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Issaquah, WA 98029 PERMIT NO. 83 • Community Emergency Response Team – CERT Training begins March 13, 2013 13, March begins Training CERT – Team Response Emergency Community •

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responders and immediate assistance to victims. victims. to assistance immediate and responders

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electro magnetic pulse (EMP).” pulse magnetic electro emergency situations in their neighborhoods.” neighborhoods.” their in situations emergency

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Issaquah Highlands Connections March 2013 • 3 FROM THE EDITOR

What makes you feel “connected” in from Highlands Council. This organization’s mission is to build community Issaquah Highlands? Knowing your in Issaquah Highlands, but we can’t do it without you! We want to hear from neighbor? Volunteering with neighbors and you now: What is important to you? What do you like best about Issaquah friends? Recognizing folks you know when Highlands? What do you wish we had here that we don’t? you go for a walk? Feeling a sense of pride when you tell people about the place you In these and other ways, Connections will endeavor to connect you with your call “home”? Or just a feeling of comfort community. See this month’s news about building and development (new when you return home from time spent commercial leases announced!), resident profiles (neighbors you recognize away in the city or on a trip? but don’t really know, or never knew!), entertaining articles with advice or quirky views of life in Issaquah Highlands, opportunities to make a difference Those of us producing Connections want in the community by volunteering for leadership roles in the homeowner’s to help you feel “connected”. One way is to association, and by sharing photos and stories about what you all have been work together to prepare for emergencies up to. All the content is by people who live and work in the Highlands. or disasters. This issue of Connections explores how you can be better prepared. As you enjoy this month’s issue, keep in mind other sources for news and For instance, you could attend the Red Cross sponsored workshops at Blakely connectedness: IHWebsite, Facebook/Highlands.Council, the Thursday Hall on the 2nd Saturdays of the month. Or you could give a Blood Donation E-Letter and the various events at Blakely Hall and other locations in to the Puget Sound Blood Center on March 9th (See the Volunteer of the Issaquah Highlands. Month letter from Kirsten Wisdom). Yours Truly, Another way to get “connected” is to materially affect how Issaquah Nina Milligan, IH Resident, Crofton Springs Highlands changes over the years. Please participate in this month’s survey Editor of Connections - Highlands Council Communications Manager

2013 Survey (story on page 18) To complete the survey online visit www.ihwebsite.com Survey opens March 1st and closes March 15th 4 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections CLUB PROFILE: POKER

Could your Pot O’ Gold be found at Poker Club? you are welcome to play at if you get knocked out of the tournament Highlands Council recently asked Issaquah Highlands resident, Poker early. The average entry for those is $20-$40. Club founder and leader, Kyle Reynolds, to tell us about this very popular community gathering and here is what we learned ~ How is it legal that we have Poker Club, playing for cash? It’s not considered illegal gambling as long as the house doesn’t take a What year did Poker Club start in IH? rake so every dollar we receive goes back into the game. Also, you can’t umm... 2006 I think. win more than $10,000 for tax purposes.

Approximately how many What is the point system? attend monthly? This year, everyone gets one point for showing up. For every person that We average about 45 gets knocked out you receive an additional point. For example: 45th place = 1 point. 44th place - 2 points, etc... At the end of our 11 month season, What is the ratio of male/ we take the top 9 point holders and host a championship table. The female? winner of this table is our season winner. The grand champion receives a We probably get 3-4 large cash prize accumulated throughout the season as well as our coveted females each month. They engraved silver coin. are most certainly welcome. Any plans or goals for the future to grow or enhance the club? What is the age demographic? Last year was really successful so we’re just making a few minor Varies a lot. I’d say most changes. This year, of the people are in their we are including a late 30’s-early 40’s. However, we got a few old guys and a bunch of 20 $20 bounty on the somethings as well. previous month’s winner. If you knock Is it BYOB? them out, you receive Yes. Miller High Life is strongly discouraged. A lot of them go to Zeek’s the $20. We’re also the hour before. improving our table’s covers and cards. Any fun or unique stories from last year’s gatherings? (novice wins, brawls, hook-ups, someone going into labor? You know – the usual stuff?) Anything else? What I enjoy most about our group is that it’s a good mix of competition Overall, it’s a great mixed with friendly neighbors. We all want to win but we’ve created an group of friends and environment that is not intimidating to a guy that is new to cards and is neighbors. It’s an just looking to meet a few neighbors. We have a big points system that is excellent place to accumulated over the course of the year and our grand champion this year network and build was Keith Bartlett. relationships. Finally, it’s an exciting place to compete, improve, learn, and win! Is Keith Bartlett a resident? No, he lives up in Woodinville. We attract guys from Tacoma to Well there you have it! Feeling lucky? Poker Club meets at 7pm at Woodinville. Blakley Hall on the last Thursday of each month, with a few exceptions here and there (watch for changes in Connections, the weekly e-letter, and What should a first-timer know about attending a monthly Poker Night? on Facebook). For more information contact: Kyle Reynolds at $20 is your initial buy-in but we allow rebuy’s for the first hour of [email protected] play. Also, there are multiple tables of side games that open up that Want to start a club of your own? Mahjong? Bridge? Bring back BUNCO? Contact Christy at christy.g@ ihcouncil.org. Highlands Council donates the Blakely Hall meeting space for clubs and groups whose gatherings are FREE and open to anyone to attend. Coming soon ~ Open Mic Night at Blakely Hall. Watch for more details in the weeks ahead!

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Thank YOU Volunteers! &ƌŽŵƐŝĂŶEĞǁzĞĂƌĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ Issaquah Highlands February 10th, 2013 marked the 2nd successful Asian EĞǁzĞĂƌĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶĂƚ/ƐƐĂƋƵĂŚ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐ͘EĞĂƌůLJϳϬϬ guests gathered at Grand Ridge Elementary and enjoyed ĂĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŵƵůƟĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ͘DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϬϬ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŐĞĚϲĨƌŽŵϳϱŚĂĚŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐ&Z event possible! Indeed, from event planning, fund raising, event deco/ “What an amaz- ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƚŽĞǀĞŶƚƐĞƚƵƉΘŝƚƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ing event, lots of ĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ͕ĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐŚŽƵƌƐĨƌŽŵǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ fun for the whole heritages had made this event highly unique as a com- community. ŵƵŶŝƚLJƚŽǁŽƌŬĂůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƐŽĐůŽƐĞůLJ͘ We are so lucky to have a great Special thanks to all these amazing cultural team wealth of culture ůĞĂĚĞƌƐʹŶŶŝĞŚŽŝŽĨ<ŽƌĞĂ͕EĂŶĂdƐƵũŝŶŽΘzƵŬŝ&ŽƐƐ in IH.” ŽĨ:ĂƉĂŶ͕EŽƌŝWĂŐĂĚƵĂŶͲLJΘůĂŝƌĞ^ŵŝƚŚŽĨ&ŝůŝƉŝŶŽ͕ Sharan Sathi Cayce Truong of Vietnam, Sasi of India, Xiaojin Liu, Sylvia Chin, Hailian Liu, Jianghua Zou, QingHua Dong, Renee Pei, Jeremy Wang, Shuang ju Li, Feng Li of China! We greatly appreciate the following proud sponsors:

City of Issaquah Arts Commission Safeway Issaquah Highlands Council The Chinese Heritage Club at Issaquah Highlands Karate West Kumon Asian Food Center Northwest Chinese School Allstate Insurance, Hale Agency Hwang’s Taekwondo School ƌ͘>ŝ:ƵĂŶŚĞŶŽĨĐƵͲ,ĞƌďƐKƌŝĞŶƚĂůDĞĚŝĐŝŶĞůŝŶŝĐ Nancy Chabot Photography Highlands Calligraphy Studio :&/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕/ŶĐ͘ ŐĂŝŶ͕ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚ͕d,E<zKh ΘƐĞĞLJŽƵŝŶϮϬϭϰzĞĂƌŽĨ,ŽƌƐĞ͊ For event picture coverage, please go to ǁǁǁ͘ĨĂĐĞŬ͘ĐŽŵͬŝŚĐŚĐ Žƌǁǁǁ͘ĨĂĐĞŬ͘ĐŽŵͬŚŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐ͘ĐŽƵŶĐŝů

