www.ihwebsite.com | facebook.com/highlands.council May 2013 Rain or Shine, I Love my Mom because... These Ladies Stride! by Gena Gullette, Issaquah Highlands Resident Stroller Strides has changed my life forever! I have lived in the Highlands for seven years and I am proud to say that I have been a member of the Issaquah/Sammamish Stroller Stride group for the last 4 years.
The friendships and support I have received from this group of moms and kids is immeasurable. It is my motivation for getting out of the house each morning (rain or shine!) knowing I will be greeted by friendly faces and an incredible workout.
We meet up with our kids in tow and explore the neighborhood, utilizing all the hills and parks that are unique to the Highlands. The workouts consist of cardio bursts, strength and endurance training and core work. The mothers in this group share a passion for healthy living for us, our family and our community.
Throughout the workout there are opportunities for moms to talk about our lives and for our kids to socialize and play. My kids and I have Schools Spotlight 10 met some of our dearest friends through Stroller Wit and Tidbits 12 Strides. As moms we encourage each other to Ask Kari 13 workout hard and then at the end of each class Port Blakely News 14 we encourage our children to play hard! Highlands Council 16 Vol. of the Month 17 HFN News 19 We always look forward to meeting new
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Spring has finally arrived in Issaquah Highlands! The playfields are alive with giggles and shouts and the exemplary landscaping presents new blossoms almost every week. Fitness buffs, or buff fit people, are leaping and jogging up and down the many hills and stair-climbs. It is as refreshing as a new year! Many holidays and special events fill the calendar this time of year. What to feature in Connections was an easy choice, however: Mother’s Day is the obvious pick, because, you know, “EVERYONE has a Mom!” What could be truer! (Get ready for the other truism: everyone has a Dad! Coming in June.)
When Issaquah Highlands was platted, the design provided for about 75% single family homes, making Issaquah Highlands the ideal place for families. This has proven to be true beyond anyone’s wildest dreams and is evident every day. And with families come a lot of Moms! I hope folks in families, and those currently on their own, all enjoy this issue’s tribute to Mothers. Besides our feature on Mother oriented organizations, meet Hip Travel Mama in the Resident Profile (yeah, she lives here!), chuckle with Tami in Wit and Tidbits about motherhood, even Kari has got into the act with advice questions challenging mothers and families everywhere.
But that’s not all we bring you in this month’s Connections. Learn about National Bike Month, get ready to run for fitness, and find out all that’s fun at the schools. Learn about Highlands Council and its vital role in the community. Get permission to rip out those pesky alder seedlings that showed up on the edge of your yard when you weren’t looking. And don’t forget to review “What’s Happening” on page 29. There is so much happenin’ that I bet you won’t be able to catch your breath! Enjoy and Happy Mother’s Day!
Yours Truly, Nina Milligan, IH Resident, Crofton Springs Editor of Connections - Highlands Council Communications Manager
Highlands Council is the publisher of Connections, manager of community-wide events such as Highlands Day, owner and manager of Blakely Hall, liaison with the greater community. 4 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections Issaquah Highlands Connections May 2013 • 5 Finding your Village By Lindsey Pinkston, Issaquah Highlands resident of Wisteria Park Volunteer Outreach Ambassador PEPS – Program for Early Parent Support With two kids not yet of school age, no family nearby, and two working parents (my husband Our village continued to grow when we moved into an Issaquah Highlands neighborhood full full time and me part-time), the old African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child” of families ready to support each other. I love just knowing that someone is looking out for couldn’t ring truer in our household. Fortunately, we have been able to build a village for our family while we look out for theirs. support, encouragement, and fun along the way.
What does it mean to have a village? To me, it means having someone drop “...we helped each other through everything to pick your rough patches and celebrated every younger child up at the ER when your older one breaks his success. We laughed until our arm. Or trading child care so you can get a few things done. bellies ached and compared our It’s having the luxury of going sleep deprived middle-of-the-night out on a date with the peace of mind that your kids are having hallucinations. All these years later, a blast with another family. many of us are still in touch. Now we And simply having someone lament that there isn’t a PEPS for to talk to during those difficult Some of the babies and toddlers from our Little Peppers Group parenting moments. parenting tweenage children!” My husband and I started After our second baby was born I looked to PEPS for help again, and joined a Little Peppers building our village after our group. Little Peppers is for families with two kids under age 3, led by a professional first child was born by joining - Teresa Cowan, Issaquah Highlands Resident facilitator. This group was the only place I was comfortable taking both of my kids and I will a PEPS group, where we met always value the relationships I built within that group. several other families with babies the same age, going Parenting does not have to be a lonely journey - I am so thankful for the village around me through the same experiences we were (and feeling equally as exhausted!). Along with the that has made me a better mother and a happier person. I now love helping other new families other families, our group’s volunteer facilitator remains part of our village as well. build their villages through PEPS - I lead PEPS orientations on the first Monday of every month at Blakely Hall and am also leading a Baby Peppers group here in Issaquah Highlands. 6 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections
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Every year in May we honor those women in our lives who are dedicated to loving and caring for us with a special day of recognition, Mother’s Day. Being a mother is a huge responsibility, but having a special needs child who requires extra time and attention makes this commitment even more challenging.
A luncheon honoring these mothers will be held by Life Enrichment Options (LEO), an Issaquah-based nonprofit supporting those with developmental disabilities, on Sunday, May 19th at Blakely Hall. The event will take place from noon to 2 pm and is by reservation only. “We want to offer a comfortable and accepting environment for moms of special needs kids to be able to relax, connect with other moms, and enjoy a time just for them” said Becky Gordon, chair of LEO’s Issaquah Outreach Committee.
Moms are welcome to come by themselves, but since finding someone to care for their children can often be challenging, kids of all ages are welcome to the event as well. Activities will be provided children attending.
“When we asked for input from parents, family members and caregivers of those with special needs as to what their needs were, one of the things that came out clearly was how hard it was to get to know others who had kids with special needs”, said Rose Finnegan, one of the founding members of the organization. ”This event will offer moms the opportunity to connect with other moms sharing Founding LEO member Rose Finnegan with her son Tim similar experiences”.
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Email: [email protected] 8 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections It’s Mother’s Day Year Round at Eastside Baby Corner By Renee Zimmerman, IH Resident, EBC Executive Director EBC assists used goods. If you’ve got gently used or new kids and baby items you would over 500 like to donate to low-income mothers, visit our website to see the items we individual accept and our drop-off locations! children every week, Our strongest supporters have always been mothers who know how vital which means these essentials are, and understand how expensive these items can be for that mother’s moms with limited resources. in-need have to worry a little less about purchasing diapers and formula for their newborn, Want to honor a mother in your life? Host a collection drive in her honor! or keeping their kids safe in a reliable car seat, or having enough back-to- From diapers (we give out almost 400,000 every year!) to gently used school clothes for their kids in the fall. At EBC, we help mother’s in-need clothing, shoes to strollers, the collection ideas are endless! keep their kids healthy, fed, safe and warm by providing baby and kids items to moms, free of charge. For more information on how to host your own Mother’s Day collection event, contact Cori Benson at [email protected] or visit Are you a mother looking to do some spring-cleaning? At EBC, we believe our website at www.babycorner.org. in reuse and recycling – over 90% of the items we distribute are donated Connecting Moms on Facebook By Gina Cohen, Issaquah Highlands Resident, West Highlands Park Looking to connect with neighborhood moms? Join the Issaquah Highlands Moms Facebook group! The group is open to moms in the Highlands and currently has more than 500 members.
A few of the benefits of the group:
• Recommendations and experiences with everything from local dentists to carpet cleaners, hairstylists to yoga classes, babysitters, tutors, etc. • Get in the know for classes and events you may not hear of otherwise, like CPR certifications Zumba classes and emergency preparedness • Host a party! Lots of local moms with their own businesses (Stella & Dot, Pampered Chef, Thirty-One and more) looking for friends to host parties and get lots of free stuff as a reward • Connect to chat about experiences in the Highlands: anything from cheering on the construction for the newest Grand Ridge Plaza businesses to sharing news about recent bear spottings, kid safety issues and more • Buy, trade and sell: Though there are other boards that cater specifically to classifieds, the moms group also often uses this board to sell everything from furniture to kids’ clothing – all within the Highlands • Be notified – get reminded for kid-related events like school popcorn days, after- school movies, playdates in the park, holiday events hosted in the neighborhood and more • Prior posts have helped families find lost pets, great babysitters, summer camps, pet-sitters and groomers, discounts and deals on local businesses and plenty more…but besides that, we’re making connections, meeting people we may not have met otherwise, and creating even more of a community.
Let your voice be heard and make some new friends – see you on the board!
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Julia Ward Howe created “Mothers’ Day for Peace”. Americans celebrated it on June 2, until 1913, when Congress declared the second Sunday in May to be Mother’s Day. Howe is author of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” 1872 Issaquah Highlands Connections May 2013 • 9 Taking Care of Mom: Midwives Deliver at Swedish/Issaquah From Swedish Hospital, Issaquah Highlands
Caring for women and their loved ones is a top priority at Swedish/Issaquah. We take care of mom and baby before, during and after birth. During its first year, doctors and midwives at the new hospital delivered nearly 1,000 babies. I can honestly say that I finally know how to eat healthy and not Connecting women with caregivers who have to count points for the rest of help through life’s phases is essential. LOSE “Midwives provide a unique service my life and so for that I wanted to to women. We focus on developing An Average write you a quick note to say how relationships, which means more time thankful I am! This program has spent with patients” says Peggy Kibbel, Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), and a of 3-7 LBS of changed my life and makes me so founding midwife at Overlake OB/GYN happy! Thank you for offering this at Swedish/Issaquah. The midwives Fat Per Week program at your clinic and more and obstetricians work closely together so for being such a helpful, to promote optimum care. This team approach is ideal for women who prefer & KEEP IT OFF! motivating yet relaxed coach the care of a midwife but appreciate the assurance of a smooth transition to physician care if through this transformation - I needed. FDA approved, physician-supervised fat loss program could have never done this without Eliminated a need for Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Our midwives offer the same prenatal care, screening and pain management options as you! Thank you, thank you, traditional OB/GYN’s. They deliver babies in the hospital with consulting physicians and Hormonal medication in many patients. thank you!” available should any unforeseen issues arise. Midwives offer longer prenatal appointments Over 7 million clients worldwide. -Laura S., Nurse and stay with moms during labor. “The experience of childbirth and becoming a mom is Successful in Europe for 30 years. transformative. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to educate and empower women Maintain Muscle Mass while Burning Fat. during an important time in their lives.” says Kibbel. Increase Energy and Eliminate Cellulite.
