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Posts full packet of documents for upcoming meetings on website Notifies public through website, Facebook, Twitter and/or Yahoo groups that packets are available Posts audio recording of meeting on website within a couple days Posts video of meeting on website within 48 hours Posts agendas for council or board committee meetings

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Most local governments are going ‘above and beyond’

By Michele Mihalovich

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Students in the Snoqualmie Valley School District have all received their report cards by now, where teachers evaluated their overall performance for the year.

The Star thought this would be a good time to issue its own report card to local government agencies, evaluating their overall performance for doing more than what is required by law in keeping citizens informed about

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to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.”

To be clear, all four agencies graded are following the letter of the law when it comes to keeping the public informed. The Star’s evaluation looks at which

governments are doing more than the law requires.

Info just a click away North Bend, Snoqualmie and the school district all post agendas and supporting packet information for upcoming meetings on their websites.

North Bend and Snoqualmie also have a notification system set up so citizens can sign up for See OPEN, Page 3

North Bend citizens support a new Civic Center

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government business.

The cities of North Bend and Snoqualmie are earning excellent grades on the report card.

The school district isn’t doing too bad a job. The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District needs a lot of improvement.

Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act is pretty clear about who holds the power in a government versus citizen relationship: “The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty

Nearly 60 people showed up for North Bend’s focus group on a potential civic center June 24, and most of the group supported the idea.

Attendees were put into six groups, most sitting with a city councilmember, and were asked basically two main questions.

The first looked at whether people wanted a civic center,

which would include City Hall and perhaps other uses, such as a theater, retail space, meeting rooms and/or a rooftop restaurant.

Or, did they support just building a City Hall, or were they in the “do nothing” camp?

Before the group started evaluating where they stood, and looking at the pros and cons of each potential building or location, Danny Kolke,

owner of Boxley’s, and Geoff Doy, Economic Development Commission chairman and Snoqualmie Valley School District board member, spoke to the gathering.

“I support doing something, but the devil is in the details,” Kolke said.

He said Boxley’s has been named one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world. But his day job, at a software development

company he owns, has been keeping “his hobby” afloat.

Kolke said the downtown core is important to revitalization.

“If you do nothing, it will hamper the growth of existing downtown businesses,” he said.

“We need more businesses. To do nothing would be devastating.”

He also said he didn’t think See CENTER, Page 2

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Center From Page 1 Boxley’s could survive another five years if nothing is done to improve the downtown area and bring in new business.

Where else can people play?

Doy told the group that he was part of the marketing and branding team that helped develop the “Easy to reach, hard to leave” city motto.

He said what he learned during that process is that a lot of people do come to North Bend to “play,” like climbing Mount Si, but that a lot of people didn’t stick around because there wasn’t much else to do.

Doy said the city and local groups have done a lot to increase festivals and events to draw people to the area, “and those have been very successful,” but he said a new civic center would do much to encourage and foster new businesses downtown.

“A civic center could anchor downtown and encourage other businesses to come downtown,” he said. “This is a huge kick for momentum.”

Many must have agreed with him. Forty citizens voted for the civic center, while 10 only wanted a City Hall, and three voted for “other,” which for some meant, “Don’t do anything, I like the way things are,” or just constructing office buildings to draw in business.

A group sitting with Councilman Jonathan Rosen went back and forth about whether a new civic center

would draw business.

A woman named Ann said she couldn’t see how a new building would increase new business when downtown has plenty of vacant businesses now.

Cindy Walker, owner of Emerald City Smoothie and the North Bend Theatre, said she does feel the impact to her business from other businesses.

She noted that Birches Habitat moving in has greatly increased her traffic.

“And when Birches is busy, I’m busy,” she said. “So, other businesses do breed business for others.”

One man said simply constructing a new building would generate new businesses, and Rosen agreed that the increase in events has helped drive new consumer traffic to the downtown area, but that having a permanent structure would drive much more business.

A man named Jim asked, “What is the return on my investment if this civic center is built? Does anybody know? And I’m sorry, but I am satisfied with how things are.”

At Rosen’s table, seven voted for a civic center, one voted for a City Hall only and two voted for a civic center that does not include a City Hall. Rosen did not vote.

Where should we put it?

