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When Rahwa Ghebremichael was younger, an all-female environment would have been the last place she’d want to be.

She’d participated in various youth leader-ship and mentorship programs but they were always co-gender programs. It wasn’t until she joined Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) at 17 that Ghebremichael realized the value in spending time with other girls and women.

“And I liked it and I loved it,” said the Ever-ett resident, who is now 20.

Y-WE — which recently moved its office to the Together Center at 16315 N.E. 87th St., Suite B-9 in downtown Redmond — is a nonprofit organization that serves girls ages 12-18 and women ages 19-80. According to its website, the leadership and mentor-ship program is for teen girls in the Pacific Northwest and helps them “build ongoing mentorship relationships; gain tools to create

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Thanks to the passing of Ini-tiative 502, it is now legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use in the state of Washington.

The law took effect Dec. 6 and in its wake, has raised questions regarding policy and regulation in jurisdictions statewide including the City of Redmond as it is still against federal law to possess can-

nabis.Redmond Mayor John

Marchione said there are no laws regarding buying or sell-ing marijuana, which makes it difficult to create any kind of policy.

“Until these major questions get answered, we’re taking a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude,” he said.

Marchione said definite action would be taken if a Redmond officer encounters an individual in possession of marijuana and the officer sus-

pects there is more going on such as the individual appear-ing impaired. But this adds more questions, as well.

“We don’t even know how to measure impairment,” Mar-chione said.

Jim Bove, spokesperson for the Redmond Police Depart-ment (RPD), said they will continue to enforce laws as they pertain to residents, but like the mayor, the police also need to figure out how to ap-proach the issue.

City of Redmond taking a ‘wait-and-see’ approach with pot policy, regulation

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Police Blotter

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

Wednesday, Dec. 12Theft: It was reported at 1:23 p.m. that sometime during the morning, an unknown suspect entered the victim’s office in the 5600 block of 148th avenue Northeast in Grass lawn and stole his jacket that contained his phone and wallet.Vehicle parts theft: Redmond police responded to a reported theft at 10:34 a.m. in which a tire was taken from a vehicle in the 18200 block of Northeast 99th Way on Education Hill. there are no leads at this time.

Tuesday, Dec. 11Theft: Redmond police responded to a theft at 2:05 p.m. from a depart-ment store in the 2200 block of 148th avenue Northeast in Overlake.Burglary: Redmond police responded to a residence in the 16700 block of Northeast 89th Street on Education Hill in reference to a burglary that occurred at 9:28 a.m.. there are suspects at this time.

Monday, Dec. 10Agency assistance: at 8:41 p.m., Kirkland police requested assistance from Redmond police’s K-9 unit for a narcotic sniff of a vehicle suspected in narcotic activity. Vader alerted on the vehicle and Kirkland officers are requesting a search warrant for the vehicle.Grand theft auto: Redmond police responded to a business in the 15200 block of Northeast 95th Street in Grass lawn in reference to a stolen vehicle at 8:22 a.m. there are no suspects at this time.

Sunday, Dec. 9Burglary: Redmond police responded to a residential burglary at 1:39 p.m. from the 17000 block of Northeast of Northeast 107th Street on Education Hill. Camera equipment was stolen.Theft: Jewelry was reported stolen from an apartment in the 16300 block of Northeast 83rd Street downtown at 10:43 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8Theft: Redmond police investigated a theft at 9:42 p.m. from a grocery store in the 15800 block of Redmond Way downtown.Shoplifting: Redmond police re-sponded to a reported shoplift at 2:40 p.m. from a business in the 2200 block of 148th avenue Northeast in Overlake.Burglary: Redmond police investi-gated a residential burglary at 11:37 a.m. from the 14700 block of Northeast 61st Street in Grass lawn.DUI: Redmond police arrested a subject in the 17700 block of Redmond Way downtown for driving under the influence and possession of a con-trolled substance at 1:33 a.m.

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On Dec. 4, the Redmond City Council passed a budget for 2013 through 2014. The administration says the budget “is reduced to take into account the continued lack of service demand in development review (and other items)” and is a 4 percent increase over the current budget. The bud-get includes a 1 percent property tax increase even though we will have a $10 million surplus at the end of 2012 (the 1 percent increase is worth about $450,000 over the next two years).

As the two dissenting votes on the budget, we want the residents of Red-mond to know that the city can do better.

BUDGETING BY PRIORITIESIn 2008, we adopted a

process called Budgeting by Priorities, a technique designed to fund the high-est priority services first, with input from the pub-lic. It was proposed by the authors of the book “The Price of Government” as a method to counter unsustainable growth in govern-ment taxes and fees. Essentially we estab-lish a revenue prediction, and go through the various services in priority order until we run out of money. This is not a stand-

alone process, however. Central to the premise of the book is that there is an ac-ceptable price for each level of government that citizens are willing to support. Get above that level and taxpayers react nega-tively by rejecting tax levies, supporting restrictions on raising taxes (58 percent of Redmond voters supported Initiative 1185), and even electing candidates who promise to be more fiscally responsible.

HOW DOES REDMOND STACK UP?On the one hand, the price of govern-

ment as a percentage of the total income base in Redmond is going down. One the other hand, the reason is because we have increased the population density in Redmond so that the total income base has gone up faster than the cost of government services. This is true for all Eastside cities. Redmond even has a policy of encouraging this by creating high density development in downtown and Overlake. This is why

high-income-density communities such as Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Medina and Yar-row Point have costs of government half of Redmond levels.

On the third hand (economists always need at least three hands), how do we compare to similar cities in our area? As a group, the cities of Redmond, Belle-vue, Kirkland and Issaquah spend about 4.7 percent of residents’ total income for all services including water, sewer and stormwater utilities. For Redmond, the cost of these services is 6 percent higher at 4.98 percent. Woodinville and Sammamish don’t provide the same utility services, but we can compare the cost of basic govern-ment services for these cities, as well. For the six largest Eastside cities, the popula-tion weighted price of basic municipal government is 2.83 percent. For Redmond, it is 14.5 percent higher at 3.27 percent.

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The city can do better with its budget

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Redmond City Council member

On Dec. 4, the Red-mond City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2013-14 biennial budget.

Work-ing with Mayor John Marchio-ne, we delivered a bud-get that responds to citizen priorities and complies with the long-term fiscal policies the City Council put in place to ensure a sound financial future for our

community.With

this budget, we com-pleted our third iteration of Bud-geting by Priorities (BP). We started budget discus-sions early in 2012 with citizen involvement and continued throughout the year with numerous checkpoints to ensure the process was open and transparent. BP is an innovative approach that has caught the at-tention of many of our neighboring communi-

ties and we are often asked how the process works. The process is a time-consuming exer-cise and making it work takes commitment. We have a community that supports the process and a mayor and City Council who have a

strong collegial and working relationship based upon a foundation of trust and respect.

The 2013-14 bien-nial budget entails right sizing of many services and a small reduction in the city workforce. But even with these efficiencies, our long-range financial policy called for a 1 percent

property tax increase to maintain sound fiscal practices. The increase demonstrates that we are continuing our con-servative and fiscally responsible management style that has resulted in Redmond’s attaining a Triple A bond rating (the highest available).

By taking 1 percent a year as allowed by law, we mitigate the need for tax revenues over time and eliminate peri-odic large increases in property taxes. But even with this increase, we are still falling behind. Labor and health care costs continue to rise and maintenance and

operations costs in-crease with each newly funded capital project. Some have suggested we could tap into our re-serves and contingency funds to eliminate the need for the property tax increase. If we are to maintain the quality of our community, this would only delay the inevitability of large tax increases in future years and move us further away from our objec-tive of being financially sustainable city.

