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Turn your clocks ahead when you go to bed March 7. Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. March 8.

Yes, it will be darker when you wake up in the morning next week. But you’ll enjoy an extra hour of light in the evening.

March 5, 2014

Voters approve Snoqualmie Valley school bond

By Sherry Grindeland Local voters approved the Snoqualmie Valley School District Proposition 1.

The King County Elections office certified the results of the Feb. 10 ballot on Feb. 24.

The final tally was 6,397 yes

votes for the $244.4 million bond; 3,835 voters rejected it.

The final count showed that 62.52 percent of the 10,237 votes were in favor of the bond.

To pass, there had to be a 60 percent approval rate.

“What great news this is for our community, the school district

and our students,” said Joel Aune, superintendent of the school district. “Thanks to all who supported the bond proposition, and a special thanks to those who were involved in the Snoqualmie Valley Citizens for Schools campaign.”

The bond will enable the Snoqualmie Valley School District

to start construction of a new elementary school, begin upgrades at all buildings and begin plans to remodel Mount Si High School.

Aune said the election results were a positive measure of trust and approval rating from the community.

“We are grateful for the back-

Foundation names 2015 Educators of the Year

Survey shows residents feel safer in North Bend

By Sherry Grindeland What a difference a year makes.

North Bend residents and business people feel safer than they did before the Snoqualmie Police Department began providing police services to the city.

According to online surveys conducted in January 2014 and January 2015, 73 percent of the responders now feel safe or very safe as compared to 58 percent. The number of responders who do not feel safe in North Bend dropped to just 3 percent compared to 10 percent a year ago.

Steve McCulley, chief of the Snoqualmie Police Department, said that nearly 300 people responded to this year’s survey; 225 people took the original survey.

“I was very satisfied with the results about how safe people felt,” he said. “The dramatic increase was what we wanted to see.”

The initial survey was done before the contract with the Snoqualmie Police took effect March 8, 2014. Before then, the King County Sheriff’s office provided police services.

Both the 2014 and 2015 survey asked if people thought crime had increased, decreased or remained the same over the past 12 months. In 2014, 59 percent of the responders said See SURVEY, Page 5

ing of a wonderfully supportive community who has seen fit to make a huge investment in our schools, the staff and the students,” he said. “This bond will be instrumental in our continued efforts to make our schools the very best they can be in the years to come.”

By Sam Kenyon

Tee time An ivy covered clock keeps tee times on a sunny day at the Mount Si Golf Course.

Give Good Awards celebrates local heroes The Snoqualmie Give Good Awards ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. March 6 at the North Bend Theatre, 126 Bendigo Blvd. N., North Bend.

Angela Craig, the founder of the Give Good program, said she began the awards as a way to give local heroes recognition for the things they do to make the Snoqualmie Valley a good place to live.

Residents, employees and volunteers from Snoqualmie, Fall City, Preston, North Bend, Carnation, Snoqualmie Pass and Duvall are eligible for Give Good Awards. Community members nominated honorees.

This year’s nominees and categories include: q Arts: Sally Rackets, Don

Detrick and Bob Antone q Business: Ignite Dance & Yoga, Mt. Si Sports & Fitness q Courage: Greg Jorgensen q Educational Excellence: Melissa Danberg, Charlie Kinnune, Jean-Jacques Têtu, Laura Thompson, Joe Dockery q Youth Advocate: Angela McCann, Brock Osborn, Haili Shinn q Parent Volunteer: Shawn and Renee Christensen, Jeff Mitchell, the Mount Si High School Booster Club q Teen Spirit: Baly Botten, Reid Howland q Inspirational Youth: Ericka Mickelson q Youth Leadership Initiative: Paul Riddle q Unsung Hero: Allen

Tepper, Mt. Si Food Bank, Larry Houch and Leah Aichele, Susan Evans q Spirit of the Valley: Sallal Grange, Angela Donaldson The 2014 winners were: Mary Miller (Arts), The Irwin Group and Christi Irwin (Business), Snoqualmie Valley Relay for Life (Courage), Erick and Wendy Haakenson, of Jubilee Farms (Environmental), Mickey Fowler (Educational Excellence), Michelle Carnes and Joel Bauer (Youth Advocate), Joe Richter (Parent Volunteer), Kianna Hales (Teen Spirit), Abbey Bottemiller (Youth Leadership Initiative), Rebecca Kitz (Unsung Hero), and Kevin and Laurie Hauglie (Spirit of the Valley).

The Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation recently named Karen Seiser, Toni Canady, Renee Gray and Melanie Christian Educators of the Year.