The second question focused on a location for a civic center/ City Hall. Should it be downtown and on North Bend Way, or downtown and not on North Bend Way? How about at City Hall’s current location, or down

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by Public Works, or somewhere else all together?

Twenty-four voted for downtown on North Bend Way, but 20 said they wanted to see the building somewhere else downtown.

Six supported the current location, four voted for building at Public Works, and nine suggested other places like the old park & ride by Rocco’s Diner, or somewhere between downtown and Si View Park, or somewhere between Main and Ballarat avenues.

Each table sent a representative or two to share ideas their table had with the rest of the group, and listed some of their pros and cons.

Some pros were that a civic center/City Hall would attract new business to the area. Cons included increase vehicle traffic, parking problems and costs.

But the group wasn’t to get “mired” in factors like cost, at least not yet, City Administrator Londi Lindell said.

“Right now, we just want

you to focus on the two basic questions of the building and location,” she said. “We’ll look at cost and how to go about financing at a future focus group.”

A date for the next focus group has not been set yet, but Cheryl Proffitt-Schmidt, administrative services director, said it will probably happen this fall.

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

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policies governing social media, could decide to utilize those to let people know documents are availFrom Page 1 able in the future. whatever they are interestThe hospital board, ed in. Some people might despite a new website only care about what’s design, has not been utigoing on with the planlizing the web to notify ning commission, while the public about upcomothers might want to be ing meetings, agendas for informed about every those meetings or the supsingle meeting, upcoming porting documents. event or street closure.

Administrative secretary North Bend’s notifiValerie Huffman said anycation system is done one who wants to receive through its website, under the agenda and supporting the “notify us” button. documents for upcoming Snoqualmie’s is done by meetings should email her contactand she “…first and foremost it’s ing City would Clerk Jodi about building public be more Warren, than trust. A government can’t happy to who will put you send it. effectively do its work on an Prior without the trust of the email to the last notificatwo regupublic..” tion list. lar hospiThe — Toby Nixon tal board school Washington Coalition for Open Government meetings, district Jill Green, also has the hosa notification system pital’s public information through its website, but officer, has posted notices none of the notifications on Facebook and Yahoo tell you that the agenda groups letting people and documents are availknow where the commisable on its website. sioners were meeting, but Carolyn Malcolm, did not say in those noticpublic information coores what was on the agenda dinator with the school or include any supporting district, said she didn’t documents. think that was necessary However, the hospital because everyone knows board scheduled a special the agenda and packet are meeting June 26, and this uploaded onto the webtime, Green not only postsite Tuesday, before the ed a notice on Facebook and Yahoo about the Thursday meeting. meeting, but also included Would a new resident a link to the hospital’s really know that? website so people could view the agenda.

Tweeting this and This is a step in the Facebooking that right direction in regard to North Bend and going above and beyond Snoqualmie, in addition the legal requirement, and to the notification system, it follows the same pattern also utilize social media — of the other three governlike Facebook and Yahoo ments, However, the link groups — to alert citizens should also include the about upcoming meetings, packet of information that agenda and packet availwill be reviewed or disability, public announcecussed at the meeting. ments and community When asked if the events. hospital will start includMalcolm said the ing meeting documents school district has just on its website from now started Facebook and on, hospital attorney Jay Twitter pages, and that Rodne said he would like the school board, which to see documents included is currently looking at its on the website, but said

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he didn’t have a timeline of when that would start happening, and hinted that it was a financial consideration.

“The cities budgets are a lot bigger than our little dinky budget,” but he didn’t say why, or how much, that would cost the hospital district.

Seen it, heard it North Bend, Snoqualmie and the school district also post audio recordings of the public meetings within a couple days of the meetings, so people who weren’t able to attend can hear what happened.

North Bend goes one step further by posting a video of a meeting on its website two days after it’s held, and the video can also be viewed on a local cable channel.

The city of Snoqualmie got points taken off in our report card because it doesn’t videotape regular council meetings like North Bend.

Warren said that is definitely on the city’s wish list, but financially, it’s not a very high priority, especially since audio is available.

The hospital district does not post an audio recording of its public meetings on its website, but Huffman made a CD available to the Star when it requested a recording of a specific meeting and said she’d do the same for anyone who made the request.

When asked why the hospital doesn’t upload an audio recording of its meeting onto the website like the other three government bodies, Rodne said, “I don’t know why.”

