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Matt Brashears/Special to the Reporter Children at the starting line of the Z-Ultimate Kids’ Dash one of the events on Sunday for the MIHalf event raise their right hands to show the race announcer that they know to stay to the right as they run.

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Ten-day event celebrates Jewish and Israeli life, culture and history

By Katie [email protected]

The Seattle Jewish Film Festival, which began on March 14, concluded with a comedy at Mercer Island’s Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC) on Sunday evening.

The 10-day festival, which is celebrating its 20th year, closed with “Mr. Kaplan,” a film from Uruguay about an elderly man who becomes convinced that a

local bar owner is a Nazi.The J’s 350-seat theater — in its

newly renovated auditorium — was filled almost to capacity. This year’s festival had seen record-breaking numbers of attendees, said Sarah Tobis, SJCC marketing and communications manager.

“The festival has a loyal follow-ing. People look forward to this event all year to see old friends, keep the tradition going, and engage Jewishly in a way that’s meaningful,” Tobis said.

More than 7,000 people attend-ed the festival this year, which featured 32 films from 10 coun-tries, including Golden Globe and Oscar contenders. Last weekend’s

films, which included “Hanna’s Journey” and “Havana Curveball,” were shown at AMC Pacific Place in Seattle.

The audience favorite was “Run Boy Run,” which follows an 8-year-old boy as he flees from the Warsaw ghetto and across the Polish countryside and tries to maintain his Jewish identity, pro-viding a rarely-seen view of the Holocaust through the eyes of a child.

The film festival is one pillar of the J’s year-round cultural arts program. The J will soon offer a cultural arts membership.

“The festival and cultural arts program complement each other so nicely. Both have added sus-tained opportunities for people to come together as a community through the arts,” Tobis said. “One of the best parts is that so many of the people we’re seeing come

Jewish Film Festival wraps up on Island

Woman with gun arrested after chase

ARREST | PAGE 8

Food Pantry needs replenishment

The Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Food Pantry is in need of canned fruit, and other essentials, such as toiletries and rice products.

Non-perishable items can be dropped o� at the Thrift Shop, Banner Bank, the Community and Event Center, or at the Lu-ther Burbank Admin Building.

Groundbreaking at Islander Midde School is Friday

The Mercer Island School Board will hold a groundbreak-ing ceremony for the Islander Middle School expansion project at 2 p.m., March 27 at the school.

Spring recycling event is Saturday

Safely dispose of the old equipment and household items this Saturday at the city’s Spring recycling event. Drop off items between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., March 28, at the Mercer Island Boat Launch, 3600 East Mercer Way.

Recyclers can also pick up a worm bin or compost bin at a discounted rate.

Go to http://www.mercergov.org/files/2015_MI_Spring_Re-cycling_Flyer.pdf for more.

Recyclers are asked to bring-ing a non-perishable food item or cash donation for the MI Food Pantry.

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Gardener and celebrity Ciscoe Morris awill o�er tips and advice on how to make your garden �ourish this spring and summer at 1:30 p.m., April 1 at Aljoya 2430 76th Ave. S.E.

The event is free but attend-ees must RSVP at 206-538-6401.

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In addition to the festival, the J organizes three to four marquee arts events every year, including an upcom-ing performance by Israeli Ethiopian Jazz artist Ester

Rada on May 3. “The curiosity, enthusi-

asm, and engagement of the community in exploring the world through Jewish and Israeli film has been won-derful,” said festival director Pamela Lavitt.

The J will continue to showcase the virtuosity and diversity of Jewish cinema,

with year-round screenings of festival films.

“We’re greeting and see-ing a cross section of the community — old friends, and people meeting for the first time — and having a dialogue, which is what this festival is all about,” said SJCC Director Judy Neuman.

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The 42 stakeholders selected by the city partici-pated in a two-day design workshop at the Community and Event Center on Friday and Saturday.

The goal of Friday’s four-hour evening session was to brainstorm and find commonalities of the ideas and goals for Town Center streetscapes and building forms. The stakeholders split into small groups and presented their findings.

Many suggested the city save money and buy land in the downtown area to build a large plaza or park to add greenery and character and

act as a gathering place for community events.

The issues identified were consistent among the groups, but could prove tricky to solve: lack of park-ing, too-small courtyards and too-tall buildings.

The city hired consul-tants last year to help with the visioning work — Seth Harry and Associates and Three Square Blocks. The consultants worked on Saturday to come up with designs and renderings passed on feedback from the stakeholder session and previous public input meet-ings. They presented pre-liminary ideas to the group on Saturday night.

City organizes ‘mini-charette’ to build off community ideas for downtown area

Katie Metzger/Staff PhotoA group of Town Center stakeholders discusses how the city should regulate downtown development to get the green spaces, public plazas and retail desired by the community. For more, go to mercergov.org/TownCenter.

City keeps Hines exemption in moratorium

More than 30 people spoke at the continued public hearing on March 16 about Mercer Island’s moratorium and what

has become known as the “Hines exemption” — as the ordinance preventing the city from accepting or processing building permits in Town Center doesn’t include a five-story, mixed-use development planned for the heart of the area.

After hearing com-

ments on both sides of the issue, which boils down to whether Islanders want a “vibrant,” dense downtown or a smaller, “village” feel, the City Council decided to hold up its original rul-ing. The city will continue the “pause” on new build-ing while revising its Town Center codes, and will keep Hines exempt.

Five of the seven Councilmembers con-cluded that the benefits the Hines project could

bring to the Town Center — including the potential for 200 stalls of commuter parking, a high-end grocery store like Whole Foods and a public plaza along S.E. 29th Street — plus the legal risk that could come with delaying the progress of a fast-tracked developer, out-weigh public concern about the scale of the building and the risk of litigation regard-ing equal protection claims.

For more, see story on mi-reporter.com.

School District changes impact fee calculation

Mercer Island School District (MISD) submitted a letter to the city asking that the previous mitigation for-mula be updated to reflect the cost of a new classroom.

The fee would be about $5,900 per unit, for two or more bedroom units. That higher fee went into effect immediately and will be applied to future develop-ments, including the Hines project.

At their meeting on March 16, City Councilmembers asked why the fee was only

applied one time, as a child entering the school system could potentially have an impact on all three levels: elementary, middle and high school.

Some citizens also worry that the school district isn’t accounting for all of the stu-dents living in Town Center.

“We’re using 2012 enroll-ment data to predict what the ratio of units to student would be,” said Salim Nice, member of the Town Center Stakeholders group. “You have one facility in there — the 7700 building — listed as having one student, and it has nine.”

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OPINIONOPINION

The measure of a community can be taken in many ways. The quality of its schools, parks and streets, its cadre of citizen volunteers, its care and concern for

others and its institutions —such as those of the faith com-munity — are markers of strong community. Regardless of one’s faith — or lack of faith — at some point all Islanders have bene� ted both directly or indi-rectly from an Island church or a synagogue. Whether it is attending a wedding or funeral, a kids carnival or a blood drive, gathering at an Island church or synagogue is part of everyday life on the Island. The faith community has been generous with its build-ings, sharing them with outside groups or using them as a staging area for helping others. Facilities are used for arts performances and fundraisers. Some faith communities

have o� ered parking for commuters. There is the Stroum Jewish Community Center that serves all people with classes, activities and sports. They hosted the recent gala for Youth Theatre Northwest.

The Mercer Island Presbyterian Church holds all kinds of events open to all from musical performances, talks and the Ten Thousand Villages sale held every December. Emmanuel Episcopal Church agreed to be the temporary home of Youth Theatre Northwest. St. Monica Church pre-pares and distributes food for the hungry and homeless. The United Methodist Church hosts homeless women and children at its home on S.E. 24th Street. Others host Boys and Girl Scouts, classes, tutoring or day care, or community events for youth and seniors. Perhaps the most recent sign of this generosity comes from the First Church of Christ Scientist. The church was determined to sell their church to the nearby congregation of Shevet Achim rather than a developer. And they did. Any priest or rabbi or pastor would shrug at such praise. “It is simply what we do,” they would say, pointing to their members. “ It is our mission to serve.”

Sharing places

‘A generosity that extends to sharing buildings’

To the editorRemembering others at MI Pediatrics

Thanks to reporter Joseph Livarchik and the Reporter for the article in the March 4 issue regarding Mercer Island Pediatrics. Thanks also to Drs. Janice and Jack Woolley for hosting the reunion of 60 years of Mercer Island Pediatrics personnel. In addi-tion to those named and pictured I must recognize others.

The late Dr. Philip G. Deane, a veteran of the World War II Tenth Mountain Division Italian campaign, joined me in practice in the third year and for the next 30 years. In retire-ment, he then served in third world countries with his wife, Lola.

My wife, Sarah, was supportive of the practice and, without fanfare, contributed to the community at the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services, the Children’s Hospital tele-phone directory and in other ways.

Lola Deane was a community activ-ist, helped establish neighborhood parks and the MI Community Fund and is fittingly remembered at the “Deane’s Children’s Park.”

Dr. William Merritt joined the prac-tice for 10 years and longtime Island resident Dr. William Jaquette joined for the last years of his career.

In addition, patients will remem-ber receptionist Betty Morgan, nurses Franny Davis and Frances Peterson, and Jane of all trades the late Ellen Lindblad, Lou Jones and others.

Medical school offered no practice management courses and we were

dependent on Islander Edwin Wong, C.P.A. and later, H. Court Carter, C.P.A. There were others worthy of memory also.

Alfred L. Skinner, M.D.

