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June 23, 2011 VOL. 3, NO. 25
Rules of the river EFR backs county’s new life vest requirement. Page 2
War of words Snoqualmie Tribal Council opposition prepares to fight. Page 3
Teens help special-needs athletes play softball Page 18
Many voices pray with one message Tribe honors ancestors, calls for protection of Snoqualmie Falls By Dan Catchpole
Honoring our vets Fall City Days Parade pays tribute to servicemembers. Page 8
Police blotter Page 10
High tech honors Mount Si High School teacher, class win awards. Page 14
Fifteen members of the Snoqualmie Tribe and supporters gathered in prayer and protest above Snoqualmie Falls early June 21. They joined other American Indians across the country calling for protection of their sacred sites. Snoqualmie Falls is where the world began, according to the tribe’s spiritual beliefs. It remains the tribe’s most sacred site. The Snoqualmie River’s water topples 268 feet, filling the falls’ rock bowl with mist. That mist is also symbolic of the mixing of two worlds, said Lois Sweet Dorman, a tribe member. The river also powers massive hydroelectric turbines for Puget Sound Energy buried beneath
By Dan Catchpole
Members of the Snoqualmie Tribe pray beneath a big cedar tree above Snoqualmie Falls. The falls is the tribe’s most sacred site. the falls. To turn the turbines, PSE must divert the river’s flow. But rerouting the river and the hydroelectric facility desecrate the site, Dorman said. “They have blasted this place,” she said. “They have blown us apart.” Native sacred places do not receive the same protection as
non-native religious places and buildings, according to the Morning Star Institute, an American Indian rights organization. Morning Star helped coordinate 20 gatherings from June 1721 advocating for greater protection of native sacred sites. “We certainly have great
respect for the tribe’s cultural and spiritual beliefs, and we try to operate the falls in a respectful way,” PSE spokesman Roger Thompson said. PSE, which has operated a hydroelectric facility at the falls since 1898, allows tribe memSee PRAYER, Page 11
Caregivers find resources, North Bend imposes one-year ban laughter at senior center on medical marijuana facilities Eye for art Mount Si grad wins statewide art award. Page 14
TPC is tops Local golfers sweep team championships. Page 16
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Every Monday morning, caregivers and senior citizens gather at the Mount Si Senior Center for another session of laughing yoga. They make funny faces, cavort and shake each other’s hands, laughing the whole time while Sally Friedman leads them through continuous bursts of giggles. “My job is wonderful,” said Friedman, Senior Services caregiver advocate. “I learn a lot about life.” Friedman works for the Senior Services Family Caregiver Support Program. She listens to caregivers’ stories and gives them advice about how to help their ailing parents, spouses, siblings or partners.
Watch a video of laughing yoga at the Mount Si Senior Center
Laughing yoga is one of many programs she runs when she visits the Mount Si Senior Center on Mondays. Although it is open to everyone, laughing yoga is aimed at caregivers, reminding them to take time for themselves and laugh with their friends. “Care giving has become a much longer part of life than ever before,” she said. “In the past, people would move in and take care of their parents for a couple of years, and then they See LAUGHING , Page 6
The North Bend City Council has banned medical marijuana dispensaries in the city’s limits for one year. Concerns about the state law’s large gray areas, especially regarding production and distribution of medical marijuana, prompted the city’s administration to recommend the ban. But under a state law passed in May, Washington cities might not be able to ban patient gardens. The council unanimously voted at its June 7 meeting to adopt an ordinance banning the opening or operation of any medical marijuana dispensary for one year under the city’s emergency clause. A public hearing on the ban is scheduled for July 19.
Currently, the closest medical marijuana dispensary for Snoqualmie Valley patients is The Kind Alternative in Preston. Like many cities, North Bend’s administration had been looking to the state Legislature to clarify the state’s medical marijuana laws during its last session. But that effort failed when Gov. Chris Gregoire vetoed parts of a bill passed by the Legislature this spring. The current law leaves too much gray area for providers and users, according to medical marijuana advocates and law enforcement officials. Since Olympia failed to clarify the law, a moratorium in North Bend would give the city time to determine its position, See POT BAN, Page 6
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EFR backs county’s new life vest requirement for rivers By Caleb Heeringa, Warren Kagarise and Dan Catchpole Trying to beat the heat by basking on a river? Take a life vest along — or risk an $86 ticket. The Metropolitan King County Council passed a measure in a 5-4 vote June 20 requiring boaters and swimmers to wear life vests on the county’s major rivers from July through October. The law exempts fishermen who are 18 and older, divers and designated public swimming areas. Children 12 or younger are already required to wear life vests while on vessels shorter than 19 feet long under current state law. The King County Sheriff’s Office will enforce the new measure, which requires wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device on portions of the Raging, Snoqualmie, Tolt, Cedar, Green, Skykomish and White rivers in unincorporated areas. First-time violators will get a warning, but subsequent violators could face fines of up to $86. Support for the measure galvanized behind concerns about
dangerous river conditions after a year of heavy snowfall. The tumultuous winter flood season changed river channels and reoriented logs, creating a challenge for boaters and swimmers. The snowpack in some Cascade river basins is about 200 percent of normal. Eastside Fire & Rescue leaders supported the measure after King County Executive Dow Constantine proposed it. King County experiences about 23 drowning deaths per year, said EFR Deputy Chief Jeff Griffin. In May, EFR responded to a drowning on the Snoqualmie River, after a 29-year-old man tried to rescue his dog. The agency’s service area encompasses large unincorporated areas, including Preston and much of the Snoqualmie Valley. EFR board members offered unanimous support for the measure. Issaquah Councilman Mark Mullet said the requirement “seems like common sense.” The ordinance calls for the county to post signs at primary access points to major rivers, and to join regional organizations focused on drowning pre-
vent to promote life vest use. “It feels a little bit Big Brother-ish, but, then again, it’s been an unusual year,” board Chairman Ron Pedee said. Constantine, backed by public and health officials and organizations, called for the life vest rule. County Councilman Larry Phillips introduced the measure. “This proposal will help save lives,” Constantine said in a statement. “River flows are unusually swift and cold this year due to a heavy mountain snowpack that is melting into King County rivers. Rivers are inherently dangerous places to play, but this year is bringing additional risks. The wearing of life jackets is as essential for swimmers and boaters as helmets for cyclists and seat belts for drivers.” Sheriff Sue Rahr endorsed the proposal, as well. “The vast majority of river accidents to which our Marine Unit responds could have been prevented if recreationalists had simply worn a PFD (personal flotation device), had been sober or had a better understanding of the dangerous nature of rivers,” Rahr said in a statement.
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No new counterfeit bills hitting North Bend so far By Sebastian Moraga The King County Sheriff’s Office said no counterfeit $100 bills had been seen in North Bend businesses since a handful of cases were reported in early June. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart said no new fake bills had appeared in the city. No new suspects had been found, he added. “We had a couple of phone calls but no arrests yet,” he said. The appearance of fake bills remains an isolated incident in the county, Urquhart added, with the recent cases in North Bend but nowhere else. The sheriff’s office has released photos of the people who allegedly brought bills in to North Bend businesses. People with information about the case or who believe they have been handed a fake bill should call 911, he said. One of the businesses that received a fake bill was the North Bend branch of Sterling Savings Bank. Cara Coon, communications and public affairs director for the bank, said that in a way, this was also an isolated incident for the Spokane-based institution. “This is the first case that the media has called me about,” she said. Coon said the North Bend
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A surveillance camera captures a man suspected of passing counterfeit bills. branch first received a fake bill June 8. She did not specify about how employees could tell it was a fake, other than to say bank staff is trained regarding how to recognize fake bills. “It’s just part of the job,” she added. The bill was later released to a North Bend-based King County Sheriff’s deputy, she said. Coon declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding the appearance of the bill in the bank. Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Snoqualmie Tribe votes to throw out Tribal Council, hold elections By Dan Catchpole The Snoqualmie Tribe’s division deepened June 18 when a group of members voted to throw out the current Tribal Council and hold new elections. The move is the latest in an ongoing dispute. But formal opposition to the current government has been growing, and opponents are digging in for a protracted fight to wrest control of the tribe from what they say is an illegitimate government. Tribal Council members and the tribal administration contend that the opposition is acting illegally and consists of members who have been disenrolled, or kicked out. But the outcome will have big repercussions. Both sides are fighting for their heritage, and control of millions of dollars in Snoqualmie Casino revenue and federal money. For the Snoqualmies who gathered at the Great Longhouse in Monroe on June 18, there was no doubt that they crossed the Rubicon when they voted unanimously for a resolution recalling the current Tribal Council and to hold new elections. An election committee headed by Chief Jerry Enick will organize the elections July 16. “Once you do this, you’re going into the lion’s den. You have to go and look these people in the eye, and you have to stand firm,” said Leon Enick, the chief’s son. “There’s no turning back after this.” As the tribe’s head chief, Jerry Enick had called the June 18 meeting after the Tribal Council postponed the Snoqualmies’ annual general membership meeting in May when new elections are typically held.