Snoqualmie City Hall,

where the hospital has most of its regular meetings, is set up with audio recording equipment, and Warren said the Information Technology department “works its magic” and will upload a recording onto a website the next day, “free of charge.”

Rodne said he wasn’t aware that the city of Snoqualmie had that free service available.

“I think it’s a great idea and I think we should do it,” he said. “The more transparent we can make these meetings for the people, the better it will be for the district overall.”

Standing committees The city of North Bend got dinged on points when it came to council standing committee meetings, which focus on topics such as finance and administration, and transportation and public works.

North Bend does let the public know when and where these meetings are happening, but it doesn’t indicate the agenda, so members of the public aren’t able to determine if it’s a meeting they should attend.

According to Malcolm, the school board does not have board committee meetings. However, the hospital commissioners do.

Commissioners are assigned to either the medical, finance or facilities committees, and the meetings are closed to the public.

Rodne said the medical committee, which includes hospital staff and regularly discusses patients and conducts peer reviews, is considered confidential.

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the elected officials are He didn’t specify why making themselves to the the facilities and finance public. committees, which typiOn the North Bend and cally have one commisSnoqualmie city websites, sioner as a member, there are individual phoshouldn’t be conducted tos of the officials, along in public. He did say that with terms, emails and under state law, commitphone numbers. tee meetings need to be School made “We firmly believe in board open to officials the pubtransparency. We want were pholic if polto educate citizens about tographed icy decisions for what’s going on in the city in a group shot with the board and about issues affecting no idenare being tifying made or them.” informaif there is a quo— Jodi Warren tion, rum, Snoqualmie City Clerk and the website neither of only listed which is emails, no happenphone numbers. ing at those meetings, he Malcolm said she didn’t said. know why there weren’t Rodne said those comany phone numbers, mittees are primarily for “Maybe it’s because they staff to bring information all have day jobs.” to the commissioner, who Nearly all of the City then shares the informaCouncil members in both tion with the rest of the cities also have day jobs. board.

On the hospital dis“It doesn’t concern the trict’s website, photos and public. They are worknames of commissioners oriented committees with are included, but there is the staff and a commisno contact information. sioner, and the commis“I don’t know why they sion decided those are don’t have contact inforclosed to the public. The mation on the website,” minutes of those meetRodne said. “Ask the comings are disclosed and the missioners.” financials are distributed The Star did send to everyone,” he said. emails to the board memIn fact, a member of the bers. Commissioner David public just requested some Speikers said he didn’t financial documents from the financial committee and know why contact information wasn’t on the webRodne said he hand-delivsite, but he did say email ered the 1,500-page document to the requester at the is not a very good way to contact him. special June 26 meeting.

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Editorial

Letters

Open government serves and empowers everyone

Letter to the citizens from Fire Chief Bob Rowe

As we head into Fourth of July celebrations, we want the citizens of the Snoqualmie Valley to celebrate some very open and transparent local government agencies.

Sure, nothing’s more American that baseball, Mom and apple pie — except our government. It’s what sets us apart from the dictators.

The Star created a report card on the cities of North Bend and Snoqualmie, the Snoqualmie Valley School District and our public hospital district.

What we found was that both cities go above and beyond what is required by state law. Both scored As because they are thinking outside the box.

Those cities’ councils meet twice a month at 7 p.m. on weeknights, and they recognize that not everybody can be at those meetings, so they make audio recordings available on their websites the following day.

North Bend even goes a bit further by offering a video of the meetings on the website, as well as on a cable TV channel.

Every document you could ever want is available on the cities’ websites. Agenda? Yep. A 300-page City Council packet with staff reports and contracts? No problem. It’s there.

The cities also recognize that not too many folks trek down to post offices for meeting agendas. So, they responded by reaching people through social media and email.

We get giddy just thinking about how open, transparent and proactive these two cities are, and we can’t say enough about how this empowers the citizenry.

The school district is not far behind. It scored a C, which means it is doing a pretty good job, but there is room for some improvement.

The school district does post agendas and most of the pertinent documents on its website a couple of days before the meetings. It posts audio recordings of the meetings on the website. But it isn’t utilizing social media or emails to let people know that agendas and packets are available. The website doesn’t include phone numbers for school board members.

Elected officials should make themselves available to the public in as many ways as possible.

