicans, senators and representatives, standing together at the signing of our new reforms, the AWB noted that the recession had completely exhausted the unemployment trust funds in California and 30 other states.

While other states are borrowing money to rescue their unemployment systems from insolvency, we’re pass-ing reforms that will help businesses and workers while ensuring that our UI Trust Fund remains healthy and

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e-mail to the Reporter. McBride, who served

on the HCC for six years and is currently on the Legislative Committee, said she is glad Sternoff brought the measure to the council’s attention and “shined some light of day” on it.

She heard about the measure in January, how-ever she thought it was “just a rumor” as simi-lar measures have gone before the Legislature several times in the past and died.

“I really didn’t give it much credence when I heard it was going through the Legislature,” McBride said. “You hear rumors about a gazil-lion bills during the year, especially in a very busy time like right now.”

She said the issue also came up when the city’s Legislative Com-mittee met in February, though she says she left the meeting for medical reasons.

McBride added the city has a “very aggressive” legislative agenda and works hard on tracking many high-priority bills. The bill was not listed

on the city’s legislative agenda, so “I was very surprised that the bill was going before the Senate. It’s not something that we even thought about pushing or defend-ing against - it was not on our radar,” she said. “We did not ask for the bill, we did not promote the bill and I heard it was a rumor and then it was dead and next thing you know it’s passed the House.”

The mayor also de-fended the city council against allegations that council members were involved in working with legislators to “sneak” the bill through.

“Now call us a lot of things, but we’re not stu-pid,” said McBride. “I’m not sure where the break-down is, but Kirkland is not responsible for the Legislature.”

The Reporter spoke with Council members Dave Asher and Doreen Marchione, who are also on the Legislative Com-mittee. Asher, who does not support the measure, said since the city learned about the bill last week, the council has “made sure Houghton knows everything we know.”

Asher said the city’s lobbyists are trying to “catchup. We have a new team and it just got by them. The name of the bill was deceiving with the words ‘municipal corporations.’”

Marchione declined to comment and said “as a council member, I think I should stay neutral on this.”

TransparencySternoff said the issue

is not the bill itself, but of “openness and transpar-ency. My opinion is that any state legislation that impacts a specific area of Kirkland demands public input before that legisla-tion is presented. The council has told Kirkland citizens that we are open and transparent. From the public record this ob-viously didn’t happen and it begs several questions, not the least of is why?”

Rep. Larry Springer, who is married to Kirk-land’s Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet, said that is a legitimate concern.

“I am concerned about people’s perception that this was sort of hidden and slipped in,” he told the Reporter. “When I

was mayor of Kirkland, I made it clear to the HCC that I didn’t think they should exist ... I’ve never been circumspect about my belief that this (the HCC) is just bad public policy and they shouldn’t exist.”

He said legislators had drafted language for the bill, but were not sure if it was anything they wanted to pursue at the time. This year, legisla-tors put together a pack-age of bills that aimed to reduce the regulatory burden on cities.

“We chatted about it and the notion was, this bill makes sense too, let’s throw it in the mix,” said Springer. “The problem is it got thrown in the mix really late - that’s the issue. That’s unfortu-nate and if I had it to do otherwise, I wouldn’t do it that way.”

Attempting to limit the number of bills he sponsored, Springer asked Kirby to sponsor HB 1812.

“It had nothing to do with me trying to hide anything,” he said. “The fact of the matter is, it now has the full light of day shining on it because it has to go through the

Senate process. So it’s as transparent as any other bill.”

Kirkland resident Toby Nixon, a former legislator and current president of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, also decided to look into the issue after Sternoff brought up HB 1812 during the meeting. He said he has not taken a position on the substance of the bill itself, but on the lack of transparency and public debate on the measure.

Nixon said the issue brings up several ques-tions, including: “Did none of them (legisla-tors) realize the impact it would have on Hough-ton, and consult with Houghton community leaders before voting for it? How is it that a bill in the Legislature that has such a significant impact on so many people in Kirkland and Houghton has gotten this far with so little attention?”

But Elsie Weber, HCC vice chair, offered up an answer. She said she knows why elected offi-cials didn’t notify Hough-ton residents about the bill: “They knew damn well we’d fight.”

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Several ambitious Kirkland women met at the Baldwin home

on Jan. 24, 1920. Th ese civic-minded women sought to better Kirkland, so they formed a club, “… to encourage and promote all subjects of education and loyalty to country and government and to pursue

such studies as outdoor art, current events, and such other subjects as from time to time shall present themselves ...”

And so while many have stumbled upon the origin of Kirkland’s passion for outdoor art, that meeting represented the genesis of one of Kirkland’s oldest service organizations: Th e Kirkland Woman’s Club.

