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AT&T announced Monday it plans to drop the $39 billion merger with T-Mobile, citing too much government opposition.

The agreement would have made AT&T the largest mobile phone company in the United States, potentially creating a duopoly with the second-largest carrier Verizon.

AT&T said in a statement Monday that it will enter a roaming agreement with Deutsche Telekom.

According to the terms of the offer, AT&T must pay Deutsche Telekom a $3 billion breakup fee in cash, transfer radio spectrum to T-Mobile and strike a more favorable network-sharing agreement. Deutsche Telekom has valued the breakup package at as much as $7 billion.

The withdrawal came after FCC Chair-man Julius Genachowski asked the commission Nov. 22 to send the proposal to an agency judge for a hearing. The Department of Justice also opposed the deal, filing suit in September. The nation’s third-largest carrier, Sprint also joined the legal battle, suing to block the merger in concurrence with the Justice Department.

AT&T pursued the deal to try and get T-Mobile’s cellular airwaves, or spectrum, to relieve its congested network and offer faster service for smartphone users.

T-Mobile has 37,000 employees, 4,500 of them at its corporate headquarters in Bellevue.

T-Mobile representatives said in a state-ment that the company will continue to focus on providing the affordable service it is known for. Though experts have said T-Mobile will have trouble competing with larger providers, the settlement fee from AT&T and the spectrum it gains will make T-Mobile a stronger option, as well as a more attractive asset should a future sale emerge.

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Bellevue schools chief takes leave of absenceBY GABRIELLE NOMURA

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Schools supt. Amalia Cudeiro an-nounced last Th ursday that she will be taking a leave of absence from the district to care for her mother, a stroke victim who has been battling cancer and will be entering hospice care.

Assistant supt. Eva Collins will be taking over for an undetermined length of time.

“Th is season brings some challenges

for me and my family,” Cudeiro wrote in a letter to staff Dec. 15.

Cudeiro says she has a limited number of family members who can help with her mother, and the medical, legal, fi nancial and emotional decisions that must be made.

“Many of you have gone through similar experiences and understand how diffi cult these experiences are … At this

time, I must respond to her needs,” she wrote.

Cudeiro, as well as the Cabinet, will support Collins in her time as interim superintendent.

“Th e decision to take this leave has been a very diffi cult one for me because I am committed to the direction and the support of the outstanding work occur-ring in the district,” Cudeiro wrote.

Gabrielle Nomura can be reached at 425-453-4270.

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Sounds and lights seem to swirl at Snowfl ake Lane as the annual performance brings thousands of people to downtown Bellevue for the free performance. The music, performers and, yes, snowfl akes, happen each night at 7 through Saturday, when the event becomes Celebration Lane beginning Monday. For a look at other holiday activities now under way in Bellevue, see page 7. CHAD COLEMAN, Bellevue Reporter

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Jackson vandermeer, 18 months, reacts to Saint Nicholas, aka David Baker, as his mother Deadra Vandermeer picks him up at the Seattle Children’s Thrift Store in the Overlake neighborhood on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Baker, the receiving manager for Children’s thrift stores, created his own suit for his first protrayal of the holiday icon. CHAD COLEMAN, Bellevue Reporter

While high schools across the state will soon be upping the English and Social Studies requirements for graduation, it won’t affect students in Bellevue.

Bellevue students already take the 4 credits of English and 3.5 credits of social

studies that the Washington State Board of Education will be mandating for the entire state, starting with the class of 2016.

The current state requirement is 3 credits of English and 2.5 credits of social studies.

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BY ‘LYN FLEURY LAMBERT

In the hustle and bustle of holiday time we tend to rush from one celebration to the next without taking time to fully appreciate any of them.

We sweep Halloween trappings off store shelves, trundle in Christmas decorations, hardly doing justice to Th anksgiving in our rush to the malls so we can scoop up Black Friday bargains.

But one very encourag-ing giving of thanks has been occurring locally every Th anksgiving Eve for the past 25 years.

Th is year, the 25th Annual Th anksgiving Eve Community Worship Service took place at Temple B’nai Torah, hosted by area Lutheran, Episcopal, Roman Catholic churches and the Jewish temple.

Th e temple sanctuary was packed. People of diverse wisdom traditions all joined together in thanksgiving. Bishops, pastors, priests, rabbis, delivered their personal refl ections on thanks-giving, an interfaith choir led the people in sing-ing praise and, as the old Psalm declared, how good and how beautiful it was to see the people gathered together in unity.

Th e theme of the celebration was We gather - because we need community, together – because we need each other, in thanks – because our God is a great God, worthy of praise, giving - because the world needs what we have to off er.

What a joy it was, in this so-called “most unchurched area of our country,” to witness the visible progress of cooperation, respect and hope in our community. We do indeed have much for which we can be truly thankful.

And now, let’s take time to prepare to cel-ebrate peace on earth, goodwill to all.

Th ankfully, hopefully.