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Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12 and it is an annual reminder of the incredible role that mothers and maternal figures play in our lives. Oftentimes, however, our mom’s health takes a backseat to her loved ones’. But, no one benefits when a caregiver is not in the best shape to care for her loved ones. For mothers (and all caregivers), it is important to remember to take care of yourself all year.
Here are some quick tips for moms and other caregivers to keep themselves in the best shape possible: • Eat healthy! If you are the resident cook or grocery shopper, make sure you, too, are benefitting from the healthy food that you provide your loved ones. • Exercise. Get your blood pumping for an hour at least four to six times a week. This helps reduce stress, improve your mood and boost your energy so you can keep up with your loved ones. •Rest. As busy as life can get, there is always time to give your brain and body a break. This will increase your energy, improve your overall mental and physical health and allow you to make the most of the time you have with the ones you love. • Make time for you. You are an example to those you love. If you take time to care for yourself, not only do you improve your mental and physical health, but you show others that it is important for them to do the same. Be a role model for self-care and schedule time to explore your passions and the places, things and experiences that make you happy.
Remember to take time this Mother’s Day (and all year-round!) to take care of you as well as your loved ones. 10 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT
By Leslie Warrick Issaquah Highlands Resident What would it be like without ISF? Grand Ridge Elementary The Issaquah Schools Foundation’s 15th Annual Nourish Every Grand Ridge Bear Hunt: May 22nd Mind Benefit Luncheon is May 9th from 11am – 1pm at the (Wednesday) from 5:00 – 6:00pm! Issaquah Community Center. This is their largest fundraiser of the year. It’s not too late to RSVP - everyone is invited, Calling ALL new incoming GR students…come including all Kindergarten parents! Please contact Cathia locate some cute bears and take a grand tour of Geller at [email protected] to reserve your spot. I your new school! Plenty of bears will be hiding have lost track of how many lSF luncheons I have attended (as and are looking forward to being discovered by many of you have), for it has become a yearly tradition. It just your child/children! The makes sense to invest in our youth! In addition, after years Annual Bear Hunt is of researching about what Washington State’s definition of hosted by the GR PTSA basic education entails, I have come to truly comprehend how and parent volunteers. severely underfunded many schools are in our state. This is a fun opportunity for incoming students The first time I became a fan of ISF, was when they tapped to view the school during an evening set aside just in to my inner science geek – the foundation purchased new for them! If you would like to volunteer or know microscopes for IHS – replacing worn-out and archaic scopes! That’s when it hit me…schools of a tween/teen that would like to volunteer for this do not receive a nice hefty allowance to purchase much needed equipment in the classrooms. I wonderful event, please visit www.grandridgeptsa.org began to reflect on the idea of what life would be like for our students without ISF… for on-line volunteer sign-up. Join the hunt and discover the fun that awaits! Here’s a list of some more amazing programs that ISF helps make possible – there are far too many to list all of them: Pacific Cascade MS • ISF helps fund the TEALS (Technology Education and Learning in Schools) PCMS Musical: Honk Jr. program which brings in Microsoft professionals to teach computer related classes May 11, 16, 17 at 7:00pm; and May 18 at 2:00pm – we need to fill our top paying technology jobs from our own student base. Ever feel like you don’t quite fit-in, or do not feel quite so • ISF funds forensic science classes at IHS – how cool is that? confident in certain situations? This is a don’t-want-to miss • ISF partnered with other donors to fund the new k-5 opportunity for your family to attend this wonderful musical science curriculum: The labs and science curriculum with a beloved theme: Honk Jr. is a modern day rendition of are extremely comprehensive and provide lots of the famous story, The Ugly Duckling. You will witness the journey of Ugly as he is mocked unique hands-on lab experiences! by his own kind, but he soon realizes that he is actually a beautiful and unique swan! Most importantly, this musical’s underlying theme is about acceptance of others that may be • ISF funds the VOICE (Volunteers of Issaquah different; and of course acceptance of what makes you unique and wonderful! Tickets are $4 Changing Education) mentor program: This program with ASB card and $5 for all other attendees. pairs adult mentor volunteers with struggling students. • ISF funds teacher grants all throughout the district. Parent Ed. Class: What Teens are Really Doing: • ISF funds after-school homework labs at the May 2 (Thursday) 7:00 – 9:00pm in the IHS Theater middle and high schools: This program ensures the Whether you are the parent hearing lots of things about what your teenager is up to… opportunity for struggling students to receive academic or not, this is the class for you! Officer Karin Weihe will share insightful and very support/free tutoring from classroom teachers. important information. This program is open to all parents in the district, and is especially recommended for EVERY middle and high school parent! Many of us are looking forward to learning about this year’s myriad of programs and grants that were made possible by ISF; and to hear more inspirational stories – we hope to see you at the luncheon! If you are not able to attend the luncheon, but would still like to donate to this wonderful foundation, you can visit their website at: isfdn.org, and click on the “donate School fun facts: ” icon. This year, ISF will be hosting an on-line auction – the link for the auction will Teacher Appreciation available toward the end of April. This year’s luncheon proceeds will help fund the first year Week is May 6 – 10 of ISF’s Dedicated Fine Arts Fund. The goal is to fund new instruments for our middles and high school bands. In future years, the funds will support other aspects of fine arts programs, such as orchestra, choirs, and the visual arts. Congratulations to the following Issaquah Highlands Residents for their PTSA Awards! These residents were nominated and then selected for their outstanding service for their schools and community.
GR Elementary Golden Acorn Award – Carolyn Kennedy GR Elementary Outstanding Advocate – Leslie Warrick PCMS Golden Acorn Award – Kim Foster
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Mother’s Day isn’t just a time to reflect on the growth and maturity of my sons, (and perhaps indulge in some spa pampering), but also an opportunity to direct my attention outwardly I breathe gratitude for weeks after the play, relieved by the heads-up about one of the many to acknowledge those neighborhood moms who have helped me in my own journey as a landmark events other parents are well aware of months in advance. My fellow moms actually mother. I won’t bore you with philosophies on childrearing, education or moral upbringing, read the classroom newsletters and pay close attention to the notices that say, “Please prepare nor will I wax nostalgic about the baby days of velvety hair and silky cheeks. My fumbling your child with an eye patch and a peg leg for next month’s pirate play.” As the not-so-tuned- and bumbling at this motherhood deal in-mom I skim the newsletters while wearing said eye patch, continues – thirteen years and running – but balanced on a peg leg, totally caught up in the presumption that my head’s still above water many thanks to my son would never be caught dead on stage, never mind that it the Highlands Mother ‘Hood. is a compulsory 5th grade right-of-passage performance.
A few years ago I was helping a friend A month later the Highlands Mother ‘Hood helped me stay deliver an art lesson to a 5th-grade class at properly in orbit when a friend asked, “Are you going to sign up Grand Ridge. While washing the paint off as a chaperone for Camp Colman?” our hands she asks, “How early do you think we have to get here tonight?” “Why does Mr. Coleman need chaperones? Doesn’t he run his activities in the gym?” It was firmly planted in my brain the I smear violet off the brush. “To put the Mr. Coleman, then the P.E. teacher at Grand Ridge, conducted paints away? Tonight??” I answer, clearly not various before-school activities for the kids, and that “Camp on the same planet. Colman” must certainly be this month’s fun theme.
“No, Tami,” she responds patiently with only (Cue big sigh. Send out the intergalactic retrieval hook.) “No, a nuance of an eye-roll, “for the 5th grade Tami. Not Mr. Coleman. CAMP COLMAN, the three-day, play. You know, parking is tight and all two-night 5th grade camp…oh, dear…you thought it involved the tripod toting parents get here at least 45 P.E.?” minutes in advance.” “I, uh, thought all those fundraisers were for new P.E. “Oh, Jack’s not in the drama club,” still equipment or something. Oops. So, you think I’m capable of hovering outside Mars, but getting warmer. chaperoning a zillion 11-year-olds for over 60 hours? I seem to have a track record of parenting milestone near-misses.” “No, not the drama club that meets after school. You know,” she splutters with She responds with a reassuring smile, “You’ll do fine. The other borderline desperation, “the entire 5th grade’s moms will tell you what you’re supposed to do.” production of Treasure Island! They’ve been working on it for half the year during choir Sure enough, I did fine. Thank you, Highlands Mother ‘Hood! and before school!” Tami, husband and two boys live in the “Two Slides” “The ENTIRE 5th grade?! Jack’s in a play? Tonight?!” Entering the atmosphere of this planet neighborhood, otherwise known as Summit Park. She is an unpleasant experience. “Why didn’t Jack tell me he’s in a play!?” I know the answer founded the Firehouse Fiddlers, a musical club here in the though, before the question leaves my mouth. He’s an 11-year-old boy who would rather pour Highlands. Tami is a seasoned journalist most recently a cup of lemon juice in his eyeballs than go onstage in front of an audience and sing, or even serving as a Sammamish-Issaquah correspondent for talk. KOMO News Communities. Tami volunteered as the Communications Director for the Pacific Cascade Middle Thanks to the Highlands Mother ‘Hood, that bountiful network of friends who are on the ball, School PTSA and earned their 2012 PCMS Golden Acorn I am able to throw together a costume for Jack that resembles Captain Jack Sparrow, but is Award. Find more of her musings by searching “Tami assembled with the speed of Edward Scissorshands…(thank you, Johnny Depp!) Curtis Wordpress”.
