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Highlanders fall to Eagles Page 6 Schools host Halloween festivals Page 7 VOL. 16, NO. 11 50 ¢ Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER November 7, 2014 Call us today! (425) 644-1770 www.newcastledentistry.com 28% of 2-5 year olds are affected by cavities! Dr. Mike Lee Specializing in Children’s Dentistry Newcastle Dentistry Modern Dentistry by Professionals Who Care DID YOU KNOW? By Ken Lambert/ The Seattle Times Vice President Joe Biden (left) holds a machined object as he talks to instructor Adam Pohlman during a tour of Renton Technical College. By Jim Brunner Seattle Times political reporter Vice President Joe Biden toured a Renton Technical College job-training program Oct. 9, promoting the federal grants that support it as a way to help the middle class regain its footing. Speaking to a small group of students and instructors at the college, Biden acknowledged “the middle class is hurting,” but said he gets angry at those who accuse out-of-work people of shiftlessness. Americans will work, Biden said. “They just want a shot.” Biden, who paired his official visit with a Democratic politi- cal fundraiser later in the day, was at the college to highlight a $450 million grant program by the U.S. Department of Labor. A consortium led by Renton Tech received a $10 million slice of that in the latest round of grant awards. The college, which specializes in apprenticeships, engineering and manufacturing degrees, was named among the top 10 com- munity colleges in the nation this year by the Aspen Institute, an educational and policy organiza- tion based in Washington, D.C. Biden said such colleges, aided by federal grants, can help restore an “I can do this” men- tality to the nation. Before his speech, Biden, accompanied by Washington’s Democratic U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and college President Steve Hanson, toured an aerospace lab and a classroom filled with industrial lathes. With media in tow, Biden paused to chat with Adam Pohlman, a former construc- tion worker who said he left the field when jobs dried up during the Great Recession. Pohlman showed off a piece of metal- fabricating equipment used to train students. Biden appeared impressed by a printout of com- puter code students write to run the machine, remarking, “I can’t pretend I understand this.” Biden called such commu- nity-college programs vital to giving workers a pathway to the middle class. He said six of 10 jobs in coming years will require a degree or certificate beyond high school. But not everyone needs a full four-year degree, he said, point- ing to manufacturing jobs he said are returning to the U.S. He called apprenticeship programs, like those offered at the college, “the single most direct track to employment.” After the appearance, Biden rode in a motorcade to the Washington State Convention Center, where he delivered a partisan speech to more than 800 at Cantwell’s Women of Valor fundraising lunch to aid Democratic women running for the U.S. Senate. Biden said he hopes the com- ing election will clear out what Joe Biden hails Renton Tech as vital path to reviving middle class See BIDEN, Page 9 By Christina Corrales-Toy The Newcastle City Council began reviewing City Manager Rob Wyman’s 2015 pre- liminary budget at its second October meeting. The proposed budget places emphasis on public safety, set- ting the groundwork for an additional police officer in 2016, and outlines a robust capital investment program. “I truly feel that the bud- get presented here provides a great value for the residents of Newcastle while reflecting the appropriate priorities, such as public safety,” Wyman wrote in the budget’s introduction. The city could spend upward of $2.5 million on transporta- tion projects if the budget is approved as is. In addition to the $550,000 the council com- mits annually to a pavement overlay program, residents could see projects such as pedestrian improvements to Southeast 73rd Place and the installation of flashing left- turn signals along Coal Creek Parkway in 2015. There are also initial plans to pursue a $750,000 grant for improvements on Newcastle Golf Club Road. The project would widen and add bike lanes to the road, which would offer continuity after a 2015 city of Bellevue project makes improvements on the roadway just east of Newcastle city limits. The Newcastle Golf Club Road project would cost about $1 million, and would only move forward if the city gets the grant. The budget also includes $305,000 for a rock-fall stabili- zation project. To address con- cerns that rocks could fall on the roadway along Coal Creek Parkway, the project would stabilize the slope along the east side of Coal Creek Parkway between Newcastle Golf Club Road and Southeast 79th Place. City Council combs over 2015 budget On the Web Read the city of Newcastle’s preliminary 2015 budget at http://goo.gl/9r8gwR. Diamond Awards are Nov. 20 See BUDGET, Page 10 The Golf Club at Newcastle will literally roll out the red carpet for the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce’s Diamond Awards Nov. 20. This will be the second year the Diamond Awards ceremony takes place in the evening at the golf course. Based on last year’s event, the chamber board determined that it would continue with the evening time frame and format in 2014. The Newcastle Diamond Awards is an annual ceremony that recognizes community members who do good things in the greater Newcastle area. The recipient of a Diamond Award is chosen based on his or her con- tribution to the community. Winners and nominees dem- onstrate dedication, integrity and caring, with a passion for doing what needs to be done. There are seven Diamond Award categories this year, and after receiving more than 40 See AWARDS, Page 8

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DID YOU KNOW?