The council postponed the elections earlier that month saying that the tribe’s membership must be vetted by an outside party, a Seattle-based genealogist. However, opponents of the council say that the audit is politically motivated and that the 2004 member rolls are legitimate. Arguments over who is and who is not a Snoqualmie stalled a general membership meeting called by council members in January in an effort to strip the 77-year-old Enick of his title. After Enick challenged the postponed election, the Tribal Council passed a resolution warning the hereditary chief that he is acting inappropriately and could face punishment, Councilman Ray Mullen said. The council will not recognize the June 18 meeting. “It was an unsanctioned meeting. Period. The council has control in setting meetings,” Mullen said. For the time being, the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has declined to get involved in the current dispute. But it has stepped in during episodes in the past two years. If no general meeting is called for several months, the situation would become a concern, Stan Speak, the Pacific Northwest regional director of the bureau, said before the June 18 meeting. Enick said he expects the push to unseat Mullen and the rest of the council to be difficult. “They’re fighters,” he said. Enick should know. In 2008,
he sided with several of the current council members in an effort to overthrow a disputed 2007 election that led to a federal civil rights case that overturned the banishment of nine members. The nine formerly banished members were on hand at the June 18 meeting. “We’ve been banished, disenrolled and blacklisted from everything, and we’re still fighting,” said Marilee Mai, one of the nine formerly banished members. The past is the past, she said. The long-running feud has been painful for some of the tribe’s elders. “It’s heart-sickening for me to watch the tribe fuss and argue,” tribal elder Barbara Beauchamp said. At age 83, Beauchamp lived through the tribe’s decadeslong fight to regain federal recognition. Like members on both sides of the dispute, she said she hopes the tribe can be reunited one day. “I know it will with God’s help,” she said. Mullen said he prays daily that the tribe members will be able to get along again. In the meantime, the fight for control of the tribal government continues, but opponents say they finally feel like they are getting somewhere. “We’ve been dragging at the bottom for so long, but now we can see that there is a bright light up there,” Enick said. “We can’t quit. What’s in it if we quit?”
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Fireworks stand at casino is open through July 5 The Snoqualmie Tribe’s first fireworks stand is open through July 5 on the tribe’s reservation, site of Snoqualmie Casino. The stand is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Some fireworks are permitted on July 4, from 6-11 p.m. in Snoqualmie, and 9 a.m. to midnight in North Bend and unincorporated King County. State law limits ground devices to 50 milligrams of explosive material and aerial devices to 130 milligrams. The cities of North Bend and Snoqualmie have information on their websites about which devices are allowed in city limits. All fireworks — not just the big ones — can cause injuries. A recent fireworks report released by the Washington State Patrol and the Office of the State Fire Marshal said sparklers cause 27 percent of all fireworks-related injuries. The closest local displays of fireworks will be at the Great Carnation 4th of July Celebration at Tolt-McDonald Park and the Bellevue Family 4th at Bellevue Downtown Park.
Quadrant receives award for high marks from customers Quadrant Homes, the largest developer on Snoqualmie
Ridge, has been recognized by a homebuilding industry group for good customer service. The developer won a 2011 Guildmaster Award from Guild Quality. In North America, 154 other builders, remodelers, developers and contractors also won awards. The awards are given based on two criteria — how satisfied customers are in feedback surveys and how many customers respond to the surveys. Guild Quality reviews the surveys to determine recipients. So far this year, 853 of 1,279 Quadrant customers have completed a survey. Most customers said they would refer Quadrant to another homebuyer, according to a news release from the developer. More than 20 percent of Quadrant homes sales actually came from referrals by previous customers. Quadrant, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co., won a Guildmaster Award in 2010.
Corrections ❑ The June 16 issue of the Star incorrectly stated the commendation the city of Snoqualmie presented to Police Officer Sean Absher for his role in rescuing a woman from the Snoqualmie River. He received a Medal of Merit. ❑ The June 16 issue of the Star incorrectly stated the title of Gary Schwartz. He’s the director of Valley Center Stage.
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Life jacket rule could create confusion The Metropolitan King County Council has passed an ordinance to require anyone who swims, floats or boats on major rivers this summer to wear a life jacket. Violators could be fined $86. The law, which expires Oct. 31, is in response to rivers running faster and colder than usual due to heavy winter snowfall, creating a heightened risk to public safety. This short-term law will likely cost taxpayers. Signs at entry points along the Snoqualmie, Tolt, Cedar, Green, White, Raging and Skykomish rivers would be installed immediately. Those without life jackets would get a warning for a first violation. This all takes time and money before any fine are collected — but so does search and recovery of drowned bodies. Public education about water safety could make it worthwhile even if no fines are ever collected. State law already requires children younger than 12 to wear life vests, and adults to have one onboard vessels shorter than 19 feet long, including rafts, canoes and kayaks. Yet, reports of river floaters without life vests vary from 60 percent to 90 percent. King County should adopt a stronger education program about the use of life jackets rather than send a mixed message this year only. People shouldn’t think that life vests are only necessary this summer. If there is money to be spent on public safety, expand the loaner life jacket program now in place at some King County park beaches. And encourage state lawmakers to add a permanent requirement for life jackets on swimmers younger than 12 on major rivers. Ultimately, it’s up to adults to set a good example by being responsible for themselves and their families. Only then will government leaders stop worrying about the public and its safety by implementing laws.
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Elementary school unfairly targets hair styles
Since June 15 was National Flag Day, I decided to conduct a roving flag patrol through the cities of Snoqualmie and North Bend. I’m sorry to report that there were only eight American Flags that I could find on display along the main streets and connecting side streets of both cities. Maybe this is a sign of the times since our nation has been at war for 10 long years now? But in my opinion, this is the very reason that every single business in these two fairly small American cities should have Old Glory on display. Simply because that’s the least we all should do while young Americans are making the ultimate sacrifice with their precious lives and limbs in service to us all. Jim Curtis North Bend
Just minutes after school started on Monday we received a call from the principal at Opstad Elementary School to pick up our daughter immediately. Why? Because her hair was dyed fuchsia over the weekend. She knew that Opstad didn’t allow for “unnatural” hair color but decided to do so anyway for the last week of school (when no real lessons are being taught anymore). She didn’t think that the rule was fair since other elementary schools in the district allow it (while at North Bend Elementary School for the previous four years, she had various unnatural colors in her hair without controversy). I’ve read the student handbooks and Opstad is the only school in the district to forbid colored hair. Only two other schools mention hair color and they just say it can’t be extreme. The principal said her hair is a distraction to the learning
environment. What really is distracting is the rule in the first place. We are not talking about a 12-inch green mohawk. She is not welcome back until her hair is a “natural” color. Today she went back with hair freshly painted black with colored hairspray from the party store. Black is a “natural” hair color after all. Had this not been a rule, then some kids would not have paid any attention to her; others would have said “cool hair” and then been over it. The RULE created the distraction to the learning environment. And don’t even get me started on Opstad’s rule that girls aren’t allowed to wear stretch pants! Really? Come on! Why are there such different dress-code standards within the same school district? Hair color in no way detracts from the learning experience. Stifling this harmless creative outlet of personality doesn’t make any sense. Leslie Moon North Bend
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If you can’t beat ’em, embarrass ’em By Slim Randles There is a payoff, Doc told us, for getting the aches and pains of old age. “A payoff?” Steve asked. Steve’s an old cowpuncher who has collected hurt places for a long time now. He winced, reliving in two seconds’ time two buckoffs in the rocks, one horn wound from a nasty mama cow and a groin kick from a bronc mule. “Sure,” said Doc, in his usual cheerful way. “You get gray hair, or maybe kinda bald like ol’ Steve here, and you develop wisdom, which we all know just means you know not to argue with your wife, right? And your grandchildren think you have all the answers.” Doc leaned over conspiratorially. “And I live to embarrass my grandchildren.” “I do it,” Doc said, “through dancing. You see, they are all teenagers now, and therefore they are cool and know everything. So when their friends come over and they crank that stereo up to where it’s killing the neighbor’s geraniums, I ask them just once to turn it down. “If they don’t turn it down, I kinda totter to my feet and start what the kids call the Grandpa Boogie. I mean I shake it like an Egyptian pharaoh. I wiggle and jiggle and stick out my chin like
this ... and sort of thrust myself around the floor until one of them dashes over and shuts off the music. Then I go sit Slim Randles down and Columnist read the paper again. “The first couple of times I did that, the kids got me to one side and begged me never to do that again. I guess they were just jealous of my moves. I tell them when the music gets more than just kinda regular, I can’t help myself and dance fever hits me like a sledgehammer.” “So,” Steve said, “how did you
do it? I mean, show us, OK?” So, Doc stood up and went into spasms, twitches and slides that had the whole coffee shop cracking up, and people didn’t know whether to applaud or call the paramedics. “The really great thing,” said Doc, sitting back down, out of breath, with his coffee, “is that these kids think they invented being cool. And I blindsided them with my great mo-o-o-oves! I showed them a slink or two. “And you’d be surprised how much quieter it is when they come over these days.” Brought to you by Slim’s new book “A Cowboy’s Guide to Growing Up Right.” Learn more at www.nmsantos.com/Slim/Slim.html.
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Pot ban From Page 1 City Administrator Duncan Wilson said. “We don’t have any guidance right now as to what is or isn’t legal, and where they should be,” Wilson said. After receiving two inquiries about opening a dispensary in North Bend, the city’s administration decided to act before anyone filed for a business permit, he said. Washington cities have handled the law’s vagueness in varying ways. Some cities, including Tacoma and Seattle, have let dispensaries operate. Other cities, including Shoreline, Federal Way and Lake Forest Park, have tried to shut down dispensaries in civil court. “The state law is vague, the state law is in conflict with federal law and cities are caught in the middle,” North Bend Councilman Dave Cook said. The City Council is required to develop a work plan to get the city out of any moratorium it passes. Washington voters backed a vaguely worded initiative in 1998 to allow medical marijuana. The state Department of Health clarified in 2007 how much marijuana patients can have. With the law’s broad gray areas, law enforcement’s approach to medical marijuana across Washington varies by county. King County has followed the spirit of the law, according to King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. In an effort to make law enforcement’s approach more consistent across Washington, state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, introduced legislation this spring that included giving patients more protection from arrest, and setting up a registry of dispensaries and
Get involved Medical marijuana moratorium public hearing ❑ 7 p.m. July 19 ❑ Mount Si Senior Center ❑ 411 Main Ave. S.
patients. Using a line-item veto, Gregoire nullified parts of the final bill that required government oversight — and taxpayer money. Among the reasons she expressed in public statements, Gregoire said she wanted to protect state employees from federal prosecution. The federal government does not recognize medical marijuana. That concern was among the several listed in the city’s ordinance. Olympia’s failure to clarify the law could make it more difficult for authorized patients to get medicine, said Doug Honig, spokesman for the Washington chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Local bans “point to the weakness in the state law that the state needs to step up to the plate and resolve,” Honig said. “Without that, you’re going to see governments passing more bans or more raids.” But cities might not be able to ban gardens for growing medical marijuana, which are permitted under the law Gregoire signed, which goes into effect July 22, said Ian Goodhew, a spokesman for the King County Prosecutor’s Office. The law allows cities and counties to zone “collective gardens,” which can consist of up to 10 authorized patients. The North Bend ordinance bans dispensaries, and facilities for the production and processing of medical marijuana.
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Laughing From Page 1 would die. “Now, we’re slowly adding on more care for our parents or our partners, where we’re doing nursing care, physical therapy and hospice, and that can take 20 years,” she said. After a fun session of laughing yoga, caregivers can visit Friedman in her office and share their stories. Or, they can call the senior center at 888-3434, email her at sallyf@seniorservices.org or ask her to visit them at home. Marge Bliss, of North Bend, consulted with Friedman about how to better care for her mother-in-law, Dorothy BlissLeingang, who had Alzheimer’s disease until she passed away June 2. Her mother-in-law lived down the street from her, and her son agreed to move in four years ago and take care of his grandmother. Even with Bliss’ son acting as a full-time caregiver, taking care of Bliss-Leingang was a family affair. “She needed 24-hour care,” Bliss said. “She could feed herself, but she couldn’t make her own food. Everything had to be done for her.” They enjoyed caring for her, but sometimes it could be overwhelming, Bliss said. Looking for more ideas for how she, her husband and her son could care for BlissLeingang, Bliss called Friedman at the senior center. Friedman connected them with Medicare resources and, in turn, Bliss got in-house hospice care for her mother-in-law. With hospice care, a nurse and a social worker visited BlissLeingang weekly to see how she was doing. They offered the family tips, including how to better transfer Bliss-Leingang from a chair to her wheelchair and how to put her to bed without putting strain on her body. “It made her passing so much
By Laura Geggel
Edna Turnbull (left) and Senior Services Caregiver Advocate Sally Friedman erupt in gales of laughter at laughing yoga at the Mount Si Senior Center.
“We’re all in this together. We’re not alone.”
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easier for her and for us,” Bliss said. “Sally gave me all of the numbers and all of the information I would need to make our life easier with taking care of my mother-in-law,” she said. “Another piece is making sure the caregivers are taking care of themselves, so you can focus on your own goal of a healthy life.” Friedman also offers resources for long-distance caregivers. Barbie McQuai, of Snoqualmie Pass, provides longdistance care for her 82-year-old mother, who lives in Arizona. Her mother was widowed six years ago, and has deflected any help that McQuai offers her, stubbornly continuing to drive and live by herself, McQuai said. “It was very hurtful,” McQuai said. “She wouldn’t want to talk to us about stuff.” She contacted Friedman, who put her in touch with resources in Arizona. If her mother needs transportation, a physician recommendation, exercise pro-
Laughing Yoga 11:30 a.m. every Monday Mount Si Senior Center 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend Admittance is free.
grams or a network of friends, Friedman can find the means to make it happen. “I know that I have the tools available to me if and when my mother ever changes her mind,” McQuai said. For caregivers hesitant to accept help, Friedman reminds them that she can help them be more independent by clueing them in to resources they were unaware of before. “If we can accept help, that will keep us healthy,” she said. “We’re all in this together. We’re not alone. By getting help, we will become more independent and survive long enough to take care of the person we’re taking care of and live a healthy life.” Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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State honors North Bend men for work with elk The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has recognized two North Bend men for their help in monitoring and managing the upper Snoqualmie Valley’s growing elk herd. Jim Gildersleeve and Harold Erland were named citizen Volunteers of the Year for 2010 by the department. Both are active in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley Elk Management Group. WDFW Director Phil Anderson will present the award to the men June 2 at the department’s regional office in Mill Creek. The men are being recognized for their help in resolving conflicts between residents and the 350 to 400 elk living in the Valley, according to a wildlife department news release. Gildersleeve helped start the management group in 2008 to
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work with the state in addressing conflicts between residents and the elk. As a leader of that organization, he helped raise funds for essential research and worked with the department to coordinate permit-only hunts to reduce the size of the herd. Erland, a volunteer research biologist for the group, has worked closely with the department to determine the herd’s size and age structure. As part of his research, he has coordinated the capture and marking of 34 elk, and he leads monthly discussions about herd-management strategies with area residents. “It can present a real management challenge when a growing elk herd starts pushing into populated areas,” Anderson said in the release. He credited the two men with working with the department “toward a mutual, scientifically sound solution.”
