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April 4, 2013 VOL. 5, NO. 13

Complaints pile up

North Bend residents are concerned about library.

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By Michele Mihalovich

Global leader

World traveler is coming to Women in Business luncheon meeting.

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Tax time

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The replacements

Mount Si starters are missing in rainout.

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Police blotter

North Bend mayor arrested

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North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing was arrested March 26 on allegations that he struck his wife with a golf club March 24.

Sgt. Cindi West, of the King County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies responded to Hearing’s home after he called police about 5:30 p.m. March 26 to say his wife was “tormenting him.”

West said Hearing and his wife were at home, and while speaking with deputies, Hearing said he struck his wife with a five iron during an argument three nights before.

While deputies investigated, Hearing attended a City Council workstudy session from 7-9:40 p.m.

West said Hearing was arrested shortly after the council workstudy and booked into the King County Jail on suspicion of fourth-degree domestic violence assault.

According to jail records, Hearing, 62, was released at 2:01 p.m. March 27.

Charges have not been filed with the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

Hearing did not respond to a call from the Star asking for a comment, but he did send an email with the following statement: “I want to thank the many citizens who have contacted me in support. I believe in the judicial process and I would ask that people allow this process to unfold. I have been grateful to serve the city of North Bend since 2004 and care deeply about our city. I want to assure the citizens that this matter will have no impact on city business.

I would ask that you respect my family’s privacy during this difficult time.”

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This concept drawing, presented to the City Council at a March 26 workstudy, shows how North Bend’s new civic center could look.

North Bend mulls new civic center

By Michele Mihalovich North Bend city leaders have been talking about building a civic center for years, but the idea is gaining momentum after the City Council made it a priority at its January retreat.

At a March 26 workstudy, the council was presented with a vision and some preliminary numbers that left some members with a bit of sticker shock.

Mark Hinshaw, with LMN Architects in Seattle, told the council he was asked to come up with a “first-blush, conceptual idea” for a civic center situated between Bendigo Boulevard, North Bend Way and Main Avenue.

He said he was asked to include certain things, like the

council chambers doubling as a theater/performance space, some retail space on the first floor, maintaining the alley as a pedestrian plaza space, a parking area that could be used for public events or a farmers market, administration areas on the first and second floors, a 500-square-foot area for Snoqualmie Police Department when it takes over police services in March 2014 and space for possible future expansion.

Hinshaw shared colored, concept drawings of the front and back of the civic center, which he described as contemporary, but in an Art Deco style that fits with the current downtown.

Councilman David Cook, however, described the center

as “very slick and modern,” and said that he’d want to get the blessing of historical landmark groups before any designs were approved.

Councilwoman Jeanne Pettersen told Hinshaw that he really gave the concept “life.”

Councilman Ryan Kolodejchuk said he liked the clock tower, but he’d really like to see the alleyway include some sort of roof.

“This is the Pacific Northwest, after all,” he said.

Gina Estep, director of community and economic development, asked the council if there was anything in the design that they considered “a fatal flaw.”

“Cost,” Councilman See CENTER, Page 3

Homeless shelter closes its doors, but it ends with a lot of success stories

By Michele Mihalovich When a group of about 30 volunteers banded together and decided they were somehow going to open a winter shelter for the homeless in Snoqualmie Valley, there was no recipe they could follow.

None of them knew the first thing about how to open a shelter, let alone how to run one. And yet, they managed to transform places of worship into warm, dry places where the homeless could sleep at night, eat a hot, cooked meal and feel the community’s love.

Paula Matthysse, of Fall City,

showed up at the first community meeting on election night in November, and became one of the big driving forces that made the Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter a reality.

The shelter, which opened a couple days before Christmas and stayed open until Good Friday, served 122 people since opening its door — first at the North Bend Community Church, and then later at the Mount Si Lutheran Church. Of those 122 people, Matthysse said 87 were male, 35 were female and 37 were children.

She also said 41 of the patrons were 18- to 25-year-

olds, seven families stayed at the shelter, eight patrons were veterans and 30 were disabled.

Going way beyond Matthysse said the shelter served 2,243 meals — all cooked by community volunteers.

“We were thinking how wonderful it would be to provide food each night at the shelter,” she said. “But then, they brought breakfast every morning. And later, they See HOMELESS, Page 2

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Residents complain about behavior at North Bend library

By Michele Mihalovich The inboxes of City Council and staff members and police have been filling up with complaints about things going on at the North Bend Library.

Parents are afraid to let their children go to the library anymore because of perceived drug deals going down, homeless people sleeping in chairs, and groups of people smoking cigarettes and pot, as well as using foul language and gathering at the entrance, Police Chief Mark Toner said.

