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June 9, 2011 VOL. 3, NO. 23

Candidate race for November begins

By Sebastian Moraga Five incumbents and one newcomer were the first people to file as electoral candidates for this year’s elections in the Valley.

In North Bend, Mayor Ken Hearing and council members Jonathan Rosen, David Cook and Jeanne Pettersen have filed for their seats.

All incumbents but Alan Gothelf are up for re-election in

North Bend.

In position 7, Piper Muoio filed June 6 and Ryan Kolodejchuk filed June 7 for outgoing Councilman Chris Garcia’s spot.

Garcia, a North Bend restaurateur, said in May he will not seek re-election nor will he run for Hearing’s mayoral post.

In Snoqualmie, incumbent Jeff MacNichols filed June 6. The next day, incumbents Charles

Peterson and Kingston Wall filed.

Newcomer Kevin Ostrem filed June 7 to challenge MacNichols.

On the Snoqualmie Valley School Board, incumbent Craig Husa was the first to file his candidacy. Board members Caroline Loudenback and Dan Popp are also up for re-election.

As of June 7, no candidates had filed for position 3 in the Fall City Metropolitan Park District. In the city’s water dis-

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trict election, only Thomas Calvin had filed.

The deadline to file online is 4 p.m. June 10. Deadline to file in person is 4:30 p.m. June 10.

To keep track of who has filed, go to www.kingcounty.gov/elections or look for updates at www.snovalleystar.com.

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

North Bend liquor store eyes joining sampling program

Glenn Anderson is always on duty for constituents.

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Homes needed June is cat adoption month for county animal services.

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Police blotter Page 7

By Dan Catchpole

In remembrance Eagle sculpture honors Eric Ward at former school.

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Families needed Groups scramble to place foreign exchange students.

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Welcome aboard Learn more about the new principal at Mount Si. Page 14

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King of the road A rooster struts his stuff on Silva Avenue in Snoqualmie. Raising chickens has become more popular in recent years, according to the staff at Snoqualmie Feed. North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing, who has several chickens, said ‘Nothing beats fresh eggs.’

City seeks clarification on how it can spend its car tab money

By Dan Catchpole Snoqualmie is seeking a clarification regarding how it can spend the $40,000 it expects to raise this year from a new $20 car tab fee levied by the city’s Transportation Benefit District.

City officials had planned to use the money to help pay for a

$5 million nonvoted bond they are taking out to fund maintenance on several roads.

According to state statute, money from a transportation benefit district has to be used for roads of state or regional significance.

But what determines that is not clear, City Attorney Pat

Anderson said.

That could theoretically cause problems for the bond when it goes to investors. The bond is paying for work on roads that could be considered to have only local significance.

The city would have to disSee CLARIFICATION, Page 8

North Bend’s state liquor store could start offering tastings of higher-end products for customers this summer.

The state Liquor Control Board, which regulates liquor sales in Washington, will test the new program late this summer in a handful of liquor stores in Washington. The North Bend store is in the running.

In April, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill to allow state liquor stores to offer samples to customers. The bill was backed by the liquor industry.

The yearlong program will begin Sept. 1. The participating stores will be announced in July.

“It’s an opportunity for customers to sample real high-end products,” said Brian Smith, of the Liquor Control Board.

The state coffers won’t notice a difference in spending habits, though.

“It’s not really a revenue generator,” Smith said.

The board did a similar program with beer and wine that received good feedback from See LIQUOR, Page 8

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Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom expanding

By Dan Catchpole The Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom is getting a makeover.

The dining room is being expanded to increase seating capacity, which can quickly fill up during the restaurant’s peak hours.

When the work is finished, the new taproom will have expanded seating on the main floor and on a new mezzanine, as well as a room for private functions. The new configuration will double the seating capacity from 48 to 96.

To handle more diners, the brewery’s kitchen and bath-

rooms are also being expanded.

“We’ve completely gutted the downstairs and upstairs to make room for the new configuration,” said Pat Anderson, one of the brewery’s five owners.

Demolition and construction have been scheduled to allow the restaurant to continue operating through the work, expected to be finished

by Aug. 1. Workers are starting at 4 a.m. each day and ending by noon.

The added capacity is part of the owners’ business plan, which also includes selling bottled beer, Anderson said.

Having a room for private groups will give the restaurant greater flexibility.

“People call all the time asking for group reservations,” he said.

Since it began in 1997 the brewery has had the same owners — Anderson, David McKibben, Dave Eiffert, LeRoy Gmazel and Tom Antone. The restaurant opened in April 2006.

The brewery’s beer is sold in stores primarily in Western Washington, but is also available in some locations in Eastern Washington and Idaho.

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Snoqualmie Pass project wins conservation award A Washington State Department of Transportation project to improve movement for humans and animals on and around Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass has received an innovation award from the Cascade Land Conservancy.

The nonprofit group recognized WSDOT’s $551 million I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project as the 2011 recipient of its Innovative Conservation Project on May 12. The award recognizes conservation projects involving unique or nontraditional collaboration, and celebrates the effort required to preserve land.

“WSDOT is honored and proud to receive this award from the Cascade Land Conservancy,” Brian White, assistant regional administrator for project development, said in a news release. “We appreciate the support from our project partners and stakeholders. We’ll continue to work closely with them during construction and in the future to make sure this project meets the needs of drivers, recreational users, businesses and the environment.”

WSDOT’s collaborative efforts began with planning in 1999.

Efforts include partnerships with university researchers and conservation groups to help with wildlife-monitoring efforts, acquiring property for conservation and generating public awareness.

“The I-90 project exemplifies innovative conservation,” Jill Arango, conservation managing director and Kittitas County conservation director for the Cascade Land Conservancy, said in the news release. “We are impressed by WSDOT’s commitment to improving the environment by constructing wildlife bridges and culverts, and their acquisition of more than 340 acres of property in the Snoqualmie Pass area that will now be preserved and protected.”

The project is designed to reduce avalanche risks, minimize road closures required for avalanche control work, and reduce the risk of rock and debris falling onto the interstate from unstable slopes. The project will also help reduce collisions of wildlife and vehicles, and improve fish and wildlife migration by reconnecting habitats on either side of I-90.

The project is scheduled to be finished in 2016.

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Rep. Glenn Anderson is always on duty Editor’s note: This story was written before the recent legislative session ended.

By Janelle Kohnert Glenn Anderson is a Republican representative serving his constituents in the Washington State Legislature.

Oh, you already knew that?

How about this: Anderson wakes up at 4:30 a.m. every day, takes care of his two German shepherds, Frisco and Ramses — “I like my dogs, they’re very understanding,” he said — conducts business on his phone and via the Internet with the East Coast and then, finally, makes the commute from his home in Fall City to Olympia.

On the hour-and-20-minute drive he gets in the mood for his legislative work by listening to Bonnie Tyler and ZZ Top. At 8 a.m., Anderson arrives at his office in the Capitol and almost immediately heads out again, grabbing a few chocolate Easter eggs.

“People think it’s about bipartisan politics,” he said. “It’s not.

It’s about sugar.”

He smiles.

His first morning duties usually lure him to a meeting at any of the three committees on which he serves: Education; Education Appropriations and Oversight; and Technology, Energy and Communications. During each two-hour committee meeting, Anderson is actively engaged.

With his laptop computer open, he reviews committee materials and responds to emails from constituents — about 80 on a slow day, and near 500 on a day when a serious bill is up for discussion. Anderson does his best to respond to all emails from constituents, especially the ones who do their homework.

It’s similar to the way he views dealing with the lobbyists that roam in and out of his office daily.

