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The City Council approved a slew of contracts in July, from extending work on its park master plans to paving more roads to adding an online communication tool for residents. All in all, the council approved $311,853 in funding.
The council approved a contract not to exceed $25,000 with Tree Solutions, an on-call arborist and tree assessor. The contract runs until the end of 2010.
The council approved an $80,000 contract with HWA GeoSciences for on-call geotechnical engineering services. The consultant would be used on a variety of Public Works and parks department projects.
The council approved giving $6,100 to the Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery to feed trout that would be placed in Pine and Beaver lakes. This payment follows similar financial support in 2008, when the city gave the hatchery $6,811.
The council approved a $25,713 contract with Western Entrance Technology to fix doors at City Hall.
Automatic doors at the main and plaza entrances of City Hall have been experiencing a number of problems, according to the Public Works Department’s report on the contract. Strong winds can fling doors open too quickly, damaging them.
The council also approved a contract with GovDelivery, an e-mail notification service that alerts concerned residents about specific city topics, such as road construction or City Council meetings. The contract is for $5,400 per year, plus a $5,000 one-time setup fee.
The council approved changes to its contracts with the Berger Partnership, a consultant working on the master plans for Beaver Lake Park and the Sammamish Landing Park.
The Berger Partnership’s contract was for $112,905, but the proposed amendment adds an additional $6,740 to cover an additional public meeting and extra research on ball field improvements at the park.
The Berger Partnership is also getting an extension for its work on the Sammamish Landing Park master plan. The original contract was for $188,204, though the city budgeted $200,000 for the master plan. The council has approved giving the consultant an extra $7,900 to resolve conflicting information about property lines. That brings the total contract amount for the Sammamish Landing master plan to $196,104, still within the city’s budgeted amount.
The council also approved the use of $150,000 for road repair in the Tree Farm neighborhood. The city may begin work in August.
The council also approved an agreement that will result in Sammamish receiving about $208,371 from a property sale in Bellevue.
Thirty-seven cities in King County had shared ownership of a property in Bellevue, with the intent being that the property or the sale of the property would help to fund extra jail capacity for misdemeanor offenses. Bellevue sold the property to Seattle Children’s in March 2009.
The agreement requires that the sale’s proceeds go toward resolving future problems with jail capacity, either in building a new jail or contracting out to use another jurisdiction’s jail.
Reporter J.B. Wogan can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 247, or jbwogan@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
The City Council approved a slew of contracts in July, from extending work on its park master plans to paving more roads to adding an online communication tool for residents. All in all, the council approved $311,853 in funding.
The council approved a contract not to exceed $25,000 with Tree Solutions, an on-call arborist and tree assessor. The contract runs until the end of 2010. Read more
Regional transportation plan for 2040 in early stages of development
By J.B. Wogan
There’s still time to decide what sort of transportation plan you would want in 2040.
The Puget Sound Regional Council, a consortium of King, Snohomish, Kitsap and Pierce counties and local public agencies within those counties, is drafting a transportation environmental impact plan for the next three decades.
Mike Cummings, a representative from Puget Sound Regional Council, spoke at the July 7 Sammamish City Council meeting about six proposed regional transportation plans.
Sammamish Mayor Don Gerend said he did not want to see public transit expansion totally replace much-needed roadway improvements. In cities like Sammamish, a long-range transportation plan would have to include road improvements, he said.
“The reality for Sammamish is, we’re not going to get transit sufficient for people’s transportation needs,” Gerend said. “If you work in Kent Valley, it doesn’t make sense for you to transport by bus.”
Gerend is the chair of a committee working on the transportation 2040 plan for the Puget Sound Regional Council.
City Councilwoman Michele Petitti, who serves as an alternate for the regional council’s executive board, said she’s waiting to get more public feedback before deciding which plans she prefers. But she did have a general sense of what a long-range transportation plan should include though:
“I’m for the tolling and for paying the way,” she said. “I think we’ve got to do more transit.”
The six options Cummings presented were designed to meet projected population growth, relieve traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
All of the options assume that the region will see 1.5 million more people and 1.2 million new jobs by 2040.
