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Joseph Livarchik/Staff Photo The Single-A Division Angels tip their caps to the crowd before taking a team photo at Little League Opening Day Saturday, April 18 at South Mercer Playfields. See page 12 for more.

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As House and Senate discuss transportation package, Islanders still worry about tolling

Katie [email protected]

As the transportation debate continues in the two chambers of the Washington State Legislature, the city of Mercer Island is keep-ing a close eye on its top priority for the session: to ensure that a proposal to toll on I-90 to fund SR-520 doesn’t come to fruition.

The transportation pack-ages coming out of the Senate and House committees—both of which look to spend around

$15 billion on a variety of proj-ects with revenue from an 11.7 cent incremental gas tax increase—don’t include tolling I-90.

Rep. Judy Clibborn (D-Mercer Island), chair of the House T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Committee, said tolling won’t hap-pen as long as she is there. She stopped the Environmental Impact Study of the proposal, but said it is still in the contingency plan if other funds fall short.

State Treasurer Jim McIntire warned against overreliance on the gas tax, and said on TVW’s “Inside Olympia” and in a com-

mittee hearing that revenue from tolling I-90 could help cover bond-ing for transportation projects. It wouldn’t pay for the completion of SR-520.

The city is continuing to follow the issue in Olympia.

“After the most recent state-ment by our State Treasurer, the City Manager confirmed again

with our lobby-ist that tolling is not under dis-cussion either in the House or Senate. I applaud Islanders for con-tinuing to be vigi-lant on this,” said Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz.

Other electeds say that actions

are louder that words. “It’s not enough for our legis-

lators to say tolling is not going to happen,” said Councilmember Mike Cero. “We need our 41st

Closing the deal on transportation

Some Metro service to be restored

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Parent EdgeRosalind Wiseman, author of

“Queen Bees and Wannabes,” will speak tonight at 7 p.m. at Herzl-Ner Tamid Synagogue, 3700 East Mercer Way.

Tickets are $25.

Library Community Forum April 23

KCLS will hold a community forum between 6 and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, April 23 at the library to discuss the results of the Mercer Island Library survey. There have been almost 1,000 responses so far. The survey deadline was April 20 at noon.

For more, visit kcls.org.

Circle of Friends at SJCC

The Stroum Jewish Communi-ty Center’s (SJCC) annual Circle of Friends Luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Contact Marcie Wirth at [email protected] or 206-388-1998 for more.

Election workshopsKing County Elections is host-

ing workshops at 919 SW Grady Way, Renton, on �ling for o�ce on Friday, April 24 from 2 - 4 p.m. or Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. - noon.

If you plan to attend, RSVP [email protected]. Workshop will be canceled if enrollment is low.

Keep up with Town Center news

The Town Center Stakehold-ers met on April 21 at 6 p.m., and the liaison group meets tonight, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. Go to mi-reporter.com for more.

There is a Town Center public input meeting at 7 p.m. on April 27 at City Hall.

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Mike Cero Mercer Island City Council

Bus service to be funded with license tab fees and help from Seattle


Mercer Island commuters who found their bus routes to Seattle cut last September may soon have an option for alternative Metro service.

The city has been working with King County Metro over the last few months “to design and implement alternative transportation services that will help mitigate for service lost on routes 202 and 205, including a community shuttle and inno-vative ridesharing solutions,” according to the City Council’s April 20 agenda bill.

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Two-term mayor seeks re-election to Council


Mayor Bruce Bassett will run again for Position No. 5 on the Mercer Island City Council.

Bassett has served on the Council for seven years, and as Mayor for three. The City Council votes to select the mayor.

“In Mercer Island, we face chal-lenges and great opportunities,” Bassett said. “Having steady and experienced lead-ership is valuable as we work through these things.”

Bassett says he has a “collaborative, roll-up-the-sleeves” approach to leadership, and seeks consensus in decision-making.

He said the growth and transpor-tation issues facing the Island will have a large impact on the commu-nity, not only during the next term, but for years to come. Light rail ser-vice on the Island won’t begin until 2023, but there are a lot of details to be worked out before then, with Town Center planning, parking, the impending closure of the I-90 center lanes and bus service cuts.

Bassett, a former technology exec-utive who ran his company, Virtual Research, for 10 years, said he “has an engineer mindset” and is a “nat-ural problem solver.” He said the

experience from owning a business made him collaborative and fiscally responsible. These traits carry over well to Council duties, especially in a city like Mercer Island that operates on a lean budget.

“We have a constrained number of dollars, and we need to use them as wisely as possible to advance the community,” he said.

In the wake of dramatic cuts to Island Metro bus routes, Bassett led an effort to restore some service.

“Whatever the challenge before us, we rely on steady leadership, a thoughtful Council, and an engaged public to see us through to an optimal solution,” he writes on his website, electbruce.org.

During his time on the Council, Bassett pushed to improve the city’s play fields, restore fund-ing for Mary Wayte pool and improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities, like the trail along the southern portion of Island Crest

Way and the shoulders along East and West Mercer Way.

Bassett has served on the Utility Board, the Arts Council, the Parks and Recreation Subcommittee, the Design Commission, Eastside Transportation Partners, the City/School District Ad-hoc Committee, the Suburban Cities Association and the school district’s 21st Century Facilities Committee.

He said his first term was about learning the ropes and getting a firm handle on local issues, while his sec-ond term was about leadership and regional issues, as he built relation-

ships with fellow elected officials. He currently serves on the King County Regional Transit Commission and on the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board.

“I can be an advocate for Mercer Island,” he said. “You can’t really do that when you’re first starting out.”

Also a passionate environmental advocate, Bassett co-founded the Green Ribbon Commission.

Bassett moved to Mercer Island in 2003 for the schools and for a “new chapter in his life,” when he said he found himself with the flexibility and responsibility to give back to the community.

He lives in the Island Point neigh-borhood with his wife Nannette, who is active in the Washington Women’s Foundation, the Farmers Market, the Mercer Island Visual Arts League and the Mercer Island Women’s Club. Their daughter, Emily, is a fresh-man at Claremont McKenna College and son, William, is a sophomore at Mercer Island High School.

Bassett to run again for Council

Bruce Bassett

Masonic Lodge to sell fireworks

At its April 20 meeting, (after the Reporter dead-line), the City Council discussed approving the Mercer Island Masonic Club’s permit application to allow the retail sale of “con-sumer” fireworks in con-junction with Independence Day 2015. The group must renew its permit with the city each year.

The Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club and Mercer Island VFW manage the sale of “consumer” fire-works each year, using the event as their primary fun-draiser. All of the funds col-lected are returned to the community in support of

services and projects. Fire Chief Steve Heitman

said that historically, the discharge of fireworks has had a relatively low impact on Fire Department ser-vices. Moreso, they result in noise complaints to the Police Department. Since specific data about each complaint is not tracked, it is difficult to determine which complaints are attrib-utable to legal versus illegal fireworks.

If approved, the Masonic Lodge will sell “consumer” fireworks between June 28 and July 4, 2015. The pro-posed fireworks stand will be located in the Rite Aid parking lot on S.E. 32nd Street at the corner of 78th Avenue S.E.

Katie Metzger / Staff PhotoIt’s beginning to look a lot like spring on the Island, as cherry blossoms bloom at the South-end. Mount Rainier rises above the Seahawks training facility and hills in the background.

King County Elections handles elec-tions for the City of Mercer Island. The � ling period is May 11 - May 15.

The following positions will be on the ballot in November:

No. 1 (currently Jane Brahm, running again)

No. 3 (currently Mike Cero, not run-ning again)

No. 4 - unexpired two-year term (currently Joel Wachs)

No. 5 (currently Bassett)

No. 7 (currently Debbie Bertlin, run-ning again)

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Per City Council approval of an agreement with King County Metro and the City of Seattle, a Mercer Island Shuttle will operate between S.E. 46th Street and Island Crest Way and downtown Seattle via Seattle’s First Hill, with flexible on-call service to the Shorewood neighborhood. The County is looking at leasing additional park-and-ride spaces near the intersec-tion of S.E. 46th Street and Island Crest Way.

