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Members of the Redmond community continue to voice their concerns about City Coun-cil’s decision to allow developers to eliminate more than 1,100 trees in Overlake to make way for a mixed-use development.

Th e topic dominated the public input portion of the fi rst Council meeting of the year on Tuesday as speakers implored Council to reconsider the 6-to-1 approved plan and come up with an alterna-tive that would preserve some of the trees. But Council members did not make any motions to reconsid-er and the development will move forward as planned, according to Council President Pat Vache.

Robert Berg of Sustainable Red-mond, a group that encourages sus-tainability within the city, said he felt the planning and decision making for the former Group Health Over-lake Hospital site at 2464 152nd Ave. N.E. deserved a better process with more community input.

“I felt that the process wasn’t as transparent as it could’ve been,” he said.

Berg added that if there had been more public discussion, they possibly could have come up with a viable, alternative solution that would satisfy the developers as well as preserve the natural environment.

Former Redmond mayor Rose-marie Ives also spoke at Tuesday’s meeting and agreed with Berg, saying the community outreach and public input portion of the process was insuffi cient.

Additionally, Ives said the Group Health Cooperative (GHC) site will help with growth

Council sticks to decision on Overlake planConcerned citizens want leaders to reconsider tree removal at Group Health site

FREEZIN’ FOR A REASON

More than 80 people ran into the 45-degree waters of Lake Sammamish in support of Special Olympics Washington as part of the Redmond Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day. The brave plungers raised $11,000 for the organization. See story, PAGE 5. AMY SISK, For the Reporter

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Redmond City Council members Pat Vache (Position 2) and Hank Margeson (Position 3) were selected as Council presi-dent and vice president, respec-tively, during Tuesday’s business meeting at City Hall.

Both members were elected in 7-0 votes.

Vache replaces former Presi-dent Richard Cole, who retired from the Council at the end of last year aft er 24 years of service. Vache was the former Council vice president, working along side Cole.

“He makes it easy to follow (as president),” Vache said.

Vache, now serving his second stint on Council, is not new to the president’s position. He had served on City Council from 1981-89 and was president for four years during that time. Vache returned to Council six years ago.

Vache said one of the major

jobs the Council president is tasked with is working with the mayor to set meeting agendas. He said the president will also run Council meetings if the mayor is not present.

Council president also has cer-emonial duties such as attending ribbon cuttings and grand open-ing events for new businesses.

Vache said he is looking for-ward to planning and executing

the Council’s retreats, adding that there will probably be two retreats this year: a mini-retreat to be held soon and a more involved retreat around March, which will focus on the upcom-ing budget for 2013-14 and the Council’s role in the process.

Finalizing the next budget will be one of the biggest items on the Council’s agenda for the year, but Vache said other items include the many construction projects in the downtown and Overlake neighborhoods.

“We’re looking forward to a good year,” he said.

Vache selected as Council president; Margeson named VP

Pat Vache Hank Margeson

INSIDEFormer Redmond Mayor Doreen Marchione elected Deputy Mayor of Kirkland. See story, PAGE 9.

[ more COUNCIL page 9 ][ more TREES page 10 ]

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Struggling through col-lege has become more a cliche than a problem with solutions. Th e thought of a blanket-clad student in a small studio apartment, huddled over a text book, while Top Ramen cooks on the stove has become syn-onymous with the college experience.

But it is not just the cost of tuition that keeps some students up at night.

According to the Elec-tronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, the cost of textbooks has risen 6 percent a year since the 1980s, twice the rate of infl ation. Textbook publish-ing is currently a $9 billion industry.

But the Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) in Kirkland is one of the main institutions in the state attempting to curb that cost dramatically through an Open Course Library (OCL). Th e State

Board of Community and Technical Colleges and oth-er learning institutions are trying to utilize the internet to replace the textbook.

“We have an A and P (Anatomy and Physiology) textbook in our bookstore that costs $180,” said LWIT librarian Cheyenne Roduin, who has been working on the project. “And most average $150. Our goal is to bring that cost down to under $30.”

Th e cost of textbooks for an average student can easily be in the thousands of dollars over the course of earning a degree. In January of 2010 the University of Michigan Library published a study that showed a 186 percent increase in the cost of textbooks from 1986-2004.

Th e OCL is a collabora-tion between professors and librarians at the dif-ferent schools to produce course materials without a textbook.

“Th e faculty does not have time to mine the

Internet for information,” said Roudin, who pointed out that the syllabus must meet the needs of the of the course by state standards. “We fi nd the resources for the faculty. Th at allows them to create a unique program.”