BP is based upon a concept called Price of Government, the per-centage of a taxpayer’s personal income spent operating the govern-ment. In Redmond the actual cost of govern-ment is roughly 5 per-cent; with the 2013-14 budget, the cost of gov-ernment is actually

‘We believe this budget is fiscally sound and honors our commitment to our community’

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Downtown Redmond has changed from quiet to noisy

When we first moved into our apartment in downtown Redmond three years ago, it was a quiet haven. During the past six months, however, the noises of downtown Redmond have left us sleep-deprived and robbed of any sense of peace and quiet we once enjoyed.

On any given day, and most painfully through the night, we are haunted by low-pitched rumbling and vibration. The sounds of falling rain have been replaced with what sounds like diesel trucks idling outside our window.

Some nights are filled with the sounds of leaf-blowers and the rumble of street sweepers; other nights are filled with rumblings from what seems to be distant construction, industrial noise, road or utility work.

We have contacted the city. We have contacted the police. We have contacted local businesses. We have driven around at all hours trying to identify the noises so they can be stopped. We have gotten nowhere.

As I sit and write this letter after another rest-less night, rumblings and low vibrations continue to fill my room. With construction sites, businesses and roadwork all around me, I fear these noises will never stop. White-noise machines, ear plugs, sleeping pills and ear phones can’t compete with the low-pitched rumble. I feel completely helpless in restoring my sense of peace and well-being while living in downtown Redmond.Shannon Sorensen, Redmond

Mayor Marchione has said that it is an improper use of the Price of Government tool to compare relative costs of neighboring cities. That is like saying that it is improper to compare new car prices in Bellevue with car prices at Kirkland dealers, or wrong to compare grocery prices at QFC in Redmond to those at QFC in Sammamish. All six neighbor-ing cities share the same labor pool, cost of living, topography and service expectations. All six cities provide high levels of basic municipal services and enjoy similarly high satisfaction rat-ings by residents. Probably the most directly comparable city to Redmond is Kirkland, yet our cost of municipal government including utilities is 31 per-cent higher than Kirkland and the price of basic government excluding utilities is 16 percent higher in Redmond. All cost data come from the Washington State Auditor for the same categories of costs, while population and income data are from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2011.

rHEToric Vs. DATATwo arguments were raised to

support raising property taxes to the legal maximum. First, it costs something to maintain any new capital project we build. We all understand this. Whether it is a house or a car or a lawn

mower, anything we buy will generate ongoing maintenance costs. When we look at the data provided by the administration, it is amazing how little it will cost to maintain our proposed projects. The mayor’s projected ongoing costs related to the proposed new capital projects is 0.65 percent per year. For every $100 we spend on capital, it will cost us 65 cents a year in ongo-ing costs. Anyone who has ever owned an Audi or a Fiat can tell you what a bargain that is. This argument also overlooks that the purpose of these capital projects is to encourage and accommo-date new development, which in turn generates new taxes at an even higher rate than the current tax base. We won’t be paying those new ongoing costs from the current tax base, but from a significantly larger one.

The second argument for raising taxes is concern about possible shortfalls in future years. This argument has been used every budget for the last three budget cycles, and yet each biennium our surpluses have increased. If we had not taken any property tax increases in the last six years, our current budget surplus would be “only” $8.5 million, or over 5 percent of the current basic budget. These rhetorical arguments are con-tradicted by any data analysis of possible effects.

WE c An Do MucH BET TErProponents of higher taxes ar-

gue that the increase isn’t really very much. We ask, are they even necessary? As a government, we should not be taking any more money from our residents than we need in order to operate our services honestly and efficiently. We know any money that’s col-lected will be spent because Gov-ernments don’t do profit sharing or pay dividends. In addition to being more diligent about our cost of government, we need to have a higher threshold for rais-ing taxes than simple anxiety or rhetoric. Raising taxes should be the last option, not the first.

the lowest it has been since we began tracking it in 1997. The City Council and mayor deliv-ered a cost-effective and fis-cally responsible financial plan to the citizens of Redmond.

While we believe this budget is fiscally sound and honors our commitment to our com-munity, we will continue to evaluate ways to improve the budgeting process.

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‘ Tom will do whatever it takes to find power and attention’

Democratic state Senators Rodney Tom (48th Leg-islative District) and Tim Sheldon (35th Legislative District) sold out the voters of Washington for their own political power (by joining with Republicans to announce the takeover of the state Senate gover-nance structure). These two long-time politicians placed their own ambition and ego above the voters’ choices. They are clearly more interested in being the leader and president pro temper than working toward solutions for the people of Washington.

Tom and Sheldon’s naked power grab thwarts the will of the voters by turning the Senate over to an unprecedented Gridlock Caucus.

Rodney Tom must think he knows better than the tens of thousands of voters who voted for progressive ideals in the district he is supposed to represent. His political power grab is particularly egregious coming from the 48th Legislative Dis-trict. Democrats Ross Hunter and Cyrus Habib won an average of 65 percent of the vote in the District last month. In addition, progressive candidates like Barack Obama, Jay Inslee, Maria Cantwell, Bob Fer-guson and others won easily won across the board.

In RodneyWorld, the only thing you can count on is that Rodney Tom will do whatever it takes to find power and attention. He clearly relished the spotlight and attention at the press conference this morning.

Let there be no doubt he will switch sides again and betray the other half the legislature if he sees a personal advantage in doing so.

It’s clear that this Gridlock Caucus is more inter-ested in blocking legislation than achieving progress in Olympia. The Gridlock Caucus will ensure that our state cannot adequately fund education and will fail to meet its constitutional responsibility to our kids.Aaron Ostrom, executive direc tor of Fuse Washington

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On Monday, the King County Council adopted a legislative package that will keep the Eastside Rail Corridor (ERC), which stretches from King Coun-ty to Snohomish County under public control.

“By approving the public’s ownership of the Eastside Rail Corridor, we are planting the seeds for future generations of economic benefits through transportation options,” said Council Vice Chair Jane Hague, “and also liv-ability by expanding health and recreational opportu-nities within the trails of the corridor.”

Hague directed the council’s deliberation on the ERC proposal.

Along with approving a legislative package intro-duced by the King County Executive Dow Constan-tine, which authorizes the purchase of more than 15 miles along the ERC, the council unanimously adopted legislation to establish the Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Advi-

sory Council. The advisory council will involve stake-holders along the ERC to coordinate the regional planning process for land that could support trails, light rail and/or passenger rail service and an array of utility services.

“This is yet another example of how everyone benefits when we work to-gether, and I look forward to the day that we can all enjoy this major regional asset,” said Constantine.

Monday’s vote was the final step in the effort to maintain the 42-mile cor-ridor and prevent it from being broken up and sold for private development. What began in 2003 when Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) announced its intention to sell the cor-ridor has developed into a process that will involve representatives from gov-ernment and private stake-holder groups throughout the Eastside.

In 2009, when the Council gave Constantine negotiating authority for a proposed public-private partnership on the cor-

ridor, a panel similar to the advisory council was envisioned in the Memo-randum of Understanding agreed to by the county and Port of Seattle.

The adopted motion cre-ating the advisory council calls for Constantine to appoint to the council members representing: King County Council, county executive (or the executive’s designee), the City of Redmond, the City of Kirkland, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Sound Transit.

The goal of the advisory council is to oversee the partner planning process including implementing and coordinating the rail, trail and utility uses in the corridor, coordinating with affected cities around local planning and development with the regional uses and overseeing the work of a technical staff work group.

The county executive and the County Council member who represents the majority of the cities directly affected by devel-opment of the corridor would serve as co-chairs

of the committee, which would begin meeting in February 2013. A facilita-tor would be hired to lead the work of the committee.

Advisory council mem-bers would be encouraged to receive input from a wide variety of voices including representa-tives of regional partners, local governments in the corridor, community organizations, business owners, adjacent landown-ers, rail/trail advocates, public health agencies and citizens who are interested in the corridor’s develop-ment.