The shuttle will have five trips in the morn-ing and five trips in the afternoon—running about every 30 minutes between 6:15-8:15 a.m. and 4-6:30 p.m.—to and from Seattle, and scheduled to align with riders’ desired arrival and departure times.

The Mercer Island Shuttle will be designated as Metro route number 630 and be included in Metro’s Online Trip Planner. The 19-pas-senger vehicle will be oper-ated by Hopelink, a contract service provider with Metro. It will have a rack for 2 bikes in front and be equipped with a lift and ORCA card reader. Standard Metro

fares apply. Last year, Mercer Island

lost 75 percent of its Metro service as part of budget and service reductions made by King County. Metro set aside funding for an Alternative Services pro-gram, geared toward put-ting service of the right size, scale and type into each

c o m -munity ser ved. C i t y staff and M a y o r B r u c e Bassett worked w i t h M e t r o to find a solution

for Island commuters. There were three pos-

sible services for Mercer Island: a community shuttle that would connect North Mercer to First Hill and downtown, a TripPool that would provide flexible com-muter options to South Mercer Island, where Metro would own and operate the vehicles, or a community van that would provide cus-tomized transportation to Shorewood Heights, where Shorewood Heights would schedule and run the van.

The city conducted a sur-vey of displaced riders to find out what would work best. Ashley Arai from King

County Metro spoke about alternative services at the Council’s January plan-ning session, noting that core travel, commuter and basic mobility needs were assessed through the survey.

There were 240 survey respondents, 90 percent of which said they would be interested in using a new shuttle, and 65 percent of which said they would use the shuttle three or more times per week.

The city will contribute $80,000 annually (50 per-cent of which the city of Seattle will reimburse to Mercer Island as part of its $3 million fund for regional transit partnerships) with Metro funding the remain-ing costs.

Mercer Island’s 2015-2016 adopted budget includes $150,000 per year as a placeholder in the Street Fund for transit fund-ing, an amount proposed by Bassett and Deputy Mayor Dan Grausz at the planning session.

The funding source for the shuttle service will be the newly instituted Transportation Benefit District (TBD) vehicle license fee, which is $20 per car—though that could go up to $40 if certain measures in the State Legislature’s proposed transportation package pass.

The city’s website will

be updated to reflect that “TBDs can fund trans-portation improvements. Transportation improve-ment is defined to include not only maintenance and improvements of arterial streets, but also investments in public transportation.”

The shuttle service will run for an initial demon-stration period from June 8, 2015 to Sept. 11, 2017, and be evaluated on cost per rider, trip utilization rate, daily ridership and rider and stakeholder satisfaction survey results.

As part of a demonstra-tion project, Metro staff will be required to report to the King County Council and the Mercer Island City Council with progress.

New South-end Fire station to open in July

Fire Station 92 will have its official opening cer-emony the weekend after Summer Celebration!

The construction of the new station has been

delayed due to issues with the contractor and the roof.

The old structure was deemed “seismically unsound,” so Mercer Island voters approved a bond for its replacement.

The project is still on budget due to legal dam-ages the city may be entitled to, according to city staff. It is expected to be operation-al soon, though inspectors will need to use infrared technology to determine whether the structure of the roof is satisfactory.

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“Transportation improvement includes investments in public transportation.”

City of Mercer Island

King County MetroThe shuttle route runs from the North-end of the Island into First Hill and downtown Seattle.

‘Bridge 2015’ breakfast is April 28

By David D’ Souza and Cli� Sharples

The Mercer Island com-munity has consistently prioritized the education of our children each year through your in-vestment in our great schools, becoming one of our most valu-able community assets. As this year’s an-nual Spring cam-paign, BRIDGE | 2015 kicks o� , we should all take pride in our public school system that is performing to the highest national standards, consistently recognized for excellence across Washing-ton and the country.

The funding realities of our district may surprise you. Our school district budget is comprised of state, federal and local funds, equating to $10,200 per student, which is among one of the lowest averages in the United States. Within Washington State, we are ranked 282nd out of 295 school districts for state and federal funds. Yet, with sub-par funding,

we as a school district con-tinue to be a top performer nationally.

The Mercer Island Schools Foundation will be giving $1.2 million this year to the Mercer Island School District to help the district emphasize the craft of teaching, funding teachers in programs that

our children love and participate in each day – math, science, music, physical education, art, technology, literacy, and world language. The Foundation also helps to fund im-portant profession-al development for

teachers from training and more, as well as a host of other programs that enable our schools to be among the best in the Nation. Mercer Island students under-stand their role and responsibility in your commit-ment. They work hard, learn well and apply what they learn in and out of the classroom and beyond. Each day they demonstrate to teach-ers, family, friends and this community that the faith and e� ort placed in them is the surest investment any of us could make. Come and champion

excellence in education on Tuesday, April 28, at the “Breakfast of Champions.” This community-wide event promises to be a true celebration of students and teachers! Whether you have children in school or not, you won’t be dis-sapointed in learning the truly exceptional work and results being accomplished on our Island.

If you are unable to at-tend join in the fun at the Breakfast or one of your school’s fun-raising events happening an April and May! It is never too late to simply make your invest-ment to ensure our schools continue their longstand-ing tradition of excellence.

Every donation, at every level, makes an important impact on every student. Please consider donating today and helping us to

reach our $1.2M commitment to our school district. We, as a community, can work together to make our schools the best public schools in Washington!

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schools; it’s up to us to maintain and grow the investment we’ve made in our amazing school system.

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School district leads state in AP testing and scores

The College Board has honored the Mercer Island School District for its Advanced Placement program which provides expansive access to AP courses, and has led to an increasing rate of achieve-ment on AP exams.

MISD is one of 15 dis-tricts that had more than 30 percent of high school students participating in AP courses and had an increas-ing rate of performance scores of three of higher on AP exams.

“We believe strongly in preparing our students for college and for their careers,” said MISD Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. “This is a welcome indicator of the success of our students, our high school programs, and the health of the district’s entire educational system.”

In November, the district was named by the College Board to its fifth annual AP District Honor Roll.

The AP District Honor Roll includes 547 districts in the United States and Canada that “simultane-ously achieved increas-es in access to Advanced Placement courses for a broader number of students and also maintained or improved the rate at which

their AP students earned scores of three or higher on an AP Exam.”

Reaching these goals indicates that MISD has successfully motivated and academically prepared students who are likely to benefit from rigorous AP course work.

Washington state’s 2014 high school graduates took a total of 48,747 AP exams that resulted in scores of three, four, or five. Based on students’ opportunity to earn at least three college credits for each AP exam score of three or higher, this represents an estimated 146,241 college credits.

At an average rate of about $361 per credit hour, the total potential cost sav-ings for the state’s students and families was nearly $53 million.

Two schools earn 2014 Washington Achievement Awards

Mercer Island High School and Island Park Elementary were named recipients of 2014 Washington Achievement Awards by Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn and the Washington State Board of Education, earlier this month.

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School earned the award for Overall Excellence and Island Park Elementary earned the award for Reading Growth.

Washington Achievement Award winners are selected based on statewide assess-ment data for the three previous years. The award is given in six categories: Overall Excellence, High Progress, Reading Growth, Math Growth, 5-year grad-uation rate and English Language Acquisition.

“This distinction is indicative of our staff ’s dedication to personal-ize education and meet the needs of our students,” said Mercer Island School District Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. “We are proud of the achievement levels of all of our schools,” said MISD Executive Director of Learning and Technology Services Jennifer Wright. “Each school has individu-ally demonstrated tremen-dous achievement and growth in alignment with our district’s 2020 Vision.

When combined, the per-formance of all five Mercer Island public schools makes the district one of the high-est performing in the state.”

Washington Achievement Award recipients will be honored at a ceremo-ny on April 28 hosted by Spanaway Lake High School in Spanaway, Wash.

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OPINIONOPINION

April 22 is Earth Day. What makes Earth Day important? Will you do anything special to celebrate?ISLAND TALK

“I try to turn off lights to conserve energy. I’m also trying to get a compost bin.”

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“I’m not, but I’m glad it exists. It makes people more conscious of what we’re doing to our planet.”

BOB FLORINEInsurance Agent

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“Anything we can do for conservation is special, anything helps.”

GARY SCRIVNER, WITH DOG PEPPER

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“I think it’s definitely cool to celebrate Earth and to keep it fresh and natural.”

