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June 30, 2011 VOL. 3, NO. 26
First annual fun run debuts at Centennial Fields Park Page 12
School board: Impact fees are too low By Sebastian Moraga
Rules change Discover Pass required for state parks, lands July 1. Page 2
Fees hike King County considers garbage rate increase. Page 3
Snoqualmie Valley School Board member Scott Hodgins has said impact fees don’t solve anything. “Impact fees don’t even come close to the cost of building a new school,” he said. And yet, Hodgins and the rest of the board bristled, again, at the Snoqualmie City Council’s oppo-
sition to increasing impact fees. Impact fees are assessed on new development in order to defray additional costs the development causes on public services. “We have a city of Snoqualmie, whose mayor says its one of the fastest-growing cities in America,” board president Dan Popp said. “And yet the city is not supporting the schools that will house
the children of that community.” Popp called the Snoqualmie City Council’s decision “a misjudgment. “If the increase had happened in January, that’s $500,000 that would have been collected for schools,” Popp said. The increase has been approved by North Bend, Sammamish and King County. Snoqualmie City Council
member Robert Jeans, present at the June 23 school board meeting, said the next day that he would like to take a new look at impact fees, an issue creating “mutual frustration” among the city, the builders and the schools, he added. “Growth in Snoqualmie has slowed down to little or nothSee IMPACT FEES, Page 7
Police blotter Page 9
EFR sets summer burn ban By Dan Catchpole
Help from his family
with the shovel, he walks 10 feet to a freshly carved cedar dugout canoe that sits waist high and is full of water. He dumps the stone in. Steam rises in the air, and the water hisses. Eight stones are added to the canoe, one every couple feet.
In anticipation of a warm, dry summer, Eastside Fire & Rescue introduced its annual burn ban in mid-June. The ban runs through Sept. 30. While the spring was wet, the area’s dry summers create a great deal of fuel for fires. The wooded suburban communities in EFR’s area create what the agency calls a “wildland urban interface,” which can put homes at risk of wildfires. Between May 1 and June 15, EFR responded to 14 brush fires, according to a news release from the agency. EFR includes North Bend and most of unincorporated King County in the upper Snoqualmie Valley. All outdoor fires are prohibited, but some are allowed with a permit. All fires using wood are also subject to burn bans enacted by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. Cooking and recreational fires are allowed with a no-fee permit. The fires must be in a fire pit, use seasoned wood, and cannot be larger than three feet wide and two feet tall. The size restrictions apply year round. “People can still cook, they can still have their campfire this time of year, but they need to get a permit for it if its not in a barbeque pit,” EFR Deputy Chief Bud Backer said.
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Teen gets community support during recovery. Page 10
Relay for Life Wife remembers the life of funny, loving husband. Page 11
Signing day Mount Si shortstop signs to play for Texas Tech. Page 12
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John Mullen, Snoqualmie Tribe woodcarver, drops a white-hot lava rock into a new dugout cedar canoe. The hot rocks and water help Mullen make the canoe wider, but the process takes two days to complete.
Tribal woodcarver applies finishing touches to canoe By Dan Catchpole John Mullen begins stoking the fire Sunday night. He and fellow Snoqualmie Tribe members add thick logs to the blaze outside the tribe’s woodcarving workshop. Once the fire is roaring, he adds lava stones. They sit in the flames until they are glowing hot. It’s Monday morn-
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ing by the time the stones are ready to come out. Mullen digs a shovel into the fire and pulls out a stone the size of a bread loaf. Carrying it
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Discover Pass is required for state parks, lands July 1 By Warren Kagarise Summer days spent hiking in Mount Si State Park or lounging lakeside at Lake Sammamish State Park will cost most users soon. The cash-strapped state is preparing to debut the Discover Pass on July 1, just as the Fourth of July weekend causes attendance to swell at state parks and recreation lands. The permit is required to park vehicles at state recreation sites and other public lands. The base price for the annual pass is $30, although consumers should expect to shell out another $5 in fees. The day-use pass — base price: $10 — carries $1.50 in additional fees. State officials maintain the pass is necessary to avoid closing state parks and other sites to public access, but outdoors enthusiasts said the requirement serves a barrier to parkgoers, and could cause attendance to drop. The pass is needed for parking access to 7 million acres of state recreation lands under the jurisdiction of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, state Department of Natural Resources, and state Department of Fish and Wildlife. State recreation lands include state parks, boat launches, heritage sites, wildlife and natural areas, campgrounds, trails and trailheads. Users must display the annual or day-use Discover Pass in vehi-
cles’ front windshields or face a $99 fine. Officials plan to emphasize public education and compliance during the upcoming holiday weekend. The state is offering the Discover Pass online and at recreational license dealers across the Evergreen State. Still, rangers at Lake Sammamish State Park fielded dozens of phone calls in recent months about the pass. Selling the permit is also causing logistics hassles for park rangers. Lake Sammamish State Park Ranger Tor Bjorklund said rangers hope to sell the passes at a booth near the park entrance, but because the staff is stretched thin and the booth needs repairs, parkgoers might need to trek off the beaten path to the office to purchase a Discover Pass. The pass is meant to generate funding to offset deep cuts to land-management agencies and state parks. Officials need to raise about $60 million per year to compensate for the cuts. “We are optimistic that people will support state parks and recreation lands and buy the Discover Pass,” State Parks Director Don Hoch said in a statement. “Without the pass to support state parks, we would
have been closing park gates all over the state.” Officials eyed Squak Mountain State Park near Issaquah for possible closure amid the budget crunch, but instead opted to reduce hours and maintenance as a cost-cutting measure. “The Discover Pass will help ensure that the beautiful recreation lands of Washington state remain open for all to enjoy,” state Commissioner of Public Land Peter Goldmark said in a statement. “For less than the cost to take the family out to the movies, we can keep popular places such as Mount Si, Capitol State Forest and Ahtanum State Forest open.” Revenue from pass sales is to be divided among the state landmanagement agencies: 84 percent to state parks, 8 percent to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and 8 percent to the Department of Natural Resources. State lawmakers approved the Discover Pass in late April. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the legislation into law last month. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
How to buy a Discover Pass The annual Discover Pass is $35 and a day-use pass is $11.50, including a 10 percent transaction fee and dealer fees — $2 for the annual pass and 50 cents for the day-use permit. (The base price is $30 for the annual permit and $10 for the day-use permit.) Statewide, the Discover Pass is for sale at almost 600 sporting goods and other retail stores that sell recreational fishing and hunting licenses. In Snoqualmie Valley, Discover Pass retailers include: ❑ Ace Hardware, 330 Main Ave. S., North Bend Call 1-866-320-9933 toll free or go
King County receives high marks for credit King County has again received high marks from global credit rating agencies. The three largest agencies — Fitch Ratings, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s — all reaffirmed top credit ratings for the county, despite linger-
to www.discoverpass.wa.gov to order annual or day-use passes. Certain holders of fishing and hunting licenses, registered campers in state parks, disabled veterans and others do not require a Discover Pass to park on state recreation lands. Find a complete list of exemptions at the Discover Pass website. People can also earn a free annual Discover Pass by contributing 24 hours of agency-approved volunteer work in state recreation areas. Learn more about volunteer opportunities at the Discover Pass website. Starting this fall, people can purchase passes from state Department of Licensing vehicle license agents.