By Ken Lambert/ The Seattle Times

Vice President Joe Biden (left) holds a machined object as he talks to instructor Adam Pohlman during a tour of Renton Technical College.

By Jim BrunnerSeattle Times political reporter

Vice President Joe Biden toured a Renton Technical College job-training program Oct. 9, promoting the federal grants that support it as a way to help the middle class regain its footing.

Speaking to a small group of students and instructors at the college, Biden acknowledged “the middle class is hurting,” but said he gets angry at those who accuse out-of-work people of shiftlessness.

Americans will work, Biden said. “They just want a shot.”

Biden, who paired his official visit with a Democratic politi-cal fundraiser later in the day, was at the college to highlight a $450 million grant program by the U.S. Department of Labor.

A consortium led by Renton Tech received a $10 million slice of that in the latest round of grant awards.

The college, which specializes

in apprenticeships, engineering and manufacturing degrees, was named among the top 10 com-munity colleges in the nation this year by the Aspen Institute, an educational and policy organiza-tion based in Washington, D.C.

Biden said such colleges, aided by federal grants, can help restore an “I can do this” men-tality to the nation.

Before his speech, Biden, accompanied by Washington’s Democratic U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and college President Steve Hanson, toured an aerospace lab and a classroom filled with industrial lathes.

With media in tow, Biden paused to chat with Adam Pohlman, a former construc-tion worker who said he left the field when jobs dried up during the Great Recession. Pohlman showed off a piece of metal-fabricating equipment used to train students. Biden appeared impressed by a printout of com-puter code students write to run

the machine, remarking, “I can’t pretend I understand this.”

Biden called such commu-nity-college programs vital to giving workers a pathway to the middle class. He said six of 10 jobs in coming years will require a degree or certificate beyond high school.

But not everyone needs a full four-year degree, he said, point-ing to manufacturing jobs he said are returning to the U.S. He called apprenticeship programs, like those offered at the college, “the single most direct track to employment.”

After the appearance, Biden rode in a motorcade to the Washington State Convention Center, where he delivered a partisan speech to more than 800 at Cantwell’s Women of Valor fundraising lunch to aid Democratic women running for the U.S. Senate.

Biden said he hopes the com-ing election will clear out what

Joe Biden hails Renton Tech as vital path to reviving middle class

See BIDEN, Page 9

By Christina Corrales-Toy

The Newcastle City Council began reviewing City Manager Rob Wyman’s 2015 pre-liminary budget at its second October meeting.

The proposed budget places emphasis on public safety, set-ting the groundwork for an additional police officer in 2016, and outlines a robust capital investment program.

“I truly feel that the bud-get presented here provides a great value for the residents of Newcastle while reflecting the appropriate priorities, such as public safety,” Wyman wrote in the budget’s introduction.

The city could spend upward of $2.5 million on transporta-tion projects if the budget is approved as is. In addition to the $550,000 the council com-mits annually to a pavement overlay program, residents could see projects such as pedestrian improvements to Southeast 73rd Place and the installation of flashing left-turn signals along Coal Creek Parkway in 2015.

There are also initial plans to pursue a $750,000 grant for

improvements on Newcastle Golf Club Road. The project would widen and add bike lanes to the road, which would offer continuity after a 2015 city of Bellevue project makes improvements on the roadway just east of Newcastle city limits.

The Newcastle Golf Club Road project would cost about $1 million, and would only move forward if the city gets the grant.

The budget also includes $305,000 for a rock-fall stabili-zation project. To address con-cerns that rocks could fall on the roadway along Coal Creek Parkway, the project would stabilize the slope along the east side of Coal Creek Parkway between Newcastle Golf Club Road and Southeast 79th Place.

City Council combs over 2015 budget

On the Web

Read the city of Newcastle’s preliminary 2015 budget at http://goo.gl/9r8gwR.

Diamond Awards are Nov. 20

See BUDGET, Page 10

The Golf Club at Newcastle will literally roll out the red carpet for the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce’s Diamond Awards Nov. 20.

This will be the second year the Diamond Awards ceremony takes place in the evening at the golf course. Based on last year’s event, the chamber board determined that it would continue with the evening time frame and format in 2014.

The Newcastle Diamond Awards is an annual ceremony

that recognizes community members who do good things in the greater Newcastle area. The recipient of a Diamond Award is chosen based on his or her con-tribution to the community.

Winners and nominees dem-onstrate dedication, integrity and caring, with a passion for doing what needs to be done.

There are seven Diamond Award categories this year, and after receiving more than 40

See AWARDS, Page 8

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we work with Friends of Youth to provide mental health and drug and alco-hol counseling.”

Friends of Youth cur-rently supports onsite chemical dependency professionals at each high school and a part time mental health therapist for one elementary school.