The Deanes provided care and a park for youth

The story “A Dynasty of Care for Young Patients, brought back many memories associated with our chil-dren’s wonderful medical care dur-ing those early years at the pediatric clinic . However, one significant omis-sion must be rectified. Along with Dr. Skinner, Dr. Philip Deane, was also present during the very beginning. His wife, Lola Deane, was their nurse. The Deanes were responsible for the Childrens’ Park on Island Crest Way. Lola also helped start the Mercer Island book-store. Phil was highly respected and hopeful-ly remembered for his thoughtful care.

Joan and Werner Samson

Good SamaritansI would like to extend my thanks

and appreciation to two gentlemen who assisted me when I fell and sus-tained a cut above my eye at 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 17, in the QFC park-ing lot. I greatly appreciated their con-cern and believe that they truly fit the title of “Good Samaritans.”

Jack M. Reiter, M.D.

Transportation package: more waste and pollution

Lately I’ve heard too much about the “need” for Washington to pass a “transportation package.” If any detail is provided, and often it is not, it is only about expanding roads, but not how we pay for them. We should be hearing about the drawbacks, and the reality that these projects will just increase sprawl as more people move to the areas connected by the new roads. By the time the roads are done, paradoxically, none of us will ever spend any less time sitting in our cars.

Every morning I walk my daugh-ter to elementary school in Bellevue.

In less than half a mile, we may pass a hundred cars and I can smell the exhaust from them all. Then I breathe more vehicle fumes just walk-ing from the bus stop to my office in Seattle.

Instead of talking about cleaning up the

air, we are talking about expanding roads. We need to do better, and we can.

The current state legislative trans-portation proposal is wasteful and unfair. It raises the gas tax, and because that won’t cover the costs of a pet project for every district, it dips into taxpayer money that was supposed to be budgeted for other things.

The most egregious is diverting funds that voters mandated would go to toxic and environmental clean-up under the Model Toxic Control Act.


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The Washington State Medical Association is

extremely disappointed that state legislators have failed to pass legislation removing the personal/philosophical vaccine exemption (House Bill 2009). Given Washing-ton state’s nationally low vaccination rates, this bill was our best opportunity for elected o�-cials to rise above politics on this serious public health issue—all but guaranteeing that many of our state’s children will remain at risk for outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough.

Data from 2013-14 show our state’s vaccination rate for kindergarten-age chil-dren still remains below the 90 percent federal baseline for preventing outbreaks. Nearly 9 out of 10 children with non-medical exemp-tions claimed personal/philosophical reasons. Low vaccination rates not only place the child without the vaccination at risk but also endanger children who cannot get vaccinations due to medical reasons or those who are too young to get vaccinations.

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for their children to consult a licensed physician.

By failing to pass this legislation, lawmakers have missed an opportunity to take the next step to bring our state’s vaccinations in line with national target vaccination rates and pro-tect our children.

WSMA members over-whelmingly supported the elimination of personal and philosophical vaccine ex-emptions for school, child care and preschool im-munization requirements

at the associa-tion’s 2014 annual meeting. �is bill had the support of the WSMA, Gov. Inslee, the state Depart-ment of Health and other public health agencies and experts.

As the state medical associa-tion, our mission

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The Woodland Park Zoo’s two elephants, Chai and Bamboo, will be leaving in the next couple of months for Oklahoma City and the zoo there.

The move has created a lot of controversy and discussion. Since Mercer Islanders comprise a sig-nificant number of WPZ’s mem-bers and guests, it’s worthwhile for us to take a look at the facts and understand the objectives and rationales, especially for moving the elephants to a zoo rather than what’s been characterized as a ‘sanctuary.’

Elephants are social animals that benefit greatly from being in a multi-generational herd and being enriched through the opportunity for constant interaction, movement and mental stimulation the WPZ Board formed a citizen’s Task Force and looked at enlarging the herd, letting Chai and Bamboo ‘retire in place’ or finding

new homes for them. With input from the community as well profes-sionals with the requisite background in animal management, curation and veterinary medicine, the decision was made to close WPZ’s elephant exhibit and seek a new home for the remain-ing pair.

The current con-troversy arises from the decision by WPZ to send Chai and Bamboo to the Oklahoma City Zoo rather than a “sanc-tuary,” and the inac-curate information that has appeared in the local press, been presented to the Seattle City Council and introduced in other venues. All parties involved in the discussion are passionate, sin-cere and have the best interests of Chai and Bamboo at heart – and the debate has become heated.

While “sanctuary” as a term and a destination has appeal, WPZ’s profes-sional staff has looked long and hard and does not believe that there is a sanctuary that meets the needs of our elephants and could reliably provide a the right home for them. The exist-ing sanctuaries cannot provide the right mix of multi-generational fam-ily and interaction, integration with a

large herd and appropriate regulatory oversight and financial security.

The wealth of information that went into the evaluation and recom-mendation and the planned move is significant and too long for this letter.

I’d encourage readers to access www.zoo.org/ele-phantnews for both the latest informa-tion and its trans-parent discussion of the facts and rationale for the decision, make up your own minds and, hopefully, sup-port the Zoo.

I’ve been involved with Woodland Park Zoo since our family moved here in 1992. It is a resource and a treasure in the midst of our city. The management, staff and volunteers involved with WPZ are professional, passionate and genuine in their love and care of all the animals. They deserve your informed support of this move, which has the best inter-ests of their beloved elephants at the center.

Irwin GovermanIsland resident

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They also plan to dip into sales tax revenue from the state’s general fund. And maintenance? Even though we sorely need more of it, the proposed budget covers very little while creating more future maintenance needs.

Our taxes have already paid for studies which show clearly that when you build more roads, traffic actually gets worse. But our state government refuses to learn these les-sons and we are turning our beautiful forested Pacific Northwest into the next L.A.

We really only have a traffic problem at rush hour. So, we should stop building new roads and instead create more express bus routes, prior-ity traffic signals for buses, and work on serious tran-sit plans.

If we create a good and fast transit option, enough people will use it that the rest of us will have room to drive our cars, and we can all stop wasting money on expensive roads that won’t help us.

Kristen Bryan Bellevue

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“Staff does not believe there is a sanctuary that meets the needs of our elephants.”

Decision to move elephants came from extensive research and study

The ‘why’ of moving elephants to another zoo

The city has two alter-native mechanisms to finance public facilities by chargind developers: State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) mitigation fees and Growth Management Act (GMA) impact fees.

Recent developments have paid SEPA mitiga-tion fees to Mercer Island schools. Last year, Legacy paid $90,556. In 2002, The

Mercer paid $93,696 and in 2001, Island Market paid $43,244, Avellino paid $19,608.00 and Newell Court paid $17,160.

Other developments — Aviara, 7800 Plaza, 77 Central and Aljoya — paid no fees to schools.

The Council requested that staff, along with a potential consultant, con-tinue a preliminary anal-ysis of impact fees, and look into charging fees on single-family residences.

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MARCH 6

INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A 48-year-old Island woman reported a domestic distur-bance concerning her son at the 8800 block of S.E. 40th Street.

EXTORTION/BLACKMAIL: A 63-year-old Fall City man reported that his company’s server files were encrypted by an unknown entity at the 7500 block of S.E. 24th Street. He was notified that in order to restore the files, he would have to pay $600 in Bitcoins.

MARCH 9

PROWLING: A 45-year-old Island man who lives at the 6800 block of 83rd Avenue S.E. reported that his unlocked vehicle was entered. Someone stole a pair of sunglasses, as well as a clarinet, with a case containing a music stand, reeds and other clarinet accessories.

MARCH 10

ASSIST: Kirkland PD had a 35-year-old Seattle man

on suspect for robbery. Mercer Island PD located the suspect’s vehicle and took the suspect into custody at the 6000 block of west-bound I-90. The vehicle and suspect were released to Kirkland PD.

COLLISION: A 41-year-old Seattle woman said she was entering the parking garage for Island Crest Plaza at the 8000 block of S.E. 28th Street, and had to wait for another vehicle attempting to back out of a stall. The car reversed too far and collided with a parked, unoccupied vehicle. The witness heard the collision and saw the driver leave the lot. Police contacted the driver, who said she didn’t know she hit another vehicle.

COLLISION: A 74-year-old man said he was slowing down as he approached an intersection at the 8700 block of S.E. 40th Street, and was struck from behind by another car. The other driv-er, a 16-year-old Islander, said she tried to stop but was too late.

MARCH 11

COLLISION: A 40-year-old Kent man said he was back-ing out of an alley after

dropping off supplies for a construction site at the 7800 block of S.E. 30th Street. He cut the corner too sharp and hit a light pole, which snapped off close to the base and fell to the ground.

FRAUD: A 62-year-old woman and 60-year-old man who live at the 8500 block of S.E. 79th Place tried to file their tax return online. They received an error message that their taxes had already been filed. They contacted the IRS and were told to get a police report.

PROWLING: A 65-year-old Island man received a call from Bellevue PD stating his check book was found on a suspect. He said his check book should be in his vehi-cle, which was unlocked but parked in a secured parking garage at 2600 block of 77th Avenue S.E. Nothing else was missing.

FRAUD: A 54-year-old woman at the 4800 block of Forest Avenue S.E. said that her identity was stolen and filing of her tax return was attempted.

MARCH 12

FRAUD: A couple at the 8300 block of Avalon Drive received a letter from the IRS stating they could not direct deposit more than one return into a back account. They had not filed their tax return yet.

MARCH 13

PROWLING: A vehicle belong-ing to a 43-year-old man was entered overnight at the 5600 block of 90th Avenue S.E. The garage door opener was used to gain access to the garage and a second vehicle. Nothing was missing at the time of

report.

FRAUD: The identity of a 64-year-old woman who lives at the 6800 block of S.E. 33rd Street was sto-len. Her name and Social Security number were used fraudulently in a U.S. Federal tax return though the IRS.

