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July 21, 2011 VOL. 3, NO. 29

Girls team wins district, earns state berth Page 12

Hospital picks partner for new site

By Dan Catchpole

Money woes Taxpayers could feel pinch from national debt fight.

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State has to pay WSDOT is fined $22,000 in highway worker’s death.

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Police blotter

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital officials have picked a developer to help build a new hospital on Snoqualmie Ridge. Hospital officials and the developer, Terry Moreland, have signed an initial agreement and are negotiating the final agreement.

Construction is expected to begin in January, according to Rodger McCollum, CEO of King

County Public Hospital District No. 4, which manages the hospital.

“This latest process has moved forward very quickly with a lot of details to attend to, so I haven’t really had the time yet to let it all sink in,” McCollum said.

The new site will make the hospital more accessible, allow it to improve services and boost its revenue, district officials said.

The district had been in rough financial times just a few years ago, but since McCollum took over in 2007, it has been profitable, according to the most recent report by the state auditor.

The district has been looking for a new hospital site for several years.

In 2008, the district purchased a site near the interchange of Interstate 90 and state

Route 18, but that move fell through after the district found out that it would be too expensive to develop. The district settled a lawsuit from that sale in November, agreeing to buy land formerly used by the RV campground Leisure Time for $7 million.

The new hospital will be on a nearly nine-acre site on See HOSPITAL, Page 2

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Foes delay showdown with tribal council

By Dan Catchpole

marijuana laws.

Without any guidance from Olympia, the city administration recommended that it pass a ban to give it time to determine its policy, City Administrator Duncan Wilson said.

The council passed the ordinance under the city’s emergency clause, which requires a public hearing be held after the

A move by opponents of the sitting Snoqualmie Tribal Council to hold new elections stalled after a key organizer called for the group to stand down.

About 40 tribal members voted June 18 for a resolution to oust the current council, which they say is trying to illegally hold onto power.

The meeting had been called by the tribe’s head chief, Jerry Enick.

Before the resolution could be presented to the Tribal Council, Enick delayed the impending showdown in an email sent on his behalf to fellow opposition members. The email said that he wanted broader support before moving on the council.

Enick declined to comment.

Tribal Council members and the tribal administration say that the government is acting legally and that many members of the opposition have been disenrolled or kicked out of the tribe, which has more than 300 adult members.

In response, the council is considering suspending or removing Enick as tribal chief, and has asked him to appear at its July 21 meeting. He was requested to appear at an earlier meeting, which he missed.

Enick called the June 18 meeting after the Tribal Council post-

See MARIJUANA, Page 2

See TRIBE, Page 6

Viral video dancer Snoqualmie teen shrugs off YouTube craze.

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Classic whodunit

By Mary Miller

Agatha Christie thriller is first play at The Black Dog. Page 8

Red, white and blaze

Day tripping

A quartet of participants in the Warrior Dash July 16 leap over one of the course’s fire obstacles. Get another look at the event, held for the first time in North Bend, in the photos Page 8 and story Page 12.

Take a hike to Little Si. Page 12

Medical marijuana ban could face legal challenges

By Dan Catchpole

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North Bend’s ban on production and distribution of medical marijuana could come into conflict with state law that becomes effective July 22.

That law, Senate Bill 5073, permits several patients authorized to use medical marijuana to form collective gardens. But North Bend’s moratorium prohibits such gardens.

Check for updates on the July 19 public hearing online.

The North Bend City Council voted unanimously in early June in favor of a oneyear ban after the state Legislature failed to resolve much of the gray area surrounding the state’s medical

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JULY 21, 2011

Local taxpayers could feel fallout from Hospital political fight over federal debt limit From Page 1

By Dan Catchpole The ongoing fight in Congress over raising the federal debt limit has some local city officials worried.

If Republicans and Democrats can’t work out a deal by Aug. 2, when the country hits its limit on borrowing money, the federal government won’t have enough money to cover all of its bills. That could bring the sluggish economic recovery to a screeching halt, increase interest rates and even cost the U.S. its coveted AAA credit rating.

Cities, states and other public entities would feel the fallout, too, according to many economists.

That has local officials worried.

“The cost of our money would go up,” Snoqualmie financial officer Rob Orton said.

Cities, states and other public entities would have to pay higher interest rates to borrow money through municipal bonds for public capital projects, typically infrastructure.

Snoqualmie recently raised $6.3 million to pay for improvements on 10 city streets. The city promised investors a 3.76 percent interest rate. If the city

sold the bonds a month from now and no deal was reached on the debt ceiling, that rate could have been higher.

Higher interest rates mean higher costs for local taxpayers.

Municipal bonds’ interest rates are indirectly linked to the rates for U.S. Treasury bills.

“U.S. Treasuries are the bellwether of bond markets — when they lead, other bonds typically follow,” Neil Bruce, an economics professor at the University of Washington, said.

Where Treasury bills could lead municipal bonds is unclear if Congress and the White House can’t resolve the debtceiling question in a way that bolsters investor confidence.

It could end with higher interest rates and shaken investor confidence, especially if the U.S. credit rating is downgraded by one of the three major rating agencies, according to many economists.

Investors could be rattled even if a deal on the federal debt ceiling is reached by the Aug. 2 deadline, depending on how much brinksmanship is involved in the deal. The difficulty of Washington, D.C., to make tough fiscal decisions could cause investors to question the stability of the U.S.

economy, which could increase the perceived risk of municipal bonds, said Ed Truman, a former Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

But as long as a deal is reached, the current federal debt fight could be good for the $3 trillion municipal bond market, said Justin Marlowe, a professor at the UW’s Evans School of Public Affairs.

“It shows that states and cities don’t play these games,” Marlowe said.

So, while interest rates could rise, that could be offset somewhat by increased demand for municipal bonds.