Some of the local road improvements envisioned by the alternatives include:
u Widen East Lake Sammamish Parkway to have left-turn lanes from Redmond Way to 187th Avenue Northeast
u Add a carpool lane on Redmond Way from state Route 520 to East Lake Sammamish Parkway.
u Expand parts of Sahalee Way Northeast to four lanes with a fifth turn lane, plus bike lanes and sidewalk
Cummings’ staff has looked at general funding formulas for each plan, the amount of air pollutants, the cost, and the amount of time saved in commuting.
Cummings referred to one plan as the “baseline,” where the current funding formula and current planned projects would come into fruition, but nothing else. The baseline plan would cost $143 billion.
Cummings called the other five plans “alternatives.” They range in cost from $165 billion to $201 billion.
In two alternatives, the region would experience a tolling system on non-carpooling lanes. That is, motorists who did not carpool would have to pay extra.
In another alternative, all major arterials and freeways would have tolls. (In that scenario, even 228th Avenue in Sammamish would be tolled.)
Other alternatives vary in the extent of roadway, public transit, sidewalk and bike lane expansion. In some cases, the vision would extend beyond the Sound Transit ballot measure passed in November 2008, which would add bus service and light rail to urban areas of Pierce, King and Snohomish counties.
The alternatives also vary in how those expansions would be funded — by tolls, by new revenue sources or by traditional revenue sources.
The Puget Sound Regional Council staff projects that none of the scenarios would reduce carbon dioxide emissions below levels measured in 1990, even though state lawmakers have mandated that emissions should be below 1990 levels by 2035.
In order to achieve the emissions goals, transportation improvements would have to be coupled with a change in the types of vehicles people use to commute, Cummings said. Hybrid gas-and-electric cars as well as electric-only cars might be part of the solution, according to Cummings’ report.
Reporter J.B. Wogan can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 247, or jbwogan@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
There’s still time to decide what sort of transportation plan you would want in 2040.
The Puget Sound Regional Council, a consortium of King, Snohomish, Kitsap and Pierce counties and local public agencies within those counties, is drafting a transportation environmental impact plan for the next three decades. Read more
By Lauren McLaughlin
“It’s pretty much all we think about all year long,” said Tony Ragsdale, who volunteers for Nightmare at Beaver Lake every year. “I’m just drawn to it.”
Ragsdale is one of 300-400 volunteers that are necessary to produce Nightmare at Beaver Lake each year. For Ragsdale and the members of Scare Productions Inc., Nightmare at Beaver Lake is not just a Halloween event. It takes months to prepare for a few nights of fright.
Nightmare at Beaver Lake draws large crowds of people to its haunted trail and pavilion — last year 11,000 people attended.
Rotary Club Press Secretary Anita Boser said Nightmare at Beaver Lake is a lot of fun and a lot of work.
The volunteers begin to work on the event the first day of the year, Boser said.
“In the beginning of the year we always have a big brainstorming session and bounce around ideas, then the planning committee decides on which themes work best for the community,” Boser said.
Rotary Club President Norm Bottenberg said Nightmare at Beaver Lake is an event that everyone can participate in.
“We really want something that can involve the whole community,” Bottenberg said.
Bottenberg said Nightmare at Beaver Lake originally started as a way to get kids in the community involved.
“We wanted to get at least 60 kids involved as either actors or just coming to it,” said Bottenberg. “We had about 600 that first year. It was a huge success.”
Scare Productions Inc. President Curt Madden said he hopes many children will be involved this year,
“It gives them something to do, kids can come here after school and work on the sets or makeup or act. They can get really artistic with it,” Madden said. “They can really take something away from it.”
Currently the volunteers are working on designing and building sets for this October’s Nightmare at Beaver Lake.
There are multiple themes this year. The first part of the trail will be based on the Wizard of Oz, said Boser.
“With flying monkeys and everything,” Boser said. “I’m really looking forward to the flying monkeys.”
The rest of the trail will have the crowd favorites such as werewolves and vampires, and the pavilion will be an abandoned chemical factory, Boser said.
Most people volunteer as actors and makeup artists in late September, but volunteers are also needed in the summer to take responsibility for constructing the sets.
Dana Young, secretary of Scare Productions and event coordinator, has been volunteering at Nightmare at Beaver Lake since the first year of the event.
Young is designing and building sets for the haunt at a Kent warehouse.