“The intent is to make sure that young people and their families have their behavioral needs met,” Friends of Youth CEO and President Terry Pottmeyer said.

Steady behavioral health is an important necessity of a healthy childhood and a smooth transition to adulthood, Pottmeyer said. Her non-

profit organization’s goal is to offer such support, giving kids a chance to “grow up as happy, healthy, well-educated young people.”

“Part of that is an exem-plary education, which happens in school, but in order to be able to learn, just like you have to have a good breakfast in the morning, you also need to make sure that you’re emotionally healthy,” she said. “And just as kids bruise their knees and fall down and break their arms, the process of living creates some challenges in your emotional health.”

Onsite counselors offer a support system or a sounding board for students struggling with everything from chemical dependency to grief. They assist with behavioral health issues, so children can focus on their educa-tion with clear minds.

It’s important to have such support directly in the schools, Pottmeyer said.

“Ideally, in our per-fect world, as providers of behavioral health, we would

like kids to have that access to a professional during the school day,” she said. “It’s a low-barrier, integrated approach that just makes it easy for kids to get that sup-port when they need it.”

It’s been more difficult to find the money for onsite behavioral health professionals, Pottmeyer said, as state funding shrinks for schools.

“A decade ago, the school districts had the funds to also partner with us and provide some of that financial support, but as the funding became more dif-ficult for districts, they cut back on this because they needed to have the funds to go into other portions of the educational school day,” she said.

One fundraising solu-tion that Friends of Youth employs is a charity break-fast. In its second year, the breakfasts offered in three different school district communities raise behav-ioral health awareness and “raise funds to ensure that those services are avail-able as much as possible within the school day,”

Pottmeyer said.Attendees can give and

hear from students who benefit from the onsite counseling services at three separate breakfasts in the Issaquah, Riverview and Snoqualmie Valley school districts.

The Issaquah one, the Rise and Thrive Breakfast, is from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Nov. 12 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W. State Rep. Jay Rodne will be the emcee.

Participants are encour-aged to pre-register in advance, though all will be welcomed on the day of the event. The breakfast is free, though donations are suggested.

“We would like to do as much as we can,” Pottmeyer said. “This breakfast allows us to say to the community, ‘We think this is important, and if you agree, let’s join together and do what we can to bring these services back into schools.’”

Friends of Youth has been helping young peo-ple in challenging circum-stances get their lives back on track since 1951.

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As the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting rocked com-munities across the state, Issaquah School District Superintendent Ron Thiele sent a message to parents.

In it, Thiele expressed his condolences to the victim’s families and pro-vided insight into how the district prepares for the

rare possibility of a local school shooting.

He mentioned active-shooter trainings for staff and students, improving situational awareness and the need for mental health services.

“Last year, we began a partnership with Swedish Hospital to provide men-tal health counseling in our high schools,” Thiele wrote. “Additionally,

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The Newcastle Fruit & Produce stand will host the community’s second annual tree-lighting cer-emony Nov. 29.

The special event fea-tures a 20-foot noble fir shipped from Oregon. A Very Newcastle Christmas Celebration begins at 7 p.m. with the tree lighting at 8:30 p.m.

Along with commu-nity volunteers, this year, members of the city’s Community Activities Commission are lending their support to the tree lighting.

Live reindeer from a farm in Eastern Washington will be on site at the stand for a month. Santa Claus will also make an appearance Nov. 29, and he’ll be happy to pose with fami-

lies for pictures. A pho-tographer will be there; parents can get copies online after the event.

United States Marines will accept toys from anyone who wishes to donate to Toys for Tots, a United States Marine Corps Reserve program that distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy Christmas gifts.

There will also be a Christmas choir from Liberty High School, wine tasting, hot cocoa, cider, baked treats and roasted chestnuts.

Members of the Newcastle business com-munity are helping sponsor the event. The stand is on the corner of Newcastle Way and Coal Creek Parkway.

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This is a sad time of year for The Sainted One, and it’s not because he’s turn-ing 75. He’s melan-choly because he will no longer be wearing his beloved cargo shorts.

I don’t understand his attachment to them. Here is a man who has one tuxedo, one suit and three blazers, and yet he has 15 pairs of cargo shorts in constant summer rotation. I think that my irrita-tion might be rooted in jealousy. I carry the bulk of my weight in the hips and thighs (“Well thanks for the compliment on my jodhpurs, but I’m not wearing jodhpurs!”) so the last thing that I need are huge, bulky pockets in spots that already scream of excess.

But he loves them. He’s been known to wear cargo shorts in 48-degree weath-er and claim that he’s not cold even though from 50 yards away his goose-bumps look like a lesser range of The Rockies. He doesn’t like to wear jeans but knows that his sweat-pants aren’t appropriate for shopping and dining, so as the days turn brisk and short, he’s especially depressed.