FRAUD: An accountant tried to file taxes for a 62-year-old woman and 63-year-old man who live at the 9100 block of S.E. 58th Street, but received an error message that their taxes were already filed.

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CITY OF MERCER ISLAND SHORELINE MASTER

PROGRAM FINAL ACTION PUBLIC NOTICE

The Washington State Depart- ment of Ecology (Department) hereby provides notice, as required by the Shoreline Manage- ment Act (RCW 90.58.090(8), that the Department has taken final action and approved the City of Mercer Island’s (City) comprehensive Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update. Per RCW 90.58.090, the effective date of the City’s updated SMP is March 18, 2015. Per RCW 90.58.190(2) and RCW 36.70A.290, petitions of appeal must be filed with the Growth Management Hearings Board within 60 days of publication of this notice. More info: 425-649-7145 or http://www.ecy. wa.gov/programs/sea/shorelines/ smp/mycomments/MercerIsland. html Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on March 25, 2015. #1271495. Bender Custom Construction, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, the Lai Resi- dence, is located at 3019 60th Ave SE, Mercer Island, in King County. This project involves approximately 1.3 acres of soil disturbance for construction of a new residence. The receiving water is Lake Washington. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writ- ing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antideg radation requirements under WAC 173- 201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on March 25, 2015 and April 1, 2015.#1274340.

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CITY OF MERCER ISLANDNOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council’s Regular Meeting of April 6, 2015 has been moved to one week earlier on March 30, 2015 due to the school district spring break. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA.

Allison SpietzCity Clerk

Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on March 25, 2015. #1275166.

CITY OF MERCER ISLANDORDINANCE NO. 15-05

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERCER IS- LAND, WASHINGTON, RE- LATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, ADOPTING A MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPLI- CATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS OR NEW DE- VELOPMENT OR RE-DE- VELOPMENT IN THE MERCER ISLAND TOWN CENTER ZONE.

Ordinance No. 15-05 was adopted by the Mercer Island City Council at its Regular Meeting on March 16, 2015. Complete copies of the entire text of the adopted Ordinance may be ob- tained at City Hall or by calling (206) 275-7795.

Karin Roberts, Deputy City ClerkCity of Mercer Island

Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on March 25, 2015. #1275295.

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Barbara Joyce LeuckelJoyce Leuckel, 77, long-time resident

of Mercer Island, Washington, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Hospice House in Bellingham, Washington following a brief battle with lymphoma.

She was born in Puxico, Missouri on October 2, 1937 to Eldon and Gladys Reasons. Her parents and brother, Ray, preceded her in death.

Surviving are her beloved husband, David “Buster” Leuckel, of Lynden, WA; daughter Melissa Milburn, of Mercer Island, WA; and sons David Leuckel, Jr. and Shawn Leuckel, both from Seattle, WA; as well as three wonderful grandsons, Christopher and Connor Leuckel and Riley Milburn, all of whom she loved dearly. She is also survived by her brother, Stan Reasons, of St. Louis, MO. The Leuckel family was a member of St. Monica’s Church on Mercer Island.

As a child, Joyce grew up on a farm and attended grades 1-8 in a one-room schoolhouse and graduated from Puxico High School in 1955. At age 19, she married Buster Leuckel at Sacred Heart Church in Poplar Blu� , MO. They lived in Arkansas, Missouri, and Nebraska before moving their family to Mercer Island in 1972.

After retirement, Joyce and Buster moved to Lynden, where she was a member of the garden club, and volunteered at the Chamber of Commerce.

Joyce was a kind, loving friend to everyone she knew and lived a life respecting all people, never judging anyone. Kids on Mercer Island described her as their “second mom”. She was honored as “Citizen of the Year” on Mercer Island in the late 70’s. Her devotion to family and friends de� ned her extraordinary, loving life.

Some of her hobbies and activities included cooking, gardening, tennis, golf, biking, skiing, and travelling with Buster to beautiful cities throughout the world.

Joyce was remembered in a private, family mass, but no memorial service will be held at her request. The family suggests donations in her name to the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospice Foundation in Bellingham, the Lymphoma Research

Foundation or a charitable organization of your choice.1275879

Dean E. Matthews, Jr.Dean E. Matthews, Jr., born June 22, 1934 to parents Dean

E. and Helen Matthews, died March 2, 2015 at his Sammamish, WA, home.

He is survived by his wife, Lynn, son Mark (Coral), daughters Marcia Brown (Je�) and Carole Anderson (Kyle), stepson Rudy McKinney (Jovanna), and stepdaughter Camille McKinney. Survivors also include grandchildren Jordan, Taylor, Taryn, Carl, Sarah, Jackie, Katie, Drew, step-grandchildren Rhyan, Quinn, Keysa and Eleanor, along with brothers Bill and Jon, three cousins, and six nieces and nephews.

Born in Dodge City, KS, Dean grew up in Ashland, KS, attended the University of Kansas, joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering.

He spent almost four years in the Air Force in Almagordo, NM, where his son and �rst daughter were born. Dean then moved to Tacoma, WA, to work for the American Plywood Association, and where his second daughter was born. In 1965 he moved to Mercer Island, WA, to work for Simpson Timber Co. in Seattle. Dean was a long-time Mercer Island resident, moving to Sammamish, WA, in 2014.

In 1983 he established his public relations company, Matthews Associates, working with building products companies, and eventually added engineering consulting to the �rms work scope. His work had him traveling throughout the U.S., and occasionally internationally. Working until he was 77 he retired in 2012.

A member of Mercer Island Rotary for more than 25 years, Dean loved woodworking, remodeling, furniture making, boating, water skiing, snow skiing, and camping.

A memorial service will be held at Trinity Parish in Seattle, 609 8th Ave., Saturday, March 28, at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of �owers a donation may be sent to Rotary Foundation, Mercer Island

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Mercer Island Parent Edge will present a talk and discussion by Kate Davis, entitled, ‘The App Generation: How today’s youth navigate identity, inti-macy and imagination in a digital world.”

The event is at 7 p.m., March 30 at the Mercer Island High School Performing Arts Center.

Dr. Davis is an assistant professor at the University of Washington Information School where she studies the role of digital media technologies in adolescents’ academic, social and moral lives. She also serves as an advisory board member for MTV’s digital abuse cam-paign. Davis holds a doctor-ate in Human Development and Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Davis’ discussion will cover the challenges of growing up in a digital era:

• How today’s youth nav-igate intimacy, identity and imagination

• The potentials and drawbacks of new media technology for young people, based on an exten-sive research program at

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“app-dependent” versus “app-enabled” and how life for this generation differs from life before the digital era.

The metaphor of the “app” will serve to illumi-nate those uses of technol-ogy that promote a strong sense of identity, encourage relationships, and creativity, and those that thwart youth development in these three realms.

As a non-profit group and part of the Mercer Island School District PTA, Parent Edge is a team of engaged parents from pub-lic and private schools on Mercer Island who strive to facilitate conversations within and among fami-lies, schools and the greater community. The event is free for PTA members, from either a public or private school and $10 admission for non-members.

Workshops set for prospective school board candidates

This fall, three of the five Mercer Island School Board seats will be up for election., board positions 1, 3, and 5. In anticipation of these elections and to educate prospective candidates, the

Washington State School Directors Association is hosting several free, two-hour workshops in the months of March and April.

The nearest workshop will be held on March 26 at the Seattle Public Schools, Administration building auditorium at 2445 3rd Ave. S. in Seattle. For a list of other workshops, go to WSSDA.org.

The Mercer Island School Board recently hosted two information sessions for prospective candidates and reviewed the Board’s policy governance.

Board members are elected to four-year terms by Mercer Island voters. Specific responsibilities of board members include, monitoring superintendent performance; setting dis-trict policy; adopting an annual operating budget; placing levies and bonds before voters; and ratifying contracts.

To run for election, an individual must be a reg-istered voter living in Mercer Island. Individuals who wish to run must file with King County Elections between May 11 and May 15. The general election will take place on Nov. 3, and if more than two people file for a single position a primary election will take place on Aug. 4.

More information can be found at www.KingCounty.

gov/Elections.

City Council meeting date change

Mercer Island City Council’s regular meet-ing of April 6 has been moved to one week ear-lier on March 30, due to the school district spring break.

The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 9611 S.E. 36th St.

Gateway art hit by car to be restored

After a car crash destroyed gateway art in the sculpture garden in January, city staff started working with insurance companies on its replace-ment.

A driver having a dia-betic episode failed to use his brakes coming from the I-90 off-ramp at 77th Avenue S.E., going through the intersection, hitting part of the low concrete wall that holds the “Mercer Island” sign and flattening two of the metal abstract sculptures of people.

Damages to the Island sign were estimated to be

about $3,000. The cost of the gateway project, installed in 1999, was $85,583. The cost of the art, including the metal

people, was $20,000.“The claim is still at

insurance so we don’t yet know the amount we will receive to make the repairs. We do have a couple of companies lined up so once the claim is complete we can move forward this spring,” said recreation superintendent Diane Mortenson.

The man’s car landed in the sculpture gallery after also colliding with the three-piece steel sculp-ture called “Gnome Group 3” by John Geise, valued at $9,000. The man was unhurt, and no one else was injured.

The outdoor sculpture gallery is maintained by the Arts Council. It fea-tures works that are for sale, and commissions benefit the city’s public art program.

Busy car prowler arrested in Seattle

Mercer Island Police Department Detectives Sergeant Jeff Magnan, Joe Morris and Mike Seifert helped in the arrest of a car prowler known to be

targeting Luther Burbank Park. They had been track-ing the suspect, 31-year-old Jacob Benjamin Larsen, for several months.