͞/ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽůĞƚLJŽƵŬŶŽǁ ǁŚĂƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶŵLJĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚĂĚLJĞƐƚĞƌĚĂLJ͘/ƚ͛ƐƚƌƵůLJĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘DLJĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌŐŽƚŵĂŶLJ ĂƌƚĐƌĂŌƐĨƌŽŵĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ and my husband tasted the ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐĨŽŽĚƐĂŵƉůĞ͘/ƌĞĂůůLJ “What a wonderful way to ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJĚĞďƵƚŝŶŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ welcome the Year of the Snake by Ž;൘ͺ൘ͿŽtĞ͛ƌĞŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůĨŽƌLJŽƵƌ featuring the cultural traditions ŚĂƌĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͘ of Asia and the opportunity for tĞ͛ƌĞƐŽůƵĐŬLJƚŽůŝǀĞĂƚ our children to demonstrate /ƐƐĂƋƵĂŚ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĞůƉƐ their heritage through ƵƐŵĂŬĞŵŽƌĞĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘/ůŽǀĞƚŚĞ performances, activities and ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘ costumes.” On behalf of my family, Fred Butler ǁĞǁŝƐŚLJŽƵĂůůĂǀĞƌLJŚĂƉƉLJ͕ Issaquah City Council ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͕ǁĞĂůƚŚLJĂŶĚƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŽƵƐ LJĞĂƌŽĨƐŶĂŬĞ͘>ŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽŐĞƫŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ Photos by: ŽĨŚŽƌƐĞ͘ Nancy Chabot dŚĂŶŬƐĂŐĂŝŶĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ͘͟ Nina Milligan Hailian Christy Garrard

“Amazing turnout, my family had a ŐƌĞĂƚƟŵĞ͘dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵ^LJůǀŝĂŚŝŶĂŶĚ ŚĞƌƚĞĂŵ͊͟dĞƌĞƐĂŽǁĂŶ 6 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections Get to Know Your Neighbors and Prepare for a Disaster with Map Your Neighborhood Party By Stuart Linscott, IH Resident of the upper Cottages, near 25th What is Map Your If you would like to host an MYN in our neighborhood – it’s easy! Neighborhood? Map Your The Issaquah MYN program provides free trainers, who can come to Neighborhood (MYN) is a program your neighborhood party and facilitate a 90-minute training. As your offered through the Issaquah neighborhood’s “organizer,” we ask that you organize the party, invite your Citizen Corps Council and the City neighbors and provide us with some post-training information. of Issaquah that helps Issaquah If you have further questions or would like browse through a step-by-step neighborhoods prepare for guide, go to the City of Issaquah's Map Your Neighborhood website at disasters. When a disaster hits, http://www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=247 or contact Brenda first responders will not be able to Bramwell, the City of Issaquah's emergency management coordinator at 425- help everyone – and that’s where 837-3470. your neighbors can help! Emergency MNY event at BH Even if you are one of the 400 households in Issaquah Highlands that have Knowing what to do in the first already participated in a MYN training, it may be time to organize a follow 60 minutes following the disaster – called the “Golden Hour” – can help save up meeting. Yearly refreshers or MYN drills are a great time to exercise your lives, reduce the severity of injuries and minimize the amount of damage neighborhood’s plan, and train new neighbors at the same time. that you, your family and neighbors sustain.

How Does MYN Work? Neighbors, usually about 15 to 25 households in your area get together for a neighborhood party where you: • Get to know your neighbors! Highlands Council will donate • Learn the nine steps to follow immediately following a disaster. meeting space at Blakely Hall for MYN Parties • Identify the skills and equipment each neighbor has that could be * Based on availability, restrictions apply useful in a disaster response. • Create a neighborhood map that shows the locations of each natural gas Contact [email protected] to schedule meter and propane tank, as well as households that may need extra help. • Pick locations for a neighborhood gathering site and neighborhood care center. Issaquah’s Medical Reserve Corps From Issaquah Citizen Corps website The Issaquah MRC is a collaboration between Issaquah Citizen Corps MRC: volunteers include medical and public Council and the City of Issaquah. The Issaquah MRC assists the community health professionals such as physicians, nurses, with public health issues and health-related care during crises, emergencies, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, and and disasters, including pandemic situations. Their goal is to organize epidemiologists. Other opportunities are medical, non-medical personnel, CERTs, other volunteers to prepare, train available for non-medical volunteers. and respond to emergencies in coordination with local fire and police MRC: promotes health literacy and departments and city staff. education while working towards disease MRC: units are community-based, organizing and utilizing local prevention, bridging the gap to help eliminate health disparities while volunteers who want to donate time and expertise to prepare for and respond working toward public health preparedness. to emergencies and promote healthy living throughout the year. MRC: volunteers can choose to support communities in need nationwide. Issaquah Highlands Connections March 2013 • 7

Get Prepared! 2nd Saturday Safety Seminars at Blakely Hall 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The American Red Cross will host FREE and FUN preparedness workshops the second Saturday of every month at Blakely Hall to help you, your family, and your neighborhood become better prepared for an emergency or disaster.

Everyone who attends a workshop will be entered into a monthly drawing for a 3-day disaster preparedness kit, valued at $70.

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8 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections Is it a hospital or a school? Yes.

Truth is, Swedish/Issaquah is a hospital — although it’s a rather uncommon one. This hospital is designed to keep you well, not just care for you when you’re sick. And one way we do that is by offering classes on a variety of health and wellness subjects. See for yourself. Then, hopefully, we’ll see you at school.

CANCER EDUCATION ORTHOPEDICS Infant Safety and CPR Recommended for anyone who cares for Transition to Recovery – Relief for Your Shoulder Pain infants up to 1 year old. Fee: $50 (covers two Reclaiming Your Life This class will present an overview of shoulder people). How do you transition to recovery? How do anatomy, common injuries to the shoulder Swedish/Issaquah: Wednesday, March 6, 6-9 p.m. or you move from active cancer treatment to (including sports injuries), how to prevent injury Sunday, March 17, 9 a.m.-noon or Sunday, March 17, redefining the rest of your life? Join psychiatrist and surgical and nonsurgical solutions to 1-4 p.m. Dorcas Dobie, M.D., for a discussion about common injuries. Childbirth Preparation – All Day Seminar moving forward with meaning and purpose. Swedish/Redmond: Thursday, March 7, 6-8 p.m. Help feel confident and prepared for the birth Issaquah Library: Tuesday, March 5, 7-8:30 p.m. Joint Replacement: of your baby. Fee: $115 (covers two people). Don’t Keep Putting It Off The Right Choice for You? Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oncology social worker, Sylvia Farias, MSW, Learn about the latest in knee and hip- or Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. or Sunday, teaches a class for cancer patients and their replacements, including MAKOplasty® robotic- March 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. loved ones to answer questions about end-of- assisted surgery for partial knee replacements. Coping with Confidence life issues and available resources, including Swedish/Issaquah: Wednesday, March 13, 6-8 p.m. Learn a variety of techniques to cope with living wills, medical and financial POA and labor. Fee: $40 (covers two people). hospice. PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lake Hills Library: Friday, March 15, 1:30-3:30 p.m. INFANT CARE Look Good, Feel Better Hop to Signaroo® SAFETY AND INJURY PREVENTION This American Cancer Society class focuses Learn sign language to communicate with your AARP Driver Safety Program on skin care, cosmetics, hair care and hair baby. Four sessions. Fee: $128 plus $19 for Helpful tips for older drivers to improve their loss and is designed for women undergoing materials. driving skills. Fee: $12 for AARP members, cancer treatment. Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, March 2, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $14 for non-members. Swedish/Issaquah: Monday, March 18, 1-3 p.m. Newborn Preparation Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Helpful information on newborn care and breastfeeding. Fee: $95. WEIGHT LOSS Taking Control of Your Brain Health Swedish/Issaquah: Sunday, March 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. or Weight Loss Surgery Seminar Workshop Series Friday, March 8, 3-9 p.m. or Sunday, March 10, Learn more about different types of weight- Take the first step to keeping your control 9 a.m.-3 p.m. loss surgery from a Swedish bariatric surgeon. center in control and attend any or all of the Sibling Preparation Bellevue: Thursday, March 14, 6-8 p.m. brain health workshops in this series. Help big brothers and sisters aged 3-10 prepare Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m.-noon for the new baby. Fee: $20 per sibling. Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, March 16, 9-10:30 a.m.