He gets like this, attached to specific pieces of clothing. He’s not an overly sentimental guy, but when it comes to cer-tain well-loved pieces, he is a sartorial Richard Bach.

In fact for years he wore a sweatshirt that was frayed

and faded and stiff from washing, which gives me hope for the longevity of our marriage since I am much the same. The cuffs were hanging onto the arms by threads and the collar was pulling away from the neck. I told him that he was one good sneeze away from wearing a T-shirt with matching necklace and bracelets. I was his wingman when we searched for the Son of Sweatshirt, and although he would normally walk into a clothing store, point and say, “I’ll take that” and be out the door within nanoseconds, in this case the process was excruciat-ing:

No. Wrong neck. No. That’s sweater material. It needs to be sweatshirt material. No. That doesn’t gather at the bottom. No, I don’t want a zipper. It needs to be buttons. No gray, no black, no white.

Given our past expe-rience and my disdain toward his shorts style

choice, it was with some trepidation that I recently suggested — and I can’t believe I did this — cargo pants, the big-boy version of what he wears all sum-mer long. His face bright-ened. “I never thought of that,” he said with a faraway look in his eyes, part wistful, part hopeful. “Cargo pants. Hmm.”

Can Son of Cargo Pants be far behind?

You can reach Pat Detmer — who hasn’t shopped with The Sainted One since the Son of Sweatshirt experience — at [email protected].

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By Christina Corrales-Toy

Since Newcastle News comes out only once a month, I split my duties between this paper and The Issaquah Press, a weekly.

I work on community fea-tures and Liberty High School sports for The Press, but I usu-ally stay away from the more newsy Issaquah items, saving those for the main Issaquah Press reporter.

Well, we bid a sad farewell last month to Peter Clark, our Issaquah city reporter who moved on to greener pastures. In his absence, and while we searched for his replacement, I picked up the slack a bit.

That meant, for much of October, I shuttled back and forth between Issaquah and Newcastle city council meetings. It’s the first time I’ve ever really attended a council meeting other than Newcastle’s, so it was

interesting to compare and con-trast the two.

First, Issaquah is much bigger than Newcastle, with a popula-tion about three times as large and a land reach that requires a larger number of staff members. The city’s structure is also a bit different, operating under a spe-cialized mayor-council form of government.

In that capacity, Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler serves as the city’s chief administra-tive officer, while the elected seven-member council serves as Issaquah’s legislative body.

For Newcastle, it’s City Manager Rob Wyman who supervises the city’s administra-tive affairs, acting as the “chief executive officer of the munici-pal corporation,” according to the city’s website.

Butler, like the council, is elected by the voters, but unlike in Newcastle, he is elected into the specific mayoral seat. Newcastle residents simply vote for council members, and then the council decides among themselves who will serve as mayor for a two-year term.

It all leads to an interesting dynamic in the public coun-cil meetings. Issaquah City Administrator Bob Harrison’s role is not nearly as pronounced as Wyman’s, but on the other hand, Butler’s scope of mayoral duties is more significant than Newcastle Mayor Steve Buri’s.

As for more insignificant dif-ferences, the audience chairs in Issaquah are more comfortable (to the delight of this reporter), but Newcastle’s council cham-bers feel, on the whole, roomier and better equipped to handle more attendees.

One marked difference in Issaquah’s council chambers is the presence of cameras. While sitting down in a meeting for the first time, it can be a bit jar-ring to see — what I’m assuming are — remote-controlled cameras panning left or right to capture a particular speaker.

It turns out though, that those cameras, and the resulting council video made available to residents and reporters alike, are amazing.

It’s a little thing but it’s important: A flu shot this month can keep you and your family healthy this winter.

Sometimes, people confuse the flu and a cold because they both affect our breathing. Adding to the confusion is the way we describe stomach ailments as the flu.

The real flu, or influenza, is a respiratory problem. A cold will make you or your children feel bad for a few days while flu can make you quite ill. The differences can be deadly.

With a cold you rarely run a fever, usually have a stuffy nose but you can keep functioning.

With the flu, your temperature soars, possibly for sever-al days, you ache and you’re so exhausted you can hardly move. A severe case of flu can develop into bronchitis or pneumonia and require hospitalization.

The flu can also be deadly. More than 53,000 peo-ple died from influenza in 2010, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The World Health Organization estimates that influenza annually hits 5 per-cent to 10 percent of the adult population and 20 percent to 30 percent of children around the world and accounts for between 250,000 and 500,000 deaths a year.

A virulent form of flu swept around the world nearly a century ago and killed several million people. And that was before international travel became as common as it is today.

How do you protect your loved ones and yourself? The answer is simple — get everyone over the age of 6 months flu shots.

Don’t like needles? You’re not alone. On the good side, simple nasal sprays have been developed that are just as effective as injections.