MEGAN EMPEYStudent

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“I’m not, but it’s important. This is the only place we have to live.”

KURT BORMFarmers Insurance

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On the � rst Earth Day, there was no such thing as recycling, no emission controls on motor vehicles and strip mining for coal on the plains of the Mid-west was in full swing. Now, 45 years later, many

threats to the environment and human health have been eliminated. Yet each day, there are new challenges. While some toxic substances and behaviors have been lessened, others have begun. Untreated sewage no longer � ows into rivers or lakes, yet electronic trash—full of all kinds of toxins and materials that will never dissipate—presents new dangers. While vehicles are cleaner and safer to operate, there are a whole lot more of them. In 1970, there were a total of 74 million vehicles of all types counted on the nation’s highways. In 2012, there were 254 million.

Yet, it can be (bee) the loss of the tiniest working parts of our planet that can be the most worrisome.The truckload of bees that overturned on I-405 last weekend was upsetting. Farmers need bees to polli-nate their crops. They aren’t

around anymore. The loss of 500 colonies of scarce honey-bees is not only expensive but a huge waste. What really hits home is the fact that bees—like so many resources—must be arti� cially raised elsewhere and shipped in from out of state. Their future, and ours, remains at risk. In so many ways, the goals of the � rst Earth Day have been met. People are aware of the importance of a healthy environment. We will never go back to the way it was. And what about Chai and Bamboo? We are both glad and sorry to see them go. We have no doubt that they will be well cared for. The people of Oklahoma City will love them as much as we do. But, we were taken aback when they left so suddenly last week. Of course, we thought we still had time to say goodbye.

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To the editorA ban on fireworks

A letter to the City Council.As I have done a number of times

over the years, I read with interest the agenda bill materials for Monday’s Council meeting on this year’s fire-works application.

Based on those materials, I assume this year’s application is likely to be a p p r o v e d , assuming the application is in order, safety p r e c a u t i o n s are properly in place, fees paid, etc. Assuming there is nothing that can be done this year regarding an overall ban on residential use, I would urge the Council to consider adopting a ban that would be effective before July 4, 2016, since I read in the materi-als that a 12-month notice period for a ban is required.

I understand this is a sensitive issue, including the fact that some people enjoy residential fireworks and the sale of them is a significant funding source to the applicant organization.

But, I continue to believe, as I’ve said to the Council in the past, that the cons—safety, noise impacts on citizens and their pets, litter (immediate and lingering), city staff time, etc.—out-weigh the pros.

Among other things, I noticed in the materials this year the Fire Department’s comment that the more other cities continue to ban fireworks,

the more it seems that cities like Mercer Island that do not, attract more use of them from non-Island people. I also do not believe that the argument against a ban that is raised annually—i.e., if we’re not going to enforce it, why do it?—is a persuasive reason to continue with the status quo.

Last year, Council Member Bertlin told the Council about an incident near her home in which a legal firework fell over and shot out horizontally, hitting a child, and that it was fortunate there happened to be medically-trained

neighbors there or it might have result-ed in a real tragedy. At the conclusion of her comments, she revealed that the child was her own child. Will it take a less favorable outcome from this kind of incident to bring about change on this issue? I sincerely hope not.

Thank you for your consideration, once again.

Don Cohen

Businesses celebrate Earth Day all year

Here at Cartridge World we cel-ebrate Earth Day year-round send-ing boxes weekly to companies that take our empties and refill them or use parts for other things. Nothing is wasted. It helps us clear out the clutter.

We are always looking for empties for refilling and encourage our cus-

tomers to bring their empties in and never ever throw them in the garbage.

It takes hundreds of years for these items to decompose in the garbage dumps. It is amazing how many people tell me they used to just throw them away.

However, many people will bring in loads of empties telling me they didn’t know what to do with them but that it didn’t feel right to just throw them away.

Luckily they learned about us and brought them all in. They feel better and we are happy they are going to be recycled.

We also collect empties from many of the schools for which they receive some compensation for their PTSA or Computer Clubs.


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Late start committee says 8:30 a.m. is opportune

By Joseph [email protected]

Nearly everyone agrees that more sleep is good for teens. But figuring out exactly the best time to start school in relation to teen sleep patterns has proven a bit more chal-lenging.

That’s what the High School Start-time Committee, a joint com-mittee comprised of com-munity members from the Bellevue and Mercer Island School Districts, has found as it gathers information on the implications of mov-ing back high school start times. Committee mem-ber and MISD Director of Transportation and Emergency Management Todd Kelsay said data reflecting higher student performance suggests 8:30 a.m. as an opportune start time. But concerns about

the impact on after-school activities has come with the idea of later bell times.

“If we do push times out to start after-school activities, [students] are not going to get that extra sleep we want them to get; they’ll go to bed later and there’s no net gain,” Kelsay said.

“The other factor is we already start at 8 a.m. To move incrementally to 8:15, then you tend to get some folks that say, ‘What’s the point? That’s not big enough.’”

A key stakeholder in the decision has been the KingCo athletic confer-ence. Kelsay said concerns from KingCo have been in regards to time spent by teams traveling longer dis-tances, as well as ensuring certain sports are played during daylight hours.

Other concerns have been raised regarding stu-dents who must watch younger siblings after school, or students who have a job. And questions have come up asking what

exactly an ambitious, high-achieving student would be willing to concede in their schedule if late-start times were instituted.

“If you take a Mercer Island student that is work-ing hard to get into an elite school and is involved in after-school activities, they don’t look at it like, ‘Well, I’ll just change my expecta-tion or drop something to get more sleep.’ They’re not going to change a thing,” Kelsay said. “[They’re] still going to be in band and still going to be in sports. Sleep to them is important, but they don’t view it as a necessity when they’ve already scripted their 24-hour day pretty tightly.”

Despite the complexity of moving back start times, Kelsay said the commit-tee expects to have a full recommendation in June. Though he admits, there is much work yet to do.

The High School Start-Time Committee will host a

public meeting from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 7 at Islander

Middle School.

How will late start work with student schedules, obligations Issaquah educa-

tor is new West Mercer principal

At the regular School Board meeting April 14, Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano introduced Carol Best as the next principal at West Mercer Elementary. Best will take over for Aimee Batliner-Gillette, who will serve as principal at Elementary No. 4, effec-tive July 1.

Best currently works in the Issaquah School District as the elementary special programs coordina-tor. She was a classroom teacher for 12 years and served as a program assis-tant and dean of students at Discovery Elementary and Newcastle Elementary. A National Board-certified teacher and coach, Best earned her undergraduate degree at Washington State University and received a master’s in teaching from City University.

"One of the things I'm excited about with Mercer Island is the smaller nature of the

school district," Best told the board. "I started in Issaquah when there was about 8,000 students, now there's 19,000 students, so the size of the district, the complexity of the district,

the layers of admin-istrators has grown significantly. I'm really looking for-ward to getting back to a district that's a little smaller so I can get to know more people, and really have an impact and a one-to-one relationship with all

the administrators on the team."

Osprey return to new nest

Islanders passing through Islander Stadium may have noticed the return of the osprey to their new nest, located atop a tree adjacent to the light pole they used to inhabit over the stadium stands and concession area.

The nest was created by licensed arborist Tom Otto of Canopy Conservation. It was placed in February.

Mercer Island High School athletics tops list

USA Today lists Mercer Island High school at the top of its list of the most athletically dominant high schools in Western Washington. The ranking was based on number of state titles, notable alumni, and the success of the teams over the past year.

The school has won 76 state championships, including: 32 girls tennis, seven boys tennis, six boys lacrosse and boys swim-ming (placed second the two years MI didn’t win), four boys basketball and girls swimming, one girls and boys cross country, boys and girls golf, girls track and field, and vol-leyball

Notable alumni: Quin Snyder, Dave Wainhouse, Mary Wayte

This year, the Islanders took second at state for boys swimming, took sec-ond in girls swimming, and made it to the quarterfinals in volleyball. Mercer Island has taken the last six girls tennis titles, and the last four for boys tennis.

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WARRANT ARREST: Medina PD arrested a 33-year-old Kirkland man who had a Mercer Island Municipal Court warrant. Mercer Island PD took the man into custody and booked him into Issaquah Jail.

