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Snoqualmie Tribe says city is building on sacred ground By Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporter The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe says Snoqualmie Falls is the birthplace of its people, a sacred spot where the mists carry prayers to ancestors. Tribal members believe the site is spiritually significant not only to Northwest Indians, but to all people. As the city of Snoqualmie begins construction of the nearby Tokul Road roundabout, Snoqualmie tribal members say they want to continue protecting the falls, and the surrounding land, from further desecration. The city says the roundabout between Snoqualmie Falls Park and the Highway 202 bridge will make the roads safer for millions of visitors. The 500-member tribe says their ancestors were buried there, and the site should be left alone.
The recent discovery of a prehistoric artifact supports their beliefs, the tribe says. The projectile point, which an independent archaeologist estimated to be 4,000 to 9,000 years old, was returned to the tribe last week. “Something we have said all along is that for thousands of years, this place was sacred,” said Snoqualmie tribal council member Lois Sweet Dorman. “The ancient ones are speaking out to us.” Archaeologists concluded the artifact was an “isolated find,” city officials said in a statement, and did not warrant stopping construction, which began in July. The project, scheduled to be complete in May 2016, will include a new storm-drainage system, signs and roadway paving, according to the city. The roundabout, which slows traffic, will improve safety for the nearly 2 million people who
visit Snoqualmie Falls each year. According to the city, the two intersections that will be eliminated do not meet current safety standards. Plans for the project date back a decade. In 2007 the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe bought the nearby Salish Lodge and Spa, having outbid groups including the Snoqualmie Tribe. The Muckleshoot Tribe is helping fund the roundabout. According to project documents, the roundabout could be the “gateway” feature welcoming visitors to the city. It is being designed in anticipation of further development nearby. The tribe took out an ad in the Snoqualmie Valley Record in July with a photoshopped image of a bulldozer in a church, with the caption “bulldozers don’t belong here.” Under the image is a photo of the roundSee SACRED, Page 8
Equine rescue hosts fundraiser Aug. 29 Rancho Laguna’s HEART, a nonprofit organization focused on equine assisted rescue therapy, is hosting its second Summer Benefit Concert and barbecue from 3-8 p.m. Aug. 29 at its Snoqualmie location, 37705 S.E. 47th St. Tickets are $25 each and are available at the door. Children 10 and younger are free. There will also be a silent auction and fun activities for the whole family. All proceeds will be used for the care of the animals at the rescue ranch and support of its programs. Learn more about attending the fundraiser or about Rancho Laguna’s HEART at http://www.rancholagunaheart. org. Lula Ruby Salon is helping raise additional funds for Rancho Laguna’s HEART. After owner Angela Favero’s son Kingston volunteered with the nonprofit group, she was inspired. Lula Ruby Salon, 7329 Better Way S.E., Snoqualmie, will offer the “Helping HEART” red bracelet through September for a suggested donation of $3.
By Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times
A view of the Tokul roundabout project Aug. 12 from Tokul Road Southeast, which is closed due to construction, in Snoqualmie. The Snoqualmie Tribe said it considers the land to be sacred ground and the site should be left alone.
Martin Volken, Trevor Kostanich top North Bend City Council primary races
Top chopper
By Dylan Chaffin
David Moses Sr., 71, competes against his son David Moses Jr. (not pictured) during the timber sports show portion of the Railroad Days festival. See more photos from the festival at www.snovalleystar.com.
Incumbents trailed the top vote getters in both North Bend City Council races Aug. 17, a day before King County Elections finalized primary election results. Trevor Kostanich has the edge over incumbent Councilman Dee Williamson in the race for Position No. 3, earning 53.83 percent of the vote. Williamson is behind him with 24.21 percent, followed by Rich Wiltshire with 13.85 percent and Piper M. Muoio with 7.45 percent. Martin Volken received the most votes in the race for Position No. 7. He garnered 51.41 percent of the vote. Judy Bilanko trails him with 25.81 percent, followed by incumbent Councilman Ryan Kolodejchuk sitting in third with 22.28 percent. Just 31 votes separated Bilanko and Kolodejchuk immediately after King County Elections released the first round of results Aug. 4. That number grew to 35 as of Aug. 17. Incumbents were leading the hospital commissioner races.
