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April 11, 2013 VOL. 5, NO. 14

Homeschool help Support group meeting is set for next week.

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Opinion Page 4

Police blotter Page 5

More questions Hospital board wants to know about skills center.

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Mount Si softball takes down Bellevue Page 8

Bear season

Street racers come to North Bend

Omnivores on the prowl present usual problems

By Michele Mihalovich Despite bears being in the local news quite a bit this past year, wildlife experts said it was a pretty quiet bear season.

However, some of the garbagerelated problems from last year are still an issue.

Rich Beausoleil, bear and cougar specialist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said in a March 19 press release that field staff have already received reports of black bear activity in North Bend, Issaquah See BEARS, Page 3

By Mary Miller

Cyclists competed April 7 at the two-day University of Washington Cycling Road Race and Criterium, held on the streets of downtown North Bend.

Local student creations on display at high school Festival of the Arts

By Dan Aznoff

Old school Residents appear in “The Secret Garden.”

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Color them in Group seeks crayons for Seattle Children’s.

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Delicious delicacies and digital downloads will share the spotlight in April as students from every corner of campus display classroom projects and individual artistic endeavors at the annual Festival of the Arts at Mount Si High School.

“Perspectives” is scheduled on campus from 6-8 p.m. April 18. The program is sponsored again this year by the Mount Si High School PTSA, with donations from Fall City Arts used to purchase the recognition awards in each category.

“I’m not teaching correctly if I’m not having any fun. And the bonsai projects submitted this year have really been fun,” environmental science teacher Nick Kurka said. “This year, the submissions have been quite unique.”

Kurka explained that each of his students received a small potted plant. The class project

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Bonsai trees are one of the sorts of art students will showcase. was to clip the little trees and then use wire to shape them into real-life examples of the bonsai the students studied in class.

“The students deserve recognition for their efforts this year,” Kurka said. “The submissions have been quite impressive.”

Kurka said he hopes to have one or two examples of land-

scaping projects at the festival this year as well, but cannot be certain that Mother Nature is aware of the deadline for submissions. He insists that his students take their time to be sure the projects are completed to the highest possible outcome, and not be overly concerned about deadlines for the showcase at school.

“There’s nothing we can do about the unpredictable spring weather,” he said.

This will be the 11th year the horticulture instructor has had his students involved with the art festival. Kurka pointed out that several of the entries from the springtime exhibit at the high school would be submitted for competition at the Puyallup Fair in the fall.

Almost one dozen departments and as many as 100 students are expected to have their work on display at the fesSee ARTS, Page 2

Habitat to build in the Valley Group will put up 14 new homes in Carnation

By Michele Mihalovich Habitat for Humanity unveiled its plan to build 14 new homes in Carnation at the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District board meeting April 4.

Tom Granger, senior vice president of programs and operations with Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County, said after the meeting that Carnation was selected for several reasons.

One, there is a great need for affordable housing there.

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Parents: attend homeschooling support meeting on April 17 Parents who choose to home-school their children are being offered support from the public school district in Snoqualmie.

A press release from the Snoqualmie Valley School District states that

Homes From Page 1 “We’ve had families from Carnation who have approached us to move to Habitat projects elsewhere, which indicates the great need for affordable housing there,” he said.

“Also, because the population and leaders of Carnation have been very

Correction

In a story about crime at the library that appeared in the April 4 Star, the name of the mayor of North Bend was incorrect.

The mayor is Ken Hearing.

the Parent Partnership Program is a resource for homeschooling families, providing them with support from certified teachers to support their home education.

The Parent Partnership Program is offering an informational meeting, which will cover registration for grades kindergarten through five, class schedules, curriculum choices and

welcoming and engaging of us building there.

We had been monitoring some land there and were finally able to purchase it,” Granger said.

The 14 detached homes will range from 900 to 1,400 square feet, and Granger said groundbreaking for infrastructure, such as roads, water, power and sewer connections, could happen by May 31.

Since the town of Carnation doesn’t have a building department, the city of Snoqualmie will handle inspections, Granger said.

Anyone who has lived in King County for a year and meets the income criteria is eligible to apply for a home.

Granger told the

Parent Advisory Board signups. The meeting will be from 6:15-6:45 p.m. for kindergarten through fifth grades, and 6:50-7:30 p.m. for grades six through eight, on April 17 and May 15 at 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.

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hospital board that the hospital is in a perfect position to recommend possible families, which will need to put in 500 hours of “sweat equity” toward their homes.

Fundraising meetings will happen soon.

Volunteers and donated materials from the Snoqualmie Valley will be needed for the $2.1 million project, Granger said.

The board unanimously agreed to declare its support for the project.

Anyone wishing to apply for a home or to volunteer should visit habitatskc.org.

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext.

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Arts From Page 1 tival. Entries will include submissions of sketches, watercolors, print making, wood working, metal art, animation, digital illustration and photography.

Digital media instructor Joe Dockery said he is especially excited about the projects submitted for the art festival this year, explaining that his students have been able to submit entries online for the first time. He added that the number of digital entries this year is a direct result of the new iPad laboratory at the high school.

Dockery — who was born and raised in Carnation — said a film project produced by one of his students has already received honorable mention in a national competition. Other students will have works of animation and 3D films on display the night of the festival.

“I’ve been lucky enough to have a talented group of students this year,” Dockery said.

He went on to say that he hopes to have many of his best students back in his classroom again in the fall.

Digital entries to “Perspectives” will be available online beginning the week of the festival at http://mshsfestivalofthearts201213.weebly.com.

One of the highlights every year are the photographs taken by students,

and photography teacher Jim Gibowski said he does not have any reason to believe that this year will be any different. The majority of photographs submitted for this year’s festival are digital images that students have printed and framed for the showcase.

The ProStart class from the culinary department will provide appetizers as one of the 18 entries from her students, according to teacher Laura Tarp. The teenage chefs in Tarp’s program were required to come up with their own appropriate recipe, prepare tester samples and adjust the cost for 50 appetizers before they can be eligible to be served the night of the festival.

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“This is an exciting project for the students to show parents and community their work,” Tarp said. “Best of all, this form of artwork is edible!”

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Bears From Page 1 and Chelan County.

Chris Moszeter, a fish and wildlife law enforcement officer based in King County, said he’s already heard of three bears seen in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Last year, department officials responded to 444 situations involving bears, ranging from raids on garbage cans and birdfeeders to confrontations with pets. In 2011, the department responded to 523 incidents involving black bears.

“Black bears usually emerge from their dens in mid- to late-April, but warm weather can cause them to stir earlier,” Beausoleil said. “Whatever the timing, black bears are hungry when they emerge from their dens, because they lose up to half their body weight during hibernation.”

Natural foods are scarce this early in the year, so bears often start looking for the easiest source of high-protein food, he said.

For that reason, Beausoleil strongly recommends people take steps to avoid attracting black bears to their home, particularly in areas known to attract bears. That means securing garbage cans, removing backyard bird feeders and not leaving pet food outdoors.

“If people would control these three bear attractants, the number of bearhuman conflicts would be reduced significantly,” he said.

Moszeter wanted to remind people about the new law enacted last June,

Avoid bear problems

Rich Beausoleil, bear and cougar specialist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, has advice for preventing conflicts with bears: q Never intentionally feed bears or other wild animals. q Keep garbage cans in a garage or another secure area until collection day. q Remove pet food from areas accessible to wildlife. q Take down birdfeeders until winter. q Thoroughly clean barbecue grills after each use. q When camping, keep a clean campsite by thoroughly cleaning all cooking utensils after use and sealing uneaten food in airtight containers stored in bear-proof canisters away from sleeping areas.

Learn more about how to avoid conflict with bears at http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/bears.html. which gives law enforcement officials the authority to fine people who negligently feed wildlife, either by not securing garbage cans or leaving bird feeders out after the winter months.

He said he did not write any tickets last year, because the main goal was to educate people about the new law.

Moszeter said that this year officers will hand out written warnings, but if the problem persists, then it’s considered negligently feeding wildlife, which is an infraction and could result in an $87 fine.

“If at that point a person does not comply and wants to keep feeding birds or leaving garbage cans unsecured, then it’s considered knowingly feeding wildlife, which is a misdemeanor and can run from $250 to $1,000, or even more,” he said.

The problem last year in Snoqualmie with bear conflicts had a lot to do with some affordable housing neighborhoods that do not have garages to store their garbage cans in.

One man who lives

in one of those neighborhoods said Waste Management is responsible for the continued problem by not working with residents to come up with solutions and has been misleading the public about its bear-proof container only costing an additional $3.21 per month.

Greg Ste.Marie said the only bear-proof container Waste Management has available is a 96-gallon size, suited for families of nine to 12 people, which costs $46.02 per month, plus the additional $3.21 per month to pay for the garbage collector who has to physically unlock the bear-proof containers in order to empty them.

“Many of our cottage residents have cans that are either 35 gallon (recommended for families of three to four people) or 64 gallon … and these cost $22.85 per month and $34.43 per month,” he said.

Robin Freedman, spokeswoman for Waste Management in Washington, said 24 customers currently use the

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Bears that were trapped near Lake Alice by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife last year were fitted with a radio collar and released.

96-gallon bear-proof containers in Snoqualmie.

She confirmed that there are no other sizes available now.

“Although Toter, the company that makes these types of carts, has been working with a 64-gallon cart, until recently, they did not pass testing. We are following up with the company and will keep you posted on a release date of any new containers,” Freedman said.