The four will be honored at the foundation’s Annual Spring Luncheon at 11 a.m. March 19 at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course.

Foundation board members, armed with flowers, balloons and cupcakes, visited Snoqualmie and North Bend elementary schools, Mount Si High School and Chief Kanim Middle School on Feb. 26. They went into the classrooms of the selected staff members to make the announcements.

Seiser was named the Classified Educator of the Year.

She is the secretary at North Bend Elementary.

Canady, a language arts teacher at Mount Si, was named the 2015 High School Educator of the Year.

Gray, the Middle School Educator of the Year, teaches See EDUCATORS, Page 11 Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER

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Donate platelets The life you save may be someone you know I just scheduled an appointment to help save a life.

At noon March 8, I will be at the Bellevue branch of the Bloodworks Northwest donating platelets. It’s payback time.

Just over a year ago my daughter almost died and plasma donors helped save her.

Leauri, a single mother of two and an executive in a Seattle company, developed blood clots. She suffered with aches and pains for several weeks in her right leg and made an appointment with her physician. On Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, the week before the appointment, Leauri Googled her symptoms.

She drove herself to the emergency department.

The ordeal begins When I joined her at Northwest Hospital, a technician was preparing to perform an ultrasound.

The diagnosis matched what Leauri found on the web — the main vein in her right leg was almost completely occluded with blood clots.

The physician started her on blood-thinning medication and instructed

her to follow up with her own doctor.

She should, he said, begin to feel better

By Sherry soon.

Grindeland She felt worse over the weekend. On Monday, she went to her doctor who agreed with the diagnosis and medication. But as a backup, the doctor ordered a scan of her lungs.

Leauri had the scan and returned to work — 10 minutes away. The call came as she got to the office — head to the emergency department immediately.

The scan revealed blood clots in her lungs.

I again raced to Northwest Hospital, where Leauri was back in the emergency department.

The emergency physician looked at me and said, “You know, your daughter should be dead.”

Thus began a week in intensive care, worry and a lot of prayers.

Blood donors are always needed Bloodworks Northwest, formerly The Puget Sound Blood Center, needs blood.

The blood center supports nearly 90 hospitals in the Northwest, and the demand for blood components is continuous: patients in hospitals are still undergoing surgeries, ERs are treating traumatic injuries, people are receiving treatments for cancer, and surgeons are performing organ transplants — all depending on the blood supply to

be there.

Donors are welcome at any one of Bloodworks Northwest 12 donor centers, or can check for community blood drives underway close to where they live or work. Information about locations and times can be found at www.bloodworksnw.org.

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Plasma — the solution The fix consisted of two procedures — one to break down some clots in her leg and the other to insert a blocking filter. The solutions seemed simple but couldn’t be done immediately because the blood thinners were already doing their work.

Any incision they made on Leauri would bleed too much and she might die.

Blood clots, obviously running rampant in her veins, could lodge in her brain or heart and kill her.

We were all frightened.

Despite Leauri’s upbeat attitude, our late-night conversations centered on love, her children and where to find important

papers if necessary. She asked for forgiveness for things as a parent I had long forgotten.

The next day, Leauri received six units of plasma, one after another until her blood clotting numbers reached a number considered safe for surgery.

Our Christmas miracle was that Leauri survived and is healthy today. She immediately ceased taking the medication that probably caused the clots.

She stayed on blood thinners for several months while the filter did its job.

Today, she takes a baby aspirin a day and the filter has been removed.

I feel blessed and grateful.

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Building blocks That’s the long story about why I have an appointment at the blood center.

Other people donated plasma that helped save my daughter’s life. I repeat: This is payback time.

Because I have O-positive blood, I’m a better source of platelets than plasma.

A blood bank spokesperson explained local hospitals rely on the Bloodworks Northwest, formerly known as the Puget Sound Blood Center, for whole blood, plasma, platelets and red cells.

While whole blood is still the backbone of the donation/transfusion treatments, the ability to

separate blood into plasma and platelets saves a lot of lives.

Plasma is the “floaty” or fluid part of the blood.

The plasma carries the red and white cells that deliver nutrients and oxygen around the body. Burn victims, for instance, require a lot of plasma because they lose so much blood and fluid.

Platelets are the clotting component or building blocks. Cut your finger and the platelets join hands across the cut to thicken and stop the bleeding.

Whole blood that you or I donate can be separated into plasma, platelets and red cells, but it saves the blood center precious See PLATELETS, Page 3

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Platelets From Page 2 time and numerous tests to have donors specialize.

Plus, it takes about five units of whole blood to create one unit of platelets.