Th e club fi led incor-poration documents in August 1924 and that September Kirkland real estate development com-pany, Burke and Farrar, donated two lots at today’s 407 First St., then still called 407 Bold Street.

Th e club met in vari-ous locations, but soon sought its own facility. Members also wanted to

create a public library for Kirkland. At that time, libraries were not consid-ered part of the govern-ment’s role, so individual community members and service organizations cre-ated them.

Th e Woman’s Club began acquiring books from various sources in 1924 and housed its grow-ing collection initially in the Kirkland City Council chambers while its new clubhouse was under construction. Th e com-munity rallied behind this eff ort and held various fund-raising activities, ranging from dances and auctions to donated labor and construction materi-als. Among the hardest working fund raisers were the boys of Mae Belle Esty’s “Wolf Cub Scout” pack, which some sources state is the fi rst Cub Scout pack created in the area and the nation’s fi rst “Cub Mistress,” a position known today simply as a Den Leader.

While the new club-house was under con-struction in 1925, its members placed a time capsule under the north-east cornerstone that con-tained a copy of the East

Side Journal newspaper and other dated material.

Th e building was completed in 1925 but the community continued to seek book donations and other needed items. For example, the boys in Kirkland’s Union “A” High School woodshop class built and donated the bookshelves.

Initially, the library was open three days and two evenings per week. Th e list of club members par-ticipating then reads like a “who’s who” of Kirkland during that era.

One especially active volunteer for more than 46 years was Brittania McKibben, wife of former

Kirkland mayor, VFW co-founder and physi-cian, Dr. E.C. McKibben, Sr., mother of Dr. E.C. McKibben, Jr., who also practiced medicine for decades in Kirkland and is now retired, living in Redmond.

Much of the club’s histo-ry was recalled during the 1970s by the late Lilly May (Davis) Anderson, daugh-ter of club co-founder Lillian G. Davis and Dr. George Davis, Kirkland’s fi rst physician. In addition to clubhouse functions, the structure was available for rent and even housed a well baby clinic up until Kirkland General Hospi-tal opened in 1930. Th e Woman’s Club furnished and decorated the new hospital’s nursery.

Th e club has continued its lengthy tradition of community improve-ments and some of its more recent projects have included the fountain in the Kirkland Cemetery and the fl agpole and time capsule at Heritage Hall.

Th e club housed and ad-ministered Kirkland’s Library until 1949 and is fondly remembered today by many senior Kirklanders.

Th e club continues today and the clubhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a King County Landmark.

Th e structure was also nominated for City of Kirkland Landmark status and the King County Landmarks Commis-sion, acting on behalf of the City of Kirkland, is holding a public hearing at 7 p.m. March 24 at the clubhouse, 407 First St., to consider the nomina-tion. Th e event will be co-hosted by the Kirkland Heritage Society. Th e gen-eral public is encouraged to attend and also invited to provide testimony of knowledge or memories of the Woman’s Club build-ing.

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Students pre-pared snack foods ranging from sandwiches, wraps and salads to muffins, smoothies and sundaes, competing for top spots in five categories: best table presentation, healthi-est, easy preparation, kid

friendly and judges’ choice. Rachel’s entry, “Mari-nated Tomato and Pasta,” received the judges’ choice award.

“(It felt) really, really good,” the young cook said about her win.

Rachel began cooking when she was 7 and said pasta is her specialty.

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“Just walking around with these healthy treats...(I’m getting) lots of awe-some ideas. I think it’s fantastic,” she said, adding that the kids being able to make the snacks them-selves is a bonus.

The goal of the competi-tion, which was a part-nership between LWSD and Sodexo, the district’s student nutrition provider, was to encourage the kids to create healthy snacks and get them thinking about their food choices. Jane Markham, a food service area manager for Sodexo, said with ingredi-ents such as whole-wheat flour and gluten-free tortillas, it’s obvious they take health into consider-ation when preparing their snacks.

Eight of the district’s 27 elementary schools were represented in the com-petition, with Rosa Parks as the second school from Redmond. Fifth-grader

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healthy eating, though Jaime admitted she eats healthy only “some of the time.”

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And while the three girls are becoming more refined with their culinary skills, they don’t mind bringing additional hands on deck.

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Carl Sandburg Elementary student Spencer Williams prepares “Pizza Cookies” during the Lake Washington School District’s Kids Can Cook competition at Redmond Junior High in Redmond on March 2. CHAD COLEMAN, Kirkland Reporter

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Registration is open for the 2011 7 Hills of Kirkland, Cy-cling to End Homelessness Ride, presented by the Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown. The annual ride begins and ends at Kirkland Marina

Park and takes place on Me-morial Day, May 30. The 7 Hills of Kirkland is one of the Northwest’s premier cycling events. Since 1996, this major fund raiser attracts riders from all over the Seattle area and greater Eastside, and as far away as France and the U.K. Renowned for its scenic and challenging routes, deli-

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Registration fees range from $30-$60. All proceeds benefit KITH’s programs to prevent homelessness on the greater Eastside. Last year, more than 1000 riders braved the rain to conquer

the 7 Hills of Kirkland. Even the mud did not keep them from completing their goal and enjoying their reward of strawberry shortcake at the finish line. This year the committee’s planning for sun and predict a sell-out, so rid-ers will want to register early. Businesses and other local non-profits support KITH and the 7 Hills of Kirkland event by sponsoring the event at a variety of levels. Booth sponsors at Marina Park make the event festive and informative for partici-pants and friends who meet them at the finish line.

The 7 Hills of Kirkland is a volunteer-run event. There are many rewarding vol-unteer opportunities, from serving on the event com-mittee that meets monthly, to driving Road Assistance Team Support (RATS) ve-hicles. For information, visit www.7hillskirkland.org.

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Th e University of Wash-ington junior, and member of the Huskies gymnastics team, is hitting her stride this season, posting career highs and winning events. For a time, though, it wasn’t always an activity the Kirk-land native necessarily loved to do.

Engreitz, an Inglemoor High School graduate, has been involved with gymnas-tics since she was three, and competing since she was seven. An injury her senior year of high school meant missing the entire season, which created questions for her as she embarked on her collegiate career, and even through last season.

“I’m defi nitely just a better gymnast now than when I came in,” she said prior to practice in the fi nal weeks of the regular season. “Coming in as a freshman I wasn’t very consistent, I was

actually hurt my senior year of high school, so I hadn’t competed my senior year of high school, so I came in and I was kind of unsure. It took me a long time to fi gure out gymnastics again and really this is the year that I really fell back in love with the sport. I’m having a lot of fun.”

With her new found love and passion Engreitz is now posting the scores to prove it.

“A few weeks ago at ASU I had probably the best meet I’ve ever had,” she said. “I won the all-around and got career highs on a couple of events. So that was kind of a breakthrough meet for me and really brought up my confi dence. Th at felt really good.”

Engreitz also tied for fi rst place on the bars, her fourth bars title of the season so far.

“Bars is defi nitely my best event, it’s been my favorite event too. I’ve defi nitely gotten more consistent in competing this year so that’s been going well. I’ve always been pretty good at it and it’s something that not a lot of people can do.”

She followed that per-formance up with a second highest all-around score of her career during a non-

conference meet against Michigan State on March 4. She also won the fl oor event, her fi rst of the season.

“She’s having a phenom-

enal year,” said Husky head coach Joanne Bowers. “She is one of those who is doing it all.”

During the meet against

the Spartans, Engreitz fi nished fi ft h in the beam, her self-described weakest event.

“Th is is actually the fi rst year I’ve been competing on beam – it’s been kind of my nemesis event,” she explained. “I’ve improved in consistency this year and with some people we lost to injury, we’ve had to have some people step up and I’ve been one of those people. It’s actually been going well. I’m happy with that. It’s just one of those events that’s never really clicked for a long time and now it’s fi nally starting to.”

While gymnastics at the high school and club level is largely about the individual, Engreitz said at the col-legiate level, it’s more about the team, something she’s really enjoyed being apart of.

“We have really good team chemistry this year. We all really get along and we really enjoy competing and hanging out together, that at-mosphere has been really fun this year,” she said. “We actu-ally set a bunch of team goals which really coincided with my personal goals – we just wanted to have more fun this season and enjoy each other’s company. During meets, be

Kirkland, UW gymnast rekindles love with the sport

University of Washington junior Ruby Engreitz competes on the bars, one of her best events. ROB SUMNER, Contributed

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ball fi eld. Game days and times will vary depending on divisions.

For non-softball players looking for a spring activity, the Kirkland Parks

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Aaron Lee Haskins, Jr.February 12, 1982 – February 12, 2011

Aaron Jr. died unexpectedly in his sleep on his 29th birthday.

His life was about “living in the moment.” He valued relationships above all else – as a faithful friend, son, brother, uncle and soon-to-be husband, if Aaron called you “friend” you were a friend for life.