The motion also calls for preliminary recommenda-tions to be presented to the county executive by July 31, 2013 and for the executive to present these recommendations to the County Council by Aug. 30, 2013.

The creation of the advisory council was part of the adopted legislation regarding the ERC.

King County Council creates regional panel for the eastside Rail Corridor

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For many of us, December is a month when our thoughts and concerns for the less fortunate in our communities really come to the forefront. This is no doubt due in part to the holidays we celebrate and due in part to the seasonal weather. Cold, wet and windy days remind us how tough life can sometimes be. For an organization like Food Lifeline, the less fortunate are always at the forefront of their thoughts and efforts. Each year in November and December QFC is proud to support Food Lifeline in the Puget Sound area and the Oregon Food Bank in Oregon with a two-month campaign to collect both food and cash for these organizations. Our cam-paign is called Bringing Hope To the Ta-ble. The food and money that is accumu-lated helps sustain these organizations and their clients for months after the holidays are over.

QFC is also proud to be a year ‘round partner with these organizations in pro-viding wholesome food through the Gro-cery Rescue Program. Food that no lon-ger meets our standards for quality and

freshness, but that is still wholesome and healthful is donated and used to feed hungry people through the great work of these organizations. Much of the great work that Food Lifeline does would not be possible without the assistance of a large group of volunteers.

Nora Peters, a Grocery Rescue Pro-gram Representative at Food Lifeline notes, “All non-profits agree that volun-teers who give their skills and time are a precious resource and are really the back-bone of our operations. This is even more true at Food Lifeline where every year over 9,000 volunteers help us sort and repack food donations, help with administrative tasks in our office, and with food and fund drives. These volunteers are the equivalent of 20 full-time employees!”

Many volunteers return often to help Food Lifeline, but the door is always open for people who want to donate even just a few hours of their time. As the Food Life-line website notes, “Businesses, schools, social clubs, faith-based groups, service

organization and youth groups all pitch in to help feed the hungry.” Nora stated, “Volunteering isn’t just good for us and the people we serve – it’s also good for your health! Studies have shown that volunteer-ing improves one’s mental and emotional well-being, expands our social safety nets, staves off depression, and encourages par-ticipating youth to avoid risky behaviors. Also, while much of the motivation for volunteering is altruistic, it is also a smart career move. You can bring your unique set of skills to the table and teach fellow volunteers, and you can gain experience,

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On Dec. 4, the Redmond City Council approved Mayor John Marchione’s budget proposal for the 2013-14 biennium with a 5-2 vote.

The new $581.5 million budget is a slight increase from 2011-12 and includes a 1 percent increase in property taxes for residents.

Marchione said it was this increase that led council members Dave Carson and Hank Myers to vote “no” on approving the budget. The mayor said the property tax increase will add about $6 per year for the average Redmond household, adding that the city has increased the property tax each year by 1 percent since at least 2005 as part of its long-range plan.

“Slow and steady keeps us healthy,” Marchione said.

The increase is to accommodate infla-tion, employee benefits and the growing maintenance work for the city’s capital projects.

To create the upcoming budget, the city used the Budgeting by Priorities (BP) process for the third budgeting cycle. Citizen involvement plays a large role in the process as city services are reconsid-ered through the prism of what citizens value most. According to the city website,

“the final budget ‘buys’ only those services most valued by the citizens,” or what they consider priorities.

The City of Redmond’s budget is broken up into six priorities, which were deter-mined by citizens in 2008 during the first BP process in 2008: infrastructure and growth, clean and green environment, community building, safety, business vital-ity and responsible government.

Marchione said six citizens were also part of the results teams (one per prior-ity) to work with city staff to create budget proposals for each priority.

“It’s a big commitment for someone to step up and volunteer,” he said.

Citizens on the results teams spent about 60 hours doing their part of the job and worked from the end of April to July. The city also held a number of public hearings at the beginning of the year to give the community the opportunity to voice their concerns about the budget.

Marchione said the main things he heard from citizens included a more active downtown, more green infrastructure and programs and more transit service throughout the city. He said the city has also received “kudos” for their customer service and a “thank you” from human ser-vices organizations for the city’s continued commitment to support their needs.

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It was Hopelink public relations coordinator Kris Betker’s first time experiencing Microsoft’s Giving Tree event on Thursday morning — it’s safe to say that she’s now hooked on it.

“I couldn’t miss it. People get so excited about this event,” she said. “If you need any holiday spirit, this is where you find it.”

As Betker and Hopelink volunteers Chris Cooper and Derek Babine collected gifts from Microsoft build-ings and placed them in a truck and a Redmond Medic One vehicle, they had pleased looks on their faces that were do-ing something special for others.

The trio was among about 50 volunteers who strolled the Microsoft campus to pick up gifts for their organizations: Hopelink, Senior Ser-vices, Friends of Youth and Boys and Girls Clubs of Rainier Vista and Snohomish.

In all, Microsoft

employees donate about 15,000 gifts per year, according to Giving Tree coordinator Stacey Key, who launched the pro-gram 19 years ago.

Microsoft also pro-vides financial support to the five organizations.

“We’re almost at $1 million in matching funds,” she told the volunteers before the event of Microsoft’s 19-year monetary giving total. “(People are) really starting to take notice at Microsoft.”

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At around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 27, the phone rang in the Richards’ household on Education Hill.

The number came up as blocked on the caller ID, so no one answered. Moments later, cell phones began ringing, but the numbers were still blocked so again, no one answered.

And then a pager in the house began beeping.

“We all sort of freaked out,” said Janet Richards about their reaction to the sound.

This was because that pager going off meant something life changing could possibly happen. It meant there was the possibility that Richards’ son, Jason Richards, would receive a new heart.

And indeed, the fam-ily learned that a possible donor had been found and Jason needed to get to Seattle Children’s Hospital as soon as possible.

Richards said they arrived at 9 p.m. and at 10 p.m., doctors began running tests to make sure Jason’s blood wouldn’t react

negatively when he received his new heart. The results came in early the next morning at 4 a.m., show-ing things were good to go and Jason’s heart transplant surgery was scheduled for 6 a.m. on Nov. 28.

A LONG TIME COMINGJason was born with

Holt-Oram syndrome, a disorder that affects bones in the arms and hands. In addition, it may cause heart problems, and in Jason, this resulted in a number of heart defects, which he has had since he was born.

According to earlier re-ports, he had his first heart surgery when he was seven days old and underwent three more procedures be-fore he turned 4. The pro-cedures rerouted his blood vessels so oxygen could be delivered throughout his body and were meant to last 20 to 25 years.

But in April 2010, when Jason was 10 years old, his heart began to give out on him and eventually, he went into cardiac arrest in the middle of a cardiac catheterization procedure. All of this has sped up the process and Jason’s need for a new heart.

Despite how badly he needed the new heart, Richards said her son wasn’t sure about going through

with the procedure.Richards said they helped

Jason push past that fear by praying. She said a pastor from their church, the Red-mond Assembly of God, came to the hospital, as well, to help Jason through the scary time.

“We rely a lot on our faith,” Richards said.

A BITTERSWEET SITUATION

While a new heart for Jason is great news, it does come with a price.

“You realize on the night you’re happy, somebody else just lost their child,” Richards said. “It’s hard to be totally thrilled…it’s not a win-win (situation).”

Richards said they don’t know who the donor family

is but she suspects they are local because once a heart is harvested, the transplant surgery must be performed within six hours. If the heart had to be flown in, they wouldn’t have had the time to run the blood tests.

When asked if they would eventually want to meet the donor family, Richards said they would.

“Obviously, it’s up to them, too,” she said. “I would just give them a huge hug and say, ‘Thank you.’”

She said there isn’t any-thing she could say to make up for their loss, but she could offer comfort in that a part of their family mem-ber lives on in her son.