The process Donating plasma or platelets takes a couple of hours instead of the usual 15-20 minutes for whole blood. The process is fasci-

nating if you’re interested in medical things.

My blood goes through a tube into an apheresis machine — a high-speed centrifuge that separates the platelets from my red blood cells and plasma.

Every few minutes, the machine reverses itself and returns everything except the platelets back into my arm.

Does it hurt?

Not usually. It’s the same kind of equipment used for blood draws and whole blood donation.

Are there complications?

Occasionally minor ones: a slight bruising if the vein is punctured through both sides.

Sometimes, the anticoagulation medicine used in the process causes a tingling around my mouth, but Tums relieves that.

But visiting with the great staff at the Bellevue branch of the blood center counteract any discomfort. That’s one plus for being a platelet donor — you can do it frequently instead of the usual 57 days between whole blood donations.

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So, I consider the staff members my new friends as we chat about what’s happening in our lives.

Saving lives Then, there’s the practical part — the need for donations.

The demand for platelets is astounding.

An ob/gyn emergency — perhaps a childbirth with complications — can need 15 unites of platelets, stat! Heart and liver transplants use a phenomenal amount of blood, plasma and/or platelets. Cancer treat-

ments often require red cells and platelets.

But the top of the list is the ongoing need for platelets during leukemia and other cancer treatments at Seattle Children’s.

I think about that when I’m on the bed at the blood bank for the two-plus hours the process takes.

Six donors rolled up their sleeves in December 2013 and donated plasma — not knowing it was going to help save my Leauri’s life.

I will happily keep

That’s one plus for being a platelet donor — you can do it frequently instead of the usual 57 days between whole blood donations. rolling up my sleeve, knowing it will help someone else’s child.

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at editor@snovalleystar.com or 3926434, ext. 246.

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Guest Column

Editorial

Relay for Life needs your help

Thank you for investing in our children and schools

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ancer.

It’s a dreaded word and a deadly disease.

More than 1 million people in the United States get cancer each year. You likely know someone who has battled the disease. You may have known someone who has died from some form of it.

But two of every three people diagnosed with cancer these days survive at least five years, according to the American Cancer Society.

That is amazing considering that a cancer diagnosis was at one time a death sentence.

But there is still much work to be done. Mostly what is needed is research, to try to find cures for the various types of cancer — breast, brain, colon, lung, prostate, kidney, pancreas, skin and many more.

And to do serious research, you have to have serious money.

Raising that money, and remembering those who have survived or lost their battle with cancer is the goal of Relay For Life.

The Snoqualmie Valley Relay For Life already has 26 teams and more than 90 participants signed up for the July 11 event in North Bend.

But that’s not enough!

The relay needs everyone in the Valley to participate.

You can walk in the Relay, you can help raise funds, you can help with planning and leadership. You can also make a donation, from the comfort of your own home, at www.snovalleyrelay.org.

Watch the Star calendar for team fundraising events over the next few months. We’ll share them as we learn about them.

One popular fundraiser is the monthly bake sale sponsored by the Super Troopers Relay Team. This month’s sale begins at 9 a.m. March 14 at the North Bend Ace Hardware, 330 Main St. S. You can also come to the Relay at Torguson Park in North Bend to support or cheer on the participants.

Hang out until evening so you can see the luminaria ceremony, where luminaria bags are illuminated and personalized with names, photos, messages and drawings in memory or honor of a friend or loved one who has been affected by cancer.

The main thing here is to get involved, in a big way or a small way. Likely very few people don’t know anyone who has been affected by cancer. Now is the time you can do something about it.

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By G. Joel Aune Last week, King County Elections certified results of the February bond proposition. It is now official: Local voters have approved the bond measure by a strong margin.

To our constituents, I want to thank you for supporting our schools and commend you for continuing to invest in this community.

Yes, this bond is a significant investment in our schools and our community. For our schools and the students who attend them, it will do much more than simply relieve overcrowding and address aging infrastructure.

The bond will also enable us to better employ programming and teaching techniques that our students will need to be competitive in a fast-changing world. The bond will better align our school facilities with the demands of delivering a leading-

edge educational experience for our students.

This bond is also an investment in our community that will strengthen the local economy, increase home values, and ensure our community remains healthy and vibrant.

Again, I congratulate the community for stepping up to invest in our schools. I believe the “return” on this investment will be felt throughout the entire Valley for many years to come.

It is impossible to develop an outstanding school system without strong support from the community. This support takes shape in the form of voter endorsement of bonds and levies. This support emerges in the form of volunteers working in the schools to assist teachers and help students.

