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Volunteers wanted Extra hands needed for Arbor Day, library projects.

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Police blotter

City staff shakeup in North Bend draws ire of City Council

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Free no more Legislators approve $30 fee for recreation lands.

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By Dan Catchpole

Care packages Hair-accessories business lifts cancer patients’ spirits.

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By John Lok/The Seattle Times

Floating fire

women helped start the PTA at Snoqualmie Elementary School and also knew each other through Girl Scouts.

“The joke Ruth Tolmasoff was we just changed from little kids to seniors,” Fosness said. “We value the same core values. We really put the seniors first and that’s mainly what we’ve based everything on.”

Tolmasoff began working as executive director in October, and one month later the 1990 flood swept through Snoqualmie Valley.

A proposal to restructure North Bend’s administrative positions stirred a hornet’s nest on the City Council, which passed the measure by a 4-3 vote at its April 19 meeting.

The council approved a plan to combine the city’s finance and administrative departments.

The proposal had been submitted by the city’s administration, which wanted to retain Cheryl Proffitt-Schmidt. Until April 1, Proffitt-Schmidt had been the city clerk. To keep her from leaving, the administration offered her a new position as director of administrative services.

But the position didn’t exist until the City Council approved it.

In her new role, ProffittSchmidt will oversee the city’s financial and administrative operations.

Assistant Finance Director Stan Lewis will become the city’s finance manager. Deputy City Clerk Susie Oppedahl has taken over Proffitt-Schmidt’s former position.

Snoqualmie has used a similar structure for at least six years.

The proposal eliminates the city’s finance director position.

The resignation of Finance Director Maryann Nelson in early March made the reshuffle possible, said City Administrator Duncan Wilson.

Supporters on the City

See RETIRING, Page 2

See SHUFFLE, Page 3

Kayleigh Perkins Mallory, of North Bend, leaps from the UL-72 Miss Foster Care hydroplane that caught fire as she taxied to shore after a test run in Lake Washington during a training event April 21. There was an explosion shortly before she leaped into the water. She was helped from the water and was uninjured. See story, Page 14.

Model behavior Cheerleaders hit the catwalk for a good cause.

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Dispatch from Everest Climbing expedition reaches base camp.

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Mt. Si Senior Center director to retire after 21 years of service

By Laura Geggel On any given day, Ruth Tolmasoff might find herself writing a grant, changing the toilet paper in the restrooms or chatting with senior citizens during lunch.

This August, after 21 years of working as the executive director at the Mt. Si Senior Center, Tolmasoff is hanging up her hat and heading toward the land of retirement.

“With Ruth, she’s always ready to listen and she always has an answer,” thrift store volunteer Sharon Posey said.

In her years of service, Tolmasoff has left a legacy for the seniors who continue to use the center. She helped staff members re-establish the center after the devastating flood of 1990, jumpstarted the transportation program, spearheaded

the hot meals program and encouraged the growth of the thrift store — the senior center’s main money maker.

Getting her feet wet Tolmasoff grew up in Southern California, but she and her husband chose Snoqualmie as the ideal place to raise their three daughters.

They moved in 1975, two years before the Mt. Si Senior Center opened its doors.

Tolmasoff started working at the center in 1988 as the activity director, and when she became the fourth executive director in 1990, she hired Janet Fosness to replace her at her old post.

All these years later, Fosness still values her friendship — both professional and personal — with Tolmasoff. The two

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Retiring From Page 1 “The building had 18 inches of water in it,” Tolmasoff said.

“We spent the next several years recovering from that.”

The center didn’t have flood insurance yet, and ended up relying on the Federal Emergency Management Agency for money.

The former director had begun the grant process to elevate the building, and when Tolmasoff took over, she continued writing grants not only for an elevation, but also for an expansion.

In the end, they had the building elevated three feet and added a multipurpose room, a ramp and extra entrance.

Senior citizens immediately began using the extra space. In the 1980s, upwards of 100 people came to lunch on Thursdays, and “the truth was, you could not get a hair appointment Thursday morning because all of the ladies were getting their hair done to come to the senior center,” Tolmasoff said.

The senior population dipped shortly after because fewer people had children during World War II, but now that baby boomers are reaching senior-hood, the center will likely be bustling even more, Tolmasoff said.

Snoqualmie Valley Transportation The senior center has always had transportation, but Tolmasoff helped expand it with the assistance of the Snoqualmie Tribe.

“Our goal is for people to be able to move around freely in the community,” she said.

With the help of Senior Services, the senior center acquired its first van in 2003, and soon bought a second van with United Way funds. At first, the vans only served seniors, but drivers found themselves helping neighbors and friends — people with limited transportation who needed rides.

In 2007, the Snoqualmie Tribe partnered with the senior center to form the present day Snoqualmie Valley Transportation, serving the upper and lower Valley with six vans. It charges 50 cents for a ride (25 cents for seniors). Rides must be scheduled one day in advance by calling 888-7001.

“She’s been very instrumental in the transportation program,” senior center board member Susan Hankins said. “That was a real undertaking and something we had tried for years, and finally, under her guidance, it happened.”

“She has been the backbone of the program because she has a wealth of information. She’s leaving big shoes to fill.”

Serving hot meals For years, the senior center relied on Senior Services to bring lunch. The nonprofit organization would prepare the food in Spanaway and deliver it frozen.

When the contract with Senior Services expired at the end of 2008, Tolmasoff applied for a contract to receive federal money from The Older American Act. Thanks to her efforts, the center began making weekday meals in house for the low price of $3 per meal for

Thrift store dollars The senior center used to have a closet full of women’s clothing, but Tolmasoff expanded it in 2003 into a thrift store.

“It kind of happened by accident,” she said.

Word got out that the center was thinking of starting a thrift store, and donations began pouring in. The center either needed to have a giant garage sale or start a thrift store.

Tolmasoff decided to go for the store.

— Maggie Buglewicz Mt. Si Senior Center volunteer seniors and $6 for nonseniors. If that price is too expensive, seniors can eat for free.

“We want people to come to lunch, and we don’t care if they pay or not,” Tolmasoff said. “We want them to come in and eat a hot, well-balanced meal,” and socialize with their friends.

“The meal program is really great,” board President Elmer Sans said. “Now we’re in charge of the menu ourselves. That was one of Ruth’s recommendations.”

The center also has a mealson-wheels program for seniors who are unable to leave their homes.

APRIL 28, 2011 Now, a cadre of 15 volunteers sell about $80,000 worth of merchandise a year. Last summer, they remodeled the store, which is busier than ever.

“She’s the one who keeps it all going,” store volunteer Maggie Buglewicz said. “She has been the backbone of the program because she has a wealth of information. She’s leaving big shoes to fill.”

The next director The new director will need an array of skills, including developing the budget and writing grants, hiring staff, developing programs, and maintaining relationships with seniors, community members, government agencies, elected officials and nonprofits that could help the senior center.

“One of the things we’re looking for is someone who does know the different agencies and how to interact,” Hankins said.

The board will sift through the résumés and choose the top candidates for interviews. Three members of the board will perform the interviews.

“I just hope the new director really understands everything that Ruth does,” Fosness said.

“We’re not operated by the city, so the director is really the person in charge.”

The job also requires the director to have a master’s degree in a field related to aging and at least three years of experience in a management or supervisory role.

Learning the ropes might take

Apply for the job To be considered for this position, submit a résumé and cover letter with wage history by 4:30 p.m.

May 13. Interviews for the position will begin by June 1. ❑ Mail: Mt. Si Senior Center, Attn: President of the Board, P.O. Box 806, North Bend, WA 98045 ❑ Email: ruth@mailfilter700.com some time, and Tolmasoff expects the board to hire a replacement before she leaves, so the new director can learn from her on the job.

One of the most important parts of her job, and her favorite, is talking with seniors.

“My door is always open,” Tolmasoff said. “If a senior comes in and says, ‘Do you have time to talk to me, I say yes. Our primary job is to be a service to the seniors.”

During retirement, Tolmasoff plans to travel with her husband Alan, study her family’s genealogy, quilt and spend time with her four grandchildren.

Working with seniors has caused her to reflect on her own life and experiences.

“The things that the people here have done in their lives are incredible,” Tolmasoff said.

“That’s the real joy of my job is to work with the people.”

Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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Group seeks Helping hands sought Shuffle to honor top for Arbor Day project volunteers From Page 1

The Snoqualmie Valley Community Network is looking for nominations for its 15th annual Rise and Shine Awards, which recognize outstanding volunteers who have worked to improve the health of children and families in the Valley.

Rise and Shine awardees strengthen the Valley’s sense of community. Often their work is not widely recognized, but the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network believes that recognition is important to strengthening the community.

Everyone is eligible for the awards. Nominations are due April 29.

To obtain a copy of the Rise and Shine nomination form, email the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network at svcn@msn.com or call 333-6614.

Get information at www.snoqualmievalleycommunitynetwork.org.

Recipients will be honored at a breakfast June 2 in Carnation.

Donations for the breakfast will go to the Prevention Scholarship Program, which supports Valley high school graduates who help promote adolescent health.

The Snoqualmie Valley Community Network serves the Snoqualmie Valley and Riverview school district areas. It is part of the Family Policy Council, which works to combat problems such as child abuse, youth substance abuse and youth suicide. Through the Family Policy Council Community Networks, more than 10,000 volunteers across Washington work to improve the lives of children and families.

The breakfast is from 7:30-9 a.m. June 2 at Camp River Ranch, 33300 N.E. 32nd St., Carnation. RSVP by May 30 by calling 333-6614 or emailing svcn@msn.com.

Clarification Matt Baerwalde is a representative of the Snoqualmie Tribe, not a member of the tribe, as described in the April 21 article “Snoqualmie tribe participates in historic kokanee release.”

North Bend officials and community members will celebrate Arbor Day in the forest next to the historic Tollgate Farm. Volunteers are needed April 30 to help remove invasive species and plant trees.

North Bend began a multiyear effort funded by the King Conservation District to restore the riparian forest east of Tollgate Farm this winter. Tollgate Farm was one of the earliest residences built by people of European heritage in the Snoqualmie Valley.

The forest beside the farm has traditionally been primarily a deciduous forest of red alder, black cottonwood and some big leaf maple trees. It is divided by the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River and crisscrossed by numerous creeks.

But it is being inundated by English holly, English ivy,

Bohemian knotweed, Himalayan blackberry and other invasive species.

The non-native plants can crowd out native species.

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust volunteers and Washington Conservation Corps crews have started controlling weeds in part of the forest and re-establishing native conifers.