“My reputation is, ‘If you’re going to approach Glenn, you better have done your homework,’” he said. “Everyone comes in here asking for something, but what’s in it for my constituents?”

And with 11 years of legislative experience serving in the House of Representatives, Anderson has become skilled at serving his constituents.

“There’s a lot of sucking up going on, and sometimes it can be really annoying,” he said of lobbyists. Given his reputation, Anderson says people have learned.

“Yeah, bull-shitting me is not the best course of action,” he said.

On March 10, the 8 a.m.

House Education Committee heard a bill that would attempt

to eliminate the opt-out system used for students’ AIDS education courses in favor of an optin system to empower parents.

Anderson makes a point of quietly sneaking from his seat to the committee staff desk to request statistics on how effective AIDS education has been at preventing the spread of the disease in Washington state. He wants to be sure that every bill he supports is effective.

Rep. Bruce Dammeier, RPuyallup, serves on the House Education Committee as well as the Education Appropriations and Oversight Committee with Anderson, and has known him for three years.

“It’s nice to have a partner to work with on education issues,” Dammeier said. “We don’t always see eye to eye on educational issues, but he’s a great guy to bounce things off of and to talk strategy with. He’s a very independent thinker.”

On days without 8 a.m. committee meetings, Anderson often heads to the House Floor or to the Republican caucus room to discuss, debate and decide on bills to support or oppose.

If there’s no 10 a.m. caucus, Anderson may find himself in meetings with constituents or lobbyists. On March 10 by 10:15 a.m., he was settled into a meeting at his office table tackling questions such as, “How do we keep the state economically sustained?” with regard to taxes that aren’t being paid by agriculture businesses.

The message on a sign decorating one corner of his office seems impossible: “Keep it simple.”

The rest of his hallwayshaped office is filled with encouragement as well. Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” hang on a wall opposite a picture of the Chinese symbol for integrity and Ghandi’s seven deadly social sins.

“People give me shit that I’m a Ghandi Republican,” he remarked. His language is brisk.

Anderson’s 10 a.m. meeting is followed by an 11 a.m. appointment with six Bellevue College students who were laid off during the recent economic crisis and visited Anderson to encourage him to prevent cuts to programs like WorkFirst, which helps parents get back on their feet through state aid and worker retraining.

He encouraged each student to share his or her story from lay-offs to college degrees, and assured them he would try to protect effective retraining programs like WorkFirst, if possible.

“When you’re trying to better yourself, we shouldn’t be making the system harder,” he told them. “If there’s a way I can be helpful ... let me know. That’s a role I’m supposed to play.”

After such mid-morning meetings Anderson has a lunch break, followed by two sets of two-hour committee meetings at 1:30 and 3:30. The House Education Appropriations and Oversight Committee, on which he is the ranking minority member, keeps him late on Wednesdays with a 6 p.m. meeting time.

But Anderson doesn’t mind the late nighters, since ensuring basic K-12 education to all children is one of the most important parts of his job.

“Once people have that skill to learn, anything’s possible,” he said. “Education is a passion of mine.”

Committee meetings that end at 8 p.m. aren’t the worst of Anderson’s late nights. When the House is trying to push bills through before they’re considered dead, they usually have about four days per session that begin with floor debates and consideration at 10 a.m. and drag on until 2 or 3 a.m.

“Some idealogical issue will come up and the only way to stop something, from a minority point of view, is to talk it to death,” he said as one tactical example.

Anderson is described by fellow legislators as a relentlessly honest individual, and that trait garners respect from his constituents and his colleagues.

“I’ve never believed you should wear different faces for different audiences,” Anderson said. “Your word is your bond.”

He believes it’s most important for him to be “truthful, genuine and well-informed. All the cleverness in the world is short-lived.”

He remains genuine even when his constituents pay respects to his work in strange places, like the frozen food aisle at QFC. One Sunday night, 20 minutes before the start of “Desperate Housewives,” Anderson made a QFC ice cream run in a weekend-inspired

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Anderson said he was thinking, “All I want is my ice cream.

I’ve had two glasses of wine,” but the woman thanked him for the effort he’s put into acquiring more funding for K-12 education.

Anderson considers this a humbling part of his job.

“All of a sudden, for 135,000 people you are one voice,” he said. “If I ever fell under the allusion that this job made me someone, I would quit.”

On any given day, Anderson has two major reasons why he comes to work. The first is when cooperation with other legislators pays off.

“When you’re working with another legislator and ... you’ve been having these conversations and giving each other information, then all of a sudden it clicks,” he said. “You try to satisfy their general interests, then

they try to satisfy yours and you have something to show for it.”

Anderson sees emotions get in the way of work when legislators avoid the real issues in favor of the issues pitched by organized interests that support the status quo.

“It’s easy to be angry ... but swearing at the TV set never solved anything,” Anderson said. “We actually have to listen to each other and come to an agreement on what’s the best thing to move forward.”

Besides cooperation, Anderson loves seeing the groups of middle school visitors in the Capitol Building.

“It never fails. One of those young kids will ask you, ‘Why do you want to do this?’“ Anderson said.

He always answers, “One day, one of you guys will do this.”

Janelle Kohnert was a reporter for the WNPA Olympia News Bureau. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

Opinion

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Editorial

Letters

Redistricting plan serves students, voters The Snoqualmie Valley School Board’s redistricting plan is imperfect but workable. No redistricting solution can please all voters. The important question is, does the plan serve the students and voters of the Snoqualmie Valley?

Yes, it does.

The plan meets the requirements for redistricting, and it is a marked improvement over the first plan, which did have questionable geographic boundaries.

The redistricting plan does not disenfranchise any voter, as some critics have claimed it does. That attack recklessly invokes a word that is anathema to a representative democracy and should be used carefully.

In particular, critics suggest this plan disenfranchises Snoqualmie voters. No, it doesn’t. Voters in Snoqualmie get to vote for each of the five school board members — just like every other voter in the district.

In the Jim Crow South, blacks were denied their right to cast a ballot by threats of violence, and by targeted taxes and tests. That is disenfranchisement. Snoqualmie voters still get to cast a vote for each school board member.

What the plan doesn’t do is ensure that one board member will come from Snoqualmie Ridge. Splitting the Ridge means that area could have two residents on the school board. Two out of five is better than one out of five.

Perhaps too much is being made of the board’s redistricting. Are the interests of a resident from the Ridge really that different from a person living in North Bend?

Besides, since each board member is elected by the entire school district, not just his or her director district, no one can run on a hyper-local platform. Each director must draw support from across the district.

Is the redistricting plan perfect? No, but no redistricting plan is. Does it meet the letter and spirit of the law? Yes. Most important, it serves students and voters.

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Mount Si High School is already a great institution As Mount Si High School prepares to welcome a new principal, a look back at its many successes seems particularly appropriate.

Advanced Placement and Honors classes are now available for everyone to enroll in at Mount Si. Our high school students are eligible to receive college credit for more than 206 courses based on their AP exam scores.

The ACT standardized test scores have risen steadily in the past six years, far outstripping the rise in the state as a whole.

In 2010, Mount Si scores averaged 25.2 compared to 23.0 for the state and 21.0 for the nation.

Our 2010 average SAT score was 1654, up about 50 points from 2006, and well above the state average of 1564 and the national average of 1059. Most importantly, the percentage of Mount Si students enrolled in college the fall immediately following graduation has increased

JUNE 9, 2011 from a low of 43 percent in 2005 to a high of 69 percent in 2010.

