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May 30, 2013 VOL. 5, NO. 21

Primary challenge Four-way school board race is coming.

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Visitor’s Guide 2013 Inside

Valley students face emotional battles, drug use, other problems

Unwritten rule

By Megg Joosten

Schools fined for lack of formal policy guidance.

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Depression, anxiety, drugs and alcohol are very real issues for many teens in the Snoqualmie Valley School District.

In October, students were asked to take a Healthy Youth Survey about such issues to help the school district get a feel for the well-being of its students.

The anonymous survey was offered to students in the sixth, eighth, 10th and 12th grades, and asked questions about drug and alcohol usage, depression and suicidal thoughts, as well as questions that addressed family management.

The results shed light on some of the issues students are facing, and how they change as they grow up and face issues such as peer pressure and heightened anxiety.

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Snoqualmie Valley middle school students came in below state averages when it came to depression, but high school students were above average.

Depression was defined as “feeling so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities” in the past 12 months, according to the summary of Healthy Youth Survey results.

About 21 percent of eighthgrade students reported feeling depressed, coming in below the 25 percent state average. High school students, however, were above the state average, 33 percent of 12th-grade students reported feeling depressed compared to 28 percent across the state.

“When you’re talking about depression and suicide, it’s always alarming,” said Steve Bates, counselor at Opstad Elementary School. “Even a small amount of people who are saying they have those ideas, that can be very scary.”

Bates said the survey analysis team is looking at a districtwide curriculum geared toward help-

Have a heart

Feelings of depression In the Snoqualmie Valley School District, the percentage of students who reported feeling depressed, contemplating suicide or actually attempting suicide were below or similar to state reports. Here is how local students answered.

Numbers reflect the percent of students who said they had those feelings.

Eighth grade Feeling depressed 21 Seriously considered suicide 11 Actual suicide attempts 6 10th grade Feeling depressed 30 Seriously considered suicide 15 Actual suicide attempts 8

By Mary Miller

12th grade Feeling depressed 33 Seriously considered suicide 16 Actual suicide attempts 6

Local photographer Mary Miller had hundreds of people gather to form a giant heart. See more photos on Page 6.

Get help

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Whether you are in crisis or you are concerned about someone who is, you can call 1-800-273TALK toll free and get a listening ear, resources and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The hotline does not close on the weekend, holidays or during bad weather.

You may also call 911 for assistance with suicide. They will connect you to the Crisis Line for assistance. ing children and youths cope with hard things that happen to them, and learn how to handle those feelings.

“I think there are a lot of young people who have the feelings of depression,” Bates said.

“We don’t always want to talk about those kinds of things. It’s scary, but I know as we open up in health classes in middle school and high school, and we talk about those kinds of things, it’s good.”

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Group wants more space in hospital lease

By Michele Mihalovich There’s been a slight change to the contract regarding a student health care skills center that’s going to be housed at the new Snoqualmie Valley Hospital campus.

The hospital board agreed to a 5,000-square-foot building, which the Washington Network for Innovative Careers will pay $1.6 million to build. WaNIC and the hospital board have agreed that WaNIC will pay $1 lease payments per year for 50 years.

The network provides educational programs to high school students in the Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Riverview and Snoqualmie Valley school dis-

tricts, with Lake Washington serving as the host district.

The Lake Washington School District approved the contract at its May 20 board meeting. However, that contract indicated the building was going to be 6,500 square feet of the 74,415-square-foot hospital facility, not a separate 5,000-square-foot building as approved by the hospital board.

The contract still indicated that the larger square foot facility was still only going to cost $1.6 million.

“I just sent info to Jay Rodne at the Hospital about this (he posed the same questions) ... please contact him, as he has a more complete picture and can answer your questions in more detail,” Pam Darling, the director of WaNIC, wrote in an email response to questions about See DEAL, Page 2

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MAY 30, 2013

Four school board candidates enter race, but only two will stay August primary will whittle those running down to two for November election

By Michele Mihalovich Four candidates are vying for one Snoqualmie Valley School District board seat, and the four have very different ideas about what they would do if they win the District 4 race.

Two of the candidates are incumbents, kind of.

Scott Hodgins, the current board president, is the sitting member of District 4. However, when the school board redrew its boundaries in May 2011, Marci Busby, also a current board member, was moved into District 4.

Hodgins said his No. 1 reason for running again is because he has unfinished business.

“In 1994-95, when I first got involved with our district, the most pressing need was to improve our high school, programmatically and physically.

That need still exists. My work will not be done until I see that

Mount Si mourns the loss of a student Mount Si High School staff and students learned May 28 that a junior student died at home over the weekend, according to an email from Principal John Belcher.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of the 17-year-old boy a suicide.

Extra support is being offered in the school auditorium, where a quiet, safe place has been set up, Belcher said.

He encouraged parents to be aware of their students’

Survey From Page 1 Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use Of the substances surveyed — alcohol, tobacco and marijuana — alcohol continues to be the most commonly used substance. Alcohol and tobacco usage and binge-drinking results are down from 2010 for high school sophomores and seniors, but higher in eighth grade.

According to the survey results, almost 10 percent of students are using alcohol, up

through. Our kids deserve it,” he said. “I also want to complete the board work on the educational strategic plan and long-range capital facilities plan.

I won’t be satisfied until I know our district is headed in the right direction.”

Hodgins said his prime objective as board president is to bring the school board together.

“To find common ground, and to move forward with our district’s educational goals and objectives in improving teaching and learning, and supporting our educators and administrators.”

Busby said she comes to the table with board experience and community context. She said the board needs to focus on allowing building plans to be more fluid.

“We are a growing district …

How we use buildings and where they are needed will change,” she said. “We need more capacity, and we must leave ourselves room for the unexpected. We need to act now to meet the needs of the kids in the desks today.”

Busby said an elementary school on Snoqualmie Ridge is the district’s most immediate need.

“With voluntary all-day it is becoming increasingly kindergarten around the cormore difficult to find Americans ner, kindergarten space in our who possess competitive critical elementaries will need to almost thinking, problem solving and double by 2016,” she said. creativity skills for the increasing percentage of jobs that She said she hopes that any require that. … And, I can tesbond brought to the voters does tify that it is because our K-12 not in any way jeopardize getsystem and colleges are not ting the space needed for those producing the workers needed new students. for those jobs, and better school The two challenger cansystems elsewhere are delivering didates are Steve Kangas and them.”

David Spring.