‘Lyn Fleury Lambert lives in Bellevue

Time to give thanks, and keep hopeful

BY MARNIE DELCARMEN

I am late with my cards this year and debated not sending them at all. But Christmas is a time of year to catch up with friends around the country. Also, I notice when I don’t get a holiday

letter from a loved one. Some-times it is the only time I hear from them.

Th is is a meaningful month to refl ect on the year and share highlights with special people in your life. Families have their own traditions – there’s the three pager, or the classic ones with the names imprinted in-side (maybe they are too busy to sign them!). Th ere are even email cards.

My girlfriend uses a professional studio for her family photo. Another takes her own picture of her kids and has a do-it-yourself feel for her let-ters. My pastor keeps all the Christmas portraits in a fi le for each family. Th at way she can see the

growth of her friends’ children each year. My mom makes beautiful collages featuring pictures from her latest travels.

Th ere is a large selection of cards available at grocery stores or pharmacies in Bellevue. Your family can have fun choosing the artwork or message close to their hearts, whether it is the birth of Christ, Santa Claus or something in between.

When there have been major life changes, such as deaths or divorces, it’s diffi cult to write a cheery greeting. But as we advance in our years, we know that challenges aff ect us all, and sharing them may open channels for more support.

I’m going to try striking a balance and having a short computer written wrap-up of the past year and add a personal note with my signature. I enjoy hearing from my friends even if it’s once a year, but that’s what makes this time signifi -cant.

A Christmas card is a gift , an important way of staying connected. Happy Holidays!

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“Idealism, unfortunately, is discounted a lot. There is

room for idealism. That’s what makes us human.”

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Good Samaritans DO existYou’ve probably read the story or seen it on

TV, but I can’t stop thinking about it: Anony-mous donors are showing up at stores across the country to pay the layaway accounts of strangers.

Th e Associated Press story I read put it this way:

A young father was standing in line at a Kmart layaway counter in Omaha, Neb., wear-

ing dirty clothes and worn-out boots. With him were three small children.

He asked to pay something on his bill because he knew he wouldn’t be able to aff ord it all before Christmas. Th en a mysterious woman stepped up to the counter.

“She told him, ‘No, I’m paying for it,’ ” recalled Edna

Deppe, assistant manager at the store in In-dianapolis. “He just stood there and looked at her and then looked at me and asked if it was a joke. I told him it wasn’t, and that she was going to pay for him. And he just busted out in tears.”

Has anyone heard a better story this holiday season?

It’s not that we’re an uncaring country. Aft er all, many of us contribute to food and toy drives, and donate our time and talent to non-profi t organizations. But that’s mostly behind-the-scenes. Th e people showing up at layaway counters appear to be lending their helping hand to the person standing next to them.

One woman in Indianapolis paid for layaway gift s for as many as 50 people – and then on her way out of the store proceeded to hand out $50 bills and pay for two carts of toys for a woman in line at the cash register.

Most of us aren’t able to step up to that large a plate, but just doing something nice and help-ful for another can make a real diff erence.

Got some money in your pocket that you can live without? Look around. Th ere’s someone right here in our community who could use your helping hand.

Some other helpIf you recall last week’s column, you know of

my frustration with trying to attach Christmas lights to the edge of my fl at-roof house. Fortu-nately, two residents emailed me to off er advice.

Tim Beard suggested a way to sort of modify those gutter clips you see in stores for Christ-mas lights. His gutter is a bit diff erent than mine, but I appreciated his help.

Perhaps better was the short note from Mary McLoone who said “we too are cursed with a fl at roof. I’ve decided to forget decorating the house and concentrate on the beautiful Japa-nese maple and evergreens in the front yard. It’s easier to put up and take down!”

I showed Mary’s note to my wife, but I’m not sure I can get out of my yearly project that easily.

I did get lights up. It’s just took another trip to the store to buy more strings of lights to replace those I had with broken plastic clips. And, yes, I broke more clips in trying to put them up.

EDITOR’S NOTE

Craig Groshart

As I wrote this on Tuesday, my mouth was already watering at the thought of latkes on that fi rst night of Ha-nukkah. That night I lit the candles and said the blessings, “Baruch Atah Adonai…”

This weekend, I will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and go to church with my family – the same folks who

already ate latkes and spun the dreidel. I grew up celebrating Hanukkah,

Christmas and a multitude of other tradi-tions that come from a multicultural, interfaith family.

Some would argue that getting a little taste of everything dilutes the actual message of the particular faith. I disagree. Call me an idealistic millennial kid, but I think it brings me closer to my fellow human.

In a season that is supposed to be about peace on earth, good will to all living things, I am continually inspired by my family, friends and people in the community who are open to one another’s beliefs, despite their drastically differing viewpoints. To me, this openness is at the root of peace.

In my own life, I’ve known diverse people to have cre-ated successful boyfriend/girlfriend unions, marriages and a particular group of tight-knit girlfriends that includes a secular gay rights activist, a parishioner of Mars Hill Church, several who grew up in Mormon households, a Catholic, a couple agnostics and a Buddhist.

Accepting differences with grace is often one of the most diffi cult things to do; and something I still need a lot of work at. But when you open your mind, you can gain a lot – plus, you expose yourself to a marketplace of ideas, and are able to affi rm your own truth for yourself.