“I like working with the other people that volunteer here,” Young said. “Some people are better in certain areas and you really get to bounce ideas around to make the sets better.”
“We have over 100 volunteers for the event,” Young said. “But we can always use 100 more.”
“The hardest part is getting volunteers to step up and say they’ll take charge of the set,” Boser said.
Boser said some of the sets and costumes can be modified and then reused.
“I think the trebuchet from last year is going to be used again,” Boser said. “But it’s going to be used very differently.”
However the majority of the sets are built specifically for that year’s event.
We want to do something different every year,” Bottenberg said. “We want people to keep coming back year after year and not get bored with the same sets.”
One of the reasons that Nightmare at Beaver Lake needs so many volunteers is because there is no house that they build sets in. Most of the sets are constructed in a warehouse in Kent and then moved to Beaver Lake Park the first weekend of October.
“With a house we could build everything on site,” Boser said.
“It’s difficult to put everything together in a month, but not having a house gives you more room to work with,” Young said.
Having the haunted adventure wind through forest trails adds something to the experience Boser said.
“There’s just something more scary about being out in the woods at night with monsters,” Boser said. “It’s an effect you can’t get with a house.”
“With an area like this we can really stretch the envelope,” Madden said. “Whatever we can imagine we can do.”
Scare Productions Inc., Vice President Rob Buchta enjoys making use of the forest in the haunt.
“The forest is as much a character as the people and the sets,” Buchta said.
Scare Productions Inc., has been involved with Nightmare at Beaver Lake since 2004.
“The park people and the Rotary Club here are really nice to work with. We feel really appreciated here,” Madden said.
Madden also appreciates the people who come to the event.
“I can’t believe how easily the local audience is entertained,” Madden said. “It’s great, and they love it.”
Intern Lauren McLaughlin can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 244 or samrev@isspress.com. To comment on this story visit www.sammamishreview.com.
“It’s pretty much all we think about all year long,” said Tony Ragsdale, who volunteers for Nightmare at Beaver Lake every year. “I’m just drawn to it.”
Ragsdale is one of 300-400 volunteers that are necessary to produce Nightmare at Beaver Lake each year. For Ragsdale and the members of Scare Productions Inc., Nightmare at Beaver Lake is not just a Halloween event. It takes months to prepare for a few nights of fright.
Read moreBy Lauren McLaughlin
A group of Sammamish teens has started a nonprofit organization to benefit children learning and getting hands on experience in science and technology, StudentRND.
“Technology is the future,” said Denis Chang, 18. “It’d be cool if kids were familiar with it.”
The goals of StudentRND are to educate students about science and technology by providing hands-on learning opportunities, and show the applications of science and technology
“We wanted to have a place where we can work on projects,” said Edward Jiang, 18. “It’s completely student run,” he said. “We’re not affiliated with any school.”
Chang is not only focused on getting children involved in StudentRND, he also wants adults to be familiar with the organization’s work.
“I’d like it to get to a point where adults would learn about it and they’d want their kids to learn more, to have the hands-on opportunity,” Chang said.
Another goal of the organization is to develop student leadership through running a nonprofit organization.
Everyone helps in running the group, planning and implementing the projects.
All members not only work on projects but also help organize community outreach events, tours of science and technology companies such as Microsoft and Space Labs, and fill out the necessary paperwork.
“In the past we’ve visited Microsoft and Space Labs and gone on tours. In the future we’d like to organize tours for kids in the area,” Jiang said. “It would expose kids to what types of careers there are in science and technology.”
David Chen, 16, has been a member of StudentRND since the end of June and is already involved in running it.
“I do grants, fill out the nonprofit paperwork, but everything is interrelated,” Chen said.
Chen is not the only one. Vu Tran, a 17-year-old from Interlake High School, joined a week ago and is helping with programs.
“Right now my job is mostly community outreach,” Tran said. Tran, like all the other members, is working on the business side of the organization while still working on the technology projects.
StudentRND is in the beginning stages of building a Plasma speaker and creating new iPhone applications.
They also have plans for the future of the organization; David Wu, 16, would like to see a separate workspace.
“If we get more people we’d need more space,” Wu said.
“Next year we’d like to get office space to actually allow people to drop in whenever. Right now we’re just working in my basement,” Jiang said.