Kangas said, Kangas, 60, is “Our K-12 system “SVSD has an a semi-retired, abnormally former entrepreand colleges are not high drop-out neur from the rate, especially computer indus- producing the workers among our try. He said that needed” group of simibackground is lar neighborprecisely why — Steve Kangas ing districts… he wants to run Board candidate Class sizes have for the seat. been growing Kangas said that a better education is needed over the past 10 years, the past five years in particular, despite for young generations “more the large body of sound study than at any point in our counevidence that this negatively try’s history, in order to reverse impacts academic outcomes for the USA’s decline in preparing our students for competing with students.”

He said SVSD’s biggest probforeign countries, innovating lem is that it hasn’t developed a and filling the jobs of today’s global economy. strategic plan and come up with “I personally experienced a list of priorities.

“Since there is no priority this as a senior hiring manager list, directors and administraof high-tech companies, where

emotions.

“When a situation like this occurs, people have different ways of reacting, even if they did not have a close relationship with the person,” Belcher said in the email.

“Feelings such as shock, sadness, guilt, fear and anger are common.

These reactions may rise and fall throughout the day, and for days to come.”

Suggestions about how to deal with student reactions came from school counselors in the email.

If you are concerned about a student, call school counselors or psychologists at 831-8150 or use the Mount Si School Tipline. Text

847847, type @mountsi, a space and then your anonymous tip.

Call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 toll free; the Crisis Referral Line at 1-866-4274747 toll free; or Teenlink at 1-888-431-8336 toll free (from 6-10 p.m.).

Belcher encouraged parents to be sensitive about whether a child needs or wants to talk.

Do not minimize the pain, deny the feelings or give advice; simply listen.

Encourage students to support each other in whatever way they can, and take care of their own well-being during this stressful time.

from 8 percent two years ago.

Tobacco usage rose from 3 percent to 5 percent, and marijuana use rose from 4 percent to 7 percent in two years.

Bates accredited the rise of marijuana use to the legalization initiative on the ballot in November.

“We were reflecting on that, and when they took the test, it was when the adults were talking about marijuana use a lot more,” Bates said.

Across all three grades surveyed, marijuana was 3 percent to 8 percent, and was the only substance use that rose in the 12th-graders surveyed. Bates said he was not surprised by the results.

Learn more

The complete results can be found on the district’s website, www.svsd410.org/Page/210.

“We’ve gotten a pretty good picture of how kids in the Valley grow up,” he said.

“Typically, the kids in our school district in sixth and eighth grade, their risk behaviors are quite low.”

By 10th grade, the students have caught up to state averages, and exceeded them by 12th grade. However, the results show that family management has improved. Bates

Deal From Page 1 the differences in the two contracts.

“WaNIC identified the need to increase the square footage of their leased space up to a maximum of 6,500 square feet — this would require an amendment to the final lease that would have to be approved by our Hospital Commission,” hospital attorney Jay Rodne wrote in an email response to similar

said families are doing a better job setting consequences and guidelines for their children.

What’s next?

The school district has a part-time prevention and intervention specialist, Phoebe Terhaar, who was hired with a grant. However, that grant money is running out, and Bates said the burden would fall to the district to continue to employ her.

“I think everybody recognizes the need for mental health screeners,” Bates said.

Terhaar is able to identify students with risk factors to help students who may fall prey

tors shift what they wish to focus on from meeting to meeting, month to month, and few things wind up getting the resources needed to be accomplished satisfactorily,” Kangas said.

He said the first priority should be to get more great teachers and to provide them with professional development.

Priority No. 2 would be integrating music and art with core subjects, and an interdisciplinary integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics with nonSTEM subjects.

Priority three deals with student and teacher safety, he said, adding that “there is a harassment and bullying problem that is particularly problematic in our middle schools.”

Kangas also said, “A lower priority, but one very important, are capital bonds needed for school construction and renovation. Such bonds can be better positioned for voter passage, by first investing time into the development of a strategic business plan that also addresses the other aspects of district operation, including those priorities See BOARD, Page 3

questions.

When asked who would be financially responsible for any cost overruns if the new building ends up costing more than the estimated $1.6 million, Rodne said, “Any cost overruns will be borne by WaNIC.” WaNIC hopes to begin construction of the building in conjunction with the new hospital building this summer.

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

to peer pressure or experience depression or anxiety.

With four full-time counselors at Mount Si High School and district psychologists, Bates said there are people to help the students.

“The need seems to be out there and growing,” Bates said.

“If nothing else, I think there are more kids that are experiencing those issues than there were in previous years. We’re certainly looking for additional ways to get help to young people.”

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

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New school district website streamlines access to schools

By Megg Joosten For the first time in seven years the Snoqualmie Valley School District has a new website.

The new site, launched May 22, will allow parents easy access to any school without them going to a separate website, the school board announced at its May 23 meeting.

“Our goal over the next few years is to get our folks trained and migrate them to this platform,” said Jeff Hogan, director of instructional technology. “Where the value will come is the parent portal view. It allows them to customize and get a great snapshot of what’s going on.”

The website design and hosting software of the website cost $19,000, which came out of the 2010 technology levy

that will continue until the 2014-15 school year, Hogan said in a phone interview. The yearly hosting fee is $13,000, which will also come out of the levy.

Another four-year levy is under discussion, and if it does not pass, the annual hosting fee will come out of the technology department budget, Hogan said.

In addition to allowing a better standardization between school sites, the new website is easier to use, and will soon have a mobile interface for smartphones and tablets. Photos are easier to change, and so for the first time the website will have pictures of students in the district instead of just stock photos.

To access each school’s website, click “select a school” from the dropdown menu at the top.

On the web

Check out the new website at www.svsd410. org. Or check out the district on social media at www.facebook.com/ svsd410 and www.twitter. com/SnoqValleySD.

Each school’s website is formatted like the district page, and since they are all related, it will make announcing things like school closures much easier, Hogan said at the meeting.

The school district now also has a Facebook page and a Twitter account.

Social media is something new to some district employees, Hogan said, adding that it could be very helpful.

“When we post an article on the website, it will go to Facebook and Twitter,” he said. “I

think we have a lot of students that would pick up updates if we were on Twitter, for example.”

Hogan said he hopes to have the simultaneous posting in place by the fall.

Snoqualmie resident Stephen Kangas said he was pleasantly surprised with the new website, but had a few suggestions to make.

He could not see the site on a 7-inch Kindle or his smartphone, and suggested a mobile site, which Hogan said is in the process. Another issue regarded access to public documents.

“When you do go into Sharepoint for things like the agenda for the meeting tonight, it’s a Word document,” Kangas said.

“On my computer, I have Microsoft office so it’s no problem, but if you’re looking at it on a tablet,

you can’t see it.”

Kangas suggested documents be saved as a PDF for easier viewing. Kangas is running for the district No. 4 seat on the school board.

A social media policy is also being developed.