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Honor parade Snoqualmie Valley veterans prepare to lead the Fall City Days Parade on June 18. The local chapter of the American Legion provided the color guard, which included, from left, Art Farash, Rich Collingwood, Robert Odekirk, Mike Johnston and Lee Scheeler. Farash, Scheeler and Johnston served in the U.S. Army. Collingwood served in the Navy. Odekirk is a member of Boy Scout Troop 425.
Firefighters rescue climber who fell more than 60 feet By Seattle Times staff Eastside Fire & Rescue retrieved a male climber Friday evening, June 10, after he fell between 60 and 80 feet at a popular rock climbing spot near
Interstate 90’s Exit 38. The climber had to be taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, but did not receive life-threatening injuries, according to Battalion Chief Greg Tryon, of Eastside
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Fire & Rescue. Reports of the fall near North Bend reached firefighters shortly after 5 p.m. It took about two hours for firefighters using ropes to rescue the injured man from the cliff. No further details about the man were available. The fall is being treated as an accident, and its cause is not being investigated, Tryon said.
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At 8:25 a.m. June 4, police responded to the theft of a bicycle at the QFC, 460 E. North Bend Way. The bicycle, an orange-and-silver mountain bike with 24 speeds, had been left inside the west foyer of the store. When the owner returned from shopping, the bicycle was gone. The owner did not know its serial number.
looked through her purse and began staring straight ahead. Police tried again to get eye contact from her and asked her again for the documents. She handed police the registration but nothing else. When asked how much she had to drink, she replied, “I’m over the limit.” Her eyes were watery and bloodshot, and her breath smelled of alcohol. After failing sobriety tests, almost falling into a ditch in the process, she failed a breath test and was arrested for driving under the influence. Police later discovered that Jimmie had no driver’s license; it was suspended due to unpaid tickets. She was booked into the Issaquah City Jail.
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At 12:33 a.m. June 13, police responded to a noise complaint in the 400 block of East North Bend Way. Once at the scene, police advised a resident to turn the music down due to the late hour. Police told the man that this was the second noise violation in less than one week and that one more call would result in a citation, which in turn could mean an arrest.
At 4:59 p.m. June 11, police responded to a car accident near the intersection of Snoqualmie Parkway and Fairway Avenue Southeast. A man’s vehicle had collided with a deer. The man was shaken up and the deer had moved back into the wood line. With a sergeant’s approval, a police officer used one round of duty ammunition to dispatch the deer. There was a solid backstop, with no residences in the immediate area, no civilians on the pathway and no cars on the road. The Snoqualmie Tribe was contacted but had not responded by the time the report was completed.
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Snoqualmie police ‘Over the limit’ At 4:45 a.m. June 11, police traveling east on Southeast Fir Street near Railroad Avenue saw a gold Lexus speeding southbound on Railroad Avenue. Once police began following it, the Lexus increased its speed and swerved over the fog line. The car stopped in the 9200 block of Railroad Avenue while blocking Stone Quarry Road. The officer asked for license, registration and insurance, and the driver, 24-year-old Daphne Jimmie, responded by staring straight ahead, putting on lipstick and mascara, and checking her text messages. After three minutes, police requested the documents again, and Jimmie
No license, no drive At 5:10 p.m. June 12, police heading south on Railroad Avenue checked the license plate of a Chevrolet Suburban in front of the patrol car. The check returned a suspended license on the owner and a warrant out for third-degree theft. Although the owner listed was female, the driver was not. The passenger, however, matched the physical description of the owner. A check of the driver yielded a suspended license, too. The driver was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
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Snoqualmie fire ❑ At 2:21 p.m. June 9, EMTs responded to Echo Glen Children’s Center for a 46-yearold female with abdominal pain. She was evaluated and transported to a hospital by private ambulance. ❑ At 5:17 p.m. June 10, Technical Rescue Team members responded with Eastside Fire & Rescue, and Bellevue paramedics to Interstate 90, Exit 38, outside North Bend for a climber who had fallen about 80 feet from a cliff. The patient was treated on scene and flown by helicopter to a hospital. ❑ At 12:40 p.m. June 11, EMTs responded with Bellevue paramedics to Southeast Kinsey Street for an 82-year-old female with chest pain. She was evaluated and transported by private ambulance to a hospital. ❑ At 2:38 p.m. June 11, EMTs responded to Pickering Court for a 55-year-old male with abdominal pain. He was transported by Snoqualmie’s aid car to a hospital for further treatment. ❑ At 4:40 p.m. June 11, firefighters responded to the Northwest Railway Museum for an automatic fire alarm. The alarm was caused by dust during clean up; the system was reset. ❑ At 12:23 p.m. June 12, EMTs were dispatched to Snoqualmie Casino for a medical call. A patient was evaluated and then left in the care of Snoqualmie Casino staff. ❑ At 1:16 p.m. June 12, EMTs and Bellevue paramedics responded to Snoqualmie Ridge for a medical call. A patient was treated and then transported to a hospital by Bellevue paramedics. ❑ At 7:03 p.m. June 12, EMTs and Bellevue paramedics were dispatched to Snoqualmie Casino for a medical call. A patient was evaluated and then transported to a hospital by Bellevue paramedics. ❑ At 7:01 a.m. June 13, EMTs
JUNE 23, 2011 and Bellevue paramedics were dispatched to Snoqualmie Casino for a medical call. A patient was evaluated and then left in care of family member. ❑ At 1:30 p.m. June 13, firefighters were dispatched to Falls Avenue Southeast and Southeast River Street for a power line down on a vehicle. The line turned out to be a phone line, and it was removed from the street. ❑ At 10:10 p.m. June 13, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a 75-year-old male with a low blood-sugar level. He was given food and drinks to raise his sugar level, and was taken home by family. ❑ At 7:30 a.m. June 14, firefighters responded to the Northwest Railway Museum for an automatic fire alarm. The alarm was set off by vehicles being started inside the storage shed; the system was reset. ❑ At 6:56 p.m. June 14, firefighters responded to the Salish Lodge & Spa for an automatic fire alarm. The alarm was set off by smoke from a cooking demonstration. ❑ At 1:24 a.m. June 15, EMTs responded to a 65-year-old female having chest pain. She was evaluated and transported to hospital for follow up. ❑ At 10:11 a.m. June 15, EMTs were dispatched to Mount Si High School for a student who had been hit in the face by a ball. The student was evaluated and transported to a hospital. ❑ At 5:27 p.m. June 15, EMTs were dispatched to Curtis Drive Southeast for a 4-year-old boy who had fallen from a swingset and possibly fractured his arm. He was evaluated and transported to a hospital by his family. ❑ At 6:56 p.m. June 15, firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of Snoqualmie Parkway and I-90 for a reported vehicle fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found flames and smoke in the engine compartment. The cause was determined to be a mechanical failure. The vehicle was towed at the owner’s request. The Star publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports. No information on North Bend fire was available this week.
EFR may seek budget help to cover shortfall By Caleb Heeringa Eastside Fire & Rescue may need more than a 4 percent increase in funding from its partners in 2012. The agency’s administration presented its draft budget to board members at their June 9 meeting. The budget predicts an $855,000 increase in expenses, due to more than $600,000 in increased labor and benefit costs. Deputy Chief Wes Collins said the projected wage increases are a best guess by the administration, based on current cost-ofliving rates. The agency is in negotiations with its firefighters union and hopes to arrange for the current labor contract to be renewed for several more years, Collins said. If the existing contract is not extended and the agency and union start from scratch on a new contract, EFR may have to budget a placeholder amount until negotiations wrap up later in 2012. The current labor contract calls for firefighters to receive wage increases based on how they compare to firefighters in neighboring departments. In years past, this has led to automatic wage increases of 3 percent or 4 percent. But the union agreed to freeze its wages in 2010 and took a .2 percent increase in 2011. Just like last year, Sammamish’s representatives on the board, Mayor Don Gerend and Deputy Mayor Tom Odell, have asked that the agency draft alternative budgets that show what would happen if the partners had a smaller 2 percent increase or no increase at all in their EFR bill. The agency’s finance and operations committee will work on the budget in the coming months before bringing it before the board again this fall. EFR provides firefighting and emergency response services to Issaquah, Sammamish, North Bend and nearby areas of unincorporated King County represented by fire districts 10 and 38. Its board of directors decides on a budget, and each partner pays a portion of that budget based on the property values within its area.