Incumbents Joan Young (Position No. 5) and David Speikers (Position No. 1) maintain leads in the primary races to retain their Public Hospital District No. 4 seats. Young had 42.17 percent of the vote, followed by Steve Weaver with 30.32 percent and Bruno Kelpsas with 27.17 percent. Speikers led with 39.40 percent of the vote, followed by Fritz Ribary with 31.61 percent and Tim Noonan with 28.73 percent. The top two vote-getters of each race in the Aug. 4 primary election will move on to the Nov. 3 general election. Get full results at www.kingcounty.gov/elections. Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER
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Civil War enthusiasts to re-enact the Battle of Snoqualmie Aug. 29-30 By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com The South will rise again, but this time it will be in Snoqualmie. The Washington Civil War Association will be having a Civil War reenactment called the Battle of Snoqualmie, Aug 29-30 at Meadowbrook Farm in North Bend. “I’ve always been interested in the Civil War,” said Paul Timmerman, who serves as the Battle of Snoqualmie’s event coordinator. In 1995, Timmerman began re-enacting war scenes in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. When he moved to Washington, he was worried that his days of re-enacting were over. “I pleasantly discovered that there was a small but thriving Civil War re-enacting community here in the state of Washington,” he said. The event will feature two battles per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The Union and Confederate armies will face off in the clothes Americans wore around 1861. The battles will use period-accurate muskets, artillery, full-sized cannons and even real cavalry. “We put on a pretty good show,” Timmerman said. “We try to be as realistic to the actual happen-
ings as we can.” In between battles event goers can visit the sutlers, who served as vendors of the time period. Sutlers sold goods to soldiers that weren’t available from the military, like fresh fruit and paper for letter writing. At the Battle of Snoqualmie, the sutlers will offer accurate clothing from the time. While most of the reenactors are portraying an actual soldier who lived and fought in the war, there will be a few actors who are playing someone a little more famous. General Ulysses S. Grant and President Abraham Lincoln will be making an appearance. “You’re going to find living historians,” Timmerman said. This is the first time the WCWA has put on the Battle of Snoqualmie and turnout is uncertain. But Timmerman is optimistic and planning for 2,000 people. “First-year events are always a bit of a mystery,” he said. There will be around 200 battle re-enactors. The rest will be spectators and people who will re-enact a Civil War character who wasn’t a soldier. Lynn and Norm Harriman have been fulltime sutlers for nearly 20 years. They travel with a big trailer and tent to reenactments around the western United States, where they set up their sutler shop. “The things that the re-enactors need to fill
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out their portrayal of who they want to be is what we sell,” Lynn Harriman said. They began their business after they got into reenacting. Lynn wanted to make Civil War costumes but couldn’t find any good patterns, so she made her own. “So I started making my own patterns and then everybody else wanted my patterns,” she said. This eventually led to them making sutlery their full-time profession. She said that the business over the past several years has been wonderful. “It’s like going camping with 200 or 300 or 400 of your very best friends,” she said. “You become very good friends with everybody.” Timmerman said the Battle of Snoqualmie isn’t only for history buffs or people who love the Civil War. The re-enactments have something for everyone. “I’ve yet to meet anybody who’s been to one of them who didn’t come away saying, ‘This was pretty cool. I really liked it,’” he said. More information can be found at battleofsnoqualmie.com or wcwa.net. Browse the goods available from the Harriman sutlers at www.tstitches.com. Timmerman said he is hoping the Battle of Snoqualmie will be a big success so organizers can continue the event in the future. “Please come,” he said. “You won’t be disappointed.”