While we get to enjoy Hanukkah and Christmas before Martin Luther King Jr. day next month, (a.k.a. next year) it’s not too early to start thinking of his message of peace during the holidays.

Instead of merely “tolerating” one another, we can learn to accept, and even embrace one another. Instead of Chris-tian, Muslim, black, white, woman, man, liberal, conserva-

tive – we must choose to judge someone by the content of her character. We’re all just people after all, right?

In this season of religious holidays, we should remem-ber that religion is about love, compassion and forgive-ness. I know the Dalai Lama said that. But I’m sure many others have uttered similar ideas.

At the very core of all these festivities, if you can look past the presents and Hallmark cards, are those very values.

That’s something that I’ve learned from the many, seem-ingly different, traditions I’ve grown up with.

Gabrielle Nomura is a staff writer for the Bellevue Reporter. She can be reached at [email protected] or 425-453-4602.


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The people want to see Santa Claus

I knew when I told the story of Bob McLean, a local Santa mailman being disallowed to don the red drapery, I’d get a reaction. But I had no idea it would be this heavy.

Within a day of the story appearing in print and online, Th e Reporter received countless calls, emails and comments. Th e

story has been picked up by national TV news, and Bob’s family members are sending it off to the Colbert Report and the Tonight Show.

All this feedback represents a common theme – frustration that in such a hard time for many people, a man would not be allowed to bring a little slice of happiness because he wasn’t wearing a regulation postal uniform.

And you know what, I agree. First a little background, I’ve never been a huge Christmas

guy. I grew up in a family that celebrated Christmas, but didn’t live it. So I’m not speaking from a “War on Christmas” point of view here. But, as a lot of people say, we need this.

Businesses are facing a diffi cult climate, and people have less money to spend on their kids this year. Bob speaks fondly of the wide-eyed look children give him when he passes by on the street. Why take that away?

Santa Claus and the United States Postal Service go way back. As depicted in the Christmas classic, “Miracle on 34th Street,” if it weren’t for the postal service, and the thousands of letters they brought to Judge Harper, there wouldn’t have been a Santa Claus at all.

Also, the Postal Service has always been a key cog in the Christmas crunch. How else would I get my annual present off to my parents at home in Oregon?

So, in response to all this feedback from postal carriers na-tionwide, and Bellevue residents who want to see Santa Bob, he went rogue. Tuesday night, KING TV caught up with Bob as he toured his Bellevue Way and Old Main route with his Santa hat and jacket on.

Many are now worried that this act of defi ance will cost the 40+-year veteran of the Postal Service his job. But Bob says he’s not worried about it. He plans to wear the outfi t again on Christmas Eve. Th e worst that could happen, he gets sent home early, a fi rst for him on the day before Christmas.Nat Levy can be reached at 425-453-4290.

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Th ere’s plenty to do in and around Bellevue this holi-day season. Here’s a lineup of some of the activities:

Celebration Lane,Dec. 26–31

Th is New Year celebra-tion replaces Snowfl ake lane at the same time and location. For more infor-mation call 425-454–8096 or visit bellevuecollection.com.Enchanted Holidays at The Shops at the Bravern, through Dec. 24

Photos with Santa are Wednesday-Sunday through Dec. 24 and every day noon-6 p.m., Dec. 14-24. Pony rides are noon-6 p.m., through Dec. 24. Live caroling performances are 7-8 p.m. every Friday. Th e Bravern is located at 11111 NE Eighth Street. For more information and additional Enchanted Holidays activi-ties visit thebravern.com.

Garden d’Lights at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, through Dec. 31

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free skate admissions on Mondays, or can pick up a free skate pass at a downtown Bellevue banking center.Snowfl ake Lane,through Dec. 24

Snow falls each night as live toy soldiers and winter characters march at Bel-levue Way and Northeast Eighth Street each night at 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more information call 425-454–8096 or visit bel-levuecollection.com.The Theatre at Meydenbauer Center

Th e theater, at North-east Sixth Street and 112th Avenue Northeast, will host International Ballet Th eatre’s “Th e Nutcracker” Dec. 23; Ballet Bellevue presents “Th e Sleeping Beauty” Dec. 28-29; and Seattle Choral Company presents “Carmina Bura-na” Dec. 31. For tickets call Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or visit brownpapertickets.com. For more information on holiday performances call 425-450-3810 or go to the-atreatmeydenbauer.com.

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Th e Magic Season Ice Arena will be open for skating from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 24-25. Th e festive venue in Bellevue’s Down-town Park is the region’s largest outdoor holiday ice rink. Skaters enjoy shel-tered all-weather skating, free three-hour parking, a warming hut and on-site concessions.

On Dec. 26, the Ice Arena will resume its peak season schedule of 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily through Jan. 2. People are encour-aged to skate earlier in the day to avoid busier times. For more information call 425-453–1223 or visit mag-icseason.com.

Th e ice arena is located at Bellevue’s Downtown Park at Northeast First Street and 102nd Avenue Northeast.