Th e OCL has developed

the materials for 42 of the states most populated col-lege-level courses this year and is projected to expand to 81 courses by 2013.

LWIT developed four of the fi rst 42 courses and is currently preparing for phase two.

“All the librarians know

each other, we kind of have a secret handshake,” joked Roudin. “We divided up the courses amongst us during the fi rst meeting we had.”

Roudin and LWIT librar-ian Heath Davis took on the task of fi nding materials for Art 101, Anatomy and Physiology and two sections of a college success program off ered by many institu-tions, the fi rst for incoming high school students and the second for those who were returning to school.

One of the biggest issues is to vet the source of the in-formation online and make sure it is not copyrighted material.

Another issue is making sure that every student is able to access the informa-tion, even those with dis-abilities, and understands how to use it within the course curriculum.

Many, including Roudin,

see more than just fi nancial benefi ts from branching away from textbooks.

“I think you get more with not just having a book and lecture,” said Roudin, who points out that most teachers don’t even use a textbook from cover-to-cover. “I feel like it is our calling and duty to help our students.”

Th e materials, which include textbooks, syllabi, activities, readings and assessments, are designed to cost $30 or less per student. Most of that $30 is to print the materials off the Internet. Th e materials are freely available online under an open license for use by Washington State’s 34 public learning institu-tions.

One study shows that the OCL could save students as much as $41.6 million annually.

New state program helps LWIT curb book costsCollaborative eff ort aims to produce course materials without a textbook

LWIT librarians Cheyenne Roduin (right) and Heath Davis are both part of the state project to help schools like LWIT branch away from textbooks to help students save money. MATT PHELPS, Reporter Newspapers

Th e Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and City of Red-mond will host an opportunity for the public to meet and talk with Dr. Traci Pierce, the LWSD board of directors’ preferred candidate for its next district superinten-dent.

Th e community is invited to this informal open house on Jan. 10, 2012 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Bytes Café, located on the fi rst fl oor of Redmond City Hall at 15670 NE 85th St. Pierce will say a few words at 6:45 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Th e LWSD board con-ducted an internal search

for its new superin-tendent in October and November and announced Pierce as their preferred can-didate at the Dec. 5 board meeting. Pierce will replace Dr. Chip Kimball, who is leaving to

take a school superinten-dent position in Singapore. Th e board decided to look for a qualifi ed internal candidate because continu-ity and a smooth transition will be necessary due to the

many major district initia-tives culminating next year.

Pierce is currently the deputy superintendent of instructional services for LWSD and has not yet been hired as superintendent. Th e series of gatherings throughout the district to meet her will introduce her to the community and give them the opportunity to provide input for the school board.

“Education has always been a passion for me,” Pierce said. “My 17 years

at LWSD has provided me the opportunity to work in many diff erent positions, giving me a true under-standing of our vision and what tools we must use to reach it.”

For more information on the open house, contact Talley Hudson at (425) 556-2101 or [email protected]. To learn more about the potential superinten-dent or the search process, contact Kathryn Reith at (425) 936-1342 or [email protected].

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The National Transportation Safety Board has taken a

tough, but necessary, stand on texting, emailing or

chatting while driving a vehicle. The board wants it

outlawed.

Good.

The unanimous recommendation from the fi ve-member

board would apply even to hands-free devices, a much

stricter rule than any current state law.

Again, good.

Despite the popularity of such devices, there’s no way a

person can give full concentration to driving and still pay

attention to a making a telephone call, emailing or sending

a text.

As NTSB chairwoman Deborah Hersman rightly noted, “No

email, no text, no update, no call is worth a human life.”

And people have died while trying to do both. One deadly

crash in Missouri involved a 19-year-old driving a pickup who

sent or received 11 text messages within 11 minutes.

The pickup was traveling at 55 mph when it plowed into

the back of a tractor truck that had slowed for highway

construction. The pickup was then rear-ended by a school

bus, and a second school bus rammed into the back of the

fi rst bus.

The pickup driver and a 15-year-old student on one of the

buses were killed. Thirty-eight other people were injured.

Our state is one of 35 and the District of Columbia that

bans texting while driving, and, along with eight other states

and Washington, D.C., that ban hand-held cellphone use.

That seems like a step on the right direction, but you only

have to look around at our streets to see driver after driver

fl aunting the law. And most, if not all of them, are clearly

paying more attention to their cellphone calls and text mes-

sages than they are to their driving.

And, yes, the police do write tickets – lots of them – for

these off enses – but it’s clear that it isn’t stopping this

dangerous practice.