“I don’t know if there are any words to say,” Richards said about meeting the donor family.

“I’m sure we’d shed a lot of tears.”

COMMUNITY SUPPORTShe said their family is

also grateful to the Redmond Police Department, who has worked with Jason through the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission’s (WSCJTC) “Chief for a Day” program, which honors children who have been diagnosed with a chronic illness.

Richards said they have also received a lot of sup-port from their church and the Lake Washington School District. Jason at-tends Redmond Middle School and Richards said everyone at both schools have been very helpful.

Jason Richards (above, left) is all smiles after receiving a heart transplant on Nov. 28. While the 11-year-old has been recovering, he has been visited by family as well as the members of the Redmond Police Department. Photos courtesy of Janet Richards

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successful futures; partici-pate in service and philan-thropy projects; confront social justice issues; and gain leadership skills.”

HUMBLE BEGINNINGSThe origins of Y-WE

are based in The Power of Hope, a nonprofit youth empow-erment organiza-tion in Seattle.

Y-WE direc-tor and cofounder Jamie-Rose Edwards had been working there for about eight years and as the grant manager, she came across the oppor-tunity to design an all-girls leadership program. The program she created was called Young Women on the Rise and included 40 teen girls and 20 women who served as mentors. Edwards said the funding they received was only for a one-year program, but the participants wanted to see it continue so they held a fund-raising dinner in May 2010, called the International Dinner — so named as about 90 percent of participants (teens and mentors) came from immigrant families. The dinner raised $10,000 to be used as seed money to cre-ate Y-WE. Due to limited funds, Edwards said they had to do most of the work themselves including the food, explaining that the girls’ families pitched in by cooking dishes from their countries of origins.

While putting on the International Dinner was a team effort, Ghebremi-chael led that effort as her high school senior project. The dinner has become an annual fund-raising event

for Y-WE.She said through that

experience, as well as her time in Y-WE, she has learned that you can make anything happen if you put enough thought and heart into it, sharing that her senior project teacher originally advised her to keep the monetary goal of the event to only a few hundred dollars instead of the far-reaching number of $10,000.

“I was able to prove her wrong and show her it’s possible,” said Ghebre-michael, who is now the youth outreach intern at Y-WE and on her way to becoming a mentor.

Y-WE began its first year of programming in September 2010 and Ed-wards said they were able to establish themselves so quickly because they are a chapter of Partners for Youth Empowerment (PYE) Global. According to its website, PYE Global is an international non-profit that partners with existing groups to develop workshops and programs that cater to the young people in a local area.

SKILLS FOR THE FUTUREY-WE has three pro-

grams: Y-WE Lead, Y-WE

Speak and Y-WE Write.Y-WE Lead — which

explores issues such as peer pressure, relation-ships, body image and health — is based on the Young Women on the Rise program. Edwards said this program focuses on help-ing girls achieve personal goals and take the skills they have learned to fight for a greater cause of their choice. Y-WE Lead holds monthly meetings for the teens to connect with the mentors, who are not as-signed to specific indi-viduals. Instead, Edwards said the girls work with whichever women meet their needs, which range from help with college ap-plications to advice about entering specific vocations.

“We are not a one-on-one mentorship program,” Edwards said.

She added that the mentee-to-mentor ratio is 2-to-1 with about 130 girls and 70 women.

The two remaining programs, Y-WE Speak and Y-WE Write, also focuses on helping the teens achieve their goals, but through theater and writing. Through these programs, the teens work with professionals in the field from Seattle Reperto-

ry Theatre and the women writers’ group, Hedge-brook on Whidbey Island.

Edwards said Y-WE Lead and Y-WE Speak co-incide with the school year and run from September to May and Y-WE Write is a weeklong summer camp.

Y-WE mentor coordina-tor Victoria Santos said it is important for young women to have mentors to help them see the path ahead and what can be their future.

Santos is also a mentor

for Y-WE and said she has really enjoyed working with the girls and seeing what they learn from the mentors, as well as what the mentors learn from the girls.

“My favorite experience has been with the transfor-mation in the interaction between the mentors and the girls,” Santos said.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTY-WE is free and open

to all, but Edwards said families are asked to con-tribute any funds if they are able to help pay for the programs. She said it costs $1,500 per girl, per year for their yearlong programs, and for those who are un-able to contribute, Y-WE offers scholarships.

The annual Y-WE In-ternational Dinner raises money for these scholar-ships and this year, Peet’s Coffee & Tea at 17887 Red-mond Way in Redmond will be raising money for the nonprofit through its Holiday Donation Pro-gram.

The store will be collect-ing donations from Dec. 17-24. Customers will be

able to add the donations to their bill, in addition to their order. Cash, credit and debit card payments will be accepted. Custom-ers can also make straight donations if they do not order anything. As a “thank you,” Peet’s will be offering complimentary drip coffee and tea to cus-tomers on Dec. 24.

“The amount we can raise is endless, but the amount Peet’s will match is up to $1,000,” said store manager Carrie Nelson.

She said in selecting a nonprofit to donate to, they asked for nomina-tions from their custom-ers. Peet’s received more than 50 suggestions, and after Nelson researched and narrowed down the choices, the store’s staff unanimously voted for Y-WE.

“It just touched every single one of us,” Nelson said about the organiza-tion.

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“This is new ground for everyone involved, so we’ll continue to work with our attorneys and prosecutors as we ‘weed’ through the process,” Bove said in an email to the Reporter.

State Rep. Roger Good-man, who represents the 45th Legislative District, which includes parts of Redmond, has supported the legalization of mari-juana but acknowledged that, “the hard work has just begun.”

“Until our new regula-tions are in place, people need to know it’s still illegal to grow or sell cannabis,

unless you’re a qualified medical cannabis patient getting it from authorized collective gardens and their access points,” he said.

As the state Legislature works to develop a sys-tem to control marijuana, Goodman said they need citizens’ ideas, as well as their patience.

“This is the first time in world history that we have a chance to regulate cannabis in a proper and thoughtful way, and I know we’ll do it right…Washington state has some of the smartest, most creative and coura-geous people in the world, and I’m confident we’ll find innovative ways of mak-

ing Initiative 502 work for everyone.” he said.

Goodman added that the federal government “would also be wise to back off ” and not interfere with Washington lawmakers’ “inherent authority to pro-tect the health, welfare and safety of our people.”

“We will show America and the world how it’s safer and smarter to regulate cannabis as we do alcohol,” he said. “Neither drug is for kids, and just as it’s illegal to drink in public or drink and drive, people need to know they can’t smoke pot in public, or do so and get behind the wheel.”

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Quicker workouts, less time in the gym, and barely breaking a sweat — that all sounds great, but could this approach really lead to re-sults? A few geeky guys are proving that yes, it can.

At GeekFit, a Redmond-based personal training studio located in Overlake Business Park, a non-traditional method to working out is breaking all the rules that conven-tional wisdom has set about exercise. GeekFit workouts take a “less is more” and “work smarter, not harder” approach to workouts. The trainers recommend one intense-yet-short session per week so that time in the gym is as beneficial as possible.

Opened in October 2010, GeekFit was co-founded by Chris Tremonte and Lowell Meyer. The two Microsoft co-workers were part of a Healthy Solutions group with a few other nutrition enthusiasts. They re-searched cutting-edge exer-cise regimes and nutritional information that lead them to the GeekFit philoso-phy. A group of 15 to 20

co-workers began working out together and the co-founders soon decided to get their own space.

“The GeekFit program is designed to fit into your life without becoming a hobby,” Tremonte said. “It’s fun and effective but you don’t

need to come in five times a week to benefit. This is a really high-return, low-risk, low-time commitment way of working out.”

The GeekFit workout re-volves around slow, smooth muscle movements on five different exercise machines.