As my third child prepares to graduate from Mount Si, we are celebrating her successes, which mirror so many of the students there. She has completed five AP classes, including AP Japanese. We have hosted three Japanese exchange students, traveled to Japan and India, sung with the Honors Choirs at Disneyworld, and participated in field trips and many other enrichment opportunities too numerous to list. Each May, the PTSA hosts the Festival of the Arts to recognize and celebrate the artistic talents of the students at Mount Si for photography, horticulture design, painting, ceramics, music and the culinary arts.

At Mount Si, there are opportunities for everyone who chooses to embrace them. Randy Taylor and the Mount Si staff should be commended for their hard work during the past six years. Let’s start noticing the good things happening there.

There is always room for improvement, but, as every principal candidate commented,

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Water, then mow — repeat

By Slim Randles Herb Collins was back out in the yard again Saturday. The noise made the neighbors go to the windows and peek out to see what was going on, because yard work and noise and Herb have never gone together.

Mystery solved. Herb has a new gas-powered lawn mower.

Last Saturday was the final outing for his quiet electric lawn mower, as he once again ran over the cord and cut it. The cord finally had more patches than a quilting bee, and Herb had opted for a gas mower that didn’t require an umbilical link to the front porch.

Steve was going by in his pickup truck, the big one with duallies and the blacksmith’s forge in the back, and he pulled over and stopped. Steve got out and watched quietly as Herb continued to mow the lawn.

Steve poured himself a cup of coffee from his Thermos, pushed back his Stetson and watched Herb work up a good sweat.

Herb made three more rounds of the yard, and finally thought Steve might have something important to say to him, so he killed the engine on the mower, mopped his brow and walked

over to the visitor.

“Workin’ hard there, I see,” said Steve.

“Gotta stay ahead of it,” said Herb.

Slim Randles “Why?” Columnist Herb looked puzzled at Steve’s question. “Well … otherwise it grows too fast and the yard looks crummy.”

“I was by here Thursday,” said Steve. “Saw you watering.”

Herb nodded.

“Why?”

“Well … to make the grass grow, of course.”

Steve raised his eyebrows.

“What?” asked Herb.

“Isn’t it kinda like digging a hole and filling it up?”

“I don’t get you.”

Steve got back in the pickup, rolled down the window, and said. “Seems to me like you’re just encouraging it.”

Then he drove away, leaving Herb to once again deal with the intricacies of cowboy philosophy.

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June is cat adoption month for King County animal services Meet Thelma and Louise. No, not the two characters of the silver screen. They are two 3-yearold cats at King County’s animal shelter in Kent.

Regional Animal Services of King County is trying this month to find homes for Thelma and Louise, and for dozens of other cats.

June is cat adoption month for Regional Animal Services, which is partnering with the American Humane Association, Petfinder.com and other animal organizations in the Puget Sound region in the effort.

“Cats make great companions, and this is a perfect time to come find a new furry friend,” said Ken Nakatsu, manager of Regional Animal Services, in a news release. “We’re in the middle of kitten season, when shelters like ours are teeming with wonderful,

lovable, adoptable felines.”

Before taking a cat home, the American Humane Association recommends people follow a 10point checklist: 1. If you’re thinking about one cat, consider taking two home.

Cats need social interaction, and two cats can provide that to each other when you’re not home.

2. Find a cat whose personality meshes with yours. Staff at the shelter can help match you with a suitable animal.

3. Choose a veterinarian ahead of time and schedule a visit soon after the adoption.

Although all pets adopted from Regional Animal Services receive a health exam, it’s a good idea to build a relationship between your pet and your vet early.

4. Make sure everyone in the house is prepared to have a cat before it comes home. Make vis-

iting the shelter a family affair.

5. Budget for the short- and long-term costs of a cat. These include food, litter, a license, vet checkups and other necessities.

6. Stock up on supplies before the cat arrives. Among the items you’ll need are food, bowls for food and water, cat litter, a litter box, a scratching post and stimulating toys.

7. Cat-proof your home. Cats are amazing jumpers and will climb on countertops looking for a tasty morsel. Also, put away any items that might be tempting for a cat to chew on.

8. Go slowly when introducing your cat to new friends and family. It can take some time for a cat to relax and become familiar with its new environment.

9. Include your new pet in your family’s emergency plan.

Add your vet’s number and the

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10. Never “surprise” anyone with a pet as a gift. Make sure the recipient is an active participant in the adoption process.

All pets adopted from Regional Animal Services have been spayed or neutered, have received their initial vaccina-

Routine traffic stop turns into drug trafficking bust

By Dan Catchpole A traffic stop on Interstate 90 near Preston turned into a major drug bust for a Washington State Patrol trooper.

The trooper stopped a blue

Honda Accord traveling toward Seattle just before 11 a.m. May 31, because the car’s windows had tinting that was too dark.

The trooper who approached the vehicle smelled marijuana, said Trooper Julie Startup, a

spokeswoman for the state patrol.

Troopers are trained to “look beyond the traffic stop,” and look for indicators of other illegal activity, Startup said.

The officer asked the driver for permission to search the car, and he agreed. The search turned up 216 ecstasy tablets, 4.7 grams of psychedelic mushrooms, 5 grams of marijuana,

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Most of the illegal items were on the passenger, Nehemiah Williams, according to Startup. The 29-year-old Seattle resident was booked into the King County Jail, and could be charged with multiple counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to sell.

The trooper gave the driver, a 54-year-old Seattle man, a warning for having illegal tinting.

“At this time I don’t believe there’s going to be any citation for the driver, but I don’t know if the investigation is completed,” Startup said.

The trooper is a K-9 handler, but did not use his dog during the stop because the driver cooperated.

Drug arrests often come from seemingly routine stops, Startup said.

“Almost all of them start in a fashion like that,” she said.

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Police & Fire North Bend police Cut and run At 7:20 p.m. May 20, someone cut the chain-link fence facing the Snoqualmie Valley Trail on Mount Si Road. An alarm was received, but security personnel did not find anyone on the property.

Gotta lock it up At 8:25 a.m. June 4, a man rode his bicycle to the QFC grocery store, 460 E. North Bend Way, leaned it inside the west foyer of the store and went shopping. When he returned, the bike was gone.

Vandalism At 6 a.m. June 5, someone reported a case of vandalism at E.J. Roberts Park, near the corner of Northeast Sixth Street and Thrasher Avenue North.

Someone had entered the bathroom and drawn with a black marker on its walls.

Stop driving At 10:10 p.m. June 5, police stopped a vehicle on Southeast North Bend Way when officers saw it traveling with no headlights on. When police contacted the driver, they found out that the vehicle had expired tabs, the owner had failed to transfer the title and was driving with a suspended license. The driver was cited for driving with a revoked license.

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driver, 63-year-old Ronald Moe, was also smoking a cigarette and admitted to having two beers earlier. After failing sobriety tests, police arrested Moe for driving under the influence. He was not booked due to his having an elderly mother at home with medical conditions. Police forwarded the citation to the city of Snoqualmie prosecutor for filing of charges.

At 4:55 p.m. May 27, police stopped a vehicle traveling south on Railroad Avenue. A status check showed the registered owner had a suspended license.

Once contacted, the driver said he was the owner. After dispatch confirmed the license’s status, the driver was arrested. The driver’s record showed that he had three past suspensions of his license.

Due to his record, he was taken to the Issaquah Jail for booking.

Bike and identity theft

DUI At 12:30 a.m. May 28, police traveling north on Meadowbrook Way near the intersection of Ethan Wade Way. The vehicle in front of the police car was traveling slow and swerving back and forth over the centerline and the fog line.

Police stopped the vehicle near the corner of Southeast 90th Street and Railroad Avenue.

They could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from the car along with a strong mint odor the driver said was Altoids. The

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Clarification From Page 1 close to investors that it isn’t sure if it would be able to use the $40,000 to pay them back, Anderson said.