Let’s stop kidding ourselves: It is inconceivable to believe

that all – or even most – of those cell phone calls and text

messages are in response to an emergency. In reality, people

doing them are putting their personal need to chat and text

above any concern for public safety.

The National Transportation Safety Board is right. Ban all

use of texting, e-mailing or chatting while driving. We can

live without doing those activities. It’s now apparent that we

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We need your help to stop an all-too-familiar sight: old

mattresses, sofas, refrigera-tors, tires, construction debris, and bags of rubbish strewn on King County’s public and private lands and alongside our roads.

Illegal dumping is a scourge in many areas of King County.

Th ese dumpsites are more than just a blight that harm property values and detract from the quality of life in the places we live, work and play. Th ey also create a health hazard that can attract rats, pollute rivers and streams, and contaminate wells if the dumpsite contains hazardous chemicals.

What’s more, if they are not cleaned up right away, the problem is compounded because the sites act as a magnet that invites more illegal dumping. Th is illegal activity also harms human health and the environ-ment and degrades our quality of life.

King County Executive Dow Con-stantine and I share the public’s frus-tration with illegal dumping. Cleanup costs are a signifi cant expense for ur citizens. Our communities, private property owners and government agencies absorb thousands of dollars in costs every year to remove waste – at a time when public resources are increasingly limited.

In the fi rst half of 2011 alone, the King County Solid Waste Division – in partnership with nonprofi t groups such as Friends of the Trail – collected more than 20 tons of illegally dumped

garbage and three tons of recyclables, and incurred nearly $10,000 in disposal and cleanup costs.

Five other county agencies also work to deal with this problem. Th e King County departments of Transpor-tation, Development and

Environmental Services, Public Health as well as the Prosecuting At-torney’s Offi ce and Sheriff ’s Offi ce also routinely respond to and investigate reports of illegal dumping. Th is still is just a small part of the time, energy and costs also expended by our rural cities, private property owners and wonderful volunteer groups that help clean up litter and garbage.

In addition to cleaning up sites on public lands, the county has a pro-gram to assist private property owners victimized by littering. Illegal dump-ing public awareness campaigns and a hotline to report illegal dumping also are off ered by the county.

Th e good news is that we all can help clean up and prevent illegal dumping in our communities.

First, you can report illegal dump-ing and dumpsites. King County relies on the help it gets from the public so that we can get to the sites and investi-gate them as soon as possible. Time is of the essence so that we can catch the polluters and prevent rodent infesta-tions, environmental contamination and other health and safety hazards. King County has worked to make reporting illegal dumpsites easier by creating a central hotline and a web-

site: Th e King County Illegal Dump-ing Hotline is at 206-296-SITE (7483) or toll free at 1-866-431-7483, or visit www.kingcounty.gov/ReportDumping

Another great resource is King County’s Adopt-A-Road Program, which is a litter-reduction campaign involving partnerships between vol-unteer groups and the county’s Road Services Division.

Th e county provides guidance and equipment to foster safe and eff ective cleanups, and the volunteers collect litter along two miles of designated neighborhood roads twice a year.

Again, the places where trash is con-spicuous are oft en where people will look to dump trash illegally, so keeping our roads clean helps prevent more littering. You can see the program website at www.kingcounty.gov/roads.

Th e county heard last year from neighbors who were sharing frustra-tion on a community blog about a conspicuous illegal dumpsite in their neighborhood. One of the bloggers sug-gested, in essence: “Why don’t we just go over there and clean it up?” With the consent of the property owner, the suggestion turned into a successful community clean-up event that was organized quickly via social media.

Th at example illustrates the power of community and how working together, we can make a big diff er-ence to prevent and respond to illegal dumping.Kathy Lambert is serving her third term as the King County council member for District 3, which includes parts of Redmond.

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Nice newsy, informative column from Villeneuve

Finally, a “From the Roots” column that was newsy, informative and of value to state voters, not attacking, belit-tling or condescending to the conservatives in the Redmond Reporter coverage area.

See Andrew, you CAN do it. Keep up the good work. No backsliding however.Dick Bowne, Redmond

Reporter looking for columnist

Th e Redmond Re-porter is looking for a lo-cal conservative-thinking columnist to add to its opinion pages. Th e posi-tion is non-paid. Please send examples of submis-sions to [email protected].


The police blotter feature is both a de-scription of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police offi cers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.

Wednesday, Jan. 4Theft: Suspects were caught on store surveillance at around 7:30 p.m. steal-ing items from a business in the 17700 block of Northeast 76th Street.