Ste.Marie said he’s also frustrated that Waste Management won’t allow people to modify existing cans at all.

“Which was one more example of them not willing to help us solve the problem,” he said. “We had asked if we could put simple washers on the corners of the cans and fasteners to keep these closed. In addition to this, my suggestion that they switch our 50 homes to a biweekly pickup with the 96-gallon cans to help offset the cost increase …

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“The way that their system is set up, there is nothing we can do except pay $20 to $30 more per month per house by making us take these giant cans, or their only other option is to force us into installing giant dumpsters in our parking areas by pouring concrete slabs first,” he added. “This would not only decrease the value of our homes, it would also increase the cost per home on a monthly basis, since the cost of the dumpsters and dumpster pickup is more expensive than our cur-

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Would Waste Management be open to two or more families sharing one container?

“I don’t see this as an option today, although this is a question I have never heard, and it would need further research, study and discussions with the city,” Freedman said.

Beausoleil said human conflicts with bears tend to subside by midsummer, when berries and other natural foods become available, and then pick up again in fall before the animals enter their dens.

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Editorial

APRIL 11, 2013

Letters

Metro funding benefits everyone

Trash on trails is ridiculous

Two years ago, the $20 car tab fee to fund King County Metro seemed like Metro might have overreached during the good times and needed to scale back to reflect new economic realities.

The fee was approved by the Legislature for two years, 2013 and 2014. The County Council implemented the fee, along with some bipartisan reforms that have help put the transit service on firmer footing.

Now, Metro is eyeing the end of that $20 fee next year, and is again raising the alarm it might have to cut some bus routes and reduce service on others.

While Metro could probably still stand to cut some service, the $20 fee has proven to work, but the twoyear Band-Aid approach must stop. At this point, the Legislature and the county need to make a decision: Either give Metro the funding on a permanent basis, or cut it completely so the agency can adjust to the new paradigm.

The better choice is to make it permanent. The $20 per year fee hasn’t been too burdensome, particularly when it comes with eight free bus passes. North Bend and Snoqualmie commuters headed into Seattle during rush hour can actually turn a profit on the deal.

Those who don’t ride the bus also benefit. Every bus can mean about 30 fewer cars clogging up the roads. It means traffic is that much lighter, the air has less pollution and the roads get less wear and tear.

Metro has been working to reduce costs, and should continue to do so. Frankly, with the $20 fee or not, some routes could likely still stand to be cut. Metro constantly evaluates its ridership and makes adjustments to routes and service levels, and that process needs to continue.

Metro could redirect the resources from those reductions toward beefing up other routes, or maybe extending a Rapid Ride line out to the Issaquah Transit Center, where hundreds could be served.

Metro can use the funding, yes, but the agency should also continue its belt-tightening.

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We are led to believe that a majority favor background checks whenever a gun is sold or transferred in any manner, even from one family member to another.

Anyone buying a gun from a dealer is subject to the National Instant Check System or NICS. Such purchasers are honest, law-abiding citizens. Those who commit crimes will never subject themselves to a NICS background check.

So, please ask yourself, when only honest citizens are buying guns, what would universal gun

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There’s a problem with universal background checks

Citizens can make a difference by contacting their elected representatives.

What would you like to see in wedding announcements?

A. “The couple honeymooned in Cabo and fought the entire time.”

B. “The bride works at Nintendo in North Bend. The groom works at Nintendo and Xbox in his living room.

C. “Assisting the couple were three groomsmen, two bridesmaids and one nosy witch who invited herself.”

D. “The wedding was initially postponed due to a check not clearing with the mail-order-groom service.”

Deborah Berto

What is being done regarding all the homeless people that are living off the Snoqualmie Trail?

There is trash, needles, human waste and discarded clothing, not to mention the ever-growing homeless population.

I’m getting tired of having to go to other trails in the area to get away from the homeless. What is the King County Sheriff’s Office doing about this? They say they’re “aware of the problem,” but they are not taking any action about it. What about all the homeless that now call the library their “day home?” It’s a joke. I don’t even use the library anymore, yet I pay for it in my taxes!

Have you noticed that they are now putting all their trash in plastic trash bags and just leaving the bags in the middle of the trail, expecting us to haul away their garbage? Go to the trail south of the Mount Si bridge and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. So, now we feed them, cloth them, give them shelter at the library and haul away their trash! It’s ridiculous.

Please let me know what’s going on here to remedy the situation. Is the council planning any meetings in the future to address this? If so, please advise and I will bring you pictures to show you what I see everyday now. Thank you.

Brian Murphy North Bend

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transfer background checks really accomplish?

The answer is an unqualified, “nothing” because a criminal would never submit to such scrutiny.

Instead, criminals obtain guns by theft or other nefarious means completely outside the surveillance of background checks.

The same is true of irresponsible parents leaving guns where mentally impaired children can seize them, as Adam Lanza did in the Sandy Hook tragedy.