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Dear Kari, Dear Concerned Daughter, I am a stay at home mom of three. I stopped working when I became pregnant with my first I can tell by your letter that you are closely bonded to your mother and want her to be happy child and ever since then my husband and I are constantly fighting about money. He questions and well. You did not mention her health status, so I will assume that she has no limitations that every purchase that I make for even for the most basic things and demands to look at all my would keep her from socializing with others. First, I would ask your mother is she is interested receipts. He tells me that since “he works and I stay home, it’s his money that I am spending in moving from her home, and would she want to live with you and your family (that would and he gets to keep track of it”. I am beginning to resent him so much; we had an agreement be seven people in one home, quite a change from her current living situation). If she is lonely when we first married that I would stay at home and raise our children. Please help me get and no longer wants to be in a home by herself, offering her the option of living with you is through to him that I do work, I just don’t get a paycheck for it every week. potentially a good one. But, I recommend that you discuss the dynamics of this change further - Spent with all involved. Or, if she prefers to remain living on her own, maybe invite her to additional activities with your children or suggest that she volunteer in the community (which is a great Dear Spent, way to do good work as you interact with others). Regarding your husband’s counter offer, talk I think all mothers are working mothers, whether they are paid for their labor or not. It sounds with him and gage why he is making this request (e.g. does he want to care for his parents at the like there is a power dynamic that is off in your household. I suggest you consider how your same level you do for your mom, or is he concerned that having your mom move in could throw husband’s behavior makes you feel and share it with him in a calm manner. He owes off your family dynamics). Good luck, it sounds like your family is filled with love. you respect both as a wife and the mother of your children, which he is not showing - K to you when he uses hurtful words and demeans your role within your family. Couples are teams; sometimes one takes the lead more than the other and vice- versa, but together they support and encourage each other along the way with the goal in view (in your case, raising a good family that is respectful and Kari O’Neill, MSW, LICSW, is a licensed independent clinical social loving). If your conversation does not encourage him to change his behavior worker and owner of Issaquah Highlands Counseling Group in towards you and more strife occurs, I recommend that you follow up with a Meadow Creek Business Park. counselor for additional support. - K All email user personal information will remain confidential and not be published. Kari is open to all topics: relationships, family dynamics, parenting, love, grief and loss, chronic health issues, Dear Kari, career issues, life transitions, and community referrals. My 69 year-old mother is recently widowed and lives alone in her home. She has been retired for the past five years and appears to be lonely every time I see This column is for entertainment purposes only. If you are in her, which is often. I am worried that she needs more social activity and family crisis and in need of support please contact the Crisis Clinic time. I am considering that maybe she should move in with my family and me at 866-427-4747. (my husband and our four children). My husband says that he will only agree to this, if his parents can also live with us at a later date if and when they start to We look forward to hearing from you. Please struggle. Having all those people under one roof would be crazy and I am not up email Kari questions at to it. I just want to have my mom near me so I can take care of her. What do [email protected] you recommend I do? - Concerned Daughter
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*Please see website for a complete list of accepted items. 14 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections PORT BLAKELY COMMUNITIES TRANSFERS BOARD CONTROL OF HIGHLANDS COUNCIL Dear Neighbors: Understanding the As Port Blakely Community Representatives Communities Board of Trustees completes its role Assume Leadership What is a trustee? as master devel- As a legal entity – a registered non-profit organization oper of Issaquah n April 16, Issaquah Highlands achieved a significant milestone – Highlands Council requires a Board of Trustees to Highlands, we’ve conform to state and federal law. The role of Trustees in its 20-year evolution. Port Blakely Communities – the master- includes overseeing the function of the organization, reached another selecting staff to carry out the mission, and ensuring milestone – trans- developer of Issaquah Highlands – transferred leadership that the core values of the organization are reflected O in its programs. ferring appointment power and seat of Highlands Council to the community. Specifically, Port Blakely control of the Highlands Council Board Who are stakeholders? of Trustees to the community. This is sig- Communities transitioned the responsibility of appointing members As part of the Covenant for Community, the majority nificant because Highlands Council stake- of property owners in Issaquah Highlands are stake- of the Highlands Council Board of Trustees. The Board, which is holders, including those who own homes, condos, holders now have a greater opportunity to apartment buildings and commercial buildings. guide Highlands Council into the future. composed of stakeholder representatives, now has the privilege of However, Highlands Council’s mission is to serve all residents, as well as everyone who does business here, Port Blakely Communities founded appointing trustees. regardless of whether they own property. Highlands Council a decade ago as a How are Trustees selected? non-profit organization with a mission to The Board is composed of seven Trustees from three enhance the community’s quality of life community stakeholder groups: owners/representa- by fostering enrichment opportunities tives of residential dwellings, commercial buildings and multi-family dwellings (apartments, etc.). The through clubs and events, and promoting Board of Trustees has the responsibility of appointing volunteerism. Until this time, Port Blakely future Trustees. Communities has had the privilege – as the Why is a transfer necessary? organization’s founder – of appointing the A founder is required to establish a future date for majority of Board of Trustees members. transfer when creating a legal entity such as High- lands Council. It has been Port Blakely Communities’ For several years, we’ve been preparing honor to serve in this role, founding a community for this milestone, recruiting Trustees and non-profit that enriches the lives of so many people. As Port Blakely Communities completes its role as staff to work under the watchful guid- master developer of Issaquah Highlands, the timing ance of an executive director from the is ideal to transfer leadership of Highlands Council. Port Blakely Communities management The Trustees, staff and stakeholders now have the opportunity to come together and define the future team. In 2012, we transitioned the top direction of the organization. staff position to Highlands Council. We also recruited new Trustees to contribute their perspectives, knowledge and exper- Meet the Trustees tise. The transfer of Trustee appointment power is the final step. Larry Norton I would like to thank the hundreds of com- Director, Thermo Fisher munity volunteers who have contributed Scientific (Retired) toward building community in Issaquah Highlands, making the work of Highlands Council a profound success. Looking Linda Hall ahead, residents can look forward to new The community celebrates Highlands Day, presented by Highlands Council. Director of Housing opportunities for expanded involvement Development & Operations and leadership as the community contin- Port Blakely Communities founded Highlands Council as a non-profit or- YWCA Seattle-King-Snohomish ues to grow and evolve. ganization to enhance quality of life in Issaquah Highlands. As part of its Sincerely, responsibilities as founder, representatives of Port Blakely Communities served in the majority of Trustee positions, offering guidance and manage- Susan Terry Director of Interventional ment as Highlands Council expanded its services in the community. Port Services, Swedish/Issaquah René Ancinas CEO, Port Blakely Companies Blakely also appointed stakeholders to the remaining Trustee positions. President, Port Blakely Communities Over time, the number of Trustee positions filled by stakeholders has gradually increased. Today, stakeholders serve in 100 percent of the John Thompson Realtor, Coldwell Banker Bain Trustee positions. KEY DATES The transfer of responsibility for appointing Trustees is a natural step in April 16 the development of the community and Highlands Council. Port Blakely Patrick Byers Communities is transferring the responsibility of appointing Trustees at Founding Partner Transfer period and Outsource Marketing committee work begin a time when volunteerism is at an all-time high and Highlands Council’s programs and services are established. Staffed by a small team of highly- May 17 motivated employees, Highlands Council is well positioned to succeed in Dr. Ray Besharati Transition Committee the future. Residents can expect a seamless transition and look forward Co-Founder Highlands Dentistry presents findings to Board to new opportunities to get involved in community life. The honor of guiding Highlands Council is now in the hands of June 14 community stakeholders. If you are a property owner, including homes, Philip Nored Transfer is complete Owner, HNN Associates condos, apartment buildings and commercial buildings, this milestone (Discovery Heights Developer) event and Highlands Council’s long term success matter to you. Issaquah Highlands Connections May 2013 • 15 16 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections HIGHLANDS COUNCIL NEWS Highlands Council Transition Sub Committee Work Begins This organizational chart illustrates the stakeholder representation of community volunteers will be presented to the Highlands Council Board of Trustees for consideration. The Board of assisting in the due diligence process as Highlands Council is transitioned from founder control to Trustees will then create a “punchlist” of opportunities to be presented to Port Blakley as Founder community stakeholder control. The Transition sub-committee members met on the evening of of Highlands Council for resolution. April 17th for an orientation to the due diligence process and have now begun meeting to review all aspects of Highlands Council as an organization. The sub-committee chairs will present their For more information about the Transition process see Port Blakely’s explanation on page 14. committee findings to Karen Lund, Transition Chair by May 17th and these compiled findings
Blakely Hall Gallery Upgrade WANNA ASK KARI? Email your questions about life’s challenges to [email protected] See page 13
In April, Blakely Hall upgraded to full gallery lighting so that the original art Blakely Hall is free shown there would be in the best “light”. Blakely Hall is now an auxiliary to use for community gallery for artEAST, whose main gallery is on Front Street in Old Town events that are free of Issaquah. This is the first phase of upgrades funded by a grant from 4Culture charge and open to awarded to and managed by Highlands Council. Highlands Council owns and the public. Based on operates Blakely Hall. availability. Highlands Council funding Jan Lipetz, our May Volunteer of the Month, guides the installation of gallery provides this valuable lighting in Blakely Hall community service. Free! Ask? Issaquah Highlands Connections May 2013 • 17 HIGHLANDS COUNCIL NEWS Highlands Council Board of Trustees Transitions By Christy Garrard, Director, Highlands Council THANK YOU CHRIS & TAD WELCOME RAY & PHIL
On behalf of the community, Highlands Highlands Council is pleased to announce Council wishes to thank Chris Hysom the appointment of Dr. Ray Besharati and Tad Pease for their combined nine of Highlands Dentistry and Phil Nored, years of service as Board of Trustee principal owner of the Discovery Heights members. Chris Hysom is Port Apartments Development as the newly Blakely’s Senior Director of Legal and appointed Board of Trustee members Public Affairs. Chris was appointed effective April 16, 2013. Dr. Ray will to the Board of Trustees in 2006 and represent the retail/commercial stakeholder has most recently served as secretary. group along with Susan Terry of Swedish Chris has been a tremendous leader of Hospital. Phil will join Linda Hall, of the the Board ensuring Highlands Council YWCA as representatives of the multi- remained focused on our mission and family development stakeholders. Both in compliance with the Covenant for Highlands Dentistry and Discovery Heights Community governing documents. Tad Pease is the Accounting Manager and Assistant have been generous supporters of Highlands Council over the years and we look forward to Controller at Port Blakely and was appointed to the Board in 2009, serving as treasurer. Tad the added leadership value they will provide, guiding Highlands Council’s future community was instrumental in guiding Highlands Council through the difficult economic recession and building efforts. back into a cash-flowing recovery. Chris and Tad represented Port Blakely as the founder of Highlands Council. With the founder appointment period now closed and transition due President of the Board of Trustees, Larry Norton, Vice President, John Thompson, and Board diligence in progress (see page 16) Chris and Tad’s service is complete. member Patrick Byers make up the homeowner stakeholder representation or the Highlands Council Board of Trustees. For more information on the make- up of Highlands Council see page 14.
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: JAN LIPETZ Jan Lipetz Volunteer of the Month – May 2013 As a nine year resident of the Issaquah Highlands I am most honored to I love the wonderful parks we have, the sunny neighborhood and the glorious receive this award. It came as a complete surprise. For the past 7 years I sunsets—and now we will be able to add art in our community for residents to have been on the board for artEast which is our wonderful art group on enjoy as well. Front Street in Issaquah featuring an art gallery and art classes. I am a watercolor painter and also make felted art pieces that can be seen at When Christy Garrard of the Issaquah Highlands and Karen Abel of artEast the artEast gallery on Front Street as well as working as a local Realtor at came to me for this wonderful project of making Blakely Hall a place for art Windermere. I jumped at the chance. Art is my passion and it’s a wonderful gift to bring it into our community. We will have artist’s hang their work in Blakely I spent many a day with my mother who is also an artist making art and Hall on a regular basis and at some point hope to be able to offer some art volunteering at the Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair. Mothers are so special. classes and programs as well. The new hanging and lighting system will be Happy Mother’s Day to all the Issaquah Highlands mothers. It’s a wonderful installed in April. place to live--Take a walk up to Blakely hall in the near future to see the new art installation. We have enjoyed living in the Issaquah Highlands.
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It is a wonderful group of moms and dads, and also some nannies and grandparents too! Our goal is to allow the children to socialize and play with other neighbors while providing a forum for discussion of relevant parenting-related topics. When we plan our year, we always include the visit of pediatricians, dentists, firefighters, policemen and many others.
We have a different theme every week, the themes for May are: May Day, Mother’s Day, Dinosaurs, Balloons and Shapes! We also, dance, sing and play instruments during circle time. Then the kids get to enjoy an Organic Happy Baby snack while they listen to a theme related story, and then do a theme related craft. We get together every Wednesday at Blakely Hall from 10 to 11:30am. We welcome all Issaquah Highlands caregivers who are looking for fun and friends for themselves and their Many people have been helping at playgroup thru the years. Now days, we are fortunate to children. Participation is free and requires no prior registration, you can drop in anytime! have Arlene Dorta and Thuan Stevens volunteering. We always need more help, so if you are interested on being part of this wonderful group, please contact me.
GRAND RIDGE PLAZA UPDATE
Here is the latest list of tenants expected in Grand Ridge Plaza as per the tally kept on Regency Center’s website. “P” stands for Pioneer Tenant (editor’s designation), those businesses who have been with us since the beginning. Only a dozen store fronts remain unspoken for, mostly along Highlands Drive NE. To keep up-to-date, see http://www.regencycenters.com SAFEWAY WELLS FARGO CIVILIZED NATURE ISSAQUAH HIGHLANDS NAILS THE UPS STORE GREAT CLIPS GNC MOD PIZZA FRAME CENTRAL JIMMY JOHN’S GOURMET SANDWICHES STARBUCKS THE RAM SAFEWAY FUEL STATION BEVMO! REGAL CINEMAS ZUMIEZ SEATTLE SUN TAN CHINOISE CAFE BIG FISH GRILL MYSPINE SPORTS THERAPY BEN & JERRY’S – P PORT BLAKELY – P SEATTLE RESTAURANTS UNLIMITED – P SORELLA SALON & SPA – P CAFE LADRO – P OCCHIO OPTOMETRY – P SUBWAY – P HIGHLANDS CLEANERS – P KUMON LEARNING CENTER – P AGAVE - P RICE AND ROLL – P SIP WINE, BAR & RESTAURANT – P BARRE3 – P MARSHALLS/HOMEGOODS DICK’S SPORTING GOODS JOS. A BANK ULTA COSMETICS Issaquah Highlands Connections May 2013 • 19 HIGHLANDS FIBER NETWORK
Exploring Community Ownership In a recent by Port Blakely Communities Did community 72% survey, In the early 1990s, Port Blakely quality of life through social and recreational Communities launched an initiative to create programming. Highlands Council’s 72 percent of residents rate HFN the vision for a new kind of community, ownership of HFN was an option originally You service as “excellent” or “above one that answered the region’s growing anticipated by Port Blakely in the early average” (Source: Moore information). need for housing while offering benefits not 2000s and is provided for in the Council’s otherwise found in typical developments. governing document – the Covenant for Know? That vision became Issaquah Highlands, the Community. Puget Sound’s first urban village. Port Blakely recently launched an initiative 7 Praised for its sustainable design and to investigate the possibility of transferring Currently, there are welcoming sense of community, Issaquah ownership of HFN to Highlands Council. A more than 2,600 MILLION Highlands also led the region with its committee of Highlands Council volunteers, residential HFN The typical residential cutting-edge communications system: the industry experts and representatives from customers. The Internet connection in the fiber optic network. Known as Highlands Port Blakely Communities has been potential exists for U.S. downloads content Fiber Network (HFN), the concept of a identified to examine the opportunity for more than 3,300 at seven million bits per fiber optic network was unprecedented for ownership of HFN by Highlands Council. residential customers second, but about a third residential construction at the time. Within a Due diligence began in April and will as construction continues of HFN customers can few years of groundbreaking, HFN not only continue through May, with discussions 2600 in Issaquah Highlands. download at 100 mbps connected residents with each other, it laid between Port Blakely and Highlands Council and upload at 20 mbps. the foundation for residents to work from to follow in the months ahead. Even HFN’s basic service home and operate home-based businesses. More than half of residents surveyed is 40 percent better than Ownership of HFN could potentially create agree that losing HFN service would have the national average. More than 15 years later, HFN is a a significant revenue stream for Highlands ONE Higher speed is especially significant community asset used by the Council. By transferring HFN ownership a negative impact on their households important for work-at- vast majority of residents and merchants. In to Highlands Council, Port Blakely would (Source: Moore information). HALF home applications where fact, 92 percent of residents rely solely upon create an economic opportunity for the non- large files are exchanged HFN for Internet service (Source: Moore profit to maintain and expand its mission, with corporate networks. Information). guaranteeing that programs are available to the community in the years to come. Fiber optic networks such as HFN can serve as an HFN will enter a new phase of its economic development tool for the community in advancement this year when Port Blakely HFN: Ownership History Economic attracting new businesses, giving Issaquah Highlands begins the process of transitioning ownership Built as one of the most advanced fiber Development a competitive advantage in this area. of HFN. Following 20 years of development optic networks in the country, HFN was a activity in Issaquah Highlands, Port Blakely revolutionary concept when Port Blakely is entering the final phase of its role as Communities founded Issaquah Highlands master developer: the completion of the in the 1990s. Originally known as ViaLight community. Port Blakely has been actively and later the Community Fiber Network, preparing for this for several years and has HFN has been under the management of Port already successfully transitioned leadership Blakely since 2003. of the Issaquah Highlands Community Association (IHCA) to the community. Over the course of several years, Port Transfer of Highlands Council leadership is Blakely made a series of investments to also currently underway. Given the current expand the system of conduit, fiber cable construction momentum, the timing is ideal and electronics. In 2007, Isomedia was to begin the transition of HFN. contracted to take over responsibility for most HFN operations, and additional What does transitioning ownership of funding was allocated for network growth HFN mean? The preferred option is to and improvement. Today, HFN continues transfer ownership to Highlands Council, to improve service quality and network the non-profit organization founded by reliability while beating the competition’s Port Blakely to enhance the community’s access speeds. FIRST FRIDAYS May 3rd, 7:30PM³9:30PM
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Questions? Contact Cindy at: [email protected] 20 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections HIGHLANDS COUNCIL NEWS We Asked and You Responded. Community Survey Recap by Christy Garrard, Director, Highlands Council Last March we promoted an online, community-wide survey in the Connections News, weekly e-letter and on Facebook. The survey closed on March 15th and we appreciate your feedback. Below is a summary and response to some of your comments.
COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY EVENTS
You value this newspaper as the most important resident You told us you want events like Highlands Day and Green Halloween Festival to remain on the smaller side, communication method, followed by the weekly e-letter and with a community-picnic feel and you don’t mind paying for tickets and activity bracelets as a way to offset the Facebook. You prefer the communication content to be a balance production costs of the events. of Issaquah Highlands specific and greater community information. You do not currently use ihwebsite.com as a regular tool for What is missing in community events? Respondents said they would like to see concerts and movies in the community information. We will work on improving the site for all park, July 4th celebrations, and more multi cultural events. stakeholders benefit in the year ahead. Responses to a few of your comments regarding Community Events: Your top five favorite Connections sections are: Highlands Council Comment: My son is disabled and there doesn’t Response: No homeowner dues go towards News for community events and announcements; Developer News seem to be any accommodation for the handicapped. production of events by Highlands Council. – all about the retail development; governance and news from the Response: Great point. But we need your help! If Highlands Day and Green Halloween Festivals are Issaquah Highlands Community Association (IHCA); a tie between you represent an under-represented demographic fully funded through generous sponsorships from Club Listings and Community Calendar, and in 5th place, our new in our community please consider joining a festival our local businesses, booth sales, and ticket/activity feature: Snippets – short blurbs about IH or other items of interest. planning committee to help balance our diverse team of bracelet sales. volunteers. Contact [email protected] for more Responses to a few of your comments regarding Communications: Comment: Let’s cut out the numerous religious information. festivals - there are too many different cultures to Comment: One respondent wanted more information about property Comment: Generally the events are for families and cater to - and instead focus on those relevant to our management and asked, “How about what is being sprayed on all the not seniors. nation / community. foliage and parks around here. The safety to our families and children. Response: We don’t agree. One of the best things How is it regulated if even at all?” Response: True, the two major events are family- friendly. This year we are working to bring more about IH living is the diversity of our neighbors. Response: Russ Ayers, the IHCA Landscape Manager, together activities that are also fun for older kids and adults Highlands Council will continue to support various with his team of landscape professionals take great care to follow to Highlands Day and Green Halloween. Also, holidays as asked by our stakeholders. We are proud the strictest of guidelines when it comes to organic landscape look for new adult-specific events at Blakely Hall of our resident-led Asian New Year Celebrations, management. Russ provides a monthly feature in Connections (SEE like gardening seminars, open mic nights, and art Hanukkah and Purim gatherings, DiWali Festivals, PAGE 23) that helps inform all readers about community landscape shows in the months ahead. And don’t forget there and Egg Hunts. The community votes with their and irrigation matters. If you ever have a question or concern let are plenty of clubs and groups that meet regularly at attendance and all of these events are very well Russ know. His contact information is listed on PAGE 31. Blakely Hall that provide opportunities for adults to supported! have fun, such as: Poker Night, Photography Club, Wine Club, Book Club, plus running clubs, Zumba Comment: A respondent suggested: Field Day, Comment: When asked about what is missing from Connections and Yoga workouts – and they are all FREE! If family games like three legged race and tug-o-war or News a common answer was: City Updates and Rule Reminders. those don’t interest you consider starting your own, a huge parachute to bounce balls. Response: We look forward to bringing back news from the Highlands Council can help get you started. Again, Response: Great idea! Highlands Day this year City of Issaquah on a regular basis. We use the IHCA section of contact [email protected] will have a cowboy and country fair theme. In Connections to communicate rule and governance reminders as addition to exciting inflatables and mechanical rides Comment: Regarding events: It is just a waste of provided by the HOA leadership. We also will use Snippets to call we are also planning old fashioned games like sack money. Our dues are high enough and this event could attention to common questions or issues about community living. races, tug-o-wars, pie eating contests and much be done away with. more!
PROGRAMMING BLAKELY HALL
Responses to a few of your comments Response: The wine club still meets Your Comments on the Highlands Council Most of the responses regarding Blakely Hall were regarding Programming: monthly! Check out PAGE 29 for lots of Youth Board: around issues of club use and the cost to rent space. offerings for adults and look for more meet This is only useful if the teen and tweens are Blakely Hall is owned and managed by Highlands Comment: You said: I have no clue up opportunities for IH residents through our able to actually do something useful. They Council. No homeowner dues go towards the how the governance is suppose to work… new Issaquah Highlands @ program. shouldn’t be there just to watch, so someone can maintenance, management, or operations of the And: It was very difficult moving here as claim we have a diverse board and reach out to community center. Like all owned property there a renter… to get the information I needed Comment: Parents of special needs teenagers. AND: I don’t think the youth should are taxes to be paid, overhead to cover, and general for my children and our family to get children get-togethers. decide how our monies are spent. AND: Great facility maintenance fees to fund. These expenses incorporated with the neighborhood. idea as long as you keep religion and politics are offset by private function rentals, recurring Response: We are sure this would be very programming renters (i.e. Kids Club, play groups), Response: We agree. How the community out of it. AND: This is an outstanding idea; can appreciated by many residents! We need never start too allowing of leadership growth and office space rentals. is managed and how to get connected can one of these parents to step up and lead the Blakely Hall donates space to clubs and groups be confusing. See Page 15 in this month’s group and Highlands Council will work with Response:We love our resident student when the gathering is free to attend, open to issue for a clear explanation regarding you to provide a space to regularly meet. See population! The middle and high school everyone in the community, and are promoted the different community entities and the page 7 about the LEO House Luncheon. students do a tremendous job volunteering for different functions they fulfill for the our two annual festivals. We couldn’t do it through Highlands Council communication Contact [email protected] for help channels. The caveat comes when we have a community. Highlands Council along getting started. without them! We also recognize that unless with the IHCA host quarterly Resident your student is athletic there is little to do in the paying reservation the club or group meeting for free is rescheduled or canceled. We make every Orientations at Blakely Hall to help new community on a regular basis. We hope that Your Comments on Programming for effort to work around our clubs and groups but it residents gain a better understanding of Tweens and Teens: monthly events like Open Mic Night on First Friday’s will be the start of unique activities for is not always possible especially during the busy this unique urban village living model. It seems like all groups are covered but teens our tweens and teens. summer and holiday months. Long-time residents are always welcome and they are the most neglected and I think to attend too if they have questions or need they need fun things to do outside of school Our vision of the Youth Board is to be a balance Thank you for participating in the community-wide a refresher. The next Resident Orientation and homework. AND I think the Highlands of community service and student organized survey. Miss your chance to respond? Make sure will be in September. Watch the July and needs to be creative in coming up with youth programming. This board will be funded and you are registered to receive the weekly e-letter by signing up at August Connections and weekly e-letter for programs for middle & HS students. Our managed by Highlands Council. No IHCA dues www.ihwebsite.com and LIKE Highlands Council more information. community is in the early phase of a large will go towards the Board’s budget. Watch on Facebook. These are great reasons for regular bubble of middle-schoolers. There needs to for more details about the development of Comment: More for couples who do not the Highlands Council Youth Board later this updates about new survey opportunities and other be more for kids to do than walk around or have children at home. The wine tasting summer. To get involved contact: Highlands Happenings. get in trouble. night was nice a few years ago.. [email protected] See you at Highlands Day! Issaquah Highlands Connections May 2013 • 21 22 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections ISSAQUAH HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SEMI-ANNUAL GARAGE SALE IS JUNE 15, 2013 Whether it’s called a yard sale or a garage sale, it’s a summer tradition. The semi-annual Issaquah for September 21, 2013. These are the ONLY times during the year that you can have a garage Highlands community garage sale is scheduled for June 15, 2013. The next garage sale is scheduled sale on your property. Here are some tips to make your sale successful:
Prior to the sale, take an inventory Make sure all items are cleaned well. When displaying items, keep similar items together – for 1. of your household items. If your 2. Masking tape can be used to price 3. example, toys together, books and magazines together, belongings have not been used, items. Price items prior to the start of and glass items together. On the day of the sale have worn, or read in the past year, they may the garage sale. A guideline for pricing is to supplies on hand such as boxes or bags for buyers with larger be good candidates for re-sale. Remind price in 25 cent increments. The rationale for purchases, measuring tape for to measure furniture, yourself that your goal is to eliminate this method is it makes the math calculations calculator, and tables. Also have an clutter and find new homes for your easier and the seller does not have to keep a extension cord on hand to plug any unused or unneeded items. Actively supply of nickels and dimes. items into outside electrical outlets SAVE THE DATE! involve family members in the decision and a variety of batteries. Other Community Wide Garage Sale making process. Children may more easily key points are to be approachable, discard outgrown toys if they know there remember that bartering is a sport Saturday, June 15, 9:00am-4:00pm is a reward for their participation. (compromise is good), and have fun. We advertise, you provide Issaquah Highlands offers its residents numerous ways to The IHCA will advertise in local newspapers, craigslist and be involved in community activities and meeting neighbors. other media outlets. You may put directional signs to your your own signs The semi-annual garage sale is a wonderful opportunity to be property, but they must be removed immediately following the Contact: [email protected] involved and meet your neighbors in addition to ridding your sale. Goodwill will locate a truck in the community, if upon home of clutter! completion of your sale, you wish to donate unsold items.
ISSAQUAH HIGHLANDS PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 12-007
A home business application has been submitted to the Issaquah Highlands Community Association (IHCA) Board of Directors from an owner at 2435 NE Julep Street, a single family home. The business application is for an auto detailing business. The public comment period will be May 1, 2013 through May 15th, 2013. Residents may provide their comments on the business application via email to [email protected]. This public notice and the application are posted on the Issaquah Highlands at www.ihwebsite.com and published in the May 2013 issue of Connections and in the weekly e-blasts to the community. Issaquah Highlands Connections May 2013 • 23 COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE UPDATES
Community Landscape updates are provided by Russ Ayers, Landscape Manager Russ can be reached at [email protected] Have you seen any of these in your yard or adjacent open space? Help us rid the community of this weed. Red Alder Trees – Pioneer Species, but a Weed.
Everyone has seen a Red Alder Tree in Issaquah Highlands, yet many do not realize its role ten years old yet had reached a height of 30 feet or more. Some trees became goat fodder, in an ecosystem finished landscape. Red alder, Alnus rubra, is a pioneer species which helps others were dropped back into adjacent wild open space to let nature run its course, and those to revegetate bare or burnt-over ground whether in the wild or through land clearing for new that could be fed to a chipper were chipped and sent off for composting. homes. In addition to being fast growing and a prolific producer of seed and windborne pollen, it also fixes nitrogen from the air, improving soil fertility for species which follow it. As our community ages, we are seeing alder trees peek up above back fences, poke out of It’s one of the few broad-leafed deciduous conifers, meaning its many leaves supply organic side yards and rising above landscaping. In this case, the alder is a weed and it must be matter for soil production. It is generally short-lived, weak and prone to rotting very quickly removed, just like any other weed. The IHCA is charged with enforcing the removal of these once it falls to the ground. These characteristics make it an ideal pioneer species. weeds. As with any weed control is always simplest if caught in the seedling stage. Given that we are surrounded by open spaces with alder growing there naturally, and that alder In a finished landscape, it is another matter altogether. Alder grows rapidly, often several seeds are food for wildlife, we will all be doing battle with alder at some point. Alder seed feet per year, so it can establish itself quickly and become a tree-sized weed in just a few is very fine, with over 860,000 per pound, so it also blows about quite readily, spreading still years. It can populate open space with several hundred thousand seedlings per acre and further. For those with pollen allergies, alder is a frequent source of irritation during the first reaches seed-bearing age quickly. These are characteristics of an invasive species, however, dry, beautiful days of late winter. red alder is a native and its pioneer role keeps it from being declared invasive. In a finished landscape, it is a weed that we need to eliminate. Easily pulled in its first year, it roots We need your help in assuring that this weed is kept out of our community. Please look vigorously and can give unwary gardeners quite a backache after the first year or two. If not closely at the pictures and remove these species as soon as possible. They are difficult and cut down soon, it becomes a tree, requiring more expensive and difficult work to control. costly to control once they reach two years old, so remove them quickly. They may look like Earlier this year, the IHCA and its contractors cut down hundreds of alder that were less than a natural shrub, but will soon be a tree that can be very difficult to control.
DO NOT TOSS ITEMS OVER YOUR FENCE OR IN OUR OPEN SPACES!!!!! Every Month is The open space behind your fence or along the perimeter of Christmas trees, lawn clippings, pruning debris, plant pots and the community should not be used as a dumping ground for other discarded yard items. Almost all of these things would “Smart Irrigation Month” your yardwaste and other debris. These are protected open be hauled away for free if placed in the free green yard waste spaces and dumping in them can result in penalties and fines. toter available from CleanScapes (www.cleanscapes.com). in Issaquah Highlands We find numerous piles of yard waste debris, grass clippings When such yard debris is found it is generally right over the and various holiday decorations (including Christmas trees). fence from where it used to be. The Irrigation Association, the national trade association These should be properly disposed of through your local waste for irrigators both agricultural and ornamental, has long hauler, CleanScapes. When we see this dumping in the open Do your part to keep our open spaces free of debris which can billed July as “Smart Irrigation Month”. You will see spaces, we aren’t talking about wind-blown debris, but instead attract rodents, spread weeds, destabilize slopes, provide fuel their bumper stickers on the IHCA vehicles. Given the the kind of debris that must be deliberately dragged, dumped, for brush fires, poison visiting goats and generally make the high price of water here in Issaquah Highlands, and in heaved or pitched over a fence or across an open space. City, community a less attractive, less desirable, less safe place. the spirit of “living green,” your community association staff and contractor crews are constantly finding discarded practices smart irrigation practices every month from March through October.
We begin each season with testing the systems master valves and mainlines for leaks. After we determine Meet the Team | Julio Lievano there are no leaks, or repair any we find, we move on to testing individual irrigation zones. After several months being dormant, we find many sprinklers are overgrown Julio Lievano has spent most of his career working with turf and of course, there are always a few that have for the Issaquah Highlands Community Association perished from vehicle damage. In addition, as the growth in our landscape division. Like some of his of our street trees continues, we see the roots of those colleagues, he was with Teufel Landscapes when trees wrap around our irrigation lines. Once we verify they were building and maintaining much of the community in the early years of development and all the valves and piping are solid, our attention turns to before the IHCA chose to create a landscaping individual sprinklers in April and May. This sequencing division in an effort to control costs. In January also helps ensure that the risk of freeze damage is 2009, Julio was asked to join the IHCA team and minimal. Our goal is to have most systems ready to has since been promoted to our lead crew member operate for another season in automatic mode by April where he enjoys putting the finishing touches on 30 with all systems ready by May 31. common areas maintained by his crew. A key to any well-managed irrigation system is active Julio is a native of San Salvador, El Salvador where maintenance. Therefore, at least once during the he became a fan of fútbol and particularly cheers season, we run a preventive maintenance cycle on each for this favorite football club, Real Madrid. When system. This will detect any damage, out-of-adjustment Julio is not working hard for the IHCA, he spends sprinklers and other issues which diminish system some of his time as a member and soloist of his performance. Additionally, we also rely on our residents church’s choir. In August 2011, he married Hilda and contractors to report irrigation issues and then act on and now they reside in Renton with their beautiful them as quickly as we can. daughter, Abigail. 24 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections
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F5 Bike to Work Day – Friday, May 17 Issaquah Station Location: NW Sammamish Rd and SR 900 Sponsor: City of Issaquah %LNHDVVLVWDQFHE\3DFL¿F&\FOH Bike 2 Work Bike If you experience any pain with these exercises, take a break and try again later. If the pain continues, stop immediately and contact your local physical therapist. Have fun and run safe! New! Highlands Running Club
The Highlands Running Group is a community for runners that share in the passion of group runs! Weather permitting; we will typically meet up in front of the tennis courts at Central Park on Saturdays at 7:30AM. If you are interested in joining us or have questions, please contact Joey, [email protected], so he can add you to the group distribution list. The club will eventually create a group site (perhaps Facebook) so upcoming running routes and latest news can be shared and that a community can grown among the runners.
barre3 Issaquah Highlands 1091 NE High Street Issaquah, WA 98029 P: 425-391-1192 26 • May 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 Caring for Your Back: Infant Safety and CPR Surgical and Nonsurgical Options Recommended for anyone who cares for infants up to one The Anticancer Lifestyle Spinal stenosis, scoliosis, slipped discs and other common year old. Fee: $50 (covers two people). Learn how to create an anticancer lifestyle by eating healthy spine problems can affect your ability to move well. Learn the Swedish/Issaquah: foods and protecting yourself from environmental threats. Sunday, May 19, 9 a.m.-noon or hows and whys of back pain as well as options for surgical 1-4 p.m. Issaquah Library: Tuesday, May 7, 7-9 p.m. and nonsurgical relief. Food, Mood and You Swedish/First Hill: Thursday, May 16, 6-8 p.m. SAFETY AND INJURY PREVENTION Good food, good mood! Discover how foods can affect Swedish/Issaquah: Thursday, May 30, 6-8 p.m. your mood and see the connections between what you eat AARP Driver Safety Program Joint Replacement: The Right Choice for You? and how you feel especially during the challenges faced Helpful tips for older drivers to improve their driving skills. Learn from an expert surgeon about the latest in knee and during cancer treatment and recovery and illness in general. Fee: $12 for AARP members, $14 for non-members. hip-replacements, including MAKOplasty® robotic-assisted Lake Hill Library: Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, May 18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 7-9 p.m. surgery for partial knee replacements. Safe Sitter® Treating Prostate Cancer. Is Less Really More? Swedish/First Hill: Thursday, May 9, 6-8 p.m. This class teaches lifesaving techniques, safety precautions Research and recommendations around prostate-cancer Swedish/Issaquah: Wednesday, May 15, 6-8 p.m. screening can be confusing. An oncologist will discuss the and responsibilities of safe babysitting to 11- to 13-year-old controversies, active surveillance and treatment options. boys and girls. Fee: $40. PARENTING Swedish/Issaquah: Swedish/Issaquah: Thursday, May 23, Noon-1 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All About Puberty Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Build a bridge between you and your 9- to 12-year-old to Learn how to save a life using proper adult first aid, and demystify the challenges of puberty. Fee: $30 per family pediatric and adult automated external defibrillator (AED) and Turn Back the Clock: Nonsurgical Options to (includes two adults and one child). Rejuvenate Your Face CPR techniques. Participant certifications are valid for two Parents and Boys Together years. Fee: $70. Come learn from a facial plastic surgeon the effects of Swedish/Redmond: Monday, May 6, 6:30-9 p.m. aging on your skin and face and how you can help turn Swedish/Issaquah: Sunday, May 5, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. back the clock. There will be live demonstrations of a Parents and Girls Together Swedish/Redmond: cosmetic injection and dermal filler procedure. Monday, May 13, 6:30-9 p.m. WEIGHT LOSS Swedish/Issaquah: Thursday, May 2, 6-7:30 p.m. Story Time at Swedish Weight Loss Surgery Seminar Join us for Children’s Story Time and Book Fair. Bring your Can You Hear Me Now? Learn more about different types of weight-loss surgery from health questions and visit with a health-care provider at our This interactive discussion will turn up the volume on a Swedish bariatric surgeon. “Ask a Doctor” table. No registration required. For questions, frequently asked questions about hearing loss, hearing Bellevue Westin Hotel: Thursday, May 9, 6-8 p.m. call 425-313-7020. aids and strategies to communicate with hearing-impaired Swedish/Issaquah: friends and family members. Thursday, May 23, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. WOMEN’S HEALTH Swedish/Redmond: Thursday, May 16, 10-11 a.m. PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND INFANT CARE Care Down There: Pelvic Health for Moms Swedish/Issaquah: Thursday, May 30, 10-11 a.m. Whether you’re a new mom or have young children it’s time ® Hop to Signaroo Baby Sign Language to focus on you. Giving birth greatly impacts your pelvic ORTHOPEDICS Hearing families can use American Sign Language to health so come and learn from Athena Urology about post- communicate with hearing babies as young as 5 months old. Relief for Your Shoulder Pain pregnancy pelvic recovery and discover the amazing things Learn sign language to communicate with your baby. Four your body can do! This class will present an overview of common injuries to sessions. Fee: $128 plus $19 materials. the shoulder (including sports injuries), how to prevent injury Swedish/Issaquah: Tuesday, May 7, 10 a.m.