More workspace is not the only plan Jiang has.
“We’d like to partner with businesses in the area. They don’t have to be science or tech companies,” Jiang said.
Jiang said with partners they would be able to do more in the community and that would help them achieve their goals of getting more students involved in their programs and events.
Right now the group is relying on word of mouth and Facebook to pass the message along.
“Once school starts up again we’re going to assign people to talk at their schools about it,” Jiang said.
Over the summer they haven’t stopped recruiting. They will be at the Sammamish Farmers Market September 23 and the Issaquah farmers market August 29. They will also be giving demonstrations and talking to people about the organization. To get involved with StudentRND visit their Web site at studentrnd.org.
Intern Lauren McLaughlin can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 244 or samrev@isspress.com. To comment on this story visit www.sammamishreview.com.
A group of Sammamish teens has started a nonprofit organization to benefit children learning and getting hands on experience in science and technology, StudentRND.
“Technology is the future,” said Denis Chang, 18. “It’d be cool if kids were familiar with it.” Read more
By Sarelyn Radecke
The other night, my mom, three sisters and I were trying to figure out how we were going to keep our dog busy while we were watching “The Bachelorette.”
By the way, I might note, most dogs don’t behave the way mine does when we are trying to watch TV.
Before the TV is turned on, my dog will be a perfect angel, just sitting and sleeping and dreaming about treats. But as soon as the attention switches from dog to TV, my dog’s sole purpose is to get the attention back on him.
He has used, but has not been limited to, the following methods in the past: crying, whining, panting heavily, throwing up, sitting and staring at us until we break eye contact with the television, rolling around, standing in front of the TV and chasing his tail.
However, this particular Bachelorette episode was supposed to be “The Most Dramatic Episode Ever,” so we needed to watch it without interruption. While brainstorming ideas for how to minimize my dog’s disruptions, I put the recliner’s footrest up and out rolled a very rubbery red object.
My family and I looked at each other in disbelief; we cheered when we realized what he had just found. The Kong. We had found The Kong.
The Kong is like…the Holy Grail of all dog toys. It’s a proper noun to solidify its importance in the canine world (unlike The Ball, The Stick, The Stuffed Animal), and it does everything. Everything.
You can bounce it, throw it, squeeze it, hide it, and here’s the clincher…you can stuff peanut butter in The Kong. It entertains dogs for hours.
The Kong had been missing for eight months. In other words, I haven’t watched a full television show or movie in eight months. My sister ran to the kitchen to get the peanut butter as we all sat in the realization that we were finally going to be able to watch a television show without interruption!
A few moments later, my sister came back with the peanut butter-filled Kong.
My dog’s eyes got all wide-eyed as he fell back into a picture-perfect “sit.” Then, to further his case, the sly little dog (literally) started smiling.
Five minutes later, we all looked up in horror as my dog let out a cry. Not only had my dog licked all of the peanut butter out of The Kong, but he had managed to wedge The Kong underneath the couch where he could not reach it.
My sisters and I turned off the TV with a sigh and turned our attention toward the real and only show in our lives, our dog.
The other night, my mom, three sisters and I were trying to figure out how we were going to keep our dog busy while we were watching “The Bachelorette.”
By the way, I might note, most dogs don’t behave the way mine does when we are trying to watch TV.
Before the TV is turned on, my dog will be a perfect angel, just sitting and sleeping and dreaming about treats. But as soon as the attention switches from dog to TV, my dog’s sole purpose is to get the attention back on him. Read more
Sammamish Police are kicking off this year’s National Night Out with family-friendly displays of police vehicles and a free concert.
National Night Out is a nationwide event designed to help neighborhoods reduce crime.
Neighborhoods across Sammamish and the country will hold countless events. The Sammamish Police will help to get the day going for the whole city.
Police will have on display an array of crime-fighting tools, including the King County Sheriff’s Office armored personnel carrier and a collection of vintage police cars.
Police will be on hand to explain the equipment, answer questions and give residents a chance to meet members of the Sammamish Police.
In addition, the city and Friends of the Library will sponsor a free concert by singer, songwriter and children’s entertainer Tim Noah.
The kick-off is from noon-4 p.m. Aug 4. at City Hall.
