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Bunker standoff over, questions still remain North Bend on April 22. Eastside Fire & Rescue Peter Alex Keller ended his soon discovered the women 22-hour standoff with police inside the rental house, at April 28 when he put a pistol 47227 S.W. 159th St., not in his mouth and pulled the too far from Interstate 90’s trigger. But with his death Exit 34. goes any possible explanation But it became clear that as to why he shot his wife, the women did not die in daughter and pets. the fire, and that Keller, 41, “I don’t think we’ll ever who also lived at the home, have a satisfying answer as to was missing. why Keller killed Lynnettee Court documents say that and Kaylene,” King County Lynnettee, who had been Sheriff married to Steve Peter for On the Web Strachan 21 years, said. was found Go to www.snovalleystar.com to “You’d be in her bed see more photos of the bunker trying to with a apply logic and its contents. gunshot to a totally wound to illogical set the back of of actions.” the head. Strachan said investigaKaylene was discovered in tors will continue to look the top bunk bed of her bedat Keller’s possible intent room, also with a gunshot and motivation for shooting wound to the back of her his wife, Lynnettee, 41, and head. Documents from the his 18-year-old daughter, King County Prosecutor’s Kaylene, but he admits they Office, charging Keller with may never find an answer. the killings while he was The saga that unfolded in still missing, said witnesses front of the nation this week described Peter as a “doting began as a house fire in rural father.” By Michele Mihalovich
No charges in home invasion shooting By Michele Mihalovich
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No charges will be filed against the North Bend man who shot an intruder in his home March 30. Two King County Sheriff’s Office detectives gave an update of the case to the North Bend City Council at its April 24 workstudy session. The detectives gave a breakdown of everything that happened the night that led to the death of 30-year-old Joshua Henderson. They also played three 911 tapes and shared details not previously released. Detective Jim Belford said Henderson had been out drinking with friends and fam-
ily in Kirkland and Issaquah, and had become so aggressive, the group had been asked to leave both establishments. On the drive home back to North Bend, Henderson’s aggressive behavior escalated and the people in the vehicle feared for their safety and kicked him out of the car near Exit 31, Detective Jesse Anderson said. A clerk from the Shell gas station on Bendigo Boulevard spoke on a 911 tape, describing a “dude” who was being rude and verbally abusive to customers. But when deputies respondSee INVASION, Page 2
By Michele Mihalovich
A memorial of flowers and balloons (above) was placed in front of the Keller family’s rental home in rural North Bend on April 24. Contributed
Lynnettee Keller, 41, and Kaylene Keller, 18, (at right) pose together on Kaylene’s graduation day at Mount Si High School. The photo was provided by Lynnettee’s family. Strachan said it’s a small consolation for such violent deaths, “But I’m not aware of any evidence that would See BUNKER, Page 3
Biologists ask climbers to give peregrine falcons some breathing room By Michele Mihalovich The last thing a climber needs when scaling a steep rock wall is an angry peregrine falcon dive-bombing him. And if she’s a nesting falcon, that time away from her nestlings could put the wee ones at risk. That’s why wildlife biologists are asking climbers to avoid the popular Deception Crag Wall just off Interstate 90’s Exit 38 until the end of June. Sonny Paz, with the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, said a climber with the Washington Climbers Coalition
alerted him to a nesting pair on the steep rock face. He said peregrine falcons will view climbers near the nest as predators and fly toward them or dive-bomb them, which keeps the birds away from the nest. If they are away from eggs that need to be incubating, the eggs could fail, Paz said. Or if the adult has to leave hatchlings alone in the nest to fend off predators, then they aren’t getting the attention, food or protection they need. That concern for the nesting See FALCON, Page 2
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Local firefighters are top fundraisers for Stairclimb Snoqualmie firefighters did it again. As part of Local 2878, Snoqualmie firefighters — along with those from Fall City, Duvall and Eastside Fire & Rescue — came in first for department fundraising out of 291 teams in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, according to a press release from the city of Snoqualmie. On March, 1,550 firefighters representing 291 departments from 24 U.S. states, Canada and Germany, competed in the timed race up 69 flights of stairs of Columbia Center in Seattle, each in full gear and self-contained breathing appa-
Invasion From Page 1 ed to the scene, Henderson, described as standing 6 feet tall and weighing 220 pounds, was gone. A homeless man named Bradley, who had been sleeping in Si View Park, reported to police the next day that on that evening, he awoke to a man brutally beating him with his fists. He said the man, believed to be Henderson, eventually stopped and left. Police also discovered a Subaru with a bashed-in front window parked in a residential neighborhood near where the shooting happened. Belford said they know it was Henderson’s handiwork because they found his shoes and wallet near the car. At 11:30 p.m., King County dispatch received another 911 call, this time from a woman in the 300 block of Fifth Avenue. Detectives played the 911 tape of the woman’s terrified
rati. The event is the largest individual firefighter competition in the world, according to the Stairclimb website. For three years in a row, Local 2878 firefighters raised more funds than any other team to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, this year raising $39,700. This year, the event raised more than $1.2 million for the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Go to www.llswa.org and click on “Scott Firefighter Stairclimb” for more information and to see photographs of this year’s event. voice as she described how a man she didn’t know was beating on her front door, trying to get in. She told the dispatcher she was alone with a sick child, and, “Please, please get here quick. He’s trying to get inside.” By the time deputies got to her house, Henderson was gone. Belford said one deputy drove around trying to find the suspect, while the other gathered details from the woman. Moments later, both deputies heard a crash and shattering glass and started moving toward the sound. That’s when dispatch received the third 911 call, from a woman who told the dispatcher in a hushed, yet calm, voice that an intruder was in her home. The detectives said “Ken and Lisa” had been sleeping in the master bedroom of Ken’s rental house at the 400 block of Southeast Orchard Drive, when they heard crashing glass and a person in the home. Henderson had apparently picked up a propane tank and tossed it twice at a sliding glass door of Ken’s living room, shat-
Falcon From Page 1 pair is why Paz spent April 26 posting signs asking climbers to avoid the popular climbing spot until the end of June, which is when the young birds should be ready to leave the nest. Paz said the last time he checked, the eggs hadn’t hatched yet, but that could change any day now. He said state park officials have said that up to 200 people try to climb the wall each weekend, and he hopes that climbers will comply with the request in order to give the falcons a chance to nest successfully. The peregrine is no longer considered endangered, but is designated a sensitive species, which requires the U.S. Forest Service to protect its breeding habitat. tering it on the second throw. Lisa, Ken’s girlfriend who was visiting from Oregon, ran through a walk-in closet that led to the master bathroom, where she called 911 on her cellphone. Detectives say the house was dark, but Ken looked down his hallway from a bedroom and saw a “huge” silhouette of a man walk from the living room to the kitchen. That’s when Ken screamed at the intruder, telling him he had a gun and for the man to get out of the house. Detectives say Henderson started walking toward the hallway and Ken, 46, slammed shut his bedroom door, locked it and repeatedly told Henderson that he had a gun and would shoot. Henderson went into a spare bedroom and started tossing things around, then he walked into another room used as an office and removed his pants. Detectives said Henderson kept yelling, “Where are you? I’m going to kill you.” Henderson had been involved in a similar incident in 2003 in Prosser when he was 21. In that incident, Henderson
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This female peregrine falcon is not one of the nesting falcons biologists are asking climbers to avoid at Deception Crag Wall just off Interstate 90’s Exit 38. But her expression is a good example of a mother bird’s protective instincts.