ing effects from the recession. The agencies noted the county’s proactive financial management, diverse economic base and moderate debt levels as factors in the ratings. The high credit ratings allow the county to borrow money for projects at a lower cost to taxpayers.
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Burn ban From Page 1 Propane, natural gas and charcoal fires do not require a burn permit. Residential burning requires a no-fee permit. Land-clearing burns have been permanently prohibited since July 2008 in King County. Snoqualmie bans all fires year round, except for cooking and recreational fires, which should not be bigger than two feet wide and two feet tall, Firefighter Jake Fouts said. Campfires are allowed in U.S. National Forests and Wilderness Areas, which are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, with some guidelines, said Jim Franzel, the Snoqualmie District Ranger for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service wants visitors to practice leave-no-trace camping, which minimizes people’s impact on the natural setting. That especially applies to campfires, Franzel said. “So, you know, build them on a gravel bar or where someone previously has established a campfire.” Fires are permanently banned in the Alpine Wilderness Area above 4,000 feet, where there is a short growing season. “The scars can last for decades because there’s so little biological activity at those high elevations,” Franzel said. The Forest Service can impose burn bans, but it seldom does so around Snoqualmie Valley, he said. Several other agencies can
On the Web Information on local fire conditions and bans in Snoqualmie Valley is available from the following agencies: ❑ Eastside Fire & Rescue: www.eastsidefire-rescue.org ❑ Snoqualmie Fire Department: www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us/ Departments/Fire.aspx ❑ Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: www.pscleanair.org/airq/status.aspx ❑ King County Fire Marshal’s Office: www.kingcounty.gov/ property/FireMarshal.aspx ❑ Department of Natural Resources: fortress.wa.gov/dnr/firedanger/ BurnRisk.aspx ❑ U.S. Forest Service: www.fs.fed.us: Search for Mount BakerSnoqualmie National Forest, click on “News & Events” in left-hand column, and the forest’s Fire Danger Rating will be on the right of the page.
place burn bans on lands in and around the Valley. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency monitors air quality, and most often enacts bans during the fall and winter months, according to its website. The King County Fire Marshal’s Office can also impose burn bans due to dry conditions. The state Department of Natural Resources also manages forestland in the Valley, and can impose burn bans. Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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King County considers garbage rate increase By Warren Kagarise Snoqualmie Valley and King County residents could pay more — an increase of less than $1 per month in most cases — for garbage collection soon. The proposed one-year rate increase is meant to raise funds to modernize the aging solid waste system. The proposal calls for county Solid Waste Division disposal rates to rise from $95 to $108 per ton, or about 76 cents per month for the average residential customer putting out a single can for collection, for all customers outside of Seattle and Milton. The fee applies to companies picking up and hauling trash to county transfer stations. Additional costs to companies is likely to be passed on to customers. In a decision last year, county officials extended the 2008-10 rate for another year to provide relief to ratepayers amid a tough economy. In the meantime, trash tonnage declined 18 percent as a result of the recession, reducing revenue for the Solid Waste Division. Members of the County Council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee heard a presentation about the proposed rate increase June 7. The county is in the midst of a more than $300 million effort to modernize 1960s-era transfer stations in order to meet the needs of residential self-haulers,
businesses and garbage collection companies. Crews completed replacement or renovation at the Vashon Island, Enumclaw and Shoreline transfer stations, and started construction on a larger Bow Lake transfer station. Following the Bow Lake project, plans call for upgrades to the Factoria, Algona, Renton and Houghton transfer stations by 2016. Allied Waste and Waste Management serve customers in Snoqualmie, North Bend and nearby unincorporated communities. Officials also recently extended operations at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill into the next decade. The landfill sprawls across 920 acres in unincorporated King County between Issaquah and Maple Valley. The county usually establishes solid waste rates for threeyear periods, but the one-year proposal is meant to provide time for the county and the cities to consider interlocal agreements. If county and municipal officials agree, the pacts could be extended a dozen years or more beyond the scheduled expiration in 2028. Leaders must determine financing for the transfer station projects in the near future. By extending the interlocal agreements to 2040 or beyond, the projects can be financed over the entire 30-year period, meaning lower payments for ratepayers than financing over
Garbage collection contracts up for renewal North Bend and Snoqualmie are looking for new contracts for garbage and recycling collection in the two cities. The cities’ contracts with Allied Waste expire in May 2012. “There’s a number of providers now, competition is good,” North Bend City Administrator Duncan Wilson said. Even if North Bend does change its waste haulers, not all city residents will be affected. Residents in the Tanner and Stilson annexation areas will continue to have their garbage and recycling picked up by Kent Meridian Disposal until 2019. Kent Meridian picked up waste before annexation, when Tanner and other areas were still part of unincorporated King County. Typically, the arrangements remain in place for 10 years, Wilson said. The cities cannot partner with nearby unincorporated King County for potential savings, because garbage and recycling collection in the county is not set up using the same contract system that cities use. Both Snoqualmie and North Bend have hired a consultant, Epicenter Services, to help with getting a new contract.
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long with the newly released 2010 census data comes the task of rebalancing the King County Council, and legislative and congressional districts. The population growth in Snoqualmie Valley during the past decade could mean significant changes to all. The committee working on County Council districts released four proposed options last week. Plans No. 1 through 3 are not good for residents of the upper Snoqualmie Valley. They are not horrible. They don’t put Snoqualmie and North Bend in separate districts, but each of these plans does move residents of unincorporated King County to the south/southwest of North Bend from District 3 into District 9. It wouldn’t be the end of the world if the residents of Wilderness Rim, Forster Woods or River Bend were in District 9. That district shares many of the characteristics and concerns of District 3, where all of the Snoqualmie Valley currently resides. Located on the District 9’s periphery, these residents could become an afterthought for their council member. It is undeniable that these neighborhoods are part of the Valley. What is to be gained by lopping them off? Only Plan No. 4 keeps the integrity of the upper Valley. The public is invited to weigh in — or just listen — at 6:30 p.m. June 30 at Bellevue City Hall. Coming soon will be plans for legislative and congressional district boundary review. The public must remind the redistricting committees that it is not sport, and that it affects the public.
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In response to the letter “Elementary school unfairly targets hair styles” dated June 23, I would like to say that I fully support Opstad’s rule against unnatural hair coloring. Distraction in class is certainly a valid argument against fuchsia-colored hair, but there are others. How about a community’s right to have a say in the culture and learning environment of their public schools? Yes, as individuals we have rights to personal expression. I don’t care what color a child’s hair is when she’s at home or walking down the street. However, when she’s in school, she’s in direct contact with my child and with the implied endorsement of the school leaders. What does that say to my child? Answer: bright pink hair is totally OK and normal in elementary school. What if I don’t think it is totally OK and normal for a 5 to 11
year old to be constantly dyeing their hair strange colors? Frankly, I’m a little tired of the “free expression” argument, it can be used to justify anything and it’s certainly not serving our children. Test scores and behavior problems have certainly not improved in the last few decades as our culture has become more permissive. Maybe what’s needed is a little more discipline and respect. Ms. Moon argued that “the rule created the distraction to the learning environment” because without the rule no one would have made a big deal out of it. I would argue that there was no distraction with the rule until her daughter knowingly and purposefully, broke it. If you want the rule changed, then rally support for your cause and go through the process to have it changed. But if the majority want the classroom environment free of this nonsense, then please respect that and find other
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Make anything you want of a day on the water By Slim Randles I took my homemade yellowand-black pirogue, the Bayou Banana, out on Miller Pond the other day. It was a nice kind of day, sunny and warm, no wind. I paddled around for about an hour, I guess. Good exercise, right? A relaxing paddle, right? Not in this pirogue, and not on Miller Pond. Because when I first launched it, it became the Golden Hind, sailing into San Francisco Bay for the first time, allowing me to claim California for the British. Then, as I neared the point, out came the Iroquois in their war canoes, and I had to paddle like crazy and duck the arrows as I tried to keep them from taking my beaver pelts and my life. But I made it. Then, in the middle of a calm, warm afternoon, Miller Pond became the stormy Atlantic as my square-rigged ship tossed in the grip of the hurricane. I stayed glued to the helm and kept her bow facing the blast. We rode each mountainous wave to the top and then hurtled down the other side into a trough filled with dread and death. And just when the men had given up, my skillful paddling sent us safely climbing yet another monstrous sea into the sunlight of victory and life. When the storm subsided, I spied an enemy warship, laden
to the gunwales with high explosives. So heavily laden was it, actually, that all you could see was its eyes and nose and the slight rudderly switch of his tail as it camouflaged itself as a muskrat. But there in my submarine, the crew was alert to these ruses. Swiftly and silently I turned the submarine Slim Randles until its forColumnist ward torpedo tubes faced the enemy warship. As I watched through the periscope for any sign that their deck crew had spotted us, I gave the orders. “Fire one! Fire two!”
“Torpedoes running hot, straight and normal, sir,” said my second-in-command, who resembles a coonhound in civilian life. Blam! Blam! Dead-center hits on the warship, which strangely kept going until it rounded a point in the ocean, preferring to sink privately, out of sight of its conquerors. Then the armada was sighted, closing in on the north of Ireland. It looked a lot like Herb Collins in his new dory. As the armada swung around to face our guns, I took note of the dory’s clean lines, the upswept bow and stern. It reminded me a lot of a World War II battleship. I gotta get me one of those. 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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Impact fees From Page 1 ing, given the economy,” he said. “All the statistics that have been shown to us over the last couple of years are no longer the reality. And the poor builders are having the hardest time getting people interested in buying new homes.” Instead, people now prefer to buy used homes, which makes it harder for the builder, who has to deal with the impact fees driving up the price of new homes, Jeans said. Increasing the frustration, he said, is that builders on Snoqualmie Ridge dread answering one question from prospective buyers with children of middle-school age. “Where are my kids going to go to school,” Jeans said. “And the builders have to tell them, they are going to North Bend or Fall City.” Bonnie Geers, vice president for Quadrant Homes, said the schools’ impact fees concern her. “It’s, as proposed, the highest school impact fee that we would pay, compared to any other jurisdiction that we have communities in,” she said. “In addition, it has a significant economic impact on our ability to sell homes in this depressed market.” The proposed increase first reached the council’s ears in 2010, as a means to pay for a new middle school in
Canoe From Page 1 The stones heat the water, and make the wood more pliable, allowing Mullen to make the canoe wider. The stones are swapped out every 15 to 20 minutes. The entire process takes about 48 hours from beginning to end. The canoe will be used by the tribe for trips down the Snoqualmie River. The most important trip of the year for Mullen is one in late summer, when he takes teenagers down the river and teaches them about their traditions. The tribe’s cultural organization, the Canoe Family, organizes the trips.