He grew-up in Pullman and Renton, Washington playing basketball for Kennedy High School, where he

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Preceded in death by father Aaron Lee Haskins, Sr., and grand-father, SGMA Army Ret. Claude H. Dixon III, survived by mother Cheryl Dixon Haskins, fiancé Katy Kravitz, sister Latasha, brother Andrew and sister-in-law Christina; nephews and nieces Isaiah, Kaylie, Kevin and Kloe; grandparents Louis and Lucille Haskins, grandmother Juanita Dixon; and a large extended family.

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there for each other and sup-port each other and have fun with each other. Th at was one of my personal goals as well. For a little while I didn’t enjoy gymnastics that much, it was a struggle, I feel like even just having that goal, to have more fun, as helped me and the team as a whole.”

Coming together as a team was part of the reason Engreitz choose the Huskies in the fi rst place.

“It just felt like the right place. I really liked the gym-nastics and I’m also really serious about school. UW is probably the best fi t in terms of a gymnastics program that was building and that I could help them bring back their program and it’s

also a really good academic school,” said the psychology major. “Th at was important to me.”

As a student athlete, one who has been on the dean’s list many times, fi nding the right balance took some work. Figuring out how to make it all work, and staying sane in the process is a key to any successful college athlete’s career.

“I’ve almost learned more about delegating – kind of how to manage many levels of things at the same time,” said Engreitz. “As a college athlete it’s a lot diff erent than being just a student. You have your school life and athletic life and social life and just really learn-ing how to balance those is

really what I’ve taken away from it.”

She said typically the gymnasts have class in the morning, with practice run-ning from 2 to 6 p.m. in the aft ernoon, and oft en hit the road for several days when they travel to meets.

“It’s really a huge balancing act,” she said. But when they get to the gym, it’s all about focusing on what is at hand, which lately has been perfecting well-practiced routines.

“We’re just working on little details in our routine, because most of us have our routines pretty well down, they are pretty automatic. Now it’s just cleaning up

little issues and consistency and our mental game and making sure we’re focused. Pretty much just mainte-nance and making sure we’re ready for post season,” she said. Th e team will head to

the PAC10 conference meet in the middle of March. To help ease off any extra mental pressure

the team may put on itself, Engreitz said

they work with a sports psychologist once and week. Bowers said the day before meets the team works less on specifi cs of their routines, working with a yoga instruc-tor and other exercises.

“A lot of it is just in the gym, getting in the zone of making your routines count,

kind of like in a meet,” said Engreitz on how she men-tally prepares. “We’ve been working with a sports psy-chologist once a week and he works with us on relaxation techniques and getting in the zone. I think that’s been helping our team.”

While Engreitz still has another full season in the gym ahead of her, she knows, even if she doesn’t let the thought linger, that these days are numbered.

“It’s a really rewarding sport – it’s one of those things, especially when you get to this age, you start to realize that not a lot of people can do these things and I’m only going to be able to do this for a couple more years,” said the junior. “I’d

better enjoy it while I can. It’s been a part of my life for so long it’s going to be weird when it’s gone. I’m just try-ing to enjoy it while it lasts.”

Engreitz said she is think-ing about attending grad school once she graduates from UW, but knows it’s still a ways off . For now she’s excited to see how the rest of the season goes.

“I’d just like to build on what we’ve started to develop this year, team chemistry, fun and I really want to get to nationals,” she said. “Hopefully again, because hopefully we’ll get there this year.”

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LW, Juanita boys earn honors

Members of the Lake Washington and Juanita boys basketball teams

earned All-league honors.Lake Washington’s Matt

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Juanita’s Kellen Gilder-sleeve earned an honor-able mention.

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George Crowder, the athletic director at Lake Washington High School, was recently inducted into the Washington State Coaches Association (WSCA) softball Hall of Fame.

Crowder, who has coached softball for over 35 years, has also coached baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis, track and field, as well as wrestling, in Washington, California and Colorado.

“It’s very humbling,” he said. “From a coaches

perspective you never re-ally think about it.”

Crowder coached the 2008 Eastlake 4A state softball champions, as well as the state run-ner up in 2004 and was named the softball coach of the year four times. He

spent 15 years coaching at Eastlake High School, amassing over 210 wins with the Wolves. He said he joined the Eastlake coaching staff when the school first opened and stayed there until he left for Lake Washington three years ago.

“I really feel like I can better support athletics from the inside, so to speak,” said Crowder, on leaving coaching to be-

come an athletic director.Crowder has spent

39 years in the teaching field, teaching during those years, health, PE, social studies and special education. He currently teaches world history at Lake Washington, while also serving as the ath-letic director.

The WSCA held an award ceremony, honor-ing Crowder along with two other softball induct-

ees in early February. He and wife Laura have six children and two grand-daughters.

LW High School AD named to softball hall of fame

Prep sportsBRIEFS

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