broke into a couple’s home through an unlocked window, stripped off his clothes and wiped excrement throughout the home. He walked out of the home without incident and was arrested later, pleaded guilty and served six months in jail. The detectives told the City Council that Ken waited in his bedroom with the handgun pointed toward the door and continued to shout for the intruder to leave, warning him he had a gun. Henderson kicked open the bedroom door and Ken fired four shots from his pistol, all hitting Henderson, who collapsed in the hallway. Anderson said the prosecutor declined to press any charges because the gun was legal and Ken showed great restraint, and didn’t shoot Henderson until it was absolutely necessary. He said Ken has never returned to the house, and that friends and family moved his furniture out of the home into a new place. The investigation is still open, however. The detectives said
they are still waiting on the toxicology report, which might take another month. But they do know that Henderson’s blood alcohol content was .240 percent that night. They are also conducting a DNA test on blood found on Henderson’s pants, which he wasn’t wearing when he was shot. They believe the blood belongs to the homeless man that Henderson beat up earlier that evening. Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Information from The Seattle Times archive was used in this story. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Bunker From Page 1 suggest they were aware of what was coming.” Also discovered in the home was the family cat, found shot under the kitchen table, and dog, found shot on the living room couch. Court documents said that Peter rarely went anywhere without his dog. Police issued bulletins, asking the public for help in locating Keller, who had been described as a person of interest who frequently hiked trails near North Bend. But he was not named a suspect until April 25. Keller was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, and one count of arson for trying to cover up his crime by setting the house on fire, and bail was set at $10 million. Charging documents said Keller had placed several plastic cans of gasoline around the home, including one directly set on a flaming burner in the kitchen. Those documents also illuminated Keller’s background, describing him as a gun enthusiast, computer repairman and survivalist preparing for the “end of the world” who had a problem with authority and spent eight years carving out a fortified bunker on Rattlesnake Ridge. Finding that bunker became the main focus of King County law enforcement. Sgt. Cindi West, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, said photos of the bunker were recovered from a computer hard drive inside the house. Hikers alerted law enforcement that Keller’s red pickup truck had been seen often at the
Photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office
The bunker was 30 feet deep, and built for one person.
Photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office
Items stored inside the bunker included guns, food, ammunition and a bullet-proof vest. Rattlesnake Ridge trailhead parking lot. Trackers posing as hikers April 26 found fresh boot tracks about 800 yards from a trail that indicated the person walking had been carrying a heavy load. Strachan said SWAT teams started searching the steep terrain with lots of deadfall at about 5:30 a.m. April 27. They located the heavily-
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smelled smoke from a woodburning stove, he said. Law enforcement officers used tear gas to try to flush Keller out, and spoke on a megaphone, hoping to get him to come out of the bunker. Both attempts failed, and SWAT teams, who were surrounding the bunker, hunkered down for the night. Strachan said officers reported occasionally seeing lights go on and off in the bunker throughout the night, and at one point, heard a popping noise, which they believe was Keller shooting himself. Officers used explosives to loosen the ceiling of the bunker and were able to peer inside, where they saw Keller’s body, 30 feet below at the foot of the
bunker, in a pool of blood with one hand clutching a radio and a pistol nearby, Strachan said. Inside the bunker, officers found multiple guns, ammunition, bullet-proof vests, water, soda, beans, a generator, fuel and a little trailer. Strachan said officers will continue to go through the items found in the multilevel bunker. “We will be doing some follow up,” he said. “We just need to make sure the prosecutor is comfortable with the evidence we have indicating that Keller did commit these murders.” Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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We would hope that when North Bend makes national headlines, the story would be less shocking than a North Bend man shooting his wife, daughter and pets and then killing himself in a standoff with law enforcement. But that was not the case this past week. Daily, the story unfolded with details few of us could comprehend in our small, and normally sleepy community. A house fire morphed into finding two women dead. Peter Keller who lived at the home was missing. Then we learned that his wife and daughter had been shot in the head and the fire was started to cover up the crime. Charges were filed against Keller. We learned of Keller’s background: a gun enthusiast, computer repairman and survivalist preparing for the “end of the world” who had a problem with authority and spent eight years carving out a fortified bunker on Rattlesnake Ridge. And when we heard that officers had found the bunker, that Keller was trapped inside and facing a standoff with police, we cringed at how the standoff might end. Would there be a shootout? Would SWAT team members lose their lives? This type of situation does not happen in our neck of the woods. This is the kind of story we watch on national television about other areas, other people. In the end, Keller took his own life and we can at least be thankful that this tragic chain of events did not result in any more deaths. Now that Keller is gone, we are left with a string of unanswered questions —mainly, what drove him to kill his wife of 21 years and his 18-year-old daughter, who was just beginning her adult life? Sadly, we may never know the answers. But this community must find a way to celebrate Lynnettee and Kaylene’s lives while at the same time finding a way to put this heartbreaking and ugly chapter of Valley history behind us.
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New love shines on everyone in town By Slim Randles The newly formed love firm of Dewey Decker and Emily Stickles (she of the incredible cheekbones and watchful county eye) began yet another sensation here in the valley. Ever since Dewey told Emily he was actually in the manure business and not just enamored of the stuff itself, and ever since Emily admitted to Dewey that she liked him as a man and not as a subject for a doctoral dissertation about rural nutty people, there has been a difference in the community. The sun seems to shine a little more golden on us all, the cattle in the pastures seem cleaner and happier, the kids seem to catch more fish down in Lewis Creek, and the Farmer Brothers coffee at the Mule Barn truck stop has a certain Starbuckian finish to it. Dewey and Emily are in love and we’re in love with the whole idea. Marvin Pincus, he of the Fly Tying Love Center, immediately took credit for yet another happy romance when he learned that the stonefly nymph on a number six that he’d tied for Dewey to help his love life actually pinned the two together after one of Dewey’s “accidents.” Marvin’s only fear was his fly tying might become so popular and effective that there would
be no more lonely people left and he’d have to go back to tying flies just to catch fish. The guys at the Mule Slim Randles Barn raised Columnist their cups in a porcelain salute as the newly-in-love couple drove past in Dewey’s pickup. Dewey and Emily grinned and waved back. We noticed Dewey’s sign, Environmental Enrichment Services, was proudly back on the truck’s doors again. “Do you suppose,” Doc asked us, “Dewey will get Emily her
own shovel for her birthday?” We nodded. “That’d be ol’ Dewey all right,” said Steve. In the truck, Dewey was one of those two-headed drivers because Miss Emily had laid her head on his shoulder as he drove. “Honey?” said Emily. “Do you realize the two of us are driving around the valley aimlessly in a manure truck?” “Yes.” “And I think it’s great, Dewey.” “Well, you’ve certainly enriched my environment, Sweetheart. Is it OK to say that? “Good.” Need a good book? Check out what’s new at www.slimrandles.com.