The individual aims to continue these controlled repetitions for 80-120 sec-onds and hold for as long as possible before releasing the weight. Most clients do the same workout, but adjustments to the level of difficulty and movements on each machine are made to cater to different body types and health goals.

“We want people to feel like they’re getting a lot out of it and to under-stand what they’re doing and why,” Tremonte said. “I think the easiest way to stick with an exercise program is to know that it’s working and to feel that it’s working, so if we can give them something that’s working it’s much easier to stick with.”

Fayyaz Poonawala has been working out at Geek-Fit for nearly two years. His old weight-loss regime involved multiple sets and high reps followed by car-dio. He found that longer and increased exercise did not help his health goals and required too much time.

“I was seeing a lot of benefit within two or three weeks of doing (the Geek-

Fit) program, and if you see the time spent on it versus the benefit, it’s a huge time-saver,” he said.

Poonawala has been able to stay healthy and enjoy outdoor activities because of less time spent in the gym.

“In terms of my glucose levels, cholesterol, doing GeekFit and nothing else has kept all that the same, so I was able to save around two hours a week and still maintain the same health without having to change other variables,” he said.

Poonawala now leaves the gym feeling rejuvenated and energized.

“It helps my sense of well being,” he said. “When I come out of a workout, I feel a good solid burn and that I had a very strenuous workout. I feel happy that it’s only a short period of time and the benefits are longer lasting.”

The GeekFit guys also have a nutritional phi-losophy to pair with their high-intensity workouts. They advocate for a paleo/primal diet that focuses on eating foods that people have been eating since cave-man times. This diet sug-

gests that our bodies may not be adapted to refined and processed foods, so we should eat foods in which our bodies are well-adapted — more animal fats, meats, vegetables, and less grains, sugars and other modern introductions into the food supply.

“Most people put in some significant amount of effort to try to be healthy and those who see them-selves as society’s vision of unhealthy is not because they’re not trying, it’s because they’re doing the wrong stuff,” Tremonte said. “If we can get them to do the right stuff and direct just a fraction of the effort they’re putting in now into a smarter program, they’re going to have much better results.”

Co-owner Aaron Schmidt comes from a nutrition background and found that there are better ways to improve health than the “eat less exercise more” routine that is so ingrained in people’s minds. He used to be a gym junkie and switched to the GeekFit program after his old work-outs plateaued. Schmidt

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GeekFit guys: On the left is co-owner Aaron Schmidt with co-founder Chris Tremonte. Courtesy of Lauren Becherer

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now spends about 20 minutes a week rather than four hours in the gym, and has never felt stronger.

“We found a way of exercising that we think is superior and more efficient, which we want to share with people,” he said. “I feel great when our clients feel great. That’s the whole reason why we do it, to help people out.”

Schmidt said that they want to provide a com-fortable environment for clients who may be intimidated by traditional gyms. All workouts are one-on-one with enthu-siastic trainers who are clearly passionate about the subject.

“We all have a different background and bring the benefits of having discov-ered this and not being fully taught from the ground up,” he said. “We bring a different perspec-tive to the gym from what we learn elsewhere and translate that to personal training, and have a criti-cal eye for what’s really necessary versus what’s conventional wisdom that doesn’t work.”

Poonawala recom-mends GeekFit to anyone who is skeptical of the

shorter workout approach — he guarantees anyone will feel a burn.

“It’s good pain,” he said.Tremonte feels fantastic

when he sees clients suc-ceed, especially when it’s someone who’s struggled with their weight, or never had much interest in exercise. He said that so many people try to im-prove their health but are just doing it the wrong way, and that they should not feel weak for failing to stick with a program that won’t work.

“Our vision is the more people we impact here, the more this kind of new gospel of nutrition and exercise can get out there and eventually we can be part of positive social change,” Tremonte said. “If we get enough people onto a program that works, I think we can change the world.”

Stay tuned for the first-ever GeekFit Fest on Jan. 7, 2013 that will include an open house, lectures, food, music and more. Further information can be found on the website at www.geekfit.us.

Lauren Becherer is a stu-dent in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory.

The Redmond Da-vid Douglas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), is sponsoring a Wreaths Across Amer-ica event (WAA) with Cedar Lawns Memo-rial Park and Cemetery, 7200 180th Ave. N.E. in Redmond, at 9 a.m. this Saturday.

In 2011, volunteers at more than 500 locations across the United States laid wreaths on veteran’s gravesites. Cedar Lawns is one of 19 locations in Washington state that will coordinate the event with Arlington National Cemetery. For informa-tion, visit www.wreath-sacrossamerica.org/.

Redmond Mayor John Marchione will be in attendance, as well as other City Council members.

The ceremony will feature participation from Redmond VFW Post 2995, a color guard, scout troops and a taps player. The event is held rain or shine with a covered tent, chairs and refreshments courtesy of Cedar Lawns.

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Top, Daughters of the American Revolution Regent Alice Stenstrom with the Overlake Composite Squadron cadets, Civil Air Patrol at last year’s Wreaths Across America event at Cedar Lawns Memorial Park and Cemetery. Bottom, Army Veteran Stan Dinkel and an Overlake Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol cadet present a wreath in honor of those who served and are serving in the United States Merchant Marines. Courtesy photos


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The Redmond Firefight-ers Union Local 2829, IAFF, will be assisting Santa Claus again this year as he makes his tour through the Redmond community.

Santa will be transported in the union’s antique fire truck with his color-ful helper, Buddy. A new tracking application will allow users to follow Santa’s route in real-time, using the web, tablets or smart phones. The new applica-tion is available online at www.redmond.gov/santa.

Santa and his volunteers

will be accepting non-perishable food donations and unwrapped toys for Hopelink. The Firefighters Union will also match cash donations up to $500.

Santa and his elves will be in the locations listed below, though Santa may need to cancel a night’s trip due to heavy rain, snow or mechanical problems (the antique fire truck isn’t as reliable as Rudolph):

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Two Democratic state senators announced Monday they will join an unprecedented Republican-led Senate coalition that aims to split power between the two parties.

The Majority Coalition Caucus proposes to have six Democrat-led committees, six commit-tees led by Republicans and three panels that are evenly split between

the two parties. Those committees will have no more than a one-vote majority.

Sen. Rodney Tom (48th Leg-islative District, D-Bellevue), who will serve as the coalition’s majority leader, said during a news confer-ence in Olympia that “the public is hungry for

us to come together, to work together in a col-laborative manner and that’s exactly what this

coalition is trying to accomplish. We want a cooperative relationship and making sure that we work across party lines.”

Sen. Tim Sheldon (35th Legislative Dis-trict), who is also a conservative Democrat, will serve as the body’s president pro tempore.

The coalition cur-rently has 25 Senate members and Tom hopes other Democrats will join.

The body’s govern-ing principles include promoting job growth in a vibrant economy,

ensuring a world class education system and building a sustainable budget. Tom noted those are values and needs of the state’s middle class.

Republican senators also lauded the effort as an equitable approach that would evenly divide the governing structure across party lines.

But the proposal is drawing opposition from some Democratic Party leaders, who say the coalition is risky and would bring instability and more gridlock to Olympia.

Washington State Democratic Party Chair Dwight Pelz said in a news release that Sena-tors Tom and Sheldon stood for re-election as Democrats in 2010.

“But today, (they) turned their backs on the Democratic Party by siding with a radically right Republican caucus that earlier this year attempted to slash criti-cally important funding for education and social services for the elderly and the vulnerable,” said Pelz, who added the proposal is a “prescrip-tion for instability and division.”

He also claims that Tom “instigated this unprecedented coup and joined with Republicans to install himself as majority leader out of a desire to further his own personal ambitions, not

out of what is in the best interests of his con-stituents or the public at large.”

However, Tom told the Reporter that the coali-tion is about governing, not politics.