Larsen had become one of the most wanted men in the Seattle area. At the Mercer Island Park and Ride alone, Larsen had done 15 smash-and-grabs in 90 days.

Undercover officers from the Mercer Island and Bellevue Police Departments arrested Larsen on March 10 at a laundromat near the South Seattle QFC, where he would often buy gift cards with stolen credit or debit cards.

Larsen, a “prolific career criminal” according to police, is wanted in mul-tiple jurisdictions on many charges.

Volunteers needed

The thrift shop needs community members to come help. The shop is looking for volunteers who enjoy interacting with the community and giving back. Volunteers receive a store discount if they vol-unteer 12 or more hours each month. Three hour shifts are now available. Interested? Call the Thrift Shop and ask for Logan Ens at 206-275-7766.

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The two began their rela-tionship online, but ended it recently when the male victim petitioned for and received a protection order against the woman.

On Sunday, March 22, at approximately 7 p.m., the victim called police and said that the female sus-pect was driving around his apartment complex, in violation of the protection order.

The victim advised police his apartment had been bur-glarized sometime over the weekend and two loaded firearms, a Taser and pep-per spray had been taken. The ex-girlfriend was the main suspect. Officers were unable to locate the woman at that time.

Officers responded back to the apartment complex at approximately 10 p.m. for another report of an

order violation. Officers arrived and were

told by the victim that the suspect had left a voice message stating the suspect had the victim’s stolen gun and she would use it on officers.

Surrounding agencies were notified of the sus-pect’s statements while offi-cers continued to search for the woman.

At approximately 1:45 a.m. on Monday, March 23, officers located the suspect driving through the vic-tim’s apartment parking lot. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to stop and began driving eastbound on I-90.

The vehicle stopped on I-90 at East Mercer Way and a man exited the car and laid down in the road-way. Officers safely took the male driver into custody for a short period before releasing him.

As officers were taking

the male into custody, the woman slid into the driv-er’s seat and took off at a high rate of speed toward Bellevue. The male driver advised officers the woman was “crazy” and had a gun in her possession.

Officers followed the woman as she exited I-90 at Bellevue Way and due to high speeds, terminated the pursuit.

Just as the pursuit was ter-minated, the vehicle pulled over. The woman exited the vehicle and began running.

Two K-9 teams searched for the woman. King County Sheriff ’s K-9 locat-ed the woman and took her into custody at 2:40 a.m. The firearm in her posses-sion was confirmed to be one of the two taken in the burglary.

The woman will be booked into the King County Jail on a multitude of charges, and will also be held on DOC charges.

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Unless otherwise noted, school board meetings are held at Mercer Island City Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street. Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Regular board meetings begin at 7:00 p.m, unless otherwise noted.

MEETING NOTICEMercer Island School District

Agenda items are subject to change. Please verify agenda items by going to www.mercerislandschools.org/boardagendas

MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSJanet Frohnmayer, President

Brian Emanuels, Vice-PresidentPat Braman, DirectorAdair Dingle, Director

Dave Myerson, Director Dr. Gary Plano, Superintendent

Regular School Board Meeting Thursday, March 26, 2015

Agenda5:00 p.m. Call to Order

Study Session with MIEA to discuss topics of mutual interest

7:00 p.m. Governance Process Review of Policy Language: Board Policies 2020 (Fundamental 4); 1011

Full Governance Process Monitoring: Board Policies 1002; 1003; 1009; 1010; 1800 OE-11

Partial Governance Process Monitoring:a. Board Policy 1110: Election and Appointment –

Board Member Appointment Planningb. Board Policy 3141: Enrollment –

Nonresident Students (1st reading)c. Board Policy 1800 OE-10: Instructional Program –

Math 126 Discussiond. Board Policy 1800 OE-9: Communication and Support

to the Board – Enrollment Growth and Mitigation Fees Description/Formulae presented to MI City Council

CTC warns of dan-gers of powdered alcohol

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved the sale of a powdered alcohol product called Palcohol.

Many are concerned about the potential of powdered alcohol to be harmful to youth, accord-ing to a Mercer Island Communities that Care (CTC) press release sent March 10.

“Powdered alcohol can be easily concealed and brought into concerts, school dances, and sport-

ing events. Powdered alco-hol can be added to foods after they are cooked,” according to the release. “There is concern that powdered alcohol may be added to energy drinks. There is also the possibil-ity that powdered alcohol could be snorted.”

According to Palcohol creator Mark Phillips, the product is largely meant for hikers and other out-doorspeople who don’t want to carry bottles of alcohol when they’re on the go.

Four flavors have been approved: Cosmopolitan, a Margarita (called Powderita), and vodka and rum.

Several states have banned powdered alcohol.

“Proponents of pow-dered alcohol claim that it is a convenient form of alcohol that poses no more danger than regular alco-hol. Opponents assert that powdered alcohol is more dangerous that liquid spir-its, and that the health and safety concerns have not

been addressed in a sat-isfactory manner,” accord-ing to the release. “More research is needed to fully understand the impact of this new product on public health.”

For more, contact Derek Franklin, Communities that

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Four Mercer Island High School students attended a four-day leadership train-ing in Washington DC from Feb. 2-5, where they learned substance abuse prevention strategies and educated members of Congress about drug and alcohol issues they are fac-ing at home.

MIHS students Ben Berejka, Sidney Montague, Sarah Stewart and Hannah Stewart rep-resented the Mercer Island Communities That Care Coalition at the National Leadership Forum spon-sored by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). The students learned about strategies to reduce drug and alcohol use in their school and community.

The students also spent a day on Capitol Hill with more than 100 youth and adults from Washington State to advocate in sup-port of youth substance abuse prevention efforts. They met with and spoke to Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Adam Smith, expressing gratitude for the lawmak-

ers’ past support of preven-tion efforts and informing the Congress members about the drug and alcohol issues they are facing on Mercer Island.

Sarah Stewart addressed Murray about the mixed messages she hears about marijuana: “We’re taught in school that drug use is bad—that marijuana use destroys IQ, memories… then the law says, ‘it’s okay’ and it’s sold to us in cook-ies and candy bars and

soda and its prescribed to us as ‘medicine.’ No teen-ager, no parent, no person should ever have to see one of their friends, or

someone they love, suffer or die from drug abuse—especially marijuana.”

To expand prevention efforts at home, the stu-dents have formed a new MIHS club called S.A.F.E. to provide ways for youth to connect, strengthen their community, and have fun without using drugs or alcohol. The students will begin applying the preven-tion strategies learned in Washington DC to help make Mercer Island High School an even better place for their peers to grow up.

“No one should have to see someone they love suffer from drug abuse.”

MIHS student Sarah Stewart

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Parents, students, school district administrators and city staff members gath-ered for the groundbreak-ing of the new Elementary No. 4 Tuesday, March 17 at the North Mercer campus.

With shovels in tow, some 11 students ranging in age from kindergarten to second grade led the way breaking into the dirt, serving as a symbol of the children building their new school.

“This is work that is sym-bolic,” Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano said. “These are children who will enter Elementary No. 4, and this is the school that they will learn in.”

Plano opened the cer-emony saying the event marked “a very special day” for the school dis-trict. He mentioned the failing of the first school bond effort in 2012, and recognized School Board members for having “the foresight and the wisdom, and for bringing the com-

munity together” to get to Tuesday’s groundbreaking.

Plano spotlighted the efforts of Bill Hochberg, Carrie George and Kris Kelsay forming the first committee “to do the important work” for Mercer Island Public Schools.

“Without beginning that conversation, we couldn’t have gotten to the second bond, the second solution, that passed with nearly 75 percent [approval],” he said. “Without their leader-ship and their tenacity and ability to get out there and be brave in the face of a lot of opposition, that was

an important step for us to take.”

Plano then recognized the volunteer group of Ralph Jorgenson, Sean Finley, David D’Souza and Jake Jacobson for their efforts after the second bond proposition was cre-ated.

He thanked various city staff members, with City Manager Noel Treat and Mayor Bruce Bassett in attendance, as were Councilmembers Debbie Bertlin, Benson Wong, Mike Cero, Dan Grausz and Joel Wachs, for their partnership throughout the process.

“It’s a spectacular moment for our commu-nity,” Mayor Bassett said. “My hat is off to the School Board and all the folks who worked on this. It’s been a huge journey and it’s an exciting moment.”

Plano saved his biggest thanks for construction manager Brandy Fox and maintenance and opera-tions director Tony Kuhn.

“We simply wouldn’t be here without all of the extra time and effort, the shep-herding and the help con-necting with the city that they provided,” he said.

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Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMembers of the Mercer Island School District and the City of Mercer Island break ground at the future site of Elementary No. 4 Tuesday, March 17.


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Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotosAbove left corner, Mercer Island School District maintenance and operations director Tony Kuhn leads a group of elementary students to the future site of the new Elementary No. 4 Tuesday, March 17.

Left, Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano, flanked by School Board President Janet Frohnmayer and Vice President Brian Emanuels, welcomes the crowd of community members to the Elementary No. 4 ground-breaking. Attendees included Mercer Island City Councilmembers, School Board members, parents, volun-teers and project planners.

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2014 Holy Week Triduum Schedule

We welcome you!

Holy Thursday, April 17 (No Morning Mass)

7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Washing of Feet

Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the Chapel of Repose, with Adoration until

midnight in the Family Center

Good Friday, April 18 (No Morning Mass)

3:00pm Stations of the Cross Presentation on The Last 7 Words begins

following Stations 7:00pm Passion of the Lord Liturgy with Communion (not Mass)

Easter Saturday Vigil, April 19

(No Morning Mass) 9:00pm Easter Vigil in the Holy Night

The first part of the Liturgy will begin outside with the Blessing of the Fire,

and the Procession to the church with the Paschal Candle.

