redmond reporter, september 02, 2011

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING

REPORTER .com

NEW

SLIN

E: 4

25.8

67.0

353

R E D M O N D˜COMMUNITY | Race off ers hope to women despite medical setbacks [9]

LOCAL | Medical Teams International exhibit sheds light on disaster, confl ict areas [8]

City working to add more downtown parking spots

REDMOND17214 Redmond WayBear Creek Village Shopping Center(425) 558-9399

518752

BELLEVUE14339 NE 20TH St.Ross Plaza by Video Only(425) 614-3689

*One-hour session consists of a 50-minute massage or facial and time for consultation and dressing. Prices subject to change. Rates and services may vary by location. Additional local taxes and fees may apply. ©2010 Massage Envy Franchising, LLC.

$39 Introductory 1-hourmassage session*

$49 Introductory 1-hour Murad®

Healthy Skin facial session*

SAMANTHA PAK

[email protected]

As more businesses and residents move into downtown Redmond, city staff are working on plans to expand parking in the area to ac-commodate the growth.

Erika Vandenbrande, an eco-nomic development manager for the City of Redmond, was part of a team that presented to Mayor John Marchione and City Council during Tuesday’s study session, updating them on the status of the downtown parking program.

Th e program is divided into three diff erent projects: on-street parking, public-private off -street parking and building a parking lot for public parking.

EXPANDING ON-STREET PARKINGTh e fi rst project city staff are

working on is expanding the time-limited parking around downtown.

Th e initial program for two-hour parking and on-street enforcement began in January 2010. Vanden-brande said the goal was to encour-age parking turnover downtown. She explained that the main reason for this was because businesses were approaching the city with concerns that customers were having dif-fi culty fi nding convenient parking because downtown workers, transit center commuters and others were using the nearby spots for long-term parking.

Time-limited parking has helped to mitigate this problem, she said.

“Multiple people can use the same space to access the area,” Van-denbrande said.

Redmond City Council presented with expansion plans at study session

[ more PARKING page 3 ]

New year, new leaders

PEYTON WHITELY

Reporter Newspapers

A murder case involving a 2006 poison-ing death in Kirkland is generating massive amounts of paperwork and other complica-

tions as it moves through the court process.Th e death was of Roger Mitchell Lewis, 56,

who was found dead in a Kirkland apart-ment in the 500 block of Sixth Avenue in October 2006.

An investigation led to fi rst-degree murder

charges being fi led against Redmond residentJanjira Jeff rey Smith, then 51, and the discov-ery of what the charges describe as a mystery involving a poisoned liqueur and a fi ve-year

Murder case faces many complications, defense says

[ more MURDER page 5 ]

SAMANTHA PAK

[email protected]

Getting ready for the fi rst day of school and a new academic year is not just for students and their families.

Despite its name, summer vacation is a time for educators and administrators to plan and prepare for when school starts on Tuesday.

For three Lake Washington School Dis-

trict (LWSD) principals, this has meant more than just buying supplies and a few new outfi ts. On Tuesday, Karen Barker, Kirsten McArdle and Matthew Livings-ton will begin the fi rst day of school as principals new not only to their respective schools, but new to the district as well.

And while being the new kids on the block can be intimidating, the three prin-cipals are looking forward to their new jobs.

KAREN BARKERBarker — the new principal at Em-

ily Dickinson Elementary School, Emily Dickinson Preschool and Explorer Com-munity School in Redmond — comes to LWSD aft er teaching in the Northshore School District for nine years.

Th e Bellevue native received her bach-elor’s degree in education from Western

BACK TO SCHOOL

School district principals bring wealth of experience, excitement

Karen Barker is the new principal at Emily Dickinson Elementary School, Emily Dickinson Preschool and Explorer Community School. The Bellevue native has previously taught in the Northshore School District and this is her fi rst year as a principal. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter

[ more PRINCIPALS page 2 ]

SPORTS PREVIEWS |

golfers look to make strong run at state [10]

cross country teams are running with purpose, passion [10]

www.redmond-reporter.com[2] September 2, 2011

To make an appointment, call 425-702-8689. To learn more, visit swedish.org/school.

18100 N.E. Union Hill Road, ¼-mile east of Avondale

A nonprofit organization

It’s not just back-to-school time.

It’s also back-to-doctor.

We see kids of all ages for exams of all kinds. If somebody in your house is getting ready to head back to school,

head for the new Swedish primary-care clinic in Redmond first.

Our family-practice doctors are trained to give school

readiness physicals, immunizations for kindergartners, and

sports physicals for kids of all ages.

Even better, we’re fast, kid-friendly, and you don’t have to be a regular

Swedish patient to make an appointment.

Early evening and Saturday appointments available. Since things can get a little hectic this time of year, we’re extending clinic

hours for back-to-school exams. You can come in as early as 7:30 a.m.

Monday through Friday, plus we’re open till 7 p.m. on Wednesdays,

and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays.

Get a free stainless water bottle for coming by. Whether you come in for a back-to-school exam or not,

we’d still love to meet you and your family. So drop by and we’ll

give you a free stainless steel water bottle (while supplies last), a tour

of our new clinic, and our very best wishes for a great school year.

Washington University and a master’s degree in science from Emporia State Univer-sity in Emporia, Kan. In the spring, she completed the one-year Danforth Educa-tional Leadership Program at the University of Washington, a program that trains teachers for leader-ship positions in education.

Although the Danforth program ended in June, Bark-er was hired for her new job in March.

“Th at was really exciting because it’s really my dream come true to work here,” she said about joining the LWSD team. “Th e approach they have toward student learning is phenomenal.”

All new administrators in LWSD begin their new jobs on July 1 and Barker has spent her fi rst two months on the job learning about her new schools, which are all on the same campus, and the district.

Barker has been spend-ing this week with staff on development and training, discussing curriculum, assessment, collaboration teams and how they will meet their goals for the year.

One thing Barker is looking forward to this year is the new netbooks, or mini laptops, that will be brought into the school. Th ese computers are part of a district-wide program in the elementary schools to eliminate student desktop computers and have mobile access to technology.

KIRSTEN MCARDLELike Barker, McArdle

spent her years before com-ing to LWSD in another Washington school district.

Th e new principal for Nor-man Rockwell Elementary School in Redmond previ-ously taught in the Issaquah School District for seven years and was a fellow cohort in the Danforth program with Barker. Her additional experience includes teach-ing in schools in California, Vermont and Connecticut.

McArdle said she applied to work at LWSD because the district really embraces and believes in big things for their students and works hard to make these things happen.

“It really aligned with my core values and what I believed in,” she said.

McArdle said she wanted to work at Norman Rock-well because the commu-nity is very close knit, with students whose parents have

also attended the school. But new families — inter-national families — are moving into the neighbor-hood as well. McArdle said because of this, the commu-nity is in fl ux and she would like to see how they can build bridges between the

two populations.When asked

about what she’s looking forward to this school year, McArdle said:

“Being in a posi-tion to make kids’ education better. I think we can build alot of bridges here.”

MATTHEW LIVINGSTON

Although Livings-ton’s new schools — Community School (grades 1-6) and International Community School

(grades 7-12) — are in Kirk-land, the choice schools serve students district wide.

Unlike Barker and McAr-dle, this is Livingston’s fi rst time working in a Washing-ton school district. Before coming to LWSD, he worked at the San Francisco Unifi ed School District as a teacher and then a principal.

He received his doctor-ate in education leadership from the University of Cali-fornia Berkeley in May.

Because he’s also new to the state, Livingston said one of his biggest challenges is learning new terminolo-gy, graduation requirements and other aspects of the Washington school system.

Despite this challenge, Livingston feels fortunate to be where he is and is excited to meet his students come Tuesday.

“Th ey’re the reason I do this work,” he said. “I’m really excited to meet them and of course see the class-rooms in action.”

OTHER ADMINISTRATION CHANGES IN REDMOND

In addition to new prin-cipals, Redmond schools will also see a few principalsmoving within LWSD:

Tina Livingston, the former principal at Norman Rockwell, has moved to RosaParks Elementary School.

Cindy Duenas, the former principal at International Community and Communityas well as Environmental and Adventure School (another choice school open to all students in the district), will become the planning princi-pal for the new STEM school just outside of Redmond in unincorporated King County, set to open fall 2012.

[ PRINCIPALS from page 1]

Kirsten McArdle

Matthew Livingston

More story onlinewww.redmond-reporter.com

www.redmond-reporter.com [3]September 2, 2011

Beach lots

and

financing now a

vailable cohasset beach

westport, wa

www.cohassetbeach.com877.315.1985

516231

598*

/Qt.Mobil 1 Full Synthetic Motor Oil#0W20, 0W30, 0W40, 5W20, 5W30, 10W30, 15W50, 98HM64, 98HT81, 98HF24

*General states pricing. Sale prices do not include applicable state/local taxes or recycling fees.