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State Parks offers free day Aug. 25 The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering a free park day Tuesday, Aug. 25. Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks. The free day is in honor of the 99th birthday of the National Park Service, which was established on Aug. 25, 1916. State Parks free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on lands managed by Washington State Parks, and the Washington departments of Natural Resources and Fish & Wildlife. The Discover Pass legislation provided that Washington State Parks could designate up to 12 free days each year when the pass would not be required to visit state parks. The Discover Pass is still required to access lands managed by WDFW and DNR on these days. Free days apply only to day-use visits with vehicles, not overnight stays or rented facilities. The next two free days in 2015 are Sept. 26, in recognition of National Public Lands Day, and Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day.
Submissions sought for Flash Film Fest The Black Dog Arts Coalition seeks submis-
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sions for its 2015 Flash Film Fest. The festival is open to teens and adults. Flash films must be 10 minutes or less and are due no later than Aug. 30. For complete guidelines for submitting a film, go to http://blackdogartscoalition.org/flashFilmFest2015Rules.htm. The Flash Film Fest will be at 8 p.m. Sept. 10-11 at Black Dog Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.
Infrastructure project reaches milestone Historic Snoqualmie’s sprucing up is nearly complete. A majority of the infrastructure work on the Downtown Infrastructure and Improvement Project is complete, including installation of beautification features and a new pedestrian boardwalk, according to a city news release. City officials will celebrate the milestone during a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at Railroad Park, 7971 Railroad Ave. S.E. Residents and businesses are invited to commemorate the unveiling of a more beautiful and pedestrian-friendly downtown as well as the replacement of aging underground infrastructure and utilities; needed road improvements; installation of safety features; property restoration; and preserva-
tion of legacy trees. The project supports Snoqualmie’s downtown revitalization efforts and the city’s Comprehensive Plan vision to create and maintain a high quality of life for residents, an enjoyable experience for visitors and a stronger economic climate for businesses. In addition to funding from the city of Snoqualmie, financial support was made possible through the Washington State Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Program, Puget Sound Regional Council, Washington State Transportation Improvement Board, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Federal Highway Administration and Washington State Department of Transportation.
Snoqualmie Tribe donates $100,000 to SnoValley YMCA In a showing of support and acknowledging the longtime relationship between the organizations, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe presented the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA Aug. 12 with a donation of $100,000. “Supporting the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA Community Center is important to us,” Tribal Chairwoman Carolyn Lubenau said in a press release. “The center offers amazing activities and services, enriching the lives
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of those in our community by providing a gathering point and local hub for families and friends to meet.” The funding will support three programs: YMCA Camp Orkila, where elementary-school counselors assist YMCA staff with identifying 10 youth from five elementary schools for a total of
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cial support and partnership with the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe,” YMCA Executive Director Nate Smith in the press release. “The support allows us to create legacy programs that give the youth and families in our community the ability to have new experiences, gain new skills and meet new friends.”
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Editorial
Legislature must act on funding education Washington state’s school-financing system has been inadequate, broken and inequitable for three decades. On Aug. 12, after multiple warnings, the state Supreme Court issued a new order in the landmark McCleary case putting a price tag on the failure to fix it: $100,000 a day in fines. The penalty follows the court holding the state — the governor and the Legislature — in contempt 11 months ago. Despite a regular session and three overtime sessions, lawmakers still could not satisfy the court. No more delays. Gov. Jay Inslee should show the type of bold leadership on the systemic solutions that he did not show during the six months of legislative sessions. He should work with legislative leaders to hatch a plan and then reconvene the full Legislature as soon as possible. Lawmakers must also set aside partisanship and ideology to find a sustainable new education-funding model. The Legislature made admirable progress toward fuller funding of education in the recent marathon session. But