Easter Sunday, April 20

The Resurrection of the Lord Sunday Mass Times

8:00am, 10:00am & Noon

2015 Holy WeekTriduum Schedule

We welcome you!

Holy Thursday, April 2(No Morning Mass)

7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supperwith Washing of Feet

Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the Chapel of Repose, with Adoration until

midnight in the Family Center

Good Friday, April 3(No Morning Mass)

3:00pm Stations of the CrossPresentation of The Last 7 Words begins

following Stations

7:00pm Passion of the LordLiturgy with Communion (not Mass)

Easter Saturday Vigil, April 4(No Morning Mass)

8:00pm Easter Vigil in the Holy NightThe �rst part of the Liturgy will begin outside with the Blessing of the Fire,

and the Procession to the church with the Paschal Candle.

Easter Sunday, April 5The Resurrection of the Lord

Sunday Mass Times7:30am, 9:30am & Noon

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Maundy Thursday, April 2: Worship at 7 PM Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar

Good Friday, April 3: Worship at 7 PM The Way of the Cross

Easter, April 5: Festival Worship with Holy Communion

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Above, racers in the BMW Seattle 10K Run make their way down a paved trail along North Mercer Way.

Left, a racer has more than a few Honey Buckets to choose from before the morning’s first race at 7:30 a.m.

Far left, cups pile up at a watering station in the Half Marathon.

Right, Swedish Cancer Institute Half Marathon Runners head down North Mercer Way at the race’s start.

Below, Richard Du Bey, center, holds his grandchil-dren, Nolan, left, and Farah Keany, right, as they watch their mother and father at the start of the BMW Seattle 10K Run. Their mother, Margot (Du Bey) Keany, is a former captain of the Mercer Island High School cross country team.

Photos by Matt Brashears/Special to the Reporter

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"Having Dr. Goode be my primary doctor feels like someone is truly on my side. He takes much more time understanding me and focuses on trying to keep me well rather than quickly addressing symptoms." Bharat Shyam, Mercer Island resident.

"Robert Goode is a rarity among physicians today. He has the warmth and compassion of an 'old fashioned' doctor and all of the information and technology that is available in today's ever changing medical world." Linda Brower, Mercer Island resident

"I appreciate having Dr. Goode as my doctor because of his genuine caring nature, his focus on my health, and for the fact that he simply practices medicine the way it should be." Kyle Garton, Mercer Island physician and resident.

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An Island runBy Katie Metzger

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On the morning of the Mercer Island Half Marathon, the sky was gray. But the community turned out in full color.

I decided to sign up for the 5K run/walk, and persuaded my parents to join me. We were three of 4,053 registered participants.

We woke up early, got a free ride from Sound Transit, and upon our arrival to the Island, were greeted with an array of colorful and coordinated crews: a group of women in pink tutus, a team from Homegrown Sandwiches in black jerseys,

and many people in their complimentary blue and gray T-shirts, red racing numbers safety-pinned to their chests.

A large white tent stood in the Community and Event Center parking lot, under which people gathered before their races — catch-ing up and warming up — and after, cooling down with water and orange slices.

Many were in college navy blue or action green for the Seahawks. Some sported dark blue for colon cancer.

Volunteers, including state Sen. Steve Litzow, were in Rotary red. Rep. Judy Clibborn helped direct traffic along the race course. There’s nothing like knowing your state representative is watching to get you to pick up the pace a little.

And the pace was already quick. Half marathoners looped the Island in less than two hours. Teenagers ran the 5K in less than 20 minutes. My goal was to com-plete the 3.1 mile course, which started by Luther Burbank, ran along North Mercer Way and circled back to end at the com-munity center, in less than 30 — staying at a consistent pace, and not walking.

Somehow, I accomplished my goal and placed third for my age group. Which probably means there were only three peo-ple in that group, but hey — small victories.

And I walked (sorely) away not only with an individual medal, but also with a strong sense of collective achievement. The event raised about $75,000 from sponsors and $10,000 from donations — a record amount of funds — primarily benefitting the Swedish Patient Assistance Fund

The best moment was not crossing the finish line, but running the 50 meters leading up to it, where people were cheer-ing, clapping and watching friends, family members and total strangers accomplish their goals, no matter how large or small they happen to be.

Above, Half Marathon runners grab electrolytes from Farmers Insurance volunteers at mile marker 10.

At left, a determined young runner hits the homestretch of the Z-Ultimate Kids’ Dash.

At right, perennial favorite Uli Steidl, 10-time winner of the Seattle Marathon, leads at mile marker 10 on West Mercer Way.

Photos by Matt Brashears/Special to the Reporter

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Jimmy PliegoAndrea Pirzio-BiroliSandra Levin Tim Lyon Julie Mermelstein

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Immaculate $725,000Magnolia Home2515 Piedmont Place W, Seattle. Brilliant natural light accents the features of this reno-vated 3BR/1.75BA home. Extensive upgrades throughout: hardwoods on upper/lower levels, granite countertops, custom outdoor grill & more!


New Construction! $4,625,000Lake & Mtn. Views! 8440 Benotho Place SE. Dramatic views of Lake WA & Mt. Rainier. 5BD/4.75BA Craftsman style waterfront home complete w/ a huge great room, gourmet kitchen, large yard, dock and much more!


North-end Condo $262,000 2500 81st Ave SE #A-102. North-End Garden Condo Conveniently located near town center. Garden level 2BD/1BA unit w/ your own yard & patio. 1 covered parking space and a Stor-age Unit.

Frank Ceteznik 206.979.8400www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/50622

Vacant Corner Lot $49,950 37228 Vista Key Dr. NE, Hansville. Build an ultimate green getaway in Driftwood Keys…the hidden jewel of Kitsap! Dbl corner lot on cul-de-sac. Steps away from waterfront clubhouse & community pool. 15 min. to Kingston Ferry.

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Clovercrest Estates $259,00011323 Loma St SW, Lakewood. 4BR/1.5BA rambler at Clovercrest Estates sits on a large corner lot complete w/water features, tree house & Koi pond. Fenced backyard & Mt. Rainier view. Close to I-5 & JBLM, and walking dis-tance to Lakewood Town Center.


Windsor Hills $245,000554 Bronson Way NE, Renton. � is 2BR/1BA home has updated kitchen with Corian counter-top, extended hardwood � oors & a large soaking tub. Garage space converted as the extension of the kitchen. Enjoy the open territorial view from the bay window in the living room.


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Vacant Issaquah Land $205,000113- 198th Ave SE, Issaquah. Fabulous, South-West facing property on 3.5 acres near the top Squak Mountain w/loads of natural light. Completed and available feasibility report believes property will support a single-family 4 bedroom home of approximately 3000 sq feet.

Brad Noe 206.940.2299www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/86214

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Pending

Midtown Court Home $1,550,0004803 90th Ave SE. Nearing completion, RKK Constructions presents another quality home. 4BR/3.5BA featuring an open great room w/lg. gourmet kitchen & island, 10ft ceilings, 3 car garage & so much more! Neighborhood of Midtown Court.


Pending

Classic Style. $1,890,000New Construction 4201 92nd Ave SE. � is gorgeous 5BD/3.25BA new construction home has the soul & qual-ity of homes built in a bygone era when hand craftsmanship was treasured & home build-ing was an art form. Experience its luxury for yourself! Lou or Lori 206.949.5674


Tons of Potential! $1,950,0004117 83rd Ave SE. Great estate sized prop-erty w/ a solid 4BR/2.25BA home with several updates. Vaulted ceiling in Living & Dining rooms, master on main & separate apartment in basement. North End location w/views of Lake WA, the Olympics & the city.


Sought After North End $1,495,0002449 63rd Ave SE. � e Classic Homes is proud to showcase the “Jewel” built by Aspen Homes NW. Traditional architecture meets a modern � oor plan. Time to customize your � nishes in this 3BR/2.75BA home. Sought after North End loca-tion, near waterfront parks.



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Alki Penthouse $1,200,0001238 Alki Ave SW Unit-602, Seattle. Quintessen-tial 3BR/2.75BA West Seattle Penthouse Condo! Panoramic views of Olympics, Puget Sound & City. Spacious � oor plan includes master suite w/fp & deck. 2 parking spaces & dedicated storage unit.



Picture Perfect $1,299,999Traditional8420 SE 83rd St. � is light � lled 4BR/2.75BA home features ideal layout for entertaining & everyday living. Formal living & Dining room, dramatic family room w/vaulted ceiling, gorgeous kitchen w/breakfast area & much more.

Mark Eskridge 206.251.2760www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/91950

Mid-Century Flare $749,0003915 SE 86th St. � is lovely updated 3BR/1.75BA home has a remodeled kitchen which includes: double ovens, gas range & stainless appliances. Expansive fenced yard with play-set. Great north end neighborhood.


Pending

Move-In Ready $1,288,0004020 96th Ave SE. Buchan style 5BR/3.5BA home in lower Mercerwood is move-in ready. Re� nished hdwds, new master bath tile, freshly painted interior, gracious entertaining spaces & more! Close to schools, shopping & I-90.

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Westside $2,695,000Waterfront4075 W. Mercer Way. Welcome to this 3BR/3BA Westside waterfront home. 90’ of waterfront ac-cess, including amazing decks, gazebo, dock & more. Unobstructed panoramic lake, mountain, city & bridge views!


Pending

2,448 sq. ft. $965,000Tons of Light!8005 SE 33rd Place #PH. Lg, nearly 2500 sq. ft. on one level, 2BR +Den/2BA luxury pent-house w/elevator access. Family Rm o� kitchen shares gas fp w/private den & both open to deck. Secured 3 car parking. Bright, sunny unit w/skylights throughout…A MUST SEE!