Vehicle prowl: Redmond police investigated a vehicle prowl, involving an unlocked vehicle, in the 16600 block of Northeast 8th Street at 2:20 p.m.

Unwanted advances: A man entered an apartment leasing offi ce in the 4200 block of West Lake Samma-mish at around 11:30 a.m. and made unwanted advances toward a female staff member.

Tuesday, Jan. 3Phone harassment: Redmond po-lice investigated a phone harassment complaint at 5:33 p.m. in the 2100 block of 148th Avenue Northeast.

Theft: Redmond police investigated a theft of scrap metal at 2:15 p.m. in the 8800 block of 148th Avenue Northeast. The investigation is ongoing.

Monday, Jan. 2Vandalism: Redmond police arrested a 28-year-old Sammamish woman for intentionally damaging another person’s truck in the parking lot of a grocery store in the 17200 block of Redmond Way at 7:21 p.m.

Burglary: It was reported at 3:49 p.m. that an unknown suspect entered a

person’s apartment in the 8500 block of 148th Avenue Northeast and stole personal property.

Check cashed: A resident reported at 10:21 a.m. that a suspect cashed a personal check, which was stolen from her residence in the 3300 block of 181st Place Northeast.

Noise complaint: Redmond police responded to a residence in the 18100 block of Northeast 105th Circle for a reported noise complaint at 12:13 a.m. The noise came from a juvenile party, which was broken up by police.

Sunday, Jan. 1Burglary: Sometime during the night, someone pried open the metal-framed glass front to a fast food restaurant in the 14700 block of Northeast 91st Street and stole the automatic change dispenser fi lled with coins. The cash drawer and safe were not damaged or tampered with.

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More than 80 people donned bikinis, swim trunks, police uniforms and even a penguin suit on Sunday to kick off 2012 by plunging into the frigid waters of Lake Sammamish.

“It takes your breath away, and then you don’t feel much else,” said Kacey Williams, who partici-pated in Redmond’s sixth annual Polar Bear Plunge at Idylwood Park for the fi rst time with 14 of her friends and family members.

Participants braved chilly gusts of wind and 45-degree water at Idylwood Park for more than just an icy shock – they raised a total of $11,000 for Special Olympics Wash-

ington. Th e Redmond Police De-partment helped organize the event as a part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run campaign, a nationwide grassroots movement where police offi cers coordinate events to support Special Olympics athletes. Redmond Parks and Recreation and Redmond Town Center Security also spon-sored the event.

“It gives people a chance to get outside, enjoy our city, meet our neighbors and raise money for a good cause,” said Lt. Tim Gately of the Redmond Police Depart-ment. Nine police offi cers and several Redmond fi refi ghters also took the plunge.

Ken Kieff er, a seasoned par-ticipant, drove all the way from Gig Harbor. But the 55-mile car ride

was a relatively short trip for him as he has traveled thousands of miles to volunteer at Special Olympics competitions in Dublin, Ireland, and throughout the country. His com-mitment to the organization started aft er the 62-year-old attended a Spe-cial Olympics track meet in college.

“I got inspired, and I get more inspired every time,” said Kieff er, one the top individual fundraisers for the event.

As for the plunge? Kieff er fi rst jumped into frigid water on New Year’s Day 15 years ago and has run into Lake Sammamish each of the past four years, so the cold water isn’t much of a shock.

“Th e colder the better,” he said. “I’m from Wisconsin.”

Besides Kieff er, Davin Alsin, Ron

Balazs, along with Ben and Keith Nussbaum were honored as the top individual fundraisers for the events. Th e Redmond Police Department, Issaquah swim team and Ice Ryders were the top team fundraisers.

Special Olympics athletes also participated in the Plunge, includ-ing Christine Cech. Th e 22-year-old soft ball and basketball player said despite the wind and cold water, she planned to do it again next year.

“I’m okay with the cold,” she said.Several other plunges in support

of Special Olympics Washington will be held throughout the state over the next few months, including one at South Lake Union on Feb. 11. For more information about the events and Special Olympics Wash-ington, go to www.sowa.org.

Police, community members take icy plunge for Special Olympics

Special Olympics athlete Christine Cech (center) poses with commander Erik Scairpon (left), who is wearing a penguin suit, and offi cer Davin Alsin of the Redmond Police Department before running into Lake Sammamish on New Year’s Day for Redmond’s sixth annual Polar Bear Plunge. AMY SISK, For the Reporter

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"Planning Ahead" book-lets were sent out to parents of fi ft h- and sixth-grade students and eighth- and ninth-grade students in early December. Th ese booklets highlight the choice school and neigh-borhood school options in LWSD. Both booklets are available on the district website (www.lwsd.org).