If you have an infant or are around infants, it is even more important that you get a flu shot. You don’t want to risk infecting them because they’re too young for the vaccine and are at a higher risk of complications if they catch the flu.

Others who should be at the front of the vaccination line include people older than 50, adults and children who have chronic diseases, pregnant women and people who live in group situations such as nursing, retirement or group homes.

Flu vaccinations can be the difference between life and death. Get yours now.

Video killed the radio star

Eastside residents have con-cerns about PSE’s Energize Eastside project, which will run 18 miles of high-voltage power lines through five Eastside cities.

The 130-foot towers will be up to three times taller than the current transmission poles, creating panoramic visual blight throughout our beautiful region.

PSE is running an expensive public relations campaign as they pursue an aggressive time-line for EE. A final route is to be selected in December, less than a month away.

Many Eastside residents are concerned that PSE is overstat-ing the need and urgency for EE and has eliminated every other energy solution from public consideration. In response, we created the Coalition of Eastside Neighborhoods for Sensible Energy (CENSE.org) to educate elected officials and the public.

CENSE’s research has found:Energy use in the PSE ser-

vice area has been shrinking since 2008, following a national trend. The EE website implies that energy demand grows at the same rate as population and economic growth. However, this relationship no longer holds true due to new technologies and advances in energy effi-ciency. For example, in the past three years, household electric-ity use fell, even as Americans bought nearly a billion more electronic devices.

PSE’s energy demand forecasts are almost twice as high as those of utilities serving other north-west cities with similar rates of population and economic growth as the Eastside. Demand forecasts for Seattle, Snohomish, Spokane and Portland (Oregon) are all less than those projected by PSE. See chart and documen-tation at cense.org/future.

PSE dismissed energy solu-tions that other cities are using to manage their peak loads such as grid batteries, peak load gen-erators and demand-response programs. Most cost less than EE’s $200 million price tag, are less vulnerable to wind storms, natural disasters or terrorism and are better for our environ-ment, health and safety.

The Eastside is a high-tech, highly educated, environmen-tally progressive community sur-rounded by beauty. This is why it is rated as one of the most liv-able regions in the nation.

Please join CENSE in urging your elected officials to address the concerns about EE before allowing PSE to scar our cities for generations to come. If you want your children and grand-children to inherit the beauti-ful cities we love, email your City Council today. Say no to

Guest columnLocals urge better solutions than Energize Eastside

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When I wanted to review a particular part of the meeting, I had only to visit YouTube, where there on the city of Issaquah’s page is full video of the proceedings. It was easy to skip ahead and identify particular speakers I want-ed to hear from.

Newcastle posts audio recordings of their meet-ings, which I use often to review certain parts, but it’s

a lot more difficult to find exactly which part I need.

In this digital age, I imagine residents would more readily watch coun-cil meetings on video, where they can see the faces of the men and women they elected, than listen to a two- to three-hour audio recording.

I would love it if, one day, Newcastle adminis-trators find room in the budget for a video record-ing system to post coun-cil meetings, because, as The Buggles taught us, “Video Killed the Radio Star.”

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By Anthony Nipert

The Hazen High School Highlanders went on the road Oct. 24 to play Lindbergh on the Eagles’ homecoming night.

The Eagles came ready to play, forcing a 3-and-out on Hazen’s opening drive. When the Hazen defense took the field, Lindbergh marched down the field led by a strong running game from D’Angelo Faust, who would finish with more than 100 yards on the ground.

The theme continued as Lindbergh’s defensive rush was too much for the Highlanders’ offense and a plethora of missed tackles allowed the Eagles’ running backs to run rampant. D’Shaun Sims also rumbled in for a touchdown near the end of the first quarter to give the Eagles a 14-0 lead.

At the start of the sec-ond quarter, Hazen lost a fumble to the Eagles. Soon after, Hazen found cause for excitement as senior Marquise Lee stripped the ball out of a Lindbergh runner’s hands, giving Hazen the ball back.

On Hazen’s next drive, quarterback Nolan Hoover threw a ball deep down the right sideline for a Lindbergh intercep-tion. After the momen-tary back and forth of turnovers, the Eagles found their rhythm again with long runs by Faust and Devon Jackson to increase the Eagles’ lead to 28-0.

A touchdown pass to Jackson from quarterback Anthony Hill extended the

lead to 36-0, as Lindbergh scored on a 2-point con-version to finish the drive. Right before the half, in an attempt to put points on the board, Hoover was intercepted on a crossing route by Eagles’ linebacker Sims, giving Lindbergh a lead of 43-0 heading into the half.

In the second half, because of the mercy rule, the clock continued to run due to the score of the game. At the start of the second half, the Eagles picked up where they left off, with Faust and Jackson each scoring on running plays, putting the score at 56-0.