FRAUD: A 70-year-old Island male at the 8300 block of S.E. 43rd Street said his information was used to fraudulently file a tax return. He did not file or give anyone permission to file his taxes.

THEFT: A cab driver gave a 31-year-old male a ride to a building at the 8900 block of S.E. 44th Street. The sus-pect said he needed to go into the building to get his credit card to pay the fare, and never returned. He was observed in MI Municipal Court, but left. He was charged on suspicion of theft, and his citation was forwarded to the city pros-ecutor.

APRIL 7

FRAUD: A 76-year-old woman who lives at the 9100 block of Fortuna Drive said she thought she was selling her wed-ding ring via PayPal/eBay to a suspect, who claimed to have already sent her the $28,000 asking price through a fraudulently manufactured email with PayPal logos claiming the money was transferred. The victim sent the ring to Chicago overnight and never received the money.

WARRANT ARREST: Des Moines PD arrested a 46-year-old Seattle man on a Mercer Island PD warrant and booked him into SCORE Jail.

APRIL 8

FRAUD: A 54-year-old male who lives at the 8500 block of S.E. 80th Street said that someone filed a fraudulent tax return using the Social Security numbers of him and his wife.

FRAUD: A 62-year-old wom-an’s personal and financial information was compro-mised, and her credit cards

were attempted to be reissued to an unauthor-ized address in Annapolis, Maryland. The cards were not issued after they raised “red flags” with Bank of America.

DEATH INVESTIGATION: The exterior wall of a new home under construction fell onto a 40-year-old Newcastle man as it was being lifted. CPR was attempted by Mercer Island police and fire departments. The vic-tim was transferred to the hospital via Medic One.

FRAUD: A 26-year-old Island female at the 2700 block of 76th Avenue S.E. reported that her credit card was used in India to make charges of $2,100.

APRIL 9

THEFT: A blue moun-tain bike belonging to a 12-year-old girl was taken after being left unlocked and parked in front of Walgreens.

APRIL 11

PROWLING: A car belonging to a 29-year-old Island man was prowled at the 3800

block of East Mercer Way, and a pair of sunglasses, Starbucks mug, pillows and Panasonic digital camera were stolen for a loss of $430.

FRAUD: A 57-year-old female and 78-year-old male at the 4700 block of 84th Avenue S.E. were vic-tims of IRS tax fraud.

BURGLARY: Unlawful entry was made into the residence of a 69-year-old woman at the 6100 block of 92nd Avenue S.E. There was no forced entry. Her deceased mother’s jewelry, including rings taken from jewelry boxes inside the master bedroom dresser, was taken.

APRIL 12

ASSAULT: A 49-year-old male at the 7500 block of S.E. 24th Street, who is a restaurant owner, said he was assaulted by two male customers. No injuries or damages were reported. MISSING PERSON: A 17-year-old Island female who lives at the 5400 block of West

Mercer Way was gone for more than two days. Her cell phone was apparently turned off, and her parents reported her as missing. The subject and her associ-ated vehicle were entered into WACIC/NCIC.

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Austin “George” ChambersAustin “George” Chambers II died

peacefully at home on April 7, 2015 surrounded by his family after a very short battle with pancreatic cancer.

George had an interesting and eventful life starting with his October 14, 1933 birth in Beverly Hills, CA to Dr. Stanley and Ada Chambers where his father was a dermatologist to “the stars”. George grew up on Lido Island, Newport Beach where he excelled at sailing and tennis.

After graduating from Willamette University in 1955 and serving two years in the Army, George returned to Stanford University where he completed his Masters in History and met his wife, Flo.

George’s occupations took him from the CIA in Washington D.C. to advertising in Chicago, Illinois. An opportunity to move to Spokane to be the Director of Advertising for the 1974 World’s Fair brought George and family back to the West. In October 1974 the family moved to Mercer Island. George held a variety of positions in marketing before retiring in 2000 from Children’s Hospital.

Always civic-minded, George enjoyed his activities at Emmanuel Episcopal Church where he was involved in the outreach and music programs. A member of Mercer Island Rotary for almost 12 years, George helped introduce Rotary’s Four-Way Test program to the Mercer Island’s Islander Middle School students.

George is survived by his wife of almost 52 years, Flo, son Peter and wife Melissa and daughter Emily and husband Frank. Survivors also include four grandchildren, Austin, Levi, Annaka and Luke Chambers, and numerous nieces and nephews.

George will always be remembered for his welcoming personality, radiant smile, great sense of humor and love of music.

The family wishes to thank their friends and neighbors for their support.

A celebration of George Chambers’ life will be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island, Saturday, April 25, at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of � owers a donation may be sent to Rotary Foundation, Mercer Island Rotary, P.O. Box 1, Mercer Island, WA 98040 or to Emmanuel Episcopal Church’s Social

Action Fund, 4400 86th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040.1299069

WSDOT will replace 21 anchor cables on the I-90 floating bridges between Mercer Island and Seattle. The contractor will begin work as early as late April 2015 and all work will be completed by July 2015. This work may re- quire weeknight closures of a single lane in both directions of I-90 nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the mainline and 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. on the reversible center roadway. No weekend closures are planned for this project. During construction, contractor crews will remove and replace the anchor cables. Some of this work will be done underwater, but a significant portion will be performed from work barges and inside the floating bridges. Resi- dents could hear sounds of construction equipment operating on barges while workers are remov-

ing and installing the cables. During nighttime work, nearby residents could hear noise from construction vehicles backing up. Crews will mitigate noise by using ambient backup warning systems. For noise concerns during the work or to request earplugs, residents may call 206-440-4DOT (4368). Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on April 22, 2015. #1300296.

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home of almost 55 years. Born on March 8, 1927 in Burlington WA, he grew up in Port Townsend, WA.

Mr. Lupton served in the US Navy during WWII before attending the University of Washington, graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. His career as a professional engineer focused on the design and manufacture of cranes and bore drilling machines. A lifelong resident of the Northwest, he sailed these waters for 57 years and skied it’s slopes into his eighties.

Mr. Lupton was survived by his wife of 65 years, Myra Lupton; a daughter, Susan Lupton (Fred Rigby); and 3 granddaughters, Catherine, Dianne and Elizabeth.

Contributions in his memory can be made to the Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Sailing Program Scholarship Fund, 2040 84th Ave SE., Mercer Island, 98040. A memorial service will be

held at Aljoya Mercer Island on Saturday, April 25 at 3 pm. 1301014

Police

Correction The police blotter in

the April 8 issue of the Reporter stated that a 16-year-old Island male was cited at the 4300 block of 87th Avenue S.E. after attempting to make a left turn into a driveway, using some of the righthand shoulder to make the turn.

The young woman, a 16-year-old from Mercer Island, driving behind him said she thought he was turning into a park-ing lot, and pulled to the center of the roadway to go around him. He then turned left in front of her, and a collision ensued.

The female, not the male, was cited for improper overtaking on left (interim license violation).

Fewer in state die from house fires

The 2014 Washington State Fire Fatality Report is now available on the web at www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/fire-mars.htm.

Considering 89 percent of fire fatalities occurred in residential occupancies last year, knowing how to pro-tect yourself in the event of a house fire can save your life.

“In as little as two min-

utes, a fire can become life-threatening. We want to raise awareness about the dangers and frequency of home fire deaths. How we and our communities fare in a fire emergency depends heavily on the planning and preparation that we put into practice,” says State Fire Marshal Chuck Duffy.

For the third consecutive year, Washington State has continued to see a decrease in fire-related fatalities, with a total of 45 fatali-

ties reported in 2014. Fire-related fatality figures in 2013 were 54 and in 2012 were 63.

To learn how you can prevent home fires, visit the U.S. Fire Administration website at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/index.html.

Next WB I-90 closure is May 15

The third of 30 direc-tional I-90 closures hap-pened over the weekend of April 17-19, com-plicating the Bellevue-Mercer Island commute.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) made some changes for this clo-sure, channeling Mercer Island traffic to the right-most lanes and toward the East Mercer Way exit.

The next westbound closure will be May 15-18, but there will be an eastbound closure before then, on May 1-4.

After those two, there will be no more closures until October.