This support springs forth when individuals and groups take care of children, young people and families in need of

assistance. This support is in evidence when people in the community offer encouragement to teachers and students through their words, actions and generosity.

Our community is one that places a high value on the education of its children, and is willing to invest — in a variety of ways — to ensure students receive the best education possible.

We are extremely excited about the work and opportunities that lie ahead: constructing a new elementary school, rebuilding and expanding Mount Si High School, reinstating the third middle school, and ensuring our existing schools are safe, secure, maintained and updated.

Thank you again for your support, and for investing in our schools. I believe that for our community, our schools and our students, the best days are yet to come. Please continue to join us in our efforts to make the Snoqualmie Valley schools the very best they can be.

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Home Country

Some gourds are better than others “It’s all watermelon’s fault,” said Steve, shaking his head and sliding in to the philosophy counter.

He nodded at Loretta while flipping his mug to the upright and fillable position.

She brought the pot and filled it.

“I always thought you liked watermelon, Steve,” Doc said.

“I’ve eaten it with you, even.”

“That’s why it’s watermelon’s fault, Doc,” he said. “We love watermelon, and that lulls us into a false sense of security, and the first thing you know, we think other gourds are edible.”

“Other gourds?”

“Yeah … squash!”

There was something in the way he spat out the word … we knew, of course, that squash is one of the ugliest words in the English language, along with maim, hirsute and duodenum.

Hey, we told Steve, who wants to eat something that sounds as if it’s been sat on?

“Makes you wonder just how severe Mr. Zucchini’s crime was to live on through the ages as an ugly squash,” Doc said.

“I think summer squash is not too bad,” Dud said. We

looked at him. “But hey,” he said, “you have to have a lot of butter and cheese on it.”

“Why not just eat the Slim Randles butter and Columnist cheese? It’d taste better.”

“Yes it would, Doc. Yes it would.”

“And the worst part of it is,” Herb threw in, “there are farmers who grow squash deliber-

ately!”

We bemoaned the imminent crash and burn of civilization as a result of this.

“Well,” Steve said, “to be fair, now, if you boil squash for a while and don’t let it get too close to your mouth, you can grease wagon wheels with it.”

“Nope,” said Dud, “you’re thinking of okra.”

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Survey From Page 1 crime had increased, 37 percent said it remained the same and 4 percent said it had decreased. This year only 10 percent said it had increased, 38 percent felt it remained the same and 52 percent said crime had decreased.

Originally, the Snoqualmie Police had seven officers working in North Bend. Eight officers will be assigned to the area in 2015, providing two-officer coverage 16 hours a day. In 2014, the city had two-officer coverage six hours a day.

Officers responded to 5,139 calls in North Bend from March 8 to Dec. 31.

In Snoqualmie, officers responded to 6,217 calls from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31.

There are 6,500 residents in North Bend and 12,500 in Snoqualmie.

McCulley said there a couple of reasons for the higher percentage of calls from North Bend residents as compared to Snoqualmie.

“It is a different population, partially because

of Truck Town,” he said.

“There’s a higher crime rate around that area.”

Plus, he said, he has heard anecdotal reports that North Bend residents have been quicker to call 911 for help since Snoqualmie began policing the area because they know they’ll get a more rapid response.

In addition, the report noted that Snoqualmie Police have cleaned up more than 75 transient camps, which are illegal in North Bend.

“Transients are a bigger problem in North Bend than Snoqualmie, because North Bend is where the services are,” he said.

“Until recently, the winter shelter was in North Bend, the food banks are there and prior to us, the police were more tolerant and friendly.”

He said the most popular areas with transients — which include the trail between the Mount Si Golf Course and North Bend, the area around Truck Town and along Tanner Road — are now patrolled regularly.

The other weapon in the police arsenal that has been used frequently with

success has been “trespass.”

For instance, a business owner can complain to police about a transient hanging around his establishment and the person will be “trespassed.” Once that is recorded, if the transient shows up again, the owner can call and the trespasser will be arrested.

“Word is getting around that North Bend is not a place to fool around,” McCulley said. “Come

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back and you’ll be arrested.”

The Snoqualmie Police want to do more, including more partnership activities between the two communities.

McCulley hopes to hold a crime prevention summit for business owners in both cities sometime later this year. In addition, he wants to add a bicycle safety rodeo in North Bend and self-defense classes — something the

police are already doing in Snoqualmie.

He’s set another ambitious goal for his crew — a 20 percent reduction in crime in North Bend this next year. But he’s proud of what the officers assigned to North Bend have accomplished.

“I anticipated we would see improvements when we did the survey,” McCulley said. “The survey results are an affirmation to the officers that

their hard work has paid off.”