Pending

Beautifully $849,000Remodeled8020 SE 34th Pl. No details spared in this beautifully remodeled 3BR/2.5BA home. Surrounded by large fenced yard & situated on private cul-de-sac. Recently updated: plumbing, electrical, roof & more.

206.232.8600www.mercerisland.johnlscott

Pending

Open & Bright $358,000926 A SW Holden St, Seattle. Stunning West Seattle town house with tons of natural light. Slab granite counters , stainless appliances w/open kitchen built for entertaining. Bamboo hardwoods, crown molding & remodeled master bath. Great location!

Mark Anderson 206.931.9807 www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/67538

Pending

New On Market! $1,249,500 45609 SE Edgewick Rd, North Bend. NW meets Classic Contemporary for a stylish, unique blend of � nishes in this 3BR/3.75BA mountain retreat. Set on 2.19 picturesque acres w/Mtn. views & the whisper of Boxley Creek. 3rd level w/2nd Kitchen & ¾ Bath.

Shawn Elings 425.829.5622www.mercerisland.johnlscott.com/11115

New On Market! $495,000 7549 SE 29th St. Unit 303. Beautiful, open airy 2BD/2BA condo in immaculate condition! Kitchen w/ ss appliances opens to the family room w/cozy � replace & deck. Laundry & 2 parking spaces in secured garage.


New On Market! $389,000918 SW Cloverdale, West Seattle. Large 4BR/2.25BA home situated on over-sized corner lot in Highland Park neighborhood. Lower level w/ bonus & rec. room & potential for MIL. Close to bus line, dog park & playground.



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Watercolor Society (NWWS) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.

The society started in 1939 and today is a vital international organization with 900 members across the United States and Canada.

Several events are planned to celebrate the year. Current member and former president Nancy Axell is working on many of them.

Theresa Goesling, who owns a gallery on Mercer Island, and Cindy Briggs are co-chairmen of the 75th Diamond Celebration.

Many Mercer Island resi-dents have been members of NWWS over the years.

The 75th Annual NWWS International Open Exhibition will be held in Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center from July 1 to Sept. 30. At the adjacent Crowne Plaza Hotel there will be work-shops, a vendor fair and a

Gala Awards Banquet dur-ing the week of July 5 to 12.

Perhaps the most endur-ing legacy of the celebration is the retrospective history titled, “A Fluid Tradition: Northwest Watercolor Society; The First 75 Years.”

It is authored by David Martin, who is a leading art historian and author of early regional art in this area. Axell worked with Martin and designer Molly Murrah as a researcher and collaborator on the book, which will be available in April at the University of Washington Press and

bookstores locally and throughout the country.

A new art museum is opening in July in Edmonds, Wash. The Cascadia Museum of Art will feature a NWWS 75th Anniversary retrospective as its premiere exhibition, and will show paintings seen in the book.

The exhibit has the same title as the NWWS book and is curated by Martin. It will be open to the public on July 11.

For more information, go to www.nwws.org.

Art by Nancy AxellThe Northwest Watercolor Society has a new book in honor of its 75th anniversary that will feature art from members such as the watercolor entitled “Morning Market,” above. An exhibition will be held this summer at the Washington State Convention Center.

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The annual gala fund-raiser for Youth Theatre Northwest was extreme-ly successful, surpass-ing organizers’ highest expectations, according to Manny Cawaling, YTN’s director. The event raised $145,000.

“Our annual fundrais-er started over a decade ago as small and intimate house parties and has now turned into one of the most anticipated Island events of

the year,” Cawaling said. Nearly 200 support-

ers attended the event, held at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on March 14. Donors pledged $100,000 to sustain the theater’s programs as it remains in transition at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. An additional $45,000 was also donated that evening that included an anonymous $25,000 that was a complete sur-prise, he said.

That money was raised to support the creation of a black box theatre in the Parish Hall of Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island. This tem-porary theatre will be YTN’s primary perfor-

mance space for the inter-im before moving into the Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA).

For situations where a larger space in needed, Cawaling said the group will rent a space such as the SJCC. Special produc-tions are held outside on occasion such as last fall’s production of “Night of the Living Dead” at the Luther Burbank Amphitheater.

MICA is planned for the Bicentennial Park at the corner of S.E. 22nd Street and 77th Avenue S.E.

The theater will present “The Lion, The Witch and

The Wardrobe,” opening April 24 at Emmanuel

Church.

YTN gala brings in $145,000Event at SJCC raised money for programs and construction of a temporary home

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Nancy Stewart’s “Super Saturday Sing-Along” on March 21 featured laugh-ter, literacy and librarians. She and 15 King County Library System (KCLS) employees organized and filmed a flash mob, singing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” at the Mercer Island Library before migrating to the park, the fire station and the pet shop to con-tinue a day of singing and learning. The event was part of Stewart’s pilot proj-ect, “Sing With Our Kids.”

Kids play with a parachute in Mercerdale Park, singing “Pop Goes the Weasel” and other songs.

Katie Metzger/Staff PhotosNancy Stewart (with guitar) and friends pose after filming a flash mob in the Mercer Island Library. Go to singwithourkids.com for more on Stewart’s project on singing and early literacy.


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By Mary L. [email protected]

Keith Hedman started cutting hair on the Island 34 years ago. His first day was the Tuesday after the infa-mous 1981 basketball game when the Islanders lost in a fluke decision to Shadle Park High School after a controversial call.

“It was a day in this town many will never forget, including me,” he said.

He first started at “The Other Place,” a barber shop near where the North-end Rite Aid is now. Islanders of a certain age will remember it, he said.

He later moved to a place at South-end where he worked between 1985 and 1995. Then he heard that barber Larry Miller was looking to sell his business at 3022 78th Ave, S.E.

That very afternoon he contacted Mr. Miller and drove from the South-end to leave him a deposit. His rent was $1,700.

He then set to remodel-ing the place, changing out the plumbing, electrical, lighting and more, finish-ing in 17 days. He has been there ever since.

But since those early days, he has gone through a series of leases and rent hikes.

“Rents have gone up steadily since 2002, when the first of the multi-story apartment buildings went up in the Town Center,” he explained.

Despite that, Hedman said his landlords are good people. But now, he is mov-ing off the Island.

Two years ago, Hedman faced a seven percent increase each year in a new lease — pushing his rent to $5,500 for this year. It was then that he made plans to leave when his current lease ends. That date is April 1 this year.

Now, once again, he is renovating a space for a new shop, this time at his home in Sammamish. He said he will have plenty of clients from the Island who will follow him there. Anyone you ask at the salon readily agrees. It is a done deal.

His clientele is multigen-erational. Many of his cli-ents have been with him for years. Some started off as children brought in by their parents who are now par-ents themselves bringing in their children, he said.

He has followed Islander youth from grade school to high school, and beyond. Many still stop by to get their hair cut.

The rhythm of the year revolved around the Island’s culture. There are the Saturday cuts — the regular clients. The sea-sons for back to school and kids home from college — whose parents would beg to get them in for a cut before they headed back. His schedule could be busy and hectic in late summer and holidays, or for Prom and Homecoming.

Over the years, he has been involved with the high school sports teams such as boys basketball, lacrosse and swim teams.

On several occasions, coaches and team boost-ers would bring an entire team down to the shop for a ritual haircutting. Large amounts of pizza would be

brought in. Hedman and two

employees once did 22 cuts in a single night.

He was happy to help out, he said, mostly to save the athletes from themselves.

“They would try to cut each other’s hair or worse,” he explained.,

There was a series of trends, he said. The lacrosse team went for mohawks, the swim team wanted bleached hair — which sometimes turned orange. He just had to intervene, he laughed.

Hedman, 57, has com-muted from Sammamish, near where grew up, since he began doing hair on the Island. He graduated from high school in 1975 and promptly went to barber school.

After a couple of years skiing in California, he returned home to begin his career as a stylist, business-man, friend and confidant.

Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, who has had Hedman cut his hair for 13 years, says that he gets to Costco in Issaquah often enough to drop by the new place. Another man waiting for his hair cut nodded in

agreement. He is getting ready to

sell some of his fixtures — taking photos to post on Craigslist.

He says he has enjoyed being part of the commu-nity. He loves to encourage

the kids. Having his work at his

home won’t change his rou-tine, he said.

He is an early riser, up by 5 or 5:30 a.m. to get to work.

“I haven’t set an alarm clock in years,” he said.

Island institution Hedman’s Salon to close

Mary L. Grady /Staff photoRabbi Jay Rosenbaum, who has been a client at Hedman’s Salon for 13 years, gets a trim last week. Rabbi Rosenbaum said that in the future, he will be getting his hair cut at Keith Hedman’s Sammamish home, where the stylist is setting up a new space to do hair.


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Mercer Island down-played its matchup with Skyline Friday, March 20 as merely a preseason affair.

But after a gritty, back-and-forth nonconference match that ended in a 2-2 tie, the contest had all the elements of a crucial league game, minus of course the overtime periods.

With a goal from Randy Hilleary in the 73rd min-ute, the Spartans escaped a loss to Mercer Island Friday night at Skyline High School. Both coaches and players on the Islander bench felt they let one slip away.

“I’m happy with the per-formance, but I’m unhap-py with the result,” coach Colin Rigby said. “We’re OK with the result for preseason. If it was regu-lar season, I’d be a little bit more perturbed about it because I do think that we probably deserved that one.”

Coming off a season-opening loss to Redmond, the game was the Islanders’ second against a 4A opponent before begin-ning KingCo competi-tion. Though neither team appeared to be in pre-season mode.