Volunteers are needed for half- and full-day shifts. Tools and refreshments will be provided. Volunteers are asked to bring their own gloves.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 30, with a ceremony at 11 a.m.

Learn more or register at www.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer, call 206-812-0122 or email volunteer@mtsgreenway.org.

Directions to the event site will be given upon registration.

Police and Snoqualmie Tribe want your drugs

Partnership for a Drug Free America.

Often, abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet, according to a news release from the city of Snoqualmie.

Last year’s event collected about 242,200 pounds of medicine across the country, including nearly 100 pounds in Snoqualmie and North Bend.

There will be two locations in the upper Snoqualmie Valley for people to dispose of drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 30: ❑ Sno Falls Credit Union, 9025 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ North Bend Park & Ride, North Bend Way (between East McClellan Street and East Park Street), North Bend

The police departments of Snoqualmie and North Bend, and the Snoqualmie Tribe want your old, unused prescription medicines.

The three entities are taking part in the second annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 30.

The day offers people an opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs, particularly controlled substances. The service is free and anonymous.

The abuse of prescription drugs is a big problem in this country. Each day, approximately 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time, according to the

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Council lauded the plan for being innovative and saving money.

But detractors criticized it for being ill-conceived and motivated by a desire to retain Proffitt-Schmidt rather than good policy.

The proposal was “presented as yet another fire drill” that the council had to act on immediately, Councilman Alan Gothelf said.

Councilmen Chris Garcia and David Cook joined Gothelf in opposing the measure.

“We’re the board of a $20 million corporation, and we’re going to hire a [chief financial officer] that has no financial experience whatsoever,” Cook said. “That just doesn’t make any sense to me.”

Supporters said the measure saves money and keeps an

experienced staff together.

The city is expected to save $95,000 in 2011 by eliminating the deputy city clerk and finance director positions, and moving Lewis into the finance manager position at his current pay rate.

Four council members praised Proffitt-Schmidt, who was named Washington’s Municipal Clerk of the Year by the state’s municipal clerk association in 2009.

Council members Ross Loudenback, Jeanne Pettersen, Jonathan Rosen and Dee Williamson voted in favor of the proposal.

The proposal will go into effect in May, after the council approves the final changes to the city code.

The measure includes a sunset clause, and City Council members will have to vote on it again in six months.

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

Volunteers needed for annual Snoqualmie Library book sale Love books? Share your enthusiasm with others by volunteering at the Snoqualmie Library’s annual book sale May 20-25.

The sale is managed by the Friends of the Snoqualmie Library to raise money for library programs that benefit children, teens and adults.

Programs include free tutoring, children’s story times, art classes and a speaker series.

This year, the book sale is in need of volunteers, according to a news release from the city of Snoqualmie.

Volunteers are needed for a few hours to unpack books, sort books or serve as cashiers.

To volunteer, email your contact information to FOSL98065@gmail.com.

Books for the sale can be donated during library hours at Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.

Opinion

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Editorial

Letters

Special session should come without pay

Rally car race planning has been dishonest

The State Legislature began a special session on Tuesday.

Why? Because the legislators could not pass a state budget during the 105-day regular session.

It must be nice not to worry about getting your job finished on time. The legislature’s inability to pass a budget could cost taxpayers as much as $20,000 a day by one estimate.

That is money that the state can ill afford to waste. To meet the operating budget’s existing commitments, programs and maintenance for the next two years, Washington needs about $37 billion. State officials expect revenue during that time to be only $32 billion.

That leaves a $5 billion hole that legislators must close.

Is it hard work? Yes. Tough, uncomfortable choices have to be made.

But the Senate and House budget proposals are only a few hundred million dollars apart.

Legislators are elected to be leaders. Sadly, our Olympia representatives have not displayed much leadership that demonstrates a willingness to compromise during our state’s extended budget crisis.

Voters need to let their elected officials know that they do not want budgets that are political calculations, but rather that they want sound financial leadership.

To be fair, the legislature has accomplished much this session while keeping focus on pressing financial matters — but it didn’t finish the job.

Budget negotiations among House and Senate leaders should have begun early in December, as some proposed.

Count us among the many who believe legislators should agree to meet without pay during the special session.

That just might restore our faith in their good intentions.

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If the race event at DirtFish on April 15 and 16 seemed inappropriately loud to you, check out this process: 1. A year ago, King County Department of Development and Environmental Services was aware that DirtFish was contrary to the zoning regulations.

2. Months ago, County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert received a complaint about DirtFish’s operation.

3. Last July, Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson emailed he was “not aware of any record stating my support or opposition to the proposed reuse of the Mill Site” and “the new owner is promising that there will not be the negative impacts that you fear. It will be an advanced driver training facility, not a racing facility.”

4. Lambert was the sponsor of this month’s resolution to add “emergency” provisions to the county code, which allowed the temporary use permit for the race to happen without public input.

5. The temporary use permit

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was approved on April 11 with DDES staff and Larson present.

6. The city of Snoqualmie “supports this event.”

7. Now that the parcel is in the pre-annexation phase with Snoqualmie, the county will not take any action about the inappropriate use.

So, despite inappropriate use of the property and complaints to the county and the city over the last year, and statements that DirtFish would not be a racing facility, there was a race there that was allowed to happen with your right to express an opinion having been denied.

DirtFish has said that it would operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, never have a race, only have street mufflers, etc. It has not yet told the truth about its intentions. I believe that there has been a Chicago-style, backroom effort to have the Weyerhaeuser site and DirtFish annexed without input of the public who pays for all of this.

Is that OK with you?

I suggest you show up at the pre-annexation meeting at Snoqualmie City Hall on May 2

and let them know that this happening without citizen input is dishonest and inexcusable.

Kit McCormick Snoqualmie

DirtFish events deserves community support I would just like to write a letter of support for DirtFish.

Of course, I own a business in downtown Snoqualmie, so my opinion may be somewhat slanted. Everyone I have met from this company is incredibly community minded, so friendly, so eager to help our town. I understand that if someone lives next to their property, they may hear some noise, but DirtFish never has classes late at night, never has classes in the early morning and rarely has events on Sunday. They bring so many people into our area that it must mean a huge increase in our tax base, and in our downtown business.

I urge the City Council to support this company and embrace their attitude of positivity.

Wes Sorstokke Snoqualmie Falls Candy Factory

Home Country

Hunkering down brings good ideas

By Slim Randles About the time the sun melts the ice on the mud, hunkers happen.

It’s an American malady and it struck Dud out at the sales barn the other day. You could kinda see it coming on. All the signs were there. He suddenly turned quiet and he started checking the weed margins for a grass blade.

In a hunker, two props are necessary: a stick and a blade of grass. Oh, sometimes straw is substituted, but it’s kinda like trading your french fries for cottage cheese on the lunch special — you can do it, but it isn’t the same.

Dud found a good stick, finger thick, fairly straight and about a foot long. Cottonwood, maybe. Then he found a tall blade of orchard grass, broke it until it was hunker length, and stuck it in his mouth. Doc and I, having witnessed these events, began looking for our own grass blades, albeit reluctantly. Our knees aren’t as young as Dud’s.

That’s when Dud went headlong into Phase Three. Grass... check. Stick ... 10-4. Phase Three, the right location.

Dud began turning slowly, checking the ground beneath his feet, lining up with the azimuth in just the right Slim Randles way so as to Columnist maximize his powers, keeping the sun in the proper location to light his face while not causing his eyes to squint.

Slowly he turned, like a mare choosing her foaling bed. Then a silent string was pulled in Dud’s mind, releasing the knees and he dropped down into a

proper country hunker.

Doc and I stuck our grass between our teeth and — with occasional moans — followed suit.

Dud silently brushed a clean slate of dirt in front of him and doodled on it.

“Been thinking,” he said.

Doc and I nodded and checked the doodle to see if we could recognize anything about the design. Nope.

“I think,” Dud said, “if we could just irrigate more, we’d get more rain.”

Brought to you by Slim Randles’ outdoor memoirs, “Sweetgrass Mornings,” available at www.slimrandles.com.

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Police & Fire Snoqualmie police Found purse At 11:06 a.m. April 17, police noticed a maroon nylon bag on the shoulder of the roadway in the 34800 block of Southeast Jacobia Street. The bag contained wet Bank of America and U.S. Bank checkbooks inside a gold purse. The purse belonged to a Sammamish woman. Police left a voice message for her letting her know where to pick up her purse.

Eat and run At 9:40 p.m. April 17, police received a call from a homeowner in the 36500 block of Southeast Woody Creek Lane.

The person said she had a bear in the back yard. The bear knocked a bird feeder off a post and left.

Smoke and drive At 11:35 p.m. April 17, police heading west on Railroad Avenue near the corner of Southeast Northern Street saw a white 1996 GMC pickup with one of the brake lights out. Police stopped the vehicle and when the driver rolled down the window, a strong odor of marijuana came out. Police asked the driver to exit the car, and asked him where the pot and pipe were. The narcotics were hidden in a bag wrapped in a sweatshirt. The driver was arrested. A search of the vehicle yielded a pipe with burnt residue and four grams of marijuana in a Ziploc bag.

Drunken driving At 12:40 a.m. April 18, police noticed a red 2001 Chevrolet pickup speeding southbound on Snoqualmie Parkway near the corner of 96th Street Southeast.

When police contacted the driver on Highway 18 and 104th Avenue Southeast, a strong odor of alcohol came from the vehicle. The driver pulled out his wallet, fumbled through his cards and although he could not find his driver’s license, police saw it three times and pointed it out to him. The driver, 45-yearold Charles G. Eisenmann Jr., had red, watery eyes, dilated pupils and a flushed face. He failed sobriety tests and a breath test, and was arrested for driving under the influence. The vehicle was impounded, and he was booked into the Issaquah City Jail.

Bear sighting At 11:50 a.m. April 18, police sent an officer to Snoqualmie Middle School after reports of a black bear walking near it.

Police were unable to find the bear.

Drunken driving At 10:48 p.m. April 18, police saw a red 1989 Chrysler waiting for a green light with the front tires one foot over the stop line.

A status check yielded that the owner, 56-year-old Daniel Benton, had a warrant for driving with a suspended license.

The light turned green and the vehicle turned left onto a fourlane road, veering to the farther lane instead of the closer one.

When police contacted Benton, the vehicle smelled like alcohol,

and his speech was slurred, his pupils dilated, his eyelids droopy, and his eyes watery and red. After failing field sobriety and breath tests, police arrested Benton on charges of driving under the influence. He was booked into the Issaquah City Jail.

North Bend police Burglary At 12:08 a.m. April 18, police were sent to the Coach Outlet Store in the 600 block of South Fork Avenue Southwest.