520272

425-885-5569 16425 NE 80TH ST

www.edwardjones.com Member SIPCDeana HaleFinancial Advisor

8103 164th Ave NE

Redmond, WA 98052

425-867-5187

NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TOKEEP YOUR FUTURE ON TRACK.

518760

Downtown Redmond has more than 300 park-ing spaces with a two-hour limit, which include spaces on the newly opened extension of 161st Avenue Northeast between Red-mond Way and Cleveland Street. Th e current spaces are within the two-hour downtown parking bound-aries of Northeast 90th Street to the north, 164th Avenue Northeast to the east, Cleveland Street and Redmond Way to the south and 154th Avenue North-east to the west.

Th e expansion proposal would extend the boundar-ies to include Northeast 165th Avenue between Northeast 83rd and North-east 85th streets as well as the portion of 161st Avenue Northeast between Cleve-land Street and Bear Creek Parkway once it opens in the next two months. Th ese additions would bring the number of time-limited spaces in downtown to 345.

Council member and planning and public works committee chair Kim Allen said the council supports this portion of the down-town parking program because since it began, the issue of long-term parkers taking up spots has largely disappeared.

“(Th e program has) been really successful,” she said.

Vandenbrande said she and her team would like to see the City Council at the Oct. 6 meeting put an ordi-nance put in place expand the parking enforcement boundaries.

ADDING PAID OFF-STREET PARKING

While the additional parking spaces will add convenience and accessibil-ity to downtown Redmond, Vandenbrande said some-times, people need to spend more than two hours in the area. For these situa-tions people can purchase monthly permits for long-term parking downtown, which apply to specifi c

areas within downtown. Permits are $50 per month.

But for out-of-town visi-tors or people in town just for the day, a monthly per-mit is not a viable option. So for this, Vandenbrande said they are proposing the city partner with private businesses to provide shared, paid off -street park-ing.

She said downtown busi-ness owners have recog-nized the need for parking and some are willing to of-fer their businesses’ private lots for long-term parking

to paying drivers.“Th e idea is not to add

private parking lots,” Van-denbrande said.

She said working with private businesses is also benefi cial for the city because “they have the best knowledge of where cus-tomers want to have access.”

Allen added that drivers who park in a shared lot and patronize that specifi c business would be able to get their parking validated and not have to pay.

She also said the city would initially try this

project as a pilot program, beginning with a few busi-nesses on a volunteer basis. She said this way, if the shared lots work, the city can expand to more lots; if they don’t, the city can discontinue the program.

Allen said the council supported looking into shared lots some more. No vote or action has taken place, but she said fi ve out of the seven council members gave the project a thumbs up.

ACCELERATED PUBLIC PARKING

Th e fi nal portion of the downtown parking pro-gram is building a down-town parking lot that will be at Bear Creek Parkway and Leary Way, which is estimated to cost $700,000.

Th e specifi c size of the parking lot, which is currently a construction staging site fi lled with mate-rials and equipment, has not been determined. Nor has the decision whether to have the lot be paid or free, Vandenbrande said.

She said the city cur-rently has accumulated funding through 2016, which would put construc-tion beginning in 2017. But with the growth downtown, she said they are proposing to accelerate the process to get things started as soon as 2013.

“Th ere’s just a lot of activ-

ity happening downtown,” Vandenbrande said about the need for the lot now.

Th e city currently has $550,000 set aside in capital improvement funds for the project and Vandenbrande said they are looking at ways to close the funding gap to have the surface lot constructed sooner.

One of these ways would be to coordinate with other construction projects hap-pening or scheduled to hap-pen in the area at the same time such as the downtown storm water project and Redmond Central Con-nector. Vandenbrande said this would help close the funding gap because con-struction equipment and materials would already be onsite and there would be no need to bring them in again at a future date.

“Th ese are effi ciencies that can be achieved by having the diff erent projects coordinate with each other,” she said.

Another way to close the funding gap for the down-town parking lot would be to use $119,000 in funds the City of Redmond received when King County Metro leased the parking lot on 160th Avenue Northeast, south of Northeast 90th Street.

Allen said while the council supports accel-erating the parking lot’s process, they don’t support

using the Metro funds.“Th ose funds are dedicat-

ed to restoring that parking lot someday,” she said.

Allen explained that the space was once a sculpture park that was converted into a parking lot when the City Hall parking garage was being built and they needed somewhere for city employees to park in the meantime. Once the garage was complete, Allen said Metro approached them about leasing the lot for a few years while the Red-mond Transit Center garage was being built.

Allen said the city agreed, promising citizens they would use the money to restore the lot back to some sort of green space.

Council asked city staff to look into other fund-ing sources to close the $119,000 gap for the new parking lot and report back to Council in six months, according to Council presi-dent Richard Cole.

Vandenbrande said thingsare too early in the planning stage to ask for any action from the council in regard to the downtown lot as well as the shared paid lots. She said right now city staff are just developing the projects and seeing how they can make improve the down-town parking situation.

“We all acknowledge that we need more parking in downtown,” Cole said.

[ PARKING from page 1]

The city is planning to add more time-limited parking spaces to the downtown area. BILL CHRISTIANSON, Redmond Reporter

Let me help make your business a success

in 2011.

8105 166th Ave NE, Suite 102Redmond

Call Jim Gatens425-867-0353 ext 3054for all your advertising needs.


OPINIO

N

Andrea Southern Publisher: [email protected]

425.867-0353, ext. 3050

Bill Christianson Editor: bchristianson@

redmond-reporter.com

425.867.0353, ext. 5050

Advertising 425.867.0353

Classifi ed Marketplace 800-388-2527

Letters [email protected]

A Division of Sound Publishing

For delivery inquiries 888-838-3000 or e-mail circulation@

redmond-reporter.com

8105 166th Ave. NE, Suite 102 Redmond, Washington

REPORTER .com

R E D M O N D˜

RE

DM

ON

D

?Question of the week:“Do you think there is a parking problem in downtown Redmond?”

Vote online:redmond-reporter.com

Last week’s results:“Do you think bicyclists should have to pay an annual license fee to help maintain roads?”Yes: 53% No: 47%

● L E T T E R S . . . Y O U R O P I N I O N C O U N T S : To submit an item or photo: e-mail [email protected]; mail attn Letters, Redmond Reporter, 8105 166th Ave. NE, Suite 102; fax 425.867.0784. Letters may be edited for style, clarity and length.

E D I T O R I A L

The ringing of school bells tells us kids are back in class.

It also should tell drivers to slow down.

The fi rst day of school in the Lake Washington

School District (LWSD) is Tuesday, Sept. 6 and Red-

mond Police will be doing extra enforcement in and around

school zones to make sure children and citizens get off to a

safe start this academic year.

Offi cers will use speed trailers and enforce regulations

pertaining to speed, crosswalks and parking.

In addition, the traffi c-enforcement cameras on Northeast

116th Street in front of Einstein Elementary School will be

re-activated. Whether you agree with the cameras or not, you

will be caught if you go over the 20 mph speed limit — and

a caught-on-camera ticket will cost you $124. Cameras are

live only when the yellow beacons are fl ashing during school

days, generally from 8:35 to 8:55 a.m., 3:25 to 3:40 p.m. and

Wednesday afternoon from 1:55 to 2:15 p.m.

School zones – with a 20 m.p.h. speed limit – are there for

a reason. They save lives.

According to the AAA Foundation for Traffi c Safety, a

pedestrian struck by a vehicle traveling at 20 m.p.h. is nearly

two-thirds less likely to be killed compared to a pedestrian

struck by a vehicle traveling at 30 m.p.h. The minimum fi ne for

speed violations in a school zone is $189, depending on speed.

AAA and the Redmond Police Department (RPD) have

some other good advice. Research shows that taking your

eyes off the road for just two seconds doubles your chances of

crashing. Avoid using cell phones, iPods and other activities

that cause inattentive driving. Don’t rush into and out of

driveways. Expect pedestrians on the sidewalk, especially

around schools and in neighborhoods.

Stop at stop signs. It seems self-evident, but research

shows that more than one-third of drivers roll through stop

signs in school zones and neighborhoods.

Watch for bikes. Children on bicycles are often unpredict-

able so expect the unexpected.

It may be tempting to drive around a stopped school bus,

but not only is it dangerous, it’s against the law. In Washington,

school districts can now install and operate automated school bus

safety cameras to detect traffi c violations involving overtaking or

meeting a school bus. LWSD does not use the cameras “because

of the expense, but we do report violations to the police,” accord-

ing to district director of communications Kathryn Reith.

If you can’t or won’t meet these minimum safety rules, at least

do kids one favor: drive a route that doesn’t take you past a school.

Reading, writing and safe driving

Fees for cyclists are ridiculous

Bryan Myrick’s Aug. 26 column on the need for cyclists to pay a “user-specifi c fee for the privilege to roll on the street” because they “need to participate more directly in fi nancing of the roads they enjoy using” is ridiculous.