“The election season is over and citizens want us to govern and get away from political bickering and move for-ward on the issues,” said Tom, noting that he is not joining the coalition for his own personal in-terests. “I think we have a great opportunity and this is unique in that we’re actually listening to voters who want us to govern and get away from politics and to help solve the problems that are the mainstay of middle class families in the state and that’s what we intend to do.”

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State Sen. Andy Hill from Redmond has been named chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Com-mittee, making him the Senate’s leader on budget-ary matters for the next two years.

“Last year the Legislature put a down payment on a responsible future for Washington by adopting a bipartisan

operating budget that was balanced and forward-

looking,” said Hill. “We’re now at the point where law-makers must take the next step.

“I’m looking forward to lead-ing the budget committee and appreciate the confidence my colleagues have

expressed, but let me em-phasize this is going to be

a team effort. I am ready to work with all legislators so that statewide priorities are reflected in the new budget that will take effect in July.”

Hill believes a majority of the Senate is commit-ted to taking the necessary steps to make sure they’re creating plans that align the unique needs and desires of residents with the means provided by the taxpayers.

Hill was elected to the Senate in 2010 and is mid-way through his first term.

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Rep. Roger Goodman (45 Legislative District, D-Kirkland) has been picked to chair the House Public Safety Committee.

“In a heartbeat, a violent crime or a natural disaster can take away everything — your home, your family, your life,” Goodman said. “Our state laws must do whatever is possible to prevent crime and respond to floods, wildfires and earthquakes, because lives are literally at stake.”

Goodman, an attorney and criminal justice expert, has served as vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee for the last six years, which handles non-criminal issues involving the law and courts.

“It’s important to protect citizens from crime while safe-

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When he first arrived in the House of Representatives and got assigned to the Public Safety Committee, Good-

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State Rep. Larry Springer has added several key committee assignments to his House leadership position as the majority Democrats set their lineup for the 2013 Legislature.

Springer (45th Legisla-tive District, D-Kirkland) was appointed Monday to four committees: Ap-propriations, where he also will serve on the subcommittee on general government; Finance; Local Government; and Rules.

Springer earlier was reappointed to the high-ranking position of Deputy Majority Leader for Jobs and Economic Development.

“I look forward to con-tinuing the push to boost economic prosperity in Washington and ad-equately fund education while crafting a balanced and sustainable state bud-get,” Springer said. “Our economy is recovering from the Great Recession, but we still face many dif-ficult challenges. We will meet them responsibly.”

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“We are sad-dened to see Jeff leave us, but understand his reason-ing and are extremely grateful of his service to the student athletes of Redmond High School,” Appelgate said. “Though Coach Chandler was only our head coach for three years, under his leadership the program has grown to a record turnout for the 2012 season, meeting one of the main objectives of

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Chandler replaced Mike Pluschke, who complied a 23-32 career record in six seasons with the Mus-tangs.

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“I thank all players, past and present, and the community for their grace, patience and commitment as we have created a foun-dation for future success in football. While this has been a difficult rebuild-ing project, it has been one of the more gratifying experiences of my coach-ing career.”

The position is posted on the Lake Washington School District web page, www.lwsd.org. Interested applicants should apply online and contact Appel-gate at [email protected] or (425) 936-1874.

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year’s squad are seniors Albert Jiang, Nicholas Kodati and Michael Pavlov and sophomore Xavier Graham.

Kodati took 10th in the 100-yard butterfly, Graham competed in the 200-yard individual medley and both were on the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard free relay. Pavlov was also on both relays and Jiang was part of the 200 med-ley relay.

“This year, I’m pretty close to my best times from last year, but for me to be successful and progress into maybe the top three this year, I need to be able to get faster turns, stronger underwaters and train aggressively,” said Koda-ti, who won the 100 fly in 58.27 seconds against Woodinville. “I’ve been weightlifting and I think that’s really developed my strength so that I can

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Jiang feels the 200 medley relay is back in solid form this year. In a Mustang team victory against Woodinville, the relay took first in 1:50.99 and featured Ji-ang, Kodati, Pavlov and Eric Klassen.

“We’re mainly just training hard, making sure we put our best into every practice, just really keeping our team morale up so that we support each other through all of our wins,” Jiang said.

Senior butterflyer Zach Simon is hoping to get a taste of the state meet this season after swimming at the Kingco meet last year and at districts as a sophomore. Sophomore Ryan Harper is also looking strong in the 200 IM with a win versus Woodinville in 2:17.71.

“I’m just swimming as hard as I can. I’ve got the mental game and am swimming with as much heart as I can. I’m work-ing on little technique things that keep shaving off time every meet,” Simon said.

Last February, Pavlov competed at the state meet for the first time and he’d like to get back to the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way to make a splash with his relays.

As each week passed, the Mustangs progressed and were ready when it was time for state.

“By that point in the season, we had gotten really close, especially our relays, so I felt really confident going into it,” Pavlov said. “We were really fortunate to go and we wanted to capitalize on the oppor-tunity. It’s a lot of stress, but it’s good.”

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Four Lake Wash-ington School District (LWSD) schools have been named “Schools of Distinction” by the Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE).

Redmond Elementary and Explorer Com-munity schools in Redmond, Smith Elementary School in Sammamish and Kirk-land Middle School in Kirkland were among 97 schools statewide that have shown a five-year improvement trend on the state’s reading/math index test scores for students.

These awards are pre-sented by the CEE, the Association of Educa-tional Service Districts (AESD), the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP), Phi Delta Kappa-Wash-ington chapter, Wash-ington Association of School Administrators (WASA), Washington State Association for Supervision and Cur-riculum Development (ASCD) and Wash-ington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA).

The Schools of Dis-tinction each had to show students meeting the state standard for

their grade level at a minimum, as well as increasing improvement in the reading/math index of student test scores over the past five years.

“I’m very proud of these four schools for their work in sustained improvement in student success,” said Superin-tendent Dr. Traci Pierce. “All of our schools work on continuous improve-ment and these four school have the num-bers to show what they have accomplished.”

To be considered, schools had to perform at least at the state average on reading and math assessments, as measured on the Spring 2012 Measures of Student Progress. Schools had to have scores in at least two of three grade levels (third, fourth and fifth grades for elementary schools and sixth, sev-enth and eighth grades for middle schools and junior highs). Schools were evaluated on com-bined reading and math improvement from 2007 to 2012 based on state assessments. The top 5 percent of public schools statewide subse-quently are recognized

with the School of Dis-tinction award.

Redmond Elementary and Smith Elementary both were recognized last year as well. Redmond Elementary worked to raise test scores while serving a population that includes significant numbers of English Language Learners and students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Smith Elementary has worked continuously to improve their already strong student scores.

Explorer Commu-nity School is an LWSD choice school that is housed at Dickinson Elementary School in Redmond. Explorer provides hands-on, interactive learning experiences to three multi-age classrooms.

Kirkland Middle School serves nearly 600 students. It was previously recognized in 2010 by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Educa-tion for overall excel-lence in student learn-ing.

The Schools of Dis-tinction Awards will be presented at six regional awards ceremonies.

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named ‘Schools of Distinction’ Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) will receive $136,282 through a State Board for Community and Technical Colleges grant supported by funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. One of 10 state community and technical colleges receiving the overall $3.5 million grant, LWIT will use the funds to develop open source curriculum for students in low-level English courses designed to accelerate their education toward a degree.

The foundation funds were given in support of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges’ (SBCTC) Integrated Digital English Acceleration (I-DEA) project grant. The program — which builds on the success of the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) initiative — creates open source curriculum for adult learners in the lowest three levels English as a Second Language (ESL) to help them complete school sooner.