Someone had thrown a rock, broken a front-door window and stolen several purses. The store had been burglarized in the same way two months ago.

A search of the store yielded no people and a small mud print.

A search yielded no latent prints.

Drunken driving At 2:12 p.m. April. 16, police driving north on Bending Boulevard South saw a black Honda Prelude driving south. Police recognized the driver from previous encounters with him. Police knew the driver had a revoked license, so they stopped the vehicle.

The driver had no proof of identification but confirmed who police thought he was. He was arrested on charges of driving with a revoked license stemming from refusing a breath test. The man had an expired I.D. card in his wallet that confirmed his identity. He was booked into the Issaquah City Jail.

False identity At 7:55 p.m. April 17, police driving east on Southwest Mount Si Boulevard ran the plate of a vehicle. The registered owner, a male, had three warrants for his arrest, but the person driving the car was a female. Police watched the

APRIL 28, 2011 vehicle park and its passengers get out. One passenger matched the physical description of the owner. Police stopped him and asked for identification. He had none and told police the name of his brother, but had trouble remembering his birthday.

Police placed him in custody until his identity could be confirmed. As soon as the handcuffs went on, he told police his true identity. He added that he was scared because of the warrants, and that he did not want to go to jail. A status check yielded one warrant for possession of a fraudulent driver’s license. Two other warrants came from Redmond Police and the RPD would not confirm them, since the man was being booked on the other warrant. The man was booked into King County Jail.

Snoqualmie fire ❑ At 1:14 a.m. April 16, firefighters responded to Carmichael Street for a woman suffering from an anxiety attack. ❑ At 12:40 a.m. April 17, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a 42-year-old male suffering from an allergic reaction to nuts. He was evaluated and transported to a hospital by private auto. ❑ At 3:10 a.m. April 17, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a 49-year-old female suffering from high blood pressure. She was evaluated and left at the scene. ❑ At 8:42 a.m. April 18, EMTs responded to Southeast Gravenstein Court for a 53year-old female experiencing complications from surgery. She was evaluated and transported to a hospital by private ambulance. ❑ At 2:53 p.m. April 18, firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm activation in a residence on Southeast O’Neil Street. It was found to be false alarm likely set off by a power

outage in the area. ❑ At 5:54 p.m. April 18, EMTs responded to Maple Avenue Southeast for a 68-year-old female who had fallen. She was uninjured and assisted with getting up. ❑ At 7:38 p.m. April 18, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a 44-year-old male suffering from chest pain. He was evaluated and transported to a hospital by Snoqualmie’s aid car. ❑ At 12:10 a.m. April 19, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a 54year-old male with abdominal pain. He was evaluated and transported to a hospital by private ambulance. ❑ At 6:30 a.m. April 19, EMTs responded to Southeast Strouf Street for a 27-year-old female with a fever and abdominal pain. She was evaluated and transported to a hospital by private ambulance. q At 11:33 a.m. April 19, EMTs were dispatched to the Snoqualmie downtown area for a medical call. The patient was evaluated and then left in the care of family members. ❑ At 8:10 a.m. April 20, EMTs were dispatched to Snoqualmie Middle School for a student feeling chest pains. She was evaluated and taken to a doctor by her family. ❑ At 10:08 a.m. April 20, firefighters were dispatched to Better Way Southeast for a commercial automatic fire alarm.

Upon investigation, it was determined that an oven had set off the alarm.

North Bend fire ❑ At 5:01 p.m. April 23, firefighters responded with other emergency personnel from Eastside Fire & Rescue to a multiple vehicle accident on state Route 18 near Issaquah.

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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Legislators approve $30 fee for state recreation lands

By Warren Kagarise Outdoors enthusiasts could start paying $30 to park at state trailheads and use state parks in July.

In a party-line vote April 21, the state House of Representatives passed legislation to create a Discover Pass for state parks and open spaces, including Mount Si, which draws about 500,000 visitors a year. The state Senate passed the measure in a bipartisan vote the previous day.

The legislation now heads to Gov. Chris Gregoire who also proposed a user fee for state parks in a recommended budget released in December.

Once the legislation reaches the governor’s desk, she has 20 days to sign the measure into law.

People could use the annual Discover Pass to park at trailheads and other state-managed lands. For users uninterested in the annual parking pass, the legislation proposes a $10 day-use fee for using the lands.

Otherwise, violators could face a

ticket.

The proposal attracted broad support from outdoor recreation groups, including the Washington Trails Association.

“I applaud the legislators for their leadership in creating the Discover Pass,” state Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark said in a statement.

“With no room in the general fund for recreation funding, our choice was a user’s pass or closing parks and recreation opportunities on state lands.”

If the legislation is signed into law, the agencies responsible for public recreation lands throughout the state — the departments of Natural Resources, and Fish and Wildlife, as well as the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission — need to sort out implementation at recreation sites.

Bryan Flint, a Department of Natural Resources spokesman, said the agencies already started collaborating to determine ideas for enforcing the rule and marketing the Discover Pass.

The agencies also plan to con-

duct outreach to educate users about the change if the bill turns to law.

“Nobody’s going to get fined on July Fourth weekend for not having a pass,” Flint added.

If Gregoire decides against the recreation fee, agencies could close state lands to public access in order to cut costs. Squak Mountain State Park near Issaquah faces closure from July through 2013 as legislators scramble to patch a $5.1 billion hole in the 2011-13 budget.

State natural resources agencies need to generate about $70 million in order to make up for the lack of state general fund dollars.

Snoqualmie Valley’s delegation in Olympia voted along party lines on the measure.

House Republicans unanimously opposed the measure.

GOP representatives said lawmakers in future years could dip into the funds designated for recreation for other purposes.

Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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Valley Center Stage seeks directors Valley Center Stage needs directors for productions during its 2011-2012 season.

The North Bend community theater puts on three productions each season. It needs directors for productions this fall and in spring 2012.

The proposed production is “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” this fall and “Moon Over Buffalo” in spring 2012.

The Valley Center Stage pro-

duction committee will consider candidates with suggestions for other shows. To suggest an alternative production, include the title and synopsis of the play, set requirements and any other relevant information.

The Valley Center Stage’s board of directors will interview applicants. There is a stipend for directors.

Apply by emailing a summary of your experience and background to gary@valleycenterstage.org.

To learn more, call 831-5667.

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Snoqualmie-based basketball coach Rick Turner holds his new book ‘If My Name Was Phil Jackson... Would You Read This?’

By Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times

Laurie Erickson, creator of hair accessories, said her company's charity project is personally satisfying and also keeps her close to her employees.

Hair-accessories business lifts spirits of cancer patients

By Kristi Heim Seattle Times business reporter Laurie Erickson does a brisk business designing and selling unique hair accessories to stores like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.

But there’s another reason why her 30 employees enjoy coming to work.

Erickson has made it part of the company’s mission and daily routine to help people fighting cancer.

It began five years ago with a question from a customer: “What did I have for someone who had lost the very thing that I had built much of my business around: hair?”

Erickson, the founder and chief executive of The Finest Accessories, in North Bend, was stumped. Her customer, Hillary Gross, was going through chemotherapy for breast cancer.

“I apologized and told her we didn’t carry anything like that,” she said.

But then, why not create something? Erickson thought.

‘It’s a Wrap’ is born Erickson’s company designs headbands, barrettes and other hair ornaments, most of which are handmade in France or the U.S. She had worked with fabrics before, and came up with a soft, draping “wrap” that could help cover a bare head and also look fashionable.

By Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times

Employee Jackie Karavias organizes a couple of boxes filled with scarves. The Finest Accessories in North Bend has sent out more than 6,400 scarves so far.

With that catalyst, she launched the Good Wishes program, a commitment to produce and send out a free “It’s a Wrap” head covering to anyone who has lost hair to chemotherapy.

Recipients are referred by hospitals, caregivers, friends and relatives, and some find the website on their own.

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Coaching lifer tells of hoops, dreams and eating donkey

By Sebastian Moraga Pat Riley penned “The Winner Within.”

Mike Krzyzewski wrote “The Gold Standard.”

Another hoops-coaching legend, Phil Jackson, authored “Mind Games.”

Rick Turner took a different route.

The Snoqualmie-based coach, who has hosted camps at Chief Kanim Middle School as well as coached in Bellevue and China, titled his book, “If My Name Was Phil Jackson… Would You Read This?”

Then, he subtitled it, “The anonymous Meet Rick adventures of an anonymous coach.”

Turner It’s no coinciBook-signing party dence, Turner said.

One of his biggest ❑ 6 p.m. April 28 struggles as a ❑ The Wilde Rover reporter-turned-coach Irish Pub has been getting a ❑ 111 Central Way, shot at teaching the Kirkland game he loves.

“The main theme,” Turner said, “that I’ve got from various general managers, athletic directors, team owners as I’ve interviewed for various jobs is, ‘We really like you, we like your résumé, we like what you’ve done, but no one’s ever heard of you.

We can’t hire you. We have to hire someone with a name.’”

The theme repeated itself when Turner started sending excerpts of his book to publishing houses.

“Looks great, but no one will buy it, ‘cause they’ve never heard of you,” Turner said.

Naming the book, which he self-published, was Turner’s “shove-it” moment, he said.

A former director of broadcasting with the Seattle Supersonics, Turner left his career field in the mid-1990s to pursue a longtime dream of coaching. He volunteered with the University of Washington, he coached at Bellevue College See COACH, Page 9

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Hair From Page 8 The program has sent out 6,474 wraps so far — across the U.S. and to 10 other countries — each with a card signed by the entire staff. After starting with silk, they introduced models in cotton, velvet, a performance fabric for athletes, and two styles designed for men.

The company operates in downtown North Bend from a cottage converted into a bright and bustling office, where a black poodle named Mambo clamors for attention. Inside, covering virtually every available wall space, are pink-and-orange cards with the names of each person who received a wrap.

Erickson calls this the “Wall of Hope.”

Near Erickson’s desk is a magnet sign that says, “Be nice or leave.”

“That is really my mantra,” she said. “I just believe life is too short for mean people.”

‘A purpose beyond the widget’ Erickson, who was born and raised in Seattle, started her first company when she was a junior at the University of Washington studying political science. When she persuaded a buyer at Nordstrom to carry her hair bands, the tiny business took off.

Erickson and her husband, who runs his own medicaldevice company, adopted two children, who are now both teenagers.

She started her current company about 15 years ago and said that adding a charitable cause to the work gives her immense personal satisfaction, and keeps her close to her employees.