Riders already pay their fair share; I don’t know of any cyclist who is not also a car owner, and they pay their share of road mainte-nance via their vehicle taxes, as well

as general local and state taxes. A bicycle fee is double taxation.

Th at said, his point that cyclists need to ensure they know traffi c laws for bicycles is valid. But hope-fully groups like Cascade Bicycle Club and events like the Seattle to Portland (STP), can help promote this knowledge. But assessing yet another fee is not the way to do it.

What’s next? Start charging people to use the sidewalk? And maybe if they use a skateboard or push a stroller, we should license those too? Or how about trail use? Trail maintenence costs money.

Shall we start charging the hikers?

Joan Cabreza, Redmond

Cyclists need to pay upBryan Myrick’s Aug. 26 column

is right to the point concerning bicyclists and the way they behave on the street.

Th ey may feel like they pay enough already, but the special pass-ways for bikers is paid for by the ones who drive the cars to and from wherever they go.

Bikers can pedal to wherever they want to go and not have to worry

about having to pay for special path-ways coming out of their pockets.

I think it is time to reinstate a program I grew up with during the 1940s.

James L. Robinson, Redmond

Stop smashing beer bottles

To the drinkers who shatter their beer bottles on the trails, sidewalks, and bike paths: Please stop!

Th e rest of us don’t want to walk or ride through your broken glass.

Kathleen Myers, Redmond

Ten and a half years aft er the Nisqually earthquake shook

Washington and exposed just how vulnerable many of our decades-old bridges and roads are to collapse during a major storm or seismic event, we’re fi nally taking action.

Instead of just talking about re-placing the Evergreen Point fl oating bridge or the Alaskan Way Viaduct, we’re moving forward for a change — as anyone who regularly uses State Route 99 or State Route 520 has undoubtedly noticed.

But these and other projects that voters have consistently told elected leaders they want kept on track are now threatened by a new initiative,

I-1125, which would jeop-ardize our ability to use tolls and toll-backed bonds to cover our costs.

Sponsored by Tim Ey-man, I-1125 would require the Legislature to vote each time toll rates need to be changed and prohibit the

state from using toll money for anything except the improvement of the facility where it raised. Addi-tionally, it would ban the state from using variable tolling on future projects or setting new variable toll rates. Th at would mean that the state would have to force drivers who plan trips before or aft er rush hour to pay more. (Th e current toll-ing plan for SR 520 fl exibly allows drivers to pay a lower toll if they

cross Lake Washington during off -peak hours).

But that’s not all. Th e initiative also seeks to prevent the state from transferring part of Interstate-90’s Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge over to Sound Transit – even though a decades-old agreement calls for putting high-capacity tran-sit there, and even though voters overwhelmingly approved Sound Transit’s specifi c plan to replace the I-90 express lanes with HOV lanes and then put East Link light rail where the express lanes are now.

Some of I-1125’s provisions have been recycled from Eyman’s previous attempts to play trans-portation planner, which have all ended in failure. I-745, which would have required 90 percent of

the state’s transportation budget to go to roads, was overwhelmingly defeated in 2000. So was Eyman’s 2008 measure, I-985, which tried to restrict how toll money could be appropriated. I-985 lost in nearly every county in the state by lopsid-ed margins. A third measure from 2002 – I-267 - did not even qualify for the ballot. In 2005, voters also rejected I-912 (an attempt to repeal gas taxes) which Eyman strongly supported, but did not sponsor.

Th e electoral history speaks for itself. We, the people of Washing-ton, have repeatedly made it clear to Eyman and his wealthy benefactors that we don’t want them in charge ofour transportation planning.

I-1125 jeopardizes ability to use toll money to cover costs

FROM

TH

E RO

OTS

And

rew

Vill

eneu

ve

[ more VILLENEUVE page 5 ]


CLASSES START IN OCTOBER!Continuing Education for Everyday Professionals

To find out more or register, visit:www.digipen.edu/academics/continuing-education

Offering courses on-site and online in:

522051

Madison Development Group, LLC, 10510 N.E. Northup Way, Suite 120, Kirkland, WA, 98003 is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Redmond Dis- count Tire and Veterinary Clinic is located at 17777 N.E. 76th ST, in Redmond, King County. This project involves 1.2 acres of soil disturbance for commercial and utility construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to the existing onsite detention and water quality facilities for detention and treatment prior to discharging into Bear Creek Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173- 201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Redmond Reporter on September 2, 2011 and September 9, 2011. #521812.

Notice of Accreditation Survey The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, inc. (AAHC/Accreditation Associa- tion) will conduct an accreditation survey of Richard A. Crinzi, DDS, MS PS Survey Date: 10/05/11 The survey will be used to evaluate the organization’s compliance with AAAHC standards for ambulatory health care and to de- termine if accreditation should be awarded to, or retained by, the organization.

Through an emphasis on educa-tion and consultation, the ulti-mate purpose of the accreditationprocess is to improve the qualityof health care delivered by thisorganization. The above named organizationhas voluntarily requested thissurvey as a means of having areview of the entire organizationto build upon strengths or identi-fy opportunities to improve thedelivery of quality health care. Members of the general public,patients, and individuals on thestaff of this organization, believ-ing that they have pertinent andvalid information about this or-ganization’s provision of healthcare or compliance with AAAHCstandards, may request an infor-mation presentation withAAAHC surveyors at the timeof the survey for the purpose ofpresenting such information, ormay communicate such informa-tion in writing or by telephone tothe AAAHC. All informationreceived from identified individ-uals at or prior to the survey willbe considered in making the ac-creditation decision. The infor-mation presented will not bedebated with the reportingindividual. Requests for presentation mustbe received at least two weeksprior to the survey in order toallow sufficient time to schedulethe presentations. Requests for public informationpresentations or reporting of per-tinent and valid information maybe communicated in writing orby telephone to AAAHC at thefollowing address and telephonenumber:Accreditation Association forAmbulatory Health Care, Inc.5250 Old Orchard Road, Suite 200Skokie, IL 60077Telephone 847/853-6060FAX 847/853-9028 This Notice of AccreditationSurvey is posed in accordancewith AAAHC requirements, andmay not be removed until afterthe survey.Date posted: 09/02/11Janetta Pickering, Office Mgr. Published in Redmond Reporteron September 2, 2011. #520560.

PUBLIC NOTICES

518463

Serving contemporary Mexican food. Hand-crafted using fresh, natural ingredients, no preservatives, trans fats or lard. Sustainable seafood, free-range, hormone-free

chicken, beef, eggs, rice & beans.

Join us for Lunch, Happy Hour, Daily Specials & Dinner!

Sunday - Thursday: 11 am - 10 pmFriday - Saturday: 11 am - 12 am

Monday Tuesday

NOW

OPEN!

But they’re not listen-ing. So much for respect-ing the will of the voters.

Years of public outreach and planning have gone into projects like SR 520’s new Evergreen Point floating bridge, which I-1125 would carelessly disrupt. For instance, the Legislature specifically empowered an indepen-dent commission to set toll rates to ensure that the process would not be hijacked by political gamesmanship. I-1125 would strip this inde-pendent commission of its authority, which State Treasurer Jim McIntire says would imperil bond sales for the new bridge.

“Requiring tolls to be set and adjusted by the Legislature rather than by an independent toll-setting body makes the cost of bonds secured solely by toll revenue prohibitively expensive and would be unprecedented nationally,” McIntire said after his of-fice completed a review of the initiative. “We simply cannot sell toll-backed bonds if the Legislature is the toll-setting authority... By removing toll-only bonds from consideration, passage of Initiative 1125 would blow a huge hole in the financing plan for 520.”

Projects like the new Evergreen Point floating bridge, deep bore tunnel in Seattle, or Columbia River Crossing are not just needed to keep traffic moving and drivers safe. They’re crucial to our state’s economic security. They provide jobs and give employers confi-dence that Washington will continue to be a good place to do business. A state that doesn’t invest in its highways and bridges (or schools and hospitals) is not going to attract entrepreneurs.

The only way we can afford to make sorely needed transportation investments is to pool our resources. That’s what we’re doing each time any of us pays a toll: chipping in to help cover the costs of building bridges that can survive earthquakes.

This autumn, help keep Washington rolling by voting NO on Tim Eyman’s I-1125.Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a Redmond-based grassroots organization. Villeneuve can be reached at [email protected].

[ VILLENEUVE

from page 4] investigation ranging through several countries before she was extradited from England over the summer.

Now Smith has a scheduling hearing Sept. 7 in King County Superior Court and also has waived her right to a speedy trial, which normally would have called for her to face her accusers by December.

Instead, her attorney, Gary Davis, of the Seattle-based Associated Counsel for the Accused, has asked for extra help in handling the case and has argued that the matter has become nearly overwhelmingly complex. Davis did not respond to a request for comment, and his attempt to have a second defense attorney appointed by the court later was denied.

But in his request for help, Davis told how the death and subsequent search for Smith has come to involve thousands of

documents, hundreds of contacts by investigators and possibly 24 non-law-enforcement witnesses, some of whom speak only the Thai language.

Besides that, there are 18 officers who may be called to testify, he added.

“The defense has received the first installment of 900 pages of discovery, along with notice ... there will be approximately several thou-sand pages forthcoming to be delivered in several banker boxes,” Davis said in his filings.

Davis argued that the charges “are largely circum-stantial” and there are no eyewitnesses.

“The murder investiga-tion took five years to complete and extended into Oregon, California and ultimately to Thailand,” Davis added. It’s expected to take “an extensive amount of time” to contact and interview potential witness-es, he continued, and the defense also expects to raise “specific issues” about the

collection of crime-scene evidence.

Davis argued that a second attorney would be needed to “keep the case moving forward and allow the defense to be better pre-pared for trial and for any post-conviction motions, if necessary.”

All the legal activity con-cerns a tangled series of re-lationships that ended with the death and a poisoning in the fall of 2006.

At the time, according to charging documents, Smith and Lewis had been dating. Smith, who originally was from Thai-land, learned that Lewis was planning on meeting another woman, Thanyarat O. Sengpharaghanh, who was known as “Nina.” Lewis then had returned from a

trip to the Philippines and told Smith that he would be marrying a woman he met during the trip.

“Smith reportedly did not receive this news well,” a court affidavit continues.

Smith then contacted Nina and told her that Lewis liked to have a drink before going out and ar-ranged to have a bottle of Jagermeister liqueur deliv-ered to Nina’s apartment on Sixth Avenue in Kirkland.

On the night of Oct. 6, 2006, Lewis drank a full glass of the liqueur and Nina drank about a half of a glass, the charges add.

On Oct. 7, emergency crews were called after Nina was found by a friend disori-ented and blind at the apart-ment and Lewis was found lying face down between a couch and coffee table. He was pronounced dead.

Nina was taken to Ever-green Hospital, where it was found she had suffered a

stroke from a lack of oxygen. She recovered, and Smith alsois charged with first-degree assault for that poisoning.

Laboratory tests found a toxic insecticide known as Methomyl inside the liqueur bottle and the two glasses used by Lewis and Nina. Kirkland detectives then interviewed Smith, who told them she and Lewis had been living to-gether for 18 months.

When detectives later tried to find Smith again, they determined she’d flown first to Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2006, and then to Taipei, Taiwan. She then went to Thailand and was hunted by U.S. marshals, who arrested her in London in 2008.

Extradition proceedings went on for about two years, and Smith was returned to Seattle in June. She’s being held in the King County jail in lieu of $5 million bail. She faces a sentence of life in prison if convicted.

[ MURDER from page 1] ON THE WEB

Check out this week’s Redmond Police Blotter online at www.redmond-reporter.com

Police blotter


REDMOND - 425-869-39398133 161st AVE. NE - WA 98052REDMOND RIDGE - 425-495-496822320 NE Marketplace Dr., Ste 101, WA 98053

Call to schedule a FREEPlacement Test today!

Realizing your child’s potential means more than bringing home a good report card. With Kumon she goes as far as her ability takes her - event to advanced study, so she can be truly amazing.

©2010 Kumon North America, Inc

520965

The Math Learning Center

Mathnasium Method

(425) 885-MATH16505 Redmond Way, Redmondwww.mathnasium.com

Building Confi denceRemoving Frustration

520272

521206

Fall Learn to Skateat Kingsgate Ice Arena

www.kingsgatearena.com14326 124th Ave. NE, Suite A, Kirkland

425-821-7133 Ext. 104

“Learn To Skate”Monday Series

(ages 5 through Adult) 6-7pm

Sept. 12-Oct. 24

Tuesday Series(ages 3 1/2 through Adult) 10:45-11:45am

Includes Public Skate afterwards

Sept. 13-Oct. 25

Friday Series(ages 5 through Adult) 6-7pm

Sept. 23-Nov. 4

For registration inquiries please email:[email protected] NE 79th St., #100, Redmond, WA 98052

(425) 558-4562

www.redmondkidsdentistry.com

518748

Dr. Stephanie’s children.

D r. S t e p h a n i e S u & D r. Pu r va M e r c h a n t

D e n t i s t r y F o r C h i l d r e n A n d T e e n s

MICROSOFT PREMERA

Northern Lights Montessori

For more information:(425) 647-3031

[email protected] us online at www.norlightsmontessori.org

Locations in Bellevue, Issaquah and Redmond

A Start for a Lifelong Love of L

earn

ing

520972

Now open for enrollmentin our new Redmond location!

8460 NE 160th Ave, Redmond, WA 98052

517515

Located in a5-Acre

Country Setting

Celebrating 25 years

5003 218th Ave NE, Redmond425-868-7805

www.mchkids.com

Establishedin 1987

4 Lessons for the price

of three.

New students only.

★ ★ Show program consistently produces world champions★ National and world level training★ Monthly events for young riders★

www.capstonetrainingstables.com

(425) 891-1560FARM

518743

...TODAY’S PARENT

It’s that time of year again when change

is in the air. Whether it’s

beginning kinder-garten, changing grades, entering middle school, starting high school or going off to college, our kids go through a lot of transitions and change in their lives.

These transitions can create stress and behavioral problems no matter the age. As parents, we can help by maintaining a healthy attitude towards change and supporting our kids.

“Sometimes, parents are more worried about

the upcoming changes than the kids,” says Youth Eastside Services’ (YES) parenting specialist Jennifer Watanabe. “It helps if parents

are comfortable with the changes, so kids will feel comfortable with what’s ahead.”

Watanabe explained that one of the reasons why it’s so important for parents to have a healthy attitude towards change is because our chil-dren take their cues from us.

“You may be concerned for them, but don’t let that concern cloud their experi-ence,” she cautioned.

Even if your children are nervous about their upcoming school year, be supportive and let them know you’re there. How-ever, don’t dismiss their feelings with statements like “Everything will be all right, don’t worry.” It’s actu-ally better to acknowledge fears and anxieties and then reassure them that they will get through it and you will be there to help.

Sometimes, making a plan in case there is a problem can offer comfort for youth. Ask them what they are afraid of and help them cre-ate a plan for overcoming the hurdles. Because life always comes with hurdles, learning how to manage them is a good life skill that will serve young people well.

It’s also important to avoid “red-flag” language like, “This school year is going to be tough.” This

increases stress and distractsyour child from starting school with an open atti-tude. Let them express their own opinions and concerns.

However, if your child has uncontrolled anxiety, or it’s interfering with their ability to eat and function normally, bringing in a counselor to help may ease the situation. Organiza-tions specializing in youth and family mental health, like YES, are your best resources.

Shifting grades is just the beginning of the many changes life will bring your kids. Let your attitude demon-strate that change is a natural part of growing up. It will help them accept and adjust—this year and for years to come.Patti Skelton-McGougan is executive director of Youth Eastside Services (YES). For more information, visit www.YouthEastsideServices.org.

Teaching our children to transition

PARE

NTI

NG

LIFE

LIN

EPa

tti S

kelt

on-

McG

ouga

n

The Redmond Saturday Market will shine the spot-light on kids as part of Kid’s Day this Saturday. Kids up to the age of 15 will be sell-ing their arts and crafts from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the grassy area near the market, which is located at 7730 Leary Way.

Mr. Darby, a popular

children’s music performer, will make a return to Kid’s Day and provide entertain-ment with songs, puppets and dancing from 10 a.m. to noon. Shumba Youth Ma-rimba Youth Ensemble, which performs traditional African music, will also provide enter-tainment from noon to 2 p.m.

Kid’s Day coming to Saturday Market


Sales Appraisals Repairs Rentals

Third Generation Violin Maker

www.hkbviolins.com425.822.0717

520485

“Voted Evening Magazine’s Best of Western WAMusical Instrument Store!”

Sale on Now!

New! Science Kindergarten

JDS, located 2 miles south of Microsoft’s main campus, is now accepting

applicants in all grades.

Oct. 6th, Nov. 4th

and Dec. 2nd

514720

PRESCHOOL

8TH GRADE

jds.org

518811

ENROLL NOW

FOR 2011-2012

517514

519138

...TODAY’S PARENT

www.redmond-reporter.com

Here are some ways to

help make things run smoothly and safely for your child:

Go through your child’s wardrobe. Can your child manage buttons, snaps and zippers? Neat, comfort-able, washable play clothes with elastic waistbands are a good choice.

Look critically at shoes. Are they a good fi t, easy to fasten, and do they have non-slip soles, safe for outside play. To help prevent accidents, avoid fl ip-fl ops, high heels, wedge heels or slippery soles or pointed toe cowboy boots for every day use.

Evaluate your child’s hairstyle. Is it neat and out of the eyes? Is it a distrac-tion? If your child consis-tently chews on the ends, consider a style that is off the face or tie it back.

use a tissue.

wash his/her hands.

take care of him/herself in the bathroom.

tions – matches, plugs, and chemicals. Keep poisons out of reach.

and how to dial it.

behave on a street, sidewalk and in a parking lot.Teach him/her how to cross the street if appropriate.

knows his/her address, phone number and parents’ names.

for a visit to the doctor or dentist’s offi ce. Be upbeat but truthful.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY

things go so you can start early to give your children the responsibility to pick up aft er themselves, return toys to their place, put dirty clothes in the laun-dry basket, clear dishes, clean up aft er themselves.

clothes in draw-ers, on low shelves and on low hooks to encourage independence and a sense of order.

Assign age-ap-propriate house-hold jobs such

as setting out silverware and napkins on the table, sorting laundry, folding, dusting, watering plants, and feeding a pet with supervision.

imitate you and do real work. A toy vacuum cleaner is not as appeal-ing as a real small carpet sweeper with the handle

scaled down to child size. Have a designated area for small household tools – a small dustpan and brush, a pretty feather or sheepskin duster, a sponge to clean up spills (cycle it in the dishwasher regularly).

recycling.

help with food prepara-tion – measuring, stirring, and washing fruit and vegetables.

to help prepare his/her own packed lunch.

replace everything that children break. Help them

to see the consequence of their actions and learn that things have to be paid for. Tell them that money has to be earned.

so your child can learn to take turns, win, or lose with grace.

words rather than react physically. Tell him/her to walk away from situations that he/she can see are “trouble.”

doing things to help others.Janet Villella is co-director of the Sammamish Montessori School in Redmond at 7655

178th Place N.E. For more information, email janet@

sammamishmontessori.com or call (425) 883-3271

Tips for making life smooth and safe for your childrenPA

REN

TIN

GJa

net V

illel

la

To advertise in this section,

call 425-867-0353


Earn a 1.00% APY with a Union Bank High Rate MoneyMarketSM Account1

SM

SM

1.00% Annual Percentage Yield (APY)

Stop by a branch today, visit unionbank.com/rate or call 800-818-6060 to learn more.

Because love the thrillof stable returns.

SAMANTHA PAK

[email protected]

As a global health organiza-tion, Medical Teams International (MTI) in Redmond serves along-side grassroots organizations, churches and health ministries in more than 70 countries.

MTI teams travel all around the world to work with people who are victims of natural disasters, confl ict and poverty and begin-ning Sept. 10, they will bring that world to the MTI Mike and Kathy Holmgren Center at 9680 153rd Ave. N.E. in Redmond.

Th e REAL. LIFE. Exhibit will feature eight locations where MTI serves or has served, including Moldova, Uganda, Haiti and Mexico. MTI Executive Director James Mhoon said the purpose of the free exhibit is to give people a sense of what MTI is and what they do.

He said one of the organiza-tion's goals is to improve the level of health care in the areas they serve before the disaster or con-fl ict. Mhoon explained that they usually work in developing coun-tries where health care is already poor so when disaster strikes, the death rate increases signifi cantly.

"Our goal is to slow that statis-tic down," he said. "We come in and help provide the health care."

Medical Teams exhibit sheds light on disaster, conflict regions

Beginning Sept. 10, the REAL. LIFE. Exhibit will be open to the public at the Medical Teams International Redmond location at 9680 153rd Ave. N.E. in Redmond. CHAD COLEMAN, Redmond Reporter

SLIDESHOW ONLINEwww.redmond-reporter.com

Th e exhibit features real photos taken on location, enlarged on the walls so people walking through will feel immersed in the scene. Visitors will see models of life-sized huts, makeshift shelters and triage centers where people live and work. Th ere will also be a 23-foot simulated wave to recreate a smaller version of the Indonesian tsunami in 2004, which had waves up to 98 feet tall.

In addition to devastation, REAL. LIFE. also features "aft er" scenes of locations that have been transformed by volunteer teams, showing that there is still hope

even in these dire situations.Th e exhibit ends with an action

room where visitors can write and fi ll "I Will" envelopes with what they can do to help. Wheth-er it's donating, volunteering, praying or posting something on Facebook, Mhoon said there are all kinds of actions people can take. He added that they antici-pate most visitors being junior high and high school students so even the smallest acts contribute to the cause.

"Th ere's something everybody can do," he said. "All of that helps."

Carol Buchan, a graphic

designer and volunteer helping with the exhibit, said the displays will be "quite a dose of reality" for people and make them feel like they are really on location.

Th e Seattle resident got involved in the spring and has been helping to install the signage. She said she has had experience doing signage on boats but the size and propor-tions of the REAL. LIFE. work have been a bit of a challenge because she has never done anything so big.

Despite these challenges, she is excited to see the exhibit when it opens — as is everyone else involved.

"Th is is great," Buchan said. "Th ere's a lot of energy in the building right now."

REAL. LIFE. started at MTI's Ti-gard, Ore. location, where the orga-nization began and is based. Aft er seeing how successful and eff ective the exhibit was, MTI staff decided to expand and bring the exhibit to the Redmond MTI, which is the only location in the state.

Mhoon said planning for the exhibit began about two and a half years ago and construction has taken about a year.

Th e exhibit is sponsored by for-mer Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and his family, who have been involved with MTI for the last three years.

"Th ey really believed in the exhibit," Mhoon said.

One of the reasons MTI is able to have the exhibit in Redmond is because the new building, which they bought and moved into more than a year ago. Mhoon said al-though MTI has had a presence in the Pacifi c Northwest for 14 years, buying a building in the area al-lows them to house the exhibit as well as host events.

"We have a permanent home," he said.

Th e exhibit opening will be paired with Th e BIG Run, a 5k fun run and walk to raise money for Haitian earthquake victims. Th e event, will begin at the MTI building and kicks off at 9 a.m. Th e fun run will also honor Mat-thew Bouthillier, an emergency room nurse at Swedish Medical Center in Issaquah who died of heart failure in Port-au-Prince. Bouthillier had been volunteering as part of a medical disaster relief team with MTI.

Th e BIG Run entry fee is $35, but anyone who registers before the day of the event will receive a $5 discount. Day-of registration and packet pick-up begins at 8 a.m. on run day.

For more information about REAL. LIFE. or Th e BIG Run, visit www.medicalteams.org.


AND JOIN A

REAL BANDSTATE-OF-THE-ART

studio and rehearsal space

at the Seattle Hard Rock Café

BEING IN A

ROCK BANDISN’T JUST A GAME ANYMORE

NEXT SESSION BEGINS

SEPTEMBER 13SIGN UP TODAY

PRIVATE LESSONS Guitar/Bass/Drums/Keys/Vocals

LIVE PERFORMANCE

MAKE A RECORD

AGES 11-17 Beginner, intermediate or advanced musicians – we have a place for you!

urocknow.com

CALLING ALL TEENSTIME TO PUT AWAY YOUR

TOYS

5200

68

520967

Cascade Plaza and Cascade Vista:How are we unique? We have all levels of careon a single campus! Assisted, Independent,

Memory Care and Skilled Nursing…It’s all right here.

Please call for a tour or just drop in at:

or call 425-885-4157 for information.

Independent Living, Assisted LivingMemory Care & Respite, Medical Care & Hospice Services

“BEST NEW SMOOTH JAZZ ARTIST of the YEAR” nominee

Kyle WolvertonLive at the Kirkland Performance Center

Saturday, September 10 at 8:00 p.m.“An intimate evening where jazz meets R&B”

FOR TIX: www.kpcenter.org / 425-893-9900

5217

70

NLP Training in Kirkland

Communication Skills for your Personal and Professional Development

Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing

Yourself and Others

Register now and save $200. Begins October 1 - 2.

425-896-8523

www.NLPPacific.com

& Associates

5215

48

AMY R. SISK

For the Reporter

Kim Hantz has yet to fi nd a doctor that can put a name to the gastrointestinal prob-lems she has lived with the past two and a half years.

Th roughout this time, the 39-year-old Seattle resident has endured numerous invasive surgeries. Each week, she visits a clinic to have blood drawn and her portacath re-accessed. She also hooks her-self up to an IV for 12 hours every day so her body can receive suffi cient nutrients.

Despite these medical procedures, she signed up for a triathlon in August of last year, but her doctor ordered her to back down from the race.

She decided to try again this year, only to have to withdraw a second time.

Her health problems may have hindered her in the past, but Hantz is deter-mined to cross the fi nish line of the Project Athena Race Series on Oct. 1 at Marymoor Park.

Th rough Project Ath-ena, Hantz plans to join other women who have experienced medical and traumatic setbacks as well as their supporters in a 10-kilometer footrace. Th e event will also off er a 5-ki-lometer hike that doubles as a team scavenger hunt. And as parents take on these two competitions, children can maneuver their way through a kilometer-long infl atable obstacle course.

