Going to war A beary close race Lakers, Pacers clash in The West Linn Civil War water polo library is holding — See SPORTS, A20 a teddy bear election — See NEIGHBORS, B1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012 • ONLINE AT LAKEOSWEGOREVIEW.COM • VOLUME 99, NO. 45 • 75 CENTS Judge dismisses lake access lawsuit By KARA HANSEN MURPHEY torney, fi led the lawsuit against the the Lake Oswego Corporation is brought in state court. resources to build such facilities or The Review city of Lake Oswego in May, contend- named in the suit. They said a judge “Because resolution of this matter supervised lake-related activities, a ing the city council’s adoption of rules couldn’t rule on who owns the lake if requires a determination of title, lack of facilities and resources to Ownership of Oswego Lake will prohibiting boats, swimmers and fi sh- the likely owners aren’t parties in the there is little the court could do to tai- check boats for invasive species and not be determined in federal court. ers from entering the lake from city lawsuit, and the state has sovereign lor any judgment to avoid prejudicing potential liability risks. Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge parks unlawfully restricts the public’s immunity in federal court. the state’s interests,” the opinion stat- In a public announcement about the Ancer L. Haggerty dismissed a law- constitutional rights. Both fans of wa- Haggerty agreed. In the court’s ed. ruling issued Friday, Lake Oswego suit that could have opened up access ter-based recreation, they contended opinion, he wrote “it is clear that the The city council adopted the new Mayor Jack Hoffman said, “I am to the lake, long maintained as a pri- the state of Oregon owns the lakebed state would incur obligations to pro- rules prohibiting anyone from access- pleased that the court agreed with our vate water body by a nonprofi t corpo- and the city unlawfully barred the tect the public’s interest in the lake if ing the lake from Sundeleaf Plaza, position. I have long said that our ac- ration of homeowners. public from the water. this court determined that the state Headlee Walkway and Millennium tions relating to the design, use and Lake Oswego resident Todd Prager, Attorneys representing the city of owns the lake.” Plaza Park last spring. At the time, staffi ng of a park and the resulting a planning commissioner and arbor- Lake Oswego called for the case’s dis- He also noted the state could be a city leaders cited a lack of facilities park rules are not related to the legal ist, and Mark Kramer, a Portland at- missal because neither the state nor party in the case if the lawsuit were constructed for water access, a lack of status of Oswego Lake.” Riverdale’s MacNamara A perfect announces fall day resignation After wind and rain, the sun Riverdale superintendent to makes a welcome appearance leave to focus on her health esidents in Lake Oswego were out basking in the sun By DREW DAKESSIAN The Review on Tuesday, enjoying what R may be the last of the mild Riverdale School District weather for some time. Superintendent Brook Mac- Monday night’s wind and rain Namara announced her res- ignation last Thursday. knocked down a few branches in MacNamara, who came to Lake Oswego, but quickly made way Riverdale in 2010, said a recent for a pleasant day. severe illness had posed an in- surmountable challenge for her. “The district really needs MCNAMARA superintendent leadership. There is a lot happening at the state level, which is very exciting,” she said. “Because of See MCNAMARA / Page A19 REVIEW PHOTOS: VERN UYETAKE Kim Rueter (left) was soaking up the sun Tuesday while paddle boarding on the Willamette River near George Rogers Park. Above, Riley Shaw-Huelsman, 2½, of West Linn digs in the sand at George Rogers Park. Candidate showcase Six people, including one incumbent, are Storytelling festival offers scares, laughs, more running for three city councilor seats this No- vember. Those who receive the most votes in storytellers for the Lake Oswego event, but based upon what hap- said. “We all have stories to tell. the election will win the open positions. Stellar lineup of talent Public Library Storytelling Fes- pened it will be.” This festival celebrates that and Council races are nonpartisan, meaning po- tival on Oct. 22-27. It was not just the skill of the fea- brings the stories out of us. People litical party isn’t a factor, although it does will lift second year for Last year’s fi rst-ever festival is a tured speakers that made the 2011 also love seeing professionals take sometimes infl uence the ideology of decision LO Library event