While all students in LWSD are guaranteed at-tendance at their neighbor-hood school, families may also consider applying to one of the district's choice schools or may consider applying for a change to their neighborhood school assignment, also known as an in-district transfer or variance.

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Hatha yoga, the yoga of physical postures, is not a

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Yoga means “union.” On a physical level of application, this signifies the complete harmony of all parts of the body — a balanced support of all the members for one another in such a way that disease, or disharmony, is faced with a united defense and can hardly make any inroad into the body.

Applying this to the body, we may understand that disease and other symp-toms of bodily inharmony are not natural to man. If one can return to his natu-ral state, disease will vanish as a matter of course.

The yoga postures help to harmonize the body with natural law. The primary emphasis in hatha yoga is on freeing the body of any impurity that may prevent it from functioning as it

should. Even a little physical vitality can become dynamic, if the unnatural obstructions to its flow are removed.

Yogis and Western medi-cal doctors both say that the toxins in the body soon leave the bloodstream and settle in the joints. Western medical doctors have actu-ally stated that the spinal discs of many people even in their twenties already show signs of deterioration, owing to want of proper irrigation. Western systems of physical exercise – sports, calisthenics, and the like – do not develop the limber-ness necessary to keep the joints free of toxins and the spinal column well irrigated with life force. In both of these matters, the science of hatha yoga stands supreme.

Hatha yoga also ex-ercises a gentle massage on the internal organs and glands, gradually strengthening them. Much emphasis is given in yoga to the elimination of waste from the body. One form of waste is tension. Tension blocks the natural flow of energy in the body. Human ills all derive more or less directly from impairments in the body’s energy-flow. Tension, the chief obstruc-tion to this flow, is the first obstacle to be overcome if the body is to return to its divinely natural state.

The secret of success in yoga is relaxation, not strain. Relax into the poses, don’t force yourself into them. Always do the pos-tures when you are calm, physically and emotionally. Don’t be in a hurry. Hold each pose after you get into it; remember that the benefits often begin only after you have remained in a pose for awhile. Rest after each position for about as long as you held it, or for as long as it takes for your heart to return to its normal beat. If you cannot keep your balance in the Tree Pose, for example, don’t be afraid to take the support of a wall. In time you will find that you can do the pose properly, but the road to perfection may be uphill.Nayaswami Hriman McGil-loway teaches the popular Raja and Hatha Yoga Inten-sive at the Ananda Medita-tion Temple in Bothell. For more information, visit www.AnandaBothell.org. Hriman excerpted this article from that course’s text by Swami Kriyananda: Art and Science of Raja Yoga.

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Additionally as Council leader, Vache said he is also charged with making sure the group works well together, which he said they already do. He added that he and the rest of the Council will also help newcomer Tom Flynn with the “steep learning curve” that comes with sitting on City Council.

Margeson, who replaces Vache as vice president, just completed his fi rst four-year term on City Council. He ran unopposed and was reelected in November 2011 with nearly 100 percent of the votes. Th e new year marks the beginning of Margeson’s second term and his new role as Council vice president.

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Th ere’s another Marchione among the mayoral ranks on the Eastside.

Redmond Mayor John Mar-chione’s mother, Doreen, was unanimously selected as the new Kirkland deputy mayor Tuesday night by Kirkland City Council.

Kirkland Council member Joan McBride was re-elected as mayor by the Kirkland Council, another unanimous vote.

Doreen served as Redmond’s mayor from 1984 to 1991 and John was re-elected to his second term last November as Redmond

mayor by the city’s voters.Doreen takes over for Kirkland

Council member Penny Sweet, who stepped aside at Tuesday’s meeting and nominated Doreen as her replacement.

“I just felt I’ve got long-time experi-ence that I can bring to (the deputy mayor) position,” Doreen said.

Kirkland and Redmond will each have a Marchione in the mayoral ranks, but the two cities have two diff er-ent styles of government.

In Kirkland, which uses a city man-ager form of government, the mayor and deputy mayor are elected from within the City Council and presides at City Council

meetings and represents the city at various ceremonial functions and at community and intergovernmental meetings. Kirk-land also has a city manager, who presides over the day-to-day operations of the city, but does not make executive decisions.

In Redmond, the mayor and seven coun-cil members — all representing the com-munity at large — are each elected directly by registered voters for staggered four-year terms. John, fi rst elected to mayor in 2007, ran unopposed last year and was re-elected to his second term last November.