That is why he, Mayor Ken Larson and City Administrator Londi Lindell met with library officials a couple of weeks ago. Toner attended a March 26 City Council workstudy session to update the council on what is being done, and to hear suggestions from the council.

He first told the council that he was rather surprised to hear library officials say that they encourage people to come in and loiter at the library, they don’t want the homeless kicked out and they don’t want the kids kicked off the front porch.

Toner said after the

meeting that he respected their freedom to run their business the way they wanted, but he was also encouraged by the “progressive” list of things the library was willing to do.

They’ve agreed to: q Install additional lighting behind the library. q Trim shrubs around the building to limit blind spots. q Remove picnic tables from the east lot. q Construct a fence between the library and food bank. q Add “library patron parking only” signs. q Encourage groups that are outside to come inside or move along. q Ask that people not smoke near the building. q Enforce library code of conduct standards. q Offer more programs for neighbors, community groups and students. q Call the sheriff when appropriate.

Toner told the council and city staff that probably within two weeks of those changes, the library probably wouldn’t be an issue anymore.

There was a lot of discussion about why there had been such a spike in complaints about the library recently.

“The mayor had a theory that it was because the homeless shelter had opened. So, I decided to check out his theory,” Toner said.

He said looking at his call logs in December, when the shelter opened, the crime pattern last December was roughly the same as other Decembers.

“The uptick happened Jan. 16, when you enacted the no-camping ordinance,” Toner said.

“You displaced them by flushing them out of the woods and into the city.”

Councilmen David Cook and Ryan Kolodejchuk said they had a tough time swallowing that.

“There are a lot of new people and a lot of new young people,” Cook said.

Possible solutions Councilman Jonathan Rosen asked if a security camera could be installed at the library.

Toner told the council that the library used to have a security camera, but after an arson incident at the library last year, the King County Sheriff’s Office requested See CRIME, Page 5

Homeless From Page 1 started bringing sandwich meat and snacks to tide people over until the evening meal. The community was incredible. I don’t think any of us had any idea what this community would do. I thank them so much for caring and going way beyond what they were asked to do.”

Even with trying to manage a temporary shelter without a recipe to follow, Matthysse said there were plenty of success stories: q A fragile person was able to address medical issues and received muchneeded back surgery. q A man found a job in Redmond and was accepted into senior housing. q Five patrons found jobs. q A single-parent family was accepted into transitional housing. q An individual found housing and purchased a bicycle to use to get to work. q An individual enrolled in food stamps and SSI and is looking for help to find affordable housing for seniors. q A veteran accessed veteran’s services, addressed a debilitating medical condition and enrolled in a treatment program. q Two youths younger than age 24 returned to

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their family homes after the holidays and enrolled in treatment programs. q A couple that had recently been hired has been saving their money to get an apartment. q A single female adult was reunited with family and has been in recovery for 30 days.

Volunteers were changed, too While many lives of the homeless were changed along the way, volunteers’ lives were, too.

Volunteer Steve Miller also showed up at that first meeting held at NBCC, where he attends church.

He said he had a vague awareness of the problem of homelessness in the Valley, and he knew his church sat empty about 90 percent of the time and could be transformed into a practical use to help serve the homeless neighbors.

Miller said he also got to know Matthysse, and her passion for the shelter rubbed off on him. So, he took an active role in helping run the shelter, serving as a supervisor in the first month, which meant he stayed up all night in the shelter, checking to make sure everything was safe and secure, rules were being followed and that the patrons had food to eat.

Miller, who used to be a newspaper reporter and editor, said he drank a lot of coffee trying to stay awake, and would read a book and listen to the patrons snore.

“I was very tired, but so grateful to be a part of this historical experience.

It kept me coming back,” he said.

But, the experience opened his eyes to much more than he expected, he said.

“What I learned about the homeless is that they are just like you and me,” Miller said. “They are just trying to get through life every day. They have the same wants and needs and hopes for their lives — and dreams for their kids — we all do,” he said. “Suddenly, there was a face and personality attached to the homeless population which hadn’t been there for me before.”

Miller learned something about himself in the process as well.

“I learned that giving to others is really how I want to live,” he said, add-

ing that before he started helping at the shelter, he thought that he had been giving to others.

He is an elder at his church and serves on a lot of committees, but in truth, Miller said, he’d been pretty self-centered.

“It was mostly all about Steve,” he said. “I’ve learned that other people’s lives are more important to me than they ever were before. I’m a lot happier knowing that I’m giving more to others.”

Where will they go now?

Now that the volunteers have a basic recipe to follow, they already have ingredients they’d like to add when the shelter opens again this coming winter.