How it will play out in the end remains to be seen, though. No experts expect the U.S. to default on its debt, but what might happen and how it will trickle down to municipal bonds and local taxpayers is unclear.

“This is brand new, uncharted territory for everyone,” Marlowe said. “Because it’s new, most people in the municipal bond market have no idea what to expect.”

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

Snoqualmie Parkway and Southeast 99th Street.

The Snoqualmie Tribe bought the existing hospital for $30 million, which it will pay off by May 2015.

In April, the district sought out developers to help build the

Marijuana From Page 1 vote. The hearing was held July 19, after the Star went to press.

The City Council is also required to develop a work plan to get the city out of any moratorium it passes.

In the meantime, authorized patients could have difficulty getting medical marijuana in North Bend.

“Aren’t they denying us the right to medication?” Steve Sarich, a medical marijuana advocate, asked.

Sarich, who lives near North Bend, filed an injunction to stop the enforcement of SB 5703 based on the grounds that the law is too vague to be enforced.

Gov. Chris Gregoire used her section veto power to cut out parts of the final bill that required government oversight — and taxpayer money.

Among the reasons she

new facility using a lease-leaseback structure. The developer will help finance the new building, which the district will lease and then purchase. Under that approach, the hospital will not have to take on any debt.

Moreland will lead a team that will include Soderstrom Architects, of Portland, and Absher Construction, of Puyallup.

Moreland could not be reached for comment. expressed in public statements, Gregoire said she wanted to protect state employees from federal prosecution. The government does not recognize medical marijuana.

That concern was among several listed in the city’s ordinance.

Other governments in the state have wrestled with questions about the state’s new medical marijuana law.

The Castle Rock City Council banned collective gardens in a June 1 vote, after which lawsuits were filed against the city.

Acting on legal advice from the Association of Washington Cities, the council dropped the ban in favor of zoning regulations on the gardens, Castle Rock City Attorney Frank Randolph said.

Clark County commissioners passed a temporary moratorium July 12 to consider zoning for collective gardens.

“That tool is not meant to be used as a permanent ban,” Axel Swanson, senior policy analyst for the commissioners, said.

Kent passed a temporary moratorium in early July.

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JULY 21, 2011

WSDOT fined $22,000 in worker’s death

By Seattle Times staff The Washington State Department of Transportation has been fined $22,000 for the death of a highway worker killed by a falling tree.

The state Department of Labor and Industries said it levied the fine for four “serious Billy Rhynalds safety violations” in the death of Billy Rhynalds, 66, of North Bend.

Rhynalds died Jan. 16 after a falling cottonwood tree struck him and his car on Highway 203 near Carnation.

Rhynalds was responding to a call of another tree that had fallen and downed a power line.

While setting up highway cones to divert traffic, he was struck by the second tree, according to a news release from Labor & Industries.

The trees were part of a grove along the banks of the Snoqualmie River, which had flooded. The roots had weakened, and high winds brought the trees down.

Labor & Industries said after its investigation that a working spotlight on Rhynalds’ truck would have allowed him to survey the area for other hazards. It also said not all maintenance technicians had been trained regarding chainsaw safety or how to recognize hazardous trees.

The Department of Transportation has 15 days to decide whether to appeal the fine.

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County library system wins nationwide award

By Sebastian Moraga Library Journal Magazine, the oldest library periodical in the U.S., and Gale Publishing have named the King County Library System the Library of the Year.

The nationwide honor has folks in the KCLS Valley branches, the easternmost in the system, every bit as thrilled as their coworkers to the west.

“It’s a real honor to work for this system,” said Irene Wickstrom, managing librarian for the Fall City, North Bend and Snoqualmie branches. “As a library professional you want to work for an excellent system, and that’s what KCLS represents.”

Library Journal and Gale honored the library system as the “public library in the United States that most profoundly demonstrates service to community, creativity, leadership and

innovation in developing specific community programs, particularly programs that can be emulated by others.”

Wickstrom said the library system strives to provide an excellent product. The system’s embrace of innovation has pushed its level of service to great heights, she added.

“The Internet has opened up a whole different way,” she said. “Our patrons can access our databases from home or offices. They can still get library materials even though they are busy or have transportation issues or the weather is bad.”

Francine Fialkoff, Library Journal editor in chief, said KCLS has led the way for years in innovative service to the community.

“Innovation,” Wickstrom said. “That’s KCLS through and through. We are on the cutting edge. Other libraries look to us.”

Despite their somewhat iso-

lated geographic location, the Valley’s branches feel very much a part of this achievement, she said, noting that the patrons of the library deserve much of the credit.

Julie Brand, community relations and marketing director for the library system said the system received the award because of its patrons and communities.

“It’s really a reflection of their support and their use of us,” Brand said. “Going forward, we need to continue to find the ways to be relevant to them in their lives, in how we deliver services, and the sorts of resources and information that we provide to them.”

At the Snoqualmie library, some of those patrons praised the system and their neighborhood branch.

“Oh, I believe it,” said Lindsey King, of Snoqualmie, when told of the award. “It’s great. We come here for story

time, and getting the children books to read.”

Fellow patron Caroline Christian said she liked how available books were within the system.

“I like knowing that even if it takes a few weeks’ wait, you can get what you need,” she said.

The honor includes a $10,000 prize. Officials plan to donate the money to the King County Library Journal Foundation. The day the award was announced, Gov. Chris Gregoire declared June 7 to be King County Library System Day. Library officials plan to accept the awards at the American Library Association’s annual conference in New Orleans from June 23-28.

Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com. Issaquah Press reporter Warren Kagarise contributed to this story.

Reduced price fails to draw acceptable bids on parkway parcels

By Dan Catchpole Two tracts of land on Snoqualmie Ridge put up for auction in late May are still on the market.