Registration is required for all classes. To register and see additional classes, visit swedish.org/classes or call 206-386-2502. Unless noted, all classes are held at Swedish/Issaquah: 751 N.E. Blakely Dr., Off I-90 at Exit 18

(UVUWYVÄ[VYNHUPaH[PVU Issaquah Highlands Connections March 2013 • 9 ASK KARI

Dear Kari, want to hook up with another man from your past. It is one thing to go to a My mother recently passed away after a short illness and now my father has reunion and relive some old memories; it is another to begin an affair. If your taken up with a new, young lady friend that he met at a casino. My parents family matters to you, I suggest you let your old friend know that you wish him were married for 54 years; I can’t believe that my dad has found someone so well but cannot meet him for a drink as doing so could begin a path of risk and soon after my mother’s death, especially someone who is so young (my dad is turmoil that you do not want to take. 79 and his lady friend is 30). I tried talking to him about my concerns that he - K is grieving and acting out by dating someone so young, but he will not discuss it with me. What can I do to make him listen to me? Dear Kari, - Worried Son I am married and the mother of two children, both of whom were adopted when they were babies. My husband and I tried for many years to become pregnant Dear Worried Son, but we were not successful. Then, four years ago we were lucky enough to First, I am sorry for the recent loss of your mother. Your father’s current behavior adopt two children who were siblings and in need of a home. Since then, my is most likely connected to the grief he is experiencing and the fact that he had in-laws have constantly referred to our children as “the adopted grandchildren, a partner for 54 years. He misses the connection he had with your mother. The not blood relatives”, which hurts me tremendously. I get so mad at them I can age difference between your father and his lady friend is of concern, as that barely be in the same room with them. I love my children more than anything, is quite an age difference between two people to be romantically involved. I how can I make them stop talking about my children this way? also wonder what they have in common. I suggest you arrange a dinner date - Lucky Mother with the two of them and observe how they interact with each other. If they have genuine affection for one another it will be obvious. If she is taking ad- Dear Lucky Mother, vantage of your father for his assets that too will be obvious by how much she Congratulations on having the family you and your husband dreamed about. engages with him (e.g. does she pays attention to you father’s conversations, No matter how children come to us, as parents we know in our hearts that they his needs). Later, ask to meet with your father alone and state your thoughts are ours to love and care for always. You seem to know this message well, but about this relationship and your feelings of concern for him, taking the time to unfortunately your in-laws do not. I suggest that both you and your husband mention that you love him and want him to be okay moving forward in his life ask to speak with them separately. State your feelings of love that you have for without your mom. When we tell our loved ones how we feel from a position your children, adding that the grandparents’ hurtful comments will no longer of love, we allow them the space to open their hearts and hear everything we be accepted. As your adopted children they are your children and their grand- are saying vs. putting them in a defensive position that makes them want to children; end of story. Remind them that speaking about their grandchildren shut down. Good luck. in a thoughtless way can be very harmful to children in the long term, which - K you’re sure they would not want. - K Dear Kari, I recently went to my twentieth reunion and met up with an old guy friend Kari O’Neill, MSW, LICSW, is a licensed independent from high school who I always had a crush on. Both of us are now married to clinical social worker and the owner of Issaquah High- other people and have kids of our own, but we danced all night together at the lands Counseling Group, which will open in April reunion and at the end of the night we kissed. He later sent me a text asking to 2013 at the Meadow Creek Office Park in Issaquah. me meet him for a drink. I don’t know what to do; I am happily married but All email user personal information will remain still very attracted to him. Should I meet him for a drink? confidential and not be published. Kari is open - Still Feeling It to all topics: relationships, family dynamics, parenting, love, grief and loss, chronic health Dear Still Feeling It, issues, career issues, life transitions, and com- You state that you are happily married, yet are considering meeting up with munity referrals. a man who you recently kissed at a reunion gather- This column is for entertainment purpos- es only. If you are in crisis and in ing. I understand you are need of support please contact confused; you are confus- the Crisis Clinic at 866-427- ing me. You claim to 4747. We look forward to love your husband hearing from you. Please and be happily mar- email Kari questions at ried, but also might [email protected]. 10 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT By Leslie Warrick Issaquah Highlands Resident Grand Ridge Elementary March Events It’s time to think about some 3/2 GR One Green Planet Recycling Fundraiser Event (Saturday) from Spring Cleaning! 10:00am – 3:00pm GR PTSA Fundraiser - One Green Planet Event - March 2nd (Saturday) 10am-3pm 3/6 GR PTSA Book Swap (Wednesday) from 5:00pm – 7:30pm 3/6 Kindergarten Registration 2:30pm – 6:00pm The extremely popular Grand Ridge PTSA fundraiser is back! This year, the 3/7 Kindergarten Registration 10:00am– 3:00pm One Green Planet Recycling Fundraiser event will be held in the Grand Ridge parking lot on March 2nd. This is the perfect opportunity to clean out your accumulated clutter and electronics (working or not). A donation of $10- $15 is suggested per car load. Help with unloading will be available. Pacific Cascade Middle School VOICE Mentoring Program – 6 PCMS students need you! To see the complete list of accepted recyclable items, please go to www. grandridgeptsa.org. If you have any further questions, you can contact Do you have one hour a week to give? Would you like to use that hour to LoriAnn Morrey at [email protected] change a life? The Issaquah Schools Foundation’s VOICE (Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education) Mentoring Program wants you. The program pairs caring community volunteers with students in need of academic, social and/ How Does Homework Impact or emotional support. Sometimes a student just needs to know that they are Your Student’s Life? valuable and that someone cares. VOICE Mentors, in their one-hour, one-to-one, once a week sessions, provide this additional support and in doing so help boost By now, many of you have heard rumblings about the possibility of a new student’s self-esteem, academic performance and connectedness to school. homework policy in regards to the Issaquah School District. The District plans to implement new homework policies and procedures by the Fall of 2013. The Pacific Cascade—the middle school serving the Issaquah Highlands District is in the midst of compiling information and feedback from teachers, community—currently has 6 students on the waiting list for VOICE mentors. parents, and students from all grade levels. Issaquah PTSAs have been asked Teachers and counselors identify students who could use extra support, and to help in the process of garnering community feedback. Throughout the then refer students to the program. You do not need to be a PCMS parent or district, various schools will be hosting in-house Homework Community guardian to be a mentor. Volunteers work with students on school grounds Forums that will be open to the public. The goal is to have parents, students, only. Various factors affect mentor/mentee matches, including interests, and teachers engage in active conversation about homework policies and the specialty of knowledge, geographical preference and scheduling dynamics. All current impact homework has on daily life for students and families. VOICE Mentors receive training and are directed, supervised, and supported in their work by program staff and counselors. Pacific Cascade Middle School has scheduled their Homework Community Public Forum for March 21 (Thursday) from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. You can find out more about this wonderful Issaquah Schools Foundation Light snacks and refreshments provided. If you have questions about the program at this website: voicementorprogram.org. If you would like to get PCMS public forum or their online student survey – please contact Leslie involved, please contact: Susan Gierke, VOICE Director VOICE@issaquah. Warrick at: [email protected]. You can research this topic in more wednet.edu or 837-6801 detail, and find out about other school forums that are taking place in the district on the Issaquah PTSA Council website at: 3DFLÀF&DVFDGH0DUFK(YHQWV http://www.issaquahptsa.org/advocacy. The Issaquah School District website is http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu - you will be able to find the homework 3/7 Band Concert (Thursday) 7:30pm topic in the What’s Happening section. 3/9 Eastshore Solo and Ensemble (Saturday) 8:00am 3/15 PCMS Talent Show (Friday) 7:00pm – 8:30pm 3/21 Homework Policy Community Forum (Thursday) from Grand Ridge Elementary 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the PCMS Feed the Hungry - Issaquah Meals Program: Volunteers Needed! Commons: Open to all students, parents, and teachers Available Dates: 4/5, 6/7, 8/2, 10/4, 12/6

Here’s a fun fact - you don’t have to be a Grand Ridge family to participate! All families in the Issaquah Highlands are welcome to help with this much Issaquah High School needed program. Feed the Hungry a wonderful way to volunteer with your ASB Auction and PTSA Fashion Show kids! Grand Ridge families have been participating in serving dinners to those less fortunate in Issaquah for the past 5 years. Dinners are provided and served By Tim Baynes, West Highlands Park Resident by different community volunteer groups at the Fire Station in downtown “old town Issaquah”. Kindergarten aged children are not too young to participate; The Issaquah High School ASB Auction and PTSA Fashion Show will take even though you might have a child that is too young to serve food, this program place on Friday, March 8th, 2013 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the Issaquah High provides a perfect opportunity to instill the value of volunteering by participating School commons. This includes a student Fashion Show hosted by the PTSA. in small ways. For example, he or she could help with the shopping, food All funds generated will go back to the whole student body to support the preparation, and perhaps attend the evening of sharing. groups, events, and opportunities that high school students at Issaquah are fortunate to be a part of. Sound like a great way to get involved? If so, the Feed the Hungry program needs 4 families for each of the following dates: April 5, June 7, Last year, items included everything from getaways to Whistler and Costa August 2, Oct 4, and December 6. This is a popular way to volunteer with Rica to performances from the entire Issaquah High School marching band friends and families in the same community - many schools throughout our at summer graduation and block parties! The first closing of our auction is district, churches, and various troops help out on a regular basis for this well set for 6:30 pm, so please come prepared to support a great cause and bring established program. Some help out for only one evening, but every family home your loot! can make a huge impact for even one evening! If your family is interested in helping out, please contact Lida Buckner at: [email protected] The auction is run by students to generate funds for students – we need your support! Donations are needed! If you are interested in making a donation, then please email [email protected]. We are looking for anything from gift baskets to gift certificates, experiences to X-Boxes. Issaquah Highlands Connections March 2013 • 11 NEWS FROM PORT BLAKELY

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Going vertical at Discovery Heights! Pictured here, this five-story building will eventually feature A preview of what you’ll see this fall: New tenants including the dental practice of Dr. Madhuri 8,260-square-feet of retail on the ground floor and 50 apartment homes above. It’s slated to open in Vanama and Fisette Financial, a financial services company with offices in Issaquah and Chel- early September. Across the way, the lights are already on at another new building, which could see an, will open at Discovery Heights. Only 2,800-square-feet of space remain available for retail residents moving in as early as June. (view from NE) leasing. The space could be one suite or divided into smaller suites. (view from NW)

Safeway: Opening Labor Day Weekend Big Fish Grill: Opening this summer

Issaquah Highlands’ grocery store and fuel station are expected to open on Labor Day week- end. Construction at the site of the new Safeway store starts this month. Built as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified building, the grocery store will feature a Starbucks, deli and salad bar, pharmacy, bakery with open-flame hearth oven, sushi station, more than 3,000 organic and natural products, and indoor and outdoor seating. Work on the fuel One of three restaurants slated to open at Grand Ridge Plaza this summer, Big Fish Grill is owned station, which includes two electric car charging stations, is expected to begin in April since it by Issaquah residents Carrie and Kevin Orrico. This will be the third Big Fish Grill location for has a shorter construction timeline. the Orricos, who also have restaurants in Woodinville and Kirkland. Groundwork is currently underway at the site and construction could begin in April.

NEW ARRIVALS

New tenants recently announced for Grand Ridge Plaza include:

• Starbucks • BevMO! (spirits shop) • JoS. A. Bank (men’s apparel retailer) • GNC • Great Clips • Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches • Wells Fargo bank • Civilized Nature (pet store)

Source: Regencycenters.com 12 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE UPDATES

Community Landscape updates are provided by Russ Ayers, Landscape Manager Russ can be reached at [email protected] Meet the Team Lyle Dickey, Landscape Maintenance Supervisor

Some residents have been fortunate enough to meet Lyle Dickey in recently returned from two person, in the field, doing what he enjoys. For those who haven’t been so tours of duty with the Marines fortunate we are spotlighting him this month in Connections. in Afghanistan and is preparing to enter his civilian life. Lyle has been hard at work in Issaquah Highlands for most of its history, Devan, Brennan and Spencer sometimes in a construction capacity and more recently in a maintenance are in high and middle school. role. He was one of IHCA’s first hires when the decision was made to create They all share the home with an in-house grounds keeping program in 2008. Because Lyle was involved Sparky, a Jack Russell terrier. in the construction process of Issaquah Highlands, his knowledge of the Lyle enjoys gardening and layout and interconnections among volunteers his talents in his our various irrigation systems and neighborhood and at the local the larger detention pond irrigation grade school. schemes is unmatched. His current position as Landscape Maintenance Spring Arrives March 20 Supervisor provides a day-to-day The lengthening days herald supervisory role as he leads our in- the return of Spring to the house maintenance crew across the northern hemisphere. While site, where they are responsible for it won’t end the rains right both routine groundskeeping, nearly away, it does bring with it all irrigation repairs, builder support, the beautiful flowers and new and seasonal odd jobs such as street leaves of a new season. Along with that comes a return of more-intensive tree replacements, turf repairs, and landscape maintenance activity. Be sure to keep yourself safe by keeping common area plant replacements. clear of gardeners using power equipment. They are focusing on their work, often enveloped in their personal protective equipment such as ear When Lyle isn’t busy keeping muffs and safety glasses, reducing their ability to track what’s going on Issaquah Highlands a beautiful place around them. The noise and vibration many tools generate also prevents to live and work, he makes his home them from hearing what may be going on around them. Keep yourself safe in Brier with his wife, Claire, and and avoid unnecessary risks by keeping clear of landscape workers with four children. His oldest, Josh, has their equipment. Tuesday Night 5-10 P.M. MEDIUM 2PIZZAS

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Block 33 Block 39 Block 40 East 42 Do you live in one of the colored areas above? There are three open Issaquah Highlands Community Association (IHCA) 8. A position on the Board of Directors is a volunteer position with no Board District positions for two year terms commencing July 1, 2013. The financial compensation. IHCA Board of Directors (BOD) approved an opening date of March 1, 2013 and closing date of April 30, 2013 for which residents from Board Districts #1, Expectations for Membership of Board Members #3, and #5 who are interested in serving as a director may file for candidacy. All applicants from the appropriate Board Districts will be qualified and 1. Be informed. interviewed by the Nominating Committee. If you are a resident of either 2. Be constructive. Board District #1, #3 or #5 and would like to apply, applications are available 3. Open to diversity of people, ideas and opinions. on www.ihwebsite.com. Completed applications should be sent to IHCA 4. Support community-wide standards. Office Manager, Whitney Wengren at [email protected] 5. Embrace a dynamic process to address growth and changes. 6. Participation. The elections will be held in June 2013. Each year, the community elects 7. Fair & reasonable in decision making. candidates to represent a particular Board District. In odd numbered years, the community will elect Board District Directors in odd numbered districts. Please see below for maps of Board Districts #1, #3 and #5. DivatiaLaw Simplifying Your Citizenship & Immigration Journey There are many duties that a Board member performs with the 10900 N.E. 4TH ST., STE. 2300, BELLEVUE, WA 98004 primary responsibilities focused in the following areas: ‡DIVATIALAW.COM‡[email protected] 1. Attendance to one early evening meeting each month. Additional meeting and workshops required depending on community needs. Assignment to an active Committee. ƒ Visitor, Student, & Fiancé(e) Visas 2. Administrate maintenance of common areas in the community. ƒ Employment Visas (Hs, Ls, Os, Ps, Rs, & TNs) 3. Administering and enforcing the Covenants. ƒ Labor Certification Applications 4. Review and approval of annual operating budget, establish ƒ Employment/Marriage-Based Green Cards assessments. ƒ Deferred Action & Temporary Protected Status Attorney Akshat Divatia 5. Levy, collect and disburse the assessments and charges as part of the ƒ Naturalization Applications & Interview Prep Fluent in: judiciary well being of the community. Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish 6. Promulgate rules and regulations. 7. Appoint committee and task force members. 14 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections Issaquah Highlands Connections March 2013 • 15

This summer, chef Thoa Nguyen will make “At Issaquah Highlands, we’ll offer many healthful options, including her dream of opening a restaurant in Issaquah healthier kids’ meals – you won’t see chicken nuggets on the menu,” Highlands come true. The Mercer Island resident, said Thoa. “We’re responding to the desire for flavorful yet balanced whose search for meals that make family dining fun. We’ll have comforting noodle the perfect space in soup, interesting salads and of course, sushi. We create all sauces Issaquah Highlands from scratch and most are based on the traditional flavors that are so began in 2009, will comforting.” open Chinoise Café Chinoise Café is expected to open its doors this summer, just in time at Grand Ridge for everyone to enjoy al fresco dining on the outdoor patio. Fingers Plaza. crossed that warmer summer weather arrives in time, too. An experienced chef and Site preparation for Chinoise Café should be complete by late entrepreneur, Thoa March and vertical construction is expected to begin in April. The opened her first 2,384-square-foot restaurant will also feature outdoor patio seating. restaurant in 1996 It takes an average of 25 people to run a restaurant of this size. Chef- on Queen Anne owner Thoa Nguyen hopes to hire local staff and will begin the hiring Hill. Also named process in May. Chinoise Café, it will be the model for the new Issaquah Highlands location. Vietnamese Yellow Curry Chicken Stew (Cari Ga) Cozy, fun and delicious are words that best “Vietnamese yellow curry chicken stew is great in the rainy weather! It was my favorite thing that describe Chinoise Café. The menu, a fusion of my mom made when I was little.” -- Thoa Nguyen Asian cuisines spanning from Vietnam to China to Thailand, also features sushi. According to Thoa, Ingredients: Chinoise Café is a genuine neighborhood restaurant with a family feel that offers value to patrons. • 3 tablespoons curry powder, preferably Three Golden Bells brand “We’re thrilled to be finally bringing Chinoise • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste Café to Issaquah Highlands,” said Thoa. “We love • 2 pounds skinless chicken thighs or Chicken Breast the community neighborhood setting. It’s a perfect • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil match for Chinoise • 1 tablespoon chopped shallot Café. In fact, it’s • 2 teaspoons minced garlic been more than • 2 teaspoons ground chili paste or dried chili flakes four years since we • 4 tablespoons fish sauce first started talking • 2 tablespoon sugar about what could • 2 lemongrass stalks, cut into 3-inch pieces and bruised with the flat side of a knife be on the menu.” • 1 (1-inch) piece ginger, peeled, cut into 3 slices and bruised with the flat side of a knife Thoa’s love of • 1 1/2 cups canned chicken broth cooking began at • 3 sweet potato, peeled, cut on the diagonal into 2/3-inch pieces age 11. She owns • 1 1/2 cups coconut milk three Seattle- • 1 yellow onion, cut into wedges area restaurants, including 1. Combine 2 tablespoons of the curry powder and the salt in a bowl. Add the chicken and turn downtown’s to coat the meat evenly. Set aside for 30 minutes. Thoa’s Restaurant 2. Heat the oil in a medium pot over moderate heat. Add the shallot, garlic, chili paste and & Lounge, Wabi the remaining 1 tablespoon curry powder, and stir until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add the Sabi Sushi Bar chicken and cook until the pieces are golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the fish sauce, sugar, lemon & Restaurant in grass, ginger and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat. Add the coconut milk, onion trendy Columbia City and sweet potato and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a and the original Chinoise Café on Queen Anne Hill. serving bowl, garnish with Asian basil, cilantro and scallions, and serve. “While we’re modeling the menu on our Queen