Miller wants to see job counseling added to the offerings.

“If they want to get a job and all they need is help with a résumé or filling out an application, why not help them with that?” he asked.

He also wants to see drug and alcohol rehabilitation services being offered in North Bend.

Matthysse and Miller are concerned for the homeless who, beginning March 30, no longer have a warm, dry refuge for the night.

Also complicating the matter is North Bend’s new ordinance that bans camping on public property.

“I’ve spoke with some of the patrons, and with the city ordinance the way it is, they knew that they were going to have to be invisible again,” Matthysse said. “And that is hard for me to think about.”

Miller said he knows some people are going to have to camp beyond the city limits.

“I am not angry at City hall or the police for doing what they need to do,” he said. “I have no bitterness.

But, it is an issue that has to be dealt with. We’ll know more in a month or two how it’s going to play out.”

However, Police Chief Mark Toner said April 1 that it’s already playing out.

He said since the shelter closed, he has already received five calls for service about someone camping in people’s back yards.

“I just cannot have them camping on peoples’ private property,” he said.

“That is a huge public safety issue.”

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World traveler Helen Thayer will speak at local Women in Business luncheon She’s inspiring, and it’s a real treasure to have her live within an hour of the Valley.”

By Megg Joosten She was 50 when she became the first woman to travel solo to the North Pole. She has walked more than 12,000 miles in Africa, studying and living with indigenous people. She is planning a 2,000-mile walk across northern India.

Now in her 70s, New Zealandborn Helen Thayer travels the world, speaking and sharing her stories and experiences. The Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business is pleased to welcome the author, photographer and national speaker back for the fourth time to speak at a luncheon April 10.

“She’s always well-received,” said Chris Fagan, president of the Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business. “She’s so motivational and inspiring, and each story is so remarkable.”

Thayer and her husband, of Snohomish, have walked more than 12,000 miles in Africa, from the Savannah to the Serengeti Plains. “Walking Africa” is the story of her adventures with her husband through central and eastern Africa.

Thayer’s photos of the animals, birds and indigenous tribes will illustrate her stories. Thayer uses

Center From Page 1 Jonathan Rosen said. “We really need to look at what could be done to dramatically reduce the costs.”

The two-building civic center, as designed, includes 16,520 square feet, and 31,300 square feet for parking and outdoor plazas. The estimated cost for the land, owned

by Bill Glazier, is between $1.2 million and $1.4 million. The building costs range from $5.8 million to $8.1 million, and the parking and plaza estimates range between $1.6 million and $3.1 million.

That brings the grand total to $8.6 million to $12.6 million.

The council was also given documents that showed what other municipalities have spent recently on civic buildings. On the low end was Port Townsend, which in 2005 paid $3.7 million for a new building.

Shoreline in 2009 spent $22.4 million for an administrative building and council chamber with a LEED Gold rating, and Snoqualmie spent $7.3

— Chris Fagan Women in Business

Helen Thayer her “Walking Africa” program to encourage people to be persistent in their goals.

“Age is no barrier to our dreams and goals,” she said in a phone interview. “We set our goals and plan and we look beyond our horizons to infinity.”

Thayer said she hopes her stories encourage people as they hear about the problems she has faced and solved on her own. She said she wants people to realize they shouldn’t be discouraged by complications that come up, and they should continue to work towards

million in 2010 for its new City Hall and administration building.

The council was also provided with a document that showed some possible funding resources. The city could raise between $400,000 and $600,000 from selling surplus property.

It also has $400,000 available from the 2012 general fund that carried over to this year’s budget.

Securing a 20-year bond is another possibility.

Jim Nelson, a bond underwriter with D.A. Davidson in Seattle, was at the meeting and said North Bend has an excellent bond rating of AA-.

their ambitions.

“I’m still a work in progress,” Thayer said.

“She’s inspiring, and it’s a real treasure to have her live within an hour of the Valley,” Fagan said.

“The first time she came to speak, she loved the feeling of the group so much she wanted to come back.”

The luncheon will start with a meet and greet at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. All are welcome.

The cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Go to www. svwib.com/payments to reserve your spot by April 8.

Learn more about Thayer at http://helenthayer.com.

Megg Joosten: 392-6434, ext. 221, or newsclerk@ isspress.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

The document presented to the council indicated several bond scenarios, ranging from a $5 million bond with a tax levy impact of .39 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation up to a $10 million bond with a tax levy impact of .78 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Nelson told the council that “these are fantastic times” for interest rates on municipal bonds. He said there has been talk of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in 2015.

“So, we have a small window,” Cook said.