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Hospital foundation appoints its new executive director
By Dan Catchpole
Snoqualmie Tribe member Ben Sweet (left) leads a prayer during a gathering at Snoqualmie Falls. Fellow tribe member Emmalou Revels holds a family ceremonial drum.
Prayer From Page 1 bers full access for religious ceremonies, he said. The utility company is overhauling the falls’ park, which will include interpretational information about the tribal history and the site’s religious significance. The Snoqualmie Tribal Council approved the interpretational information in 2010. In 2008, the tribe lost its legal challenge to PSE’s renewed federal license to operate at the falls. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the license, granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, didn’t put a burden on tribe members’ ability to freely practice their religion. The tribe, which regained federal recognition in 1999, had also argued that it should have been consulted by the commission in government-togovernment talks during the relicensing process. But the court ruled that the commission did not have to because that part of the process took place in 1997, two years before recognition. Even with the river’s diminished flow and the power plant
still in place, praying below the limbs of a big cedar tree offered tribe members an opportunity to connect with their heritage. Just as her ancestors did, Carolyn Lubenau returns every year to pray. “My daughter is here. She’ll train her son, and so it continues,” she said. Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Foundation has a new executive director. The new appointment comes as the hospital district embarks on its plans to build a new hospital on Snoqualmie Ridge. The new executive director, Kim Arellano, was elected by the foundation’s board of directors in May to take over after serving as a board member. The foundation — an independent, nonprofit organization — supports the hospital district through advocacy, education and fundraising. Arellano said she plans to continue to focus on the foundation’s mission of supporting the hospital’s growing technological capabilities, offering networking opportunities for local health care providers and providing services, such as the hospital’s Affordable Access
Voucher Program. “We will listen to the needs of the community and help enable the district to provide for them,” she said in an email to the Star. The greatest challenge to achieving the foundation’s goals is fundraising. “With a limited pool of financial resources, it will be critical for the foundation to make sure we are combining resources with other organizations, so we are not competing with them,” she said. “We’re looking to leverage the relationships with larger organizations that have a stake in the hospital and community to help us fund programs.” Among the largest fundraising events for the foundation is its golf tournament in September. Arellano is a longtime Valley resident. She graduated from Mount Si High School in 1988.
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way, sweeping two trains off the mountainside. Ninety-six people died in the catastrophe. The avalanche was so traumatic that the unincorporated town changed its name to Tye, after the nearby Tye River. The town was eventually abandoned in 1929, when the second Cascade Tunnel opened. The exhibit, which took several months to complete, was inspired by a set of glass negatives by photographer Casper Hansen that the museum received from John Oberg. Bob Kelly, of the Skykomish Historical Society, also contributed his expertise to the project. The award was presented at
The Northwest Railway Museum has been honored with the Association of King County Historical Organizations’ Exhibit Award. The museum received the award for its “Wellington Remembered” exhibit at the museum’s main location at the Snoqualmie Depot. The exhibit won for its scale replica snow shed, compilation of historic photographs and interpretive information. Wellington was a railroad town in the North Cascades. In 1910, one of the worst avalanches in United States history crashed across the rail-
She is the owner of Arellano Consulting, a career-counseling business she founded in late 2009. She is also president of Kim Arellano the Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business. “We saw what Kim could do as a board member, so it was a no-brainer to tap her for the position of executive director when it became available,” foundation President Jim Schaffer said in a news release. “Luckily, she said yes.” Learn more about the foundation by emailing foundation@snoqualmiehosptial.org or calling 260-3140.
a ceremony at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle. King County Councilwoman Jane Hague served as emcee. Learn more about the exhibit on the museum’s companion website, www.wellingtonremembered.org.
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Michele Trumbull, with her son Nathan in 2003, has since regained her brown hair and her cancer has disappeared.
Celebrating being a survivor, twice over By Sebastian Moraga She was 25, she was single and she was invincible. So when she found a lump on her left breast in 1998, Michele Trumbull did not panic. She waited a month before she went to the doctor. Even when the diagnosis came in, she cried, but she carried on. “I was in denial, maybe because of my age,” Trumbull said June 17, 13 years after that day. “My regular doctor helped me find an oncologist and whatever they told me to do, I did it.” Cancer or not, mastectomy or not, life went on. “I didn’t read any books, didn’t do any research,” she said. “I just kept living life.” Brian Trumbull said his wife made it easy for him. “She was pretty seamless about it,” he said. “She accepted it, I accepted it, we both accepted it and we moved on.” Losing hair and losing a breast, however, was hard. “I remember it was July and we were on the deck with my family, and everyone was wearing tank tops,” she said. “And I had this oversized sweatshirt on because I didn’t want anyone to see it.” Her long locks disappeared because of the chemotherapy. “I couldn’t imagine my hair falling out. They told me to cut it short and I didn’t, so I had a hard time with it falling out,” she said. She had never missed her
“She accepted it, I accepted it, we both accepted it and we moved on.”
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Tracy Belvill inspects a chicken coop she built for chickens to live in urban, moveable style.
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— Brian Trumbull About his wife’s cancer
boyfriend’s softball games, but sitting in the stands with one breast and her arms crossed felt like a nightmare. Her friends chipped in and got her a prostheses. She knew she was getting better when she would forget to wear it. “And it wouldn’t bother me,” she added. In 1999, she underwent reconstructive surgery. In 2000, she got married. As if to cap her recovery, she welcomed Nathan, her first child, in 2003. The positive attitude both hurt and helped her. It helped because spending time with friends became a really good distraction from what the treatment was doing to her body. “I rarely looked in the mirror,” she said. “In my head, I never looked like I had cancer, but when I looked at pictures, I saw what everyone else saw.” It hurt because three months after Nathan’s birth, the cancer returned and she had not read much about it. “Once it came back, it became more important to learn,” she said. “There was more fear the second time. Having a husband and a son, I See SURVIVOR, Page 13
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This is one of the coops Snoqualmie’s Tracy Belvill built. The urban gardening group Seattle Tilth will feature the coop in its annual urban farming tour July 9.
Stairs to your apartment, plenty of protection to keep pesky neighbors away, a custommade door with your silhouette on it and a pair of wheels to get you where you need to go. Good news is, your house is cooooool. Bad news is, you’re still a chicken. Tracy Belvill builds these tricked-out chicken coops in her Snoqualmie back yard, and what began almost accidentally has turned into a budding cottage industry for her. “This wasn’t like, ‘OK, I’m going to be an entrepreneur and think about an idea,’” she said. “This was personal, like building a vegetable garden, something for me. It just turned into something that other people would like to have.” Belvill’s business, Urban Chicken Coops, has built 12 coops in the past two years, all designed for urban farming. While they don’t pay all of the bills quite yet, they bring joy to Belvill, a plumbing inspector for King County and selfdescribed “animal lover.” See COOPS, Page 13
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Coops From Page 12 The idea came, she said, after she realized that a coop, when stationary, turns the ground under it into mud sooner or later. A moveable coop can keep the ground healthier for longer. “You move it around the yard once a week,” she said, “and it basically stays green. Otherwise the grass wouldn’t hold up.” A coop takes about 12 hours to build over three days, said Belvill, who builds everything herself. “This is a low-budget operation, just me,” she said. “Eventually I’d like to get to where I could ship them.” Chicken coops in urban areas
Survivor From Page 12 had more fear about whether or not I was going to make it.” She had to stop breast-feeding, and had to undergo not just chemo but also radiation. Her confidence was a bit rattled, but she managed to live life as normally as she could. Having Nathan around helped. “I did what I had to do, but I also had a really good distraction, too,” she said of the thennewborn, who is now 8.
have grown in popularity with the economic downturn. Places like Phoenix, Ariz.; Austin, Texas; Portland, Ore.; and Seattle have annual tours of urban chicken coops. Seattle’s tour is July 9. According to an article on the website www.chickenowners.com, chickens not only produce eggs but also support gardens by eating pests and scraps and enriching the soil. In Snoqualmie, there’s no permit needed to have chickens within city limits. “Maximum of one animal per one square foot of structure used to house the animal, and a maximum of 2,000 square feet,” said Gwyn Berry, planning technician with the city of Snoqualmie. In theory, you could have up to 2,000 chickens.
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She stayed in treatment for five years, taking Tamoxifen, and she has been “off of everything” for two years. “It was one of those things that at the beginning you don’t know how you are going to get through it and then at the end you don’t know how you got through it,” Brian said. Yet this spring evening, the arms remain crossed and closed across a sleeveless black blouse. “Oh,” she said. “It’s only because I’m pregnant.” She told her oncologist the news and the doc laughed, noting that three months earlier, Trumbull had told the doctor
she would not have any more children. “It’s been eight years since she was diagnosed the last time,” Brian said. “We didn’t think this was going to be possible for us after going through chemo twice and then radiation.” Trumbull still worries. The last time her cancer returned was when a child was born. The baby is due in November. Still, Trumbull dreams of one day feeling “completely normal” again. “I had it so young,” she said of cancer, “that I have such a long time to worry.” Brian remains steadfast in his
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“That would make for happy neighbors, wouldn’t it?” Berry quipped. Belvill has two, but only one gets a fancy crib. The other one lives the old-fashioned way, in a stationary coop. This chicken once did have a modern home, but her owner kept selling it. “I couldn’t build them fast enough,” Belvill said, later adding, “No complaints from my chickens. They’ve got it pretty good.” The only bad part, Belvill said, is parting with the coops. She gets a little attached to them. “It’s kind of like my baby,” she said.
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support and optimism. “You have to have positive thoughts,” he said. “You can’t walk around thinking of the negative.” Besides, a young man is paying close attention to how his mother survives and thrives. “Nathan’s grandfather passed away from lung cancer almost a year ago to the day,” Brian said. “So he is familiar with what cancer can do, but he also knows that it can be beat.” Michele’s work with the American Cancer Society, telling her story of survival to whoever would listen helps her, but it also stings, she said.
It gives people, including herself, much hope, but it also becomes a constant reminder of what might happen. As always, Trumbull does not give herself much time to fret or grieve. The ghost of cancer may be a constant companion, but now so are an 8-year-old, a husband and a future sibling for Nathan. “I appreciate everything,” she said. “I see the good in everything, because I have been very fortunate.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Mount Si grad wins statewide art award By Sebastian Moraga
By Sebastian Moraga
Becky Orcutt displays ‘The Last Look Back,’ a drawing of herself that has won the North Bend teenager many awards.
Joy Orcutt glanced at her daughter Becky and smiled. “Artists think way different,” Joy said. “With her sister, everything is pretty much black-andwhite. The creative mind is different and as parents we have to be patient.” Amanda, the sister, studies sciences at Pace University in New York. Becky studies people and then depicts them on canvas via pencil or paint. Becky Orcutt is 18, a 2011 graduate of Cedar Park Christian School and the creator of many paintings and drawings that hang from the walls of the Orcutt home in North Bend. She also is one of the best young artists in the state. The governor said so. Her drawing “Last Look Back” won the Governor’s Choice Award in the statewide
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Superintendent’s High School Art Show in May, one of a handful of awards the piece has received. The painting shows Becky herself looking back, while an unclear path opens before her. “I’m looking back as a road awaits,” Becky said. “I am looking back because I always want to remember where I came from.” Such personal themes are the See ORCUTT Page 15
Snoqualmie girl is part of winning cast Mount Si teacher, class pile up the hardware By Sebastian Moraga
Even by phone, the transformation stuns. Gone are the measured tones of the thoughtful teenager. Instead, it’s Nalani Saito all attitude. When Snoqualmie’s Nalani Saito, 16, becomes Erzulie, her voice acquires an edge proper of a superstar, a diva or a goddess. Which is exactly who Erzulie was in the Eastside Catholic musical, “Once On This Island” — a goddess. The production won Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre award for outstanding performance by an ensemble group June 6. It was Saito’s first performance onstage since middle school, and it managed to impress even Erzulie. Well, sort of. “No one can truly be a goddess unless you are born one,” said Saito, in the voice and attitude of Erzulie. “The other gods and I were a little taken aback by being portrayed by so many mortals. However, those
at Eastside Catholic were by far the best.” Saito returned to the stage after a prolonged hiatus dating back to her middle school days. While at Chief Kanim Middle School in Fall City, she performed twice. Then, nothing theatrical happened for years — until now. “I hadn’t performed for a while because of time issues,” she said. Performing again was fun, she said. Saito was the only nonsenior among the main characters, but still the group bonded, she said, and rekindled her love of musical theater. “I will most definitely participate in the high school musicals,” Saito said. Saito credited her parents for her return. “They inspired me to perform again. They were always pushing me to do it,” she said. “Just the fact that they brought it up in the first place, that made me consider it.” Jean Saito, Nalani’s mother, said she and her husband decided their daughter needed an escape from her schedule. “We heard that Eastside Catholic had gotten a new music director and we said, ‘It might be fun for you.’” Jean
said. Jean said watching her daughter on stage was overwhelming. “Even if she misses a pitch on the singing or misses a line, which she didn’t, you’re still so proud,” she said. Saito said that this high school production had a smaller cast than her middle school ones, which helped. “In middle school we had a huge cast, and not really a lot of personal attention,” she said. “Now that we had a smaller cast, we could fine-tune things a lot more.” About 20 students participated in “Once On This Island.” The character of Erzulie presented no major challenges, Saito said. “She would be extremely poised, very sweet and kind, but she would be a little bit manipulative and very arrogant in a sense,” she said of Erzulie, who responded in kind. “She did not speak in the demeanor that I would or not nearly as much as I would,” she said of herself, in the voice of Erzulie. “She did have the hand motions down.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
By Sebastian Moraga Mount Si High School teacher Joe Dockery and some of his students closed the year gathering praise from high places. Dockery, a teacher of instructional technology and video production, has won the “Making IT Happen” award for his contributions to the successful integration of technology in education in schools. The IT stands for instructional technology. The award is given to teachers nationwide. Dockery was set to receive the honor at the International Society for Technology in Education conference in Philadelphia. “Those of us who know Joe Dockery, we know he’s one of the leaders in the innovative things he is doing in technology,” Snoqualmie Valley Schools Superintendent Joel Aune said. “We all know Mr. Dockery, we all know he’s the best.” In an email, Dockery deflected the praise. “This award is a direct result of the excellent technology program we have developed within the Snoqualmie Valley School
District and the outstanding support I have from my administrators, students and parents,” he wrote. Dockery’s students also piled up the honors, according to a district press release. At the Northwest High School Film Festival, in May, Dockery pupil Alex Pease earned an award of excellence for a public service announcement about recycling. The team of Eythan Frost, Tyler Stewart, Spencer Aston, Xury Greer, Parker McComb, Mac Mason and Austin Green earned an award of excellence for a grant video they produced for the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation. Alex Stokosa, Steven Nelson, Mitchell McGhan, Kelsie Gustafson, Zach Polson, Tyler Hildreth and Torsten Cannell earned an honorable mention for a commercial titled “Frankie’s Pizza Zombies.” Lastly, Ethan Seneker earned an honorable mention for his film, “Alone.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Orcutt From Page 14 rule, not the exception, in Becky’s art. Even when contests place a limit on topics, she makes the art personal. Becky, a Christian, participates in many Christianthemed contests, and finds that their artists often choose a biblical image rather than drawing or painting something personal.
Becky does the opposite. “I kind of want to show my personal faith,” she said, “how it affects me today, not something from the past.” For years, Becky said, she drew or painted what she thought looked pretty. “Now, I think art has to have a much deeper purpose than that,” she said. Many of her works are portraits of people. “It’s definitely my favorite subject to draw and paint,” she said.
“I kind of want to show my personal faith, how it affects me today, not something from the past.” — Becky Orcutt Artist
Most of her subjects have a thoughtful look. There’s a reason, she said. “I’m trying to figure out who I am and what I want to do,
PAGE 15 thinking of different things,” she said. “I’m always trying to reflect things that I’m thinking about and the questions I have.” Becky will attend Northwest University in Kirkland for a year. A longtime career in the arts intrigues her, but she knows it won’t be easy. When she tells people she wants to be an artist, some lack a supportive response. “They look at you as if to say, ‘OK, but what do you really want to do?’”