View the full report with citizens’ verbatim comments at http://bit.ly/ PDSurveyResultsforNB. A report with the comparison between early 2014 and now, and a Police Department Managed Accountability and Productivity report are also posted online.

Learn more by calling the Snoqualmie Police Department at 888-3333.

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at Juanita High School

Friday, Apr 3, 2015 4:00PM at

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Tuesday, Apr 21, 2015 3:45PM

at Woodinville High School

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vs Bothell

Thursday, Apr 23, 2015 3:45PM

at Bothell High School

Friday, Apr 10, 2015 Conf. Game 7:00PM

at Woodinville High School

Tuesday, Apr 28, 2015 Match 3:45PM

vs Inglemoor

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vs Skyline

Wednesday, Apr 29, 2015 3:45PM

vs Sammamish

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2015 Conf. Game 4:00PM

vs Eastlake

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Conf. Match 3:45PM

at Eastlake

Friday, Apr 17, 2015 Conf. Game 4:00PM

at Newport High School

Monday, May 11, 2015 KingCo Tournament

TBD at Skyline High School

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 KingCo Tournament

TBD at Skyline High School

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Juanita HS

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Wildcats fastpitch loses experience, gains new opponents

By Sam Kenyon The Mount Si High School fastpitch team has two big obstacles to overcome this season.

First: It lost a lot of experience in the seven seniors who graduated last year.

And second: the adjustment to the KingCo 4A league.

“We better show up every day,” said Larry White, who is entering his 15th season as the head coach with Mount Si. “There’s no days off at the 4A level.”

At the top of the 4A fastpitch mountain is Woodinville High School.

Since 2005, Woodinville has won state twice and taken the KingCo 4A title seven out of nine years.

But Woodinville isn’t the only threat in this league.

“We have to be prepared,” White said.

“There’s no soft touches in the 4A.” The Wildcats won the 3A district title last year after finishing 14-6 in the regular season. They made it to state, where they lost to Bonney Lake and Mountain View.

With the loss of so many seniors in 2014, Mount Si will have to rely on the young veterans on the team. The two team captains are junior Nellie Joselyn and the team’s lone senior, Paige Wetherbee.

“We’re looking forward to big things from Paige,” White said.

Wetherbee has a younger sibling, Lexi, joining the team this year as a fresh-

man.

“Little Lexi’s a real speedster,” White said.

White will also rely on junior left-fielder Rose Vogt.

“I think Rose is going to have another really nice year,” White said. “She was a first team all-leaguer last year and she did a lot of great work in the winter. She really came in looking good.”

A pair of sophomores will be crucial for the Wildcats’ success.

One is the pitcher, Clair Lis, who threw the district title-winning game last season as a freshman. She also has a younger freshman sibling playing this year.

The other important sophomore is Kara Link.

She “is a phenomenal defensive player,” White said. “This kid is really fun to watch.”

This isn’t the same team that won the district title last year. Many of those girls had played varsity together for four straight seasons.

“That maturity will be the biggest thing that we’ll miss,” White said.

But this new version of the Wildcats will still be the product of the tradition of success in the Mount Si program, no matter what size the conference.

“The strategy doesn’t change at all,” White said.

“It’s still the same game and we’re going to do the same things we’ve always done.”

The first fastpitch conference game will be against Eastlake at 4 p.m.

March 23 in Sammamish.

By Sam Kenyon

Junior infielder Nellie Joselyn throws the ball back into the infield as teammates (from left) Claire Lis, Hayley Aman, baseman Maddy Trout and Kaja Englund wait their turn to shag flyballs during a recent spring practice.

MARCH 5, 2015

Girls golf star predicts good season

By Sam Kenyon The Mount Si High School girls golf team will face unknown territory this season, literally and metaphorically.

This year, the girls play in the KingCo 4A Conference, which means in addition to matching up against unfamiliar teams, they will play on unfamiliar courses.

“It’s going to be a little more intense,” said junior Caitlin Maralack, the Wildcats star golfer last season.

The boys golf team faced the same challenge earlier in the year. It played its away games at courses it had never been to before.

That proved to be a serious challenge. The boys won most of their home matches, but lost most of their away matches.

Golf, more than other sports, awards a huge advantage to a player who knows a course well. This puts the Wildcats in a tough spot as they learn their opponents’ courses for the first time as they enter the 4A league.

Even practicing on these new courses is often not an option since they are private. And many of them are of a higher difficulty than the courses in 3A. “Bunker experience will probably be one of the biggest challenges,” Maralack said.