Hinshaw also said the city could consider build-

ing the civic center in two phases, and Nelson agreed that could be a good alternative.

In the end, it was Cook who said that perhaps the design could be reigned in.

“Let’s not get the Cadillac. Let’s just get what we need,” he said.

When asked what dollar amount he would be more comfortable with, Rosen said, “I don’t know. This seemed to be pretty high compared to the others.

This is very preliminary at this stage. But, I know I don’t want to keep going in that direction,” he said, pointing at the $8.6 million to $12.6 million figure.

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The hearing will be held at the North Bend City Hall Conference Room, 211 Main Ave. N. The proposal is to build two multistory buildings to accommodate hotels, restaurants, a conference center facility and associated parking at the intersection of Bendigo Boulevard South and South Fork Ave Southwest.

If approved, the development will be built in two phases. Phase I includes a hotel with restaurant, conference center, meeting room and possibly a sweet shop. Phase II will develop a multistory hotel, restaurant and conference center facility.

Both phases will include improvements to the area, such as parking and landscaping, according to the release.

All public comments must be received in the City Administrator Londi Lindell said after the meeting that the next steps were to continue

North Bend Department of Community Services by noon April 10. Written comments may be mailed or delivered to City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N, North Bend, faxed to 831-6200 or emailed to gestep@ northbendwa.gov.

Snoqualmie’s historic trains will run again Trains will soon be running again from Snoqualmie’s historic train station, according to the Northwest Railway Museum.

Rides will resume on the vintage railway, beginning April 6 and run every Saturday and Sunday through October.

The 75-minute trip is a scenic ride through the Cascade Foothills and to Snoqualmie Falls.

Also opening April 6 is the exhibit “Rails to Sails” at the Snoqualmie Depot.

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Knives on planes policy is nonsensical

To the Good Samaritan, I appreciated your help in mounting a tire on my maroon car Feb. 27. I was upset with my wife’s visit to a Medicaid clinic. I failed to get your name and phone number. As you left me to get home in the 20 minutes until dinnertime

It’s been nearly a dozen years since 9/11. Memories of that day have faded, but not if you are an airline traveler in a long security line at the airport, questioning whether the added security actually protects passengers from terrorists.

After all this time, we’ve learned to accept the new norm in airport security. After turning over pocketknives and having the short file on nail clippers removed for all these years, the Transportation Security Administration’s new policy allows small knives back onto planes. We agree with flight attendants, little knives can be big security risks.

The knives the TSA has decided to permit must be shorter than 2.36 inches. That’s still plenty long enough to kill a person, especially when it’s being held against someone’s throat. Maybe we’ve just seen too many movies?

Box cutters, by the way, are still forbidden, because of the “emotion associated with them” in the light of 9/11, according to TSA Administrator John Pistole. In other words, TSA is allowing emotion to make decisions about what is or is not appropriate to bring on a plane. That’s no way to run a security system.

Deodorant, shampoo, perfume and sunscreen larger than a couple ounces all remain forbidden. Apparently, terrorists can do more damage by smelling fresh than by stabbing a person in the heart.

Allowing knives means that potential terrorists don’t even need to try and be clever to get onboard a plane.

They don’t need a chemist to give them instructions on how to cook a concoction that will blow up. They just need a trip to the mall to buy a small Swiss army knife.

The unfortunate fact is that air travel will never be 100 percent safe from the intents of those wanting to cause us harm. No list of restricted items will cover everything. But some common sense needs to apply. Knives can be a danger to travelers confined to a crowded plane, even when hijacking is not the motive.

Knives, intuitively, should be banned.

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Crime From Page 2 the tape from that evening as evidence.

He said the library never did turn over the tape, and also removed the camera from the library.

Rosen asked if a camera could be installed at the city’s Community and Economic Development building across the street.

Toner said it was possible, but that it would be hard from that distance to distinguish whether a person was handing over drugs or a York Peppermint Patty to another person.

He also reminded the council about the backlash from the public when the city of Seattle proposed using drones for surveillance.

Toner said cameras would be a good, longterm investment, but he

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suggested the council take it to the public first before they invest a bunch of money in equipment.

“I appreciate that. I agree. Let’s engage the public and get their response first,” Rosen said.

“OK, but what can we do in the short term,” Councilman Alan Gothelf said. “We haven’t talked about increased patrolling.”

Toner said extra patrols would do a lot to deter crime — more visibility is essential; but it costs money.

Lindell said the council already approved about $30,000 during this budget cycle that had been set aside for detective services, so a decision did not need to go before the council at a regular council meeting to allocate the funds for extra patrols.