Cost is $10 a day, which includes a $3 skate rental or $7 with personal skates. No reservations are required.

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Bellevue police looking for burglary suspect

Bellevue police are searching for an individual who stole from a home in Southwest Bellevue Dec. 12.

Th e suspect was knock-ing on doors in the neigh-borhood with a black lab-rador mix, telling residents he was looking for a smilar, smaller dog.

He parked his red, older-model Volkswagon Jetta in the victim’s driveway shortly aft er she left her home, and smashed open the back sliding door.

Th e suspect is described as a male, 5’6” to 5’7,” with a slight build. He’s of mixed race, possibly white or Hispanic, in his late teens or early 20s and has facial piercings that are likely on the eyebrow and upper lip. All piercings were small and silver.

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RJ Williams, of Kent dressed as the Grinch, and fellow demonstrators chant outside Bellevue Square along Bellevue Way in Bellevue on Monday. CHAD COLEMAN, Bellevue Reporter

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Nearly 100 demonstra-tors decked out in Santa Claus hats marched around Bellevue Square on Monday to protest the man they called “the Grinch who stole Congress,” Kemper Freeman.

The protesters, organized by self-proclaimed coalition of labor and community groups Working Washing-ton, turned out to decry Freeman’s role in local elections and his support of congressional representa-tives Dave Reichert and John Boehner.

They were led by a man in a Grinch costume, emblazoned with the words “Freeman 1%.”

The protesters kept the march Christmas-themed by rewriting some classic carols to center on Bellevue, including the ever-popular “here comes Kemper Free-man right down Bellevue Way.”

Despite the light-hearted caroling and dress of the protesters, the message remained serious.

“It’s all about the separa-tion of corporation and state, and that’s why I’m here,” said Emma Petersky, who arrived at the corner of Bellevue Way and North-east Eighth at 8 a.m.

The protest fit the tone and message of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has grown through satellite movements around the country.

Petersky was one of several participants holding “Occupy Bellevue” signs at the rally. Monday’s march featured protesters young and old, including a fam-ily with a baby who slept through much of the affair.

Madison O’Connell, 19, has been to many of the Occupy marches in the Seattle area, including a sit-in of a Chase Bank branch. She came to Bellevue Square from Ballard to have her voice heard.

“Corporations are getting away with way too much, and the rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer,” she said.

Following the carols and chants, the protesters moved inside the Lodge at Bellevue Square on their way up to Freeman’s offices. With protesters squished into the stairwell, standing face-to-face with security, the chanting continued.

“We want to talk to Kem-per Freeman,” they chanted.

Freeman did not emerge to address the protesters, and they eventually re-treated down the stairs and back to the street.

The movement did not lead to the type of highly publicized incidents seen at Occupy protests in New York, California and even Seattle, but security did have to remove an over-hanging sign from the sky bridge between Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square.

Shannon Sehlin, a resi-dent of Fife and a member of Working Washington, held the sign that read “Kemper Freeman is the Grinch.” She ignored secu-rity personnel, but when members of the Bellevue Police Department came in for backup, she and several other protesters complied.

“We’re not looking to be arrested,” Sehlin said. “We just wanted to make a point, and I think plenty of people heard our mes-sage.”

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Guy Ritchie’s second rendition of Sher-lock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, starts with a bang as Holmes continues his investigation of the villain-

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Th e fi lm incorporates many other elements from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original story as well. Hot on Moriarty’s trail, Holmes is able to coax Watson into helping

him to catch a criminal one last time before Watson settles down for married life. Th e duo proceeds to embark on an action-packed adventure with the aid of a gypsy woman, played by Noomi Rapace, whose

brother is involved in the case.Th e fi lm is a step up from Ritchie’s last

Sherlock Holmes movie. Compared to the fi rst movie, “A Game of Shadows” has a much better plot and is more fast paced. Th e fi lm moves extremely quickly and there isn’t a single dull moment. In fact, because of the exceedingly fast tempo and rapidly changing scenes, the action is occasionally hard to keep up with.

One of my favorite aspects of the fi lm was its great use of camera shots, which allowed the audience to follow Holmes’ logic and process of solving problems, instead of simply seeing him solve them. Also, Holmes’ iteration of fi ght scenes before they occur shed intriguing light onto

his quick wit and foresight, and made the scenes more meaningful. Slow motion was employed eff ectively and unobtrusively to enhance the movie’s drama as well.

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undeniably clever and included many hu-morous moments. If you enjoyed the fi rst fi lm, you will certainly be impressed with the sequel.

And, because of its numerous improve-ments and integration of details from the original stories, even some who wasn’t sold on the fi rst fi lm will be fond of this one.

Aran Kirschenmann, 15, is a contribut-ing writer for the Bellevue Reporter and a sophomore at Th e International School in Bellevue. You may reach and con-nect with her on her Facebook page “Th e Young Critic.”

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When my Girl Scout troop leaders told us we were going to do a challenge course at South Bellevue Community Center, I wanted to try it mainly just to see if I could do it. I had never done anything like this in my life and though I was defi nitely not expecting anything we actually did on Saturday, it was a great, exciting challenge.