Snoqualmie. A bond measure to pay for that school failed twice in 2011. Hodgins added he does not like impact fees, but it would be wrong not to collect them. “Impact fees are just another way the government gives us to collect money from our own people,” he said. Still, board member Marci Busby said, with the other cities in the district approving the fees, it’s unfair for the city to “not do its share.” This support, almost unanimous from the board, encountered strong opposition from some community members. Laurie Gibbs called for further dialogue between the city, builders and the district. “It may be a fair time to sit down and try to solve this in an amenable fashion,” she said. “All I see are a lot of letters flying around.” June 23, the school board approved a letter to the city asking them, again, to increase impact fees. Husa said the letters have come at the end of long discussions. Popp said the discussions ended in a stalemate, which has forced the district to write letters. “We are puzzled,” Husa said. “We don’t know why they would not collect them. We have not collected any impact fees for 2011 from the city of Snoqualmie and we have missed out on $500,000 that we could have collected.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
The name symbolizes the tribe’s bonds, Mullen said. “It’s because we were always in the canoe, going up and down the rivers — our freeways.” Also, everyone in a canoe must work together to get anywhere. “Once you’re in the canoe, you’re all family,” said Wayne Graika, who helps Mullen in the woodcarving workshop. After the canoe had been heated and spread, Mullen, Graika and others scrapped its interior, oiled it for waterproofing and tested it in the river. The canoe took three months to carve, but it can take just as many months looking for the right tree or log, Mullen said. “I don’t believe in rushing good things.” Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Police & Fire Suspended license At 11:40 a.m. June 18, police saw a Volkswagen Jetta pull into a parking lot near the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Meadowbrook Way. A license plate check returned clear, but a check of the registered owner showed a suspended license dating back to 2008. After police stopped the vehicle and verified the identity of the driver, they arrested him for driving with a suspended license.
Business poacher At 2:39 p.m. June 18, police responded to a call from a man who said someone else was using his business’ name. The man had Googled his company name and it had routed him to someone else’s phone number. Police advised him to contact the state Department of Labor and Industries.
Tires popped At 4:11 p.m. June 18, police responded to a malicious mischief call in the 35000 block of Southeast Kinsey Street. The victim said he had parked his Dodge Ram truck the afternoon of June 17. Sometime between then and the time of the call, someone had punctured the left rear tire. He added that his neighbor’s vehicle, another Dodge, also had a flat left rear tire. The owner of that vehicle was not home, but the second man’s Dodge showed no visible puncture.
Gun found Between 7:28 and 8:13 p.m. June 19, someone found a gun at milepost 25 on Interstate 90. Police turned the gun over to the Washington State Patrol.
Ring and run At 10:11 p.m. June 19, police received a complaint from a home in the 7300 block of Inverness Lane Southeast. Someone had been ringing the home’s doorbell and running away.
Tribal celebration At 9:34 p.m. June 20, police responded to a report of fireworks exploding near Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. Police contacted members of the Snoqualmie Tribe holding a canoe-burning ceremony and lighting fireworks. Police gave them a warning.
They’re all drunk At 11:40 p.m. June 21, police received a call from a woman saying her friend’s drunk girlfriend had been calling her
repeatedly and asking her about money owed to the boyfriend. Police assessed the situation and determined both subjects were drunk.
North Bend police Disgruntled employee? At 9:12 a.m. June 18 police responded to a burglary call from an apartment complex in the 1500 block of Rock Creek Ridge Boulevard Southwest. The manager of the apartments told police her night supervisor had closed up around 5 p.m. the night before and that morning, the complex’ leasing consultant had discovered a broken window and that a computer CPU and a 50-inch flat screen TV were missing. It appeared that the suspect or suspects had removed exterior window screens, duct-taped the outside windows to minimize the sound of breaking glass, opened the window latch and entered the business. It is unknown why the motion sensor did not set off the business’ alarm. The manager told police that the day before the burglary was discovered, the business had just fired an employee. The employee had turned in his keys already, but all employees working there know the entry alarm code and that had not been changed since the firing.