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Cash Mob in North Bend store is called a success By Michele Mihalovich Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s great for business, said Shelly Woodward, owner of Selah Gifts, North Bend’s first cash mob target. Cash mobs are typically a covert operation, where attendees are notified by Facebook and Twitter campaigns to show up at a designated business with at least $20 in hand. But since so few people actually know what a cash mob is, SnoValley Star let the cat out of the bag in an April 19 article. “It’s basically a grassroots movement designed to offer the small, independent business owner a ‘stimulus’ and bring awareness about that business to the community,” said North Bend resident Michelle Moshay, who organized the April 25 event. The rules are simple, she said. “Bring $20 to spend, meet three people you do not already know and have fun! That’s it,” she said. But according to Woodward, some people couldn’t wait for the April 25 mobbing, and started showing up as early as last Friday — with cash in hand. “A lot of people didn’t even know what a cash mob is. Everyone was just so excited to be a part of this and show support for a locally owned business,” she said.
But the big cash mob day itself brought in at least a 70 percent increase in traffic from a normal day, Woodward said. She said a lot of the 50-plus people, a huge number for the eclectic gift shop, were first-time visitors who had never come to her store before. The traffic in her store also drew people in off the street who wanted to know what all the fuss was about, Woodward said. According to www.cashmob. com, out of Cleveland, the first gathering called a “cash mob” appears to have been held in Buffalo, N.Y., on Aug. 5, 2011, and was organized by blogger Christopher Smith. Moshay said her mother helped organize a recent cash mob in Bremerton, where 40 people “mobbed” a local restaurant/general store with about a $1,000 cash infusion. Moshay said she selected Selah Gifts, pronounced Say-lah, as the first cash mob target simply because she loves the store. “The first time I went in there, I was just amazed,” she said. “She has so many cool items and I thought, ‘Oh, man, everybody needs to know about this place.’” The store’s shelves are stocked with jewelry, bath oils, aprons, purses, kid and adult toys, candles, hair bobbles, stickers and books, just to name a few. But
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Shelly Woodward (right), owner of Selah Gifts, rings up a cash purchase during North Bend’s first cash mob. let’s not forget one of the hottest selling items — strawberry flavored gummy bacon. “I can barely keep it on the shelves,” Woodward said. Helen Jensen, a regular shopper from Snoqualmie, knew she wanted to attend the cash mob. “I read the article and I just loved the idea,” she said. “I’m a strong supporter of patronizing
Snoqualmie Valley businesses. Plus, Shelly’s store has the best bubble bath and note cards.” The cash mob event fell on the store’s ninth anniversary, which Woodward said was a fitting occasion. “It was just so awesome to have been a part of this,” she said. “I’m so thankful to Michelle for organizing it, and I’m overwhelmed by how sup-
New trash service coming to Snoqualmie
Police blotter A North Bend resident reported to police that someone scratched his car while it was parked at QFC on April 15.
A man who lives in the 400 block of Northeast Sixth Street reported to police that someone went into his open garage between April 14 and 15 and stole a 20-year-old chain saw.
By Michele Mihalovich
Larceny
Take that!
Beginning June 4, Snoqualmie residents will be seeing yellow-and-green Waste Management trucks in town. The city’s contract with Allied Waste, now called Republic Services, is slated to end May 31. So the city decided to initiate a bidding process to see if there was a better deal out there for Snoqualmie residents and business owners, said Dan Marcinko, director of public works. Waste Management Inc., based out of Delaware but with a regional office in Kirkland, submitted the lowest, responsible bid, he said. Snoqualmie residents are going to have some new services available to them, such as food scraps and yard debris no longer needing to go to the landfill, Robin Freedman, of Waste Management communications, said.
A North Bend resident reported to police that a generator had been stolen from his truck while it was parked at QFC on April 13.
Police received a report that a man entered the liquor store at 320 S.W. Mount Si Blvd. at 2:18 p.m. April 13, grabbed a bottle of Fireball whiskey, tore a $100 bill in half, tossed it onto the floor and walked out of the store. The man is described as a white male with “brown, kinky, curly, dirty hair” who was driving a 2004 Jeep Liberty.
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North Bend Vandalism
Attempted burglary Police received a report from the manager at Chaplin’s North Bend Chevrolet that between April 16 and 17, someone climbed the business’ 6-foot high metal fence with barbed wire on top, and attempted to kick in the door where bulk motor oil is stored.
Larceny Police received a report from the clerk at Zumiez that two females and three males came into the store at 7:05 p.m. April 15 and stole a skateboard, ran out
of the store and jumped into a Toyota Camry.
One man’s treasure
Snoqualmie No smoking allowed At 1:30 p.m. April 22, a police officer stopped a vehicle with a cracked windshield. When the 37-year-old driver opened his window, the officer smelled a strong marijuana odor. After being given permission to search, the officer found a glass pipe and a pouch with
portive the community was.” Moshay said she plans to organize monthly cash mobs. And if you want to find out where the next one is, you’ll have to go www.facebook.com/ CashMobSnoValley. Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www. snovalleystar.com.
2.13 grams of marijuana. He was arrested for being in possession of marijuana and transported to the Issaquah Jail.
Hit and run At 1:44 April 23, an officer received a report of a parked Mercedes being hit in the 8700 block of 384th Avenue Southeast. Whoever hit the vehicle drove away.
Shoo, bear At 12:31 a.m. April 26, police received a report of a bear going through garbage in the 7700 block of Greenridge Court Southeast. Officer located the “young bear not afraid of humans. Officer got the bear to leave after some coaxing.”