Those opposed to the Second Amendment seek to achieve total gun registration with innocentsounding “background checks.” This method was expanded by Adolf Hitler in 1933. When all the guns were registered by the unquestioning, obedient German citizens, the Gestapo knew precisely where to go to confiscate them; and that’s exactly what they did.

The brave ones among the Jewish folks being persecuted, imprisoned and murdered wanted guns to fight against the Nazis. But, to get a gun, they had to pay 20 to 50 times as much as it would have cost before registration and the inevitable confiscation. They were powerless to fight back.

The push for these background checks is coming at a time when DHS is contracting to buy 1.6 billion rounds (five bullets for every American) of jacketed hollow point ammunition designed to maximize damage to bone, tissue and vital organs, and much more expensive than target or practice ammunition.

Why does DHS (and even the Social Security Administration) need so many bullets whose only purpose is to kill?

The 20,000 “gun control” laws across the nation that restrict the Second Amendment affect only honest citizens, not criminals or the mentally impaired.

Think before you support universal background checks for firearm transfers.

More informed citizens will not.

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Legislative Building, P.O. Box 40405, Olympia, WA 985040405, 360-786-7608; mark.mullet@leg.wa.gov Rep. Chad Magendanz (R), 417 JLOB, P.O. Box 40600, Olympia WA 98504-0600; 360786-7876; 222-7092; chad. magendanz@leg.wa.gov Rep. Jay Rodne (R), 441 JLOB, P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600; 360-786-7852; rodne.jay@leg.wa.gov Toll-free Legislative Hotline: 800-562-6000.

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Police blotter North Bend Shots in the drive-thru Police responded at 2:49 p.m. March 22 to the Burger King on Southwest Mount Si Boulevard where there was a report of a man and woman doing shots of tequila in the drive-thru.

No more biking Police took a report at 12:26 p.m. March 23 that a bike rack attached to the back of a vehicle was stolen while the vehicle was parked at Stone Creek Circle Southwest.

Loud squatters

Police responded at 1:05 a.m. March 24 to Cedar Avenue South with a report of people staying in the stairwell of an apartment building. Several people have been staying there for several months and are “very loud” and “obviously high on drugs.”

Peeping Tom

Police responded at 1:43 p.m.

March 24 to Main Avenue South where a resident reported that a man was looking into her window.

Just hanging out at the library

Police responded at 12:49 p.m.

March 24 to the North Bend Library where it was reported that there were three men in hooded sweatshirts, standing by the book drop area.

Vandalism or revenge?

Police responded at 6:48 p.m.

March 25 to a residence on Sydney Avenue North where a woman reported that someone scratched a rude word on her vehicle. She had recently had a “bad breakup” with her boyfriend and suspects him.

Just crashing in the garage Police responded at 9:57 a.m. March 26 to East Second Street where two people were seen entering a vacant garage.

Police discovered one man staying there with his girlfriend and asked him to leave.

Collecting money for what?

Police responded at 8:30 p.m. March 26 to a resident on Mountain View Boulevard and Maloney Grove Avenue Southeast who gave some children money for a baseball tournament and a veterans hospital.

She believed it was a scam when different children returned asking for money for a different charity.

It’s for the kids

Police responded at 8:19 p.m. March 27 to a resident of Southeast 10th Street who had given money to some children who were raising money for a baseball team. The resident believed it was a scam, but gave the money anyway.

Photogenic Police responded at 6:47 p.m. March 27 to a residence on Southeast Cedar Falls Way where a man saw someone taking pictures of his neighbor’s travel trailer.

Homeless camping

Police investigated a report of a possible homeless camp at 8:23 a.m. March 28 near East Park Street and Southeast Orchard Drive, as well as at E.J. Roberts Park.

Snoqualmie Family outing Police received a report about a mother bear and cub crossing Snoqualmie Parkway at 9:17 a.m.

March 29. The officer observed the two as they disappeared into the woods behind the fire station.

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Ah, youth

Blood’s on your hands

Police responded at 6:32 p.m.

March 31 to a report of “kids” driving recklessly at a parking lot on Southeast Ridge Street.

An officer responded to a trespassing call at 8:06 p.m. April 4 and found a man sitting on top of Meadowbrook Bridge, 30 feet off the ground. The man first told police he was celebrating his birthday, and later said he and his girlfriend got in a fight.

When the man climbed down, the officer smelled intoxicants on the man’s breath. The man was arrested for trespassing and was being transported to the King County Jail when he claimed he was going to kill himself and told the officer his blood is on the officer’s hands.

The man was able to slip his handcuffs to the front of his body and tried to wrap his seatbelt around his neck. He later removed the seatbelt.

More reckless driving Police received a report at 1:05 p.m. April 1 of a Chevrolet Impala driving recklessly on Railroad Avenue Southeast.