Puget Western Inc. offered the properties at a reduced rate after an earlier attempt to sell them proved unsuccessful.

The company, a subsidiary of Puget Sound Energy, previously offered the two parcels, on opposite ends of Snoqualmie Parkway, as a pair for $2.75 mil-

lion. It reduced the minimum price by nearly $1 million in the auction hosted by Realty Marketing/Northwest.

Bids came in, but all were lower than Puget Western would accept, said Tim Reinertsen, co-owner of Realty Marketing/Northwest. “You don’t know what to expect in a market like this.”

The company is continuing to market the properties for Puget Western.

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It is zoned for 10 five-acre residential plots with horse stables.

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Editorial

Letters

Get real, no more fees for buses

Life jackets law is unnecessary

The King County Council should not approve a new $20 car tab fee to support Metro or send it to the voters to decide.

The money from the fee on existing vehicle registrations for the next two years plus $70 million in reserves would maintain the levels of bus service at or near what they are right now.

Instead of more fees, Metro should make service reductions to make up the $60 million annual shortfall.

Snoqualmie Valley taxpayers are already paying to support our transportation system. Snoqualmie taxpayers currently pay a $20 fee and North Bend is considering a fee as well.

The Valley will have some service reductions without the fee, but no lines will be cut.

Metro should indeed cut some routes and get more efficient with what it has.

Many Valley residents depend on the bus. There is no doubt that sharing a ride is the wave of the future.

But reality also says that bus service will never be accessible to all. Now is a good time to tighten the system.

The council should double check the policies that decide what routes will be maintained and which will go, giving consideration to ridership and demographics.

Service should be focused to ensure people can get to their jobs.

But then the council needs to say no more to bus subsidies. Putting the issue on the ballot is an easy pass on a tough decision.

Transit has wider social benefits that make it reasonable for people who don’t ride the bus to chip in toward its operation — but they already are doing just that.

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I see by the polls that more than 50 percent of the people think life jackets are unnecessary. I think those folks do not want to be forced or fined for choosing not to use a life jacket.

Passing coercive laws, in the name of public safety, like seat belts, motorcycle helmets, bicycle helmets and baby car seats, is just another money grab by the state government.

I cannot deny that these items, when used properly, may save some lives and manufacturing these items provides jobs, but this is supposed to be a free country where each citizen has a right to choose.

Ron Denaro North Bend

Mill site annexation has support With regard to the proposed

JULY 21, 2011

annexation of the old mill site, the real story is the manipulation and systematic demise of the democratic process that has found its way into our local small-town politics.

On the surface, the issue seems quite simple — annexation or not and whether it’s in the Valley’s best interest to add more noise and a couple of races a year to boost our collective economic woes.

If you dig deeper, along with the PCBs on the old mill site, you will find that the city apparently has no quantifiable understanding of just how many residents actually support or oppose the annexation, no publicly posted estimate of liabilities associated with annexation and no communicated financial benefit associated with long-term business strategy on the part of Snoqualmie Mill Ventures and DirtFish Rally School.

Things are rarely what they seem. According to Snoqualmie Mayor Larson, there are a lot of

supporters of the annexation. In an effort to support or discount that statement, I went to the city and asked for copies of all of the letters or emails supporting the annexation.

Imagine my surprise to find that 26 of the 28 letters of support came from residents outside the Valley over a two-day period in June. At least two were even from out of state! I’m sure that was simply an oversight on the part of the mayor, but what about some tangible information on the impact to “our” taxes, home values and environment?

Maybe it’s just my lack of understanding, but I thought that the city was supposed to represent the interests of the majority of its residents. How is that possible when our representatives have no idea what their residents want? How can residents be expected to make informed choices with no inforSee LETTERS, Page 6

Home Country

Is that singing or is that howling?

By Slim Randles “You’re awfully quiet this morning, Steve,” Dud said to his buddy, the cowboy with the haystack mustache.

“No sleep,” Steve mumbled, his chin propped on his hands.

The other members of the Mule Barn truck stop’s world dilemma think tank smelled an issue and were instantly alert.

You can’t save the world if you don’t have an issue.

“You guys watching too much late night TV out in the bunkhouse?” Doc asked.

“I wish we had,” Steve said.

“It’s just that dadgummed Three-Chord Cortez.”

Three-Chord was known far and wide for his exuberant incompetence with a guitar.

Steve’s boss hires Three-Chord and some others to help on special occasions.

“His guitar playing is terrible,” Steve explained, taking a sip of coffee, “but now it’s worse … way worse!”

“How could anything be worse than Three-Chord Cortez’s guitar playing?” Dud asked.

Steve looked up.

“He’s singing now!”

There was a deadly hush as the members of the supreme court of darn-near everything took that in.

“Not good?” Doc asked, quietly.

“Not good? Oh dear Aunt Sadie’s chrome corset!” Steve

replied. “It’s like … dragging a milk can along on pavement. It’s like removing a guy’s appendix without anesSlim Randles thetic. It’s Columnist like …”

“We get the picture,” Dud said.

“The worst of it is … I mean the worst … is that he doesn’t know any songs. Not a one. I mean … none. All he knows is one phrase of one song and he sings it over and over and over and he thinks he’s the Sons of the Pioneers. He tells us this phrase is a sure-fire way to get women interested in you. You serenade them from the front lawn and the lovely lady imme-

diately invites you in for coffee and snickerdoodles.”

“So what’s the phrase?” asked Dewey, who sensed a new dating tool at hand.

Steve looked from one to the other. “I’ll give it to you just the way he gave it to us.”

“You don’t know what lonesome is, ‘til you start herdin’ coo-o-o-o-o-ows!”

Steve took that last note up into a coyote howl and people were holding their ears and trying to quiet crying children.