Toner said after the meeting that the $30,000 had been budgeted for the 2012 budget, and that they looked it up after the meeting and saw that

$19,000 was available this year.

The council was very supportive of Toner using those funds to beef up the police presence at the library, but also at other trouble spots, like the QFC grocery store and the skate park.

“Use your discretion, Mark. Do whatever you need to take care of this problem. You have the council’s support,” Kolodejchuk said.

Toner said after the meeting that he plans extra patrols, two to four hours a week, which he will assess for effectiveness.

He said it might have to go up, or down.

Toner said that he doesn’t just want deputies driving around during the extra patrols; he wants them out of their cars and making contact with the public.

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MARCH 28, 2013

SCHEDULE THIS: Bring your yard waste recycling from 8 a.m. to noon April 6 and 20 to North Bend Public Works, 1155 E. North Bend Way. Items accepted are grass, leaves, weeds and branches.

Not accepted are sod, dirt, rocks, asphalt, wood or stumps, trash, manure or plastic bags.

Must be a resident in the North Bend ZIP code. Call 888-7654.

Send your news Send items for Your Week to newsclerk@ isspress.com by noon Friday.

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q Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation Spring Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., minimum $100 donation, reserve seat at svsfoundation.org

q Family BINGO night, 6:30-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, $5 for YMCA members, $10 for nonmembers

q Eric Verlinde, 7-9:30 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend q Australia’s Thunder from Down Under, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie q Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m., Mount Si Golf Course restaurant, 9010 Boalch Ave., Snoqualmie, snovalley@member. kiwanis.org

q Dy-no-Mites Relay For Life BBQ Dinner and Silent Auction, 5-8 p.m.

April 6, Snoqualmie Eagles, 8200 Railroad Ave. Guests and members are welcome. Tickets available at Another Hair Place or at the door: $10 adults, $7 kids

q Rocks and Ropes, ages 10-15, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Preregister by calling 2563115; $50/members, $60/nonmembers.

q Aria Prame Quartet, 7-9:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Native Jazz Trio with Christian Fabian, 7-9:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Zumba classes for people with special needs, 10:15-11 a.m.

Saturdays through Apr. 27, $7 drop-in fee or punch-pass fee of $30 for five visits, Si View Pool, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 8881447

q Snoqualmie Valley Rotary Club, 7 a.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club Restaurant, 36005 S.E. Ridge St. Snoqualmie, www. snoqualmievalleyrotary.org q Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7-8:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. North Bend, 888-0554

q Free Sunday Funday for families, 2-4 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Families will play themed games and sports, do crafts and more.

q Dave Peck Trio, 6-8:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Jewelry making for kids, ages 5 and up, 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m., SimplyAnne’s, 8050 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie, $20. Go to www.simplyanne. com or call 954-5240 to RSVP. Space is limited. q Open Mic night, 8-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Brewery, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E. Call 831-2357, fallsbrew.com

q The Butternuts and Orphan Train, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E.

q Be the Band, 7 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., www.betheband. net

q Various jazz artists perform Sunday through Saturday, 7 p.m. at Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307. Check website for daily performer schedule at www.boxleysplace.com.

q Arts Commission, 6-7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., nsanders@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 888-5337 q City Council meeting, 7-9 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., jwarren@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 888-1555, ext. 1118

q Paintball, ages 10-15, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Bring a sack lunch and wear closed-toed shoes; $50/members, $60/ nonmembers. Preregister by calling 256-3115. q Beginners knitting, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. A sixweek class that will cover the basics of knitting. Pre-register by calling 256-3115; $75/six-week session, includes a ball of yarn, knitting needles and a sewing needle. q Courtney Cutchins Duo, 7-9:30 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend q CPR Class, 6-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, lluzzo@. snoqualmie.wa.us, 888-1551 q SnoValley Writers Group, join other local writers for writing exercises and critiquing, 6-8 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. North Bend, 8880554

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Whirly ball and game challenges at Microsoft for ages 10-15, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Bring a sack lunch and wear closed-toed shoes; $50/members, $60/nonmembers. Pre-register by calling 256-3115. q Open mic, 7 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave S.E., Snoqualmie q Shoreline Hearings Board, 5-6 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., lhollenbeck@ ci.snoqualmie. wa.us, 888-5337 q Free Tax Prep Assistance, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. North Bend, 888-0554 q Anime and Manga Club, 3-5 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8881223

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Sports

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Mount Si baseball crushes Issaquah in game at Safeco Field Twelve prep baseball teams from throughout Puget Sound got to play at Safeco Field as guests of the Seattle Mariners over three weekends before the first home game of the Major League Baseball regular season.

Mount Si was one of those teams, and it took its chance to humiliate Issaquah with a 10-0 victory March 30.

By Greg Farrar

Joey Cotto, Mount Si High School senior left fielder, gloves a deep fly at full sprint to get the first out of the game, as a portent of what would be the Wildcats’ 10-0 shutout of the Issaquah Eagles.

At left, Chase Kairis, Mount Si High School senior, pitches during the High School Baseball Classic.

The Mount Si and Issaquah High School baseball teams line up on Safeco Field to shake hands after the Wildcats’ 10-0 win in their High School Baseball Classic game, one of the six high school matchups hosted by the Seattle Mariners before the start of the Major League Baseball regular season.

Tanner Simpson, Mount Si High School junior, stands in the last spotlight of infield sun on second base, with a 2-RBI double in the bottom of a five-run third inning for the Wildcats.

At left, Austin Hall, Mount Si High School senior, slides across home plate on teammate Connor Jensen’s RBI single in the bottom of the second inning.

At right, Joe Done, Mount Si High School senior, hits a sacrifice RBI to score Carson Breshears in the bottom of the first inning at Safeco Field against Issaquah.

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Hospital to donate supplies to Third World countries

Wildcats rained out

By Michele Mihalovich Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is donating a long list of expired supplies to Third World countries around the world.

The surplus supplies include expected items such as bandages, washcloths, syringes, tubing and swabs, but also include off-thewall items like lemon-scented moist towelettes, RV toilet paper and red patient slippers.

Steve Daniel, chief financial officer for the hospital, told district commissioners at their March 7 meeting that it’s against the law for hospitals in the United States to use expired items, but that there are nonprofit agencies that distribute those kinds of perfectly good supplies to countries that need them.

Jesse Waite, the hospital’s director of materials management, wrote in an email that he’s working with a nonprofit organi-

Snoqualmie offers free renewal of pet licenses for month of April During April, pet owners can renew their expired pet licenses without paying late fees or license currently unlicensed pets without penalties, thanks to the Regional Animal Services of King County, according to a press release from the city of Snoqualmie.

At any other time, pet owners are subjected to a $125 fine for unlicensed spayed and neutered pets or $250 for unlicensed unaltered pets.

By Michele Mihalovich

Mount Si freshman Bayley Barnett winds up and strikes out a Lake Washington player March 28 before the game was called due to a downpour. Barnett has been filling in for starting pitcher Paige Wetherbee, who is out from injuries. Starting catcher Mickey Blad is also benched due to injuries. None of the stats from the March 28 game will count, which is too bad for Rachael Picchena and Tamarra Crowe, who both hit home runs. As of April 2, the Wildcats overall record is 5-3.

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The hospital district is also surplusing some equipment like old monitors and printers, to a company called Far West Medical.

Waite, who was recently hired, said he went through the hospital’s entire inventory as part of a periodical inventory review of the supply room to make sure there were no expired items in the warehouse.

Since the new hospital could be completed in early 2014, Waite said getting rid of the supplies and equipment will also help eliminate excess inventory in preparation for the upcoming move.

If you know of other nonprofits that take expired medical supplies or know of any learning facilities or colleges that could use such supplies for education purposes, email jessew@snoqualmiehospital.org.

All pets 6 weeks and older in Snoqualmie are required to be licensed, even if they are indoor only, to ensure that they are returned in case they get lost. Prices are $15 for dogs and cats younger than 6 months and senior citizen pet owners; $30 for altered dogs and cats older than 6 months; and $60 for unaltered dogs and cats older than 6 months.

Pet licenses can be purchased online at www.kingcounty.gov/pets or in person at Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., or Sno-Falls Credit Union, 9025 Meadowbrook Way S.E.

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Police blotter Correction On March 21, 2013, the Star incorrectly identified a suspect arrested for drunk driving in North Bend. We mistakenly said that Spencer Goodwin, age 46, was that suspect. He was not. The Star apologizes for the error.

Street. Police discovered five juveniles hiding liquor bottles in the bushes. No parents were home.

Accident with injury Police responded to a rollover accident at 9 p.m. March 15 on Southeast Reinig Road.

One woman was transported to the hospital.

Low on gas

North Bend Undercover flirting An employee of a gas station on East North Bend Way reported at 5:40 a.m. March 14 that a man claiming to be an undercover police officer for the Seattle Police Department was talking to her and asked for her number.

Police determined that he is not an employee of the Seattle Police Department.

Don’t tell mom

Police responded at 10:36 p.m. March 15 to a report of a juvenile drinking party on West Fourth

Police took a report at 11 a.m. March 15 about diesel fuel stolen from a business on Southeast North Bend Way. Someone had stolen 415 gallons of diesel fuel from a generator.