Suspicious circumstances

A caller reported seeing three small children playing by a retention pond without adult supervision at 6:40 p.m. April 1.

Student parkers Police at 11:33 a.m. April 2 received a complaint about vehicles parked in the wrong direction and one vehicle blocking the driveway at Southeast Gamma Street and Falls Avenue Southeast.

An officer contacted student drivers and warned them to move the vehicles.

Stolen shoes Police took a report from a victim April 2 who said she’d left two pairs of track shoes near the bathroom at Mount Si High School stadium. When she returned, the shoes were gone.

North Bend fire calls q Firefighters responded at 9:21 p.m. March 30 to 438th Avenue Southeast to a smoke scare alert. q Four fire engines responded at 5:58 p.m. April 1 to Southeast Orchard Drive for a motor vehicle and pedestrian accident. q Firefighters responded at 7:19 p.m. April 1 to Southeast Symmons Place for a report of unauthorized burning.

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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YOUR WEEK

APRIL 11, 2013

SCHEDULE THIS: Sallal Grange in North Bend will be transformed April 13 for an evening of song, music, dance and cuisine Spanish style. Flamenco dancer Ana Montes will perform the traditional Spanish dance.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m., at Sallal Grange, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the door or at flamencomtsi.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets include the performance, parking, appetizers, dessert and coffee.

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q Toddler Story Time, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 10-10:45 a.m. North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend

q Economic Development Commission, 8-10 a.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 888-1555, ext.

1125, or jpliego@ ci.snoqualmie. wa.us

q Snoqualmie Valley Rotary Club, 7 a.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club Restaurant, 36005 S.E. Ridge St. Snoqualmie; all are welcome; www.snoqualmievalleyrotary. org

q Epic Excursions with the YMCA, for ages 10-15, featuring karaoke, dance off and broomball, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, $50 for members, $60 for nonmembers

q Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m., Mount Si Golf Course restaurant, 9010 Boalch Ave., Snoqualmie, snovalley@member. kiwanis.org

q IBEX Festival, celebrating women with women’s music and arts, 6-8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, suggested donation $10

q Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend

q Kid’s Night Out, for ages 3 and older, 6-10 p.m., Mount Si Gymnastics Academy, 1546 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend, $25 for the first child, $5 less for each additional child, call 292-3152 to register q Mental illness support group, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, 829-2417

Upcoming q ‘A Place at the Table,’ a documentary about hunger in America, hosted by the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank, 7 p.m.

April 25, North Bend Theater, 125 Bendigo Blvd. S., $10 includes popcorn and soda

q Ham Carson Quartet, 7-9:30 p.m. at Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend q Late Nights at the Y, for ages 6-10, featuring movies, trivia and a Kinect tournament, 7-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie

q Cancer survivor group, 9 a.m., Sawdust Coffee, North Bend Factory Stores mall, 461 South Fork Ave. S.W., Unit K, newellvl@yahoo.com q Zumba classes for people with special needs, 10:15-11 a.m.

Saturdays through April 27, $7 drop-in fee or punch-pass fee of $30 for five visits, Si View Pool, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 888-1447

q IBEX Festival writing workshop, led by Carol Morrison and Pam Williamson, 1-4 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, $40

q Public Works Committee, 5-6 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 8314919 or dhumes@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us q Planning and Parks Committee, 6:30-7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 8885337 or gberry@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us

q Study time, 3-5 p.m. North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Drop in for free homework help.

q Landscaping with native plants, 11 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend, 888-0554 q ‘City Goats’ author Jennie Grant speaks about her book, 1 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend, 888-0554 q Sensory friendly film, ‘An American Tale’ (G), 1:30 p.m., North Bend Theater, 125 Bendigo Blvd.

N., North Bend, $10, benefits Lakeside Center for Autism in Issaquah q IBEX Festival, celebrating women with women’s music and arts, 7-8:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, $20, tickets at www.theblackdog.brownpapertickets.com

q Preschool Story time, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 10:4511:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend

q Student Art Show, featuring works by students of local art teacher Michael McDevitt, on display throughout April, North Bend library, 115 East Fourth St. North Bend, 8880554 q Live music: Tony Foster Trio, 6-8:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 West North Bend Way, North Bend

q Planning Commission, 7-8 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 888-5337 or email gberry@ ci.snoqualmie. wa.us q Parks Board, 7-8 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 831-5784 or itreptow@ci.snoqualmie. wa.us q Survivors of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 292-7191

q Mount Si High School Jazz Band, 7-9 p.m. Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Family story time, 6:30-7:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend, all young children welcome with an adult, wear pajamas and listen to stories and sing songs

q Team Trivia Night, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd.

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q Finance and Administration, 5:30-6:30 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 888-1555, ext.