Before getting into the ropes course, we played some games to get to know each other and to help us work together as a team.

Our fi rst challenge was to arrange ourselves according to our birthdays silently, all while standing on a slippery log. Although we had to be silent, our ability to communi-cate without making noise made for a surprisingly quick and effi cient completion of the activity.

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briefi ngs, we climbed up on the high course and attempted to navigate the various challenges.

On the course, I received tons of encouragement from everyone and was constantly reminded of the importance of working as a team. At one point when I was stuck on one of the challenges, my team continued to off er support and there is no doubt that helped me complete the challenge.

In some ways, I felt that it was my duty to fi nish the course for them.

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Players and coaches from the Newport High School boys basketball team shared dinner and some laughs wtih residents at Andrew’s Glen, a low-income housing facility located across from the school on Wednesday. The Knights got a chance to give back to the community while residents, many of the which are

military veterans, were able to off er a new perspective to the youngsters. JOSH SUMAN, Bellevue Reporter

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Both the Sammamish and Interlake High School athletic programs will be on the move beginning with the next WIAA classifi ca-

tion cycle, which starts during the 2012-13 school year.

Th e Totems, which have opted-up to compete as a 3A school despite 2A enrollment numbers previ-ously, came in at fractions

under 903 (numbers are an averaged based on full time enrollment numbers in grades 10-12) and this time, will drop down to Class 2A for the postseason, accord-ing to AD Pat McCarthy.

Totems, Saints on move

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I was on the course, I tried to give her the confi dence she needed and remained with her until she completed the challenge.

Of all the many lessons I took from the challenge course, the most important was that without trying, you will never know what you are capable of. I gained an entirely new set of skills and confi dence in my ability to adapt to any situation through working on the challenge course and also have a better understanding of what it means to work as a team.

I am thankful that I got to challenge myself and got to work with new people and also felt empowered, almost like I could take over the world. It was great knowing I had completed the course without quitting.

Th is experience defi nitely helped my troop in a big way. It’s going to serve as a constant reminder that we are strong and that with our partners, we can handle anything that comes our way. But more than anything, it is certainly going to remind us that whatever we do, we are a team and we can do it together.

Get Out! shares experiences from a fi rst-timer in an out-door activity by Bellevue Parks & Community Services.

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Interlake, which has been in Class 2A since 2007, came in at nearly 1,207 this time around, well above the cutoff of 1,096.

Neither school will change conference affi liation and it seems likely Sammamish will follow a similar playoff route as its Crossroads Cup rivals did, through West Central District III. But WIAA Execu-tive Director Mike Colbrese said it is still far too early to tell how the postseason picture would shake out in both team and individual sports.

Interlake has seen its athletic programs rejuvenated by the move and in many cases had teams earn a spot at state for the fi st time in decades.

Th e baseball program reached the state tournament for the fi rst time since 1993 last season. Th e boys soccer team has made three straight trips to state aft er missing out every year since 1989. In

football, the Saints have been to the state tournament in each of the past for sea-sons aft er a drought that began in 1995. Volleyball also returned from a decade-long state tournament hiatus in 2010 aft er not getting in since 1999.

Th e most evident success was of course with the 2A state champion girls soccer team, which brought home only the sec-ond team sport title to Interlake and the fi rst since the 1986 baseball crown.

Sammamish no doubt hopes to have a similar shift in success, as only boys soccer, soft ball and girls soccer have made multiple trips to state since 2000. Th e boys basketball program reached the tournament in 2000 and is currently tied for the top spot in the conference.

Josh Suman can be reached at 425-453-5045.

Interlake moving back to 3A[ MOVE from page 12 ]

BY NAT LEVY

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Richard Kennedy has lamps in his blood.

For the majority of his life, Kennedy has made lamps, fi xed lamps and sold lamps. He even married a fellow lamp store owner. But Kennedy, 66, has turned off the light of his near life-long relationship with lamps this week.

Kennedy, owner of Ken-nedy Lamps and Shade, closed his doors for the last time Th ursday. Having spent the last 42 years building his store, Kennedy is on his way to retirement. He foresees a future Hawaiian vacation, and maybe a trip with his brother and some buddies

on their Harley Davidsons. What he didn’t predict

was the trouble he’d have walking away from the one-man operation that had him working six days a week for much of his life.

“I didn’t think I’d be sentimental about all this at all, but I’m getting that way a little bit,” he said. “I don’t know where the last 42 and a half years went.”

Since 1969, Kennedy has been a pillar of Bellevue’s lu-minary community. Th rough three locations, and endless changes in the business, Kennedy’s has remained a top spot for lamp afi cionados in Bellevue. Kennedy has re-mained a fi xture despite the presence of big box retail-ers such as Home Depot in

Bellevue.“Th ey send me custom-

ers,” he said. “If I go to Home Depot in the lighting department, they ask for my cards because they need some place to send people for repairs and other things they don’t do.”

Kennedy’s did it all for his desire to please the custom-ers. Regulars speak of him with reverence, and Kennedy credits customers for stok-ing his creative fl ame. Th ey bring him any number of objects to build lamps from, including a parking meter, sowing machine, and fi re extinguisher.