Superintendent Joel Aune said the policy is straightforward, and much of it is taken from the Issaquah School District policy.

“We’re doing quite a bit of what our neighboring school districts do,” Hogan said, adding that many districts have commenting turned on so people can leave comments on posts. “We’re going to leave it on and see how it ebbs and flows over the next few months.”

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

School district fined for safety violation on buses

By Michele Mihalovich and Megg Joosten The Snoqualmie Valley School District received a $400 fine for not having a written policy in place for bus drivers, who occasionally find themselves cleaning up bodily fluids from children.

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries investigated a complaint that SVSD bus drivers were being exposed to blood-borne pathogens when cleaning up vomit

from school children on buses, and that no written procedures were in place regarding how to deal with biohazards on buses, according to state documents.

The school district received a citation notice April 16, which outlined the violations.

The “serious violation” with a $400 fine, found that bus drivers did not have a written policy to follow regarding how to deal with bodily fluids.

The state agency also

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“It’s a minor item, more procedural.”

— Ryan Stokes School district determined that the school district violated two “general violations,” which said the district’s accidental prevention program did not include written protocols for potentially infectious material and in at least one instance,

the school district did not document a hazard assessment for personal protective equipment.

The school district had until May 29 to correct all three violations, and Elaine Fischer, with L&I’s public affairs office, said in a May 23 email that the district is taking all necessary steps to make the corrections.

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Stokes, director of business services with the school district, said May 23. “It’s a minor item, more procedural.”

Bus drivers are trained and there is a procedure in place, but “we just didn’t have it written down,” he said.

Stokes also said that if the bus drivers hadn’t been trained at all, it would have been a much higher fine.

Board From Page 2 I’ve already mentioned.”

Spring, director of the College in the Clouds nonprofit organization, also said he has concerns about the high drop-out rate in the district.

He said he is also very unhappy with the board’s decision to close Snoqualmie Middle School in order for it to be used as a freshman campus.

“Despite the fact that our high school is more than 100 students below capacity, our current school board voted to close one of our three middle schools — overcrowding our two remaining middle schools, while leaving 20 empty classrooms at our high school. This will increase our dropout problem as ninth-graders will be deprived of important educational opportunities that are only available on the main high school campus.”

Spring said that, in short, “Our school district has a higher percent of administrators and a lower percent of teachers than any of the neighboring school districts.

I am running to reopen Snoqualmie Middle School, hire more teachers and increase the graduation rate in our school district.”

The candidates will face off in an Aug. 6 primary, where the field will be whittled to two.

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext.

246, or editor@snovalleystar.com.

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Opinion

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Editorial

Letters

Well, don’t we have egg on our face?

Why approve a superintendent who is planning to leave?

We reported that a girl fell out of a two-story window May 10, that she was 4 or 5, that she fell out of a screenless window onto a van, that the mom was sleeping when it happened, and that the child was taken to Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, treated and released.

Turns out, pretty much everything was inaccurate about that story. A 3-year-old boy fell, the mom was in the kitchen cooking dinner, the window had a screen until the boy pushed it out, the boy may or may not have fallen onto the van, the boy was taken to a different hospital and was kept overnight for observation.

So, how could we have messed up so many facts? We can assure you we don’t make this stuff up. The information came from someone we have long trusted for accurate information — Snoqualmie Police Department spokesman Capt. Nick Almquist.

The media has relied on fast and accurate information being provided by law enforcement ever since the invention of media and police departments. So, what is different today?

Today, we have Facebook, Twitter, websites, bloggers and a public that demands information NOW. People want to know what’s going on even before the baby hits the van.

Does the public care if the information they are reading or hearing is accurate or not? Or, is just getting it NOW enough for them?

There is pressure for everyone during breaking news situations to get information out first, sometimes without double-checking or verifying information, because the public is demanding it NOW. There are plenty of examples of recent mistakes from the media: In 2012, CNN and Fox News wrongly interpreted the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision, declaring that the individual mandate had been struck down. During the recent Boston Marathon bombings, several media outlets reported and re-Tweeted unverified reports of 12 people dying in the attack. During the Sandy Hook shootings, the wrong brother was identified as the shooter.

We all need to do a better job of getting the correct facts out first. The media needs to receive accurate information from sources, regardless of whether it’s an intense, breaking news situation, or just a normal gathering of information on an upcoming story. The media, and the general public, needs to rein itself in when it learns of a potentially juicy Tweet or Facebook post.

It’s always been the backbone of newspapers to put an accurate story in the hands of the public. Is the public now willing to sacrifice accuracy for immediacy? We hope not.

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How to make a Golden Parachute?

First, a letter to the editor written by a former school board member asking for community unity for our schools.

After all, Superintendent Joel Aune only interviewed with two other school districts that we know of.

Second, you have the school board hold a secret meeting (executive session) and then vote with no public input to approve a third-year contract.

This is on top of a two-year contract to make a rolling three-year contract at approximately $170,000 per year for salary and benefits or $510,000 total for a lame duck superintendent.

I applaud board member Carolyn Simpson for voting no — as for the other four members, it’s time to rethink priorities and politics.

This contract extension should not have been brought up prior to an election in which the superintendent is the elec-

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tion issue. Question – Do you have a Golden Parachute Plan for a half-million where you work?

Chris Lodahl North Bend

Give your feedback in police department survey In an ongoing effort to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our police services, the Snoqualmie Police Department has published a citizen survey to measure the quality and perception of our professional law enforcement services.

Feedback about the performance of my officers and about the safety concerns of the community is critical to ensure we are providing the best and most professional police and safety services possible.

The results of this survey will allow me to gauge the current status of my officers’ performance and the overall services provided by your police department.

Your input will also serve as an accurate barometer of the safety and security needs

required and expected by our residents. We plan to use a similar survey as part of our North Bend police service community outreach plan.

Police officers of the highest caliber, with the utmost integrity and high moral values, are the foundation of a professional and progressive police department.

It is through this foundation that we establish a relationship of trust, service and commitment to our community.

I believe very strongly in a community that works together closely with law enforcement to help solve crime and make Snoqualmie and the Snoqualmie Valley a safer place to live.

I will dedicate myself to answering the needs of the citizens and fostering their trust in the men and women of the Snoqualmie Police Department.

Please take 10 minutes out of your day to complete our survey and provide your needed honest and constructive feedback, which will allow us to See LETTERS, Page 12

Home Country

The show comes with your cleaning Those of us who call this little valley home have a unique blessing in the form of Perry, our dentist. Yes, when we go to get the fangs fixed up at O’Dontall Dental, down in the old brick building near the office of the Valley Weekly Miracle, the grinding and scraping and numbing and lip shaking is accompanied by … well … acting.