Go to http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I90/TwoWayTransit/weekendclosures.htm for more.

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Every so often, a green, blue-green or even red murky film will appear on the usually pristine waters of Lake Washington. What is it? Where does it come from? Is it safe?

For many who live on or around Lake Washington, the sight of algae or green scum on the water is fleet-ing. But it looks suspicious. These mats or blooms of bacteria are often blown from place to place by the wind, then settle into nooks and crannies along the shore.

A combination of warm temperatures, sunlight, and nutrient-rich waters can cause blue-green algae to reproduce rapidly, or “bloom.” Within a few days, a clear lake, pond or ditch can become cloudy with algae growth. Blue-green blooms usually float

to the surface and can be several inches thick near the shoreline.

In late January of this year, the King County Environmental Laboratory found concentrations above the state recreational guideline that are poten-tially dangerous for human health in Lake Washington. “Scums,” or accumulation of toxic algae, were found at Arrowhead Point in Kenmore, Magnuson Park and Gene Coulon Park in Renton. The greenish water has also been spotted from time to time at Luther Burbank Park and along the Island’s south end.

Although blue-green blooms can create nuisance conditions and undesirable water quality, most are not toxic.

These floating patches consist of algae, waterborne bacteria that occur natu-rally in water. The patches

are made up of millions of tiny living organisms that are hard to pick up or hold. They are harmless.Yet some, given just the right conditions, can turn toxic.

Toxins are created when the bacteria encoun-ters changes in pH levels, warmer temperatures and other conditions such as nutrient loading (princi-pally from various forms of nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizer) and trace metals.

If the bloom is toxic,

people and pets can get sick by ingesting the water or getting it on their skin, According to scientists, dogs are especially sensi-tive to cyanotoxins and can become seriously ill.

Engineering scientist Sally Abella of the Science and Technical Support Section of the King County Water and Land Resources Division says that the agen-cy often finds out about such blooms from calls from individuals. Some take samples and send it to their lab.

The agency also moni-tors a number of buoys in Lake Washington for the presence of toxic bacteria. But there are few work-ing working buoys on Lake Washington and elsewhere. There used to be more, Abella said.

“Many have been hit by boats or damaged over time. There is no money available to fix or replace them,” she said.

A recent report showed high toxin levels at the buoy near Coulon Beach in Renton and a buoy north of the SR-520 bridge, Arrowhead Point and on the south side of the I-90 bridge.

There are many resourc-es that can help identify if the algae blooms are safe. View maps of lakes

and and buoy locations at https://www.nwtoxicalgae.org/FindLakes.aspx.

And let the DNR know what you have found.

“The agency welcomes input from those who spot the blooms,“ Abella said.

But when in doubt, stay out, she said.

Avoid all contact with water containing algae.

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Or visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/water-and-land/lakes/workshop/training-workshop-presentation-on-harmful-algal-blooms.pdf.

Sally Abella / King County Most of the time, greenish algae found in Lake Washington, Seattle’s Greenlake (above) or smaller lakes and ponds, is harmless. But it can sometimes become toxic to both people and pets.

The Mercer Island Rotary Club named MIHS seniors Katherine Hendrickson and Jason McRuer its Islanders of the Month for April.

H e n d r i c k s o n is president of the Radio Club, student program director of KMIH FM, a Bridges leader, varsity cheerleader and Sparkle Effect mentor, track and field captain and co-president of the Be Kind Club. Outside of school, she is a Young Life student lead-er, member of National Charity League, team cap-tain and co-chair-man of public-ity committee for Relay for Life, and is a volunteer bab-ysitter for women attending classes at Harrington House. The daughter of Tamara and John Hendrickson, she enjoys playing sports and watching the Mariners and Seahawks in her free time. She hopes to attend either

Boston College or the University of Washington next fall.

McRuer is a marching band section leader and secretary of the band stu-

dent advisory, involved with the drama program and competed with the MIHS cross country team. Outside of school, McRuer does free-lance film work, is a VOICE volun-teer, was a project leader in training

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the VOICE/SVP program, and cre-ated the “Supplies for Salone” Kickstarter proj-ect to send school supplies from MISD to Sierra Leone. The son of Bob McRuer and Judy Kimelman, he enjoys cooking

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It’s Earth Day! How can you celebrate?

Earth Day, on April 22, has been a tradition since 1970. Its purpose is to encourage social and political action by drawing attention to the damaged state of the environment. Millions of people take the opportunity to pitch in — if only for a day.

The City Council has adopted a S u s t a i n a b i l i t y Work Plan seek-ing to reduce Mercer Island greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent within five years. For more information on city sustainability pro-grams, email Sustainability Manager Ross Freeman at [email protected] or call 206-275-7662.

What is the City doing?

Starting Earth Day, Free man will be doing a pro-motion at City Hall and giv-ing away free kitchen-counter composters and Mercer Island reusable shop-ping bags, while supplies last.

Freeman said that in the next few years, he will be exploring a green building certification program for single-family construction; natural yard care, includ-ing rain barrels, rain gar-dens, low or no chemical practices; commercial and multi-family composting; a redesign of the Leap for Green Sustainability Fair; cleaner vehicle replace-ments for the city fleet ;and a styrofoam packag-ing ban.

Mercer Island has a plas-tic bag ban, which took

effect on Earth Day last year. The city also ran a “Solarize” campaign in the fall. Most residents find they can cover 50-70 percent of their annual power needs with clean, green power. Residents can also contribute funds for a Community Solar array on the roof of City Hall.

So, what else can you do?

Recycle, compostThe Island’s residential

recycling program has been one of the region’s

most success-ful since its inception in 1990. Island r e s i d e n c e s a n n u a l l y divert more than 60 per-cent of their waste through the curbside recycling and yard waste

programs. Every MI resi-dential account is eligible for free curbside recycling.

Last month’s annual spring recycling collection event at the Boat Launch was well-attended, with about 782 vehicles carry-ing 88,574 pounds of dis-carded material, averaging to 113 pounds each.

In addi-tion to reg-ular yard waste such as grass, leaves, weeds and prun-ings, you can also put food scraps and food-soiled paper

in your yard waste cart, including fruits & vegeta-bles, bread, pasta, grains, eggshells, nutshells, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags and pizza delivery boxes, paper towels and napkins and now meat, fish, bones, poultry and dairy products. Collected yard waste is processed into compost and sold at home and garden stores.

VolunteerThere are many events

in the Seattle area that focus on restoring the natural environment. One of the most popular ways to celebrate Earth Day is to plant a tree, but serve.gov and allforgood.org are resources to find group volunteer opportunities.

On Saturday, April 25, the city is hosting a forest stewardship event at Ellis Pond (visit www.earth-corps.org or the city web-site for more information), and Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust has a proj-ect at Lake Sammamish State Park involving habi-tat restoration.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Nature Conservancy are partnering on a photo project this April, called #NatureSelfie. The goal is to get people outside on Earth Day, connect with nature and share love for the Earth.

At home • Carpool, use public

transit or bike to work• Upgrade lightbulbs

and older toilets• Pay a bill online• Contact your legisla-

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‘Leap for Green’ on hiatus in 2015

This year, the ‘Leap for Green’ sustainability fair originator, IslandVision, has decided to hand off the event to the city to carry it forward and inte-grate it with other sustain-ability programs. The fair will take a year off, and be back in 2016.

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Spacious & Private $1,639,000Room for All!4897 Forest Ave SE. Gracious 4BR/3.5BA home w/ spacious formal/informal living ar-eas, updated kitchen w/ adjoining family rm opening to entertainment deck. New carpets throughout. Dead-end street, play area & garden space.


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Elegant $849,000Craftsman4807 50th Ave S, Seattle. Elegant Seward Park Craftsman! � is 4BR/2.5BA 3106 sq.ft. home has exquisite � nishes throughout. Spacious master has inside/outside deck � replace, views & walk-in closet. Sunny � at back yard & garden.

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Recently Remodeled $392,5003921 S Orcas St, Seattle. � is 3BR/2.5BA Hillman City home was remodeled in 2013. Generous downstairs rec room with wet bar opens to a sunny south-facing, fully fenced backyard. Easy access to bus, light rail & freeways.