While Doreen and John will be infl uential leaders on the Eastside, they don’t talk poli-tics at family functions. “Th e family wouldn’t put up with it,” Doreen said with a chuckle.

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management in the area, but there are other areas in Overlake that can be developed for housing and businesses — the develop-ment doesn’t all have to be on the GHC site.

One of her concerns about eliminating all trees onsite is the resulting “sea of asphalt” in the area, pointing out that one of the reasons people are attracted to Redmond is the city’s natural beauty. Ives said she

is worried the Council’s de-cision to grant an exception to the City of Redmond’s ordinance requiring new developments to retain at least 35 percent of trees onsite will set a precedent for future developments.

Ives also said the mitiga-tion trees, which will be planted off site at a 3-to-1 ratio for all trees removed, will not be suffi cient because the ecological benefi ts com-ing from young trees would not compare to the benefi ts of their full-grown counterparts.

Redmond resident Mary Wirta has followed the GHC development’s prog-ress and has spoken during previous public hearings on the topic and asked Council to reconsider because the community was originally told that some of the trees onsite would remain but the plan that has been approved shows the exact opposite.

“It almost appears to be a bait and switch,” she told Council.

Aft er Tuesday’s meeting, Wirta said she was disap-pointed Council did not reconsider their decision despite having a number of people express their con-cerns for the trees on the GHC site including Sustain-able Redmond and various neighborhood associations.

Vache said Tuesday was Council’s last opportunity to reconsider their decision, but people can appeal the decision through Washington State’s Superior Court. He also pointed out that it will still be a while before the plans are put into action because there are permits to be approved and lot lines to be changed — among other things.

“(Group Health is) a long way from any kind of con-struction project,” he said.

Vache said while people and organizations such as Sustainable Redmond are expressly concerned about the trees onsite, Council must consider all the diff er-ent impacts the development will have on the community, adding that sustainability has three factors: economic, social and environmental.

“You have to look at the whole picture,” he said.

Vache said the develop-ment plan has been a years-long process and city staff and Council did consider the trees. However, they ac-knowledged that in order for the urban center, street grid, transportation and other fac-tors in the area to work, the tress might not survive.

Th is being said, Vache pointed out that the site devel-opment will be done in phases and the trees will come down over the years. Th ey won’t all be cut down at once — or be clearcut as some have said.

“It’s going to be piece by piece,” Vache said.

He added that in addition to the mitigation trees, the developed site would also have vegetation planted as the landscaping calls for it.

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Aft er years of struggling to fi nd space to off er youth tennis pro-grams, Tennis Outreach Programs (TOP) will soon have a home of its own.

Th e Redmond-based nonprofi t, founded by longtime Redmond High tennis coach Marceil Whit-ney, off ers low-cost tennis classes to under-served and at-risk Eastside youth. TOP recently secured $1 million in funding to renovate a 58,000-square-foot facility in Kirk-land. Construction is underway on the vacant warehouse in Kirkland’s Totem Lake neighborhood and is set for completion by the end of January.

Th e new public Outreach & Per-formance Tennis Center (OPTC) will include six full-sized indoor tennis courts, with six additional 36-foot courts designed to give kids

8 and younger a less intimidating introduction to the game. Th e facil-ity is located at 10822 117th Place N.E. just off of I-405 in Kirkland.

Whitney is a tennis educator who has taught and coached tennis for over 36 years. She said the Eastside is currently under-served in public indoor tennis courts. Th ere are only 16 public indoor tennis courts in King County, only one of which is located on the Eastside in Bellevue.

“Marceil’s programs have operated for many years in local commu-nity centers and public courts on a smaller scale and now fi nally we have a home for those programs so we can serve so many more kids,” said Travis Roach, executive director of OPTC. “And having six dedicated courts that we don’t have to go rent from the city, or if we’re forced not to have a program because a community center closes, is huge.”

Roach said the new facility will provide tennis opportunities for all ages and all skill levels.

“We want it to be a complete public tennis center, so we want it to be a place where everyone can come and learn,” said Roach. “Whether it’s a 3 or 4 year old who touches a racket for the fi rst time or a high school player who’s been playing since they were 3 or 4, we want to off er something for everyone.”

Th e facility will provide much-needed aff ordable public indoor courts for adult and junior play.

For kids, the program aims to serve 150-200 kids per day, provid-ing youth with a safe and produc-tive place to play tennis. Th e facility will off er dedicated court time to youth, as wells as various programs before and aft er school.

In addition to tennis, youth tutoring services and fi tness pro-grams will be given.

“We’ve seen from the kids in our community center programs ... that just having a positive thing to look forward to each day, whether it’s a before- or aft er-school program, (helps with their education)” added Roach, who volunteered with TOP for many years and most recently

served as general manager of the Mercer Island Beach Club where participation in the tennis pro-grams doubled during his tenure.

Th e new nonprofi t facility will off er scholarships to provide youth in need with rackets, shoes and training equipment.

He said the programs will also focus on fun.

“Some perceptions about ten-nis have been where you see an instructor feeding balls to kids standing in lines and that’s not the way tennis is anymore, especially the way we’re teaching it,” said Roach. “It’s very active, keeping the kids moving and engaged.”

Roach, a former tennis coach who started playing tennis himself just before high school, said he looks forward to expanding TOP programs at the new facility.

“Just getting to see the growth of kids through the tennis experience has always been something that I’ve enjoyed,” said Roach, adding, “Th e number of opportunities that tennis has provided to me, I’m excited to share that with others.”

For more information, visit www.topskirkland.org or www.tennis outreach.org; or e-mail info@tennis outreach.org.

Redmond coach spearheads new tennis facilityRenovation project underway in Kirkland with completion set for the end of the month

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Gertrude Elizabeth “Joan” Magruder September 8, 1925 – December 30, 2011

Joan was born on September 8, 1925 in Roslyn, WA to Richard and Mary Lucille (Aristornic) Lucas, she claimed the title of “The Original Coal Miner’s Daughter”. Joan was raised in Roslyn where she camped “up Fish Lake”.

She was a high jumper in High School, upon high school graduation she lied about her age to get into nursing school. After earning her RN license, she married Army Sergeant Virgil “Mac” Magruder (who retired as a Major) and they travelled the world, welcoming 4 sons and 2 daughters along the way. Joan and Mac settled in Redmond, WA on “Magruder Mountain”, where another son joined the clan. Joan had a distinguished career as a nurse, opening and running several local nursing homes. After retiring, Joan spent her time playing bridge, socializing at the Eagles, betting on the horses at Emerald Downs, playing “taxi-grandma” and rooting for “her” Mariners.

Joan was a strong-headed woman with a memory sharp as a tack and long as a mile. She was hard headed but had a soft heart for her family: “2 lovely daughters and 5 sons” and over 20 grandchildren and great grandchildren, who will all miss her quick wit and no nonsense attitude.

She is lovingly survived by her children: Randy (Leslie) Magruder, Michael Magruder, Jeffrey (Eunice) Magruder, Patricia O’Brien, Rebecca Wise, Richard (Heather) Magruder and Thomas (Michele) Magruder and all of their children. Sisters Alice Matla and Barbara Georgeson, brothers George and Elmer (Joanne) Lucas; along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Fast start fuels Redmond boys’ winA huge fi rst quarter

helped the Redmond High boys’ basketball team get past No. 8 Roosevelt, 57-52, in a 4A Kingco contest Tuesday night at home to open the new year.

Th e Mustangs scored 26 points in the fi rst quarter while holding Roosevelt to just three, but the Roughriders mounted a big comeback the rest of the game, getting to within fi ve

at the fi nal buzzer.Jason Harrington and

Leslie Ellis led the Mustangs with 19 points each.

With the win, the Mus-tangs moved above .500 at 3-2 at 4A Kingco play and 8-3 overall.

Last week, the team com-pleted a successful road trip to the San Francisco Bay Area’s Bambauer Classic fi nishing with a 3-1 record in the tournament aft er a 67-43 thrashing of Grant from Sacramento.

In their fi nals game, the Mustangs’ defense shined as they jumped out to a big 29-15 lead at halft ime and never looked back.

Harrington poured in 27 points, the team’s tourna-ment-high and one off his season high, with Ellis add-ing 15 and Conner Floan contributing 12.

Th e team plays at New-port tonight at 8 p.m.

LADY STANGS FALTER LATE AGAINST ROOSEVELT

Th anks to a big third quar-ter, the Redmond girls’ team took a six-point lead into the fourth against Roosevelt on the road Wednesday night, but couldn’t hold on as they were held to just four points in a 45-41 loss.

For Redmond, Kelsey Dunn led with 12 points, fol-lowed by Makaela Hayward who added 10.

Th e loss dropped the girls, who play tonight at Newport at 6:30, to 1-4 in 4A Kingco play and 5-6 overall.

Last week at the Kingco/Wesco Challenge Tourna-ment at Juanita High School in Kirkland, the Mustangs ran the table, winning three games against Monroe, Kamiak and fi nally Mount Si last Friday night.