You see, Perry worked his way through dental school by treading the boards … acting onstage, that is.

When all was said and done and he received his final mouth mirror, he’d become a darn fine dentist, and could quote Shakespeare and others at the drop of a hat. He’d even drop the hat for you.

It was like that for Dud recently, when he went in for his six-month check-up and polish job.

“Ah, Dudley,” Perry said, peering into his mouth, “the years have favored you kindly in the mouth department. Very little cleaning to do.”

“Ahhhks,” Dud said.

“You’re welcome. Here’s a scraper on number six, how-

ever. I can only say, as I scrape … out, out damned spot! Leave and take with thee the spectre of decay!

Begone and Slim Randles tarry no more Columnist to add to the misery of my boon companion!”

Dr. O’Dontall sometimes uses his native Irish accent to emphasize things, as well. “’Tis brushing after every

meal you be, Dudley, my eyes tell me true…”

“Errrrrt.”

“That’s right fine, lad, right fine. And, thanking you kindly for years to come your mouth will be, for efforts now lead to years of chewing free …”

“Ahhhks,” Dud mumbled.

“You’re welcome.”

Perry doesn’t even charge extra for this.

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North Bend intruder had a job, was a divorced father of five

By Sara Jean Green Seattle Times staff reporter Kenneth Boonstra, a divorced father of five, had a job and a house.

How the 48-year-old ended up dead inside a North Bend house he’d broken into twice in a 12-hour span is a mystery the King County Sheriff’s Office may never solve.

“Certainly, there’s no pattern. It was very uncharacteristic behavior from what we’ve been told by his family,” sheriff’s Sgt. Katie Larson said.

Larson said a roll of duct tape was found inside the house in the 10100 block of 420th Avenue Southeast, and forensic tests will be conducted to determine if Boonstra

brought the tape with him or if he found it somewhere in the house.

Whether his motive was to commit a second robbery or something else is “speculative at this point,” she said.

Boonstra, who was identified May 14 by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office as the intruder killed early May 13, died from multiple stab wounds.

Public and court records indicate Boonstra lived in North Bend for most of his life. Efforts to reach his family May 14 were unsuccessful.

Larson said she did not know where Boonstra worked, but said he “was gainfully employed” and had a house in North

Bend a couple of miles from the house where he died.

Aside from a handful of traffic citations, Boonstra was charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol in 1985, according to court records. Last year, he was charged with thirddegree theft in Issaquah Municipal Court, but the charge was dismissed as part of a plea deal, the records show.

Boonstra was married for 19 years before filing for divorce in Pierce County in 2007, according to marriage and court records.

While the sheriff’s office is confident Boonstra is the man who committed a home-invasion robbery at the same

Learn about bike safety June 1

By Megg Joosten The weather is warming up, which means children are getting back on their bikes. It’s the time of year to remind them about bike safety, and have fun doing it at the annual Tanner Jeans Bike Safety Rodeo, according to a press release from the city of Snoqualmie.

The rodeo is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 1 at Cascade View Elementary School, 34816 S.E. Ridge St., and the adjacent Snoqualmie Community Park parking lot.

The Tanner Jeans Bike Safety Rodeo is a commemoration of 7-year-old Tanner Jeans, who died in a bicycle accident in 2004.

The event is dedicated to keeping every child safe through bike safety education, according to the release.

“It’s important to the community because it’s turned what was a very tragic event into a very positive community event,” Snoqualmie Police Chief Steve McCulley said

in a phone interview.

“We’re now educating young kids on bicycle safety and the need for helmets, so we can avoid that happening ever again in our community.”

McCulley said it is a parent’s job to enforce to children that they need to obey the rules of the road, even if they are riding their bikes on the sidewalk.

“Even on the sidewalk, cars aren’t going to yield or see them, so they have to be aware that cars are out there,” McCulley said.

New activities this year include a bicycle parade, and performances by the Mount Si High School cheer squad and the Snoqualmie Valley Unicycle Club. All children can join the parade by lining up at 10:45 a.m. in front of the Snoqualmie Community Center, 35018 S.E. Ridge St. Free activities include obstacle courses with bike safety instruction by the Snoqualmie Police Department, bike helmets inspections; replacement

helmets will be provided to those children whose helmet does not pass inspection bike stunts, a performance by the Unicycle Club, bouncy houses and more. Hot dogs, snacks, and beverages, including root beer from the Snoqualmie Brewery will also be available.

Tanner Jeans’ grandfather Bob Jeans said he hopes the children who attend are able to develop a good relationship with the police officers involved as they take them through the obstacle courses.

“Either directly or indirectly, I hope they take away the importance of bicycle safety and that police officers are friends to children, rather than thinking, stay away from the cops, they only deal with bad people,” Jeans said.

“Like all children, children think they are invincible,” he added.

“They need to have a conservative mental attitude when they’re riding their bicycles.”

house on the afternoon of May 12, they are awaiting the results of DNA testing for confirmation, Larson said.

In that incident, an intruder entered the house through an unlocked back door just after 1 p.m., grabbed a 26-year-old woman by her ponytail and demanded cash. The woman was in the home with her mother and 7-month-old daughter at the time.

After he got a small amount of money, the intruder hit the younger woman so hard that his baseball cap flew off and he fled without retrieving it, Larson said.

It’s hoped that DNA found inside the cap will confirm Boonstra was

Snoqualmie Police survey to gauge citizen thoughts on safety The Snoqualmie Police Department is concerned about citizen safety so it’s conducting a survey to measure the community’s perceptions of its services, according to a press release from the city.

The police department is also interested in hearing feedback about the safety concerns of the community.

The results from the survey will be used to enhance services, as the Snoqualmie Police Department strives to provide the most responsive, cost-efficient and compassionate police services possible, the press release stated.

The survey covers a variety of topics about police services and safety in Snoqualmie, such as how safe residents feel in the community, police interaction with residents, safety issues in local schools and

responsible for that homeinvasion robbery, she said. It’ll likely be weeks before the DNA results are known.

At about 2 a.m.

Monday, the 26-year-old woman and her husband were awakened when their dogs started barking.

Because of the earlier home-invasion, Larson said the husband armed himself with a baseball bat and a can of wasp spray before heading downstairs.

Boonstra attacked the 29-year-old man in the front entry way of the house, she said. The husband sprayed the wasp spray at Boonstra, but it had no effect and the baseball bat broke during the struggle, Larson said.

perceptions of criminal activity in Snoqualmie.

Take the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/ DYBTNX6. Get a paper copy by emailing info@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us or calling 888-1555, ext.

1125.

The deadline for completing the survey is June 18.