Don Braman’s Spartan crew looked very much in control from the out-set, weaving with ease through the Mercer Island defense. After a Skyline corner kick in the ninth minute, Islander goalie Matt LeProwse struggled to corral a jump ball, which Skyline’s Sergio Palomino put in the net to give the Spartans a 1-0 advantage.

Rigby took umbrage with the play, saying he thought LeProwse was bumped as he attempted his leaping grab.

“It is what it is,” he said. “I get rattled over it if it has a major impact in the game like that, but it’s a preseason game.”

Mercer Island dialed in its attack and began creat-ing more offensive oppor-tunities. The Islanders saw an attempt by Kisho Fukuoka bounce off the right post in the 25th min-ute. In the 27th, Lucas

Meek scored off a cross to the left side to even the score 1-1, and the momen-tum appeared to shift in favor of the Islanders.

“It was a major boost get-

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Kendra Watson competes in the 100 meter hurdles Thursday, March 19 at Bellevue High School. Watson won, finishing in 18.39 seconds.

Girls take top spot at meet; boys place third


Mercer Island track and field opened its sea-son opposite Bellevue and Interlake at the Bellevue Jamboree Thursday, March 19 at Bellevue High School. The Islander girls edged the Wolverines 60.33-58.66 for the day’s top spot, while the Mercer Island boys finished third with a team score of 29. Bellevue won on the boys’ side with a team score of 86.

The Islander girls took

care of business in the sprints and hurdle events, with Victoria Gersch tak-ing the 100 meters (12.86), Kate Miller beating out teammate Erin Greer to win the 200 meters (29.00) and Piper Casey winning the 400 meters (1:02.09). Kendra Watson won the 100 meter hurdles (18.39) and also placed second in the high jump (4-04). Kayla Lee won two events for the girls, winning the 300 meter hurdles (50.36) and the long jump (14-0.5).

In the longer distance races, Cece Rosenman won the 1600 meters (5:36.97) and Alexa Bauman was second in the 800 meters

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Dale Garvey/Contributed PhotosAbove, Mercer Island’s Derek Sims works on fending off a Skyline drive during the Islanders’ 2-2 tie with the Spartans Friday, March 20 at Skyline High School. Below, Mercer Island’s Lucas Meek (17) watches his first-half shot sail into the net to tie the game 1-1.

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ting that tying goal,” Rigby said. “I think everybody got behind it and started play-ing overall much better.”

Mercer Island contin-ued its aggressive attack in the second half and traded shots with the Spartans, but couldn’t convert on a couple corner opportunities. In the 69th minute, a Ryan Hill strike from the right side ricocheted off the near post and into the net to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead.

The Spartans responded, rapidly advancing down the field on their ensuing kick-

off. Following a Skyline foul kick in the 73rd minute, the Spartans’ Randy Hilleary found the back of the net to tie the game 2-2.

Both teams continued to be aggressive in the game’s final minutes and had scor-ing opportunities down the stretch, the penulti-mate coming with Skyline’s Daniel Luis Miller breaking through the Mercer Island defense with the final two minutes winding down, but Miller saw his attempt sail wide right. As it was a nonconference matchup, no overtime was played.

Although feeling like one had gotten away, Rigby said

he was primarily concerned with the season ahead.

“The goal from the beginning of the season is to use these games to pro-pel us into the regular sea-son,” Rigby said. “KingCo is going to be a very dif-ficult regular season. If our intention is to win KingCo, and first or second place, then we need to win every KingCo game we can.”

Mercer Island opened KingCo competition against Interlake Tuesday, March 24th after the Reporter deadline. The Islanders take on Newport tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Newport High School.

(2:26.76). Mercer Island’s relay team competing in the 4x200 took second at 1:48.35.

In the field, Katherine Hendrikson won the dis-cus event, throwing for 81-10. Hendrikson also placed third in shot put (25-05) and fourth in jav-elin (88-05).

Boys top two events in field

The Mercer Island boys had winners in the high jump and triple jump events. Greyson Weltyk tied for first with Bellevue’s Jack Anderson and Sam Smith in the high jump, leaping 5-08. Steven Duchaine took the triple jump, registering 37-01. In the long jump, Jaelin Tate was third at 18-06.

Kyle Hsu finished sec-ond in discus, throwing for 98-04, while Dylan Majewski was runner-up in both shot put (36-07) and javelin (121-06).

In the sprints, Luke Bohlinger was a half-sec-

ond behind Bellevue’s Jack Richmond to finish second in the 200 meters (23.79), while Nathan Gallatin fin-ished one second behind Bellevue’s Isaiah Gilchrist for a second-place finish in the 400 meters (51.8). David Emanuels was Mercer Island’s top finisher in the 100 meters at 12.28, placing eighth.

Andrew Arvish took second in the 800 meters

(2:17.57), and Ian Platou placed fourth in the 1600 meters (4:47.29). Willem Debray was fourth in the 300 meter hurdles (56.59) and Mercer Island’s 4x400 relay team took third at 3:59.34.

Next, the Islanders will head back to Bellevue High School for a meet with the Wolverines and Lake Washington at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 26.

SOCCER | FROM 19

Maria Sims/Special to the ReporterMercer Island’s Ryan Hill prepares to shoot during the second half of the Islanders’ game against Skyline Friday, March 20th at Skyline High School. The Islanders tied the Spartans, 2-2.

TRACK | FROM 19

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Teddy Larkin (far left), Nate Benson and Ian Platou compete in the 1600 meter race Thursday, March 19 at Bellevue High School.

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Sports briefsMI baseball finishes week 3-0

Islander baseball opened its season winning its first three games, earning back-to-back KingCo wins against Liberty before beating Seattle Prep 4-1 in a non-conference affair Thursday, March 19 at Island Crest Park. Mercer Island’s Peter Lopes allowed one run off three hits in six innings of work. The Islanders were scheduled to take on Redmond Monday after the Reporter deadline. They begin a two-game stand against Sammamish at 4:30 p.m. today at Island Crest Park.

Fastpitch hammers GarfieldMercer Island fastpitch brought the

offense in its opener against Garfield Thursday, March 19 at Garfield High School, beating the Bulldogs 17-3. Morgan Peyou went 5-5 at the plate, knocking in six runs and also earning the win on the mound for the Islanders. Kayla Varney went 3-3 with two runs batted in. The Islanders were scheduled to begin a two-game stand against Liberty Tuesday after the Reporter deadline. The second game takes place today at 4:30 p.m. at Liberty High School.

Tennis beats Garfield, Seattle Prep

A couple days after beating last year’s 4A state champion Garfield 7-0, Mercer Island girls tennis earned another 7-0 team win over Seattle Prep March 17-18. The Islanders were scheduled to take on Liberty Tuesday after Reporter deadline, and will take on Eastside Catholic at 3:45

p.m. Thursday, March 26 at MIHS.

BLAX tops TahomaMercer Island boys lacrosse improved to

3-0 with a 15-9 win over Tahoma Friday, March 20 in Covington. Mitch Stickney, Brian Glant and Brett Bottomley each scored three goals to lead the Islanders. Mercer Island took on Redmond Tuesday after the Reporter deadline. They take on Lakeridge at 8 p.m. Friday at MIHS.

14U Thunderbirds at National Hockey Tournament

IMS eighth grader Tom Yang helped his Sno-King 14U A2 Bantam hockey team, the Junior Thunderbirds, advance to the USA Hockey National 14U Tier II Tournament, which will take place in Salt Lake City, UT March 26-30.

The Junior Thunderbirds advanced to the tournament after winning the Pacific Northwest Amateur Hockey Association’s (PNAHA) State Championship earlier this month in Spokane. The team went unde-feated in pool play, beating Sno-King’s A3 team (4-0), the Wenatchee Jr. Wild (4-2), and the Spokane Jr. Chiefs (5-4).

Sno-King 14U A2 is coached by Lloyd Shaw and Corey Schwab and has amassed a season record of 46-14-5. The team plays in both the Pacific Northwest Amateur Hockey Association (PNAHA) and the Pacific Cascade Amateur Hockey Association (PCAHA) leagues.

The Sno-King 14U A2 team consists of middle school and high school players from the Seattle area.

THURSDAY | 26SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-STUDY SESSION MIEA: 5 p.m., Thursday, March 26, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Agenda can be found at mercerisland-schools.org. For more, con-tact Kendall Taylor at 206-236-3300 or [email protected].

FRIDAY | 27ISLANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPANSION GROUNDBREAKING: 2 p.m., Friday, March 27, Islander Middle School campus, 8225 S.E. 72nd St. A ceremony will be held for the expansion project at IMS. For info, contact Randy Bolerjack at [email protected] PARK SPRING PARTY: 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 27, SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. Island Park would like to open our Annual Spring Party fundraiser to any fami-lies who may be attending Island Park in the future. This is a community event and all Mercer Island resi-dents are welcome. $85. For more, email [email protected] or call 206-229-5881.CLASSICS ON FILM: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (Wes Anderson, 2014). 7:30-9:30 p.m., Friday, March 20, Aljoya Theatre 2430 76th Ave S.E. Presented in partnership with the Mercer Island Sister City Association. The film will be in French with English subtitles. Film historian Lance Rhoades will provide introduction and post com-mentary. Free and open to the public. For more, call Carla Peterson at 232-5354 or visit www.mercerisland-sistercity.org.