The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District scored a solid F. While the district is not violating any state laws, they are not making efforts to inform the public using the modern methods of communication upon which people have come to rely.

The hospital’s website doesn’t include contact information for the commissioners, agendas or supporting documents for upcoming meetings or audio recordings. Standing committee meetings are not public and board business is not regularly tweeted or posted on Facebook.

However, in just the past few weeks, the hospital district did begin social media blasts that included a link to the agenda on the website. This is a wonderful step in the right direction and they should continue on the path of openness and transparency.

Because there is nothing more American than that.

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The real meaning of the Fourth The annual Fourth of July picnic was a celebration of time and freedom. We’d all watched the parade, earlier, because that’s what you do on the Fourth, and we believe in it.

Our parade features Scout troops in uniform, the high school band, floats with pretty girls … well, OK, it’s actually Delbert’s convertible with signs on the doors … and little kids proudly leading their dogs down our main street. In other words, pretty much everyone.

Those of us who aren’t marching have been known to say things like, “Hon, isn’t that the O’Brien kid with that German shepherd? My, he’s grown.”

You know.

And then we go to the picnic and gorge ourselves and play softball and horseshoes and soak up the sun and

laugh a lot. It’s a time for asking mere acquaintances from grocery store sightings just how they’re doing, in hopes of becoming real friends.

It’s time to catch up on friends who have Slim Randles been solid bricks in our Columnist wall of life forever. It’s also a time to rejoice and see new bundles of babies that have joined us since last year, and feel a bit sad at those who have left us, too.

It’s a time when two guys on opposite sides, politically, can just smile and talk sports and enjoy each other. There’s time enough to disagree on policies later on.

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“But people call me all the time and I talk to them,” Speikers said.

Commissioner Gene Pollard said he fully supported contact information, along with expiring dates of a commissioner’s term, being included on the website.

Rodne said even if contact information isn’t on the hospital’s website, “most people know how

to get a hold of commissioners.”

But when the Star pointed out that there is a constant influx of new people to the Valley who might not know that Commissioner Dick Jones lives in Carnation, Rodne admitted that was a valid point and said maybe the commissioners would consider adding contact information on the website.

Why do more than the law requires?

So, what is the point of going above and beyond?

“We firmly believe in transparency,” Warren, appointed Snoqualmie city clerk in 1998, said. “We want to educate citizens about what’s going on in the city and about issues affecting them.”

Warren said there are laws that mandate that things are done a certain way, but ethically, they go above and beyond for the purpose of having informed citizens.

Susie Oppedal, North Bend’s city clerk since 2011, said giving the public more information than is required by law should

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be attributed to city administrators and Mayor Ken Hearing’s guidance.

“It’s always been important to them to keep the public informed about what is happening,” she said. “It starts at the

top and works its way down. The same is true in Snoqualmie — good, strong leadership.”

Toby Nixon, president of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, said the

reason keeping the public informed is so important is, “first and foremost it’s about building public trust. A government can’t effectively do its work without the trust of the public.”

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Magic time at the North Bend Library

Sirus Persyn (right), 11, finds that after he drinks a root beer magician Louie Foxx can pour it back out of his ear into the glass.

Brady Johnson, 5, learns to spin a rubber ball on a stick before levitating a dish on a 10-foot pole, during the Magical Wonderground show put on June 19 at the North Bend Library by magician Louie Foxx.

Louie Foxx, performing his Magical Wonderground show for youngsters and parents, is shocked when snakes pop out of his magic wand as audience assistant Zachary Holen, 6, looks on.

Rielly Johnson (right), 10, giggles at the words coming out of her big plastic lips as Louie Foxx explains another magic trick. Rielly is assisting him in performing.

Isabelle, Lacey and Hannah Wilson (from left), of North Bend, pose with Louie Foxx and a magic spoon prop at the end of the Magical Wonderground show June 19 at the North Bend Library.

Louie Foxx, performing his Magical Wonderground show for youngsters June 19 at the North Bend Library, makes spoons stick to his arm and his nose.

Louie Foxx wears googly eyes over his duct-taped, blindfolded eyes as a member from the audience fills in a picture with colored felt pens, and then he correctly announces the resulting finished drawing.

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q Town of Snoqualmie Falls Video and Discussion, 10 a.m. to noon, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Free.