Unlike the many newcomers to the team this season, Maralack is an

By Sam Kenyon

Junior Caitlin Maralack drives a few golf balls during the Mount Si High School team warmup at the Mount Si Golf Course on March 2. exception to the difficulties of the unfamiliar courses because they are not unfamiliar to her.

For instance, the first conference match will be against Issaquah on March 16 at the Snoqualmie Golf Course — where Maralack and her sister sometimes play.

“Those courses I have had experience with,” she said. “I have played many tournaments on those courses, and they are a

lot of fun. But, yes, the courses are longer. They are more challenging.”

That doesn’t dampen the optimism Maralack feels about the new season. Her team has grown in size and she is looking to continue her high level of play.

“It’s going to be more challenging but I like the challenge,” she said.

“Challenge is always fun.

You get to meet new players. In girls golf, everyone

becomes friends, so it’s a good opportunity to make more friends, right?”

She said she feels that the new league will only make the Wildcats better.

“We’ll be able to grow,” she said. “We’ll just be able to challenge ourselves more than in past years.”

Maralack’s last season was exceptional. She won every single 3A golf See GOLF, Page 9

Boys soccer confident with senior lineup

By Sam Kenyon There are 13 reasons the Mount Si High School soccer team expects to have a good season, despite moving to the tougher KingCo 4A League.

The 13 reasons are the 13 senior boys who have grown up playing soccer together.

The bonus reason is head coach Darren Brown.

This past fall, Brown led the girls’ soccer team to a strong record of 12-51, a performance well above expectations.

The combination has given the players confi-

dence, even before the first kick of the season.

“A lot of us have a very tight bond,” said senior goalkeeper Bruce Corrie, who was named to the all-conference first team this past season. “We’ve been playing together for at least five years, most of us. And we’ve known each other longer than that. I think it’ll make our play a lot stronger. I think that we’ll be able to motivate each other a lot more and I think we’ll be able to push through whatever may come this season.”

Last season, the Wildcats finished with a

record of 13-6-2, including a 5-4 loss to Kennedy Catholic High School in the first round of the state championships. But the players recognize that if they want to grab their school’s third state berth in history, the road will be hilly and rough.

“I believe it’s going to be a lot more difficult than it was last year,” Corrie said.

But the keeper has high hopes for this team and the seniors’ final season as Wildcats.

“I think with the guys we have now we can do it,” Corrie said.

Last season, eight varsity players were awarded 3A all-conference positions or honorable mentions, and seven of them are returning players.

Max Adamson, Even Betz, Cameron Dwight and Reid Howland were all honorable mentions. Defender Colton Oord was named all-conference second team. And along with Corrie, captain Connor Williams was also named all-conference first team.

“He’s a natural soccer player,” Corrie said of Williams, who led the See SOCCER, Page 9

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Wildcat baseball coach expects a challenging season

By Sam Kenyon The Mount Si High School baseball team used its big bats to blast its way to the state tournament last season, but this year its philosophy will be a bit different.

After going 15-9 overall last year and a loss in the first round at state, Mount Si saw seven of its nine starters graduate. Now the team will have to adjust its strategy along with its roster as it faces the new challenges of the rough 4A

Soccer From Page 8 league in scoring last year. “He can play anywhere he wants. I know he plays defender on his club team but out here he plays striker for us. And he’s very good at that.”

Brown will look to translate the success he had with the girls’ team in the fall to this team. In the 4A conference, it will face much larger schools, including Skyline, which made the second round of the state championships last season.

The Wildcats’ first game is a nonconference match against Union High School at 5:30 p.m. March 13 at Eastlake High School in Sammamish. The first conference game will be at 7:30 p.m. March 27 at Newport High School in Bellevue.

conference.

“It’s going to be an absolute battle every single game,” said Zach Habben, head coach. “There’s no off games. Every single game, three games a week.

It’s going to be a battle all year. I’m actually really excited.”

The team will not be hitting deep at the plate so often this year. Last season, three seniors — Carson Breshears, Evan Johnson and Zach Usselman — regularly knocked out the long ball.

The players say their coach has already inspired them.

“I can tell he’s excited about this season to come and he’s getting all of us excited as well,” Corrie said.

Corrie said that his personal goals for the season are to help anchor his team’s defense, help with its counter attack and “to hopefully to keep the shutouts coming.”

The keeper said he feels his team is coming into this league as underestimated underdogs and he’s looking to help correct that perception.

“I think we’ll surprise some teams this year,” he said. “So I would just say ‘watch out.’”

Senior Connor Williams (right) is expected to continue his dominance on the soccer field this season.