1118, or jwarren@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us q Survivors of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, 7 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 292-7191

q Open mic, 7 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave S.E., Snoqualmie

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Hospital board seeks information about high school skill center would agree to the contract.

Hospital CEO Rodger McCollum told the board at its April 4 monthly meeting about the proposed details.

The network would build the 5,000-square-foot building, estimated to cost about $1.6 million, and would pay $1 per year on a 50-year lease. The hospital

By Michele Mihalovich The Washington Network for Innovative Careers skills center wants to build a health care teaching facility for high school students at the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’s new campus, but the hospital board wanted more financial details before it

district would be responsible for maintaining and repairing the building, paying all utilities and taxes, as well as insuring the building with at least a $5 million insurance policy.

The network provides educational programs to high school students in the following school districts: Bellevue, Issaquah,

Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Riverview and Snoqualmie Valley, with Lake Washington serving as the host district.

McCollum said students earn college credit for the classes, and that no high school, health care teaching facility exists in the area.

“Students that take these classes are guaranteed placement at technical colleges and may go on to become RNs or doctors in the future,” he said.

Commissioner Joan Young said she’s thrilled about the collaborative project.

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Sports

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Mount Si fastpitch beats Bellevue

Freshman Rose Vogt going for a bunt against the Bellevue Wolverines on April 3.

Junior Britney Stevens sprints to steal second base.

The Mount Si High School fastpitch team showed the Bellevue Wolverines who’s boss during the April 3 faceoff.

Mount Si won, 10-7.

Freshman pitcher Rose Vogt pitched a three-up, three-down inning against the Bellevue Wolverines.

Photos by Michele Mihalovich

Sophomore Eleni Trull readies for a Bellevue pitch.

Junior Celine Fowler leads off first base as junior Britney Stevens catches a piece of the ball for a foul.

Junior Hanna Houser stops a grounder hit by Bellevue and tagged the Wolverine out at first.

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Quarterback Nick Mitchell commits to Oregon State school to offer him a scholarship. Washington Starting quarterback State, University of Nick Mitchell, a junior at Washington, Arizona Mount Si High School, State and Boise State had verbally committed to shown interest in him.

Oregon State University Mitchell said he plans to on April 5. study business marketing In 2014, Mitchell at OSU. will join his brother “OSU got another great Josh Mitchell, who is an young man from Mount offensive lineman for the Si,” Mount Si football Beavers. coach Charlie Kinnune Nick Mitchell said a said. “We are pleased that lot of Nick has “OSU got another people made his think decision great young man his early. from Mount Si.” brother His playing dream — Charlie Kinnune offer at OSU had a Coach came lot to before we do with his decision to expected, but nonetheless commit there, but he it came, and he snapped said OSU felt like it was it up. We love OSU and the right choice and a their program. It is a famgood fit for him. ily in Corvallis.”

“Having him there did Mitchell threw for help me build relation2,329 yards, 33 touchship with the coaches downs and six intercepfaster than with the tions last season, and other schools,” he said. was named first-team OSU was the first All-KingCo Conference.

By Michele Mihalovich

Mount Si downs Ballard boys for fifth lacrosse win

Matt Mahrer recorded five points to power Mount Si to its fifth boys high school lacrosse win of the spring with a 9-5 defeat of Ballard on April 4 at Seattle’s Lower Woodland Park playfield.

Taking a 6-3 lead at the half, Mount Si held the Beavers scoreless in the third to put itself in position for the win.

Mahrer finished the night with two goals and three assists, while Blake Moorhead had three goals to lead the Wildcats.

For Ballard, Jacob Marks led with two goals and four ground balls while Alex James had 10 saves.

Mount Si (5-2-0) next faces Tahoma (1-5-0) on April 15 in a 7 p.m. start at Tahoma High School in Covington.

Game summary Mount Si 9, Ballard 5 (Matt Mahrer, MS, 2 goals, 3 assists, 3 ground balls; Blake Moorhead, MS, 3 goals, 4 ground balls; Jimmy Morris, MS, 2 goals; Seamus Ober, MS, 1 goal; Jake Smith, MS, 1 goal, 5 ground balls; Cameron Pike, MS, 9 saves; Jacob Marks, B, 2 goals, 4 ground balls; Josh Schwartzenberger, B, 1 goal; John DeGarmo, B, 1 goal; Jackson Bowen, B, 1 goal; Alex James, B, 10 saves)

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Alpine Lakes Wilderness and Rivers bill clears key U.S. Senate committee The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act (S. 112), an important step on the popular legislation’s path to becoming law, according to a press release from Washington Wild.

Washington state only has 200 miles of rivers designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — far less than neighboring Oregon, which boasts 2,000 miles.

The legislation would designate the first wild and scenic river designations in the central Cascades, targeting the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt Rivers.

Their protection under the National Wild and Scenic River System safeguards high water quality for downstream residents and preserves critical wildlife habitat.