Hazen found their offensive success late in the game on their final two drives. In the fourth quarter, Lee, a running back and defensive back, broke several tackles on his way to a long, 64-yard touchdown run.

On Hazen’s following drive, the Highlanders’ passing game displayed success, as Hoover con-nected with fellow senior Eli Azcueta on two deep passes, including a touch-down pass.

The clock wound down and the final score stood at 56-12, with the Lindbergh Eagles overcoming the Hazen Highlanders in a rivalry-fueled game.

On offense, Hazen was unable to mount sustained drives, often caused by a lack of pro-tection up front from the offensive line. Hazen also turned the ball over four times in the game — twice on the ground and twice through the air.

On defense, the Highlanders failed to

wrap up on their tackles. Despite being in posi-tion to make tackles throughout the game, the Lindbergh running game was able to break them consistently, leading to a dominant running perfor-mance.

The Highlanders’ fin-ished the year at 3-6. The loss eliminated them from playoff contention.

When asked what Hazen’s biggest obstacle was this year, first-year head coach David Kilpatrick-White said, “One of the toughest things this year has been getting players to commit to the program.”

Kilpatrick-White men-tioned that in the past three weeks, six players have been dismissed from the team for various rea-sons.

Bringing a spread offense to a high school that spent the past five years running a schemati-cally opposite Wing-T, Kilpatrick-White also mentioned that it has been tough making such a drastic change.

“When you go from a one-read offense like the Wing-T, where if the first receiver isn’t open then you tuck and run, to a spread offense where you have to make multiple reads, it’s going to be difficult,” he said. “But Nolan has been getting better every week. I just wish I could have started with him a little sooner.”

Looking forward, the Highlanders will spend the offseason looking to build the commitment that Kilpatrick-White knows will be essential in making progress in the program.

By Sam Kenyon

The Liberty High School Patriots fell to the Mount Si Wildcats, 35-17, in a game that dropped Liberty’s season record to 6-3. The game on Halloween, Oct. 31, was the final game of the regu-lar season before Liberty heads into the 2A playoffs to face Fife on Nov. 7.

“It’s disappointing because it felt like we were in the game and we could win,” head coach Steve Valach said.

The Patriots scored first blood against the Wildcats with a touchdown run from junior running back Joe Cunningham in the first quarter. The touchdown came after an interception thrown by Mount Si quarterback Jonathan Hillel. The early touchdown was the only time Liberty had the lead. Later in the first quarter, Hillel punched through on a quarterback keeper to tie the game.

A few minutes later, at the start of the second quarter, Liberty junior quarterback Nate Solly threw an interception. Mount Si’s sophomore linebacker Cory Cotto returned it 40 yards for the Wildcats’ second touch-down.

Neither team scored again in the first half. Mount Si missed a field goal attempt several pos-sessions later. On the final play of the second quar-ter, Solly threw another interception. But since the Patriots got the ball after halftime the picked-off pass had little impact on the game.

“I think we had oppor-tunities,” Valach said. “Football is a game of momentum.”

At 6:56 of the third quarter, the Patriots’ junior kicker, Brandon Niblock, successfully sent a 40-yard field goal through the uprights, the longest field goal of the season.

On the following pos-session, Hillel threw his second touchdown pass, bringing the score to 21-10. But Liberty responded with an excel-lent drive using its strong running game.

“That’s kind of who we are, we run the football,” Valach said.

The Patriots ran in a touchdown in the final seconds of the third quar-ter, bringing the score to 21-17.

Mount Si responded with another long touch-down pass in the fourth quarter.

There was a moment

in the Patriots’ next possession that broke the game against them. They used their rushing strength to get to just outside field goal range, but the Mount Si defense held them to their fourth down. The Patriots decid-ed to go for it on fourth and 3, but the Wildcats stopped them and took the ball.

“We were right there and we didn’t quite com-plete the play,” Valach said. “That’s football.”

The Wildcats converted that defensive stop into another final touchdown, bringing the score to 35-17 with seven minutes left.

For the rest of the game it appeared the Patriots had no more fight in them. The Wildcats broke through their defense for some big sacks. Neither team scored again.

Liberty faced one hand-icap in the game because several players were on the injury list. Without some of the first-string players on offense and defense, the team was weakened. Looking ahead to the team’s next game with Fife, Valach said he hoped the injuries wouldn’t lin-ger.

“You never like to see guys get hurt,” he said.

Patriots prepare for playoffs despite 35-17 loss to Wildcats

By Gary Babcock/www.garysactionphotography.com

Drew Hall (44), Liberty High School senior running back, bursts through a hole in the Mount Si defensive line created by Quinn Magendanz (55) and James Workman (86) during the Patriots’ 35-17 nonleague loss Oct. 31 to the Wildcats.

