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Business Briefs - Feb. 8, 2010

Frederick’s Appliance Center to move to new location March 1, 2010. Frederick’s Appliance Center, a landmark located...

Club is making math fun

Club is making math fun

Fourth graders Molly Dixon, Abby Torggler, Chloe Lingen and Ji Young Martin put the finishing touches on their game,...

The Bear Creek School to open preschool campus

The Bear Creek School has announced the opening of a new preschool campus at the Woodinville Alliance Church in the fall...

Cleaning ‘angels’ help boost the spirits of women with cancer

When a woman is diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments, the last thing she feels like...

Farming basics: growing, eating, living at 21 Acres

Students pause for a break during last summer’s Beginning Hoophouse Construction at 21 Acres. Courtesy photo. ...

It’s up and down for Northshore hoopsters

What's at the Library - Feb. 8, 2010

Calendar - Feb. 8, 2010

Wanted: Cell phones

Chamber announces Student of Month

2010 property tax statements to be mailed the week of Feb. 16

Guest Editorial - Feb. 8, 2010

Letters to the Editor - Feb. 8, 2010

Salmon project helps kids be stewards of the environment

Sheep are safe after barn fire

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Falcon wrestlers nab KingCo title

Falcon wrestlers nab KingCo title

Woodinville’s Zach Lipana takes Eastlake’s Trevor McKinnon for a ride during his KingCo finals’ win. Photo by Don...

Woodinville Falcons win MLK Hoops Tourney

Woodinville Falcons win MLK Hoops Tourney

(Left to Right, Top Row:) Coach Taylor Banks,ead Coach Marty Wick, and Coach Kirk Tarbet; (Second Row:) Bryce Coyne,...

Falcon wrestlers win big, then lose to Mercer Island

Woodinville’s Ryan Williams works Bothell’s Staton Rohde from behind in a 140-pound bout. Williams would prevail, 8-6,...

Woodinville wins another doubleheader

by Don Mann Sports Writer A 19-2 fourth quarter is always a good thing, a coach’s dream. And that’s what happened...

Mann on the Street - Feb. 1, 2010

Who will win the Super Bowl, what score, and why? Doug Hale, Hollywood Hill Elementary School principal. “New Orleans,...

Coach Fleming, Lady Falcon gymnasts, still mean business

Falcon boys lose, girls win on Friday as KingCo heats up

Falcon grapplers fall to Wolverines

Hometown hoopsters win a doubleheader

Gregor, Vikings take one to the bank

Lady Falcons keep flying high

Elite take second place

Falcon girls take tourney title; boys go 2-1

Nwaelele leads Inglemoor past Bothell

Falcon girls win tourney

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Evergreen Hospital partners with Spirit of Women network

Evergreen Hospital partners with Spirit of Women network

Evergreen’s Day of Dance, which is scheduled for February 27 at the Lynnwood Convention Center, will “encourage participants...

Bothell church hosts gospel music concert Feb. 13

Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Bothell is offering a free concert of contemporary gospel music by The Anointed Brothers,...

Get ready for a journey to Mars at Pacific Science Center

"Facing Mars," an exciting new exhibition that explores the Red Planet, recently opened at Pacific Science Center. Visitors...

Love at first bite

Cupid’s day calls for yummy desserts that say "you’re special" at first sight and first bite! With a few easy techniques,...

Pet of Week - Feb. 8, 2010

Have you any idea how undignified it is for me, being such a grand cat, to be subjected to living in a shelter? It was...

Village brings classic coming-of-age story to life

Woodinville High School Theatre Company presents ‘Our Town’

Fruits & vegetables: the more the merrier!

Pet of the Week - Feb. 1, 2010

NW Flower & Garden Show chases away winter blues

The Beauty of Bare Root

A design to fit the way you live

WRT to present ‘Blithe Spirit’

Savory Potato

WALP collaborates for garden show

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Cub Scouts hold food drive in Duvall

Cub Scouts Pack 568 will hold their annual food drive on Feb. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Family Grocer and Safeway in...

Duvall Haiti benefit

An event to benefit Doctors without Borders working in Haiti will be held Saturday, Feb. 13, from 6-9 p.m. at the Duvall...

Students to represent CHS at All-State Music Educators Conference

Bottom row, L to R: Mathew Bergvinson, Kellen Fox and Tenaya Davis. Top row, L to R: Shaini Candland, Kate Sherman and...

State Representative Roger Goodman visits students at Cherry Valley Elementary

Cherry Valley Elementary students Christina Scott, Amanda Lewis, Aidan Hollander, Chloe Berry, Kimiko Berry, Michael...

Around the Valley - Feb. 8, 2010

Civic Club white elephant auction On Wed., Feb. 10, the Duvall Civic Club & Friends of the Library will hold its white...

Native plant sale March 6

Riverview highlights employee Sue Heyting

Local Eagle project improves Carnation’s Veterans’ Memorial

Two openings on Duvall Cultural Commission

Cedarcrest students ‘busted’ for RAK (aka) Random Acts of Kindness

PSE presents preparedness training related to incidents involving natural gas and electricity

Six more Riverview teachers become nationally certified

Cheer workshop with former SeaGal Tiffinee at TJ Dance

30 REF grants awarded to Riverview schools

Free Small Business Administration seminar at First Heritage Bank

The Woodinville Weekly
Duvall begins new season of self-defense PDF Print E-mail
Written by Carol Ladwig   
Monday, 08 February 2010 13:41
DUVALL – RAD, or Rape Aggression Defense, is more than the free self-defense class offered by the Duvall-Carnation Police Department, it is also four empowering days of education for any and all women.

Led by Shelley Olson, records clerk for the police department and RAD instructor in her third year, the class is part of a national program that focuses on risk reduction and prevention as much as on hands-on self-defense. The students, all women, will learn to avoid dangerous situations in a safe, controlled environment. Even better, they’ll learn – and practice – how to protect themselves when they can’t avoid danger, from basic postures and shouts, to kicks, punches, blocking, gouging and more.

Olson is excited to start another season of the class, which has quickly become very popular in the community. She notes that there isn’t a waiting list yet, but classes do fill up quickly, especially since former students can take the class again, at any time.

Classes are four evenings, for three hours each night. Each session includes discussion as well as hands-on practice, and the final class is devoted to simulations of various real-world scenarios in which students might need to defend themselves.

The first class is set for March 9, 11, 16 and 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. each evening. Contact Olson at the police department with any questions, or for more details, by calling (425) 788-1519, or sending an e-mail to Shelley.olson@duvallwa.gov.

The class is open to all women, whether they’ve had previous self-defense experience or not. Girls under 18 must have a parent-signed waiver, or must be accompanied by their mothers. Students should wear athletic shoes and comfortable clothes for each class.

For more information about the RAD program, visit www.rad-systems.com.

 
Tonya and Benny Lagmay … a love story PDF Print E-mail
Written by Connie Berg   
Monday, 08 February 2010 13:32

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Benny and Tonya Lagmay at the University Hospital. Courtesy photo.
As I sit across from Tonya Lagmay, I can’t help but be inspired by her unwavering strength. She is a woman with the weight of the world on her shoulders and yet her only concern is for her husband and family. Her husband is Benny Lagmay and together they owned Lei’s Restaurant in Duvall. They have been married for almost 24 years and have six children. In 2002, Benny was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and he needs a heart transplant.

As Tonya talks about Benny and their life together, it is so apparent how truly in love they are. She is steadfast in her love and support as she explains to me how they had to close their restaurant, due to Benny’s health, and then she went to work at Safeway in Duvall to support their family and also to receive health benefits for Benny.

She never complained as she told me how they had to sell their home and that they now live in a garage in a home with two other families. The ONLY thing she complained about during our conversation was the fact that she had a cold and couldn’t go and visit Benny until she felt better. She wouldn’t dare chance exposing him to anything that might hamper his recovery, even if it meant she couldn’t see him for awhile.

Tough times either bring out the best or the worst in people; in Tonya’s case it definitely brings out the best in her!

Over the years, there has been an outpouring of support from the Duvall community for Benny and Tonya. So many people have asked about Benny, I asked Tonya if I could write this article to give everyone an update and to also try to raise additional financial support for them.

When I sat down and talked to Tonya, one of the first things she said was, "Have we said ‘thank you’ enough? It’s important to Benny and I, we want to make sure that we have told everyone thank you. We want the Duvall community to know how grateful we are for their support!"

Benny is so grateful that he has written a song about the Duvall community. It’s called "Memories." (More information about his CD will be available soon).

Benny has been on the heart transplant list. In fact, he almost got a heart a few months ago but as he waited in the hospital for the doctors to go and inspect it, he was told the heart wasn’t healthy enough for him. As Tonya explains, it’s called a dry run.