“We are a tighter team for it,” she said. “We have a purpose beyond the widget. We love what we do, but every one of us knows we are doing something outside of ourselves that’s happening beyond the workplace.”

“It’s my favorite part of the day,” said Jackie Karavias, who has been with the company for four years.

Each day, employees circulate a box with cards to sign before shipping them out with the wraps, which are sewn in Sequim and Woodinville.

They receive about 75 requests each week, and many emails arrive in the middle of the night.

“We realized people can’t sleep — they’re up learning more about their cancer,” Erickson said. “We’d like to think we’re a place that gives them a break and something to feel good about to go back to sleep.”

The company also donates 20 percent from the sales of certain products to the Triple Negative

By Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times

With their scarves for cancer patients, Laurie Erickson and employees send cards signed with encouraging messages.

Breast Cancer Foundation.

It’s a small business, so the amount donated isn’t huge, but “it’s a constant source of revenue for them,” Erickson said.

“Consistency is really important for nonprofits, and we provide that.”

In the beginning, she heard a lot of skepticism from friends and family members, who wondered, “How are you going to make this work? How are you going to afford it?”

Erickson said eventually she plans to operate Good Wishes as a nonprofit that can sustain itself. In 2010, she sent about 3,500 wraps, which cost about $100,000 in materials, labor and shipping, she said. The rewards make it more than worthwhile, she added.

Something to offer A Sammamish resident who received a Good Wishes wrap knocked on the company’s door one day with her husband, bringing a box of brownies.

“She came and told our staff how much it meant to her,”

Erickson said. “Then they looked at the Wall of Hope, and tears started pouring down their faces. I’m not sure there was a dry eye here.”

Erickson hadn’t heard much lately from Hillary Gross, the original customer who inspired the program. But one Sunday this month, an email message appeared.

It was a note from Gross, now 42, who had recovered from cancer and started painting again. She let Erickson and her staff know that one of her paintings was on its way as a thankyou gift.

Gross, an artist who lives in Florida, said she wanted to tell Erickson how much she had helped lift her spirits.

“How many times do you hear from a company CEO?” Gross asked. “She blew me away by saying she created this new product and I was the inspiration.”

For business people considering how to do well and also do some good, Erickson offers encouragement.

“Whether it’s through widgets or service, where they can give hours or expertise, there’s plenty out there of what I call overflow,” she said.

Especially if such contributions can be part of an ordinary workday.

“I would encourage people to dip a toe in this water,” she said.

“I believe every single business has something to offer.”

Kristi Heim: 206-464-2718 or kheim@seattletimes.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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Coach From Page 8 when it still had “Community” in the title and he was the head coach of the short-lived King County Royals of the American Basketball Association.

His love of the game even took him to China, where he worked as an assistant to former Sonics head coach Bob Weiss in 2008.

While coaching with the Shanxi Zhongyu squad, the idea of a book was born.

“I was coaching in China and sending emails home, kind of about the experience,” he said. “And people kept liking the emails, kept saying, ‘This is great stuff. You should write a book.’”

He dismissed the idea at first, but when he returned Stateside in 2009, Turner acquiesced, more as a goal for himself than as a business venture.

“I certainly did not write it to sell a million copies,” he said. “I didn’t think it was going to be a world-changer, by any stretch.”

Turner said he realizes it can sound a bit arrogant for him to write a memoir, since, in his words, he has not done anything. However, he said, the book is not so much about him as it is about the world around him.

“I am not comparing the two,” he said, “But it’s kind of like ‘Forrest Gump.’ That movie wasn’t really about Forrest Gump. It was about what was happening around him.”

For Turner, that includes eating donkey in China.

“Unfortunately true,” he wrote in a Facebook message.

The first chapters wrote themselves, Turner said. NBA coach George Karl wrote the foreword.

Ending the book was different. Turner said he did not know how to finish it.

Wanting the end to be inspirational, he settled for it being entertaining.

He owns the one and only finished copy, while he waits for others to arrive in the mail.

“It was cool to just see the final product, and know I saw it through to the end,” he said, talking about “the sense of accomplishment that I did something that a lot of people want to do and have tried to do.”

A former volunteer assistant with Lorenzo Romar, Turner would not mind a shot at Romar’s job once his UW tenure is over.

“I hope coach Romar is there for a long time, but when he leaves,” he said with a smile, “I wouldn’t mind stepping into his shoes.”

Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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Alpine Chiropractic Center has a record of success in helping patients with pain relief When Lori Tobin walks into Alpine Chiropractic Center, she receives a friendly hello from Christy, the office manager. She knows she’s in the right place — for relief from the residual pain in her neck and shoulders, and a staff that truly cares.

“Back in 2009, I came to see Dr. Greg because my TMJ had gotten so bad that my jaw was locked. I saw several other practitioners before seeing Greg and none of them could help me.

Greg fixed my jaw so I could use it again but referred me to another doctor because he felt there was more going on,” recalls Lori.

Lori was later diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in her jaw and neck. Since her recovery, Lori has seen Dr. Greg and his staff to help deal with the results of radiation and surgery.

“I know Dr. Greg genuinely cares about his patients as people, not just a set of symptoms.

He took the time to really look into why my jaw was in such bad shape. I trust him. That’s why I drive from Duvall to see him,” says a grateful Lori.

Dr. Greg Pfiffner has been a practicing chiropractic since graduating from Palmer University West, with honors in 1993. He opened Alpine Chiropractic Center in North Bend in 1999.

Dr. Greg specializes in soft tissue injuries including automobile, work and sports related injuries. Dr. Greg’s personalized care mirrors his philosophy that

Dr. Greg Pfiffner, chiropractor and owner of Alpine Chiropractic. all patients come with unique and different conditions.

Patients range from newborn to 90’s; Dr. Greg tailors care to each patient’s unique needs.

The staff at Alpine include Dr. Chris Hall, DC, Cert. MDT; Pete Connolly LMP; Diana Fender LMP; Quincy Vidauri, LMP; and Christy Roeber, Office Manager. All are dedicated to getting patients back to functioning fully in their lives.

“We teach you how to care for your body so you don’t have to come back to see us every week,” Dr. Greg says. “I know I’m successful when I see my patients out on the trail or at the grocery store, being active and living their lives.”

Dr. Greg’s approach is holis-

tic. He treats the spine, the muscles and your mind, and assigns physical therapy “homework” to promote self-care. The combination provides great results.

Along with chiropractic care and massage therapy, Alpine offers sessions in the hydrotherapy bed, a favorite among patients (heated water massage on a specially designed water bed) and a therapeutic massage chair. Check out the special massage packages for Mother’s Day! Patients are happy to share their pleasure about treatments at Alpine.

“I suffered a brain concussion and skull fracture when I was 4,” says a 49-year-old Pam M. “After my injury, I had daily headaches and migraines. In my 40?s, my migraines worsened, lasting for 3-8 days. Dr. Greg thought he could help, by working with the muscles that were tight, before working on any areas out of place.

“After a few months of treatments, my headaches were less than ever. One morning it dawned on me that I didn’t have a headache! After 45 years of daily headaches this was a strange feeling. I only wish I had met Dr. Greg years ago,” she says.

Another patient writes, “I have been to several chiropractors and only had temporary relief from neck and lower back pain. Greg’s methods of treatment have been the most effective in correcting the problem.”

Office Manager Christy Roeber consults with Dr. Greg.

Alpine Chiropractic moved to its new location at 118 Downing Avenue North last June. Patients have been complimentary about the relaxing new office space.

The office staff works with

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So much to sample April 28, 2011

Rage Hawley (left), of North Bend, enjoys savory bites provided by Cathy Lamb during SipFest, a fundraiser for Encompass, a North Bendbased children’s services organization. The inaugural event, held April 16 at Pickering Barn in Issaquah, was a sellout. More than 400 area residents sampled wine, beer and food from 35 vendors. The Issaquah Press and SnoValley Star served as media sponsors. The second major spring fundraiser for Encompass, ‘Dream with Me’ Spring Gala, is April 30, at The Golf Club at Newcastle.

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Spring brings a bounty of color to the Nursery at Mount Si Not all garden nurseries are created equal.

When you invest in annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs for your garden, your first concern is that the plants are healthy — giving them their best shot at surviving.

Your second concern is selection, and the professional advice to help you choose the varieties that will do well considering shade or sun, soil conditions, roaming deer and other factors. Or maybe you’d like plants to best attract butterflies and birds.

The Nursery at Mount Si should be your first stop — with plants direct from the growers, a team of professionals to help you with your gardening decisions —and beautiful setting to compliment the flora.

Nestled just below Mount Si in rural North Bend, the nursery is such a peaceful, natural setting that it is growing in popularity as an event and wedding venue. Here at the base of Mount Si is a mini Garden of Eden.

Pathways meander through the landscape and bedding plants. Cross the stream on the little wooden bridge to visit the gift shop with its pottery, art and home décor, or visit the six greenhouses. The nursery’s resident cats and chickens reside along with neighboring cows.

The nursery was founded in 1999 by owner Nels Melgaard, a former organic produce farmer. He has put together a team of customer service and landscape specialists that share a passion for plants.

Go ahead, ask them anything.

Between them they can discuss garden soil conditions, watering needs, weather impacts, solutions to pesky slugs, insect and fungus blight — all while helping you select the best flowering trees,

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From left, Nels Melgaard, Jose Larios, Christine Earl and Sara Winslow. shrubs and plants to keep your own garden blooming all summer long.

The nursery also has organic plants and seeds for customers interested in growing their own produce. And the nursery encourages local gardeners to “Plant a Row for the Hungry,” to provide fresh vegetables for the food bank.

Everything for an edible landscape can be found at The Nursery at Mount Si, including a good selection of fruit trees and berries, and the organic compost to give your veggies and fruits a jump start.

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Obituary Jack E. Burley Jack E. Burley passed from this earth into the loving hands of the Heavenly Father on March 16, 2011.

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Mount Si High School staff wants relationship builder at helm next ances consistency with flexibility.”

The list of wishes stands tall, A sense of humor, Tilton said, but then again so does the job. is a top priority.

“This is a huge, huge job,” Math teacher Christine said football coach and Kjenner said the next principal Associated Student Body advisor has to be a good, transparent Charlie Kinnune, regarding the communicator who tells his or principal post at Mount Si High her staff what’s going on.

School.

Language arts teacher Principal Randy Taylor plans William Dillon said he would to retire June 30. like the next leader Staffers at Mount to be a career educaSi High School want tor, not an administhe job to go to a trator. people person and “Our past princisomeone fearless of pals have been change. administrators,” he Kinnune built a said. “We would like parallel between the to have someone upcoming hire of a with more of an acanew principal and the demic base, someUniversity of one who has been in Washington’s April Randy Taylor a classroom and 25 hire of University taught in a classof Utah President Michael room.”