Sammamish Police are kicking off this year’s National Night Out with family-friendly displays of police vehicles and a free concert.
National Night Out is a nationwide event designed to help neighborhoods reduce crime.
Neighborhoods across Sammamish and the country will hold countless events. The Sammamish Police will help to get the day going for the whole city.
Police will have on display an array of crime-fighting tools, including the King County Sheriff’s Office armored personnel carrier and a collection of vintage police cars.
Police will be on hand to explain the equipment, answer questions and give residents a chance to meet members of the Sammamish Police.
In addition, the city and Friends of the Library will sponsor a free concert by singer, songwriter and children’s entertainer Tim Noah.
The kick-off is from noon-4 p.m. Aug 4. at City Hall.
By Christopher Huber
Water seemed to play an integral role in Sammamish golfer Spencer Weiss’s 9-stroke turnaround performance July 21 at Willows Run Golf Course in Redmond.
Weiss opened day two of the Washington Junior Golf Association District 2 Championship with a birdie and three pars. But he partially attributes his second-place performance to staying hydrated in the stifling, hot weather. He also managed to avoid the difficult water hazards, too.
“I drank lot more water and I started out really good,” Weiss said. “The golf course is pretty tough.”
After shooting a first-round 83, Weiss shot a 74 to take second and qualify for the junior golf state tournament in the 12-13 age group.
“(I’m) relieved and it feels good. I qualified the last two years and I wanted to keep it going,” Weiss said. “I’ve gotten a lot better over the years. I go up to Sahalee and practice a lot more than I used to.”
Numerous local youth golfers hit well when it counted July 20 and 21 and will play July 29-31 for the state championship. Among the top performers was Sammamish youth Li Wang, who took first place in the 14-15 age group. He shot a two-under (72, 70) and beat Mercer Island’s Charlie Kern by three strokes.
Weiss said he hopes to shoot better at state than his 2008 performance of 87 and 86.
“My goal is to try and make the cut on the third and just to play well and have fun,” Weiss said.
Eastlake High School golfer Megan Wotherspoon will also play at state. She took the fourth qualifying spot in the 14-15 age group after shooting a first-round 94 and second-round 85.
“After the first day I was tied for fourth and really wanted to make it to state so I was motivated,” Wotherspoon said after the tournament. “Most of my putts were going in. The first day I was struggling a lot with putts but the second day they were just working for me. A little bit of it might have just been luck, but I spent more time reading my putts. I was more prepared coming into the second day.”
The local athletes acknowledged Willows Run presented unique challenges. In particular, Wotherspoon and Weiss said, the course had a lot of hazards. Golfers also had to be more accurate, too, as the fairways tended to be narrower than courses they’re used to.
“Think it was a narrow course and sometimes my drives wouldn’t go straight and would fade into the hazards,” Wotherspoon said.
Sammamish resident A.J. Taylor missed the qualifying mark by just two strokes. He finished the district tournament with a 151-stroke performance.
Sammamish residents Jordan Windsor and Ben Griffen shot 164 and 167 respectively in the 16-17 age group.
Following Wang and Darius Lalier, Issaquah, in the 14-15 age group, Sammamish’s Jack Strickland shot an 83 and a 75 to qualify for state with a total score of 158. Christopher Kobak missed state by seven strokes, finishing with a score of 165.
Brian Mogg, of Sammamish, followed closely behind Weiss to qualify for the state tournament in the 12-13 age group. Mogg placed third in the group after hitting a 78 and an 81 (159) at Willows Run.
Sammamish resident Logan Nash shot a 188 and did not qualify.
Despite shooting seven strokes better on day-two, Eastlake High School golfer Dana Mydland did not qualify for state in the girls 16-17 age group. She shot an 88 and 81 for a total of 169.
Wotherspoon’s 179-stroke state-qualifying mark was 20 strokes off the top 14-15 qualifier, Kelly Kennewick, of Woodinville.
“Eighty five was a good score for me and 94 wasn’t my best,” Wotherspoon said. “I definitely could’ve done better than that.”
Ying Guan, of Sammamish, missed qualifying for state by six strokes. She shot a 185 at Willows Run.
Ten-year-old Sammamish resident Ashley Fitzgibbons is headed to state after shooting a 96 over two days. She placed second in the 8-11 age group and Madeline Nelson, of Sammamish missed the state cut with a 118-stroke performance. Par for the youngsters was 71 strokes.