These rivers will be protected as freeflowing streams that are within easy reach of a major urban center, providing residents of the Seattle area with increased access to water-based

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“This bill has demonstrated strong local support from a wide variety of stakeholders and Washington residents,” said Tom Uniack, Washington Wilderness Coalition’s Conservation Director. “It also continues to have strong and growing bipartisan leadership within our Congressional delegation.”

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Obituaries John (Jack) Kvarnstrom John Arthur (Jack) Kvarnstrom died March 26, 2013.

Jack was a man who exemplified integrity, hard work, honor and commitment. He fiercely loved his Heavenly Father, family, the Bible, baseball and woodworking.

He is survived by Dana, his wife of 54 years; four children; four grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

We are all diminished when a man of honor passes on.

Memorial service was April 5. Share remembrances at www.sunsethillsfuneralhome.com.

Elaine Paula (Ryba) Pieper

June 12, 1938 — April 4, 2013 Elaine Paula Pieper was born in Seattle on June 12, 1938, to Helen and William Ryba. After a three-year hard-fought battle with cancer, she

passed away April 4, 2013, surrounded by her family.

Elaine spent her early Elaine Paula years (Ryba) Pieper living in West Seattle, attending Holy Rosary Elementary School. After elementary school, Elaine’s family moved to Duvall, where she attended junior high.

Elaine graduated from Holy Names Academy in 1956. Following her graduation, she began to work as a secretary at The Boeing Co. and moved to North Bend.

While she was living in the Snoqualmie Valley, she met and married William (Bill) Pieper, her husband of 51 years, on Dec. 16, 1961. After spending a short time in Texas, Elaine and Bill returned to North Bend, where they raised three children.

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Elaine is survived by her husband William Pieper; her sister Rosanne Zemp; her children Tami Borthwick (Tom), Noelle Elsworth (Jeff) and Scott Pieper (Michie); and four grandchildren Max, Giovanni, Justin and Connor.

A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. Thursday April 11, 2013, at the Squalicum Boathouse in Bellingham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Peacehealth St. Joseph Cancer Center or The Apostles of the Interior Life (Elaine’s niece, Susan’s Order of Nuns).

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Vincent Anthony Torrier Vincent “Tony”

Anthony Torrier, of Kennewick, formerly of Albany, Ore., passed away Feb. 21, 2013, after a 17-month courageous battle with brain/lung cancer.

He managed to keep in good spirits throughout.

He was born in Devils Lake, N.D. on March 16, 1964, to Loreen and Vincent Torrier. He worked construction, farming and landscape, among many other things.

His hobbies included spending time with nieces and nephews, playing cribbage, hiking, camping, fishing and being a jokester.

He was preceded in death by his mother Loreen.

He is survived by his father Vincent, of Walla Walla; sisters Diane Bentley, of Kennewick, Lisa Haave, of North Bend, Michelle Torrier, of Sultan, and Betti Jotzke-Torrier, of Des Moines, Iowa.

He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

A special thanks to our sister Diane.

A private memorial will be held at a later date.

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Snoqualmie students star in Secret Garden Mount Si High School student Ariana Chreist, 18, and Makenna Griffin, 15, of Snoqualmie, will star in CORE Theatrics presentation of “The Secret Garden,” according to a press release.

The musical is about 11-year-old Mary Lennox who moves to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle and his invalid son.

The show will run April 19-20 and 26-28 at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday. It will be performed at the Lake Washington High School Performing Arts Center,

Skill From Page 7 “It’s what we’ve envisioned for the hospital from the beginning,” she said.

While all of the commissioners said they supported the collaboration, they wanted more details about the maintenance costs.

“We have no idea how much 50 years of maintenance is going to cost the district,” Commissioner Gene Pollard said. “The maintenance costs could eat us alive in 50 years …

We have to be responsible to our taxpayers.”

Commissioner David Speikers also said he wanted to see some cost projections about maintenance costs and repairs.

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“It could be positive, but it could be $16 million,” he said. “We need to really look at what it could cost us in 2050 …

I’d like to see some comparable numbers with other WaNIC projects.”

Commissioner Kevin Hauglie asked McCollum what the impact would be if the board delayed the vote.

McCollum said he thought the network could lose the funding if there wasn’t an agreement in 30 days.

The board did vote to delay a decision until some cost projections could be provided and a network representative could be present to answer questions, but a date was not set.

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Bella DiDomenico (left) won the SnoValley Idol Jr. contest, while Kerstin Nilsson (middle) was third and Anastasia Bruckner (right) placed second.

Snoqualmie resident beats out 12 finalists in SnoValley Idol Jr. Finals The ninth annual SnoValley Idol Jr. Finals ended with a bang March 29 with champion Bella DiDomenico’s performance of Adele’s “First Love.”