Th is will be Project Ath-ena’s last stop in the 2011 Race Series, with other races held in Boise, Idaho and Norfolk, Va.

“It’s designed to be non-competitive,” Project Athena spokesperson Erica Nitti said. “Get out with your girls and just have a really fun day.”

Hantz and several friends look forward to doing just that while sporting “Team Kim” T-shirts. She plans to walk and hopes her health permits her to run at least part of the race.

“I don’t want anything like my health, no matter what ends up happening or what the end state is, to defi ne who I am,” she said. “I want hope to defi ne who I am.”

Hantz works on process improvement for a health care organization in Seattle and volunteers hundreds of hours each year at her church and through the Northeast Seattle Little League.

“I have never seen any-one who has gone through so many medical setbacks

and continues to give all of herself to the community,” said Mike Lambert, who is president and CEO of Athletic Supply in Redmond.

Lambert fi rst met Hantz eight years ago when she walked into his store as a customer, and they have remained friends ever since. He and other Athletic Supply employees will cheer her on as she completes the 10-kilometer Project Athena race, but Lambert cannot participate himself due to a recent knee replacement surgery.

Lambert said he admires Hantz’s resilience. Hantz encourages others dealing with setbacks to stay strong in the face of adversity.

“If just one woman feels

like they can get out in public and go shopping or get a job, they can.” Hantz said. “Don’t stay home. Have hope because it’s worth the suff ering to get there.”

Hantz doesn’t see herself staying at home aft er the Project Athena race. She plans to scale Mt. Kiliman-jaro in 2012 to accomplish a goal she set over a decade ago while living in Africa. To help fund her train-ing and journey, Project Athena has awarded her an Athenaship, a grant given to survivors of major setbacks who want to complete an adventure.

“Th ese ladies are some of the most incredibly encour-aging people I’ve ever met,” Hantz said of the employees

of Project Athena. “Th ey make me think that I can do it.”

But before she climbs a mountain, she will focus on crossing the fi nish line this October.

Project Athena is prepar-ing for 1,000 people to race through Marymoor Park beginning at 8 a.m. on Oct. 1. Registration is open to anyone, including women and men, and at least 50 volunteers are needed. To register, volunteer, donate or fi nd out more information, go to www.projectathena.org and check out the race’s Facebook page.

Race offers women hope despite setbacks redmond-reporter.com

Kim Hantz


Take your home to new places.

FREE Remodeling Seminars at Chown Hardware!

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH1:00 Bath Design & Remodeling

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH10:30 Kitchen Design & Remodeling

OR CCB # 1663; WA Reg # NEILKCI 18702 © Neil Kelly 2011

12001 NE 12th St. #38, Bellevue425.454.7420

Your friends are already planning

your next party.

Your friends are already planning

your next party.

519894

SPORT

SR

ED

MO

ND

REDMOND SELECT GIRLS BASKETBALL TRYOUTSRedmond Select will soon be

hosting tryouts for girls entering grades 5-8 to develop skills and play basketball in a competitive

environment. Tryouts will be held on Monday, Sept. 12 in the

Redmond High School gym, with fi fth and sixth grades

going from 6-7:30 p.m. and seventh and eighth grades

from 7:30-9 p.m. Participants are asked to arrive 30 minutes

early to register. Open gyms will also be held prior to tryouts, on Monday and Wednesday

evenings from 6-7:30. For more information regarding

tryouts, contact Kelli Egberg at [email protected].

BOYS GOLF PREVIEW 2011 CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW 2011

Redmond ready to hit the trails with purposeTIM WATANABE

[email protected]

Longtime cross country coach at Redmond High School (RHS), Denis Villeneuve, loves to share his passion for running with the young Mustangs head-

ing through his program every year.

In his 21st season, Vil-leneuve had another very strong turn-out of 70 kids, with about a

2-1 ratio of boys to girls.Although smaller than in

years past, his girls team looks especially deep, led by senior co-captains Holly Young and Allie Nichols, and a very talented crop of underclassmen includ-ing Kelsey Dunn, who placed in the top 12 at last season’s Kingco meet before having a tough state race. Lila Rice, who transferred from Seattle Academy last fall and made the 4A state meet as a sophomore, will be another key contributor.

[ more CROSS COUNTRY page 11 ]

TIM WATANABE

[email protected]

As more of a specialized sport than the other fall off erings for student-athletes at Redmond High School, golf has always been about quality over quantity for head coach Chris Zimmerman.

Although only 14 kids tried out for the boys’ golf team this year, 11 of them are returning from last sea-son, and four of them played in the 4A state tournament just last spring.

“I think we’re a deeper team this year than in years past,” Zimmer-man said. “Looking at the scores during tryouts, our guys were all playing pretty well.”

Th e Redmond boys will be headlined by the Rudnicki twins, Oliver and Lyle, who are fourth-year varsity starters. Th ey had a very busy summer of golf, playing in the Nature Valley First Tee Open on the Champions Tour at Pebble Beach, along with a number of Washington Junior Golf Association events.

“I haven’t seen them since last October, and just seeing them this year, they’ve fi lled out and they’re hitting the ball so much further,” said Zimmerman on the twins. “Th ey’ve turned into good, young men and good players... I think they’re both going to put up some really good numbers this year.”

Stangs swinging for state success

Denis Villeneuve

[ more GOLF page 12 ]Redmond High senior Oliver Rudnicki works on his putting stroke during a recent practice at Bear Creek Country Club. TIM WATANABE, Redmond Reporter


“We have a really deep girls team and some new people, so we’re looking really, really good,” Ville-neuve said. “It’s exciting.”

Th ings are much more up in the air on the boys’ side, however, as the guys have a pretty well defi ned top three in junior Johna-than Stevens, sophomore Zach Kirwan and senior co-captain Max Dunn.

But it takes the top fi ve to score a league cross-coun-try meet, a fact that coach Villeneuve is well aware of.

“What we need to do is fi nd two more, and there’s a group of guys there, so we’ll see,” he said. “I think we have enough talent to fi nd two more to get kind of close, but how close they get depends on how good we’ll be. Th ere’s a little more uncertainty there.”

One of those vying for a scoring spot is junior Lex Mundell, who shat-tered his personal best at the 4A Kingco meet last year, running an 18:39.

“I feel there is a lot more dedication this year towards trying to make it to state, and not taking any opportunities we have for granted,” he noted.

Added Dunn, “We’re going to have to really work hard and get some good practices in to get to the physical ability we need to be, at that state-competing level.”

Villeneuve admitted having slots open for au-dition may be a blessing in disguise, as a number of boys will be working extra hard to put their

name in the hat.“Everything’s set up

for them, but they have to be hungry and want it,” Villeneuve explained. “People will compete with each other, and that helps everyone get better.”

On the girls’ squad, co-captains Young and Nichols have worked on team cama-raderie, getting to know all the girls and encouraging them to come out this fall.

And with the talent they have, the girls look to keep

their streak of 4A state meet appearances going, which has now reached 13 consecutive years.

“Th e girls want to try to do really well at Kingco and Districts, and top four at state is our goal,” Nichols said. “We have lots of po-tential, lots of new girls.”

But no matter how fast or slow his athletes are, Vil-leneuve implements a no-cut policy in his program, meaning that everyone gets a chance to develop their

skills and spend time with their RHS running family.

“I still run myself, I love the sport of cross country. It’s so egalitarian, senior to freshman, boy or girl, fast or slow, we’re just one big happy group. Th ey’re just nice kids, and I love watch-ing everybody improve and

appreciate running and racing, not only from week to week but season to sea-son. Our four captains... I remember when they came and didn’t know anything. Now they’re captains, they know the system, and they are teaching all the young people.”

Remember your loved onePlace a paid obituary to honor those

who have passed away, call Linda at 253.234.3506

[email protected] obituaries include publication in the

newspaper and online atwww.redmond-reporter.com

All notices are subject to verifi cation.

...obituaries

REPORTER .com

REDMOND˜

520435

518749

Dr. Sharon Wagener DeWolf

16440 NE. 85TH STREET

REDMOND BACK & NECK PAIN CLINIC

CHIROPRACTIC

PREFERRED PROVIDER

425-885-9950

ts

519623

8226 196th Ave NEInsurances Accepted

www.healthwithinsite.com425-898-1191

At Health Within, our mission is to provide the personal care services necessary for a healthy lifestyle.Regardless of the treatment you choose, you will leave Health Within feeling more connected to yourself and the world around you.

FLOW YOGA29 CLASSES

Health Within

Monday thru Saturday Sunday 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

(Across from the Redmond Post Office & Fire Department)

Serving you since 1986

Your neighborhood

Comfort Food Specialist

Let us do the cooking for you.

Where it’s never too late for Breakfast!

Kick-off for Fall!

“We support you Mustangs”

520508

(800) 430-9001 | AAA.com | No Service Fees*

RSVP

Join us to learn about the destinations, amenities and savings available from each of these award-winning cruise lines.

AAA Corporate Offi ce: 1745 114th Avenue SE, BellevueDate: Wednesday, September 14 Presentation: 6:00 p.m.

ATTEND & SAVE!

(425) 556-1847

*AAA does not charge service fees on the purchase of cruises and tour packages. Other service fees may apply for items such as airline tickets, passports, fees imposed by other companies or gov’t entities, etc. Restrictions and limitations apply per product. Ask AAA for details. Agency #178-018-521

Members and Non-Members Welcome

TRI-A-CRUISE MONTH

SEEING IS BELIEVING

Stop by and see us today!

Sales & Service | Seattle at the Locks

5350 30th Ave. NW | 206-257-6058

www.tomsboatshop.com

Luxury Pontoon Boats by

425-883-3774ValleyInsAgency.com • [email protected]

16025 NE 85th Street, Redmond WA 98052 5204

50

Real people caring about your insurance needs. How can we help you?

Contact us for a complimentary insurance review.

Companies represented include: Liberty NW, Safeco, CNA, Travelers, Hartford, NSM Homebuilders, Progressive, Unigard, Encompass, Kemper, Chubb, Zurich

REDMOND HIGH Denis Villeneuve,

21st year

6-3, 3rd in Kingco (boys); 8-1, 3rd in Kingco (girls)

70

Jr. Johnathan Stevens, Soph. Zach Kirwan, Sr. Max Dunn, Sr. Billy Van Hoff .

Soph. Kelsey Dunn, Sr. Holly Young, Sr. Allie Nichols, Jr. Lila Rice, Jr. Kate Wagner, Sr. Lauren May.

BIG MEET

This fi nal meet before the postseason will serve as a tune-up for the big dance against a few strong programs.

Micah Orr, 2nd year

5th in 1A Emerald City League (boys); 6th in league (girls)

21

Jr. Connor Buhaly, Soph. Dylan Reynolds, Sr. Charles Petitpas, Jr. Erik Risa.

Soph. Sonja Johnson-Yu, Soph. Mariel Frank.

BIG MEET

This huge meet attracts many top teams from around the stats and will be a good test to see where the Owls stack up mid-season.

David Miller, 7th year

3rd place Districts, 11th at 2B state meet (boys), 1st place Districts, 7th at state (girls)

14

Soph. Jacob Benson, Soph. David Broaddus.

Sr. Joy Twenty-man, Soph. Bridget Daugherty, Sr. Anna Broaddus.

BIG MEET

This fi nal meet before the postseason begins will show who will step up for the Grizzlies when it mat-ters most. Also will be a good test to run against Crosspoint Academy, who return six of their top seven runners.

[

boys’ cross country team looks to get stronger and stronger as the season progresses. TIM WATANABE, Redmond Reporter


518789

FURNITUREBEST PRICES IN TOWN!

14522 N.E. N. Woodinville Way ~ 425-908-7768Across from Public Storage in Woodinville ~ Open Daily

ON SALE

NOW!

John C. Brandy

518770

Member SIPC

Going once... Going twice...

425-867-0353

REPORTER .com

R E D M O N D˜

To Advertise Call Ellan Feldman

at 425 867-0353

LUTHERAN

PRESBYTERIAN

ROMAN CATHOLIC

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

499228

ST. JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH

10526 166th AVE. NE REDMOND, WA – 425-883-7685

www.stjude-redmond.orgSaturday Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.(5:30pm Sept-May Only)

499246

Pastor Todd Goldschmidt

Sunday Worship - 9:30 AM

499247

and PRESCHOOL

9041 - 166th NE, REDMOND425-885-1810

www.faithluth.org www.faithredmond.org

Summer Worship9:30 am

Nursery Provided 499249

1836 156th AVE NE, Bellevue, WA 98007 425-746-8080

WORSHIP

Sundays@ 10 AM

Holy InnocentsCatholic Church

in Duvall26526 NE Cherry Valley Rd

Sunday Masses8 am & 10:30 am

425-788-1400 www.holyinn.orgNursery Available

507917

520777

AestheticDenture & Dental Clinic

Smile with Confi dence

16545 NE 80th St.Redmond

425-968-5136

www.aestheticdenture.com

Offi ce hours by appointmentLocated inside Jones Family Chiropractic

www.calmingwatersskincare.com 518458

518190

Voted Redmond’s Best Autocare 2010 & 2011!

Our Car-diologists are experts at diagnosing and treating your automotive ailments

425.882.0630 www.autosysinc.com

18018 Redmond Way, #19 Redmond Open Mon-Sat. 8am - 6pmMember Sammamish & Redmond Chamber Commerce

Family owned since 1989.AUTOSYS INC.

Although the program graduated scoring leader Charlie Mroz last year, and no longer has the benefit of a 2-handicap exchange student from Brazil in Henrique Pombo, the team is definitely deep enough to contend once again for the league title.

Mustang juniors Conrad Croshaw and long-hitting Jimbo Curtin, a member at Bear Creek Country Club where the team’s home matches are held, played plenty of summer tourna-ments as well.

In addition, the Mus-tangs should see scoring contributions by a pair of returning seniors in Cole Helgeson and Kirk Gysler.

SAHALEE STRUGGLESThe Mustangs were sup-

posed to play their rival match, against Eastlake, in October — well into the season and after the boys could get back in the swing of league play.

Due to a scheduling con-flict, that pivotal match was moved to last Tuesday, and the Mustangs were soundly defeated 191-203 at the dif-ficult Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, breaking their streak of 24 consecu-tive league match wins.

“I thought we were looking solid, but we had a tough match (Tuesday),” Zimmerman said. “A lot of these guys hadn’t played there before, and it’s a tough place to go have your first match.”

Although Curtin medaled with a brilliant 1-under 35, he was the only Mustang in the top five.

“We didn’t play so well, but I think we’ll pull

through at districts, because that’s when it really counts,” said Oliver Rudnicki, who finished 16th in the First Tee Open and won a WJGA event in Seattle the very next day. “The more tournaments you play, the easier it is to handle your-self under pressure. Some of the guys who hadn’t played Sahalee and knew it was against Eastlake, our rivals, they may not have been ready for the pressure.”

The Mustangs will look to start a new streak when they take on Ballard on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at a course to be determined.

HOME COURSE ADVANTAGEWhile the Mustangs’

match against Eastlake was a tough break early on, they’ll gladly take it con-sidering the tremendous good fortune they received when the new course for the district tournament was recently announced.

This year’s event will be held right in the Mustangs’ back yard at Willows Run Golf Club in Redmond, Oct. 12 and 13.

“That’s going to be huge

for us, not having to drive to Snohomish early in the morning, and all of these guys have played Willows a million times,” said an ex-cited Zimmerman. “I think we can probably get four guys again to state, Jimbo, Lyle, Oliver and Cole all went last year so they know what they have to do during districts.”

With the top 12 going on to state from the districts tournament, the Mustangs will have to compete against a very tough Eastlake team, with Woodinville and Skyline also touting players who can go low at any given time.

But the players know that they are in control of their own destiny, and look for another strong showing in the postseason.

“Definitely winning districts is going to be our main goal this year,” Oliver stated. “Last year we won districts and brought six to state, and a lot of us didn’t play so well at state. Each level it gets tougher, and more important, so we need to buckle down and do bet-ter at state.”

REDMOND HIGH Chris Zimmerman,

6th season

10-0, 4A Kingco cham-pions, 7th at 4A state tournament

14

KEY RETURNERS

Twin brothers have loads of tournament experience over the summer and are ready to lead the team in their senior campaign.

State qualifier last year will contribute some solid scores and add to the Mustangs' depth.

Made state as a sophomore, a long-hitting Bear Creek Country Club member who has a big advantage playing matches at home.

One of four up-perclassmen on the roster, looks to nail down his first state berth.

BIG MATCH

- With the

Eastlake match already in the books, the Mustangs' next biggest league threat is the Falcons, who get to take the Mustangs on at their home course.

Doug Weaver, 8th season

8-0, 1A Emerald City League Champions, 9-0 overall, 4th at 1A state tournament

15

KEY RETURNERS Co-captain is a

state returner, and has a solid and consistent game. Should medal many times in league matches.

Co-captain also has state tournament experience.

Tri-districts player from last year looks to make state for the first time.

TOP NEWCOMERS Excellent

all-around athlete (soccer, basket-ball, baseball) giving golf a shot.

Two more outstanding upperclass-men athletes taking to the course.

BIG MATCH

-This last regular

season league match will be a great tune-up for the postseason.