Even before venturing out on his own, where he became known for his aurora artistry, Kennedy was steeped in the

lamp business. His fi rst job aft er moving to Seattle from Oak Harbor at the age of 19 was a part time gig at Hansen Lamps and Shades. Aft er returning from service in the Naval Reserve, Kennedy went back to Hansen. He became forever wedded to the local lamp scene when he married a woman named Nancy, the niece of Hansen’s owner, and herself an owner of Harold’s Lighting, a store in Walling-ford.

With Kennedy’s retire-ment, this circle of lamps will complete itself. Kennedy said Harold’s bought out the building and will open a store in the 106th Avenue Northeast location in January.

Kennedy said business has been booming since people found out about his retire-ment.

Kay Grosse has come to Kennedy’s for more than a decade. A resident of Is-saquah, Grosse said it’s more than worth the trip to bring her lamps to Kennedy. Only two days from Kennedy’s re-tirement, Grosse came to the store to pick up a table lamp that sits by the Christmas tree every year.

Lamps, as givers of light, play a big role in their home, and Grosse would much rather see the same fi xture each year, even if it needs the odd repair job.

“We live in such a dispos-able society, and we really like to buy quality products and have them repaired,” she said. “Th is entity will be missed.”


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Richard Kennedy, owner of Kennedy Lamps and Shades in his workshop at the store located on 106th Avenue Northeast. Kennedy retired this week after 42 years with the store. CHAD COLEMAN, Bellevue Reporter

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Bradley Dickinson (left) and Mikel Rogers will open KORAL in February. COURTESY PHOTO

Pearl restaurant teamhopes to KORAL customers

Considering the economic downturn, now may seem like a strange time to be opening a new restaurant. But for East-side restaurateurs Bradley Dickinson and Mikel Rogers, the success they’ve seen in the three years since opening Pearl Bar & Dining is the motivation behind their newest eatery.

KORAL will open in the Hyatt Regency hotel in Febru-ary, taking over the former 7,800-square-foot Twisted Cork space.

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KORAl will be located at 900 Bellevue Way NE, Suite 100, Bellevue. Th e website is not yet available.

New bank in LakemontUnion Bank, N.A. will open Lakemont’s fi rst retail bank

branch in the popular Lakemont Village, 4851 Lakemont Boulevard SE in Bellevue. In addition to off ering the full range of banking services, the branch is designed to serve as a community meeting destination, with features that include a community room that has an indoor/outdoor fi replace, and comfortable outside seating.

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December is the best month to practice lowering ex-pectations, because this is the time we all hope to get our way, whether it is receiving a particular gift , having all the relatives get along without a squabble, or merely surviving the shopping/baking/traveling experience without feeling drained and stressed.

And, like every other month, some things will go wrong.We carry around expectations for

ourselves and others wherever we go. We have fi xed ideas about how others should behave toward us and how they should act in the world, as well as about what we deserve.

Since no one, including ourselves, ever lives up to our expectations completely, we feel angry or disappointed. What’s the alternative to this disappointment? Try-ing to live without expectations and what some call “shoulds.”

We create our particular expectations and “shoulds” over the course of many years, which explains why it was almost easier to let go of my mother (who died earlier this year) than let go of making holiday cards. Th is week, an out-of-town guest, viewing the sheets of colored paper and pens on my desk, asked how many people sent me handmade Christmas cards. “Two,” I said, which helped me put this “should” in perspective.

I decided the fi rst step in reducing my “shoulds” is to ask myself why it is important that I make Christmas cards. My answer? I don’t think it really is. I like making greeting

cards, but one at a time, not in assembly-line fashion. Th e same question could be asked about feeling that

we should bake cookies, host a New Year’s party or create beautifully-wrapped gift s.

When I went through this questioning process I decided that while some “shoulds” had to go, others were fi ne to keep. Th ey’re what prevent me from being completely selfi sh. If you feel stressed this holiday season, you should think about this advice.

Ann Oxrieder has lived in Bellevue for 35 years. She retired aft er 25 years as an administrator in the Bellevue School District and now blogs about retirement at http://stillalife.wordpress.com/.


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Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘round Bel-levue.Kids were waiting for the fat guy to come down the

fl ue.Th e stawkings were hung by the chimney with care,(Can you spot the preceding sentence’s spelling error?)Th e children were nestled with Snuggies in their beds,

While visions of Dick’s fries danced in their heads.Plus dreams about cool stuff like Let’s Rock Elmo’s,Transformers, Angry Birds, Barbies and Legos.My wife in her negligee, and me in my whitey-tighties,Were just climbing into bed, saying our “Nighty-nighties.” When out in the yard arose such com-motion and glare,

As if Justin Bieber had shown up to sing at Bel-Square.Away to the window I fl ew like a fl ash,Tripped over the cat and fell on my … lower back.Finally I saw what had interrupted our sleep,It was St. Nick and his reindeer, all lying in a heap.