Email dave_battey@ msn.com. q Milo Petersen Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend q Mental illness support group, 7-8:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, free for anyone with a mental illness or who has a family member with a mental illness, 8292417 q Deep-water aerobics class, 7:308:30 a.m. Monday through Friday through Aug. 30, Si View Pool, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, a lowimpact water exercise class, $5 or $4 for seniors

q We are The Groovetramps, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

q Lance Buller Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Friday Family Fun Night, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St. Family activities include movies, bingo, square dancing and more. Free for members; drop in rates apply for nonmembers. Register at member services or call 256-3115. q Released From Quiet with The Old Dog Band, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

q Cedar River Watershed Education, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E. Learn about the facility that connects 70 percent of the Seattle area’s population with its drinking water. Free for all ages. Call 206-733-9421 to register.

q Friends of the North Bend Library monthly meeting, 9:30-10:30 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Learn about all the exciting opportunities to show support for your community through fundraising activities, sponsorship of programs and services and increasing awareness of the library’s vital role.

q Northwest Railway Museum Train Rides, Saturday and Sunday, leaving from Snoqualmie station, 38625 S.E. King St., Snoqualmie, at 12:01, 1:31, 3:01 and 3:46 p.m., North Bend station, 205 McClellan St., North Bend, at 12:31, 2:01 and 3:31 p.m.

q Preschool Story Time, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Stories, songs and surprises!

Ages 3-6 with an adult.

q Sunday Fundays for Families, 2-4 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Join the Y every Sunday for healthy and fun activities including themed games, sports crafts, movies and more! Free for members; drop-in fees apply for nonmembers. No registration needed. Call 256-3115 for more information. q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Merry Monday Story Time, 11 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Songs, rhythm instruments, action rhymes and a tiny tale for the very young. Infants and families welcome.

q Bob Baumann & Friends, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Roots and Branches Concert, 2-3 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd.

S.E., Snoqualmie.

Pretend to dig a hole and climb a tree while enjoying songs about earthworms, bare feet and playing in the dirt. All ages welcome.

q Marty Tuttle, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend q Book Club of the Undead, 1-2:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Are you zany about zombies?

Mad for mummies?

Wacky for werewolves? Join the book club and read all sorts of creepy, crawly titles! Snacks will be provided, and an excellent time will be had by all. q SnoValley Writers Work Group, 6-8 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Join other local writers for writing exercises, critique and lessons on voice, plot and point of view.

q Knee High Naturalists, 9:4510:45 a.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E. Take a morning stroll along Rattlesnake Lake with a naturalist to discover rocks, birds, plants and other things. Paced for short legs and shorter attention spans, this program will explore shapes, colors and textures found in nature.

Adults: free; 18-36 months: $5. Call 206-733-9421 for more information. q Rock and Roll Portable Science Exhibit, 2-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Delve into the deepest layer of the Earth to learn about sparkling crystals, magnetic rocks and earthquakes. Explore ancient history when you step into a dinosaur footprint and discover facts about fossils. Ages 7 and older. q Anime and Manga Club, 3 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd.

S.E., Snoqualmie.

Watch anime movies, eat popcorn and practice your drawing. q Pajamarama story time, 6:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Bring the kids to the library for story time.

q Chris Morton Duo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q School’s Out Matinee: “Heidi,” noon, North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd. N., free, rated G

q Convergence Zone Bluegrass, 6-7:30 p.m., Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend q Volleyball night, 8:30-9:45 p.m., Si View Community Center Gymnasium, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop-in fee: $3 adults/$2 kids. q Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, 4-8 p.m., Si View Park and Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend

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Police blotter North Bend Picky thief A couple on Janet Avenue reported that $9,250 worth of jewelry was stolen from a dresser drawer between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. June 11. It appears the thief opened a sliding back door. A handgun and rolled up quarters were also in the drawer, but untouched.

Never a moment of rest A father phoned the police June 13 to report that his 27-year-old son stole his vehicle while he was sleeping.

Oops!

A silent hold up alarm was accidentally activated about 5:30 a.m. June 14 at McDonald’s.

Purse snatcher snagged A woman was shopping at QFC about 1 p.m. June 16. She told police she put her purse in the basket and turned away for just a moment to look at flowers, and someone stole her purse. Security footage showed a woman in

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her early 20s snagging the purse and leaving the store in a black vehicle. Later that day, police were notified by a QFC employee that the suspect attempted to steal a purse again.