Snoqualmie is seeking clarification on the issue from the state.

“At the absolute best, it’s an ambiguous definition as to what qualifies as an improvement under this law,” said Rob Orton, the city’s financial officer.

Ultimately, the answer won’t really affect whether investors are interested in the bond or not, he said.

“It doesn’t matter how we pay for it,” he said.

The bond is backed by the city’s credit rating, which is high.

So, while the city might have to not pledge the $40,000 to paying off the bond, that probably won’t bother investors too much, Orton said.

Another option is to use the money for work on Snoqualmie Parkway, which would meet the definition of a road with regional significance. But the

parkway is not included in the planned work to be paid for by the $5 million bond.

Snoqualmie is one of 10 transportation benefit districts in the state. The district implemented a $20 car tab fee for road maintenance in August 2010. State law permits the district to impose a fee up to $20 without voter approval.

City Council members make up the district’s board of directors.

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

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Summer roadwork affects trails, wilderness areas Roadwork in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest will hinder and block access to trails and wilderness areas this summer.

The work will repair storm damage suffered in recent years.

Storms have destroyed culverts, washed out roads and damaged bridges. U.S. Forest Service engineers expect that they will finish most of the repairs by fall.

Road repairs along Interstate 90 and state Route 410 in the Snoqualmie Ranger District will block access to some trails and campgrounds. The following roads will be affected: ❑ Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road (Forest Service Road 56)

Liquor From Page 1 customers. That experience encouraged the board to consider expanding the program.

“We felt we could do it safely and responsibly,” he said.

Across the state, 30 stores will be selected to hold at least six tastings throughout the year.

The board will announce in July which stores will participate in the program.

The bill limits the events to one per week at each store. The samples must be one-quarter ounce or less, and no one is

will close July 15 through August at milepost 15, blocking access to the Dingford Creek Trailhead. ❑ Tacoma Pass Road (Forest Service Road 52) will close July 15 through August at milepost 2.5. ❑ Evans Creek Road (Forest Service Road 7920) will close from June 15 to Aug. 15, blocking access to Evans Creek Campground. ❑ Work on Cayada Road (Forest Service Road 7810) from July 15 until August will block access to Summit Lake Trailhead. ❑ 28 Mile Road (Forest Service Road 72) is closed at the gate until Aug. 15.

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allowed more than one ounce of samples in a given day.

Representatives from participating liquor companies will likely be the people actually dispensing samples to customers, who must be at least 21 years old.

The companies most likely to participate are high-end producers interested in attracting new customers, Smith said.

“Washington is the latest in a growing trend of states that are modernizing their liquor laws to bring consumers greater convenience,” David Wojnar, vice president of the Distilled Spirits Council, said in a news release.

Thirty-four states allow offpremise tastings, according to Wojnar.

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Author rearranges her life to make way for passion for writing

By Katie Melton Snoqualmie resident Tess Hardwick had a dream: to become a published writer.

Four years ago, she quit her job in human resources, relocated with her family, downsized and took on extra part-time work to make that dream reality.

“I think it was the age of 40 approaching that made me take the plunge,” said Hardwick, now 42. “My true calling was to be a novelist and I wanted to get my first novel done by age 40, which I did. It took me about two years to write ‘Riversong.’”

Hardwick had no idea what the story was going to be, but had an idea for a character when she started writing at age 38.

“The only concept I had was that she had to go home for some reason. The story kind of evolved around that idea,” she said.

Hardwick writes not only because it’s her passion, but also to inspire her two young daughters.

“My family is the source of my inspiration because I love them so much and after you become a mom, everything changes your perspective on the world. I have two girls and I write to make them proud,” Hardwick said. “I want to show them that as a woman you can do anything you want as long as you just keep working at it. It keeps me going when I sometimes have self-doubt, as all writers sometimes do.”

Family, childhood and friendships are apparent in Hardwick’s writing process. Her editor, Ann Staley, of Corvallis, Ore., was her high school writing teacher and became her editor entirely by coincidence.

“She’s a mentor for me.

When the publishing company Booktrope wanted me to sign with them, they needed editors.

Coincidentally, she got my book because the first editor was too busy,” Hardwick said.

For Staley, it was a wonderful opportunity.

“It was a thrill,” Staley said in a recent phone interview. “We called each other up on the phone for two weeks and went over every page. We went to Cannon Beach to celebrate. It’s a wonderful coming-of-age story, and her writing has improved extraordinarily. It’s just amazing what she’s writing right now.”

Staley is due to release her

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Jim Curtis, Monica McNeal, Mike Flood and Marty Flood (from left) present a carved eagle in honor of Eric Ward to Mount Si High School administrators. Ward died during combat in Afghanistan in February 2010.

Tess Hardwick

Wings of remembrance for Eric Mount Si High School recently accepted an eagle carving in memory of Eric Ward, an alumnus who died during combat in Afghanistan in February 2010.

The school will display the eagle along with Ward’s burial flag. Ward had been a lance corporal in the United States Marine Corps.

The eagle was unveiled at a recent martial arts tourna-

ment at Mount Si High School, held to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project, which helps wounded veterans. Jim Curtis, director of the North American SelfDefense Association, organized the tournament. Curtis served as a Marine in Vietnam.

Curtis joined Ward’s mother, Monica McNeal, and Mike and Marty Flood, who pur-

chased the eagle, to present the items to school administrators. The items will be displayed in the school’s library.

“The eagle carving is a wonderful reminder of the commitment and appreciation we have for those who’ve served in the military, especially those wounded in action,” Mount Si Principal Randy Taylor said in an e-mail to the Star.

Legion fundraiser to help 20 veterans

By Sebastian Moraga own book of poems, “Primary Sources,” in a couple of weeks.

She is also now the poetry editor for Booktrope.

Childhood memories from Hardwick’s hometown of Cave Junction, Ore., provided some influence for the location of the story and some of the characters in “Riversong.”

“I didn’t realize this when I was writing it, but it’s my love letter to Oregon and the type of people that populate the Northwest. There’s a special quality to them, and I just admire it,” Hardwick said.

Lee Tucker, the main female character in the book, has a best friend named Linus, who is loosely based on Hardwick’s best friend from college. The character Ellen features some of Hardwick’s mother’s traits.

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The American Legion and the Legion’s Auxiliary campaign of red paper poppies will help about 20 veterans from Fort Lewis and their families.

A Fall City stable will hold a three-day rehabilitation program June 24-26, where veterans and their families will participate in what the Auxiliary’s Pam Collingwood termed an “equestrian retreat and horse therapy.”

Jim Hutchins, owner of the Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center, which will host the retreat, said horses can help veterans and their loved ones.

“They can bring things out in you in a safe environment and allow you to start to heal,” he said.

Families suffer right along with the soldiers when they

come back, he added, and there really isn’t that much support for families.

“Having someone gone for that long, they are normally not dealing with something really serious but they are dealing with the challenge of having faced war,” he said. “They realize it’s important to readjust to a peaceful life once again and they need help.”

That help comes with four legs and hooves, which allows soldiers to say they are off to work with horses for the weekend, instead of saying they are going to a psychiatrist or a therapist.

“That’s not the soldier’s way,” Hutchins said.

When working with horses, the soldiers begin to see how their actions and how the way they face life affects others.

“The horse will give right back to you whatever you give

that horse,” he said. “He doesn’t take anyone’s flak and won’t let you lie to him.”

At Fall City, the first retreat of its kind for Hutchins’ group, soldiers and their families will work with volunteers that will assist with the horses and with team-building.

Collingwood said the change of scenery will help the families and the soldiers, too.