Not taking the time to bother to dress,I ran outside in my briefs to look at the mess.Nick looked a bit ticked, not saying a word,He seemed to be shaken, but not seriously stirred.Th e reindeer looked like eight tiny nervous wrecks,Dasher and Dancer were dazed, and Vixen vexed.I said, “What happened here, oh jolly St. Nick?”He said, “Don’t stand so close, I’m rather air-sick.But I’d feel much better if you think there’s a chance,You could go back inside and put on some pants?”I did what he asked and soon his nausea passed,And then St. Nick began to explain things at last:“We were just fl ying along not far from Puyallup,When Blitzen’s right rear leg began to cramp all up.He began to stagger, the sleigh started to roll,And before we knew it, we were out of control.We cart wheeled like crazy, dangerously tiltin’We bounced off of Tacoma and almost nicked Milton,We started whirling and twirling, losing our power.Sailing over Lake Washington toward Meydenbauer.I struggled in vain to bring our mad ride to a halt,

But it only resulted in a Somerset somersault.We gave Newport Hills a pretty big shock,Th en skipped over Lake Sammamish like a big, fl at rock.We swung back toward Bellevue College, Just missing the campus to the best of my knowledge.Th ings got roughest somewhere up near Medina,Cupid bumped his head and would up with a shina.We came frighteningly close to an end-of-ride spill,Doing a series of corkscrews right over Clyde Hill.Near the 520 bridge we started going down fast,And I hadn’t yet ordered my “Good to Go” pass.Th en we bounded for blocks, fl ying high and headlong,Until plopping down here – on your mole-riddled lawn.”By now his tale was over, and Santa was itching to leave.“I’ve many more stops to make on this fi ne Christmas Eve.”Cupid’s eye was much better – Blitzen’s cramp was all gone.Th e toy bag was reloaded – it was time to move on.Santa sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,And away they all fl ew – fast as a Boeing missile.But they’d soon regret barreling away quite so fast.‘As they headed straight for Tacoma’s Museum of Glass.

Pat Cashman can be reached at [email protected].

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‘Tis the season to get rid of ‘shoulds’STILL LIFE

My mother had a career before she was married. She was the head stenographer in the legal department at the newly-constructed Pentagon. She didn’t care much for living in Washington, D.C., so in 1944 she joined the Navy. Aft er WAVE training, they sent her right back to D.C.

Ah, but there was a purpose in all of this. When she returned, she became reacquainted with my dad. Th ey had been in the same class in elementary school, and knew each other a little bit. Th ey mar-ried on a snowy day in December at Fort Belvoir, Va.

According to dad, my brother was born nine months and 10 minutes aft er the wedding.

Th us Rita Kelley Murphy began her new career as Mother Superior. By the time the family was complete, she had lost a few babies and borne fi ve of us. Th ey put their roots deep into the mine-shaft riddled hard rock of Butte, Mont., and never left .

Mom managed our household of seven people and occasional strays. She had three elderly aunts who relied on her for every-thing, including companionship. I now understand the proverb she used to recite, “Blessed is she who does her best, and leaves the rest, and does not worry. Angels can do no more.”

I mention this because I have a part-time job that includes travel. Th e hours are long, the work is hard, and driving in Seattle’s winter weather is challenging. Th e hard part is that I still try to manage our household, yard and gardens, as well as keep Th e Big Table as a haven for our family and friends.

I am in awe of those of you who do this all the time. What I have learned is what my mother knew all along: selective neglect. I know I CAN do it all. Just not all at once!Patty Luzzi has lived on the Eastside for 33 years. Read-ers can contact her at [email protected].

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Christmas came early last week as my husband, Frank, and I hosted a holiday party in our home for members of the Seattle Fashion Group International. FGI (www.fgi.org) is a global, non-profi t, professional organization with over 5,000 members in the fashion industry includ-ing apparel, accessories, and

home. Friends

Kristin Down-ing-West and Count Kody Tuwa-letstiwa, of Kristin and Th e

Count, created the perfect menu and beautiful table décor for this festive event.

Each FGI guest brought a wrapped gift for the Holiday Giving Tree to benefi t New Beginnings (www.newbegin.org), which provides shelter, advocacy and support for battered women and their children. Th is agency has an emergency shelter and transitional housing apart-ments; a community-based program, which provides individual advocacy and support groups; and a social change program.

Th e Christmas wish list was for children ages 2 months up to age 16 who are living in transitional

housing with their mothers. Ella, age 9, wished for

a Glowing Fairy Barbie; Andrew, age 3, wanted Tonka trucks; Sara, age 4, requested Sing-Along music videos; Trey, 2 months, needed clothing; Ryan, age 8, wanted a book bag for school; and Francisca, age 7, wished for a warm winter coat.

Gift s were collected for 39 children, so they too, will be able to celebrate the holidays. I felt like Santa Claus when I delivered all of the wrapped packages, knowing that each gift will bring a little bit of happiness to every child on our list.

Wishing all of you the joy of the Holiday Season.Rose Dennis writes about events in Bellevue and the Greater Seattle area. She lives in Bellevue.