Suspicious prescription At 12:36 p.m. June 2, police responded to a call from the pharmacy at the North Bend QFC, reporting a forged prescription. The head pharmacist at the store said that at 11:30 a.m. May 28, a woman turned in a prescription for Methadone and Percocet. The woman told one of the pharmacy employees that she was picking up a prescription for her friend and just wanted to pay cash for it. A check on the patient’s account showed he always paid with his insurance. A check on the phone number for the doctor listed on the prescription showed it belonged to a clinic for women. The employee grew suspicious and alerted a second employee, who told the woman that the patient had to reclaim his medicine in person. While this happened, the employees noticed the prescription had no security watermark on the back. While the employees stalled, the suspect left the store. Moments later, a man called and identified himself as the patient on the prescription, saying it was OK for the friend to pick it up for him. Employees told the man that he had to pick up the medicine himself. Nobody ever showed up. See BLOTTER, Page 14
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Alternative proms gain a following By Sarah Gerdes Sixteen-year-old North Bend junior Kayla Morrill wanted to go to prom this year, yet she faced a crisis. “A lot of my friends couldn’t go to the high school prom, so we went to a different one,” she said. In today’s language, a different prom is what has become known as an alternative prom, commonly called a modest prom. Such proms are events that cater to teens who opt out of their school dance for a variety of reasons. “A regular prom would have been way too expensive,” Morrill explained. Another benefit? “None of that dirty-dancing stuff,” she said. Morrill is not alone. Thousands of other teens from all walks of life have been seeking what has become known as alternative proms, dances where the dress standards and music are more akin to a 1950’s atmosphere than most school-hosted proms. For the past four years, the Issaquah Community Center has hosted the region’s largest modest prom open to all teenagers on the Eastside. It regularly draws several hundred teens and is chaperoned by parents in the community. The sponsor this year was the Bellevue North Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “There are a lot of good youth who desire modesty, clean language, good music, and to have fun,” said Bellevue North Stake President Stephen
W. Yose. “This event provides that environment.” It starts with the dress For Morrill, the environment was a huge part of determining whether to attend a prom at all. The second consideration was her dress. “Purchasing a dress can easily run $300 to $400,” explained Chris Hash, founder and CEO of www.modestprom.com, the largest provider of modest prom dresses in the United States. “That’s before alterations and without any of the accessories.” Hash said she can identify with Morrill’s concerns about a dress, noting that young women like Morrill make up a large percentage of her customers, but not all. “Bigger girls don’t want their upper arms showing or the middle of their tummy,” she explained, relating how she recently modified a dress for a 16-year-old girl who is a size 24. Likewise, well-endowed teenagers who might be thin elsewhere don’t want boys leering down their dresses the entire night. Covering up skin issues can also be a reason for a girl to get a modest prom dress. “We have young women who come in during the middle of puberty and might have back acne, rashes or psoriasis,” Hash said. “It turns out that these otherwise beautiful girls want a glamorous, affordable dress that doesn’t show their arms or middle of their back.” See PROM, Page 11
By Laura Geggel
Hendrik Koopman, 17, has recovered from a traumatic brain injury one year after a dirt bike accident, thanks to the help from his sisters Minka (left) and Angelique, as well as his dog, Fawna.
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Kayla Morrill, left, talks with Mary Cook, first counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at Issaquah’s alternative prom.
The last thing Hendrik Koopman remembers before his accident is driving up a grassy hill on his dirt bike. The next thing Koopman knew, he was waking up from a coma at Harborview Medical Center. On May 15, 2010, Koopman and three friends drove east of the Cascade Mountains to go dirt biking near Roslyn. The
boys zoomed up and down hills, enjoying the nice weather and scenery. But the afternoon did not end well. Koopman had a head-on collision with another biker, and although he was wearing a helmet, he had not secured his chinstrap. His resulting head injury was so bad, he was driven by ambulance to Easton and airlifted to Harborview Medical Center via helicopter. Doctors put him in a medically induced coma to help alleviate the pressure caused by his swelling brain. Meanwhile, his friend’s parents drove to North Bend so they could tell the Koopman family what happened. Once they learned about Hendrik’s
accident, the family sped to the hospital. “We got to the hospital before the helicopter did,” said Terri Koopman, his mother. Though in a medically induced coma, Hendrik’s brain continued to swell. To help, doctors removed pieces of his skull, putting them in a freezer for safekeeping. With no skull to protect parts of his brain, doctors gave Hendrik a helmet to wear. After more than a week, Hendrik awoke from his coma. “We were there every day,” Terri Koopman said. “We had a wonderful group.” Hendrik’s two sisters, 19-yearold Minka and 14-year-old See RECOVERY, Page 11
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In memory of a funny, loving man Recovery By Sebastian Moraga Steve Mitchell laughed about it but he never let it go. He proposed and his girlfriend never said yes. She jumped into his arms in joy but she never did say yes. “He just gave me flack over that,” Erin Mitchell said. “Swearing that I never said yes.” She did not say yes, but she did show up Nov. 2, 2002 at the Washington Cathedral Church in Woodinville, and so did Steve. She did not say yes, but the marriage flourished for almost eight years. She did not say yes, but Erin treasures the memory of his proposal and her mute response just the same. “He was so nervous, it was pretty hilarious,” she said. “He was going to propose at a Mariners’ game, but he couldn’t wait so he proposed as soon as I got out of the shower that morning. I loved how he did it. I was glad he could not wait.” Erin liked Steve right away. She knew of him because her sister had attended school with him. Until a friend set them up on a date, nothing had ever happened. “He didn’t even know I existed,” she said. They dated for a year, were engaged for a year, then got married. Eleven months later, Madelyn Mitchell was born. “He was such a good dad,” Erin said. “He would be the one who would fall asleep on the couch with her on his chest.” When Steve worked, Erin would care for Madelyn. When Erin worked, he would. And so the years passed, with Steve joking about the constant rain and Erin planning to move the family to Idaho, until that spring day in 2009 when his stomach started hurting. “He didn’t know he had cancer until July of 2009,” Erin said. “They thought he had gastroparesis.” Gastroparesis is an illness that prevents the stomach from emptying. Doctors diagnosed Steve with it in April of 2009.