The canvases may or may not pay the future bills. Still, Becky wants her art to impact more than her savings account. She wants to make people think. “I wouldn’t want to sell out,” she said. “I would hope my art could always be about things I’m passionate about.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Climbers barely avert Mount Everest disaster By Laura Geggel His Facebook status read, “Heading to the summit of Mount Everest ... brb!” After spending two months climbing up and down Mount Everest, acclimatizing his body to the world’s highest mountain, Brian Dickinson reached the top during a solo ascent. Then, he went blind. The intense ultraviolet light at 29,035 feet scorched his corneas, giving him snow blindness in both eyes. “I came to the realization that I’m on top of Mount Everest, there’s no one else there, there’s no rescue party coming and I have to get down by myself,” Dickinson, of Snoqualmie, said. “That’s my only option. I promised my family I’d be back, and I intended to come back.” Dickinson’s harrowing journey has touched many. He told it three times with his climbing partner, Dennis Broadwell, on Father’s Day at the Church on the Ridge. “To hear now the story of what actually took place — he should be dead,” said Charlie Salmon, pastor of Church on the Ridge. “Through this unbelievable circumstance, a miracle takes place and he made it down.” Climbing the mountain In 2008, Dickinson decided he would climb the world’s seven summits: the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents. He got off to a great start, climbing Alaska’s Denali in 2009, and Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro and Russia’s Elbrus in 2010. Broadwell, another Snoqualmie climber and owner of Mountain Gurus, read about Dickinson in the newspaper. When the two realized they both attended Church on the Ridge and shared a passion for mountain climbing, they connected and agreed to climb Mount Everest together. They trained by hiking Mount Si, with Dickinson carrying an extra 50 pounds of water up to the haystack to condition his muscles. As April approached, Dickinson hid notes and presents for his wife and two children around his house. A friend of his texted her every morning, giving her clues about where to look. Dickinson left her love notes and dollar toys for his son and daughter. “Almost every day there was something planned, like coloring books,” JoAnna Dickinson said. While they were finding them, Dickinson and Broadwell were scaling Mount Everest. They hiked 35 miles to base camp at about 17,500 feet, an elevation 3,000 feet higher than
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A climber passes over the Khumbu Ice Fall on Mount Everest, using ladders spanning giant crevasses. Mount Rainier. The two men each had a Sherpa guide and Sherpa they had hired as porters and cooks. Once they reached base camp, they spent the next two months conditioning their bodies to the high altitude. The top of Mount Everest — the height some commercial airplanes reach — has one-third less air than land at sea level. The decision to summit solo The weather on Mount Everest is dicey, but the duo found a window of good weather allowing them to try to summit in May. From base camp, they climbed to Camp 2. Then, Broadwell took a turn for the worse. He got food poisoning and decided to stay at the camp an extra day. Dickinson powered on with his Sherpa, Pasang Temba. The two climbed to Camp 3, at 25,900 feet. At that point, the mountain is nearly vertical, requiring
climbers to go straight up the rock face. When they reached Camp 3, they slept for a few hours, then rose to climb to the South Col. “That day, there was 79 mph winds,” Dickinson said. “Gusts would knock you off your feet.” That day changed his entire expedition. Dickinson climbed 1,000 feet and stopped for a water break. He removed his goggles, hung them on his arm, and removed his oxygen mask from his mouth. Then, his foot slipped and he instinctively grabbed the rope. His goggles were not as lucky. They plummeted 500 feet downward, where a Sherpa caught and tied them to a rope. Dickinson rappelled down to retrieve them, and found the inner layer had cracked. Ice immediately formed between the layers, making it difficult for him to see with his goggles on. Still, he and Pasang Temba
persevered. They decided to try for the summit that night, under the full moon. Dickinson forged ahead, getting so far ahead of Pasang Temba that he had to wait an hour on the 27,500-foot high Balcony for his friend. Soon, it became apparent why Pasang Temba had fallen behind. He was sick, and even vomited. It would have been Pasang Temba’s fourth summit, but he decided to turn around. He gave Dickinson the radio and an extra canister of oxygen. Dickinson left the canister at 28,000 feet and continued upward. “I wasn’t feeling the effects of the altitude,” Dickinson said. “I was feeling strong. The weather was good. It was just like climbing any other mountain.” Terror at the top Slowly but surely, Dickinson continued three more hours until he reached the summit. He passed the Hillary Step and trekked across a narrow ice sheet that had a two-mile drop to Nepal on one side and an equal drop to Tibet on the other. Finally, he got to the summit. At that moment, he was on top of the world, surrounded by prayer flags other climbers had posted. “It was surreal,” he said. “It was hard to comprehend. All the emotions were just overwhelming.” He radioed down to camp, announcing his success. A roar of congratulations sounded on the other end. He stayed at the summit for an hour, taking pictures and then thawing his camera in his coat. As the sun rose into the sky, his See EVEREST, Page 17
Snoqualmie golfers sweep club team championships Golfers from TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge swept the sixth annual Washington State Men’s and Women’s Member Club Team Championships at Suncadia Resorts in early June. Golfers from Snoqualmie Valley dominated the top rankings. Overall, four teams from TPC competed. In the men’s field, TPC Team 3 grabbed the lead early, and never let go. The foursome of Chris Bae, Vince Calouri, Charles Schmidt and Fred Johnson had a combined score of 409 over two rounds of golf at the course in Roslyn. It was the team’s second win, and its first with Johnson as a teammate. Bae led the team with a four-over-par 148 after two days of golf. The Issaquah resident won the 2010 Seattle Amateur Champion Tournament. Calouri is from North Bend. Schmidt and Johnson are Snoqualmie residents. Trailing by only eight strokes, a team from Twin Rivers Golf Club finished in second place. The team’s members included Mike Rutledge, who helped Mount Si High School’s boys golf team win a state title in 2009. TPC Team 4 took third place with a combined 419, only two strokes behind the Twin Rivers team. A team from Mount Si Golf Course finished in fourth with a combined 423. Team member Rick Van Haelst, of Sammamish, led the entire men’s field with a two-day total of 137. In the women’s field, the TPC team successfully defended its title after finishing in a tie for first place with a team from Riverbend Golf Course. Each team shot 443. The women from TPC only needed one hole in a suddendeath playoff to claim the title — and their third consecutive championship. The team included Molly Grossi, of Sammamish, Diana Chow, of Redmond, and Kim Ponti and Roberta Smith, both of Issaquah. Another TPC team finished in sixth place with a combined 458.
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Everest From Page 16 vision blurred. He had removed his broken goggles to better see the vista. As Dickinson turned to descend the mountain, “everything went white,” he said. He was snow blind and on his own. He couldn’t radio back because he had fumbled the switch when he turned it off. Without clear vision, he knew he wouldn’t be able to find the right station. If he squinted, he could see blurs, so, very carefully, he began his descent. “It was really slow,” Dickinson said. “I was feeling just one step at a time.” By then, he had been climbing for more than 30 hours. On his way down, one of his crampons popped off his boot. “I just see a blur falling down the mountain,” he said. As he went to retrieve it, his noncramponed foot slipped, and he tumbled down a portion of the mountain. His safety rope saved his life, and his training from the U.S. Navy kept him from panicking. Breathing heavily, he steadied himself, reattached his crampon, but was hit by a mini avalanche. He rode it out, barely. “I grabbed the rope and it burned through my leather gloves,” he said. He continued, his body fatigued, his eyes stinging and useless.