“See what I mean?” Steve said. Nods all around.

Doc drew himself up. “I think the girls ask Three-Chord in just to keep the neighbors from calling the dog pound.”

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Police & Fire North Bend police License plate theft At 4:06 p.m. July 7, police received a call from a residence in the 600 block of Southeast Seventh Street. The caller said her vehicle license plate had been stolen. The car was parked on a public street on the side of the residence.

Arrest At 12:11 a.m. July 6, police stopped a vehicle for speeding in a 25 mph zone in the 700 block of East North Bend Way. A check of the driver’s license showed he had two misdemeanor warrants out of Redmond and Duvall. The driver was arrested and taken to the Issaquah Jail for booking.

Truck and gun theft At 3:34 a.m. June 26, police responded to a car theft in the 10200 block of 416th Avenue Southeast. A man said a family member woke him up at about 3:30 a.m. to tell him someone was stealing his truck from the driveway. The man said he had four unloaded handguns in the truck, with the bullets nearby.

The vehicle is a 2004 silver 2500 Dodge Crew Cab with a damaged tailgate, black rims and two stickers on the rear window, one of them the number 32.

Vodka theft At 9:35 a.m. July 6, a manager of the Washington State Liquor Store, 320 S.W. Mount Si Blvd., showed police video surveillance showing a woman stealing two bottles of vodka from the store June 29.

She recognized the woman in

the video from longtime contact with her. The woman walked to the vodka section, then back to the register and placed one bottle of vodka on the counter. She claimed she had forgotten her wallet and left the store without buying anything. The cashier saw the top of a vodka bottle protruding from the woman’s bag. A quick inventory showed that a fifth of vodka was missing.

Police contacted the woman at her home, who said the bottle was already gone.

When police told her they would take her in for fingerprinting, she began crying and said she would never do it again. She was arrested for theft.

Police target illegal sales to minors North Bend police are going undercover to make sure local stores aren’t selling alcohol or tobacco to underage people.

Chief Mark Toner has already started notifying all businesses in the city and nearby unincorporated King County about the campaign.

In the operation, a younger-looking officer from the King County Sheriff’s Office, which provides police

JULY 21, 2011 service for North Bend, goes into a store with an underage driver’s license and tries to buy alcohol or tobacco.

Police also have minors try to buy in the operation, which will continue through the summer.

Last year, police ran the operation at nearly 30 stores, including three in Fall City, one in Preston and two at the Summit at Snoqualmie.

Only five stores improperly sold to a minor or an officer with an underage license.

One store was caught twice.

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Time for a barbecue

Laptop gone

At 6:20 p.m. July 4, a woman told police in North Bend a “disabled woman shoplifter” had stolen from Safeway and ran behind Arby’s restaurant. As police pulled up to the front of Arby’s, a woman limped out from the rear of the building. Police saw that she had something wrapped inside her shirt. After police asked her to put the shirt on the hood of a vehicle, she revealed she had a rack of ribs in the shirt and a beer in her pants. She was recognized by witnesses inside Safeway and arrested for third-degree theft.

At 8:45 p.m. July 10, a man told police his laptop was stolen.

He was working security in downtown Snoqualmie during the Thomas the Tank Engine show, and said he had left his laptop on a table near the front entrance and had walked across the street to a tavern. When he returned, the laptop was gone. The computer is valued at $500. No model or serial number was available.

❑ At 1:43 p.m. July 9, EMTs responded to a 60-year-old man having a medical emergency related to his diabetes. He was evaluated and transported to a hospital. ❑ At 5:38 p.m. July 9, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a 65-year-old woman who had fallen. She was evaluated and transported to a hospital. ❑ At 6:41 p.m. July 9, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a 62-year-old woman who had a cart roll over her foot. She was evaluated and transported to a hospital. ❑ At 11:13 p.m. July 9, EMTs responded to the 7900 block of Railroad Avenue for a 45-yearold intoxicated man in police custody. He was evaluated and transported to a hospital. ❑ At 7:17 p.m. July 10, EMTs were dispatched to Snoqualmie Ridge for a medical call. A patient was treated and taken to a hospital by a private ambulance. ❑ At 1:51 a.m. July 11, EMTs responded to downtown Snoqualmie for a medical call.

A patient was evaluated and then transported to a hospital by a private ambulance. ❑ At 10:55 a.m. July 11, EMTs were dispatched to Snoqualmie Casino for a medical call. A patient was evaluated and left in the care of casino staff members. ❑ At 8:10 p.m. July 12, EMTs responded to Douglas Street on Snoqualmie Ridge for a man with an arm injury. He was taken to a hospital by EMTs. ❑ At 5:19 p.m. July 13, EMTs were dispatched to Snoqualmie Ridge for a medical call. A patient was evaluated and then transported to a hospital by EMTs. ❑ At 5:45 p.m. July 13, EMTs responded to Snoqualmie Ridge for a medical call. A patient was treated and then transported to a hospital by EMTs. ❑ At 8:47 p.m. July 13, EMTs were dispatched to Snoqualmie Casino for a medical call. A patient was evaluated and transported to a hospital by EMTs.

Fireworks are a no-no At 9 p.m. July 5, police saw a teenager inside a vehicle parked the wrong way on East Park Street. The teenager said he was waiting for another teenager.

While talking to him, police saw the driver had 26 bottle rockets in the car. Police told him they were illegal and warned him about them, and about parking his car the wrong way. Police took the bottle rockets.

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No license, no drive At 2:30 a.m. July 7, police ran a registration check on a vehicle traveling north on Snoqualmie Parkway near the intersection of Southeast 96th Street. The check showed the registered owner had a suspended license from an unpaid ticket from 2009. The driver said she knew her license was suspended but she had to drive to visit a sick relative. The passenger also had a suspended license.

The driver will be cited for driving with a suspended license.