Police chased the suspect who was in a vehicle. She was placed under arrest and taken to the Issaquah Jail.

Bad day before first cup of coffee

A man on Southeast Fifth Street woke at 7 a.m.

June 14 and discovered someone had smashed a window of his vehicle parked in the driveway.

The doors were still locked, but a computer bag and tablet were stolen.

A neighbor also reported that he heard a smash and a dog barking at 2 a.m., but did not see anyone or hear a car driving away.

for suspicion of drunken driving at 5:32 p.m. June 18 after driving through several people’s yards on Taylor Avenue.

Prints on the hose A man reported June 19 that during the night, someone used a hose to siphon gas out of his truck, on Ballarat Avenue North. Police were able to lift a print from a hose found nearby.

Recovered vehicle Police found a vehicle June 20 in the Outlet Mall parking lot that had been reported stolen June 8 in Auburn. Vehicle was released to an Auburn police officer.

Snoqualmie Car prowls

Vandalism

phoned police at 2:31 p.m. June 24 to report a bear in the backyard eating garbage. An officer managed to chase the bear over the fence. At 9:17 p.m. that same day, a Southeast Jacobia Street resident reported a bear behind the house. An officer chased off the 250pound, collared bear. At 10:35 p.m., also that same day, police received multiple calls in the McIntosh Court Southeast neighborhood about a bear with a tracking collar getting into people’s garbage.

Police will notify the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Graffiti, or just bad art?

A parks employee reported at 7:13 a.m.

June 25 that in the past two days, someone spraypainted nude depictions of female and male genitalia in the girls’ bathroom at a Southeast Ridge Street park.

A woman reported June 16 that during the night, someone broke a window out of her vehicle parked at apartments on Main Avenue South. There were no witnesses and nothing was taken.

Two vehicles parked in the north parking lot of Salish Lodge had windows smashed and several items stolen about noon June 22. Police were able to lift prints off one car and the investigation continues.

Drunken driving

Uninvited guests

A 57-year-old North Bend woman was arrested

A homeowner on Southeast Venn Street

During a routine traffic stop at 7:34 p.m. June 25, police learned a passenger had a King County Sheriff’s Office warrant.

The person was arrested and booked into the King County Jail.

from market organizer Kim Ewing.

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Park, 7971 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.

The market is hosted by the city of Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Arts Commission and Sallal Grange. It is designed to bring Snoqualmie Valley locals and tourists together in celebration of the

Valley’s attributes, according to the press release.

The organizers of the market are currently seeking additional funds from business sponsorships and are accepting applications for vendors. Call or email Kim Ewing at 292-3067, or bbqheiress@outlook.com.

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North Bend fire calls Two fire engines responded at 12:37 p.m.

June 23 to an unauthorized burn in the 44300 block of Southeast 151st Court.

Two fire engines responded at 6:45 p.m.

June 24 to an unauthorized burn in the 16000 block of Southeast Edgewick Road.

Snoqualmie fire calls Firefighters responded June 20 to a fire alarm at Snoqualmie Ridge Veterinary Hospital. They found a slight smell of smoke in the building caused by an overheated piece of equipment.

The alarm was reset and employees were advised not to use the equipment until repaired.

Firefighters responded June 20 to a report of a fire in a dump truck bed on Snoqualmie Parkway.

Driver said the smoke was caused by a blown turbo hose on the engine and that a mechanic was on the way to assist him.

Firefighters responded June 21 to the Snoqualmie Ridge area for food left on a stove and the homeowner locked out of the house.

Snoqualmie Police entered the house and removed the food from stove. The

house was ventilated to remove smoke.

Crews responded June 23 to a fire alarm at Finaghty’s Pub. It was reported to be a pulled alarm, but no one knew who pulled the alarm.

Firefighters responded June 25 to a trash can fire at a residence. A fire was started by rags contaminated with wood stain that were thrown into the garbage.

Firefighters responded June 26 to the Northwest Railway Museum for an automatic fire alarm.

Upon investigation, a detector was found to be malfunctioning. An employee was advised to contact the alarm technician to replace it.