Anne location, there will be new dishes in Issaquah Served with French bread or rice noodles Highlands,” continued Thoa. “About 35 percent of the menu will be designed especially for Issaquah. I feel strongly that a neighborhood Conveniently located next to Regal Cinemas! restaurant like Chinoise Café should align its menu to local tastes.” Many factors drew Thoa to choose Issaquah Highlands for her first Eastside location. Among them are the open spaces and friendly design of Grand Ridge Plaza, the emphasis on environmental awareness throughout the community’s construction, and the healthy lifestyle approach of residents. 16 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections RESIDENT PROFILE: COURTNEY MARTIN

Many of us know Courtney Martin as one of the awesome baristas at And how does Issaquah rate for artists? Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands. Along with manager, Liz Follansbee It’s good, but I’d like it if there were more galleries. There’s UP Front (also a Highlands resident), Courtney is there ‘most every dark morning, Gallery (artEAST), which is great with a lot of talented artists. But I’d like it brightening coffee drinkers’ day with a smile and an artisan espresso or if there were more galleries. drip coffee. Courtney is an artist outside of Ladro: a young photographer building her career in portraiture and fashion photography. Even at her Where do you look for ideas or role models? Is there a particular pho- young age, she is accomplished in fine art photography, family portraiture tographer you look up to? and photo editing. Who hasn’t wanted to know a little more about this ray I look on Instagram for others’ work. But Annie Leibovitz is a great of sunshine? inspiration. I admire her. I have seen documentaries on her life and I have even been to one of her lectures. But I have heard her talk about her family Tell me about where you grew up: life, a daughter who she hardly gets to see. A nanny brings her to her work. I grew up in Snoqualmie Valley. I am always a local girl, always a That struck me as a little sad. I admire Leibovitz’s career path, but I don’t northwest girl. want to live my life like her.

What was it like growing up in Snoqualmie Valley? What inspires you? The house I grew up in is back in the woods. I was always outside. Nature, history, like old thrift stores, rusty grungy things, I love things Always in the woods. I mostly played with my younger sister Hayley and that have been sitting outside for years and years, newly discovered – that’s my older sister Beki. I am right in the middle (ha ha!) really inspiring. Rooting around in a back alley. Exploring.

Did your mother play a role in you becoming an artist? How did you become a barista? Oh yeah, definitely. She is an artist like me, and a housekeeper-mom. I started as a barista in the beginning of 2007 at a coffee stand in She quilts a lot; very crafty. I was about half-way home schooled and her Snoqualmie called The Sugar Shack. And that’s where I met my husband, curriculum really made time for art. There was an hour in my sketchbook Brian. He worked next door at the Jiffy Lube. It’s like a musical: We’d give or an hour practicing voice lessons, tap dance lessons, acting, etc. them coffee and they’d change our oil for free. It was adorable!

Sounds like a bucolic life in the Snoqualmie Valley. Did you ever want What do you like about being a barista and Caffé Ladro? to break out of there? It’s a great environment. It is always really inspiring, always really open. Well, I went to college at Cornish in Seattle. But I commuted from Conversation flows between the baristas, between customers. It is very easy Snoqualmie or Issaquah for all four years. I love the East Side. It’s really to approach people. I have gained so many contacts from that place. hard to get away. Does it seem like a small town place? Was there another person in addition to Yeah, and even though there are so many people in Issaquah Highlands, your mother who helped motivate we have our regulars. They love seeing us every day. It not just the coffee. you to become an artist? It’s good place to check in with people. My older sister, Beki. She loves investing in artists, investing Where do you live? in me. She is more business Brian and I live in the YWCA Family Village. We have lived here almost minded and is a mother of two years. We were the fourth family to move in. The Family Village is 2 and she takes her time to great: a really strong community with lots of events and stuff. Though it’s check out galleries. Asks me a place folks could settle into, Brian and I have talked about moving into if I have seen this artist. She Seattle or California in the future. really encouraged me to go to Cornish. Whenever I am How do you get to work? having an issue I call her I walk. up. Ask her opinion. She’s a good older Is there something that strikes you as special about Issaquah Highlands? sister. There is a special breed of people up here– and it’s a melting pot. There are people who moved here for the beauty of the landscape and of the Do you think community. I think that puts them in the mindset to enjoy their community, the east side is enjoy nature. a good place to live as an art- Seen any good movies lately? ist? Well, I can’t stop watching “How I Met Your Mother.” It’s a really good Yeah, I do. I show! It’s like junk food. think it is very supportive What about a movie? of the artist We saw Django Unchained, a Quentin Tarantino movie – it was VERY lifestyle. good! Very artistic. The music was really good. His movies are not for There are a everyone but those are the movies I seem to like best. The ones that are a lot of artists little controversial, a little different. out here. People are Favorite movie of all time? moving Breakfast at Tiffany’s. outside Seattle and And what is the best thing about Caffé Ladro? thinking Probably the baristas! They are pretty awesome! outside the (She’s right! Thank you Courtney, Liz, Steve, Nathan, Dillon, Carlee, box of Seattle. Matt, Allison, Claire and Josh!) New things are springing up. Q&A by Nina Milligan, Connections Editor, IH Resident, Crofton Springs Issaquah Highlands Connections March 2013 • 17 LIVING GREEN Keep Electronics out of the Landfills and Help Bridge the Digital Divide Provided by Cleanscapes, Issaquah CleanScapes is now accepting unwanted computers and electronics for store manager Brenda DeVore. ”We believe in the benefits of reuse, not only charitable donation at CleanScapes’ “Rethinking Stuff” store and customer from an environmental standpoint, but also from a social standpoint and service center in Issaquah’s Gilman Village. In a new partnership, all items InterConnection’s certifications provide total piece of mind when it comes to will be delivered to InterConnection where hard drives are erased using U.S. data destruction, refurbishment and responsible recycling.” Department of Defense protocol. Newer computers are refurbished and donated to non-profit organizations and low-income families while unusable Every year, more than 50 million computers are recycled or sent to computers are recycled. a landfill. InterConnection refurbishes and reuses more than half of the computers they receive. In 2012 alone, the non-profit’s high quality “CleanScapes is proud to partner with InterConnection, the leading refurbished laptops, tablets and desktops benefitted more than 800 non-profit nonprofit computer refurbisher in the Pacific Northwest,” said CleanScapes organizations nationwide and helped thousands of low-income families and students in the Puget Sound area.

“Our partnership with CleanScapes is yet another step in the right direction when it comes to reusing computers and putting them in the hands of those who need them most,” said InterConnections founder and Director, Charles Brennick. “Hundreds of low-income families and nonprofits will benefit from this partnership. We are excited to see CleanScapes on the leading edge of reuse and sustainability. Their new store concept is a perfect match for our organization.”

As a part of this new program, CleanScapes and InterConnection will be accepting used desktops, laptops, tablets and other electronics. The CleanScapes store is located at 317 NW Gilman Road, Issaquah, WA 98027. All donations are tax deductible and will be used to support InterConnection’s technology access programs.

To learn more about this innovative partnership, please visit www.CleanScapes.com/Issaquah or www.interconnection.org/ CleanScapesIssaquah.html

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Survey Questions 2013 To complete the survey online visit www.ihwebsite.com Survey opens March 1st and closes March 15th

COMMUNICATIONS Highlands Council produces the monthly Connections News, sends out the weekly resident e-letter, and posts daily on Facebook. Highlands Council also manages the content on ihwebsite.com.