Shoo, people At 3:33 a.m. April 26, officers contacted two subjects in a park in the 37000 block of Southeast Winery Road after hours and warned them about trespassing. No fire calls were available from Eastside Fire & Rescue. The Star publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
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Waste From Page 6 “Residents will place all unwanted or spoiled food, pizza boxes, napkins, compostable paper, yard debris and grass clippings in the compost cart. This service will be available at no additional cost to residents,” she said. Other highlights include: ❑ New Waste Management carts and dumpsters will be delivered at the end of May. All single-family households will receive the same size garbage cart they have now, a 64-gallon recycle cart and a 96-gallon compost cart as part of the new service. ❑ On your weekly service day, all three containers will be collected. ❑ Your new blue recycling carts and dumpsters are an all-in-one solution to place all accepted recyclables. The service is available at no additional cost. ❑ Every week, single-family households will be able to set out up to 3 gallons of used motor oil for curbside collection. ❑ Residents and businesses can bring used cooking oil to community drop-off locations for recycling. ❑ A new recycling guide will provide detailed information about what can be recycled and composted. ❑ All businesses, apartments and condominiums will receive new collection containers that match current service levels. ❑ All businesses, apartments and condominiums have recycling service available as part of the new garbage service, at no additional cost. If you are a business owner currently pay-
ing for recycling service, or do not have recycling service, call Waste Management at 800-5929995 toll free to set up your new recycling account. Freedman also said many customers could see a decrease in price. “On average, prices will go down for city of Snoqualmie residents and business,” she said. “Currently, on average, a residential customer who has a 35-gallon cart will pay approximately $22 per month … for weekly garbage, recycling and yard/food waste collection. The cost will vary depending on the size of their garbage container.” Freedman said customers can reduce garbage collection costs by increasing the amount they recycle, allowing them to choose a smaller waste container. Beginning May 14, residents and businesses will receive a welcome packet from Waste Management that will include a Snoqualmie recycling guide, service day information, rate information and a detailed list of the new collection services available. Waste Management is also hosting two “get to you know your new service provider” barbecues. One will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 12 at Snoqualmie Community Park, 35016 S.E. Ridge St. The second will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19 at Railroad Community Park, 7971 Railroad Ave. S.E. The city is asking that you RSVP by emailing dhumes@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us or calling 831-4919.
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A classic pastime gains a foothold in North Bend April 25 saw about a dozen people show up. Tables, chairs, Brandon Comouche wonsnacks and a huge pile of games ders: Why have “Words With awaited. Friends” when you can have “Every game has been donatwords with friends? ed by the community. That’s Yes, the “capitalized” game pretty awesome,” Comouche is an Internet said, as teenagers craze, with and adults took people playing their seats. If you go several games One room was at once. almost full, the Community Games Night Comouche, other one was 7 p.m. May 30 an information almost empty. Sallal Grange and technology “We’re the Community Hall specialist with cool kids,” said 12912 432nd Ave. S.E. the Sno Falls Tiani Blakely, sitNorth Bend Credit Union, ting with her best 888-0825 said the real friend Stephanie charm lies in Turner by themthe “lowercase” version: talkselves in the room, playing a ing with a friend and playing “Family Guy” version of the a game live and in person. No game Operation. wi-fi, just the occasional highBlakely said she liked the idea fives. of a games night. Comouche and the North “You can come here with Bend-based Sallal Grange host your family, but you can also Community Games Night at spend time with friends and 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of See GAMES, Page 9 every month.
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Tiani Blakely tries to cure Peter Griffin from “Family Guy” of his latest ailment, during a round of “Operation” with her best friend Stephanie Turner. The Sallal Grange has started Community Games Night to get people away from the computer screen and the handheld phone and get them talking face to face again.
Local fiddlers hope to keep history alive, one string at a time By Sebastian Moraga Phil Williams has loved fiddle music for more than a halfcentury. He doesn’t know for how much longer he will. “It’s dying out, frankly,” he said. “We want to put together a group to play at Victorian balls and we are having a hard time finding musicians.” The media has ignored fiddle music and few venues exist for it, said Williams, a musician like his wife Vivian. “You won’t see any of this referred to in the media anymore,” he said. “So, as a result it’s not being passed on.” Phil and Vivian’s shows, like the one the last week of April at the Snoqualmie Library, double as a performance and a history lesson. Married for 53 years, the couple specializes in fiddle music from the Oregon Trail, which goes back hundreds of years. Their Snoqualmie show focused on music from the Civil War era, which they said also reached and affected the West. They have done three shows for the King County libraries, focusing on Lewis and Clark-era music, the Klondike Gold Rush era, Oregon Trail era, and this one. “A lot of these tunes overlap,”
On the Web Watch Phil and Vivian Williams play the song “Old Dan Tucker” at www.snovalleystar.com. Phil said. “Some of these tunes have been around 300 years.” In its heyday, fiddle music was played at presidential inaugurations, Phil said. Now, he said, almost nobody listens to it. Besides, people in the West have not listened to fiddle music as much as those on the East Coast, he said. On the plus side, Vivian said, technology has preserved material that could have been lost decades ago. Many such songs appear in the couple’s repertoire. A former attorney for 33 years, the 75-year-old Phil plays guitar and banjo. Vivian plays the fiddle. Vivian is a member of the state’s Bluegrass Hall of Fame, and a music historian. Phil said the creator of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, called Vivian the best female fiddler he had ever heard. When the 73-year-old Vivian dies, Phil said, “that will be the end of the Northwest fiddlers.” The couple tries to help the
that’s fun is carving my own niche, not going according to what other people have done, and striking out a new path,” she said. Their path started in 1960 as folk musicians. Then it was on to old-time strings and bluegrass. “We didn’t have a clue about the regional stuff,” said the Tacoma-born Vivian. “We were chasing what everyone else was doing.” After 2001, Vivian said, they specialized in Oregon Trail music. The tunes can’t pay the bills, but can make them happy. Vivian calls it butter-and-eggs money. “Back on the farms,” she By Sebastian Moraga said, “it was the money Vivian and Phil Williams perform at the Snoqualmie Library last month. families set aside for their Longtime students of traditional American music, the couple played themes little extras.” from the Civil War era on instruments such as the fiddle and the banjo. Even if it did not pay for the butter and eggs, odds are these two would play music survive, holding comWhen we were kids they were all on, the way they have for the munity dances in places like together. Now they are not.” Tacoma and Olympia. But few Vivian said it’s still fun to per- past 50 years. “It’s a hobby that’s gotten people can play it, few people form in places like Kenmore or can dance to it and few people at the Northwest Folklife Festival completely out of hand,” she said. can teach how to dance it. on Memorial Day Weekend at “There’s square dance and the Seattle Center. They’re also there’s young square dance,” Phil compiling centuries’ worth of Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or said, “And never the twain shall songs for a book about Oregon smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at meet. There’s ballroom people, Trail music. www.snovalleystar.com. there’s the contra dance people. “One of the things about it
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Obituary Florence Bernice Vezzoni Florence Bernice Vezzoni, of North Bend, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. She was 86 years old. Florence was born Feb. 22, 1926, in North Bend, to Ben and Gladys Young. She graduated from Snoqualmie High School and was the class salutatorian for the class of 1943. On Feb. 1, 1947, she married Bob Vezzoni in Snoqualmie. They settled in Snoqualmie, where they raised three children. Florence attended ITT Business College after graduating from high school. She worked for Washington State Bank, now known as Bank of America. She also worked as a teletype operator at Weyerhaeuser from 1965 to 1983. While Bob was away during the war, she worked at the Veterans of Foreign Wars and volunteered with the USO Committed Service Organization. She felt that it was a way to stay close to Bob while helping her community and country. Florence belonged to a bowling league while working at Weyerhaeuser. She loved to sing, sew and golf, and she was a wonderful cook. After taking painting classes with her sister, Adaline, she painted many won-
derful pictures. The family has many of her beautiful pictures to remember and Florence cherish. Bernice Vezzoni Later on in life, Florence greatly enjoyed babysitting her two granddaughters and it brought her great joy to be able to share all of her wonderful hobbies together with them. Florence also loved family vacations — it could be going to a favorite destination in Eastern Washington, visiting the ocean, or traveling to Canada or Hawaii. The family has many beautiful and treasured memories of these special times together. Florence always agreed with her husband Bob that they were blessed to live near their family on the blueberry farm — it was like living in paradise every day, for the family as well. She had a very gentle, but quiet, strength about her. She was a good listener and always gave the best advice. Florence would always put the needs of others before her own and always provided a strong support system. We all will remember how beautiful, generous, giving, caring and loving she was to all her family and friends. Florence deeply cherished every moment with
her family, her husband, her sister, her great-granddaughter Makenna and her very special family cat Zorro, who was a great comfort to her during the past few years. Florence is survived by her children Michael Robert Vezzoni, of Seattle, Jayne Marie (Steve) Bybee, of North Bend, and John Eugene Vezzoni, of North Bend; her sister Adaline Lane, of Kirkland; granddaughters Kelli (Tom) Berlin, of North Bend, and Michelle Bybee of Issaquah; great-granddaughter Makenna Berlin; and a host of extended family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Bob, who passed away in 2010. Every time a rainbow appears in front of beautiful Mount Si on the farm, it will be a promise from Florence to her family that she is now home, happy and healthy in the loving arms of the Lord with her beloved husband Bob. Florence will forever be deeply missed and dearly loved always. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Eastside Fire & Rescue, Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church or Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. Graveside services were April 30 at Fall City Cemetery, Fall City. Arrangements were entrusted to Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory. Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s online guestbook at www.flintofts.com.
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Games From Page 8 people you don’t know,” Blakely said. In the other room, her family mingled, while she and Turner tried being surgeons. So far, crowds amount to friends and family of Grange members. Comouche said things will change once more people learn about games night. “I want to keep this going for as long as possible,” he said. In summer, Comouche said he wants to take games night outdoors. “Maybe set up some nets, play some badminton, some croquet, maybe a soccer ball,” he said. The events are alcohol-free and free of charge, though the Grange appreciates donations to help pay for the light and heat bills. Blakely’s father, Bill, the treasurer of the Grange, said games nights happen on Wednesdays to keep the building available on weekends. “We kind of leave the weekend sacred for rentals,” he said, “which provide much-needed income to keep the place open.” Comouche described games nights as family friendly, open to all ages. Anthony Wallace and his girlfriend Taylor Reeves, both teenagers, put the family
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Take your pick: These games are all waiting for you at Community Games Night. friendliness to the test, playing a game called “Dirty Minds.” The game, clean despite its name, requires contestants to guess something based on clues that sound like doubleentendres. “It looked fun,” Reeves said. To Wallace, the same could be said of games night. “It’s a really good idea,” Wallace said. “It’s nice for people to get out from the house and do something face to face.” Larry Houch, president of the Grange, agreed, saying the idea was not competing with technology, but offering an alternative. “I like the concept of an old-fashioned night,” he said. “I got a phone, I got apps. But it’s nice to talk to someone not over a wire.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Future Jazz Heads are a work(shop) in progress
each song, children learn from professional musicians like Twin Make a mistake and you’re Falls Middle School band direchuman. Make a mistake before tor Matt Wenman, Mount Si a crowd and you’re an embarHigh School band director Adam rassed human. Rupert and longtime musician Make a mistake before a Chris Clark. crowd and love it? Then, you’re “It’s brought out a lot of a jazz head in the making. things in me,” said the 72-yearFuture Jazz Heads gathers old Clark, who began playing middle- and high-schoolers at age 8 and who played for to play music before an audistars like Jerry Lewis and Mel ence at Boxley’s Torme. “While “What we want is restaurant in these kids have North Bend. been playa family that plays “Mistakes ing for seven together.” are a lot more years, I have prominent been play— Chris Clark ing for seven when people are watching,” said Musician decades.” eighth-grader The tips Will Crandall, from the who said failing before an audiadults help children improve, ence is a powerful motivator. eighth-grader Cole Van Gerpen When a musician errs dursaid. The live-concert atmoing practice, eighth-grader Joey sphere helps them overcome Petroske said, he or she can stage fright, said eighth-grader always start over. Not so with Michelle John. paying customers around. The most important lesson “You have to keep going,” for the children, Clark said, he said. “And fix your mistakes is learning how to play as an later.” ensemble, and listening to one After and sometimes during another.
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Cole Van Gerpen, at left, Michelle John, center, and Joey Petroske play during Future Jazz Heads, a mixture of music workshop and live performance for middle- and high-schoolers. The children play in front of paying customers and musical experts, receiving advice in between songs. “What we want is a family that plays together,” Clark said. “As long as they look at it from the standpoint of only themselves, it will impede their progress. I call it the Me-Me-Me
school, and there’s a lot of it in jazz.” John and Crandall said their skills have improved since they joined Future Jazz Heads, which meets two Tuesday nights a
month. “It’s really helped me excel,” John said. The pros also benefit from it. See JAZZ, Page 11
Snoqualmie Elementary School repeats as book contest champ By Sebastian Moraga One more and Pat Riley cashes in. The pro basketball coach patented the term “three-peat” for when his team achieved the feat of winning three championships in a row. It never happened for ol’ Pat, but a group of Snoqualmie Elementary School bookworms might just achieve that feat next year. A team of Snoqualmie Elementary students won the annual Battle of the Books competition, which gathers one team from each elementary school in the district. It’s the second year in a row a group from Snoqualmie Elementary won the contest. In 2010, a group from Snoqualmie Elementary finished second. The contest requires students to answer questions from a list of books they had been reading for months. Each team won an intramural competition at its school to make it to the finals. The Snoqualmie Elementary team, No Names Needed, counted Emma Duim as one of its members. In 2011, Emma won the competition with Book Busters. “It feels awesome to have won it twice in a row,” said
By Sebastian Moraga
The 2012 Snoqualmie Valley School District’s Battle of the Books champions was the team No Names Needed. But here they are anyway: Taylor Talbott, left, Abbigal Triou, Emma Duim, Grace Wendlick and Victoria Copeland. Emma, flanked by teammates Victoria Copeland, Taylor Talbott, Abbigal Triou and Grace
Wendlick. Things didn’t feel awesome for most of them just 12 hours
earlier. Most of the No Names Needed crew had a rough time the eve of the competition.
“I felt like I was going to throw up,” said Abbigal, a fifthgrader like all her teammates. Grace also said she had a tummy ache. “I couldn’t sleep last night,” said Taylor, as her parents watched. Victoria said she woke up an hour earlier than usual because of nerves. It did not seem to hurt them any, as the No Names Needed crew mounted a great comeback late in the game. Fall City Elementary School’s team had the lead until all but six of the contest’s 40 questions had been asked. With four questions left, Snoqualmie took the lead and did not give it up. At the end, Snoqualmie Elementary finished with 250 points — 10 more than Fall City Elementary School, 20 more than Cascade View Elementary School and Opstad Elementary School, and 60 more than North Bend Elementary School. Now that the students have the trophy they can relax and sleep with a smile on their faces. And so can Mr. Riley, according to Snoqualmie Elementary fourth-grader Grace Richter’s prediction. “We’re planning on keeping the trophy next year, too,” she said.