tough act to follow, but reference event such a success. It was the storytelling to a new level. They makers. librarian Alicia Yokoyama is excit- ability of professional storytellers make storytelling look easy.” Today, you can read council candidates’ re- By CLIFF NEWELL ed about what is in store for 2012, like Terry Jordan and Anne Ruth- An all-star lineup of storytellers sponses to questions from the Lake Oswego The Review mainly because Lake Oswego is erford to inspire audiences to tell should make this year’s festival an Review on page A15. such fertile ground for storytelling. their own stories that started a even larger success. Two candidates are facing off for the may- A U.S. Olympian, two police “Last year we were hoping peo- chain reaction of enthusiasm for Lopez Lomong of Lake Oswego or’s seat. We’ll feature their responses to ques- chiefs and a trio of ladies who ple would show up,” Yokoyama the entire festival. will tell his own almost-beyond-be- tions about city issues in next week’s issue. tell chilling Halloween stories said. “They did. I was not sure this “Storytelling is such a natural headline a remarkable group of would turn out to be an annual thing for each of us,” Yokoyama See STORIES / Page A3 Walmart market set to open doors Wednesday cant for about fi ve years. produce. nationwide by the end of the Grocery store is The grand opening is set for In terms of the overall struc- 2013 fi scal year. The fi rst on the 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. ture, not much has changed West Coast opened in May in retail giant’s fourth In the weeks leading up to since the building was occupied West Linn, followed by stores in in Oregon the big event, store manager by Wild Oats, a natural foods Beaverton and Gresham. An- Gregg Ashley Knipe was confi dent the chain bought by Whole Foods other is planned in Milwaukie, Leonetti of By KARA HANSEN MURPHEY store would be ready faster in 2007 and later resold. While and Beaverton and Gresham Lake Oswego The Review than initially anticipated. the walls have been painted yel- are both set for second neigh- stocks “We are a few days ahead of low and some interior remodel- borhood markets in the future. shelves at Walmart will open its the game,” she said during a ing took place, the high ceilings Inside, the markets look like the new fourth neighborhood market store tour Oct. 9. “Everything is and exposed woodwork remain. traditional grocery stores. Max- neighborhood in Oregon next week. on order and on its way in.” “It’s a beautiful building,” ing out at roughly 50,000 square market in the The new Lake Oswego neigh- Employees have been hard at Knipe said. feet, neighborhood markets are Lake Grove borhood market occupies a for- work building displays and Walmart debuted the neigh- about one-quarter the size of area. mer Wild Oats store on Jean stocking shelves, Knipe said. borhood market concept in 1998 the retail giant’s supercenters. Way, just off Boones Ferry The last items to arrive would and plans to have more than REVIEW PHOTO: Road. The building has been va- be dairy products and fresh 240 of the smaller stores open See WALMART / Page A19 VERN UYETAKE PLAN IT! CONTACT US Fine-tune your “Pamplin Media Group’s pledge is to deliver next big event By mail: P. O. Box 548, Lake Oswego, 97034 balanced news that re ects the stories of our By telephone: 503-636-1281 communities. Thank you for reading our See BRAVO! LIVE, inside newspapers.” By fax: 503-635-8817 — DR. ROBERT B. PAMPLIN, JR. By email: [email protected] OWNER & NEIGHBOR By website: lakeoswegoreview.com In person: 400 Second St., Lake Oswego A2 NEWS Lake Oswego Review, Lake Oswego, OR October 18, 2012 LO district predicts deficit by 2014-15 By DREW DAKESSIAN In 2003, the state of Oregon issued $2,084 mil- The Review lion in pension obligation bonds to fund a side account, when an employer makes a lump-sum The impact of new pension contribution payment to prepay part or all of its pension un- rates adopted in September by PERS, the funded actuarial liability (UAL), which provides Public Employee Retirement System, are rate relief to the employer until the associated sure to be felt throughout Oregon, but the UAL is paid off. Lake Oswego School District may not be as “Lake Oswego School District and a number hard hit. of other school districts ... borrowed money back PERS is Oregon’s statewide pension system in the early mid-2000s, taking advantage of for all public service workers, funded by peri- those arbitrage opportunities to help lower their odic contributions from approximately 900 em- overall PERS contribution costs,” Ketzler said.