Benny has been living with a pacemaker. A couple of months ago, he started having a constant heart rate of 120. The doctors were not able to slow down his heart so eventually they stopped his heart and put in an ALVAD pump (Left Ventricular Assist Device). The ALVAD pump actually shoots blood up to Benny’s heart so he no longer has a pulse. The pump must be hooked up to an outlet or a battery at all times. Tonya and several family members are currently undergoing training on how to maintain the pump when Benny is released from the hospital.

A couple of days after he received the pump, Benny started choking and he stopped breathing. The doctors literally brought him back to life. Benny had developed pneumonia and had to be put on a ventilator. He has been in the hospital now for almost two months and just recently got off the ventilator.

Because of all of his hospital expenses, Tonya and Benny currently do not have enough insurance money to cover a transplant. Their insurance has a cap so once the cap is reached, there is no more insurance for Benny.

When Benny is healthy enough to get back on the transplant list, he won’t be able to get on the list unless they have the money needed for the transplant. The amount is staggering, over $500,000!

It is hard for Benny and Tonya to ask for help; they know there are so many people who are also struggling. Their hearts go out to the families they have met in the hospital, some that never got to take their loved ones home. Their hearts also go out to all of the people in Haiti. In the midst of all the financial struggles happening in the world, they still need help and it literally is a matter of life and death.

When I asked Tonya what the hardest part has been in this long journey, her response was immediate. "The hardest part is having to watch Ben struggle and suffer."

Again, her love for Benny shines through. She said that Benny’s faith is unwavering and keeps her strong.

If you would like to help Tonya and Benny, donations can be made at ANY Bank of America branch. You don’t need the account number; just say you want to donate to the Benny Lagmay account. You can also put donations in the Benny Jars that are scattered in Duvall businesses. If you would like to help other families waiting for transplants, you can donate to the American Heart Association or you can become a donor at DonatelifeNW.org.

In the midst of all their struggles, Benny and Tonya’s love and faith keep their spirits and hopes up. I am honored to be able to share Benny and Tonya’s story, a love story, a story that centers on getting Benny a new heart!

 
Random Acts of Kindness Week – making a difference in our communities PDF Print E-mail
Written by Connie Berg   
Monday, 08 February 2010 13:35
vvphoto-Random_Acts_of_Kindness_Week Does the local Random Acts of Kindness Week in Duvall, Carnation, Monroe and Woodinville make a difference?

There is no way of gauging its success. I hope that it does. I hope that it is a gentle reminder to just do something kind to, or for someone else. I also hope the kindnesses in our communities continue beyond Random Acts of Kindness Week.

I remember when I first started RAoK Week in Duvall to help support local businesses. All the feedback I received was overwhelmingly positive except for one e-mail. It was from someone I barely knew and their question to me was, why was I bothering with this cause; why didn’t I spend my time doing something more important, like helping starving children?

I remember being very surprised by this question, but not upset. I simply responded that I couldn’t take on every cause in the world. I wish I could fix every problem that exists in our world but I can’t, I’m only one person. What I can do is start small, right here in my own community and try to inspire people to do kind things. I was inspired to start a local RAoK Week because of the Random Acts of Kindness Club at Cedarcrest High School. I am still grateful for their inspiration. I am also inspired by all the amazing people in the world who are making a difference through their volunteer work.

Although the success of RAoK Week can’t be measured, what can be measured is the outpouring of support from the Duvall community.

Random Acts of Kindness Week couldn’t happen without this support. RAoK Week doesn’t have a budget or an expense account; it happens because of the generosity of our small community. So I would like to say Thank You to all of the people who made RAoK Week happen this year.

Peggy Filer and the RAK students at Cedarcrest. Thank you for your inspiration.

Lee Ater at Think2A. Thank you for designing the RAoK Week fliers.

The Duvall Chamber. Thank you for paying for the RAoK Week banners.

Sandy DuVall of Duvall’s Dazzling Designs. Thank you for the wonderful banners and all of the free copies of the RAoK Flyer.

Thank you to all of the businesses for allowing the bright yellow flyers to be posted in thier windows.

Matt, Francis and Liz at Duvall True Value and Garden. Thank you for the trees and flowers you donated for the corner of Highway 203 and Woodinville/Duvall Road.

Sarah Thomas and her students in the horticulture dept. at Cedarcrest. Thank you for planting all of the plants donated by True Value. And to my husband and kids who filled the planter boxes with a yard of topsoil.

Thank you Susan, Dean, Shawn and Tony at Valley Mailbox for all of the copies and the RAoK cards.

Thank you Shatzie at Duvall Flowers and Gifts for the beautiful flowers you donated for the Girls Night Out at The Grange Restaurant. Thank you to all of the wonderful women who celebrated RAoK Week at The Grange and to Judy Neldam for being such a wonderful host.