By Marcus Mason

Hazen running back Marquise Lee (3) bursts through for a big gain in the Highlanders’ Oct. 24 loss to Lindbergh, 56-12. The loss eliminated Hazen’s playoff hopes.

Hazen playoff hopes dashed

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SchoolsNOVEMBER 7, 2014 PAGE 7

Howling for the Harvest

Photos by Greg Farrar

At left, Rich Mellish, Newcastle Elementary School principal, gets a pail of green goop poured on his head during the Halloween party — the students’ reward for meeting a reading challenge he gave to the school — as they watch.Above, Mari Shannon, a Hazelwood Elementary School first-grader dressed as Princess Belle, deco-rates a pumpkin with glue, glitter and felt marker ink.

Above, Mia Pearl Burleson (left) is dressed as a rainbow uni-corn and enjoys the Newcastle Elementary School Halloween party with her father Nate. At left, girls jump and swirl in a line dance under the neon disco lights and DJ music dur-ing the Hazelwood festival.

Schools host popular Halloween festivals Oct. 24

Above, Anna Turetsky, as the Mad Hatter, and Gracie

Benson, as Wonder Woman, two of the sixth-grade volun-teers from Maywood Middle

School, run the pumpkin beanbag toss game and

give out Halloween candy to Newcastle Elementary

School youngsters. At right, Ryann Kimball (mid-

dle) wins a prize after spin-ning a color wheel with her

fellow Hazelwood Elementary School third-grade friends,

twin sisters Janelle (left) and Desiree Kimball.

Liz Mitchell, a Hazelwood Elementary School parent of three daughters, wears a Rainbow Sparkle camp counselor wig.

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• November12,2014.ChamberLunchwithguestspeakerEcoConsumer Tom Watson, manager of King County Recycling and Environmental Services*

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Precious jewelsMore than $1,000 worth

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Trailhead treacheryA man went for a hike

after parking his car at the Red Town Trailhead, 15500 Newcastle Golf Club Road, and returned to find his passenger win-dow smashed and his wal-let gone Oct. 10.

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A $400 four-day surviv-al kit was taken from a car parked in the 7800 block

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Gift card heistMore than $3,500

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A $130 Garmin navigation system was taken from a car parked in the 7900 block of 139th Avenue Southeast between Oct. 17 and 18.

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nominees, the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce Board whittled it down to just a few finalists in each category. Winners will be named Nov. 20:

q The Dennis Yarnell Inspiration Award — Jaime Green (Coal Creek Family YMCA) and Vicki Heck (Newcastle Library)

q The Business Award — Dolce Vita Salon and B&E Meats and Seafood

q The Customer Service Award — Shawna McGovern (Regency Newcastle) and Coal Creek Family YMCA staff

q The Community Leadership Award — Carol Simpson (Newcastle City Council) and Christina Corrales-Toy (Newcastle News)

q The Education Award — Margaret Strong (Hazelwood Elementary School) and Jinjuan Jessie Wang (Newport Hills Kumon)

q The Youth Award — David Vaisar and Mary Elworth.

David Harris will received the Mayor’s Award.

Tickets are $35 and are available online at www.newcastle-chamber.org. The first 50 attendees receive swag bags. The event goes from 6:30-9 p.m. at The Golf Club at Newcastle, 15500 Six Penny Lane.

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he termed “dead wood” in the Senate — people blocking action on issues such as raising the federal minimum wage and equal pay for women.

Biden said Democrats want to defend women’s security, both economic and physical.

An author of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, Biden called domestic violence “a stain upon our national character.”

He said domestic violence

has declined but that men must change their attitudes.

“Men have a respon-sibility to stand up. Men have a responsibility to intervene. Men have a responsibility to take responsibility,” he said.

Biden said he is often asked how he’ll know how the campaign against domestic violence has suc-ceeded.

“Success is when not a single woman in America who is abused mentally or physically ever, ever asks herself the question, ‘What did I do?’” Biden said. “It is never, never, never, never the woman’s fault. Period. Never. No matter what she said.”

While Biden is a popu-lar fundraising draw for Democrats, his incautious way with words has at

times caused headaches for the Obama administration.

He preceded his visit to Seattle by setting off an international diplomatic incident earlier this month with comments accus-ing some U.S. allies in the Middle East of abetting Islamic terrorism. Biden apologized for those remarks to leaders of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

But at the fundraiser, while not mentioning the international incident, Biden declared: “I know I get criticized heartily for saying exactly what I believe. I make no apologies for that. None whatsoever.”

Biden’s Seattle visit was his last stop on a West Coast trip that began in Las Vegas, where he pro-moted raising the federal minimum wage.

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Independent Sales Director Molly Hegenderfer earned the use of a new Toyota Camry as a result of her outstanding achieve-ments in her Mary Kay business.

Hegenderfer took delivery of the new Toyota Camry, her third Mary Kay career car, at Toyota of Seattle. Mary Kay independent sales force members earn the use of a career car by meeting and exceeding goals set within their businesses.