Snoqualmie Valley School District passes audit Following a Washington state audit, the Snoqualmie Valley School District received the good news that it passed with no deficiencies, according to documents from the state auditor’s office.

“This was truly a fight for their lives. And it went on for an extended period of time,” she said.

At some point, “the husband was having trouble controlling the suspect and called out to his wife,” Larson said. That’s when the woman ran to the kitchen and retrieved a knife, fatally stabbing Boonstra.

“The family is very traumatized. This was a hugely traumatic incident in their lives,” said Larson. “It was a helluva fight.”

Seattle Times news researcher Miyoko Wolf contributed to this report.

Sara Jean Green: 206-515-5654 or sgreen@seattletimes.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

The annual, required state audit took place from Sept. 1, 2011, to Aug. 31, 2012. The accountability audit evaluated the internal controls and activities of the district, to make sure it is following its own rules and regulations along with state laws, policies and procedures, the report stated.

The financial audit is conducted in accordance with government auditing standards and examines the school district’s financial statements, according to the report. No deficiencies were found and the school district was found to be compliant with the government requirements.

Both reports are available online at www.sao. wa.gov.

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MAY 30, 2013

Photographer lets Snoqualmie Valley show the size of its heart

A cow balloon tethered to the Sallal Grange tent, set up to promote the Dairy Drive for the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank, floats in the air as the formations are photographed.

Mount Si looms over participants who created a full heart.

Local photographer Mary Miller organized her second community heart photo May 19 at Centennial Field in Snoqualmie. She said via email, “We had approximately 444 people this year, which was great to see! We formed a large circle to begin...morphing into a peace sign, then the single heart, a heart within a heart (where I asked engaged couples to stand together inside the ‘middle heart,’ followed-up with the invitation to those celebrating a birthday that day to step into the center, where we all sang, ‘Happy Birthday.’”

She said that after the photo, it was time to fill in the full heart.

“To pull this all off, I was up approximately 60 feet in the air in a Eastside Fire & Rescue vehicle, aided with the humorous help of members of the band, Story Box, which was our featured entertainment. Since Sunday, I have heard many fun stories of what occurred down below me... my vantage point was a completely different story, of course. What I found fascinating is that neighbors who had never met before, actually met during the experience. And one young man was hired on the spot to work for a fast-growing Valley company. But that is just two stories. What I can assess is that people were eager to express their appreciation for “home” and each other.”

Amber Prieto gives her daughter Elisabeth Reed, 6, a ride as they stand in the ring of local residents getting ready for the community photo shoot.

Terry Carter and his daughter Caris, 5, of North Bend, stand to have their group photos taken as Mary Miller uses a bullhorn to direct people to move into the heart formation on the Centennial Park field.

Everyone in the crowd (at right) waves for Mary Miller’s camera as she starts to take photographs of the heart formation from the top of the fire truck ladder.

Viviane Fender, 3, dances in her ballerina tutu in between photo arrangements of circles, peace signs and hearts.

Heart photo

by Mary Miller, others by Greg Farrar

Mary Miller shrugs her shoulders as a Snoqualmie Valley resident asks her a joking question before the Eastside Fire & Rescue Ladder 73 basket goes up in the air for her photo shoot of the community.

MAY 30, 2013

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May 30, 2013

Marriage counselors draw from their own marriage experience

The seven minute commute from their home to their office is not the only reason Ed and Carol Morrison recently relocated their marriage counseling practice from Bellevue to North Bend. They moved to North Bend 13 years ago and feel part of this community.

“We love this area and the people here,” Carol says.

“We feel at home.”

Carol and Ed are Morrison Counseling and Educational Services. They do co-therapy and relationship workshops with couples.

Carol Morrison, M.S., LMHC & Ed Morrison, M Div, LMHC “Two of us, as a couple, work better than either of us did when we worked on our own,” Ed laughs. “Working with couples keeps us says. “We provide a sense of balance growing in our own marriage. It’s not and security that our clients appreciate.” something we take for granted.”

“We have two sets of eyes and ears The Morrisons believe that people to keep up with what’s going on marry for good reasons, but many don’t between them,” Carol says. “When know how to respond and repair when couples are struggling, there’s a lot things get tough. Their job, they say, is going on. Our couples appreciate our to teach couples how to reconnect and male and female perspectives.” stay connected when they’ve come apart.

Both Ed and Carol have been In addition to couples’ therapy, the licensed mental health counselors for Morrisons are available to do workshops more than 20 years, and started working for couples on how to maintain and as a team with couples about six years strengthen their relationships. ago.

“People get so discouraged when they “We met a great teacher, Stan Tatkin, hit the inevitable bumps in marriage,” from UCLA, who combines research on Carol says. “We help them smooth the what makes couples tick with clinical way.” practice that gets to the heart of what When Carol, a native Mississippian, partners need from each other,” Ed was dating Ed, a Seattle-born fly fisher, says. “Carol and I felt drawn to she remembers a sign on his parents’ specialize in couples’ work.” dining room wall which read, “Fishing is The Morrisons have been married for the pursuit of that which is elusive but 30 years, after both going through attainable.” divorces.

According to the Morrisons, that is “We have our own home lab,” Ed also true of marriage.

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YOUR WEEK

MAY 30, 2013

SCHEDULE THIS: Parents, don’t miss your chance for the final session of Guiding Good Choices, a program to help prevent teen substance abuse and strengthen your family’s connection, from 6-8 p.m. June 6 at Snoqualmie Middle School, 9200 Railroad Ave. S., Snoqualmie. This week’s theme is skills for saying no. Teens are invited to attend with their parents. Pizza will be served.

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

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q Children’s Painting Event, 2-7 p.m., Visitor Information Center, 38767 S.E. River St. Come paint historic Snoqualmie. Free for children and families q Fridays: Mental illness support group, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, free for anyone with a mental illness or who has a family member with a mental illness, 8292417

q Special needs story time, 9:30 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. For children developmental ages 3-5, children of all ages welcome with an adult.

q Tanner Jeans Bike Safety Rodeo, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cascade View Elementary School, 34816 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Have fun learning about bike safety. q Kid’s Night Out, 6-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Pirate night! Members, $18 per child; nonmembers $26 per child

q Northwest Railway Museum Train Rides, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, leaving from Snoqualmie station, 38625 S.E. King St., Snoqualmie at 12:01, 1:31, 3:01 and 3:46 p.m., North Bend station, 205 McClellan St., North Bend at 12:31, 2:01 and 3:31 p.m.; $10 children ages 2-12, $15 adults, and $12 age 62 and older q Sunday Fundays for Families, 2-4 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St. Come enjoy healthy and fun activities, crafts and games. Free; parents are responsible for their own children. q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Milo Petersen Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend q Sam Shepard’s ‘Simpatico,’ 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. A Theatre Black Dog production

q Tony Foster Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Spring Dinein, 6-8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. The band is Released from Quiet. Reservations required, call 8313647, $25

q Deep water aerobics class, 7:308:30 a.m. Monday through Friday through June 13, Si View Pool, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, $5 or $4 for seniors

q Preschool science, Rockin’ Rockets, 9:30-11 a.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Launch into the science of flight, ages 4-8, $10.