Young.

Dillon added he wants the “This guy is a relationship next leader of the staff to mix builder,” Kinnune said of things up a little bit.

Young. “He was able to build “I probably don’t want a relationships with all walks of principal that’s been in some life. All different groups that he other high school for 30 years, has to work with he was able to or more of the status quo,” he build consensus.” said.

Kinnune said he would like to He later added that he valued see something similar with the experience, himself being an next principal. older teacher.

Thomas Tilton, a counselor at “But, where are we going?

Mount Si, echoed Kinnune, sayLet’s turn the page. What’s ing the job was big and the exciting? What’s new? What’s school would need a quick interesting?” he asked. learner.

Jerry Bopp, a history teacher, “We have a pretty good-sized said he would like to see somehigh school with a lot of facets,” one who builds upon what has he said. “He or she needs to be a See PRINCIPAL, Page 13 good communicator that bal-

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Teacher Corissa McGehe (left) gets the front page scoop from Austin Wambaugh at a preschool class at Encompass in North Bend. Each week one student is the ‘special person,’ and tells his or her classmates about his or her life and family. The 3-year-old Austin turned his presentation into the front page of a newspaper, with his face as the lead ‘photo.’

Cheerleaders model for a good cause

By Sebastian Moraga Sometimes chaos is a good thing.

Like when high-speed traffic gets your baby to fall asleep, or when you want to raise money for the Mt. Si Senior Center.

Cheerleaders from Mount Si High School modeled outfits from local vendors at a fundraiser April 17 at the TPC golf course on Snoqualmie Ridge.

The cheerleaders wore several outfits each, racing to change each one before jump-

ing back on the runway.

“It was a little chaotic,” said Chloe Villanueva, 17, one of the cheerleaders-turned-models. “It was a small taste of what it’s like to be a runway model.”

Most of the money came from ticket sales to the event and from a dessert auction that same day. Part of the proceeds from sales of outfits the week of the fundraiser and fashion show also went to the center.

“It was a fundraiser and also a showcase for stores around the Valley and in Duvall,”

Villanueva said.

At least $5,000 had been raised, said Carmen Villanueva, Chloe’s mom and the president of the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation, though the total amount had not been confirmed.

Chloe was a model from age 5 to when she was in the fifth grade; she was on a Bon Marche poster that received publicity in two states, Carmen said.

Despite her experience, Chloe See MODEL, Page 13

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From left, high-schoolers Cassady Weldon, Katrina Cranford, Chloe Villanueva, middle-schooler Johanna Cranford and Mount Si High School student Aubrey Lane. The group volunteered as models at a fashion show and fundraiser for the Mt. Si Senior Center.

Model From Page 12 said she still felt nervous.

“You just don’t want to fall,” she said. “Everyone is watching.”

About 100 people attended, Carmen said.

Carmen’s friend Julie Nesenblatt, the show’s coordina-

tor, asked Carmen if Chloe could model at the fundraiser.

Chloe accepted.

Fellow cheerleaders Aubrey Lane, Cassady Weldon and Katrina Cranford modeled alongside Cranford’s younger sister Johanna, who attends Snoqualmie Middle School.

“It was fun to dress up,” Chloe said. “I would do it again, especially since it was for a good cause.”

been established under Taylor.

“Someone who is strongly curriculum-oriented,” Bopp said. “Someone who sees to it that we have a unified curriculum and works toward things that we have started working toward, like common assessments.”

Converse-ly, Bopp listed some things he hopes the next principal does not do, like supervising lunch hour.

“That’s expensive help doing something that doesn’t take expensive help,” he said.

He also said he hoped the next principal is not a retiree who was re-hired for the job.

“I wouldn’t want someone who is going to be padding their income with a doublehit,” he said. “There aren’t a whole lot of principal jobs available in the state, so we ought to have a really strong

“There aren’t a whole lot of principal jobs available in the state, so we ought to have a really strong pool of those who haven’t retired.”

— Jerry Bopp Teacher

pool of those who haven’t retired.”

Kjenner said she would not want someone with a topdown management style to get the top job.

“This staff is very strong and there are a lot of awesome things happening,” she said.

“Don’t shut that down. Listen to the staff, promote the school to the community.

There are kids doing fabulous things.”

Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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Expedition reaches Everest Base Camp

By Dennis Broadwell Snoqualmie residents Dennis Broadwell and Brian Dickinson are climbing Mount Everest, the tallest peak on earth.

Broadwell owns Mountain Gurus, a climbing guide service; Dickinson is trying to climb the highest peak on each continent.

Broadwell is filing regular dispatches from the trip. These have been abridged for the SnoValley Star. Follow him online at mountaingurus.blogspot.com.

April 7-12 After lunch I witnessed my first major yak traffic jam. The lead yak refused to cross the suspension bridge; after nearly 30 minutes of pushing and prodding, the yak finally began to relent. The yaks were moving again, and the bridge was cleared of dropped loads. Drama at 12,000 feet made for a fun afternoon.

We began our steep climb to the Tengboche Monastery. After a brief tour of this famous Buddhist landmark, we descended to Deboche for dinner.

Today’s trek brought us to 14,000 feet to the outpost of

Pheriche, after a brief stop at the Pangboche Monastery, where we were greeted by the head Lama for a Puja blessing. He wished us good luck and safety on the mountain.

We headed up to Lobuche, passing the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier. We stopped briefly to pay respect to the memorial of past fallen climbers.

Here at 16,000 feet, the air really begins to thin. We’re higher than any peak in the lower 48 states.

We’re staying at the nicest place in town, an evening of good food and a game of hearts.

The group’s beginning to feel the buzz in the air.

Tomorrow, we’ll hike to Gorak Shep. We should be able to connect to the 3G network again.

We woke again to cloudy skies, heading up to Gorak Shep at 16,900 feet. I start to feel the

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Dennis Broadwell, of Snoqualmie, climbs up Island Peak near Mount Everest. Broadwell and Brian Dickinson, of Snoqualmie, will attempt to climb Everest in May. dry air in my lungs as I gaze across the Himalayan landscape.

Photographs cannot capture the beauty of this place. The expanse of peaks is breathtaking.

I start to feel my stride. I’ve been a little out of sync the past few days. I suffer from a rare form of juvenile arthritis and keeping this disease in check is my main concern. Despite it all, I keep climbing pushing my

body beyond what it will allow me to do. Today, I’m feeling good. I’ve always been able to stay strong at altitude.

I’m eager as we pass yak trains returning from Everest Base Camp carrying supplies.

We wake early heading up Kala Patar on a cloudless morning. As we climb, Mount Everest comes into view. My heart races

from the thin air as the sun begins to peak over Everest. It’s an awesome sight.

I make it to the top of Kala Patar, 18,200 feet right behind our lead Sherpa. I drink a cup of tea and take in the view. I look out across the endless sea of peaks, dreaming of what it will be like to stand on top of See EVEREST, Page 15

North Bend woman’s hydroplane burns

By Dan Catchpole

By John Lok/The Seattle Times

Driver Kayleigh Perkins Mallory (far left) is rescued from the water after she leapt into Lake Washington from her burning hydroplane as she taxied to shore after a test run during a ULHRA spring training event April 21.

Hydroplane racer and North Bend resident Kayleigh Perkins Mallory suffered a scare April 21 when her boat caught fire while making practice runs on Lake Washington.

Perkins Mallory leapt clear of her turbine-powered boat seconds before flames swept through its cockpit.

She escaped with only minor injuries, and she is ready to get back on the water. This season, the 22-year-old wants to reclaim her crown of Unlimited Light Hydroplane race circuit.

Her boat, the U-72 Foster Care/TRIAD Racing Technologies, however, has to be rebuilt, which will force her miss at least the 2011 season’s opening race in May. Perkins Mallory had been testing a new motor in her boat

in preparation for the season when the accident occurred.

“It didn’t seem to be running right,” she said.

So, she headed back in. About 30 feet from the dock, the engine cut out.

The voice of her husband, James Mallory, came over the radio: “Fire! Fire! Fire!”

He could see flames pouring out of her cherry-red boat’s engine.

Perkins Mallory grabbed the handle on the boat’s fire extinguisher. To activate it, a driver has to push its knob in, but in her rush, she ripped the extinguisher’s knob clear off.

A thought rushed through her head: “Well that isn’t going to do me any good.”

She couldn’t stop the fire from spreading to the fuel tank, See FIRE, Page 16

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Scoreboard Prep baseball 3A/2A KingCo Conference Standings: Mount Si 9-0 (L), 131 (S); Bellevue 6-2, 6-4; Lake Washington 5-4, 6-5; Mercer Island 4-5, 8-6; Interlake 3-4, 57; Juanita 3-6, 3-11; Sammamish 2-7, 7-8; Liberty 1-7, 4-8 April 18 Games Mount Si 13, Interlake 1 Juanita 9, Liberty 8 Mercer Island 19, Sammamish 2 Bellevue 6, Lake Washington 0 April 20 Games Mount Si 13, Bellevue 3 Lake Washington 5, Sammamish 2 April 22 Games Mount Si 8, Mercer Island 7 Sammamish 15, Juanita 4 Lake Washington 5, Liberty 4 April 23 Game Bothell 9, Juanita 2 MOUNT SI 13, BELLEVUE 3 Mount Si 026 23 - 13 9 1 Bellevue 102 00 - 3 2 5 W: Trevor Taylor, L: Drew Quinlan. 2B: Shane Dixon (MS), Reece Karalus (MS), Nate Sinner (MS) Mount Si highlights: Dixon 1-2, 2 RBI; Karalus 2-3, 2 RBIs; Sinner 3-3 MOUNT SI 13, INTERLAKE 1 Mount Si 040 020 7 - 13 16 0 Interlake 001 000 0 - 1 4 3 W: Trevor Lane, L: Griffin Sutich.