the Supreme Court wants more detailed plans of how the state will pay for the space required for reduced K-3 class sizes and all-day kindergarten. The new order also rightly emphasized the state’s constitutional obligation to pay for teachers’ salaries. The broken school-financing model foists nearly onethird of compensation onto school levies, leaving have and have-not districts in rich and poor corners of the state. The pieces to fix this problem are already on the table in Olympia. Bipartisan negotiations in the state Senate zeroed in on a new system to replace local levy funding for basic education with state dollars. The hardest part — paying the estimated $3.5 billion tab every two years — was left unfinished, earning the Supreme Court’s rebuke. A bill that big requires new revenue. The Seattle Times editorial board sides with a new tax on capital gains — the Democrats’ preferred funding option — because it is fairer than a property-tax hike backed by Republicans. But if the state is going to pick up more of the tab for teachers’ salaries, it also must be able to have statewide collective bargaining of contracts, rather than district-negotiated contracts — something Republicans prefer. This is a moment for the Legislature — with the governor in the lead — to find the middle. Delay costs $100,000 a day in fines, which go into a dedicated education account. In the context of a $38 billion budget, that is small. But the fine indicates the Supreme Court’s growing frustration — delay further, and the Legislature and governor risk a crankier court. Worse, delay crystallizes funding inequities for students for another year. This is a problem three decades in the making; 2015 should be the year it is fixed. Source: Seattle Times editorial board Kathleen R. Merrill
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Home Country
Leave it to small towns to know the plans It was Thursday again. Mabel Adams asked at the desk to be sure. “Thursday all day, Mabel,” the girl said. “Don’t forget to get your hair done today. Two o’clock … right?” “Right,” Mabel said, locking the time away in her mind. “Two o’clock. On Thursday.” She took her purple walker and went half a block to the counter at the drug store. That nice Williams girl came over with a smile and a menu. “Tuna on toast, Mabel?” “Uh, sure. I like that.” “Hot tea?” “Yes please.” After she ate, she started down the sidewalk toward the
book sale. We also thank you for donating gently used books and magazines throughout the year for our big book sale and for the in-library sales shelves. Proceeds from these sales help fund Friends of the North Bend Library-sponsored library programs for children, teens and adults.
Our annual book sale this month was a great success! We look forward to next year’s sale and to your continued donations of books, which you can leave at the North Bend Library. Thank you! Joanne Boulanger Correspondence Secretary, Friends of the North Bend Library
Curl Up ‘N Dye beauty parlor. The watch pinned on her dress said 1:45. Mabel went over to her usual chair and sat down. Fran came over and looked at Mabel’s hair with a smile. “You still look pretty ravishing, Mabel,” she said. “Sure you want a touch-up today?” Mabel nodded. “Going to watch that movie with the girls tonight?” Movie. Tonight. “Sure,” said Mabel.
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Calendar Saturday, Aug. 22 q Gigantic Bicycle Festival, 6 a.m., live music, rides, hand built bikes, camping and more, Centennial Fields Park, 39903 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie, $15-30, 12 and younger free, www. giganticbicyclefestival.org q Boeing Classic, 7:45 a.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., details at boeingclassic.com q Family Watershed Tour, 2 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., $5 per seat, bit. ly/JZfCAj q ‘As You Like It,’ 2 and 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater, 36800 David Powell Road, Fall City, prices vary, www.foresttheater.org q Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Mt. Si Pub, 45530 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend q Jonathan Henriksen Student Showcase at 6 p.m., Bill Ramsay Quartet at 7:30 and 8:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 q Black Dog Altered, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647
Sunday, Aug. 23 q Boeing Classic, 7:45 a.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., details at boeingclassic.com q Gigantic Bicycle Festival, 8 a.m., live music, rides, hand built bikes, camping and more, Centennial Fields Park, 39903 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie, $15-30, 12 and younger free, www. giganticbicyclefestival.org ‘As You Like It,’ 2 p.m. Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater, 36800 David Powell Road, Fall City, prices vary, www.foresttheater.org q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 and 7:30 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 q Guest Artist from the Giant Bicycle Festival, 6 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E.,
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Monday, Aug. 24 q The Snoqualmie/ Fall City Family History Group, 10-11:30 a.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223 q Homeschool Teens Meetup, 3:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 q City Council meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-1555