q Tuesday Totz, Moms Club of North Bend, 10 a.m. 249 Main Ave. S., North Bend, children welcome, www.momsclubornorthbend.org

q Public Works Committee meeting, 5-6 p.m., City Hall, 38625 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie

q Home school drop-in playgroup, 1-2 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Free to home-school families.

q Planning and Parks meeting, 6-7 p.m., City Hall, 38625 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie

q Finance and administration meeting, 4-5:30 p.m., City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N., North Bend

q Planning Commission meeting, 7-8 p.m., City Hall, 38625 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie

q Study time, 5-7 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.

q Open Mic Night, 8-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Brewery, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E. Call 831-2357 or go to fallsbrew.com.

q City Council meeting, 7-9 p.m., Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend

q Movie night, 9 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd.

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q Friends of the Library book sale, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 2824 Center Blvd.

S.E. q Future Jazz Heads, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way q Jazz Heads, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way q Wii Wednesdays, 6 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd.

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

q Finance and administration committee meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., City Hall, 38625 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie

q Aqua Zumba, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Si View Pool, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, $8 drop-in fee

q Meet Jennifer Hahn, author of ‘Pacific Feast: A Cook’s Guide to West Coast Foraging and Cuisine,’ 7-8 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St.

q Friends of the Library book sale, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 2824 Center Blvd. S.E. q Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m.

Thursdays, Mount Si Golf Course restaurant, 9010 Boalch Ave., Snoqualmie, snovalley@member. kiwanis.org q Snoqualmie Valley Rotary Club, 7 a.m. Thursdays, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club Restaurant, 36005 S.E. Ridge St. Snoqualmie, www. snoqualmievalleyrotary.org q Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. q Family story time, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. All young children welcome with an adult.

q Tina and her Pony, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

SnoValley Star

MAY 30, 2013

Police blotter North Bend

returned to find his cellphone missing.

An overnight gift

Cows out for a hike Police received a call at 7:39 a.m. May 10 about cows on a Snoqualmie Valley trail on Bendigo Boulevard North. The owner was not present.

Shots heard ‘round the town

Police responded to a call at 7:25 a.m. May 11 from a Sydney Avenue North resident who found a bag of syringes in her front yard. They had been left there overnight. Police disposed of the syringes.

Drop your weapon

Police took a report at 8:29 a.m. May 10 that a resident heard gunshots coming from the Thrasher Avenue Northeast area.

No more calls Police responded at 8:56 p.m. May 10 to a report that a cellphone had been stolen from a car parked on Main Avenue North. A Frankie’s Pizza employee left his car running while dropping off money at the end of a delivery shift and

Parent survey coming soon Snoqualmie Valley School District parents will be given the opportunity to weigh in on their thoughts and feelings regarding the school their child attends.

As part of the school improvement process, every school in the district develops and implements a School Improvement Plan each year that is tailored to its specific needs and goals, according to a newsletter from Two Rivers School.

Each school in the district analyzes a variety of information sources, including student performance trends, state comparisons, and staff and parent perception surveys to identify goals that are

Police responded to call at 5:47 p.m. May 11 concerning two men and a woman smoking from a glass pipe on West North Bend Way. The female was holding a 9-inch knife but was not brandishing it at anyone.

Stripping down Police received a call at 3:21 p.m. May 12 when a man visiting the Northwest Railway Museum locked himself in the bathroom. When an

specific, data-driven and measurable, the newsletter stated. To help each school understand its strengths and challenges, the district is looking for input on how each of the schools, and the district overall, is doing.

On May 28, an email was sent to each parent with a link to an online, multiple choice survey with a personal login and password. The deadline to complete the survey is June 7.

employee checked on him, he was naked except for a back brace.

But there’s no snow Police took a report at 8:52 a.m. May 13 from a Les Schwab employee that nine snow tires were stolen from a gated, outside storage area.

It’s my party and I’ll fight if I want to

Barbecue to go Police received a call at 4:48 p.m. May 15 that a grill was stolen from an East Fourth Street resident’s porch. The grill was located at a homeless camp under a porch next door.

Making some jewelry

Drugs in the bathroom

Police took a report at 6:43 a.m. May 14 that someone had stolen a propane tank with a jeweler’s welding torch attached from a residence on Main Avenue North.

Police received a call at 5:11 p.m. May 16 that someone may be doing drugs in a bathroom at Scott’s Dairy Freeze.

The suspect had only been in the bathroom a

a huge accomplishment.

There will be treats.

To celebrate Sir Edmund Hillary’s feat of becoming the first man to conquer Mount Everest 60 years ago (who reportedly had Grape-Nuts with him on the trip), Post GrapeNuts will send mountain climbers up 60 peaks across the country in June to distribute free GrapeNuts Fit to fellow hikers

they encounter en route, according to a press release from Post.

James Kurseman, of Seattle, has been selected to climb Mount Si on June 1, distributing complimentary Grape-Nuts Fit to fellow hikers along the way.

Kurseman is a Northwest outdoor enthusiast and blogs at hikingnorthwest. com.

Grape-Nuts Fit is a new Post product.

Treats will honor 60th anniversary of first Mount Everest summit On June 1, there will be more of a reward for climbing Mount Si than just a great view and completing

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Police received a call at 11:50 a.m. May 14 about three young adults attempting to enter the crawlspace under a building on Downing Avenue North.

Police educated the youths about using other people’s crawl spaces to store their clothes.

Police received a call at 1:26 a.m. May 14 about a “party gone bad” on Healy Avenue South. Ten adults, possibly coming from a party, were yelling and fighting in the street.

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few minutes, and there was no reason to assume that the person was doing drugs.

Snoqualmie Snoqualmie police incident reports were not received.

Snoqualmie fire calls Firefighters were dispatched May 17 to Technical Glass for an elevator alarm. Upon arrival, a fault in the alarm system was discovered with no emergency.

Firefighters responded May 19 to Spacelabs on Snoqualmie Ridge for a fire alarm. A crew arrived to find an alarm had malfunctioned and advised the business contact an alarm technician for repair.

Firefighters responded May 20 to the Northwest Railway Museum for an

Happy 80th birthday Mom/ Grammy!