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Cascade View student wins statewide award By Sebastian Moraga
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When seeking a home for its annual Reflections award of merit for music, the Washington State PTA found a haven. Or actually, a Haven. Haven Beares, a second-grader at Cascade View Elementary School, won the statewide organization’s award of merit for his song “Sounds of Diversity.” A piano student for two years, Beares composed the piece on his own at his grandma’s house. He has loved music since age 2, said his mom, Stephanie Bullard-Beares. “He would listen to music and pick out the instruments,” she said. The state’s PTA awards students in different areas like film and video, photography, visual arts, dance, writing and music. This year’s theme was “Diversity Means…” For each category, the PTA handed out an award for Outstanding Interpretation, an Award of Excellence and an Award of Merit. According to an email from Cascade View Elementary, Beares’ song was one of 19 entries chosen to represent the Valley in this year’s Reflections contest. His was the only entry awarded. Beares composed and practiced his song on an electronic keyboard. He said he would like to have a real piano someday. “There are some songs that I have to practice and the keyboard doesn’t hold the note for long,” he said. Mom said they are counting on Grandma to help out with the piano. Bullard-Beares said she likes listening to her son play and knows he enjoys playing, too. “I just hope he sticks with it,” she said. In case he loses his love for
“To see the moment when they really love what they are doing,” Wenman said, “it makes me want to work harder.” Everything that happens at Future Jazz Heads benefits children, Wenman said. The only downside is that children are too busy to attend sometimes. When they do, they often can’t stay until the end of the show. “To get them here on a Tuesday from 7 to 10 p.m.,” Wenman said, “if they stay here until then, when do they do homework? Once they are here, they want to do this every week.” Wenman, who grew up in Gig Harbor, said he would have loved to have a chance like this back then, performing and learning at once. Now the children of the Valley have that. It will be even better, Wenman said, once the community hears of it. “If every kid and parent and teacher really knew how amazing this is,” he said, “on Tuesday nights you wouldn’t be able to find a seat.”
By Sebastian Moraga
Haven Beares and some of his best friends, the keys on an electric piano keyboard. Beares won the Music Award of Merit given by the Washington State PTA for his song “Sounds of Diversity.” music, a backup plan already exists, sort of. Beares won an award this month at Cascade View’s science fair for his experiment on tornados. Asked whether he prefers music or science, he simply said, “Both.”
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Mount Si soccer preps for showdown against Mercer Island team By Sebastian Moraga Mount Si High School Wildcats’ head coach Darren Brown, a self-described soccer junkie, has coached in and played in his share of big games. Few, at least in his mind, reach the size and importance of the contest unfolding May 4 on Mercer Island, where his Wildcats might just snatch the KingCo Conference title from under the Islanders’ noses. A win against Bellevue High School on May 1, and a win against the Islanders, would give Mount Si an identical record to the league-leading Islanders: 10 wins, two losses, two ties. Since the two teams tied the first time they played each other in 2012, a Mount Si win May 4 gives the Wildcats the tiebreaker and the title. If Mount Si beat Bellevue on May 1 and Mercer Island High School lost or tied Liberty High School that same night, Mount Si would become league champion just by tying the Islanders
on May 4. “I would pay to watch this game,” Brown said April 27. He said he anticipated a crowd in the hundreds of people at Mercer Island High. Students have increased their trash-talking on social media outlets prior to the game. Law enforcement agencies have scheduled additional personnel for the night of the game. The last time these two teams met, the double-overtime thriller had Brown calling it one of the best high school soccer games he had ever seen. Both teams can score, with Mount Si laying eight on Lake Washington High School on March 27 and Mercer Island scoring nine times against Bellevue on April 24. Both teams have endured a streak of injuries. Mount Si’s Brown said he hoped the April 27 1-1 tie game against Interlake was the last match without a full Wildcat contingent. “I’m missing two of my cap-
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Mount Si High School’s Erik Stai (right) jumps for the header against Interlake High School April 27. A win against Bellevue and a game at Mercer Island in the last game of the regular season would give Mount Si the 2012 KingCo Conference title. Kickoff at Mercer Island High School is at 7:30 p.m. May 4. tains right now,” he said. behind Mercer Island. the kickoff scheduled for 7:30 While Interlake High The May 4 match is the p.m. School tied the Wildcats, the Islanders’ senior night. The The league champion will Sammamish High School school will say good-bye to 12 earn an automatic trip to state. Totems tied the Islanders 2-2, seniors that night, which will The first round of the playoffs keeping Mount Si one point probably mean a late start for begins May 7.
Mount Si baseball team tops Liberty, 4-2, in rain-soaked game By Michele Mihalovich The baseball weather gods parted storm clouds just long enough for Mount Si and Liberty high schools to face off for the second time this season, ending in a Wildcat 4-2 win and a torrential downpour. The pregame rain forced the conference matchup to be moved from the soggy Mount Si field to the Patriots’ turf ballfield in Renton. But the homefield advantage didn’t help the Patriots, who lost to Mount Si a second time this year on April 25. It wasn’t until the second inning that any runs went up on the board. Patriots pitcher George Suddock walked Daniel Besmer and Wildcat Trevor Taylor hit a single. Evan Johnson got a good piece of the ball, but it was caught and Taylor was tagged out at second. The hit did allow Besmer to cross home for the Wildcats’ first run. Zach Usselman took first base after Suddock’s pitch hit him in the back. He stole second base while Ryan Atkinson was at bat, and he ran home for a second Wildcats’ run when Atkinson hit
By Greg Farrar
Carson Breshears, Mount Si High School sophomore, grounds out in the fifth inning against Liberty, but earns an sacrifice RBI by scoring teammate junior Joey Cotto from third base. The Wildcats’ 4-0 lead held up for a 4-2 win April 25. deep into right field. Joey Cotto’s hit bounced to the Patriots’ third baseman, who tossed him out at first, for Mount Si’s third out. At the top of the third, Trevor Lane struck out Liberty batter Kyler Rose, and then right
fielder Taylor made short work of the rest of the inning, catching an out-of-bounds pop up by Nick Short, and a hit by Garret Hughes. Liberty held the Wildcats to only one more run in the bottom of the third inning.
Lane hit a hard infield drive to Liberty’s shortshop, but it popped out of his glove, allowing a single for Lane. He stole second while Reece Karalus was at bat, and then ran home after Karalus hit a double, making it 3-0 Wildcats.