-noon Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, May 4-25, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and surgical/nonsurgical solutions to common injuries. Getting Your Mojo Back: Pelvic Health After Swedish/Issaquah: Wednesday, May 8, 6-8 p.m. Sibling Preparation Menopause Help big brothers and sisters aged 3-10 prepare for the new The “change” can have a big effect on pelvic and sexual baby. Fee: $20 per sibling. health. Take time to tend to this important and often- Swedish/Issaquah: Saturday, May 18, 9-10:30 a.m. overlooked aspect of your health. Hear from experts at Athena Urology about how to optimize your pelvic health as you age. Swedish/Issaquah: Thursday, May 9, 6-8 p.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 May 2013 • 27 LIVING GREEN It’s Time to Ride! May is BikeMonth! by Martin Su, Cleanscapes Issaquah It’s spring time in the northwest and that means it’s time to dust off our bikes and enjoy this Way Bellevue staff will be in and around downtown giving away awesome prizes to green mode of transportation and exercise. people on their bikes. http://www.chooseyourwaybellevue.org/events?CLmdefault=5&CLydefault=2013. Have your kids outgrown their bicycle over the winter? Do you have a bike that is no longer • May 11th- CleanScapes Kids Bike Rodeo- 11am-2pm at the CleanScapes Store and being used or a broken bicycle that needs repair? Let us introduce you to a community Customer Service Center in Gilman Village. Join CleanScapes, Bike Works and recycling partner, Bike Works, a Seattle based non-profit organization that has saved over Compass Outdoor Adventures for the following fun activities: helmet fitting, bike safety 9,000 bikes from the landfill since 2010. Bike Works helps build sustainable and healthy and handling, fix a flat, local Adventure Geo-cache by bike. Bring your used bikes for communities through youth development, community engagement, bicycle recycling and a donation and earn a chance to win a variety of prizes. http://[email protected] social enterprise bike shop. Donated bikes are tuned up for reuse or striped for useful parts by volunteers. Unusable parts are sent to artists for a chance at a second life, and scrap metal • May 11th: Spring Classic Bike Ride – Based in Skagit County. is hauled by CleanScapes for recycling. Bicycles not purchased locally are donated through a http://www.skagitspringclassic.org/. bike aid program to villages in Africa. • May 11th: Tour de Cure, Marymoor Park, Redmond - Four bike routes from 15 to 100 miles (all the way to Our local drop-off location for Bike Works is the CleanScapes store and customer service Granite Falls). http://diabetes.org/seattletourdecure. center located in Gilman Village. There you will find refurbished kids bikes from Bike Works for sale and you can donate your used bikes during store hours Monday-Saturday • May 15th: Ride of Silence — A series of memorial 10am-6pm and Sunday from Noon-5pm. bike rides across the US that commemorates bicycle riders who have died in traffic. All the rides start at May is National Bike Month in the U.S. and was started in 1956 by the League of American 7pm local time. Check the Ride of Silence schedule Bicyclists to encourage people to ride bikes to work and school. This year, hop on your bike for rides in your area. and join the national celebration by choosing to bike to work or school and participating in http://www.rideofsilence.org/locations-domestic.php?s=WA#WA. some of the events we have around town. • May 17th: Bike to Work Day — Ride your bicycle to work or school. Sponsored in Seattle and Puget Sound region by Cascade Bicycle Club and Starbucks. Celebrate Here are a few local bike events: bicycle commuting as thousands of your friends, neighbors and co-workers take to the • May 1-31st: Commute Challenge (bike to work) http://commutechallenge.cascade.org/. streets by bike. Gerk’s Cycle of Issaquah will have their booth set up under the freeway of I-90 highway and the Lake Sammamish trail! Their location is not on the interactive • May 4th: Streets and Beets – Seattle-area bike ride is a fund-raiser for Alleycat Acres map, but be sure to stop and say hi and get free bananas, water, and a quick fix if http://sustainableballard.org/wiki/Streets_and_Beets. needed. • May 5th: Seattle Brews Cruise - A 30-mile round-trip ride from Seattle to Kent and http://www.cbcef.org/btw/btw_day.html. back. Starts at Schooner Exact in SoDo district and heads to Airways Brewing Co. • May 17th: Redmond Bike Bash, 4-7pm starting at Redmond City Hall – 15670 NE http://blog.cascade.org/2013/01/seattle-brews-cruise/. 85th Street Redmond 98052 and running along the Sammamish River Trail. FREE! • May 8th: Bike to School Day Live Band, food and drink samples, chair massage, photo booth, maps and commuting http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/. information. Party details at www.goRTRIP.com. • May 10th: Bellevue Bike Appreciation Day. Bikers be on the look out! Choose Your • May 18th: Haul Ash - 2013 Redhook Brewery sponsors this ride from its facility in Woodinville to Fremont (and back) to commemorate the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. About 42 miles. After-party at the brewery. Proceeds benefit Bike Works. Online pre-registration is closed; registration at 8 a.m. at the event. http://seattle.cbslocal. com/2012/05/18/redhook-brewery-remembers-mt-st-helens-with-haul-ash-bike-ride/. • May 27th: 7 Hills of Kirkland - The 11th annual bicycle challenge to benefit FREE! KITH, a non-profit organization that provides transitional housing for the homeless. http://7hillskirkland.org/ Spring • June 8th: The Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival from 9:00AM - 9:00 PM Gardening http://evergreenmtb.org/recreation/calendar.php Cleanscapes provides waste collection and recycling services for Issaquah Highlands and Classes greater Issaquah. at Blakely Hall Weed Watchers Needed to Help Detect Invaders in the Wild
The Mountaineers and the King County Noxious Weed Program are looking for plant May 4 enthusiasts who like to hike with a purpose. Weed Watchers are needed to help locate Sustainable Gardening…A Better Way to Beautiful invasive plants in the wilderness and recreational areas so they can be stopped before they Peggy Campbell, Horticulturist spread further. This type of early detection and rapid response is the key to protecting our natural treasures. The King County Noxious Weed Program is coordinating volunteers Healthier gardens of easy-care plants with fewer weeds, less watering, and no chemicals? It’s to survey the trails of Mt Si, Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley and the Upper Snoqualmie possible! Learn from horticulturist Peggy Campbell successful techniques and practical tips Gateway Trails along I-90. The Mountaineers are coordinating volunteers to survey trails for transitioning your garden to a sustainable one. And discover how to select plants that will throughout the Wilderness areas of the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest including the thrive in your garden. Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The volunteer orientation in King County will be on June 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the June 1 North Bend Ranger Station conference hall. For more information, or to sign up, contact Northwest Gardens without Automatic Sprinklers Sasha Shaw with King County at [email protected]/weeds or Sarah Krueger with Marianne Binetti, Radio host, author, columnist the Mountaineers at [email protected]. Additional trainings are being planned for other counties as well. Wet winters and cool summers give us a climate where many plants thrive without summer water. Learn from Marianne’s tried and true experiences how you too can enjoy a colorful, lush garden free of automatic watering. Issaquah Farmers Market *DUGHQLQJ&ODVVHVKDSSHQWKH¿UVW Historic Pickering Barn Saturday each month! See ihwebsite.com for link to registration Every Saturday, 9 am – 2 pm 28 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections COMMUNITY MEETINGS
Architectural Review Committee Board of Directors Meeting 7XHVGD\SP,+&$2I¿FH :HGQHVGD\SP,+&$2I¿FH Want to Start a Club? HFN Advisory Group Meetings are subject to change. Wednesday, 5/8, 7:00 pm, Blakely Hall Contact: Visit www.ihwebsite.com for calendar updates or Christy Garrard, Director/Special Event Planner sign up for your weekly email bulletins at [email protected], 425-507-1107 Finance Committee Meeting ihwebsite.com 7XHVGD\SP,+&$2I¿FH For City of Issaquah governance meetings, see Highlands Council Board of Trustees www.ci.issaquah.wa.us Wednesday, 5/22, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at Swedish
CALENDAR Highlands Day 2013 Wild West Family Fun! Blakely Hall EVENTS HOLIDAYS Save the Date: Saturday, June 29th and Double your fun by volunteering! ,+&$2I¿FH Contact [email protected] Open Mic Night Cinco de Mayo will be Friday, May 3 Sunday, May 5 425-507-1107 Interested in having a booth? Closed on Savvy Gardener Mother’s Day Also contact [email protected] Memorial Day Saturday, May 4 Sunday, May 12 425-507-1107 Deadline June 1st or until full Pancake Breakfast Armed Forces Day Sunday, May 5 Saturday, May 18 2nd Saturday Safety Seminars Lifeline Screening Memorial Day Volunteer Opportunity! Do you have time in your schedule? Monday, May 6 Monday, May 27 Do you love meeting people and have Saturday, May 11th excellent customer service skills? 10:30am - 12:00pm Safety Seminar SAVE THE DATES The YWCA Family Village Issaquah has a great volunteer Red Cross at Blakely Saturday, May 11 opportunity for you! Join a team of professional staff and Hall Community Garage Sale wonderful community volunteers Monday/Tuesday anytime Photography Club Saturday, June 15 from 1pm-5pm or Thursday/Friday 9am – 12:00pm helping Saturday, May 18 as a Front Desk Customer Service Specialist. Help Highlands Day Answer phone calls, provide general information to the You Saturday, June 29 public, assist staff with clerical tasks, and greet visitors. Your family This volunteer opportunity is ideal for community Your neighborhood Bark for Life members ages 16 and older. Are you prepared to Contact Degale at [email protected] or 425.270.6804 Saturday, August 10 Shelter at home? volunteer volunteer safety closed
2nd Saturday Safety Seminar The League of TOPIC: SHELTERING AT HOME American Bicyclists Prepare to Shelter at Home vs. Going to a Shelter is the sponsor of National Bike Month. Founded in Where: Blakely Hall 1880, it represents When: Saturday, May 11th 10:30am to 12pm the interests of the Who is invited to participate? ALL are invited! FREE! nation’s 57 million cyclists. The League works to bring better bicycling to your community.