The family of Betty Spear — Rick, Gregg (Wendy), Craig (Kathy), Susan, Derek (Monica), Renee and Brandon — would like to invite family and friends to Betty’s 80th birthday celebration.

automatic fire alarm. The alarm was set off by a faulty detector, and was reset.

Firefighters responded May 21 to Motion Water Sports for a fire alarm.

Upon arrival, they found that employees tripped the beam detectors. There was no fire.

In addition to the above calls, firefighters responded to 22 medical aid calls, bringing the annual call number to 442.

North Bend fire calls Seven engines responded at 3:59 p.m. May 18 to an oil or combustible gas spill on Westbound Interstate 90 near 468th Avenue Southeast.

The Star publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

An open house will be from 1-3 p.m.

June 8 Betty Spear at the Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. No gifts please.

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MAY 30, 2013

Mount Si is impressive at state track championship

By Christina Corrales-Toy It takes a certain sense of synergy between teammates to be successful in a relay track event.

It is not easy to develop that necessary chemistry.

The Mount Si High School boys 4×400-meter relay team, however, had no problem bonding, a wonder given that for three of the four members, it was their first year participating in Mount Si track.

Just a year ago, Sam Isen was playing baseball, Devin Sharps was running track for Eastlake High School and Preston Banks was living in Oregon. Yet they, along with sophomore Sean Hyland, came together to place fifth at the May 23-25 state track and field championship at Mount Tahoma.

“Last year in this race, I remember at the KingCo championships, we got dead last,” Hyland said. “I remember walking off the field and thinking there’s no way this event is ever going anywhere at this school.

Then, these guys showed up and everything changed, and we’re here at state and it’s awesome.”

The boys finished fifth in a competitive race featuring

conference foes Bellevue and Liberty, who finished ahead of the Wildcats. Mount Si ran the race in 3 minutes, 24.57 seconds.

“I felt like we ran our best race of the year, which was a good sign for the finish,” Isen said. “It was a little bittersweet.

We all wanted that first place, but it is what it is. I’m happy with it.”

The medal-winning foursome was just one of many factors that helped guide the boys track and field team to a seventhplace finish at state.

Senior Bradly Stevens was a big part of that, easily emerging as the state champion again in the javelin with a throw of 198 feet, 1 inch. The mark was 15 feet farther than the secondplace finisher’s throw, ensuring Stevens would defend his title.

Isen and Banks were both double winners, capturing individual medals in addition to the one from the relay team. The two went head to head in the 400-meter race, with Banks coming out on top, finishing fourth in 50.12. Isen took sixth with a time of 50.68.

Senior Jimbo Davis earned a three-way tie for fifth place in the

By Greg Farrar

Bradly Stevens, Mount Si High School senior, poses with the javelin for his mom Collette Stevens after winning the event at the 3A state track and field championships May 24 with a long throw of 198 feet, 1 inch. pole vault with a mark of 13 feet.

The Mount Si boys also had some athletes make the finals, but fail to reach the podium.

Junior Jon Proctor competed in the high jump and Peter Link did the same in the discus.

The Mount Si girls team finished the weekend with one medal when the Wildcats’ 4×200-meter relay team took fifth place. The team did have several athletes compete in field events, though none of them

made it to the podium.

Senior Ashley Jackson competed in the long jump, junior Kristen Kasel battled in the discus contest and senior Andrea Suttle threw both the discus and shotput.

Mount Si golfers are happy to compete Wildcat baseball leaves at state, already looking to next year state tourney in fourth

By Michele Mihalovich Two Mount Si High School golfers said they are happy to have competed in this year’s 3A state tournament, but they already have their sights set on a better performance next year.

Freshman Caitlin Maralack ended with a two-way tie for 11th place in the second round, held May 22 at Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland. Junior Tabitha Dorn didn’t make it into the second round.

Maralack, 14, is no stranger to great finishes in state tournaments. Last year, she came away with a second-place finish in her age category during the Washington Junior Golf Association championship.

She’d been playing tournament golf since she was 8, but this year was her first foray into playing with a team, which she described as very exciting.

“When you’re playing on a golf team, it’s still about you and the golf ball,” she said, but

added that how you’re playing as an individual has an affect on the whole team.

“I relied on my teammates and they relied on me,” Maralack said. “We are all trying to have fun and doing our best. We encourage each other and try to be supportive. We are such a close team.”

The Mount Si team itself only lost one KingCo 3A match this season, and Maralack was typically ranked in one of the top three spots in the conference, and yet she said she was surprised to have made it to state.

“There were so many girls competing,” she said. “But, I told myself that I have a chance.

It was a dream come true to play in the first round. I just thought it was awesome. But then, getting into the second round … it was just an amazing feeling. I was kind of shocked, but it was exciting.”

During round one of the state competition May 21, Maralack shot an 84 on a par 73 golf

course, which put her in a threeway tie for 12th place. Chloe Bartek, from Columbia River High School, led the pack with a score of 70.

On the second day of play, Maralack shot a 90, compared to Bartek, who shot a 73 and went home with a first-place title.

Dorn finished the first round with a 109. A score of 95 was the cutoff point for girls going on to the second round May 22, but Dorn said she was pretty excited just to have made it to state.

One thing she said she’d work on for next season is staying mentally focused and not letting a bad hole ruin the rest of her game.

Dorn said during round one, she’d made a couple small mistakes, but it was at Hole 7 when she “probably gave up.”

She said the assistant coach always says golf is 90 percent mental and 40 percent physical.

See GOLF, Page 11

was on the mound, and had a lot to do with the team’s win.

He wasn’t perfect early — Mount Si High School’s he stranded two runners in KingCo 3A champion baseball the first inning and left the team was unable to maintain bases loaded in the second — the same momentum that car- but he never buckled. He went ried it throughout the season all seven innings, gave up six and district struck “But, these guys still battled, hits, tournaments out four to earn a top and they never gave up. It’s and didn’t spot in the allow an state 3A cham- been a great season as a earned run, pionship. though it was first-year coach.”

A first-place his throwfinish was — Zach Habben ing error in out of the Coach the seventh question after inning that the Wildcats allowed lost May 24 in Pasco to West Mount Si to get on the board.

Seattle, 3-1.

Hellinger also batted in West Seattle, also a team a run in the fifth for a little with a Wildcats mascot, took cushion. a 2-0 lead in the first inning “When he’s on the when Tim Adams singled to mound,” West Seattle coach drive in two runs. That play Velko Vitalich said, “we think was preceded by a Mount Si we’re going to beat anybody.” error and a misplayed ball in Mount Si had the same the outfield.