Hungry loiterers

Police responded at 9:13 p.m. March 16 to an alley on Main Avenue North near a food bank where people with bags were hanging out.

Drunk at the library

Police responded at 11:24 a.m. March 16 to the North Bend Library where a juvenile was apparently drunk. When police arrived, they found a bottle of Irish

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whisky that was one-third full and a marijuana pipe in his backpack. Police determined that he is 14 years old, and contacted his mother to pick him up from the police station.

No turnarounds

Police responded at 2:08 a.m. March 17 to a report that a vehicle was driving

by East Park Street and Ballarat Avenue South several times, turning around in various driveways.

Why did the cow cross the road?

Police responded at 1:14 a.m. March 17 to Bendigo Boulevard North and Boalch Avenue Northwest to a report of five cows grazing on the side of the road. Police left a message for the owner.

Hungry?

Police responded at about 9 a.m. March 19 to a residence on Bendigo Boulevard North where a woman was throwing food and plates at her fiancé.

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Needing a little change

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No change at the car wash

Police responded at 12:42 p.m. March 21 to a report of an argument between a mother and daughter. The daughter was upset because she couldn’t locate a Target gift card and thought she gave it to her mother. The argument resulted in the mother and daughter wrestling and scratching each other.

Police reported at 6 a.m.

March 19 to a laundromat on East North Bend Way where change was stolen from the soap dispenser.

Police responded at 5:25 a.m. March 19 to a car wash on West Park Street where a suspect was attempting to pry open an outdoor change machine at a car wash. Two suspects were not able to gain entry to the machine and ran from the scene before police arrived.

Umbrella attack

Police responded at 10:26 p.m. March 20 to a report that a woman on Northeast Eighth Street at the homeless shelter was hitting a woman with an umbrella.

She was asked to leave.

Napping in the shed

Police responded at 10 a.m. March 21 to a business on East North Bend Way where a woman reported that a “bad guy” was sleep-

No shopping spree

Snoqualmie Night burglary A Melrose Lane Southeast resident reported that between 4 p.m.

March 22 and 6:30 a.m.

March 23 someone broke into his car, which may have been unlocked, and stole two pair of binoculars valued at $830, a GPS worth $140 and a digital camera worth $200.

Dumpster Diving Police responded at 1:55 a.m. March 24 to a report of someone digging in a trash bin at the bowling alley on Southeast Douglas Street.

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Police received a call at 1:35 p.m. March 28 from someone upset about a protestor holding a sign with a photo of Obama with a Hitler mustache.

The protestor was with an impeach Obama group on

the sidewalk on Railroad Avenue Southeast.

North Bend fire calls Firefighters were dispatched at 3:52 p.m.

March 22 to Quartz Drive Southwest for a carbon monoxide incident.

Firefighters responded at 4:52 p.m. March 4 to Southeast Mount Si Road for a report of unauthorized burning.

Firefighters responded at 12:40 p.m. March 28 to 382nd Avenue Southeast for a report of unauthorized burning.

Snoqualmie fire calls Firefighters were dispatched March 21 to the IGA Village Foods for an automatic fire alarm. After investigation, it was determined that it was a false alarm set off by workers.

Firefighters assisted Eastside Fire & Rescue March 21 at a house fire on Southeast Tanner Road.

The fire was out upon arrival of the first unit.

Firefighters assisted with ventilation of the smoke and made sure there was no fire.

Firefighters responded March 22 with the Fall City Fire Department to the Salish Lodge for a fire alarm. The alarm was set off when a guest neglected to open the flue after starting a fire in a fireplace.

The alarm was reset.

Firefighters were dispatched March 26 to an automatic fire alarm activation at the Snoqualmie Community Center. Officers determined that the alarm was set off by a plastic container that was accidently set on a hot burner.

In addition to the above calls, firefighters responded to 12 medical aid calls, bringing the annual call number to 254.

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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Snoqualmie tribe gives casino expansion plan another look

By Lynda V. Mapes Seattle Times staff reporter The Snoqualmie Tribal Council is taking a fresh look at the tribe’s possible casino expansion, including the idea of a 20-story hotel next to its casino.

The tribe canceled a meeting of its general membership in February to discuss refinancing its debt for the project, while the council takes a second look at the plan.

The project has been controversial in Snoqualmie, where the hotel would be the tallest building for miles. An original proposal called for a 340-room hotel, conference center, larger casino

and theater, and two new parking structures.

One estimate indicates that could pump up total revenue for the tribe’s casino property to nearly $300 million a year, including $230 million in gambling revenue.