1. Which resident communication option do you value most? 2. Should Connections News, e-letter content, and daily Facebook posts (check all that apply) be Issaquah Highlands specific, or also share news and information from the greater community? • Connections (monthly) • ihwebsite (ongoing) • E-Letter (weekly) • Other: • Issaquah Highlands • Both: • Facebook (daily) • Greater Community

3. What do you want to read about in Connections? (check all that apply) 4. What sections of the 5. Are you signed ihwebsite do you visit most? up for the weekly (check all that apply) resident e-letter? • Advice Column: Currently “Ask Kari,” providing readers with answers to life’s challenging questions • News/Events • Yes • Resident Feature Article: Currently “Wit and Tidbits” by Tami Curtis who shares her • Resident Services • No wry wit on local observations • Resource/Document Center • Resident Profile: introducing you to someone you don’t know, or getting • Classifieds • Didn’t know personal with someone you do • Contacts there was a • Highlands Council News: Community building events and announcements • Other resident e-letter • IHCA News: Homeowner governance, news and reminders • I don’t use the ihwebsite • Landscape News: Information and guidelines about IH flora and fauna • Port Blakely/Developer News: Updates on construction news 6. What part 7. A Community Calendar • School Spotlight: New and calendar listings for Pacific Cascade Middle School, of the weekly as a resource would be most Grandridge Elementary, Issaquah Highlands and starting this e-letter do you helpful in what format? summer: Clark Elementary reference most? • Living Green: Articles and information with environmental tips and know-how (check all that • Printed version inside that • Fitness Corner: providing our health and sport-oriented neighbors with valuable tips apply) I can pull out and post at • IH Happenings and Clubs Listings: Over 20 clubs are active in Issaquah Highlands home • Snippets: Short blurbs about Issaquah Highlands or items of interest to folks here • Events • Online version that I can • Community Calendar: Calendar form listing of governance and club meetings • Notices link to as needed • Club & Meeting • Both Dates • Neither • Other Issaquah Highlands Connections March 2013 • 19

COMMUNITY EVENTS Highlands Council produces two events a year: Highlands Day and Green Halloween Festival.

8. Should events be community-centric or open to 9. Why do you attend Highlands Day? 10. Why do you attend the Green Halloween the greater community? (check all that apply) Festival? (check all that apply)

• Entertainment for the family • Entertainment for the family • Smaller, Issaquah Highlands only events, more • See our neighbors • See our neighbors neighborhood picnic feel • Other • Other • Large, grand events incorporating more rides, • I have never attended Highlands Day • I have never attended Green Halloween concessions, etc. and the because: because: greater community

12. How long 14. Are you in favor of 11. What events would you like to see offered in the Issaquah Highlands 13. What time should outdoor charging for tickets/ community? (check all that apply) of day works events like best for weekend bracelets at events to Highlands Day community events? help offset costs of event • Multi Cultural Celebrations • Movies in the Park last? production or would you • Egg Hunt • Christmas Festival • Mornings rather see smaller events • July 4th • Dog Shows • ½ day • Mid day that are completely free? • Concerts in the Park • Earth Day Celebrations/Arbor Day • All day • Afternoons (Reminder: No HOA • Concerts at Blakely Hall • Other • Evenings • Picnic Dinners in the Park dues ever go towards Highlands Council event productions)

PROGRAMMING • I don’t mind paying for Highlands Council is committed to community life enrichment through the establishment of community tra- ƟĐŬĞƚƐĂŶĚďƌĂĐĞůĞƚƐƚŽ ditions that will engender pride in Issaquah Highlands and encourage stakeholder participation by offering a help fund the cost of the variety of life-enriching opportunities. event • /ŽŶůLJǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚ events that are free even 15. What types of community programs would you value and enjoy? 16. Are you a member of an Issaquah if they are much smaller (check all that apply) Highlands Club? To complete the • Educational Seminars: parenting, finance, relationships • Yes survey online visit • Safety: self defense, community watch, MAP Your Neighborhood, CERT • No www.ihwebsite.com Training, First Aid and CPR Training • Why or why not? • Health & Wellness: Fitness classes, diet & nutrition programs • Resident Orientations: Neighborhood Welcome Committees, New to the 17. Highlands Council is considering creating a Youth Board to community socials, Community walking tours involve our middle and high school residents in programming and • More for teens community service. • More for singles • More for seniors • I think the Youth Board is a good idea • Parents Night Out babysitting at Blakely Hall • I don’t think the Youth Board is a good idea • Other

BLAKELY HALL Blakely Hall community center hosts town hall meetings, special events, club and group gatherings and is available for rent for private affairs. Blakely Hall is also the headquarters for Highlands Council staff and offers private office Survey 2013 space for rent. Survey opens March 1st and closes March 15th

20. Have you rented Blakely Hall 18. What services would 19. Currently in the past? For what type of you like to see offered at Blakely Hall occasion? (check all that apply) Blakely Hall is open to the (check all that apply) public Monday – Friday, • Business meeting 9am – 4pm. • Private party • Notary service Would it be • Other • ATM machine helpful if Blakely • I didn’t know you could rent • Postage stamp sales Hall was open on Blakely Hall • FAX services the weekend? • I have not rented at Blakely • Copy services Hall because: • Other • Yes • No • Not sure 20 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections

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Before getting into the details of what it might entail subsequent transferral of the land to King County Parks Department. and where it would be located, let’s briefly review some of the history in the hopes of tying together any rumors or references to The latest information from the County is something similar you might have come across. that the City and County continue negotiations on the terms of the transfer of the property to Negotiations for a mountain bike skills park the County and that these negotiations may adjacent to Central Park in the Highlands began conclude as early as Spring this year. Once in May 2009. At the time, Port Blakely owned the the final wording is submitted for review and land on which it was to be built and there were approval by the executive bodies of the parties high hopes of delivering on the project by year’s concerned, the mountain bike community will end. Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance prepared be reengaged to help design the park. some initial designs and estimates and Port Blakely volunteered $30K towards the cost. It was also at The park will be located beneath the high about that time that Issaquah City Council was voltage transmission lines to the West of the casting around for ways to terminate the Park soccer fields in Central Park. The area is just Pointe development adjoining the Issaquah High big enough to create a park with a few different School, and eventually reached an agreement types of introductory riding experiences with Port Blakely to purchase the Park Pointe for riders new to the sport and some skill property and development rights in exchange for sharpening opportunities for the old hands. the City Council rezoning and purchasing a sizable There are a few different designs that shift the wooded area in the Highlands. As it happens, the lot under discussion for the focus from favoring beginners to maintaining the interest of more experienced mountain bike park was part of the area to be transferred as part of the deal. riders and public input is sought to help determine the community The bike park project became subject to the successful execution of the Park preference. Please feel free to contact me directly with any feedback you Pointe deal, then became part of the Park Pointe deal, then deferred subject might have at [email protected]. Mountain Biking in the Mountain Biker Stretches Grand Ridge Trail System By Erick K. Harada, DPT By Paul Sanders, IH Resident of Enclave Condos and owner of Highlands Physical Therapy Pacific Bicycle Co. in Sammamish The days are starting to get longer and the trails are starting to call. The Issaquah Highlands mountain bikers have a great trail system that is One of the more popular outdoor spring sports in the Highlands is easily accessed from many points in the community. There are several miles mountain biking. As a physical therapist, I see lots of low back, knee, of single track (narrow, single-lane dirt trail) trail that connect mountain bikers and wrist injuries caused by lack of flexibility, strength, and bike of all skill levels to lots of climbing, descending and trails that are great for ergonomics. Whether you are a downhiller at Duthie or a cross-country beginners with little elevation change. Grand Ridge trail stretches from I-90 in rider hitting the Highlands’ trails, proper preparation will help you the south, northward to Old Issaquah-Fall City road and Duthie Hill Mountain avoid injury. Perform these simple stretches to stay healthy this season. Bike trails. Easy access from the Highlands starts at the south end of Central Park from 1. Wrist: Hold your right arm straight out in front with the gravel your palm down. Take your left hand and gently flex path around your wrist down, stretching the top of your forearm. South Pond. Hold 15 seconds. Repeat 3 times See there on each wrist. a small 2. Low back: Spread your feet signed trail wide and face the side of your entrance. bike. While holding onto your Trails handlebars and seat, fold your body forward at the waist, make several keeping your legs and back straight. Hold 3 seconds. Repeat 10 times. turns and 3. Calves: Place the ball of your foot on your car tire. Keeping your twists, It’s a leg straight, lean into car. Hold 15 seconds. Repeat 3 times per good idea to side. take a map. Heading Combine these stretches with your normal pre-riding routine and you south will see a difference in endurance and pain reduction. If you have any (towards pains during your stretching routine, contact a physical therapist. Take I-90) there care and enjoy the mud! are 3 distinct trails that descend to the I-90 trail. The western-most trail is the shortest and least technical of the descents (climbs). The middle trail is steep and unforgiving in County Parks and the Washington Trail Association (WTA). Volunteer-based both directions and the eastern trail is the longest, with many switchbacks and trail maintenance work parties are organized by the WTA. There was one changes in grade. Heading North on these trails, there are few intersections in February to address a couple areas of thick mud and damage caused by and longer climbs and descents. erosion. Check the WTA website for opportunities for you to volunteer to My favorite loop in the Grand Ridge Trails goes from Central Park taking two help keep our trails in great shape. left turns to head north and ride all the way to Old Iss-Fall City Rd. I return the These trails are used by hikers and horses as well. Please be courteous to same way I came but stay left at every option, which will descend the eastern the other users. most trail to the I-90 trail, then right to the next trail, climbing back to Central Park using the central or west trail (easiest). The best resources for info on this trail system and others can be found at: The Grand Ridge trail system has been developed and maintained by King evergreenmtb.org | your.kingcounty.gov | http://www.wta.org/ 22 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections HIGHLANDS FIBER NETWORK