The Newcastle resi-dent began her Mary Kay business as an inde-

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“Earning the use of a free Mary Kay vehicle makes me proud of the products, the company and the women I represent,” she said in a statement.

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We need a grid that can handle Newcastle’sgrowing population

Source: Puget Sound Regional Council

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Redmond is growing fast — between 2010 and 2040, population will increase 42%. This growth isstraining our decades-old electricity grid. Without substantial upgrades we’re at risk of more frequentand longer outages. That’s why PSE is working with Eastside communities on a safe, reliable solutionto make sure your lights keep glowing and businesses keep humming for decades to come.

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Newcastle is growing fast — population is expected to increase 39% between 2010 and 2040. This growthis straining our decades-old electricity grid. Without substantial upgrades soon, we’re at risk of more frequentand longer outages. PSE is working with Eastside communities on a safe, reliable solution to keep yourlights glowing and businesses humming for decades to come.

EventsNewcastle Chamber

of Commerce monthly lunch: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Tapatio Mexican Grill, 6920 Coal Creek Parkway S.E., guest speaker eco consumer Tom Watson, $20/mem-bers, $25/nonmembers, register at newcastle-cham-ber.org

The Friends of the Newcastle Library book sale, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Newcastle Library, 12901 Newcastle Way, http://on.fb.me/1usDRvu

Chamber of Commerce Diamond Awards, 6:30-9 p.m. Nov. 20, The Golf Club Newcastle, 15500 Six Penny Lane, purchase tickets at http://bit.ly/10BKGi1, $35

Public meetingsAll city public meetings

are at City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. Call 649-4444.

q Finance Committee — 4-5 p.m. Nov. 10

q Community Activity Commission — 7-8 p.m.

Nov. 12 q Economic and

Community Development Committee — 5:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 18

q City Council — 7-8 p.m. Nov. 18 and Dec. 2

q Planning Commission — 7-8 p.m. Nov. 19

q Newcastle Trails board, first Monday of the month, 7 p.m., Regency Newcastle, 7454 Newcastle Golf Club Road, www.new-castletrails.org

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Family Night, 6:30-8 p.m. Nov. 21

Rookie Sports League, ages and times vary, $50 to $80/facility members, $75 to $120/community members,

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Senior Pinochle, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Table Tennis, 7-8:30 a.m. Mondays, 11 am. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 4-9 p.m. Fridays, and 2:30-5 p.m. Sundays

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Power Volleyball, 8-9:45 p.m. Tuesdays, free to facility members

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‘Kids U,’ youth fitness classes, ages 7-11, times vary, $40/facility mem-bers, $60/community members

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is at 12901 Newcastle Way. The following pro-grams are offered:

SHIBA counseling, 10 a.m. Fridays, Nov. 7 and Dec. 5

Fall Mini Book Sale, 10 a.m. Nov. 15

Russian Story Time, ages 3 and older, 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, closed Nov. 11

Teen Leadership Board, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17

Circulo de Lectura en Español, Spanish Literature Book Club, ‘Plata quemada,’ by Ricardo Piglia, 7 p.m. Nov. 20

Make 2014: LoomKnitting, for middle and high school students, 6 p.m. Nov. 24, must register, http://bit.ly/104fzL8

Friends of the Newcastle Library monthly meeting, 7 p.m. Nov. 26

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After funding a full-time detective for the Newcastle police force last year, the 2015 budget sets the stage for adding another patrol officer to the department in 2016.

“Hiring an officer requires paying salary for nine months to the King County Sheriff’s Office in advance of the officer being available for duty,” Wyman explained in the budget document. “This delay is because the county has to send a recruit through the police academy and train them for duty.”

The preliminary 2015 budget doesn’t have any funds for the new officer; instead, the cost — about $138,000 for nine months that include pay and train-ing — is being set aside out of the 2014 surplus.

“The benefit of this approach is twofold,” Wyman said. “First, it allows us to meet our financial policy of not allowing expenditures to exceed revenues. Secondly, it gives us the

rest of 2014 to figure out the appropriate revenue source to pay for the ongoing costs of this addi-tional officer.”

The city, which con-tracts with the King County Sheriff’s Office, currently has an eight-member police depart-ment, and that includes Police Chief Melinda Irvine and the full-time detective. The number of Newcastle patrol officers has not increased since 1999, Wyman said.

The preliminary budget also has line items for a city website redesign, a new snow removal truck, a resident customer-service survey and an Energize Eastside consultant.

The proposed 2015 bud-get does currently include an allowable 1 percent property tax increase, though the council has elected not to take the increase for the past two years.

The City Council will continue to discuss and make changes to the budget at its November meetings, including a final public hearing to be held 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at City Hall. Final budget adoption is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 18.

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