Road rage At 12:16 p.m. July 11, police responded to a road rage incident. A driver said another driver was pointing his finger like a gun at passengers while driving on Interstate 90. The suspect drove off.

Rental car vandalism At 3:14 p.m. July 11, an employee at Snoqualmie City Hall reported to police that someone had keyed a car he had rented. The scratch marks ran down the passenger side of the vehicle from front wheel to rear wheel. It looked like someone had used three keys at once. No witnesses or video are available.

Share and share alike At 8:49 p.m. July 12, a caller reported he saw two males in the 9100 block of Merritt Avenue Southeast smoking something and passing it back and forth. Police weren’t able to locate the men.

The Star publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes.

Information comes directly from local police reports. Information regarding North Bend fire calls was unavailable.

Letters From Page 4 mation? Clearly, there is a huge disconnect that leaves me shaking my head and muttering that things are indeed rarely what they seem.

Rick Grant Snoqualmie

Whose flag are we flying?

I have wanted to write this for several years now and I am finally getting to it.

There are three flags flying on Fisher Street across from the park and restrooms. The funny thing is two of them are, of course, American stars and stripes, but the center flag is the Canadian maple leaf...

Unless that house is a Canadian embassy…

Whoever lives in that house does not know flag etiquette. If one insists on flying a foreign flag it had better be under the United States flag. If one does not want to do that the border is, oh only about three and a half hours from the Ridge. There a Canadian flag can be flown full time, no problem.

Ilse Dujmovic Snoqualmie

Tribe From Page 1 poned the Snoqualmies’ annual general membership meeting in May, when new elections are typically held.

The council postponed the elections earlier that month saying that the tribe’s membership must be vetted by Sarah Little, a Seattle-based genealogist.

However, opponents of the council say that the audit is politically motivated and that member rolls from 2004 are legitimate.

The tribe expects to have the results soon, according to Tribal Administrator Matt Mattson.

Arguments over who is and who is not a Snoqualmie stalled a general membership meeting called by council members in January in an effort to strip the 77-year-old Enick of his title.

The dispute is the latest episode in an ongoing fight that has gripped the tribe since 2007.

Council members have said the June 18 meeting was illegal.

For the time being, the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has declined to get involved in the current dispute. But it has stepped in during other episodes.

If no general meeting is called for several months, the situation would become a concern, said Stan Speak, the Pacific Northwest regional director of the bureau.

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JULY 21, 2011

WARRIORS of a

different sort About 23,000 participants converged on North Bend July 16-17 for Washington’s first Warrior Dash Photos by Mary Miller

Two racers exhibit the hearts of warriors, while dressed as Spartans for the dash through mud. Below left, when a racer runs right out of his shoes, the only option is to grab ‘em and keep going.

A participant gets a facefull of cold water from a firehose while cleaning off at the end of the race.

Above, racers swarm over a web robe climbing obstacle, some with more success than others. At left, a participant takes the race’s theme to heart, dressing as a Viking.

Agatha Christie whodunit is first production at Black Dog

By Sebastian Moraga Rich Payne’s character in Agatha Christie’s play “And Then There Were None” is a millionaire.

In real life, Payne works at The Black Dog café in Snoqualmie.

So, when he heard how his role in the play must not have been a big stretch, the restaurateur could not help but laugh.

“Oh, you know it,” he said.

Payne, a community theater actor since the early 1980s, said he’s thrilled with the chance to have theater in the café.

“It’s really neat to tie the two

together,” he said. “The restaurant and the show.”

The stage at The Black Dog is dark, and has a black dog on it.

Now, however, thanks to Fall City artist Bob Hise, it also has a beautiful seascape on it for the play.

“It’s really cool,” Payne said.

Payne credits director Susan Bradford with convincing him to appear in the play, which opens July 21.

“She’s a great director,” Bradford said. “She researches not just the play but the author to learn more about the psyche behind the play.”

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Snoqualmie teen shrugs off YouTube video craze

Engagement

ON THE WEB

By Sebastian Moraga

Daryl Lambert and King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, of Redmond, announce the engagement of their son, Craig Lambert, to Amy Speight, of Mukilteo, to be married in March 2012 at their home in Mukilteo.

Speight, the daughter of Shannon and Rachel Speight, of Freeland, is a graduate of the Intercollegiate College of Nursing.

She works as a pediatric oncology nurse at Seattle Children’s.

Craig Lambert is a graduate of Redmond High School and a 2004 graduate of Washington State University. He is a Kappa Sigma alumnus with a degree in construction management.

He works for The Boeing Co. in Everett.

Black Dog From Page 8 the 1980s as part of Village Theatre in Issaquah. With time, the group morphed into other acting troupes like Tongue ‘n’ Cheek, the People’s Theater and now Theatre Black Dog. The latter has put on plays like Harold Pinter’s “The Birthday Party” and Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,”

and now Christie’s whodunit, written in 1939 and adapted for the stage in 1944.

“What makes it so timeless is the depth of the characters,” Bradford said. “The human characters and their plights really give us a catharsis to look at our own journey.”

Christie makes no mention of war, despite the play being set during World War II. Bradford said she did it so the play could be set in any time period.

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Hise and the acting of Payne, the play also includes Snoqualmie’s Christie Coffing — co-owner of the café — and North Bend’s Sean Stone, Noah Skultety, Craig Ewing and Tamara Bell.

“It’s a really nice blend, a great blend,” Bradford said. “I personally, as the director, could have gone all over Seattle and not gotten such a great cast.”

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He started taking lessons last year at a North Bend studio.

“I wanted to become a better break-dancer, better at doing hip-hop,” he said. “I used to watch videos of people doing it, but I would never know what I was doing wrong. I knew that taking classes would help me a lot.”