Tuesday, Aug. 25 Bucket Drums Remix, teens, 11 .am., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., preregister, 888-0554 Community Development meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-1555
Wednesday, Aug. 26 Japanese Snack Attack, Anime and Manga Club, ages 9 and older, 3 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223 Future Jazz Heads, 5 and 7, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647
Thursday, Aug. 27 Knee High Naturalists, ages 1-3, 9:30 a.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., North Bend, $5, adults free, http://bit.ly/ JZfCAj SnoValley Book Club, 1 p.m., SnoValley YMCA, 35018 SE Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 256-3115 North Bend Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series pres-
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Friday, Aug. 28 Leslie Kolke Student Showcase, 6 p.m., Michael Marcus Trio, 7:30 and 8:45 p.m., Blues Jam with Eastside Jam, 10 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 Jonathan Foster, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647
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Mount Si reboots its dance team By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com The Mount Si High School dance team says its motto is “small but mighty.” The four-member team is working hard in the weeks leading up to the start of the school year and the fall football season. “We have five home games,” said Jen Stokes, the team’s coach. “We are hoping to bring a different routine to each game.” Learning five routines in the next two weeks won’t be easy for the Wildcat dancers. They’ll perform at halftime of home games and hope to draw in even more student dancers to join the team. “We need about 12 dancers to compete,” Stokes said. One of the main goals of the team is to grow. “The team is really fun and people should join,” sophomore Josette Vail said. This group will be the first Mount Si dance team in five years. Stokes began working to form the team near the end of the 201415 school year. “It was something I wanted to offer the students at Mount Si,” she said. “We have such a large school and the cheerleader program is so huge and successful that I thought there has to be some dancers who want to compete and perform for their school.” The team members said they’re definitely nervous to perform in front of the football crowd, but they’re also excited to show what they can do.
“With a small group it seems like there is a lot of attention on you,” said sophomore Jeorgia RowellGimmeson. Team anxiety is heightened by the fact that they are the school’s first dance team in years. “It’s also kind of nervewracking because it’s the first year, so no one has seen us dancing,” Vail said. But dance they will, because they love it. The girls joined the team for a variety of reasons. “I just recently moved here, so I joined to do something fun that I like and to meet lots of new, great people,” said junior Emma Eubanks. Others, like Vail and Rowell-Gimmeson, have danced for years. “Sharing your deepest emotions through dance is really great,” said RowellGimmeson. “It’s something I’ve always done. It’s easy for me to express my feelings through dance.” Loving dance and meeting new friends pulled this team together, but there is another motivator – school pride. “They are passionate about what they do and excited to represent their school in something that means a lot to them,” Stokes said. Dance team can be a way for students to showcase an athletic talent if they aren’t interested in the other sports. “This is something that allows them to say, ‘I represent Mount Si,’ but also do something that they love to do and are talented at,” Stokes said. “It’s a unique talent; I’m excited to showcase it.”
By Sam Kenyon
The Mount Si Dance Team is (from left) sophomore Jeorgia Rowell-Gimmeson, senior Rosa Cozzitorto, coach Jen Stokes, sophomore Josette Vail and junior Emma Eubanks.
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Participants run through a giant, inflatable Seahawks helmet at the start of the Beast Mode Challenge.
Marshawn Lynch’s mud run makes for smiling, dirty faces in Snoqualmie By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com More than 1,200 people went to the DirtFish Rally School in Snoqualmie to channel their inner “Beast Mode.” The second Marshawn Lynch Subway Beast Mode Challenge was held Aug. 15 and participants weren’t afraid to get a little dirty. “It was really fun,” said Jayne Grounds, an 8-yearold running with several of her family members from Mukilteo. The event raises money for Lynch’s Fam 1st Family Foundation, which helps mentor children on the importance of education, literacy and self-esteem. The Beast Mode run was first held at Meadowbrook Farm in North Bend last year. This year, the organizers moved the threemile obstacle course to the muddy roads of the DirtFish Rally School, which is typically used for rally car driving. “This year, we moved over to DirtFish to add some intrigue and character to our race course, which I believe we’ve done,” said Beth Sylves, the director of Marketing for CBS Seattle. CBS Seattle partnered with Orswell Events to produce the event.