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Little Red Riding Hood has always been a storybook character for Interlake High School’s Natalie Rahn, but the 14-year-old ballerina is getting the opportunity to bring the fairytale to life this December.

Th e up and coming dancer won the red-hooded role in Ballet Bellevue’s winter production, Th e Sleeping Beauty, which intertwines a couple of dances from other fairytales.

For the teen, the performance started as another step in

a lifetime of dance, but when her parents signed up to be extras on stage, it turned into a family activity.

Is it embarrassing to have her parents dress up as courtiers on stage? Just a little, she says, but she’s glad they’re involved.

Her father, Rick, has been working backstage since his daughter fi rst started performing. It’s a unique perspective, he says. Th e dancers elegantly step off stage and instantly begin start huffi ng and puffi ng.

Likewise, Dorota has been helping with some sewing, she says. “I guess when your child gets more serious, you get more serious, too.”

Living in Sammamish, Natalie got grandfathered into the Bellevue School District aft er participating in a French im-mersion program as a child.

When she’s not spending hours in dance classes and rehearsals, she’s usually up late fi nishing homework.

Th e form of a ballerina is so ingrained into her, she stands casually with a toe pointed out, as if she’s ready to dance. As she sat back in a sofa at her North Sammamish home, her toes are pointed as the rest on the carpet.

She’s been dancing on point for about two years. Most young ballerinas have to wait until their feet have grown to certain point, before doctors give the OK for point shoes.

Natalie plans to perform several roles in the Dec. 28-29 performances, but her biggest role is as red riding hood, who must act scared in the presence of a wolf.

Acting is a part of ballet, she says, “Because you have to make the audience feel what you feel.”

She’s previously performed with the ballet as Clara in the Nutcracker and in Th e Snowman.

Th e Sleeping Beaty, based on the 1697 Charles Perrault fairytale, tells the story of a beautiful princess who is cursed by an evil fairy and doomed to sleep for 100 years, only to be awakened by the kiss of a handsome prince who loves her. Tchaikovsky’s composition for this performance is oft en considered his fi nest ballet score. Th e show runs 7 p.m., Dec. 28-29 and 2 p.m., Dec. 29 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.

For tickets call 425-455-1345 or visit brownpaperbags.com. Tickets are $40 for adults and $25 for students and seniors.

Issaquah Reporter staff writer Celeste Gracey can be reached at 425-391-0363, ext. 5052.


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Fresh from his stint on the fall TV show, “Th e X Factor,” Edmonds resident LeRoy Bell will be playing at the Moore Th eatre in Seattle on Dec. 31.

Th is performer has shared the stage with Van Morrison, Etta James, Al Green, India Arie, Erykah Badu, LeAnne Rimes and Los Lobos – just to name a few. Th e eclectic group refl ects his sound, which crosses many demographics from classic rock to soul.

Th e Bell family legacy extended from Philadelphia to Seattle when LeRoy’s uncle opened up the West Coast offi ces of his busi-ness, Mighty Th ree Music, in the late ‘70s. As a young staff writer, Bell teamed up with Casey James to write songs that would be recorded by such artists as Elton John. John quickly became a fan of LeRoy’s song writing and reor-dered “Mama Can’t Buy Me Love,” which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.

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BELL: I learned a couple things. One, that you’re never too old to learn something new. I played music for many years and never thought I would audition of a reality TV show. I’m proud of my-self for jumping into an unknown and tackling something like that.

REPORTER: How has the show aff ected your fan base?

BELL: You can’t buy that kind of exposure. For six weeks, there were 10-12 million people watch-ing every week. People have been following me on Twitter, sending me emails. People have watched the show in more than 150 coun-tries.

REPORTER: Aft er audition-ing in April, was it a stressful competition?

BELL: Th ere were challenges throughout the experience. First, you were going through boot-camp where you wouldn’t get much sleep because you’re always trying to learn a song. Th en as we got further along, you got more sleep, but you’re working 10 or 12 hours a day. Still, I heard from other people that this was the best show they worked on. It was a positive environment.

REPORTER: You’re both a singer and songwriter. Tell me about your process of writing a song.

BELL: I play my guitar and a lot of times, when I’m supposed to be practicing, I end up produc-ing a song. I will usually write the basic chord structure and melody. Sometimes, I will have a lyric and I will write around that. Elton [John] always wrote the music around the lyrics which seemed completely backwards to me.

REPORTER: How did you get into music?

BELL: I started music when I was around 13, when I fi rst got my guitar in Germany. I saw Th e Beatles there and I listened to El-vis. I saw all these girls screaming and yelling and all this admira-

tion, and I thought, ‘I want to be that.’”

REPORTER: Who are your musical infl uences?

BELL: Anything I’ve ever heard. Marvin Gaye, Th e Beatles, Ottis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin. My taste has really broadened.

REPORTER: Out of the many famous names you’ve opened for, who stands out?

BELL: B.B. King. I did quite a few shoes with him. One day, aft er the show, he invited us to his green room and just sat around and told stories. Th at really stood out.

REPORTER Q/A | X Factor contestant LeRoy Bell talks music and musicians

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