2B: Max Brown (MS), Reece Karalus (MS). 3B: Dustin Breshears (MS). HR: Joey Button (Int) Mount Si highlights: Breshears 2-4, 4 RBIs; Brown 3-4, 3 runs; Karalus 2-3, 3 RBIs; Derek Welsh 2-3, 1 RBI

Prep boys soccer 3A/2A KingCo Conference Standings: Sammamish 10-0-0 (L), 10-0-1 (S); Mercer Island 7-12, 8-2-2; Bellevue 5-4-0, 5-5-1; Lake Washington 5-4-1, 6-5-1; Mount Si 5-5-0, 5-6-1; Liberty 26-2, 3-7-2; Interlake 1-8-1, 2-8-2; Juanita 1-8-0, 1-10-0 April 19 Games Lake Washington 2, Interlake 1 Bellevue 3, Liberty 2 Mercer Island 8, Juanita 1 Sammamish 2, Mount Si 0 April 22 Games Sammamish 5, Liberty 0 Lake Washington 1, Mount Si 0 Mercer Island 8, Interlake 1 LAKE WASHINGTON 1, MOUNT SI 0 Mount Si 00-0 Lake Washington 1 0 - 0 First half goal: 1, Merlin Granadas (LW, Taylor Stapf assist), 22:00 Shutout: Andreas Verduzco SAMMAMISH 2, MOUNT SI 0 Sammamish 11-2 Mount Si 00-0

First half goal: 1, Taylor Berg (S, unassisted), 32:00 Second half goal: 2, Berg (S, unassisted), 78:00 Shutout: Stuart Ellsworth

Prep softball 3A/2A KingCo Conference Standings: Juanita 10-0, 13-1; Bellevue 6-2, 9-3; Mount Si 5-4, 7-5; Lake Washington 5-4, 5-9; Interlake 4-4, 7-5; Liberty 4-4, 55; Sammamish 0-6, 0-9; Mercer Island 0-9, 1-10 April 18 Game LAKE WASHINGTON 17, MOUNT SI 7 Mount Si 012 40 - 7 12 3 LW 113 48 - 17 12 1 W: Emillee Ronbeck, L: Kendra Lee. 2B: Celine Fowler (MS), Maura Murphy (MS), Rachael Picchena (MS). 3B: Murphy (MS), Whitney Dunlap (LW), Megan Spartz (LW). HR: Bethany Bacon (LW), Jenny Hill (LW), Spartz (LW) Mount Si highlights: Fowler 3-3, 2 runs; Murphy 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Picchena 1-3, 1 RBI

Prep boys track & field 3A KingCo Conference April 21 Meet MOUNT SI 99, INTERLAKE 69, LAKE WASHINGTON 13 100: 1, Jordan Todd (Int) 11.5; 2, Kaleb Huerta (MS) 11.5; 3, Shane Blankenburg (MS) 11.6.

200: 1, Blankenburg (MS) 23.4; 2, Huerta (MS) 23.8; 4, Tyler Button (MS) 24.1; 5, Justin McLaughlin (MS) 25.0 400: 1, Mason Bragg (MS) 51.0; 3, McLaughlin (MS) 56.4 800: 1, Ashish Suntosh (Int) 2:05.2; 3, Levi Botten (MS) 2:09.9; 4, Ryan Olson (MS) 2:14.7 1,600: 1, Suntosh (Int) 4:36.8; 2, Dominick Canady (MS) 4:36.1; 3, Tom Kirby (MS) 4:52.7; 4, Ben Houldridge (MS) 5:02.0 3,200: 1, Samuel Ginor (Int) 10:15.7; 4, Richard Carmichael (MS) 10:25.7; 5, Tim Corrie (MS) 10:47.3 110 hurdles: 1, Nate Chase (MS) 16.7; 2, Bradly Stevens (MS) 17.2; 3, Jon Proctor (MS) 18.7; 4, Emmitt Rudd (MS) 19.8

Everest From Page 14 Everest. It’s one of the clearest mornings I’ve ever experienced in the Himalayas.

We head back down for breakfast and begin our trek to Everest Base Camp. After a few hours we arrive in Base Camp.

A mile of tents makes up this temporary city.

Temba, our climbing Sherpa, tells me there are nearly 40 expeditions climbing on Everest

300 hurdles: 1, Chase (MS) 41.9; 4, Houldridge (MS) 47.9; 5, Kevin Carter (MS) 51.3 4x100 relay: 1, Mount Si (Huerta, Bragg, Blankenburg, Button) 44.4 4x400 relay: 1, Mount Si A (Chase, Huerta, Jimbo Davis, Button) 3:38.0; 3, Mount Si B (Canady, Houldridge, Olson, Landon Storrud) 4:07.2 Shot put: 1, Kolton Auxier (MS) 51-1; 2, Brian Copeland (MS) 430; 3, Brian Ruhland (MS) 3810.5; 5, Sean Cantalini (MS) 36-4 Discus: 1, Doc Derwin (MS) 1304; 2, Zach Storm (MS) 130-3; 3, Auxier (MS) 121-10; 4, Ruhland (MS) 109-7; 5, Copeland (MS) 109-2 Javelin: 1, Storm (MS) 173-8; 2, Stevens (MS) 160-11; 3, Rudd (MS) 142-6 High jump: 1, Dominic Jackson (Int) 5-8; 2, Olson (MS) 5-2; 3, Proctor (MS) 5-0 Pole vault: 1, Ryuji Kawashima (Int) 14-0; 2, Jake Rouches (MS) 10-6; 3, Davis (MS) 10-6; 4, Botten (MS) 9-6 Long jump: 1, Robert Reyes (LW) 17-11.5; 2, Rudd (MS) 17-3.25; 4, Graham Griffin (MS) 16-5.5; 5, Elijah Mayfield (MS) 16-0.5 Triple jump: 1, Mayfield (MS) 36-10; 4, A.J. Brevick (MS) 347.75

Prep girls track & field 3A KingCo Conference April 21 meet MOUNT SI 85, INTERLAKE 85, LAKE WASHINGTON 19 100: 1, Jesse Guyer (MS) 13.0; 2, Sophie Rockow (MS) 13.3; 5, Abbey Bottemiller (MS) 13.7 200: 1, Summer Hanson (Int) 27.1; 2, Rockow (MS) 27.1; 4, Guyer (MS) 27.7 400: 1, Hanson (Int) 63.3; 2, Lindsay Kirby (MS) 64.0; 4, Madeleine Hutchison 67.9; 5, Madelyn Esteb (MS) 69.7 800: 1, Christina Volken (MS) 2:28.6; 3, Bailey Wise (MS) 3:11.4 1,600: 1, Bailey Scott (MS) 5:26.9; 2, Kendall Maddux (MS) 6:14.3; 3, Delaney Hollis (MS) 6: 19.1 3,200: 1, Nadia Lucas (Int) 12:07.0; 2, Scott (MS) 12:16.6 100 hurdles: 1, Montana

this spring. Climbers from all over the world come here to give it their best shot.

Our camp is situated at the edge of the Khumbu Icefall.

We’re quickly welcomed into our dining tent by our friendly Sherpa staff. A three-course lunch is prepared for us.

Expedition life doesn’t get much better than this.

We meet our Sherpa staff; Temba and Ngawang will be our climbing Sherpas. Lhachmi, Jangke and Gurung will be our Base Camp kitchen staff, and Dawa will be our Camp 2 cook.

After a long day we retreat to

PAGE 15 Malarkey-Hess (Int) 17.5; 3, Ashley Jackson (MS) 18.0 300 hurdles: 1, Malarkey-Hess (Int) 50.3; 3, Jackson (MS) 50.7; 5, Sydney Leonard (MS) 54.7 4x100 relay: 1, Mount Si (Bottemiller, Rockow, Guyer, Kristen Kasel) 52.1 4x200 relay: 1, Interlake 1:53.00; 2, Mount Si (Sydney Gore, Esteb, Hutchison, Kennedi Norris) 1:59.1 4x400 relay: 1, Lake Washington (Anneke Knestedt, Kate Roberts, Audrey Nordness, Nicola Scutt) 4:19.4; 2, Mount Si (Bottemiller, Volken, Kirby, Hutchison) 4:23.0 Shot put: 1, Brenda Agus (Int) 29-11; 2, Leonard (MS) 27-0; 4, Madison Bardsley (MS) 26-1 Discus: 1, Agus (Int) 109-9; 2, Leslie Stevens (MS) 84-1; 3, Bardsley (MS) 67-9; 4, Kasel (MS) 62-6 Javelin: 1, Stevens (MS) 102-3; 4, Leonard (MS) 86-10; 5, Kasel (MS) 80-2 High jump: 1, Anna Sugiyama (Int) 4-6; 2, Lexi Swanson (MS) 4-4; 4, Esteb (MS) 4-2; 5, Dore (MS) 4-0 Triple jump: 1, Stevens (MS) 339; 2, Rockow (MS) 31-10.25; 3, Guyer (MS) 29-10

Prep girls tennis 3A/2A KingCo Conference April 19 Match JUANITA 6, MOUNT SI 1 Singles: Tennessee-Taylor Chan (J) d. Natolie Knoetgen 6-1, 7-5; Devin Clawson (J) d. Trina Eck 60, 6-2; Kelsey Glenn (J) d. Lindsay Masters 7-5, 6-4; Lauren Wood (MS) d. Nancy Chang 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: Molly Ichikawa-Anna Ludvigsen (J) d. Shelby ThomasBailey Leonard 6-3, 6-4; Shelby Hill-Chris Hanley (J) d. Rachel Swamy-Evanne Webster 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Claudia Lin-Hannah Skurnik (J) d. Amanda Gates-Meghan McCallum 6-3, 2-6, 11-9 April 18 Match REDMOND 6, MOUNT SI 1 Singles: Sarah Du (Red) d.

Natalie Knoetgen 6-1, 6-0; Raluca Infirm (Red) d. Trina Eck 6-4, 6-1; Sophie Xu (Red) d.

our tents for our first night’s sleep at 17,600 feet.

Our stay at Base Camp will be short. We plan to descend again to Dingboche and then climb Island Peak with our trekkers.

It takes time to acclimatize to these altitudes, and our plan is to spend time climbing elsewhere in hopes to limit our trips through the Khumbu Icefall, which can be the most dangerous part of climbing Everest.