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HFN supplies high speed Internet access to 2,600 homes in the Highlands, including 850 homes with Quantum 100 Service, helping to bring up the state Maintain Your Equipment! average ever so slightly. Equipment manuals and the manufacturer’s website and support staff should provide detailed information about maintaining and protecting your computer. HFN’s ISP ISOMEDIA Presents • Utility tools organize data and optimize speed and access to files. Disk $2,100 to Issaquah cleaning and defragmenting optimize space on your computer. • Backing up your data on a separate drive or online will minimize data Food & Clothing Bank loss due to system failures. • Manufacturer updates provide fixes for your operating system. The It started with collecting canned food at Green Halloween 2012 and auto-update feature on your computer is for your protection. delivering it to the Issaquah Food Bank. In February they delivered more than cans of food, they brought a big check! Using the resources available to you will minimize frustration and inconvenience. Please remember that HFN Customer Support is a valuable The folks at Highlands Fiber Network and ISOMEDIA set aside part of resource that is available 24/7 to ensure that your fiber network experience is the proceeds from Issaquah Highlands residents upgrading to Quantum great - fast and dependable! Please don’t hesitate to contact us at 425-427-0999 or email [email protected]. 100 or Gig, HFN’s 100Mbps and Gigabit Internet connections, and from new residents who signed up for HFN service between November 1st and December 31st 2012. For each resident who took this opportunity to upgrade, or sign-up for service, ISOMEDIA donated $25 to the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank. They would like to thank everyone involved, especially the residents of the Issaquah Highlands Community.

From right to left. Tim Diller (Port Blakely Communities), Bruce Straughan (President of ISOMEDIA), Stephen Milton (CEO/CTO of ISOMEDIA), Larry Norton (President of Highlands Council), Cori Kauk (Executive Director of Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank), Kim Ortego (Food Bank Supervisor) Issaquah Highlands Connections March 2013 • 23 WIT & TIDBITS

The Helping Hands of Faces Most postings on the Moms page resemble a newspaper’s classified ads by Tami Curtis, IH Resident Summit Park with “crib for sale” or “Help Wanted” ads requesting babysitter/housekeeper I have to boast that we in the Issaquah recommendations. A lot of information is revealed in what is NOT said in Highlands have achieved greatness. No, it’s these referral requests. I consider it a condemnation by omission if folks won’t not because we’re wired to the gills, nor our publicly refer a service provider. Silence can speak volumes. progressive environmental stewardship, nor even our goats. Our supremacy is evident On the flip side, spilling the beans is very effective in these online forums. because we have three healthy and thriving Once in a while the topics deviate into Police Blotter territory. Announcements Facebook Groups. Not impressed? You think of prowlers, bears, and unremorseful teenage drivers plowing into garbage that since Aunt Margaret is a member of a cans intrigue me on both a personal security level and for voyeuristic vigilante knitters Group, and Uncle Ralph connects justice. Because the community of the Highlands is so self-contained, there is with a radio controlled airplane enthusiasts always someone who knows someone who knew about something. Instead of Group that this social medium is immaterial? six degrees of separation, it’s only two here on our hillside. Think again! There’s something uncommon and powerful about our ever-growing social media trio.

First, a quick primer about Facebook Groups. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Groups a simple explanation is that they are the social media equivalent of a club, blog and newspaper. It’s an online private branch of your social network, where, by invitation you can be included in the comings and goings of specific topics that are meaningful to you, i.e. knitting and radio controlled airplanes. I’m also capitalizing “Groups” to distinguish its usage for in-person gatherings. The Issaquah Highlands has three such Groups. All three have around 500 members (probably 10% of those active participants), and several have saved my tail in many circumstances.

Remember our mid-January cold snap? In addition to my front porch plants turning into popsicles, our furnace decided to head south for the winter just when the temperatures dipped below 25 degrees -- not good timing. I immediately pulled up Facebook and posted an S.O.S. on the “Highlands Moms” Group. “Furnace repairman recommendations? Someone who can Treated respectfully, the Highlands Facebook Groups open the door to come out on the weekend? Brrr?” I waited no more than five minutes for communicating issues of varying importance. It’s like a futuristic version of the first response to come in. Within the hour I had four names and phone neighborly gossip across the fence, spreading word of mouth that is more numbers of candidates who could put the kibosh on the cold. A friend valuable than thousands of dollars in advertising. I take comfort in knowing also dropped off a space heater (thanks!) to tide us over until full furnace that nearly 500 people could potentially have my back in a pinch. recovery. Included in the responses were sympathy, empathy and therapy from my fellow neighbors. I got warm on the inside and out by calling out for Tami, husband and two boys live in the “Two Slides” neighborhood, otherwise help. known as Summit Park. She founded the Firehouse Fiddlers, a musical club here in the Highlands. Tami is a seasoned journalist most recently serving as My neighbors’ generosity and helpfulness is heartwarming. Countless are a Sammamish-Issaquah correspondent for KOMO News Communities. Tami the number of times folks have posted “Lost Dog” notices who receive an volunteered as the Communications Director for the Pacific Cascade Middle almost immediate response of “Found Dog”. Gone are the days of posting School PTSA and earned their 2012 PCMS Golden Acorn Award. Find more of flyers on mailboxes. Fido is found, and owner is tracked down almost her musings by searching “Tami Curtis Wordpress”. instantly through this neighborly web.

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Architectural Review Committee Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, 3/5, 6:00 pm, IHCA Office Wednesday, 3/20, 5:30 pm IHCA Office Want to Start a Club? HFN Advisory Group Meetings are subject to change. Contact: Wednesday, 3/13, 7:00 pm, Blakely Hall Visit www.ihwebsite.com for calendar Christy Garrard, Director/Special Event Planner updates or sign up for your weekly email [email protected], 425-507-1107 Finance Committee Meeting bulletins at ihwebsite.com Tuesday, 3/12, 5:30 pm IHCA Office For City of Issaquah governance meetings, see www.ci.issaquah.wa.us