Crews responded June 26 to a carbon monoxide detector activation. They found the owners painting and staining the first floor of the residence. They opened the windows to allow for ventilation, and no injuries were reported.

In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie firefighters responded to eight medical aid calls, bringing the annual call number to 541 The Star publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

Write to us SnoValley Star welcomes letters to the editor on any subject, although we give priority to local issues.

Letters should be no more than 350 words.

The deadline for letters is noon on the Friday before the publication.

Send letters to: SnoValley Star, P.O. Box 1328, Issaquah, WA 98027 or email to editor@snovalleystar.com.

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Catch a glimpse of the Alpine Lakes

By Ari Cetron The Alpine Lakes Wilderness area covers 390,000 acres of pine-shrouded mountains dotted with lakes tucked away in bowlshaped valleys in the North Cascades. While much of the area is difficult to access, Mason Lake is in King County, and reachable in a somewhat challenging day hike along the Ira Spring Trail.

The hike is about 3 miles each way, with an elevation gain of about 2,500 feet. It starts easily enough — a wide trail shaded by leafy trees and a fairly gradual incline.

After the first half-mile or so, a small waterfall uphill creates a stream (which makes its way to the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River) that cuts across the trail.

There’s no formal bridge here, just a few branches thrown across the rocky ford. They can be a bit slippery, but the path is wide enough and far enough from the edge that it doesn’t really feel dangerous.

Someone with a rugged stroller might be able to make it this far, but they’d likely need to turn back here.

As the trail keeps winding

Getting there

The Ira Spring trailhead that leads to Mason Lake is accessed from exit 45 off Interstate 90. The exit leads to an old forest road that winds up to the trailhead — stay left when the road splits. A Northwest Forest Pass is required — Washington State Discover Passes are not valid.

Who should go

The trail is not stroller-friendly. Young children will likely have trouble with the 3-mile hike, going uphill the entire way (not to mention a 3-mile return trip). Older children with the stamina should be fine. Dogs of various sizes seemed to have no problem making the round-trip journey. Bathrooms are available at the trailhead and lake.

up, peek-a-boo views of the mountains, covered in trees and ribbons of snow, give way to a sweeping vista. The freeway at this point can’t be seen, and the only sounds, beyond other hikers, come from songbirds and woodland creatures.

The trail gets steeper here, and will even challenge someone who spent a good part of the winter on the elliptical machine. While the trail is wide enough to accommodate water breaks, flat stretches are few — it’s uphill all the way.

Sheer, craggy granite walls hidden behind trees just off the trail hint at the landscape to come.

After rising above the tree line, fields of boulders the size

of household appliances give an almost post-apocalyptic feel as they line either side of the trail, which narrows considerably. Early summer wildflowers punctuate the gray of the boulder fields with splashes of white, orange and blue. The trail itself is a bit rocky here, and many hikers make good use of poles to help stabilize themselves.

Follow the sign and stay left when the trail splits to push on to Mason Lake.

At the top of a ridge, stop to take another look at the tree and snow-covered mountains in the distance, and then notice the small sign marking the edge of the Alpine Lakes area.

The lake is close now. A series

Boys of summer keep season alive

By Susie Kim

The first look at Mason Lake appears as hikers come up from just below the water level.

By David Hayes

Blake Hepner, 12, SnoValley North centerfielder, goes airborne trying to catch a two-run homerun by Bellevue West’s Drew Fowler in the third inning of the first-round game June 29 of the District 9 Little League Majors All Star Tournament at Dodd Field, in Issaquah. Hepner crashed over the fence and was pulled from the game as a precaution after landing on his head. Bellevue went on to win, 14-5.

SnoValley North rebounded June 30 with an 11-5 win over Falls. They played Redmond North after The SnoValley Star went to press. In earlier tournament action, Snoqualmie Valley won its openinground match, 8-4, against Bellevue East, but fell June 30 to Mercer Island, 21-1. They kept their tournament hopes alive July 1 with a 6-5 win over Redmond East.

of switchbacks leads down to it.

The ground here can be muddy, and large patches of snow are still lurking in shady spots, making some stretches of the trail fairly slick.

The trail will take hikers below lake level and then up again, so the first glimpse of the water comes at eye level as your head clears the lake’s edge.

The lake is beautiful, and surrounded by snow-dusted

mountains and pine trees, certainly earning the Alpine moniker.