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Steve, Erin and Madelyn Mitchell. Steve died of cancer in 2009. On Father’s Day, he went to the hospital. He would never leave it again. “They went in to do one procedure and nine hours later they found out that most of his organs were infected with cancer,” Erin said. The smart-alecky man who liked to dish it out as much as he could take it was scared but tried to stay strong. “He had a lot of fear, he talked a lot about Madelyn, about the what-ifs,” Erin said. He never showed anger, just tried to deal. The doctors did the same. “The doctor told me once that if Steve was an 80-year-oldman and she saw what she saw, she would close him up and say, ‘We’re sorry.’ But since Steve was only 36, she treated him like he was her brother and took a chance,” Erin said. The chance was a medical Hail Mary pass. They removed part of his esophagus, pancreas, liver, stomach, intestines, then reconnected the organs and tried to make them work. “I had to get trained to be a nurse to him,” Erin said. “He couldn’t eat solids so I had to learn how to work the IV and give him his fluids, check his
blood sugar.” As autumn neared, doctors wanted Steve strong for chemotherapy, but he never got there. September 8 was the first day of school for Madelyn, and Erin wanted her to remember him conscious and aware of his daughter, so she said good-bye to her dad and went to school That day, Steve passed away. “As sad as it was, it was pretty breathtaking also,” Erin said. “The pastor who married us baptized him that day before he passed away. Everybody there stood and held hands, until he took his last breath.” Almost two years later, Erin remembers how life had started to click for the Mitchells “It was a tough first few years, being single parents basically, but the last three years we finally were getting everything flowing and having plans together,” she said. Sometimes, the plans did not even involve her. “He would pick Maddy up at preschool and go get ice cream before dinner,” Erin said. “But they had to keep it a secret from Mom.” The day of this interview, Father’s Day was three days away. “That’s when it starts to hit her,” Erin said of Madelyn. “Times like this, I have to remember that she’s grieving a lot differently than I am.” For example, a picture that Erin wants to sell stays on the wall because Madelyn says it was Daddy’s favorite. Sometimes Erin gets angry at the gastroparesis misdiagnosis that caused them to lose precious time. Sometimes she wonders if she’s raising Madelyn all right. Most of the time, though, she just keeps Steve in her thoughts. “I think about him every day,” she said. Just like her man did with that silent response of hers, Erin Mitchell is never letting go. “He was awesome,” she said.
Angelique, missed school so they could be at their brother’s side. “I was shocked, I was stunned and I didn’t know what to do,” Angelique said. “It was hard to concentrate at school because I was thinking about him and what would happen.” The Snoqualmie Valley community supported the family during Hendrik’s recovery, contributing $6,000 at a garage sale to help the family pay for his medical costs. Friends also brought food and games in the hospital. “We were reading to him and singing to him and talking to him,” Terri said. “The difficult part was when he started waking up. When you wake up, you get more and more active. He was starting to move his limbs, but you don’t want him to touch his head.” He spent three weeks at Harborview and the next three weeks at Children’s Hospital, but it has taken him the greater part of a year to fully recover. Once out of the hospital, Hendrik continued receiving physical, speech and occupational therapy. “I had to do a lot of balance work, walking in a straight line,” Hendrik said. His therapists helped him regain his strength and motor skills. They worked on his short-term memory, having him read passages and then summarize them. Interestingly, his long-term memory was enhanced. He would remember minute details from years ago, Terri said. And, after learning German in school, he began speaking it nonstop. Then, he began repeating the English alphabet constantly. “It’s almost like he had to relearn speech, but his recovery was fast,” Terri said. By the end of that summer,
Back to school Finally, in late September, Hendrik was able to return to school. He entered his junior year, and worked twice as hard to pull off good grades. “For Hendrik, he was so positive throughout the entire experience,” Terri said. “He had his surgery and he could not wait to go back to school.” Throughout the year, his parents, teachers and friends helped him with his schoolwork. “In the beginning, just processing it was a lot harder than it is now,” Hendrik said. Mount Si counselor Joe Gallagan called Hendrik a “survivor.” “I was very proud of him as a person because it was not easy,” Gallagan said. “He had overcome a lot to come back into school and be with us again.” In the spring, Hendrik flew to Arizona to visit family and old friends. “He’s done really well,” his friend Gates Marino said. “I really can’t really notice he even had an injury.” In late June, the Koopman family is moving back to Scottsdale, Ariz. to help with the family store. Hendrik, who passed his driving exam in March, said he was excited to chauffeur his family on the long road trip. As they packed their bags, his mother thanked everyone for their support. “His recovery has been a miracle,” Terri said. “His doctor predicted a lot worse — he could be in a wheelchair. I’m thankful for everyone’s help.” Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Becker-Kari Cortney Becker and Justin Kari recently announced their engagement to be married on Aug. 6, 2011, in Fall City, Becker’s hometown. Becker’s parents, Ed and Lori, live in Fall City. Kari’s parents, John and Becky, live in Sherwood, Ore. Becker graduated from Mount Si High School in 2007. She graduated in August 2010 from Portland State University, where she focused on child and family studies. She is a pre-school teacher in Hillsboro, Ore. Kari, a 2000 graduate of Tigard High School, is a full-time student at Portland State University.
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Hendrik’s recovery was going well. His doctors decided it was time to fix his skull, so he went in for a third operation where surgeons reattached the skull pieces they had removed using titanium plates. “You can feel it,” Hendrik said of the plates. “They’re just little bumps.”
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A father’s approval It’s not always about the price. Sometimes, it’s the perfect item that fits a religious standard. “I had a dad call me about a dress for his 14-year-old daughter, who, as an Orthodox Jew, needed to cover the bones of the neck,” Hash said. When Hash’s own rental and pattern selection sites did-
n’t match his needs, she recommended he check a thrift store. “He found the perfect dress for $30,” Hash noted, a fraction of purchasing or even renting a dress. Morrill said she is more than ready for next year’s alternative prom. Having the perfect dress allowed her to focus on the best parts of prom — the food, her friends and the dancing. “I’ll definitely be going back next year,” she said. Sarah Gerdes is a freelance writer for the SnoValley Star. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Mount Si shortstop will play for Texas Tech By Dan Catchpole
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Tim Proudfoot gets a hit during Mount Si’s recent run through the state playoffs.
Hundreds run at Centennial Fields Park By Sarah Gerdes
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Preston Taylor from North Bend, age 7, rounds the final corner of the Kids 1K fun run.
Sean Sundwall, of Snoqualmie, won the inaugural 5K/Kids 1K Fun Run/Walk at Centennial Fields Park in Snoqualmie, June 11, with a time of 15:47. “I love to run and participate in races, especially those focused on kids,” Sundwall said. Baily Scott took first in the female division with a time of 21:49. The race, sponsored by the Bellevue South Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, drew about 200 runners. There were two 1K races for children: one for ages 8-12 and the other for those under 7, and an adult 5K. Runners and walkers of all ages participated, with some runners as young as 8, as well as a few parents with strollers completing the 3.1 mile course. The 5K was an “out and back” course that started along the path at Centennial Fields and eventually connected with the Snoqualmie Valley Trail. Twenty volunteers provided snacks, worked at the water station on the course, provide emergency radio support on the course and work to help register participants and clock times for runners. The race handed out medals instead of money, and no one went home empty-handed. “Kids who had participated See RUN, Page 13
Tim Proudfoot looks like a normal, lanky teenager, until he gets on the baseball field. Then everything seems to click for the shortstop on Mount Si High School’s state championship team. Proudfoot’s ease on the diamond caught the eye of Texas Tech’s baseball program. He recently committed to play for the Division I school next year in the Big 12 conference. He is one of eight Mount Si seniors who will be playing at a Division I school this fall, and one of 26 students who have committed to play sports in college. Since his freshman year, Proudfoot has been a mainstay for the Wildcats. It didn’t take
long for him to establish himself as one of the team’s top hitters and an excellent fielder. Proudfoot’s defense and offense were key pieces of Mount Si’s run to the 3A state baseball title. Batting leadoff, he hit .360, while driving in 21 runs and scoring 33 runs. His nine home runs set a school record. He led the team in home runs and runs scored. At shortstop, he demonstrated excellent range and glove work. He and second baseman Dustin Breshears paired up for a stellar double-play team. His play earned him honors. He was named to the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association’s second team for 3A, and to the KingCo See PROUDFOOT, Page 13
Snoqualmie golfers sweep championships in amateur competition 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. Snoqualmie Valley golfers 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 twoday 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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Megan Hutchison (fourth from the left) is one of two Snoqualmie Valley teens who competed at the 2011 USRowing Youth National Regatta in Tennessee. Hutchison and Austen Bolves both competed for the Sammamish Rowing Association. Hutchison rows on an eight, which finished sixth in its final heat. The team won the Junior Regional Championship at Vancouver Lake, May 22. Bolves’ double won its B heat with a time of 7 minutes, 19.11 seconds.
Local runner finishes 11th in half-marathon Local runner Sean Sundwall finished 11th in the third annual Seattle Rock’n’Roll HalfMarathon June 25. The Snoqualmie Ridge resident ran the 13.1-mile course in 1 hour, 8
Run From Page 12 were given medals, then cheered on their parents in the 5K,” said race organizer Bob Drake from North Bend. “It created a memorable experience for the entire family.” Drake said he is hoping for bigger numbers and even greater community participation next year. “With the mountains as the backdrop, Centennial Park as the gathering spot and fun for the entire family, we are already looking forward to next year.”
minutes and 26 seconds. Sundwall is the founder of Run Snoqualmie and has organized several local races. Two other Snoqualmie Valley residents finished in the top 100 overall runners in the halfmarathon. Michael Hughes, of Snoqualmie, finished 65th in 1:21:15. Steven Kent, of North Bend, finished 85th in 1:23:36. In the women’s field, Snoqualmie resident Sadie
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Whipple finished 77th among women (402nd overall) in 1:35:30. In the full marathon, Jill Hasselbach, of Snoqualmie, finished 63rd among women (328th overall) with a time of 3:33:18. Among men, Jeff Radek, of Fall City, finished in 3:49:14, good enough for 463rd among men (626 overall).
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All-League first team. Despite all his accomplishments, the call from Texas Tech coach Dan Spencer caught Proudfoot off guard. The school had offered Proudfoot a 25 percent scholarship earlier in the spring, but unable to make up the difference, he had to decline. So, he had planned on playing at Bellevue College for a year before moving on to a bigger school. Spencer called and asked him if he was still interested in the Texas Tech if he received a 60 percent scholarship. Proudfoot didn’t have to think twice. “I really like the school,” he said. The school’s size and location seemed like a good fit for him when he visited. And it doesn’t rain every other day
down there in Lubbock, Tex., where the school is located. Despite being a freshman next season, Proudfoot will have a shot to compete for the team’s starting shortstop position. The school’s shortstop, Kelby Tomlinson, a junior, signed with the San Francisco Giants after being selected in the 12th round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft. Proudfoot said he has heard good things about Spencer, who Texas Tech hired in 2008 to turn its baseball program around. Prior to Texas Tech, Spencer was the pitching coach at Oregon State University during its consecutive wins in the College World Series. Proudfoot is a sign of Mount Si’s growth, said Darren Brown, a teacher and coach for the school. “Mount Si’s on the verge of getting better and better.”
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King County adopts plan to prevent offenders from returning to jail King County leaders accepted a plan May 9 to prevent offenders from returning to jail, and to help former offenders transition from incarceration to society. The decision enables the county to access funds through the federal Second Chance Act, a measure meant to provide social services to prevent recidivism among former offenders. The legislation authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing and other services. Congress recently authorized $83 million for Second Chance
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Slowpoke drivers are tar geted by state patrol State troopers cracked down last month on “left-lane campers” — people clogging traffic by traveling too slowly in the left lane. Troopers stopped 223 motorists See MAPS, Page 16
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care of family. ❑ At 4:19 a.m. June 18, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a patient evaluation. The patient was treated on scene and left in police custody. ❑ At 11:22 a.m. June 18, EMTs were dispatched to Fairway Avenue for a female experiencing a medical problem. She was evaluated and transported to a hospital by private ambulance. ❑ At 6:29 p.m. June 20, EMTs responded to Better Way Southeast for a 7-year-old male who was choking on a piece of wood. The boy was breathing, but had wood still lodged in his airway. He was transported to a hospital by Snoqualmie’s aid car. ❑ At 12:34 p.m. June 21, EMTs were dispatched to down-
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Snoqualmie fire ❑ At 10:49 a.m. June 17, EMTs responded to Carmichael Avenue and Sorenson Street for a head injury. The patient was evaluated on scene and transported to a hospital by ambulance. ❑ At 11:54 a.m. June 17, EMTs were called to Snoqualmie Casino for a diabetic emergency. The patient was treated on scene and left in the
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Public meetings ❑ City, state and federal offices will be closed July 4 ❑ King County Redistricting Committee public hearing, 6:30 p.m. June 30, Bellevue City Hall, Council Chambers, 450 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue ❑ Snoqualmie Public Works Committee, 5 p.m. July 5, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Finance and Administration Committee, 5:30 p.m. July 5, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Planning and Parks Committee, 6:30 p.m. July 5, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Planning Commission, 7 p.m. July 5, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie public hearing: Mill planning area zoning ordinance, 7 p.m. July 5, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ King County Redistricting Committee public hearing, 6:30 p.m. July 7, Highline Community College, Building 7, 2400 S 240th St., Des Moines. ❑ King County Redistricting Committee public hearing, 6:30 p.m. July 12, Van Asselt Community Center, 2820 S. Myrtle St., Seattle.
Events ❑ 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 312. ❑ Zachary Kellogg Quartet, 7 p.m. June 30, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ Grangestock open mic, 7 p.m. July 1, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend. Potluck at 6 p.m. Hosted by Sallal Grange. Donations of non-perishable food for the Mount Si Helping Hands food bank are always appreciated. ❑ The Young Lizards’ CD release party, 7 p.m. July 1, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ Sawdust Creek, 7:30 p.m. July 2, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie. ❑ Leah Stillwell Quartet, 7 p.m. July 2, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ Danny Kolke and Boxley Creek Blues, 7-19 p.m. July 3, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Live jam session with Jonny Smokes, 6 p.m. July 3, Finaghty’s Pub, 7726 Center Boulevard S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Saritah, 7 p.m. July 3, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave.
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❑ Patriotic Celebration with Uncle Sam, noon to 3:40 p.m. July 3, Snoqualmie Depot, 8030 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Come ride a train every Saturday and Sunday, departing from the Snoqualmie Depot. Patriotic Celebration with Uncle Sam is a special event on Fourth of July Weekend. ❑ The Great Carnation Fourth of July Celebration, 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. July 4, Tolt-MacDonald Park, 31020 N.E. 40th St., Carnation. Children’s parade (10:30 a.m.) followed by grand parade, 5K run/walk, pancake breakfast, pony rides and bouncy toys, live music, food, arts and crafts, Strawberry Shortcake Feast (10 a.m. to 2 p.m., $5) and fireworks (10 p.m.). Free admission. Parking: $5. ❑ Snoqualmie Ridge ROA July 4th Parade and Celebration, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 4, Snoqualmie Community Park, 35016 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. ❑ Down Home 4th of July and Heritage Festival, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 4, downtown Issaquah. Get your hands on history and celebrate Issaquah’s heritage while you churn butter, play games, operate the historic pump car, watch the Kids, Pets’n’Pride Parade, and more.
SE, Snoqualmie. ❑ Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. July 5, North Bend Library, 115 E. 4th St., North Bend. For ages 2-3 with an adult. ❑ Toddler Story Times, 10 a.m. July 5, Fall City Library, 33415 S.E. 42nd Place, Fall City. For newborns to 3-year-olds accompanied by an adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. July 5, North Bend Library, 115 E. 4th St., North Bend. For ages 3-6 with an adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 11 a.m. July 5, Fall City Library, 33415 S.E. 42nd Place, Fall City. For ages 3-6 with an adult. ❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. July 5, Twede’s Café, 137 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ Future Jazz Heads, 7-10 p.m. July 5, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. July 6, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie. ❑ Young Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. July 6, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 6-24
months old accompanied by an adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. July 6, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult. ❑ Pajamarama Story Times, 6:30 p.m. July 6, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. All young children are welcome with an adult. ❑ Randy Halberstadt, 7 p.m. July 6, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ North Bend Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, 4-8 p.m. July 7, Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. See a performance by Alex Zerbe at 5:30 p.m. ❑ Clark Gibson Trio, 7 p.m. July 7, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ Day Out with Thomas, July 8-10 and 15-17, Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 S.E. King St., Snoqualmie. For information, go to www.trainmuseum.org.
❑ Greenway Heritage Celebration and Concert, 5-9 p.m. July 6, Snoqualmie Point Park, 37580 S.E. Winery Rd., Snoqualmie. Enjoy live entertainment and celebrate community on this summer evening. Bands for the evening include the Issaquah Singers, Dorian Blu and the Rain Kings. ❑ Knotweed workshops, 78:30 p.m. July 19, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend; 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m. July 20, Three Forks Natural Area, 39912 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie. Presented by King County’s Noxious Weeds Program. Learn how to fight invasive knotweed, which chokes out native plants and contributes to riverbank erosion. To reserve a spot, email Sasha Shaw at sasha.shaw@kingcounty.gov or call her at 206296-0290.
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 ❑ Moms Club of North Bend meets at 10 a.m. the last Monday of the month at Totz of North Bend, 249 Main Ave. S., #E, North Bend. Children are welcome. Go to www.momsclub.org. ❑ 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. 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.
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lane and impede the flow of other traffic. (The left lane does not include high-occupancy vehicle lanes.) Slowpokes face a $124 fine if caught. Motorists stopped for continually driving in the left lane often frequently state, “I didn’t realize it was against the law.” Slow vehicles traveling in the left lane create unsafe conditions as other motorists grow frustrated and start to pass on the right side. The problem causes traffic congestion as motorists follow a slow-moving vehicle too closely.
From Page 14 and issued 199 warnings during King County patrols. Washington State Patrol leaders conducted the exercise to educate drivers about the importance of the left-lane travel law. Under state law, slower traffic should travel in the right lane in order to keep traffic flowing in a safe and orderly fashion. Motorists violate the law if they remain continuously in the left
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The state collects a huge amount of geographic data. In order to make the information more accessible, the state Department of Information Services has launched the Washington State Geospatial Portal — a source for maps, interactive mapping applications and geographic data hosted on government websites. They are now in a single place, geography.wa.gov.
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