By Sam Kenyon
The Grounds family (from left) Kathryn, Jayne, Raquelle and Jaquelyn, from Mukilteo, escape the muddy trench known as the ‘Media Frenzy.’ See more photos from the event at www.snovalleystar.com. Participants began by running through a giant inflatable Seattle Seahawks helmet before negotiating other obstacles. They had to summit “Marshawn’s Wall,” a 12-foot-high climbing wall, and Beast Mode their way through the “Media Frenzy,” a series of deep, muddy trenches. “You stop there so you won’t get fined,” Sylves said. Participants found the Media Frenzy especially sticky and sometimes left footwear in the trenches. “I think there’s maybe a dozen shoes in here,” said Noel Tang, a volunteer at the Media Frenzy
obstacle. One of the final obstacles was the Skittles ball pit, where participants jumped and waded through a pool filled with brightly colored balls, which represented the Seahawks running back’s favorite candy. Runners ended the course by leaping over a small wall of flame. “I think the hardest part was the mud because you just get stuck in it,” said Maggie Coats, a participant who grew up in Seattle and now lives in North Carolina. “We had a few casualties along the way.” Participants ran in groups or alone. Many sped through the harrow-
ing course while others took a more leisurely pace. But no matter the speed, everyone got muddy. “We love mud runs and we love our Seahawks,” Raquelle Grounds said. The Grounds family has done similar events in the past. They participated in Tough Mudder, another mud-run obstacle course, and were doing the Beast Mode Challenge for the first time. They said everyone was very nice and they had a great time. “The volunteers who are running this were really amazing and friendly, and that was really nice,” Kathryn Grounds said. The Mukilteo family encouraged others to get involved with a mud run. “Get out there and try this because it’s fun to do something as a family or with friends,” Jaquelyn Grounds said. After the course, many participants enjoyed the beer garden set up near the finish line, although many of them stopped by the washing station to clean off first. As the day began to wrap up and the final groups started to trot back after their Beast Mode run, Sylves summed up the day: “It’s been wonderful.”
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Friday, Aug. 21 q 11:20 a.m. Boeing Jet Flyover q 11:30 a.m. Boeing Classic Round 1 q TBD: Golf Channel Tournament Telecast
Saturday, Aug. 22 Family Day q 9 a.m. Boeing Classic Round 2 q TBD: Golf Channel Tournament Telecast
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From Page 1 about construction site and the caption “they don’t belong here either.” City officials said in a statement Wednesday that the ad was the first time they heard from the tribe about the belief that the area is sacred. “The city respects the tribe’s religious practices and beliefs,” they said in a statement. “From the city’s perspective, the tribe did not contend during either of the Army Corps of Engineers’ consultation pro-
AUGUST 21, 2015 cesses that the roundabout site was a sacred site.” The tribe has long opposed development at and around the falls, where a hydroelectric generating plant was built in 1898. In 2005, Puget Sound Energy was ordered to decrease the amount of water diverted to its two hydroelectric plants each May and June after a legal battle with the tribe. The tribe attempted to decommission the plants in 2008, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the petition for further review of the plants’ operating license. The roundabout project, Dorman said, is “yet another irresponsible development.” “We still need places that we can go and be in awe of how majestic things were,” said Snoqualmie Chairwoman Carolyn Lubenau. When construction was set to begin in 2012, the tribe asked the Army Corps of Engineers to suspend the city’s permit pending additional consultation. In January, the corps and the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation entered into an agreement with the city, which called for the city to hold public meetings with the tribe and spend funds for out-
reach and projects related to the cultural heritage of the area. The tribe didn’t sign the agreement, however, “because we have always opposed the development of sacred land,” Lubenau said. She called the agreement a “nonstarter.” Still, the corps released the city’s permit, which allowed roundabout construction to begin. In March, Lubenau testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies that the development plans threatened the tribe’s “use of the falls for cultural and spiritual needs and are deeply disrespectful of the sacred falls that form the very core of who we are as a people.” She asked that committee members partner with the tribe in preserving the falls and the area around the falls by helping them halt roundabout construction. “We will do everything in our power to fight this development and protect our sacred Snoqualmie Falls,” she testified. Information from The Seattle Times archives is included in this report. Paige Cornwell: 206-464-2530 or pcornwell@seattletimes.com.