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

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


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Mid-Century Modern. $949,000Exceptional Landscapes2937 74th Ave SE. Light & bright home w/ exceptional charm & open � oor plan. 3BD/1.75BA. 1,730 sq.ft. Gracious & me-ticulously maintained back yard w/ Koi pond. Great for entertaining. Upgraded appliances in kitchen. A must see!

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Sunny Lakeside Living $1,595,000 8117 SE 74th Place. Beautifully updated 5BR/2.5BA home in � e Lakes. Resort style setting that is picture perfect. Kitchen w/ new custom cabinetry, farm sink, slab stone, hdwds & built-in fridge, opens to family room. Gorgeous Master Suite.


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On a bright sunny day with temperatures reaching the 60s, hun-dreds turned out to catch a glimpse of Seattle Mariners second base-man Robinson Cano as he helped usher in Opening Day ceremo-nies for Mercer Island Little League Saturday, April 18 at South Mercer Playfields.

The six-time MLB All-Star posed for pho-tographs with each Little League team, as well as the Mercer Island High School varsity baseball and fastpitch teams, before addressing the crowd. Cano thanked Mercer Island for the invite and told the young athletes to put God first, and to listen to their parents and their coaches.

“Coach always knows what they’re doing, and if you listen to your coach, you guys are going to get what you want,” he said. “Hard work pays off. I’m

a good example of that. [Without] hard work, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Cano threw out the ceremonial first pitch to young catcher Mitch Ashberg, and before

departing, awarded Little Leaguers Samuel Hill and Noah Perlman four tickets each to Saturday night’s Mariners game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field.

Play ball | Cano ushers in MILL Opening Day

By Reporter Sta�

Getting his first start for the U.S. men’s national soc-cer team, Islander Jordan Morris scored his first goal in international competition as the U.S. defeated Mexico 2-0 Wednesday, April 15 in San Antonio.

Morris, a 20-year-old sophomore at Stanford, scored in the 49th minute, finishing off a drive led by

teammate Michael Bradley to put the U.S. ahead 1-0.

Juan Agudelo replaced Morris in the 65th minute and scored the second goal for the U.S. in the 72nd minute.

Morris was considered for the Man of the Match award following the game, but deemed ineligible as the award is sponsored by Budweiser and he’s not yet 21 years of age.

Morris shines in USMNT start

File photo courtesy of Jim Shorin/stanfordphoto.comJordan Morris made the most of his first start for the U.S. men’s national soccer team, scoring his first international goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico Wednesday, April 15 in San Antonio.

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotosAbove, Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano shares a brief moment with the Coast Division Orioles before taking a team photo at the Mercer Island Little League Opening Day Saturday, April 18 at South Mercer Playfields. Right, Cano delivers the ceremonial first pitch. For more photos, visit www.mi-reporter.com.


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Through wind, rain and hail, not much was able to slow down the Mercer Island girls golf team in its first week of KingCo com-petition.

The Islanders emerged unscathed through three consecutive days of league matches at Jefferson Golf Course, scoring wins over Bellevue, Juanita and Interlake. And in the early part of the week, they did so overcoming the ele-ments as well.

“We’ve beaten the best teams on this side of the state that we know of,” coach Don Papasedero said, also noting previous nonconference wins over

Newport and Redmond. “With a young team, you often don’t know how they’re going to react, and they’ve responded to bad weather and tough oppo-nents.”

Mercer Island opened league competition April 14 against the Bellevue team that ended its 75-match

winning streak last season. Despite playing through rain and hail, the Islanders had four of the day’s five lowest scores in a 219-236 win over the Wolverines.

The next day, the Islanders had six golfers occupy each top spot in a 217-299 win over Juanita. On Thursday, the Islanders

again claimed the top five scorers in a 213-259 victory over Interlake.

“We’re playing good teams but we’re scoring very low,” Papasedero said. “In this league... if you [score] as a team a 220 any-thing, you’re usually pretty good. This team has been under 220 six out of seven matches.”

Equally impressive are the numbers posted by the younger Islander golf-ers. In each of their first three KingCo wins, four of Mercer Island’s top five scorecards were from underclassmen.

“The girls that you wouldn’t even expect to play so well being so young just pull through,” noted Pearson, a team captain. “Our girls shoot in the 40s pretty consistently and its crazy how everyone is improving just per match.”

Young Islanders showing strength on the linksBy Joseph Livarchik

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Mercer Island girls golf coach Don Papasedero will step away as the Islanders’ coach on the links after accepting a posi-tion coaching American football in Italy, working as defensive coordi-nator for the Italian Football League team Giaguari Torino, or the Turin Jaguars.

Papasedero will hand over coaching reigns to longtime assistant Tim Okamura, and said he alerted the Islanders last week that his last match would be against Lake Washington Monday, April 20. He was scheduled to leave for Italy later that evening.

“It doesn’t take a whole lot to get me to cry, I was really overwhelmed having to tell them,” he told the Reporter in a phone con-versation. “This girls golf team means a lot to me per-sonally and professionally, it was really draining. I’m cer-tainly happy they respond-ed appropriately with their play, but I’m also happy they responded with their support and understanding because at this point in my career, I couldn’t pass this up.”

Papasedero coached foot-ball for nearly 40 years, 34 of those in the KingCo confer-ence, and served as an assis-tant coach at Mercer Island for 13 years, his last being the 2009 season. He started the girls golf program in 1998 with then-boys golf

coach Gary Adrian, and has since compiled a record of 151-21.

Papasedero led the Islanders to a 75-match win-ning streak, which spanned

over six years and ended last spring in the KingCo regu-lar season finale against Bellevue. The loss was only Mercer Island’s third since 2005. Last year, Mercer Island finished fifth as a team at the state tournament and boasted its first

3A state singles champion in Rachel Fujitani.

Despite his success on the links, those close to Papasedero, including his golfers, know football is his first love.

“I think they’re cognizant that I am a football coach,” Papasedero said of telling the news to his players. “We’re as close as we can be and I’ve been lucky to have that relationship with the girls on the golf team. After I described the situ-ation, they knew I couldn’t pass it up.”

A physical educa-tion teacher at MIHS, Papasedero said he plans to return to teach at Mercer Island High School next fall. But he is unsure if he will return as girls golf coach.

Still, Papasedero will remain in touch with Okamura and the girls golf team from overseas through Skype and email. He says he will still be involved in some of the day-to-day decisions this season, but not as much as usual.

Papasedero steps away as Islander girls golf coach

Don Papasedero

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Whitley Pearson chips onto the green during the Islanders’ golf meet against Juanita Wednesday, April 15 at Jefferson Golf Course.

Joseph Livarchik/Staff PhotoMercer Island’s Ragen Plummer (17) tries to work an offensive possession around Bellarmine defenders Thursday, April 16 at Islander Stadium.

Girls lacrosse coming together on the field


After a tough start to their 2015 season, the Mercer Island girls lacrosse team has begun to find its groove on the field, win-ning four-straight games to climb into second place in the Alki League standings.

The Islanders handed Bellarmine Prep its second loss of the season in a 16-6 victory at Islander Stadium Thursday, April 16. They followed that win with an

18-2 thumping of Kennedy Catholic Saturday, April 18 in Burien, improving to 5-2 on the season and one game behind first-place Bainbridge Island.

Not bad after suffering early-season losses in two of their first three games to Bainbridge and Lakeside, the first-place team in the North Sound division.

“We had a couple of tough games early on in the season where we didn’t have time to practice in

between or time to work on things,” coach Liz Shields said after Thursday’s win. “I feel like now we’ve had

some games that have been spread out and we’ve had

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Mercer Island Parent Edge And Parentmap present author Rosalind Wiseman, who will speak at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 22 at Herzl-ner Tamid syn-agogue, 3700 East Mercer Way.

Wiseman is the author of the New York Times best selling books “Queen Bees and Wannabes,” which was the basis for the hit comedy movie “Mean Girls.” She will discuss:

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• Step by step advice on how to teach young people to treat each other with dig-nity.

Wiseman was one of the principal speakers at the white house summit on bul-lying. Other audiences have included the American

School Counselors Association, International Chiefs of Police, American Association of School Administrators, and count-less schools throughout the US and abroad. She is a consultant for Cartoon Network’s Speak Up,

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SJCC Circle of Friends luncheon is April 23

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(SJCC) annual Circle of Friends Luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 23.