The fourth inning was quick for both teams, with three up and three down on each side, but the Liberty defense shined in this frame. Ben Wessel caught Johnson’s right-field fly and Usselman was tossed out at first. When Atkinson tried bunting, his ball caught just a little bit of air, enough for Liberty’s catcher to swoop a few steps toward third base for the catch. In the fifth inning, black clouds were threatening to crash the party. However, the Wildcats’ Joey Cotto did manage a run over home plate, making it 4-0 Mount Si. Patriot right-hand hitters had a tough time getting a piece of Lane’s left-hand pitches, sending a bucket of foul balls into the woods behind the visitors’ dugout. Liberty coach John Martin said after the game that he decided to switch things up in the later innings by having batters bunt, which did result in more action on the bases than in previous innings. “Trevor Lane is a very tough lefty pitcher,” Martin said. “Very See BASEBALL, Page 13
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Tennis team competes in Selah A special section of the SnoValley Star Advertising Dept.
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The Mount Si High School girls tennis team competed in the Selah High School Invitational Tournament for the seventh consecutive year. Sierra Morin finished third in singles, while Sam Lindmeier and Cheyenne Dixon finished second in doubles. In the back row are Peyton McCulley (from left), Morin, Lindmeier, Trina Eck and Dixon. In the front row are Jessica Graves, (from left), Kelcey Sharp and Megan McCulley.
By Greg Farrar
Trevor Lane, Mount Si High School senior pitcher, lobs a grounder hit by Liberty High School’s Ben Wessel to Wildcats first baseman Reece Karalus for a three-up, threedown fourth inning April 25.
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stiff fastball and attacks the strike zone. We were not having much success at hitting him, so we starting to bunt and show bunt in the later innings.” Karalus missed a tap by Monte Korsmoe, which bought him a place on first base. But apparently Nick Short didn’t want any part of that bunting business, and he knocked Lane’s pitch out of the ballpark for a two-run homer. ”He is a big strong kid who put a strong swing on a really stiff fastball from Lane,” Martin said. “The result is the ball leaves the yard, no doubt when
it came off the bat. This was Nick’s first home run of the season, but it will not be his last.” However, Rose, the next batter, wasn’t so lucky. Lane’s pitch thwacked into catcher Joe Done’s glove, signaling the third strike and the end of the game. Seconds later, a clap of thunder announced the rain had waited long enough and it began to pour. Lane said after the game that, even though they won, the Wildcats maybe weren’t as focused as they should have been because they had beat Liberty 7-0 earlier this season. “We should be focused for every team we’re facing, and not going into a game thinking we’re going to roll over them,” he said.
Golf is all about fresh air, wide open green spaces, new friends and a lifelong sport that any young person can learn. Snoqualmie Valley Golf Academy is just the place to join in the fun with leagues and tournaments for players ages 5 to 17. “We offer golf camps for young beginners up to camps for the high school players,” says Brandon Proudfoot, The SVGA staff includes qualified instructors with high school program director. and college golfers working as motivating helpers. Snoqualmie Valley Golf Academy also offers a wide range of competition golf coach for both the boys and girls opportunities from 9-hole family leagues teams. on the pitch-and-putt at Mount Si Golf Students also get the benefit of acadCourse to 36-hole tournaments around emy staff experience including four western Washington. PGA golf professionals and a former golf The academy is now working with Si course manager. Class helpers include View Metro Parks to bring a new “little high school and college golfers who add league” style program to its players. Si enthusiasm and experience. View will take registrations and create “Our goal is to help young people both the team rosters and schedules. enjoy the game of golf,” said Proudfoot. “We will use our golf expertise to “We offer a wide range of options to help coaches run their teams smoothly,” this end and work to keep everything as explains Proudfoot. The teams will be affordable as possible. If families can’t coached by parents/volunteers and the find something to fit their needs on our kids will play matches weekly throughschedule, we are happy to help them out the summer. work something out with one of our “We are also adding a more diverse instructors.” tournament schedule to give kids the Along with the new league, Si View opportunity to play in competition local- Parks and the academy will offer classes ly and around western Washington,” to beginning golfers. Instructors will also Proudfoot said. This summer, the acadteach a golf class for Encompass during emy has organized a set of four 36-hole the summer to bring golf to a broader tournaments to give players rankings range of students. on the National Junior Golf Scoreboard For more information about classes, (www.juniorgolfscoreboard.com). camps and golf teams, email Brandon@ snovalleygolfacademy.com or go to Proudfoot has a long history of teachwww.snovalleygolfacademy.com. ing golf. He is Mount Si High School’s
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Snoqualmie Police request public to call 911 when they see a bear
Pioneer Coffee to open retail location in North Bend Pioneer Coffee, a Cle Elumbased company with more than a decade of coffee roasting and retail café experience, will bring its special blend of artisan coffee to North Bend. The family-owned café, at 202 North Bend Way just west of Bendigo Boulevard, will open its doors May 12. Pioneer’s Wholesale Manager DeAnna P. Haverfield will oversee the opening and direct the daily operation of the café. Haverfield, a longtime North Bend resident, said she believes the new retail location will have a mature feel to it, but will be an enjoyable location for families, as well. She said that plans for a comfy couch as well as laptop tables and community board are in the works.
Keep garbage cans with tightfitting lids in a shed, garage or fenced area. Spray garbage cans and dumpsters regularly with disinfectants to reduce odors. Keep fish parts and meat waste in your freezer until they can be disposed of properly. If bears are common in your area, consider investing in a commercially available bearproof garbage container. Ask a local public park about availability or search the Internet for vendors. The Snoqualmie Police Department requests that the public call 911 for each bear sighting. Dispatchers will
send Snoqualmie police to the location. The police want to track bear activity and they already work closely with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Office on this issue. In June, garbage and recycle collection will transition from Allied Waste to Waste Management, and upon request, WM will provide the option of wildlife-proof garbage containers. The container is free; the collection service is $3.13 per month with regular service. WM will provide more information about this service option in May.