“I was so tired and exhausted that if I closed my eyes — and I did a couple of times — I almost fell asleep,” he said. “And if I fell asleep, I’d be gone.” By then, his oxygen tank was running low at 5 percent. Remembering the canister his Sherpa had left him, Dickinson made a beeline for it. When he tried to swap it out, it didn’t work. Disheartened, he still took it with him. “I started getting frustrated and angry,” Dickinson said. “I yelled, ‘I am not going to die on this mountain!’” Meanwhile, Broadwell was worried. He was trying to reach the summit himself, and wondered where in the world Dickinson had gone. It should have taken Dickinson about three hours to return from the summit, and it was approaching hour seven. “You start playing through your head all this bad stuff that could happen on Everest,” he said. “I was thinking, ‘He’s got to be gone. He’s probably dying up there, and what am I going to tell his wife?’” Never give up Just below the Balcony, Dickinson started to suffocate. He had run out of oxygen. “I just anchor off and I just prayed, ‘God I cannot do this alone,’” he said. “I’ve never witnessed a miracle before, it was like, right then. I tried to swap out my oxygen again.” It worked. “I have life,” he said. “It was crazy. I stood up. I had energy. I
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could see a little better.” From there, he rappelled and hiked further, straight to the South Col camp. “I was hallucinating by this point. Rocks, they were coming to life like they were people,” he said. “At one point I’m like, ‘Did I die? Did I actually die up here?’” After 35 hours of climbing, Dickinson was close to base. The first person he encountered, Pasang Temba, gave him a giant bear hug. Once back at his tent, Broadwell hugged him tightly, as well. Broadwell tried to reach the summit, but ran into the same problem as Dickinson. On the way to the top, Broadwell’s Sherpa said he felt ill and decided to turn around. Unwilling to summit by himself, Broadwell turned back, although he hopes to return someday. Salmon praised Broadwell for his decision. “To be 1,500 feet away and to say, ‘You know what, I’m not going to leave my wingman,’” Salmon said. “He’s blind and he needs help down this mountain and I have a wife and kids. My dream is not as important as the people who are depending on me.’” A Snoqualmie connection Back in Snoqualmie, JoAnna Dickinson said she felt anxious. She knew her husband was trying to reach the summit, but she hadn’t heard from him. Along with his daily gifts, Dickinson had arranged to send her on a scrapbook retreat. During the two months she had felt at peace, but she felt ill at
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dren lack programs like Challenger. “It’s amazing,” he said. “It’s nice when you actually have something, instead of having to wait for something to show up.” Max said being a buddy is not that difficult. “You just have to have a lot of patience,” he said. “The best part is getting them to be able to have fun.” Max calls April, a larger-thanlife personality in a pint-sized body, “hilarious.” Besides the presents and the growing bond between the buddies, the afternoons of baseball leave a special imprint on those watching. “I love that he has compassion for others. It’s touching for me to see that my son is the buddy,” Deanna said. “Watching him and what she means to him is really cool. He is proud to say she calls him her Prince Charming and he likes being a mentor to her.”
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Public meetings North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. June 23, 211 Main Ave. N. Snoqualmie Valley School Board, 7:30 p.m. June 23, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Snoqualmie City Council, 7 p.m. June 27, 38624 S.E. River St. Snoqualmie Community and Economic Affairs Committee, 5 p.m. June 28, 38624 S.E. River St. North Bend City Council workstudy, 7 p.m. June 28, 211 Main Ave. N. Snoqualmie Shoreline Hearing Board, 5 p.m. June 29, 38624 S.E. River St. Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee, 5 p.m. June 30, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway.
Events North Bend Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, 4-8 p.m. June 23, Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. See a performance by Ali Marcus at 5:30 p.m. Teen Summer Reading Pizza Party, 3-5 p.m. June 24, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. School is finished, and it’s time for fun at the library. Games, music and food. Ages 12-18. Dance YOUR Way, 7 p.m. June 24, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. Get your family and friends together and come to Si View to dance the night away to your favorite tunes. Each participant may bring a piece of music appropriate to all audiences to share. Please bring your music on CDs labeled with your name. Music line up is first come first serve, pre-register early! All children age 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Fee: $5 per person. Jeff Warren, 7:30 p.m. June 24, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie. All ages welcome. Joe McGinnis, 7:30 p.m. June 25, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie. All ages welcome. Danny Kolke Trio, 7-9 p.m. June 26, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend Courtney Cutchins Trio, 7 p.m. June 27, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Merry Monday Story Times, 11 a.m. June 27, North Bend Library, 115 E. 4th St., North Bend. For newborns to 3-year-olds accompanied by an adult. Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. June 28, North Bend Library, 115 E. 4th St., North Bend. For ages 2-3 with an adult. Toddler Story Times, 10 a.m. June 28, Fall City
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An evening of music, mystery … and murder, 6:30-10 p.m. June 23 and 24, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Valley Center Stage and Boxley's have teamed up to present an interactive murder mystery. Dinner guests will mingle among the suspects and other characters of the play as they unveil their motives, witness a murder and help solve the crime by the end of the night. Proceeds from the events will support Valley Center Stage and Boxley’s Music Fund, which supports local musicians. Tickets are $75, and can be purchased by calling Boxley’s at 292-9307.
Library, 33415 S.E. 42nd Place, Fall City. For newborns to 3year-olds accompanied by an adult. Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. June 28, North Bend Library, 115 E. 4th St., North Bend. For ages 3-6 with an adult. Preschool Story Times, 11 a.m. June 28, Fall City Library, 33415 S.E. 42nd Place, Fall City. For ages 3-6 with an adult. The Land that Rock Forgot, 2 p.m. June 28, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Presented by the Brian Waite Band. For ages 3 and older with an adult. Open mic, 6:30 p.m. June 28, Twede’s Café, 137 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Future Jazz Heads, 7-10 p.m. June 28, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend Open mic, 7 p.m. June 29, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Young Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. June 29, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 6-24 months old accompanied by an adult. Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. June 29, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult. Sticks and Stones, Seeds and Bones Concert, 2 p.m. June 29, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Nancy Stewart introduces rhythms from around the world at this fun sing-a-long. Learn how to make your own instruments. All ages welcome with an
adult. Pajamarama Story Times, 6:30 p.m. June 29, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. All young children are welcome with an adult. Eric Verlinde, 7 p.m. June 29, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Zachary Kellogg Quartet, 7 p.m. June 30, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. North Bend Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, 4-8 p.m. June 30, Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. See a performance by Ricky Venture Revue at 5:30 p.m. Family Fun Nights in the Park, 5:30-7 p.m. June 30 and every Thursday until Aug. 26 at the grassy area north of Cascade View Elementary School, 34816 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Games and activities for ages 3-12.
Volunteer opportunities Elk Management Group invites the community to participate in elk collaring, telemetry and habitat improvement projects in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Project orientation meetings are at 6 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the North Bend City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N. Email research@snoqualmievalleyelk.org. Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is accepting applications for ages 16 or older to volunteer in various departments of the hospital. Email volunteer coordinator Carol Waters at carolw@snoqualmiehospital.org to
arrange an interview. Spanish Academy invites volunteers fluent in Spanish to participate in summer camps on its three-acre farm-style school. Must love children and nature. Call 888-4999. Senior Services Transportation Program needs volunteers to drive seniors around North Bend and Snoqualmie. Choose the times and areas in which you’d like to drive. Car required. Mileage reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206-748-7588 or 800-2825815 toll free, or email melissat@seniorservices.org. Apply online at www.seniorservices.org. Click on “Giving Back” and then on “Volunteer Opportunities.” Mt. Si Senior Center needs volunteers for sorting and sales in the thrift store, reception and class instruction. The center is at 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. Call 888-3434. Hopelink in Snoqualmie Valley seeks volunteers for a variety of tasks. Volunteers must be at least 16. Go to www.hopelink.org/takeaction/volunteer.com or call 869-6000. Adopt-A-Park is a program for Snoqualmie residents to improve public parks and trails. An application and one-year commitment are required. Call 831-5784. Study Zone tutors are needed for all grade levels to give students the homework help they need. Two-hour weekly commitment or substitutes wanted. Study Zone is a free service of the King County Library System. Call 369-3312.
Classes “English as a Second Language,” 6:30 p.m. June 13, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. “Microsoft Excel Level 1,” 7:30 p.m. June 14, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Learn how to perform calculations using formulas, copy formulas with the fill handle and use Autosum for quick addition. Get free gardening advice from the Snoqualmie Valley Master Gardeners, 6-8:30 p.m. June 13. Clinics meet the second Monday of the month through October at the Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. S.A.I.L. (Stay Active and
Independent for Life) exercise class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. Led by certified exercise instructor Carla Orellana. Call 888-3434.
Clubs 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 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. Submit an item for the community calendar by emailing editor@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.
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