“They’re used to being in a very different setting at the base from what they are going to see,” she added. “That’s exciting to us.”

Children of families of soldiers will participate in art therapy, she said.

Collingwood said the community should be proud of the program.

“This is huge,” she said.

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

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Author From Page 10 belt, Hardwick has now finished a second (scheduled to be out in November) and a third is in the works. She plans for her fourth novel to be the sequel to “Riversong,” and finds her new home in Snoqualmie to be a guiding light for her work.

“Snoqualmie is very inspiring because it is also a small town. It reminds me of where I grew up,” she said.

Hardwick continues the chain

of inspiration by keeping up with her own blog, http://tesshardwick.com. She writes often and honestly about life and her work. One reader, Angela Barton, posted: “I saw a tweet mentioning ‘Riversong’ and followed it to a blog. I clicked on the book cover (which is amazing) and started to read. I had read 10 pages before I realized that I was lost in Lee’s world. … In short, I loved the few pages I read and shall be ordering the book. Many congratulations, Tess. I love the voice you write with.”

Hardwick’s success has been

bolstered by enormous support from her fans, friends and, most of all, family.

“My husband has been my biggest fan and supporter,” she said. “We changed our whole life to do this, and I couldn’t have done it without him.”

Her husband took on extra work in addition to a day job when they moved here.

“Riversong” can be purchased on Amazon.com, as well as from www.barnsandnoble.com.

Katie Melton is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

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The Mitchell B-25, a working historic airplane from World War II that is a part of the Historic Flight Organization at Paine Field in Everett. The plane, used in the famous Doolittle Raid on Tokyo early in WWII, is open for people to inspect and is also scheduled to take interested aviators for a ride.

One of the crew members from the Museum of Glass’ Hot Shop works on a creation sketched by one of the children in the audience. In the background is the ‘glory hole,’ the furnace where the silicon is turned into glass.

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museum hopping? We are blessed with at least 50 museums, as varied as our friends, within an hour’s drive of the Valley.

One thing about museums is that most are inside adventures

away from the cold and the rain.

Also, they provide a wealth of information, and many offer interactive activities regarding subjects that are near and dear to our hearts, like our culture, our history and our communities.

You don’t have to go far to find a museum. The Northwest Railroad Museum is in Snoqualmie, for instance. Ride to North Bend and back in an old-fashioned choo-choo and relive the yesteryear of railroading. Currently, there is an exhibit about the now defunct town of Wellington at the museum’s train station center. A collection of various railroad cars is outdoors. View them as you walk along a paved path from Snoqualmie to the traffic light near the Falls. Read about them from the signs hanging on the fence parallel to the walkway.

The museum’s new repair facility, which will also serve as an exhibition hall, took a major

hit from one our winter storms with a tree limb through the roof; it will be ready for visitors later this summer. For more Valley history, visit the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum in North Bend. Two other museums to visit in our area are the Snoqualmie Valley Museum in North Bend and the Black Diamond Museum in Black Diamond.

If you have your sights set on more worldly interests, then you are still in luck as there are a plethora of museums for every interest within an hour’s drive.

For those who favor the arts, there is the Seattle Art Museum in downtown Seattle as well as one of our favorites, the Frye Museum located on First Hill.

The Frye is a more intimate place to see art, and its current collection of what the museum calls “Degenerate Art Ensemble” will provide a startle or a laugh for those who take them in.

However, the largesse of SAM provides the area with traveling exhibits of some of the greatest artwork in the world. It also manages the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill, and the Olympic Sculpture Park, an outside viewing opportunity.

For motorheads in the area, there are a number of terrestrial and extraterrestrial museums where you can get in some fun with the family. Two lesserknown must-see flight museums are within a short journey from the Valley, at Paine Field in Everett.

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New principal wants big things for Mount Si High School

By Sebastian Moraga School board members have raved about him.

“We feel really excited about his passion,” Snoqualmie Valley School District school board member Craig Husa said. “We got a good one.”

But the target of such kudos does not do much boasting himself. He defends his privacy and knows he will face his share of challenges.

John Belcher also exudes a quiet confidence about those challenges, which is why probably he is spending these days getting used to the title of new Mount Si High School principal, instead of wondering about the job that he left behind.

“I’m very excited, very anxious to get over there and get going,” said Belcher, the school’s new top administrator. “I am starting to set up one-on-one meetings with staff, doing a lot of research.”

Belcher just presided over his last graduation as head of Omak High School in north central Washington. He stayed there seven years and said he leaves that community with some sadness but also content with what he accomplished.

“The school is a better place than it was when I got there,” he said.

If he ever leaves the Snoqualmie Valley, Belcher said, certain things will let him know his tenure as a Wildcat was a success.

“If my staff is stronger than they were before I got there, if the climate and culture are posi-

tive, if people are proud of their school and if my administrative team is strong,” he recited. “If people are sad that I’m going, knowing that good things were going on, and obviously, if achievement is high.”

The road to that list of goals has just begun and the challenges have already begun. First order of business, he said tongue-in-cheek, is finding a place to hang his hat.

“I don’t know it well enough, but I definitely want to live in the Valley,” he said. “I want to be close by. Being a principal is a 24/7 job, so if you live a long ways away, you’re not of much use.”

Regardless of where home will be, he already knows what he wants his home away from home to look like. A John Belcher-run Mount Si will be a welcoming, open place, he said.

“It will be a place where other schools will want to come visit and see what we’re doing right,” he said. “It will be focused on student needs and not adult needs, and it will be a highachieving, successful place for students and their plans.”

Programs for students will look different based on current jobs and the interests of students, he said. If trends hold up, more courses online and more technology use by staff and students may happen.

If Belcher’s dreams come true, they will happen in the midst of a serious budget crisis statewide.

Belcher remains optimistic, but wary.

“If we are going to solve our economic shortfall, we need a

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John Belcher, the new principal at Mount Si High School, takes over July 1. strong, talented and capable workforce,” he said. “We have the talent in our teachers, and we need to make sure that they have the adequate resources to do the job. The tighter the budget gets, the bigger the challenge that is to do.”

A look at Belcher’s bio shows that he has known his way around a challenge since he was very young. The son of a physician who worked for the Ghanaian government, Belcher was born in Ethiopia and raised in Ghana. He spoke what he terms “pidgin English” and did

not live in the U.S. until the third grade.

“My dad would say that when he went to the embassy, it would take him forever to get through the system, and when he would find me, I would be eating a meal with Shirley Temple,” Belcher said of the erstwhile child star who was United States ambassador to Ghana from 1974-1976, and was also Belcher’s neighbor.

“I was not a high national security threat there,” he said with a chuckle.

Having lived in varied envi-

ronments is one of Belcher’s strengths, he said: Africa, Seattle, Omak and Bellingham during college gave him a broad perspective when dealing with people.

“I grew up in an affluent system and worked in a highpoverty, high-ethnicity, struggling system,” he said. “I feel like I have a good feel for how to interact with a diverse group of people.”

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

As deadline nears, groups search for host families for students

By Sebastian Moraga The need is great. The interest, not so much.

Thirty students arrive from the Chinese region of Chongqing on July 8. That is, if 32 families say between today and next week that they want to host the students for three weeks.

Any other scenario and the visit is canceled, trip coordinator Karen Davis said. So far, no families have stepped forward and said yes.

“We’re getting no response whatsoever,” she said. “We’ve been to the farmers markets, we’ve called people, we have emailed the chambers of commerce in Sammamish, Issaquah and the Valley. We have contacted schools and tried to reach out to teachers for Cultural Homestay International.”

The organization organized a

trip in March to Snoqualmie of about a dozen students from the region of Naga, Japan. Students then found host families.