Thank you to Kathy Nelson at Ovaleye Web solutions and Kirk Werner of Itchy Dog Productions for designing and donating my Web site (www.rakduvall.com).

Thank you to Nick Zuclich at NWtek.com for cleaning up my laptop and getting rid of a couple of uninvited viruses so I could write this article.

Thank you to all of the local newspapers for making room for all the RAoK Week articles.

Lastly, thank you to the Duvall community for your continued support of RAoK Week!

We will never know how successful RAoK Week is or how many Random Acts of Kindness take place during RAoK Week. What is certain, it only takes ONE little act of kindness, to make a difference.

The majority of promotion for Random Acts of Kindness Week takes place in Duvall. If you live in Carnation, Monroe or Woodinville and are interested in helping to promote RAoK Week next year, please e-mail me at pcberg@cablespeed.com.

Last Updated on Monday, 08 February 2010 13:40
 
Library meeting set for March 16 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Carol Ladwig   
Monday, 08 February 2010 13:40
DUVALL – Work is progressing on Duvall’s new library, to be located on the corner of Main and Stephens Streets in historical Duvall, and that includes plans for at least two public meetings. Duvall’s library manager Laura Boyes reported to the Duvall Library Board Jan. 25 that the King County Library System (KCLS) has scheduled Tuesday, March 16, for a public meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Duvall Fire Hall.

KCLS has been working with the project architect, Johnston Architects, and the city of Duvall to develop a design for the new 8,000 square-foot library that will meet the city’s requirements for a Main Street entrance, adequate parking, and other criteria for construction in the historic section. Boyes noted that the site’s steep grade posed a challenge for the designers, but they had narrowed their proposal to one or two sets of plans and "Those conceptual plans will be brought to the meeting in March."

Every resident in the 98019 ZIP code will be sent a postcard invitation to the meeting, for a chance to ask questions and offer feedback. The March 16 meeting is one of two planned for the upcoming months, Boyes said.

Board members expressed their satisfaction and pleasure with the progress on the library.

The board was also pleased to find that three area students had put in applications to serve as a non-voting member on the Duvall Library Board. Last September, the Duvall City Council formally changed its ordinance to allow for a youth member to serve on the library advisory board, and the board began advertising for applications.

In reviewing the students’ written applications, board chairperson Paige Denison said, "I’m thrilled that we have three applicants."

After a brief discussion of the merits of each candidate and the commitment required on the board – attendance at monthly meetings throughout the term which runs through June 2011 – the board members agreed to recommend one student to the Duvall City Council for appointment, with a second name recommended as a back-up.

In other business:

Board members discussed the property tax levy increase, Proposition 1, that KCLS has on the Feb. 9 ballot. Duvall Civic Club/Friends of the Library member Joe Lee Davidson mentioned that the information on the measure might confuse voters, suggesting that the levy would increase by 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. Actually, if passed, the measure will raise the levy about 14 cents per $1,000, restoring it to the 50 cents per $1,000 rate set in 2002.

Davidson also mentioned that the Civic Club will host a large book sale benefitting the library on Saturday, March 20, in the Rose Room of the library.

Boyes reported that the Duvall branch of the library has steady circulation, which never dropped off since the opening of the new Carnation Library last spring. Circulation in Carnation doubled after the new building opened, she said, and it’s up throughout the entire King County Library System.

 
‘Be the Match’ PDF Print E-mail
Written by Woodinville Weekly Staff   
Monday, 08 February 2010 11:18

Bone Marrow Registry Drive set for Feb. 14

There are people in the Northshore community and thousands more in the world with leukemia and other life threatening diseases that are hoping for a marrow donor. Seventy percent of patients do not have a donor match within their family. Could that donor match be you? A bone marrow registry drive will be held Sunday, Feb. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Northshore Baptist Church Conference Room 155, 10301 NE 145th St., Bothell (425 821-5252). If you are in good health and between the ages of 18- 60, you may be eligible to join the "Be the Match Registry."

Joining is simple but could be life saving for someone. You just need to complete a short questionnaire and give a simple cheek swab which will identify your human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type.If you are a compatible donor to a patient, you can help save a life. There are many misconceptions surrounding bone marrow donation. Bone marrow donation is not a painful procedure.It is not dangerous, does not weaken the donor and it does not involve a lengthy recovery process. Go to the Puget Sound Blood Bank Web site for information regarding eligibility guidelines and myths and facts about marrow donation: www.psbc.org.

 

 

 
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