A boy taking dancing lessons might be the target of ridicule, but not Jonah. Friends have oohed and ahhed at their pal’s time in the spotlight.

“They just say, ‘Jonah, dude, that’s awesome,’” Jonah said.

“And I just feel very lucky when they say that.”

Thanks to Jonah watching his video only once and his

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The Snoqualmie boy danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in the stands of Safeco Field July 1. The team featured his performance in real time on the stadium’s giant screen.

“Every time I go to a Mariners game, I try to get on the big screen so I dance really, really hard,” he said.

On April 22, he had danced to another tune and landed on the screen, too. That day, the Mariners rewarded him with tickets for the July 1 game, “Turn Back the Clock Night.”

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Mount Si student joins school board

By Sebastian Moraga She acts, and this is a pretty big role. She sings, and she pledges to bring a new voice.

She swims, and she’s jumping in a pool with some pretty big fish.

Taylor Pearlstein will represent the students of the Snoqualmie Valley School District starting in September, as the school board’s newest student rep.

Pearlstein is an incoming junior at Mount Si High School, a lifeguard at the Si View pool, and an actor and singer in plays and musicals at her school.

“I always try to be as involved as I can,” she said. “Leadership has been something that has always interested me.”

Once on board, Pearlstein said she wants to bring a new outlook on school issues.

“I want to bring a perspective that has not been brought before,” she said, “a voice that has not been heard.”

The school board and the community, she said, sometimes do not have a full understanding of what the schools or the students try to do.

For example, she said, the Day of Silence requires long hours of preparation and students try hard to be respectful.

“It’s important that the board knows about what we do and

that we do a lot to help those causes, so they are not in the dark,” she said.

Besides the Day of Silence, Pearlstein has participated in three plays, one musical, the school’s gay-straight alliance, Natural Helpers and the school’s chapter of Amnesty International.

“Those are a lot of the groups that a lot of times aren’t considered,” she said. “I thought it would be nice to offer that perspective.”

Pearlstein’s fellow student rep will be incoming senior Chace Carlson, who will serve for the second consecutive year.

“We’re excited to work together,” Pearlstein said. “I’ve worked with him before and we will make a really good team.”

Snoqualmie Valley Schools Superintendent Joel Aune said the board will be lucky to have Pearlstein.

“She is impressive,” he said.

Aune said Pearlstein wowed the group by showing up in a business suit, on time and early in the morning, although school had been out for days already.

He joked, comparing that to what other students were doing

the same day at that hour.

Pearlstein said she felt the interviews for the post were fun but intimidating, given who was asking the questions.

“Those were the superintendent and the school board members,” she said.

Now that the spot belongs to her, Pearlstein said she wants her work for the next two years to benefit all students.

She said the decision to apply for the post was hers alone.

Jonathan Pearlstein, board member of the Snoqualmie Valley School Foundation and Taylor’s dad, said her family advised her to consider whether she was overextending herself.

“But we’re very dedicated to the school district,” said Jonathan, whose wife is a secretary at Snoqualmie Elementary School, “so if she were to seek this opportunity and receive it, we would be very proud of her, and as it turned out, we are very proud of her.”

Taylor, Jonathan said, “has taken her new role to heart. She understands that the responsibility for public education lies in the community and she chooses to take part in that.”

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Mount Si grad wins Merit Scholarship

By Sebastian Moraga Stephanie Rehm, a graduate of Mount Si High School, has won a National Merit Scholarship to the University of Oklahoma.

Rehm graduated in June; she wants to become a physical therapist. She said the university offered the scholarship to National Merit finalists interested in attending the university.

Rehm found out she was a semifinalist in September 2010, and a finalist in April 2011.

She began as one of 1.5 million juniors who took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test in 2009. About 16,000 students became semifinalists and 8,300 became Merit Scholars, a press release from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation said.

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JULY 21, 2011

Warrior Dash brought mud, ‘William Wallace’ and fun to North Bend

By Christopher Huber Thunderhead IPA has never tasted so good.

The thousand other mud-covered “warriors” crowding into the beer garden at Meadowbrook Farms — some munching on baseball-bat-sized turkey legs — seemed to think the same.

We had just slogged through the soupiest mud ever seen in North Bend, climbed up 15-foot walls, braved loose cargo nets, precariously teetered across steep, narrow planks in slippery shoes, handily avoided sharp objects — most of us — in the junk yard and leapt over flaming mounds.

Not only was I dead-tired, but my right hip area ached a little bit when I walked, so my one free beer was a much-welcomed reward.

I was one of about 23,000 participants — some half-naked, some clad in Viking-themed armor and attire — who converged on North Bend July 16-

17 for Washington’s first Warrior Dash.

The event, being held in 33 locations across the country this year, draws people of all shapes and sizes, and levels of enthusiasm, to enjoy a one-of-a-kind race, live music, beer and the aforementioned giant turkey legs. Some painted their faces for battle, some traveled from states afar, as was overheard during the shuttle ride to the course.

And for some reason, a couple of women ran in wedding dresses.

I hastily agreed in February to participate when my wife signed us both up, not fully understanding what I was getting myself into. I figured it would make for a fun date — especially if I got to sling mud at her.

Five months came and went, and by the night of July 15, we realized the race was tomorrow.

We didn’t make a big deal of it — we run often enough to feel good about ourselves, and more or less stay in shape. But we also didn’t realize what a production

By Mary Miller

Three obstacles face runners at the end of the Warrior Dash course: a rope wall, fire and a mud crawl. it really was.

Traffic was so bad getting into North Bend at 9:30 a.m. this drizzly Saturday that we were actually late for our 10:30 start.

About 300 “warriors” took off every half-hour, so we just waited patiently once we got to the

start line for the 11 a.m. heat.

The announcer made fun of the “pretty boys” in the front and nonchalantly gnawed on a turkey leg while we waited.

Music blared from the stage and the big-screen displayed exhausted incoming participants

as they crawled under barbed wire through the final foot-anda-half-deep mud pit near the finish line.

It was easy to take this day for granted — I had been looking See DASH, Page 13

Little League girls win district, earn trip to state tournament “We all work together.”

By Sebastian Moraga This team stunk so badly, it’s no wonder they won it all.

On their way to their first District 9 title, the girls in the Snoqualmie Valley-Sno-Valley North Little League’s “AAA” AllStar softball team refused to wash their uniforms for districts.

“My family kept annoying me about it,” said shortstop Maddy Trout, “kept saying I smelled.”

Asked why she did not wash her uniform, she replied, “It had our wins on it.”

By the time their fifth and final game came, the fourth one in four days, the socks could almost walk on their own, team manager Kristi Aman said.

The team won the District 9 tournament and qualified for the first time for state, scheduled for this week in SeaTac. The girls bested players from Bellevue, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Redmond and Sammamish in sterling fashion, stringing together four consecutive wins after losing their first match, 6-5, to a team of players from Bellevue and Mercer Island.

“To watch these girls play together, it’s phenomenal,” Aman said.

The girls have played together

— Maddy Trout Shortstop

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The District 9 softball champions display their team banner. Back row from left, Cierra Howatson, Jon Howatson, Emily Webb, Hayley Aman, Maddy Trout, Heather Hinton, Gary Hinton, Gary Damron, Peyton Smothers, Kristi Aman, and Kaitlyn Rennie. Front row, from left: Kylie Newcomer, Chloe Cairns, and Madison McGavran. since age 7.

At districts, Trout clinched the second game of the streak

with a walk-off triple, and had another triple the next day.

In the third game of the

streak, left fielder Madison McGavran saved the team’s tworun lead with two outs and the

bases loaded with a unique diving catch.

“I dove for it and then fell over,” she said.

Trout then clinched the title game against the same squad from Bellevue and Mercer Island with her glove, getting the last three outs, Aman said.

The team has nine players from the Snoqualmie Valley area and one from Snoqualmie Valley North, in the Carnation-Duvall area.

“We all work together,” Trout said. “We all try.”

The same goes for the coaches and parents — such as Deanna Brickman, Jon Howatson and Gary Damron — who helped, Aman said.

Besides its talent, the Valley team had home-field advantage, leading the team to adopt “Not in Our House,” as their official cheer for the tournament.

“It was cool,” Aman said.

“The stands were full, we had people behind the fences, we See STATE, Page 13

JULY 21, 2011 mile of uneven grassland, filled with molehills (and tunnels) took more energy than expected. Most of us in the pack dashed out front early and easily hurdled over the barricades and ducked under barbed wire. On to the wall climb — getting tired quickly.

Up and over with little to no hesitation at the top. But that was when I realized this would take longer than my

By Mary Miller Falling in mud couldn’t keep smiles off of the faces regular 9- to 10minute mile. of contestants at the Warrior Dash.

Between the obstacles, we switched between a lumpy field and a trail consisting of that clay-like mud that makes you loose your footing no matter From Page 12 how well you step in footprints of those who went before you. forward to getting seriously And by the time I realized how muddy while taking in the fun Army recruits must feel in basic atmosphere and getting some training, I actually ran past a exercise. Some of those people military vet watching from the didn’t look too happy, though. sidelines holding an umbrella, The clock struck 11 a.m. and who pointed out that he did this the mob finally eased forward sort of thing for years. and flames shot from the top of The next few obstacles didn’t the start-line banner frame. faze me — run through the I’m used to running on pave- gauntlet of swinging tires that ment or flat trails, so the first weren’t actually swinging, slide

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The final less-thana-mile stretch was the hardest, as one might assume. I was tired, out of breath and slowing down with the rest of them. We could hear the classic rock blaring from the stage, so we knew we were close to the finish line. But we were somewhere stuck in a bottleneck at the muddy trail in the woods, about to enter the blackout obstacle — a 50-foot crawl in pitch-dark.

Emerging unscathed — a few

By Julie Huber crawled too fast and Chris Huber smiles after finishing the 2011 got kicked in the face Warrior Dash. by the person in front of them — I headed for the line a bit later (she then gave me home stretch. My competitive a fresh dousing into my right edge kicked in and it didn’t mat- ear). ter how tired I was, I put it in Not to focus so much on the gear and finished strong. Up and beer — I’m a lightweight, casual over the 25-foot-tall cargo net. drinker — but it provided the complete sense of accomplishThrough the mounds of fire.

And enthusiastically through ment that came with the little the pool of mud. silver medal, a fuzzy Viking hat, No one — not even the guy the “I Survived” T-shirt and the ice-cold hose-off from the guy wearing only a Speedo — finished the 3.55-mile obstaclewith a big grin on his face. laden course without a liberal I never did find out, but I hope the guy dressed as William application of sweat, grass and mud of exactly three different Wallace in “Braveheart” won the consistencies. costume contest.

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State From Page 12 had my sons leading the cheers, we had baseball coaches out here and fans who didn’t even have kids playing but they knew the girls. It was a community event.”

The state tournament began July 16, with the Valley team enjoying a bye. The team played July 17 and if it kept winning, was scheduled to play July 19 and then in the state finals July 21.

State champs or not, the girls have their eyes on bigger game. They want to go to the World Series next year.

“If they were to win state, they would go to regionals,” Aman said of next year’s team. “And if they won regionals, they would go to the World Series. That’s what they want. They want it all.”

Indeed, after they win the World Series, they want to keep on playing, wearing Mount Si colors.

“What we always hope is that Little League feeds the high school,” Aman said. “So what we hope for three or four years from now is that this is the team you’re going to be seeing out there.”

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Merit From Page 11 ship is basically void.”

Rehm chose the Midwest school over Central Florida University and Arizona State University. Getting the scholarship was the tiebreaker among the schools, she said.

If she likes it in Oklahoma, she might stay there after graduation. She likes Washington but she said she is tired of the rain.

She might also return to the Bay Area, where she was born.

The daughter of a physical therapist said her mother told her there would always be a need for physical therapists.

That, coupled with Rehm’s love for sports, led the former Wildcat volleyball player to choose that field.

The scholarship is for five years. If she graduates in four, she will use the fifth year’s money to pay for part of grad school, she said.

Classes in Norman, Okla., start Aug. 22. The distance from home worries her.

“I have never had a problem being away from my family for extended periods of time,” she said. “But it’s going to be longer now, so it will be kind of weird.”

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Public meetings ❑ North Bend Economic Development Commission, 8 a.m., July 21, 126 E. Fourth St. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley School Board, 7:30 p.m. July 21, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Snoqualmie City Council, 7 p.m. July 25, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Community and Economic Affairs Committee, 5:30 p.m. July 26, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ North Bend City Council workstudy, 7 p.m. July 26, 211 Main Ave. N. ❑ Snoqualmie Economic Development Commission, noon July 27, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ North Bend Parks Commission, 6 p.m. July 27, 126 E. Fourth St. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley School Board work session, 6 p.m. July 27, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. July 28, 211 Main Ave. N.

Events ❑ North Bend Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, 4-8 p.m. July 21, Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. See a performance by Bottle Rockit at 5:30 p.m. ❑ Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None,” 8 p.m. July 21-22 and 28-30, Theatre Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, and 8 p.m. Aug. 4-6, Valley Center Stage, 119 North Bend Way, North Bend. Tickets are $15 ($12 for seniors and students), and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com. ❑ Meadowbrook Farm guided tour, 10 a.m. July 23 and Aug. 27, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Take a walk around this gem of Snoqualmie Valley. Dress for the weather. ❑ North Bend Block Party, 1-10 p.m. July 23, North Bend Way between Bendigo Boulevard North and Ballarat Avenue North, North Bend. Come by for the city’s annual party. This year will feature great food, fun games, fantastic music and more. Check out how much fun can be crammed into two city blocks. ❑ Mississippi John, 7:30 p.m.

July 23, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.

All ages welcome. ❑ Reilly & Maloney Concert, 1 p.m. July 24, Snoqualmie Point Park, 37580 S.E. Winery Road, Snoqualmie. Folk singing duo Reilly & Maloney will entertain all ages with a free concert.

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Snoqualmie Ridge garden talk with Ciscoe Morris, 3 p.m. July 23, Snoqualmie Community Park, 35016 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Get your questions answered by the guru of gardening of the Puget Sound area at this free event. Ciscoe Morris has co-authored several gardening books, writes a weekly column in The Seattle Times and hosts a weekly segment for KING 5 TV.

a picnic lunch or snack for a relaxing Sunday afternoon. ❑ Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. July 26, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. For ages 2-3 with an adult. ❑ Toddler Story Times, 10 a.m. July 26, 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 26, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. For ages 3-6 with an adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 11 a.m. July 26, Fall City Library, 33415 S.E. 42nd Place, Fall City.

For ages 3-6 with an adult. ❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. July 26, Twede’s Café, 137 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ Young Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. July 27, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 6-24 months old accompanied by an adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. July 27, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult. ❑ The Wonderful Wacky World of Science, 2 p.m. July 27, North Bend Library, 115 E. 4th St., North Bend. For ages 5 and older with an adult. Free. ❑ Pajamarama Story Times, 6:30 p.m. July 27, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. All young children are welcome with an adult.

❑ Kids’ Play in the Parks Program, 1-3 p.m. July 27, alternating location, Snoqualmie.

Children can play games, work on art projects and enjoy other activities. Parents must pre-register children with Snoqualmie’s Parks and Recreation Department. Locations alternate each week between Centennial Fields Park, 39903 S.E. Park St., and Azalea Park, 6604 Azalea Way, Snoqualmie. For children ages 5-10. Pre-register by calling Cassie Craig, Parks and Recreation Department, at 8315784. ❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. July 27, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Family Fun Nights at the Park, 5:30 p.m. July 28, Snoqualmie Community Park, 35016 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Games and events for all ages 3-12. Bring a picnic. ❑ Meadowbrook the town, 7-9 p.m. July 29, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. This free event examines the history of the former town of Meadowbrook, which was first settled in 1858 and absorbed into Snoqualmie in the 1950s. ❑ Walk to Big Cedar, 10 a.m.

July 30, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Check out a majestic 500-year-old tree. Come dressed for the weather. ❑ Sample Snoqualmie, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 30, Snoqualmie Community Park,

35016 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Sample Snoqualmie showcases the many services and products offered right in Snoqualmie. Enjoy food and beverages, and tour the local merchant booths. Crafts and games will be offered for children at many booths. ❑ Snoqualmie 101, 10 a.m.

Aug. 6, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Local historian Dave Battey unlocks Snoqualmie’s history in this free event. ❑ Dog Days of Summer, 1-3 p.m. Aug. 7, Three Forks Dog Park, 39912 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie. Flying dogs and howling hounds will fill the afternoon with fun at this free event. Bring your dog for games, dog-friendly vendor booths and friendly competition.

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.” ❑ Mount 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 ❑ S.A.I.L. (Stay Active and Independent for Life) exercise class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Mount 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 www.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. Go to www.sallalgrange.org. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Learn to play chess or get a game going. All ages and skill levels are welcome. ❑ The North Bend Chess Club meets every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. All ages and skill levels are invited.

Submit an item for the community calendar by emailing editor@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.

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