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Adult Computer Classes other week and then practice our old material in a Meet other Russian-speakers, gather with others who jam session. Other welcome instruments for accom- share the same goals and interests as you. Join Rus- Contact Sondi at [email protected] or paniment are guitar (chords available for most tunes), sian Highlanders Facebook page to see what activities 425.270.6807 for schedule and information drum, flute or whistle. We attempt to learn the new are planned -- dining out, movies, kid play dates, etc. tunes by ear in a traditional manner, however, sheet The possibilities are endless. Book Club music is usually also provided. Email Tami.curtis@ http://www.facebook.com/groups/rusisshigh Do you enjoy reading AND sharing with gmail.com for questions. friends? The book club is a great place to meet neigh- Toastmasters Club, Issaquah Highlands bors and explore a variety of books. We take turns Playgroup Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00am hosting—all opinions are welcome! Please bring a Wednesdays, 10:00am - 11:00am Blakely Hall Swedish Medical Center Conference Center snack to share. Dates sometimes change, so be sure to Moms, dads, caregivers and their children (new- (second Floor) email [email protected] to get on the distribution born-4yrs. old) are invited to come to the Issaquah list. Do you get nervous before a speech? Does your Highlands Playgroup for fun, friendship, support and heart pound? Does your stomach turn to knots? Do socializing. We talk, laugh, sing, play, read stories and you wonder how other speakers deliver speeches so Chinese Heritage Club blow bubbles! We hope to see you there! Informa- Saturday, March 2nd 7:00pm, Blakely Hall effortlessly? Well help is along the way! To find out tion, contact Alicia, [email protected] – www. more visit the club website at http://ihtm.freetoast- This club promotes and preserves Chinese cultural issaquahhighlandsplaygroup.blogspot.com We are on host.cc/ or contact George Barns at 425-516-3750. heritage awareness among the next generation for Facebook! – www.facebook.com/Issaquahhighlands. many local families. We welcome everyone interested coopplaygroup Youth Public Speaking Club in a neighborhood celebration for many traditional Ages 8 -18 yrs. Saturdays 9:30-11:00am Family Chinese/American festivals right at Issaquah High- Wine Club Village Lower Community Room lands. Monthly activities include potluck, workshops Friday, March 8th, 7:00pm, Blakely Hall at Blakely Hall and many outdoor events. Contact Let your voice be strong and mighty! Join other Come out and meet your fellow wine lovers in the Sylvia Chin ([email protected]) or Jin Liu youth and professional mentors and learn the impor- Highlands! Are you a wine enthusiast, connoisseur, or ([email protected]) for details today. tance of developing solid communication skills with just a fan? We usually get together the second Friday hands-on, real life-world practice for public speaking of each month to discuss and enjoy wine. If interest- and leadership in a positive environment. Practicing Craft Beer Club ed please send an email to Dianne at danielsondd@ Wednesday, March 21st, 7:00pm, Blakely Hall these skills is a great way to effectively manage stage yahoo.com to receive detailed information. fright, presentation stuttering and more. Drop-in’s are Do you love great beer? Are you a homebrewer? welcome or register ahead with David Hall, Program A beer geek? Want to learn more? Come meet your Hindi Language Classes Lead at [email protected] or 425.427.9682 or fellow beer enthusiasts to taste and discuss craft beers. Saturdays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM 425.427.8746 We meet the third Thursday of every month in Blakely Issaquah Highlands Fire Station 73 Hall. Email [email protected] for more Yoga Classes information. Namastey! (Hello). Would you or your children like to learn a new language? Hindi is the national Sundays 8:00-9:00am - Blakely Hall Cub Scout Issaquah Highlands Pack 680 language of India. To help our children learn Hindi a YogaBharati Seattle Chapter welcomes you to group of parents are volunteering to teach basic con- discover the treasures of yoga. With a sense of Come join Cub Scouts – A year round values-based versational and written Hindi. Class is fun & relaxed “Seva”-community service, we are offering Yoga for program for boys grades 1-5 and is considered one with active participation of children & parents. The wellness series of Free Yoga classes. Classes are taught of the premier organizations that help youth build goal: our children use Hindi in as many real-life situ- by a certified Yoga instructor. Bring a Yoga Mat and character and prepares them for adulthood. Scout- ations as possible. Free for all Highlands children and join us to energize, relax and rejuvenate with Yoga. ing is learning by discovery and discovery by doing. parents. Please contact Rinku at rashima14@hotmail. No prior registration is required. Contact Himabindu It’s fun, friends, and family where skills are learned, com to enroll in the class. Tenneti: [email protected]. Find us on Facebook: confidence is built, and stories are born. For more Yoga Bharati Seattle region. information or if you would like to join Cub Scouts, Poker Night please contact Pack 680 via email at scoutpack680@ Thursday, March 28, 7:00pm Blakely Hall Zumba Class gmail.com or join us at our next meeting. Love watching the World Series of Poker on TV? Tuesdays (7pm) & Saturdays (9am), Eastside Legal Assistance Program or ELAP Want to win a chance to go to Vegas and play on Blakely Hall TV against the world’s best players? Join us the last Get Ready - Get Fit - Go! Ditch the workout and join ELAP provides quality legal advice at no cost to Thursday of each month for a $20 buy-in, No-limit the fitness party at Blakely Hall! Zumba Fitness is the low-income residents and survivors of domestic vio- Texas Hold ‘em tournament! If you are a novice want- Latin and world rhythm and dance based fitness party lence. Appointments can be held at the YWCA Family ing to network or a salty vet looking for some steep that will change the way you think about working out. Village. For more information call 425.747.7274 www. competition you’ll love our monthly club! More info Grab your workout clothes, your water bottle, and join elap.org [email protected]. the party! Free class but please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the food bank! For additional Firehouse Fiddlers Russian Highlander Club information, email (Cindy) at zumbawithcindy@ Our musical group is made up of primarily fiddle Starts March 10th gmail.com players of varying backgrounds and abilities, all work- Meetings will be 2nd Sundays ing toward the goal of learning Irish and other Celtic Blakely Hall, 4:00pm - 7:00pm tunes, along with occasional Old Timer and Quebecois New club in Issaquah Highlands, for residents and tunes. Informal. We share and learn a new tune every those planning to move to our beautiful community.

Issaquah Highlands Blood Drive Volunteers Make a Difference Encompass Parenting Saturday, March 9th 9:00 am – 3:00 pm The Family Village is looking for afterschool home- FREE parenting workshop series! Issaquah Highlands Fire Station #73 on Park Drive. work tutors and computer lab instructors. Contact Contact Kirsten Wisdom for an appointment at kwiz@ Degale to talk about your interests and availability. Join us for a series of monthly workshops, including ihmail.com. Walk-ins are also welcome! [email protected] 5:30-7 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2013 Highlands Council has volunteer opportunities Discipline: Beyond Punishment to Learning Issaquah Highlands Babysitter List throughout the year. Contact [email protected] Virginia Mason Medical Center The current list of neighborhood babysitters in now Issaquah Highlands Community Association (for Issaquah available at www.ihwebsite.com. After registering and homeowners) is currently seeking members for Board 100 N.E. Gilman Blvd. logging in, the list can be accessed under the Resource Districts. See story pg. 13. Center tab. If you have any trouble or have any ques- $GGLWLRQDOZRUNVKRSGDWHV$SULO‡0D\‡-XQH tions, please feel free to contact Vyvian at Vyvian.L@ Register today - space is limited. Register online at ihcouncil.org . www.encompassnw.org. Participants may sign up for the Want to start a club? VHULHVRUDVLQJOHFODVV7ROHDUQPRUHFDOO Contact Christy at 425-507-11077 or www.ihwebsite.com [email protected] Issaquah Highlands Community Website 26 • March 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: KIRSTEN WISDOM Kirsten Wisdom Volunteer of the Month – March 2013 The month of March marks our fifth year as from Poo Poo Point, from our Daphne Park Issaquah Highlands residents. My husband Gregg neighborhood on a warm spring or summer day. and I moved our family from Vancouver, WA in spring of 2008, plucking ourselves and our two Seeking an additional avenue to meet neighbors children, Ethan and Aubrey, from friends, schools, beyond school volunteering, I attended a few and a community we had called home for 11 years. meetings of the former Contribution Club at We chose to transplant ourselves in the Issaquah Blakely Hall in 2009. It was there the idea Highlands, drawn by excellent schools, convenient for hosting a blood drive in our community access to I-90 and Issaquah’s quaint downtown, originated. Puget Sound Blood Center is an new homes, fabulous parks, stunning scenery, independent, volunteer-supported, non-profit and a neighborhood teeming with children. It has organization that supplies blood to more than 70 proven to be a good choice for our family. We hospitals and clinics in Western Washington. still get a thrill spotting an owl during a hike in the woods or watching the paragliders, launched I learned that according to PSBC, it takes nearly 900 people donating every day to meet the needs of local patients. Some patients need blood to treat serious injuries or severe burns or to replace blood lost during surgery. Other patients require frequent blood transfusions to treat life- threatening chronic diseases such as leukemia and cancer, as well as other blood and immune system diseases. In fact, most people will require a blood transfusion at some point in their lives. And most people can give blood to help save the lives of others. The PSBC was eager to find new blood donors in growing Eastside communities in order to maintain a stable blood supply. Contribution Club members, the personnel at Fire Station # 73, and most importantly, the many In collaboration with PSBC and Eastside Fire volunteers who have stepped forward to donate & Rescue which provides a comfortable facility an hour of their time and a pint of blood to help at Fire Station #73 on Park Drive, members of others during our Saturday blood drives. It has the former Contribution Club recruited spouses, been my pleasure to coordinate these events and friends, family, and neighbors to participate in the I’ve been rewarded with the opportunity to meet first Issaquah Highlands Blood Drive in August fabulous people I may not have otherwise met. 2009. With such a successful response from the community, I chose to continue volunteering Issaquah Highlands 2013 Blood Drives as Blood Drive Coordinator and thanks to the Sponsored by Highlands Council consistency of regular blood donors and new Saturday, March 9th & Saturday, October 5th donors at each event, we’ve held bi-annual Saturday blood drives for the past three years. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Issaquah Highlands Fire Station #73 on Park Drive It’s an honor to be named as Volunteer of the Contact Kirsten for an appointment at Month; however, I wish to share this recognition [email protected] Walk-ins are also welcome! and community pat-on-the-back with former

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