In their fi nal game against the Wildcats, Redmond got off to a hot start, scoring 29 fi rst-half points and extended their lead to 15 in the third quarter.

Guard Ali Jorgensen scored a season-high 19 for Redmond.

GRIZZLIES BEAT LINDBERGHTh e Bear Creek School

boys’ basketball team (9-2 overall) knocked off Lind-bergh of the 3A Seamount League, 57-54, in a non-league contest Tuesday night.

In a matchup that saw the score tied at 28-28 at halft ime, guards Luke Blankenbeckler and Jesse Leuenberger led the Grizzlies with 19 and 12 points, respectively.

Last Friday night in the consolation fi nals of the Bellevue College Holiday Tournament, the boys lost a heartbreaker to Nathan Hale, 61-56, in double overtime.

Th e entire game, both teams matched each other shot-for-shot, as there was never more than a one-point diff erence in score at the end of each quarter.

Aft er tying 46-46 at the end of regulation, both teams struggled to fi nd the net, scoring just fi ve apiece, to set up double overtime where Nathan Hale got hot and scored 10 for the win.

Erik Domas had a mon-ster double-double for the Grizzlies, scoring 19 points

and adding 15 rebounds, with Luke Blankenbeckler (12 points) Gabe Rongve (10) and Jesse Leuenberger (10) also in double digits.

OWL BOYS FALL TO U. PREPGetting back into 1A

Emerald City League play aft er the holiday break, both

Overlake and University Prep showed signs of rust on Wednesday night, with the fi nal score being 34-32 in the Pumas’ favor.

For Overlake, Cameron Lui, Kevin Sample and Will Spencer each put in eight as the team dropped to 1-3 in league play and 4-7 overall.

Bear Creek senior forward Erik Domas goes up for two of his season-high 19 points against 3A Nathan Hale in a 61-56 double-overtime loss at the Bellevue College Tournament last Friday. Domas also added 15 rebounds for a big double-double. Photo courtesy of Sini Fernandez


CITIZEN ACADEMY BEGINS JAN. 23

The City of Redmond’s 2012 Citizen Academy will begin on Jan. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 15670 N.E. 85th St.

The six-session series will be on Monday evenings and run through March. The academy will also include three optional tours of city facilities: Traffic Opera-tions, the Redmond Teen Center and the Redmond Senior Center.

This is an opportunity for Redmond community members to learn about the day-to-day functions

of municipal government. Additionally, participation can help foster civic leader-ship and volunteerism such as involvement with the upcoming Budgeting by Priorities process.

For each of the six ses-sions, staff will provide information regarding topics such as public safety, the infrastructure necessary to delivery drinking water and the process through which improvements to streets and sidewalks are consid-ered and constructed.

The Citizen Academy is also helpful to commu-nity members considering future civic leadership. Students may find the academy useful in the context of governmental processes and public ad-ministration and regarding

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING SET FOR JAN. 14

The next Redmond His-torical Society (RHS) meet-ing will be Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80 St. and features Lorraine McCon-aghy, the public historian for the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle.

She will be discussing her new book, “New Land, North of the Columbia: Historic Documents that Tell the Story of Washing-

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McConaghy’s presen-tation is sponsored by Humanities Washington, which honors and shares stories, ideas and perspec-tives from across the state that connect Washingto-nians from all backgrounds and communities, allowing us to understand our past and present as we work to shape our future.

RHS is still selling tickets for the quilt raffle in honor of Redmond’s Centennial celebration in 2012. Tickets are $2 each.

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driving through neighbor-hoods on Jan. 7 and 8 to collect and recycle Christ-mas trees as a community service project.

Residents will have received a flyer on their doorstep if their area is covered with details. This is a community service project, but donations are greatly ap-preciated as described on the flyer and will fund the Boy Scouts program for 2012. Troop 557 also has a drop off area in the QFC parking lot on the corner of Northeast 90th Street and 161st Avenue Northeast between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. People can leave their trees or ask about join-ing the Boy Scouts.

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Due to the strong demand for tickets to “Cavalia: A Magical En-counter Between Human

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Cavalia, which premieres on Jan. 18 under the White Big Top at Marymoor Park at 6046 W. Lake Samma-mish Parkway N.E. near Redmond, will now extend its run to Feb. 12.

Cavalia is an orches-tration of multimedia, equestrian and performing arts. Charged with poetry and emotion in a dream-like virtual setting, the show combines acrobatics, dance, aerial artistry and live music with the addition of horses.

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