See BASEBALL, Page 11 West Seattle’s Sam Hellinger

By Michele Mihalovich and Jayson Jenks

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End-of-season roundup for Mount Si lacrosse Matt Mahrer hits game-winner as Mount Si ousts Everett from boys lacrosse playoffs EVERETT – Matt Mahrer scored the game winner with just 40 seconds remaining as Mount Si edged Everett, 6-5, to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championship Tournament on May 18 at Kasch Park in Everett.

With Everett and Mount Si tied at five late in the fourth, Mahrer marched in on Everett goaltender Brad Strong to end Everett’s season and propel the Wildcats into the state quarterfinals.

Everett took the lead, 3-2, early in the first before a two-goal second helped Mount Si forge a 4-4 halftime tie.

After matching Everett’s single goal in the third, Mount Si battled throughout the fourth, before Mahrer’s game-winning shot.

Mahrer finished the game with two goals and three assists for five points. Black Picchena also had two goals for Mount Si. Game summary Mount Si 6, Everett 5 – Mount Si advances to quarterfinals (Matt Mahrer, MS, 2 goals, 3 assists, 1 ground ball; Blake Picchena, MS, 2 goals, 3 ground balls; Seamus Ober, MS, 1 goal; Beau Bachand, MS, 1

Local resident named to dean’s list David Redemann, of North Bend, has been named to the dean’s list at Ripon College in Wisconsin for the spring 2013 semester.

Redemann, a Junior Business

Baseball From Page 10 number of hits — six — as West Seattle, but Mount Si had four errors compared to two for West Seattle.

Mount Si went on to play the next day, shooting for a thirdplace title, but ended up losing to Kennewick, 6-1.

Mount Si’s first-year coach Zach Habben said that loss didn’t sour his debut season.

“We came out and played hard

goal, 3 ground balls; Cameron Pike, MS, 12 saves; Nathan Hanold, E, 2 goals, 2 ground balls; Ian Strong, E, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Jared Hawkins, E, 1 goal, 7 ground balls; Jared Clark, E, 1 goal; Brad Strong, E, 13 saves)

Joers, NH, 3 goals; Riley Johnson, NH, 1 goal, 2 assists, 5 ground balls; Tommy Hadac, NH, 2 goals; Andrew McCall, NH, 12 saves; Matt Mahrer, MS, 1 goal; Blake Moorhead, MS, 1 assist; Cameron Pike, MS, 3 saves, 6 ground balls)

Mount Si loses to Hale for lacrosse semifinal berth

Lacrosse association announces All-Conference teams

SEATTLE – Will Snider connected for seven goals and an assist to lead Nathan Hale into the Division II semifinals of the Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championship Tournament with a 14-1 quarterfinal playoff win over Mount Si on May 22 at Summit Fields in Seattle.

Hale set the tone from the opening face-off scoring six unanswered goals in the first and adding three more in the second for a 9-0 halftime lead.

In the third, Hale continued to charge forward, again blanking Mount Si, while putting up three more before settling for a 2-1 fourth to close-out the game.

Blake Moorhead scored the lone goal for Mount Si, while goaltender Cameron Pike finished the night with just three saves.

Game summary Nathan Hale 14, Mount Si 1 – Nathan Hale advances to state semifinals (William Snider, NH, 7 goals, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Ben

Management major, is the son of David H. Redemann Jr. To qualify for the dean’s list at Ripon College, students must achieve a 3.4 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and complete at least 12 credits of regular lettergraded work.

all year, and unfortunately we didn’t come out as well as we had this weekend,” Habben said. “But, these guys still battled, and they never gave up. It’s been a great season as a first-year coach.”

Mount Si managed just three hits against Kennewick pitcher Clayten Ayres, who pitched a complete game and had a no-hitter through four innings before Zach Usselman’s double in the fifth. Joe Done followed immediately with an RBI single that got the Wildcats on the board.

Connor Swift started for Mount Si and gave up three earned runs in six innings.

SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association has announced its 2013 All-Conference teams for Boys Varsity Division II high school lacrosse.

Seventy student-athletes from 42 high schools across the state are among the honorees.

Schools represented by multiple student-athletes included Mount Si. Second-year honorees included Mount Si sophomore Tyler Smith.

Senior Blake Moorhead was also named to the All KingCo team.

In all, 39 seniors, 15 juniors, 11 sophomores and five freshmen were named to the 2013 boys AllConference teams.

The All-Conference selections are made by coaches from each of the varsity boys teams in Washington state.

Source: US Lacrosse - Washington State Chapter

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North Bend resident graduates from Azusa Pacific University Alexander Bolves, from North Bend, graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy May 4.

Ayres pitched a complete game for Kennewick.

Mount Si finished third in KingCo 3A in the regular season and lost the final three games in April, but clinched a spot at state by winning the KingCo 3A tournament.

“Everything just started clicking,” Habben said. “Pitching, defense, getting those timely hits, which unfortunately we weren’t able to do this weekend. We all came together as a team.”

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Obituaries

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Thomas Vandivort Judge 10/27/1942 - 5/14/2013 Tom passed away at home Tuesday morning, May 14, with his family by his side.

After spending most of his childhood living on San Juan Island, Tom moved to Maple Valley, where he was a Tahoma High School graduate, and spent the next 25 years. In 1987, he made his home in the Snoqualmie Valley, where he finished out his life.

Tom is survived by his wife Mary Judge, sons Tom Judge and Brandon Judge, and daughter Shelly Contributed

Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a burning pickup May 21 on 384th Avenue.

‘Damage was contained to the engine compartment/hood, as well as smoke damage to the passenger area,’ said Liz Luizzo, of the fire department. ‘A King County arson investigator was called in and determined that the fire was started by a malfunction in the vehicle’s battery.’ The vehicle was reported as a total loss.

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Thomas W. Hamerly Thomas W. Hamerly died peacefully May 21, 2013, at the age of 56.

He was raised in the Snoqualmie Valley, and graduated from Mount Si High School in 1974.

Some of Tom’s favorite things were bird hunting and fishing.

Tom and Karen, his partner in life, split their time between their homes in Loreto, Mexico, and Quincy.

Tom is survived by his beloved, Karen

Westerlund Kramer; son Dustin (Christy); granddaughter Isabella; mother and stepfather Gerene and Dick Holt; sister Tracy (Mike); niece Kinsey; nephew Michael; and many stepbrothers and stepsisters.

Tom is preceded in death by his father Don Hamerly and brother Mike Hamerly.

There will be a celebration of Tom’s life on June 1 at 2 p.m. at 1950 W. Snoqualmie River Road S.E., Fall City. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society.

Please share memories and sign the online guestbook at www.flintofts.com.