Area youth will vie for their respective state championships for three days, July 29-31 at Glendale Country Club, Overlake Golf and Country Club and Bellevue Golf Course.
Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.sammamishreview.com.
Water seemed to play an integral role in Sammamish golfer Spencer Weiss’s 9-stroke turnaround performance July 21 at Willows Run Golf Course in Redmond.
Weiss opened day two of the Washington Junior Golf Association District 2 Championship with a birdie and three pars. But he partially attributes his second-place performance to staying hydrated in the stifling, hot weather. He also managed to avoid the difficult water hazards, too. Read more
By Christopher Huber
Lakeside Recovery’s Shawn Ellis would have scored from third anyway when Ryan Somers lined the ball to center field, but those celebrating in the dugout said they found relief in the fact that the diving centerfielder dropped the catch.
That gave Somers an RBI single, but more importantly, it gave Lakeside the walk-off win after breaking open an extra-inning stalemate in the bottom of the 13th.
The stifling heat wasn’t enough to keep the boys of the Lakeside Recovery Senior Legion baseball club down in the first two rounds of the state tournament July 25 and 26.
But the formidable competition in the Yakima Valley Pak came close to sending Lakeside into the losers bracket.
Lakeside beat perennial powerhouse Yakima Valley 4-3 July 26 at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma to advance to the third round of the 2009 American Legion Baseball Senior Division State Tournament.
“We won. That was a great game. What do you say about that?” said assistant coach Brad Files. “We’ve always had great games with them.”
Head coach Rob Reese was out of town at his son’s baseball tournament until July 26.
The players had ample cold beverages in a cooler, Lakeside outfielder Sean Penberthy said, which helped them stay focused on battling a 3-3 tie.
“We were pretty hydrated throughout the game,” Penberthy said.
Lakeside took a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning when a throwing error with two outs allowed the tying run to score.
In extra innings, “no one could get the clutch hit to get the lead,” Files said. “It was high drama.”
But hydration wasn’t the only thing keeping them going. Strong performances on the mound from starter Jared Fisher and reliever Spencer Rogers were key to Lakeside’s victory July 26. Fisher threw seven and two-thirds innings and Rogers finished the game in long relief. Rogers improved to 2-0 on the year.
“Rogers and Fisher were the heroes (Sunday) night,” said Files. “Spencer threw more innings (Sunday) night than he had all summer.”
Rogers also finished the night 4-for-7 from the plate, with 2 RBIs. Penberthy went 2-for-4.
“It was a back-and-forth battle throughout the game,” Penberthy said. “They had a lot of opportunities late in the game, but Rogers just shut them down.”
In first-round action July 25, Lakeside beat Centralia 8-5. They got an early lead, scoring two runs in the first without a hit, Files said, due to a few wild pitches.
“We got a seven-run lead and just kind of held on,” Files said. “That was a big win. That gave us confidence going into the next round.”
Lakeside was scheduled to play the Kennewick Bandits July 27. The state championship game is July 29 at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma. A win will qualify the team for the Legion regional tournament.
Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.sammamishreview.com.
Lakeside Recovery’s Shawn Ellis would have scored from third anyway when Ryan Somers lined the ball to center field, but those celebrating in the dugout said they found relief in the fact that the diving centerfielder dropped the catch.
That gave Somers an RBI single, but more importantly, it gave Lakeside the walk-off win after breaking open an extra-inning stalemate in the bottom of the 13th.
Lakeside Recovery’s Sean Penberthy winds up for a swing in the third inning July 23. Later he smashed a three-run home run. Photo by Christopher Huber
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Sammamish girl swimmers dominate
Local youth swimmers came out victorious after four days of heated competition July 23-26 in Federal Way.
Eastlake High School swimmer Katie Kinnear was among the most successful swimmers at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Long Course Championships, held at the King County Aquatics Center. She won eight individual events and was part of three winning relay teams, including the PNS record-setting 400-meter freestyle relay (3 minutes 59.81 seconds).