Not this time, it seems.

“What I’m hearing is, people are real negative. They fear that the kids are disrespectful, which is not true,” Davis said.

With the students coming in July, many families already have vacation plans for those days, she added.

Sara Qualls, of Education First, has two groups of children coming, one from China —different from Davis’ group — and another from Spain. The group from China needs 13 host families. The group from Spain needs about nine.

Both of Qualls’ groups come in July, and she runs into the same obstacles as Davis.

“People tend to want their time during that time,” Qualls said, “especially here in the

Northwest. “ Qualls’ group is 20 Chinese students and 35 from Spain. The Chinese stay from July 14 to Aug. 3, and the Spain group stays from July 7-26.

The Spanish group is of high school age. The Chinese students are middle schoolers.

Davis’ group consists of 15- and 16-year-olds.

Students’ needs are quite simple, Davis said.

“They need a place to stay, a place to have conversations on weekends,” Davis said. “They don’t have to do anything special with them. Just take them where they would normally go.”

Qualls said people don’t know what a great opportunity it is to host a student.

Hosting a student, Davis said, is about the American experience.

No need to treat them like tourists. Students are here to

practice English and see how Americans live, said Davis, who has hosted students for 20 years.

Opening your home to a student is a great chance to share, she added.

“These kids, they love to cook, they get to bring in another culture into your home,” she said, “through cooking, through games, through family stories.

It’s a great opportunity whether

you have kids or not.”

Qualls agreed, saying the hardest part is getting past the fact that you’re opening your door to an unknown person and letting him or her into your home.

Another downside exists, Davis said, and it happens at the airport.

“The hardest part is saying good-bye,” she said. “Everybody bawls.”

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This Crosley sports car, on display at the LeMay Museum, was a finisher at the prestigous 24 hours of Le Mans and a class winner at Sebring in 1950-1951.

Museums From Page 12 Flying Heritage Collection. If you have never heard a V-12 Rolls-Royce Merlin engine roar to life, or seen a Spitfire or a Mustang P-51 growl off the field, you are in for a real treat.

The collection houses these and a wide range of other historical airplanes, including our favorites from the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane and the Supermarine Spitfire.

What is even better is that they sometimes fly these airplanes; check the museum schedule for flights.

Also located at Paine Field is the Historic Flight Organization.

Here you will see a varied selection of “collectibles.” There’s a Mitchell B-25 Bomber — the same airplane made famous in the World War II Doolittle raid, the first United States attack on Japan, and which the museum will fire up for a ride. There’s also a late model Spitfire and a P-51 Mustang. If that isn’t enough, sit in a cockpit seat and take off and land in the flight simulators — the kids will love this!

Perhaps the most notable air museum is the Museum of Flight. Here you can see every conceivable kind of airplane that has been built. The museum is a treasure trove of things with wings that zoom through the sky. It has a wide range of activities for young and old alike that help explain our aeronautical heritage.

If you are a fan of powerboats, there is the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent.

You can get an up-close and personal view of your favorite Unlimited hydro from the past and learn about the impact that the sport has had in the area.

For automobile aficionados, you will think you died and went to Heaven when you take a short drive to Spanaway (South Tacoma) and visit the LeMay

Museum. Seriously, you will not believe your eyes when they take in the largest collection of automobiles in the United States. Find just about any favorite car, including a cherry, full-factory-assembled Tucker to several styles of Woodys, pristine Pierce Arrows and enough ’56 Ford Fairlanes to refilm the famous Robert Mitchum movie “Thunder Road.” And the story behind the museum is just as interesting as the cars.

As many of us know, the City of Destiny (Tacoma) has been reborn and its downtown area is a treasure trove of museums, including perhaps the crown jewel, the Museum of Glass, an alluring building that houses a great exhibition of

glass plus its now famous “Hot Shop,” where you can watch a design come to life.

There are other museums worth visiting within 10 blocks.

There’s the Tacoma Art Museum.

Also, there’s the Washington State History Museum. The brochure says it all: “Imagine walking through Washington’s history and encountering intriguing sights, sounds, people, places and ways of life. Meet William Clark, ride in a covered wagon and explore a coal mine.

Take a video trip down the Columbia River in the threescreen Columbia River Theater.

“Colorful, interactive exhibits and walk-through dioramas depict the natural setting, the lifestyle and culture of the first

Two museum patrons take a peak at the glass artwork on Chihuly Bridge of Glass that greets visitors as they arrive at the museum. inhabitants, exploration and settlement of the region, and the important people and milestone events that have shaped our state.”

So while waiting for spring to show up, head to a museum.

Even when the sun is shining, museum-hopping is still a treat for the heart and the head.

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Mount Si baseball players dominate KingCo All-League team

By Dan Catchpole The KingCo 3A Baseball AllLeague First Team might as well have been called the Mount Si baseball team.

Wildcats players accounted for one-third of the team’s 12 players, who are selected by the league’s coaches. In all, coaches recognized 10 Mount Si players.

After the team won the state 3A baseball title by beating Shorewood High School, coach Elliott Cribby credited his players’ hard work for the victory. It was the first state title the school had won in baseball.

A key piece of Mount Si’s state championship was its strong presence through the middle of the field — and that was represented on the First Team.

Mount Si centerfielder Max Brown, second baseman Dustin Breshears and shortstop Tim Proudfoot were selected for the team. Pitcher Trevor Lane was also selected.

The three position players — all of whom are seniors — each combined offensive power with strong defense.

Leading the group is Brown, who roamed center field for Mount Si. Brown was also named the league’s Player of the Year.

A tall, lanky player with an easy-going expression, Brown hit the game-winning single that clinched the Wildcats’ dramatic three-run rally to take the state title.

He has been the team’s most productive hitter. During the season, he hit .500 and drove in 24 runs. Brown used his speed

By Dan Catchpole

Mount Si High School centerfielder Max Brown swings during the 3A state championship game against Shorewood. Brown, who hit a game-winning single to clinch the title, has been named the KingCo 3A AllLeague Player of the Year. on the base paths, racking up 25 steals, including six in one game. He also used his speed in center field, where he displayed excellent range and often came up with dramatic diving catches.

Mount Si’s middle infield was the best combination of offense and defense in the league.

Proudfoot put on a power show all season long, racking up nine home runs — a new team record. As the team’s leadoff batter, he scored 33 runs and drove in 21 runs.

Breshears and Proudfoot formed a fearsome double-play

combo, and provided the bedrock for the team’s strong defense, an element that Cribby stressed all season.

Breshears batted .301, scored 23 runs and had 18 stolen bases.

He demonstrated great plate discipline, working opposing pitchers for a team-leading 18 walks.

Lane, a junior, shut down opponents in his first season as a pitcher and provided power from the plate by playing first base on his off days.

Lane used his fastball, changeup and breaking ball pitches to devastating effect. His season earned run average is

1.48. He pitched four complete games, including a 2-run outing against Kamiakin in the state semifinal game. In 52 innings, he struck out 63 batters.

Two Wildcats — Nate Sinner and Reece Karalus — made the All-League Second Team.

Sinner, a senior outfielder, batted .333 and scored 13 runs for Mount Si. He also provided excellent coverage in the outfield.

Karalus — or “Big Country” as his teammates call him — was one of the team’s two aces, along with Lane. Karalus started the title game against

Shorewood, and quieted the team’s bats before running into trouble.

In the season, he collected a 2.90 ERA by relying on his power fastball, changeup and curveball to foil hitters. He had 59 strikeouts in 50 2/3 innings.

Four Wildcats received honorable mention: Ryan Atkinson, Shane Dixon, Robb Lane and Trevor Taylor.