By Sam Kenyon

“We’re gonna play small ball,” Habben said.

“We’re going to bunt, we’re going to run, we’re going to steal bases a little bit more than we’ve done in the past.”

With so many of last year’s starting team gone, the leaders this season will have to sort themselves out as they play. Habben doesn’t yet know exactly who is going to step up.

“All the spots are pretty much wide open from last year,” he said. “It’s wide open for anybody.”

There are a few players he will be counting on for some production and continuity from last year, such as pitchers senior Colin Brown and junior Alden Huschle. Habben also said that his team would be heavily focused on defense.

Habben said he thinks several of the 4A teams are strong contenders, such as Issaquah, Newport, Skyline and especially Bothell.

It will be a challenge to jump in against such dominant programs when

the Wildcats are still fairly young.

Mount Si will have two nonconference games to warm up, hosting Peninsula High School at 4 p.m.

March 17 and Garfield High School at 3:45 p.m.

March 18 in Seattle.

The first conference game will be against Eastlake at 4 p.m. March 25 in Sammamish.

“We’re going to be very green as far as experience goes,” Habben said. “So it will be a learning curve for everybody.”

Golf From Page 8 tournament of the regular season. She was one of two Wildcats to advance to the district tournament and the only Wildcat to make it to state, where she finished seventh.

“Last year, I came in seventh which isn’t a bad position to be,” she said.

“I just felt like it was my game at the time, but I didn’t score how I wanted to score.”

Her goals this year are to get her scores down into the mid or low 70s instead of the low 80s. She hopes to finish in the top five at state. Aside from always improving technique, Maralack is focused on the mental part of the game.

“For any golfer, it’s very hard to stay positive and stay neutral over your golf

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But with the plan to control the game defensively and chip away at the other team at the plate, he thinks he’s got a recipe his team can get excited about.

“I cannot wait for this year to get going,” he said. “I know the kids are jacked up and I know the coaches are as well. We can’t wait to get started.”

Sam Kenyon can be reached at skenyon@snovalleystar.com or on Twitter @samuel_kenyon

tournament,” she said.

She said it’s important to not become frustrated while playing, because that can lead to playing worse.

“I try to keep my game as positive as I can,” she said.

Maralack has reason to be positive. Unless last season was a mirage, she is one of the best high school golfers.

“Last year, I became a medalist for all 12 matches, so hopefully I can try to keep that up again this year, but we’ll see how it goes,” she said. “I’m just really excited for this season.”

The team’s first match of the year will be against Mercer Island on March 12 during the high school golf jamboree at Jefferson Park Golf Club in Seattle.

Sam Kenyon can be reached at skenyon@snovalleystar.com or on Twitter @samuel_kenyon.

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MARCH 5, 2015

THE CALENDAR FOR MARCH 5-11 FRI

SAT/SUN

5 q Kids Indoor Playground, ages 0-6, 9-11 a.m. every Friday, Church on the Ridge, 35131 E. Douglas St., free, 888-7474

q Milo Petersen Trio, 7 & 8:45 p.m., Boxley’s Place, 101 West North Bend Way, 292-9307, www. boxleysplace.com

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Saturday

q Rummage Sale, 9 a.m., Sallal Grange, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend, 888-0825

q Carolyn Cruso, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Reuel Lubag & Danny Kolke: Duking It Out, 7 & 8:45 p.m., Boxley’s Place, 101 West North Bend Way, 292-9307, www.boxleysplace.com

q Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Mt. Si Pub, 45530 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend

q The Wielders, 8 p.m. to midnight, Mt. Si Pub, 45530 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend

Sunday q Clayton Kaiser, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 & 7:30 p.m., Boxley’s Place, 101 West North Bend Way, 292-9307, www.boxleysplace.com

TUES

8 q Study Zone, drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Yard Waste Recycling Program, 8 a.m. to noon, North Bend Public Works, 1155 East North Bend Way, North Bend, 888-0486

q Locomotive and Bad Idea, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

MON

q Study Zone, drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 5-7 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd.

S.E., 888-1223 q City Council meeting, 7-9 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-1555 q Friends of the North Bend Library meeting, 7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 q ‘The Adventure Within: Mindfulness While Trekking,’ 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223 q Drop-In Basketball, 16 and older, 8:15-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 256-3115

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q Developmental screenings with Encompass, ages 3 months to 5 years, 9-11 a.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., free, 8883347 q Public Health and Safety Committee meeting, 4 p.m., City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N., North Bend, 8881211 q Community Development Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 8881555 q Competitive Play Drop-In Volleyball, 16 and older, 7-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., 256-3115 q Vox at the Box: Vocal Jazz Jam, 7 and 8:30 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

WED

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q ‘A Seussical Sing Along,’ 10:30 a.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223 q Community and Economic Development Committee meeting, 1:30 p.m., 126 E. Fourth St., North Bend, 888-5633 q Squishy Circuits, ages 11 and older, 3:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd.