Kinnear, 14, won the 200-meter individual medley (2:21.91), the 50-meter freestyle (27.25 seconds), the 200-meter butterfly (2:18.19), the 100-meter freestyle (58.66 seconds), the 400-meter individual medley (5:00.95), the 200-meter backstroke (2:20.13), the 200-meter freestyle (2:08.23), and the 100-meter backstroke (1:04.30).
She was also part of the winning 200-meter medley relay (2:03.28) and the 200-meter freestyle relay (1:51.50).
Eastlake teammate Kara Beauchamp placed fifth in the 15-and-older 400-meter individual medley with a time of 5:11.49.
She placed ninth in the 800-meter freestyle (9:31.33) and was part of the eighth-place 200-meter freestyle relay team (1:53.61).
Skyline High School standout Andie Taylor won the 15-and-older 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:40.61. She was also part of the winning 400-meter medley relay, which finished in 4:23.96.
Skyline’s Nina Zook took eighth place in the 15-and-older 200-meter butterfly event with a time of 2:28.41.
The girls will join swimmers from around the country for the U.S. Open competition Aug. 4-8 in Federal Way.
Local youth swimmers came out victorious after four days of heated competition July 23-26 in Federal Way.
Eastlake High School swimmer Katie Kinnear was among the most successful swimmers at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Long Course Championships, held at the King County Aquatics Center. She won eight individual events and was part of three winning relay teams, including the PNS record-setting 400-meter freestyle relay (3 minutes 59.81 seconds).
Kinnear, 14, won the 200-meter individual medley (2:21.91), the 50-meter freestyle (27.25 seconds), the 200-meter butterfly (2:18.19), the 100-meter freestyle (58.66 seconds), the 400-meter individual medley (5:00.95), the 200-meter backstroke (2:20.13), the 200-meter freestyle (2:08.23), and the 100-meter backstroke (1:04.30).
She was also part of the winning 200-meter medley relay (2:03.28) and the 200-meter freestyle relay (1:51.50).
Eastlake teammate Kara Beauchamp placed fifth in the 15-and-older 400-meter individual medley with a time of 5:11.49.
She placed ninth in the 800-meter freestyle (9:31.33) and was part of the eighth-place 200-meter freestyle relay team (1:53.61).
Skyline High School standout Andie Taylor won the 15-and-older 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:40.61. She was also part of the winning 400-meter medley relay, which finished in 4:23.96.
Skyline’s Nina Zook took eighth place in the 15-and-older 200-meter butterfly event with a time of 2:28.41.
The girls will join swimmers from around the country for the U.S. Open competition Aug. 4-8 in Federal Way.
New: July 28, 1:23 a.m.
In response to the excessive heat warning and air stagnation advisory issued by the National Weather Service, several cooling centers have been designated in King County.
In Sammamish, county officials are recommending you head to the Sammamish library, 825 228th Ave. NE or the Redmond Senior Center, 8703 160th Ave. NE.
“We are a cooling shelter, because our customary operations have air conditioning,” said Marsha Iverson, a spokeswoman for the King County Library System. “We do not anticipate and have no plans for emergency relief. So, if people are already in trouble, we are not the people to help with that.”
If you do experience nausea; paleness; a throbbing headache; rapid pulse; hot, red or dry skin; muscle cramps; or fainting, you could be experiencing heat exhaustion or a heat stroke, so call 911, an Eastside Fire & Rescue press release said.
While the library is not set up to handle emergency situations, Iverson said, it can act as a place to keep cool and ensure you don’t fall victim to excessive heat.
“So, if you’re sweating under your fan on the couch, pack up the family and come here,” she said. “We are a place that has air conditioning and power, so bring your laptop and settle in. We’re free.”
The library is open from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday – Thursday; from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday; from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday; and from 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
The Redmond Senior Center is open 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. Call 556-2314.
Beat the heat
Drink more fluids: Don’t wait until you’re thirsty. Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Stay away from alcohol and sugary liquids.
Stay indoors: Preferably in an air-conditioned or cool place, like a basement. If you don’t have these options, go to a shopping mall or library to help your body stay cool.
Electric fans: Will help, but may not prevent heat-related illness. If you can’t go to an air-conditioned location, try taking a cool shower or bath.
Wear lightweight, light-colored and loose-fitting clothing.
Never leave anyone, including pets, in a closed, parked vehicle.
Source: Eastside Fire & Rescue
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