Taylor, a junior, is another one of the team’s top pitchers; he picked up the win in the state title game after coming in during the sixth inning. He had a 2.91 ERA with eight appearances, including six games started.

Catcher Robb Lane — Trevor Lane’s older brother — was the team’s emotional leader, often leading the constant chatter and encouragement that comes from the Mount Si dugout during games. Lane batted .296 but had a .427 on-base percentage, thanks in large part to being hit by pitches a team-leading 11 times.

Atkinson held down the hot corner for the team. The third baseman came up with his only home run of the season in the first round of the state playoffs against Timberline to tie the game at 2-2.

Dixon was one of the team’s key utility players — a necessity on any championship team. He put in time as a relief pitcher, at third and in right field. In 12 1/3 innings pitched, he had a 1.14 ERA and two wins.

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

Valley locals will thunder into this year’s Tastin’ n Racin’ At about 9 a.m. June 11, the quiet atmosphere around Lake Sammamish State Park will be broken by the sounds of boat engines at the 15th annual Tastin' n Racin’.

Tastin' n Racin’ has become a popular Northwest event where the appetizers are on shore and the main course is served on the lake.

Racing begins at 9 a.m. June 11 and June 12. The menu of races features many boats from Northwest Limited Hydroplane Racing. Among the boats in action are 1 litre, 2.5 litre, 2.5 modifieds, 5 litre, national modified, Grand Prix and vintage hydros, superstock, pro-stock and the nostalgic flatbottom boats.

Among the racers will be the brother-and-sister duo Brian

Perkins and Kayleigh Perkins Mallory, both of North Bend.

Perkins and Mallory will race in the 2.5 litre stock and the larger 5 litre categories.

Perkins competed in the 1 litre category at the Apple Blossom Festival in Wenatchee in early May. His main focus, though, is driving the unlimited hydroplane U-21 Miss Lakeridge Paving. Like other unlimited hydroplanes, the U-21 is powered by a jet turbine. Perkins finished fifth in the standings last season. The 2011 season starts July 1 in Madison, Ind. Mallory's season is on hold after her boat burst into flames while practicing on Lake Washington in April before the Apple Blossom Festival. Mallory escaped without any injuries, but her boat suffered extensive

damage. She does hope to return by the end of June, which could give her enough time to make a run for the season title.

Since her rookie season in 2007, Mallory has finished first in the standings every year except 2010, when she finished second.

Fans of jet skis will get a treat from the Personal Watercraft races at Tastin’ n Racin’. There will be nearly 90 racers who will compete in a variety of events, including performance jumps, racing around ovals and maneuvering through obstacle courses.

The finals of the races, the KZOK 102.5 Cup, are set for June 12.

On shore, there will be exhibits of current and classic unlimited hydroplanes.

Tastin' n Racin’, however,

offers more than just boats and boat races. It actually has something for the entire family.

The GTO Legends Car Club will be there June 11 to show off their automobiles. On June 12, there will be a custom car and hot rod show. The Seafair pirates invade the park at noon June 12, too.

In addition, Tastin' n Racin’ offers music, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors and a family area. Music will come from local and regional singers and bands.

The family fun area has an inflatable children's slide, face painters, pony rides and a giant slide.

Tastin’ n Racin’ will go on whether it rains or the sun shines. Last year, the event drew a record 60,000 people and Tastin'n Racin’ officials hope

with warm weather scheduled for the weekend that another large crowd will show up.

We want your sports and recreation stories Are you on a community sports team? Tell us how you’re doing. Win a big game? Send us a photo. Do you have a passion for a physical activity? Let us know about it.

SnoValley Star wants your input. Help the Star deliver the best local sports and recreation news possible. Keep us updated by emailing information and photos to Dan Catchpole at editor@snovalleystar.com.

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Everest Dispatch: Near the end of the climb 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.

May 5 I was settling into my tent when word came over the radio that a rescue was in progress near Camp 3. A member of International Mountain Guides team was sick on the mountain.

Various larger expeditions were putting together Sherpa support to assist in the rescue.

Later, we heard the news of the season’s first death on the mountain.

The climber apparently suffered a heart attack.

Although we all accept the risks when we step foot on the mountain, it doesn’t make it easy when the mountain takes someone.

I find a sense of camaraderie among most climbers, as if we’re all in this together.

Although we all accept the risks when we step foot on the mountain, it doesn’t make it easy when the mountain takes someone.

May 6 We reconnoiter the route to Camp 3, midway up the face at 23,000 feet.

Climbers are ascending and descending while Sherpa parties are up high fixing lines and carrying loads to the South Col.

May 7 We’re up early, donning our suits designed for the highest elevations on earth.

The sound of a helicopter roars through the air. Sadly, it’s for the body recovery.

The helicopter quickly lands near Camp 2 and is off again.

Brian and I once again walk to the base of the Lhotse face, where we clip into a fixed line.

It’s a steep ice headwall of about

50 feet with large crevasses below.

Using my ascender, I slowly jug my way up the fixed line.

A fall here without fixed line would be deadly. Just two days before someone from Alpine Ascents broke their arm here.

I spend the next two hours climbing toward Camp 3, slowly ascending up and over an ice bulge, and then to open snow slopes toward our tents.

The last few hundred feet into camp seems like a lifetime.

Brian and I are climbing in slow motion, two or three breaths for every step. The air is thin.

It’s hard to imagine the summit of Everest still stands 6,000 feet above us.

We’re greeted by Pasang and he tells us how fast we were. We crawl into our tent.

We settle in, and Brian plays chef, making noodles and hot drinks.

After a good night’s sleep thanks to bottled oxygen, we descend to Camp 3, leaving supplies behind.

We move quickly, and I’m back in Base Camp in record time. This should be our last rotation.

Next time, we’ll be ready for the “big show.” Now, our guys need to establish Camp 4 at the South Col and we must wait for the right weather window.

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Dennis Broadwell, of Snoqualmie, is climbing Mount Everest with another Snoqualmie resident, Brian Dickinson.

May 13 I woke with low energy and felt unmotivated to climb.

Knowing Brian and Pasang Temba would continue to Camp 3, I shouldered my pack to evaluate my physical condition.

After 20 minutes of climbing up the trail toward Camp 3, I decided it was a no-go.

Pasang Temba and I reworked the plan that I would summit a day later with Ngawang Lakpa, Veronica and her climbing Sherpas.

News came that a Japanese climber went crazy on the South Summit of Everest and attacked his climbing Sherpa; the Japanese climber later died on the upper mountain of altitude sickness.

May 11

May 14

Brian and I departed Base Camp for Camp 2. We climbed through the Khumbu Icefall to Camp 1 in record time, about three and a half hours.

I enjoyed great conversation with a 15-time Sherpa summiteer as we made our way to up to camp.

The previous day, we saw a death in the icefall (heart attack) of an 82-year-old Nepalese climber attempting to set a new age record.

Some Sherpas gossiped that doctors had given him six months to live, so he wanted to go out in style on Everest, his dream.

I woke feeling great and climbed with Ngawang Lakpa to Camp 3 in again record time, about three and a half hours.

Feeling much more acclimatized and my stomach issues behind me, I was excited to climb to the South Col. After a series of radio calls and some hesitation about the weather and high wind warnings, Veronica and her climbing Sherpas decided to wait for a better weather window.

Meanwhile at Camp 4, Brian and Pasang Temba had decided to continue with their summit push despite the high winds.

They planned to leave Camp 4 at about 8 p.m.; a few hours later, they radioed to say they were below the Balcony at 27,500 feet and continuing for the top of the world.