That would be a big jump from 2012, with $189 million in gambling revenue and $40 million from the casino’s restaurants and other facilities.

The city of Snoqualmie provides sewer, emergency and fire services to the tribe’s casino property, and is in negotiations about what size expansion of the Snoqualmies’ development it would or could

service. The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe beat out the Snoqualmies in 2007 to purchase the nearby Salish Lodge.

Consideration of the development comes at a time when the tribe is struggling with other issues.

The tribe’s longtime administrator, Matt Mattson, is on paid administrative leave during separate investigations by the tribal council and tribal gambling commission.

Robert Roy Smith, attorney for the Snoqualmie Tribe, said he could not discuss the details of the investigations.

Tribal members also met last week to try to resolve a long-running enrollment dispute but did not have a quorum to take action.

At issue is the base roll of tribal members.

“The base roll is just a mess,” said Milo Gabel, a tribal member who turned out for the meeting at the Preston Community Center on March 17.

Members at the meeting signed a statement declaring they are true Snoqualmies, entitled to vote or hold office, because they are at least one-eighth Snoqualmie in their blood line, as the tribe’s constitution requires.

They also agreed to accept an enrollment audit done last year, so far ignored by the tribal council, and to submit it

for final review.

“We have to start somewhere. This is a starting point for our tribe,” said elder Arlene Ventura, of Renton, one of 38 tribal members of all ages who gathered at the community center.

They needed 40 members to take official action.

Lynda V. Mapes: 206-464-2736 or lmapes@seattletimes.com

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Refinancing Snoqualmie Valley School bonds saves taxpayers money

The Snoqualmie Valley School District recently refinanced a portion of its outstanding bonds from 2005, in order to take advantage of favorable municipal bond market conditions.

As a result, the district was able to secure a total debt service savings to taxpayers of $655,611 over the remaining life of the bonds, for a 15.86 percent savings on the refunded bonds, as stated in a Snoqualmie Valley School District press release.

These savings will flow directly to taxpayers through reduced tax levies, and are not available for district expenses.

This refinancing effort, combined with refinancing of other

bonds completed in the past few years, brings the total net savings to Snoqualmie Valley taxpayers to approximately $3.98 million and more than 9 percent savings on approximately $40 million of refunded bonds.

Learn, and then teach, recycling

Did you know half of what goes to Cedar Hills Regional Landfill could be recycled?

The King County Solid Waste Division is looking for outgoing individuals who want to inspire others to reduce waste and recycle more, according to a press release from the division.

Learn all about curbside recycling, including food scrap recycling, and then put your training to work through volunteer outreach.

This free training is open to King County residents outside of the cities of Seattle and Milton only.

Two options for training are available: in Renton, from 6:30-9 p.m.

Thursday evenings, April 25 to May 16 or in Kent, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays, May 4 and 11.

Learn more at your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/mrc/ index.asp.

Chief Kanim students place in Science Bowl Chief Kanim Middle School students Rahul Chaliparambil and Vishnu Rathnam competed on teams that placed first and second March 2 in the 2013 Inland Northwest Regional Science Bowl, at Whitworth University, in Spokane, Wash., according to a press release from the

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school.

The two participated as part of Science Infinity Club, with teammates from Redmond/Bellevue schools. Chaliparambil’s team earned second place in the competition among 26 five-person teams (about 125 students).

Rathnam was on the first-place team that has been invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl, in Washington, D.C., where they will join more than 77 regional team winners, April 25-29.

The Science Bowl features head-to-head, fast-paced, buzzer-style competition similar to “Jeopardy!” The students competed to be the first to answer questions about all science disciplines — astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, mathematics, physics and energy.

The Department of Energy created the National Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science, and to pursue careers in these fields.

More than 225,000 students have participated in what is one of the nation’s largest science competitions.

Learn more at http://science.energy.gov/wdts/nsb.

Local charity helps those with hair loss

Anyone who has suffered hair loss from an illness knows how difficult it can be to hide the evidence of their illness.

Good Wishes is a charity started by local resident Laurie Erickson.

Her goal is to provide men, women and children with a fashionable scarf to brighten their outfit and envelop them in good

wishes as they recover, according to a press release from the organization.

Good Wishes was founded in 2006 when Erickson, after working for 20 years with hair accessories, was approached by a woman requesting one thing she could not provide — something to cover her head as her hair grew back after chemotherapy.

Erickson saw a need and, six years later, Good Wishes has been very successful.

Recently, the organization sent out its 20,000th scarf.

Each scarf is sent to a recipient along with a card full of well wishes from everyone on staff.

Anyone who has undergone or is undergoing treatment is eligible for a scarf, free of charge.

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