DiDomenico, 11, of Snoqualmie, was selected as the winner by the audience after 12 finalists were narrowed down to three, according to a press release from Si View Metro Parks.

The 2013 runner-up was

Anastasia Bruckner, 14, of North Bend, who performed Barbra Streisand’s “Don’t Rain On My Parade.” Kerstin Nilsson, 14, of Snoqualmie, placed third with a performance of “Skyfall,” by Adele.

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by Si View Metro Parks.

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Students honored for documentary film C-SPAN presented two Mount Si High School students with an honorable mention award March 10 for their documentary film “Education in America: The Reprehensible System.”

Juniors Emmitt Rudd and Dean Sydnor competed in C-Span’s StudentCam 2013 competition. They submitted an eight-minute film with the basic assumption that there is too much focus on grades in today’s education system.

Rudd says in the film that students aren’t learning to learn, they are just learning in order to pass tests. And then, two months later, they don’t remember anything.

“This recognition is impressive when you

Use common sense to prevent drowning As the weather warms up and people head to water to cool off, the King County Sheriff’s Office warns against common mistakes that may result in drowning.

The easiest way to prevent a drowning is to

consider there were more than 1,800 entries from over 3,700 students participating across the

country,” Mount Si film production teacher Joe Dockery said in a press release.

The Mount Si High School film was one of only two documentaries recognized from Washington state.

In this year’s contest, C-SPAN invited students in middle school and high school to create short documentary films to answer the question, “What’s the most important issue the president should consider in 2013?” Students worked in teams or as individuals to address a wide range of public policy issues, including bullying, troop withdrawal and national debt.

A total of 75 awardwinning videos were recognized by the C-SPAN Education Foundation.

See Rudd and Sydnor’s film at http://bit.ly/ Wn9qEK.

wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket, according to a press release from the King County Sheriff’s Office. Make sure the life jacket is appropriate for the wearer’s size and weight, and that none of the straps are broken, torn or rotting.

Overloading boats is another common cause

of drowning. Large boats have a “vessel capacity” notice, which indicates the number of people and weight limit the boat can carry. It is important to know that a boat with a capacity of two people should not carry three, because two people are under the weight limit.

Dogs in the water are

another common cause of drowning. If your dog appears to be swept away by the current, do not go after it.

Dogs will usually be able to find their way to shore on their own, the release said. Also remember that the water is cold, and could lead to hypothermia.

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C-Span presented Mount Si High School juniors Dean Sydnor (left) and Emmitt Rudd with an honorable mention award March 10 for their documentary film.

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Leadership Eastside attempts to measure social awareness

How much help do families living on the Eastside really need, in regard to food, shelter and emergency services?

There is a large gap between Eastside residents’ perception and the actual need for help, according to a press release from a Leadership Eastside member.

The Leadership Eastside class of 2013 has put together a survey that will help measure the awareness of basic needs issues and the barriers to donating to organizations like Hopelink and Friends of Youth. This survey, which takes less than 10 minutes to complete, will help these organizations with their funding. Take the survey at www.gmaresearch.com/ eastsidepoll2.

Local residents graduate from Washington State University Washington State University said in a press release that the following North

Bend and Snoqualmie students graduated from the school in the fall 2012 semester: Kristoffer Louis Jensen — Bachelor of Arts in political science; Ian Walter Sansburn — Bachelor of Arts in communication; Katherine Marie Enberg McKenzie — Bachelor of Arts in humanities, Magna Cum Laude; Owen Russell Strom — Bachelor of Science in genetics and cell biology.

Project Crayon Drive collects crayons for Seattle Children’s For the eighth year in a row, Cascade Team Real Estate is collecting crayons and coloring books for hospitalized children.

Every year, Seattle Children’s goes through 240,000 crayons, according to the Cascade Team Real Estate website. Amid the medicine and blankets, something as simple as crayons and coloring books are often overlooked, but are just as important to a child at the hospital.

Throughout April, Cascade Team Real Estate will collect crayons and coloring books, and various drop-off locations will be available on weekends.

Drop off crayons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 20 at QFC North Bend, 460 E. North Bend Way, North Bend, or Snoqualmie Ridge IGA, 7730 Center Blvd.

S.E., Snoqualmie.

Learn more at www.thecascadeteam.com; click on “2013 crayon drive.”

Change to support orphans in India Diane Gate and her daughter Kaitlyn, of Snoqualmie, are traveling to India this summer and are hoping to bring bowls of change to the orphans they will visit.

Gate is collecting change in plastic containers that look like rice bowls through an organization called Rice Bowls, according to a press release from Snoqualmie Valley Eyecare Associates, where Gate works. Each full bowl will feed one orphan for a month. Over the next three months, Snoqualmie Valley Eyecare Associates will collect change at both of their locations, 7724 Center Blvd. S.E. in Snoqualmie and 126 E. Second St. in North Bend.