[

www.nw-ads.com www.redmond-reporter.com Friday Sept 02 2011 [13]

real estatefor sale - WA

Real Estate for Sale

King County

real estatefor sale


Manufactured Homes


Other Areas

Vacation/Getaways

for Sale

Thousands of Classifiedreaders need your service. Your service ad will run FOUR full weeks in your local community paper and on the web for one low price with the Service Guide Special.Call 800-388-2527 to speak with a customer representative.Go online 24 hours a day: nw-ads.com.Or fax in your ad:360-598-6800.

real estatefor rent - WA

Apartments for Rent

King County

WA Misc. Rentals

Want to Share

announcements

Announcements

Announcements

jobsEmployment

Customer Service

[email protected]

Employment

General

The opportunity to make a difference is right in front of you.Recycle this paper.

Employment

General

2222222

1111111

1111111

Need help with your career

search?

There is help out there!

and you can access it at

whatever time is convenient

for you! Find only the jobs

in your desired category, or

a specific location. Available

when you are, 247. Log on

at www.nw-ads.com or

call one of our recruitment

specialists, Monday-Friday

8am-5pm800-388-2527

Employment

General

www.evergreentlc.com

[email protected]

Need an employer who gives you your own parking spot? Maybe it’s time to change jobs. Our online job solution will provide you with job listings where you can view jobs that match your c . Your path toa better job begins at

pnwCareers.com

Thousands of Classifiedreaders need your service. Your service ad will run FOUR full weeks in your local community paper and on the web for one low price with the Service Guide Special.Call 800-388-2527 to speak with a customer representative.Go online 24 hours a day: nw-ads.com.Or fax in your ad:360-598-6800.

Need extra cash? Place your classified ad today! Call 1-800-388-2527 or Go online 24 hours a day www.nw-ads.com.

Employment

Media

[email protected]

Employment

Transportation/Drivers

Schools & Training

Reach readers the daily newspapers miss when you advertise in the Classifieds. 1-800-388-2527 or www.nw-ads.com

Schools & Training

stuffBeauty & Health

Cemetery Plots

Cemetery Plots

flea marketFlea Market

Food &

Farmer’s Market

Free Items

Recycler

(Does not include 48x40 size)

PNW MarketPlace!click! www.nw-ads.com email! classifi [email protected] call toll free! 1.888.399.3999 or 1.800.388.2527

[14] Friday Sept 02 2011 www.redmond-reporter.com www.nw-ads.com

So easy you can do it standing on your head www.nw-ads.com

Looking for your dream house? Go topnwHomeFinder.com to find the perfect home for sale or rent.

Heavy Equipment

Jewelry & Fur

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

Musical Instruments

Tools

Wanted/Trade

Sell it for FREE in the Super Flea! Call866-825-90 1 or email the Super Flea at [email protected].

pets/animals

Dogs

PNWHomeFinder.comis an online real estate community thatexposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.Log on to join our network today.

Dogs

PNWHomeFinder.comis an online real estate community thatexposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.Log on to join our network today.

Dogs

garage sales - WA

Garage/Moving Sales

King County

Place an advertisement or search for jobs, homes, merchandise, pets and more in the Classifieds 24 hours a day online atwww.nw-ads.com.

wheelsAutomobiles

Chevrolet

Campers/Canopies


Misc. Recreational

Vehicles

Motorcycles

www.greenextremescooters.com

Think Inside the BoxAdvertise in yourlocal communitynewspaper and onthe web with justone phone call.Call 800-388-2527for more information.

Professional Services

Instruction/Classes

www.LilianSzlaga.com


Music Lessons

[email protected]

Whether you’rebuying or selling,the Classifiedshas it all. From

automobiles andemployment to real

estate and household goods, you’ll find

everything you need24 hours a day at

www.nw-ads.com.


Tutoring/Lessons

In-Home TutoringN.W. EDUCATIONAL

SERVICESNorthwest Academy

High SchoolMake-Up ClassAccelerate and

get it done this summerSpecial Summer Pricewww.weeducate4u.com

425-483-1353Call Dr. Mel 5

15349

Home Services

Air Duct Cleaning

Home Services

General Contractors

I.P.I CONSTRUCTION

Residential & Commercial No Job Too Small

Home Services

Hauling & Cleanup

253-886-7724SLASHED RATES!

JUNK REMOVALYard,

Home & Garage too!

LICENSED/INSURED/BONDED

WILL HAUL ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME.

Home Services

Hauling & Cleanup

Home ServicesHouse/Cleaning Service

TAKE A SUMMER VACATION FROM YOUR

CLEANING


Home Services

Landscape Services

TOM’S CONCRETESPECIALIST

Tom 425-443-547425 years experience51

6776

www.tomlandscaping.com

All Types Of Concrete

(206)714-7745Cell

Yvonne The English Landscape Designer INCwww.YvonnetheEnglishGardener.com

Garden Makeovers, Renovations,

Weeding, Mulching, and Flagstone

Senior Discount

Affordable, Professional and Brilliant!

Home Services

Landscape Services

DTree Service DHauling DWeeding DPruning DHedge Trim DFence DConcrete DBark DNew Sod & Seed DAerating & Thatching

206-387-6100

Find what you need 24 hours a day.

Home Services

Landscape Services

SHELLY’S GARDENINGAll Kinds Of Yard Work:

Anytime

STEVE’S GARDENINGBARK - WEED-TRIM - PRUNESod - Retaining

Walls-Paving-Patios

General Cleanup

Home Services

Lawn/Garden Service

Home Services

Painting

520365

Lic#

WAL

LSFY

973N

J

Walls“Faux” You

Karen Di’ Angelo206-920-5823

Home Services

Roofing/Siding

Pinnacle RoofingProfessionals PRP

www.pinnacleroofingpros.comLic.# PINNARP917P1

Free Estimates!206-919-3538

ALL TYPES OF ROOFING & REPAIRS

Ads with art attract more attention.Call 800-388-2527 to talk to your customerservice representative.


FRONTIER RAISES FiOS TV RATES IN INDIANA 46%Claims service is “uneconomical”

FRONTIER INTRODUCES NEW$500 FiOS TV INSTALLATION FEE

FRONTIER DECLARES FiOS TV

TOO EXPENSIVE“We are raising prices for customers that don’t have price

protection plans in place.” — Official Transcript,

Frontier Communications Earnings Conference Call

May 5, 2011

Offer ends 9/21/11, and is limited to new residential customers. XFINITY service not available in all areas. Requires subscription to Digital Starter TV, Performance High-Speed Internet and Comcast Unlimited® service. After 12 months, monthly service charge for the Starter XF Triple Play goes to $114.99 for months 13 – 24. After 2 years, or if any service is cancelled or downgraded, regular charges apply. After 3 months, monthly service charge for HBO goes to $10 until March 31, 2013 then regular rates apply. Comcast’s current monthly service charge for HBO ranges from $17.99 – $19.99. Comcast’s current monthly service charge for the Starter XF Triple Play is $129.99. TV and Internet service limited to a single outlet. Equipment, installation, taxes, franchise fees, the Regulatory Recovery Fee and other applicable charges (e.g., per-call or international charges) extra. May not be combined with other offers. TV: Basic service subscription required to receive other levels of service. On Demand selections subject to charge indicated at time of purchase. Internet: Actual speeds vary and are not guaranteed. Voice: $29.95 activation fee applies. Service (including 911/emergency services) may not function after an extended power outage. Call clarity claim based on August 2010 analysis by Tektronix. Money-Back Guarantee applies to monthly recurring charges and standard installation up to $500. Minimum 2-year contract and automatic bill payments required with prepaid card offers. Cards issued by Citibank, N.A. pursuant to a license from Visa® U.S.A. Inc. and managed by Citi Prepaid Services. Cards will not have cash access and can be used everywhere Visa® debit cards are accepted. Call for restrictions and complete details, or visit www.comcast.com.© 2011 Comcast. All rights reserved. HBO® and related channels and service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. NPA83009-0001

All backed by the 30-Day Money-Back Comcast Customer Guarantee.

HBO® Included for 3 months

Step up to anHD Triple Play and get a Visa®

Prepaid Card worth up to

$200$99$114.99 a month your second year

GET STARTED WITH THE XFINITY TRIPLE PLAY

A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS

Call 1-866-696-4895.

Recently, Frontier Communications announced that FiOS TV was “uneconomical.” They have taken a series of steps to

discourage new customers from signing up for FiOS TV, and encourage existing customers who have FiOS to switch

to other services like satellite TV.

Fortunately, there’s a far better option. With XFINITY® from Comcast you get access to over 60,000 On Demand TV

shows and movies, on TV and online. You can’t get that with satellite. You’ll also get access to the fastest Internet to

more homes than anyone, plus smarter home phone service for less.

Get home entertainment that’s here to stay with XFINITY.

Switch to XFINITY® and get the best entertainment for the best price.

Frontier agrees. FiOS TV is the wrong choice.

redmond reporter, september 02, 2011

Documents