Lucy and Herb Pruzan will be honored as 2015 Samuel and Althea Stroum Spirit of Inspiration Award

recipients. The luncheon, celebrat-

ing its 10th anniversary and falling on the day of Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut), will be chaired by Joann and Carl Bianco and Barbara and Ted Daniels.

The Circle of Friends event and its sponsors raise dollars that directly sup-port the SJCC’s mission to deliver programs and ser-vices that build commu-nity, ensure Jewish conti-

nuity and ultimately create opportunities for everyone to learn, grow and celebrate Jewish life and culture in meaningful ways, regard-less of financial means.

A minimum donation of $180 per luncheon guest is requested to help support the SJCC’s mission and programs.

For more information, contact SJCC Development Associate Marcie Wirth at [email protected] or 206-388-1998.

‘Mean Girls’ author to speak at Parent Edge event tonight It is all about keeping

our neighborhoods, our cities, our state and our planet clean and green. The schools, some of which in our area are Green schools really encourage the students and their parents to bring in empties and we provide boxes for them to collect them at their respective schools.

Today, on Earth Day which is April 22, we are having a “cookie for a cartridge” all day to encourage everyone to come bring in empties.

By the way, we also take printers that resi-dents no longer want. Clean Scapes in Gilman Village also takes those.

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Earth Day is April 22.

In honor of Earth Month, two local nonprofits, Seattle’s Friendly Earth and

Issaquah’s Eastside Baby Corner, are joining to forces to collect and redistribute or recycle used laptops.

Friendly Earth, whose mission is to keep electronics out of the landfill, will refur-bish as many of the laptops as possible and recycle the rest.

Eastside Baby Corner, an organization dedi-cated to helping children thrive, will work through their social service net-work to give the refur-bished laptops to local school children in need.

The goal for the Laptops for Little Ones Drive is to collect 500 used laptops. Laptops will be accepted in any condition by both orga-nizations—so people on either side of Lake Washington will have

easy access to a drop-off site.

Collection times and locations for Eastside Baby Corner can be found at www.baby-corner.org/donate-goods/.

For drop-off times at Friendly Earth, please

contact Andrew Shute at [email protected]. Additional collection sites would be greatly

appreciated. Anyone interested in

collecting laptops at their place of business should contact Christine White at [email protected].

Also welcome is the donation of software to install on the laptops before they are given to the children.

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Legislators to pass the State Transportation Package with minimum changes from that received by the Senate.”

The House proposal con-tains two elements that were not included in the legis-lation passed previously: authorizing $15 billion in funding authority for Sound Transit, and forming a reserve account—the trans-portation future fund—to pay for unanticipated future needs, like Bertha, the tun-nel boring machine.

“A robust, modern trans-portation system is criti-cal to our economy and our quality of life here in Washington,” Clibborn said. “This package will create jobs, combat traffic con-gestion, and connect the communities of our state together.”

The 105-day legislative session is scheduled to end April 26. Clibborn has said that she thinks lawmakers would go into special ses-sion to reach an agreement on a transportation pack-age, which they have strug-gled to do in the past.

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Volunteer helps both pets and their owners

Jessica Waller, a fresh-man at Mercer Island High School, has collected over 500 pounds of food for the Seattle Humane Society. The food is for the nearly 1,900 pets living in low income households in our area. Without the food bank, animal owners may be forced to part with their pets. Food is also needed for animals at the shelter await-ing adoption.

Waller, a member of the Humane Society’s teen lead-ership program, has spent over 200 hours volunteering with the non-profit.

She collects food from donation bins placed at the Boys & Girls Club, as well as local grocery and pet food stores.

The Seattle Humane Society uses 8 tons of food each month, so every dona-tion helps meet the needs of shelter animals and pet

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time at practice to work on some of our defense in transition and shooting that we struggled with in earlier games.”

Shooting hasn’t appeared to be a problem in the team’s last three wins, all double-digit Islander victories. In each of their last two wins, nine different Islanders have found the back of the net.

Hannah Paborsky led the way against Bellarmine with four goals and an assist, while Katie Harris was the leading scorer against Kennedy Catholic with four goals of her own.

Shields said a particu-lar area of improvement has been getting to the ball and winning draw controls. Given time to adjust, she’s seen the Islanders improve as the season has progressed.

“We didn’t really have

time to work on the things and we hadn’t played any warm-up games as well. We just kind of went up against Bainbridge,” Shields said. “After we see everyone play, you work at what you need to work on.”

Mercer Island took on Bellingham Tuesday, April 21 after Reporter deadline. They face Gig Harbor Thursday at Sehmel Homestead Park.

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CALENDARCALENDARWEDNESDAY | 22TOWN CENTER LIAISON GROUP MEETING: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Serving as a liaison between the public and the City Council and staff to ensure the public receives sufficient information and opportunity to provide public input. Learn more at www.mercergov.org/town-center.PARENT EDGE PRESENTS ROSALIND WISEMAN: 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, Herzl-Ner Tamid Synagogue, 3700 E Mercer Way. Wiseman is the author of the New York Times best-selling books “Queen Bees and Wannabes.” Her discus-sion will include how social group dynamics influence interactions between adolescent boys and girls today. For More Information contact Kathryn Middleton 206-232-4800.

THURSDAY | 23 EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER LEAD QUARTERLY MEETING: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Thursday, April 23, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Held quarterly on the third Thursday of the month. Meetings consist of team leads from select local committees, but all inter-ested emergency volunteers are welcome to attend. For more, contact Jennifer Franklin at 206-275-7905.

SATURDAY | 25MIPA’S CIRCUS: 10 a.m., Saturday, April 25, Mercer Island High School, 9100

S.E. 42nd St. This event is a homespun circus on a grand scale that year after year draws young families region-wide for a day of fun and community gathering. Featuring pony rides, Dizzy’s Tumble Bus, bouncy houses, face painting and more. Free admission. For more, visit http://mipreschoolassocia-tion.org/mipa-events/circus.

MONDAY | 27TOWN CENTER PUBLIC INPUT MEETING: 7-9 p.m., Monday, April 27, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. The City will hold a series of public meetings and com-munity outreach sessions and encourage a collabora-tive working environment during the Town Center Development Code revision process. For more, contact Kirsten Taylor at 206-275-7661.

TUESDAY | 28MISF BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS: 7-8:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. This annual fundraiser for Mercer Island Public Schools celebrates excellence in education with business and community leaders. For more on how to become a sponsor or guest, contact the MISF office at 206-275-2550.CERCLE FRANCOPHONE - FRENCH CONVERSATION EVENING: 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, April 28. The Mercer Island Sister City Association will spon-sor an informal French Conversation Evening for anyone who wants to improve their French at

the home of Beth Brennen on Mercer Island. The only “rule” is that we speak French. All levels of French are welcome. For more information and driving directions, contact Beth Brennen at 206-232-7650 or Monica Howell at 206-232-2983.

WEDNESDAY | 29MIHS PTSA MEETING “SURVIVING SENIOR YEAR”: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, Mercer Island High School, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. Held in the library presenta-tion room. For more, contact Debbie Hanson at 206-275-3070.FIRST AID AND ADULT CPR WITH AED: 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, Main Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Sign up online at MyParksandRecreation.com or or via telephone at 206-275-7847. Cost is $25. For more, contact Jolene Judd at 206-275-7607.

THURSDAY | 30JOINT MISD SCHOOL BOARD/MI CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 5 p.m., Thursday, April 30, City Council Chambers, 9611 S.E. 36th St. Agenda can be found at mercerisland-schools.org. For more, con-tact Kendall Taylor at 206-236-3300 or [email protected] TODD - SCHOOL EDITION: 7-9:30 p.m., begin-ning Thursday, April 30 through May 9, Mercer Island High School PAC, 9100 S.E. 42nd St. The MIHS Drama Department proudly presents Sweeney Todd:

School Edition. Welcome to the streets of London, where the talented students of MIHS bring a dark and witty tale of love, murder, and revenge. $10 pre-sale, $15 at the door. For more, contact Debbie Newell at [email protected] or call 206-275-9114.

EVENTS | LIBRARY4400 88TH AVE. S.E. (206) 236-3537WWW.KCLS.ORG/MERCERISLAND

LIBRARY COMMUNITY FORUM: 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23. Join KCLS for a com-munity forum to discuss the results of the Mercer Island Library survey.CELEBRATE DÍA! RHYTHM OF THE ROCKS: Tuesday, April 28, 6:30 p.m. Join Nancy Stewart in this interactive

concert that will take chil-dren on a musical journey around the world. It is based on her American Library Award recording. Registration not required, but space is limited. Family program, all ages welcome.OPERA PREVIEW - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS: Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m. Presented by Norm Hollingshead. With Ariadne Auf Naxos in 1916, Richard Strauss and his librettist, Hugo von Hofmannstahl, followed up on the success of their Der Rosenkavalier (1911) with an opera com-bining slapstick comedy and beautiful music. Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.

EVENTS | SJCC3801 EAST MERCER WAY(206) 232-7115WWW.SJCC.ORG

YOM HA’ATZMAUT CONCERT: 7:30-9 p.m., Wednesday, April 22. Community Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration in song with the Seattle Jewish Chorale and guest musicians. Bring your sweet tooth and buy treats at a bake sale to support Jewish Federation of Seattle Israel funding. $5-10. Contact Zach Duitch at [email protected] for more.

10TH ANNUAL SJCC CIRCLE OF FRIENDS LUNCHEON: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Thursday, April 23. Celebrating the many ways the J builds commu-nity and celebrate Jewish life and culture. This year’s luncheon will honor Lucy and Herb Pruzan as Samuel and Althea Stroum Spirit of Inspiration Award recipi-ents. For more, contact Gail Pollack at [email protected] or call 206-388-1993.

SUBMISSIONS: The Reporter welcomes calendar items for nonprofit groups and community events. Please email your Island event notices to [email protected]. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a space-available basis. CALENDAR ONLINE: Post activities or events online with our calendar feature at www.mi-reporter.com. Events may be directly added to the calendar on our home page. Click on the “Calendar” link under Community.

[email protected]. Items should be submitted by noon on the Thursday the week before publication. Items are included on a space-

EVENTS | UPCOMINGISLANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL- ISLAND BOOKS FUNDRAISER: 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 6-8 p.m., Friday, May 15. Island Books, 3014 78th Ave. S.E. Shop anytime throughout the day and IMS PTSA will receive 20 percent of the sales (just mention IMS). Proceeds go towards enrichment programs at the middle school. EXPLANATIONS SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION: Register now for summer programs that focus on particular skill sets for students who learn differently. Our goal is to empower our students to view themselves as strong

learners and to work on strategies to improve aca-demic performance. For more, call 425-378-7634 or email [email protected] BIRD SPECIAL - MERCER ISLAND FARMERS MARKET “CULTIVATING TASTE” BENEFIT DINNER: Tickets are on sale for an evening celebrating food, farmers and com-munity. The event will take place May 17, featuring a special guest presentation from Homegrown CEO, Ben Friedman. Tickets are $65 until May 1, available online at www.eventbrite.com/e/mercer-island-farm-ers-market-cultivating-taste-tickets-16033149582. For more details, visit mifarmersmarket.org.

EVENTS | ONGOINGMINI MERCER DAYS - MOMMY AND ME: 10:30-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St. Offering the perfect place to bring children to enjoy music, stories, art projects, and more. Meet other parents while the children play together in an organized, fun setting. To register, visit www.myparksandrecreation.com or call 206-275-7609. Runs April 21-May 19. Cost is $79 for residents, $94 for non-residents.

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REPORTERT h e a w a r d - w i n n i n g newspaper Journal of the San Juans is seeking an energet ic, de- tailed-oriented reporter to write articles and fea- tu res. Exper ience in photography and Adobe InDesign preferred. Ap- plicants must be able to work in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment, possess excellent wr i t ing sk i l ls, have a knowledge of community news and be able to write about multiple top- ics. Must relocate to Fri- day Harbor, WA. This is a full-time position that includes excellent benefits: medical, dental, life insurance, 401k, paid vacation, sick and holidays. EOE . No cal ls p lease. Send resume with cover letter, three or more non- re tu r nable clips in PDF or Text for- mat and references to

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Cats

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Dogs

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BEAUTIFUL HOME $1,299,0001 Story, 2 Wings, 4BR+Of� ce/Nanny/5thBR, Master Suite, .518 Flat Acres, Skylights, Leaded Glass, Stainless Appliances, Jetted Tub, Close to Is Park Elementary #631724

Galen Hubert 206-778-9787

New on Market $1,278,000Stunning Black and Caldwell, custom designed for the original owner. Time to add your inspiration to transform this stately lady into her new glory. #757462

Hedy Joyce 206-406-7275

-SHORT SALE- $199,900Private drive ends at this cozy 3BR/2.5BA home, master on main. Spacious living areas, open kitchen and large rear deck and patio with a fully fenced backyard. #494945


Alki $3,125,000Seven Distinctive, 1800sf contemporary 4 level Townhouse units w/Seattle, Elliott Bay & territorial views from roof top decks & covered basement level prkg #756387


New Construction $2,199,990This cozy 3571sf JayMarc home offers 5 bedrooms and 4.25 baths, casual dining, tech room, contemporary � replace & mantel in spacious great room. #753946

Don Samuelson 206-230-5435

Move Right In! $1,550,000Sited for privacy near coveted Groveland Beach, this exquisite Craftsman boasts a grand two-story entry w/gracious staircase. 5BR/3.5BA, 3970sf. #760570


Capitol Hill $350,0003 adjacent lots totaling 15000sqft. Build your dream home or 2 townhomes. Lake Union & Queen Anne views, walk to city center, Broadway & more. Amazing location! #678887

Patricia Temkin 206-579-5073

◆ Washington Park $6,550,000Gated estate sited privately off coveted McGilvra Blvd. This 2012 Classic Revival home offers the perfect blend of tradition w/all of the amenities for today’s lifestyles. 5BR/7.75BA. #768638


◆ View Home $1,188,000A view from every rm. Light-� lled custom home offers an open � oor plan, formal & casual spaces, kit w/gas stove, granite, wd � rs, en suite mstr & more. Upscale living at its � nest. #769909

Pam Richmond 206-265-9114

Float your boat $348,000...or lay by the pool and watch the Seahawks arrive to work in theirs. This waterfront condo is adjacent to the VMAC and enjoys all the bene� ts of lakeside living. 2BR/1.7BA, 28’ slip. #769391

Peggy Watkins 206-230-5444

Greenwater $118,500Your year round recreation oasis waits! Enjoy endless summer & winter fun at this pristine Crystal River Ranch property! 1/2 ac+ this � at, corner lot is close to playground & clubhouse. #770312

Carrie Simmons 206-679-7093Keith McKinney 206-230-5380

◆ Mid Isl Rambler $1,048,0003BR/2BA, quality � nishes throughout.Vaulted liv & din rm, cook’s eat-in kit, family rm, den (could be 4th BR), utility rm & 2 car garage. Huge level fenced bkyd is ready for summer! #763756

Molly Penny 206-230-5515Katie Penny Shea 206-755-5051

◆ Mercerdale $898,000Beautifully renovated, light-� lled mid-Century modern home. Easy distance to Sunday Farmer’s market, park, wooded trails, restaurants, shops, and coming soon, Youth Theater. 3BR/2.75BA #766813

Becky Nadesan 206-230-5377

◆ Forest Ridge $850,000Highly sought after nbrhd! Lovely, light and bright 2950sf home with HUGE private deck on greenbelt. 4 large bedrooms + main � oor den/of� ce that could be used as guest suite. #769682

Heidi Klansnic 425-830-4199Koleen Cook 425-233-550

Whidbey Island! $309,900Charming island home overlooking Mutiny Bay offers two BR (easy add 3rd BR) remodeled kitchen and baths, new wood burning � replace, carport, storage shed and huge workshop on 3/4 acre! #764852

Carol Hinderstein 206-595-5722

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COLDWELL BANKER BAIN MERCER ISLAND OFFICE | 7808 SE 28th Street #128, Mercer Island | 206-232-4600

mercer island reporter, april 22, 2015

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