S.E., 888-1223 q Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting, 4:30 p.m., 1155 E. North Bend Way, North Bend, 888-0486 q Future Jazz Heads, 5 and 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 q Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357

THUR

11 q Game Night, 4-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8312357 q Public Safety Committee meeting, 5 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 8881555 q Tim Kennedy, 7 & 8:30 p.m., Boxley’s Place, 101 West North Bend Way, 292-9307, www.boxleysplace. com q Gary Puckett and the Union Gap with Grass Roots, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $25, www.snocasino.com q Candy Lee with Michaela Fuller, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647

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Crews found an unattended burn pile. The homeowner was advised to extinguish it.

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Firefighters responded at 2:45 p.m. Feb. 19 to 364th Avenue Southeast to thick black smoke. Crews found a homeowner trying to burn old furniture. The homeowner was advised of the laws and the fire was extinguished.

Out of the frying pan into the deep fryer Firefighters responded at 5:04 p.m. Feb. 19 to a business on Douglas Avenue Southeast to a report of a fire involving a deep fryer. Crews found the fire already extinguished, and there were no signs of damage to the structure. The kitchen was shut down but the business remained open.

Chim-chimney Firefighters from Snoqualmie and Fall City responded at 7:33

p.m. Feb. 19 to the Eagle Lake neighborhood for a reported chimney fire.

Crews found the fire had gone out, and there was no structural damage. The homeowners were advised to have their chimney cleaned and inspected before any further use.

Smoke not detected Firefighters responded at 7:48 p.m. Feb. 24 to the Echo Glen Children’s Center due to a reported automatic fire alarm.

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him to use his inner voice because yelling makes people worry about him.

Con-woman Police responded at 6:43 p.m. Feb. 21 to the Safeway, 460 S.W. Mt. Si Blvd., North Bend, to complaints about a panhandler. When officers arrived, she had gone into the store bathroom. The store manager said the panhandler was trying to shoplift $500 worth of cosmetics before she went into the bathroom. When she came out of the bathroom, she gave police a friend’s name instead of her own. Officers checked Facebook and determined the name she used was not hers. Eventually, she gave her real name and officers found she had outstanding warrants. Officers linked her real name to the false name in their database so she wouldn’t be able to use it again. The subject was detained at the Issaquah Jail.

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Snoqualmie police

Inside voices please Police responded at 2:06 p.m. Feb. 21 to the intersection of Maloney Grove Avenue and East North Bend Way in North Bend because a caller said a male was walking east on the street with a black rolling suitcase and yelling at cars. The subject said his yelling wasn’t directed at anyone; he was just yelling out loud. Officers advised

Police responded at 9:34 a.m. Feb. 24 to the 6500 block of Denny Peak Drive in Snoqualmie to reports of a parking problem. The caller stated their neighbor had been parking in front of the caller’s residence for five days, despite the caller asking the neighbor not to.

The officers tagged the vehicle with a 24-hour warning.

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Educators

Choir Boosters host mattress fundraiser

Choir boosters want you to get a good night’s sleep.

No lullabies but the Mount Si High School Choir Boosters will sell the next best thing — new mattresses.

The mattress sale fundraiser will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 8 at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way, S.E., Snoqualmie.

The wholesaler, CFS, will set up a mattress showroom with 25 brands on display in the high school commons.

Shoppers are encouraged to try the different sizes and styles — probably the only time shoppers are encouraged to take a short nap while they’re contemplating a purchase.

Pillows will also be available for sale.

All mattresses are new and all sizes — twin, full, queen, king, Californiaking and specialty sizes, such as extra long, will be available. Most mattresses ordered March 8 will be available within a week.

Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted, and a layaway plan is available.

As a bonus, anyone who mentions a choir member by name will receive $50 off his or her

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Christian, a thirdgrade teacher at Snoqualmie, is the Elementary School Educator of the Year.

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Esteb said if someone doesn’t know a student in choir, to feel free to use her daughter’s name — McKenna Esteb — to receive the discount.

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ELEVATE YOUR DINING EXPERIENCE Refine your wine-and-dine at one of Snoqualmie Casino’s five restaurants. From Frenchinspired Pacific Northwest cuisine to a mosaic of original Asian dishes from around the globe, and don’t forget our impressive buffet—you are in for a treat.

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