“Right now we’re seeing students in ESL 1, 2 and 3 infrequently making the jump to the next ESL levels, as well as to college-level courses, due to the time and financial com-mitment involved,” said Doug Emory, Dean of Academic Core, Hospitality, Service, at LWIT. “We are aiming to change that with this grant, using the funds to develop a hybrid program that essen-tially gets these students work-ing with college-level course

content from day one.” State I-BEST programs

literally help students get through college and into the workforce sooner. Tradition-ally, students were required to complete all basic educa-tion and ESL courses before attending courses counting toward a certificate or degree. I-BEST allows students in higher levels of ESL courses (ESL 4, 5 and 6) to take college credit courses by providing both the course instructor and an ESL instructor in I-BEST classes, allowing the student to complete both the ESL course and the college-level course in one class. In addition to this I-BEST model, LWIT has suc-cessfully run a program within its I-BEST curriculum called On-Ramp for the lower-level ESL courses (ESL 1, 2, and 3) where students attend math and computing courses with ELS instructors present.

“We were invited to par-ticipate in this exciting project

based off our success with our own On-Ramp curriculum,” said Mihaela Cosma, ESL and Adult Basic Education Chair at LWIT. “This is a wonder-ful opportunity for the LWIT students, as well as the faculty. By participating in the design phase, we become trainers for the remaining 24 colleges.”

With the funds, LWIT will immediately begin developing a hybrid (part in-person, part online) open source curricu-lum based on its On-Ramp model. Starting in Fall 2013, the college will offer the course to up to 25 students and provide those students with loaned laptop computers to assist them in attending the course and completing the coursework, at no additional charge.

LWIT is currently serves the largest ESL population on the Eastside, with more than 1,300 students enrolled in ESL courses from around the region.

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Thousands of local kids whose families count on Hopelink for a special toy during the holiday season may not have a gift to open this year without a little extra help from their neighbors.

Last year, nearly 7,000 children received a new toy from one of Hopelink’s five Holiday Gift Rooms. Demand is high again this year, but shelves are nearly bare at some centers.

Donations can be dropped off at any Hopelink Center through Dec. 14. Centers in Red-mond, Bellevue, Kirkland and Sno-Valley also are open limited hours on Dec. 15 to accept dona-tions.

Hopelink’s Redmond Center is located at 16725 Cleveland St. and can be reached at (425) 882-0241.

Toys and gifts are need-ed for all ages, as well as warm clothes, sweatshirts and sports clothing.

Hopelink President and CEO Marilyn Mason-Plunkett said the Holiday Gift Rooms provide a few

brief moments when kids are able to just be kids.

“Oftentimes, the gift a child receives through one of our gift rooms is the only new toy they will be given all year,” she said.

“All of our Hopelink families are working hard every single day toward self-sufficiency, but many of them cannot afford to buy even the smallest toy or gift for their children. Our gift rooms provide a way for them to create their own special moments of joy for the children in their lives.”

A list of toy and gift sug-gestions is available here: http://www.hope-link.org/Hopelink_Gift_Guide-lines_2012.pdf

Redmond poeTRy anTHoloGy on sale

The City of Redmond’s Centennial Poetry Anthol-ogy is currently on sale for $5, plus shipping and handling.

This limited-edition book was put together by Redmond’s former poet laureate, Rebecca Meredith and features 10 poets who wrote pieces inspired by historic photos of Red-mond. The book can be ordered by phone at (425) 556-2305 or email at [email protected].

For more information, visit 100years.redmond.gov/WhatsHappening/Po-etryAnthology.

Three quarters of sur-veyed Washington driv-ers thought they were likely to get a ticket for going 68 mph on a free-way posted for 60 mph. More than 90 percent thought they were likely to get arrested if they drove drunk. A third of drivers age 18-24 said they sent or received a text message or email while driving. These findings are in a report released by the Wash-ington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC).

Beginning in 2010, states are to survey resi-dents annually on their opinions about driving and their awareness of enforcement campaigns. The 2011 Washington Driver Survey Report is available on the WTSC website, www.wtsc.wa.gov.

The basic set of survey questions on self-reported seat belt use, impaired driving and speeding was designed

and tested at the na-tional level. Washington state added a question on driver cell phone use.

Survey results are used by WTSC to track trends and evaluate the effectiveness of pro-grams, particularly with drivers involved in fatal crashes.

Darrin Grondel, direc-tor of the WTSC, said, “Evaluating drivers’ attitudes and awareness is very important to us. This information shows us the best ways we can reach our goals in Target Zero.”

Target Zero is Wash-ington state’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan with a vision of zero traffic deaths and seri-ous injuries by 2030.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-istration, which funds the survey, can use core outcome and behavior measures as part of its reporting to Congress and the public.

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King County’s Green Holidays program is of-fering a new crop of ideas this month to help fami-lies balance consumption with conservation.

“From DIY presents to gift wrap from reused materials, our website shows consumers a new batch of fun, easy ways to make the holiday more meaningful yet less waste-ful,” said Tom Watson, King County’s EcoCon-sumer. “For example, did you know you can make a beautiful bow for a pres-ent out of an old plastic bag, or make family keep-sake gifts from salvaged kitchen tiles?”

The website (KCgreen-holidays.com), revamped for the 2012 season, showcases green holi-day ideas and projects from local resources and from bloggers around the country. It includes project photos and step-by-step instructions.

The site is also a one-stop resource for informa-tion on how to recycle all of the holiday’s leftovers, including wrapping paper, Christmas trees, burned out holiday lights, food waste and batteries.

Here’s a sampling of Green Holidays tips of-fered by King County’s EcoConsumer program

to help consumers reduce waste this holiday season:

• Get crafty. There’s still time to make a few quick gifts, including fun projects with kids. The Internet abounds with fun ideas using scrap mate-rials you might have at home, from cardboard to plastic bottles to popsicle sticks to corks.

• Give giving. Many of us have an elderly mom or grandma, for example, who says, “Honey, I don’t need any more stuff !” Instead give a donation in their name to their favorite charity, such as an animal shelter.

• Give doing. Lots of

us give “experience gifts” instead of stuff, but why not take it to a new level this year? For the adven-turous, how about a gift certificate for rock climb-ing? Or consider a trip for an entire family instead of individual gifts.

• Make your own green traditions. These can be a holiday highlight. One family covers a doorway with used wrapping paper every year, and then on Christmas morning the kids burst through it to see their (unwrapped) gifts.

• Be a LED-er in holi-day lighting. Prices keep going down on energy-

efficient LED (light-emitting diode) holiday lights. If you need new lights, go with LEDs and save big bucks on your electric bill. Recycle your old lights - see our Green Holidays website for loca-tions.

• Power down. Reduce the number of toys and decorations you purchase that require batteries. Use rechargeable batter-ies when possible. For battery recycling loca-tions, consult the Green Holidays website.

• Make holiday food festive, not garbage. All too often, food waste goes hand in hand with the

holidays. Aim to cut your household’s holiday food waste in half this year. Give away unwanted food gifts to someone who will enjoy them. Make sure leftovers get refrigerated and promptly used. Limit your “experimental” reci-pes, which typically result in left-over, never-used-again ingredients.

• Recycle the holidays. Many of us take a day off after Christmas, so con-sider making that your recycling and donation day to deal with all the holiday detritus. Hit the recycling center and the thrift store.

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Home Furnishings

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Cats

CHRISTMAS KITTENS 3 F e m a l e M A I N E COONS, Pa ren ts on Site, Sold w/o papers $425 each. PERSIAN Maine Coon Mix Kittens, B ig Bund les o f F lu f f $300. BENGAL Maine Coons, Huge, Unique $250. Shots, Wormed, guaranteed. No checks. (425)350-0734. Give the Gift of Love this Christ- mas.

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B E N G A L K I T T E N S , Gorgeously Rosetted! Consider a bi t of the “Wi ld” for your home. L ike adventure? This may be the pet for you! www.seattlebengals.com then click on “Kittens” to see what’s available with pricing starting at $900. Championship Breeder, TICA Outstanding Cat- tery, TIBCS Breeder of D i s t i n c t i o n . S h o t s , Health Guarantee.Teresa, 206-422-4370.