The trail continues around the deep, clear water. There are reportedly fish lurking in its depths. While the water is too cold to really consider taking a dip at this time of year, it might be refreshing on a hotter day.

Take a break, enjoy the view and then enjoy the trip back, downhill this time.

Trent Riley plays in East-West football game

(Skyline High School), Cole Madison (Kennedy), Jack Oman (O’Dea High School), and Zach Nobmann (Kennedy), according to The Seattle Times.

The Star wasn’t able to catch up with Riley to talk about the game, played June 21 at Moses Lake, but he tweeted that he had eight, two-hour practices in four days and was ready for the game.

Unfortunately, his West Side team fell to the East, 38-21, but he still described it as “an unforgettable experience.”

Trent Riley, who recently graduated from Mount Si High School, was one of 70 top prep players from across the state selected to play in the 49th annual East-West High School All-Star Football game.

The UNLV-bound Wildcat played cornerback alongside others from the Puget Sound area, like Alex Emanuels (Mercer Island High School), Drew Thompson (Kennedy High School), Blake Young

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Obituaries Debra Elizabeth Meyers Debra Elizabeth Meyers passed away June 22, 2013.

Debra was born Dec. 2, 1954, in Truckee, Calif.

Debra lived in Lodi, Debra Calif., Elizabeth until 1992, Meyers when she moved to Snoqualmie. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and five grandchildren.

Full obituary and online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

Ed Holmes Ed Holmes was born in Fullerton, Calif., on Sept.

25, 1951. He passed from this life on June 20, 2013, at his home in North Bend. Cause of death was lung cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

He grew up in Southern California and graduated from John Glenn High School in Norwalk, Calif.

After graduation, Ed was drafted into the U.S. Army, and served in Vietnam with the 1st Cav. Ed married Terrie Ed Holmes on Aug. 16, 1975, in Santa Barbara, Calif. He took classes in marine biology at Santa Barbara City College, and enjoyed beach volleyball, bike rides and hiking. They moved to North Bend in 1977, where they remained and raised their family.

Ed worked for Weyerhaeuser, Northwest Log Scalers and Wilmar before going to Talking Rain Beverage Co. He was zealous about his work and loved the people he worked with. Ed was passionate about life, and lived it to the fullest. He adored his family and created many special memories. Ed loved coaching soccer, traveling, going out to dinner, and entertaining family and friends.

He was a grill master and wine maker extraordinaire.

Survivors include his wife Terrie; daughters Heather and Ashley; sister Lisa (Daryl) Fletcher; grandchildren Indigo and

Grey Adcox; nieces Leigh Ann Fletcher, Jordan and Evan Monez; nephew Jason Fletcher; Spanish sons Emanuel, Juan and Alberto Pardo; and numerous cousins and friends.

A celebration of life was held at North Bend Community Church.

Interment was at Tahoma National Cemetery.

George Richard Nelson

George Richard (Dick) Nelson, of North Bend, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013. He was 90 years of age.

Mr. Nelson was born May 24, 1923, in Portland, Maine, the son of Charles and Harriett Nelson. He was raised in Portland, Maine, and graduated from Portland High School. He also attended the University of Maine,

where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry.

He worked George for Eastman Richard Kodak, Nelson Dennison and Weyerhauser. In 1973, he moved to the Seattle area and continued his work with Weyerhauser.

Mr. Nelson was a 60-year member of the American Chemical Society. He is most noted for the numerous pulp and paper patents that he developed.

Throughout his life, Mr. Nelson was a man with many interests. He loved fly-fishing and tying flies, gardening, hiking, biking, skiing, cooking and spending time with his grand-

children. His love of the outdoors led him to be a docent at Madera Canyon near Tucson, Ariz.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marian; his daughters Ellen M. Gehling (Gary) and Kristin L. Buzard (David); son Jon T. (Yasuko); seven grandchildren, Les, Sarah, Shizuho, Asaki, Ashley and Hannah; and two greatgrandchildren (Jessiah and Mason).

A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2013 at City of Issaquah Cemetery with a memorial service at Mt. Si Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Following the service, there will be a gathering in the fellowship hall for family and friends.

The family suggests remembrances to the Institute for Therapeutic Discovery, P.O. Box 127, Delanson, NY 12053.

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