Photo courtesy of Al Taylor
A KOMO 4 News reporter interviews Scott St. Clair about the tent city controversy while Mike Stickney listens and a KOMO cameraman films.

Community has plenty to say about tent city

Outside City Hall June 12, tent city supporters sang “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine” as the out-of-town media plied their craft. Inside, Council Chambers was packed. The crowd buzzed before the Woodinville City Council meeting was called to order. Thirty-five speakers participated in the hour-and-forty-minute public-comment portion of the meeting, 25 of whom commented on tent city, some of whom came from Bellevue, Kirkland, Finn Hill and Bothell. Nineteen thanked the City Council for supporting city residents by taking tent city to court and by providing security for the neighborhood impacted by the homeless encampment; six spoke in support of tent city.

Lisa Allen/staff photo
Jim Giordano chats on the phone alongside a 1968 Chevrolet SS Camaro 350. The car was recently sold and shipped to Las Vegas.

Fondness for old cars leads to successful local business

Vintage: being of a past era, representing the high quality of another time. – Webster’s Dictionary

Few sights on the street will turn heads like a shiny classic car.

All dolled up and showroom clean, these cultural treasures attract plenty of attention. Groups gather around to admire them and maybe reminisce a bit.

Photo by Jean Still
Tyler Barnhart is Washington State University ROTC Cadet of the Year.

Will train at West Point and Ft. Knox

Like most young boys, Tyler Barnhart always played “army” in the woods around his house.

Now, he’s in the Army, and it’s all he ever dreamed, and more. The son of Sgt. Paul and Laurie Barnhart, Cadet Barnhart grew up in a military family. His father served previously in the Marine Corps, and just finished three years in the Army Reserves, including one year in Iraq. He and his family, including sisters Stephanie and Danielle, moved to Carnation in 2000.

Barnhart joined the Army Reserves at 17, prior to his senior year at Cedarcrest, and attended weekly trainings through the delayed entry program. His Senior Project was to job-shadow his Army recruiter, Sgt. Babesh. He then began the application process for colleges and scholarships. His appointment to the Reserve Officers Training Corps program at Washington State University in the spring of 2004 included a full-ride scholarship for four years.

Photo by McWhinney Photography
Junior Girl Scouts who earned a Bronze Award were: (l-r) Katie Birum, Destiny Hines, Grace Kufeldt, Hailee Johnson, Deidre Greenfield, Brianna Eggleston, Kelsy Nowobilski and Jerrica Kjorsvik.

When a group of local Girl Scouts started brainstorming ideas for a Bronze Award project, some of them decided on a plan to help children and moms right here in Duvall.

Last December, a group of Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 1070 served dinner and held a craft night for the children living at Acres of Diamonds – a transitional house for homeless women and children. Each of the children made presents for their moms while the mothers enjoyed an evening off.

Staff photo/Ian Gleadle
(l-r:) Storm and Gigsy (named after Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs) enjoy the summer-like weather while playing and napping on a neighbors’ roof.

The City of Bothell received a Transitory Accommodations permit application on June 5 from Bothell’s First Evangelical Lutheran Church to host Tent City 4, a homeless encampment operated by Share / Wheel. First Evangelical is located at 10207 N.E. 183rd Street.

The church requests that the permit be granted for a 90-day stay beginning approximately Aug. 12. The permit application process is evaluated and granted or denied by the city’s community development director; the permit application will take up to 60 days to process. The hearing examiner hears any appeals.