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MAY 3, 2012
Public meetings ❑ North Bend Public Health and Safety Committee, 4 p.m. May 8, City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N. ❑ North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. May 10, City Hall ❑ Snoqualmie Finance and Administration Committee, 5:30 p.m. May 8, Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. May 10, Snoqualmie City Hall
Let the teachers play
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Music/entertainment ❑ Valley Center Stage presents “Moon Over Buffalo,” May 3, 4 and 5; tickets $12.50 to $15; all shows at 119 W. North Bend Way ❑ Poetry Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. May 3, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-DOGS (3647) ❑ Jim Marcotte, 8 p.m. May 4, The Black Dog ❑ Jeremy Serwer, 8 p.m. May 5 The Black Dog ❑ Extra Sauce Please, 8 p.m. May 5, Snoqualmie Taproom and Brewery ❑ SVSD music faculty in concert, 7 p.m. May 9, Mount Si High School Auditorium, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E. ❑ Dar Stellabotta, 7 p.m. May 10, The Black Dog ❑ Forrest Roush, 8 p.m. May 11, The Black Dog ❑ Charlie Loesel, 8 p.m. May 12, The Black Dog ❑ Left Coast Gypsies, 8 p.m. May 12, Snoqualmie Taproom and Brewery
Events ❑ Kidz Love Soccer spring session starts April 26 at Azalea Park, 6604 Azalea Way. Register at www.kidzlovesoccer.com or at the Snoqualmie Parks and Recreation Department, 38624 S.E. River St. $74 per child ❑ Relay For Life German Dinner and Silent Auction, 4 p.m. May 5, Snoqualmie Eagles, 8200 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie. Tickets: $15 for adults and $7.50 children 12 and younger. Contact Bev Jorgensen at bjorge623@comcast.net or 9228645 to buy tickets. ❑ Annual Children’s Trout Derby, daylight to 10 a.m., May 5 at the ponds behind Snoqualmie Police Station, 34825 S.E. Douglas St. Children younger than 5 may fish. Children ages 5-14 may compete for prizes. No registration necessary. There’s a two-fish limit; no nets, no dogs. ❑ Gravity Fest, featuring local teen bands, 7:30 p.m. May 12, Si View Community Center, $6 admission ❑ Quiet Water: Exploring Wetland Ecology, 9 a.m. May
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The music faculty at the Snoqualmie Valley School District will perform at the Mount Si High School auditorium at 7 p.m. May 9. 12, Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., North Bend. Fee: $15. Call 831-7390. ❑ All Comers Fun Meets, 2 p.m. May 13 and 20, Mount Si High School. This is a chance for children ages 3-14 to participate in up to five events, including sprints, runs, long jump and javelin. Register online at www.siviewpark.org. Call 8311900. $5 drop-in fee ❑ Mother’s Day Tea and Talks, 10 a.m. May 13, Cedar River Watershed Education Center. Free to the public. Watch a slideshow about the watershed, stroll around and learn about Rattlesnake Lake, discover fun tidbits about moms (human and otherwise) in the watershed. ❑ Reptile Man at Si View, 7 p.m. May 18, arts & crafts show and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Scot Petersen helps children get up close and personal with 15 live reptiles from around the world. A donation of $10 per family is suggested. ❑ Fundraising plant sale and raffle, 9 a.m. May 19, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. Funds will help Mount Si High School students pursuing careers in botany. ❑ Art opening for Jennifer Stewart, 7:30 p.m. May 19, The Black Dog ❑ Print-making, 10 a.m. May 19, Cedar River Watershed
Education Center. Fee of $15 for a parent with a child; $7 for each additional child. Participants will gather leaves and use nontoxic inks and a portable press to make prints for notecards or to take home. ❑ SnoValley Indoor Playground, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays when school is in session, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. A donation of $1 per child per visit is appreciated. ❑ Sallal Grange Community Games Night, 7 p.m. last Wednesday of each month. Please consider bringing a small monetary donation to help the Grange keep organizing events like this, www.sallalgrange.org. ❑ Carnation Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., every Tuesday from May to November, fresh food from family farms and small producers, downtown Carnation ❑ Watercolor exhibit at Mount Si Senior Center through June 9, artists range from high-schoolers to senior citizens. 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend
North Bend Library The following events take place at the North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. ❑ Mount Si Artists Guild exhibit, May 1 to June 15.
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Themes are “Summer is Coming,” and “Summer in the Valley.” All ages welcome during library hours. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays. Learn to play chess or get a game going; all ages/skill levels are welcome. ❑ One-on-one Computer Assistance, 1 p.m. May 2, 9, 16; for adults ❑ Study Zone, 4 p.m., May 3, 10, 17; 3 p.m. May 8, 15, 22; 7 p.m. May 2, 9, 16; free tutoring for grades K-12 ❑ Game On! 3 p.m. May 4, 11, 18; play Xbox 306, PlayStation and Nintendo, “Guitar Hero” and “Dance Dance Revolution;” board games and snacks will be available. ❑ English as a second language classes, 6:30 p.m. May 7, 14, 21 ❑ Merry Monday Story Time, 11 a.m. May 7, 14, 21; newborns to age 3 with adult; siblings and other children are welcome ❑ Introduction to Computers, 7 p.m. May 7. Practice skills necessary for using a computer, including using mouse, selecting items and text, arranging windows, browsing the Internet and the library catalog. ❑ EReader assistance, 6 p.m. May 7, May 14. Learn how to download library eBooks to your eReader or computer. ❑ Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. May 8, 15, 22; ages 3-6 with adult, siblings welcome ❑ Toddler Story Time, 9:30 a.m. May 8, 15, 22; ages 2-3 with adult ❑ Pajamarama Story Time, 6:30 p.m. May 9, 16; all young children welcome with adult ❑ Special Needs Story Time, 10 a.m. May 12. Stories, songs and activities designed for children with special needs and their families. Program focuses on developmental ages 3-6, though all ages and abilities are welcome. ❑ In the Garden – Northwest Perennials, with Master Gardener Pat Roone, 3 p.m. May 12 ❑ SnoValley Writers Work Group, 3 p.m. May 13. Join local writers for writing exercises, critique and lessons on voice, plot and point of view. Adults only. Email snovalleywrites@ gmail.com for assignment prior to coming to class.
❑ Friends of the North Bend Library meeting, 9:30 a.m. May 14
Snoqualmie Library The following events take place at the Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. ❑ Pajama Story Times, 7 p.m. May 3, 10. All young children welcome with adult. ❑ EReader Assistance, 11 a.m. May 3, 10. Learn how to download library eBooks to your eReader or computer. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 1:30 p.m., May 7, 14, 21; 10:30 a.m. May 2, 9; ages 3-6 with adult ❑ Study Zone, 3 p.m. May 8, 15, 22; free tutoring for grades K-12 ❑ Young Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. May 9; ages 6-24 months with adult ❑ Anime and Manga Club, 3 p.m. May 9. Watch anime movies, eat popcorn and practice anime drawing. ❑ Spanish/English Story Time, 10:30 a.m. May 12. Todos bienvenidos; all ages welcome with adult. Hear fun stories and songs in Spanish and English. ❑ Snoqualmie Book Club/ Online Book Club, 6:30 p.m. May 15. Book for the month of May is “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett. ❑ Friends of the Snoqualmie Library meeting, 6 p.m. May 16 ❑ Friends of the Snoqualmie Library book sale, all day May 18-19
Churches ❑ River Outreach seeks donation of coats, pants, sweatshirts, long underwear, hats, gloves, socks, and anything that may help homeless people stay warm. Call 830-1654 or 6817380. ❑ St. Clare Episcopal Church is collecting cereal for the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank. People wanting to donate money instead may write a check to the food bank, P.O. Box 2464, North Bend, WA 98045. ❑ St. Clare Episcopal Church offers a Computer Recycling Event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28; 8650 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church presents “Creating Effective Family Meetings” workshop, 6:30 p.m. April 29, 39025 S.E. Alpha St., Snoqualmie ❑ National Day of Prayer, noon to 12:30 p.m. May 3, in front of North Bend City Hall, 211 Main Ave. Submit an item for the community calendar by emailing smoraga@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.
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