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Your locally owned newspaper, serving North Bend and Snoqualmie, Washington May 22, 2015
Memorial Day ceremonies in the Valley are Monday
State poet laureate will pair hiking with guided writing experiences Washington State Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen will present a Hike and Write program from 12:30-4 p.m. May 30 near North Bend. Austen will accompany attendees on a meditative hike and a guided writing session in response to the walk. “Hike and Writes are about sharing the practice of walking attentively, and letting that attention lead to writing,” Austen said in a news release. Following the program’s successful debut in 2014, the Hike and Write will take place at the Iron Horse Trail in North Bend. The event is free and open to the public. No previous experience with hiking or writing is needed. Austen will begin the hikes with several example poems, and then guide participants in letting their sensory experience lead to writing. Writing poetry in the natural world has a deep resonance for Austen. A six-month solo trip to the Andes region of South
America in her early 30s inspired her to spend her life focusing on poetry. Austen said her goal with Hike and Write is for people to leave with a first draft of a new poem and the desire to keep experimenting with writing and poetry. “Spending time surrounded by natural beauty — even the severe beauty of a rocky or desert landscape — calms the chatter in my mind, lets me drop into a more receptive, associative state of mind,” Austen said in the release. “My hope is that people who are curious about either hiking or poetry will give this a try, that it will be a safe and welcoming way to do something new — or to do something familiar in a new way.” Participants will meet at 12:30 p.m. at the Rattlesnake Lake parking lot (exit 32 from Interstate 90) and look for the “Hike & Write with the Poet Laureate” sign. No pre-registraSee POET, Page 5
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Elizabeth Austen, Washington state poet laureate, hosts a Hike and Write program May 30 in North Bend.
Candidate filings force North Bend primary Local voters will help whittle down two crowded North Bend City Council races in an August primary. King County candidate filing week came to a close May 15 with a total of nine candidates vying for three spots on the North Bend City Council.
The race for Position No. 3 appears to be the most competitive, with four challengers, including incumbent North Bend Councilman Dee Williamson, filing for the seat. Rich Wiltshire, Piper M. Muoio and Trevor Kostanich will also enter the race.
Position No. 7 attracted three candidates. Judy Bilanko and Martin Volken will challenge incumbent Ryan Kolodejchuk for the seat. The primary election, which whittles the candidate pool down to two, is Aug. 4. Position No. 5 will not require
a primary, after two people filed for the spot. Brenden Elwood, who currently sits on the Si View Metro Parks District Board, will challenge incumbent David Cook. The position originally had a third candidate, but Rob See PRIMARY, Page 5
Expect traffic delays in downtown Snoqualmie There may be significant traffic delays in downtown Snoqualmie along Railroad Avenue Southeast through May 30, with the exception of Memorial Day weekend. The delays are necessary for progress on the downtown infrastructure project, the city said in
a news release. Traffic will flow in both directions except in sections of Railroad Avenue Southeast as noted below. In those sections of roadway, there will be 24-hour alternating one-lane traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals with an
approximate two-minute rotation. May 26-30 (Tuesday through Saturday, 24 hours) q Alternating one-lane traffic on Railroad Avenue Southeast between Southeast Newton Street and Southeast King Street q Road closures with detours
marked: Southeast River Street between Maple Avenue Southeast and Railroad Avenue Southeast; Southeast River Street between Falls Avenue Southeast and Railroad Avenue Southeast There will be access to all downtown businesses.
The American Legion will perform ceremonies at each of the cemeteries in the Valley plus the Veteran Memorial on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25). The public is welcome. The actual ceremony is brief — and repeated at each stop — along with three volleys in honor of those who served our country and are no longer with us. Scouts march in with the flag and march out again at the conclusion of each ceremony. There will be a lunch at the American Legion Post in Snoqualmie, 38625 River St., afterward. Flags will be placed at the gravesites at each cemetery. Scouts may help with this. The schedule of ceremonies is as follows q 9 a.m. — Preston Cemetery q 10 a.m. — Fall City Cemetery q 11 a.m. — Mount Si Cemetery, North Bend q Noon — Veteran Memorial located at the American Legion Post in Snoqualmie q 1 p.m. — Lunch at Legion Post (open to the community) Driving directions to Preston Cemetery — Traveling west on Interstate 90, take exit 22, turn right off exit ramp onto Southeast 82nd, turn right at stop sign – High Point Way, turn left on Southeast 87th Place, and then left on 308th, cemetery is 0.2 miles on the right Driving directions to Fall City Cemetery — Traveling west on I-90, take exit 22, See HOLIDAY, Page 5 Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER