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Mud, guts, glory and a Viking hat
July 26, 2012 VOL. 4, NO. 30
Vote on it Snoqualmie will ask citizens for tax hike. Page 2
Time for a prize
By Michele Mihalovich
North Bend workers can earn gift cards. Page 3
A beer garden, mud and blood were the driving factors for many who competed in this year’s Warrior Dash. July 21 marked the third Warrior Dash for Jason Cadle, 37, of Black Diamond. Last year’s competition at Meadowbrook Farm in North Bend was his first exposure to the muddy race. But he said he enjoyed it so much, that he decided to compete at Warrior Dash in Whistler, B.C., a few months later and there was no way he and his Team Free Beer were going to miss this past weekend’s competition. He joined nearly 11,000 other warriors this past weekend, ranging in age from 14 to 87. Ethan Tonnemaker, 20, (no town listed),
Rate the candidates Municipal League releases its thoughts. Page 3
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By Michele Mihalovich
Warrior Dash competitors slog through the mud pit, the last obstacle of the 3.55-mile race, held July 21-22 at Meadowbrook Farm in North Bend.
Party time Summer festivals are on tap for weekends. Page 6
Rail crossing near train Tasty burger contest is depot will be upgraded on the menu at annual Festival at Mount Si By Michele Mihalovich
Girls go robotic Camp helps girls explore science. Page 6
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The city of North Bend agreed to waive $9,000 in fees for the Northwest Railway Museum in exchange for the nonprofit completing a railroad crossing upgrade this year. The crossing improvement, on Main Street near the North Bend Train Depot, is expected to cost about $65,000, Richard Anderson, executive director of NRM, said in a phone interview. The museum received a donation of lightly used concrete tubs, or panels that the rails are set into, from the city of Redmond. The tubs are valued at approximately $25,000 and the museum is searching for additional contributions to help complete the project, according to city documents. In 1988, the city and NRM
entered into an agreement that the museum would pay $3,000 annually to defray some of the city’s operation costs associated with the North Bend Train Depot and the William Henry Taylor Park. The City Council on July 17 agreed to waive those fees for 2012, 2013 and 2014, but the project must be completed by the end of December. Anderson said the railroad crossing improvement at that intersection was due, even though it’s not that heavily traveled. “Last year, we completely rebuilt the crossings at Meadowbrook Way and Snoqualmie Parkway,” he said. “It was just time.” Anderson said he expects the project to begin this fall and should be completed in about three days.
By Michele Mihalovich In a new culinary twist being offered by North Bend Bar & Grill at this year’s Festival at Mount Si, one lucky winner will be crowned creator of the best “durn” burger. Liz Vollbrecht, manager of the North Bend eatery icon, said the grand-prize winner receives a $100 gift certificate to the restaurant; the burger will be featured on the menu for three months and results in unlimited bragging rights. The restaurant is calling for original recipes until Aug. 4. Vollbrecht said the burger must cost less than $14, “so truffles and foie gras are out ... unfortunately.” The burgers can be eight
ounces of ground beef, lamb, pork or a combination, must be on a ciabatta, brioche or baguette bread, and reflect the American/bar and grill style of the restaurant’s menu. Recipes should be submitted to nbbgburgercontest@gmail. com, and need to include a list of all ingredients, which should be readily available, and specific cooking instructions. Recipes will be prepared by chefs at the festival Aug. 11, and “professional tasters” will determine the winner, Vollbrecht said. The bar and grill has been hosting a chili cook-off during the festival for years, and Vollbrecht said this is another way to get the community involved.
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You’ve heard the warnings about skin cancer, but how do you know if that spot on your arm is something to worry about? That’s what doctors are for, and Arlo Miller, MD/ PhD, is now available to answer all Dr. Arlo Miller, dermatologist, with his wife Johanna and their your skin daughter Signe. concerns. Miller “We strive to be family friendly,” said is opening his practice, Miller Family Miller. “Our clinic is here in Issaquah Dermatology, on Aug. 13 in Issaquah. because this is where our family lives — The family friendly office treats a range and because it’s just really nice here!” of dermatologic conditions, including Miller said they have adopted several acne, rosacea, eczema and psoriasis. Dr. guiding principles to patient care. First, Miller is an expert in the detection and he wants patients to know they’ll never treatment of skin cancers and melanoma, be treated like a number. which was his research focus while studyAnd second, he believes that in order ing at Harvard. to deliver great health care, he will “Melanoma and skin cancer is my attract, train, and retain the best possible first and foremost interest,” Miller said. staff. “I approach diseases of the skin the same Dr. Miller also confesses to being a way a cardiologist approaches heart tech junkie, but draws a line on technoldisease. This means being systematic, ogy in the clinic. evidence-based, and cost effective.” “I love gadgets and I love finding new Dr. Miller also has become a consumer ways that technology can help us do a advocate for his patients, helping them better job,” Miller said. “But I resent techsift through misinformation to find the nology that interferes with human conbest treatment options. nections. In the clinic, we look for uses of “Graduate school made me skeptical of technology that enhance interaction.” everything,” he explains. “So I don’t buy Miller Family Dermatology is ready into the hype of the latest greatest laser, to take appointments via email, info@ millerfd.com or by phone, 425-3961. The cream, or age-defying elixir.” office is located at 450 NW Gilman Blvd., Miller Family Dermatology really is a Suite 301, in Issaquah. family operation. Miller’s wife Johanna Clinic hours will be Mondays 10-6 and is a registered nurse and will join the Tuesday-Friday 7:30-4. For more informaclinic a few months after their second child arrives. And her mother is the office tion, visit www.millerfamilyderm.com. manager.
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Snoqualmie residents will be voting in November on whether to accept a levy increase. The Snoqualmie City Council July 23 unanimously agreed to put an operations levy on the November general election ballot, which city officials say is needed to help maintain the current levels of police, fire, and emergency medical services, and preserve basic maintenance of streets, parks and trails. The cost of the measure would be 24 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. For the owner of a $413,000 home, the cost amounts to a little less than $100 per year, or about $8 per month. “The operations levy, if passed, would be permanent,” Rob Orton, the city’s finance officer, has said. “In 2013, the new rate would be $2.99 per $1,000 of assessed property value. In years after 2013, the levy resulting from the 2013 lid lift would become the new base for calculating levy limits, so a 1 percent annual increase could be made in subsequent years.” Mayor Matt Larson has said the costs
for basic city services have increased annually by approximately 3 percent, while the city has only been allowed by state law to increase property taxes annually by 1 percent. To address the issue, the city has implemented many belttightening measures over the past several years, including an ongoing hiring freeze on new positions, elimination of cost-ofliving increases for management, savings in health and insurance costs, and cutting replacement equipment for the fire, public works and parks departments, according to a press release. “We started with belt-tightening, but it alone is not a long-term solution,” Larson said. City Administrator Bob Larson has said the levy, if passed, could bring in approximately $430,000 annually. There was little discussion at the council meeting when the vote for the ballot measure came up. “Residents have told us repeatedly that they are happy with the level of service they’ve been receiving,” Councilwoman Maria Henriksen said. “This is a good thing, offering to let voters confirm that they’re willing to do this.”
Warrior
Then came the hard part — training. Competing in extreme sports was not exactly in their comfort zone, but Russell From Page 1 took the job seriously, earning the nickname Drill Sergeant Sammy. came away with the best time overall, with “I lost 30 pounds in eight weeks traina 20:12.60 finish. But an 87-year-old man ing for this,” she said. finished with a not-too-shabby time of The Filthy Virgins will have to change 53:19.20. their team name next year, and could There seems to be two camps of people be lean, mean, fighting Vikings by next who want to compete in the 3.55-mile summer. The Angel of Destruction, part race with 12 military-style obstacles. of Team Skittles, decided to celebrate his Some want to win and go home with a 41st birthday at this year’s Warrior Dash. steel Viking hat. Others were just happy Matt Michalik, of Seattle, competed for to finish, going home with a metal the first time last year. medallion around their necks and a fuzzy “As soon as we saw that it was going Viking hat with stuffed horns. to be held on my birthday this year, we Cadle wanted a good race time, hopcouldn’t sign up soon enough,” he said. ing to place in the top 20 of his 30-39 age Michalik said bonding with friends will group. He got his wish, coming in 14th keep him coming back. place with a 24:50.35 finish. “It’s the beer, the turkey legs, the runMembers from ning and bonding Team Filthy Virgins with my friends,” he from Bellingham said. “But this year fell into the second my daughter is also See a slideshow of the Warrior camp. This was their with me, which is Dash at www.snovalleystar.com first time participatpretty special. She ing in a Warrior just turned 21 so this Dash, and it was the is her first trip to the personal challenge that drove them to beer garden.” compete. Jennifer Schumacher, 31, is a But competing in the Warrior Dash, cancer survivor, diagnosed with thyroid which lasts two days, isn’t all fun and cancer at 23. games. Sometimes blood does get spilled. The fact that Warrior Dash donates a Cadle’s back suffered barbed-wire cuts portion of its profits to St. Jude Children’s while crawling on his stomach under a Hospital was one reason she agreed to do horizontal fence of the stuff. the race. According to the Warrior’s Facebook The other, she said, was the fact that page, one woman’s hair got caught in the she had survived cancer and was alive to barbed wire and another contestant had try. to untangle the mess to free her. “I wanted to prove to myself that I Many people got stuck up to their could do this. I was really proud of myself thighs in the mud pit, and needed others for finishing,” Schumacher said. to pull them out. The true instigator in all this was But everyone who was asked whether Samantha Russell, her best friend who they’d participate next year if it comes was by her side the entire time she fought again, said, “Oh, absolutely!” cancer. As soon as Russell made the decision Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalto compete, she lobbied Schumacher and leystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com. three other friends to join her.
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North Bend city employees can cash in on creative savings By Michele Mihalovich Londi Lindell, North Bend’s city administrator, found a way to save the town some cash that is now going to serve as an incentive for other employees to do the same. Lindell, a licensed attorney with a background in municipal law, figured she could save the city at least $5,000 annually if she handled legal questions that arise during City Council meetings, rather than paying a separate attorney to do so. Mike Kenyon, with Kenyon Disend — The Municipal Law Firm in Issaquah, typically sits in on council meetings, ready to answer questions the mayor and councilmembers may have.
“The legal questions that come up are usually just procedural questions, such as a councilmember asking the best way to phrase a motion,” she said. “Mike Kenyon does great work and we have the utmost respect for him and the firm. But the question was, with a limited budget, was it reasonable to pay for him to attend meetings and just answer questions about Robert’s Rules of Order?” Lindell said Kenyon will still come to weekly meetings with Mayor Ken Hearing and department heads. He’ll also continue to review legal documents and contracts, and sit in on executive sessions where legal matters will be discussed. The cost savings, which will
amount to about $2,500 this year and $5,000 in 2013, will be used to reward employees who find ways to save the city money, go above and beyond the call of duty, or find ways to increase safety. According to city documents, one incentive is a gift card up to $125. Employee of the Year will receive a $100 gift card, and a performance payment up to $500 may be awarded to an employee who finds a significant way to reduce costs. Employees are only allowed one gift per year. Lindell said department heads or supervisors will make recommendations to the mayor, and the mayor will be the person approving the gifts.
Snoqualmie Valley candidates receive boost in Municipal League rankings independent Ryan Burkett, Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed received a rating of “not qualithe Maple Valley Republican The Municipal League of King fied.” The incumbent, Fall City to the Washington Growth County ranked Snoqualmie Valley Management Hearings Board. Republican Glenn Anderson, is candidates for Magendanz, a departing from the state House the Legislature, a to run for lieutenant governor. Republican and On the Web little more than In the race for King County Issaquah School a month before Read questionnaire sheriff, league evaluators ranked Board member, the Aug. 7 priresponses from candidates appointed incumbent Steve received a covmary. for county, judicial and Strachan as “outstanding” and eted “outstandThe league legislative offices — and challenger John Urquhart, a foring” rating from ranks candithe Municipal League of the Muni League mer sheriff’s office spokesman, dates through a King County’s candidate as “good.” in the race for rigorous process ratings — on the league’s The nonpartisan office is up a state House of during each website, www.munifor election a year early due to Representatives election cycle. leagueratings.org. the resignation of former Sheriff seat. The ratings proSue Rahr to accept a post at the Challenger vide a tool for state police training academy. David Spring, voters — plus a North Bend fodder for candidates’ campaign Democrat and candidate for the mailers and websites. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, seat in 2008 and 2010, received Evaluators scrutinize candia rating of “adequate.” The other or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com. date records, check references, candidate in the race, Issaquah review candidate questionnaires and interview the electoral hopefuls. The league rates candidates on a set of criteria: involvement, character, effectiveness and knowledge. Candidates then receive a grade ranging from the prized Be represented by legal professionals who are “outstanding” to the less-desircompassionate and experienced advocates. able “not qualified.” The league released ratings July 2. In the 5th Legislative District, • Automobile Collisions state Senate candidate Mark • Employment & Work Injuries Mullet and state House of • Product Liability Representatives candidate Chad • Insurance Claims Magendanz impressed Muni • Pharmaceutical Claims League evaluators. Mullet, a Democrat and • Civil Litigation Issaquah City Council memJerry & Michele Pearson ber, earned a “very good” rating from the group. The league Free Case Evaluations ranked Mullet’s GOP opponent, 35131 SE Douglas Street Suite 103 Snoqualmie businessman Brad Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Toft, as “good.” 425-831-3100 • 800-423-8473 Mullet and Toft seek the www.pearsonlawfirm.com Senate seat last held by longAppointments throughout Washington time Sen. Cheryl Pflug. In May,
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EXPERT INTERVENTION MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
She said the department head would recommend a customized reward for the employee. “If someone went above and beyond at, say, the North Bend Block Party, and that employee really loves going to Starbucks, the department head might recommend a gift card to Starbucks,” she said. Nonunion employees haven’t received pay raises in at least a year, and this is a great way to say they are appreciated, Lindell said. She’s working with the Teamsters union to secure a memorandum of understanding so union employees can receive the incentives as well. Lindell said the goal is to make sure the incentives apply to all employees, but it cannot
Local insurance agent wins top award Keven Hauglie, a Snoqualmie Valley Hospital commissioner and Farmers insurance agent in Duvall, Fall City and Snoqualmie, has been inducted into the insurance company’s “Topper Club” and invited to attend this year’s annual meeting of Farmers’ top sales producers.
become a contractual agreement with the unions. “We can stop this at any time,” she said. “And maybe on a tight budget year we can’t offer it at all. I’m pretty sure the Teamsters recognize the value of an incentive program and I’m sure we’ll have a signed memorandum of understanding soon.” Lindell said her finding the cost savings to offer the employee incentive program is a way of “just getting creative, which you have to do in this day and age. And I think taxpayers appreciate it.” Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
Hauglie is being recognized for his outstanding sales achievements during 2011, according to a press release from Farmers Insurance. The Topper Club convention will give Hauglie an opportunity to meet with other top Farmers agents and district managers to discuss local, state and national trends and activities affecting the insurance business in their communities.
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Dino Rossi will serve 5th District well
Search and rescue groups are needed
North Bend and Snoqualmie will soon elect new leadership for the 5th Legislative District, but it’s good to know a qualified appointee will be there to represent voters until year’s end. Sammamish resident Dino Rossi, a former state senator and gubernatorial candidate, will be the placeholder for the 5th District, following the resignation of Sen. Cheryl Pflug. Rossi is a good choice. He follows one of the most important rules for caretakers — he won’t be running for the office himself — and couldn’t even if he wanted to since Sammamish will move into the 45th Legislative District next year. Moreover, Rossi knows the district and how to navigate state government. Even though there’s virtually no chance the Senate will hold a session during his four-month tenure, Rossi will be there to help residents of the district who have problems with the state. Helping constituents can be among the most time-consuming parts of the job of being a legislator, but also the most rewarding. Residents of the 5th District should be grateful that a seasoned politician like Rossi, who already knows the ropes, is willing to serve — and earn a couple months’ worth of a $42,106 annual salary in the process. As welcome as Rossi’s appointment is, Pflug’s departure was troubling. After first filing for re-election, Pflug withdrew from the race just after the deadline to file for office, basically ensuring that the strongest Republican candidates would not be in the race. Pflug spent the past couple of years among the top in the Senate for missed votes, denying full representation to her constituents. In resigning the way she did, Pflug circumvented the political process and deprived voters of a full range of candidates. As a parting shot, Pflug complained that Rossi’s appointment was poorly handled as a mere political move to get a Republican elected to the position in November. We disagree. Rossi will serve the Snoqualmie Valley and the district well through the November election.
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In response to Casondra Brewster’s letter to the editor “New search and rescue site needed,” I am wondering if this was a member of your family? Wouldn’t you appreciate all the time and effort it takes to recover and care for the deceased in the most gentle and respectful way public community service volunteers have to offer? Perhaps you had to spend a few extra hours with your kids in lieu of them going to play in the park or win that ball game. I hope it was well-spent quality time while the family of this man will never get that chance again. I am proud of our volunteer search-and-rescue teams. It takes many folks many hours of training away from their families in order to provide
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Public meetings this service for our community. You are correct in stating this is our community park. Hmmm, this happened in our community, using our community areas to complete a community act of grace and respect for a fallen hiker. The best perspective one can get is to complete the aggressive winter training program yourselves and just see if you have what it takes to save or recover a life. Your services and support would be appreciated, too. Our leaders in North Bend, King County and the searchand-rescue teams are doing a great job — going that extra mile for all of those who work and play in our community. Thank you! “Do not mock the way of a man until you have walked for a moon in his moccasins” — author unknown Wendy Spear North Bend
Public meetings North Bend
Sustainability Workshops Series: “Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions”: 7 p.m. July 26, City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N. Planning Commission, 7 p.m. July 26, City Hall Finance and Administration Committee, 4 p.m. Aug. 7, City Hall City Council, 7 p.m. Aug. 7, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S. Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Aug. 9, City Hall Public Health and Safety Committee, 4 p.m. Aug. 14, City Hall
Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee, 5 p.m. July 26, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway
Home Country
Some mysteries should not be solved By Slim Randles We all know that someone will find Jenkins’s cabin. Someday. Oh, it’s up there in those hills somewhere. We all know that. It’s become a friendly object of conjecture and speculation. No one living has seen it, as far as we know. Jenkins himself died quietly when he was on one of his infrequent trips to town for supplies. Funny guy, that Jenkins. He worked in the city for years, mostly as a night watchman in a factory that made diapers. Didn’t really enjoy people much, and told us many times how nice it was to just be in the huge factory when it was quiet. Then one day he decided to move to the mountains and make pretty things out of leather. Once in a while he’d have his coffee at the counter at the Mule Barn, but often as not, he’d camp out on the edge of town for the two or three days it took him to sell his crafts and buy supplies. He’d smile and wave from his campsite, then he’d be gone one morning. We wouldn’t see him again for months. Now and then someone would ask him where his cabin was, and he’d just point toward the mountains and say, “Up there.” How far up there? “A ways.” What was his cabin like? “Not too big.”
And so we came to regard the little cabin as an intriguing mystery, an object of local legend. After he died, several of the fellows tried to backtrack him to find the place, but Jenkins evidently didn’t take the same trail each time, as though he wanted his Slim Randles quiet times Columnist protected from even a friendly visit from one of us. During his lifetime, we respected his wishes. In this country, a man has a perfect right to be a little strange. And, truth be known,
we hold a certain admiration for those of us who hear different instructions. But there is something in the human spirit, also, that begs to have its mysteries solved. So now, several times each year, one or two of us will use the mystery of the lost cabin as an excuse to poke our noses into the nuances and seclusions of these hills. We play off our curiosity against our wishes to respect a man’s privacy, even when he’s gone. We have yet to discover Jenkins’s lost cabin. Maybe we never will. Maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad thing, either. Brought to you by Home Country, a book of the best columns from the first five years, at www.slimrandles.com.
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Robotics teach girls science, engineering skills Festivals rule next few weekends
By Sebastian Moraga Regarding the crime of interrupting her online fix, Hailey Modzelewski has one suspect. “My mom,” said Modzelewski, who will join Mount Si High School as a sophomore next year. “She said I spent too much time with a computer, and she made me socialize.” Modzelewski pleads not guilty, saying online friends are still friends. “I talk to people on the Internet,” she said. “That counts.” The “punishment” for having such an active virtual social life and virtually no other social life was to spend this week at Bots On The Sound, a summer camp at Mount Si High School for teenage girls interested in robotics. Proving once again moms are always right, Modzelewski said she has enjoyed her “sentence.” “It’s pretty fun,” she said. “We got to play with Legos and save people.” The latter part may be a bit of a stretch. Students at Bots On The Sound build robots and then test them on aboveground pools. To make it more exciting, these tests include certain “pretend” challenges, like pretending to rescue a Lego kayaker and take him or her back to shore, or retrieving something or someone from under water. The camp, seeking to get girls
of exploring new things. A similar camp for boys in Oregon filled immediately, Roberts said. A coed camp there filled with boys but the girls’ camp did not fill. On July 23, the first day of the Mount Si camp, half of the girls did not show up. Those who did, though, had a ball, with pop music in the
Biped or quadruped, you might just have yourself a time in the Valley next month. On consecutive weekends canines and humans have their day, hopefully, in the sun. On Aug. 5, the annual Dog Days of Summer returns to Snoqualmie. Then, Aug. 10-12, North Bend’s iconic hill will witness yet another Festival at Mount Si. The Dog Days of Summer starts at 1 p.m. and lasts for 90 minutes at the Three Forks Off-Leash Dog Park in Snoqualmie, across the street from Centennial Fields. The park will host vendors promoting their pet products, and offering giveaways, prizes and informational material. Pet owners and their pooches get to participate in contests, watch demos, have their photo taken and more. Booth spots are free, but sales require a business license, according to a press release from the city of Snoqualmie. Snoqualmie’s parks and recreation department organizes Dog Days of Summer. Call 831-5784. Then, a week after the dogs have had their fun, it’s the humans’ turn. Duck derbies, pet beauty pag-
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By Sebastian Moraga
Mount Si High School technology teacher Kyle Warren, at left, works with teenagers Jessi Lelas and Hailey Modzelewski at the Bots on The Sound robotics camp at the Snoqualmie school. The camp seeks to attract teenage girls to science. into science and technology, happens thanks to a National Science Foundation grant. Modzelewski’s camp teammate Jessi Lelas said she’s unsure what field to follow, but said her eighth-grade teachers Dave Bettine and Jana Mabry at North Bend’s Twin Falls Middle School have encouraged her interest in math and engineering. Camp co-leader Tracy Roberts said getting folks into a
tent is hard when most of them have a driving permit. “Getting people to go to summer camp at this age is hard,” said Roberts, a teacher at Mount Si High School. “Maybe it’s our age group. What we are asking them to do is something that people tend to do in elementary and middle school.” In high school, children already know what they like and pursue those things instead
Blueberry cream cheese muffins show off the taste of fresh summer berries By Deanna Morauski Blueberry season at Bybee Farm is starting! Order your blueberries today at www.bybeenimsfarms. com (serving the Snoqualmie Valley for 66 years) and then make this breakfasty blueberry goodness as soon as possible. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blueberry muffin ingredients: 1 1/2 sticks of butter (or 3/4 cup) 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg (bottled is fine if you don’t have fresh) 1/2 teaspoon cardamom 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup milk
2 eggs 3 cups flour Cream softened butter and sugar together. Line up your blueberries in a perfectly polka dot bowl (fresh or frozen — both are lovely). Stir in remaining ingredients, then gently fold in blueberries. For large muffins (my favorite), place two ice cream scoops of batter in each muffin liner. This will make 12 muffins. If using a regular size muffin pan, use one ice cream scoop of batter per muffin liner. This will make 24 muffins. If you’d like to get really crazy, you can use a decorating bag (or a Ziploc with a corner cut off) to squirt cream cheese filling (below) into each muffin. Cream cheese filling ingredients: (optional deliciousness)
1 eight ounce package of cream cheese, softened About 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 1/3 cup sugar Using a mixer, combine ingredients until creamy. Cream cheese filling leftovers can be stored in the fridge and added to many delicious treats. I like to finish the filling off with a little swirl on top. And if you are completely out of control, you can sprinkle homemade streusel over each muffin. Streusel ingredients: (never optional) 1/2 stick butter (cut into small pieces)
3/4 cup flour 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 small egg To make streusel, place ingredients into food processor and pulse until they are well-combined but don’t let the crumbles get bigger than about the size of peas. Watch closely. If you have leftovers, you can store them in a Ziploc in the freezer for next time. Bake for about 30 minutes.
Serve warm with a little butter or simply plain. Because, well, we wouldn’t want to get too carried away. Deanna Morauski owns, operates and cooks at the Old Hen Bed and Breakfast near North Bend with her husband John. She also blogs about food and cooking at www.theoldhen. com. Follow her on Facebook at www. facebook.com/theoldhen or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/theoldhen.
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Festival From Page 6 eants, cherry pie-eating contests, chili cook-offs, beer gardens, food booths and concerts will welcome the crowds to the Festival at Mount Si, 420 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. Other attractions during the three-day shindig at Si View Park will include a Kids’ Fun Zone, an arts exhibit, arts and crafts show, Tour de Peaks, a grand parade, a fireworks show, a silent auction and two stages rocking with the sounds of country, blues, jazz and other music genres. Tour De Peaks returns with
Robot From Page 6 background and fist-pumping whenever the bots did what they were supposed to. The camp cost $150, with full and partial scholarships available. Money went toward purchasing controllers and other equipment for the robots. The camp brought guest speakers who spoke to the children about different areas of science. A similar camp has been scheduled for next year, unless enrollment plummets. A coed
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three bicycle rides, a 25 miler, a 50 miler and a 100 miler, the latter being a tour of the entire Valley. The festival will include a chili cook-off with prizes for the winners. A blueberry dessert contest will allow those who think they can create a legend in baking to show their talents. Then, there’s the grand parade at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11 — it lines up along Cedar Falls Way, goes northwest on North Bend Way and then north on Main Street, southeast on Second Street and finishes at the North Bend Elementary School parking lot. Go to www.festivalatmtsi.org for more information or to register as a volunteer.
camp and a boys’ camp may be added, Roberts said. “It’s exciting,” said Roberts, who first got into science when she was 4, watching spiders build their webs and collecting frogs and baby mice. Not the route Modzelewski wants to follow. She said she wants to be a neonatologist, helping premature babies, the human kind. Not the route Lelas wants to follow either. She is still leaning toward engineering, though. Especially after this camp. “It’s a lot less boring than I thought,” Lelas said of the camp. “I thought there would be, like, math equations.”
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Caitlin Maralack, 13, heads to state golf tournament By Michele Mihalovich Caitlin Maralack, 13, won the Washington Junior Golf Association district tournament and now heads to the state competition July 23-27 at the Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent. The Snoqualmie girl has been playing since she was 5, and started tournament play at 8. “Caitlin always showed a lot of potential and she just simply loved golf,” her father David Maralack said. “Her short game, especially chipping and bunker shots, are above average and the strongest part of her game.” David said he and his daughter play almost every weekend, and that she has quite a competitive side to her. “She is very competitive and will typically cheer when I miss my putts,” he joked. “She started beating me last year, at age 12, occasionally. I am a 6-handicapper, but she is catching up with me quickly.” That consistent improvement is just one of the reasons Brandon Proudfoot, coach of the Mount Si High School’s golf teams, is so excited about Caitlin, with a handicap of 9, joining the team her freshman year. “She’s going to be a very
“She practices hard and has a very supportive family. Plus, she just loves the game. She has a real passion for it. We’re excited to have her.” — Brandon Proudfoot Mount Si golf coach
By David Maralack
Caitlin Maralack, a 13-year-old Snoqualmie golfer, qualified for the state competition July 23-27 at the Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent. Here she chips out of a bunker at a recent Snoqualmie Valley Golf Academy tournament. impressive high school golfer,” he said. “She’s already been good, but she turned a corner where scores have dropped so that she can win at tournaments.”
Proudfoot said he’s been working with Caitlin through the junior golf program at the Mount Si Golf Course, and that she also joined the junior golf program with TPC Snoqualmie
Ridge a few years back. This year, he said Caitlin broke a few important barriers, like finally hitting 80 rather than the higher scores. “She practices hard and
has a very supportive family,” Proudfoot said. “Plus, she just loves the game. She has a real passion for it. We’re excited to have her.” Caitlin won the WJGA District Championship in the girls 12-13 category on July 18. She hit a 77 on her first day of play at High Cedars Golf Club in Orting, and 74 on day two. “Any time you’re shooting in the 70s, it’s impressive,” Proudfoot said. “She’s capable of taking it low and just getting better. Last year, she missed state by a couple strokes. She struggled before, but now she’s lapping the field.” Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
Hoop team with Valley Cheer cheers, runners run players is 10th in nation By Sebastian Moraga No time for rest when your name is Kallin Spiller. After finishing 10th at the AAU basketball nationals in West Chester, Ohio, July 18, the middle-schooler from the Snoqualmie Valley returned home with her team and left July 21 for another hoop adventure, this time an NBC basketball camp. She finished that camp July 26 and went straight to Vegas … for another tournament, with another team. Needless to say, she wasn’t available for comment. In Ohio, her team Swish Black got slotted in pool play with the eventual national champions from Tennessee, the Stallings. First, they played and beat the Kentucky Diamonds by 18 points. On that same day, they played the Stallings. The Swish Black led for most of the game, but lost. “Brutal to lead the whole way and then blow it at the end,”
Gina Spiller, Kallin’s mom, wrote in an email. “It didn’t help that the hometown refs called 19 fouls against us and four against them for that whole game.” To make the task even harder, most of the Swish Black’s games, including their first one, happened early in the morning, Central time. “All our West Coast girls had a tough time getting to sleep,” Gina wrote. The team included players from Kirkland, Seattle, Issaquah, Richland, Shoreline, Kenmore and Oregon City, Ore., besides Kallin and Snoqualmie’s Jill Chellis, who did not play due to injury. Having lost to Tennessee, they defeated the Fairfax Stars from Virginia by 42 points to finish second in their pool. In the championship bracket, they beat the Wisconsin Force Elite by 23 points before losing to the Missouri Valley Magic by three, See AAU, Page 9
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The Mount Si High School cheerleaders’ squad showed up to do their thing at the fourth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon June 23. The MSHS cheerleaders won first place for most spirited and won $1,000.
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Parent Partner Program to help home-schoolers
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The Swish Black basketball team of seventh-graders from Washington and Oregon celebrate their 10th-place finish at the AAU nationals in West Chester, Ohio. Snoqualmie Middle School students Kallin Spiller and Jill Chellis — second and fourth from right, respectively — play on the team.
AAU From Page 8 dropping to the consolation bracket. In that bracket, the team played like its collective heads were on fire, winning four consecutive games against
teams from Wisconsin, Boston, Kentucky and Indiana by an average of 20 points, good enough to earn 10th place. She may have been tired when she returned from Lakota West High School in Ohio, but the flipside of the sore muscles was the memory of a performance that saw her score in every game she played in the Buckeye State.
“She had 14 against Boston and I think 12 against Wisconsin and nine against Indiana,” Gina wrote of her daughter. “She also contributed with rebounds and assists in every game.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
The Snoqualmie Valley School District has unveiled a Parent Partner Program for home-schooling children, according to a district press release. The program will help families educating their children at home while partnering with the district in some aspects. In the program, the parent works as the primary instructor, while a certified teacher manages the student’s learning plans for the school year. The plans include a requirement of five hours per week in a classroom setting. “Our district has been working to expand the ways in which it serves the varying educational needs of our students,” said Jeff Hogan, the district’s executive director of instructional technology. “This new Parent Partner Program
will offer one more option for families who prefer a different learning experience for their student.” The program is available for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. To enroll your student this fall, fill out a pre-registration form at www.svsd410.org and submit it to the district’s Amy Montanye-Johnson: ❑ By email at johnsonad@ svsd410.org. ❑ By mail, addressed to Parent Partner Program, Snoqualmie Valley School District, P.O. Box 400, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065. ❑ By fax, to 831-8026 ❑ In person at the district offices, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, open Mondays through Thursdays during summer break. Learn more by emailing Montanye-Johnson at the email above or call 831-4200.
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Police blotter
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An Oregon driver rearended a Washington driver on Snoqualmie Parkway on July 13. A man walking his dog had crossed the roadway. The Washington driver stopped for the man but the Oregon driver didn’t see the stopped vehicle and rear-ended him. The Oregon driver was cited for driving while his license was suspended for an unpaid ticket.
Bike theft An Arby’s employee rode her bike to work July 8, and hid it in some bushes near the business because Arby’s does not have a bike rack. She discovered at the end of her shift that someone had stolen her bike.
Bag theft A woman who works with disabled children reported July 10 that a bag was stolen from her vehicle that included names and personal information about the children, along with $80 cash. She didn’t know if the bag had been taken while her vehicle was parked at home or at Safeway.
Lock your doors ❑ A woman who parked her vehicle in the 8000 block of Meadowbrook Way Southeast told police that during the night July 13 someone opened her unlocked vehicle and stole her wallet and GPS. ❑ A man who had parked his vehicle in the 9000 block of Ash Avenue Southeast told police that during the night July 13 someone entered his car, opened the glove compartment, left an ashtray on the floor and stole a $20 stick on which he
Face assault A North Bend man reported July 11 that he and a friend had been arguing recently via cellphone text messages. He told police he was at the outside dining area of North Bend Bar & Grill, and that the friend saw him, parked her car, walked up to him and slapped his face and then drove away. She was warned to stay away from him.
A woman who lives in the 38000 block of Southeast Roberts Court reported during the night July 17 someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole her purse with $30 cash, and her GPS.
Bored kids An officer responded to a complaint of juveniles loitering on a sidewalk in the 7000 block of Railroad Avenue Southeast on July 16. The officer had them move along.
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A man who lives in the 8000 block of Maple Avenue Southeast reported to police that during the night July 15 someone stole a $1,250 generator. The man told police he placed the generator in front of his pickup out of view.
On July 17, police responded to an accident on Interstate 90 near exit 22. A Honda Pilot and UPS semi with a double load ran into the sides of each other, but neither party admitted fault. The Honda driver was cited for driving while her license was suspended.
Fraud A man who lives in the 7000 block of Southeast Curtis Drive reported July 16 that an unknown subject in Florida used his credit card.
Grumpy bear A woman in the 36000 block
Prank? A woman in the 35000 block of Southeast Swenson Street reported that a teenage boy rang her doorbell, yelled something and then drove off in an older red car.
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North Bend Library Events are at 115 E. Fourth St., unless otherwise noted. Call 888-0554 for more information. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. July 26, Aug. 2, 9, for all ages and skill levels ❑ Merry Monday Story Time, 11 a.m. July 30, Aug. 6, for children ranging from newborn to age 3 with adult. Older children and siblings are also welcome. Songs, rhythm instruments, action rhymes and a tiny tale for the very young ❑ EReader assistance, 6 p.m. July 30, Aug. 6. Learn how to download KCLS eBooks to your eReaders or computers during this demonstration. ❑ Toddler Story Time, 9:30 a.m. July 31, Aug. 7. Ages 2-3 with adult, younger children and siblings welcome. Stories, songs and surprises ❑ Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. July 31, Aug. 7. Ages 3-6 with adult, siblings welcome ❑ One-on-one Computer Assistance, 1 p.m. Aug. 1, 8. Stop by if you are an adult needing extra help on the computer. ❑ Scared Silly Storytelling, 2 p.m. Aug. 1. Chris Fascione, one of America’s top children storytellers returns with his silly nighttime stories, providing shivers and giggles. ❑ Pajamarama Story Time, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1, 8; all children welcome with adult. Wear your pj’s if you like. ❑ Special Needs Story Time, 10 a.m. Aug. 4. This program targets developmental ages 3-6, but children of all ages and abilities are welcome. ❑ North Bend First Tuesday Book Club, 7 p.m. Aug. 7; for adults. This month’s book is “Kitchen Boy,” by Robert Alexander. ❑ Pajammin’ Party Concert, 6 p.m. Aug. 9; ages 3 and older, held at Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend ❑ Friends of the North Bend Library Annual Book Sale, all day Aug. 11
Snoqualmie Library Events are at 7824 Center Blvd., S.E., unless otherwise noted. Contact 888-1223 for more information. ❑ EReader assistance 11 a.m. July 26. Learn how to download eBooks to your eReader or computer during this demonstration. ❑ Pajama Story Time, 7 p.m. July 26, Aug. 2, 9. All children welcome with adult. Wear your pj’s if you like. Stories, songs and surprises ❑ Drop-in eReader Assistance, 11 a.m. July 26, Aug. 2, 9. Learn how to download KCLS eBooks and eReader or computer during a digital download demonstration. ❑ Creatures of the Night Science Workshop 2 p.m. July
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A reading from “Steve Goodman: Facing the Music,” a biography of singer-songwriter Steve Goodman, author of the song “City of New Orleans,” will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 5, at the Nursery at Mount Si, 42328 N.E. 12th St., North Bend. Seattle-area musicians Tom Colwell (above), Mark Myers and Bruce Hanson will perform Goodman’s songs. The biography was written by Clay Eals. 26, ages 4 and older. Learn all about the nocturnal creatures that roam the northwest forests and fields. ❑ Preschool story time, 1:30 p.m. July 30, Aug. 6, 13; 10 a.m. Aug. 8. Share the world of books with your child. Stories songs and surprises. ❑ The Gustafer Yellow Gold Music Show, 2 p.m. July 31. A multimedia performance of live music and animated illustrations introduces Yellow Gold and his friends as they travel from the stars to earth. ❑ Young Toddler Story Time 9:30 a.m. Aug. 1, 8. Ages 6-24 months, with adult. Younger children and siblings are welcome. ❑ Purl One, Listen Too, 1 p.m. Aug. 2. Learn new stitches, meet new friends, listen to new books and talk about knitting. ❑ Night Lanterns Art Workshop, 2 p.m. Aug. 7. Make a whimsical lantern to guide you through your dreams or keep as a nightlight. For children and families. ❑ Spanish-English Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11. All welcome with adult. Enjoy stories, songs and fun activities in Spanish and English. ❑ In the Garden With Eric Nelson, 3 p.m. Aug. 11, workshop on ornamental grasses
Churches ❑ North Bend Community Church Vacation Bible School, 10-11:30 a.m. through July
27, for children ages 5-11. 126 E. Third St. Call 888-2711 to register, or come whatever day works. Barbecue, water slides and bouncy castle for July 27 ❑ School supply drive. Supplies will be distributed in midAugust at the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank. Supplies needed include backpacks, crayons, glue sticks, pencils, colored pencils, spiral notebooks, erasers, scissors, three-ring binders, notebook paper, gender-neutral pencil pouches or boxes, rulers and blue or black ballpoint pens. ❑ Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church’s preschool is holding a fundraiser by gathering used ink cartridges. Leave them in the blue-and-yellow containers in the parish hall of the church, 39025 S.E. Alpha St., Snoqualmie. ❑ River Outreach barbecue for customers of the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank, Aug. 4, noon to 4 p.m.
Volunteer opportunities ❑ The Festival at Mt. Si in North Bend is looking for volunteers to help in all aspects of the festival. Volunteers may work behind the scenes prior to the event or in three to four hour shifts during the festival. The festival is held Aug. 10-12. Learn more or get a volunteer application at www.thefestivalatmtsi.org or call 888-1406. ❑ The Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank is looking for
volunteers to help unload food at noon Mondays, sort food at 9 a.m. Tuesdays or pass out food on Wednesdays. Call 888-0096. ❑ The Boeing Classic golf tournament seeks volunteers for its 2012 edition. Tournament is Aug. 20-26 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Volunteers receive two golf shirts, a jacket, headwear, admission passes, meal vouchers and more. Learn more at www.boeingclassic.com.
Events ❑ U-Pick blueberries at Bybee-Nims Blueberry Farm, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sept. 16. Call 888-0821 to confirm it is open. Farm is at 42930 S.E. 92nd St., North Bend. Blueberries are $1.95 per pound, cash or check only. ❑ Summer Matinees at the North Bend Theatre — ‘Flipper,’ rated G (noon July 26); ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ rated G (noon, July 31-Aug. 2) ❑ Rockin’ Swingin’ Singin’ Seniors spaghetti dinner and talent show, 6 p.m. July 28, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S. Show starts at 7:30. Tickets are $15 and $12 for seniors (55 and older). ❑ Musical Theater camp, starting July 30-Aug. 2 at Si View Community Center. Children will learn all the fun and camaraderie of being involved in a theater show, from auditions through applause. Go to www.siviewpark.org. Fee is $130.
❑ Guided hike up Rattlesnake Mountain with barbecue after the hike, Aug. 4. Register at www.mtsgreenway. org. $25 fee includes shuttle and barbecue. Meet at Snoqualmie Point Park, 37580 Winery Road S.E. at 8:30 a.m. ❑ Snoqualmie Parks and Recreation will host the Dog Days of Summer event at Snoqualmie’s Three Forks OffLeash Dog Park, 1-2:30 p.m. Aug. 5. Pets and their owners get to compete in contests, watch demos have their photos taken, browse booths and more. ❑ The Valley Kids Showcase, 1 p.m. Aug. 12, is looking for performers. Acts could include dance, song, music, drama, juggling, standup comedy, martial arts, gymnastics, magic, hulahoop, jumping rope or whatever could be entertaining to a crowd of local fans. Register at www.cityofsnoqualmie.org. Call 831-5784. ❑ Tap Water Tours to the Cedar River Municipal watershed, 9:45 a.m. most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Aug. 26, tour lasts two and a half hours and it costs $10 for adults, $5 for seniors. Children 10 or older accompanied by an adult pay $5 as well. The tour occurs by foot and by bus into the river-fed watershed. See the source of your tap water and hear stories of this unparalleled watershed. ❑ The Snoqualmie Valley Museum presents: “Beyond Smokey: The USFS in the Snoqualmie Valley,” 1-5 p.m. Saturdays through Tuesdays, 320 Bendigo Blvd. S., North Bend ❑ North Bend Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 13 at Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive Submit an item for the community calendar by emailing smoraga@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.
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