Midmorning I took a walk over to our nearest neighbors,

Lindsay Masters 6-4, 6-1; Dana Simmons (Red) d. Lauren Wood 6-4, 6-3 Doubles: Shelby Thomas-Bailey Leonard (MS) d. Hallie BlatterJeneal Carter 6-1, 6-3; Marissa Craig-Sarah Boye (Red) d. Rachel Swamy-Evanne Webster 6-4, 6-1; Arvana Anzler-Meg Holtzinger (Red) d. Amanda Gates-Meghan McCallum 6-2, 6-3

Prep boys lacrosse Washington Lacrosse Association Division II April 23 Game GIG HARBOR 14, MOUNT SI 7 Mount Si statistics: Beau Bachand 7 groundballs, Zane Berhold 1 goal, 3 groundballs; Andrew Bottemiller 3 goals, 2 groundballs; Brady Christensen 3 groundballs, Nick Crandell 1 groundball, Tucker Dana 1 groundball, Will Dodeward 1 groundball, Sal Francisco 2 groundballs, Zach Gappa 1 groundball, Matt Mahrer 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 groundballs; Blake Moorhead 3 groundballs, Cody Oberlander 4 groundballs, Henry Owens 1 goal, 1 assist, 7 groundballs; Brendan Pike 2 groundballs, Jake Smith 1 groundball, Nate Whited 1 groundball, Max Williamson 1 groundball, Tylar Young 1 groundball, Cameron Pike 5 saves, Matthew Yan 4 saves April 20 Game REDMOND 9, MOUNT SI 1 Mount Si statistics: Beau Bachand 8 groundballs, Zane Berhold 6 groundballs, Andrew Bottemiller 2 groundballs, Bradley Christensen 2 groundballs, Will Dodeward 2 groundballs, Sal Francisco 1 groundball, Zach Gappa 1 groundball, Adam Hasa 3 groundballs, Matt Mahrer 2 groundballs, Henry Owens 1 goal, 2 groundballs; Brandan Pike 2 groundballs, Jake Smith 1 groundball, Nate Whited 1 groundball, Tate Wright 4 groundballs, Cameron Pike 8 saves, Matthew Yan 6 saves

RMI Expeditions. I started my guiding career as an RMI guide, and it’s nice to be close to veteran guides like Dave Hahn.

He’s guiding a father-anddaughter team.

If successful, she will be the youngest female to summit Everest — at age 16.

After lunch, the local Lama will conduct our Puja ceremony at Base Camp. Each expedition needs to hold Puja before climbing above Base Camp.

During Puja, the Sherpas will bless our climbing gear and ask for safety on the mountain.

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Mount Si baseball outlasts Mercer Island for win in extra innings

By Dan Catchpole Mount Si High School fans had a new name to cheer after the Wildcats beat Mercer Island in extra innings April 23.

Senior Justin Henak has had limited playing time this season — his first on varsity. He was filling in behind the plate after the team’s regular catcher Robb Lane was sent to the hospital following a violent collision in the Wildcats’ April 20 game against Bellevue.

Coming to bat in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied 7-7, Henak delivered the biggest hit of his season.

Mount Si’s at bat started with Nate Sinner getting a leadoff double. Daniel Besmer popped out to the catcher. Ryan Atkinson singled, moved Sinner to third — and 90 feet away from winning the game.

Fire From Page 14 filled with an explosive mix of jet fuel and vapors.

“At that point, it was a panic to get away from the boat,” she said.

But Perkins Mallory was strapped into her seat with a multipoint harness, radio cables

Mercer Island pitcher Connor Perryman intentionally walked Mount Si leadoff batter Dustin Breshears to load the bases.

Breshears had hit a home run in his first at bat; Henak had gone 0 for 4 that day with two strikeouts.

Henak bit at the first offering, but missed. Strike one.

Perryman reeled back and dealt again. Henak ripped the ball into center field. Sinner shot down the line across home plate for the win.

Henak’s timely hit pushed the Wildcats’ winning streak to 13 games.

The performance was nothing new for the team. Mount Si has gotten big contributions from its entire roster during its dream season.

The win against Mercer Island also showcased the team’s focus.

Starting pitcher Reece Karalus got into trouble early in the first and an oxygen tube. She was strapped onto a bomb.

It only took a couple of seconds for her to rip free from the boat and open the hatch.

“As soon as I lifted up the lid, half the deck of the boat blew up,” she said.

Perkins Mallory jumped into the lake. She turned to see flames whipping around the cockpit.

Like all hydroplane drivers,

By Sandy Horvath

First baseman Trevor Lane beats a throw into second base during Mount Si’s 8-7 win over Mercer Island in extra innings. The April 22 win extended the Wildcats’ winning streak to 13 games. inning, despite throwing five first pitch strikes.

The Islanders quickly got two

runs on the board with only one out. They then loaded the bases.

she was wearing a fire-protective suit, but it can only buy you eight or nine seconds, she said.

The boat coasted into the dock, where the emergency crew put out the flames.

Perkins Mallory had been lucky. The wind had blown the flames away from the boat’s fuel tank, buying her and the people on shore a few extra seconds.

“If it had hit the fuel tank, it

would’ve looked like a nuke dropped on the boat,” she said.

“There wouldn’t have been anything left of the boat to salvage.”

That would have included her.

“I was very, very lucky,” she said.

Now, Perkins Mallory is anxious to get back on the water, but she’ll have to wait until her boat is repaired. It is in a boat shop in Tukwila.

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But Karalus, one of the team’s star pitchers this season, wasn’t fazed by the situation. He reached back and got the next two batters to strike out with a total of seven pitches. Bleeding stopped.

The Wildcats hung in the game, taking the lead in the fourth inning. But the Islanders put up two runs in the fifth inning and three runs in the sixth inning.

Karalus struggled against the tough Islanders. He left the game with two outs in the sixth inning, having thrown 106 pitches. He had five strikeouts, and had allowed four walks and nine hits.

For the season, his ERA is 4.14. He has two wins and one loss in five starts.

Shane Dixon replaced Karalus to close out the sixth inning. He kept Mercer Island’s bats quiet in the seventh and eighth innings. ly out.

However, the team could lease another boat until repairs are finished.

The team’s owners, Joe Frauenheim and Phil Bononcini, could not be reached for comment.

“I’m not going to stop racing because of this,” Perkins Mallory said. “I still have a long career ahead of me.”

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

Calendar

APRIL 28, 2011

Public meetings ❑ North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. April 28, 211 Main Ave. N. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley School District public hearing, 6:45 p.m. April 28, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Snoqualmie Valley School Board, 7:30 p.m. April 28, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Snoqualmie Public Works Committee, 5 p.m. May 2, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Planning and Parks Committee, 6 p.m. May 2, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Planning Commission, 7 p.m. May 2, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Finance and Administration Committee, 5:30 p.m. May 3, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ North Bend Finance and Administration Committee, 2 p.m. May 3, 211 Main Ave. N. ❑ North Bend City Council, 7 p.m. May 3, 411 Main Ave. S. ❑ Si View Metro Park District Board of Commissioners, 6:30 p.m. May 4, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend

Events ❑ Bill Anschell, 7 p.m. April 28, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ 16th Annual Sno-Valley Plant and Garden Sale, April 28-30, Remlinger Farms, 32610 N.E. 32nd St., Carnation. All proceeds will benefit the Senior Center in Carnation. ❑ Trash Talk with Stokely Towles, 7 p.m. April 29, Masonic Hall, Fall City. Cookies and festivities after the show.

Tickets: $10, $7 for children and seniors. ❑ Annual Safety Fair and Open House, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

April 30, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway. Activities, demonstrations, safety education, refreshments and Smokey the Bear. ID cards for children are available; bring medical records. ❑ National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, 10 a.m.

April 30, various locations. In Snoqualmie: Sno Falls Credit Union, 9025 Meadowbrook Way S.E. In North Bend: North Bend Park & Ride between East McClellan and East Park streets. ❑ Valley Animal Partners third annual Spay-ghetti Dinner and Dessert Auction, 5:30-8:30 p.m. April 30, Snoqualmie Eagles, 8200 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Tickets: $12 for adults; $7 for children and seniors. All money raised will go to the Valley Animal Partners Spay and Neuter program, which assists those with limited income. Go to www.valleyanimalpartners.com.

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The Mount Si High School drama department presents ‘You Can’t Take it with You,’ 7 p.m. May 4-7 and 2 p.m. May 7 at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie. Tickets are $7 for students, $10 for adults. ❑ Eric Ode Kids Show, 1 p.m. May 1, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend.

Tickets: $3. ❑ Afternoon Preschool Story Times, 1:30 p.m. May 2, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult. ❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. May 3, Twede’s Café, 137 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ Young Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. May 4, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 6-24 months old accompanied by an adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. May 4, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult. ❑ Teen study zone, 3 p.m.

May 4, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Drop-in during scheduled study zone hours for free homework help in all subjects from volunteer tutors. ❑ Pajamarama Story Times, 6:30 p.m. May 4, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. All young children are welcome with an adult. ❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. May 4, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Fiesta Fun Zumba Party, 6:30 p.m. May 6, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend.

Learn new moves and get an intro to Zumba in the Circuit.

Door and raffle prizes, smoothies, guest instructors. For info, email Quincy and Erma at ladiesofzumba@ gmail.com. Fee: Adults $5 pre-reg/$7 at the door, youth 12 and under $3 prereg/$5 at the door. ❑ Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon, 8K and Kids Mile Run, 7 a.m May 7, Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie. Go to www.runsnoqualmie.com. ❑ Snoqualmie Ridge ROA Mother-Son event, 3-5 p.m. May 7, Cascade View Elementary School, 34816 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie ❑ Mother’s Day Tea and Talks, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8, Cedar River Watershed, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., North Bend. Naturalists from Seattle Public Utilities will give talks and lead walks around the lush watershed area. Learn the story of Rattlesnake Lake. ❑ Master Gardeners’ Plant Clinic, 6 p.m. May 9, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie.

Snoqualmie Valley Master Gardeners will answer questions about plant selection, diagnosis and treatment of plant disease, insect identification, and other topics. The clinic will meet on the second Monday of each

month through October. ❑ Basic Coldframe Construction, 7 p.m. May 9, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie.

This master gardener workshop will focus on three easy designs using inexpensive, easy-to-find and, in some cases, unconventional materials to construct a basic coldframe. ❑ Healthy Youth Forum, 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 11, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie. For parents and teens. Hear what teens are saying about their health behaviors and the teen brain, and practice important conversations with other community members to be more attuned and connected. ❑ Annual Snoqualmie Library book sale, May 20-25, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Proceeds support programs at the library run

by Friends of Snoqualmie Library. For information or to volunteer, contact FOSL98065@gmail.com.

Volunteer opportunities ❑ Elk Management Group invites the community to participate in elk collaring, telemetry and habitat improvement projects in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Project orientation meetings are at 6 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the North Bend City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N. Email research@snoqualmievalleyelk.org. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is accepting applications for ages 16 or older to volunteer in various departments of the hospital. Email volunteer coordinator Carol Waters at carolw@snoqualmiehospital.org to arrange an interview. ❑ Spanish Academy invites volunteers fluent in Spanish to participate in summer camps on its three-acre farm-style school.

Must love children and nature.

Call 888-4999. ❑ Senior Services Transportation Program needs volunteers to drive seniors around North Bend and Snoqualmie. Choose the times and areas in which you’d like to drive. Car required. Mileage reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered.

Call 206-748-7588 or 800-2825815 toll free, or email melissat@seniorservices.org. Apply online at www.seniorservices.org.

Click on “Giving Back” and

then on “Volunteer Opportunities.” ❑ Mt. Si Senior Center needs volunteers for sorting and sales in the thrift store, reception and class instruction. The center is at 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend.

Call 888-3434. ❑ Hopelink in Snoqualmie Valley seeks volunteers for a variety of tasks. Volunteers must be at least 16. Go to www.hopelink.org/takeaction/volunteer.co m or call 869-6000. ❑ Adopt-A-Park is a program for Snoqualmie residents to improve public parks and trails.

An application and one-year commitment are required. Call 831-5784. ❑ Study Zone tutors are needed for all grade levels to give students the homework help they need. Two-hour weekly commitment or substitutes wanted. Study Zone is a free service of the King County Library System. Call 369-3312.

Classes ❑ S.A.I.L. (Stay Active and Independent for Life) exercise class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. Led by certified exercise instructor Carla Orellana. Call 888-3434.

Clubs ❑ Mental illness support group, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, Snoqualmie. The group is free of charge for anyone with a mental illness or a family member with a mental illness. Call 829-2417. ❑ Sno-Valley Beekeepers meets the second Tuesday at the Meadowbrook Interpretive Center, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend.

Go to www.snoqualmievalleybeekeepers.org. ❑ Trellis gardening club meets at 10 a.m. the third Saturday, at Valley Christian Assembly, 32725 S.E. 42nd St., Fall City. Trellis is an informal support group for the Snoqualmie Valley’s vegetable gardeners, who have special climactic challenges and rewards.

New and experienced gardeners are welcome.

Elk Management Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday at the U.S. Forest Service conference room at 130 Thrasher Ave., behind the visitors’ center on North Bend Way. Interagency committee meetings are at 1:30 p.m. the first Monday at the North Bend City Hall annex, 126 Fourth St. Both meetings are open to the public.

Go to snoqualmievalleyelk.org.

Submit an item for the community calendar by emailing editor@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.

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LADIES CHICO’S SIZES 1, 2 & 3 items for sale. $15/each.

425-837-9816 MIDLAND 23-CHANNEL CB radio, new in box, complete, $80. 425-747-3798

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HELP WANTED ADS IN THIS PAPER TARGET LOCAL POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES $22 FOR 2 WEEKS/ 25 WORD AD INCLUDING YOUR ONLINE AD!!

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2004 CHEV CAVALIER. Very clean inside & out. Peppy 4DR sedan, black with tinted windows and spoiler handles great. 115,163K, auto, tilt steering wheel, MP3 player, AC, satellite, good tread on tires. Needs new air fan motor. $3600 as is. Email for photos: skakmar@netzero.com. Clean and clear title in hand. 425228-6624 after 6pm, 425-3926434, Ext. 222 days.

134-Help Wanted

134-Help Wanted

ADVERTISING SALES REP

HEALTH AT HOME™

The Issaquah Press seeks a motivated, outgoing person for outside sales for our four community newspapers. Excellent well-developed territory with room to grow. If you have the motivation to sell and a passion for great customer service, we want to meet you!

You must have the ability to juggle many deadlines and details, have basic computer experience, good grammar skills, and enjoy a fast-paced environment. Reliable transportation needed, mileage allowance provided. Earn $30-35K (Base + commissions) first year, plus benefits.

134-Help Wanted PROOFREADER NEEDED FOR The Issaquah Press, 810 hours per week. Must be available Monday and Tuesday. Knowledge of AP Style is a plus. $11/hour. Please send resume to: editor@isspress.com.

Job description available on request. Email cover letter, resume and references to jgreen@isspress.com

HIRING ENERGETIC, AMBITIOUS students as painters for the summer! 18+, no experience necessary. Pay starts at $9-$11/hr., 30+ hours/week.

Email: bengarding@live.com

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142-Services

has an opening for a home health Administrator. We are looking for a business manager to lead our Issaquah, Washington location. We are a “Best in Class" home care company that provides service to seniors.

PERSONAL/INHOME ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. Need to find more time for yourself and famiiy? Let me help. Services: personal assistant, housekeeping, child care, meal preparations, pet/house-sitting. Prices negotiable.

North Bend/SnoValley/Eastside.

425-831-6115, leave mesage.

$5,000 signing bonus!

Must be an RN, have operational, financial, human resources, & strong communication skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for extraordinary customer services, implementation and adherence to government regulations and corporate policies & procedures as well as prepare, manage, & analyze operating budget, market.

Please email resume to: mellormichelle@lcsnet.com Great Benefits!

EOE/DFWP

204-Lost & Found FOUND WOMAN’S NECKLACE, AIG parking lot in Snoqualmie on 4/18/11. Call to identify, 425-396-1055 LOST 4/12. FAMILY’S large black shorthair (neutered) male cat, near NE 8th Street, North Bend, 425-322-8557

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Ext. 222

home services 425-269-1446 mtsirain@yahoo.com Sustainable Services

R O CONSTRUCTION

Complete Landscape Services

All phases of Home Repair & Remodel Over 25 yrs. experience Local references

Complete, full service maintenance plans starting at $175/month Walkways • Pavers • Retaining Walls • Irrigation • Aeration/Thatching Maintenance Outdoor Living Areas • Cleanups • Decks • Fencing

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Including log cabins

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Installation & Repairs

Issaquah, WA Expert Residential Services

425.766.4793 • Pressure Washing • Gutter Cleaning • Paint/Stain Prep/Removal

FENCE

ELECTRIC SERVICES

SNOQUALMIE, WA

425-273-1626

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Walls “Faux” You • Quality Interior Painting • Exquisite Faux Finishes • Cabinet Refinishing WallsFauxYou.biz

AFFORDABLE DECKS Lic.# WALLSFY973NJ

Call your home & garden experts today

Karen Di’Angelo 206.920.5823

New Decks / Deck Repairs / Deck Replacements View our work at:

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Bob Shelly 425.433.0650 LIC# QUALIDR932LN

GRETCHEN’S CLEANING SERVICE • Family Owned • Stress Quality Relationship & Satisfaction • 9 years in Business $10 Off 1st Time & Referrals

Lee - 425-442-2422

Since 1991

High Quality Tree Care at Affordable Prices with Owner on every job.

Providing full tree services including but not limited to the following:

TRACTOR WORK

Post Holes, excavating/grading, rototilling, mowing, brush cutting, cleaning, demolition, drainage solutions

DELIVERY

Play chips, gravel, rock, topsoil, bark, compost

REMOVAL

Railroad ties, stumps, concrete, asphalt, yard waste

Benefits center around our commitment to your work/life balance. You will also enjoy competitive pay, free medical and dental insurance. 403b and 457 retirement plans, paid vacations and holidays and life insurance.

Colin Schneider

EXCAVATOR SERVICES Call anytime before 8:00 P.M. Free Estimate* CCBWEXMIKESHT010DK

Mike’s Hauling & Tractor Work (425) 392-6990

www.mikeshaulandtractor.com

• Tree removal including close quarter or dangerous trees • Stump grinding and removal • Wind thinning to reduce the sail of your trees • View clearing or trimming to enhance your property’s beauty • Tree pruning • 24/7 Emergency Service • Chipping and property cleanup • Certified Arborist Consultations Jeff McKillop Owner & Certified Arborist jeff@tolttreecare.net www.tolttreecare.net

425-256-0536

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O Native Landscape Design O Yard, Lawn and Garden Maintenance O Pruning, Transplanting, and Garden Planning O Shrub and Bush Removal

•H andym an Services• D rywall/T ile/Paint • Rem odel • D ecks• Fences Frien d ly & L ocal Service 425.445.7107 425.888.1055 www.d etailsh om eim provem en t.com

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Details Home Improvement

Lic# SODAWNL944BR

ARNP or PA: Full Time Snoqualmie Valley Hospital and Clinics has introduced a new program to develop on-site clinics in senior living facilities. This enables senior residents to access medical care easily, without the need to travel. The Primary Care for Senior Living program is seeking a full time primary care provider to provide care to seniors residing in senior living facilities. This position would travel to several contracted retirement apartments, assisted living and other senior living facilities in the area to provide primary care. The provider would also participate in community outreach activities to promote this new service. Must enjoy seniors. Gerontology experience preferred. Current Washington ARNP or PA license.

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer/ Ultrasound Technologist: Per Diem Opportunity in our Imaging Department for a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer/ Ultrasound Technologist to perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations that will require independent judgment and initiative. Will perform OB/GYN, Abdominal and a variety of vascular examinations. RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer) in Abdomen or OB/GYN required.

RVT highly desirable. Qualified candidates will have minimum of two (2) years of previous experience with general and vascular ultrasound examinations.

Must have current scanning experience, excellent patient skills and bed side manners and strong critical thinking skills as individual will work independently.

Opportunity is for regular per diem work for day shift. Call time is a possibility as expanded evening hours may be initiated.

Pharmacist: Opportunity for a Per Diem Clinical Pharmacist to help with vacation coverage, weekends, and some on-call. As an SVH Clinical Pharmacist you would be a member of a friendly multi-disciplinary team responsible for safe, cost effective drug therapy for all patients. SVH Clinical Pharmacists provide critical drug information to meet the needs of the customers, including physicians, nurses, patients, and other healthcare professionals. Qualifications include a valid Washington Sate Pharmacist license with a minimum of one year inpatient hospital experience preferred.

Speech Pathologist: Full Time opportunity for a Speech Pathologist- Responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating Speech Therapy services for patients in concert with the total care plan. The Speech Pathologist directs other team members, patients, families in procedures designed to improve patient’s communicative, cognition, and swallow abilities. Qualified applicant will have a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology. One year of experience diagnosing and treating neurogenic problems is preferred.

Part Time Medical Assistant: The Primary Care for Senior Living service is seeking a Medical Assistant to travel to senior living facilities and assist the primary care provider. Duties include registering patients, taking vitals and injections and assisting with exam or treatment. Will provide phlebotomy, perform in-office labs and transport lab specimens to SVH lab. You must be a graduate of an accredited program for medical assistant. Experience preferred. Must enjoy seniors and have great customer service skills. M - F, 25-30 hours per week.

Lic# PN-6971A

Landscape & Yard Maintenance Service • Professional results • Personal, reliable service • Minimum cost

Call us for maintenance, mowing, or tractor work (425) 369-8133 TOLL FREE 1-888-689-9577 greendl941je

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Motorcycles

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