Ichijo’s Harrison Court single-family custom home is being built in collaboration with If emergency management asks award-winning you to stay home and green-oriented architect “Coates after a disaster ~ Design, Inc.”. There will be Open House ZLOO\RXEHSUHSDUHG" in May 2013. See Ichijousa.com for details. (The builder was incorrectly listed in American Red Cross Serving King and Kitsap Counties April Connections.) 1900 25th Avenue South PO Box 3097 Seattle, WA 98114 (206) 323-2345 www.redcross.org//wa/seattle TTY: (206) 720-5392 April Correction Million 57 Issaquah Highlands Connections May 2013 • 29 WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ISSAQUAH HIGHLANDS Adult Computer Classes Hindi Language Classes Russian Highlanders nd All classes are FREE and held at YWCA Family Village Saturdays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM Meets 2 Sunday of each month Computer Lab Issaquah Highlands Fire Station 73 May 12th, 4pm – 7pm (See Facebook page for updates) Class sizes are limited so please register with Sondi at Namastey! (Hello). Would you or your children like to 424.270.6807 or [email protected] learn a new language? Hindi is the national language of Russian Highlanders is a club for those who live here, India. To help our children learn Hindi a group of parents just moved in or planning to move to our beautiful commu- Facebook Basics are volunteering to teach basic conversational and written nity. Meet other Russian-speakers in your community for Wednesday May 1 Hindi. Class is fun & relaxed with active participation of friendship! Gather with others who share the same goals 10am-11am Thursday, May 9, 6:00-7:00pm children & parents. The goal: our children use Hindi in as and interests as you. Join Russian Highlanders Facebook Job Search many real-life situations as possible. Free for all Highlands page to see what activities are planned -- dining out, mov- Wednesday, May 1, 11am -12pm children and parents. Please contact Rinku at rashima14@ ies, kid play dates or just go out to have a fun. The possi- You’ve Got Mail: Email 101 and Beyond hotmail.com to enroll in the class. bilities are endless... http://www.facebook.com/groups/ Wednesday, May 22, 10am – 12pm rusisshigh/ Please follow the FB page for Hip Youth Public Speaking Club schedule changes or location of meetings. Resume Rescue Ages 8 -18 yrs. Saturdays 9:30-11:00am Family Wednesday, May 22, 1pm – 12pm Village Lower Community Room Resume Writing and Updating Thursday Toastmasters Club, Issaquah Highlands May 23, 6pm-7pm Let your voice be strong and mighty! Join other youth Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00am and professional mentors and learn the importance of Swedish Medical Center Conference Center developing solid communication skills with hands-on, real (second Floor) Book Club life-world practice for public speaking and leadership in a Do you enjoy reading AND sharing with friends? The positive environment. Practicing these skills is a great way Do you get nervous before a speech? Does your heart book club is a great place to meet neighbors and explore a to effectively manage stage fright, presentation stuttering pound? Does your stomach turn to knots? Do you wonder variety of books. We take turns hosting—all opinions are and more. Drop-in’s are welcome or register ahead with how other speakers deliver speeches so effortlessly? Well welcome! Please bring a snack to share. Dates sometimes David Hall, Program Lead at [email protected] or KHOSLVDORQJWKHZD\7R¿QGRXWPRUHYLVLWWKHFOXEZHE- change, so be sure to email [email protected] to get on 425.427.9682 site at http://ihtm.freetoasthost.cc/ or contact George Barns the distribution list. at 425-516-3750. Money Smart Classes Chinese Heritage Club Thursdays in May, 6pm – 8pm YWCA Family Village Wine Club Saturday, May 18th 7:00pm, Blakely Hall Friday, May 17th, 7:00pm, Blakely Hall For information contact [email protected] This club promotes and preserves Chinese cultural herit- Come out and meet your fellow wine lovers in the age awareness among the next generation for many local Highlands! Are you a wine enthusiast, connoisseur, or families. We welcome everyone interested in a neighbor- Open Mic Night at Blakely Hall just a fan? We usually get together the second Friday of hood celebration for many traditional Chinese/American First Fridays, 7:30PM – 9:30pm - May 3rd each month to discuss and enjoy wine. If interested please festivals right at Issaquah Highlands. Monthly activities Open to all acoustic performers from musicians to send an email to Dianne at [email protected] to include potluck, workshops at Blakely Hall and many comedians. All ages are welcome! Sign-up at 7pm for a receive detailed information. outdoor events. Contact Sylvia Chin (sylvia.chin@hotmail. VORW)LUVWFRPH¿UVWVHUYHG6HWOHQJWKVDUHOLPLWHGWR com) or Jin Liu ([email protected]) for details today. 15 minutes or three songs. For more information contact Yoga Classes Cindy at [email protected] Craft Beer Club Sundays 8:00-9:00am - Blakely Hall Thursday, May 16th, 7:00pm, Blakely Hall Parenting Classes YogaBharati Seattle Chapter welcomes you to discover Starting in May at the YWCA Family Village the treasures of yoga. With a sense of “Seva”-community Do you love great beer? Are you a homebrewer? A beer service, we are offering Yoga for wellness series of Free geek? Want to learn more? Come meet your fellow beer en- Contact Sondi for dates and times [email protected]
What do you like best about your neighborhood? The people! Hands down. I love warm days because we all congregate at the park, or on the sidewalk to sit in the sun and watch the kids play.
You are a grad of University of Washington, right? Did you know your career would lead to being the Hip Travel Mama? Ha! Well, way back when, sitting in fellow IH resident and neighbor Patrick Byers’ Integrated Marketing class, I was thinking to myself, “There must be more to my career than sitting behind a desk all day shuffling papers and checking emails.” I never felt quite right with the traditional 9-5 job. From a very young age, I had this crazy bundle of energy to entertain people – I grew up thinking I may be an actress or singer because I loved being on stage and performing.
What do you like best about your profession? There is this electricity I feel when I am engaging with others, whether one-on-one, on TV, or speaking in front of an audience. I want to reach out and say, “You can do what you love and live the life you love.” GO FOR IT! “A well-traveled family never goes out of style”
Tell us about your family. My husband Troy and I have been together for almost 21 years, married 15. Troy is my soul mate. He is active in the community and a popular coach for soccer and baseball. Our family of four is fun, vibrant and loves to travel. We all get into the travel planning. My oldest loves to produce movies of our adventures. She’s actually quite good!
Have you got a favorite book or movie? Books are in my blood - my grandmother worked at Powell’s Books in Portland and my mom works there now. I’ve spent countless hours hanging out there with them. I love the smell of Anne Taylor Hartzell is THE Hip Travel Mama. You’ve seen her on the TODAY Show, Q13 a bookstore, and the feel of a book in my hands. My friends tease me because I totally devour Fox, King 5 News, etc. but have you seen her on the streets of Issaquah Highlands? You bet! nonfiction – biographies, travel essays, inspirational reads. My favorite books are about people For this tribute to Mothers issue of Connections we asked Anne a few questions to give you a who put their fears aside and go after their dreams to make a positive impact on the world and glimpse of your neighbor, the woman behind the media personality. others.
Where did you grow up? I’m not big movie watcher, but as of late, I’m obsessed with Mad Men. I grew up in the Portland, OR area. Though I’m a Northwest native, I’m definitely a sun- chaser and never grew webbed feet. What does the future hold? More travel. More video. The older I get, the more I realize that if you do the work, trust and How long have you lived in Issaquah Highlands? let go, great things will happen. 8 Years! Wow, had to think about that… We live in Magnolia Park. HipTravelMama.com was the first time in my career that I really listened to that little voice and most importantly, trusted it. That’s what keeps me going. Why did you move here? My husband and I wanted to raise our kids in a strong community full of families, diverse cultures and points of view, and most importantly – an active, walk-able and social place for them (and us) to make great friends. Mothering Sunday A Christian holiday dating back to at least the 16th century. It is celebrated We thought that had to be in the city, but are so blessed to have found Issaquah Highlands! throughout Europe on the 4th Sunday in Lent. Secularly it became an occasion There is such a strong sense of community here! In other places you hear people say they are for honoring mothers of children and giving them presents. It is increasingly lucky to have even one neighbor they like on their street. Here, some of our best friends live next door and around the being called Mothers’ Day, although that holiday has other origins. corner. Community here c. 16th is not just talk, there is a certain energy, magic to our ³VHQWLPHQWQRWSUR¿W´ community and how we all feel very connected. Wow. Anna Jarvis tried to abolish Mother’s Day when she found how I just got goose bumps ;-) commercial it had become. Anna
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Fire Station Meeting Room Port Blakely Communities, the developer of Issaquah Highlands, continues to be involved The Fire Station 73 meeting room is great for community or as they have a vested interest in the community and in seeing their vision become reality. group meetings. It comes with tables and chairs. It can accom- modate up to 85 guests in a meeting setting or comfortably 30 guests. There are two whiteboards for writing down your ideas and agenda. There is also a television with a DVD player for Jennifer Hagge, Office Manager your instructional videos. Because this is a city building they do [email protected], 206-225-2316 not allow religious, partisan, or for-profit meetings to take place in this fa- cility. To inquire about booking the Fire Station Meeting Room, please contact Fire Station #73 at 425.313.3373. wwwwww. i h wwee b s i t e . com 32 • May 2013 Issaquah Highlands Connections Here’s another Reason why Sellers should choose Highlands Realty over others! We Put Sellers Interest First! ȱ ȱȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱȱ Issaquah Highlands since 2007! SOLD ȱǷ $807,500!
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