The rest of the evening was silent — sleeping on oxygen

May 12 A designated rest day, nothing exciting to report although late that evening I came down with a stomach bug.

really allowed me to get a good night’s rest.

The next morning at about 5 a.m., Brian cheerfully radioed to say he was on the summit. We were overjoyed that our Mountain Gurus Expedition had successfully put a man on the summit of Mount Everest, although Pasang Temba opted to descend midway up the Southeast Ridge at 28,000 feet, apparently not feeling well.

I asked Brian to radio check after he descended to the South Summit 28,500 feet.

I was ready to climb to Camp 4 the South Col. Feeling strong, we climbed the Lhotse face passing the final few camps and turned toward the Yellow Band — a prominent rock feature of yellow rock consisting of marble.

Although despite reading in blogs about how difficult this was, it was a simple low-angle rock step that didn’t take much effort to overcome.

We now veered toward the Geneva Spur, the final obstacle to Camp 4. Again, we climbed slowly with oxygen to a final steep snow pitch and then gained the Spur and last rock traverse to the South Col in great time, five hours.

Meanwhile I was starting to worry; it was almost noon and still no word from Brian or Pasang Temba.

All kinds of scenarios started to play in our heads.

What would I tell Joanna, Brian’s wife?

Many strong climbers can descend in three or four hours from the summit, and Brian was clearly in that category. It was now going on seven hours from his summit call.

Every time someone descended from the Geneva Spur in a blue, down suit I was hoping it was Brian or Pasang Temba.

As we approached the Geneva Spur we saw a small black dot near the Balcony — was that Brian, perhaps a rock, maybe Pasang Temba?

Was Brian or Pasang Temba helping the other descend? We just couldn’t tell… maybe it’s just a rock, but it looks like it’s moving, but very slow.

Then, as we traversed again, it was him. It had to be Brian descending; he was alive and now moving much quicker and another figure Pasang Temba was climbing up the ice bulge to assist him.

Then, they met and just as quickly descended into Camp 4.

The next morning at about 5 a.m., Brian cheerfully radioed to say he was on the summit.

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Attack soccer camp for Valley youth start later this month

By Sebastian Moraga With Mount Si High School’s soccer season over, it’s time for those who might someday wear the white-and-red jerseys of the school’s squad to take a turn.

Darren Brown, head coach of the high school’s boys and girls teams, will head the seventh annual Wildcat Attack soccer camps this summer, teaching children ages 5-13 what he terms “the Wildcat way” of soccer.

“The mission of the Attack camp is to prepare each player for the next level of soccer,” he said in a press release. “Each attack camp will provide four

“The mission of the Attack camp is to prepare each player for the next level of soccer.”

— Darren Brown Coach

days of exciting and challenging instruction on all aspects of the game.”

Camp sessions will focus on the beginning and the advanced aspects of the game, including tactics, techniques and skill improvement.

“We teach technical training

to the kids for the kids to get better,” Brown said. “That’s the whole point, to be better soccer players.”

All camps will occur at Snoqualmie Middle School.

Camp 1 will run from June 28 to July 1, Camp 2 will run from July 5-8 and Camp 3 from July 12-15. Each camp day runs from 9-11:30 a.m.

Each camp costs $90 per child, with a $10 discount per additional family member.

Brown, a certified personal trainer and a three-time KingCo Conference Soccer Coach of the Year, said in an e-mail that former players will work as assistant coaches.

well. Brown said it’s a good experience for players to be “on the other side of the ball.

“It’s a great way to connect the kids in the program so the younger kids can look up to them as role models,” he said.

Current players like Alex Censullo, Erik Stai, Cameron VanWinkle, Brittany Duncan, Taylor Duncan, Alexis Pearlstein and Miranda Rawlings are alumni of the Wildcat Attack camp who play varsity soccer.

“We really emphasize that the kids should be having a good time,” Brown said. “Leave the camp hungry to get back out there again.”

What to know Register your child for the Wildcat Attack camp by emailing brownd@snoqualmie.k12.wa.us.

Some of these players, like Nikki Stanton, play in college now, he said.

Stanton was recruited by Fairfield University, from Fairfield, Conn. When reached, Stanton said she did not know that Brown wanted her to coach but said, “I’m sure I’ll probably be doing it.”

Current members of the Wildcats’ squad will help as

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Public meetings ❑ North Bend Planning Commission & Transportation Workshop, 7 p.m. June 9, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S. ❑ Snoqualmie City Council, 7 p.m. June 13, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Community & Economic Affairs Committee, 5 p.m. June 14, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ North Bend Public Health & Safety, 4 p.m. June 14, City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N. ❑ Snoqualmie Arts Commission, noon June 15, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Shoreline Hearing Board, 5 p.m. June 15, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ North Bend Transportation & Public Works Committee, 3:45 p.m. June 15, 1155 E. North Bend Way ❑ North Bend Urban Forestry Workshop, 6 p.m. June 15, City Hall 211 Main Ave. N. ❑ Public Safety Committee, 5 p.m. June 16, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway

Events ❑ Carolyn Graye Duo, 7 p.m. June 9, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Bryant Urban’s Blue Oasis, 7-10 p.m. June 10, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Once Upon a Saturday, special-needs story time, 10 a.m.

June 11, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. ❑ Vocalists Diana Page and Aria Prame, 7-10 p.m. June 11, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Abe and Friends, 7 p.m.

June 11, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.

Suggested donation: $5 ❑ Danny Kolke Trio, 7-19 p.m. June 12, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Mike Antone and Camelia Jade, 10 to noon June 12, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Artists reception with Caroline Coffee and Bob Hise, 2-4 p.m. June 12, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Study Zone for students in kindergarten through 12th grades, 3 p.m. June 13, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. ❑ Hailey Niswanger Quartet, 7 p.m. June 13, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Study Zone for students in kindergarten through 12th grades, 4 p.m. June 14, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. ❑ Future Jazz Heads, 7-10 p.m. June 14, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

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Clubs ❑ Anime and Manga Club for teenagers, 3 p.m.

Wednesdays at Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Watch anime movies, eat popcorn and practice anime drawing. ❑ Moms Club of North Bend meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the North Bend Library. Children are welcome. Go to www.momsclub.org. ❑ 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. ❑ Mount Si Artist Guild meeting, 9:15-11 a.m. the third Saturday, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend, www.mtsiartistguild.org ❑ 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 climate 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 North Bend City Hall annex, 126 Fourth St. Both meetings are open to the public. Go to www.snoqualmievalleyelk.org. ❑ Mount Si Fish and Game Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday, October through May, at the Snoqualmie Police Department. ❑ Sallal Grange, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend, meets the first Friday for a potluck and open mic with local musicians.

The potluck starts at 6 p.m. with the music from 7 p.m. to midnight. Open to all people/ages.

Go to www.sallalgrange.org. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Learn to play chess or get a game going. All ages and skill levels are welcome. ❑ The North Bend Chess Club meets every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. All ages and skill levels are invited. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club Restaurant. All are welcome. Go to www.snoqualmievalleyrotary.org. ❑ American Legion Post 79 and the American Legion Auxiliary meet at 7 p.m. the second Thursday at 38625 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie. Call 888-1206. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Garden Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday at the Mount Si Senior Center, North Bend. Call 453-8630 ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Mount Si Golf Course restaurant in Snoqualmie. Email snovalley@member.kiwanis.org. ❑ Snoqualmie Fraternal Order of Eagles Women’s Auxiliary meets the first and third Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Men’s Aerie meets the first and third Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 108 Railroad Ave. Call 888-1129. ❑ A cancer survivor group meets at 9 a.m. the second Saturday at Sawdust Coffee in the North Bend Factory Stores mall. Email newellvl@yahoo.com.

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