PERSIAN-HIMALAYAN kittens and adults. Stud service available. Good with dog & kids $200 and up. 253-753-0837

Ragdoll mix kittens, older kittens $50-$100. Just in time for Christmas. 8 week white fluffy $150, wil l hold with deposit. 425-374-9925

Rescued Cat Free to Good Home. Lovable Cute Ham Lap Cat. Sits for Treats. Long Haired, W h i t e / B l a c k / B r o w n . Spayed, Shots Age 4. 206-349-0854

Dogs

AKC COCKER Babies most colors, beautiful, s o c i a l i z e d , h e a l t hy, ra ised w i th ch i ld ren . Shots, wormed, pedi- grees. $550 up. Terms? 425-750-0333, Everett

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AKC BLACK GERMAN S h e p h e r d P u p p i e s ! DDR/ German Blood- lines. Fuzzy, cuddly bud- d i es ready fo r good homes. Perfect companions &/or great guard dogs! Socialization begun, shots & wormed. Both parents on site. 3 males and two females. Papers included. $750 obo. Tumwate r. 360 - [email protected]@live.com

AKC CHOCOLATE labs. Parents AKC. Sire Ca- nad ian s ty le. Mother Engl ish s ty le. B locky heads. Good Tempera- ment. 1 female, 3 males. $600 with papers. Great companions and hunters. Ask about deliver. 360-827-2928 360-304- 2088

AKC FSS Rat Terr ier pups. Ready now and some ready at Christ- mas time. M 400 F 450. www.c learb rook-ken- nels.com 360-224-0903

AKC Labrador Puppies C h o c o l a t e & B l a ck . Great hunters, companions, playful, loyal. 1st shots, dewormed. OFA’s $450 & $550. 425-350- 1627

A K C P O M E R A N I A N puppies. Variety of colors. Will be ready mid January. $350 males, $450 females. 253-223- 3506 253-223-8382

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AKC GERMAN SHEP- H E R D p u p s . M a l e s $ 1 8 0 0 a n d fe m a l e s $1500. Black, bi-color, black & sable. East Ger- m a n w o r k i n g l i n e s . Home companion, SAR, & family protection. 253- 843-1123SchraderhausK9.com

AKC Golden Retrievers pups. Also Golden Doo- dle pups taking Christ- mas orders. Not Just a Pet but a family member! 360-652-7148

AKC MINI Schnauzer puppies. Variety of colors. $350 males, $450 females. Ready end of January and more coming. Now taking deposits. Call 253-223-3506 or 253-223-8382

A K C Pa p i l l o n p u p s . Adorable. UTD on shots/wormings. Please visit our web site for more pics and info. M 700 F 800. Some are ready right at Christmas time! w w w. c l e a r b r o o k - ke n nels.com 360-224-0903 cell

A K C Po i n t i n g L a b s - Christmas Puppies- Elite pedigree from bloodlines of Grand Master Point- ing hunters of N Dakota and MACH agility titled. OFA, ready Dec 7. $850 [email protected] or text/ call 509-760-0697, Mo- ses Lake WA.

AKC Poodle Puppies Teacups, 3 Choco- late Girls, 1 Choco- late Boy, 1 Red Boy. Beautiful little babies. 1 6yr old Silver Fe- male needs Forever Home. Reserve Your Puf f of Love! 360- 249-3612

AKC WESTIE PUPS. West Highland Whi te Terrier (M) $1,000. Will take deposit. Call with any questions. You can’t go wrong with a Westie 360-402-6261

BEAGLE PUPS, AKC.Six weeks old. Cham- pion bloodlines, raised in our home, well socialized. Make great family pets. $500. Cal l 360- 779-7489 or 360-509- 5109

BORDER Coll ie pups, ABCA registered. Black & White & Red & White. Ranch raised, working parents. 1s t shots & wormed. $500-$600/ea. 509-486-1191 or 1-866- 295-4217. www.canaanguestranch.com

Dogs

AKC YORKIE / York - shire Terr ier puppies. Born October 14th, 2012. Home raised. Wi l l be small, approx. 3.5 lbs to 4 lbs. Very friendly and loving puppies, ful l of mischief. Mother and fa- ther onsite. Wormed and f i r s t sho ts. Females : $1,000. Males: $800. Call anytime: 360-631- 6256 or 425-330-9903.

Black, Chocolate & Yel- l ow Lab F ie ld Pups, Ready to be your new family member. Healthy, all shots and dewormed. $400-$450. Smith Ken- nels 360-691-2770

Bo-Chi Puppies(Boston/Chihuahua)

Males and females. Black & white, brindle, merle, shots, wormed, l o v e d . O n e y e a r h e a l t h g u a ra n t e e , $450. (541)817-2933.

Boxers AKC, born 8.21. Brindles, solid & flashy. Males & females. Tails, d e w c l a w s r e m o v e d . Shots & wormed. $600. (360) 490-4812 [email protected]

BOXER, White, male, 5mos old, $650; a lso Yorkie, small , female, s p a y e d , 3 YO $ 4 0 0 (360)631-6035

C h i h u a h u a p u p s . White/Cream color ing and great temperament, socialized, excellent with children. shots,wormed. Will hold till Christmas with deposit. $300-$400. (206)673-7917

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPS, AKC. CHAMP. B L O O D L I N E S . 5 MALES. WWW. SODO- M O J O B U L L - DOGS.COM. 2000.FIRM. READY 12/14/12

French Mastiff Puppies, Pure Bred. Bor n Oct 20th. Wi l l have shots and papers. Females $1500. Male $1000. Call 360-482-2015. Elma

German Rottweiler Pups P u r e b r e d , Pa p e r e d . Available Now! Call 425- 280-2662

German Whirehair puppies will start taking deposits this week will be ready 12/22/12 pure- b red non reg i s t e red have three boys and three girls left out of ten 500 each both parents on site excalent hunters and pets 253-677-6201

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RED (IRISH) SETTER PUPPIES! Two red setter puppies for sale. Onemale and one female. Six months old and haverecieved all shots includ-ing rabies and are dewormed. Registered with American Field. These puppies will make great hunters and family pets, very intelligent and per- sonable. Both parents on s igh t . $500 . Ca l l Preston (360) 410-9659

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Have a water efficient H2Oliday!When preparing for meals and parties this holiday season, you can use much more water than your normal, everyday use. Running your tap continuously while preparing food or washing dishes wastes water. You can use more than two gallons of water every minute your tap is running. That’s a lot when you’re cooking a big meal for extended family members and friends! Here are two ways to reduce your water and energy use over the holidays:

• scrape dirty dishes instead of using water to rinse them before you put them in the dishwasher.

• if you don’t use a dishwasher, fill the sink with a few gallons of soapy wash water, clean your dishes, and put them aside. then rinse them all together afterward.

either of these simple practices could save 10 gallons of water each time you wash dishes. if every american household reduced

their water use by 10 gallons on just one meal this holiday season, we could save more than 1 billion gallons of water, as well as the energy and materials used to pump and treat tap water.

For more water saving tips, visit the Cascade Water alliance website at cascadewater.org.

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Winterize your pipesmake sure that all outdoor spigots are winterized; this could avoid pipes from freezing, bursting and losing water.

Insulateinsulate hot water pipes to reduce the amount of water that must be run in order to get hot water to the faucet.

Locate your master water shut off valvealso, remember to locate your master water shut off valve in your house — mark it for quick identification. if a water pipe were to break, it could cause flooding and tremendous water loss.

And don’t forget these winter water tips:Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, hose connections, and faucetseven a tiny leak can translate into thousands of gallons of wasted water over a short period of time. repair or

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