SATURDAY | 28VOLUNTEER FOREST STEWARDSHIP: 8 a.m., Saturday, March 28. Opportunities are available for forest stewardship train-ing or groups that want to

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SUNDAY | 29MATZOH BAKERY: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, March 29, SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. Experience the meaning of Passover with your hands: grind the wheat, mix the flour, knead the dough, and bake the matzoh. Geared toward ages 5-13. Hosted by Chabad Lubavitch of Seattle. No registration required; cash payment at the door. $4. Contact Zach Duitch at [email protected] or 206-388-1990.EAT WELL TO PLAY WELL, FUELING YOUR BODY FOR PERFORMANCE: 3 p.m., Sunday, March 29, SJCC, 3801 East Mercer Way. Join author Cynthia Lair for a lively presentation on how to fuel body and brain for optimal performance. Lair is author of the popular cookbook “Feeding the

Whole Family and Feeding the Young Athlete.” Presented by Let’s Move! Mercer Island and the M.I. Food Revolution. Special guest will be UW basketball strength and conditioning coach Daniel Shapiro. RSVP at www.myparksandrecre-ation.com or call 206-275-7609.

MONDAY | 30CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING: 7 p.m., Monday, March 30, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Held on the first and third Mondays every month unless otherwise posted. For more, contact Ali Spietz at [email protected] or call 206-275-7793.PARENT EDGE PRESENTS KATIE DAVIS: 7 p.m., Monday, March 30, Mercer Island High School PAC, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. Davis is an Assistant Professor at the University Of Washington Information School. Her discussion “The App Generation” explores how today’s youth navigate identity, intimacy and imagi-nation in a digital world. Free for PTA members, $10 for non-members. For more, visit miparentedge.org.

TUESDAY | 31TOWN CENTER PUBLIC INPUT MEETING: 12:30-1 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. The City will hold a series of public meetings and com-munity outreach sessions and encourage a collabora-tive working environment during the Town Center

Development Code revision process. For more, contact Kirsten Taylor at 206-275-7661.CERCLE FRANCOPHONE - FRENCH CONVERSATION EVENING: 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, March 31. The Mercer Island Sister City Association will spon-sor an informal French Conversation Evening for anyone who wants to improve their French at the home of Beth Brennen on Mercer Island. The only “rule” is that we speak French. All levels of French are welcome. For more information and driving directions, contact Beth Brennen at 232-7650 or Monica Howell at 232-2983.

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EVENTS | UPCOMINGSPRING EGGS-TRAVAGANZA! LIL’ ONES EGG HUNT: 5 p.m., Saturday, April 4, Mercerdale Park, 77th S.E. & S.E. 32nd. Bring children and their basket and get ready to hunt for good-ies! Ages 1-6. $5 donation per family. Contact Katie Herzog at [email protected] EGG HUNT: 8:30 p.m., Saturday, April 4, Mercerdale Park, 77th S.E.

& S.E. 32nd. Bring your flashlight and a basket to haul off your loot! Ages 7-10. $5 donation per fam-ily. Contact Katie Herzog at [email protected] IN PARIS & CÔTES DU RHÔNE WINE TASTING: 7-8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave. S.E. A festive eve-ning of browsing Mercer Island’s charming, and French-focused for the evening, Island Books. A complimentary tast-ing of French wines from France’s famous Côtes du

Rhône wine appellation paired with delectable cheese tastings will be served, compliments of Mercer Island Sister City Association. To be held at Island Books, 20 percent of all sales at this event will benefit the Mercer Island Sister City Association scholarship fund. For information about event, call Carla Peterson 232-5354. For information about MISCA, visit www.mercerislandsistercity.org. Co-sponsored by Island Books and Mercer Island Sister City Association.

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EVENTS | ONGOINGDORIS KLEEMAN FISCHER PHOTOGRAPHY AT MIVAL GALLERY: MIVAL, 2836 78th Ave. S.E. Doris Kleeman Fischer will bring you into her world, her environment and her perspective of the world. Her artwork is now being shown in the Mercer Island Visual Arts League Gallery until the end of March. Proceeds allow MIHS annual scholarship fund. For more, contact Nannette Bassett at [email protected] or 206-232-8148.

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TEENSLIGHTEN UP AND LEARN AT THE LIBRARY: Wednesday, March 25, 2:30 p.m. Come to the large meeting room and find out what’s going on this month. Create your own computer keyboard with MaKey MaKey kits, play around with circuits, mess with mixing oil and water or make gifts out of duct tape. Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.FIXING JUVIE JUSTICE - A FILM AND DISCUSSION ABOUT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Saturday, March 28, 1 p.m. Presented by ReelTime: Shining a Light on Social Issues. Juveniles in the United States are enter-ing the justice system in shocking numbers, and more than half are likely to commit crimes when they come out. Is there a better way to deal with conflict? In New Zealand, the indigenous Mâori cul-ture provides a model that incorporates “restorative justice” principles, focusing on rehabilitation rather than punishment. In Baltimore, Md., an organization has adopted these principles, bringing victims and offend-ers together for conferences rather than going to court. Join us for the film “Fixing Juvie Justice,” followed by an open conversation about issues related to alternative

ways to resolve disputes and the consequences of failing to do so. Sponsored in part by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.STUDY ZONE: Wednesdays, 3 p.m. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors. Proofreading help is avail-able. Ask at the Reference Desk for location.

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MINI SPRING SALE: Thursday, March 26, All day. Breeze into some book bargains at our mini-spring sale. Six tables jam-packed on top and below with fiction and nonfiction books for adults and children. Sale is during library hours.MIND MATTERS - IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY RIGHT NOW: Monday, March 30, 11 a.m. This workshop demonstrates easily learned techniques for improving ability to memo-rize information. Many of the techniques can be mas-tered instantly. Learn how to recall names, facts, num-bers, daily schedules, shop-ping lists, where you left your cell phone, or where you parked your car. While your brain is not a muscle, it does need care, feeding and exercise to keep it in top shape. The 2015 King County Library System adult series, Mind Matters, offers free programs, classes, tips and reading suggestions to stay sharp. It’s your mind. KCLS can help you take care of it. For more, visit www.kcls.org/mindmatters.

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PASSPORT TO PASSOVER: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, SJCC Seattle campus, 2618 N.E. 80th St., Seattle. An inter-active dinner program for families with children age 6 and younger. Vegetarian Passover food served. All families welcome. Sponsored by Temple Beth Am, Jewish Junction, KIDdish Club at Temple De Hirsch Sinai, PJ Library, and Seattle Jewish Community School. $10. Contact Jennifer Magalnick at [email protected] or call 206-526-8073.VADER SEDER: 6 p.m., Thursday, April 9. Discover the story of Passover with chocolate Seder plate movie snacks and a “Star Wars” Passover skit. A showing of “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” in digital high defini-tion and Dolby digital sound will take place. Families wel-come. Free. RSVP required. Contact Mark Rosenberg at [email protected] or call 206-388-0830.MINDFUL INTERACTIONS WITH YOUR BABY: Tuesdays, 9:45-11:45 a.m. This class provides an opportunity for parents to focus on nurturing and establishing an authentic and trusting relationship with their child through observation and interac-tion. Topics include devel-opmental stages, positive discipline, play and learning, and sleep. Ages 6-12 months with parent/caregiver. Runs through March 2015. Cost is $180 for members; $216 for non-members. For more, contact Dana Weiner at

[email protected] or call 206-388-1992.TWEEN FITNESS, AGES 9-13: 3:30-4:30 p.m., Wednesdays. Kids will learn to use bands, balls and their own body weight to work on cardio-vascular and weight training as well as balance, stability, and stretching. Free for members, $5 for guests. Contact Dana Azose at [email protected] or call 206-388-0836.TOT SHABBAT: 9:45 a.m., Fridays. Join us with your children and celebrate Shabbat with songs and challah on Friday mornings. Free event.

CREATIVE BEGINNINGS: 9:30-10:45 a.m., Mondays. Creative Beginnings is a time for your child, together with a parent or caregiver, to explore the richness of the SJCC Early Childhood School through art, sensory experiences, and creative play. Another class follows from 11:15-12:30 p.m. Runs Sept. 8 through June 8. $592 for member, $718 for non-members. For more, contact Laura Selby at [email protected].

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Katie Metzger/Staff PhotoEveryone helps out for the MI Half, or Rotary Run. Above is Rotarian and City Councilmember Benson Wong, with walkie-talkie in hand, on parking patrol during Saturday’s Pre-Race Expo at the Community and Event Center. Wong also ran the 10K on Sunday.

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The Sta� Writer will be responsible for contributing high-quality news and feature stories with a focus on in-depth reporting and narrative storytelling. The right candidate will be somebody who feels more at home in the � eld rather than in front of a screen. In other words, if you think stringing tweets together can pass as a story, or prefer to conduct interviews over e-mail, this is not the job for you.

This Sta� Writer will be someone adept at, and perhaps addicted to, covering local politics and social-justice issues, but who can also sni� out the odd story about emergent trends in the tech sector or the city’s sports culture. She or he will come to every editorial sta� meeting with two or three new ideas for stories, and will walk away frustrated if the editor only bites on one.

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The Sta� Writer will also be a delight to work with—serious about the task at hand, but able to contribute to a convivial o� ce environment and to participate in group projects with consideration, honesty, and enthusiasm.

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Kirkland $439,000Not your ordinary townhome! Immaculate 3 bedroom home on a private lane of only 5 homes. Spacious bedrooms, 2.5 baths, bright eat-in kitchen. #752277


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SHORT SALE $229,900Lovely Seabeck rambler in excellent condi-tion. Kitchen features granite counters and stainless appliances. Tiered media room for movies or the big game! 3BR/2BA #725432


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Mt Baker $2,499,000Wide open views of Lake Washington, Bel-levue skyline and the Cascades. Truly a one-of-a-kind home. Steps to the lake and min-utes to downtown. 4BR/4.25BA. #757708

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